FLASHBACK On the night of Jan. 10, 2001, Arlen Ness, Jesse James, Paul Yaffe and I were on different planes to the same destination: the Italian Chopper Custom Bike Show of Padova, near Milan, one of Europe’s most important motorcycle events. I cross the Atlantic a couple times a year, but it had been five […]
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I was sittin’ around listening to Bandit and Zebra go at each other again, over some b-s detail, and thinking’ that I’d probably be doin’ the world a favor to just blow both of them away, when it hit me. We’ve all read about the Bikernet West versus Bikernet East build up. We heard about
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–ULTRA DOWN, TWIN CAM HORSEPOWER UP (CONTINUED) Continued from Page 1BROTHER ATTENDED MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION IN ARLINGTON– I was fortunate enough to be able to observe the laying of the wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, and I’ll tell all of you that there were not too
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–ULTRA DOWN, TWIN CAM HORSEPOWER UPIt was Memorial Day weekend and I got a call from NuttBoy, who was at his cabin in Idyllwild, in the San Jacinto Mountains. A giant pine had gone down directly in front of his cabin. He couldn’t escape to the liquor store for a beer run, so
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BIKERNET NEWS–TWO WOMEN ATTACK HEADQUARTERS AT CRACK OF DAWN (CONTINUED) Continued from Page 2COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWS–Compiled and Edited by BILL BISH,National Coalition of MotorcyclistsNCOM CONVENTION “JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!” As NCOM Chairman DocReichenbach was making last-minute preparations for the 16th Annual NCOMConvention in Orlando, Fla., May 10-12, 2001, he told Bill Bish, NCOMexecutive
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BIKERNET NEWS–TWO WOMEN ATTACK HEADQUARTERS AT CRACK OF DAWN (CONTINUED) Continued from Page 1 RESCUE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FOLLOWING NHTSA/NBC NEWS ATTACK!– The joint Motorcycle Riders Foundation/State Motorcyclists? Rights Organization (SMRO) campaign to advance motorcycle safety through the 107th Congress hit full steam last week, only to suffer damage when a torpedo hit was leveled by
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BIKERNET NEWS–TWO WOMEN ATTACK HEADQUARTERS AT CRACK OF DAWNI was minding my own business with one pretty little pussy in bed beside me when there was a clatter on the deck. We jumped to our feet, I got half dressed and headed for the front of the headquarters, grabbing weapons along the way. “What the
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Options in Harley exhaust pipes are as great as the chest of Anna Nicole Smith. You can buy and bolt-on. Years of stock layouts from Harley — plus a rich aftermarket — let you adapt and adopt styles ranging from ol’ time upsweep to drag to collector to shotgun. If you are stubborn like me
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Let’s get right down to the basics. The most important group, ofitems, that hold your whole scooter together is fasteners. Nuts andbolts can be very confusing to the novice. The concept of assemblingcomponents held together with socket-head, button-heads, Torx-head,setscrews, elastic lock nuts (Nylocks), flex-nuts, 12 points and capscrews could become a mind-boggling choice. Add to
These stainless steel fork stops have internal stops and were designed to eliminate the typical problems encountered with other fork stop systems. External stops are unsightly and tend to damage paint and chrome. Some internal stops shear screws and pins but these cups, built by Milwaukee Iron in Lynchburg, Virginia, were designed to avoid all
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Readers often ask about fork tube specifications. There are somany we’ve been in search of standard information to help buildersunderstand what the hell they’re working with. This information camefrom Rick Whitehead of Custom Cycle Engineering. As you will seebelow, they make and chrome any size you need. “For over 30 years we have manufactured extension
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Yeah, right, there once was a time when changing handlebars meant taking off the throttle, the grip on the left side, and one mirror, replacing the bars and bolting the other shit back on. Ah, but that was 5,000 years ago. Now replacing a set of bars is worse than replacing a piston in the
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–THREE STAFF MEMBERS KIDNAPPED BY CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP (CONTINUED) Continued from Page 1 A COP PULLS A GUY OVER–for speeding and asked, “May I seeyour driver’s license?” The driver answered, “I don’t have one. I had itsuspended when I got my 5th DUI.”The officer asked, “May I see the owner’s card for this
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–THREE STAFF MEMBERS KIDNAPPED BY CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIPThe neighbors called the cops on us last night. It was just an innocent party–Karl had flown in from Phoenix for fire department union negotiations and Steve, the bum for Orange County, rode his rattle-trap Softail into the headquarters. It makes louder noise from the valve
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–BANDIT’S CANTINA DUE TO LAUNCH FRIDAY, MURDER AND INTRIGUE ABOUNDSI slipped out of town for a couple of days while the feds sniffed around the headquarters. All the girls were sick as dogs and some conniving bitch was trying to get the scoop on the Cantina. It was time to be scarce, away
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–SHE LEFT ME FOR ANOTHER WOMAN–MY GIRLFRIEND (CONTINUED) Continued From to Page 1AN UPSCALE BROTHER– enters his favorite ritzy restaurant….. While sitting at his regular table, he notices a gorgeous woman sitting at a table nearby….all alone. He calls the waiter over and asks for their most expensive bottle of merlot to be
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–SHE LEFT ME FOR ANOTHER WOMAN–MY GIRLFRIEND With Laughlin behind us, we’re back at the computers like mad men and women. With our new bookkeeper tied up and naked in the basement, I explained to her how lucky we are to be able to make a humble living doing what we love. She
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–LAUGHLIN RAIDED BY BUTTERFLIES (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 3AUNT AGNES– was in her 80s, and much admired for her sweetness and kindness to all. The pastor came to call one afternoon and she welcomed him into her Victorian parlor. She invited him to have a seat while she prepared a little tea. As
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–LAUGHLIN RAIDED BY BUTTERFLIES (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 2 BIKERNET MEETS JIMS MACHINE–Not only are we in the process of developing a line of custom covers with JIMS, but our Web master recently came up with the above neck cup puller design and is sharing it with the bros at JIMS for a
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–LAUGHLIN RAIDED BY BUTTERFLIES (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 1 ERIC HERRMANN’S LAUGHLIN RENDERING–Eric was nearly finished with his new Laughlin 2001 piece while we roamed the aisles of vendors at the River Run. Here’s a sneak preview. Check out Eric’s other works right here on Bikernet. You can purchase them directly by going
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–LAUGHLIN RAIDED BY BUTTERFLIESNot sure where to start this week. We rode the Buell to Laughlin with a kick-off time of 5 a.m. No, we didn’t rise and shine at 5, we were rolling down the street at that sleepy hour. I like to watch the sun come up. From a survival standpoint,
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–BANDIT ESCAPES HEADQUARTERS (CONTINUED) Continued From Page 1 GUN REFRESHER COURSE–A. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.B. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.C. Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface.D. Gun control is not about guns; it’s about
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–BANDIT ESCAPES HEADQUARTERSWith jealousy raging at the headquarters, I called for backup. Just one girl will hug me all the way to Laughlin. As of 5 a.m. Thursday, Japanese Jay and I, plus Nyla were cutting a dusty trail for the shimmering neon paradise on the Colorado River. I gotta tell you what
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–LOST ARTIFACT FROM THE TOMB OF KING PUTT DISCOVERED IN BIKERNET BASEMENT (CONTINUED) Continued from Page 3BUSH PLAN TO REGULATE MOTORCYCLISTS– In a startling revelation, George W. Bush announcedtoday before a packed gallery of reporters that he was considering boldinitiatives to regulate the 4 million motorcyclists in the United States.Bush stood flanked by
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