During the 2013 Sturgis Rally, the entire biker world bore witness to the return of Indian Motorcycle as a bona fide American motorcycle manufacturer. This was a huge deal as the Polaris-owned company hit both the highway and the competition pretty hard with no less than three models: the Chief Classic, the Chief Vintage, […]
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Less is more because less is faster. That was the simple philosophy of the original café racers – bikers in 1960’s England who stripped motorcycles down to the bare essentials and put their machines to the test street-racing from coffee shop to coffee shop. The bikes became known as “café racers” and the stripped-down
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Oncethat trailer gate hit the driveway back at home I could see tired ol’Betsy begging for another chance at life! As I walked aroundthe trailer she lay resting after the 1500 mile journey back. Iassessed the impending task of making this Ol’ girl right again. “Rode hard and put up wet,”
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Years ago… Early summer wasupon us and perfect weather oversaw this journey as the two heavilyloaded motorcycles picked their way slowly through the strikinglygreen forests of one small Virginia highway. Behind my aging ElectraGlide Michelle followed on her old Honda Shadow. Five yearsearlier, having never ridden a motorcycle before, Michelle had paid$700 for that
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Shops around the country were super-hard hit when the economy crashed. A bunch dropped out of business, but immediately they started coming back, if only out of garages. Harley-Davidson didn’t help much. They sent a memo to all their dealers cutting the number of aftermarket parts they could carry and forcing dealers not to sell
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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. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled & Edited
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With 180 vendors and nearly 800 dealers and their staff attending, the 2017 Tucker Rocky/ Biker’s Choice Dealers and Brand Expo has been the biggest yet. In an industry driven by relationships, the Expo offered Tucker Rocky a chance to connect with customers and build relationships throughout the organization. Dealers get to meet and discuss
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Indian Motorcycle and the Jack Daniel Distillery teamed up for the production of a Limited Edition Jack Daniel’s Indian Chieftain. Designed in conjunction with Klock Werks Kustom Cycles, the Limited Edition Jack Daniel’s Indian Chieftain conveys an intimidating presence while maintaining an ultra-premium look. Designed with a sleek, aggressive style, this extremely limited
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As you can imagine the Bikernet Headquarters receives press from all over the world. When I recently received notice of the new Petersen Museum, Harley vs. Indian exhibit, I immediately reached out to my resident antique motorcycle guru, Don Whalen, a master curator. “Are you involved?” I questioned. “Haven’t heard about it,” Don responded and
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Lowbrow Customs created a simple and trouble-saving work stand for use while maintaining or completely rebuilding your 1936 to 1985 Harley-Davidson four-speed transmission. Lowbrow Customs has added to their growing line of motorcycle engine stands and specialty tools with the addition of this purpose-built work stand for use with Harley-Davidson
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We are pleased to offer for the first timethis professionally built bikefrom Lucky’s Speed Shop (LSS), a worldwiderecognized builder, Don Yates, who produces a very limited number of custommotorcycles. You now have the opportunity to own a bike that has no publicexposure to date. This bike has not been shown or photographed by anypublication as of
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This blog post is dedicated to every rider who’s sick to death of those “motorcycles are so dangerous” conversations, to every mother who’s convinced her son or daughter is insane for riding, and for anyone who needs a really good excuse to go out and buy a bike. The bottom line is that
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Again I’d worked for tire vendors at the Daytona rally. That was over now. The mid March date still held winter over most of the country and I had no intention of moving into the fringed north until warmer spring months. There was money to last and plenty of free time. I might take a
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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. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled &
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This turned into one of those stellar awakening motorcycle moments. A couple of years ago after Born Free, Michael Lichter and I toured a handful of regional shops. He shot this piece of patina Indian history outside Go’s new Long Beach shop on the west side, Brat Style. I was caught off guard by this
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My wife and I were recently exploring options to add toour new 2016 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Ultra (FLTRU) and we were reallyimpressed and curious with the quality of Windvest Motorcycle Products out ofMorgan Hill, Ca. We observed thousands of bikes at the recent Lone Star Rallyand the number of options for what shield to
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Our decision to return to the old saloon at sundown to confront the ‘new’ owners was risky but we’d likely never have the benefit of knowing when and where they’d be again. It was a tactical advantage we couldn’t pass. Hilts’ original plan to find out who they were then reason with them now
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For many of us young ones with little cash and big hearts, we started our journey in motorcycling by getting our hands on a Sportster. It was affordable for the average Joe and soon became an entry model for anyone who was going to buy a Harley-Davidson. Its distinct styling and road-rep has carried
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Sunshine glistened off the pacific ocean at our left while the Malibu mountain range rose abruptly to the right. Sandwiched between these two landmarks, we traveled north along California’s famous Hwy-1. It was a warm southern California winter day, the old FL was fully loaded with my gear, and all 105-lbs of Little Laura
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January 2017: At 68-years-old, George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’ has shot to Amazon’s number one spot this week. 1935 novel ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ by Sinclair Lewis and Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ have suddenly appeared in the Top 50 Sales Titles on Amazon.com June 2013: NSA Scandal and Snowden’s revelations on lack of privacy and
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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. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled & Edited by
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With a New Year just underway, one canstart reflecting not only on the future but the past as well. It can get prettyinteresting when you’re looking back 75 years and start clicking offthe redlined high points. You also add in Father Time and Mother Gravitycalling in their chips. Case in point, Don Nowell of Don
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I have hundreds of photos I shot at Mooneyes 25th Anniversary Yokohama show. I was there shooting for Hot Rod and Road Kill, but they don’t use bikes much, so… Let’s use them on Bikernet. See what you can do. –Mike Morgan We will. The wheels
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Hang on for the latest Game Over Cycles (Poland) Cafe Racer customized for Hard Rock Cafe restaurant and it’s a bike combining motorcycle world with the world of music. The concept is expressed in construction containing parts, which look like instruments and music gear, but are also fully operational elements of the motorcycle. “Musical” parts
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