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Bike riders again defied law enforcement warnings Monday and participated in the annual Wheels Up, Guns Down ride Monday. It’s taken place annually during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend and on MLK Day.

Photos and videos posted to social media of Budweiser's beer garage at this year's Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota appear to show no attendees consuming the product. A spokesperson for the Sturgis motorcycle rally told Newsweek via email on Friday that they could not comment without permission from the Sturgis mayor and city council, who oversee the event.

People who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, SD, steered clear of the Budweiser tent because of Bud Light’s partnership with American transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. “I got to tell you right now though, not looking good,” said TikTok user Cycledrag in a video. “As you can tell, Budweiser’s spent an awful lot of money.” A few staff members were spotted hanging behind a Budweiser booth, with one of them flashing the peace sign. These staff members said people can get a Sturgis glass at the tent. Cycledrag moved over and shows a few people standing under the umbrella...

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and AAA Western and Central New York is reminding drivers and bikers of safety tips as biking season is upon us — as soon as the weather permits. The latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that fatal motorcycle crashes are on the rise: 5,932 motorcyclists were killed in crashes in 2021, the highest number since 1975 Motorcycle fatalities increased 9 percent in 2021 compared to 2020 (5,579 fatalities in 2020) Fatal motorcycle crashes accounted for 14 percent of all crashes in 2021 According to the Insurance Institute for Highway...

On Thursday, Dana Rivers, 67, a transgender activist from San Jose was convicted of the murder of three people. The jury deliberated for less than one day before returning with a guilty verdict. The evidence against Rivers was significant, including being covered in the victims’ blood. Rivers carried out the slaying of victims Charlotte Reed, 56, her wife Patricia Wright, 57, and Wright’s 19-year-old son, Benny Toto Diambu-Wright, on October 11, 2016. Prosecutors held that River’s motive was that Reed had left an all-women’s motorcycle club, the now-defunct Deviants, and Rivers considered himself an “enforcer” who sought revenge. Deputy District...

A Washington State teenager has gone from missing person to the subject of a murder investigation, police said. Gabriel Michael Davies, 16, of Olympia, was reported missing last Wednesday after failing to show up to football practice, according to the Tacoma News Tribune. Authorities located found the football player’s vehicle near Millersylvania State Park. Davies himself was found late Thursday in what police termed “suspicious circumstances.” Gabriel Michael Davies, 16, was reported missing last Wednesday after failing to appear at football practice. Detectives reportedly found a small amount of blood and a smashed cell phone around Davies’ car. Although the...

Nearly 90 bikers claim they were falsely arrested after deadly shootout The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated the lawsuits – at least temporarily – of about 90 bikers arrested in the 2015 Twin Peaks shootout whose civil rights cases were thrown out last year by U.S. District Judge Alan Albright. A three-judge panel of the federal appeals court reversed Albright’s previous ruling that a grand jury’s indictment of the 90 bikers “served to break the chain of causation” for their false arrest claims and sent the cases back to Albright for further consideration in light of the...

On Sunday, about 1,000 bikers rolled into Hollister for their motorcycles to be blessed on Palm Sunday. It’s a tradition hosted by the Top Hatters club and has been going strong for 29 years. “You want to get your bike blessed. You want be safe on the road, have the Lord protect you on your travels,” said Robert Poelker, Top Hatter club chairman. Bikers say it’s a day that’s not just a blessing for them but also for the community, bringing in some much-needed business. Bike event promoter, Bob Richards said, “It’s a blessing for businesses as well in this...

MIAMI (WSVN) - Groups of dirt bike and all-terrain vehicle riders and bicyclists have taken over South Florida roadways in a return to a dangerous annual tradition on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 7SkyForce HD hovered above the the riders on off-road vehicles as they headed south from Broward County and into Miami-Dade, just before 5 p.m., Monday. The bikers were seen cutting into traffic, popping wheelies and performing other stunts. Bicyclists were also seen taking part of the event. Several dozen were seen riding alongside cars on Interstate 95. At one point, a rider abandoned his dirt bike in...

