The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) reports that Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner from Wisconsin, announced Monday, April 15th that he will file a bill to prohibit the federal funding of motorcycle only roadside checkpoints. Sensenbrenner had this to say in a “Dear Colleague” that is circulating in the House of Representatives. “In the 112th Congress, I introduced […]
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Bill Is Introduced To Prohibit Federal Funding Of Motorcycle Only Checkpoints
Published by April 17th, 2013 in Editorial and Events.Rob Zombie To Perform August 7th At Buffalo Chip Bike Fest
Published by April 16th, 2013 in Editorial and Events.Whether you’re a music fan, horror movie fan, or an innocent bystander, there are few names as immediately recognizable as Rob Zombie. Over the years Rob Zombie has managed to transcend pop culture mediums, Iconically influencing and earning the respect of multiple generations of rock fans and movie fans worldwide. Rob Zombie will headline the […]
Ride Into An Avengers mission With Iron Man. Win A Custom Harley Street Bob.
Published by April 13th, 2013 in Builders, Editorial and Events.This is your chance to ride into an Avengers mission with Iron Man. Just create your hero and choose your machine. You and your Harley® bike could be drawn into an Avengers comic featuring Iron Man. Four first prize winners will receive: Their likeness drawn into an Avengers comic. A trip to San Diego to […]
Indian Motorcycle New Thunder Stroke 111™ Engine. The Reveal In Daytona Beach March 9, 2013
Published by April 11th, 2013 in Builders, Editorial, Events and Videos.You know the story and you saw the pictures in my website at the exact same time it was introduced. But if you were not present in Daytona on March 9, 2013, you will enjoy watching the video of the Thunder Stroke 111 ™ reveal. On stage, Robert Pandya, Indian Motorcycle PR, introduces Steve Menneto, […]
Until yesterday, I didn’t know there was an annual event in Detroit called “Hair Wars” showcasing the most crazy, bizarre and imaginative hair creations of stylists and weave artists. T his year, 250 models will lend their heads to this bizarre extreme hair exhibition. A popular theme? Motorcycles…This woman had her locks sculpted to hold […]
The One Motorcycle Show And “21 Helmets Exhibit” Coming To Austin April 19-20, 2013
Published by April 11th, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Lovers of motorcycles, art, music & design will descend upon East Austin when the One Motorcycle Show, a free showcase of authentic custom motorcycles and the “21 Helmets” exhibit, a one-off works of motorcycle helmet art, will make its Texas debut Friday, April 19 through Saturday, April 20 at 1100 East 5th Street. Featured custom […]
Baker Drivetrain “Cabin Fever” Promotion Ends April 15.
Published by April 10th, 2013 in Customs, Driveline, Editorial and Events.Up north, weather is still very cold, preventing many to jump on their bike for their first Spring ride. If you’ve got cabin fever waiting for a break in the gloomy weather, it may be just the time you need to do a final upgrade before the cold finally goes away. Until April 15, Baker […]
Win A Helmet Signed By Legendary Motorcycle Racer Valentino Rossi
Published by April 10th, 2013 in Editorial and Events.Spring is not only riding season but also contest season. Among the multiple companies interested in your businesses and ready to reward you with motorcycle related gifts, Revzilla offers you the opportunity to win a one-of-a-kind unreleased carbon fiber AGV Pista GP helmet signed by motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi. Winner will also receive […]
Petersen Automotive Museum To Celebrate 50 Years Of Baja Racing
Published by April 7th, 2013 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Conceived in the early 1960s when Honda sought to prove the durability of their CL72 Scrambler motorcycle, the Baja 1000 has evolved into the most significant off-road race in motorsports. The Petersen Automotive museum will display a special summer exhibition called Braving Baja: 1,000 Miles to Glory, which will pay tribute to 50 years of […]
2013 Las Vegas Bikefest October 3-6. Registration Is Open.
Published by April 6th, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Vegas is rocking. With hot spots and loose slots, great food, glitzy hotels, great entertainment, and great rides around town. Add Las Vegas Bikefest (this year October 3-6), a crazy-long weekend of good times with live concerts, non-stop partying, big money Poker Runs, hot contests and of course the cool bikes of “Artistry In Iron” […]
Polaris® Launching Electric Bicycles In United States, Canada & Latin America
Published by April 5th, 2013 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Polaris is launching the global distribution of a new line of electric bicycles with innovative features that take riding an eBike to work, for play or sport to a new level. New Polaris eBikes are stated to revolutionize the Light Electric Vehicle market with Duo Drive™, BioSync™, Arc Regen™, and ProRide™ Rechargeable battery technology. Polaris […]
Chrysler Has Purchased The Old Harley-Davidson Test Track In Florida for $7 Million. The six-mile-long track on the edge of the Everglades has been sitting mainly silent since Harley’s decision four years ago to consolidate its hot-weather testing at a Kingman, Ariz., facility. Before Harley purchased the racetrack for $6.5 million from Collier Enterprises Ltd., in […]
Jay Leno Interviews Automotive Artist Tom Fritz About The Muscle Car Postal Stamp Series
Published by April 4th, 2013 in Editorial and Events.Tom Fritz is honored to have been commissioned by the U.S. Postal Service to create works for their Muscle Cars (Forever®) stamp series, celebrating five iconic automobiles: the 1966 Pontiac GTO, the 1967 Shelby GT-500, the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona, the 1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda, and the 1970 Chevelle SS. The series was issued February […]
$14 Million Sale Of Antique British And European Motorcycles And Parts
Published by April 3rd, 2013 in Builders, Editorial and Events.It’s kind of a barn find worthy of all “European and American pickers” “Domi Racer” based in Cincinnati, Ohio is for sale as a complete business. “Domi” specialized in the supply of antique and rare motorcycle parts from British & European motorcycles mostly manufactured in the 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s including BSA, Norton, Triumph, AJS, […]
Spy Shot Of The 2013 Royal Enfield Cafe Racer 535 Being Tested In India.
