Category: motorcycle

CULPEPER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The victim of a deadly motorcycle crash in Virginia was discovered in what could have been days after the crash that killed him, according to Virginia State Police.

State Police said 60-year-old Timothy W. Brown was driving a 2007 Harley-Davidson north on Route 522 when he was unable to maneuver around a curve and ran off the road. Brown was thrown off the motorcycle, and the Harley came to rest at the bottom of an embankment.

According to Virginia State Police, neither Brown nor his motorcycle were visible from the road and were not discovered until a passerby came upon them on Sept. 19.

At this stage in the investigation, state police believe the crash that killed Brown occurred sometime between 1:30 pm on Sept.17 and 9:50 am on Sept.

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A motorcyclist suffered a broken leg after crashing into a vehicle at a rural intersection in southeast Rochester over the weekend.

Investigators are still looking into the crash, however Sheriff’s Captain James Schueller said the 43-year-old motorcyclist was traveling east on 20th St. Southeast when his motorcycle hit the passenger side of a westbound vehicle that was making a left-hand turn onto 40th Ave. southeast. The crash caused the operator to be thrown from his motorcycle and land in a ditch on the north side of the intersection.

The motorcyclist suffered a broken leg and was transported to a nearby hospital. He was believed to have been traveling around 45 mph at the time of the crash, Schueller said. The crash occurred shortly before noon on Saturday.

The identities of the motorcyclist and the other drivers have not been released. It’s not yet known if the

A Seminole County firefighter who was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash has died.

The Oviedo Firefighters group posted the update on Connor Fernandez on social media Sunday morning.

Fernandez was seriously injured in a crash in Altamonte Springs earlier this month.

His fellow firefighters stepped

Ahh, two-stroke engines. Many people associate the sound (and smell) of a two-stroke with yard equipment, but for motorcycle fans, it signifies something else entirely – performance. See, before emissions regulations were as stringent as they are now, two-stroke motorcycles dominated not only off-road but on road and, more importantly, on racetracks. But how did that happen?

The story of the success of the two-stroke engine is one that involves Nazi missiles, betrayal, industrial espionage and more intrigue than you can shake a bottle of castor oil at, and it’s laid out beautifully in this 20-minute film by YouTuber bart.

The first two-stroke engine was created in Scotland in 1881, but it wasn’t until 1908 that they became practical for use in motorcycles and scooters. These engines were used because they were simple and cheap to produce, but there