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  A December 2016 traffic stop in Austin, Texas, is getting lots of views on social media lately. In a video posted on the Motorcycle Profiling Project’s Facebook page1 a motorcycle club member is detained after a police officer observed him neglecting to use a turn signal on his motorcycle. That traffic violation amounted to […]

  One rider dropped his kickstand after he roared up the entrance of Widowmaker Custom Design and Repair in Rougemont, NC and complained about his reach to the handlebars. He had gotten measured for the handlebars with his feet on the floor instead of on his forward controls. And when he rides with the forward

   THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com.   NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTESCompiled & Edited

  Mooneyes Yokohama is the United Nations for all Custom builders worldwide. This year with six bikes from Indonesia and one Swedish killing the competition.     For a visitor nine hours of show crazy, Shige-San make such a big effort should be two days if possible. From my visits ’09, ’11, ’12 and this

     Being a talented designer and through his television showAmericanChopper Paul Teutul Jr. has brought a whole new audience andcustomerbase to the motorcycle industry. Jr¹s ability visualize abike designand bring it to life for a customer is second to none. Nowthese are notjust custom bikes but iconic bikes that take their owners tothe nextlevel.

Red asked that I forward you the information on Cycle One’s new FXR replacement frame. I have included some pictures and the basics specs and options below. Each Cycle One frame is handcrafted at our facility in OK and are made to order with a build time of 4-8 weeks depending on the time of

The world is fast changing. No, not Governments and definitely those Senators never leave or change. While the more Hollywood movies change, the more they remain the same. Generations change and the new millennials have different priorities and preferences. Climate is supposedly (“allegedly”) changing. Demand and Supply of big bikes have changed. There are again

A customer brought Taber Nash this basket a couple of years ago. He delivered the wheels, a new frame and the clean Shovelhead engine. He requested something racy, but then a demanding ol’ lady got in the way. The customer struggled to retain his biker identity, weakened to the pressure and finally sold the remnants

  The Rider Round Up at the Ranch was the second year celebration of Exile Cycles’ 20th Anniversary Party held at Paramount Ranch the year before, now continuing on an annual basis. And again it was a benefit to raise money to Fight Leukemia by auctioning off products and services, together with money donated by

      Harbor Town Seduction To start off I found these books to have a good storyline, with a twist or two. They are the type of book that once you start, they are hard to put down. The main character, Chance Hogan is modeled after a well-known figure and that becomes evident after

    I saw on the Bikernet site a few weeks back a reference to this book. I had read this account of the travels of the two adventurers a few years ago and thought I’d put my two cents worth in. The story starts out as an account of the motorcycle journey of two

    This book is a real good account of a young man’s journey across this great country starting in New York and ending in California. The account takes place in depression era US in 1939. Young Jack Newkirk sets out on a 1930 Harley VL to cross the country. He learns much about the

THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com.   NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTESCompiled & Edited by

  Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) is settled science, proclaim the predictors of weather doomsday. Settled Science? Science evolves continuously and can never be settled, unless, of course, the ‘settled’ subject is dogma, not science. Is it just a ‘my way or the highway’ attempt by vested interests to close discussion on their terms? Consider the

  Okay, just a little update on this story. Somehow we either did not send it, or it got lost in Bandit’s stack of to-do items??? As of now, it looks as though BIG changes are headed for Smoke-Out 19? Talk of new sponsors, new events and more action to come! The SmokeOut has always

The last few years Cleveland Ohio has greeted the hardy motorcycleenthusiast with snow, slush and sub-zero weather. This year the weather godsprovided a 3-day reprieve and provided a balmy 50 degrees so motorcyclistsattending the Progressive International Motorcycle Show stepped a littlelighter and smiled a little brighter. The J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show produced

I’ve been sorta confused by the markings on transmission oil bottles. Then someone published another puzzling report. We can run 50/20 engine oil in our transmissions and primary cases. I needed some clarity, so I reached out to the masters of Spectro Oils. Joe Russo, National Sales manager kicked off the research, John Dunne, the

    In the early days of motorcycling — around the late 1800s and early 1900s when motorcycles were little more than bicycles with motors attached — Americans bought the machines for transportation, not recreation. Families who could not afford cars could still afford motorcycles so it wasn’t all that uncommon to see women riders.

  After an absence of a year Jeff Brown was able to bring back the ColoradoMotorcycle Expo to the National Western Stockshow complex in Denver. Astandard feature was missing, no MCs were in attendance. The onlymotorcycle organization I saw was ABATE. The lack of the MCs did changethe mood a little, some thought it was

WHAT ABOUT US? I’ve held the position of Vice-President of Government Affairs for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation for roughly 18 months. And during those months I’ve sat in countless meetings, congressional hearings, public information sessions, symposiums, conferences and breakout sessions, which have covered a gamut of issues that affect riders. Anything and everything from ethanol

Conspicuity has long been touted as a means of making you safer while riding your motorcycle. Along with all the high visibility clothing, like Conspicuity’s See-Me and Super See-Me vests, advanced lighting systems for motorcycles have improved safety for motorcyclists. The Federal Government has recognized the importance of preventing motorcycle crashes by allowing modulating headlamps,

   Wednesday October 11, 2017 (Hurricane Mills, TN) The Tennessee Motorcycles and Music Revival throttled into Hurricane Mills, TN September 28 -October 1, for it’s inaugural year and delivered an event of top quality production, with a grass roots southern hospitality feel. Guests are saying this was a “class act event” revolving around all things

In the beginning: Back in June of 1971, a new and exciting motorcycle publication was introduced – EASYRIDERS – a motorcycle magazine for the entertainment of adult bikers. This came into existence by the hard work of Lou Kimzey, the Editor, along with the owner of Paisano Publications. Along with Lou were Mil (Hog Expert)

Deny Babin grew up in Philly but came to California, after he fell in love with motorcycles and a girl. Deny is an interesting talent who started to paint when he discussed his first bike, a 1988 Sporty sheet metal paint job, with a pro about 10 years ago. Let’s see if I can keep