Continued From Page 2
INDEPENDENT GAS TANK CO RETURNS–INDEPENDENT Gas Tank Co is back in business and remains under the control of original founder Kyle Krejci. After a deal to sell the company fell through last year, Kyle took a break from the industry but he has now returned and is back to business as usual.
The reborn company is now based in a smaller shop of 2,000 sq ft in Gilbert, Arizona, a move which Kyle is pleased about; “It has been a good thing. It is allowing me to get back to maintaining the quality of the product we’ve always been known for. The lower overheads of the new facility have allowed me to lower the prices too.”
While the prices may have come down, the range remains as extensive as ever. Independent Gas Tank can manufacture custom, one-off gas tanks and fenders through to OE production runs running into multiple figures, all made from materials sourced within the USA.
The quality of work undertaken can be guaranteed by Kyle’s lifelong career in metal fabrication, which began when he left college and began converting Porsche street cars into race cars. This was followed by a period spent taking care of sheet metal fabrication at Bourget’s Bike Works before establishing Independent Gas Tank Company in 1999.
All of Independent’s gas tanks are handcrafted from 16-gauge cold rolled steel and pressure tested after being TIG welded. The company’s fender blanks are made from TIG welded 14-gauge cold rolled steel and available for 16in-21in front wheels in all widths and 18in 200, 240, 250, 280, 300-310 rears.
INDEPENDENT GAS TANK COMPANY
Gilbert, Arizona, USA
Tel: 480 633 6700
E-mail: info@independentgastank.com
www.independentgastank.com
BIKERNET SURVIVES COMMUNIST ATTACK, RECEIVES TECH REQUEST–I see the site is still packedwith great info and seems to be bigger and better than ever. Congrats!Looked on Bikernet in the detailing section and did not see anythingrelated to removing oxidation from a motor. To be specific, on a NightTrain that has the blacked out motor and fins? Tried a bunch ofrandom cleaners and elbow grease, but nothing has really worked. Thebike is stored in an unheated garage during the winter months(I knowthat doesn’t help) but I would really like to remove this crap off thefins.
Any suggestions or miracle cures?
–Jodi
CARTOONS SUPPLIED BY GATEWOOD–Hello, and happy first day of Spring!!!I thought this would bring a giggle for those of you who work in an office environment.
Though I myself will be spending the day in the machine shop I could still usethe Heineken water cooler.
Once again, it’s Spring!!!So, that means (at least in my world) the beginning to another fun year of:
MOTORCYCLE RACING
MOTORCYCLE RIDING
MOTORCYCLE BUILDING &
MOTORCYCLE ANYTHING and EVERYTHING
–Drew Gatewood
www.drewsmotorcycleservice.com
P.S.HAVE A BLESSED EASTER SUNDAY
D&D PERFORMANCE SHIPPING BOARZILLA– D&D Performance Enterprises is shipping dyno-tuned Boarzilla and Fat Cat 2 into 2 exhaust pipe systems for the new 2007 Harley-Davidson Dyna series motorcycles. D&D builds performance exhaust pipes ready to install that include 2008 preinstalled factory oxygen sensor ports as well as direct fitment that requires no cutting, fitting, welding or grinding.
The 2007 Harley-Davidson Dyna platform carries the all new rubber-mounted Twin Cam 96 inch motor with a high output Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) system. The new 2-into-1 high-performance Boarzilla and Fat Cat Dyna pipes improve power and torque through-out the useable RPM range.
Visit the company online at www.danddexhaust.com.
HOLD UP FOR A QUIET MOMENT OF REFLECTION– A group of friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not.
He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town, to “persuade” them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he’d be back if they didn’t close up shop.
Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that only Hugh can prevent florist friars.
–from Rev CarlR
THE CHOPPER CHICK SEARCH CONTINUED– It may seem trivial, but I had a chance to win a fuzz pedal (for guitar) if I could come up with the girl’s name. She may be an actress (porn orotherwise) or some other kind of celebrity. I do know she’s American.
–Dave
I found out who the girl is…big boobed ’70s model/actress, Roberta Pedon.
There you have it,
–Dave
S&S DELIVERS NHRA PRO STOCK GATORNATIONALS REPORT–LA CROSSE, WI (March 17, 2008) S&S? Cycle announces a great weekend of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Racing at the Gatornationals.
The season opener of the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racing season was packed full of S&S 160ci Billet Pro Stock powered machines in the finals. A total of eight S&S powered Buells went to the eliminations on Sunday morning, with five moving onto the second round of eliminations.
The talk of the weekend had to be Matt Guidera and his Mohegan Sun/Rocklin Motorsports S&S powered Buell. Not only did Guidera score as top qualifier, he made the most of his time on the track with passes at 7.000, 6.922, 6.955, 6.944, 6.943 and 6.949! His well-tuned bike netted him the win over Andrew Hines on the Screamin? Eagle H-D in the final round.
