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My shakedown run was a success in that it found some weak spots that had to be fixed. The plan was to fix those problem spots and then do a little more testing/figure out how far I wanted to modify the bike, but the plan has changed and now it’s going up for sale. But don’t worry…I’ve already replaced it!

This one’s probably more for you East Coasters (where I’m currently posted up) – after 40 years of service, Roger Lyle of Motorcycle Xcitement is retiring and selling his road racing school/track day organization/pretty cool way to write off motorcycle expenses.

After years of scheduling conflicts, I’m finally going to the Barber Vintage Festival this October! More on that later…for now I wanted to make you aware of a track day that Nate Kern is hosting on 10/9, as I suspect it will be filling up soon.

UDPATE: Here’s my review! Last week I was in Boise, Idaho for the press launch of the new Yamaha Tracer 9 GT + (that’s a bit of a mouthful). I’ve had the pleasure of attending the launches for the last couple of generations of this bike, and one thing has been consistent: I have adored the combination of fun and …

I needed to establish a baseline of what my little future racebike was going to need, so I figured I should take it out for the usual Iconic Sunday Ride out to the Rock Store (roughly 60 miles). The morning started off wonderfully and things were glorious…until they weren’t.

Aprilia not only makes some of the best sportbikes in the business, they also have a wonderful program that they call “Racers Days” where they host track days all around the country so that you can sample their line-up while enjoying some of the coolest courses in the United States (plus one in Canada). I’ve done two of their events …

I’m taking off this morning to Laguna Seca as I’ll be riding at the Aprilia Racers day event on Monday, but I’m going up a couple of days early because Laguna is hosting AHRMA racing and I want to see some cool vintage race bikes! Will any of you be there?

Back in January I mentioned that I was on the prowl for a Moto Guzzi Griso 1200 so that I could turn it into a custom street bike with some track aspirations thanks to a kit from Guareschi Moto in Italy. Looks like that dream may be dead in the water because it seems that Guareschi is no longer making …

My Krämer has landed! In the last part of this story, I discussed how the Evo2 S comes stock from the factory. Now, let’s talk about what I asked to change before the bike was delivered to me.

1-30 Update: I’m reposting this as it’s coming up this weekend and I hear there’s still a couple of spots left. Hope to see you there! I wouldn’t call myself an expert at any discipline of motorcycling, but I have been fortunate enough to take classes from several experts to boost my skills in facets ranging from serious stuff like …

I mentioned this in a recent post about the MGS-01 Corsa, but I’m on the hunt for a Griso! If I was looking for a stock bike I’d have to have one in Tenni Green, but I’m going to be modifying this a bit so I would prefer one that’s not Tenni Green and has been been dropped or is …

Aerostich offers some of my favorite gear in the world of motorcycling – particularly my Roadcrafter R-3 suit and my Combat Touring boots (the latter of which is unfortunately no longer available). Occasionally, they’ll offer discounts on protective gear which has been modified, is in a discontinued color, was a display model, or a variety of other reasons…and right now …

After I shared that I was buying a Krämer HKR Evo2 S for my next track bike, the most common response I got was: “…a what?” I guess we should start there!

Now that 2022 is over, I wanted to share a little summary of the 10 most viewed auctions of 2022 we had at Iconic Motorbikes. Here’s some highlights and some of my thoughts!