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The Café Racer: RE Continental GT Review

The Café Racer: RE Continental GT Review

Royal Enfield has recently introduced the Continental GT café racer as their “lightest, fastest and most powerful model” now in production. Cycle World 2014 Buyer’s Guide considers it “….a cool new café racer with an affordable price …. and has all the right café racer hardware”. So just what is a café racer?Café racer motorcycles evolved […]

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FirstGear Baja Mesh Gloves Review: How Good Is It?

FirstGear Baja Mesh Gloves Review: How Good Is It?

BASIC PRODUCT INFOMotorcycle GlovesBaja Mesh GlovesBrandFirstgearModelFirstGear Baja Mesh GlovesProduct LineBajaMSRP$39.95Warranty?Has WarrantyIf it’s comfort combined with proven durability that you seek, Baja Mesh Gloves by FirstGear may be just the ticket. Essentially a three-season glove (cold weather riders in Northern climes may need something a bit more substantial) the glove is another example of FirstGear’s history […]

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Erik Buell Racing Is Back In The Game

Erik Buell Racing Is Back In The Game

Erik Buell Racing — the same Erik Buell who had a co-production sport bike deal with Harley-Davidson just a few years a back — has just struck a deal to receive a $20 million cash infusion from the FirstPathway Partners, according to the investment firm. The bottom line is that Erik Buell Racing will expand the […]

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Beyond The Law: A Movie Based On Real Biker Gangs

Beyond The Law: A Movie Based On Real Biker Gangs

Motorcycle film fans looking for a non-sensationalized depiction of outlaw motorcycle clubs, need look no further than 1992’s Beyond the Law, starring Charlie Sheen and Michael Madsen. Although there have been countless movies about outlaw biker clubs, the results have been inconsistent at best. While countless exploitative biker gang movies exist, viewers craving an accurate portrayal […]

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New Study: Motorcycle Helmets Decrease Facial Injuries

New Study: Motorcycle Helmets Decrease Facial Injuries

Motorcycle helmet safety has been a hot button issue as of late, especially in the wake of last month’s federal study conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). While the CDC examination focuses on motorcycle-related fatalities, a new study published on Monday in the Archives of Surgery, centers on an often-overlooked byproduct of motorcycle […]

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Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide

Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide

Before there was a Harley-Davidson Dyna family there was the Wide Glide. Introduced in 1980 as the FXWG, the Wide Glide represented the epitome of Harley’s factory custom theme, introduced in 1971 with the Super Glide.Vital StatsManufacturerHarley-DavidsonModelDyna Wide GlideBike ClassCruiserYears1993 – 2008, 2010 – presentConfiguration1690 cc fuel injected air-cooledTwin Cam 103Weight650 lb (dry)Height47.8″Seat Height26.7 mmSeat […]

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Harley-Davidson Softail Custom

Harley-Davidson Softail Custom

Two research developments came together in 1984 when Harley-Davidson introduced the Softail model family. Work on the Softail frame, which hid the rear suspension to give the bike the look of hard tail choppers of the 60’s and 70’s, began in St. Louis in 1974.Vital StatsManufacturerHarley-DavidsonModelSoftail CustomBike ClassCruiserYears1986 – 1999, 2007 – 2010Configuration1584 cc air-cooled […]

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