Motorcycles

Motorcycles

Any two-wheeled motor vehicle that can carry either one or two passengers.

Contributors in Motorcycles

Motorcycles

Motorcycle customizing owes much to the talents of Arlen Ness. He started out in 1967 by customizing his own Harley-Davidson Knucklehead. It won first place in the first custom show he entered. Soon ...

BMW

Automotive; Motorcycles

A BMW is a brand of motorcycle. BMWs were first made in 1923 with the R32 boxer. If you mention BMW to most non-riders, you will almost always hear, "I didn't know BMW made motorcycles." Actually, ...

BuRP Rally

Automotive; Motorcycles

The BuRP Rally is a motorcycle rally founded by members of the Motorcycles forum.

Citizen's Band (CB)

Automotive; Motorcycles

The Citizen's Band (CB) craze in automobiles has long since died but CBs are still used to communicate especially by motorcyclists. Most heavyweight touring motorcycles are equipped with CBs today. ...

Daytona

Automotive; Motorcycles

The famous Daytona Bike Week held in late February to early March.

DOT helmet rating

Automotive; Motorcycles

The Department of Transportation (DOT) rates motorcycle helmets. The rating is based on dropping the helmet containing a simulated head from a height of 10 feet. The "head" must receive no more than ...

E-ZPass

Automotive; Motorcycles

Motorcyclists have always had a problem at toll plazas. They have to slow down, push up their face shields, stop, shift into neutral (sometimes even put the sidestand down and kill the engine because ...