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NEWS ABOUT: motorcycle

motorcycle stories: 18 news summaries
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 Pitt OK 
 After 
 Motorcycle 
 Mishap 

He falls off while maneuvering near a red light

Oct 24, 09 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brad Pitt is OK after banging up his brand-new motorcycle today. Despite early reports of paparazzi involvement, it turns out to be fairly mundane: He tried to squeeze between a parked car and another at a red light when his handlebars clipped the parked car and he fell over. Nobody... More »

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Brad Pitt • paparazzi • motorcycle • motorcycle crash

(Newser) - Twenty-five Harley-Davidsons roared into the center of New Delhi yesterday, loudly proclaiming that the US brand is ready to take on India, the Washington Post reports. The motorcycle’s long-awaited arrival consummates the 2007 mangoes-for-motorcycles trade pact between the US and India, in which the US agreed to allow... More »

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India • motorcycle • Harley Davidson • trade deal

VEHICLE REVIEW

Electric Bike Performs, Lacks Motorcycle Sound, Speed

While nice for urban jaunts, range and speed are limiting

May 21, 09 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Zero S electric motorcycle is everything an electric car should be—quiet, emission-free, affordable—but the formula doesn’t necessarily translate well to bikes, Jonathan Welsh writes in the Wall Street Journal. The performance mimics a typical 500cc gas-powered bike, with peppy acceleration, and a city-worthy 60mph top speed,... More »

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vehicle emissions • motorcycle • electric cars • carbon emissions • greenhouse-gas emissions • electric motorcycle • Zero S


 Palin Shows 
 Celeb Bikers 
 Her Bear Hug 

Guv appears on American Chopper

May 1, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin doesn’t just hunt, snowmobile, and campaign. She’s also a motorcycle enthusiast, as she demonstrated during her appearance last night on American Chopper, E! reports. The Chopper guys were building a bike commemorating Alaska’s 50 years of statehood, and they visited the governor—who proved her... More »

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entertainment • television • Alaska • motorcycle • governor • Sarah Palin • TLC • American Chopper • Paul Teutul Sr.

(Newser) - Sarah Palin shows off her outdoors credentials this week with a guest spot on TLC's American Chopper motorcycle show, reports People. The guys from the cable show visit Alaska to build a bike in honor of the state's 50th anniversary, stopping by the governor's office to chat about snowmobiling and... More »

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entertainment • television • Alaska • motorcycle • governor • Sarah Palin

 Biker Takes Son on 
 122mph Joyride, 
 Lands in Jail 

Brit was riding with unprotected 14-year-old son

Mar 2, 09 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - A British biker has been sentenced to 6 months in jail after police caught him screaming by at 122mph with his 14-year-old son, who wasn’t wearing any safety gear, holding onto the seat with his bare hands, the BBC reports. The man, Robert Bennett, 47, had earlier pleaded guilty... More »

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speeding • motorcycle • jail • Britain • imprisonment

TRAVEL

 Niche Cruises Set Sail 

Specialty vacations offer chance to indulge motorbike, fashion and au naturale fantasies

Jan 31, 09 2:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Increasingly popular niche cruises offer seafarers a chance to indulge in all manner of hobbies, fantasies and obsessions on the high seas, reports Travel and Leisure: For instance:
  • Star Trek/Buffy the Vampire Slayer: This week-long cruise offers fan conventions complete with autograph-signing celebs, star-studded karaoke and a chance
... More »

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motorcycle • vacation • Carnival Cruise Lines • Harley Davidson • Pink Floyd • cruise ships • cruises • Star Trek • holiday travel • cruise lines • Buffy the Vampire Slayer • niche

 Saudis Go Hog Wild 

Motorcycles catch on in Muslim country

Nov 24, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - In the eyes of religious conservatives, this Saudi motorcycle gang may as well be the Hell’s Angels. But the Muslim professionals in the Riyadh Harley Owners Club do pull over to pray, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Despite the region's religious taboos, strict laws, and stereotypes, motorcycle riding is... More »

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Saudi Arabia • motorcycle • Harley Davidson

 Feds Seize Gang's Identity 


Oct 21, 08 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal agents punctuated a raid against a notorious California motorcycle gang today with an unusual twist—they took the group's logo. In addition to making dozens of arrests, the feds are trying to seize ownership of the Mongols' trademark name and insignia—a Genghis Kahn-like figure riding a chopper. If... More »

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gangs • Los Angeles • motorcycle • motorcycle gang

