http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog Motorcycle Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:49:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/honda-motorcycle-production-back-march-28 http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/honda-motorcycle-production-back-march-28#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:47:03 +0000 Bear http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/?p=2215
Honda has announced it will resume production at its motorcycle-manufacturing Kumamoto Factory on March 28. The company will extend its suspension of production for finished units, however, at the automotive facilities in Sayama, Saitama and Suzuka through April 3. Honda also announced more extensive delays at its Tochigi facilities, which were the most affected by [...]]]> http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/honda-motorcycle-production-back-march-28/feed 0 http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/10-reason-why-you-should-ride-this-year http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/10-reason-why-you-should-ride-this-year#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:20:27 +0000 Bear http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/?p=2195
Now that spring is officially here — ignore that snow — it’s time to start thinking about motorcycles again. Here’s why you should ride one, or learn to ride one, this year. 1. Your gas costs will be cheaper. The average motorcycle consumes fuel at about 5 L / 100 km (55 m.p.g.), which is [...]]]> http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/10-reason-why-you-should-ride-this-year/feed 1 http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/viper-classic http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/viper-classic#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:05:51 +0000 Bear http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/?p=2172 http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/viper-classic/feed 0 http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/suzuki-donates-11-gsx-r750-to-barber-museum http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/suzuki-donates-11-gsx-r750-to-barber-museum#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:10:35 +0000 Bear http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/?p=2118
At the U.S. press introduction for the 2011 GSX-R750 and GSX-R600 models this past weekend at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Ala., American Suzuki Motor Corporation generously donated the first production 2011 GSX-R750 in the United States to the impressive motorcycle collection at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum. The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum was founded [...]]]> http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/03/suzuki-donates-11-gsx-r750-to-barber-museum/feed 0 http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/01/2011-ducati-1198sp-first-ride http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/01/2011-ducati-1198sp-first-ride#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:00:38 +0000 Bear http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/?p=1884
  Hard on the gas and descending downhill, the rear end is stepped out and spinning. A fat black line of Pirelli rubber paints the pavement while a faint mist of tire smoke follows. The snaking section of decades-old Italian pavement bends slightly left as it drops multiple stories in a very short space; throttle [...]]]> http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2011/01/2011-ducati-1198sp-first-ride/feed 0 http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2010/12/merry-christmas http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2010/12/merry-christmas#comments Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:00:05 +0000 Bear http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/?p=1768
From our family to yours. Wishing you nothing but the Best durning this Holiday season.]]> http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2010/12/merry-christmas/feed 0 http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2010/11/organization-honors-war-veterans-with-motorcycles http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2010/11/organization-honors-war-veterans-with-motorcycles#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:05:33 +0000 Bear http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/?p=1528
When Thursday rolls around, Clint Graeff of Newport will give thanks that he’s alive. After two tours as a Marine in Iraq, that gratitude is something he feels every day. The Newport High School graduate joined the Marines in February 2004 and was deployed the following year and again in 2006. On Oct. 23, 2006, [...]]]> http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2010/11/organization-honors-war-veterans-with-motorcycles/feed 0 http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2009/11/old-bike-barn_oldbikebarn http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2009/11/old-bike-barn_oldbikebarn#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:31:09 +0000 Bear http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/?p=874
Message from OldBikeBarn.com From The Bear - President & Founder - Old Bike Barn [OldBikeBarn.com] Motorcycle Parts Some important changes at Old Bike Barn that I wanted to take a moment to reach out to you and let you know about. As you know we are a family run outfit, but we do our best [...]]]> http://community.oldbikebarn.com/blog/2009/11/old-bike-barn_oldbikebarn/feed 0