Buying a vintage motorcycle is becoming popular these days. Some are acquired for a custom project, building a cafe racer, bobber, or chopper. Often it’s for nostalgic reasons, you had one when you were younger, or it was your “dream bike,” from those days. Maybe it’s purely for enjoyment of riding a vintage, or, as my brother’s … More How To: Buying A Vintage Motorcycle
This is my first film review, ever, so if I botch it up, I’ll try to do better on the next, if there is one. Last Sunday I spent part of what would have been an otherwise cold, wet, and dreary afternoon in an activity that was almost as good as riding a motorcycle. Sitting … More Review: The Film Why We Ride
Burt Welleford’s Vincent ride around America has started. As planned, Burt left Atlanta on his journey of a lifetime on June 15, 2013, but he was not alone. A group of his friends and supporters rode with Burt to his first stop, the Barber Motorcycle Museum in Leeds Alabama. We gathered at 9:00 AM to … More Burt Welleford’s Vincent Ride Around America Begins
Sometimes things just find you… THE STORY OF MY CHINESE RED RAPIDE I very much missed owning, riding and showing my Black Shadow and had decided that I would like to somehow acquire another one. This is easier said than done as the prices of Vincent twins had skyrocketed. I then came up with what, … More Featured Bike: Ron Stupart’s A Tale of Two Vincents Part Two
HOW IT ALL BEGAN For as long as I can remember, I have been a gear-head. As the legend has it, my first word uttered as a baby was “Volkswagen”. Whether it be a car, motorcycle or airplane, if it had an engine and it moved, I loved it. From a young age, I could … More Featured Bike: Ron Stupart’s A Tale of Two Vincents Part One
This is a video interview with Burt Welleford about his planned trip around the lower forty-eight United States to benefit The Shriner’s Children’s Hospital. You can hear the love he has for his father and grandfather in his voice as he speaks about them. I am particularly touched by the fact that he always carries … More Video: Vincent Ride Around America 2013
This is Burt Welleford’s 1951 Vincent Black Shadow. Anyone who has been around motorcycles any length of time knows the name “Vincent,” the history, and legend of the marque. Burt’s Vincent has it’s own history, before it was Burt’s, it was his father’s, and before that, his grandfather’s, who purchased the Black Shadow new in … More Burt Welleford’s Legendary Ride Around America 2013
This is Bruce’s Harley flathead 45. I really like this bobber, it has clean lines, and considerable detail. I could look at it all day, and, to be honest, if I owned it, I would probably ride the wheels off it. I am not quite sure of the year on this bike, according to Bruce, … More Featured Bike: Bruce’s 45 Bobber
I can’t count the number of times I have talked about going to the Smoke Out rally. I would always make tentative plans, then something would come up that was “more important,” usually the “more important” was something somebody else wanted me to do for them. It almost went down that way again, and I … More My Trip To The Smoke Out Thirteen
While you are riding this Summer stay hydrated, (no, that doesn’t mean drink an extra beer) you can dry out on a bike pretty fast in hot weather, the combination of you sweating and the wind evaporating it as you ride can have you in trouble before you realize you have a problem. I got … More A Summer Weather Warning: Heat Exhaustion
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