If you read the boss’ first ride of the Harley-Davidson XR1200, you know he liked it. And what’s not to like? It looks great, has acceptable handling, and has plenty of smooth, reliable, classic Harley power.
Well, I’ve spent a few weeks tooling around on one of the big orange bikes, and while I also liked it a lot, I found it too heavy for the sort of ill-advised backroad antics I sometimes choose to engage in. And Steve Storz agrees.
Storz, a former H-D race-team mechanic, started Storz Performance in 1980 to supply parts to AMA dirt track racers. After a while, he started selling parts for Sportster owners to build street-going, flat-track replicas…Â Details
Chaparral Motorsports is proud to announce it will be hosting bike nights on every other Wednesday beginning March 25th, 2009.
The kick-off party begins March 25th, 2009 from 5pm -10pm, and will continue every other Wednesday thru September. This event is free to the public and open to all motorcyclists. Get out and ride down on Bike Night to enjoy free food and entertainment.
To celebrate the kick off of this year’s bike nights, Kane “Insane” Friesen, the Monster Energy-Kawasaki Stunt Bike Rider will be performing a street stunt exhibition…Â Details
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Fighting overseas, members of the military put their lives on the line every day and that experience, that daily brush with death, can pump one’s adrenaline to amazing levels.
But now the military is deeply concerned about what’s happening to soldiers after they return from duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond.
Because sometimes, the search for that adrenaline rush ends with deadly results. …Â Details
A Beverly Hills, California state senator has introduced legislation that would require motorcycles to participate in the state’s vehicle “smog check” program. The program was designed to service cars and because of that motorcycles were exempt “until the Department of Consumer Affairs implements test procedures applicable to motorcycles” according to standing state California state law. Senator Fran Pavely (D) is the main sponsor of the bill which would require all motorcycles beginning…Â Details
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