IMS/Ultimate Builder Show -- New York Text and Photos by Jack Mcintyre Lights, Camera, ACTION!,  and lots of it, morning to the next morning, does this town ever sleep??? Being from Philly, NYC is a skip and a jump up the Turnpike. I'm in Manhattan as often as possible because it’s clearly one of the greatest cities on Earth. Now for the reason of my latest trip up, the International Motorcycle Shows, Ultimate Builders Competition. The guys sent out a distress call to me to help, because I'm just that great... well not really, but they did need my help, and I'm more than happy to do so. Bob Kay & Jeff Najar from Bikerpros.com run the Ultimate Builders ...

Norton Motorcycles reports a significant boost is global sales after Prince William was snapped near a Norton SG2 TT at the Motorcycle Live trade show at Birmingham's NEC in early December. Leicester Mercury reported that the images of the Duke of Cambridge straddling the motorbike created great interest in the US with chief executive of Norton, Stuart Garner, explaining that it received significant orders following the publication of the pictures. He told the news provider: "It [the Prince William photo] has helped bring awareness of the brand over there which we wouldn't have ordinarily got. It helps to extend the brand reach." Mr Garner added that he managed to have a chat with the Duke of Cambridge who informed him ...

Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally Inc. (SMRi), official stewards of the Sturgis® brand, have announced that they will once again donate $50,000 to Sturgis® Rally Charities Foundation who will in turn distribute that to local charities in and around the Sturgis community. This is the third year in a row that SMRi has made a contribution, all of which have been made possible by community supported licensing agreements that SMRi manages for the Sturgis® brand. In addition SMRi has the pleasure of welcoming two new volunteer board members, Scott Reiman and the Mayor of Sturgis Mark Carstensen "We are really excited to have Scott Reiman, Vice President at First Interstate Bank in Sturgis and Sturgis Mayor Carstensen as our newest members of ...

Royal Enfield Continental GT, was recipient of Indian Motorcycle of the Year 2014 awards. Contending with Royal Enfield Continental GT were the Centuro, KTM Duke 390 and Hyosung Aquila Pro. The motorcycles were judged on basis of price, performance, style, fuel efficiency, safety standards, comfort features and technical innovations besides adaptability to Indian riding conditions. All four short listed motorcycles were of the highest standards. Aquila Pro excelled in comfort while 390 Duke was fast and Centuro was well equipped for an entry level motorcycle. However it was Continental GT that was declared a winner by six of the nine jurors, due to its looks, stability, rideability and also for the fact that it was reasonably priced.

He’s never even competed in the Dakar Rally, yet Jeremias Gonzalez Ferioli has already claimed his first record. He turned 18 in December, and will join the starting line of the 2014 edition of Dakar as it’s youngest participant ever. The Argentinian quad biker set his sights on Dakar almost 4 years ago, when he was competing in the Argentinian off-road championship. He won an entry by winning the Dakar Challenge in 2013. There’s one small glitch though, in order to compete in Chile, he will have to pass his motorcycle licence first, something he’s confident won’t be an obstacle.

NAMZ Custom Cycle Products Inc. purchased Badlands Motorcycle Products Inc.! “The deal took a while to get completed but all good things work out in the end” says NAMZ President, Jeff Zielinski. “We have been working closely together for well over 10-years as NAMZ designs and manufactures all Badlands wiring harnesses for their modules.” Badlands President, Dan Lewis felt that NAMZ would be able to take his company to a higher level of operational excellence, improve distribution and increase productivity. “They are the best at what they do and the synergies between our companies make this deal a no brainer for NAMZ and the future of Badlands,” says Dan. NAMZ will close down the Badlands location in Sparks Nevada and ...

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    THE AIM/NCOM Motorcycle E-News Service By Bill Bish, thanks to Richard Lester and NCOM, with photos from the Bob T. collection Congressman Demands Anti-Motorcycle Explanation from CDC, Global Motorcycle Industry Projected Expansion, US Traffic Deaths Are On The Rise, Motorcyclists Are Safer Behind The Wheel, Motorcycle Thefts Decline, FEDS Set Up Road Blocks to Harvest DNA, LAPD to Pay $10 Million in Ticket Quota Controversy, Motorcyclists in Australia Protest Anti-Bikie Laws QUOTABLE QUOTE: "A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury." ~ John Stuart Mill, (1806-1873) philosopher and economist CLICK TO READ ARTICLE   Advertisement  

Rivera Primo set out to make an affordable headlight that would literally outshine the competition, both in design and actual light pointed down the road. The idea was to make a headlamp that would draw less current than a incandescent lamp, so it would work both on an older charging system or a new high-output system. Meet the Phase 2 HedLED 7-inch headlamp. It incorporates LED turn signals with a ultra bright LED high & low beam and uses a glass lens...not plastic!   Advertisement

California Highway Patrol officials announced Wednesday they have broken up three Los Angeles County-based motorcycle theft rings, including one in Long Beach. The alleged rings, also in Santa Fe Springs and the San Fernando Valley, focused on stealing sport bikes and parts. The investigation, known as Operation Wheel Spin, resulted in 51 arrests, and the recovery of 110 stolen motorcycles and 29 parts, according to officials from the CHP. “These parts are worth almost $1 million in property value,” said Dan Bower, CHP Southern Division Chief. “Vehicle theft is an increasing problem in California.” After CHP investigators went undercover, they discovered the stolen parts were being sold online to locations out of state and out of the country, Bower said. ...