NCOM CONVENTION RESCHEDULED
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Coalition of Motorcyclists 35th annual NCOM Convention has been rescheduled for the middle of October at the Marriott Indianapolis East (7202 East 21st Street), the same location in Indiana as previously planned.

“At this time, the NCOM board urges you and your families to follow the advice of the health departments and keep yourselves safe,” said James “Doc” Reichenbach II, Chairman of the NCOM Board of Directors, adding that “Losing one person is one too many.”

Stay tuned for further details as NCOM continues to monitor this deadly global outbreak and its impact on the motorcycling community.

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MOTORCYCLISTS RALLY AGAINST THE PANDEMIC
As the COVID-19 hysteria makes international headlines, the motorcycling world has come to the aid of those in need.  Yamaha Motor Manufacturing has donated hundreds of respirators, Tyvek suits, and thousands of gloves and alcohol wipes to a local hospital in Georgia.  Other manufacturers are donating PPE, such as Honda and Polaris.

In addition, Honda made an initial $1 million pledge to food banks and meal programs across America, Canada and Mexico, and has repurposed its North American 3-D-printing capabilities to create protective face shields for medical providers.

Polaris, through its foundation, has donated nearly a quarter million dollars in technology to meet the needs of local students in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa to transition to distance learning, and employees have volunteered to work at a local ventilator manufacturing plant.

BMW even went as far as switching to face mask production during the global pandemic.

Kawasaki, which temporarily shut down production, is producing face shields for health care providers, and donated four 55-gallon barrels of chemicals needed for hand sanitizer.

In Italy, small motorcycle manufacturer Benelli has stepped up and donated ventilators and Tyvek suits to the Italian Red Cross, while tire manufacturer Pirelli and its partners donated $800,000 as well as 65 ventilators, 5,000 protective suits, and 20,000 protective masks to help local health care providers.

After being forced to close its doors as a “nonessential business,” road gear company Vanson Leathers in Massachusetts revamped its facilities to produce face masks for local hospitals.

Cycle Gear and parent company Comoto are chipping in with donations of supplies and eyewear for frontline health workers.

Companies aren’t the only ones helping out, as countless motorcyclists around the world are helping out with their time and motorcycles.  The owners of a motorcycle riding school in Littleport, England, are offering people in their area to pick up prescriptions and deliver them where needed for free.  Similarly, groups of riders in the Italian region of Umbria are helping seniors who can’t leave their home due to the lockdown by picking up their prescriptions and delivering them to their door.  In Sudbury, Canada, members of the Warriors MC volunteered to help the Meals on Wheels service by delivering meals to local seniors on a daily basis.

In New York City, a group of motorcyclists collaborated with MasksForDocs.com to distribute personal protective equipment to doctors and hospitals.  If you have an old pair of dirt bike/dual-sport, ski/snowboard, or general lab goggles collecting dust somewhere, Goggles for Docs would gladly take them off your hands, and they have over 200 drop-off locations in 35 states as well as Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain and Panama.

Alamo Cycle Plex, a dealership in San Antonio, Texas even donated a new Kawasaki Ninja to a local nurse whose bike was stolen while she was busy fighting against COVID-19.

GLOBAL MOTORCYCLE MARKET IMPACTED BY COVID-19
“When the car business sneezes, motorcycles catch a cold,” is an old saying in the motorcycle industry, so it should come as no surprise that as the Coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted automobile sales, it has hurt motorcycle sales even worse.

Worldwide, motorcycle sales have plummeted nearly fifty percent, with hard-hit Italy reporting a 69% reduction.  In India, one of the world’s strongest bike markets, sales were down some forty percent in the first quarter of 2020, and Q2 numbers portend more dismal numbers as lockdowns and factory shutdowns persist.

China, where the virus started, not only has numerous motorcycle manufacturers who are suffering, but is also home to many parts manufacturers that other companies around the globe rely on to continue building their bikes, causing extreme disruptions to the supply chain.

