Bikernet is sponsoring the Sturgis Museum this year and we offered to feature one of their display bikes each month on Bikernet. We are promoting the Sturgis Museum for several reasons. Our boss is in the Hall of Fame. We don’t know why, but what the hell, he’s old.The Museum represents a great deal for
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After facing a couple of awkward incidents where I was forced to scramble off my 2009 Harley FLHTC quick and push it backwards to escape soft ground situations I started thinking about the new Baker Reverse Gear. I live in Florida, and patches of slippery sand surround me. Usually reverse systems are used on three
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Shorai’s LFX Lithium Iron batteries contain prismatic cells that have no lead, no acid, and don’t create explosive gasses during charge, as traditional lead-acid batteries do. You can mount them anywhere and in any position since their contain no liquid; something that custom bike builders will appreciate. Compared to lead-acid, Shorai LFX lithium batteries are
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Back in the Stone Age, women had to be more selective in their mating habits for obvious reasons. If a saber toothed tiger wandered into her cave, would she want a fellow who would first consider the feelings of the tiger, and what one less man-eating beast would do to the balance of nature before
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Hey, Another Crazy Day in paradise by the Los Angeles Harbor. Friday we made a run out to the new Big Bear Choppers Service center, just east of Lake Elsinore, California. Doc Robinson, the esteemed Tech Editor for Heavy Duty Magazine in Australia, and I spoke to Kevin Alsop, the boss of Big Bear. It
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Hey, I learn something every day. I won’t tell you what I learned this week. It was embarrassing, but valuable. I’m studying the economy, and listen to Dr. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, during another senate hearing. How the hell does anyone get anything done? The point I absorbed from this particular hearing was
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I’ve been writing bike features for 40 fuckin’ years. Every goddamn story is different in one respect or 13 others. This one takes the cake. First the esteemed photographer, Michael Farabaugh, sent me the following hand-written sheets of paper. Then I called the Bare Knuckles shop and nobody answered. First, I called the number on
Stripped Down Pan/Shovel and Angelina the Latest Girl of Bikernet Read More »
Yo, I’m going to try to make this quick. I need to read through all my book chapters one more time and watch the SuperBowl. The shop is quiet, the girls left me, and it’s gloomy outside. Everyday I check the weather and the construction outside the building. I’m looking for a window to road
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Recently I researched information on Vertical License Plates for motorcycles and the new Florida law pertaining to them. This was done so that people planning to attend Bike Week in Daytona Beach and or visiting Florida anytime would be aware of the new ordinance. Then another source said they were a Legal Counsel and felt
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Hey, I found the Shangri-la of 1937, the Tibetan Utopia in Wilmington, California, on the edge of the Port of Los Angeles. You wouldn’t know it if you attempted to rumble down our street into a massive construction, street widening zone. Cement trucks dump tons of rough gravel-like- mixture over underground electrical conduit. All the
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Please help our friends in NZ complete a life size bronze statue of Burt Munro with a $ 5 contribution! (and get a chance to win a beautiful bronze casting of Burt Munro).Fab Kevin did several articles on a trip down to New Zealand for the Burt Munro Speed Week. We met some seriously cool
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Digital Editor’s Note: Damn, we scored this 1960s issue of Ed Roth’s Choppers Magazine, from the Sheriff out of Sweden. We dug around a found an interview with Ed Roth and Bandit in April of 2000, for Hot Rod Bikes, when Frank Kaisler was the editor. This interview took place just a year before he
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Okay, This is a different deal for this weekend. Sin Wu ran off to Australia for a fortnight. Coral ran off with a little Mexican girl, and I’m trying to make it to the Grand National Roadster Show on Sunday. So I’m going to eat leftovers, drink Jack Daniels and attempt to launch a Sunday
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There is nothing better than hosting a custom bike show to meet builders from varying disciplines and creative backgrounds. Over 30 custom bikes were displayed in three classes in front of 100,000 enthusiasts at the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show located at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center this past weekend in New York. The builders
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Holy shit, Sometimes the week rolls along sorta smooth. It’s as if I get a vibe for the industry weekly by watching the file for the Thursday news grow. It snuck up on me today. I was leaning toward a laid-back Bike Show weekend, then it hit me like a goddamn fireworks explosion today. The
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Motorcyclists from across Texas rode to the State Capitol in Austin on Sunday, January 23rd to meet with Senators and Representatives at the newly convened 82nd Legislature of Texas on Monday. The Texas Motorcycle Rights Association (TMRA2), US Defenders/Coalition of Independent Riders and the Texas Confederation of Clubs and Independents (TCOC&I) hosted a meeting Sunday
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON REPORTS BROAD IMPROVEMENT IN FULL-YEAR RESULTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS FOR 2010 Company Forecasts 2011 Shipment GrowthMILWAUKEE, Jan. 25, 2011 — Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) reported full-year 2010 income from continuing operations of $259.7 million, or $1.11 per share, compared to income of $70.6 million, or $0.30 per share, from continuing operations in 2009. For
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Travis rolled off the throttle as he crested the hill. The open prairie opened up before him. It was one of the things he loved most about this country. How you could be cutting through rolling hills of a coteau one minute, cross a threshold and the entire countryside would change to open prairie. He
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Hey, I’m staying on track today with my pre-game Sunday Post timing. This is slated to be a helluva post, no news, all bullshit, but fun. What the hell. Life is rapidly becoming way too complicated. Let’s keep is simple, fight for freedom, chase redheads, and ride forever. Let’s hit the news. I’m about to
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THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM COAST TO COAST BIKER
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When the Republican House leadership decided to start the 112th Congress with a reading of the U.S. Constitution, the decision raised complaints in some quarters that it was little more than a political stunt. The New York Times even called it a “presumptuous and self-righteous act.” That might be true, if you could be sure
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For the last chapter click here: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=8770 Every bike build is an adventure. It takes a brother from an explosive divorce to the open road. It could drag a rider from a stock Sportster to his first ground-up bobber. Hell, I’ve seen riders start choppers, grow long hair and beards, lose their 9-to-5 jobs, get
HORSE/Bikernet 2010 Sweeps Bike Build Part 4 Read More »
Hey, It’s another beautiful day in paradise. I heard that Saturn will align with Jupiter this summer and we will have 18 months of abject prosperity. Get ready for good times. I’m going to test ride the 5-Ball Factory Racer later today. We are working with our official Bikernet artist, George Fleming on a logo
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Hey, I’m winding down on my new Motorbooks project about a longtime 1%er. He had a tough life, but it was non-stop, with never a dull moment allowed. My deadline is Feb 1, and I will make it by a cunthair, with a shot of whiskey, and a prayer. Damn, the show season hit with
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