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Backmarker
Motorcycle journalist Mark Gardiner has been covering the two-wheeled world for decades. His long-running Backmarker continues as a monthly publication on Motorcycle USA, with Gardiner focusing his editorial gaze on anything from the latest industry trends to oddities from motorcycling past. More of Gardiner’s riding spirit can be read at his popular blog,
Bikewriter.com
. Gardiner is also the author of
Riding Man
, an autobiographical account of his journey to race the Isle of Man TT.
Latest Backmarker Features
Backmarker: Austin The One Show
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Our Backmarker revisits his trip to the Texas MotoGP race at Circuit of the Americas – reporting on his time at Austin’s The One Show.
Backmarker: Austin's Power
Thursday, May 02, 2013
MotoUSA's Backmarker road trips to Austin for the inaugural MotoGP race at the Circuit of the Americas, finding joys and sorrows alike during the weekend.
Backmarker: Interview with Andrew Wheeler
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Our Backmarker sits down with Andrew Wheeler, one of the top motorcycle racing photographers working today, to discuss GP racing, horses, paddock girls and apartment rentals?
Backmarker: The Clandestine Interview
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Our Backmarker chats with Joe Campo, director of the online sitcom The Clandestine, a humorous spoof of motorcycle gangs.
Backmarker: Searching for Spadino
Thursday, March 21, 2013
MotoUSA's Backmarker recounts the story of Pierlucio 'Spadino' Tinazzi, an unassuming motorcyclist who perished while trying to save trapped motorists during the Mont Blanc Tunnel fire.
Backmarker: Breaking Down the "Bubba Scrub"
Thursday, March 07, 2013
MotoUSA's Backmarker applies the laws of physics to explain why the "Bubba Scrub" gives Supercross and Motocross riders an edge in competition.
Backmarker: Mike "Fass Mikey" Vils
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Our Backmarker catches up with Mike "Fass Mikey" Vils, who has painted race bikes for legends, missile launchers for the government, and he even gave Gary Nixon's Suzuki a pair of pink nipples.
Backmarker: "Dharma Bum" Locke McCorkle
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Channeling his inner Kerouac, Motorcycle USA's Backmarer, Mark Gardiner, profiles the man who served as inspiration for Sean Monahan in "Dharma Bums," Locke McCorkle
Backmarker: Return of MC Print?
Thursday, January 03, 2013
This month our Backmarker examines the changing editorial landscape of motorcycle journalism. Could there be a resurgence of print media in this digital age?
Backmarker: Production Bikes vs. MotoGP
Thursday, December 06, 2012
CRT bikes may have failed to compete in MotoGP, but bone stock production bikes have never been closer to GP performance. Our Backmarker weighs in…
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Motorcycle USA Editorial Columns
Backmarker: Austin The One Show
Dr. Frazier: Prepping for Round the World Ride
Backmarker: Austin's Power
Backmarker: Interview with Andrew Wheeler
Single Track Mind: Go Racing in 2013
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