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November 20th, 2007
The Swiss Invades Bonneville
The Swiss Government races after 4 records.
The Swiss Government went after 4 world records and came home with 2 new records with Markus Saegesser on the handlebars. Team Swissperformance and the sponsors saw the movie The World’s Fastest Indian and decided to go to the salt. Thunder Bob gets the 411 from fast man Saegesser.
Who new that the Swiss could hot rod a Harley?
The Results
Class - 3000 A PBG - New record of 146.246
Class - 3000 APS PBG - New record of 156.508
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October 29th, 2007
The Unfriendly Salt In Bonneville
Bonneville is a tough place. The 65 square miles of salt creates its own weather. On any given day it can rain, thunder, hail and then turn sunny.
Bonneville photos are posted here of the team and competitors of the 2007 BUB Speed Trials.
Thunder Bob of Metric Thunder worked out of Team 5-Ball Racing pit to provide the Bikernet TV racing report. Bikernet TV is produced by Horsepower Marketing.
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October 26th, 2007
Girls Gone Chopper
Nothing could be Finer than to have Jenn on my Chopper in the Morning!
We know you’ve had a hard day. So we decided to give you a little gratuitous ‘Girl Gone Chopper’. A reader sent this in so we just had to post it up. Hope U Enjoy!
If you have video that you want to share or would like for us to showcase then let us know. We are all eyes.
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October 26th, 2007
Texan Gerald Jessup Gears Up in Bonneville
Gerald Jessup from Texas hugs the groupies and is looking to to run 105 mph on a 1951 Triumph T100 - an ex-flatracker. He’s looking to set the gas and fuel record. He dusted the bike off and pulled it out of the garage and came to Utah.
Bonneville photos are posted here of the team and competitors of the 2007 BUB Speed Trials.
Thunder Bob of Metric Thunder worked out of Team 5-Ball Racing pit to provide the Bikernet TV racing report. Bikernet TV is produced by Horsepower Marketing.
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October 26th, 2007
Vintage 1973 Yamaha 350 Takes Record in Bonneville
Doug Frasier runs a 1973 Yamaha RD 350 at the 2007 BUB Speed Trials in Bonneville.
Before we had any clue about the myriad dangers of triple cheeseburgers, saturated fat, unburned hydrocarbons there was the Yamaha RD 350 that was known as the streetbike “Giant Killer” because it was fast and nimble.
This 350cc, 2-stroke, twin cylinder streetbike kicks asphalt!
Bonneville photos are posted here of the team and competitors of the 2007 BUB Speed Trials.
Thunder Bob of Metric Thunder worked out of Team 5-Ball Racing pit to provide the Bikernet TV racing report. Bikernet TV is produced by Horsepower Marketing.
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October 20th, 2007
The Ultimate Midwest Bike Show
3 B’s - Bikes, Beer, Babes Every year the annual Donnie Smith Invitational Bike Show packs them in. Winters are brutal in Minnesota and some of the best builders hole up and build world-class sleds. Check it out!
To read the Bikernet Report on the show click here.
Bikernet TV is produced by Horsepower Marketing.
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October 20th, 2007
Come to Utah & Race at Bonneville
In this class, Run Whatcha Brung, you can just show up and run with the big dogs. Many of the competitors would test on this track and then go set a record on the world-class track.
Bonneville photos are posted here of the team and competitors of the 2007 BUB Speed Trials. Everything from a 4 wheel sportbike to $100,000 custom motorcycles are captured on the salt.
Thunder Bob of Metric Thunder worked out of Team 5-Ball Racing pit to provide the Bikernet TV racing report. Bikernet TV is produced by Horsepower Marketing.
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October 20th, 2007
Team D&D Performance Enterprises
“If you cut us, we bleed salt,” said Dave Rash, The Pope of Pipe. Rash talks about the D&D performance exhaust pipe, engine and the 6-speed tranny.
Bonneville photos are posted here of the team and competitors of the 2007 BUB Speed Trials.
Thunder Bob of Metric Thunder worked out of Team 5-Ball Racing pit to provide the Bikernet TV racing report. Bikernet TV is produced by Horsepower Marketing.
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October 20th, 2007
Bandit Takes a Record at Bonneville
Hooked by 65-square-miles of dazzling salt, the Bikernet 5-Ball Racing Team takes a Bonneville world record in 2007.
Two years of racing and two records!
Bonneville photos are posted here of the team and competitors of the 2007 BUB Speed Trials.
Thunder Bob of Metric Thunder worked out of Team 5-Ball Racing pit to provide the Bikernet TV racing report. Bikernet TV is produced by Horsepower Marketing.
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October 20th, 2007
Team D&D Performance Enterprises
Team D&D Performance Enterprises launched an assault on the 2007 Bonneville Speed Trials by BUB with two salt-spec race bikes and one hungry professional pilot, Jon Minonno.
Bonneville photos are posted here of the team and competitors of the 2007 BUB Speed Trials.
