Profiles

I received the word of Ken's death of heart failure Monday morning, and was stunned, but not surprised. Ken walked into my motorcycle shop in 1996 while in town for spring training in Phoenix. I had no idea who he was, and had no interest in baseball at the time. During that 96 season, I […]

DAVE MANN10 SEPTEMBER 1940 – 11 SEPTEMBER 2004R.I.P.The art of Dave Mann has touched us all at one time or another.We've all had a poster of his work, ripped out of the centerfold of a biker magazine hanging in our garages. Dave inspired some of us with his talent and we looked at his works

Indian Larry kicked off life in April of 1949, a good year for bikes. The Harley Panhead and Indian Chiefs ruled American highways. In the tiny Upstate, NY town of Cornwall, in the Hudson River Valley, a future legend in the Art of choppers was born. A few years later, the family moved a town

It's been a hell of a summer. A twisted journey I could have never imagined,a series of sky highs and surreal lows. For those out there who read myarticles on Bikernet and in The Horse and see only a person who does highprofile paintwork, goes to bike events, and gets magazine covers, believeme, it was

Here's a shot of the bagger mentioned in the article. You'll run across another shot of it below. Below is mostly the words from an article written by Wilburn Roach for American Rider on Ron Finch's first dresser project. You'll enjoy it and it covers much of what Ron is up to. He's a classic

What hit the American Motorcycle industry like straight pipes and tire sizzling burn-outs, at 4 in the morning? Television, in the form of Motorcycle Mania one and two. The introduction of chopper building skills and rebel attitude, unleashed broadband, to citizens all over the country, rocked the biker world. Then chopper heaven in the form

Some mirrors produced by Aeromach, the Santee, California manufacturer could be considered objects of art. This effect is created by an incredible amount of design time that goes into every mirror and arm that Aeromach makes. Richard Fouhy, Aeromach's owner, and a machinist for almost 30 years, started out in a 400-square-foot rented space in

Dirtbags and fluzies – as the newest Bikernet operative I guess some introductions are in order. The name’s Big Truth. I’m transmitting to you from Boston, MA. My mission is to cover local events, profile bike builders, and throw some tech articles in your eyes from time-to-time. Bandit suggested that I start off with a

If you have been hiding in a hole lately, like Osama yo’ Mama or some other fuck, you might not know who Billy Lane, the creator of Choppers Inc. is? But after reading this, even Sado and his multi billion whatever camel bangin’ ass will know who Billy Lane is. Discover, Build-Off Bike waiting paint.

Chris Kallas art available in the Black Market.The spirit and freedom of riding is portrayed in ‘Outwest’ and ‘DesertChopper’, two new prints available from artist, Chris Kallas. These quality color lithograph prints are produced on 80# acid free cover stock. ‘Outwest’ is 16″x20″ (image size 10″x12″) and ‘Desert Chopper’ is 16″x24″(image size 9″x17″).   Out

Horse magazine and Bikernet have long sought to find the evilmystics behind the chopper world. The DiscoveryChannel followed suit with their research of JesseJames, Billy Lane, and currently Louie Falcigno. But anotorious figure has escaped the media attention. PatKennedy has been carving choppers out of crude steelsince 1969. Living in a small seaside village of

I ride my bike to work every chance I get, it’s the only time I actually look forward to my hour long commute. Yeah, I could live closer to my job, but that would require moving from the sticks of Havana, Illinois. This is something I wouldn’t even consider. My wife and I have moved

I have known Don Nowell for ten years. I’ll never forget the first time I witnessed one of his completed custom creations. It was one of those mundane days when I ran across every franchise excuse for life from McDonalds to Winchell’s Donuts, only to have Don walk into my office with something so different,

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Sonny Barger is on a highway to hell and that’sjust the way he likes it.The legendary Hell’s Angels patriarch, who helped found the motorcycle clubalmost 50 years ago, has battled cancer and heart disease as fiercely as thelaw, but has no intention of allowing age to mellow him — or

www.Trickpaint.com home of the coolest custom paint on the web is expanding to offer the coolest custom billet parts for your “harley” based v-twin.Jesse of Trickpaint has joined forces with Brad Beckmann of Beckmann Machine in Cashmere Wa. Brad Brings over 3 decades of experience with him. Beckmann Machine is a state of the art

    The guy who makes our stickers, Chris Tronolone of ExpressiveDesigns, also makes the stickers for Jesse James’ shop West CoastChoppers and dozens of other semi-profitable companies.   He pulled up in front of the headquarters recently in a double stretched Hum vielimousine and stormed the doors of the Bikernet Headquarters. Eventhough his bodyguards

Pinstriping on cars andmotorcycles was a dead art when 15-yr. old Kenny Howard went to work inGeorge Beerup’s motorcycle shop in the mid-forties. The last automobilestriping on an american car was done by General Motors in 1938. Then, inthe mid-fifties, customizers brought it back in style in mostly radicalform believing they were doing something entirely

I had the pleasure of meeting Andy Deaton about five years ago in a bar in Kailua, Hawaii. He sat down next to me, ordered a beer and began to ask me about my tattoos. I?ve been tattooed since age nineteen and have my collection extended across my back, my left arm (almost fully sleeved),