911 Ride
Posted by Team Motorcycle on Nov 3rd 2016
The 9/11 ride, which is organized by the America’s 911 Foundation, is held in honor of those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001. This charity ride is held in August rather than on the actual date of the deadly hijackings so as not to interfere with activities that may be occurring at the sites of the 9/11 attacks. It is also done prior
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Motto puts Robot in the saddle of a Yamaha R1M
Posted by Ben Baker on Nov 3rd 2016
Self driving cages are not much news thee days, nor are robots. But a robot driving a motorcycle?
Yamaha unveiled the bike-riding droid at the Tokyo Motor Show at the end of October in Japan.
GizMag covered the debut with two surprising statements:
“…release images show the humanoid robot riding Yamaha's most
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Harley's "Super Tuner" buyback and what it means to you
Posted by Ben Baker on Nov 1st 2016
In case you missed it, Harley-Davidson just shucked out $15 million to settle a motorcycle emissions claim by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The consent order covers two different "super tuners." Among other things, it says Harley has to try to buy back the unsold units and destroy them. The EPA claims Harley was selling "illegal tuning devices that incre
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A Closer Look at Tires
Posted by Ben Baker on Oct 29th 2016
Rubber, tubes, tread, balonies, hides, skins, stones, tub, wide whites, whitewall. These are nicknames tires. But what’s in a tire? What’s this history behind this highly modified wheel? What kinds of tires are available to the motorcycle community today?
A BRIEF HISTORY
No one knows who invented the wheel or when it happened. What
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