THE ADVENTUROUS MOTORCYCLIST'S GUIDE TO ALASKA
BOOK REVIEW: The Truth About Motorcycling Alaska
Gary Koz Mraz
This book is by no means a travelogue. You can get your pithy pictorials and glossy coffee table books elsewhere. It’s 224 pages of undiluted, 100-octane information regarding everything a rider really needs to know about motorcycling Alaska. The Adventurous Motorcyclist's Guide to Alaska puts 20 years of road knowledge together in a well organized, information-rich travel guide designed for adve...
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The Champion Vulcan Voyager Kawasaki Trike
The perfect marriage of style, comfort and performance
Story Gary Koz Mraz Photos Ron Sinoy
When The Engineering Team at Champion Trikes unveiled the Vulcan conversion I had to ride it. This new trike kit is available for 2009-later Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager, Vaquero, and Nomad models.
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Uncle Bill's Trike
Retro-Styling and Big Power, Australian Style
Doc Robinson
So who is Uncle Bill anyway, and where did he spring from I hear you asking? Well, before I address those questions take a good gander at the Springer Trike gracing these pages. Does it look old school to you? It bloody well should, as Uncle Bill’s website loudly and proudly proclaims, he only builds old school bobbers, rigids, Softails and Trikes.
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THE UNDER $20K TRIKE SMACKDOWN
5 Trike Shootout
Words: The Triking Viking Photos: Ron Sinoy
(This story was originally released in 2012 and there is some really good content and comparison that are relevant. Enjoy! The Triking Viking )
When we were planning this Trike shootout, it was clear we couldn’t fairly compare a Gold Wing Trike against machines that cost less than half that amount...
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Trike Suspension Terminology
Front End Geometry
Letters and Doodles: Barry Aackmann
Solid Axle Suspension: type of beam-axle suspension system utilizing a single shaft to connect both wheels. Some manufacturers offer this type exclusively.
Independent Suspension: broad term for a suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a bump in the road) independently of each other. Requiring more parts to manufacture, Independent setups ar...
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Bikernet Trike Builder of the Month
Threesome Cycles: Builders of Hot Rod Trikes
Triking Viking
Threesome Cycles: Builders of Hot Rod Trikes
Mike Faria, owner and fabricator at Threesome Cycles was brought up around cars and motorcycles. His parents were big into racing; they had a Bonneville Salt Flats car and a dragster. Motorcycles were always in the picture for his grandfather his dad had Indians. The first bike he ever ...
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Weathering the Storm
On a 2012 Lehman Storm Trike
A lifelong biker, Monica’s always rode the edge. I remember that cool Harley Aeramacchi 350 she chopped out in high school. Always traveling the world from Cleveland to Kathmandu not much stopped her. Cancer slowed her down for a while though.
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