It’s Thursday morning and I’m pondering the massive day ahead. The news is packed. I spent all last weekend working on a fundraising packages for the Museum. Every day I promote efforts to give us the rights to repair and modify our motorcycles. You’ll see in the news the ongoing fight to keep ICE vehicles […]
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Hey, This is one of those squirrely days. I’m 13 days into this hip replacement. I was active most of the day yesterday and today I’m taking it easy. We worked most of the day packing Sturgis Museum Raffle tickets in envelopes. Do me a major favor and buy your tickets to support the Museum
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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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Honor our nation’s heroes by joining your friends and special celebrity riders for a 40-mile escorted journey from the Center of the Nation Monument in Belle Fourche, SD to the legendary Sturgis Buffalo Chip. Ride alongside Chris Kael of Five Finger Death Punch! All registration donations directly support veterans and first responders. Spaces are limited
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THE HISTORY OF DANIAL JAMES– Danial James is no stranger to the Motorcycle world or the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. When you see someone wearing a Vintage Harley- Davidson T-Shirt, odds are Danial James created and air-brushed the art. He designed t-shirt art for the Harley-Davidson factory for 17 years. “It’s cool to walk the streets
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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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The Twists and Turns throughout one of the Most Wild Years in our History A Transformative Year for Me, Bikernet, Sturgis, the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum, the Country and the World. An Amazing year with challenges and awards constantly. It’s been one of the strangest years of my life; worldly, wicked, perplexing, testing, stressful and transcending.
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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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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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STURGIS, SD – February 12, 2025 – The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum is thrilled to announce its 2025 Hall of Fame inductees, a distinguished group of nine individuals who have made significant contributions to the world of motorcycling and the Sturgis Rally. These honorees join hundreds of notable motorcyclists already enshrined in the Hall of Fame,
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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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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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The 85th Sturgis Rally set for Aug. 1-10, 2025 is potentially going to be the largest rally yet, however, some wonder how the Sturgis City government’s recent unrest, budget cuts, and unprecedented turnover will affect the 85th Rally. It won’t. Why? Black Hills area businesses are at the helm, as they always have been. “What’s
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Hello everyone, Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and I hope you can all join us 4-7pm at the museum. We’ll also be going live on Facebook to share updates, including details about our silent auction. A quick reminder: Tomorrow is the final day to join the 100% Club—where every board member and I contribute to 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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Hang on for this one… Hey, This came up time after time this week. I got it from artists, relatives, brothers and shop owners. They experienced sort of a daze after the election. Some were unaware, some needed confirmation. Some had questions. Now is a time for hard work. The American public stood up for
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The (not so distant) Future of Motorcycling Who will the motorcyclists be a generation from now? What will they be riding and where will they be riding it to? If you’re reading this, you’ll be very happy you ride now. The bad news is there was no good news until last week. Motorcycles were inevitably
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Hey, This has been a very strange week and I know a lot of folks are very concerned about the election. I heard that Kamala promised to shut the border down if she’s elected. So, if she let in enough Illegals to get her elected she’ll shut it down. Isn’t that special. Joe Rogan had
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY (9/13-9/14): The Buffalo Chip is Hitting the Road to Papa Chubby’s During Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest Bring your friends to meet up with Buffalo Chip CEO Rod “Woody” Woodruff and the Chip crew for two days of riding, customs and all-around good times! Learn more at https://www.papachubbys.com/ * * *
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Hey, We rolled in from Bonneville yesterday afternoon, an easy five hours with three drivers covering about 125 miles apiece. The Salt Torpedo set a record with a top speed of 144.888 the first day of racing. The next day we sailed through the lights on a rutted track at over 150. Our team at
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 Hey, We won’t produce a news column this week. It’s pandemonium on the Streets of the biggest, baddest motorcycle rally in the world. There’s more to do in the rolling Black Hills than you can shake a dozen sticks at. There are demo rides from every manufacturer, every product on the planet is represented,
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Get up and Get Ready for Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! HUGE credit goes to our engineering, procurement, and production teams for getting these updated V2s complete and ready to roll for Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Get ready for a wild week in Sturgis, South Dakota August 2-10 for Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Come see, feel, and hear the
V2 Buell Super Cruisers at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! Read More »
Shock Talk: We are Here in Sturgis, Tie-downs & Podcast COME SEE US AT THE RALLY AT EXIT 55! Now- August10th We are set up at the famous Black Hills Harley-Davidson in the Vendor Lot, doing FREE INSTALLS and answering your suspension questions. Purchase your Rear Shocks and/or Front Fork Cartridges, and you’ll not only
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Boss is so busy, he started another shop to get busy with business. In the news this week, Bandit watches an old Science Fiction movie again and draws comparison to the current chaos on planet Earth regarding our oxygen levels. Can you guess the name of that flick based on a novelette by Philip K
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