Here in the U.S., financial analysts forecast the hit to Harley-Davidson sales will be about 25%, according to Reuters.  The Milwaukee-based bike maker has suspended production, laid off staff and implemented salary cuts.

Even those motorcycle dealerships that have remained open have reduced hours and staffing and, even worse, are missing out on peak springtime sales.

POWERSPORTS EMPLOYEES INCLUDED AMONG ESSENTIAL WORKERS
According to newly revised federal guidelines, powersports employees, in manufacturing, distribution, sales, rentals, and maintenance, are now considered “essential workers.”  This clarifies that many powersports businesses nationwide can remain open, thanks to the addition of new language added to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers.

This guidance, which outlines the federal government’s position on essential workers, is currently in use by 33 of the states with stay-at-home orders, and has always listed “automotive repair” employees as essential workers. According to the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), the CISA 3.0 guidance for the transportation sector now expressly includes: “Workers critical to the manufacturing, distribution, sales, rental, leasing, repair, and maintenance of vehicles and other transportation equipment (including electric vehicle charging stations) and the supply chains that enable these operations to facilitate continuity of travel-related operations for essential workers.”

JOY RIDING DISCOURAGED UNDER “STAY HOME” ORDERS
“Stay at home, shelter in place, self-quarantine, and practice social distancing,” are the current buzzwords in response to the Coronavirus worldwide outbreak, but is it okay to just go for a ride?  It’s not a simple answer, and may vary between states depending on public mandates in place, but for many the answer is “No.”

For example, Michigan State Police First Lt. Mike Shaw told WWJ News that “One of the biggest questions that we get through our social media is: ‘Does the order allow me to just clear my head by driving around in my car or on my motorcycle?’ — and it does not,” referring to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home” executive order in effect since March 24.

Like many other states, Michiganders are instructed to avoid all unnecessary travel until the order is lifted.  “You are supposed to stay at home,” Shaw said.  “The reason for that is if you break down, the police are going to have to come out there, the tow truck driver, and you’re making contact with all those people,” Shaw explained. “If you get in a crash we’re gonna have to come out there and police up that crash (not to mention the hospital).”

People are permitted to drive to their jobs, the grocery store or other places they need to be, and police will not be stopping travelers to ask where they’re going, so if your state limits travel to essential needs, you’re of course allowed to ride your motorcycle.

If you do ride, be sure to plan your trip ahead and avoid contact with other people.  Pay at the pump with a credit card instead of going inside the gas station.  Wear gloves, a full-face helmet or mask.  After your ride, clean and disinfect your bike, helmet, gloves, and phone.

On the bright side, the roads are clear and most police officers won’t be pulling people over for minor traffic infractions, or going a couple of miles over the speed limit.

REAL ID POSTPONED AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Travelers have myriad other things to worry about, thanks to the COVID-19 virus, but federally compliant driver’s licenses are not among them for now.

Real ID is the federally compliant driver’s license that was, until recently, supposed to be required for boarding a domestic flight beginning October 1st (if you didn’t use some other form of acceptable identification, such as a passport), but is now postponed until Oct. 1, 2021.

The desire for a more secure form of identification is based on legislation that became law in 2005, on the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission.

IDAHO ENACTS ANTI-PROFILING LAW
Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) signed SB1292 into law on March 26, 2020, making Idaho the fourth state to pass legislation to “provide that law enforcement shall not engage in motorcycle profiling,” and now joins the states of Washington, Maryland and Louisiana.

The bipartisan measure, pushed by Rep. Robert Anderst (R-Nampa) for the past three years to forbid “motorcycle profiling” by police — deciding to pull someone over or arrest or search them solely because they’re riding a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle gear — handily passed the Senate by a vote of 25-9 on February 26, and then 38-29 in the House on March 18.

