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Mitchell Technical Institute (MTI), Helping With Horsepower™ and Abbott House share a common belief that project based, and hands-on learning is a great way to teach not only technical skills, but also life skills such as teamwork and problem solving. A motorcycle, named STAR by girls at the Abbott House, gave them all a chance […]

  Seven-time motorcycle land speed record holder signs new sponsor for 2015 racing season. (Scottsdale, AZ) –November 11, 2014 – Scottsdale motorcycle racer, 7-time land speed record holder and team owner, Valerie Thompson, recently signed NPmotowear Products as a new sponsor for the 2015 racing season. NPmoto products was founded in 2005 by Nick Plenzick

This past weekend, stealthily but quickly, Indian motorcycle made history. A new production 2015 Indian Scout and the fabled Chief named “Elnora” tore across the El Mirage dry lake bed in the final Southern California Timing Association event of the season. It was the last chance for the factory to earn an SCTA certified run,

  Fierce Competition in Top Bike Shows. Hey, Is life strange or what? We have motorhome dwellers living on the streets of our little third world country called Wilmington, between San Pedro and Long Beach, California. The courts told the cops they can’t tow the dwellers, because they consider them homeless and we must help

  The Speed Centurions By Louise Ann Noeth, from Society of Automotive Historians Journal. They’ve been at it for 100 years—testing the limits of their imagination, skill and raw nerve. The road to a land speed record is a salty one. The 2014 season will see the Bonneville Salt Flats celebrate their century mark of

Piers of the West Coast – Part 1 visits 35 piers from San Diego to Santa Cruz on a motorcycle and each pier has its own story. Full of tips on restaurants, entertainment and local lore it’s a perfect day ride. Did you know you can rent a cottage and actually sleep “over” the ocean

Intended for H-D V-Rod models with Inverted style forks (2009-2015), this complete bolt-on kit features a Ceriani 16 position adjustable, rebuildable, racing quality steering damper. Billet aluminum CNC machined mounting brackets, all necessary hardware, and instructions are included. The steering damper bodies feature a polished back anodized finish with gold adjustment knob and end caps.

Polaris Industries Inc. has just acquired certain assets of LSI Products Inc. and Armor Holdings, LLC, privately-held Riverside, Calif.-based companies that design, develop, manufacture, source, sell and distribute accessories for performance side-by-side vehicles and ATV markets under the Pro Armor brand. This acquisition adds Pro Armor to Polaris’ growing parts, garments and accessories (PG&A) business. The

Another way to radically restyle a Sportster while keeping it user-friendly—could this be the perfect urban commuter bike? Read more

We found this while surfing the internet galaxy on our silver surfboard. This is available in Germany. It ain’t cheap at nearly 3000 euros (you do the conversion), but this might help some of us who live in apartment complexes or just need a place to protect an extra bike. Link here.

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  One of the most diverse and eclectic shows. The Ultimate Builder includes three broad classes including FreeStyle (anything goes), Retro MOD (anything goes for bike built before 1984), and MOD Custom (bikes with stock frames and engine cases). Enthusiasts tell us that the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder is the most diverse and eclectic show

  Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Story and Photographs by Sgt. Gareth Hawkins. NEAR KARMAH, Iraq (June 29, 2007) – A forward resuscitative surgical system never, ever stands still while treating a wounded Marine – until today, when Cpl. Gareth Hawkins, 23, demanded to reenlist before being medically evacuated. While conducting counter-insurgency operations this morning

Bikernet reader kellyjdube says: Just a short note to say thank you to all Vet’s, far and wide. To those that are still with us, I say Thank you. To those not with us, God Bless the Vets.

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Zipper’s new black-finish S&S E/G carburetors, with or without a ThunderJet installed, in stock and ready to ship. The jet-black finish completely alters the look, and performance is enhanced with a +.100” venturi bore increase and the addition of the ThunderJet third fuel circuit. You can purchase a black carb-only to upgrade your existing S&S-equipped

  Celebrating My 10 Year Anniversary in the Industry. By Brady Pitmon with Photography by Kevin Kreig. I picked up my stock 2010 FLTRX at Hacienda Harley-Davidson in Scottsdale and was searching for a new job. Luckily for me, Suzy (who is Paul’s wife) had worked with me previously as a Finance Manager and a