Vintage Motorcycle Day In Association with Antique Motorcycle Club of America and Cycle Source Magazine Monday, August 10th, 2020 Gates open early, ride in at 9:00 am. Awards to follow in the afternoon. All vintage motorcycles are welcome to ride in at Iron Horse Saloon. No cost to join the show! Many categories receive trophies or prizes: Most Knowledgeable Rider Oldest Machine & Rider Longest Standing Member Longest Ride / Oldest Bike Most Miles on Machine Cycle Source Magazine Favorite Iron Horse Saloon Favorite Most Weathered Most Unique

by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Nowhere in the transportation industry is metal held in such high regard as in motorcycle manufacturing. When it comes to cars we tend to cover metal in all kinds of colors and paints, as if to hide it, but motorcycles, at least from time to time, proudly display their metal parts with no shame. Sure, there are custom bikes that get painted extensively to cover most of their bodies, but the engine, for instance, almost always remains exposed in its metallic form. And their a sight to behold, because what are motorcycles if not an ode to carefully shaped metal? The build in the gallery above takes pride in the materials it is made from. ...

by Chris Gothner from https://www.kcci.com/ ALGONA, Iowa (AP) — A group still plans to hold a three-day motorcycle rally in northern Iowa that’s expected to attract thousands of bikers despite the concerns of local officials that the event could spread the coronavirus. Local officials usually welcome the annual Freedom Rally held on a farm northeast of Algona, but this year’s event planned for Thursday to Saturday has officials worried. “We have a good relationship with them,” Algona Mayor Rick Murphy told the Des Moines Register. “The bikers are friendly. They’re fun to visit with. ... But this year, everyone is a little more on edge.” Algona is in Kossuth County, which has had 32 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and ...

by Elena Gorgan from https://www.autoevolution.com For the past couple of years, at the very least, we’ve been hearing the phrase “the electric revolution is coming” a lot. Suzuki Motorcycle has been hearing it too, but it’s yet to see actual signs of the arrival. As of right now, electric motorcycle offers are scarce and leave a lot to be desired: those with prices in the same range as ICE counterparts underwhelm in terms of performance, and those that do deliver on the performance come with astronomical price tags. The market is not yet ready for an electric motorcycle, Suzuki has decided. Speaking with the Financial Express, Suzuki VP of Marketing and Sales for India Devashish Handa says that the focus ...

Green Guru Michael Shellenberger, formerly Time Magazine's “Hero of the Environment': "On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years. Climate change is happening. It’s just not the end of the world. It’s not even our most serious environmental problem. I may seem like a strange person to be saying all of this. I have been a climate activist for 20 years and an environmentalist for 30. But as an energy expert asked by Congress to provide objective expert testimony, and invited by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to serve as Expert Reviewer of its next Assessment Report, I feel an obligation to apologize for how ...

by klee@businessinsider.com (Kristen Lee) from https://news.yahoo.com Aston Martin The AMB 001 is an upcoming bike created by Aston Martin and Brough Superior. It has a turbocharged motor, which is very unusual for a production motorcycle. Only 100 will be made and the starting MSRP is 108,000 Euros, or approximately $121,000. The words "cheap" and "Aston Martin" don't typically go together, so it's of no surprise that the upcoming Aston Martin motorcycle is ludicrously expensive. Aston Martin teamed up with the motorcycle company Brough Superior to create the upcoming AMB 001. It's a sleek, futuristic-looking thing that seems way more appropriate for the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 video game than our lowly reality. The two companies are currently in the testing stages ...

by Eric Volkman from https://www.fool.com/ This is not the first time in 2020 the struggling motorcycle maker has reduced its workforce. The economic pain wrought by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus continues to affect Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG). The storied motorcycle maker said Thursday it's cutting roughly 140 jobs in two factories, one located in Pennsylvania and the other in Wisconsin. The move comes just after the company's announcement that it's reducing production volumes. As with many businesses across the economy, Harley-Davidson has suffered from softened demand for its products. "Stay in place" measures, which had been in force in the early part of the pandemic, will likely remain (or in certain cases, be reintroduced given the sharp increases in cases lately). A representative ...

After listening to some pretty harsh comments & arguing over reopening or completely shutting down for another two weeks, someone in their right mind wrote this .   Don’t know who wrote it, but it’s spot on. --Sam Burns Bikernet Contributor Perspective:   WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT ... I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it's not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa.   For some, quarantine is optimal. A moment of reflection, of re-connection, easy in flip flops, with a cocktail or coffee. For others, this is a desperate financial & ...

RIDE don't RUSH . . . Massachusetts DOT / RMV extends motorcycle safety inspection sticker deadline to July 31st, resolving a recent lawsuit. No need to wait in line the next 3 days trying to find one of the 143 motorcycle inspection shops for you annual sticker -   An agreement was reached Friday afternoon to end a lawsuit filed June 24th by three citizen-biker activists / advocates* against the Governor, MA DOT Secretary and the Registrar, in their official capacities, seeking the extension for the more that 150,000 owners of motorcycles in Massachusetts. A hearing at the Lawrence Superior was scheduled for Monday, June 29th at 2:00, before June 30th deadline. For a copy of the entire 27 pages ...

by Sabrina Giacomini from https://www.rideapart.com A legend brought back to life. The 2019 show season was a good one for Kawasaki. Not only did Team Green unveil the Z H2 as well as the updated Ninja 1000 SE SX+ and 650, but it also teamed up with Bimota to create the polarizing Tesi H2 prototype. As though that wasn’t enough, the manufacturer also introduced the W800, a stripped down, entry-level version of the W800 Cafe. I remember vividly the collective gasp we had when the model was first unveiled. The clean and simple lines were a hit among the RideApart team. I even remember being just a little upset about the U.S. and Canada getting the bike in red rather ...