We call ourselves fearless and adventurous, but when it comes to writing a check we’re a hive mind of groupthink and tightfistedness. Cheap motorcycles scare us, which stands to reason. But if fun-loving Caifornians in the ‘60s hadn’t taken a flier on small, affordable bikes, who knows what would have happened to the American motorcycling landscape? Risk, even on the…
The situation with Edinburgh has resulted in the Edinburgh Southern Labour MSP, Daniel Johnson, to discuss this issue in Holyrood with the Scottish Parliament. Across the summer of 2022 the Scottish capital experienced incidents of teenagers wearing balaclavas on electric bikes intimidating, harassing and assaulting members of the public. Mr. Johnson hosted a summit at the Scottish Parliament on the…
“Wow, I always forget how tall you are!” I can’t help but chuckle when I am reunited with friends who I haven’t seen for a while and that is the first thing they say. I’ve heard that the Dutch are among some of the tallest people in the world, and I guess those genes run deep. I am 6-foot and…