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Sunrise Cycles' 4 year anniversary
Like choppers, beer and BBQ? Our friends at LA's Sunrise Cycles are throwing a little shindig this Friday to celebrate their 4th anniversary. There'll be plenty of tattoos, flannel and more potato-potato than you can shake a chromed suicide shift lever at. Where: the alley behind 2516 1/2 West Sunset Blvd, 90026 When: October 12, 5-11pm...
Oct 10, 2012
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RideApart 4: a shocking truth
With 9kWh in its battery pack, nearly twice the capacity of the Toyota Prius, the 2012 Zero DS is the fastest, longest-range electric motorcycle to ever enter production. 84mph top speed, 112-mile range. Is that enough to make it practical, useful transportation? More importantly, can a bike that slow be fun to ride? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lej-KopK1tc...
May 07, 2012
The Star Raider SCL has a holographic tank badge
In 1989, Upper Deck began producing baseball cards. They were the innovators that brought us high quality card stock, tamper proof foil packaging and most importantly, holographic logos. By 1992, Topps was selling cards that had the player's name and team stamped in a banner gold foil. Soon enough, the entire card became holographic and you could collect sets of them from such upscale establishmen...
Sep 15, 2011
Born Free 3: metal is the message at California's coolest bike show
Hi, my name is Dave and I'm a concours-holic... Recovering, happy to say, but oh I had it bad, a certified carnauba-in-the-blood addict always with a Q-tip on hair-trigger, ready to banish that last offending fleck of dust. In the five years that I spent as a d'elegance devotee, I took home my share of hardware, including numerous bests-in-class and even a best-of-show. Then it all changed. I was ...
Jun 27, 2011