News

Hey, This news column is incredible. I’m not sure which direction to go in, negative or positive? I always desire to set sail in a positive direction, and no matter what keep heading in that direction. It’s the code of the west. I had a funny conversation with Tom Seymour, and his partner Dave from […]

Hey, This is an interesting day. I was hit with a 24-Hour Mung this week and missed Monday. It’s taken me all week to catch up with e-mail and such. We are not heavily political this week. Rogue is out of town, so he hasn’t barraged me with news reports. I mentioned the EPA being

Hey, If you’re like me, you’re pissed off, disillusioned and ready to run for the door. In a hot flash I would jump on my Mudflap girl FXR and head for the hills. I often think of Arizona as the last bastion of the old west. I think about living in a garage and riding

Hey, I’m perplexed, confused and dismayed. Here’s the quandary: I need to find three days to hide out in Vegas or in the mountains around Idlyllwild to review my next book manuscript, and start the final publishing process. Like a dipshit I started tinkering with my Spitfire girder again, so my bike is torn down.

Hey, I’m sorta in a fog this morning. I’m trying to work with the MRF to build membership and a stronger voice for our industry. I’m working on a project with my Spitfire Motorcycle and Ikon Suspension to enhance my girder ride. It’s birthday time for Deb at Bartels’ so we cruised around LA to

Hey, This news is gang busters with reports from Daytona, watch your bike, Bike Week, but lots of reports about legislation. It’s all nuts. Imagine if we could shift the definition away from Law Makers to Supporters of Freedom and Education. We could accomplish so much more and still be free, avoid corruption, control freaks,

Hey, I attended a Wilmington, California Neighborhood Council meeting last night. At each meeting a cop gets up and gives a very succinct report on crime in the neighborhood. This time there were two police agencies represented. You’ll get a kick out of this. Local cops are targeting bikers. I immediately started fidgeting in my

Hey, I’m reading State of Fear by Michael Crichton. Did you know that most of the major scientist in Australia don’t believe in global warming. They think our weather patterns change from time to time and man has little impact. Some say that one volcano eruption will produce more greenhouse gases than all the cars

Hey, Here’s Doc Robinson’s report on the Easyriders V-Twin show for Cincinnati 2014:The V-Twin Expo is shrinking and dying. That is an opinion I have heard expressed a number of times by people in the industry in the weeks leading up to this event. Well, as Mark Twain once said, “Rumors of my death have

Hey, Here are the latest stats from The Week Magazine regarding cell phone use. A new study, conducted by observing 151 drivers behind the wheel, has quantified just how risky messing with cells phones is. The most dangerous activity is dialing a number. Experienced drivers are 2.5 times more likely to crash. The crash risk

Hey, I have good news and bad news. The International Monetary Fund predicts the world economy will grow faster this year than in any of the last three years, said Don Lee in the Los Angeles Times. The IMF said this week that it expects a 3.7 percent increase in global output, up from 3

  Hey, This is another early-in-the-year show weekend with Easyriders shows, Ultimate Builder Shows, Major Hawaiian Show coming, and the Grand National Roadster Show right here. The Colorado Motorcycle Expo is this weekend. The Donnie Smith Show was last weekend, and more shows are coming. This year the Columbus Easyriders show falls on the same

Hey, I’m hit with a spat of negativity, then our Performance Editor reminded me that last night we faced a Wolf Full Moon. You’ll see the descriptions for some Indian moons below, but I occasionally discover bouts of violence or abherrant behavior during these cycles. I’ll give you a touch of wild behavior for this

Hey, It’s already nuts and we’re just getting started, but it’s all good, if we can hold it together. The team just popped for a ’97 Bagger for the Bikernet Baggers Editor from Liftestyle Cycles, so the techs will be flying. My mission for this weekend is to finish the Rivera Headlight tech. Plus we

    Hey, Every Thursday is different. It’s amazing, confusing, daunting, inspiring, you name it. This has been a week of proposed change, yet I’m holding off some, investigating more, and taking stock of all the angles. With that said and research in process, let’s hit the news. By the time we reach the end,

Hey, I’m going to make this a quick intro, ‘cause the year is already flying. I wish I had time to document every little goddamn thing I do this year. Hell, I think it would make a helluva book.   Speaking of books, I have mentioned this one, but it’s worth mentioning again. Actually Marilyn

Ho, Ho, Ho, Well, we survived another Xmas, and it was a grand one. We had a blast with friends and relatives. This year was beyond interesting, challenging, and progressive. We made headway in every respect from major improvements to the sites, staff expanded, new business opportunities, bikes fixed, and serious improvements to the Interplanetary

Hey, Another challenging week and a full moon. Watch out for those bastards, I mean the full moons. They seem to unleash the evil, and test our souls. Sure, that sounds strange, but we all have bad days. Instead of getting wrapped in negativity, look at it as a test, or just another challenge you

Hey, It’s Toy Run time on the planet and we have it covered. The action around the world is heating up for Christmas. Redheads are on fire. Stress is high. Watch out for break-ins and pick-pockets. Stick with your motorcycle. Even in the snow it can be the best friend you have. Let’s hit the

Hey, I listen to Sirius radio and move from channel to channel depending on the mood. I rolled over to 40s on 4 and it’s all old Christmas music, like Silver Bells by Dean Martin. According to the Wall Street Journal 27 percent more folks went shopping on Black Friday but sales were down over

Hey, As nuts as the world is we need to be thankful for what we have. In this wild crazy day and age, anyone can do anything. I’m not kidding. Unless you live in Iran, Syria, or maybe Egypt, you can go to school and do almost anything. It’s a blessing and it has it’s

Hey, It’s already slamming toward Thanksgiving. We rolled over to the Garage Company last night for a lasagna Thanksgiving feast with the bros. Talk about the shop of dreams. It’s amazing. Sonny Nutter builds exclusively Triumph classics at the Garage Company. I met some of the other team members and we stood around and discussed

Hey, This is going to be a wild one. The new Revolution entry level, supposedly, motorcycle was released from H-D (cost between $7,000 and $9,000). The components are made in India and it may be assembled in Kansas at the V-Rod factory. Still some staffers are excited about the new model.  After much discussion with

Hey, We encountered a full moon this week and the wolves slipped out of the woodwork. Folks got pissed, misunderstood, cranky, and evil. It was time to crawl under a rock with a bottle of Jack and a saved cigar from the 110th Anniversary in Milwaukee, and hide out. Ah, but the Moon passed its