Westbound I remember when we pulled in for breakfast in Port Allegany and she came over to greet us. There was an immediate shift in energy. To this point, we were all silently asking ourselves what we’d gotten ourselves into. It had been two days and when we took our helmets off, I could see…
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It’s a Boxer-heavy week, with two BMWs from Europe, and a Ural flat tracker from Siberia. But first, a look at the bonkers new Crighton CR700W, with a rotary engine pumping out well over 200 horsepower, and a Honda Hornet cafe racer from Brazil.
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Would you pay $27,000 for a Ural sidecar rig? That’s the asking price for the new GEO limited edition, so we look at what you get for your money. You’ll need a lot more money to nab the 1940 Crocker coming up at auction soon, though—like several hundred thousand dollars. We also examine a slick…
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Sydney is at the epicenter of the ‘third wave’ coffee movement in Australia—you can’t throw a single origin coffee bean without hitting a barista or a discerning customer. Combine that with the city’s thriving motorcycle scene, and it was only a matter of time before we got this: a Ural sidecar rigged up as a…
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As we all know, customs and coffee go together like eggs and bacon. In some shops, the espresso machine gets more of…
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You find custom builders in the most unlikely of places. A month ago, we featured a bike from Hong Kong for the…
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Practicality is a hot topic around here—so much so that we’ve added the word ‘fenders’ to our comment moderation watch list. But…
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I’ve always had a soft spot for Ural sidecars. Yes, they’re relics from a bygone age, and their reliability is hotly debated…
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Custom motorcycles have always been part of Icon’s company culture—and they do all the work in-house. But this is the first Icon…
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You don’t often see the words “Ural” and “café racer” in the same sentence. But this lovely 2003 Solo sT certainly qualifies.…
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Most motorcycle manufacturers strive for progress. And in doing so, progressively remove the connection between the rider and the machine. One hand…
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James Loughead, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He also knows how the mind of a…
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