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Ken’s News:

Charity motorcycle stolen in Brooklyn, New York.

Rocket powered motorcycle from the 1920s.

Massachusetts woman decides backing over cop is a good idea.

Speeding on crack – why didn’t I think of that?

 Warren’s News:

Sold your bike… better cancel the insurance!!!!

Supercharged Ninja imminent

HD CVO owners hot over coolant

New Indian off the reservation Scout

3 Terrific Charity Rides and 3 Rallies in the DC Metro Area.

Racing News:

MotoGP & Moto2 from Silverstone.

Well looks like the go green team is stepping up the game. Kawasaki has confirmed that a supercharged Ninja will be on the showroom floors sometime in the near future. Their press release states:

“With cutting-edge performance recognized as a core element of the Kawasaki worldwide DNA, the company will showcase yet another ground-breaking motorcycle at the Intermot Motorcycle Show in Cologne starting on Sept 30th. A motorcycle “Built Beyond Belief”.

Drawing on skills and experience from experts within not just the company’s motorcycle division but across its aerospace, gas turbine and other high-technology contemporary manufacturing disciplines as well, Kawasaki is anticipating huge international interest in the project that has evocatively been christened Ninja H2. Harnessing the power of the Kawasaki manufacturing group “collective strength”, the H2 will represent a unified engineering and state of the art technology approach.

Capturing the spirit of the 750cc Mach IV H2 that, along with the 500cc three cylinder H1 and all-conquering 903cc Z1 Super Four, epitomized Kawasaki’s market defining performance image, the Ninja H2 project is set to add yet another name to the roll call of machines that embody Kawasaki’s performance and engineering expertise while changing the motorcycle landscape forever.”

The press release pretty much matches other recent statements from Kawasaki. What we really know beyond this press release is that there will be more teaser statements/videos until the cover is pulled off on the 30th of September.

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Motorcycle Radio…The #1 Motorcycle Show in the US

The DawgHouse: Motorcycle Radio podcast #273

Ken’s News:

Best 10 Motorcycles of 2014.

Betting on death.

Warren’s News:

Attention European Motorcycle Riders – This Is A PSA

Stories of Bike.

Conn. state trooper faces prison for theft from dying motorcyclist.

KTM to enter MotoGP in 2017.

Cow has beef with woman following motorcycle crash.

Racing News:

AMA Motocross Indiana National.

Czech MotoGP/Moto2 from Brno

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Ferry Hill Plantation

Location – Ferry Hill Plantation

Mile Marker –72.8

Historical Comments – Just up the street from Lock 38 is the Ferry Hill Plantation. The area around the plantation began as a cross river ferry site in the 1760’s. The ferry and plantation remained in a single family’s hands until 1958, a really good run. It site served as a restaurant and bar until 1974, catering to the students from Shepherd College across the river in Shepherdstown, WV.

The plantation served as the headquarters of the C&O Canal National Park system from 1979 to 2001. Now it is a museum to the C&O Canal and plantation life in Maryland. If you are touring the Canal this is a nice side stop.

Ride to Site – At the intersection of Route 34 and Canal Road, the ride to the plantation is a smooth easy ride. Coming from Canal Road be aware of the traffic on Route 34 as the speed limit does not seem enforced.

Amenities – Visitors Center, public restrooms, parking

Road Conditions (from main road) – paved

Railway Situation – none

Parking Lot Conditions – Paved and pea gravel

Main Attraction – Ferry Hill Plantation.

My Thoughts – One of the hidden gems while motorcycle touring the canal (it happens to be air conditioned) 🙂 . The plantation house is manned my volunteer docents who provide an oral rendition of the history of the home and grounds.

Map

C&O Canal Motorcycle Ride: Ferry Hill Plantation

Continental Tires have issued a safety recall on nearly 170,000 motorcycle tires worldwide. The recall affects 9000 Continental 120/70 ZR 17 and 120/70 R 17 motorcycle tires sold in the U.S. and Canada. These tires were sold between 2007 and 2014.

The issue around the tire has to do with tread or belt separation and the loss of air pressure. Continental claims that there has been no reports of accidents or injuries.

The tires can be identified as follows:

 

Product lines: DOT serial numbers:
120/70ZR17 M/C (58W) TL ContiSportAttack CP8B B5MV 1008 to 2614
120/70ZR17 M/C (58W) TL ContiSportAttack 2 CP8B B5M4 4811 to 2614
120/70R17 M/C 58H TL ContiAttack SM CP8B BXM9 1011 to 2614
120/70ZR17 M/C 58W TL ContiRaceAttack Comp. Soft CP8B B5M1 1907 to 2614
120/70ZR17 M/C 58W TL ContiRaceAttack Comp. Medium CP8B B5M1 2307 to 2614
120/70ZR17 M/C (58W) TL ContiRaceAttack Comp. Endurance CP8B 918B 3011 to 2614
120/70ZR17 M/C (58W) TL ContiRoadAttack 2  GTW CP8B 91E9 2513 to 2614

 

Continental’s customer support can be reached at http://continentaltire.custhelp.com.

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Motorcycle Radio…The #1 Motorcycle Show in the US

Highlights from the show:

 

Putting the FUN in Funeral, you can now attend a motorcycle show in a famous cemetery.

 

Woman lets God take the wheel, nearly kills motorcyclist then stops for burgers. (God fled the scene before the police arrived)

 

Like something from Star Trek… resonate frequency issues between the engine and frame is forcing Harley to recall Dyna’s in Australia!

 

Spring Creek Motocross results and discussion.

 

AMA Daytona Sportbike and AMA Superbike results and discussion.

By Warren S Massey

 

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Motorcycle Radio…The #1 Motorcycle Show in the US

 

The podcast for episode # 268 is now available.  On this show…

– Ken’s News –

PAL-V Flying Car is actually a flying motorcycle!

Vintage motorcycle cannonball run.

Warren was right about the Harley recall – which became officially suspiciously just after the release of Harley’s quarterly earnings report.

Freedom of speech means even idiots are allowed to voice their uneducated opinions about loud pipes.

– Warren’s News –

9 Epic Motorcycle Road Trips, from ABC News?

Epic ride gone wrong, body found near motorcycle belonging to missing man.

2014 EBR 1190SX Superfighter Specs and Pricing Announced.

89 Year Old Motorcycle Momma, still riding!

-Motorcycle Racing-

Motocross results from Buds Creek.

AMA Daytona Sportbike/AMA Superbike + World Superbike from results from Laguna Seca.

Moto2/MotoGP results from the Sachsenring.

World SBK is on an extended hiatus till September. Next MotoGP races not until August 10 in Indianapolis.

Electric Harley?

Electric Harley?

Electric Harley Davidson Spotted?

The folks over at “Asphalt and Rubber” posted this article about how an apparent electric Harley Davidson was spotted on the set of the next Avengers movie.

If you look close at the pics you get the clues that it might be real:

Looks like a Daymaker headlight on the bike.

Safety reflectors on a one off movie prop?

Plus the other items pointed out in the article.

Ride to Work Day

Get up and ride on the 16th!!!

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The NTN Radio studio (Phil in the fore and Chis on the board)

I was asked back to guest host on the DWAGHOUSE motorcycle radio again. That make two weeks in a rows! The show is broadcast live on the internet Tuesday 6-8PM EST.

This past weeks show is now up in podcast form (available at the link above and iTunes).  So if you have time check it out and drop me a note if you like it…if you don’t like it well, grandma said if you can’t say something nice don’t say anything!   🙂

You can also get linked to the podcast on the DawgHouse Facebook page.

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