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EMPOWERING YOUTH—
Helping with Horsepower Takes on Tiny Custom Chop—Off
Resulting auction supports putting kids on bikes in kindergarten P.E. Class nationwide
Helping with Horsepower, founded by Laura Klock in 2011, is taking part in the prestigious 2023 Tiny Bike Custom Chop Off, a competition that encourages young people to pursue careers in the industrial arts. The Chop Off is featured at the 2023 Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast and Auction in Sturgis. Six programs are competing in the Chop Off with each bike making its debut at the event.
“We are thrilled to be taking part in the 2023 Tiny Custom Chop Off and showcasing the incredible talent and resilience of our youth involved in the Bike Rebuild Program,” said Laura Klock, founder of Helping with Horsepower.
The Flying Piston breakfast kicks off on Sunday, August 6th, from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip and the tiny customs are auctioned off that morning via an online platform. Anyone can bid from anywhere.
Proceeds from the auction support All Kids Bike, a program that puts bike riding classes in kindergartens nationwide. The Flying Piston Benefit has helped train over 100,000 kindergartners to ride on 2 wheels.
The tiny custom bike began as a stock Strider balance bike generously provided to all six programs by Strider Sports International, of Rapid City, SD.
Six schools are taking part in the Tiny Custom Chop Off including Lakeville North High School from Minnesota; Pine Bush High School, NY; Helping with Horsepower in Ethan, SD; WyoTech, Laramie, WY; Mitchell Tech in Mitchell, SD; and the Jessi Combs Foundation.
“This competition provides a great experience for the students,” explained Marilyn Stemp, co-producer of the Flying Piston. “The young men and women are exposed to career paths they may never have known about. And really, in this competition, there are no losers, only winners!”
Helping with Horsepower invites everyone to attend the Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast and witness the unveiling of the custom tiny bike.
The silent auction that follows presents a rare opportunity to own a one-of-a-kind creation while supporting a worthy cause.
Enthusiasts can register for the auction at https://qtego.us/qlink/piston to bid online from anywhere. To buy tickets for the Builders Breakfast, held at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Crossroads on Sunday, August 6th and presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, go to https://www.tixr.com/groups/sturgisbuffalochip/events/sturgis-buffalo-chip-2023-60458.
www.AllKidsBike.org, www.Striderbikes.com
Event Hashtags:
#FlyingPistonBenefit
#PerformanceArt
#BuildersBreakfast
KNUCKLEHEAD OF THE WEEK—By Kenny Slaughter
–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™
STORY RECOMMENDATION OF THE WEEK—
Fiction that kicks butt: You gotta read this guy
He also has a version of some of his novels marked “Low Profanity Edition”
Author Clayton Lindemuth
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Clayton-Lindemuth/author/B0094UDSQK
Thanks & regards,
Wayfarer
CHRIS CALLEN’S TOP TEN PRODUCTS—from Dennis Kirk.
The list includes tanks, wheels, cams, pipes, tools, shocks, fairings controls, springers, you name it. Check out what the Cycle Source mastermind has to offer.
NEWS FROM THE LOWBROW CREW—
Fuel CLE is brought to you by Lowbrow Customs, Forever The Chaos Life & The Gasbox.
FRIDAY July 28th
Official Pre-Party
Skidmark Garage: 7pm to 1am
4600 Hamilton Ave. Cleveland OH 44114
Free to attend, live music, adult beverages, food, motorcycles and so much more.
SATURDAY July 29th
BMW Motorrad RIDE TO FUEL CLE
Meet up at West 14th and Abbey Avenue. Ride departs at 9am sharp, arrives at Fuel around 10am! Check out the route / get directions here.
