Everything began in the spring of 2011. I had just finished my Harley –Davidson Panshovel, and taken it to Tampere Hot Rod & Rock Show. I had been working on the bike very actively the whole winter, and the thought of taking a break from building bikes was starting to sound like a good […]
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It was the heat that penetrated the red haze in her brain. Her skinfelt seared, heat penetrated through her jeans, her chest, her vest, and mostlyher face. She felt like she was being cooked alive. Even without openingher eyes, that thought managed to cut through. Lying out in the open in the desert on a
The Born Free show is here to stay. It was bigger than ever this year, lasted over two days and never lost steam along the way. Crowds were thick and energy was boundless. This is what happens of course when average age of participants is around 30. This
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Lakeland, Fl., June 20, 2014 – Dottie Mattern, one of only four female contestants in the 2014 Motorcycle Cannonball, has taken delivery of her 1936 Indian Scout, the motorcycle on which she will contest the grueling 17-day, 4150-mile competition scheduled to begin later this year. Rules for the 2014 Motorcycle Cannonball require riders
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We had an opportunity to stop at the Big Mountain Run event in Parsons West Virginia as part of the Iron and Ash Ride for Veterans and really enjoyed ourselves. I was able to see a lot of friends and the others with me met new friends. The time
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The First Annual Iron & Ash Ride is an Epic cross country ride to raise awareness for Veterans, Cigars for Warriors and Veterans Outreach. (To read more Click on links below) First Annual Iron & Ash Ride First Annual Iron & Ash Ride – Kick Off First Annual Iron & Ash Ride –
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For many years the Harley-Davidson Motor Company was seen as a slumbering giant that stirred only occasionally and then released a slightly modified bike (or bikes) as new models. Innovation and Harley-Davidson did not work very well in the same sentence. Well the giant has leaped into action – in fact almost frenetic
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Michelle had been living from only the back of her $700 motorcycle for five consecutive years and her heavily loaded bike now brought up the rear as my just as heavily burdened Electra Glide beat its fateful rhythm against the warn pavement of this small Mexican highway. Highway 1 was neither crowded nor was
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In Wyoming you can never predict what direction the wind will be blowing from but it will always be blowing. For the May weekend the wind blew me to Casper. Fortunately the weather was nice and it was perfect for a motorcycle show. Robert “Bobby” Eldridge had a dream of a bike rally
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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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Ohio Bike Week is a bike rally that has gone through many changes in it’s 12 years of existence. Now in its second year of holding the event on the streets of downtown Sandusky, it has become an event worth taking a trip to. The downtown streets were closed to cage
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Helmet Laws, Vision Zero, Discrimination of an American Legion Rider, Flying the Flag, Electric Cycles and more. 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
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Your 5-Ball Racing Team is one week closer to scrutinizing and the starting line on the salt in August. We have made major progress this past week in the quest for speed. Above image is one of the first attempts at an intercooler. With Dr. Willie is slaving away, completing the ever shortening to
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The First Annual Iron & Ash Ride is an Epic cross country ride to raise awareness for Veterans, Cigars for Warriors and Veterans Outreach. To read more: First Annual Iron & Ash Ride, and First Annual Iron & Ash Ride Kicks Off The team came from all over, Rogue traveled 1129 miles in one day from
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On a mission to road test two ramps from Biker’s Choice. Aaron Whitney from Biker’s Choice offered a couple of options and we decided to test one against the other. We took delivery of two aluminum-arched ramps from QuadBoss. We were immediately impressed with the welds, the new wider tangs and the hinges.
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I saw him from the distance, as he walked toward me at the port of Los Angeles. He looked like some kind of Anime character dressed in a long black leather trench coat over bright layers, shirt and scarf, black leather chaps and black boots. I noticed the mud splattered up the back
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I hear bikers say they grew up riding, or riding has been in their family for generations. It is something to be proud of, and arguably more sincere than a recipe book, or a fishing spot. Those motorcycles carry memories and family legacy, not just the rider. With a name like Youngblood Kustomz,
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May 31st and June 1st, 2014. The First Annual Iron & Ash Ride is an Epic cross country ride to raise awareness for Veterans, Cigars for Warriors and Veterans Outreach. (To read more about this Click here) Storm Boen, Founder of Cigars for Warriors and Jonathan Drew
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Motorcycle Enthusiast Autobiographies by Kevin Thomas – Official Book Reviewer for Bikernet. The common thread of the following books is a passion for motorcycles and adventure. Adventure can be found in riding great distances and crossing state and national borders and finding yourself. Adventure can be more localized and involve urban turf wars
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This is where it starts, we’ve lost so many through the years, brothers and sisters in the wind, and it seems as we get older, there are so many more that quickly take the route to the silent highway. I can remember Christmas day, 2006 – by 8am I had received
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“Here is our latest Brawler GT. We finished it this week,” said Dar Holdsworth the boss of Brass Balls Cycles. FXRs are coming back under the signage of the only two custom bike manufacturers left standing in the United States, Brass Balls Cycles and Big Bear Choppers. What an interesting run since the heyday of
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As one of England’s oldest motorcycle companies, BSA grew out of a consortium of firearms manufacturers who first expanded into bicycles, then into the fledgling “motor bicycle” market by fitting a stronger frame with a Belgian-made Minerva engine. That was 1905. By 1910 Birmingham Small Arms was building
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Screening at the Petersen Museum Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles This movie made itself. Born from the inspiration of documenting the legacy of Ed Kretz it took on a life of its own. Why We Ride wasn’t funded by a conglomeration of sponsors all vying for product placement screen time. It was funded
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The first Annual Steel Horse Sisterhood Summit May 2nd-4th in Denver, Colorado was jam packed with tons of amazing women. Sisters gathered from all corners of North America. Coming all the way from California to Florida, and a few from Canada, where all sisters were given the opportunity to have a voice and
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