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Billy Joel Rides A Motorcycle The Piano Man has a “Rockin’ Garage.”

Billy Joel is telling Tom Cotter a story about his buddy, fellow hall-of-fame rock-’n’-roller Bruce Springsteen. “Bruce is always looking for a character bike. He has one of the new Triumph Bonnevilles, which is a great bike. I told him about our shop, so he came down in the middle [...]

Bob Hansen, 1919-2013 A long and rewarding life.

So, there I was at the bookstore, leafing through the motorcycle magazines, when up pops a piece about a replica of the Honda CR750 ridden to victory by Dick Mann in the 1970 Daytona 200. There was a picture, taken post-race, and the caption said Dick Mann and pit crew. [...]

On The Record: Jonathan Rea Castrol Honda World Superbike rider, Repsol Honda MotoGP substitute rider.

My priority is Superbike. I only agreed to replace injured Casey Stoner for two races in MotoGP because I’d lost touch in the championship with Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri. It was a good way for me to get more experience. The Bridgestone tires don’t give much feedback. The potential [...]

On The Record: Paolo Ciabatti Director, eni FIM Superbike World Championship.

Dorna is a bigger company than Infront Motor Sports, and MotoGP is a bigger championship than World Superbike. MotoGP is coming from a longer history; World Superbike is only 25 years old. Having said that, we have been growing and make steady technical regulations. Dorna and Infront Motor Sports belong [...]