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Backmarker: L.A. Confidential Pt. 1: Franz and Grubb
Tucked away in North Hollywood is Franz and Grubb Engines, where Dan Irving has developed a reputation as one of the most trusted vintage Triumph specialists in southern California.
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Backmarker: Hollywood Electrics Harlan Flagg
MotoUSA’s Backmarker visits Harlan Flagg’s Hollywood Electrics shop and chats with motorcycling’s foremost ‘EV’angelist about the current state of electric motorcycles.
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Backmarker: The Ghost in the Machine
MotoUSA’s Backmarker relates the tale of a bike purchase with an unusual condition of purchase, which gives new meaning to Ghost in the Machine.
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Backmarker: An Unlikely New Year’s Resolution
Our Backmarker proposes a New Year’s resolution for industry-wide, European-style tiered licensing for motorcyclists in the USA.
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Backmarker: Ghosts of Biking Past, and Future
Our Backmarker looks at ways to bridge the gap between old, experienced motorcyclists and the new crop of millennial riders.
Backmarker: Dan Mahony’s Photographic Ephemera
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Our Backmarker laments the losses of Dan Mahony, a prolific AMA Flat Track photographer that recently lost his archive in a house fire.
Backmarker: Gary Nixon and What Could Have Been
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Our Backmarker looks at the tendrils which connect recent racing controversies to Gary Nixon and the 1976 FIM F750 Series.
Backmarker: Checking in with Eddie Mulder
Thursday, November 12, 2015
MotoUSA’s Backmarker checks in with Eddie Mulder, the former off-road and flat track racer turned Hollywood stuntman.
Backmarker: Toyota’s Amazing Motorcycle Ad
Thursday, October 22, 2015
The best motorcycle advertisement of the year wasn’t made by a motorcycle company. Our Backmarker delivers the backstory of the Toyota Blow Off Steam ad.
Backmarker: Finishing Mike’s Collection
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Our Backmarker finds his way to a man named Richard Chase, who has made a business out of snagging motorcycle deals off Craigslist.
Backmarker: Deconstructing DuQuoin Tire Controversy
Friday, September 25, 2015
MotoUSA’s Backmarker deconstructs some of the pertinent details behind the recent AMA Pro “DuQuoin Tire” bulletin.
Backmarker: Elena Myers and Dean Court
Thursday, September 17, 2015
MotoUSA’s Backmarker shares a tale of Trans-Atlantic matched racers Elena Myers and Dean Court and how a social media romance blossomed into a full-fledged relationship.
Backmarker: K&N’s Norm McDonald
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Out in Tulsa, Oklahoma K&N Yamaha is still run by its 82-year-old founder, Norm McDonald – the same fellow that co-founded that other K&N. MotoUSA’s Backmarker explains.
Backmarker: Motorcycle Riding as a Social Benefit
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Inspired by a recent study in “Smart Mobility,” MotoUSA’s Backmarker makes the case for the social benefits of riding a motorcycle.
Backmarker: AMA Flat Track Bombshell
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Will the new rule changes AMA Pro Racing has proposed for Flat Track really draw more crowds, or are they simply unreasonable? MotoUSA’s Backmarker takes a look.