I don’t know about you, but this year has been screaming past. Some would say I pack too much into my fleeting time. Ah, what the hell. It’s all good, helping friends, writing, riding and building motorcycles. Above is our Bikernet Santa for 2002 from Jon Towle.
In the next couple of days we’ll launch the Arizona Run story, two more King techs and a tech on the Shrunken FXR. We have several articles from Bikernet readers that I’m trying to read over the weekend. The site is sizzling with information and wild romance. Hang on:
BIKERS ANGERED BY PROBE OF MYRTLE BEACH DEATHS–By Erin Reed,The (Myrtle Beach) Sun NewsGrand Strand officials say they aren’t worried about motorcyclists’ plans to boycott the Myrtle Beach area, but bikers say their effort should put a sizable dent in the spring Harley-Davidson rally.
Bikers from as far away as Maryland, Pennsylvania and Iowa are upset about the way two biker deaths were handled in May during this year’s rally.
“Through the power of the Internet e-mail system, I was informed of this tragedy,” said Mary Bowen-Brown of Mechanicsville, Md. “Once the e-mails are forwarded and contacts are made through different bike organizations, you can believe there will be thousands of bikers making their decisions not to return to Myrtle Beach this spring.”
The Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association Myrtle Beach Rally is scheduled for May 9-18.
On May 18, 2002, Horry County police Lance Cpl. James Costello was driving an unmarked cruiser southbound on U.S. 17 in Murrells Inlet when he collided with a motorcycle while attempting to cross the northbound lanes. Costello was facing a yield sign before he turned.
Victoria Lee Zickafoose and Charles Eugene Heyde Sr. died at the scene.
Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Greg Hembree determined in September that Costello would not be charged with reckless homicide and gave the case to the Highway Patrol.
I met some one who saw the accident and said the cop was in the wrong andwhen he said something was told he better shut up and move or he would getarreasted.
The Cop Needs To Get Charged
–ROGUE
TIS THE SEASON FOR CHOCOLATE MOTORCYCLES– Traditions are born when the best things in life come together for your anticipation and enjoyment. This winter, Whitehorse Press is once again offering their unique, solid chocolate motorcycles.
These chocolate motorcycles have been created especially for you by the Old World candy makers at the Bavarian Chocolate Haus of North Conway, NH, using a third-generation recipe that produces the richest, smoothest milk chocolate you’ve ever tasted. To get the incredible detail on this vintage machine, these edible works of art are individually hand-poured by the master himself for a solid, 9-oz. treat.
The Chocolate Motorcycle measures 6 x 3-1/4 inches and weighs 9 oz.
To order a solid Chocolate Motorcycle or a free Whitehorse Press Motorcycling Catalog contact:
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P.O. Box 60
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Meet the babes in our booth.
CYCLE WORLD INTERNATIONAL CYCLE SHOW THIS WEEKEND IN LONG BEACH–See race bikes and meet the riders this weekend in theFastDates.com Calendar Featured Exhibit at theCycle World International Cycle Show, Long BeachFriday Dec 6th – Sunday the 8th.
Meet renown photographer Jim Gianatsis and the beautiful FastDates.com Calendar models Chandi Mason, Janelle Perzina and Joanna Krupa. See the awesome calendar bikes from top custom builders Paul Yaffe and LA Calendar Bike Show winner Jesse Rooke, Performance Machine, AMA National Roadracing Champions Graves Yamaha Motorsports and Corona Extra Suzuki with the team riders and beautiful Corona girls also in attendance in addition to Bikernet.com staff, a sponsor of the LA Calendar Bike Show.
Joe Catrini of Melbourne sits with a stuffed Tigger in the Merritt Squareparking lot before the start of the 21st Annual Toy Run through BrevardCounty. Photo by Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY.
FLORIDA RESIDENTS ALLOW TOY RUN TO CONTINUE–By J.D. GallopFLORIDA TODAY.MELBOURNE ? The sounds of Christmas and the rumbling of thousands ofmotorcycles were in the air Sunday as bikers from across the countryparticipated in a holiday toy drive.More than 25,000 motorcyclists drove from Merritt Island Square mall throughCocoa to the Wickham Park Pavilion as part of the 21st Annual Toy Runsponsored by the Brevard chapter of the American Bikers Aimed TowardEducation.
The donated toys ? which included stuffed bears, dolls and radio headsets ?will be distributed to the Azan Temple Shrine in Melbourne and given tolocal law enforcement agencies and fire departments to hand out to needychildren.