As they have for the past two years, motorcycling enthusiasts and members of motorcycle groups turned out in big numbers to testify in favor of the bill, saying they’ve been profiled by law enforcement officers when they were abiding by all laws.

“This is not an anti-law enforcement bill,” Rep. Anderst told the legislature.  Instead, he said the process has helped improve the relationship between law enforcement and motorcyclists.

QUOTABLE QUOTE:  “Life is a four-letter word.”
~ Lenny Bruce (1925-1966), comedian and social critic

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This is a kick-off piece. For years I attended every show in the country and met all the old and new builders. As my travel budget decreased and my desire to work in the shop and go to Bonneville increased, I missed out on some of the shows and the chance to meet new builders.

With the help of Michael Lichter, we are going to introduce Bikernet Readers to new, young, less well-known builders. The first one is Cole Rogers, from Lebanon, Ohio, who is 46 and has been building bikes since he was 15, when his brother scored a 1972 BSA A-70L for $300, 750 Lightening. There were only 201 built.

The big bro rode it home and broke it. The five-year-older brother told Cole, “If you can get it running, you can ride it.” Cole peeled to the library, checked out a manual and went to work. His dad was a molecular physicist. He was familiar with libraries. His dad worked for the government during the Cold War, but he was cool, hands-on, did everything including mechanics, repairs and woodworking.

Until his dad passed, they continued to keep gramps ’59 Corvette up and running together.

Cole fixed the BSA and went for a ride. Done deal, he’s been messing with motorcycles ever since, builds one-off ground-up scooters for customers and has a significant product line. He built one of his first bikes with his pops, a Triumph. When Michael Lichter contacted him about a build for one of his Sturgis exhibits, Cole reworked the Triumph as a tribute to his dad. It’s featured below.

He builds his own frames, two styles of front ends, foot controls, bars, seat pans and handles the leather engraving. “I don’t paint or powder coat,” Cole added, “But I do lace and true wheels.”

Hell, he’s building a base guitar and working with his 10-year-old daughter, who is already playing more than one instrument.

Although most of his bikes contain the wild classic board track style, he builds them to fit his customers and they are rideable, agile and fun, not art objects. He builds a series of custom foot controls from forward, to mid, to semi-mid. His frame geometry stays under 36 degrees of rake. He drops the neck but keeps the handling clean. He uses .188 wall tubing, like Paughco for his frames and designed his first girder front end with the help of his dad. He doesn’t stretch the rear of frames to keep the handling tight and agile.

“Cole is a great hard-working builder, who’s work I have admired for a lot of years,” said Michael Lichter. “He has always built small tight bikes. It’s his style. He also sells his unique front end and other parts.”

His line-up of parts includes two front ends, a springer and a girder, seats and seat pans, gas tanks, oil tanks, gas and oil tank caps, foot pegs, handlebars, frames, and now he’s working on jockey shift systems for Sportsters.

“He is a real family guy, so proud of his daughter who he is very involved with, and his wife is super cool,” said Michael, “She has a high-powered position with a pharmaceuticals company. She used to bring me bottles of Tylenol and other over the counter drugs, and she bakes great cookies!”

Cole is a big fan of Evo Sportsters for his style of bike. “They make a terrific, low-buck drivetrains for a sharp scooters,” Cole said. He also rebuilds and carefully balances all of his customer’s engines to minimize vibration and make for a much smoother ride.

“I have photographed ten of Cole’s bikes, but only five of those are on our current website,” said Michael.

Cole is a sharp guy, who could do anything, but chose to build and ride custom motorcycles. I dig it, and I need to start a story, sorta like we studied the Code of the West and what it meant for various brothers. We need to discuss the reasons why a brother decides to become a biker, but even more. Why does a guy decide to be a biker and try to make a life in this dinky little industry full of outlaws and pitfalls? I know what it means to me, but what will happen if I try to put it into words?

Check out Cole’s bikes and hang on for the next builder report.