Cedeno, 21, was shot dead last weekend on the way to a loved one’s funeral, according to the outlet. Police called the spooky stunt “an aberrant and unhealthy activity” — but they’re not investigating, because no one’s complained, the paper said.

Western Australia, an Australian state that comprises 32.9 percent of the continent, is being compared to Nazi Germany or Communist China over a controversial new proposal to ban biker gang members from showing off their tattoos or hanging out together in public.Set to be voted on by the Parliament of Western Australia sometime soon, the Unlawful Consorting and Prohibited Insignia Bill explicitly stipulates that biker gang members are “banned from wearing their patches and associating with one another in public.”The Sydney Morning Herald notes that a “patch” includes any type of “insignia, including tattoos.”According to a press release from the...

Under President Biden’s leadership, the Pentagon rejected a permit for the annual Rolling to Remember motorcycle ride held in Washington, DC, each Memorial Day to honor POW/MIA veterans. The event is organized by AMVETS, a veterans group, which submitted permit requests and petitions for the event to multiple federal agencies. According to Rep. Darrell Issa, “AMVETS received approval from the Department of Transportation, the Department of Interior, and multiple other state and local authorities.” Originally, the Pentagon granted a permit to AMVETS for the event in March, however it was later rescinded without explanation. “There are no options with as...

Motorcycles rumbled through the ancient streets of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, on Friday in a show of support for President Donald Trump. The bikers entered through the spectacular Jaffa Gate, which leads to the Armenian Quarter. Motorcycles gathered at the new U.S. Embassy, some distance south of the Old City, for a formal ceremony in which U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman presented the first-ever U.S. passport recognizing Americans who were born in Jerusalem as having been born in “Israel.”

Hundreds of bikers rumbled through Orange Beach, Alabama, on Saturday to show their support for President Trump. An estimated 800 motorcyclists attended the Bikers for Trump parade and rally that departed from the Wharf on Saturday, according to WKRG News. “The event ended at Live Bait restaurant on Beach Road. The Bikers for Trump movement has been a growing force since the 2016 presidential election,” the report said.

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This wasn’t supposed to happen! Black Lives Matter were having a perfectly fine protest against cops in Florida on Friday when several members of the local motorcycle club interrupted their march by revving their engines as they drove through the protest. Of course, the cop-hating BLM activists complained to the police and demanded they be arrested on noise charges. They hate cops until they need cops.

About a quarter-million motorcycle riders are expected to descend upon the town of Sturgis, South Dakota, taking part in the 10-day annual rally that kicked off on Friday. The rally is not a left-wing protest, so the media is criticizing attendees for not wearing facemasks and participating in a large gathering amid the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. The mainstream media and even medical officials have decided that the best way to avoid contracting the Wuhan coronavirus is to participate in left-wing protests. Crossing back and forth over the border between Mexico and the United States is seemingly another harmless exercise. But...

Good evening, I’m still reporting on: Good evening, This is horrible. I’m still reporting on 8,000 held captive in Seattle, some raped, robbed & beaten. We suspected this was happening, but now there is a 1st person account. This just can’t be happening in America. It must end. An anonymous person just put up this emergency broadcast. The time has come for the President to send in Delta Force and the Seals. He said tonight that this would take less than an hour. These Americans are suffering right now. The time of their little Communist experiment has come to an...

A Black Lives Matter protest of around 80 people in a tiny Ohio town home to just 13 black residents was overrun by 700 white counterprotesters armed with rifles, handguns and baseball bats at the weekend. Heavily armed white men and women from motorcycle gangs and 'back the blue' groups flocked to the small town of Bethel Sunday shouting 'Blue lives matter!' and 'All lives matter!' and facing off with the small group of village residents who had been demonstrating peacefully calling for an end to systemic racism and police brutality across America.

President Donald Trump on Friday greeted bikers gathered for the “Rolling to Remember” tribute to America’s veterans. The president spoke to the small group of bikers from the portico of the White House on the South Lawn. Actor Robert Patrick, from the film Terminator 2 also attended. The gathering this year, organized by AMVETS, will be held primarily held virtually, due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Organizers of the event traveled to meet President Trump at the White House, continuing a long-standing tradition of bikers riding through the nation’s capital to highlight veterans and soldiers missing overseas.