By Spitfire The morning air was cool and foggy as the riders headed out into the narrow winding West Virginia back roads. Today we only got 8 pages of typed driving instructions instead of the 12 pages we got on day one and the 13 pages for day two. It looks like the hills won’t be so steep. Elevations will range from 500 to 1500 feet. The course is 218 miles with a hosted lunch stop at S&P Harley Davidson in Williamstown, WV. People were happy to be to the road. Several of the riders stayed with their crews to work on their bikes. I was 12 miles into the course before I saw the first bike pulled over. I ...

I would like to invite you, and your company, to the Exile Cycles 20th Anniversary Party! The Event takes place on Sunday October 9th 2016 from 11am to 5pm at the old Western Town inside Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills, California. This is an awesome venue in the beautiful Santa Monica mountains just a mile or so from the world-famous Rock Store and minutes from the Malibu coast-line. There will be live music, bike show, vendors, craft beers, food-trucks and good-times. Perhaps you joined us for Exile Cycles' almost legendary 10th Anniversary Bash? The Event is free, but, as usual, we will be accepting donations to aid the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Free Vendor Space There is plenty of free ...

Garage-Girls and Geico Motorcycle are proud to announce this years Ultimate Biker Makeover winner; Leah Misch from LaCrosse, WI. Leah was selected among over 63 entries to this years contest from the story and photo she submitted. Contestants (Girls and Guys) were asked to submit a 600 words or less essay – describing why they are most in need of a biker makeover as well as a photo. Deadline for entries was July 9th 2016. Submissions were narrowed down to the final four by selected judges from Garage-Girls. From there, the judges had to make the tough decision of who they felt most deserved the Ultimate Biker Makeover. Leah will get to take home all the prizes which include; A ...

by Spitfire Today began with a flurry of activity, riders lined up by classes. Class 1 is the oldest machines with the smallest engines. They are allowed to leave first, Class 2 leaves 30 minutes later and class 3 leaves 60 minutes after class 1. Even with that advantage, the “newer” motorcycles will likely pass all of the class one motorcycles midway through the course. Day One had taken its toll on a number of the machines. Some of the 28 that had been brought in on a trailer the night before were able to be tweaked or fixed overnight while others were still being worked on. Today promised more rural riding but higher elevations (300 to 3000 ft) and ...

Viola, Wisconsin based S&S Cycle has released details of the first of what looks set to be a series of EC approval product announcements. Their popular Stealth air cleaner kits are now available E9 approved for cable or throttle by wire throttle body 103 and 110 inch Dyna and Softail models, as well as EFi 883 and 1200cc Sportsters. With a choice of optional Air 1, Tri-Spoke and Torker and a variety of other cover options covers also available, ‘Stealth’ air cleaners offer an increased filter area, combined with an air horn like radiused inlet and unique S&S Stinger cone to allow smoother and faster air flow. They can be run with or without an air cleaner cover; they can ...

While most PM wheel designs have their TUV stamp of approval, the Revel and Virtue designs from the prestigious Contour Collection series have just earned their certification - allowing these two wheel designs to be legal for street use in every part of Europe. Performance Machine has been testing their wheels in-house using TUV standards for decades. TUV is the European standard for testing and approval for legal street use. Although the PM facility has received TUV certification from the testing entity, each wheel is required to be tested by a European facility in order to be approved for street use throughout Europe. Performance Machine Revel Wheel Each wheel design and size, ranging from stock replacement up to 26 x ...

I doubt anyone got much sleep. They were up early, thoughtfully dressed in their best 1st day attire and most were ready for the challenges the day might bring. The first day of this historic adventure began in Atlantic City on the Boardwalk outside of Harry’s Oyster Bar. Motorized vehicles are not typically allowed on the carefully created and maintained wooden walkway that lines the Atlantic Ocean but today the city made an exception. I was the first to arrive at the location. Bicycles and pedestrians were enjoying a quiet morning. I knew that was about to change. Soon the Staff started to arrive and shortly after Stage 1 riders. The goal was to line all of the bikes along ...

Compared to the Twin Cam 103 and 110, the Milwaukee-Eight’s increased displacement, higher compression ratio and four-valve cylinder heads provide 50 percent more intake and exhaust flow capacity resulting in 10 percent more torque across the board. Bikes equipped with the new engine are claimed to accelerate much faster off the line (8-11 percent quicker at 0-60 mph) and in top gear roll-ons (11-12 percent quicker at 60-80 mph).  But this 2017 Laguna Orange Street Glide Special 107ci has the  Screamin' Eagle line of street-legal Stage I, II and III kits and delivers 24 percent increase in torque over the stock engine.  READ FULL STORY

Eric, with his finished 106-inch Dyna. New FXR coming up... FXRs are hot property these days. We’ve been talking FXRs for some time. Kevin Alsop from Big Bear Choppers picked up the vibe and ran with it, developing new components and stronger frames to support more horsepower. Yaniv from Power Plant recently shifted from bobbers to FXRs. They are the street warriors’ ride for crazed, grid-locked Los Angeles asphalt. They are nimble, fast, strong, reliable, and mostly narrow for splitting lanes at 100 mph while doing a wheel stand. Read the entire article here.

Remember to be patient if you ever find yourself caught in heavy traffic. Other people need to use the road, so be kind and courteous.