Hey,
I should make this quick. I’m burning daylight. This weekend is packed once more. The 100th anniversary of Motorcyclists magazine hit the Source offices tonight with a gala bash. The Born Free event begins set up tomorrow with move-in of home built motorcycles, choppers and bobbers, and then Rip’s Bad Ride rocks on Sunday.
I could weld tabs to my son’s bike, mount the forward controls and the Le Pera seat, and he could be riding, if I didn’t have so many parties to attend. WTF?
Get this. Last night we cruised into Long Beach for a highrise gathering and presentation by our own Gary Mraz, highly acclaimed Supreme Bikernet Trike Editor, regarding riding in China. Long Beach shares a sister city working relationship with Quin Tao in China, a beautiful city on the coast. The Quin Tao HOG group flew over for a tour and Craig Franz, the owner of Westminster H-D and Gary hosted rides to San Diego and Vegas, then the Chinese riders invited Craig and Gary to fly and ride in China—amazing experience. You will read the whole story on Bikernet.
Let’s hit the news before another party invitation flies in the window.
THE BIKERNET SENIOR MOMENT–An older gentleman was on the operating table
awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation.
As he was about to get the anesthesia, he asked to speak to his son.
“Yes, Dad, what is it?”
“Don’t be nervous, son; do your best, and just remember, if it doesn’t go well, if something happens to me, your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife….”
–from Sarge
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT VOCABULARY LESSON–makebate MEYK-beyt, noun:
A person who causes contention or discord.
The man was a hater of the great Governor and his life-work, the Erie; a makebate, a dawplucker, a malcontent politicaster.
Samuel Hopkins Adams, Grandfather Stories
But after all he pays well that pays with gold; and Mike Lambourne was never a makebate, or a spoil-sport, or the like.
Sir Walter Scott, Kenilworth
Makebate stems from the Middle English word bate which meant “contention”.
EASYRIDERS SUES THE EASYRIDERS SALOON– Publisher sues Fargo-based owner of Sturgis bar in contract dispute.
By: Dirk Lammers, Associated Press, INFORUM
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. —
The publisher of Easyriders magazine has filed a breach-of-contract suit against the owner of a Sturgis bar, saying the saloon has stopped using the Easyriders mark in violation of vendor and licensing agreements.
Paisano Publications LLC is suing Fargo-based KSLB&D Inc. in Los Angeles County Superior Court for more than $2 million.
Agoura Hills, Calif.-based Paisano said it is entitled to a royalty of sales of food, beverage and merchandise and is the exclusive agent to sell vendor space adjacent to Easyriders Saloon & Steakhouse, which is at the intersection of Main Street and Junction Avenue in the Black Hills biker town.
The suit filed Friday alleges that bar owners sent notice at the end of May to terminate the vendor agreement, claiming Paisano had materially breached the contract by failing to sell sufficient vendor space ahead of the 2012 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August.
Paisano accuses the bar owners of breaching the contract by covering up the Easyriders logos with tarps, acting as their own sales agent for vendor space and improperly trying to terminate the vendor agreement.
The removal of all Easyriders affiliation “was a transparent attempt to avoid its royalty and commission obligations,” the magazine company said.
Owner Scott Upton declined to comment on the lawsuit Monday.
The website for Easyriders Saloon & Steakhouse now redirects to Sturgis Saloon Company and Triple 8 Grille, a new name for the three-story bar and restaurant. The 23,000-square-foot facility features a restaurant, multiple bars, a stage and a third-floor private meeting and events area.
The suit seeks an injunction to prevent the bar from covering up the signs and using a different name.
“SKIRTED” REAR BAGGER FENDERS– You’ll be Smokin’ in style when you fit your Bagger with one of these way cool Skirted Rear Fenders from Paughco’s latest Bagger-Werx line. The awesome fenders are designed for 2009-2012 FLHX Street Glide, FLTR Road Glide and FLHR Road King models.
Each incorporates built-in full length filler side panels that cover strut and saddlebag gaps. The finely crafted, all steel pieces are available in both smooth and ribbed styles, with or without cutout and license frame. If you order the cutout model it comes with a chrome full function LED for signals, running and brake lights. Cutout fenders with the frame go for just $734.95 in smooth or ribbed and the non-cutout style goes for $535.9
For complete details visit www.paughco.com or call direct to 75-246-5738.
The CDC and MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT PROPAGANDA–Recently the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) presented a study on motorcycle safety. Specifically the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention.
The study is nothing new, in fact it is a collection of conclusions drawn from past studies and old statistics, some of the CDC’s conclusions even seem to be drawn from thin air.
CDC uses the same tired worn out examples we have seen again and again. They cite the Florida study that said fatalities increased 63.4% from 2000-2009. Which is true, but like every other instance of using this statistic they fail to mention that motorcycle registrations increased over 100% during the same time frame.
The study goes on to uses imaginary numbers to back up their position that motorcycle helmets save money. They claim that in 2008, the United States saved $3 billion because of helmet use and then claim that the US could have saved an additional $1.8 billion if mandatory helmet laws were on the books.
They provide absolutely zero evidence of this supposed financial burden.
The CDC makes no mention of rider education. We know rider education to be the best way to prevent crashes. Take New Hampshire for example, according to Robert LeTourneau, New Hampshire State Official Motorcycle Education Specialist, they have had 15 fatal motorcycle accidents of riders who took the class since 1990. That’s out of over 44,000 students trained in the same time period and .034% of fatal motorcycle accidents. All with no mandatory helmet law.
Of course, the CDC uses NHTSA’s 1997 base year for motorcycle fatalities, which was also the lowest point of motorcycle fatalities over the past 30 years. In 1997, there were 2,116 fatalities for 3,826,000 motorcycles registered. Or 0.055% of the motorcyclists were killed. In 2010, there were 4,502 fatalities for 8,368,000 motorcycles registered. Or 0.053% of the motorcyclists were killed.
So we have more than doubled the motorcycle population and we have actually reduced fatalities.
The study also contends that states without helmet laws have higher insurance costs. According to Insure.com, that’s not true. Out of the top five most expensive states to buy insurance, only one allows for helmet free riding.
The supposed findings of this study are likely to show up in your local media. Do not let them get away with this.
The MRF encourages you to continue to use the “Fact or Fiction” pieces published by the MRF to combat the junk science in this study and all future attacks on our freedom. You can find the Fact or Fiction pieces HERE later in the news.
The MRF is working with Federal legislators on this report and to help redirect the priorities of the CDC on actual disease issues, not transportation.
To keep things in perspective, let me remind you that the CDC is the same organization that uses the idea of a zombie apocalypse as a way of scaring people into preparing for disaster.
Seriously, read it here: http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/zombies_novella.htm
BANDIT TO JUDGE RIP’S BAD RIDE BIKE SHOW COMPETITION–
Thank you for being a celebrity judge again this year. Be on time goddammit, or there will be hell to pay.
