Too Hot To Ride?
I guess I’m getting old. For the last few weeks, it’s literally been too hot to ride. Now, I’m not talking about “hot” the way that a lot of the country has had it – I can well remember a late-summer ride past Joshua Tree in southern California years ago…
What’s In Your Bags?
It’s funny to think back to when I first started riding how much crap ended up in the saddlebags. Now, truth be told, some of that was out of necessity – my bike in those days had plenty of problems and I needed to make sure that I had a…
Go And Get It
As I’m prone to do, a few days ago, with the promise of beautiful weather, I broke out the Sportster for a full day’s ride. A few gallons of gas and a cup of coffee at the gas station was breakfast and in less than an hour, I was on…
Finally! A Legal Chrome Biker Lid…
Over the last few weeks, as more and more lockdown b%&&$@ is coming to an end around North America and riding season is in full swing, I’ve been thinking about how we – as riders – aren’t too original. Seriously – we all wear the same black leather, the same…
The Damn World’s Gone Crazy
Now, before anyone gets their panties in a wad, let me say this: I’m not an attorney. I don’t know the rules about concealed carry in your state, your Province, or your country. I know them where I live in the Deep South of the United States, and I fully…
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….