2nd Annual California Bike Week Rumbles Into Pomona Fairplex October 24-26; Top West Coast Motorcycle Rally Features Vendor Village, Stunts, Flat Track Racing, ?09 Harley Demos & More

Press Release: 3-DAY BIKERS’ FEST CLIMAXES OCT. 26 WITH LOVE RIDE 25 AND CONCERT WITH FOO FIGHTERS AND ZZ TOP Free tickets for Friday, Oct ... last LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ — California Bike Week (CBW) is revving up for its 2nd annual three ... -renowned bike weeks such as the ones in Sturgis, SD and Daytona, FL. There will be a limited [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 13:58:18

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Trek belt drive bicycle on CNN

Trek's belt drive bikes that were unveiled last August at Trek World are getting quite a bit of press this week in an AP story ... technology most often found in things like motorcycles and snowmobiles. While some smaller custom bike [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 20:56:07

Biker’s Handbook by Jay Barbieri - book review

Proctoring the S.A.T. may not be my first choice of what to do on a Saturday morning, but hey, ... weeks ago, I earned my $100 while reading Biker’s Handbook—Becoming Part of the Motorcycle Culture ... of the Harley Davidson company and the motorcycle industry in America. I may not necessarily agree [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 02:16:03

Aprilia finally puts Mana X into photo studio

While we were really impressed with the Aprilia Mana X when it was unveiled at EICMA a couple of weeks ago, ... in the photo gallery above. The Mana X is a concept motorcycle that explores ideas for a stylish machine ... has it that Mana sales are failing to live up to estimates, meaning Aprilia could be looking for ways [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 17:29:58

My Top 5 Artists

My Top 5 Artists: (Week Ending 2008-11-23) Richard Thompson Mystified Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Brian Eno Grateful Dead Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 03:14:00

Freedom On My Motorbike - Wind On My Face

That is true, it's friday night, I walked into the garage (for the nth time this week!) ... out on a table. I walk towards the black and grey polyester motorcycle jacket that proudly hangs ... Gazing at the motorcycle jacket's stunning design, the zipper venting on the right places, Velcro [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 12:41:16

My Top 5 Artists

My Top 5 Artists: (Week Ending 2008-11-30) Wisp Robert Fripp Black Rebel Motorcycle Club King Crimson Bob Dylan Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 12:53:10

Weekend Snapshots: { Nature Tripping }

I had very relaxing weekend last week. Sunday morning came and hubby woke me early in the morning ... a motorcycle. Here are some photos of our “Exciting –Nature Tripping” I never thought something [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 03:46:11

Huckleberries and leather

We left W. Pa early on Wednesday morning and drove till we got to Brandon Wyoming. Funny thing, we got lost sort of in Iowa ... . It was bike week at Sturgis. The second day we never went 1/2 a mile without seeing motorcycles, big ones, little ones, loud ones, many packed full of camping stuff, lots pulling little trailers, a few [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 01:48:00

Monday Music Roundup

The Getaway Hawks of Paradise I'm gonna dive right into this week's roundup with another great Denver band, ... Massacre and, more recently, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (notably their beat-poet-influenced Howl album ... and masterful club shuttling. Hawks of Paradise were recommended to me by someone who is very much [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 04:41:11

Rocky Mountain Quad Squad

When I was in Phoenix for awhile I kept myself amused with motorcycle rentals. When I learned I’d be in the Denver area for 5 weeks I was going to do the same thing: but it’s a bit late [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 16:07:48

Terai rebels kill municipal officer in Nepal

As Nepal's Maoist government failed to start negotiations with underground rebels from Terai even three weeks after the formation of a ministerial ... district, was shot dead in broad daylight in Pipra by motorcycle-borne assailants who fled after ... be brought to justice. It withdrew the protests this week only after an assurance by the government [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 11:18:53

