BIKERNET NEWS CONTINUES BRASS BALLS BOBBERS SMOKE OUT, BELL COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD LAW, TEARIN IT UP FROM AZIERE-SATTLER AND MORE… Continued From Page 1 BRASS BALLS BOBBERS IS HAVING A SMOKE OUT PARTY–The Smoke Out Stops At Brass Balls Bobbers on May 11, 2009 The 10th Anniversary Smoke Out is one week long and rolls […]
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BIKERNET ECONOMIC STIMULUS NEWS–MORE EVENTS COMING, MORE TV SHOWS, MORE PRODUCTS AND MORE RIDES–WHAT COULD BE BETTER? Hey,Bikernet’s Board of Regents, University Finance department authorized a lengthy and costly study of the economy, and we are releasing the findings today: Pay absolutely no attention to mainstream news reporting and the economy is fine. There’s documented
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The dangerous Buck Lovell. We recently discovered an old magazine editor in the corner of the Kendon Trailer and Lift manufacturing shop. He was sweeping up lathe shavings and filtering old cutting oil to be reused. Buck’s been around the business since Ed Roth published his miniature chopper book in the ‘60s. Buck knows how
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There are guys who don’t want to go with the stock-ones. Not satisfied with everything anyone else could maybe have. Peter Boese (last name means “Evil,” really!) is one of these. Driving Harley-customs for now 10 years and being a hobby-customizer for all the years he now wanted a totally self designed custom. First idea
BIKERNET NEWS FINALE Continued From Page 1 BIKERNET 5-BALL RACING TEAM OFFICIAL ART REWORKED BY THE MASTER– Like planned, I finished reworking the Racing Team art last week.Now it’s closer to my original vision and the digital color study.It looks even better than the photo. Hope to get a better image with a scan.Here’s what
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH, DAYTONA, KICKER, AUSTRALIAN SHOW WINNER AND BLACK BIKE WHEELS FOR WIDE STOCK BIKES Continued From Page 2 BIKERNET TECH QUESTION OF THE WEEK– I am looking for an inexpensive way to get a kicker kit on my bike. I have a nice set of true dual exhaust, and I want to be
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS ALERTS–IRISH CUSTOM BIKE SHOW, CAT MOTORCYCLE, BREAKFAST AT DENNYS AND GETTING LOADED Continued From Page 1 IRISH MOTORBIKE & SCOOTER SHOW–Carole Nash Irish Motorbike & Scooter ShowFollowing its success in March 2007, Ireland’s biennial Motorbike & Scooter Show will be staged at the RDS (Royal Dublin Society) Exhibition Centre in Dublin again
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BIKERNET PRE-DAYTONA BIKE WEEK NEWS, MYRTLE BEACH PROTESTS, LITTLE BIKE BANS, AND DAYTONA PARTIES She wants to be on the cover of a motorcycle magazine. She’s in Scott McCool’s hands now.Hey,I don’t know where to steer my forks today. Daytona is happening and we’ll bring you reports. Mike Pullin built me a spare 5-Ball racing
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BIKES STOLEN – PLEASE READ!I received the following email on Friday and offered to post pics and descriptions of the missing bikes. Please look carefully at all eight bikes. Thanks, LaylaMy Name is Peggy Ellavsky. I am with ATLAS PRECISION IN APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. Jason Douglas told me to contact you and let you know
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Hey, it's the start of the official Sturgis 2009 project bike, the 5-Ball Factory Racer. For decades guys have built vintage- looking scooters with late model drive-trains. Hell, I built another one at Strokers Dallas in the '90s. Before I dreamed of it, Arlen Ness built a '20s vintage scooter and sidecar around a Sportster
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BIKERNET NEWS FINALE – FINALY! Continued From Page 4 MOTORCYCLISTS REAP REWARDS FROM ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE–Motorcycling will reap some benefits from the historic two-year, $787 billion economic recovery and stimulus bill recently signed into law by President Barack Obama. Language in HR 1, the largest spending measure ever enacted by Congress, provides for a tax
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS DRAGS ON – BATTERIES FROM BIKERS CHOICE, FROM THE AMA, DEPARTURE BIKES WORKS BECOMES SWAP MEET PROMOTER, MOTORCYCLE ARTIST CREATES BLOG, KIDS & CHROME RAISE MONEY FOR KIDS AND ROAD BURNER EXHAUST SPECIALS FROM METRIC THUNDER. Continued From Page 3 Kick Asphalt with ROAD BURNER–Factory motorcycle exhaust systems usually produce a less
