Editor’s Note: We’ve worked with JIMS staff for maybe 30 years, maybe longer. Jim Thiessen has one of the most solid companies in the industry. When the custom world is on fire JIMS keeps rolling along. So, when we decided to create something completely nuts for Bonneville in a Belly Tank configuration I discussed it […]
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I woke up this morning, five days after the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials ended, with a start. How the hell was I going to write this article? I couldn’t figure it out. I didn’t know where to start or how to couch all the action and obstacles. I knew how it was going to end!
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The 1st annual Hawaii Motorcycle Rally (HMR) 2014 is officially in the books. Mother Nature finally agreed to let the show happen this weekend since it was previously re-scheduled due to the two hurricanes anticipated a few weeks ago. It was nice to see an event that brought
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“The heart of rock ’n roll and 2-wheel hot rods” is centered at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, and every Labor Day the dedicated come to celebrate on the museum’s hallowed ground. The weekend spectacular included not one, but two custom bike shows, with the Harley-Davidson Museum Invitational Pro Custom Bike Show featuring
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Sometimes Mickey Mouse is best. By Scooter Tramp Scotty Part One The girl lived in a trailer park on the northern outskirts of Los Angeles. She was “Trailer Treasure”, and so it was I’d come to stay for the past two weeks. Although this was not the heart of the city, neither could it
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Part One The girl lived in a trailer park on the northern outskirts of Los Angeles. She was “Trailer Treasure”, and so it was I’d come to stay for the past two weeks. Although this was not the heart of the city, neither could it be confused with countryside. Concrete ruled this
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This bike was built by Hal’s Harley-Davidson in New Berlin, to pay homage to the dealership’s racing history. Avid Dirt Track enthusiasts, Hal and Kirk traveled the Midwest watching races since the mid ’70s. Like many dealers they turned a hobby into their livelihood when they acquired J&S Cycles in 1978. Huge
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Sturgis is over and everyone who went should be back home by now. I have finished most of my articles and they are posted here on Bikernet including the ones that started somewhere else and ended up at the CHIP. NO Report on Sturgis would be complete without mentioning
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Rogue and I just got back from a mostly back roads trip to Tennessee, where we attended the West Tennessee Valley Rally. It’s a 4 day motorcycle event, in the western TN town of Morris Chapel. Shiloh Battlegrounds, Buford Pusser’s Home, Pickwick Lake/Dam, Tennessee River, Natchez Trace Parkway, and the Rattlesnake Saloon
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Editors Note: The article was too long to put all in one. Part One is here, Part Two will be coming soon. In a world that sometimes seems to be spinning out of control, I try to keep my daily focus on being truly aware of my surroundings, the signs and blessings
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