It’s Thursday morning and I’m pondering the massive day ahead. The news is packed. I spent all last weekend working on a fundraising packages for the Museum. Every day I promote efforts to give us the rights to repair and modify our motorcycles. You’ll see in the news the ongoing fight to keep ICE vehicles […]
THE OPEN ROAD BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for May 1st, 2025 Read More »
Hey, This is one of those squirrely days. I’m 13 days into this hip replacement. I was active most of the day yesterday and today I’m taking it easy. We worked most of the day packing Sturgis Museum Raffle tickets in envelopes. Do me a major favor and buy your tickets to support the Museum
THE ARDENT BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for April 17th, 2025 Read More »
Hey, I started to watch 1923 last night. Something struck me. It was the time of prohibition. People screamed at other folks in the streets about the sins of drinking. The brothers rode in on horses to fight goat farmers trying to graze their herds on cattle lands. Everyone needed grass. Some wanted to cheat
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Hey, I’ve heard all the rumors from Daytona, the action, the entertainment and the bullshit. Who knows if anything is true. Then, of course, there’s what I can tell you and what I can’t. We will have a story from Rogue about Billy Lane’s SOS old school racing coming soon. The Iron Horse held bike
THE BIKERNET DAYTONA NEWS for March 6th, 2025 Read More »
The Twists and Turns throughout one of the Most Wild Years in our History A Transformative Year for Me, Bikernet, Sturgis, the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum, the Country and the World. An Amazing year with challenges and awards constantly. It’s been one of the strangest years of my life; worldly, wicked, perplexing, testing, stressful and transcending.
LIFE AND TIMES OF BANDIT 2024 Read More »
Hey, Everyday something more is revealed. Apparently some of the Jeffey Epstein’s files will be released today, but there’s more. Check this: Germany’s green backlash: ‘The end of Germany’s climate crusade’ – Used ‘climate policy as a punching bag’ – Joins ‘Austria, Belgium, Ireland & US.’ in booting out ‘progressive climate policies’ –Climate Depot
THE REVEALING BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for February 27th, 2025 Read More »
Hey, This week something Iconic happened in Sturgis, SD. I’ve often said Sturgis needed two things to truly come alive and step into the future. We needed a Sturgis Harley-Davidson franchise and a world class museum. I want riders all over the world to know they are welcome any day of the year in Sturgis
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Hey, I wish I knew where to start. Shit is happening fast and furious. I’m just trying to find two moments to relax and maybe look for 1913 engine shafts. I’m going to put the engine together and then maybe send it to Robb at Retro for a rebuild. Need to find all the little
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Boss is so busy, he started another shop to get busy with business. In the news this week, Bandit watches an old Science Fiction movie again and draws comparison to the current chaos on planet Earth regarding our oxygen levels. Can you guess the name of that flick based on a novelette by Philip K
Total Recall Bikernet Weekly News for July 25, 2024 Read More »
Hey, In the news this week, it seems of all the plagues upon publishing business, Veloce publishers were endowed with having to stop shipping outside UK. Wow. Black Hills Motorcycle Show Winner speaks out on…..,yup, winning! Sam Burns got hold of more women and sidecar pics to showcase. RFR announces the Texas Weather and a
The Outreach Bikernet Weekly News for May 30, 2024 Read More »
Ram Tough by JJ Spain with illustration by Wayfarer We parked our bikes on the north side of Deadwood Lodge. Omaha, off I29 to I90 was a long hot ride. I stepped on green grass to stretch. A loud snort turned me around. A Ram Big Horn Sheep with hazel eyes stared me down. He
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Hey, Guess what… Bandit has one more project and its the size of a building…he bought another one in Sturgis. Speaking of which, the town is roaring to get roars of crowds and motorcyclists. It is the season to be adventurous and outdoors. Bikers and actually much motorsport change the economy for the good. Small
