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Rev’it Discovery Outdry Boots | Gear Review

Rev’It Discovery Outdry boots. Adventure touring boots have a serious job to do. In addition to keeping your feet dry and protected from rocks ...

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Modern Klassiker: A Bmw R60/5 Ready For Another 50 Years

Motorcycles have come a long way in the last half century, but for some folks, the allure of old machines is too hard to resist. The owner of this ea ...

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Scorpion Exo-r1 Air Carbon Helmet | Gear Review

Carbon fiber helmets have been around for a long time, and they offer a great combination of lightness and strength, as well as the high-tech look ...

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Not Forgotten: The Sportster ‘XX Tracker’ from G

Harley-Davidson owned the internet yesterday. Unless you live under a solid aggregate of minerals, you?ll know that the Motor Co. teased its upcoming ...

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MV Agusta Unveils Moto2 Weapon

After a 42-year hiatus from Grand Prix racing, MV Agusta has finally unveiled its all-new Moto2 challenger for the 2019 season ? and it looks very na ...

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Pocket Rocket: Sticking a Ducati 250 into a Moto3 chassis

Most customs start out with a frame and motor from the same donor. But sometimes it’s a mix and match affair?and every once in a while, we see ...

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Sixs Thermo Carbon Black Underwear | Gear Review

Sixs Thermo Carbon Black Underwear. There?s nothing quite like the immediacy of motorcycling, our connection with the bike and nearly complete immersi ...

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Harley-Davidson Announces Future Models and Strategies

Harley-Davidson’s future plans include motorcycles in new segments, like the Pan America, a prototype adventure bike planned for 2020. In an une ...

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Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Results: Washougal 2018

The season may be winding down, but the racing action is certainly heating up. Washougal is just one of those tracks; incredibly beautiful with awesom ...

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Zwarte Cross 2018

What happens when you bring 220,000 crazy partygoers into a festival atmosphere, chuck in an international-spec motocross track and a complete lack of ...

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DIRT FANCY. Lucky Custom?s Honda NX400 Scrambler

Written by Marlon Slack I can pick a Lucky Customs motorcycle a mile away. They?re one of the most distinctive custom builders in the world. Ove ...

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Aprilia Adds More Dates to its “Aprilia Racers Days

Here’s a few more chances to go out and demo some brand new Aprilias on real race track. Aprilia Racers Days fill up and these new August dates ...

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BMW S1000RR Sets New 242mph Peak Speed Record as World’

That’s pretty dang fast. The full story is below. Do we have any readers in the 200 mph club" Begin Release: Uyuni, Bolivia July 18, 2018 ...

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The Dainese Archivio Exhibit is Now Permanently Open in Ital

The Dainese Archivio is a permanent exhibit in Vicenza, Italy, displaying all the company’s progress and evolution in design, style, and safety ...

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Join us at Thruxton BSB

Yes sports fans. Join us for British Superbikes at Thruxton next week (3rd-5th of August), as we?ve teamed-up with the UK?s greatest dealership, Bahn ...

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Stunning Sigrid: A most unusual BMW R90/6 from Titan

There?s a downside to the current popularity of BMW customs: a certain ?sameness? creeping in. After all, there are only so many ways you can tweak t ...

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Yoshimura Introduces Rearset Relocation Kit For 2018 Kawasak

We thought the Kawasaki Ninja 400’s rearsets were high enough from the factory, but racers always want them higher. Yoshimura listened… an ...

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One Superbike to Rule Them All… Until it Crashes

This past weekend’s Round Six MotoAmerica race at Utah Motorsports Park witnessed a couple of spectacular crashes, with both riders fortunately ...

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Urban Assault Machine: Fuller Moto’s KTM Duke 690

What’s your perfect urban runabout" When Bryan Fuller of Fuller Moto wanted something light and quick for navigating the streets of downto ...

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HARD YARDS. Russell Motorcycles? ?Resilience? Yamaha XSR700

Written by Martin Hodgson The 1980s sure was a different time, and in an era of minimal rules and regulations motorsport was full of radical prototyp ...

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Moto Self-Help at Cerberus Moto

The pioneering partnership of Jennifer Gardner and Dave Hargreaves is the driving force behind the bustling Cerberus Moto DIY motorcycle shop in San D ...