Fuel Cleveland Show
The Historic Hale Farm & Village 2686 Oak Hill Rd. Bath, OH 44210 • 10am – 7pm
Official After Party
Hoopples: 8pm to last call
1930 Columbus rd. Cleveland OH 44113
SUNDAY July 30th
Fuel Cleveland Show
The Historic Hale Farm & Village 2686 Oak Hill Rd. Bath, OH 44210 • Time 10am – 4pm
PANHEAD OF THE WEEK–
–Sam Burns
Official Curator
Bikernet.com™
NEW CVO CHANGES—
Lengthy article but people who know CVO would love it
Well, this year, besides bumping the displacement up to 121 cu. in. from the now paltry 117 cu. in. of the previous year, other huge changes were mixed in, giving an advanced look at what we predict the bulk of the Milwaukee-Eights will be like in the not-to-distant future.
–Wayfarer
Chief Media Investigator
Bikernet.com™
83rd STURGIS RALLY— at Legend Suspensions
Front and Rear installations at our manufacturing facility. All installation appointments are first come first serve. Be sure to stop by 3461 Whitewood Service Road, Sturgis, SD 57785 to make an appointment.
July 31st – August 11th, 2023
For more information and location details please visit:
https://www.legendsuspensions.com/sturgis-rally/
FEATURE BIKE OF THE WEEK–
Aaron Egging is a tattoo artist at Project Tattoo Studio, N Seattle WA.
Contact info: 22000 64th Ave W Ste 2E, Mountlake Terrace, WA, United States, Washington (425) 967-3265 projecttattoostudio.com
–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™
THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT–
I realized something today. We are experiencing first hand right now what a female president would be like. America is currently being ran by a ditsy, blonde, trophy 2nd wife, fake doctor, schoolteacher, fucking female, who is just dragging around her potato of a husband and calling all the shots from behind the scenes.
It’s come out lately that she hired Pissantski and probably the Ramen Noodle, too. It said she has say in all the staff hiring at the White House, and that she controls everything Biden says or does, his schedule and all the planning. If you think about it, his little handwritten notes and atrocious speeches sound like they are her talking… the laminated cheat sheets with reporter’s for him to call on? Schoolteacher bullshit… Jill is running the show. Biden even slips up and says so often.
The Biden administration is like watching some goofy ‘80s Mel Brooks comedy with Jill played by Shelley Long, as a school teacher trying to run the country in ugly dresses and shoulder pads and Farrah Fawcett hair.
Joe woulda been played by Leslie Nielson, of course, as the demented, dottering, perverted old president who goes around nibbling children and sniffing people and honking Eva Longoria’s boob on a stage and falling down everywhere. The Secret Service would be just a bunch of bumbling morons getting serviced by Kamala, and nobody notices Hunter doing shady foreign deals while sniffing blow out of an Asian hooker’s crack in the White House library.
End
by Amy White aka The Wicked Bitch
BAGGED BIKE BUREAU–
Man Tracks Stolen Bike With Apple AirTag, Says Police Can’t Help
What do you do in a situation like this?
Sorry, Basket Case Bike Enthusiasts: Vermont Closes Registration Loophole
Which is worse: Having your bike stolen and not knowing what happened to it, or having your bike stolen, knowing where it is, and not being able to do anything about it? That’s the problem that Chicagoan Scotty Woods is facing in mid-July 2023. According to him, his Honda CBR was legally parked on the street near his apartment building.
What about the Chicago police? When NBC 5 asked what they would advise in this situation, a spokesperson informed them that the best course of action would be to contact the local district office where the stolen property is located, explain the situation, and ask for assistance.
That’s exactly what Woods did, but so far, it hasn’t helped. “[The officer] wasn’t on the scene for two minutes. I asked him if he could take me through the alley or anything of that nature just to do a safety check or assist. They denied and they said I don’t see it in plain sight that they can’t help me,” Woods told NBC 5 Chicago.
https://www.rideapart.com/news/677752/man-tracks-stolen-bike-airtag/
–Wayfarer
Chief Media Investigator
Bikernet.com
AMERICAN MIDWEST AND CLIMATE CHANGE—
Life in America’s Breadbasket is Good and Getting Better
Our report, American Midwest and Climate Change: Life in America’s Breadbasket is Good and Getting Better, was just published. In it, we provide the science that disputes the claims of ongoing and future climate catastrophes.
We document that there is no climate crisis. In fact, we discover just the opposite. The ecosystems and agriculture in these ten Midwestern states are thriving and prospering partly because of modest warming and more CO2.
