William Joseph (Joey) Dunlop’s love of motorcycle racing ultimately cost him his life on July 2, 2000. But what a life it was. Dunlop, who was born in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland on Feb. 25, 1952, was affectionately known as ‘Yer Maun’ and ‘King of the Roads’ for his amazing racing exploits. To many racing fans […]
Clearly, the choice you make of what kind of motorcycle to ride is a determining factor as to how safe you are on the road, and it’s probably no surprise that those who choose sport bikes a slightly more prone to hang it out over the edge. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety […]
This 1975 TZ750 dirt-tracker is the bike that made legendary motorcycle racer “King” Kenny Roberts turn cold and reconsider his choice of careers. “They don’t pay me enough to ride that thing,” Roberts said at the time. The bike featured a TZ750 two-stroke, four-cylinder mill that pumped out 125 horsepower – and that’s a whopping […]
Guy Martin’s story, as do most great stories, doesn’t play without some controversy. Martin is essentially the “star” of TT3D: Closer to the Edge, a documentary film about the Isle of Man TT races which examines the motivations of the riders who race the TT and risk it all to become “King of the Mountain” […]
Popping the occasional wheelie? No problem. But pulling wheelies on your bike with your three-year-old son sitting on the gas tank is going to get the attention of the Nanny State in Britain without doubt. And for this guy, it certainly did. Ryan Ward, 23, rode without a helmet and without a driver’s license with […]
Dougie Lampkin kick starts the 2008 Festival of Speed: Watch some of the wild antics of international trials riding legend Dougie Lampkin as he rides through Goodwood House, in practice ahead of his ‘surprise’ appearances during the Festival of Speed. One of the greatest names in competition motorcycles is back: after a 28-year absence, the […]
Let’s say you can’t make the trek to France to see the 24 Hours of Le Mans bike races. Well then, my friend, you are indeed in the exact right place. If you can’t come to Le Mans to see the 24 Hours of Le Mans motorcycle endurance race, you can still see it in […]
Near the end of 1951, Che Guevara and Alberto Granado, six years older than the iconic revolutionary leader Guevara, left their homeland in Argentina on a motorcycle adventure to see more of their continent. And now the man who packed Che Guevara along for the ride is gone. Alberto Granado Jimenez was born in Hernando, […]
Whether it’s the bike with the Rolls-Royce V-12, a fully electric bike that does the quarter mile in 7.8 seconds, or a bike that gets an economical 25 mpg at 250 mph, here are the twenty craziest motorcycles ever to hit the road. You can cook on them, and some of them even let you […]
Whether you ride a sport bike or an American cruiser, your insurance needs can get complicated. We’re here to help you find the right motorcycle insurance, whatever you ride… Related posts:Doing the Motorcycle Wave – What’s With Bikers Waving At Each Other and Is There Some Kind of Unwritten Rule? The Future of Motorcycles Is […]
