FARGO — A longtime rider affectionately refers to it as “the disease,” but one that people don’t mind catching. John van Dam, 69, of Fargo, said once a person has been bitten by the motorcycle bug, it’s pretty much over. “Basically, there’s no cure,” he said, with a laugh. Motorcycle fans in the Fargo-Moorhead area […]
I am Rogue’s 2009 Harley FLHTC and I am using the name Dirty Girl for this article because well I am, Oh not that kind of dirty girl silly. Some years ago, after returning from our ride to Sturgis, Rogue said, “Damn Girl Your Dirty,” and the name sort of stuck. To tell the
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I am Rogue’s 2009 Harley FLHTC and I am using the name Dirty Girl for this article because well I am, Oh not that kind of dirty girl silly. Some years ago, after returning from our ride to Sturgis Rogue said Damn Girl Your Dirty and the name sort of stuck. To tell the
MOTORCYCLES AS ART – WHAT’S THE SKINNY Read More »
Motorbike owners love their bikes for their easy maneuverability and high performance, motorbikes are smaller in size when compared to cars, and they are ideal for driving through city traffic. However, all the things that make motorcycles great also make them attractive for thieves. Unfortunately for bike owners, stealing a motorcycle is much easier
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This is a very different movie that just happens to have a motorcycle trip. The movie “Sgt Will Gardner” is about – you guessed it – a war veteran named Sgt. Will Gardner. He is back home in United States of America – the land of the free. But he is jobless
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While I am working on my articles for 2019 Sturgis, I thought I would share some photos from downtown just to give ya an idea of what was happening. Like we use to do in The In The Wind pages back in the day created by Kim Peterson. –ENJOY
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BIKER LIVES MATTER is a new safety organization formed to help lower injury and deaths of motorcyclists on the highways. I recently became the Arkansas Ambassador for this important and much-needed group. John “Rogue” Herlihy is the President who has spent many years working at EASYRIDERS and was a founding member of ABATE while
New Safety Organization, BIKER LIVES MATTER, Formed in Florida Read More »
To celebrate Harley-Davidson’s 115th Anniversary year, the Motor Company is launching a custom revolution: Eight all-new Softail® models that merge the hard-riding performance of the Dyna® line with the unparalleled custom look of the Softail line. Designed under the largest product development project in company history, the new bikes compared to prior year
I bring various publications and other items back with me from many of my trips to events. This year was no different. I was using the 2019 Official Sturgis Publication put out by the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum to make sure I had information correct in the article I was doing on the Hall Of
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I have finished my most complicated and time consuming build during my history of building custom bikes. This build went on for almost 12 years. What complicated the build so much is that I wanted to theme the Bike to a Board Game I had invented back in 1971. In 1971 my Board Game was
CHOPPERS WILL NEVER DIE–LOVERING’S MILLENNIUM CHOPPER Read More »
We are so damn close, yet let’s see. I will rattle off my Salt Torpedo list. We are considering using one of the new Feuling oil tank vents to prevent blow-by. Unfortunately, they haven’t developed one for Twin Cam engines, only the new M-8 configuration. I made progress on the team T-shirts, and Micah had
The Salt Torpedo Trike Bonneville Build: Chapter 22 Read More »
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. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled &
NCOM MOTORCYCLE NEWS BYTES for August 2019 Read More »
I am new to the support group. I walk past the table with coffee and donuts to the small podium. “Hello, my name is Edge.” “Hi Edge.” “I bought a bagger.” No one in the support group can meet my eyes, they all look away. Some gasp. This is a group that thought they had
Lured to the Dark Side, Thoughts about what to do with a new Bagger Read More »
Now that we are totally acquainted, the owner of this site, this internet entity, this block, this stone, this worse than senseless thing, this Bikernet….like I say, this Bikernet, this Keith “Bandit” Ball person, has consented – with great reluctance and argument against the idea….. to permitting me to fulfill my desire to say my
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We’d been expecting the Z400 ever since Kawasaki unveiled the Ninja 400. The company paired up the Z, the Ninja, and the Versys for a trio of small-displacement, 300cc models that offer a variety of experience based on the same powertrain.The tiny Z adopting the 400cc powertrain introduced wth the Ninja didn’t come as
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– The new Rocket III is a whole 40kg lighter than the previous bike.– Triumph has kitted it with Showa adjustable suspension components and Brembo Stylema brakes.– India debut expected by early 2020. The arrival of the 2020 Triumph Rocket III was imminent. The British brand introduced the limited edition Rocket III TFC
Triumph Resurrects Its Torque Monster, The Rocket III Read More »
As the Republican-called witness at a recent hearing, I was denounced by the Democrats for denying a fossil-fueled “climate crisis” that, as their witnesses testified, results in violence against women, asthma and obesity in children, and deadly storms. But few actually questioned me. After all, “the debate is over.” So instead, the latest belle of
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CONGRESSMAN TIM WALBERG ACCEPTS NCOM SILVER SPOKE AWARD Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) was selected as this year’s recipient of the NCOM Silver Spoke Award for Government. Unfortunately, he was not able to attend the 34th Annual NCOM Convention in Orlando, Florida to receive the award in May, so it was brought to Washington, D.C.
NCOM Biker Newsbytes July 17 Read More »
I’m going to make this super quick. I need to get back to the shop. It’s Tuesday morning and George “The Wild Brush is about to show up to help with fiberglass and our canopy. Actually, I spoke to him last week and he told me that no problem, he could help with the canopy.
SALT TORPEDO Chapter 21: Too Close to Bonneville Read More »
Royal Enfield is on the road promoting their new 650 Twins. They have been around the USA with their demo days trailer and fleet of bikes. Denver was scheduled in June but because of troubles in customs a reschedule was in order. I have been wanting to try a Royal Enfield out for
Royal Enfield First Look Read More »
My Grandson made a recent run north: Darren and I decided to take a last-minute ride up to Santa Cruz to check out a surf competition. We split from LA on a Friday from Venice. We knew it would be hairy because of rush hour but it was now or never. So,
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We hauled ass on this project every week this year with few stumbling blocks. We didn’t know what the hell we were doing half the time, but we never hesitated to reach out to experts. All seemed to be flying toward a start-up and running this puppy around the block, until we faced fiberglass. It
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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. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled &
NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES for June 2019 Read More »
This motorcycle is a rodeo of fun for any cowboy and cowgirl. Low slung, muscular and dressed in Metallic Spark Black the Vaquero will challenge any outlaw Bagger to a gun fight. (BUCKAROO: Derived from the word “Vaquero”, in Spanish, the letters B and V are both pronounced “B”) [photo 95256] At a price point of
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