About Wind Burned Eyes

For the Love of Motorcycles

Wind Burned Eyes was created and is run by Wade Thiel. It’s a website dedicated to the world of motorcycles. It covers bikes, gear, and motorcycle culture.

Wade Thiel of Wind Burned Eyes

Wade has been an automotive and motorcycle journalist for years. He currently lives in Indianapolis, IN.

You can read his work at the various publications linked below:

To see more, visit Wade’s website showcasing more of his work.


Why Wind Burned Eyes?

The name Wind Burned Eyes came from Hunter S. Thompson’s book Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, specifically from the excerpt below.

“Screw it all the way over, reach through the handlebars to raise the headlight beam, the needle leans down on a hundred, and wind-burned eyeballs strain to see down the centerline …”

You can find the book here if you’d like to read it.


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