Description: Rocket to Russia is Cole Rogers’ tribute to his late father who was a physicist in rocket technology. The 1970 Triumph engine is sitting in a custom frame built by Cole at his shop 138 Cycle Fabrication.

Description: “Sid”, built from a 1970 Bonneville Triumph by Cole Rogers of 138 Cycle Fabrications in Lebanon, OH.

Description: A brown, board track style Shovelhead built by Cole Rogers of 138 Cycle Fabrication in Springboro, OH.

Description: 138 Cycle Fabrication’s “Simon” 1970 custom Triumph by Cole Rogers.

Description: Cole Roger’s1972 Harley-Davidson 94″ FX known as “The Cafe Killer.”

Photographed by Michael Lichter on February 6, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio.

Cole Rogers
138 Cycle Fabrication
7569 Woodbridge Ct.

mobile (937) 478-2558
cole@138cyclefabrication.com
Instagram – @138cyclefab

The Basket Case from Hell

By Bandit with photos by Wrench

It all started on a dark, foggy harbor day in 2018 when the Pandemic basket case arrived at the Bikernet Intergalactic World Headquarters in Wilmington, Califa. It didn’t have the rights to the Pandemic title just yet, but it was coming…

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Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. has promoted Larry Hund to chief commercial officer of Harley-Davidson Motor Co., giving him responsibility for the motorcycle maker’s global sales function.

Larry Hund is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, Inc.

A 30-year financial services veteran, Hund held a wide range of executive roles throughout his career. Upon joining HDFS in 2002, Hund served as Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer and was also Interim Chief Operating Officer from July 2006 to January 2007.

Hund left HDFS in 2007 to join a start-up finance company and rejoined HDFS in June 2009.

Earlier, he spent 17 years at Heller Financial, Inc., and in the six years prior to Heller’s purchase by GE Capital served as Executive Vice President and Controller.

Hund is a Certified Public Account, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Chicago’s Loyola University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Financial Services Association.

by Pradeep Shah from https://www.financialexpress.com

2021 BMW G310R, G310GS spotted testing: Most affordable German bikes to get these changes!
2021 BMW G310R and G310GS have been snapped testing recently. Here’s what all updates the baby Beemers will come up with!

BMW Motorrad is yet to roll out its BS6 compliant G310R and the G310GS for the Indian market. Our recent report revealed that the BS6 compliant versions of these two bikes are ready at TVS’ Hosur facility and the launch has been delayed due to the Covid-19 lockdown. We also told you that the BS6 BMW G310R and G310GS should be launched in India sometime during June-July 2020. Now, meanwhile, folks at RideApart managed to get some spy shots of the 2021 BMW 310 GS range. Take a look at the images and you will notice that there is no drastic change in terms of the appearance and styling of both these bikes. However, upfront, the 310 twins will get an all-LED headlamp that should offer better illumination compared to the regular halogens on the BS4 models.

The headlamp cluster also appears to have been slightly redesigned and the same looks a bit sharper than before. Apart from the all-LED headlamp, you can also see LED turn indicators on the new models. Now coming to the powertrain, the upcoming 2021 BMW G310R and the G310GS will get the same 313cc, single-cylinder engine and the same will be Euro-5 compliant and hence, you can expect a slight revision in power and torque figures. The engine on the BS4 model used to churn out respective power and torque outputs of 34hp and 28Nm.

With the Coronavirus outbreak, BMW had announced that it will be skipping the 2020 EICMA motorcycle show that is slated to happen towards the end of this year. That said, if the situation doesn’t stabilizes till that time, expect the company to launch these bikes via the online route only. BMW is expected to launch the new G310 models by 2020 end or during the initial months of 2021. Expect a considerable price hike over the outgoing model with the new updates on offer.

