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Motorcycling’s 2020 Silver Lining

Posted by Rob Brooks | Feb 15, 2021 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

Confessions of an Old Hooligan, pt. 2

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jun 12, 2020 | Ride Life | 8 |

Harley-Davidson M-50S “Boy Racer”

Posted by Rob Brooks | May 27, 2020 | Legendary Bikes | 7 |

Motorcycling’s 2020 Silver Lining

by Rob Brooks | Feb 15, 2021 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

Despite Covid, contentious elections, and civil unrest (or maybe because of these), the powersports industry actually experienced incredible gains in 2020, across moto-genres. The Motorcycle Industry Council recently published a report on the previous year, detailing the sales successes across 2020. It would appear hopping on a motorcycle, trike, or four wheeler became a preferred mode and method of social distancing and escaping the endless stream of negativity swirling around us.

Confessions of an Old Hooligan, pt. 2

by Rob Brooks | Jun 12, 2020 | Ride Life | 8 |

An Aging Father Shares More Tales From His Early Riding Years *Here’s a few fun tales...

Harley-Davidson M-50S “Boy Racer”

by Rob Brooks | May 27, 2020 | Legendary Bikes | 0 |

It was the summer of 1970 and I was fourteen years old. 1969 was the year of Woodstock and the man on the moon. I was too young for a drivers license, too old for parental rule, and too cool for school. I didn’t have a real job, but I earned some money working a paper route. My whole (young) life I wanted a minibike. If you were rich, you could buy a new Honda Trail 70, or maybe a Rupp minibike. If we could scrounge up enough parts, maybe we could build a minibike, but home-built minibikes always broke down. Our best bet was to buy a small, used motorcycle. I found a 50cc Harley and I had $50 to buy it. My first Harley-Davidson and freedom at a bargain price. A new one was $225, and a Honda 70 was over $300.