Motorcycles were supposedlythe entry-level vehicles. So much more affordable than cars and people had tolearn how to drive a car. Whereas, people already knew how to balancethemselves on a bicycle –which now had an engine added to it.

Times change, and so doesfortunes of companies and global customers. Also, it is interesting to notethat two-wheel training might be so ignored in developed nations that Striderand All Kids Bike together offer and promote a national physical education programto teach kindergarten kids how to ride a bicycle.

 

Meanwhile, in developingnations in Asia and Eastern Europe, as well as parts of Africa, per capitaincome of citizens are rising. Hence, they are aspiring to buy their first carand relegate motorized two-wheelers to their low-income colleagues andneighbours. Car is a matter of prestige in many such cultures and the Westernconcept of class divide enters subtly into the socio-economic mix. At the sametime, a kid with a bicycle is considered a son or daughter of financiallyprivileged families.

Most adults cycling theredaily are the ones having no means to transport goods or deliver food tocustomers who have ordered it from local restaurants –by phone call and nowapps as well. On Sundays, the elite adults, young and old can be seen on theexpensive (and luxurious really) geared bicycles on highways for ‘exercise’. So,with their cars parked securely, they venture out in the early morning to getsome fitness with finesse after a work week in an enclosed office.

 

Yet, as always, motorcyclesand scooters are a big part of the life of salaried people in Asia and Africa.If not for commuting to an office, then to ship goods and food and transportpeople as well. Yes, Uber and some other similar apps were briefly allowed bymany cities to have paid passengers as pillion riders. By offering two-wheeledtransport, these apps were able to add or retain users –because car travel isof course expensive on Uber which depends on changing global fuel prices plusrush hour demand pricing. Motorcycles and Scooters made the app affordable.

Unfortunately, the idiots whobecame the riders and the snob-nosed citizens who became their pillionpassengers did not follow traffic norms. Many cities banned two-wheelerapp-based taxis. The riders were found riding rashly and even dangerously tocomplete minimum 8 to 10 trips per day for a decent income. The pillionsrefused to wear helmets worn by other passengers nor did they bring their ownhelmets while hiring such a service.

 

While on the subject matter,a timely movie has been made and released on this ridiculous concept ofGig-Economy where everyone except the company’s founder-owners andangel-investor make money and find joy in it. They are not legally liable forwrongdoings of their gig-partners, namely the people who drive you or deliveryour stuff, because those partners are not employees, they are ’partners’(strangely, without any perks or equity in the firm except their own vehicle& life). Watch out for the movie titled ‘Zwigato’ released in March 2023.

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21998526/

The film debuted in theToronto Worldwide Film Celebration, 2022. It is not so subtly named andreferences the two popular food delivery apps in India, namely, Swiggy andZomato.

Watch Official Trailer at: https://youtu.be/RCMxX6lWJcY

 

On the extreme end ofmotorcycling, NCOM and Bikernet reported how an African nation bannedmotorcycles because – bandits !!!

No! Not our resident rulingEmperor of Bikernet Empire Keith ‘Bandit’ Ball, but actual dacoits were raidingvillages and towns and looting people & businesses, as if it was Old WildWest with jungle law. It would make a decent spaghetti western movie if not adocumentary. 

Niger, Nigeria and Ethiopiaare nations mentioned in international news as having raiders on motorcyclesplundering in various parts of the respective nations. These are not largeV-Twins. They are light and fast motorcycles that are commonly seen (and stolen)in developing nations.

Refer: “Nigeria — the sixth most populous nation in world –is set to ban the use and sale of all motorcycles in an effort to hamper theactions of terrorist ‘bandits.’”

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/NCOM_Biker_Newsbytes_for_September_2022.aspx

Refer: Electric Motorcycles to help in WildlifeProtection

https://blog.bikernet.com/electric-motorcycles-to-help-in-wildlife-protection/

 

Suddenly, as motorcyclemagazines disappeared, among global gloom and environ-‘mental’ doom, there wasa revival of Polaris-Indian Motorcycle Company, turnaround of Harley-Davidson (onpaper?) through Jochen Zeitz’ ‘The Hardwire’ five-year strategic plan(2021-2025) and of course the gigantic growth in leaps & bounds of EicherRoyal Enfield motorcycles spreading its authorized dealerships in UK, USA &entering flat track racing under AMA.

