
For a long time, I have been unhappy with how we do motorcycle reviews here at Asphalt & Rubber – and if I am being real honest, I have been unhappy with how the industry as a whole deals with motorcycle reviews, especially in this new crazy online world. Mea culpa, A&R is just as guilty as the...
Do Ezpeleta's Comments Put Indy In Doubt? "we can't kill anybody" by staff Thursday, May 16, 2013 MotoGP CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta gave Reuters an interview (published, ah, tomorrow) whereby he casts doubt on the future of the Indy Red Bull GP. Ezpeleta says that the push for MotoGP will be more...
Do you want to be a motojournalist at one of the world's very best motorcycle publications? Motorcycle.com is seeking a new associate editor and you might have a shot at it if you possess and/or can do the following 10 things better than other applicants: Sportbikes, cruisers, ADVs, standards –...
If the second day of practice for the 2016 MotoGP season taught us anything, it taught us that everything is still wide open. Yesterday, the Movistar Yamahas were clearly a cut above the rest during FP1. During the two free practice sessions on Friday, the top of the timesheets looked a little...
Two months ago, I raced a Spondon TZ750 in Australia at the age of 54. Why? Why take the risks and make the effort and spend the money? Life is stuffed full of wonderful things and to put your neck on the line racing an angry bike in a far-off land should be left to the young and passionate....
After the summer break we get back into action in Spielberg, a place we were able to check out for the first time three weeks ago during a two-days-test. I spent a few days' time on the Balearic Islands to relax but then I started to train again to get in the best shape to face the second half...
Words by Sudipto C Why do we race? Why do humans, as a species, always want to go that bit quicker? Is it about freedom? Is it because we idolise birds in the open sky? These are probably the thoughts that go through the mind of everyone who gets on two wheels, it's solely not just a means of...