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Getting A Grip Bikernet Weekly News for October 7, 2021

Hey, Weā€™re headed directly into the magnificent Holidays. Iā€™m beginning to itch for bike to build, maybe a Knucklehead. Ya get it. We can do anything we set our minds to, and rapidly. We have the resources, the knowledge and the materials at our fingertips. So, what the fuck is holding you up? Ride fast and free forever and never give up! --Bandit The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. Click Here to Read the Weekly Motorcycle Industry News on Bikernet.com Join the Cantina for more - Subscribe Today https://www.bikernet.com/pages/custom/subscription.aspx
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Rare Suzuki at Bonhams Auction to fetch Ā£35,000

by Rob Hull from https://www.dailymail.co.uk A 34-year-old motorcycle with just TWO 'Push Miles' on the clock: Rare Suzuki road bike that's never been ridden is tipped to sell for Ā£35,000 The Suzuki RG500 Gamma is an ultra-rare two-stroke road bike from the 1980s It's based on the factory 500cc Grand Prix racers of the era that won two titles This example has never been ridden with its two recorded miles accrued while being manoeuvred during storage Bonhams will sell it at auction this weekend with an estimate of Ā£30k to Ā£35k A late eighties Suzuki RG500 motorcycle is set to go under the hammer this weekend with an astonishingly low number of miles clocked in its 34 years - and ...
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Damon Motors New Production Plant for World’s Smartest Electric Motorcycle

by Otilia Drăgan from https://www.autoevolution.com Worldā€™s Smartest Electric Motorcycle to Be Produced at Brand-New Plant in Vancouver Whether two-wheeled or four-wheeled, electric vehicles are taking over the roads by storm, offering not just a clean energy alternative, but also advanced connectivity and the latest tech. One of them is Hypersport, Damon Motorcyclesā€™ flagship model, set to enter production at the companyā€™s new plant. The concern for a green, sustainable future extended beyond the vehicles themselves, to the manufacturing process. Several carmakers have already opened or planning to open sustainable production plants, and Damon is doing the same in the motorcycle sector. The Canadian company recently unveiled its latest facility, located in Surrey, British Columbia. Developed together with Bosa Properties, the ...
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Photo Gallery covering 2021 Race of Gentlemen

Complete Photo Coverage of The 2021 Race of Gentlemen From Wildwood, NJ by Jack McIntyre Click Here to see the Amazing Photo Galleries on Bikernet.com Join the Cantina for more - Subscribe Today. https://www.bikernet.com/pages/custom/subscription.aspx
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Jack’s Photo Gallery on Buffalo Chip Sturgis 2021

All the Action, Girls, Bikes, Shows, Concerts, You Name It! Photography by Jack McIntyre Relive the Adventure and also Discover all that you may have missed. Click Here to See All the Buffalo Chip Photos in the Cantina Section. Subscribe to Bikernet and keep the Party going !!! https://www.bikernet.com/pages/custom/subscription.aspx For All the Old and Latest Photo Coverage of Motorcycle Events - Click Here.
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Captain Larry & the Year of the Zodiac

Zodiac is now 52 years old and is a manufacturer and wholesaler of custom and replacement parts for Harley-Davidson and American V-Twin motorcycles. 1969 is the same year of the movie Easy Rider, with arguably the most iconic chopper; Captain America, starring in it. ā€œBut it's also an ode to Indian Larry, the chopper builder who stuck 100% to the style of choppers and bobbers of that era." Describing their cool chopper, Vincent explains, "Hence the name 'Captain Larry'" Zodiac International B.V. (Vincent Pels) The Netherlands Click Here to See This Photo Feature Article on European Custom Motorcycles. Join the Cantina for more - Subscribe Today. https://www.bikernet.com/pages/custom/subscription.aspx
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Dave Currier, aged 68, on Winning Cannonball riding his 1911 Harley-Davidson

by Kevin Wallevand from https://www.inforum.com Fargo man wins Motorcycle Cannonball with 1911 Harley Davidson Dave Currier turned 68 years of age on the road while racing in the Motorcycle Cannonball Earlier, Dave Currier had been a runner-up in 2018 Motorcycle Cannonball riding a 1915 Harley-Davidson His father sold Indian and Harley motorcycles in the 1940s and 50s in Fargo and also raced them Dave Currier credits John Rouland of Northern Crankshaft in Thief River Falls for doing a lot of the technical and engine work on his 1911 H-D "To start it, you have to pedal to start it, it is a belt drive. To move it forward, you have a lever which tensions the belt and the bike moves ...
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World’s Fastest Female Motorcycle Racer

Valerie on 5-Ball Racing Panhead built by Keith Ball Valerie Thompson is the Worldā€™s Fastest Female Motorcycle Racer and a 10x land speed record holder with membership in the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame as well as eight 200 MPH Clubs and one 300 MPH Club. She is consistently ranked as one of the Worldā€™s Top 10 Fastest Motorcycle Racers. "The first time I raced at Bonneville, there were only 3 other female competitors, so we really stood out. A lot of people didnā€™t take me seriously until I established myself as a serious competitor capable of breaking records." - Valerie Thompson ā€œI collected my first two records with team owner Keith Ball, who had a lot of faith in ...
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Honda Motorcycle bought in 1981 with zero miles in original condition

Honda motorbike bought in 1981 that has zero miles on the clock because it was confiscated by its teenage owner's father and locked in garden shed goes up for auction for Ā£2,000 Honda CB100N was bought 40 years ago but was never ridden by its teen owner Strict father banned him from riding it and it stayed untouched locked in storage After father died, son found his bike in remarkable condition four decades later The 1981 bike is now going up for auction and is expected to fetch up to Ā£2,000 by Katie Feehan from https://www.dailymail.co.uk A 40-year-old Honda bike with no mileage on it has been rediscovered and is up for auction after the disapproving father of its first ...
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What is Hub-center Steering Motorcycle & Why it is Better

by Todd Halterman from https://www.autoevolution.com Hub-center steering is one of several different types of front-end suspension and steering mechanisms used in motorcycles and cargo bicycles. It is essentially a mechanism that uses steering pivot points inside the wheel hub rather than a geometry that places the wheel in a headstock like the traditional motorcycle layout. Perhaps the most venerable example of the idea came in the form of the 1930 Majestic. This Georges Roy design used a novel pressed-steel monocoque chassis, and it incorporated an automotive-type chassis with hub-center steering. Other bikes had already used the configuration in such machines as the Ner-A-Car and the Zenith Auto-Bi, but the Majestic made it lovely to behold. Another bike, the Vyrus 984 ...
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