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AFT FTR750: Indian Motorcycle crushes competition at Port Royal

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE RACING CRUSHES THE COMPETITION AT THE PORT ROYAL HALF-MILE WITH BAUMAN, VANDERKOOI AND MEES SWEEPING THE PODIUM FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE WEEKEND Win Marks Briar Bauman’s Third of the Season and Closes Championship Chase to 8-points Jarod Vanderkooi Continues to Impress with Back-to-Back Second-Place Finishes Minneapolis, MN. (July 18, 2022) – Indian Motorcycle […]

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Making Art While You’re High at It

Text and Photos by Jeff Najar. I sent some tins to Atomic Bob in Ohio to do some of his magic. You might be familiar with Mr. Atomic. He’s become part of the 5-Ball Racing Team by Bandit. His company is Atomic Dice. With Atomic Bob, you never know what you will get back, but

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Rally Planning Bikernet Weekly News for July 14th, 2022

Action is happening fast !!! Hey, My grandson just experienced his first rally vendor effort in Southern California. I honor and congratulate every brother who makes it to the Black Hills for Sturgis Rally. There better be enough Jack Daniels to go around. And for every vendor small and large, I respect their efforts to

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Photo Feature of Chopperfest in Sweden

A world within a world. Have a look at this unique biker culture still alive and kicking. Click Here to Read this incredible Photo Feature only on Bikernet.com Also read the note by Bandit in the article…. Editor’s Note by Bandit: “In a changing world, I ask myself constantly about the mindsets behind different chopper

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A Cool Custom Strider Bike by Edge

Greg “Edge” Scheuer delivers for world-famous Flying Piston Builder’s Breakfast “The entire take on my build was to recreate the famous picture of Marlin Brando from the 1953 film, “The Wild One.” Using one of my grandchildren as a stand in for Brando. I have two grandkids that are both about three so the timing

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The Upbeat Bikernet Weekly News for July 7th, 2022

Always Hope for the Best ! Hey, We are flying through this year. Every Monday, I tell the redhead, “Hang on. This week will be exciting, and it is.” I’m working with a book designer in Rapid City to convert the Terry the Tramp book onto Amazon books files. Already started making shit in the

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It’s A Wonderful Place: Bikernet Weekly News for June 30, 2022

American Freedom is Working Hey, This could be a magnificent day in the hood, as you will see in the news. I wrote a story for Micah’s feature in Choppers Magazine. Magazines are heating up again. My grandson, Frankie and the lovely Em set up the FiveBall booth at Born Free. The place was jammed

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Rode Alone by K. Randall “Bandit” Ball`

New Fiction on Bikernet.com “Bandit read her note again in a coffee shop at 1:00 in the morning. He hoped it wouldn’t happen, but he could feel it in her features and her comments. She was on the drift. Without her there was nothing except his favorite flannel and his leather saddlebags.” Maybe it had

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The Conundrum Bikernet Weekly News for June 23, 2022

This One is All Over the Place…. NEVER DULL— About five weeks until the Sturgis Rally hits. I’m helping with the Chip and a raffle roller project. My son, Frank asked what I want for father’s day and my neighbor recommended one of these killer gas cans. Bada bing, it was delivered. Irish Rich is

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NCOM Biker Newsbytes for June 2022

Industry & Legislative Motorcycle News from USA and the world Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish Latest from NCOM this month: GAS PRICES FUEL MOTORCYCLE BOOM PAIN AT THE PUMP IS MAKING BIKERS RIDE LESS, AND MORE AS FUEL COSTS SPIKE, MORE PEOPLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS CRIME RISES AS TRAFFIC LAWS NOT ENFORCED ILLINOIS

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The Brotherhood Bikernet Weekly News for June 16th, 2022

It’s all Good and Inspiring… Hey, Life for a biker is a wonderful thing, primarily because of the brotherhood. Whether it’s club brothers, same brand brothers, two-wheeled brothers, it’s a special band of brothers. I try to relax. You know that business of meditating works, but it takes extreme concentration. We are working on a

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Integrity Bikernet Weekly News for June 9th, 2022

Spring is here & Motorcycling Events coming up Click Here To Read the Weekly News only on Bikernet.com The shop is so close I can taste it. It’s spring out here and flowers are blossoming everywhere. I needed to fabricate some risers for the XA. My lathe is in a crate, so I jammed down

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The United Bikernet Weekly News for June 2nd, 2022

