All the Players Step Forward By Kent Weeks and Tom Young with photos by RFR and Sil EDITOR’S NOTE: This gets more bizarre by the week, or year, maybe decade. We published Part 1 not long ago, but perhaps this is part 1. Although, if you read the first episode, you will encounter the long […]
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Click here to Read this week’s Thursday News, only on Bikernet.com Hey, I sense the weather changing in South Dakota. The first day of Fall was yesterday. Brothers all over are heading south to Arizona. Some of us will hang out in the Black hills for the winter and the Almanac says it’s going to
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by Bandit with photos by Weed This bike was built in classic form by Steve Hannah a 20-year Paughco employee and lifetime biker. The Redhead and I hauled ass to Carson City, Nevada with the briefcase, purchased, loaded and blasted back to the Black Hills of South Dakota. I usually mess with any purchase unless
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Legends Suspension Systems Save the Day By DaCat Being part of the Hamsters for 30+ years and building custom bikes, I never thought of owning a Trike. One night 10 years ago, as we were admiring all the custom one-of-a-kind bikes at Sturgis, a buddy says to me, “You know what the next big thing
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By Bandit with photos from Jack McIntyre We started a series of stories about why we chop. They are a blast, inspirational and enlightening. This one touches on two elements of the equation. Why we chop and something about the history of the chopper. There are two partners involved in this story and bikes. Both
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Hitting it Hard This Week !!! With news from MIC, CO2 Coalition, Al Gore, Biker Movie, Pete Alva, NMA, Dragon Fire Racing, Quad Boss, Bandit’s Cantina, Control Freaks, Climate Alarmists, Peashooter, Knuckle Single, MSF, Intermot 2022, Bob McLean, BMW, Chopper Chronicles, Virginia, Climate Change, Gun Nut, FPC, Buck Lovell, J.J. Solari, K. Randall Ball, Paughco,
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For the second time this race season, the XDA brought the best show in motorcycle drag racing to Virginia Motorsports Park for the 5th Annual Bike Bash. This event paid out over $80,000 to Pro, Sportsman, and Grudge racers over three days. If you do not attend the XDA events, you do not get to
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Nothing But Fun…. Get-in on it, only at Bikernet.com What can I say, we have tons of inspirational quotes in the news this week. We have friends and old outlaws visiting from the coast. We ate at Scott Jacobs restaurant in Deadwood last night. Scott has been a licensed artist for Harley-Davidson for 32 years.
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Just Walking to High School By Bandit Suddenly, we have two Girls of Bikernet coming to the Cantina. So, what’s the story line. I don’t have one, but I’ll tell you my thoughts and see where it leads. First, I was determined to write another Why Chop? story about a guy who builds his first
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by Bandit with photos from the Redhead and Wrench This is going to be good, like the party of parties. I’ll stay between the white lines as I attempt to cover the rally and my first wild experience after relocating to the Black Hills and available for action every day. Constant hum of action prevailed
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With News from all over the Nation The rally came and went in the blink of an eye. I’m trying to write my rally report and get a handle on my experience and the vibe for this year. I’m also experiencing post rally and flooded Bonneville blues, while studying the Texas mile for Salt Torpedo
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This Third Chapter in the Series by Sam Burns Read the Full Series only at Bikernet.com (click here) Jack graduated from high school the summer following the Tet Offensive and he knew boys who made the ultimate sacrifice. Jack got a summer job working construction for a couple of old Seabees. It was the hardest
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Puppy’s Off the Leash Tour by Rogue and Friends We decided that since we were in California we might as well visit some places before going home. Started by riding CA 1, or Pacific Coast Highway. We got lucky, the motorcycle event Born Free was that weekend too. It would be a shame after riding
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by Bandit Mick grew up on the South side of Chicago on the edge of a coal mining district. His folks were poor, and dad died when Mick was at a young age. He didn’t have much choice except to join the service directly out of High School & send half of his paychecks home.
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It Couldn’t Be Better Hey, Guys are flying along every highway. Marilyn Stemp held a show maybe two every day. We entered our two Panheads in the Chopper Magazine show at Outlaw square. The action is hot and heavy. The bands at the chip are over the top. If you want something done to your
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Part 1 of a Trampster Run to CA by Rogue and Friends I received a text message from brother Berry Wardlaw at Accurate Engineering. “Do you want to go on a Trampster Run?” I replied “Yes” which got me another text. “Don’t you want to know where?” I replied, “NO, just want to know when
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The KIRSH CHM-1 Lid by Prince Najar Donny Devito, President and Chief Operating Officer of KIRSH Helmets, is the go-to guy for introducing the latest technology in helmets – the KIRSH’S CHM-1 Helmet Technology. I met up with Donny at the 2022 Flying Piston Benefit during Daytona Bikeweek and discussed his latest product offering, the
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All the Motorcycle News that matters Hey, It seems like the pressure is on. The rally is just around the corner and the projects and commitments are piling up and then there is Bonneville. I’m on it even today. See the new model & the women’s T-shirt on her from Frank’s Five Ball Racing Platform.
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Chapter 25 of latest Bonneville Effort by 5-Ball Racing by Bandit Getting Ready for the Salt We’re beginning to prep the Salt Torpedo for the BMST event from August 27 until September 2 in Bonneville, Utah on 65-square miles of salt. This event will take place just a couple of weeks after the historic Bonneville
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Hey, The truth is everything. I scrambled out of bed a 6:24 this morning. My mission, to complete the Bikernet Weekly News always with hope for the future of America and motorcycling Freedom. A friend pointed out the obvious. There are radicals on both sides, but most of America is in the center, just trying
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Text and Photos by Jeff Najar. I sent some tins to Atomic Bob in Ohio to do some of his magic. You might be familiar with Mr. Atomic. He’s become part of the 5-Ball Racing Team by Bandit. His company is Atomic Dice. With Atomic Bob, you never know what you will get back, but
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Action is happening fast !!! Hey, My grandson just experienced his first rally vendor effort in Southern California. I honor and congratulate every brother who makes it to the Black Hills for Sturgis Rally. There better be enough Jack Daniels to go around. And for every vendor small and large, I respect their efforts to
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A world within a world. Have a look at this unique biker culture still alive and kicking. Click Here to Read this incredible Photo Feature only on Bikernet.com Also read the note by Bandit in the article…. Editor’s Note by Bandit: “In a changing world, I ask myself constantly about the mindsets behind different chopper
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Greg “Edge” Scheuer delivers for world-famous Flying Piston Builder’s Breakfast “The entire take on my build was to recreate the famous picture of Marlin Brando from the 1953 film, “The Wild One.” Using one of my grandchildren as a stand in for Brando. I have two grandkids that are both about three so the timing
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