Yesterday was a great day at Gettysburg BIke Week 2014 (#gbw2014)! Record crowds came out on a Thursday night to see Robbing Knoll, Whiskey Demon, Silvertung and Tesla rock! With the 8 p.m. headliner being Tesla, there was barely room to move close to the stage and Tesla put on a great performance lasting over 1.5 hrs of their classic power ballads and rock. Friday brings more of the same with Jack Schit hosting, more bands and the addition of TRU tv's Flaunt Girls, a tattoo contest, The Kentucky Headhunters and 8 year old drumming prodigy Avery Molek. If you would like to arrange interviews need imagery or media access please call me at 970-227-3588 GBW address is Granite Hill ...

Mustang Seats LLC chose Sturgis to present their new Vintage Wide Touring seats for the 2014 Indian Chief/Chieftain motorcycles. Fans of the new Indians can get their first look at these saddles at the Mustang display at the J&P Cycles Store on Lazelle during the Sturgis Rally. "We have always had an affinity for Indian motorcycles," notes Mustang's Marketing Director Marilyn Simmons. "The original Indian factory in Springfield is just 17 miles away from Mustang's historic factory in Three Rivers, Massachusetts. The monumental effort to bring the Indian brand back is not lost on us, so our R&D team took extra care in creating our replacement seats for the Indian Chief." Riders in Sturgis will be among the first in the nation to ...

According to the Leicester Mercury, hundreds of youngsters are to be trained to build motorcycles in the grounds of a historic country house for Norton Motorcycles. The company is looking to recruit 40 apprentices by September, when the three-year course will begin. It eventually plans to take in 100 trainees a year. The creation of the British Motorcycle Manufacturing Academy is part of Norton owner Stuart Garner's dream of producing a motorcycle that is totally British made. At the moment, 83 per cent of parts for his bikes are made in England. "We want to make a 100 per cent British-made motorcycle," he said. "But this is hard to do because there's no way of buying some of the parts in the ...

 Bikernet Baggers Editor, Krash Kranzler got to talk with John Shope and Kody McNew for a few minutes  about this upcoming season. Check it out!  

Effective July 15, 2014 George B. Smith (71), current Chairman of the Board and CEO of S&S Cycle, will retire from regular involvement and become Chairman Emeritus. In his new role, he will continue to work with the S&S Cycle Board of Directors on strategic initiatives and other critical issues. With Smith’s retirement John McGinnis, an S&S Board Director since 2007 and Vice-Chairman the past three years, has been elected Chairman of the Board effective on that date. Smith has been working closely with McGinnis on many significant projects which have prepared McGinnis for a smooth transition. In addition to his S&S Cycle Board involvement, Mr. McGinnis has been President of successful businesses and serves on several other company Boards. ...

As the grandson of a long-time Indian dealer (and 16 other brands ranging from AJS to Zundapp), Eric Trow has been a continually active motorcyclist since his first solo ride at the age of eight. Trow, recipient of the 2013 AMA Outstanding Road Rider Award, currently owns and operates Stayin’ Safe, the nation’s premier on-road advanced rider training program. He is a respected moto-journalist, penning the popular Riding Well column each month for Rider magazine. Trow is also a popular keynote speaker and a founding member of the Greater Pittsburgh Motorcycle Safety Council. In addition to his work in motorcycling, Trow is an award-winning creative talent and marketing strategist, most recently working as vice president/strategy director for a top-100 U.S. ...

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Rivera Primo now offers a 7-inch headlamp that doesn't look like something out of a sci-fi flick, something that would look great on a 2014 touring model or a 1950 Panhead FL or anything in between. And what the hell ever happened to real glass? HedLED next generation is born... They also wanted the light to outshine all others, both in design and actual light pointed down the road. A headlamp that would draw less current than a incandescant lamp so it would work great both on an older charging system or a new high output sytem. A headlamp that would incorporate Rivera Primo's signature LED turn signals with a ultra bright LED high & low beam and all under glass..not plastic. The PHASE 2™ ...

It’s the largest Evel Knievel collection ever assembled—a collection more complete than even the daredevil himself amassed in one place! Get a first hand look at the most comprehensive and authentic collection of Evel Knievel memorabilia in the world, on display during Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana July 24-26. It includes Knievel’s performance leathers, never-before-seen photographs, X-rays of Evel’s broken bones, plus his original jump bikes and his personal helmets. Said Lathan McKay, owner of the collection, “After years of Evel’s possessions being lost in obscurity and so many things sold, stolen or missing, the collection is coming back together.” He terms the hunt and discovery process, “Evel Archaeology.” During Evel Knievel Days, Evel’s son and a daredevil in ...

Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines scored his third final-round win of the season and added to his Pro Stock Motorcycle points lead at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, part of the NHRA Mellow Yello Drag Racing Series. After qualifying his Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® motorcycle just 10th with an Elapsed Time (ET) of 6.931 seconds, Hines found improved performance on Sunday and defeated Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana in the final. “We broke out new a V-Rod motorcycle for this weekend, and it was giving us fits in qualifying,” said Hines. “This morning we changed the tune up and to be honest it was kind of our Hail Mary for the ...