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This Is Your Brain on a Motorcycle

Riding a motorcycle every day might actually keep your brain functioning at peak condition, or so says a study conducted by the University of Tokyo. The study demonstrated that riders between the age of 40 and 50 were shown to improve their levels of cognitive functioning, compared to a control group, after riding their motorcycles  [...]

Runnin Hard Four Hours on an Old Moto Guzzi

Chris Page riding. July 2nd 2011.
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Ron Finch Is the Antonio Gaudi of Grease and Gasoline

There are lots of folks who build custom motorcycles. Some of then are craftsman, some of them are hobbyists, some are visionaries but Ron Finch is an artist with a distinctly unique vision. Finch is, for lack of a more fitting metaphor, the Antonio Gaudi of Grease and Gasoline. Metal worker, painter, artist, and custom [...]

The 120K Akira Motorcycle by Masahari Teshima

Masashi Teshima has made a life-size replica a cartoon motorcycle ridden by some cat named “Akira,” who I gather is a cartoon character. The bike? Should you be interested in what makes this machine go, you can check out a whole page of speculation from the cartoon-drooler types here at this page… It took Teshima-san [...]

A Very Fast Electric Motorcycle Ride

Paul Thede now sits atop the pile of wannabes as “the fastest man in the world on an electric motorcycle.” Thede went over the top and broke the 200 mph mark (well past his previous record of 173.338 mph) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The new record is now 206.080 mph, or at [...]

Huge Bust Hauls in 33 Motorcycle Thieves in New York

New York Motorcycle Theft Ring – Gone in 30 Seconds A sophisticated gang of motorcycle thieves specialized in grabbing high-dollar motorcycles from some of the best neighborhoods in New York City, but their lucrative theft and smuggling scheme ended this week according to the authorities. The gang sent out “steal teams” in stolen minivans to [...]

Too Much Too Soon Rider Forgets to Run Last Lap

Italian CIV 600 Superstock rider Riccardo Russo was looking good – that is, until he made a grievous and embarrassing error in his recent event at Mugello. He had a nice lead, but forgot to run the final lap. Pulling up to fist pump and celebrate his “victory”, Russo took quite a long time to [...]

Is This The Worlds Most Beautiful Motorcycle

A one-of-a-kind motorcycle owned by famed racer Mike Avila can now be yours for the tidy sum of $95K.  The bagger deluxe is on display at Arlen Ness’s custom shop in Dublin, Calif., and one Arlen Ness sales jockey calls it “rolling art at its finest.” Hand-built and featuring hand-shaped metal construction and no visible welds, [...]

If You Have 500 Bucks You Can Soon Buy A New Motorcycle – In India

Yamaha Motor Co Ltd builds 175,000 bikes a year. So what’s next for them? The company plans to up the ante on research and development  operations in India. At stake is their vision of designing the  lowest cost motorcycle in the market and shoring up their volume numbers in the fast-growing Indian domestic market. “Until [...]