Columns

Air Intake and Exhaust Design | Hot Stuff | Drawing the Line

Putting all of the many components of a motorcycle together in the small volume that’s available, and then making it all work efficiently... more
Bikers Behaving Badly | Megaphone

DILLIGAF? Frankly, no it doesn’t. Let’s back up for clarity’s sake: That eight-letter acronym is sometimes seen as a patch sewn onto a... more
Forty-Three Years of Reading Motorcyclist | Cranked

Twenty-twelve marks Motorcyclist’s 100th anniversary. A century of continuous publishing in the magazine business is an astounding feat,... more
Workin’ Them Angles | Cat Tales

Way back in 1997, my sister Laurie e-mailed me one of those questionnaires that later became popular on Myspace. I dutifully filled it out,... more
Dear Craigslist Advertisers | Behind Bars

Dear Craigslist advertiser: No, I won’t verify that your prized bike is going to “a good home.” This is not where bikes come for a pastoral... more
Driven to Distraction | Cat Tales

There I was, minding my own business in the carpool lane while riding to work one morning, when all hell broke loose in front of me. As... more
The Third Motion | Drawing the Line

Barring a few exceptions, the front wheel of your motorcycle is steered and suspended by a telescopic fork. more
Victory Roll | Megaphone

We rode 1785 miles of the best roads in America (without a single mechanical incident or significant route mishap), and at the end we said... more
Motorcycle Classified Ads | It’s Classified | Wrenched

I am a dedicated denizen of Craigslist and other online motorcycle classified sites. more
Traveling Comfortably on a Motorcycle | Love Hurts | Cranked

Whenever my wife Colleen ventures into my motorcycle world, there’s always a period of adjustment... Each trip she has to re-learn that the... more
Riding Technique Vs. Motorcycle Technology | Code Break

What is riding technique? And what makes a technique successful? Is riding just a composition of good or bad technique, or is there... more
Spirito D’argento | Megaphone

These things, they say, take time. So often it seems that planning goes on forever. Analysis paralysis becomes the SOP. more
The Long Island Sound | Cat Tales

The Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the New York suburbs from Connecticut. But in another sense, the... more
Tales From the Toolbox | Wrenched

I love broken motorcycle parts: holed pistons, shattered gears, twisted connecting rods. more
Radical Rules | Drawing the Line

KTM’s new Moto3 engine was unveiled just as the FIM released full details of the class rules. more