Harley Developing V-Twin With Variable Valve Timing
By Wayfarer | | General Posts
Seems there’s still some life left in the air-cooled pushrod engine.
Despite launching the LiveWire electric bike and entering a new performance echelon with the 145-hp, water-cooled Revolution Max engine, Harley-Davidson’s future is still firmly pinned on its traditional air-cooled, cam-in-block V-twins—and the firm is developing a completely new engine that ticks those familiar boxes.
New patent applications from the firm reveal that it’s developing a completely new air-cooled, pushrod V-twin that combines old-school appearances with modern technology including variable valve timing.
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South Dakota’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally expecting to draw 250K, amid coronavirus concerns
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by David Aaro, Stephen Groves from https://www.foxnews.com
Some residents worry that the event could result in an uncontrolled spread of the virus
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is expecting to see some quarter-million people descend upon a scarcely populated South Dakota city in August, making it likely the biggest event so far during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.
At least 250,000 people are anticipated to pass through Sturgis and cruise through the western portions of the state during this year’s Aug. 7 to Aug. 16 rally, which is roughly half the number of people who normally attend. While South Dakota has seen just 165 deaths from the virus so far, some residents worry that the event could result in an uncontrolled spread of the virus amid a recent surge in cases.
“This is a huge, foolish mistake to make to host the rally this year,” Sturgis resident Lynelle Chapman told city counselors at a June meeting. “The government of Sturgis needs to care most for its citizens.”
A debate has continued in recent months, with many residents wishing for the rally to be postponed and businesses arguing they need the race to make a living. A recent survey of residents conducted by the city found that more than 60 percent believe the rally should be postponed amid concerns over the virus.
Those attending the event have spent roughly $800 million in recent years, and businesses that depend on the rally see it as a chance to make up for losses during the pandemic.
Pressure from the tourism business and a realization from officials that people would still come to Sturgis forced the city to implement a scaled-back version of the event.
“After considering many options, the City Council voted in favor of moving forward with preparations for the large influx of tourists and participants coming to enjoy the Black Hills, with a focus on preserving the safety of our residents,” said a release by the city on June 16.
Officials canceled city-hosted events and slashed advertising for the 80th edition of the rally. Other preventive measures will include public hand sanitizing stations throughout the downtown area and nightly sanitization of sidewalk areas.
Mass coronavirus testing will also be conducted to see if all those people brought the pandemic to Sturgis.
“Attendees will be asked to be respectful of the community concerns by practicing social distancing and taking personal responsibility for their health by following CDC guidelines,” the city release said. “PPE will be available for all city staff, and any businesses that have issues with finding available personal protective equipment for their employees.”
Jerry Cole, who directs the rally for the city, said organizers are expecting at least 250,000 to show up. Others believe it could be even bigger.
“It’s the biggest single event that’s going on in the United States that didn’t get canceled,” said Rod Woodruff, who operates the Buffalo Chip, a local campground and concert venue. “A lot of people think it’s going to be bigger than ever.”
Apple TV+ Unveils First Look at “Long Way Up,”
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New Original Series Starring Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman
“Long Way Up” to Debut Globally September 18 on Apple TV+
Apple TV+ today unveiled a first look at “Long Way Up,” an epic new motorcycle series, starring and executive produced by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, which reunites best friends after more than a decade since their last motorbike adventure around the world. The first three episodes of “Long Way Up” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, September 18, and new episodes will roll out weekly.
Covering 13,000 miles over 100 days through 16 border crossings and 13 countries, starting from the city of Ushuaia at the tip of South America, Ewan and Charley journey through the glorious and underexposed landscapes of South and Central America in their most challenging expedition to date, using cutting edge technology on the backs of their electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire® motorcycles in order to contribute to the sustainability of the planet.
The new series will follow Ewan and Charley as they journey through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and up through Colombia, Central America and Mexico. Also joining them are their longtime collaborators, directors David Alexanian and Russ Malkin following them in their electric Rivians.
“Long Way Up” is a new original series that follows Ewan and Charley’s previous adventures in “Long Way Round” and “Long Way Down.”
The series will join an expanding offering of acclaimed unscripted series and films including the recently announced Fireball,” an original feature documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog and Professor Clive Oppenheimer; the soon-to-premiere 2020 Sundance US Grand Jury Prize award-winning documentary, “Boys State”; and the acclaimed, five-time Emmy nominated – including for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special – “Beastie Boys Story.”
