Special Reports

Bikernet Reader Comments for August 2024 Direct from the Streets By Bandit Bikernet Readers speak out about recent content, historic features and political upheaval. Hang on! Read the full story

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You had to ask: Harley-Davidson X440 What motorcycle do you like that everyone seems to hate? by Ujjwal Dey Originally assigned to write a road test review about the latest localized venture of Harley-Davidson-- the reluctant rider and long-time collaborator did not seem to know where to begin or how to present it to a predisposed, unhappy American audience. Well, the product is good and the sales are well. There's much more. Read the full story

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Why We Buy An extreme and absurd view for the heck of it by Ujjwal Dey with illustrations by Wayfarer & friends Before you ride 'em, you gotta buy 'em. Don't let the media tell you what to buy, allow me! Read the full story

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RUSSEL BRAND GOES TO #1 AS THE GREATEST THREAT TO OUR SACRED DEMOCRACY! A Bikernet Investigation... By J.J. Solari with images from Sam Burns If the World Health Organization and the Center For Disease Control had come up with an overnight vaccine for Russel Brand like they did for the most dangerous virus in human history the rape-charge protocol would not have had to have been implemented. Read the full story

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Climate Journalism is Broken A new paper reveals troubling biases by Roger Pielke Jr. In 2020, scholars published more than 50,000 peer-reviewed papers on climate change in almost 6,000 journals. A new study by Marie-Elodie Perga and colleagues looks at how these papers were covered by news media and reveals some profound biases in coverage of climate. There are still some excellent journalists providing good coverage of climate, of course, but the overall patterns are troubling. Read the full story

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EXPLAINING WHY ALL JOURNALISTS ARE EARTH’S LOWEST LIFE FORM We all ask that question at one time or another. By J.J. Solari, with images from Sam Burns Sooner or later in life it dawns on us that all journalists are not only not actually human but that whatever species they are, they’re not even good at being that. Read the full story

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Scoot Over: A Pictorial Journey on & of Vespa On April 2021, Vespa scooters completed 75 years on global roads & in youthful hearts by Wayfarer with images from Sam Burns Glorious pic curator Sam Burns sent these inspired from the Lunar Bunny Limited Edition Vespa Article. Have a blast imagining the possibilities on smaller wheels & bigger hearts. Race to the picnic or 'bust'. LOL. Read the full story

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Bikernet Blog's The Year 2022 in Review All that’s past at present by Wayfarer Your Bikernet Blog Editor and Bikernet Official Facebook Page Curator, aspiring monk Wayfarer presents the year 2022 as seen by Bikernet readers worldwide. Time zooms by faster than Bonneville which got rained out. Milestones were completed including custom builds & charity drives. All the fear of virus did not 'infect' the enthusiasm of newbies nor of the regulars at Sturgis. Success was even see... Read the full story

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