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REVER has released Version 3.0 of its motorcycle navigation and community app. This latest update represents a major-step forward in the user experience and feature offerings of the REVER iOS application (Android users can expect the same update within a few weeks of the iOS release). With a quickly expanding community of riders from around the world, REVER V3 also has language support for Italian and French, in addition to German, Spanish, and Portuguese. Major new functionality and features include: Ride Discovery: REVER has partnered with content providers such as Butler Maps, RoadRUNNER Magazine, Backcountry Discovery Routes, Remote Moto New Zealand, Bigtrails Brazil, and Motorcyclist Magazine to provide verified, hand-curated routes from around the world. REVER has also created a library of free route content for users to explore. Also available, is a listing of roadrace tracks, motocross tracks and OHV trail systems to help riders of all disciplines find places to ride. New Ride Feed: A newly designed ride feed makes photos the top priority, while comments and likes are also prominent. Additional content such as featured communities and challenges are also visible as part of the ride feed. Geo-location Based Riding Challenges: REVER now offers challenges that automatically give riders credit for visiting certain points of interest (POIs). Examples include; popular roads, national parks, dealerships, and more. Certain challenges also unlock swag and deals as riders visit places on the map. Friend-Tracker: Users can now see all of their REVER friends anywhere in the world as they track rides in the app. Communities: REVER users, dealerships, events, brands, and local clubs can now create a REVER community to share rides. Sharing and Connecting: Finding riders including Facebook friends who are also REVER users as well as friends from your contact list just got a lot easier.

From Dealer News Now that the U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert Lighthizer as U.S. Trade Representative, some expect a decision soon on whether the United States will place a 100 percent tariff on European motorcycles. Regardless, the AMA and the MIC are striking while the iron is hot. The Motorcycle Industry Council yesterday urged its members to call their federal representatives and voice their opposition to the tariff, which would affect European motorcycles with engine sizes of 50cc to 500cc. The USTR proposed the tariff in retaliation for a long-standing agricultural trade dispute with the European Union. “On May 11, the Senate confirmed Robert Lighthizer to serve as the new U.S. Trade Representative. Lighthizer was sworn in on May 15. There is no word on when Lighthizer and his staff will make a decision on the proposed tariff, but we expect a decision may be made soon,” MIC told its members on Monday. After Lighthizer was confirmed, AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman immediately sent him a letter demanding he remove European motorcycles from the tariff proposal. He highlighted the damage such a tariff would do to the U.S. Dealer network. “In America, the majority of motorcycles under 500cc are sold through small, independently owned shops,” Dingman wrote. “The collection of small- to medium-sized dealerships in the United States contributes to the employment of a substantial number of Americans.” “It appears that motorcyclists are simply pawns in a game of international chess,” Dingman noted in the letter. The AMA also called on its members to “inundate” Lighthizer with their objections. To voice your concerns through the AMA link, click HERE

Complex Networks’ Rated Red shifts gears with its new unscripted series, Throttle Rockets, starting Tuesday, May 16, 2017, on go90. Throttle Rockets adds flare to the traditional DIY mechanic project as Greg Hatcher, owner of Man in the Box, a custom build shop in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, and his crew bring customers’ wildest auto dreams to life. A trailer can be seen here. Each episode, the team meets a unique customer with big asks for their little bike and creates an extraordinary vehicle designed to spark conversation. “We transform everyday scooters, motorcycles, golf carts, go-carts, shopping carts—whatever—in to mechanical miracles,” Hatcher says. Whether it’s an all-terrain hunting rig, a sand-assault vehicle for the beach, or a fire breathing “Call of Duty” themed scooter, the team has no limits when it comes to making a customer’s dreams a reality. And if they aren’t satisfied with the job, they don’t have to pay for it. “We’ll sell it to somebody who has some taste,” Hatcher says. Episodes of Throttle Rockets are available for free only on go90.com or the go90 app, available for iOS or Android.

My name is Peter Ström and I am 54 years old from Stockholm, Sweden. I have a few bike-builds behind me – I built my wife’s FXR trike, Sportster chopper for myself, Sportster bobber with a lot of engraving on it for my daughter. Every one of them has been well-appreciated and written about in a big number of magazines around the world. Read more.