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Legendary Bikes: Peter Egan’s 1974 Norton Co...
Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Aug 28, 2020 | Legendary Bikes | 18 |
The Sense of Speed
Posted by Phil Gauthier | Apr 16, 2020 | Ride Life | 4 |
Mystic Rhythms
Posted by Rob Brooks | Jan 10, 2019 | Ride Life | 11 |
The Death of Print
by Ted Edwards | Jan 18, 2021 | Ride Life | 13 |
With great sadness I hold in my hand the last print issue of Cycle World. The brainchild of Joe Parkhust started publication in 1962 but ceased printing of magazines in 2020 as they transitioned to online media only. As the print version died, so did my dream of ever seeing my name in an issue of Cycle World…
Read MoreLegendary Bikes: Peter Egan’s 1974 Norton Commando
by Road Dirt Crew | Aug 28, 2020 | Legendary Bikes | 18 |
Peter Egan has been called America’s Favorite Automotive Writer. A Wisconsin native, Egan held unprecedented dual editorial positions with both Cycle World and Road & Track magazines for nearly three decades before semi-retiring from his monthly columns in 2013.
In that time, he rode and reviewed hundreds of motorcycles, but none remained as close to his heart as the Norton Commando. In fact, it was “Dateline: Missoula,” a story about an ill-fated, cross-continent trip on a Commando which was his first published article for Cycle World back in December 1977. Egan wrote, “So it seems I owe my journalism career to that Norton as well. If I’d bought a Honda, god knows what I’d be doing now. Possibly something useful to humanity. That or sleeping under a bridge.”
The Sense of Speed
by Phil Gauthier | Apr 16, 2020 | Ride Life | 4 |
I was 11 years old the first time I rode a motorized two wheeled vehicle. A buddy rolled up on his Tecumseh powered mini-bike. Nothing but an engine, seat, throttle, brake lever and a pipe welded to the down tubes for pegs – no clutch or tranny.
Read MoreMystic Rhythms
by Rob Brooks | Jan 10, 2019 | Ride Life | 11 |
There is a state of mind, of spirit, that long miles and hours in the saddle can bring to a rider. A state of peace, tranquility, relaxation, yet complete focus, awareness and control that a rider settles into out on the open road.
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