Someone Pinch Me – Switzerland is Motorcycle Riding Heaven
When we climbed down from the top of the San Bernardino pass, we had the rain on our heels. If we were going to make the most of our plans for the day we...
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When we climbed down from the top of the San Bernardino pass, we had the rain on our heels. If we were going to make the most of our plans for the day we...
Though it has been in use since Roman times, the San Bernardino pass was first made known to me from the first episode of Top Gear season 10. In it, Clarkson, Hammond and May...
The Splugen pass wriggles it’s way up a mountain along a terraced roadway. Hairpin turns are stacked against the earth rising up, up up…
A low, silvery fog nestled in to the valley while we slept. It was hard to tell if it was raining or not when I looked out over the balcony of our room. I...
On Sunday, we started our day with a bang, leaving our Bormio hotel and heading straight up and over the Stelvio pass. Winding our way along it’s delicious serpentine hairpins, I wondered if my...
Stelvio: The Holy Grail of Roads – A Dream Realized
We awoke long before the revelers of the night before and departed Como heading towards the town of Bellagio. The picturesque town sits at the tip of Lake Como’s peninsula. From there you can...
We touched down in Milan at about 8:30am local time. Looking out the window of our taxi at the big blue sky was in direct conflict with what time my body said it was....
When Kenny and I rendezvoused with Pimmie in Bormio, Italy he came bearing gifts for us. Apparently he and Novos had been scheming for weeks – making t-shirts for Kenny and I. Novos along...
Given the obvious hardship of riding our motorcycles from Long Island to Italy, doing a “Fly and Ride” was our only option. In order to take our Alpine trip Kenny and I needed to...
After months of waiting, daydreams at my work desk and excited searches for routes to take – our alpine trip to Italy has come to a close. Kenny, Pimmie and I spent a week...
Now that I have my International Driving Permit, I thought I should probably get acquainted with the traffic signs that are used in Italy. I have been searching the web for a comprehensive listing...
Because I wasn’t exactly clear on the function of the International Driving Permit, I was unsure of whether or not I needed to have one when we head to Italy. What is an International...
Until I visited the Barber Motorsports Museum, the only rotary engined motorcycle that I’d ever seen or heard was the Suzuki RE-5 owned by my friend Quacka. There’s a good reason for that. There...
Barber Motorsports Museum Board Track Racing Display: Imagine running full speed at 75mph and a 45° angle with nothing but your feet as brakes… Great board track racing video from Daytona, Florida in the...
The Tesi with it’s hub-steering has become one of those motorcycles that is the stuff of legend. Seeing the unusual Bimota in the wild is a bit like seeing a UFO. Sure some people...
From the mid 1930’s through the late 1960’s, the Cushman company produced some of the most charming 2 and 3-wheeled motor scooters with model names like the Eagle, Model 53 Airborne and the Pacemaker.
Has there ever been a finer looking sidecar than the one on this 1958 Ariel Square Four?
Ride along with Kenny at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama doing the Kevin Schwantz 2-Day Track School.
I used to have a big, gray G-shock wristwatch. The band on it was made of a stretchy, elasticized material. Every day after work I would ride my bicycle while wearing that watch. All summer...