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HARLEY-DAVIDSON SEVENTY-TWO™ REVIVES A LEAN LOOK

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Dark Custom Gets Some Color – A New Narrow Sportster in Sparkling Metal Flake Paint MILWAUKEE (Feb. 1, 2012) – The Harley-Davidson® Seventy-Two™ motorcycle is a metal flake dream machine, a Sportster® on a trip back to the days when the cool kids rode a Sting-Ray and the big boys parked choppers in a row on the [...]

February 1st, 2012 | Posted in Brands,Harley Davidson,Headlines | Read More »

Another Solution For a Non Problem

A group of unemployed engineers at NASA have just discovered a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. With flair and creativity, the engineers put considerable effort into designing a futurist transportation device that effectively protects motorcycle police officers from the inherent risks of riding an exposed motorized two-wheel mode of transportation in city traffic, [...]

February 1st, 2012 | Posted in Headlines,Miscellaneous | Read More »

Marketplace Events Enters Motorcycle Consumer Show Business

For manufacturers and distributors of motorcycles, accessories and apparel, the Progressive Insurance International Motorcycle Shows  (IMS) are where new models and products are unveiled to the press and the motorcycle consumer.  It’s a market that has been dominated by one player, Advanstar Communications. But that all changed yesterday when  Marketplace Events announced it had hired former long-time publisher [...]

January 25th, 2012 | Posted in Brands,Events,Headlines,Industry,Miscellaneous | Read More »

Icon Video Goes Viral In 4 days

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This video, produced by Icon Motorsports was uploaded to You Tube Thursday January 12th. By Monday January 16th, it has already been viewed over 4 million times! It’s universal appeal for people who love fast machines is obvious, but this is almost unbelievable. Tweet

January 16th, 2012 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Videos | Read More »

Weird Friday The 13th Motorcycle News

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 Police Ticket Child and Impound Toy Motorcycle Police in CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico dismissed charges against a 6-year-old boy for reckless driving, driving without a license and not having his vehicle registered after he drove his miniature motorcycle into an SUV. The boy’s mother, Karla Noriega, said police impounded the miniature gasoline-powered motorbike and demanded $183 in fines to [...]

January 13th, 2012 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines | Read More »

A Look Back at 2011

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After selecting actor and former California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZNEGGER as the Motorcyclist of the Year for 2010, the AMA makes a less controversial decision for 2011, choosing soccer mom and motorcycle activist Nancy Sabater as it’s choice of the person who had the biggest impact on motorcycling in 2011. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, A well respected [...]

January 7th, 2012 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines | Read More »

John Lehman, Founder Lehman Trikes, passes away

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Lehman Trikes, Inc. (LTI) Spearfish, South Dakota – It is with great sadness that Lehman Trikes announces the untimely loss of John K. Lehman, Founder and Director.  John passed away on Thursday, January 5, in Arizona. The suspected cause of death was a heart failure brought on by an embolism. John was 60 years old. [...]

January 7th, 2012 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Lehman Trikes | Read More »

Paul Sr. to appear on Celebrity Apprentice

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Washington Times Gives Him Little Chance of Finishing If you believe the Harley-Davidson motorcycle forums and Cyril Huze blog, the motorcycle community is weary of the whole concept of “celebrity” motorcycle builders. Obviously we’re in the minority.  The rest of the country still has an infatuation with the larger than life persona of Orange County [...]

January 6th, 2012 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines | Read More »

The Future is Here, (sort of) and We (don’t) Like It

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Cartoons in the 1960′s and 70′s promised us flying cars and dutiful robotic (if somewhat smartass) servants. At least that’s how I remember the Jetsons.  By now half of us would be living deep in the oceans, (remember the cartoon Sea Lab) and all my friends thought it would be cool to hang with  Fat [...]

January 6th, 2012 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Videos | Read More »

Daytona Wins BikeWeek Trademark Case

The Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Cobb Cole law firm earned a hard fought victory on behalf of the City of Daytona Beach and the surrounding communities yesterday. United States District Court Judge Mary Scriven issued an order prohibiting one local company and two apparently related New York companies from claiming exclusive ownership [...]

December 21st, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Rally & Event News | Read More »