February 21, 2011
Geoff May’s EBR 1125RR
These are the first pictures of the AMSOIL-sponsored EBR 1125RR that Geoff May will race at Daytona on March 12. Scott from Cleveland CycleWerks snapped them for us at the Indy Dealer Expo this weekend. While Erik Buell says this bike will be superseded by the EBR 1190RS in time for the AMA Pro Superbike Infineon round in May, this contraption is still far from shabby. The 1126cc Rotax v-twin make...
21 February 2011
Riding a Ural sidecar across the world's deepest lake
You know life is good when you’re using frozen chunks of ice as a wind break for a fire and sleeping on ice with 5,600 feet of water underneath. Frenchman Hubert Kriegel is seven years into a 10-year multiple circumnavigation of the globe on a Ural sidecar. These photos and this video were taken last winter as he rode across Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal is the oldest, deepest and most voluminous f...
21 February 2011
Meeting Chip Yates
Last Saturday we dropped by Fontucky’s Auto Club Speedway to watch Chip Yates' first test with his new 240bhp/365lb-ft electric motor and his new wheelie control software. Impressive is an understatement. Beating his previous best lap time of 1:39 by two seconds, Chip wasn’t even using full throttle and was flying past literally every other bike on the track. After placing second in his first ...
21 February 2011