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Harley Developing V-Twin With Variable Valve Timing
By Bandit | | General Posts
Despite launching the LiveWire electric bike and entering a new performance echelon with the 145-hp, water-cooled Revolution Max engine, Harley-Davidson’s future is still firmly pinned on its traditional air-cooled, cam-in-block V-twins—and the firm is developing a completely new engine that ticks those familiar boxes.
New patent applications from the firm reveal that it’s developing a completely new air-cooled, pushrod V-twin that combines old-school appearances with modern technology including variable valve timing.
The new design would have a compact new balancer mounted to the crankshaft that would spin at the same speed.
Elements of the design are familiar Harley territory. It’s a twin cam engine, with a camshaft for each cylinder. Those camshafts are driven via an intermediate gear that drops their speed to half that of the crankshaft. It’s here that the variable valve timing is added.
The pushrod engine design actually makes VVT easy to implement. A single VVT actuator (or “variator”) is built into the intermediate gear, allowing the output side that meshes with the camshafts to be shifted by a few degrees in relation to the input side that meshes with the crankshaft gear. In comparison, a DOHC V-twin with variable inlet and exhaust valve timing would need four variators, one for each camshaft, and those would be mounted in the cylinder heads where they add undesirable bulk and weight.
The position of the VVT system on the intermediate gear isn’t a new idea. Indian has also filed patents for an air-cooled V-twin with a similar layout, and Harley isn’t trying to get IP rights over the VVT element of the engine. Instead it’s hoping to patent a compact new balancer which is mounted concentrically to the crankshaft and driven by a chain and sprocket from the camshaft intermediate gear. The sprocket ratio doubles the balancer’s speed—so it spins at the same speed as the crankshaft—and the chain drive from the intermediate gear means it turns in the opposite direction to the crank, allowing it to offset crank vibrations.
A smaller, higher-revving engine such as the one found on the aging Sportster would likely benefit most from VVT.
Although this new engine sticks to Harley’s traditional 45-degree, air-cooled V-twin layout, its pushrods are a break from the norm. We’re used to seeing pushrod tubes running up the right-hand side of Harley V-twins, but on the new design there are pushrods on both sides of the engine. The front cylinder has its inlet valve pushrod on the left-hand side and exhaust pushrod on the right, while the rear cylinder’s inlet pushrod is on the right and exhaust is on the left. The heads are four-valve designs, with each pushrod operating a rocker that acts on two valves.
Pushrods on the new design now run up both sides of the engine and operate on four-valve heads, a switch from the usual Harley V-twin layout.
While many have suggested that future emissions laws, particularly in Europe, will make air-cooled, pushrod-valved engines a thing of the past, in fact that’s wide of the mark. The Euro emissions rules are actually much harder on high-revving engines. Big, lazy twins that don’t need high revs can achieve surprisingly clean emissions—the newly launched BMW R 18, for example, demonstrates that large-capacity, air-cooled engines will be with us for a long time to come.
Since Harley’s large-capacity Milwaukee-Eight is still a new design and created with future emissions rules in mind, there’s a good chance the new patents show a replacement for the age-old Sportster V-twin, which hasn’t changed substantially since the mid-1980s. As a smaller, higher-revving engine it’s more likely to benefit from VVT than the bigger V-twin, gaining both cleaner emissions and a boost in low-end torque.
Editor’s Note: This is interesting. The factory wouldn’t comment on whether this engine is happening or not. Although, they blessed Bikernet to publish it. If you’ve been around, you remember when Harley engines were considered tractor engines and junk. They weren’t considered performance engines or capable of racing. Now, almost every manufacturer produces some semblance of a V-Twin. And according to this article, V-Twins are lower polluters than higher revving engines. Incredible. We rock! –Bandit
Covid-19 puts low-cost 350cc Harley-Davidson bike plans in danger
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by Pradeep Shah from https://www.financialexpress.com
The proposal by Zeitz suggests scrapping 30 percent of the current models in the favour of a more sorted lineup. So far, the models that would be axed have not been revealed but expect a lot of bikes to retire especially from the Softail family that includes as many as 14 models. Here is why the upcoming India-bound 350cc Harley might be in danger.
