Dave over at ScooterDave.com has started a biker’s dictionary. It is a ‘work in progress’ as he puts it. He is currently only up to ‘Fuel Management System - Carburator’. If you are new to biking or just want to brush up on the lingo, give it a look. You can [...]
I pulled this off the XLForum, a forum for Sportster owners which I am a member of. I think this is a great idea and would encourage you to take the survey.
Hey everyone,
I’m asking a favor. Would y’all go out and fill out this survey? This is a business venture being started by the [...]
As the following press release from Harley states, we may be coming to the end of the union strike at H-D’s York, PA plant.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND UNION REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
York, Pa., February 16, 2007 - Harley-Davidson reported today that it has reached a tentative labor agreement with representatives of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers [...]
If you are a Ducati enthusiast, you probably already know about Gotham Cycles. I just found out about Gotham in an article in a February 2007 Entrepreneur magazine. And I thought it was a good, inspirational story to close out the week with.
Gotham Cycles, based in Bradenton, Florida, sells mostly Ducati motorcycle parts.
The [...]
Susan Carpenter got to tag along with Peter Fonda on a ‘road trip’ recently and she wrote about it in her February 15, 2007, LA Times article, ‘Going his way’. In it, Fonda tells of the many motorcycles he has owned, a few details of one of his early crashes and some interesting info [...]
Here is your chance to vote in the 2007 Motorcycle Bloggers International Riders Choice Awards.
You can vote for the winners in over 15 categories such as:
• Best new in 2006 motorcycle
• Best manufacturers web site
• Wish we’d thought of that
• What were they thinking?
• Ugliest new in 2006 motorcycle
To place your vote, simply visit the [...]
There is a new helmet review, by Burn over on webBikeWorld, of the Belgium made, Dianese Jet Stream Tourer Helmet. Burn calls is a ’scooter style’ helmet. To me, it looks like it is something between a half- and a 3/4 helmet. So I guess that maybe makes it a 5/8 helmet?
It [...]
As if this winter weather that has been keeping many of us off our bikes isn’t enough, Train over at BeachCruiser has posted some pictures from Sturgis 2006 and reminded us that Sturgis 2007 is still 6 months away!
I guess we can use the downtime to plan our next adventure!
Sturgis Looking Sweeter [...]
Just about the time that the union strike at Harley-Davidson’s York, PA plant seems to fall off of my radar, I hear something that causes me to be remembered of the union officials accusing Harley leadership of only thinking of themselves but this really being a case of the ‘pot calling the kettle black’. [...]
Just a little more trivia for all you Ghost Rider fans out there.
Over at Brain Bucket Biker E-Zine, you will find a pretty good history of Ghost Rider’s travels through the comic books.
The Origins of Ghost Rider [via Brain Bucket E-Zine]
The Origins of Ghost Rider [Philip Lim via New Straits Times]
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