Back in September, Donn Maeda of Transworld Motocross sat down with Tom White at Milestone MX for an intimate conversation between friends. You can read Donn’s introduction below. On September 11, I got a text message from my friend Tom White, letting me know that he was ceasing his chemotherapy treatments because they were worse … Read More
Orange County, California (November 5, 2017)—Glen Helen Raceway has partnered with the White family to honor motorcycle industry icon Tom White with a memorial ride day and life celebration on Saturday, November 11, 2017. Tom White passed away peacefully in his home in Orange County, California, on November 2, 2017. Glen Helen Raceway will be … Read More
Nearly 1,300 racers turned out at Glen Helen Raceway this past weekend for the 33rd Annual Dubya World Vet Motocross Championships. Racers from 25 different U.S. States and 20 different nations contributed to the record-breaking attendance numbers, and ensured that the 32 different race classes would be filled with bar-to-bar action over the course of … Read More
We’d like to share a very special tribute written by Jody Weisel, Motocross Action editor and dear friend of Tom’s. All of us have friends and acquaintances, but motorcycle friendships are intense — bonds as intense as soldiers in a war zone and as close as a secret society. Men who race together, trail ride … Read More
Tom White, famed motorcycle racer, business owner, philanthropist, and historian, has passed away after a courageous battle against cancer. He was 68. Tom was raised near the ocean in Huntington Beach, California, where he grew up surfing before discovering his life-long passion: motorcycles. He soon found his niche in flat track racing, eventually earning national … Read More
We love Dirt Bike Magazine’s weekly column “Two-Stroke Tuesday” almost as much as we love two-strokes themselves! But it’s even more exciting when we spot a set of Dubya wheels on the featured build, which was the case this week with Big John’s Honda CR500 build. We outfitted Big John (of John Burr Cycles) with … Read More
Although mutli-time Grand National Champion Jared Mees had locked up the 2017 title weeks before, Flat Track fans from around Southern California were excited for the final round of the American Flat Track series in Perris, CA on October 7, 2017. The sport made great strides in its first season since being rebranded “American Flat … Read More
Flat Trackers are on the rise, and for good reason. Between the newly rebranded American Flat Track series and Roland Sands’ Hooligan Series, and a slew of Flat Track-inspired production bikes and race bikes from the likes of Yamaha and Indian, this new style is quickly stepping on the toes of the cafe racer trend … Read More
Recently spotted on Dirt Bike Magazine’s Two-Stroke Tuesday section was an update on the CR500 AF build that AEO Powersports is working on. Check out what it looks like to completely deconstruct — and degrease! — a motorcycle before putting it all back together. Everything is looking pretty sharp, and very clean. We can’t wait … Read More
The crew from Upshift Online was among the many attendees at this year’s KTM Adventure Rally (if you’re not familiar with Upshift, go check out their site right now to see some amazing adventure motorcycling content). Below is a video recap they put together of the vendors at the event, and if you watch you’ll … Read More