Danny Mischler topped an all-Harley-Davidson podium in the Harley Hooligans final at X Games Minneapolis. Mischler, riding a modified Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle backed by Mischler Harley-Davidson of Beaver Dam, Wis., passed for the lead in a tough battle on a tight-and-rough 1/8-mile dirt track laid out on the floor of US Bank Stadium. “Flat track racing is the original American action sport, and Hooligan racing gets down to the sport’s grass roots,” said Harley-Davidson Marketing Lead Eric Jensen. “The Hooligans put on a great show for both the fans here in the stands and the millions of viewers watching around the world. Our partnership with ESPN allows us to showcase this sport as part of X Games Minneapolis.” Mischler, whose grandfather William Mischler opened a Harley dealership in Beaver Dam in 1958, grew up racing on local flat tracks in the state. The 34-year-old racer has become a top competitor on the Hooligan scene, building and tuning his own bikes. Harley Hooligan racing is a grass-roots series for amateur riders aboard “run what you brung” home-built motorcycles. Hooligan racing has minimal rules and usually takes place on short oval courses on a dirt or hard surface. A series of heat races paired 48 Harley Hooligan qualifiers down to six racers for the 20-lap final, broadcast globally both via ESPN and Facebook Live during the X Games coverage on Sunday. In the final, Benny Carlson took the lead on a modified Harley-Davidson Sportster but let Mischler by on lap six. Mischler stretched his lead to 1.6 seconds at the finish. Jimmy Hill was second on a modified Harley-Davidson Street 750 motorcycle. Carlson finished third. Veteran flat track star Jake Johnson, racing a Harley-Davidson XR750 motorcycle, won the bronze medal in the Harley-Davidson Pro Flat Track race on Sunday. Johnson was one of 24 top pro flat track racers invited to compete in the ESPN X Games event. The field also included Harley-Davidson® Factory Flat Track Racing Team riders Sammy Halbert, Jared Vanderkooi and Ferran Cardus, and Harley-mounted racers Cory Texter, Johnny Lewis, Robert Pearson, Jake Shoemaker, Larry Pegram, and Kolby Carlile.

Eight days of adrenaline-packed racing events are making this year’s Sturgis Buffalo Chip Moto Stampede race series the premier action center of the rally. From American Flat Track and RSD Super Hooligan to street drags, Dirt Riot Off-Road, Gambler 500 Mini Bike Show Down and AMA Supermoto, audiences will have an up-close viewing experience paired with hot rock concerts they won’t find in any other venue in the world. Some races are absolutely free to everyone. Other races are free with camping. Passes may be purchased for each day with multi-day packages offering the best value. More info can be found at BuffaloChip.com.

 

“The rally racing tradition continues at the Chip,” said Rod Woodruff, Sturgis Buffalo Chip President. “This is true ground-shaking racing excitement. Fans will have a trackside viewing experience you just can’t find anywhere else in the world. These are the world’s top racers, and they are going to be literally flying around the track right in front of you!”

 

The Buffalo Chip’s Moto Stampede Race Series offers the industry’s most concentrated series of motorsports events:

 

Dirt Riot Off-Road Racing

Off-road racers in UTV, Ultra Four Car and Truck Super Mod Trail classes will tear up the award-winning track at the Buffalo Chip PowerSports Complex on Friday, Aug. 3 and Saturday, Aug. 4. Entry to the Aug. 3 time trials is free. Championships on Aug. 4 are ticketed separately from campground events. Children under 10 are admitted free and adult passes are $10.

 

Buffalo Chip TT American Flat Track® Grand National Championship Races presented by Indian Motorcycle

AFT racing action will take place on Sunday, Aug. 5, sending the nation’s top professional racing athletes through the Buffalo Chip TT track that winds through the center of the famous amphitheater. The Indian Wrecking Crew takes on Harley-Davisdon’s Factory Crew in a head-to-head battle for the podium. Theory of a Deadman will perform on the Wolfman Jack Stage immediately following the races. Races will be broadcast on NBCSN on Saturday, Aug. 11.

 

Gambler 500 Mini Bike Racing

Sunday, Aug. 5 is open mini bike track day at the PowerSports Complex. Anyone with a mini bike will be welcomed to race. The Gambler 500 Mini Bike 100-mile Enduro Race, also at the PowerSports Complex will take place from noon through 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6. These two events are free to the public.

 

The Gambler 500 Mini Bike Show Down is an exciting race on a harrowing track encompassing dirt, pavement and a thrilling twist of danger flying across the elevated walkways that hover over the amphitheater. Not for the faint of heart! Mini bikes provided by Coleman PowerSports USA.

 

 Street Drag Invitational Races with Crazy John

Crazy John Markwald will be back to pit even more of his friends in head-to-head hat drop street races that send bikes shooting down the middle of the Buffalo Chip amphitheater at speeds of up to 120 mph on Wednesday, Aug. 8 during the Buffalo Chip Street Drag Invitational.

 

RSD Super Hooligan Races Presented by Indian Motorcycle

Immediately following the street drags on Wednesday, Aug. 8., Roland Sands and his crew will go handlebar to handlebar in the RSD Super Hooligan races. Passes include performances by Eric Church and Reverend Horton Heat on the main stage that evening.

 

AMA Supermoto West Races

This high-energy race hybrid will bring fans face to face with the ultimate “through-the-streets” style racing on Friday, Aug. 10 and Saturday, Aug. 11. Racers will be flying around a track built around the Buffalo Chip’s iconic Freedom Field at the free-access CrossRoads. Some of the top racing talent in the country will attend. Races are free to the public.

 

Concerts and Bike Shows

In addition to eight days of intense racing action, musical entertainment and nine distinct custom bike shows fill up the 2018 Buffalo Chip entertainment schedule.

• Monday, July 30 – Thursday, Aug. 2
  • Bikini Beach Pre-Party with TRICK
• Friday, Aug. 3
  • Pop Evil
  • The Flaunt Girls
  • Charlie Brechtel
  • Motorcycles As Art Exhibit Opens
  • Buffalo Chip Off-Road Expo: Dirt Riot Off-Road Trials
• Saturday, Aug. 4
  • Foreigner- Reunited with All Original Members
  • Red Sun Rising
  • Well Hung Heart
  • HUNKS The Show – #1 All Male Revue
  • Buffalo Chip Off-Road Expo: Dirt Riot Off-Road Races
  • Buffalo Chip School’s Out Chopper Show
• Sunday, Aug. 5
  • THEORY of a Deadman
  • Buffalo Chip TT American Flat Track Grand National Championship Races  Presented by Indian Motorcycle
  • The FXR Show & Dyna Mixer
• Monday, Aug. 6
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd – Farewell Tour
  • Phil Vassar
  • The Hawkeyes
  • Kory Souza Originals – No Class Bike Show
  • Full Throttle Florida Magazine Bike Show
  • Legends Ride®
• Tuesday, Aug. 7
  • Aaron Lewis
  • The Marshall Tucker Band
  • BC & The Big Rig
  • HUNKS The Show – #1 All Male Revue
  • Sportster Showdown Bike Show
  • Women and Wheels^TM Bike Show
  • Three-Dom^TM Three Wheel Bike Show
  • Biker Belles®
• Wednesday, Aug. 8
  • Eric Church
  • Reverend Horton Heat
  • RSD Super Hooligan National Championship Races Presented by Indian Motorcycle
  • Street Drag Invitational with Crazy John
  • World’s Sexiest Bagger Bike Show
• Thursday, Aug. 9
  • Kid Rock
  • Lita Ford
  • Scattered Hamlet
  • Rat’s Hole Bike Show
  • Freedom Celebration
• Friday, Aug. 10
  • John Kay & Steppenwolf
  • Yelawolf
  • Ted Z & The Wranglers
  • AMA Supermoto West Races
• Saturday, Aug. 11
  • Chevelle
  • Queensrÿche
  • The Flaunt Girls
  • AMA Supermoto West Races

Horsepower Inc. likes their bikes fast and loud, watch ’til the end to hear their 2018 Fat Bob scream. Check it out!

 

New from Barnett, this lock-up clutch head fits 2013 and later models using assist and slip three-spring clutches. The unit was designed to greatly increase the horsepower and torque capacity of your stock clutch. It’s a simple, bolt-on installation requiring no modifications to your stock motorcycle.

Made in the USA, like all Barnett products, the Part #618-30-23343 retails for $285 and is available direct from Barnett or from your usual distributor. Click on the banner below to visit the Barnett website now.

Hey,

Sturgis is just around the corner. My Indian is leaning toward the gate. It’s the 40th anniversary of the Hamsters and 115th of Harley-Davidson.

I’m reading a book called Save the Cat about writing screenplays. My goal is to finish the one I’m working on before the end of the year. I watched a movie made in New Zealand last night about a girl, with her two little kids, who is caught up in a violent crime investigation, gone wrong. It’s unbelievable. It follows the pattern of about a thousand adventure crime movies. But the actress did a helluva job and it was shot in an quirky fashion.

So, what else? I’m about to head north, before or after Sturgis to pick up the Salt Torpedo. Need to make progress on this puppy this year or die trying. I’m pulling together my Flying Piston sculpture for the builders’ breakfast at the City of Buffalo Chip in South Dakota. It needs to be there on the 5th. I’m burnin’ daylight. 

