By John S. Hausman  September 24, 2013 at 7:11 PM, MLive.com, Muskegon   MUSKEGON, MI – Eric “Rick” VanDam of Muskegon wishes the driver who cost VanDam his leg and two of his friends would have looked him in the eye when they sat a few feet apart Tuesday in a Wisconsin courtroom packed with bikers and supporters. But VanDam says he’s reasonably satisfied with a plea agreement that will put Clinton Lovelace behind bars for decades.   Clinton Lovelace MLive file photo Lovelace, 26, entered pleas Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 24, that convicted him of two counts of homicide by negligent use of a motor vehicle and three counts of reckless injury/endangering safety. The pleas were entered in Fond du ...

  By Frankie Barbato/Daily News Correspondent The MetroWest Daily News   BOSTON — Even though he was injured in a motorcycle accident, Rick Gleason thinks that Massachusetts motorcyclists should have a choice about wearing a helmet. Gleason, who started riding motorcycles behind his father at age 5, testified Tuesday on behalf of the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association in support of legislation that would lift the state's requirement that all motorcyclists wear helmets. "The bills in no way direct you to not wear a helmet, they just give you a choice," he said. The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation is considering two separate bills that would make helmet use optional. One, filed, by state Rep. Marc Lombardo, D-Billerica, would require riders and passengers ...

Why We Ride is a story about who we are. Individuals with a desire to dream, discover, and explore. Seeking a life outside our daily confinements and sharing those moments together. It’s a story about the journey, not the destination. Motorcycles represent the milestones of our lives. From a kid’s dream come true, to a retiree’s return to freedom. From a family riding together on the sand dunes, to hundreds of choppers carving through the canyons — the bond is the same. It’s about the passion of the riders and the soul of their machines. Your senses will heighten as the world rushes in, your heart will beat to the pulse of the engine, your mind will race and set ...

Come join the First Lady of Long Beach Nancy Foster in supporting the Inaugural Car & Motorcycle Show benefiting the Long Beach Ronald McDonald House on Sunday, September 29th at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center Back Lot & Rainbow Lagoon. http://bit.ly/1esooUK See the whole story in the Thursday News on Bikernet and watch Bandit judge the bike show on Sunday.

  Paul Charman on that crazy era when opposing US and Japanese armies both rode Harleys out to battle If you loved V-twins, New Zealand must have been ''Hog Heaven'' back in 1943. Suddenly we had shiploads of US military Harley-Davidson motorcycles, swarming up and down Auckland's Queen St and Wellington's Lambton Quay. But by about 1945 they'd almost all vanished, taken home by our departing American allies. The Marines and GIs were a hit with Kiwi girls, though the pleasure was often short-lived. Thousands of those ''handsome Yanks'', many barely in their twenties, got mowed down in island battles from the Solomons to Iwo Jima. READ MORE in The Cantina  

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The Research & Development team, at 7eye by Panoptx eyewear, continues to be industry-leading innovators in developing cutting-edge technology for motorcycle ‘ridewear’. ‘Launching unique eyewear products has remained our goal since 1996 and we’ve created some ‘real game changers this time around’ reports Marcel Schiro the companies VP of Sales and Marketing. Being designer-manufacturer we have abilities and leverage, to introduce new methods, innovative designs, fitting and comfort that speak to every user depending on their unique needs. Schiro states. The Derby, Panhead and Rocker set a new standard for features in Peripheral vision, overall fit, adjustability and versatility as evidenced in Rocker with a patented interchangeable lens module. Fit is a key ingredient and rather than present a one-size-fits-all ...

The California Highway Patrol will have some of its Bay Area officers riding Harley Davidson motorcycles as soon as next week, thanks to a dealership in Oakland. The CHP recently finalized a deal to purchase 121 Harley Davidson Electra Glide motorcycles from Oakland Harley-Davidson. Read more

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  Did you know Mona Alsop and Bikernet Betsy will star in a new Biker Housewives series. We also heard talk of another Build-off Series by Thom Beers. A Discovery employee told Bandit a secret about the successful show series, but the bastard won't give it up just yet. Hang On!