Justin BogleGEICO Honda rider Justin Bogle is moving full time to the Honda 450CRF for the 2016 season, but he got a head start on the year by racing in the Monster Energy Genova Supercross race at Palasport di Genova over the weekend.Bogle performed well in the race, one of the more popular events for American riders who compete in Europe during the U.S. off-season. After finishing sixth in the first race, he came home second in the second event to finish with an overall third-place finish, good enough for a podium.
Bogle began the day by posting the third-fastest time in the free practice, but he improved his speed by nearly 1.5 seconds during the second timed practice. His lap of 41.568 seconds was seventh in the second practice, but Bogle was clearly getting comfortable on the GEICO Honda 450.He started eighth for the first race, worked his way to seventh on Lap 4, and then moved into sixth on Lap 5, where he finished the race.In the second event, Bogle jumped to the lead and held it for the first five laps. He slipped to second, where he remained for the remaining seven laps.Still, that got him a combined third, and he was able to share the podium with winner Cooper Webb and second-place Broc Tickle.Bogle traveled to Italy a couple of days before the race, taking time to get adjusted to the difference in time zones, but he was still his flamboyant self, generating cheers with his stylish whips during the jumps in a Supercross race.Bogle begins his full-time tenure aboard the GEICO Honda 450 for the Monster Energy Supercross opener Jan. 9, 2016, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif.
Hello everyone and welcome once again to Ultimate Motorcycling’s weekly Podcast—Motos and Friends.
My name is Arthur Coldwells.
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This week’s episode features Senior Editor Nic de Sena’s impressions of the beautiful new Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST that is loosely based around the original FXRT Sport Glide from the 1980s. Hailing from The Golden State, these cult-status performance machines became known as West Coast style, with sportier suspension, increased horsepower, and niceties including creature comforts such as a tidy fairing and sporty luggage.
In past episodes you might have heard us mention my best friend, Daniel Schoenewald, and in the second segment I chat with him about some of the really special machines in his 170 or so—and growing—motorcycle collection. He’s always said to me that he doesn’t consider himself the owner, merely the curator of the motorcycles for the next generation.
Yet Daniel is not just a collector, but I can attest a really skilled rider. His bikes are not trailer queens, they’re ridden, and they’re ridden pretty hard. Actually, we have had many, many memorable rides on pretty much all of the machines in the collection at one time or another.
From all of us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we hope you enjoy this episode!
