Don’t Think I Didn’t Do It – Buying a Used Bike Online
For those of us who like to fix old iron, nothing has been so important as the internet. Whether it’s finding parts for old broken stuff with strange drivetrains (Need a transmission for a 1970 Cushman Truckster? You ain’t gonna find it in your hometown, most likely) or simply tracking…
Motorcycle Buying Guide – Taking the Adventure Online
So before I start telling stories, I wanted to talk a little bit about buying bikes online. Yeah, it’s a thing, and if you look over to the right of these very words, you’ll see a link that’ll give you access to eBay’s site, with about a gazillion motorcycles from…
The Harley Davidson Pan America? Are You Kidding?
Okay, first things first – this is a review of a marketing plan, not a real product (at least not yet). It’s also a question of what is going on in Milwaukee. On February 22, 2021, Harley plans to unveil its new Pan America bike. On the H-D site, they’ve…
Quit Sweating the Small Stuff
Look, we all know that 2020 sucked, period. There’s no debate on it, but the frightening thing for a lot of us as riders and motorcycle “folks” is this: we’ve seen how easy it is to get people terrified. To strip everything away from them and tell them it’s for…
Sometimes the Little Things Count… Even Your Bandana – Zan Headgear
Every few years, I head high up into the Rocky Mountains, ostensibly to go hunting for a few days with some old friends, but also, to visit with distant family from my enlisted days. Usually, these treks involve a protracted series of flights to Denver, Colorado or Cody, Wyoming, then…
From LiveWire To ReWire
For years now, we’ve watched as Harley-Davidson has wrestled with the average age of its riders. The most recent statistics say the same things they’ve said all along: The average age of Harley’s customers is getting older – over 50 now, to be exact. And that’s a problem. A…
Sturgis in the Age Of Corona
It’s interesting that news coverage – which so many times focuses on blood, gore, and shock tactics – has given so little coverage to the fact that over 460,000 bikers descended on Sturgis for the 80th Annual Rally. In all that, only a handful of COVID-19 cases have been confirmed….
Motorcycle Helmet Shelf Life – How Old Is Too Old?
We see you. Yeah, you. The guy with the old helmet, figuring to get one more season out of it. Look, motorcycle helmets have a shelf life, and when they get too old, they need to go away. Not be sold, be destroyed. Retired to the shelf above the bar,…
More Than Just A Beanie Skid Lid
Now, this is not a waxxer post. And it’s not really for bar hoppers, either. Not in the least. We like all bikes, but the ones that can chew up hundreds of miles in a weekend are, in our eyes, the real winners. Sure, there are some beautiful bar hoppers…
Understanding the Helmet Rating System
Last week, we sort of opened a can of worms when we began a (really brief) discussion on helmets, universal helmet laws, and why the United States CDC would worry about motorcycle riders and whether or not they choose to wear a helmet. There are a LOT of opinions about…
The Things You Find Online…
If there’s one thing I’ve come to realize, it’s the older I get, the less I want to be governed, no matter which side of the aisle is telling me how they’ll do it for my own good. Stay out of my bedroom, my refrigerator, my garage, and my gun…
I’ve had a Change of Heart – or Just Realized the Brilliance of Harley’s Move…
Let me go ahead and warn you: I’m not going to talk about COVID-19. Or civil unrest in our cities and towns. Or the silliness of Americans thinking about “defunding” police departments. If you want any of that, turn on the news or check out social media – the “experts”…