Honda is set to release the CBR250R and the CBR250R-ABS in the Spring of 2011. This new nimble sport bike is raising the bar in the 250cc market. The 250cc sport market over the last few years has been dominated by Kawasaki and Hyosung and this new motorcycle should wake up the competition. The CBR250R [...]
Insurance companies were battling it out at the IMS Shows. In Long Beach California every person in the door got a bag to carry swag from Progressive Insurance. Allstate came up with a clever display, though. The company had several immaculate restorations of vintage Allstate motorcycles and scooters. Made by various European manufacturers, Allstate motorcycles [...]
Like motorcycles? Like Music? Me too. However, on the surface they don’t seem to go together very well – at least not at the same time. Sportech is making a case (pun intended) that the two passions are not mutually exclusive. The Cranker Tank Bag is a unique way to take your tunes with you [...]
As we discussed earlier this week, much to the disgust of most of the real motorcycle world, Paris Hilton is to join up with BQR to form a racing team in Motogp next year for the 125cc class. The team will be named SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton. We should expect more press and attendance [...]
The Long Beach, CA stop of the International Motorcycle Show (IMS) was encouraging. Folks displaying seemed positive, and the place was packed with paying customers. Since this hasn’t been a great year for new models or grand innovation, many manufacturers included exotic race bikes or customs. Honda was a case in point. The newest bike [...]
There is no shortage of motorcycle related charity during the holidays. There are toy runs, fundraising bike washes and canned food rides. However, one of the most heart-warming events takes place in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Harley-Davidson and Broken Chains Ministry work together to feed the needy with their annual Christmas dinner for the homeless. [...]
The more I watched the attached video, the more it amazed me. I have seen my share of Christmas parades and motorcycle charity rides, but I’ve never seen anything like this. Here is the back story. Every Christmas in Poland, thousands of riders gather near the Baltic Sea to form an incredible parade that rumbles [...]
Congratulations to the winner of our Best Bike Picture Contest. Larry Letzler had an astonishing 2,394 votes to win the contest with 165 other entries. Larry chose the Tourmaster Heated Jacket as his prize. He raffled the jacket off and donated all the proceeds to his local Riding club. This is me, Larry Letzer, wearing [...]
Tom Cruise rides motorcycles; he has several in his collection a Confederate Hellcat, a few Ducatis and a Triumph to round out the list. He has ridden many motorcycles in many of his movies; one of the most memorable was Top Gun where he rode a Kawasaki Ninja 900. Earlier this year Zach Efron, who [...]
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