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It usually starts with a piqued interest. The recognition of V-Twin powered pipes in the distance. Sometimes the fever bites so hard it consumes your life. Other times it is a slow process by which you gradually become enveloped in the fever such as Richard LaPlante’s book called “Hog Fever.” That is exactly what happened […]

This is a strange one, and then again, it's full of intrigue, education, safety and performance. You wouldn't think so, if a tire company called and requested your presence at Daytona Bike week to introduce you to their new brand of cruiser tires. Tires, they're black, rubber and round, ain't they? But we were broke

WICHITA, Kansas (March 11, 2008) – Big Dog Motorcycles, the leading manufacturer of high performance, high style motorcycles, continues to stir excitement in the premium cruiser niche with the launch of its all-new 2008 Limited Edition Mastiff, now on sale in its nationwide network of nearly 100 dealers.Clad in striking gloss black, the Limited Edition

I've know this trike builder, Don Center, for 20 years and last year he came on board Bikernet as a sponsor. As a service to our sponsors we bug 'em about what they're up to, new products, etc. Don started telling me about a television production company that approached them about building a Trike. “Send

　 This is the only still shot Jon allowed us to take. Once he was on this tight puppy, there was no stopping.I requested the most simple / basic bike in the Sportster line up, and that's exactly what they gave me. I wasn't sorry, after riding her for a while, but I was in

Lorenzo Lamas is well known in the motorcycle scene, not only because of his portrayal of Reno Raines in the internationally successful 1990s TV series “Renegade”. While he had already made a name for himself with roles in shows like “Falcon Crest”, this series especially made him famous as what he also privately is: a

I‘ve been a fan of Brass Balls Bobbers for some time now, mainly because of the man behind the name, Dar Holdsworth. Dar is a man of principals and he puts those principals at the front of all he does in business. Darwin Motorcycles’ mission statement is simple: Above average motorcycles for the average Joe.

California’s Big Bear Lake was under several feet of snow as Aussie Kevin Alsop drove me up there from the LA airport and more snow was forecast. The weather gods had definitely determined that I wasn’t going to ride the GTX X-Wedge back down the twisty and treacherous mountain road the next day so we

Editor's Note: We met Deep South through Andy Meadors, the former Marketing genius, with Big Bear Choppers. He seemed excited about this new company, so we're following his lead. Check 'em out:Deep South Choppers, (DSC) is established as a nationally marketed American v-twin custom motorcycle shop, and now entering in the custom production micro-manufacturing segment

Didn't win last year’s IronWorks/Brass Balls Bobber/Bikernet Giveaway Bike? Why the long face? We have a deal for your… We’re giving away another Brass Balls Bobber to a lucky IronWorks subscriber. In a nod to the current economic times, we’re going to build this year’s bike on Darwin Motorcycles’ affordable BBB Model 1 Digger platform.