Editor’s Note: Rogue, our Bikernet Bad Cop Investigator supplied us with this law enforcement training manual. It’s interesting to note how they twisted the statistical facts to present a case for additional enforcement and restrictive measures. Did you know that we currently have twice as many riders on the road since 1983, yet our accident […]
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Contrary to popular belief, you can’t judge a tire by its cover. Researchers and most experts agree that along with tread depth and proper tire maintenance, tire age is also crucial to your safety on the road. This tire was bought as new — it has never been on the road — but
TIRE SAFETY TIP from Vee Rubber and Motorsport Wheels Read More »
“I want to do wheelies,” said Frank, my son, about his 2002 Dyna Glide. We recently stepped up his 88-inch twin cam performance package with a 97-inch kit from S&S including a Screamin’ Eagle billet cam plate, the high performance oil pump, Zipper’s Thunder Max, and a Bub Exhaust System. His blacked out Dyna was
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For the past two months, it has been expected that President Obama would speak out on gun control and the Second Amendment. Obama’s anti-gun base has been hoping that he would finally openly embrace their prohibitionist agenda. But Obama has proven over the past few years that he knows taking on America’s gun owners is
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Several out-of-the- country bike builders have recently contacted Bikernet. About 25 percent of our readership ride outside the United States. And we have no objection to featuring the riding styles, events, or bikes from any country. We recently received an e-mail from Craig at Denco Cycles in Surrey, B.C., Canada. Here’s what he had to
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Coast to coast 311 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
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The back of the Shovelhead bucked and kicked as Travis cut across three lanes of traffic, gunning his damaged bike toward the exit ramp. An eighteen-wheeler loomed in the right lane, closing in on his escape route. No stopping on a dime for that load. Travis snapped the throttle on the S&S, cutting between the
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I get a kick out of JIM’s tools selection. It’s as if JIM is Santa on some creative haven mountaintop marijuana lab. The staff sits around one of Bandit’s Panhead desks and passes a torpedo-sized doobie packed with the latest mind altering, creative juice expanding green recipe. Big Jim sits back in his chair and
BIKERNET TOOL OF THE YEAR 2011, SO FAR Read More »
Every project has a twist, and this is no different. First off, Kent Weeks, the master fabricator at Lucky Devil’s MetalWorks in Houston, Texas, can do anything. I mean, anything. And this is a tiny, but astute example. This bike belongs to Jeppesen Farrell. Jep’s dad is the owner of Farrell’s Frameworks. He is also
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As part of our continuing effort to bring readers the information they need, we’ll be answering trike-related technical questions on an ongoing basis. Please email your questions to TRN Editor Genevieve Schmitt at info@trikeridersnow.com or post them below in the comments section. If we can’t answer a question, we’ll find an expert who can. Stay tuned for regular updates
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I constantly hear someone say, even industry folks, “Choppers are dead.” That’s bullshit. The industry is growing in Europe and Australia. Choppers aren’t dead. The economy in the US almost died, but when it’s back, so will Choppers. But I love the growth in Europe. We were recently contacted by Hogtech Choppers in Sweden with
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Life is nuts, or is it just me? Fortunately, we have motorcycles and women to chase. And this year became the year of the Evo, the FXR, and the mudflap girl. I’m scratching the back of my head and wondering how to kick off this build for 2011. There’s a lot on the plate this
Mudflap Girl Part 1, the Concept Read More »
Typically when one thinks of art, and artists, visions of paintbrushes and canvas come to mind. However, according to Webster’s II new college dictionary, first edition, 2004 the word art can be defined as “a conscious arrangement or production of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a way that affects the aesthetic sense.”
Started with a stock Harley wishbone frame. Somebody else, not us, cut off all the mounting tabs to make a “home made “chopper. Basically ruining the frame for any kind of authentic, antique restoration. The bike was also missing its original sheet metal, tins, and handlebars. We knew going in that this bike was going
The For Sale Feature: 1950 Harley-Davidson Panhead Read More »
In July of 2007 S&S published a release about the acquisition of Flathead Power. Suddenly many old school aficionados held their breath in anticipation of access to a long awaited, refined product line. A longstanding customer-vendor relationship between S&S and Flathead Power helped facilitate the deal for S&S. Senior Manager of Race and Customer Services,
Flathead Power Knucklehead Engine Alive Once More Through S&S Read More »
NCOM COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWS Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) KIDS JUST WANT TO RIDE ACT Two years ago the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) implemented the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 to regulate the lead content in children’s toys, inadvertently banning the sale of
NCOM Coast To Coast Legislative Update for February 2011 Read More »
I ran into this bike at the Easyriders Show here in Charlotte. This bike caught my eye and I took a closer look. The more I looked the more impressed I was. The bike did not shout at me but slowly drew me in, like a seductive redhead. It kept saying, “Come a little closer.”
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Bikernet is sponsoring the Sturgis Museum this year and we offered to feature one of their display bikes each month on Bikernet. We are promoting the Sturgis Museum for several reasons. Our boss is in the Hall of Fame. We don’t know why, but what the hell, he’s old.The Museum represents a great deal for
RARE 1925 V8 HENDERSON CLASSIC COMING TO BIKERNET Read More »
After facing a couple of awkward incidents where I was forced to scramble off my 2009 Harley FLHTC quick and push it backwards to escape soft ground situations I started thinking about the new Baker Reverse Gear. I live in Florida, and patches of slippery sand surround me. Usually reverse systems are used on three
BAKER DRIVETRAIN REVERSE INSTALL WITH D&D EXHAUST Read More »
Shorai’s LFX Lithium Iron batteries contain prismatic cells that have no lead, no acid, and don’t create explosive gasses during charge, as traditional lead-acid batteries do. You can mount them anywhere and in any position since their contain no liquid; something that custom bike builders will appreciate. Compared to lead-acid, Shorai LFX lithium batteries are
Testing Shorai’s LFX Lithium Iron Battery Read More »
Back in the Stone Age, women had to be more selective in their mating habits for obvious reasons. If a saber toothed tiger wandered into her cave, would she want a fellow who would first consider the feelings of the tiger, and what one less man-eating beast would do to the balance of nature before
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY SOCIAL STUDIES PROFESSOR DISCUSSES THE ALPHA MALE Read More »
Recently I researched information on Vertical License Plates for motorcycles and the new Florida law pertaining to them. This was done so that people planning to attend Bike Week in Daytona Beach and or visiting Florida anytime would be aware of the new ordinance. Then another source said they were a Legal Counsel and felt
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Please help our friends in NZ complete a life size bronze statue of Burt Munro with a $ 5 contribution! (and get a chance to win a beautiful bronze casting of Burt Munro).Fab Kevin did several articles on a trip down to New Zealand for the Burt Munro Speed Week. We met some seriously cool
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