Occasionally you get the call. You spend all your free time in your backyard or garage, mostly for the love of it, and then one of the big guys notices what you’ve been up to. Harley-Davidson Australia noticed Nigel Petrie. They called to ask him to have some fun on their dime, and that he…
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Naked, supermoto, streetfigher, café racer, super-naked — whatever you want to call it (we’re leaning toward super-naked) — this 2008 KTM RC8 that recently rolled out of Deus Ex Machina’s garage is stark, uncompromising, and muscular. Where the stock RC8 is a fully faired superbike, albeit with some snarling angular character, it’s a race bike…
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Be it bobbers, baggers, beamers, or what-have-you’s, there’s a bike for everyone, imbuing the rider with the Steve McQueen or Peter Fonda cool that comes from sitting atop an engine with a can full of gasoline between your knees, hurtling through space as your brain whispers, “Bigger. Faster. Louder.” But there is a motorcycle that…
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Motorcycles have to be just about the most relative machines on wheels, as everything we enjoy about the way they accelerate, corner and handle terrain is relative to what else you’ve ridden and how you ride. We buy based on carefully selected factors, and while Honda might fit best for you, your buddy may insist…
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The leaves are falling (in my hemisphere anyway), and in addition to running up our odometers in the coming weeks, fall also…
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Motorcycle designers of the early ’80s probably ponder how we got here, a time when street bikes with exposed frames, unshrouded headlight…
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The electric motorcycle debate has raged for as long as Bike EXIF has been around. The most common criticisms come from framing…
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The street-legal dirt bike scene has one of the biggest mod cultures in motorcycling, and if you don’t believe me, it’s been…
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If we had to guess the secret to Rough Craft’s blistering success, we’d go with consistency. Frontman Winston Yeh’s dedication to his…
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There’s no quicker way to feel like a kid again than hopping on a mini bike, but there’s more than just novelty…
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Mecum’s Monterey 2024 sale is swiftly approaching, and the U.S. auction powerhouse has a field of 100 vintage motorcycles selling August 15-17.…
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Every classic motorcycle tells a tale, whether it’s a hair-brained origin story or volumes from a lifetime of loving use. The best…
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Trends come and go, but tradition is everlasting, and you’d be surprised just how long scrambler motorcycles have been around. The term…
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A brilliant assortment of 38 classic motorcycles and a boatload of memorabilia is set to cross the block at Gooding & Company’s…
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Strip it back to the bare essentials, and make it lighter, faster and cooler. It’s a recipe for success that dates back…
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