Hey,
Why do I ponder this shit, but I do. It’s not as if my folks were industry leaders or politicians. I should smoke weed and relax, but no.
So, what happens when we prove that Global Warming is a doomsday hoax? We’ve basically lost 20 years when we should have been thinking about the infrastructure for a growing population. How do we want to drive in the future? I’m sure we don’t want more traffic jams. How can we expand roads, make them two-tiered? How can we keep a vibrant car industry and maybe curb the number of new cars entering the lanes?
How do we respect freedom of travel, the enjoyment of riding, the freedom to build bikes and keep roads available? We need to shift our focus first, but we need to do it soon.
I heard there was a pow-wow with the President and Senate and House leaders. It’s going to take some thought and concentration.
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BARTEL’S HARLEY BURGLARIZED—A single dark van pulled into the Bartels’ parking lot late Tuesday night. About five guys got out completely cloaked in black but wearing miners’ hats with lights.
They broke a single pane of floor to ceiling glass and stormed into the apparel department. Each member of the team grabbed an arm full of 5-Ball Leathers and Lil’ Joe leathers and stormed out to the parking lot through shards of glass to jump into the van and escaped.
It’s suspected it was members of the new Mayan TV series crew. They needed the real thing for the show. Who knows?
They took our exclusive Special Opps Vests with multiple pockets.
They also took the Jacket I wear the most, the Jak 5/8 sleeve buffalo leather shirts. I have a couple of XXL chocolate brown versions. I wear one on a regular basis.
We are also suppling Bartels’ with our new lighter leather Jak shirts with collar that buttons down. Very sharp.
The new Jak shirts are not available on the site yet, nor are the chocolate brown 5/8 sleeve Jak shirt. Let me know if you would like either. I’ll get it going.
We are scrambling to restock Bartel’s with our 5/8 Jak Shirts and the new Bikernet full sleeve Jak shirt.
If you would like to be a 5-Ball dealer, let us know.
–Bandit
Janitor
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SEAL BEACH CAR AND BIKE SHOW— First year to have old bikes. There were over 500 cars
–Art Hall
OUTLAWS MILWAUKEE CLUB HOUSE ATTACKED BY THE THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE–
This was the second attempt by the City of Milwaukee to force the Outlaws MC to remove their club logo from their clubhouse, a building which the club owns.
I think actions like this are directly related to issues like the ones facing the Mongols MC and profiling in general. The government continues to seek methods of stealing the identity of motorcycle clubs thinking that will force the clubs to disband.
In the incident relating to the Outlaws Milwaukee clubhouse, using the anti-graffiti law to force the club to remove its logo from the clubhouse was a blatant misinterpretation of the graffiti law. I hope this information will help other clubs if faced with a similar problem.
Tony Sanfelipo
Motorcycle Marketing Specialist
TSanfelipo@hupy.com
(414) 223-4800
(414) 271-3374 Fax
111 E Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 1100, Milwaukee, WI53202
800-800-5678
BIKERS TAKING CARE OF BIKERS–
Stanley is diagnosed with terminal lung and brain cancer. His brother-in-law, Michael Smith, got in touch with a local biker named David Thompson.
I was contacted this morning about 6:30 this morning by Mike Smith through Facebook – and he informed me about Jon, you know he’s terminal, and he’s not looking really good, and one of his wishes was to hear a bunch of motorcycles out his window.
In response to this request, Thompson put out an open call for bikers to surround Stanley’s house in South Bend, Indiana. Just 6 hours after asking bikers to assemble, 200 of them on more than 100 bikes turned up outside Stanley’s home.
The touching incident happened on June 12, 2017. Stanley was then taken outside by his family and put into a sidecar so that he could not only hear the roar of the Harley-Davidsons but feel their vibrations too.
You could tell he enjoyed the feeling of that one last rumble. He was holding on.
A few hours after having his last wish fulfilled, Jon passed away in his wife’s arms.
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–from Wayfarer
Bikernet News Desk Chief
India
NMA ALERT–
Bill Location:Iowa•Senate
Bill Title:SF 343
An act prohibiting the use of automated or remote systems for traffic law enforcement, requiring the removal of existing systems, and including effective date provisions
NMA Recommendation: Support
UPDATE March 26, 2019: Passed Senate in 30 to 19 vote. Referred to House Public Safety Committee.
SF 343 was introduced on February 21, 2019 and referred to the Judiciary Committee. A subcommittee hearing was scheduled for February 14, 2019.
The bill would prohibit the use of automated photo systems for traffic law enforcement. The NMA opposes red-light cameras and speed cameras for the reasons noted at the provided links.
QUICK, REOPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY–Q: How do you know you are a true stoner?
A: When your bong gets washed more than your dishes!
Police Officer: “How high are you?”
Pothead: “No officer, it’s “Hi, How are you?”
Q: What do you call a pothead with two spliffs?
A: Double jointed.
Q: What do you call one bowl between three tokers ?
A: Malnutrition.
Q: Why is the roach clip called a roach clip?
A: Because pot holder was taken
Q: Did you hear about the kid that overdosed on weed?
A: Neither did I.
Q: What do you call a family that grows Marijuana in their backyard?
A: A Joint Family.
Q: What do you call a stoners wife?
A: Mississippi
Q: What does marijuana and the Carolina Panthers have in common?
A: They both get smoked in bowls.
If the whole world smoked a joint at the same time, There would be world peace for at least two hours.
Followed by a global food shortage.
Q: What is a stoners idea of a balanced diet?
A: A joint in each hand!
Q: What do you call Harrison Ford when he smokes weed?
A: Han So-high
Q: Why don’t you see any pot heads in elementary school?
A: Because they’re all in HIGH school
Q: What do you call an apple pie getting high in McDonalds?
A: A baked apple pie.
Q: What did the stoners girlfriend say?
A: If I can’t marry a dude, I’ll Mary Jane
Q: What do you call money that grows on trees?
A: Marijuana
Q: What do get when you soak a spliff in Vodka?
A: The Holy Spirit!
Q: What do you call a potato that smokes weed?
A: A baked potato.
–from Rogue
THE BAD COP FILE INVESTIGATED–We found 85,000 cops who’ve been investigated for misconduct. Now you can read their records.
By John Kelly and Mark Nichols, MSN
At least 85,000 law enforcement officers across the USA have been investigated or disciplined for misconduct over the past decade, an investigation by USA TODAY Network found.
Officers have beaten members of the public, planted evidence and used their badges to harass women. They have lied, stolen, dealt drugs, driven drunk and abused their spouses.
Despite their role as public servants, the men and women who swear an oath to keep communities safe can generally avoid public scrutiny for their misdeeds.
