Bikernet is pleased to announce a new Photo Editor and Contributor to the Bikernet Family. Jack McIntyre and his infamous, exciting, titillating collection of photographs from Biker Events around the USA, Model Shoots and Bike Shoots will be available in New Galleries in the Cantina. The Cantina has been spiced up, redesigned, redecorated and now includes EXCLUSIVE Galleries for Jack’s photography. We also have added to Girls of Bikernet, December’s HOT babe with a steamy story woven around her. We will post a different girl once a month as we pick from many tantalizing pictures from Jack’s special collection. You can only see these in the Cantina. Want to catch all the Girls, Bikes and Debauchery? Head on over to the Cantina and check out the rest of the story. CLICK TO SEE GALLERIES! If you are not a member you have no idea what you are missing! Join the Cantina today!

   

 

 

Recycled Classic British Bikes become works of art

Story and Photos by Paul Garson

Perhaps some would call it a “crime of passion” to “recycle” classic British bikes into “works of art,” but perhaps there’s significant leeway when the custom creations are for the most salvaged bits and pieces reconfigured into scratch built and streetable “one-offs.” Then again, do bikes… nut and bolt mechanical gizmos filled with goopy oil…deserve to be placed on pedestals and acclaimied as works of art? The answer is self-evident when you first lay eyes on the three motorcycles seen here. The trio of glistening, gleaming, yet fully funcitonal motorcycles come with relatively simple names for all that went into their making…The White, The Black, the Kestrel. More on the names later.

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Footage shot at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s 32^nd annual Motorcycle and Music Festival will air during two separate television programs this week. Destination America premieres “Badass Biker Rallies” on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 10/9C. Then on Wednesday, Dec. 4, footage from the Buffalo Chip’s Motorcycles As Art exhibition will air on Café Racer TV. The programs are two of nearly a dozen TV shows filmed during the campground’s annual Sturgis Rally festival in 2013.

The Café Racer TV series gives viewers a look into the culture and craft of the café racer. In the episode filmed at the Buffalo Chip, the program explores the premier Sturgis Rally art exhibition, which was this year themed “Ton Up! – Speed, Style and Café Racer Culture.” The hour-long program airs Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 10 p.m. ET and again Thursday, Dec. 5 at 1 a.m. ET on Velocity.

The episode filmed at the Buffalo Chip focuses on the photography of Motorcycles As Art curator, Michael Lichter. Viewers will discover what it was that made him base the Buffalo Chip’s 2013 exhibit on café racers and how the bikes fit in with a Sturgis Rally crowd. In addition, the show interviews celebrities like Willie G. Davidson and Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister—asking them to weigh in on both the work of Michael Lichter and the history behind the café racer.

“We are always so thrilled to be able to share Michael Lichter’s photography with our festival guests,” says Rod Woodruff, president of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. “So to have the ability to share his vision and talent with the rest of the world is an amazing honor.”

Several additional Buffalo Chip events and attractions were captured for the premiere of “Badass Biker Rallies.” The Destination America film crew chose to camp at the Buffalo Chip for the duration of the Rally so they could get in on the Authentic Sturgis Experience. The crew spent time with venue owner, Rod Woodruff, and filmed such activities as midget bowling and machine gun shooting at the gun range.

The Buffalo Chip has appeared in numerous television episodes since the end of its 2013 Motorcycle and Music Festival. In August, Country Music Television (CMT) aired three hour-long specials filmed exclusively at the Sturgis campground as part of its CMT Bike Week series. Episodes of Velocity’s “All Girls Garage,” History’s “Top Gear” and CMT’s “Orange County Choppers” later featured the Buffalo Chip this Fall. Many of these programs are still in rotation, so check your local listings for re-air dates.

Travel Channel’s “Trip Flip” and “Food Paradise” will be the next television programs to feature the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. More details will be announced as air dates approach. For more information on television programs filmed at the Buffalo Chip or on the events they featured, visit www.BuffaloChip.com. 

