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Select Risk Factors Associated with Causes of Motorcycle Crashes

This is a synopsis from the NTSB’s report and does not include the Board’s rationale for the conclusions and safety recommendations. NTSB staff is currently making final revisions to the report from which the attached conclusions and safety recommendations have been extracted. The final report and pertinent safety recommendation letters will be distributed to recommendation […]

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NCOM LEGISLATIVE NEWSBYTES for September 2018

THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled &

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ROLAND SANDS INDIAN MEETS EVEL KNIEVEL

TRAVIS PASTRANA TO JUMP AN INDIAN SCOUT FTR750 IN HISTORY’S THREE HOUR LIVE EVENT, EVEL LIVE PREMIERING SUNDAY, JULY 8 AT 8PM ET/5PM PT We followed the news: Nitro Circus and Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company, announced that Travis Pastrana will be jumping an Indian Scout FTR750 when he looks to pay tribute to

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CLIMATE DEBATE MADE EASY

CLIMATE DEBATE CONFIRMED—We confirmed our answers. Okay, let’s see if we can make the Climate Debate simple: Alarmist: Watch out for Global Warming! Facts: Oops, sorry it’s not warming but actually cooling slightly. And no, we are not going to face an ice age tomorrow because of something man made. Alarmist: CO2 is destroying the

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HAL ROBINSON ART COMES TO BIKERNET

When I first went to work for Easyriders on the third issue out of college and Vietnam, it was a rare time in Biker history. For some reason extreme talents emerged to support the biker movement, such as David Mann, Lou Kimzey, JJ Solari and Hal Robinson. To say Hal Robinson hit the nail on

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Custom Motorcycle Builders Support Industry at Flying Piston Benefit

Group photo by Sean Lichter; Strider Combined compliments of Strider; all others by Jack McInytre. The 4th annual Flying Piston Benefit Builders Breakfast hit its stride on Sunday, August 5th welcoming a first-ever presenting sponsor, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, and unveiling the Strider Custom program. Custom builders and industry celebs

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2018 Rock, Rumble & Rebellion Indian Chieftain Dark Horse

The 78th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally set the stage for Kuryakyn and the Sturgis Buffalo Chip to unleash the third and final installment of the “Rock, Rumble & Rebellion” bike build series. Each year the Rock, Rumble & Rebellion design concept underscored one of those three words. The “Rock” theme was Kuryakyn’s smooth-flowing take

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THE RUSSELL MITCHELL EXILE CODE

Russell Mitchell is an anomaly in our industry, but he has a solid code. He doesn’t float in whatever direction is custom-popular this year. He has a formula and sticks with it, which has major customer benefits. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Russell said. “If you do, you’ll run into fitment issues, parts

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Peter’s Bike in “Easy Rider”

Editor’s Note: This kicks off with a letter from a reader to the Editor of “Choppers Mag” in 1969, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. –Bandit Big Daddy, I have just seen a photo of the bike Peter Fonda rides in his new Movie “Easy Rider.” It is a really boss street machine, which is what I

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Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trails 2018

By Chris Callen

So Speed Week has come and gone at the Bonneville Salt Flats, but for those of us only interested in the two wheel variety of speed freak fun, the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials are just starting. For me this is a bittersweet return. After many years away

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Rebirth of a Classic Shovelhead

This past July I got my hands on a 1982 Harley-Davidson FLHS. My buddy, Rusty the Painter had it. He and I did some horse-trading and it was mine. I took the old girl over to my friend Jay’s shop. He owns Hollywood’s Cycles in McAdenville, NC. Brad is the wrench there and Jay runs

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Honda CB 750 — Happy 50th Birthday

Ken Tropasso aboard his CB750 leads the pack of Vintage Iron Club members on a ride through their hometown of West Palm Beach, Florida, now hosting an annual bike festival that’s one of the best in the country. This coming January marks the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Honda CB750-4, the

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SPECIAL MILWAUKEE SAFETY ALERT

A Giant Leap Back in Time: Dangerous Streetcar Tracks Return to Milwaukee Hupy and Abraham, S.C., a well-known law firm located in Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, is representing the first motorcycle victim of a new streetcar system being constructed in Milwaukee. With all the technological advances in road design, there has been

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INDIAN MOTORCYCLE UNVEILS FINAL BUILDS

STURGIS, SD (August 6, 2018) –Indian Motorcycle unveiled its final three custom builds from The Wrench: Scout Bobber Build Off at the legendary Buffalo Chip during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The national custom motorcycle competition, which was designed to spotlight non-professional builders who wrench for the passion and not the pay, awarded three finalists with

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BIKERS ARE BORN!

By Bikernet Contributor Stealth

The other morning riding to work I made my usual breakfast stop, I pulled out my phone and my friend Palmer from back in Virginia sent me a video. Palmer and his family owned Waugh Enterprises in Orange Virginia for years. In my opinion it was the best Harley dealership in Virginia. I purchased four

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Wilmington Waterfront Sculpture and Transportation Suggestion

Editor’s Note: I’m not posting these for entertainment, but you might find them interesting. They are just a couple of community projects, which may never go anywhere. On the other hand I designed them and worked with local artists to inspire something that could help. There’s a protective, selfish aspect here. By publishing these on

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Sportster 1200 By Lazareth

As a disciple of famous Swiss-Italian master designer Franco Sbarro, French designer Ludovic Lazareth now focuses his talents on the creation of prototypes and the manufacture of upscale, bespoke cars and motorcycles. Many of his over-the-top creations can be seen in European action films, but this Sporster 1200 is the first Harley Davidson the

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Guardian of the Wheel

But I received a call from the Supreme showman, Prince Najar. He was responsible for all the custom aspects at the IMS motorcycle show series for a decade and now he’s involved in the AMD show series. His partner, Bob Kay took over the IMS Show and I smell a conspiracy. Jeff organized custom elements

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The Magnificent History of the Triumph Speed Twin

Well before WWII a talented engineer and designer unleashed a truly new motorcycle on the two-wheeled world. With only two cylinders and 26 horsepower, it might seem pretty damn tame by today’s standards. In 1937, however, a light and nimble motorcycle with as much or more power as many V-Twins was a big deal. When

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SMOKE-Out 19 BIKERNET Bike Show Award Winner

First let me say Smoke-Out 19 was very different for me, instead of just being a spectator and a Bikernet Correspondent, I was a bike show judge. This comes with a great deal of responsibility. I could not believe when I got the call and was asked if I would like to be a judge

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A BIKER’S GUIDE TO MAKING LAW

We can accomplish this by making new laws, and negatively influencing the passage of laws detrimental to us as riders. Although there may be differences in how each state’s governments are managed, the process for passage of laws is still similar. This guide will help direct you through the complicated maze of this legislative

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Mid American Freedom Rally

“F…ing lucky” is what I say, my better half says I make the luck. On this little rally jaunt I was one lucky devil. Both me and my ride ended up in the emergency room. On the trip east, coming into Junction City Kansas I saw the sign for City Cycle Harley Davidson,

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NCOM Coast to Coast and around the World Legislative News for July 2018

THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled &

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MOONEYES Summer of 2018

The Mooneyes Speed Equipment shop and the cars and bikes date back to the beginning of hot rodding. I attend this small tight event every year I’m in California and not overseas chasing girls in Thailand, Hong Kong or Singapore. The car above was made in Japan and called Rodriquez. I talked to the guy

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