Jun 22, 2016 | Gear & Such |
You see guy’s on baggers riding around with “blade” windshields and you wonder just how much wind could those be deflecting away from your piehole and noggin. Well, we got a chance to find out for ourselves when National Cycle sent us their VStream...
Jun 22, 2016 | Food to Go |
Riding dirt through the Black Hills is bound to leave you hungry. And while the biker throngs of the Sturgis Rally have yet to descend here, the big places like One-Eyed Jacks and the Knuckle Saloon might still seem overwhelming. Especially when all you might want is...
Jun 22, 2016 | Favorite Bikes |
Time for a bit of nostalgia. This Kawasaki was the first bike our publisher ever did 100 mph on. And that was with a passenger! The 650s were made between 1976 and 1983, and its 652 cc engine featured a double overhead camshaft with two valves per cylinder, and a five...
Jun 22, 2016 | Routes and Trails |
If you still haven’t planned your summer vacation this riding season, you can head to the Black Hills National Forest, and a trip to the Sturgis Rally doesn’t even have to be on the agenda. With over 500 miles of trail going through mixed forest...
Jun 22, 2016 | Shop Talk |
No toolkit is complete without a multitool. And when it comes to multitools, there are really only three manufacturers worthy of consideration – Gerber, Leatherman and Victorinox. You can find others that are cheaper, but these three have some of the widest...
Jun 1, 2016 | Gear & Such |
Yes, you’re reading that correctly – helmets with LEDs. And it’s not some gimmicky customization feature. This is a real attempt at making you more visible at night when most cagers have a hard enough time seeing other cagers. The good folks at M1C...
Jun 1, 2016 | Favorite Bikes |
(This review first ran on July 8, 2015) Sometimes, getting to demo a bike for review is like riding a bagger across the Sahara — you can try it, but it’s probably not going to happen. We have to work it in when we can, convince a dealer to let us get on...
Jun 1, 2016 | Food to Go |
If you take us up on riding in the Poison Spider OHV area west of Casper, you’re going to want to find a place to eat. We hunted around and since we’re a sucker for a name that actually says what it is, we stopped off on the link to Sanford’s Grub...
Jun 1, 2016 | Routes and Trails |
Time for some dirt! Yeah, baby! How about a 200 acre park outside Casper, Wyoming that offers a wide open area consisting of a large open gravel pit, rocky trails, steep hill climbs and some obstacle courses scattered around just for fun. Since the area is open to all...