Ride Report Journal
January 28, 2020
The Quiet Side of Recharging
It is a struggle to accept electric vehicles. We recognize our unsustainable use of oil, but still we romanticize the...
Read MoreAugust 09, 2019
Suzuki Katana - Ride Report
I hadn't even mastered a balance bike in 1981. In fact back then I couldn't even evacuate my own bowels properly wi...
Read MoreMay 06, 2019
Indian FTR1200 - Ride Report
Remember that smug and satisfying feeling you got when you handed in your schoolwork early? Nope, me neither. But I ...
Read MoreApril 03, 2019
Husqvarna Svartpilen 701 - Ride Report
Let’s start with the obvious stuff. The Husqvarna Svartpilen 701 is based around a proven engine & chassis plat...
Read MoreMarch 14, 2019
Donny's Scout Bobber Ride Report
When I was initially asked to ride an Indian from LA to Portland I was offered the full on handbag and tassels India...
Read MoreDecember 19, 2018
Triumph Scrambler 1200 - Ride Report
The revival of the scrambler as a style, a genre even, has brought with it some ambiguity as to what scrambling act...
Read MoreNovember 28, 2018
2019 Triumph Street Twin & Scrambler
Amongst Triumph's seemingly never-ending Bonneville range (or "Modern Classics", as the Hinckley lads and ladies li...
Read MoreOctober 16, 2018
Bullit Hero & Spirit 125 Test
GETTING INTO THE SPIRIT - by Ben Williams Once upon a time, if you wanted an inexpensive but cool-looking 125cc bike ...
Read MoreMarch 26, 2018
Riding the Husqvarna Vitpilen 701
We’ve been eyeing-up Husqvarna’s oddly-named Vitpilen 701 since the concept bike was first unveiled at EICMA in 2014....
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