Just as the world wasrecognising the perks of weekend motorcycle getaways and big V-Twin engines,there was also economic collapse, trade tariff wars and then the curse of theclimate. Everyone complained about the weather and then somebody actually didsomething about it. Like all solutions, the proposal was a ban. No more fossilfuels. No more emissions. No more manufacturing. No more custom aftermarketchops. No more accidents.

 

It’s a New Age. The Age ofZero (actually everything digital and in binary, 0s and 1s).

The March 2023 NCOM Newsbyteshas an interesting insight on how governments who were so dandy about ParisClimate Accords, may be realising its just another money-making scam byinvestors and bankers.

Bill Bish Reports on NCOMnewsbytes: “Instituted on January 1, 2023, the new law prohibits manufacturersfrom claiming a vehicle is carbon neutral (in France) if the same can’t be saidof its production or recharging stages.”

If entire gamut ofmedications and vaccines needs mandatory laboratory trial and testing beforebeing sold – and that too with prescription of a qualified medical practitioner– then it is insane to just grab the opposite pole and ask the world to join innude and carefree!!!

Internet of Things (IoT) isnot a cool fancy freebie that enables you. It disables you and all your choicesand decisions, for the rest of your life.

Customers buy and own theelectric vehicle. Yet he can’t repair it himself or at a local garage. He can’tadd, modify or remove stuff. Hell, he has a tough time reading the dashboard asif it was one of those ancient VCRs on which you needed a bunch of friends,neighbours and your kids’ help to record your favourite TV show.

 

If large battery consumptionis as bad as large SUVs, then maybe motorcycles and scooters are the solutionagain? Only, they won’t be the proud big V-Twins. They will look more similarto the world-record holding bestseller of all time, The Honda Supercub. 100ccto 150cc motorcycles and scooters and even mopeds are making a comeback.

Lostyour car to the repo man from the bank? Hey, they will issue you credit forbuying a motorcycle instead. Very affordable. Won’t cost you a lung & a kidney!Not comfortable using clutch and gears? Hey, the automatic geared scooters aremeant for you.

People even add a sidecar totheir scooter and that works like a charm. In fact, in India, you will rarelysee a sidecar on a motorcycle. They are all attached to the all-timebestselling scooter model, the family-friendly Honda Activa (150cc engine).

Carry yourself or carryluggage. ‘Two-wheeled trucks in another part of the world!’

Refer: https://www.bikernet.com/pages/TwoWheeled_Trucks.aspx

Enfield never really went outof business (‘technically?’) because even though the UK company closeddown, their licensed business in India thrived – with orders from military andpolice – and then civilians who liked to look macho on ‘bigger’, heavier bikes.

BMW decided to promote 310ccengines in Asia and it has had great success in its partnership with TVS Motorsin this ‘relatively’ small capacity motorbikes market. It’s the mostpopular entry-level sports-tourer.

For racing fans there is theKTM Duke 390 and its variants because Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki aim at commuters inthese markets with 100cc to 150cc variants. Even with racing colours, theJapanese bikes are not fooling anyone about the performance of these lame horsewithout power. It does not bother the Japanese brands because they want thevolume sales and they get it as easy as eating pie (or sushi). Bajaj is havingconsistent high volume sales by manufacturing KTM bikes.

 

Meanwhile, Mahindra group haspurchased rights to the brands BSA, Jawa and Yezdi. Already, Jawa Forty-Twomodel is popular and eye-catching with a twin-exhaust for a 290 cc engine.Yezdi Roadster however cannot seem to beat Enfield’s classic styling and brandvalue.

TVS purchased Norton brandsoon after Mahindra grabbed BSA but neither of them have realized lot of salesand maybe they don’t mass-produce these motorcycles because the demand just doesn’texist. Both BSA and Norton were to be big engine bikes to take onHarley-Davidson and Polaris Indian – but the world decided to pour cold wateron ICE engines.

Polaris shocked Americans byaxing Victory motorcycles and then surprised the world by successfully revivingIndian Motorcycle Co. They are also not too keen to compete withHarley-Davidson on small capacity engines. Harley-Davidson, after dancingaround in the shadows with manufacturing in Thailand and having assembly plantssometimes for completely built-up units (CBU) or for completely knockdown units(CKD) – then closing down offices & showrooms in many nations in 2020, notbecause of COVID but because of super-turnaround plan of CEO Jochen Zeitz – nowhas surprised one-and-all by releasing Benelli 350 cc engine motorcycles madeby QJ Motors of China having the label ‘Harley-Davidson X350’.

