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The Devils Ride was a TV show centered on a fictional motorcycle riders' club based in San Diego, California that split into two groups because of tensions between its members. It aired on the Discovery Channel and premiered on May 8, 2012. Season 2 premiered on February 18, 2013.
The International Motorcycle Shows were a series of motorcycle expositions that take place across the United States. The shows are open to the public and feature new products, services as well as new-model motorcycles, custom bikes, ATVs, cruisers, concept bikes, vintage bikes, and scooters. [1] Progressive Insurance has been Title Sponsor ...
The Summer "X Games" premiere with skysurfing, street luge, and bike stunts on the June 21, 1997 Wide World from San Diego. February 15 & 16 Fourteen-year-old Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest U.S. figure skating champion in history by upsetting the reigning national and world champion Michelle Kwan.
"Big Red" at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum. His motorcycle land speed records were set in 1970 at 251.66 miles per hour (405.01 km/h) in a twin-engined streamliner "Big Red", becoming the first person to ride faster than 250 mph; [3] [5] in 1975, when he pushed past the 300-mile-per-hour (480 km/h) milestone for the first time with "Silver Bird"; and in 1978 at 318.598 miles per hour (512. ...
First man to go around the world with a motorcycle [4] Erwin "Cannonball" Baker (USA 1882–1960) 1912 1912 Indian motorcycle: United States, Jamaica, Cuba, central America 14,000 mi (23,000 km) Unsupported Demonstration tour sponsored by Indian [5] [6] Erwin "Cannonball" Baker (USA 1882–1960) 1914 Indian V-twin motorcycle: San Diego–New York
Founded by the Dirt Diggers Motorcycle club 1968. [2] Glen Helen Raceway: San Bernardino, CA 1985 1993 to present Has hosted the MXGP of the United States multiple times. Fox Raceway at Pala Pala, CA: 2010 2010 to present Run by the Pala Band of Mission Indians. Washougal MX Park Washougal, WA: 1970 1970 to present Thunder Valley Motocross Park ...
Sky Valley Antique & Classic Motorcycle Show (called Snohomish Antique Bike Show until 2009) Snohomish, Washington: 22,000 (2008) [1] 1997 [1] ABATE local chapter Held in Sultan or Everett 2009–2011 due to increased police costs related to concerns of motorcycle gang violence [1] Oyster Run: Anacortes, Washington: 20,000 (est.) 1981
The International Motorcycling Federation (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) or (FIM) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. [1] It represents 123 national motorcycle federations [ 2 ] that are divided into six continental unions.