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Picks for MotoGP from Silverstone
British Sport Bike Report
Ken’s News:
Be careful riding in South Carolina.
Riding with the Oxen…sort of.
Google prepares to take over your bike…literally.
Batman rides a Can-Am Spyder?
Warren’s News:
Sturgis 2014 Stats
Motorcyclist’s Magazine Motorcycles of the Year.
RECALLED Motorcycle or Car? In the US look up your VIN.
The US DOT on the 20th of Aug mandated that all major manufactures now list all the VIN numbers of vehicles affected by recalls. And you can check that list at the Safercar.gov website. Well not quite all manufactures yet, but the stragglers are coming around.
What is the mandate, all major light vehicle and motorcycle manufacturers are required to provide VIN search capability for uncompleted recalls on their own websites. This data must be updated at least weekly.
NHTSA’s new VIN look-up tool directly relies on information from all major automakers.
Determining whether there is a recall that consumers need to take action on is easy. After entering the VIN number into the field, results will appear if the consumer has an open recall on their vehicle, and if there are none, owners will see “No Open Recalls.”
If this works as advertised it will be, in my view, the second website that the government has gotten right. The first being the American Byways site that I wrote about here.
From a tweet from HD… LOVE that silver flake!
Interesting info on some of the Stats for this years Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
The event has come a long way since it was known as the Black Hills Classic when Clarence “Pappy” Hoel, and some friends from the Jackpine Gypsies motorcycle club, decided to hold a racing event.
It’s now known as the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the 74th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is in the books.
Below are the law enforcement statistics as of 6:00 a.m. Sunday August 10, 2014
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is the worlds largest and next year is the 75th Anniversary. This will undoubtably ensure that attendance will break previous records. There is even a special 75th logo being rolled out for such a legendary event and will be emblazoned on every imaginable piece of merchandise for you to spend some cash.
You can thank Paul Resnick of Hot Leathers who designed the logo for the 75th Anniversary. Hot Leathers is the primary licensee for the Sturgis Motorcycle…
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Best 10 Motorcycles of 2014.
Betting on death.
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Conn. state trooper faces prison for theft from dying motorcyclist.
KTM to enter MotoGP in 2017.
Cow has beef with woman following motorcycle crash.
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AMA Motocross Indiana National.
Czech MotoGP/Moto2 from Brno
Michele Smith & Jay Barbieri
If you watched any motorcycle TV at all I am sure you saw an episode or two of American Thunder (or Two Wheel Thunder as it was known for a single year on Discovery) it was on for 14 years. The Thunder has been off the air for nearly 5 years.
Well…. The hosts of Thunder, Michele Smith and Jay Barbieri, are attempting to revive the show. They are not looking for the traditional network TV route but are using a KickStarter campaign to raise money to create an Internet only show. This is point where the motorcycling community can help support Jay and Michele.
If you liked the Thunder and want to see another version of that show consider contributing to the cause. Go to the “Bring Back Two Wheel Thunder” KickStarter site and pony up.
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What was your favorite Thunder moment? Mine was the time that Jay rode through a snow storm on the way to a Daytona Bike Rally.
I just read an interesting motorcycle list from Womenridersnow.com. They took their reader’s input and surveys from the last six years and came up with the list of most popular motorcycle with women riders.
10. Star V Star 250
9. Kawasaki Vulcan 900
8. Harley Davidson Street Glide
7. Kawasaki Ninja 250/300
6. Honda Shadow Spirit 750 C2
5. Star V Star 950
4. Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe
3. Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom
2. Star V Star Custom / Classic 650
1. Harley Davidson Sportster 883 SuperLow
Debbie owned an 883 SuperLow…she is #1 too!
You can read the entire article here!
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Ken’s News:
Review of last weeks 4 tips for rally attendees plus remaining 6 tips.
Phil’s dream motorcycle. BACON Powered!
Warren’s News:
Motorcycle TV: Sons of Anarchy…surprising guest stars.
New Indian off the Polaris reservation
Indian BTO? What? Whose idea was that!
Motorcycle Recall: Harley Davidson 2014 (and a ½) Dyna FXDL
Cam-Am Spyders are catching fire! But, not in a good way
When Mopeds Become Lethal – Motoped Survival
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MotoGP/Moto2 & Flattrack from Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Picks for Czech GP from Brno.
I have been meaning to post this for a while but forgot about it until recently.
A reader of this blog, Greg G., has a nice website to document good motorcycle rides in Maryland. If you are in or near Maryland you should check out his site, Maryland-Motorcycling, for ride ideas.
Each of his rides contain a short description of the ride and links to the Harley Davidson Ride Planner to show the actual route and waypoints.
If you are going to ride in Maryland, Greg’s Maryland-Motorcycling website is well worth a look.
Not really TV, it is more than what you have received from television. Stories of Bike is a web series that dives into the hearts of most of us that love motorcycles. If you “feel” motorcycles, and if you are reading a little nothing blog like this you likely do, you will get what they are giving you and want more! From my point of view it is a version of “Why we ride” but done in a love affair with people documented.
To describe this series of short films (films because I think they are better than web TV) is a bit difficult so I will let the creator Cam Elkins:
“About a builder, working with his hands and why he or she builds and rides the bikes they do. I could never find a video that went further back than that. I wanted to hear their story that got them there.
Not just builders, but every day riders and their bikes. Their histories, their dreams, challenges, loves and losses. I wanted to see these stories and how riding a bike makes it all better.”
What brought the series to my attention was their first episode Answers. Answers is about a man taking a solo world trip on a 1969 Royal Enfield Bullet 350. As much as I love RE, not something I would do 🙂
The video series have won, deservingly, multiple awards for editing, cinematography and best documentary. I can’t recommend this enough. Season two is coming soon so please take the time to watch their product, it will be worth your time. After you watch the YouTube video above go to their website and check out the rest of the series. 5 out of 5 stars!
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Posted: August 13, 2014 in custom motorcycle, Motorcycle, Motorcycle advocacy, Motorcycle news, Motorcycle racing, motorcycle touring, Motorcycle TV
Tags: custom motorcycle, Harley, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle racing, motorcycle riding, motorcycle TV, Royal Enfield, sport bike, Stories of bike, Triumph, why we ride
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