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Georgia Cop Arrested Exceeding 100 mph On Motorcycle

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An Atlanta area off duty cop was arrested Thanksgiving night for excessive speed.  According to a report in the AJC, Clayton PD officer David Eugene Carter was being followed by a unmarked Butt’s Co Sheriff’s SUV when the police officer sped up.  The arresting deputy said the motorcycle exceeded 100 mph on the rural two [...]

November 28th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Miscellaneous | Read More »

Victory Cross Country Tour

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A mischievous grin split my face as I approached the empty intersection a mile from my house.  Poor planning years ago had turned what should’ve been a mundane 3 way city intersection, into a quarter mile twisty motorcycle launch pad. I slowed slightly, shifting my weight to the left, and pushed the bike over into [...]

November 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,New Motorcycle Tests,Victory | Read More »

Thunder Beach Changes Autumn 2012 Dates

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Panama City Beach:  Thunder Beach Productions has announced that while the  Spring 2012 dates will be the same as always, still attached to the 1st Sunday of May, the autumn rally is moving ahead one week in an attempt to show local officials the benefit of  moving the event to the 2nd weekend in October, and [...]

November 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Events,Headlines | Read More »

Historic Collection Up for Auction

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Dupont.  It’s a name associated with chemicals, and very old money.   And if the press release is to be believed, the family owns one of the most important collections of motorcycles to come to market in years. Motorcycle historians will point out the Dupont name is also attached to the Indian Motorcycle Marquee.  Now Bonhams [...]

November 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Indian | Read More »

Ignore The Porn Star When You’re Doing Dangerous Stunts

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Recuperating in the hospital with a busted spleen, Steve Butler probably feels a little stupid right now.  Earlier this week, Butler was in Australia training for an upcoming show at Sexpo, the world’s largest Health, Sexuality and Lifestyle exhibition, when porn star Jessica Drake, and her television cameras showed up. Butler is a stunt rider in [...]

November 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Gossip,Headlines | Read More »

What Would You Do?

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The producers of this beer commercial borrowed a  small 150 seat cinema playing a popular film, and filled 148 of  its seats with Sons Of Anarchy looking bikers, leaving only two  free seats in the middle of the theater. They then allowed  theater management to sell tickets for the last pair of tickets  to several young couples. We know [...]

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Videos | Read More »

The Prince Picks a Harley and Heads to Vegas

Photo by Nick Stern, used from www.dailymail.co.uk

England’s Prince Harry lit up the British tabloids this weekend when the news surfaced of him renting a Harley-Davidson Softtail Classic and hitting the road for a weekend party in Vegas, and hooking up with an unidentified 20-year-old blonde.  Just the sort of thing that American celebrities do all the time, but not quite the [...]

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines | Read More »

Cruelty Charge Dropped For Riding With Dog in The Rain

Bosco posing on his p-pad.

A Marlboro New Jersey man paid $449 in fines and court costs for riding in the rain with his Boston terrier “Bosco” sitting on a platform behind the windshield.  Gyula Szatmari was originally cited for cruelty to animals, authorities changed the charge to unsafe driving on a deal in which Szatmari agreed to get a special [...]

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines | Read More »

Stunt Bike Drifting

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As impressive as this is, I’m pretty sure the Ride Like A Pro guys could do this course on a full Harley dresser, and without burning any rubber!  But, I have to admit, the rolling burnout at the end was pretty neat. Tweet

November 15th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Videos | Read More »

This Roadsmith Joker Trike is Wild!

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White Bear Lake, MN (November 9, 2011) – Each month Roadsmith selects a special “Trike of the Month” to celebrate the amazing modifications that their customers perform on their trikes… and November’s trike is a real show stopper. This month’s winner was submitted by Brian Roland at Central Motor Sports Honda in Mt. Pleasant, MI. This [...]

November 10th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Press Releases | Read More »