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Monday - Jan 9, 2012
12:38 pm
We have all had it happen - hit the start button and all you hear is that dreadful "click, click, click." That is right your battery is finished. This little product I am going to tell you about will make your battery last longer and in the long run it will pay for itself.
The Battery Tender is a small inexpensive product that maintains your battery when your bike is not in use. I use a Battery Tender on all my bikes in the winter months. They stay connected to my batteries all winter and they work. Case in point, I own an 03 Electra Glide STD. I just replaced my original battery this past October. That battery was over eight years old! The long life of that battery is attributed to the fact I always used a Battery Tender to maintain that battery every winter. Like I said for the price of around $40, it pays for itself. Batteries are expensive and I hear people all the time saying "I buy one every two years." A battery every two years, at $120 each and that figure is low depending on which bike you ride, well you get the picture. That $40 for a battery tender seems real inexpensive. Read more... |
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Thursday - Nov 17, 2011
11:31 am
I have always liked Sportsters. My first Harley was a 1979 Sportster. I loved that bike. I never bought into “it’s a little bike" or "it’s a girls' bike.” There is nothing "little" about a bike with a displacement of 73”(1200.) Way back in 1957 when Sportsters first hit the street, they were the first American super bike!
My two favorite Sportsters are the Nightster and the 48. Before we go any further, let me say I am not going to bore you with all the specs on these bikes, like how much gas they hold or oil capacity. I am going to give you my impressions of riding both bikes. You can go to your local dealer for all the tech stuff. Read more... |
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Tuesday - Jan 4, 2011
5:54 pm
Victory, that other American motorcycle manufacturer, has no less than seven Baggers in their line for 2011. Obviously, the Bagger market is still growing despite the fact that motorcycle sales in general have decreased significantly from years past.
With the Victory Cross Roads Core Custom, you get your choice of painted hard bags with a capacity of 21 gallons or leathered covered hard bags which hold 17.4 gallons. Your choices of colors are crimson or black. Next, you can choose to add a windshield or not. You also have your choice of tip-over protection; either forged highway bars or classic tube style. Out back, the bag protectors are perfectly contoured to fit either the painted bags or the leather covered pair. All together, there are 48 custom combinations to choose from right at your Victory dealership. Read more... |
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Monday - Oct 4, 2010
8:06 pm
Isn't it Mountain Time? Spend some of that time at Skyline Village Inn!
Do you ever hear the call of the Carolina mountains, of the Blue Ridge Parkway, of the Fall leaves? Folks who live outside our beautiful states come from far and wide to ride their motorcycles in our coveted hills. "We've had so many riders from Ohio this year! Tons. And from New York and Michigan. They've come in groups and rode the Parkway and spent some time with us here.," shares Mike Thrift of Skyline Village Inn sittin' pretty at a mountain vista in Spruce Pine, NC. Read more... |
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Monday - Oct 4, 2010
1:50 pm
As we mentioned in a recent Carolina Rider Scene, FancyFree and I took a little camping escape recently on our bikes ... in part to get out of the office and away from our eternal to-do lists, in part to enjoy a little countryside and mountain riding, and in part to check out some camping equipment from our new friend and sponsor, Brett Causey, of Hog Haven Motorcycle Camping Gear.
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Monday - Sep 13, 2010
1:51 pm
Harley-Davidson doesn’t reveal sales figures for individual models----Still, it's no secret that the bagger touring models outsell the rest of the line. If you ask sales people at several Harley dealerships what their most popular bagger is, they'll tell you it's the Street Glide without question.
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Thursday - Sep 9, 2010
9:57 am
Kawasaki practically invented the big inch metric cruiser back in 1996 with the Vulcan 1500 Classic. At the time, it was the biggest V-twin money could buy. At about 10K, it was half the price of Harley’s Fat Boy. Yes, I know a 1996 Fat Boy had an MSRP of about 16K but most dealers were getting four to five thousand over list back then.
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Monday - Aug 2, 2010
2:20 pm
Since its introduction in 1999, the Kawasaki Nomad has stood at or near the top of the hard bag cruiser heavyweight market. However, its MSRP stood at the bottom of the class all the while offering as much or more in performance, ride handling, looks and standard features. While the list price has crept upward over the past 11 years from $12,500.00 to $15,195.00, the list of standard equipment has leaped ahead. In 2009, Kawasaki introduced an all new from the ground up Nomad. No changes were therefore needed for 2010.
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Monday - Aug 2, 2010
12:02 pm
A couple of years ago, Can-Am, the maker of some great snowmobiles and ATV’s decided to fill a nitch in the motorcycle/trike market with something completely different from both the two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles available. They called it the Spyder Roadster. Unlike a trike, the Spyder has two wheels in front and one driving wheel in the back. This configuration provides superior stability and in fact, handles very similar to a fine sports car; you steer it with handlebars, much like a trike or motorcycle.
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Monday - Aug 2, 2010
11:38 am
Kawasaki practically invented the big inch metric cruiser back in 1996 with the Vulcan 1500 Classic. At the time, it was the biggest V-twin money could buy. At about 10K, it was half the price of Harley’s Fat Boy. Yes, I know a 1996 Fat Boy had an MSRP of about 16K but most dealers were getting four to five thousand over list back then.
The original Vulcan 1500’s reasonable price allowed many people who either couldn’t afford a Harley or just couldn’t find one at any price, to experience the big V-twin cruiser. Of course, as time went on, the competition from the other metric manufacturers grew. Kawasaki however kept improving the Vulcan Classic. First they added fuel injection, then bored out the motor to 1600cc and then in 09 offered an all new chassis and a 1700cc motor, a six-speed transmission and belt drive. The 2010 model is unchanged except for colors available. The LT tested here adds studded leather saddlebags, matching seat, a backrest and a windshield---two tone paint is also standard at the $14,199 MSRP. Read more... |
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