• Insane Throttle Tech Tips- How to winterize your bike

    JP Cycles How do I deal with the cold weather, a semi-idle motorcycle, and the continual desire to be on two-wheels, you ask? I do something I call “Half-A$$ Winterization”. You guys have heard about “winterization” before. Every fall, I see at least two or three different articles on “winterizing tips”. I scan, laugh, and…

  • Was Waco a Police Setup? Did Police encourage a war between Bandidos and Cossacks?

      The following article is from the Statesmen  Law enforcement officers prepared for war in Waco on May 17, 2015. In parking lots surrounding the Twin Peaks restaurant just off Interstate 35, 16 police officers, including a SWAT team of 11, were poised with assault rifles in five police cars and two unmarked SUVs. Seven…

  • Insane Throttle Tech Center: How to set up and jet a Super E&G by S&S

    Initial S&S Set up Jetting and Tuning S&S Carb after the Carb is set up Installing S&S Super E&G Carb on Evolution Engine   J&P Cycles offers free tech support   Don’t Forget to follow us on Twitter @insanethrottle

  • Indian grows while Harley Fails

    It’s hard to talk about the motorcycle industry in 2017 wihout talking about Indian Motorycles. Sales for the Polaris-owned brand have been soaring with double-digit growth while another American cruiser brand which will remain nameless is struggling. Motorcycle sales in the States are down overall but that hasn’t stopped Indian from growing its market share…

  • Harley adding new model to its Soft tail line.

    Harley-Davidson has added a new motorcycle to its Softail line. The Sport Glide, due in dealerships this week, is hoping to attract riders who want a city cruiser with touring attributes. Not as stripped down as a Sportster, but not as bulked up as an Electra Glide, the Sports Glide is trying to split the…

  • Nueces County’s New DA, a Self-Professed “Mexican Biker” Member of Calaveras motorcycle club. Very informative read

    Early this year, border agents ran a name-check and wound up briefly detaining Mark Gonzalez as he traveled home to Corpus Christi after a vacation in Mexico. That’s why Gonzalez says he gave the Texas cop that stopped him a couple of weeks later this disclaimer: “When you run my name, I’m probably going to…

  • Have you been a victim of Biker Discrimination? Is it going on more these days?

    By James Macecari Biker discrimination has become widespread these past few years. Is it the new politically correct culture we are now living in? Even the icon Harley Davidson Motorcycle Company has become PC, they now refuse to use a Confederate Flag on any of their merchandise, kinda a little bit of an oxymoron don’t…

  • Way to go Kurt Sutter- You killed the Biker

    By : James Macecari Yep, thanks, Kurt Sutter for utterly destroying what it was about to be a biker, more importantly, a member of a Motorcycle Club. We do owe you some small bit of gratitude, the embroidery business says a big thank you, after all, your personally responsible for feeding the egos of those…

  • Pridesman Motorcycle Association interview- Our M/C and Association series

      Insane Throttle has started a series of interviews with those in the Biker Lifestyle associated with Motorcycle Clubs and Motorcycle Associations. We want to give that biker an opportunity to not only speak what their organization means to them but give a better understanding on why someone would join an organization. If you are…

  • Next Generation will be the death of the Biker Lifestyle

    By James Macecari The biker lifestyle has been undergoing changes in the last decade. It’s median aged Rider is in their mid 40s with no sign of the younger generation wanting to get involved. Personally I blame my generation, Generation X for raising the biggest bunch of crybabies and pussies that any generation has seen.…

  • Police form Motorcycle Clubs- Where is the line drawn?

    By James Macecari Everyone has seen a gigantic change in the way the Biker Lifestyle has changed. Over the years with things that have been shown on TV, from Biker Boyz (Which launched the crotch rocket craze), to the shows American Chopper and Biker Build Off on cable TV. These shows have changed the way…

  • Triumph Harley Honda Oh My! Who makes a better bike?

    By James Macecari We all know the ongoing battle in the biker world, What company makes the best bikes? Of course that debate is no longer influenced by the way the lifestyle use to be defined. As the old timers start to retire and the notion that Harley was king and everyone had to own…

  • What makes man give so much loyalty to his motorcycle?

    By James Macecari Ever since 1903, with the advent of the Harley-Davidson, men have giving blood, sweat and tears toward the bike that they own. So what drives a man to give so much loyalty to a machine? Comments from the readers would help explain. So please take the time after reading this post to…

  • Is brotherhood dead? GBNF brotherhood

    By James Macecari The Creed of brotherhood that we all dream to accomplish. A lifestyle of brothers, riding down the highway with no care in the world. But the question that rises, We’re we all duked? Did the wool get pulled over all our eyes? Did the goods we bought all those years a load…

  • The new biker Lifestyle- more women owning and riding motorcycles

    By James Macecari So the last ten years has seen a dramatic change in the biker world. No longer confined to the “bitch seat”, women are starting to flex the muscle and becoming more and more apart of the market share for companies such as Harley Davidson, Honda and Suzuki. Not long ago it is…