Weekly News

Hey, It’s almost Veterans Day and I plan to take advantage of the USS IOWA tour on Saturday, since I did three Vietnam tours on the St. Paul, a heavy cruiser. A very similar ship. I’m sure it will bring back memories of 5-inch shells kicking out onto the wooden decks as we bombarded the […]

Hey, Just returned from SEMA in Vegas to complete the Thursday News. Was up a 4:15 this morning to catch a flight. I hung out with Bob Kay and Jeff Najar, the bosses of Biker Pros who are the producers of the custom bike show aspect of the IMS show series of some 12 motorcycle

Yo, Another interesting day in Paradise. I rode to Bennett’s Performance yesterday, testing the Mudflap FXR once more with some adjustments to the Rox shock position. Sugar Bear wanted me to align the shock with the neck and I did. Then I adjusted the ride height up ½ inch, so the bike is very close

Hey, What the hell? We are scrambling on several fronts, and my attorney wants to party this weekend. I need to work on a Rivera tech so I can relocate the Bonne Belle into the gym with the pool table, until we can afford to ship it back to Departure Bike Works for tuning and

  Hey, This is turning into a tech weekend. I need to dial in my Son’s Mudflap girl bike, so he can roll it out of here on Sunday while we feature him tattooing a redhead on a shop lift for Erik’s TV series. I need to run Kiwi Mike’s new tie-down bracket over to

Hey, Just back from Vegas and the downtown D Hotel with their turbo-charged, kick-start air conditioners, no movies, and troubled room service. I’ve been locked down at the former Fitzgerald Hotel a few times, but this was the last. It’s tough when there’s no secure place for your Kendon trailer. We ended up spending our

    Bandit is in Las Vegas, working the Bikefest.  It’s a short news again, but full of good stuff and things to do.  I hope you enjoy!   ~Nyla         Sugar Bear In Hawaii With KFab– Good evening Bandit, we were able to have a nice Lunch with Sugar Bear. It was

Hey, I took a trip out to Kendon Trailers the other day. What an amazing story of survival through harsh circumstances. Almost every private company faces economic downturns, technological changes, upheaval in our society, bad partners, drugs you name it. If you are a long-term employee, and your life and employment has remained consistent, you

Hey, It’s an odd one today. I’m almost finished with my Bonneville epic. It’s a tough one, but I should have it launched tomorrow or Saturday. I get so anxious to keep the content flying that I launch before our official copy editor rolls through the text. No matter how many times I read my

Hey,  I survived Bonneville and Milwaukee, and I’m still standing. Next clean the Bikernet shop thoroughly and plan for Las Vegas Bikefest later this month. I’m currently working on the 5-Ball Racing Bonneville story. It’s an odyssey of learning and success, without a record. But I’ll dig in over the weekend, and you’ll see the

  Bandit wrote an intro for you, but he’s having Wi-Fi issuesin the airports today.  He’s on his way from Salt Lake City toMilwaukee for the Milwaukee Rally AMD/Harley-Davidson Custom and Ride-in Shows.  I haven’t received a full report, but as of the last quickmessage, Bonneville was a bust for the 5-Ball Racing Team. “Bust

Holy shit,I’m scrambling like never before. I told you this year was going to be tough, and now we’re down to the gnat’s ass bottom line, Bonneville effort deadline. We are nearing the final hour. Yesterday, Wednesday, I finally picked up my engine in Torrance, California, just a half hour from the shop. Thanks to

Hey, Half the world is in Sturgis, and the other half wishes they were in the Badlands drinkin’ whiskey and doing a burnout. It’s incredible. Reports indicate increased crowds. I ran over to the new BDL Headquarters the other day. What an amazing new facility where they build BDL, GMA, and pump products. The building

Hey, This is a strange day. Half the Biker Nation is on the road to the Badlands. The other half is struggling to stay financially afloat during these tough times. It’s so tough folks ignore terrific opportunities. They dodge the big score, while grappling to keep the lights on. Good god. The government wants to

Hey, What the hell? The Sturgis pressure is bubbling to the surface, immediately followed by Bonneville deadlines. Hamsters are riding choppers from all corners of the country to the Badlands, and so are the Hells Angels and loners. I hit Jeremiah up to ride with us to Mammoth tomorrow, and he wimped out. It’s fascinating

Crazy, I don’t know where to start today. A brother died unexpectedly day before yesterday. Jim Murillo painted many of our custom bikes, and was in the process of painting our Bonne Belle. He was a concerned custom painter who always went the extra yard for his customers. He will be severely missed as a

Hey, We worked with Sprocket List Classifieds for a couple of years, but the company changed hands, so we are also going to shift gears. Do us a favor. Let us know what you like and don’t like about our classifieds section. Also let us know what you would like to see, when it comes

Hey, I’ve got a quandary I believe needs to be discussed. Michael Lichter recently turned me on to a web site made up of motorcycle scholars. I wanted to put this question to them, and maybe Bikernet readers can help me position it. I believe this is a core issue within our society: the notion

Hey, I should make this quick. I’m burning daylight. This weekend is packed once more. The 100th anniversary of Motorcyclists magazine hit the Source offices tonight with a gala bash. The Born Free event begins set up tomorrow with move-in of home built motorcycles, choppers and bobbers, and then Rip’s Bad Ride rocks on Sunday.

Hey, Another crazed day in Paradise, and this week Rogue took over the news with reports on various events from Bike Week, including this one from the Broken Spoke: There is just so much going on during Daytona Beach Bike Week that it is impossible to attend all of the events. Like everyone else, I

  Spam sucks, and not the canned meat kinda spam, I love that…  I’m talking about the unwanted emails that clutter up our inboxes.  Bandit is in North Carolina attending the Smoke Out so I’m bringing you the news.  In order to fish out a dozen or more news items, I had to sift through

Hey, Another whacky day in Bikernet Paradise. I just addressed alignment issues on the Mudflap Girl FXR chopper, and I believe she’s ready to rock. Need to chase the speedo connections one more time. We are going to pull the Peashooter engine and ask the master of Magnum engines, Duncan Keller, to reduce the compression

Hey,As you know life is strange. It gets more macabre by the second. I guess, we need to fight like hell for what we believe in and hope the rest gets the hint. I won’t even start. Try watching the movie Hemingway and Gellhorn. Amazing film from a historic prospective. Then don’t miss the interview

Hey, I had a slight glitch in my e-mail program and lost a handful of notorious e-mails. If you haven’t heard from me, instead of kicking the cat, drop me another line. I’ll make sure to get back to you. Here’s another major Bikernet announcement. Toph has gone on to marketing an apparel line, and