After much soul searching I have decided to sell the FXRX-Wedge built for S&S Cycle Inc. George Smith asked me to build this bike for the promotion of S&S products, including the X-Wedge Engine, during the 2010 Rally season. The bike toured the country with the S&S Road Show as can be seen in videos […]
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Editorial Note: Bikernet reprints today an interesting tech story published on the J&P Cycles Parts Blog. J&P Cycles is a Bikernet sponsor and a great source for all your parts needs. Look them up by clicking on the banner at the end of the story. This month we’re going to talk about early brake
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Hello my Biker Brothers Tail Gunner Here: After Market Lowers for your FLThis month we are going to talk about wind protection. I really never noticed before, the amount of wind force on my legs until I started riding without my lowers. I got spoiled riding my Ultra Classic with the
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Disclaimer – Can it really be considered late if I got it done in the same month? I had ventured off to the runways of Milan to try my hand at shooting some high fashion. OK so maybe it was the runways of Cut-N-Shoot but still… Every year as the days get shorter
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Hey, This is one of those days. Greece and Italy may tank, and suddenly our Congress is saying, “Fuck the politics, save the country.” Ron Benfield, from Saddlemen, just returned from the Milan show. That show draws 500,000 attendees, including families and kids. So the country may go BK, but motorcycling won’t. I’m going to
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Hey, It’s the night before Thanksgiving, and I’m scrambling to finish the news before the holiday. The pressure is on. I want to thank everyone who supports Bikernet in anyway from being a paid sponsor, to our 10,000 Cantina members, to the rider who takes the time to send me a news item,
AMAZING THANKSGIVING THURSDAY NEWS Read More »
Advertisement There’s a rumor that over one million Swingarm Shovelheads still roam the highways. I say, “Bullshit.” Let’s count ’em. That’s beside the point here. Ben Kudon, the marketing directors of Rivera/Primo came up with this hair- brained scheme. “Let’s fix all Shovelheads,” Ben said. “We can do it for a decent price and give
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Since Billy was incarcerated over three years ago, we have been in touch. Recently we sent him a series of questions, that he answered, and you will read his responses below. Over the months ahead, I will send Billy a couple of questions monthly, based on this kick-off interview. As his sentence grows to a
November 2011 Interview with Billy Lane Read More »
Back in 2003, I bought a Kendon Single Stand-Up Trailer to transport my bike in a job-related move from Plano, Texas to Columbus, Ohio. I’ve used the trailer for five job-related cross-country moves and it has served me well. It’s solid, rugged, easy to maintain and easy to pull. It does have one
Kendon Single Ride-Up SRL Trailer Retrofit Kit Read More »
THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWS
NCOM Coast To Coast Legislative Update for November 2011 Read More »
Note: This feature is reprinted courtesy of the J&P Cycles Parts Blog. Also, we’re continuing our rewards system of giving all of our Readers’ Rides winners a year’s membership in the J&P Gold Club.And that’s quite an exclusive organization. Members get all kinds ofsavings and coupons, can win points good for J&P products, and get
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The Irbit Motorcycles Factory celebrates 70th birthday and offers an anniversary model M70 Editor’s Note: We publish here for our readers a copy of the Ural Monthly Newsletter. We thought it’s an interesting read and hope you will enjoy it. On 19th of November 1941 the first echelons with the manufacturing equipment pulled
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Hey, This is a helluva News column. We’re two weeks into the new year and the Playoff games are raging. Bike shows from IMS, and Easyriders, are rocking every weekend. The Grand National Roadster Show is coming right up. It’s amazing how many activities are flourishing across the country. If only we can keep the
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It’s not the best looking bike in the Sturgis Museum, and it’s certainly far from the oldest, but it does have a wonderful story to tell. It’s the “Million Mile Motorcycle” – a 1991 FXRT Harley-Davidson, and it was ridden 1 million miles by former Wisconsin State Senator Dave Zien. This particular motorcycle has seen
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There are a handful of kickass builders who build bikes tighter and more rideable than stock. This little bastard is one of them. Tom Foster gets it. He understands style, simplicity, and function. I’ve known Tom Foster from when he had no tattoos and worked in a Hughes research lab. He built a bike
The Crazy Fast Cracker Does it Again, the Kracken Read More »
Back in 2003, I bought a Kendon Single Stand-Up Trailer to transport my bike in a job-related move from Plano, Texas to Columbus, Ohio. I’ve used the trailer for five job-related cross-country moves and it has served me well. It’s solid, rugged, easy to maintain and easy to pull. It does have one major failing,
Kendon Single Ride-Up SRL Trailer Retrofit Kit Read More »
Editor’s Note: Prince Najar did an admirable job with this feature, but I want to bang the gong harder. This builder and his crew is a one-of-a-kind team, who build state-of-the-art customs, multiple show winners, and market their talents in the most magnificent manner. This feature demonstrates the sexy style, yet it empowers women to
ASUMATI BY AFT CUSTOMS TEAM Read More »
Hey, Suddenly shop business has slowed. This is the best time of the year to have a shop service your bike, or performs upgrades. We are going to feature some tech upgrade notions over the next couple of weeks. We are also going to remind you about a couple of shops in the SoCal area.
PRE-VETERANS DAY THURSDAY NEWS Read More »
I’ve been fortunate enough to get to ride all over the United States and enjoy the roads, towns and people everywhere I’ve traveled. For many years, I would buy a tee shirt at every Harley dealer I visited. After 100-plus tee shirts, I stopped buying at every one and now only buy a tee shirt
The MOST AMAZING T-SHIRT RUN, FROM 2003-2011 Read More »
After riding a motorcycle 20 some years, I can honestly say I still LOVE to ride. I love to ride, I love to love, and I love to live. Love Ride 28 took place this past month, and I think I have only missed the event a couple of years. After this year’s event, I
LIVE, LOVE, RIDE–LOVE RIDE 2011 Read More »
Most 1%er Motorcycle Club books are written by law enforcement types who have infiltrated clubs in order to make arrests and take those criminals down, by God! Other 1%er books are written by club insiders by themselves with the help of a ghost writer. Terry The Tramp: The Life and Dangerous Times of a One
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Hey, Another wild day in paradise. The world is still upside down. The economy still sucks, but I swear the SEMA show was actively up from an attendence standpoint. The booths were down about 10 percent, but that just meant a tad less walking. The European attendance was strong as we rapidly roll toward a
SIZZLING PRE-HOLIDAYS THURSDAY NEWS Read More »
Where the hell is Dothan, Alabama? Well, to Berry Wardlaw, its home and has been since 1996 when he moved his business, Accurate Engineering, to L.A. (lower Alabama). It’s where he has produced incredible engines for just about every notable in the industry including the powerhouses for many Discovery Channel bikes, the motors for
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Baker Drivetrain masterminds are constantly looking for new products. Did you know Lisa Baker is a mental member of Mensa. She is a brilliant engineer, and Bert flunked out of the MMI sparkplug-changing class at the mechanics school, but he likes to think of himself as sorta cool. Actually, he is also an engineer, but
New from the Baker Drivetrain Masterminds the Plus 1.5 Read More »
