I’d say that eight thousand test miles on a Victory Vision, across some 15 states and through all sorts of terrain, and in all imaginable weather conditions except hurricanes and tornados – though one of the latter came close – somewhat qualifies me to have an opinion on the big tourer. To say that the […]
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I‘ve been a fan of Brass Balls Bobbers for some time now, mainly because of the man behind the name, Dar Holdsworth. Dar is a man of principals and he puts those principals at the front of all he does in business. Darwin Motorcycles’ mission statement is simple: Above average motorcycles for the average Joe.
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MILWAUKEE (January 26, 2009) – With a defiant attitude embracing the pure essence of riding, the new Iron 883 model is the latest Harley-Davidson Dark Custom motorcycle. Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycles like the Iron 883 have stood against the grain since their introduction in 1957, when the modern rebel culture was being bred from restless veterans
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California’s Big Bear Lake was under several feet of snow as Aussie Kevin Alsop drove me up there from the LA airport and more snow was forecast. The weather gods had definitely determined that I wasn’t going to ride the GTX X-Wedge back down the twisty and treacherous mountain road the next day so we
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I received my marching orders by courier from the Bikernet Interplanetary Headquarters, editorial boardroom publisher's assistant. I was assigned to test a Big Dog motorcycle for Bikernet. I ask Bandit, “Cool, can I ride the Coyote like I did back in October for the '09 model release?” I attended the gathering with editors from all
Editor's Note: We met Deep South through Andy Meadors, the former Marketing genius, with Big Bear Choppers. He seemed excited about this new company, so we're following his lead. Check 'em out:Deep South Choppers, (DSC) is established as a nationally marketed American v-twin custom motorcycle shop, and now entering in the custom production micro-manufacturing segment
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This is the tight Brass Balls Bobber Chris Maida, the editor of American Iron, test rode during the 2009 Sturgis rally. Here's his report: What a sweet little bobber. As for Dar, the owner of Brass Balls Bobbers, I think he’s nuts. Seriously, how he can sell this Model-1 Softail version for only $16,995 and
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Triumph Motorcycles is expanding its product lineup, promising seven new models by the end of 2012. The planned product expansion was announced at Triumph ’s U.S. Dealer Conference. Triumph Motorcycles North America also announced the pending sale of its 100,000th motorcycle since returning to North America 15 years ago.“Triumph has methodically grown our model range
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Before we actually take one of Victory’s new hard baggers for a test ride next month, we wanted to get a feel for what they are about. Victory describes the new-for-2010 Cross Country and Cross Roads as high-performance, high-comfort bagger cruisers featuring distinctively fresh Victory styling. The fairing-equipped Cross Country and windshield-equipped Cross Roads were
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Launched to the press in the UK last month, Triumph’s new Rocket III Roadster made its public debut at the annual EICMA show in Milan, Italy, this week as the British company also announced two new special editions and an exciting collaboration with two of the industry’s leading brands, Castrol to develop a range of
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Folks are constantly trying to produce build-related DVDs. After four seasons of Discovery Biker Build-offs, constant OCC project bikes and Build or Busts, the scenario has lost its luster like salt-coated chrome left on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Motorcycles are made up of just a handful of consistent elements, and if everyone bolts the same
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There are two ways to build a custom bike. You could grab one of those 500+ pages aftermarket catalogues, pen down the cool bike list of parts and just wait for the crate with all the stuff to be dropped off in front of your garage door by FedEx. Or you could ship it to
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I bought Wes White's Triumph 650 Rebuild DVD and watched the almost 4 hours today.For you guys who don't know Wes, he runs Four Aces Cycle Supply in Pacoima, Califa and has been restoring and chopping Trumps for years and is a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to restoring vintage British iron.Wes walks
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BIKERNET.COM had the privilege to be among a select group of people who got a first look at the upcoming movie 'Easy Rider: The Ride Back' at the Brenden Theaters in Las Vegas this past Thursday. With many of the cast present, this was the first ever screening of the ambitious project, a work still
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I'm scrambling through DVDs at a snail's pace, but it's an interesting diverse process. It's like attending the Smoke Out, an Easyriders Bike show and a HOG rally all at the same colorful venue. It just goes to show the variety in our big twin sport. That's a good goddamn thing. So, I reached into
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Click on the cover to order a copy of this DVD.We hosted a steamy barbecue on the rugged coast of California, at the Bikernet Headquarters to celebrate Memorial Day, 2009. After the 50-gallon drum of potato salad was emptied, the last Corona guzzled and the last single woman spoken for, we shut the massive rusting
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Click on this image to order the film.Last night we watched 'One Wild Ride' in a attempt to catch up on the movies we've been sent to review. Today kicks off the weekend, and the famous Easyriders, American Iron and Cycle Source photographer, Markus Cuff showed up at the headquarters to investigate '50s Vincents at
Click on the film cover to order.This is an interesting analysis of back yard motorcycle filmmaking through the next couple of films we review. It also smacks us in the face with differnet cultures, ripping through the same two-wheeled passion. Last Friday our dish TV box broke down, while it was time to kick back
So, a handful of us got together Sunday night for cocktails, and to review several motorcycle related films, from Sturgis Parties to this 1.5-hour flick from Gaurav Jani in India. His solo production called Riding Solo to the Top of the World immediately hit us as an ego trip for a guy to ride solo
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This is the third cult motorcycle film from Scott Di Lalla & Zack Coffman. They produced the first two Sinners Movies and Rico still cringes from embarrassment, when I bring 'em up. “I'm not the boss,” Rico said. He's sorta portrayed as the Sinner leader. But like Bruce Brown surfing movies from the '60s these
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“Biker media” takes many forms; from the “infiltration books” to movies (good and horrible) to the documentaries that are so popular on the cable stations (again, both good and God-awful) and other various manifestations of how artists, writers and producers interpret our way of life.A lot of this stuff is the same ol’ same ol’
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I was recently sent a book: BIKERS HANDBOOK – Becoming Part of The Motorcycle Culture, By Jay Barbieri to read and comment on. I read it, and though I do not agree with everything, like his trailering to motorcycle events (though I do realize why some do) I think that it would be a good
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Shot during the filming of Sturgis Rider Live at the Bikernet.com Interplanetary Headquarters.I have studied the world of “biker media” since the early 1960s. One of the main things that is so apparent in that world is that we—the members of the “biker culture”—are so, so unique. No other area of society is “observed” as
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I knew master artist Eric Herrmann, before being an artist was cool. He lived in the desert outside Phoenix, rode bikes, and was a devoted family man. Eric isn't your standard notion of an artist; he's the bull in the China closet type, when he painted cactus flowers and desert scenes for interior designers. Then
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