Hey, Another crazy day in paradise. I’m going to send a hundred bucks to the American Red Cross to support the Japanese recovery. I know it’s a harrowing experience, but like Americans, the resilient Japanese will rebuild like never before. Reports are coming in that the economy is coming around, unemployment has dropped a tad.
St. Patty’s Day Thursday News for March 17, 2011 Read More »
Shirley rolled to her humble apartment on the edge of Hollywood where the folks who wished they were elite lived. It was an old section of town housing secretaries, delivery boys, has-been actors, bit players and extras, always hoping for a break. Shirley drove her mid ’90s BMW up the narrow driveway, passed the
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DAYTONA BIKE WEEK HISTORY– Bikers and bike fans gathered at the World’s Most Famous Beach as early as 1903 for beach speed trials, but it wasn’t until 30 years later that Daytona Beach’s bike racing tradition, and Bike Week, gained traction. The Daytona 200 took place on January 24, 1937. Bill France was
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Bandit has been ‘relaxing’ in Berry Creek, Ca for the last few days with the infamous Bob Bitchin, who created Biker News, Biker Magazine, and Tattoo Magazine, and along with his wife Jody, are the driving forces behind Latitudes & Attitudes / Seafaring Magazine. Bandit comes home tonight, so all the peace
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Hey, Life is nuts as you’ll see in the news today. Last night a buddy in Australia sent me a link to an investment Web effort effort called Crisis and Opportunity. This guy talks very professionally about crazy investment opportunities and it goes on and on. How much time does this bastard think we have
HOT DAYTONA REPORT THURSDAY NEWS FOR MARCH 10TH Read More »
Editor’s Note: Jason volunteered the following description of his killer Buell based bobber, but it doesn’t cover our Girl of Bikernet, Jennifer Spencer, the hottie shot by Jerry Southworth. This bike and Jennifer were originally featured on the cover and inside a sizzling issue of Biker magazine. After cropping these shots, I wish… Goddamn I
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You’ve seen everything scrambling through my world over the last decade on Bikernet, so it’s been difficult to write a Life and Times. Besides, I should have been dead 15 years ago, shot by some sweet ex’s old man while sipping my last Jack Daniels at a harbor town bar.
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Hey, Daytona is in full swing and we have reports rolling in already. Folks ask all the time, if I’m coming to Daytona. Here’s a taste of Sunday at the headquarters. We’re rocking rapidly on the Sunday Post, which includes our Bikernet Blog, comments manager, and answering e-mails. We are working on the Mudflap girl
DAYTONA ACTION SUNDAY POST FOR MARCH 6TH 2011 Read More »
I get a kick out of JIM’s tools selection. It’s as if JIM is Santa on some creative haven mountaintop marijuana lab. The staff sits around one of Bandit’s Panhead desks and passes a torpedo-sized doobie packed with the latest mind altering, creative juice expanding green recipe. Big Jim sits back in his chair and
BIKERNET TOOL OF THE YEAR 2011, SO FAR Read More »
The back of the Shovelhead bucked and kicked as Travis cut across three lanes of traffic, gunning his damaged bike toward the exit ramp. An eighteen-wheeler loomed in the right lane, closing in on his escape route. No stopping on a dime for that load. Travis snapped the throttle on the S&S, cutting between the
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Every project has a twist, and this is no different. First off, Kent Weeks, the master fabricator at Lucky Devil’s MetalWorks in Houston, Texas, can do anything. I mean, anything. And this is a tiny, but astute example. This bike belongs to Jeppesen Farrell. Jep’s dad is the owner of Farrell’s Frameworks. He is also
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As part of our continuing effort to bring readers the information they need, we’ll be answering trike-related technical questions on an ongoing basis. Please email your questions to TRN Editor Genevieve Schmitt at info@trikeridersnow.com or post them below in the comments section. If we can’t answer a question, we’ll find an expert who can. Stay tuned for regular updates
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I constantly hear someone say, even industry folks, “Choppers are dead.” That’s bullshit. The industry is growing in Europe and Australia. Choppers aren’t dead. The economy in the US almost died, but when it’s back, so will Choppers. But I love the growth in Europe. We were recently contacted by Hogtech Choppers in Sweden with
Swedish Style Choppers EC Approved for Europe Read More »
Life is nuts, or is it just me? Fortunately, we have motorcycles and women to chase. And this year became the year of the Evo, the FXR, and the mudflap girl. I’m scratching the back of my head and wondering how to kick off this build for 2011. There’s a lot on the plate this
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Typically when one thinks of art, and artists, visions of paintbrushes and canvas come to mind. However, according to Webster’s II new college dictionary, first edition, 2004 the word art can be defined as “a conscious arrangement or production of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a way that affects the aesthetic sense.”
Hey, It’s Sunday, the rain is gone, and Ray Wheeler, the new Bikernet Tech Editor, hit the road as the sun crested the Bikernet headquarters. He’s a long-distance rider who can’t stand to be away from his turbo-charged twin cam for more than a couple of hours. We had a meeting planned for this weekend
SUN SHINING, BLUE SKIES SUNDAY POST Read More »
Hey, Another front is moving toward the coast of California, and the air is cool and crisp. Our Bikernet security team of dogs, Tank and Cash, snivel every night in hopes we buckle and let them sleep in the gym. I can’t wait for the sun to shine full time,
PRE-DAYTONA THURSDAY NEWS FOR FEB 24, 2011 Read More »
Started with a stock Harley wishbone frame. Somebody else, not us, cut off all the mounting tabs to make a “home made “chopper. Basically ruining the frame for any kind of authentic, antique restoration. The bike was also missing its original sheet metal, tins, and handlebars. We knew going in that this bike was going
The For Sale Feature: 1950 Harley-Davidson Panhead Read More »
In July of 2007 S&S published a release about the acquisition of Flathead Power. Suddenly many old school aficionados held their breath in anticipation of access to a long awaited, refined product line. A longstanding customer-vendor relationship between S&S and Flathead Power helped facilitate the deal for S&S. Senior Manager of Race and Customer Services,
Flathead Power Knucklehead Engine Alive Once More Through S&S Read More »
NCOM COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWS Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) KIDS JUST WANT TO RIDE ACT Two years ago the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) implemented the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 to regulate the lead content in children’s toys, inadvertently banning the sale of
NCOM Coast To Coast Legislative Update for February 2011 Read More »
Hey, Life is bananas on one hand and fantastic on the other hand. Did you read that Buell is coming back? Yes, they signed a deal with S&S after Erik got the factory to back off on his no-compete contract. And did you see out feature on Victory stores is Australia? That means Victory is
SUNDAY POST FOR 2-20, PARTY WEEKEND Read More »
Hey, “If you’re still in business, you’re successful,” said Kevin Alsop, of Big Bear Choppers.He sensed that his award from the state of California came from his ability to keep Big Bear alive during the recession. He should be proud. One aspect of this industry forces us to stay on top of the action, events.
BIKERNET MO’ SHOWS THURSDAY NEWS FOR FEB 17TH Read More »
I ran into this bike at the Easyriders Show here in Charlotte. This bike caught my eye and I took a closer look. The more I looked the more impressed I was. The bike did not shout at me but slowly drew me in, like a seductive redhead. It kept saying, “Come a little closer.”
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