The first Victory electric race bike that Irishman Lee Johnston rode to the podium in the Isle of Man / SES TT Zero race event has been returned to Brammo Headquarters in Talent, OR after police tracked the machine down to a local individual. The Victory prototype electric TT motorcycle, powered by Brammo, was recovered with damaged bodywork and the rear wheel removed, but largely complete, by police in a search of an individual’s rental residence at 10:30 pm Sunday night. The Talent Police Department worked the case aggressively throughout the weekend and were able to get information on the bikes whereabouts by late Sunday afternoon. A warrant was served for a rental residence ending in the custody of two ...

Butler Motorcycle Maps has just released the all-new Oregon map—a collection of 5,385 miles of the very best motorcycle roads in the Northwest highlighted, rated and described for your ride-planning pleasure. The road-hungry scouts at Butler burned 28,418 miles of roads to bring you the best Oregon map available in motorcycling. They even took on a Mountain Lion attack to make sure that every obscure back road in the Oregon was scouted. “Oregon is just an incredible place for motorcyclists,” said Court Butler, head of scouting, sweeping and coffee production for Butler Motorcycle Maps. “We’ve put in some amazingly scenic, sporty and sensational miles into the Oregon map for all to enjoy. From the high desert to the Cascade and Coastal ...

The BLM did not order the hundreds of high-speed auto racers from throughout the world to stay away. But the agency said in a news release that if the thickness of the salt does not increase soon — presumably by evaporation — "it will likely limit racing opportunities on the Bonneville Salt Flats this year to the shorter track area with good surface salt." Read more.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Erik Buell's business may be selling at auction Tuesday, but that hasn't extinguished the man's enthusiasm for making yet another comeback in the motorcycle industry. Continue reading.

Inspired by classic dirt-track racing jackets, the new Bristol men’s jacket utilizes RSD’s unique new “Buff” leather in either brown or black. The top grain cowhide in .8mm - .9mm thickness ensures proven durability and protection with the light distressed finish allowing easy break-in. Foamed quilted areas on the shoulder, elbow and back bring a level of protection and heritage style, and with stretch nylon sleeve inserts, power stretch shoulders and side adjusters the fit is aggressive and comfortable. Features: Top grain cowhide (.8mm-.9mm thickness) Aggressive riding fit with rotated, pre-curved sleeves, dropped back length and relaxed collar opening Quilted accents, shoulders, elbow, lower back Power stretch back shoulder panels Stretch nylon panel sleeve inserts Zip pockets Zip close cuffs ...

The American Biker team in Charleston, SC scrambled to install the new paint with modified sheet metal by Rich Worley and Aeromach accessories just one week before I flew in from Los Angeles, just a couple of days before our run to the SmokeOut 16. There’s a lot to cover here and now, before I jump on another flight for the Badlands and cover the remaining leg of the first Indian Cross Country since the company kicked off under the Polaris Brand. The American Biker crew commented numerous times how easy it is to work on the new Indians, and I can attest to how spotless it ran after all the mods and monkeying around we did. Read more.

From sunrise to moonshine with the Freedom of Road Riders of Missouri By David Campbell In January I received a note from Bandit asking if I was up for covering the Mid America Freedom Rally in Buckhorn Missouri. Well being a Missouri boy, relocated to Colorado, I jumped at the idea of a ride back to my old stomping grounds. After a few email with Sue Miller secretary for Freedom of Road Riders of Missouri, I was all set. I know you have heard this many times before but it rings true, "its not the destination but the journey that makes the trip". This journey brought home some good feelings. It opened a place in my heart that I think ...

Hey, It’s that time of year. It’s nuts. I don’t know about you, but I’m thinking about the run to the Badlands in February during the Cincy V-Twin Show. My two biggest events of the year include V-Twin and Sturgis. Then of course the SmokeOut is my eastern player. This year the scramble has a twisted bent. I’m going on the first Sturgis Underhanded Run with just a handful of riders from the East Coast. We will be hold up in a small Deadwood cabin for a week, two weeks prior to the big 75th Anniversary of the Sturgis Run. Read the news here.

If you asked someone if one motorcycle could make or break a man’s livelihood, you will get a handful of variations. Most answers would be based on the individual's life-perspective at the time. Humans, but men in particular, place a great deal of mythology in certain tools. Tools that create habit. Guns, fishing lures, baseball gloves… coffee mugs. Even greater are the spirits inside these “obsolete” machines, like muscle cars, shaving razors, and cast iron pans… These things grow in value despite despite the manufacturer’s endorsement of newer models. Continue reading.

Custom Cycle Engineering has developed the 1st Steering Damper system for the Harley Dresser models. As functional as it's gorgeous, it uses custom-designed clamps and brackets to position a Shindy Steering Stabilizer in the optimum location so the damper can be installed with minimum effort. The installation of the Steering Damper stabilizes the front fork and helps with front end wobble. The damper is mounted parallel to the frame. Fits most Dressers up to 2007 with stock crash bars & a non-fixed fairing. SDS 2013-1 Parallel Steering Damper for FLH’s Advertisement