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Supercharged Gold Wing Video

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Old Gold Wings are pretty neat, the original naked wings, before they got all gussied up and turned into dedicated touring machines. Randall Washington, better known as the owner of Randakk's Cycle Shakk, just posted a video of his supercharged GL1000 during a brief acceleration run. Moves quite smartly for an old wing, but the best part is listening to the whine of the … [Read more...]

Jesse James is Selling His Toolbox

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Here I am setting up my new garage workshop, looking for bits and pieces to equip it properly and what comes along but Jesse James' personal MAC Tools toolbox. You may have noticed it on one of his TV shows. It's a monster, 6 feet tall, 12 feet long and 27 inches deep. Yep, that should do it. Jesse has left the west coast for new opportunities in Texas. It looks like he … [Read more...]

Can Motorcycle Riding Strengthen Old Bones? – Ride Forever for Your Health

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When your wife says, "You're too old to ride motorcycles, you might get hurt," just smile and say "Honey, I'm doing this for you so I can build up my bones." No, really. The science is on your side. A daily dose of whole body vibration is good for you. A daily dose of whole body vibration may help reduce the usual bone density loss that occurs with age, Medical College of … [Read more...]

More Owner Modified Off Road Sportsters – Is Harley Davidson Going to Get on Board? – Updated

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We've pointed out off road Sportsters before and this one looks ready for dirt duty complete with knobby tires and long travel suspension. Bob, one of our regular readers, was cruising the Interwebs and spotted this one in Japan. There are only a few photos and a walk around video with a couple of fellows speaking Japanese, but it looks capable of taking the road less traveled. … [Read more...]

Tony Foale Heading Back to Spain

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A couple of years ago, I mentioned Tony Foale moved to the U.S. to take a position at Segway as Director of Product Engineering. Tony tells me he wrapped up his work there a couple of months ago and is heading back home to Spain. Despite my inquiry, he wouldn't tell me what they were working on in the Segway skunkworks, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see. If you talk … [Read more...]