Hey,The bros are fired up to hit the road, if they haven’t already. We’re receiving reports from Sturgis and still making trophies for the world’s finest Bikernet Brouhaha at Thunder Road on Friday, August 8th.
“My flight is Delta 3797, arriving 8:21 PM in Long Beach,” said Billy Lane. We picked him up and he fired-up his ’39 flathead.
Doc Robinson looked at it and shook his head. “It’ll never make it,” he said. Billy has already ridden the bike half way across the country. It’s not a looker, but runs.
“My all time favorite motorcycle,” Billy said packing it for the run to Sturgis, then to Florida, that’s across country on this bike.
Let’s hit the news, then I’ll show you the making of the World’s Best Bikernet Brouhaha Burn-Out Champion Trophy:
KENNY SAMSON BREAKS GROUND IN STURGIS, IS SAMSON MOVING?–He has another building out by the UPS. This will be an industrial building.
–Donna
BIKERNET WEEKLY PRODUCT RELEASES FROM RIVERA PRIMO / 7-31-08SEALED PRIMARY BEARING–When converting a stock primary drive to a dry clutch for belt drive use, the stockbearing can be replaced with Rivera Primo’s SEALED BEARING, which is pressedinto the inner primary cover.
Simply remove the OEM race from the transmission mainshaft(use our #34902-84tool from Jims) for this portion of the job. The new bearing is a slip-fit on the mainshaft.
Fits all Evo 5-speed models.
PP-216 Sealed Inner Primary Bearing $ 18.91
TAKE A BREAK FROM HARRIED LIVES TO FOCUS ON BIKERNET PHILOSOPHY–The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people toknow ‘why’ I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way and some of theroads weren’t paved.
When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think ofAlgebra.
You know you are getting old when everything either dries up, or leaks.One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such anice change from being young.Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.First you forget names, then you forget faces. Then you forget to pullup your zipper. It’s worse when you forget to pull it down.Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was calledwitchcraft. Today, it’s called golf..Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over mymouth…AMEN..!!
–from Buckshot
ROUTE SET FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON 105TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN MILWAUKEE–MDA Heroes to Lead the Weekend’s Traditional Highpoint Event
With a group of top fundraisers for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) from around the U.S. leading the way, a parade of Harley-Davidson motorcycles will travel through the streets of Milwaukee on Saturday, August 30, 2008 to celebrate the Company’s 105th Anniversary.
The Parade will depart at 9 a.m. from Milwaukee’s Miller Park. Public viewing areas will begin at the corner of 35th Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Riders will continue east on Wisconsin Avenue, turn south on Milwaukee Street, then turn east on Erie Street to the parking lots of the Henry Meier Festival Park.
The Harley-Davidson Parade of MDA Heroes will be led by riders who have raised at least $6,400 for MDA prior to August 1, 2008. The $6,400 covers the cost of sending eight kids to MDA Summer Camp. The parade will also include representatives from Harley-Davidson dealerships around the world, Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) members in the H.O.G. Chapter Parade of Flags, Harley-Davidson employees and thousands of Harley-Davidson customers. The majority of participants were chosen at random from those who purchased Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration tickets. Participants must have an official parade credential to participate.
Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary parade
“The 105th Anniversary Parade is a unique chance for the family of Harley-Davidson customers, dealers, suppliers, employees and sponsors to celebrate the excitement of 105 years of Harley-Davidson and at the same time help support the Muscular Dystrophy Association,” said Harley-Davidson Manager of Community Relations, Tony Shields. “In addition, one of the highlights of our past parades has been the Milwaukee community embracing our visitors and making them feel welcome.”
Harley-Davidson has held motorcycle parades in Milwaukee for previous Anniversary celebrations in 2003, 1998 and 1993. On each occasion, the community enthusiastically welcomed the riders, making the parades both fun and memorable, with thousands turning out to see the spectacle.
