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LEE PARKS DESIGN RIDING GLOVES–
ByTBear
Renowned Motorcycle Endurance Race Rider, Lee Parks started racing in 1984 on the frozen lakes of the Midwest with an RM80-based ice racer. Since then, Lee has participated in just about every form of road and off-road motorcycle competition and recently earned his first national championship in the 2001 G.M.D. Computrack WERA National Endurance Series in the Lightweight class. Lee also earned the #2 plate in the 1994 AMA 125GP nationals.
Relying on his experience as a racer, Lee Parks Design has introduced a line of fine Deer & Elk skin racing and touring gloves for the serious rider back in 2001. The newest addition to the line up are the long gauntlet style, dual Velcro closures DEERSPORTS.
Palms made from natural 2.7oz. Deerskin reinforced with 4oz. Elkskin backs, knuckle & palm pads for maximum protection and wear, the gloves feature double stitching in the 4 seams to make the gloves stronger wearing and tear resistant. Manufactured in the U.S.A. the gloves are designed for both street and the racetrack, comfort, function and durability are built right in.
They feature the new OUTLAST INSULATION. OUTLAST is a revolutionary phase-changing material. It’s designed to change properties based on temperature so the colder it is the warmer they keep your hands, Correspondingly, when it’s warm the gloves wick moisture away from the skin. These gloves are the ONLY gloves designed to work well with heated grips. The gloves are custom fitted using a detailed chart on the http://leeparksdesign.com/ web site.
We tried out a pair of the new insulated models on a cold Upstate NY December night ride and they preformed superbly. Maximum grip and comfort were slightly out shadowed by the fact that we could actually still feel our fingers after a 3-hour ride. Forget about wearing 2 pair of gloves or those cumbersome electric hand toasters. A pair of these beauties will do you right for the entire riding season no matter what conditions you may find yourself in. The $179.95 price will seem well worth it when you can feel your fingers at sub-freezing temperatures.
The gloves are available exclusively http://leeparksdesign.com/ or by calling Lee Parks directly at 1-800 943-5638.
PRO QUAD CHOPPER– PRO ONE has just announced their latest version of the revolutionary PRO QUAD CHOPPER frame. This updated design mates all the benefits of the original PRO QUAD along with a more radical chopper stance. Standard features include Chrome Billet 4-Link Swingarm, Rear Axle, Solid Trans Mount, Pointed Top Motor Mount and Polished Swingarm Pivot and Rock Guard. Frame tube size is 1 ?? and standard stretch and rake measurements are 5? in the top tube, 6? front legs and 40 degree in the neck. All mounting tabs and brackets are precision CNC machined. The chassis accepts EVO engines with strokes up to 4 ??. PRO QUAD CHOPPER is designed specifically for popular 250 tires and strutless fender applications.
For complete details contact your local PRO ONE dealer or call 800-884-4173. On the web at http://www.pro-one.com
A friend sent this.Said it was seen at Manhattan Beach, Ca.
Rogue
RAMBLINGS OF A RETIREES MIND–I was thinking bout how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped on. I can’t afford one. So, I’m wearing my garage door opener.
You know, I spent a fortune on deodorant before I realized that people didn’t like me anyway.
I was thinking about old age and decided that it is ‘when you still have something on the ball, but you are just too tired to bounce it’.
I thought about making a fitness movie, for folks my age, and call it “Pumping Rust.”
I have gotten that dreaded furniture disease. That’s when your chest is falling into your drawers!
I know, when people see a cat’s litter box, they always say, “Oh, have you got a cat?” Just once I want to say, “No, it’s for company!”
Employment application blanks always ask ‘who is to be notified in case of an emergency.’ I think you should write, “A Good Doctor!”
Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do — write to these men? Why don’t they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen could look for them while they deliver the mail? Or better yet, arrest them while they are taking their pictures!
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older. Then, it dawned on me; they were cramming for their finals. As for me, I’m just hoping God grades on the curve.
Nick Roberts
STEALTH REPORT–Well it is Christmas Eve’s, eve! The year is winding down real fast. It has been a couple of weeks since I sent a report in. I?m sorry for that I have had a lot going on. Hang on while I tell you all about it!
I took a job a couple of weeks ago and the job lasted only a couple of weeks or I maybe I should say I could only stand it that long! There was an ad for a parts manager job in the paper at a Jap bike shop or to be politcally correct a “Metric” bike shop. I applied and really did not think I would get an offer. Well they called and offered me the job and I thought about it and came to the conclusion that I would give it a try. I figured no harm in trying.
So I went to work there and it took me all of about an hour to decide this was not for me. You got dirt bikes, you got 4 wheelers, you got sport bikes, you got touring bikes, you got street bikes and all the different brands, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Honda and if that was not enough to keep up with you have about a hundred brands of helmets and dirt bike riding apparel to also keep up with. I am sorry but I out grew this stuff a long time ago!
Not only was the product completely different, the riders were too! These guys will spend up to $700 on a helmet and could care less about their bikes. They were more interested in the latest helmet than anything else. All the jackets were lined with “body armour.” That is right BODY ARMOUR! They don’t look comfortable and I tried one on and I felt like a Knight from the days of King Arthur! It was stiff and bulky and abrasive. It was unreal, like I was on another planet!
