Don’t wait for snail mail, the new Xtreme Machine catalog app is here! iPhone and iPad users can download direct at the App Store anytime. The new app will include the latest Unapologetic products including the new Xcessory line. Not an Apple fan, we’ve got you covered! Cruise over to the Xtreme Machine Website and either download a PDF version […]
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Just in time for the holiday season, and only for a limited time, the Harley-Davidson Museum is releasing 10 new images from its archives and making them available for purchase on harley-davidsonimages.com. These limited prints are a mix of photographs and vintage advertisements and are available for purchase for the first time ever. On
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Lightning Motorcycles brought its superbike to the 1.3-mile course that runs downs the El Mirage dry lake bed. In an effort sponsored by solar technology company SMA, and with LSR veteran Jim Hoogerhyde gripping the handlebars (tightly, we imagine), Lightning flashed down the dusty trail at 189.086 mph. That speed gives the company the Southern California Timing Association
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California is home to more than 1.3 million licensed motorcyclists and some of the best riding weather year round. Unfortunately, the state has also experienced an increase in the number of people killed in motorcycle-involved collisions. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is preparing to address the problem with the help of a federal grant
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The Progressive International Motorcycle Shows steers the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Competition, an elite-level custom motorcycle builder competition, into the San Mateo County Event Center, Friday November 16 to Sunday, November 18. Bay Area bike builders are encouraged to enter custom motorcycle creations for a chance to win a piece of the $90,000 cash purse, more than any builder competition in the
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What do you get when you mix a motorcycle cop with a motorcycle rally? A. Several biker gals asking to take photos on the Omaha police officer's motorcycle. B. Two of the women pulling down their tops and exposing their breasts, one while wearing the officer's helmet, as cameras flash. C. A seven-day, no-pay
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James Dean’s motorcycle arrived in Indianapolis earlier this week. It’s in a storage room in the basement of the Indiana State Museum but goes on public display Nov. 23. It’s a 1955 500cc Triumph and holds up nearly as well as Dean (which is to say: very well). The bike is part of the
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Krawiec sits atop the final season standings with 2,773 points. Hines is second with 2,691 points. Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. is third with 2,502 points, followed by Hector Arana Sr. on a Lucas Oil Buell with 2,432 points. Stoffer is fifth with 2,386 points.
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The wind whistled over the hills surrounding the small berg of Big Bend, Wisconsin in the fall of 1986 when Jamie Strasser, the son of a pair of self-employed gas station owners, opened his first body shop in a storage shed. He was barely 18 years of age. When he was 14, his father gave
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I ran into Ross Suderno at the Grand National Roadster show a couple of years ago. His bike was a standout for several reasons. As it turns out, we share a lot of biker- linked history. He built a bike for a giant Los Angeles black weight-lifter in the early '70s and I featured two
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Don’t miss this excellent example of a chopper from another time, not so long ago. Choppers forever.
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.” style=”color: #ffbb04; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; “> ACORN NUTS MEET THE MUDFLAP GIRL– P/N: MK731: 110-Piece Solid Brass Acorn Nut Assortment Tray Brass is class, and a great gift idea for old school bikers! Conveniently stored in the heavy-duty Tray with lid is a 110 piece assortment of Solid Brass Low Crown acorn nuts
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Editor’s Note:What appears below is a guest blog post from veteran biker Jeff Maddox, who regularly holds court over at the JMAdog blog. Where did the summer go? As we get just that much closer to November and December I realize that most folks are putting their bikes up for the season. I’m not sure
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Honda have expanded their 2013 Motorcycle Lineup; in addition to the just-announced CB1100, they've also introduced a sleek and streamlined bagger variant of the Gold Wing touring bike: the F6B. The F6B is priced at $19,999, or $20,999 in Deluxe trim, and includes premium audio, blacked-out components, and a gunfighter-style seat. Stay tuned!
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Vengeance Brake Rotors are a metal matrix composite disc brake rotor that is 60% lighter than traditional steel rotors. With Vengeance Rotors you get an improved ride and handling, greater acceleration, improved high speed steering, and a rotor that has a greater resistance to warping, corrosion, and wear. All Vengeance Rotors come with a Limited
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Is there a club called the S.O.B?
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Hey, Honoring Veterans Day. Buy a veteran lunch, a drink, or hell go for a ride. I attempted to tour the battleship Iowa yesterday, but the crowds were daunting, and I’m not a crowd sorta guy. I peeled out, and it was just as well. Later in the evening I met with the lovely Gina
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Cindy Rutherford, daughter of legendary racer and painter “Wild Bill” Cotton has passed. Her family’s shop Century Motorcycles in San Pedro has been a motorcycle repair shop and dealership for 75 years. She told me once she keeps the last factory Vincent ever made in her bedroom (and is propositioned regularly by men
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From Home Tech Remedies to Atomic Bombs
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This issue was uncovered by Ray C. Wheeler, the Bikernet Performance Editor, and submitted to the Digital Discovery board of regents for consideration. They were bowled over by the line art illustrations and the creative imagination of 1948, the year Bandit was born in a dinghy off the coast of Catalina Island. Each illustration was
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Calling ALL Angels! We will be meeting at 8:45 am this Saturday, November 10, in front of 568 Quincy Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305. Cleaning teams, distribution teams, sorting teams will be coordinated then. Please wear warm clothes and work boots, bring work gloves and facemasks if you plan on helping residents. Please forward!
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Former Colorado U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a member of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, is behind the wheel of a Mack truck hauling the nation's 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree from Colorado to Washington, D.C., the American Motorcyclist Association reports. "It is a privilege to drive the tree for the U.S. Capitol from
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Campaign spotlights Harley’s Heroes® and DAV with two veterans’ stories For the fourth straight year, Harley-Davidson continues its tradition of honoring United States military veterans throughout the month of November, this year by raising awareness of DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and the Harley’s Heroes program through a national video campaign spotlighting two veterans who
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