I’m in a rush. All the women are helping some kids move into their first apartment. I hit it hard today with work on our massive Sturgis report, a report on a Jack Daniel’s tour, an all new Gunny Sack report in the Bikers’ Rights are and this goddamn Sunday Post.
A brother just called and said he wanted to stop buy with his Pan and get a timing lesson. Never a dull moment, plus the Touring Chopper just sold and I’m working on some detailing before it hits the road. Let’s get to the news:
Derek Scott Appointed as Marketing Manager for Victory, The New American Motorcycle
Mark Blackwell, General Manager of the Victory Motorcycle Division of Polaris Industries Inc., announced the appointment of Derek Scott to the position of Marketing Manager for Victory Motorcycles. Scott is a long-time motorcycle and ATV enthusiast with a decade of diverse marketing experience in a variety of roles, including spending the past five years with General Mills, Inc., and he brings with him a commitment to developing the Victory brand.
?Victory is entering an important stage of its young history with outstanding momentum and we expect to benefit greatly from Derek?s marketing experience and creativity as we go forward,? said Blackwell. ?His expertise, foresight and passion will help us grow the Victory brand.?
Scott succeeds Darcy Betlach, who has moved into the newly created position of Events & Partnerships Manager for the corporate marketing team of Polaris Sales Inc.
?Darcy deserves our thanks for the great contributions she made in Victory?s early years to establish the brand as ?The New American Motorcycle,?? said Blackwell. ?Victory benefited greatly from her enthusiasm, creativity, and marketing skills. In her new position she will work with all Polaris product divisions, so we are pleased that Victory will still have her support and involvement.?
Prior to joining Victory, Scott held a variety of marketing roles with General Mills in Minneapolis. He most recently was Marketing Manager for the Adult Cereal Unit and was responsible for the launch of two new cereals, Frosted Mini Chex and Harmony. He oversaw significant marketing budgets, trained and developed Associate Brand Managers, and developed multi-year marketing plans for the new products.
For more information on Victory Motorcycles, including a dealer locator, visit the Victory Web site at: www.victory-usa.com. A dealer locator service is also offered toll-free at 1-800-POLARIS. Victory Motorcycles is a division of Polaris Industries Inc.
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL Goes Undercover To Nab Speeders
By Doris Bloodsworth | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted August 23, 2002, 12:05 PM EDT
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QUOTE: ‘He was just one of the guys out there in the construction zone, except he had one additional piece of equipment. He had a radar gun.’ FHP spokesman Lt. Chuck Williams
Rush-hour drivers on the Central Florida GreeneWay this morning were surprised when a construction driver pulled them over on the northbound lane. The construction worker was actually a Florida Highway Patrol trooper dressed in blue jeans, T-shirt, orange traffic vest and hard hat.
Although the idea of using a disguised law-enforcement officer has been used by other local agencies, it was the first time the state patrol has used it in Central Florida.
Victory Motorcycle Owner Reaches the 100,000-Mile Mark on His 1999 Victory V92C
In just over three years of riding his 1999 Victory Motorcycle, Tim Werder of Shawangunk, N.Y., has reached the 100,000 mile mark on the bike, the equivalent of four trips around the world. He is believed to be the first Victory owner to reach the 100k mile mark on the brand introduced in 1999 and produced by a division of Polaris Industries Inc.
Werder, 41, has ridden his KYSO Blue V92C Victory (the 2,656th Victory made) from coast to coast. He has gone through seven rear tires and five front tires riding throughout New England, across the plains, through the mountains, and even into the teeth of Manhattan rush hour traffic.
An employee of the New York state government, Werder used to make a 190-mile daily round-trip commute between his home and his New York City office. He made the trip daily, year-round, even in the midst of New York?s chilling winters. Both Werder, 41, and his Victory have nicknames. He?s known to fellow Victory riders across the country as ?Roadkill? because ?I?ve hit five deer, all while motorcycling, never in a car.? His bike is appropriately named ?Traveler,? and its New York license plate reads ?TRAVLR.?
When Werder reached the 100,000-mile mark on July 20, 2002, he was riding alone because, well, he simply couldn?t pass up a riding opportunity. He was supposed to reach the mark on a Sunday group ride, but a solo ride on Saturday night proved irresistible. ?I wanted to test the stereo system I’d just installed, so I rode to the crest of the nearby Shawangunk Mountain Range overlooking a vast swath of the Hudson Valley/Catskill region of New York State. It was a perfect setting,? he said. ?To celebrate, the next day several friends and I took a relaxing ride to the large reservoirs in the Shawangunk and Catskill Mountain Ranges.?
Werder obviously takes good care of his Victory. ?Traveler gets regular oil changes and ?occasional? baths, but it did get an unscheduled wash for the odometer turnover,? Werder reported. ?The bike has no major modifications whatsoever?why mess with a good thing? I’ve added a custom sissy bar, custom saddlebags made by my wife, a windshield setup, a tank bag, a trailer hitch for the camper, and most recently a 300w ?Bag of Tunes? stereo system.?
