It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere - Motorcycle Edition

Since it's Friday, and the end of the workweek for most people, we think that you should be provided with a post that takes the edge off so to speak. Because it's going to be random and hopefully humorous, that means that it won't always be sports related. It will also pop up at any time on Friday.

This week's post is dedicated to motorcycling. I've always wanted a bike, but never thought that I was responsible enough to own one. I've ridden friend's bikes off and on, but never had one that I could get out and ride anytime that I wanted. Well, hopefully that's about to change. A friend of mine is getting ready to purchase a bike, and it's motivated me to get my finances in order so that I can get one too. For the longest time I've been a fan of the CBR F4's, especially the F4i, but I've always had a thing for the "naked" bikes. And that's why I've been pricing out the various models of the Ducati Monster, and hope to own one in the somewhat near future.





Happy Friday!

The Aussies Have The Daredevil Market Cornered

First, we had Australian skateboarder Jake Brown surviving a scary 45 foot fall onto a skate ramp after completing a 720.

Now, Australian motorcyclist Robbie Maddison has secured the world motorcycle jumping record. The jump actually occured on December 31, the 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel's legendary Caesars stunt, and covered just over 322 feet.



Yes, while you were watching games being played on football fields, Robbie Maddison was jumping one.

"This Is Going To Be Interesting To Say The Least..."

There are all kinds of phrases that could be considered famous last words. Things like "hey, watch this" or "what could possibly go wrong?". And after Killacycle(irony, ain't she a bitch) inventor Bill Dube's burnout demonstration at the Wired NextFest we can add "this is going to be interesting to say the least".



Holy shhhh...

Thankfully Mr. Dube is ok, as this could have been much, much worse.