Did you see Motorcycle.com’s network TV debut in the “American Chopper Live: The Build-Off†show broadcast December 6 on the Discovery Channel? Many of you probably did, as the competition between Orange County Chopper’s Paul Teutul Senior, son Paul Junior of Paul Junior Designs and the notorious Jesse James of West Coast Choppers fame and tabloid infamy was the most-viewed show on TV among men that night!
Nearly 5 million total viewers saw the show  … More
After a short recess the Superbike arms race is back in session and Honda hopes to be standing atop the smoldering pile of worn-out rubber in Motorcycle-USA’s forthcoming Superbike Smackdown shootout with its updated ’12-spec CBR1000RR ($13,800 base / $14,800 C-ABS MSRP). The changes include fresh suspension, more aerodynamic bodywork, wheels, instrumentation and engine mapping aimed at making it even less demanding to ride on the road and track. For technical details read the 2012 Honda CBR1000RR First Look feature as this evaluation focuses on our riding impression  … Video and more
Most motorcycles come with an owner’s manual. Ed Jacobs’s bikes ought to come with a syllabus.
The design chief for Confederate Motorcycles—a boutique manufacturer of what might be called high-art drag bikes—includes among his inspirations Arjuna, the silver-bright and unconquerable charioteer in the Mahabharata; Sun Tzu’s military strategy of “yielding and resisting”; the “intentionality” of Japanese architect Tadao Ando; and … More