Famous people who ride (or rode)
Posted by Ben Baker on Jul 4th 2016
As you put some miles behind you, ever wonder who else has to get on two wheels to “just clear my head?” Here are a few famous people who were known to get on bikes
Bob Dylan
Dylan crashed his 1964 Triumph Tiger 100 not far from his Woodstock, NY, home in 1966. Reports say he had injured vertebrae, but did not go to the hospital. It
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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Posted by Team Motorcycle on Jul 3rd 2016
Sturgis is the undisputed king of all motorcycle rallies in the United States. Every year, this monster-size rally is held in the South Dakota town of the same name during the first full week of August. The population of Sturgis, which is approximately 6,000, typically swells to between 400,000 and 600,000 during the period of the rally.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally traces i
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Americade
Posted by Team Motorcycle on Jul 3rd 2016
Americade bills itself as the largest motorcycle touring rally in the world. An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 motorcyclists attend this event, which is held in the beautiful resort community of Lake George, New York in early June.
This large event is held over six days and is popular with owners of many different brands of tourers, cruisers, and sport-tourers. The Americade, or ‘Cade, began in
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Right to repair fight nearing end
Posted by Ben Baker on Jul 1st 2016
If the phrase “right to repair” doesn’t mean anything to you, and then you’ve never tried to work on a modern bike or tried to get an independent mechanic to do something.
The problem is in the computer software that so many modern vehicles have.
Automotive News sums right to repair up in two paragraphs:
“For more than a decade, independent car repair c
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