The Washington Post reports that in a twist to the foreign-fighter syndrome sweeping Europe, a handful of bikers are vowing to bring the pain to the Islamic State. Already, the leader of the Dutch biker gang No Surrender has claimed that three of his peers have joined the fight against the Islamist militant group in the Middle East. But the ranks of “biker fighters” appear to be growing. Now, at least a couple of members of a German biker club say they, too, have signed up. Read more.

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  2014 Progressive International Motorcycle Show - Long Beach, CA. Story and Photos by Paul Garson. Sometimes the best show at a bike show is in the parking lot. People ride up on real world motorcycles of all flavors and often as not you can amble over and strike up a conversation, and like they say on the TV reality series “Pawn Stars” you never know what will walk into the shop. Read more...  

From the Onion: In a 45-minute video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, threatened to soon inflict a wave of peace and tranquility on the West. Speaking in front of a nondescript altar surrounded by candles, burning sticks of incense, and a small golden statue of the Buddha, Rinpoche did not specify when or where an assault of profound inner stillness would occur, but stated in no uncertain terms that the fundamentalist Buddhist cell plans to target all Western suffering. “In the name of the Great Teacher, we will stop at nothing to unleash a firestorm of empathy, compassion, and true selflessness upon the West,” said Rinpoche, adding that all enemies of ...

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  The first chili cook off was the result of a disagreement between Roscoe and his roommate. Photos by Jack McIntyre. There are many sides to the biker lifestyle, 99.9% of it is extremely positive and giving. The Roscoes Chili Challenge is an example of the “gathering of bikers, new and old” where clothes are optional and the atmosphere is be happy. In the Cantina...

  Installation of a Mikuni HSR series flat slide carburetor. By Scooter Tramp Scotty Although the Mikuni HRS comes from the factory already set up for evolution engine applications, Rob tweaked the new carburetor just a little to accommodate my high-flow air filter, Cycle Shack exhaust, and Andrews cam. The Mikuni kit also includes the proper jets for twin cam engines as well; although these must be installed before mounting the carb. Rob is also only a phone call away from any customer who needs proper tuning information and advice.   READ more....  

Andrew Hines earned his fourth NHRA Mello Yello world championship with a win in the first round of Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the NHRA Auto Club Finals at Auto Club Raceway. Hines started the weekend with a 92-point lead over his teammate, Ed Krawiec, maintained an 89-point lead through qualifying, and clinched the title with a win over Tough Girl Design Suzuki rider Katie Sullivan in the first round on Sunday. Riding a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® motorcycle, Hines becomes just the second rider to win four Pro Stock Motorcycle championships. “Twelve years ago I was given a chance by Harley-Davidson to ride a second V-Rod motorcycle for this team, and today I can’t thank Harley enough for all of the ...

As a layer of early snow is blanketing the land, it's probably time to get cracking on your winter project. Why not try to squeeze more power out of your Twin Cam? New from Zipper’s is the Muscle 107 kit for 2007-up Twin Cam engines. Zipper’s has carefully developed this package with optimized compression, porting, camshaft design and inlet flow, combined with our best-in- class finish work, extensive dyno and ride testing to deliver a very balanced engine kit that will not disappoint! The Muscle 107 delivers fantastic power curves with both torque and horsepower reaching north of 120. This power is very smooth and broad, with torque over 100 ft/lbs from below 3,000 RPM’s to above 6,000! Kit includes ...

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