Thunder Bob of Metric Thunder worked out of Team 5-Ball Racing pit to provide the Bikernet TV racing report. Bikernet TV is produced by Horsepower Marketing.
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October 15th, 2007
The Heart of The Weapan
Accurate Engineering’s ‘Outlaw 120’ made history during the Bonneville Salt Flats 2007 International Motorcycle Speed Trials. The “Assault Weapan”, powered by Accurate’s 120 cubic inch Panhead motor, was 5-Ball Racing’s entry on the flats.
Barry Wardlaw is the man behind the power and we get the details of the engine build. To see more click on Accurate Engineering to review his website.
Keith “Bandit” Ball ached to get back to Bonneville since his record from 2006. Bandit created 5-Ball Racing to taste the salt again.
Bonneville photos are posted here of the team and competitors of the 2007 BUB Speed Trials.
Thunder Bob of Metric Thunder worked out of Team 5-Ball Racing pit to provide the Bikernet TV racing report. Bikernet TV is produced by Horsepower Marketing.
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October 11th, 2007
Building The Weapan
Keith Randall Ball, owner of 5-Ball Racing and Capo of Bikernet.com Magazine, talks to Thunder Bob about all the components that went into building his 2007 land speed racebike (LSR).
From custom fitting the pilot to LSR exhaust pipes from D&D Performance Enterprises, 5-Ball Racing built a motorcycle for taking records at the white salt in Bonneville.
Bandit takes you through the concept to the final production with video of the bike in action.
Bonneville photos are posted here of the team and competitors of the 2007 BUB Speed Trials.
Thunder Bob of Metric Thunder worked out of Team 5-Ball Racing pit to provide the Bikernet TV racing report. Bikernet TV is produced by Horsepower Marketing.
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October 6th, 2007
Bandit’s Got a Racing Jones
What does a guy do when the first time out on the Bonneville Salt Flats he wins a world record? If you’re Bandit you build a bigger, faster bike and go again.
Bandit studied aerodynamics and built a partial streamliner for his run at the 2007 BUB Meet. His goal was the title of the World’ Fastest Harley-Davidson Panhead. We get the 411 on his pilot, Valerie Thompson, and what it took to get to Bonneville.
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October 1st, 2007
Ultimate B’Day
Andy gets a 40th birthday present to remember. His honey gets him a copy of the company’s flagship tattoo bobber from Brass Balls Bobbers.
Dar Holdsworth, Darwin Motorcyle’s Head Honcho of Brass Balls Bobbers.com, builds a birthday motorcycle for delivery at the 2007 Sturgis run.
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September 29th, 2007
Sam Wills of Racing Innovations has been building chassis since 1979. He has built chassis for some of the biggest and well-known custom bike builders in the industry and has been featured on several well-known shows on the Discovery Channel.
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July 17th, 2007
Banidt hits the stage with a way cool lid. Why do ya need a helmet on stage? Maybe to keep the sun off the sensitive scalp? No idea but the man is hooked by 65-square-miles of dazzling salt. The Bikernet 5-Ball Racing Team plans to return, after building a bike specifically designed for a land […]
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July 17th, 2007
Bikernet TV Presents a Vintage film of boardtrack racing with motorcycles. Cool black and white feature.
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July 17th, 2007
Charlie Brechtel Band sings a tribute to Wino Willy of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club
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May 30th, 2007
Bandit talks about racing in Bonneville.
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May 30th, 2007
Chris Carr Holds the World Record of 350.885 MPH. He is freakingly fast on the salt or the dirt. Thunder Bob catches up with mister fast to talk about his world record at the Indy show.
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May 30th, 2007
BoB KaY on Designing Jackets, Gloves & Belts @ Torian Chopper Leather
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May 30th, 2007
Thunder Saddle Winner Mr. Paul Sedley. A good guy with a great looking new Thunder Saddle
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April 1st, 2007
Matt Hotch now on Bikernet TV - This self-taught metal master has been known to build innovative and radical designs. With a philosophy like “perfection is possible,” Hotch has proven and earned respect as one of the premier custom bike builders.
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March 27th, 2007
Thunder Bob on No Blue Pipes - True Doublewall construction was created to eliminate bluing — a pipe within a pipe! Because of the way they’re designed and made, this unique feature keeps every Hard-Krome pipe looking beautiful from Day One - Checkout Bikernet TV!
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March 27th, 2007
350.885 - BUB Holds the Record - Denis Manning and the BUB Racing team set the new absolute motorcycle land speed record when rider Chris Carr piloted the BUB #7 Streamliner 354.832 mph on the down run and 346.939 on the return, for an average of 350.885 mph.
Denis Manning and the BUB Racing team set the new absolute motorcycle land speed record when rider Chris Carr piloted the BUB #7 Streamliner 354.832 mph on the down run and 346.939 on the return, for an average of 350.885 mph. [28:45m]:
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