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Not so long ago, a young woman who's boyfriend just crashed on a motorcycle asked the internet, "Internet, how do I stop my boyfriend, a motorcyclist, from showing off on his motorcycle?" She asked a little late though, as her boyfriend was already in the hospital, the end result of having under-valued a corner, and over-valued his own skills in approaching it on a group ride.

Countless riders chimed in on the evils of showing off on your motorcycle. Only one dared to stand up for the nation of loud and proud motorcycle show-offs. Naturally, that one voice was my own.

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The last post on our Motorcycle Contortionists Photoshoot we heard from G who told us exactly what it meant to be contortionist, and how the shoot came to be. If you haven't seen the pics already, take a look. G's performed internationally including as far away prestigious events in Rome, Italy for the National Ballet of Milan. She and fellow performer Dani took their talents of flexibility and strength and got to work at bending on, around, and all over motorcycles.

One of Mark Gornik's motorcycles, a rigid framed Harley-Davidson Sportster based chopper was a centerpiece for our contortionists. Mark has been building hot rods and motorcycles since he was sixteen years old and was willing to let the girls put his steel to the test.

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We're looking for your best motorcycle riding story, adventure, or misadventure.
Tell us about that one time in band camp...
Have you wheelied across Canada?
Were you almost mauled by a bear?
Did you end up making baby cubs instead?
...Tell us about it!

The winner rides away with a cool $100 bucks!

Read all the rules and enter here.

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Want to buy a cafe racer? Think again.

A month ago I purchased a 1979 Honda CB650. It was meant to be a cool little project for me. If you're thinking of going the cafe racer route, you'd better either know something, or think again. Here are five reasons not to buy an old motorcycle.

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Sometimes in life good things happens. Things you never could have imagined, like a girl doing handstand push ups in your condo asking you about doing a photoshoot on motorcycles. Did I mention she can put her feet behind her head?

I reached out to the world famous WobblyCat, an avid motorcyclist, photographer, and superhero. What followed was a full day's event, a first ever motorcycle photoshoot. Two girls on motorcycles doing very interesting things.

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Making motorcycle models out of old watch parts, an absolutely beautiful set of creations by Watch Part Motorcycles.

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