11 Hollywood heroes who felt the need for speed and one grubby Biker
Actors who make the jump from racing movie to race track aren't as uncommon as you might think.
by Nik Berg from https://www.hagerty.com
Actors who make the jump from racing movie to race track aren't as uncommon as you might think. It’s more than a silver-screen ruse, too; some actors invest their own off-camera hours in motorsports. Here are 11 stars who did just that, some with impressive amounts of success. Plus, we threw in our on Bandit. He's no Hollywood Hero, but what the fuck.
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BIKERNET PROFILE: Bill Dodge
Talent, Humility, Faith
By Pat Jansen
When it comes to the motorcycle industry success is equated to wealth, talent displayed through social media exposure and legacy by the empire you were able to build through one’s business acumen. If this is true then several people integral to the fabric of our custom motorcycle world don’t exist.
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SONNY LIVES IN BIKER HEAVEN
LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Sonny Barger is on a highway to hell and that's
just the way he likes it.
The legendary Hell's Angels patriarch, who helped found the motorcycle club
almost 50 years ago, has battled cancer and heart disease as fiercely as the
law, but has n...
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BIKERNET Interviews BILL DAVIDSON
We touched on new models, Bill's Role, and the Future of Motorcycling
By Bandit and Queen La La of the Kingdom of Bikernet
Bill, I would love to handle this in person, but you’re not down the street from me, so another time. Just a handful of questions:
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Wayne Rainey Trailblazers Hall of Fame 2016 Inductee
An Injured Champion Keeping the Superbike Sport Alive
By Don Emde and Erik Schelzig (AP)
Bikernet Special Report: Wayne Rainey was the top World Championship 500cc Grand Prix rider of the early 1990s, winning three consecutive World Championships riding for Yamaha. He was inducted into the 2016 Trailblazers hall of fame and we have his story.
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Bikernet Special Report: Doug “Mr. Sidecar” Bingham: The Last Round-Up
His “flying chair” will be empty this next go-around
Story and Photos by Paul Garson
It would have been Doug Bingham’s 45th Griffith Park Sidecar Rally this coming October, 2016 but his “flying chair” will be empty this next go-around. After nearly half century’s full-time dedication to the promotion of the sidecar experience, on this past January 27, 2016, Doug passed away at age 76.
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Bikernet Features: Chuck Palumbo of CP Customs
Evolution of a Custom Motorcycle Builder
By Markus Cuff and Bobby Melok with photos by Markus Cuff
Bikernet Features ‘The Dude,’ ’Jungle Jim,” ’The Main Event,’ and Custom Chucky P’ in his stellar career as a professional wrestler but Chuck Palumbo is fast becoming well known under his real name as a custom motorcycle builder and co star [with Rick Dore] of ‘Rusted Development’
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