U.S. MOTORCYCLE SALES CONTINUE UPWARD TREND New motorcycle sales in the U.S. continued to rise across all segments last year, the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) announced. While bike sales continue to improve, it’s also worth noting that the Motorcycle Safety Foundation saw enrollment in its basic rider courses grow significantly in 2021 as […]
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PREAMBLE “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” Dear People
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The spending frenzy at Scottsdale’s January auto auctions may have garnered the headlines, but just a short road trip away in Las Vegas, Mecum’s motorcycle auction put on a similarly spectacular show for the two-wheeled crowd. As in the collector car market, values have skyrocketed of late in the motorcycle world: look no further
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When it comes to electric vehicles, there is something about energy production that people who think this is all a good idea need to contemplate for a minute: electric energy production is in the hands of the State. And I mean it’s in the hands of the State from the get-go, right out the gate.
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Naysayers are quick to spout the dangers of motorcycling but friends, and countrymen lend me your helmetless ears. The psychological and emotional benefits of riding are real. The sense of freedom, thrill of acceleration, escaping the confines of convention, are all real and any rider will confirm that. Motorcycle riding also has physical health
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The garage fridge is not a tool. It does not actively assist in the completion of a project. If anything, the cooler in the corner often conspires to defeat productivity. For me, recently, it did just the opposite. The faux-woodgrain insulated box doesn’t hold parts—it contains exactly what you think it does—and yet it
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Not sure where to start. I was working in a bike shop on Imperial Highway, US Choppers in 1970 to support going to Long Beach City College. I was into my first Shovelhead after I sold my 1969 XLCH, and perhaps my fourth bike build after the Sportster, a bent Triump 650 and a 45
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1-800-273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Jody Hall Annual Memorial Ride 2022
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I do not claim to be an expert on any historical MC stuff, but I have always found it fascinating. Being a guy who tries to emulate what others have done in the past, I have always found it to be important and respectful to learn the history of the source of my passion.
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The ongoing pursuit to preserve the Bonneville Salt Flats has scored another victory and SEMA, along with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Utah Geological Survey (UGS), and Intrepid Potash Inc. marked more progress in restoring the area’s precious salt. A new well installed in the summer of
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NEW YEAR = NEW LEGISLATION With 2021 in the rearview, New Year 2022 has hit the ground running in several states considering pro- and anti-biker laws, including some helmet legislation, profiling, noise, motorcycle safety, lane splitting, bike parking and lighting issues. Freedom of Choice on helmet use is on the docket in some
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My grandson, Frank Ball Jr. and I made the run to Sturgis with a Kendon two-bike trailer, our 1928 Shovelhead and the 5-Ball Racing Crazy Horse powered mascot bike. Both quirky, flat-side tank bikes. We jammed out and rode around the rally and had a blast. Of course, he got the bug and had to
We are all aware of batteries having toxic materials in their construction. Even if only half of this were true, it is still frightening to the potential pollution at the end of their life cycle. BatteriesSome amusing lagniappe with some interesting information on the subject. – Anonymous. When I
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The sound…potato-potato, a rumble from within, these are all one in the same: this is Harley-Davidson. Whether young or old, once you have heard it, I believe, you will never forget it. Even more gripping is the emotion that “the sound” brings to anyone who has thrown a leg over the famous cycle and spent
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It’s easy to become complacent with shop safety, especially when the effects of letting your guard down are not always immediate. Fact is, working on cars and motorcycles can be dangerous. I was personally reminded of this truth a few weeks ago, when I put a coat of primer on my cleaned-up winter
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2022 Model Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Revealed And Arriving At Worldwide Dealerships Additional All-New Models to be introduced January 26 in World Premiere Event MILWAUKEE, WI (January 5, 2022) – Harley-Davidson today revealed a portion of its 2022 motorcycle line and announced these bikes are arriving at authorized US Harley-Davidson dealerships starting now and at
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Looking back through photos on the computer, I have come torealize how much a man is influenced by the environment he allows himself to besubmerged into. I say this from my own experience as I am currently lookingback at the multi-faceted photo sharing sites and currently going through allthe pictures I have saved
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“Yet the hoaxes, conspiracy theories and attempts to rewrite history persist, muddying the public’s understanding of what actually occurred during themost sustained attack on the seat of American democracy since the War of1812.”_____AP hack of no consequence This is a sentence of a Jan 1 article by a hack for the Ass-ociated Press,now widely reprinted
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We had the opportunity to share the latest custom motorcycle build by Carey Hart, freestyle motocross legend and custom bike builder. Hart customized a 2022 Indian Chief Dark Horse for The Walking Dead and The Punisher star, Jon Bernthal. Hart channeled his high-performance, motocross background in the style and design of the bike, with classic,
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Dear Close and Cherished Associate: Holiday Waves to you! Well. It’s been quite a ride, hasn’t it? Whew! Are you staying safe? I know I’m doingeverything EYE can to stay safe. And not just for me! But for everyone else. I don’t thinkI am going to take my mask off even when the pandemic has
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U.S. EXPERIENCES LARGEST 6-MONTH INCREASE IN TRAFFIC DEATHS EVER U.S. traffic deaths soared in the first six months of 2021, making for the most deadly 6-month period ever recorded. An estimated 20,160 people died in motor vehicle crashes on U.S. roads, an 18.4% increase from the same period in 2020, announced the U.S.
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CONGRESS APPROVES FEDERAL HIGHWAY BILL Following extension after extension, deferring action for more than a year, the so-called infrastructure bill, or highway bill to reauthorize highway funding projects, passed on November 12, 2021 after the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to the Senate’s version and passed a 5-year, $1.2 trillion highway funding bill,
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Richie Russolello was working in Kansas and meet with some Veterans building a memorial with no support. As he talked to them, he made a promise to help them, and their mission to honor veterans and wounded warriors who came home and needed a helping hand. When he was young, Richie wanted to join the
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A global network of 900 scientists and professionals has prepared this urgent message. Climate science should be less political, while climate policies should be more scientific. Scientists should openly address uncertainties and exaggerations in their predictions of global warming, while politicians should dispassionately count the real costs as well as the imagined benefits of their
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