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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 8-K

    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                 July 17, 2001

                       (Date of earliest event reported)

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                               EASYRIDERS, INC.

            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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  (State or other jurisdiction of           (Primary Standard Industrial             (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or                  Classification Code Number)             Identification No.)
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                              28210 Dorothy Drive
                        Agoura Hills, California 91301
                                (818) 889-8740
              (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                     including area code, of registrant's
                         principal executive offices)


    J. Robert Fabregas, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
                               Easyriders, Inc.
                              28210 Dorothy Drive
                        Agoura Hills, California 91301
                           (818) 889-8740, ext. 548
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                             of agent for service)
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Item 3.  Bankruptcy or Receivership.
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         On July 17, 2001, Easyriders, Inc., and its principal operating
subsidiary, Paisano Publications, Inc. (collectively "Easyriders"), filed
voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of
California, San Fernando Valley Division.

         The bankruptcy court filings were prompted primarily by various
repayment demands and other disputes that Easyriders was having with its primary
secured lender, Nomura Holding America Inc. ("Nomura"), including Nomura's
unwillingness to extend the September 23, 2001 maturity date of its secured loan
in the principal amount of approximately $21 million. Notwithstanding these
disputes, the parties entered into a cash collateral stipulation prior to
Easyriders' bankruptcy filings which will enable Easyriders to continue to
operate in the ordinary course of business and pay all necessary operating
expenses. Concurrently with such filings, Easyriders filed a motion seeking
emergency Bankruptcy Court approval of its cash collateral stipulation with
Nomura.

         The Bankruptcy Court held a hearing on July 20, 2001 at which the
Bankruptcy Court approved the cash collateral stipulation between Easyriders and
Nomura. No change in management or control of Easyriders has occurred, and the
companies' operations have continued uninterrupted.

         Easyriders hopes to emerge from their Chapter 11 proceedings with a
comprehensive restructuring of all of their debt. With Nomura's consent,
Easyriders has engaged the Westlake Village-based investment banking firm of
Murphy Noel Capital to provide financial advisory services to them.


                                  SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                               EASYRIDERS, INC.




                               By: /s/ J. Robert Fabregas
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                               Name:  J. Robert Fabregas
                               Title: Chief Executive Officer and
                                      Chief Financial Officer

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