Biketoberfest 2013–Photo Gallery
Photos By Jack Mcintyre
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Roscoe’s Chili Challenge — 2013
THE END! Photos By Jack Mcintyre
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Episode 66: The Final Interview
Martha rolled up in her all-black Ford Ranger pickup right on time for her second interview. Marko met her at the door. She dressed as if she came to work, wearing soft bar shoes. She eyed the girl’s uniforms last time, and came close to mimicking their Cantina gathered skirts and Spanish, cleavage-enhanced tops. “You
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Episode 65: The New Bartender
Marko fished off the dock under the Vincent Thomas Bridge. It spanned the wide channel between San Pedro and Terminal Island, which once housed the Long Beach Naval Base and still was home to the Terminal Island Federal Prison. Bandit sat on a rusting galvanized bucket and tossed a line in the briny water. “Just
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GIRLS OF BIKERNET SUNDAY POST FOR JULY 21, 2013
Hey, So do I call this the Bad Cop Sunday Post? I know some bros who hate cops. I run the bad cop news because of the historic battles between bikers and cops, but I run ‘em sorta tongue in cheek, since I believe cops have the toughest jobs on the planet, and are forced
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Digital Discovery from Australian Correspondent
SPEAKING OF DISCOVERIES—Bikernet Australian Correspondent recently toured northern California in search of rare motorcycles and exotic tattoo talents. Here’s her report: Whilst travelling north toward san fran, stopped at a rest stop, I saw these two bikes parked. I could not resist the call of the chrome or the tinkling song of the cooling engines, so
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RIDE ON SUNDAY POST FOR JUNE 23, 2013
Hey, I’m getting a late start. A magnificent redhead from my past wandered into my life recently and spent the night. We had a lot of catching up to do and ate breakfast of Mole enchilidas this morning at the little Mexican restaurant up the street, Maya’s. This small restaurant in an old brick building,
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Digital Discovery for June 2013–Carburetor Mystery Investigation
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a good one. I was interviewing 23-year-old Jesse Srpan for an American Iron/Bikernet biker feature article and I mentioned the SU carb on his dad’s Panhead. “Do you know what SU stands for? Jesse said. I didn’t. “It stands for Skinners Union, meat packers made these carbs.” That’s a good story,
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FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY POST FOR JUNE 16, 2013
Happy Father’s Day, I woke up at 5:56 this morning and wondered what hit me yesterday. A close friend stopped by yesterday and suggested I run for Congress instead of trying to secure a grant for the study of more educational opportunities and trade school expansion. He’s nuts. Last night a very important person from
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ROUGH WEATHER GIRL OF BIKERNET
For those who aren’t privileged to have a year round riding season, the 2013 riding season has gotten off to an interesting start. First, record cold and snow was reported in dozens of cities in early spring, with the worst of the weather hammering the Rockies, upper Midwest and northern Plains. We’ve already seen a
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Michelle, Girl of Bikernet for June 2013
I was on interstate 5 in the middle of the night heading for Fresno to an MMA run. Alone on a ’48 Panhead I pulled into the Gorman truck stop for fuel and to oil my primary chain. Gorman, the pit of stops at the peek of the Grapevine vibrated to the rumble of constant
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MEMORIAL DAY SUNDAY POST FOR MAY 26, 2013
Hey, Life is absolutely amazing. There are so many opportunities out there. Remember the too-cool bobber Kent, at Lucky Devil Metal Works, in Houston built for Nyla. She traded it for a floating restaurant on the Los Angeles Harbor. She is now having the time of her life running a floating barge, and making
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BANDIT MISSED HIS ATHENS FLIGHT
Hey, Sorry about the late Sunday/Monday post. I was supposed to arrive in Los Angeles from Greece in about 1:00 p.m. dash back to the headquarters and slam out the Sunday News, but nooo. I had to miss my first flight and that threw the entire day off. If I caught the first flight, I