The riders of these bikes seem to only be interested in doing “12 o’clock” wheelies and “stopies”,I guess I spelled that right? In doing these stunts most of the bikes I saw had the tail sections broken off from the wheelies. I just didn’t get it?
We cherish our bikes, whether it be a Harley or a ground up custom with an aftermarket engine; They are part of our heart and soul. These guys know nothing about this and treat their bikes like a throw away cell phone.
On top of all of this the shop had a T.V. that played DVD’s all day showing wheelies, stopies, crashes, and the “MAN” pulling them over for their dumb stunts. They also showed all the road rash that came along with the stunts that went bad. Any body out there proud of road rash or thought it was fun while you were getting it? It is nothing wrong with having fun but this was just stupidity at it’s highest level. All of these so-called stunts were done on the open highway with traffic all around, and they say “Harley Riders are the bad guys!” I guess that depends on your definition of bad.
So after two weeks I called it quits. I couldn’t do it or take it any longer. I just could not keep doing something that I did not believe in. So I am unemployed again. I have already put a bullet in the gun and told “THE MEANEST” to shoot me with it if I ever think about taking a job at a “Metric” bike shop again!
Oh by the way “The Meanest” and I would like to wish everyone at Bikernet headquarters and all the readers a Very Merry Christmas!
Until next time!
STEALTHMAN
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ROGUE–I would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday and a Very Good New Year.Thank All of You That Are My Friends as You Have Made My Life Better By Knowing You.
Those of you that I have not met yet do not be a stranger.
ROGUE
INDIAN IN HAMBURG–Hey guys, I was in Hamburg, Germany last week for some function. While I was walking around town, I saw this beautiful Indian.
As it was freezing cold (it is winter) and I was rushing, I did not stay long enough to wait for the owner. I linger around for half an hour and that was it. I realize that I should’ve taken more photos (better photos) but this is all I could manage as I myself was beginning to attract crowd.
As I can’t jolly well move the car nor the bicycle, they are there in the photo.
Enjoy.
Nazry
Nude Biker Doing Wheelie–It’s no wonder that motorcycle fatality statistics are on the increase when you consider the rising popularity of “extreme” street riding, with sport bike riders performing wheelies, stoppies and other high speed antics on public roadways, often hot-dogging for the camera. Holding It Big Entertainment specializes in filming such street stunts, but the company president is now facing charges of reckless endangerment and negligent driving stemming from a rider’s fatal wheelie.
On Sept 12, 21-year-old Shaun P. Matlock of Frederick, MD died when he was performing a wheelie, riding without pants, and crashed into a tow truck parked on US 340. Matlock’s bike and helmet bore logos reading “Holding It Big”, and the president of the Baltimore-based company, Benjamin M. Meacham, 22, of Frederick, was allegedly driving in a nearby vehicle videotaping the fatal ride, and then later erased the tape before police could confiscate it. He was charged under a provision stating that anyone who induces, causes, coerces, permits or directs another person to commit a traffic violation also is guilty of the violation, Frederick County State’s Attorney Scott Rolle said.
Another bare-bottomed rider, Brandon M. Edwards, 21, of Ijamsville, who also was allegedly doing wheelies for the camera, was charged Sept. 20 with reckless driving, negligent driving, driving on a learner’s permit without the required supervision, and indecent exposure. Trooper David Ward, who investigated the case, said the only explanation he has heard for the lack of pants was “they wanted to do something they didn’t think anybody had done before.”
Rogue
TOP 5 SMART ASS ANSWERS FOR 2004… according to Reader’s Digest: —
Smart Ass Answer #5:
A flight attendant was stationed at the departure gate to check tickets. As a man approached, she extended her hand for the ticket and he opened his trench coat and flashed her. Without missing a beat….she said, “Sir, I need to see your ticket, not your stub.”
Smart Ass Answer #4:
A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but she couldn’t find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, “Do these turkeys get any bigger?” The stock boy replied, “No ma’am, they’re dead.”
Smart Ass Answer #3:
The cop got out of his car and the kid who was stopped for speeding rolled down his window. “I’ve been waiting for you all day,” the cop said. The kid replied, “Yeah, well I got here as fast as I could.” When the cop finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way without a ticket.
Smart Ass Answer #2:
A truck driver was driving along on the freeway. A sign comes up that reads, “Low Bridge Ahead.” Before he knows it, the bridge is right ahead of him and he gets stuck under the bridge. Cars are backed up for miles. Finally, a police car comes up. The cop gets out of his car and walks to the truck driver, puts his hands on his hips and says, “Got stuck, huh?” The truck driver says, “No, I was delivering this bridge and ran out of gas.”
AND NOW, FOR THE #1 SMART ASS ANSWER OF THE YEAR 2004
A college teacher reminds her class of tomorrow’s final exam. “Now class, I won’t tolerate any excuses for your not being here tomorrow. I might consider a nuclear attack or a serious personal injury or illness, or a death in your immediate family, but that’s it, no other excuses whatsoever!”
A smart-ass guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, “What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?”
The entire class is reduced to laughter and snickering. When silence is restored, the teacher smiles knowingly at the student, shakes her head and sweetly says, “Well, I guess you’d have to write the exam with your other hand.”
Vern
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