Illustration by Chris KallasBATTLE ESCALATES AGAINST RIDERS' FREEDOM OF CHOICE–Life and living encompass many choices. As much as we would like to be, we are not personally in total control of how we live. We live with (and under) rules and regulations (laws) to co-exist peacefully among the population, and along the way develop (hopefully) […]
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Generally, I write stories of rides, women and open roads, but not this time. I was a trailer queen, so you might as well shred this page and go back to the Bikernet Garage for a tech. For 10-15 years, I've built bikes and ridden 1,500 miles to the Badlands. Then we caught the Bonneville
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There are worse places to hang around for a couple of days than the Bikernet,com Cantina, tossing back icy cold Coronas followed by shots of JD. And Sin Wu gives a heck of a neck massage. I was waiting for the Heavy Duty magazine tour group to fly in from Australia, some 60 guys and
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS CRAZED CONSLUSION Continued From Page 3 CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE READER POLL–Just wanted to drop you a line about the Cycle Source Magazine reader poll. I guess now that we figured out how to spell demographic people want us to use the word in practice so we?re holding a poll to get info
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Continued From Page 3 VALERIE THOMPSON REPORTS IN–We finally made it after a long anticipated year!! The Mac Tools US Nationals is NHRA’s biggest event…5 days of racing, fun, and for me…the dream begins. Stay tuned to ESPN2 (August 28-September 1st). Check your local listings for NHRA POWERAde Drag Racing televised on ESPN2. Thank you
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH TAKE TWO— Continued From Page 1 Sixth Annual Chopper’s Art Show to Benefit Denver Boys And Girls Club, Taking Place at Jazz B Studios in Denver, Saturday September 13 Features Sara Ray–DENVER–August 18, 2008–Denver 81 announced today their sixth annual Chopper’s Art Show will take place Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Jazz
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BIKERNET NEWS UPDATE – STURGIS RECAPS AND MADCAPS Hey,We attended Perry Sands retirement party from Performance Machine. Terrific event and it just goes to show what clean living, creativity and hard work can get you. Perry’s been building disc brake components since the early ’70s. He started like any shop owner, like Arlen Ness, who
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Cincy is a dealer show. That means guys from the industry set up booths and attempt to sell shit to dealers, shop owners, you name it. The press is usually on hand, so the manufacturers attempt to impress them enough to foster stories, while the sales end of the magazine world endeavor ardently to expand
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS HEADLINES Hey,Never a dull moment around Bikernet. I’m headed to the Meeting of the Minds at the end of September. That’s a legislative conference, and I’m on a panel to discuss my projects to make a Bikernet film about Freedom, plus build an industry link between the aftermarket and the motorcycle rights
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS FINALE Continued From Page 3 LATEST LEATHER FROM DUANE BALLARD–For some reason I’ve had a bunch of wallet orders come in the last few weeks. This one with the simple design went out today. The liner is made out of Kangaroo leather. It’s thin and strong as hell. The exterior is 7
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH Continued From Page 2 Hot Bike Magazine World Championship special closing soon–Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building Partner Hot Bike Magazine is now in the final stages of closing its 2008 World Championship special edition.With 95,000 copies going on-sale on October 28th, materials are due August 26th.The stunning bikes seen at
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS CONTINUES… Continued From Page 1 BIKERNET UNDERCOVER PHOTOS TAKEN IN ARLEN NESS SHOP–Took these at Arlen?s shop on the Hamster?s Redwood Run. (a week after the traditional Redwood Run.) It wasn?t quite done when we got there, but I got these pix as soon as it was ready for its first test
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It is any mid-week evening. Across our great country, we rush home fromwork, clean up and don our best looking riding clothes. We touch up thechrome grab mama and climb aboard. All is smiles because we are going out toour favorite watering hole (or two) for bike night.We know hundreds of fellow bikers will be
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS SPECIAL REPORTS Continued From Page 2 LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST CONCERT SERIES: SANTANA TO PLAY AT MGM GRAND–Carlos Santana’s “Live Your Light” 2008 World Tour will make its way to Las Vegas for one night only and it’s happening during Las Vegas BikeFest at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with special guest the
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS FLASH Continued From Page 1 Just a tease of a feature coming up from Peter Linney with a Roland Sands bike.MEMO FROM BIKERNET HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT–I Not Come Work Today!Hung Chow calls in to work and says, ‘Hey, boss I no come worktoday, I weally sick. I got headache, stomach ache and
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BIKERNET BACK FROM STURGIS THURSDAY NEWS–ROGER GOLDAMMER WINS AMD SHOW, STURGIS REPORTS AND A BUNCH MORE Hey, We’re back. We survived Sturgis 2008. The reports are flowing in, but I feel odd about mine. Damn, I’m a trailer Queen. How do I write that? I’ll pour Jack Daniels down my throat and see what spills
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BIKERNET POST STURGIS NEWS WRAP Continued From Page 3 Metric Thunder?s Bob Osias Calls the Brouhaha in Sturgis a Success–BikernetMetric.com & Bikernet.com Provides Full Coverage of the Brouhaha! Bike ShowLos Angeles, California, August 13, 2008 ? Bob Osias, President of www.MetricThunder.com and editor of BikernetMetric, called the first annual Brouhaha! at Thunder Road on Friday
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A Classic Shovelhead chop by Keino of the Indian Larry Legacy crew. Photo by Ela.There continues to be a lot of discussion about the future of our industry as bikers, shop owners, and manufacturers struggle to deal with the new emissions restrictions from the EPA. We have another opportunity to continue our way of life,
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Riding before Cell Phones.I have prepared an original scientific review article on the subject of cellphone use while driving, substantiating the huge safety implications for allmotorists, and the even greater safety implications for motorcyclists. Ireviewed the landmark epidemiologal studies and the controlled experimentalstudies, as well as converging studies from other disciplines of science,such as neurology
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS STURGIS DAYS FINALE Continued From Page 3 BROUHAHA NOT JUST AN ENTERTAINING BIKE SHOW–Bandit will be on hand to sign his Bonneville Book and Sam “Chopper” Orwell. We will have Bandit’s Bedrolls, the first Brouhaha T-shirts, Bikernet bandanas and backpacks for sale in the Thunder Dome at Thunder Road. Don’t miss the
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BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS STURGIS ALERTS Continued From Page 2 SASHA’S NEW BOOK FROM MOTORBOOKS– Attached is the final cover of my book. Groovy! The photo is by Michele Lanci-Altomare, Creative Director, Motorbooks, Inc. Thank you, thank you! I say this to you…because you have SOOOOO inspired my career to keep moving forward. The book comes
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH CONTINUES… Continued From Page 1 WARNING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST– This morning, from a cave somewhere in Pakistan, Taliban Minister of Migration, Mohammed Omar, warned the United States that if military action against Iraq continues, Taliban authorities will cut off America’s supply of convenience store managers, and possible candidates for President of
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BIKERNET PRE-STURGIS NEWS HEADLINES–WIND EM UP TIME Topping off the flathead with Spectro 20-50.Hey,The bros are fired up to hit the road, if they haven’t already. We’re receiving reports from Sturgis and still making trophies for the world’s finest Bikernet Brouhaha at Thunder Road on Friday, August 8th. “My flight is Delta 3797, arriving 8:21
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