Legends, Makers & Misfits

[Opinion piece, not sponsored] There are engineers. There are dreamers. And then there’s Erik Buell—the mad scientist who decided motorcycles could, and should, be built differently. Long before “innovation” became a buzzword, Buell was in his garage somewhere in Wisconsin, probably surrounded by a storm of aluminum shavings, half-dissected engines, and ideas that made other engineers roll their eyes—until they worked. He didn’t just think outside the box; he set the box on f