A Slow Week with Mighty results. Hey, I mentioned my epiphany behind the Sturgis 85th rally and the small town of 7,000. Sturgis becomes the Biker Nation for two weeks. That’s true, and I want it to welcome bikers all year long. Every day our engineer or cowboy boots step a tad closer to the […]
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Hey, There I was minding my own business, when someone said, “Why don’t you fix Easyriders Magazine?” I thought, why not, I don’t have anything to do next Sunday afternoon. The mag already houses a terrific staff. The current book looks sharp, and Felicia shoots a terrific cover. What more could I do? Hang on!
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Non-stop since the first of last week! Hey, In Sturgis, excitement crackled like a live wire. Riders flocked for freedom, cash in hand! The JackPine Gypsies TT Races were just hours away, and Randy Hayward’s wild awards show promised to shake the dust off. History, camaraderie, and adrenaline fueled this epic rally like never before!
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What’s it going to look like? Where is it headed? One thing for sure it will follow the Code of the West. We’ll get into this topic later in the News. Right now the Sturgis 85th Motorcycle Rally is just a week away and we are kicking off the rally with a party at Bandit’s
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This is a story from my heart, mind, and sole for my deceased husband, Harold R. Robinson Jr. Hal passed away 41 years ago. I like to think he went to a beautiful paradise and can read the following letter. He was a near saint and very deserving of all good. Hal was a very
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Hey, So interesting, the number of biker magazines being printed now. A woman, Pat Fisher, worked for me for years. She said of publishers: the ink goes to their heads. So, what’s the deal? I know the facts behind some of the covers. Bottom line the business model is a struggle, but brothers and sisters
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Hey, We are lucky to be bikers. Bikers understand and relish freedom. Without freedom we wouldn’t be able to ride or build anything. It’s what this country was based on from the beginning. Our freedoms were shot during the last administration. We were headed toward a total controlling regime based mostly on lies about Climate
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Hey, I rolled into Wapid City for my pre-op testing and CT scan yesterday. On the way the President of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum called. He bubbled with exciting news around our new online shop and our Raffle effort. I’m proud to be on the board of this effort to bring a world class museum
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Hey, Lot’s of action happening quickly since the inauguration. The government was a serious mess. Hell, the ex-president had to pardon his family, which is an admission of guilt. What the hell did they do? Wow, crazy shit. You’ll see lots of positive reports in the news. I wish someone would put Climate Doom on
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Hey, I’m scrambling in 48 different directions and the old lady wants to spend 20 minutes discussing how to wash the throw-rug in the kitchen. I don’t know which direction to go. We are hitting the new year and all switches are on go to raise funds and expand the museum. We are in the
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Hey, What a wild week. I am going to step back onto the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Board of directors, if they’ll have me. I spoke to the Mayor of Sturgis, then she resigned and the city collapsed. I watched the next 100-year-old motorcycle rally for 2025 take shape, the American Trans Am from North Carolina
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Get ready, Bloomville! The Easyriders Rodeo is coming to town. Secure your Bloomville Campground Wristbands today! A Campground Wristband gets you in all the action on the midway, track and live music! BLOOMVILLE, OH AUG. 29-SEPT. 2 Click this link to buy your Bloomville Campground Wristbands ACT QUICKLY! Get Your Campground Wristbands NOW! 800-962-9857 –
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Bikers Can Make A Difference by Rogue Do You remember the COMMEMORATIVE SPECIAL BIKERS FOR TRUMP – From The Editors of EASYRIDERS in the Spring of 2017? That magazine was a big hit when it came out and many people believe it helped get Trump elected President. I have been getting a lot of e-mails
The above screenshot shows a message that appears as a pop-up on the re-invented “Classic” Easyriders magazine website. This is after two years into the re-launch of this iconic motorcycling lifestyle publication. Two specific things noted after reviewing the website: The September 2023 issue is not listed for sale There is no link nor button
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The Master of the Line Drawing for Early Easyriders Magazine By Ann Robinson Hal2 with illustrations by Hal Robinson Click here for this enlightening article about an artist only on Bikernet.com I am writing this because I want people to know about the things Harold (Hal) Robinson went through in his life; things that led
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by Bandit and Mike Rungy This is wild. It brings up memories of wild times and early issues of Easyriders Magazines. I have a neighbor in Deadwood who works for the Deadwood Historic Society. He called the other day about an article published in Easyriders around the Deadwood Whorehouses. Just before the article was published
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by Rogue & Others Back in 1972 Easyriders Magazine was forming an organization named A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments (ABATE). Meetings were held in Florida and California and open to the various motorcycle rights groups and individual from around the country. Two of the people involved were Keith “Bandit” Ball and Rev. John “Rogue” Herlihy
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by Bandit with photos from the late Pete Chiodo I was working in a bike shop on Imperial Highway, US Choppers in 1970 to support going to Long Beach City College. I was into my first Shovelhead after I sold my 1969 XLCH, and perhaps my fourth bike build after the Sportster, a bent Triump
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By J.J. Solari with photos by Kim Peterson and Pete Chiodo Bandit worked with the guy every day. In fact, he was hired by the guy. Basically sight unseen, just from an inquiry Bandit made on the phone about a motorcycle he built that the new rag might want to take pictures of. Kimzey said
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Keep the faith, the bullshit and bullies are losing their grip. Let’s ride free forever! –Bandit The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. Click Here to Read the Weekly
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True Story by Rogue There have been many stories about stolen motorcycles over the years and one that has to be included is about a Connecticut State Trooper R.J Kenny. We originally did some articles on him and his tactics back in the ’70s in Easyriders and were retaliated against for doing so. More on
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Highway Bill passes House, Right to Repair moves ahead, Motorcycle Industry Council program, Emission free motorcycles in UK and more nations to phase out new gas engine motorcycles, EU & US truce on Trade Tariffs, Mandatory Motorcycle Inspections for Europe, Easyriders magazine to come back. E-news service from National Coalition of Motorcyclists Click Here to
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The Investigation is Ongoing Hey, I wrote my first book around a stolen motorcycle called Prize Possession. It was about my bike being stolen from the Easyriders magazine offices in Agoura Hills. Recently, we thought about writing a series about stolen motorcycles. Readers started to send me news clippings about motorcycle thieves. The stories keep
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Thursdays are often wild days. Thursdays are tough since I’m trying to focus on the news. Brothers are calling about Sturgis plans, which are ever-changing. We are working with Markus Cuff on a feature around a new whacky Petersen Museum Exhibit on long distance travelers. I’m working on a report about stolen motorcycle stories. I
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