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Riding A Motorcycle - Exhaust Notes
When I was old enough to drive, I asked my folks for permission to get a motorcycle. Their answer, taken from page one of the Parent's... more
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Motorcycle Shopping - Pre-Owned Travelers
We know it. Most people who are shopping for a motorcycle aren't checking new-bike road tests and visiting showrooms. They're looking at... more
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Honda's Annual Biker Bash - State Line Surprise
Remember when you got hooked on pizza in high school and couldn't help scarfing it at every meal for weeks? Then you'll also remember that... more
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2006 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide Road Trip / 2007 Street Glide First Look
Read about this cross country trip on a 2007 Harley Davidson Street Glide more
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2006 Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide - The Original Cruiser
It's about time we got around to this motorcycle. The Super Glide is the Original Cruiser, after all. Back in 1970 it was the first example... more
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2003 Suzuki VL 800 AFT Customs - While You Were Away
Anytime I hear about a bike built by AFT Customs, I pay attention, especially when it's based on a model I like and the story behind the... more
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Road Signs - Exhaust Notes
In the course of preparing this issue, I spent three consecutive weeks on the road. For nine days (most of them in the rain), I traced U.S.... more
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Harley-Davidson Road King - Good Intentions
I visited Louisiana and Mississippi with the best of intentions: Do a travel story about the great places you can visit on the outskirts of... more
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2003 Honda VTX1800C - Mr. Nasty
In June of '04 we profiled a sweet, nitrous-enhanced VTX1800 built by Jim Guffin and friends. The bike featured a ton of one-off bits-well,... more
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Riding Gears - Tested
Summer's here and it's time to dust off the duds and suit up for some serious riding. You may find it's also time to make some upgrades to... more
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Kawasaki Vulcan 900 And 2003 Yamaha Warrior - Between The Lines
Cobra Can't Seem To Stop Building Cool, New BikesIn addition to Cobra's cornea-searing Suzuki showbike featured in our last issue (BTL, pg.... more
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Control And Safety - Exhaust Notes
Back at the beginning of the year, Senior Drain Plug, Art Friedman (a former sidecar owner himself, he still gets a giggle from riding... more
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Honda CB750 - Holy Honda
As regular readers may remember I was returning from the 2005 Honda Hoot when a serious brain fart caused me to run out of gas, exactly... more
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2006 Suzuki Boulevard M109R
The last to throw its hat into the mega-twin ring, Suzuki has also brought the smallest-caliber weapon to bear. But, if it needs to be said... more
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Style Vs. Efficiency - Off Idle
The other day someone had the nerve to call me a "do-gooder." I'm not exactly sure why it ruffled me so much, but I'm guessing it has... more
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Riding Dangers - Exhaust Notes
Ferreting through a stack of touring brochures the other day (for my gig at our sister publication Motorcycle Escape), I was struck by the... more
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Raising The Pot: Victory Ness Signature Vegas Jackpot
It came as a bit of a surprise when Victory Motorcycles head honcho Mark Blackwell introduced the company's new model, the Vegas Jackpot,... more
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Kawasaki Vulcan 750, Suzuki Boulevard S50, Honda Shadow 1100 Spirit, And More - They Came From The 1980s!
Two decades are forever in the world of motorcycles. We recently glanced through the 1986 Street Bike Buyer's Guide published by... more
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Motorcyclists Organ Donor Cards - Exhaust Notes
Ride OnI recently read a piece in the Los Angeles Times about how people needing organ transplants are "jumping the line" by making... more
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2006 Cruiser Buyer's Guide
The performance numbers included here are from actual testing of the model or one that is so similar that the performance should be the... more
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Hyosung GV650
Tested!The revolution has been spoken of for many years, but now it's upon us. Twenty years ago, the products of car manufacturers from the... more
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Moto Guzzi Griso - Not Just Another Stallion
After a series of fits and starts, Moto Guzzi's storied design works have at last spat out a production version of the much-ballyhooed... more
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2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 And Vulcan 2000s
The oft-rumored Kawasaki 900 Vulcan finally arrives in the company's 2006 lineup. The new liquid-cooled V-twin engine displaces 903cc. It... more
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Triumph Bonneville - Big Bikes Vs. Small Bikes - Off Idle
Sometimes I annoy myself. For some perverse reason, I have it stuck in my head that a bigger motorcycle means a better motorcycle-and for... more
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2006 Discontinued Models
2006 Discontinued ModelsAll BMW R1200C ModelsHarley-Davidson FXDX Dyna SportHarley-Davidson VRSCB V-RodHonda Valkyrie RuneKawasaki Vulcan... more
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