Below is information provided by NOAA showing that maximum temperatures have declined since the Dust Bowl years of the late 1920s and 1930s and all the while CO2 was steadily increasing.
We find that:
High temperatures peaked 90 years ago.
Recent temperatures are comparable to those nearly 100 years ago.
Growing seasons are lengthening.
Minimum winter temperatures are increasing (that is a good thing).
There is a beneficial increase in precipitation.
There is a decline in droughts, strongest tornadoes and heat-related deaths.
Agricultural productivity has increased greatly.
Further, we find that a transition to “net zero” for the Midwest would make no improvement to the environment and be prohibitively expensive.
The cost to transition the 10 Midwestern states to so-called renewable power would cost more than $6 trillion, or $92,000 per capita. A theoretical effect of such a transition is calculated as averting 0.043° C of warming by the year 2100, which translates to a cost of $14 trillion for each tenth degree of warming averted.
Download the entire report here (pdf).
5-BALL RACING TEAM UPDATE—
Yesterday we hit it hard with Dan and Luke working on final aspects of the Salt Torpedo. Just about the time we think we’re close we stumble onto more challenges.
I’m working on a Torpedo check list. We let the parachute pop out and discovered a mess. Luke is cleaning it up with the help of the Redhead.
I thought I had some space above the tank and raised it slightly. Fuck, it smacked the top and we had to adjust.
We got it buttoned up and decided to soak it. We also made progress with the rules. The EMTs need to be able to turn on the fire entinquisher, shut off the battery and the fuel from the outside of the liner. Crazy.
Bonneville Check list
- Check front end
- Check Fuel Level
- Check Engine and trans oil
- Check chain adjustment
- Check parachute connection
- Check Fire Extinguishers
THE BUFFALO CHIP RIDES BDR—
The Buffalo Chip City hosted a new style of rider to the Black Hills this weekend.
Get On! ADV Fest Tickets
A Four-Day Camping and Adventure Motorcycle Festival July 20-23, 2023.
It rocked with four days of camping, adventure riding and community in the gorgeous backcountry and front-country of remote South Dakota July 20-23, 2023. In addition to world-class adventure riding, the weekend was full of test rides, seminars, entertainment, prizes, awards, and the latest adventure riding gear and accessories for you and your bike.
I was invited for movie night under the stars, while the boss roasted marsh-mellows behind the bar.
I ran into a kid at the Tiki Bar buying a beer who was very excited to see this film. I dug out my camping chair, stretched is out and watched the boss, the film director and the main promotor, Zero motorcycles sit on stage and discuss the making of the film.
They came from BDR a 501c(3) non-profit organization. “We are here to help you plan adventure motorcycling trips. This non-profit website provides you with free GPS tracks, information, and planning tools for each Backcountry Discovery Route. Plan your multi-day off-road motorcycle adventure with their free tracks, interactive maps, photos, video content as well as hotel, food & gas information. Be sure to check out the discovery points, packing lists and FAQ’s for any routes you are considering. Have fun, be safe and enjoy exploring on two wheels.
I watched some of the promotional film, but was caught by a guy, Bill Hearne, who acted as a guide for the team of six who rode the three-day loop through the black hills.
He’s a major supporter of making the off-road trails accessible. When the BLM tries to shut a trail down because they say the budget doesn’t exist to maintain it, he steps in to negotiate with the Bureau of Land Management and raise the funds to repair the trail.
I’m concerned about the new BLM mission and Bonneville. The new mission will shift from management and human access to less management and less access. There is current legislation to stop the shift.
The Zero aspect of the film played a major role and the rep who rode the tour touted the ease of charging which she attempted to do at every stop or coffee break and all night at the hotels, motels or lodges along the route. She said it was no-problem, but fortunately there were only two electric bikes in the crew. Hang on if there were 20…
–Bandit
Harley-Davidson to Introduce Nightster 440 in India–
Here’s What We Know So Far
After successfully launching the feature-loaded X440 in partnership with Hero Motocorp, the premium two-wheeler manufacturer Harley-Davidson is all set to drop another product in the Indian market.
