FIRST RIDE Royal Enfield Shotgun 650

FIRST RIDE Royal Enfield Shotgun 650

Deep black powdercoating on the eight-valve engine screams factory customs though RE encourages making the Shotgun your own. Stripped of extras and rife with curves, the Shotgun 650 traces its lineage back to the Post WWII bobber custom scene. Bird’s eye view of the...
CR TECH Lithium Batteries Explained

CR TECH Lithium Batteries Explained

CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE Differentiating different batteries: A traditional AGM or sealed lead acid battery (1) is larger and far heavier than a Firepower lithium cell battery (2), which is equipped with a built-in LED test light, and the tiny Shorai lithium...
FIRST RIDE MV Agusta Dragster America

FIRST RIDE MV Agusta Dragster America

Stars & Stripes for a Razor-Sharp Italian Bright colors and easy-read tachometer make the Dragster America’s dash a plus. Lighted handlebar switches are ace. The bars are wide and comfy and the bar-end mirrors fold in if lane-splitting is legal in your...
FIRST RIDE BMW F900 GS

FIRST RIDE BMW F900 GS

Both the yellow and white F900GS are born to climb mountains and ford streams. Or, in our case, zip along backroads like a cafe racer (well, almost). The Akrapovic muffler makes sweet music from the 895cc par- allel twin engine. The very definition of all-dayriding...
Modern History The Ace Cafe’s 30th Anniversary

Modern History The Ace Cafe’s 30th Anniversary

Story by Mike Seate  •  Photos by Simon Everett Three rapid-paced decades have zipped by since London’s Ace Cafe held its first reunion party. Back then, the once-popular transport cafe had been bought by a tire changing firm, its tall bay windows filled...