Apart from the money and thename, probably nothing American is in that X350 bike! Most likely, even themoney is from the Chinese partner, to sustain the brand name that has beenthrough enough stress in 120 years to suffer this on its anniversary.

 

Clearly, volume sales matterin automotive industry unless you are as exclusive as Lamborghini or a Bugattiluxury cars who consider it a grand success if they sell just 80 units in afinancial / calendar year.

To remain relevant to bothinvestor, employee, dealer and loyal customer, Harley-Davidson decided to sell‘franchises’ – like a burger joint to boost revenue. That’s what the deal with QJMotors looks like; that’s what the deal with Hero MotoCorp looks like – callinga spade a paid tool for digging your own grave.

Why not make a manufacturing oran assembly base in a few strategic stable locations and use that to sell morewhile retaining the century-old trust.

Yet, that is just thebeginning. Mature markets have plenty of demand for customization ofmotorcycles. Developing nations need other support such as a non-dealermechanic (just like your local garage / shop) who are more affordable, second-handpurchase legality, mandatory and optional accessories such as helmets,pollution control certificate, panniers and carriers for moving goods.

 

However, Harley-Davidsonchose a different option to go big.

They reduced their globalfootprint to focus on economically prosperous and mature markets. Hence byleaving some nations and selling their brand name to earn a buck – they havemanaged to cutdown their corporate financial liabilities & expenses &corporate governance issues –this small sizing made them bigger on a revenuegraph.

Here is an analogy. Imagineit this way – you have a large garden and you go around watering, controllingpests and caring for multiple fruit trees and flowering plants. They all givedifferent outputs at different times. Then, your Dad comes to visit and tellsyou how much time and energy you are wasting for an occasional fruit andflower. ‘Just work hard at your one job and business and you can just buy therarely usable flower or fruit of choice,’ he says. So your Dad and yourselfchop of all but one productive tree and plant. You sell the seeds from that andeat the fruits all for yourself. Now you do more with less!

Besides, Chinesemanufacturers were already ripping off so many designs from Harley-Davidson. It’sjust better to earn a few pennies and give one company over there the right tomake & sell Harley-Davidson bikes.

https://blog.bikernet.com/knock-off-motofino-streetboy-v-maxter-300-looks-eerily-familiar/

Triumph is one true-blue-bloodBritish brand which has made a strategic and technical comeback of allcomebacks. It’s like the sudden new found success with a blonde James Bond.With a new British owner, Triumph slowly but steadily proved its mettle inengines, chassis, modern technology, manufacturing and then spreading itsmushrooming showrooms globally. Whether it is the classic styling of itsBonneville brand or the huge power of Triumph Rocket 3 and the racing capacityof Speed Triple 1200 and off-road capability of Tiger 900 adventuresports-tourer – it has ‘triumphed’ on all requirements of its customers.

 

Triumph already noticed thegrowing global demand for middle-weight segment motorcycles being filled fastby Royal Enfield. They launched Triumph Trident 660 and then Tiger Sport 660 toslow down Enfield’s 650cc parallel twin-engine demand. It has been reportedrepeatedly that Triumph is partnering with Bajaj to release a smaller-capacitymotorcycle to take on Enfield’s dominance in middle-weight sub-750ccmotorcycles. Bajaj’s ‘Dominar’ brand, ridiculing Enfield as slow clumsyelephants, had flopped, failing to generate interest among long-distanceriders.

In turn, Enfield launchedmany variants of its top-selling Enfield Classic 350cc, Std Bullet 350cc,introduced Hunter 350 for city cruising, Scram 411 scrambler, terminated allits 500cc engine models to force owners to go for better designed 650cc engineson 1960s cool ‘Interceptor’ and the café racer ‘Continental GT’ models. Enfieldlaunched Meteor 350cc to replace their popular cruiser Enfield Thunderbirdwhich was axed from their line-up. Lately, they challenged the big boys withtheir best ever technical production and their most comfortable highway cruiseroffering – the Super Meteor 650cc. Never has there been a more expensivemotorcycle from Enfield than this Super Meteor parallel twin engine with threeprominent variants – Astral, Interstellar and Celestial.

