An Illinois lawmaker wants motorcycle safety to be a formal part of driver’s education courses. The proposal by Republican Rep. Tom Bennett of Gibson City would amend the driver’s education act in the Illinois School Code to require that all behind the wheel instruction include lessons on motorcycle safety and awareness “to ensure students understand their surroundings when operating a motor vehicle.” The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises reports that Bennett says the concern was raised by constituents in his central Illinois district. The state Department of Transportation reports that motorcycle fatalities made up 15 percent of all vehicle fatalities in 2013. Bennett says he purposely kept the language in the proposal general to give schools flexibility.

The minute the 2015 Harley Davidson Road Glide was released, the folks at Klock Werks knew they just had to get their hands on one so they could get to work to adapt the company's patented Flare Windshields to fit the new fairing design. Read the full bike feature.

PPG Automotive Refinish will be going all out Feb. 21-22 for its first appearance at the Easyriders Bike Show. The show takes place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, and draws motorcycle enthusiasts from throughout the Midwest. PPG will make its debut with an array of advanced refinish products, custom bikes and the latest half tanks and speed shapes along with a display of remarkable artwork by the industry’s top painters. Celebrities from the motorcycle world will also be on hand to welcome guests. PPG will showcase its Vibrance Collection refinish product line featuring Crystallance glass flakes, which create bright, intense finishes. Available in silver, sapphire, jade, garnet, topaz and opal pigments, the easy-to-use flakes provide an ...

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Enjoy the low-profile custom look of stretched saddlebags at a fraction of the cost for complete replacements with Küryakyn L.E.D. Saddlebag Extensions for 2014-later Harley-Davidson Touring models. Not only do these extensions look good, but they also offer increased visibility thanks to the wraparound auxiliary Run-Turn-Brake L.E.D. lighting. The injection-molded ABS housings is 24” long x 5” high and feature stainless steel heat shielding for protection from high muffler temperatures. The inward curved-bottom design enhances styling and reduces cornering interference often encountered with other saddlebag extensions. Küryakyn L.E.D. Saddlebag Extensions are available in Chrome with Red Lenses or Gloss Black with Smoked Lenses, come with all hardware for secure mounting and connect via plug-&-play wiring to help simplify installation. Fitment ...

The tunnel used in the Great Escape has finally been unearthed. Excerpt from The Trailblazers News The 111-yard passage nicknamed 'Harry' by Allied prisoners was sealed by the Germans after the audacious break-out from the POW camp Stalag Luft III in western Poland . Despite huge interest in the subject, encouraged by the film starring Steve McQueen, the tunnel remained undisturbed over the decades because it was behind the Iron Curtain and the Soviet authorities had no interest in its significance. But at last British archaeologists have excavated it, and discovered its remarkable secrets. READ more... in Digital Discoveries in the Cantina.

For this year, Performance Machine has designed a road show tour dubbed the Performance Machine Be Iconic Tour to be the acting element in motion for their Be Iconic advertising campaign that is a celebration of their 45th anniversary. The Be Iconic Tour honors every PM customer that purchases and installs a set of PM wheels from the famous PM Blue Rig at a motorcycle rally – making these customers and their machines Iconic in their circle. With a wheel set purchased and installed, PM will give their customer an Iconic gift and an exclusive photo of their cool bike in the PM Iconic booth that will be printed inside a custom PM Iconic frame. PM’s philosophy is that each ...

Here's the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s first band announcement for the Rally’s 75th anniversary celebration this summer. The Chip is revealing an unprecedented number of bands with its first announcement. This is only the first of many surprise announcements the public can expect from the Buffalo Chip in the coming months. “People are very hungry to know who is going to perform at the Chip this year,” said Buffalo Chip President Rod Woodruff. “We usually announce one band at a time, but for this surprise first announcement we really wanted to hit home that the Chip is the Best Party Anywhere and burst out of the gates with a party band from each major genre: rock, hard rock, classic rock and ...

This weekend at the One Motorcycle Show in Portland, Chrome Industries, which is a second-tier sponsor, will be out by the flat track mini bike race with their Chrome Van (dubbed Vanna Black) and Cody McElroy from Dirty Needle Embroidery. McElroy will be making single-needle, free hand, chopper-inspired patches, with all proceeds going to his wife who is saving money for a kidney transplant. We thought you might be interested in stopping by at some point during the show and meeting with McElroy and/or highlighting the news to your audience. In addition, all One Show patch purchasers can bring their patch to the Chrome HUB in Portland for installation. As you may know, Chrome Industries is the original maker of ...

New for 2016, Indian Motorcycle's Dark Horse offers an understated variation on the Indian Chief theme. The new model is an ideal platform for customizing too. - See more here