Hey, We lost a 46-year-old staff member this week to a massive heard attack. Richard Kranzler was an inspiration, a diehard biker, a bikernet fan, an Easyriders reader, a non-stop enthusiast, a computer tech head, an internet guru, a performance nut, and a constant good friend. Richard will be sorely missed for months into years […]
IN HONOR OF RICHARD KRANZLER SUNDAY POST Read More »
Hey, My mind is whirling this Sunday. I’m scrambling to finish the post and hit the road. I road my FXR with new Progressive shocks to the club last night for the Valentines gig, but I had no Valentine. I heard stories about the port of Los Angeles trying to eliminate marinas for more
GOT THE BLUES, THINK CHINESE NEW YEAR SUNDAY POST FOR February 15, 2015 Read More »
Most of the Bikernet Staff are at The V-Twin Expo which affords dealers the chance to see what’s on the new-product horizon for 2015 and get a feeling for the custom vibe. It rocked the Cincinnati Convention Center the whole weekend. Bandit managed to sneak away from the show
Bandit Sneaks Away Sunday Post for February 8, 2015 Read More »
Hey, I’m reading a book by a doctor Howard C. Cutler and the Dalai Lama on Happiness. I’m also reading a book about the history of man. They talk about civilizations in Turkey 7000 years before Christ. I’m also trying to read a book about our financial situation leading into 2016. I also listened to
KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE SUNDAY POST FOR January 25, 2015 Read More »
Launching its first motorcycle in 1904, the Feilbach enterprise would eventually knock heads, SOHC or otherwise, with another Milwaukee upstart company, Harley-Davidson, although it seemed Feilbach had the upper hand with a better motorcycle. Arthur Otto Feilbach and his brother William tinkered together their first machine within their small home garage. This was
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Hey, I have sort of a challenge to lay on you. It’s something I’m going to investigate with an expert, and there’s a book on the topic, but I’ll just touch on it here. My best friend, Dr. Hamster, came for Breakfast today, the day after Christmas. He’s a big one for Landmark seminar studies,
POST CHRISTMAS NOT QUITE NEW YEARS BLUES SUNDAY POST FOR December 28, 2014 Read More »
Hey, Another whacked out weekend. It’s interesting how time flies. I had a plan to start my charity bronze sculpture this weekend, but it’s gone, I mean the time. Ah, but all is not lost. Lots were accomplished this weekend and I’m rapidly catching up on writing assignments. I roughed out Pat Patterson’s Led Sled
TURKEY BLUES SUNDAY POST FOR November 30, 2014 Read More »
Hey, Life is strange, and just gets more bizarre daily. Last night I watched a panel of city mayors discuss issues in their cities. One young woman, who has spent three terms as the major of her town, mentioned something critical. She said, and I’m not sure I’ll get it straight, but the notion
PRE-VETERANS DAY SUNDAY POST for November 9, 2014 Read More »
Hey, I could have attended the last Love Ride yesterday. We received a highly secret inside report. Ever since the economy crashed in 2008 the Love Ride has struggled. We discussed the success of the Love Ride and making it better with several longtime attendees, while sitting under the shade of a magnificent pine
THE LAST LOVE RIDE? SUNDAY POST FOR October 26, 2014 Read More »
Hey, I don’t know what to make of this, but I’m trying. More importantly how will any of this effect motorcycling in the future? This comes from The Week Magazine for October 17th: One promising high-tech auto feature in development is “vehicle-to-vehicle” (or V2V) communication, which would allow cars to virtually “talk” to one
SCARY HIGH-TECH SUNDAY POST FOR October 19, 2014 Read More »
Hey, It’s ironic how we learn lessons, what sinks in, or what touches a cord in our memory banks. I had a tooth pulled on Tuesday and they gave me a round of antibiotics. I started to take them and felt weak, then my joints started to ache, and finally I awoke to a splitting
FLAT TRACK FINALS SPECIAL REPORTS AND BABES SUNDAY POST FOR October 12, 2014 Read More »
Hey, Life moves way too fast these days. Weeks fly by. At one time I could make a list for a week and hit two or three main goals, but now I try to stick to one major goal a week. I spoke to Denis Manning yesterday. If you know him, you should reach out.
