Cultural Interest

Wide tire bike in another part of the world.There is little that motorcycle enthusiasts don’t do with their bikes. They cruise, they go cross-country, they commute, they stunt and they just ride free of worries. In most Western nations, bikes are not a necessity for the buyer. Most buyers would have a passion for motorcycles […]

This memorial was founded by Ohio Abate members and friends on July 24th 1993…Since then the wall has been growing…this wall is located in Hopedale, Ohio at the American Legion. This is very much out in the country and one would never know this wall exists!!! I stumbled upon the Memorial Wall back in 2000

On June 1, 2006, over 500 executives, employees and Harley riders joined local officials to celebrate the beginning phase of construction of the new motorcycle museum. Departing from tradition, the chrome shovels were temporarily put aside in favor of dirt track racer Scott Parker’s Sportster. After all, what better way to kick up the dirt

S&S Cycle and Richland Center High School have very close ties. Our entire third-generation leadership–President Brett Smith, Senior Manager of Engineering Michael Scaletta and Education Lead Tom Smith—all graduated from RCHS. During their time at RCHS, one teacher in particular, Francis “Fuzz” McCauley, made an impact on the S&S family. Not only was Fuzz the

Out On The TownOn A Chilly Spring NightIn A Good Mood,Seeing Things Through Sober Eyes We Pull Up To A Local BarAnd Walk Inside, Order A Couple SodasListen To The Music Staying AwayFrom The Drunks As TheyStumble On By Feeling Tension In The Air,It’s Coming On Hard And FastThat Bad Vibe Is In My GutAnd

The Bombay Travel Woes:Being a biker is no special feature to most commuters on Indian roads. In a country where population outnumbers job opportunities, people are more than willing to travel miles to reach their place of work. Real estate rates in the premium South Bombay area are so exorbitant that the average employee has

The Gun Master, Larry Crow, center stage at the Full Throttle in Sturgis when guns were drawn.Master Custom Gunsmith Larry Crow, owner of Competitive Edge Gunworks and member of the Prestigious American Pistolsmith Guild, is joining Bikernet with monthly articles for 2006. Larry is not only a premier custom gunsmith but also teaches courses at

Girls shot in Sturgis by Bob Page of American Motorcycle 1902.New Rule: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for Classmates.com! There's a reasonyou don't talk to people for 25 years. Because you don't particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doingthese days: mowing my lawn.New Rule: Don't

The dangerous Buck Lovell. We recently discovered an old magazine editor in the corner of the Kendon Trailer and Lift manufacturing shop. He was sweeping up lathe shavings and filtering old cutting oil to be reused. Buck’s been around the business since Ed Roth published his miniature chopper book in the ‘60s. Buck knows how

BIKES STOLEN – PLEASE READ!I received the following email on Friday and offered to post pics and descriptions of the missing bikes. Please look carefully at all eight bikes. Thanks, LaylaMy Name is Peggy Ellavsky. I am with ATLAS PRECISION IN APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. Jason Douglas told me to contact you and let you know

Danger surrounds us. Every evening on the news we hear impending doom, violence, Amber alerts, drunken politicians, bishops killing innocents with their cars and molesting our children. If you're like me, there's a high probability that you purchased your motorcycle to escape the everyday pressures consuming your brainwaves. Live to Ride, Ride to Work, is

To some, a grungy, long-haired, mutton-chopped guy brooding behind aviator shades as he cruises on a chopper with nothing ahead but the open road means pure freedom. To those safely esconced in Buicks, a rearview mirror full of loud bikes and liquored-up riders usually means it's time to lock the doors and stare straight ahead.No

The Mann’s Chinese Theater was the scene of Biker Boyz madness as over 200 motorcycles paraded down Hollywood Blvd doing tire burnouts, charging and revving as if making the movie for the forbidden wheelie that was banned for the procession. The stars of the movie were not only Lawrence Fishburne who plays “King of Cali”

I suppose I ought to explain something: For some obtuse reason, I feel I put alittle too much effort into a painting to simply dash off, leaving theviewer with a quick explanation of what is surface-level obvious. Nope… Ifigure I’d rather torture myself by doing two things at the same time;first, plumb my soul to

    Life is strange, but we deal with whatever is thrown at us, right? Okay, we were assigned a mission to road test two ramps from Biker’s Choice. The Bikernet team built ramps in the past, modified Easyriders ramps, had ramps stolen, and recently we had an arched aluminum ramp. One of the tailgate

“Thunder On A Wall” by Fritz I recently had the opportunity to roll in to Rancho Santa Fe,California and witness the unveiling of Scott Jacobs latestpainting, “Photo Finish”. All three champions depicted in the painting,Chris Carr, Scott Parker andJay Springsteen knelt down for a photo opportunity in the setting Californiasun in front of Scott’slatest masterpiece.

David Uhl’s characteristic vintage paintings have become icons in the Harley-Davidson world. Admirers have witnessed his uncanny ability in images such as “Ruby” and “A Change in the Weather”. Collectors have come to expect the “bordering on perfection” techniques so prevalent in David’s style of art. Along with the accolades comes a deep sense of

  As usual when I visit my 78-year-old mom, she slips me clippings of stories she reads about motorcycles. As she slid this one onto the desk, I noticed that it was the same one Earl McNeely sent me from federal prison in Texas. When I was in Vietnam, my mom sent me clippings about