January 3, 2011
How to follow the 2011 Dakar
The Dakar is, much to our chagrin, impossible to cover effectively. Virtually no cohesive and certainly no comprehensive material escapes the wilds of Argentina and Chile, but that doesn’t mean that if you’re enthusiastic and determined, that you can’t get some idea of what’s happening in the race, which started yesterday and runs through January 16. Photos: Marcelo Maragni/KTM/Red Bull P...
03 January 2011
Custom: 1978 Motobecane 40T
“The brass knuckles act as handles to move the bike.” Jarrett Petty of Austin, Texas, built this custom Motobecane to be simple, but elegant. It was the kind of thing he always wanted to build when he was a mechanic at Austin Mopeds, but couldn’t since he was working on other people’s bikes. Now, the hard-tail can reach over 60mph. Photos: Mike Torres “The seat is plastic and I didn'...
03 January 2011
News
Adventure touring with Tiffany Coates
If, like us, you wile away rainy days reading ride reports on ADVRider, then you’re probably familiar with Tiffany Coates. She’s the world’s most-travelled solo woman rider, having hit, “Asia, Australia, Africa, the Americas and even Timbuctoo.” Her most recent trip aboard her now-famous black-and-yellow R80GS? Labrador! BMW just made this short film about her. http://www.youtube.com/w...
03 January 2011
News
The social media adventures of a 157mph squid
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Department reports that, early on the morning of December 19, 2010, a 19-year-old Noe Marcos Colazo of Tempe, Arizona “lost control of the 2004 Yamaha YFR motorcycle he was riding when he was unable to navigate the gradual turn in the roadway.” Seconds earlier, police had clocked the bike at 157mph. Pictures from the scene clearly show a disintegrated red Yamaha R1...
03 January 2011