 Princes Go 
 Off-Road For Charity 

1,000 mile South African trek will raise money for children's charities

Oct 18, 08 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dapper duo Prince Harry and Prince William are setting off on a South African off-road motorbike ride to benefit charity, the BBC reports. The 1,000-mile trek is expected to raise about $450,000 for three charities, including Harry’s Sentebale, which focuses on children with AIDS in Lesotho. The... More »

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Prince William • UNICEF • Prince Harry • South Africa • motorcycle • charity • Nelson Mandela • British royals • trek • Sentebale

 All-American Harleys 
 Take Off in Mideast 

Lebanon bike tour celebrates iconic rides

Oct 14, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - It may seem incongruous, but in a region rife with anti-American sentiment, the all-American symbol has found a home: Harley-Davidsons are on the rise in the Middle East, even in conservative countries like Saudi Arabia. The hogs’ popularity was marked this month by Lebanon’s first-ever Harley-Davidson tour, which saw... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • motorcycle • Harley Davidson

 Uno: Cooler Than Segway 

One-wheeled 'motorcycle' goes green with electricity—and stylish to boot

Jul 1, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Looking like a tricked out motorbike, the Uno is electric personal transportation with style, the Chicago Tribune reports. Designed by 19-year-old inventor Ben Gulak, the device employs no throttle or brake, relying on its rider's leanings to guide it, and is so intuitive an 8-year-old picked it up instantly at... More »

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environment • pollution • electricity • motorcycle • electric cars • transport • environmental impact • Uno • Segway • Ben Gulak

 Young Knievel 
 Sails Over 24 Trucks 

Biker bests pop's 14-bus stunt

May 25, 08 5:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The daredevil son of the legendary Evel Knievel successfully jumped 24 semi-trucks on his motorcycle yesterday, dwarfing his father’s 1975 14-bus stunt, the Enquirer reports. A crowd of more than 40,000 gathered in Ohio to watch the flight, which intimidated young Robbie "Kaptain" Knievel “more than... More »

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motorcycle • Evel Knievel • stunts

 Honda Sells 60 Millionth
 Super Cub 

Little cycle the best-selling motorized vehicle ever

May 24, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Honda’s Super Cub motorcycle may look mundane, but it's also the best-selling motorized vehicle in history, Wired reports. In fact, Honda recently sold its 60 millionth. The Cub first put Honda on the map by making motorcycles safe for suburbanites. But the ultra-dependable little bike isn’t available in... More »

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Japan • Honda • motorcycle • auto industry • Japanese auto industry

Off-Roaders, Greenies
Spar Over Western Lands

ATV-riders also vie with quieter nature lovers

Dec 30, 07 4:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Outdoor enthusiasts are bickering with the feds and each other over the use of federally owned lands in Colorado, Utah, and Montana, the New York Times reports. Off-roading fans of motorcycles, pick-ups, and ATVs are butting heads with quieter explorers who hike or ride horseback and want to preserve the... More »

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environment • Montana • hiking • Utah • motorcycle • Colorado • ATV • Factory Butte

Hog Wild: Harley-Davidson Museum Will Open in 2008

The giant Milwaukee complex celebrates 105 years of motorcycle history

Sep 1, 07 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elvis may have left the building, but his Harley will be there, along with a custom-built 13 footer dubbed "King Kong," when the Harley-Davidson hall of fame opens in hometown Milwaukee in 2008. The 20-acre museum hopes to draw 350,000 visitors a year, from bus loads of... More »

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Milwaukee • museum • motorcycle • Harley Davidson • King Kong

Ex-Boxing Champ Dies in Crash

May 8, 07 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Diego "Chico" Corrales, a former boxing world champion, died last night in a Las Vegas motorcycle crash. Two years to the day before his death at 29, Corrales unified lightweight titles with a come-from-behind knockout of Jose Luis Castillo. "That fight with Jose Luis Castillo will be remembered... More »

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boxing • Diego Corrales • obituary • crash • motorcycle • Jose Luis Castillo • motorcycle crash

In Pittsburgh,
the Crash Lingers

Injuries were not
all to the Steelers' quarterback

May 2, 07 10:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eleven months ago, Ben Roethlisberger was nearly killed in a motorcycle collision. Now, ESPN takes a look at the people who's lives were changed that day: the quarterback who wasn't wearing a helmet, the surgeon who became an overnight celebrity, the 62-year-old driver who failed to yield and learned... More »

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Ben Roethlisberger • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • crash • motorcycle

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