Books, Movies & Music Reviews

              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

So you’ve stabbed your cheating lover through the heart and she’s bled out on the floor. You’ve poured yourself a stiff drink and now have a decision to make; Just what music is suitable for the occasion? Well I have the solution: Knives and Gasoline, a native band based in Los Angeles, has the perfect

Bikernet goes all out to bring you uncompromised road tests. Hell, I flew from Los Angeles to Ashville, North Carolina to climb aboard a Victory High-Ball, and then rode it to the Smoke Out 13 via Tennessee. Last year, I rode the Long Road, a 1000-mile run from New Orleans to Rockingstool, North Carolina for

Editor’s Note: Kevin is the official grand emperor of Bikernet Book Reviews. He either writes a glowing review or burns the book and tosses it out his Bikernet Chicago based high rise office building. The Complete Guide to Motorcycling Colorado   Whitehorse Press hits another one out of the ballpark with The Complete Guide to

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

It’s interesting, if not a little disheartening how the meaning of an expression can change through the years. Back in the early 70s if a biker mentioned his good partner he meant the dude was his bro, and wasn’t referring to participating in a homosexual marriage. There’s another biker expression from back when the Harley

Bikers love to eat. Whether it’s a convenient excuse to pull over, take a break and eat a burger, or a matter of much needed fuel to keep our senses sharp, motorcyclists often find themselves bellying up to the dinner table. And for motorcycling’s hungriest segment, Baby Boomers, dining has become a destination. It’s puzzling,

A REVIEW OF THE CALIBRATION OF EDWARD WINTERHALDER AND MARC TEATUM’S: “ONE LIGHT COMING, A Biker’s Story”–As an avid reader, I delved into this book about the biker lifestyle with gusto. The first two chapters were a bit problematic for me, but certainly nothing that couldn’t be overcome. The writing felt forced in those chapters.

2011 Book Review: Triumph Bonneville Portrait Of A Legend   James Mann and Mick Duckworth have put together a masterpiece in Triumph Bonneville Portrait of a Legend. Portrait covers the legendary Triumph Bonneville from its 1959 T120 US model to the 2010 Bonneville Sixty with a look at it’s origins in the 1954 Tiger 110.