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Laconia Motorcycle Week
Jul 3rd 2017 | Posted by Team Motorcycle

Laconia Motorcycle Week

For most of the year, the population of the small New Hampshire town of Laconia is well under 20,000. For nine days in June, however, Laconia's population explodes by hundreds of thousands of bikers. Though the attendance varies for this major motorcycle rally from year to year, it is estimated to draw between 100,000 to 400,000 bikers annually. Laconia Motorcycle Week prides itself on being the oldest rally in the United States. Motorcycle historians trace the beginnings of this rally to …
Russia brings back history with the Ural
May 15th 2017 | Posted by Ben Baker

Russia brings back history with the Ural

In the middle of WWII, the Russians created the Ural, a sidecar and motorcycle company. The Ural is named after a range of mountains in West Russia. For the geographically minded, read more here. These days, the Ural is made in a plant in Siberia. Wes Siler visited the plant and wrote about for RideApart. What he learned will probably make you shake your head. Rather than outsource, the factory makes pretty much everything. A BRIEF HISTORY …
Daytona Bike Week
Dec 23rd 2016 | Posted by Team Motorcycle

Daytona Bike Week

Daytona’s first Bike Week coincided with the inaugural running of the Daytona 200 bike race, which was held on January 24, 1937. Every year since then, bikers have come from all over the United States to ride on this area’s hard-packed sands, visit its beautiful beaches, and enjoy the glorious Florida weather. Today, the Daytona 200 and Bike Week, which is now a ten-day event, are typically held at the end of February or at the beginning of March. From 1937 …
The 2016 MotoGP and other races schedules, and how not to forget them
Dec 17th 2016 | Posted by Mike Werner

The 2016 MotoGP and other races schedules, and how not to forget them

Many bikers are motorcycle-racing fans, and the King of motorcycle races remains the MotoGP world championships, where we see the elite of the elite compete in circuits around the world. But every year the schedule changes, as do the circuits used for the races. Scheduling these races is a nightmare for Dorna, the organization that looks after MotoGP and World Superbike races. Not only do they need to schedule these races in such a way that there are no conflicts b …
Rolling Thunder - Ride for Freedom
Dec 3rd 2016 | Posted by Team Motorcycle

Rolling Thunder - Ride for Freedom

Rolling Thunder is an immense, moving tribute to our nation’s fallen heroes that is held every year on the Sunday of the Memorial Day weekend. Every year, approximately 900,000 riders join their brethrens in riding to Washington, DC’s Vietnam Memorial Wall to honor those who were killed, lost or held prisoner during our nation’s wars, especially the Vietnam conflict. This is the largest single-day motorcycle event held in the United States, with bikers trave …
New Bikes at Eicma for 2016
Nov 27th 2016 | Posted by Team Motorcycle

New Bikes at Eicma for 2016

What’s New For 2016 As Presented At Eicma It might not have escaped your attention, but world’s biggest and baddest motorcycle exhibition, Milan’s Eicma, is over and done with for yet another year. It’s at this massive motorcycle expo that most manufacturers present their new bikes for the following year. And like every year, some new bikes were already leaked, but some were total surprises. Therefore every self-respecting motorcycle journalist heads on over to …
Top Ten Motorcycle Movies
Nov 25th 2016 | Posted by Team Motorcycle

Top Ten Motorcycle Movies

If everything goes as plans, fans of FX's popular television show, "Sons of Anarchy" won't have long to wait for a much-anticipated prequel movie. Shooting is expected to start before the end of 2015, and actor Charlie Hunnam is set to return as Jax Teller. The film, which will hopefully hit the big screen in 2016, will also star A-lister, Brad Pitt. In need of a motorcycle movie fix before the "Sons of Anarchy" movie prequel appears in theaters? Then …
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