The year 2020 is no less than a nightmare for multiple sectors and the automotive space is no different! Not only the production of the vehicles is getting affected but the sales have taken a severe hit too. America has been one of the worst affected nations by Covid-19 and hence, for obvious reasons, the industries and companies there are seeing some of the worst days. One such manufacturer is Harley-Davidson that has reported a loss of USD 92 million. Now, in order to offset the losses a bit, the company has came up with a new ‘Hardwire’ plan that includes aborting some of the models that the brand was planning to bring in the coming months. Now the worst piece of news is that the company’s strategy might include a 350cc low-cost motorcycle that was meant for Indian and some of the Asian markets.
Previously, the brand had announced the introduction of as many as 50 new models over the next five years. As a part to rejig strategies, the proposal of Jochen Zeitz, President, CEO and Chairman, Harley-Davidson suggests scrapping 30 percent of the current models in the favour of a more sorted lineup. So far, the models that would be axed have not been revealed but expect a lot of bikes to retire especially from the Softail family that includes as many as 14 models. Now here comes the worrying part. During one of the conversations, Zeitz said that complexity needed to be dramatically reduced and goals set needed to be achievable and realistic. He adds that the company is streamlining its motorcycle models by approximately 30 percent with plans to further refine its product portfolio.
This will enable the brand to invest in the products and platforms that matter the most while better balancing the company’s investment in new, high-potential segments. The reason why we think that India-bound 350cc Harley might not be a part of the plans now is because Zeitz further stated that “the brand is not willing to sacrifice the strength of its legacy in a quest for pure volume growth going forward”.
Thunderbike Smoothless Custom Motorcycle Is the Snow White Beauty of Dubai
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com
Dubai is one of those places where there’s no shortage of extreme and luxury cars. The city’s residents have made a name for themselves as being among the richest on the planet, and this is why here you get to see more high-end products than anywhere else in the world.
Having found an undying love for all things motorized, those in Dubai spare no expense in flashing their wealth on the roads and on the dunes. The city’s police force, for instance, drives around in Lamborghinis, Ferraris, or Bentleys. They’re even looking into making flying bikes a reality.
What we don’t see so often however are the custom motorcycles made for the local elite.
The custom bike you see in the gallery above is one of the bikes that can be found in Dubai. It is named Smoothless, and has been built by German custom shop Thunderbike for one of the customers there.
The two-wheeler is custom from front to rear, and despite its name is as smooth as they come. The backbone is a custom high neck frame the garage calls Radical Over Curved. It is more of a kit actually, as it comes with all the extras needed for a successful build: the frame itself, the fuel and oil tanks, a CNC-milled aluminum swingarm with battery holder, rear section with wheel axle motor bracket, seat plate and tank transition.
Made from thick-walled tubes and CNC milled side profiles, it offers a steering head height of nine inches and supports the engine.
As usual when it comes to Thunderbike builds, we are not given the full specs or the price of the finished product. We do know however that the frame alone is worth a bit over 11,000 euros (close to $13,000). Add the engine, and all the other extras, and you probably get close to $25,000, if not more.
That is, of course, a bargain for most people living in Dubai, and it kind of makes us wonder why we aren’t seeing more of them.
WIN one of two – a David Uhl signed limited “Rolling Thunder” (2018) series print !
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What If You Can’t Resell Your Electric Vehicle?
By Bandit | | General Posts
The expenses of owning an electric vehicle have always stood in the way of mass adoption, even in China, which has an extensive subsidy program.
Starting from the cost of the battery to how far a charge will take drivers, not to mention the shortage of points where they can plug in, there’s a lot to grapple with before green cars can overtake those powered by internal combustion engines.
Much of the anxiety stems from batteries – the price, technology, density, and where to charge them. Manufacturers have worked for years to bring down the price on a per kilowatt-hour basis. Technology has improved, with different materials helping cars run longer and further, thus needing less charge. The chemistry has become more stable. In May, for instance, Svolt Energy Technology Co., owned by the parent of China’s Great Wall Motor Co., launched the world’s first battery that doesn’t use the controversial yet once-essential cobalt. It costs less than the mainstream competition and has higher density, meaning more energy is packed into the same volume.
So the good news is, battery prices are dropping, down to 1.1 yuan ($0.13) per watt-hour in 2019 from 2.1 yuan per watt-hour in 2016. That also means that the cost of electric vehicles is coming down (though the good ones still aren’t that affordable), since batteries typically account for 50% to 60% of their value.But therein lies the trap: As the technology evolves and drives prices of new vehicles lower, existing owners are taking a disproportionate beating in the secondhand market. The average resale value of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids is less than 40% of the original purchase price, versus 50% to 70% on conventional cars. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts note that consumer concerns about the quality and reliability of “old batteries appear to weigh on used cars’ prices.” That doesn’t really help make the case for current new buyers, either.
