Road Tests

Riders ordered hundreds of the New Hot Rod Sportsters before official release.MILWAUKEE (Dec. 1, 2008) – Inspired by the XR-750, the most dominating American dirt track racing motorcycle of all-time, the Harley-Davidson XR1200 is now poised to boost adrenalin levels on streets, roads and highways around the world. The XR1200 is a powerful new Harley-Davidson […]

I've know this trike builder, Don Center, for 20 years and last year he came on board Bikernet as a sponsor. As a service to our sponsors we bug 'em about what they're up to, new products, etc. Don started telling me about a television production company that approached them about building a Trike. “Send

October 22ND, 2008, Bandit asked me to fill in for him at the Media Only event at Big Dog Motorcycles' release of the '09 models. Bandit had a previous business commitment that he couldn't shake, so I gladly accepted his offer. Actually he could shake her and wanted to. I suppose that was the purpose

Big Bear Choppers Kevin Alsop is currently on a world tour visiting BBC dealers in a number of countries including New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan and Kiev in the Ukraine before concluding with a visit to his European distributor in Switzerland. If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past decade you will be

The H-D touring frame has been a bone of contention for a couple of decades. It walked, swayed, jiggled and was prone to high-speed wobbles, until the late Wil Phillips developed the True-Track stabilizing system that tightened the driveline. In 2008 Harley-Davidson changed the placement of one heim joint to the front, much like the

EDITOR'S NOTE: Lehman trikes donated one of these sharp Victory Kingpin based trikes to the Sturgis Museum Kids and Chrome 2008 Charity auction. I was impressed with the donation and the trike, so we investigated for Bikernet readers. Check it out: In 2004, Victory Motorcycles and Lehman Trikes jointly agreed to create two concept vehicles

Dominic, the Vision owner.A couple years back I found myself in The Computer Guys shop on Chapman Ave in Orange, CA with my eMachines pc under my arm. See, I am, shall we say, somewhat digitally challenged and my computer was on the fritz. I chose The Computer Guys out of the yellow pages because

I show up at the Harley-Davidson Fleet Holding Facility to drop off my beloved Low Rider and to pick up the FLSTN Softail Deluxe. “Fucking wow!” That's what popped out of my mouth without thought. The facility enforcer just shook his head in boredom. I think maybe the staff is getting sick of seeing me

Wild Texas Bikernet Test Rider was told, “Don't buy the test bikes,” but noo. The V-Rod has always been a strange curiosity for me, as a rider, an enthusiast, and as a writer. When I got my first glimpse of a V-Rod in 2002, I was let down a little by many of it’s styling

　 This is the only still shot Jon allowed us to take. Once he was on this tight puppy, there was no stopping.I requested the most simple / basic bike in the Sportster line up, and that's exactly what they gave me. I wasn't sorry, after riding her for a while, but I was in