I quit reading Factfullness. I get it, but every chapter points out that us humans can’t answer his questions any better than a chimpanzee. Gets old. The World is a better place is his bottom-line contention and the population is shifting. He can prove the population will almost double and then stop growing. Not sure doubling is a good thing? He would like industry to start to invest in Africa and Asia, because the potential is larger there. Okay, I get it, let’s move on. Oh, he pointed out that during your 70s you have a 50/50 chance of dying each year. I said I was burning daylight.

Two riders from New Zealand stopped in the headquarters yesterday to bring me a Burt Munro sweatshirt. I left it in New Zealand. I helped them with some of their travel plans and they bought a used Gold Wing. After a trip to Disneyland they are heading to Sturgis.

Let’s hit the news. I need to weld.

The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board.

MRF REPORTS–Motorcycles, Boats, & Lawnmowers Ask for Help on Ethanol

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, representatives from the marine, motorcycling, and outdoor power equipment gathered on Capitol Hill to discuss concerns over ethanol-blended gasoline and a lack of consumer education and understanding of the risks associated with ethanol.

Hosted by the Congressional Motorcycle and Boating Caucuses, the breakfast briefing featured a panel of industry representatives and welcomed congressional staff and policymakers to learn about the issue from those with direct experience.

Speaking on behalf of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation was Mike Sponseller, an avid motorcyclist, professional racer and part owner of a Washington, D.C. motorcycle shop. Sponseller explained to the audience why higher ethanol blended gasoline is such a concern for riders, showing images of corroded and damaged motorcycle engine parts including fuel injectors, tank liners, fuel lines and even showing a snapshot taken directly from a Harley-Davidson owner’s manual explaining the risks of using E15, E30 and E85.

He outlined riders concerns and the lack of consumer education that currently exists despite these types of fuel being federal prohibited for use in motorcycles. “The problem with E15 isn’t that motorcycles are unreliable, but it creates the perception that they are because of the damage it can cause. When in reality, it’s the fuel that we are being forced to use.”

Panelists agreed, citing their own industry examples of damage, lack of consumer education and misfuelling.

The event also touched on newly introduced legislation, H.R.5855, the Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2018. Authored by Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) and U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fl.), the legislation would require the EPA to revise the labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15 and conduct a consumer education campaign to inform the public about the risks of improper use of E15 and the vehicles and equipment that are prohibited from using E15.

In coordination with the panel, a letter was sent to all Members of the House and Senate signed by the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, the National Marine and Manufacturers Association, the American Highway Users Alliance and others conveying support for the legislation.

More information on the legislation can be found here:https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr5855

NEW DEADBEAT DUFFLE FROM KURYAKYN–A scaled down version of the popular Freeloader Duffle, the Deadbeat shares the same wide roll-top design featuring high-strength hook-&-loop closure that provides added water resistance and easy access to the main storage.

Additional features include multiple MOLLE modular attachment points, large quick-stash pocket, external adjustable bungee storage system for coats, bedrolls or other items, low profile carrying handle and removable shoulder strap for convenience off the bike, and a rain cover for added weather protection.

Pick one up at your local Biker’s Choice Dealer.

FIM plans Moto-e World Cup–Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, better known as FIM, has announced an electric motorcycle racing category, called Moto-e World Cup, for 2019. The governing body has finalized Energica as the official supplier of racing motorcycles for the grid.

The Moto-e World Cup will be a support series, run alongside select MotoGP rounds. While the first few seasons will be run as a one make championship with Energica, it will eventually become an open series allowing other brands to compete. The race bike used by the teams will be a tuned version of Energica Ego.

In its street bike guise, the Ego churns out 145 horsepower with top speed limited to 241kmph. However, considering that the standard Ego weighs over 259 kilograms, it is quite evident that a diet would be in order. As the race will last for up to 10 laps, we can expect the Ego to get smaller and lighter batteries which should contribute towards weight saving.

Dorna, the organizer of MotoGP, is yet to confirm which venues will host the Moto-e World Cup.

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM, International Motorcycling Federation) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 111 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions. The British Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) was one of the founding members.

The FIM is also the first international sporting federation to publish an Environmental Code, in 1994. In 2007, a Commission for Women in Motorcycling was created by the FIM in order to promote the use of powered two-wheelers and the motorcycle sport among women.

Clearly, they have always focused on the future of motorcycles since it was founded in 1904.

–Ujjwal Dey
Supreme Commander
Bikernet New Bureau India
wayfarer@bikernet.com

NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–Meet the new second in command at EPA — Henry Darwin

A former Arizona state official brought to EPA by Scott Pruitt to streamline agency operations got a promotion yesterday in the wake of the embattled administrator’s departure.

Henry Darwin is taking on the duties of deputy administrator at EPA.

Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced Darwin’s move up yesterday in his address to employees. Darwin joined EPA last summer as assistant deputy administrator and chief of operations.

An EPA spokesman told E&E News that while he is serving as acting administrator, Wheeler will be delegating his deputy administrator responsibilities to Darwin.

In his year at EPA, Darwin has been at the forefront of effort framed as making the agency quicker and more effective, measuring its performance with new metrics and instituting the so-called Lean management system. He had done similar work in Arizona as chief of operations for Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and before that as director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).

Pruitt touted Darwin’s reforms at EPA as well as his time at ADEQ in an interview last year with The Daily Signal, the conservative Heritage Foundation’s news organization.

Pruitt said Darwin had told him that ADEQ under his watch had gone from an agency of 700 employees to 350 but was improving its performance and would better tabulate its results. At EPA, Darwin has set up a “dashboard” to measure the agency’s results every day, the former administrator said.

“The Darwin Effect is in full force and we are going to make sure that we achieve accountability,” Pruitt said.

Darwin has been an advocate for bringing the Lean system more into play at EPA, speaking to staff about its benefits over the past year.

“The system at its core is designed to keep small problems from becoming big problems,” Darwin said in one meeting with EPA employees.

By Kevin Bogardus, E&E News reporter

YELVINGTON NEWS–Now expanding our
Front Fork Cartridge Product Line for HD Touring Models 1994 to 2013

We have expanded our current product line of Front End Suspension Kits! Replace your 1994 to 2013 Harley-Davidson Touring front end suspension with our new Suspension Technologies Front Fork Cartridge Kit.

Our cartridge design, allows for superior oil management, improving your ride quality and maximizes handling performance. Your bike will stop better, run through the corners with greater control, and deliver an outstanding ride quality.

Available in 1-inch lower and standard length

Have a newer Harley-Davidson Touring model?

Check out our 2014 to 2018 Front End Suspension Kits, which also are available in 1-inch lower and standard length. Visit our website for more information!

www.yelvingtonusa.com

FROM THE BAD COP FILES–It Looks Like The Cops Did Not Make Enough Money Over the 4th Of July With Their Traffic Stops, So They Are At It Again

STATE BRIEFS
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, 2 other states in speed enforcement task

ATLANTA – Georgia joins Alabama and three other states in a week-long speed enforcement operation beginning today.
“Operation Southern Shield” will run through July 22.

Law enforcement in Georgia and Alabama will join Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina in pulling over drivers who are traveling above legal speed limits on interstates, major highways and local roads.
Col. Mark W. McDonough, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said the focus will be to encourage motorists to slow down. He said they hope the effort will reduce crashes and provide a safer experience for motorists.

–from Rogue

JIMS NEW Axle Installation Guide–
Installation of motorcycles axles has always been problematic.

Trying to align the wheel with other components such as swing arms, caliper brackets, wheel hubs and spacers can be frustrating, especially when trying to do the job alone.

For only $43.50 you can easily eliminate these problems by purchasing the brand new JIMS axle installation guide (Part no.5820). This tool is exclusive to JIMS® and was designed by our talented partner, Hiro Koiso. For more information please contact us at (805) 482-6913, email us at sales@jimsusa.com, or visit www.jimsusa.com.

–Greg Thiessen
JIMS
555 Dawson Drive,
Camarillo, CA 93012
Ph: 805-482-6913
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WILD CUSTOM OF THE WEEK–TMC Dumont sits 36-inch hubless rims either side of a roaring aircraft engine

Impractical? Sure! Vulgar? Most certainly. Unique? In every sense. This staggering custom motorcycle uses the biggest pair of hubless wheels we’ve ever seen, as well as placing the rider astride a snarling, 300-horsepower Rolls-Royce aircraft engine. Live in fear – of corners, if nothing else.

One of the most outrageous custom motorcycles in recent years: the TMC Dumont.

TMC Dumont: does not look practical, but who cares?

TMC Dumont: 300-horsepower Rolls Royce aircraft engine makes a heck of a racket
TMC Dumont: the work of Brazilian former F1 driver Tarso Marques.

The TMC Dumont is the work of Brazilian ex-Formula One driver and champion motorcycle custom builder Tarso Marques. Its name is a tip of the hat to Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, who Brazilians believe got an airplane aloft before America’s Wright Brothers.

Hence the aircraft engine – a monstrous Continental flat six from the Rolls-Royce aircraft company that was lifted from a 60’s-era aircraft and polished within an inch of its life.

