As I was sitting at my desk one afternoon, while working at Easyriders, I heard a rumor that the editor of one of our magazines had a Harley- Davidson motorcycle for sale. I had always wanted a Harley since I was a kid, so I hooked up with Mike Osborne the editor of Quick Throttle […]
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This is an interesting one for Bikernet. A guy, Frank White, the boss of ATK motorcycles, mostly dirt bikes, recently called and told me about his new line of cruisers built with Korean components and assembled stateside. I didn’t know much about ATK. Throughout its history, ATK has enjoyed a tremendous winning tradition. From desert
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Hey,This is going to be an earth shaking, do or die news. It’s also packed with “Chance of a Lifetime” items, and Laughlin images. So take it slow and give it some thought. At the end I’ll fill you in on upcoming Bikernet editorial. This was a pressurized week, but it’s beginning to come to
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Travis shifted uneasily as the old mechanic looked him over. Candy had assured him that they would hire him but it would take the approval of Sam, the weathered old mechanic who changed the tire on the Shovelhead just the day before. “Can you run a forklift?” Travis nodded yes. Sam motioned Candy to get
We’ve had a week from hell with technical difficulties from AT&T. Numerous calls to tech support, three Technician visits and two ‘solutions’ later, we still have a problem. The internet blinks in and out, causing us to lose what we’ve been working on, and not to mention that it takes FOREVER to do the
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After purchasing the HRD company in 1928, Philip Vincent added the name to his own line of motorcycles. As an inventor and engineer, Mr. Vincent produced some very innovative designs during his career, and bikes carrying the Vincent HRD logo were known for their quality construction, and high prices. It was the latter that would
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Nowadays, by definition, a motorcycle trip is typically not something done simply for the utilitarian transportation reason of getting from point A to point B because you have to get there. Yes, there are plenty of folks who ride to work during the week, ride to a union meeting on a Saturday morning, and Hell
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You’re never too old to learn something new! Although it is not that easy teaching old dogs new tricks! After Arizona Bike Week, I finally moved my rusty ole chopper to my new Colorado Hacienda. When I returned to California to work this past week, it was my first time in California in 25 years
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Hey, Laughlin is flying at us, and we are planning a secret run into the desert to meet with a couple of industry agents, find all the hot redheads, and then slip outta town. I know, I’m too old for hot redheads, but it’s a warm comforting thought, when I
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Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) CONGRESS ACTS TO REINFORCE BAN ON NHTSA LOBBYING May is Motorcycle Awareness Month across the country, and Congressional lawmakers are introducing a resolution on May 2 to continue current restrictions on NHTSA that prevent the federal transportation agency from lobbying state and local governments
NCOM Coast To Coast Legislative Update for April 2011 Read More »
It’s snowing in upstate New York, a bone chilling 6 degrees Celsius as Will Barclay warms up his Royal Enfield for the morning ride. “It’s always a good day to ride,” he says with a wry smile and rumbles off into the silent white countryside. This philosophy garnered Will the win in what’s probably considered
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Kenny Price, founder of Samson Motorcycle Products Inc, located in Brea, California, is the inventor and leading innovator of numerous patented and high-performance exhaust systems for Harley-Davidson and Metric Cruiser motorcycles. From his humble beginnings as a teenager in the early ’60s, Kenny’s aspiration was to tweak more power out of his ’56 Vespa. He
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Hey, What the hell. Laughlin is just around the corner and there’s whiskey, women, and open roads waiting. I can’t wait to finish my Mudflap Girl FXR and be ready for any ride. Here’s the movie poster. The “Born to Ride” movie is supposed to be released in June, and I played a small part,
Thursday News Shake Up for April, 14 2011 Read More »
I used to feel like I didn’t know Schit. And now that I know Schit, my life is SO much more enriched! Jack Schit that is, and our host for Arizona Bike Week! And if you ever feel like you don’t know schit, you should check Jack out. He is THE biker comedian and host
Bikernet Betsy “Ever feel like you don’t know Jack Schit?” Read More »
When I first got the call from Bandit telling me to check out this bike, I was less than enthusiastic. I have been especially bored with many of the “customs” lately and it seems there has been a shift in the biker genre. The “Dark Custom” movement is in full swing and
Editor’s Note:What you’re about to read is the third installment of the J&P Cycles online series, Readers Ride of the Month, which highlights what the J&P Cycles judges term the most original-looking bike in the bunch for the April 2011. The judges (whom are J&P staffers, select the best bike from photographs submitted by you,
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All the major basic elements are in place and now we need to get our hands dirty. This is where the builders at Brass Balls Bobbers come into play. We have the Paughco Frame platform, the engine from RevTech, the transmission from Bikernet.com, and recently Keith Horschel, from Jay Brake, supplied the brakes, hand controls,
HORSE/Bikernet 2010 Sweeps Bike Build Part 5 Read More »
The velvet blackness of the Egyptian night was almost total, the shifting sands illuminated only by flickering pinpoints of light from stars that seemed close enough to touch. Deeper shadows blocked the faint light where the towering bulk of the Great Pyramids stood in the distance like angular mountains on the flat, parched land. The
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Hey, It’s another bananas week in Paradise. The City, the Port of Los Angeles, Wilmington, the DWP (Department of Water and Power), AT&T, contractors, and the grunts working in the streets outside of our building have a deadline to finish our intersection. You wouldn’t believe the holes they’re drilling today, almost 4 feet in diameter,
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Posing for a Poster – Show Me the Money Mickey Rourke is one of those politically incorrect anti-heroes, a boxer/actor who has punched his way through all kinds of obstacles to reach iconic Hollywood stature, albeit not one of the “politically correct” of Tinsel Town, not that he probably gives a damn. He’s just plain
Movie Mystery Bike Solved, the Mickey Rourke Black Death Read More »
Book Review: The Ride So Far: Tales from a Motorcycling Life A good storyteller draws the listener into the story; like a campfire next to a tent after a long day on two wheels draws a tired rider. Motorcyclists have been telling stories since the first kickstand hit the dirt. The
Editor’s Note: Rogue, our Bikernet Bad Cop Investigator supplied us with this law enforcement training manual. It’s interesting to note how they twisted the statistical facts to present a case for additional enforcement and restrictive measures. Did you know that we currently have twice as many riders on the road since 1983, yet our accident
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Hey, We are scrambling once more to bring you the finest custom motorcycle news on the planet each week. Each week I’m blown away by stuff I learn. For instance, yesterday I rolled to Bennett’s Performance to tear my brand new Evo engine down, for some Branch O’Keefe headwork and an Andrews EV-27 cam installation.
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