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No Christmas.
No television.
No cheerleaders.
No baseball.
No football.
No basketball.
No hockey.
No golf.
No tailgate parties.
No Walmart.
No Home Depot.
No pork BBQ.
No hot dogs.
No burgers.
No chocolate chip cookies.
No lobster.
No shellfish or even frozen fish sticks.
No gumbo.
No jambalaya.
Rags for clothes and towels for hats.
Constant wailing from the guy next door becausehe’s sick and there are no doctors.
Constant wailing from the guy in the tower.
More than one wife.
Men can’t shave.
Their wives can’t shave.
Men can’t shower to wash off the smell of donkeycooked over burning camel dung.
The women have to wear baggy dresses and veilsat all times.
A man’s wife smells just like his donkey, but thedonkey has a better disposition.
Then they tell him that when he dies it all gets better!
I mean, really, what’s the mystery here?
–from S&C
WISCONSIN’S HELMET REMEDY– Wisconsin has been working on a remedy to a State Supreme Court ruling that adversely impacted injured motorcyclists. Insurance companies could enter non-use of a helmet as a defense in an injury case, according to the high court. Legislation was authored to nullify that decision, and passed both the Assembly and Senate in Wisconsin.
Attorney Michael F. Hupy was asked by ABATE of Wisconsin, the sponsor of the legislation, to assist in drafting the language of the bill and lobbying to urge passage. Recently, at a bill signing ceremony, Attorney Hupy and members of ABATE of Wisconsin witnessed the fruits of their labors.
The pictures include Gov. James Doyle acknowledging Attorney Michael F. Hupy while signing the bill, and a group of ABATE officers and members who gathered outside the conference room after the signing to pose for a group picture.
A year and a half ago, Attorney Michael F. Hupy read a Wisconsin Supreme Court case he did not agree with. Instead of following the dictates of the Court, he did something very unusual. He decided to go to Madison and overrule the Supreme Court’s decision.
Hupy, along with members of ABATE of Wisconsin, Tony Sanfelipo, founder of ABATE of Wisconsin, and Attorney Joseph Weigel helped write a bill that would prevent insurance companies from reducing damages for injured bikers when there is a claim that a helmet would have lessened the injuries.
The bill was introduced by Wisconsin State Senator David Zien, who has been an avid rider for many years. Hupy and Sanfelipo testified for the bill in Zien’s Senate Committee hearing, and later testified at a hearing before the Wisconsin Assembly. Both Hupy and Sanfelipo, as well as members of ABATE of Wisconsin and others lobbied for passage of the bill in the legislature.
After the Assembly passed the bill on March 2, 2004, Hupy contacted the Governor and urged him to sign the bill into law. The Governor’s response was to invite Hupy to the signing in his office on March 15, 2004. Governor Jim Doyle publicly thanked Attorney Hupy for the work that he had done to get the bill to his desk and presented him with a pen used to sign the bill.
Failure to make this change in Wisconsin law would have had a devastating affect on injured bikers. In an accident that was 100% the other driver’s fault, a motorcyclist with a serious head injury could end up losing all of a multi-million-dollar verdict and walk away with nothing if the insurance company could successfully argue to a jury that wearing a helmet would have prevented all of the head injury. Hupy and Sanfelipo saw this as an attempt to judicially mandate a helmet law in Wisconsin despite the fact that the legislature repealed Wisconsin’s helmet law twenty-five years
BUSH 2004 CAMPAIGN BUMPBER STICKERS:
Bush/Cheney ’04: Four More Wars
Bush/Cheney ’04: Making the world a better place, one country at a time.
–from Nuttboy
THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE INDUCTEES FOR 2004:
John Paul DeJoria
The Early Family
Harry’s Motors
Jerry Hatfield
David Mann
Bruce Rossmeyer
Perry Sands
Dal Smilie
Bill Waltermire
Annie Brokaw – recipient of the J.C. “Pappy” Hoel Lifetime Achievement Award
The 2004 Freedom Fighter’s Hall of Fame inductees are:
Mark Buckner
Mike Farabaugh
Ian Mutch
Donald “Pappy” Pittsley
All 2004 inductees will be presented with their awards at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame Induction Breakfast scheduled for Wednesday, August 11 at 9:00 a.m. at the Spearfish Holiday Inn in Spearfish, SD.
Breakfast Tickets are available for a $20.00 donation, tables of eight for $160.00. Each year the Breakfast sells out therefore we recommend tickets be purchased well in advance of the event.
For more information on the inductees visit the Museum’s website at
http://www.memorialbracelets.com/ I would like to see everyAMERICAN in this country wear one of these .
BULLSHIT JOKE–A turkey was chatting with a bull. “I would love to be able to get to thetop of that tree,” sighed the turkey, “but I haven’t got the energy.”
“Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.”
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave himenough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. The next day, aftereating more dung, the turkey reached the second branch. Finally afterseveral days of eating dung, the turkey was proudly perched at the top ofthe tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer who shot him out of the tree andtook the turkey home and ate it.
Lesson: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there.
–from Nuttboy
S &S EXPANDS–On Tuesday, March 16th, S&S Cycle President, Brett Smith executed a letter of intent to purchase 164,000 square feet of distribution, manufacturing, and office space in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Three days later on Friday, March 19th, the Mayor of La Crosse, John Medinger introduced Brett Smith and S&S Cycle to the community of La Crosse during a press conference at City Hall. The press conference focused on expansion plans in La Crosse since the Viola facility will continue to operate and grow?specifically in core manufacturing (primary engine components).
