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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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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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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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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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS WRAP-UP Continued From Page 3 SUPER-RARE A.T.S SPORTS CAR TO MAKE AUCTION DEBUT AT AUTOMOBILES OF LONDON SALE —LONDON, England (3 September, 2009) ? RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby?s, is delighted to announce the consignment of a super-rare and highly desirable 1963 A.T.S. 2500 GTS 3.0-litre sports car to its upcoming
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS LABOR DAY ALERTS Continued From Page 2 FIRST CHANCE HOGAN BOOK, ABOUT TO HEAD TO PRESS–It took awhile to find someone who would step up and help with a cover illustration, but we found a local Wilmington illustrator, Aubry Sheldon, who is working on the painting, with the help up several bike
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS CONTINUES WITH SPECIAL REPORTS Continued From Page 1 IRON BUTT ASSOCIATION REPORT ON BIKERNET– The rules are fairly simple for the IBA Saddlesore 1000. Of course the rider must complete 1000 riding miles in 24 hours. There must be a witness at the start of the run and documentation of the start
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS – TOO HOT TO WRITE TITLES Hey,Another hot week on the coast. The temps are blistering and wild fires are out of control. This is the last day of the Bubs Bonneville Meet, and there’s a rumor that 351 mph has been broken by Dennis Manning, but we’ll wait for the fat
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Here’s a strange one. I received an e-mail inviting the Bikernet.com Staff to a private screening of The World’s Fastest Indian movie. I missed the first one, with the cast, including Anthony Hopkins and all the motorcycle press. I grew up in Los Angeles. I have a burr in my boot for watching folks, press,
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COAST TO COAST LEGISLATIVE NEWS FOR AUGUST, WITH STATE BY STATE GUN LAW NEWS COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWSCompiled & Edited by Bill Bish,National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) MULTI-FACETED MOTORCYCLE BILL ENACTED IN TEXAS Senate Bill 1967, authored by Texas State Senator John Carona (R-Dallas) and sponsored by Representative Norma ?Da?Lady? Chavez (D-El Paso), introduces
After a lifetime of preparation resulting in two AMA Land Speed Records it was time to attend the AMA Championship Banquet held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Riders 8 to 89 were presented with hard earned #1 plates and plaques garnered during the 2009 season while participating in over 30
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BIKERNET NEWS FINALE FOR AUGUST–AIRBAG JACKETS, BAD COPS, SOFT BRAKES, AND STEAM RACERS Continued From Page 3 AIRBAGS BUILT INTO JACKETS– Motorcycle airbag jackets will protect and minimize the injuries ofthe motorcycle rider in the event of an accident. We are looking for dealer to represent us in your respective country. for your consideration. –Desmond
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