Bikernet takes a quick look at Indian Motorcycle's historical timeline for iconic moments from 1901 through the present. Today we give you 1040-1949 1940 — Indian pioneers use of "plunger" (spring coupled to an oil-dampened shaft) rear suspension; introduces trademark full-skirt fenders (aka valences). Production during the war years is mainly military and police vehicles. […]
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A top Harley-Davidson executive had said that in 2012, for the first time in years, the average buyer of the company's bikes was not a baby boomer. For a brand defined by the emergence and, lately, the aging of the post-World War II cohort of consumers, that's a big deal – proof the 110-year-old company
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Racing for the first time at New England Dragway, Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines riders Ed Krawiec and Andrew Hines qualified their Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® motorcycles for the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals. Both riders were eliminated in the first round of racing on Sunday. The event was won by Viper Motorcycle Company Buell rider John
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Steve Dow, 31, who went by the nickname "Jersey Dred," now faces anywhere from one to 25 years in prison for his role in the ring, which officials said viewed the city's streets as an outdoor, motorcycle showroom and was responsible for half of all cycle thefts here. Ring members would drive around in vans
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Harley-Davidson is enjoying freedom, self-expression and rebellion with Rockstar Energy Drink during its 110th Anniversary by celebrating around the world and in Milwaukee with Rockstar as the official energy drink of the Company’s global anniversary events. Rockstar will take to the stages with Harley-Davidson at 110th Anniversary events in Sturgis and of course, in Milwaukee
The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® announces the annual "Motorcycles as Art" exhibit titled “Ton Up! – Speed, Style and Cafe Racer Culture” taking place during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this summer, will focus on the origins and continued popularity of the Café Racer movement worldwide. The exhibition will be open August 3 – 9, 2013, is
I rolled over to the Saddlemen headquarters, in Rancho Dominquez, California, not far from the Bikernet Interplanetary Ivory Tower. We planned a lunch, but it was Friday and the staff, on Hawaiian Shirt Day, was throwing their annual Father’s Day Bash. Saddlemen’s facility reeks of a family and employee friendly atmosphere. They set the
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