December 1, 2010
By the numbers: 250cc road bikes
With the release of the Honda CBR250R and Cleveland CycleWerks Misfit, we suddenly have a surprisingly robust 250cc class here in the land of bigger-is-better. No less than six 250s will be widely available in America in 2011, offering beginners, tightwads, short people and fans of riding slow bikes fast an unprecedented level of choice. Which one is right for you? Maybe crunching their numbers wi...
01 December 2010
786 riders enter 2010 Catalina Grand Prix
786 riders will be racing at the Catalina Grand Prix this weekend, including Roland Sands, ex TT-racer Jamie Robinson, Parisian photographer Dimitri Coste and FMX superstar Ronnie Renner. Saturday will mark the first time motorcycles have raced on the California island since 1958. Update: a neat event map added below courtesy of Woody. Like the 1950s original, this weekend’s event will be op...
01 December 2010
2011 Honda CBR250R and CB1000R priced at $3,999, $10,999
The Honda CBR250R has been priced at $3,999 and the Honda CB1000R — finally entering the US — will cost $10,999 when they go on-sale here next year. That CBR250R pricing is identical to the Kawasaki Ninja 250, but if you want ABS it will carry a $500 premium. The CB1000R’s pricing is also similar to rivals from Kawasaki, the Z1000 costs $10,599 and the new Ninja 1000 is $10,999. Honda says b...
01 December 2010
The rootinist, tootinist motorcycle boot camp in Texas
Colin Edwards is nearing completion on his new Texas Tornado Boot Camp rider training facility. Equipped with a roofed 1/4-mile oval, mini MX track, mini TT track, shooting range and paintball course, the boot camp promises to take advanced training out of the classroom and actually make it fun. Fellow Team Texas member Ben Spies will also be instructing. The Boot Camp is divided into two and ...
01 December 2010
News
Ruby’s Tron motorcycle helmet
Maybe it’s because this helmet looks more like a Star Wars prop than it does a fat guy in a leotard or maybe it’s because our subconscious has simply succumbed to Disney’s Tron: Legacy marketing onslaught, but this Tron motorcycle helmet looks really cool. Where attempting to dress up like Tron Guy would normally bring howls of ridicule, the classic circuit board aesthetic really works here....
01 December 2010