Todd Halterman
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He was immediately hooked when his father brought home a rusty, flea-bitten Honda Black Bomber with missing serial numbers in the early 70s. After much begging and whining, Todd took possession of the bike and his odyssey began.
His collection now includes a Triumph Trophy 1200, a Honda CX 500, a Triumph Bonneville T100 and his daily rider, a Kawasaki Concours 14.
His work has been published by the Associated Press, The Grand Rapids Press, Advance Newspapers, The Chicago Reader, HBO and the Chicago Tribune. He also has worked as a technical writer and developer for Fortune 500 companies such as BAAN, Steelcase and Corning, Inc. Todd graduated from Michigan State University.
Tax Breaks Approved for $5 Billion Rivian Automotive Factory In Central Texas
18 Aug 2021, 11:21 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / City officials have approved a $440 million tax incentive package that could lead EV manufacturer Rivian Automotive to build a huge plant on the site of a former ranch outside Fort Worth, Texas. If the plan goes through, Rivian says the plant wo...
This 775 Horsepower Shelby F-150 Super Snake Sport Comes Straight From the Factory
18 Aug 2021, 01:52 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / It sure would be slick if you could head to Home Depot, load up a pile of plywood and bricks, and then blow the doors off a Lamborghini on the ride home, right? Now you can and you can do it in your 2021 model year pickup truck. The 2021 Shel...
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and a Ferrari 250 GT SWB Headline Aguttes Tour Auto Optic 2000 Sale
18 Aug 2021, 01:21 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Tour Auto Optic 2000 this year will feature a roster of impeccably designed and desirable cars offered by French auction house Aguttes. Tour Auto Optic 2000 opens at Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris on August 30, and the Agutt...
Koenigsegg Shows Off Jesko Absolut and Teases The New Gemera at Monterey
18 Aug 2021, 00:33 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Swedish hypercar maker Koenigsegg took Monterey Car Week by storm showing off their wild Jesko Absolut and teasing the release of the Gemera model. “I was overwhelmed by the extremely positive reaction the Jesko Absolut and Gemera received...
EV Bike From Offset Brings Dirt Bike Power to Carbon-Free Electric Riding
17 Aug 2021, 22:59 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / They may be new to the EV motorcycle manufacturing game, but Danish manufacturer Offset is crashing the party with style and guts. Their new battery-powered cycle, OFR-M1, does what few have tried before by cramming a brawny all-electric drivet...
All Your Favorite Motorcycles in the Movies Come From Glory Moto Works
17 Aug 2021, 22:12 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Hollywood has an ongoing love of motorcycles and the iconic characters who ride them. From Marlon Brando to Steve McQueen to Brad Pitt, motorcycles have regularly upstaged the actors who rode them to glory. Justin Kell knows this all too well, a...
Taliban Fighters Take A Break From Creating Chaos By Enjoying Armed Bumper Car Rides
17 Aug 2021, 14:55 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / If the world hasn’t gone wild enough for you lately, feel free to enjoy the scene of Taliban fighters taking a little break from returning Afghanistan to the Dark Ages by - and this is truly surreal - relaxing with a bit of a spin in bumper c...
Tropical Storm Fred Means A Strained Used Car Market Will Be Awash in Damaged Vehicles
17 Aug 2021, 13:11 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / As flooding and torrential rain pounds coastal areas and interior cities across the U.S., car buyers looking for a used vehicle in an already tight and overpriced market will need to be particularly vigilant. While a basic check, from services ...
Murdered Out Black Bean Is a Teardrop Trailer With Mucho Macho
17 Aug 2021, 02:04 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Black Bean is the latest teardrop model limited edition designed by Bean Trailer, a Utah-based manufacturer and it’s designed for comfortable off-road adventures. The Black Bean features rugged functionality including higher ground cleara...
Collection of Six Rare Lotus Esprits Up for Auction
17 Aug 2021, 01:04 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / A half dozen limited-edition Lotus Esprits are on sale by online classic car auctioneer The Market, and among their number are a 1978 Esprit S2 ‘JPS’ edition and a 1981 Esprit Turbo Essex S3. It’s the small number of previous o...
Battery Powered Cars Get All the Ink But Don’t Sleep on a Hydrogen Powered Future
16 Aug 2021, 22:03 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / As the Biden administration focuses on creating a carbon-free energy sector in the U.S. by the year 2035 and the passage of a Senate infrastructure package set to include major investment into alternative fuels, the majority of ink is being devoted...
Cleveland CycleWerks Up For Sale
16 Aug 2021, 21:24 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / You can’t help yourself. You’ve got a pile of cash around, and you’ve always wanted to own your own motorcycle company. Well, rest easy my friend, Scott Colosimo, a founder and sole proprietor of Cleveland CycleWerks is the ma...
Nissan Factory Worker Called Heroic As He Saves Life of Bicyclist
16 Aug 2021, 20:28 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Karl Harrison did heroic duty by saving an elderly cyclist from a heart attack. It was just another day as Harrison was on his way to work at the Nissan Sunderland Plant on Thursday morning. On his trip in, Harrison spotted a 76-year-old man ...
Latest SKODA Fabia Is Based on the Volkswagen Group Modular MQB-A0 Platform
16 Aug 2021, 14:17 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Skoda Fabia, a ‘supermini’ car produced by Czech manufacturer Skoda Auto since 1999, is the replacement for the Skoda Felicia which was discontinued in 2001. The Fabia comes in hatchback, estate and saloon body styles at launch, and...
Ola Electric Unveils Speedy 70 MPH Scooter
16 Aug 2021, 12:43 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / It’s been on the radar for some time now, but Ola Electric delivered the goods this weekend with their unveiling of both the Ola S1 and S1 Pro - and the pair features some stunningly low prices. Produced at the Ola mega factory, which is s...
Seems Impossible But You Can Buy a Brand New Norton Dominator SS
13 Aug 2021, 12:33 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Norton Dominator SS was first produced in 2015 - as a 2016 model for sale - and the inspiration for the superbike came directly from the earlier Norton Domiracer. Just 50 Domiracers were built, and even at a whopping price of just over $33,0...
Bronco Bronze Is A Sublime Restoration of a 1952 Harley Panhead Barn Find
13 Aug 2021, 07:22 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Hindes brothers learned to work on their own bikes from a tender age and, as a result, came to be wired into motorcycle culture. That led the brothers to make motorcycles their lifelong craft and obsession. They formed Prism Supply to fill what...
Can A Brawny US Version Ford Transit Trail Compete With the Venerable Sportsmobile Camper?
13 Aug 2021, 07:16 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Ford Transit Trail van is already entrenched as a popular base for builders of off-road-ready campers in Europe, and now there's a hint that a Ford Transit Trail variant filed with the US Patent Office may herald its entrance into statesid...
Fueloyal Launches Customized Fuel Purchase Optimization IoT System For Trucking
13 Aug 2021, 06:58 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Most long-haul trucking fleets operate without data that could save them money from unnecessarily wasting resources on buying higher-priced fuel. Fueloyal, a connected vehicle platform provider in Chicago, Illinois has just launched a customize...
Sleek 1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Sport Convertible Will Bring Astonishing Money at Quail Auction
13 Aug 2021, 06:53 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / This exhaustively documented 1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Sport Convertible, freshly restored over the course of the last decade and one of but two survivors of similar design, has never been shown at Concours level, and that means bidders are likely to dr...