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There’s a new motorcycle show coming to the States that promises to deliver the excitement and pageantry of Europe’s ultra-cool EICMA and Intermot shows. Scheduled for the fall of 2013, the American International Motorcycle Expo looks to create an annual event where consumers, OEMs, dealers and the aftermarket can converge in a single location for a week-long motorcycle extravaganza. Continue Reading »

02/12/2009 | By:
NEC2009NEC Birmingham 2009 – The bikes, the babes, the kit and the people. Raptors & Rockets present the 2009 Carole Nash international motorcycle & scooter show from Birmingham, UK.

Check out the video highlight list and Tor Sagen’s video walk through from the 2009 NEC show.

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23/09/2009 | By:
0979_R11_Stoner_crash.jpgIf you missed it the first time around, the National Geographic Channel will be airing the Motorcycle Crash Tech show again tomorrow (Thurs, Sept 24th).

An extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the remarkable new technologies being used to avoid motorcycle crashes, and prevent injuries or even death when a racer or rider does go down.

Hit the jump to watch the preview.

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28/07/2009 | By:

The 2009 LA Calender Show was recently held in Southern California, marking it’s 20th year anniversary.  And what would a show celebrating babes and motorcycles be without babes and motorcycles?

Motorcycle.com’s Alfonse Palaima was there taking a boat-load of pictures, many of them featuring babes in bikinis (you lucky dog, you).

We’ve gathered a few motorcycle babe pics for your viewing pleasure, to help you get through Tuesday.

See the rest of the post for thumbnails.  Also check out the very large gallery over at Motorcycle.com for even MORE motorcycle girls and the crazy looking motorcycles that appeared at this event.  Don’t forget to check out Fonz’s 2009 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend write-up!

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24/12/2008 | By:
The TV show CHiPs was what first got me interested in motorcycles. A young boy when the late 70′s show made its debut on the air, I thought it was extremely cool to be on the California Highway Patrol, but especially so while riding around on a Kawasaki 1000. Erik Estrada even had a cool name and car on the show, going by ‘Ponch’ and driving a Firebird.

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