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CALM BEFORE THE STORM SUNDAY POST FOR CINCO DE MAYO 2013
Hey, It seems quiet today. Hopefully it’s not the lull before the storm. Actually, two days ago it was 90 degrees, today it will hit 68, and 66 and rain tomorrow, so the storm is coming. I rode the Mudflap Girl to my mountain to say a prayer for my first wife. She’s dying of
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PRE-PARTY-WEEKEND SUNDAY POST FOR APRIL 21
Hey, Is life wild or what. As you will see in the news the government can’t do anything right, but they want to tell us how to run our lives, or restrict them constantly. But let’s not even go there. Next weekend the Hamsters are heading to Paso Robles for a wine run, lots of
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Discovered in the December ’63 Issue of Mechanix Illustrated
This discovery is thanks to Charles Plueddeman, who works for Harley-Davidson as a freelance public relations specialist. He also loves to collect old publications, and he turned Bikernet onto a batch of old do-it-yourself mags from the ’50s and ’60s. This particular issue contained a couple exciting stories for the Bikernet staff. The mystery continues
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WHAT HAPPENED TO SPRING SUNDAY POST FOR APRIL 14, 2013
Hey, Life is nuts. I rarely get sick or have problems with my teeth. I was hit twice this month, and I feel like I’m burning daylight. The projects don’t go away because you’re down with the mung. In fact a brother just reminded me to write a Cantina Soap episode, and I’ve got a
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TWO-WHEELED BLUES SUNDAY POST for April 7th, 2013
Hey, I put my Mudflap Girl FXR back together with the new Hi-4 single-fire ignition, and coil from Crane, with Nology spark plug wires. The bike lean snaps like crazy at the low end. I rode it to Bennett’s and we messed with the timing and fuel mixture, but nothing made a difference—frustrating. Is there
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EASTER SUNDAY POST FOR MARCH 31, 2013
Happy Easter, But we still needed to complete the Sunday Post. It’s been a wild weekend starting on Good Friday, as we scrambled to complete the minor changes to Bob Bitchin’s new stretched FXR. We survived, and Bob picked up his new ride with fresh paint from Ronnie Teserone and blazed north Saturday at 8:00
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BROKEN SPOKE SUNDAY POST FOR MARCH 24, 2013
Hey, This is one of those days, and they seem to surface more often. Maybe it’s the myriad of communication devices. Perhaps it’s the non-stop nature of life, our expanding resources, or the Bikernet non-stop mantra and creative spirit. About the time we feel confident with the completion of one project, three more land in
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NON-STOP ACTION SUNDAY POST
Hey, Life is nuts. I was almost caught up on content, when I attempted to write the feature for the Twisted Ultimate Builder Editor’s Choice Winner from the Long Beach show, and couldn’t find a phone number, so I kicked back. What the hell, I was about to turn 65 and pondered taking a break.
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DAYTONA KICK-OFF SUNDAY POST
Here we go again, Shit never stops. Innovation never gives up. Positive, progressive folks never stop breathing creative air. We were sketching streamliner forms on napkins this weekend. We jammed over to Bennett’s Performance. Eric had an anxious customer who wanted his 2013 Dyna Street Bob back pronto. Eric installed Dave Mackey .575 lift cams
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SUNNY SUNDAY POST FOR MARCH 3, 2013
Hey, A friend stopped over last night. He came to Long Beach to be given a lifetime membership in the Southern California Judo Association. He’s a sharp cookie. He mentioned that AR-15s are like the least used weapon for murder in the US, and actually the most-used weapon is a baseball bat. Should we ban
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BIG ENGINE SUNDAY POST FOR FEBRUARY 24, 2013
Hey, Hang on for today. I need to investigate UGG boots. I find the soft ones last about a year then blow out. I’m looking for an upgrade. I went digging through their site and to an Urban Feet shoe store in San Pedro. I found two different UGG boots, similar style, but the factory
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