Harley Davidson York Plant Responsible For Recent Recall Of 45,900 Touring Motorcycles. Harley-Davidson Motor Co.’s plant in Springettsbury Township produced the kits containing the part that was the subject of the company’s voluntary recall of, a company spokeswoman said. The part involved in the recall was made by Hayes Brake Performance Systems.
First Female Biker Cop In South Dakota. And She Will Be Working The 75th Sturgis Rally. For the first time in 30 years, the South Dakota Highway Patrol is adding motorcycles to its force. Six troopers are now trained for three motorcycles. One in Sioux Falls, one in Pierre and one in Rapid City. For the first time, a female went through the training and is now patrolling South Dakota highways. 27 year old Chasney Ford grew up in Sturgis was thrilled when she was picked for the new assignment. With her petite size, 5.5” ft, 120 pounds, she admits it is a challenge to do her job on a motorcycle. Be nice and say hi to her while in Sturgis.
Harley-Davidson Inc. Declares Dividend. The Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) Board of Directors has approved a cash dividend of $0.31 per share for the second quarter of 2015. The dividend is payable June 12, 2015, to the holders of record of the Company’s common stock on May 28, 2015. Continue reading ‘Fast Motorcycle Industry News’
One scene steals the show in a film that is overloaded with special effects and robotic action.
Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow drops from Iron Man’s jet onboard the all-electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire and hits the ground running, careening through South Korean traffic, drifting through turns and speeding up staircases.
“We did things with that bike that even Harley thought they couldn’t do,” said stunt coordinator Greg Powell, who was tasked with choreographing the scene dreamed up by Avengers director and writer Joss.
The LiveWire riding stunts are performed by 22-year-old Johansson’s 22-year-old double Sarah Vignot of France. Go to see the movie (in theaters since yesterday May 1st), at least to see her performed wheelies, stoppies, wheel spins and drifting. This young girl is more than very, very good. She’s fantastic.
In 2011 Victory Motorcycles Sweden froze a 2002 V92 TC to be exhibited at the Sweden Ice Hotel.The bike was defrosted this year and delivered to a shop called Stonetown Custom.
After only 1 hour of workshop time (oil change, fresh fuel and a new battery BUT without needing new spark plugs or any other replacement electrical parts) the Victory was brought back to life and fired up.
All Custom Bike Builders of the Americas, from Greenland and all the way south to the tip of South America, are invited to join The AIMExpo Championship Of The Americas, a showcase of design, engineering and creativity. During the 2015 AIMExpo and for the first time in motorcycling history there will be a world class bike show focused on the builders from all of the Americas. Custom bike builders from all over the Americas will meet in Orlando Florida from October 15th through the 18th, 2015 to compete for an entry and expenses to represent the Americas in the 2016 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building held in Cologne, Germany during the INTERMOT International Motorcycle Fair to be held from October 5 to 9, 2016). Continue reading ‘AIMExpo Organizing Custom Building Championship Of The Americas’
If today young William Harley and Arthur Davidson were working from a garage in the Silicon Valley they could have created this Vintage Electric “E Tracker”, a board track racer inspired electric bike giving you a 30-mile range ride at a maximum speed of 36 mph after a 2-hour charge.
The sand cast v-twin shaped battery box is a great touch, as are the Brooks (established in 1866) handcrafted leather saddle and grips. Avid Mechanical the E-Tracker is equipped with Road S disc brakes to ensure great performance and ease of maintenance. Regenerative braking will not only slow you down abut also recoup the energy that is often wasted in brake use. Charging is via a 6 amp, fast charging electrical component turning any standard wall socket into a source of 30 miles of enjoyment in just 2 hours of charge time. With the flip of a switch its compatible for 220 or 110 volt outlets. A gorgeous e-bike. $4995. At Vintage Electric Bikes.
