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Hey Bandit, what the hell is going on? I get to Daytona and call the office to find out the phone number's been changed. Okay, so then I call the new number and it doesn't work. Are you trying to avoid me . . . again. Then, on top of that, you move the headquarters

All right asshole, I’ll get you for this . . . mild winter, my ass. It was damn cold in Cincinnati. I don’t know how you ever talked me into going to the V-Twin Expo. Oh yeah, you said something about me getting to visit my Mom while I was on that side of the

This is the first of a series or Bikernet reports on Bike Week 2004 in Daytona. Hang on. Frank Kaisler is handling the best custom bikes and hottest babes. Rogue is handling the inside scoop and the not-so-hot broads. Jose will cover the old school aspects and even more girls. And Crazy Horse didn't make

Photo by Jim RussiWe are all starving for something in our lives that’s risky and different. Some of us are lucky enough to witness a single moment in time that captures this very sentiment. Recently, select bikers witnessed a perfect marriage of innovation and living legend located in paradise. On February 15, 2004 the Discovery

I wanted to share some images of the cuties who crawled out from behind Texas desert cactus and partied at Halloween bike night. First one I saw upon my tire-burning arrival was the Girl Scout. She is a manager at Jack's (picture does not do her justice!). What's that in her right hand? See I

Number VI was held in New Orleans, Lousiana: Oct 23, 24, 25 and 26, 2003.The rally took place at the University New Orleans (UNO) Field on the Lake Ponchatrain lakefront. There was an abundance of Bike Builders, Cajun food, music and attractions for bikers and wannabes of all ages to enjoy. The atmosphere was laid

A 100 years is a long period of time for anything, but for the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, it's a lifetime. From their humble beginnings in a 10'x12' wooden shed, located just a block from the massive, current headquarters, a story of epic proportions has been written chapter by chapter by many scribes in many journals

Click to see more from Lucky Devil The Big Texas Chop-Off kicked off with a number of selected shops being asked if they would rival in a bike building competition. The rules: the bike must be totally new, never before seen, and if any image accidentally makes its way to the press you are S.O.L.!

Ten years ago I took a bike trip to the Florida Keys. At the time, I was a very young 34 years old. I say young, because when you think you know it all and feel jaded and worldly, you're young, emotionally young. I think I grew up too fast. Trying to capture some of

When you shoot the bull about attending a motorcycle show, images of cool bikes, hot babes and rows of vendors come to mind. This show had all that, but the key word was CCI dealer. The Custom Chrome facility located in beautiful Morgan Hill, California hosted its annual dealer show, October 8th thru the 10th,

Hey Guy's, here’s some pics from the Big Island, for the Labor Day Run 2004. It was amuch needed vacation. Sound’s funny that just going to another island soclose would be a vacation from Oahu, but to get away from work which hasbeen crazy lately, all the stress from the 2nd Annual Choppers Only show

A DEVILISH PARTY– Lucky Devil's “Polish Your Pipes” Bike Wash & Bar-B-Que.The fine folks at Lucky Devil Metal Works decided to have a party to celebrate their participation in the upcoming “Big Texas Chop-Off” taking place at the Fort Worth Speedway the weekend of September 17th through the 19th. Not having a massive advertising budget

Hawaii was calling… not the thought of lazing under a palm tree on a sandy beach drinking Margaritas with beautiful Hula girls dancing and the setting sun a fireball in the distance. No, it was the 4th July – 2nd annual “Choppers Only Show” the promise of checking out the choppers, some ol' school, some

Not many artists can say that their art makes you feel as though you're in the picture, but David Mann’s art is the bikers' prime example. For over 30 years David Mann shared his motorcycle art with the custom bike world. If you looked at one of his pictures, you could imagine the wind in

My decision to make the journey to the SMSO V was last moment to say the least, once decided, I was worse then a 6-year-old waiting on his first trip to Disneyland! Is it time to go yet Are we there yet? Bradley Da Polisher has represented our great state with honor in previous years,

It all started five years ago with 400 die hard chopper freaks, and Edge, a straight shooting fulltime military man, who loves old school choppers. “We wanted an event that would not be flooded by billet barge riding R.U.B.'s sporting more money than taste parading around in their brandy new “Officially Licensed Motor Clothes” posing

There's nothing like a good old NYC block party to launch the riding season. Seeing old friends, meeting new ones, checking out the hot new rides and the hotter ladies pumps the bike building blood–not to mention the buzz from a few cocktails and exchanging tall tales. That's fab Kevin on the left and Indian