Mechanicsburg, Ohio resident Bill Standley loved his '67 Electra Glide so much he literally wanted to be buried on it. The shot above is a picture of his "coffin," which was constructed by his sons and sat in his garage for the last few years. Apparently, Standley was fond of showing off his custom casket to visitors, which I'm sure wasn't uncomfortable for any of his house guests.
If you’ve watched television in the past decade, you’ve probably seen those painful abused animal commercials with the weepy Sarah McLachlan soundtrack. And while abusing sentient creatures is infinitely worse, it’s important to remember that every day, right here in the United States and all around the globes, motorcycles are horribly disfigured in the name of making them into a “cafe racer.”
Personally, I love the idea. I didn’t see the Harley-sponsored exhibition ice racing event at the X Games in Aspen—I was glued to the Rolex 24 at Daytona, but I like the idea of ice racing Harleys in the world’s premier extreme sports competition. Given that the games already feature snowmobile jumping—which looks batshit insane—ice […]
Wow—how cool is this! Building a regular engine—from like, you know, engine parts—is tricky enough. But to actually create a scale model from scratch? That's some seriously next-level shit. Take a look at the amazing creation RonsModelEngines posted on YouTube!
Obviously, going around pulling wheelies on the street isn’t the safest thing you can do, and if your local law enforcement happens to see you in the act, they aren’t going to be amused. But with the PSA out of the way, I found this video extremely entertaining. Now, riding in SoCal, you I see […]
While it's clunky and contains a grammatical error, the YouTube description—"Beautiful and hot pin-up girl poses on any Harley Davidson bikes during a tuning show"—of this video seems pretty accurate. And given the subject matter? I'm going to go ahead and overlook the poster's ham-fisted copy.
Sometimes it comes from someone who legitimately cares about you. Other times it's a broadside from a complete stranger, but I'd bet every motorcyclist has heard this phrase more than once: "It's not you—it's all of the other idiots on the road I'm worried about." Honestly? I can't count the number of times I have.
