A Dual-Sport Adventure Good For The Soul
Lance Sallis and I have been talking about a dual-sport ride for over a year. Lance, of Central Texas Restorations fame, is a long-time friend who lives in Austin, Texas. He also has a place…
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The Birth Of Gravel Bikes
Gravel bikes are all the rage, along with e-bikes, and why shouldn’t they be? Road bikes have become as use-specific as mountain bikes. Maybe more so. Today's road bikes are created to do one thing…
Dave Miller Benefit Face Masks Back In Stock – UPDATED
UPDATE AUGUST 4, 2020: So many people have continued to request the Scott Face Mask that Curt Evans (the artist behind the project) agreed to produce another batch. Here is Curt's message and how you…
Yamaha TT500 With A One-Of-A-Kind Chain Tensioner And $3500 Asking Price
I like Yamaha TT500s because they are the epitome of what a run-what-you-brung dirt bike should be. It is not uncommon to see them in pickup truck beds and on trailers headed to the California…
What Harley-Davidson Needs To Do To Survive UPDATED
July 28th, 2020: Today's article from Bloomberg News, “Harley-Davidson Investors Sour on CEO Jochen Zeitz’s Turnaround Plan” confirms what I predicted for the company’s new CEO in my story dated May 10th, 2020 (in its…
The Drive Has No Idea That The Segway X260 Is A Motorcycle
A story on the Segway X260 electric-motorized, off-road motorcycle by The Drive’s Jesus Garcia, reveals how little he (and The Drive) knows about motorcycles and e-bikes. Jesus describes the X260 as a “dirt-slinging electric mountain…
Ask Jimmy Mac: Finding The Perfect Mountain Bike Match – Updated
I receive unsolicited queries and I try to answer them all. I’m retired, for Pete’s sake. I’ve got the time. And I’m honored my opinion still matters to some riders. I don’t know why I…
Photos From The AFM Race At Buttonwillow Raceway July 19, 2020
Haven't been to an AFM road race in a long, long time, but my buddy Mark "Fitzy" Fitzsimmons was racing and there are no spectators to speak of so it was a great place to…
More Than A Motorcycle, This Honda Chopper RWP’ed Is A Labor Of Love
Robbin, this bike’s seller, got sick before he could finish his masterpiece. He doesn’t say how serious his illness is but I’m going to assume it is nasty to pull him away from this bike.…
40-Year-Old Team Suzuki Images Saved
While I was working at Suzuki in 1979, a few motocross team mechanics asked if I would shoot photos of them with their riders’ bikes on the grass in front of the Suzuki pagoda in…