Books, Movies & Music Reviews

January 2017: At 68-years-old, George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’ has shot to Amazon’s number one spot this week. 1935 novel ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ by Sinclair Lewis and Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ have suddenly appeared in the Top 50 Sales Titles on Amazon.com June 2013: NSA Scandal and Snowden’s revelations on lack of privacy and […]

  Since the inception of the CVO line, which began in 1999 on an FXR platform, one fact has become crystal clear: CVO models are not for the timid. Indeed, these motorcycles have absolutely no place at all among the meek. A survey of CVO owners, those individuals who recognize the intrinsic value of top

    Approaching middle age, Deedra Climer experienced an unimaginable tragedy—the death of her only son, Joshua, in a motorcycle accident. The spiral of grief that followed reopened ugly wounds that had never fully healed: being raised by a mentally ill and drug-­‐addicted mother, the struggles she faced as a young single mother, and the

    On December 20, 2012 it was reported in www.thedailybeast.com that the number of veterans who die waiting for benefits claims is skyrocketing! I can personally attest to this as the Veterans Administration took two and a half years to finally approve my disability claim for type II diabetes caused by exposure to Agent

    Harley Davidson Sportster Hop-Up & Customizing Guide by Todd Zallapa The venerable Sportster first appeared on the scene in 1957 as an answer to the British invasion of lightweight sport motorcycles in the 1950’s. Fast, light and affordable, the Sporty has long been a mainstay on the American cycle scene. Often denigrated as

    Road 2 Smoke Out captures the experience of the original garage-built chopper rally and the culture of infamous biker magazine The Horse Backstreet Choppers.  The story of real men and women who burn the midnight oil with wrenches in their hands and grease under their fingernails.   From Zack Coffman, producer of the

  BIKERNET REVIEWS EASYRIDER II THE RIDE BACK—It’s about time. This movie has been out for a year or two, but didn’t receive general release or much publicity. I was motivated only when I ran across a massive collection of bikes on the gulf of Mexico. This gentleman and his wife put together a collection

    Screening at the Petersen Museum Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles   This movie made itself.  Born from the inspiration of documenting the legacy of Ed Kretz it took on a life of its own.  Why We Ride wasn’t funded by a conglomeration of sponsors all vying for product placement screen time.  It was funded

      When you talk about stellar motorcycle movies, several pop into gear, notably Brando’s The Wild One (1953), Bruce Brown’s On Any Sunday (1971) and The World’s Fastest Indian (2005) concerning Burt Munro. A fourth bike film just premiered “Why We Ride”, may be added to that A-List. It’s already won Best Feature

  Yep, I’m reviewing a Honda Motorcycle book on a Harley enthusiast website. I would guess that many of us have owned or ridden at least one of the bikes in this book, whether we would admit it or not.   Doug Mitchel has put together a comprehensive collection of photographs and facts to be

  I just finished reading this book. Do not be confused by the title, it is a lot more than just 1000 photos. It is 320 pages of interesting reading about the history of tattoos with photos of them and the people who wear them.   For those of you not familiar with who Sara

Way back at the end of the last century, facing the inevitable mid-life crisis, I found myself the new owner of a then 23-year-old 1977 H-D Sportster. It had been mildly modified with fat tanks, flat handlebars and a freshly bored-out top end. One of the mods was the removal of the stock turn signals.

      I was recently sent a book named KICK START and asked to read it and comment on it. It is about the memories of an Outlaw Biker by the name of “Teach” a member of the BARONS MC a well-known motorcycle club which started in 1966. He became a member on July

  WHITE KNUCKLE, THE CANNONBALL DOCUMENTARY— A Movie Review by Dr. Feng and Sailor Sherry   “White Knuckle” by Atomic Hot Rods is a present day documentary, about a current coast to coast motorcycle race called Cannonball in Honor of “Cannonball Baker”.  It centers around three guys who have an irresistible love of riding and

    I loved pulling wheelies on my bitchin 1970 Schwinn Sting Ray Fastback. This baby was blue metal flake with a 3-speed stick shift!  Butterfly handlebars, tuck and roll banana seat, bobtail fender and aftermarket high-rise sissy bar. It was badass and the envy of the block.  In fact we shut down the street

Bikernet has reviewed several motorcycle touring books from Whitehorse Press and thoroughly enjoyed each one. Motorcycle Journeys Through North America, a guide for choosing and planning unforgettable motorcycle journeys is a great investment for planning out your next motorcycle trip. The guide is laid out by geographic area from Alaska to Texas to Florida to

Snitches apparently are not a dying breed. No sir, it seems that after doing their best to destroy motorcycle clubs, they go into hiding and write books about their exploits. Books in which they can present themselves in any light they choose, make up as many stories as they wish and generally present their slimy

So what, you may well ask, is a book about an airplane doing on Bikernet? And it’s a good question, with a very succinct answer. Well, you see Bobby Wood wrote it; the very same Bobby Wood of Alabama’s Wood Performance products for Harley-Davidsons. A two-time Fuel Funny Car NHRA National Record Holder, Bobby is

2AZZ1 (pronounced “two as one”) Their new album “Shiny Side Up” http://2azz1.com/index.php Both Craig and Mary grew up riding dirt bikes Southern Michigan. They loved the open land and trails in Michigan. Lakes, hunting, fishing, skiing, boating, snowmobiles and of course motorcycles are “the way of life” in Michigan. But as musicians, they both headed

              The Harley in the Barn is the follow up text to The Vincent in the Barn by Tom Cotter. Bikers love their stories and what better way than to have them in book form. Subtitled More Great Tales of Motorcycle Archeology, Cotter brings together tales from across the motorcycle community about the great

How to Rebuild & Restore Classic Harley-Davidson Big Twins 1936-1964 by Rick Schunk from Motorbooks Workshop series gives their attention to the venerable Knucklehead and Panhead in this how to restore book. While nothing short of an encyclopedia would cover every aspect of restoring these old bikes this book gives a solid effort on the