Special Reports

Over the years an antique motorcycle collector hears many legends and rumors about old motorcycles that are said to be rusting away in a barn somewhere, or one found in factory-new -condition in the basement of an old hardware store. Here's the legend of the two nearly complete, unmodified, Harley Panheads that were pulled from […]

Riding a motorcycle can be one of the greatest pleasures in life. But riding in heavy traffic these days amid those who are driving large, heavy vehicles, barely paying attention, or on the verge of having a psychotic episode, can make a pleasant ride into a dangerous or even deadly one. Motorcycle riders are many

I needed a road trip. Opportunity rang when Layla called me one morning in May. With only two hours sleep after a night of insomnia I thought I was dreaming when she asked if I would represent Bikernet in Las Vegas on June 11th. I would ride and review the new motorcycles Harley-Davidson and Buell

HARLEY-DAVIDSON OFFERS FOUR NEW MODELS FOR 2005–Brighter Headlights and Optional Original-Equipment Wheels Introduced/ Harley-Davidson broadens its Sportster, Dyna Glide and Softail motorcycle lines with the introduction of four new models for 2005. Eleven new color options and improved headlight technology are among product enhancements offered for the Motor Company's 2005 model year.“This is an exciting

Hang on for the entire line up of 2005 Victory Motorcycles. If you haven't ridden a Victory find one and throw a leg over it. You just might be surprised. Since 1997 Victory by Polaris Industries was launched, by 1998 they were in full-scale production on the newest line of American Motorcycles. The first model

Bikernet reporter Helen Wolfe roadtesting the new Lightning. EAST TROY, Wis. (July 15, 2004) – Buell Motorcycle Company expands its line of Lightning models for 2005 with the introduction of the Lightning CityX XB9SX (pronounced “Lightning City Cross”), a middleweight urban streetfighter, and the Lightning XB12Scg, a big-bore powerhouse designed to bring Buell Lightning performance

CUSTOM VEHICLE OPERATIONS (CVO) UNVEILS POTENT NEW SCREAMIN' EAGLE V-RODBoosts Performance of the Harley-Davidson Power Cruiser MILWAUKEE (July 15, 2004) – The 2005 VRSCSE Screamin' Eagle V-Rod developed by the Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) team features high-performance engine modifications and a host of special custom components that make this limited-edition V-Rod an even more

MILWAUKEE (June 28, 2004) – Following an acclaimed redesign in 2004,the Harley-Davidson Sportster family moves forward in 2005 with a newmodel, the XL Sportster 883L, and an update to the rear axle of allSportster models. To keep up with the high demand for the new 2004Harley-Davidson Sportster models, shipments of 2005 models will beginearly, with

Photo by Silvermoon of Bandit's 1946 Chief captured with a beautiful woman's form accenting the lines of the classic motorcycle. Factory liquidations have an atmosphere of nervous agitation. Call it vultural reality, as in “the vultures are circling.” Just as the Grateful Dead reminded us that “One man gathers what another man spills,” closures, bankruptcies,

Here’s the deal. We’re running an exhaust company Bikini Contest and giving away a performance set of exhaust in the process. We now need you to vote, so we can give the hot set of D&D Exhaust away. Unfortunately we started the contest just as the first fall cold chills swept the country, and we

Los Angeles, Calif. – July 18th, 2006 – “Biker Build-Off,” the consistently popular series from Original Productions that made custom bike-building a mass culture phenomenon, is back for its fifth season on Discovery. The first of thirteen new episodes will air August 7th at 9 p.m …then on twelve subsequent Mondays, the last: October 30th

On August 30th at Willow Springs Raceway, former AMA MotoGP champ and custom motorcycle innovator Roland Sands, defeated fellow master builder Jesse Rooke, in the 2006 season premiere of Discovery Channel’s popular Biker Build Off series, scheduled for broadcast this coming August. For the 2006 season, Biker Build Off’s producers decided to provide a twist

BIKERNET NEEDS YOUR HELPWe’ve run out of Digital Discoveries. Cantina members who feel they got the killer article, including jpeg. images can E-Mail Sin Wu,and if we choose yours, you get $100. One Digital Discovery submission will be chosen per month, but you can submit as many as you like. Look at some of our

Powersports & Utility Vehicles Section Debuted at the 2009 SEMA ShowIn any given year, the SEMA Show has more than 130 exhibitors that manufacture, distribute or retail powersports products. At the 2009 SEMA Show, a dedicated Powersports & Utility Vehicles section debuted in the upper South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, adjacent to

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A view of the inner workings of the new Sportster driveline and the new rubber mounts. Blending 47 years of hot rod tradition with a host of technological updates, the Harley-Davidson Sportster platform is all-new for 2004. Since it was introduced in 1957 as a raw-boned, high-performance hot rod, the Sportster has become an icon

Harley-Davidson continues to set the standard for factory custom style and performance with a four-model Dyna Glide line for 2004. For the first time, each Dyna Glide model will be offered with a choice of carburetor or electronic fuel injection on the 1450cc Twin Cam 88 V-Twin engine. New on all 2004 Dyna Glide models

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Aug. 11, 2003) ? Harley-Davidson’s Engine RemanufacturingProgram aims to give Evolution engines a second chance at life. So, it was fitting thatHarley-Davidson Genuine Motor Parts and Genuine Motor Accessories provided GaryWetzel with a complimentary remanufactured engine for his 1993 Electra Glide. After all,Wetzel knows all about second chances.A highly decorated Vietnam veteran, Wetzel,

.It was a hundred years in the making and we’ll never see anything like it in our lifetime again. It’s huge (more than 25 acres), it’s truly an entertainment extravaganza (more than 12 bands on two stages) and it has something for everyone.On the weekend of July 20-21, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Harley-Davidson Motor

GONE RIDIN’– Yes, it’s time to head out to Sturgis, so I’ve compiled a few locations with lots going on for those who plan on attending. The years that Bandit heads out to the Badlands, it’s such a hectic schedule for months approaching August, that by the time he leaves, we girls are exhausted. So,

I recently enjoyed the latest Victory press Party ( complements of Bikernet ), where Victory motorcycles showed off their new line for '05.I flew out from Houston on an extreeeeemly short fight to Austin. So, why not just run out for the Victory trip? The response is just as strange as taking such a short