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Trust me, you want a light helmet. Even just riding over bumps, weight way out from your cg, acting on your neck, is no bueno. Read more

Nope. Google me. I/us work for our audience. Read more

MotoGP is a prototype series, so no production runs required for homologation. Read more

Oval pistons, Ti windscreen, first exhaust in tail, etc etc. Radical, forward looking bike for its time that remains utterly unique. The RC213V-S is kinda like a race bike, but not really. Read more

If Honda won’t sell GP bikes to people then why do I know people who own them? Read more

Well I’m glad this is your takeaway from the article. Read more

Why would a museum or collection want one instead of just an actual MotoGP bike with pedigree? Read more

It shared virtually no parts with the GP bike and was a bitch to ride. Read more

It costs $15,000 to fix. And it still doesn’t set a terribly impressive headline horsepower number or achieve any real differentiation in other ways. Read more

The original Fireblade was the fastest, most advanced bike of its time. You can no longer say that, not by a long shot. Read more

Reality is reality. A $184,000 track bike is a toy, nothing more. Read more

Just because it’s a problem doesn’t mean it’s not reality. Read more

You really just need to go out and adopt a dog and buy a tent. Read more

Eh, I’m not back. Just helping my buddies hopefully do something great. Read more