(As always, you can view all the following photos as a full size slide show by clicking on them.) Ok so the motorcycle season got a hold of me and I couldn’tget this final installment written, but here it is…enjoy! It was “go” time when we got the paint back from Kirk Taylorat Custom […]
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I recently read the Bikernet article on the Screaming Eagle cam plate installation on Bandit’s son’s Dyna. The SE cam plate is a hybrid cam plate that allows the use of the 1999-2006 cams with the 2007 cam chain tensioners. The purpose of the cam support is to do away with the 1999-2006 cam chain
Andrews’ Cams in Twin Cam with Late Model Cam Plate Read More »
Ever since H-D started utilizing fuel injection on their bikes, I have seen and heard both the positives and negatives on both sides of the argument. I was always impressed by the crisp throttle response, reliability, and performance of the fuel injection; but I also had a few questions. A few years ago,
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HINES DEFEATS TONGLET AND ADDS TO POINTS LEADSeventh-Straight Final for Hines; Krawiec rides Harley V-Rod to Semi-Finals MOHNTON, PA. (October 10, 2010) – Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines rode a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® to his fifth NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle event win of the season at the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at
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“Chance of a lifetime,” I said to a brother recently. It’s my reoccurring adage for positive opportunities like this one. Enter this sweeps and you have a helluva better shot at winning this one-off Brass Balls Bobber over winning any bullshit state lottery. Plus, there’s Haley, Miss Brass 2010, but I’ve got dibs on her.
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Hey, The girls keep coming from Vegas. Now I’m bummed I wasn’t there with Branscombe Richmond and his Renegade Posse Band. Yesterday I tried another 5-Ball Factory Racer ignition fix test, unsuccessfully. It blubbers at mid-range, and we can’t find out what’s happening with the Crazy Horse Engine. Must be something I’m doing… Then I
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“I picked this up yesterday,” Don Whalen, of Sierra Madre Motorcycles, said. “It’s a 1902 Mitchell. It was made in Milwaukee at the same time those other guys were starting up. I wonder if they knew each other? Can you imagine that conversation.” We ran to the Bikernet Library and flipped through the Encyclopedia of
Bikernet Discovery of the Week– 1902 Mitchell Read More »
Editor’s Note: I received a link to this magnificent build from a master in the diminutive antique motorcycle builder circle, Tom Rodan Evans. Tom was impressed and forwarded a link to me. He owns several land speed records, and has been an SCTA Bonneville official for over two decades. I contacted Paul Brodie and asked
Bikernet Secret Society El Supremo Excelsior Discovery Read More »
Yo, Every news day is different. It’s fascinating. I actually look forward to Thursdays, although each one kicks my ass. By 8:00am we are all out of the sack and hitting the news. Usually it takes until about 8:00 in the evening to finish this bastard, and we barely take a breath in between. For
PARTY WEEKEND THURSDAY NEWS FOR 10/7 Read More »
The XR-1200 is a race-inspired urban assault weapon that is designed to cut through corners and obstacles like a well tuned destroyer. This bike calls to all those who want to attack the road rather than amble down it. I recently was given the opportunity to try one of these nasty machines and
2010 XR-1200 Ride Review Read More »
BIKERNET HALF-WAY DONE WITH THE NEWS-NEWS – BIKETOBERFEST AROUND THE CORNER, REDNECK ENGINEERING BAGGER ON THE SALT, TORIAN LEATHERS AVAILABLE ON BIKERNET, CHOPPAHEAD AND ROLAND SANDS DVD, EASYRIDERS BIKE SHOW TOUR, BUELL ULYSSES LUGGAGE & NO OFF ROAD, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, VT RACEGIRL IN THE NEWS, CHEYENNE FROM RENEGADE AND DREW GATEWOOD CLOSES HIS
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Wow, I’m screwed up. For some reason I thought the Love Ride was behind us, when it’s a month away in November. New deal this year. We’re rolling the clocks back to a time when the Love Ride weaved a pack of Harleys from Glendale to Calamigos Ranch, in Malibu, California. The deal this year
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This is the first ever HORSE magazoon Subscription Sweepstakes and you could win a one-off build by the Crew at Brass Balls Bobbers. This issue, we will kick off this one-year build program with a description of the project and the contributors who are making it happen on the pages of the HORSE. Each of
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Hey, Another wild week at the Bikernet paradise. Governor Arnold signed a toothless motorcycle noise law that will make Californians more unpopular with the rest of the country. Shit, it doesn’t even go into effect until 2013, then only affects 2013 and newer bikes. What the fuck? It will become another unenforceable harassment ordinance. We
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Scorpion Exowear has updated its Fall2010 Collection with a number of bitchin’ new products. They are so bitchin’ that we hadto put one of them through the Bikernet test, so hang on! We picked the new Tornadolightweight textile jacket for our test, because Scorpion says it’s anideal piece of all-weather apparel. Anyone who still
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Hey, Cannonball wraps up today. I had a suggestion for the future. My thoughts included a Cannonball every other year, and each rally we would move the bikes up a decade. So the next Cannonball would include bikes older than 1926, the next run would reach to 1936, and so on.
CANNONBALL FINALE SUNDAY POST Read More »
Although the economy is on shaky legs, two-wheels are apparently much more stable, especially when you’re considering investing in precious metals or keeping up to date on that bike gathering dust in your garage. Gold has jumped to over $1200 an ounce and there’s plenty of that to be found in “golden classics,” case in
Investing in Precious Metal 2010 Read More »
Hey, We had an executive board meeting this morning. We discussed enhancing our classifieds area for more service to our readers, fixing the Bikernet Studio and running a daily or weekly video clip on the home page, running a girl teaser for the Cantina on the Home Page, kicking up the shop weekly offers, and
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Don’t Miss Out…Special Price Ends Soon! The Bikernet Service Engineers caught sight of the following special S&S engine offer and we were immediately intrigued, primarily because of the square motor, short stroke configuration. Check it out and get a behind the scenes view of the S&S team building a V111 engine: The special promotion
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What a year this turned into. Days before departure, a plane arrived from Australia with our Peashooter Pilot, Nicole Brosing. She immediately pitched in, since she’s not only an Australian landlord, a tattoo artist and Owner of Studio 64 Tattoo, and a single mom; she’s also brilliant. She immediately lets you know
5 Ball Racing, Bonneville 2010, Part 12 Read More »
It can be said that humans spend half of their existence trying to see the world through others’ eyes. When we fail at this, pain and conflict can be found. But, when we succeed, it can be said, we find love. In the cramped chapel of Sunset Memorial funeral home in Dothan Al, I witnessed
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It was the summertime and the living wasn’t easy. Nothing seemed to work, the internet was down, the e-mail system quit, and we had Department of Water and Power journeymen crawling all over the poles adjacent to the vast Bikernet Interplanetary Headquarters. They explained that as the street widening moved forward, the various agencies argued
Wheat Girl of Bikernet Read More »
COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWS Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS HOPE TO HUSH LOUD PIPES California is home to the largest population of motorcyclists in the country, and if legislators have their way, it could also soon be home to one of the most onerous anti-motorcycle laws
NCOM Coast To Coast Legislative Update for September Read More »
Hey, Just back from the El Camino Antique Motorcycle Swapmeet, here in Los Angeles. It was the biggest ever with 100 bikes in the show and a full compliment of swapmeet vendors. We entered two bikes, the 5-Ball racing Peashooter and Nyla’s Bobber by Kent Weeks at Lucky Devil. We didn’t place, but Tom
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