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2015 Indian Scout – First Ride
The Indian Scout captivates riders with its vibrant engine and nostalgic design, despite some ergonomic and feature shortcomings.
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Is Belfer for real? Thoughts on the future of EBR
I watched a lot of professional wrestling when I was a kid. This was during the dying of the light for wrestling territories. Down in Texas it was all about World Class Championship Wrestling. I remember, too, watching Mid-South and a fledgling World Championship Wrestling. When my family moved to Minnesota I got to see the American…
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Scooter Bob and I go to Aberystwyth
Recently I’ve had the privilege of hosting Scooter Bob, who you can read about here. We went on two little adventures together before he carried on with his world travelling. Here’s the first of those: Hey, Chris, I’ve been thinking… Yeah, Scooter Bob? What about? Well, you know, I don’t want to sound ungrateful… I…
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What I Want: Honda Africa Twin
I’m loving Honda’s marketing for the Africa Twin motorcycle, and am excited about its features and potential performance.
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A Texan in Europe
My first European road trip on a bike: travelling more than 3,000 miles on a 2015 Suzuki V-Strom 1000
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2015 Indian Chief Vintage – First Ride
1811cc V-twin makes for a great bike with a few easily fixable problems
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The joy of jerryrigging
There are all kinds of positive aspects to motorcycling –– I wrote about several of them not too long ago –– but one of the lesser-known positives is the incredible sense of satisfaction that you get from coming up with a solution to a problem. Sometimes the solution can be purchased. My shed is an…
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What I wish Victory would do
I talk a lot about Victory motorcycles on this blog. Sometimes I feel apologetic about that — I realise not everyone is as interested in Victory as I am — but then I remind myself: this is my blog. I can write what I want. Anyway, a few months ago, I wrote a post in…