Event Coverage

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

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

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

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

This is difficult. I tried to write a bit every day, or at least every couple of days, so everything would be fresh and I wouldn't forget details. Ah, the World is full of intentions. Alas, there's no way to find rest in Daytona, much less a few moments of quietness. If it's not the

Below is a complete listing of events for Daytona Bike Week 2004, but don't miss the coverage on Bikernet, before, during and after the sand settles. Here's a tease from Bikernet correspondent, custom painter and hot female rider, CrazyHorse: “Well my articles usually follow whatever adventures I have. I'll cover the cool paint jobs, but

The famous beach drew fewer riders to the 63rd annual event than in recent years, but for many that was a positive element. It made getting around quicker; parking places were easily found even on Main and Beach streets. You could walk the sidewalks without hassle. Vendors had more time to spend with customers, and

Rookie reporter Fritz reporting in with 2004 Boogie report! For some reason my system won't send it all at once. If they don't get there, let me know and I'll re-send them. My hat's off to you for your skills. This ain't near as easy as reading. Geez man, I can build bikes, wrecked semi

Excitement, beautiful bikes and girls, and a record turnout highlight the13th annual FastDates.com and Performance Machine presents the2004 Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show Jardine Dyno Shootout Shatters World Record, World's Top Custom Bike Builders withfree Seminars, The West Coast's premier Bike Contest, Rockin' Concerts, Iron & Lace Calendar Saturday Night Party, Purrfect Angelz gone wild,

The (ROT) Republic of Texas Rally began in 1995, only back then it was called the Hill Country Classic. I remember sitting on the curb a little after midnight, drinking a beer (yes we could take them out of the bars then). There wasn't a bike within 50 yards, either side, of me that year.