Two-tone paint schemes, starting at $19,799, will be offered for the upcoming model year Indian Chief line of motorcycles. The much anticipated and iconic vintage paint palettes were revealed over the weekend for fans of classic motorcycles at Vintage Motorcycle Days 2014, which took place at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Additional details and information on all 2015 models, including features and all 2015 MSRP’s will be announced on August 2 out of the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The cool new two-tone Chief Classic, Chief Vintage and Chieftain will be on-display and available for demo rides during the upcoming 74th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, running August 2 – 9 in Sturgis, South Dakota and will be available ...

  The Headquarters Receives its First Set of Wings, by Bandit. I recently spoke to an attorney, Hamster friend who explained how I could paint a mural on the side of the building and it fell under the first amendment. I scratched my beard and make a vast Bikernet editorial decision. I was going to create an art piece for the front of the building and what could be better than a winged-wheel, the classic of classics motorcycle art object. CLICK here to read.....  

Harley-Davidson has issued a voluntary recall for 2014 Touring and CVO Touring motorcycles, claiming a potential problem in the front brake line. The recall includes a total of 66,421 motorcycles that were manufactured between July 1, 2013, and May 7, 2014. Roger Roeszler, technical research and support manager of Harley-Davidson, wrote to the NHTSA on June 11 that the motorcycles affected in the recall "may have been assembled with a front brake line in a position where it could become pinched between the fuel tank and the frame." The problem -- if left undetected -- could result in a front wheel lock-up. Harley initiated the recall to correct the problem. Click below to find out if your bike is affected by this ...

Coming July 27th is Polaris' Slingshot. Check out the teaser video below. Looks like it's just like a Mullet; business in the front, party in the back? Wo-hoo!

Here's a quick, 1,2,3 cleaning system for you dirty, dirty wheels. Bikernet will soon put this to the test and report back. For additional information visit www.blackmagicshine.com.

The first harmonious chords of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s 2014 Motorcycle and Music Festival are set to be blasted across the high plains in less than three weeks, and the venue has completed its big nine-day line-up of world-class entertainment. A record number of bands and entertainers join the 2014 lineup—nearly double that of recent years. Jeremiah James Korfe, the celebrated winner of the Big Sturgis Gig online talent search, tops off the list of nearly 50 acts set to perform on Buffalo Chip stages. Time is running short for those wishing to purchase passes at special prices for the chance to see this monumental line-up. Special pre-festival prices end Thursday, July 17 at 5 p.m. MDT at www.BuffaloChip.com. “We ...

Yesterday was a great day at Gettysburg BIke Week 2014 (#gbw2014)! Record crowds came out on a Thursday night to see Robbing Knoll, Whiskey Demon, Silvertung and Tesla rock! With the 8 p.m. headliner being Tesla, there was barely room to move close to the stage and Tesla put on a great performance lasting over 1.5 hrs of their classic power ballads and rock. Friday brings more of the same with Jack Schit hosting, more bands and the addition of TRU tv's Flaunt Girls, a tattoo contest, The Kentucky Headhunters and 8 year old drumming prodigy Avery Molek. If you would like to arrange interviews need imagery or media access please call me at 970-227-3588 GBW address is Granite Hill ...

Mustang Seats LLC chose Sturgis to present their new Vintage Wide Touring seats for the 2014 Indian Chief/Chieftain motorcycles. Fans of the new Indians can get their first look at these saddles at the Mustang display at the J&P Cycles Store on Lazelle during the Sturgis Rally. "We have always had an affinity for Indian motorcycles," notes Mustang's Marketing Director Marilyn Simmons. "The original Indian factory in Springfield is just 17 miles away from Mustang's historic factory in Three Rivers, Massachusetts. The monumental effort to bring the Indian brand back is not lost on us, so our R&D team took extra care in creating our replacement seats for the Indian Chief." Riders in Sturgis will be among the first in the nation to ...

According to the Leicester Mercury, hundreds of youngsters are to be trained to build motorcycles in the grounds of a historic country house for Norton Motorcycles. The company is looking to recruit 40 apprentices by September, when the three-year course will begin. It eventually plans to take in 100 trainees a year. The creation of the British Motorcycle Manufacturing Academy is part of Norton owner Stuart Garner's dream of producing a motorcycle that is totally British made. At the moment, 83 per cent of parts for his bikes are made in England. "We want to make a 100 per cent British-made motorcycle," he said. "But this is hard to do because there's no way of buying some of the parts in the ...

 Bikernet Baggers Editor, Krash Kranzler got to talk with John Shope and Kody McNew for a few minutes  about this upcoming season. Check it out!