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The motorcycle event to kick off the two-wheeled calendar is more than cruising Main Street, bikini contests and great live music. Daytona Beach Bike Week is about motorcycle racing in a variety of forms, and Buell is starting the season off with some winning runs.
Hal’s H-D/Buell/Hal’s Speed Shop rider Dan Bilansky rode a Buell XB12R to win the Thunderbike National at the first round of the 2009 ASRA Michelin Pro Series at Daytona International Speedway. Bilansky executed a perfect last-lap drafting pass … Details
Three years ago Neal Saiki was tinkering with a prototype electric motorcycle in the garage of his Scotts Valley home. Now he employs 35 people and his business fills a two-story warehouse on Victor Square.
“The public is just dying for electric vehicles,” he said last week from his office a short walk past a row of bikes and boxes of parts….  Details
The Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long actions sports tour, today announced its complete schedule for the 2009 season. In addition to returning to Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City, and Orlando, the Tour will stop in Chicago with a BMX event and Boston with a skateboard event.
The 2009 Dew Tour will feature a BMX (park, dirt and vert) event in Chicago this June followed by the first ever ISF’s (International Skateboarding Federation) World Championship of Skateboarding on U.S. soil (park and vert) in Boston. The five-stop tour will then continue on to Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City and Orlando featuring BMX, skateboarding, and freestyle motocross.
“We are very excited about returning to Portland and Orlando after four successful seasons, as well as two in Salt Lake City, and we’re eager to bring the Dew Tour to the two new host cities: Chicago and Boston,†said Chris Prybylo, Alli Vice President and Dew Tour General Manager. “All five host cities have showed tremendous support for action sports throughout the years and we look forward to another successful season.â€Â  … Details
Don’t be fooled by the image here. Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) are not just electric bikes. LEVs include scooters, skateboards, bicycles, mopeds and stand up scooters.
It’s no surprise that technology is advancing in every area of our lives. it’s even advancing in areas that maybe we had never even thought would or could be useful. … Details