Screen legend Marlon Brando helped make the leather jacket and jack boot the “uniform” of the biker culture in his portrayal of Johnny Strabler in the movie “The Wild One.” The iconic image is so closely tied to the culture that in 2010 when Harley-Davidson released a new boot similar in style to the pair [...]
Keith A. Brinton, 51, of Las Vegas, the founder of Diamond Heads was riding with his wife Amber Brinton, when the couple was struck from behind by an SUV on Wednesday March 7th, two days before the official start of Daytona Bike Week Amber Brinton was later pronounced dead at Halifax Heath while Keith [...]
Transcript below the video Let’s face it. History can be boring. In a country where attention deficit has been described as a national epidemic, a 30 minute television show devoid of celebrities judging something, or adultery and drunkenness among suburban housewives is going to be a tough sell to Hollywood. But history can be fascinating, [...]
There’s a good chance you may encounter one of these “Motorcycle only” checkpoints as this rider. This is the proper way to act when confronted with these illegal and unconstitutional roadblocks. Tweet
MEDINA, MN (March 5, 2012) – Victory Motorcycles is introducing the Victory Military Priority Demo Program to invite active members of U.S. military branches and the U.S. Coast Guard to move to the front of Victory demo lines at major summer 2012 events. Active U.S. military and Coast Guard personnel who present their current military IDs [...]
DUCATI is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 MONSTER 1100 EVO motorcycles, manufactured from January 17, 2011, through January 24, 2012 and equipped with rear rims marked with code DU6-RR. Over time the spokes on the rear wheel rim may develop cracks which may lead to failure of the rear wheel rim, increasing the risk of [...]
With Daytona’s Bike Week just a week away, Harley-Davidson wants to know, can you spot a biker? Or more specifically the typical Harley-Davidson owner? For the general public the stereotypical Harley owner is often much different from the reality and in HD’s new “No Cages” campaign, the following video puts real Harley riders in the [...]
WILDFIRE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 WF650-C MOTORCYCLES, MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2008 THROUGH JANUARY 2009 FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 122, “MOTORCYCLE BRAKE SYSTEM.” AS BUILT, THESE MOTORCYCLES HAVE A SINGLE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WITH A SINGLE FILLER OPENING AND LACK THE REQUIRED RESERVOIR LABELING. [...]
Daytona Beach, Florida: Bike Week 2012 Roars In To Daytona Beach: The 71st Anniversary of Daytona Beach Bike Week will be held March 9th through March 18th as motorcyclists from all over the country roar into the Daytona Beach Area. This year’s event is Presented by Harley-Davidson Insurance and was moved to one week later than originally [...]
Over the last two years Google has been quietly, (and some say illegally) testing a fleet of autonomous vehicles that navigate the highway without any direct input from human drivers. Sebastian Thrun, director of Google’s autonomous vehicle research program, wrote that the project had achieved 200,000 miles of driving without an accident while cars were [...]
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