This is going to be a tough one. Hell, this is one of the toughest years in a while. How the hell do you judge it. In a sense we don’t. We just deal with it and move on. That’s life. It’s always changing, whether we like it or not. I’ve studied Buddhism for a […]
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What Happened In Santa Ana On July 2, 1950? Organized drag racing celebrates its 70th birthday on July 2, 2020. On that day in 1950 the first “official” drag race took place at an out-of-commission Army airbase in Santa Ana, California. Soon that airbase was established as Santa Ana Drags, the world’s first commercial dragstrip.
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Worldwide circumstances have conspired to ensure that this year’s 80th anniversary Sturgis Rally won’t be the stellar celebration once planned. That said, once August 7th rolls around, the eight-decade occasion will most certainly be marked, if with less fanfare. As bike riders, we appreciate the significance of an 80-year milestone in motorcycling, especially one celebrated
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I have taken a lot of different routes to get to Sturgis, South Dakota for their rally in August. I usually ended stopping in Mitchell, SD on Interstate 90 even if it was only for gas and a bite to eat. There are plenty of gas stations, places to eat and hotels and motels
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Actors who make the jump from racing movie to race track aren’t as uncommon as you might think. It’s more than a silver-screen ruse, too; some actors invest their own off-camera hours in motorsports. Here are 11 stars who did just that, some with impressive amounts of success. Michael Fassbender
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“NO TWO CULTURES ARE MORE INTERTWINED THAN TATTOOS AND MOTORCYCLES” Big DaveProprietor The Ink SpotTroy, Missouri SHARE IT. SHARE IT. SHARE IT. This link will get ya hooked. A totally Independent production. Love their Hollywood can kiss their ass style! A meld of the Tattoo world and Motorcycles! Real and raw – totally unscripted and
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Sixty-one percent of the U.S. population lives in states where federal appeals courts have recognized a First Amendment right to record police officers performing their official duties in public. The U.S. Supreme Court has not ruled on the issue. As a result, legal protections are fully secure only in those jurisdictions where federal
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Eric Herrmann wrote, illustrated and published a book about riding in Arizona. It’s called Ride the Arizona Backroads and it’s a guidebook for bikers who want to ride hot, flat, desert, rattlesnake invested roads of Arizona. I started to read it immediately, and if you plan to blast into Arizona, you might want to read
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NCOM CONVENTION IN INDY — BACK ON TRACK! The 35th annual NCOM Convention, originally scheduled for Mother’s Day weekend at the Marriott Indianapolis East (7202 East 21st Street in Indianapolis), is back on track, despite the COVID-19 pandemic forcing a postponement to October 16-17, 2020. So, SAVE THE DATE and plan on attending one of
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Editor’s Note: Buster is a social media master, who works full time for Saddlemen seats. He’s also helping around the Bikernet/5-Ball nerve center and he’s a major motorcycle enthusiast. He’s going to bring some of his connections to the Bikernet family. The first is Mario from MB leathers in San Pedro. Buster interviewed the leather
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