UltraCool Reefer Oil Cooler
Robert Filla
May 23, 2013
The nemesis of any air-cooled engine is not necessarily the ambient air temperature, but rather the airflow. As anyone who has participated in a bike parade or been stuck in traffic at a major rally knows, if you ain’t rolling that motor is gonna get mighty damn hot even if it’s only 80 degrees.... Read more »
Daytona Bike Week Editor’s Choice Bike Show
Robert Filla
May 21, 2013
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 throes—long live the keyboard and the online press. But those same generalized predictions of doom have been expressed before.... Read more »
Photo Gallery: 72nd annual Daytona Bike Week
Photos by Shadow and Robert Filla
May 21, 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., MAR 8-17–The 72nd annual Daytona Bike Week took over the coastal community of Daytona Beach, Florida this past March as hundreds of thousands of bikers swarmed to the Southern shores for a wild week of races, bike shows, rides and parties. We’ve thrown together a small... Read more »
Daytona debut of Indian Motorcycle’s Thunder Stroke 111
Robert Filla
May 20, 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., MAR. 9-17–You’d be hard pressed while attending Daytona Bike Week this year to not somehow be touched by the unveiling of Indian Motorcycle’s new proprietary motor that has been under development since Indian was acquired by Polaris Industries in April 2011. That whirlwind... Read more »
Southern Rail: Movin’ on up
Robert Filla
May 20, 2013
I was running late, way behind schedule and pulling out all the stops to make this ride. The bike needed new rubber on the rear for this 800-mile trip and I enlisted the only pit crew in sight, a couple of maintenance workers that were tending the apartment complex shrubbery. They helped me jack the... Read more »
Southern Rail: One bumpy ride
Robert Filla
April 17, 2013
The year was winding down, the Mayans were wrong and winter was setting in. It was the perfect time to put the final touches on my project bike sitting out in the shop. It was actually finished and already had several thousand miles on the rebuild but, as anyone who maintains a garden or tinkers with... Read more »
Southern Rail: As luck would have it…
Robert Filla
March 14, 2013
I was rolling through a wasteland—specifically, the vegetable department at my local market on a New Year’s Day morning shortly after all the vampires, zombies and drunks had sought refuge from the rising sun. It was an ungodly hour and the previous night of Eve frivolities continued to pierce my... Read more »
2012 Lone Star Rally
Robert Filla
February 12, 2013
GALVESTON, TEXAS, NOV.1-4–During a span of 11 years, the Lone Star Rally has faced a rocky roller-coaster existence, surviving politics, natural disasters, economic hardships and a disgruntled citizenry. But having been a witness to every one of its birthdays since its inception, I can honestly... Read more »
Southern Rail: Reality check
Robert Filla
February 8, 2013
I was in the backyard, washing the Harley, looking forward to a long weekend of riding. No definite plans, no structured route, not even an endpoint in mind. Just a general idea that I wanted to ride west into the setting sun for as long as I could in one day. And then, turn around and figure out a... Read more »
Photo Gallery: 2012 Lone Star Rally
Photos by Robert Filla
January 24, 2013
Check out some of the sights from the 2012 Lone Star Rally held in Galveston, Texas, November 1-4. South Editor Robert Filla made the short trek to the Gulf Coast of Texas from his home turf in the Houston area to take it all in, as he has for the past 11 years since the Rally’s inception. Here’s... Read more »
