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Burglars Break In Dealership On The Day Founder Is Buried

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Thieves took advantage of a death to burglarize Mathews Harley-Davidson in Fresno California.  On Thursday march 28th, someone heaved a large stone through the plate glass door and in less than 4 minutes stole $6,000 worth of leather jackets.  The theft occurred the same day employees and customers were burying 90 year old Eva Mathews.  Eva and [...]

April 3rd, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Harley Davidson,Headlines | Read More »

Ghost Mountain MC Denied Permit Despite 22 Years of Successful Event

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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has denied a request from the Ghost Mountain Riders MC for a permit to sell alcohol at the First Daze-O-Summer Run this weekend.  The event has been held for the past 22 years without incident. The local Sheriff published a press release in March claiming a member of the [...]

April 3rd, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Videos | Read More »

The Nickle Rocker

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Built by Thunderbike Customs Harley-Davidson Niederrhein Germany the Nickle Rocker was voted 3rd place in the “Modified Harley”-Class of the European Championship at the 2013 Custom Chrome dealer show.       Tweet

April 3rd, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Harley Davidson,Headlines | Read More »

Carmen Poses With Police Bike; Avoids Ticket

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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 [...]

April 1st, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Miscellaneous | Read More »

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 [...]

March 27th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,BMW Motorcycles,Harley Davidson,Headlines,Victory | Read More »

Did GEICO Consider Irony in Song Choice

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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 [...]

March 26th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Miscellaneous | Read More »

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 [...]

March 26th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines | Read More »

Bill Would Add Motorcycle License Requirement in Alabama

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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 [...]

March 25th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines | Read More »

Man Risks His Life To Save Bike Containing His Brothers’s Ashes

Billy Fountain stands next to his late brother's 1992 Harley Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle, which contains some of the ashes of the late Harold "Jugsy" Fountain, a Vietnam veteran who died while riding the bike in Florida in 2004. In back is the garage-barn where the bike had been kept. The garage was destroyed in a Wednesday morning fire, but the bike was unscathed.
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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,” [...]

March 21st, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Harley Davidson,Headlines | Read More »

No More Rainsuits? Introducing the Rainrunner

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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 [...]

March 20th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines | Read More »