Hey,
It’s interesting to return from Mexico and the girls are all a twitter about the girl-on-girl party in West Hollywood. No one even asked me about the girls and Saxon Motorcycles we rode to Rock Point, Mexico, the closest beach to Phoenix. Of course, one of the Saxon brothers said to me, with a .38 pressed against my deer busted ribs, “What happens in Mexico stays in Mexico.”
I nodded wholeheartedly and said, “No problem, bro. I’ll only tell 200,000 of my closest Bikernet friends.” Saxon is an interesting production custom company. They’re one to watch over the next couple of years. Their line is currently purely Softail from the bad Black Crown to zoomy Specter and stretched Warlord. They’re following the pack now, but I suspect not for long, plus they’re keeping their prices to the mid $20s. We rode the shit out of these bikes all week. I’ll tell you more after the news:
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (September 21, 2005) Showcasing the hottest custom motorcycles on the road, four of the nation?s most exciting custom bike builders and the largest, most rockin? bike rallies, The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse 2005 will pull into Daytona Beach, Florida for its third stop: Biketoberfest? from October 20 ? 23. The Roadhouse will set up shop at Destination Daytona, home to Bruce Rossmeyer?s brand new World?s Largest Harley-Davidson Dealership, located at the intersection of US-1 and I-95.
This stop in the Roadhouse Tour will follow visits to two of the nation?s hottest bike rallies — Daytona Bike Week and the 65th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse 2005 Tour, featuring live entertainment, beautiful Hard Rock models, Hawaiian Tropic pageants, the Roadhouse Bar, a showcase of some of the most amazing custom bikes in the country, and Celebrity Custom Builder Ride-ins will set the scene for the metal-carving ingenuity and raw talent of custom bike builders JESSE ROOKE of Rooke Customs in Phoenix, AZ; ROLAND SANDS from Roland Sands Design in LaPalma, CA; JOHNNY VASKO AKA JOHNNY CHOP from Southern California; and DOUG KEIM of New Jersey’s Creative Cycles.
With custom-designed and built bikes, featuring stellar paints, unique parts and assembly modes that makes the Roadhouse a modern museum of motorcycles as the platform, the Hard Rock Roadhouse is a one-stop location where fans can check out the 2005 custom built bikes, meet the builders and get their autographs, also features a Custom Bike Sweepstakes, offering a chance to win one of the four Hard Rock Custom Bikes built. Five semi-finalists will win a complimentary getaway including accommodation and roundtrip air to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, for the Grand Finale. Entries are taken at each of the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse tour stops, as well as online at www.hrroadhouse.com or at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, where the featured bikes are on display between Roadhouse trips.
The next stop on the tour is the Grand Finale at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL, which will be transformed into party central and the custom bike Mecca during the Ft. Lauderdale Bike Rally from December 1-4.
Two-year, title sponsor of the Roadhouse, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is a destination for rock n? rollers from across the nation to discover their rock n? roll dreams. The 86-acre resort in Hollywood, Florida, located between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale is pure paradise, featuring a colossal 130,000 sq. ft. casino, a lush 4-acre lagoon tropical pool area, a legendary Hard Rock Caf?, sensational European-style spa and fitness center, and the famous Hard Rock Live concert hall. Seminole Paradise, South Florida’s newest entertainment destination for savvy shopping, delicious dining and explosive entertainment offers a little something for everyone, both day and night. Other sponsors include Budweiser, Hawaiian Tropic, S&S Cycle, Performance Machine, Baker Transmission, Bikernet.com, HOT BIKE and Keyboard Carriage. For more information, please visit www.hrroadhouse.com.
So you think celebrities and the wealthy are the only ones who can afford those wild custom choppers that are the rage among today’s bikers? Not so anymore with the release of Santiago Chopper’s brand new line of custom choppers without the custom price.
Tampa, FL. – You’re sitting at the red light, in your car, day dreaming about the open road and the breeze in your hair when all of the sudden a roar rumbles in your ear. A sleek, wild machine pulls up next to you and you are blown away! Never in your wildest imagination did you think you would be lucky enough be next to, let alone sit on, something as flawless as the custom chopper next to you.
Well now you can with the release of a brand new line of custom choppers without the custom price from Santiago Chopper of Tampa Florida at Biketoberfest in Daytona Oct. 20-23, 2005. Santiago Chopper has been building custom choppers for over a decade and is responding to the demand of the public with a new line of custom designed, custom built choppers that anyone can own.
