by. Editor Scott Cochran I didn’t see the notices taped on the front of the entrance doors to the Charlotte Convention Center when I arrived early Saturday morning to man our booth at the Easyriders Bike Show this past January. Sylvia was in Atlanta working a different show, and I was working Charlotte. It wasn’t until late that afternoon [...]
The largest powersports dealer in the nation, Southern Honda Powersports in Chattanooga Tennessee was fined $125,000 to settle allegations that it knowingly sold motorcycles that had been recalled but not repaired. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began a probe of the dealership after USA Today story about the practice. USA Today said it [...]
Charleston, SC- WanaRyd Motorcycle is pleased to announce The Reactor is now available in chrome. It’s a unique 6-spoke directional 3D wheel that’s part of their Stark-Line Series…a premium line of 3D forged one-piece billet wheels. The Stark-Line Series Reactor wheel is a sensational 3D cut 6-spoke wheel…Designed for those that want a clean yet [...]
Victory motorcycles is going to auction off the 2013 Cross Country between March 21-28 on Ebay to benefit Operation Gratitude. Unfortunately, a date with the beautiful Playboy model Raquel (shown in the photo) is not included. Bummer. But here’s a behind the scenes video to whet your appetite and get you revved up to [...]
Motorists aren’t fully experiencing the scenic vistas of the world behind a pane of glass. To fully enjoy the idiosyncratic terrain and climates of earth, one must ride by motorcycle. You’d be doing a disservice to the following routes by driving on any more than two wheels. Motorcycle Prep To launch any motorcycle road trip, [...]
The Clandestine is a comedy web series about a group of geeks who form an outlaw motorcycle club. The show takes place in Belfast and is the highest budget live action web series made in Ireland to date. It is also thought to be the world’s first biker comedy series. The show will be publicly [...]
FRANCE IN AMERICA is a visually stunning 400-page volume offering a unique mix of Americana, travel, motorcycling and a personal account of male mid-life transition. The book showcases an extraordinary 21,000-mile solo journey by a man leaving behind his professional life and identity to explore America and fulfill a life-long dream. Gary France is English and lives [...]
Several bike week photographs, taken 20 years ago, have torpedoed one of the front running candidates to replace the retiring Pope Benedict XVI, according to sources inside the Vatican who asked not to be identified In 1992, when he was just 48 years old, Cardinal (then Bishop) Beagan Malachy took a walk on the wild side [...]
“Big George Rowe was surprised when his fiancee’ called him a snitch. What she actually called him was a MotherFu#$ing snitch.” But, she was right. Rowe was a snitch, a self made one. Rowe’s fiancee’ became suspicious of his frequent late night meetings with “Uncle John” but never considered he was a snitch. Privately she thought he might be gay, [...]
The Full Throttle Saloon capped its fourth season with the marriage between co-stars Michael and Angie Ballard, and left fans wondering about the fate of Jackyl front man Jesse James Dupree. (Spoiler alert) It doesn’t take a Scotland Yard detective to figure out Jesse is alive as fans of the show have pointed out on [...]