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BIKERNET CRIME ALERT–
Did you hear about the midget psychic who robbed a bank?
The police put out an APB for a small medium at large.
BIKERNET ONGOING INTERVIEW WITH SAXON BOSS, JERRY PETTY–What happened to the Mad Jack new Saxon model designed by Gard Hollinger?
The cost just came in to high and we did not feel a 27k bobber would do well in the current market. It’s still on the shelf for the future. But we are about to release a new low-cost model that will fill the Bobber demand. Can’t wait to show it to you. Gard also helped with this bike. He’s amazing, and he’s working on our accessory product line.
We heard you’re doing well in Europe and Australia. Tell us about your plans? I saw a TV commercial the other day of Saxons going down the street with the Eiffel tower in the background, man was that cool.
We simply want to grow and support our dealers with that great Saxon customer service. As well we have Saxons in over 10 different countries. High gas prices all over the world drive folks to ride more motorcycles and Saxon has a blast working with other countries like Australia and Europe. It’s cool to be able to escape this damn desert and fly to foreign lands and ride one of our Saxon’s along a beautiful coast.
REUNION BASH, 2008 HELD AT THE HOUSE OF HARLEY– celebrating the 105th Harley-Davidson Anniversary to hold ?Women?s Day,? August 29, 2008.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin ? Reunion Bash, 2008 a House of Harley-Davidson production, held August 27 ? September 1, 2008 celebrating the Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary, will host Women?s Day on Friday August 29, 2008. Reunion Bash, 2008 including Women?s Day is free to the public and will be open 9:00 am ? 7:00 pm, at the House of Harley-Davidson dealership located at: 6221 W. Layton Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53220.
A part of the proceeds made during Women?s Day will benefit The RAACE Foundation a charity dedicated to the prevention of child sexual abuse. For more information please visit www.raace.org
Reunion Bash, 2008 will proudly host many female bike-industry celebrities on Women?s Day including:
As seen on NBC?s Today Show, the Chopper Chick Crew will do a live custom-bike-build for charity. Members of the Chopper Chick Crew include, Katie Putnam, Jayme Gray, Vivian “Gypsy” Charros, Ajax Forget, Athena “Chickie” Ransom, Kate O’Shea and Joann Bortels. For more information please visit www.chopperchickcrew.com
Genevieve Schmitt, founder of Women Riders Now will do two motivational speeches on ?Making More Saddle Time? and ?Taking the Next Step: Setting New Riding Goals?. To find out more about Genevieve Schmitt and Women Riders Now please visit www.womenridersnow.com
Garage Girls Seminars ? An intuitive guide to motorcycling for women. Seminars hosted by Sara Liberte & Jody Perewtiz include: ?Know Your Machine? and ?Tools?. To find out more about Garage Girls, please visit www.garage-girls.com I
n addition, there will be a Women?s Only Bike Show. To be eligible to sign-up, women must ride and own the bike they enter in the show. Spectator?s Choice ballots will be sold with proceeds going to The RAACE Foundation.
During the six (6) day Reunion Bash, 2008 celebration RDT Extreme Stunt Team, Division bmx and The Rhett Rotten Wall of Death will put on multiple death defying shows daily. Read more about each group at www.reunionbash.com Event Update page.
The House of Harley-Davidson, in Milwaukee, WI is one of the world’s largest Harley-Davidson dealerships. With a welcoming facility of more than 50,000 square feet, the House of Harley- Davidson offers a huge inventory of MotorClothes? merchandise, along with Genuine H-D? parts and accessories and a service department staffed by highly trained technicians. www.housofharley.com
–Brooke Pape
House of Harley-Davidson
6221 W. Layton Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53220
brookep@houseofharley.com
414-282-2211 x 168
FORGE-TEC INTRODUCES A NEW 3D WHEEL, THE EPIC– Oxnard, CA- Forge-Tec Motorcycle Wheels and Accessories announced today the introduction of the Epic, a new 3D wheel. The Epic is available in all popular sizes and applications (?84-?08?including ABS equipped models) and has matching rotors and pulleys. ?All of our 3D wheels are available in four different finishes: polished, black powder coated, chrome and Midnight Series (except the Legacy and the Nomad) stated Mark Finnie, who heads up the Forge-Tec Motorcycle Operation. ?We are not only making these new 3D wheels for the Harley and Custom American V-Twin markets, but for the Victory and sport bike markets as well? stated Finnie.? Finnie added, ?We have found that the Victory motorcycle aftermarket has become much more viable for us with the introduction of the Victory Vision.