TGIF. This weekend, ride whatever you like to ride and add to your resume a new thrilling 2-wheel experience. For Justin Lurie it’s shredding up the mountains high above Los Angeles, searching for freedom through pure adrenaline and stoke. A mix of slow motion, of crazy GoPro speed shots and zooming aerials. Created by Kylor Melton. Camera by Marcus Meisler. Aerials by David Ammons. Enjoy and get inspired.
I repeat it since the inaugural edition. The Quail Motorcycle Gathering is one of the finest events featuring some of the rarest collections of vintage and modern motorcycles displayed on the stunning green grasses of the Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel, California. A very short event, Saturday, May 16, 2015 |from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, participants and visitors will celebrate the past, present and future of motorcycling with a tribute to Military Motorcycles, and exhibitions of Choppers, Antiques, US and European motorcycles from the UK, Germany & Italy, of on and off-road machines, of custom and modified motorcycles, of antiques and also modern motorcycles.
You can be an entrant in The Quail Motorcycle Gathering by registering a motorcycle from your collection, and if you have four or more motorcycles you would like to show, talk to the organization about joining The Private Collection Package. Go to Entrants Information. I f you would like to compete for a coveted Quail Award in your class, optional full concours judging will be offered. Adult (ages 13+): $75. Military/Student (with valid identification): $75. Teen (ages 13 ‒ 17): $60. Child (ages 2 ‒ 12): $15. Child (under 2): FREE. Go to Ticketing.
The Rushmore Road Glide iPhone/GPS Mount by Iron Aces positions virtually any electronic device within the riders’ field of vision for added safety while maintaining the sleek, unobtrusive lines of the redesigned Road Glide instrument panel.
A companion to the Road Glide Mount for ’13 & older Road Glide models, the Rushmore Road Glide Mount is CNC-machined from 6061-T6 billet aluminum and features a blend of device mounting patterns that allow it to be used with nearly any electronic device as well as an adjustable base to set proper device angle.
The Rushmore Road Glide Mount installs in less than 15 minutes above the speedometer / tachometer via 3M automotive-grade VHB adhesive and the company selling it states that it has been rigorously tested to ensure that it exceeds any demand that life on the open road can throw at it. MSRP: $145 – $175. Made in the USA. Online at Iron Aces Speed Shop or call (704) 255-1781.
Concept motorcycle renderings are always entertaining. These ones by Alex Padwa and Davidi Gilad, 2 designers who don’t pretend to know about motorcycles, just about lines. Maybe this type of work could be the pretext for a game of the 7 errors to find in less than 1 minute (there are more than 7 making this project absolutely impossible to live as a real motorcycle). I give you the 1st one: not enough degrees to steer the bars. Find them all, fast.
Just for your entertainment (huh…) Angelica Ganea, a Canadian Pop & Classical, singer and songwriter imagined her beloved Indian Chief covered with Swarovski Crystals. Gifted with crystal application engineering skills (a side business), and confident with her craft, she created the “blingest” Classic Indian Motorcycle known to man. As I say all the time, every act of imagination makes the world a more interesting place…
Add High-Rise Style to 2015 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Models.
Riders can hang ’em high with two new tall handlebars from Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories designed specifically for the 2015 Harley-Davidson Road Glide® model motorcycles.
The Road Glide Tall Boy Handlebar (top picture) P/N 55800550 Chrome, P/N 55800551 Satin Black; $279.95) features an optimized ergonomic design for taller and long-limbed riders.
In October 2009, Harley-Davidson shut down the Erik Buell manufacturing. 2 months later Erik Buell created his independent company EBR for Erik Buell Racing, the only American sport bike company. In 2010, Joseph Sousa and Matt Sienkiewicz began to film Erik Buell to document his daily fight to grow his new company and to find financial support. Unfortunately, the last visit to EBR by the filming crew was mid 2014, so the 1 hour movie doesn’t include the demise of EBR this April. It will air on Wisconsin Public Television on Friday, May 8 at 10:02 pm, or you can rent or buy it at Vimeo on Demand. Certainly worth a watch. Below is the trailer of “Ragged Edge”
On April 22, 2015, Don Mahoney of Carlsbad, CA along with partner Lars Roulund of Santa Ana, California based High End Seating Solutions (HESS), the makers of Danny Gray Seats acquired the AIRHAWK® Comfort Seating Systems brand and product line.
