100 word fiction contest continues…. #100WFC Joy of giving by Wayfarer with illustration by Wayfarer “For he is a jolly old fool, who gives away his tools…” Jenny teased her hubby who desperately gifted his old parts and tools to anyone who spent time with him. “I have one motorcycle and I love her and […]
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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
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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
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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,
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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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This Friday & Saturday!! NOVEMBER 24 – 25 DON’T MISS THE GRANDADDY OF ALL CHAMPIONSHIP MIDGET AUTO RACES GET TICKETS — CLICK HERE The 82nd Turkey Night Grand Prix At The Best Little Dirt Track in America!! FRIDAY & SATURDAY November 24 – November 25 Gates at 3pm / Racing at 5pm Ventura Raceway 10
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Hey, We want the games to play next year. We want to ride our motorcycles to the Sturgis Rally in 2024 and watch Jelly Roll at the Buffalo Chip, and we want Ma to make a Thanksgiving turkey in her gas oven again. Next year we want the truth and will demand integrity from the
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Hey, The motorcycle industry has a problem, but it also has the solution—if the family sticks together. We are under attack, but we also have a family of supporters lead by the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, which is now joined by NCOM, NCOCs, and the new IMA. Hell, maybe SEMA will step up. I could give
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My generation partied and raised hell, but I was fortunate enough to be confronted with the fight for freedom and the processes. It made me more aware and attuned to the shit going on behind the party. It’s like sometimes you party, but sometimes you fight. Right now, we’re fighting. Yesterday alone, I help a
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Goddammit, it’s time for whiskey and it’s snowing again. Stay alert, stay informed and stay free. This is going to be an exciting news, hang on. Let’s hit it: The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and
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by Keith ‘Bandit’ Ball with illustrations by Wayfarer Romance Ricky, spent ten years in Iraq. About to go home, he grappled with his mission. Before his time in the service, he enjoyed the fruits of his lovers. A stout, good-looking sort he rode a Panhead chopper and chased women, but like so many young men
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Be confident about the truth and freedom It’s amazing in the Black Hills. I love the mornings. Got so many projects and so little time. Think about it. We a living in the best of times from the standpoint of science, technology, communications and health (exception of Covid) but our leaders, elected officials are scared,
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Hey, It’s timely and maybe not. Life is so ironic even to an old grubby biker. On one side folks want to ban smoke. They are very afraid. It’s all nuts. It’s all the best of times in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We took my Mossberg 12 gauge pistol with a 14-inch barrel
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Hey, Another exciting week in the shop. A brother recently picked up a 1960 Panhead roller from a friend in Alaska. Old shit and aftermarket news: Primo Rivera has sold and we will find out more shortly. And I received a note from a builder who is having problems with V-Twin or Tedd’s cycles early
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by Ujjwal Dey with illustrations by Wayfarer Love Triumphs Where Fate Falters As a handyman, Richard had little to offer than stained clothes and bleached hands. He had worked odd jobs so often and so many, the obvious thing to do was to list himself on classifieds for any small home-repairs. Decidedly, he climbed out
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100 word fiction contest continues…. #100WFC Hilary by Gearhead We rode from Northern Cal. The rain came down in buckets. I pulled off under the redwoods in Big Sur. My wife crawled into the back seat of a car. I threw a sleeping bag on the ground under a leaking makeshift lean-to. It didn’t stop.
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100 word fiction contest continues…. #100WFC Taking care of busyness by Steven Sanner There she lay. She had been there waiting for the touch of his hand for a long time. He had said she was the love of his life, but he hasn’t shown any interest in a long time. His excuses kept piling
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DON’T MISS THE California State Championship MOTORCYCLE RACES TONIGHT gates open at 6:00pm . first race at 7:30pm Industry Hills Expo Center 16200 Temple Ave, City of Industry, CA . 949-274-0836 www.industryhillsspeedway.com The Finale of America’s best Speedway Motorcycle Racing comes to the beautiful Grand Arena, at the Industry Hills Expo Center TONIGHT, August 26th.
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100 word fiction contest continues…. #100WFC Too Many Dive Bars and Bar Fights by Bandit Little Sport threw a scrawny leg over his ‘69 XLCH. He kicked hard, a Tillotson carb set him free from the bullies inside. Fuming he rode through, Sundance, Wyoming, like his leather seat caught fire, to a destitute trailer park.
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Graham Sykes had a passion for speed for most of his life. He has been associated with motorsports since 1979 and turns 60 years old in 2023. Even his wife is involved in the engineering efforts of this engineer. Sykes has created a steam-powered monster named ‘Force of Nature’ which clocked a 3.878-second, 163.8 mph
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by Bandit and Canvas Rebel Magazine Learn about Her Journey through Recovery Hey, Erika Ball is my daughter in law and I’m proud of her on several levels. Plus, I know that pride will continue into the future with her efforts with my son, Frank to help addicts recover and find strength and their futures.
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March 29th is a day for Americans to remember and commemorate the service and sacrifices made by nearly three million service members who served in Vietnam. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the disestablishment of the United States Military Assistance Command in Vietnam, and the day the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam. Our
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Merry Merry, Goddammit! CLICK To Go Read the Weekly Thursday News Hey, Everyone gets the blues during the holidays. They can’t buy all the wonderful gifts they would like. They can’t visit all the folks they want to see. They wish they could attend all the festive events available, maybe even in faraway places. On
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YOUR GIFT WILL BE DOUBLED TO HELP OUR HEROES THIS GIVING TUESDAY! Tomorrow is the big day — it’s GivingTuesday, a global day of giving back! And we have a chance to make a lasting impact for our nation’s veterans, because all GivingTuesday donations to DAV are being MATCHED, up to $50,000! But you don’t
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