FXST Detachable Motorcycle Windshield
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Learning To Work On A Motorcycle By Christy This journey started at Space Coast Harley-Davidson, March 2024, one sunny Saturday morning, where I test rode and bought my 2023 FXST Softail Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Years ago, I owned a Sportster and recently have been riding one, but I felt it was time to go to a Bigger bike, so I did. While I had been riding the Sportster with a windshield, I realized it was a definite must to have on my Softail and couldnāt ride without one. Riding on the east coast, there are times when itās very windy and I feel the windshield protected me. So, with some research I decided on a detachable wind splitter windshield Click here ...
Read More Book Review: I AM Delilah Jones
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Book Reveiw of the Week By J.J. Solari The book āI AM Delilah Jones aka Doris Gohlke: I Lived And Loved As I Pleased,ā is, first of all, large. Itās the size of a sheet of normal bond paper, 337 numbered pages and full of photos. If youāre an edentulate reprobate like myself, you probably - and I hate to say this if sheās reading this-- you probably took her into the bathroom with you when you were a strapping young lad because she was in damn near every āgirlie magā that was flooding the back racks of the newsstands, when they had newsstands, and she wasnāt bashful. This wasnāt the Hustler age of girlie mags, they werenāt porn, but ...
Read More SleevesUp: Ride On For Jesse Rooke
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SleevesUp: Ride On For Jesse Rooke #27 This is a VIRTUAL blood drive to honor Jesse Rooke; it is for out of state family & and friends, or anyone who canāt be at the June 1st blood drive. https://sleevesup.redcrossblood.org/campaign/ride-on-for-jesse-rooke-27-3/ You can participate VIRTUALLY in the blood drive by clicking āPLEDGE TO GIVE BLOODā, then donating at your local American Red Cross🩸 📆This Virtual blood drive is from: May 1, 2024 thru August 31, 2024. āRide On for Jesse Rooke #27ā- will be linked with the IN PERSON drive on June 1, 2024, when we will be honoring Jesseās life at an American Red Cross blood drive at The Martin Auto Museum in Glendale, AZ. ***The IN PERSON drive June 1st ...
Read More Hot Day, Sweet Beer by Rhys
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Hot Day, Sweet Beer by Rhys with illustration by Wayfarer Pulled out of my garage and took off down the street. No particular destination just needed the wind in my face. After an hour or so came across a little joint on a country road with outside seating at picnic tables. I dismounted my steel steed and sat down . A cute little thing came out and I asked for an ice cold draft. Sipping the brew and listening to the exhaust tick I thought it was a good day to be alive. (publication dated 28-Apr-2024) * * * Click to read all the entries from this year and then visit the previous year's entries and winners.
Read More The Tavern Stop by Gearhead
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The Tavern Stop by Gearhead I walked into the dark tavern after midnight. The last call was in a couple of hours. There she sat waiting for her biker knight in the corner. I sauntered over and sat down next to her. āWhat is your name Doll.ā āMy name is Mariah,ā she muttered, her red lips glistened. āWhat is yours big man?ā āThey call me Texas Red.ā āYour mother not like you or something?ā She asked. āI was named after a famous outlaw by my Dad.ā I then bought us both whiskeys. We toasted to our friendship. I put my hand on her thigh and the rest is history. (publication dated 26-Apr-2024) * * * If you are wondering why ...
Read More IIHS Updates Crash Ratings
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Today the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced updated ratings for vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention tests to address crashes that occur at higher speeds and those in which the struck vehicle is a motorcycle or large truck. This is the first time the IIHS has done this type of test involving motorcycles. The IIHS is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries, and property damage from motor vehicle crashes through research and evaluation and by educating consumers, policymakers, and safety professionals. The trials involving motorcycles positioned the bike in the center of the lane and offset to the left and the right. Tested vehicles were evaluated on forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking ...
Read More Strange Times Bikernet Weekly News for April 25, 2024
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Hey, We are living in strange times. I got into the middle of a conversation the other day. Someone complained that motorcycle rights canāt be partisanship or political. How is that possible? If you are involved in legislative matters, you are involved in the political community whether you like it or not. As soon as I found myself involved in Helmet Laws it became apparent. One side wanted control and way less freedom. The other wanted Freedom or personal choice. I try to apply Truth and Integrity to everything we do at Bikernet. --Bandit Click here to read the Weekly News only on Bikernet.com
Read More Reflections on Earth Day
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An Alternate Perspective by Alex Epstein While there are no perfect metrics of the worldās livability from a human flourishing perspective, three excellent ones are average life expectancy, average income, and total populationā¦ If todayās narrative about fossil fuels destroying our delicate, nurturing planet were true, then a chart of fossil fuel use, life expectancy, income, and population would be a sad story. As fossil fuel use went up, life expectancy would go down as fossil fuels depleted the Earth of nourishment and created myriad new dangers. Income would also go down as resources became scarceāand the scarcity would become worse and worse if population went up. But when we look at an actual chart of these metrics of a ...
Read More The Confused Bikernet Weekly News for April 18, 2024
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Itās trying to snow this morning but canāt decide which way to go. The dusty flecks of snow are dancing around in the breezy sky and canāt decide whether to land or just enjoy the ride, in the wind. Letās hit the news and see what happens next. You just canāt ever give up or give in. Keep the faith and keep riding free! --Bandit Click here to read the Weekly News only on Bikernet.com If you like Bikernet.com articles, tech, news, commentary, road-tests, reviews and more--then consider supporting this motorcycle-haven that is online since 1996 by becoming a member of Bandit's Cantina. Click here to know more. Best deal online and free swag with it.
Read More 100WFC: Third Date by JJ Spain
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Third Date by JJ Spainillustration by Wayfarer He introduced Mary to her first motorcycle ride. He pulled alongside a Ford Focus using the right turning lane. At the last second, the Ford also decided to turn right. The car's front fender gave the cycle an extra boost off the two-lane, crashing through a picket fence. Able to slide to a stop still upright, he sighed. His left knee put a dent in the black tank. His date was scared and crying. The bastard driver of the car didn't stop. They rode to her house to ice his knee. Two years later, he took a knee and she said, āYes.ā (publication dated 16-Apr-2024) GET THE RIGHT RIDING GEAR FOR YOUR GAL ...
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