“This is a great season start, for the first time in NHRA history half of the elimination field was S&S powered. With bad weather on Friday creating a minimum number of qualifying runs, the results were great. All of the teams show great promise going to Houston. Congratulations to Matt Guidera on his win and Matt Smith on his riding through the weekend. Expect to see S&S powered bikes in the hunt all season long” said Charlie Hadayia, S&S Sr.Manager of Customer Relations and Race.
Throughout the weekend, it seemed like S&S powered bikes were everywhere.Chris Rivas, on the Drag Specialties/S&S/G Squared Motorsports bike fought some electrical gremlins but still won a few rounds. Angelle Sampey on the Rush Racing Products S&S powered Buell?her first race on the v-twin?won her first round of eliminations. Angie McBride on her S&S powered Buell also scored a first round win.
Hector Arana made it to eliminations on his Lucas Oil S&S powered Buell, but met up with Guidera?s 6.955 pass and went out early. The Vroom Racing S&S powered Buell, ridden by Michael Ray also made it to the first round of eliminations, but didn?t make it to the second round.
It was the same thing for Junior Pippin on his Stone Mountain H-D/Granite Mountain H-D/Piranha S&S powered Buell. Matt Smith, 2007 champion, and his NitroFish/Torco S&S powered Buell made it to the third round of eliminations for a good start to his season.
Find out more S&S information at www.sscycle.com .
BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH FINDINGS–STARTLING NEWS– When I received my cholesterol test results the other day, I wanted everyone I could tell to hear this. My cholesterol has been hovering around 190 for years, which is not bad. However, my good cholesterol has been on the low end of normal and my bad cholesterol has been on the high side of normal.
Six months ago after the test results came in, my doctor put me on two things that all health food stores and many supermarkets and drug stores nowcarry: Fish Oil and Red Yeast Rice. They are in capsule form, and I have taken two of each every single day for six months. Check out these eye-popping changes, done without artificial drug solutions:
FALL TEST 9/4/07,SPRING TEST 3/12/08, NORMAL RANGE
Triglycerides 10870 < 150
HDL (good chol) 3942 > 40
LDL (bad chol) 13182 < 130
Total Cholesterol 192138 125- 200
Chol/HDLC Ratio 4.93.3 < 5.0
Those who know me well know that I am a big natural supplement user, and I think we have only begun to tap the importance of supplemental nutrition, even for those who consume a lot of raw foods.
–Tony Mancuso CGCS
HARDTAIL 180/200 PERFECTION!– These frames were priced and selling at $3,450.00 at ROAD WINGS,HALLCRAFTS, and XTREME.
We are special pricing these at $978.00 +s&h to get repeating orders.
We will use the frame as the oilbag for added $100.00
The current “jigged up” specs are:
180/200 rigid
with axels and adjusters
32 degree neck
1 & 1/8 tubing
3″ forward backbone
1″ downtube
Other specs are available with minimum orders of 3 frames per order.Or provide your own specs!
–www.ChopperPro.com
and
www.FortuneFrames.com
and
www.BikeMenu.com
Ask for Tom in Sales at 949-497-3600 (7 days – 10am – to 10pm)
SATURDAY MARCH 22,2008MONTICELLO BAPTIST CHURCH PARKING LOTMONTICELLO, MS.9:00 A.M.–CMA WILL DO BLESSING OF THE BIKES BEFORE RIDE LEAVES FOR A RUN TO RED BLUFF
HAMBURGERS AND HOTDOGS SERVED UPON RETURN
PAINLESS WIRING FROM PRO ONE– Take the agony out of wiring your next bike or update your current system with this sanitary wiring harness now available from PRO-ONE. Designed for use on bikes utilizing split Fat Bob tanks, the PRO-ONE harness comes complete with key switch, signal flashers, circuit breakers and wiring.
The coded wiring will allow you to simply and quickly lay out your bike?s lighting and ignition systems using the detailed wiring diagram. Each harness comes ready to connect to your lights and coil and is supplied pre-fit to the support bracketry as shown.
Handlebar harness sold separately.
The PRO-ONE Fat Bob harness retails for $379.95 and is available from all PRO-ONE dealers or by calling 800-884-4173. Internet:www.pro-one.com
CARNEGIE MELLON STUDY SHOWS JUST LISTENING TO CELL PHONES SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRS DRIVERS– Brain Imaging Reveals Drivers Are Distracted Even if They Don’t Talk.
PITTSBURGH: Carnegie Mellon University scientists have shown that just listening to a cell phone while driving is a significant distraction, and it causes drivers to commit some of the same types of driving errors that can occur under the influence of alcohol.
The use of cell phones, including dialing and texting, has long been a safety concern for drivers. But the Carnegie Mellon study, for the first time, used brain imaging to document that listening alone reduces by 37 percent the amount of brain activity associated with driving. This can cause drivers to weave out of their lane, based on the performance of subjects using a driving simulator.
