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Team Old and Oily is:Keith Bennett, #797Jack Houman, #796Charlie Young, #798Alec Harper the Wrench / pit crewDavid Brock, our corner worker / safety rep. It's been a great season! Can't think of a better way to spend several weekends throughout the year. Here are some team stats:•2nd place in the nation, WERA 500GP class•Southeastern Regional […]

As June rolls around, there are two things you can count on in the American South. One, it will be hotter than Hades. The second, smokin’ tires at the Horse Magazine's annual Smoke Out Event in Salisbury, North Carolina. 2006 marked the events seventh anniversary, and bikes from all across America made the pilgrimage to

Mike and Karen Dodds.Gary and Brenda Gagnon are my just some of the old timer biker ties that bind me to New England, forever. Gary, a talented motorcycle mechanic, and his wife Brenda became motorcycle shop owners a couple of years ago. Gary’s forte is old school as in kindergarten. His easel is filled with

I read about the Smoke Out, put on annually by the Horse Backstreet Choppers magazine crew, on Bikernet. People always spoke of it in an almost cultish manner. An event where old school chopperheads appeared in mass out of nowhere like zombies right out of “Night of the Living Dead”, until they had taken over

A brilliant blue sky was a perfect backdrop for the NYC skyline as we blasted across the Tri-Boro Bridge heading to Indian Larry's old shop in the industrial waterfront section of Brooklyn called Williamsburg. We rode quite a way that morning to be among the thousand or so people who gathered together to celebrate the

HERSHEY, Pa. (September 11, 2006) – Hundreds of Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) members spent their Labor Day week on the sweet roads between Hershey, Pa., and Huntington, W. Va., while on the H.O.G. Road Candy Tour Sept. 5 through 8. H.O.G. members started the week off in Hershey with a party on Tuesday, Sept. 5,

We took off early, in the cool blue dawn, on a Friday, ditching responsibilities and jobs for a weekend blast into the Florida Keys. It was Phil Peterson’s 34rd Annual Poker Run. We usually by-pass the poker hand at the beginning and head straight for Key West! We can buy a hand at the end

Award winning touring custom from AMC 1902.Every trip to Sturgis SD has its joy’s and its frustrations. If you ride with a group of bikers or drive a rig you know what we mean. Breakdown’s are commonplace, and the time needed to get back on the road can be long or short, you never know.

This year marked the entry of Canada into the ranks of nations participating in the affiliate program of AMD’s World Championship of Custom Bike Building. The event was sponsored Belt Drive Betty, the driving force behind Canada’s “The Busted Knuckle Chronicles”, parts supplier Mid-USA Canada and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Fairview Campus. The

Well, Sturgis 2006 is behind us! I had an awesome adventure that started with a marathon iron-butt trip into Sturgis. My partner and I spent the next 4 days living a groundhog-day existence of virtually the same thing over and over. We capped the trip off with a shot into the Midwest to visit my

It’s been three weeks since my latest show and I’ve finally gained back the energy and train of thought to tell you all about the Hawaiian Chopper Winterfest & Biker Build-Off.After months of hard work putting together Hawaii’s most kick ass bike show, we here at Hawaiian Chopper Magazine are enjoying the fruits of our

The annual Love Ride celebrated its 23rd year of fund raising, which benefits 30 various charities. This year was no exception, with a record breaking $1.56 million raised. The most noticeable changes this year were the lack of attendance, a higher entrance donation and a change in the food vendor. We overheard slight grumblings throughout

With so many reports on charity events and rides from around the country, it's refreshing to see when one of our own is recognized and honored for service to our country and to the motorcycle community. The appreciation banquet honoring Senator Dave Zien surpassed all expectations and was a huge success. Attorney Michael Hupy, of

NEW BIKES DOMINATE ANOTHER SUCCESS STORY FOR BIKESHOWS EUROPE– Bikeshows Europe have started the new year on full throttle after heralding the 13th annual National Motorcycle Show a great success. More than 16,000 visitors packed the G-Mex Centre in Manchester over three days, for what is the first in a long season of adrenaline-fuelled consumer

Paul Cox and Keino keeping the spirit alive.Like clockwork every January, Easyriders kick starts their show series, sponsored by Bikernet.com, in Pomona Ca. Now I've been intothe bike scene for along time, but somehow never made it to this show. It was always something. If not theflu, the bike was broke, I was broke, or

Biketoberfest 2008 Kicked-off with the BIKER FUSION Event on Thursday, October 16th at the Main Street Doghouse Bar and Grill to benefit Soldier’s Angels, an organization committed to helping those in the military and returning veterans. I was there. I had to be on the spot for Bikernet besides there was free Wild Turkey and

Jennifer Scott.Ventura, CA~Dec.14~ Holy crap! I wasn’t sure if it was the glare of the bright sunshine glancing off the tide of the Pacific Ocean or the flare outs of the sun dancing across the chrome of all those sexy bikes, but whatever it was, the shit was seriously hurting my eyes. Time to pull