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RideApart 17: Jamie the manchild
The problem with motorcycle racers is that they grow up in a vacuum. It's all motorcycles, motorcycles, motorcycles and more motorcycles. You can never really rely on them to act their age. Which is why, when one calls and asks if he can borrow they keys to your longterm Aprilia RSV4 "for work" you should be a little more skeptical than I was. Honestly, I can't tell you how many times in the cour...
06 November 2012
TV
RideApart 16: Vintage Motocross
"Want to go race some vintage motocross tomorrow?" read the text from Jamie. Umm, OK. It wasn't until the morning of that I realized I had zero experience and no idea what to expect. Won't lie, I got pretty intimidated by the whole thing on the way out to Cahuilla Creek. But, I shouldn't have been, turns out CalVMX runs about the friendliest, most accessible real motorcycle race there is. Motocros...
30 October 2012
News
RideApart season two starts now
Back in August, Jamie decided he wanted to race at the Bonneville Salt Flats. All he had in his garage was a 1986 Honda VFR750 he'd bought on Craigslist for $300, so he packed it into a truck and took off. "You don't have to spend a million bucks to fulfill your dreams," he says. "If I can do it, anyone can." While out there, Jamie also caught up with other Bonneville racers like Al Lamb, who wo...
16 October 2012
News
HFL has been acquired
We’re extremely excited to announce that Hell For Leather has been acquired by RideApart Inc. The result of months of hard work, the acquisition will see HFL grow and diversify its coverage of the motorcycle world, even as RideApart prepares to launch a powerful new consumer portal in the space. “It’s time for the motorcycle industry to reach a new, younger audience,” commented RideApar...
10 August 2012
News
RideApart season finale: Weekend adventuring with the Triumph Bonneville
What does it take to go on a proper motorcycle adventure? Does "proper" always mean weeks of preparation, loads of gear, huge budgets, a giant touring machine and far-away destinations? Determined to prove otherwise, Jamie Robinson hops on a modern Triumph Bonneville cafe racer with no more than a Kriega bag, a Butler map and 48 hours to get out of LA and as lost as possible in the back roads of t...
09 July 2012
News
RideApart 11: Hell On Wheels Moto Rally
From ratty old motorbikes built out of swap meet parts to well polished classic beauties, there's a racing class for it in the Annual Hell On Wheels Moto Rally. Ever keen to have a go on anything with two wheels and an engine, Jamie Robinson shows up with nothing and manages to snag a go on a vintage 70's Yamaha, lining up on the grid for a day of dirty action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS4s...
25 June 2012
News
RideApart 9: The booming Triumphs of Garage Company
Vintage British bikes are the ultimate fantasy for many older bikers as well as those pesky whippersnapping hipsters, especially the stylish and loud twin 650s by Triumph. And a visit to see the incredible collection at Yoshi Kosaka's Garage Company in LA is better than Disneyland. Jamie Robinson and Adey Bennett snag two of Garage Company's finest vintage Triumphs and head to the Malibu canyons t...
11 June 2012
Behind the Scenes of RideApart’s first episode
What you can’t see in this photo is that Grant, aboard the KTM 990 Adventure, is actually flying past me on the Yamaha Super Tenere, through a water crossing. Nothing to do with the capability of either bike, just as a relatively new dirt rider, I find riding a 637lbs behemoth absolutely shit-my-pants terrifying. I’m basically going to be comic relief in this first episode of our new show, Rid...
27 March 2012