Werder and his wife Christine have two sons, Tim, Jr., age 16, and Shane, 11. Tim, Jr., shared Traveler?s seat for his dad?s favorite Victory riding experience.
?By far, the most memorable ride was the 10,000-plus-mile ride Tim, Jr., and I took in 1999,? Werder said. They enjoyed three summer weeks of riding together through 21 states and two Canadian provinces.
For more information on Victory Motorcycles, including a dealer locator, visit the Victory Web site at: www.victory-usa.com. A dealer locator service is also offered toll-free at 1-800-POLARIS. Victory Motorcycles is a division of Polaris Industries Inc.
About New York Banning Smoking
This is a Van Gough “Skull of a skeleton with burning cigarette” Ya see, hangin with us can be a culturally enriching experience…TBear sent this to us after reading about the smoking ban being pushed in New York City.
The Old Dilapitated Boat
Joe and John were identical twins. Joe owned an old dilapidated boat and kept pretty much to himself. One day he rented his boat to a group of out-of-staters, who ended up sinking it. He spent all day trying to salvage as much stuff as he could from the sunken vessel and was out of touch all that day and most of the evening. Unbeknownest to him, his brother John’s wife had died suddenly in his absence.
When he got back on shore he went into town to pick up a few things at the grocery. A kind old woman there mis took him for John and said “I am so sorry for your loss. You must feel terrible”.
Joe, thinking that she was talking about his boat said “Hell No! Fact is I’m sorta glad to be rid of her. She was a rotten old thing from the beginning. Her bottom was all shriveled up and she smelled like old dead fish. She was always holding water. She had a bad crack in the back and a pretty big hole in the front. Every time I used her, her hole got bigger and she leaked like crazy”.
“I guess what finally finished her off was when I rented her to those four guys looking for a good time. I warned them that she wasn’t very good and that she smelled bad, but they wanted her anyway. The damned fools tried to get in her all at one time and she split right up the middle”.
The woman fainted.
–from Charles W. Anger
Rigid Framed Richard Tours Jack Daniels
“I have just returned from Mecca or Lynchburg has it called by those less knowledgeable. We came in off 24 out of Nashville through Shelbyville and down into the valley. Man that is some fine scenery! ”
Don’t miss the full report on Bikernet in the next couple of days.
Professional Detailer from SmokeOut due to be on Discovery.
Discover Channel Coverage Dates
These dates were just confirmed from Discovery for our show – tentatively titled “The Great Biker Build Off.” The Discovery web site will have more information posted in the next few weeks. These are, as always, subject to change, but we are fairly certain the premiere date will not change.
Biker Build-Off Air Dates
September 28 10pm
September 28 2am
December 23, 9pm
December 23, 12am
December 28, 5pm
SPECIAL FORCES
The Pentagon is developing a strategy to use a new elite special forces unit from South Carolina in search of remaining Taliban/Al Queda troops along the Afghan/Pakistan border. Billy Bob, Bubba, Boo, Jimmie, Scooter, and Cooter are being sent to the region after being briefed with the following information on the Taliban/Al Queda:
1. The season on ’em just opened and there’s no limit.
2. They taste just like chicken if you grill ’em right.
3. They don’t like pickups, George Jones, football, or barbequed pork.
4. They don’t believe in Jesus.
5. Beer and Playboy magazine are both illegal in their society.
6. Some of them are queers.
7. They were responsible for Dale Earnhart’s death.
The Joint Chiefs expect the clean-up to be completed in about a week
–from Markus
Steven Wright Humor – Enjoy!
If you are not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he’s the guy who once said: “I woke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen…and replaced by exact duplicates.” Here are some more:
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
I’d kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Borrow money from pessimists — they don’t expect it back.
Half the people you know are below average.
99 percent of lawyers give all the rest a bad name.
42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my hand.
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.
OK, so what’s the speed of dark?
How do you tell when you’re out of invisible ink?
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.
I intend to live forever — so far, so good.
If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
Boycott shampoo! Demand the REAL poo!
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.
Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you’ll have to catch up.
–from Nuttboy
Driving Hazards
As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife’s voice urgently warning him, “Herman, I just heard on the news that there’s a car going the wrong way on Hwy 5 (in Calif). Please be careful!”
“Hell,” said Herman, “It’s not just one car. It’s hundreds of them!”
–from Nuttboy A man appears before the pearly gates. “Have you ever done anything of particular merit?” St. Peter asks. “Well, I can think of one thing,” the man offers. “Once I came upon a gang of high-testosterone bikers who were threatening a young woman. I directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn’t listen. So I approached the largest and most heavily tattooed biker. I smacked him on the head, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring and threw it on the ground, and told him, ‘Leave her alone now or you’ll answer to me.'” St. Peter was impressed. “When did this happen?” “A couple of minutes ago.”
–from Markus
It’s Sunday Take The Rest Of The Day Off–The sun is shinning like new chrome and the breeze is lifting her hair gently off her shoulders. It’s time to ride, pick up an ice cold Corona and relax. Next week will be bananas with good shit. Check the Thursday’s news for the origin of SHIT–too much.
I’m gonna go time a Panhead.
–Bandit