Willie G. will also be a judge, so don’t let us down.
Lisa C. Dalgaard
Promotions Consultant
JULY 1st, 2012
ORANGE COUNTY
GREAT PARK
IRVINE, CA
www.BADRIDE.com
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Garage-Girls are pleased to announce the winner of the 2012 Ultimate Biker Makeover….. Marilyn Elmore Bragg–Marilyn along with three other contestants were chosen from a group of over 26 submissions of who was most deserving of an Ultimate Biker Makeover. The final four were then placed up on www.garage-girls.com for public voting.
The final four all had compelling stories of why they were in need of the makeover, but after the publics vote the winner has been chosen.
With over 193,000 miles on the bike she finds herself “making due” with the simplest of things to keep the bike on the road. New riding gear is way far down on her list of necessities. She was hoping this contest could help her obtain some parts and gear she is in dire need of to stay on the road, which she attributes to the only thing that gives her a sense of enjoyment these days.
Marilyn will be getting hooked up with…new riding Jacket and Gloves from Hot Leathers, a wardrobe of shoes from HD Footwear boots, a cleaning kit from Wizards Products, a case of Synthetic oil from Spectro Oils, and a technology case from Otterbox, a set of AVON Tires, a Mustang Motorcycle seat, a set of shocks from Progressive suspension, and exhaust wrap along with other goodies from DEI.
For more information, , visit www.Garage-Girls.com
If interested in getting your company involved please contact Sara Liberte at sara@garage-girls.com
NEW FEATURE COMING TO BIKERNET– Mike, the Bikernet Extremely Brilliant East Coast Editor is thinking about doing a feature on this bike.
What do you think? I think he’s nuts.
–Vicki
More extreme wife
2013 Garage Girls Calendar – Beautiful Models hard at work!– Here’s a revealing look at the beautiful FastDates.com Calendar Kittens from the popular Fast Dates Racebike and Iron & Lace Custom Bike PinUp Calendars, but without the motorcycles getting in the way! Garage Girls is prefect for any on or off-road motorsports enthusiast, and a great 2nd Calendar to keep up to date in the Garage or the House!
Featuring the hottest, sexiest new FastDates.com Calendar Kittens from the other 2013 FastDates.com Calendars featuring supermodel Shannon Baucom, World Superbike grid girl Camilla Chiniquy, centerfolds Pepper, Bree Daniels, and Layla Bella, plus the Candise Lakota, Kimberly Girard, Ekaterina Koplenko, Alena Savostikova and Alex Carson. These girls know how to play dirty, and love to get hot and sweaty when they do.
The new 2013 FastDates.com Calendars make their red carpet premier Sunday July 22nd 2012 at the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show at the Calabasas Inn, Calabasas, CA. Many of the top Celebrity Motorcycle Builders, their latest Bikes and the Kittens featured in the new Calendars will be there. For additional details go to: http://www.FastDates.com/BIKESHOW.HTM
The 2013 FastDates.com Calendars reveal a full 16 months of the world’s top motorcycles with beautiful pin up models beginning with September 2012. They are premium quality printed in full color on 15×15-inch dull coated heavy art board and wire spiral bound with a hang clip for easy wall display and page turning. Ask for them at you favorite motorcycle dealer, distributed in the USA by Van Leeuwen and Mid-USA. Suggested retail $16.96. Order toll-free by phone in the USA 1-800-461-1226 / International 001-818-896-2200 and online at http://www.FastDates.com. In the UK visit www.Crossbow-Calendars.com.
BREAKING NEWS: Champion Investments, Inc. assumes Operation of Lehman Trikes– USA
Keeping Dreams Alive in the Three World
The Triking Viking–
Bikernet Triking Viking is proud to be the first to announce the acquisition of Lehman Trikes USA by Champion Trikes based in Garden Grove CA. Champion Investments, Inc., doing business as (dba) Lehman Trikes USA, operations will resume at the Spearfish, South Dakota, facilities. Financial resources are in place and the first order of business will be providing service parts with a phased-in return to full operation as vendors and personnel staffing are reestablished.
EASYRIDERS RODEO TOUR– Who is ready? Summer’s here and that means it’s time for the Easyriders 2012 Rodeo Tour!
Wilson, NC July 13-15
Fowlerville, MI August 17-19
Chillicothe, OH August 30 – September 3
For complete event details, vendor info, etc please go to www.EasyridersEvents.com .
Biker clubs claim civil rights violations from Las Vegas police– By BEN FREDERICKSON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Attorney Stephen Stubbs tried to talk to Las Vegas police in September about law enforcement harassing motorcycle club members.
He said he was told to file a lawsuit if he had a problem.
So that’s exactly what he did.
“They kind of left us no choice,” Stubbs said Tuesday. “They don’t want to abide by the Constitution.”
Stubbs, legal counsel for the association of 37 biker organizations known as the Las Vegas Confederation of Clubs, filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court Monday. It alleges club members have been systematically harassed by law enforcement agencies.
The lawsuit lists 78 individual plaintiffs and seeks damages in excess of $75,000 for each of 15 claims of relief. It also calls for punitive damages. The defendants named in the lawsuit are the Metropolitan Police Department, the North Las Vegas Police Department, Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie, North Las Vegas Chief of Police Joseph Chronister and 14 individual police officers. Four motorcycle clubs – the Mongols, Stray Cats, Bandidos and Vagos – are involved in the case.
The lawsuit details six encounters that occurred between June 2010 and September 2011 that Stubbs alleges violated his clients’ First, Fourth and 14th Amendment rights.
The lawsuit is not related to the Mongols Motorcycle Club’s annual meeting, which took place in Boulder City last weekend.
The lawsuit alleges that police officers persuaded the Alexis Park resort to cancel a Mongols Motorcycle Club car and bike show; threatened to remove multiple bar owners’ liquor licenses if they hosted Mongols or Vagos events; broke up a Stray Cats party without a warrant and denied a club member’s right to counsel; defamed a member of the Bandidos to the point he was fired from his job as a paramedic; and arrested another member of the Bandidos on an invalid warrant.
Included in Stubb’s release of the lawsuit was a copy of a June 2011 letter Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie sent to the management of Scoundrels Pub on South Decatur Boulevard.
Gillespie described the Vagos as a criminal gang and said knowingly serving such groups could result in discipline from the Clark County Liquor and Gaming Board.
Stubbs does not believe any of the clubs he represents are gangs.
The attorney thinks case law is on his side and referred to a 2002 Nevada Supreme Court decision in Burgess v. Storey County Board of Commissioners.
Burgess, a brothel owner, lost his business license because of his association with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Burgess successfully appealed, with the high court finding his First Amendment rights had been violated because the licensing board did not provide a compelling state interest to interfere with his right to associate with the Hells Angels.
