Veteran Racer Takes First AMA Pro Win Since 1996 Veteran racer Michael Barnes, one of the longest tenured riders in the AMA Pro Road Racing paddock, earned an emotional and hard-fought victory in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 series race at Infineon Raceway Sunday to break a 16-year victory drought. Barnes doggedly pursued his Bartels’ Harley-Davidson/Scrubblade teammate Tyler O’Hara for ten of the race’s eleven laps, never trailing by more than a half-second at the start/finish line, but just as it appeared that O’Hara would deny Barnes victory for the second race in a row, a missed shift by O’Hara exiting the final turn gave Barnes the narrow gap he needed to slip by for the victory. “Tyler’s ...

  Screamin’ Eagle Team is Undefeated in 2012 Pro Stock Motorcycle Season The Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines team remains undefeated in 2012 as rider Ed Krawiec won his second NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle event of the season and regained the series points lead at the 32nd Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Krawiec, the defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, rode a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® motorcycle to win the final round of eliminations over Michael Ray on the GottSpeed Racing Buell. Krawiec, who also won the season-opening event at Gainesville, Fla., qualified in the number two position at Atlantawith an Elapsed Time of 6.895 seconds. Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines qualified the team’s other V-Rod motorcycle in fifth position at 6.987 seconds. ...

Hey gang, Bandit has flown the coop for a while, leaving the rest of us overworked, underpaid and underappreciated minions completely in charge. Big mistake there, stretch! While the King of the Biker Nation is living it up in the Caribbean, sailing the emerald waters of Martinique, getting hammered on rum and sampling other fine examples of the local agriculture, we will proceed to raid his notoriously well-stocked liquor cabinet. In fact as you read this, most of the mayhem has already occurred. Me and Ray got to the bottom of the aged bourbon and can’t figure out why it’s supposed to cost that much. I guess we’ll need to ponder the question some more as we move on to the ...

“How can I slam it on the ground and make it ride better?” We’ve heard this question from bagger owners hundreds of times and for years we told the askers that he or she had to pick one. Not anymore my friends. Now we show them our AirDragger suspension system. By designing a coil/air hybrid with an on board compressor, we’ve created a set of shocks that lets you drop the bike to the bump stops around town and then raise it back up on the open road. The result is not only a great riding bike, but also one that instantly becomes short inseam friendly with a push of a button. Here is the answer. Advertisement

  Sometimes I want to listen to music when I ride and it world be cool to check GPS navigation or even make or take a call now and then.  Bluetooth technology allows motorcyclists to do just that wireless and hands free.  For me, the music was the most important issue and Bluetooth 2.0 allows quality stereo from any iPod, XM satellite or any audio player. iMC (Benchmark) offers the Camos BTS, a Bluetooth communications system that will fit into virtually any helmet, Full face, 3/4 and even a Shorty.  READ FULL STORY

Rivera Primo's new Brute III Extreme 2007 Touring Enclosed Belt Drive for 2007 & later Touring models will solve all those nasty little problems and so much more. This baby will replace your antiquated chain drive thereby shedding your drive train of approx 25 pounds of unwanted rotating mass. This will make your engine work more efficiently too, utilizing more of your horsepower to spin the rear wheel and much less to just turn the primary drive. To top that little miracle of physics, it also relieves you of all those nasty little maintenance jobs that you probably either haven't done, have done but hate them or pay the dealer a whole lotta moolah to do for you. Jobs such ...

The girls met at Stirling in the Adelaide Hills and rode down to coastal Willunga, then on to Myponga, Delamere, and Port Elliot where they took a lunch break. Then back through Currency Creek, Langhorne Creek, Woodchester, Mt Barker, Hahndorf and back to Peter Stevens Harley Heaven in Adelaide, for a total of about 350 kilometres dodging Fall rain showers much of the day. Looks like a day well spent too!

Progressive's Laconia Motorcycle Week, "America's Original Riding Rally," is thriving in its 89th year, and adding great new events to its traditional lineup for riders to enjoy during this classic motorcycling celebration June 9-17. Riders won't want to miss kicking off the week with the 6th Annual Peter Makris Memorial Ride, Saturday, June 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Naswa Resort. Ride around the lake with tons of exciting activities at the Naswa. See www.naswa.com for details. The Lobster Pound will host the Laconia Roadhouse Fight Against Autism on Monday June 11th. At 6 p.m. this Autism Speaks event will feature the band Last Picked Kid and at 9 p.m. The Flutie Brothers Band will take the stage, featuring ...

The Antique Motorcycle Foundation will host a leadership forum for organizations whose primary purpose is the promotion and enjoyment of vintage and antique motorcycles in Mansfield, Ohio on July 19.  This will be the third year for the meeting.  Its purpose is to provide educational opportunities and to give leaders throughout the vintage and antique motorcycle community an opportunity to network and share solutions to common problems.  This year’s Forum will include discussions about club and event liability, communication, and membership marketing and retention.  Hal Johnson, Chairman of the planning committee states, “We’ve found the formal discussions led by experts to be most useful, but you cannot underestimate the importance of dedicated and likeminded vintage and antique motorcycle enthusiasts just ...

The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® welcomes legendary hard rockers Buckcherry to their expanding 2012 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally concert line up on Tuesday August 7, 2012.  The Grammy nominated band brings an unmatched energy and one of a kind show to the Buffalo Chip main stage as part of the Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling™. Buckcherry joins a growing line up of spectacular Sturgis concerts during the motorcycle rally that includes Eric Church, Journey, Zac Brown Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Boston, Loverboy, Sugarland, and many more. Passes are available now for Buckcherry and other concerts at the legendary Sturgis Buffalo Chip® at www.buffalochip.com Buckcherry formed in Los Angeles in 1995, cutting their teeth on the hard rocking Hollywood club scene where they received ...