The American Flat Track series, billed as “America’s original extreme sport“, has completed their 2019 season.

20 different events in 3 classes

Their final event was at the Meadowlands – East Rutherford, NJ on September 28th.

That event will be aired on NBC Sports channel on Saturday, October 12th – 10:30pm (set your DVR)

The video below is called the save of the season

 

All manufactures suggest replacing your helmet every 5 years.

Of course, not everyone follows that guideline, like a lot of other guidelines.

I am guilty as well! I am shopping for another, not because of my helmet’s age, but it doesn’t seem to fit well anymore.

I know it is 5+ years old and may have been a year or so old when I purchased it.

 

Join our poll below, thinking of the helmet you use most often…

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Very interesting article about Carl Reese breaking the record for most miles on a motorcycle in 24 hours back in March of 2017!

2,116.5 miles to be exact and did it in just under 23 hours breaking the old record by 93 miles.

Carl was at the 8.5 mile Continental Tire Proving Grounds in Uvalde, Texas, about  80 miles west of San Antonio.

Over the 2,100+ miles, he ate up 2 front and 4 rear tires.

Oh, the track is designed to wear out tires 🙂

Read the full article on NewsAtlas.Com

Carl’s attempt was to bring awareness to the combat veterans charity “Motorcycle Relief Project” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most of us that have been riding for a while are fully aware of vehicle blind spots.

Occasionally you will hear or see a post about a car that almost merged right into someone on the highway.

True, the fault would fall onto driver that merged, But…Just a reminder

You Shouldn’t Have Been There

Hope everyone is having a fun and safe riding season.

Can’t compare the two, right?

But, these two totally different bikes do share some similarities…

Being icons of their respective brands, each manufacturer really goes all out for their flagship models.

A good article in Cycle World goes into more details.

https://www.cycleworld.com/2019-honda-gold-wing-tour-vs-bmw-r-1250-gs-adventure/

 

Last summer we shared an article about a guy on his “Harley-Davidson Frijole 883” in the NORRA Mexican 1000, well these guys may have topped that!

TAKE: Two guys, a couple 1980 Honda Gold Wings, add a set of knobbies, stereos,  CB radios, KC lights, trailer hitches & cup holders….and go for an Enduro Ride (must have cup holders when off-roading, you know, stay hydrated)

Check out the great article on RideApart.Com and enjoy their video below.

Looks like a lot of fun, but you better be in good shape to hustle these big boys on the trail!

 

In a recent copy of the AMA magazine, a letter to the editor caught my attention and started me thinking as well.

We as motorcyclists are always complaining about the cagers.

They are not paying attention. Messing with cell phones and gadgets and we as riders will usually come out on the bad end of those situations.

His letter kinda places some responsibility on us as riders.

WHAT! – US?   Man, is he ruffling feathers or what?

We should put forth the same amount of effort ( or even more ), that we spend on wanting “distracted drivers” to see us and make sure we are not “distracted riders”.

He makes a good point.

We riders know that we are invisible to a lot of vehicles and  we have to be totally aware of traffic and expect the unexpected.

So, WE MUST be careful with our Rider-Rider communications, Cameras, GPS’s, Bluetooth music & calls and such, because, all of these can be just as dangerous to us as riders as they are to other vehicles on the highway.

So try to make sure you are not a Distracted Rider…Ok?

I don’t think this cycle sport ever caught on in the US, but it should have. It would have been fun to watch!

Looks like everyone has full protective gear on, so why not try it?

Maybe instead of the slow-race at the Twin Valley Rally this year??

 

Then Came Bronson, an American adventure/drama television series aired on NBC for one season – September 17, 1969 thru April 1, 1970 – 26 episodes. A lot of you may have never heard of it.

After loosing his best friend and arguments with his boss, he began a journey searching for the meaning of life! Just like a cowboy but on a H-D Sportser. I don’t think the series has ever been released on DVD, but seems some episodes are on the internet.

Below is episode 2 where he has bike trouble and an old codger picks him up. Then they get Bronson’s and the old guys bike running again and take off (but not everyone is happy about it).

West Virginia State Police are bringing motorcycles back to their fleet.

The department has purchased seven Harley-Davidson Electra Glides, but these are not the ones that will be used for their training.

15 West Virginia officers as well as 19 other officers from Texas, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Canada are taking their 3-week training at the Yeager Airport in Charleston, WV. Training is provided by the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety from Illinois

One instructor says…it is not unusual for bikes to be dropped 50+ times during slow speed cone and braking drills.

Read the full article on the Herald-Dispatch.Com