Gina has been riding motorcycles for many years and has made motorcycling her full time life! She became well known among motorcycle circles as the host of a popular Radio Show in Chicago called Open Road Radio. She was well known for her “Old School” attitude as she rides an old Panhead kickstart bike. She […]
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Hood ornaments have gone by the wayside for most automakers, but the heyday of chrome and glass came in the Art Deco ’30s. Several brands offered similar themes of athletic animals, famous (literal) figureheads, or the female form. Here are just seven of our favorites, we’re sure you’ll recognize quite a few. Rolls-Royce Spirit of
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It’s Touch and Go in the Badlands by K.Randall Ball Bandit roared down Spearfish Canyon and his mind settled with every curve and the rumble of his exhaust blasting off the sheer cliffs and Jack Pines. He came to a stretch where lush pines were knocked over like chess pawns on a polished mahogany game
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by Peter Fleischer from https://wreg.com MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There are numerous groups and organizations spreading holiday cheer and helping those less fortunate this time of year, but the hosts of today’s “helping the homeless” event may surprise you. The Memphis Motorcycle Club says they make charity and giving back a priority every year, but with
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Unbeknownst to some, certain car brands started life by making motorcycles. Take Honda, for instance, or BMW. But what if iconic car brands made motorcycles? Budget Direct Motorcycle Insurance took six automakers consisting of two Brits, a quirky Japanese, two electrified Americans, and a French record-holder and went to work. The team specifically chose brands
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It’s been one of the strangest years in our history, but when it comes to Christmas nothing ever changes. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as Bing Crosby sang back in the ’50s, and it still is. Christmas is particularly magical when you surround yourself with wonderful folks like the members of the
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by Ben Purvis from https://www.cycleworld.com Indian firm Bajaj may be bringing back the classic American marque. For a brief moment in the late 1990s the name Excelsior-Henderson was one of the hottest stories in motorcycling – a brand that was resurrected as a high-tech rival to Harley-Davidson after decades in the grave. Even if you
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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 Quick Throttle Magazine came on board. Merry Christmas to all and a wonderful free-spirit new year for everyone. Let’s party,
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com We have no idea how many Harley-Davidson shops are out there. However, we do know that no matter the number, very few have the capability of making so many builds to form entire families of custom bikes. The Germans from Thunderbike are part of those few. We’ve featured this shop
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Merry Merry, I don’t know where to start today. I don’t understand why folks are determined to make other folks feel bad. On the other hand, it’s Christmas and I see the spirit everywhere. I’m reading American Indian History and history of the Badlands. We need to look at history and what people went through
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VA will begin Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations this week at 128 additional sites. On Dec. 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which is the second COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized. “Having a second COVID-19 vaccine will enable us to reach more facilities and vaccinate
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from https://www.bonhams.com/press_release/31428/ The Winter Sale including The National Motorcycle Museum Reserve Collection – Bicester Heritage 11 – 12 Dec 2020 Bicester, Bicester Heritage Offered from the National Motorcycle Museum Collection,1936 Brough Superior 982cc SS100 Registration no. VD 6582 Frame no. M1/1661 Engine no. BS/X 1001 £3 MILLION TOTAL REALISED WITH 92 PER CENT SELL-THROUGH RATE
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by Janaki Jitchotvisut from https://www.rideapart.com The real friends were the workhorse bikes we met along the way. When you think about Japan’s Big Four motorcycle OEMs, what do you think of? Bikes, first and foremost—but what else? Honda and Suzuki both make automobiles, and branches of Yamaha make everything from musical instruments to medical equipment.
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com For many bikes lovers out there, the Harley-Davidson VRSC is the most extreme motorcycle to have come out of Milwaukee. More or less short for V-Twin Racing Street Custom, the nameplate entered the Harley portfolio back in 2001 as the first bike using a modern-day DOHC engine with liquid cooling
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NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTESCompiled & Edited by Bill Bish,National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) PANDEMIC KICKSTARTED A MOTORCYCLE BOOM From soft sales and even negative growth at some companies, to the specter of businesses collapsing in the face of Coronavirus, to sudden sales spikes and even triple-digit growth, 2020 has been a whiplash year for the
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by J.J. Solari 1: The pandemic reached immediate-global-emergency-level one day after the impeachment effort was killed in the Senate. Suggesting Donald Trump’s Presidency is the actual cause of the virus. His orange skin dye may have been the incubating agent. 2: Covid-19 started in a bat and also in a clandestine biological warfare lab in
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Much more so than when it comes to cars, wheels play a very important role in the motorcycle world. And we’re not saying that from a functional standpoint alone, but from an aesthetics one as well. Whereas custom cars can be made to look good with a variety of such
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Are 30 inches too much when it comes to a motorcycle wheel? It depends, I guess, on how one uses it to get the desired effect. Visually, the choice of wheels for a custom bike is extremely important. More than when it comes to cars, the wheels are crucial components
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by Satya Singh from https://www.rushlane.com Ahead of its launch next year, 2021 Yamaha R3 has been unveiled for Japanese market The company has put a price tag of JPY 687,500 on the updated motorcycle. Yamaha aims to sell at least 3700 units of updated R3 in Japan on an annual basis. What’s new in updated
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On December 12, 2020, David and Charlyn Veracka representing the entire Rockstar Harley-Davidson family, presented a check for $50,000 to local children’s charities that are beneficiaries of the annual Paul Sands Memorial Slaw Dog Invitational golf tournament, now in its 24th year. Two years ago, the Veracka family added Rockstar Harley-Davidson, formerly Six Bends Harley-Davidson,
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Let’s See How it All Plays Out I’m packing shit and checking my list for the run to Deadwood. Next year will wake up the world to many issues. I joke about following the right path. Hopefully, we can all find a comfortable, clear and honest one. But I will always believe freedom works. –Bandit
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from https://motorcycles.einnews.com RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA, USA, December 17, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — To thank healthcare workers and first responders for their heroic actions during the pandemic, Dunlop asked people to nominate their own Humble Hero for the chance to win a 2020 XL1200 Sportster Roadster. The uplifting stories reminded us of the power of the human
Hey, I’ve been asking folks to question Climate Alarmism for awhile. It’s called critical thinking. Just because someone in the government wants to push it down your throat, doesn’t always mean it’s cool, right or correct. Sorta like the Mc Carthy era where they pushed the anti-communism business so hard folks lost their jobs because
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BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH REPORT 1: The pandemic reached immediate-global-emergency-level one day after the impeachment effort was killed in the Senate. Suggesting Donald Trump’s Presidency is the actual cause of the virus. His orange skin dye may have been the incubating agent. 2: Covid-19 started in a bat and also in a
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