The records of their misconduct are filed away, rarely seen by anyone outside their departments. Police unions and their political allies have worked to put special protections in place ensuring some records are shielded from public view, or even destroyed.
Reporters from USA TODAY, its 100-plus affiliated newsrooms and the nonprofit Invisible Institute in Chicago have spent more than a year creating the biggest collection of police misconduct records.
Obtained from thousands of state agencies, prosecutors, police departments and sheriffs, the records detail at least 200,000 incidents of alleged misconduct, much of it previously unreported. The records obtained include more than 110,000 internal affairs investigations by hundreds of individual departments and more than 30,000 officers who were decertified by 44 state oversight agencies.
–from Rogue
DIRECT FROM THE WHITEHOUSE–US Economy Grows by 3.2% in the First Quarter, Topping Expectations
“The U.S. economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the first quarter and posted its best growth to start a year in four years,” Fred Imbert reports for CNBC.
“First-quarter gross domestic product expanded by 3.2%, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Friday in its initial read of the economy for that period. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected growth of 2.5%.”
“Veterans of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu have slammed [Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)], for accusing them of killing ‘thousands’ of Somalis and ignoring the fact they were engaged in a United Nations mission designed to protect civilians from a murderous warlord following a devastating famine and civil war,” Russ Read reports for the Washington Examiner. “Danny McKnight, who was the Ranger colonel who commanded U.S. troops, and Kyle Lamb, who was a Delta Force operator, said they were in Somalia in part to protect the Majerteen, Omar’s tribe, from the ruthless warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid.” 19 U.S. troops were killed in service of that mission.
NEWS FROM THE LEATHER MASTER, ADAM CROFT–Thank you very much for making my work apart of Bikernet Headquarters. It’s truly a blessing.
I really like the Dime Bag Wallets, can we talk more about this?
I am also working on a Vintage American Cycles restoring American Factory built bicycles from late 1800s to the 1970s. I will also be building custom bikes around original stock frames.
Vintage American Cycles will be creating one of a kind handmade bike parts and apparel. Vintage American Cycles is a family oriented custom shop with all my children being involved. I will be introducing an abundance of creative knowledge, leathersmithing, fabrication, final assembly and great customer service to my kids. They are truly excited and it’s up to me to make sure they receive what God desires for their special journey in life.
Great health and exciting adventure is on the minds and in the hearts millions chopper freaks on God’s green earth and Vintage American Cycles will be serving the best.
I am always providing my one of a kind handmade seats to top notch custom builders and enthusiasts.
2019 Updated price list includes unlimited full custom leather seats.
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NEWS FROM THE CONFERENCE–
Sometimes boring conferences can be made more fun with friends. Glad to catch up with my favorite former WI Governor and the founder of ABATE of WI. Proud to include these men in my circle of friends, already planning a small ride this summer.
— with Tommy Thompson and Tony Pan Sanfelipo.
THE MAV ART UPDATE–This week’s Weekly Winner is Richard P. from Aurora, Colorado! Richard will be receiving this SIGNED print of “The Mechanik” from Monte!
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WEEKEND ROUND-UP for April 24th 2019
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Perhaps the our so-called leaders in Washington and state governments should be made to read what Thomas Jefferson had to say.
One other thing, I went too national cemetery in Maimi, Florida for Vietnam veterans. I listened as the names were read, said so long to my brother again and my younger brother. He volunteered, followed me to SE Asia. It’s not right that he left before me.
My hope is that we will ride again later. My wife and I are riding over to the Leesbugg rally today.
Lets hope you have a great day and a good ride.
–AJ
aj846@lycos.com
Deland, FL
NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–
Far more sequestration is possible. The Nature Conservancy estimates that “natural climate solutions,” like restoring degraded soils, safeguarding wetlands, and planting new forests, could account for almost 40 percent of the carbon savings needed to keep the world on the 2-degree Celsius path generally seen as necessary to keep climate chaos to survivable levels.
Large swaths of the globe are already greening. India, which has begun restoring almost ten million hectares—37,000 square miles, is, along with China, part of what a recent Nature Sustainability paper called a “strikingly prominent” pattern of greening. In both of those countries, new land-use practices, bolstered by rising levels of atmospheric CO2, have brought huge increases in the area covered by vegetation.
NO DOOMSDAY, PLANT A TREE
–Climate Depot
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BIKER NEW ENGLAND NEWS–
Biker New England TV – with Hermis Yanis –
https://bikernewenglandtv.com/ –
with Charlie St. Clair, Laconia Motorcycle Week Executive Director – and – Paul W. Cote – Massachusetts’ Motorcycle Awareness Period & Check Twice Night at Laconia . . . Looney Bin Monday June 10th
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LATEST FROM THE NMA –Forum About Modifying Speed Limits and Driver Behavior
The April 15-16, 2019 conference in Ruckersville, Virginia was billed as a “national forum [seeking] to address the neglected problem of speeding.” The sponsoring organizations, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), are leading proponents of lowering speed limits with the goal of reducing highway fatalities to near zero levels. Both organizations are also supportive of automated enforcement, i.e., speed cameras, to ensure that drivers not in strict adherence with posted limits are penalized.
The purpose of the conference per GHSA was “to illuminate the issue of speeding and develop strategies to address this challenge, which continues to factor into nearly one third of traffic fatalities each year in the U.S. The forum will gather a diverse group of stakeholders to identify promising approaches to reduce speeding, prevent crashes and save lives. In addition, GHSA and IIHS will seek input from attendees to help shape a new pilot program to curb speeding in rural and suburban areas.”
The National Motorists Association and its membership are certainly among those stakeholders. Joe Bahen, an NMA Virginia life member and past Sentinel Award winner, graciously agreed to attend the IIHS/GHSA forum. His goal was to participate in the discussions, presenting motorist points of view while also establishing valuable connections with FHWA officials and other key players in the speed limit evaluation process.
Joe’s conference report:
As the NMA suggested, I attended the National Forum on Speeding to participate in the development of a model speed management pilot program. I was pleased to see that IIHS and GHSA are considering the viewpoint of a large and diverse group of stakeholders.
The morning session was moderated by Pam Fischer, an outside consultant. She started the discussion by asking “what is speeding?” She asked if exceeding the posted speed limit by 1 mph is speeding. Several of the participants certainly feel that it is. However, Dr. Christian Richard of the Battelle Center said that everybody speeds by 1 mph or more.
He pointed out that there are different types of speeders: a high speeder group that engages in extreme behavior, a moderate speeder group, and a low speeder group. For most drivers, speeding is driving above the enforcement threshold. A retired traffic judge spoke up and said that the judiciary does not want to deal with tickets for less than 10 over. Most seemed to agree that the pilot program should not target the low speeder group.