There are 8 new bikes that include various styles to fit all preferences. The line consists of Choppers, Bobbers and Trikes that all reflect the ability and creativity that Santiago Chopper customers have come to know and love. Now available are the Minos Prostreet, Minos Chopper, Bobber Softail, Bobber FL, Pscylebilly, Trike 39, The Trike, and Black Ink. The bikes come standard with an 88ci engine and pricing begins at $19,000; however, larger engines are available.
Typically when consumers want a custom bike, they purchase a Harley Davidson for around $20,000 then buy custom parts to personalize their bike. They may even have a custom paint job, but the bike never truly is custom, but bears the price tag of a full custom when all is said and done. With literally tens of thousands of bikes on the road it is hard to truly stand out from the rest. Unless you have in excess of $50,000, your dream of a custom bike is just that? a dream.
“It was important for us to give the working man his own custom chopper,” says Alan Bernard, owner, designer and builder at Santiago Chopper. “Not many people can afford the customs you see on television, so we wanted to change that” says Alan, “custom choppers make a statement about who you are and what you are all about. Our choppers shout out, Look at me!”
Santiago Chopper has been building custom choppers long before it was popular and has been featured in biker magazines across the globe. They have numerous “Best in Show” awards from some of most well known competitions such as Sturgis and Easyrider. Santiago also offers theme customs and have such creations as “The Wild One” dedicated to Marlon Brando and the most recent, “Rockabilly Tribute” that celebrates the oldest form of Rock-n-Roll. Complete custom creations are still the heart and soul of Santiago, but the latest line seeks to fill a void by making custom choppers without the custom price. It’s not a bike, it’s a chopper!
Santiago Chopper
9879 US HWY 41 S
Gibsonton, FL 33534
813-671-9097
Santiagochopper@aol.com
I will be attending the York Open House Weekend in York, PA this weekend. You can find me at the fairgrounds with all the other vendors and bike builders signing posters in the Attitude Alley Motorcycle Co. Booth.
Attached are some photos from the All Star Chopper Show held in Ocean City, MD last weekend.
–Livia
As an old crusty butted die-hard rider, I’ve done Laconia, Daytona and Sturgis and just about every major event in between to death. Been there, done that got the tattoos. It would seem that you see the same bikes and the same faces at every major event here in the states. This year I promised Bandit that I would be hitting the road to some new places and find some fresh faces and cool bikes to bring back for you. Like the Johnny Cash song goes, “I’ve been every where, man, I’ve been every where.”
But where to go to find a fresh flavor was the problem. Now don’t get me wrong here. I’m an American and I still get a thrill criss-crossing this great land of ours on two wheels and seeing the beauty that God has graced us with, but there is indeed more to see outside our guarded borders. There are people all around the world that live the same riding lifestyle as we do and damned few biker mags take the time to go and check them out for their readers, but Bikernet is a noble venture and it’s made to roam free at will until the saddle gets cinched a little too tight and my leather bridle was starting to chaff a bit. I don’t mind a few saddle sores but at this stage of the game, I need new vistas to focus on to take my mind off my aching butt.
–TBear
Check TBear’s Canadian Show coverage in the free event coverage section. Look for his Finland coverage in the near future, and who knows where he’ll hit next.–Bandit
Deb and I have joined forces with the Patriot Motor Family, and we’re part of an ongoing documentary TV show that is airing tomorrow, Sunday, on KCAL at 4:30 right after the football game. The show is called “Steel Dreams, the Patriot Project” and it runs 30 minutes. We’ll be the last segment on tomorrow’s show, but the whole episode is about all the people we’ve joined forces with. We’ll be on many episodes of the show tracking the progress while we’re building the new facet of our Steed motorcycle business. We’re really excited about this opportunity to show people another side of the motorcycle business that isn’t all about absurdity.
Some of you are in Northern California, and I’m not sure what time or station, so please take a minute and find us on your local stations tomorrow sometime.
Watch it if you have the time, or TIVo it if you can, and please let us know what you think.
Thanks,
–John and Deb
A little girl asked her Mom, “Mom, may I take the dog for a walk around the block?”
Mom replies, “No, because she is in heat.”
“What’s that mean?” asked the child.
“Go ask your father. I think he’s in the garage.”
