Southern California might not quite be the center of the universe, but it is a Mecca for American motorcycle enthusiasts. And at the crossroads of the sportbike community and the Harley contingent is the world-renowned Rock Store on the storied Mulholland Highway in the Santa Monica Mountains. Continue Reading »
Taking notes from a liberal progressive organization, the ordinarily conservative American Motorcyclist Association has decided to export some good old passive aggression from its humble offices in Ohio back to California.
Specifically, the AMA has named Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as its Motorcyclist of the Year.
Why? Because he did more damage to the industry than any other person in 2010 by signing S.B. 435, an anti-noise law that is poorly crafted, discriminates against motorcyclists, will be difficult to enforce, and will hurt the already struggling industry.
Yes, he did damage, so he gets the annual prize. Makes sense, right?
AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman justified the award by saying, “the AMA Motorcyclist of the Year designation recognizes the person(s) who has had the most profound impact on the world of motorcycling, for better or worse, in the previous 12 months.”
Strange criteria to bestow an ostensible honor you say? Continue Reading »
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently received a personal demonstration of Zero Motorcycles’ 2010 product line.
The Governor’s demonstration of Zero Motorcycles comes one week after the California State Government approved an all-new statewide rebate program that provides consumers with a greater incentive to purchase an electric motorcycle. The rebate gives consumers $1500 off the purchase of either a Zero S or DS motorcycle. When consumers combine this with the Federal Tax Credit the total cost savings is $2500.
“Zero electric motorcycles are very important technology and this is great for California because this is an ideal place to ride motorcycles,” says Governor Schwarzenegger. “I love the financial side of these motorcycles because they cost less then one cent per mile to operate and you get a 10% federal tax credit plus a California rebate of $1,500. That equates to a 25 percent price reduction making these electric motorcycles affordable for anybody, and Zero Motorcycles has developed the type of technology that will save us all by reducing greenhouse gasses while utilizing renewable energy.”
Wired magazine’s interview with McG (really, that’s his name), director of the upcoming “Terminator Salvation,” provides insight and cool images from the latest installment of the “Terminator” franchise.
The magazine’s blog article features a number of sneak peeks of props and scenes from the movie. The interview also reveals how the director hopes to bring back respect for the series following “Arnold Schwarzenegger’s much-maligned 2003 swan song, ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.’”
Of particular interest to me are the “remote-controlled motorcycles dispatched by Skynet to destroy the humans.” These things look like Alien mated with a streetfighter.
I wish I had one of these killer bikes during my motorcycle courier days in Los Angeles…
Yes, motorcycle riders, you are bunch of badasses.
But there are some that stand out more then others and these are mostly found in the movies. And so we have The Sidecar’s 5 Badasses on Motorcycles to present to you.
