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The US motorcycle market has seen hundreds of companies rise and fall since the early 1900's, but perhaps the most famous of these was the Crocker Motorcycle Company. For most Americans, the name Crocker brings up images of a dark haired woman in a red shirt who also has an extensive line of baking products. But in the 1930's and 40's, that name was synonymous with the high performance American motorcycles. In under ten years, founder Al Crocker went from owning an Indian dealership, to...

For the second year in a row, the team at Revival Cycles put on The Hand Built Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas. With a host of big named sponsors and an even bigger list of builders, it's hard to image a show so young, is now so big. Held this past weekend, April 10th-12th, 2015, this year's show was bound to impress any motorcycle lover--regardless of their level of interest or preference of machine. While it's often compared to other shows, The Hand Built Motorcycle Show stands out for...

As part of its ongoing effort to promote fun and safe riding, ANB Motorcycles, the official distributor of KTM and Piaggio Group brands in Lebanon, organized a thrilling three-day test ride event on the 4th, 5th and 6th of April 2015 respectively.   The event was held between 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM on each of the aforementioned days and took place on the picturesque Racing Park Mtein (RPM) circuit in the beautiful village of Mtein, which is located in Northern Matn- 33 kilometers from...

I remember every detail of that day, even ten years on. It was warm, but overcast; the kind of day that makes the rolling green countryside fade to a grayscale. I was riding with my normal crew, a group of experienced sport riders from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, as we snaked through the familiar, twisty roads that made up our usual Sunday loop. Riding with these old heads had considerably improved my riding. It was the right atmosphere for a newbie: there was no pressure to go fast,...

ANB Motorcycles have the pleasure to invite you to test ride their latest KTM, MotoGuzzi and Aprilia models for 3 consecutive days on the RPM track in Mtein.   KTM Track Testing: - RC 390 - Duke 390   Road test - KTM Super Adventure 1290  - KTM Adventure 1190  - KTM Super Duke 1290 - Aprilia Caponord Rally Edition - MotoGuzzi California Custom 1400 - MotoGuzzi V7 II   The event will be on the 4th 5th 6th of April from 8:00 AM till 12:00 PM     Bookings is a Must Please call...

"So what'd you do this weekend?"   After spending a day or two at the track, this becomes a surprisingly complicated question to answer. I'm not yet fast enough to go racing, so my weekends (or as likely weekdays) at the track are only for track days. They amount to skill and test sessions, for myself and my machine. Track days are not joy rides, for me. I'm there to learn about the track, the bike, and my riding technique. I'm there with a strategy to further polish my skills, until the...

From a Ducati press release:   Tudor, the famous watch brand, enters the Land of Joy, presenting the most recent version of the Tudor Fastrider at Baselworld, the World Watch and Jewellery Fair which took place in Basel (Switzerland) from March 19 – 26. This new product strengthens – through the Ducati Scrambler brand – the relationship between Tudor and Ducati, which began in 2011.   While creating the Fastrider models, the Style Atelier of Tudor took its inspiration from the Ducati...

Racers ride knowing the risks on the track, motorcyclists ride knowing the risks on the street. Earlier this week that risk took the life of AMA racer Dane Westby. He was involved in a motorcycle accident near his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dane Westby was a rider who got everything he could out of any bike on any given day. His tenacity and unwillingness to give up had earned him the nickname "The Wolverine." He also sported sideburns to match the moniker and looked a bit like the comic book...

For those of us in the USA the Green party does not really ring a bell. For those in the U.K. however they are one of their political parties and as the name implies they are "protectors" of the planet.   Their latest policy for protecting the environment from heathen drivers and motorcyclists is certainly the most progressive policy outside of France. In this case progress is not a good thing. Here are some of the highlights.     They propose to introduce speed limiters for powerful...

It is late 2005 and Confederate Motors is in shambles. Fresh from the epic high of securing a high-profile investor in the Middle East, the company’s president Matt Chambers and lead designer JT Nesbitt returned to their New Orleans base of operations to discover that their factory has been destroyed by the winds and flooding brought on by Hurricane Katrina. With their facilities in ruins and their insurance company bankrupted by the claims in the aftermath of the storm, it looks like the...