Mike Griffith, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Director of Safety Technologies, said that work is being done to “fill the gaps” in its USLIMITS2 computer program for determining safe speed limits in urban areas. My experience is that the program results in reasonable speed limits for limited-access freeways. I have not used it for non-limited access roads in urban or suburban areas.
Lt. Michael Rodriguez of the Buffalo Grove, Illinois, police said that it is common for patrol officers to have a daily quota for speeding tickets. Those officers typically go to their “fishing holes,” write three tickets and then go about their day. This gave me the opening to say that the first step in the pilot should be to have an engineer check the speed limit at the fishing holes using USLIMITS2. I then repeated “fix the fishing holes” during the afternoon breakout sessions.
The only push-back I got was from Eileen McCarthy, a lawyer representing a D.C. pedestrian and bicycle group. Among her comments: “Engineers shouldn’t be the ones who set speed limits in cities.” “We need to make it challenging for vehicles to be in the city.” “Take parking out.” “What’s a child’s life worth?”
Most everyone there seemed to believe that automated enforcement is the solution to speeding problems. Cameras are surely going to be part of the pilot.
I have no idea where the pilot is going to be or what it is going to look like. Nevertheless, I feel we should continue to urge that a spot speed study and a USLIMITS2 analysis be done at each location in the pilot where a speed camera is planned.
We should also monitor the forthcoming changes in USLIMITS2 and contact FHWA’s Mike Griffith if we find that the program results in unrealistic speed limits in urban areas.
The NMA raised alarms in the Fall 2018 issue of Driving Freedoms (“The Big Lie”) about concerted efforts to dump proven engineering standards for setting practical and safe speed limits, standards like the 85th percentile rule.
The alternative being proposed seems to be an arbitrary and universal reduction of speed limits with a higher degree of enforcement. While that sentiment was expressed quite clearly by some during the IIHS/GHSA conference, the NMA’s participation through Joe Bahen has provided an avenue to continue influencing the discussion.
THE BATTERY CONFERENCE–France, Germany agree on first battery cell consortium
France and Germany have earmarked 1.7 billion euros ($1.90 billion) to support several company alliances looking to produce electric car battery cells, a step aimed at reducing the dependence of European carmakers on Asian suppliers.
BERLIN: France and Germany have asked the European Commission to green-light state subsidies for a cross-border battery cell consortium involving carmaker PSA with its German subsidiary Opel and Total’s Saft, FAZ newspaper reported on Monday.
The economy ministries of both countries sent a letter of intent to the European Union’s executive body asking Brussels to quickly give its go-ahead, the newspaper said, adding that the sum of the planned support was not mentioned.
France and Germany have earmarked 1.7 billion euros ($1.90 billion) to support several company alliances looking to produce electric car battery cells, a step aimed at reducing the dependence of European carmakers on Asian suppliers.
–India Times
–from the Wayfarer
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AUSTRALIAN CLUB NEWS–Club membership dropping according to South Australian cops
Sunday, 28 April 2019
SA police claim ‘unrelenting police pressure’, combined with watertight anti-biker/association laws have eliminated the Mongols motorcycle club and resulted in other clubs losing significant numbers of members.
Senior police have revealed club membership dropped to 196 in December, but have increased slightly to 205 this month – a decrease of more than 30 per cent in three years.
Assistant Commissioner (Crime) Scott Duval said eliminating the Mongols from SA was “a good achievement’’.
“It is significant and another good example of how the legislation is working,’’ he said.
“Anytime these gangs are in conflict there is a risk to public safety.
“If you eliminate a gang that has a predisposition for violence, then the streets really have to be safer.’’
Police claim the implosion of the Mongols follows the eradication of the Nomads and Bandidos chapters in Adelaide in 2015.
While there are still seven other clubs still functioning in SA – with the Hells Angels the largest – they have all been weakened with many losing key members who have either left because of police pressure or relocated overseas but continue their involvement.
Key components of the anti-biker legislation that were introduced in 2015 – including dismantling of clubrooms, anti-association orders that prevent gatherings and a ban on wearing colours in certain situations – have prompted club members to adapt their activities to survive.
Police say whilst public safety has been considerably improved, their alleged involvement in organised crime – such as drug trafficking and money laundering – continues.
“We have removed the public persona of OMCGs and reduced a lot of fear in the community, but we have not eliminated the criminality either by the gang collectively or individually,’’ Duval said.
“Bikies have business model and as it adapts to pressure from law enforcement we have to look at our own methodologies and that may mean looking at different aspects of legislation.’’
Duval said he didn’t believe there was one single aspect, but rather the collective package of measures in the legislation that has delivered this result.
“The fact they are declared organisations, the fact they cannot gather in public, they can’t wear colours (in certain scenarios), the dismantling of their clubrooms, the total package is the strength of it,’’ he said.
“There is not one area that is now exposed. When you combine all of that and still keep up strong enforcement against them of the standard offences that are still there, the drugs, the violence, it creates a very hostile environment for them.
“Many, including very senior members, have walked away from that lifestyle because of this.’’
Duval said the value of national initiatives targeting the clubs, such as Operation Morpheus that involves multiple agencies working together, could not be underestimated.
“No state wanted to see the violence, the criminality attached to OMCGs, survive,’’ he said.
“There are still some states that probably do not have the full suite of legislation we have and that does leave them a little bit exposed, but it wasn’t hard to get agreement from all police jurisdictions to say we need to do something collectively.’’
Duval signalled that the move offshore by many bikers may receive some legislative attention in future to further combat their activities.
“The fact they need to move offshore to operate has to say something about the level of disruption we have provided to their business model,’’ he said.
“The senior executives are to some degree operating the clubs, but not onshore anymore because it is too dangerous for them.’’
Police assert that the actions of just two pumped up, junior Finks motorcycle club members would alter the landscape for SA’s entire biker population.
And it is even more ironic their actions would ultimately lead to the extinction of their club – which had morphed into the Mongols – a just over a decade later.
When the pair opened fire on a group of rival Rebels motorcycle club members in the carpark of the Tonic nightclub in Light Square in the early hours of Saturday, June 2 2007, they lit the fuse.
The Tonic nightclub shooting, which left four Rebels with gunshot wounds, was the catalyst for a seismic change.
Not only would it raise public concern surrounding the bikers violent actions across Adelaide on an almost nightly basis, but it served the jolt the state government into action to implement an unprecedented legislative arsenal to combat them.