Three hundred horsepower (224 kW) is a heck of a lot for a motorcycle, and it’s even madder when you look at the bike’s signature feature: gargantuan, hubless 36-inch wheels that sit high enough to block the rider’s view, and connect to underslung swingarms by the flimsiest of connections.

Here’s a video of this bizarre contraption on the road, in which you can watch the rims flex and wobble at a standstill, without any of those 300 horses wreaking vengeance upon them.

— Loz Blain
news atlas.com

–from Buckshot

METAL BENDING CLASSES–Since you like bending metal so much and made that belt buckle sold in Bikernet store, making pieces for the Sturgis etc – I thought you and your fellow metal-heads would like this man.

Kevin Caron has plenty of free videos on youtube where a complete newbie can learn about metal sculpting. He even has a video for people who ask what is a “collet” what is a “mill”, etc.

On his website he has a range of small and really large metal sculptures which he sells as metal art installations or jewellery, etc.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kevincaron/about

Website: http://www.kevincaron.com

Installed in public or private outdoor locations: http://www.kevincaron.com/installations.html

Artist Kevin Caron has a broad knowledge of and love for tools and processes from many disciplines. He shares tips and tricks about a variety of welding and fabrication tools and techniques. Keep up with the latest by subscribing now! Please note that he is self taught and not a certified welder. If he mentions products, it is because he believes in them.

–Ujjwal Dey
Chief Technical Correspondent
Bikernet New Bureau India
wayfarer@bikernet.com

BROCK’S WHEEL DEAL OF THE WEEK–Brock’s Performance Product, 4064 East Patterson Road, Dayton, OH 45430 | Phone: (937) 912-0054

THIS COULD ALSO APPLY TO SOME BIKES–15 ‘Car Tips’ Every Driver Needs To Know

While driver’s education may teach a person how to drive, it doesn’t teach everything a person needs to know about their car. Here are 15 ‘car hacks’ that all drivers need to know. These things could also help you in the case of an accident or emergency situation!

1. Use A Plunger to Remove Small Dents

Those annoying small dents in the car can amount to thousands of dollars to fix up! But a simple hack that works for most small dents is to use a toilet plunger by placing it over the area of the dent and getting the air pressure tight and giving it a nice little tug. Works for small and medium sized dents most of the time!

2. Know What Your Check Engine Light Means

While it may not always mean you’re going to destroy your car if you continue to drive it, in many cases, the check engine light does indicate a major problem. There’s a new device though that can actually save you thousands of dollars in car repairs. It’s called FIXD and plugs into cars manufactured after 1996. If your “check engine light” comes on it will tell you the exact reason why. This is great because it means that mechanics won’t be able to lie to you in the hopes of taking more of your hard earned money (you’d surprised how many do).
Learn More About FIXD »

3. No Tickets? Get A Lower Auto Insurance Rate

You might think you’re already paying a low auto insurance rate, but recent research shows that only 5% of Americans over the age of 30 are paying less than $50 per month for car insurance. If you’re currently paying more than $50 per month, and have had no accidents or tickets in the past two years, you can probably secure a much lower car insurance rate. The best way to do that is to compare quotes from multiple insurers – let them compete for your business. Check out Best Quotes Auto Insurance. Once you fill out the form on their website they’ll provide you with multiple quotes you can choose from. .

4. Change Your Air Filter Every 6 Months

If you want to help increase your fuel efficiency, make sure you change your air filter every six months or as recommended in your owner’s manual. A lot of people often neglect doing this, and they find that they just aren’t getting the fuel efficiency they were promised by their car manufacturer. This alone can save quite a few hundred dollars yearly.

5. Get A Roadside Emergency Flare

Being stuck on a highway with a puncture or engine problem is most peoples ideas of a bad day. The Haylo Safety flare is something everyone should have with them. Offering the highest level of roadside safety for on-the-road situations and more, it can be used as a road flare and emergency beacon. It’s perfect for emergency use, camping/outdoors, road flares etc.

It’s easy to use: Just press the button and hold to turn on and cycle through the different lighting options. The super bright array can be seen up to 1 mile at night and can also provide additional protection during the day as well. The strong magnetic backing allows the Haylo to adhere to your vehicles hood.
Click Here To Get The Haylo Safety Flare »

6. Keep A Multi-tool In Your Car

For anyone who has ever been involved in a serious car accident, you know just how traumatic it can be. In the United States alone nearly 40,000 people per year are killed in car accidents. That’s why it’s imperative that every American have something like the ‘RoadSide Hero’ in their cars. It has 9-in-1 Multi-Function life saving tools. It can function as a belt/rope cutter, glass breaker, hammer, compass, mounting magnet, strobe/emergency light, powerbank and solar panel. This is the ultimate tool that should be in every vehicle.

7. Free Frozen Locks With Hand Sanitizer

Even if it’s only parked out front, getting from the front door to your car in the middle of a harsh winter can be pretty miserable. It’s worse if you get there only to find the door locks are frozen shut. Hand sanitizer is your key to getting inside. The alcohol works to thaw the ice, so you can hop in and get the heater turned on high.

8. Get a Portable Handheld Car Starter

We have all experienced that moment where you turn the key and nothing happens. Nothing can be more annoying, especially when you are in a rush! Using a portable car starter is far quicker than having to find someone else to help you get the car started and finding jump cables to make it happen.
This portable car starter is the next-generation of rechargeable 4-in-1 multi-function power banks.

It is compact enough to store in a glove box or under a seat when not in use, ensuring that drivers anywhere have a power option to start their vehicle in a number of situations without the need to rely on towing services or the generosity of a jumpstart from a stranger.

9. Use Toothpaste To Clear Cloudy Headlights

After many miles on the road, your car’s headlights are going to get scuffed up and cloudy. It might not majorly affect their performance, but it certainly doesn’t look good. Smear a little bit of toothpaste on a clean rag and start scrubbing the headlights. It contains mild abrasives that can remove a thin layer from the headlight housing and fill in any tiny scratches. Toothpaste is an easy and convenient compound to get your headlights clear again.

10. Transform Night Driving By Using Night Sight Glasses

Did you know that the vast majority of car accidents happen at night and right before dawn? A lot of that has to do with glare and the problems with vision many people experience.

These Night Sight HD glasses promise to reduce night driving glare and eye strain, and dramatically improve seeing at night during snow or rainy conditions. They let you see enhanced colors, are durable, lightweight and fully equipped with polarized lenses. Unlike clip-ons they protect your eyes from all sides, and you just slide them over your existing pair, if you wear glasses.

11. Fill Window Damage With Nail Polish

Small stones and other road debris can leave chips and cracks in your car’s windows. Oftentimes a crack can grow, meaning you need to shell out for an expensive window replacement.

Try filling in window damage with (clear) nail polish. Carefully apply a thin layer to the damaged area. When it dries, it will be almost completely invisible, and might even help prevent a crack from growing. The money you’ll save against a whole new window is worth it, but use this advice with caution.

12. Extend Your Car Warranty

While most manufacturers offer factory warranty coverage on new vehicles, they typically expire within 3 years or after 36,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Has your car’s auto warranty expired? Purchasing extended auto coverage offers the same peace of mind as a no-cost factory plan without the restrictions. That means if your car breaks down, malfunctions or requires a replacement component, you could enjoy huge savings on repair costs without the new car price tag.

Make sure you shop around for rates on this.

13. Know When Your Oil Needs Changing

This is an obvious one that every car owner should know. While the rule of thumb used to be every three months or around 5,000 miles, that’s no longer true for all new cars.

Read your manual to know when your vehicle’s oil change is due, we recommend setting the date on your calendar. If you’re not sure when you should change your oil, some signs to look for are if your oil looks black & gritty, your engine sounds louder than usual, or you notice the oil level drops.

Some newer luxury models will also provide you with an alert when you need to change your oil.

14. Turn Your Smartphone Into A Heads Up Display

If you never used a heads up display before then that means you are bound to look down to your phone once in a while if it isn’t properly placed.

This brilliant new device turns your smartphone into a heads up display for your car. It’s called VIZR. All you have to do is take it out of the box and place it on your dash, place your smartphone on top of it and let it do all the navigating while you drive. It’s a transparent display that works in any weather, day or night.

It also fits any smartphone no matter the size, and it’s slip resistant. Best of all, there are tons of apps available that you can use to see traffic conditions, a speedometer, street maps & much more. You can use it in any car – it has an ultra-grip mat that leaves no messy residue on the dash.

15. Park Your Car Facing East to Defrost Windscreen in the Morning.

Although it seems simple you can save some considerable time in the morning. If you live in a place where frost is a big problem on winter mornings and leave your car parked outside then this is for you.

Whenever you can make sure you park your car facing east. As the sun rises in the east you’re using the suns warmth to defrost the ice on your windscreen rather than you having to stay outside in the cold and scrape it off yourself.

With this trick you should be able to use your windscreen wipers to do the not so heavy lifting for you. Who doesn’t want a little bit of added comfort on a cold winters morning?

–Lifed.com
–from Sarge

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NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON COOLING VESTS: BEAT THE HEAT & KEEP COOL ON THE ROAD

With the help of Harley-Davidson’s Cooling Vests, any rider can beat the heat and keep cool.

