While the mythical dragon may have been rooted in early discoveries of fossil dinosaur bones, today the image of the dragon is a popular subject in many cultures where it appears in many forms and colors, but symbolically sharing common attributes. In the pantheon of animal imagery originating in the East, the dragon is seen
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The Cantina bustled on Friday. Cinco de Mayo would rock Saturday and parties rolled all over the city and especially in the Hispanic neighborhoods. Los Angeles grew to almost 50 percent Hispanic, and Wilmington, just south of San Pedro grew to 90 percent Latino. It would glisten on Saturday night for the party. Sidebar: Saturday
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It’s a good one, this week under the stars and blistering heat. There’s progress on lots of fronts. I’m making headway on my metal art donation for the Flying Piston Breakfast Charity effort. You’ll see it next week. We are making a move on our Salt Torpedo Bonneville Effort with JIMS and Paughco. Sturgis Plans are
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Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, just announced price and availability details for the revolutionary all-new 2019 NIKEN Leaning Multi-Wheel (LMW) motorcycle. The NIKEN will only be available through Yamaha’s online reservation system, and customers who reserve online will receive their motorcycles from authorized Yamaha dealers… Read more.
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Legend Suspensions would like to invite everyone to the 78th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Legend Suspensions will be offering free demo rides of their suspensions at their manufacturing facility, located at 3461 Whitewood Service Road, Sturgis, SD 57785. Legend Performance Tour partners, Bassani Xhaust and Feuling Parts, will be on location as well, and have
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X Games gold medalist Jackson “Jacko” Strong tries his hand at Flat Track racing with his coach – #HarleyHooligans racer Buddy Suttle.
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Hey, It’s a good one, this week under the stars and blistering heat. There’s progress on lots of fronts. I’m making headway on my metal art donation for the Flying Piston Breakfast Charity effort. You’ll see it next week. We are making a move on our Salt Torpedo Bonneville Effort with JIMS and Paughco.
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SMOKE-OUT 19 June 15–16 2018 It was that time of year again when the SMOKEOUT rolls into Rockingham North Carolina like a plaque of straight pipes against the humid lands. My son Zach and myself rode down; we even had a chase vehicle, my wife Vicki and our good friend Kris. The temperature was soaring
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I have known Robert Chester for a long time, and during that time he has always owned a fast motorcycle. When he told me he had bought a 2007 Street Glide in November of 2006 the first thing I asked him was he going to be satisfied with a 96-inch bagger, after his previous bike
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Pop’s Garage Fabrication took a 2018 Low Rider, stripped it down, beefed it up, and made the bike pop just in time for Born Free Motorcycle Show. Next stop is Milwaukee for the #HD115 Anniversary. Advertisement
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Indian Motorcycle Racing and its championship-winning Scout FTR750 continued its unbelievable season at the New York Short Track by securing yet another podium sweep. Through 11 races, Indian Motorcycle Wrecking Crew riders and privateers have combined for a total of eight all-Scout FTR750 podiums. The win marked Jared Mees’ ninth of the season and second
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When this Perth Australia family of three decided to take a road trip, they bought a Ural and planned an epic journey across Australia from East to West. The Velge family (Gwenael, Cielito, and their son Anatole) prepared their Ural cT then set out to log miles and memories. (Photos provided by the Velge family).
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Biker Culture – “A Poetry in Motion” by Ujjwal Dey Diane Wakoski describes biker life as “… just being so joyfully alive/ Just letting the blood take its own course/ In intact vessels/ In veins…/ – the motorcyclist riding along the highway/ Independent/ Alone”. Shirley Dent says, “There is precise science in the recklessness of
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The latest addition to the line of Indian products from Barnett is their new clutch shaft arm to fit 2014 & later Indian Baggers. This shaft arm has been redesigned for better clutch separation, smoother shifting and ease in finding neutral. Like all Barnett products, it is proudly made in the USA. To order,
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Biker poetry is a movement of poetry that grew out of the predominantly American lifestyle of the Biker and Motorcycle clubs following World War II. Biker lifestyle is what refers to the changes in society through what was Biker Culture. Famous Authors such as Hunter S. Thompson are credited with writing biker poetry, playing no
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Rolling thru the Garden State, one has to venture out to a place where the roots of a local biker were planted, watered, and survived for the past 48+ years. While Jersey soil is rich in nutrients and hell it doesn’t get the name the Garden State for nothing, this place is rich in
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So the story behind the sidecar is this: I was looking to purchase a sidecar to attach to my ’64 Panhead so my aging father could ride with me on Sundays again and we can have quality father/son time. Read more.
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Hey, I try to ride my bicycle with highbars once a week for a couple of miles and to a series of exercises in the Wilmington Park. It only takes me about 10 minutes to ride to the park over Avalon Boulevard and into a semi-industrial area, before I come to the massive Wilmington
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Hey, I had a strange day yesterday. My mission was pure creativity, to come up with an artistic notion for the Flying Piston Charity Builder’s Breakfast in Sturgis about a month away. I was burning daylight with no concept, materials and limited time. It was 4th of July and my mind spun with my plans
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Over the last decade a community of alternative custom motorcycle builders has begun to form. With design teams and industry leaders from Ducati, BMW, Yamaha and Harley Davidson constantly watching and collaborating with these custom builders they have begun to create their own Custom Revolution. Custom Revolution brings together the most avant-garde and influential custom
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Being an explorer is an inherent part of the biker spirit along with the need of freedom. In its heyday Route 66 satisfied these two basic needs for many Americans. Because of the nations desire to grow and prosper the interstate highway system was devised as a way to increase commerce and speed people to
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Hey, I had a strange day yesterday. My mission was pure creativity, to come up with an artistic notion for the Flying Piston Charity Builder’s Breakfast in Sturgis about a month away. I was burning daylight with no concept, materials and limited time. It was 4th of July and my mind spun with my plans
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One of the iconic bikes produced by Triumph was the Tiger Cub. Mike Estall has gone through great effort to record the history of this fine machine for posterity. He has researched the history of the bike and all the trials and tribulations that have been apart of its past. In this book you will
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One of the iconic bikes produced by Triumph was the Tiger Cub. Mike Estall has gone through great effort to record the history of this fine machine for posterity. He has researched the history of the bike and all the trials and tribulations that have been apart of its past. In this book you will
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