It has been reported the company is likely to introduce Nightster 440 in collaboration with a homegrown bike maker. The report says Hero Motocorp has already filed the trademark for the upcoming Nightster 440, which will hit the market soon.
The brand has taken the name inspiration from its international 975cc Nightster motorcycle and might share some of the design elements from it as well. However, the company is yet to reveal official details about the same.
Wayfarer
Editor:Bikernet Blog & Facebook Page
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY—
“Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.”
–Dale Carnegie
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UNPRECEDENTED PROPAGANDA–Unprecedented Propaganda’: ‘Phoenix previous record of 18 consecutive days over 110F was set in 1974, the same week Time Mag was warning of new ice age’
Phoenix previous record of 18 consecutive days over 110F was set the same week Time Magazine was warning of new ice age.
The NEW BIKERNET AI FILE—
Millions of cars daily analyzed by artificial intelligence for ‘suspicious’ behavior
Dystopian surveillance is here and providing a growing market for tech entrepreneurs. Police agencies are daily `using artificial intelligence to identify “suspicious” patterns of behavior in millions of random cars caught on surveillance cameras connecting with databases of ownership and enabling searches and arrests. In an era with politicized law enforcement, what could go wrong?
Thomas Brewster of Forbes reports:
March of 2022, David Zayas was driving down the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale. His car, a gray Chevrolet, was entirely unremarkable, as was its speed. But to the Westchester County Police Department, the car was cause for concern and Zayas a possible criminal; its powerful new AI tool had identified the vehicle’s behavior as suspicious.
Searching through a database of 1.6 billion license plate records collected over the last two years from locations across New York State, the AI determined that Zayas’ car was on a journey typical of a drug trafficker.
According to a Department of Justice prosecutor filing, it made nine trips from Massachusetts to different parts of New York between October 2020 and August 2021 following routes known to be used by narcotics pushers and for conspicuously short stays.
So, on March 10 last year, Westchester PD pulled him over and searched his car, finding 112 grams of crack cocaine, a semiautomatic pistol and $34,000 in cash inside, according to court documents. A year later, Zayas pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking charge.
Prior to the guilty plea, Zayas’s lawyer Ben Gold contested the evidence and via FOIA requests discovered that:
…the ALPR [Automatic License Plate reader] system was scanning over 16 million license plates a week, across 480 ALPR cameras. Of those systems, 434 were stationary, attached to poles and signs, while the remaining 46 were mobile, attached to police vehicles. The AI was not just looking at license plates either. It had also been taking notes on vehicles’ make, model and color — useful when a plate number for a suspect vehicle isn’t visible or is unknown.
To Gold, the system’s analysis of every car caught by a camera amounted to an “unprecedented search.” “This is the specter of modern surveillance that the Fourth Amendment must guard against,” he wrote, in his motion to suppress the evidence. “This is the systematic development and deployment of a vast surveillance network that invades society’s reasonable expectation of privacy.
“With no judicial oversight this type of system operates at the caprice of every officer with access to it.”
The article describes the growing number of companies providing AI-powered systems of surveillance that can be hooked up to not just traffic and police cameras, but to private surveillance cameras that opt in to the system. Connect all of these cameras to public and private databases, and we have a recipe for police to repress political opposition that even Big Brother himself couldn’t dare dream of. Imagine cops knowing that you’re headed in the direction of a rally for, say, Donald Trump and that you rarely drive that way.
As Pixy Misa of AoSHQ puts it, Welcome to the goldfish bowl.”
Click to View at AmericanThinker.com
Harley-Davidson CEO says India model pre-orders ‘exceeding expectations’
Harley-Davidson said on Thursday that pre-orders were “exceeding expectations” for a new model the U.S. big-bike maker launched this month in India in partnership with a local manufacturer.
Harley and British rival Triumph have unveiled their cheapest models globally in India, the largest motorbike market by sales, to tap into higher spending in premium segments across categories as varied as mobile phones and cars.
Harley-Daivdson X440 is priced at $2,841 in India.