Then there are underlying demand trends. Sales of all cars were falling even before Covid-19. The market for batteries has been inching lower across the U.S., China and Europe. Installations fell around 30% in June from the previous year in the world’s largest auto market, China. Driven by regulatory pressures, vehicle manufacturers are tying up with and taking big stakes in battery makers to push forward ways to make greener cars. But confidence to buy them hasn’t picked up in most countries, despite subsidies in some shape or form to encourage sales. Meanwhile, the auto market in China is maturing and that has changed preferences, too.
Post-pandemic, the last thing consumers will want to buy is an asset that depreciates faster and is more expensive than its main competition, in this case, cars with internal combustion engines. Buying behavior in China shows as much: Purchases are being delayed until automakers drop their prices for electric cars below 300,000 yuan to qualify for the government’s rebate program.
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NCOM Biker Newsbytes July 2020
By Bill Bish | | General Posts
Missouri has become the 32nd state to repeal theirall-rider helmet law when Governor Mike Parson (R) signed House Bill 1963 intolaw on July 14; a massive transportation bill that includes aprovision to allow adults to ride a motorcycle or trike without a helmet,provided they are at least 26 years old and have appropriate healthinsurance.
The new rules, which will go into effect August 28,also restrict police from pulling over helmetless riders tocheck f they have the required health insurance.
Sponsored by GOP Representative Travis Fitzwater,H.B. 1963 states inpart:
“Currently, every person operating orriding a motorcycle or motortricycle is required to wear protective headgear(Sections 302.020 and 302.026). This bill provides that persons under the ageof 26 who are operating or riding as a passenger on a motorcycle ormotortricycle shall wear a helmet when the vehicle is in motion. Similarly, aperson who is 26 or older, is operating a motorcycle or motortricycle, and whohas been issued an instruction permit shall wear a helmet when the vehicle isin motion. No political subdivision of the state shall impose a protectiveheadgear requirement on the operator or passenger of a motorcycle ormotortricycle. No person shall be stopped, inspected, or detained solely todetermine compliance with these provisions (Section 302.020.2). The bill alsoprovides that qualified operators who are 26 or older may operate a motorcycleor motortricycle without a helmet if he or she is covered by a health insurancepolicy or other form of insurance which will provide the person with medicalbenefits for injuries incurred as a result of a motorcycle or motortricycleaccident. Proof of such coverage shall be provided on request of lawenforcement by showing a copy of the qualified operator’s insurancecard. No person shall be stopped, inspected, or detained solely to determinecompliance with these provisions (Section 302.026).”
“We really feel everything in this billhas been well vetted,” Tony Shepherd, who lobbied in support ofrepealing the helmet law for a motorcycle rights group, ABATE for Missouri,told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Other organizations supporting themeasure were the Missouri Confederation of Clubs &Independents (CoC), and Freedom of the Road Riders of Missouri(FORR-MO), which has been lobbying to repeal the “Show Me”state’s helmet law for decades, successfully getting a billon their governor’s desk four times since 1999 only to bevetoed.
Last year, Gov. Parson vetoed a similar measurethat would have allowed anyone older than 18 to ride without a helmet, thoughhis veto was centered on a separate provision in that legislation.
SWEEPING INFRASTRUCTURE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE, GOESTO THE SENATE
On July 1, 2020 the House ofRepresentatives passed by a vote of 233-188 its signature infrastructurelegislation, the Moving Forward Act, H.R.2 (previously the INVEST in AmericaAct); providing over $1.5 trillion in federal spending across a wide range ofinfrastructure areas including surface transportation, water, aviation,broadband, healthcare, and energy.
Included in the massive 2,213-page plan to rebuildand expand America’s transportation infrastructure like highways,vehicle safety and public transit, the new 5-year federal funding measure alsoaddresses several concerns voiced by motorcyclists.
As originally introduced in June, the INVEST inAmerica Act included a provision to increase Motorcycle Safety Funds to statesby 25%, to $5.8 million. Added by unanimous consent during markup ofH.R. 2 by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee were threeamendments to: Extend the prohibition against using federal funding formotorcycle-only checkpoints and also prohibits using federal funds to profileand stop motorcyclists based on of their mode of transportation or style ofdress; Require the Department of Transportation to consider motorcycles insafety studies on autonomous vehicles and includes a motorcycle safety group inthe DOT working group on autonomous vehicle deployment; An extension of theMotorcyclist Advisory Council including a seat on the council formotorcyclists’ rights groups and manufacturers.
