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Tech — A Motorcycle Diagnostics Adapter For Smartphones

Motorscan now offers smartphone diagnostics adapters for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Featuring a patent-pending design, Motorscan adapters are the first devices of their kind. The tiny plug and play adapters work on the majority of Harley-Davidson motorcycles manufactured from 2001 to 2015. Future software updates will extend the compatibility to newer models. The free smartphone […]

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Come To The Buffalo Chip 26th Annual Freedom Celebration, Aug 10

By Bandit

Courage and Sacrifice of America’s Veterans and Active Duty to be Honored at Buffalo Chip Freedom Celebration A tradition that began over 25 years ago will continue in 2017 as the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® again sets aside a day to honor all those who have served and sacrificed to protect American lives and

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FUNKY PANHEAD PROJECT, Part 1

By Bandit

My grandson wrecked his Dyna. He thinks he went down on a slippery west side boulevard, but the bike looks like he was rear-ended, which launched his girlfriend. She was seriously damaged, but survived. He got scuffed and walked away. He needed a place and some guidance with his ’05 Dyna. He could have sold

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THIS SUMMER GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66!

By Bandit

Times may have changed, but Route 66—the highway some folks believed was dead and gone—is alive and kicking like never before. One book gives you everything you need to know about this iconic highway. The new ROUTE 66 ADVENTURE HANDBOOK: High-Octane 5th Edition (Santa Monica Press/May 2017), by Drew Knowles contains new and interesting facts

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FIX YOUR SHOVELHEAD WITH SHOVELUTION

By Bandit

It’s so interesting. About ten years ago we published an article from the madman in Hawaii, Deacon, on how to make a cone-motor Shovelheads run as well as an Evolution. JIMS also makes a kit to make your Shovel engine oil more effectively through the pushrods, but Merch has a system to turn a regular

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AMAZING! The Smallest (yet complete) Tool Kit Ever

By Bikernet Contributor Edge

The Smoke Out is three weeks away and people all over this great US of A are preparing to ride to Rockingham, NC for the festivities June 16-17, 2017. The gravitational pull of the Smoke Out as the epicenter of the chopper universe has chopper jockeys everywhere preparing for the ride. I thought I would

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Indian Motorcycle Pays Tribute To The 50th Anniversary Of Burt Munro’s Land Speed Record

By Bandit

It’s been 50 years since Burt Munro took his Indian Scout Streamliner to the Bonneville Salt Flats and made history – a story immortalized by the feature film, The World’s Fastest Indian, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins. As a result, Munro’s legacy transcends motorcycles and symbolizes the much broader drive to push beyond conventional limitations

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The Flying Tit

By Bandit

Originality is what makes us who we are. The feeling of being lost within my imagination, leaving my perfectionist side on the bench is what pushed me to building the Flying Tit. With it being the first bike I’ve built, it started out as a basic bobber project. I took a sharp turn one day

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Legalize Drunk Driving!

By Bandit

Most people have been there: a few drinks at a restaurant or bar and then into the car to get home. Am I over the legal limit? Hard to say. Is my driving impaired? It doesn’t seem to be. But what if I get stopped? Will I lose my license, go to jail,

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NCOM Coast To Coast Biker News for May 2017

By Bill Bish

THEAIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is broughtto you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the NationalCoalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the LawOffices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved inany kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOMBIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled& Edited by Bill Bish, NationalCoalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) BIGGESTLITTLE

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MOON EQUIPMENT HOT ROD SPORTSTER

By Bandit

My name is Peter Ström and I am 54 years old from Stockholm, Sweden. I have a few bike-builds behind me – I built my wife’s FXR trike, Sportster chopper for myself, Sportster bobber with a lot of engraving on it for my daughter. Every one of them has been well-appreciated and written about in

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ULTIMATE FXR BUILD–from Bennett’s Performance, Part 2

By Bandit

A Southern California show, Born Free, is just six weeks away and there is a very special aspect to this show, the FXR competition. Eric Bennett is busting his ass to build the ultimate FXR for this show and the Hamster FXR Show in Sturgis this year. Bennett’s Performance will post no less than seven

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UM Motorcycles USA comes to India

By Ujjwal Dey

America’s biggest and most successful export is “American Culture”. Everyone everywhere wants a piece of Americana. No matter which industry you look at, the biggest brand in any product or service is always an American Brand Company. http://www.umglobal.com No wonder then that riders in India welcomed UM Motorcycles of USA with great thrill and affection.

