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It’s late September and I’m cruising through still green cornfields along Highway 67 an hour north of Milwaukee Wisconsin.  With the barest hint of approaching winter in the air, I’m delightfully processing the smells of the autumn harvest, silage, and the occasional carcass of the Mephitis mephitis, (common striped skunk) as they filter in through the closed full face shield on my Aria helmet.   For a country boy raised in the South, this feels like home, except for the green corn in September.  Our corn has long been harvested and its stalks plowed under or turned into piles of decaying...

    The motorcycle is king at The Best Party Anywhere!® * note: Biker Nation will be setup in the Crossroads area of the Buffalo’s Chip.   Sturgis, SD –  Glitz and grunge, crazy customization, new-tech engineering and old-school horsepower will all be on display at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally when ten distinct bike shows make the venue the “Sturgis Rally Custom Mother Lode.” The motorcycle shows will take place Saturday, Aug. 3 - Thursday, Aug. 8 and will feature some of the world’s most astonishing machines. Participants have the opportunity to win prizes ranging...

Rushmore Photo and Gifts has prevailed in a decade long court fight over the use of the term "Sturgis" as it relates to motorcycles and motorcycle related products. First affirmed in November of 2018, and later ruled on February 14, 2019, Judge Jeffrey Viken in the US District Court, District of South Dakota, Western Division stated: “The record does not support a finding that SMRI owns, produces, or operates the rally, or does anything else that might allow it to acquire ownership over the rally itself or its intellectual property. The record indicates to the contrary that the rally is a pluralistic...

Hot Bike Social Media, Special-Interest Publications and Hot Bike Tour to Continue IRVINE, Calif. – (January 10, 2019) Bonnier Corporation announced today it is ceasing publication of Hot Bike magazine, effective immediately. Issue 6 of 2018, on newsstands now, is the brand's last.  "We can’t thank Editor-in-Chief Jordan Mastagni and his team enough for making a great magazine," said Bonnier Motorcycle Group Editorial Director Mark Hoyer. “But as media and ad spending continue to change, particularly in the V-twin space, we have shifted our focus and efforts to our larger, more general interest, moto brands.” The Hot Bike brand will continue to be active on social media,...

Nathan Powers, owner of now-defunct Midwest Cycle Center in Ozark Missouri has sent a letter to Biker Nation threatening a libel lawsuit over a previous blog post article (see here) reporting on the closure of the business.  The letter is below 01/03/2019To: The Biker Nation111 South Central StreetSwainsboro, GA 30401Re: June 10, 2017 Article- Midwest Cycle Center:To Whom it May Concern: Please be advised that an article you wrote is packed full of inaccurate information in regards to the closing of a business I previously owned, Midwest Cycle Center.Per my attorney, I am kindly asking that the article be permanently removed from your website/database,...