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Trio of Upgraded Honda Half-Liter Motorcycles Confirmed for U.S.
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Honda's popular range of practical-but-fun, mid-displacement parallel-twin "CB/R" motorcycles – the CB500X ABS adventure bike, the CB500F ABS naked bike and the CBR500R ABS sport bike – have all benefited from focused improvements to suspension, braking and handling for the 2022 model year. These models have already been announced in some markets, and American Honda confirmed today that they will be
available to U.S. customers as well.
Honda recognizes that many riders seek an affordable, approachable street bike that's a great workday commuter but is also a capable tool for free-time recreation. Of course, "recreation" means different things to different customers, and each of these machines offers a unique solution: for those who define it as exploring dirt and gravel roads, the CB500X is the obvious choice; the CB500F is ideal
for anyone looking to cut a stylish figure in the city; and the CBR300R fits the bill for those who prioritize brisk outings on twisty mountain backroads.
Honda
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The Great American Bigfoot Tour
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Is He Just Naturally Out-of-Focus?
Known by various names, the giant hairy, human-like forest dweller of North America has a legend that dates back centuries. One of the first depictions of what we know today as Bigfoot—a whole family of them, actually—appeared around 1,500 years ago, on a pictograph created by the Yokuts of the San Joaquin Valley. The more modern fascination with Bigfoot stomped out of the woods in the second half
of the 20th-century, in particular after a True Magazine article highlighted the discovery of some purported Bigfoot tracks in the 1950s. Since then there have been thousands of sightings and other discoveries related to the creature. Now Bigfoot is an indispensable part of American lore (as it is for similar cryptids in other parts of the world).
Bigfoot Tour
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Gryphon Moto
Gear for the Discerning Rider
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"Let's start a 'Motorcycle Protective Clothing' Brand!"
And there is certainly no shortage of them. The upside to the available options in the market is that it forced Gryphon to think outside the box with designs in order to put themselves at the forefront of a competitive market.
That's what we found on the Gryphon website...
And, we were more than impressed with the pair of gloves we got from the Indianapolis-based company.
High-quality with an affordable price.
Check out their website for all they offer!
Gryphon Moto
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The World’s Oldest
Aquarium Fish
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Methuselah—named for the Biblical patriarch said to have lived 969 years—is a lungfish, a species thought to be the evolutionary link between fish and amphibians. She also isn’t like most fish. She seems to like belly rubs and chin scratches and dines on restaurant-grade prawns and ripe, seasonal figs. She arrived at the California Academy of Sciences in 1938; no one knows exactly how old she was then, but now she can claim the
title of the oldest aquarium fish in the United States, and perhaps even the world.
Atlas Obscura
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In 2017, artist Nguyen Dac Chung founded Macro Studios, a Vietnam-based cosplay company with a relentless focus on realism and attention to detail. A graduate of the Hanoi University of Architecture, the now-23-year-old Nguyen has spent the last half-decade honing his skills in this space, giving him the confidence and technical abilities needed to carry out Macro Studios’ most ambitious project to date, pivoting away from
custom replica costume production to deliver the world’s first fully-electric, fully-functional Batmobile replica.
HiConsumption
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Someday
Chicago
Would you look around you now
And tell me what you see
Faces full of hate and fear
Faces full of me
Do you feel the rumblings
As your head comes crumbling down
Do you know what I mean?
This goes out to all the Canadian truckers and all our brothers & sisters that are now being harassed, persecuted and having their lives destroyed - simply because they have peaceful protested - a right (at one time) in the nation of Canada.
This song was on CTA's first album.
It documented the bubbling over of the anger and hurt that occurred outside the Democratic Convention in 1968, following the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy.
"The Whole World is Watching!"
Robert Lamm made the first of many political statements, and in “Someday” he did so with an exclamation mark. A throwaway love song became a wake-up call, giving Chicago’s listeners a bit of a political gut punch.
It seems to work perfectly for this week's Backroads Report.
Someday -The Whole World is Watching
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Arriving This Week
the March Edition of Backroads!
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Wow... is that light at the end of this wintry tunnel of just the Milky Way?
Yes, you betcha... both!
The March edition is coming this week and it is truly amazing - Great destinations, your favorite columns and a very special spread from a phenomenal photographer and writer - Michael ONeill with excerpts and imagery from his book Road Work - Images and Insight of a Modern Day Explorer.
This is an issue you do not want to miss out on...
Spring is coming - get ready to ride!
Backroads
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