John Covington has been in the custom manufactured motorcycle business since Don Bitman started the trend with the Illusion Motorcycle Line. He is a devoted performance minded builder from the Phoenix area. We caught up with him at closing time in a Scottsdale biker joint called the Billet Bar and quizzed him on the condition […]
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My life is usually peaceful. I tweak on the bikes at Bikernet, tweak on my own, drink a little beer and watch television. Ever since Bandit broke up with his last wife, I decided to avoid the pitfalls of life and stick to myself. This particular day at the Bikernet headquarters was a perfect
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NCOM COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWS Compiled and Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists NCOM CONVENTION…A TESTAMENT TO UNITYTensions were running high within the motorcycle community in the waning weeks prior tothe 17th annual NCOM Convention, May 9-11, but despite the cancellations orover-patrolling of numerous biker events around the country in the wake
BIKERNET NEWS FLASH ? INTERESTING TIMES ROCK BIKER NATION Continued From Page 3 HARLEY-DAVIDSON 100TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN ROAD TOUR IS A TREAT FOR EVERY SENSE: SIGHT, SOUND AND THE SENSE-SATIONAL–One Hundred Years of Fun and Excitement Roars Across the Country.It was a hundred years in the making and we’ll never see anything like it in
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH ? INTERESTING TIMES ROCK BIKER NATION Continued From Page 2 BIKERNET POLITICAL HISTORY–What’s the Cuban national anthem?Row, Row, Row Your Boat. BIKERNET BIKERS RIGHTS REPORT–We are hoping to bring you more local, national and international bikers rights information in the future. You’ll discover that this is the last movement for freedom in
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH ? INTERESTING TIMES ROCK BIKER NATION Continued From Page 1 BIKERNET/CCI PROJECT BIKE FOR NUTTBOY–Turn to the side and cough.We threw the potentially radical chopper that Bandit and I have banged together up to this point, into the back of my pickup and jammed over to see the Doctor. Dr. John, the
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH ? INTERESTING TIMES ROCK BIKER NATIONThese are strange times indeed. First the attack on the US, Sept. 11 and forever we think about our lives, our country and our neighbors differently. For the first time in a decade, US clubs begin to battle. More and more reports indicate that the general media
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–THE SEAS SEEM CALM, BUT WHAT’S AROUND THE BEND Continued From Page 2 THE SEAT SEARCH–I received a request from a reader about an FLH seat upolstery job:— genosurf wrote: Hi. I am looking for an outfit that re-upholsters leather FLH seats. Maybe someone can refer me to them. I want to add
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–AGENT SENT TO NEW ORLEANS TO THE EPICENTER OF THE ACTION (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 1BIKERNET CARRIBEAN REPORT– Thank you, thank you, thank you…..to all those fans who wanted theirnews NOW ! It’s good to know we have loyal followers each week even thoughit’s just to check out the choppers. Now all kidding
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–AGENT SENT TO NEW ORLEANS TO THE EPICENTER OF THE ACTIONThis news will be short because some of the crew are headed south to New Orleans to monitor the Confederation of Clubs meetings at the annual NCOM meeting in the French Quarter. There’s bound to be a surprise news flash next week. One
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HARLEY FORCED TO SHUT DOWN EVENT DUE TO CLUB VIOLENCEFrom The GUNNY’S SACKDONNYBROOK, IRELAND: Well, that’s actually just where the name comes from, and it’s cometo mean a “free-for-all,” and we in the biker community sure had ourselves a littleDonnybrook in Laughlin, Nevada, just before this here Sack went to press. Now it seemsthat officials
BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–VICTORY CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Continued From Page 3BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–Man we are already in May ! Time does fly, Summer is around the corner andall the motorcycle events that come with it. Even with the latest Laughlinevents I bet is going to be a fun packed season, and let’s not forget thatSturgis is just
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–VICTORY CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Continued From Page 2DEALS ON PARTS–The inside connection. Anytime you are ready for a new project bros, just let me know. I always have a bunch of stuff that I can’t afford to keep around very long. I am a machinist full time and sell chopper parts on the side
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–VICTORY CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARYI’ve been back a couple of weeks now and the list has grown to a stressful level. A little blond witch came to my bed this morning holding a bright silver coin clutched tightly in her quivering hand. Her blue eyes flickered as she opened her soft palm to reveal a
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–VICTORY CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Continued From Page 1 BIKERNET WEAPONS TRAINING– A man got a raise and decided to buy a scope for his hunting rifle. Hewent to a gun shop outside of town, and the clerk fitted a scope to his weapon. “This scope is so good you can read the name on
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–EUROPEAN BIKE BUMPS BIKE BUILDERS’ INTO NEW ARENA AND BIKERNET GIRLS ATTACK LAUGHLIN Continued From Page 2ZACHARY DESEASE REPORT–A woman was distraught because she had not had a date, or sex, in quite some time. She was afraid she might have something wrong with her, so she decided to seek the medical expertise
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–EUROPEAN BIKE BUMPS BIKE BUILDERS’ INTO NEW ARENA AND BIKERNET GIRLS ATTACK LAUGHLIN Continued From Page 1 DAVIE ALLAN ROCKS–A show is brewing at “Mr. T’s” for May 24th. It’s with Sky Saxon & The Seeds. If it happens, more deja vu: we were on the same bill on a show during my
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–EUROPEAN BIKE BUMPS BIKE BUILDERS’ INTO NEW ARENA AND BIKERNET GIRLS ATTACK LAUGHLIN Continued From Page 3BIKERNET ANIMAL CARE DEPARTMENT–A lady approaches her priest and tells him, “Father, I havea problem. I have two female talking parrots, but they onlyknow how to say one thing.”“What do they say?” the priest inquired.“They only know
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The dry ice Martinis are bubbling over the Southland. I was in Mastros Restaurant last night in Los Angeles with Paul Yaffee, Myron Larrabee, antique bike collector Urban Hirsh, his bodacious blond girlfriend and a surfer from Cabo San Lucas. A strange mixture of Jack Daniels and colored Martinis that boiled in thin glasses. We
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If it weren’t for the precision parts that came from Joker Machine, Bandit would still be in the leaning Bikernet garage trying to make forward controls from old rods and wrist pins for the Blue Flame. Bandit ran into Geoff, Joker’s general manager, at the Indianapolis dealer expo, where Geoff reminded the old guy of
BIKERNET NEWS FLASH – IS BANDIT REALLY BACK? Continued From Page 3TWO-WHEELERS LOSES PARTNER– Denver Arlin’s Friend and Partner Jim “Foot” Taylor passed away April 10. He was 60 on the day of April 10 and will be missed by all …. Love ya Jim … Thank you for your thoughts and prayers… Arlin Fatland
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH – IS BANDIT REALLY BACK? Continued From Page 2 HARLEY-DAVIDSON REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER— Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HDI) today announced record revenue and earnings for its first quarter ended March 31. Revenue for the quarter was $927.8 million compared with $776.9 million in the year-ago quarter, a 19.4 percent increase. First quarter
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BIKERNET NEWS REPORT – IS BANDIT REALLY BACK? Continued From Page 1BIKERNET NORTH RIGID–Here are some pics of the new bike. Here is the skinny rigid frame with a car tire back end. House of horsepower 103-inch shovel with a ratchet top trans. Has PM brakes front and rear. Only thing left to complete is
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH – IS BANDIT REALLY BACK?Jose Takes Over–So Bandit’s back in town. Glad he made it in one piece. The girlsleft PR in a hurry and there’s been at least a week to “catch up” on thingsthat were missing. So things will get back to “normal?? Sorry to burst thebubble, Se?or Bandido, but
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