Top Gear, Pikes Peak, and Harley in the news this week.
Every Friday, or at least I try to do it every Friday, I like to round up the motorcycle news posts that I write over at Web Bike World here on Wind Burned Eyes. I only choose my favorite stories. And here they are.
Most Reviewers Seem to Like the Harley LiveWire
I still don’t get paying $30k for a motorcycle, but hey, some dudes will. Harley seems to have shown all the moto-journalists it invited out to Oregon a good enough time for them to write nice things about the bike. I don’t doubt it’s good, but it’s still not worth the money.
Will Motorcycles Not Race at Pikes Peak?
The rumor is that race officials at Pikes Peak are thinking of banning motorcycles after Ducati racer Carlin Dunne died. Dunne’s mother issued a statement urging the officials to keep bikes on the docket.
Chris Harris Says He’d Like to do More Motorcycle Stuff on BBC’s Top Gear
I’m kind of proud of this one. I got to chat with Chris Harris of BBC’s Top Gear over the phone, and he told me he’d like to do more motorcycle stuff on the show. I’m all for it.
