Can Motorcyclists Stop The Waving Thing?
Isn’t it about time we motorcyclists gave up on this waving thing? A motorcyclist has every right to wave at another rider (or bicyclists, or pedestrian or Food truck for that matter), but don’t lay…
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Sporty ’69 RWP’ed Looks Ready To Roar
Another Running When Parked in the long line of fine 1969 machines. This one was found in San Pedro. Built in 1969 and roamed the streets of San Pedro. What could be cooler than that?…
Costco Offers Jetson Adventure E-Bike At $500 Off Suggested Retail
Costco, the second largest retailer in the United States (behind Walmart), is offering a Jetson electric-motorized bike for the very attractive price of $1299.99. That’s 500 bucks off Jetson’s suggested retail price. And the Costco…
Ninety-Four Readers Identify Mystery Component
I wasn’t surprised that so many Jimmy Mac On Two Wheels readers were able to identify the mystery component pictured in the June 13th Running When Parked. That's because I figure there are not a…
Luna’s X-1 Enduro Blows All Other E-Bikes (And Hikers) Off The Trail
Earlier this week I wrote about how the Nicolai’s D1 EBOXX marked the first skirmish in the e-bike power wars. I certainly didn’t expect that the return fire would come so quickly or with such…
Escalation Of E-Bike Wars Destine To Alter All Other Trail Users’ Experiences
The problem I’ve always had with allowing electric-motorized bicycles on multi-user, natural-surface trails is that they are motorized. While a hiker or mountain biker may experience incremental gains in the amount of trail used in…
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame 2019 Inductee Elections Now Open
The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Inductee elections are an annual tradition that dates back to the beginning of the Hall in 1988. Each year, members and inductees of the Hall of Fame choose the…
UPDATED: SoCal Vintage MX Classic 10 From Glen Helen Raceway
The SoCal Vintage MX Classic 10 was run at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino on Saturday, June 13th with a large crowd of young and old racers ready to do battle on machines older…
Lyft E-Bikes Return To The Streets With New Brakes But Will Fix Work?
CNN Business is reporting that Lyft E-Bikes are returning their rental fleets to the streets after being removed due to a number of crashes linked to the front brake locking the front wheel (and the…
Ducati Mark 3 350 Desmo Ultra Fine ’69
Frequent "Running When Parked" readers already know my weakness for any motorcycle made in 1969. That year was a magical time for motorcycle, automobile and truck manufacturing. Case in point, this very fine 1969 Ducati…