 

What’s in store for gearheadsand motorcyclists? The new Age of Zero means you live with zero rights and zeroprivacy and zero wealth. You already pay for bottled drinking water. Maybe payingfor clean air is next. There are cities that already tax people if they bring afour-wheeler into the city – ‘traffic tax’. Paper currency causes deforestationbecause nations and banks just keep on printing them since metal coins arecostlier than the denomination embossed on them. You would be forced to bedigital in everything. Maybe in that futuristic world, you or your descendantswould have no use for money since bots (similar to Facebook & Google bots)tell you what you deserve on your smart couch / chair. An ‘electric’ chair!

We ain’t taking much into ourgraves. Let there be a few smiles and gratitude while reaching there. So, enjoythese two-wheeled beauties while they last. Even a Harley-Davidson Sportsterhas a much smaller carbon footprint than any American car owner’s car or SUV. Ifelectric is the solution, then let the customers and dealers realise itnaturally instead of an emergency enforcement like a bat out of Wuhan.

(Maybe then, if a flowergrows from your buried dead body, your grandkids could get some ‘royalty income’from its sale. Pray for an apple tree or something more prosperous to ‘grow’ onyou as your inheritance.)

I like the quote “Peopledon’t change when they have a choice. They change when there is no choice”.

Learning and educating is thekey to any acceptance of change. Education includes debate and research. True,we have only one planet. Yet we have a shocking range of experiences withelectric vehicles in such a short time. Clearly ICE engine vehicles arethousand times more refined than any existing EV. They have undergone a centuryof progress and usage and testing. Without enough pilot period time and phasedintroduction in infrastructure ready cities, these EVs would cause wastage ofeven more natural resources and that too in a record shorter period of time.

Instead of global warming,the term should be ‘global warning’. Haste makes waste. Ride easy! If you ride,feel proud. You use less resources, own less and are already a zero liabilityperson. LOL !

with inputs by Dennis Chung from https://www.motorcycle.com/

You Can Now Buy and Sell Indian Motorcycles on Polaris Xchange

Polaris has launched an online marketplace for buying and selling Indian motorcycles as well as other Polaris products. The all new Polaris Xchange portal allows customers to shop for a range of Polaris products online. It gives users access to thousands of powersports vehicles across a network of participating dealerships.

Visit Website at: https://polarisxchange.com/

The Xchange also includes products from across the company’s powersports portfolio, including Indian, plus Polaris’ ATVs, side-by-sides, snowmobiles, and Slingshot auto-cycles.

Customers can buy both pre-owned vehicles as well as brand new vehicles on Polaris Xchange.

Polaris also offers a three-day return program on pre-owned vehicles.

Customers can search for complete details and history of the vehicle.

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Three builders, three interpretations.

The first builder is Yaniv Evan from Powerplant Motorcycles. Self-taught during the height of the early 2000s chopper scene, Yaninv is now a west coast performance cruiser kingpin – spending the last few years cranking out a series of highly influential builds for some of Hollywood’s biggest names.

Watch Carey Hart visit the shop and peel back Yaniv’s vision for the Sport Chief in this video:

We are excited to see you, talk suspension, and have a good time! Join us for Arizona Bike Week. We will be located at two locations this year.

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The Xiang Shuai XN650N Is An Exact Imitation of Sportster 883

It is a Harley-Daivdson in design butt without any resemblance to its performance.

Sportsters have been a bestselling brand of H-D for decades. This latest clone is offered by Chinese manufacturer Xiang Shuai, a rather obscure brand which doesn’t seem to operate anywhere other than mainland China.

Branded XN650N, it is an exact replica of Harley Iron 883. They did not even bother to make tiniest of differentiation. Its fuel tank, headlight, and even the engine casing look almost exactly the same. Powered by a 650cc V-twin engine which supposedly punches 53 hp. Does that mean its more powerful that the Harley-Davidson model? We doubt it at pricing and quality factors.

Refer the previous Chinese imitation we reported — the Motofino Streetboy which looks like the Sportster S model

https://blog.bikernet.com/knock-off-motofino-streetboy-v-maxter-300-looks-eerily-familiar/

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Triumph decided to counter Royal Enfield’s might in the sub-750cc segment by attacking its homebase.

