From reddit’s r/motorcycles comes this amusing video:
Mecum Austin 2014 Auction Preview
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. …