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Every American motorcycle manufacturer encountered major issues during the WWII era. Some didn’t survive for lack of resources, materials and customers. Indian, Harley and Cushman survived because they supplied units for the war effort. After the war, Harley wouldn’t allow dealers to sell Cushmans as an entry-level bike. Dealers needed something. Read more.

We could be at war with the future. Who caused it? Who will the motorcyclists be a generation from now? What will they be riding and where will they be riding? If you’re reading this, you’ll be very happy with the present riding conditions. The bad news includes: Motorcycles will inevitably be mandated OFF of America’s freeways and highways because of self-driving vehicles. Read more.

Spyder riders had an awesome time at the Spyder 10th Anniversary Homecoming event in Quebec this past weekend. BRP hosted nearly 3,000 Spyder owners. It marked the largest ever gathering of Spyders, with a guest list that included owners from all over the world — U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia, and Europe. Read more.

Animal lovers (yes, there are those of us who do love the two and four legged varieties) get hit really hard right in the left ventricle, when an animal we love and have been attached to, crosses over the Rainbow Bridge.   Fast Eddie had become a veteran of this type of pain, having lost both of his dogs in a relatively short time 6 years ago. He had them both for 14 years and had to put them down 4 months apart. In Fast Eddie’s words, “It sent me into a depression,” as his dogs meant the world to him. After a visit to his doctor, he was given a prescription to fill, and a prescription for a Service Dog. Then the quest began to fill his “canine prescription” to combat the depression set in from this loss. It was thru a neighbor he found a 6-week-old Jack Russel/Yorki Poo Mix. Enter Jaxon. Continue reading.

For years, Heartland USA has been engineering custom parts for Harley riders who have an appreciation for clean and elegant design. Their components are meant to help you bring to life your own vision of a better motorcycle. Developed to work with most Heartland USA rear fender conversions and their wide-tire conversions, these TuxCut rear fender struts are made from billet aluminum. What’s TuxCut? It’s a contrast cut finish, where parts are coated black before a machine process is applied, resulting in a jeweled contrast look. More parts are available for many Harley-Davidso models, so make sure to explore Heartland USA’s website and follow them on all the social all media platforms; they constantly post update with new content. Hit the banner below to visit them on the web now. Advertisement

One of the first things many people want to do when they get a Harley is make it sound like a Harley and also run better. The cure is to install what is called a stage one kit. For over thirty five years, Zipper’s Performance Products has been the premier performance resource for professional technicians, performance enthusiasts and racers of the Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Zipper’s Performance set the pace for the rest of the industry by being the first to develop reliable, pre-engineered Performance Kits for Harley engines and that is why I chose their parts for this project. Read more.