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Gettysburg Bike Week Forced to Cancel Event Amidst Corona Virus Pandemic

Gettysburg, PA (June 1, 2020) – For the first time in its 19-year history, Gettysburg Bike Week will not hold its annual gathering. One of the premiere motorcycle rallies in the country, the event normally takes place at the Allstar Events Complex in Gettysburg, PA. Festivities had been scheduled from Thursday, July 9, 2020, through Sunday, July 12, but […]

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Here Are The Minneapolis Police’s Tools To Identify Protesters

As protesters demonstrate in Minneapolis in response to George Floyd’s death, law enforcement agencies have access to a host of surveillance tools that could make it easier to target and find them. The Minneapolis Police Department has a wide breadth of surveillance technologies that could be used to monitor and target protesters — including controversial

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Lotlita and the Girls at the Strip Club

This is a special story. The young woman’s name is Lolita, and she is a professional dancer. This is not her dream but just for now her profession. This young woman has dreams and aspirations of a better work life for herself. We find a Lolita, Candice, Daniel, Trish or just pick a professional name

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Lightning Motorcycles Is Working on a Fully-Enclosed Bike, Presumably

by Elena Gorgan from https://www.autoevolution.com Californian electric motorcycle maker Lightning Motorcycles is presumably (hopefully) working on a new project, one that would considerably improve the range and overall comfort of an electric motorcycle. The project doesn’t have a name and, for that matter, hasn’t even been confirmed yet. Renderings of it have emerged with a

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All Black Harley-Davidson Dark Dozer Sure Makes Those Wheels Stand Out

by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Harley-Davidson introduced the Fat Boy line in 1990 as a V-twin Softail cruiser you could either use as stock, or modify to your convenience. And modified it was, as Harleys generally beg to be altered one way or another. There is no shortage of custom Fat Boys out there, but

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Pack of Custom Harley-Davidsons Out Hunting, Apex Predator Leads the Way

by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com/ In April 2020, Harley-Davidson concluded a custom build competition called King of Kings. Dedicated to its network of international dealers, the contest saw some incredible machines coming out the door of garages spread throughout the world. King of Kings was the coronation of an older, similar Harley initiative called Battle

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Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight Gets Low Stance and High Exhaust

by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Two weeks after we started, we came to the end of our Harley-Davidson King of King’s coverage. Of the 15 bikes that took part in the competition, only one is left, the one its builders call the Harley-Davidson XL 1200 FT. The creation of Harley’s dealer in Bordeaux, France, the

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Motorcycles With Car Engines: A Brief History of Two-Wheeled Absurdity

We don’t generally cover motorcycles, but we’re going to make an exception for these bikes since they feature car engines. Not powerplants that are cut-down or derived from an automotive application—no, these are quite literally car engines shoehorned into motorcycle frames with varying degrees of success and ergonomics. To make this list, the resulting car-hearted

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NEW INDIAN CRUZ TOOL KIT MEETS BANDIT’S DAYROLL

Okay, as we all know tool kits are terrific presents for any biker. They are everywhere, in fact, the other day I was digging around and found a flashlight setting on a shelf. No big deal, right? This damn flashlight was six inches tall and the last two inches were devoted to tools like a

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U.S. Economy Contracts by 5 Percent in First Quarter

The U.S. economy contracted by 5 percent over the course of the first quarter, the first such decline in more than a decade, and the near-certainty of an additional reduction of economic activity for the second quarter indicates the nation has entered a deep recession. Adding the trillions of dollars of economic coronavirus stimulus/relief

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Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions

by Ian Royall from https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/ The 2020 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, scheduled for October 25 at Phillip Island, has been cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions. The four-day MotoGP weekend at the island is regional Victoria’s biggest sporting event, attracting more than 85,000 spectators and generating about $50 million for the state economy. The Australian Grand

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Harley-Davidson Iron RR Is How an 883 Looks Like With Stage IV Tuning

by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Two weeks in, there are not that many bikes left to talk about in our coverage of the Harley-Davidson 2020 King of Kings competition. Only two are still to be admired, and one them is this Polish-born Iron RR. The build-off event dedicated to Harley’s international dealers concluded in April,

