Bandit says he was going sailing this weekend. This is a spy photo of his latest project.
You don’t want to miss this book signing event. These events always end up with the books being sold out. Reserve your autographed copy of Sonny’s latest book today. Call KO at 714-771-9000 or email kbunnyo@cox.net
Zipper’s Performance Products is pleased to announce the release of their 2010 Catalog Preview, featuring exciting, value- packed performance products for American V-Twins! In the new catalog, you will find “Best in Class” performance packages and components, including the Award Winning ThunderMax EFI System, Red Shift Cams and other Zipper’s products designed to give your ride the winning edge.
For 29 years, Zipper’s Performance Products has been on the cutting edge of improving the performance of Harley- Davidson? motorcycles. Since 2000, they?ve teamed with Thunder Heart Performance Corporation to develop ThunderMax EFI into the most user-friendly system available for your motorcycle. This product consistently rates at the top of customer satisfaction polls for ease of use, installation and outstanding results! Go to www.ZippersPerformance.com/Downloads/ to download the latest catalog. From here you can print a copy or you can download the catalog and save it to your desktop.
Zipper?s expert Sales and Support staff is a phone call or e- mail away and ready to assist you with your performance needs. Zipper?s mission is to provide their customers with world class products that exceed the demands of today’s rider, while delivering outstanding customer service. Zipper?s Performance hopes you’ll find this latest product offering to be a valuable resource.
Vicki and I attended the memorial ride on May 1, 2010. It was an emotional ride and the personal testimonials by people who lost loved ones or suffered catastrophic injuries at the hands of distracted drivers was very powerful. It put a human element into this all, so often excluded in printed page accounts of these tragedies. Despite the fact that many fatalities and injuries are caused by distracted drivers or right of way violations, the toll is added to the statistics on motorcycle crashes and is used to argue for mandated helmet laws, unfair insurance requirements placed on victims and other unjust practices. We need to find a solution to this problem, place the blame where it belongs and stop the mandates that are nothing more than band aid approaches and feel good legislation by safety advocates.
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Premise: In 1938 Los Angeles, Cliff Secord, a local racing pilot and barnstormer, discovers a mysterious package hidden in his airplane. Prior to his discovery, the police have chased down and killed two gangsters nearby after a prolonged gun battle. In that package, Cliff soon finds what the police really have been pursuing: a stolen rocket backpack.
Big Dog is recalling certain 2004 Chopper, Bulldog, Ridgeback, Mastiff, Boxer, and Pitbull motorcycles. There is a possible loose connection between the harness connector and the electronic harness controller.
This condition may cause the motorcycle to experience intermittent loss of electrical power to various components, which can lead to, among other things, a loss of headlamp function or a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Big Dog will notify owners and dealers will repair the motorcycles free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about May 24, 2010. Owners may contact Big Dog at 1-316-219-9121.
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration?s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
AMD is proud to announce support from Harley-Davidson for the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building at a new level.
Building on Harley-Davidson’s official sponsorship of the AMD Modified Harley-Davidson class, starting at this year’s 70th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Harley-Davidson will also become AMD’s new World Championship event production and staging partner.”
Following the success of its changed locations at Daytona Bike Week, Harley-Davidson has already announced that after 20 years it is to re-locate its Sturgis activity from Rapid City to the City of Sturgis itself, with the Harley-Davidson Road Tour being headquartered at the Lazelle/3rd site on which the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building has been hosted since 2007.
In a further extension to its world-wide support for the World Championship program, the Motor Company is now putting its considerable event resources behind the AMD Magazine team’s presentation of the four-day World Championship at Lazelle/3rd.
Located at the heart of Rally visitor attendance, the critical mass that Harley-Davidson will bring to the downtown Sturgis Rally experience has been welcomed by the City and vendors alike.
For the World Championship program, it represents an opportunity for attendance and profile to be taken to a new level as it heads into its 4th year on the site, and the 7th annual event.
