All-American Motorcycling

“Dudes Doing Dumb Stuff” is my favorite genre of entertainment because there are near-limitless varieties of guys engaged in the most ridiculous self-imposed stupidity imaginable. The success of YouTube is largely predicated on the public’s desire for the concept, and RevZilla — a motorcycling gear and parts vendor — has carved a niche for itself in that space through beautifully crafted storytelling and camera work. The subjects of their videos are all the ideas groups of men in bars, around fire pits, and upon garage sofas have half-seriously considered ever since Charles Metz, George Hendee, and Messrs. Harley and Davidson started thwocking motors onto bicycles.

RevZilla has produced such works of art as the “Dumb and Dumber Mini Bike Road Trip,” wherein the hosts Ari and Zack rebuild the cult classic’s minibike and replicate the frigid trip to Aspen, Colo. Another video, the best piece yet produced, I think, is their 1,000-mile ride across Alaska astride a 1975 Honda CT90 and its modern counterpart, the 2021 Trail 125. As a small-bike and moped enthusiast, it’s incredible to watch an indefatigable, five-decades-old machine surmount the wildest bits of American wilderness as capably as it does. Sure, the new model may be a bit more comfortable and practical, but those old bikes have so much to give even now.

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Luther Ray Abel

Luther Ray Abel is an Associate Editor for National Review. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Luther is a proud native of Sheboygan, Wis.

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“Dudes Doing Dumb Stuff” is my favorite genre of entertainment because there are near-limitless varieties of guys engaged in the most ridiculous self-imposed stupidity imaginable. The success of YouTube is largely predicated on the public’s desire for the concept, and RevZilla — a motorcycling gear and parts vendor — has carved a niche for itself in that space through beautifully crafted storytelling and camera work. The subjects of their videos are all the ideas groups of men in bars, around fire pits, and upon garage sofas have half-seriously considered ever since Charles Metz, George Hendee, and Messrs. Harley and Davidson started thwocking motors onto bicycles.

RevZilla has produced such works of art as the “Dumb and Dumber Mini Bike Road Trip,” wherein the hosts Ari and Zack rebuild the cult classic’s minibike and replicate the frigid trip to Aspen, Colo. Another video, the best piece yet produced, I think, is their 1,000-mile ride across Alaska astride a 1975 Honda CT90 and its modern counterpart, the 2021 Trail 125. As a small-bike and moped enthusiast, it’s incredible to watch an indefatigable, five-decades-old machine surmount the wildest bits of American wilderness as capably as it does. Sure, the new model may be a bit more comfortable and practical, but those old bikes have so much to give even now.