They were the first, they became the greatest and they lost it all.
It was 1902 when the Hendee Manufacturing Company of Springfield, Massachusetts started production of its first motorcycle. It was a 1.75bhp 213cc single-cylinder, with a (then revolutionary) chain drive. They called it the Indian.…
I am not a thrill seeker. I never have been. Ever since I was a kid, I hated roller coasters, avoided horror movies, I didn’t drink any alcohol until my late twenties, I have never smoked, never done any drugs, never experimented. I never pushed the envelope. I was a band geek. I loved Star Trek. I wouldn’t consider myself an adrenaline junkie.…
Scott Colosimo was broke and unemployed, but he had a dream of starting his own custom motorcycle company. The man behind Cleveland CycleWerks takes us through how it all started.
And so the story of busted knuckles, sleepless nights and intense moments of insanity begin……
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Malaysian government recently finalized the purchase of 1000 brand new Ninja 250s for police duty. Given the distinctive (and somewhat unfortunate) “STD X” badge, the new Ninja 250 STD X motorcycles are central to a Motorcycle Patrolling Unit aimed to increase police presence in high crime locations.…
Geneva, Switzerland
The nature of the FIM Superbike World Championship is set to change in 2014. In the interest of simplifying their race offerings FIM intends to eliminate the Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 series and introduce a new 250cc series.…
Bangalore, India
Breaking news from India is that Triumph will be launching a brand new 250cc motorcycle. The announcement comes from Rudhy Siswanto, the President of distributor of Triumph Motorcycles in Indonesia.…
Editor’s Note: Guest author and adventurer extraordinaire Lois Pryce treats us to an excerpt from her wonderful book Lois on the Loose – a true account of how she quit her day job at the BBC to ride a Yamaha XT225 from the northernmost tip of Alaska to the southernmost tip of South America. If you like motorcycle adventure books …
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