The Little Blue BMW
The Progressive International Motorcycle Show is making its way across the country. While most of the show is predicable and repetitive from year to year, many of us enjoy perusing the J&P Cycles...
View ArticleOn the Indian Scout
(Not the new Scout) Since the moment the Chief was unveiled, many of us have been quietly waiting for the Scout. What would a modern interpretation of Indian’s classic smaller, sportier bike look...
View Article2015 Harley Line-Up: Can’t Even
I’m not asking for miracles. I don’t expect to be amazed with every new model year. I don’t expect manufacturers to abandon their bread and butter. I just want something worth getting out of bed for –...
View ArticleOn the Ford GT
The mid-1960s were a high-water-mark in performance automotive design and styling. Many of the design icons of that era are still breathlessly coveted by gearheads and connoisseurs. It was a time of...
View ArticleOn The Indian Chief Dark Horse
It’s time to stop with the matte black. Matte black was once the hardest, baddest, nihilistest finish you could put on a bike. It wasn’t even a finish, really. It was the antifinish. It was riding...
View ArticleDissecting the Can-Am Spyder F3
The Power Cruiser segment is small, but it has a distinct visual language: tough, guts-out, feet-and-fists-forward riding position, a limited color palette, macho. Think Diavel, V-Rod, VMAX, the...
View ArticleThe New New Bonnevilles: A Closer Look
The Bonneville is finally going to earn its keep. For more than a decade, it has gotten by as the backbone of the Triumph brand solely on looks and romance. Those are powerful motivators for...
View ArticleWhat is “Neo-Retro”?
The first sentence of every description of the Yamaha XSR 900 must include the phrase “neo-retro,” and this one is no exception. It seems to be a somehow apt descriptor, but I don’t think any of us...
View ArticleBMW Introduces First Riderless Motorcycle
Since 1923, BMW has been a leading innovator in motorcycle technology. Their advances include ABS, ride-by-wire, and multi-mode rider control, as well as a variety of weird suspension contraptions. In...
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