Bikernet Book Review: Keith R. Ball predicts the future back in year 2000 Revisiting Sam “Chopper” Orwell written by Keith Ball almost two decades ago. By Ujjwal Dey George Orwell introduced the world to the idea of Big Brother, doublethink, and newspeak in his celebrated and prophetic novel ‘1984’. A divided America has the world […]
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Hey, This is a strange mix of news items. Fortunately there’s a handful of fun items. Sometimes the politics seems too overwhelming. Here’s something I asked myself the other day. When you’re pissed off about anything, or if you’re faced with unwanted decisions, form it or them as a challenge (meaning: dare, confront, or dispute).
STRANGE MIX SUNDAY POST FOR JULY 20, 2014 Read More »
Hey, Life is nuts. I was almost caught up on content, when I attempted to write the feature for the Twisted Ultimate Builder Editor’s Choice Winner from the Long Beach show, and couldn’t find a phone number, so I kicked back. What the hell, I was about to turn 65 and pondered taking a break.
NON-STOP ACTION SUNDAY POST Read More »
Hey, I read Englishman’s editorial in the Feb issue of the HORSE. He made several valid points, but I particularly like this paragraph: On a personal level, I have a Concealed Pistol License, and I carry my pistol every day. It’s no big deal. Many citizens exercise that right. I don’t think it makes me
Blustery Sunday Post for February 10, 2013 Read More »
Hey, What a day yesterday was. I worked feverishly on Rogue’s JIMS cam bearing tech. I needed to work on a program for the MRF’s Industry Council for Motorcycling. Then Tobey arrived and started on US Chopper flat track tank manufacturing. I couldn’t stand it and dove into the shop. I needed to install the
Honey-Do Weekend Sunday Post for January 27, 2013 Read More »
Hey, It’s the Final Playoff Sunday, so who is going to read the Post? It’ll still be around on Monday, Tuesday… for years to come. Sometimes I think about the future and how we will be able to click on Bikernet and read an article from 20 years ago. Could be an amazing resource
SUNNY PLAYOFFS SUNDAY POST FOR JANUARY 20, 2013 Read More »
Merry Merry, What a crazy holiday season. We have been lost in a befuddling fog. It’s sort of the black icing on the leather cake for a tough year. But I won’t go into all the elements right now. It’s not bad, just tough. I’ll hold off for the state of the Bikernet Union address
Ho, Ho, Ho, Sunday Post for December 23, 2012 Read More »
Hey, We’re climbing on Christmas Holiday quick, and it’s a strange and wonderful one for the members of the Bikernet family. Let’s get right to the news. Then I’ll fill you in on the weekend, and what’s coming next week. Creating a Sanctuary at Home– Your home – whether big, small or somewhere
Seasons Greetings Sunday Post for December 16, 2012 Read More »
Hey, How was your Thanksgiving? I hung with my 90-year-old mom and we went to see Lincoln. Then I cruised out to a party at the Triking Viking’s digs. The damn place was packed with women, mostly young. The estrogen in the air caused the lights to fade and wall paint to bubble. I was
The Bad Joke Sunday Post For November 25, 2012 Read More »
Hey, Honoring Veterans Day. Buy a veteran lunch, a drink, or hell go for a ride. I attempted to tour the battleship Iowa yesterday, but the crowds were daunting, and I’m not a crowd sorta guy. I peeled out, and it was just as well. Later in the evening I met with the lovely Gina
HONORING VETERANS SUNDAY POST FOR NOVEMBER 11, 2012 Read More »
Hey, Never a dull moment. Received an e-mail the other day. A Hamster, Jack Luna, died unexpectedly or an aneurism in his stomach, after having dinner with Barry Weiss. I thought maybe they were fighting over who had the coolest car. Then I get a call this morning about a brother’s son dying in a
So Cal Hot Flash Sunday Post Read More »
Hey, Sometimes I wonder. I’m not on TV or playing bit parts in Sons of A. I’m not a cool builder, so what the hell. Should I be somebody? I’m a nut. I’ve always run at life with an unrelenting passion for whatever it is, or whoever she is. I haven’t been massive successful, but