MYSTERY MOTORCYCLE– could this be the bike this guy saw ?
–Jose
DID I SAY THAT???– Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect whojust couldn’t control himself during a lineup. When detectives askedeach man in the lineup to repeat the words: “Give me all your money or I’llshoot,” the man shouted, “That’s not what I said!”
A GOOD PUN IS ITS OWN REWARD–
Energizer Bunny arrested — charged with battery.
A pessimist’s blood type is always b-negative.
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.
I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded.
If electricity comes from electrons … does that mean that morality comes from morons?
A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
Corduroy pillows are making headlines.
Is a book on voyeurism a peeping tome?
Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.
Banning the bra was a big flop.
Sea captains don’t like crew cuts.
Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
When you dream in color, it’s a pigment of your imagination.
Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.
Reading whilst sunbathing makes you well-red.
Alarms: What an octopus is.
–from Nuttboy
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BIKERNET TRAVELER’S ADVICE–Two strangers are sitting in an adjacent seats in airplane. One guy says to the other, “Let’s talk. I hear that the flight will go faster if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.”
The other guy, who had just opened a good book, closes it slowly, takes off his glasses and asks, “What would you like to discuss?”
The first guy says, “Oh, I don’t know; how about Nuclear Power?”
The other guy says, “OK, that could make for some pretty interesting conversation. But let me ask you a question first: A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff, but the deer excretes pellets; the cow, big patties; and the horse, clumps of dried grass. Why is that?”
The first guy says, “I don’t know.”
The other guy says, “Oh? Well then, do you really think you’re qualified to discuss Nuclear Power when you don’t know shit?”
–from Nuttboy
IT’S BOOT HILL FOR BOOT HILL– Practically no one goes to Bike Week or Biketoberfest without stopping in at one of Daytona Beach’s most famous biker bars, Boot Hill Saloon. Art Gehris, 53, co-owner of Boot Hill, died Wednesday, November 27, 2002, at home, reportedly following an apparent seizure.
Born in Philadelphia, Gehris was a retired attorney who moved to the Daytona Beach area in 1975 from Gainesville, FL, reports the Daytona News Journal. It was in 1989 that he bought Boot Hill Saloon with a partner for $500,000.
Fellow merchants and Daytona Beach citizens mourn the loss of Gehris, stating he was “instrumental in trying to better the city of Daytona Beach,” and recounted his efforts to reduce the motorcycle noise problem during biker events, reported the Daytona News Journal. Gehris is reported to have funded billboards encouraging motocyclists to “Keep the part alive. Kill your pipes.”
THE DRAG RACING HELEN REPORT– I have made alterations to my main site at If you could let me know if it functions properly on your ends, I’d appreciate it. –Helen I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, “Well, that’s not going to happen.” –from Nuttboy BIKETOBERFEST DEATH TOLL–By JOHN BOZZO (john.bozzo@news-jrnl.com)and HENRY FREDERICK (henry.frederick@news-jrnl.com)Staff Writers. This Biketoberfest was the second deadliest in its 10-year history and a disappointment for some business owners who complained Monday that sales dropped because of a city crackdown on the partying. Biker event deaths in Volusia and Flagler counties: SOURCE: News-Journal research Bikers trickling out of Main Street early Monday expressed remorse about the death toll of five — nearing the high of six deaths during Biketoberfest 2000. In 2000, 21 people died during the two major biker events. None of the five deaths related to Biketoberfest 2002 happened in Daytona Beach, but elsewhere in Volusia County. Police spokesman Sgt. Al Tolley said Biketoberfest normally draws about 100,000 visitors, although police don’t do crowd estimates because there’s no way to be accurate. While the crowds may have been the same, several merchants said sales weren’t. Carl Morrow, owner of Carl’s Speed Shop on Beach Street, said his sales were off 25 percent during Biketoberfest from a year ago. He criticized the City Commission, which tried earlier this year to impose a 25 percent cutback in outside sales space. “The commissioners tried to curtail Biketoberfest by 25 percent and that’s exactly what it did to our cash register,” he said. — Staff Writer Jaime Hernandez contributed to this report. –from Rogue THE NEW RONCO FISH FINDER–I’m sorry but this product is not allowed in Florida. –from Chris T. Continued On Page 2
YearBike WeekBiketoberfestTotal
200213518
20016410
200015621
1999527
1998516
