Whenever I purchase new tires, I like to scrub them in properly by riding thru malibu canyons. Today was no exception, with brand new Bridgestone BT003 RS tires balanced and mounted by Alex White @Motorcycle Performance. Riding the canyons during the week as most bikers and car enthusiast will know, is like being on a closed course or track. The best place to do my Ben Spies impression(sad impression I must say) on my 2009 Yamaha R1.

The best and most popular section of road in Malibu to ride back and forth is the “Snake” on Mulholland. It’s a nice tight technical section that puts your bravery to test with its +/- camber switch back turns and blind corners. The perfect place for MotoMan to shoot footage for one of his weekly web series episodes. I had the pleasure of speaking to MotoMan who also hails from New York after his brief run in with a local sheriff. They received a slap on the wrist with a warning for driving to close and a ticket for obstruction of view with the camera setup on the front of car. I’d take that over a speeding ticket any day!

I look forward to visiting his MotoMan site which goes live next week on craveonline.com, where he tells a story each week about cars and car lifestyle that both gearheads and their girlfriends can relate to. MotoMan videos are also available on his personal site motoman.tv.

My personal weapon of choice…Nissan GTR!

Camera-man Paul and MotoMan getting their special complimentary invitation to the Malibu courthouse.