Pamela Weekend Projects Series: Driveline
All the performance upgrades used to unlock Pamela’s engine would be completely worthless without a driveline setup capable of delivering all that horsepower to the rear wheel. A good driveline se...
Pamela Weekend Projects Series: Lighting
A low profile lighting setup will give any bike a sleek, custom look. For Pamela, we went with a Retro Turn Signal Weekend Project Package. The turn signals were relocated using a Front Turn Signa...
Pamela Weekend Projects Series: Handling
If you want to have some fun on your bike, you can’t have it pogo on your everywhere you take it. To keep Pamela’s tail put and to get the ideal feedback for the kind of riding we wanted to do, we...
Gene Romero was one of the best-known names in racing during the late 60s and early 70s. He was known as a TT specialist, and won the Grand National Championship in 1970 riding for Triumph.
An Interview With Genevieve Schmitt, The Founder Of Women Riders Now
Genevieve Schmitt is the founder of Women Riders Now, a leading digital motorcycle magazine by women motorcyclists for women motorcyclists. In the interview, she discusses the story of how she was...
Bruce Penhall: The Greatest American Speedway Racer To Have Ever Lived
Bruce Penhall was regarded as the greatest American speedway racer to have ever thrown a leg over a brakeless bike. Penhall won the World Speedway Championship in 1981 and 1982, being the first Am...
Sharing The Rider’s Journey: An Interview With Anna Rigby, Founder Of RedSpade Racing
Photo courtesy of 129 Photos. Anna Rigby is the Founder of RedSpade Racing, a motorcycle community and cultural hub on social media. By weekday, she works as a graphic designer based out of Geor...
Carrying The Legacy Forward: An Interview With Shelby Rossi, Founder Of The Scarlet Headers
Shelby Rossi is the Founder of The Scarlet Headers, an all-female motorcycle club in Denver. She comes from a legacy of motorcycle racing, and is using that as a platform to share and grow her pas...
Furiosa Weekend Projects Series: Appearance
If you want to build a bike that can take whatever the post-apocalyptic wastes can throw at it, it’s got to look like it can. Furiosa’s unique appearance is the result of the way all the parts pul...
Furiosa Weekend Projects Series: Controls
Furiosa was built to be able to handle the unexpected. So we gave her the controls and ergonomics setup she needed. What handlebars, footpegs, and grips you use have a huge impact on your relation...
Furiosa Weekend Projects Series: Driveline
A good driveline setup is a careful balance between performance, looks, and protection. For Furiosa, we found just the combination. We wanted something that looked good, but wouldn’t detract from ...
Furiosa Weekend Projects Series: Handling
To be able to handle the road ahead, those stock shocks had to go: Furiosa was meant for more than following the beaten path. To keep it simple, but to give it one of the best upgrades available, ...
Furiosa Weekend Projects Series: Performance
Last but not certainly least, we needed to unlock Furiosa’s engine’s full potential with some performance upgrades and give it a roaring exhaust system worthy of taking on the post-apocalypse. Fur...
Furiosa Weekend Projects Series: Custom Work
To make Furiosa a truly unique motorcycle, several of her components were custom fabricated by Andrew Blaschko of Cafe Racers of Instagram. These parts match form with function, and play a heavy ro...
How To Build A Resto-Mod On A Budget
❮ ❯ Whether it’s because you want to build a bike like the one your grandfather rode or you just like the way vintage bikes look, resto-mods have a rich sense of culture and heritage that many...
How To Set Up Your Street Bike For A Hooligan Flat Track Race
Flat track is awesome not just because it’s all about going fast and turning left, but because of the community that embraces the sport. While everybody loves to win, local flat track races are m...
How To Build A Tracker On A Budget
❮ ❯ Trackers are the original dirt track racing motorcycles, and were ridden by such legends as Eddie Mulder, Sonny Nutter, and Gary Nixon among scores of others back in the good ol’ days. The...
How To Build A Cafe Racer On A Budget
❮ ❯ Cafe racers are one of the most iconic and distinctive styles of motorcycle in history. They were also arguably the epicenter of garage culture, as they were all born from stock street...
How To Build A Desert Sled On A Budget
❮ ❯ Desert sleds were favorites of guys like Steve McQueen and Bud Ekins. They thought there wasn’t much better than taking a bike out for a long ride through the desert. Because, let’s be r...
How To Build A Scrambler On A Budget
❮ ❯ Scramblers were the original adventure bikes. Since they didn’t make purpose-built dirt bikes back in the day, if you wanted to take your bike off the road and out exploring, you modified ...
Bad Boys Gone Good: The Fifty Nine Club
When you think motorcycle club, you don’t usually think charity. When you think rocker, you don’t usually think vicar. The 59 Club, arguably one of the most iconic and influential motorcycle clubs ...
The Value Of Autonomy: An Interview With Jessie Gentry, Co-Founder Of The Velvets MC
Jessie Gentry is the President and Co-Founder of The Velvets, an all-women’s motorcycle club based out of Los Angeles. The Velvets have a unique vision to give back to the community, hold themse...
From The Dirt To The Road: Gary Nixon
Gary Nixon was an internationally successful racer who helped define the future of both off-road and road racing. Born in Oklahoma in 1941, Nixon was naturally talented at all sports he tried his ...
Origins: Paul Smart And Ducati
Paul Smart was the racer who launched Ducati’s success in the superbike class with his Imola 200 win in 1972. The funny thing is that when he agreed to do so, the only thing he knew about Ducati w...