Rumor has it that the Mecum Motorcycle Auction cut a day off their schedule this weekend, causing much consternation with attendees and bike owners. See the entire schedule in the Bikernet Weekly News tomorrow. –Bandit
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Actually, it isn’t that bad. I had a Speedway leather shirt made from soft, light lambskin into a vest. After wearing it for a day I received several favorable comments, so I thought I would reach out. If there’s some interest, I’m going to order a few in brown and black. Let me know
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A brother, Paul Davis, from back east started to send me shots of his hand engraving tool project. I thought it was his custom approach, but it was actually designed by Rick Alexander. Paul is interested in engraving, and since he’s retiring this year, from a 40-year stint in Harley dealerships as a mechanic, he
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NEW BIKERNET AND Bikernet Blog Programs To keep Bikernet moving forward in the New Decade, our Roaring ’20s, we’ve shuffled things around a bit. Once again we made all Bikernet Content available for free and all archived material for 28 years is available, no charge. Unlike almost any other journalistic web site, when you
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Damn, I forgot the Weekend Round-up and the girls. We are scrambling hard on the Salt Torpedo. I spoke to Billy Lane yesterday about selling my ’39 WLDR flathead 45. We are making rapid progress on our frame and front and rear suspension. Check out all the action in Bandit’s Cantina. https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13847
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Hey, We are making serious progress with the Salt Torpedo. I need to draw a notion of the proposed front suspension for our esteemed tubing bender, TIG welder, frame guy. Each week I have my homework assignments and now a member of the Uglies has stepped up to pilot the World’s first Streamlined trike. Micah McCloskey
Damn, I forgot the Weekend Round-up and the girls. We are scrambling hard on the Salt Torpedo. I spoke to Billy Lane yesterday about selling my ’39 WLDR flathead 45. We are making rapid progress on our frame and front and rear suspension. I sent all my books to the Clint Eastwood production company, Malpaso
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The Beehive State made history on December 30th by becoming the first state to lower its blood alcohol concentration limit (BAC) for drunken driving to .05 percent, just in time for New Year’s Eve. Utah lowered the drunken driving BAC from .08, the national limit imposed by former President Bill Clinton in 2000, to
Go to Milwaukee February 15th – 17th You won’t regret it. Life is too short and precious to not tear it up and have a good time. Watch the short video above to get the vibe and check out the show coverage below. If you live within a day’s drive and don’t go we will
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As friends and sponsors of Flying Piston Events and the Builders Breakfast in Sturgis we want to update you on the tiny Strider Customs that were unveiled in Sturgis. On Wednesday, January 23, they’re rolling across the auction block at Mecum Las Vegas and we’re excited to get the word out. It’s the culmination
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Each week I have my homework assignments and now a member of the Uglies has stepped up to pilot the World’s first Streamlined trike. Micah McCloskey is driving out two or three times a week to help with the project and jump in, anytime we need a proposed pilot for fitment. We are making another
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I can’t resist the temptation to brag to you about my new cobbler which I found after reading a zillion Yelps and asking around and researching the shit out of everything boots and boot repair …. I know, too much time sunk into that endeavor when there’s wrenchin’ to be done and parts to be
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I can’t resist the temptation to brag to you about my new cobbler which I found after reading a zillion Yelps and asking around and researching the shit out of everything boots and boot repair …. I know, too much time sunk into that endeavor when there’s wrenchin’ to be done and parts to be
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Nominee No. 1 (San Jose Mercury News): An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a former girlfriend’s windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged, blowing a hole in his gut. Nominee No. 2 (Kalamazoo Gazette): James Burns, 34, a mechanic from Alamo MI, was killed in March as
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Nominee No. 1 (San Jose Mercury News): An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a former girlfriend’s windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged, blowing a hole in his gut. — Read more.
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Hey, We are making serious progress with the Salt Torpedo. I need to draw a notion of the proposed front suspension for our esteemed tubing bender, TIG welder, frame guy. Each week I have my homework assignments and now a member of the Uglies has stepped up to pilot the World’s first Streamlined trike. Micah
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Our team expanded significantly, and lots changed and progressed in the last week or so. Micah McCloskey, a bike builder and shop owner for 40 years came over. I needed to interview him for a Cycle Source Magazine feature. He immediately fell in love with the Salt Torpedo and became an active team member.
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It’s been a wild couple of weeks. The goal this year was to slow down, but that isn’t happening. We are scrambling to reconfigure all of the Bikernet web sites, trying to get someone to make a movie around one of my crappy books, not go broke and build the first streamlined trike in the
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The ‘MADE IN JAPAN SINCE 1969’ anniversary t-shirt The iconic Honda CB 750 Four turns 50 this year. On this occasion CB750Four.us offers a striking anniversary t-shirt for all owners and fans of the world’s first mass-production four-cylinder motorcycle. The high-quality t-shirt with white ‚CB 750 Four – Made in Japan since 1969‘ printing is
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Hey, We are going to change the heading for this department from Sunday Post to Weekend Roundup. I’ll give you a notion of what the weekend was all about, maybe something very hot news and lots of girls from Barry and really bad jokes. Friday was a scramble on the trike and we made considerable
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LISTEN UP DOORS OPEN: 10 a.m. Saturday + Sunday We have 2 ticket booths for purchasing tickets. Ticket Booth 1 — located in side parking lot past the entrance of The Saguaro Ticket Booth 2 — located in the hotel lobby next to check in Weekend Pass $25 Single Day Pass $15 12 & Under + Vets
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Typically, I think people’s relationships are generally their own business. I have morals that cause me to form opinions about extra-marital affairs, mind you, but I usually don’t care all that much. What I do tend to care about is the Second Amendment and our right to keep and bear arms. One refrain I often
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