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RIP Gary Nixon.

A motorcycle racing legend. He was a cantankerous man with a nose for the checkered flag.

A very good write-up on him can be found HERE

Here he is in Daytona 2004 going at it (as he often did) with Jay Springstien (another famous #9 racer). I was there that year for this race. Saw him ride the hell out of that track many times.

Video of Mad Skills at the Police Rodeo.

Very impressive! I guess when you ride for a living 10 hours a day you get pretty good at the low speed stuff.

The new Rotor onboard camera system.

This vids been making the rounds today so i thought I’d share it here too. Really interesting camera angles. Might be tough on a roadracer with the extreme lean angles though.

RotoR DP19 Dorno from Marco Orbassano on Vimeo.

Casey Stoner dragging an elbow (really) in super super slow-motion.

This one’s been all over the web but it’s too darn cool not to re-post. Watch the back tire rate of spin when he’s trail braking. Simply mind boggling.

A ride thru the suburbs of Mumbai on a Royal Enfield 500

Hat tip: Helmet Stories
Now this is just my opinion. But to all the vidoegraphers out there even though (in this case) I like AC/DC and this is extremely well produced, I’d almost always much rather hear the sounds of the ride. Especially a nice thumper like the Enfield.

Cycle World Video. A very slick Jack Pine Special expose.

This bike is becoming something of a cult. It’s easily one of the top viewed posts on my blog and yes I DO love the bike.

Everyone has their own taste so take this with a grain of salt but I almost didn’t post this because I find it to be a bit too over produced for it’s own good.  However, the riding shots alone are worth sitting through the over slick interview.  Again… just my opinion.  Your mileage may vary.  Enjoy.