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OddBike USA Tour 2015: Part VII - Mullin' over Automobiles
I rise early and stumble out into the motel courtyard, exhibiting my usual bleary-eyed pre-caffeinated lack of focus. I wander into a group of immaculate Harley-Davidson touring models tended by a...
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OddBike USA Tour 2015: Part VIII - Mandello's Finest
I get up early to head back to Pro Italia to make a pilgrimage to one of the dealers I've long been curious about. I've dealt with them in the past for parts orders for my 916, back in the fleeting...
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Harley-Davidson VR1000 - God's Own Voice
It is 1986, and Harley-Davidson is in the midst of a rebirth. After years of struggling under AMF ownership and suffering through poor quality, lagging sales, and a tarnished reputation, the 1980s have...
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OddBike USA Tour 2015: Part IX - Don't Buy the Hype
It's a beautiful Sunday morning in LA and it's time to go riding.My first stop is just down the street a few miles, the Deus Ex Machina shop. Actually it's less of a shop and more of a café with a...
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Editorial - Resurrection
"I have one in Vancouver if you still need it."I picked up the phone and immediately dialed the attached number. He was shocked by how quickly I responded to his message. I probably called him 10...
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OddBike USA Tour 2015: Part X - Reflections
It's time for me to reluctantly begin the journey home. The first leg along the coast north of LA is probably the dullest of the journey, but still plenty scenic. I make San Luis Obispo my destination...
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OddBike USA Tour 2015: Part XI - Northbound
I head out towards the coast via the 128, the same route I took in the dark on my way south. The roads are lovely. Crossing the Mendocino county line reveals a series of perfect, fresh ribbons of...
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OddBike USA Tour 2015: Part XII - Purpose
I'm still a long way from home, but now we are on the final stretch. The excitement of exploring new locales and unknown destinations is subsiding as a return to normality looms; soon it's back to the...
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Guest Post: Alan Lapp's Dirtbag Challenge DR650
Innovation is a scarce resource in today's motorcycle industry, despite what the OEMs might lead you to believe. Behind every supposed leap forward in electronic trickery aimed at keeping your...
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OddBike USA Tour 2015: Part XIII - Home
It's a cold morning with a layer of slick dew coating the roads, a heavy mist hanging over the mountains around Castlegar. The weather seems to be appropriate for my pensive mood as I finish my journey...
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OddBike USA Tour 2015 Travelogue
The collected installments of the second OddBike USA Tour travelogue, completed in 2015.Part I - PrologueJust a few more months. Everything you are doing is towards this goal. You need this trip. You...
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Editorial - Classic Italian Hot Rodding
I can never leave well enough alone.I don't usually consider this a character flaw, unless I manage to tinker something to a dead stop or make something worse than when I began messing with it. Both...
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OddBike Stories - Ken Austin, Kenny's Tuning
This marks the first foray of OddBike into the video realm, the opening installment of a series called OddBike Stories. Stories will showcase interviews with motorcycle personalities you might not...
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OddBike Stories - Ken Austin, Uncut
The full-length OddBike Stories video interview with Ken Austin of Kenny's Tuning. Ken shares his thoughts on the motorcycle industry, his career racing Laverdas and Suzukis and his techniques as a...
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OddBike Stories - Jason Cormier
What is OddBike? How did it start? Where is it going? What is wrong with the motorcycle industry and what am I doing in response? Why should you contribute to OddBike on Patreon?In this installment of...
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The Majestic - Art Deco OddBike
It is the 1920s. The heady period following the First World War has, without a doubt, produced some of the most iconic and beautiful European vehicles the world would see until well into the latter...
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Editorial - The Future of OddBike
Merry Christmas to all my loyal OddBikers!Sweet Jesus it's been a while since I've written anything.It's not for lack of desire, it's due to a general lack of energy and inspiration following a...
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OddBike Tech - How to Tune Ducati Motorcycle Fuel Injection
This week on the OddBike YouTube Channel I'm presenting the first installment of a new series called OddBike Tech.OddBike Tech will be a showcase of the sort of in-depth technical information OddBike...
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Morbidelli 850 V8 - Eight Cylinder Exotica on Bike-urious.com
Thanks to Abhi over at Bike-urious.com for sponsoring this post! Be sure to follow his site for daily doses of weird and wonderful motorcycles.There are two factors in the motorcycle industry that can...
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Guest Post - Robert Horn's RoHorn Two Wheel Steering Recumbent Racer
Image courtesy Margaret OliverI'm pleased to present this guest post courtesy of motorcycle innovator Robert Horn, who has spent several decades developing a series of machines that redefine the...
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OddBike Merchandise Now Available on Teespring!
Attention OddBikers!Does your wardrobe lack a certain je ne sais quois? That bit of flippant disgust for the status quo in motorcycling that hints at long winded articles celebrating the two-weird...
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Julian Farnam's Dirtbag Rat - Yamaha Banshee-Powered Funny Front End Mutant
Image courtesy Alan Lapp"Hey Jason, I hope all is well. I thought I'd reach out and mention that I've just completed a new project that may (or may not) be of interest..."Image courtesy Alan LappThe...
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BFG / MBK 1300 - Boxeur Français
BFG 1300 BrochureLong time followers of OddBike and Bike-urious will recall that one of my early subjects was the wonderfully horrid Brazilian Amazonas 1600. It’s become one of my fondest profiles, one...
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Glenn Hammond Curtiss - The Original Hell Rider
Glenn Hammond CurtissWho was Glenn Hammond Curtiss, and how does his legacy relate to the introduction of a new concept in cutting edge American electric motorcycle design? This is a question many...
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Zanè Laverda 650/668/750 Twins – The Other, Other Italian Middleweight
Laverda 750 S FormulaThe vaunted Laverda marque needs little introduction. But I suppose we need to address why a whole series of production Laverdas would warrant an OddBike profile here on...
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