Continued From Page 2
JAZ FROM R-MAX USA TRANSMISSIONS TALKS STURGIS TRENDS– Every year Sturgis is more and less than it was the year before. In 2006 it was no exception, there was more to do, more vendors, more security and more custom motorcycles. There was less nudity, less motorcycle sales and it felt like less bikers.
That’s not to say that Sturgis wasn’t packed, it was. I didn’t see anything revolutionary on the motorcycle scene. Manufacturers are improving their products in an evolutionary fashion.
The trend that I see on the motorcycle side is that custom bike builders are continuing to reduce the cost of their products. We are seeing companies pushing to deliver custom motorcycles for under $30,000 dollars. In addition to this price plateau, enthusiasts are looking for innovation and individualization. It seems that consumers are no longer satisfied with a motorcycle that cannot be modified before purchase. Buyers are specifying design, paint and performance before taking delivery of their motorcycle instead of after the sale.
Sturgis is transitioning from a buying show to a browsing show. In years past individuals would make a purchase and then ship it back home. Now, enthusiasts more often than not will browse for a part and then when they return home conduct additional research and buy it online.
The day when a biker saved up all his money for the trip out to the badlands to make a major two-wheel purchase may have become a thing of the past.
This year R-Max USA by Roadmax did not have a booth. We spent our time going to our clients and making new connections. Almost every manufacturer reported lower than average sales. It seemed that the crowd came a little earlier than last year and then left earlier too.
All in all, the 2006 edition of Sturgis was a hit. Hope to see you all next year.
Keep the rubber side down,
-Jaz, R-Max USA by Roadmax
WIN TWO FREE TICKETS TO THE SOCAL SUPERMOTO CHAMPIONSHIP– Thunder Bob here and do you like racing? If you’re like me and I’m sure you are, any contest on two wheels sticks my throttle open! The AMA Supermoto circus is coming to Long Beach, CA and we are giving away 2 FREE tickets.
One lucky person will win 2 tickets to Dual at the Docks, the season finale of the AMA Supermoto Grand Prix Championship Final.
Winners will receive the following: Date: Sunday, November 5, 2006 Where: Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA -Thunder Bob Out BONNEVILLE REPORT REVIEW–Hey man. AWSOME job!….honestly, some of the best reading I’ve done in awhile. Val is ssooooo hhhhoootttt!….man, the woman of my dreams! Congrats to all on the team.. Remarkable. I can’t even come close, but I didn’t finish 2nd in the nation in the 500GP class, WERA GNF. Barbers Vintage festival this weekend, I will take some pics. I’m running AHRMA “Battle of Twins” class. Bravo buddy!…..preciatte your efforts in the shops and on the Salt! –Charles Young THE HOUSTON REPORT– Lone Star Rally and Texas National Bike Show-November 2-5, 2006, Galveston , Texas.http://www.lonestarrally.com. November 10-13 is the International Baike show in Houston. and also Iron Angels Bike rally in Liberty, Texas. http://www.bikerralliesoftexas.com/ Last is the Autorama All American Motorcycle Show at the George r. Brown On November 23,24,25, and 26. Have some turkey and look at kick ass bikes. –Johnny Humble BIKERNET D&D BIKINI CONTEST-VOTE NOW!– Vote on Bikernet’s Bikini Contest to determine who has the nicest looking motorcycle. The winner receives a free set of D&D Performance Exhaust Pipes. Vote now! It all ends next Thursday. ABOUT D&D Performance Exhaust D&D uses the state of the art Super Flow Eddy Current Ram Air Dyno, Super Flow Flow Bench, and the first in the industry multi cylinder Lambda Fuel Air Ratio Sensors interfaced with the Dyno for real time meter and graph analysis. Each pipe is tuned for performance and sound. Not only do D&D pipes look good, you can feel the deep rumble that only a D&D equipped V-Twin can make. To see how your bike will look and perform log on to the D&D Web site. BIG TWIN WEST HOTEL DEAL ENDS MONDAY OCTOBER 23RD–Book your room by Monday October 23rd and stay at the Three Easy Ways to Book Your Room Today! Mandalay Bay Resort &Convention Center Excalibur Hotel & Casino Luxor Las Vegas Telephone ? 800-556-3369 US & Canada PETITIONS PASS MUSTER– Marijuana proposal to be on ballot.Measure would allow adults to possess small amounts of substanceCARSON CITY — Nevada voters will be asked in November whether adults should be allowed to possess small amounts of marijuana, the secretary of state’s office announced Tuesday. Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement turned in 74,740 valid signatures on petitions to change the state’s marijuana laws, Deputy Secretary of State Susan Bilyeu said. The organization, an offshoot of the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project, needed at least 61,336 valid signatures to place the question on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. The proposal to allow adults to possess as much as three ounces of marijuana without police interference needs approval in the November election and again in 2004 to become part of the Nevada Constitution. “The success of our petition provides solid evidence that most Nevadans think it is a waste of their tax dollars to arrest people with small amounts of marijuana,” said Billy Rogers, a spokesman for Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement. “Nevadans support this initiative because it allows law enforcement the resources to track down terrorists, murderers, rapists and other violent criminals.”FBI records show the number of people arrested on marijuana charges nationally reached nearly 750,000 in 2000, up from fewer than 