a reminder that what we do
to bring you content on your
favorite subject can have dire
consequences.
Evans, husband to Karin
for 30 years and father to two
daughters, Minna and Georgia,
was a man deeply in love with
motorcycling and his job as a
motorcycle journalist. Having
been involved with the Motor-
cycle.com team for the best
part of 10 years, Evans was
known for his deeply analytical
approach to motorcycle testing
and evaluation, but always in
that light-hearted demeanor he
became so famous for.
Although it may be a clichéd
thing to say at a time like this, it
is nonetheless true—you'd really
struggle to find anyone who had
a bad word to say about Evans.
The man was devoid of en-
emies, a rarity in a space where
opinions and their polarizing
nature are the very lifeblood of
the industry.
Tributes to Evans poured in
from every corner of the mo
-
torcycling world and beyond.
Indeed, as Rider Magazine's
Greg Drevenstedt so eloquently
put it, "The measure of a person
is how they are regarded by
others. I can't imagine there's a
single person with something
bad to say about Evans Bras
-
field. The outpouring of not just
grief but love for how wonder-
ful of a human being Evans
was speaks volumes about his
character, personality, integrity,
selflessness and devotion to his
family and friends."
Over the years, Evans and I
got to know each other well.
We traveled all over the world
together—through the Middle
East, Asia, Europe and pretty
much every little nook and
cranny of the United States—and
the amount of time we spent in
each other's pockets gave me
an insight more into Evans the
man than Evans the motorcycle
journalist.
The love this man had for his
family was absolute. He'd de
-
light in telling anyone who would
listen just how proud he was of
his daughters as they navigated
their way through adolescence
and into womanhood. He had
T
he American motorcycling
media was rocked by the
death of Motorcycle.com
Editor in Chief, Evans Brasfield,
after an accident while riding at
Big Tujunga Canyon on Angeles
Crest, Los Angeles, on Wednes
-
day, September 13, 2023.
Evans was involved in a colli-
sion with another driver who fled
the scene. The suspect was ap-
prehended later that night, while
earlier that day Evans passed
away at the site of the accident.
The news of Evans' death
sent shockwaves through the
tightknit international motor
-
cycle journalist community,
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BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
REST IN
PEACE, EVANS.
The motorcycle community
is mourning the loss of
Motorcycle.com Editor in
Chief, Evans Brasfield.
