The history of the Triumph Bonneville is a long one, beginning in the late 1950’s and continuing on into the present. The Bonneville is named after the Salt Flats in Utah, where Triumph and other motorcycle companies would set land…
Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA,) started in 1861, originally produced guns and bicycles before manufacturing its first bike with an engine in 1905 and its first official motorcycle in 1910. With motorcycles like the Gold StarRocket Three, the companies’ bikes were…
Winter motorcycle gear and heated motorcycle clothes are two ways to extend the riding season. Any rider contemplating motorcycling all winter should first have a strong understanding of the issues facing him in the cold. The next step is to…
Whether interested in beating high gas prices or for those just wanting to reduce their carbon footprint (and be able to use the carpool lane), motorcycles are a great and entertaining way to save fuel. Best of all, it is…
In 1903, four lads from Milwaukee tinkered around with the idea of putting an engine on a bicycle. It looks like they were on to something. Beginning in 1901, twenty one year old William Harley and his friend Arthur Davidson…
On anybody’s list of the ten most scenic rides in the United States, right up there with California’s Pacific Coast Highway and Montana’s Going to the Sun Highway, you will find the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. These two…
When motorcycle riders want to escape from the confines of the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, they often follow the Hudson River north into Rockland, Orange, Westchester and Putman counties. The lower Hudson valley offers a great mix of twisty,…
Don’t hurry when traveling on the Natchez Trace Parkway. This is a lazy road. It holds stories about famous heroes, leaders and outlaws. It invites you to stop and visit many interest sites along its 450-mile length from Nashville, Tennessee,…
Space Mountain, Blazing Fury, Python Pit, Scream Machine, Looping Thunder, Yankee Cannonball, Quantum Loop; these are some of the most thrilling amusement park rides in the United States. Many motorcycle riders would agree that the Dragon — a twisting, turning,…
Years ago, when riding on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in New York, I thought I saw an accident occurring about ten car lengths ahead. I could not describe what was actually happening up there because a few cars blocked my…