Made with HyperKewl™ lining, the Women’s Cooling Vest (P/N 97076-15VW, $60*) and Men’s Cooling Vest (P/N 98215-18VM, $60*) work by absorbing water after a quick one to two minute soak. The vests then slowly evaporate to cool the core and back for up to three hours on the road. Stretch panels and a snug fit let this lightweight vest fit perfectly under a riding jacket. Plus, it can be re-hydrated up to 100 times.

Take it down another level of chill with the Men’s Dual Cool Cooling Vest and Cooling Kit (P/N 98186-17VM, $199*). Featuring the same cooling effect and HyperKewl™ lining as the Women’s and Men’s Cooling Vests, this product steps it up a notch for a greater cooling effect.

With removable inserts that activate in just 45 minutes after being in a fridge, freezer, or cooler with ice water, the cooling effect doubles. Slide the inserts into the interior pockets of the vest, and it’s ready to go. The kit includes four cool packs that can be reused up to 1,000 times and a thermal tote bag designed to fit into saddlebags for easy storage.

Harley-Davidson Riding Gear & Apparel is available at more than 750 authorized retail locations in the United States and online.

NEW HOG BOOSTER PORTABLE BATTERY PACK: BOOST A BATTERY BACK TO LIFE

Motorcyclists can easily bring their batteries back to life with Harley-Davidson’s new HOG Booster Portable Battery Pack (P/N 66000130, $129.95). Small enough to fit right in a saddlebag or backpack, this 1000-amp pack can boost a battery back to life in a matter of seconds.

This pack is a simple fix for a weak battery. With the help of high quality alligator clamps and spark proof and reverse polarity connections, this product protects from damaging the bike’s electrical system.

The battery easily recharges from a wall outlet with a cell phone’s charging cube, from a computer’s USB port or from a 12V power outlet. Plus, as an added bonus, it even has the ability to power and charge USB devices like cell phones and cameras.

A 100-lumen flashlight with high, low and strobing SOS modes comes in handy on the pack when a light source is needed. The kit includes a HOG booster unit, 12/V cigarette lighter adapter, a USB charging cord and a storage bag.

Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Parts and Accessories are available at more than 750 authorized retail locations in the United States and online. To request a Parts & Accessories catalog, visit www.h-d.com/catalogs.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK–
“If you do not love yourself totally, wholly, and fully, somewhere along the way you learned not to. You can unlearn it. Start being kind to yourself now.”

—LOUISE HAY

CRANK AND STROKER DEAL OF THE WEEK–Free T-shirt and Free Shipping Extended!

Any purchase over $20 dollars recieved a Free T- Shirt and Free Shipping.

Dont miss this killer deal and grab some tees or gear today!

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CHOW HALL OF THE WEEK–LEGENDARY BRISKET!! Insane Porchetta!! Chicago Culinary Kitchen!! The Dynamic Husband and Wife duo of Greg and Kristina Gaardbo have created a BBQ and Craft beer Mecca! Greg is an amazing and award winning Pit Master and Kristina is a Graduate from the World Brewing Academy, she knows more about beer then anyone I have ever met!

You no longer have to go to Texas to get Real Texas style BBQ, it is right here in Palatine, IL and their Craft Beer selection will blow your mind! Get here now!

They are open on Saturday and Sunday 11:00am-2:30pm unless they sell out which they do everyday they are open!

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE AND PROGRESSIVE MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE PARTNER ON NATIONAL DISPLAY & TEST RIDE TOUR–Indian’s Cruisers, Baggers & Touring Models Go Coast-to-Coast to Reach Riders
at Events & Dealerships Across the Country

Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company founded in 1901, and Progressive Motorcycle Insurance, the leading provider in motorcycle insurance, today announced a collaboration to showcase Indian’s 2018 model lineup.

The Indian Motorcycle Demo Tour, sponsored by Progressive Motorcycle Insurance, will travel to key events and dealerships around the country to provide riders the opportunity to test ride Indian motorcycles. The demo tour visits nearly every Indian Motorcycle dealership in the calendar year, along with 18 of the major motorcycle rallies in the U.S. Demo rides are free of charge and riders can ride as many models as many times as desired.

Indian Motorcycle on Tour is a traveling display that showcases select models at various motorcycle and lifestyle events, including boat shows, air shows, festivals and more. It allows the brands to connect with both existing and new riders in a very grassroots and approachable manner.

“We’re excited to be collaborating with Progressive on our display and demo tour,” said Reid Wilson, Senior Director of Marketing and Product Development, Indian Motorcycle. “Our newly-forged relationship creates a unique opportunity for riders to engage with both brands, and not only test ride any of our 2018 models, but also learn more about Progressive’s robust coverage options.”

“As America’s #1 motorcycle insurance company, we understand the passion of the motorcycle community and its incredible excitement around the return of Indian Motorcycle over the last several years,” said Eric Doubler, Progressive’s Recreational Vehicle Business Leader. “Teaming up with Indian provides Progressive a unique platform to engage with riders across the country passionate about Indian Motorcycle and eager to check out its 2018 lineup.”

To learn more about the Indian Motorcycle demo tour and its test ride schedule, visit IndianMotorcycle.com. To stay up to date with the latest news and events from Indian Motorcycle follow along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For information on Progressive Motorcycle Insurance, visit Progressive.com/Motorcycle.

TESLA SAYS NO TO ELECTRIC BIKES— Elon Musk says no to electric bikes, Says they are unsafe

Tesla, the company that changed the electric vehicle scene across the globe doesn’t plan to get into the growing e-bike business.

This news was confirmed by Tesla boss, Elon Musk, at the firm’s 2018 shareholder meeting. One of the audience member asked if Tesla ever thought of about going into the motorcycle business.

“I actually used to ride motorcycles when I was kid, dirt-biking for like eight years or something. Then I had a road bike until I was 17, and was almost killed by a truck. So we’re not going to do motorcycles,” replied Elon Musk.

It’s clear that Musk was talking about the safety aspect of motorcycles. Two-wheelers are more prone to accidents as compared to four-wheels due to lack of physical structure around the rider and the bike.

It would have been super interesting to see Tesla made e-bikes, considering the fact that it will look cool and will have a good charging support, especially in the developed markets.

Of course all the start-up companies trying to sell electric motorcycles in USA and Europe won’t be complaining – Elon Musk with his ability to always get investors with deep pockets for completely unheard of business ideas would have been a huge rival competitor for an existing thriving business concept of electric two-wheelers.

–Ujjwal Dey
Chief Tech Wizard
Bikernet News Desk India
wayfarer@bikernet.com

TELLURIDE Festival of Cars and Colors September 29 & 30, 2018– 4th Annual Golf Course Concours in the beautiful San Juan Mountains of Telluride, Colorado!

–Sam Burns

FUEL CLEVELAND–My good friend Carlos Amador of Daily Driver Choppers LLC is an invited builder to Fuel Cleveland.

This year has been a roller coaster and he is making his way. His build backed out about halfway through and he had to regroup for the show. Carlos made arrangement to show his bike Ringmaster and was stoked and ready for the show.

A couple of weeks ago I get notified that Carlos had a stroke. Over the last couple of weeks he has had tests and is set for heart surgery.

Back to Fuel Cleveland, his doctor cleared him for travel. He is doing well and getting better everyday, in-fact he was back on his bike this weekend. Amazing man and he is making a great recovery.

If everything goes to plan I will drive with Carlos to Fuel Cleveland and share the adventure. Bringing coverage of Fuel Cleveland to Bikernet.

–David “Dangerous Dave” Campbell
Bikernet Event and Girl of Bikernet Photographer
Earl’s Garage – Motorcycle, Hotrod, and Event Photography
www.earlsgarage.co

WISCONSIN ATTACKS BIKERNET—Beware of this if you have a business crossing state lines. The attack on internet businesses is coming. South Dakota passed a state sales tax to be applied to businesses selling to folks in SD. This is likely to spread as a measure to raise money for state governments.

In 2012 Wisconsin passed an income tax law to raise funds from mail order businesses, publishers or internet publishers. They waited for five years then started to send us nasty letters. We tried to comply, but they wouldn’t have it.

We had to find an accounting firm in Wisconsin. That didn’t help and we found a consultant and paid him to find out the deal. He couldn’t help much and the accounting firm offered to file for six years– $400 a year, but the consultant said we only owed as little as $50 a year, so I reached out to my local accountant.

He reached out to Wisconsin and with the help of the tax agency filled out one year’s return. We didn’t own anything, zero. We have currently,filled out the forms for two years and we still don’t owe anything. My accountant has submitted the forms and is waiting for their response.

And you don’t think we should be involved in our governments. –Bandit

BIKE SHOWS CELEBRITY–Cross-country adventure rider, racer and Columnist for Motorcyclist, Tiffani Burkett hosted the Adventure Out Space in Cleveland and Washington, D.C. at the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows (IMS).

HANG ON FOR MORE MOONEYES ACTION!–13th Annual Motorcycle Swap Meet & Hot Summer Cruise
Date: September 9 (Sunday) 2018
9:00am ~ 15:00pm Rain or Shine
Location: Odaiba, Tokyo Aomi Parking

Swap Meet: Swap meet type Event that Motorcycle shop and individuals exhibit and sale Motorcycle parts.

Admission Fee: 1,000Yen (Under 12years old is FREE)

When it comes to Summer of Odaiba, it is Motorcycle Swap Meet!

