Books, Movies & Music Reviews

    Approaching middle age, Deedra Climer experienced an unimaginable tragedy—the death of her only son, Joshua, in a motorcycle accident. The spiral of grief that followed reopened ugly wounds that had never fully healed: being raised by a mentally ill and drug-­‐addicted mother, the struggles she faced as a young single mother, and the […]

    On December 20, 2012 it was reported in www.thedailybeast.com that the number of veterans who die waiting for benefits claims is skyrocketing! I can personally attest to this as the Veterans Administration took two and a half years to finally approve my disability claim for type II diabetes caused by exposure to Agent

    Harley Davidson Sportster Hop-Up & Customizing Guide by Todd Zallapa The venerable Sportster first appeared on the scene in 1957 as an answer to the British invasion of lightweight sport motorcycles in the 1950’s. Fast, light and affordable, the Sporty has long been a mainstay on the American cycle scene. Often denigrated as

    Road 2 Smoke Out captures the experience of the original garage-built chopper rally and the culture of infamous biker magazine The Horse Backstreet Choppers.  The story of real men and women who burn the midnight oil with wrenches in their hands and grease under their fingernails.   From Zack Coffman, producer of the

  BIKERNET REVIEWS EASYRIDER II THE RIDE BACK—It’s about time. This movie has been out for a year or two, but didn’t receive general release or much publicity. I was motivated only when I ran across a massive collection of bikes on the gulf of Mexico. This gentleman and his wife put together a collection

    Screening at the Petersen Museum Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles   This movie made itself.  Born from the inspiration of documenting the legacy of Ed Kretz it took on a life of its own.  Why We Ride wasn’t funded by a conglomeration of sponsors all vying for product placement screen time.  It was funded

      When you talk about stellar motorcycle movies, several pop into gear, notably Brando’s The Wild One (1953), Bruce Brown’s On Any Sunday (1971) and The World’s Fastest Indian (2005) concerning Burt Munro. A fourth bike film just premiered “Why We Ride”, may be added to that A-List. It’s already won Best Feature

  Yep, I’m reviewing a Honda Motorcycle book on a Harley enthusiast website. I would guess that many of us have owned or ridden at least one of the bikes in this book, whether we would admit it or not.   Doug Mitchel has put together a comprehensive collection of photographs and facts to be