Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Italy is abuzz about the sale of MV Agusta and the unveiling of Ducati's 2010 Multistrada at the EICMA show. All this and more of the latest motorcycle news from across the pond in Euro Gossip.
Friday, October 30, 2009
It’s that sorrowful time of the year again for our Rambling Man, the fateful final ride of the year before the Northeast weather hastens the end of the riding season.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Our Memorable Motorcycles correspondent takes us back to the golden era of racing on closed public roads, this year’s Belgian TT in Gedinne.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
With a million miles under his belt and five circumnavigations of the globe by motorcycle, you’d think Dr. Frazier knew everything about riding. So did he. Turns out he was wrong.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
It’s new model season, which means our Euro Gossip scribe is busy rooting through the piles of rumor for the latest news across the pond and around the globe.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Chris Carr set the new record a couple weeks later, but beforehand was the annual BUB Speed Trials. Here’s the report from streamliner pilot Rocky Robinson.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
To our Rambling Man failure on the motorcycle race track has always been an area of expertise. Get some hot tips right here!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Last month Motorcycle USA’s Frank Melling took on health care reform – this time around Frank takes presents a religious philosophical conundrum – Is it okay to lie to a pretty girl?
Monday, September 14, 2009
English motorcycles built in Austria, Japanese motorcycles built in Thailand, Harley-Davidsons head to India? All this and more can be found in our latest rumor-mongering edition of Euro Gossip.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Motorcycle USA’s Adventure Editor at Large, Dr. Gregory Frazier, delivers the secret trips and tricks traveling up north to the Alaskan roads around Deadhorse.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Land speed record holder Rocky Robinson asks some fellow LSR riders about their first time, best time and next time out on the salt.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Our vintage motorcycle correspondent looks back at a unique offering from his native British motorcycle industry, the Ariel Square 4G.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Motorcycle USA’s Rambling Man takes a spin on the new Yamaha FZ6R and recalls the sportbike motorcycle gallantry of his past R6 ownership.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
For this month’s Land Speed Racing feature, former world-record holder Rocky Robinson focuses his attention on an old salt and fellow record-holder Jack Dolan.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Our man in Europe gives us the latest motorcycle news from across the pond in this month's Euro Gossip.
Friday, August 14, 2009
In the first instalment of his latest column, Motorcycle USA Memorable Motorcycles correspondent Frank Melling takes on the simple task of true health care reform... No shouting please!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Many American riders feel that for true motorcycle adventure riding, an exotic destination is required. Not so, says Dr. G.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Motorcycle USA’s favorite Brit recalls, with harsh clarity, the BSA B.40 350, a British motorbike surely fitting the definition of a memorable motorcycles.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
An errant 500-lb tree limb has our Rambling Man in the market for a new motorcycle hauler.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
This month’s Salt Addiction Land Speed Racing spotlight falls on Jon Minonno, the first LSR rider to cross 250 mph on an open bike.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Lots of good motorcycle news to start with this month for a change, along with some good riding weather, finally, which should help bikes sales and tempt a few car drivers onto two wheels.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Dr. Frazier rides to North America's most westerly point, Anchor Point, Alaska, to tag a locale designated by adventurist motorcycle travelers as one of the edges of the Earth.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
The Honda XL 125 is a fine little motorcycle, very fit for the term ‘memorable’, so what does the Mujahideen and the CIA have to do with things? Find out in this month’s memorable motorcycle.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Our Rambling Man gets his first true ride of the year in, provided he can get his riding buddies away from motorcycle restoration projects.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Mike Charlton is in the process of building his own jet-powered motorcycle streamliner and he will be attempting a run at the Unlimited Motorcycle class record, read more in this month's Salt Addiction.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
This month Dr. Gregory Frazier’s adventure-motorcycle journey sends him in search of the American mountain man known as Liver-Eating Johnston.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Our vintage motorcycle correspondent dusts off an early ‘80s dirt bike review of the Kawasaki KDX 175, remembering the 2-stroke gem and the suspension snafu that spoiled the rest of that year’s class of Kawis.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The early spring weather has our Rambling man doing yard work rather than riding, although cutting the grass while thinking of an unusual motorcycle spotted earlier in the day.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The world’s fastest rider, Rocky Robinson, turns his LSR attention to the boys and girls rockin’ the fastest sidecars on the globe in this month’s edition of Salt Addiction.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Ducati planning to enter the cruiser market, Valentino Rossi going to the Isle of Man TT, MV Motorcycles making a return, and more in the latest Euro Gossip from across the pond.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Motorcycle USA’s international travel editor takes rolls through the jungles of Cambodia in his latest motorcycle adventure touring travel feature.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Giacchino put the fool in April’s special day when he parted with a Yamaha R6 to take a bet on a FZR600. Aren't the pranks suppose to only last a day?
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Motorcycle USA’s vintage motorcycle correspondent delivers a primer on the antique two-wheeled travel opportunities in Great Britain. Check out Melling’s Classic Biking Britain.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Dr. Gregory Frazier takes a closer look at one ‘round the world travel motorcycle and the story told by its comprehensive sticker collection.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Our European motorcycle correspondent delivers his monthly missive of all things motorcycle from across the pond, including new motorcycle regulations and restrictions. Find out more in the latest installment of Euro Gossip.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Burt Munro isn’t the only Kiwi chasing speed at Bonneville, read more about Richard Assen and his high-speed Hayabusa in this month’s edition of Salt Addiction.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
This month Frank brings us a RC181 replica race bike, but this is no ordinary replica; this one might even surprise those who saw the original.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Dr. Gregory Frazier’s adventure-touring motorcycle exploits head to the rainy island of Borneo, the author describing his journey as the grumble in the jungle.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
BMW’s long awaited Superbike is due in May, Moto Morini revives the 1960's dirt bike, Yamaha braces for its first operating loss since 1983 and more of the latest Gossip from across the pond.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Our Rambling man gets his hands on a BMW F800GS for a brief moment and learns he can predict east coast weather.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Under the direction of racer Bob Williams Team Arrow Racing created a competative NSU streamliner to break some long standing land speed records.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Bridgestone is world-renowned for its tires but the Japanese firm also produced motorcycles – the topic of this month’s memorable motorcycle.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Guacchino reflects on his past article chronicalling a foray in to veteran racing and adds a little more insight with an Instant Age Calculator.
Friday, February 13, 2009
No GPS, no map, no problem for Dr. Gregory Frazier as he rides the Road To Hell across Russia on his Kawasaki KLR650 dual-sport motorcycle.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Motorcycle sales may be down but its not all bad news from the European and world motorcycle industry - the Honda Monkey is back!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Smackdown or Shootout, a little Motorcycle Racing 101 and more as we dip into the electronic mailbag for this month's batch of letters to the editor.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Jason McVicar has piloted the Suzuki Hayabusa to over 250 mph on the Bonneville salt. We find out how in this edition of Salt Addiction.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Frank looks back to the 70's to check out a 1973 CCM Trail Bike in this month's Memorable Motorcycles.
Friday, January 09, 2009
Dr. Frazier’s globe-trotting motorcycle adventures take him this month to South America and Colombia.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Every year MCUSA does it’s Best of Awards, and every year our Memorable Motorcycles correspondent voices this humorous veto.