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Have sidecar, will litigate: A Q&A with motorcyclist, Barbara J. Bowers, attorney at law

February 8, 2023 by Jay Michaud

A woman rides a burgundy motorcycle with sidecar

What kind of bike do you ride and how did you choose it? I always promised my parents I would never get on the back of a motorcycle. Then I met my husband, an avid motorcyclist. It turns out, I don’t belong on the back of a motorcycle, as he tells me I can’t sit still enough. On my birthday a few years ago, he surprised me with a Ural motorcycle. It is a Russian bike [when … [Read more...] about Have sidecar, will litigate: A Q&A with motorcyclist, Barbara J. Bowers, attorney at law

Old School Cool: Dirt bike passion hit Dean Pieranunzi early

February 8, 2023 by Savannah Fowler

A man stands with a vintage BMW motorcycle in front of a colorful graffiti mural

At 16, Dean Pieranunzi began his affinity for riding with a friend’s old dirt bike, sparking a passion for vintage motorcycles and restoring dirt bikes from the ’70s. Shortly after he discovered his love for bikes, he bought a 1,000cc Japanese super sport, a bike that proved much too powerful for a teenager. Now Pieranunzi, a carpenter, musician and vintage bike aficionado, … [Read more...] about Old School Cool: Dirt bike passion hit Dean Pieranunzi early

Coming back from the crash

May 13, 2021 by Sarah Merrell

A woman leans against a sportbike on the shore of a lake.

Eons ago, in a different lifetime before motorcycles, I attended a film festival. One of the films was a documentary that still standouts in my mind to do this day. The subject was base jumping—a risky sport where dauntless people jump, with a parachute, not out of a plane but from mountain sides or buildings. During an interview one of the women base jumpers, when explaining … [Read more...] about Coming back from the crash

Okinawa Joe’s: A dream of classic Japanese motorcycles fulfilled

May 13, 2021 by Michael Abraham

Portrait of John Garasimowicz

"That gleaming grey Honda CBX, the inline six cylinder model from 1981 basically transformed the latter half of my life,” claimed John Garasimowicz, owner of Okinawa Joe’s Vintage Motorcycle Sales, pointing to the bike in the featured location in the showroom of his motorcycle restoration company in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The company is housed in an old downtown building, in … [Read more...] about Okinawa Joe’s: A dream of classic Japanese motorcycles fulfilled

Going the distance: Dr. Jay Grosse sees riding as the best medicine

May 13, 2021 by Jeff Myron

A man in a lab coat uses a stethoscope on a BMW motorcycle

Well, I just went to my new doctor for my yearly check-up. Thankfully there was no bend over and cough and to my great surprise as he took care of the medical things, we talked MOTORCYCLES. Yeah, that’s right, my doctor rides. Not only does he ride, he is a card-carrying member of the Iron Butt Association. After the examination, he took me into his office to show me photos of … [Read more...] about Going the distance: Dr. Jay Grosse sees riding as the best medicine

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