HARLEY-DAVIDSON HOSTS ‘THE NO SHOW’ TO SPOTLIGHT CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE SHOWS AND BUILDERS Hosted on Harley-Davidson’s Instagram The No Show Celebrates and Raises Funds for Custom Builders MILWAUKEE (June 15, 2020) – Harley-Davidson Motor Company presents The No Show, a week-long online motorcycle show that brings together Harley-Davidson’s global community. Hosted on Harley-Davidson’s Instagram […]
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Today is the 29th Annual International Motorcycle & Scooter Ride To Work Day! While we all know that this year is somewhat exceptional, the weather in Massachusetts looks promising today – not too hot, not too cold, and not a forecast for rain. Some of us are still cooped up, either still waiting for that
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Edlund Frames Classics from the Masters The good Doctor Hamster was in a jam recently. We were building a Panhead basket case with a modified stock Knucklehead frame. We had it straightened and fixed by the local master Dr. John. We still weren’t happy and decided to search for a stock Panhead frame. Hell, it
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com There are few custom motorcycle garages out there that have created so many projects that they can split them into series. The Germans from Thunderbike are one of those garages, as we’ve kept telling you for the past month or so. With so many custom motorcycles in Thunderbike’s portfolio –
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by Theron Mohamed from https://www.yahoo.com Warren Buffett loaned about $300 million to Harley-Davidson during the financial crisis. “It was the bridge we needed to get us through a rough time,” the motorcycle maker’s finance chief said in 2014. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway probably netted about $150 million in profit from the five-year loan, but could have
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by Mircea Panait from https://www.autoevolution.com/ Even though the Sportster line goes back to the 1957, Harley-Davidson treated the world to a rather special model in 1983 in the guise of the XR1000. Alternatively spelled XR-1000, the “street tracker” isn’t only rare but it combines XL Sportster parts with XR750 go-faster goodies. You can think of
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com We’re not sure how many Harley-Davidson branded parts are needed for a custom motorcycle build to justify the use of the name Harley, but we’re pretty sure the deployment of a Screamin’ Eagle, even on a custom frame, is reason enough. Despite this name, the bike in the gallery above
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This is the first book I ever wrote. I started writing fiction in 1971 for Easyriders Magazine. I was maybe 23 years old and trying to learn from some amazing writers, like J.J. Solari, and a few guys who were in prison, but excellent writers. I wrote some poetry under the Renegade name. I wanted
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com It’s Two-Wheeler Month here at autoevolution, and since the beginning of June we’ve tried to bring you not only the best, but also the craziest vehicles on two wheels. But never until now did we uncover something like the bike in the gallery below. Custom motorcycle shops, especially those usually
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com German Harley-Davidson dealer/custom bike builder Thunderbike has been in the business of reimagining Milwaukee made machines for two decades now, and one of the favorite stock motorcycles it likes to tamper with is the Breakout. Part of the Softail family that presently includes no less than 12 models, the Breakout
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New shows announced for July along with rescheduled concerts for 2020 FORT WORTH, Texas – The legendary Billy Bob’s Texas, located in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District, first opened in 1981. While concerts for June have been postponed due to social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 virus,
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This coming Monday will mark the 29th anniversary of Ride To Work Day, an annual event that promotes the motorcycle as an option for commuting to work. Since 1992, this event has been promoted by the Ride to Work organization with a goal of increasing public awareness of motorcyclists; promoting the
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This is confusing, but it’s not the only time someone has tried to ban motorcycles. These clips come directly from 100% Biker Magazine in the UK. “Motorcycle sport or racing could be wiped out in the UK by a European Commission insurance directive. “The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) is calling upon EU member governments and
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5-BALL LEATHERS’ PIT CREW VEST $161.00 – $166.00 https://shop.bikernet.com The lightweight Pit Crew Vest from 5-Ball Leathers is made from ballistic nylon. Ballistic nylon was originally was designed in WWII to repel flying shrapnel. The collar on the Pit Crew Vest is a mandarin style – unfolded stand up style – measures 1 ¼”, leather
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Hey, The Sturgis controversy continues. The town of Sturgis had a townhall meeting this week and voted to postpone the rally. We are still waiting for the secret meeting of the officially certified and condoned rally council on Monday the 15th, which seems a tad late, but we are still biting our nails in anticipation.
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com During our Harley-Davidson month event back in April, we talked at length about this year’s Harley King of Kings competition, and over the course of a couple of weeks we got to see 15 incredible builds from across the world. But the bike maker’s customizing competition has been around for
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com In the world of cars and motorcycles alike, the name Bonneville is held in high regard. Often associated with the Salt Flats in Utah, a place where for decades daredevils have gone to challenge speed demons that tormented them, the name also inspired a number of vehicles that were made
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by Abhinand Venugopal from https://www.rushlane.com/ The upcoming Benelli BJ 1200 GT employs an upgraded version of the TNT 1130’s inline-three motor Italian-origin motorcycle manufacturer Benelli, under China’s Zhejiang Qianjiang Motorcycle Group, is following an aggressive product strategy for the months to come. The company has unveiled or launched several interesting products in recent times while
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by Sabrina Giacomini from https://www.rideapart.com Return of the quarter-liter inline four. Nowadays, putting a 250cc, four-cylinder engine in a motorcycle may look like weird strategy, however, the layout was a rather popular one in the 80s. It allowed manufacturers to meet strict Japanese licensing standards while offering customers high-power, high-revving engines. The trend phased out
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by Geoff Hill from https://www.mirror.co.uk It may have more gizmos than the Space Shuttle, but once Geoff had figured out how to make them work using his incredible bloke superpowers, it turned out to be simply a very good motorcycle Here is an urgent message for Honda. In the cupboard under the stairs in your
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by Kyle Hyatt from https://www.cnet.com The system would fit inside a top case and be easily removable from the motorcycle. So, the thing is about motorcycles is that even the light ones are real damned heavy and that means that keeping one upright — particularly as a new rider — can not only be tough,
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Usually when going for a custom motorcycle build, most garages choose the flamboyant way of doing things. We usually get to see extensive engineering, sculpted parts, and a wealth of eye-popping colors and visual tricks that are supposed to leave us in awe. But not this build here. Sometime in
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More Motorcycle and Scooter Riders On the Road on Monday, June 15th This Year The 29th annual worldwide Ride to Work Day is expected to be one of the largest-ever, according to Ride to Work, the non-profit organization that coordinates this annual event. On Ride to Work Day a much higher number of America’s 8,000,000
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More than 100 outdoor businesses, from Fortune 500 companies to mom and pop shops, including specialty retailers, gear and vehicle manufacturers, outfitters, campground and marina operators, and more sent a letter to Senate leadership urging swift passage of the Great American Outdoors Act to stimulate the outdoor recreation industry and provide safe and sustainable recreation access and infrastructure for
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