An additional motorcyclist-friendly amendment wasapproved during the final floor vote in the House to provide federal monies tocollect state profiling data regarding traffic stops based on “modeof transportation.”
H.R.2 now goes over to the Senate for furtheraction, where Republicans have expressed opposition to the bill as written bythe Democrat-controlled House, as well as a veto threat from the Administration,citing the Act’s spending levels, regulatory changes, and climatechange-related provisions.
‘ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTDAY’
A Congressional Resolution, H.Res.1041 wasintroduced in the House to recognize July 11, 2020 as “AntiqueMotorcycle Enthusiast Day” to recognize “the preservation,restoration, and operation of old-time motorcycles in the UnitedStates.”
Sponsored by Representative Troy Balderson (R-OH)and co-sponsored by GOP Reps Michael Burgess (TX), and Tim Walberg (MI), HouseResolution 1041 states;
Whereas many people in the United States own,restore, preserve, study, or admire motorcycles that fall into the antiquecategory, meaning they are at least 35-yearsold;
Whereas the collection, restoration, andpreservation of motorcycles is an activity shared across generationsand across all segments of society;
Whereas thousands of local motorcycle clubsand related businesses have been instrumental in preserving a historic part ofthe heritage of the United States by encouraging the restoration and exhibitionof such historic works of art;
Whereas the restoration of motorcyclesprovides well-paying, highly skilled jobs for people in all 50 States;and
Whereas, for over a century, motorcycleshave been a source of family enjoyment, photographs, songs, movies, and aniconic fashion statement in the United States: Now, therefore, be itResolved, That the House of Representatives–
(1) supports the designation of“Antique Motorcycle EnthusiastDay”;
(2) recognizes the effect of the more than 120-yearhistory of the American motorcycle and the economic surgethat celebrated over 120 American brands in the United States in the first halfof the 20th Century;
(3) recognizes that the collection and restorationof vintage and classic motorcycles is an important part of preservingthe technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States;and
(4) encourages the people of the United States toengage in events and commemorations of“Antique Motorcycle Enthusiast Day” inaccordance with public health guidelines that create opportunities forantique motorcycle owners to educate young people about theimportance of preserving the cultural heritage of the United States, includingthrough the preservation of antique motorcycles.
GLOBAL MOTORCYCLE SALES BOUNCE BACK AFTER PANDEMICSLUMP
After a strong start to 2020, motorcycle salesplummeted in March when the Coronavirus forced most of the world’spopulation into lockdown, but with life gradually resuming,sales are bouncing back better than expected despite — or perhaps because of– the pandemic.
An increasing number of pundits and publicationspredict that the pandemic will encourage more people to turn to motorcycles andscooters for transportation — the perfect type of commuter for socialdistancing. Although the first quarter of motorcycle sales are down10.6%, they’re selling better than cars which are down 12%.
In the U.S., according to rideapart.com,Honda, BMW, Suzuki, and Yamaha’s North Americanbranches reported that sales are thriving since the beginning of theyear, particularly in the off-road segment.
The European market is showing a similar,positive trend; Italian sales numbers for June 2020 show a 37%increase over June 2019, while sales in the U.K. surpassed June 2019levels by 14.3%. The market is also on the mend in hard-hitIndia where local branches report sales are on the rise after the Mayslump. In the Land Down Under, according to theAustralian Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, sales for thesecond quarter were also up year over year.
In spite of a rocky Q1, the global motorcycleindustry is faring far better than most expected.
STURGIS STILL ON, AS OFFICALS SEND COVID-TESTERS TOHELP OUT
South Dakota health officials are sending 20COVID-19 testing machines capable of producing tests in minutes to help carryout the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
The 80th edition of the annual rally is expected toattract thousands of people to western South Dakota for the iconic biker rally,running August 7-16. The Rapid City Journal reports that the citycouncil decided to cautiously proceed with the 10-day rally after realizingmotorcycle enthusiasts were going to show up regardless.
Likewise, the Horry County City Council realizedthat there was no stopping the Myrtle Beach Spring Rally, which has gone on for81 years, despite being postponed from May to July due to the virus. The 97th Laconia Motorcycle Week has been similarly rescheduled from June toAugust 22-30, with their City Council’s consent.
