After a lifetime of preparation resulting in two AMA Land Speed Records it was time to attend the AMA Championship Banquet held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Riders 8 to 89 were presented with hard earned #1 plates and plaques garnered during the 2009 season while participating in over 30 […]
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BIKERNET NEWS FINALE FOR AUGUST–AIRBAG JACKETS, BAD COPS, SOFT BRAKES, AND STEAM RACERS Continued From Page 3 AIRBAGS BUILT INTO JACKETS– Motorcycle airbag jackets will protect and minimize the injuries ofthe motorcycle rider in the event of an accident. We are looking for dealer to represent us in your respective country. for your consideration. –Desmond
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS, SPORTS PAGE–SUGAR BEAR TURNS 70,S&S DEVELOPS EASY-START CAMS, NORSEMEN SWAP MEET SUPPORT FOR TROOPS AND ROUTE 66 BIKE SHOW Continued From Page 2 SUGAR BEAR TURNS 70 IN SEPTEMBER–I want to wish the man a very Happy Birthday. Sugar Bear has been a very positive influence in our industry for 35 years,
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS SPECIAL REPORTS–ARTIST FINDS HOME IN DEADWOOD, REMEMBER 911, HARLEY MAY MOVE YORK PLANT Continued From Page 1ARTIST FINDS A HOME IN DEADWOOD– The Historic Franklin Hotel, Built in !903 in Deadwood South Dakota is the new home for the Artwork of Stefanie Aziere-Sattler during the Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The Franklin was
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BIKERNET SUMMER NEWS FLASH–HARLEY MOVES TO INDIA, HANG ON There’s always something in the wind. I went to see a Chinese Acupuncturist yesterday. He told me to cut back on the spicy food and the number of projects on my plate. He said, “Relax.” I immediately rode to the Fo’scle bar, ordered a margarita and
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Editor’s note:This is a rare experience for Bikernet and a rare pleasure to share the questions from Jaqhama, a life-long Australian motorcyclists with Elena, a devote female biker from the Ukraine. We left her answers unedited to give you a sense of her dialect. Enjoy.Jaqhama: Hi Elena, first let me say thanks very much for
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HELP BIKERNET & BRASS BALLS HELP OUR VETS, PATCHES FROM HOT LEATHERS, ROAD TO STURGIS DVD, NEW PARTS FROM SHADE TREE FABRICATIONS, VALERIE THOMPSON & TEAM MARINES RACING TEAM REPORT, CRAFTED JEWELRY FROM PAUGHCO, SPIKE LOOKING FOR THE ULTIMATE GIRL, CHRIS CARR GIVES BACK IN STURGIS, INDY DEALER EXPO TO BE HELD EXCLUSIVELY IN INDIANA
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THIEVES STOLE RACE BIKES, MICHAEL LICHTER,S REBEL ROUSERS EXHIBIT APPLAUDED BY INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC ALIKE, PHIL HILL,S SON DRIVES 1952 JAGUAR C-TYPE TO AUCTION WORLD RECORD, CALIFORNIA EXCLUDED MOTORCYCLES FROM INSURANCE PRICING, ANTI-BIKER LAWS UNITING MOTORCYCLE CLUBS, THE TEACH RIDES 2000 MILES TO THE BADLANDS ON A KNUCK AND BIKER,S CHOICE ATTACKED BY HAIL IN
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ROAD TO STURGIS DVD RELEASED, NEW HELMET FROM SCORPION, RIVERA PRIMO OFFICIAL MFG. FOR SHARPEYE, CENTRAL COAST CYCLES RIDES OLD IRON, SONS OF ANARCHY COME TO BIKERNET, LOOKING FOR VINTAGE KLASS STUFF, S&S BAGGER SETS WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD, BIKERNET METRIC ADS TO THEIR ARCHIVE OF FEATURES, K AND G IN THE NEWS, PERFORMANCE WHEELS
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ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF AMERICA VINTAGE 45 CONTEST DEADLINE PAST, GOVERNMENT LOSES MONGOLS MC CASE, 7TH ANNUAL STURGIS METZELER CUSTOM BIKE CONTEST, BASSANI MEETS CORVETTES, FEMA LAUNCHES EUROPEAN CALL FOR TESTIMONIES, HARDCORE WATCHES OF THE WEEK, NEW ORLEANS BIKE FEST COMING, LOW BUCK PROJECT FROM STREET WALKER, BROKEN SPOKE SALOON SURPASS ATTENDANCE RECORDS IN STURGIS
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JOKER MACHINE BACK IN ACTION FOR BUBS BONNEVILLE, BIKERNET DISCOVERS ANOTHER EXCUSE TO GO TO HAWAII, NEWS FROM CHOP N GRIND PERFORMANCE CENTER, KRAWIEC BUILDS POINTS LEAD WITH SEMI-FINAL RUN AT BRAINERD, REGISTER NOW FOR MEETING OF THE MINDS, THE FATBOB SCORE OF THE WEEK, SOUTH SIDE KUSTOMS CHRISTMAS PARTY AND MORE. Hey,Another interesting week
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Well there, what the hell is going on here? I mean in this country of ours, the good ole USA. I have been bombarded by stupid national and world news for so long that I thought it impossible to get this fired up any more. That's not to say I've been happy as a meadow
