On Monday, August 1, 2016, California bill AB 51, the lane splitting bill, passed the full California State Senate in a 38-0 vote. AB 51 recently passed the Senate Transportation Committee in an 11-0 vote. The bill now returns to the California State Assembly for approval. All California motorcyclists who are interested in seeing AB 51 passed should contact their state senator and ask them to support the bill. You can find out…
Read MoreBenelli Signs Official USA Distribution Agreement
Benelli is back! After years without U.S. distribution, Qianjiang (QJ), the parent company of Benelli and SSR Motorsports, signed an official distribution agreement in 2015, and is now delivering 2017 Benelli TNT300 and TNT600 motorcycles to authorized Benelli dealers. The 2016 Benelli Zafferano 250 scooter is also available. To locate your nearest Benelli dealer, visit benelli.ssrmotorsports.com and click on “Find a Dealer.” Benelli has a rich history of manufacturing motorcycles. In…
Read MoreTriumph Returns to Bonneville Salt Flats
Triumph Motorcycles, the iconic British motorcycle brand, has confirmed that it will return to the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats in August 2016 to break the motorcycle world land speed record. Triumph’s aim is to exceed the current record that stands at 376.363 mph, using its purpose built 1,000 bhp Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner. Riding the purpose-built Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner over the measured mile will be Isle of Man TT…
Read More3 Alarm Fire at Lancaster Motorcycle Shop
Eight North Texas fire departments worked to knock down a three-alarm fire that severely damaged a Lancaster motorcycle dealership early Friday morning. Lancaster Fire Department officials said a witness spotted the fire at Cycle Town South on the 1600 block of North Interstate 35E at about 12:45 a.m. Lancaster firefighters tried to put out the fire but were forced to retreat due to multiple explosions coming from inside the building.…
Read MoreIndian Motorcycles New 2017 Lineup
Indian Motorcycle Co. on Tuesday released its 2017 bike lineup that carries over the 2016 model-year bikes and features a new touch-screen audio and information system. Indian, a subsidiary of Medina, Minn.-based Polaris Industries, is one of the biggest rivals of Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. Indian’s new product announcement comes as Harley is scheduled on Thursday to release its earnings for the second quarter. Indian says its 2017 lineup includes the…
Read MoreJay Leno Test Rides the New Motus V4
Alabama-made Motus Motorcycles received some national attention Monday when former Tonight Show host and gearhead Jay Leno gives the company and its premium bikes some attention on Jay Leno’s Garage on YouTube. Leno will take a Motus bike for a ride and review it and its proprietary V4 engines. Motus is an American motorcycle manufacturer based in Birmingham. Motus founders Lee Conn and Brian Case were invited Leno’s Big Dog Garage…
Read MoreDenver Police Plan to Seize Hundreds of Bikes
Hundreds of motorcycles involved in blocking traffic on I-25 near University Boulevard last Sunday could be seized by police. Denver Police issued a Crime Stoppers Alert in hopes of tracking down the hundreds of bikers who participated in the ‘Kill da Streetz’ ride. On Monday, police seemed to downplay concerns about the ride. “We had I think three calls about the stoppage on the highway,” said DPD spokesperson Sonny Jackson. But…
Read MoreStolen $40k Motorcycle Recovered in Seabrook
Hours after images of a stolen, custom-made motorcycle valued at $40,000 were spread across social media yesterday afternoon, the unique driving machine was back in the hands of its owner, according to Salisbury police. According to Salisbury police Detective Keith Forget, a woman who had seen a photo of the motorcycle on Facebook saw a man wearing jeans and a T-shirt riding it on Route 107 in Seabrook. The bright…
Read MoreSam Wheeler Dies at Bonneville
Land speed racing a motorcycle streamliner on the Bonneville Salt Flats means constantly pushing the envelope of what is humanly and mechanically possible. Sometimes, the salt pushes back. Yesterday, the motorcycle racing community lost one of the great ones when Sam Wheeler succumbed to injuries suffered in a testing crash. No details have been released, and they really don’t matter. Wheeler was a man who spent his life pursuing his…
Read MoreSkully Helmets Goes Out of Business
Hopes for Skully Helmets, whose augmented reality motorcycle headgear attracted 3,000 pre-orders, may have crashed. Differences between the San Francisco startup’s founding brothers, who were ousted earlier this month, and its investors came to an impasse over the weekend, a source with knowledge of the situation told me. As a result, its 50 full-time employees were reportedly terminated Monday without any severance, vendors may not get paid and the specter…
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