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Words fail to describe this fine piece of motorcycle history.

The Love Ride is coming around.

  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

  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

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

  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

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

  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

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

Don’t miss this excellent example of a chopper from another time, not so long ago. Choppers forever.

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

Is there a club called the S.O.B?

    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

From Home Tech Remedies to Atomic Bombs

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!