The incredible disappearing motorcycle
Motorcycles produce a multitude of wonderful sensations. This cornucopia includes visceral delights like the throbbing power pulses of an accelerating
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Author: Mark Barnes
Farewell old friend
Having recently written about the exhilaration of adding a motorcycle to my stable (“New Bike Fever”) and the intense preoccupation
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Rabaconda Street Tire Changer
To view a four-video series of Mark showing how to set up, use and pack away the Rabaconda Street Bike
Read MoreStealerships
Why would the titular slur be hurled so often at the places where we buy our motorcycles, get them serviced,
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Farklemania
Consider this the sequel to my recent essay on new bike fever. Let me start by saying I hate the
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It’s not easy being green
Remember Kermit the Frog’s signature song and 1970 Sesame Street super-hit? Kermit’s ode to involuntary (and sometimes unpleasant) individuality was
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Points of interest
In her recent article, “Mastering Your Machine: Small Changes Often Make the Biggest Impact”, Kandi Spangler related an illustration from
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New bike fever
Obsession. Rumination. Insomnia. The angst of buying a motorcycle can be sweet torture. This ordeal may arrive unbidden. You don’t
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Tami Bakke on The Ride Inside
Listen to another entry in the motorcycle training series, but this time it’s with a dedicated trainee rather than a
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Ken Condon on The Ride Inside
Continuing my series of interviews with motorcycle training professionals, I had the good fortune to have a wide-ranging discussion with
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