Harley-Davidson Electric Motorcycle

Project LiveWire New Harley-Davidson Electric Motorcycle

Harley-Davidson has taken the wraps off a top-secret electric motorcycle prototype — a rocket ship they call the LiveWire.


I’ll borrow  Willies own words to this electric bike project. (summarized from the V-4 project back in 1979) If it don’t sound like a HD, we will not build/sell it.
.DO NOT expect it to come to market.

53 Miles per charge? Some Harley riders have said the target market for this concept was probably the new age limp wrist metro-sexual male because this is nothing more but a castrated Harley… That’s a glorified Vespa. Who would’ve thought that the Harley of the future would sound like my girlfriends blow dryer? (more…)

Bagger Motorcycle Wheelie!

Badass Bagger Motorcycle Wheelie

The baddest wheelie I’ve ever seen on a Harley Davidson custom bagger:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

In vehicle acrobatics, a wheelie, or wheelstand,is a vehicle maneuver in which the front wheel or wheels come off the ground due to sufficient torque being applied to the rear wheel or wheels,or rider motion relative to the vehicle. Wheelies are usually associated with bicycles and motorcycles, but can be done with other vehicles such as cars, especially in drag racing.  (more…)

Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle Accidents

 Motorcycle Crashes Compilation of 2013

 Conclusions from a U.S. Government study of motorcycle accidents:

The findings from the analysis described in this report identify a variety of trends from FARS data, available exposure data and calculated rates. Analyses from all data sources support FARS data about greater involvement of riders in the over 40 age group and 1,001-1,500 cc engine motorcycles in fatal crashes.
Findings from FARS, MIC, FHWA and US Census Bureau data provide insight into
possible reasons for the increase in motorcyclist fatalities in recent years and could aid in the design of crash prevention programs:

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Motorcycle Accident Safety Video

Motorcycle Accident Safety Video

This is a dated motorcycle basic rider safety video. 1990s. While horribly flawed in some of its instructions (it advises to never use a motorcycle’s rear brake and to not do a full head-check, among other incorrect assertions), it still contains a modicum of good information. If you can get past the poor on-camera presence of some of the so-called “experts” and the sometimes questionable things filmed on the street in order to demonstrate what *not* to do, you’ll enjoy an hour of great classic motorcycles from a quarter-century ago.

For some of us a quick review of motorcycle safety instructions can be useful. In our age of cell phones and texting, motorcycle riding has become much more dangerous & requires motorcycle riders to be ever vigilant. (more…)