Interviews

Even More Sex Drugs & Rock’n Roll

Thunder Bob talks with Bandit about his 100 year Harley-Davidson Road King Classic canvas on 2 wheels. It’s Bandit’s Garage Part Duo. At Bikernet you get all the 411 on new parts and bike builds. It is all here.

Bandit takes a perfectly good motorcycle and modifies it. His creed, leave no motorcycle stock, ever.

Thunder Bob of metricthunder.com is on mic with George Emmons Najar of Horsepower Marketing producing.

Sex Drugs & Rock’n Roll

Batman has his bat cave and Bandit has his lair. We rush the World HQ on a late Friday night in November to get the 411 on how Keith ‘Bandit’ Ball puts it all together at Bikernet.com. Continued »

How Fast Can a 50cc Sportbike Go?

Eric Manning is running a 50CC Aprilia for a record and then plans on building a streamliner. It’s one step at a time for the son of the Big Ugly Bastard or BUB as his friends call him.

Thunder Bob talks to Eric and his rider Andy about their 3 year plan to take the ultimate 50cc prize.

“King” Kenny Roberts gave Roland Sands a motor from their MotoGP KRV5 engines; the only MotoGP engine ever to leave their coveted paddock. Sands creates a complete custom with the highly-engineered race engine. Then Roland Sands Design put the build on DVD for all to see.

We catch up with Roland on his build.

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Mother & Daughter Have a Need For Speed

We catch up with Erica and Laura between rounds. Both ladies race at the 2007 BUB Speed Trials and take home records. Continued »

Bonneville Salt Flats Racing

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. Continued »

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. Continued »

Some dream of getting a land speed record……. others stay awake and do it!!! Now in it’s 4th year, the International Motorcycle Speed Trials by BUB has been concorded by the BUB (Big Ugly Bastard) himself! Continued »

Thunder Bob checks in at the Dealer Show in Indianapolis with world renown custom builder Matt Hotch. Don’t miss the interview. Continued »

Thunder Bob Out at Indy
Thunder Bob was out trolling the Dealer Expo in Indy and hooked up with the pros at Hard Krome. They have new technology and a new look. Check it out.

About Hard-Krome Pipes
Every Hard-Krome pipe is Continued »

John Power of National Cycle discusses their use of polycarbonate for windshields. Continued »

Thunder Bob catches up with Branden Westfall of Big Bike Parts at the 2007 Dealernews International Powersports Dealer Expo located at the Indianapolis Convention Center & RCA Dome. Continued »

Road Sofa Softy-Saddle for Hard Bikers - Mustang Seats are super soft. Thunder Bob stopped in and spoke with Al Simmons about Mustang and what makes his seat different from the rest. Continued »

Magazine publisher TAM Communications named Eric Putter as editor of RoadBike, the best selling, all-metric motorcycle magazine. Eric joins Thunder Bob at the Indy Dealernews show in February, 2007. Continued »

Ness-Mania has invaded the custom bike show circuit with their first show debut in San Jose on January 27 – 28, 2007. Bandit talks with Cory Ness about their upcoming event and the family business. Continued »

Famed builder Donnie Smith is having a Bike Show and you are invited. Bandit hooks up with the customizing legend to talk about his show in St. Paul, MN as well as the Arlen Ness Bike Show in San Jose. Click here for the show. Continued »

Thunder Bob hooked up with Tom Monroe at the final AMA Supermoto Championship race of the season at Long Beach, CA. Continued »

Larry Nagel of Dreamcraft Motorcycles

2005 & 2006 LA Calendar Show Winner

Dreamcraft Motorcycles is a unique partnership between Larry Nagel , a renown motorsports fabricator for the Hollywood movie studios, and Paul Yang , an Art Center College of Design graduate who brings his own fresh ideas to the custom motorcycles scene.

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Bikini Central - LA Calendar Show

2006 LA Calendar Show Bikini Contest Winner
Like the short skirt, tight top and micro shorts? Well, Candice Curtis knows how to wear them. She even knows what to print on them… Sin a Little. Continued »

Playboy Covergirl - LA Calendar Show

Christy Hemme was on Howard Stern this year, twice, and Howard didn’t ask her to get naked. What was Howard thinking?

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Jesse Rooke builds innovative motorcycles. One of his most unique v-twin comes from a KTM mil. Thunder Bob caught up with Rooke at the La Calendar show. Bikernet Radio has the broadcast.

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Russell Mitchell is the president of Exile Cycles, now in its tenth year of doing business. The company has grown from its modest beginnings into a multi-million dollar corporation. In the beginning Exile Cycles consisted of Russell whittling one-off motorcycles in his own garage.

Thunder Bob sits down with Mitchell and posts pics of the Babes at La Calendar Show… Don’t miss it!

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Danielle Spandau, Executive Producer for Metric Revolution. Builders from the TV reality show Metric Revolution talks with Thunder Bob.

Coming soon to a TV near you is a brand new bike series called Metric Revolution. This is a show that is all about metric cruisers!

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Dave Rash on Bikernet Radio

Exhaust pipes are one of the few things that make more power immediately. Add a cam and iginition and you are cooking with oil. Continued »

From Bikernet Radio

The Saxon Motorcycle Company storms in from the Southwest to dealers across the country with designs that are truly unique and well executed. Continued »

From Bikernet Radio

Thunder Bob gets the 411 on Hardbikes… the company that allows you to create your own custom motorcycle. From pro-street to choppers, Hardbikes allows you to deliver your dreams. Continued »

From Bikernet Radio

Thunder Bob dials up Jaz to get the lowdown on R-Max USA by Roadmax. Over 50% of the custom bike builders run a R-Max product. Continued »

From Bikernet Radio

Thunder Bob chats up this custom bike designer from the Great White North. No wonder Brian builds such outstanding bikes… It snows 6 months out of the year! Continued »

From Bikernet Radio

Jesse Rooke profiled his new KTM Custom MotoBike at California Speedway during the opening round of the 2006 AMA Supermoto Championship presented by Parts Unlimited. Continued »

Bob Feather’s Photographs Tell a Story

Bob Feather knows his way around a camera. Feather has been a professional photographer for over 16 years and is currently a staff photographer for both American Iron and RoadBike Magazines.

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BUB AIMS FOR 325 MPH in 2006

What does the Big Ugly Bastard (BUB) have to say about Bonneville, Rinehart exhausts and running one of the most successful exhaust pipe manufacturers in the world?

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Bandit from Bikernet.com selected Thunder Bob to kick off Bikernet Radio. Over 300,000 bikers make Bikernet a monthly destination and many are listening in on TB.

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Saddlemen provides innovative designs and produces industry-leading products that have your comfort in mind. Tom Monroe talks about what is happening at the firm and how they are meeting the needs of the cruiser marketplace Continued »

Jon Von Chaldy, The Baron, talks with Metric Thunder Bob about Sturgis, design, customization and a new biker TV show… don’t miss it! Click the left button to start, the middle button to pause and the right button to stop.

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Look to Kuryakyn for the ultimate in style and comfort. They have set their sights on making your ride a richer experience on short commutes or the long haul. Continued »

BUB AIMS FOR 325 MPH in 2006

What does the Big Ugly Bastard (BUB) have to say about Bonneville, Rinehart exhausts and running one of the most successful exhaust pipe manufacturers in the world? Denis Manning spills it on Bikenet Radio.

Click here to hear Thunder Bob’s interview with the Bubster.

Jessica Prokup, editor of RoadBike, talks about the sun, the sand, the bikes and racing. Her trip started with 5 inches of snow and ended with 80 degrees and a sunburn… Continued »