Daytona 2014 — American Bagger Show
THE END!
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FREEDOM LOVING SUNDAY POST FOR Sunday January 26, 2014
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
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LOCK AND LOAD SUNDAY POST FOR January 12, 2014
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
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PRE NEW YEARS SUNDAY POST FOR 12-29-13
Happy New Years, I spilled my guts about some of our 2014 moves, and I realized some were not strictly within the carefully outlined and strict Bikernet Code of the West. How about that deal with the fastener company based in India? It’s not exactly within the motorcycle industry. I’ve often said over the years,
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The ALMOST CHRISTMAS EVE SUNDAY POST for Sunday December 22, 2013
Hey, Merry Merry, It’s that time of year, when we need to put our wrenches away and focus on the family. Is that possible? Give it a shot. It’s sorta the Code of the West. Let’s hit the news: NEW JACKETS for Men and Women from Firstgear AND BIKER’S CHOICE– Women’s Jacket
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Life and Times Montebello 1971
I’m writing this in 2013 and life is scrambling. Bikernet has tripled in size, my girl left me, and we have two Bonneville projects rolling. We are more involved in the industry than ever before, and the projects in this old hotel never end. Plus, we are two weeks from Christmas 2013 and it’s Friday
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POST TURKEY SUNDAY POST FOR DECEMBER 1ST, 2013
Hey, I’m excited about next year, but it will be challenging, to say the least. Maybe daunting is the correct word. But I always need to keep my prospectives alert and balanced. About the time you think you have problems, look around. Check this: An Ohio Walmart store is holding a Thanksgiving food drive for
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Biketoberfest 2013–Photo Gallery
Photos By Jack Mcintyre
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BAGGERS AND BROADS SUNDAY POST for Sunday November 24, 2013
Hey, I’m drinking too much coffee. This week was a strange one. Sometimes the stars are out of align and everything seems to go to shit. Even the otherwise friendly dog next door bites you. If you can recognize this aura and step back, the stars will align once more and your girlfriend will call
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VETERANS FOR FREEDOM Sunday POST — Sunday, November 11th, 2013
Hey, I’m scattered this morning. I’m trying to encourage some of these kids around here to think of their futures and even make a list every day or week. There is so much to be handled from the family aspect, the spiritual, the home, the fun stuff, the business, and the creative. No wonder kids
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TURNING THE CLOCKS BACK Sunday POST for Sunday, November 3rd, 2013
Hey, Don’t forget to turn your clocks back. Is life nuts or what? You’re gonna love this. I’m 65 and looking for a date. Fortunately, I have lots of long-distance love supporting me from ex-wives and even a 25-year-old. I should be satisfied, but I’m still looking. It’s sorta like riding a Hyabusa off a
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Pre Love Ride Weekend SUNDAY POST Feel the Love October 13, 2013
Hey, Does anyone know the ins and outs of shop roll-up doors? Ours may need some help. Of course the guy who came over pronounced after a short inspection, “You need a new door, quick.” That’s just $4,000. Ouch. Biketoberfest is coming right up, and so is the Love Ride next weekend on opposite coasts.
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VEGAS ACTION SUNDAY POST for Sunday October 6, 2013
Hey, I had a dream last night. Someone wanted to purchase my Mudflap Girl FXR. Sure, it was a flattering offer, then I started to think about how I would replace it. I couldn’t. No matter what formula I came up with it didn’t fit. Nothing on the planet fits me like that FXR, so
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SCREENPLAYS, WHISKEY, and WOMEN — Sunday Post for September 29, 2013
Hey, This is going to a be short and sweet Sunday Post. Some of the staff were attacked by the Chinese Mung Flu and unable to climb out of their bunks. Others tested way too much whiskey. And of course the Asian massage parlor on a Saturday night was jumping. So let’s just hit the
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Harleys of the Pacific
If you loved V-twins, New Zealand must have been ”Hog Heaven” back in 1943. Suddenly we had shiploads of US military Harley-Davidson motorcycles, swarming up and down Auckland’s Queen St and Wellington’s Lambton Quay. But by about 1945 they’d almost all vanished, taken home by our departing American allies. The Marines and GIs were a
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LETS RIDE SUNDAY POST for SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
Hey, This is the first of the new Sunday Post regime. It was 90 degrees in my shop today, and I was going to say that Bikernet was taken over by a massive Chinese conglomerate of corporations. They own half the world. But Bikernet would still be assembled in the United States. And we would
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BOOT RIDE/BUB’s BONNEVILLE Sunday POST FOR AUGUST 25TH, 2013
Hey, This is an odd Sunday, with brothers and sisters at the Bub meet lining up to set world land speed records. Only about 400 folks scramble out to this event as builders, pilots, spectators, sponsors, staff, and journalists. It’s an vast place where every team tries desperately to make a difference in an amazing
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PRE-BUB BONNEVILLE Sunday POST FOR AUGUST 18, 2013
Hey, This Sunday Post is a kick. It’s just fun and thought provoking. Shit, I need to hurry. I’m stripping a massive brass porthole for the front of the building. Kyle and I grappled with tools, the bead blaster, sanders, you name it. The best tool turned out to be a series of Scotch Bright
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TV Show Featuring Zack Ness Premieres Tonight On Nat Geo Channel
Zach Ness, grandson of motorcycle legend Arlen Ness, now carries the torch of the family empire. Even though bikes are in his blood, Ness is out to distinguish himself as a builder in his own right. National Geographic Channel head out on the highway with Ness and his crew in the new series Let It
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POST STURGIS SUNDAY POST FOR AUGUST 11, 2013
Hey, Got an early start this morning. I’ll scramble, try to wrap the Post and grab a few Sunday hours for a ride, or who knows. Bonneville is breathing on us hard, then the Boot Ride, 110th Anniversary event and Las Vegas Bike Fest. I fired the 1928 Shovelhead yesterday, and Richard fired up the
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Broken Spoke —Fans And Campers Rave About Concerts
BROKEN SPOKE CAMPGROUND & RESORT ** FANS & CAMPERS RAVE ABOUT SUCCESSFUL 2013 CONCERTS ** Photography by Ron Carter, Broken Spoke Campground and Resort ] KORN in concert at the Broken Spoke Campground and Resort What: Concerts at the world famous Broken Spoke Campground and Resort, located at 13018 S. Dakota 79
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Rapp Wins AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Race at Miller
Rapp Wins AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Race at Miller Top Ten XR Showdown Finalists Set for Indianapolis Double-Header Milwaukee (August 4, 2013) – Suburban Harley-Davidson’s Steve Rapp continued his domination of the AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson series with a determined victory over Tyler O’Hara (Eco Fuel Saver/Scrubblade) at Miller
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MORE MOTORCYCLES PLEASE Sunday POST FOR AUGUST 4TH 2013
Hey, Is life nuts or what? Sturgis is happening in a big way. Klocks had their party. Rogue got food poison and was held up, but he’s there now and attending all the action. Not bad for 72 years old. Indian served up their new models to the delight of the media. For the first
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Digital Discovery from 1956
MILITARY DIGITAL DISCOVERY–I thought you might be interested in some scans I took from a copy of Department of the Army Technical Manual TM9-8000 ‘Principles Of Automotive Vehicles‘ from January 1956. –‘Snakebit’ Sam Kanish  –from Snakebit Sam Kanish Â
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