Harley-Davidson’s 105th Anniversary weekend in Milwaukee includes non-stop activities planned throughout the city. The events will be centered around Milwaukee’s lakefront including music, food and entertainment at the Summerfest Grounds, the new Harley-Davidson Museum and a special Harley-Davidson exhibit at Discovery World. H.O.G. will also celebrate its 25th Anniversary in style with an event at Miller Park. Most events will be available to ticket holders only, but the Main Street Exposition at Veterans Park, an outdoor festival with music, food and entertainment will be open to everyone, creating a perfect meeting and gathering place. There will be a celebration kick-off at the corporate offices on Juneau Avenue and other events at area Harley-Davidson facilities.
Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration ticket packages, as well as tickets for the August 29 Foo Fighters with special guest Three Days Grace and the August 30 Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band concert at the Roadhouse at the Lakefront, are currently available by visiting www.harley-davidson.com/105th.
In addition to the 105th parade, Harley-Davidson and its dealers and riders have a whole variety of exciting fundraising activities in store for enthusiasts. More information is available at www.mdarides.org.
THE FOLLOWING CALL-TO-ACTION IS FORWARDED TO YOU FROM–Lynn M. WesleyAssistant State Legislative Coordinator, ABATE of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Representative, Motorcycle Riders’ Foundation
Action Needed: Please read the below tofamiliarize yourself with the situation. There’s a proposed resolution that would deny publicly funded health care to motorcyclists
Our goal is to:A:) Fill the Public Safety Committee meeting with as many bodies that willfit. The hearingon the proposed Social Burden Resolution will be held @4:00 pmB) Jam the County’s communication system with emails, calls and faxes.(Drozd is the bad guy, Burn is the GOOD guy and most all of the other PublicSafety Committee members are with us, so please be nice to them.) If youremail is returned, that means we have done well. Please do keep resendinguntil the hearing is over.
C) Ultimately, the supreme goal is to convince Council that if they reallyare interested in saving lives, then work with us.
D.) Last, but not least, hit Drozd from all angles. His personal email isMdrozd@verizon.net
And his home office telephone number is 412.364.1600
On 13 June, a University of Pittsburgh press release announced theforthcoming publication of a new study claiming “Major Increase in HeadInjuries Noted after Repeal of Pennsylvania’s Motorcycle Helmet Law.” in theAugust issue of the American Journal of Public Health. The authors, Drs.Mertz and Weiss claimed, “Even after accounting for increases in motorcycleregistrations that occurred during this period, a 32 percent increase inhead injury deaths and a 42 percent increase in head injury-relatedhospitalizations, raising concerns about motorcyclists’ safety and theimpact of this trend on health care costs.” A full-blown public relationscircus accompanied the release, resulting in sensationalist media coveragethroughout the state and across the nation.
The curious timing of the release, two months before the study’spublication, was revealed on 22 June, with the release of The LegislativeBudget and Finance Committee’s report, “Motorcycle Injuries and Fatalitiessince the 2003 Repeal of the Mandatory Helmet Law.” The official governmentreport found that the fatality rate has remained IDENTICAL and major andmoderate injuries, along with the crash rate, have actually DECLINED! Thestate report also addressed the Pitt study, noting that “it did notdetermine incidences of helmet usage in motorcycle head injury deaths andhospitalizations,” even though that data is available.
Disregarding the findings of the state report, Allegheny County CouncilmanMatt Drozd (who, not coincidentally, requested the Pitt study) introduced aresolution calling on the state to re-enact a mandatory helmet law. Meetingvocal opposition from motorcyclists, Drozd amended his resolution tomaintain freedom of choice, but deny public health care funding to anymotorcyclist involved in a crash resulting in head trauma which could havebeen prevented by wearing an approved helmet. The Drozd resolution wasreferred to the Public Safety Committee, which will meet to discuss themeasure on 31 July.
