A Month with the 2016 Kawasaki Z800 - Full Bike Review
January 19, 2016
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Naked bikes/streetfighters are svelte, sexy, aggressive, fast, and oh so much fun in the city and back roads. Primed for wheelies when hopping on any freeway or jumping off the line at a stop light (not recommended, but easy to engage), nimble and perfect for splitting lanes during times of congestion, and delightful in the canyons or on the track...
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Big Man, Small Bike - LiveMotoFoto Does UMRA Mini-Moto
December 09, 2015
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I am insistent on telling the world about the marvels that can be had with small displacement motorcycles.
Today I went one step further. You may have caught a recent article detailing my i nstant addiction to Mini-Moto racing after witnessing a UMRA 24 endurance race. I got it in my head a couple weeks later to head out to Adams Motorsports Park...
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Living (and Dying) with the Royal Enfield Continental GT - Full Bike Review
December 03, 2015
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There is no denying that cafe racers continue to trend in the United States' major urban areas. Cruisers still dominate overall sales, but you can't throw a rock in Los Angeles, New York or San Fransisco without hitting a Bonneville, vintage CB, or BMW.
Since this is the current trend, a little company (well, not little) out of India named Royal E...
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Mini-Moto LeMans - The UMRA 24 Hour Endurance Race
November 24, 2015
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It’s 4pm, 92 degrees, and I'm in 3rd gear barreling down a dirt road at 70 mph somewhere in California's Apple Valley. The All Wheel Symmetrical drive on my Impreza is fully engaged as I loosely skate along the arid surface. Minimal inputs keep me in control. More aggressive inputs force controlled drifts through a couple of corners. I figure befor...
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First Ride - Royal Enfield Classic 500
June 29, 2015
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Today I feel like i’ve traveled back in time and it was a pure delight to have a little feeling of analogue in this modern digital world. The Royal Enfield Classic 500 is just that, a bare bones modern classic that undeniably captures the era of yesteryear while incorporating some creature comforts of the modern age.
When I would tool around tow...
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A Motorcyclist's Addition to: Motorcyclists: Please Stop Being Sanctimonious Assholes
June 11, 2015
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There’s an article going around authored by Damon Lavernic in Lanesplitter asking Motorcyclists to stop being sanctimonious assholes. I happen to agree with almost every word of his article, but there are some points that need to be added. Here are my two cents...
I ride, commute and split lanes every day in perhaps the most offensive “use your ph...
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2015 Star Bolt C-Spec Review
June 09, 2015
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Where café racer meets cruiser, the Star Bolt C-Spec is a fun new take on the wildly successful Bolt and Bolt R-Spec. I had the opportunity to get some saddle time with the C-Spec over the course of a couple weeks. This won’t be a huge tech review of the bike, there are plenty of articles on specs out there for the gear heads to nerd out over…this...
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Los Angeles to Portland On A Honda - Part One
May 25, 2015
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February brought about cold temperatures across the United States, but not so much on the west coast. In southern California, we are plagued with nearly perfect weather 95 percent of the year, and much of that good fortune extends up toward central and northern California. Along the coast, our statesman to the north experience moderate amounts of c...
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The 2015 Honda CB1100 Deluxe Bike Review
March 23, 2015
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Modern. Refined. Retro. Timeless.
The 2015 CB1100 DLX harks back to the days of the old. Emulating the spirit and design of the Honda CB750, it does a fantastic job of melding classic aesthetics with modern design. Honda really went all out in designing this bike and it shows. At first glance, the Honda CB1100 DLX looks a bit boxy (mainly becaus...
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The Best of The One Motorcycle Show
February 20, 2015
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Whether it's a bike built in a shed, a garage, a living room or done by a master builder that makes more profit on his t-shirts than bikes, you'll find them all under one roof at the One Motorcycle Show in Portland. Only in it's 6th year, the show has grown exponentially, pulling in builders and fans from all over the US.
We decided to take the lo...
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Velocity's Naked Speed Is The Show Moto-Heads Deserve
January 28, 2015
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Thank bejesus the boys from Orange County Choppers are not angling for a revival. Instead, we moto-heads, wrench monkeys, and cafe racer aficionados are pressured to show it's all about lean, mean, garage built, performance- oriented machines designed for the urban jungle and race track. Get ready ya'll, for Naked Speed!
Master hot-rod and motorcy...
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A Final Saturday Bike Ride in the ATL
January 24, 2015
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My departure from Atlanta is nearing and. I am heading back to the land of sunshine, winding roads, and endless beaches. Im going home to LA. Leaving Atlanta is a bit bittersweet because I was just getting a feel for this awesome southern city. At first, I did not enjoy Atlanta but it began to grow on me. I think that is the case with any big move...
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If You Buy A Motorcycle You Will Not Die, You Will Live
January 15, 2015
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Recently, I read an article on Gawker that really struck a nerve, titled " If You Buy a Motorcycle, You WILL Die." Sarcastic notions aside, the article - along with the Wall Street Journal article it references - suffers from a case of click-bait-itis, where the journalist skews the facts to draw an absolute and concrete conclusion about motorcycli...
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AltRider Taste of Dakar 2014
August 29, 2014
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The Dakar Rally, there are those that have heard the name, there are those that know the intimate details of this event and there are those that have never heard of it all together. If you are the latter of that list, there is a good chance you are an American. The Dakar Rally is a 6000 mile race that traditionally ran from Paris to Dakar and is co...
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LiveMotoFoto Honest Review - The Rev'it Sand 2 Adventure Suit
April 30, 2014
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When I embarked upon my first ever adventure motorcycle experience my first thought was not whether or not I would succeed in this new challenges but rather, what would I wear, what would keep me safe? Safety is of my utmost concern on a motorcycle no matter where I ride. Venturing into the dirt for the first time ever, I knew that I would need gea...
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