May all bikers find their Nirvana in 2020 Hey, It’s an amazing week. I want it to be this amazing for all bikers all over the world. I want all of us to be building the coolest shit, riding to the coolest places, meeting the most beautiful girls and enjoying every minute of it. On […]
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Hey, I like this year already. It’s going to be whacky and wonderful. It’s just the 2nd day of January and the world is back in business. We’re all doing what we did a couple of weeks ago, going about taking the trash out, feeding the dog and heading off to work. Hell, I have
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by Peter Valdes-Dapena from https://edition.cnn.com/ Motorcycle sales, particularly in the United States, have been struggling ever since the Great Recession. As older riders lose interest, or simply become unable to ride any longer, the younger generation hasn’t been showing the same kind of enthusiasm. But the industry is hoping that electric motorcycles — with a
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by Nithyanandh Karuppaswamy from https://www.rushlane.com/ It is no secret that Royal Enfield is working on a whole new range of next generation motorcycles. Recent reports suggest that the retro-classic specialist is planning to tap into new audience bases. The Chennai-based two wheeler maker is reportedly working on variant extensions to specifically target women and youth.
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Hey, Knowledge, understanding, the Way, and technology: They are all flying at us fast. Hell, I don’t know where to start. Awhile back I mentioned business owners and their constant challenges, from the government, technology, competition and the market. Those challenges are more daunting than ever before and more beneficial in many respects. Personal life
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National and Regional News WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board called on federal regulators Nov. 19 to create a review process before allowing automated test vehicles to operate on public roads, based upon the agency’s investigation of a fatal collision between an Uber automated test vehicle and a pedestrian on March 18, 2018,
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Hey, Making progress is a major motivator. I like to climb out of bed thinking the day is going to be exciting. This week I solved some issues, took my 1928 Shovelhead to Larry Settle for a look-over. We organized and shipped Hugh King’s Discovery Channel biker build-off bike to the Sturgis Museum. We attempted
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Hey, A couple of infrastructure changes. From now on, we will post the news on the Free side of the Bikernet Iron Curtain for one week each week. We will also do the same with selected articles before slipping them into Bandit’s Cantina archives for our esteemed members. We need members, but I want the
Whacky Bikernet Weekly News for November 21, 2019 Read More »
I’m going to be glad when this year is toast By Bandit, Wayfarer, Rogue, Jim Houck, Laura, the Redhead, Sam, RFR, Bob T. and the rest of the gang Okay, just relax. That’s the name of my accountant’s business. Shit is happening fast on most fronts and I’m going to Deadwood to relax and slip
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The News is Never Slow or Quiet. The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board. CLICK HERE TO
Loud Pipes Bikernet Weekly News for October 24, 2019 Read More »
New Technology, New Players and New Dreams for Motorcycling This is crazy, I spent three days in Austin, Texas, I saw Jesse James new shop, his projects and guns. He’s keeping the chopper faith and even restoring some of his old West Coast long choppers. His guns are amazing and he starts by forging his
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We Are Living in the Best of Times and should Celebrate I feel a shift coming. In some respects, I hope it’s a shift in the direction of Freedom. We are actually living in the best of times. Everything on the planet has improved for the better and we need to celebrate, not control and
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Staying True to the Code of the West and Supporting Freedom Forever Life is so interesting, challenging, foreboding and sometimes fucked. But what the hell, each day is an adventure of sorts. It’s all about your attitude towards every aspect. The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including:
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The All Kids Bike® campaign is led by the Strider Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The Strider Education Foundation is committed to reversing this declining participation trend through its All Kids Bike campaign. READ THE REPORT IN THE CANTINA – CLICK HERE
Thoughtful News about the Way, Travel and Strapping down Your Motorcycle By Bandit, Bob T., Bill Bish, Rogue, Laura, Barry Green, Sam Burns, the Redhead, and the rest of the crew The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron
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It’s a Game Changing Wild News By Bandit, Bob T., Bill Bish, Rogue, Laura, Barry Green, Sam Burns, the Redhead, and the rest of the crew This is going to be a wild day. This would have been the day we rolled out for the 2019 Bonneville Speed Trials, but it’s not happening. We still
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The Race is on for Truth, Justice, Fairness, Freedom and Fast Shit. All across America, more women are finding joy on two wheels, and spending money on motorcycling, and it’s generating media coverage. I want to jump right into the news. I need to scramble back into the shop and start work on the Salt
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It’s Quick, Dirty, Informative and Controversial We live in the best of times, but control freaks can’t stand it. You can’t just have fun, not possible. But bikers do and so do surfers. We know about the wind. We know about riding free, building what we want and rolling wherever it will take us. CLICK
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What an interesting week. We are scrambling with the Salt Torpedo. I trying to outfit the new Bikernet Salt Flats Van for the trip to Bonneville. I’ve been in touch with various Easyriders contributors and now ex-staff members regarding the future. A few of us have been super-lucky to make a living in the motorcycle
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In a world gone insane with regulation you see that freedom still matters. In Missouri they are about to repeal the adult helmet law. The accident rate for motorcycles hasn’t increased in a decade, yet the number of riders on the road has, but who cares. We ride for freedom and excitement, not to improve
Safety Vs Freedom Weekly News for June 20, 2019 Read More »
Weekend Round-Up for June 17, 2019 Major Big Week Coming It’s nuts. We finally finished the fiberglass top of the Salt Torpedo, sorta. I still needed to build the parachute box and fix some pieces in the bottom. There’s always something else. CLICK HERE to read the Roundup. Discovered: Custom Drop Tank Trailer The Ultimate
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It Couldn’t Be Better I’ll keep fighting for freedom and questioning authority until the end. I guess it’s my nature as just another grubby biker who loves to ride free. The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader
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Anything can happen with a Can Do Attitude! We use to be a society of can-do folks. We built, invented and created everything and rocked on. Now, it seems we’re the can-regulate everything era. Salt Torpedo effort has been a 6-year odyssey and it will rumble this year because we said we can do it.
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Lots of Action, Events and Happenings Challenges flying at us can be great or small, but it’s up to us to handle them with dignity and pure positive enthusiasm. As the good doctor Bourna points out, “make stress work for you. It’s the only way.” READ THE WEEKLY INDUSTRY NEWS BY CLICKING HERE – Join
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