Check out this month's product guide from J&P Cycles. Helping illustrate what's hot on the J&P catalog now is the following video. Enjoy! Advertisement

Shaun Ruddy of Coup deVille had a day. He came up on stage three times and took People's Choice, MOD Custom and FreeStyle. His custom Retro Trike was the first bike at the entrance of the show and literally created a traffic jam during the Progressive International Motorcycle Show. Read the whole story and see the results from the Portland edition of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show here.  

Yamaha has unveiled Motobot, a humanoid robot designed to ride superbikes. The initial version showcased here travels slowly and needs training wheels, but Yamaha says it hopes to get Motobot riding at speeds exceeding 120MPH on a race track. Enjoy the promo video below. Yamaha sees its robotic rider as a testbed for rider safety and support systems, both of which have to work well under punishing conditions. It could also lead to technology that's useful outside of the bike world. Motobot Yamaha by Last-Video

Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines blasted to a win in the Pro Stock Motorcycle final at the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas and leads NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs with one race left on the schedule. Hines, the defending and four-time class champion, raced a Harley-Davidson V-Rod motorcycle through the Pro Stock Motorcycle field and won for the third time in five 2015 Countdown races. “This was a team win all the way,” said Hines, who now has 42 Pro Stock Motorcycle final-round wins in his career. “My V-Rod really performed when I needed it most in that last round.” Hines now holds a 46-point lead over second place heading into the NHRA Finals in ...

Pick the right costume this weekend!  

There are many ways you can smooth and extend the looks of your touring Harley's bag. Klock Werks has custom saddlebag latch covers and hinge inserts. “At Klock Werks we understand that great looking motorcycles have every little detail worked out, so we continue to make it easy for you to achieve a custom look from your own garage,” states Dan Cheeseman, Klock Werks C.O.O. “The details aren’t accessories; they are necessities and replacing your latch covers or inserts and adding ex- tensions is necessary to take your bike from good, to great!” Klock Werks Saddlebag Extensions feature fiberglass construction with a gelcoat finish for easy bonding to any FL model with hard saddlebags. The wider lip allows for easy mounting ...

AMC has announced its upcoming, non-fiction series starring The Walking Dead's actor, Norman Reedus. "Ride with Norman Reedus" is set to premiere in 2016. During the scheduled 6 episodes, you will follow Norman as he takes viewers "on a ride on the open road to explore local motorcycle culture and its history and celebrate some of the best and brightest collectors, mechanics and motorcycle craftsmen around the country," says AMC. In the meantime, enjoy an AMC video feature showing Daryl Dixon's current ride in this season of The Walking Dead.

Mustang rolls into the 2016 Progressive International Motorcycle Show (IMS) series with some surprises starting this weekend in Portland, Oregon. One year after Mustang celebrated its 35th anniversary, the IMS tour kicks off its own 35th edition of the largest motorcycle shows in the country. Spanning 10 cities and stretching from October 2015 to the final stop in Phoenix on February 20-21, 2016, Mustang will be at every venue this season to show off what a difference comfort makes. "This Halloween weekend, we will be treating people in Portland to the finest seats in the house," says Mustang's business development director, Marilyn Simmons. "No tricks, just the most comfortable motorcycle seats you have ever experienced." To facilitate even more experiences, ...

It’s been exactly 121 days since the so-called biker gang shootout in Waco. Despite nine deaths and a mass arrest of 177 people – each held for days or weeks on one million dollar bonds – not only has there been no evidence offered to support those arrests, there have been exactly zero formal charges brought against anyone. And there’s been no word whatsoever on whether (or when) cases might be presented to a grand jury – which is currently led by a Waco police detective. But wait, there’s more: to make sure no one talks about this case, there’s a gag order in place. Read the whole story here.

Via Reuters Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) aggressive recruitment of auto experts as it explores building a car has left Mission Motors in the dust. Mission Motors, whose sleek electric bikes drew comparisons to Tesla's cars, ceased operations in May after losing some of its top engineering talent to Apple, according to sources close to Mission. Although it has never openly acknowledged it is looking into building an electric car, Apple has recruited dozens of auto experts, many from car makers like Ford or Mercedes-Benz, which shrugged off the departures. As tech giants vie to define the future of personal transportation, dangling higher salaries and a more secure future, the defections can be devastating for startups, industry insiders said. Some close to Mission Motors ...