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Author reveals the winding turns in his motorcycle career With almost three decades in the motorcycle industry, Robert Scot Michel is intimately familiar with Harley-Davidson. His new book, a memoir entitled “Who is the Real Hog?” shares the ups and downs of working for the celebrated chopper company. Michel’s stories invite readers to experience international […]

American Motorcycle Specialties, USA has a special Christmas dealer promotion for the original line of Comfort Max Gel Pads. From December 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013,  AMS is offering DEALERS ONLY their Comfort Max gel pads at their regular dealer discount plus an additional 10% off.  The tail bone notch is now included on all five

    RetroMod Rigid Panhead Oil Tank Text and Photos by Doug Coffey I needed an oil tank for this build that would be rather unique. It had to hold a full size battery from a late model electric start Dyna or Softail as my large high compression stroker motor would need all the starting

    Enfield Motorcycles Rule Photos and Text by Ujjwal Dey Rider Mania is India’s biggest biker festival hosted by the iconic motorcycle brand Royal Enfield. Thousands of loyalists ride to Goa during the third weekend of November to challenge themselves and their machines to various tests as planned by the organizers. As the sun

    Hello Bandit I ended up paralyzed after riding my Harley on Sept 2 2004. I went around a sweeping corner at a high velocity and a woman talking on her cell phone hit me head on. I ended up bouncing off the wind shield and over the roof going like Superman without my

Old-time Elvis Presley fans and lots of newer, younger ones flocked to a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Friday to see his stylish ID bracelet, custom-made motorcycle, eye-catching rings and military mementos. The exhibit opened in conjunction with Elvis Presley Enterprises and includes more than 40 artifacts loaned

    Celebrating 88 years with Kars and Girls– The George Barris way Photo’s by Art Hall, Text By Richard Kranzler Known to millions of car enthusiasts and collectors worldwide, George Barris has been designing and creating cutting-edge cars for more than 50 years. His creations have dominated such hit TV shows as The Munsters,

    Veteran’s Affairs: Killing Machine Supports Our Troops  One day, while we were moving some bikes out of the shop, two riders flew by on Highway 2 and locked ‘em up. They flipped a U-turn and came in the lot. It was two active duty Marines from the Inspector / Instructor staff at the

Thousands of visitors are descending on Invercargill for the 2013 Burt Munro Challenge, which starts today. More than 25,000 people are expected to watch the racing through to Sunday. Early arrivals have secured prime spots at “tent city” at Oreti Park, the venue for the challenge. Greymouth couple Kenny Williams and Lesley Polatsek, said they were looking

How long does it take to steal a motorcycle? A New York minute. New York is the nation’s capital of motorcycle thievery, followed by swingin’ Las Vegas, the National Insurance Crime Bureau reports. Next comes San Diego, Indianapolis and Miami. Overall, just like when it comes to car thefts, motorcycle thefts have been dropping. In

Well, here’s something to give you an interesting angle on this other American tradition that is Black Friday!

Pictured are the First and second place contestants in the annual Thanksgiving Eve Turkey Gravy drinking contest held at the Loud American Cafe in Sturgis SD. It was the most disgusting event I have ever laughed so hard at. The smell was worth the wait …..NOT! How many shots of gravy did the winner drink

    Turkeys Stuffed With Cheer, Family and Friends Along With Good Ole Jack. By Bandit, Ray Wheeler, Bob T., Jim Waggaman, Mistress Chris, Richard Kranzler, RFR, Dr Feng, Sam Kanish, Art, and the rest of stalwart Bikernet crew. Hey, As nuts as the world is we need to be thankful for what we have.

    Buffalo Chip® Announces Return of Award-Winning Student Build Challenge™ with 2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Sturgis, SD (November 26, 2013) – The Sturgis Buffalo Chip is proud to announce that its ground-breaking Student Build Challenge will return in 2014. The bike build project is a collaboration between the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, Sturgis Brown High School, Black Hills Harley-Davidson®,

From now till Friday the 29th Trask Performance is having a BLACK FRIDAY SALE! 10% off all of our V-Line accessories!! Go to www.TraskPerformance.com and click on the Black Friday banner!! Advertisement  

    Harley Drags Texas style with photos and text by Rigid Frame Richard. For over 30 years there have been Harleys running at Little River Raceway just outside of Temple, Texas at summers end. The past 30 years Red Roberts has held these drag races each year on Labor Day weekend, which allows for