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Harley and BMW Owners Say Their Brands Are Less Reliable, but More Satisfying
Consumer Reports magazine has conducted their first ever motorcycle reliability survey and they say that a quarter of all Harley-Davidson owners reported experiencing a major problem with their motorcycle in the previous four years. BMW owners reported their motorcycles are even less reliable, with 33% of owners reporting problems in the previous four years. Japanese [...]
Did GEICO Consider Irony in Song Choice
The insurance company GEICO has been aggressively courting motorcycle riders. Their latest campaign, Motorcycle Money Man, uses the song, Midnight Rider by the Allman Brothers. The irony that an insurance company would choose a song from an artist who was killed in a motorcycle wreck to promote motorcycle insurance was not lost on many motorcycle [...]
The Bad Boy of Bike Building Makes it Number Four
The internet is abuzz about reality show, bike building celebrity Jesse James and 36 year old, Alexis DeJoria who rumors say were married over the weekend in Malibu California. Jesse hasn’t officially confirmed the rumors, and his manager isn’t responding to the press inquiries, but OMG is reporting the pair were hitched on the estate of the bride’s [...]
Four Rings On Two Wheels; Audi Concept Bike
When Audi bought Italian motorcycle maker Ducati last April, the motorcycle press speculated the auto maker might release a sportbike under the Audi four ring logo. Now autoevolution is reporting the brand has released design sketches and photos of a clay model of The Audi Motorrad. A concept of French designers Thibault Devauze and his brother Marc [...]
Bill Would Add Motorcycle License Requirement in Alabama
Legislators in Alabama, the only State in the Union that doesn’t require adults to take a test to obtain a motorcycle license, are considering a bill to change that distinction. In Alabama, anyone 16 and older with a regular driver’s license can also drive a motorcycle in the state, said Capt. Guy Rush, chief examiner [...]
Man Risks His Life To Save Bike Containing His Brothers’s Ashes
Monson MA March 20, 2013: (excerpted from The Republican) Billy Fountain told the local newspaper there was no way he was letting his brother’s 1992 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy burn up in the fire that broke out near the barn where it was being stored. ”Hell or highwater, I was getting the bike out of there,” [...]
No More Rainsuits? Introducing the Rainrunner
A South Asian company, Roof For Two, has developed a novel approach to that pesky problem of sudden downpours ruining an otherwise enjoyable motorcycle commute. Introducing the Rain Runner. A portable, fold-flat, quick deploying, rain cover for a motorcycle. You’ll still need something covering your lower legs, but watching the video, it seems to be [...]
No Colors Allowed
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 [...]
Federal Regulators Issue Fine Against Southern Honda Powersports
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 [...]