A look at some weird motorcycles
Posted by Ben Baker on Feb 27th 2017
You are now entering the Twilight Zone.
Rod Serling may be long gone, but his visions of alternative reality live on. Alternate reality also lives in the motorcycle world. Here's a look at some of the weirdest motorcycles ever to hit the road.
HONDA CBX
Jalopnik puts the Home CBX at No. 10 on the top 10 list of odd bikes/ Why? How about six exhaust port
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2016 Triumph Scrambler Review
Posted by Ben Baker on Dec 22nd 2016
If you’re the kind of rider who likes to leave the pavement sometimes, but get back on the pavement later, then a hybrid ride is what you are after. It combines some off road capabilities with some highway ride needs.
The Triumph Scrambler is the newest offering from the English bike company that tries to fill the gap between true off -oader and street-only. The ride comes w
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No Gas Tanks on These Rides
Posted by Ben Baker on Dec 12th 2016
Depending on what you call a motorcycle, the very first electric ride dates back to 1895, 1896 or 1911.
The 1895 model is a patent application by Ogden Bolton Jr. of Canton, OH. He filed for an “electric bicycle” in September. In November of the same year, Hosea W. Libbey of Boston also filed for another patent on an “electric bicycle.”
The first proof of concept
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New Bikes at Eicma for 2016
Posted by Team Motorcycle on Nov 27th 2016
What’s New For 2016 As Presented At Eicma
It might not have escaped your attention, but world’s biggest and baddest motorcycle exhibition, Milan’s Eicma, is over and done with for yet another year. It’s at this massive motorcycle expo that most manufacturers present their new bikes for the following year.
And like every year, some new bikes were already leaked, bu
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