The KRV5 Tracker is a creative collaboration between motorcycle designer Roland Sands and racing legend “King” Kenny Roberts. Roberts’ had the idea to utilize one of his KRV5 engines for something other than the MotoGP track. Sands’ was looking for a build project that would challenge and inspire his creative talents. With knowledge of Sands’ […]
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They were conversation topic number one at the European Bike Week on Faaker See and easily the most photographed product at the entire event. We are, of course, talking about Marcus Walz’s newest project, “TuNero,” which he is conducting in collaboration with the world famous Ferrari specialist “Novitec-Rosso”. The birthplace of this admittedly crazy idea
The most amazing bagger I have seen to date. 1430 cc, water cooled Road Rod. This Canadian Custom drips of American style and bad assed hot rod flair. With the impending release of the new Harley models due in a week, I am always amazed at what gossip the internet can breed. While there is
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It is any mid-week evening. Across our great country, we rush home fromwork, clean up and don our best looking riding clothes. We touch up thechrome grab mama and climb aboard. All is smiles because we are going out toour favorite watering hole (or two) for bike night.We know hundreds of fellow bikers will be
Thursday, November 8th: Cal Bike Week Pre Race “Nitro” Party: Earlier in the week, I had enjoyed an informative and cordial phone conversation with Pattie Hurt, the Marketing Director for Laidlaw Harley-Davidson on Puente Ave. near the intersection of the 10 and the 605 freeways in Baldwin Park, LA County CA. Consequently, it came as
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Two times World Championship third place winner Fred ‘Krugger’ Bertrand of Belgium scooped seventh. He’s the master of the new retro racer, antique classic, refined jewel. No one has the touch of Krugger and so far this in the Bikernet favorite of the European winners. But I’d like to throw in a thought. When it
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With bike builders seemingly dropping from the trees these days, it gets harder and harder to stand out. Chica of Chica Custom Cycles in Huntington Beach, Calif., doesn’t have that problem. His wide array of unique creations is distinctive enough to get noticed, even among the endless displays at the Indy Dealer Expo and
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This bike represents one of the many reasons I love motorcycles. Scooters have stood beside me through jobs, five marriages and various relationships that thankfully didn’t result in more weddings. There comes tough-as-broken-spokes-times during relationship hell that a man needs all his faculties and all the positive influences the biker world can afford him. This
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My third cup of Saturday mornin’ coffee had yet to eat its waythrough my stomach lining when I rolled out in search of Larry Beintker andhis notorious Evo chopper. I’d seen this incredible scoot at the FresnoAutorama, but didn’t get to talk with Larry about the beast. Now was mychance to see it off the
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