His face is instantly recognizable and his support of veteran causes is well known. Now the last action hero, Bruce Willis is donating five of his motorcycles that will be auctioned online to benefit Boot Campaign. The auction started two months ago with a 2005 Ducati 1000DS which sold for $6,250. On the block this [...]
A study in the journal Injury Prevention found motorcyclists over the age of 60 are three times more likely to be hospitalized after a crash than their younger counterparts. The study analysed data between 2001 to 2008 from the US National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP) which collects information from 100 US hospitals which have an [...]
Glenn Brittian built a hydrogen peroxide powered rocket motorcycle that will reach 400 mph in the quarter mile and offered it for sale on Ebay for $27,000. Gerd Habermann Racing brought it, but we don’t know the final purchase price. While 400 mph is a bit quicker than the average production bike, it’s still a long [...]
It’s being reported that BMW has divested itself of the Husqvarna motorcycle brand in a sale to Austrian company Pierer Industrie AG. According to published reports, Pierer is owned by KTM CEO Stefan Pierer. KTM is partly owned by an Indian manufacturer Bajaj. So here’s where it gets a little confusing. What will be the [...]
Call it what you want to but you gotta admit Hector “Tank” Martinez’s marriage proposal was a bit over the top. The California sportbike rider and member of the 710 Bikerz and 300 of his friends blocked the I-10 freeway in West Corvina on Sunday January 27th while Martinez, did a quick burnout (with pink [...]
Continental Tire is recalling certain ContiMotion motorcycle tires, size 180/60R16 M/C 74H produced from December 19, 2010, through September 24, 2011. The tires were sold as replacement equipment for Honda GoldWing 1800 motorcycles. Some of these tires may experience uneven wear, groove cracking, and belt lift. This could result in a loss of inflation pressure. [...]
Learning from previous mistakes (Elton John headlining the 100th anniversary celebration) Harley-Davidson has announced an exclusive partnership with legendary musician and ‘American Badass’ Kid Rock, including a Saturday night performance for the company’s 110th Anniversary celebration in Milwaukee over this year’s Labor Day weekend. The first-of-its-kind partnership brings together two legendary American rebels and names Harley-Davidson [...]
Del. Ben Cline, a Republican from Rockbridge County introduced a bill (HB2010) in the Virginia house transportation subcommittee that would have allowed motorcyclists here to make the choice to use or not use a helmet when they ride. Despite support from local motorcyclists who showed up to the early morning hearing, the bill failed to [...]
In another bizarre example of “more laws make our lives better” thinking, the website autoevolution is reporting that Alain Perret, prefect of Lower-Rhine region in France, wants to ban the access of motorcycles in the high mountain passes of the Vosgi during weekends. The only high passes remaining unaffected by such law initiative are Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Bonhomme and Bussang. For [...]
“It is with deep regret that BMW Motorrad confirms the fatal injury of Kevin Ash in a motorcycle accident during a launch event in South Africa. The accident happened to the north of a town called George, 250 kilometres east of Cape Town. Out of respect for Kevin’s family and friends, no further information is [...]
