by Bandit Mick grew up on the South side of Chicago on the edge of a coal mining district. His folks were poor, and dad died when Mick was at a young age. He didn’t have much choice except to join the service directly out of High School & send half of his paychecks home. […]
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It Couldn’t Be Better Hey, Guys are flying along every highway. Marilyn Stemp held a show maybe two every day. We entered our two Panheads in the Chopper Magazine show at Outlaw square. The action is hot and heavy. The bands at the chip are over the top. If you want something done to your
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H-D Legacy of Competition Inspires Custom Paint for Nine Touring Models MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson today revealed the new Apex factory custom paint option for select Harley-Davidson® Grand American Touring models. The dynamic new paint scheme debuts at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Apex custom paint is inspired by the long and successful competition history of
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All the Motorcycle News that matters Hey, It seems like the pressure is on. The rally is just around the corner and the projects and commitments are piling up and then there is Bonneville. I’m on it even today. See the new model & the women’s T-shirt on her from Frank’s Five Ball Racing Platform.
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Hey, The truth is everything. I scrambled out of bed a 6:24 this morning. My mission, to complete the Bikernet Weekly News always with hope for the future of America and motorcycling Freedom. A friend pointed out the obvious. There are radicals on both sides, but most of America is in the center, just trying
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Industry & Legislative Motorcycle News from USA and the world Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish NCOM Convention Rocks Nashville New Motorcycle Organizations join NCOM Fuel Transperancy Tennessee waives Registration Fees for One Year Iowa ATV Riders now have greater access to State Roads New York gets tough on Non-Legal Road Bikes No more Licenses
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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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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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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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Vance & Hines Issues Statement on Federal Trade Commission Action Against Harley-Davidson Background: The Federal Trade Commission announced a complaint on June 23, 2022, against Harley-Davidson, ordering the company to “fix warranties by removing illegal terms and recognizing the right to repair, come clean with customers, and ensure that dealers compete fairly with independent third-parties.”
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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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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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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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by Chris King from https://euroweeklynews.com/ All-new for 2023, Husqvarna Motorcycles’ FS 450 continues its legacy as a premium supermoto racer. Designed and developed to offer outstanding supermoto performance, the FS 450 is expertly crafted with the latest technology and competition-focused components to create a highly capable circuit racing machine. Finished with new bodywork and improved
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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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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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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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National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) News provides updates on motorcycle industry, market, legislation, rights of bikers, motorcyclists in USA, and motorcycle news from around the world. THIS MONTH – US President Recognizes Motorcycle Awareness Month Traffic Deaths Top 16 Year High Teenagers More Likely To Die in Car Crash Than by COVID European Motorcyclists Fight
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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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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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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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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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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 LEGALIZES LANE FILTERINGArizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) has signed Senate Bill 1273 into law on March 24, 2022, that legalizes lane “filtering” for two-wheeled motorcycles under specified conditions. SB 1273 was sponsored by Senator Tyler Pace (R-Dist. 25), an avid motorcyclist himself, who clarified that lane filtering and lane splitting are not the same thing, and
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