One of the great joys of being all 24/7 about motorcycles is getting to offer my opinion to friends and acquaintances about what bike to buy. In fact, that was the original motivation behind writing up this comparo of sport touring bikes.
The other day someone found this blog and sent me a note asking me [...]
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FJR Love Song
May 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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2003 Kawasaki ZR-7S
May 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Also known as the ZR750-H3.
Summary: Excellent beginner bike / street rat.
I bought this bike in late 2006 from a lovely Canadian couple for my son to learn to ride on. If you’re not familiar with it, and few people are, it’s a carbureted, four cylinder, two-valve per cylinder, 70 hp, 750cc bike with digital ignition. [...]
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We have a winner: The coolest thing on two-wheels is a Minenraumer
March 6th, 2008 · No Comments
This is just the coolest thing. Maxes the “coolest thing on two wheels” scale by a lot.
Here’s what you need to know, courtesy of Hemmigs Auto Blog And no, you can’t buy one . . .
Unfortunately, little seems known about it. It currently resides in the Kubinka, Russia tank museum, and the Russians captured it [...]
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CalSci has one of the most informative sites on the web
February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
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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Confederate: Another stunning bike on another stunning site.
February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
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: The Ultimate Mid-Life Fantasy
February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
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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Go play around with the Vincent Motors Configurator
February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
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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Vincent: The Official Bike of Mid-Life Lusting
February 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
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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If I could own only one bike: Yamaha FJR1300
February 21st, 2008 · No Comments
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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RSV1000R Closeups
February 14th, 2008 · No Comments
For those who like this sort of thing, these are some detail views of my Aprilia RSV Factory
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