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Hey, I had a thought.You know me, I can’t stop. Are government officials elected to protect you or protect your freedoms? It also dawned on my feeble brain that the best way to get votes is to pay for them. If you give people money and free health care they should be all yours. What’s that called, something like a payoff. It’s all nuts. See the news for more whacky shit. Click here to grab a subscription to read more.

Honoring Our Combat Heroes According to event Emcee, Richard Hunt (former Marine Sergeant), Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Florida, there are over 3000 military purple heart recipients in the state of Florida registered with their organization. Nationwide, their organization boasts more than 47,000 registered members. Today, take five of the purple heart recipients from their organization, and one other Purple Heart recipient, and you have the honorees for this years Heartstrings for Heroes Honors Cruise.  Read more.

Hey, Just when you thought the action might slow down due to the weather shift, the show series starts. The action shifts indoors with new builds, shows, parties and the fun never stops. Hang on as the action heats up. Click here to join us on Bikernet for the rest of the news.

The Sturgis Buffalo Chip has teamed up with one of the biggest names in music and the hottest name in apparel to offer fans the chance to win a unique holiday prize. The winner of the 2017 Buffalo Chip Rock the Holidays Sweepstakes will receive a sleek Epiphone Les Paul Special II guitar signed by none other than the legendary George Thorogood, and a $200 Hot Leathers shopping spree. Fans may enter to win this exclusive collectible prize package at RockTheHoliday.com. The guitar features a solid mahogany body with gloss black finish, a slim taper mahogany neck and a smooth rosewood fingerboard with dot overlays. Thorogood signed the guitar while performing at the Chip last August, instantly turning it into a highly sought-after collectible. “This is the chance for someone to own a piece of rock history,” said Rod Woodruff, president of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. “This guitar should hang in a museum, but we are excited to offer it to one lucky fan for the holidays instead. And the bonus $200 Hot Leathers shopping spree it comes with will ensure the winner looks just as cool as George Thorogood did when he played on our stage last August!” Registration closes Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 at 5 p.m. MST. The winner will be announced Dec. 15. More information about the sweepstakes is available at RockTheHoliday.com. The participating partners who made the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Rock the Holidays Sweepstakes possible include George Thorogood, Rock 106.7 in Salt Lake City and Hot Leathers.  

ABATE of Wisconsin was concerned about the number of motorcyclists injured by negligent motorists, and especially those injured by right of way violators. There was an inequity in the amount of punishment these violators faced, even for causing serious bodily injury or death. A remedy to this situation was attained through the passage of ACT 466, a comprehensive motorcycle legislation victory for ABATE that became effective June 12, 2006. Authored by then-Senator Dave Zien of Wisconsin, penalties for injuring a motorcyclist increased substantially including increased fines, mandatory traffic school, and automatic license suspension. Since passage of this legislation, it was learned that many traffic violations had their own definitions which excluded them from being included in the right of way violation sanctions, even though in essence they were right of way violations. For instance, going through a stop sign was considered a right of way violation. Running a red light is designated as ignoring a signal. Read more.

Indian Motorcycle celebrates its American Flat Track race team with a custom-built Scout FTR1200 street bike. The Scout FTR1200 Custom takes inspiration from the Scout FTR750’s purpose-built flat track race bike that Indian’s “Wrecking Crew” piloted throughout a dominating championship season in the 2017 American Flat Track Series. Built in partnership with Indian’s race team, the one-off custom houses the Scout’s street-legal 1133cc V-Twin engine. Read more.

The 9th Softail model for 2018, this mini-sport-bagger is for commuting and light touring. Harley-Davidson positions its new Sport Glide motorcycle as an aggressive factory-custom cruiser outfitted with a detachable fairing and saddlebags ideally suited for touring, cruising or commuting. The versatile Sport Glide owns the curb on bike night and is ready for short- or long-distance weekend runs. Read more.