The Throttle Stop – December 2022: Fits and Starts [Commentary]
There are times when scheduling presents hurdles. Life, work, or general daily duties often get in the way of play, which can be irksome....
Re-Make/Re-Model [Editor’s Letter – November 2022]
Every once in a while, it’s a time for a change. Usually, people wait for a marker—the beginning of a new year, or some...
Simple Machines [The Throttle Stop – November 2022]
Every now and again, we’ll come across a simplistic solution to fundamental problems that we’ve never thought of before. Well, I suppose it was...
Dandy Teez First Look [Motorcycles, Cats, and Commentary]
It’s always interesting when worlds collide. I was looking at my Facebook feed, which is an eclectic mix of people in the motorcycle world...
When I’m Sixty-Four [Editor’s Letter – October 2022]
My parents bought me The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album for my birthday in 1967. It was an astonishing record to...
The Throttle Stop – October 2022 [Rotary Phone, Honda CB750]
For most of my childhood, there was a rotary-dial telephone sitting on the counter at my grandmother’s house, replete with a vaguely art-deco design...
Sturgis 2022 After-Party [Riding Uncrowded South Dakota]
Motorcycle enthusiast and collector extraordinaire Daniel Schoenewald invited us to join him on a road trip for a week in South Dakota. Ultimate Motorcycling...
Editor’s Letter – September 2022 [First In Flight]
The Tar Heel State looms large in the September 2022 issue of Ultimate Motorcycling, and for two very different reasons.
First, we sent Senior Editor...
The Throttle Stop: Wear Long Trousers [September 2022]
Look both ways before crossing the street, use sunscreen, don’t run with scissors, and wear long trousers when riding your bike—all things we heard...
2022 Honda Africa Twin Review [A Personal Adventure Bike Test]
They say age is just a number, but tell that to my hip, which decided that my “active lifestyle” was too much and has...
The Throttle Stop August 2022 – Are We There Yet? [Pilgrimage to Laguna]
Every summer, I make the pilgrimage to Laguna Seca, a racetrack that needs no introduction to any gearhead worth their salt. The undulating 2.238-mile...
Editor’s Letter August 2022 – In The Heat of The Night [LA After Dark]
I have a love/hate relationship with the Southern California summer. Triple digits are the norm, and I don’t like getting up early enough to...
Taka Nakagami and his Arai Corsair-X Helmet [Commentary]
The first 20 or so seconds of the 2022 Grand Prix of Catalunya turned out to be even more intense than the typical MotoGP...
What’s Your Focus? – The Throttle Stop, July 2022
I’m not sure what inspired the thought, yet while relaxing in the comfortable climate-controlled environment of a movie theater, I realized that I’d been...
Open Bluetooth Intercom Standard Announced [Expert Analysis]
I’ve reviewed many helmet intercom communication devices over the past nine years and often mentioned my desire that the intercoms work easily across brands....
