.: Above The Aether :.

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Shinya Kimura started building custom motorcycles from the ground up in Japan. He doesn’t plan anything. He just starts cutting metal. The quote that gets me is this one:
“It feels nothing like how violent it looks from the outside. It’s very serene. The ground and [...]

I love the retro look of these modern Russian motorcycles.  The Ural Patrol (photo above) has a switch that allows you to flip between single wheel drive and dual wheel (sidecar-assisted) drive.
There are actually two dealerships in Colorado that carry these motorcycles. I may need to look at them just for fun some weekend.
Ural Motorcycles
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I’ve always wanted a motorcycle.
So, about two weeks after my knee surgery I visited the Harley Davidson dealership and picked out a red 2010 Road King.  I’ve been riding it for the past 3 weeks and love it. It’s pretty heavy (nearly 800lbs with a full tank of gas) but it handles extremely well on [...]