Weekly News

Hey, “If you’re still in business, you’re successful,” said Kevin Alsop, of Big Bear Choppers.He sensed that his award from the state of California came from his ability to keep Big Bear alive during the recession. He should be proud. One aspect of this industry forces us to stay on top of the action, events. […]

Hey, I learn something every day. I won’t tell you what I learned this week. It was embarrassing, but valuable. I’m studying the economy, and listen to Dr. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, during another senate hearing. How the hell does anyone get anything done? The point I absorbed from this particular hearing was

Hey, I found the Shangri-la of 1937, the Tibetan Utopia in Wilmington, California, on the edge of the Port of Los Angeles. You wouldn’t know it if you attempted to rumble down our street into a massive construction, street widening zone. Cement trucks dump tons of rough gravel-like- mixture over underground electrical conduit. All the

Holy shit, Sometimes the week rolls along sorta smooth. It’s as if I get a vibe for the industry weekly by watching the file for the Thursday news grow. It snuck up on me today. I was leaning toward a laid-back Bike Show weekend, then it hit me like a goddamn fireworks explosion today. The

Hey, I’m winding down on my new Motorbooks project about a longtime 1%er. He had a tough life, but it was non-stop, with never a dull moment allowed. My deadline is Feb 1, and I will make it by a cunthair, with a shot of whiskey, and a prayer. Damn, the show season hit with

Hey, Wow, this damn year is already ramping up. We ran out to Spitfire yesterday and looked at our Frisco’d FXR frames, girder front ends, and shot the Jolie Rouge Ironhead Sporty for the HORSE. The scary aspect of this year is folks lack of concern for freedom. I brought up the subject in front

Hey, You’re going to find the news scary, inspiring, and holiday heartwarming. If it doesn’t meet that criteria, somebody will get their ass kicked. How’s that? Well, I installed a 42 mm Mikuni on the 5-Ball Factory Racer, and it ran like a champ. I should have stuck with the jetting issues. I re-installed an

  Hey, Thursdays at the Bikernet Nerve Center, at the forefront of the Thursday’s News Desk, is a convulated trip. I feel pulled by politics, bike projects, the poor economy, and the drive for creative spirit. This week is no different. We’re headed in so many Medusa direction, I’m not sure where to turn. I

Hey, Another incredible day in paradise. The 5-Ball Factory Racer should be up and running fine this weekend. We will kick the mudflap FXR into action tomorrow at the SpitFire facility. And perhaps we will have the opportunity to see one of the most outstanding motorcycle collections in the Los Angeles region on Saturday. Yesterday

HEY, Life is nuts, and every day I wonder WTF. It’s a miracle we survive from one day to the next. I listened to a budget meeting on Cspan. If we could figure out the squirrely language the feds use just for the credit side, we could save the budget, but we can’t, and nobody

  Hey,               Another strange day in paradise. I’ll tell you why. I’m working on this book project for Motorbooks almost daily. I go to libraries, search the internet, buy subscriptions to newspaper archives and interview folks involved in the history of this club. But I still feel like time is slipping away. The

Hey, I want to thank all the Vets out there today for their service. I spent three tours off the coast of Viet Nam on a heavy cruiser. During the second tour, our Captain made a promise to blast his way into the record books by launching over 85,000 rounds of 3, 5 and 8-inch

Hey,               Another interesting day in paradise. The Retro Love Ride rumbles back to its roots next weekend. Tim is picking up his sportbike, which we’ve had stored in the Bikernet shop since he graduated from the College Oceaneering down the street. I heard banging outside, and a family was going through our dumpster

Hey, The rain front finally drifted away. Its nerve racking when you live in a building located just 2 feet above sea level and the DWP guys, widening the road, blocked all the storm drains with sand bags. Plus we’re known for flooding, even when the storm drains are working to capacity. But the sun

Hey, I’m in the middle of a mechanical blender turned on high. My self esteem has been hit by a number of mechanical pitfalls. I love to work in the shop, fix or created something that improves a project and go for a ride. But this year we’ve had a couple of mechanical woes constantly

Yo, Every news day is different. It’s fascinating. I actually look forward to Thursdays, although each one kicks my ass. By 8:00am we are all out of the sack and hitting the news. Usually it takes until about 8:00 in the evening to finish this bastard, and we barely take a breath in between. For

BIKERNET HALF-WAY DONE WITH THE NEWS-NEWS – BIKETOBERFEST AROUND THE CORNER, REDNECK ENGINEERING BAGGER ON THE SALT, TORIAN LEATHERS AVAILABLE ON BIKERNET, CHOPPAHEAD AND ROLAND SANDS DVD, EASYRIDERS BIKE SHOW TOUR, BUELL ULYSSES LUGGAGE & NO OFF ROAD, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, VT RACEGIRL IN THE NEWS, CHEYENNE FROM RENEGADE AND DREW GATEWOOD CLOSES HIS

Hey, Another wild week at the Bikernet paradise. Governor Arnold signed a toothless motorcycle noise law that will make Californians more unpopular with the rest of the country. Shit, it doesn’t even go into effect until 2013, then only affects 2013 and newer bikes. What the fuck? It will become another unenforceable harassment ordinance. We

Hey, We had an executive board meeting this morning. We discussed enhancing our classifieds area for more service to our readers, fixing the Bikernet Studio and running a daily or weekly video clip on the home page, running a girl teaser for the Cantina on the Home Page, kicking up the shop weekly offers, and

Hey, A San Diego AP writer wrote an article about noisy bikes recently and here’s a clip. This shit pisses me off to no end: CALABASAS, Calif. — The laid-back vibe of this affluent Los Angeles suburb gets a jarring wakeup on weekends when hundreds of motorcycles thunder through the Santa Monica Mountains, triggering car

Hey, We’re back from having our asseshanded to us on the salt. What a strange and foreboding year this has been, andit’s not over. The Assalt Weapan didn’t make it to the salt, the parts neverarrived from Accurate Engineering. I have a thing about communication. The moreyou communicate, the more you learn and can respond.

    It’s another day in motorcycle paradise. The Peashooter saga continues, but we’re beginning to nail the final aspects and go to paint and powder. Terry Lee, from Envy Cycles, a sheet metal and fabrication master, might help us with a small fairing. The oil tank was shipped from Stealth Enterprises in North Carolina.

We may be getting the hang of this new Bikernet web system by Robintek, in Columbus, Ohio.– Somehow they are also grappling with the enormity of Bikernet and its ever-changing content. Half an hour ago I rumbled with a vast litnany of notions, announcement, and article announcements.   I’m lost now. This week scrambled past,

Hey,   I’m going to jump right into the news. I’ve got whiskey and women waiting for me. I need to scramble back into the shop and finish fitting the gas tank for the Peashooter. Tomorrow, I promise to post the 10th 2010 Bonneville report. Talk about changing directions.     Chris Callen called this