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Motorcycle Shows

This looks interesting, Dylan Weiss, who put together the Twist the Throttle series, has another show, Motorcycle Crash Tech, that will premiere tomorrow, September 17th, 2009 on The National Geographic Channel at 9PM eastern time. It shows how motorcycle racing has made riding safer in the last 10 or 15 years with advances like high [...]

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2009 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Review

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 7/27/2009

in Motorcycle Shows, Vintage Motorcycles

The latest edition of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is over and, as always, it was an excellent gathering of people and machinery, though also, unfortunately, wet. Saturday, the day I was there, began overcast, then threatened rain most of the day before turning into a downpour in the afternoon. Bikes were out in force but, [...]

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The lineup of things to see and do at this year’s Vintage Days keeps getting better. Bikes we’ve written about on The Kneeslider will be there, but the weekend will be filled with a growing list of people and motorcycles for almost everyone’s interest.
There will be a presentation of “Birth of the First Superbike” detailing [...]

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AMA Vintage Days Used Bike Corral

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 6/15/2009

in Motorcycle Destinations, Motorcycle Shows

At motorcycle gatherings of most any sort, among the many motorcycles parked there you’ll find for sale signs. These impromptu sellers are hoping someone walking by might see their sign, write down the info and later make an offer. At the annual AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, the many thousands of bikes parked there sprout for [...]

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The Quail Motorcycle Gathering

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/27/2009

in Motorcycle Shows, Vintage Motorcycles

There’s a new motorcycle concours this year, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, at the Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club on Saturday, May 9 in Carmel, California. The theme of the show will be The History of the Motorcycle. Also on tap will be a Bonhams & Butterfields motorcycle auction with their usual selection of collectible [...]

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Twist the Throttle – Updated Schedule

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/10/2009

in Down Time, Motorcycle Shows

We wrote about Twist the Throttle before, but they had a little scheduling issue and all of the original dates were postponed. They’re back on the road and the dates are listed below.
The first show about Honda, was on April 6th, though it’s being rerun a couple of times, Dylan Weiss sent me a note [...]

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BSA will be the AMA’s featured vintage marque at this year’s Vintage Motorcycle Days, July 24-26 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. It will be a great opportunity to see an extensive display of these famous British bikes. BSA, for a while, was the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world so they [...]

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Twist The Throttle Moves to Discovery HD Theater

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 12/17/2008

in Motorcycle Shows, Motorcycle Travel

Twist The Throttle, which we told you about in March, is making the move from the web to the TV screen. Dylan Weiss, our buddy over at Twisting Asphalt is pretty excited since he’s been working hard to put this thing together. Dylan says
the web portion of the project was built on a matrix [...]

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