Palin Rumbles At Rolling Thunder

Well the end of the world didn’t happen earlier in the month as Harold Camping of Family Radio had predicted.  In fact, Mr. Camping first predicted the end of world back in 1994 and I’m not sure how many doomsday predictions we’ll give the Christian broadcaster before skeptics scoff at his antics and totally dismiss the [...]

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Remembering The Day

Monday is Memorial Day and it’s a special holiday in America because it commemorates U.S. men and women who died during their military service. You might be to young to recall, but in 1968, with new bodies returning from a deeply unpopular war, Congress passed the Uniform Holidays Act, moving Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day and Washington’s Birthday to Mondays, [...]

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Memo To Harley-Davidson: Lawyer Up

“You better lawyer up a-hole, because I’m not coming back for 30%.  I’m coming back for everything!”  – The Social Network. It seems that H-D has shot itself in the foot.  Almost literally.  We all know that H-D is a company who has vigorously protected its own brand, but it is now faced with and being sued for the unlicensed use of [...]

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Is Your Diet Promoting Rider Fatigue

In one of my favorite Dave Matthews songs “Too Much,” the lyrics in the chorus go something like: “I eat too much.  I drink too much.  I want too much.  Too much.” We’ve all been there.  It’s late.  You’ve ridden all day, the sun is about to set and you’re tired and hungry.  And I’m [...]

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Helping Kids At The Second Annual CCA Joyride

We get them all the time. They are often ignored. It goes something like… bring canned goods to the post office.  Or a notice in your inbox as it swells up with requests.  As people talk up a cause, send Facebook requests and use testimonials to solicit your participation and ask that you give. In the [...]

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Poster Child For Motorcycle Awareness

Many of you already know that May is motorcycle awareness month. The self-appointed “wise men” and policy elites down in Salem, OR declared it (.PDF) – so it must be true!  They’ve also piled on and proclaimed it to be Transportation Safety Month, further relegating the motorcycle to the “end of the line” as they blah, blah, blah, espouse [...]

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Biker Profiling Bill

Motorcycle enthusiasts in any given year will lobby and go to the mat on legislation issues that affect their hobby in the Northwest. In Washington state one such bill was SB 5242  –  known as the biker profiling bill – it recently passed into law.   The bill prohibits singling out bikers for police stops without a legitimate reason. [...]

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H.O.G. Steps Up Support Of Hoka Hey Challenge

The smell of fuel, the camaraderie of fellow riders and the attention garnered from the public in a long-distance endurance motorcycle competition are the backbone of the sport. Last year it became more than apparent that the public and participants of the Hoka Hey Challenge were left with some incorrect perceptions and information about the [...]

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Laughlin River Run 2011

Day 1: (PDX – Mt. Shasta City) The posse departure date for Laughlin was April 25th. Unfortunately, that morning rain came down in sheets and the wind blew like a hurricane. It is spring in the northwest after all and with the instability…showers produced a mix of rain and small hail with an occasional snow [...]

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The Motorcycle Landscape Is Changing

The heavyweight motorcycle market is approximately a $4 billion market.  Harley-Davidson is the market segment share leader with 2010 revenue of $3.14B. Last week Polaris (CEO – Scott Wine) announced the acquisition of Indian, the nation’s oldest motorcycle brand. Indian’s best-selling model, the Chief, became known for the Red Indian logo on its fuel tank.  After twice filing for bankruptcy the [...]

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