The Weekend Roundup

Happy New Years, I spilled my guts about some of our 2014 moves, and I realized some were not strictly within the carefully outlined and strict Bikernet Code of the West. How about that deal with the fastener company based in India? It’s not exactly within the motorcycle industry. I’ve often said over the years, […]

Hey, Merry Merry, It’s that time of year, when we need to put our wrenches away and focus on the family. Is that possible? Give it a shot. It’s sorta the Code of the West. Let’s hit the news:   NEW JACKETS for Men and Women from Firstgear AND BIKER’S CHOICE–   Women’s Jacket  

Hey, It’s that time. We need to figure out the Bikernet e-mail Christmas card. We scramble so hard around here, shopping seems along way off. I ran across a book from Marilyn Stemp called The Last Lecture. It’s a cool motivational read, so I bought a batch of them for Xmas presents. We all need

Hey, This weekend was wild with shows from the big Ultimate Builder Show in Long Beach, the David Mann Choppersfest going on in Ventura right now, and the MoonEyes Christmas party.     I better get to the news quick. It’s cold in the shop and I need to scramble back to the Ultimate Builder

Hey, I’m excited about next year, but it will be challenging, to say the least. Maybe daunting is the correct word. But I always need to keep my prospectives alert and balanced. About the time you think you have problems, look around. Check this: An Ohio Walmart store is holding a Thanksgiving food drive for

Hey, I’m drinking too much coffee. This week was a strange one. Sometimes the stars are out of align and everything seems to go to shit. Even the otherwise friendly dog next door bites you. If you can recognize this aura and step back, the stars will align once more and your girlfriend will call

Hey, I say it’s never a dull moment around here, but last night took the cake under a brilliant full moon reflecting in the semi-still waters of the San Pedro Yacht Club Marina, on the wrong side of town. It’s odd that the SPYC is actually housed on the dark Wilmington side of the Port

Hey, I’m scattered this morning. I’m trying to encourage some of these kids around here to think of their futures and even make a list every day or week. There is so much to be handled from the family aspect, the spiritual, the home, the fun stuff, the business, and the creative. No wonder kids

Hey, Don’t forget to turn your clocks back. Is life nuts or what? You’re gonna love this. I’m 65 and looking for a date. Fortunately, I have lots of long-distance love supporting me from ex-wives and even a 25-year-old. I should be satisfied, but I’m still looking. It’s sorta like riding a Hyabusa off a

Hey, The brothers are at the Long Beach Swap Meet while we pound out the Sunday Post. It’s been sorta overcast. I’m a nut. I’m not sure where I got it, maybe it was Lou Kimzey, who was the mastermind behind Easyriders. He hired me, at 22 years of age, to the be the manager

  Hey, I’m making this short since I just cruised in from Catalina Island on the tall ship Irving Johnson. It was a bucket list endeavor. Irving Johnson started this training endeavor in the ‘50s building tall ships all over the world to train kids in the old tough ways of sailing the seven seas.

Hey, Does anyone know the ins and outs of shop roll-up doors? Ours may need some help. Of course the guy who came over pronounced after a short inspection, “You need a new door, quick.” That’s just $4,000. Ouch. Biketoberfest is coming right up, and so is the Love Ride next weekend on opposite coasts.

Hey, I had a dream last night. Someone wanted to purchase my Mudflap Girl FXR. Sure, it was a flattering offer, then I started to think about how I would replace it. I couldn’t. No matter what formula I came up with it didn’t fit. Nothing on the planet fits me like that FXR, so

Hey, This is going to a be short and sweet Sunday Post. Some of the staff were attacked by the Chinese Mung Flu and unable to climb out of their bunks. Others tested way too much whiskey. And of course the Asian massage parlor on a Saturday night was jumping. So let’s just hit the

Hey, I write and attend events so often they become a blur between names and dates. The Rips Bad Ride Poker run took place on Saturday from Lifestyle Cycles to the new Rock N Roll Custom Paint facility. Ray Wheeler, our Performance Editor planned to attend, then headed to Illusion Cycles. Then Art Hall the

Hey, I don’t know shit about Syria issue, except for what the Frogman said. The Frogman spent 10 years in the middle east training troops. He said to stay away from Syria. It’s a no-win. I’ve read several reports and watched Senate hearings. So here’s the list: 1. We are being asked to attack one

Hey, This is the first of the new Sunday Post regime. It was 90 degrees in my shop today, and I was going to say that Bikernet was taken over by a massive Chinese conglomerate of corporations. They own half the world. But Bikernet would still be assembled in the United States. And we would

Hey, We need some input from you. I get up most Sundays at the crack of dawn to produce the Sunday Post. As the years have progressed the Post takes longer and longer until I have no Sundays at all, so no weekends. I need to shift gears, so I can ride and work on

  Hey, This is an odd Sunday, with brothers and sisters at the Bub meet lining up to set world land speed records. Only about 400 folks scramble out to this event as builders, pilots, spectators, sponsors, staff, and journalists. It’s an vast place where every team tries desperately to make a difference in an

Hey, This Sunday Post is a kick. It’s just fun and thought provoking. Shit, I need to hurry. I’m stripping a massive brass porthole for the front of the building. Kyle and I grappled with tools, the bead blaster, sanders, you name it. The best tool turned out to be a series of Scotch Bright

Hey, Got an early start this morning. I’ll scramble, try to wrap the Post and grab a few Sunday hours for a ride, or who knows. Bonneville is breathing on us hard, then the Boot Ride, 110th Anniversary event and Las Vegas Bike Fest. I fired the 1928 Shovelhead yesterday, and Richard fired up the

Hey, Is life nuts or what? Sturgis is happening in a big way. Klocks had their party. Rogue got food poison and was held up, but he’s there now and attending all the action. Not bad for 72 years old. Indian served up their new models to the delight of the media. For the first

Hey, Sturgis is beating down on us like the sun on Margarita Ville. The party mode takes over everything as everyone gears up for the ride. Ray Wheeler is working with his team in San Jose to dyno tune his Twin-Cam Hyabusa monster. His computer crashed, so just as the action heats up his reports

Hey, So do I call this the Bad Cop Sunday Post? I know some bros who hate cops. I run the bad cop news because of the historic battles between bikers and cops, but I run ‘em sorta tongue in cheek, since I believe cops have the toughest jobs on the planet, and are forced