“We got an excellent response to the changes we made in Daytona for Bike Week,” said Harley’s Steve Piehl. “Moving our displays outside, focusing our show on customization and personalization was the right thing to do. And we loved being where we could hear the rumble of big V-Twin engines all day long.”
“Given the relationship we have with the World Championship of Custom Bike Building, when it came to planning our activities for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the opportunity to be adjacent to the Championship was really attractive. We are excited to be able to work with AMD and partner even more closely with them in Downtown Sturgis.”
As at press-time, some 50 plus custom bikes were already signed up to compete, including 15 international bikes. The class structure will again showcase the latest radical custom projects and craftsmanship, air-cooled v-twin and otherwise. Alongside the ‘FreeStyle’ class, the fast-growing Modified Harley-Davidson class will again be sponsored by Harley-Davidson, with the Motor Company saying that this year they’ll put up a new, crated motor for the Modified Harley World Champion.
The Championship will also include the regular ‘Metric’ and ‘Production Manufacturer’ classes. Bike registrations will be on Saturday August 7th, with the event itself running from the morning of Sunday August 8th to the awards ceremony on the afternoon of Wednesday August 11th. It is anticipated that this year will see the awards ceremony being broadcast live on the internet with regular Facebook, Twitter and blog updates throughout, with the event itself being seen by the largest number of riders yet.
The World Championship can be entered online at www.amdchampionship
Myrtle Beach ordinances designed to drive off rallying bikers seem to be having the intended effect.
Just 75 vendors have sought permits from Horry County this year so far, down from 146 last year. Some permits are still under consideration or are being held until payment is received, but Horry County spokeswoman Lisa Bourcier told the Sun-News the county does not expect a last minute rush for late permits, which include a 50 percent markup.
The county’s Public Safety Department will not open an operations center during this year?s rally, anticipating smaller crowds than in past years.
Attendance was down significantly last year, but nobody is sure how much of the decline owes to Myrtle Beach?s ordinances and how much to the sour economy.
Several venues that have hosted vendors during past rallies had no permits listed at their addresses by Wednesday afternoon, including the former Irongate Saloon, Biker Design, Inlet Square mall, Hooters and Myrtle Beach Speedway, according to the newspaper.
PITY THE POOR POSTERIOR, ESPECIALLY if it’s plonked down on a stylish but skinny motorcycle seat, as Mr. Rditor Edwards’ ass was asked to do in riding the magazine’s Project 100 Harley-Davidson 2600 miles from California to Milwaukee last summer.
Just before departure, Edwards was handed a pre- production version of the Comfort-Max Gel Pad, a triangular cushion of 3/4-inch-thick Viscoelastic medical-quality gel (think boob-job, only not liquid). “Here, you might want to try this,” the donor said, noting that the Project 100’s fender- hugging slab didn’t exactly look cross-country comfy.
Even before the Arizona border, Edwards was sold on the Comfort-Max. It didn’t turn the “Centennial Super Glide” into an Electra-Glide, granted, but made the 10-hour days in the saddle much more bearable. back home, he contacted parent company AMS to see about getting a production version. the pads come in three sizes-standard (12.5 inches at its widest), large (14 in.) and Jumbo (15.5 in.)-all with a grippy bottom; there’s also an 11-inch-wide rear-seat pad. He ordered the standard, but ponied up an extra $20 for the black sheepskin cover. This adds another 1/4-inch to seat height-for a 1-inch total increase-but is much more liveable in hot weather than the standard vinyl cover. An adjustable nylon strap velcroes to the bottom of the pad to keep it in place–it comes with metal clips that are supposed to fit under the seat pan, but on the Project 100 we did away with the clips and simply looped the strap around the top shock mounts.
Six months after his Milwaukee ride, Edwards, refuses to give up either Project 100 or his Gel Pad. We’d call that the best kind of butt-kissing.
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Please Contact the Members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee Today!
On Wednesday, May 12, the Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider Assembly Bill 1934.
AB1934 is a blatant attack on the self-defense rights of law-abiding Californians. Simply put, this legislation would outlaw the open carrying of a handgun for self-defense.
