Posted in Opinion on Mar 9th, 2010
Here’s my two cents: You need a full faced helmet in NY. If you ride anywhere along the path of fast moving trucks, or at highway speeds, the kinds of road debris that get kicked up will do a number to your pores, and possible your health if you’re wearing an open faced helmet. But…if [...]
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There’s no motorcycle company that’s been as good at positioning itself as Harley Davidson. Even more so than the Italian Ducati, Harley Davidson has a sound, a look, clothing, wallets, and a lifestyle geared around its product. When most non-motorcyclists in the US think of motorcycles, they think Harley. When they hear [...]
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Posted in Opinion, time waster on Oct 14th, 2008
“They’re too fast and dangerous!” “Noisy!” “Who do they think they are?” were all popular sentiments about a hundred years ago against people driving cars… Cars were seen as toys for the rich and a safety problem for the general population. The US has such a strong love affair with cars that it’s hard to [...]
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Posted in Opinion, motorcycle, new york on Aug 15th, 2008
It’s Friday night and all the squids are out, so it’s a good time to get on my little soap box and talk about something kind-of serious. No it’s not life and death, I’m not going to talk about biker safety… But it does have to do with life. In particular, life in [...]
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