For purists who hated the V-Rod, and thought liquid-cooled touring bikes signaled the end of the MoCo as we know it, today might be the end of the world. Yup, the rumors are true: Harley-Davidson is building an electric motorcycle.
If you think a 550-horsepower Italian supercar and a lead-footed lady can make the Florida and Georgia sticks a little more interesting, you’d be right.
Right now, I’m sitting in a gorgeous ninth floor room at the W Hotel in South Beach. The ocean view is breathtaking. The weather is tropical. The guaranteed madness of the 2014 Gumball 3000 lies ahead. And like sharks poised for a feeding frenzy, angry supercars circle the surrounding streets. A few minutes ago, one of […] More »
You can’t be totally prepared for the Gumball 3000. The full-frontal assault of ferocious supercars, exotic locales and block-rocking parties is enough to turn the brains of most mortals into an exhaust-rattled, octane-spiked blob of tapioca pudding.
Yup, this site is focused on Harleys. But the Gumball 3000 and hot girls are the pizza and beer of the gearhead world. And who doesn’t like pizza and beer? I’ll be posting live from the rally starting June 4th! Stay tuned!
Mechanicsburg, Ohio resident Bill Standley loved his ’67 Electra Glide so much he literally wanted to be buried on it. The shot above is a picture of his “coffin,” which was constructed by his sons and sat in his garage for the last few years. Apparently, Standley was fond of showing off his custom casket to visitors, which I’m sure wasn’t uncomfortable for any of his house guests.
If you’ve watched television in the past decade, you’ve probably seen those painful abused animal commercials with the weepy Sarah McLachlan soundtrack. And while abusing sentient creatures is infinitely worse, it’s important to remember that every day, right here in the United States and all around the globes, motorcycles are horribly disfigured in the name of making them into a “cafe racer.”
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