
I’m buried in blown-in insulation as we cut the walls of the shop for the balcony. Just when we had the garage somewhat set, we tore it to shreds.
We finally gave up the cleaning process in the afternoon, showered and headed out to the Hot Bike Show in Irvine Meadows. We arrived for the Compu-Fire party a half hour before the show shut down. The crew was wrapping up and the party was cancelled, so we slipped back into Long Beach, had dinner at Frenchie’s Bistro and hurried back to the Bikernet Headquarters for wild sex by candlelight.
Today it’s back to the dust quarry, shop vacs, and mops. Looks like it snowed in here. Let’s hit the news:
PANHEADS NEEDED
We need a set of panheads for a ’62 model. Holler if you can help. Bandit@bikernet.com.

AAA is fighting freedom of choice in Michigan
Rudy has added some comments through this article below. They are in ital. I think his comments are fairly obvious.
‘Yes’ Vote on Helmet Repeal Will Cost State of Michigan $140 Million, Reports AAA
Here is another propaganda article from the true enemies of freedom of choice, the AAA. We will present the article and inject our responses into it.
DEARBORN, Mich., May 28 /PRNewswire/ — A proposed state law that would allow motorcyclists to ride without helmets would also come with a hefty annual price tag: 22 fatalities, 132 incapacitating injuries, 610 other injuries and $140 million in economic costs to Michigan citizens, according to a study released yesterday (May 27) by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP).
HB 4325, sponsored by Rep. Leon C. Drolet (R-Clinton Township), would remove the mandatory helmet requirement for all riders and passengers 21 years of age or older, but does not require motorcycle riders to carry Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance coverage. Members of the House Transportation Committee voted yesterday (May 27) to move the bill to the full House for consideration. The committee did not take testimony from traffic safety and public health organizations opposed to the bill.
“In every state that has enacted motorcycle helmet law repeals, helmet use has plummeted by an average of 42 percent,” said Richard J. Miller, manager of Community Safety Services for AAA Michigan. “A repeal in Michigan would have similar effects, with a 41-percent reduction in the number of lives saved over a six-year period.”
Why is AAA so surprised that people who are given the choice to choose, do so? The drop in helmet use is the direct result of a freedom loving people exercising their rights. If all golf cart drivers were mandated to wear a helmet and that law was repealed, I expect we would also see a significant drop in helmet use.
In 2003, there were 3,261 motorcycle-involved crashes in Michigan (compared with 3,030 in 2002) in which 80 riders were killed and 2,811 injured. According to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), motorcycle helmet use in Michigan is currently at 97 percent. MORE STUDY FINDINGS The number of motorcycles registered in the state over a six-year period has increased 45 percent. The largest increase was among those aged 45-64. Michigan also experienced a 20-percent increase in motorcycle crashes during the same time period. Let’s examine that paragraph carefully. The number of motorcycle registrations has increased by 45%, and the accident rate has increased 20%. Seems to me that the accident rate per registered motorcycle is decreasing here.
Approximately 44 percent of motorcyclists involved in a crash were not legally licensed to operate a motorcycle. Crash-involved motorcyclists below age 19 were more likely than older crash-involved motorcyclists to be unlicensed. The largest increase in crash rates was among motorcyclists aged 30-44, which increased by 52 percent. Nearly 80 percent of motorcycle crashes result in death or injury. Source: Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP)
It appears that having a better system of licensing motorcycle drivers and a better system of driver training would be a far more efficient method of decreasing the fatality rate than mandating helmets for all motorcyclists.
AAA fought helmet law reform in Pennsylvania, is currently fighting it in Maryland, and now is at the forefront of the battle in Michigan. When will bikers realize that AAA is a true enemy of freedom? I urge all motorcyclists who are members of AAA to not renew their membership and let AAA know why they are refusing to do so. Collectively we have millions of bikers across all states and we could significantly affect the bottom line for AAA if we act together.