BIKETOBERFEST SUNDAY POST FOR OCTOBER 14, 2012 Read More »
Hey, Damn, it’s slightly warm here today, and of course life it nuts. A reader sent me a report on Japan’s debt and economic climate. Why is it that governments have the audacity to regulate and demand from their citizens, and can’t control themselves, their bureacuracies, and can’t balance their budgets? Seems a tad nuts
Autumnal Equinox Sunday Post for September 23, 2012 Read More »
Hey, Another strange day in paradise, but at least I’m catching up. This coming week will be packed with action content including a Softail Road Test from Doc, the esteemed Bikernet tech editor from Australia. We will bring you a feature bike from Gard Hollinger; Keanu Reeve’s bike. A custom motorcycle like you’ve never seen
SHORT AND SWEET SUNDAY POST FOR SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 Read More »
Hey, This will be a helluva Sunday News. I’m scrambling to clean the shop, put tools away, and catch up with Bikernet issues. We are also catching up in the shipping department. If you signed up for the special Cantina Membership, your care package and membership card will roll out of here next week. Our
HOT AS HELL SUNDAY POST FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2012 Read More »
Another Sunday Post with no intro from Bandit… Yesterday he judged the first ever AMD Affiliate Bike Show in association with Harley-Davidson, at the Harley-Davidson Museum. He’s there again, but today’s show is called the Ride In Bike Show. Tobey arrived safely today with both bikes in tow from the BUB meet at Bonneville
LABOR DAY WEEKEND SUNDAY POST FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2012 Read More »
Sorry this is such a short Sunday Post. Bandit was having connectivity issues while at Bonneville, so no emails from him. What it means, however, is we’ll post a huge Thursday News. I haven’t heard from the guys today, so I’m not sure how things are going at the BUB meet. They did
STURGIS RECAP – BONNEVILLE SALT FLAT – SUNDAY POST FOR AUGUST 26, 2012 Read More »
Hey, I’m on the edge of my seat by trying to remain calm. Today is the 12th and we have until the 24th to arrive in Bonneville. Wired my bike this weekend, and unwrapped the super-fine stainless exhaust from D&D. I can’t plumb my bike until I have the engine. I can’t make the exhaust
STURGIS WINDING DOWN SUNDAY POST FOR AUGUST 12, 2012 Read More »
Hey, The Hamsters rolled into the Badlands yesterday, along with riders from all over the country and the world. The rally is officially underway. Hell, I posted an AFT bike feature yesterday. That bike and the AFT girls are on their way to Sturgis, and if you’re rolling into town, don’t miss a chance to
BADLANDS SUNDAY POST FOR AUGUST 5, 2012 Read More »
Bandit is on the road somewhere this weekend enjoying his new build, The Mudflap Girl Bike. We’ve been enjoying a beautiful Southern California weekend while he’s away, but tomorrow it will be back to business. I think lots of people are heading out to Sturgis because the emails are very light. Here
WHERE THE BIKERS ARE SUNDAY POST – JULY 29, 2012 Read More »
Hey, I mentioned events in the news. It’s nuts, and wonderful all at the same time. We’ve got projects running in every direction, but if we tried to make it to every event, we’d never complete anything. Thankfully, the Bikernet Team is growing, so the old man can stay in the shop, while the young
EVENT RIDDLED SUNDAY POST FOR APRIL 15, 2012 Read More »
Hey, As you know attitude is everything. You can be poor with a damn good outlook on life, and you can be a rich SOB, and be as miserable as a death row inmate. So today, I’m poor with positive mind-set. This weekend I came to grips with my daunting shop project list. Tomorrow, I
Spring Is Sprung Sunday Post for April 1, 2012 Read More »
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
ROCK AND ROLL SUNDAY POST Read More »
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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