A study involving more than 100 motorcyclists across the country is making a difference in transportation safety. One of the motorcyclists involved lives right here in Southwest Florida. Mike Ginocchi isn't a weekend warrior. "The truck sits there. I try to live on two wheels," he said. Ginocchi logs 20,000 miles a year on his motorcycle. He knows the dangers; he says drivers often pull right in front of him. Continue reading

 The AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series kicks off its 2013 season on March 9 in Savannah, Ga. The popular series features period-correct vintage dirt-track motorcycles and exciting handlebar-to-handlebar racing action.  "The American Motorcyclist Association has a long and rich history in dirt-track racing, dating to the original factory Class-A competition in the 1920s," said AMA Track Racing Manager Ken Saillant. "When the Class-C production-based format made its debut, the sport's popularity grew, laying the foundation for modern competition. We're excited to continue paying tribute to our past with this series, and we're looking forward to another action-packed season of racing for our amateur competitors."  The AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series recognizes national champions in period-correct classes ...

Want to take a stand for the rights of motorcyclists? Here is your chance to stop the practice of motorcycle-only checkpoints. First implemented by the State of New York, inspection checkpoints that apply only to motorcycles have become a more common practice across the United States, and are an act of discrimination that is primarily due to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) funding of the practice through special grants. Implemented under the guise of operating for the public’s safety, states like New York have been able to target motorcyclists at checkpoints for vehicle and passenger inspection, even when the motorcyclists have broken no apparent laws, with no similar checkpoints being setup for automobile drivers. An alarming trend in ...

In the words of Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson, I went on the Internet and I found this: Future & Present - Gerard Trueba & Toni Bou - from Pira Dirtyflows on Vimeo.

One of the biggest weekends in motorcycling -- Daytona Bike Week -- will include several opportunities for AMA amateur dirt-track racers to compete in half-mile and short-track events, including the Daytona Flat Track limestone oval, March 8-12 in Georgia and Florida. In addition to events in the AMA All-Star Flat Track National Championship Series, the week will feature AMA Amateur Dirt-Track Holeshot races and rounds of the AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series. In all, youth, vet/senior, the next generation's stars and vintage racers will line up to compete during one of amateur dirt track's biggest weekends. "Motorcyclists from all disciplines converge on Daytona Bike Week for good reason: In early March, this is racing central," said AMA Track ...

The Hollister City Council recently voted to bring back the world-renowned Fourth of July motorcycle rally for the 2013 season. The American Biker image was born in Hollister Fourth of July weekend in 1947 when a group of rowdy bikers in town for the annual Gypsy Tour event reportedly terrorized the town. The story was picked up by Life magazine who published the iconic photo of a drunken biker sprawled on his bike amid a sea of beer bottles. The exaggeration was further sensationalized in the Marlon Brando movie “The Wild One”. The image stuck and has become an icon of Americana that lives to this day.  After “The Invasion of Hollister”, the annual Gypsy Tour event went dormant for ...

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Watch the build of AFT Metric Custom's LA Calendar Bike Show winner and Calendar Bike "Kimosabe" and join the AFT Spokesmodels as they take it to Bonneville to race on the Salt Flats. This video is the first of Twelve iKustom show Bike Builder TV Series RogueFlix, the new young-male driven Action Lifestyle Network will release the iKuztom TV series on January 7, 2013 featuring the world of custom motorcycles written, directed, and produced by award winning producer, Erik Lundmark and his partner Timothy G. Ledford, an innovator in the custom motorcycle industry.    “CINE Golden Eagle Award Winner, iKuztom takes you up close and personal through smoke, fire, and steel as elite custom motorcycle artisans ply their trade behind the ...

Here's today's Bikernet video treat. It takes a while for actual footage is shown, but it's worth the wait.

It's packed with new about Hollister, Big Bear, Bell Helmets, Chop Docs party, Easyriders first show of the season coverage, new products from BDL and Biker's Choice, you name it. There's more: Books, red light cameras, sailing adventures, Iron Works awards, bad jokes, and a cute girl or two.  Don't miss it!