After six seasons, the run is finally over for America’s favorite dysfunctional custom chopper family.  The not so surprising news was announced on Saturday, February 6th by TLC.

The Teutuls will always be a part of the Discovery family and we congratulate them on a tremendously successful series run.

The show was already on its last legs due to all the family drama which includes a lawsuit between Paul Teutul, Sr. and his son Paul Teutul, Jr. over the family business, Orange County Choppers, regardless its still a great run for any TV series.  The last episode airs on Thursday, February 11th at 9pm.

Now this has got to be the slickest, coolest and most entertaining scooter gear commercial I have ever seen.  If you can believe everything that’s shown in the AD, Armadillo scooterwear can take a licking of extreme measures, from fire to pie throwing clowns you can be confident your fully protected.

There’s even a Directors cut, check out both versions after the jump.

Happenstance recently brought me to a view a short video in which was displayed a stunning example of gross ignorance, or negligence, or both.

I stumbled upon a YouTube video, posted by TheScooterGirls, titled “GOGO GEAR HILLSIDE TEST.”

A short description of the video’s content was posted as follows:

“GoGo Gear jacket test! GoGo Gear creator, Arlene Battishill, deliberately throws herself down a hill to test the GoGo Gear.”

I was intrigued. I clicked the play button.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finally released information about the upcoming Aprilia RSV4 engine recall, and just as we suspected here at Motorcycle.com, the culprit was a faulty batch of connecting rods.

Yes, the same conrods that curtailed the RSV4R’s European launch, attended by our correspondent Tor Sagen. That October media event at the world-class Mugello circuit was halted after five, count’em, FIVE engines blew. Sagen reported at the time Aprilia blamed the problem on a single batch of bad conrods.

Aprilia also said at the time the batch was only used in pre-production models, such as the ones used in Mugello. That was then.

On April 25th, 2010, during The International Classic MotorCycle Show held in Stafford, England, legendary auction house, Bonhams, will auction a relatively clean-for-its-age but original Hildebrand & Wolfmüler motorcycle.

Sometimes the further back we look into the early history of something, the details of origin can get a little sketchy, opening the doors of debate and speculation.

This seems the case when considering the basic elements that make up what we commonly refer to as a motorcycle.

In what is sure to be a painfully long and tortuous process for the former Buell Motorcycle Company (from Eric down to the graveyard shift janitor), the final act of its disassembly will be handled by Grand Rapids, Michigan – based Liquid Asset Partners.

In a release from Liquid Assets, the company states the “liquidation sale will start January 28th and run everyday for 30 days until everything is sold. Regardless of cost or loss, millions of dollars worth of equipment and tools will be sold directly on the factory floor.”

Watching the promo videos that Harley-Davidson puts out does get me pumped.  Harley does however really seem to reinforce the stereotype of a typical Harley rider, I’m not sure if I am cool enough but the new Sportster Forty-Eight looks great!  Harley could use some positive feedback after they announced their Q4 results…

On the surface, The Harbortown Bobber by One World Studios Ltd. is a documentary about the build/restoration of a bobber bike owned by Scott Di Lalla, co-founder of One World, and co-producer/co-director of Harbortown.

However, what I took away from the 75-minute DVD was that the film is less about the skeletal remains of a ’69/’71 Triumph rising from the ashes, and more about the people (characters in a film for sure!) that help Scott along the way to realizing his dream of breathing life into a bobber of his own.

Is Valentino Rossi once again not so secretly hinting at a shift from two to four wheels?

Seems so, as Vale has today completed two days of testing a 2008 Formula 1 car from Ferrari at Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain.

The Italian supercar maker has posted info on its website proudly boasting that even the online edition of the New York Times reported on Rossi’s testing on its homepage—a prominent location indeed considering the 9-time MotoGP champion’s limited notoriety here in the U.S. relative to his fame in Europe and much of the rest of the world.

As we reported On Jan. 15, Team Hammer, which races under the name Team M4 Suzuki, announced on Jan. 14 that John Hopkins would test a Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on Feb. 2-3, and that the team is negotiating with Hopkins to race the 2010 AMA American Superbike season.

However, short of a statement from Hopkins himself, rumors will continue to feed speculation.

Several websites have posted what is allegedly an English translation of a press release from FB Corse (the Italian MotoGP team that hopes to sign Hopkins to ride its prototype inline-Triple) wherein FB attempts to affirm Hopkins’ interest in riding for the Italian firm.

A piece of the FB release as found on Visordown.com states that Hopkins “remains extremely anxious to test our motorcycle, rather than a bike from a lesser category.”

However, FB also seems to reluctantly admit that it has yet to solidify a deal with Hopkins, noting that he may still be able to race in the AMA:

“In addition to remaining in peak physical condition, the rider wanted to maintain his feeling for two wheels on the racetrack, and to satisfy his natural desire to ride a racing motorcycle in his own country. It is possible for this to take place with our approval, as it is in both our interests.”

As of this writing, FB Corse’s website continues to remain unusable and is little more than a simple face page.

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Hopper testing with Team Hammer