72nd annual Daytona Bike Week

Photo Gallery: 72nd annual Daytona Bike Week

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., MAR 8-17–The 72nd annual Daytona Bike Week took over the coastal community... 
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Bean're—Motorcycle Nomad

‘Bean’re—Motorcycle Nomad’ book review

If you haven’t met him, you will surely recognize him anyhow; the lanky, top hat-wearing “Mayor of... 
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Torpedo and camel gas tanks coupled with a tandem seat and acetylene headlamp suggests that Indian was intended for endurance competitions

Setting the record straight: The first production V-twin Indian

MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C.,–The scruffy blue motorcycle stopped me in my tracks. The V-twin Indian was... 
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RALLIES & EVENTS

It was difficult to choose among the 60 customs entered in the show

Daytona Bike Week Editor’s Choice Bike Show

Robert Filla

ORMOND STRIP, FLA., MAR 12–Dead-tree technology, antiquated paper media, vanity publishing—we’ve all heard it at least a few times. Print media is in its final death... read story

Positioning for the title win of Queen Cabbage

Daytona Bike Week Cabbage Patch

SAMSULA, FLA., MAR 16–Throughout the year, the Cabbage Patch (literally located in the middle of rural nowhere) is a cozy tavern with a... Read more »

Willie’s Tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Show

Willie’s Old School Chopper Show

ORMOND BEACH, FLA., MAR 14–As I rounded the corner from Yonge Street onto Calle Grande Plaza, one of the Willie’s Tropical Tattoo crew... Read more »

72nd annual Daytona Bike Week

72nd annual Daytona Bike Week

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., MAR. 8-17–The inaugural running of the Daytona 200 took place in January 1937 on the sands of Daytona Beach. Motorcycle... Read more »

DeLand Bike Rally 2013

DeLand Bike Rally 2013

DELAND, FLA., MAR 9–DeLand is a pretty town—home of the prestigious Stetson University, as well as some stately examples of “Old Florida”... Read more »

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Editorially Speaking

Terry_Roorda

Blue Dog Diaries: For want of a thread

We were an unlikely trio gathered in my garage that afternoon. There was me and Robert Pirsig and Richard the... Read more »

Robert Fila

Southern Rail: Movin’ on up

I was running late, way behind schedule and pulling out all the stops to make this ride. The bike needed new rubber... Read more »

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GEAR

TCX X-Street Shoes

TCX X-Street Shoes

Felicia Morgan

I was given a pair of the TCX new lace-up men’s X-Street full-grain leather riding sneakers to try out, even though they do have a line just for women that come with pink... read story

MadStad Adjustable Windshield System

MadStad Adjustable Windshield review

I do a lot of riding. Last year I did a 7,000-mile tour of the Rocky Mountains. The year before I spent... Read more »

Duluth Trading Co. Ballroom Jeans

Duluth Trading Co. Ballroom Jeans

Ballroom Jeans weren’t designed for dancing. These are workingman’s pants. A diamond-shaped gusset... Read more »

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Columnists

Kip_Woodring

Motorhead Memo: Let there be light

A word about Light Emitting Diodes and their application to headlights: I want ’em! OK; that’s a sentence,... Read more »

Ernie_Copper

Spare Parts: Bittersweet reunion

This is the story of a first bike that gave life all she had. She was more than one man’s first, but the last... Read more »

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