It’s one of the most famous British bikes produced by Norton-Villiers from 1967 until 1977. Despite the Norton Commando being a pre-unit construction (meaning where the engine and gearbox are separate components with their own oil reservoirs) and numerous design problems addressed over the years, although some persisted until the end of production, the Commando […]
Archive for July, 2017
Vice President Pence May Address The Motorcycle Industry At AIMExpo In September. It helps that VP Pence is an avid motorcyclist who recently has been seen astride his Harley-Davidson. He even just named his new dog ‘Harley’. And it was national news when Harley-Davidson’s executive team had been invited to the White House in January, […]
Why Is The World’s Fastest Motorcycle Bound For Bolivia?
Published by July 5th, 2017 in Editorial, Events and Racing.For six years the TOP 1 ACK ATTACK team has returned to the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats hoping to exceed their own land speed record of 376.363 mph (605.697 km/h), and for six years they have seen the salt flooded and shrinking. If the builder Mike Akatiff and pilot Rocky Robinson were going to reset […]
26th European HOG Rally & Swiss Harley Days in Lugano, Switzerland. June 29-July 2.
Published by July 5th, 2017 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The beautiful southern Switzerland city of Lugano hosted the 26th Annual European H.O.G. Rally and Harley Days with unfortunately some bad weather that you don’t expect when you ride in July south of the alps. Nevertheless, thousands of Harley-Davidson riders, the Swiss Harley dealers and obviously a lot of Northern-Italy based customizers attended one of […]
NBC Sports To Televise 18 Flat Track Races Throughout This Summer And Fall.
Published by July 4th, 2017 in Editorial and Racing.“Pro flat track is the one of the world’s most intense forms of motorcycle racing, but the incredible racing is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Michael Lock, CEO of American Flat Track. “The story of American Flat Track is rich with history and the sport has personalities that are true American heroes. Over […]
Farmer Jack. Jack once lived on a quiet rural highway but as time went by, the traffic slowly built up and got so heavy and so fast that his free range chickens were being run ove, at a rate of three to six a week. So Farmer Jack called the local police station to complain. “You’ve […]
The Thiverval. The Krugger Treatment Applied To The Ducati XDiavel.
Published by July 3rd, 2017 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.During these last years, Freddie Bertrand from Krugger Motorcycles, has evolved from being a super great custom builder – he is twice AMD world Champion Of Custom Bike Building in 2010 and 2014- to becoming a design and development consultant offering his services to professionals and major motorcycle manufacturers. The reason? Freddie is not only […]
New Fat Front Fender For Harley Bagger Fitted With Front Wide Tire
Published by July 1st, 2017 in Builders, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.Pickard USA developed the “Meat Head”, currently the only true bolt-on fat front tire kit for Harley Touring Models 2013 and down. Other Harley wide tire kits require special cut fork cans, triple trees, and a fender with the sides notched out so the tire will have adequate clearance. The “Meat Head” saves hundreds of […]
The American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) , the Powersports Expo, will be open to credentialed trade and media professionals on September 21-22, then to the General Public on September 23-24 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. AIMExpo is the single most important event of its type in the North American market and […]
“We must take risks today to learn lessons for tomorrow” Mark Zuckerberg (CEO of Facebook)
