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When I was 14 we lived right behind a Pontiac / Chevrolet dealer.

I would spend a ton of my time walking around looking at GTO’s, SS396 Chevelles, Camaros, Corvettes, Firebirds, and other famous cars or that era. I knew they were fast and loved going to the drag races to see them run. A friend of mine said to me that motorcycles were quicker than cars! I argued until I did the research and found out not only that motorcycles were much less to own but they were more fun to ride and were in fact quicker than cars.

Back then my bicycle was my main transportation, and I rode it 10 miles to school each way, every day. I was young and strong so it wasn’t that it was so hard to ride but I had a lazy streak and always longed for an engine so I didn’t have to pedal. I would dream of having a motor as I pedaled. It just so happened there was a motorcycle shop on Anaheim Blvd that I would pass on my way to Wilson High School in Long Beach. I would stop in there so often on my way home that I got to know all the people working there and loved hanging around them and the motorcycles.

I had a couple of friends that had Honda CT90’s and 50’s and I learned how to ride on those. Since at 15 I was poor and had no way of buying my own, I would ride on any motorcycle someone would let me use. No helmet or gear I just wanted to ride! Fast forward a couple of years to when I was working at Noble’s Auto Parts on PCH in Signal Hill and to the day that sailor rode in on the BSA 650 Star that I bought. My first bike was like a new rider today buying a GSXR1000. No wonder I have an affinity for British twins.

I am somehow alive to tell you about it 57 years later! So it was actually laziness and my lust to go fast that got me into motorcycling. I’m sure that all of us have stories to tell and this was how it happened for me.  

In the new major motion picture "One Fast Move", a feature length action / drama with a backdrop of motorcycle club racing, a Triumph Daytona 765 in full race trim is the desired race bike for protagonist Wes Neal, played by KJ Apa. Releasing worldwide August 8th on Amazon Prime Video, "One Fast Move" is set to bring the world of club racing to life, thrilling audiences with a captivating storyline paired with white-knuckle on-track action. 

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Enea Bastianini and the Ducati Lenovo Team complete a stunning double at Silverstone. Francesco Bagnaia also on the podium in third

The Ducati Lenovo Team was the absolute protagonist of an incredible race in the Monster Energy British Grand Prix, with Enea Bastianini back atop the podium - after yesterday’s sprint race win – courtesy of an excellent performance in the 20-lap Silverstone race, his maiden win of the season in a Sunday encounter. Francesco Bagnaia crossed the finish line in third place after leading for more than half the race.



Bastianini had a good start from third place on the grid as he was second at turn one. The opening two laps were not too kind to the Ducati rider #23, who made a couple of mistakes that cost him two positions. As the race progressed, Enea managed to find the right feeling with his Desmosedici GP machine as he overtook Aleix Espargaró before chasing the leading duo of Martín and Bagnaia. With seven laps left, Bastianini took advantage of a small mistake by his teammate and moved up to second position, with a one-second gap to the front. Thanks to an unrivalled pace in the closing stages, he managed to get on his rival’s tail and take the lead on the penultimate lap – ultimately crossing the line with a 1.9secs margin. This is Bastianini’s maiden double win, in what was MotoGP’s 75th anniversary.

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