AIRHAWK, a brand of seat overlays serving motorcycle enthusiasts, and HESS, a high-end motorcycle seat design and manufacturing company, have a history of partnership.
Corbin’s new Dual Touring Saddle is designed to maximize the seating area by positioning the rider bucket in the sweet spot to offer the best possible ergonomics and long range comfort. Sculpted seating platforms conform to the shape of your body to give more square inches of even support and eliminate hot spots and pressure on your tailbone. This version of Corbin’s Dual Touring saddle is specially designed to work with the Roadmaster trunk.
Bucket shaping of the front seating area gives a great amount of body support. Back curves up at the back provide over six inches of support to your lower back. Towards the front of the bucket the saddle goes narrower to allow for ground reach. Smaller riders may prefer to slide forward and out of the bucket at stop signs for best ground reach.
J&P Cycles is experiencing growing pains. The 36th annual J&P Cycles Open House Rally, scheduled for June 27-28, is being moved to a different location than the usual J&P headquarters. This year, the rally is moving to the Jones County Fairgrounds, located in Monticello, Iowa, just 10 miles north of Anamosa. The size of the event is the main reason for the move as it has grown tremendously over the years. A concert held on the grounds last year was a great addition, and one that takes up even more room. The Jones County Fairgrounds is used to hosting large events – it’s the venue for one of the largest county fairs in the state of Iowa. With a built-in stage, spacious grounds and indoor space galore, it is the perfect fit. Concerts will be a feature of this year’s event, too. A free concert on Sunday, June 28, will feature the rock band, Great White. Hit songs include Once Bitten Twice Shy, Rock Me, Save Your Love and House of Broken Love, to name a few. The line-up for Saturday’s live music will be announced soon. Continue reading ‘J&P Cycles 36th Anniversary Open House. June 27-28 In A New Location.’
Looking a little bit weird to me and certainly for high tech looking bikes, these new floorboards are a direct stock replacement for Harley-Davidson touring models. Machined from 6061 T6 aluminum with rubber padding to reduce vibrations. Available in chrome or black & machined style. Matching passenger floorboards, brake pedals and bag latches. Made In USA. MSRP: $499.95 pair. At Sinister Wheels.
With the People’s Republic of China to the west and Japan to the east and northeast, Winston Yeh will tell you that his Taiwan shop Rough Crafts benefits from the best of both countries, respectively machining expertise and motorcycle manufacturing know how. So, is Taiwan a great place to build custom motorcycles? Maybe, except Taiwan crazy regulations that will discourage many builders in the occidental world: all bikes bigger than 250cc have to pass an annual exam after they are older than five years. The bike is compared to the stock picture, and if it looks too different it’s extremely difficult to get a registration. But I guess that Yeh sells most of his work outside his island. Continue reading ‘Custom Harley Dyna By Rough Crafts’
Custom motorcycles look very RAD when equipped with a set of Spring Struts for rear suspension. These ones for Harley XL, FX or FL models and all custom frames with 1/2” shock mounting stud. They are 11” long from center to center eye mounts and are built with top and bottom silent blocks.
They can be mounted with spring on top or bottom (my preference) and lower your bike versus factory settings (check clearance tire to rear fender9. Two different models: one with softer spring for XL, one with harder spring for FX & FL models. Sold only in chrome finish. At Kustom Tech Europe.
A Mafia Godfather finds out that his bookkeeper Guido has cheated him out of $10 millions. His bookkeeper is deaf. That was the reason he got the job in the first place. It was assumed that Guido would hear nothing and would therefore never have to testify in court. When the Godfather goes to confront Guido about the missing $10 million, he takes along his lawyer, who knows sign language.
