Posted in motorcycle on Aug 5th, 2010
Electric motorcycles cost more to buy than their gas powered counterparts, but they only cost more up front. Their efficiency and low maintenance (no oil changes!) means that they save money over time… But how long would I have to ride my 600rr before it would cost as much as a comparable (loosely [...]
Posted in how-to, motorcycle on May 25th, 2010
Anything DIY is a little more challenging if you live in an apartment building, but if you have friends you can often borrow a garage space for a few hours so you can pop your bike up on stands. Or, if you live on a quiet block, you can have a friend sit around [...]
Posted in misc, motorcycle on Apr 20th, 2010
This blog isn’t really about announcing new bike models and products…but we’ll make an exception for the newest Ducati, the Monster 796… Most of you know that the Monster is the original city bike… A sporty bike specifically designed for real world riding and commuting around cities…the look of the original Monsters helped [...]
Posted in biking, motorcycle, newbie on Feb 26th, 2010
One practice I recommend to riders in need of seat time is to put together a quick route around their neighborhood. It could be anywhere from 2 miles to 20 miles and take 30-60 minutes (around NY). Mix in some local roads and some highway or parkway. Stopping and starting is fine, just make sure [...]
Posted in motorcycle on Feb 17th, 2010
Moto Guzzi…? No MV Agusta. Think of it as the Italian inline-4 that Bruce Wayne would ride…albeit with a very Honda-ish sounding name. A few years ago they came out with a version of the F4 that put it on top of the list of most expensive motorcycles by using precious metals instead [...]
Posted in how-to, motorcycle on Jan 22nd, 2010
[Here's a great way to work on throttle control during the winter riding months]
In order to corner well, control traction, get an unruly bike to behave, you only need one finely tuned skill: throttle control.
In order to stabilize a bike while leaned all the way over in a corner, you need a small amount of [...]
Posted in motorcycle, time waster on Oct 15th, 2009
There are lots of great motorcycle sites these days like MCN and Motorcyclist along with pro blogs like WebBikeWorld and many others. But also there are also loads of great individual bloggers out there writing about life and their motorcycle stuff – so here’s a quick shout out to you bloggers: For all you guys [...]
Posted in motorcycle, time waster on Oct 5th, 2009
American motorcycle companies can be woefully backward-looking. Look at the newest rebirth of the Indian label: still trying to pump out premium priced Model-T’s. Victory is a little more “modern” by being Art Deco… Whereas Harley seems a little confused at the moment having failed (somewhat) with their more modern inventions… But I digress. Some [...]
Posted in moto-shopping, motorcycle on Sep 29th, 2009
This is the time of year (in the Northeast anyway) where there are many more people interested in selling their bikes – after a summer of fun – than there are people looking to buy. For anyone planning on trading up to a bigger bike in the spring, it’s not worth it to pay for [...]
Posted in moto-shopping, motorcycle on Jul 29th, 2009
The beauty of the Ipod was that it was simpler than the other mp3 players that came before it, it did what it was made to do…well, with simplicity and style. The Flip video recorder took the same idea and applied it to a flash memory based video camera. When will someone do this [...]
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