China’s CBR250R beater
Lookout Honda, Zhejiang Jiajue Motorcycle Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. has you in their sites. This is the new ZJMM R12, not so much a clone of the CBR250R as it is simply a photoshopped image of it. In a fit of digital … Continued
Honda MSX125: a sporty Wave
Equipped with the same fuel-injected, 125cc, four-stroke engine and four-speed gearbox as Honda’s insanely popular Wave, the MSX adds strong styling and surprisingly nice components like upside-down forks and a projector beam headlight. Think of the Honda MSX125 as the … Continued
Dakar stages 1-3: best photos so far
Today’s Stage Three brings us some of the most dramatic images of this year’s Dakar rally as the riders enter the huge sand dunes of Peru’s southern desert. Those dunes hide surprises for the riders too, as Patricio Cabrera found … Continued
What patents can tell us about your next motorcycle
It used to be that we’d have to wait for spy photos, leaked info or rumor to glean info on future motorcycles. But now, thanks to publicly available patent archives freely available on the Internet, it’s possible to find real … Continued
Suspend Your Disbelief: Place Beyond the Pines
“If you ride like lightning, you’re going to crash like thunder.” — The Place Beyond the Pines Ryan Gosling plays Luke Glanton, a tattooed motorcycle stunt rider who turns to crime to support his newborn son. Bradley Cooper plays Avery … Continued
HFL’s 10 most popular stories of 2012
Believe it or not, but convincing a supermodel to review a new leather suit for us wasn’t nearly good enough to join the list of Hell For leather’s 10 most popular stories this year. Who’d a thunk? Here’s the 10 … Continued
Lost in the snow on a 672lbs chopper
Last Sunday, I was in sore need of a motorcycle ride. All I had in my garage was a 672lbs chopper. I heard there was snow in the San Bernadino mountains. Good combination?