Wednesday, September 30, 2009

the president's bike

motorcycle boutique created this insane hayabusa dedicated to the president. they made a lot of modifications (as they do) and turned out an outrageous product! you can see the video here.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

2008 Busa runs 8.81 on stock motor


i was thinking of going to look at this 2008 busa for sale near me, til i saw his youtube video of it racing.

Monday, September 28, 2009

indian motorcycles

indian motorcycles were the first american production bike. i like the look of their new retro- design line.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

ride for the arts

today was visarts poker run "ride for the arts". it turned kinda rainy...

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

wall o' death

i found a really great video posted today on the "wall of death" at this past weekend's bike week, but it was on myspace and you must have an account to embed their code. so, i looked on youtube and stumbled on this crazy pod.

Monday, September 21, 2009

motorcycle crash technology

i missed the premier episode of motorcycle crash technology on the national geographic channel because i was at bike week! normally, i am not interested in motorcycle crash stuff: too many memories...but this show emphasizes the technological advancements developed to prevent injury-and ultimately death-by motorcycle. must see tv for me:
next episode, this thursday.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

bike week is over

made it home safely from bike week...fairly uneventful, but saw lots and lots of bikes and a few friends. good times! the ride home was stop and go, but i was able to check out my new shit (a little) on the beltway. old glory installed reinhart tailpipes and the screamin' eagle stage one upgrade.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Thursday, September 17, 2009

sinister wheel

one of my twitter followers is sinister wheel out of cali. they make a beautiful product, 100% made in america and offer customization with their wheel creator. very cool.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

swordfish & stalker motorcycles

motorcycles
product designer Alexander Kotlyarevsky came up with these prototype motorcycles that are awesome. he has designed for audi, cannon, astin-martin and maserati among others.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

old glory

in preparation for ocean city bike week, dropped the bike off at old glory harley davidson for a check up and louder pipes:
it's ready already!

Monday, September 14, 2009

icare concept motorcycle

enzyme design in france designed this sleek concept bike. the icare is no fairytale though, it packs a six-cylinder 1.8 honda engine.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Saturday, September 12, 2009

insane prisoner inventions

the wife is a artist, so i get exposed to a variety of things...prisoner art is always a surprise. she forwarded me this wacky posting on insane prisoner inventions from weburbanist.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

motorcycle with sidecar

motorcycle builder francois knorreck took random parts from multiple bikes and cars to construct this beautiful 1000cc laverda motorcycle and sidecar, entitled the snaefell project. pretty wild...perfect for transporting the mother-in-law.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

minsk motorcycle olympics


never heard of a minsk before, but these soviet built bikes are very popular in vietnam, where the motorcycle olympics are held every year for enthusiasts of the "beasts from belarus".