September 29, 2010
Custom: Speed Shop Design Beezerker
When we first saw shots of the Beezerker from Sturgis, we were absolutely amazed. Not just because a Sturgis bike lacked raked-out forks and airbrushed wizards fighting grizzly bears, but because this motorcycle looks like something that exists outside of time, not just outside the custom world. It looks like The Sky Captain’s cafe racer of tomorrow. We had to see and know more, so we reached ou...
29 September 2010
News
2011 Kawasaki Z1000S: a practical liter bike
Alright, no one can accuse us of breaking into a warehouse and stealing this one. MCN is published in England and I’ll happily provide a scan of my passport to anyone that asks, no UK stamps for at least three years. What you’re looking at is apparently called the 2011 Kawasaki Z1000S and, as the name suggests, it looks like a faired version of the Z1000. This scan comes from MCN, who suggest ...
29 September 2010
News
Help Baltimore reach 12 o’clock
“It's Baltimore. No one lives forever.” — Thomas Carcetti A group of filmmakers is trying to raise money so they can finish making a documentary about Baltimore’s illegal dirt bike scene. Want motorcycle culture? This is as pure as it gets. Visit the documentary's Kickstarter page to view an HD video, get details of what they're doing and donate some cash money. Here's some videos to ...
29 September 2010
News
Arnold terminates loud pipes
The Governator has signed into law California Senate Bill 435, giving police the ability to cite motorcyclists for running non-EPA stamped exhausts. Calm down, the law’s not all that bad. Cops’ll have to find another excuse to pull you over in the first place and the max fine for a repeat offense is only $250; it only affects model year 2013 bikes and newer. We have ourselves to blame. Full te...
29 September 2010
Readers come to Hell For Leather’s rescue
Last night we were accused of surreptitiously obtaining an unreleased copy of Cycle World in order to enact some sort of dastardly plan to break the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R’s embargo and pin it on someone else. The phrase “fell off the back of a truck” was actually used. Irked by this accusation, we posted a quick request for help on Facebook at 1:20 am. Within minutes, we were flooded with i...
29 September 2010