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,
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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
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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 them not hinder them. Many of them
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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
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Editor’s Note: Our author, Louise Ann Noeth (aka “Landspeed” Louise), is a long-time SAH member and a two-time SoCal Chapter Valentine Award winner. The following is a fresh version of her article summarizing racing at Bonneville in anticipation of its centennial, now from the perspective of actually having reached that centennial. The entire
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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
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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.
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Editor’s Note: Our author, Louise Ann Noeth (aka “Landspeed” Louise), is a long-time SAH member and a two-time SoCal Chapter Valentine Award winner. The following is a fresh version of her article summarizing racing at Bonneville in anticipation of its centennial, now from the perspective of actually having reached that centennial. The entire
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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
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Editor’s Note from the Week Magazine, November 10, 2014: Mexico has finally released a former Marine who was jailed for eight months after crossing the Mexican border with loaded guns in his car. Andrew Tahmooressi, 25, had recently moved to Southern California from Florida and said he took a wrong turn out of a
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Another way to radically restyle a Sportster while keeping it user-friendly—could this be the perfect urban commuter bike? Read more
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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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Hey, I’m surrounded by various groups of folks recently who have varied priorities in their lives. We have kids in their 20s who work hard, go to school, and are dedicated to sports, community, or their church. Others just want a 12-pack, and others are just pissed off and can’t get past it. Then there
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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
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Letter from a Marine Veteran: While I know some may read this and think I am being passive aggressive, I am not, I struggle to see, and understand why people do not understand things the way I do. Especially if they are non-military. It’s hard, it really is, and when I bring
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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
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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
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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
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NASCAR’s boss is about to take a memorable lap, courtesy of “The Boss” — Bruce Springsteen. Chairman and CEO Brian France and his wife, Amy, ponied up $300,000 Wednesday night during a “Stand Up for Heroes” event at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, benefiting the Bob Woodruff Foundation. According to a NASCAR news
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Where? Long Beach Convention Center 300 East Ocean Boulevard • Long Beach, CA 90802 Friday, November 14, 3:00pm – 8:00pm Saturday, November 15, 9:30am – 8:00pm Sunday, November 16, 10:00am – 5:00pm Test Ride the 2015 Indian Motorcycle Lineup Demo a 2015 Indian on Saturday and Sunday from 9am – 5pm outside the convention center.
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Namz Custom Cycle Products has just moved into a 23,000 square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility. The new digs are only 100-yards away from their previous building in Oreland, Pennsylvania. “The new facility has been a huge undertaking with all of the renovations and upgrades but the reward is having the extra space needed to support
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