Interview: Dario Mastroianni of Moto-Quartiere: The epicenter of all things motorcycle in the heart of Milan

Interview: Dario Mastroianni of Moto-Quartiere


by Heather Stewart Feldman From a distance it looks like any other city block in Milan, but a closer look reveals it’s anything but average. Rapidly taking shape in the heart of the Isola neighborhood of North Milan is Europe’s first …

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Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 5 of 5: A look at the tech accessories that kept us in touch with HQ during our 3,700 mile motorcycle ride

Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 5 of 5


At the conclusion of our five-day recap of our recent cross country motorcycle trip, we shift our focus from the gear that enabled us to escape the daily hustle to that which helped us stay within reach. While the thought of “hitting…

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Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 4 of 5: A look at the camp cookware essentials we used every day on our recent ride

Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 4 of 5


To really get a feel for a foreign place, completely immersing yourself is often the only option—and what better way to do so than camping, cooking and enjoying some local fare. When we weren’t indulging in Louisiana boudin and Mississippi BBQ buffets of…

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Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 2 of 5: Leather and canvas; a look at the gear we wore on our motorcycle ride from NYC to LA

Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 2 of 5


Just one month ago we kicked off from the streets of Brooklyn with 3,700 miles ahead of us. Ten days later we arrived by motorcycle in Los Angeles with some sore arses and a few new stories to tell. Yesterday we introduced the…

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Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 1 of 5: A road review of the bikes and bags we used on our motorcycle ride from NYC to LA

Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 1 of 5


Earlier this fall we hit the road to see our great nation from a less common vantage point—the seat of a motorcycle. With a couple of friends in tow, we loaded up three new 2013 bikes with little more than essential camping gear…

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Off Piste: West America + Woolrich : Jordan Hufnagel and James Crowe create a limited-run, American-made collection of clothing for their epic motorcycle trip

Off Piste: West America + Woolrich


For many, there comes a time when the to-do list never shortens and when free time doesn’t really feel free. This is where CH found Portland’s Jordan Hufnagel and his longtime friend James Crowe just over a year ago. And this is what…

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Prison farming, the drunk history of Dolly Parton, MLK’s 50th anniversary and more in our weekly look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. Mind Control Laptops, mobile phones, tablets, cameras and more can all be hooked up to the internet, and now researchers at the University of Washington have connected their own brains to the network. The experiment, titled “); return…

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2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance: Celebrating the show’s 63rd year of hosting the world’s best cars, rallies and auctions

2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance


We’re more than excited for this year’s Pebble Beach Automotive Week. The auto shows, rallies and auctions throughout Monterey county offer car enthusiasts from around the world the ultimate chance to see historic and rare vehicles…

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Banksy’s water tank, Alessi in love, coffee on demand and more in our weekly look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. The Science of Champagne That effervescence that defines the most celebratory drink in alcohol’s repertoire happens to be one giant happy accident. As physicist Gerard Liger-Belair explains in his new book, “Uncorked: The Science of…

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Randy Mamola and Riders for Health: The racing legend brings motorcycles to Africa to increase accessibility to medical care

Randy Mamola and Riders for Health


by Katharine Erwin Randy Mamola is undoubtedly one of the greatest racers to never actually win a world championship. A crowd-pleasing racer with a heart of gold, Mamola’s best known moment was in 1985 with Moto…

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