The Montana Motorcycle Rider Safety program is looking for applicants to help meet demand for rider safety classes in 2015. More teachers are needed in Great Falls, Billings, Bozeman, Helena, Kalispell and Missoula. According to a news release from Montana State University-Northern, the Montana Motorcycle Rider Safety Program is hoping to qualify up to 15 new instructors this year to help less-experienced motorcyclists build riding skills and safe habits. Similar training programs have proven effective in preventing injuries and deaths among novice and moderately experienced motorcycle operators and their passengers. The program holds classes in most major population centers in Montana from April through June. In a typical year, about 1,300 riders complete basic or advanced riding courses. “Being a ...

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Finally, a frame-mounted fairing sized for mid-size motorcycles. No longer do riders of bikes like Harley-Davidson Dynas, FXRs and Sportsters; and Triumph Bonnevilles and Thruxtons, have to settle for a fork-mounted fairing. No more trying to adapt a full-size Bagger fairing to a smaller motorcycle. The Wedge offers the advantages that only a frame-mounted fairing can: a more stable ride, better wind protection, and storage - all in a compact package! Easy installation. Twin LED turn signals. Two halogen headlights - see and be seen! Windshields available in 3 heights, clear or tint. Quality finish means only minor prep is needed before paint. Complete mounting kit: bracket, wiring harness, 'shield, and hdwr. A quality product designed and manufactured in the ...

Here’s a nice power increase that’s easy to install! Zipper's USA-Made Premium Air Cleaner Kits feature internal-breather backing plates CNC-machined from solid billet for strength, performance and beauty. The included cleanable/oilable, pleated gauze element is available in standard 2-1/4" width or Zipper's 5/8" wider MaxFlow unit to really let that engine breathe! Available with satin billet, texture black or chrome plated breather ports. Bolt it on and feel the difference! Advertisement

Make this year's ROT Rally experience one to remember. We are happy to announce that Russ Brown will sponsor the 2015 VIP Party. ROT Rally VIPs are treated to special events and ROT extras. A VIP ticket provides exclusive access to all three nights of the concerts, eligibility for band meet and greets each night and entrance to the Jack Daniels party at the Skyline Bar on Friday from 5-7pm and Saturday from 2-6pm. The special VIP concert experience includes a private viewing area to watch the shows taking place on the main stage amphitheater, access to private air-conditioned restrooms. There is also the chance to mingle with invited celebrities and custom bike builders throughout the Rally. The Russ Brown ...

How would you like to score a huge list of parts and accessories for you and your motorcycle? You can, if you enter the Garage-Girls Ultimate Biker Makeover 2015, brought to you by GEICO Motorcycle. Contestants (girls and guys) must submit an essay 600 words or less as well as a photo (jpeg no larger than 5mb) to bikermakeover@garage-girls.com, describing why they are most in need of a biker makeover. The deadline for entries is July 8, 2015. Submissions will be narrowed down to the final four by a select panel of judges from Garage-Girls based on who they feel most deserves the Ultimate Biker Makeover. The prizes include: a wardrobe of shoes from Harley-Davidson Footwear; a case of full ...

The Arai smacked me, as if I had been crowned king of the road with the Emperor’s new clothes. The visibility was amazing, as if I wasn’t wearing a helmet. I jumped back and donned my other 3/4s to see what they did wrong and it was obvious. They are lacking in peripheral vision. Then there is the comfort and light weight. READ FULL STORY

Indian Motorcycle just announced a partnership with the United Service Organizations (USO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing programs, services and live entertainment to the U.S. troops and their families worldwide. Indian Motorcycle joins the USO as an Official Partner, which will help the USO support our nation’s men and women in uniform, throughout every step of their military journey. “Indian Motorcycle has a proud track record of supporting U.S. troops dating back to WWI and WWII,” said Steve Menneto, vice president of motorcycles for Polaris Industries. “Today two great American organizations with a passion for supporting our troops come together to continue that heritage. Our year-long partnership is a celebration of those who currently serve and those who have served our ...

A March 25, 2015, story informed the public that anyone who has registered a motorcycle in the United States between 1994 and 2015 has been placed on a classified FBI gang list. The reasoning behind creating such a list is the fact that motorcycle owners are 67 percent more likely to be involved in criminal activity than those who do not own a motorcycle. This is an astonishing revelation of facts, but fortunately the facts are false, as is the claim that such a list in the FBI exists. Or does it? We like to think that our government believes in transparency, but there are things that are absolutely hidden from public scrutiny. Read more.

V-Sun Canada recently came to Bikernet for a review on their Go Pro competitor helmet cam. Video recording of motorcycle life and culture, and the new waterproof camera case technology has created a real hobby of creating videos for many biker’s adventures- and rightly so. Youre not going to get anything close to "interesting" recording in a car. Read more.