Committee Chair Jim Burn (one of the good guys) has gone above and beyond toencourage bikers’ participation in the Committee’s deliberations, schedulingthe meeting to make sure it does not conflict with the Sturgis rally inAugust, and we plan to turn out in force. (Although these committee meetingsare generally not open to public comment, he invited “as many as we care tobring” to speak in support of our position.) In the meantime, Council–andespecially Councilman Drozd–needs to hear from the broadest possiblespectrum of motorcyclists. We request your assistance by letting Councilknow your thoughts on discriminatory government actions that penalizemotorcyclists in the name of public safety while completely ignoring thewidely recognized hazards which actually cause m otorcycle crashes and killbikers every day.
You can contact Councilman Drozd at mdrozd@alleghenycounty.us
In addition to Drozd, members of the Public Safety Committee include:
James Burn, Jr. (Chair)
jburnjr@alleghenycounty.us
John DeFazio
jdefazio@alleghenycounty.us
James Ellenbogen
jellenbogen@alleghenycounty.us
Vince Gastgeb
vgastgeb@alleghenycounty.us
Dr. Charles Martoni
cmartoni@alleghenycounty.us
William Russell Robinson
wrobinson@alleghenycounty.us
Thanks in advance for you help, and
Live to be Free!
–Lynn M. Wesley
COOLBETH BATTLES BACK AT HAGERSTOWN HALF-MILE–Coolbeth Rides Factory Harley-Davidson to Win and Regains Points Lead
HAGERSTOWN, MD (July 26, 2008) ? Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle factory rider Kenny Coolbeth overcame a poor start and fought his way through the field to win the AMA Grand National Twins race at Hagerstown Speedway. In notching his fourth Grand National Twins victory of the season, Coolbeth regained the season points lead he lost last week at Greenville, Ohio, to Latus Harley-Davidson/Screamin? Eagle rider Joe Kopp, who finished third at Hagerstown. With five races left on the 2008 season schedule, Coolbeth leads Kopp by just six points.
?The Factory Harley-Davidson team gave me a perfect set-up tonight,? said Coolbeth. ?I got behind at the start but had the motorcycle I needed to race back to the front. This is a big win to put us back on top in points.?
The 25-lap Grand National main started in a light mist, with Glassman/LZ Racing rider Sammy Halbert getting the hole shot and quickly pulled away from Kopp and American Suzuki rider Jake Johnson. Coolbeth started the race in fifth behind Blue Springs Harley-Davidson/Screamin’ Eagle rider Jared Mees. Skillfully guiding his Harley-Davidson XR-750 on the slick clay track, Coolbeth got by Mees on lap three, passed Johnson on lap six, and moved ahead of his championship rival, Kopp, on lap eight.
Halbert appeared to be on the way to his first career Grand National win, but Coolbeth would not be denied. Riding smoothly and consistently, the two-time Grand National champion closed the gap and passed Halbert to take the lead on lap 16. Halbert would not go quietly, however, and dogged Coolbeth for several laps. But Coolbeth?s steady performance and a few slight errors by the young Halbert allowed Coolbeth to edge ahead, and he crossed the finish line with a lead of 1.537 seconds. Kopp finished third, followed by Johnson, Mees and Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew rider Bryan Smith aboard the Moroney’s Harley-Davidson/Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson XR-750.
After eight of 13 events on the 2008 AMA Grand National Twins schedule, Coolbeth leads the series with 149 points. Kopp is second with 143 points, followed by Smith with 129 points and Chris Carr with 100. Mees is ninth with 67 points.
The 2008 AMA Grand National Twins Championship will next race on August 31 and September 1 on the Springfield Mile at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill.
The Screamin’ Eagle Flat Track team is sponsored by Matco Tools.
CHARLIE BRECHTEL AT BUFFALO CHIP OFFERS DVDS WITH HIS NEXT ALBUM ON CD– THESE ARE PICTURES FROM BEAUMONT TEXAS / SONNYKEETON & HIS SON WAYLON. THEY ARE PART OF MY CD PROJECT “IRON VOODOO” I AM GOING TO BE INCLUDING A DVD TO GO ALONG WITH MY CD. THE DVD IS GOING TO INCLUDE ALL THE STUFF THAT IT TOOK TO REBUILD MY BIKE AND A MAKING IN THE MUSIC.
