2018
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What I Want: Victory Gunner
I can’t believe I’ve thus far neglected to add the Victory Gunner to my What I Want list. I suppose I got a little wrapped up in being disappointed in Victory for appearing to rest on its laurels over the past year or so. The 2015 model year line up that was announced this past…
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Gear review: Knox Fastback Gilet
“Gilet,” for those of you playing along at home, is a fancy word for vest. But Knox, being a British company, probably doesn’t call this bit of kit the Knox Fastback Vest because in British lingo a vest is often a tank-top. “So, wait,” I can hear American voices saying. “Does that mean that when…
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Monsoon season
Nikwax, Fabsil, duct tape, repeat. Nikwax, Fabsil, duct tape, repeat. Nikwax, Fabsil, duct tape, repeat. Nikwax, Fabsil, duct tape, repeat. Nikwax, Fabsil, duct tape, repeat… It feels as if it has been raining nonstop for the past two months. The relative dry of September had lulled me into a false sense of security and I had…
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The Great Welsh Tea Towel Adventure
Maybe I can rediscover my love for Wales with the help of a motorcycle
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The new all-rounders
The writer explores adventure-touring motorcycles, evaluating BMW, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Triumph, and Yamaha models for performance, aesthetics, and affordability.
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Thoughts on the Kawasaki Vulcan S
Here’s a question: Is a Harley-Davidson a cruiser, or is a cruiser a Harley-Davidson? In other words, which is the Form? In Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy there is the concept of the Form: that all things and, in fact, concepts, have Forms which are the “true” representation of their reality. So, for example, imagine if…
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Love for the Can-Am Spyder
Can-Am Spyder F3 The UK motorcycling community hates trikes. Actually, that scorn extends beyond motorcycling circles. I once heard someone who doesn’t ride describe trikes as “belonging to that section of motoring marked: ‘Only For Men With Ponytails.’” This colours my own attitude toward trikes, of course; we are affected by our surroundings, regardless of…
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What I want: Ducati Scrambler
I’m feeling a lot of excitement for Ducati’s innovative new Scrambler.