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Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 Custom - Off Idle
You know that feeling when you're fantasizing about just how great your bike could be if you went all the way? You're innocently enjoying... more |
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V-Rod, Rune, Vulcan 2000, Rocket III and V-Max - The Super Cruisers
Flamboyant. Fast. Fun.The requirements were simple.As we set off down Sunset Boulevard toward the sea and a day of adventurous riding, we... more |
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Moto Guzzi California EV Touring - The Midnight Run Diary
The inaugural Crotona Midnight Run took place on New Year's Eve, 1911. It's taken place every year since, except for a hiatus during the... more |
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Custom VTX Motorcycles- Second Shift
Suppose your passion is building custom cruisers, but your business is selling aftermarket parts as an internet retailer. How can you find... more |
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New Harley-Davidson Bikes - Between The Lines
Seven Shades Of HarleyHarley-Davidson kept the train running this summer with a series of new bike introductions. First there was the... more |
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2005 Triumph Rocket III - Too Much Fun
"Oh...my...God." That's the typical response coming from riders getting off the new Triumph. It doesn't really matter if the tester is a... more |
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Triumph Rocket III - Nostalgic Motorcycle - Off Idle
Once in a while a bike really gets me, really touches a nerve. Most recently, that bike is Triumph's rippling Rocket III. I wouldn't say it... more |
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Motorcycle Riding In The Winter - Exhaust Notes
I guess I have been lucky to spend most of my motor-cycling life in Southern California, where what we are pleased to call "winter" is... more |
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2005 Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe - Royalty Redone - First Ride
It's no secret that in the cruiser market, history repeats itself over and over again, but it should also be noted that it does not do so... more |
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Custom Bike Building - Gentlemen, Start Your Customs - Between the Lines
For those of you who have wondered whether custom bike building was a sport or really just an excuse to escape into the garage for a cold... more |
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Riding Gear - Crazy From The Heat - Buyer's Guide
Ah, the dog days of summer. If you're like most of us, you ride primarily during the warm months between May and September, when the grass... more |
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Motorcycle Riding - Off Idle
Touch wood, it's been a while since I've come off a streetbike. I've come off dirtbikes, horses and the occasional ladder, but the last 12... more |
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Traveling New England By Motorcycle - Departure
Walnut trees turning, yellow as the dawn.Maple sugar being pulled down strong.Frost shuns the pumpkin's orange glow.Cornstalks wilting in... more |
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Between The Lines - Events, Shows, Rallies
Cobra's wild take on Kawasaki's V2KOne of the serious high points of the annual motorcycle dealer show held in Indianapolis each year is... more |
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Suzuki VS 1400 Intruder - Japanese For Germans
One off Catching the attention of jaded event goers at Daytona Bike Week is no easy task. Between unbaffled mufflers, greasy hot-dog stands... more |
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Touring - Off Idle
You all know me pretty well. In my professional life I'm fiercely devoted to only a few things: motorcycles, traveling and making magazines... more |
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Florida's Overseas Highway - Finding The Keys - Departure
There is no other road in America like Florida's Overseas Highway. The Keys, a 120-mile-long island chain, are bridged together like jewels... more |
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The Big Test: 2004 Yamaha Road Star 1700, Honda VTX 1800N, And Kawasaki V2K
"They sure are growin' 'em big in Japan," said one onlooker. He wasn't talking about gymnasts. The top-of-the-line V-twin cruisers pack... more |
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2004 Honda's Shadow Aero 750
Cruisers may represent the more traditional end of the motorcycle design spectrum, but even relatively low-key V-twins need facelifts and... more |
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Motorcycle Production - Conspicuous In Their Absence
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V-Twin Cruiser - V-Twin Tech Tonics
Thumb the button and the starter engages with a clank and labors to put a few rpm into your cruiser's gleaming V-twin motor. Whirr,... more |
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