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Bikernet TIME-SENSITIVE Special Report: Lane Splitting – California Assembly Bill 51

California Assembly Bill 51 would re-affirm the California Highway Patrol’s authority to issue lane-splitting guidelines for the state’s roadways. This important legislation is now scheduled for a hearing on June 14, 2016, in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee. The American Motorcyclist Association supports this legislation and encourages you to contact your state senator […]

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Bikernet Tech: Overview of Voltage Regulator Types

By Bandit

Introduction The linked material below is a collection of information which provides an overview of both the mosfet and thyristor type voltage regulators. If using a thyristor type voltage regulator and it fails, upgrading to a mosfet based voltage regulator will offer longer lifespan and better charging system performance. Heat buildup in the voltage

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Bikernet Event Coverage: Quail Lodge 2016 Motorcycle Event

By Derrel Whitemyer

It’s 5/14/16 a Saturday morning and I can’t get started to the Quail Lodge Motorcycle Event with a broken headlamp. I get lucky and find that Gilroy Motorcycle has one in stock. Sooo off I go to Gilroy for a short detour…Oh, and they’re next to a great coffee shop. Thank you Steve and Hilary

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Bikernet Special Report: FEMA MOTORCYCLE RECALLS FROM EUROPE

By Bikernet Contributor Snake

Productsplacedon the market in the EU are subject to general safetyrequirements.These requirements are included in the General ProductSafetyDirective 2001/95/EC (GPSD) which aims at ensuring that onlysafeconsumer products are sold in the EU. TheEuropean Commissions’ Rapid Alert System(RAPEX) enablesthe quick exchange of information between theEuropean countriesand the European Commission about dangerousnon-food productsposing a risk to

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Huge Party At The 30th Biker Fest International Metzeler

By Bandit

It was an unmatched show the past weekend in Lignano Sabbiadoro. You could already hear the engines rumble since the start of the week, but the full amount of bikes started coming into the Biker Fest from Thursday morning, growing in number until Saturday, when the sun was shining and temperature rising. The

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Classic 2007 Softail Receives Paint Touch-Up

By Bandit

Riverside CA May 1st 2016: Last year I bought the bike I had been dreaming about since it made its debut in the Harley line-up in 2007. It’s a two-tone Pacific blue and black 2008 Softail Custom; FXSTC. I’ve included the alphabet soup nomenclature for those who are entertained by Harley model-acronyms. No matter how

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Biker’s Choice TWIN-POWER Ignition Tech

By Bandit

I recently rambled about never giving up. This tech is an example in not giving up, and looking for opportunities for success. James Simonelli recently went to work for Biker’s Choice and it’s a company constantly looking for opportunities to succeed. They continue to expand and James is working hard on the Twin Power line

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NCOM Coast To Coast Biker News for May 2016

By Bill Bish

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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Bikernet Profiles: Tony “Pan” Sanfelipo

By Bandit

Elder bikers in my circle tell stories of being harassed by police and being turned away from bars, restaurants, and hotels when they were young. Today we enjoy riding without heavy government restrictions throughout most of our country (like no helmets in Wisconsin), are welcomed at most establishments, and celebrate our lifestyle at rallies

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The Amazing SHRUNKEN FXR Updated

By Bandit

Once upon a time there was a bike built called the Shrunken FXR. Keith “Bandit” Ball, of Bikernet and other assorted fame, built it. By a stroke of good fortune the bike became mine through the generosity and trust of Keith Ball. This bike was my daily commuter for a handful of years. It was

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First Look: 2016 Indian Chieftain Dark Horse

By Bandit

Introduced May 11, the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse is a blacked-out hard bagger that will provide riders with a starting platform; a plain canvas mounted over around a massive V-twin powertrain with two wheels. Although this menacing bike could be used ‘straight out of the can’, riders might see it as an

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Bikernet Special Report: Sonny Gets Nuttier

By Paul Garson

For more than half a century, Sonny Nutter has been leaving his competition in the dust, on and off the track. In the process, “Sliden’ Sonny” bagged a ton of stories, and one of many focuses on racing at the famous Ascot Raceway located in Gardena, CA. “The place opened in ’57 but at

