MOTORCYCLIST ADVISORY COUNCIL REAUTHORIZATION ACTION On February 3, 2020, U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced S.3249 as a bipartisan companion to House bill H.R.5234, calling for the Secretary of Transportation to reauthorize the Motorcyclist Advisory Council established under the FAST Act of 2015. The “Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act” […]
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I now have a new morning workout. I shovel and sweep snow for an hour to clear the historic sidewalk in front of our house on Jackson Street. I discovered yesterday that Jason, who owned Deadwood Custom Cycles lives on Taylor, less than a block away. I met with a contractor yesterday, Paul. He said
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Hey, I’m going to start to promote my books. Hell, I wrote the bastards and sold out of the first two, then I wrote a few more, but never promoted them. If you haven’t read them, check them out, they’re cheap, and I would love to write another one, based in Deadwood, SD. Unfortunately, I
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Hey, I just drove through over 300 miles of snow and the whole state of Wyoming to get to Deadwood. It was truly amazing, except when I couldn’t see shit. As of Friday, the Bikernet team will have a hideout in the Badlands. Hang on for more reports. A brother just installed a 1909 Merkel
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May all bikers find their Nirvana in 2020 Hey, It’s an amazing week. I want it to be this amazing for all bikers all over the world. I want all of us to be building the coolest shit, riding to the coolest places, meeting the most beautiful girls and enjoying every minute of it. On
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The Bikernet family keeps changing to keep pace with shifting technologies. We moved all of Bikernet’s impressive library and 24 years of archived editorial content into Bandit’s Cantina, Bikernet’s subscription-supported section. We focused on the Bikernet Blog as the Free active section and made sure the Bikernet Weekly News is still available for Free.
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From Helmet Laws to the Freedom to Race By Bill Bish, NCOM ALL MOTORCYCLE RIDERS URGED TO SUPPORT FEDERAL ANTI-PROFILING MEASURE RPM ACT TO PROTECT RACING HAS BEEN REINTRODUCED IN CONGRESS CONGRESS EXTENDS TAX CREDITS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES HELMET REPEAL EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY NEW DRIVER ACCOUNTABILITY LAW IN OREGON WASHINGTON STATE ENDEAVORS TO MAKE
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It’s All About the New Decade and Change Hey, It’s already the 16th of January. We’re half way into the first month of 2020. Have you done anything different? I’m not talking about ditching your ol’ lady for the bombshell down the block. CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEWS
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NEW BIKERNET AND BANDIT’S CANTINA PROGRAMS FOR 2020 To keep Bikernet moving forward in the New Year, we’ve shuffled things around a bit. We have decided to shut down all major advertising sales and will move all of Bikernet’s impressive library and 24 years of archived editorial content into Bandit’s Cantina, Bikernet’s subscription-supported section. We
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It’s Going to Be Amazing! Hey, I’ve been answering my letters with, “All the Best for Our Roaring ‘20s.” It’s sorta hitting home as a mantra for the future. Think about what the 1920s represented. It was a wild time of growth and expansion, new music and women coming out of big full skirts. CLICK
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Hey, I like this year already. It’s going to be whacky and wonderful. It’s just the 2nd day of January and the world is back in business. We’re all doing what we did a couple of weeks ago, going about taking the trash out, feeding the dog and heading off to work. Hell, I have
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RPM Act, Motorcycle Profiling, Fuels and more The MRF believes that an educated consumer is empowered to make the right decision for their specific circumstances. CLICK HERE TO READ THE LEGISLATIVE NEWS
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Hey, It’s the day after Christmas. Life is truly amazing. It’s too bad someone doesn’t put it properly into written words, share it with the world and teach it in classes. It’s simple and magnificent. If only we could take a pill and eliminate hate, power, and ego to be replaced with freedom and love.
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From Clubs in Tasmania to Auto Cycles By Bill Bish THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at
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It’s all about the Chopper Fantasy and Santa’s Chopped Sleigh I had a discussion with a brother about the Sturgis Hall of Fame this week and he made a statement confirming my long-standing belief. He said that no other industry is quite like the custom motorcycle industry. Unlike the auto industry, boating and so many
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Hey, Knowledge, understanding, the Way, and technology: They are all flying at us fast. Hell, I don’t know where to start. Awhile back I mentioned business owners and their constant challenges, from the government, technology, competition and the market. Those challenges are more daunting than ever before and more beneficial in many respects. Personal life
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Hey, Life is so interesting. Always remember two masterful quotes from folks on a much higher pay grade level than my humble self: “Everything will be all right in the end. If it’s not all right, it’s not the end.” “Think your absolute worst thought. Then take a breath and ponder the fact: It was
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National and Regional News WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board called on federal regulators Nov. 19 to create a review process before allowing automated test vehicles to operate on public roads, based upon the agency’s investigation of a fatal collision between an Uber automated test vehicle and a pedestrian on March 18, 2018,
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Hey, Making progress is a major motivator. I like to climb out of bed thinking the day is going to be exciting. This week I solved some issues, took my 1928 Shovelhead to Larry Settle for a look-over. We organized and shipped Hugh King’s Discovery Channel biker build-off bike to the Sturgis Museum. We attempted
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Hey, A couple of infrastructure changes. From now on, we will post the news on the Free side of the Bikernet Iron Curtain for one week each week. We will also do the same with selected articles before slipping them into Bandit’s Cantina archives for our esteemed members. We need members, but I want the
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I’ve got birds flying around inside the shop. That’s okay, but the sparrows shit on stuff, but Cash our high-security watch dog doesn’t mind. Hell, his pointed ears don’t even move. I just returned from Deadwood. The redhead had me freaked about the 8 degrees in the shade temps. It was fucking beautiful. Hell, I
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I’m going to be glad when this year is toast By Bandit, Wayfarer, Rogue, Jim Houck, Laura, the Redhead, Sam, RFR, Bob T. and the rest of the gang Okay, just relax. That’s the name of my accountant’s business. Shit is happening fast on most fronts and I’m going to Deadwood to relax and slip
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Looks like my offer on a house in Deadwood found a dead end. Maybe it’s not meant to be. Then again, you never know. Regarding The torpedo. I welded the helmet canopy in place and painted it. I drilled the holes for the fire suppression lines to the engine compartment. Suddenly, my 1946 Indian Chief
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After Micah leaves I will interview James about his Vegas Bikefest experience and I reached out to Mindi Cherry for all the winners’ lists from the event. Hang on for the Conway Report on Vegas Bikefest. READ THE WEEKEND ROUND-UP IN THE CANTINA – CLICK HERE
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