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Expanding the Women’s Motorcycling Market

Women are discovering and taking to motorcycles faster and in greater numbers than ever, and we couldn’t be more happy about that. They’re ...

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Yoshimura Introduces Alpha Slip-On For 2015-18 Kawasaki Vers

Shed some weight from your Versys 1000 and add a cool exhaust note with the Alpha slip-on from Yoshimura. Begin press release: The Kawasaki Versys 10 ...

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The Road Warrior Foundation Gears Up For Its 2018 Road Warri

The 2018 Road Warrior Ride marks the Road Warrior Foundation’s 5th annual event. This year’s ride will begin in California traveling throu ...

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AUTEUR MOTO. FCR Original?s ?Super 8? Triumph T100 Roadster

Written by Marlon Slack FCR Original are a mainstay of the custom motorcycle scene. Hell, they?re probably the premiere builder in France. Just look ...

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Sagebrush and Apple Blossoms: Exploring Washington StateR

Washington State Route 155 runs alongside scenic Banks Lake, a 27-mile-long reservoir with a corrugated shoreline. Nighthawk is one of America?s least ...

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The RSD Team Sets its Sights on San Fran for the Moto Bay Cl

Well, looks like we are going to be needing to make our way to San Francisco in a few weeks for the Moto Bay Classic, because it looks f***ing rad! Be ...

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Rinehart Racing Joins the 2018 Veterans Charity Ride to Stur

We owe it all to our nation’s veterans, and the 2018 Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis from Las Vegas helps provide a little throttle therapy for ...

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Dainese Orange County Hosting Electric Bike Technology Night

E-bike fan, or curious about the alternative to gas bikes" Come check out the Dainese store in Orange County, CA on August 6. Begin press release ...

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Royal Riding to Launch Custom Motorcycle Seat Program at Stu

When we saw custom motorcycle seat program we were really hoping for something like Bell Helmets head scanners for butts. Begin Press Release:  HAVE ...

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Video: Budget Bike Battle Italia

Hi there. Yes, you. Sorry, been a bit baron on the 44T interwebs of late, which is down to spending excessive periods locked in a room, editing the B ...

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Best Kept Secret: A Yamaha TRX850 revamped in Moscow

If you’re looking for a donor for your next build, look back to the 1990s. That decade is chock-full of untapped potential?hidden gems that mig ...

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HIGHER PURPOSE. Ironwood Motorcycles? Yamaha XSR900 Cafe Rac

Written by Martin Hodgson In the midst of the anguish and heartache of tragedy can come some of life’s most important lessons. For Dutchman Arj ...

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Model Bobber: A custom BSA by a Tesla clay sculptor

We all know that car and motorcycle design studios are packed with supercomputers. But they still rely heavily on low-tech, life-size models too, pro ...

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Yamaha Champions Riding School Announces ‘MotoSchooloo

Yamaha Champions Riding School presents MotoSchoolooza. Yamaha Champions Riding School will be holding its first ever “MotoSchoolooza” rid ...

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If Trikes Are Bikes, then This is News

Jim Gesto of South Bend, Indiana, has been in the trucking business his whole life. In this piece at WSBT.com in Indiana re: his latest invention, the ...

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Jared Mees Takes Gold in Harley-Davidson Flat Track Racing a

Flat Track is currently the fastest growing sport on two wheels, so much so that it’s even become one of the center focal events at X Games, and ...

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Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Results: Millville 2018

After losing the championship points lead and red plate to Marvin Musquin during the last round at RedBud, Eli Tomac was determined to get it back. Ke ...

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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 22 July, 2018

A Brazilian custom powered by a Roll-sRoyce helicopter engine, Steve McQueen’s Husky 400 goes to auction, a classy cafe kit for the Royal Enfie ...

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Kawasaki Ninja H2 Looking to Set Record Run During Bonnevill

The Kawasaki Ninja H2 will return to the Salt Flats with intentions of setting record-breaking runs during Bonneville Speed Week.  Begin Press Releas ...

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HJC Releases New Star Wars Helmet Graphics

Sweet new Star Wars Helmet Graphics from HJC! Begin Press Release:  Rule the road and bring order to the helmet galaxy! Darth Vader themed RPHA 90 a ...

