Was the first Streamlined Trike Discovered next to a buried ’59 Cadillac tail fin on the outskirts of Palm Springs? Life is an emotional blender on high here at the Bikernet Headquarters. I escaped one weekend and rode to 14 Palms, California with the good Dr. Hamster one chilly winter morning. We met members of […]
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Several years ago, almost six, we finished a complete vintage 45 motorcycle roller. Powder coated and painted, it languished, but worked in our behalf, when Paughco developed the 4-speed 45 frame, which saved the world for H-D 45 flathead motorcycles. Dave Perewitz immediately built a classic chopper around this new configuration. It opened lots of
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This weekend, Anamosa, Iowa, home to J&P Cycles, the world’s largest dealer of motorcycle aftermarket parts, accessories and apparel for Harley-Davidson and V-Twin Cruiser will be hosting the 34th annual Open House Rally. Each June amongst the cornfields in Eastern Iowa one of the largest two-day motorcycle events in the Midwest takes place. The small
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Sonny Barger will be on hand at Corbin's 4th Annual Rider Appreciation Day promoting his newly released movie "Dead in 5 Heartbeats" and to support his good friend and fellow HA Brother Phil Cross. Phil will also be at Corbin promoting and signing copies of his hot off the press book "Gypsy Joker to A
The Trask Power Pacc 2 offers out of the box performance for the Harley Twin Cam platform. Simple to install, the Power Pacc 2 delivers an 11% increase in horsepower! On a stock 96” motor with stock pipes and a stock tune, the Power Pacc 2 increased the horsepower from 62HP to 70HP by simply
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Scotty has been on the road since 1994, and he’ll roll into Sturgis in August for the Rally.
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Rivera Primo Inc. is looking for a few above-average individuals 1) Do you have a high level of experience with harley davidson motorcycles? 2) Are you a motivated individual and a self starter? 3) Do you live in California? If you can answer yes to the three questions above, Rivera Primo wants to talk to
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BMW Motorrad celebrates 90th Anniversary with worldwide party in Germany Valerie Thompson, owner/driver of Valerie Thompson Racing (VTR), will be appearing at the BMW Motorrad Days 2013 celebration July 5th – 7th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, the biggest BMW party of the year with over 35,000 attendees expected. BMW Motorrad Days 2013 is a three-day extravaganza
The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® today announced three more acts, Tesla, 4onthefloor and Jared James Nichols will join the already impressive 32nd annual Motorcycle and Music festival lineup during the 2013 Sturgis motorcycle rally. Multi-platinum-selling rock legend, Tesla, joins country icon Toby Keith Tuesday Aug 6, guitar prodigy Jared James Nichols joins the Doobie Brothers and
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Eric Bennett and his dad, Bob, longtime racers, performing Dyno Pulls with the Balls Out Racing monster V-Twin at Bennett’s Performance. Almost 200 horsepower. Bad Brad, a martial arts Sifu, and the previous owner of the San Pedro Kick Boxing School recently bought a ’98 King from the Billet King. He still owns his 1964
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The mid winter air was pleasingly warm. I wore only jeans and T-shirt as the old Electra Glide beat its familiar rhythm against the broken pavement of this little third-world highway. Beyond the roadside, lush foliage rolled easily across the land and brought almost impossibly green hues to the eyes as strange trees and tropical
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Lotus have made some iconic road cars over the years, the Esprit arguably the most famous having been driven on the big screen by a certain Mr. Bond, and in recent years with the success of models such as the Elise, Exige and Evora. Lotus Motorcycles was established to design and build the first motorcycle
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Only 41 days until the Ride that Rocks! Do you have your pass for this legendary ride yet? Get it here. Advertisement
As part of the build-up to Bike Week and the Indian Motorcycle launch, Indian continues its “Choice” campaign with a new broadcast spot, “Bike Wash.” Check it out! Advertisement
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This is important, and join your local motorcycle rights group.
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Indian Motorcycle just released the schedule and additional details of one of the most highly anticipated and historic motorcycling events in decades —the reveal of the all-new 2014 Indian® Chief®. Two and a half years in the making, the reveal party will be a thrilling inauguration to both the 73rd Annual Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally and
Suburban Motors Harley-Davidson’s Steve Rapp took a convincing win in the third round of the 2013 AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson series at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Ala., to earn his second consecutive victory of the season. Continue reading
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Suburban Motors Harley-Davidson’s Steve Rapp took a convincing win in the third round of the 2013 AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson series at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Ala., to earn his second consecutive victory of the season. Despite missing the first practice session of the weekend, Rapp, a fulltime airline pilot who
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Bikernet takes a quick look at Indian Motorcycle's historical timeline for iconic moments from 1901 through the present. Today we give you 1040-1949 1940 — Indian pioneers use of "plunger" (spring coupled to an oil-dampened shaft) rear suspension; introduces trademark full-skirt fenders (aka valences). Production during the war years is mainly military and police vehicles.
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A top Harley-Davidson executive had said that in 2012, for the first time in years, the average buyer of the company's bikes was not a baby boomer. For a brand defined by the emergence and, lately, the aging of the post-World War II cohort of consumers, that's a big deal – proof the 110-year-old company
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Racing for the first time at New England Dragway, Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines riders Ed Krawiec and Andrew Hines qualified their Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® motorcycles for the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals. Both riders were eliminated in the first round of racing on Sunday. The event was won by Viper Motorcycle Company Buell rider John
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There’s more from the Code of the West…
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Hey, I’m getting a late start. A magnificent redhead from my past wandered into my life recently and spent the night. We had a lot of catching up to do and ate breakfast of Mole enchilidas this morning at the little Mexican restaurant up the street, Maya’s. This small restaurant in an old brick building,
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