Hey, Interesting. There are two hard and fast rules: Everything is changing all the time. And everything comes and ultimately goes (starts and ends guaranteed). We struggle against both and it’s of no use. Buzz Kanter from American Iron said of the industry, “The notion of safety has taken over. No one wants to deal with
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Barnett Tool & Engineering is proud to announce that 2018 will be our 70th year in business in the motorcycle industry! Since Charlie and Afton Barnett started out in a small storefront in Huntington Park, Ca in 1948, we have been producing clutches and control cables with direct-fit upgrade applications for just about everything on
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The Rider Round Up at the Ranch was the second year celebration of Exile Cycles’ 20th Anniversary Party held at Paramount Ranch the year before, now continuing on an annual basis. And again it was a benefit to raise money to Fight Leukemia by auctioning off products and services, together with money donated by the
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Challenges have popped to the surface regarding electric vehicles. They might be more emission prone than petrol based vehicles. Batteries are nasty. We will see. The world is fast changing. No, not Governments and definitely those Senators never leave or change. While the more Hollywood movies change, the more they remain the same. Generations change
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Lindby Custom, Inc. now has the LINBAR available for the 2018 Harley Davidson Softail models. The LINBAR is made from 1 1/4” high strength steel and is offered in 3 different finishes chrome, gloss black powder coat and flat black powder coat. It is designed to offer the most comfortable foot rest placement. The retail
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Harbor Town Seduction To start off I found these books to have a good storyline, with a twist or two. They are the type of book that once you start, they are hard to put down. The main character, Chance Hogan is modeled after a well-known figure and that becomes evident after
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Paramount Movie Ranch State Park, Agoura, CA, October 15th, 2017 – The LA Calendar Motorcycle Show continued its now 27-year tradition as the premier outdoor street bike event in America at two exciting 2017 dates and venues this year. The 2nd event this October had the Calendar Show’s Calendar Bike Building Championship joining the Rider
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Cycle One originated in Winnipeg Canada and first opened its doors in 1969. Cycle One moved from Winnipeg MB to Regina SK and had operated in Regina doing retail, service, performance, fabrication and frame work on all makes and models until 2008. Today, these guys can built for you am FXR replica frame, and much,
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A customer brought Taber Nash this basket a couple of years ago. He delivered the wheels, a new frame and the clean Shovelhead engine. He requested something racy, but then a demanding ol’ lady got in the way. The customer struggled to retain his biker identity, weakened to the pressure and finally sold the remnants
A stereo you can’t hear on the highway is pointless. Let us show you how to install a Hogtunes REV-200 Amp and Speaker Kit so you can make your bike rock.
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www.BikernetTrike.com Editor discovers joys of tomfoolery and nurtures his inner child Drift trikes aren’t new. They were known as Big Wheels or Green Machines in the 1970s. These featured mechanical tricks you might recognize on modern drift cars like “stick shift” brake handles and absurd steering angles. Fuzzy wristbands, Keds, and sliding sideways on a
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The Rider Round Up at the Ranch was the second year celebration of Exile Cycles’ 20th Anniversary Party held at Paramount Ranch the year before, now continuing on an annual basis. And again it was a benefit to raise money to Fight Leukemia by auctioning off products and services, together with money donated by
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By Mike Tomas. President Kiwi Indian Motorcycles, Inc. I had a plan all laid out for this issue’s introduction until I got hit riding my 1945 Chief Coast Guard bike just before Christmas on Van Buren Boulevard, three miles from home. My good friend Jeff Kelderman from Iowa was staying with me so we could attend the
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By Bikernet Private Eye, Ujjwal Dey Harley-Davidson has applied for trademark rights on three new names that it intends to apply to ‘motorcycles and the structural parts thereof’ in the future. But what could the 48X, Pan America and Bronx models actually be? Let’s start with the 48X. Harley already makes a bike with a similar
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The BAKER Gearhead Class #3 is all about aligning your chain in the primary properly. Lurkin’ Lerg gives you the run through.
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A customer brought Taber Nash this basket a couple of years ago. He delivered the wheels, a new frame and the clean Shovelhead engine. He requested something racy, but then a demanding ol’ lady got in the way. The customer struggled to retain his biker identity, weakened to the pressure and finally sold the remnants
Hey, This feels like Turmoil weekend with Trump attacking the marijuana industry, the HORSE magazine troubles, Easyriders deal shifted and the Chopper King Show in jeopardy. Hell, three women melted down before my eyes on Friday. Jeremiah blamed it on the Super Moon. Let me know if you’ve experienced upheaval in your life this week. .
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Hey, This feels like Turmoil weekend with Trump attacking the marijuana industry, the HORSE magazine troubles, Easyriders deal shifted and the Chopper King Show in jeopardy. Hell, three women melted down before my eyes on Friday. Jeremiah blamed it on the Super Moon. Let me know if you’ve experienced upheaval in your life this week.
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The world is fast changing. No, not Governments and definitely those Senators never leave or change. While the more Hollywood movies change, the more they remain the same. Generations change and the new millennials have different priorities and preferences. Climate is supposedly (“allegedly”) changing. Demand and Supply of big bikes have changed. There are again
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Red asked that I forward you the information on Cycle One’s new FXR replacement frame. I have included some pictures and the basics specs and options below. Each Cycle One frame is handcrafted at our facility in OK and are made to order with a build time of 4-8 weeks depending on the time of
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Biker’s Choice Engine Guard constructed from 1-1/4″. steel tubing gives you a nice place to put your feet without having to add highway pegs. Check this out! Advertisement
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Hey, This is a year to think out of the box. I just watched a George Clooney movie, “Michael Clayton,” which I enjoyed tremendously. So many movies follow the same story line, like Bright. I’m losing interest. The bad guy kills everyone but the good guy throughout the movie. He’s cunning and ruthless and can kill
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Hey, This is a year to think out of the box. I just watched a George Clooney movie, “Michael Clayton,” which I enjoyed tremendously. So many movies follow the same story line, like Bright. I’m losing interest. The bad guy kills everyone but the good guy throughout the movie. He’s cunning and ruthless and
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