Click here –Rudy Avizius Gas Prices Now that prices on gas have gone back up, gas stations are trying to get you back in by going back to the old service station attendant technique. If someone walks out and offers to pump your gas it may sound like they arejust being nice but in fact they are tricking you. Some of you may be willing to have a service station attendant pump your gas but watch out the gas could cost you as much as .02 more per liter. I know that may not sound like much and you may be ok with that but YOU BE THE JUDGE. Study the attached picture I took this morning so you will know if you see one. You can only be fooled if you allow it. I have enclosed a picture of a service station attendant so you will know how they trick you and what to watch out for. –from Ray R. Old Times–Florida 1974 I was looking through some old photos and came across this shot of me and Bandit form Daytona 1973 or ’74 . It was in Daytona at the restaurant on the inlet. I caught the shark with my hands by swooping it out of the water. When I released it back into the water it was not going to get caught a second time. Ha Ha –Rogue Texas Cutie I Love Her Paw! Can I keep her? It was 2:53 am on 2.5 hours sleep. I think I am too old for this shit, but having too much fun. Went to meet a 26-year-old cutie who wants to ride. I was there with a warm rigid and ready for the sunrise. Can you blame me? –RFR Driver License Privacy…Where is our right to it? I definitely removed mine. I suggest you all do the same….. Now you can see anyone’s Driver’s License on the Internet, including your own! I just searched for mine and there it was…picture and all! Thanks Homeland Security! Maybe we should start up a petition or something protesting this. What do you think? Go to the website and check it out. Just enter your name, city and state to see if yours is on file. After your license comes on the screen, click the box marked “Please Remove”. This will remove it from public viewing, but not from law enforcement. –from S&C A Sunday Religious Moment? A college professor, an avowed Atheist, was teaching his class. He shocked several of his students when he flatly stated he was going to prove there was no God. Addressing the ceiling he shouted: “God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I’ll give you 15 minutes!” The lecture room fell silent. You could have heard a pin fall. Ten minutes went by. Again he taunted God, saying, “Here I am, God. I’m still waiting.” His count-down got down to the last couple of minutes when a Marine just released from active duty and newly registered in the class – walked up to the professor, hit him full force in the face, and sent him tumbling from his lofty platform. The professor was out cold! At first, the students were shocked and babbled in confusion. The young Marine took a seat in the front row and sat silent. The class fell silent…waiting. Eventually, the professor came to, shaken. He looked at the young Marine in the front row. When the professor regained his senses and could speak he asked: “What’s the matter with you? Why did you do that?” “God was busy. He sent me.” –from S&C Brand New Edition of “You know you’re a redneck when…” The Salvation Army declines your furniture. Tempest Cycle Feature Coming Rogue gave me a call and suggested that I contact you. We had a couple pictures of a bike on your webstite (nice tooling on seat and a copper frame.) He said you may be interested in doing something more with it. the bike is very different. Anyway, I won’t yank your chain all day. I attached some pics. Let me know what you think. Erick Ackley We like it.–Bandit GASOLINE SOLUTION! We CAN buy gasoline that’s not from the Middle East, Why didn’t George W. think of this? Gas rationing in the 80’s worked even though we grumbled about it. It might even be good for us! The Saudis are boycotting American goods. We should return the favor. An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up your car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy from gas companies that don’t import their oil from the Saudis. Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my friends. I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from and which major companies imported Middle East oil (for the period 09/01/00 – 08/31/01): Shell . 