The Godfather tells the lawyer, “Ask him where the money is.” The lawyer, using sign language, asks Guido, “Where’s the money?” Guido signs back, “I don’t know what you are talking about.” The lawyer tells the Godfather, “He says he doesn’t know what you are talking about.
The Godfather pulls out a pistol, puts it to Guido’s head and says, “Ask him again or I’ll kill him!” The lawyer signs to Guido, “He’ll kill you if you don’t tell him.” Guido trembles and signs back, “OK! You win! The money is in a brown briefcase, buried behind the shed at my cousin Bruno’s house.”
The Godfather asks the lawyer, “What did he say?” The lawyer replies, “He says you don’t have the guts to pull the trigger.”
Harley-Davidson is recalling 45,901 model-year 2014-15 motorcycles manufactured between from April 28, 2014 to October 24, 2014 because the clutch may not fully disengage.
The models affected are Electra Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCU), Electra Glide Ultra Classic – Twin Cooled (FLHTCU TC), Ultra Limited (FLHTK), Police Electra Glide (FLHTP), Street Glide (FLHX), Street Glide Special (FLHXS), CVO Street Glide (FLHXSE), 2015 Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low (FLHTCUL), Ultra Limited Low (FLHTKL), Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low – Twin Cooled (FLHTCUL TC), Road Glide Special (FLTRXS), Road Glide (FLTRX), and 2014 CVO Road King (FLHRSE)
The clutch issue is described as the clutch master cylinder losing the ability to generate enough lift to disengage the clutch, especially if the motorcycle has been parked for an extended period of time. When the engine is running and the motorcycle is in gear, if the clutch cannot be fully disengaged, the motorcycle may move unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash. Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and Harley dealers will flush the clutch system and rebuild the clutch master cylinder free of charge. The recall started April 24, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Continue reading ‘Harley-Davidson Recalls 46,000 Models For Clutch Issue And 9000 Street Models For Possible Missing Reflector.’
After record-breaking heaps of snow for months, the small town of Laconia, New Hampshire located along the Winnipesaukee River between lake Opechee Bay to the north and lake Winnisquam to the southwest, is getting ready to welcome bikers from the east coast and Canada to the Laconia Rally’s 92nd year. Thanks to the region excellent topography for riding, they will live up to the slogan “In Laconia…We Ride®” “With over nine decades of top-notch riding, we are looking forward to seeing big crowds returning to New Hampshire to take advantage of all we offer here, especially after last year’s spectacular weather” states Charlie St. Clair, Executive Director of the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association, “This is truly one of the most biker-friendly rallies in the country and we look forward to hosting riders from around the world who come here for our unique combination of mountains, lakes, scenic towns and seacoast riding.”
The NASWA Resort, increased its investment in the rally to become “The Official Hotel of Laconia Motorcycle Week.” The NASWA Resort will also host a new venue, “Chrome Hill” that will showcase some premium vehicles, bikes and vendors, including G. Smith Motorsports who returns to Laconia with truckloads of bikes, choppers and exotic cars and Steve Soffa, award-winning jeweler and licensee of the Official Sturgis 75th Anniversary jewelry and watches. Other new vendors will be joining this line-up of premier biker interest exhibitors. Continue reading ‘Laconia Motorcycle Week®. 92nd Edition June 13-21, 2015.’
You can bet that there is one happy man in Sweden…
S&S Cycle Inc. announced today that they are transferring ownership of the Flathead Power® brand back to Anders Nygren, the original founder of the Flathead Power company in Sweden free of charge. “We decided to discontinue using Flathead Power as a brand for our vintage product line about a year ago to consolidate our branding under the S&S Cycle name. We still owned the FHP trademark but had no plans to use it, so we decided to give it back to Anders.” says S&S Company president Paul Langley.
