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I received the word of Ken's death of heart failure Monday morning, and was stunned, but not surprised. Ken walked into my motorcycle shop in 1996 while in town for spring training in Phoenix. I had no idea who he was, and had no interest in baseball at the time. During that 96 season, I

DAVE MANN10 SEPTEMBER 1940 – 11 SEPTEMBER 2004R.I.P.The art of Dave Mann has touched us all at one time or another.We've all had a poster of his work, ripped out of the centerfold of a biker magazine hanging in our garages. Dave inspired some of us with his talent and we looked at his works

Indian Larry kicked off life in April of 1949, a good year for bikes. The Harley Panhead and Indian Chiefs ruled American highways. In the tiny Upstate, NY town of Cornwall, in the Hudson River Valley, a future legend in the Art of choppers was born. A few years later, the family moved a town

It's been a hell of a summer. A twisted journey I could have never imagined,a series of sky highs and surreal lows. For those out there who read myarticles on Bikernet and in The Horse and see only a person who does highprofile paintwork, goes to bike events, and gets magazine covers, believeme, it was

Here's a shot of the bagger mentioned in the article. You'll run across another shot of it below. Below is mostly the words from an article written by Wilburn Roach for American Rider on Ron Finch's first dresser project. You'll enjoy it and it covers much of what Ron is up to. He's a classic

What hit the American Motorcycle industry like straight pipes and tire sizzling burn-outs, at 4 in the morning? Television, in the form of Motorcycle Mania one and two. The introduction of chopper building skills and rebel attitude, unleashed broadband, to citizens all over the country, rocked the biker world. Then chopper heaven in the form

Some mirrors produced by Aeromach, the Santee, California manufacturer could be considered objects of art. This effect is created by an incredible amount of design time that goes into every mirror and arm that Aeromach makes. Richard Fouhy, Aeromach's owner, and a machinist for almost 30 years, started out in a 400-square-foot rented space in

Dirtbags and fluzies – as the newest Bikernet operative I guess some introductions are in order. The name’s Big Truth. I’m transmitting to you from Boston, MA. My mission is to cover local events, profile bike builders, and throw some tech articles in your eyes from time-to-time. Bandit suggested that I start off with a

If you have been hiding in a hole lately, like Osama yo’ Mama or some other fuck, you might not know who Billy Lane, the creator of Choppers Inc. is? But after reading this, even Sado and his multi billion whatever camel bangin’ ass will know who Billy Lane is. Discover, Build-Off Bike waiting paint.