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Fox News Autos Virtual Motorcycle Show: YOUR bikes

by Gary Gastelu from https://www.foxnews.com While many of us are stuck at home, Fox News is holding a series of virtual car shows where you can share and discuss your cool cars, trucks and motorcycles with the rest of the Fox News Autos audience. Ride on! No vehicle can combine freedom and solitude the way a motorcycle can,

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Future Of Connected, Autonomous, Shared, And Electric Performance Motor Bikes – The BMW Motorrad Way

by Sarwant Singh from https://www.forbes.com In 2023, BMW Motorrad will be celebrating a landmark event: its centenary as a motorcycle manufacturer. But it wasn’t really the past that interested me in my interview with BMW Motorrad CEO, Dr. Markus Schramm. It was more about understanding how this venerated German brand is engaging with the future.

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The eRockit Hybrid Is an Electric Motorcycle You Have to Pedal for Speed

by Elena Gorgan from https://www.autoevolution.com Who said you have to choose between an electric bicycle and a motorcycle? A German startup is offering a solid and very fun compromise they like to call “the human hybrid:” eRockit. The eRockit is part bicycle, part motorcycle and all fun. It’s an electric motorcycle that promises good performance

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SPECIAL OPS JACKET $231.00 – $258.00 https://shop.bikernet.com/ MORNING JACKET ~ AFTERNOON VEST – Our (13) pocket Special Ops tactical-style motorcycle Jacket converts into a vest. Designed for the road with heavy duty gun metal grey zipper front, bound leather neck trim and strong double needle seam construction. The 2 conceal and carry pockets will stow your

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We Will Overcome Bikernet Weekly News for May 28, 2020

It’s All Good… There is no place for doom and gloom. I believe we’ve done a helluva job at containing something that could have been devastating. And you know Americans. We can do anything, and we will figure this bastard out and move on to party once more. The controversy continues regarding Sturgis. You’ll see

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After The Ninja And The Z, Is The Kawasaki Vulcan H2 Next?

by Sabrina Giacomini from https://www.rideapart.com The God of Fire is getting a boost. In 2015, Kawasaki introduced its first modern-day supercharged motorcycle, the Ninja-based H2. Four years later, the Z H2 hypernaked followed. What will happen next? After all, developing a new engine takes time, R&D, and funds, so when a new block is created,

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Harley-Davidson Emperor Is a “Chopperized” 1995 Sportster

by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Harley-Davidson called the custom bike build competition for its international dealers King of Kings, but one shop from Germany wanted to top that, so they named their project Emperor. Chosen at the end of April, the King of Kings winner was crowned a Sportster-based Mexican creation by the name of

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How Hamba motorcycles are empowering women in Zimbabwe

by Faith Ikade from http://venturesafrica.com/ Mobility for Africa is empowering women in rural Zimbabwe with new electric powered motorcycles that can be used as a source of income generation. The electric motorbikes known as “Hamba” gives women the opportunity to transport and sell their goods, while saving time and effort usually spent walking to pick

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WE WILL OVERCOME BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for May 28, 2020

Hey, What an interesting week. Someone said 100,000 folks have died of Corona, more than the Vietnam War, but that’s not a fair analogy. That’s actually one fifth of the number who die every year of cancer and about 1/5 of the people who die EVERY YEAR of heart issues. There is no place for

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Chinese copy of Vespa Primavera declared invalid by EU

by Sajan C Kumar from https://www.financialexpress.com The EUIPO invalidity division annulled the registration since it was “incapable of eliciting a different general impression” with respect to the registered design of the Vespa Primavera, and pointed out that the registration was an unlawful attempt to reproduce the scooter’s aesthetic elements. Italian two-wheeler and commercial vehicle manufacturer

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Pandemic Panhead Project, Part 2

The tanks and fender are out to Deny 925, the master of patina paint, for a scallop classic paint job. In the meantime, I needed to install the Morris Mag, decide on a carb, install the front brake, finish a handful of welds, work with the guys at Bates on a clutch cable, make an

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Blacked Out Harley-Davidson Melville Has More Tattoos Than a Yakuza Henchman

by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Technically, this modified Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight has been designed to be incarnation of a bunch of Japanese myths. Looked at from afar and in a totally superficial manner, it looks more like something the Yakuza would ride around on. The bike is the creation of Harley-Davidson’s dealer in Shizuoka. It has

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