A BSA Barn Find A BSA Barn FindI’ll admit it: I was vulnerable. I was in a weakened condition. In a rare fit of fiscal responsibility, I had sold my ’71 Triumph... By Carter Edman News - Apr 1 2013 -
Indian, Beethoven and Seinfeld Indian, Beethoven and SeinfeldI’m not a cruiser-hater. I had a Springer Softail, and it was magnificent. I felt like a bastard son of Zeus on that... By Carter Edman News - Feb 25 2013 -
Moto Sapiens at the Bike Show Carter Edman visits the Cleveland round of the International Motorcycle Show armed with a flask of whiskey and a rudimentary knowledge of David Bowie lyrics. By Carter Edman International Motorcycle Shows - Jan 28 2013 -
We are Moto Sapiens We are Moto SapiensWelcome. We are Moto sapiens. A creature separate and entire, midway between the worm and the angel. We make sacrifices to the... By Carter Edman News - Jan 3 2013 -
An architect's take on the new Sturgis Museum and Hall of Fame An architect's take on the new Sturgis Museum and Hall of FameI’m sorry. I am truly, painfully, cringefully sorry. As an architect, I would like to... By Carter Edman News - Dec 2 2012 -
Mid-Ohio's Vintage Motorcycle Days Every year, Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid-Ohio Race Course has a different theme. This year is was Rockers and Mods. I think that's because lately the theme of everything is Rockers and Mods. They had Rockers and Mods day at our local animal shelter last week (the hamsters were the Mods). Of course, at these things, nobody really wants to be a Mod, so it's usually Rockers and Other Rockers. But ... By Carter Edman News - Aug 21 2012 -
An XS650 love story Some of the commenters from my last article asked, where's the love? That's a fair enough question. It's great to be cynical and sarcastic, but that's not really why we're here. We're here — on HFL, on the road, in our garages — because of something we love. This is a story about that. Take a look at this picture. That's my brother on the Yamaha, circa 1982. I'm in the background playing catc... By Carter Edman News - Jul 8 2012 -
Danger: BABi on Board WARNING! There is a menace on the streets, Mr. and Mrs. America! A two-wheeled peril prowling your very neighborhoods. These marauders of menace bring a new meaning to TERROR ON THE TARMAC. What is this new threat? Young hooligans and their high-spirited hijinks? Pistol-packing gangs with a devil-may-care attitude? No, these are the new horror of the highway. These are the BABis: the Born-Again ... By Carter Edman News - Jun 26 2012 -
Notes from the Lost Tribe: the 2012 International Motorcycle Studies Conference It seems there is no tract of jungle so dense it hasn't been mapped, no tribe so remote they haven't been the subject of three dissertations and two documentaries. Reclusive Yanomami in the Amazon have Pepsi t-shirts. Nomadic herdsmen in Outer Mongolia are tweeting about their favorite fermented horse milk. Likewise, every single possible American subculture seems to have been dissected, investi... By Carter Edman News - Jun 18 2012 -
An Open Letter To Every Person I Meet Who Finds Out I Ride a Motorcycle I already know that motorcycles are "dangerous." This is an open letter to everyone who finds out I ride a motorcycle. By Carter Edman HFL - Jun 6 2012 -
