Monday, August 31, 2009

how to ride a motorcycle with your dog

i am not sure what type of separation anxiety you have been diagnosed with to have to take your dog on your motorcycle, but people do it and phil herring will tell you how to...if you want.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

bike in a box

did you know you can build a motorcycle from a kit? i didnt...but i guess i never really thought about it! complete motorcycle kits offers many different models, including the 2009 mobster kit, pictured above. guess i need to clean out the garage before i place my order!

Saturday, August 29, 2009

motorcycle made of watch parts

brazilian artist jose geraldo pfau kings makes these amazing motorcycle replicas from old watch parts.
steampunk-y!
i only wish they were actual size!

Friday, August 28, 2009

motorcycle or unicycle?

i thought this electric powered unicycle "the uno wheel motorcycle" was lame until i read the inventor of this 100% green vehicle is just 19: now i think its awesome!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

the raw & the beautiful exhibition of motorcycles and motorcycle art

if in upstate new york visit the arts &cultural council of greater rochester's gallery to view "the raw & the beautiful" exhibition of motorcycles and motorcycle art. nice indian!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

harley-davidson motorcycles moving pennsylvania factory

i just read on allaboutbikes.com that harley-davidson has narrowed their choice of plant locations to replace the york, pennsylvania facility to two mid-western cities. h-d claims the 230-acre facility is outdated and the workers "inflexible" (read: union). pennsylvania stands to loose 5,000 direct jobs and countless related indirect jobs: wow, like we need to add more unemployed people to the already swollen roll? but harley sales are down 30% and last quarter's profits were down 91%, so something has to be done by management...and i think the strike in 2007 really soured them on their york workforce. despite efforts from pennsylvania governor rendell and a "save our plant ride and rally" earlier this month,
harley is outta there!
sure will miss my annual trek to york's factory open house!
sad.

Monday, August 24, 2009

weekend ride

put a little over 300 miles on the new bike this weekend riding with pete from dc to reedville, virginia and back. we hit major storms on the way down friday afternoon for about 30 minutes: thank god for the ferring! once we arrived, the wife cooked us some great grilled shrimp, drank something and we chilled out. did a little fishing in the morning...had a bbq saturday night...ate sunday brunch at buenos nachos. the ride home was perfect and fast. a nice weekend was had by all!

Friday, August 21, 2009

screamin eagle ahdra northwest nationals


the screamin' eagle northwest nationals for the all harley drag racing association (ahdra) championship are being held this weekend, august 22-23 in woodburn, oregon. if you have never seen these bikes run, you should: they are badass! this photo is from dreamweaver's flickr photostream.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

pro stock motorcycle

Karen Stouffer 1st round
currently in progress and in conjuction with the toyo tires nhra nationals is the final event for pro stock motorcycle competitors to earn points toward the big bonus event for entry into the mac tools u.s. nationals. karen stouffer gets ready to cut loose on a crazy bike. from zaner2's photostream on flickr.

headed south

finally got 500 miles on the new bike, so its ready to rip! leaving for the cabin on the northern neck tomorrow with pete. its really hot...august is hot, but i am looking forward to a chill ride south: maybe there will be a bay breeze!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

roehr 1250sc: superbike or sportbike?

introduced recently is an american built superbike with a customized harley-davidson revolution engine whose tag line is "more horses than you need and all you desire": the roehr 1250sc. it actually does ooze raw power! here is a link to video of the prototype for this production model.

wonder customs revolution-2 v-rod custom

i was perusing through the knee slider when i saw this beautiful bike introduced at sturgis last week from wonder customs texas. slick.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

10th anniversary suzuki big kahuna nationals at virginia international speedway (v.i.r.)

the 10th anniversary suzuki big kahuna nationals are this weekend at virginia international raceway (v.i.r.) and will feature all four pro road racing divisions: sweet! v.i.r. is right around the corner. too bad the mother-in-law will be visiting this weekend: i dont think she'e a motogp fan:( could be wrong, though! guess i will be watching it on the speed channel saturday and sunday nights.

Monday, August 10, 2009

ducati offers motorcycles in 13 color options

what is your favorite color?
doesnt matter:
ducati makes a bike in that shade.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

bmw superbike s1000rr

bmw enters the motorsport battlefield with the introduction this december of their first real superbike. the s1000rr is a badass poised to compete with honda, kawasaki, yamaha, suzuki and ducati not just horsepower-wise, but price-wise. listed at $13,800, it makes it hard to choose.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

meghan mccain wants to bang a biker at sturgis


ah, the mccain's: they are truly idiots.
pandering, desperate, idiots.
last year john offered up his frozen wife as a biker beauty contestant, and this year, meghan twitters for sex:


now that's hot! and embarrassing. holidays would be awkward.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

john deere motorcycle

The amazing John Deere Motorcycle
this is cool...taken at this year's sturgis motorcycle rally by andrew earnshaw.
great photo...wonder how the ride is.

Monday, August 3, 2009

live web cams @ sturgis motorcycle rally

you can keep tabs on what your missing this week in sturgis on these live web cams.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

sturgis motorcycle rally 2009

Pete Kocefas posted this video of day two @ the sturgis motorcycle rally.
just like i'm there, yet i'm totally not!