As a supporter of both online and local motorcycle communities, online-only motorcycle websites make me cringe a little. “My dealer had it, but I bought it for $25 cheaper online.” How often have we heard these words come from the ...
Read More »Rubber vs. Steel Braided Brake Lines
Your motorcycle needs to be durable and reliable in order for it to serve you for a long time. All parts should perform excellently to make sure that your life and the lives of the people who you will meet ...
Read More »Shasta Smith and The Vintage Monkey
I read somewhere that fading in a great way for writers to introduce their subject. Unfortunately I'm not a writer, so I'm going to tell you how Shasta Smith of The Vintage Monkey came to be the YouMotorcycle Woman of the Month for September 2013.
When I first came across Shasta Smith, it was on YouMotorcycle's Facebook page. She left a message saying hello. I took a look at her page and came across a series of pictures of a woman surrounded by motorcycles of yesteryears, thoroughly well restored through and through, with taste, tact and terrible coolness. Nothing was chosen at random, whoever was behind all of this put some serious thought and dedication into it. I was impressed.
As I explored The Vintage Monkey, just who I had come across quickly became very clear to me. Here was a woman who could ride, wrench, run a business in the motorcycle industry and also happened to be beautiful. It was only a matter of time before I'd ask Shasta to be featured on YouMotorcycle. She was gracious enough to accept.
Sex as a Motorcycle Ride
What would sex be like as a motorcycle ride? Moreover, with so many types of motorcycles, would it not change depending on, uh, what you were riding? Our Russian friends decided to answer that question.
Read More »Motorcycle Cookies
Kindness does a world of good. I know what I’ve lost in the past two years, but more importantly, I know how incredibly lucky I am. I still have a lot, and there are still plenty of people who care ...
Read More »Motorcycle Cruise Control
We asked three veteran motorcyclists, all of whom have worked in the motorcycle industry a simple question:
Motorcycle cruise control, yay or nay, and why?
This is what they said.
The World’s Most Dangerous Motorcycle Roads
Taking a look at the most dangerous motorcycle roads in the world.
Read More »Angels From Hell
Inspired by bikerMetric I decided to take a little time to look up some biker B Movies. Sure enough a quick search on Netflix came up with the 1968 flick Angels from Hell among others. I hit play and within minutes my eyes were filled with drum brakes and 3 foot tall sissy bars. Rock on!
Read More »Sesame Street Sons of Anarchy Parody
I’ll only admit I grew up on Sesame Street and absolutely love watching their parodies on YouTube. Should I be embarrassed about that? I hope not, because I really, really, don’t feel any shame about this. So there I was ...
Read More »Motorcycle Racing in the Philippines
An eye-opening look at motorcycle and scooter racing in the Philippines, the bikes used, the racing organizations, and the differences between Moto GP style events and these grassroots motorcycle racing organizations just starting to take off.
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