We don’t know the identity of the lucky LAPD motorcycle cop who spotted Miss Sexy Electra “slightly speeding” and pulled her over, but at least he was thoughtful enough to snap this mug shot forus. While “officially” there was no record of the stop, we’re assuming since Carmen herself tweeted this photo posing with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Oxford English Dictionary, (OED) was started four years before the outbreak of the Civil War, and according to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is the world’s most comprehensive single-language dictionary in print. The online edition receives 2 million hits per month from paying subscribers. So, we’ll concede they know a thing or two about [...]
The advice for Louisiana resident Justin Richardson is, “make sure your bike will run, before you run from the po-po.” On Monday Feb 4th, Sheriff’s deputies say they tried to stop Richardson as he sped by them on U.S. Highway 80 in Bossier LA. As the deputy approached, Richardson throttled his Suzuki Hybusa, eventually reaching [...]
Either this guy wasn’t paying attention when the instructor told him “not the grab” the brakes or he didn’t have a clue what “grabbing” the brakes meant. Either way, he’s lucky to come away with nothing more than being a little stiff and sore. The typical training class “fail!” What’s interesting for us is that [...]
Now we know when you’re jonesing for your motorcycle fix you’ll do just about anything to get it, but we think this might be taking the art of customizing donkey’s a little too far. Sure, you probably won’t see another one like it at your local bike night but if this is your only resource, maybe you [...]
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is apparently scrapping its requirement that all consumers buy at least four gallons of gasoline from certain gas pumps that dispense the new E15 ethanol-gasoline blend, the American Motorcyclist Association reports. The EPA first revealed its minimum-purchase requirement to the AMA in a letter dated Aug. 1, [...]
5. Sons of Anarchy T-Shirt. Chances are you, or someone you know is a fan of the FX drama, Sons of Anarchy. OK.. we hear you..we don’t watch “those” fake biker shows either. But, the truth is, somebody out there is watching…and a whole lot of somebody. According to Entertainment Weekly, in the second [...]
Back in September 2012, Apple debuted it’s new “Lightning” dock connector port for the iPad and iPhone. The company said the new port would be used extensively in future devices. All well and good, except, surprise surprise, Apple didn’t own the European trademark for the term “Lightning.” Oops! Well, not to worry, Apple is [...]
