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  • Gear review: Viking AXE Saddlebags

    Viking AXE Saddlebag I’ve been a little sloppy about posting ever since Jenn and I returned from the United States, because the weather here in Her Majesty’s United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been unusually fantastic. And we are desperate to make the most of it, hopping on the bike whenever we…

  • Bring on Dirt Quake IV

    //player.vimeo.com/video/69300961 Dirt Quake II by Iron Bird from SIDEBURN on Vimeo. I’m missing Dirt Quake III this weekend and I can’t help feeling ridiculously foolish for doing so. Oh, sure, I have a good reason for doing so — actually, two good reasons — but that doesn’t make me feel any better. I can’t help…

  • What I Want: Harley-Davidson LiveWire

    Don’t hate on the future: the Harley-Davidson LiveWire We seem to have fallen into an unhappy pattern in the modern era: any time anything happens –– anything at all –– there is an instant chorus of vicious critics. Take Ann Coulter, for example. If you live outside the United States and have never heard of…

  • Finding Main Street

    Finding Main Street

    A hipster video of a crew of seemingly ill-prepared people roadtripping across America

  • Bring on the Buell 1190AX

    Bring on the Buell 1190AX

    I have mixed feelings about Erik Buell’s motorcycles but appreciates American innovation, hoping EBR will succeed with future models.

  • 2014 Yamaha XV950 – First ride

    2014 Yamaha XV950 – First ride

    Resembling the Harley-Davidson Iron 883, this Yamaha XV950 offers superior performance and comfort.

  • Thoughts upon travelling at 110 mph

    If you are a member of the South Wales Police Department I want to stress to you that the following story is totally made up. Actually, let me extend that to all police forces in Her Majesty’s United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland. And maybe the UK Home Office. And the DVLA. And…

  • Part IV: The final day

    Part IV: The final day

    The final leg of my first big motorcycling adventure brings me through Wales