Event Coverage

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 […]

The FREESTYLE Winners on stage: The teams will compete in the World Championship in Sturgis/South Dakota in August 2008.Custom Motorcycle Mayhem at Mainz/Germany: With a powerful and extraordinary Bikeshow, dealershow and european Championship of Custombike-Building, the 2008 edition of the CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE DEALER SHOW again topped last years record results in terms of attending

Nearly 100 Show Entries Highlight the 33rd Annual El Camino Motorcycle Show & Parts Exchange There was mix of great antique, vintage and classic bikes at this year’s 33rd event…and also mixed emotions… since it was the last of the Bator International El Caminos. But that’s not saying the last of the event itself. More

The World Championship of Custom Bike Building was first staged at Custom Chrome's annual dealer show at their Morgan Hill, California, headquarters, in October 2004, where it attracted 48 competitors fielding 63 bikes.The second annual Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building was staged at Advanstar's Big Twin West Dealer Expo in Las Vegas, November

Yass, editor of Vibes doing a photo shoot out by Jay Allen’s County Line Saloon. It’s way too hard to put it all into words, but Sturgis 2007 was an amazing journey for me. The hectic intensity of the Today Show gig two weeks before, left me little energy to keep pace with what happened

Blessed with great weather Santa Maria Motorcycle Madness May 18th-20th lived up to it’s reputation with tons of bikes, great music and more vendors than ever before. Yeah, so what. Over 11,000 fans representing seven states and four countries, from as far away as the Canary Islands, filled the Fairpark. The bike parking area swelled

Sure it’s the wrong year, so what. We like the art.Amidst threats of the event being shut down by Bible Thumping members of the local town board, plus beer being outlawed, not to mention the ominous heavy presence of John Law and his minions, The Smoke Out 8, Sponsored by Bikernet.com, went off without a

At the 21st of January Marcus Walz of WALZ HARDCORE CYCLES, Germany, celebrated his 14th Hardcore Day. The meanwhile legendary Open House Party in Hockenheim, close to the well known Formula 1 circuit “Hockenheiring”, welcomes every year around 1500 visitors and fans of the world famous Bike Builder and his creations. Marcus, who was btw

Racing on the Streets It’s our version of Mecca. No other race in the U.S., or even the world, quite matches the experience of seeing the TT in person. Not only is the race action great, but the atmosphere is incredible. It’s you and 100,000 of your best motorcycling friends from around the world, all

CUSTOM CHROME EUROPEDEALERSHOW 2007–AMD European Championship of Custombike-Building.March 24th and 25th 2007, Phoenixhall, Mainz/Rhine/Germany. Full House: The 2007 CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE DEALER SHOW exceeded everybody’s expectations both in terms of attending dealers, visitors and bike show-participants. The quality of the motorcycles exhibited blew everybody’s mind – as some 70+ never before seen custom bikes premiered

Smoke out West “The hard way”… Well, not really I had just returned home from my sidecar excursion with the kids, and was trying to figure out a way to break it to the old lady that I was leaving again in less than 48 hrs to head back down south on another bike trip.

Sunday mornin’ finds me sittin, drinkin coffee with mild apprehension about the longest ride to date on my ‘05 Shovelhead. There is a serious electrical issue that needs to be dealt with before I even consider this ride. Slowly a plan starts to materialize after runnin’ the electrical schematics through my head. I have already

A shot of our first run to Sturgis.This year has been nuts. I don’t know what got into me. At the first of the year we set a code to cut down on events and projects and take it easy. Here’s the glitch. We thought, mistakenly, we’d just build a bike to ride to Sturgis

Can you believe she came in second.After six months of planning, Hawaiian Chopper Magazine’s Paradise Bikefest & Bike Build-Off finished with an explosion of bikers, babes, and bikes. Billed as Hawaii’s biggest motorcycle rally ever… the event lived up to all the hype with nearly 4,000 people gathering at the Kapiolani Community College campus in

This is the Strand 2 weeks before the rally. The Lone Star Rally came at a very beautiful time this year. My wife and I had a sitter for the kids, we were both scheduled off from our jobs, and the weather called for three days of clear skies and beautiful weather. With our hotel

WICHITA, Kansas (June 15, 2006) – Big Dog Motorcycles™, the leader in the high-style cruiser niche, the number two American V-Twin motorcycle manufacturer, and the largest manufacturer of custom motorcycles in the world, attracted over 30,000 motorcycle riders and enthusiasts to the streets of downtown Wichita for its second Tornado Rally, held June 10-11.The first

The Republic of Texas Rally held in Austin every year has become a big hit for the riders here in the Southeastern part of Texas. Well, actually it became a major attraction for most of the South. The rally showcases many of today’s hottest builders and starts along with the vendors we have all come

Ok, here’s the deal. I snuck into the studio of the Devil and his evil temptress Holly and was able to swipe a disc off their desk. They don’t know I have this, but it is too good to hang onto. I had to share it with you fellow Bikernet heathens. Enjoy the few words

Editor’s note: The following was well written by John Siebenthaler, who previously designed Bikernet billboards, ads and brochures. He’s a master designer, like Dave Perewitz is a master bike builder. Rogue, on the otherhand was sent first class to shoot all the latest V-Twin industry products, the player and bikes. Unfortunately he never left the

Here's the original deal as published in Hot Bike and on Bikernet. It all changed, though, for the better. We're leaving and having a helluva ride. This form will give you all the basics, so we're all on the same page. This will also document the hotel locations and basic ride directions. First Stop Phoenix:

Click to see morefrom Lucky Devil This guy circled the show all weekend, but never came in. Something sorta Twilight Zone about the guy.I had the privilege of attending the inaugural Texas National Bike Show this past weekend sponsored by Bikernet.com. The show was held in The Convention center of the San Luis Resort in

Held in Stuart, Florida in April of this year, the second of two Shovelhead shows held within a five year span went over so well that people are clamoring for another! Produced by our own Katmandu and the friends of Linda Madernini, whose husband Bruce passed away way too soon, brought together over 500 people,

Don Hotop's old style creation and sidecar. He was one of Bandit's partners on the Monster Garage old school chop build.Who needs to see another goddamn Jack Pine tree. We experienced one of the quietest Sturgis nights ever this past August. Itmight have had something to do with the temperatures sinking down into thelow 40s