COAST TO COAST FROM HELMET REPEALS TO BOYCOTTING EVENTSCOAST TO COAST BIKER NEWSCompiled & Edited by Bill Bish,National Coalition of Motorcyclists old shot from Bob T.MOTORCYCLISTS FLEX LOBBYING MUSCLE Michael Kerr’s reflection in the chrome-plated rearview mirror of his Harley-Davidson Electra Glide reveals a modern-day Easy Rider. Bearded and long-haired, the 52-year-old Chicagoan favors jeans […]
The Cantina was hopping, the cash register vibrating to the changing coin. Burnouts marked the parking lot. Bandit recently installed a big screen to entertain the troops. It was Margaritaville just 150 miles north of the border. The jute box was jammin’ the Senoritas swayin’, the booze flowing and the scooters sliding up to the
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Keeping A Classic Chopper Alive Continued From Page 2 Later when tuning the carb, I wasn’t happy with the way the bike was running and scoured the books for a ’62 timing confirmation. Ultimately I discovered that this bike was equipped with a single point distributor but dual point flywheels. I was looking at the
BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–COSSACK LOSE A BROTHER, PERFORMANCE MACHINE CLOTHING ON LINE, CALIFORNIA BIKE SHOWS COMIN’ AND MOLASSES Continued From Page 3LITTLE JOHNNY STRIKES AGAIN– A grade school teacher in Kentucky asked her students to use the word “fascinate” in a sentence. Molly said, “My family went to my granddaddy’s farm, and we saw all his
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–RUN FOR BREATH BIGGER THAN EVER, TECH ARTICLES AND L A. CALENDAR SHOW UPDATE Continued From Page 2THE BIKERNET FIREMAN–A FIREMAN came home from work one day and told his wife, “You know, we have a wonderful system at the fire station:BELL 1 rings and we all put on our jackets,BELL 2 rings
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BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–DEAL OF THE WEEK, NEW PRODUCTS FROM CYRIL HUZE AND SATURDAY DRAGS Continued From Page 1SATURDAY NIGHT DRAGS–Howdy Motorcycle Enthusiasts & RACE FANS – The “BIG DRAGS” this Saturday Nite June 14th at Texas Raceway are gettin? close !!The Phone’s Ringing CONSTANTLY at the “Times” – The Racers are Gettin’ Ready !! Make
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–CONTEST WINNERS AND JOSE DRIVES CARS Here we go. We have a mission this weekend at Bikernet. We’re building a gargoyle manned solid Fung Shui, H-D engine powered fountain. It has the entire staff in an uproar. Sparks are flying, dogs are barking, and Home Depot is complaining. Why is it so tough
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Keeping A Classic Chopper Alive Continued From Page 1 We beefed up the area for the battery with a block of 2 x 4 wood and placed rubber sheets around it for insulation. The battery fit very loose, so I dug through my scrap drawer for a bicycle inner-tube. I tried wrapping it in coils
Title: Neighborhood Watch by R. M. HutchisonIt’s funny, the things you remember, the things that seem to stand out in your mind as the years pile up. Back when I was a wet nose kid, we lived in a third floor walk-up that was part of an apartment complex lashed together for vets returning from
BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–GOVERNMENT STATS ALL WRONG, 1928 SHOVELHEAD PIPES, AND DON’T MESS WITH THE NURSE Continued From Page 3NEVER ANGER YOUR NURSE–A bigshot business man CEO had to spend a couple of days in the hospital. He was a royal pain to the nurses because he bossed them around just like he did his employees.None
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BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–H-D HISTORY, BEACH RIDE SCHEDULE, AND HOUSTON PARTY Continued From Page 2GET READY HOUSTON–Saturday Nite July 12th – It’s ALL HARLEY RACIN’ – – AT IT’S BEST !!WILD – Tire Smokin’ – Gear Bangin’ – Hard Ridin’ – Nitro Powered Action & Partee!!As the Texas Scooter Times “Texas Style Party Drags” RUNS –
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–JOSE GOES SURFIN’, NEW BOOK BY MIKE LICHTER AND JOKER MAKES PIPES Continued From Page 1 BIKERNET SALOON ADVICE–This guy has been sitting in a bar all night, staring at a blonde wearingthe tightest pants he’s ever seen. Finally his curiosity gets the best ofhim, so he walks over and asks”How do you
