MRF CLOSES IN WAKE OF NATIONAL TRAGEDY Effective immediately, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation office inWashington, DC will be closed until further notice. In light of thenational emergency that is taking place, and in keeping with thegovernment’s request to keep the phone lines clear, please do not try tocontact the office. Preparations for the upcoming Meeting […]
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–HAMSTER’S FINEST HOLLYWOOD LOVER PASSES ON (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 3 HAD A HATE-MY-JOB DAY?–On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to thethermometer section. You will need to purchase a rectal thermometer madeby “Q-tip.” Be very sure that you get this brand. When you get home, lockyour doors,
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–HAMSTER’S FINEST HOLLYWOOD LOVER PASSES ON (CONTINUED)Continued From Page 2 CRAZYHORSE PROJECT BIKE–Here’s our latest project bike. I’ve attached two shots. Theyare kinda fuzzy (digital camera indoors). The bike will be up for saleright soon.Two killer big customs I’m painting will be done in the next few weeks. ThenI’m zooming up to my
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–HAMSTER’S FINEST HOLLYWOOD LOVER PASSES ON (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 1.THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT–During a recent staff meeting in Heaven, God,?Moses and St. Peter concluded that the behavior of?former President Clinton and Rep. Condit had?brought about the need for an eleventh commandment. They worked long and hard in a brain storming?session to try to
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–HAMSTER’S FINEST HOLLYWOOD LOVER PASSES ONGene Shacove died Thursday at age 73. This rider had one of the most unbelievable lives a man could have. The movie “Shampoo,” starring Warren Beatty, was based on Gene’s romantic life as Hollywood stylist to some of the most beautiful women in the world. Gene was tight
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Buells are the Harley-Davidson street fighter. They are inexpensive,sharp-handling machines that give the American rider something toshout about, something to fuck with and something to race. This bike won’t compete with the 200 mph Japanese sportbikes, but it will handle like one, and brake like one. So we gothold of one and evaluated it for
Here’s a couple of shots of the Bikernet Street FightingBuell for Sturgis 2001. This is how it currently stands with ahandfull of minor modifications and a lot of plastic removed. Let meknow what you think. Note the pulley guard. We had the notion to take levers andbraces like this off, lightening-drill polish and
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It’s part of our job as moto-journalists to try what’s outthere in the American market and report back. The ultimate test is to take a bike, customize it and ride it to Sturgis. What could give you a truer test of a bike’s ability to look cool and endure a long run? I’ve been
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BIKERNET NEWS–HARLEY-DAVIDSON JUMPS OUT OF THE SUPERBIKE RACES (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 2THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE —is brought to you by Aid to InjuredMotorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM),and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. For moreinformation, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE. Visit us on our website
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BIKERNET NEWS–HARLEY-DAVIDSON JUMPS OUT OF THE SUPERBIKE RACES (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 1 WHERE THE HIGHWAY MEETS THE SKY– A sultry Saturday in August. Steam rising off the asphalt. Toofriggin hot to ride, right?How about spending the day on a runway surrounded by airplanes andmotorcycles spewing fireand smoke?Before you think the old Bear has finally
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BIKERNET NEWS–HARLEY-DAVIDSON JUMPS OUT OF THE SUPERBIKE RACESI was knocked out by the news that Harley-Davidson has jumped out of the Superbikes races, but you know that they always have a plan. I was surprised since they just launched the V-Rod. Rumor has it that they are working on an even faster engine, and it
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–BIKERNET BILLBOARDS STOLEN Continued from Page 1 Click For Larger .pdf ViewPRESIDENTS CAUGHT IN TORNADOS–The last four presidents get caught in a tornado and go spinning off to Oz.They finally make it to the Emerald City and come before the GreatWizard.WHAT BRINGS YOU BEFORE THE GREAT WIZARD OF OZ?Jimmy Carter steps forward timidly:
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–BIKERNET BILLBOARDS STOLEN In July, the Hit counter struck above 1.5 million hits on the site, and our master artist John Siebenthaler-created billboard in Laughlin was so well received that someone stole the bastard. The Brenda Sturgis Billboard received rave reviews. Our board of directors was completely perplexed to the point that it
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–DEER HUNTERS PAID PREMIUM SALARIES Continued from Page 2ALL NEW BIKERNET MEDICAL STAFF ADVICE COLUMN–Q: I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats and that’s it. Everythingwears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer;that’s like
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–DEER HUNTERS PAID PREMIUM SALARIES Continued from Page 1 LOS ANGELES CALENDAR BIKE SHOW REPORT–While past LA Calendar Bike Shows are usually just regular American Thunder features throughout the year, the 2001 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show’s scheduled appearance this last August 14th, just three weeks after the event, indicates the show’s continued growth
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–DEER HUNTERS PAID PREMIUM SALARIES Watch next week for a complete report on the 2001 Sturgis saga. It will be packed with surprises from women from California to Wyoming. There’s also surprising news from the Buell front. If we have any more astonishments, we won’t know what to make of them, or her.
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–I’M BACK BUT SOMEWHAT ROUGH AROUND THE EDGESI’m not sure how to say this. You roll through life thinking you have at least a little control. You sit in a bar on Friday night and shoot the shit with your brothers with some level of confidence about what you’re talking about. Then, in
WHILE THE CAT’S AWAY, THE MICE WILL PLAY (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 1Women and MotorcyclingDid your mother help get you on two wheels? Was she an avid rider herself? Does your wife or partner ride along with you, either on her own bike or on the back, nearly everywhere you go? The Women and Motorcycling
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WHILE THE CAT’S AWAY, THE MICE WILL PLAYBandit’s out of touch and has no sympathy for you poor souls who couldn’t go to Sturgis. He calls every night to check on us but we don’t answer the phone. Non-stop parties since he left. As long as he can’t reach us, he can’t tell us how
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WHILE THE CAT’S AWAY, THE MICE WILL PLAY (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 2Carribean ReportBy the time you read this we will be (we hope) near Sturgis. We have beenwatching the weather and all the crap that’s been going around in theMidwest, seems like Bandit is staying dry, for now. The Caribbean is no funeither, ashes
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–DUAL EVENTS, DUAL COASTS, BOTH DRAMATIC SUCCESSES (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 1 BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT– Like some people say, no news is good news. Seems that there’snot much to report this week. The tropical storms have been rolling down from theAfrican coast, which means rainy weather for all of us in the Caribbean.
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–DUAL EVENTS, DUAL COASTS, BOTH DRAMATIC SUCCESSES Mike Pullin, founder of Run for Breath, and Meanest woman alive at their event in Charlotte. I’m not sure what to say about the last couple of weeks. If I had been on drugs, I would have died or killed the drugs. It’s been a whirlwind,
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–EASYRIDERS FILES BANKRUPTCY–SAD DAY(CONTINUED)Continued From Page 2 BANDIT DISCOVERS ULTIMATE STURGIS ROOM– Yes she comes with the room. We actually contacted Renee for a statement, “This is way too funny, cause the pic in Bikernet (Sunday Post in the Cantina) is when I had blackhair………..LOL!!!! My hair is blonde again. This is what
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–EASYRIDERS FILES BANKRUPTCY–SAD DAY (CONTINUED)Continued From Page 1EASYRIDERS INC. ANNOUNCES CHAPTER 11 FILING–Easyriders Inc. today announced that the public holding company, Easyriders Inc., and its principal operating subsidiary, Paisano Publications Inc. (collectively “Easyriders”) have filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy
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