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INDIAN MOTORCYCLES-Iconic US Name and plan for resurrection

By Johnny White

CASE DESCRIPTION- Strategic Management Class, Harvard School of Business The primary subject matter of this case concerns strategic management. Secondary issues examined include entrepreneurship. The case has a difficulty level of four, appropriate for senior level courses. The case is designed to be taught in two class hours and is expected to require two hours […]

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DAYTONA PRE-LOVE RIDE WEEKEND SUNDAY POST

Hey, This is going to be a wild one, and I’m trying to shorten it, so I can finish wiring my Mudflap Girl FXR. It dawned on me that I have no hydraulic brake lines for this puppy. Well, actually John Reed sent me some, but I just haven’t headed down that road yet. If

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New History Channel TV Series: Hairy Bikers

It’s interesting, if not a little disheartening how the meaning of an expression can change through the years. Back in the early 70s if a biker mentioned his good partner he meant the dude was his bro, and wasn’t referring to participating in a homosexual marriage. There’s another biker expression from back when the Harley

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HEAT WAVE BIKETOBERFEST THURSDAY NEWS

Hey, I’ve got a notion stirring around in my feeble mind. The economy is piss poor, but the passion for toys and freedom never dies. So what can guys (and girls) do when times are tough, and we feel our freedoms slipping away–build and ride motorcycles, goddamnit. A brother may not be able to buy

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Performance Exhaust Tech With Samson

Located in Brea, California, Samson Motorcycle Products is the brainchild of inventor and bike wrench Kenny Price. Kenny was so good at making custom pipes for his choppers that it earned him the nickname of Godfather of Pipes in the 1960s. Still designing today, Kenny is now offering innovative exhaust products for Harley Davidson, Indian

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The One-off Sucher Special

By Wilburn Roach

Harry Sucher documented the inner workings of Indian History, and wrote the stellar archival book, The Iron Redskin. Harry started his research when the original Indian builders, designers, and executives were still around. In the back of The Iron Redskin, in the appendix on Crocker motorcycles Harry featured a close friend, the master Crocker builder

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Houston Bike Night At RB Customs

In a town the size of Houston it is quite possible to launch full-blown bike night every goddamn evening, who knows? I am aware of a couple on my side of town, one is at a restaurant, the other shines at the local H-D dealership, plus there is bike night at RB Customs. Owner

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RACY RACING SUNDAY POST

Hey, Strange times we’re living through. It’s interesting, and I hope the government can get past all the hindering regulations and remember what this country was based on– freedoms not restrictions. But we grapple with our own existence and wonder if we need to head in another direction. Folks ask me why I don’t

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SPECTACULAR VEGAS PRE-BIKETOBERFEST THURSDAY NEWS

Hey, Life is nuts, as you know, but here’s a grand example. For years Las Vegas was the wild growth entertainment center. It was a place where carpenters could get wealthy. Now the unemployment rate in Vegas is 25 percent, 67 percent of all home are upside down, and 20 percent are in foreclosure. The

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World Famous Drunk Nick the Dick

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Zen Chapters 3 and 4

By Jack McIntyre

Zen woke up again but this time not in the bathtub, he was on the carpet of the living room with a blanket over him and a towel wrapped around his waist. His beard, that had been growing for the last month or so, had been shaved off, and he had some fresh stitches on

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Jim’s Long-Term Classic Triumph Chopper

Some guys go through bikes like wives. Others find a bike and keep it for the duration. That’s the case with this classic Triumph Chopper built and painted by Jim Murillo. In 1989, he was married and moved to the sleepy mountain community of Lake Elsinore, California, on the edge of the sprawling city of

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LAS VEGAS SUNDAY POST

Hey, It’s a short one, this weekend, but packed with good info. We are just back from a Vegas Bikefest whirlwind weekend. We finished the Thursday News, then Ray C. Wheeler, Bikernet Performance Editor, and I, jumped in the Bikernet Hearse and cut a dusty trail into the Mojave desert toward the Nevada border. I

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LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST THURSDAY NEWS

Hey, Another crazy day in paradise, and we’re gearing up for the desert run to Las Vegas Bikefest. It will be a hot action weekend, and I’m assigned to judging the bike show and the Bikini Contest Saturday afternoon. I’ll be looking for her chromed parts and inspecting them thoroughly. It’s my job goddamnit. This

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Mudflap Girl FXR, Part 5

Click here for: Mudflap Girl Part 4, the Spitfire Frames to Roller Life is nuts, but we are scrambling on the Mudflap Girl FXRs, at least mine. Us old farts constantly have discussions about how unmotivated kids are. I want to work on my bike constantly. Every waking minute I’m thinking about it, about

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Tail Gunner Report on Shocks

Well it’s that time again, this month we attempt to stop my poor old Softail from dragging her Tail. The old girl just isn’t up to the challenge any more, with two up riding she sags and sways all over the place, got to do something, quick! So I started looking

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Fastback Styling or the High-bar Vampire moves to the outskirts of New Orleans

When I was a kid I bought a Schwinn Fastback Stingray bicycle. It had 5-speed gear shifting on the frame, banana seat and ape hangers. I rode it thru junior high and into high school until I snagged my driver’s license and my first motorcycle a 1969 Harley Rapido 125cc.

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Robinson and the Ack Attack Go Down Hard!

The Top 1 Ack Attack took a huge tumble late in the first day of competition at Mike Cook’s Landspeed Shootout. The team took to the salt shortly after the meet was called to a close ending the first day of competition. The goal was to do a couple of low

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PRE-VEGAS SUNDAY POST SUPREME

Hey, We are running late with the post. We hit the Long Beach swap meet to collect parts for the Mudflap Girl bikes, Bonneville projects for next year, you name it. That damn, every two week event was jammed, and it was just followed by the El Camino Vintage Swapmeet, yesterday 10 miles away. Since

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6-Speed Conversion From Rivera Primo

Six Speed Conversion Kit Bikernet.com calls it new “New Blood for Swingarm Shovels”. We call it amazing! This kit will transform your clunky, old, worn-out 4 speed swingarm Shovelhead into a sleek, wild, driving machine. The kit replaces your taper shaft 4 speed with a brand new polished PowerDrive™ six speed close ratio splined shaft

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Bike Feature: Four Elements “4LMNTS”

My Dad loved motorcycles. From Honda trail bikes to gold wings to CB750’s, I remember motorcycles were always a part of our family. A 1978 Honda Trail 70 was my first two-wheeled entry into the rough and tough biker world. It was an all black model with a chrome package and the folding ape

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JIMS Transmission ReMan System Saves the Doctor’s Trans

The Good Dr. Hamster rode his FLH over 200,000 miles before pulling it down for a Pre- Sturgis prep rebuild. It was time to dial in this puppy in from stem to stern. We are planning a FXR ride next year to the Badland, or to Bonneville, or maybe to a Too-Broke for Sturgis

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San Diego Biker Bites

Bikers love to eat. Whether it’s a convenient excuse to pull over, take a break and eat a burger, or a matter of much needed fuel to keep our senses sharp, motorcyclists often find themselves bellying up to the dinner table. And for motorcycling’s hungriest segment, Baby Boomers, dining has become a destination. It’s puzzling,

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Joe Cool is Back

Joe Cool is a bike with a tragic story behind it, but as with disasters some good comes along. Joe Cool’s name comes from a charter boat. Two fugitives who hijacked the crew and ended up murdering the four-crew members contracted the boat. Joe Cool ran out of fuel and was found floating twelve miles

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