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Illinois iPass Rule Changes for Motorcycles is a Bust

by Randal Birkey | May 25, 2018 | Articles, Motorcycle Rides, News

Illinois i-Pass Rule Changes for Motorcycles Like most Illinois motorists, I received an email from the Illinois Tollway Authority in December 2017, notifying me of a change in the iPass rules. The state in its wisdom had decided that every vehicle using the iPass...

Elkhorn Half-Mile Flat Track Racing

by Randal Birkey | Oct 2, 2017 | Articles, Motorcycle Rides, News, Racing

Elkhorn Half-Mile Flat Track Races On Saturday, September 30, 2017, I rode my 2008 Bonneville from the Chicago area to Elkhorn, Wisconsin, with a buddy, to attend the Elkhorn Half-Mile Flat Track races at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. The grandstands were packed...

New YSS Shocks (or Now, I Don’t Want A Tiger So Much, Anymore…)

by Lee | Jul 15, 2017 | News, Nomad-ADV, YSS Suspension

Introduction In a previous post, I mentioned Aad and Mike Schram, a father-son team who rode around the world. Aad (the dad) made the trip on a Bonneville T-100. Along their journey, the pair stopped in at the YSS headquarters in Thailand. Aad had been running the...

The History of Triumph Motorcycles Video

by Randal Birkey | Apr 18, 2017 | News, Video

Here’s a great video putting the entire history of Triumph Motorcycles in a single little neat...

Holan Racer Panniers for the Bonneville

by Lee | Mar 20, 2017 | News

UPDATE: 5/2/2017 Just back from the Duluth trip. After 5 days of cold temperatures, rain and even some rain mixed with snow, plus your basic horizontal prairie rain storm, the panniers stayed bone dry. They also stood up well to an accidental bike drop. Very happy. ...