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Mailbag: How to convince the parents to let me ride a motorcycle

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Seth has a problem that a lot of young people run into when trying to get into motorcycling. I am very interested in learning how to ride and then buying my first bike. My parents are against it because they feel that motorcycles are too dangerous. I am trying to find ...

Mailbag: Looking for a great 2-up motorcycle

Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Russ had a question: Your site is great. I just want a little advise. I'm 46 yrs old and haven't had a bike since I was 20. I want something used in the 4 to 5,000 dollar range. Big enough for me and the wife to to take ...

Quoted in the Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
The WSJ did a piece on expensive bikes that I was quoted in. I guess I got to play the cheepskate. Enjoy... Posh Bikes Rev Up Amid Slowdown By JONATHAN WELSH March 26, 2008; Page D1 ...Mr. Allgood, who is 31 and works in marketing, also writes the blog WhyBike.com and is a member ...

How to turn a ticket into a warning

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
So I rode down to Tucson last Friday, 15 hours, left at 4am. In between Blythe and Quartzite I see AZ D.P.S. behind some bushes. I know it is too late so I pass the truck next to me, slow to 75mph and wait for my medicine. I watch as ...

Mailbag: High Mileage Motorcycles

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Hi, I recently just got my motorcycle license, and I'm considering purchasing a 1998 Sportster 883 XLH...for what seems to be a great deal at $3,000. screaming eagle exhaust, chrome everywhere...(I'm in Rhode Island) However, it has 26,000 miles on it. What do you think ? ...

Removing the rear wheel from a V-Star

Monday, September 3rd, 2007
My wife and I took a trip through the Southwest last year and unfortunately during the trip I developed a wobble. I tracked it down to the spokes and when I returned I put the bike in the back of the garage to deal with later. Well I was a ...

Bought a bike no keys, no title . . .

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
Stew wrote in trying to fix a predicament he is in . . . Bought a bike no keys, no title, ignition cant find that either. Its fast as hell though. So ive heard, How do i get it started? Help me please...... Sorry to tell you Stew, chances are you bought ...

Man drives home with injured biker lodged in rear window

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
I hear about dozens of "motorcycle down" accident reports every week but this one struck a nerve with me. A sad end to a young motorcyclist's life. From the AP A suspected drunken driver left a crash and drove home, not realizing a motorcyclist was lodged in the rear window of his ...

Royal Enfield selling the soft side of motorcycling

Friday, June 29th, 2007
These ads for Royal Enfield caught my eye not just because they are colorful but are completely different than the way we market motorcycles here in the states. More often than not, motorcycle ads in America are all about how people will see you, and the image you give off ...

Mailbag: Picking up a big motorcycle

Sunday, June 24th, 2007
Randy asked a question . . .Thank you so much for your article "The Grit of Riding Gravel". I wish I had read it before taking my new Harley into my gravel driveway. Do you have any tips on how a person can get a 650 lb. bike back on ...