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The ARCH KRGT-1 Gets EPA/CARB Approval

By Bandit

Arch Motorcycle, the “ultra-premium” American V-twin manufacturer co-founded by Gard Hollinger of LA County ChopRods fame with Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves, has had its first production model certified as emissions compliant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States. This means that their KRGT-1 is now

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Bikernet Road Stories: Oaxaca Adventure

By Scooter Tramp Scotty

Deep in Mexico now. Here the world, as I know it, does not exist. All the rules, land, and language, are different. The roads had become potholed and twisted as they ran through such jungle foliage as the U.S. has never seen. With only a motorcycle for company, I rode alone.

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RSD Super Hooligan Flat Track Took Over Downtown Austin

By Bandit

TheHandbuilt Motorcycle Showin Austin, conveniently takes place on the same weekend as the famedCOTA Moto GP as well as the COTA GNC Flat Track. The event is a mashup of racing, custom and culture creators. You have the crème de lacrème of custom motorcycles from builders like Max Hazzan, ShinyaKimura, our own Roland Sands

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Wayne Rainey Trailblazers Hall of Fame 2016 Inductee

By Bandit

Editor’s Note: I’ve attended the Trailblazer banquet for a few years now. This year was the 72 annual banquet. Some 750 folks, mostly motorcycle racing industry veterans, crowded the Carson, California, community center. I find it to be an inspiring gathering each year, and again I will try to share some of the stories from

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The INDIAN Restoration Saga Continues

By Bandit

It was late August 2013, and I had nothing to do that Saturday, so I took a look on the internet for motorcycle events that day. I discovered a “Big Bad Motorcycle Show” at the NW Harley dealership in Lacey, Washington. I decided to ride my recently painted 1946 Chief (jade green and crème) just

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NCOM BIKER NEWS BYTES FOR APRIL 2016

By Bill Bish

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Harley-Davidson Roadster Latest In The Dark Custom Stable

By Bandit

As the newest member of the Dark Custom lineup, Roadster combines modern performance and retro-inspired styling with premium suspension components, an air-cooled 1200cc V-Twin engine and a profile reminiscent of vintage racing motorcycles from the 1950s and 1960s. The 19-inch front and 18-inch rear Offset-Split 5-Spoke cast aluminum wheels were designed specifically for

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BIKERNET SUPREME TECH: The Brew on Busted Bolts

By Bandit

Anyone who has ever worked on older vehicles has experienced the dreaded broken bolt malady. It may be on your bike or on someone else’s, but it always ruins your day. Why do they always seem to be in an awkward and hard-to-reach place? Trying to remove one by drilling straight into the remaining bolt,

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Bikernet Reviews: New CVO Book from Motorbooks

By Marilyn Stemp

Since the inception of the CVO line, which began in 1999 on an FXR platform, one fact has become crystal clear: CVO models are not for the timid. Indeed, these motorcycles have absolutely no place at all among the meek. A survey of CVO owners, those individuals who recognize the intrinsic value of top

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BIKERNET TECH—Welcome to BDI Exhaust

By Bikernet Contributor Wrench

Life is fascinating, daunting, bullshit, heart-breaking, exhilarating and once in awhile inspiring. It’s also a blast, sexy, and fast. Just in the last couple of weeks, I encountered a struggling biker business on the brink of financial heartache. They survived the 2008 economic downturn, and became one of the few custom bike companies to make

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BIKERNET BONNEVILLE UPDATE, CHAPTER 9: Once more on track with the help of Paughco

By Bandit

This is a tough one. We all have dreams, but dreams take resources. And of course, your resources need resources. Our Bikernet, 5-Ball Racing dream is to build the first streamlined trike, the Salt Torpedo. Several companies recognized the concept and stepped up, including JIMS machine, Paughco, MetalSport, Carl’s Speed Shop and BDL. We got

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Bikernet Event Coverage: WILLIE’S CHOPPER TIME SHOW AT TROPICAL TATTOO

By Rogue

To me and many others it was the place to be on Thursday of Bike Week. Yes it is a Bike Show and there are so many entered that there is hardly space to move between them, but it is different than other shows in the area. There is a feeling that is hard

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