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Polaris 'gunning' for Harley-Davidson with revived Indian Motorcycle

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Indian Motorcycle might be America’s oldest motorcycle brand, but Harley-Davidson Inc. has the market cornered. So can Polaris Industries Inc. eat into Milwaukee-based Harley’s market share? It certainly seems Polaris thinks so, or at least is doing everything it can to build momentum for the launch of the 2014 Indian Motorcycle this summer. In May’s […]

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Red Shift Dual Piston Cam Chain Tensioners By Zippers Performance

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The new Red Shift® Dual Piston Cam Chain Tensioners are a must-have for all 2007-up Twin Cam® performance applications. Red Shift® Dual Piston Cam Chain Tensioners are a directreplacement, aftermarket product designed to improve cam timing accuracy and valve train control at two critical key areas – the drive and driven cam chains on all

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Indian Motorcycle Time Machine: 1920 – 1929

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Bikernet takes a quick look at Indian Motorcycle's historical timeline for iconic moments from 1901 through the present. Today we give you  1920 – 1929 
 1920 — 

First use of semi-monocoque engine/transmission/frame construction; Indian Scout introduced.
 1920 — 

It's a decade of growth for the Indian model line, starting with the revolutionary 1920 Scout

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Custom Bike Builder Arlen Ness Honored With Birthday Bash And Summer Exhibition At The Petersen Automotive Museum

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Few, if any, have had a more prolific and respected career in custom motorcycle building than Arlen Ness, and the Petersen Automotive Museum is thrilled to honor the man himself and his creations with a Birthday Bash on July 12, followed by a motorcycle cruise-in on July 13 and a special summer-long exhibit titled Arlen

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Steve McQueen Motorcycle and Truck Up For Grabs, If You Have The Cabbage

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The auction house Mecum, known for selling collector cars and other vehicles, said it will offer a 1931 Harley Davidson VL 74 motorcycle, once owned by the late actor Steve McQueen. The bike will cross the block during Mecum’s inaugural Celebrity Items Auction, July 26-27, in Santa Monica, California. McQueen, sometimes called the King of

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Pioneering Electric Motorcycle Riders Complete Two Cross-Country Trips This Week

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Two electric motorcycle teams made cross-country trips across the U.S. this week. Terry Hershner, a green energy and electric vehicle advocate, took a solo trip from San Diego, Calif. to Jacksonville, Fla., riding a modified 2012 Zero S. The other, Team Moto Electra, took a replica vintage Norton Featherbed, that was electrified by Brian Richardson

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The Cruise-Mate Install

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My Wife calls me the “frequent flyer.” But over the years she’s finally gotten comfortable, on her perch on the bitch seat of my Softail, when I dog down the throttle lock and extend my arms out to the side as I emulate Red-Tailed Hawks and other winged raptors that seem to be able to

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Ride-On Balances 230+ MPH Harley

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Inovex Industries, best known as the manufacturer of the high-speed balancer and sealant Ride-On, announces that the race team Moreland, Noonan, Perko, and Lux run Ride-On in all of their racing motorcycles to augment balancing. This iconic race team holds several records at the Bonneville racetrack – the Nurnberg of high-speed racing – in several

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