205,742,000 barrels If you do the math at $30.00 / barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil: All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. They report on a monthly basis. Keep this list in your car; share it with friends. Stop paying for terrorism…………. –from S&C Easyriders Commemorative Coin THANKS FOR RECOGNITION IN THE NEWS IT WAS NICE . I AM SENDING YOU A PICTURE OF TWO COINS I HAVE .SEE IF YOU CAN REMEMBER SEEING THESE FROM DAYS GONE BY! I WISH DAVID MANN HAD PUT OUT SOME MORE OF THESE. AT THE TIME I BOUGHT THESE I COULD ONLY GET THE TWO, BUT I PRIZE THEM AS IF THEY WERE MADE OUT OF GOLD . MY TWO ARE NOT FOR SALE AT ANY PRICE. SOME THINGS MEAN MORE THAN MONEY. RIDE FREE MY BROTHER –Snake CHECK YOUR OLD MAGAZINES ROGUE is looking for an issue of Custom Chopper magazine. January 1975 and also March 1974. If you have either of these please contact him at THANKS –Rogue WARNING! Graphic Photo Of Prisoner Abuse At Abu Ghraib Warning! This may be disturbing to some viewers. –from Bob T. Louisiana Senate Approves Bill To Reinstate Motorcycle Helmet Law The Louisiana Senate overwhelmingly agreed Wednesday to reinstate the motorcycle helmet law, removing compromise language that would have allowed certain motorcyclists to ride without helmets and sending to the House a bill it already rejected. Sen. Joel Chaisson, D-Destrehan, pleaded with senators to keep his bill intact, with language allowing motorcyclists who are 21 or older to ride without helmets if they take an approved safety course and obtain the proper driver’s license. Chaisson said that was the only way the bill could pass the House. “If you don’t support my amendment, in effect what you’re doing is killing my bill. It’s that simple,” Chaisson said. But the Senate refused, and lawmakers argued that helmets would save lives and save the state money from paying for the treatment of costly injuries that could have been reduced with a helmet. “It’s only consistent with the law that says when you get in a car, you must wear a seatbelt,” said Sen. Rob Marionneaux, D-Livonia, who sponsored the changes to require all motorcycle riders to wear a helmet. Marionneaux’s amendment was approved 26-11. The bill was approved 30-9 and sent to the House, where a similar bill fell eight votes short of what it needed to pass on the House floor earlier this session. By The Associated Press Our Brother Embedded In Iraq Thanks for the kind and encouraging words. And doing my best to not only stay alive but to have a good time. Home the 16th Chong Bites The Dust It sounds a bit like the answer to one of those old late night, “so whatever happened to…” questions. Tommy Chong, 65-year-old grandfather, the lesser-known half of the goofy late-70s burnout comedy duo Cheech and Chong, was convicted of the illegal sale of drug paraphernalia over the Internet (i.e. he marketed a line of glass bongs). In a bit of priceless comedic irony, the investigation was code-named Operation Pipe Dreams. Chong was sentenced to 9 months in prison on the second anniversary of September 11. Chong, with no prior arrests, is an unlikely figure to wind up in prison for rarely enforced paraphernalia laws. However, much to his misfortune, he does have one asset that the Bush administration’s Justice Department covets in spades. He’s got a high profile. Chong’s takedown was meant to send a message to every stoner in America. Dude, you cannot wink at The Man. Mr. Lucky Featured In Easyriders ………..check out one of the pics from the recent photo shoot by Easyriders of my new build “Delta 88″…….guess there’s a reason they call me “Mr Lucky”………..life is good! ’til next time…..Ed aka “Mr Lucky” He’s your direct connection for old school chopper parts. IT’S MARGARITA TIME–Actually it’s time to push brooms, fire up shop vacs and suck this joint dry. I’m excited and bitin’ my nail about the prospects of the modified shop. Hang on. By next Thursday I’ll have a report. Ride Forever, –Bandit
New Jersey Motorcyclists Alliance
Your boat has not left the driveway in 15 years.
You can spit without opening your mouth.
You burn your yard rather than mow it.
You have the local taxidermist on speed dial.
You come back from the dump with more than you took.
You keep a can of Raid on the kitchen table.
Your wife can climb a tree faster than your cat.
Your grandmother has “ammo” on her Christmas list.
You keep flea and tick soap in the shower.
You’ve been involved in a custody fight over a hunting dog.
You go to the stock car races and don’t need a program.
You know how many bales of hay your car will hold.
You have a rag for a gas cap.
Your house doesn’t have curtains, but your truck does.
You’ve used a toilet brush to scratch your back.
The biggest city you’ve ever been to is Walmart.
Your working TV sits on top of your non-working TV.
You’ve used your ironing board as a buffet table.
Your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.
You think the “Nutcracker” is something you do off the high dive.
You offer to give someone the shirt off your back and they don’t want it.
You take your dog for a walk and you both use the same tree.
You can entertain yourself for more than 15 minutes with a fly swatter.
You wonder how service stations keep their restrooms so clean.
You consider your license plate personalized because your father made
it.
You have a complete set of salad bowls and they all say “Cool Whip” on the side.
A tornado hits your neighborhood and does a $100,000 worth of improvements.
You missed your 5th grade graduation because you were on jury duty.
You think fast food is hitting a deer at 65 mph.
And last, but not least…
Somebody tells you that you’ve got something in your teeth, so you take them out to see what it is!
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