There will be many Special Prices, rare items at this swap meet with many booths! You may find the Motorcycle parts you were looking for!!

At the end of summer, on your way of touring, visit to Good Location Odaiba.

Moreover, continued from last year, at the same location there will be HOT ROD & CUSTOM Car Only Morning Cruise ” HOT SUMMER CRUISE”! If you are Owner of that valid car let’s participate!

ARTICLE TEASE, COMING SOON TO BIKERNET–I recently wrote an article for Car Craft that is getting a great response.

It was a nostalgic piece looking back at a car event.

It got me thinking, I have a great story about one crazy night after work in 1981. We all had badass bikes and cars. On Friday nights after work we would hang out in the parking lot of a local shopping center and “release the tension” of the week.

But there was one night where it all went sideways. It was one of those once in a lifetime crazy nights when all kinds of things happened at the same time. From a guy crashing a Triumph Bonneville into the wall of the shopping center, to an incident of bike dragging (not a race), to an almost ass whooping, to little kids smashing a big window of the shopping center, to several people going to the hospital.

I think Bikernet would be the best place for it.

–JoAnn

www.crazyhorsepainting.com

Sounds perfect to me.–Bandit

VA BURIAL BENEFITS–National Cemetery Administration

Veterans’ Burial benefits available include a gravesite in any of our 136 national cemeteries with available space, opening and closing of the grave, perpetual care, a Government headstone or marker, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate, at no cost to the family.

Some Veterans may also be eligible for Burial Allowances. Cremated remains are buried or inurned in national cemeteries in the same manner and with the same honors as casketed remains.

Burial benefits available for spouses and dependents buried in a national cemetery include burial with the Veteran, perpetual care, and the spouse or dependents name and date of birth and death will be inscribed on the Veteran’s headstone, at no cost to the family. Eligible spouses and dependents may be buried, even if they predecease the Veteran.

The Veterans family should make funeral or cremation arrangements with a funeral provider or cremation office. Any item or service obtained from a funeral home or cremation office will be at the family’s expense.

–from Rogue
Extremely Powerful Editor in Chief

New BANDIT’S CANTINA Reader Comment!–QUESTIONING SUNDAY POST for July 15, 2018

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13704

Ah yes! The power of positive thinking! And being lucky enough to enjoy the company of a fine Redhead, who actually may seem to give a shit about you. Life IS good.

— Pauly D.
pdispensa@plrb.org
Chicago, IL

Yep, amazing. Couldn’t be much better for an old grubby biker. As long as I don’t run out of welding rod again.–Bandit

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Ink Mayhem is Coming to Vegas BikeFest–
Don’t miss Ink Mayhem in the Grand Ballroom at the Golden Nugget all four days of Vegas BikeFest.

Free admission with BikeFest wristband!

Grab your passes at the super early bird price today!
Registration will increase Aug. 1st.

The Baddest Bagger Bike Show returns to Vegas BikeFest!
Check out the bikes at Rally Central in front of the stage on
Saturday, October 13 from 11am – 5pm.
Register today to enter your bike*!

Check out the categories that will be on display
Stock Class: Up to 23″ Front Wheel
Modified Class: Up to 26″ Front Wheel
Radical Class: Up to 30″ Front Wheel
Pro Class: 32″ and up Front Wheel (Professional Builders Only)

*Free for Party, Ultimate, and VIP registrants. $25 for non-registrants

Register today for your chance to win any of the remaining prizes.
Check our social media pages to see if you’ve won!

NEED A LIGHT BREATHEABLE VEST FOR THE SUMMER—A vest with class and toughness, built out of ballistic nylon with leather trim.

Check out the 5-Ball Pit Crew light vest offering with two gun pockets and a media sleeve. We will ship it out with a sign book about the future of motorcycling by K. Randall Ball.

–Bandit

BRAND New Bikernet TRIKES Reader Comment!–Iron Horse Trikes TV Concept Bike

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Iron_Horse_Trikes_TV_Concept_Bike.aspx

I just bought one of these! Well built, lots of fun! I was told that it weighed a little more than a Corvette.

Mine has a brand new chromed
out crate 350 4-bolt main that sounds as good as it looks. I would like
to redesign my gauges though. I can barely see my speedo and tach. Let me know if you have any notions?

–Curtis
csanderson1974@yahoo.com
Hot Springs, AR

I’m sure an online search will find anything you need, maybe on hot rod sites.–Bandit

KICKSTARTER OF THE WEEK–
I want to let you know that Domio Pro will be hosting a Kickstarter live stream on July 23 at 12 p.m. EST. Domio Pro is a smart wearable device that mounts to any helmet, transforming it into an incredible audio and communication system.

This would be a great opportunity for you to see the new product and ask questions for the team in real time. Follow this link to learn more about the live stream and check out the campaign at Kickstarter.com.

If you have any questions please let me know. We hope you’ll join us on July 23.

–Paxton

MEETING OF THE MINDS COMING–Nine nuts & bolts workshops. A battery of speakers on a wide range of topics emphasizing motorcycling rights history, unity, working with non-traditional resources, and looking to the future of motorcycling and motorcyclists rights. Plus, over 30 years of bringing leaders and great minds together for a common purpose – promoting & protecting the rights of all motorcyclists — that’s the Meeting of the Minds!

Whether you’re a veteran attendee or this is your first time, you’ll be blown away by what the Motorcycle Riders Foundation brings to the table. Promoting & protecting the rights of motorcyclists is what the MRF is all about. However, the Meeting of the Minds is more than meetings. It’s about bringing old friends together, meeting new friends and giving you tools to take home to your SMRO to help protect your right to ride.

The Meeting of the Minds is about building networks of freedom fighters to help quell the never ending onslaught of motorcycling detractors. Rooms are still available, but the hotel is filling up. While this is still fresh in your mind, log on, register and get ready to be enlightened, educated, challenged, provoked, and even entertained. The 2018 Meeting of the Minds is a motorcycling event you don’t want to miss.

Register Online: Meeting of the Minds 2018

Register by Phone: 202-546-0983

Register by mail: MOTM 2018 Flyer

See you in Denver!

–Fred Harrell

Director of Conferences & Events

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation

RumbleOn to Sponsor 78th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally–
RumbleOn to act as the exclusive online pre-owned motorcycle company sponsor at the annual rally

RumbleOn is pleased to serve as the exclusive online pre-owned motorcycle company sponsor for the 78th annual Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally on Aug. 3-12, 2018. This partnership will continue for the next three years at the rally held in Sturgis, S.D.

RumbleOn will also have an onsite presence during the rally at the corner of 6th and Lazelle St. where guests have the opportunity to partake in motorcycle appraisals, receive immediate cash offers and shop RumbleOn’s inventory of over 1,000 bikes.

“When people think about rallies, they think about Sturgis. This is such a highly respected event in the motorcycle community and we’re here for the first-time rider, to the person who has been here for decades and anyone in between. While at Sturgis we want to share that age and experience don’t matter, but love for the open road does,” said Marshall Chesrown, CEO of RumbleOn.

RumbleOn aims to transform the way pre-owned vehicles are bought and sold by providing users with the most efficient, timely, transparent and trustworthy transaction experience. To accomplish this feat, RumbleOn utilizes an e-commerce platform where consumers and dealers can buy, sell, trade and finance pre-owned motorcycles 100 percent online.

“Every year brings change, but the heart of the rally is always here. RumbleOn is shaking things up this year by ensuring that the buying and selling of motorcycles is easier and more accessible than ever, giving everyone a chance at the bike of their dreams,” said Lance Scherer, Sponsorship Coordinator, Sturgis Rally and Events. “Their presence here is about improving the festival for everyone, not a select few of the most seasoned riders.”

For more information visit www.rumbleon.com and RumbleOn Events.

New TECH Bikernet Reader Comment!–
Stiffey Installation from Rivera-Primo

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=10761

I just added the “Stiffey” to my 2005 Ultra Classic, I do like them as far as the handling but the vibration is quite noticeable, has anyone come up with a idea to lessen the vibration? I was hoping someone has tried a different material spacer? Any Ideas?

— John
johnfire@msn.com
Spring lake, MI

I’ll bet you’re referring to the STIFFEY SWINGARM STIFFENER KIT. FITS
RUBBER MOUNT MODELS 1980-2008? If so, I do not have any immediate plans to
resurrect these, maybe in the future when I have money!

–Ben Kudon
American Prime

BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT HIGHFALUTING WORD OF THE DAY–
hoity-toity

adjective
1.
assuming airs; pretentious; haughty.
2.
giddy; flighty.

Always crowing about their kid with the straight A’s at that hoity-toity school.

The adjective hoity-toity now means “pretentious, haughty”; formerly it meant “frivolous, giddy.” The phrase is probably an alteration and reduplication of hoit, an obsolete verb of obscure origin meaning “to romp, play the fool.” Hoit may also be the source of or akin to hoyden “boisterous, carefree girl, tomboy,” possibly a borrowing from Dutch heiden “rustic, uncivilized person.” Hoity-toity entered English in the 17th century.

