“Jump First, Think Fast” Book Review [Gilroy Indian and more]
Frank J. O’Connell is perhaps one of the most broadly experienced top business executives ever to lead a motorcycle manufacturing company. He is also...
BMW Motorcycles – 100 Years Book Review [Rider’s Library]
To look at BMW motorcycles today, you’d never know the parent company didn’t have its roots in the motorcycle industry and came close to...
“Classic Superbikes II” by Frank Melling Motorcycle Book Review
Frank Melling is back with Classic Superbikes II, following up on the 2020 release of his Classic Superbikes, which we have reviewed. This softcover,...
Valentino Rossi – Life of a Legend – Revised and Updated [Review]
When nine-time Grand Prix World Champion Valentino Rossi retired in 2021, it ended a soaring career in the premier level of professional road racing...
Sunday Rides on Two Wheels: Motorcycling in Southern Wisconsin Review
Full disclosure: As a long-time resident of and motorcycle rider in Southern Wisconsin, I admit to having a strong bias in its favor as...
The Complete Book of Ducati Motorcycles, 2nd Edition Review
Ian Falloon is one of the motorcycle industry’s foremost brand historians. What’s more, he doesn’t rest on his laurels; his brand histories are dynamic...
Rider’s Library: Norton Villiers Triumph by Brad Jones Book Review
It is a story with a lot of moving parts. It involves problems with products, people, policies, and politics, plus promises not kept. Poor...
Burma-Shave – The Rhymes, the Signs, the Times Review [Rider’s Library]
Riders of a certain age—myself included—may remember seeing them. They were those small, unobtrusive but often funny placards in sets of six along the...
Rider’s Library: “Freddie Ludlow. His Life on Two Wheels” Book Review
These days, it’s not uncommon to see classic films with the notation “digitally remastered” to bring the old content to a new generation in...
The Big Book of Motorbikes First Look: For New Readers and Riders
If you have a new reader on your Christmas shopping list, we’re going to make things easy for you—buy The Big Book of Motorbikes....
“Ride Captains and Tail-Gunners” Book Review [Rider’s Library]
Motorcyclists are social types. We tend to enjoy each other’s company, and that results in club events, gatherings, and group rides.
Group rides can be...
“Culture & Customization – The Motor Scooter Story” Book Review
If you love scooters—and let’s face it, a lot of us do because we may have experienced our first motorized two-wheel rides on one—Barry...
Gary’s 2021 Holiday Gift Guide For Ultimate Motorcyclists [Two Top 5s!]
It’s an annual event or dilemma, depending on your point of view—selecting the right holiday gift to get that motorcycling special someone, be it...
The Harley-Davidson Sourcebook Book Review [Rider’s Library]
Just when you thought about everything that could be written about Harley-Davidson motorcycles had been written, Canadian author and custom bike-builder Mitch Bergeron hits...
Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle by Carl Vogel [Review – Rider’s Library]
With new start-up companies building electric motorcycles seemingly all over the place, the idea of anybody considering building an e-bike solo hadn’t seriously occurred...
