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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Harley is thrown by bumps in the road

Business | By Susan Carpenter | September 23, 2008
Owning a chromed or custom Harley-Davidson is “not about transportation, it’s about an experience,” says the company’s chief executive, James L. Ziemer. Read more
 

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

At $120,000, the MV Agusta F4CC is a rare breed of sport bike

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | May 28, 2008
WHEN I first heard about the MV Agusta F4CC, I thought: Yeah, right. Read more
 

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

A macho ride for both sexes? It’s no illusion

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | April 16, 2008
ASK any female biker and she’ll tell you the same thing: A motorcycle is a great prop for soliciting male attention. Read more
 

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

A bike with quite a past – and a promising future

Autos | March 19, 2008
IT was almost a century ago that alcohol-fueled board trackers raced around wooden oval tracks in front of enthralled audiences. Read more
 

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Who ya calling a lightweight?

Autos | February 6, 2008
ROLAND SANDS has spent the last year peeling the skins off dirt bikes, reaching deep inside their body cavities. Read more
 

Thursday, December 6, 2007

If at first you don’t succeed, careen around wildly again

Entertainment | By Susan Carpenter | December 6, 2007
SPEEDING around on a motorcycle inside a 14-foot sphere at 35 mph isn’t everyone’s idea of a good time. Read more
 

Sunday, December 2, 2007

REVVED UP SILK ROAD

Travel | By Susan Carpenter | December 2, 2007
Kashgar, China After 36 hours, three flights and two sleeping pills, I arrived in the western Chinese city of Kashgar. Read more
 

For bikers, odd twists and turns

Travel | By Susan Carpenter | December 2, 2007
Imagine a place where motorcycles outnumber everything else on the road 5 to 1 - a place where the bikes are small, the tank badges are in Mandarin and the seats are covered in tapestries. Read more
 

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

When making it faster just isn’t enough

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | November 21, 2007
FASTER than a fighter pilot. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

No thunder, no lightning, just speed

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | October 24, 2007
It was a 100-mile day of wide-open throttle, hard braking and high-speed corners. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Reimagining tourist class

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | October 17, 2007
HOLY haystacks, Batman. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Suit up for that ride Are you ready for the road?

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | October 10, 2007
When I’m riding around and looking at other motorcyclists, the most common outfit I see is jeans and a jacket. Read more
 

A blend of dirt bikes and espressos

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | October 10, 2007
Las Vegas The gusty winds at Las Vegas Speedway carried the twin aphrodisiacs of fast women – exhaust and accelerating gears. Read more
 

Helmet standard: Better fit urged

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | October 10, 2007
Almost every day at the Collision and Injury Dynamics lab in El Segundo, helmets are crashing into anvils. Read more
 

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Motorcycle groups on NTSB report: That’s all there is?

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | September 19, 2007
The results are in. Read more
 

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Speed blamed for high death rates for ‘supersport’ cycles

Business | By Martin Zimmerman | September 12, 2007
When it comes to motorcycles, speed kills. Read more
 

This is entry level? OK, but you’d better hold on

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | September 12, 2007
Big Dog’s got a brand-new motorcycle for 2008. Read more
 

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Hit and Miss

Autos | By Susan Carpenter | August 22, 2007
SORRY, boys. Read more
 

Saturday, August 4, 2007

Traffic jam? Time to split - Lane-splitting – riding between lanes – is legal for motorcyclists, but some other motorists find it irritating.

California | Local | By Tiffany Hsu | August 4, 2007
For most motorists, a commute on a weekday afternoon from Signal Hill in Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles means a 45-minute crawl through stalled traffic and relentless heat. Read more
 

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Damien, dear, your devil ride awaits you

Autos | July 25, 2007
American IronHorse calls it the Slammer, but Demon Spawn would be just as appropriate. Read more
 
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