2018
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Proclaiming My Wrongness
A few months ago, I wrote an article in response to the acquisition of EBR by a company known as Liquid Asset Partners, which describes itself on its website as specializing in “turning your underperforming assets into cash.” In that article I stated quite assuredly that Erik Buell’s eponymous sportbike company was finally, truly dead.…
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Gravity always wins
The ‘kick test’ is one unique way to evaluate a motorcycle…
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The Octane PR fumble: What does Victory do now?
The initial backlash against the Victory Octane was so intense that most of the reviews I’ve read of the bike have felt the need to mention it: Motorcyclist: “Maybe Victory set expectations unreasonably high… enthusiasts like us were hoping for a high-performance machine more in the standard- or naked-bike realm than another midsized cruiser“ Motorcycle.com: “(M)any……
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Ride review: 2016 Zero DSR
Here are some words strung together: interior permanent magnet, surface mount permanent magnet, graphene matrix. You’ll hear words like these when someone tells you about a Zero motorcycle. But if you are like me, your eyes will glaze over because those words don’t create pictures in my mind of what part they will or won’t…
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2016 Zero DSR – First ride
Zero’s DSR motorcycle combines fun, technology, and the future of motorcycling
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An Iron Butt a day: Meet world traveller Urs ‘Grizzly’ Pedraita
Grizzly Pedraita plans to break the world record for global travel on a motorcycle, aiming for under 100 days.
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Thoughts on customer service
Recently I had to take my Suzuki V-Strom 1000 in for some unexpected service due to a recall related to three separate electrical issues. It’s an experience that’s annoyed me on many levels, not least of which being the fact I can no longer hold reliability as an advantage over competitors. Up until January, if…
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Victory Octane: Flop or Underappreciated Genius?
Victory’s Octane disappoints, despite boasting a promising future direction for the brand