The American cruiser market has just gotten more competitive and interesting. Mike Wolfe from History Channel’s American Pickers and the magic elves at Indian Motorcycle show off the three new models for 2014. As motojournalists, we often find ourselves wading through massive amounts of information and technical data produced by a manufacturer as it prepares […]
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Continued from chapter one: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/COURTHOUSE_RUNPart_One.aspx Karl was out. He could scarcely believe it. It seemed that one minute he was certain that he was going to jail, possibly for a long time, and the next minute he was checking his scoot out of the impound yard and rolling out of the station. The bike, amazingly
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Chapter 1 – Click here 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. “Less is more, with lots of things put into tight places; so nothing interrupts you from appreciating the true
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I loved pulling wheelies on my bitchin 1970 Schwinn Sting Ray Fastback. This baby was blue metal flake with a 3-speed stick shift! Butterfly handlebars, tuck and roll banana seat, bobtail fender and aftermarket high-rise sissy bar. It was badass and the envy of the block. In fact we shut down the street
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Karl couldn’t seem to wake up. He just had that slow, lazy, drowsy feeling that wouldn’t go away. It wasn’t because he’d been working too hard, since he was currently unemployed, which didn’t necessarily mean that he wasn’t working, it just meant that he was working on his own. He was always working. When
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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 July 31, 2013. “When I die I want to meet God and say, what the hell were you thinking, like what were you thinking?” —Indian Larry
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Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame recently acquired another treasure to add to its diverse collection of motorcycles. Dave Barr traveled from his home in Bodfish, California with his children, Luke and Jillian, to enjoy a road trip while transporting his 1996 Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 to Sturgis, SD. In
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Every year the one and only MotoGP race in the United States is held at the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey. Officially it’s called the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at the Mazda Raceway and it draws spectators from around the world. And so when you’re given a free ticket by Steve Schaub owner of
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During a late night North Carolina thunderstorm I got a call from Edge, the Commander of the Smoke Out High-Security Team. He caught me just as I was finishing the last savory drops of my double Jack on the rocks. With Edge, you never know what alley a conversation will take, so I shook myself
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My wife Jane bought a 2012 Dyna Switchback after 22 years of FXR ownership, and this new bike has become another test bed machine for Heavy Duty magazine (www.heavyduty.com.au). In terms of performance, we began by switching out the stock cams for a set of S&S 585 units, fitted an S&S air cleaner
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