All processes are completed in-house, utilizing only state-of-the-art equipment and highly sophisticated process technologies. All Forge-Tec wheels are rotary forged utilizing one of their proprietary forge presses using only ?virgin? aircraft grade 6061 aluminum?.there?s no recycled aluminum in their products. All wheels go out shipped with the rotors and pulley attached and torqued to OEM specs which eliminates a lot of guess work at the dealer level and ensures that wheels arrive to their customers in perfect condition.
The Epic is available in black powder coated, show polished, luxurious chrome and new for ?08, all styles (except the Legacy and the Nomad) will be available in the Midnight Series?black anodized finish combined with classic machining gives these wheels a totally ?badass? look.
For further information on complete wheels, please contact Forge-Tec Motorcycle directly at 888-367-4385. Forge-Tec Motorcycle Wheels and Accessories, 950 Richmond Ave., Oxnard, CA 93030. Dealer inquiries invited!
FROM THE NICK ROBERTS’ DOCTRINE–
Success is 90% heart and 10% ability, but that 10% is crucial.
Bandit On Big Daddy Roth with B. Boeckmann—Beau Boeckmann of Galpn Motors has a number of Big Daddy Roth Rides including World Hopper, Orbitron and more. Bandit talks with Beau and his passion for Ed ?Big Daddy? Roth. Listen to the show in Bikernet Studio.
Rat Fink is one of the several hot-rod characters created by one of the originators of Kustom Kulture, Ed ?Big Daddy? Roth. Roth?s hatred for Mickey Mouse led him to draw the original Rat Fink. After he placed Rat Fink on an airbrushed monster shirt, the character soon came to symbolize the entire hot-rod/Kustom Kulture scene of the 1950s and 1960s.
BIKERNET TECH QUESTION AND PROJECT REPORT– It?s been awhile since I first sent you pics of my project. So I?ve made some progress and you said to send you updates of the project so I included a few pics. I actually am enrolled in an advanced TIG welding course at Ventura College as I have needed to use a welder for my project.
I am actually a good welder but didn?t have access to a machine to use so I took the class. It was a great idea as my skills have definitely climbed a few notches. And I actually just purchased a new Miller Syncrowave 200 system for my Garage (love it)! As you can see I ?Frisco?ed? my tank and used a Crown Billet Gas from LA Choprods.
The sissy bar (Bare knuckle Back Rest, as I?m calling it) I made by hand and the brass knuckles are vintage from the ’70s. I hand made the seat pan from fiberglass using the plastic wrap over the frame/fender method taught to me by Dave from Exile. Worked great and my local seat guy nailed it.
I just got my hand controls Saturday and put them on. I got Nissin (Daytona) Racing Radial mater cylinders for the brakes and clutch and there really trick. I wanted to go really high-tech, with the front end being off a GSXR 1000 and all.
I actually wanted to ask your expert opinion on a throttle question. I?m putting in an Ultima El Bruto 113? motor with a Baker FXR Tranny and decided to go with a Tech Cycles Cyclone Primary with their killer mid controls as well. The motor has a Mikuni HSR 45 carb on it. I was looking at the killer throttles by Joker machine (the ones for the Dirt bikes as I have 7/8? Renthal Bars). The quality of these Tornado throttles is awesome.
My local Cycle Gear has the double pull one for big 4-strokes and someone ordered it and never picked it up. I could get it at half price! But I know the Mikuni HSR 45 is set up for a single pull right? And per Jokers web site it says that the double pull throttle must use the CFR 450 (honda) cables? So I?m thinking that won?t work? The single pull Tornado throttle is awesome as well, and I?m pretty sure it would work great. As I said, the quality is so good that if I can use it, I?m going to order one, along with there cable as well.
