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Crash Seriously Injures Forest Grove Motorcyclist

OSP troopers from the Tillamook work site are continuing the investigation.

(TILLAMOOK, Ore.) - Police say a Forest Grove man was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle on Highway 6 about 22 miles east of Tillamook.

Oregon State Police say 61-year old Daniel Everett Shaw of Forest Grove, lost control negotiating a left curve, slid into an embankment and was thrown off the motorcycle into a ten foot ditch.

Bikers Ride Across Oregon for Babies

Thanks to the support of generous bikers, this event raised over $54,000 in its first two years.

(SALEM, Ore.) - On Saturday, August 21st die-hard bikers and weekend warriors from across the state will ride together to raise urgently needed funds to help every baby be born healthy. The 3rd annual Bikers for Babies will start at Harley-Davidson shops in Bend, Salem and Eugene at 9:00 a.m.

Individual riders as well as motorcycle clubs will hit the road to help support March of Dimes research and programs to help moms have full-term pregnancies and babies begin healthy lives.

U.S. Defenders Take Oregon Motorcycle Rights to the Streets

The majority of the bikers are American military veterans.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Police cars shadowed Oregon motorcyclists Saturday who rode together as part of a program called U.S. Defenders, designed to help establish the rights of motorcycle riding club members in the United States.

They rode in solidarity - to protest local businesses that deny club members service. Numerous clubs were represented.

Southern Oregon Motorcycle Club Member Sentenced

Back to the 50's in the attitude toward motorcycle clubs.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Attorney General's Office sent out a news release today stating that "A total of seven members of the North Valley Chapter of the Vagos Outlaw Motorcycle Club have been convicted of charges ranging from robbery and kidnapping to burglary and coercion."

Biker Club Members Keep Salem Home From Going Up in Smoke

Bikers alert the family and battle flames until firefighters arrived

(SALEM, Ore.) - Local motorcyclists from the Free Soul and Gypsy Joker motorcycle clubs gathering for pizza in Salem Friday night, didn't know that they would end up saving a family from a house fire.

And they definitely didn't expect to be the ones who would actually man the fire hose and evacuate the family. Even with small explosions taking place, these biker firefighters held their ground.

Oregon Motorcycle Riders Converge on Capitol

The rumbling of the bikes took the spotlight in Salem

(SALEM, Ore.) - Motorcycle club members, independent riders and even non-riders alike came together in solidarity Monday to protect rights specific to bikers.

Motorcycle Freestyle and Trials Reach New Heights

The featured video with this article shows Julien Dupont in the streets of historic Lyons, France doing absolutely amazing freestyle maneuvers that defy gravity and logic, but work beautifully.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Le Parkour meets trials riding. I admit that I'm out of the loop with all the latest motorcycle trends, but the advances in recent years of this motorized human art form have certainly been record setting.

Applying the technology of today to an already good idea of yesterday rarely fails, and today's trials bikes; motorcycles with super high ground clearance specifically designed to climb over logs and rocks and the like.

Police ID Victims in Double Fatal Motorcycle Crash

Investigators are trying to determine the next of kin for the operator of the bike.

(CHILOQUIN, Ore.) - Police have released the names of two people from Reno, Nevada who died Friday afternoon when the motorcycle they were riding was struck by a sport utility vehicle on Highway 97 north of Chiloquin.

Portland Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 148th and Glisan

Investigators say the 42-year-old man died from his injuries after arriving at the hospital.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Police say 42-year-old Curtis Rhodes of Portland, was killed while riding his motorcycle while southbound on 148th Avenue at Glisan Street when he lost control of his motorcycle. Investigators believe speed was a contributing factor in this accident. The crash happened today at approximately 10:45 a.m.

Portland Police officers arriving on the scene located a severely injured motorcycle rider that had apparently loss control of his motorcycle.

Police Investigate Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Highway 20 near Bend

"The crash is still under investigation, but it appears speed may have been a contributing factor" -Oregon State Police Sergeant Eric Brown

(BEND, Ore.) - Police say a 61-year old man was killed early Friday morning after his motorcycle crashed on Highway 20E approximately 28 miles east of Bend, Oregon.

Oregon State Police Sergeant Eric Brown, says early this morning at approximately 12:30 a.m., a 2008 Ducati motorcycle operated by a 61-year old man was driving eastbound on Highway 20 near milepost 28.