300,000 in 1991. Until last year, Nevada had the strictest marijuana law in the nation. People possessing any amount of marijuana could be charged with a felony, although most received lesser charges in exchange for attending drug treatment programs. Possession of one ounce or less of marijuana in Nevada is now a misdemeanor, punishable by a $600 fine. –from Rogue BIKERNET WEEKLY PHOTO ART EXHIBIT–Ride hard and look for me this weekend at Ironhorse, in Daytona Beach. –Whiplash Biker Photog PRO SCHWARZENEGGER RIDE–Come join Californians for Schwarzenegger October 21st to supportOperation Homefront. Ride to historic Cook’s Corner in TrabucoCanyon, starting from six different locations: San Diego Harley,Orange County H-D, Glendale Harley/Buell, Bakersfield H-D, HollywoodSports in Bellflower, and The Rock Store in Cornell. Sign up online at www.cadreamride.com until October 20th, or registerat participating locations on October 21st from 9am-1030am. $15suggested donation. There will be live music and a barbecue at Cook’s Corner from1230-4pm. All bikers are welcome! — www.californiaharleydavidson.com AVON TYRES BIKERNET QUESTION OF THE WEEK–How do you tell when to replace your tires? –Thin Line Jr. There is a wear bar on all tires. To find the wear bar look on the sidewall of the tire. You will see TWI (tread wear indicator) in several spots around the sidewall. Follow those across the tread surface and in the groove you will see a raised bar. This is the wear bar. When the rest of the tire is even wear bar this indicates you are at your minimum legal tread limit of 2/32nd or 1 mm and it’s time to replace your tire. The other method is to use a tread depth gauge and stick it in the center groove and find out how deep the groove is. You must have at least 2/32nd. And if you don’t have a groovy tread depth gauge you can always use a penny and put it in the center groove. If you can see the top of Lincoln’s head you need to replace your tire. Note: some manufacturers use a symbol in place of TWI similar to the Avon Venom tire with its snake head logo on the sidewall. Sukoshi Fahey (Ms.)
2 FREE tickets to the Dual at the Docks
Signed posters of the Factory Team Red Bull KTM HMC Supermoto team
Interview by Thunder Bob on Bikernet Radio
Picture with a KTM Supermoto factory rider
Red Bull energy drink How To Enter:
Entering is easy. Just send an email to dual@horsepowermarketing.com with your telephone number.
Time: Sunday Morning Click here for all the details 
1. Online : www.bigtwinwest.com
2. Telephone: Travel Planners at 800-221-3531 (US & Canada) or 212-532-1660 (International) from 9:00 am ? 7:00 pm EST M-F.
3. E-mail: Housing requirements to mailto:bigtwinwest@tphousing.com. Please include your phone number and all information required on the Housing Request Form.
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-632-7777
All Days: $179
3850 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
800-359-4827
Sunday-Thursday: $59
Friday-Saturday: $119
3900 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-262-4444
All Days: $149
2007 Product Launches from Big Twin Vendors
Big Twin Customs Invitational
Ness Collection @ Big Twin West
Big Twin Industry Party
Big Twin Dealer Live! Seminars
EPA Emissions Forum
Live Custom Bike Auction
213-723-9130 International
www.bigtwinwest.com 
soffordphotos@comcast.net
Tombstone, AZ
Sales Manager, North America
www.avonmotorcycle.com
AUSTRALIAN BIKER BOARDGAME– What are your view’s on the boardgame, JO JO rocked up with. Would appreciate some feed back from you mate.
–Simon.
THE BLOWTORCH GROUP PTY LTD AUSTRALIA
http://www.chopperthegame.com
It sucked, I lost. We sent it downstairs to the Bikernet Holding Tank. The inmates are playing it constantly. One was stabbed last week and one electrocuted. Must not be too bad.–Bandit
MORE PRIMEDIA MOTORCYCLE MAG STAFF LET GO–Primedia let me (and about 4 or 5 other people go today) from the motorcycle group. This was not a surprise.
–Art Friedman
NEW JERSEY MOTORCYCLISTS UNITE–Enough is Enough. Senator Frank Lautenberg has Got To Go! Ever since I can remember he has tried to pass bills that would withhold Federal Highway Funds from states that did not pass Mandatory Laws. No matter how you feel about wearing helmets personally you should at least respect that adults should be allowed to make their own decisions about what is safe for them and what is not.
The fact that states other than New Jersey have decided to repeal or amend legislation pertaining to Mandatory Laws is none of his business. It is obvious that the citizens and legislators of those states have decided what they feel is in the best interest of its citizens.
Other legislators have for years defeated his attempts and yet he continues to try and sneak in a bill in every chance he gets.
VOTERS IN NEW JERSEY PLEASE GO TO THE POLLS ON NOVEMBER 7th and VOTE HIM OUT OF OFFICE.
Please also ask your friends and neighbors Not To Vote for Him! I for one would greatly appreciate it
–Rogue
GARD HOLLINGER FROM LA CHOPRODS FILMING BUILD-OFF–I’m dashing around trying to get done, so I can leave for Daytona this evening,” Gard reported. “Here are some pics to tease the BBO bike. I am sending them in several e-mails so that they aren’t too big of files to download. The sent a pic is of the whole bike, but it’s for your viewing pleasure only. Please don’t publish that one, as we don’t want to tip our hand yet.” Gard and his Seminole Roadhouse bike will be in Biketoberfest at the Hard Rock Roadhouse. Check the feature on the bike on the home page currently. You have a chance to win this bike or three hot other customs just by signing up.
Also we’re about to start selling some LA ChopRod products in the Bikernet gulch, maybe even tomorrow.
–Chinaman
Continued On Page 4