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Jean Genie: A Moto Guzzi Le Mans for Vanguard Clothing

Clothing labels have been leaning on motorcycle iconography to market their goods for decades. Just look at Belstaff?the entire brand is virtually bu ...

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CORDON BLUR. Schlachtwerk?s Tricolour Kawasaki W800 Racer

Written by Martin Hodgson As modern retros go, Kawasaki hit the nail on the head with their re-imagining of the W series bikes from the ’60s. I ...

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2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT | Road Test Review

Replacing the FJ-09 in Yamaha’s sport-touring lineup is the Tracer 900, which has been updated for 2019 and is now available in standard and GT ...

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RawHyde Adventures Expands its Off-Road Motorcycle Training

The adventure doesn’t have to stop once the pavement ends. Riders looking to improve their skills in the dirt should check out RawHyde Adventure ...

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Rat Bike: The Curious Tale of Nick Heij?s Dnepr MT11

People come across bikes in the most unusual ways. We see barn finds, family hand-me-downs, and even the occasional generous gift from a stranger. B ...

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GRAN SLAM. Officine Rossopuro?s ?GranSasso? Moto Guzzi Stelv

Written by Marlon Slack There?s no argument that Italy?s Officine Rossopuro do the best-looking Moto Guzzi customs on the scene. The head of the shop ...

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2017 Honda Africa Twin | Long-Term Review

We addressed a couple of niggles on our long-term Africa Twin test bike: less-than-stellar brakes (remedied with a set of DP Brakes pads) and a low ha ...

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Yoshimura Announces Fender Eliminator Kits For Popular Dual-

Tidy up the tail section of your Honda CRF250, Suzuki DR-Z 400, or Yamaha WR250 with Yoshimura’s help. Begin press release: Introducing the new ...

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Spidi Announces The Armakore All-Weather Adventure Jacket

A highly technical all-season adventure jacket from Spidi. Begin press release: SPIDI Armakore cleverly combines the most advanced adventure touring ...

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Rinehart Racing Revs Up for Return to Sturgis Motorcycle Ral

Harley-Davidson and Indian owners, Rinehart Racing will be in Sturgis all week, so if you’re looking to upgrade your bike’s performance an ...

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NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON COOLING VESTS

And not a moment too soon. You don’t need 98% of the world’s climatologists to tell you it’s bloody hot out lately. H-D Press Relea ...

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AMERICAN WOMAN. Sylvain Carignan?s ?Simone? Buell XB12R

Written by Martin Hodgson The story of Erik Buell, motorcycle engineer and designer, has been a roller-coaster ride of enormous highs and lows. Buell ...

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Bridgestone Battlax T31 Sport-Touring Tires | Review

Bridgestone Battlax T31 Sport-Touring Tires. With many sport-touring and adventure-touring bikes producing upwards of 130-150 rear-wheel horsepower an ...

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Twelve Panigale V4 Motorcycles from the ?Race of Champions?

Hey Ducatisti, here’s a chance to own one (or more) of 12 Ducati Panigale V4 S racebikes ridden by some of the world’s fastest Ducati pilo ...

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Long Beach BMW Partners with Westside Motorcycle Academy to

Long Beach BMW and Westside Motorcycle Academy are committed to raising and training new and prospective riders. More info below! Long Beach BMW: New ...

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Customer request: A Honda CB750 built to spec

As anyone who builds things for a living will tell you, the customer is not always right. Many builders prefer to get carte blanche with a bike, and ...

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SHADOW OF A DOUBT. Alea Motorcycle?s ?Blacksun? Triumph Bonn

Written by Marlon Slack I?ve been obsessed with custom motorcycles for the last fourteen years. And no small amount of that infatuation has been dire ...

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Suzuki Announces 2019 Dual-Sport Lineup

Suzuki has released pricing and availability for its 2019 dual-sport lineup: the DR200S, DR-Z400S and DR650S. 2019 Suzuki DR200S in Solid Special Whit ...

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Ranging Around Reno: A Loop Around Lake Tahoe

If you can find a parking space near Emerald Bay, the rewards are great, with incredible views, beaches, hiking trails and waterfalls all nearby. Phot ...