ABATE of Iowa reportedly held an “AmazingWeekend” 36th annual Freedom Rally in Algona over July Fourth, andeven county officials were “pleasantly surprised” by theresponsible behavior exhibited by thousands of motorcyclists in attendance.
Unfortunately, though, an estimated twenty-twomajor rallies have been canceled so far this year, including the NationalH.O.G. Rally on the Gold Coast, Americade, Hog Wild, Mountainfest, Panama BeachSpring Rally, Roar on the Shore, Rolling Thunder, ROT Rally, Smoke Out, Thunderin the Smokies, Thunder in the Valley, Quail Motorcycle Gathering, Wauseon,Wing Ding 42, and INTERMOT, the motorcycle industry’s big show inGermany, was canceled, while America’s AIMExpo was“postponed” to next year.
Many races have also been canceled or postponed;World Superbike and MotoGP races, American Flat Track, Isle of Man TT, PikesPeak, as well as Motocross and Supercross. Easyriders has canceledtheir Bike Shows and Rodeos.
But as of now Arizona Bike Week is still on,October 7-11 in Scottsdale, as is the Four Corners Rally over Labor Day inDurango, CO, Reno’s Street Vibrations’ Spring Rally waspostponed but their Fall Rally, Sept 24-27 is still “scheduled tohappen,” Daytona’s Biketoberfest Oct 15-18 is currentlyproceeding, Golden Aspen canceled their May Aspen Cash Rally but reports theirGolden Aspen Rally September 16-20 in Ruidoso, N.M. is still on, the Lone StarRally in Galveston, TX has been “postponed” until November4-7, 2021, Harley Rendezvous postponed, Mama Tried postponed, and AMA VintageDays postponed, with new dates TBA.
NEARLY 200,000 PROTEST MOTORCYCLEBANS
Thousands of motorcyclists joined forces acrosscentral Europe to protest against motorcycle bans on certain Alpine roads, asdemonstrations took place in a number of German cities and coincided with thelaunch of an online petition that garnered 199,663 supporters.
Protesters oppose unfair and largely unjust bans onmotorcycles from certain roads, citing exhaust noise as the reason for thebans, although loud cars are not prohibited.
With the 35th Annual NCOM Convention inIndianapolis now just weeks away, the National Coalition of Motorcyclists isrequesting that MROs, motorcycle clubs, and riding associations submit thenames of those members and bikers’ rights activists who have diedsince last May’s Convention, so that we may honor their memoriesduring the traditional “Ringing of the Bell” tribute tofallen riders. Dedications can be hand-delivered at the Convention to“Doc” Reichenbach, NCOM Chairman of the Board, or e-mailedin advance to Bill Bish, NCOM Public Relations Liaison, at NCOMBish@aol.com.
This year’s NCOM Convention, rescheduledfrom Mother’s Day weekend to October 16-17, 2020, will be held at theMarriott Indianapolis East (7202 East 21st Street in Indianapolis).
Meetings, seminars and group discussions will focuson legislative efforts and litigation techniques to benefit our right to rideand Freedom of the Road.
Pre-register by calling the National Coalition ofMotorcyclists at (800) 525-5355 or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. For more info, click on http://onabike.com/national-
QUOTABLE QUOTE: “Before God we are allequally wise and equallyfoolish.”
~ Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-born NobelPrize-winning physicist
–Vintage Photos from the Bob T. Collection–
ABOUT AIM / NCOM: The National Coalitionof Motorcyclists (NCOM) is a nationwide motorcyclists rights organizationserving over 2,000 NCOM Member Groups throughout the United States, with allservices fully-funded through Aid to Injured Motorcyclist (AIM) Attorneysavailable in each state who donate a portion of their legal fees frommotorcycle accidents back into the NCOM Network of Biker Services (www.ON-A-BIKE.com /800-ON-A-BIKE).
DYNO TUNING DURING DA RALLY
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STURGIS RALLY DYNOTUNING
Dakota V-Twin is now offering appointments for Dynotuning during the 75th Sturgis Rally. Act fast as spots are booking up quick. Get your fuel injected or carbureted motorcycle running at optimum performance and fuel mileage at all elevations with our state of the art Dyno facility utilizing the latest model Dynojet 250i. We have the areas best professionally trained Dyno tuner and are setup directly with dynojet via Tuning link. We are a full service year round shop located just a few miles from downtown Sturgis. Don’t be fooled by the fly by night dyno guys. Trust the professionals at Dakota V-Twin for all of your motorcycle needs during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
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