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When I shared the Cycle World article on Honda’s MX history (and specifically highlighted the prototype RC250 with the alternative Ribi front end), commenter yrrah ended up linking to a fantastic article on funny front ends (FFEs) in motocross history that I thought was also worth sharing.

In most circumstances, the above would be a pointless questions. But down the narrow insanity of Fort William’s downhill track, the answer may surprise you. Red Bull tried to settle the score a few years by pitting Gee Atherton Red Bull World Cup Champion against World Enduro Champion David Knight.

I got a text message from my girlfriend over the weekend saying that there was a piece on KPCC talking about motorcyclists – how often do you get to hear about bikes and bikers on the radio? Thanks to the wonders of the internet, the piece is available for you to enjoy wherever you are, whenever you want. Come take …

Honda had the press launch of their upcoming CRF450R and CRF450RX recently, and they had the good sense to do it at their private museum in Torrance, California. When Cycle World went out there, they snapped some shots of important bikes in Honda’s motorcross history.

It’s just one photo, but it tells quite the story. Found on Reddit Los Angeles, this rolling accident shows someone exhibiting an impressive combination of courage and stupidity (I’m not entirely sure what the ratio is in this case) as he/she ‘transports’ a scooter.

UNKNOWN Industries is a group of 5 riders comprised of Nick Leonetti, Buddy Suttle, Kade Gates, Logan Lackey, and Jeff Palkiewicz, and they do some crazy riding with Harleys. For years they’ve been putting on stunt shows at varying events, but recently they released a video of some impressive riding in Oakland:

Last week I shared Jay Leno’s video of Bernard Juchli and Kevin Starr going crazy with sidecars. In the comments, reader Tom Smith pointed out a video of sidecars tackling a corner at the Scarborough Gold Cup in 2014. It’s quick but it’s definitely worth a watch – the above screenshot isn’t even the most aggressive passenger you’ll see!

I know Leno has more car fans than bike fans, so it’s always a pleasant surprise when he shares a video on Jay Leno’s Garage that’s focused on motorcycles. This week’s episode does not disappoint, as he shares the tale of Motus Motorcycles and their “American sport-touring motorcycle.”

This September, the Discovery Channel is airing a three-part miniseries called Harley and the Davidsons. Each part is two hours long and they will air on consecutive nights: September 5th, 6th, and 7th. The miniseries will cover the story of the birth of Harley-Davidson – check out the trailer here.

The craziness that is Red Bull Romaniacs is back for its 13th year! Today is the fan favorite Prologue stage, where the riders go nuts in the city of Sibiu.

At this year’s Quail Motorcycle Gathering, you may remember that I briefly mentioned the debut of the EVA, an electric streetfighter from Energica. Well, turns out they worked with Cycle World to ride their debut bike from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and produce three short videos documenting the trip. Here’s part 1 – the ride from Santa Monica to …

Victory Motorcycles earned a couple of podium places at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with their electric Empulse RR and the petrol-powered Project 156 – placing 2nd and 3rd overall respectively. These videos (and understandably) are unfortunately not from the race day, but they’re still very cool (assuming you have a computer and internet connection that don’t suck).

Kawasaki’s Ninja H2R is no less absurd today then when it was released to the world two years ago. It’s the most powerful production motorcycle ever sold (a claimed 326 horsepower if you’re getting lots of flow through the ram air intake) thanks to the supercharged 998cc engine, but you’ll only see it on racetracks or closed public roads. Here …