When we think of engraving, we might think of the U.S. Mint where money is printed from intricately engraved metal plates, the stuff Humphrey Bogart was also chasing down along with counterfeiters. But I think it’s all digital now. Gone are the master craftsmen who made a little money making big money for Uncle Sam. […]
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Here’s the story of a young French, Spanish and Apache artist and Indian MC rider. Peter Oropeza is a man of spirit in a world of greed and quarterly reports. Through life’s peaks and valleys he’s sought meaning and direction. “It’s not about just making money,” Peter explained. “I needed a way to feed my
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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
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COAST TO COAST REPORT FROM BILL BISH–TEXAS LIGHTS, DENVER NOISE, COLORADO HELMETS AND MOTORCYCLE TERRORISTS THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. For more information, call us at 1-(800)
Have you ever wondered who makes some of the seats you see on those fantastic high dollar bikes on the Discovery Channels Biker Build Off series? It must be some factory in Southern California, you're thinking. A huge conglomerate with dozens of employees in an assembly line set-up perhaps with a vast show room? No
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Gold Coast Choppers latest creation “Alien” has landed an array of trophies at Gold Coast Bike Week. Alien’s first public viewing was on Saturday. However lucky riders on the S&S Chopper Shop Ride got a sneak preview on Friday as Twin Tech Motorcycles was the first Bike Shop on the list for the ride to
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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
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This is a stimulating year for many reasons. Some profess the industry’s down; others are rolling out new models as fast as they can dream ‘em up. What’s it mean? Where will life lead us on our wild journey to utopia? I’ll tell you what. Put all the bullshit aside. We live in motorcycle heaven.
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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
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Unbelievable! We were forced to drive our motor home, loaded with the Assalt Weapan, dirt bikes, electric-powered scooter ice chests, 5-ball racing uniforms, stickers, tools, lifts, and granola bars, to downtown Long Beach to make a sponsor deposit before we could cut a dusty trail. We didn't want to eat casino toothpicks all week long.
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1. How did you get started in the Bike building industry? First let me say I’ve been a biker since my early teens with my first Honda moto-cross bike then migrated onto the street with a series of crotch rockets and cruisers. Only when I grew up and got into my 30s did I come
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Jeremiah brought over a couple of de-burring tools and the damn things work wonders on recently drilled holes or Makita cut pipe segments. Once the engine was in place I needed to make my custom set of D&D pipes in a couple of days, or die trying. The buzz was high for the Bub’s Bonneville
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COAST TO COAST LEGISLATIVE REPORT INCLUDING COVERAGE OF THE 2007 NCOM CONVENTION, MOTORCYCLE BANS, INTERNATIONAL LAWS, MASSACHUSETTS MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS AND MOTORCYCLE SAFETY STUDIES THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M.
Grab the whole rewritten story in this fantastic book. Just click on the image. Rick, from U.S. Choppers handled the TIG welding on our pipes.I hope the next couple of chapters paint a picture of the variety of emotions we’ve encountered during this week of September (12-18). We’re getting close, but every element must fall
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I don’t know where to start, but that’s nothing new. We’re down to three weeks and still standing outside waiting for the UPS driver to roll up with our final components. Jim Murillo has the Gard Hollinger modified tank for paint. Yvonne Mecalis is posed to paint the Assalt Weapan girl on the front fender.
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When Arlin started riding this was the style. From Bob T.With so many fly-by-night operations around these days, it is great to see an original chopper builder still rockin’ 30 years later. It’s not hard to see why he’s flourished in today’s environment, once you speak with Arlin Fatland, owner and founder of 2-Wheelers motorcycle
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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
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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
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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.
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The 2007 Bikernet Bonneville Assalt Weapon is in production. We are shooting for the World's Fastest Panhead record. And we need your help to make our dream come alive. Last year we took the record by storm. We learned a number of lessons and have developed an entirely new program to cheat the wind and
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The lovely Nyla posing in place of Valerie Thompson.Chain guards are still a mystery to me and there are some LSR (Land Speed Record) rules regarding their length and coverage. By the SCTA rules, the guard must be steel, not fiberglass or even carbon fiber. Plus it must extend beyond the rear of the sprocket.
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Here's our arch rivals, members of the Chop N Grind Racing team from 17 Palms, California, a distant desert community. They're bad mofos, sand snortin' bastards. That's Larry from Palm Springs H-D on the left and the notorious Bob T. on the right. Bob is the team enforcer. You can see a shot of him
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• Latisha with the DAvid Mann Bike- This is an image of myself with the David Mann bike. Many people who have watched the show remember me as the only female painter featured and the only artist to incorporate metal etching. Latisha Wood was born the baby of a large family with four brothers and
