“…Yet ah! Why should they know their fate, Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies? Thought would destroy their Paradise. No more: – where ignorance is bliss, ‘Tis folly to be wise.” Thomas Gray’s Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College What Thomas Gray was talking about […]
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The EXPO was an International Motor Sport Event held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Florida October 15-18 with the first two days for Trade & Media only. Being a Motor Sports Event meant that it included products for numerous types of vehicles not just motorcycles. There were seminars,
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“Thank you…thankyouverymuch…,” said an Elvis with a good natured grin that looked like a lopsided sneer and who looked a lot like the Elvis played by the actor Bruce Campbell in the movie BUBBA HO-TEP and who was sitting on a stool with his back to a jukebox. “Larry and Kate are in the
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Todd Silicato is just that kind of guy. He worked for PM for years, but had the balls to strike out on his own and kick off Todd’s Cycles, which became a success. He designed his own product line, built wild customs and modified stock bikes. He’s sort of a quiet guy with his easy-going
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Sooooo Elisa Seeger, owner of Indian Larry Motorcycles in Brooklyn New York, has invited me to their September 19th annual block party in honor of Larry. I can’t go. However since I’m a fan of Larry and have been writing a serialized sci-fi book called ‘BORDERLAND BIKER in memory of Indian Larry and Doo Wop
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Basedon a new 2015 Indian Scout and customized to emulate thepurpose-built nature of historic hill climb motorcycles, the BlackHills Beast is the work of Doug Siddens and Nick Jaquez ofIndianMotorcycles.net. Photography by Todd Williams Transformingthe look of the Scout started relatively easily with the addition ofseveral new Indian Motorcycle accessories including the 1920 SoloSaddle Seat
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You can spot a vintage Indian board tracker racer a mile away thanks to its drooping handlebars as well as spindly “hardtail” bicycle type frame and narrow 2 ¼ inch tires. With clutchless ferocious motors and minus brakes, you counted on your feet when trying to come to a stop after 100+ mph. A
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Because the three travelers portrayed here offer such a powerful message, I’m compelled to bring a piece of it to you here. By the end of this article I will have gotten to the point and hope that the idea will have bled through in sufficient quantity to affect the lives of at least
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El Bandito, I wanted to reach out and share a heartwarming act I was recently honored to be a part of. I know Bikernet has never had too many contributions from the Christian biker culture, but your boy is starting to dabble in it. Events like this past weekend only pull me stronger into
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A brother went down recently and we needed to pick him up dust him off, correct his motorcycle and launch him on a run to Vegas Bikefest with a couple of other hard-riding Dyna pilots. James is the master ceramic tile man around the Bikernet Headquarters, and he also dabbled at becoming a 5-Ball Leathers
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