Handlebars' Ultimate Motorcycle Gift Guide
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
The assignment was simple: Pick your top five motorcycle goodies, no matter how big or small. But when you consider the limitless possibilities, the task suddenly gets difficult: Which moto obsessions should you feed? There can be so many. Nevertheless, our staff of contributors rose to the occasion with some interesting picks to consider this holiday season. Full story »
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- After The Accident
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Sixty Years and Six Cylinders
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
Bill Powell, is a Floridian who recently moved to Tennessee for health reasons. He’s 72 years old, and rode his first motorcycle right about 60 years ago. Powell tallies off the long list of motorcycles he’s owned: a KZ1 900, a Honda 450, a Honda two-cylinder 160 that he track-raced briefly. All those machines have come and gone. There’s only one bike that Powell has hung on to, and moved to Tennessee with him: a red and black 1979 Honda CBX 1000, with 36,000 miles on it. Full story »
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- Cindy Lou's Epic Adventure
- Off the Beaten Path
- Father-Son Day at the Track
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Wings Across Tennessee Raises Funds for Children's Hospital
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009
Last month, The Goldwing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) of Tennessee came through Knoxville on their annual trip across the state to deliver their donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Full story »
More News Briefs
- New BMW/Ducati Dealership Slated for Chattanooga
- Local Dealers Sell Out of Buells in Wake of Shut-Down
- “Distracted Driving” Gets Increased Attention From Lawmakers, AMA
- Hickman and Parker Claim WERA, AHRMA Titles
Steve Gilkey's 1984 Harley-Davidson XR1000
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
"This is an ’84 XR1000, even though it’s stamped ’83. All the black ones were ’84s, almost at the very end of the run. They made less than 150 of the black ones, and they were offered to Harley dealers if they would take another grey one. Not many dealers could even sell the first grey XR, so there weren’t many black ones made. They were supposed to be this big sales success, but they weren’t. For that nine extra horsepower over the $3,995 Sportster, the XR1000 was $7,995." Full story »
More It's a Mod World
- Kenneth Winter's Streamliner
- Charles “Chuck” Malott
- Todd Wooldridge's Tribute Bike
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