On Being A Magazine Junkie

by | Mar 24, 2026 | Blog

Some of my most enduring childhood memories concern a small retail shop on the main commercial street in the Pittsburgh suburb I grew up in. My mom would often drop us off at a dusty, overstocked place known as Discount Bookstore which was filled with aisles and...

Wild Bargains and Market Corrections

by | Mar 17, 2026 | Blog

This January’s Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction was a marathon five-day affair. The proceedings at the sprawling South Point hotel and casino began slowly on Tuesday, January 27th with the auctioneer rolling through a series of recently manufactured machines, many...

No More Tons In The Sun

by | Mar 10, 2026 | Blog

No To The Ton In Cali While California is arguably the best motorcycling state in the union, speeding on two wheels in the Golden State just became a lot riskier. Both the DMV and the California Highway patrol have joined forces to stamp out reckless driving (and...

A 21st Century Harley-Davidson Cafe Racer

by | Mar 2, 2026 | Blog

In a move both long anticipated and utterly surprising, Harley-Davidson revealed a modern version of their beloved 1977 XLRC Cafe Racer. The new concept bike was unleashed on an unsuspecting public at the recent Mama Tried custom show in H-D’s hometown of...

Short-Lived Gallic Style

by | Feb 22, 2026 | Blog

Readers often ask us and debate between themselves what is the best-looking factory cafe racer ever designed? Opinion divides folks fairly passionately when it comes to the aesthetic appeal of certain motorcycles, but it’s surprising how often disparate minds...