And unfortunately for the bikers, it also hardened the resolve of police. The Tonic shootout resulted in the establishment of a full-time, fully equipped anti-biker unit, the Crime Gangs Task Force, in 2008. It took over from Operation Avatar, which had been an understaffed operation that relied on seconding detectives from various CIB units as demand dictated.
There is little doubt (according to police) that over the past decade the strong suite of legislative tools and the constant, unrelenting pressure from the CGTF has had a major impact on SA’s club membership.
A decade ago there were 308 members spread across 10 clubs. Today that number has dwindled just over 200. Late last year numbers dipped to their lowest ever at 196.
Police say they have eliminated three clubs in SA – the Mongols, Nomads and the Bandidos.
The Nomads were wiped out with just one operation in 2015. All 13 members were charged with offences ranging from kidnapping to blackmail – extinguishing the fledgling club’s presence in SA.
Constant police pressure – coupled with the deportation of secretary Andrew Stevens – that left president Andrew Majchrak struggling to maintain an imploding club – resulted in the Mongols being eradicated in SA. It was one of the largest clubs in the state with 56 members following the patch over from the Finks in 2013.
Today, just seven clubs remain with the Hells Angels – with 64 members across three chapters – the largest.
A veteran police officer, who asked only to be identified as ‘Detective Smith’ because of his current role in SAPOL, recalled this week how the Tonic shootout was the catalyst for the measures that have now made SA a hostile and unforgiving environment for gang members.
“There had been other incidents leading up to this, but Tonic was the straw that broke the camel’s back,’’ Det. Smith, who was a founding member of the CGTF, said.
“It sharpened everyone’s resolve. The public had had enough, the government knew it had to do something and we were ready. It was clear that just locking them up time and time again for individual offending was not going to solve the problem they had become.
“A lot of effort went into a legislative model, a framework to target both the group and the individual.
“It was controversial, but the controversy suited the times. There was a massive public outcry over the fact these blokes could walk down any street, enter hotels and public places and commit violent crime.’’
‘Det. Smith’, who spent a decade in CGTF, said the attitude of the courts at the time was not helping. Little notice was paid to club membership and magistrates had a “so what’’ attitude. That too has now changed.
“There was no resonance with the court when they appeared charged with violent offending,’’ he said.
“Now, it is one of the first things a court will ask – has this person got links to organised crime, has this person got links to an OMCG and that will be reflected in bail decisions and sentencing considerations because of the new legislation.
“That has been one of the most significant things that have come out of this whole experience.’’
‘Det. Smith’ said the reality the landscape was about to change for club members was when the first round of the Serious and Organised Crime and Control Act passed parliament a year after the Tonic shootout.
Former Finks sergeant-at-arms Mick McPherson had professed the myths about bikers being violent drug dealers were just that. Ironically, in 2012 he was shot in the stomach during a drug deal in his penthouse in Melbourne, where he had shifted to. In 2016 he died in Thailand after being rundown while riding his scooter. He moved there following his shooting.
The landscape for the clubs changed forever due to laws such as those prohibiting club members from associating in public, wearing their colours and dismantling of their clubrooms. They are still the harshest in Australia.
“I think the day we took their clubrooms away, that became a slow death of OMCGs as we knew them,’’ ‘Det. Smith’ said.
“They are not really bikie clubs as such, they are more organised crime groups now.
“The lifestyle that once attracted them has now gone, their public displays of bravado and overt violence are gone, the only reason they exist now in a covert form is to facilitate crime.’’
But just as the legislation and police tactics to combat the clubs has evolved, so have the clubs adapted to survive in this challenging new environment. Very much aware of the restrictions forced upon them, they have become wiser in order to survive and continue their illegal operations.
“They are very resilient, very smart. They have a business process and their uptake and use of technology is second to none,’’ ‘Det. Smith’ said.
“They have evolved to work around the legislation quite well. They will also examine a judgment and pull it apart. They will look at how to get around any of those legal aspects.’’
The pressure placed on the clubs by police has also seen some struggle for membership. Police claim some clubs with their need to recruit have seen standards dip as longstanding usual recruiting processes are abandoned, resulting in reduced discipline and loyalty that once existed amongst older members.
There is little doubt SA is a safer place today because of both the legislative tools and the actions of those involved in policing them. But that does not mean bikies are no longer a problem.
“The suite of legislation we have achieved is nothing short of outstanding and I do not think you will ever see the same level of overt violence again,’’ ‘Det. Smith’ said.
“That is not to say we can relax, we need that continuing commitment to policing them at both a local and national level to control their illegal activities, you cannot take the pressure off.
“If you give them a little bit of latitude, they will be back.’’
NESS FAMILY SUPPORTS ALL KIDS BIKE CAMPAIGN– I just wanted to share this with you, over the weekend at the memorial for Arlen Ness, Arlen Ness Motorcycles announced they were becoming donors to some schools in Moorhead MN (Arlen’s hometown) for the All Kids BIke Campaign.
What a way to honor the King of Customs and all things 2 wheeled! Thanks to the Arlen Ness Motorcycles family, kids in Moorhead MN will all now have the opportunity to learn to ride a bike through the All Kids Bike movement! Pretty Exciting!
~Sara
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LIFESTYLE DEAL OF THE WEEK–2011 Harley-Davidson FLSTN – Softail Deluxe
$11,695.00
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2011 Harley-Davidson® FLSTN – Softail® Deluxe
One of the most confidence-inspiring Big Twins, the Softail® Deluxe features an extremely low seat with “collapsing sides,? pull back handlebar and riser, and easy-reach, extended kickstand.
The powerful, counter-balanced Twin Cam 96B™ and 6-Speed Cruise Drive transmission are appreciated by many riders. Exquisite style details round out every other corner of this bike, from the clean front light bar, to the tombstone taillight, to the chrome grab rail and luggage rack, to the laced wheels and wide whitewall tires.
The addition of the new Security Package option means riders have the choice of adding anti-lock brakes, giving even more functionality to all this form.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDED:
Gloss black paint is in outstanding condition! Silver pinstripes. Nostalgic tank emblems. Chrome factory handlebars on 4 inch risers. Chrome tear drop mirrors. Polished levers.
Chrome 40 spoke wheels with wide whitewall tires. Chrome headlight, auxiliary lights and front bullet style turn signals. Chrome rear turn signals are bullet style too.
Tombstone taillight. Chrome engine guard. Chrome fork shrouds over polished fork legs. Long chrome floorboards have chrome heel/toe shifter and brake pedal. Vance & Hines Longshots 2 into 2 chrome exhaust system.
Chrome oval air cleaner. H-D solo seat with chrome grab rail. Pillion pad with passenger pegs. Chrome luggage rack. Black engine with polished fins. Chrome cam cover. Chrome 6 speed cover. Chrome primary cover with a chrome derby cover. Chrome horn and coil covers. Chrome fender struts. Chrome fender trims.
