Three thousand miles from his native Lyon, Frenchman Claude Abry is living his dream in the Middle East, where he once cooked for royalty and has now traded his chef's toque for helmets and Harley-Davidsons. "After my family, I have two loves in life: cooking and riding motorcycles," Abry, 43, told AFP at his Harley dealership outside the Jordanian capital, Amman -- a challenging project in a country where bikes were banned for more than two decades for reasons of "public safety". "Cooking and riding motorcycles give me and my family freedom. I had nothing and I worked very hard to become a chef -- and one of the best," he said. In Lyon, France's gastronomic capital, Abry worked ...

  Bikernet sent investigators across the country, we could still be in the wrong state. The spelling doesn't matter, though. A group of builders took over the Limp Nickie effort to help builders and small manufacturers, and expanded the effort on several fronts.  Check out the story: 

  Gianatsis Design Associates, producers of the annual LA Calendar Motorcycle Show and the FastDates.com Calendars, is excited to announce that top media partners will be joining long-standing title sponsor Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, to help expand the stature of this year's Show in the motorcycle industry. Joining the Calendar Show as valued partners is Barnett's Bike Craft Magazine featuring retro and cafe bikes, Source Media's American V-Twin Group of magazines Hot Bike, Hot Bike Baggers and Street Chopper, and the motorcycle events monthly Thunder Press. The editors from each of the magazines will be in attendance to cover the event, assist in judging their sponsored classes, and choosing the top bikes to appear in their publications. Show producer Jim ...

The first day of April marks the official launch of AMA Go Ride! Month, sponsored by the American Motorcyclist Association. All month long, motorcyclists nationwide are encouraged to kick-start the 2013 riding season in style with information, entertainment, contests, prizes from Helmet House, Shoei, HelmetLok, BikeBandit.com and more via www.americanmotorcyclist.com and the AMA Facebook page.  During the first week of April, "AMA Go Ride Your Way!" week taps into the individualism of motorcycling on favorite trails and twisties. Riders are invited to post pictures of their favorite rides on the AMA Facebook page at www.facebook.com/americanmotorcyclist and send stories describing their favorite rides to submissions@ama-cycle.org. The best story will be featured on the AMA Go Ride! Month blog. AMA Go Ride! ...

It's short and easy to digest, with just the right number of jokes, the hottest babes on the earth, and wild discoveries, like '70s Street Chopper collector cards, and someone reached out, to point out the real, and highly talented Mudflap Girl. Don't miss this one. Oh, and the Hamsters wished everyone a Happy Easter.   Just click, join, and go.      

  The new Adjustable Two-Up Luggage Rack (P/N 50300044 Chrome, P/N 50300076 Gloss Black; $399.95) from Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Accessories® features telescoping side extensions that expand the width of the rack from 12.75 inches to 18.75 inches. To accommodate a wide soft bag or duffle, press the buttons and slide out the side extensions to increase the usable surface area by 50 percent. When an oversize rack is not required slide the extensions back in for a clean look. The rack has a load capacity of 30 pounds, and the side rails feature convenient mounting points for bag tie-down straps and bungee cords. The detachable rack can be completely removed from the bike in seconds. Add the internally-wired LED Light ...

Zero Motorcycles and Hollywood Electrics, will partner to participate in the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) on June 30, 2013, in Cascade, Colo. This year marks the first ever Electric Motorcycle Division in PPIHC’s 90 year history. Hollywood Electrics will organize and manage the efforts with motorcycles and technical support from Zero Motorcycles. Hollywood Electrics will be entering several different model Zero Motorcycles’ in the event including a number of stock and modified motorcycles. Hollywood Electrics has been an -authorized Zero Motorcycles dealer for the past four years and has been Zero’s #1 dealership in sales as well. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb began in 1916 and is the second oldest motor sports race in America. The ...

  Fueling youthʼs early interest in motorcycles long before the age they can grab the handlebar themselves, the motorcycle toy can rivet even an adult’s attention. On a tabletop or down on the floor, wind-up, friction or just cast iron push type, the motorcycle toy doubtless helped make some motorcycle riders of the future. This large, complete motorcycle toy collection on view at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa includes some small machines so rare and fine they may have been bought by adults for personal display! Continue reading

  Not all Trikes are created equal. Some are homemade shade tree contraptions, some are bone stock, some have just fenders, some have bodies with storage, some have two wheels in the front and some are HOT ROD TRIKES. Custom bike building has never been limited to two wheels, and more and more Trikes are a becoming a great platform for off the wall and high performance creations. We love all of them, but here at Hot Rod Trikes.com we are focusing on Trikes that reflect the spirit of the custom and Hot Rod era. READ FULL STORY