Indian Motorcycle unleashed its all-new Indian Scout FTR750 at the 76th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The event is the latest milestone in the historic return to professional flat track racing for the brand. The Indian Scout FTR750 was revealed at the “Motorcycles as Art” industry event that took place at the famed Buffalo Chip in Sturgis. Special guests on-hand were the two surviving members of the legendary Indian “Wrecking Crew”, Bobby Hill…
Read MoreRoland Sands Injures Four at Buffalo Chip
A spokeswoman for a South Dakota campground that hosts hordes of visitors during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally says four people were hurt when Roland Sands was performing a stunt and accidentally drove into a crowd. Buffalo Chip Campground spokeswoman Nyla Griffith said the accident happened around 9:45 p.m. Sunday between performances by Lita Ford and Kid Rock. She says a rider was performing a burn out between shows when he lost control…
Read MoreNew Harley-Davidson Four Valve Engine
Harley-Davidson’s ‘Big Twin’ timeline stretches back to 1914 and the introduction of the 1000cc F-head. And in the following century and a bit it’s only gone through seven distinct engine ranges. This is the eighth. That alone might be enough alone to warrant the name ‘Milwaukee-Eight’, but there’s a second, more important reason for the designation, and that’s the number of valves. Insiders say there are eight of them, four…
Read MoreSuzuki Files Small Displacement Motorcycle Patent
Suzuki has registered a design patent for what appears to be a new small-displacement sportbike. The patent design, registered with Australia’s intellectual property agency, shares many styling cues with Suzuki’s larger sportbikes, and we expect the design will eventually become a GSX-R 250. The filing only patents the look of the bike and provides no technical details save what we can see. The engine appears to be a parallel-Twin, likely…
Read MoreU.S. Motorcycle Fatality Demographics Changing
If middle-age men don’t have enough to be concerned about in relation to their longevity, add another trend to the threat: motorcycle riding. Once a pastime that was dominated by youth, both in the number of riders and fatalities, that trend has reversed. In 1995, 1,229 people were killed on motorcycles on the nation’s roads. Of those, 1,057 were under the age of 29 and 172 were 50 and over. In…
Read MoreLarge Motorcycle Groups Unregulated by Police
If sunday was the ninth annual La Carne Azada motorcycle stunt ride through Aurora, it was a surprise to city police. Some 350 motorcyclists from around the Midwest popped wheelies, performed a variety of other stunts and ran red lights to stay together as they traversed the city’s streets Sunday. Aurora police said organizers did not warn them the ride would be coming through town this year or any other…
Read MoreSuzuki Wins NHRA Pro-Stock at Sonoma
A five-year dry spell has ended for Nitro Fish Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle racer LE Tonglet who won his first race since the Brainerd event in 2011, defeating the Harley-Davidson of Andrew Hines in the NHRA Sonoma Nationals final round on Sunday. Tonglet, the 2010 PSM world champion, had the winning run of 6.813 seconds at 196.73 mph to the losing time of 6.864 seconds at 194.52 mph. “It has…
Read MorePolaris and Costco Team Up on Slingshots
Costco Auto Program and Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) have teamed up to bring Costco members a limited-time special offer from Aug. 1, 2016 through Oct. 31, 2016, Costco members will receive promotional benefits on most brands. Costco Auto Program and Polaris have partnered since fall 2014 to bring Costco members exclusive, limited-time savings on Polaris products. To reach yet another group of powersports enthusiasts, the Polaris Slingshot moto-roadster is…
Read MorePrattville PD Chooses Victory for New Bikes
Sgt. Donnie Walker of the Prattville Police Department likes his new office. It has two wheels, 97 horsepower, flashing lights and rumbling exhausts. The department has taken delivery of 10 Victory motorcycles for its traffic division. The city started using motorcycles in 1995 and has always used Harley-Davidsons, the iconic police bike. “The Victorys are cooler,” Walker said, quickly explaining he meant running temperature of the engine, as well as the…
Read MoreHelp Save California OHV Parks
The California State Parks Transformation Team’s recommendations are finally out, and it doesn’t look good for the future of motorized off-highway vehicle recreation. The California OHV Division of State Parks runs the popular State Vehicle Recreation Areas and provides critical grant funding to riding areas on other public lands statewide. These lands include those under the control of the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, where the vast…
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