An Interesting Read; MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURER, Carl Stearns Clancy: First Motorcyclist to Ride Around the World 1912-1913 I recently came across this story; Carl Stearns Clancy, Motorcycle Adventurer. Since I am a bit of a fan of motorcycle adventure stories, I had to give this one a go. I've...
All that was said was "The weather is perfect for a fall ride - How often can you go to the interior of BC at the end of October?" We were coming to the end of a sunny warm week of weather in southern BC. It...
Recently this link was brought to my attention. The NFB has a 9 min. documentary on Mike Duff, the only Canadian to win in the motorcycles World Championships and finished in 2nd place in 1965 in the 250cc class. NFB Ride For Your Life He also has...
Please note the number of exhaust pipes and the expansion chambers. This is not your typical Dirt track racing machine "Kenny Roberts twists the throttle on the infamous Yamaha TZ750 flat-tracker during practice for the Syracuse Mile round of the AMA Camel Pro Flat Track Series...
I recently came across this article about Honda's early years of racing and the RC181. If you like racing or just Honda it's an interesting read on Cycle News' website. On a personal note, If you are ever in Japan ( Motegi Specifically) go and see...
When I read this story about Ian Hutchinson it immediately reminded me of another racer from the US who had the same attitude towards bikes and racing. The late Randy Renfrow lost a thumb in the early 90's only to have surgeons replace it with one...
Of all the race crashes I have seen over the years I have to say that this is still my favorite save of all time. Randy Mamola during the 1985 San Marino GP riding for Rothman's Honda. I remember watching this on TV and knowing full...
For those of you that follow all the different series of motorcycle racing may know the story. But in BSB the championship is down to Shane "Shakey" Byrne and Alex Lowes. On more than one occasion they have come in contact with each other on...