1969 Yamaha YL2-C “Running When Parked” A Fun Project
Ever notice how any car or motorcycle manufactured in 1969 is cooler than any other year? I'm sure you can find exceptions, but for the most part, 1969 rules. This Yamaha YL2-C is a prime…
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Take The National Mountain Biking Survey And Let Your Voice Be Heard
Ohio University and Appalachian State University researchers have put together one of the more interesting mountain bike surveys I have even taken. The survey is sponsored by the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) with funding…
Enter To Win An iZip E3 Moda E-Bike By Taking A Survey
A bicycle trade organization, People For Bikes, is offering riders a chance to win an iZip E3 E-bike (valued at $3749 but being blown out by iZip for $2999) for taking a rider survey that…
Motorcycho Spotlights Jimmy Mac
There is no motorcycle website/blog cooler than Motorcycho. I’ve been a devoted fan of their site and zine for years (and I still miss the radio show). So I take it as a great honor…
Hurricane Warning On The Craig-Vetter Designed Triumph
The Triumph Hurricane is a collectable motorcycle and this example looks very well preserved. Still, it is a hard call. The seller only posted one photo that is sharp enough to check out the bike’s…
Clean Republic’s Hill Topper E-bike Kits Recalled Due To Unintended Acceleration
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a product recall for Clean Republic’s Hill Topper E-bike Controllers due to reports of unintended motor acceleration after water had penetrated the controllers. Clean Republic, based in Seattle,…
Honda Cafe Racer Should Be Running When Sold
I post a lot of dubious “projects” in Running When Parked, but this is not one of them. This Ride Red racer is an solid example of a street bike converted to a cafe bike.…
Specialized E-Bike Advertisement Debunks Proponents’ Low-Speed Claim
The Specialized advertisement that pits their Turbo e-bike against a bicycle has got to be the weirdest advertisement Specialized has produced since their high-speed police pursuit video. It sends a message that must have e-bike…
Rider Believes Warning Gate Is For Other People
The rider who ignored closed warning gates by riding round them gets quickly owned by the bridge. Luckily, a number of Good Samaritans pulled the dazed and confused rider from the gap before it closed.…
POV Footage Of Mountain Biker Who Jumped The Tour de France
https://youtu.be/QwpCmKsjzqk Alexis Bosson jumped over a few Tour de France riders in this year's event, but let's give credit to Dave Watson who did the same thing eight years ago. https://youtu.be/V1YlFQVTBuI