North Las Vegas and Las Vegas police declined to comment on the lawsuit because of polices that prohibit speaking about ongoing litigation.
Stubbs predicted the case will be served within the next 30 days. The involved police departments then will have 20 days to respond.
“Everybody has the same constitutional rights,” Stubbs said. “The minute we start disregarding someone’s constitutional rights because we don’t agree with them, this country is in big trouble.”
–from Rogue
BIKERNET CONTRIBUTOR REVIEWS TERRY THE TRAMP BOOK—It’s been at least six months since I read Terry the Tramp, but it’s a hard book to forget. That said, I’m going to write this review from memory… Not something I have a lot of these days.
In late 1970 I returned to California, after a one-year stint in southern Michigan, custom painting bikes, and buying up as many old Harley-Davidsons as I could find. It wasn’t long before I’d made friends with other guys in the West Covina area that rode hogs. One of them introduced me to “Dresser” Sam, a real good guy when it came to helping out FNG kids like me that didn’t know shit about working on a Harley.
I spent a lot of time over at Sam’s wrenching in his garage on some of the Pan, and Sportster motors I hauled out of Michigan. Sam was and probably still is a pretty good motor builder. There were Vagos that used to drop by Sam’s for motor work. I remember a fair sized Vago named Duffy that used to show up in a white ’58 Coupe De Ville when his bike was down.
There was other Vagos too, “Jerry the Jew”, “Speed” “Parts” and other Vagos I don’t remember the names of now. Maybe I’d heard of “Terry the Tramp” back then at Sam’s, but I can’t remember. A year or two later I moved to El Monte, not far from where Keith Ball does a great job of describing the surroundings Terry the Tramp grew up in.
One of the most interesting, and I imagine hard to write about accounts was the Vagos’ bum murder wrap in New Mexico. I knew of a fellow custom painter in Baldwin Park at the time named Art Smith. It has to be the same Art Smith involved in that mess.
Terry the Tramp is a must read… Even for bikers that don’t usually don’t like to read this motherfucker is great book.
—“Krylon” aka “Crazy” John
QUICKEST DIET ON THE PLANET–
They say that during sex you burn off as many calories as running 8 miles.
Who the hell runs 8 miles in 30 seconds?
(no comment)
MRF FACT VS. FICTION FROM THE GOVERNMENT–Possible Errors?
When errors, omissions or inaccuracies are discovered in reports or statistics, it calls into question the integrity of results. Additionally, small numbers can be easily skewed by slight or seemingly insignificant variations. Furthermore, numbers may be exploited if uncharacteristic highs or lows are used as a baseline. None of these discoveries are intended to argue against helmet use, but rather to demonstrate that suggesting a helmet law is not the solution to motorcycle safety. Individual states need to maintain the ability to determine what measures best address the needs and desires of their residents as suggested in the National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety (NAMS)
FACT Comparison of studies is complicated due to varying criteria, wherein one report references riders, it is unclear if that includes passengers or specifically operators. Other papers may refer to the numbers of persons, crashes or vehicles intermittently. This can be quite confusing as the numbers are usually very close and are frequently compared in error.
FACT A Minnesota motorcyclist survived a crash only to be struck by a car while standing on the road attempting to flag down a motorist for assistance. This was subsequently counted as a motorcycle fatality.
FACT A Pennsylvania taxi driver, with multiple suspensions, was responsible for about two percent of the state’s total motorcycle fatalities when he caused a crash with three motorcycles and killed five helmeted riders in a single incident.
FACT Motorcycle fatalities dropped by 10% in 2009 and preliminary reports indicate that 2010 numbers will be further reduced by at least 2%. The Motorcycle Industry Council advises that sales of replacement tires were up by 6.1% in 2010, suggesting an increase in motorcycle usage. A decrease in fatalities despite an increase in exposure would suggest that motorcycle safety and awareness programs, specifically rider education courses, have been successful.
FACT The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated over 120,000 airplane incidents, over 60,000 surface transportation incidents, and just 6 individual motorcycle incidents in their entire 44 year history — Apparently enough investigation to warrant adding mandatory helmet laws for motorcyclists on their “top ten most wanted list.”
FACT According to preliminary data from the Governors Highway Safety Association, states that have a mandatory adult helmet law had six fewer fatalities in 2010 than in 2009, while free choice states saw a reduction of 74. The state with the single largest decline in fatalities (Texas -60) is a choice state and a state which requires helmets on all riders tied for the greatest increase (New York +24).
FACT FARS continues to include “mopeds” in motorcycle crash statistics despite the fact that most states do not require registration of these vehicles. This practice skews the most respected method of measuring the effectiveness of motorcycle safety programs, which is the ratio of accidents, injuries and fatalities per 10,000 registrations.
For more information, contact Jeff Hennie, Motorcycle Riders Foundation, 202-546-0983, jeff@mrf.org
ANOTHER BIKER FEATURE COMING TO BIKERNET—from the Most Senior Bikernet Advertising Director: I will soon have a story on this build. Bike made in France, by an old friend of mine.
–Ben Lamboeuf
Bikernet.com
HERE is Hoka Hey editorial for Thursday news–
Ok I am done for the week, I am heading our to Santa Barbara to report on new Victory models.
http://bikernettrikes.com/pages/HOKA_HEY_2012__.aspx
http://www.bikernet.com/blog/?p=16624
DO NOT JAYWALK IN LAS VEGAS– Few problems after Mongols event in Nevada town.
LAS VEGAS — Police issued summonses for jaywalking and traffic infractions, but few problems were reported following a meeting that drew Mongols motorcycle club members to a historic small city between Las Vegas and Hoover Dam. Police Chief Tom Finn linked several misdemeanor arrests to bikers who rode into Boulder City on Friday and stayed at a hotel in the center of town until Sunday.
Club lawyer Stephen Stubbs counted just one arrest – a man who refused to identify himself after he was stopped for jaywalking. Finn says police from Las Vegas and neighboring cities, the Nevada Highway Patrol and federal agents kept a close eye on the Mongols’ national meeting.
Concerns were raised following a fatal brawl between Mongols and rival Hells Angels during a 2002 biker rally in nearby Laughlin.
— AP report from Rogue
www.MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com Launches New Site– Carlsbad, CA, June 27, 2012 — MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com is proud to launch a superior job board and upgraded website. Already the leader in the field, the new site incorporates state-of-the-art computer software to cater specifically to the powersportsindustry. More features, enhanced listings and direct links to social mediachannels are just some of the upgrades.
“We are confident that employers and job seekers alike will love the increased resume exposure, time-saving features and the updated look of the site,” says MIJ founder, Alex Baylon. “In addition to the facelift, employers and job seekers will enjoy some great new features.” According to Baylon, the job seeker accounts have had the biggest upgrades.
Foremost among these upgrades is the ability to build resumes online by filling out a simple web form. Add photos, upload videos and attach files… all with a click. Job seekers can also upload their resume straight from LinkedIn, as well as now having the ability to control who can view his or her resume.
