Event Coverage

After last years successful trip to Bonneville, we had high expectations for this year. We reworked and strengthened last year's record-setting 79-inch motor, and completed a second 1650 CC motor to try. Like most going racing, things ended up getting thrashed right down to the wire. Anyway, here's the account of this years trip…See the […]

A call came into the Bikernet Intergalactic Headquarters in October 2007, a month after Bonneville, and we welcomed a needed break. We were told: “Take a Delta flight to Hawaii and cover the grand opening of Deacon's new shop, Pro Street Custom Cycles, and don't be late.” We scrambled aboard the five-hour L.A.-to-Honolulu grind, where

“I Went to the 27th Annual Long Beach International Motorcycle Show and All I Got was a $60,000 Vincent Black Shadow for 20 Bucks…well, maybe.”I should have at least got a T-shirt with the above quotation for trekking the 60-mile round trip on L.A.’s notorious 405 Freeway to take in the Cycle World/Toyota International Motorcycle

Rick Baker, co-writer of the 5-Ball Blues.For those of you who have never spent much time in the San Francisco area, you probably know that this is a world-class city with world-class parties, but may not be familiar with some of the more unusual events. There are events such as the Gay Pride parade (do

Once more this year Senigallia jumped into the ‘40s and ‘50s forwhat everyone is referring to as 'The Hottest Rockin' Holiday onEarth. It has been now seven years that the Associazione Culturale SummerJamboree organized this incredible event! Every year thousands ofpeople who love the music from the ‘50s, swing and rock 'n’ roll, havegathered in

Bombay Bikers (http://www.bombaybikers.com ) has completed just over one year riding the roads of Free India in the expanded freedom of Motorcycles. As we met many youthful riders and a diverse demographic of citizens in our trips, we wanted to add the element of a ‘distinguished purpose’ to our rides. As is, we ride to

The Hard Rock, Saturday, October 20th, 2007. I prayed a silent prayer behind the stage just before one of the most powerful moments of my life. 17 months from conception to fruition, I had finished the bike build on time. With the help of many, my brother would be getting a brand new motorcycle; I

To the general public, the sight of well over 300 hundred bikers riding in formation down the highway is overwhelmingly one of fear. The looks on the faces of the motorists in the minivans and SUVs as the ‘bikercade’ for the Fourth Annual Rosarito Beach – Harley Run confirmed this fact. As we rode past

The 16th annual gathering organized by H.O.G. Europe (Harley Owners Group) was a success. The rally took place in Fuengirola, southern Spain, a holiday resort situated on the Costa del Sol. The magical and highly entertaining event was attended by over 8,000 riders from across Europe. The 23rd and 24th July in Fuengirola were unforgettable.

Maybe you’ve heard of the Triple Crown of racing, horses that is, hooves flashing, nostrils flaring, heading down the last stretch to glory and the big purse. In the United States, the Triple Crown consists of the Kentucky Derby, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky; the Preakness Stakes, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland;