This post is by my friend Jerry who is a vintage nut and guru… The T-125 in the picture above was the winner of the VJMC show at Barber’s a couple of weeks ago. My favorite was the 1970 Suzuki T-125 Stinger. I am partial to these; they are one Read more…
It has been about 20 years since I did any real racing, but that may change soon. Well, actually, what I’m going to do is not real racing, it is just for fun. The cool think about pocketbike racing is that you can set up a track in just about Read more…
There is a great photo blog by Vicki Smith about “Old Blue”, the Ducati that won the 1977 Daytona race and the men who did it. Since the original bike is no longer available, Barber commissioned a replica for the museum, and it is amazing. Take some time to scroll Read more…
It is very rare that you see anything at all about motorcycling on any of the major news networks unless it is about a tragedy. So when I saw this article linked on MSNBC’s front page, I was shocked. The author is an avid motorcyclist and obviously loves to ride. Read more…
I’m tired, sunburned and need a shower… Did I mention I’m tired? So here is a quick look at a few of pictures from the literally thousands of bikes that were there. Awesome weather, awesome bikes and great racing. More to come in the following days.
The Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club has some good info on their participation at the Vintage Festival this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park. One of my friends will be showing his Bridgestone at the event and as you can see he is hard at work getting it ready! This should be Read more…
Don’t forget to put next weekend’s vintage festivities on you calander- October 17-19. If you like the old cool stuff, this is the place to be for the swap meet and vintage races. Heck, I keep saying I’m going to find me an old FJ600 to race, but the reality Read more…
With 175 HP and a dry weight of 503 LBS, performance should be excellent. My only complaint with previous K series bikes was their top heavy feel. But it looks like BMW has totally reworked this bike so hopefully that is a non-issue now. We will have to wait and Read more…