Motorcycles

CA Automobile Cruising Bill (AB 436) Requires Your Support

California Introduces Bill to Legalize Cruising Encourage support from lawmakers on this proposal: California has introduced SAN-supported legislation (AB 436) to allow automobile cruising activities to return statewide. Currently, local authorities are authorized to pass ordinances that regulate or prohibit cruising. This effort follows a resolution approved by the legislature last year celebrating the history […]

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Daytona Edition of the Flying Piston Benefit

Revving up for a Good Cause: 2023 Flying Piston Benefit Charity Breakfast and Auction by Prince Jeffrey Najar Each year, I produce the Daytona edition of the Flying Piston Benefit Builder Breakfast and online silent auction with industry maven, Marilyn Stemp. This year it was a tale of 2 rides, the cold one and the

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The Focused Bikernet Weekly News for March 30th, 2023

Click Here to read this week’s news only on Bikernet.com Hey, I’m focused on a couple of things this week. Being focused leads to accomplishing goals. I like having goals. It gives life direction and meaning. This was an exciting week for me. With another leader in the motorcycle industry, we may have started a

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Invasion of the Small Capacity Engines

Small is Big: Motorcycles with less power, more styling, high sales volumes Just as the world was recognising the perks of weekend motorcycle getaways and big V-Twin engines, there was also economic collapse, trade tariff wars and then the curse of the climate. Everyone complained about the weather and then somebody actually did something about

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Polaris Launches Online Marketplace for New and Used Vehicles

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

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Another New Chinese imitation of a Sportster

from inputs by Enrico Punsalang at https://www.msn.com/ 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

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Bajaj-Triumph Frankenstein Baby

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

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5-Ball VL,XA,FL Knucklehead build, Part 3

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

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Life’s Opportunities Bikernet Weekly News for March 23, 2023

With Wild News from all over the planet… I just turned 75, and look at all the cool stuff I can do this year. Think about kids today, all the stuff they can do on their phones daily. They don’t need to chop wood to cook breakfast or hunt for something to eat. Life is

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Road Test Report: Trike Kit Failure

Howdy! Grab a chair an’ a beer, ‘cause I’ve got a warning for ya! A lot of ya will remember be from Thunder Press, and remember my wife, Reggie’s pink trike. She’s put almost 100K miles on it, and rode it all over the western states. A while back, she noticed a clunk, an’ when

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NCOM Biker Newsbytes for March 2023

Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish Industry & Legislative Motorcycle News from USA and the world Click Here to read this month’s NCOM news on Bikernet.com This Month in the News, we cover: BILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS TO PREVENT ICE BANS EU LAWMAKERS APPROVE 2035 BAN ON NEW FOSSIL FUEL VEHICLES STATES CONSIDER ANTI-PROFILING, LANE

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Will there be a Royal Enfield Sherpa 650 ?

with inputs by Pratik Bhanushali from https://www.msn.com Speculated to be to be powered by the same engine as the current 650s gets spoked wheel could borrow the bodywork from the Interceptor 650 Royal Enfield may offer yet another new model called Sherpa 650. It is getting crowded at Enfield product listing with motorcycles aimed at

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Bike Feature: Small City Cycles

Have a look at the vast range of Bike Features at https://www.bikernet.com/pages/bike_features.aspx Send us your custom chopper or bobber photos and specs at bandit @ bikernet.com * * *

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Harley-Davidson Unveils The X 350 In China

from inputs by Enrico Punsalang from https://www.rideapart.com The first QJ Motor-built Harley-Davidson machine is ready to hit the road. Harley-Davidson has confirmed rumors and revealed 2023 X 350 in China. It goes without saying that the X 350 is a bike that marks a new milestone for Harley’s history. It’s their first foray into the

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NHTSA Responds to Questions from Congress

Just before the end of 2022, Rep. Tim Walberg of Michigan and 26 of his colleagues in Congress sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding recent crashes that involve motorcycles and cars believed to be in self-driving mode. The response from government regulators has some key takeaways: “NHTSA is actively

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Bikers Inside the Beltway: Holding Common Ground

Bikers inside the Beltway – with the encouragement and direction of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, since the first Bikers inside the Beltway in 2009, thousands of bikers have met with their elected representatives and educated them about issues of importance to all street riding motorcyclists. Specifically… the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has less

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Difficult Times Bikernet Weekly News for March 16th, 2023

Click Here to read this week’s News only on Bikernet.com It’s Not All Bad Hey, Check this from Ray in Australia. “Difficult times in life are like washing machines; they twist us, spin us and knock us around, but in the end, we come out cleaner, brighter, and better than before.” –Ray Russell At Black

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Indian Electric Two-Wheelers

Competitive in features, pricing and target audience eFTR Hooligan 1.2 priced at $3,999 is an electric bicycle by Indian Motorcycle and SUPER73®. They have partnered to bring adventurers, fun-seekers and motorcyclists together with the eFTR Hooligan 1.2 electric bike. While lot has been published and reported on Harley-Davidson’s electric adventures including Serial 1 electric bicycles

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Sons of Speed 2023 gets massive attendance

by Rogue – Misled – Christy Sons of Speed 2023 has started Bike Week Off With Record Attendance Sons of Speed has always been an enjoyable event for me to attend and cover. I really like that people have taken the time to keep these classic motorcycles running and even more to the point, actually

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Motorcycle Riders Foundation: Coalitions Rejuvenated

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) 2023 legislative agenda includes a diverse set of issues that strike at the core of who we are as bikers. Historically, the MRF has fought many battles to defend individuals and the aftermarket motorcycle businesses’ rights to customize and repair motorcycles. Our successful defense against the EPA’s “Color and Chrome”

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Five Motorcycles for Daily City Commute

Despite rising inflation in 2023, there are still cool new motorcycles under $5,000 2023 Honda Monkey: $4,249 2023 Honda Rebel 300: $4,749 2023 Kawasaki KLX230: $4,999 2023 Royal Enfield Classic 350: $4,799 2023 Yamaha MT-03: $4,999

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Bikers Meet The Old West In New Adventure Fiction

by K. Randall “Bandit” Ball The city from Laguna to Irvine and El Toro closed in on Trabuco Canyon like a concrete plaque. But Cook’s still resided in the last remaining unencumbered scrub hills. Bruno tied off his helmet to his TT bars and kicked up dust in the ground-shale parking lot to the door.

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World War II Rider Beatrice Shilling, OBE

by Jason Marker from https://www.rideapart.com With a simple, thimble-shaped washer, this pioneering woman gearhead saved the lives of countless RAF pilots in WWII. During the Battle of Britain, the Royal Air Force discovered a glaring problem with its Rolls-Royce Merlin-powered fighters—the Hawker Hurricane and the Supermarine Spitfire. See, that generation of Merlin was fitted with

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Monster Energy Kawasaki at Daytona International Speedway

Monster Energy® Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson Secures Fifth Place Finish at Daytona International Speedway March 4, 2023 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona, Florida Foothill Ranch, Calif. (March 5, 2023) – The iconic Daytona International Speedway played host to the world’s premier supercross racers for Round 8 of the Monster Energy® AMA Supercross Championship where Monster

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