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22nd RUNNING OF THE CORSA MOTOCLASSICA

By Paul Garson

It’s officially Willow Springs International Motorsports Park, but most people just call it Willow which happens to be the name of the area located about 85 north of L.A. not far from Edwards AFB, home to stealthy aircraft. Things get flying over the course of the year with a variety of auto, go-kart and

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Fast Dates Calendar Kittens Jessica and Courtney at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca SBK World Superbike July 7-9th 2017

By Bandit

FastDates.com Calendar publisher and photographer Jim Gianatsis is excited to announce that one of our favorite Calendar Kittens, spokes model Jessica Harbour from Huntington Beach, CA, has been selected to return with FastDates.com to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA, for the 2017 SBK World USA & MotoAmerica National Superbike Race Weekend July 7-9th

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THE PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE FLO THRONES STORY

By Bandit

We live is strange times. Social media surrounds us with constants info, but it’s often bullshit. It’s teasers, spin and untruths. More and more I want to know more, but even in an era of constant info you can’t find the real story. The first time I saw a Flo astride a chrome thrown I

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Vintage bikes get back to the beach

By Bandit

THOUSANDS of motorcycle fans turned out to watch vintage bike racing return to the beach for the first time in more than 60 years in South Australia. The Sellicks Beach event, organised by the Levis Motorcycle Club, attracted 4000 spectators and 105 racing bikes over two days on the weekend. “Everybody had a ball

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2017 11th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance

By Zucker Lewis Media Group

One of the nation’s fastest growing Concours and the world’s largest for a single charity, featured an amazing weekend of philanthropy, comedy and of course, a spectacular automobile and motorcycle display BOCA RATON, FL (April 26, 2017) – The annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance presented by Mercedes-Benz and AutoNation has raised nearly $10 million to date for

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The 2017 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show by Revival Cycles

By Bandit

Revival Cycles throws one of the best indoor motorcycle shows around. The show is in Austin, TX, and is focused on the ingenuity and fabrication put into the machines more than just the brand of motorcycle. At Hand Built, bikes of every ilk show up ready to impress the onlookers. Paulie of J&P Cycles

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NCOM Coast To Coast Biker News for April 2017

By Bill Bish

THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled & Edited by

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Harley-Davidson Rejects Military Wife’s Late Check

By Bandit

A humble Harley Davidson dealership owner named Dennis Packee is going viral for a letter he wrote to a soldier’s wife. The soldier, named Christopher Walters, left his motorcycle in some rented space at Reiman’s Harley-Davidson before being deployed overseas. Christopher’s wife, Jaime, was supposed to stay on top of payments for the storage

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Vintage Rally 2017 and New Museum Exhibits

By Bandit

If you have not been to the National Motorcycle Museum out in Anamosa, Iowa, here’s a special reason to visit; the Museum is opening two new motorcycle exhibits and presenting Vintage Rally 2017. On this one day, June 10th, they also take the show outside and go live with a vintage bike show and

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A Successful Lobby Day

By Bandit

ABATE of Wisconsin has been fighting for motorcyclist’s rights since 1974. Known for repealing the mandatory helmet law for adults in 1978, ABATE has continued to represent the rights and safety of the state’s motorcyclists in a variety of ways. Legalizing angle parking for cycles and allowing three motorcycles to share a single meter

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Fork Oils the SPECTRO Variety

By Bikernet Contributor Wrench

We are rolling into a series of articles regarding oil and lubricants using the Spectro experts as our library of data. I’m beginning to find out a great deal about the quality of lubricants, during just a couple of conversations. A lot of what you see on the market is smoke and mirrors. In

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