Dylan’s Ducati Motorcycle Blog : Chronicling The Canyon Life of Southern California & Ducati Sportbike News
Alright, so who caught the first two races of the new World Superbike Championship season??? I don’t usually comment on races, since there are literally a hundred other websites dedicated to such a task, but it’s hard not to find yourself not having something to say after watching Troy Bayliss ride like an absolute madman […]
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Motorcycle Daily has posted a nifty real world review of Ducati’s brand spanking new 848 and they dig it.
There’s always going to be a tendency among Ducati enthusiasts to buy the flagship model, and the old 749’s controversial looks and mediocre power definitely supported that inclination. But now there’s real argument that the 848 may […]
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If you’re like me there are dozens of motorcycle related websites that you check on a varying basis. Some are daily reads, some are bi-weekly reads and some are perhaps once a month reads. Yet as the web continues to grow and expand it’s often times hard to keep track of all your favorite sites, […]
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As Twisting Asphalt enters it’s fourth year in this brave new online world, I thought perhaps it was time to shake things up just a tad. So tonight I’m excited to announce the introduction of a new feature, or in web lingo, a new category, called, ‘Sharing The Passion’, which is intended as a look […]
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The chassis is bouncing. Surging from one extreme to the other as the bike navigates the gouged asphalt. The engine screaming at the top of its lungs - as if it were crying out for help - calling to the motor-oil deities above, and asking for just a fraction more time to find its way. […]
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A thin brown film of stone and sand covers the canyon roads as the sky starts to finally break free of its early morning capturers. The sunlight quickly jacks the temps but does little to ease the burden of the dirt on the asphalt. Hitting the crest of Piuma Canyon Road, it’s clear that weeks […]
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The first fast left hander of the day is chasing me down when the last ramblin’ ambling’ motorist finally pulls over and submits to the free will of an open road course come to life on public streets. After miles of motor-monotony the bike barks. The loud, menacing gravel-filled growl suddenly omnipresent among the chirping […]
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Long brown piles of salt line the sides of the road as a meaningfully mellow ache rolls through my shoulders. Taking a long, slow drag from the last smoke in the pack, I watch as a remarkably denigrated pile of snow slowly vanishes. The water trickling from top to bottom before breaking away, grabbing the […]
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The sun has finally crept for cover as the shadows grow longer and the air valiantly tries a last ditch effort to hold its breath. Cling to the last remaining hints of a summers’ warmth in the early spring. It’s a lukewarm ambling kind of air that’s somehow both mellow and yet slightly biting. Feeling […]
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If you’ve always wanted to be just like Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise and roll up to The Rock Store on a piece of heavy metal machinery, well it turns out this is a your lucky day because California based Motorcycle Rentals & Tours is now renting the brand new Desmsedici for a mere $600 […]
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