The little girl goes to the garage and says, “Dad, may I take Belle for a walk around the block? I asked Mom, but she said the dog was in heat and to come to you.”
Dad said, “Bring Belle over here.”
He took a rag, soaked it with gasoline and scrubbed the dog’s backside with it and said, “Okay, you can go now, but keep Belle on the leash and only go one time around the block.”
The little girl left and returned a few minutes later with no dog. Surprised, Dad asked, “Where’s Belle?
The little girl said, “She ran out of gas about halfway down the block, so another dog is pushing her home.”
–from Art F.
Last weekend I was visiting San Franfreakshow fisherman’s wharf when I saw these two clowns nab this Bruddahs ride. I’m not sure if it was a parking violation or what, but you can see one of the clowns with the fancy clown clothes keep checking the area where they nabbed the scoot for the owner.
I couldn’t shoot the bike’s plate, but I got the tow truck’s plate. Thought I’d share the shots with Bikernet. Perhaps the owner may see them and could use them, or if nothing else, just to remind our readers to be careful where you park your precious ride. This scoot was bouncing and banging around like a pinata.
Note how the clowns didn’t bother to even secure the guys helmet or jiffy stand. Not Funny! Hope this is helpful.
Mahalo nui,
—Wesmann
Somehow it just didn’t matter.
–from Chris T.
This is the same freeway (290) this morning. As you can see a good amount of people were able to make it out compared to the stranded ones. Still a shame but it can always be worse!
Here are the first clouds rolling in. The hard stuff will be rolling in by about 7 p.m. or so with the real action coming on by midnight or later depending on where it hits on the shore. I will catch up to you later, for now I am heading over to Holly’s shop to hang out until we lose power, from then on it will be forced vacation and lots of candlelight loving with my sweet Mrs. Holly.
Take care,
— The Devil
DeLand, Florida — Ron Luznar’s outdoor gatherings during special events narrowly earned a one-year permit from the County Council on Thursday.
The council, in a 4-3 vote, approved Luznar’s request for a special-exception permit allowing 150 temporary campsites next to his biker Mecca — Sopotnick’s Cabbage Patch — for three days before, during and after Biketoberfest, Bike Week and Speedweeks. Council members Carl Persis, Bill Long and Dwight Lewis voted against the permit, citing such issues as an outstanding code-enforcement fine of $5,000 on one of Luznar’s properties.
Luznar’s legal representative said the fine would be paid after Biketoberfest, which is next month.
County Council member Jack Hayman said Luznar’s request for campsites was “reasonable,” and the special-event fun at Sopotnick’s Cabbage Patch has a wide following.
“People come from all over the world just to go down there to watch wrestling, and have a beer and write their name on the wall,” Hayman said. “That’s what they do.”
County officials pledged to inspect the campsite to ensure it complies with the permit requirements.
–Rogue
I think Bandit is absolutely correct. That’s not a Shop Dog, that’s a Biker Dog like Sneakers the Biker Dog who rides with me. If Sneakers is on his ride and you get within reach you’ll be sorry. Never try to pet him when he’s on or near the bike. Even if you’re fast enough to not get bit, his snarl will scare the hairs on the back of your neck and Rat Dog has that gleam in his eye. I think he could learn to stand guard. You’ve seen dogs with their head out the window catching a breeze. Sneak is in heaven when we’re riding, and I can always count on him to show me the right way home.
You want your Biker Dog to be fairly small at maturity, the same way I prefer my passengers. Sneakers goes about 28 pounds. You want to start them out young too. Sneakers was 6 weeks old the first day he rode inside my jacket. That first Fall he rode every time inside the jacket, but come Spring one of us had gotten too big to fit us both in the jacket so I tied a sheepskin over the gas tank, rigged up a harness and strap so he won’t try to attack anything we happen to ride too close to, and now he’s my constant companion. There are a lot of Biker events that do not allow dogs and that’s understandable. Sometimes he does have to stay home, but during the summer he rides nearly daily.
I know you guys prefer them real fancy custom bikes. I don’t really see ya throwing a sheepskin over one of your bikes. Maybe with your contacts you could fabricate a custom seat. Actually I know Bandit could fabricate a whole custom bike for the dog, if he could find the time. For me, it’s more about being in the breeze than being a builder so a Rat Dog on a Rat Bike has a certain appeal. The name Rat Dog has good cadence and you can call him Rat or Dog for short and it fits. The important thing is to give that critter real quality of life by letting him ride. What else is there?
