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You guys and gals had a bunch of great suggestions for what I should do with my limited time in Italy. One option that came up a few times was a tour of the Ducati Museum. Unfortunately, the museum is currently closed for renovation in preparation of Ducati’s 90th Anniversary celebrations next month. But did you know that you can …

Last weekend, Glen Helen Raceway hosted an AMA Motocross National event. I’ve featured the work of photographer Joe Bonnello plenty of times before – most recently a Ducati 350 roadracer he photographed that was recently up for sale. Joe’s a legend when it comes to MX photography, and he took some great shos from the weekend – check out a …

Last fall, a group of engineers from Indian Motorcycles decided they would tackle the land speed races at El Mirage with a Scout and a Dark Horse. Indian decided to tag along and create a series of short videos chronicling the process. They call it “Passion For Speed.” I call it a decent excuse to avoid working.

The Cyclone was one of Ariel’s most famous motorcycles, partially due to the fact that Buddy Holly owned one – it sold for $450,000 two years ago and it’s now on display at the Buddy Holly Center. Bike-urious reader Dan Dutra is the proud owner of one of the rare Cyclones and he brought his out to the Quail Motorcycle …

Early in May I went to Austin to check out MotoGP and the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show. Here’s my recap of the latter if you need a reminder. The guys at Revival Cycles, who put the show together, released a short highlight video that I only discovered a few moments ago. Enjoy!

Billed as the ‘toughest single day off-road race in the world’, the Red Bull Hare Scramble is the highlight of the four day weekend that is the Erzbergrodeo – the one weekend a year where the Erzberg (also known as the Iron Giant) mine shuts down so that 500 riders can make their way up from the bottom of the …

Last month I shared a couple of versions of Richard Thompson’s 1952 Vincent Black Lightning. Recently a new cover was released with artwork with some fascinating artwork – I think it’s time we go back to this classic motorcycle song.

Nitro Circus is currently celebrating their 10th Anniversary with a tour of Australia, and they debuted three “World’s First” tricks that are worth a look or two. Or ten.

I’ve got a ton of content to go through from the Quail (and I won’t be able to review it all until I ride back home), but I wanted to at least share a teaser from what ended up being a wonderful show – here’s a quick timelapse of yesterday’s winners!

While researching yesterday’s Nimbus Sport, I stumbled upon a Danish short film featuring said bike and I think it’s worth sharing.

Monster Energy has just released the first episode of their five part series on Valentino Rossi, one of the greatest motorcycle riders of all time. The story is told by “those who know him best, and the man himself.” Here’s Episode 1 of 5: I forgot how much I missed when he was completely dominating MotoGP…and is there anyone out …