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    Lakeland, Fl., June 20, 2014 – Dottie Mattern, one of only four female contestants in the 2014 Motorcycle Cannonball, has taken delivery of her 1936 Indian Scout, the motorcycle on which she will contest the grueling 17-day, 4150-mile competition scheduled to begin later this year. Rules for the 2014 Motorcycle Cannonball require riders […]

    I received this Headwrap just as winter set in, and decided I wanted to try it out on a bike and give it a really good test ride.  So, that being said it’s taken this long for the rain to stop and Lord only knows we have seen a LOT of rain and

            The Born Free show is here to stay. It was bigger than ever this year, lasted over two days and never lost steam along the way. Crowds were thick and energy was boundless. This is what happens of course when average age of participants is around 30.    This

  Everything began in the spring of 2011. I had just finished my Harley –Davidson Panshovel, and taken it to Tampere Hot Rod & Rock Show. I had been working on the bike very actively the whole winter, and the thought of taking a break from building bikes was starting to sound like a good

Recently a Bikernet Contributor screamed at me in all caps, “Goddammit Bandit get off your ass and write something, give us a tech. Do something even if it’s wrong.” An easy assignment albeit daunting. For some reason the last couple of months scrambled like a holiday on meth. What happened? Hell I don’t know? So

    The First Annual Iron & Ash Ride is an Epic cross country ride to raise awareness for Veterans, Cigars for Warriors and Veterans Outreach. To read more: First Annual Iron & Ash Ride, and First Annual Iron & Ash Ride Kicks OffFirst Annual Iron & Ash Ride – Along the WayFirst Annual Iron & Ash Ride – Dothan,

    It was that time of year again, time for the SmokeOut to hit Rockingham, North Carolina.  This is one event I always look forward to and mark on my calendar months in advance.  It never gets old or tired because you never know what or who you will see.     This year

  BIKERNET REVIEWS EASYRIDER II THE RIDE BACK—It’s about time. This movie has been out for a year or two, but didn’t receive general release or much publicity. I was motivated only when I ran across a massive collection of bikes on the gulf of Mexico. This gentleman and his wife put together a collection

Last night we got the call. “Blaze to Melrose the gang is waiting,” Snake issued the announcement and hung up. We peeled. Yaniv “Neevo” Evan, of Power Plant or P16, which means P-P (16th letter of the alphabet) or Power Plant has been located in an alley behind Melrose, one of the most fashionable fabulous,

    In two conversations recorded earlier this year, Mike “Cgar” Crouse of Fayetteville, North Carolina, the International Sergeant at Arms of the Iron Order Motorcycle Club, made multiple statements indicating that Iron order members were encouraged to provoke confrontations with members of other motorcycle clubs because in Crouse’s words, such confrontations were a “free

    On the list of most bike happy U.S. states, Florida comes up second only to California for the number of registered motorcycles. A bunch of them flock around the West Palm Beach area. There’s massive interest in custom machines with a distinctive Sunshine State flavor. It’s expanding thanks in part to the activities

    All roads don’t lead to Hollister but it was the morning of July 4th and what few there were I knew would be crowded. An early start riding from Moss Landing over Hwy 152 got me a cup of coffee from Gilroy Motorcycle Center when they opened and a road free of traffic.

  Your 5-Ball Racing Team is one week closer to  scrutinizing and the starting line on the salt in August. We have made major progress this past week in the quest for speed.  Above image is one of the first attempts at an intercooler.  With Dr. Willie is slaving away, completing the ever shortening to

    Everyone that works on any make or any size motorcycle knows the answer to this already. It is REALLY bad!  First, I will go over some of the problems with the blend of gasoline and 10% ethanol and then, can you tell if ethanol is present in your fuel and how much?  

    Editor’s note: The following story is from the book, “The Further Adventures of The Borderland Biker, In Memory of Indian Larry and Doo Wop Music,” by Derrel Whitemeyer.    For Chapter 15 Click Here     Aside from the gray or was it gray blue Warrior parked next to a pile of empty

    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.      

    I arrived at the trackside a bit later than normal as the Pro Mod and Pro Comp cars were already making some qualifying passes. The Top Fuel Cars were starting to line up in the staging lanes and the Pro Stocks were beginning to emerge from beneath the tower. I commented about the

      We spent another week in Loreto. After all, there was no real hurry. Old man winter still held the frigid north in his grip, and this icy realm would not condone motorcycle travel up there for months to come.   

    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

  Editor’s note: The following story is from the book, “The Further Adventures of The Borderland Biker, In Memory of Indian Larry and Doo Wop Music,” by Derrel Whitemeyer.    For Chapter 14 Click Here      “Bilbo would often say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs

    Screening at the Petersen Museum Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles   This movie made itself.  Born from the inspiration of documenting the legacy of Ed Kretz it took on a life of its own.  Why We Ride wasn’t funded by a conglomeration of sponsors all vying for product placement screen time.  It was funded

    Inspired by the “Quail Motorsports Gathering” sparkling on the grass in Half Moon Bay since 2003, the Quail Motorcycle Gathering takes the same high end approach to antique and unique motorcycles that the Quail Motorsports Gathering has to high end performance and antique cars.        Although the $75.00 per person entry

    What Is An Electric Car?   An electric car is powered by an electric motor instead of a gasoline engine. The electric motor gets energy from a controller, which regulates the amount of power—based on the driver’s use of an accelerator pedal. The electric car (sometimes called an electric vehicle) uses energy stored

    Come on…at 60 I just have a tough time with the whole sneaker thing, in general. What the hell is with these television “motorcycle club members” riding  in them? White sneakers, no less. When I got into this whole bike thing it was BOOTS ONLY! We did not wear wingtips, oxfords, sandals, “Flip