“We’ve been extremely pleased with the reception that the X440 has received since launch, with pre-orders exceeding initial expectations from launch,” Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz said on an earnings call with analysts.
“Now I look at India as a long-term opportunity … it’s a huge market overall,” Zeitz said.
INDIA IS WORLD’S NUMBER 1 IN REGISTERED TWO-WHEELERS—
According to the latest Road Transport Year Book, India has the maximum number of registered two-wheelers, followed by Indonesia.
India ranks eighth in the world in number of passenger cars, while China, the United States and Japan are the top three.
The report has referred to the 2020 data of the International Road Federation, which is used as the reference across the countries.
Full story at:
https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/two-wheelers/india-worlds-number-1-in-registered-two-wheelers/102093561
–Wayfarer
Chief Investigator
Bikernet International New Bureau
Mumbai
LOVE TIPS for HORNY BIKERS– chapter 5,203 – Sensitive Poetry
Women want 4 things out of life: diamonds; closet space; shoes; and new Corvettes. If you can’t supply them with these things, they will OFTEN settle for thoughtful, gentle, romantic poetry.
Lotta guys ain’t good at comin’-up with that shit. I on the other hand am blessed with an ability in this arena that is DAMN near goddamn supernatural. You would THINK I would be selfish about this gift, this wonderment, this corn-you-copia of grandiose sensitivity that leads directly into the hearts of women. But I am not. It is a gift given to me…..and I share it with that same grand spirit of giving…. with others.
Memorize this vaulting, soaring expression of tender emotion to some chick you have your eye on, and even if you DON’T have a chopped Harley, she will come VERY CLOSE to not noticing. Stay studly my friend.
I drempt you had two huge torpedos,
and I was in my Italian speedos,
with a sac like a one pound bag of Fritos,
and a cock like end-to-end burritos,
and people on the beach they smiled,
and said “Your fucking i’ll bet is wild!
And every second she births a child
when her twat by your cock is defiled!”
I said “How very nice of you to say!
Your reward is now to watch us play!”
and off my speedos you did yank,
and all beheld my unrolling crank,
and as it stretched up to the sky,
with hundreds of gawkers gathering by,
and you now naked leaped upon it,
a living version of a Shakespeare sonnet,
all beauteous and like Athena,
you mesmerized the whole arena,
with acrobatics on my pole,
your spread-legged slit jarred every soul,
with lust and longing in all who leered,
with hungry eyes: and each one teared.
You shimmied up, then slid back down,
a hundred times and then did drown
the both of us in jizz cascades
that would have filled the Everglades.
You then, pure naked, approached the crowd,
and then “All kneel” you said aloud,
your hand then pulled your twat up tight,
its hairless nudeness a wondrous sight,
you then approached each upturned mug,
and bent slightly back, you twat still a-tug,
and said “My cunt i’ve lengthened,
my slit now long,
you may but stare and whack your dong,
or slide you fingers inside your twat,
but touch me, no, that you may not,
for only one my touch my cunt,
but you may stare at my slitted front,
and my cocksman here will simply watch,
as you all stare at my tacoed crotch.”
And all did gape and masturbated,
until the gathering was all sated.
Then they all did disappear,
and my pythoned cock was nowhere near,
instead my normal cock and sack,
and your tits were just your normal rack,
of teenage elevated titty plates,
which I each licked as this pome states,
an hour each and then I nursed
for two more hours as if rehearsed,
and then my helmet massaged each nipple,
and milk then did begin to ripple
down your stomach and down your legs,
even though you had no eggs,
that had-had contact with my spermage,
and I then jizzed your epidermage
where your nipples were spraying milk,
and cock and nips were mingling cream,
and then I woke up from the dream.
Burma shave.
–J.J. Solari
COMING TO DICE MAGAZINE— Coming to Issue 101
The 101 run 2023 pictures by Del Hickey
With a little over 6 weeks until Issue 101 of DicE magazine arrives here’s a sneak peak at Machi’s Ariel Square Four show bike.
If this is anything to go by you know it’s going to be another epic issue.