Published by April 3rd, 2013 in Builders, Editorial and Events.It is announced as the lightest and fastest production Royal Enfield ever produced and is scheduled to be released to the public before end of the year. The 535cc engine is expected to deliver about about 36 Bhp of peak power and over 45 Nm of peak torque, a bigger throttle body, revised exhaust and high […]
Harley-Davidson And BMW Less Reliable Than Japanese Motorcycles. But Harley And BMW Owners Among The Most Satisfied.
Published by April 2nd, 2013 in Builders, Editorial and Events.The Consumer Reports National Research Center conducted their first-ever motorcycle reliability survey. Resulkts are in: about one in four owners of Harley-Davidson motorcycles reported experiencing a major problem in the previous four years. BMW motorcycles were even less reliable than Harley-Davidsons with about one in three owners reporting problems in the previous four years. Only […]
ZZ Top And Queensryche To Perform At The 2013 Buffalo Chip Sturgis Rally Concert
Published by April 2nd, 2013 in Editorial and Events.Texas-based blues rockers ZZ Top, a perennial live favorite of bikers, and the progressive metal group Queensryche are among the acts confirmed to appear at this year’s Sturgis Rally concert at the Buffalo Chip Music Festival. Billed as the “largest music festival in motorcycling,” the annual event features a mix of classic rock and country […]
4 Men Arrested For Motorcycle Marriage Proposal Stunt On California Freeway
Published by March 31st, 2013 in Editorial, Events and Videos.On January 27,2013 about 250 bikers blocked during 10 minutes the eastbound Interstate 10 in West Covina, California so that one of their friends could propose to his girlfriend. At one point, a bike sent up a cloud of pink smoke and the girlfriend accepted the proposal. But police was not amused… The stunt was […]
Vintage Rally At The National Motorcycle Museum June 8-9, 2013
Published by March 29th, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.On June 8 and June 9 in Anamosa, Iowa, the National Motorcycle Museum’s annual event will be showcasing new exhibits, motorcycling heroes, a great swap meet, two bike shows and a vintage ride. While the Museum in its new location holds over 400 great motorcycles from Ariel to Zundapp and thousands of great pieces of art […]
At 2013 Donnie Smith Show Student Build Challenge™ Legends Ride® Charity Bike Wins First Place
Published by March 28th, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® is pleased to announce that the Student Build Challenge bike, customized by Sturgis Brown High School Students, won multiple awards during the 26th annual Donnie Smith show March 23 and 24 in St. Paul, MN. The nation’s top student built bike took first place for the Full Custom Bagger classification in […]
Jesse James Got Married To Alexis DeJoria. With James’s youngest daughter, Sunny, 9, and DeJoria’s daughter Bella, 10, acting as flower girls, Jesse James, 43, exchanged vows with DeJoria, a pro-drag racer and daughter to entrepreneur John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of the Paul Mitchell hair care products line and Patron Spirits Company. They exchanged rings […]
Postcards From The 2013 Custom Chrome Europe Dealer Show And Bike Show Series. March 23/24th
Published by March 24th, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.A few facts about the CCE Dealer Show: CCE has 2200 active Europeean dealers, half of them visiting the yearly show during this weekend. At an average of 3 persons per dealer, it’s about 6600 professionals of the V-Twin European industry getting exposed to the custom part offerings of some of the best V-Twin vendors on […]
Recently. Kid Rock (Robert James “Bob” Ritchie) came to Palm Beach County, Florida to film a promo piece for Harley-Davidson. And of course it’s about their exclusive partnership including a performance for the company’s 110th Anniversary celebration in Milwaukee over Labor Day weekend. The partnership brings together Harley-Davidson as a title sponsor of Kid Rock’s […]
2013 Custom Chrome Dealer Show And Bike Show Series
Published by March 22nd, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.This Friday March 22, effervescence in the German Mainz Halle where European & American vendors are gathering to finalize their booth display preparation and where 115 registered custom bikes roll on and off 2 photo studios for beauty shots (more unregistered customs will show up at the last minute and the total number of competitors […]
Harley-Davidson Goes Digital For All Its Reports. Harley-Davidson will no more print reports. Printed annual reports are rapidly becoming extinct as investors turn to the Internet for information on companies, including quarterly earnings and regulatory filings. Instead, the company will publish all its reports electronically, using less numbers, but linking these numbers to more detailed digital data. The […]
Precision Billet Expands Customer Base With Western Power Sports, Inc
Published by March 22nd, 2013 in Customs, Editorial and Events.Custom motorcycle parts by Precision Billet, a leading provider of innovative, high-quality motorcycle billet accessories will be available for distribution through distributor/wholesaler Western Power Sports, Inc as of March 2013. This partnership will expand the line of custom accessories that WPS has to offer, providing dealers with more options. Western Power Sports (WPS) distributes over […]