Further enhancing the experience are theinstant job notifications via e-mail immediately when a job is posted that matches the desired category and location. The “Priority Resume” feature places a job seekers’ resume above all others. However, the upgrades are not limited to job applicants.
Employers can now enjoy several new features, including:
Resume alerts: The MIJ system will alert employers anytime new resumes matching the employer’s criteria are entered into the system.
Screening Questionnaires: Employers now have the ability to create questionnaires that require a passing score before a job seekers can apply for their position, pre-screening any non-qualified applicants.
Employer Sub-Accounts: Employers with multiple dealerships can now create accounts for all of their locations.
“We encourage everyone from the powersports industry to create a free account and upload their resume to MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com,” says Baylon. “MIJ helps create opportunities for everyone… Even if you are currently not looking for a new career, a new career could be looking for you!”
Alex Baylon
Motorcycle Industry Jobs
Office: 760-466-7534
SECOND PITTSBURGH MOTORCYCLE CLUB FIRE–PITTSBURGH (AP) — City and federal investigators say a second motorcycle club building in Pittsburgh has burned this month, though authorities don’t know if the fires are related.
The Sin City Deciples Motorcycle Club was reported on fire about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The building was burned more than a year ago, on June 7, 2011, when someone was seen breaking windows and throwing a burning object — possibly a Molotov cocktail — into the building.
The building had been used primarily for storage until it was destroyed by the latest fire, which has been ruled arson after investigators found traces of gasoline poured throughout.
The second Sin City fire comes barely two weeks after a building owned by another group, the New Brotherhood Motorcycle Club, was heavily damaged in an early morning fire June 11.
That fire is also considered suspicious.
–from Rogue
JUST WHAT YOU NEED FROM THE BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER–Best Way to Treat a Jellyfish Sting
It’s beach weather, which means that you could have a run-in with a jellyfish. The stings from these weird-looking creatures can ruin your day unless you know how deal with them. In spite of what you may have heard, having someone urinate on them is not the best treatment; neither is meat tenderizer.
Studies have shown that vinegar or a paste made with baking soda and water help, but that research was done on jellyfish native to Australia and Indonesia.
–Dr. Weil
www.drweil.com
BIKERNET 5-Ball RACING WHEELER REPORT
THE ADRENALINE CLOCK IS TICKING
Speed Week Bonneville, 43 Days 23 hours
BUB Speed Trials Bonneville, 57 days 23 hours
Todays is shaping up to be a scorcher of sorts, we’re headed for 78 degrees in the harbor with a slight on shore breeze. With the sun streaming through my bedroom window my upstairs penthouse warms up in the early morning then cools in the afternoon when the sea breeze rolls in cooled by the Pacific ocean. Nirvana at its finest in the halls of Bikernet headquarters.
Come on in the CANTINA is open 24 hours a day!
Checking out the Cantina is an experience to behold, seems most of the hard bodied models hired by the Bikernet staff can’t afford clothing. Could be the reason the girls are working so hard? Take a look in your spare time for less than four cents a day, $14.44 a year for a basic open-the-Cantina-doors membership.
Street wise 97-inch Twin Cam
Haulin ass North on the 405 in my Ranger just before the crack of dawn Friday morning, destination San Jose. Should roll in about noon after running the I-5 gauntlet. The Dyna now has a brand new Daytona Twin Computer on board handling the fuel injection and critical timing chores. This Saturday you will find me at the Corbin event in Hollister, CA. on my hot rod Dyna, smiling from ear to ear.
http://www.daytona-twintec.com
Bonneville Bound 124-inch Turbo Charged 5-Ball Raycer
This week progress included the addition of a stress bar in the neck area to prevent the frame from flexing as much under power. Fork stops were added, the frame plugged in the seat area so the air-in-frame will be available on demand for shifting the 5-speed Sharp Eye transmission with a Pingel Air Shifter.
We’re down to the final, time consuming, phases of the build. The next couple of days on the short list, the seat and tail section sub-frame come to life, detail the electrical/battery box, machine and mount foot pegs, build the shift and brake linkage, install the Pingel air shifter kit (we have air-in-the-frame)…… Thankfully the list is much shorter than a month ago or last week although we still have the 3/4 fairing to mount and an air plenum to fabricate for the Turbo Doc, rebuilt Aerocharger Turbo system. Modify the fuel tank for a Pingel pet cock and Install the fuel system designed by Dan Thayer, located upstate New York.
Hope this has you on the edge of your seat waiting for the next gory details out of the halls of Bikernet has we prepare for the ride of a lifetime on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Have a great weekend, See Ya in Hollister at the Corbin event on Saturday.
Haul Ass!
Ride for your Life!
–Ray c wheeler
Performance Editor
wheeler@bikernet.com
“HOTTER THAN HELL” AMRA Summer Shootout at Bowling Green–
After the exciting trip back from Norwalk, Tom Caldwell freshened up his Pro Stock/Pro Gas bike, made arrangements for an “uncrunched” vehicle to use to get to AMRA Bowling Green. (Thanks to Garvin Wiawiaole for use of the truck!)
Jerry Cardwell at Trailer Specialist in Knoxville, repaired the trailer so it could be used at least until we acquire the components to make the repairs. Dana Eckhart of Knoxville signed up to be much needed crew at Bowling Green.
Early Friday morning Caldwell and Eckhart pulled out and arrived at Trammel Creek Cycle Works at 11 a.m., to do a “meet and greet” for Mike, Vikki and their customers. Trammel creek has signed up again for the September race at Bowling Green. Mike and Vicki had arranged for Matt Pedigo, from Citizen-Times newspaper in Scottsboro, KY, to take photos and do an interview for his article.
On the road again and after a quick trip Caldwell rolled in to Bowling Green about 1:30 and setup after visiting with AMRA staff and crew, “I walked the track and decided to save the runs for Saturday as the bike has been running like the wind! Saturday morning while prepping the bike Dana spotted an issue with my rear tire!
It was chunked! It had 2 quarter size chunks missing! Wow, “OK”, I stepped back and decided to install my year old slick on it, as a replacement was not to be had. Thank goodness, I had it! I could not stand another tire explosion and destroy the bike and myself.”
AMRA had a full field of 8 bikes in Pro Gas. Saturday, Caldwell qualified #1 at 8.27 the latter with a 8.24 @ 159.59 mph in 98 degree heat! “I was spinning all the way through low gear with 130 degree track temps.”
“Sunday, the track came back to something manageable mostly because we ran immediately after the fuel bikes. The track temp was 140 then. I acquired a bog situation but, advanced to the second round, where we had a staging duel and I was not going to stage first. I was a little late but, I had a .6 advantage and the HORSE to “Git-R-Done”!
The results were running a “8.299 @ 161 mph Sunday in 104 degree heat.”
