The Trailblazers Motorcycle Club Banquet Under The Big Top
After a delay of over a year (due to a pesky virus), the 76th Trailblazers Banquet took place on Saturday August 28th under the big top tent of the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, California. The…
Category: Moto
Harley-Davidson’s New Sportster Looks Anything But ‘Sporty” – UPDATED
August 22, 2021: I added a video at the bottom of my story proving I'm not the only one to draw the Sportster/V-Rod connection. July 22, 2021: I was enthusiastic about Harley-Davidson’s new Pan America…
$25,000 Minibike Will Blow Your Mind And My Budget
I don’t know why it should, but it really bugs me that there are riders out there who can drop $25,000 on a minibike! A toy. A product with no practical purpose but having a…
Does Sex Still Sell? Get More Than A ’68 Yamaha From This Ebay Auction – UPDATED
I’ve got a compulsion for scanning Craigslist, Ebay and Bring A Trailer for vintage motorcycles from 1963 to 1972. I may actually buy another one someday (I’ve already got a shed filled with running-when-parked bikes) but…
E-Bike Dominates Rush-Hour Race
GeekWire recently conducted a rush-hour race through Seattle that pitted the most popular forms of urban transportation against each other. The only notable and puzzling omission from the starting grid participants was a motorcycle. Maybe…
Husqvarna, Not KTM, Launches Extensive E-Bike Line In USA – UPDATED
UPDATED August 3, 2020: Spoke to a buddy with inside knowledge of the KTM motorcycle/bicycle split and it makes more sense than my earlier speculation. The result is still the same (an awesome new brand…
Prolific Action Sports Photographer, John Ker, In Recovery Mode
Hall of Fame member (both Mountain Bike and BMX) and all-round great guy, John Ker, is in the hospital following hip-replacement surgery (following a cycling get off). John's recovery has not gone smoothly and he…
The Pave 01 Is A Motorcycle, Not An E-Bike
I assume the term e-bike was dreamed up by a clever marketing team who wanted to confuse, mislead and obfuscate consumers while giving manufacturers wiggle room in describing their products. Instead of calling them what…
Remembering John “Alabama Flash” Walker’s 1920 Speed Record of 115.79 Miles Per Hour
Wacky Explorer, a fascinating and fun website created by Samuel McCall, posted a story about John Eugene Walker, a motorcycle racer who survived a brutal childhood to become a nationally celebrated motorcycle racer and went…
Time Capsule Husqvarna 250WR Opened After 54 Years – UPDATED
UPDATED JUNE 30: OUT OF THE CRATE AND THEN RESTORED The opened-time-capsule Husky is still a cool find, but turns out I oversold it. The current owner believed the bike was a 1968 250WR that…