For years, there has been debate about whether the practice of motorcyclists beating slower traffic by driving between lanes is dangerous. A UC Berkeley study released this week provides some possible answers. What is lane-splitting? Lane-splitting is the practice of motorcyclists riding between marked lanes, typically to pass slow-moving or stalled traffic. […]
Late July of 2013 The Great Plains offer a wide open world of flat land paved with grass, farmland and very few trees to obstruct the view. Out here the sky is the dominant force, for it stretches from one endless horizon to the other leaving those on the ground to feel almost
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Jeremiah bugged me for months. He wanted a new bike, a dresser, no an FXR, maybe a Dyna. He ended up with an insurance settlement from his FLH accident (guy pulled a left directly in front of him) and decided dressers weren’t for his youthful city dweller, hot rod, self. He bought a very low
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Most known for her land speed racing, the second generation of the Klock Werks family, Karlee Cobb, 21, just launched her first design effort at the Tony Hawk Foundation’s “Stand Up for SkateParks” event held in Beverly Hills, CA. Perry Farrell, lead signer of Jane’s Addiction and founder of Lollapalooza, along with wife
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Increasing Penalties for Right-of-Way Violations without Education Misses the Mark–Right-of-way (ROW) violations against motorcyclists have become an increasing problem over the years. So much so, that some states have enacted or are considering legislation to increase the penalties for motorists infringing on a motorcyclist’s right of way and causing serious injury or death.
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The “Jack Daniel’s Experience”, that travels the country to all kinds of events from NASCAR to various Motorcycle Rallies, will now proudly display two promotional Indian motorcycles customized by Klock Werks. This striking Indian Vintage ‘Barrel Bike’ sports a unique and highly detailed ‘woody’ panel paint scheme. The starting point for the builds were the
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98 Competitors on 1936 and earlier motorcycles, 265 people total (support crew and staff) 3 days of prep (1300 miles)- 17 days cross country from Daytona, FL to Tacoma , WA and 2000 miles to get home. You can read Part One here All of the following blog posts by Vicki are from
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Today, J&P Cycles shows you how to replace grips on a Harley Davidson motorcycle. From removing your old grips and adding new grips watch the entire process take place.In this video they use a 2013 Harley Davidson Softail Slim for demonstration but the process will be very similar for all motorcycles that utilize dual throttle
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Well folks, it’s early Sunday morning, the night after the 11th Annual Indian Larry Grease Monkey Block Party, and once again, Stellar weather, swarms of great & unusual people, incredible custom motorcycles, atmosphere, and on and on and on. Way too much to say in a simple post. What
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Akrapovic just unveiled its Full Moon concept motorcycle at the Bad Salzuflen Custombike Show in Germany. Developed with the assistance of Slovenian Dreamachine Motorcycles—the same partnership that produced the legendary Morsus in 2011, the Full Moon concept bike is an extravagant, technically exceptional, promotional bike for the manufacturer. This concept machine
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There’s been a lot of discussion lately about motorcycle only checkpoints, DUI checkpoints, intimidation by the TSA and questionable border security checkpoints that are nowhere near a border. Americans citizens are protected from unreasonable search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. But there has been a continued encroachment and reinterpretation
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When it comes to buying clothing to wear while riding, partying or just going out – where do you go? Harley-Davidson Fashion has always been a good, solid, standby and for many years that was often the only choice we had. Or we used to have to buy men’s clothing and make do
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98 Competitors on 1936 and earlier motorcycles, 265 people total (support crew and staff) 3 days of prep (1300 miles)- 17 days cross country from Daytona, FL to Tacoma , WA and 2000 miles to get home. For the first time the Motorcycle Cannonball Run was very lucky to count amongst the support
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These limited production motorcycles are designed at the Ronin Motor Works factory in Denver, Colorado. Each production Ronin features 11 cast aluminum parts that are hand-sanded and painted. Other components including the seat, carbon fiber air box cover and fenders, sheet metal parts, and wiring harness are all designed in-house and then sourced locally. The
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Lawless Harley-Davidson had their First Annual Freedom Rally and it was a huge success with riders coming in from surrounding states. The Lawless Freedom Rally was a 3-day weekend full of bikes, rides, stunt shows, the Lawless Saloon with live bands and of course the Miss Lawless Harley-Davidson contest all while paying tribute to the
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I stumbled into a meeting with Scott Murley, Steve Yatzke, the boss, and Grady Pheiffer from GH Marketing, in Scott’s new office digs next to the BDL R&D department. We started discussing new products and Bikernet techs. The BDL family is exploding. BDL took on GMA brakes some time ago, but then they grabbed Jamar
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In 1972 David Rash had a problem. He could not find the Exhaust Pipe he needed for his race bike. He knew that the proper exhaust for his engine configuration would give him an edge over his competition. However, no such pipe was available. So he did the only thing he could do. He fabricated
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To read Part One please CLICK Here. It had been over a month since I’d come to stay with the girl whose trailer resided at a park in the Los Angeles suburbs. Brent, owner of Black Jack Cycles located just down the street, had allowed me to rewire my 1988 FLHT, rebuild
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I have a high school partner who sweeps in and out of my life, like every couple of years. I get a phone call; we hook up for 15 minutes, share a few stories, and then he disappears. This time he showed up at the Bikernet.com Headquarters with some shots of a chopped
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(Mitchell,SD) September 23, 2014 – Most known for her land speed racing, the second generation of the Klock Werks family, Karlee Cobb, 21, just launched her first design effort at the Tony Hawk Foundation’s “Stand Up for SkateParks” event held in Beverly Hills, CA. Perry Farrell, lead signer of Jane’s Addiction and founder
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Nothing lasts forever and motorcycle batteries are no exception. The original equipment battery on my 2012 FLD Dyna Switchback had been dragging occasionally, after enduring a couple of summers and bad-ass winters in northern Virginia, plus another sweltering summer in the Conch Republic of south Florida. So I was pissed but not surprised when it
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When the Petersen Museum announced that the first 150 motorcyclists who showed up got a free Sunday morning pancake breakfast plus two for one museum entrance tickets, people were setting their alarm clocks, this rider/writer included. In part it had to do with an exhibit of café racers on display, but any
Bit by an Alligator Just for Flippin’ over Pancakes!!! Read More »
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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The people we aspired to be decades ago were much different than the celebrities young people looked up to today. The values of our past have nearly vanished, but I’m hoping that if everyone sees this, they might think differently about what “cool” was yesterday and what is considered “cool” today. . . really
