Editor’s Note: The Bikernet staff supports the new series of Editor’s Choice bike shows created by Chris Callen of Cycle Source. They were created to give guys an opportunity to meet magazine editors and hopefully get their bikes featured in national magazines. Bikernet was one of the original supporters and the only Internet magazine in […]
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I was recently sent a book named KICK START and asked to read it and comment on it. It is about the memories of an Outlaw Biker by the name of “Teach” a member of the BARONS MC a well-known motorcycle club which started in 1966. He became a member on July
KICK START By Ralph “Teach” Elrod- A Book Review Read More »
Do I start with “In the Beginning”, “Long, Long Ago”, or “Once Upon A Time”? However you look at it, there’s always going to be a back story, bits and pieces coming out over a Jack and Coke or a brew, at the shop, local pub or even the Warehouse in Port Costa.
KILLING MACHINE CHOPPERS – The Good Ol Days Read More »
Editor Note: The 2014 IronWorks Magazine Chile Pepper Rally is Sponsored by Bikernet I got on the horn with Marilyn Stemp, Editor of IronWorks Magazine, and explained that I couldn’t make Indian Larry’s Block Party in Brooklyn, New York, because I was heading West to New Mexico to get the gears turning on the
Riding the 66 in New Mexico and Promoting the Chile Pepper Rally Read More »
Cottonwood, Arizona, once home to bad guys and bootleggers, is nestled in Arizona’s verdant Verde Valley, a serene setting belying its often-violent past. It recently hosted the 13th Annual Thunder Valley Rally, giving props to all the outlaws and free spirits who have returned to its rebel bosom. Decades after Al Capone personally bailed
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The annual pilgrimage to Bruce’s Bar in Severance Colorado was only delayed a little by the recent floods that ravaged that area. Checking the web site the day before, I found the event had been postponed a week. Ninety percent of the roads and bridges heading from Denver to Severance were still closed because
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Riding Above The Tombstone “When death throws you back”, her strong, vibrant words echo around the room as she addresses veterans and others in hopes of inspiring them to live each moment, as she shares her own story of fighting back from the depths of despair after a devastating motorcycle accident. Life
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On a beautiful Southern California day, three Bikernet staffers darted across town to San Bernardino to the Big Bear Choppers headquarters at the base of the mountain, which was the previous home of Big Bear Choppers, Big Bear. You’ve all read and watched the BBC history, their struggles, the economy, the devastation, the market failures,
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Editor’s note: The following story was reprinted from the book, “Borderland Biker, In Memory of Indian Larry and Doo Wop Music,” by Derrel Whitemyer. Revised version August 6, 2013. For Chapter 6 CLICK HERE Name’s Christopher Jax but people call me Jax. It’s been a week since I escaped from Ma n’
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I’m using a Baker DD6 transmission and they mount on a 5 speed transmission plate as used in Evolution Softail frames. I don’t care for the flimsy stamped sheet metal trans mounting plates available commercially so I opted to make my own. Back in the day we used to have V shaped rear
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Leucadia, Calif.–Rather than compromise his vision by using traditional publishers who wanted to simplify his book, author Allan Karl decided to turn to crowdfunding for the printing of the first-edition of his new book. Beginning today, Allan Karl’s book, FORKS. A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection is available for pre-order on Kickstarter.
AROUND-THE-WORLD MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE COMES TO LIFE IN FORKS Read More »
Sooo you’ve been searching the internet for dealerships that have new bike sales and you stumble across a husband and wife selling ‘both’ their bikes for two thirds of what you’d pay for a new one. One’s a 2009 Yamaha Road Warrior; the other is a 2009 Yamaha Raider. Both have less than 8500
Tastes Good…No…less filling! Read More »
Indian Larry Motorcycles is probably one of the most recognizable names in the motorcycle business today. Their shop, located in Brooklyn, has to be on any true chopper jockey’s “must visit” list. There is constantly a flow of traffic through their doors from kids down the street to entire clubs of people who make
How Bout Ten Cross Yo Lips? Read More »
Hi All, As many Bonneville racers have been heard saying over the years “sometimes the salt wins”, and much to our dismay was the case for us this past August.Naturally it was a bit of a let down after setting an AMA National record in 2012,but we are already planning and looking forward to next
‘–DREW’S NEWS–2013 BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials Recap Read More »
Bikes, Babes, Barbecue….what better sums up the SoCal Kulture scene. But sometimes you have come up with a whole new menu when the cupboard is bare. Back in 2007 when they couldn’t find a descent bike party in the area, four Venice Beach vintage bike fans put together the Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club…
6th Annual Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club Rally Read More »
My name is “T-Bag” Ludlow. I’m a 24-year-old native of Chicago-land and my bike is a hardtail Sporty chop. Yes, I’m living the good life. Lollapalooza is a three-day music festival hosted annually in Grant Park. It basically drowns out anything else going on near the lake. Previous experience with
Lollapalooza – 3 Day Music Festival in Chicago Read More »
Editor’s note: The following story was reprinted from the book, “Borderland Biker, In Memory of Indian Larry and Doo Wop Music,” by Derrel Whitemyer. Revised version August 6, 2013. For Chapter 5 Click Here Larry’s ten minutes of winding his way downhill with me as a passenger brought us into a warmer
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In a world gone insane with new tech and import parts, there are still builders who create true works of art the old school way. A couple of years ago, a handful of us, including Billy Lane, Jeremiah Soto, and the boss of Sucker Punch Sally, rode north to Half Moon Bay from Los Angeles.
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Now we’re talking Old Skool biker rally. The Four Corners Rally got it right this year. Moving back to its original venue and bringing back the original promoters has made this into a destination for years to come. The rally started 21 years ago when Senator Ben Night-Horse Campbell and Mike
Four CORNERS BIKE RALLY, IGNACIO, COLORADO Read More »
It has become something of lore, something to talk about, something that still today is remembered by many. It was the day the Hells Angels came to Porterville. But, it is not that the Hells Angels converged on the town of only 8,000 residents at the time. It is that Porterville stood up to the
Historic Porterville Attack Read More »
Who is Marilyn Stemp? Everyone knows she is the heart of Ironworks Magazine, the Editor of the magazine, which she started with her husband Dennis in 1989. With her journalism degree from Penn State University and passion for organization mixed together with her husband’s passion for motorcycles and his amazing creativity they
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There is no place on earth that captures the feeling of the outlaw like the Wild, Wild West. Throughout the history of America, outlaws of one type or another have been drawn to the Black Hills of South Dakota. There is an energy in those dusty hills and plains that permeates all
THE WILD, WILD WEST- Betsy Reports Back From The Sturgis Rally Read More »
For Chapter 4 Click Here Editor’s note: The following story was reprinted from the book, “Borderland Biker, In Memory of Indian Larry and Doo Wop Music,” by Derrel Whitemyer. Revised version August 6, 2013. “When I die I want to meet God and say, what the hell were you thinking, like what were
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People ride for all sorts of reasons – transportation, relaxation, just pure fun. It’s probably been true to some extent from the advent of motorcycling. But you have to imagine that in 1914 and 1915, it must have been more about transportation and maybe about fun than it was about relaxation. Ah, but there was
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