Charles Metz was bullish on the potential of his DeDion-Bouton motor tricycle to transfer motor power from the track to the street. In 1899 he took his conviction a step further with the development of the unique Orient “Autogo;” one part runabout— one part tricycle. It immediately became the Waltham Manufacturing […]
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Kirk Taylor’s L’il Cha Cha was among the very first class of Tiny Strider Customs, a program of the Flying Piston Benefit that supports All Kids Bike – an organization that’s on a mission to teach every kid how to ride a bike as part of kindergarten PE class. Here’s how the Tiny
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I know many of you can’t make it out to the Petersen Museum every time they post a motorcycle exhibit, especially with the Covid plague. But is this case one of our longtime contributing photographers lives around the corner. Marcus Cuff has been a world class tech, feature, antique motorcycle and event photographer for Bikernet
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NCOM CONVENTION PUTS THE HEART IN AMERICA’S HEARTLAND Hundreds of biker’s rights activists from across the country gathered in America’s Heartland to discuss strategies and hear status updates regarding key issues of importance to all concerned motorcyclists, as the NCOM Convention convened July 23-25, 2021 at the Holiday Inn – Airport in Des
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The garage is a strange place. Some projects you tackle with all the time in the world, and others are on a deadline tighter than ten-year-old denim. Anyone that has rushed to wrap up a project understands the stress and frustration that accompanies a time crunch. That’s why I decided to share some tips
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Editor’s Note: This just in from the New Zealand Winter. They must spell hoar frost differently in New Zealand. I couldn’t change the photo captions. Enjoy. –Bandit Day 1 Friday afternoon Maree and Graeme Lowen ride the Goldwing to Dunedin. This Ice Run is organized by the Deep South Chapter of the PatriotsMotorcycle Club
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I have been thinking about this for a good while now. I THOUGHT I was done with the Harley-Davidson dealer business, but every time I try to get out, I get pulled back in but probably not for long. I plan on contributing a lot more for BIKERNET in the near future. With that being
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On Sunday August 8th Michael Lichter invited members of the media and the motorcycle industry to the Grand Opening of his 2021 Motorcycles As Art Exhibition held at the Buffalo Chip. The exhibit is open to the public, free of charge for the entire rally. The invitation was: Many motorcycle builders come and go.
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Bad first: Your list of options in this class is awfully short. As for the good, Royal Enfield decided to export their all-new Meteor 350 to the United States, so that little list now includes this small heritage model. Nice to see something fresh in a space dominated by repurposed powerplants and halfhearted nods to
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A brother Mike Stevenson, who is a sharp builder, former actor, and all-around chopper rider forever, contacts me on a regular basis regarding bikes. He called sorta excited recently. Mike and I have worked on bikes together, including Dr. Hamsters Pandemic Panhead. He encountered serious health issues and still wants to ride rigid framed, stretched,
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Artist David Uhl – Sturgis 2021 Commemorative Headed to Deadwood! We will be setting up the gallery tomorrow morning and will be open for business every day through August 15th. As many of you know, since 2005 David Uhl has offered a special piece for the Sturgis Rally each year. We are happy to announce
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This past weekend Maryland International Raceway hosted a record sized crowd at the 21st annual WPGC Bike Fest with over 9,000 fans in attendance! The XDA continues to deliver the largest motorcycle drag racing event in the industry. The event also featured Live music, a Freestyle Motocross show, sound competition, custom bike show, a
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Hey, I wrote my first book around a stolen motorcycle called Prize Possession. It was about my bike being stolen from the ER offices in Agoura Hills. I went after my Evo built by Mil Blair and Spin painted and installed Indian-styled fenders. It was unique. It’s a wild story and with the help
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The Motorcycle Cannonball is held every two years as a Coast to Coast Motorcycle Endurance Race. It was initially started by Lonnie Isam Jr., (deceased) from Sturgis SD to commemorate Erwin “Cannonball“ Bakers Cross Country Record Setting Rides in the early 20th Century. Baker completed 142 coast to coast record setting rides for a
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Decades ago (mid ‘90s) Paisano Publications came out with an upscale magazine called VQ. I’m sure a take-off on GQ. People scoffed because the RUB thing was in full swing. I didn’t care because it was another great publication from bikers for bikers. It was tailored for the upscale market complete with ads for cologne,
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I have 2019 Street Glide Special, I love the look of my cruiser and whenever I get a chance to add something that gives it that custom touch, I go for it. Well, Klock Werks has created a simple yet effective part to accent the vent in the Harley-Davidson 2014-2020 FLH “batwing” style fairing. And
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Experienced motorcycle riders will often refer to ‘SIPDE’ as a safety teaching mechanism that has gotten them through some difficult situations on the road. Those of you who are familiar with this acronym will be nodding along in agreement, but if you aren’t familiar with SIPDE, there’s no shame – you’ve come to the
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SYNTHETIC FUEL COULD PARDON MOTORCYCLES FROM ELECTROCUTIONWith governments around the world establishing firm deadlines for eliminating gasoline-powered vehicles, the technology that has driven transportation for more than a century isn’t ready to go the way of the dinosaur just yet, and combustion engines may be given renewed hope with the advent of synthetic fuels that
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J.J. Solari Note: What follows is a lampoon, a comedy, a sketch, a humor entity, a satire, a witty diversion, a parody, a spoof, a jocular moment, an amusement, a brief frolic in fiction, a delightful playtime vocabularic rondelay so to speak if I may? No one other than the composer of this whatever-it-even-is actually
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Editor’s Note: Here’s an interesting article about emissions and the Classic Car Industry. The topics discussed here will ultimately impact Choppers and classic motorcycles. But what if these regulations are misguided? Check out the report at the end of the Hagerty piece. –Bandit Curtailing tailpipe emissions is a centerpiece of the Biden administration’s clean-air strategy,
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Vintage motorcycles that have stood the test of time. While the mechanics of motorcycles have changed through the years, riders’ love of the open road has not — and you can rent one of these classic beauties on Twisted Road now to go explore. This month, Nick is channeling his inner Marty McFly and
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When I read the Wikipedia entry on Jochen Zeitz, the new CEO of Harley-Davidson, up until then only Jesus of Nazareth held in my mind the Golden Humanity Award and the “Awesome-And-Yet-One-Of-Us” trophy for Entity Excellence. But now I have to say to Jesus, “J-ster dude?…… You might wanna get up from Your chair….and let
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I dreamt up the idea of racing six different disciplines on one machine about a year ago. Registered for all events in the Novice category, participating in events will encompass six racing disciplines in motorsports. The final push: Six Ways to Sunday racing begins this week One lesson that has cemented
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