As much as I love to ride, I find the spring to be my least favorite time to be on two wheels. I suspect that for most riders this is completely backward. That is probably why I dislike it quite so much.

"Loud Pipes Save Lives!� or so many owners of loud pipes would have us believe. Statistically, there is little to no grounds for the statement, yet it is frequently tossed around as fact. The reality is probably somewhere in the middle ground.

This is a perspective piece by WYNC Jim Colgan.