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Last Call- The Coolest Picture You'll See All Day Edition
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I know it’s not Two-Wheel Tuesday, but this eerie shot of a 1937 Moto Guzzi Condor, taken during this year’s Grossglockner High Alpine Hill Climb, was just too freaking cool to wait. Image source: [TheVintagent.com]
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Last Call- The Atomic Wedgie of Choppers Edition
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Spotted on a local street a week or so ago. The front forks are so wildly exaggerated that they give the bike the appearance of something Big Daddy Roth would have Rat Fink riding.
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Fifteen Things That You, the Hooniverse Reader, Probably Did In Fact Know About Evel Kinevel
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This cool infographic comes via Primer Magazine, “the weekly magazine for guys who want to be better men,” and there’s no finer place to start than the inspiration of an entire generation of hoons. Did you know Evel Kinevel inspired the Happy Days “jump the shark” episode when he attempted to ride over a tank…
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Last Call- Don't Pass on the Right Edition
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In late-night Phnom Pen, angry motorcycle dog is angry. Image source: [tomvater.com]
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Hooniverse Asks- How Trick Was Your First Bike?
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There was a time, before we all could drive, when the intrinsic need to spread one’s wings was satisfied not by being chauffeured to the mall by mom, but by the freedom and personal expression that our bicycles, skate boards and – to a much lesser extent – Marks-a-lotted Vans shoes afforded. Disregarding the last…
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Two … Er, Make that Three-Wheel Tuesday Review: 2010 Ural Patrol T
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Last week, Hooniverse reviewed the 2010 Ural Solo sT, Ural’s newest product, and this week we’re looking at an updated version of the Ural that started it all – the Patrol. While the Solo broke new ground for Ural, the bread-and-caviar of their product lineup is the iconic Patrol. No one is going to claim…
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A penny-farthing for your thoughts?
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We are all kids at heart and kids love big tires. If you have a giant tire in your back yard you are pretty much required by law to use it for something cool. What could be cooler than a monster penny-farthing?
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Hell for Leather Shows Us the Anatomy of a Highside
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The above situation is about to go from a fast drift to a furious face full of asphalt. Friends-of-Hooniverse, HellForLeather found a nice photo sequence of a highside from the aggressive start to the (thankfully) thumbs-up finish. The shot above is just one in the series, head over to HFL to see the whole series. Bonus…
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Zombie Chopper is a Triumph of Execution
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As most today are built out of hogs, it’s easy to forget that most archetypical choppers were all based on British bikes. Brando’s Wild One wouldn’t have been quite so wild without his Thunderbird 6T, and it wasn’t until much later, when Hopper and Fonda easily rode their bikes, that the Harley’s dominance began to…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Preferred Motorcycle Engine Layout?
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More so than cars, motorcycles have great variety in engine layout options. Many times it’s driven by type of bike, number of cylinders, and how much the engineer had to drink the night prior to first getting out his slide rule.