I just wanted to get your opinion and maybe you could give me some guidance on this issue before I purchase something. I also just wanted to say that the Bikernet website is awesome! I always learn from it and it has been invaluable to my first ground-up build. Sorry if I was rambling?
–Phillip L. If you like the Joker throttle, I would say go for it as long as you can get a cable that will work between the two. I’ve run almost all the options. I’m thinking about running a Barnett throttle on my dual carb Panhead. I’m always looking for stronger 1-inch throttle housings for my customs. I’m always stuck with this old overseas piece of shit we’ve used forever. Or I can go with internal throttles. There’s more good ones now than ever. LA Chop Rods carries a cool one and so does Empire that I used on my sturgis shovel. Hope this helps. –Bandit NEGOTIABLE DEAL OF THE WEEK– –Tim BIKERNET BROUHAHA BIKE SHOW SPONSORS SIGN-UPS–Here is some detailed information regarding the all day Bikernet and Bikernet Metric event in Sturgis on August 8th. Take a look at a recent interview with Keith R. Ball and the event promoter by clicking on the link below. http://www.metricthunder.com/news/2008/06/06/edge-talks-2008-smokeout-and-brouhaha/ I hope Cobra will participate at some level as this will be heavily promoted and is inclusive of both the H-D and metric markets. Our current sponsors include Custom Chrome, Spectro Oils, Dupont Hot Hues and Bikers Choice. –Bob Osias BIKERNET EMPLOYEE INVESTIGATION–A co-worker told George that George’s wife was being un-faithful everyday at 1:30 in the afternoon with George’sbest friend. Worried and hurt, George ran home at 1:30to see if this was true. He came back to the office contented and relieved. His co-worker asked him how it went. “Look,” said George. “Don’t start such terrible rumors!That guy isn’t my best friend…I don’t even know him.” Bozzie Customs Announces Line of Performance Motors for Harley-Davidsons– New Motors Available in Various Displacements from 95ci to 124ci. Stockton, Calif. April 21, 2007 ? Bozzie Customs, second generation motor builder and Bonneville Salt Flat racer, today announced the availability of its new performance V-Twin motors for Harley-Davidsons. The motors combine the best in street racing motors and are available in numerous displacements. Bozzie Customs’ motors are available in 95, 113, 116 and 124 displacements. Each motor features Bozzie Customs heads and cylinders which feature extra thick cooling fins which help to dissipate heat from the motor while increasing the overall strength of the cylinders. Bozzie Customs? heads feature valve sizes from 1.90, 2 inch to a huge 2.06 ensuring that there is a motor combination for anyone from a street rider to someone to a competitive racer. ?After building thousands of motors out of the best components on the market, I found that there was still room for improvement,? said Dave Bozzie, owner of Bozzie Customs. ?The changes that I made for my own motor line has proven to produce the best performance while still maintaining reliability.? In addition to the complete motors, Bozzie Customs can also supply cost effective cylinder and head packages for the consumer that does not want to change their entire motor. Bozzie Customs can work with rider’s service shops to determine what motor or package will be the best fit for the customer and Bozzie Customs does offer dealer pricing. Hand porting and polishing services are also available at an additional cost to help get additional air flow from the heads if needed for optimum motor performance. Dealers are welcome! For more info contact: www.bozziecustoms.com KNOCKOUT MOTORCYCLES AND BIKERNET SHOVELHEAD EXHAUST CONTEST–That’s right. We’re giving away a complete set of black and heat wrapped exhaust, from Knockout Motorcycles. These are specifically designed for a Shovelhead in a stretched custom frame. They won’t fit in stock frames. Here’s how you win. Send us a crisp shot of you?re the Shovel you plan to mount them in. I don’t care if it’s just an engine for your next project bike. Just send me a shot. A panel of drunken judges will determine the best possible bike for these pipes. Feel free to send us a few convincing words. Make it quick, you only have a couple of weeks before we make a decision. Drop your entries to Bandit@bikernet.com. Don’t forget the code of the West, the judges decision are final!
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