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Wacky Racer: Banzai?s Honda CB900F Bol d?Or

In this santized world, there?s a lot to be said for a big, bruising 1980s superbike. And they don?t get much ballsier than Honda?s CB900F. Although ...

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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 15 July, 2018

Another jaw-dropping Ducati from deBolex, a stunning endurance-style Yamaha DT250 by Enginethusiast, a 160 hp V-twin speedway racer, and a Harley caf ...

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THE SEELEY-TAIT RACER. A 40-Year Love Affair

Bobby Haas is a bike collector, author, Nat Geo photographer and ex-financier who is currently working hard on his latest endeavour, the Haas Mot ...

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Backcountry Discovery Routes Announces Matching Fundraiser C

The folks at Back Country Discovery Routes have announced a matching fundraiser campaign to help complete the current Wyoming RideBDR which is under d ...

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Ride and win: Ironwood?s Honda CB750 is up for grabs

Bike giveaways are nothing new, but we haven?t seen one quite like this before. This terrific Honda CB750 comes from Ironwood in The Netherlands, and ...

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CLIMB EV?RY MOUNTAIN. A BMW R80GS Enduro from Austria?s NCT

Written by Martin Hodgson It’s been a Long Way Round, a Long Way Down and won the gruelling Paris-Dakar Rally; the BMW GS just might be the wor ...

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Tourmaster Epic Touring Boots | Gear Review

Tourmaster Epic Touring Boots. Tourmaster?s Epic boots are one of its core products, offered in both a standard version like those tested here and a v ...

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2017-2018 Indian Scout, Scout Bobber and Scout Sixty Recalle

Indian is recalling all ABS-equipped Scout models (including the Scout Bobber and Scout Sixty) from model years 2017 and 2018 because air may have bee ...

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Tourmaster Trends July 2018 Savings Event

Since it is touring month, we thought we would share some motorcycle luggage and rain suit deals from Tourmaster.  Begin Press Release: Tourmaster ...

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Corsa Americano: The Lloyd Brothers? Ducati Flat Tracker

Like many of you, we’re total suckers for racing machines?especially flat trackers. And although we’re captivated by American iron like t ...

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ALTERED CARBON. Purpose Built Moto?s Immaculate Honda CX500

Written by Martin Hodgson To meet the needs of a diverse customer base most craftsmen from Jewellers to Whiskey makers produce a range of products to ...

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Retrospective: 1981-1982 Kawasaki KZ1000J

1982 Kawasaki KZ1000J2. Numbers matter, even subtle numbers. Like the difference between 1,015cc and 998cc. Arriving at the smaller number meant decre ...

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New 2018 Ride for Kids Events

Brain tumor survivor Levi (right) is ready to ride in New England. (Photo: Ride For Kids) Every year the Ride for Kids and all of its volunteers and p ...

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Union Garage Announces Klim Pop-Up, Ride/Camping In Vermont

If you’re on the east coast and looking for cool gear, cool people, and a cool ride, stop on in to Union Garage. Begin press release:  We?re ...

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Vanderhall Announces Nine New North American Dealers

Lux three-wheeler manufacturer, Vanderhall continues to expand with nine new dealers in North America.  Begin Press Release: VANDERHALL CONTINUES NO ...

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Dani Pedrosa Announces Retirement from MotoGP

For some of us, the writing was on the wall. Dani Pedrosa had announced his retirement at the end of the 2018 MotoGP Season.  Begin Press Release: P ...

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Royal Riding Announces Rodemaster Seats for older Harley-Dav

Need a comfier seat for the long road to Sturgis this year on your ’97-’07 Harley-Davidson motorcycle" Check out the new line of Rod ...

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Über sled: The Earle Motors Ducati ‘Alaskan’

Most customs live relatively sedate lives: buzzing around the city, maybe a blast into the country at the weekend, and then a couple of hours cooling ...

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HIP TO BE SQUARE. Johan Balsvik?s Sharp Ducati Pantah

Written by Andrew Jones From the get go, it was clear to us that Johan Balsvik wasn’t your average custom bike builder. From his ?Here’s ...

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Experiencing the Texas Tornado Boot Camp

There are many opportunities to practice visual skills, body positioning and throttle control. The term ?boot camp? conjures up images of drill sergea ...

