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Behind the Scenes of RideApart’s first episode
What you can’t see in this photo is that Grant, aboard the KTM 990 Adventure, is actually flying past me on the Yamaha Super Tenere, through a water crossing. Nothing to do with the capability of either bike, just as a relatively new dirt rider, I find riding a 637lbs behemoth absolutely shit-my-pants terrifying. I’m basically going to be comic relief in this first episode of our new show, Rid...
Mar 27, 2012
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Professional motorcycle dude TV
Know the rule where any show about motorcycles on American TV has to be excruciatingly lame? Pinks, anything involving Jason Britten, Speed’s MotoGP coverage, the list of pain goes on. Well, here’s one that promises to break that mould. Our good buddy and self proclaimed “professional motorcycle dude” Drake McElroy is bringing a show to Fuel TV about traveling around the world doing bike s...
Aug 03, 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
Retro: 2001 Honda Caixa
Want a tiny fold up electric scooter for running around town that costs almost nothing, weighs nothing and fits anywhere? The now decade-old 2001 Honda Caixa concept would have been that, had it gone into production. Feeling a little deja vu? This isn't a new idea. Anyone who considers themselves a Gran Turismo nerd will likely be familiar with the 1983 Honda City Turbo and its matching Motocompo ...
Jun 16, 2011
Throwing The One Motorcycle Show
Thor Drake runs See See Cycles and organized Portland’s The One Motorcycle Show on Saturday. We asked him to tell us a little about what happened. By our count, there were 78 custom and classic bikes on display, 14 burnouts, 80 cases of PBR, 3,000 people and one visit from the cops. — Ed. Photos: Austin Porter and Thor Drake Holy shit I’m beat. Thursday: we gain access to the building w...
Feb 07, 2011