Teaching The ABCs Using Dirt Bikes
Curt Evans, motorcycle cartoonist extraordinaire, just released “Z is for Zundapp: an ABC dirt bike book” to encourage youngsters to learn their ABCs using dirt bikes. The book somehow finds a dirt bike brand for…
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I Took The eBike eCourse And Passed With Flying Colors
People For Bikes and The Motorcycle Safety Foundation, both industry trade organizations, teamed up to develop an online training course to help new and experienced e-bike riders master riding skills and learn or brush up…
Southern California Best Dirt Roads Adventure Series Map Missing Key Feature
I’ve used Butler Maps for years and have a large collection. The maps in my library are all printed in conjunction with Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR). BDR supplies the GPS tracks for free (but please…
$1000 Running When Parked Overpriced By $1200
What is this guy thinking? A bike sitting for 20 years that’s missing a basket full of parts and he wants $1000? That’s not gonna happen unless the buyer believes this is actually a one-off…
Yamaha 80 Running When Parked With $2500 Asking Price
I’m a ’53 model so I was 12 years old when this bike popped off the assembly line. Twelve is a very impressionable age so when I saw this Yamaha 80 up for sale, the…
Another E-Bike Brand Tells Their Customers, “Tough Luck, Suckers”
Back in January of 2026 we reported on Rad Power Bikes ignoring the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall of Rad e-bikes that poised a fire hazard. Rad, already in bankruptcy, said they didn’t have…
$1,100 XKJQTA Class-2 E-Bike On Sale For $300
My buddy, Jim Dover, sent me a Walmart link to the XKJQTA Q5-Black Knight Edition E-bike. This bike normally retails for $1,999.99, but you can get one on sale for $299 (for how long, I…
Somis Road Guardrail Destroyed After 15 Months Of Service
Last night or very early this morning, a reckless driver failed to maintain control of their vehicle and took out the Armco Crash Barrier on Somis Road’s Dead Man’s Curve. The barrier was replaced on…
Godspeed, Mert Lawwill
Here is the obituary posted by Mert’s extended family: Motorcycle Icon, Suspension Pioneer, Grand National Champion, Innovator, and inductee into five halls of fame. Mert Lawwill, star of On Any Sunday and 1969 Motorcycle Grand…