They decided to tie-up with Bajaj who have successfully launched KTM and Husqvarna bikes in India.

However, the last time Bajaj challenged Enfield’s cruiser segment by ridiculing Enfields as ancient clumsy elephants, they failed miserably and the viewers were disappointed with the dismal method of launching the new Bajaj long-distance bike called ‘Dominar’. Since then, the Dominar brand of Bajaj is the black sheep in the family which no one talks about and no one really wants to buy.

It would be a big surprise if these two new proposed Frankenstein babies of Triumph and Bajaj can dent anything in Enfield ‘s lineup. It is forever expected to be launched ‘soon’. It missed its deadline to be showcased at EICMA where Royal Enfield shined again as a sole saviour of two-wheeled automotive segment from India.

Most likely, the Bajaj-Triumph franchise / partnership will just grab the market-share away from Honda 350 and Jawa 290. Honda 350 is available at only a handful of Big Wing Dealerships. Jawa 290 has poor customer experiences for their authorised service centers.

Worse still, it will dilute the great brand image that Triumph motorcycles already enjoys in India with decent sales of their models YoY. Hell, they are bigger than Polaris and surely more popular than Honda or Kawasaki with Triumph’s range of models, including classic retro styling, adventure-tourer, racing finesse, off-road ready models and more.

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Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Rider Cameron McAdoo Earns a Podium Finish at Seattle SX

March 25, 2023 | Lumen Field | Seattle, Wash.

Foothill Ranch, Calif. (March 26, 2023) – The Monster Energy® Supercross Championship traversed the United States to the reach the west coast for Round 12 from Seattle, Washington where Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider Cameron McAdoo kept his closest rivals in check by securing another podium finish while Carson Mumford showed great potential en route to an eighth-place result in his season debut. In the 450SX Class, Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Jason Anderson overtook several of the world’s elite to claim fourth place and Adam Cianciarulo settled for eighth place after challenging the leaders early in the race.

A week of steady rain showers in the pacific northwest bore out fear of a notorious mud plagued Seattle SX, but the hard work of the DirtWurx track crew, and a bit of help from mother nature, ultimately delivered a well-manicured racecourse for the best supercross racers in the world to compete on. When the 250SX riders took the track, the speed and precision of Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider Carson Mumford quickly drew attention. Making his debut for the 2023 season, Mumford asserted himself as a top contender by finding his rhythm and logging the fourth fastest lap (52.286) of the 250SX Class. Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider Cameron McAdoo too rivaled near the top of the leaderboard throughout qualifying and logged the fifth fastest lap (52.309).

When the gate dropped for 250SX Heat 1, Mumford rocketed his KX™250 toward the first turn and secured the official holeshot before being edged out of the lead entering Turn 2. Mumford applied pressure to the leader for the opening lap before taking control of the lead position on Lap 2. The new addition to the Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team showed promise as he led the next several laps in commanding fashion until he eventually settled for a second-place finish.

In 250SX Heat 2, McAdoo made quick moves in the opening lap to pass his way into second position. By Lap 3, however, McAdoo found himself in a hotly contested battle with the current championship points leader. McAdoo thrilled the crowd as he raced hard and refused to surrender the position. On Lap 4, the two riders came together and both crashed in spectacular fashion. After swiftly remounting and pressing on to the finish, McAdoo salvaged a fourth-place result.

The Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki duo of McAdoo and Mumford launched out of the gate in the 250SX Main Event and while McAdoo emerged from the first turn in fourth, Mumford was shuffled to outside the top-10. McAdoo moved his way into third place on the opening lap and set his sights toward the lead. Meanwhile, Mumford began a steady climb up the running order from 11th at the end of Lap 1. As the race progressed beyond the halfway mark, McAdoo overtook second and maintained pressure on the leader. The front three riders separated themselves from the rest of the class, but never split from one another by more than a few seconds. With only two laps remaining, a costly mistake from McAdoo caused him to relinquish second position and, although he challenged to take it back, he ultimately finished the race in third. All the while, the No.52 KX™250 of Mumford continued to log steady laps as he made clean passes to earn himself a respectable eighth place finish.

