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Backroads With Betsy: Live Fast, Die Young, Stay Pretty

Categories: Backroads With Betsy

“Live fast, die young, stay pretty.” That was the motto of my lifelong best friend, Mary Tomczak. It was a line in a Blondie song. Mary loved Blondie back in the 80s. We were even backstage at one of Blondies concerts, and as strung out as she was, onstage Blondie was larger than life. And larger than life is the best way I can remember Mary, who one week ago today, decided to take her own life.

Backroads With Betsy: Live Fast, Die Young, Stay Pretty

Common Misconceptions About Insurance

Categories: Motorcycle Insurance Articles

Insurance is a word that can incite many emotions; it can signify security, but it can also cause confusion when trying to understand what is and isnt covered under your policy when a loss occurs. As motorcycle insurance specialists we know just how mystifying this can be. This month, Ill share four of the more common misconceptions people have about their insurance and provide you with some real answers.

Common Misconceptions About Insurance

READER MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2007 Buell Ulysses

Categories: Buell Motorcycle Reviews, Dual Sport Motorcycle Reviews, Sport Tourer Reviews, Your Reviews

The Buell motorcycles have come a long way since the late 1990s, from tubular frames to frames with the gas tank included in the design. Riding a Buell motorcycle is unique in that you are included in the Harley, BMW and metric sportbike crowd. Most of the models look like the metric sportbikes but are actually open standard motorcycles, with the exception of the new 1125R and the Buell Firebolt.

READER MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2007 Buell Ulysses

Updated List of Beginner Motorcycles

Categories: Beginner

The first question most people ask when deciding to ride a motorcycle is, “What bike is the best for me in terms of fit and for building confidence and practicing skills?” WRN has updated its hugely popular section called “I Want To Ride A Motorcycle” with a new list of beginner bikes and since last week when we first posted this weve added one more important motorcycle to the list.

Updated List of Beginner Motorcycles

Reader Story: An Experienced Rider Takes to the Back Seat

Categories: Couples, Families and Motorcycling, Passenger Page, Your Stories

While I was growing up in suburban New Jersey, no one in my family rode motorcycles or had any desire to know about them. My father was interested in aircraft, so he got his pilot’s license. My family was fortunate enough to be whisked away many weekends to travel somewhere in our plane: Canada for Canadian bacon, Block Island (off the coast of Rhode Island), Amish country in Pennsylvania, and many other fantastic places.

Reader Story: An Experienced Rider Takes to the Back Seat

New Butt-Friendly Motorcycle Saddles

Categories: Apparel & Product Reviews, Seat Reviews

Not long ago Ultimate Seats founder Des Hockley was just like all his customers: a biker with a back ache. He was on intimate terms with “butt burn,” a common problem that is caused by flat or forward-angled seats. The design causes the rider to slip forward. As a result, riders constantly feel the need to pull themselves back into the saddle, and this puts pressure on muscles and skin.

New Butt-Friendly Motorcycle Saddles

How To Ride With A Sidecar

Categories: Apparel & Product Reviews, Books and DVDs Reviews, Trike and Three Wheeler Reviews

One of these days you might get the itch to learn something about motorcycle/sidecar combinations. Maybe youve got children youd like to bring on the ride, but you refuse to risk their safety on the back of a two-wheeler. Maybe your vintage legs are getting a little wobbly and youre thinking about the stability of a three-wheeled motorcycle that doesnt fall down.

How To Ride With A Sidecar

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