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Eric’s Take, Part 1–Bostrom Blogs!
Hi all, and welcome to my contribution to the CW blog. While the CW staff will be working hard to make updates on the SuperBike race team and other technical things going on behind the scenes, I wanted...
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Eric’s Take, Part 2–Bostrom Blogs!
It never fails to amaze me how much effort it takes to make a competitive race team. Just the hours and experience alone to assemble the bike are daunting, let alone the set up, logistics and cost of...
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Eric’s Take, Part 3–Bostrom Blogs!
Wow, I never would have guessed that the toughest part of a Laguna Seca race weekend would be the drive home. That and working hard to qualify sixth in a very competitive field only to cross the line...
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Eric’s Take, Part 4–Bostrom Blogs!
Photo by Tim White/www.tswphoto.smugmug.com Connecting the final pieces of the puzzle can be precarious. It’s the big commitment part that brings together the final scene, and that is where we are...
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Eric’s Take, Part 5—Bostrom Blogs!
Many times, I feel the three Bostrom brothers—Benjamin, Torsten and I—were born decades too late. Captured by the adventures of yesterday, we all share the same enthusiasm for eras past. Be it a...
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Eric’s Take, Part 6—Bostrom Blogs!
Team Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki’s season finale at Barber Motorsports Park didn’t end as well as it began. But, as with life, nothing comes without hurdles, and bridging the...
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Eric’s Take, Part 7—Bostrom Blogs!
Recovery from injury is a battle. It beats you down both mentally and physically. In my case, there was little I could do to take the edge off the stress while I was lying around trying to keep my...
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Eric’s Take, Part 8: Bostrom Blogs!
Spurs in, ye ha! The rare alignment of ideas and ideals is always worth noting. Formation of Team Cycle World Attack Performance is just that: an extra element to the already-exciting two-wheel racing...
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She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: From the Saddle at Daytona with #10—By Eric...
Eric Bostrom qualified fifth for the Daytona 200 on his Team Cycle World Attack Performance Kawasaki ZX-6R, one spot behind his teammate, JD Beach. Photos by Brian J. Nelson Daytona has a way of...
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This Isn’t The End Of The Road; It’s Just The Beginning—By Eric Bostrom
Photo by Brian J. Nelson There were some long days and weekends, but they were nothing compared to the seemingly endless nights. From the moment that “Road to Daytona” got the green light, this was...
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Eric Bostrom – First Ride – MV Agusta F3 675 Is Three greater than Four?
My journey back to Paul Ricard this past February for the press launch of the new MV Agusta F3 675 was special. This enchanting high-speed circuit is perched above the French Riviera in the arid...
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BMW HP4 – First Ride Ten reasons why the 193-horsepower, S1000RR-based BMW...
I flew to Spain to ride the new limited-edition HP4, the latest incarnation of BMW’s already-impressive, World-Superbike-contending S1000RR. After spending a day lapping the famous Circuit of Jerez on...
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Time Warp A four-cylinder tribute to Number Nine’s title-contending Triple.
Welcome to the magic of the café-racer era, a time when a single model, the Vincent Black Shadow, held the production motorcycle speed record for nearly a quarter-century. If you were a tinkerer, this...
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Husqvarna TR650 – First Ride
There is no better way to experience a vast amount of countryside in a short period of time than on a motorcycle. In fact, the same can also be said for a big city. This is the aim for the 2013...
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2013 BMW HP4 – Riding Impression Semi-active suspension helps bump the...
You can’t have your cake and eat it, too. That’s what I was thinking as I stood in pit lane at the Jerez Circuit watching the gentle morning light illuminate this holy land of motorcycle roadracing...
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Digging Deep For Enlightenment Chasing the legend, Tinker Juarez.
The late Earl Nightingale, known to many as the “Dean of Personal Development,” once said, “If you surround yourself with greatness, some is bound to rub off.” Well, in 2013, I’m banking on it! Sport...
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Five Fast Facts: Schuberth SR1 Helmet Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher...
Sprechen sie Deutsch? Although Schuberth has been making motorcycle helmets for more than 60 years and is considered to be one of the premier helmet makers in Formula 1, the German company may not be...
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When Worlds Collide: Electric vs. Gas Motorcycles Electric motorcycles are...
In an unprecedented move, the American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM) is allowing electric motorcycles to compete head-to-head on track with conventional internal-combustion-powered machinery....
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Rediscovering Paradise Dual-purpose motorcycles make riding in the California...
Feeling claustrophobic in the spanning void of the Mojave Desert is devastatingly ironic. Not so long ago, I would point out a distant peak as my destination and open the throttle in that direction,...
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Electric Vs. Gas AMA champion makes his case for the future of motorcycling.
Will electric motorcycles replace gas motorcycles? Can you ride your bike in the rain? Is an electric motor all torque? Is there a sudden surge of power? Is your bike heavy? Don’t you miss the noise?...
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