Way back when Top Gear was in its golden era, I loved that Richard Hammond would profess his love for motorcycles on the show. It'd usually involve Jeremy Clarkson responding with something along the lines of "Hammond, you idiot!", but Richard was always undeterred and gave folks like me who love both cars and bikes an avenue to step into both worlds.
And Hammond was always a real biker in my eyes, as you tend to have to be when you live in sunny old England... Yeah, that's a joke, as English weather ain't exactly ideal for motorcyclists to enjoy year-round. Southern California, it is not. But the TV presenter and motorcyclist routinely went through hell and high water on the show whenever a motorcycle was introduced during some insane stunt or road trip. And he took it all in stride.
I, however, didn't know that Hammond's motorcycle collection was quite as extensive as it is. That is, until the above video with him going through his many, many motorcycles that range from classic BMWs to sporty Ducatis, and everything in between. Damn, Hammond, that's a dope collection I'm personally very jealous of.
