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This rig could look pretty rad paired up to an Indian. Admit it, you want your own now…  

It was late August 2013, and I had nothing to do that Saturday, so I took a look on the internet for motorcycle events that day. I discovered a “Big Bad Motorcycle Show” at the NW Harley dealership in Lacey, Washington. I decided to ride my recently painted 1946 Chief (jade green and crème) just

The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, conveniently takes place on the same weekend as the famed COTA Moto GP as well as the COTA GNC Flat Track. The event is a mash up of racing, custom and culture creators. You have the crème de la crème of custom motorcycles from builders like Max Hazzan, Shinya

It was late August 2013, and I had nothing to do that Saturday, so I took a look on the internet for motorcycle events that day. I discovered a “Big Bad Motorcycle Show” at the NW Harley dealership in Lacey, Washington. I decided to ride my recently painted 1946 Chief (jade green and crème) just

The second race weekend for the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle Drag Racing Series, the Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., saw Matt Smith of Victory Racing’s Drag Race Team speed into the Final Round and gain some welcomed season points. Read more.

Six technicians from Yamaha U.S.A.’s Customer Support Group will participate in the company’s United States Technician Grand Prix. The six technicians achieved the highest scores on Yamaha’s Technical Academy (YTA) Gold classes conducted between fall 2013 and spring 2016. Top 6 YTA Technicians for 2016 Participating in the U.S. Technician Grand Prix: Scott Campbell –

Andrew Hines scorched the Pro Stock Motorcycle final to win the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods at zMAX Dragway. Competing in a unique four-wide format aboard a Harley-Davidson V-Rod motorcycle, Hines finished second in two elimination rounds to advance to the final and won the event for the third consecutive year while claiming

A low-profile dash will do a lot to improve the look of your stock tank. Upgrade your tank’s console with a Klock Werks Curvaceous Kustom Metal Dash. Klock Werks makes a chrome ignition switch cover that compliments the dash to provide a clean, stretched look, for a fraction of the cost. The Curvaceous Kustom Metal

Hey, About Freedom. We seem to live in a society admonishing Freedom as a thing of the past. I had a conversation with Dennis Manning. The EPA told him point blank that they are controlling everything that rolls, and ultimately custom motorcycles had to be apart of the mix. So, why isn’t it the other

Paul Yaffe and his shop Bagger Nation, used the opportunity of the 2016 Arizona Bike Week motorcycle rally to celebrate 25 years of designing and building custom motorcycles, parts and accessories. Paul opened his first custom shop, American Legend Motorcycle Company, in 1991. Today, 25 years later, while not operating out of the same location,

Metzeler’s new ROADTEC 01, is a Sport Touring Radial tire that’s developed to offer motorcyclists a high level of grip in different weather conditions, including dry and wet roads, as well as changeable and low grip surfaces. ROADTECTM 01 is also capable of offering a mileage of reference in its segment, thanks to more uniform and regular

  As the name of the event suggests editors from numerous motorcycle publications judge the show and pick a motorcycle to produce a feature article on. It is not an easy task as there are numerous categories and just about any of the motorcycles entered are worthy of feature articles.  I ended up choosing the

An accident on the 210 Freeway in Los Angeles injured six people and may have started with the driver of a pickup truck deliberately striking a motorcyclist, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident occurred about 7 p.m. Saturday just west of Irwindale Avenue in Irwindale. According to the CHP’s preliminary investigation,six motorcycles were

Today, the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection is scheduled to hear Assembly Bill 2459. This detrimental bill, authored by NRA-PVF “F” rated Assembly Member Kevin McCarty, would close practically every gun store in the Golden State if enacted into law. Gun control advocates have made their agenda very clear – removal of firearm availability

One by one, representatives of veterans organizations lined up to place wreaths at the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall. When they were finished, there were more than 100 wreaths placed Monday evening at the wall, followed by the opening ceremony. The wall arrived escorted by some 1,200 motorcyclists and assembled Sunday at Wickham Park. It will

Micah McCloskey Owned Micah McCloskey’s Custom Motorcycles from 1979 until 2013. He’s a good shit to work with, a long-time member of the hard-riding Uglys MC, a performance motorcyclist and racing freak. During his time running a shop, he got to ride anything and everything. . Micah said he saw Indians everywhere. He rode a

Focusing on a stripped-down look and nimble handling, Harley’s new Sporty aims to inspire a new generation of riders to take to the streets Continue reading.