June 14, 2012
Operation F800GS paddle tire
I've been known to have crazy ideas from time to time, and every once in a while they've actually come to life. This particular idea strikes me while reading an email from a friend who is planning a dirt bike trip to the dunes. Half jokingly I say, "I'd like to come to the dunes with you guys, but only if I can ride a BMW F800GS with a paddle tire!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLLs8xEqAKA One...
14 June 2012
The toughest obstacle course ever
One of the most unique events in motorcycling took place in Romania yesterday. To determine the starting order of the four-day Romaniacs “Hard Enduro,” competitors start by spending a day on the streets of Sibiu, racing enduro bikes over what can best be described as a trials course — cable spools, boulders, hanging tire pummels, you know, the kind of stuff you encounter on a dirt bike every...
14 June 2012
News
Watch TT3D here
We've heard from some people that TT3D is the only movie to ever do the Isle of Man TT justice. Others, usually those actually connected to the racing, have described it as sensationalist, focusing on the danger, crashing, injury and death over the actual motorcycle riding and personalities. Never released in the US, we're unable to weigh in on that debate. But, in about an hour and forty-five min...
14 June 2012