Mecum is closing out its 2014 vehicle auctions in Austin this weekend, which means I went through the list to see if there were any interesting motorcycles. Considering the big daddy of motorcycle auctions is coming up in Vegas in a month, you might expect the answer would be no. And you’d be right.
Video Intermission – Horse Cop
Here’s a situation where one horsepower ends up being enough to stop many more. After a rider pulls a wheelie in London, he gets an amusing verbal warning from a policeman who doesn’t fall for the riders shitty excuse, and then asks him to keep the GoPro on so the warning can be shared with others: Originally seen on Road …
Video Intermission – Kawasaki Ninja H2R Dyno Run
Skip to about 0:40 for the good stuff. I love watching the inside of that pipe glow red!
Video Intermission – Runaway Bike!
During a speedway race, rider Benji Compton had a bit of a fall, but his bike wasn’t ready to quit. The throttle stuck open and the bike takes off, almost running over Benji and then conquering a fence in rapid succession:
Auction Preview – Bonhams Bond Street Sale
This Sunday, Bonhams is hosting the Bond Street Sale, where two classic British motorcycles will be on the block. Both are amazing and eye-wateringly expensive – it’s not every day when you see a bike that makes a Series C Black Shadow seem pedestrian.
Video Intermission – The Y2K Turbine Motorcycle
I’ve always been intrigued by this bike since discovering it on Jay Leno’s Garage. Mat Oxley calls it “an exercise in technological masturbation” and “not a complete motorcycle”. Once you listen to the Rolls Royce helicopter engine spool up, you probably won’t care:
Video Intermission – MotoGP Saves in 2013
Last week I featured some excellent MotoGP saves from 2012, and y’all seemed to enjoy that. So let’s move forward a year to the saves from 2013. I apologize in advance for the unnecessary and silly music:
Video Intermission – MotoGP Speed Wobbles and Saves in 2012
A speed wobble – it’s even concerning seeing someone else go through it, let alone when you experience the terror yourself. Enjoy this video of motorcycling’s best riders somehow not wrecking:
Video Intermission – Up in (Pink) Smoke
I think the Shinko Smoke Bomb was introduced about 3 years ago, but I forgot it existed until a friend reminded me about it this morning. Do you remember? The tire itself was black but when you do a burnout, it would release red, blue, or purple smoke: Relive the glory with this video, and skip to 1:55 if you …
Video Intermission – Robbie Maddison’s Drop-In
Like I said when I featured Maddo’s “AIR.CRAFT” video, I’ve been on a bit of a Robbie Maddison kick since seeing him featured in On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter. During my comments on On Any Sunday, I noted that “the first bit about Robbie Maddison is almost worth the price of admission by itself.” Well, Skullycandy has released some …
Video Intermission – Shoe Tires
Another video from DC Shoes – but this time it’s with Travis Pastrana. Here they have someone built a “tire” out of shoes, and let Pastrana have some fun:
Video Intermission – Red Bull City Trial
Watching an expert on a trials bike is great fun – so watching two experts on trials bikes going head to head on weird objects in a city street has to be…doubly great? Enjoy:
Video Intermission – Why Stop to Change a Tire?
The gentlemen over at Team Lothar Schauer went on a German TV show called Wetten, daas (roughly translates to Wanna Bet?). The motorcyclists bet that they could change the front wheel of a motorcycle while on the move, resulting this nifty video:
Video Intermission – Robbie Maddison’s AIR.CRAFT
Ever since I saw On Any Sunday – The Next Chapter, I’ve been on a bit of a Robbie Maddison kick (which means you’re about to get subjected to more of him). DC Shoes borrowed the Aircraft Boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, and then let Robbie go wild. Obviously the tricks are great, but the cinematography is fantastic, too. …
Video Intermission – The Little Person Inside
Here’s a touching video – it’s the story of Talan Skeels Piggins, a motorcycle racer who is paralyzed from the chest down. As you might expect, the modifications made to the bike so that he can ride are very interesting, and he seems like the kind of guy you’d love to have a beer with while sharing some stories: This …