THE EVO ENTANGLEMENT IS COMING—
Here’s the important stuff about the Evo Entanglement:
• 3rd Annual Evo Entanglement Show Presented by S&S Cycle at Sturgis Buffalo Chip
• Wednesday, August 9th
• Free to enter, free to spectate
Major points:
– First 100 registered get a free limited edition Mint Speed Shop flannel just for entering – and it’s free to enter!
– Meet show hero Paul Wideman, artist Darren Mckeag and actor Rusty Coones
– Paul and Darren worked together on the trophies – true works of art and you can only get one by winning it!
– Best in show wins a complete S&S Evo-style engine – plus Paughco frame and $1000 Baker Drivetrain voucher.
The trophies are AWESOME. Here’s pics!
THE LATEST FROM SUPPORT GOOD TIMES—
SGT Ride Old Bikes. Available in adult, youth, toddler, and onesie sizes.
MAMA TRIED IN STURGIS–WE ARE HEADING WEST!
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2023!
Visit us @ Full Throttle Saloon & Pappy Hoel Campground
Saturday 8/05 – Thursday 8/11
BAN WATER HEATERS—
Biden Admin Targets Water Heaters With New Rule Proposal–
The Biden administration introduced a new proposal for water heater efficiency standards Friday, becoming the latest widely-used household appliance to be singled out by the Energy Department.
The Department of Energy (DOE) claims the new water heater standards will curb carbon dioxide emissions and save Americans billions in the long-term, according to a Friday press release. The proposed rules are the latest advancement in the Biden administration’s wider push to regulate household appliances in pursuit of its climate agenda.
The regulation would mandate higher efficiency standards for new water heaters that use heat pumps, and would require new gas heat pumps to gain efficiency by using condensing technology, according to the DOE press release. Gas water heaters are smaller and less expensive, and thus carry cheaper installation costs than alternatives, according to FOX News.
“It’s just spreading to more and more appliances. It seems that almost everything that plugs in or fires up around the house is either subject to a pending regulation or soon will be,” Ben Lieberman, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, said of the administration’s efficiency regulations push, according to FOX News.
“Consumers aren’t going to like any of it,” Lieberman continued, according to FOX News. “These rules are almost always bad for consumers for the simple reason that they restrict consumer choice.”
The efficiency regulations would take effect in 2029 if they are finalized, according to the press release. Other appliances that the Biden administration is planning to issue updated energy standards for include dishwashers, residential laundry machines, refrigerators and boilers, according to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
The Biden administration has also attempted to regulate gas stoves, which led the Republican-controlled House to pass a bill in June that would bar any prospective federal ban on new gas stoves if it became law.
The DOE estimates that the new rule will save American consumers $198 billion in energy costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 501 million metric tons over 30 years, according to the press release. The projected emissions reduction is equivalent to the combined annual amount of emissions generated by more than 60 million homes, or about half of the homes in the U.S., according to the press release.
“This proposal reinforces the trajectory of consumer savings that forms the key pillar of Bidenomics and builds on the unprecedented actions already taken by this Administration to lower energy costs for working families across the nation,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Friday, according to the press release. The rule would “improve outdated efficiency standards for common household appliances, which is essential to slashing utility bills for American families and cutting harmful carbon emissions,” she added.
The DOE did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
–Nick Pope
Contributor
Daily Caller
BABE OF THE WEEK—Jenny James, a friend of Rogue’s
–from Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com™
AUSTIN TEXAS OUTLAWS—
95 year-old wanted to take some photos on the road glide. “ That’s 95-year-old Dr. Jose Siguad, while celebrating his birthday.
He’s my son’s father-in-law from Dallas and he decided to move to Austin. Busy guy.
–Bandit
THE WORD FROM BILL GATES–
The risks of AI are real but manageable
The world has learned a lot about handling problems caused by breakthrough innovations.
By Bill Gates
https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-risks-of-AI-are-real-but-manageable
And Hang On!
Science has the answer ?
