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Europe 2015 pt. V: Final checks
The Topeak Morph hand pump I use for my bicycle can also be used for motorcycle tires. That's where I'll start this update, because, really, that's what the last few weeks have been all about: making...
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Ride Review: Indian Chief Vintage
The Indian Chief Vintage is an interesting bike in the sense that it is simultaneously amazing and awful. The good news is that this awful can be fixed with a pair of scissors. The better news is that...
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What I Want: Honda Africa Twin
I've admitted this before: I'm a sucker for good marketing. And the campaign leading up to the imminent return of Honda's legendary Africa Twin motorcycle has been exceptionally good.Honda clearly,...
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Scooter Bob and I go to Aberystwyth
Recently I've had the privilege of hosting Scooter Bob, who you can read about here. We went on two little adventures together before he carried on with his world travelling. Here's the first of...
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Europe 2015 pt. VI: Penarth to the Black Forest
If you haven't already seen from my Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or G+ feeds, RideApart has published the first part of my road trip to Italy.I have visions of one day going back and writing up an...
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Is Belfer for real? Thoughts on the future of EBR
I watched a lot of professional wrestling when I was a kid. This was during the dying of the light for wrestling territories. Down in Texas it was all about World Class Championship Wrestling. I...
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Ride Review: Indian Scout
"It reminds me of bikes from the 70s," says a leather-vested balding man also test-riding the new Indian Scout. "I mean, it just feels like those bikes, you know?"I don't know. But from his enthusiasm...
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Gear review: Suzuki Tank Bag
Here's the thing about a tank bag –– any tank bag: once you get one, you will find it extremely difficult to live without. That's something to consider very seriously; there is no turning back. They...
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Ride Review: Indian Chieftain
That screen, though.I have quite a lot of good things to say about the Indian Chieftain –– it is, after all, easily one of the best motorcycles coming out of America at the moment –– but the bike's...
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Gear review: Buffalo Bay leather motorbike gloves
I'll admit that I bought the Bay motorcycle gloves by Buffalo in something of a panic. Summer was on its way and the Furygan Revol Evo gloves I had been using through winter and early spring were...
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Bryan Harley, I hope you're right
By now you will have figured out I'm a Victory mark; I get grumpy when they don't do exactly what I wish they would do, I swoon every time that they do something cool, and I will bite on just about...
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The week that showed just how badly Harley-Davidson have failed with the...
This is an exciting time of year for motonerds. Around the world, a number of trade shows are taking place and manufacturers are in the process of unveiling their latest, greatest products.If, like me,...
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Long-term ride review: 7,000 miles on a Suzuki V-Strom 1000
One of the many things the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 has going in its favor is the fact it has 7,500-mile service intervals. This is a vast improvement over the 4,000-mile intervals I had with my Honda...
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Wind, rain, and terrorism on a Victory Vision
The original plan was to ride to EICMA on a Victory Gunner. I had come up with the idea in summer, imagining French back roads and Alpine passes.When I get in touch with Victory's PR team in the UK,...
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Models are hot, but let's drop sexism from motorcycling
Here's the thing: I'm a fan of the ladies. I'm a fan of looking at the ladies. And, when there is mutual agreement to do so, I'm a fan of touching the ladies.That's just the way I am. Some deep...
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Ride Review: Victory Vision
Parts of this review were originally published on RideApart.I put more than 2,500 miles on a Victory Vision recently –– primarily on my trip to EICMA, but also on the familiar roads of Wales, where I...
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12 Reasons to ride a motorcycle
We're several days into 2016, but I'm of the mind that a new year doesn't really begin until I buy a new wall calendar. Which won't happen for another week. I'm waiting for shops to lose their nerve...
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Indian's new Scout Sixty: Who is this for?
(This article was originally published on RideApart)Less than two months have passed since Indian's new Scout Sixty was unveiled in Milan, and the classically styled modern cruiser has already racked...
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Good news, bad news: Moto predictions for 2016
(This post was originally published in another form on RideApart)Prediction 1: THE AMERICAN MOTORCYCLING RENAISSANCEThe good news: We're hitting a renaissance of American motorcycling. There are strong...
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Does it matter where stuff is made?
(Originally published on RideApart)I've become obsessed with the idea of getting an Aerostich Roadcrafter, the famously unsexy safety onesie favored by adventurers and moto-journalists. I mean, just...
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