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Motorcycles

All two-wheeled-related. Anything about bikes and riding.

Safety… Defined For You By Someone Else

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One of the problems with "safety" laws is they amount to someone else's cost-benefit analysis. Someone else's favoring of more this vs. less of that. Someone else' determination that the Pros...

Does Biker Deserve Death Sentence?

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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,...

Be like Ponch – Ride an ex-cop Kz1000!

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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...

The Rat Bike

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The worse the economy gets, the more popular motorcycles become. They're a cheap - and fun - way to get around. "Rat bikes" - older models that maybe don't look showroom-new...

Shipping a Motorcycle: The Nightmare Begins

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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 Moment’s Feel of Freedom

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I rode my bike without wearing a helmet the other day - just to remind myself of what it felt like to live in a semi-free country. It felt damned good. Helmets are...

Enter the ZRX

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I started one of my bikes yesterday after it had been sitting for the past six months - the time it took for me to find the time to rebuild its...

Motorcycles in the Saaaaaafety Crosshairs

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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...

Air-Cooled vs. Water-Cooled

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Most of us have  a preference for one - or the other. I own - and have owned - numerous examples of both types. There are pros - and cons - either...

Motorcycles Can’t be Automated

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What happens to motorcycles in a world of automated - not autonomous - cars? Don't you hate that slippery shuck and jive? "Autonomy" means independent; free from external control. We are talking...
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