Sunday, October 20, 2013

The Week's End Roundup

BMW Unveils the 2014 R nineT Roadster.
BMW celebrates 90 years of Motorrad with the release of the beautiful R nineT Roadster.  Find out more here.

Eric Buell Racing Unveils the 2014 1190RX
Who said America could only produce slow heavyweight cruisers?  Not Eric Buell that's who.  Eric Buell Racing's new 1190RX is light, powerful, and fuel efficient.  And it lists for less than $19,000, competition be warned.  Find out more here.

Harley Davidson Heritage Softail vs Indian Vintage Chief
For a rush of nostalgia, check out motorcycle-usa.com's comparison of the Harley Davidson Heritage Softail and Indian Vintage Chief here.

2014 Victory Ness Cross Country Limited-Edition Test Ride
Motorcycle-usa.com may have forgotten you Victory, but I didn't.  Check out what the great people of motorcycle.com thought of the Cross Country Limited here.

Get your cowboy on.  2014 Ural Gaucho Rambler.
A Russian interpretation the American West, using a classic German motorcycle.  I like it.  See the Ural Gaucho Rambler here.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

"In Mother Russia Bus Stop Goes to You"

I found this gem on thechive.com.  No explanation or background was given as to why the original sidecar is missing and in its place there is now a wooden bench.  However, I think we can make an educated guess.  First of all, the bike looks to be a Ural.  Secondly, the landscape is barren and frozen.  And finally, we can deduce from the current sidecar design that the owner has a total disregard for safety and is proud of it.   This has Russian handiwork written all over it.  So why is there a wooden bench where a sidecar should be?  Easy, as they say in Russia, "In Mother Russia you don't go to bus stop, bus stop goes to you."