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Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, ZZ Top, are coming to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Wolfman Jack Stage on Wednesday, Aug. 6 “ZZ Top’s songs are some of the most recognizable on the planet,” says Sturgis Buffalo Chip President, Rod Woodruff. “We are thrilled they asked us if they could perform at the Chip this year. Their fans are our fans, and nobody rocks the stage like they do.” The band has performed before millions of fans throughout North America and around the world, touting their iconic beards, cars, girls and that magic keychain. They’ve been known to show up to performances driving some of the world’s most exotic and beautiful machines–one year leading a parade down I-90 on the way to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. Chip Fans can look forward to letting their engines roar as ZZ Top pulls out hits like “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” “Legs” and “Sharp Dressed Man.” Hot country duo, Florida Georgia Line, will take to the stage prior to the Aug. 6 ZZ Top performance. The band skyrocketed to fame since releasing consecutive, multi-week No. 1 smashes, broke the record for the longest No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart and has since won eight top music industry awards including Vocal Duo of the Year. Passes for the Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling™ may be purchased online at www.BuffaloChip.com or by calling 605-347-9000.

We just got news this morning from Nico, the big man at Esteves Motorcycle Design, that the first cam covers for Sportsters have arrived from the foundry. Check these out; they will completely change the look of your XL. They will be available very soon, so stay tuned. If you want to see more, clock on the banner below.   Advertisement

  Universal helmet laws, Ethanol labeling, Red lights in WA, Rally for Mongols, and more. By Bill Bish, thanks to Richard Lester and NCOM, with photos from the Bob T. collection. Motorcycle News from around the world bought to you by NCOM and compiled and edited by Bill Bish. Read the full story Advertisement  

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The 23rd annual LA Calendar Motorcycle Show sponsored by Russ Brown Attorneys is pleased to announce that the American Cancer Society will be the 2014 Show’s designated charity recipient.This month the Society announced its first set of new 2014 grantees, awarding a total of $42,899,000 to 103 scientists and health professionals, both to find a cures for the many types of cancers, and to support and care for the facilities that treat and care for cancer patients. “Everyone knows of friends and loved family members, or possibly themselves who have been impacted by cancer”, explained Jim Gianatsis, producer of the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show and the Show’s themed FastDates.com Motorcycle PinUp Calendars. “I, myself, was cured of cancer 4 years ago, thanks to diagnostics, cures and surgeries, discovered by researchers funded by important charity organizations like the American Cancer Society. Motorcyclists are renown as a community for coming together to support important causes, and none is more important than curing the cancers which affect more people than any other disease. The LA Calendar Show will be giving $1 of each Spectator Admission purchased on-line at FastDates.com to the American Cancer Society. The 2014 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show & Concours d’ Elegance on Sunday July 20th is just $20 General Admission, and $40 VIP Admission includes an awesome Food Truck Lunch w/ Beverages from the famous Baby’s Badass Burgers and The Grilled Cheese. Event parking is free, with separate paved Motorcycle and Car Parking areas. Show capacity is limited and advance ticket purchase is suggested. The Malibu Golf Course is located at 901 Encinal Canyon Road. Malibu, CA 90265. Additional Information, Purchase Advance Tickets, Vendor and Bike Contest Registration is online at: www.FastDates.com/BIKESHOW.HTM

  This 1922 Ace Inline Four is owned by local Sturgis collector Junior Glover. By Christine Paige-Diers (Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame). William G. Henderson is widely recognized as a truly innovative designer of early motorcycles and is especially well-known for his design of four-cylinder engines. He was the original owner of the Henderson Motorcycle company – which was founded in 1911. In 1917, he sold his company to Ignatz Schwinn, the owner of the Schwinn company that made bicycles and Excelsior Motorcycles. CLICK HERE!   Advertisement  

Corbin Pacific Inc. is seeking an experienced CNC programmer/ engineering technician to join their team. Challenge your skill set and experience and apply at the world renowned motorcycle seat and accessory manufacturer, Corbin in Hollister, CA. PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITY/DUTIES: -Program, setup and operate 3 and 5-axis CNC machinery and works with engineering to develop complete machining processes to produce complex parts. -Program, setup and operate CNC turning center with live tooling. -Develops tooling and fixturing needed to produce complex parts. -Ability to switch from prototype to production work throughout the shift. -Reverse engineer existing parts to be modified or new parts hand created in R&D for machining on the 3 and 5 axis machinery, or to make drawings in Auto CAD. -Works with drawings and rough sketches to program parts with minimum supervision. -Produces Prints to assist purchasing department and machine shop for parts to be ordered or machined. -Works with the air pollution control district to verify correct daily and yearly v.o.c limits and overages and complete daily logs using Excel. -Maintaining tool crib inventory and allocate various tools to entire plant. -Troubleshooting and maintenance on various equipment throughout the plant which includes replacement part lookup/research and preventative maintenance. Job Requirements REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: -Geopath CAD/CAM Programming experience (3 years minimum) -Haas Controls. -Fagor Controls -AutoCAD -3 and 5 axis CNC milling Programming/Setup and operating experience (3 years) -CNC Turning with live tooling experience Programming/Setup and operating experience (3 years) – Manual mills/lathe experience – Knowledge of machine shop tooling for various materials and ordering practices – Use of the Internet for research and development/part development as well as part replacement for maintenance – Knowledge of V.O.C logs and procedure DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS -Power mill CAD/CAM and other Delcam software such as power shape, and power inspect -Familiarity with preventative maintenance -Reverse

Here’s a cool digger we stumbled on while surfing the net. We had to share it with you.

Custom Cycle Engineering offers wheel conversion kits to adapt any 19” or 21” Narrow-Glide wheel from 1977 to 2002* and spaces it out to fit a 41mm Wide-Glide front fork. With custom rotor spacers, axle spacers and an axle, any dual or single disc wheel can be adapted to any 41mm Wide-Glide fork. check them out. Advertisement

Brian Klock and Makel Juarez explain how to measure the height for 6.5″ and 8.5″ Flare™ Windshield for use on your batwing fairings. They use the new 2014 Harley Davidson as an example, but these measurements apply to all FLH (Batwing) and FLTR (Road Glide) models. Advertisement