Here’s a couple of pictures of me and Sneaks.
–BeeB
I have found a really good web site for selling and trading. I want to share it with everyone. The site is; http://www.MYDREW.com They have a excellent social network feature where you can trade with friends and friends of friends. Check it out, it’s pretty cool.
How about “Jugs” ..ok, I got that from the opening page of biker news, nice by the way or RatDog.
Keep up the good work, I enjoy your site.
–Bill York
Carthage,Mo
Our Goal: Justice
The AMA created Justice for All to focus the public’s attention on the light sentences handed to drivers who seriously injure or kill motorcyclists, and to push for laws with tougher penalties when traffic offenses or criminal actions result in death or serious injury.
Injustice Is Everywhere.
In January of 2004, a former U.S. Congressman was convicted of felony manslaughter for a traffic crash that killed a motorcyclist and sentenced to just 100 days in jail.
Think that’s unusual? Think again
In another case, a driver was fined $200 for a crash that killed a rider and seriously injured his passenger – No jail time, no license suspension. In a different state, the penalty for veering left of center and killing three motorcyclists was just $70. Even more outrageous was this sentence for rear-ending a motorcycle and killing the rider: 30 months’ probation and unspecified “acts of kindness and generosity” It happens in courtrooms all over the country. And Justice for All, through the efforts of concerned motorcyclists nationwide, aims to change it. State by state.
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Get Involved.
Turn your outrage into action. Learn about the AMA’s Justice for All program, which targets one of the leading causes of motorcycle crashes: motorists who violate motorcyclists’ right-of-way Because there’s strength in numbers, work with your local AMA Community Council – or, if there isn’t one in your area, organize one. And with Justice for All, you can show the world that motorcyclists mean business.
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It starts with you. The pursuit of Justice for All won’t end until we get tougher penalties in every state. And with your help, we’ll take our message to motorcyclists, legislators, and citizens from coast to coast.
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GERMAN company Lightcon has extensive experience as an engineering consultancy. Its high quality design and development services have been used by major names in the automotive industry.
The new ‘Twin Wheel System’ is the subject of three years of development work and has culminated in a production sportsbike wheel with a weight of just 3.5kg.
The Twin System Wheel name comes from the construction process, which involves two major components to form the complete wheel structure, using a new combination of casting and forging technology. The material is an aluminum/magnesium composite that has a high stability and the precision casting process is said to minimise the finishing process to achieve the quality of a chrome plated wheel.
For various applications, the wheels can be supplied in a matt black coating, a polished finish or chrome plate for the 17in wheel series. The chrome plate is applied in a vacuum chamber over a thin layer of powdercoat, before final sealing with a scratch-resistant acrylic powder coating.
Sample weights for wheels for cruiser models are the 5.5×17 rear which weighs 5.45kg and the 3.5×17 front at 4.0kg.
Lightcon’s Twin System Wheels are available for all types of bikes – sports, tourers and customs. They are offered in a choice of colours and finishes, with the further options of matching brake discs and pulleys.
Lightcon can also offer illuminated TSW 3 wheels in 18in diameters. The construction method enables the manu-facturer to incorporate a lighting system in the gap between the spokes. At night, the LEDs illuminate the wheel with a striking, strobe-like appearance which lights up the rotating wheel with a spectacular effect, the company says.
For the 17in wheel series, the same effect can be achieved with the lighting system integrated into carbon fiber covers for use on a selection of widths and with a colour choice of green, yellow, red and blue.
Lightcon is now seeking distributors for its products.
LIGHTCON
Leonberg, GERMANY
Tel: +49 (0)7152 33899-30
Fax: +49 (0)7152 33899-59
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http://www.lightcon.de
Mike Learn has been airbrushing since 1979 and over the years has made quite a name for himself in the custom painting industry. Now, with the launch of three separate series of instructional DVDs, you can learn the secrets that have allowed him to rise to the top and turn his art into a thriving business.
The “Work Smarter Not Harder” series will teach you to embrace the technology available to today’s artists to improve both your work and your efficiency. Since all the Mike Learn DVDs come with a set of the masks used during the instruction, you can follow along and see how these techniques can take years off your learning curve and boost your confidence at the same time. This DVD also contains Bonus Content with Krash giving a lesson on pin striping and gold leafing.