LAST WEEKEND OF THE SUMMER SUNDAY POST FOR September 14, 2014 Read More »
It seems almost everyone has headed to the Black Hills once again for the yearly Sturgis Bike Rally. Sturgis frenzy abounds aplenty! The beautiful, rolling Black Hills of South Dakota come alive once again to the roar of thousands of bikes, bikers and music. As always there is something for everyone during
THE CALL OF THE BLACK HILLS Sunday Post For Aug. 3, 2014 Read More »
Hey, I went to a Barbecue with my Long Beach girl last night. She asked a myriad of questions about my sordid past and then Sturgis surface and she started asking questions about the run to the Badlands, like, “Are you ready?” I thought about one of the first rules in Buddhism about change. Everything
HITTING THE ROAD SUNDAY POST FOR JULY 27, 2014 Read More »
With the Big Bosses all away working and playing at Smoke Out, Born Free, and J&P Cycles Open House and all the media cover on Facebook and Blogs from these events the emphasis is very much on the fun they are having. I think we should give a big Thank You to those
A WEEKEND OF WHISKY, RUNS AND WOMEN! SUNDAY POST FOR JUNE 29TH 2014 Read More »
Hey, I was once on the board of directors of some group homes for kids who were abandoned. Or their folks were drug addicts, or in jail. As a biker I could relate, for some strange reason. In our efforts to be free too many kids got left behind. I’ll never forget meeting with these
DAMN, JUNE 1 SUNDAY POST ROCKS for June 1, 2014 Read More »
Hey, This is incredible. Many said that if the government would just control litigation and abuse in the medical world, we didn’t need Obamacare. Of course the new legislation passed. And now everything medical will be controlled and monitored, including every citizen’s activity. So hang on for this report from The Week Magazine this week:
MEDICINAL SUNDAY POST FOR MAY 4, 2014 Read More »
Hey, Interesting chilly day in the shop. I’m trying to honor the dharma, but the back of the shop is open to allow the dogs access and the sun in, so if a fly lands on my computer, he or she is toast. I can’t help my violent self. I went out with a beautiful
DESERT RUN SUNDAY POST for April 27, 2014 Read More »
Hey, I believe this will be an interesting one, sorta educational and maybe inspiring. Or what the hell, we my have free shit heading your way. Okay, so what’s on the plate today? We have positive info about a topic called mindfulness or meditation. So, I need to calm myself for 29 minutes and just
LEARNED SUNDAY POST SPECIAL FOR April 6th, 2014 Read More »
Hey, Get this from The Week Magazine: Last week was a good week for asking Google anything, after new research revealed that users conduct 1,000 monthly searches for “how to hide a dead body,” 1,900 searches for “how to get away with murder,” and 40,500 for “why did I get married?” Are these searches connected.
QUICK, THE GOVERNMENT TAKE-OVER SUNDAY POST FOR Sunday March 23, 2014 Read More »
Hey, I’m at a crossroads today, but I can’t tell you which. I’ll spill the beans on Thursday. I can tell you about some changes to the shop. A brother, who had the nickname Jesse James years ago, stopped using it, because of another shady guy who was using the same name. So he changed
GET OUTTA TOWN SUNDAY POST for Sunday, March 16 2014 Read More »
Hey, I’ll make this quick. I woke up this morning and grabbed my first cup of coffee. I sat in bed reading the January 31 issue of The Week Magazine. Several reports jumped out at me. The editorial covered energy consumption and global warming. It basically said we were supposed to reduce energy consumption by
FREEDOM LOVING SUNDAY POST FOR Sunday January 26, 2014 Read More »
Hey, We are faced with a multitude of challenges and opportunities this year, and once in a while it causes stress or anxiety. You could start drinking whiskey until all the concerns in the world are gone. Or you could take drugs and hope for the best. Or, you could talk to good brothers. I
LOCK AND LOAD SUNDAY POST FOR January 12, 2014 Read More »