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New Nitro Circus Residency Stage Show Coming to Las Vegas Sp

Come Spring of 2019, Nitro Circus will have its own residency in Las Vegas at the Bally’s Hotel and Casino where action sports athletes will per ...

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Gettysburg Bike Week 2018 Starts Tomorrow, July 12th

Summer is in full swing and tomorrow kicks off Gettysburg Bike Week 2018 in Eastern Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has some of the most beautiful riding a ...

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AMA Member Wins 1941 Harley-Davidson at AMA Vintage Motorcyc

If you’re an AMA member, this could have just as easily have been you.  Begin Press Release: AMA Charter Life Member wins AMA Motorcycle Hall ...

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New Ducati Panigale Performance Parts Available

All-new Ducati Panigale Performance Parts for 959 and 1299 models.  Begin Press Release:  Pulse IPT P.7B Battery Think your Panigale is light now& ...

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MECCANICA FAMIGILA. Alonze Custom?s ?350 Special? ?67 Ducati

Written by Andrew Jones ?We started off just doing general welding repairs and custom fabrication jobs,? says Jim from the UK’s Alonze Custom. ...

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2018 Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled | Road Test Review

Though taller and heavier than other Ducati Scramblers, the Desert Sled is a blast on the street. Photos by Kevin Wing. Ducati?s free-spirited, user-f ...

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Yamaha Announces Pricing, Availability for 3-Wheeled Niken

Straight from a robot sci-fi movie and into U.S. dealerships this fall, the Yamaha Niken is its first production Leaning Multi-Wheel Vehicle, or LMW. ...

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Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Results: RedBud 2018

Oh, how the tables have turned… They say persistence pays off and Marvin Musquin has been hounding Eli Tomac all year. After a pair of motos tha ...

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2019 Husqvarna FS 450 Supermoto Announced

There are more than a few of us here at MO who would like to take a rip at the 2019 Husqvarna FS 450. Begin Press Release: HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES UNVE ...

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Motone Customs Motorcycle Parts for Your Triumph

There’s a new line of custom Triumph motorcycle parts from Motone Customs, and it’s exclusively available only through Tucker (formerly Tu ...

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2019 Yamaha Niken Priced at US$15,999; Online Reservations O

The 2019 Yamaha Niken is now available to order for U.S. customers, at a suggested retail price of $15,999. 2019 Yamaha Niken First Ride Review The th ...

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Red Hot: deBolex’s Ducati Scrambler Racer

There’s always some trepidation when you meet a custom motorcycle builder for the first time. Is their work really that good in the metal" ...

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Motorcycle Windshield Maintenance

Windshields do more than keep bugs, dirt and wind off you. They also say a lot about how well you take care of your bike. These Quantum hardcoated pol ...

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Harley-Davidson Releases Garage Apparel Collection

Harley-Davidson has put together a collection of apparel to give you that “I know my way around the garage look” or something like that.  ...

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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 8 July, 2018

Roland Sands massages the R nineT into a vintage-styled thing of beauty, plus the strangest official BMW Motorrad concept bike we’ve ever seen, ...

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Honda CB360 By Pop Bang Classics

Pop Bang ClassicsHonda CB360 By Pop Bang ClassicsFrame and body:Chromoly rigid frameMachined smooth fork legsFrisco?d Sportster tankStingray rear fend ...

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Renderings of Nicky Hayden Tribute Bikes on Display at 2018

Nicky Hayden, one of the greatest American motorcycle racers of all time, passed away last year, and two bikes will be customized in his honor. Ride i ...

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Great Deals to be Found at 2018 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

The AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Swap Meet is the biggest motorcycle swap meet in America, and who knows what kind of gold and unobtanium you might fin ...

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The Frijole 883: Biltwell?s heavyweight Harley race bike

Anyone who runs a modded Harley will know Biltwell Inc. The Californian company is a big player in the upgrade market, and its universal-fit items ar ...

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RIDE SALLY RIDE. Hageman Motorcycle?s Yamaha XS400 Street Tr

Written by Martin Hodgson With the birth of the Cafe Racer revival he’s the man who put the unlikely Yamaha Virago on the map. With an endless ...