HB 370 to be voted on the House floor Friday 2-27-15 at 9:00am
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We need you to call 800-372-7181 and ask your State Rep. to "Vote YES on HB 370." Ask your friends, family and co-workers to do the same.Time to light up the switchboards and get the bill through. HB 370 is our red light bill. If passed it will allow a motorcycle to proceed through a red light if it fails to operate after 2 minutes or 2 cycles of the light with no other oncoming traffic. Make the call now. Tomorrow is already too late.
Read More Screamin' Eagle 120 Crate Motor; Massive Bagger Power
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106-HP/117 lb. ft. Performance Potential; Bolt-In Installation; Street Legal Harley-Davidson's Screaminā Eagle SE120ST Crate Motor (P/N 19221-15, $5,695.00)Ā is possiblyĀ the ultimate in factory-engineered street performance. The 120-cubic-inch engine is designed for bolt-in installation in an Original Equipment-style Harley-Davidson Touring chassis with no required fabrication or engine mount relocation. Equipped with a Screaminā Eagle 58mm Throttle Body thatās 18 percent larger than stock, this engine is capable of producing 106 horsepower and 117 lb-ft of torque at the rear wheel. The crankcase, cylinders and heads are painted black and feature machined aluminum highlights and chrome covers. For best performance results, Harley-Davidson recommends combining this engine with a Screaminā Eagle 58mm High-Flow Air Cleaner (P/N 29400222, $159.95) and a Screaminā Eagle High Flow ...
Read More Try a Klock Werks Flare WindshieldĀ at Daytona Bike Week
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Klock Werks givesĀ motorcycle riders a chance to take advantage of their freeĀ āTry it Before You Buy Itā Flare Windshield Test Rides during Daytona Bike Week this March 6th-15th. āWe are proud to offer this opportunity to riders,ā stated Brian Klock, President of Klock Werks. āEveryone wants to try something new before making the commitment, and our āTry it Before You Buy itā program is the perfect opportunity to let riders feel the difference our Flare Windshield makes over riding with a stock shield.ā To take a Klock Werks Flareā¢ Windshield out for a test ride, just stop by and visit Klock Werks at J&P Cycles located at Destination Daytona at the junction of I-95 and US 1, Ormond Beach, Florida. ...
Read More Interview With The World Champ Fred "Krugger" Bertrand
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Fred āKruggerā Bertrand is not a new player in the world of international motorcycle builders. At the age of five he had his first motorcycle and started racing at seven. At nineteen he ended his racing carrier and then started an apprenticeship in coach building. Read the whole story here.
Read More Mama Tried Bike Show Photo Essay
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Mama Tried just wrapped. It is an indoor motorcycle invitational, showcasing the most honest, home-built and unusual bikes in the Midwest. Make sure yo check out our photo essay here.
Read More Harley-Davidson Project Livewire Goes Worldwide
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Riders around the world will have the chance to add their voices to help shape the future of Project LiveWire, Harley-Davidsonās first electric motorcycle, as the companyās Project LiveWireā¢ Experience tour expands globally in 2015. Read the feature here.
Read More Ducati Desmosedici GP15 makes track debut today at Sepang
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One week after its world premiere at the Ducati Auditorium in Borgo Panigale, the new Desmosedici GP15 took to the track today in the IRTA tests at Sepang International Circuit, for the first time in the hands of the two factory Ducati Team riders. Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone first completed a few laps on their usual GP14.3 bikes, which had been used in the Sepang 1 tests at the start of February, before stepping onto their new machines for the first time. Dovizioso lapped on the GP14.3 in 2ā01.355, which was tenth quickest time of the day, before focussing entirely on his new bike, with which he completed 17 laps, the best of which in 2ā01.692. Iannone did a ...
Read More A Vintage Harley for Under $1,000. What's The Catch?
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You don't even need to license to operate this motorcycle... Get yours today here.
Read More In Honor Of Richard Kranzler Sunday Post
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Hey, We lost a 46-year-old staff member this week to a massive heard attack. Richard Kranzler was an inspiration, a diehard biker, a bikernet fan, an Easyriders reader, a non-stop enthusiast, a computer tech head, an internet guru, a performance nut, and a constant good friend. Click here to read the Sunday Post.
Read More California May Regulate Motorcycle Lane-Splitting
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AB 51 is a new bill that would make lane-splitting unequivocally legal, permissible when traffic is moving at 30 mph or less and when motorcyclists drive no more than 10 mph faster than nearby traffic. A UC Berkeley study released last fall found that lane-splitting is no more perilous than riding a motorcycle in a marked lane except when motorcyclists drive 10 or more mph faster than the surrounding traffic. Bill Quirk, the bill's author, told KCET that he wrote the proposal because of his "concern for traffic safety," and state agencies' "inability" to educate drivers after the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Highway Patrol both removed lane-splitting safety guidelines from their materials last summer. A fact sheet ...
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