Conversion Fender Spacers
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FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY POST FOR JUNE 17, 2012
.”> Hey, I’m grappling with my future, actually 2013. If I survive the projects list hammering us this year, I want to shift into a more relaxed mode next year. I won’t stop, just reduce the number of projects to a more manageable list—two things: Write another book and build another Bonneville project, a streamlined
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FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY POST FOR JUNE 17, 2012
Hey, I’m grappling with my future, actually 2013. If I survive the projects list hammering us this year, I want to shift into a more relaxed mode next year. I won’t stop, just reduce the number of projects to a more manageable list—two things: Write another book and build another Bonneville project, a streamlined trike.
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Sturgis Buffalo Chip Partners With Red Bull For The Sturgis Rally
The Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s annual celebration of music, motorcycles, freedom and camaraderie is slated for August 3-12 as the major destination for those attending the 2012 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
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Krawiec Earns A Hometown Win At Englishtown
Screamin’ Eagle Team Stays Undefeated for NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Season
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MOJAVE MILE SUNDAY POST
Hey, We’re up and on the road at 4:00 a.m. heading to the Mojave Mile with a 1000 cc race Kawasaki, which is putting out over 170 horses, and was strapped to a tuning dyno all day Saturday. It’s Tobey’s daily rider. Okay, so it’s not a Harley, but we are giving him a hand,
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Camping California: On Two Wheels – Solvang, CA
We ride because we like to be outdoors, and camping fills that bill. But like any respectable biker, I also enjoy a cold beer while soothing my tired muscles in a hot Jacuzzi after a long ride. Writing/riding for a living, it suddenly dawned on me that there are hundreds of camping options
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Barnes Wins AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Race at Infineon
Veteran racer Michael Barnes, one of the longest tenured riders in the AMA Pro Road Racing paddock, earned an emotional and hard-fought victory in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 series race at Infineon Raceway Sunday to break a 16-year victory drought.
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Krawiec Wins NHRA Race in Atlanta
The Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines team remains undefeated in 2012 as rider Ed Krawiec won his second NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle event of the season and regained the series points lead at the 32nd Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
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BANDIT OF THE CARIBBEAN SUNDAY POST FOR MAY 6, 2012
Hey gang, Bandit has flown the coop for a while, leaving the rest of us overworked, underpaid and underappreciated minions completely in charge. Big mistake there, stretch! While the King of the Biker Nation is living it up in the Caribbean, sailing the emerald waters of Martinique, getting hammered on rum and sampling other fine
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Brute III Extreme Drive Gives ’07-and-later Touring Bikes Wings
Rivera Primo’s new Brute III Extreme 2007 Touring Enclosed Belt Drive for 2007 & later Touring models will solve all those nasty little problems and so much more.
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DISCOVERED– THE WORLD’S SMALLEST KNUCKLEHEAD PROJECT
Here are some shots from the NAMES show of current progress on Jerry Kieffer’s 1/8 scale Harley Davidson “Knucklehead.” The Schrader valves in the wheels do hold air for the tires. The scale value is about 4 psi, which gives the right amount of tire “flat spot” for the scale weight. However, when Jerry makes
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TUNNEL OF FIRE SUNDAY POST FOR APRIL 22, 2012
Hey, The notorious Sheriff, the Swedish moto- journalist, X-Hamster, now a Weasel, is spending a couple of days at the Bikernet Interplanetary headquarters while roaming the countryside on a new 103 Tour Glide. He brings interesting insights into our market, the magazine world, web sites, and the social media galaxy. I love to write, and
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HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY POST FOR APRIL 8, 2012
Happy Easter Goddammit, Where are the eggs? It’s interesting living down at the harbor away from any residential merriment. When a holiday arrives the only indication is the lack of traffic, trucks and folks. The place is vacant for a day. So no sign of Easter Eggs, or rabbits. Although, the dogs have been killing
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EASTER SUNDAY POST FOR APRIL 8, 2012
Happy Easter Goddammit, Where are the eggs? It’s interesting living down at the harbor away from any residential merriment. When a holiday arrives the only indication is the lack of traffic, trucks and folks. The place is vacant for a day. So no sign of Easter Eggs, or rabbits. Although, the dogs have been killing baby
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Motorcycle Nirvana Discovered–Bill’s Bike Barn
As my eyes accustomed to the low light I thought for an instant I had died and gone to heaven. Or maybe been whisked by a modern day genie to an Aladdin’s Cave of motorcycles. But when I pinched myself it hurt, so I figured so semblance of realism inhabited this motorcycle nirvana. But let
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THREE-WHEELIN SUNDAY POST
Hey, Well it’s never a dull moment around the Bikernet Headquarters. It was scheduled to be a mild weekend of bike wiring and tinkering around the shop, but as usual every weekend explodes with activity. The good Dr. Hamster called first with the notion to organize a Hamster Lunch ride for today. I agreed. Then
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SUPER BOWL SUNDAY POST
Just a quick Sunday Post with a few funnies and women. Word from Bandit, who attended the V-Twin Dealer show in Cincinnati this weekend, is that it was well attended, everyone had a positive outlook for 2012 and that you should watch for some great new products from Performance Machine. All was
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ROCK AND ROLL SUNDAY POST
Hey, This is going to be very quick. I promise myself not to plan anything on Sundays, but you know exactly how that goes, with guests, events, women, and whiskey. There’s always something. This weekend we are loading the Assalt Weapan and taking it to the Chowder Barge in the early afternoon. I’ll haul a
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THE LAST PLAY-OFFS SUNDAY POST
Hey, I realize the two most important games of the season are being played today, so I need to make this quick. Get this: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will test employees at over 100 airports for radiation. No, they won’t test subject passengers or the machines. “We still have no idea how much radiation
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Looking Down the Barrel of 2012
I’m looking down the barrel of 2012. The New Year is less than a week away, and we are scrambling to get my son’s Mudflap Girl FXR running and off the lift. It’s been an interesting time for me. Nyla keeps harping on slowing down, but the projects keep coming. I thought maybe I was
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MERRY CHRISTMAS SUNDAY POST
Hey, In this down economy opportunities surface. Take for instance this little company 5-Ball Inc. and all the projects we have in store for 2012 with Sturgis, Bonneville, bike building, site building, more books, you name it. Take a look at our tiny niche industry. Lots of companies are gone, but I still believe motorcycles
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Sunday Before Christmas Sunday Post
Hey, Merry, Merry, goddammit. What an incredible year 2012 is turning into. Last night I attended a Xmas Party, and we may have kicked off an amazing ride from the top of Alaska to the bottom of South America. Since we are launching Bikernettrikes.com, we may make this a Trike adventure. Plus we already have
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Event-Packed Weekend Sunday Post
Hey, I try to search for inside scoop material for the Sunday Post and Cantina Members. Sometimes that’s a daunting task, but today, we have a couple of exclusives, and inside notions. Ray Wheeler, Dr. Willie, and I are scrambling to complete the repairs to the Salt Shaker and pull it off the lift. Then
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