Yes, Harleys and Scooters living together in Harleywood as seen on shop mural. Fans of the “Milwaukee Marvel” aka the Harley-Davidson tend to be a loyal set, true to their school as in Harleys rule. And if you know Harleys, you’ve probably heard of one of the planet’s most famous Harley emporiums…Bartels’, the mega-store
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We were fortunate to hook up with Heather New, of New-Line Engraving several years ago. Since I was about to switch out my CrazyHorse engine ignition with a Blackhawk Motorworks cone cover I needed to come up with a classic point cover for the new unit and the 5-Ball Factory Racer. It was a natural
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Hey, This is an interesting day. The Retro Love Ride is happening as I type this. Unfortunately I couldn’t make it. We threw a Pre-Love Ride party Friday night just after I roamed through the halls of the massive SEMA automotive convention and I caught the airport mung, plus I needed to rebuild my
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I didn’t want to write this article and have been procrastinating for a few weeks. Why? Because the idea of storing my bike for the next 5-6 months really gets me down. But as the Chicago temperatures approach the 30s, I know it’s time. Not only to write this damn article, but also
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In early September, for the last three years, the FX Network airs a new season of “Sons of Anarchy.” The series is about a fictional 1%er motorcycle club whose mother chapter, Sons of Anarchy Redwood Originals (SAMCRO) is based in Northern California. Events happening in the lives of the Sons members occur in Gatling Gun
Y’know,we hear all the time about how you can do anything if you have enoughdetermination, an’ you think; yeah, Riiiiight. After all, determination willonly get you so far, and then there has to be some other factors kickin’ in tosee you through. Well, my estimation of how far determination will get you hasdrastically changed in
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Hey, This is one of those strange days. I thought the Sunday Post was doomed to be lack Luster, and I would take heat from our readers. But then I started digging and the news kept coming. I actually took a break from writing projects and hit the shop. Mr. Soto and I blasted
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ARLEN NESS’ 40TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE By Buckshot In this day an’ age, where things just don’t seem to last, it’s great to see something that has, especially when it spans three generations, an’ becomes a world-wide legend! That’s what Arlen Ness has created, and now his son, Cory, and grandson, Zach, are handling
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Hey, Another interesting day in paradise. The Retro Love Ride rumbles back to its roots next weekend. Tim is picking up his sportbike, which we’ve had stored in the Bikernet shop since he graduated from the College Oceaneering down the street. I heard banging outside, and a family was going through our dumpster
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I loaded up the transport with Aeromach custom billet goods from my home base in NASCAR country and shot south on I95 to Daytona Beach, FL. We rolled into the first event of Biketoberfest at Willie’s Tropical Tattoo’s popular Choppertime party on Thursday. You can see Rat Chops to kick-ass Bobbers and everything
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HEY, How’s the weather? This has been the strangest October in the history of SoCal. Mother Nature threw the wrong switch and we jumped from summer to wet winter overnight. I wish she’d get her shit together. The Love Ride is just around the corner and we need dry streets. Folks usually fly out to
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Hey, The rain front finally drifted away. Its nerve racking when you live in a building located just 2 feet above sea level and the DWP guys, widening the road, blocked all the storm drains with sand bags. Plus we’re known for flooding, even when the storm drains are working to capacity. But the sun
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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 BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled
NCOM Coast To Coast Legislative Update for October 2010 Read More »
Author’s Note: One critical item would have made this trip better, my brother Steve riding along. I’m writing this account, so my brother Steve can vicariously experience the Badlands run. We planned on rolling out together, but his health didn’t hold up, due to his being sprayed with agent orange in Nam. The V.A. says
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Randy Flores, the owner of this sharp, off-road bobber, classic hooked up with Bill Dodge after he left the west coast to open his own shop, Bling Cycles, in New Jersey (recently, he moved to Kentucky). He fell in love with one of Bill’s first project builds, but Bill wouldn’t let it go. “Let
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Hey, Wait until you see the flicks of old gas stations from the ’20s. Smacks of simpler times. Is there a way to turn the clock back, to simplify our lives? Remember when we had one motorcycle and two girlfriends, no mortgage, no car payments, no computers, no cell phones, no My Space,
A hearty Hello from the great Midwest to all my bro’s at Bikernet.com. I’ll start with the usual “Where did summer go?” and continue from there. The answer to that timeless question is that I spent the time tracking down a health issue the doc’s laid on me in late June: Langerhan’s Cell
Hey, I’m in the middle of a mechanical blender turned on high. My self esteem has been hit by a number of mechanical pitfalls. I love to work in the shop, fix or created something that improves a project and go for a ride. But this year we’ve had a couple of mechanical woes constantly
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The 2011 Harley Davidson’s have been out for a while now, and being the roving reporter of Bikernet, I have been assigned with providing the test rides. I know it is a tough life, but someone has to live it, right? When I showed up at Republic Harley Davidson to pick up a demo
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7th RVN OF ROME by Forum Rome Chapter Text and photos: Ela Von Dutch Like every year, the Forum Rome Chapter, headed by Eugenio Caliandro, organizes the Run of the capital. Real event that gathers thousands of Harley Davidson riders, belonging to the universe HOG (Harley Owners Group) During this edition,
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(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
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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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