Sometimes in life, there are things that happen that take you to another place. Trust me, you rarely will realize this as it is happening, but after the fact, reflecting on the way the events unfolded, you’ll know this was a special time. That was the case when I met Gerald Jessup, the owner of […]
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My maiden name was Marthy Cannary. I was born in Princeton, Missourri, May 1st, 1852. Father and mother were natives of Ohio. I had two brothers and three sisters, I being the oldest of the children. As a child I always had a fondness for adventure and out-door exercise and especial fondness for horses which
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The Battle of the Sexes has entered every category one can think of…there have been female Pharaohs, a female Pope (oh, yeah) and female astronauts so the idea that motorcycling is a man’s domain. Well, that old bit of chauvinism went out the door decades ago minus a few countries where women are still not
If you haven’t noticed, the prices recently garnered by vintage, classic and antique motorcycles have gone through the roof…and blasted past Saturn and beyond. Case in point the recent Otis Chandler Museum and Steve McQueen auctions where several motorcycles passed the $100,000 mark, make that the $200,000 mark! Ounce per ounce vintage iron is definitely
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Original ads and shots from the Bob T. collection. Here's the bike Rick Krost scored from an antique bike collection auction. Deals come along from time to time, if you keep a briefcase fulla cash under the mattress. Excerpt from “The Art of the Motorcycle” Guggenheim Museum “The Ner-a-Car was an oddity in the field
Charlie Williams and his '78 Parlin Orendorff? Budget bobber or a maniacal fabricator's tribute to his redneck Swedish heritage? Rare PO discovered in a Florida gas station. Charlie Williams is a fabricator/body man extraordinaire. Having known him for around 20 years I’ve seen custom paint jobs on pickups, big rigs, motorcycles, and who knows what
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We’re searching for information about this ring from Hollister. A Bikernet reader sent us images of this Hollister ring and we’re researching it’s origin. Hey, I live in Melbourne Australia, I have just got my hands on this ring. It says its Hollister 4.6.47. Has the 1% on the front, but would love to know
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For those of you who think this is just another article by a guy who loves some old bikes most people have never heard of, let me fill you in. I didn’t know much about Crockers myself, until a few days ago. Bandit gave me the assignment to write an article about these bikes and
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The early 80's were the glory days for my generation. We were out of school, young, our whole lives ahead of us. We lived fast, partied like each day was the last. We thought we'd live forever as the age of 40 seemed a million miles way. Most of the people around me worked the
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Joe's record breaking run took place March 13th, 1937–Bike Week in Daytona.
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There she sits, one of 50-factory race Indian 648s built in 1948, with a chromed frame. That frame bothered me. Who would restore a factory racer and chrome the frame, reminiscent of Captain America glitz? Researching the history of this rare, race-winning flathead I asked and read about the model and its history, but kept
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Yo Bandit, Since you guys decided to get my account fixed, I felt compelled to share some family pics with the Cantina, in appreciation for your dedicated staff's diligence. Attached you'll find three pics from my grandfather’s Indian shop, in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was the first dealer in the country to sell a bike
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TWO VON DUTCH ITEMS FOR SALE– A framed display of the last pinstriping brush used by VON DUTCH with a picture of VON DUTCH at his easel in his shop at Santa Paula in Dec. 1987, after leaving the '87 RATFINK meet where the brush (a RAPHAEL sword #00)was purchased. He used this brush, his
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Indianfor1927 In a rare find we broke into the Bob T. collection to discover a complete flier on the 1927 Indian new model rundown. Follow this brochure to find out all the benefits of owning the ultimate motorcycle in 1927.
A note from Crazyhorse: I was going through the Cantina and saw that you were featuring the old stories of our lifestyle. So I sat down and wrote this. It's my story of how I came to be the person I am. I have a few other stories, good old crazy adventure stories from the
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Illustration by Dick Allen. This is one of only 30 Black Lightnings ever made and was the first one in the USA. This bike held the 1-mile world speed record (unsupercharged) in 1953 and then held the American record of 182 mph supercharged. This is probably the meanest pre-1950 bike you will ever see. This
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Three simple expressions but they represent perhaps the most powerful fusion, not only in yesterday’s rock n’ roll era, but also in today’s. The Ace Cafe was built in 1938 as a roadside cafe to cater for traffic using the then new North Circular Road. In World War II, the building was badly damaged and
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Something strange happened at the Bikernet Headquarters about a year ago. We got a call from a odd homeless San Pedro bird. He was one of those guys who drifted in and out of our lives. As a young man his life went to shit behind drugs and alcohol, until he had a son and
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As its first full time employee Keith Bandit Ball knows the history of Easyriders Magazine, as well, or better than most. For almost 23 years as Editor he set the tone and flavor of what used to be called the “Bikers’ Bible” under the direction of Lou Kimzey and later Joe Teresi. Besides Easyriders magazine,
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An ad for one of the very first swingarm big twins. It musta been a pre ’64 Panhead. We busted into Bob T’s garage recently while he was lost in a bottle of Jack Daniels, but not that gone. We just barely roamed into one of his antique collection drawers and he came to life,
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This rare Crocker sold for an all-time high dollar amount of $275,000 in November of 2006. The broker was Don Whalen of Sierra Madra Motorcycles, (626) 358-9696. If anyone can find a bike or a buyer, Don can. There's a constant controversy regarding Crockers. Many of the bikes available today were never complete bikes, but
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Here’s a trophy from 1947, worth thousands now. We needed something cool and rare for the Cantina Digital Discovery area, so I was told to hauled ass to 17 Palms, Califa, a dusty berg in the Mojave Desert. A buddy of mine, Bob T. lives out there in the sand. In the shell of a
Actual Vintage Triumph ad from Bob T. Collection. Change it is inevitable and it is constant, be it a change in scenery around the house or the changes in noises you make as you get up off the floor from working on your bike…things change. I recently made a change on the job front and
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This is a steam trike sitting for sale about 2 blocks from my place, had to grab my camera,” said Gene Koch of Drag Specialties. “It’s a one-off that somebody built and I've never seen anything like it. Needs a lot of work, the owner had no idea who built it or when. Wants $7,000.
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