Backfire archive
2008
March: The best thing about Bike Week is...
February: This year, on my motorcycle, I'm finally going to...
January: What was the motorcycling highlight of 2007?
2007
December: My all-time favorite motorcycle movie is...
November: The first time I rode a motorcycle...
October: Who should be the 2007 AMA Pro Racing SPEED Athlete of the Year?
September: When someone says, "Don't you know motorcycles are dangerous?" you say...
August: If you built a motorcycle from scratch, it would definitely have...
July: What's your favorite racer nickname?
June: What's the farthest you've ever pushed a motorcycle?
May: The best motorcycling bargain I ever found was...
April: My favorite saying in motorcycling is...
March: The most difficult day I ever had on a motorcycle was...
February: The best-ever invention in motorcycling was...
January: What was the motorcycling highlight of 2006?
2006
December: What's the most unique place you've ridden to in the Lower 48?
November: The most beautiful motorcycle of all time is...
October: Who do you think should be the 2006 AMA Pro Racing SPEED Athlete of the Year
September: The one thing people always ask me about my motorcycle is...
August: The one good thing every motorcycle trip needs is...
July: High tech or no tech, what’s your preference?
June: What’s the longest ride you'll take this summer?
May: What’s the perfect number of cylinders, and why?
April: What's the worst road food you ever had?
March: You know it's time to ride when...
February: What's the worst excuse you've ever heard for backing out of a ride?
January: What was the motorcycling highlight of 2005?
2005
December: What's the strangest piece of road debris you ever had to avoid?
November: Do you name your motorcycles? If you do, tell us what and why.
October: The next big thing in motorcycling will be...
September: The best advice I ever got about motorcycling was...
August: The biggest lie I ever heard about motorcycling was...
July: The most influential motorcyclist ever was...
June: What song makes you want to ride?
May: Motorcycles entered the modern era when...
April: The best time I ever had on a motorcycle was...
March: I never leave home on my motorcycle without...
February: If I had $30,000 to spend on motorcycles, I'd get...
January: When I can't ride my motorcycle, I...
2004
December: The best thing to happen in motorcycling this year was...
November: I knew I was a true motorcyclist when...
October: I knew I had to have a motorcycle when...
September: What the motorcycling world really needs is...
August: I knew I shouldn't have...
July: I never thought I'd see...
June: What bike do you regret selling, and why?
April: Wouldn't it be great if, in the far future, motorcycles had...
March: What’s the strangest, oddest or funniest thing someone said about your motorcycle?
February: I'm riding down the road, and the next thing I knew...
January: The best accidental detour I ever took was...
2003
December: The one thing I want to do with my motorcycle this next year is...
November: The best motorcycling-related gift I ever received was...
October: What I appreciate most about motorcycling is...
September: Before this riding season ends, I plan to…
August: How many motorcycles are enough?
July: What's the lamest excuse you've ever come up with to go for a ride?
June: What's the worst weather you've ever ridden in?
May: I ride a motorcycle because...
April: What was the best thing about your first motorcycle?
March: What's the most impressive roadside repair you've ever made?
February: The best rides are the ones that...
January: The one thing I want to do with my motorcycle this year is...
2002
December: What winter plans do you have for your bike?
November: At the end of a long ride, I can't wait to...
October: What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done on a motorcycle?
August: What's the most outrageous motorcycle you've ever seen?
June: What's the stupidest thing you've ever done to your bike with tools?
April: You know you're a real motorcyclist if...
February: What's your favorite touring accessory or technique?
January: A perfect motorcycle needs...
2001
December: What's the most unusual thing you've carried on your motorcycle?
November: A clean motorcycle is...
October: Is it the journey or the destination that matters more?