IT’S A VOODOO STORY ON REVERSING THE CURSE ON MY BIKE GOING FROM A 86 HERITAGE SOFTAIL TO A SONNY KEETON EXTRVAGANZA. THE BIKE WILL LOOK NOWHERE NEAR THE ORIGINAL STYLE. WE ALSO TOOK OUR FILM CREW “WATER BUFFALO FILMS” AND SHOT IT LIVE ON LOCATION.
WATER BUFFALO FILMS IS CURRENTLY FINISHING UP THERE BIKER DOCUMENTARY CALLED “I RIDE”. WHICH ON SEPT. 25TH WILL BE THE WRAP PARTY WHICH WILL BE D?BUTING AT A NIGHT CLUB IN SAN FRANCISCO. FEATURING THE FRYED BROTHERS AND THE CHARLIE BRECHTEL BAND AS THE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT AND A HOST OF OTHER TALENTED BIKE BUILDERS AND PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY.
MORE INFORMATION CONTACT WATERBUFFALOFILMS.COM OR BIG7PRODUCTIONS.COM
–CHARLIE BRECHTEL
EXCELSIOR-HENDERSON ISN’T DEAD YET–I posted on the E-H Resource Board.. Try this..http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Excelsior-Henderson-Resource-Board/message/28946
–Jumper
JON TOWLE GET ACCOLADES FOR NIGHTSTER REPORT FROM A BLONDE MOM–Just wanted to thank you for the write up on the nightster. I couldn’t agree with you more. Though it may be a few months old, the article is great and made me smile, as I have a 2009 Nightster of my own.
My story? I’m a mom of two little ones (almost 3 and 1 1/2) I’ve always been a fast pace kind of girl but I think this beats all previous records. On Monday I decided I wanted to learn how to ride a motorcycle. On Tuesday I had private lessons. On Wednesday I passed my permit test, wandered into a Doc’s Harley in St. Louis and put a down payment on the ONLY bike that made my heart skip a beat- the 1200 cc 2009 Nightster. On Thursday I got my license and on Friday my Nightster was delivered to my front door. Granted on Friday evening I was only reving the engine in my garage but by today (Sunday) I’ve already put 60 miles on my new baby.
Some things are just meant to be…..
—
Emilie Schmidt
BIKERNET STAFFER, NYLA OLSEN’S LUCKY DEVIL METAL WORKS PROJECT BOBBER REPORT–“Finished these two pieces over the week-end for you…I will ship today,” said Heather New, of New-Line Engraving. She’s amazing. The bike is currently in the Lucky Devil paint booth. Wait till you see the paint shots.
ROGUE BIKERNET CORRESPONDENT ROLLS TOWARDS THE BADLANDS– I have checked everything I can think of on the bike plus I have installed a Baker Plus 1 Oil Pan to keep the Spectro Platinum 20W50 Synthetic Engine Oil cool and working to protect my engine. The Continental Milestones have the correct air pressure so I get good mileage and handling out of them and also gas economy. A new Alloy Art Swingarm Stabilizer is being tried out as well. I even had Professional Design Upholstery add some padding to the seat and a new panel. That will help me put in the full days of riding in comfort.
Cameras have been cleaned and checked so that I will be ready to get some good shots including those at the Brouhahna event at Thunder Roads in Sturgis. I will also be at numerous other places looking for interesting shots for the magazines. Have me take your photo!
I have programmed my cell phone with ICE-Wife and ICE-Son. ICE stands for In Case of Emergency so that if any thing should happen on the ride responders will know who to contact.
Though I will be riding from Florida I realize that for a lot of reasons many will be trailering and I am requesting you keep a eye out for the motorcycles on the road and probably wouldn?t hurt if you had a extra can a gas LOL.
Those riding who pull over and Need Assistance Should Signal Others By Placing a Object A Reasonable Distance Behind the Motorcycle. Hey haulin’ ass in the left lane a person will need time to get over and stop. So many people stop on the side of the road for many reasons so If You Need Help SIGNAL.
–Rogue
Sturgis Freedom Fighters
Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005
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