SHARE STORY David Booth rides the all-new Harley adventurer tourer on roads in and around Cobourg, Ontario. Nadine Filion
To paraphrase the immortal Marshall McLuhan, the motor is the motorcycle. It always has been. I mean, the name is a dead giveaway, right? Motor. Cycle. A motor in a cycle, or if you prefer a different emphasis, a cycle with a motor. Either way, the motor is the central character in the cycle.
Contrast that with the automobile. It used to be called the motorcar back in the day to distinguish it from the horse-drawn carriage. But as soon as the internal combustion engine became commonplace the distinction was dropped.
SHARE STORY David Booth rides the all-new Harley adventurer tourer on roads in and around Cobourg, Ontario. Nadine Filion
To paraphrase the immortal Marshall McLuhan, the motor is the motorcycle. It always has been. I mean, the name is a dead giveaway, right? Motor. Cycle. A motor in a cycle, or if you prefer a different emphasis, a cycle with a motor. Either way, the motor is the central character in the cycle.
Contrast that with the automobile. It used to be called the motorcar back in the day to distinguish it from the horse-drawn carriage. But as soon as the internal combustion engine became commonplace the distinction was dropped.