Catskill MT Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008

by LJ James Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008 We all know that when the first settlers came to America they where following a dream! ... vendors, Who where selling every thing from Motorcycle pins to fully Custom Motorcycles.Then ... Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Rally. This event which is a weekend get away for some and a week long [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 07:46:16

Retro bike culture lives, in new magazine

Every so often on a quiet, lonely night, we can’t help but imagine what the streets must have like during the golden era of motorcycles in Japan ... terrorizing ordinary citizens trying to get some sleep for the work week. retro-motorcycles-japan.jpg ... to the preservation and collecting of the classic old bikes. zeppan-bikes-magazine.jpg Zeppan [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 18:51:05

Good Friday: Just-Announced Bun B Show, Tony Joe White, Ella Minnow, Scott McCurry, The Smoke!, Pimpadelic, Chris Flemmons, Big Daddy Kane, And Much More!

Wilonsky says this one got his Poster of the Week vote. (Mark Roberts) ... , too: On Friday, there's the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club show at Club Dada (I actually just got off [more...]

Date: 2008-08-02 00:19:41

It’s the End of the Year AND things are Popping for TAB the BAND.

After spending the summer touring with Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and doing select dates this fall, here’s what’s happening NOW… THIS WEEK, their hysterical video for “ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 00:19:39

Quantum of Annoyance–When Product Placement Goes Horribly Wrong

My wife and I watched the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace a week or so ago and thoroughly enjoyed it ... the novelty of seeing a motorcycle chasing down an electric subcompact–a electric subcompact Ford Ka [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 09:17:46

F1 links: Nakamoto walks, Pantano gripes

Nakamoto leaves Honda F1 team "Honda's Shuhei Nakamoto has this week left his position with the Formula One team ... knows my background is as a motorcycle chassis designer. Motorcycles never use downforce. In F1, aero ... overtaking ' Red Bull Racing technical director Geoff Willis says that teams will deliberately develop [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 20:59:30

Big Apologetics Conference Planned

I’ve been getting press releases for the last few weeks about the latest whiz bang apologetics conference at Southern Evangelical Seminary ... where live motorcycle stunts are performed onstage. 4. We’re sorry for having 3rd rate ethics while [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 12:55:40

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Release Digital Album

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have just released a full digital album on their website this week. It's 10 tracks, and all instrumental called "The Effect of 333." If you want to check it out, go here [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 15:41:48

Thursday 6

Outside it’s dreary but inside I have hot coffee, my sweet little dogs and the sounds of Larkin babbling in her crib ... life outside my home and family for Twin City BMW Motorcycles doing accounting.  I have worked ... a motorcycle.  In addition, the best part of my job came when Larkin was a few weeks old and we were [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 15:38:10

Kids To Vote Online On www.nick.com/kpp

Nickelodeon has provided kids a website where they can vote for the president, ... president the grownups have — but a couple of weeks before the general election — the media shows respect ... Deus Ex Machina - The Wearable Motorcycle (230) June 13, 2008 — New Material Absorbs Light Completely [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 02:31:05

PJ'S ACCIDENT

(PJ's busted front tire)My good friend JR Young wrote me a week or two ago in response to my blog post about my first accident ... a motorcycle it's not "if" you'll get into an accident, but "when"."Well, PJ's "when" happened a lot ... not so ironically, every other person who ran over to see if PJ was okay happened to own a nearby motorbike repair [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 17:00:00

Checking Out the Road Rage Show

If you’ve surfed around the Passes and Canyons website you know that I have a page listing upcoming motorcycle rides, rallies, and other events. One recurring event that has moved around the metro area week to week all summer is the Road Rage Car, Truck & Bike Show, put on by Pro Players Association as a fund [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 23:25:31

Atlanta Real Estate: Dare To Be Ruthless

I have a friend from Australia that enjoys “taking a holiday” with his American wife for periods up to six weeks at a time. On some trips, their luggage is a backpack and their transportation, a motorcycle. This mode ... traveling through Australia on a motorcycle. He had his wife place the items that she wished [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 10:30:36