Caldwell went on to say, “We had a SHORT turn around for the finals and I was not able to re-tune my clutch for the bog but, Mark Colburn broke a chain; Steve Allstaedt spotted me on the line and I got the single with a slight bog and ran a 8.41 @ 159 mph again in the 104 degree heat.
It was not pretty but, the last man standing is the winner!”
2012 Results to date:
4 #1 qualifier’s
1 runner up
3 wins!
Not too shabby for the “Old Guys Do Rule Racing Team”
Thanks to:
SA RACING (Best damn heads available)
S&S CYCLE
RED LINE OILS
SOUTHERN BIKER MAGAZINE
DANA ECKHART
GARVIN WIAWIAOLE
JERRY CARDWELL
MARY LOU BREWTON
PMFR
3D PAINTING
WEST HAVEN SPEED EQUIPMENT
VP FUELS
M/T TIRES
MSD
A special thanks to Trammel Creek Cycle Works for their support at this event!
Hope to see everyone at AHDRA Bristol RACE, I will be ready for the home crowd!
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Tell Your Member of Congress to Vote “Yes” on Holder Contempt Resolution and Civil Lawsuit Authority– June 27—the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. in contempt of Congress, and to authorize a civil lawsuit to enforce the contempt resolution. These votes are a result of the Obama-Holder Justice Department’s open defiance of legitimate demands for documents about the “Fast and Furious” program—documents that are needed for a complete congressional investigation of one of the most disastrous episodes in the history of federal law enforcement.
In the “Fast and Furious” program, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives pressured honest firearm dealers to make sales to known straw purchasers, with the intention of allowing those firearms to be trafficked to Mexican drug cartels. The guns would only be traced after they were recovered by authorities, often after being used in violent crimes. And of course, one of those crimes was the murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.
One of the issues the documents could address is the White House’s use of this program to promote its gun control agenda. We already know that the White House hoped to use the operation to support its illegal multiple sales reporting plan, which amounts to gun registration for honest Americans who buy long guns in southwest border states.
Our support of the contempt resolution is not about Attorney General Holder’s promotion of lies about Mexican gun trafficking, his support for bringing back the 1994 Clinton gun ban, or the multiple sales registration scheme.
The reason we support the contempt resolution is the same reason we first called for Attorney General Holder’s resignation more than a year ago: the Department’s obstruction of congressional investigations into a program that has cost lives in support of an anti-gun agenda.
The American people—including millions of NRA members and tens of millions of NRA supporters—deserve the truth about these issues. You can help by contacting your U.S. Representative today and respectfully asking him or her to vote “Yes” on holding the Attorney General in contempt of Congress, and “Yes” on civil lawsuit authority. You can find contact information for your Representative by using the “Write Your Representatives” tool at www.NRAILA.org. You may also contact your Representative by phone at (202) 225-3121.
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Laidlaw’s Harley-Davidson wins termination protest, but there are conditions–
The Motor Co. on April 14, 2011, notified Laidlaw’s of its intent to terminate its dealer agreement within 60 days, alleging that the dealer had violated terms of its “non-retail sales policy” (NRSP).
Laidlaw’s challenged the termination, claiming the NRSP is separate from the dealer agreement and that less severe penalties should be imposed before the OEM resorts to termination.
The administrative law judge for the California New Motor Vehicle Board, which regulates dealership matters in the state, ruled that Laidlaw’s should keep its franchise but that it needs to conduct training and compliance audits on Harley-Davidson policies and submit those audits to The Motor Co. for the next three years. The dealer’s existing agreement runs to 2014.
–excerpt from Dealernews
www.dealernewscom
UNCLE MONKEY ON NEW MOTORCYCLES AND REGISTRATION–So you picked up your new bike from the dealer. Good for you. Looking at my credit card statements I think it would have been cheaper for me to do the same. But I’m cut from a different cloth.
I’ve never owned a new motorcycle. In fact I’ve never owned a motorcycle that wasn’t first striped down to its bare frame and rebuilt before I rode it. I don’t consider myself a bike builder – just someone who builds bikes. My bike is that, my bike. It is unique; every part has my fingerprint on it. I know every tolerance, every nick and scratch accidentally put into its fresh paint. I know how it came together, the hours and sweat that goes into building this bike.
I like to know a bike is mine, and for it to stand out. My most mundane bike was my FatBoy. Basic and simple black it would blend into any line-up of bikes. It killed me. I want people to look down main street Deadwood and go “There’s Uncle Monkey’s bike.” But even my FatBoy was a complete rebuilt. I picked it up out of salvage and stripped it down to the bare frame and rebuilt it in a week. A week later I was adding a batwing fairing and saddlebags. It still might have been a FatBoy, but mine had a fairing.
For most people satisfaction comes from buying a bike and slowly modifying it over time. They buy a piece of chrome here, a doodad there. They ride their bikes for years. But there are others like me whose satisfaction comes from building our own bikes. We toil away collecting parts here and there, reading articles here instead of riding because our bike is in a million pieces on the floor.
We have a distinct vision of what our bike will look like when it is done, and we are disappointed when we tighten down that last piece, when our bike is finally finished. We are addicted to the build, addicted to the uncertainty of riding a collection of parts we assembled. Once it is finished we move on to our next chopper, our next project. For now I need to break in my newest bike Snow White in and plan for the bagger I’m going to build next.
-bad Uncle Monkey
THE CALL (And Noise) Of THE OPEN ROAD– Every summer millions of Americans take to the open road and head to National Parks. But some road warriors are louder than others. Motorcycles are one of the largest contributors to noise pollution in the parks. EarthFix’s Ashley Ahearn reports.
That’s a 2010 Harley Davidson Street Glide. Bikes like this can be loud enough to set off nearby car alarms. The Park Service has been getting complaints about motorcycle noise from citizens and park superintendents around the country.
Karen Trevino heads the Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division for the National Park Service in Fort Collins, Colorado. Bike noise wasn’t really on Trevino’s radar until she had a personal experience. She and her son were walking outside the visitor center at Rocky Mountain National Park.
Trevino: “And one of them winked at the other and thought it would be pretty funny. He throttled a couple of times pretty hard, which sent my son, I swear he must have jumped three feet sideways. He’s only three, so of course he started crying, he was really upset and I think it was probably at that point that I realized you, know, maybe I should take some of these complaints from people more seriously. ”
Trevino and her team are now recording audio at more than 70 national parks around the country in order to get a handle on just how noise-polluted the parks are.
They found that motorcycles can sometimes be heard from up to 18 miles away.
That noise can make it harder for animals to hear predators, or listen for prey. Elk and songbirds have trouble finding mates. Trevino says that while there are plenty of blind vertebrates, there aren’t any deaf ones.
Trevino: “…and from evolutionary biology, that screams volumes that wildlife depend more even on their ears than they do on their eyes for survival:
Ahearn: “Karen, I have to tell you, I ride a motorcycle.”
