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Listen, I'm not a smoker. I've never been a smoker. I also don't drink oil by the quart for breakfast, just for the record. But at the same time, for a longtime fan of motorsports, such as myself, it's awfully difficult to deny that from a design standpoint, some of…

Have you ever painted a piece of furniture, or even a room? If you've done either, you already know one of the most important things you need to know if you're going to work on your bike yourself. What do I mean? Easy: That good preparation is about 60% of…

I cannot imagine being so upset over someone using public off-road trails that I'd attempt to kill or seriously injure them. I mean, I understand that this country is falling apart at the seams at the moment and people have become emboldened to act, shall we say, more aggressively.

I think Harley-Davidson's engineer, as well as three of its press people, told me no less than eight times "Whatever you do, don't put your feet down." Before the demonstration occurred, while the engineer was demonstrating the obstacle course, with each successive rider hopping onto the new Softail, and twice…

Whether you're a fan or not, you probably have at least a passing familiarity with Pokémon by now. And for good reason, too. I'd be willing to bet that Pikachu is probably at least as recognizable as Mickey Mouse or Mario by this point, even if you couldn't possibly care…

For years, Sena has been a pioneer in the world of motorcycle connectivity. The brand has a wide selection of Bluetooth communicators, and today, it even has a bunch of smart helmets for you to choose from. Its latest release, the Phantom, brings smart helmet capability up a notch.

Few brands embrace customization quite like Indian Motorcycle, as the company takes pride in being America’s first motorcycle outfit, being a whole two years older than Harley-Davidson. And just like the Bar and Shield, it has a lineup of motorcycles that just begs to be customized.

I got to drive a Polaris Slingshot ages ago. One of my friends had one and we'd decided to take it to the industrial park behind my then-apartment complex to shoot some dope dusk photos with the Los Angeles skyline in the background. I'd never really understood the allure of…

More and more people are ditching cars and hopping on bikes. Whether it’s to avoid traffic, go green, or just get some exercise, cycling—both electric and pure muscle power—is blowing up worldwide. Europe’s been ahead of the curve for years with places like Amsterdam and Copenhagen being early adopters. Even…

It’s easy to take modern motorcycle technology for granted. Today, you and I can walk into a showroom and buy a bike with 200 horsepower, advanced electronics, and aerodynamic fairings developed in a wind tunnel—provided you’ve got the dough. Suffice it to say that performance that was once the domain…

I couldn't even study Spanish in high school. But thanks to Harley-Davidson, the students at Tomahawk Wisconsin can learn how to build motorcycles from scratch. More specifically, the 'Hatchet Choppers' teamed up with Harley to learn about tech skills as a byproduct of assembling motorcycles.