Gary Sellers is the 2007 inductee into the The Sturgis Motorcycle Museums Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame. The Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame recognizes the commitment and sacrifices individuals across the nation and world have made to protect the rights of motorcyclists.
Sturgis Hall of Fame Announces Freedom Fighter Inductee
The motorcycle industry will contribute $2.8 million in funding through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation to the Oklahoma Transportation Center for the new Motorcycle Crash Causation Study. Demonstrating the motorcycle industrys continued commitment to motorcyclist safety, the commitment represents 30 percent more than the dollar for dollar match of federal funding required by the Transportation Reauthorization bill (SAFETEA-LU) enacted in 2005.
Motorcycle Industry Commits $2.8 Million to Crash Study
Summer is here and Harley-Davidson has added some new jackets and gloves to its lineup to keep you cool when temps heat up. With features like inside pockets for MP3 players, underarm venting, pre-curved sleeves, sun-washed colors, retro graphics and leather appliqués, the garments are stylish as well as functional. Check out this weeks selections for the latest motorcycle product news.
After more than a year of building up a motorcycle that was six years in development, Victory Motorcycles executives finally gave members of the motorcycle press the keys to the first Vision motorcycles to roll off the assembly line. In mid-June, I joined my motorcycle media colleagues at Victory headquarters in Minneapolis to test ride the two versions of the Vision the Tour and the Street.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2007 Victory Vision Tour/Street
Victory Motorcycles is going after the luxury touring customer with its new Vision motorcycle. Research shows 95 percent of those customers are men averaging 54 years old and riding for 28 years.
2008 Victory Vision Target Market
Women Riders Now editor Genevieve Schmitt is among the first “citizens” to ride Victorys Vision motorcycle when select members of the motorcycle press were invited in mid-June to test this much talked-about motorcycle. Up until that point, the only people to ride the new luxury tourer were Victory employee test riders.
First Test Ride: 2007 Victory Vision Tour/Street
Popular motorcycle photographer Michael Lichter will hold his 7th annual motorcycle-themed exhibit at the Sturgis Rallly in August located at Thunder Road venue. “One World Choppers” is the name of this years show inspired by “The British Invasion” of music from 1964-1966.
Michael Lichter to Hold Photo Exhibit at Sturgis
An old rider friend of mine shared a cleaning secret with me years ago. He saves his old cotton T-shirts, cuts them up into rags, and uses them slightly wet to wipe down his motorcycle for a quick clean-up.
For the second year in a row, the BMW K 1200 GT is one of the top 10 motorcycles for 2007 according to editors of Cycle World magazine. At the 32nd Annual Cycle World Ten Best Bikes awards dinner, the BMW K 1200 GT received the magazines award for Best Sport-Touring Bike, the category for motorcycles designed for sport/adventure riding, covering long distances over multiple days.
BMW K 1200 GT Among Cycle Worlds Ten Best
Plans are in full swing for Advanstar Communications 27th annual Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows (IMS) presented by Toyota. The series will begin its 13-city nationwide tour on October 26, 2007, in Phoenix at the University of Phoenix Stadium and concludes February 10, 2008, in Chicago, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
Make Plans to Attend Motorcycle Trade Show