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Three Ways to Locate Your Motorcycle Barn Find

Posted By Danny Reyes, Shipping Specialist, rider advocate and Angels fan. [email protected]     It’s every vintage motorcycle enthusiast’s dream: opening an old shed or garage and finding a perfectly preserved classic motorcycle, long forgotten or tucked away by its owner for safe-keeping. As vintage motorcycles command record prices at auctions and more riders gravitate toward the design style of decades past, the allure of the ever-elusive “barn find” is greater than ever. A quick search online will lead you … Continue reading Three Ways to Locate Your Motorcycle Barn Find learn more

Legal Aspects of Selling Your Motorcycle | 2024 Guide

Guest Posted By Stewart Dunlop, a content manager working with LegalZoom. In his free time, he likes to play football and read Stephen King’s novels.   Legal Aspects To Pay Attention To When Selling Your Motorcycle Selling your motorcycle is, admittedly, a moment of sadness and happiness. Sad because you’re finally letting go of one of your most prized possessions. And happy since you now get the chance to get rid of an old bike, then perhaps upgrade to a … Continue reading Legal Aspects of Selling Your Motorcycle | 2024 Guide learn more

Science Just Validated What Motorcyclists Have Always Known

Motorcycle Riding Provides Peace of Mind

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]     If you ask 100 motorcycle riders how riding makes them feel, I’d be willing to bet that a majority of them describe a “pick me up” or peace of mind they can’t get anywhere else. Reddit has an entire thread devoted to how riding makes people feel. Brian Steuber, a former U.S. Army staff sergeant, describes the rush … Continue reading Science Just Validated What Motorcyclists Have Always Known learn more

Motorcycles are Taking Over Golf Courses Near You

Bill Murray riding a Phat Scooter on the golf course

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected] When you picture motorcycles on a golf course, the first thing that comes to mind is probably something like this video: a rider ripping up the green, wreaking more than a bit of havoc. But in the near future, golfers might be seeing a lot more two-wheeled vehicles on the links. At the PGA Demo Show Day earlier this year, … Continue reading Motorcycles are Taking Over Golf Courses Near You learn more

7 Things to Know When You’re Moving a Motorcycle Yourself | 2024 Guide

Motorcycle being strapped in the back of a truck

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   You’ve searched far and wide for the motorcycle of your dreams. And then, after countless hours of researching models and even more hours scouring sale listings, the moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived. You’ve finally found your perfect bike. The catch? It’s sitting pretty three states away. As more of us choose to purchase motorcycles online, we’re faced … Continue reading 7 Things to Know When You’re Moving a Motorcycle Yourself | 2024 Guide learn more

Get Top Dollar When Selling Your Motorcycle | 2024 Guide

Polishing the paint finish on a motorcycle

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected] We assist 1000’s of riders every year that are buying and selling motorcycles. Through all of this, we have learned a thing or two. We thought we would share a few tips that will help you find the best way to sell your motorcycle and get more money. We’ve all experienced the moment when the thought first enters our mind: … Continue reading Get Top Dollar When Selling Your Motorcycle | 2024 Guide learn more

It All Started With a Crash – How Motorcycle Shippers Began

View from Motorcycle Motorcycle Crash

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   Why I’m Sharing My Entrepreneur Story For years, I’ve been asked a question that business owners hear a lot: What made you start your company? I’ve told the simplified story at local Entrepreneurs’ Organization events here in Orange County and have shared it with customers from time to time. But I have never publicized what really started it all.  … Continue reading It All Started With a Crash – How Motorcycle Shippers Began learn more

2024 Guide for Winterizing Your Motorcycle

Blue Motorcycle with Snow

Posted By Ed Merati, Director of Logistics and lifetime  motorcycle enthusiast, garage guru.  [email protected]   Top 7 Motorcycle Winterizing Questions It has turned into a seriously cold winter. The Polar Vortex that swept across the Midwest and East Coast brought, as one professor of atmospheric science put it, “temperatures dropping rapidly to values that are dangerous to human life and damaging to buildings and infrastructures.” We all know what that means for us and our families: extra layers, limited outdoors … Continue reading 2024 Guide for Winterizing Your Motorcycle learn more

Law Enforcement is Dropping Harley and Embracing Zero

Electric Police Bike Sliding Around Corner

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   In a motorcycle market where competition is more heated than ever, brand loyalty is the Holy Grail. And perhaps no group has been more unwavering in its brand loyalty than American law enforcement. Since Harley-Davidson delivered its first police motorcycle to the Detroit Police Department in 1908, Harley has been a fixture among the nation’s police force—helping officers arrive … Continue reading Law Enforcement is Dropping Harley and Embracing Zero learn more

Motorcycle / ATV Jetting Calculator

motorcycle atv carburetor jet kit settings

*Manufacturers Stock Jetting can be found in the owner’s manual and is typically based on 70 degrees at 0 feet of altitude. Stock clip position should be counted from the top of the needle down (Example: 1,2,3,4,5,6 or 7) Posted By Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Lifetime motorcycle enthusiast dedicated to helping our riders. We currently don’t offer any custom jetting services or support as we are very busy shipping motorcycles. We developed this tool to assist … Continue reading Motorcycle / ATV Jetting Calculator learn more