AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame member and noted designer Craig Vetter -- whose contributions to motorcycling range from the iconic Windjammer fairings and the Triumph X-75 Hurricane to the Mystery Ship limited-production high-performance motorcycles and a number of high-profile motorcycle fuel-economy contests -- will be honored as this year's grand marshal at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days featuring Rockers and Mods, July 20-22, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.  Vetter has been a member of the American Motorcyclist Association and a designer since 1965, and his varied background gives him a unique alliance to both the Rockers and Mods motorcycle subcultures. His design projects over the years have involved café racers -- the motorcycles of choice for Rockers ...

The 2012 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show sponsored by Russ Brown Attorneys continues its now 21-year tradition on Sunday July 22nd 10am-6pm as the premier outdoor streetbike event in America with top Celebrity Builders, the upscale Calendar Bike Building Championship & Concours d' Elegance. The Show moves to beautiful new location this year to the tree shaded grass hills of the Calabasas Country Club and Gold Course in the Santa a Mountains, with Low Spectator Admission and Free Parking. The Calendar Show is broadening its focus this year to include the growing Collector Bike Market with Exhibitors and Bike Show classes for classic European, British and Japanese motorcycles, along with American V-Twins and Customs.  America's top custom bike builders will be attendance with their latest custom bikes again ...

Buckshot finds probably the most beautiful chopper ever built. Click on the picture below to read this bike feature on Bikernet.

Rolling Thunder in Washington, D.C., is an annual motorcycle Demonstration Run that attracts well over 450,000 motorcycles and one million attendees and this milestone year will pull many more supporters.  For this Memorial Day weekend event five tribute custom bike builds will be unveiled on Saturday, May 26, to honor Rolling Thunder XXV. Jay Allen of Jay Allen’s Road Show and creator of the legendary Broken Spoke Saloon managed the tribute build project.   Allen’s custom built U.S. Army bike, featuring an S&S Cycle engine and Baker Drivetrain transmission, inspired the bike build concept back in August 2011 at Sturgis when he was approached by Walt Sides and Ted Shpak, executives of Rolling Thunder, Washington, D.C., Inc.   The other ...

The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® is excited to announce modern-rock band Candlebox will make their Sturgis motorcycle rally debut Sunday Aug 5, 2012 at the Buffalo Chip Campground as part of the Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling™. Candlebox, on tour following the release of their new album, will take over the Buffalo Chip amphitheater main stage to deliver their thrilling live show to Sturgis fans for the first time ever. Candlebox joins a growing and amazing line-up of Sturgis Concerts during the annual motorcycle rally that includes Eric Church, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Zac Brown Band, Journey, Sugarland, Boston, Buckcherry, Loverboy, Shinedown and many more. Passes are available now for Candlebox and other concerts at the legendary Sturgis Buffalo Chip® at www.buffalochip.com.   ...

The Legend Air Suspension manufacturing facility will be open to the public for product sales, service, and installations during the 2012 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.Legend Air Suspensions takes appointments via phone or email and walk-ins when availability allows. Legend Air Suspension is located at 3461 Whitewood Service Road, Sturgis, SD 57785 and is open Monday through Thursday 7am to 4pm, year-round. Legend Air Suspensions will also have a booth at J&P Cycles: 1650 Lazelle Street, Sturgis, SD 57785. Here you can see the systems installed on several bikes, purchase products, or have a suspension system installed. Legend Air Suspension Systems can also be purchased through Fat Baggers Inc. and Cycle Solutions, at their Sturgis vending locations. For more information, to schedule an appointment, or ...

Hey, check out what's been happening over at Performance Machine! Let’s get one thing straight: there is nothing inherently wrong with boring. Seeing as boring is often synonymous with effective, we’ll admit that boring can get the job done just fine, but life is just too dang short to settle for the blah and uninspiring. By now you should know that we don’t do boring here at Performance Machine, we prefer to push the boundaries, explore new concepts and customize with an end result that is as entrancing as it is effective. Consider if you will, this 2012 Harley Davidson FLTRX:   This is a perfectly acceptable bike. This is a bike that will get you where you need to be with relative ...

MidAmerica Auctions Presents the Premier Motorcyclepedia Museums Spring Festival and Antique Motorcycle Auction Saturday, May 19, 2012 (Preview May 18) with Special Guest Barbara McQueen! We have 100 antique and special interest motorcycles available for the auction. Can't make the live auction? Absentee bidding is available. Check out www.midamericaauctions.com for details.

Bandit, the bastard, survived hurricane threats in the Caribbean to return to the iron Bikernet fold an finish the news. It's a good one, with lawsuits, legislative attacks, new bikes, trikes, and tech answers. You don't want to miss this one. http://www.bikernet.com/pages/THURSDAY_NEWS_FOR_MAY_17_2012.aspx

Nyla and I survived 7-8 days on a 50 ft Catana Catamaran, with Bob Bitchin, the original publisher of Biker and Tattoo, and currently Latitudes and Attitudes. Top speed 14.7 knots with a mild 20 knots of wind. We sailed from Martinique south through about seven islands and back up to the base. All went down like fine rum. You'll read the story in the next couple of weeks. Glad to be back, facing 6000 e-mails and the news today, so go easy on me until Friday.