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This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 101-point safety and mechanical inspection. Whether your looking to commute to work, ride the coast or take that dream vacation, this bike is ready to go!!!
EL DIABLO RUN this weekend–
In 2011 Lowbrow Customs filmed a documentary on El Diablo Run. To help get everyone excited for EDR this weekend (whether or not you are going), we just put the full length EDR film on YouTube for free for you to enjoy.
It is also available free on Amazon Prime. We had a blast making this film, and have enjoyed going on every EDR since 2008.
See you on the road – Tyler & the crew at Lowbrow Customs
ATTENTION EDR RIDERS: We printed up a few hundred USA-made, 100% cotton Lowbrow Customs x EDR bandanas. We will be giving them away to EDR riders on Saturday at the Circle of Death track around 4pm, just before the yard games. Get one before they’re gone. Only available in person in San Felipe, so get riding!
UTAH OKS $5 MILLION FOR SALT FLATS
State Funds To Be Combined With Federal Money.
The Utah State Legislature approved a $5 million appropriation in the state budget to help restore the Bonneville Salt Flats, home of the AMA Land Speed Grand Championship.
The 10-year restoration project is estimated to cost about $50 million, with most of the total coming from the federal government. The motorsports community also will contribute.
The AMA, as part of the Save the Salt Coalition, has been urging local, state and federal officials to restore the Bonneville Salt Flats, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The coalition will now focus on ensuring that funding and commitments come from Congress and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
–AMA
BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY IS OPEN–
The teacher was asking each of the kids in her class what they needed at home?
1st kid says “A computer”.
Teacher replies “That’d be very useful.”
2nd kid says “A new lawn mower” and gets a similar response.
Little Johnny pops up and says: ” At my house we don’t need anything.”
The teacher asks him to think again carefully as everybody needs something.
Little Johnny replies, “NOPE, I’m sure!… When my sister started dating a Muslim, I remember Dad saying, Well, that’s the last fucking thing we need!”
–from El Waggs
HARLEY-DAVIDSON TEAMS WITH LOCAL TRADE SCHOOLS
FOR “BATTLE OF THE KINGS” BIKE BUILD COMPETITION
Fans to Help Select Winning Designs by Voting Now
MILWAUKEE (April 15, 2019) – For the first time, local trade school students partnered with Harley-Davidson® dealers for a unique, real-world training opportunity: helping build the coolest custom motorcycles in the world in the “Battle of the Kings” competition.
Now, Harley-Davidson is calling on the public to help select the winner by voting for their favorites from April 15 to May 15 at H-D.com/BattleOfTheKings.
The “Battle of the Kings” competition highlights the endless possibilities to personalize Harley-Davidson motorcycles. It’s the largest dealer custom build bike competition in the world, showcasing Harley-Davidson’s leadership in customization. Since 2015, Battle of the Kings has created more than 500 custom bikes.
This year, U.S. trade school students were invited to join their local Harley-Davidson dealership for the builds, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of skilled tradespeople to join the world of motorcycling. Under the guidance of experienced Harley-Davidson mechanics, students from across the country were introduced to the creativity, customization prowess and technical precision of motorcycle customization.
“Harley-Davidson’s goal is to build the next generation of riders, and those new riders will need service technicians and customization experts to help them along the way,” said Heather Malenshek, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand. “Introducing trade school students to the unlimited possibilities of custom bike building will unlock their creativity and inspire them to think outside the box as they embark on their careers.”
Vote Now to Help Pick Winner
The public can vote from a selection of more than 40 rolling works of art featuring the latest in design, fit and finish created in partnership with the students of future automotive mechanics, designers and welders of America. Starting today, the first round of voting, called People’s Choice, is open at H-D.com/BattleOfTheKings.
See the builds from dealerships around the world by following #BattleOfTheKings on social media. For more information on the rules of the competition and to vote on the bikes, visit H-D.com/BattleOfTheKings.
WORDS FROM THE MOUNTAIN—And the young student sought out the master on the mountain. After years of searching for the all-knowing one, he found him trudging up the side of the mountain carrying a large load of goods and supplies on his back.
“Master,” the young student pleaded. “How do you know when you have found enlightenment.”
The master stopped and put down his heavy pack on the dirt path, stretched and smiled.
“Ah,” said the student, “but what happens after enlightenment?”
The master frowned and once again picked up his burdensome pack and started up the hill.
–Ming Ball
Rice Washing Minion
5-Ball Chinese Laundry
NMA Alert California–
Please Comment by June 8th on Proposed Changes to State Traffic Court
Dear NMA California Members,
The state Judicial Council has put forth a proposal to implement and evaluate a civil model for adjudication of minor vehicle infractions. This means, if implemented, any sort of minor traffic ticket or parking ticket will become a matter for civil court and an administrative hearing instead of traffic court. Motorists would then lose some vital due process rights in the process of defending themselves.
Comment by Saturday, June 8 at 5:00 pm. Here is the Link to Comment: http://www.courts.ca.gov/invitation-comment-form.htm?proposal=LEG19-04&deadline=July%208,%202019
Or, email: invitations@jud.ca.gov
The California Traffic Defense Bar Association, opposed to this change, have said that they anticipated that proposed legislation has been worked on secretly. Here is their statement on the matter:
It is imperative that everyone who handles traffic matters, handles driving related matters, DMV actions, or cares about the protections of the constitution and privacy of the drivers of the state take time out of your busy schedule to formulate and submit a response.
We need to bombard the legislature with well-reasoned comments objecting and opposing to this violation of our constitutional protections.
Please pass this on to anyone who drives and encourages everyone to post comments with your opposition.
Here are a few of the important changes that we believe are in the works.
Lower burden of proof: proposed preponderance of evidence;
The conviction still results in reporting to the DMV and assessments of points;
Elimination of Trial by Declaration – Trial De Novo process;
Penalty Assessments and Civil Assessments still apply;
It appears that Court Clerks will perform the majority of the adjudication process;
To read the proposal for yourself, check out the following information.
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS (LEG19: 01-05)
Link: http://www.courts.ca.gov/policyadmin-invitationstocomment.htm#category6091B
Item Number: LEG19-04
Judicial Council–Sponsored Legislation: Civil Adjudication of Vehicle Code Infractions
Summary: At the direction of the Chief Justice, the Futures Traffic Working Group was charged with developing a proposal to implement and evaluate a civil model for adjudication of minor vehicle infractions. This proposal includes recommendations for statutory changes as well as appropriate standardized processes to free up court and law enforcement resources and simplify procedures for defendants. The proposal was informed by input from law enforcement, the Department of Motor Vehicles, organizations representing the interests of low-income Californians, and other stakeholders. The working group explored, evaluated, and now recommends options for online processing of all phases for all Vehicle Code infraction violations. This proposal provides an alternative to the current system of criminal adjudication of several million traffic infractions each year.
