By Dan Sverdlin After boarding my United flight to Milwaukee. I requested help from an attendant, “Would you please put my guitar in a the back closet at the rear of the fuselage?” She copped an attitude, “It will have to go down in baggage if it can’t fit under your seat.” […]
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SEE YOU AT THE 85th STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY! 1,100 Miles Grand Rapids, MI to Sturgis Buell is heading to Sturgis the only way that matters – earning every mile on a 3-day, 1,100-mile journey from Grand Rapids through the heartland. Seven Super Cruiser prototypes will be loading up and taking the legendary ride into the
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The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is proud to highlight the powerful results of our grassroots advocacy efforts in developing strong allies in Congress who are committed to defending the rights and lifestyle of America’s motorcyclists. A shining example of this ongoing work is the relationship between longtime MRF and ABATE of Wisconsin members Gary and
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles is seeking a temporary suspension of Tesla’s manufacturing and sales licenses, accusing the company of misleading consumers by marketing its driver-assist systems (“Autopilot” and “Full Self Driving”) as capable of full autonomy. In reality, they remain Level 2 systems, requiring constant human oversight. While the suspension would be temporary, it
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What’s it going to look like? Where is it headed? One thing for sure it will follow the Code of the West. We’ll get into this topic later in the News. Right now the Sturgis 85th Motorcycle Rally is just a week away and we are kicking off the rally with a party at Bandit’s
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CHOPPER & CO. Motorcycle Show on the French Riviera Welcome to the Gulf of Saint-Tropez! We have beaches, sea and sun but forget the luxury yachts and rosé clichés… This weekend, it’s V-twins, cold beers, and the raw soul of the chopper scene! From May 8–10, the Euro Festival made its long-awaited comeback in Port
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BRIAR BAUMAN RACES HARLEY-DAVIDSON XG750RTO FIFTH MISSION AFT SUPERTWINS SEASON VICTORY Bauman Takes Season Points Lead at Lucas Oil Short Track Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus/Latus Motors rider Briar Bauman rode a Harley-Davidson® XG750R motorcycle to his fifth Mission AFT SuperTwins win of the season at the inaugural Short Track at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland,
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Call For: John “Farmer” Eggers Award Nominations Acting on a suggestion made in 1993, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Board of Directors created the John “Farmer” Eggers Award. This award, the MRF’s most prized recognition, is given in memory of the late motorcyclists’ rights activist John “Farmer” Eggers. It is presented during the Annual MRF
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MRF Advocates For Stronger Rider Data Collection In Federal Crash-Avoidance Survey The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is pleased to announce that its recommendations have been incorporated into the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) latest survey on motorcycle crash avoidance technology. The modifications, published in the Federal Register (Docket No. 2025‑07448), enhance the survey’s ability
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Hey, The 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is just two weeks away. You’ll stumble across the press release below. We moved the Easyriders Streamliner into the Sturgis motorcycle Museum a couple of days ago with a tremendous amount of help from friends and brothers. Turned weird in the parking lot as a storm loomed and the
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Hey race fans! The time is now! Today, July 15th, is the last day to sign up for the Motorcycle TransAm. If you want to be in on the inaugural run and be able to say you were a part of it, sign up now! Link below. Registration — click here
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON® X DYNOJET FACTORY RIDER KYLE WYMAN DOUBLES TO DOMINATE KING OF THE BAGGERS AT LAGUNA SECA KWR Harley-Davidson Rider James Rispoli Scores Two Mission Super Hooligan Victories MILWAUKEE (July 13, 2025) – The Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team rider Kyle Wyman continued his domination of the 2025 Mission King of the Baggers road
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–CIRCA EASYRIDERS MAGAZINE: 1971 I believe Paul’s stretched Panhead ended up featured in the 2nd issue of Easyriders in 1971. It turned out to be the first issue to slip into my tiny North Long Beach apartment I shared with my first wife Laurie. Introduced to Easyriders Magazine, I was also introduced to stretched choppers.
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Samu and Bad Apple Mary Survive US 131 Nitro Harley Battles and Bruises Nitro Harley race coverage reportevent: PennGrade1 AMRA Michigan Nitro Nationalswhen: June 27-29, 2025where: US 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, Michigan, USA Finland’s Samu Kemppainen travels a long way to race his Chris Stewart Racing Top Fuel Harley at PennGrade1 AMRA races. But the
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“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” The sentiment of this quote has been shared by many, leading to it being attributed to President Thomas Jefferson, abolitionist Wendell Phillips and Irish statesman John Philpot Curran. Debating who said it is not as important as remembering and living the message. As bikers, we have learned repeatedly
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Hey, Wow the missions are piling up. We started a group to encourage the city to be in favor and supportive of the Sturgis rally. At our last meeting we met with comissioner Ruth Kopp who suggested we start an effort to save, rebuild and make the historic ½ mile come alive again. There was
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RIDE LOUD, SPEAK LOUDERFIGHT FOR WHAT’S YOURS! Motorcycle Riders Foundation 41st Annual Meeting of the Minds Conference Hits Shreveport, Louisiana – Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino — September 25-28, 2025 The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is calling out the next generation of two-wheel warriors: It’s time to take a stand. If you’re 18-35 and Love Freedom,
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Climate Journalists Are In The Grip Of A Weird Religious Cult The failure of Texas to implement flood warnings, not climate change, caused those 27 deaths By Michael Shellenberger, courtesy of Public Substack (you can listen to Michael tell this story on Public Substack) https://www.public.news/p/climate-journalists Climate change caused the catastrophic floods that tore through Central
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Some motivation and some inspiration. Here are some quotes to ponder. Get on your steed and aspire for liberty, integrity and honor. * * * “Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance.” — Woodrow Wilson “Liberty has
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This is the third year of this event which started off to simply honor those who have gone on before us. The first year many of us met at Accurate Engineering in Dothan Alabama to make the ride, but because people were coming from all over the country, after the first year it was decided
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Long Road 2025 registrations are due August 11, include your shirts size (M or F). The 17th Long Road will continue with the traditional one night stops/Gypsy ride tradition. We’ll have five days of riding, no “kickstands up” times, just ride with as few or as many others as you want and meet up every
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July 4th, 2025 Each fourth of July we celebrate the birth of American Independence. We at the Motorcycle Riders Foundation would like to recognize that freedom is not and has never been free. We thank those in our armed forces for defending all of our freedoms. Perhaps Patrick Henry said it best in 1775 when
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Hey, Suddenly there’s a ton of action happening in Sturgis for the 85th. This was a wild week, as we scrambled into July. Suddenly we feel non-stop pressure to prepare for the 85th annual Sturgis Rally. Other than Arlin Fatland, who owns TwoWheelers on Main in Sturgis the rest of us don’t know what the
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON® PAN AMERICA® ST RACERS JAKE LEWIS AND CORY WEST WIN IN MISSION SUPER HOOLIGAN DOUBLE-HEADER AT THE RIDGE Briar Bauman Races Harley-Davidson® XG750R to Fourth Mission AFT SuperTwins Victory of the Season MILWAUKEE (June 29, 2025) – Saddlemen Race Development riders Jake Lewis and Cory West each won a race in the Mission Super
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