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INDIAN MOTORCYCLES-Iconic US Name and plan for resurrection

CASE DESCRIPTION- Strategic Management Class, Harvard School of Business The primary subject matter of this case concerns strategic management. Secondary issues examined include entrepreneurship. The case has a difficulty level of four, appropriate for senior level courses. The case is designed to be taught in two class hours and is expected to require two hours […]

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New History Channel TV Series: Hairy Bikers

By Bandit

It’s interesting, if not a little disheartening how the meaning of an expression can change through the years. Back in the early 70s if a biker mentioned his good partner he meant the dude was his bro, and wasn’t referring to participating in a homosexual marriage. There’s another biker expression from back when the Harley

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Performance Exhaust Tech With Samson

By Bandit

Located in Brea, California, Samson Motorcycle Products is the brainchild of inventor and bike wrench Kenny Price. Kenny was so good at making custom pipes for his choppers that it earned him the nickname of Godfather of Pipes in the 1960s. Still designing today, Kenny is now offering innovative exhaust products for Harley Davidson, Indian

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Houston Bike Night At RB Customs

By Bandit

In a town the size of Houston it is quite possible to launch full-blown bike night every goddamn evening, who knows? I am aware of a couple on my side of town, one is at a restaurant, the other shines at the local H-D dealership, plus there is bike night at RB Customs. Owner

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World Famous Drunk Nick the Dick

By Jon Towle

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Zen Chapters 3 and 4

By Jack McIntyre

Zen woke up again but this time not in the bathtub, he was on the carpet of the living room with a blanket over him and a towel wrapped around his waist. His beard, that had been growing for the last month or so, had been shaved off, and he had some fresh stitches on

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Jim’s Long-Term Classic Triumph Chopper

By Bandit

Some guys go through bikes like wives. Others find a bike and keep it for the duration. That’s the case with this classic Triumph Chopper built and painted by Jim Murillo. In 1989, he was married and moved to the sleepy mountain community of Lake Elsinore, California, on the edge of the sprawling city of

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Mudflap Girl FXR, Part 5

By Bandit

Click here for: Mudflap Girl Part 4, the Spitfire Frames to Roller Life is nuts, but we are scrambling on the Mudflap Girl FXRs, at least mine. Us old farts constantly have discussions about how unmotivated kids are. I want to work on my bike constantly. Every waking minute I’m thinking about it, about

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Tail Gunner Report on Shocks

By Tail Gunner

Well it’s that time again, this month we attempt to stop my poor old Softail from dragging her Tail. The old girl just isn’t up to the challenge any more, with two up riding she sags and sways all over the place, got to do something, quick! So I started looking

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Fastback Styling or the High-bar Vampire moves to the outskirts of New Orleans

By Bandit

When I was a kid I bought a Schwinn Fastback Stingray bicycle. It had 5-speed gear shifting on the frame, banana seat and ape hangers. I rode it thru junior high and into high school until I snagged my driver’s license and my first motorcycle a 1969 Harley Rapido 125cc.

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Robinson and the Ack Attack Go Down Hard!

By Bandit

The Top 1 Ack Attack took a huge tumble late in the first day of competition at Mike Cook’s Landspeed Shootout. The team took to the salt shortly after the meet was called to a close ending the first day of competition. The goal was to do a couple of low

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6-Speed Conversion From Rivera Primo

By Bandit

Six Speed Conversion Kit Bikernet.com calls it new “New Blood for Swingarm Shovels”. We call it amazing! This kit will transform your clunky, old, worn-out 4 speed swingarm Shovelhead into a sleek, wild, driving machine. The kit replaces your taper shaft 4 speed with a brand new polished PowerDrive™ six speed close ratio splined shaft

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Bike Feature: Four Elements “4LMNTS”

By Bandit

My Dad loved motorcycles. From Honda trail bikes to gold wings to CB750’s, I remember motorcycles were always a part of our family. A 1978 Honda Trail 70 was my first two-wheeled entry into the rough and tough biker world. It was an all black model with a chrome package and the folding ape

