The Air Bag You Wear
People ride motorcycles because they aren't cars - and this goes much deeper than the obvious.
Motorcycles are free of almost all of the crap that has been forced into cars, most...
The Irony of Saaaaaaafety
It is said - we are told (lectured) - that "speeding" is "unsafe." This dictum is regularly enforced by cops who "speed."
Often, they "speed" to a much greater degree than the...
Some Therapy
Sometimes brakes stop you - from going.
It happens when the brake calipers clamp onto the rotors and don't let go. This happens, typically, because the pistons inside the calipers have gotten...
Zero . . .
Naming an electric scooter a Zero is at least editorially honest.
Of course, Zero - the manufacturer of electric scooters - likes to pretend that it's selling motorcycles. And the scooters it...
Waiting for Spring
When the priests sealed the door on King Tut's tomb, the Pharaoh was left to sleep for the next 3,000 years. Spring often feels that far away in late December, as...
What’s in the Box?
Normally, my old bikes start right up - even if I haven't started them in awhile. This latter being a regular thing during the winter months, when riding a motorcycle is...
A Meerakuhl!
It’s helpful when your old bike breaks down at a buddy’s garage. Especially when your buddy happens to be an old bike fetishist, too. One who just happened to have an...
This BMW Still Has a Six
Actually, it still comes standard with one - and for about $26k to start. Most BMWs come standard with a four - and for more than $50k to start.
The catch is...
A Little Therapy . . .
Owning a motorcycle is about more than just riding it. Caring for it is a big part of it.
There are sound practical reasons for caring about that, of course. A motorcycle...
The Kz and the EV
Yesterday I did something I doubt anyone will be doing 46 years from now - at least, not with anything that's new right now.
That being throwing a leg over the saddle...