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Category Archives: Bike Basics

This Is Your Brain on a Motorcycle

April 23, 2013 – 8:15 am

Riding a motorcycle every day might actually keep your brain functioning at peak condition, or so says a study conducted by the University of Tokyo. The study demonstrated that riders between the age of 40 and 50 were shown to improve their levels of cognitive functioning, compared to a control group, after riding their motorcycles  [...]

By Todd Halterman | Also posted in Advice, Biker Culture, Motorcycle Insurance Guide, Motorcycle News, News, Research | Comments (73)

No Higher Calling – A Custom Moto Guzzi You Can Afford

December 23, 2012 – 11:58 am

Not sure what it is about this week, but it seems I’ve been obsessed with the idea of owning a Moto Guzzi. The V850 Eldorado is a massive looking motorcycle, and the big fenders – along with the iconic look of the classic Guzzi motor – make the machine art on wheels. While the transversely [...]

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Want To Thoroughly Test An Electric Motorcycle? Hand It Over the Coppers

September 28, 2012 – 10:46 am

Electric motorcycle manufacturer, Brammo Inc., wants to know how much abuse their forward-looking electric machines can take. So what are they doing to find out? Looking for police departments to beat the living snot out of them. In the past, the standard choice of a motorcycle for American police departments was a large, heavy machine. [...]

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1926 Indian Prince – Motorcycle Find of the Day

September 28, 2012 – 7:00 am

The Indian Motorcycle Company was the preeminent American motorcycle manufacturer near the turn of the century. Launched in 1901 as the Hendee Manufacturing Company, the Indian Motorcycle represented the cutting edge in bike technology for the period. The 1926 Indian Prince was built to attract new riders to the fraternity. Touted as an entry-level rider’s [...]

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Taking the Hemlock – Greek BMW Restoration

September 26, 2012 – 7:51 pm

Greek dudes restoring BMWs and Enfields and Irish music. This appeals to me on so many levels…   http://homoratus.blogspot.com/p/bmw-r26-restoration.html Source: motorcycleinsurance.com via Whitey on Pinterest

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Look Ma, No Hands! Phil Comar Rides His Harley For Charity

September 26, 2012 – 6:29 am

It’s pretty clear that Phil Comar, of Adrian, MI, knows how to handle his bike. Comar , now 62, has been riding motorcycles almost 50 years, and his last ventures were nothing short of amazing for their audacity and for their concern for his fellow man. You see, Comar rides no-hands. You got that right. [...]

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When Detroit Was Great – The End of American Henderson Motorcycles

September 25, 2012 – 7:51 am

In 1911 a pair of audacious brothers formed the American Henderson Motorcycle Co, 268 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Michigan. William G. Henderson and his brother, Tom W. Henderson, began a partnership which would lead the pair to create a series of elegant and powerful machines. With William acting as the designer and motorcycle aficiando and brother [...]

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Hey Officer, Look Into My Helmet When You Say That

September 19, 2012 – 11:44 am

Should a rider be legally able to videotape the incident when pulled over by law enforcement officers? That’s the question at issue as a result of a recent traffic stop by a Dallas County Sheriff’s Department officer which led to the officer being issued a 38-day suspension. The deputy stopped a motorcycle rider, supposedly without [...]

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Ron Finch Is the Antonio Gaudi of Grease and Gasoline

September 18, 2012 – 11:55 am

There are lots of folks who build custom motorcycles. Some of then are craftsman, some of them are hobbyists, some are visionaries but Ron Finch is an artist with a distinctly unique vision. Finch is, for lack of a more fitting metaphor, the Antonio Gaudi of Grease and Gasoline. Metal worker, painter, artist, and custom [...]

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The 120K Akira Motorcycle by Masahari Teshima

September 17, 2012 – 11:24 am

Masashi Teshima has made a life-size replica a cartoon motorcycle ridden by some cat named “Akira,” who I gather is a cartoon character. The bike? Should you be interested in what makes this machine go, you can check out a whole page of speculation from the cartoon-drooler types here at this page… It took Teshima-san [...]

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