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Hey riders,

Check out my interview with Tyler, similar to the conversation with JB, old bikes just absolutely blow my mind. There is nothing more addictive than the sound of a 100 year old bike waking up. But it comes at a cost, and Tyler walked me through the experience of getting one across the country.

You have to be a little crazy and a little addicted to fight these monsters across the country.

I hope you enjoy it as much I did!

-Zach

Publisher of American Moto Co.

There is a version of this story where Tyler quits, and he would have earned it.

In 2023 he lined up for the Motorcycle Cannonball, Virginia to California, sixteen days on a hundred year old motorcycle. He thought he was ready.

"To be honest with you, I didn't have a fucking clue what I was getting into."…Read more

I live about 45 minutes north of Daytona, in St. Augustine. I ride into both of them yearly and can tell you exactly where you can clock the miles, and where you might get stuck in traffic… Read more

Honda put the Nighthawk name on motorcycles for the better part of two decades, but only one year actually earned it. …Read more

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