Aeromach are now shipping their heel shift lever for 2014 Indian Motorcycles.  The heel shift lever attaches to the stock shift lever. According to Paul Aiken, Owner of Aeromach, "the demand for Indian parts is very strong and the heel shift lever is one of the first parts we will be developing for this beautiful motorcycle".  The heel shift lever is machined from a five pound bar of T6-6061 aircraft quality billet aluminum.  The lever, when finished, weighs in at less than one pound and is finished in chrome.  All the required hardware is supplied in stainless steel. Retail price is $169.95 and it can be ordered at many Indian Motorcycle dealers, on line at www.ChromeIndian.com or by calling 800-990-9392.

Have you grown tired of seeing these highly stylized motorcycle videos crafted by film students with high-end SLR cameras yet? I am talking about these heavily-processed short films that feature bespectacled bearded young urban lads in crepe-soled boots who drink fair trade coffee and ride anything from a café racer-inspired sportster with knobby tires to a late-model Triumph Bonneville with clip-on bars, wrapped head pipes and a pair of glass-pack mufflers. In some of the videos, you can see riders waxing their mustache and squinting—there's always a lot of squinting—as they contemplate the meaning of life while a fine mist plays in the faint morning light, revealing the outlines of an old Honda CB 750. The next shot or 'vignette' ...

Ride Wright Wheels, the leading premium spoke wheel builder in the U.S. and now manufacturer of forged billet wheels, announced that they have all applications available for 2014 Harley models as well as Victory, Indian and Yamaha's Star. Ride Wright Wheels is the premier "go to place" for getting American-made custom spoke or wire motorcycle wheels and now billet mag wheels just how you want them. Exotica Wheels and Omega Wheels can be designed exactly the way the customer wants his wheels...there's no limitations! Choose the color of your new modular hubs, the styles and number of spokes, the spoke and rim finish as well as the color of nipples. Ride Wright Wheels has endless possibilities with style and fitment ...

    Paul Widman Takes 2014 J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder US Championship The Chicago edition of the Progressive International Motorcycle Show hosted the 2014 US Championship of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show with killer custom bikes in all classes. Paul Widman of Bare Knuckle Choppers took the FreeStyle win, a check for $5,000 and is our Grand National Champion. For the championship, cash prizes were doubled to $14,000 and prizes to $7,000. Jon Shipley won the MOD Harley class and took home a check for $3,000 and a Harley-Davidson 120R motor. Read Article  

    Max Hazan of Hazan Motorworks is square in the middle of a very interesting life. Currently in the process of a move from New York to California, Max has developed a philosophy of use and style that is rarely seen in modern day bike building. His skill and attention to detail elevates his motorcycles to art. Each part looks like it could only have been created for that bike, giving an industrial/factory form and purpose to it, but the bikes highlights also give them a look that conveys craftsmanship. Each part belongs. Read Article  

Incredible show to kick off the new year. “It was the best show I have ever attended,” said Andrew Calegro, 5-Ball Racing Apparel VP. Andrew attends motorcycle shows and apparel shows all over the country. “The attendance was well over doubled from last year,” said Kenny Price. “It’s so great to have it moved away from that crummy Super Bowl date,” said Bandit, the janitor of Bikernet.com. “I hope to see everyone back next year,” said Kelly Morrow, the marketing director of Performance Machine. “Even the Sunday traffic was substantial and these are the diehard guys who attended this show.” Here’s my take on the dealer show situation. Last year was tough from a competition standpoint. The Indy show made ...

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    Bandit flew the coop, is he shacked up with some Redhead? The guys at Bikernet Headquarters left for the V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, leaving Bikernet in the tender loving care of the Pacific Northwest folks.  So we hijacked the Sunday Post, and here is our version! Mistress Chris and Bikernet Bagger Editor Richard Kranzler Click to Read Cantina Members ONLY.  If you are not a member, you really are missing all the fun! Click to join!  

Victory Motorcycles welcomes another model to its expanding line of heavyweight American cruisers: the Gunner. Victory designed the Gunner as a “blend of heavyweight motorcycle with V-twin muscle and an edgy bobber style without compromise”. Unveiled today at the IMS show un Chicago, the Gunner is sure to turn heads and hopefully win hearts too. With a retail price set at $12,999 for the U.S., the Gunner strives to leave the competition in the dust. “Bikers have been asking us to give them a bobber with some real power – and that’s exactly what we’re giving them with this bad boy,” says Steve Menneto, Vice President, Polaris Motorcycles. “The Gunner’s got the muscle of a heavyweight, the handling of a ...