Learn techniques that will save time and improve quality and efficiency
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The new Winter 2006 Whitehorse Gear Catalog is just off press and will be in your mailbox within days. Here’s a “sneak peek” at some of our new products for the coming holiday season.
MOTOPHORIA’S DISPERSION MESH JACKET. Everyone wants to ride cooler in hot weather. Now you can — in comfort, safety, and style. Available in black, silver, and red. $139.99 to $153.99 http://www.whitehorsepress.com/email.php?cn=52&en=en0510&id=disj
CORTECH’S TRIBAG SYSTEMS. Classy new tailbags and saddlebags available in two styles, touring and sport, to meet every taste. Both available in black; Sport also in red. $59.99 to $159.99 http://www.whitehorsepress.com/email.php?cn=52&en=en0510&id=ctbtb
GLOVES GALORE. Eight styles to choose from to meet every need. Leather or Cordura, insulated or perforated, slim or sturdy — all stylish and comfortable. $34.99 and up http://www.whitehorsepress.com/email.php?cn=52&en=en0510&id=gloves
NEO-THERMA NEOPRENE VEST. Stay toasty on a chilly ride for half the price of the average electric heated vest. Black, sizes SM–XXL. $49.99 http://www.whitehorsepress.com/email.php?cn=52&en=en0510&id=neov
ROADGEAR’S MULTI-TASKER SPORT BRIEFCASE. For those who ride to work, a soft briefcase loaded with clever features and compartments. Black Cordura. $89.90 http://www.whitehorsepress.com/email.php?cn=52&en=en0510&id=mtsb
But, there’s lots more to see. Browse the new products on line at http://www.whitehorsepress.com/email.php?cn=52&en=en0510&id=products_new
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Doug Keim Creative Cycles (DKCC) in collaboration with Russ Bailey Full Bore Designs gives you Angry Bob. From the new Cool School series of custom bikes priced just right, Angry Bob starts out on a Softail frame with a 2-inch stretch in the backbone and no leg stretch. It has a 38-degree neck angle and 3 degrees of trail correction built into the trees for a total rake of 41 degrees. The tank is a steel Sportster-style 3.2-gallon King tank. Angry Bob is powered by a RevTech 88-inch engine and includes a six-speed tranny. Wheels are laced with matching rotors, allowing for a Metzeler 240 or Avon 250 series tire out back and 21-incher out front. All Cool School motorcycles feature an American-made, high-quality frame. For more information, contact: Doug Keim Creative Cycles, (732) 751-1403, http://www.creativecycles.com.
Please note: DKCC is always improving the performance, comfort, convenience, and reliability of its products. Therefore, some specs may change without notice.
Authorities may have to wait several weeks before learning what caused an off-duty CHP officer from Vallejo to ride his motorcycle the wrong way on the freeway, where he collided with an oncoming car and died.
Investigators are awaiting the results of toxicology tests to determine whether 23-year veteran Arnold Stamps – described as a skilled motorcyclist – suffered an acute health problem immediately before the wreck, California Highway Patrol’s spokesman Scott Yox said Monday. Those tests will also determine if Stamps was intoxicated. An autopsy conducted over the weekend revealed that the 47-year-old Stamps suffered blunt force trauma to the head and chest, Yox said. But an official cause of death will only be made after the toxicology reports are complete, which routinely take weeks.
Stamps’ girlfriend, Donna Zucchelli of Vallejo, said relatives are not sure why he riding on the wrong side of the freeway. Although a friend who was with Stamps earlier that night told Zucchelli that Stamps drank one beer, Zucchelli said she firmly believes he was not intoxicated. “We don’t know exactly what happened yet,” she said. “He would not get on that bike drunk.”
Stamps’ 1994 Harley Davidson motorcycle collided with a 2005 Infiniti sedan about 3 a.m. Saturday on southbound Interstate 680 near Martinez. The driver and passenger of the Infiniti were treated for minor injuries.
The CHP originally reported Stamps’ name incorrectly to the press. According to the CHP, Stamps has guarded judges and other officials from the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals for the last two years as a member of the CHP’s judicial protective unit in San Francisco. Prior to that, he was assigned to the Oakland, Contra Costa County and Hayward offices.
Zucchelli said Stamps, who was two years from retirement, leaves behind his mother and father, who live in Vallejo, and three older children. She described him as a loving and well-regarded man.
