Riding Above The Tombstone “When death throws you back”, her strong, vibrant words echo around the room as she addresses veterans and others in hopes of inspiring them to live each moment, as she shares her own story of fighting back from the depths of despair after a devastating motorcycle accident. Life […]
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On a beautiful Southern California day, three Bikernet staffers darted across town to San Bernardino to the Big Bear Choppers headquarters at the base of the mountain, which was the previous home of Big Bear Choppers, Big Bear. You’ve all read and watched the BBC history, their struggles, the economy, the devastation, the market failures,
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Editor’s note: The following story was reprinted from the book, “Borderland Biker, In Memory of Indian Larry and Doo Wop Music,” by Derrel Whitemyer. Revised version August 6, 2013. For Chapter 6 CLICK HERE Name’s Christopher Jax but people call me Jax. It’s been a week since I escaped from Ma n’
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I’m using a Baker DD6 transmission and they mount on a 5 speed transmission plate as used in Evolution Softail frames. I don’t care for the flimsy stamped sheet metal trans mounting plates available commercially so I opted to make my own. Back in the day we used to have V shaped rear
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Leucadia, Calif.–Rather than compromise his vision by using traditional publishers who wanted to simplify his book, author Allan Karl decided to turn to crowdfunding for the printing of the first-edition of his new book. Beginning today, Allan Karl’s book, FORKS. A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection is available for pre-order on Kickstarter.
AROUND-THE-WORLD MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE COMES TO LIFE IN FORKS Read More »
Sooo you’ve been searching the internet for dealerships that have new bike sales and you stumble across a husband and wife selling ‘both’ their bikes for two thirds of what you’d pay for a new one. One’s a 2009 Yamaha Road Warrior; the other is a 2009 Yamaha Raider. Both have less than 8500
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Indian Larry Motorcycles is probably one of the most recognizable names in the motorcycle business today. Their shop, located in Brooklyn, has to be on any true chopper jockey’s “must visit” list. There is constantly a flow of traffic through their doors from kids down the street to entire clubs of people who make
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Hi All, As many Bonneville racers have been heard saying over the years “sometimes the salt wins”, and much to our dismay was the case for us this past August.Naturally it was a bit of a let down after setting an AMA National record in 2012,but we are already planning and looking forward to next
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Bikes, Babes, Barbecue….what better sums up the SoCal Kulture scene. But sometimes you have come up with a whole new menu when the cupboard is bare. Back in 2007 when they couldn’t find a descent bike party in the area, four Venice Beach vintage bike fans put together the Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club…
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My name is “T-Bag” Ludlow. I’m a 24-year-old native of Chicago-land and my bike is a hardtail Sporty chop. Yes, I’m living the good life. Lollapalooza is a three-day music festival hosted annually in Grant Park. It basically drowns out anything else going on near the lake. Previous experience with
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