Behind The Scenes

TOO BROKE FOR LAUGHLIN EVENT Behind Indian Larry, Harrison Ford, The Rat, Walt, and the Chicken Man By Bandit and Jake, with photos by Jake Walvern And maybe Timothy White, a New York celebrity photog started is all. The Story ain't over yet... Read the full story

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RIDEWRIGHT WHEELS KEEPS CUSTOM BIKES ROLLING Into the Winners' Circle Text and Photos by Prince Najar Since then Ridewright Wheels has been on a steep ramp of innovation, customization and market acceptance. Their signature product and best seller is their Fat Daddy spoke wheel, now called the Fat 50. And by looking at it, one would be surprised by the amount of technology pumped into building this wheel. Read the full story

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Garage Coffee Builds a Man Cave in Nashville And Sells Cups of Road Rage By Prince Najar, Bikernet Culinary Editor Supreme So who starts a business in this economic environment? I still haven’t figured it out, but it could be a gonzo caffeinated-addled serial entrepreneur. Rob decided to add a retail component to his business and found a perfect place in Nashville. Read the full story

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Rocking K Custom Leather – The Bikernet / Cycle Source Anniversary Chopper Leather Solution Fine Hand-Tooled Leather Seat By Prince Najar and Bandit with Howard Knight Photos One man added the final detailed touches to this Kustoms Inc. designed chop. Out from the dusty trails of the old West came an artisan, Howard Knight of Rocking K Custom Leather, who molded leather to his will and crafted heirloom-grade products for his our sweeps machine. Read the full story

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Big Bear Choppers Bites Back Choppers will never Die, and Big Bear Is Back By Gary Mraz with Photography by Ron Sinoy I knew Kevin and Mona Alsop when their primary business was the Chopper-in-a-Box, build-it-yourself kits. Buyers ordered them by the dozen and actually built ‘em themselves. I thought that was so cool. Big Bear Choppers pioneered that concept. Read the full story

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The First ARCH Sport Cruiser--NEW AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE Built for Keanu Reeves by Gard Hollinger of LA ChopRods By Bandit with help from Ken Conte and Genevieve Schmitt, and with photos by Mark Owen and Markus Cuff I peeled over to Gard Hollinger’s new 45,000 square foot facility near the Los Angeles Airport LAX recently. He has a motorcyclist partner, Keanu Reeves, who doesn’t own cars just rides. Together they collaborated on this bike for five years, and it just might become the prototype for the next American motorcycle manufacturer. Read the full story

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THE LATEST IN THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE STURGIS SALOON AND EASYRIDERS MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES From Joe Teresi 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 establish that its violation of these two crucial components should... Read the full story

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The Hunt for the Baker Calendar Girls Leads to a Tech about the New Bully Primary Line, with a Designer Interview By Bandit, Trish, and Andy, with vintage images from the Bob T. Collection Natch, I was intrigued when I saw the cover for the new Baker Calendar. Any excuse to grab some shot of girls and motorcycles for Bikernet. It's my job. Read the full story

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