Trevino: “Oooh! Actually, that’s great. And I’m glad you told me that. It actually gives me an opportunity to make a very important point which is: The largest problem comes from a very small number of motorcycles and those are the very large bikes that have modified pipes.”
A good place to test Karen Trevino’s point is at Mt. Rainier National Park. There’s a popular biker bar not too far from the park entrance.
Babcock: “Well they say rock and roll is noise pollution. I call that bulls*#t.”
There I met Dick Babcock. He rode his Harley over to where my bike was parked, to do a little experiment.
OK, so that’s my 2012 Triumph Bonneville.
Babcock: “It sounds like a singer sewing machine.”
Now we’re going to hear Dick’s.
Babcock: “To me that’s not an obnoxious level at an idle. If I pick it up a little bit.”
Dick Babcock: “You can make it obnoxious but you don’t need to. But being as we’re up here in the woods and the deer are all sleeping, that’s ok.”
Babcock: “Oh, yours is still running.”
Babcock is one of those bikers who put aftermarket pipes on his bike to make it louder and more powerful. Those parts aren’t illegal, even if the level of noise they create can be. States across the country regulate motorcycle noise differently. Half the states in the U.S. don’t have noise limits for motorcycles at all. And right now, neither do National Parks, says Karen Trevino.
Trevino: “While a lot of people outside the park service, and maybe a few within the park service might like to see us take more draconian action, we are not there yet.”
Trevino says the park service is hesitant to limit anyone’s access. For now, they’re still gathering information. So, no tickets or regulations in national parks anytime soon.
What they are doing is partnering with motorcycle associations to ask riders to stay in smaller groups, not accelerate excessively and respect park quiet hours.
Whether riders cooperate is another question.
BIKERNET OPENS TAXI SERVICE–A passenger in a taxi leaned over to ask the driver a question and tapped him on the shoulder. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and stopped just inches from a large plate glasselai window.
For a few moments everything was silent in the cab, and then the still shaking driver said, “I’m sorry but you scared the daylights out of me.”
The frightened passenger apologized to the driver and said he didn’t realize a mere tap on the shoulder could frighten him so much.
The driver replied, “No, no, I’m sorry, it’s entirely my fault. Today is my first day driving a cab. I’ve been driving a hearse for the last 25 years.”
ABATE of Wisconsin owns ABATE Acres– a parcel of land in the middle of the state, where the annual state party “Summer Hummer” is held. This party/fund raiser helps ABATE to be financially sound to conduct the business of the organization. Read below how the Dan Frantz Fund which pays down the mortgage debt was aided by a donation strategy developed by Hupy and Abraham, S.C.
Two checks total $20,000 to Dan Frantz Fund
In 2011, Attorney Michael Hupy initiated a “Matching Grant” challenge to ABATE members and friends. Hupy and Abraham, S.C. would match any donations up to $2,500. That challenge was met early in the year and he increased the pledge to $3,500. That second pledge was met by June, 2011 and Attorney Hupy increased the pledge once more after presenting a check for $3,500 to ABATE.
The third pledge in the amount of $5,000 was met by the end of the year and ABATE received a total of $17,000 from donations and matching grants for the Dan Frantz Fund.
In 2012, Attorney Hupy proposed a “Triple Match” challenge. Hupy and Abraham, S.C. would match all donations up to $10,000. In addition, Attorney Hupy would personally match all donations up to $10,000 for a potential of tripling the total donations. By the beginning of June, ABATE had easily surpassed the $10,000 goal thanks to individuals and a large contribution from a region event. At the state party, Summer Hummer, ABATE Legislative Chairman Dave Dwyer presented Attorney Michael F. Hupy’s check for $10,000 to State Treasurer Lisa Martin. At the same time, Region 1A Membership Officer Tiger Beyer presented a check for $10,000 from Hupy and Abraham, S.C. to Executive Director Ric Mellon.
Attorney Hupy, a Life Member of ABATE of Wisconsin and 20+ year member of A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois said, “A large mortgage payment is the last thing you need in these hard economic times.” His idea was that challenging others to contribute to ABATE would be more beneficial than if he just made a flat donation.
It appears he was right. Combined with the $20,000 from Hupy and Hupy and Abraham, S.C., ABATE of Wisconsin has, at the time of this writing, received $51,413 toward the Dan Frantz Fund. This is a perfect example of how creative thinking combined with the generosity of members and friends of ABATE can result in a sucessful fund raising endeavor.
AMA: 50 U.S. Lawmakers Oppose Motorcycle-Only Checkpoints–Some 50 U.S. House members have signed onto a bill that would bar the U.S. transportation secretary from providing funds for motorcycle-only checkpoints. AMA
Some 50 U.S. House members have signed onto a bill that would bar the U.S. transportation secretary from providing funds for motorcycle-only checkpoints, the American Motorcyclist Association reports.
The measure, H.R. 904 authored by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), would prohibit the transportation secretary from providing grants or any funds to a state, county, town, township, Indian tribe, municipality or other local government for use by any program to check safety equipment use or create arbitrary checkpoints for motorcycle riders or passengers.
“The AMA thanks these members of Congress for protecting the motorcycle lifestyle, and encourages motorcyclists in these representatives’ districts to thank them for their support,” said Wayne Allard, AMA vice president for government relations.
At the same time, Sensenbrenner and Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.), along with 29 other members of Congress, have sent a letter to the leadership of the House-Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization Conference Committee requesting the inclusion of language in the conference report that would prohibit the transportation secretary from providing funds for motorcycle-only checkpoints.
Responding to a nationwide appeal issued by the AMA on May 29, AMA members and concerned motorcyclists contacted their elected representatives and urged them to sign on to the Sensenbrenner-Petri letter. As a result, a bipartisan group of legislators now seeks to overturn a controversial federal program that unfairly discriminates against motorcyclists.
The AMA began tracking motorcycle-only checkpoints when they first appeared in New York in 2007. In 2011, using funds provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the state of Georgia conducted roadside motorcycle-only checkpoints as thousands of motorcyclists rode through the state on their way to Daytona Beach, Fla., for Bike Week, March 4-13. Another motorcycle-only checkpoint was conducted in northern Virginia during one of the nation’s most visible motorcycle rallies — Rolling Thunder — over the 2011 Memorial Day weekend. Motorcycle-only checkpoints were also conducted in Utah when thousands of riders attended a world-class roadracing event.
Three states have since outlawed the practice — Virginia, North Carolina, New Hampshire — and legislation to prohibit them has been introduced in Illinois, California, Missouri and New Jersey.
The letter stated: “MOCs [motorcycle-only checkpoints] are a controversial and unproven method of addressing motorcyclist safety and have not been an efficient use of limited federal dollars. The very existence of this program essentially profiles a group of citizens — the motorcycling community — for operating a legal mode of transportation.”
