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MRF CLOSES IN WAKE OF NATIONAL TRAGEDY Effective immediately, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation office inWashington, DC will be closed until further notice. In light of thenational emergency that is taking place, and in keeping with thegovernment’s request to keep the phone lines clear, please do not try tocontact the office. Preparations for the upcoming Meeting […]

Motorcyclists? Rights: LIVE at 2001 BEST of the WEST!Motorcycle Riders Foundation?s Annual Western Regional Meeting Will Be Broadcast Live Via InternetMRF Washington, D.C. — Concerned about motorcyclists? rights and overall transportation safety on the American road?Better fly, drive — or, preferably, ride — to Phoenix, AZ, on April 6 thru 8 where the leaders of

Here’s a classic flathead from the racing days on Daytona Beach, courtesy of the Bob T. collection. Chassis Adjustment This year seems to be kicking off slowly. Lee Clemens’ Departure Bike Work’s team is buried in snow, bad cameras, and struggling with a slow economy. We finally rolled the Bonne Belle onto Andrew’s lift. Andrew

Bonne Belle UpdateAnother 5-Ball effort made progress. The 1940 WLD flathead, at Departure Bike Works in Richmond, Virginia witnessed true progress. Hidden in an Ozark Cave, until recently, were etched stones containing flathead speed secrets. Lee Clemens, the Boss of Departure, knows all who know anything about engines and performance. He had a distant drawn-and-

Ten years ago we installed this Morris mag on the Milwaukee Iron Dicey Knuckle. It still starts on the third kick. This is one of those features Bandit complains about then hands to me. He gets all the complete features and I get ones with shots and not text, or text and no shots. Or

I’m running back and forth between bikes fabricating shit, waiting for parts, dodging bullets and counting the days. Yesterday I received a note from David Zelma at Performance Machine. “We found the front caliper bracket,” he said and I sighed. I was beginning to wonder whether I dove into an odyssey to find the un-findable

This is nuts. But let me try to explain. We’re making progress fast. Even our Bonne Belle art improved from a Chris Kallas black-and-white line drawing to a colored rendition by the master. Rick Krost straightened and strengthened the frame last chapter and we ordered Paughco cups designed for this frame (with Timken bearings) with

In the last segment the crew of U.S. Choppers straightened the Bonne Belle, 1940 45 frame, but I asked Rick Krost, da boss, if he felt any gusseting was necessary. He pointed out all the strong factory gusseting in the front and even on the single down tube, but suggested that we gusset the rear

SUPREME COMMANDERS NOTE:We're kicking this off with some 2006 techs. They will give you the history of the Bonne Belle and bring you up to date on this climb to the top of the salt mountain. Hang on. We’re working like mad dogs to create a roller while Lee and the crew from Departure Bike

Here’s a strange one. I received an e-mail inviting the Bikernet.com Staff to a private screening of The World’s Fastest Indian movie. I missed the first one, with the cast, including Anthony Hopkins and all the motorcycle press. I grew up in Los Angeles. I have a burr in my boot for watching folks, press,

Me, Gevin, Qian, Desiree, Jane & CarlanaOf all of the spectacular places I have been, the faces and sights I have seen, by and large nothing really compares to being in the space and presence of a wild animal. You can look at animals in pictures, and watch them on television and appreciate their beauty.

The meaning of 'Bike Week' has been defined by the big one over in Florida, same goes for what people seem to expect from anything that carries it in its name. Have you ever noticed that things by a similar name may never the less be very different wherever you go? True, Arizona Bike Week

Me, bare naked in Laughlin? No silly! So who was bare naked? The streets of Laughlin were bare naked! Empty main drag during the Laughlin River Run. Friday night in front of the popular Hideout bar was quiet. The main drag along the strip of casino’s in Laughlin used to be an event in itself.

Cool Bikes, Sizzling Babes, Cold Beer and Hot Tattoos – All were at this year's 1st Annual Rick Fairless Bike Show. The weather has been crazy this year in Texas, with winter one day and spring the next, but Mother Nature smiled on the tie-dyed one. She provided Rick with blue skies and temperatures in

Once upon a time, there was a country dominated by an Iron Hand. All of its vast resources were hoarded by the State and dedicated to maintaining its military might. Ronald Reagan called it an “Evil Empire” that we had to guard ourselves against. Individual freedom of expression was frowned upon and conformity was just

Republic Harley Davidson of Stafford, Texas, collaborated with Vindicta-VRA to launch an annual V-Rod based hot rod/custom bike show at their premier dealership. The event was originally rained out, so we were extremely pleased with the turnout a week later. Several hundred people showed up at the dealership for bikes, barbeque, and fun. Dealer shows

Right from the start, I knew I liked Alystar McKenneh. When we met at the Easyrider V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, I knew I had finally met a woman who rides like I do on a regular basis. As she was telling me of her upcoming quest, at first, I was jealous that I couldn’t do

Ponder cagers whatever way you want, but some of them are really, really cool. We are of course not talking about your run-of-the-mill average, produced-by-the-thousands 4-wheelers. Nope, we are talking about those classics created around the same inspirational spirit that makes us build and ride custom motorcycles: Hot Rods and Custom Cars. More than 2,000

Who says life in California’s Delta region isn’t fun, sophisticated, and even suave? Proof of all that and more could be found on Saturday down at Isleton Joe’s restaurant and bar, where bikers, fishermen, locals, young, old, and in-betweens piled in for the 2010 SPAM Run and cook off. Yes, SPAM that mystery meat –

NCOM COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWSCompiled and Edited by BILL BISH,National Coalition of Motorcyclists NEW MEXICO BIKERS BEAT NOISE LAW Arguably one of the most onerous laws ever passed against motorcyclists was recently modified in favor of a more reasonable approach to the issue of noise. Following a peaceful demonstration by New Mexico motorcyclists who

NCOM COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWS Compiled and Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists NCOM CONVENTION…A TESTAMENT TO UNITYTensions were running high within the motorcycle community in the waning weeks prior tothe 17th annual NCOM Convention, May 9-11, but despite the cancellations orover-patrolling of numerous biker events around the country in the wake

HARLEY FORCED TO SHUT DOWN EVENT DUE TO CLUB VIOLENCEFrom The GUNNY’S SACKDONNYBROOK, IRELAND: Well, that’s actually just where the name comes from, and it’s cometo mean a “free-for-all,” and we in the biker community sure had ourselves a littleDonnybrook in Laughlin, Nevada, just before this here Sack went to press. Now it seemsthat officials

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