MV Agusta Since 1945 Book Review: Birth, Death and Resurrection
Though the book’s title—MV Agusta Since 1945—indicates Ian Falloon tells the MV Agusta story only from 1945 onward, the author also provides background on...
Motorcycle Streamliner Book Review [Rider’s Library]
If you didn’t know any other name associated with motorcycle land speed racing, here’s one to remember: Denis Manning.
Manning has designed and built more...
Freddie Spencer Autobiography Book Review [Feel: My Story]
These days we are exposed to overwhelming amounts of information on MotoGP racers’ lives—detailed blow-by-blow reports of injuries they may be struggling with to...
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride Book Review
It has been a decade since the first Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride in 2012. This ever-growing event first occurred in Sydney, Australia, the brainchild of...
“Jump First, Think Fast” Book Review [Gilroy Indian and more]
Frank J. O’Connell is perhaps one of the most broadly experienced top business executives ever to lead a motorcycle manufacturing company. He is also...
BMW Motorcycles – 100 Years Book Review [Rider’s Library]
To look at BMW motorcycles today, you’d never know the parent company didn’t have its roots in the motorcycle industry and came close to...
“Classic Superbikes II” by Frank Melling Motorcycle Book Review
Frank Melling is back with Classic Superbikes II, following up on the 2020 release of his Classic Superbikes, which we have reviewed. This softcover,...
Valentino Rossi – Life of a Legend – Revised and Updated [Review]
When nine-time Grand Prix World Champion Valentino Rossi retired in 2021, it ended a soaring career in the premier level of professional road racing...
Sunday Rides on Two Wheels: Motorcycling in Southern Wisconsin Review
Full disclosure: As a long-time resident of and motorcycle rider in Southern Wisconsin, I admit to having a strong bias in its favor as...
The Complete Book of Ducati Motorcycles, 2nd Edition Review
Ian Falloon is one of the motorcycle industry’s foremost brand historians. What’s more, he doesn’t rest on his laurels; his brand histories are dynamic...
Rider’s Library: Norton Villiers Triumph by Brad Jones Book Review
It is a story with a lot of moving parts. It involves problems with products, people, policies, and politics, plus promises not kept. Poor...
Burma-Shave – The Rhymes, the Signs, the Times Review [Rider’s Library]
Riders of a certain age—myself included—may remember seeing them. They were those small, unobtrusive but often funny placards in sets of six along the...
Rider’s Library: “Freddie Ludlow. His Life on Two Wheels” Book Review
These days, it’s not uncommon to see classic films with the notation “digitally remastered” to bring the old content to a new generation in...
The Big Book of Motorbikes First Look: For New Readers and Riders
If you have a new reader on your Christmas shopping list, we’re going to make things easy for you—buy The Big Book of Motorbikes....
“Ride Captains and Tail-Gunners” Book Review [Rider’s Library]
Motorcyclists are social types. We tend to enjoy each other’s company, and that results in club events, gatherings, and group rides.
Group rides can be...