The Harried Bikernet Weekly News for May 23, 2024 Read More »
Based on actual events in 1982 by Keith “Bandit” Ball with illustrations by Wayfarer Deadwood, a town of outlaws, grit, gold, mile-deep mines, gambling and whores wrestled annually with South Dakota weather. It’s a bustling town of 1,200 dealing with an onslaught of three million drunken, gambling visitors a year. About 1982 a scruffy biker
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Hey, Every week has a vibe. I started to watch a Jerry Lee Lewis documentary and he mentioned something I’ve felt a few times in life, pure Nirvana. He said he encountered BB King in a blues joint and listening to the blues and R&B tunes made him feel as if he had died and
The Blues Bikernet Weekly News for May 9, 2024 Read More »
Hey, What a whacky, wonderful week. Not sure where to start, but there’s a message here somewhere. I’m now on the board of directors of the Sturgis Museum. Tomorrow it’s back to the museum to work with the staff on the magazine. I’m trying to build a 3-5 mile track in the Badlands. Assalt Weapan
Making Stuff Happen Bikernet Weekly News for February 22, 2024 Read More »
Hey, I often say, “Life is nuts and then you die.” But there’s hope, at least on one front this week. There’s Hope And We Can Prove It! But I will keep it short. In the meantime, get involved with your local motorcycle rights organization, so we can ride free next year. The Bikernet Weekly
There’s Hope Bikernet Weekly News for February 15th, 2024 Read More »
by Bandit, John, Frank R.I.P. and Lee Clemens with photos by Weed We Started with Box of Parts and Pieces A friend, the notorious Deadwood John, called recently about his 1960 Panhead roller project, sort of a basket case on wheels. The engine still remained in the frame and a glide front end was in
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Hey, I love progress. I don’t care what the hell it is, as long as we’re making progress. It snowed last night and at the crack of dawn I was forced into 7 degrees to clear the driveway for the redhead. She rolled south to work in the dreaded Chocolate Mines in Deadwood. I have
The Progress Report Bikernet Weekly News for January 11, 2024 Read More »
Hey, I’ve had a slight Woodbridge Whiskey hangover New Years Day. So, If this isn’t a stellar New Year’s Report, tough shit. But what the hell, I’m going to rattle-down some thoughts about 2023 and 2024. Gina Woods wants to kick off the year with an OpenRoadRadio.com interview with me and Marilyn Stemp. We’re going
Cherished New Year Bikernet Weekly News for January 4, 2024 Read More »
Hey— Party like there indeed is a tomorrow. Don’t give in to those doomsday prophecies. The planet is not cooking–it’s your media-conditioned brain that’s on gas. So, kick start your future journey instead of relenting on the kickstand. Get up, saddle up and get noticed. Wheels are two, but the community needs to be one.
Are you ready? Bikernet Weekly News for December 28, 2023 Read More »
Hey, This week came packed with surprises and major ups and downs. There’s serious talent in the Black Hills. It’s inspiring and challenging. I’ll get to it. This coming year is going to be massive, inspiring and I hope kids all over the world will be told they’re living in the best of times and
The Rugged Bikernet Weekly News for December 14, 2023 Read More »
Hey, I want everyone to have a magnificent holiday season. This news column says it all from romance, to the freedom fight, to the need for truth. It says the holiday spirit, from gift giving, to warm and family joy. What could be better. In the meantime, ride free or die trying. –Bandit Click here
Amazing Season Bikernet Weekly News for December 7, 2023 Read More »
We survived Thanksgiving, just barely. We met some friends in Deadwood at the Grand, but didn’t have reservations, so got kicked to the sports bar where I ordered a Jack on the rocks and a buffalo/elk burger, oops. Okay, back to the Xmas Card list updates and corrections. Hang on. Ride Fast and Free Forever,
Holiday Happenings Bikernet Weekly News for November 30, 2023 Read More »
Hey, I want to wish everyone the best Thanksgiving ever. We are actually living in the best of times. This next year could be the most comfortable and rewarding for the human race in the history of mankind. What the hell does that say for bikers? We are capable of riding all over the globe,
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