Please contact the members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee TODAY and strongly voice your opposition to AB1934. Contact information can be found below. Also, please contact your Assembly Member in opposition to this bill. Their contact information can be found here.
Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes – Chair (D-39) (916) 319-2039
Assemblymember.Fuentes@assembly.ca.gov
Assemblymember Connie Conway – Vice Chair (R-34) (916) 319-2034
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Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-13) (916) 319-2013
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Assemblymember Steven Bradford (D-51) (916) 319-2051
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Assemblymember Charles M. Calderon (D-58) (916) 319-2058
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Assemblymember Joe Coto (D-23) (916) 319-2023
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Assemblymember Mike Davis (D-48) (916) 319-2048
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Assemblymember Kevin de Leon (D-45) (916) 319-2045
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Assemblymember Isadore Hall III (D-52) (916) 319-2052
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Assemblymember Diane L. Harkey (R-73) (916) 319-2073
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Assemblymember Jeff Miller (R-71) (916) 319-2071
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Assemblymember Jim Nielsen (R-2) (916) 319-2002
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Assemblymember Chris Norby (R-72) (916) 319-2072
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Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-14) (916) 319-2014
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Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-69) (916) 319-2069
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Assemblymember Tom Torlakson (D-11) (916) 319-2011
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Assemblymember Alberto Torrico (D-20) (916) 319-2020
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By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require antilock brakes on all motorcycles.
The request comes after the institute released a study earlier this year showing that motorcycles with antilock brakes were about 38 percent less likely to be involved in fatal crashes.
Adrian Lund, the president of the institute, which is financed by the insurance industry, said in an interview that any technology that can prevent an accident was extremely important. The mandate to require antilock brakes was necessary because some motorcycle manufacturers seem reluctant to make the systems standard, he said.
In an e-mail message, Tim Buche, the president of the Motorcycle Industry Council, said there wasn?t enough research available to prove that antilock brakes were so valuable that they should be mandated.
While studies have not shown that there is a strong safety advantage to having antilock brakes in cars, the situation seems to be much different for motorcycles.
Safety researchers say that braking, particularly in an emergency, is far trickier on a motorcycle. The rider must operate the front and rear brakes separately and braking too hard and locking a brake can cause a loss of control. But not using all the braking power may result in a longer stopping distance and a crash.
Studies in Europe on tracks have shown shorter stopping distances on motorcycles with antilock brakes.
Having antilock brakes on all motorcycles would clearly make motorcycles safer, said Randa Radwan Samaha, the director of advanced research at the National Crash Analysis Center at George Washington University. ?It is a matter of keeping control in a very hazardous situation,? she said.
If the N.H.T.S.A. decides to go ahead with the request, it could take years for it to become law.
Planting only 6 percent of the continental United States with biomass crops such as hemp would supply all current domestic demands for oil and gas. Did you know the average American spends 33 of 40 working hours to support their need for energy? It’s true; 80 percent of the total monetary living expense for everything we do is ultimately wrapped up in energy costs; from the energy it takes to make the food we eat, to fuel for the cars we drive, to the manufacturing, storage and transportation of the products we buy. And 80 percent of solid and airborne pollution in our environment can be blamed on fossil energy sources. It is estimated that America has already exhausted 80 percent of its fossil fuel reserves.
Industrial hemp is the number one biomass producer on earth, meaning an actual contender for an economically competitive, clean burning fuel. Hemp has four times the biomass and cellulose potential and eight times the methanol potential of its closest competing crop – corn. Burning coal and oil are the greatest sources of acid rain; biomass fuels burn clean and contain no sulphur and produce no ash during combustion. The cycle of growing and burning biomass crops keeps the world s carbon dioxide level at perfect equilibrium, which means that we are less likely to experience the global climactic changes (greenhouse effect) brought about by excess carbon dioxide and water vapors after burning fossil fuels.
And that’s all the time we have for the news this week. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and remember to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Cheers!
?Canyon Carver
