Hey, Never a dull moment. It rained last night so I spent an hour this morning drying off the Bikernet Van and the glass tables in the rarely used Bikernet patio. Of course Sin Wu sticks her head into my office to report more rain in the next couple of days. Last night, I rolled […]
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Hey, Sometimes I wonder. I’m not on TV or playing bit parts in Sons of A. I’m not a cool builder, so what the hell. Should I be somebody? I’m a nut. I’ve always run at life with an unrelenting passion for whatever it is, or whoever she is. I haven’t been massive successful, but
BIKETOBERFEST SUNDAY POST FOR OCTOBER 14, 2012 Read More »
Hey, It’s another wild weekend at the Bikernet Interplanetary Headquarters in the Wilmington ghetto on the edge of the Port of Los Angeles. Just when we think life might simmer, the weekend explodes. I started to work on a tech about ordering hydraulic brake lines for motorcycles, while messing with the Bikernet advertising program for
There’s a surprising amount of old American iron around these parts of the Netherlands, two wheels and four, some left over from the war, others brought over from the U.S. for avid collectors that can’t get enough of anything from the good ‘ole U.S. of A. These two Indians that Mart owns are neither
The Story of Mart’s Two Indians – Where The Hell Is Murph? Read More »
Hey, Damn, it’s slightly warm here today, and of course life it nuts. A reader sent me a report on Japan’s debt and economic climate. Why is it that governments have the audacity to regulate and demand from their citizens, and can’t control themselves, their bureacuracies, and can’t balance their budgets? Seems a tad nuts
Autumnal Equinox Sunday Post for September 23, 2012 Read More »
Hey, I’m on the edge of my seat by trying to remain calm. Today is the 12th and we have until the 24th to arrive in Bonneville. Wired my bike this weekend, and unwrapped the super-fine stainless exhaust from D&D. I can’t plumb my bike until I have the engine. I can’t make the exhaust
STURGIS WINDING DOWN SUNDAY POST FOR AUGUST 12, 2012 Read More »
Hey, The Hamsters rolled into the Badlands yesterday, along with riders from all over the country and the world. The rally is officially underway. Hell, I posted an AFT bike feature yesterday. That bike and the AFT girls are on their way to Sturgis, and if you’re rolling into town, don’t miss a chance to
BADLANDS SUNDAY POST FOR AUGUST 5, 2012 Read More »
Bandit is on the road somewhere this weekend enjoying his new build, The Mudflap Girl Bike. We’ve been enjoying a beautiful Southern California weekend while he’s away, but tomorrow it will be back to business. I think lots of people are heading out to Sturgis because the emails are very light. Here
WHERE THE BIKERS ARE SUNDAY POST – JULY 29, 2012 Read More »
Nick had the blues. He broke down in Novato, California, just north of the San Francisco Bay, captured between Drakes Bay on the coast and San Pablo Bay on the inland side. It was originally the site of several Coast Miwok villages, and is now a portion of the Olompali State Historic Park. The first
Girl of Bikernet Saves a Brother from the Blues Read More »
Hey, I’m not sure what to make of today. Victory invited Bikernet to a new model launch, but they won’t allow us to reveal the contents until the 30th of this month. We can’t even mention the name. It’s burning a hole in our collective pockets, but we will respect their wishes. Hang on. I
Revenge of the Redheads Sunday Post for July 8, 2012 Read More »
As the summer sun glistened on the harbor, the warmth and clear days brought out additional Cantina customers. San Pedro city fathers cut a deal with the Los Angeles Harbor commissioners and the city of LA to allow the USS IOWA, a refurbished WWII battleship, to be permanently moored against nearby docks. Another draw to
Episode 63: Nyla Hires and New Bartender Read More »
Hey, Just returning from the Smoke Out in Rockingham, North Carolina, Mike Lichter flew into town for Born Free, and we couldn’t miss the 100th Anniversary of Motorcyclists Magazine—amazing party in sprawling, vintage motorcycle laden facilities. They have photo studios to die for. Then it was off to Born Free at Irvine Lake, where Rip’s
RIP’S BAD RIDE SUNDAY POST FOR JULY 1, 2012 Read More »
The walls of the prison cell seem to expand into the horizon. The stones blurring into a wall of sand. I seem to have encapsulated myself inside a sand castle. Except there is no sound of waves threatening to push down these walls. I didn’t ask for solitary confinement but my money bought me a
THE GIRL DOCTOR BUSTED–Girl of Bikernet Read More »
Hey, What the hell. I’m just back from Smoke Out 13 in Rocking Turbo, North Carolina. Up at 3:00 a.m., and snuck out of the hotel room, so Michael Lichter was caught with the bill. Prince Najar weaved all the way to the Charlotte International Airport, 98 miles. And I left a Victory Highball somewhere.