“As a racer you can never be too upset with a podium result but, I know I can be up there fighting for wins and I feel like we were just so close again this weekend. I had a strong Main Event battle with RJ and we kept Jett honest the whole race, but we were a small tick from really getting into the lead position. It’s a game of small gains right now and I’m not settling so the whole team will keep striving this week with the focus on taking the top step of the podium.” – Cameron McAdoo

“Overall, it was a positive first race for me with the Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team. I’ve dreamed of riding for this team since I was a kid, so there was a conscious effort for me to manage expectations throughout the day and to not try to go for too much too soon. That said, I was able to qualify fourth out of the B practice session and battled for the win in my heat race. I’m happy with where my speed was and how the bike handled on such a torn-up track. In the Main Event, I ended up riding pretty tight after mid-way, which is not ideal, but is a bit to be expected with all things considered. I focused on continuing to hit my marks and came through the checkered in eighth. The speed I had early was definitely promising and it was good to bring home a steady result inside the top-10 to get the ball rolling.” – Carson Mumford

The Monster Energy® Kawasaki duo of Cianciarulo and Anderson continued their recent tear through the morning qualifying sessions as both riders urgently mastered the rutted track. After studying the ideal lines with the team, Cianciarulo logged an impressive 51.191 lap time in the final session; the second fastest lap of the day. Anderson was only fractions of a second behind as his 51.621 lap time earned him third in qualification.

A mid-pack start in 450SX Heat 1 meant that Cianciarulo would have his work cut out for him in the short six-minute qualification race. The No.9 KX™450SR rider executed with tact and precision through the opening lap to overtake the competition in rapid succession. By the completion of the first full lap, Cianciarulo was already up to third position. The front four riders matched qualification pace as they remained in tight lockstep for the remainder of the race. When the checkered flag flew, Cianciarulo crossed the line in third.

In 450SX Heat 2, Anderson launched out to a strong start and was only narrowly edged out for the holsehot. Anderson challenged for the lead through the opening laps until he was on the receiving end of contact with another rider on Lap 4 and consequently crashed. After rushing back to his bike and regaining his pace, Anderson finished out the race in fifth place.

The Monster Energy Kawasaki riders raced out to another strong start in the 450SX Main Event with Cianciarulo running in fourth on the opening lap and Anderson pursuing in sixth. In an impressive display of speed, Cianciarulo surged forward into a multi-lap battle for third which would see him overtake the defending champion Eli Tomac and challenge Ken Roczen before a couple of minor miscues shuffled him back to fourth. Cianciarulo maintained a high pace to defend his fourth-place position, keeping the current championship leader at bay behind him until Lap 8. As Cianciarulo dropped back, Anderson charged forward to meet him on the track and the two Monster Energy Kawasaki riders rivaled over sixth and seventh for several laps in the middle of the race. Anderson prevailed in the battle and went on to track down two more positions for a fourth-place result at the checkered flag. Meanwhile, Cianciarulo settled into a consistent pace through to the finish for eighth place.

“During the Main Event, the track was really tricky with a ton of deep ruts, but I felt like my KX™450SR still gave me the ability to push the pace. While a better start would have certainly improved my race, it wasn’t a bad night as we made good progress and I kept the fight going all the way to the checkered flag. I definitely want to be finishing on the podium and, ultimately, challenging for wins again so, I’m still focusing forward on making gains in supercross.” – Jason Anderson

“I felt comfortable during qualifying and was able to attack the track to put together the second fastest time. It was nice to show that pace again and rival at the top of the board. In the heat race, I was a little back from the start but worked my way into the top-three before the finish. In the Main Event, I started up front and managed to pass my way into the top-three again. The race felt similar to last weekend with all of the top guys contending for those first few positions, so it was encouraging to move my way forward through that group in the early stages. The end result is similar to what I’ve had recently, but there are a lot of positives to take away from the weekend.” – Adam Cianciarulo

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by Bandit with photos by Weed

I’m facing a number of challenges. I’ve also faced some pressure lately and I don’t like to associate pressure or stress with building motorcycles. Hell, I moved to motorcycle Nirvana in the Black Hills to duck the bullshit California riders face daily.

I thought I could just tinker in the shop in Sturgis for hours unencumbered, without anxiety or worry, especially in the winter. I don’t have a deadline for this bike, what gives? Hell, I don’t know. I started to lean on myself to get shit done, so that’s why I’m writing about it, so I face the music and stop. Okay, did it work?

Goddammit, this puppy is going to be cool or I’ll die trying, right. Hang on for the next episode.

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