The Kurdish Homemade Tanks May Look Funny But They're No Joke

There's been a lot of attention on the internet recently to the funny-looking home-made tanks Kurdish forces have been building to help with their fight against ISIS, or ISIL, or whatever we call that pack of assholes. Most of that attention . I'm not so sure that ridicule is warranted...

Apr 21, 2025

​The Supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2R Is Batshit Insane

The Ninja H2R is something completely different from Kawasaki. It's supercharged, has a trellis frame, carbon fairings, and . This is racing prototype-level stuff, and these are the first pics. The prevailing wisdom right now – less than a day ahead of the bike's debut – is that two versions...

Apr 21, 2025

Yamaha Makes Me Love The XJR1300 Again

I'm in a love-hate relationship with the Yamaha XJR1300. I love it for its simplicity and tweakability, but I hate the fact that Yamaha keeps trotting out mildly refreshed versions because it's run out of ideas. Well, the pendulum has swung once again with the 2015 XJR1300 Racer. The engine...

Apr 21, 2025

​The Psychotic 300-HP Kawasaki Ninja H2R Is A Hellcat On Two Wheels

Yes. Three-hundred horsepower. That's what Kawasaki's absolutely deranged Ninja H2R is putting out. They say it was made "to offer the kind of acceleration most riders had never experienced." Apparently you have to qualify that statement with "most" because of the handful of riders that also pilot SR-71 Blackbirds. Seriously,...

Apr 21, 2025

Haters-Be-Damned, The Ducati Scrambler Is Rad

Everyone with a keyboard and an opinion has been dissing the new Ducati Scrambler before the first pic landed. Yes, the endless teasers were loathsome, the was inane, and I still don't know . But the haters are brand-fellating elitists without a damn clue. As a reminder, Ducati is in...

Apr 21, 2025

The BOLT117 Paved The Way For New Guided Bombs Being Used Against ISIS

As we see coalition fighters loaded down with laser guided bombs (LGBs) on their way into Iraq and Syria, we mustn't forget where this technology began- the BOLT-117. This granddaddy of LGBs paved the way for the legendary 'Paveway' series of guided munitions that have changed the course of modern...

Apr 21, 2025

The Blue Angels Were The Baddest When They Flew The F-4 Phantom

Flown for just five years by the Blue Angels, from 1969 to 1974, the F-4J, with its ominous size and smoke billowing General Electric J79 engines, was the baddest machine the team ever flew. The Phantom was also flown by the USAF Thunderbirds during this same period of time. By...

Apr 21, 2025

Air Force Pilot School Is So Much Better Than Any School You Went To

Learning to be a fighter pilot is much, much harder than any video would have you believe. But even if you're just watching the highlights, it is still much cooler than any college course you ever took. Even that one time you took rock climbing to satisfy your gym requirement....

Apr 21, 2025

​Zero's 2015 Electric Motorcycles Almost Justify Their Price

Zero Motorcycles has done more to push the electric bike game forward than any other manufacturer. While we're still waiting for and and to actually sell something, Zero has been chugging along, iterating and upgrading. And with its 2015 models, the features list almost lines up with the exorbitant prices....

Apr 21, 2025

First New-Build MH-47G Spec Ops Chinook Takes Flight

Boeing delivered the first of eight new-built MH-47G today, a full month ahead of schedule. This new heavy hauling chopper is the first purpose-built special operations Chinook ever, although it will be fitted with the same cutting edge avionics and countermeasures as the existing and quite geriatric MH-47s force, which...

Apr 21, 2025

The 270 MPH Sikorsky S-97 Raider Is The Batmobile Of The Skies

Helicopters are great and all, but they've got one serious flaw. They're slow as hell, and that makes them easy to shoot down. So welcome the latest attempt at fixing that problem, the Sikorsky S-97 Raider. And it's sleek and black and mean and it goes like a bat. A...

Apr 21, 2025

Refueling A Beat To Shit B-1 By Day And A Gorgeous F-22 By Night

There is a very Star Wars-ish 'Rebel Alliance' vs the 'Galactic Empire' juxtaposition going on between the two types of aircraft and the environments in which they are being refueled in the video below. The beat up Bone looks like a battle tarnished Millennium Falcon that could be flying over...

Apr 21, 2025

​Why No One Will Sell You The Bike You Want

Ever wondered why you don't ride a motorcycle? It's not because your mom says they're dangerous. It's because no one's ever demonstrated their advantages to you in a way that matters, then offered you the one you want. Damon asked me to write this article after I'd spent 20 minutes...

Apr 21, 2025

The USAF's Much Maligned A-10 Warthogs Are Deploying To Fight ISIS

After making its absurd case for retiring the most capable counter-insurgency and close air support platform in existence, the USAF is deploying the Warthog back to Iraq. The Indiana Air National Guard's to CENTCOM's area of operations this October where it will likely take on ISIS like only the 'Hog...

Apr 21, 2025

​This Evil Black Robot Is Meant To Be Ridden

When Denver-based Magpul debuted its mad, avant-garde, Buell-based Ronin nearly five years ago, they hinted at building a dozen or so for sale. I didn't believe them. Now I'm eating my words and I couldn't be happier. Most bike customizers follow a recipe. Strip it down, build it up, add...

Apr 21, 2025