When we called Anders to give him the news he was overjoyed. “The happiness when Bruce and Eric called and told me that I could have my old company name back was overwhelming. To be able to use what once was the start of over 20 years of production. The first 12 in Sweden, and the rest in the US. Flathead Power, just a name, means a lot to me and my family, as the next generation is taking over the jug juggling. My son Magnus was born in 1995, Flathead Power started in 1993, so he grew up with this. I can only take my hat off and say: Thank You S&S Cycle and the guys involved!” Continue reading ‘Breaking News. S&S Cycle Flathead Power Brand Goes Back Home In Sweden To Anders Nygren.’
This new CNC machined billet 6061-T6 aerospace grade aluminum LED chopper/bobber headlight features 3 LED lights behind the 2.5″ lens, that put out 2100 lumens. It offers Hi/Low beam capability and comes with a completely contained heat sink to remove any extra heat that these lights might put out. There is also a choice of clear or amber lens. With the headlight are included: a constant current driver to ensure you don’t have surges; a 4-ft long lead wire; a CNC machined 3/4″ wide female clevis mount with a 5/16 cross hole. Light O.D. is 3.3125″. Lens O.D. is 2.5″. Highly polished. Made in the USA. $279.99. At Speed Dealer.
Following Erik Buell Racing ceasing operations on April 15, 2015, 5 points you need to know.
1- Erik Buell Racing (EBR) was created in November 2009 in East Troy, Wisconsin following the shutdown of his previous company, Buell Motorcycle Company, by parent company/majority stakeholder Harley-Davidson. EBR was an independent venture by Erik Buell from Harley-Davidson, but Harley still owns all the Buell brand rights.
2- Hero MotoCorp Ltd, (HMC) formerly Hero Honda, is an Indian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer based in New Delhi, India. The company is the largest in volume two wheeler manufacturer in the world. In July 2013, HMC (through its US-based wholly owned subsidiary HMCL Inc, acquired 49.2% of Erik Buell Racing.
3- EBR and HMC intended to help each other enter the North America and Europe markets and to sell on both continents a total 1 million two-wheelers (motorcycles and scooters) by 2017. The deal was also for EBR to bring engineering research and development capabilities to Hero MotoCorp in the higher end of the product offering. Continue reading ‘The Relation Between Erik Buell Racing And Hero MotorCorp. What You Need To Know.’
Ace Cafe Orlando. The under-construction Ace scheduled to open this Fall is organizing a media event at 3:00pm on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at its location 100 W. Livingston Street in Orlando, Florida. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has confirmed his appearance and will officially welcome the famous Ace Cafe brand to the USA with a ‘Gentleman Start Your Engines’ decree. He will make a proclamation in regard to the fact that Ace Cafe Orlando is restoring three historic 100 year-old buildings on the site. Orlando marks the first Ace Cafe in North America. The audience will be invited to join members of the media, Orlando City Commissioners and VIPs, special guests, and local car & motorcycle enthusiasts who will bring their vehicles to be lined up in front of the under-construction Ace for a photographic backdrop.
Made In America. What Does It Mean? A bill to amend the California law governing “Made in U.S.A.” labeling was approved by an assembly committee and is now on the floor of the assembly for a vote by all members. Under current law, the standard in California for designating products as “Made in U.S.A.” is different and more onerous than the standard established by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC allows manufacturers to display the “Made in U.S.A.” designation on products that are “all or virtually all” made in the United States. California has put in place a different standard requiring the product and all its subcomponents to be entirely or substantially produced in the U.S. in order to be labeled as “Made in U.S.A.” This bill would resolve this discrepancy. Continue reading ‘Fast Motorcycle Industry News’
Harley Davidson York Plant Responsible For Recent Recall Of 45,900 Touring Motorcycles. Harley-Davidson Motor Co.’s plant in Springettsbury Township produced the kits containing the part that was the subject of the company’s voluntary recall of, a company spokeswoman said. The part involved in the recall was made by Hayes Brake Performance Systems.
