Event Coverage

The Kyle Petty crew.MEDINA, MN: Nearly 300 motorcyclists enjoyed a windy, sunny and memorable ride across America on the 10th annual Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride and their generosity, combined with support from sponsors including Victory Motorcycles and individual contributors, will soon make dreams come true for children with chronic illnesses. The Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty […]

Photos by Rogue and Frank KaislerHere's the Sturgis 2004 enigma. Was attendance overwhelming or were the biker underpinnings faltering? This dire question and so much more will be covered in our vast, strident Badlands reports. Hang on as Rogue, CrazyHorse, Jose, Frank Kaisler, Doze, Harley-Davidson and newspaper clippings make up the most complete Black Hills

The 25th annual run drew record crowds. When you have that highof a concentration of bikers in one area you would expect difficulties.Fender-to-fender traffic as riders walk their bikes through the over packedstreets as they try to spot an elusive parking spot. The streets would belined with the countless venders selling $10 water and hackneyed

Hey, Bandit… we just rolled in from Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach, Florida. Man, the weather was perfect this year, sunny and warm, just like it’s should be for a bike run. The temperature was in the 70s-80s during the day, with only a hint of some clouds, on Friday. In the evening, the temperature was

Choppers Inc creation and cutieTo tell the truth, I didn't plan to attend to Biketoberfest. My to-do paint list was over the moon. Yet looking back, it was all worth it. I had no idea of the nutty time awaiting me. The initial plan was simple, go to the Corbin party, maybe hang out with

Hail storm over the Black HillsI'm late as usual, but painting bikes for 24 years has given me muchopractice at being late. In fact, Eddie Trotta musta gone on 20 minutesbitching about painters when I saw him at Mike Lichter's Show in RapidCity. In fact, he's even trying to do some of the actual artwork

The Frank Kaisler Report Hey, Bandit. We arrived in Sturgis in record time. We unloaded our gear in the rickety rental house and immediately headed out to the Full Throttle Saloon to catch the deal with the Discovery Channel between Indian Larry and Billy Lane. You know dipshit, the Biker Build Off thing that's been

Most times the best runs are the ones with out 350,000 RUB’s sporting the latest Harley fashion, bright shinny factory billet barges and vendors gouging $2-$3 for a bottle of water. The best runs or events are the ones where a bunch of people with common interests gets together to share ideas and show what

  Here’s a couple of shots of the Bikernet Street FightingBuell for Sturgis 2001. This is how it currently stands with ahandfull of minor modifications and a lot of plastic removed. Let meknow what you think.   Note the pulley guard. We had the notion to take levers andbraces like this off, lightening-drill polish and

  It’s part of our job as moto-journalists to try what’s outthere in the American market and report back. The ultimate test is to take a bike, customize it and ride it to Sturgis. What could give you a truer test of a bike’s ability to look cool and endure a long run? I’ve been

  Unlike many years in the past, I didn’t rely on any builders to make the deadline for the trek to the Bad Lands. The Bikernet crew handled building two road-sizzling chops in two and a half months. I’ve got to tell you that it felt good to get back in the garage amongst the

Up here in the great northland known as Minnesota, we know it’s time to fire up the beast when the Donnie Smith/American Thunder Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet comes around. For the third year in a row it was held at the Xcel Energy Center home to the Minnesota Wild hockey team. I only mention

They came like thundering hordes over the mountains from Iowa, New York, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, New England, Georgia, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and even New Jersey. The majority of them rode hard tail choppers. They were dressed in black, wearing grim expressions. The local populace stood back in horror as they watched the picturesque Cherokee Reservation in

The Odyssey To The Black Hills-In Style Part One: The Last-Minute Scramble Out of LA Bandit’s Sturgis ’97 is sponsored by Click on the images to visit Jesse’s website… www.westcoastchoppers.com A Complete Line Of Hand Made 18-gauge Steel Fenders For Ordering Information, See Your Local Dealer or call (562) 983-6666 …tell ’em you saw it

Part One… The Odyssey To The Black Hills-In Style Part Two: On the Road…Finally… Bandit’s Sturgis ’97 is sponsored byClick on the images to visit Jesse’s website… www.westcoastchoppers.com A Complete Line Of Hand Made 18-gauge Steel FendersFor Ordering Information, See Your Local Dealer or call(562) 983-6666…tell ’em you saw it on BikerNet… We pulled away

…. Part Two The Odyssey To The Black Hills-In Style Part Three: Out of Colorado and Into the Home Stretch Bandit’s Sturgis ’97 is sponsored byClick on the images to visit Jesse’s website… www.westcoastchoppers.com A Complete Line Of Hand Made 18-gauge Steel FendersFor Ordering Information, See Your Local Dealer or call(562) 983-6666…tell ’em you saw