Category Archives: Reviews

Recent reviews of bikes, gear and books.

Sony HXR-MC1 1080i High-Def POV Camera

My New Favorite Camera: The Sony HXR-MC1 1080i High Defintion Lipstick System

There are a ton of fun toys in the motorcycle world – heck, some folks even call bikes themselves toys, though I’ve never quite liked that description for a purpose built machine myself – however over the weekend I got a chance to try out … Read More

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Favorite Book of The Year – Hodgson’s Back on Track

With the year quickly coming to a close there’s a certain amount of self-reflection hanging in the air. That quasi-introspective light that reveals both the magnificent and the less then stellar, the things you admire and the thing you’d like to alter when next season … Read More

The Honda Myth by Masaaki Sato

“The Honda Myth: The Genius and His Wake” – Go Read It!

A few weekends back I was kicking tires and telling lies inside the paddock during the AMA races at Fontana when the topic of Honda Motor Corp’s rapid historical ascent to the top spot in worldwide manufacturing came up in conversation. Even though I’ve clearly … Read More

Riding with Rilke by Ted Bishop

Riding With Rilke : Go Read It

With all the holiday parties now squarely fixed in the rear view mirror and life getting back to normal – whatever that might be – I’ve found myself in dire need of something a touch more mentally stimulating. Enter “Riding with Rilke” by Canadian author … Read More

The Haydens: Nicky, Tommy, Roger Book

The Haydens: Nicky, Tommy & Roger

So late last night in an attempt to escape my near-addiction to the wall-to-wall local TV News coverage about the SoCal the fires, I finally got around to cracking opening the first few pages of Chris Jonnum’s new book on the Hayden Family, titled appropriately … Read More

The Black Widow Motorcycle Ramp

Pick-up trucks and motorcycles go hand in hand, however getting your bike into the bed isn’t quite as simple as it seems. For the past several years I’ve used a variety of ramps and steps, but none of them ever seemed as solid as I … Read More

A Day of Days (& Video!)

Man it’s good to be home. That’s got to be my overriding thought for the weekend. During the past forty eight hours I’ve continually found myself thinking about how getting away sometimes is the only way to remind yourself how much you really enjoy something … Read More

Twisting Asphalt Trys Out A Helmet Cam

Over the course of the past year and a half I’ve pretty well documented every ride that I’ve taken with my super compact Canon SD10 digital camera. It’s an absolutely fantastic gem of a camera. I would recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat – … Read More

Ducati People by Kevin Ash

Once The West Wing wrapped earlier tonight – seriously, has there been a better season? – I stole a few moments and finished the last few pages of Kevin Ash’s book, “Ducati People : Exploring The Passion Beind This Legendary Marque”. After ripping right through … Read More

Ducati Design In the Sign of Emotion

In my continuing quest to read as much as I can about Ducati Motorcycles, tonight I’d like to add one more rather opinionated review of yet another Ducati book. For the past month and a half I’ve been working my way through “Ducati Design In … Read More

Ducati 999: Birth of a Legend

Apparently in my continuing quest to become all things Ducati, I have one more opinionated review to pass forward into cyberspace… Tonight I found myself completely engaged and engrossed in Alan Cathcart and Marc Cook’s recent book, “Ducati 999: Birth of a Legend”. Luckily for … Read More