The letter added: “The DOT should focus on programs to instruct motorcyclists on the importance of proper licensing, rider education, and motorcycle awareness campaigns.”
–from Rogue
Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005
www.bikerrogue.com
ON BIKERNET YOU CAN WIN A ONE-OFF CHOPPER–Win the 15th Anniversary Custom Chopper sponsored by SmartCup’s XPress Lid and Spectro Oil– The winner of the 15th Anniversary Cycle Source Magazine/Bikernet.com sweepstakes chopper sponsored by SmartCup’s XPress Lid and Spectro Oil will breathe easier knowing that the engine is protected with K&N Filters’ air filter and oil filter.
“We are excited to have K&N jump into our program. I’m not a velocity stack sorta guy. Even a chopper needs to last, and K&N is the first line of defense,” said Keith ‘Bandit’ Ball of Bikernet.com.
The Sweeps giveaway chopper will be a one-off classic design popularized by the ’50s and ’60s chopper scene and features a 3 Guyz’ springer front end and a Crazy Horse 100ci mil in a light-weight, old-school frame fabricated by Texas Bike Works. It’s built on a proven design by Gary Maurer of Kustoms Inc. and Ron Harris of Chop Doc’s with world-class American suppliers providing components and accessories.
“The motorcycle team at K&N Filters is excited to be a part of the 15th Anniversary Giveaway Chopper program and is looking forward to seeing it thunder to life at the Las Vegas Bikefest later this year,” explained Johnny Jump, Brand Manager, Power Sports. “If you don’t win the chopper, you still have the chance to win a filter set for your scoot.”
Cycle Source Magazine and Bikernet.com are showcasing the build from the ground up. Each month these publications will follow every element of this classic build.
Enthusiasts can win the custom chopper in one of three ways. They can (1) purchase a subscription; (2) renew a subscription; or (3) send in a postcard. To get all the details on how you can win the chopper motorcycle, logon www.cyclesource.com , www.winthechopper.com or www.bikernet.com.
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LEARN HOW TO AIR BRUSH FROM THE MASTER MIKE LEARN–Why not drop in and check out the LIVE Web Cam, Current Projects, Promotions and Community Events or just to see what other like-minded individuals are up to.
Have A Great Day!
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THE CODE OF THE WEST– Be the kind of man that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says “Oh Crap, He’s up!”
Brother, life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forgive the ones who don’t just because you can. Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Take a few minutes to think before you act when you’re mad. Forgive quickly.
God never said life would be easy. He just promised it would be worth it. Today is Brother’s day. Happy Brothers Day! I LOVE YA BROTHER!!!—from Don Nowell
LIFESTYLE DEAL OF THE WEEK, 1990 FXR– KILLER DEAL! ONLY $7,995.00–
This is a super rare bike! We don’t get FXRs often, but when we do, they go fast! It’s got a custom 2-tone paint job, 2-up seating, lowered shocks, Python dual exhaust, forward controls, and much, much more.
Come see this one before it’s gone! Like all of LifeStyle Cycles pre-owned Harleys, this bike has been thoroughly tested and inspected by a LifeStyle Cycles technician after undergoing a rigorous 38-point motorcycle inspection.
NEW FROM BIKER’S CHOICE– Are you visiting http://chromeasylum.blogspot.com/ regularly for updates and video clips on the screen adaptation of Sonny Barger’s book, “Dead in 5 Heartbeats”? If you are, then you may have seen this jacket worn by some
of the cast. The Speed and Strength® Running with The Bulls Textile Jacket features a water resistant AR-800 frame, (rated at a 600 Denier), with removable Knox C.E. shoulder, elbow and spine protectors. The collar is low, offering less restriction on your neck and has “Speed Zip” controlled ventilation to help keep you cool in the summer. The cotton-poly lined
hoodie is removable. MSRP on this jacket starts at $199.95.
Also featured is the Speed and Strength® Hard Knock Life Leather Vest. This good looking and functional vest is made of premium cowhide leather with the same C.E. approved spine protector used in other jackets and vests from this brand. With perforated leather panels and a low restriction collar, it’s more comfortable to wear. It also features “Lockdown” waist
adjusters to keep the vest snug to you. MSRP is $199.95 for all sizes.
Check out all of Speed and Strengths gear at www.tuckerrocky.com or visit your local dealer.
Happy Riding!
–Carmen
TATTOO CONVENTION–This weekend All or Nothing Tattoo will be at the Atlanta Tattoo convention and creating some amazing tattoos.
For Tattoo Contest times please visit:
www.allornothingtattoo.com/forums/showthread.php?p=78854 We will also have our guest artist Stefano Alcantara in our booth as well. Please contact Shauna Smith at shauna@allornothingtattoo.com if you are interested in booking with Stefano or contact the shop at 770-435-9966.
His appointments are getting booked fast so contact us to get the ball rolling on getting tattooed by him between the 29th and July 3rd.
COULD THE STURGIS SALOON BECOME BANDIT’S CANTINA—We met with them on Tuesday, and here’s a report from the most magnificent editor of Bikernet Baggers:
Sturgis Saloon guys do not wish to discuss anything until the legal arena has been conquered. Moments later at a TA I had a run-in with a Meade County Sheriff who forced me to format my memory card under threat of arrest and confiscation of my camera.
He claimed I had no legal right to film. What an ignorant asshole. I had just filmed video of an undisclosed nature. I have already sent a complaint to the Sturgis Police
Chief (City of Sturgis). Instead of arguing wih idiot deputy, I formatted the card while he watched, then promptly headed home, ran recovery software and I can’t published what happened.
The Deputy was so out of control it became obvious that he had never seen anything as bad as this wreck. I didn’t know if he was talking about Bandit’s Cantina, Easyriders, or a cager accident with a deer.
I’ll bring you more reports in the near future. Life is nuts.
–Buck Lovell
Most Magnificent Editor
Bikernet Baggers
Sturgis South Dakota
TRIKE FENDER KITS FROM PAUGHCO– Trikes are on the move big time and Paughco has quickly become the source for all your custom Trike needs. From complete rolling chassis to fine exhaust, rear ends, tanks, bars and much more, Paughco is DIY Trike headquarters.
Most recently the company released these slick, rugged and fully functional rear fender kits. Available for both US and imported axle applications the American made steel fenders measure 8 ½” wide with an overall length of 42”. Custom brackets clamp to the axle tube housing and fenders attach to the brackets with button head screws or can be welded in place and smoothed.
Paughco Trike fenders are sold in sets and designed to be used with 195/65R 15 tires only. Fender kits retail at $524.95 in raw steel and $682.95 in durable black powder coat.
For complete details call 775-246-5738. Be sure to visit www.paughco.com .
BANDIT’S CANTINA COMPLAINT–Bandit, We need some new Cantina Girls !
