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  Editor’s Note: I recently received a note about the last ’48 Panhead I owned. Two years ago Doc Robinson, a moto-journalist and tech writer from Australia, talked me out of it. Since it arrived on his little island in the Pacific he had a mission, to make it vintage road race rally ready. When […]

Progressive Insurance Laconia Motorcycle Week®, America’s Original Riding Rally, had decent weather over both weekends and very strong attendance for 2013, its 90th year. Riders enjoyed the White Mountains, crystal clear lakes and great riding throughout New Hampshire. “We launched our AMSOIL Laconia Passport to great success this year” notes Rally Executive Director Charlie St.

Well, here we are, past the point of no return. In this chapter I cover the reassembly of the 1964FL restoration. I have been working on this classic for the past nine months. I know it says frame above, but the frame was bone stock, no dings, or mods. The customer requested paint over powder,

The past few months have been a blur in many ways from getting to go see and take a few shots of Lindsey Stirling on a Wednesday night, then heading out to cover the Division 4 NHRA races that same weekend, to a change in my “real” job status just prior to the 26th Annual

My friend Wayne just bought a 2013 Harley Davidson Tri-Glide and was complaining it needed some more power to get down the highway. Even with the 103 CI Twin Cam engine that is not surprising because of the weight of the motorcycle. We decided to go with a Zip Kit package from Zipper Performance that

Thank the deacon of the harsh skies, the winter was gone and it was open-road riding time of year again, time for the super badass Smoke-Out in Rockingham, North Carolina sponsored by the HORSE and Bikernet to the max! I was ready to cut a dusty trail Friday afternoon, like a drunk who had been

I ride a lot at night and many times on roads that are not well lighted. Through the years, I have tried numerous lighting improvements, many of which I first became aware of through their use on other vehicles such as cars and trucks. In April of 2012 I installed a 7-inch LED headlight made

I’m a Panhead aficionado. I’ve owned at least a half dozen, so when Markus Cuff shot this stellar 1960 restored Super Sport Solo for American Iron I was intrigued but patient. I had to wait out the magazine publishing deadlines and schedules. It finally hit the bricks in the June 2013 issue, and Jim Babchak

The Legends Ride, the premier celebrity/charity event in motorcycling, today announced an all-star roster of film, television and motorcycle celebrities ready to meet participants as part of the most anticipated and widely popular events of the annual Sturgis Rally.  The Legends Ride, now in its 6th year, kick starts the rally on Monday, August 5th.

        The Himalayas have been calling to me since I was a young woman. Having visited there half a dozen times, I cannot even begin to explain in a page of words…why. A page is flat, and the words are black and white. The Himalayas surround you with 360 degrees of visual

I’ve known Bob Clift for a decade and we recently hung out at his Las Vegas home. He was the friend of a friend who worked Las Vegas casinos in sales as a VP. He’s perfect for the sales world, good-looking, sharp-witted, and a fast talker. But there’s another grease-stained edge to Nevada Bob, and

Sam Baldi, “Lost Angel” Air Ride Monoshock Custom by Jimmy Todorovitch / Profile Cycle, Patrick Racing 113ci V-Twin.   The 22nd edition of the annual LA Calendar Motorcycle Show marked its return to the Queen Mary Seawalk Village in Long Beach, CA with Southern California’s Sam Baldi continuing his domination of 2013 season West Coast

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Too many of us have attended memorials for fellow riders and racers, but this one cut deeper. Kenny Andersen was literally a rising star in roadracing with a long list of achievements demonstrating his high level of skill and courage. While “Iceman” suggested a salty veteran, Kenny was only 12 years old when he passed

  The Sturgis Shovel has seen its share of LA Harbor town back alleys in the eight years of pounding the streets around Wilmington, California. The exhaust is really starting to show the effects of the road and weather. Originally these hand fabricated pipes were painted with barbeque paint found lying around the Bikernet Intergalactic

While the company, Birmingham Small Arms was launched in 1903 (same year as H-D), BSA’s most popular vertical twin cylinder bikes appeared toward the end of the 1950s including 500cc and 650cc models with cool sounding names like Super Flash and Road Rocket. Although they were somewhat less dynamic in appearance, they earned a reputation

Eric Bennett grabbed the shop door chain and hoisted the roll up door for the first time, in 2000. He started his mechanical career as a certified diesel mechanic with 60-weight always flowing through his blood stream. Finally, he gave into his entrepreneurial spirit and his desire to make motorcycles his life—he opened his own

Every year the one and only MotoGP race in the United States is held at the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey. Officially it’s called the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at the Mazda Raceway and it draws spectators from around the world. And so when you’re given a free ticket by Steve Schaub owner of

During a late night North Carolina thunderstorm I got a call from Edge, the Commander of the Smoke Out High-Security Team. He caught me just as I was finishing the last savory drops of my double Jack on the rocks. With Edge, you never know what alley a conversation will take, so I shook myself

    My wife Jane bought a 2012 Dyna Switchback after 22 years of FXR ownership, and this new bike has become another test bed machine for Heavy Duty magazine (www.heavyduty.com.au). In terms of performance, we began by switching out the stock cams for a set of S&S 585 units, fitted an S&S air cleaner

Well I woke up this mornin’ drizzlin’ rain,Around the curve come a passenger train,Heard somebody yodel and a hobo moan,Jimmy he’ dead, He’s been a long time gone,Been a long time gone, Been a long time gone,If you wanna get to heaven gotta D-I_E,You gotta put on your coat and tie!   –Lyrics by: Waylon

In 1993, Dan Hanlon had a dream to design and build brand new American made motorcycles, and secured the names Excelsior and Henderson previously owned by Schwinn. Hanlon set out to raise funds and to design and build cruiser and touring motorcycles. Early on, the company secured nearly $100 million in start-up money, and built

In 1993, Dan Hanlon had a dream to design and build brand new American made motorcycles, and secured the names Excelsior and Henderson previously owned by Schwinn. Hanlon set out to raise funds and to design and build cruiser and touring motorcycles. Early on, the company secured nearly $100 million in start-up money, and built

Many motorcycle riders, myself included, wish they still had the first motorcycle they ever owned. Jay Ternes is not one of those riders. He, in fact, still has his first motorcycle. It’s a 1977 Harley-Davidson XLH, which he purchased in 1977 from a Harley-Davidson dealer in Iola, Kansas. Ten years earlier was the first year