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 […]
CALM BEFORE THE STORM SUNDAY POST FOR CINCO DE MAYO 2013 Read More »
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
PRE-PARTY-WEEKEND SUNDAY POST FOR APRIL 21 Read More »
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
TWO-WHEELED BLUES SUNDAY POST for April 7th, 2013 Read More »
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
EASTER SUNDAY POST FOR MARCH 31, 2013 Read More »
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
DAYTONA KICK-OFF SUNDAY POST Read More »
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
BIG ENGINE SUNDAY POST FOR FEBRUARY 24, 2013 Read More »
Here we go, I’m not sure where to start this morning. The industry is still in Cincy, although many are trying to find a way to watch the Super Bowl. We will have several reports from the front, most were good, but some spelled doom and gloom. That’s always the case. I looked up a
Cincy Sunday Post for Feb 3, 2013 Read More »
Hey, This Post might be short, and maybe not. We could pack it with news from our own headquarters. We are still try to sort out 2013, which looks to be a fuckin’ amazing year. I know, I need to stay focused on the primary motorcycle goals, our Trike Streamliner, and books. Our list also
Icy Sunday Post for January 13, 2012 Read More »
Merry Merry, What a crazy holiday season. We have been lost in a befuddling fog. It’s sort of the black icing on the leather cake for a tough year. But I won’t go into all the elements right now. It’s not bad, just tough. I’ll hold off for the state of the Bikernet Union address
Ho, Ho, Ho, Sunday Post for December 23, 2012 Read More »
Hey, We’re climbing on Christmas Holiday quick, and it’s a strange and wonderful one for the members of the Bikernet family. Let’s get right to the news. Then I’ll fill you in on the weekend, and what’s coming next week. Creating a Sanctuary at Home– Your home – whether big, small or somewhere
Seasons Greetings Sunday Post for December 16, 2012 Read More »
Hey, I’ve been scrambling all weekend at the Long Beach Ultimate Builder Show with Bob Kay and Jeff Najar, and of course our esteemed Performance Editor Ray C. Wheeler. Ray place his bike in the Performance Category an although it’s not complete, it scored very high marks. The damn thing is amazing, just not finished
SHOW CRAZY SUNDAY POST Read More »
Hey, I kicked off a discussion about the holidays, or lack there of. Sin Wu liked to say, “We’re too broke for the holidays.” And we often didn’t have a tree. Since some of the girls are missing in action, Ray C. Wheeler, the esteemed Bikernet Performance Editor in Chief, volunteered to handle outdoor decorations,
Pre-Shows Sunday Post Read More »
Hey, A couple of things this morning. I’ve been grappling with this for several weeks, but now some of the elements are coming together. At a meeting a couple of years ago, a friend mentioned a Belly Tank Bonneville project, and I was intrigued but couldn’t go there. Belly Tanks from WWII are used by
PRE-THANKSGIVING SUNDAY POST Read More »
Hey, Honoring Veterans Day. Buy a veteran lunch, a drink, or hell go for a ride. I attempted to tour the battleship Iowa yesterday, but the crowds were daunting, and I’m not a crowd sorta guy. I peeled out, and it was just as well. Later in the evening I met with the lovely Gina
HONORING VETERANS SUNDAY POST FOR NOVEMBER 11, 2012 Read More »
Hey, Never a dull moment. Received an e-mail the other day. A Hamster, Jack Luna, died unexpectedly or an aneurism in his stomach, after having dinner with Barry Weiss. I thought maybe they were fighting over who had the coolest car. Then I get a call this morning about a brother’s son dying in a
So Cal Hot Flash Sunday Post Read More »
Hey, This could be a good one and a departure from the usual Sunday Post. We have three staff members in the region of the impending Sandy Hurricane and wish them well in the hours ahead. On one hand we have jokes and cute girls, and on the other hand the storm of the century
HURRICANE SANDY SUNDAY POST Read More »
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
BIKERTOBERFEST SUNDAY POST Read More »
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
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, Another strange day in paradise, but at least I’m catching up. This coming week will be packed with action content including a Softail Road Test from Doc, the esteemed Bikernet tech editor from Australia. We will bring you a feature bike from Gard Hollinger; Keanu Reeve’s bike. A custom motorcycle like you’ve never seen
SHORT AND SWEET SUNDAY POST FOR SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 Read More »
Hey, This will be a helluva Sunday News. I’m scrambling to clean the shop, put tools away, and catch up with Bikernet issues. We are also catching up in the shipping department. If you signed up for the special Cantina Membership, your care package and membership card will roll out of here next week. Our
HOT AS HELL SUNDAY POST FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 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 »