PAINTED LADY SUNDAY POST FOR JUNE 24, 2012 Read More »
Hey, This should be interesting. Yesterday I rode over to an art exhibit in Long Beach with a couple of Hamsters. It was somewhat associated with the Ink and Iron convention on the Queen Mary this weekend. The art exhibit revolved around tattoo related dragons, Art of the Dragon. Some of this art was
EVENT MANIA SUNDAY POST FOR JUNE 10, 2012 Read More »
A lull hung over the Cantina starting in March. Maybe it was the calm before the summer storm. Folks came and departed like clockwork, as if on tranquil drugs. They drank their booze, ate nachos and shrimp enchiladas, and paid their tabs. No drama. No kidnapped women or unusual sex on the docks or in
Episode 62: The Cliff Hangers come to the Cantina Read More »
Hey, We’re up and on the road at 4:00 a.m. heading to the Mojave Mile with a 1000 cc race Kawasaki, which is putting out over 170 horses, and was strapped to a tuning dyno all day Saturday. It’s Tobey’s daily rider. Okay, so it’s not a Harley, but we are giving him a hand,
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Hey, Happy Memorial Day. Here’s the official definition from Wikipedia: Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed annually in the United States on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it
MEMORIAL DAY SUNDAY POST FOR MAY 27, 2012 Read More »
Hey gang, Bandit has flown the coop for a while, leaving the rest of us overworked, underpaid and underappreciated minions completely in charge. Big mistake there, stretch! While the King of the Biker Nation is living it up in the Caribbean, sailing the emerald waters of Martinique, getting hammered on rum and sampling other fine
BANDIT OF THE CARIBBEAN SUNDAY POST FOR MAY 6, 2012 Read More »
As my eyes accustomed to the low light I thought for an instant I had died and gone to heaven. Or maybe been whisked by a modern day genie to an Aladdin’s Cave of motorcycles. But when I pinched myself it hurt, so I figured so semblance of realism inhabited this motorcycle nirvana. But let
Motorcycle Nirvana Discovered–Bill’s Bike Barn Read More »
New Zealand has a reputation as an interesting place of unparalleled beauty. Well, it is and I think most people know that. What I personally found just as interesting is that it is a land of motor heads. I have never seen a population so fascinated by anything with an engine and they will race
DISCOVERED IN NEW ZEALAND, HOME OF WORLD’s FASTEST INDIAN Read More »
For those of us drawn to the somewhat fringe zone of postcard collecting and research, a passion/addiction officially known as Deltiology, good things indeed come in small packages. Those outside the postcard world are probably unaware that it is the third largest collecting hobby in the world, next to coin and stamp collecting, usually 4
Mailable Motorcycle Art: An Introduction to Deltiology Read More »
Hey, In this down economy opportunities surface. Take for instance this little company 5-Ball Inc. and all the projects we have in store for 2012 with Sturgis, Bonneville, bike building, site building, more books, you name it. Take a look at our tiny niche industry. Lots of companies are gone, but I still believe motorcycles
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The arguably rare, at least to Western eyes, Hungarian Pannonia 250 had been perfectly matched to Duna “bullet nose” sidecar when found by its owner, an admitted “professional computer geek whilst at the 2009 Daytona Bike Week where she ambled into the motorcycle auction to find a bike suitable for AHRMA bike racing. “Unfortunately that
Hungary’s Best and Last Motorcycle: 1969 Pannonia Read More »