Remember:
Comment by Saturday, July 8 at 5:00 pm. Here is the Link to Comment: http://www.courts.ca.gov/invitation-comment-form.htm?proposal=LEG19-04&deadline=July%208,%202019
Or, email: invitations@jud.ca.gov
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
–NMA
EXCLUSIVE, PAUGHCO BRASS RISER REVIEW–I’ve been trying to tame a harsh ride and vibration on this chopper I built but wasn’t getting anywhere.
The triple trees on this bike have solid mounts for the handle bars and about 40 degrees of rake. Serious uncomfortable pain riding it. I take it for a ride and within 5 miles I was done.
I’m working on a friends Panhead that had a pair of Paughco 5-inch offset risers and I’m looking at them and the light bulb goes off.
Some 30 minutes later I’m riding my bike with the risers that I pulled of the Pan and “magic “ happens. I’m riding smooth and vibration free. 10 miles.. 15 miles wow I’m enjoying my bike.
Those big rubber donuts really suck up the vibration and smooth out the ride.
They also finish the old school look that I love. Good luck trying to get them back…..
–Mike Stevenson
SFV Hamster
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BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MAGNIFICENT WORD OF THE DAY–
sesquipedalian
[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn, -deyl-yuhn]
adjective
1.
given to using long words.
noun
1.
a sesquipedalian word.
— Kenneth Tucker, The Old Lit Professor’s Book of Favorite Readings, 2010
ORIGIN
Sesquipedalian comes directly from the Latin adjective sesquipedalis “having a (linear or square) measure of one and a half (Roman) feet.” Unsurprisingly, sesquipedalis is used in farming, military fortifications, architecture, and construction. The poet Horace (65–8 b.c.) uses the phrase sesquipedalia verba “words a foot and a half long” in his Ars Poetica (c19–18 b.c.), a poem in which Horace sets forth his ideas on “poetic art.” It is from Horace’s phrase that English has its only meaning “having or using very long words.”
The first part of sesquipedalis is the adverb and prefix sesqui, sesque “one and a half times,” from an earlier, unrecorded sem(i)que, a contraction of semis “one half, a half more” and the generalizing particle -que. Pedalis is easy: it’s an adjective meaning “measuring a foot, a foot long, wide, deep, etc.,” a derivative of the noun pes (inflectional stem ped-) “foot”; -alis is a very common adjective suffix in Latin, the source of the English adjective suffix -al. Sesquipedalian entered English in the 17th century.
JIMS TOOL OF THE WEEK–Aluminum cylinders cannot be accurately honed and measured without the use of torque plates. The JIMS torque plate kit for use on M-8 cylinders will simulate the operating stress conditions when boring or honing cylinders.
These plates adapt easily to conventional boring bars or a Sunnen type honing machine and do not require the removal of ring dowels.
JIMS, USA, www.jimsusa.com
EASYRIDERS TURNS DOWN A BROTHERS FEATURE BIKE—Terry Lovering has been a 30-year friend of the Easyriders magazine. He approached me about a feature in the ’80s, had it professionally photographed with a knockout model, and then he rode his bike from Canada to the SoCal offices to deliver the film. Incredible. He sent me a package recently regarding his latest build, and I didn’t know where to send it, so I reached out to Joe Teresi, the publisher, and he asked the editor, Dave Nichols to respond.
“I sent the package off to Dave Nichols. Dave said I was 10 years too late and my build is no where close to the direction Easyriders is going.
“Then Dave told me that when he was 8 years old in Miami he found a dead body in the truck of a car from a Mafia Hit.
“Dave said he would never touch such a thing!
“This game is based on the Movies, Old Newspaper Stories and Fiction written about old Mobsters.
“I Themed the game to Dead Mobsters.
“It is no different then playing a game of Car Theft Auto or one of many Combat Games, the intent is not to be promoting car theft or war.
“I hope Dave has never seen The Godfather, Casino, Goodfellows, Scareface or Sopranos. (some of the greatest Movies and TV Shows ever made)
“Maybe better, Dave should keep out of other people’s car trunks?”
–Bandit
The Assassin of Love
Lt. in the Piston Pirates MC
Midnight Alcohol Sales Force Union Organizer
Visionary of Vice
University of Bikernet.com
CAMPING WITH THE LOWBROW–The 11th Annual Lowbrow Getdown
A popular motorcycle campout, The Lowbrow Getdown, is in it’s 11th year. Organized by custom motorcycle parts company Lowbrow Customs, it isn’t a standard, modern motorcycle event.
The Getdown is a throwback to motorcycle events of the past. No organized bike show and no vendor booths. Just riding motorcycles, camping, swimming in the spring-fed quarry and getting wild. There is a 2018 event article and a 2017 event video that capture the experience well.
Each year anywhere from 500-1000 motorcyclists from all over the United States and Canada ride to Nelson’s Ledges Quarry Park near Garrettsville, Ohio. This year the Getdown is Friday, June 28th through Sunday, June 30th, 2019.
Visit www.lowbrowcustoms.com/getdown2019 for more information.
Though every Lowbrow Getdown has been held at the ledges, no two Getdowns have ever been the same, and this year will be no exception. Whether headed out alone to meet and hang with a bunch of like-minded individuals, or coming out with a caravan of friends, good times are sure to be had by all. The swimming in the spring-fed quarry is sure to cure your hangover the next morning! Don’t forget your floaty..
Our mailing address is:
Lowbrow Customs, LLC
2873 Interstate Pkwy
Brunswick, Ohio 44212
Texas House Passes Emergency Carry Bill
By Guns.com – April 27, 2019
The bill would keep those without LTC or similar permit in Texas from getting charged with carrying a handgun during an evacuation (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The Texas legislature has advanced a measure to allow those in the Lone Star State to carry handguns without a license during an emergency.
The measure, HB 1177, passed the state House 102-29 on Thursday, spinning it up for action by the Senate. The move would allow those complying with a mandatory evacuation order the ability to temporarily carry a handgun without first having to have a license.
Texas requires License To Carry permits for both concealed and open carry and issued more than 340,000 LTCs last year alone. The proposal now in the legislature would amend state law to exempt an unlicensed person from a charge of unlawful carrying of weapons as long as they are carrying while evacuating during a state of disaster. The period would be limited to 168 hours since the evacuation was ordered and only apply to those who can legally possess a firearm.