“This man had the biggest heart,” Zucchelli said. “He was so special.”
–from Rogue
I wouldn’t mind running a chrome extended springer on my red rigid. Do you know anyone making a new tapered oval leg 6″- 8″ over extended springer with a drop forged spring support like OEM springers?
I’ve got an old extended springer that someones done but not game to even try it – pic attached.
Regards,
— Bob Kotmel
Paughco makes the best classic, tapered leg springer on the market. They even offer them with 3 degress of rake in the trees for lighter handling. I have a 9-over unit on the Sturgis Shovelhead.
Next, Roadmax is making the standard style Paughco springer overseas. Check them for the price.–Bandit
The big bitch was just offshore prior to our blasting off, as you can see. Fortunately, I have a scary logo on my tanks, which frightened the darling Rita away. When you scroll, make sure you’re sitting down. That’s myself on the left. Big Fish of Thunder Mountain Custom Choppers on the right. He’s my wrench. (Google Hurricane Roxanne regarding the nickname, he pulled 74 men out of the water when the barge broke up and sank.)
–Agent Zebra
The “Next Top Builder” is a series dedicated to giving small time, un- or little published builders the chance to build a tribute bike(s) for the military. Applications are being accepted at the Liquid Steel II show in Wilmington, North Carolina in the end of October.
More information on the show can be found at http://www.liquidsteelproductions.com and if any builder wants info on the series, they can contact the promoter, Brenda Simpson, directly at, 843-446-9584.
–JB
Dogg Bone Customs
www.doggbonecustoms.com
chopperdog@comcast.net
804-590-9492
*featuring_Body Count with Ice Tea._also appearing;_DI_T.S.O.L._Fyuzion_Trust in Blood_Amerikan Made_Steel Remains_Hellbound Steel Band_and surprise appearances by ?_
*$1,000 cash prize to to most radical costume.
_*Event mcee’d by Schwaggy, the voice of Monster Garage and his sidekick Bodydrop.
_*Metal Mullisha stunt riders will be jumping their motorcycles high overhead all night long
_*The Discovery Channel’s “Big Daddy” of the TV Show, “The Kustomizer” will be there with his world famous Limo-copter featured on display.
_*Venders will be set-up and selling their wares. _*Custom bike builders will be showing their bikes
_*Show cars and trucks will also be on display. _*Food and beverages served all night.
_*This event is brought to you by BRM Promtions and Irvine Lake.
_*Show time 5-11 pm
_*For event information, vendors space, etc. call Irvine Lake at 714-649-9113 or Illusion Cycles 714-667-8101
_*Admission $20
MARGARITA TIME–Let’s knock this bullshit off and get to the fun of the afternoon. Watch, over the next couple of weeks. We’ll post a complete report on the 2006 Saxon line-up, a road test on the Warlord and a tour of the Saxon plant.
It’s a good group of people behind this operation and they take care of their customers, which is a priority for me. Gard Hollinger, the designer of the Black Crown, and LA Chop Rods owner, is working on new models right now. This could be an exciting group to follow over the next couple of years.
So what else is coming on Bikernet? We’re working on a Salinas Brother’s bike feature and another feature from The HOT BIKE Louisville show. I’m going to road test the Hellbound bobber next week and I’m working with Ken Conte to bring you a Sucker Punch bobber road test in the near future. We may be road testing some HardBikes in the near future also.
Oh, hang on for the Saxon feature. We’ve discovered some ergonomic issues that need to come foremost when picking a chopper. What the hell, I’ll tell you now. If you’re considering a chopper, you need to road test the model you’re after. You may fall in love with a style, but if it’s not set up properly, it will be damn uncomfortable to ride and you may not discover why, until you straddle another bike.
Hardbikes is trying to dial in your purchase with a dealer computer programs that access your sitting position and makes recommendations. That may work and we’ll look into it. Saxon makes push seats to alter sitting position, and foot control extensions to move controls forward or backwards to fit the rider. They make all the difference in the world as I and other rider/journalists discovered last week.
I rode a bike that wasn’t my style, but I fit comfortably on it. Then I straddled the long stretched, big- guy model and it didn’t fit me worth a damn. It was all in the bars, foot controls and the seat. Several riders faced similar scenarios as they moved from model to model. Stay tuned as we report on developments from Saxon and HardBikes. Let’s have a Margarita.
Ride forever,
–Bandit