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS ALERTS – NEW! BIKERNET BANDANAS, SEMA SURVIVAL SEMINARS AVAILABLE, SALUTE TO SHASTER REPLACES HOLLISTER, SOFTBRAKE BAGGER FLOORBOARD SPACERS, NEW ART FROM ERIC HERRMANN AND WHAT IS THE DEVIL UP TO? Continued From Page 2 LUCKY DEVIL FAB EXPERT TURNS TO A CLASS MG–Howdy, I knocked off a little early today to catch
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THURSDAY NEWS ROCKS – STROKERS DALLAS NEW WEBSITE, FREEDOM FIGHTER NOMINATIONS SOUGHT, H-D 883 AT THE INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SHOW, SEMINOLE HARD ROCK TO UNVEIL 16 GUITARS, BIG BEAR CHOPPERS 7th ANNUAL RIDE THE MOUNTAIN RALLY AND BREATHE EASY RIDE AGAINST CYSTIC FIBROSIS. Continued From Page 1 100-Mile Road Ride forALL street legal motorcycles,Broc Glover’s Breathe
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH – ED HARDY HELMETS FROM BIKERS CHOICE, MYRTLE BEACH NO-GO, NO MOTORSPORTS FOR KIDS, SUPPORT THE TROOPS ISSUE FROM CYCLE SOURCE AND MORE. Philzee said he fell in the parking lot…. I asked him how many guyswere chasing him….Note the girl on the right. That’s Colleen Swartz, the amazing photographer.Hey,I’m supposed to
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Danger surrounds us. Every evening on the news we hear impending doom, violence, Amber alerts, drunken politicians, bishops killing innocents with their cars and molesting our children. If you're like me, there's a high probability that you purchased your motorcycle to escape the everyday pressures consuming your brainwaves. Live to Ride, Ride to Work, is
It was another cold, windy winter, rainy day on the coast. The economy forced patrons to stay home with six-packs, and the girls were dragging ass, protesting dismal tips. A crack like a gunshot split the mood and everyone in the Cantina looked around. Then they heard it again, like a gang war erupted in
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BIKERNET NEWS FINALE–HANG ON! Continued From Page 4 MARCH 15TH, LET’S RIDE–Hopefully youve recovered from last years RIDE. Come and do it all again……………. SUNDAY MARCH 15th is Paddy Ride 09. Meet for breakfast at The Harp in Ocean Beach(4935 Newport ave) at 9:00 AM.., then motor out to Dublin Mob Choppers compound (6306 Federal
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BIKERNET VALENTINES NEWS ALERTS– Continued From Page 1 NEW WEEKLY BIKERNET ART EXHIBIT–I Would like to introduce my Newest Release, “Vintage Indians”, a tribute to the early pioneers of American Motorcycle Racing.The Pre 1920’s Motorcycle’s are amazing machines to say the least. Since the S&S Cycle 50th Anniversary Celebration, my awareness of the Historical impact
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS FLASH–THE NEW HOLLISTER! STREET RACE IN TORONTO AND SEMA SEMINARS FOR ECONOMIC SURVIVAL Continued From Page 2 FAMOUS BIKER PHOTOG TURNS TO ANOTHER INSTRUMENT–Here is a reminder that you are all cordially invited to see my new band, The Pete Alva Project, playing this Sunday Feb 15that 6:00 p.m.. Our set is
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS CONTINUES–TORIAN LEATHER TEST, HAMSTER DOWN AND MASKS FROM HOT LEATHER Continued From Page 1 HOT LEATHERS HAS THE BEST SELECTION OF NEOPRENE FACE MASKS– These are perfect for winter riding. Lightweight, breathable neoprene, makes for a warm and comfortable mask. The original designs Hot Leathers uses on their face masks are second
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PRESIDENTS DAY WEEKEND BIKERNET NEWS–OFFICIAL SHIT, AND THE SEXY STUFF FOR VALENTINES DAY New line of H-D art from Scott Jacobs.Hey,I feel like a man who was just afforded another life, like a goddamn cat with nine lives. I’m up to about seven. My computer crashed, and it was like someone stole my truck with
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To some, a grungy, long-haired, mutton-chopped guy brooding behind aviator shades as he cruises on a chopper with nothing ahead but the open road means pure freedom. To those safely esconced in Buicks, a rearview mirror full of loud bikes and liquored-up riders usually means it's time to lock the doors and stare straight ahead.No
Lean, stretched, and filigree, is the design of the long smooth-lined bike called “Mantis”. Fine bowed tubes, no hoses or fairings, no bad looking details to be covered or hidden. The drop-styled tank hangs beneath the spinal looking upper tube like a body part; organic and physically fitting. And the body parts of model Sam
