If you’re in New York, you need to go check out Art of the Italian Two Wheel, an exhibit of designer Stuart Parr’s private collection of Italian motorcycles. The public opening is a week from today – April 18th, and it’s all going down at 285 Madison Ave, New York, NY.
2015 Ride for Kids
This month’s charity-focused post is on the upcoming national series of motorcycle rides that support the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation – Ride for Kids.
Reminder: MotoGP is in Austin this Sunday! Bike-urious Viewing Party in LA
Unfortunately, I won’t be. But if you’re stuck in LA like I am, come join me at Mom’s Bar in West Los Angeles, I’ve got an open reservation and hope to see a few of you there, we can call it a Bike-urious viewing party.
Bike-urious 2015 Survey Results
Wow. Thanks so much to everyone who participated – an impressive 80% of readers who saw the post donated their time, and I can’t say how much I appreciated it. For those of you that are interested, here’s some stats on the average reader: The average reader is a 45-54 year old male who’s (obviously) into motorcycles and cars. In …
Bike-urious 2015 Reader Survey
Update: Here’s a summary of the results! Thanks for participating. Now for something a little different – instead of you reading something I’ve written, I’d be honored if I could hear your thoughts. I have the pleasure of exchanging emails with many of you on a daily basis, but if you could spare 3 minutes I’d really appreciate your thoughts …
Bonham’s Spring Stafford Auction Preview 2015
On April 26th, Bonhams is going to auction off 50 sweet motorcycles. Click this link to check out the full list, or scroll down to see five of my favorites.
Landjet 3 Wheeler – Rivet Motors
Keanu Reeves has his own motorcycle company, so why can’t William Shatner? Meet Rivet Motors, a collaboration between the famous actor and American Wrench. They’re looking to release an interesting 3 wheeler called the Rivet One – check out this video for a preview: Superheroes Wanted – A Look At The Machine from Rivet on Vimeo. They call it a …
Build Thread – Project Saguru
I’ve been following this interesting build thread on KLR650.net since late January, and I finally think there’s been enough progress to share for those of you that enjoy build threads. Simply put, it’s “a comprehensive KLR650 transformation journal about turning an econobox dual sport into something better,” and the seller’s attempt at “closing the capability gap” between a KLR and …
Video Intermission – The Thunder Stroke 111
Engines are cool. Animations about engine internals are also cool. Here, enjoy something cool about the engine that powered the Indian Chief I took up to SF:
Video Intermission – The First Motorcycle Parachute Jump
From my interview with John Root, the man behind Geekbobber. I first noticed this video on Geekbobber and knew that I had to share it. Enjoy this footage of Fred Osborne barreling over a 200 foot cliff and somehow landing safely in 1926 Los Angeles. Seems like he doesn’t get the chute out early enough, but it looks like he’s …
Video Intermission – ICON’s Raiden Files
Here’s a video from ICON advertising their Raiden line of clothing. The first 3 minutes are silly, but once the riding starts it’s quite enjoyable to watch:
Video Intermission – Motorcycle Soccer
Regular viewers of Top Gear (the British version) may remember a couple of segments where the hosts played “Car Football”, like in this amusing review of the Volkswagen Fox: Well, here’s a great video of some British guys giving the sport a whirl on two wheels. Look how they “dribble” by basically pinning the ball to the bike as they …
Picture Intermission – Wooden Bonnie
It’s taken over 3.5 years and 1,000 hours of labor, but Leroy Mize has created a clone of his ’65 Triumph Bonneville flat-tracker out of oak and walnut. Head on over to the Lawrence Journal-World to learn more.
Auction Preview – Mecum Las Vegas – EJ Cole Collection
On March 20-21, Mecum Auctions is heading back to Vegas to put 225 motorcycles on the block. Here’s some of my favorites for your perusal, or click here to get the full list of bikes.
Auction Preview – BC Vintage Metric Motorcycle Swap Meet
On March 7th and 8th, the Boone County Swap Meet will go down in Lebanon, Indiana. They’ve got a few cool bikes, like a Mobylette 50cc scooter, ATK 450 Enduro, and such. Click here for the full list. Normally when I do these “Auction Previews” I exhibit some odd taste – get ready for a few choices that are even …