ANOTHER QUOTE OF THE WEEK–
ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT PROFILING IS ONLY APPLIED TO BLACK PEOPLE HAS NEVER BEEN A BIKER

–Rogue

NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–Activists claim Trump & Putin ‘climate villains’ who are ‘colluding to destroy our planet’s climate system’

Climate activists see climate treason: “The world’s increasingly desperate effort to preserve a livable climate just took another hit, now that the two biggest climate villains — Putin and Trump — have clearly teamed up.”

The uproar over President Donald Trump’s summit in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended into the climate change debate.

Climate activist Eric Holthaus is warning the world that “the Trump-Putin alliance as a deliberate attempt to delay action on climate change.” In a July 16 article at Grist, Holthaus declared that President and Trump and Putin were “colluding to destroy our planet’s climate system.”

“Trump and Putin are clearly in cahoots — over propping up fossil fuels,” he wrote, adding, “the quicker we resolve to move away from our dependence on fossil fuels, the quicker Putin and Trump will become powerless.”

Climate activist Joe Romm, a former Clinton Administration official, declared of the Trump/Putin summit the “world’s biggest climate villains team up to do more damage to the environment.”

“If Putin keeps swaying elections toward pro-pollution populists in America and Europe, climate action is doomed,” Romm wrote on July 16.

Romm summed up the summit this way: “The world’s increasingly desperate effort to preserve a livable climate just took another hit, now that the two biggest climate villains — Putin and Trump — have clearly teamed up.”

To Romm, President Trump pulling out of the UN Paris climate pact is evidence that Trump is colluding with Putin. “Putin has never liked the Paris deal because it means a large fraction of Russia’s fossil fuel reserves would remain in the ground, unable to provide vast revenue for him and the Kremlin,” Romm wrote.

“Trump could and did announce last June his intention to unilaterally pull this country out of the Paris agreement,” Romm wrote. “Trump himself came out of the Helsinki summit downplaying the impact of global warming more than usual,” Romm added.

At least Trump and Putin are up front in their disdain for climate stupidity. Other world leaders don’t have the guts to break ranks with the global scammers. Instead, they fly all over the world to climate change summit meetings spewing CO2 as they go.—Climate Depot reader

WOW, Incredible stuff—I often don’t know which way to turn. I’m trying to find balance. Of course that’s what I want from the government, balance.

I run a lot of reports about Climate Change and the bullshit side of it. But nobody responds. Sometimes I think folks think we’re all guilty, so why fight back. Maybe city dwellers look at the traffic in horror and think most of the cars need to leave anyway.

I’ve worked for years with groups like the MRF and recently with Fred Harrell who has fought for our rights all his life. Also recently I was working with John Paliwoda, the boss of the California Motorcycle Dealers association. We’ve tried to muster the industry. Some guys have worked with the MIC, but that didn’t work. Most of the industry is either too busy or they join the AMA and the MIC and hope they can fix something.

One thing is for sure. Times are changing, and we can’t just sit back and let them change. We know what they are planning in California, and it isn’t fun. I have a plan and will keep plugging away. Remember, we can’t stop or ever give up. 

Ride Free Forever,

–Bandit

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 NEWSBYTES
Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish,
National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM)

Some places allow lane splitting, riding between lanes of slow moving traffic, and others allow lane filtering where riders can filter through traffic at stop lights and proceed ahead of other vehicles when it turns green, but as an alternative Hawaii will now allow motorcycles to ride on the shoulder of the roadway.

Authorities have been debating allowing riders to practice lane filtering, as opposed to lane splitting, but after much deliberation Hawaiian riders will get neither, and instead will be the first state to get shoulder surfing: House Bill 2589 will allow two-wheel motorcycles to travel on the shoulder in designated areas of state roads, when there is congestion.

In Hawaii, the lanes are narrow, which makes lane splitting and filtering a greater concern. The motion was approved, however, Governor David Ige (D) was initially against the idea, stating that the shoulder lane was reserved for stopped vehicles and emergency services. He considered that allowing motorcyclists to surf the shoulder would equate to higher risks of accidents.

Despite the Governor’s initial intention to veto the motion, on July 12th, 2018, it was passed by default, without the Governor’s signature. In Hawaii, any bill left unsigned and un-vetoed automatically becomes a law. Effective January 1, 2019 riders will be allowed on the shoulder on roads of at least two lanes in each direction and with a shoulder lane wide enough for a vehicle to circulate safely.

Although practiced by motorcyclists around the globe, lane splitting is legal in only one American state; California, though theoretically the practice could be permissible in 12 other states and Washington, D.C., reports RideApart.com; “California is the only state where lane splitting has any sort of official legal status, but that has only been the case since 1 January 2017. Before then, the commonly practiced riding technique was something of a gray area — not specifically legal, but equally not specifically illegal. According to attorney Michael Padway, lane splitting exists in the same legal gray space in the following states: Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia.”

Michigan recently became the latest state to modify or repeal their antiquated handlebar height law, which many states enacted decades ago to give police a reason to pull over bikers. Currently, Michigan law prohibits anything with a handlebar height over 15 inches (measured from the lowest point on the saddle to the highest point on the handlebars), but Senate Bill 568, signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder (R) increases the maximum allowable height of handlebars on motorcycles and mopeds from 15 inches to 30 inches.

“Motorcycles have changed drastically over the years and customization is very popular among riders,” said Senator Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) who sponsored the legislation. “One area where they are often doing so is with the height of the handlebars to offer a more enjoyable ride…by allowing for additional rider customization that does not expose a safety hazard.”

Additionally, many motorcycles on the road today may not even be compliant with current state law.

In recent years, states like Wisconsin and Ohio have eased their restrictions; “I look forward to the governor putting Michigan on par with some of our neighbors concerning handlebar restrictions,” commented Sen. Jones, adding that some states have no height restriction at all.

Jones said the bill was brought to him by the group American Bikers Aiming Toward Education (ABATE) after a member of the riding community proposed the idea.

A new U.S. Department of the Interior summer video posted on YouTube and other social media sites features exciting scenes of off-road motorcycling on public lands, and the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) is calling on all riders to applaud the efforts of the department and the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR).

The Interior Dept. video, “Recreation’s New Look,” is the latest result of combined Interior and industry efforts to give outdoor recreation a new look for the 21st century, and one that clearly includes powersports.

“Along with Interior and the ORR, the Motorcycle Industry Council, Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA) and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) have worked hard to make powersports an even more recognized outdoor activity on public lands and this new video really showcases that effort,” said Tim Buche, MIC president and CEO.

The ORR works to promote policy and legislative reforms needed to enhance the outdoor recreation economy, which accounts for $673 billion in annual economic output. Since early 2017, the MIC, SVIA, ROHVA and other outdoor industries have been meeting with Secretary Ryan Zinke and officials from Interior and the U.S. Forest Service to discuss ways to improve visitor experiences on America’s public lands and waters, including providing more and better access to trails.

A few weeks ago, Harley-Davidson announced that it was moving some production offshore claiming it was due to President Trump’s trade war tariffs, stating in prepared remarks; “Increasing international production to alleviate the EU tariff burden is not the company’s preference, but represents the only sustainable option to make its motorcycles accessible to customers in the EU and maintain a viable business in Europe. Europe is a critical market for Harley-Davidson.”

To briefly recap: Trump enacted tariffs on imported steel and aluminum earlier this year, prompting the European Union to place tariffs on a broad range of American imports, including motorcycles. That, in turn, prompted Harley, already facing headwinds, to move some of its jobs overseas, announcing plans to open a motorcycle assembly plant in Thailand this year.

In response, according to a report by Business Insider, the President is now looking to foster foreign manufacturers in the US, tweeting; “Now that Harley-Davidson is moving part of its operation out of the U.S., my Administration is working with other Motor Cycle companies who want to move into the U.S. Harley customers are not happy with their move – sales are down 7% in 2017. The U.S. is where the Action is!”

It’s not often that a motorcycle-related legal case ends up in the U.S. Supreme Court, but as the result of a dispute over a stolen bike in Virginia, the case of Collins v. Virginia, 16-1027 focused on the Fourth Amendment, and whether or not police violated the defendant’s Constitutional right against unreasonable searches and seizures during a 2014 investigation.

Now, several years after the initial incident, the highest court in the land has concluded that the defendant’s fourth amendment rights were indeed violated when a Albemarle County, Virginia, police officer strolled onto the defendant’s (or rather his girlfriend’s) property, lifting a cover to reveal a stolen motorcycle.

In this particular case, the Supreme Court Justices voted 8-1 in favor of Collins, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor asserting the search was an “invasion of the sanctity” of Collins’ curtilage (basically the land/area surrounding one’s house).

Regarding the “automobile exception” which allows certain types of searches to be conducted on vehicles without a warrant since, unlike a house, cars can be moved at a moment’s notice, Sotomayor contended it “does not justify an intrusion on a person’s separate and substantial Fourth Amendment interest in his home and curtilage”.

So in the end, Collins’ “receiving stolen property” conviction previously handed down by the Virginia Supreme Court was overturned, though the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to close the book on the potential for Collin’s convictions to be upheld on different grounds.

Of particular importance to the motorcycling community, irrespective of guilt or innocence, ownership of a motorcycle does not invite an unwarranted search.

What could be more exciting than a theme park dedicated to motorcycle-riding, including a high-speed head-to-head roller coaster race?

