Oh behave baby! IT HAS BEEN A LONG WAIT since the first official introduction in the fall of 2018. When Bikebrewers colleague Vincent and I received the call from Indian inviting us to go out and test the FTR 1200, we obviously grabbed the earliest opportunity to get out there and ride this … [Read more...] about Indian FTR 1200S – Awesome Powers!
Ron Betist
Born in Amsterdam in the middle of summer 1958, Ron naturally has a sunny character too.
With a father heading the motorbike division of the Amsterdam police force between the sixties and the eighties, Ron grew up with oil in his veins and petrol in his head.
Riding bikes was all he could dream of as a young boy. Illegally riding his father’s BMW at the age of 12, his dad’s colleagues seized him and impounded the bike. A surprised father saw his colleagues riding his own bike to the police station.
After riding police bikes for nearly seven years, Ron moved on mid-eighties to a commercial life in international entertainment for nearly two decades. He became an expert on marketing and sales the last ten years specializing in B2B lead generation.
But that’s ‘just’ his profession. Motorbikes and everything surrounding it is his true passion. He has been [legally] riding for nearly forty years and has had many different sets of wheels. He loves the design and technique of Ducati, the classiness of BMW and the bulliness of Harley Davidson. However, Ron has a British heart:
“I am married to Triumph, but Norton is my mistress”, he will answer when asked about his preferences. Ron is much more a rider than a technician. With a sound understanding of the technique, he can ‘read’ a bike. Taking it apart is not a problem for him, but putting it back together is. So, don’t leave him alone in your shed with a wrench in his hand…
Riding it is and that’s what he lives for.
Whatever the bike or whatever the conditions he will “Always ride in style”.
Swiss volcano
BORN IN JAPAN IN 1996, this Honda VT600 now has escaped its own shadow and had started a new life as an old style Salt Racer inspired beauty amongst the Swiss Alps. It took a Swiss mechanic to turn this nearly thirty year old cruiser into the ‘Silberpfeil’ it is today. Interestingly the … [Read more...] about Swiss volcano
Indian Scout Bobber road tested
Bad Boy Bobber On the same day my fellow rider/photographer Vincent Burger and I were throwing the FTR 1200S around, we also had the chance to take the Scout Bobber with us. Comparing the two is not really logical. The engines come from the same mother, but they are definitely not twins. FTR is … [Read more...] about Indian Scout Bobber road tested
Guzzi Outback Express II by RH Motorcycles
Let’s try something completely different! THIS IS LIKELY TO BE THE INITIAL THOUGHT of any builder when they start work on a new project. However, in this case it is our editorial team who suggested we take a different approach ourselves for this post. Not quite awake yet after a heavy night … [Read more...] about Guzzi Outback Express II by RH Motorcycles
Silent Thunder
NO ROAR, BUT JUST A HISS is what you can expect when you mount the Droog Moto scrambler and twist the throttle. No, not to worry. There’s nothing wrong with the engine. Keeping up with the times this is the first ever electrical bike that Max and Erica built. As the Droog Moto team are regulars … [Read more...] about Silent Thunder
