About a month ago, I previewed my favorite motos that were going up on the block during the Bonhams auction in Paris. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in a position to see the auction in person and update you with results, which is why I’m glad that the always-fantastic site The Vintagent covered some of the bikes that sold.
Auction Preview – Estate Sale in Michigan
Reader David N. has just tipped me off to an estate sale that will be happening in a couple of weeks in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It’s an impressive one owner lot that features over 50 vintage motorcycles. Here are my 5 favorites:
Video Intermission – Rossi v Lorenzo, Catalunya 2009
One of the greatest MotoGP finishes in history, these final 2 laps at Catalunya in 2009 are a joy to watch. Let’s travel back in time 6 years.
Video Intermission – Gregor Halenda
The more I learn about photography as I worry about shots for Bike-urious, the more I realize I have no idea what I’m doing. But that’s made it all the more impressive when I discover people like Gregor Halenda. I first heard about him through a fantastic article he wrote for BikeEXIF about motorcycle photography. Let me just sum up …
Video Intermission – Isle of Man TT Crash and Discussion
First of all, thankfully nobody was hurt due to this wet patch on the course at this year’s Isle of Man. Instead of flying into a wall at 100mph+, Keith Amor was able to just scrub off all his speed by sliding on pavement – not something that always happens at this treacherous course! But there are plenty of crash …
Video Intermission – “Big Bike” by Fabio Reggiani
More big bikes! In the last week I’ve featured this Monster Bike from Australia as well as the Gunbus 410 – but here’s a bike built by Fabio Reggiani that makes them both look pedestrian. It’s 16 feet, 8 inches high, 32 feet long, and is powered by a Chevy V8 that puts out 280 horsepower. Looks like it needs …
Video Intermission – Gunbus 410
I’m on a weird kick for giant motorcycles at the moment, so I think it’s time we take a moment to remember the Gunbus 410 – named for the cubic inches of displacement from that monstrous V-Twin engine. For those of you that prefer to think of displacement in liters, that equates to 6.7L (like what Ford is using for …
Video Intermission – Lexus the Dirt Bike Dog
Meet Lexus, “the Dirt Bike Dog” as she joins James Stott on a quick trip in Little Sahara, Utah. Dogs and motorcycles just go together:
Video Intermission – Monster Bike
Designed by Ray Baumann, this “Monster Bike” is 29 and a half feet long, 9.8 feet high, and is powered by a Detroit Diesel truck engine. Each tire weighs 3 tons, and the whole thing comes in at about 28,660 pounds. It apparently took over 3 years and $250,000 to build. I’m not sure what else there is to say! …
Video Intermission – “Chainsaw Bike”
Here’s a crazy motorcycle that’s powered by 24 Dolmar PS-7900 chainsaw engines – which is why it’s named the “Dolmette”. Here’s a video of startup, where two guys have to pull start each of the 24 chainsaws: And here’s a video of it moving:
Video Intermission – Dirt Quake USA
Dirt Quake is a joyous, crazy flat-track race with an odd mix of competitors. To give you an idea of what this race is like, the categories include Inappropriate Road Bike, Street Tracker, Kitchen Sink, and Chopper Flat Track:
Video Intermission – Yamaha R1 on Snow
While some of you are suffering with the aftermath of Snowmageddon 2015, I thought it would be appropriate to share this classic video of the French TV show MOTO Journal racing a Yamaha R1 and WR540 against a Porsche GT3RS and a Mitsubishi Evo. Seeing the WR450 is cool, but the R1 is really the star of the show – …
Video Intermission – Dakar’s “Best of Bike” 2015
As you probably know, the Dakar Rally just wrapped up earlier this month, and Marc Coma won for fifth time (each time he’s been on a KTM). The race organizers just put out a “Best of Bike” video with highlights from the race. Enjoy!
Video Intermission – Sit Stay Ride
A few months ago, I posted about Dogs Ride, a book that explained the best ways to get your dog to join you while riding your motorcycle. Though I don’t own a dog (yet), I’m still highly amused by the concept, so I was very happy to see Sit Stay Ride, a documentary about sidecar-riding dogs and their owners.
Video Intermission – Giant Pothole
You can probably guess how this goes…