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Wayne Rainey Rides Again

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jun 29, 2022 | Legendary Bikes, Ride Life | 2 |

Geoff Nickless- A Life Behind The Lens

Posted by Ted Edwards | Sep 2, 2021 | Industry & Racing, Ride Life | 2 |

Wayne Rainey Rides Again

by Rob Brooks | Jun 29, 2022 | Legendary Bikes, Ride Life | 2 |

Our respect and admiration for Wayne Rainey went through the roof over this past weekend when we learned of his amazing feat at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed, held yearly in Sussex, England. The three time 500cc Grand Prix world champion (1990-92) was reunited with his 1992 championship-winning YZR500, and in fact rode the historic machine multiple times around the famed Goodwood course over the festival weekend.

Through The Lens: Kenny Roberts

by Geoff & Barb Nickless | Jan 7, 2022 | Legendary Bikes, Ride Life | 5 |

Kenny Roberts is a legend in American motorcycle racing. Born in Modesto, California in 1951, Kenny took to racing at a young age, quitting high school to compete in dirt track and going pro by the time he was 18. In 1978 Roberts became the first American to win a Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing world championship, now known as MotoGP. A two-time winner of the AMA Grand National Championship here stateside, Roberts is only one of four motorcycle racers in AMA history to take the coveted AMA Grand Slam, with wins in the mile, half-mile, short-track, TT Steeplechase and road racing.

Geoff Nickless- A Life Behind The Lens

by Ted Edwards | Sep 2, 2021 | Industry & Racing, Ride Life | 2 |

No two forms of art blend so wonderfully as photography and the beauty of the sideways motorcycle. Difficulty in properly capturing the elusive bike in the passing drama makes motorcycle photography equal parts technical challenge and craft developed over time.