Click here to read the chapter 6: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=10268 This is a blast. The year is just starting and shit is flying at us everyday. Gary and the gang from next door delivered enough steel I-beams and C-beams to build a deck, and in two days a gang from Long Beach will deliver a pool table […]
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Hey, This is going to be a helluva news column. We publish the news weekly, actually twice a week with the Sunday Post in the Cantina. It’s actually sort of amazing. Where the hell does all the news come from? but it keeps coming. We even started the Bikernet Blog to relieve some load off
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Happy New year from Tail Gunner This month we’ll talk a little about EFI piggy back units, cheap HP for the engine mods you have made. There are literally dozens of companies that make these products. Some have PC programs you can use to alter the air fuel ratios, and some have manual adjusting
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Part 1: By Krylon John The spirit of David Mann, and his many contributions to the biker lifestyle lives on at Chopperfest held every December in Ventura, California, since 2004. Now heading towards its 9th annual celebration the event will once again return to the Ventura County Fairgrounds adjacent to the glistening shores the Pacific
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Hey, If the first week of this year is any, even the slightest indication of the year as a whole, hang on. Good shit is flying at us, on a minute by minute basis. We now have enough metal in the back of the shop to build a hearty deck. You’ll get to see it
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Okay, The clock is running out on the year, and 2012 will hit like Ray’s 124-inch Twin Cam on nitrous. I’m damn excited about 2012. There’s a new level of efficiency aimed at the Bikernet Headquarters, and a whole new batch of opportunities. I could write about them all day, but I’ll just highlight the
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Paul Cavallo and the gang at Spitfire Motorcycles have been hiding in the wings of Hellbound Steel Motorcycles and West Coast Choppers for a couple of decades. Like a bunch of sequestered pirates, they finally escaped the confines of the big money sorts to fly their own Jolly Roger flag. Ya see, Paul designed, and
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Check the last chapter: Click here They sat on the dirt in silence in the dark of the shed with just the road noise of the cars and tractor-trailers in their ears. Occasionally, a tired trucker rubbing the edges of the road with his trailer wheels would punctuate the silence with a brief snapping sound
So I sat through the finale of the Discovery Channel’s latest bike build-off last night and then started bumping around the Internet to read comments fueled by the show. Believe me when I say I’m glad this well-promoted televised event prompted a lot of buzz, because our industry needs a shot in the arm like
Is PJD Sucking the Soul Out of Bike Building? Read More »
SADDLEMEN MODS TO THE SHRUNKEN FXR–In a world where over promising and under delivering has become all too common here is a gem I must share. The Bikernet built Shrunken FXR has become my daily rider and needed a couple small adjustments to be just perfect for me. One detail was the too small seat
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Editor’s Note: Michael Kamalian is the CEO of Revolution Manufacturing, Bikernet’s newest sponsor to date. Unlike what many CEOs are perceived to be like, Michael is the kind of cat who’s not afraid to get his hands dirty. The following short bike feature is in Michael’s words and showcases some of his company’s products. But
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Editor’s Note: This is an interesting diversion. MaryLou Brewton flashed this for sale feature into the Bikernet Headquarters just before Christmas 2011. According to Hugo Wilson, Motorcycle Encyclopedia, Nortons were built prior to 1908 with Clement, Peugeot, and JAP motors. In 1908 they introduced their first production engine, a side-valve engine available in 490 cc
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Merry Merry, Another wacky day in Paradise. Christmas is just around the corner, and we have much to be thankful for and look forward to in 2012. The more I speak to folks inside and outside the political spectrum the more the words Freedom and Balance surface. I’ve been reading Bill Clinton’s recent book, “Back
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A Note from the Photographer: I came across this bike when I was shooting cars for a Norwegian magazine this summer. I was driving all over the west coast of Norway with my two daughters. We ran out of bread one night, and I meet Kristina by the bread shelves, in a store at 9
Wrenching on Harley-Davidsons over the years has been more of a journey for me than anything else. It has been my good fortune to meet all kinds of people over the years while riding and working on bikes. I want to pass on a conversation that I had with one of my Bros. I once
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NCOM Coast To Coast Legislative Update for December 2011 Read More »
Hey, This is a strange day. It’s close to Christmas, but there seems to be a great deal of struggling going on in the country. Yet, on the other hand, aftermarket shops and some dealerships are doing well. One day Bikernet seems to be doing gangbusters and the next we stumble. As we close in
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While he might be best known for his co-starring role in a 40 year-old movie, Malcolm Smith has an amazing history of racing and riding. One of the world’s premier off-road motorcycle racers, Malcolm has participated in races all over the world – mostly off-road and endurance races. He won eight gold medals between
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The 1948 Indian Chief in the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum is now 63 years old and doesn’t look a day over, well, absolutely brand new. The ’48s life started as a bike ridden for a very long time. As the story goes, down from owner to owner, this bike is a three-owner bike. The first
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Hey, I’m catching a lot of heat for voting for Junior’s bike over Jesse’s in the American Chopper Build off. I was generally disappointed. This was supposed to be the Build-off of Build-offs. Senior built a snowmobile; Jesse couldn’t finish his build, after pounding his chest about doing the whole thing by himself. He had
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Editor’s Note: If it’s advice about batterymaintenance that you seek, you’ve come to the right place. James Deanworks on the J&P Cycles sales technician lines and is a graduate of WyoTech’sAmerican Motorcycle Institute’s Harley program. To find out more aboutJames, read his Meet The Team write-up here on the J&P blog. For most of us
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You really meet the nicest people when you start hanging around motorcycle forums. There’s always good advice to be found, if you ever find yourself in need to solve a mechanical puzzle. You can also post classified ads, find tech tips, share photos of your bike and opinions about your favorite riding destinations.
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Click here for: Mudflap Girl FXR, Part 5 Wiring is always a treat, unless you use one of those systems in a box like Phil’s speed shop systems. I ran one on my factory racer, and it was a breeze. I’ll try to find a photo. It was designed to mount to the frame
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Hey, Another crazy day in paradise. Rumor has it Big Bear Choppers is stumbling and looking for investors. But Norton motorcycles are coming on strong, and Victory plans to launch new models every six months. Where one company struggles another emerges. Bikernet may explode next year. Hell, we may have a major announcement next week.
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