Sharing startup Twisted Road wants to be the Airbnb for motorcycles
by Charles Fleming, Los Angeles Times
Apr 06, 2018
4 minutes
Austin Rothbard was frustrated.
For the third time in a row, he'd found himself on vacation, in a scenic place that was perfect for motorcycling, without a motorcycle and without any way to rent one.
On a whim, he checked the local Craigslist to see if there were any used motorcycles for sale. There were, but cost close to $1,000.
That led to an epiphany: The country is full of motorcycles that aren't being ridden, and might be full of riders like him who wanted to rent them.
The result is Twisted Road, Rothboard's peer-to-peer bike rental service, which the entrepreneur is calling "the Airbnb of motorcycles."
Some riding enthusiasts are applauding. But insurance experts are raising questions,
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