October 2011
235 posts
The Hartung Collection Trip Is Coming Together
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12 Motorcycle Maintenance Sites to Bookmark
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Does What Kind of Bike You Ride Determine Your...
Clearly, the choice you make of what kind of motorcycle to ride is a determining factor as to how safe you are on the road, and its probably no surprise that those who choose sport bikes a slightly more prone to hang it out over the edge.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), riders of “supersports” or sportbike motorcycles have driver death rates per 10,000 registered...
Older and Wiser Bikers? Maybe Not So Much
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Hells Angels Vs Vagos War Over Expensive Coffee –...
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Cooking With Steam – Roper Steam Motorcycle...
All the Brough Superiors, Popes and Harleys can stand aside, theres a new Sheriff on the auction block.
An 1894 Roper steam-powered motorcycle is expected to bring in a new world record at auction in a couple of months, and the hype has already begun. The Roper Steam Motorcycle is expected to establish a new world record for a motorcycle sold at auction when it graces the podium at an Auctions...
Jesse James and the Battling Teutuls to Clash In...
Jesse James is making his return to TV in a three-way build-off with the Teutuls, Paul Jr. and Paul Sr. The show will air live on consecutive nights on the Discovery Channel, December 5 and 6, 2011 and both shows start at 9 pm.
If youre a fan of “American Chopper,” youll get to see James and the Teutuls build their respective bikes in front of the cameras, and the build-off will be...
Custom Motorcycles Need Custom Motorcycle...
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10 Flicks Starring Awesome Motorcycles
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Knowledge Is Power – It Will Get Increasingly More...
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Electric and Hydrogen Powered Motorcycles Getting...
Electric motorcycle manufacturer, Brammo, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $28 million from investors to boost development of electric motorcycle powertrain technology.
So whos kicking in all the cash? Polaris Industries, for one. Polaris is a powersports giant which makes all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and road-legal electric vehicles, and theyre obviously eyeing a step...
Bus Driver in Hells Angels Road Rage Killing Held...
The driver of a transit van who intentionally swerved into a group of Hells Angels motorcycle club members in San Leandro, CA., was charged with murder after police said he admitted to trying to hit the riders.
Eddie Hall, 31, of Oakland, CA, was charged with murder and felony hit-and-run over the crash that killed George Lopez Jr., 51, of Stockton, CA.
Hall allegedly ran into Lopez with his...
Wisconsin Motorcycle Theft Ring Discovered
Police cracked open a Hudson, Wisconsin storage unit earlier this month, and it was that search which led to the dismantling of a major motorcycle theft ring in that state.
View Larger MapA tip led the police to execute a search warrant at a storage unit on October 8th, and the search uncovered parts from 14 stolen motorcycles. Hudson Police Chief Martin Jensen said the total value of the...
MRF Pushing Our Biker Agenda – The Latest In...
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) recently made its annual announcement of the legislative issues it will be focusing on in the coming year, and if you ride a bike, you need to know what they have in mind if you want to have any input into the process.
The list was developed and approved by member motorcycle rights organizations at the MRFs recent Meeting of the Minds, held in Detroit in...
New Orleans Motorcycle Officers in Hot Water Over...
A majority of the members of the New Orleans Police Departments motorcycle officers are in hot water over a controversial assignment they undertook escorting a football team to the New Orleans Superdome.
Some twenty officers in the department are being investigated for violating the department’s policy on private, paid details, and attorneys for the officers say at least three of the motorcycle...
Woman Motorcycle Cop Shatters Glass Ceiling in...
In 145 years, the Santa Cruz Police Department has never had a female motorcycle officeruntil now.
Lt. Colleen McMahon has achieved the required mastery of her 800-pound Harley-Davidson, and that puts her first among equals. But according to McMahon, her new gig doesnt come without some misgivings. McMahon makes no bones about the pressure she feels that comes with being a motorcycle officer, but...
George Clooney Plans A Bike Trip – With Bono As...
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Next Hells Angels Funeral Might Provide More...
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Who Wants A New Honda Integra Motorsomething?...
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Building Your Own Motorcycle – The Yamaha XS650...
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The Most Expensive Motorcycle In History – A 1915...
And its not a Brough Superior
Three years ago, a 1915 Cyclone board track racer sold at auction in the United States for US$551,000.
You read that right, and its not a Harley, a Crocker, a Vincent, an Indian or a Brough Superior. In fact, the manufacturer was a short-lived firm that managed to crank out precious few of the models and thats what made it so horrifically expensive to own. That and...
MotoGP Rider Marco Simoncelli Killed in Accident...
As we all know, motorcycle riding and racing are an inherently dangerous pursuits, and on Sunday, that knowledge was brutally underlined as San Carlo Honda Grisini rider Marco Simoncelli was killed instantly in an accident during the second lap on Malaysia’s Sepang circuit during a MotoGP race.
Simoncelli had been involved in competitive racing for more than ten years and began racing a minibike...
Hells Angel Intentionally Rammed, Killed By...
Witnesses say a bus driver intentionally rammed and killed a Hells Angel on Interstate 580 in San Leandro, CA., and the bus he was driving dragged the biker about a mile.
San Leandro police say a bus driver intentionally rammed and killed a Hells Angel after a highway altercation.
A California Highway Patrol spokesman said the Hells Angel, who has not been identified, was eastbound on I-580...
Cops Closing In on Hells Angels Funeral Shooter...
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Harley Davidson Recall, Production Problems Plague...
Harley-Davidson Inc announced that it would recall more than 300,000 motorcycles in the United States and worldwide for problems with a rear brake light switch which they say may be exposed to excessive heat from the exhaust system and activate the brake lamp when no brake is applied.
H-D told the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration that the fault might also cause a fluid...
Help! Someone Stole My Honda!
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How Can A Small Motorcycle Company Crack the US...
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The Comprehensive And Utterly Huge Guide to...
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Michigan No Fault Motorcycle Insurance Explained
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Check Out The Bike That Made Racing Legend King...
This 1975 TZ750 dirt-tracker is the bike that made legendary motorcycle racer King Kenny Roberts turn cold and reconsider his choice of careers.
They dont pay me enough to ride that thing, Roberts said at the time.
The bike featured a TZ750 two-stroke, four-cylinder mill that pumped out 125 horsepower and thats a whopping 50 more horses than Roberts usual dirt-tracker.
Kenny Roberts Beastly...
Closer To The Edge – Motorcycle Speed Freaks at...
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Will Michigan Changes the Rules in the Middle of...
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Watchpittimus84:
A very very cool and well put together stop motion video I ran across on Vimeo a few months ago, and figured anyone else into photography and film like me will probably enjoy very much.
