The Weekend Roundup

  Hey, Just back from the El Camino Antique Motorcycle Swapmeet, here in Los Angeles. It was the biggest ever with 100 bikes in the show and a full compliment of swapmeet vendors. We entered two bikes, the 5-Ball racing Peashooter and Nyla’s Bobber by Kent Weeks at Lucky Devil. We didn’t place, but Tom […]

Hey, Life is strange and hectic. We constantly ask ourselves, “Can we do more?” I thinks it’s a question much of our society is asking. You have your family and a job, maybe a project (like a chopper), a religion, a charity you look after, a club, community activities, a pet or two, and maybe

Hey, It’s a holiday weekend and I’m scrambling to write a couple of book chapters. I returned from Bonneville to discover a missed HORSE deadline, and holiday offers on my computer, as if an evil haunting omen. Fuck, it’s the first of September, not November. Then there’s Las Vegas Bikefest at the end of the

  Hey,             Another crazed morning in paradise. We are now carving into the week we depart for the mighty Salt Flats. One bike is not complete and the other one is broken. We are waiting on engine gaskets from Accurate Engineering, which were sent snail mail. The new rings arrived on Friday, so

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  Hey,   This year is bananas, but first a helpful tech: If you have ¾ or 1-inch axles with sealed bearing wheels, you need a JIMS Wheel Bearing Puller tool, available from one of our Sponsors, J&P Cycles.   I tried to take the bearings out of our little old spool front wheel hub for the peashooter.

  Hey,             This is crazy. I once said we were going to take August off each year, roll to Sturgis and relax, but you know it ain’t possible. The internet eats you alive. Content and action flies at us everyday. If we don’t keep up, it piles up like local grown vegetables in

Hey, Life is strange. I tell kids that if they catch a break, pass the final, win the marathon, that’s cools, but watch your ass. So many times I’ve seen folks score high, then fall completely on their asses, get a DUI, break up with their girlfriend, you name it. It’s as if they don’t

Another whacked-out weekend. I don’t know where to start. We need to load the Peashooter and head out to Classic Cycles, about the last major element. I missed my last appointment with Andy Dunn. We worked on the throttle cable carb connection yesterday, plus we finished, sorta, the retard and advance cable system. We just

   This is going to be a nuts Sunday on Monday Post. Sunday morning we were up at the crack of dawn loading the Bikernet Hearse for the LA Calendar show.       Saturday night we worked until midnight trying to tune the 5-Ball Factory racer for the run to the Queen Mary Show.

Hey, Life is nuts, but it’s still cranking along. Yesterday, I attacked something I’ve never grappled with before. I attempted to complete fuck up a perfectly good Sportster gas tank for our Peashooter project. It was the biggest stumbling block of this 1929 Bonneville bike effort. Two elements bothered me. I’ve never challenged myself to

Hey,   Happy 4th of July. We’re hanging out flags and celebrating Independence Day. We need to give thanks for all we have and had. We also need to keep the faith in this tenuous democracy, to do our part as citizens to steer this country in the correct direction. I wish we could quit

Hey,                 This has been quit a weekend, and Sunday is just kicking off. I installed modified late model points in the Doctor’s ’34 VL, and it runs like a champ. We discovered that the engine was filling with oil. We needed to drain the lower end more often. Friday Dr. Nuttboy came over and

  Hey,   This is a strange Father’s day. I wish all you rat bastards a terrific holiday. I just rolled back into town from Dixon, California. We hauled a 1912 restored H-D single, a 1917 beautifully restored H-D, a 1914 unrestored running H-D, and my fav, a 1913 unrestored Indian single to the fairground

BIKERNET SUNDAY BAD RIDE POST–NEVER A DULL MOMENT IN BIKERLAND From Markus Cuff Hey, What a crazy year. If this is any indication of the summer schedule, look out. As soon as June hit, event exploded like a case of beer in the desert. This weekend BAD rides kick off around the country supporting the

SUNDAY POST CONTINUES… Continued From Page 1 U.S. HIGHLAND BUILDS A LINE OF AMERICAN OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES– U.S. Highland prepares to launch new bike line Motorcycle and engine manufacturer U.S. Highland Inc. is getting ready to launch its motorcycle line this summer, and that means expansion and jobs at its Mounds, Okla., headquarters. The company moved

BIKERNET SUNDAY POST – THE WORD ON THE STREET IS… Hey, Well, I’m settling in from the Thailand adventure. I will tear into the Assalt Weapan next week. My 1929 Overhead Valve Peashooter engine is almost rebuilt. It’s a stroker, and the frame has been modified for the taller engine. On another front, Bikernet Metric

WELCOME HOME MONDAY POST – GLAD TO BE BACK… Burt and Malaysian babes in Kuala Lumpur. Wow, I just returned from Thailand on a 14-hour flight. Talk about grueling. We sailed with six other yachts from island to majestic island, with Bob Bitchin, for seven days. Once the publisher of Biker magazine, he now runs

Special Sunday Post: After fending off jellyfish attacks, Bandit is on his way back to terra firma and the Bikernet lair… Kids, Bandit is on his way home and will be serving up a special Monday Post for you. There will be harrowing tales of jellyfish attacks, exotic destinations and much, much more… But before

With Bandit Away On Vacation, The Cat’s Out Of The House, But The Show Must Go On. Here’s Your Sunday Post Bandit says he was going sailing this weekend. This is a spy photo of his latest project. You don’t want to miss this book signing event. These events always end up with the books

BIKERNET SUNDAY POST – CHOP N GRIND BIKE, NEW BOOK ON NHRA FROM SCOOTER, JOKES, GIRLS AND MORE Hey, Just about the time I think about taking a break, more shit flies around the shop. I finally scored a 24-inch diameter, solid brass porthole for a room down stairs. It has no ventilation, and this

BIKERNET RIVER RUN SUNDAY POST WRAP-UP Continued From Page 1 SPEAKING OF BOOKS WE HAVE FIVE: Shop Class As SoulCraft An Inquiry into the Value of Work Matthew B. Crawford, TO GIVE AWAY– For some, high school shop class was a rite of passage: required study of the manual arts, a break from text books

BIKERNET LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN SUNDAY POST Hey, It’s Laughlin River Run Weekend and the girls are out. I never know how sexy the Cantina will be on any given weekend, but this weekend came alive thanks to the wandering River Rat and Crawdaddy. They are ducking sand storms and chilly desert weather with a hand

SUNDAY POST CONTINUES Continued From Page 1 First Rumble Opens the Riding Season at the H-D Museum May 29 – 31– Kickstart the riding season at the H-D Museum,? rain or shine, over Memorial Day weekend. Indoor and outdoor activities include H-D demos and racing dynos, American Motor Drome Wall of Death, grilling demonstrations by