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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H.R. 1566 – The REPAIR ActRight To Equitable And Professional Auto Industry Repair Should you have the choice of where to bring your motorcycle for repairs or to do the work yourself? Should you have access to the parts, tools and service information required to maintain, service and modify your bike? Do you want to
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The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) “Road Show” continues to march on. In the last few weeks, MRF board members have been meeting bikers across the country to share what we are up to in Washington, D.C. and learn what you care about back home. MRF President Kirk “Hardtail” Willard made the journey to the “Show
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Hey, So interesting, the number of biker magazines being printed now. A woman, Pat Fisher, worked for me for years. She said of publishers: the ink goes to their heads. So, what’s the deal? I know the facts behind some of the covers. Bottom line the business model is a struggle, but brothers and sisters
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Friday From DC: Reining In California In recent years, California has implemented policies that require rapid growth in market share for electric vehicles and threaten the survival of the internal combustion engine. These plans and others threatening older and classic cars have begun to face increased pushbacks in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento. Lawmakers in Congress
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Hey, We are lucky to be bikers. Bikers understand and relish freedom. Without freedom we wouldn’t be able to ride or build anything. It’s what this country was based on from the beginning. Our freedoms were shot during the last administration. We were headed toward a total controlling regime based mostly on lies about Climate
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Hey, I rolled into Wapid City for my pre-op testing and CT scan yesterday. On the way the President of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum called. He bubbled with exciting news around our new online shop and our Raffle effort. I’m proud to be on the board of this effort to bring a world class museum
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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
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S&S Cycle 2025 Tour In 2003 S&S Cycle surprised the v-twin industry with the release of a 145ci engine to commemorate our 45th Anniversary and Harley-Davidson’s 100th, but that wasn’t the biggest surprise. When five custom bike builders stepped up to create bikes that showcased the monster engine and have their creations ride on the
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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
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2025 MRF Roadshow Aims To Surpass 2024 A little over a month into the new year, the 2025 Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Road Show is off to a fantastic start! As part of our mission to meet bikers across the county, MRF Board Members have been engaged in various events from coast to coast. MRF
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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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Congressional Motorcycle Caucus This week, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation participated in a reception for the Congressional Motorcycle Caucus. The event played host to several lawmakers, including the Co-Chairs of the House Motorcycle Caucus: Rep. Tim Walberg (Michigan), Rep. Troy Balderson (Ohio) and Rep. Derrick Van Orden (Wisconsin). The Chair of the Senate Motorcycle Caucus, Senator
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Hey, Life is happening fast. With a growing everything and new technology it’s happening daily, how can anyone keep up. The Redhead can lay in bed all day and holler out on-time reports from anywhere on the planet. I talked about time management recently, but it’s way more. And if you have kids. Holy shit,
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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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Hey, Lot’s of action happening quickly since the inauguration. The government was a serious mess. Hell, the ex-president had to pardon his family, which is an admission of guilt. What the hell did they do? Wow, crazy shit. You’ll see lots of positive reports in the news. I wish someone would put Climate Doom on
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I don’t know what to make of it… Hey, As you know, we are rebuilding Bikernet and it’s almost killed us in the process. But there’s hope. I’m working with the museum and the staff didn’t like anything I proposed until it came to our 1st Raffle effort with Danial James art. There’s hope. Our
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119th Congress Is Here Last week, the 119th Congress took the oath of office to begin a new two-year term. While we often focus on who lives in the White House, it is also critical to understand what a new Congress means and how it impacts the issues we care about as bikers. First and
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Hey, Has this week been insane or what. The French leader resigned, the Canadian dictator quit, and our Californian Leaders let Los Angeles burn. Our current President is sending more funds to the Ukraine while California burns. You do understand the reasoning behind the mismanagement of California water reserves and the first responder cut-backs in
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Wonderful Holiday, Horrible NFL Games and the 2025 List is Growing… Hey, I hope everyone had a magnificent Christmas Eve and Christmas day adventure. A cold hit me like a double-barreled shotgun blast to the chest. All the whiskey in the world couldn’t prevent its holiday destruction. I don’t know if it was the drugs
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I don’t know what to make of it. Christmas is just around the corner… Hey, Mrs. Santa the Redhead just rolled out of the 5-Ball Headquarters heading to downtown Sturgis Bandit’s 5-Ball Emporium. She complained all the way out the door. She’s late to a very important date. It’s Scrooge night in Sturgis and Scrooge
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Hey, It’s so interesting, you’ll notice a brother’s 100-word fiction this week about his canvas bags. At one point he packed everything he owned in the old tattered canvas bags and rode across the country to start life over. Now, we have lots of shit and wonder what the hell we’re going to do with
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Hey, I’m scrambling in 48 different directions and the old lady wants to spend 20 minutes discussing how to wash the throw-rug in the kitchen. I don’t know which direction to go. We are hitting the new year and all switches are on go to raise funds and expand the museum. We are in the
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Hey, We have so much to be thankful for today. I’m proud of America for standing up for freedom and democracy. More than that for standing up for truth and integrity. For the first time in almost four years we have something to look forward to. In my entire life I never thought evil could
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