Cleared For Take-Off: How To Commute Without Splitting Lanes

How long before Harley-Davidson introduces the Hang Glide?

On The Cutting Edge Of Speed: The World's Fastest Lawnmower

For various technical reasons our Bonneville coverage wasn't what we'd hoped for. To make up for it, we present this video, which pretty much speaks for itself.

The Norton Project

The Fastest Motorcycle On Earth: What A Long, Fast Trip It's Been

This morning at 7 a.m., the action kicked off at the BUB Speed Trials in Bonneville. Our man on the salt, Denis Manning, owns the current motorcycle land speed record holder, a streamliner called BUB Seven. Here's a video of B7 setting that record with Chris Carr at the controls. Remember, it's over in a few minutes, but it took decades to get there.

The Freddie Spencer Challenge: You Boys Go On Ahead, I'll Catch Up:

Starring Jacques Somebody (sorry, Jacques, can't make out the spelling of your last name from the narration) in a 200-horsepower Nissan ZX turbo, Sam McDonald on a Honda 700 Sabre, and Freddie Spencer on a Honda 500cc GP bike. Note legendary tuner Erv Kanemoto holding Freddie's bike. Note also that this was filmed on the old nine-turn Lagaun Seca track.

Video Review: The World's Fastest Indian

“The World’s Fastest Indian” is the story of Burt Munro, the legendary motorcycle racer and speed-record holder, and his journey from his home in New Zealand to the Bonneville salt flats with his ancient Indian streamliner in tow. It ought to be a pretty good story, but somehow manages not to be.

You Don't Have To Be Crazy To Work Here...What? You Do?

Judging by his rambling sales pitch, the stress of trying to sell overpriced motorcycles in a down economy has obviously affected this man's brain.

This Bike Uses A Boss Hoss For A Starter Motor

For years motorcycle riders have been on the losing end of accidents caused by car drivers making left turns in front of them and then offering up lame excuses like "I didn't see him!" and "He came out of nowhere!" Try as we might to educate the four-wheelers, the problem persists. Now it seems we've been going about it the wrong way. This Australian's solution? Go big.

Riding Gear Revolution From Aerostich

The Roadcrafter suit, made by Aerostich, was introduced in 1983, and today, 27 years later, it's the one riding suit just about every serious motorcyclist recognizes on sight. Here is a timeline of Aerostich products, some of the company's firsts, and an archived copy of its first website.

The Long-Distance Motorcycle: Gearing Up For The Long Haul

It takes a special type of rider to participate in the legendary Iron Butt Rally, one who won't give up in the face of heat, cold, rain, wind, fatigue, mechanical breakdowns, or diabolically bad luck. The motorcycles used in endurance rallies and for long-distance riding are just as special. Iron Butt Rally veteran Paul Peloquin walks you through some of the modifications he made to the bike that took him to 18th place in the 2007 IBR, during which he rode 10,001 miles in 11 days.

More IOM TT

I can't take many more of these. I'm running out of adrenalin...okay, just one more...I can quit any time, really...

Don't Look Down: Race To The Clouds On A Ducati Multistrada

The first time I saw photos of the new Ducati Multistrada, I thought nobody would be crazy enough to take such a gorgeous bike off-pavement. After watching this video of Greg Tracy practicing for the 2010 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, I'm going to have to re-think my definition of crazy. I'm also thinking maybe steel guard rails aren't always such a bad thing. There are places on this run where if you ran off the road you'd starve to death before you hit bottom.

Battle Scars: British Army Motorcyclists Under Fire On The Road

I suppose the soldiers it's aimed at have seen much worse, but this video gives me the creeps.

Ducati 1198 Video Road Test: We Dare You Not To Watch

If you can get to the end of this 14-minute video without wanting a Ducati 1198, you’re made of stone. Credit Gizmag for making me actually think about selling my house and living in my car so I can afford one. (Warning: video contains hilarious Aussie euphemisms like “The engine pulls like a dormitory full of schoolboys.”)

First Ever Two-Up Motocross Backflip

Just another one of those things that make you say, "Yeah, okay, but...why?"

Baja 1000: The Hard Way Down

I've been watching a few Isle of Man videos lately, but this morning, when I saw the video here, it occurred to me that the IOM TT and the Baja 1000 are more similar than different. Sure, you can flatten yourself against a stone wall or a tree in the TT, but down in Baja, in the middle of nowhere, you can clip a rock at 90 mph or ride over a cliff in the pitch dark, and you're just as screwed. And you have to ride flat out, all the time, to win either one. 

You Need A Lot Of Brave: Valentino Rossi At The Isle Of Man TT

In 2009, Valentino Rossi went to the Isle of Man TT to watch the road-circuit riders do their thing. He also took part in a parade lap led by multi-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini, who led the boycott of the TT circuit that resulted in it being dropped from the Grand Prix schedule in 1976. Rossi is currently laid up in a hospital with a broken leg he suffered in a crash during Saturday practice for the Mugello round of the MotoGP championship, so it's good to see him here, in better spirits. The video was made by the good folks at Axis of Oversteer, who also posted the one below, taking you on a lap of the TT circuit.

Hey, Isn't That The Fonz In Third Place?

From the 1952 screen gem The Pace That Thrills.

Do Not, Repeat DO NOT, Mess With Buell Guys Right Now. They're Still Taking The Whole Thing Pretty Badly.

"There I Was, Minding My Own Business, When WHAM! He Came Outta Nowhere, I Tell Ya!"

In what appears to be a case of demonic possession, a motorcycle jettisons its rider, stays on its wheels, and spears a hapless Alex de Angelis during the Moto2 race at Le Mans yesterday. It's a good thing there's a video of the incident, because no one in the pits would have believed de Angelis's story otherwise. "You crashed why? Yeah, right..."


UPDATE: The video was taken down. Damn. Trust us, it was spectacular.


UPDATED UPDATE: Found it again. Watch it now, before it goes away again. Never mind.