Tag: Motorcycle

Highway Deaths in Rural America

By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #714 in September 2022. The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a study called America’s Rural Roads: Beautiful and Deadly earlier this month. Researchers found that between 2016 and 2020, 40 percent of US traffic deaths occurred on rural roads. A total of 85,002 […]

A Motorcycle Miracle

It’s helpful when your old bike breaks down at a buddy’s garage, especially when your buddy happens to be an old bike fetishist, too. My buddy that I drove my bike over to visit, just happened to have an extra voltage regulator lying around for a 40-year-old motorcycle that was only offered for sale in […]

Highway Deaths in Rural America: NMA E-Newsletter #714

The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a study called America’s Rural Roads: Beautiful and Deadly earlier this month. Researchers found that between 2016 and 2020, 40 percent of US traffic deaths occurred on rural roads. A total of 85,002 people died in rural areas during the five-year study period—nearly half of all traffic deaths across the country. This […]

Nostalgia, Again

We will sell no wine before it’s time. So said Gallo pitchman Orson Welles, a long time ago. Nostalgia is like that. It takes time to develop. We are not usually nostalgic for last weekend. But 20 years ago this coming spring? I feel nostalgia for what I can still remember as if it had […]

Old Bike Asterisk

Ever try finding a firing pin for an Iowa Class battleship’s 16-inch guns? They probably didn’t make very many and the ones they did make were last made probably 50 years ago. My problem is similar, though on a smaller scale. Needing some relief from sickness psychosis, I decided to roll out the ’83 Honda […]

What Is The RPM Act? No More Fun for You!

By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach, and Paul Fix III The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) wants to control your car, negatively impact the economy, take your freedom, and deny you fun in motorsports. Why is this issue important? It’s more than just about racing. In 2015, the EPA adjusted the language in the Clean Air […]

What Happened to Actual Cars?: NMA E-Newsletter #560

By guest writer Jim Millick Automakers have made some big announcements this past year regarding cars—I’m talking about sedans, coupes and smaller runabouts that we have all owned in the past. The car companies have decided to stop manufacturing most related models. The SUV (“sport” utility vehicle) and pickup trucks, which the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

Vehicles and Motorcycles – How to Safely Share the Road

When roads are clear, motorcyclists are ready to hit the road. This means that drivers of both cars and motorcycles need to be more alert about sharing road space. While motorcyclists have to be extra vigilant when it comes to driving on city roads and highways, car drivers share an equal responsibility to minimize the […]

A 4000 Mile Driving Tour of the UK

By NMA New Hampshire Member Jim Burton One of our ‘bucket list’ items has always been to spend a month touring England, Scotland, and Wales. The UK is the land of my ancestors, and my American wife can’t get enough of everything British. Not only is the scenery on this island country stunningly beautiful, but […]