Mid-Life Rider

This is an outstanding article by Nick Ienatsch which was published in SportRider some time ago. Here’s a snip . . .
Urban Guerrilla
Motorcycle riding tips for in the city

Ten years ago I signed on at Motorcyclist magazine and began commuting to
work on a motorcycle over the busiest freeways and streets of Los Angeles. In those [...]

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I found the CalSci site because I’m a happy user of the company’s windscreens on my FJR. Among the many useful bits on the site is a great list of beginner bikes.

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Here’s another one for your lust list. Confederate makes love-em-or-leave-em bikes that grace the garages of more than one of the pretty people. Regular people own them as well.

The company has been written about extensively and gained some attention when the factory was wiped out by Katrina. Personally, I think they’re loads of fun to [...]

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Motoczysz may or may not be the ultimate bike, but it the entire production has to rate right up there in the “cool things to wish for” category
If you’re not familiar with the tale of the bike and its creator, Mike Czysz, you can read about it here. It’s a great story. You just [...]

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Add The KneeSliders to your list of favorites. Great content you won’t find elsewhere. Gearheads rejoice!

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Every bike manufacturer needs a service like the Vincent Motors Configurator . . .

It allows you to wile away the hours not only dreaming about the brand-new throwback Vincent you can’t afford, but to dream about it in specific, customized-for-you detail. Brilliant.
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There are plenty of bikes to lust after. Here’s one to add to your list.

Vincent is a storied brand wth an glorious past. You can read all about it at the Vincent Motors website. While you’re there, definitely look at all the very cool bikes.
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A mile into test riding an FJR I was hooked. This is what a motorcycle was supposed to feel like. Fifteen minutes later, I stuck my butt in front of Frank the salesman and said, “I’ll take it.” For the record, if I could only own one bike, and I hope that day never comes, [...]

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I found Motoport a couple of days after dumping my bike going round a round-a-bout at something less than 20mph. The roads were wet and I was dumb/unaware enough to roll on the throttle while leaned over while rolling over one of the those big white painted arrows. A bad combination.
The bike slide out from [...]

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