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–JOSE GOES SURFIN’, NEW BOOK BY MIKE LICHTER AND JOKER MAKES PIPES Continued From Page 1 BIKERNET SALOON ADVICE–This guy has been sitting in a bar all night, staring at a blonde wearingthe tightest pants he’s ever seen. Finally his curiosity gets the best ofhim, so he walks over and asks”How do you
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–PENNYSLVANIA RIDES FREE Just returned from the first Choppers Only show in Hawaii put together by Deacon and Dan “Ozzy” Franco. It was a massive success. Wild bikes, beautiful women, beautiful beaches and warm clear days. That’s why they call it paradise. We want to extend a special thanks to Chris and Joerline
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Old Skool ’70’s Photo From Bob T. Marko could feel the warm flesh of his temple being pressed cold by the icy steel barrel of the 357 magnum, as a myriad of thoughts flashed through his mind. The drama hanging over his head that seemed like the end of the world yesterday, was of little
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–JOSE RETURNS AND GUARDS CAN’T HAVE SEX WITH PRISONERS Continued From Page 2 BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–I’m not a sports fan, but the Anaheim Angels and Expos were playing here this week and we went over to see what all the hoopla was about. I have never seen so many home runs, the Expos
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BIKERNET NEWS ALERT– SPEED VISION, NEW EXHAUST, DEAL OF THE WEEK, STURGIS PAD AND PAINT JOB OF THE WEEK Continued From Page 1 CRAZYHORSE PAINT JOB OF THE WEEK–I checked out Bikernet yesterday and it’s all this Hawaii stuff. Thisis where I’ve been, and it ain’t been Hawaii. I been killing myselftrying to finish the
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–LATE BUT WORTH ITI’m runnin’ late. I had visitors at noon from Paughco and Bassani Pipes. They are building a high performance two into one systems for late model dressers. They claim at least 6 pounds of Torque and hp at the mid range. I may try a set.Yesterday I rode out to
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BIKERNET NEWS FINISH–HAMSTERS TAKE OVER STURGIS MUSEUM, HORSE MAG COVERS HISTORY, BIG DOG REPLACES EASYRIDERS AND DRUGS Continued From Page 3BIKERNET DRUG DEPARTMENT–A lady walks into the drug store and asks the pharmacist for some arsenic.The pharmacist asks “Ma’am, what do you want with arsenic?”.The lady says “To kill my husband.”“I can’t sell you any
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This is what Ron sent me. Just got back from Orlando, Florida. EFI school (95 to 01). The attached pic. is with my S2 Buell with a Trock CV. The airhorn is a S&S “D” mounted to a adapter I made. The adapter has the same taper as the airhorn. Which dictates the thickness of
BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–MYSTERY MOTORCYCLE, FIX HANDLING PROBLEMS, COPS SET UP COMMAND POSTS AND NEW RIVERA HYDRAULIC TRANNY Continued From Page 3 Old shot from Bob T.THE BIKERNET OZARK REPORT–I sent Ozark Ed an e-mail during the tornado outburst in Oklahoma, to see if he was still alive and had some beer–Bandit.We’re ok but shit happened
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–TOURING CHOPPER LIVES, RARE CYCLE HISTORY, AND 6 TO 12-VOLT CONVERSION Continued From Page 2? Click to order Catalog! Custom Chrome ? and Chrome Specialties ??have joined forces to bring you the most comprehensive product offering in the Harley-Davidson ? aftermarket! At over 1,400 pages and over 25,000 part numbers, our 2003 Catalog
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BIKERNET NEWS ALERT– BEACH RIDE LIVES, DISCOVERY RECOGNIZES HAMSTERS, AND NEW T-SHIRT–WHAT THE HELL Continued From Page 1 ROLLA FATTY APPAREL– ROLLAFATTY apparel just released (ROLLAFATTY.COM, June 2003). Screen printed shirts, embroidered Flexfit hats and knit caps.–Wil(818) 445 6204 BIKERNET READER PRODUCT SUGGESTION–S&S “Intellegent ignition system” with a knock sensor and heat sensorsautomatically adjusts timing
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–ALL CHOPPER SHOW IN HAWAII, RUN FOR BREATH IN N.C. AND NEW GULCH PRODUCTS I’m trying to get a handle on the day. We’ve just kicked off a project bike in the middle of finishing a ’62 Pan 6 to 12-Volt conversion, the Shrunken FXR, the King and a Run For Breath show
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