QT Newsletter
Rally Season 2012 Between late March and Late April, we have two of the biggest and best rallies taking place, and they are so close for California and Southwest riders that some intrepid individuals manage to get to both. If you’ve got the financial or physical wherewithal, it’s certainly worth doing both – Arizona Bike Week (3/23 to 4/1) and the Laughlin River Run (4/25-29), while being radically different events, are absolutely packed with fun. But each have their own special character, which is probably why they’re on most motorcycle rider’s bucket lists. If you’ve never been, here’s a great...
QT’s Scavenger Hunt! As the National Publisher of Quick Throttle Magazine, I often carry the heavy burden of leadership. Nowhere is this more important than in staff meetings. Some of us will spitball ideas around, but when a good one pops up, I am always ready to seize it as my own. I do this in a rather sneaky fashion, so that later on, when it comes time to hand out the kudos, no one is really sure that it wasn’t me who thought of it. I often chalk this up publicly to the “creative process” and the wonderful meeting...
From a Press Release by the Oceanside Police Department Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation Set for Friday Extra officers will crack down on traffic violations and be on the lookout for drivers and riders who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol from 6 a.m.-12 p.m. The Oceanside Police Department will be conducting a specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation Friday from 6 a.m.-12 p.m. In an effort to continue lowering deaths and injuries. Extra officers will be on duty patrolling areas frequented by motorcyclists and where motorcycle crashes occur. Officers will be looking for drivers and riders who are under...
Recently the President gave his Constitutionally-mandated State of the Union address. We’ll leave it to you to decide how useful it was, but in the meantime we thought we’d do our own little Motorcycling State of the Union. We will endeavor, however, to keep it completely free of political spin and self-serving commentary. So here are the facts: Ladies and Gentlemen, the state of our union is strong! Yeah I know that’s what every Prez says, but in our case, things are seriously lookin’ up. The motorcycle industry, after several years of foundering in the wave of a painfully-slow economic...
The Year in Pictures They say a picture’s worth a thousand words, but they probably should have said that about a GOOD picture. When its good there’s little need for explanation or description. The work featured here, by Quick Throttle’s finest Motojournalists and Photographers like Randy Twells, Art Hall and George Childress, should hopefully speak for itself. That said, we did add a bit of context below each shot so you’ll know where it came from, and be able to find more pics and info in the Biker Galleries and in past issues online. Click HERE to see more! To...
2011 Toy Runs In 2011 there are many toy runs happening, in fact there may be more than ever. Why? Because the need out there is greater than ever. No doubt you, like the rest of us, are strapped for cash right now though, and you might not be giving like you did last year. Everybody gets that, even the charities who badly need your giving. I’ve found lately that, as corny as this may sound, just let your heart be your guide. If you feel moved to contribute to help a Veteran’s home get new blankets, or to bring...
DirecTV to Drop Sons of Anarchy? As shocking as it may seem, for a show that has broken records for FX Networks and been renewed for another season, word of the threat comes from none other than the show’ s creator, Kurt Sutter. On Tuesday’s broadcast of SOA, Kurt himself made the announcement, which was repeated during several commercial breaks. Kurt (who also plays Otto on the show and is married to Katey Sagal) said that DirecTV is pulling FX Networks off the air by November 1st, and that fans could miss the last 5 episodes of the season. He...
Harley, Victory Sales and Profits Up After blowing past all expectations for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, Harley-Davidson saw yet another sales and earnings increase for the third quarter as well. Income rose 95.9% to $183.6 million up from just under $93.7 million a year ago- an absolutely phenomenal achievement. Sales rose 5.4% domestically and overall sales of all Harley products worldwide rose 5.1%. Harley also declared yet another dividend for its shareholders and paid that dividend on October 18th. The amount per share was .0125 cents. Very handsome indeed, and another sign that Harley’s restructuring and revitalizing of...
Cross-Country Ride Ends in Controversy. Again. As journalists, it’s our job to reserve judgement, to avoid jumping to conclusions, and to get to the facts. Even though the Hoka Hey Challenge has always, shall we say, “stimulated conversations” across the blogosphere and the motorcycling community, we have tried to be fair and to show all aspects of this ambitious, yet controversial motorcycling event. Here then, are the facts as we know them: Will Barclay, the winner of the first Challenge in 2010, crossed the finish line first on August 19th, 2011 (which broke in the Sept. printed edition of Quick Throttle...
Motorcycle Owners to Get $40 Million in Insurance Refunds It’s true. Massachusetts Motorcycle owners are getting $40 million in insurance premiums refunded back to them. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office settled with fifteen insurers who allegedly overcharged on collision and comprehensive coverage of motorcycles. Coakley’s office claims insurers charged premiums based on inflated values of motorcycles — not taking into account depreciation. Depreciation is considered the decline in value of an asset. So when you bought your $20,000 Harley-Davidson, your insurance premiums may not have been readjusted reflecting its new value every year as it gets older. “We are...
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