View from the Pet House

While every dog has its day, it now seems some dogs have it made. This week the Animal Medical Center (AMC) ... Bartholomew Voorsanger’s Cat’s Cradle is inspired by Harley Davidson motorcycles. Cats built for speed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 21:17:25

Nepal Trip Update

Friends, as many of you know I have been traveling in Nepal for the past week. It has been quite an adventure ... , or if you were lucky a friend on a motorcycle was driving you in holding your suitcase on your lap. Our friends here had to leave the car in a garage, and rent a motorcycle to pick us up. They got [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 11:09:00

No Speeding On YouTube

motorcycle Over in Jolly Old England, a local citizen has been ordered to serve a twelve week jail sentence after being caught speeding - on the video sharing site YouTube. That’s right, the man (now jailed)  posted a video of himself racing his motorcycle at speeds in excess of 130mph, as well as performing dangerous driving stunts [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 00:39:16

Weigh in and a Beautiful lady..

Weigh in and a Beautiful lady.. Right on schedule Friday has come again and its time to tally up the weight lost for the week, ... woman on my back for all of that time! Finally! a child's toy motorcycle is what I have left to lose [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 14:15:12

Garry Chitwood finishes restoring our 1962 Bonneville ….

Last week, Garry Chitwood shipped our 1962 T120R Bonneville back to Redmond from his shop in Alabama ... Motorcycle Auction a few years ago for probably more than it was worth at the time. But we bought ... the original gauges on this bike himself. Our 5/23/07 posting was a personal article about Garry [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 07:17:17

PhotoHunt: Road

Each Saturday tnchick, the sponsor of PhotoHunt, announces a theme. Then, participants worldwide post pictures to share. This week the theme is "road ... " we like to travel on our ATVs. Do you ride a motorcycle or quad? Are your roads and trails [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 22:21:09

Thursday Top 7

Before we get to this week’s list, let me first wish all of you a happy Thanksgiving ... s on the way to the Beaver basketball game Monday. “So what’s this week’s top 7?” he asked. “I’m not sure ... : 1) McQueen. What’s not to like about this motorcycle-loving movie hero? My personal favorite Steve [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 07:58:48

Think Twice Before Showing Your Motorcycle Stunts On YouTube

In England, a biker who posted videos of himself on YouTube performing stunts and speeding at up to 210 kph (130 mph) has been jailed for 12 weeks. Sandor Ferenci, 28, was approached by police after a motorist saw him speeding on his powerful motorcycle and noted his... This is a content summary only. Click on headlines for full links [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 11:16:57

7-day countdown to Health 2.0

By THCB Staff The Health 2.0 conference is just a week away and with that comes the viewing of David Kibbe's documentary, "The Great American Motorcycle Tour for Health 2.0." Go check out his blog to get a taste of... [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 19:52:45

The Couple That Shops Together, Stays Together

AnaFer shopping in Madrid last week before the DC Final. Is she wearing a long grey sweater with a cropped brown motorcycle jacket and tan purse? That's one way to go, I guess. They're already [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 07:35:19

LC: I’m Kind of Ready to Walk Away from ‘The Hills’

LC: I’m Kind of Ready to Walk Away from ‘The Hills’ Lauren Conrad is gearing up for her second run at L.A. fashion week with her self-titled clothing line, and the reality starlet is opening ... with the motorcycle-riding bad boy, stating, “We aren’t together anymore.” Lauren’s former friends are the least [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 10:28:07

Vespine gallery show

So a few weeks ago Ned gets this phone call from an art gallery in Chicago, ... up. I've been creating a second body of work for this show, about 30 drawings in less then a week ... to be at the Vespine Gallery in Chicago on November 15. We are already planning a motorcycle trip to come [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 22:05:34

Branson - WHOA! And Olympia Weekend!