According to witness documents, the bill is supported by Second Amendment groups such as the National Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America, Open Carry Texas, and the Texas State Rifle Association. In opposition is the League of Women Voters of Texas and Texas Gun Sense, the latter a local gun control group.
“Texans should be able to protect themselves and their loved ones, and to legally transport their lawfully-owned handguns if they are evacuating by means other than their personal vehicles or their own watercraft during a declared disaster,” notes the NRA in a statement about HB 1177. “They should not be denied the ability to take certain firearms with them for fear of breaking the law and be forced to leave them behind for potential looters.”
The bill is similar to one adopted in hurricane-prone Florida in 2015. The Sunshine State has a prohibition against concealed carry of a weapon without a permit and only narrow exceptions for open carry, such as while hunting or fishing. Neither state currently recognizes permitless or constitutional carry.
Guns.com
http://guns.com
— GAT Daily
–from Rogue
Most Senior Editor
Bikernet.com™
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST MAY 2019—State News:
Alabama
Legislation that would allow for bigger, heavier all-terrain vehicles in the state died during a special session of the Alabama House, but was reintroduced during the regular legislative session. Bill sponsor Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said the bill was introduced at the request of Polaris Industries, which employs about 1,700 people in Orr’s district. The bill would allow ATVs as wide as 60 inches, weighing as much as 1,500 pounds. The Senate version of the bill passed unanimously.
Connecticut
More than 150 dirt bike riders showed up to voice their concern over a proposal that would disrupt riding at Thomaston Dam, the state’s only riding area. Representatives of the AMA and the New England Trail Rider Association urged planners to situate a segment of the planned non-motorized Naugatuck River Greenway Trail east of the Naugatuck River, leaving OHV trails undisturbed.
Iowa
The Delaware County Roads-to-Trails ATV/UTV Club has received a $5,000 grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the creation of an ATV riding area in a Delaware County park. The club is in partnership with the Delaware County Board of Supervisors and the Delaware County Conservation Board. The grant is expected to pay for a professional designer who would develop a plan for a trail in either Turtle Creek Park or Fountain Springs Park.
New Hampshire
Voters in three New Hampshire towns defeated or delayed petitions calling for a ban on ATVs on town roads. Several towns allow riders to use public streets to access fuel, food and services. The Union Leader reported that Colebrook voters rejected the ban, 227-52. Pittsburg defeated it 166-54. And Stewartstown voted 92-26 to table the matter. Although Chamber of Commerce officials say ATV riders provide a boost to the local economies, some residents object to the presence of ATVs on town roads, particularly near the Ride The Wilds system, which provides 1,000 miles of trails for motorized use. A few have even sued the state to shut down or move the trail system despite trail users contributing greatly to state revenue and property values having increased along the trails since Ride The Wilds opened in 2013. The lawsuit is proceeding in Coos County Superior Court.
Also, H.B. 592 would require anyone operating an OHV on a public highway to be a licensed driver. Currently, those 12 and older who have passed a state safety course may drive OHVs on public roads. If the bill passes, riders would need to be 16 and pass the state motor vehicle driving test. The bill is a request of the State Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Bureau of Trails.
New Mexico
H.B. 231 would require two license plates or stickers on all registered vehicles. Motorcycles are not excluded in the bill’s language. The bill passed both House committees and awaits consideration on the House floor.
New York Assembly Member Félix W. Ortiz (D-Kings) introduced A.B. 6080, which would exempt all motorcycles from congestion pricing program fees if such a program is adopted. Current and past congestion pricing proposals for New York City would have charged motorcycles the same amounts as cars and trucks. The AMA is urging New York riders to write to their New York State Assembly members in support of this commonsense legislation that recognizes the benefits of motorcycling for city traffic.
Pennsylvania
The state House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to toughen penalties for operating a motorcycle without the proper license. H.B. 384 would increase the fine from $25 to $200, plus fees and surcharges. Bill sponsor, state Rep. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), said the state has large numbers of riders operating motorcycles and other vehicles without the proper license, posing a danger to the rider and other motorists and pedestrians. Kail said his legislation would bring the penalty more in line with the seriousness of the violation.
Utah
Utah became the second U.S. state to formally recognize a type of lane splitting, with the governor’s signature on a bill legalizing the filtering of motorcycles between lanes of stopped traffic. H.B. 149 allows motorcyclists traveling no faster than 15 mph to filter between lanes of stopped traffic traveling in the same direction on roads where the speed limit is 45 mph or less.
The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Walt Brooks (R-St. George) and state Sen. David P. Hinkins (R-Orangeville), was signed by Gov. Gary Herbert on March 21. The bill will become law on May 14. There are provisions in the bill automatically repealing the law on July 1, 2022, if the legislature takes no action to extend it.
Also, H.B. 105, signed by the governor, ends reciprocity with other states for OHV permits. Currently, Utah allows OHVs registered in other states to be ridden in Utah.
Wyoming
Forty-four miles of officially recognized motorized trails are planned for the Salt River Range in Wyoming to replace a series of illegal roads and trails used by the OHV community. Officials of the Bridger-Teton National Forest agreed to provide 26 miles of new trails for side-by-sides, 14 miles for dirt bikes and 4 miles for any vehicles. The routes will be closed Dec. 1 to June 30 each year to protect elk habitat during calving and fawning seasons. The new motorized trails and roads will be built in cooperation with the Wyoming Trails Program.
Virginia
The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates passed bills prohibiting motorists from touching their cellphones while driving. The bills would allow the use of hands-free mode.
State law currently prohibits only reading email or text messages or manually entering letters or text in a hand-held personal communications device while driving. It is still legal to operate phones while stopped or while reporting an emergency.
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Peru bans electric scooters from sidewalks, pedestrian zones–Scooters have become increasingly popular in Peru over the last year, particularly in the capital Lima, a city of 10 million people that suffers huge traffic problems.
Lima: Peru banned motorized scooters from sidewalks and pedestrian areas from Monday after a woman in Lima broke both her arms in a collision with one.
Scooters have become increasingly popular in Peru over the last year, particularly in the capital Lima, a city of 10 million people that suffers huge traffic problems.
But a week ago a 63-year-old woman suffered a head injury and fractures in both her arms after she was hit by a 21-year-old on a scooter.
The new law from the transport ministry limits such motorized scooters to “cycle paths and the right lane in roads” reserved for the slowest moving vehicles.
Authorities also imposed a speed limit of 20 kilometers per hour (12.4 mph) for the scooters, which are capable of reaching 25 km/h.
