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Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Names Motorcyclist Governor Mike Pence as Running Mate WASHINGTON, DC – Speculation on who would be Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s possible Vice-President pick grew to a fever pitch this week. All eyes were on Indiana when candidate Donald Trump made a pair of visits to the Hoosier state earlier in

Hey, There’s a secret. Another challenging week on the home front. I was told by the city to call for an inspection and they would arrive within 24 hours. I called on Monday. No one has called or come over, yet. Now, I could look at this from several perspectives. The Secret tells us to

Who First Lit the 2-Stroke Match? It all began puffing along in 1880 when an English engineer Dugald Clerk banged together a 2-stroke engine design. But then it took about another 25 years before another Brit, one Alfred Scott, secured the first patent for a 2-stroke, in this case a V-Twin. To further enshrine his

Custom motorcycle enthusiasts have a rare opportunity to join renowned U.S. and international custom builders and industry luminaries for a meet and greet to benefit educational scholarships during the second annual Flying Piston Charity Breakfast at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip®. Builders displaying in the Buffalo Chip’s 2016 Motorcycles As Art Exhibition, curated by Michael Lichter, will gather with other invited top-name builders to

Metallic embroidery and stud embellishment bring the bling, but the new Women’s Scroll Skull 3-in-1 Leather Jacket (P/N 98104-16VW, $475.00) from Harley-Davidson. This lightweight black goatskin leather jacket comes with a warm, removable polyester stretch fleece full-sleeve hoodie, which can also be worn separately. The jacket is vented for warm-weather comfort and features body armor

Victory Racing’s Matt Smith rode his Victory Motorcycles Gunner to the No. 1 qualifying spot for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Illinois but was bit by misfortune in the finals on Sunday June 10. Victory Racing’s NHRA team is comprised of NHRA power-couple Matt and Angie Smith and

There are quite a few situations that a motorcycle owner may face that will call for them to have their motorcycle shipped instead of riding it. Whether you may be moving, vacationing or even traveling to a motorcycle show out of state, it is quite important that as a motorcycle owner, you know that shipping

We’ve come to the Saddlemen point in the story, to finish Jim’s seat construction over his custom fiberglass pan. The notion was to help Jim with a cool custom-styled seat, but when it comes to Saddlemen there’s much more to seat fabrication, and their mantra revolves around comfort. Tom Seymour and Dave Eckert have been

Hey Guys, This week we got the ALL FOUR Choppahead movies on sale. Click here to download them for just $4.99 this week – Save even more on the four movie combo. Thanks as always and have a great weekend! Stay independent, Zack and Scott

Swiss endurance rider Urs “Grizzly” Pedraita has achieved a new world record by riding across five continents in less than 120 days aboard his Victory Cross Country Tour. Grizzly covered roughly 47,390 miles in 72 riding days and 13 hours by the time he reached a celebration in his honor at Volusia Motorsports in New

Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines charged to a final-round Pro Stock Motorcycle win at the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. Hines blazed through the field on a Harley-Davidson V-Rod drag bike to claim his second win in three final-round appearances this season. Counting three additional wins by

Aerobatic pilot Melissa Andrzejewski flies under highliner Sketchy Andy Lewis and freestyle motocross legend Jimmy Fitzpatrick in a first of its kind aviation stunt.

Hey, I watched the 4th of July celebration at the Capital, amazing. We need a slice of this stuff once in a while to offset all the negative media. We do live in an amazing country, but why is it amazing? Because it’s the land of the Free and the home of the Brave. In

A panel of luminaries representing women from a broad cross section of today’s motorcycle industry will take a leading role in the Buffalo Chip’s 2016 Biker Belles symposium on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Taking seats on the panel moderated by Marilyn Stemp of the Sturgis Rider Daily and Iron Trader News are BMW Motorrad’s Sarah Schilke,