The findings, to be reported in an upcoming issue of the journal Brain Research, show that making cell phones hands-free or voice-activated is not sufficient in eliminating distractions to drivers. “Drivers need to keep not only their hands on the wheel; they also have to keep their brains on the road,” said neuroscientist Marcel Just, director of the Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging.
Other distractions, such as eating, listening to the radio or talking with a passenger, also can divert a driver. Though it is not known how these activities compare to cell phone use, Just said there are reasons to believe cell phones may be especially distracting. “Talking on a cell phone has a special social demand, such that not attending to the cell conversation can be interpreted as rude, insulting behavior,” he noted. A passenger, by contrast, is likely to recognize increased demands on the driver’s attention and stop talking.
The 29 study volunteers used a driving simulator while inside an MRI brain scanner. They steered a car along a virtual winding road at a fixed, challenging speed, either while they were undisturbed, or while they were deciding whether a sentence they heard was true or false. Just’s team used state-of-the-art functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methods to measure activity in 20,000 brain locations, each about the size of a peppercorn. Measurements were made every second.
The driving-while-listening condition produced a 37 percent decrease in activity of the brain’s parietal lobe, which is associated with driving.This portion of the brain integrates sensory information and is critical for spatial sense and navigation. Activity was also reduced in the occipital lobe, which processes visual information.
The other impact of driving-while-listening was a significant deterioration in the quality of driving. Subjects who were listening committed more lane maintenance errors, such as hitting a simulated guardrail, and deviating from the middle of the lane. Both kinds of influences decrease the brain’s capacity to drive well, and that decrease can be costly when the margin for error is small.
“The clear implication is that engaging in a demanding conversation could jeopardize judgment and reaction time if an atypical or unusual driving situation arose,” Just said. “Heavy traffic is no place for an involved personal or business discussion, let alone texting.”
Because driving and listening draw on two different brain networks, scientists had previously suspected that the networks could work independently on each task. But Just said this study demonstrates that there is only so much that the brain can do at one time, no matter how different the two tasks are.
“Drivers’ seats in many vehicles are becoming highly instrumented cockpits,” Just said, “and during difficult driving situations, they require the undivided attention of the driver’s brain.”
The project was funded by the Office of Naval Research. Other members of the research team included post-doctoral research associate Timothy Keller and research assistant Jacquelyn Cynkar. For information on the Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging, or to download a copy of this research paper, visit http://www.ccbi.cmu.edu … or simply click here:
–Byron Spice
412-268-9068
bspice@cs.cmu.edu
–from Bruce Arnold
PRO-ONE WIRING SYSTEM–These unique wiring packages from PRO-ONE are the perfect problem solver for just about any H-D application not using a dash mounted switch. The wiring harness comes complete and ready to connect to your bike?s ignition and lighting systems and are available for use with or without stock handlebar switches. Each kit comes complete with a custom side mounted control box, which mounts easily to the frame down tube and is show chrome plated.
Control boxes are available in three styles for use with stock handlebar switches, custom 4-button handlebar switches or completely self contained for use without handlebar switches.
Coded wiring is quickly and simply connected following the supplied wiring diagram. PRO-ONE Side Mount wiring kits retail for $379.95 and are available from all PRO-ONE dealers or by calling 800-884-4173. www.pro-one.com
PUNOMANIA AT BIKERNET–There was the person who sent ten different puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh.
No pun in ten did.
–from Rev CarlR
KEINO SASAKI, FORMERLY OF INDIAN LARRY LEGACY, HAS ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF KEINO CYCLES– THIS BOLD, NEW DIRECTION WAS NATURAL EXPANSION OF HIS CREATIVE DESIRE, WHICH IS DIRECTLY BASED UPON DIRECT INFLUENCES FROM THE LATE INDINAN LARRY?S PHILOSOPHYIES.
KEINO IS FOLLOWING HIS VISION TO HIS NEXT LEVEL BY EXPLOIRING DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO MANUPILATE MOTOR AND METAL.
KEINO CYCLES OFFERS HIGH END CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION, ONE OF A KIND MOTOR BUILDING AND SHEETMETAL WORK. TO EVERYDAY SERVICE AND REPAIR WORK. VARIOUS ORIGINAL PARTS AND MERCHANDISE WILL BE AVAILABLE ALSO.
THE KEINO CYCLES SHOP IS LOCATED ON THE WATERFRONT IN A CIVIL WAR ERA BUILDING, PIER 41 IN REDHOOK, BROOKLYN. COME VISIT AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF STATUE OF LIBERTY IN THIS CREATIVE LOCATION.
KEINOCYCLES IS PLANNING TO HAVE GRAND OPENING PARTY SOMETIME MAY/JUNE TIMEFRAME. PLEASE CHECK OUT www.keinocycles.com OR myspace.com/keinocycles FOR LATEST UPDATES.
KEINO CYCLES
204 VAN DYKE ST PIER 41 BROOKLYN NY 11231
P 718-858-5767
F 718-858-5742
Continued On Page 4
