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Let’s all play a game together – test your reaction time with the timing lights that start off a F1 race! Admittedly, it’s a bit of a stretch as to how relevant this is to motorcycling, but F1 start lights are similar to MotoGP lights so I’m going to pretend like it counts. Plus it just seems like a quick …

As soon as the rear wheel fell through the tracks, I assumed this bike was going to fall to its death and that the rider would be very lucky if he didn’t suffer the same fate. Instead, I was rewarded with “I’m holding it all with my balls, go get a picture of me!”

Is there anyone doing cooler things with vintage bikes than Paul D’Orleans? His famous website just got a redesign, and a new part of the joy is original video content. Here’s “Neander”, his first effort. It’s a short piece that’s tangentially about a beautiful 1930 Neander with a JAP V-Twin motor, but I think it’s really an introduction to the …

We feature a lot of used motorcycles for sale on Bike-urious, but it’s one thing to browse and another thing to buy. Wondering what you should do when you’re about to buy a pre-loved bike? Let the folks at RevZilla show you the way.

In the 101 year long history of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, only 5 riders have completed the course in less than 10 minutes. Rennie Scaysbrook (Road Test Editor at Cycle News) is part of that list, thanks to his 9:57.712 run this year on a KTM 1290 Super Duke. What’s even crazier is that he placed second to …

A couple of days ago I shared a ’82 Suzuki RGB500, and commenter RoadRash left a note about a couple of videos that Suzuki had released detailing the restoration process of Barry Sheene’s XR14 RG500 – the bike he won the 1976 World Championship with. Get a cup of coffee out and give these two videos the next 10 minutes …

Next month (July 28-29), Billings, Montana will host the 99th running of the Great American Championshill Hill Climb. It’s great to see a motorcycle event with such longevity, and after you see the next couple of videos, I think you’ll see why it’s lasted so long.

The Quail Motorcycle Gathering has more than just bikes – there’s also several vendors who offer products varying from “meh” to “whoa, that’s cool.” Bell was there with a wide variety of helmets and a guy with a handheld scanner. I had to see what was going on…

Reader Larry G sent me a link to this short documentary about Mike Duff, a Canadian motorcycle racer who had a near-fatal accident. Presented by the National Film Board of Canada, it quickly tells the story of a man who won’t let injury or fear get in the way of his quest of being a champion.

Another one of my favorites from this year’s Quail Motorcycle Gathering – a Honda CB750 Police Bike.

At the Quail Motorcycle Gathering, Aaron and I flagged down the owners of some of our favorite bikes and asked them to tell us more. Here’s Marc Crocetti of Santa Monica, California talking us through his custom ’71 Triumph Daytona which was built to look like a ’60s Isle of Man TT racer.

There are several enjoyable museums dedicated to motorcycles in the US – but when it comes to mainstream museums, the definitive motorcycle exhibit was “The Art of the Motorcycles” from late 1998 at the Guggenheim. The museum released a lovely 400+ page hardcover book about the exhibit years ago, but if you want a copy nowadays your only option is …

There’s a lot that will make you angry in this video, but I’ll suggest that you avoid all that for a moment. I’m just stunned by how lucky the rider was in terms of landing location – it’d be tough to relpicate!

More content from the Quail coming soon, but for now here’s a teaser of all the winning bikes!