Motorcycles Can’t be Automated
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...
The Electric Crack Pipe
I never "took" drugs - but I increasingly feel as though I'm the only one who's not on the pipe.
In the June issue of Cycle World, there's a friendly article about...
Motorcycle Clovers…
I used to think that people who ride are almost by default non-Clovers.
It takes higher-order skills, for one, to ride a motorcycle than it does to drive a car. In...
I’ve Got a Golden Ticket
I use the bike as my Willie Wonka golden ticket to get me away from/around anything annoying – and to a better place. Nothing – nothing – beats a speedy bike...
Motorcycles Are Next
Why are some people into motorcycles?
The answer, of course, is because motorcycles are fun - and affordable fun. And why are they affordable fun? To a great extent, because motorcycles...
Your Carb on Ethanol
It isn't pretty.
I hadn't done more than minor adjustments and external cleaning of my '76 Kz900's carburetors in probably ten years. The bike only sees about 500 miles of road time in...
The Emergency Bike
I've written before about the soundness of owning - of getting if you don't already own - a motorcycle in order to remain mobile in the months and possibly years ahead....
Bad Times . . . Basic Bikes
If times get tough, getting around will likely become a major challenge. Gas may only be sporadically available - in addition to being unaffordable. Imagine, for instance, what might have happened...
Under The Wire
Do you - does anyone - doubt for a moment that if motorcycles were a new invention, they'd never be allowed?
Try to imagine the presentation to the Department of Transportation.
Inventor: I...
Before You Buy a Bike….
Motorcycles are a lot of fun. They're also relatively inexpensive to buy - and they get great gas mileage.
But if you've never ridden before, there are some things you should...