Game Over Cycles, renowned custom motorcycles manufacturer from Poland and owner of GOC Harley-Davidson Rzeszów, the largest Harley-Davidson dealership in Poland and Central-Eastern Europe, in cooperation with Harley-Davidson of New York City is pleased to inform about the premiere of a unique motorcycle inspired by the cities of New York and Rzeszów.
New York – Rzeszów Motorcycle, as it is fully named, is a unique custom Harley-Davidson Street Bob inspired by New York and Rzeszów, city located in the south-east of Poland. The motorcycle was created in Poland, in the workshop of Game Over Cycles, and at the end of April, thanks to cooperation with the Rzeszów-Jasionka International Airport and LOT Cargo, has been transported from Rzeszów to New York on the board of LOT Polish Airlines’ modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which carries out direct transatlantic connection operated by LOT between the two cities.
The customer who made the order for the motorcycle is a Pole born in the Rzeszów region and currently living in New York. The machine is intended to express local patriotism of both homelands of the vehicle owner. This is manifested in the unique design of the motorcycle, which contains characteristics of the architecture of given city.
These parts are not only elements of ornamentation, but also fully functional components of the motorcycle. An example of such an element can be an exhaust pipe in the shape of the famous Chrysler Building or motorcycle’s wheel containing the most famous buildings in Manhattan. The main elements of the construction containing the architecture of given city are:
New York:
– wheels with Manhattan buildings engraved in metal with precision to the extent of visibility of building’s windows. The wheel contains such buildings as the Empire State Building, 1 World Trade Center, Flatiron, Chrysler Building, old WTC towers
– exhaust pipe looking like the Chrysler Building (covered with 24-carat gold)
– ignition coil cover looking like The Oculus
– front plow in the shape of old WTC ruins with the “9/11 Never Forget” inscription
– timing cover with NY Yankees logo (covered with 24-carat gold)
– fuel tank cap made form brass and imitating a $ 1 coin with Rzeszów-New York inscription
– tank painting containing the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline
Rzeszów:
– Revolutionary Act Monument – the most famous monument of the city placed in the middle of wheel among Manhattan buildings (covered with 24-carat gold)
– seat back in the form of the Tadeusz Mazowiecki bridge – the largest bridge in the city. The bridge is imitated together with brass ropes attached to the fender while the motorcycle’s direction indicators look like the warning lights located on the bridge
– air filter cover in the shape of city’s most known and characteristic footbridge with Rzeszów’s coat of arms in the center (covered with 24-carat gold)
– rear brake light in the shape of the Rzeszów coat of arms
– position light in the shape of the Rzeszów coat of arms
– tank paitning containing Rzeszów skyline
All construction elements are made of brass, steel and aluminum, while the wheels, exhaust pipe, clutch cover, timing cover, the front brake holder and wheels are additionally gold-plated.
The grand premiere of this unique motorcycle will take place on May 9th, 2019 in the premises of Harley-Davidson of New York City.
1. Official premiere date
05/09/2019 (Thursday)
2. Location
Harley-Davidson of New York City
42-11 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, NY 11101
www.nycharleydavidson.com
3. Time
6:00-7:30 PM
4. Attractions
World premiere of the New York-Rzeszów motorcycle, refreshments, live music.
Official Partners of the New York – Rzeszów Motorcycle project are:
LOT Polish Airlines
www.lot.com
LOT Cargo
www.lot.com/us/en/cargo
Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport
www.rzeszowairport.pl
www.gameovercycles.com
www.goc-harley-davidson.pl
NEW ISSUE FROM THE ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF AMERICA—
The current issue is in the mail now. If you have not yet received your copy in the mail, you can click on the above cover image to see exactly the same magazine, containing every page, every story and every ad, from your desktop computer, your laptop, your tablet or even your phone!
If you’re a New Member or a recently renewed member whose membership expired before April 1st, your first (next) printed issue will be the following issue but please enjoy this digital issue this month.
For those in the U.S. you will receive your printed copy within days, or may have already received it. Members in Canada and Mexico in a week or so and overseas in several weeks. That’s the main reason for this email. Regardless of your postal worker’s speed, everyone gets this version at the same time.
The digital edition is an invaluable tool for members who want to find a story from an old magazine. As new magazines are posted, we are building up an archive of past issues you can refer to anytime, without fumbling through that stack of printed magazines in the corner of your shop.
All you’ll need to take advantage of this wonderful benefit is your AMCA number and your last name. Just fill in that information on the login page and start reading.
In the May/June issue, you’ll get:
The story of the season-opening Sunshine Chapter National Meet that brought together classic machines and warm weather in Florida.
A profile of the remarkable career of AMCA Archivist Bruce Linsday, who has played an integral part in the Club for nearly a half-century.
A look at a rare 1912 Excelsior belt-drive twin that represents the end of one era and the beginning of another for the last of America’s Big Three manufacturers 107 years ago.
Plus much more
Don’t forget to Join the AMCA
KEEPING THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–THE MALE CYCLE
1. When I was 16, I hoped that one day I would have a girlfriend with big Tits.
2. When I was 20, I got a girlfriend with big tits, but there was no passion, I decided I needed a passionate girl with zest for life.
3. In college I dated a passionate girl, but she was too emotional. Everything was an emergency. She was a drama queen, cried all the time and threatened suicide. I decided I needed a girl with stability.
4. When I was 35, I found a very stable girl but she was boring. She was totally predictable and never got excited about anything. Life became so dull that I decided I needed a girl with some excitement.
5. When I was 40, I found an exciting girl, but I couldn’t keep up with her. She rushed from one thing to another, never settling on anything. She did mad impetuous things and made me miserable as often as happy. She was great fun initially and very energetic, but directionless. I decided to find a girl with some real ambition.
6. When I turned 50, I found a smart ambitious girl with her feet planted firmly on the ground, I married her. She was so ambitious that she divorced me and took everything I owned.
7. I’m much older and wiser now, and I’m looking for a girl with big tits.
–Bob Clark
HOLY SHIT—What a day. We have fiberglass guys in the wings waiting. All the supplies were delivered and we’re ready to rock. But, we need to deal with two issues. We must be able to maneuver the Salt Torpedo off the our modified lift and into the yard for Fiberglass work, and we need to have the front shocks in place.
Last night I was forced to remove the entire front end. I removed and shit-canned the radius rods, which I will explain in my next Salt Torpedo update. We are still grappling with ground clearance, so adjustments must be made quick. Hang on for more reports.
I’m still trying to find a Goldwing for Graeme in New Zealand. He’s flying over here, will buy a used one and ride around the country before shipping it back to NZ. It’s a new deal for me, especially now. I’ve found two, but third-party negotiating is a pain.
Have a helluva weekend and Ride Free goddammit!
–Bandit
