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Barnett Scorpion one piece billet baskets are precision-machined from 7075 forged aluminum, hard anodized, and include all hardware and instructions. Far superior to the stock basket in every way, they are available for 1990-14 Big Twins, 1991 & up Sportsters, and 1970-E’84 Shovelheads. These baskets accept the stock type clutch assembly or, for the ultimate in performance, install a Scorpion high capacity clutch. Ring gear conversion kits and starter shaft assemblies are also available including a new 106 tooth replacement ring gear and starter clutch for the 2006 & later Dyna’s and 2007 & later Big Twins. Made in the USA. / MSRP: $350- $692  Call Barnett at 805-642-9435 or hit the banner below. Advertisement

Source: Asphalt & Rubber The Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) has become the motorcycle industry’s gold standard on dealer assessment, especially between brands. Scoring on the PSI is done by a combination of industry sales, as well as mystery shopper experiences, which Pied Piper itself conducts. Tallying scores for their 2014 report now, Pied Piper has announced that Ducati has come out on top in the Prospect Satisfaction Index rankings, followed by Harley-Davidson (2nd) and Can-Am (3rd). Overall though, motorcycles dealers across all brands improved on their scores from 2012, with 12 of the 17 measured brands getting higher scores than last year.  

Caliber 2 into 1 Collector Sinister Black Ceramic This high performance exhaust system delivers superior low-end torque, strong mid-range power and excellent horsepower improvements over a stock system. Samson’s complete XL system includes full-coverage heat shields, baffle, and all necessary mounting hardware. Smooth flowing lines are an American tradition intended to accentuate the classic lines of your Harley-Davidson Sportster. Without a doubt, Samson has created one of the best looking 2-into-1 Sportster exhaust designs in the industry. Comprehensive Dyno testing has demonstrated a significant increase in horsepower and torque.Advertisement

AMSOIL has renewed their Title Sponsor agreement with the Western Motorcycle Drag Racing Association (WMDRA) for the 2014 AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with AMSOIL for our 3rd Annual Sturgis Nationals, and excited to continue the drag racing tradition at the 74th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally,” says WMDRA President Sandra Alberti. AMSOIL is the Official Oil of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Daytona Bike Week, Biketoberfest, Laconia and the Lone Star Motorcycle Rally. “Drag racing is a great tradition at the Sturgis Rally,” said AMSOIL Director of Dealer Sales Rob Stenberg, “and we’re glad to be able to support the WMDRA for the third straight year and again help ensure that there is drag racing during the Sturgis Rally. The AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals provides rally attendees with a great event.” Stenberg added, “Stop by the AMSOIL booth on Main Street on Monday, August 4th, to see nitro bike burnouts and talk to the racers!” According to City of Sturgis Rally & Events Director Brenda Vasknetz, “Racing is the heart of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! We are so excited that AMSOIL and the WMDRA are continuing to bring such an entertaining event to Sturgis Dragway in 2014. You don’t want to miss it!” Main Street Burnouts will take place at the AMSOIL campus on the 900 block of Main Street in downtown Sturgis on Monday, August 4. Racing is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, August 5 and 6 at Sturgis Dragway, located at 20523 Hwy 79, just off Hwy 34 between the Full Throttle Saloon and Buffalo Chip Campground. A full schedule of activities will be posted soon.

It’s official, you no longer have to watch reruns of American Chopper or Biker Build-off to see short-tempered bearded men use a step drill, toss hammers at garage walls and watch choppers fall off of work tables. Enter #BIKERLIVE, a new type of custom motorcycle build-off that will hit the tube hard Monday May 12. The tag line is: Three garages get a chance to be bike building legends! Anyway, I don’t know what to expect from this new program but it has got to be VERY cool, because it has a ‘#’ before the name… Gotta jump and get me a Twatter account right quick, because without it I won’t be able to vote for the next custom motorcycle living legend. In case you haven’t seen the promo that’s been running in a loop for weeks on Discovery, here it is.

June 1st, the staff at Indian Larry Motorcycles is hosting a ride in hopes to raise awareness about ALD and implement testing at the national level. Please hit the banner below for more details if you wish to participate.

  Never Let the Bastards Get You Down. I recently was hit by Noise Freak efforts and it scared me that in a noisy world bikers would take the brunt of their silencing efforts. Even the AMA suggested that we cower and hide to prevent future intrusions into our rights. A respected Motorcycle mag editor said this to me, in defense of his notion to be quiet and maybe they’ll go away: “I think if our pipes exceed an acceptable level (whatever that means), and we continue to make people (non-riders) hate us, we will reap whatever ‘rewards’ they want to heap upon us,” he said. I disagree. We must stand and fight for our rights or we deserve to get our asses beat. CLICK to read

This handsome ribbed Cam Cover for ’91 to ’14 Sportster applications was designed by the folks at EMD to mount on top of your existing cam cover. Why ? Because they wanted you to be able to make your engine cool without having to mess with your camshafts blocks and have to bore and align your engine case with a complete cam cover. Click here to check out the complete install and see the final result. Advertisement

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There’s nothing like jumping on your bike and hitting the road. Life can get complicated at times and the simple but vital task of keeping yourself upright on two wheels has the effect of refueling your soul.Enjoy the following video from Roland Sands.