As the sun set over the Los Angles Harbor, Bandit’s Cantina took on a celebratory aura. The gang finally relaxed, as if the evil matron in a boarding school was transferred to another facility. Kenny, the junkman, was thrown out on his ass, never to return. Left behind was Cinderella, a delightful Hispanic youngster with […]
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The Author, Scott Holton, working on the J&P liner.Editor’s Note: We’re pleased to bring you another story of Salt Flats Speed Trials glory. This will be a three part series from J&P Cycles and follow their streamliner through two years of racing. Hang On!–Wrench I have been fortunate to be selected as part of the
BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS ON WEDNESDAY – SALT, HERE WE COME! Continued From Page 2 Here are pics of Jeffs 650 Yamaha– He did all of it himself. He fabricated the frame section, made the pipes, tigged the gas tank, as well as the other obvious shit. He is talented; I am trying to turn him
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CYCLE SOURCE YEAR IN REVIEW ISSUE, REPORTS FROM THE MRF, BIG BEAR CHOPPERS EVERYWHERE, CYCLE SOUNDS FROM BIKERS CHOICE AND BLACK METAL FROM HEADWINDS Continued From Page 1 BLACK METAL FROM HEADWINDS–Headwinds, the leader in custom headlights, introduces their new Black Metal Flames Concours Rocket Headlights. Anodized with milled-in flames that jump right off the
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THURSDAY EARLY BIRD BIKERNET NEWS SPECIAL–K&G EXPANDS PRODUCT LINE, PIANO SHIPPER SHIPS MOTORCYCLES CAREFULLY, STORZ PERFORMANCE SPORTY LINE, VIPER MOTORCYCLES SIGNS LETTER AND A COUPLE OF JOKES Another crazy day in Paradise,Yep, the news is early. We hit it on Wednesday ’cause we have flights for Salt Lake lined-up to experience the World Finals in
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BIKERNET NEWS SPECIAL REPORTS–WEATHER FROM LOWER ALABAMA, MOTORCYCLE STUDIES, STREET VIBRATIONS REPORTS, AND TOY RUNS ARE COMING Continued From Page 2 OFFICIAL BIKERNET LOWER ALABAMA WEATHER REPORT–Oh what a beautiful morning, o what a beautiful day! oops! Sorry about that. I did not mean to break out in song, but thank the good Lord for
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BIKERNET NEWS CONTINUES: BUELL PARTS, LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST UNDERCOVER, HEADWINDS SPOTS, AND UNCLE MONKEY REPORTS Continued From Page 1 Notice the first thing he did? He changed the oil. SPECTRO OIL BOSS MOUNTS SPECTRO OIL BONNEVILLE RACER FOR 2010– I bought a bike for Bonneville 2010, it’s a’75 RD350. The bike was raced extensively in
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BIKERNET THURSDAY VEGAS BIKEFEST, RENO STREET VIBRATIONS, NEW EASY RIDER PREQUEL MOVIE NEWS Hey,Another whacked-out day in paradise. Yesterday I was called to the mat by the VA doctors for an appointment we requested a year ago. I sat in a waiting room for 1.5 hours before they discovered I had been forgotten. I was
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Lee meeting his lifelong partner for the first time.What goes into 35 years of being in the motorcycle “business”? It’s more than just hard work, a job, burning the midnight oil and trying to make your customers happy. It is a life that defines you and who you are that can’t really be put into
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BIKERNET NEWS CONTINUES – GANG BILL, CALIFORNIA CUSTOM DEALS OF THE WEEK, FLAT TRACK AT CALIFORNIA BIKE WEEK AND MORE… Continued From Page 1 FIRST MOTORCYCLE CANNONBALL CROSS-COUNTRY RUN FOR PRE-1916 MOTORCYCLE IN OVER A CENTURY–This is the race we’ve waited a century for. San Francisco to New York, winner takes all. Sounds like fun
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS WITH SEMA, NOISE ISSUES, JOKER PARTS AND TBEAR TRUIMPH TOOK BEST IN CLASS. Hey,Life is strange. The senate finance committee decided not to publish the healthcare bill on line, just a synopsis. Incredible. Some of the folks voting on it won’t read it. What the fuck? If the guys who vote on
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BIKERNET NEWS ENDING–WEATHER REPORT FROM LOWER ALABAMA, LIFESTYLE DEALS AND NEWS ABOUT FUTURE SIZZLING BIKERNET ARTICLES Continued From Page 3 WEATHER REPORT FROM LOWER ALABAMA, CAMY AND THE SUPER FLY– I have been saying for a while if I could find a motorcycle that handled and fit me as well as my ?06 XL 883
