Next time you see some dinky little beginner’s bike, pit bike, pocket bike or el-cheapo Chinese knock-off that makes you...
If you’re a child of the ’70s and ’80s like me, your first experience of motorcycle ice racing will probably...
Tell us honestly, what’s the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of Finland? For hockey fans, it’s the home nation of some of their favorite hockey players and goaltenders. For music fans, especially metalheads, it is one of “The Big Three” of metal, alongside Germany and...
For the longest time, if you mentioned the name Royal Enfield, the first thing most people thought of was a...
It’s something that we take for granted these days: that 99.9% of the jackets, gloves, pants, and boots we buy...
There is a wise saying about inventions that says that “the invention has to make sense in the world it finishes in, not the world it started.” That quote comes from the founder of O’Reilly Books, Tim O’Reilly, and while it is ostensibly about the rise of the digital age,...
When someone mentions Italian motorcycles, the first image that goes through pretty much everyone’s head is that of a sleek,...
You can’t go far these days without hearing about electric motorcycles. It seems like every week there is a new...
The 1970s and 1980s were a golden age for forced induction engines. Like shoulder pads in suits and mascara on men, turbos were the flavor of the decade. And for a while there, it seemed that if there was any way that manufacturers could bolt on a go-faster snail to...
Forgive me if I sound about 10 years old, but as a grown-ass man I still have my childhood obsession...
So, just how much do you know about T.E. Lawrence? Who, you ask? And as you do, the long dead...
Since the very first 1885 Daimler Reitwagen motorcycle, the passion for two-wheeled goodness has covered the globe. Motorcycles fill all manner of human needs, from basic transportation to mind-boggling adrenaline pursuits. This naturally made me wonder, what would be some of the most important motorcycles ever made? I love these...
The world is full of amazing motorcycle brands, but I cannot think of a single other manufacturer that can claim...
All brands have certain challenges to overcome, especially the historical ones. Be it a poor marketing decision, failed product launches,...
Like many teenagers in 1980s Australia, I was a willing participant in the Japanese rotary-engined street racer phase that swept the country at the time. Hell, there was even a magazine called Fast Fours & Rotaries that sold here like hotcakes. But for me, the whole thing crystallized when my...
Next up on our voyage through the decades, we arrive at the 1990s. While the 80s was a decade of...
As we continue our journey through the decades, it’s time to take a look at the best motorcycles of the...
As we reported earlier this month, Road Guardians is auctioning off the Harley-Davidson New Glory Flag Bike, with the entries ending next Monday, May 31. We’re happy to report that this deadline has been extended! The official drawing will be on July 4, 2021, in a LIVE broadcast from Choppertown...
While every decade has its icons, the 1970s have so many good models to choose from. It was a time...
The 1960s was a transformative time for the motorcycle industry. As the mobility culture shifted from affordable motorcycles to affordable...
The 1950s was an interesting decade for the motorcycle industry. As countries began to show signs of economic improvement after the devastation of World War II, motorcycle manufacturers could begin to innovate in new directions. While affordable mobility was still an important part of a motorcycle’s design, the humble motorcycle...