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JIMS Transmission ReMan System Saves the Doctor’s Trans

By Bandit

The Good Dr. Hamster rode his FLH over 200,000 miles before pulling it down for a Pre- Sturgis prep rebuild. It was time to dial in this puppy in from stem to stern. We are planning a FXR ride next year to the Badland, or to Bonneville, or maybe to a Too-Broke for Sturgis

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San Diego Biker Bites

By Bandit

Bikers love to eat. Whether it’s a convenient excuse to pull over, take a break and eat a burger, or a matter of much needed fuel to keep our senses sharp, motorcyclists often find themselves bellying up to the dinner table. And for motorcycling’s hungriest segment, Baby Boomers, dining has become a destination. It’s puzzling,

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Joe Cool is Back

By Bandit

Joe Cool is a bike with a tragic story behind it, but as with disasters some good comes along. Joe Cool’s name comes from a charter boat. Two fugitives who hijacked the crew and ended up murdering the four-crew members contracted the boat. Joe Cool ran out of fuel and was found floating twelve miles

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NCOM Coast To Coast Legislative Update for September 2011

By Bill Bish

COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWS Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) PENNSYLVANIA MEASURE WOULD LIMIT LEARNER PERMITS ABATE of Pennsylvania is supporting legislation to limit the number of motorcycle learner’s permits allowed before a rider must get a license. “All too often those involved in serious accidents have no motorcycle

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Book Review, “One Light Coming”

By Marilyn Elmore Bragg

A REVIEW OF THE CALIBRATION OF EDWARD WINTERHALDER AND MARC TEATUM’S: “ONE LIGHT COMING, A Biker’s Story”–As an avid reader, I delved into this book about the biker lifestyle with gusto. The first two chapters were a bit problematic for me, but certainly nothing that couldn’t be overcome. The writing felt forced in those chapters.

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NEW BIKE IN THE STURGIS MUSEUM FROM OCC

By Christine Paige Diers

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is excited about the newest addition to its collection of motorcycles – the BIC(r) Flex 4(r) Chopper designed and built by Orange County Choppers. The bike, built in 2010, sports an S&S 100-inch motor, Baker 6-speed transmission, and OCC custom wheels. The motorcycle was built to help

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Bikernet Betsy 2011 Sturgis Saga

By Bikernet Betsy Huelskamp

When my little cousin planned her wedding for August 5th, and asked me to be her wedding photographer, of course my answer wasm, “yes!” And when my mother and brother and his family decided to come out for the wedding and stay with me, of course the answer was, “yes!” What is more important than

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Book and DVD Reviews for 911

By Kevin Thomas

2011 Book Review: Triumph Bonneville Portrait Of A Legend James Mann and Mick Duckworth have put together a masterpiece in Triumph Bonneville Portrait of a Legend. Portrait covers the legendary Triumph Bonneville from its 1959 T120 US model to the 2010 Bonneville Sixty with a look at it’s origins in the 1954 Tiger 110.

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A Day at the Dago Races

By Joshua Placa

As we ride the Earth looking for the next great, undiscovered biking destination, it somehow occurred to us to think outside the yellow lines, way out. Comic Con International, a gargantuan gathering of the TV, film and print sci-fi industry and its following herds of super hero and horror fanatics, was rumored to be a

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SMOKE-OUT 12, THE ROCKINGCHAIR ROCK-OUT

By Bandit

THE SMOKE-OUT rocked Rockingham NC again this year. The temps were hot again but the bikes and ladies were hotter! There were Flatheads, Knuckleheads, Panheads, Shovelheads, Evos and even a few Twin Cams. Some of the coolest Triumphs on the planet were also roaming the fields. The metric bobber crowd was also well represented at

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Buckshot’s Bar-Barian

By Bikernet Contributor Buckshot

When I was just a pup, one of my earliest memories was riding on the tanks on my dad’s old 80-inch flathead. It was stripped down for speed, and dad used to race the old clay track at Cotati with it. I guess it would be called a “bobber,” but back in the early ‘50s,

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