The Electric Suicide of Harley-Davidson
Imagine a Harley that doesn’t vibrate. No bark through the straight pipes when you push the starter button. No nothing through the pipes - which aren't there anymore.
There is no starter...
Rat Bike Cleanup!
Here's a video of "after"... the result of several days' worth of OCD scrubbing and polishing my poor ol' 1983 Honda GL650 Silverwing.
This is the one bike I've got that I'll...
Motorcycles in the Saaaaaafety Crosshairs
Motorcycles are the last vehicles still largely free from Uncle’s asphyxiating grasp. That is about to change.
The unelected regulatory apparat known as the National Highway Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is...
If You Don’t Ride Your Bike . . .
One of the things I learned after getting divorced has nothing to do with women. My small herd of bikes sat for a long time as my marriage unravelled. I either...
Video Rant: Rotted Fork Seals & OCD Chain Cleaning
Here's a quick ran about leaky fork seals and a neater/easier way to clean a bike's chain:
Look for a new rant - tomorrow, hopefully - about GM's decision to put a...
Does Biker Deserve Death Sentence?
You may have seen the video below that documents a road rage incident which occurred the other day in California.
A motorcyclist is riding adjacent to a car. We don't know why,...
2017 BMW C Evolution
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Well, behold the BMW electric scooter.
You will never have to gas it up. But you'll have to wait a few hours while it charges...
2018 BMW K 1600B
Motorcycles aren't subject to Uncle's fuel-efficiency fatwas.
Not yet.
Which explains why BMW is putting its sixes in its bikes . . . while removing them from its cars. Including even mid-sized cars...
Video Rant: 2018 BMW K 1600 B
BMW is withdrawing six cylinder engines from its cars - because Uncle - but bikes are another story. Have a look as this kahuna:
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Got a question about cars -...
Video Rant: A Tale of Two Bikes
Here is a quick look at the two bikes BW just left with me for a couple of weeks. One is the new 1600 B "bagger" - which is my kind...