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Motorcycling is Affordable if You Want it to Be – It’s Up to You

By Paul Crowe

2018 Indian Scout FTR750

Is motorcycling expensive or affordable? Yes. Wait, ... what? The simple fact is that you can spend as much or as little as you want to and enjoy it either way. The latest and greatest factory machinery is often beautiful to look at with all of the performance the pros demand, but if you want to ride on the street with a bit of the competition look, have fun and still have … [Read more...]

What Does it Cost to Build a Motorcycle?

By Paul Crowe

Julian Farnam and his Yamaha RD400 Dirbag Challenge build

After the last couple of articles about Ken Fontenot's Honda CB160 and Suzuki GT500, I was thinking about how much money it takes to build a bike that looks really good. A comment on Ken's Honda build represents one point of view, downplaying the results a bit because he figured there must have been a lot of money thrown at the bike. While I'm sure that bike wasn't cheap, a lot … [Read more...]

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