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     Hey, We are packing to roll to the Bonneville Salt Flats. It’s all nuts, but the bike  is together and complete—we hope. What a photo finish. I received a call from Frank at Kendon Trailers, my trailer will be ready around noon, and I need to fly south to pick it up. This […]

After rolling up about 1000 miles, Cannonball Endurance Run coast-to-coast riders will stop and overnight near the National Motorcycle Museum, Anamosa, Iowa. Cannonball Riders and Motorcycles at the Start of the 2010 Event –  J. Geary Photo   This makes for a fun, once in a lifetime chance to visit the National Motorcycle Museum on

    Are we free? If you were to ask someone who lived through the Japanese Internment Camps or survived the hellish concentration camps of the Third Reich or any of the refugees displaced by their governments as wide spread genocide grips their country the answer would be a resounding yes – we are free.

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 COAST TO COAST

This is an odd one. The Sheriff from Sweden swept into the country and rode a factory bike to Sturgis and around the west, but it was a 2012 model, and not newsworthy for European publications. He needed the latest and the greatest. He returned the touring model just as a handful of 2013 models

Editor’s Note: Gary Houk has a mission in life, to keep the Excelsior-Henderson brand alive by growing the EHRC (Excelsior-Henderson Riders Club). If you would like to be apart of this clan with a mission, or own an E-H, don’t hesitate to drop Gary a note. As in X Rallies in the past, I was

So ya wanna Chopper but 38K for an Orange County Chopper is way out of your economically reassessed budget. Well Step right up boys’n’ girls and be amazed because for around 13K this baby can be yours. Bang for the buck the 2012 Fury from Honda is awesome. Honda was smart not to badge up

Harley-Davidson kicked off their Labor Day Custom Bike Weekend Show event as a tune up to their 2013 110th anniversary. The Harley-Davidson Museum, located on 20 acres in downtown Milwaukee, hosted 2 bike shows, the AMD Affiliate ProBuilder show on Friday and Saturday and the ride in show on Sunday during the Milwaukee Rally. The

    Friday, September 14, 2012 is the one and only “rest day” onthe 2012 Motorcycle Cannonball – and it’s happening in Sturgis, SouthDakota. What is called a rest dayis for most of these adventurers really a day to work on their bikes – someeven performing major overhauls. At a number of locations around town, old

This year has been a blur, and it’s not over. The pitfalls started when my motor wasn’t going to arrive until after Sturgis. Then my painter, Jim Murillo passed away unexpectedly, and the pressure mounted. He was a good man and friend. I was attempting to build a vintage land speed racer under difficult conditions

Don’t miss the last episode:  http://www.bikernet.com/pages/BikernetCycle_Source_Sweeps_Build_Part_6_Sponsored_by_Xpress.aspx   Hang on. We are two weeks away from running out to Vegas for Bikefest and pulling the winner of this most magnificent custom motorcycle, specifically built for Bikernet and Cycle Source fans, readers, and subscribers. You need to sign up, if you haven’t, or come to the Cashman

  This Story is reprinted from the J&P Cycles Blog   Labor Day weekend in Eastern Iowa marks one of our favorite motorcycle events of the season, the AMCA Fall National hosted by the Chief Blackhawk Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America (AMCA). A couple of J&P Cycles’ staff members spent the day

Old Harleys such as Pan and Knuckleheads are generally remembered very romantically as the “golden era” of Harley heritage. Hell, everybody wants a Panhead. But even more-so, people want the new, high-tech bikes with their big engines and extra-gear transmissions. These two classes are highly coveted while the “Sweet Years” of those bikes that were

Don’t miss the last episode: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/BikernetCycle_Source_Sweeps_Build_Part_4.aspx   I’ve never had so much fun building a bike, and it’s not for me. This one-off custom, art object, long-run bobber, chopper, will be awarded to either a Cycles Source subscriber or a Bandit’s Cantina subscriber on Bikernet.com. There’s always a growing buzz around building any bike. The vibe

Crazy Horse Motorcycles is the manufacturer of the “V-Plus” aircooled 45 degree V-Twin motorcycle engine. They are an OEM supplier of this engine to individuals and custom bike builders. Proudly made in America with American components. Their goal is to provide a distinctive, powerful, and reliable V-Twin American-made engine. By using superior grade components and craftsmanship

I was told twice to pump up our K-Model side valve compression to 9:1. Didn’t seem like a problem to me, in my flathead ignorant bliss. I spoke to Lee Chapin, the master of Mikuni carburetors for several decades. “The 9:1 compression will work well with a 42mm Mikuni,” Lee said. I rode over to

BRUTE II EXTREME from RIVERA PRIMO– What do you do if you own a stroked or big bore knuckle, Pan or Shovel and pushin’ significant power, and you want a primary belt drive to get rid of the oily mess and leaks that the chain drive gives you. You need a belt capable of holding

  Due to popular demand for Rivera-Primo’s unique HedLED headlight systems, they have created the “Alien Black” headlight. The Alien Black™, which uses the RFB body but with the less expensive 55/60w halogen light, still features LED’s around the bezel but instead of chrome, they gloss black powdercoated the body and matte black powdercoated the

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 COAST TO COAST BIKER

Bikernet goes all out to bring you uncompromised road tests. Hell, I flew from Los Angeles to Ashville, North Carolina to climb aboard a Victory High-Ball, and then rode it to the Smoke Out 13 via Tennessee. Last year, I rode the Long Road, a 1000-mile run from New Orleans to Rockingstool, North Carolina for

The movie Harley-Davidson and the Marlboro Man introduced many young riders to motorcycles, choppers, the cult, bikers and the lifestyle, much like Easy Rider rocked young men’s lives from a different era. Heath Rodney, the 36-year-old, president of Loess Harley in Pacific Junction, Iowa, was impacted by this film, and forever sought some connection. He

  We cut a dusty trail for the Smoke-Out on Friday, June 22nd.  Just before the final bungie cord was snapped into place over my Bandit’s bedroll, I had received an urgent message from Sin Wu saying, “Contact the boss (Bandit) a.s.a.p!”  It seems the bastard lost my cell number.  I dropped everything and made

When it comes to human energy, Charlie Brechtal is the atom bomb of beings. His two-wheeled spirit is unmatched, and his passion is constantly released through his music, which is tantamount to motorcycle blues. Here’s what Bill Hayes says about Charlie’s tunes: “There is a history, a legacy and a brotherhood that comprise the soul

I.INTRODUCTION The parties’ License Agreement had two crucial components: (1) it required KSLB&D to name its bar and restaurant enterprise in Sturgis the “Easyriders Saloon;” and (2) it barred KSLB&D from using any other name. KSLB&D has now (1) stopped using the name “Easyriders Saloon” and (2) is instead using another name. Unless KSLB&D can