The Discovery Channel has a series called “Greatest Ever” where they focus on a specific type of machine or vehicle and create a greatest ever top ten list.  They have had episodes on tanks, sports cars, helicopters and so on.  A few years ago they did a show on the top ten greatest ever motorcycles, […]

WNYC’s Jim Colgan produced this short documentary to show the trials and tribulations that scooter riders have to endure on the mean streets of New York city.  One of the big problems facing riders in NYC is the lack of dedicated motorcycle/scooter parking, the department of transport in the city installed its FIRST dedicated motorcycle/scooter […]

The 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota featured a variety of different acts but none were more surprising when Pee-Wee Herman was announced and added to the bill.  Like always, somehow Pee-Wee seems to win the crowd over no matter who that crowd is, his presence at Sturgis this year was no exception. […]

Edmonton, Alberta, claims to be the first Canadian city to officially start fining motorcycles for excessive noise levels that exceed 92 decibels while idling or 96 decibels while the engine is revving to benchmarks of 2000 and 5000 rpm.  The city council passed the new bylaw amendment that took effect on July 1st, the fine […]

The Popular Mechanics site has a fun time waster, if you have any free time on your hands anyway.  When you go to their motorcycle wars page it will randomly select two bikes for you to vote on and will show you the won/lost stats below after you vote, then on to the next battle… […]

If you were ever curious how to convert your smelly, noisy and dirty gas powered motorcycle into a quiet and zero emissions electric motorcycle then you have to check this video out from GomiStyle.  They take an old Honda Rebel 250 and customize the frame to accommodate the electric motor and batteries, they claim the […]

Slow-motion can sure make anything look dramatic, not that motorcycle crashes need anymore drama, but these ads use the effect to the fullest.  The first Allstate ad is called “Ghost Bikes” which is a very appropriate name, the other is named “Road Rash”, there is even a making of video after the jump.

This leaked sketch was found on a Ducati forum where the forum member claims he received it from the dealer that sold him his Streetfighter.  Motorcycle.com published an article last week that shows some spy shots of the new cruiser on the road along with some other information on the potential new bike from Ducati. […]

The former NHL Detroit Red Wing and Chicago Blackhawks tough guy, Bob Probert, passed away on Monday, July 5, 2010 after suffering chest pains while boating with his family.  Probert was arguably the all time greatest NHL fighter but also had great skills, leadership qualities and a big heart. He was taken to his final […]

The city of Myrtle Beach mailed out refunds to anyone who actually paid the fine for not wearing a motorcycle helmet from February 2009 to this summer after the state Supreme Court declared the law invalid.  After hearing two lawsuits in February, the high court found that the city had superseded state law, therefore the […]