This weekend, the Portland International Raceway will be taken over by the subtly titled MOTORCYCLE MADNESS XDL stunt motorbiking championships Friday and Saturday nights, which actually sounds like a fine way to toast the last days of summer weekends. If you are into this scene (there’s a quasi-explanatory video behind the cut), then you may also want to know that See See Motorcycles is getting warmed up early with a meet ‘n’ greet hosted at the See See coffee/retail/shop compound on Thursday with the star competitors, beer, and a display of drift bikes. They’re also threatening to premiere another video from Portland-based moto gear company Icon, which has a pretty good track record in that department. If you’ve yet to see it, their last video (essentially a really entertaining infomercial without the sales pitch), is worth eight minutes of your life.

Hit the cut for a closer look at the XDL Championships, too.

Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...