Hey, Hang on, the news is full of surprises. I’ve talked to industry leaders and plenty of voices from the past this week. We mentioned the Mystery Sled published in ER in the ‘70s. It was photographed for the feature by Jake. Getting ready to kick off my next build with those cast iron levers […]
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Come see the best of the best exclusive, expensive, custom bike makers in the world! by Jean-Luc Maire from https://www.topspeed.com/ The idea of a motorcycle is a customization of the previous generation’s pedal bikes, allowing riders to have the latest innovations on their chosen platform. Custom bike makers and modders have allowed riders to customize
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It’s All Hot and Steamy “The World is in turmoil and we need a solid code of the West, or Dharma. Let’s see how the news pans out and what might pop today. Hang on! Let’s hit it….” — Bandit Weekly News by Bandit, Wayfarer, Sam Burns, J.J. Solari, Bob T., Laura, Barry Green, the
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Even in Oklahoma City by Bill May “As a kid growing up in Oklahoma in the ‘60s I was crazy about hot rods and motorcycles. My father passed away when I was 14. Mom didn’t drive. It was legal for a 14-year-old to ride a motor scooter of five horsepower or less. Mom bought me
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When You Think You Are On Track, You Are Already Halfway There Click and view this Week’s News — only on Bikernet.com “We’ve faced a serious wave of content including the Indian Chief café racer feature, which is on the home page. Barry sent me a squad of hot looking broads for the Cantina. Don’t
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This Custom Land-Speed Bike Build Failed 4 Times: Here’s What We Can Learn You’re going to fail a lot when you try something new, but keep going. by Janaki Jitchotvisut from https://www.rideapart.com Have you ever had a project not go exactly like you planned? If you noticed that I didn’t say “project bike” there, that
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Noise Cycles & Zach Hines take a cruiser model to racing design by by Jeff Millard Barber Vintage Motorcycle Festival, Indian Motorcycle debuted a custom Indian Chief like never before utilizing the power of Indian’s Stock 111ci. Have a glimpse of the photos of the completed build, along with a series of videos filmed and
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by K. Randall “Bandit” Ball “Chopper Charlie was in a jam, he knew it. He stepped into too many dark alleys with the wrong guys. He told his old lady to pack everything she owned into her Buick Roadmaster station wagon and get ready to split. Melanie did as she was told. A tiny, bubbly
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The Weekly News that matters – every Thursday on Bikernet.com Click Here to get your weekly round-up on motorcycles and motorcyclists now Halloween is coming up and we already have a terrific batch of Halloween girls coming your way from Barry Green. Bandit is working with the factory, Markus Cuff and maybe Jon Kosmoski
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by Luke Zietsman Over the years, motorcycles have evolved into several segments, and these pictures will help you make sense of them all. Until around the ’80s, motorcycles were more or less just considered motorcycles. Aside from the recently established dirt bike class, other bikes were all lumped together. Click to Read the full Article
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CLICK To Read this Week’s News on Bikernet.com Hey, It’s an interesting day, week, month, year. Things a popping. Day before yesterday LiveWire went public. Today Porsche went public. No messing around. Let’s hit the news… Also: We are working on another compelling story from Amy Irene White. A couple of us are digging into
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All the Players Step Forward By Kent Weeks and Tom Young with photos by RFR and Sil EDITOR’S NOTE: This gets more bizarre by the week, or year, maybe decade. We published Part 1 not long ago, but perhaps this is part 1. Although, if you read the first episode, you will encounter the long
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Click here to Read this week’s Thursday News, only on Bikernet.com Hey, I sense the weather changing in South Dakota. The first day of Fall was yesterday. Brothers all over are heading south to Arizona. Some of us will hang out in the Black hills for the winter and the Almanac says it’s going to
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by Bandit with photos by Weed This bike was built in classic form by Steve Hannah a 20-year Paughco employee and lifetime biker. The Redhead and I hauled ass to Carson City, Nevada with the briefcase, purchased, loaded and blasted back to the Black Hills of South Dakota. I usually mess with any purchase unless
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By Bandit with photos from Jack McIntyre We started a series of stories about why we chop. They are a blast, inspirational and enlightening. This one touches on two elements of the equation. Why we chop and something about the history of the chopper. There are two partners involved in this story and bikes. Both
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by Jack McIntyre At Johnny Mac’s Chopper House in Philadelphia, our focus has been on building motorcycles for qualified charities, and so far it’s been terrific. We have one rule when choosing a charity, it has to support the military, kids, or dogs. We then work closely with the charity to handle advertising, social media,
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Hitting it Hard This Week !!! With news from MIC, CO2 Coalition, Al Gore, Biker Movie, Pete Alva, NMA, Dragon Fire Racing, Quad Boss, Bandit’s Cantina, Control Freaks, Climate Alarmists, Peashooter, Knuckle Single, MSF, Intermot 2022, Bob McLean, BMW, Chopper Chronicles, Virginia, Climate Change, Gun Nut, FPC, Buck Lovell, J.J. Solari, K. Randall Ball, Paughco,
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Nothing But Fun…. Get-in on it, only at Bikernet.com What can I say, we have tons of inspirational quotes in the news this week. We have friends and old outlaws visiting from the coast. We ate at Scott Jacobs restaurant in Deadwood last night. Scott has been a licensed artist for Harley-Davidson for 32 years.
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SmokeOut Is Just A Week Away! Wednesday, August 30th.. The LAST day to get pre-sale tickets to the resurrection of “The Original Chopper Party”! This is going to be one for the ages and you definitely don’t want to miss it! Last Day to Get your Tickets Early – visit: https://smokeoutrally.com/tickets/ Legacy Invitational: The SmokeOut
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by Johnny White Lil’ Ruby is what I have named her, but this came after I bought her from the original builder this Summer. You see, Lil’ Ruby started life as a 2002 Sportster that my son-in-law bought in 2015. He bought the bike from another young man who needed cash more than he needed
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Tucker Powersport’s TwinPower brand has introduced a line of one-piece floating brake rotors which offer a traditional look while delivering the performance benefits of a floating rotor brake setup. The new TwinPower units are a perfect replacement for Harley-Davidson models equipped with original equipment floating rotors. A floating rotor has the ability to conform to
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With News from all over the Nation The rally came and went in the blink of an eye. I’m trying to write my rally report and get a handle on my experience and the vibe for this year. I’m also experiencing post rally and flooded Bonneville blues, while studying the Texas mile for Salt Torpedo
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This Third Chapter in the Series by Sam Burns Read the Full Series only at Bikernet.com (click here) Jack graduated from high school the summer following the Tet Offensive and he knew boys who made the ultimate sacrifice. Jack got a summer job working construction for a couple of old Seabees. It was the hardest
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by Bandit Mick grew up on the South side of Chicago on the edge of a coal mining district. His folks were poor, and dad died when Mick was at a young age. He didn’t have much choice except to join the service directly out of High School & send half of his paychecks home.
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