“What have been the five best days of your life?” That is one of my favorite questions to ask people. It is a great question to ask your elders. It’s a great question to ask the new people in your life. It’s also a great question to ask yourself when you are writing next years […]
A Biker Chick and Bears Read More »
Well, it isn’t September anymore but the old songs lyrics still apply. “The leaves of brown come tumbling down, remember? In September, In the rain.” That's all we've had since September around Lower Alabama–rain. We bought the Super Fly on September 18th, and I swear there has not been one entire day when I could
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When your town is called P-Burg, you need to either have a small bladder, a sense of humor or like to keep things short and simple. P-Burg is just the popular local slang for Philipsburg, Montana. And yes, only one “L” in that spelling as well.So where is P-Burg? You’ll find it in Granite Mountain
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Our wheels are once more winding their way through the meandering two lane roads of our host state. The scenery is of forest, small coal towns and operations, then more forest, as we are now passing through Monongahela National Forest. There are more twists in the road here than at a Chubby Checker concert. I’ve
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If you find yourself in Wyoming with a day or two to spare here is a great motorcycle destination. The Bighorn Mountains are located in the northern part of central Wyoming and southern Montana halfway between the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park. My wife and I began our ride in the town of Buffalo, which
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The winner of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America's “Free Harley Give Away Contest” is 18 year old Ryan Mackey from Willoughby Ohio. Ryan was one of the 90, 18-to-25-year-olds who wrote an essay for the contest, sponsored by Bikernet.com and the AMCA, which ran for October 1st 2008 through August 15th 2009. The prize
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I decided I needed a long ride, so I jumped on the bike and headed out to get a few more stamps for my Motorcycle Grand Tour of Virginia passport. The goal of the tour is to visit 58 stops all around Virginia. Prior to this ride, I had 47 of the stops covered and
Riding Shenandoah Valley and the Richmond Skyline Drive Read More »
I don’t know if you have had an inclination to hop on your scoot and ride for 1000 miles in 24 hours, but there are people out there who believe it's a terrific way to spend time. They even have a certificate and patch for you if you meet the challenge. They call themselves the
Virgin Iron Butt Rider Pops His Cherry Read More »
Campboy hasn’t been the same since our cross-country ride in ’97. In fact, I haven’t been quite the same, either. But Campboy is much worse than I am . . . at least in my opinion. Campboy started a bike project following Laughlin this year that he thought would solve his problems, at least with
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If you're moving out of California, the first location pick usually isn't Utah, but it was mine. After almost 25 years, I'm still glad I did. As far as I can tell, Utah is not a hot bed for motorcycle activity, except for the FIM Super Bike series which is here this weekend. (It just
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Hold the presses, our super popular 1″ Shorty Risers are now available in a bad ass black finish!!! These bare bone beauties are nothin but raw, hardcore puuuurrfection! The shorty risers feature a slammed 1″ rise with 1/2″x13 threads. If you have been searching for a unique bare bone finish for your front end, the
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May 18th, 2010: Rolling out of bed, it was boot-tough not to notice the steely gray of the clouds blocking out the sun. The dips in the pavement filled with water from last night’s rain. Although, the party wasn't scheduled until 6:00 PM tonight, I was anxious to strap the bags to the fender and
Marilyn Reports from the Big Mountain-Part 1 Read More »
Things happen in the past that always come back to haunt you at some point, some good and some bad. Roebling Road Raceway in Savannah, Georgia is one of those. My first time at the track in 1990 was on a brand new Yamaha FZR400 with a freshly earned expert license. Eager to get the
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“Do you haf to ride to zees job?” The German Feminine asked.I noticed something in her eyes which was altogether rare in the world of Germans- emotion. “Why?” I asked. “I sink you should haf a stronger helmet. Perhaps a Deutsche(German) helmet.” “Shiiiit,” I laughed as I headed to the garage to get El Diablo, the big twin
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I started to write how timely it was to be reviewing this book just before the Fourth of July and how it could remind us to value our freedom. Then I realized how trite that can sound. As Americans we should treat every day like The Fourth of July. We should never forget why this
Kevin Thomas Book Review Read More »
Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, CaliforniaI laid my H&K USP .45 on the counter at the check-in booth for TWA airlines. The attendant eyed me with wary disdain as he examined the gun to make sure it was unloaded. It’s completely legal to carry firearms underneath any commercial airliner and there was nothing he could
Morning Glory Seeds and Black Madness on the Santa Fe Trail Read More »
Once upon a time, there was a country dominated by an Iron Hand. All of its vast resources were hoarded by the State and dedicated to maintaining its military might. Ronald Reagan called it an “Evil Empire” that we had to guard ourselves against. Individual freedom of expression was frowned upon and conformity was just
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Ponder cagers whatever way you want, but some of them are really, really cool. We are of course not talking about your run-of-the-mill average, produced-by-the-thousands 4-wheelers. Nope, we are talking about those classics created around the same inspirational spirit that makes us build and ride custom motorcycles: Hot Rods and Custom Cars. More than 2,000
Good Guys 1st Spring Nationals, Scottsdale/AZ Read More »
Rebirth of an American Classic: The Build Begins Read More »
Afterour previous blog posts about extending your motorcycle cables and brake lines,and another about measuring for comfortable bars, we thoughtit’s about time to take on the topic of cables all by themselves. Harley Throttle Let’sstart with HD throttle cables. Inthis modern era we use a two-cable system, something that was mandated by thegovernment to preclude sticking
How To Order Motorcycle Cables Read More »
On the map it was to be seen as a small red square set flush against the Equator, for all the world like a scarlet kerchief hung up to dry on a line. That was how Terry Devine expressed it when he first located it in his old school Atlas, but he didn’t know then
For the printed version, find the lastest issue of Cycle Source Magazine, but not at Walmart Stores. Author's Note: Funny you should run an article on how fucked up Wal-Mart (from Cycle Source Magazine) is treating its potential suppliers, trying to come off as some holier-than-thou corporation saving us from ourselves by keeping objectionable material
Walmart Wars Continue Read More »
There’s a wild air cleaner from Paul Cox. I’m going to say, and I might be off base, that most carbs are rebuilt for a couple of reasons: either they sat too long, sucked bad gas, or ran without an air cleaner too long. I would venture to guess that most carbs on custom bikes
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There were too many boxes to pack on the bike so Sullivan hauled his kids' Christmas gifts to the UPS office in his boss's van. A worn out but sympathetic clerk took his money, reminding him that the holiday was only two days off and there was no way the kids would get the presents
