Zero Motorcycles just announced the arrival of its all-new 2013 Zero MMX military motorcycle.  The MMX was developed exclusively for military use in the U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) and provides Special Operations riders with unique tactical advantages over traditional combustion motorcycles, as the electric powertrain allows for rapid movement over hostile terrain in near silence and minimal heat signature. Zero Motorcycles’ engineering team worked under military contract to develop the motorcycle. The MMX has met the most stringent standards set forth by the U.S. military, as an undisclosed number of MMX motorcycles are currently undergoing full operational testing. "it was a very rewarding experience for the Zero team to go through such an exacting development process. The military needed ...

Bikernet presents a kickass tech on how to significantly improve handling performance of your Touring bike, thanks to Custom Cycle Engineering. Do yourself a favor and check this one out, by Australian Bikernet correspondant and Heavy Duty Magazine Editor, Doc Robinson. Click on the image below to read the whole tech on Bikernet.

Very well done car chase video. Will someone step up and do something with motorcycles now?  Micro Mayhem! from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios on Vimeo.

Tucked away in a small warehouse off Geneva Road in Orem, Sean Jordan can be found getting his hands dirty as he strips, repairs and builds motorcycles at Grim Cycle Salvage. Sean and his wife, Cat, have kept busy running their shop for the last five years, but he might be harder to find after his recent 4,000-mile motorcycle journey has sparked a new outlet for his passion. With the warm weather bringing his shop back into the busy season, Sean is just catching up on work after making a 24-day ride from Utah to Costa Rica. Having grown up riding, Sean suspected he might enjoy such a long ride, but the trip exceeded his expectations. "Twenty-four days was not ...

Ben Kudon, Executive Director of Rivera Primo Inc., will be at the AMD Big Bike Europe Dealer Show in Essen Germany from May 10th thru the 12th, 2013. The Big Bike Europe show will feature the European Championship of Custom Bike Building with over 100 competitors registered to bring some 130 great custom bikes to compete in the four competition classes and display in the S&S Cycles sponsored Production Manufacturer Showcase; some 300 plus dealers, custom shops, performance and tuning businesses and professional customizers are pre-registered to attend BBE, with 'trade' visitors coming from nearly 40 countries worldwide in total. Advertisement  

The inspiring true story of four tenacious men who risk everything to conquer the world records of motorcycle land speed racing. This rare and special film will remind you how perseverance against all odds can send the most unlikely men roaring into glory. Produced by Ryan Stiles and Andrew Lahmann. Directed by Chad DeRosa. Featuring Mark Bjorklund, Carl Bjorklund, Jason Omer and Bill Woods.

    What happened and where? We can't find it on the map, but Indian Larry had something to do with it, and maybe even Harrison Ford.   Check out the story

The speed camera commission says motorcycle riders are escaping fines because some cameras cannot detect rear number plates. The commission says almost 20,000 speeding riders did not receive fines and demerit points in the past three financial years. More than 200 of those were caught exceeding the speed limit by 45 kilometres an hour or more. The commission says most mobile speed cameras in Victoria cannot detect rear plates. But John Eacott, from the Victorian Motorcycle Council, says the technology is available and should be used in Victoria. "It's being used in Western Australia right now and is proving to an absolute success. We welcome any road safety initiative that benefits all road users," he said. Meanwhile, police are cracking ...

  A person needs passion, imagination and maybe a few loose screws to look at a big, greasy pile of motorcycle parts and envision the magnificent piece of motorized artwork that Stewart and Renee Garrison displayed Saturday at the fifth annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel Valley. "These two bikes here were found in a room about 3½ years ago with 70 other exotic British motorcycles, all completely dismantled — all the fenders were together in one pile, all the tanks were together, all the motors were together," said Stewart Garrison, a contractor from Arlington, Texas. He got four motorcycles "out of that room, and those piles," he said. "The guy had collected parts for 40 years." Garrison needed six ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The House has given its blessing to letting people 21 and older ride motorcycles on Missouri highways without helmets. Representative Warren Love (R-Osceola) says he chooses to ride with a helmet for safety, but there are many who don't ... and those riders carry good money. "We're surrounded by states that does not have a helmet law ... if there are people riding southwest of Missouri and they're getting ready to come across Missouri, they're going to go down through Arkansas and journey around and they're going to bypass Missouri. We're losing thousands and thousands of dollars because people aren't coming to Missouri because of our helmet law." The idea had bipartisan support ... and bipartisan ...