AMA Pro Racing is pleased to announce the complete AMA Pro Flat Track schedule for the upcoming 2014 season; an agenda that includes 16 rounds featuring non-stop entertainment and thrilling motorcycle racing action from the AMA Pro Grand National Championship (GNC) and AMA Pro Singles classes.

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Just one look at this Knucklehead owned by Mike Detwiler and you didn’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that “Copper Mike” at Gravesend Cycles was involved in the project. Classic and radical at the same time makes this “Sinister Kid” one awesome bike. You can read more about it in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of IronWorks.

 

Just in time, Rancho has rolled out this year’s run of Cool Key racks and they are ready to ship. As functional as they are eye-catching, racks are laser cut from 16 gauge, cold-rolled steel and detailed right down to the wheels, pipes, handlebars, headlights, steering wheel, louvers, bumpers, bags and trim.

Styles include a very cool Deuce Roadster and Custom Bagger shown here. VW Beetle and Bus are also available on the Rancho site.  While the hangers are sold finished in gloss black powder coat, enthusiasts will certainly be custom painting them to match their own rides. Made 100% in the U.S.A., the unique racks retail for just $24.95 + S/H. Multiple order discounts and dealer inquiries welcome. Call 714-680-6737 or go direct to the on line store at www.ranchotransaxles.com

Bikernetbaggers.com announces the opening of a new Facebook page specifically for all things Baggers.

So what sets Bikernet Baggers apart from Bagger mags. First, we will become a resource for all things bagger. We will cover the latest new performance products, new custom gadgets, new travel gear, and touring apparel. We are working with shops on the east coast, Northwest, and in Socal to bring you detailed Tech installs. On the entertainment side we will bring you touring stories, and motorcycle travel tips and resources. And everything will be archived on Bikernet Baggers.

Our Mission is to Entertain, Educate and Inspire all Bagger owners, or future owners.

If you own a Bagger, wish to own one or are building one, this is THE place to be! You will love this online magazine for custom and high performance touring motorcycles. By LIKING our Facebook page you will get all the latest news from Bikernetbaggers.com, plus much more!

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Bikernet Baggers staff is looking forward to 2014. We have been very fortunate to expand our operation for the New Year with additional contributors and editors.

Buck Lovell, Supreme Editor has been with Bikernet Baggers since its inception and worked tirelessly to bring interesting content to our readers. He will still be contributing great articles and beautiful photography, as the Bikernet Senior Editor, but is handing over the grunt work to a new Editorial team Richard Kranzler (Editor) and Jack McIntyre (Photo Editor). Thank you Buck for all you have done and we look forward to future articles from South Dakota.

Want to know more about Richard and Jack?  Well go read the Article!

As we attempt to develop Bikernet Baggers into a site where everything Bagger related can be found, we are looking for contributions from anyone and everyone!

We are putting out a request to the Motorcycle Industry, especially those involved with Bagger related items, merchandise, products, etc.

Help us help the industry by sending Press Releases for new products, information on merchandise, and anything helpful to Baggers!

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In case you didn’t know it December 1st marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first dedicated drive-in gas station in the United States by the Gulf Oil Company. This first “drive-in” gas station was located on the corner of Baum Boulevard and St. Clair Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in an area of the city known as “automobile row” because of the number of automobile dealerships located nearby. Previous to that date if you needed gas for your Harley, Indian, or Excelsior you had to find a local business like a hardware store or even a pharmacy that had a gas pump in front of it. These pumps were usually curbside so they presented a traffic hazard for moving vehicles and those pumping the gas where-as the Gulf Oil station gave drivers the convenience of having the pumps away from the street and, something seldom seen now-a-days, an attendant to fuel the vehicles. The pagoda-style building offered a canopy to shelter employees, a storage room, and one employee only restroom. Gulf soon saw the advantages of having “Free Restrooms” for its  customers. On the first day of operation the station sold 30 gallons of gasoline at 27 cents per gallon, then on its first Saturday the new service station pumped 350 gallons of gasoline. BTW it wasn’t until 1919 that gasoline surpassed kerosene as the highest selling petroleum product. How things have changed.

Source: IronWorks Blog