Dan doesn’t stop. He’s hitting events, building bikes, working with the Sturgis Museum and looking for vintage parts constantly. Plus, he studies the history of the bikes he’s building. In this episode between blizzards in the outlaw hills east of Sturgis, SD, we cover the final paint for Dan’s 1914 twin. Dan’s rebuilding the engine […]
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I had the opportunity to attend the 15th CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE in Orlando Florida put on by The HEARTLAND INSTITUTE While I have attended a lot of Seminars, Conferences, Legislative Sessions and Hearings over the years I have never attended one on Climate Change. – I will say the I was Very Impressed
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Here’s a link to the first chapter: https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=15234 Bruno rode his performance Sportster hard along the Angeles Crest Highway daring sport bike guys to race him. He pushed himself to the brink of losing it over sheer cliffs or slamming into unforgiving rock walls. He refueled in Wrightwood a sleepy little mountain town just elevated
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At first, there was Enfield,a British company which became the first motorcycle company in the world tooffer production models for sale. Then there was Indian in USA followed byHarley-Davidson. Surely, there were others in-between or even before all this.But the world revolved around the Queen and the British Empire. Motorcycles were supposedlythe entry-level
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I’m facing a number of challenges. I’ve also faced some pressure lately and I don’t like to associate pressure or stress with building motorcycles. Hell, I moved to motorcycle Nirvana in the Black Hills to duck the bullshit California riders face daily. I thought I could just tinker in the shop in Sturgis for hours
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The Tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Time Ride-In Bike Show is definitely the place to be on Thursday of Bike Week. Bikernet has been attending and promoting this event for a very long time because it keeps getting better and bigger. It is just a really cool place to be, the bike
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BILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS TO PREVENT ICE BANS U.S. Representative John Joyce (R-PA) along with more than sixty Republican cosponsors has introduced House Resolution 1435 “To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines.” Titled the “Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act,” H.R. 1435 was
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You might think that the contents being interviews of the brothel-owner who revolutionized whore-housing are the selling point of this book. No. It’s the price: $3.99. Plus 2 dollars shipping from Amazon. So, let’s review: You bought a book. You didn’t leave the house. You paid 6 bucks. Some guy you don’t know fucking brings
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While lot has been published and reported on Harley-Davidson’s electric adventures including Serial 1 electric bicycles and of course LiveWire becoming a separate company, few have awareness of the electric offerings from Indian Motorcycle within Polaris Industries. This electric bicycle is very competitive in features and pricing. Let’s have a look. eFTR
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Sons of Speed has always been an enjoyable event for me to attend and cover. I really like that people have taken the time to keep these classic motorcycles running and even more to the point, actually racing them. This event is exploding I am not the only one who feels that way, the
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