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Understanding the World of Chopper Magazines

The Ups and Downs of Print Media by Bandit and a handful of Editors I thought I might check in on the Motorcycle Magazine industry, specifically the chopper guys. F***, I didn’t know what I was diving into. A couple of years ago only one magazine survived the cost issues, the internet competition and the distribution expenses, Cycle Source. Some magazines went sorta underground, changed their formats and dropped out of the retail market. Then Chopper Magazine returned with a large glossy format, quality printing but subscription only. Click Here to Read this study of the Chopper Print Media Business, only on Bikernet.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * What is the Cantina? Its Freedom to Ride your Motorcycle! Check out Membership Benefits by clicking here.

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Bandit’s Salt Torpedo: Prepping for Bonneville 2022

Chapter 25 of latest Bonneville Effort by 5-Ball Racing by Bandit Getting Ready for the Salt We’re beginning to prep the Salt Torpedo for the BMST event from August 27 until September 2 in Bonneville, Utah on 65-square miles of salt. This event will take place just a couple of weeks after the historic Bonneville Speed Trials for everything on wheels. The BMST was developed by Dennis Manning solely for us grubby bikers. I had to dig up and test various chain hoists and trolly apparatus to work with our new gantry in Sturgis, South Dakota. –Bandit CLICK HERE To Read this Photo Feature. Latest Action from 5-Ball Racing. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Check Out 5-Ball Racing success & build your own Land Speed record (click here) How to Build a Bonneville Salt Flats Motorcycle documents the construction of “The Worlds Fastest Panhead”

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New FIM Supercross World Championship planned

MUBADALA CAPITAL BACKS SX GLOBAL TO LAUNCH NEW FIM SUPERCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Queensland, Australia (March 1st, 2022) — Mubadala Capital, the asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, one of the world’s leading sovereign investors with US$243 billion of assets under management, today announced its investment in SX Global, an Australian company established to develop, promote, and commercialize the FIM Supercross World Championship. Mubadala Capital has established a track record of successfully investing in category leaders across sports, media, and entertainment—including EMI Music Publishing, Endeavor Group Holdings, Reigning Champs, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES Network), among others—and this investment continues its history of backing world-class management teams in building differentiated global sports, media and entertainment businesses. Mubadala Capital’s investment will support SX Global’s expansion plans for supercross and its efforts to capitalize on the exclusive rights it has secured from the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) to manage and promote the new FIM Supercross World Championship, bringing the exciting sport of off-road motorbike racing to fans across the globe in a new competitive format. “Our commitment to SX Global and the FIM Supercross World Championship builds on our strategy and track record of selectively investing in premier content properties with strong global appeal,” said Adib Martin Mattar, Head of Private Equity at Mubadala Capital. “We expect that our investment in SX Global will introduce the exciting sport of professional supercross to a global audience and build lasting value by delivering an authentic, exciting and fan-centric experience.” SX Global’s President, Tony Cochrane, added, “We’re proud to partner with Mubadala Capital, a company that shares our vision and global aspirations for the FIM Supercross World Championship. With the international reach, resources, and business building experience of Mubadala Capital alongside us, we’re looking forward to establishing FIM

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Royal Enfield Announces 2022 BTR Road Racing Program

New and returning riders, more races and a bigger BUILD. TRAIN. RACE. program for 2022 Milwaukee, WI (Wednesday, February 9, 2022) – The field is set for the 2022 Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) season, and as promised, the new program is the largest yet. The BTR Road Race roster doubles in size from the previous season, with 15 women on the grid, and the Royal Enfield exhibition is set to visit six MotoAmerica venues in 2022. Professional road racer and crew chief Melissa Paris also returns to Royal Enfield BTR as the mentor to the women through each phase of the program. “The excruciating process of selecting the participants from hundreds of applicants is now over, and we have our BTR Road Race field in place,” said Breeann Poland, Marketing and Communications Lead – Royal Enfield Americas. “We are excited to welcome back four women from previous seasons, plus one making the switch from flat track, along with 10 new faces. Royal Enfield, MotoAmerica and all the BTR sponsors are looking forward to sharing the stories, personalities and progress of these amazing women from different backgrounds and experience levels as they go through the season.” Each of the 15 participants receive a Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 motorcycle that they will spend the next three months (the “Build” phase of the program) designing and building. Melissa Paris will work with each rider to create a design and build their race bike before they begin training. THE RIDERS Kayla Thiesler, Michaela Trumbull, Alyssa Bridges, Trisha Dahl and Bridgette LeBer make their return to the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. program, with LeBer crossing over from the flat track side and returning to her road racing roots. They will be joined by 10 new women joining the program, which was

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AHDRA Schedule, Sponsors Coming Together

AHDRA motorcycle drag racing series news release  AHDRA Schedule, Sponsors Coming Together  Drag racers of American-made V-Twin motorcycles collectively rejoiced two months ago when news broke that beloved racing organization AHDRA was firing back up and heading to the racetrack.   Now AHDRA is announcing a complete schedule and class line-up, showing the tremendous sponsor response and sponsorship opportunities still available.  The season opens at the traditional nitro Harley headquarters of Rockingham Dragway, moves north to Numidia, to the midwest at Cordova, west to Sturgis, north of the border to Quebec, then heads south to Atlanta, Orlando and Gainesville. 2020 AHDRA schedule May 15-17 Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA presented by Cox Double Eagle Harley-Davidson May 30-31 Numidia Dragway, Numidia, Pennsylvania, USA presented by Vreeland’s Harley-Davidson July 3-5 Cordova International Raceway, Cordova, Illinois, USA August 10-11 Sturgis Dragway, Sturgis, South Dakota, USA August 29-30 Napierville Dragway, Napierville, Quebec, Canada Nitro by invitation October 2-4 Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Georgia, USA October 15-17 Orlando Speed World, Bithlo, Florida, USA presented by MTC Engineering November 6-8 World Finals at Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Florida, USA including a $5000 All-Star race on Saturday night and the AHDRA banquet in Gainesville on November 9th Current classes and sponsors Top Fuel Pro Fuel Pro Dragster Extreme Gas by GMS Racing Engines Extreme Bagger by A-1 Cycles Extreme V-Rod Pro Mod by T-Man Performance, Modified by Zippers Performance Street Pro 9.70 by Vreeland’s Harley-Davidson 10.30 10.90 11.50 by Crete’s Performance ET Trophy But wait, there’s more! “At our first race, the one in Rockingham, we will be giving away a 2020 Harley-Davidson Street Glide by a raffle,” said AHDRA President Bill Rowe Jr. Rowe also notes there are many sponsorship opportunities still available for performance companies to hop on the AHDRA bandwagon. This one’s gonna be big!

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Blue Collar Bikernet Weekly News for for March 21, 2019

It’s all about doing it the hard way We have always been a blue-collar effort. The world is changing fast, but we will remain the guys who build shit and ride our stuff into the sunset. Even our Salt Torpedo is not being built by engineers. It’s the first Streamlined trike to be registered for Bonneville Salt Flats racing. The Bikernet Weekly News covers industry news, events, products, services, bragains, contests, swaps, giveaways and more. Join the Cantina for just $24 – CLICK HERE to Read the Weekly News. Bikernet.com is celebrating 24 years of Riding Free as the online website of choice for motorcycle news, tech and adventure. Bikernet Blog has a Free Weekly Newsletter.

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