Kids, Bandit is on his way home and will be serving up a special Monday Post for you. There will be harrowing tales of jellyfish attacks, exotic destinations and much, much more… But before you hear from big man’s amazing adventures, let’s hit the news…
Not long ago Licks Cycles introduced a collection of extremely high quality and fully functional leather “solo” bags. Along with the popularity of those bags came a flood of requests for something similar in the way of a user friendly Tool Bag. Licks jumped on it and recently announced the availability of these extremely high quality, rugged, kick ass TOOL BAGS. A very cool and useful companion to the hardcore solo bags these TOOL BAGS provide quick and easy access to tools or necessary junk you’re always looking for a place to stash where it’s close at hand.
Each bag is hand stitched from the finest quality, rugged, tanned leather with piped flap edges, and quick release buckles so for quick entry and exit without fighting with straps. Measurements are 10” wide at the bottom and 5” deep. Licks’ craftsmen don’t cut any corners and you’d be hard pressed to find another tool bag on the market that even comes close to the craftsmanship offered with this product.
The bags have a universal fitment and are perfect for Choppers and Stockers alike. If you already have one of their solo bags, the Licks TOOL BAGS are manufactured with the exact same black or distressed leather for a perfect match. Licks’ TOOL BAGS retail for just $99.95 in either black or distressed leather. Order yours by calling 413-663-9050 or catch them on the Web at . Dealer inquiries welcome.
A Florida-based contractor says he’s got an idea for how to use hay to cleanup much of the Gulf Coast oil spill. The contractor says he’s contacted BP, to see if they’re interested.
Johnstown, PA (GlossyNews) – Local and state police scoured the hills outside rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after reports of three animal rights activists going missing after attempting to protest the wearing of leather at a large motorcycle gang rally this weekend. Two others, previously reported missing, were discovered by fast food workers “duct taped inside several fast food restaurant dumpsters,” according to police officials.
“Something just went wrong,” said a still visibly shaken organizer of the protest. “Something just went horribly, horribly, wrong.” The organizer said a group of concerned animal rights activist groups, “growing tired of throwing fake blood and shouting profanities at older women wearing leather or fur coats,” decided to protest the annual motorcycle club event “in a hope to show them our outrage at their wanton use of leather in their clothing and motor bike seats.” “In fact,” said the organizer, “motorcycle gangs are one of the biggest abusers of wearing leather, and we decided it was high time that we let them know that we disagree with them using it…ergo, they should stop.”
According to witnesses, protesters arrived at the event in a vintage 1960’s era Volkswagen van and began to pelt the gang members with balloons filled with red colored water, simulating blood, and shouting “you’re murderers” to passers by. This, evidently, is when the brouhaha began. “They peed on me!!!” charged one activist “They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me ‘La Trene’, and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!” “I…I was trying to show my outrage at a man with a heavy leather jacket, and he…he didn’t even care. I called him a murderer, and all he said was, ‘You can’t prove that.’ Next thing I know he forced me to ride on the back of his motorcycle all day, and would not let me off, because his girl friend was out of town and I was almost a woman.” Still others claimed they were forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs under duress. Those who resisted were allegedly held down while several bikers “farted on their heads.”
Police officials declined comments on any leads or arrests due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, however, organizers for the motorcycle club rally expressed “surprise” at the allegations.. “That’s preposterous,” said one high-ranking member of the biker organizing committee. “We were having a party, and these people showed up and were very rude to us. They threw things at us, called us names, and tried to ruin the entire event. So, what did we do? We invited them to the party! What could be more friendly than that? You know, just because we are all members of motorcycle clubs does not mean we do not care about inclusiveness. Personally, I think it shows a lack of character for them to be saying such nasty things about us after we bent over backwards to make them feel welcome.”
When confronted with the allegations of force-feeding the activists meat, using them as ad hoc latrines, leaving them incapacitated in fast food restaurant dumpsters, and ‘farting on their heads,’ the organizer declined to comment in detail. “That’s just our secret handshake,” assured the organizer.
A message from Ian Tootill regarding the Vancouver Motorcycle/Scooter Parking Initiative:
It is Vancouver Engineering Staff’s recommendation that motorcycles park in metered stalls for cars and get a 50% discount for pay by phone use. They want to dedicate corner clearances for zero emission only. Had we not had our rally, and had we not had representation at the council meeting on May 6th, staff likely would have got their way. Instead Council was persuaded to defer. They have asked staff to offer more solutions and Council will likely hear back from staff before the end of May. In short, we believe it is in the best interests of motorcyclists and the citizens of Vancouver, for free or deeply discounted motorcycle parking. We also believe the zero emission proponents will see greater numbers of riders coming from the motorcyclists of today. So EVERYBODY has something to gain by creating awareness about this discussion.
If you are an individual, please download and print the flyer at the link below. Follow the instructions yourself, but also please get the word out to other riders who do not know about this. Please place on Motorcycles or hand out directly to fellow riders.
WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR HELP SO I AM ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF SUPPORT HERE…. We are very close, I have been in touch with a number of councillors who are persuaded that this is the right thing to do for all concerned.
http://www.vanbikeparking.com/sites/default/files/Flyer%20to%20be%20plac ed%20on%20motorcycles%203x.pdf
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That’s it for this week. Stay tuned for a special report from Bandit.
–Canyon Carver
