Nonprofits agree to work together to help support common missions of teaching the next generation the values of leadership, citizenship, and freedom. COLUMBIA FALLS, Me., and ST. CHARLES, Mo. – May 13, 2022 – Yesterday, national nonprofits Wreaths Across America (WAA) and the Young Marines are proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of […]
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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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On May 20-22, XDA takes Motorcycle Drag Racing back to Virginia Motorsports Park for the 36th annual MTC Engineering Summer Nationals. XDA offers a quality show with over 700 professional, sportsman, and grudge motorcycle drag racers in competition. This season XDA will payout over $500,000 in purse money and a $130,000 contingency fund that spans
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Demand reaches room capacity! – Hotel booked up! Bikers Inside the Beltway – “Let us refuse to be silent! Speaking freely is a decisive step forward on the road to freedom” — Leyla Zana “Speaking freely” since its first orchestrated visit with members of Congress in 1989, is exactly what the Motorcycle Riders Foundation does.
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One of the First Overhead Valve Engine Configurations By Wilburn Roach with photos by Markus Cuff and from the St. Francis and Marquette Museums Jefferson motorcycle was only made for one year–1913! Only one twin OHV Jefferson exists. “As soon as someone says there’s only one,” Don said, “three more show up.” Don is the
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Dear colleague… With just 10 days before Bikers Inside the Beltway, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is gearing up to take our message to Capitol Hill. Co-Chairman of the House Motorcycle Caucus, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), has already started greasing the wheels for our arrival. This week he sent a letter to all 434 of
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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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Bandit’s Cantina Series new chapter – The Cantina Food Drive By K.Randall Ball Bandit dismounted from his chopper and looked it over. The outline of the rugged San Bernardino mountains sliced a jagged silhouette into the fading sun. The blistering desert temperatures would drop significantly in the next two hours. Bandit pulled on his long
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The Freeport Chapter Takes care of Business by Dennis Yeager For the past 10 years plus or minus we, the members of the Freeport Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois have been able to set up a display for Motorcycle Awareness month of May. We also get many of the towns, cities, villages, and counties to
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The Run that Wasn’t” by James “The Tileman” Conway with photos from James and Sam Burns It was Thursday mid-morning as I was sitting in my work truck… My phone rang I looked down to see who it was, and it was Hicks. Hicks is one of those friends who normally only calls when he
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May at the Harley-Davidson Museum is sure to get your motor running Bike Nights and Saturday demos return, Mother’s Day celebrations, new displays and so much more coming to the crossroads of 6th & Canal this month MILWAUKEE, USA (May 3, 2022) – Did you miss Harley-Davidson Museum’s Bike Night Concert Series as much as
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SEMA’s Government Affairs staff have been successful thus far in killing or amending many onerous proposals before they become law In 2021, New York enacted a bill into law–the SLEEP Act–that aims to crack down on excessively loud vehicles. The law goes into effect on April 1, 2022. Unfortunately, vague local news reporting has created
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Nearly 700 XDA motorcycle drag racers on Maryland International Raceway quarter-mile by XDA Media Staff This past weekend nearly 700 XDA motorcycle drag racers ran down the Maryland International Raceway quarter-mile for the 28th annual Platinum General Services Spring Nationals. With a beautiful weather forecast and racers eager to resume racing after two years 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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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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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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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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Foothill Ranch, Calif. (April 17, 2022) – Round 14 of the Monster Energy® AMA Supercross Championship brought riders from across the country to Atlanta Motor Speedway for a unique racetrack in the infield of the iconic racing venue. Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Jason Anderson claimed his fourth win of the season with a commanding performance
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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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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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Friends as diverse as their range of motorcycle brands ride India’s Countryside There is this wonderful group of riders who have accumulated a million kms and plenty more goodwill. Musafirs motorcycle club started in 2010 and camaraderie, discovery, adventure, expertise and fun have ensured that they have been on a group ride almost every month
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Bandit’s Cantina Episode 98: Mandate Madness Trying Business Survival in Los Angeles By Bandit with George Fleming and Jon Towle Illustrations Between Covid and multiple mandates, the Cantina business model imploded. It was no longer about food and parties. It was all about survival. Every Monday morning the staff met to discuss how to get
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Eclectic article on Electrifying Changes in Our Lives by the Wicked Bitch Here it from the lady who has driven everywhere and tweaked the vehicle to get anywhere. ‘Charge’ up your courage and decide the road for your own fate. “My dad bragged that I could tell a Ford from a Chevy by the time
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