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……
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 …
For every competitive rider there are a few years when, as novices, they have to prove to the world that they have what it takes to be among the best. For racing legend Valentino Rossi, these were the Aprilia years.…
The first car I owned was a Mazda Protege. It was a good car, sporty, reliable, economic, practical…it never let me down. In North America it’s considered a compact car and, as the model name would suggest, one which you would be expected to trade as soon as you move up in life. When you have a better job, a …
While screaming litre-4′s are still in high demand, the once neglected small capacity market is undergoing a much-needed revival. Here in Australia where restricted licenses make these bikes the norm for beginner riders, an astute observer would have noticed the flurry of activity in our dealerships and the second hand market. A little under two years ago we had the …
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