September/October 2007 Archives - Page 2 of 3

Rand McNally’s Harley-Davidson Ride Atlas of North America

Rand McNally has released their 2nd edition of the Harley-Davidson Ride Atlas of North America. Feedback from hundreds of riders helped to develop the 336-page map book that has a redesigned...

Confederate Wraith at Bike Week 2007

For the most part, new motorcycle press launches follow a standard format; fly somewhere around the world, learn about the changes, updates or redesigns, and then spend a day or so riding the new...

The Isle of Man TT 100th Anniversary Celebration

The Three Legs of Man: The history of the Isle of Man logo is not completely known but one theory is: “Whichever way I am thrown, I will remain standing” For 2007, the Isle of Man,...

Iron and Irony

Life’s too short to sweat the small stuff. Most of us are familiar with some form of this phrase, and many may even claim to live by it. Now into my fourth decade in the saddle of this existence, I...

Alberta Mini Road Racing

Motorcycle racers are nice people. I don’t mean just sort-of nice, I mean really nice. It’s one of the aspects of racing that I enjoy so much, being around awesome, fun, happy, caring people, and...

The Bike Club Update…

Thought it was time for an update from the Bernice MacNaughton High School Bike Club and the “Chain Gang”! For those who are unaware of the Bike Club, it is an on-going after-hours school...

Ratbikes: Vermin in Suburbia

RATBIKE: rat-byke (noun) Rat bikes are motorcycles that, over time, have fallen apart but have been kept on the road and maintained for next to nothing and are usually modified for stylistic reasons....

Harley-Davidson 2007 XL 1200N Nightster

There was a time the Harley-Davidson Sportster was something to be feared on the street. First released in 1957, it soon garnered the title of ‘Superbike’ among the motorcycling public. For many...

Family Jewels

This photo of Manuel Munoz was taken in 1962 in the town of Benidorm, on the Costa Blanca in Spain. At the time he was 18 years old when he was caught sitting on his dream bike, a friends 1962 250cc...

2007 CVMG Paris Rally Another Success

If you are into vintage bikes, then the Annual Rally of the Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group (CVMG) is a must-see event. The CVMG, formed about forty years ago, is the largest vintage motorcycle...

Roger Goldammer Nortorious

In custom bike building circles, Roger Goldammer’s name is synonymous with quality workman-ship and artistic genius throughout Canada, and the rest of the world for that matter. Goldammer,...

Yamaha 1300 V-Star Tourer

If you told someone just 15 years ago that an engine in a motorcycle which was bigger than many import cars of the day was considered mid-size, they’d look at you like you had two heads. But by...