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I consulted the all-too-frequently-crossed-out-squares on my soon-to-be-history 2009 Hunky Dudes on Hot Bikecalendar (I can dream can’t I?). It told me that the David Mann Chopper Fest, held every December for the past five years in Ventura, CA, was coming up in a few days and I had my trusty Harley-Davidson Heritage already packed up
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CHOPPER WARS LIVE, TEAM SWISS PERFORMANCE HEADING TO BUBS, KENTUCKY SAVE THE BIKER, YARD SIGN CAMPAIGN, LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST HEATING UP, YAMAHA TAKES HARD HIT, MICHAEL LICHTERS REBEL ROUSERS AND MORE. Continued From Page 2 GM to Start Selling Cars on eBay: Now, the Auto Industry Should Reinvent the Dealership! — I applaud GM’s move
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RM AUCTIONS, WHEELS THROUGH TIME SURVIVES STURGIS 69TH RALLY, BIKERNET METRIC CHECKS IN, LOU KIMZEY INDOCTRINATION, STRANGE GUN BILLS, THE UNCLE MONKEY CRYSTAL BALL SPARKLES ON NEW HARLEYS, TEXAS BUILDER REPORT, JOIN THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION, FIVE REASONS ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD OWN MOTORCYCLES AND HOW-TO COMPOSITE IN YOUR GARAGE FROM WOLFGANG BOOKS. Continued From Page 1
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS – LORENZO AND KNOCKOUT SPLIT, BULLDOG BASH RECAP, HARLEY-DAVIDSON EMBRACES TATTOOS, ENGLISH CAF? RACING FILM RELEASED, BALLISTIC BAGGER FOR SALE, WATCH FOR THE WD-40 CAMARO, 2009 MILWAUKEE RALLY DATES ANNOUNCED, BIKERNET SUPPORTS HOMES FOR ABANDONED YOUTH, CROWN DELUXE SHOWROOM NOW OPEN AND MORE. Hey,Good news, the recession is abating, or we’re back
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This story was approved by our own Corporal Punishment. This is a question that will invariably engender great debate, argument, rhetoric, verbosity, emotion, and will produce more questions. Herein, I stipulate that the term “biker” is not a term within itself, but rather invokes a degree of state-of-being. A more appropriate question should be, “How
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The summer breezed into the harbor like a Valium cocktail, as mellow as a morning kiss. Heat waves never erupted; the cool afternoon offshore breeze calmed every evening. The skies were radiant blue with pure, wispy, milky white clouds. Each afternoon, the reflecting setting sun captured the compliant clouds and set the sky ablaze in
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Let’s look at what we have. There is a country restaurant as the famous “Cattlemen’s Club” from the “Dallas” TV-series. We have a bike named “Graf Porno,” that says Earl Porn in English. Plus we have Alisha, an on-the-way-to-fame actress in the German erotic-business. So let’s make something out of it! How it comes to
STURGIS THURSDAY NEWS– LISTEN TO THE MUSIC WITH D&D, SCUDERIA FERRARI TRIKE FROM JAPAN, STEVE TYLER FALLS OFF STAGE IN STURGIS, AMERICAN WINS CUSTOM BIKE BUILDING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND BOGART DEAL OF THE CENTURY. Continued From Page 3 2WHEELER CORRESPONDENT REPORTS IN FROM STURGIS–The Bikernet Banner made it out of town to a remote area
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JOKER MACHINE BUILDS JAWA FOR LANDSPEED RACE, RM ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL MILLION-DOLLAR CONSIGNMENTS FOR ITS MONTEREY SALE, EXOTIC CYCLE DEALS FROM TED TINE PERFORMANCE, WILDEST SIDECAR OF THE YEAR, BOSTON LAWS SPREADING TO RHODE ISLAND, LIFESTYLE DEALS OF THE WEEK, NEW BUELL BLAST FOR 2010 AND BIKERNETMETRIC REPORT. Continued From Page 2 NEW BUELL BLAST FOR
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2WHEELER CORRESPONDENT REPORTS IN FROM STURGIS, SADDLEMEN PILLION BAG, THUNDERSTORM WASHES OUT BLACK HILLS GRAND NATIONAL, 2009 STURGIS REPORT FROM THE DUSTY STREETS, K and G CYCLES GOES INTERNATIONAL, BIKERNET WEB MASTER IS SEATTLE SELLS HIS SANO 1998 FLH, ELK GROVE H-D CLOSING THEIR DOORS, NEW FROM MOTORBOOKS AND HUPY & ABRAHAM AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS FLASH – VMAX 2010 AND JESSE JAMES, SHASTA RALLY COVERAGE RECOGNIZED, HAMSTER DONATIONS FOR CHILDRENS CARE TOPS LAST YEAR, THE STORY BEHIND LIL JOES LEATHERS, NEW CIRCULATOR SEAT PADS FROM HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND HELPS RIDERS GET FIT AND MORE… Hey,Crazy times. National Health Care; someone just sent me the bill, some 1000 plus
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Okay, I know I shouldn’t be blowing the lid off this too-good-to-be-true deal, but since I might get back there before you pack your bike and bags and head to the Sunshine State, I’ll take a chance. This is a story about bikes and Florida. No, not Daytona Bike Week or Octoberfest. First off, it’s
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