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
I found an interesting documentary film about an annual “build off” event in the San Francisco area that ties in with Stevie Ming’s build “The Skirmisher.” It’s called “The Dirtbag Challenge,” they bill themselves as a “Low Rent Chopper Build Off.” The challenge is to build a custom motorcycle within a set overall budget and … More Editorial: The Dirtbag Challenge Motorcycle Build Off
I’ll admit it, I’m completely mad for this bike! As much as I like Stevie’s “Blue Bike,” the “Skirmisher” is my favorite of the two. It’s radical looking, built on a very low budget, just right for the coming “Zombie Apocalypse,” and, best of all, it never needs washing! The problem with most custom bikes … More Project: Stevie Mings’ Double Threat Part Two
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
I’ll start off by quoting Mel Brooks from one of his movies. “It’s good to be the King!’ Indeed it is, and sometimes it’s good to be the editor of a motorcycle magazine, you get to see all sorts of really cool bikes, and get to know the folks who build them. A case in … More Project: Stevie Ming’s Double Threat Part One
This is one of my “finds” from my trip to the Horse Smoke Out Thirteen. I actually heard this bike before I saw it. I had just arrived, was unpacking and getting my act together, when I heard this loud howl coming from behind me. I turned around just in time to see a bike … More Featured Bike: Doug Hollandsworth’s Suzuki GS 1100 Drag Bike
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
The Bikers Garage 