Meet the Industry's Finest Young Builders While Raising Money for Vets at the Flying Piston Benefit, Sunday Morning - August 6, 9:30AM Meet the Michelangelos of Petrol & Steel The 2-wheel artisans from the Motorcycles as Art exhibit kick off their Sturgis Rally by attending the 2017 Flying Piston Breakfast. These builders presents the finest display of Motorcycle Art during the Sturgis Rally. Also meet special guests such as Rod Woody Woodruff, Michael Lichter, Editors Jeff Holt and Chris Callen, and Moonshiner Josh Owens. This exclusive event allows you to fill up your tank with a hearty catered breakfast next to distinguished builders who are displaying custom motorcycles in this year's Motorcycles As Art exhibit, curated by Michael Lichter. And best ...

The Tennessee Motorcycles and Music Revival announces tickets are now on sale through the event website www.Motorcyclesandmusic.com. Taking place Sept 28-Oct 1, the event will host motorcycle riders of all makes, models and years at one of the most storied and beautiful ranches in the great state of Tennessee, Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. Guests will enjoy live music at multiple locations within Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, including John Anderson, A Thousand Horses, The Kentucky Headhunters, Keith Anderson, The Steel Woods, Shelly Fairchild, Stone Senate, Jared Weeks, Tim Montana and the Shrednecks, Jared Blake, and MORE! Attendees will find a variety of entertainment, specialty food trucks, premium and primitive camping sites, vendors and plenty of riding on some of the most beautiful roads ...

Foghat and 50 Shades of Men Two of Many Acts Booked for GBW 16th Anniversary This year, GBW is proud to feature English rock band Foghat and premier male revue 50 Shades of Men among this year’s entertainment slate. Both acts perform Friday night. Formed in England in the early 1970s, Foghat has sold millions of records and rocked audiences for decades. Known for their distinctive slide guitar sound and boogie woogie rhythms, Foghat continues to bombard FM airwaves to this day with classic rockers like “Slow Ride,” “Fool for the City” and their hard swinging version of Willie Dixon’s blues banger “I Just Want To Make Love To You.” You can’t help but shake what you got when Foghat ...

This week, we bring you tot News from Alabama, the Smoke Out, Born Free, the MRF, Soul Man, Saddlemen, MetalSport Wheels, Gun Bluing, PBI Sprockets, Trike World, and Plenty of Freedom Fighters Read more.

By now, Indian Motorcycle has reached the halfway point through the 2017 AFT racing season. The manufacturer has clearly indicated its intention to be a strong competitor in motorcycle racing after being away from race tracks for over 60 years. So to celebrate Indian’s return to the sport and the dominant performance by the Indian Wrecking Crew, Indian Motorcycle will offer a limited-edition, individually-numbered Scout FTR750. Fans and collectors can now purchase one of these stunning machines as part of a limited run of 50 bikes being sold by Indian this year. In addition to collecting a piece of flat track racing history, buyers will receive an incredible once-in-a-lifetime riding experience with their favorite Wrecking Crew rider. Read more.

Most things built to quickly gobble up mile markers are meant to be more than a simple conveyance to get us down the road. They are built for the rapid pursuit of fun. For upstart American manufacturer, Vanderhall Motor Works, the thrill of the ride was pinned to the drawing board from day one. The Provo-UT-based manufacturer has brought three Trike models to market: the Laguna, Laguna Sport Premium, and the posh Laguna Bespoke Motoring Experience, a mouthful of a marque. This year, Vanderhall rolled out the Venice. Priced at $29,950, it is a full $20,000 less than the base Laguna and competitive with other trikes on the market. Read more.

  It feels like this story should start with ‘Once Upon a Time’… and so let’s go with it….it’s now moving toward ten years ago since two Los Angeles area bike freaks, Mike Davis and Grant Peterson, decided they weren’t happy with the general type of motorcycle rallies they experienced in Southern California. They weren’t into the big buck bling-bikes the media was then focusing on, but rather what people could put together just for the fun of it and on a budget…all kinds of bikes, American, Japanese, European, new, vintage, customs, hotrods, whatever size or shape, they were ready to throw their own party and see who and what showed up. So in 2008, while holding down regular jobs, ...

  A wild project, the 23-year-old tattoo artist said he lost control of his ’05 Dyna and went down on a slippery street in trendy West Los Angeles. He wasn’t injured much, but his girlfriend, at the time, was severely broken with a busted shoulder, pelvis, ribs; you name it, lucky to survive. As you can see by the shot of Frankie and his bike, he didn’t just go down. I think he was rear-ended by a truck, launching the girl into a parked car. Nasty, but we went to work, while surgeons operated on her at the UCLA Medical Center. Ultimately she healed quickly, but her bones will never forget this jarring encounter. Continue reading.

Hey, Last week was Smoke Out Action on the east coast. This week it’s Born Free Weekend with builders coming from all over the world. Dave Polgreen and his almost finished Knuckle. Beautiful!   Mike Lichter, shooting for Easyriders, and I hit it over to the Vard Manufacturing shop in Santa Ana where guys from all over the country and even a builder from Sweden put the final touches to their bikes for the show. Jeff kicking Dave's scooter to life.   Some were actually assembling their bikes on the spot. I was edgy about being in this organized but small shop when guys are trying to concentrate on their annual goal. Most were invited builders. Three of the bikes ...

According to an article in Reuters, Harley-Davidson is lining up a takeover bid for Italian rival Ducati, potentially bringing together two of the most famous names in motorcycling in a deal that could be worth up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.67 billion). Still according to sources, Harley-Davidson has hired Goldman Sachs to work on the deal; tentative bids were expected in July. Read the whole story here.