A couple of weeks ago, I asked you to submit your best photos to the BikeEXIF x Velomacchi x REV’IT photo contest. The submissions have been collected and the judges (led by Gregor Halenda) have picked their 10 favorite photos in both the Privateer and Professional categories. Now it’s up to you to determine the winner.
Gift Intermission – MotoGP Racing Together 1949–2016 Book
MotoGP is opening pre-orders for a history book going back to 1949. The emphasis is on the last 25 years of racing so that Dorna can pat itself on the back, but it seems that this bike combines beautiful photos with analysis of 5-year segments by journalists including Paul Carruthers and Matthew Miles and technical features from Kevin Cameron. If …
Video Intermission – On The Pipe 7 Trailer
According to Red Bull, On The Pipe is the most successful movie series in MX history. Number 7 just premiered, and it’s called “The Last Hit” because it’s going to be the end of the series.
Video Intermission – Raber’s Tech Tips
Raber’s Parts Mart is a shop in San Jose, California specializing in parts to keep your vintage British motorcycle on the road. When I shared recently shared a video from Boxer2Valve as part of a restoration video series they just started, commenter puffer_nutter noted that Raber had also branched out into video production with a series of “Tech Tips.” If …
Question Intermission: What Was The “Most Beautiful Bike of Show” at EICMA?
According to the press release I just got from Ducati, it was the new Panigale V4 as it captured over 16,000 votes, or 61.17% of the show. Yet when you consider everything else that debuted at EICMA, I’m inclined to believe that a large percentage of those voters just selected the Ducati as the hometown favorite. What do you say?
Guessing Game Intermission – Win a Bike-urious T-Shirt!
View PostVideo Intermission – Boxer2Valve: The Score
Boxer2Valve is a shop that specializes in BMWs built between 1969 and 1995. To show you how they can help with your bike, they’re putting together a series of videos on the revival of a R90/6. Here’s Episode 1 – it’s called The Score and it’s about the initial acquisition. I imagine many of you have gone through a similar …
Video Intermission – Jay Leno’s Garage – 1940 Indian 4 with Sidecar
This episode of Jay Leno’s Garage is about his ’40 Indian 4 with a sidecar which was formerly owned by Joe Montana. It’s not 100% correct but it’s a beauty and like all of Jay’s bikes, he takes it out somewhat regularly.
Contest Intermission – Bike EXIF Photo Contest
While the motorcycles featured on Bike EXIF can be hit or miss, the photography is usually fantastic. So it only seems natural that they’re pairing up with none other than Gregor Halenda so that he can lead a team of judges for a photography contest. The theme is “My Favorite Road” and you have until 11/14 to submit up to …
Future Video Intermission – BMW Unveil at EICMA
Late tomorrow (Monday), BMW is going to live stream 4 model updates from EICMA for their 2018 lineup. You’ll have to stay up, though – it starts at 12:30am PST. If you’re that devoted of a BMW fan, you can watch it here on Facebook.
Future Video Intermission – Ducati Unveil at EICMA
Tomorrow (as in Sunday, which is when most of you will get this post with the daily newsletter) Ducati will be live streaming the premier of their 2018 model range at EICMA. It’s at 12pm PST/3pm EST, and you can check it out with this link.
Video Intermission – Moto Guzzi Supernaturale at the 2017 Quail Motorcycle Gathering
View PostVideo Intermission – Suzuki RE-5 Rotary
“Contributing to a fuller life with vehicles.” This video starts off with one of Suzuki’s slogans in the 70s, and goes on to explain the magic of the rotary technology that they thought would change the future of motorcycling. Oops. Despite their lack of foresight, this video is still a fun watch.
Video Intermission – 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS Revealed
I try not to waste your time with lots of new bike videos but Kawasaki just revealed the new Z900RS and I suspect this is going to appeal to a lot of you. Think Z900 but with styling that better appeals to the average Bike-urious reader. Let’s see which aftermarket company is the first to built a 4-into-4 for it…