Two motorcycle riders were arrested by the State Patrol after being clocked driving through Bellevue on Interstate 405 at speeds of more than 125 mph.
The arrests were made Sunday night by troopers working a holiday-emphasis patrol, reported Trooper Jeff Merrill, Patrol public-information officer.
The incident began when a trooper tried to stop several motorcycles traveling through [...]

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Santa has a lot of helpers. In the Longview area, many of those helpers wear black leather.
For the 24th annual Jumbos Toy Run, members of the Southwest Washington Motorcycle Association SWMA and other volunteers braved the cold, wet weather Sunday, rumbling through town to gather toys to give to local kids this Christmas.
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I had to run my daughter down to Seattle today to catch a train back to Portland. Coming back I ran into snow around Lynnwood that did not let up. By the time I got home there was 3 - 4 inches of snow in my driveway. Definitely not motorcycle weather. Although I have a [...]

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President Bush’s visit to Hawaii left in its wake a trail of injured motorcycle officers. A total of 4 motorcycle-mounted officers were injured, 1 critically, in two separate incidents.
Related stories:

KHNL.com - Officers Injured In Motorcade Mishap
The HawaiiChannel.com - Motorcycle Officer Critically Injured In Motorcade Crash

UPDATE - 26 November: One of the officers, 30-year-old Steve Favela, [...]

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Derbi debuts concept motorcycle with built-in cameras and LCD - Engadget
We’ve seen motorcycles with GPS receivers, heads-up displays and airbags, but Spanish manufacturer Derbi looks to be taking motorcycle gadgetry into more dangerous territory, recently unveiling a concept bike tricked out with four cameras and an an LCD monitor. The Mulhacen 659 X-Vision looks to [...]

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