I’ve recently discovered Moto Stella, an interesting site focused on adventure motorcycle exploration in SoCal. It’s the kind of place you could get lost in, so I’l just leave you with a ride report I enjoyed: exploring Randsburg and the Husky Monument on a Husky TE310 and a BMW R1200GSA: Pictures from http://www.motostella.com/living-ghost-towns-and-living-memories/
Video Intermission – The Thunder Stroke 111
Engines are cool. Animations about engine internals are also cool. Here, enjoy something cool about the engine that powered the Indian Chief I took up to SF:
Video Intermission – The First Motorcycle Parachute Jump
From my interview with John Root, the man behind Geekbobber. I first noticed this video on Geekbobber and knew that I had to share it. Enjoy this footage of Fred Osborne barreling over a 200 foot cliff and somehow landing safely in 1926 Los Angeles. Seems like he doesn’t get the chute out early enough, but it looks like he’s …
Video Intermission – ICON’s Raiden Files
Here’s a video from ICON advertising their Raiden line of clothing. The first 3 minutes are silly, but once the riding starts it’s quite enjoyable to watch:
Video Intermission – Motorcycle Soccer
Regular viewers of Top Gear (the British version) may remember a couple of segments where the hosts played “Car Football”, like in this amusing review of the Volkswagen Fox: Well, here’s a great video of some British guys giving the sport a whirl on two wheels. Look how they “dribble” by basically pinning the ball to the bike as they …
Video Intermission – Best MotoGP Overtakes
Not much to say that the title doesn’t already describe…enjoy some great passes in a sport that doesn’t have enough of them:
Video Intermission – Making BMW Motorcycle Engines
Ever wonder how a motorcycle engine gets built? Check out this fascinating inside look, courtesy of BMW:
Video Intermission – Rossi v Lorenzo, Catalunya 2009
One of the greatest MotoGP finishes in history, these final 2 laps at Catalunya in 2009 are a joy to watch. Let’s travel back in time 6 years.
Video Intermission – Gregor Halenda
The more I learn about photography as I worry about shots for Bike-urious, the more I realize I have no idea what I’m doing. But that’s made it all the more impressive when I discover people like Gregor Halenda. I first heard about him through a fantastic article he wrote for BikeEXIF about motorcycle photography. Let me just sum up …
Video Intermission – Isle of Man TT Crash and Discussion
First of all, thankfully nobody was hurt due to this wet patch on the course at this year’s Isle of Man. Instead of flying into a wall at 100mph+, Keith Amor was able to just scrub off all his speed by sliding on pavement – not something that always happens at this treacherous course! But there are plenty of crash …
Video Intermission – “Big Bike” by Fabio Reggiani
More big bikes! In the last week I’ve featured this Monster Bike from Australia as well as the Gunbus 410 – but here’s a bike built by Fabio Reggiani that makes them both look pedestrian. It’s 16 feet, 8 inches high, 32 feet long, and is powered by a Chevy V8 that puts out 280 horsepower. Looks like it needs …
Video Intermission – Gunbus 410
I’m on a weird kick for giant motorcycles at the moment, so I think it’s time we take a moment to remember the Gunbus 410 – named for the cubic inches of displacement from that monstrous V-Twin engine. For those of you that prefer to think of displacement in liters, that equates to 6.7L (like what Ford is using for …
Video Intermission – Lexus the Dirt Bike Dog
Meet Lexus, “the Dirt Bike Dog” as she joins James Stott on a quick trip in Little Sahara, Utah. Dogs and motorcycles just go together:
Video Intermission – Monster Bike
Designed by Ray Baumann, this “Monster Bike” is 29 and a half feet long, 9.8 feet high, and is powered by a Detroit Diesel truck engine. Each tire weighs 3 tons, and the whole thing comes in at about 28,660 pounds. It apparently took over 3 years and $250,000 to build. I’m not sure what else there is to say! …
Video Intermission – “Chainsaw Bike”
Here’s a crazy motorcycle that’s powered by 24 Dolmar PS-7900 chainsaw engines – which is why it’s named the “Dolmette”. Here’s a video of startup, where two guys have to pull start each of the 24 chainsaws: And here’s a video of it moving: