USRiderNews http://www.usridernews.com Motorcycle Magazine News and Entertainment Thu, 16 May 2013 14:53:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Victory Motorcycles & ‘The Gunny’ to Salute U.S. Military on Rolling Thunder Ride in Washington, D.C. on Memorial Day Weekend http://www.usridernews.com/victory-motorcycles-the-gunny-to-salute-u-s-military-on-rolling-thunder-ride-in-washington-d-c-on-memorial-day-weekend/ http://www.usridernews.com/victory-motorcycles-the-gunny-to-salute-u-s-military-on-rolling-thunder-ride-in-washington-d-c-on-memorial-day-weekend/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:53:42 +0000 Web Staff http://www.usridernews.com/?p=15581 MEDINA, MN (May 16, 2013) – Victory Motorcycles and actor, avid Victory rider and retired U.S. Marine R. Lee Ermey – best known as “The Gunny” – are taking part in Rolling Thunder XXVI, the Memorial Day weekend motorcycle ride honoring U.S. military personnel who have sacrificed all for the sake of our freedom. The annual [...]

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]]> http://www.usridernews.com/safety-video-shows-typical-injuries-to-riders-without-protective-gear/feed/ 0 “Going Fishing” on a Harley-Davidson http://www.usridernews.com/going-fishing-on-a-harley-davidson/ http://www.usridernews.com/going-fishing-on-a-harley-davidson/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:18:13 +0000 Web Staff http://www.usridernews.com/?p=15572 It’s not quite viral, but this video, titled Raul Echeverz Harley-Davidson (no such dealer exists) has been viewed over 100,000 times.  It’s not quite commercial production quality, but someone went to a lot of time and effort to put out the message that to pick up attractive strange women in the city, all you need [...]

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]]> http://www.usridernews.com/pricing-on-new-indian-chief-signals-intent-to-compete-for-larger-motorcycle-share/feed/ 1 Female Con Artist Used Full Throttle Appearance in Scam http://www.usridernews.com/female-con-artist-used-full-throttle-appearance-in-scam/ http://www.usridernews.com/female-con-artist-used-full-throttle-appearance-in-scam/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:49 +0000 Web Staff http://www.usridernews.com/?p=15357 Nicole Marie Clawson’s 15 minutes of fame are just about over.  On Friday the 39 year old was arrested in Lady Lake Florida for  allegedly scamming dozens of victims in hoaxes ranging from pretending to be a nurse to shaving her head and pretending to be a terminally ill cancer patient.   she has been accused of [...]

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]]> http://www.usridernews.com/female-con-artist-used-full-throttle-appearance-in-scam/feed/ 8 Leann Tweets; “I might be having a perfect day.” http://www.usridernews.com/leann-tweets-i-might-be-having-a-perfect-day/ http://www.usridernews.com/leann-tweets-i-might-be-having-a-perfect-day/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:08:05 +0000 Web Staff http://www.usridernews.com/?p=15548 Say what you want to about the paparazzi, but if were not for their tireless efforts, the rest of America would never get to see that even famous singers can be just as down to earth as the rest of us.  Photographers out on the left coast caught sight of singer LeAnn Rimes and actor husband Eddie [...]

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