Asheville Police Department’s trio of Electra Glides moves in unison through the mid-day interstate traffic. Mirror-to-mirror, the team switch lanes without ever braking formation. There’s a gap beside the third officer, and I’m tempted to insert my trailing adventure bike into the formation to live out my childhood fantasy of riding with Jon and Ponch from TV’s … [Read more...] about Electra Glides in Blue: Riding with Asheville Police’s Motor Unit
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Dr. Laura Ellis
Some people dip a toe into a new activity like they’re gauging an icy mountain stream – tentative and half-hearted. Not Dr. Laura Ellis. She dives in, very likely making a huge splash before taking off at high speed. Four years after learning to ride a motorcycle, Ellis, a serious rock climber and mountain biker, has run through a half-dozen increasingly powerful bikes, … [Read more...] about Dr. Laura Ellis
