Nominee No. 1 (San Jose Mercury News): An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a former girlfriend’s windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged, blowing a hole in his gut. Nominee No. 2 (Kalamazoo Gazette): James Burns, 34, a mechanic from Alamo MI, was killed in March as
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Nominee No. 1 (San Jose Mercury News): An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a former girlfriend’s windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged, blowing a hole in his gut. — Read more.
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Hey, We are making serious progress with the Salt Torpedo. I need to draw a notion of the proposed front suspension for our esteemed tubing bender, TIG welder, frame guy. Each week I have my homework assignments and now a member of the Uglies has stepped up to pilot the World’s first Streamlined trike. Micah
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Our team expanded significantly, and lots changed and progressed in the last week or so. Micah McCloskey, a bike builder and shop owner for 40 years came over. I needed to interview him for a Cycle Source Magazine feature. He immediately fell in love with the Salt Torpedo and became an active team member.
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It’s been a wild couple of weeks. The goal this year was to slow down, but that isn’t happening. We are scrambling to reconfigure all of the Bikernet web sites, trying to get someone to make a movie around one of my crappy books, not go broke and build the first streamlined trike in the
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Submit your best photo for a chance to win $5,000 and an unframed print of the finished painting. Not sure what to submit? Submission Rules You must own the rights to the image. Both color and monochrome images accepted. Each image must be 300dpi & under 10mb. Limit 3 images per entry. Entry Period:
The ‘MADE IN JAPAN SINCE 1969’ anniversary t-shirt The iconic Honda CB 750 Four turns 50 this year. On this occasion CB750Four.us offers a striking anniversary t-shirt for all owners and fans of the world’s first mass-production four-cylinder motorcycle. The high-quality t-shirt with white ‚CB 750 Four – Made in Japan since 1969‘ printing is
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Hey, We are going to change the heading for this department from Sunday Post to Weekend Roundup. I’ll give you a notion of what the weekend was all about, maybe something very hot news and lots of girls from Barry and really bad jokes. Friday was a scramble on the trike and we made considerable
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LISTEN UP DOORS OPEN: 10 a.m. Saturday + Sunday We have 2 ticket booths for purchasing tickets. Ticket Booth 1 — located in side parking lot past the entrance of The Saguaro Ticket Booth 2 — located in the hotel lobby next to check in Weekend Pass $25 Single Day Pass $15 12 & Under + Vets
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Typically, I think people’s relationships are generally their own business. I have morals that cause me to form opinions about extra-marital affairs, mind you, but I usually don’t care all that much. What I do tend to care about is the Second Amendment and our right to keep and bear arms. One refrain I often
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Hey, This isn’t funny but ridiculous. We usually don’t see it in our face. It happens behind the scenes, but the government shut-down brought it to the surface. Our government isn’t working. It’s become two football teams bent on destroying the other one. Their job, running the government for the people, is no longer part
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The new Mustang Standard Touring Solo keeps the Indian Scout Bobber’s characteristic old school styling intact while delivering a significant upgrade in rider comfort and positioning. The Standard Touring Solo positions riders at a similar reach to the controls compared to stock, with a deeply contoured bucket that offers excellent lower back support and
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As a serial biker dater who’s secretly proud of her hard-earned status, I’d like to share my wisdom with the world and all those girls out there whose hearts skip a beat at the thought of being in the same room with single bikers. Keeping in mind that women have incredible power over men
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As a serial biker dater who’s secretly proud of her hard-earned status, I’d like to share my wisdom with the world and all those girls out there whose hearts skip a beat at the thought of being in the same room with single bikers. Keeping in mind that women have incredible power
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Starting in 2019 the California Highway Patrol will be enforcing some new roadway safety laws. One of them is the modified exhaust systems. January first exhaust violations will no longer be correctable. A fine will become mandatory. Therefore, you have to pay the fine and get the issue fixed. Before if you were cited you
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Me and Cecily hopped in the car were on our way to Las Vegas once and we stopped at a desert town that is a popular way-station for the Las Vegas hordes that come and go to LV from SoCal. It’s a hot gasping oven of a town and used to have just two eateries
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What the hell, I just couldn’t leave the girls behind, so I decided to throw something at you. We will see how this works with some humor and a quick weekend report. Charles, from Strictly Hawgs and Mitch came over to discuss the Salt Torpedo on Friday. We discussed front suspension and rear mono-shock suspension
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Me and Cecily hopped in the car were on our way to Las Vegas once and westopped at a desert town that is a popular way-station for the Las Vegas hordes thatcome and go to LV from SoCal. It’s a hot gasping oven of a town and used to have just two eateries but time
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Remember the installation we performed on Jeremiah Soto’s Dyna. We actually used D&D components on three Bonneville bikes and set two records. We installed lots of D&D exhaust systems on Bikernet shop projects over the years. Jeremiah’s Dyna was one of them about four years ago and he’s been riding the streets of Los Angeles
Remember the installation we performed on Jeremiah Soto’s Dyna. We actually used D&D components on three Bonneville bikes and set two records. We installed lots of D&D exhaust systems on Bikernet shop projects over the years. Jeremiah’s Dyna was one of them about four years ago and he’s been riding the streets of Los Angeles
Removing bolts with rounded heads, stripped threads, frozen, or even broken flush with the material like the one shown here, can be a real challenge. Here are ten ways to help remove problem fasteners. One of the biggest frustrations when disassembling a vehicle for restoration, or even repair, is the dreaded seized or stripped
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One of the biggest frustrations when disassembling a vehicle for restoration, or even repair, is the dreaded seized or stripped bolt. Stuck hardware occurs when a bolt or nut gets corrosion between the threads and they won’t budge. Many times this leads to breaking the bolt off and having to drill and retap the hold
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Hey, I mean it. I want everyone to have a splendid New Year full of prosperity, fun, love and adventures. Sure, there might be a stumbling block here or there, but nothing you can’t overcome quickly and move on to your next success, accomplishment or new bike. Just remember, don’t stop and never give up.
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https://bikerpics.smugmug.com/STURGIS-EVENTS/SONS-OF-SPEED-STURGIS-2018/ Billy Lane brought his Son’s of Speed show to Sturgis once again in 2018. Using a hand carved dirt tract at the Full Throttle, he and his fellow racers defied death, literally, running these classic motorcycles on a very rough, hardened, dirt track. If they had fallen on the jagged surface they could
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