Why Your Cat Is Weird
The origin of domesticated cats, the reason ‘pspspsps’ causes mayhem, and how to pet your feline overlord in precisely the right way (according to science).
https://getpocket.com/collections/why-your-cat-is-weird
–Wayfarer
Chief Weird Investigator
Bikernet.com™
MICHAEL LICHTER VISITS CUBA—
Michael stopped on way to Milwaukee in Nebraska to visit Freddie Cuba in his new digs. Michael shot pics and peeled out on Monday. Dirty Ernie from Beatrice showed up and took the track picks.
I believe Fred has a flat track on his property, but I’m trying to confirm. Billy Lane might want to know about it.
–Bandit
THE NEW RULE DEPARTMENT—
Biden Admin Rule Would Ban Nearly All Portable Gas-Powered Generators
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has proposed a policy (pdf) that would remove nearly all existing portable gas generators from the market. The new rule restricts the amount of carbon monoxide that generators can emit by forcing these generators to switch off when they reach a certain level of emissions…
Once the proposed rules come into effect, manufacturers would have to comply with them in just six months, a process that usually takes several years…
Nearly all models currently available are expected to not follow the new standard.
–Yikes
UPS Labor Contract Deal–
UPS reached a tentative five-year agreement with about 340,000 Teamsters union workers yesterday, one week ahead of a potential strike that would have disrupted supply chains nationwide.
The historic $30B deal, considered to be the largest private sector contract in North America, includes higher pay for part-time workers, who comprise more than half of the UPS employees represented by the union. The minimum starting wage for part-time workers would rise to $21 per hour from $16.20. Hourly pay for existing full- and part-time workers would increase by $7.50 over the duration of the contract.
The deal would also require air-conditioning in delivery trucks purchased after Jan. 1, 2024 and make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a full holiday for the first time. Union members will vote on the deal from Aug. 3 to Aug. 22. See contract details here.
Last year, UPS workers, on average, sorted and delivered 24.3 million packages a day, amounting to 6.2 billion packages annually, up from 5.5 billion in 2019.
–1440 Daily Digest
“We live in seriously strange times. But one of the items that should be on the list of every legislator would be middle-class income. It stopped going up in 2000. It needs to be fixed.” –Bandit
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ALL HEAT ALL THE TIME
You cannot open an email from almost any mainstream media outlet these days without being told something like “Heat is torching records and spreading across the U.S. and Europe” during an unprecedented, record “smashing” global heat wave.
Often based on factual errors that will do until lies come along, like the Washington Post fib Tony Heller exposed about Fort Meyers, Florida having a “record” 89 days over 90 degrees when it had 169 such days in 1944. And when AP linked to a very useful NOAA tool summarizing records set in the U.S. and globally on a given date or date range, we compared July 15, 2023 to July 15, 2003. The latter broke more American records. Weird, huh? And (h/t Heller again) the proportion of U.S. weather stations recording a temperature of 95°F or higher has been falling steadily since 1931 and is at a record low so far this year.
It’s almost as if journalists occupied a separate reality. Indeed, Emily Pontecorvo wrote revealingly in Heatmap Daily that “The heat is weighing on me, and I don’t even live in the part of the country experiencing a prolonged, life-threatening heat wave.” Except rhetorically.
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INDIA’S MIDDLE-WEIGHT BIKE MARKET–
This detailed article would give you some perspective on what was and is in the middle-weight bike segment in India.
Big motorcycle battle: Hero-Harley, Bajaj-Triumph and Honda are gearing to fight Royal Enfield; here’s who can win
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IT NEVER ENDS—
Actually, I hope a couple of things come to fruition in the next couple of months for all the kids on the planet.
Hopefully projects will never end. I decided to make my 2nd book Outlaw Justice ready for printing. I’m working with Trisha and Kate. In the middle of the process, we discovered a couple of versions. An ass-kicking process began of checking, editing, and scrambling through corrections. The writing process never ends. This book is much improved, but… I should have copies in a month or so.
Behind the headquarters it’s amazing this time of year. And I put the 1914 Single engine back on the gun safe. I needed a place to hang my denims, goddammit. I snagged the carb. I may need it for the ’13 twin I’m building.
We are about to feature this bike shot by Peter Linney. I may make a call about the story tomorrow, if I survive the news.