–David Campbell
We are working on girls from Jerry Southworth, Michael Farabaugh, and Markus Cuff (above) hang on.–Bandit
MORE RALLY TV FOOTAGE FROM THE SMOKE OUT– Stampede winner and Bandit being interviewed.
CHICAGO OKs tickets for marijuana– The Chicago City Council approved a measure Wednesday that would allow police officers to ticket people found with small amounts of marijuana instead of arresting them.
Aldermen voted 43-3 in favor of the ordinance, under which anyone in possession of 15 grams of marijuana — about 15 marijuana cigarettes — faces a fine between $250 and $500.
Both Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy support the ordinance, and a marked jump in Chicago’s homicide rate may have given the proposal more steam. Homicides are up by about 50 percent so far this year compared to the same period last year. — Associated Press
–from Rogue
http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/its-bike-night-at-the-harley-museum-o45r2va-160185045.html
IT’S BIKE NIGHT AT THE HARLEY MUSEUM– The theme for bike night at the Harley-Davidson Museum is “Declare Your Independence.”
Here’s a hint: “potato-potato-potato .. “
When the Harley-Davidson Museum, 400 W. Canal St., hosts its free Bike Night Independence Day observation at 5 p.m. Thursday, the museum grounds will roar with the sound of more than 1,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Their riders will, of course, be ready to celebrate the occasion with customized bikes and gear. But anyone is invited, even those who arrive on foot.
Music will come courtesy of the U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America. Food will be for sale on site, and motorcycle racers will make appearances.
Summerfest fans also can watch for Summerfest T-shirt and ticket giveaways during the evening.
SUMAX FOR SALE– The founder and owner of Harley aftermarket company Sumax is considering selling the business as he approaches retirement.
Kirk Van Scoten, founder and owner of Sumax, said he is seeking possible new owners for the company. Price tag: $870,000.
Sumax designs and master-distributes Taylor spark plug wires and battery cables. Its fiberglass business includes an assortment of fenders and saddlebags. “A self-sufficient department creates their own tooling and molds for production. Their new line of saddlebag brackets let you create your own Softail, Dyna and Sportster baggers. Their design allows the customer to use Harley bags or Sumax’s own bags. Sumax does subcontract work for some of the biggest names in the business,” he said.
The company also provides special-effects powdercoating services. “Many of [Sumax’s] powders are specifically made for them,” he said. “Sumax’s prep and painting techniques has produced a nonfading smooth as glass finish.”
Sumax products are distributed by Drag Specialties, Biker’s Choice, Mid-USA, Tedd Cycle and TEC in the United States; in Europe by Zodiac, Motorcycle Storehouse, and Custom Chrome Europe; and in Asia by Parts Max.
The sale of the business includes 11,000 sq. ft. clear span steel building (see image) located in an industrial park, state-of-the-art equipment, tooling, molds and established accounts, according to the company. Van Scoten also will stay on for a period of time, if desired. Interested parties should contact Van Scoten at kirk@sumax.com or at 315-527-7607.
Posted by Mary Slepicka
Published courtesy of Dealernews: www.dealernews.com
BEST STUDY EVER proves booze really does make life better–
Let’s toast our new favorite scientists, a team from the Boston University School of Medicine who’ve found that folks who drink “in moderation” have a better quality of life than those who completely cut out the booze.
The researchers tracked more than 5,000 50-year- olds, and discovered that the regular drinkers scored highest when measured on factors including dexterity, emotion, cognition and mobility.
“Overall, this study shows a positive relation between regular moderate alcohol intake and quality of life in middle-aged adults,” said the study’s authors.
It’s worth noting that their definition of “moderate” alcohol consumption is “no more than 14 drinks a week, and no more than three a day for women and four a day for men.”
Better crack open a bottle now if you want to meet your daily quota.—from MSN.com
HERE IS THE THURSDAY USED Harley BIKE DEAL FROM THE BIKERNET!– A used 2012 Iron 883 Sportster! 18″Ape Hangers internally wired, forward controls, Bassani exhaust, Screamin’ Eagle breather, LePera seat, only 900 miles on the clock! Terrific used motorcycle.
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Quick GO TO THE BIKERNET CLASSIFIEDS AND CHECK IT OUT, WHERE THE ADVENTURE IS JUST WAITING TO BEGIN! YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL FIND!
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BONNE BELLE BONNEVILLE EFFORT—Works with D&D exhaust for 1940 45 cubic inch 5-Ball race bike with a K-model top end.
We discussed stepped exhaust straight stainless pipes 28 inches long, starting out at 1.5 inch diameter, and stepping up to almost 2 inches in diameter. D&D will also supply me with baffles, if we discover the need for back pressure.
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–Aaron J Whitney
Chief Engineer
D&D Performance
www.danddexhaust.com
Senator Leland Yee’s SB 249 makes thousands of law-abiding California gun owners criminals– Senate Bill 249 is a California State Senate bill, authored by Senator Leland Yee (San Francisco), designed to prohibit the possession, importation, making, selling, transferring, or loaning of any [firearm] “conversion kit.”
What happens if SB 249 passes?
If SB 249 passes, beginning July 1, 2013, violating the newly-added gun control laws would subject people to civil and criminal liability. California Penal Code section 17(a) makes a violation of SB 249, if enacted, a misdemeanor crime. SB 249 would also allow a prosecutor to bring a civil action against a person possessing a “conversion kit.” Such a civil action could impose a fine and require the owner to surrender their weapon without compensation.
What can I do to STOP SB 249?
The STOP SB 249 campaign has made it easy for you to take action against this bill. Please visit http://StopSB249.org/take-action and take advantage of our many free tools that allow you to STAND UP and FIGHT BACK against SB 249 and the gun-grabbing Sen. Leland Yee.
Who is STOP SB 249 and StopSB249.org?
The STOP SB 249 campaign is a coalition made up of The Calguns Foundation, Cal-FFL, and thousands of law-abiding California gun owners and civil rights advocates opposed to SB 249.
For more information on SB 249 and how it could affect you, your Second Amendment rights, and possibly even your business, please visit:
www.StopSB249.org
Authored by:
THE CALGUNS FOUNDATION
& California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees
CAL*FFL
We bring guns home.
ANOTHER WHACKY DAY IN PARADISE—A Recent issue of Newsweek covered the ‘60s based show Mad Man, which I’ve never seen, compared issues today with the ‘60s. The editor, Tina Brown, listed the price of goods now and during the ‘60s. Check this:
Gallon of Milk 6.84 in 1965, $3.30 2012
Issue of the New York Times: .72–$2.50
Coffee: $5.41–$5.50
Share of GE: $1.58–$20.20
Tuition, room, and board at four-year university $1,051–$22,450
Newsweek cover price: 2.52–$4.99
Ounce of gold: $252.70–$1,659
Gas: $2.25–$3.83
Pound of chicken: 2.81-1.33
