With 180 vendors and nearly 800 dealers and their staff attending, the 2017 Tucker Rocky/ Biker’s Choice Dealers and Brand Expo has been the biggest yet. In an industry driven by relationships, the Expo offered Tucker Rocky a chance to connect with customers and build relationships throughout the organization. Dealers get to meet and discuss […]
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Indian Motorcycle and the Jack Daniel Distillery teamed up for the production of a Limited Edition Jack Daniel’s Indian Chieftain. Designed in conjunction with Klock Werks Kustom Cycles, the Limited Edition Jack Daniel’s Indian Chieftain conveys an intimidating presence while maintaining an ultra-premium look. Designed with a sleek, aggressive style, this extremely limited
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As you can imagine the Bikernet Headquarters receives press from all over the world. When I recently received notice of the new Petersen Museum, Harley vs. Indian exhibit, I immediately reached out to my resident antique motorcycle guru, Don Whalen, a master curator. “Are you involved?” I questioned. “Haven’t heard about it,” Don responded and
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Lowbrow Customs created a simple and trouble-saving work stand for use while maintaining or completely rebuilding your 1936 to 1985 Harley-Davidson four-speed transmission. Lowbrow Customs has added to their growing line of motorcycle engine stands and specialty tools with the addition of this purpose-built work stand for use with Harley-Davidson
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We are pleased to offer for the first timethis professionally built bikefrom Lucky’s Speed Shop (LSS), a worldwiderecognized builder, Don Yates, who produces a very limited number of custommotorcycles. You now have the opportunity to own a bike that has no publicexposure to date. This bike has not been shown or photographed by anypublication as of
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This blog post is dedicated to every rider who’s sick to death of those “motorcycles are so dangerous” conversations, to every mother who’s convinced her son or daughter is insane for riding, and for anyone who needs a really good excuse to go out and buy a bike. The bottom line is that
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Again I’d worked for tire vendors at the Daytona rally. That was over now. The mid March date still held winter over most of the country and I had no intention of moving into the fringed north until warmer spring months. There was money to last and plenty of free time. I might take a
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THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled &
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This turned into one of those stellar awakening motorcycle moments. A couple of years ago after Born Free, Michael Lichter and I toured a handful of regional shops. He shot this piece of patina Indian history outside Go’s new Long Beach shop on the west side, Brat Style. I was caught off guard by this
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My wife and I were recently exploring options to add toour new 2016 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Ultra (FLTRU) and we were reallyimpressed and curious with the quality of Windvest Motorcycle Products out ofMorgan Hill, Ca. We observed thousands of bikes at the recent Lone Star Rallyand the number of options for what shield to
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Our decision to return to the old saloon at sundown to confront the ‘new’ owners was risky but we’d likely never have the benefit of knowing when and where they’d be again. It was a tactical advantage we couldn’t pass. Hilts’ original plan to find out who they were then reason with them now
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For many of us young ones with little cash and big hearts, we started our journey in motorcycling by getting our hands on a Sportster. It was affordable for the average Joe and soon became an entry model for anyone who was going to buy a Harley-Davidson. Its distinct styling and road-rep has carried
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Sunshine glistened off the pacific ocean at our left while the Malibu mountain range rose abruptly to the right. Sandwiched between these two landmarks, we traveled north along California’s famous Hwy-1. It was a warm southern California winter day, the old FL was fully loaded with my gear, and all 105-lbs of Little Laura
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January 2017: At 68-years-old, George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’ has shot to Amazon’s number one spot this week. 1935 novel ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ by Sinclair Lewis and Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ have suddenly appeared in the Top 50 Sales Titles on Amazon.com June 2013: NSA Scandal and Snowden’s revelations on lack of privacy and
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THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled & Edited by
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With a New Year just underway, one canstart reflecting not only on the future but the past as well. It can get prettyinteresting when you’re looking back 75 years and start clicking offthe redlined high points. You also add in Father Time and Mother Gravitycalling in their chips. Case in point, Don Nowell of Don
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I have hundreds of photos I shot at Mooneyes 25th Anniversary Yokohama show. I was there shooting for Hot Rod and Road Kill, but they don’t use bikes much, so… Let’s use them on Bikernet. See what you can do. –Mike Morgan We will. The wheels
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Hang on for the latest Game Over Cycles (Poland) Cafe Racer customized for Hard Rock Cafe restaurant and it’s a bike combining motorcycle world with the world of music. The concept is expressed in construction containing parts, which look like instruments and music gear, but are also fully operational elements of the motorcycle. “Musical” parts
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It was the winter of 2015 and, having lived at Hollywood houses for better than two weeks, I’d become almost used to this strange world of constant parties, movie sets with filming in the back yard, the occasional visiting celebrity, and the making of music and music videos. For me however, life in the relative
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THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled & Edited by
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This ‘49 Panhead built by Kenny D. the owner of Hazardous Cycles, started out as a purchased basket case from Mississippi. Kenny hauled it back to Taylor, Michigan, stripped it down, cut and raked the neck and the project started. “I wanted to build an old school chopper,” Kenny said. “It’s the original wishbone frame
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This has been one of the most challenging years of my life and the Salt Torpedo was one of them. The Paughco team stepped up to save the day and we have more progress on what could be the first streamlined trike. Actually there wasn’t a streamlined trike category until I picked up the phone
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Recently I received a pair of Drayko Kevlar jeans to wear around town as I do my normal daily motorcycle riding. I wore them both in the heated temperatures of the fall in the North East, and again waited until the temperatures turned in late November. I found the jeans to breathe well, not too hot when
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It was years ago, while staying with an eccentric entrepreneur who surrounded himself with old motorcycles and ragged biker types in Milwaukee Wisconsin, that I experienced a very unique adventure. In fact, the situation was so outrageous I’ve thought of writing it but have no idea where to start. The Compound, as JP’s place was
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