This came from www.cleantechnica.com a greenie web site. They want everything to collapse.–Bandit

April 17th, 2020 by Jo Borrás

When the car business sneezes, motorcycles catch a cold. That’s an old saying in this business — one that was already old when I first started working at a dealership in 1997 — but it is a saying that, by and large, has held true. It should come as no surprise, then, that as the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt car sales, it has hurt motorcycle sales even worse. And, frankly, things don’t seem like they’re going to get better for two-wheelers anytime soon.

To get a sense of how bad things are for the motorcycle business right now, let’s look to India — one of the world’s strongest bike markets. In the first quarter of 2020, sales for Suzuki and Hero (Honda) were down 43%, Royal Enfield was down about 44%, and Bajaj (hugely popular makers of Vespa-like scooters and motorickshaws) were down a whopping 55% compared to the same time in 2019. Keep in mind, the coronavirus lockdowns in that country didn’t start until March 25th — so that really only reflects the last two or so selling weeks of March. Q2s numbers?

Like I said: things look bad now, and they’re going to look much, much worse for a lot of motorcycle companies very soon. That seems to be especially true for companies whose core business relies on large, luxury cruisers like Harley Davidson.

I hope everyone is staying healthy and productive while we’re all in limbo together.

We contemplated whether or not to release this piece during such an odd time.  After much consideration, we felt that the best way to stay optimistic was to keep pushing forward as if we could already see a healthy and happy future in sight!

Scott is still painting every day to complete commission paintings that have been in the works for a several years.  Our staff is taking this downtime to offer solace to you, our beloved clients.  Though we are all in this together, we want you to know that we are here for you in any way possible.

Without further ado, I give you our newest release.

When Justin Wright decided it was finally time for him to embark on his first custom build, he decided to base it on a Suzuki GS750. He started in 2015 with a budget of $5K and in the two years of the build he managed to double it to $10000. Money well spent we reckon.

Justin wanted a classic cafe racer, the lean striped back silhouette of the frame, engine, seat, head light and wheels, with nothing else to see.

He started by stripping the bike down and de-tabbing the frame. He then cut the hoop to size to fit the seat. He fabricated a fluted carb protector, added mounting tabs to the frame, created an under-seat tray and cross mounts for the electrics. Once complete it was sand blasted and powder coated in “Illusion Orange Cherry”. This actually led to the low point of the build, as the powder coat reduced tolerances resulting in much sanding to fit bearings etc.

The steering head was converted to tapered roller bearings. All other bearings and seals were replaced. The chain was converted to a 530.

Thankfully the engine was running well from the donor, so Justin swapped the carbs out for some Mikuni RS flat-slides and pod filters.

Justin added a complete new wiring harness with an M-unit Blue hooked up to an SSB lithium battery, and wired in a Dyna S electronic ignition and coils. He swapped out all the bolts for stainless steel, and all the seals and gaskets were replaced.

He added Tarozzi clip ons, a Lucas head light, a Posh tail light, TEC rear shocks and Hagon progressive springs with cartridge emulators in front forks. He drilled the front brake disc.

He finally sent the seat out for upholstery and the bodywork for paint. The high point of the build was getting parts back from paint and powder coat, and dry assembling with the new colour scheme.

“Firing up the engine up after 2 years for the first time was a highlight. It started almost immediately even after changing carbs, ignition, timing etc. and sitting for so long.”

All in all Justin is very satisfied, and the bike is always a talking point when he rides. Although he’s beginning to tear down an ex-police 1988 Yamaha XJ900, the GS is a keeper.

“My first ever build will probably always be with me.”

See all the details at: www.revivalcycles.com

from https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com

The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a surge in bike sales across the United States, according to a major manufacturer and a half dozen retailers interviewed by Reuters.

“I’m 51 and healthy, but I don’t want to get on the subway,” said John Donohue, a Brooklyn-based artist who bought a bike two weeks ago. Donohue, who doesn’t own a car, says he’s not sure when he’ll be comfortable on mass transit again.