To be identified as “Ducati World”, Ducati laid the first stone to the world’s first theme park dedicated to all the motorcyclists, young or old, that will include a showroom, children’s attractions, virtual reality and many more indulging experiences fully showcasing the Ducati brand in a larger than life format.

Located at Mirabilandia, the “Ducati World” will be the world’s first entertainment arena themed after a motorcycle brand. It will become a part of the Mirabilandia leisure park which is in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, the birthplace of Ducati.

It will be spread across 35,000 square-meters and feature a unique new-gen roller coaster that will “turn each visitor into a Ducati rider” as a major attraction. It will also be home to motorcycle simulators allowing visitors to have the feel of the road on superbikes and track machines going at full throttle.

The highlight of the amusement park would be a racing-inspired interactive roller coaster, which simulates a ride on a Panigale V4 with the power to control the acceleration and braking; “An authentic head-to-head between bikes roaring along parallel rails.”

A museum will showcase the rich history of the iconic brand, and of course you’ll have fine multi-cuisine Ducati and Ducati Scrambler-themed restaurants and Michelin-starred kitchens cooking delicious meals. The Ducati shop will give the visitors the opportunity to buy all sorts of official Ducati and Ducati Scrambler apparel and merchandise.

Gates to the “most engaging and innovative experience for motorcycling fans” will open to the public in 2019.

We blame a lot on television shows and on movies…violence, sexuality, food – but we can apparently now add fictional dramas to the long list of things that are bad for us on TV, as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) recently released a statement that blamed the FX series “Sons of Anarchy” for the rise in “outlaw biker gangs’ numbers” in the province of Nova Scotia. The show ended four years ago, but it apparently keeps inspiring edgy riders to jump in the saddle and seek out their peers.

According to RCMP Constable Scott Morrison, the spirit of camaraderie is the big selling point. “They think the camaraderie is there based on the television show and they’re joining up,” he told CBC News.

In The Hague on June 18, Dutch judges banned a national motorcycle club and seized all its assets, ruling members had spread a culture of violence and criminal activities in the Netherlands: “The court in The Hague has decided today that the motorcycle club Satudarah is banned with immediate effect,” the judges said in their ruling.

The judges also ordered that the club should lose all its assets including access to its clubhouse.

The case had been brought by the Dutch prosecution service, as part of an ongoing clampdown on gang violence. Last year prosecutors successfully shut down the Bandidos MC when a court in Utrecht ordered all the club’s chapters to close, saying it posed a public threat. Dutch justices have also tried in vain several times to outlaw the Hells Angels as a criminal organization, but a new case against the club is due to be heard soon.

~ U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Parker (1892–1969), American jurist

–Vintages shots from Bob T.

The Mooneyes Speed Equipment shop and the cars and bikes date back to the beginning of hot rodding. I attend this small tight event every year I’m in California and not overseas chasing girls in Thailand, Hong Kong or Singapore.

The car above was made in Japan and called Rodriquez. I talked to the guy 13 years ago just after he bought it, for $40,000. I have seen him at many car shows over the years. He is slowing down and wants to sell. Listed it with a broker for ………………….$1mil. !!!

The California Air Resources Board and the Governor, Jerry Brown would eliminate all these cars from the planet in about seven years, unless we step up and fight back.

Even SEMA and organization that relies on the performance industry is afraid to fight back.

If you look at Climate Depot.com or read this book, you’ll know the facts regarding Global Warming or Climate Change, since the planet is no longer warming.

Sorry, this is a sensitive issue, and we should just party until they come for our wheels, but for some reason I can’t let the government destroy us without a major fight.

I look around my neighborhood at the traffic, the trucks, the junk yards, repair shops, dealers. Governor Brown want’s Zero emissions. It won’t happen, but what will?

I went to a meeting at the Air Resources Board offices. There were three car in the parking long plugged into chargers. Can you imagine if there were 60 cars waiting to use the chargers.

I watched Al Gore’s film almost 20 years ago, but since then none of his predictions have came true. Makes you wonder? And many of his assumptions were false, but why would an ex-VP lie to us? Makes you wonder what the hell is going on.

I don’t consider my thoughts radical. I just want to see balance and brothers riding free into the future. When something better comes along, let it happen naturally.

–Art Hall, edited severely by Keith Ball

Date: September 9 (Sunday) 2018
9:00am ~ 15:00pm Rain or Shine
Location: Odaiba, Tokyo Aomi Parking
Content: Swap Meet
Admission Fee: 1,000Yen (Under 12years old is FREE)

When it comes to Summer of Odaiba, it is Motorcycle Swap Meet!
Swap meet type Event that Motorcycle shop and individuals exhibit and sale Motorcycle parts.

There will be many Special Price rare items at this swap meet with many booths! You may find the Motorcycle parts you were looking for!! At the end of summer, on your way of touring, visit to Good Location Odaiba.

Moreover, continued from last year, at the same location there will be HOT ROD & CUSTOM Car Only Morning Cruise ” HOT SUMMER CRUISE”! If you are Owner of that valid car let’s participate!

Chopper & Bobber, HOT ROD & Custom will be gathered in Odaiba, at end of this year’s summer!!

Inspired by Silicon Valley Start-up culture an Indian Electronic Motorcycle is attempting to do what top Motorcycle Companies did not do. The Tork T6X is the first production electric motorcycle to be launched in the Indian market. Featuring several first in class features, the T6X is pegged as an eco-friendly alternative to petrol-powered commuter motorcycles. Read more.

Inspired by Silicon Valley Start-up culture an Indian Electronic Motorcycle is attempting to do what top Motorcycle Companies did not do

The Tork T6X is the first production electric motorcycle to be launched in the Indian market. Featuring several first in class features, the T6X is pegged as an eco-friendly alternative to petrol-powered commuter motorcycles.

The Tork T6X is built around a Custom Trellis frame. It is propelled by a brushless 6kW motor rated at 27Nm of torque, powered by lithium ion batteries. On a full charge, the T6X can cover 100 kilometres.

The battery can be charged to 80 per cent of its capacity in just 60 minutes. The T6X gets a 267mm disc brake at the front and a 220mm disc brake in the rear. It rides on 17-inch alloy wheels with tubeless tyres.

Top speed is 100 kmph.

Tork hasn’t skimped on the features list either. The T6X comes equipped with a TFT digital touch screen console, mobile charger, GPS navigation, anti-theft system and DRLs.

The T6X is the only one offering an anti-theft mechanism in the Indian e-bike market or in the commuter motorcycle segment dominated by petrol engines.

The T6X, has been developed from the ground-up as a brand new product. It is the first and only product of a startup company in India.

The T6X is manufactured in the company’s facility in Pune. It competes with conventional petrol powered motorcycles such as the TVS Apache RTR 200 4V, KTM Duke 200 and the Bajaj Pulsar AS200.

Currently, the leading motorcycle companies in India are Hero, Bajaj, Honda with only Hero offering electronic scooters at local dealerships across India.

The other electronic two-wheelers made and sold by Indian companies are low powered scooters by smaller companies. Tork Motorcycles is the first company started with the sole intent of retailing an electronic motorcycle in India.

Tork Motorcycles was founded in 2009, by a group of young graduates who dreamt to work on a zero emissions vehicle that could perform on par with petrol machines.
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Kapil Shelke (Founder & CEO) helmed a team who successfully crafted their first electric motorcycle and raced it against the best in the world at the prestigious IOM event.

Tork Motorcycles was established with a clear vision of designing and developing performance electric motorcycles. In the past decade, Tork has indigenously developed multiple electric motorcycles that have powered racers to podium finishes at the IOM TT and TTXGP,UK.

Driven by such strong credentials and proven expertise, Tork is now poised to break into the Indian Urban Commuter segment, with an offering that is unmatched – both in performance and economy.

Tork is committed to disrupting electric mobility and set standards for innovative and technologically advanced, eco-friendly mobility at affordable prices.

They are the first and only company in India making an affordable electronic motorcycle for daily commuters with benefit of huge savings on fuel and maintenance.

“The racetrack is our favorite laboratory and the fastest way of getting better”

T1X 2009 Isle Of Man TTXGP

T1X was he first-ever electric motorcycle from the Tork stable. The T1X participated in the IOM TT in Open Category and brought glory to the startup at this iconic event.

It was ridden by the legendary John Crellin and finished third on the podium – quite a feat for the first ever participating team from India. The learning from that race paved way for everything that Tork has become.

Torque 30Nm
Power 40Kw
Top speed 156kmph

T2X 2010 Isle Of Man TTXGP

Building upon the racing success of its predecessor, the T2X won the race at the Snetterton circuit and finished 3rd overall after 6 rounds (Snetterton, Anglesey, Pembrey, Brands Hatch, Albacete, Assen) at 2010 TTXGP championship. This success made the world stand up and take notice of Tork Motorcycles abilities.

Torque 60Nm
Power 80Kw
Top speed 210kmph
Range 100Km

T3X 2012 Isle Of Man TTZERO

The fastest electric prototype that Tork ever built – the T3X was a speed demon. The bike was engineered to compete with the best, racing in IOM TT Zero – the toughest racetrack in the world. Technical problems prevented T3X from finishing the race but the learning about quality electrical components was immense.

