Racing a Ducati 1198 at Donington Park in 2011, Maxine Berger came around a low-speed left hander and immediately found himself on the ground. At first, it seemed like the rear wheel had come off – however it turns out that the spokes had sheared from the hub!
Video Intermission – Jay Leno on Top Gear
View PostPicture Intermission – Custom Gas Tanks from Joints Show Japan
View PostVideo Intermission – Aprilia vs. BMW
View PostVideo Intermission – Dueling at the Isle of Man
Isle of Man Legends Guy Martin and Michael Dunlop got for a tear around the famous circuit – here’s a viewpoint that only a talented few get to experience first hand. Hooray for technology:
Video Intermission – KTM 1190 Adventure in New Zealand
View PostVideo Intermission – Unfriendly Competitor
At the end of the 2012 AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series Championship, it all came down to the last race at NOLA Motorsports Park. The race was down to two riders – conveniently the same ones who were battling for the series championship. Slightly behind coming into the last straightway, Tyler O’Hara grabbed at Michael Barnes’ arm to …
Video Intermission – MotoGP Argentina
If you didn’t see the end of the Argentina GP already, drop everything and watch this:
Picture Intermission – Going Around the World
View PostVideo Intermission – Revatu Black Pearl
View PostVideo Intermission – Salt of the Earth
View PostVideo Intermission – Revival Cycles Shop Tour
Revival Cycles is a well-known shop in Austin, Texas that has made some great custom bikes in the past, like the R NineT Bison, which has a little cameo as it gets photographed in this tour of their shop: Revival Cycles Shop Tour from Revival Cycles on Vimeo.
Video Intermission – Yamaha’s Spirit of Adventure
At 90 minutes long, this is basically a feature film. But this promotional film from Yamaha Europe was offered at dealerships as inspiration when you bought a (Super) Tenere in the early 90s. It’s long, but it’s beautiful: Embedding the video has been disabled, so you’ll have to go here to see it directly on YouTube.
Video Intermission – Trialing To The Top Of A Building
I love Top Gear (RIP, sort of) but because of Clarkson’s hatred of motorcycles, they rarely used their fantastic production budgets on 2-wheeled vehicles. Here’s one of the rare examples. Yes, it’s obviously staged, don’t be a wise ass. Just enjoy Dougie Lampkin riding like a maniac. Clips like this make me want to buy a trials bike:
Video Intermission – Target Fixation
Another instant classic from RNickeyMouse, this video shows what happens when: 1.) Someone parks a car where bikes have been known to go wide in the past. 2.) A rider exhibits a pretty incredible case of target fixation. I feel bad for both parties but it’s pretty humorous to see the guy have his car hit just seconds after parking …