Life Electric: living with a Zero DS We’ve been writing about electric bikes since HFL’s launch, four years ago, in the process covering their rise from flights of fancy to futuristic concepts to expensive novelties to gas-beating race bikes and, lately, the creation of realistic consumer products. But while we’ve spent plenty of time on machines like the Brammo Enertia, MotoCzysz E1pc and even the full Zero range, we’ve neve... By HFL Staff News - Apr 9 2012 -
Suzuki's forgotten dual-sport Suzuki's forgotten dual-sportIf the zombie apocalypse were upon us, the Suzuki DR650 is the kind of thing I'd steal to ride off into the hills. Its... By RideApart Staff News - Mar 27 2012 -
Husqvarna Baja concept, fuck yeah Husqvarna continues to bring classic styling themes bang up to date with this new Baja concept, presented this morning at the New York Motorcycle Show. Like the tracker-style Husqvarna Moab concept before it, the Baja is equipped with parent company BMW’s 650cc single-cylinder and the same steel-tube perimeter frame. Also like the Moab, the name of the Baja’s game is accessible performance. Fo... By HFL Staff News - Jan 20 2012 -
Gear: Fulmer ADV helmet The Fulmer ADV helmet is a bare-bones, low-cost, dual-sport helmet. It's not as nice as, say, an AGV AX-8 Dual, but it's ECE 22.05 rated and retails for less than $150. It's also got a removable peak, comfortable liner and a level of quality you'd expect to find on much more expensive helmets. Starting with the outside, fit and finish are better than you would expect. Paint quality looks great ... By Sean Smith News - Aug 21 2011 -
Ride: Lower Lytle Creek Ridge Ever been driving down the highway, looked at some mountains and wondered what it’d be like to explore them by motorcycle? My friend Alex (pictured here showing off his freshly-learned Texas Tornado Boot Camp skills) and I have. But, because we’re from the East Coast, we’ve rarely had the opportunity. Now that we’re in SoCal, all we needed was a couple Yamaha WR250Rs and an afternoon off w... By HFL Staff News - Jul 6 2011 -
Is the 2011 Zero DS finally ready for public consumption? A certain smugness is unavoidable. Let the less enlightened suckle up to evil Big Oil's fuel pumps while you glide silently by on your Zero DS, its battery pack brimming with electrons from an overnight charge that cost all of 48 pennies. Not for you the tyranny of $4.29 per gallon gasoline. Best to practice a little humility, though, as you'll see those gas guzzlers again 25 miles down the road w... By David Edwards News - Jun 26 2011 -
Cleveland CycleWerks Hooligun: an affordable supermoto What if there was a cool little supermoto that you could buy as your first bike? What if it was super cheap, robust and unintimidating? What if it weighed less than 300lbs and cost less than $3,600? Well, that bike is about to become a reality. We’re exclusively revealing these images and details of a pre-production Cleveland CycleWerks Hooligun, a new supermoto/dual sport destined for the Ameri... By HFL Staff News - Feb 23 2011 -
Why Yamaha's WR250R Is The Perfect Bike For Los Angeles Small, fast, light, and rad. By HFL Staff Adventure & Dual-Sport - Feb 21 2011 -
AGV AX-8 Dual: bella avventura Have you ever seen a more futuristic-looking helmet? The AGV AX-8 Dual brings AGV GP-Tech specs and quality to the adventure touring world. Probably the neatest thing about the AX-8 Dual is that you can wear the exceptionally light helmet without the visor and with goggles for real off roading, with the peak and visor for riding your GS to the cafe or even with the visor and without the peak for h... By HFL Staff News - Oct 12 2010 -
Swap your motorcycle for pieces from a crashed SR-71 spy plane Always wanted to own a piece of the fastest plane ever made and have a motorcycle you don’t want taking up space in the garage? A member of the ADVRider forums wants to swap his collection of extremely rare pieces salvaged from an SR-71 crash site for a plated dual-sport. Here’s details. All these twisted, fractured parts come from the site of an SR-71 crash in 1967 that the seller discovere... By HFL Staff News - Sep 23 2010 -
Dual-sports, scooters shun recession, sales up Sales of scooters and dual-sports were up 41.5 and 22.8 percent in 2008 compared with 2007, reports the Motorcycle Industry Council. In the same time, the overall motorcycle industry reported a sales downturn of 7.2 percent, while US car and light truck sales were down 18 percent. These numbers illustrate a general movement towards utilitarian motorcycles and scooters being used as primary transpo... By HFL Staff News - Feb 10 2009 -