“Our commitment to all of our customers, the custom OEs and the V-Twin aftermarket, will be solidified through this purchase. With the rapid growth they’ve been experiencing, it was imperative for us to make an overt commitment to grow with them. Not only have we done so through the purchase of additional square footage, I wish to announce that we are working to complete our development of a 2008 CARB and 2010 EPA noise and air emissions standard engine. Although this will not a be a salable product for some time, I felt the industry should know that we are cognizant of and committed to meeting CARB/EPA noise and air emissions standards for 2008/2010,” said S&S President, Brett Smith.
The facility S&S intends to occupy was formerly a distribution facility for Fleming Foods. Upon completing the purchase of Fleming by SuperValu (another large foods retailer), they vacated the space and placed it on the market. The La Crosse Area Development Corporation (LADCO) was aggressive in pursuing S&S Cycle after discovering that S&S was looking to expand in late-October of last year. The work between S&S and LADCO was very timely and the S&S Board of Directors unanimously approved the purchase of the new property at a March 12th Board meeting.
“The site we have identified for expansion is comprised of two buildings. One is approximately 145,000 square feet and will be used for distribution and manufacturing. The other building is approximately 20,000 square feet and will be used as a Tech, Warranty/Rebuild, and Training/Certification center. The acquisition of this space will allow us to move ahead quickly with the strategic Dealer Training and Certification initiative at S&S Cycle. We are very excited with the prospects for this program and what it will do to enhance our dealers’ ability to service the consumers in the V-Twin market. Without a strong dealer network, S&S will lose its ability to properly serve the aftermarket consumers. Therefore, we are committed to doing whatever we can to support and promote our dealers.”
“Although new products and markets will certainly be entertained, S&S emphatically states it has no intentions of competing with custom OEs. “We value the strong relationships we have with a number of custom OEs in the V-Twin industry and have no intentions of competing with our own customers. However, S&S will work to ensure that our OE customers have a reliable source for any components they need in order to grow their businesses,” said Brett.
For more information, please contact the S&S website located at www.sscycle.com.
SEX SHOP ADVICE–A little old lady, well into her eighties, slowly enters the front door of a sex shop.
Obviously very unstable on her feet, she shakily wobbles the few feet across the store to the counter.
Finally arriving at the counter and grabbing it for support, she asks the sales clerk: “Dddooo youuuu hhhave dddddiilllldosss?”
The clerk, politely trying not to burst out laughing, replies: “Yes we do have dildos. Actually we carry many different models.”
The old woman then asks: “Dddddoooo yyyouuuu ccaarrryy aaa pppinkk onnee, tttenn inchessss lllong aaandd aabboutt ttwoo inchesss ththiickk…aaand rrunnsby bbaatteries ?
The clerk responds, “Yes we do.”
“Ddddooo yyoooouuuu kknnnoooww hhhowww tttooo ttturrrnnn ttthe dddaaammmnnn ttthingggg offffff?”
–from Mary Lou
VIVA LAS LEGAS–Want to take your bike to Austria? This looks like a GREAT place to use as a home base! We are a Motorcycle Campgrounds in Styria – AustriaOpen to Bikers Year Round.We welcome all!from June 2004
Werner Legat
Routemaster
+43/676/844 648 691
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Bikereventhttp://www.routemaster.at/>www.routemaster.at LAS LEGAS – Motocamp in Styria
Highlander’s from Southern Styria
BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES’ 10,000 BIKE ROLLS OFF PRODUCTION LINE–2004 Ridgeback with special edition graphics represents milestone by niche leader;motorcycle made its debut at Daytona Beach Bike Week
WICHITA, Kansas (March 24, 2004): Big Dog Motorcycles (the leading designer and manufacturer of high performance, highly-styled heavyweight cruisers, has just produced its 10,000th motorcycle. The commemorative bike, a 2004 Ridgeback, was built just weeks into the company’s tenth anniversary year. Riders and enthusiasts viewed the two-wheeled milestone at its inaugural showing at Daytona Beach Bike Week, held February 26 through March 7.
“It took over eight years to make five thousand bikes and a little more than just under two years to make five thousand more,” stated Nick Messer, president, Big Dog Motorcycles.
Big Dog Motorcycle Number One was a 1994 Vintage Classic. A nostalgic, custom cruiser, it was built out of frustration by the company’s founder and CEO, Sheldon Coleman. “I wanted something that had more styling, performance, and rideability than the available factory bikes. And it just wasn’t out there,” he said.
Since its humble beginning a decade ago, the company has grown into an $80 million powerhouse with ninety dealers and over 300 employees.
Big Dog Motorcycles’ 10,000th bike is a misty midnight blue Ridgeback, complete with a 117 polished cubic inch engine, 6-speed transmission, 250 rear tire, and a custom graphics package. With a traditional patriotic theme reminiscent of all commemorative bikes, the Ridgeback also sports a 10,000th bike chrome-like icon with a hint of nostalgia.
BIKERNET RELATIONSHIP WARNING– A man calls home to his wife and says, “Honey I have been asked to go fishing at a big lake up in Canada with my boss and several of his friends.
We’ll be gone for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get that promotion I’ve been wanting so would you please pack me enough clothes for a week and set out my rod and tackle box. We’re leaving from the office and I will swing by the house to pick my things up. Oh! Please pack my new blue silk pajamas.”
The wife thinks this sounds a little fishy but being a good wife she does exactly what her husband asked. The following weekend he comes home a little tired but otherwise looking good. The wife welcomes him home and asks if he caught many fish? He says, Yes! Lot’s of Walleye, some Bluegill, and a few Pike. But why didn’t you pack my new blue silk pajamas like I asked you to do?”
The wife replies “I did, they were in your tackle box.”
–from Dave F.
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