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BIKERNET NEWS CONTINUES – TRUCK FROM SUCKER PUNCH SALLY, BOOK FROM S&S, MUSIC FROM CHARLIE B. AT DAVE MANN SHOW AND MORE… Continued From Page 2 Click on the image to enter the ER annual raffle or subscribe to any Paisano Publication. Teresi Dyno Drags will be at the New Orleans Bikefest– TERESI DYNO-DRAGS takes
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This is a shot of the very first Sturgis Rally Race.June, 12 2007:Racing at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, as one might suspect, has featured a lot of history over the last 6 1/2 decades.Neil Hultman joined the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club in 1947. He has held almost every office. He moved from Holabird, to Sturgis
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NCOM NEWS BYTES FOR SEPTEMBER–KNIFE LAW PULLED, MANDATORY OREGON TRAINING, ACCIDENTS DOWN IN TEXAS, ROT HARMFUL SURVELLANCE, AND NOISE LAW DEFEATED THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. For
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THURSDAY NEWS MADNESS–COMPUTER HELL, BUT THE SHOW MUST GO ON Hey,This is like a dreary day inside the Blues Caf?, listening to BB King talk about his 82-year-old struggle with the blues. I listened to Dan Akroyd interview him recently. I?ve got the blues since my late model I-Mac crashed for the second time. It
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Author's Note: This past week (mid June, 2007) has been one of meeting a lot of deadlines; one of which was to supply text and photos for the Hall of Fame Museum in Sturgis where the Boozefighters will be one of four clubs to be honored with a special display…the display will be up for
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GRAND BIKERNET NEW FINALE–IT KICKED MY ASS, PASS THE WHISKEY Continued From Page 3 HEADS UP FLORIDA RIDERS: How to safely ensure free toll use on the 95 Express lanesPosted September 8, 2009 —AMA member Marc Allen points out that motorcyclists in the Miami area are confused about what to do with their SunPass transponders
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BIKERNET NEWS COVERS THE GAMUT OR IS THAT GUM-OUT? Continued From Page 2 NEWS FROM BIKERNET METRIC EDITOR–What is going on in the metric world? No really! What IS going on? I have been locked up inside my shack for awhile now and I am starting to get a little cabin fever. So, here is
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BRUTAL BIKERNET NEWS FRONT–SPECIAL REPORTS Continued From Page 1 Click the banner for Bikernet Advertising Rates and services.BIKERNET NUMBERS REPORT FOR AUGUST OF 2009–Okay, we buckled. Another site complained about the readership numbers we posted in a press release, even called me a liar. I took offense to that, since we have never lied about
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TOUGH AS NAILS THURSDAY NEWS– Hey,I’m stuck in Bikernet Solitary Confinement. The girls hatched a plan to escape to Palm Springs and lay by a pool for several blistering days. “Any day but Thursday,” I hollered in a board meeting.Sin Wu sneered at me, stroked Coral’s soft creamy-white leg and said, “Okay, we’ll leave Wednesday.”What
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He stepped into the chilly night, the clean air a welcomechange for his abused lungs after the stuffy confines of the tavern. To counter the shocking effects of pure oxygen, he fumbled in his jacketpocket for the crumpled pack of Luckys. He pulled out abent but unbroken smoke and fired up the Zippo lighter, revelingin
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PY:Editor's Note: Late last year Paul Yaffe visited Australia to be a part of the country’s leading biker event, the Gold Coast Bike Week, held on Queensland’s sunny Gold Coast. Heavy Duty magazine and Bikernet contributor Glenn Priddle took pics of the event and interviewed Paul. Paul, welcome to Australia.PY:Thank you for having me.Are you
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The bike in all it’s original, beat-to-hell glory! Several years back, Bandit bought this hunk of shit bike from Arlen Ness with the hopes of turning the pile of shit into a decent running bike. Having been friends with guys like Rick Fairless can help in times when a guy needs a kick ass custom
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