Tag: motorcycles
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Trump Puts A Bullet Through Harley-Davidson’s Brain
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The Newest Contender – Ultraviolette
India’s Sport Motorcycles are About to Shake Up the Industry – And They will Be Coming to the U.S. and Europe Sooner Than You Think Indian motorcycles, and by that I mean, motorcycles designed and built in India, are not new to the world market. But this year, one new marque, at least to this…
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The Colonel
What makes travel by motorcycle so memorable is how visceral it is. You are open to the elements, and by being so, more susceptible to its proclivities. Wind, rain, snow, intense sun, and heat are all part of the journey, all part of the fabric of travel. It requires concentration, attention, and situational awareness. But…
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Journey’s End
Yesterday I met a friend of mine that I hadn’t seen in quite awhile. Six months to be exact. He was walking out of a building, and I noticed an appreciable limp. His name is Jay, and he rides a Kawasaki KLR, almost exclusively off-road through the thick forests of this province. I stopped him,…
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Your Ultimate Triptik
A Compilation of All Your Favorite Places in the Western States and Provinces In this post, I want to ask you to interact if you will. If you provide me with the one place you loved more than any other, why, and (if possible) a photograph of the location, I will produce a Triptik that…
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Under-glow Lighting for Motorcycles
How Can We Make Our Motorcycle More Visible? In 2023, I narrowly avoided a head-on collision with a vehicle that turned in front of me at an intersection. That was the second or third time that this had occurred. On one previous occasion, I was forced to drop my bike to avoid striking the vehicle…
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The Origin of Obsession
I was 15, and I had already purchased my first car for $75.00, a 1956 Chevy Bel Air. What I thought of as a source of pride, was viewed by those on the street with derision. It’s paint was faded, its wheel wells and floorboards, near non existent. Its transmission was mostly shot and the…
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Lane Filtering in Canada
Lane filtering is something that is often discussed in this country, but seldom goes beyond conversation. Defining exactly what we mean and what we want to see in relation to lane filtering is the first issue to be confronted. So what is lane filtering? Web Bike World, January 21st, 2021, states, “Filtering, otherwise known as…
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The Missing Link, or How We Got Here
Engineers believe there needs to be a ‘bridge’ between internal combustion engines (ICE) and Hydrogen or ICE and electric motorcycle propulsion systems. Kawasaki believes this strongly enough to offer a complete line of hybrid motorcycles. The first of these is the Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid. Each manufacturer has taken a position in relation to future…