Harley-Davidson is offering FREE riding training to all current and former U.S. military. The Mission Open Road program begins on Armed Forces Day, May 16, and runs through Sept. 13, 2015. The Learn to Ride program is open to active-duty, retired, reservists and veterans. All stateside military can take advantage of this offer by visiting a Harley-Davidson dealer or going to … [Read more...]
London Olympics includes fast cars, art cars display
The world's best athletes are making headlines in the 2012 Olympics in London, and they have company. Some of the world's best, fastest and most unusual vehicles are joining them, in special displays. Jaguar and Land Rover are in a starring role in the 'Make it in Great Britain' exhibition at London's Science Museum, which aims to dispel the myth that Britain doesn't make anything anymore, and … [Read more...]
More reasons to visit Indianapolis than Super Bowl XLVI and Indy 500
Indianapolis has a lot more to offer than the football and car racing. Sure, it's world famous as the site of the Indianapolis 500, and getting worldwide attention as the site of Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, but that's just for starters. Indianapolis has one of the best children's museums on the planet. Children's Museum Indianapolis has … [Read more...]
Happy 125th Birthday to the Automobile, Born Aug. 26, 1885
The automobile was born on August 26, 1885. That is the day Gottlieb Daimler filed a patent for his 'riding car', the world's first vehicle with an internal combustion engine. The world would never be the same, and 125 years later, engineers and designers are still tinkering with the size, power and performance of the cars we drive and ride. Daimler put a motor on a two-wheel vehicle, so … [Read more...]
Remembering Dennis Hopper, Taos, “Easy Rider”, Hippies and Harleys
Summer of Love: In May 2009, exactly one year before Dennis Hopper passed away from the ravages of cancer, he was in Taos, New Mexico, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the movie "Easy Rider", where much of that iconic 1969 movie was filmed. I had the great good fortune of meeting him and interviewing him there, to talk about motorcycles, Hollywood, the Vietnam War, art, and Taos. Mr. … [Read more...]