2011 New Bikes Preview
Most of the country can only think about riding right now, but the days are getting longer and the snow and cold can't last forever - even if it feels like...
The Nicest People Ride Hondas
Instead of watching “the game,” I went for a ride this past Sunday.
My friend Graves owns several antique bikes, including a very nice – and road ready – ’67 Honda Dream....
The best $1,500 I ever spent
If gas prices hold at their current $3 or so per gallon, most of us will be paying an extra $240 or so per year for fuel vs. what we were...
Shipping a Motorcycle: The Nightmare Begins
There are two bear traps waiting to snap shut on your leg when buying a bike online. The first, of course, is buying the bike itself. If you're going by an...
A Two-Wheeled Hedge Against Inflation
Ho ho ho. Your Christmas present from Ben Bernanke - $3 per gallon gas - is coming a couple of weeks early. "Qualitative Easing" - printing money, lots and lots...
The Lesser Known Kaw
I used to own an odd little dual sport called the Sherpa Sherpa and - as often happens with odd little things one gets to like - I stupidly sold it...
Seasonal Coverage? Nah… That’d Be Reasonable!
Seasonal riding is a fact of life for many motorcyclists. Come fall - and cold weather - many riders hang up their leathers and park their bikes for the duration. It...
Be like Ponch – Ride an ex-cop Kz1000!
Interested in acquiring a motorcycle that's also a veteran?
An option you might consider - one that's not well-known outside of the collector bike hobby - is to shop for an ex-police/former...
Thug Cop Shoots, Paralyzes Biker
You never who you are dealing with during a traffic stop.
That goes for the person being pulled as much as it does for the cop doing the pulling-over.
Motorcyclist Michael McCloskey, Jr....
Smog Police Gunning For Bikes….
The smog police have finally caught up with motorcycles - last bastion (excepting weed whackers) of relatively unregulated internal combustion.
The Environmental Protection Agency has come down hard on bikes during the...