It’s Uplifting and Inspiring…. So Get Rolling With News from the NRA, Bonneville, Lowbrow, Yamaha, Indian motorcycles, Alex Epstein, Fossil Fuel files, Lucky Devil, Sullen, Humble, Michael Hupy, Damon Motorcycles, Lifestyle Cycles, Carl Pussar, Climate Crises, Trailblazers, Johnny Gibson, Johnny Depp, Harley-Davidson University, Chix on 66, NMA, Buckle Guy, Wreaths across America, Tucker Powersports, 5-Ball,

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Memorial Day Bikernet Weekly News for May 26, 2022

It Rocks with News from Everywhere… Hey, Memorial day has always been the summer kick-off party. But in a sense, it’s the ultimate freedom weekend. We are truly honoring the folks who died for freedom. Enjoy the weekend. Let’s ride free forever or die trying. – Bandit CLICK HERE To Read the Weekly News only

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The Leader Bikernet Weekly News for May 19th, 2022

There’s always Hope! Lee Clemens from Departure Bike Works sent a highly modified S&S B carb and an intake manifold. I need a few more parts to make it complete for our Bonneville effort, the Salt Torpedo. Life is all nuts. But we’re making progress, goddammit! Ride Free Forever, –Bandit CLICK HERE To Read the

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Twin Power Launches Expanded Line of Crankshaft Position Sensors

Twin Power Launches Expanded Line of Crankshaft Position Sensors for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Fort Worth TX — May 17, 2022 – TwinPower today announced a new line of Crankshaft Position Sensors (CPS) including seven-part numbers with fitments for Harley-Davidson models dating from the 1999 model year through current models using the Milwaukee 8 engine. TwinPower was

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The Almost Best of Times Bikernet Weekly News for May 12th, 2022

It’s an Inspirational Read Click Here to Read the Weekly News only on Bikernet.com Life is nuts, but we’re living in the best of times. Think about your phone, your car, all the technology to keep us safe and going to the next wild event. We look around the world at all the bad shit,

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The Electric Bikernet Weekly News for May 5th, 2022

It’s All over the place, find your own, Fast & Free!!! Click Here To Read the Weekly News on Bikernet.com Hey, Talk about a major issue facing our lives currently and in some respects being shoved down our throats. Most of the industry is just plain scared to even ask about the issue. Some of

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Earth Day Cancelled Bikernet Weekly News for April 28th, 2022

It’s Nuts with Worldwide News Life is amazing, treacherous, full of love and hate. This year is a tremendous example of our many plights. I’m watching a documentary series called the Butterfly Effect. It’s about the turning points in Man’s history and how each one is effected – societies, countries and the world. As bikers,

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The UL File Is Now Open: Episode 1

Purchase, Pegs and Paint By Bandit with photos from the Redhead It all started in the center of an odd South Dakota winter, 2022 and a hunt for a running Knucklehead engine. I found myself talking to several knowledgeable brothers in the industry and the price for Knucklehead engines climbed spectacularly. Hell, shit, piss, way

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The Attack of the E15 Fuel Bikernet Weekly News for April 21, 2022

SUPPORT GOOD TIMES TO CREATE GOOD TIMES You’ll read that England has made it easier for Harley-Davidson to sell motorcycles. The next report discusses banning (ICE) internal combustion engines in England. Is the world nuts or what. What’s Next : I’m about to complete the first 1948 UL story. I’m getting close to firing it

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Arizona Bike Week 2022: All the Action

The Desert Comes Alive with Roar of Engines, Thundering Wild Parties by Cycle Source Magazine Cycle Source reports from ground zero as custom bikes roll in, homemade moonshine flow down, people bond over grease and live music. After two challenging years, like most of us in the motorcycle industry, Arizona Bike Week got the green

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The Motorcycle Battery Files

Lowbrow Battery Line-Up and J&P about Testing By Bandit, the Lowbrow Team and Anthony Todd from J&P Cycles We found ourselves in the battery market again recently. We ran into a couple of issues. First, trying to fit a battery into an almost stock 1948 center oil tank. Lowbrow has an option, but it involved

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The Chop, Chop Bikernet Weekly News for April 14th, 2022

It’s Packed with Solid Chrome and Metal-flake News We just rebuilt our Bikernet.com online shop or the 5-Ball Garage. Click on the Pit Crew Vest image below and check it out. Let me know if have any questions or suggestions like, “start over Mofo.” While the Hand Built show rocked Austin, Arizona Bike week jammed.

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