Torque 70Nm
Power 90Kw
Top speed 240kmph
Range 70Km

The T4X was a Yamaha FZ skeleton that was converted into electric using Tork retrofit kit. It was showcased in Valley Run and recorded a 0-100 kmph in 8.7 seconds in a demo run for electric motorcycles.

This nifty sprinter paved the way for development of the urban commuter of the future. An everyday use motorcycle which was electric – for the multi-billion dollar “commuter motorcycle” segment.

Torque 20Nm
Power 30Kw
Top speed 127kmph
Range 80Km

NOW FINALLY AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING IN 2018 – T6X
Specifications
Motor and performance

Motor type : Brushless DC 6kW (peak)

Mileage : 100 k.m. per charge

Maximum torque : 27 Nm

Maximum speed : Engineered for 100 kmph

Transmission : Single speed

Regenerative braking : Yes

Battery

Type : Lithium Ion

Estimated charging time (80%) : 60 min

Battery box : Cast aluminium IP 67

Safety : Advanced battery management system

Brake

Front Brake : Disc 267 mm

Rear Brake : Disc 220 mm

Tyre size

Tyre size front : 80/100 – 17

Tyre size rear : 110/80 – 17

Tyre type : Tubeless

Wheel

Wheel type : Alloy

Chassis and suspension

Front suspension : Telescopic fork

Rear suspension : Spring loaded hydraulic

Frame: Custom Trellis

Electrical

Battery life : 1,000 cycles

Battery capacity : 72 Ah

Tail lamp: LED

Turn signal lamp: LED

Head lamp: 12 V – 35 / 35 W

Voltage: 48 V

Dimension

Wheel Base : 1,336 mm

Length : 1,960 mm

Width: 784 mm

Height: 1,085 mm

Seat height: 785 mm

Ground clearance: 160 mm

Weight: 130 k.g.

Features

Console : Fully digital touch TFT

Utility Box : Yes

Mobile charging: Yes

GPS and navigation: Yes

Mobile app support: Yes

Anti theft: Yes

Geo fencing: Yes

Daytime running light (DRL): Yes

UNDERSTANDING AN ELECTRONIC MOTORCYCLE PURCHASE

1. The battery will be good for 1,000 cycles of charging which makes it equal to 100,000 k.m. of travel. This is equivalent to the entire lifecycle of competing petrol motorcycles. That means the batteries are good for life of motorcycle. Even after 1,000 cycles of charging it only reduces its capacity to 80%.

2. Riding an electronic motorcycle under rainfall does not damage the motorcycle nor causes any electrical accidents to the rider. This machine was made to be sold in the huge Indian market for commuter motorcycles. Indian monsoon is a huge downpour lasting 4 months in a year. Tork T6X was made to endure this.

3. But the roads in India have potholes full of water in monsoon and water-logged suburban roads with knee deep water which get inside exhaust pipes or mix into the engine oil or seep into the petrol tank – causing a major breakdown and expense for the biker. Well – the Tork T6X motorcycle’s electronics and battery box is IP 67 standard i.e. water resistant.

“We built a battery box which you can actually dip in water and see that there’s no moisture or anything seeping into the battery compartment.” – says the CEO

4. As a small startup-company built over 10 years with just one product to offer – at present Tork plans to sell T6X in only 3 major cities – Pune, Bangalore and New Delhi. Developing Dealerships and pan-India sales will take time. Tork plans to enter in other major cities of India in phases. Imagine this as how Uber App entered India by operating cabs in only 2 major cities before expanding and learning the dynamics of the market in India.

5. It will be a government certified vehicle under Regional Transport Office (RTO) norms and regulations for road safety of rider and others on the road just like any other motorcycle. A customer will also need insurance and a valid driving license to ride it as per Indian laws.

6. Electricity prices vary across India. Some State-run utility service providers charge higher rates if the electric unit consumption is high to discourage wastage of electricity, which is a small luxury still trying to light up homes in remote villages of India. Tork Motorcycle will need only 4 units of electricity to fully charge the battery.

7. Unlike big brand electric car companies in Japan, EU and the US based Tesla who have differing recharge requirements but wish to setup a universal standard for petrol-pump-type of battery recharge stations at the cost of the tax-paying citizen through their influence on governments to include their unique technical pain-points – a T6X Motorcycle customer will have their own charging plug which can be installed at customer’s premises by Tork. It will need necessary permissions from customer.

This seems restrictive to the usage of the motorcycle but the product is targeted for commuters and not inter-city travel or touring. Tork Motorcycles however will also setup charging infrastructure across the city where they will enter – through franchising and contracting with individual shops and garages – just as Amazon.com ties up with small shops for local end-point delivery of online shopping customers or for customers who want a pick-up location for their purchases since no one is at home to sign for it.

“I wanted to build a very large-range bike. You can put in a very large battery box and travel 400 km at a stretch, but do you want that? Are you willing to pay for batteries that you’re not going to use 90 percent of the time?” asks the CEO.

Tork has installed six charging stations in Pune, and plans to install 100 charging points in the city before deliveries ship out.

8. Electric vehicles are simple and durable machines, it doesn’t require periodic servicing. Since the motorcycle is cloud connected, Tork Motorcycle Company will be able to recommend servicing when their automated systems find any abnormalities in any customer’s motorcycle.

9. Battery is also maintenance free and has intelligent Battery Management System (BMS) which continuously tracks and monitors each cell of the battery during charging and discharging, to take proper care of its health and to provide smart power consumption.

The Tork T6X is India’s first electric performance motorcycle. Built on 7 years of exhaustive Research and Development, the T6X comes from a stable of thoroughbreds, having shared the drawing board with expert feedback from riders and motorcycle makers in Isle of Man TT, TTXGP performances.

The T6X ushers in a host of never-before features for the smart modern urban commuter, driven by technology poised at the cutting edge where electric motorcycle for the first time meets an intelligent operating system – with aspirations to include Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet Of Things (IoT) to the existing cloud platform. A smart-motorcycle with an App for your smart-phone.

An electric commercially retailed motorcycle with enough torque to smoke most challengers in the 125cc to 200cc hot selling segment of the biking industry. Enough race cred to make any competitors on city streets question their big brand petrol machines.

Tork Motorcycles aims to unleash a new future for personal transport in the many new urban cities of India, which is the sixth-largest economy in the world as of 2018 after overtaking France this year.

TIROS – the brain-tech of the nerd-brain entrepreneurs

TIROS (Tork Intuitive Response Operating System) is the intelligence that drives the T6X. Apart from analysis and compilation of data for every ride, power management, real time power consumption and range forecasts, TIROS also likes to learn how you ride.

With easily customizable ride modes to adjust power delivery, the motorcycle can be tuned anywhere from sporty maverick to comfortable eco-cruiser at the touch of a button.

TIROS also updates and incorporates new features automatically via the cloud, making the Tork T6X truly the smartest motorcycle on the road.

The TFT Digital Touch Screen Console on the Tork T6X motorcycle will give the rider an instant status of the ride, with all the numbers and description required. The rider can for example compare statistics on the ride from home to office today with last week’s travel on the same route.

Compare the data on traffic updates and weather to pick alternative routes. Even compare cloud stored data from six months ago to check if the changes to traffic police operations or pothole repairs have benefited you now.

Make a comprehensive diagnostic check of the motorcycle while you are eating lunch with your kids or while discussing business with colleagues at a power-lunch. Configure to check your motorcycle’s performance when it was brand new and now after 12 months of daily use.

The transmission happens automatically and seamlessly between the motorcycle and its server.

Traditional Comforts of the Motorcycle

Cruise comfortably at 100 kmph, the only vibrations you feel will be from the phone call in your pocket with the worried wifey calling, wondering where you ran off to.

Zip out at the green traffic light with pickup powered by instant torque – a whopping 27 Nm of instant torque from the moment you use a push-button automatic gear acceleration.

The T6X weighs a total of 130 KG allowing easy handling even for a woman rider with enough ground clearance for the Mars like terrain on Indian roads. It has a stepped seat with the essential pillion seat for commuters in a city.

Utility Storage, another selling point against competing commuter motorcycles is offered with enough space to fit your helmet. A point to charge your phone or iPod is also available for the weary commuter stuck in bottle-neck traffic for hours.

The launch price of Tork T6X motorcycle in Pune city is estimated to be Indian Rupees ? 136,500 including the government taxes, registration, insurance, etc. – called “on-road price” which differs from State to State in India with companies having a single pan-India sale price called “ex-showroom price”.

The premise looks great – the buzz is already in the news – with a single city launch, Tork Motors even has the luxury to get back up and carry on if for some miraculous reason there is failure after all this exceptional milestones achieved and years of hardwork.

Let’s cheer for this underdog, because it is a bunch of 20 year-old-boys who built a bike from scratch – the very pioneering work done by legends of industry in Europe and North America back in 1901 and the true Biker-Freedom-Custom-Culture of modern motorcycling legends.

–Ujjwal Dey
Chief Correspondent
Bikernet India News Desk
wayfarer@bikernet.com

Justin and Christopher from FXR Division transformed a 2018 Fat Bob into this torqued up, 70’s GP-inspired Freedom Machine. We wouldn’t be surprised if they decided to take it completely apart and put it back together again, finishing up still in time for the #HD115 Anniversary in Milwaukee.