
Every motorcyclist knows the feeling: that moment on a bike when all is right with the world, when you feel at one with your machine, when there is no place on earth you'd rather be. Sometimes, it's where you are riding. Other times, it's when you are riding. But most of the time, it's what you...
Ryder Notes: Reflections before Racing by julian ryder Saturday, April 20, 2013 There are some people whose records you thought you'd never see beaten. A couple of them have already been shattered at Austin. First, Freddie Spencer's mark as the youngest man to be set pole position in the top...
A sea of (mostly) green. Ninja 650 – Session 2 I got a call from Dirck about attending a "for the fun of it" track day that Kawasaki would be putting on out at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway here in the Southern California desert. Almost before the last word was spoken, I had jumped 'all in', since I...
Johnny Lewis explains the importance of guacamole and small bikes as a secret to flat track success. The Spanish Moss lazily frames a picturesque central Florida landscape; well worn signage, a rutted dirt road, all opening up at the end to a green expanse littered with the sounds and smells of...
After MO's Head Cheese Kevin Duke got a ride aboard the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R, Suzuki's MotoGP riders, Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins, got to take the bike for a spin. Begin Press Release: Just a couple of days before the beginning of the second official test of the season, Andrea Iannone and...
After the initial disappointment at the death of the 250cc two strokes, the advent of the Moto2 class raised hopes that Grand Prix racing would enter a new era of chassis innovation, as the teams spent the money saved on engine development on exploring novel solutions to the problem of hustling...
Are you one of these people who won't crack a smile unless you're on an open-class bike? If so, you probably haven't ridden any of these middleweights. Each of these dissimilar machines, in its own way, will have you grinning from ear to ear inside your trusty full-face lid. We know that the...