The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a surge in bike sales across the United States, according to a major manufacturer and a half dozen retailers interviewed by Reuters.

Many of the purchases are by people looking for a way to get outside at a time of sweeping shutdowns and stay-at-home orders aimed at containing the virus: Even the worst affected states are allowing people out to exercise.

Still, a portion of the sales, especially in urban areas, are to people like Donohue who also want to avoid the risk of contagion on buses or subways.

He plans to use his new 24-gear hybrid for journeys such as regular visits to a printing shop across town that he normally travels to by subway. A key feature, he said, was the bright red panniers he added to carry his artwork.

To be sure, bikes remain well down the list of U.S. commuting preferences.

About 870,000 Americans, on average, commuted to work by bicycle in the five years through 2017, or about 0.6% of all workers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The rate was higher in urban areas, at about 1.1%, and about 20 cities with at least 60,000 residents had rates of about 5% or more.

A more recent survey, though, showed a higher percentage of U.S. workers using a bike to get to work. Private research firm Statista Inc.’s 2019 survey showed 5% rode their own bike, while another 1% used a bike share service, an increasingly common option in larger cities.

Running Out Of Stock

The government has declared bicycles an essential transportation item, so many bike shops remain open despite the widespread business shutdown. Many, though, have modified how they operate, no longer letting buyers test bikes and handing them over on the curb rather than inside the store.

According to the National Bicycle Dealers Association, roughly three-quarters of U.S. bike sales are through big box stores. While many of the outlets of large specialty sporting goods chains are closed, general merchandisers like WalMart Stores Inc, the largest seller of bikes, remain open. Walmart did not respond to a request for comment.

Kent International Inc., which imports bikes from China and also makes them at a plant in South Carolina, said sales of its low-priced bikes had surged over the past month.

Kent is already out of stock on five of its top 20 models and expects that to rise to 10 by the end of the month, chief executive and chairman Arnold Kamler said. He noted supplies were flowing in from China, which has reopened much of its manufacturing base over the past month.

Kamler said sales at most of the major retailers he supplies were up 30% last month and are up over 50% so far in April, with the surge in demand forcing him to change shipping arrangements.

He normally imports bikes to ports on both the East and West Coasts. But with many retailers asking for more bikes, he’s now directing all shipments into West Coast ports, then transporting them across the country. That adds to freight costs, he said, but can cut weeks off delivery times.

Low Prices

Mark Vautour, who manages a bike store near the Boston University campus, said he had sold bikes to anxious commuters – including at least one medical worker who wanted an alternative to using the subway.

“We’ve joked for years that trains are like a petri dish,” Vautour said.

Mostly, though, his sales have been children’s bikes, “because parents don’t know what to do with their kids.”

One indication that people are buying bikes for more utilitarian uses like commuting is that many of the purchases are low-priced bikes, several bike retailers said.

Joe Nocella, owner of 718 Cyclery & Outdoors in Brooklyn, said his normal “sweet spot” was bikes that sell for $1,500 to $2,000, used by city dwellers for touring.

“Now the average bike has turned to $500 to $800,” he said.

Those lower prices are one reason many bike retailers are struggling, despite strong sales.

Andrew Crooks, chief executive of NYC Velo, a three-store chain in the New York area, said the drop in average selling prices meant revenues had fallen at a time when he was still paying rents, salaries and other costs.

“So we could keep our doors open and still end up with a business that’s not viable,” he said.

Still, some new buyers say they are switching to bikes for the long term.

Having been stuck at home in Baltimore, Kaitlyn Lee bought a $550 bike this weekend so she could get outdoors safely and avoid public transport when she gets a job.

Lee will finish a graduate degree in public health at the University of Maryland this spring and has applied for jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her plan is to commute by bike to a future job, if possible.

“I mean, it’ll never completely vanish,” she said of the coronavirus. “Rather we will learn how to live alongside of it, just like with other viruses.”