Wheelers Blog & News tagged "riders"

From Sportsmen to mechanics and veterinarians, discover what your favorite MotoGP riders would be if they had to choose something else! 1-      Valentino Rossi:  Sportsman 2-       Jorge Lorenzo:  Design or Sportsman 3-       Marc Marquez: Mechanic 4-      Nicky Hayden: LOST! Nicky Hayden has always dreamt of being a rider and nothing else. He used to play basketball as a kid but is not sure whether it can be his dream job! 5-      Andrea Dovizioso: Sportsman mainly footballer 6-     ...

There’s this common stereotype about riders being crazy fanatics of speed and Rock and Roll...As if the minute you get on a motorbike you grow a beard, your hair becomes instantly long, your skin turns into this leathery surface of distinguished roughness, and your exhaust system releases drums sound and hard core notes! Well guess what? Under this edgy look there’s simply a doctor, lawyer, professor, and father just trying to make his way to work. Yeah, riders do care about making a living...

I remember every detail of that day, even ten years on. It was warm, but overcast; the kind of day that makes the rolling green countryside fade to a grayscale. I was riding with my normal crew, a group of experienced sport riders from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, as we snaked through the familiar, twisty roads that made up our usual Sunday loop. Riding with these old heads had considerably improved my riding. It was the right atmosphere for a newbie: there was no pressure to go fast,...