We filmed the MotoGP riders playing a little round-ball at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Pacers in downtown Indianapolis. This cultural event, hosted by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, allowed the racers a chance to scrimmage on the pristine basketball court before MotoGP race weekend on August 8-10, 2014.
We threw the cameras on the bikes and rode a short trip north to Kokomo, Indiana, for the 3rd annual Kokomoto (2014) being held at the picturesque “A Summer Place.” Blue skies, old bikes and friendly hosts made for another great year of good ol’ Midwestern moto-camaraderie. Take a spin through our pics for a glimpse…
Since 2008, when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway became a stop on the MotoGP calendar, the Circle City has become a motorcycle mecca in summer. If you’re teetering on whether you want to ride into the heart of the festivities during the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, here’s a list o’ 10 reasons we’re drawn to them like moths to a flame.
Summertime with the sidecar. Green grass and plastic snow sleds. Playtime in the Midwest. This is how the Wilkinson Bros find fun during the dog days of summer and one of the many reasons the kids will forever have a good association with our Ural Red October motorcycle sidecar. Watch the vid below…
We didn’t know much about the annual show n’ swap in Wauseon, Ohio, but we’d heard enough good stuff about it to give it a shot. Turns out, it’s stellar. It’s big. And it was chock-full of motorcycle Americana and a sprinkling of other makes, models and memorabilia. Here, let us give you a photo tour…
No deadlines, no expectations, just an exercise in creativity. The plan: Use our motorcycles to scout out a location where we can sit down with our sketchbooks, relax and draw. We planned to meet up with our illustrator/motorcyclist buddy, Chris, and allow our kindred artistic spirits to sketch outside the four walls of our daily gigs. Where’d we end up?