April has come ladies and gentlemen! The time is upon us to pull our two wheeled machines out from under their covers, check the battery, check the tire pressure, crank them over and stretch out their legs. Nothing better than the sun on your face and the wind in your…

Soul in the Machine People think I’m weird for naming my vehicles. When I was 15, I got my first truck, a 1995 Dodge Dakota. Being a teenage boy who discovered the film Pulp Fiction, I named the truck Jules. There was no particular reason for the name, other than I liked the character…

You step off your bike and slide your gloves off. While you reach for your helmet strap, a dog waddles up to you. You reach down, give the pooch a couple of strokes, and remove your helmet. You start walking to the shop door and are escorted by your new…

Current Top Five USA Trips When I first began traveling outside the USA, I found it odd that most people did not own cars, or even have a license. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and have been exposed to vehicles all my life. My parents drove me…

Why Ride? When motorcycles weren’t common and started to take over, the image of the biker was cast with a long shadow of opinions and judgment. The tough guy, dawning his leather, even in summer, clunking away with the knocks of his heels from his boots on the asphalt, throwing…

2020 Triumph Street Twin Review In 1960’s America, music changed with the British invasion. But the tunes on the radio wasn’t the only invasion the British were executing, British motorcycles were selling in US markets. One of the most famous was the Triumph Bonneville. Bonnies were vastly popular, and they…