News

Hey, The news is packed with motorcycle action and amazing thought-provoking info. You would think I’d scramble out of bed and grab a cup of Joe only to find two news items, but it never happens. I collect news items starting Sunday afternoon, immediately after the Bandit’s Cantina Sunday Post. And before I know it […]

Hey, I drug my ass to a Wilmington Neighborhood council community meeting last night to support our Waterfront effort. A buddy of mine is pushing hard for a better waterfront for this community on the Port of Los Angeles. The Port fucked up in a couple of ways. And the people of Wilmington should have

Hey, That’s one of the always interesting aspects of life, it’s never dormant, but constantly changing. Hell, new parts are changing, the industry changes, technology changes and the Climate is changing naturally, constantly, whether we like it or not. Hang on for the news:   The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies

Hey, This is not funny. I attended a California Air Resources Board meeting regarding new rule making for motorcycles. (I attended one of these meetings a few years ago.) Every manufacturer of motorcycles was there including Triump sitting beside me and Kawasaki and Honda behind me. At the last meeting I attended, CARB guys dictated

Hey, This news may seem a bit confusing. Folks are constantly asking why magazines are failing. You can help me with this question. Is it that we are bombarded daily with social media, internet and phone stuff to an extreme point? We don’t have time to really read an article or a book?  Maybe there’s

Hey, If you get a chance, read my Daytona Report. It basically says our industry is alive and well. It actually goes beyond that. Our industry is bigger and better than ever, it’s just expanding like crazy and we need to adjust. Daytona was an eye-opener for me and the numbers were reportedly slightly down,

Hey, On the flight back I caught a cold. I thought I had it under control until Tuesday night. It kicked my ass… I couldn’t sleep. Wednesday was supposed to be devoted to writing the Indian Roadmaster review and Daytona Bike Week, but I was down for the count. Small bursts of energy were used

Hey, We are facing interesting times. There’s more motorcycle fun on the horizon than ever before, more events and more racing, Hell it’s even cleaner, and more family oriented. On the other hand we are constantly challenged. Magazines and newspapers are struggling. Now web sites are struggling with increased competition and social media. Shit, I

Hey, Exciting times at Bikernet. Daytona Bike Week is just around the corner. It’s the 40th Anniversary of the Hamsters, now with about 300 members worldwide, some 60 critters are headed to Daytona where it all started. We started an Instagram campaign this week with my Son Frank, and Grandson Frankie and went from 100

Hey, Life is amazing and changing constantly. Motorcycling is struggling but it won’t struggle for long. There are new TV shows, internet shows and movies in the wing. Just what we need. You’ll see in this report how the climate debate is changing. But there’s something we need to get a handle on, regulation. We