Hey y'all! I am back from a quick trip to Branson with the hubby so this will be a short post ... to Sturgis so you can only imagine the people that are here! Wow!Had two days off this week ... . We had a great time and had a wonderful slow ride home.There is a HUGE bike festival - motorcycle's [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 00:36:00

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-9)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-9): Karl Hector & The Malcouns  Funkadelic  The Clash  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club  Eric B. & Rakim  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 17:30:29

WILK Today: Dumb and Dumber cover Miss Buffalo Chip 2008.

  Talk about not being able to identify a joke, the morning WILK liberals teed off on John McCain for “offering his wife up to be Miss Buffalo Chip” ... night. Many of those who come to the annual Sturgis Bike Week are veterans and active duty ... and Active Duty Servicemen on Monday, Aug. 4 during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Sturgis [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 22:46:14

13 Random Things

So there’s these group of people who do “Thursday Thirteen”…and this is my first week participating ... The year that I was 9….I fell out of a moving bus, got hit by a motorcycle and got in 6 fights ... and was the most respected kid in school (K-8th grade). My parents didn’t even know I was hit by a motorcycle [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 14:28:18

Foo Fighters Patiently Waiting To Rock You In That Shack Outside La Grange

REMINDER ZZ Top, Foo Fighters & The Tubes @ Fairplex at Pomona (California Bike Week 2008) ... Of Foo As We Know It 215p - Ah Haw, Haw, Haw Haw (ZZ Top) Ticket includes Motorcycle Vendors, Stunt Show, Manufacturer Exhibits, Harley-Davidson Road Tour, Demo Rides, Tattoos, Wall of Death, and ZZ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 02:36:28

NFL Week 4 Open Thread

The Matt Millen era came to an end in Detroit this week, ... : A Detroit radio station gave the Matt Millen era a proper burial Friday, complete with a motorcycle-drawn carriage lugging a “Fire Millen!” sign in a custom-painted Lions casket. “This is a special [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 12:35:01

This Week In Pool Reports

Not a busy week this week, but with a fender bender and a picnic, do we really need anything else? ... he was driving into the motorcycle designated to lead President Bush's motorcade. No one was on the motorcycle at the time of the accident. The tractor had an orange cart hitched to the back. A cluster [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 20:57:17

Fun at IDRC

A virus attack kept me from posting this past week ... at back at the track. The thing I don’t get is that they will allow a 7.3 second motorcycle without a cage ... race alignment or the Nitto NT01 tires. The super wide compression and rebound range of the KW [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 10:23:45

Gas Shortage in Florida Caused by Consumers

What a week! Our friends Sheryl & Daniel visited us from Seattle ... all day. We waited in line behind 4 cars and a motorcycle at the only gas station in the area ... . If the gas shipment came in on Monday like that one attendant said, there must have been a rush [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 03:37:30

Your Two-Wheeled Addiction

The Mongols are in the news this week, although I’m certain they would prefer not to be. ... we say more? So what I’m wondering is why “motorcycle clubs,” which is less of a pejorative term ... , or stock investing clubs, or RV clubs getting into this. Why biker, excuse me, motorcycle clubs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 23:55:16

Malaysia should feel sad about what most tourist sites say about us

I was reading wikitravel to get some ideas on where to bring some guest from the UK coming next week and I read under the Stay Safe portion the ... are known to drag victims along the road with their motorcycle until they release their grip ... . Women travelling alone should be wary of opening their room doors to strangers. In such situations [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 06:23:09

The war prisoner card

The presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain in recent weeks has brandished his stint as a war prisoner every time anyone deigned to criticize the ... made at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally encouraging Cindy to enter the topless Miss Buffalo Chip [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 20:20:27

The 50 Skills Every Toolmonger Should Have

Our friends over at Gizmodo dropped a fun post last week outlining “the 50 skills every geek should have, ... rabbet joints Build a desk with drawers Hang a door Winterize a motorcycle Change a tire yourself ... stain and paint from bare concrete Spray paint a project in the dark Clean up crappy welds [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 00:44:29

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