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I got the call from Sweden on a snowy winter's day in Upstate NY.Henkan, head honcho of Twin Club M.C.'s Custom Bike Show in Norrtelje was on the line. “Yo, TBear, are you planning on coming back to judge our show again this June?” “Shit yea man, you know I wouldn't miss it” I told […]

Here we go! BTW, that’s my double decker rig just behind me….yeah…in my dreams. I come down pit road for practice, and who is directly ahead of me but Jay Springsteen on his Harley XR750TT! That orange #9 staring me in the face….I took a deep breathe, pulled up along side (exhaust side) and just

The 25th Annual Laughlin River Run or should I say the 25rd, like the T-Shirt bags read, has come and gone.Also known as the Spring Rally, for reasons that don’t make complete sense, I admit that it’s spring, but a spring rally sends thoughts of that first weekend as you slip past fields of flowers

You know we have a forum board here on Bikernet that rivals any in the industry. Sometimes a reader sets up a few pictures in such a way that they open your imagination and tell a story all on their own. One of our members, Ironheadziggy, recently went to the Harley drags at beach bend

Daytona 2007 ReportThe reports on the Streets were bad. Daytona was down to Biketoberfest attendee levels,” said Lee Clemens from Departure Bike Works in Richmond, VA. High prices, traffic and more events nationwide might have something to do with diminishing traffic. Some said it was the cops that kept them away. Let’s hit it through

Running into its 14th year, the annual BIKE EXPO at Padua has established itself already as THE season opener, not only south-side of the alps: With lots of visitors passing the gates already on Friday, both Saturday and Sunday. Again the show was crowded beyond belief! There were times when you thought that this exhibition

Maybe you’ve heard of the Triple Crown of racing, horses that is, hooves flashing, nostrils flaring, heading down the last stretch to glory and the big purse. In the United States, the Triple Crown consists of the Kentucky Derby, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky; the Preakness Stakes, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland;

It was about to be one of those dark and stormy nights mystery writers enjoy, except it was going to include the daytime as well, not much fun when you’re planning to putt to the Pomona County Fairgrounds/L.A. Fairplex to ogle the forest of chrome and billet that sprouts annually around January, better known as

After last years successful trip to Bonneville, we had high expectations for this year. We reworked and strengthened last year's record-setting 79-inch motor, and completed a second 1650 CC motor to try. Like most going racing, things ended up getting thrashed right down to the wire. Anyway, here's the account of this years trip…See the

A call came into the Bikernet Intergalactic Headquarters in October 2007, a month after Bonneville, and we welcomed a needed break. We were told: “Take a Delta flight to Hawaii and cover the grand opening of Deacon's new shop, Pro Street Custom Cycles, and don't be late.” We scrambled aboard the five-hour L.A.-to-Honolulu grind, where

“I Went to the 27th Annual Long Beach International Motorcycle Show and All I Got was a $60,000 Vincent Black Shadow for 20 Bucks…well, maybe.”I should have at least got a T-shirt with the above quotation for trekking the 60-mile round trip on L.A.’s notorious 405 Freeway to take in the Cycle World/Toyota International Motorcycle

Rick Baker, co-writer of the 5-Ball Blues.For those of you who have never spent much time in the San Francisco area, you probably know that this is a world-class city with world-class parties, but may not be familiar with some of the more unusual events. There are events such as the Gay Pride parade (do

Once more this year Senigallia jumped into the ‘40s and ‘50s forwhat everyone is referring to as 'The Hottest Rockin' Holiday onEarth. It has been now seven years that the Associazione Culturale SummerJamboree organized this incredible event! Every year thousands ofpeople who love the music from the ‘50s, swing and rock 'n’ roll, havegathered in

Bombay Bikers (http://www.bombaybikers.com ) has completed just over one year riding the roads of Free India in the expanded freedom of Motorcycles. As we met many youthful riders and a diverse demographic of citizens in our trips, we wanted to add the element of a ‘distinguished purpose’ to our rides. As is, we ride to

The Hard Rock, Saturday, October 20th, 2007. I prayed a silent prayer behind the stage just before one of the most powerful moments of my life. 17 months from conception to fruition, I had finished the bike build on time. With the help of many, my brother would be getting a brand new motorcycle; I

To the general public, the sight of well over 300 hundred bikers riding in formation down the highway is overwhelmingly one of fear. The looks on the faces of the motorists in the minivans and SUVs as the ‘bikercade’ for the Fourth Annual Rosarito Beach – Harley Run confirmed this fact. As we rode past

Billy Lane won the ER Columbus show and peeled to Daytona to show off his classic. The end of February found me in the winter humdrums. My bike had been down since I got hassled in December at the local DMV for having my VIN numbers obscured by the lock tab on my 1978 Narrow

Everything in Switzerland is a tad different. An extraordinary lively biker-community faces a government that is about to discipline bike-riding much more than neccessary and almost to a total end. This is the feeling you get when you look at all the rules that are officially meant to make biking safe and protect the biker

The 16th annual gathering organized by H.O.G. Europe (Harley Owners Group) was a success. The rally took place in Fuengirola, southern Spain, a holiday resort situated on the Costa del Sol. The magical and highly entertaining event was attended by over 8,000 riders from across Europe. The 23rd and 24th July in Fuengirola were unforgettable.

Day three of our ride up to Sturgis dawned clear with a brilliant blue sky and we were up early, ready to hit the road and make some serious miles. Jeff Decker was also heading for Sturgis in his van, bike and bronze statues in the back, along with Hippodrome Studio merchandise and he kindly

When you put the Motorcycle industry and an Adult themed Internet show website together you get a phenomenal episode of Sturgis Rider Live.In case you are new to the show it is a mixture of top builders, artists, clubs, bikes and models all doing interviews on there history and what they are doing now. There

This was my maiden voyage in 2005 aboard the rattlecan black Fatboy. Aboard my modified Springer Classic. The bedroll and most of the roll on the front didn’t survive the second day. As for any road trip, you quickly decide what is necessary and what is expendable. WOW! Sturgis 2008 is officially in the books

The call of Sturgis and its many attractions was exerting a strong pull on me as I woke up that morning and I felt that all was right with the world. Do you believe in omens? If the day starts badly, do you think it might set the tone of the day? Well, day two

Well, we made it the Winter Park Colorado VA run. Set-up was Thursday and the weather was not in our favor. Winter Park is called Winter Park for a reason and Friday was no exception. Ted Nugent and others were to play outside at Hogfest on Saturday, but snow started falling. Bikes were still coming