Archive for April, 2007
Friday, April 20th, 2007
Well, we had high hopes for this weekend in Dallas, and today did not disappoint!
We actually started the day off in Fort Worth with a personal tour of the American Iron Horse facility. Gary Reese, co-owner of Midessa Motorcycles in Odessa, set up the tour for us. Apparently, if you are one of [...]
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Thursday, April 19th, 2007
If you are really, no, REALLY, passionate about your riding, then a mobile creamation/memorial urn from Final Ride Products may be just the thing that you, and your loved ones are looking for. You can find the Final Ride Products site here.
The Final Ride urns were designed to hold a generous amount of your [...]
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Came across this via a post on Redleg’s Rides which you can find here. Seems ‘Charlie6′ found this via another site, but suffice it to say that it appears to be a great tool for the traveling biker. The site is called Weather Bonk and you can find it here.
On Weather Bonk, you [...]
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
Just wanted to remind everyone out there that there will be a lot going on in Dallas this weekend. Or at least a lot as far as I am concerned as I will be attending all of these.
First off is the 30th Annual Dallas International Guitar Festival at Dallas Market Hall on Friday, Saturday [...]
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Monday, April 16th, 2007
My first ride ever on a chopper!
Actually, I got to ride two different choppers today as research for an upcoming Good Times article. And it was a blast!
I rode an American Iron Horse Texas Chopper and a Big Dog K9. Both were awesome!
At some point, I will add some details in a post. [...]
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Sunday, April 15th, 2007
Back in March, I made a post about the official Tail of the Dragon web site. You can find that post here.
For the uninitiated, Deal’s Gap, or the Tail of the Dragon, is one of those ultimate motorcycling roads as it contains 318 curves in just 11 miles. It is heralded as a [...]
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Saturday, April 14th, 2007
I just received notification that Beatnik Biker has been accepted for membership in Motorcycle Blogger International (MBI). You can find the MBI site here.
YIPPEE!
Following is a little information on MBI from the MBI web site.
Motorcycle Bloggers International is an association of riders who write motorcycle blogs. Our members reside in many countries and live [...]
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Friday, April 13th, 2007
I was hoping to get home from work today and go for a ride on the bike. However, with blowing dust and wind gusts up to 52 mph, I decided I would wait it out until tomorrow and see if the weather improves a bit.
I would hope that others out there are [...]
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Thursday, April 12th, 2007
There are rumors floating around The XL Forum for Sportster and Buell Motorcycle Enthusiasts that Harley-Davidson will be discontinuing several models for the 2008 model year. You can find a link to the thread here.
The flyer above is off the Denny’s Harley-Davidson site which you can find here. They have a scrolling ad [...]
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
If you are one of those people who would like to do some of the required maintenance on your bike but don’t know where to start, then Dan’s Online Motorcycle Repair Course may be just the thing you need. You can find the online course here.
Intended to take you from ‘…knowing nothing about Motorcycle [...]
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