Happy Easter,
But we still needed to complete the Sunday Post. It’s been a wild weekend starting on Good Friday, as we scrambled to complete the minor changes to Bob Bitchin’s new stretched FXR.
We survived, and Bob picked up his new ride with fresh paint from Ronnie Teserone and blazed north Saturday at 8:00 a.m.
I received a call at almost 10:30 from my Grandson, Frankie, who recently bought his dad’s Mudflap Girl (see the Post about another Mudflap Girl discovery) FXR. He wanted to bring it over for tuning and break-in, in the middle of the night. I opted for noon on Friday. Of course that didn’t happen and he showed up about 5:00, and we went to work tinkering and tightening.
Saturday we awoke and peeled to the marina for breakfast, and then to Phillips Steel for brackets. We spent all day working on Frank’s bike, but as the sun went down we started making test rides. Of course the kid didn’t seem to understand the Eddie Trotta notion of breaking in a bike, he just went for it, while his mother text’d me her terrified concerns.
At about 7:30 that evening he strapped on his back-back and peeled out. But just as I was headed to the floating yacht club for dinner with our official certified welder, Toby, I received an urgent call. Frankie was broke down, just a couple of miles down Anaheim Boulevard toward Long Beach. We rolled to his rescue.
Let’s hit the news, then I’ll finish the story of intrigue, electrical problems, and mysteries, but no girls. Thank God.
NOTES FROM THE BIKERNET FAMILY COUNSELING FILES–
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
–Rodney Dangerfield
A good wife always forgives her husband when she’s wrong..
–Milton Berle
Marriage is the only war where one sleeps with the enemy.
–Anonymous
A man inserted an ‘ad’ in the classifieds: “Wife wanted”. Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: “You can have mine.
–Anonymous
First Guy (proudly): “My wife’s an angel!
Second Guy: “You’re lucky, mine’s still alive.
–from Jim Waggaman
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Trask Fork Cans are a direct replacement for factory covers and really look hot when combined with the companies matching saddle bag latches and floorboards.
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BIKERNET ENGINEER DIES–A Bikernet engineer dies and reports to the Pearly Gates.
Saint Peter checks his dossier and, not seeing his name there, accidentally sends him to Hell.
It doesn’t take long before the engineer becomes rather dissatisfied with the level of comfort in Hell.
He soon begins to design and build improvements. Shortly thereafter, Hell has air conditioning, flush toilets and escalators. Needless to say, the
engineer is a pretty popular guy.
One day, God calls Satan and says: “So, how are things in Hell?”
Satan replies: “Hey, things are going great. We’ve got air conditioning, flush toilets, and escalators. And there’s no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next.”
“What!” God exclaims: “You’ve got an engineer?
That’s a mistake – he should never have been sent to Hell. Send him to me.”
“Not a chance,” Satan replies: “I like having an engineer on the staff, and I’m keeping him!”
God insists: “Send him back or I’ll sue.”
Satan laughs uproariously and answers: “Yeah, right. And where are you going to get a lawyer?
–Robin Hartfiel
CLASSIC RIGID BOX SADDLEBAGS FROM BIKER’S CHOICE–Rich, synthetic material with UV protection offers the look and feel of top quality leather. 2-digit combination lock provides added security with easy on and off from the Fast-Zip Removal system.
Quick-release buckles, hidden behind traditional chrome hardware, make opening the bag quick and easy. A removable, neoprene layer covers the bag contact points to protect the motorcycle from scratches. Rigid sidewalls and a reinforced base provide strength and shape retention.
A waterproof cover with full elastic closure is included to protect against rain and dust. Quick-release straps secure the bags to your motorcycle or saddlebag supports.
Includes a 1-year manufacturer’s warranty
Part #: 10-8971, 10-8972, 10-8973
Regular, Studded, Braided
Dimension: 14-1/2″W x 11″H x 7″D
MSRP: $199.95
Harley-Davidson announces AUSTRALIAN Dealer of the Year– Harley-Davidson Australia said it was proud to announce the winner of the 2012 Australia Dealer of the Year Award, Gasoline Alley in Slacks Creek, Queensland.
First introduced by Harley-Davidson in 2011, the award recognizes annual performances and best practices across 200 dealerships in 15 countries. Dealers are judged across three categories: dealership management, retail capability and business results.
Gasoline Alley Dealer Principal, Grant Price said, “Being named as the Harley-Davidson Australia Dealer of the Year is an incredible accomplishment for all of the team at Gasoline Alley. The achievement truly rewards all of the hard work that we have put in as a team over the past 12 months. It’s a real honour to receive the recognition amongst the global dealer network.”
The dealership will be awarded a bronze “Dealer of the Year” plaque for display and a personalized celebratory party for the hard working team. The dealership takes over the accolade from the 2011 inaugural award winner, Harley City of Brunswick, Victoria.
Commenting on the Dealer of the Year program and the success of Gasoline Alley, Peter Nochar, Harley-Davidson Australia & New Zealand Managing Director said, “We would like to congratulate the team at Gasoline Alley for their exceptional effort and performance in 2012. Gasoline Alley prevailed throughout the 2012 judging process as a high performing dealership. The standard of excellence was incredibly high across the board so we would also like to thank each and every one of our official dealerships for their continued hard work in contributing to the ongoing success of Harley-Davidson in Australia.”
CHECK OUT FRANKENSTEIN TRIKES ON BIKERNET TRIKES—They build some very cool, tight trike conversions.
http://www.bikernettrikes.com/pages/COOL_HOT_ROD_TRIKES_.aspx
–the Triking Viking
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FINDS PERFECT TERM FOR BIKERNET STAFFER–gaumless GAWM-lis, adjective:
A little chuckle shook the Major, but he said regretfully: “Nay, I’m too gaumless.”
“Did I ever look so stupid: so ‘gaumless,’ as Joseph calls it?” “Worse,” I replied, “because more sullen with it.”
A variant spelling of gormless, gaumless first appeared in English in the mid-1700s from the now-outdated British term gome. When combined with the suffice -less the word literally means “devoid of understanding.”
CHOPPER TRADING CARDS DISCOVERED–Howdy Bandit, how are things going with you? I wanted to ask you about these trading cards I have had since long ago.
I thing Arlin Ness built some of the bikes? I don’t know for sure, but would like to find out.
If you have the time? Maybe some photo’s can help? Thanks and take care. Oh, by the way, they are for sale.
–Ken Smock
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COPS DECLARE MOTORCYCLE CLUBS TO BE SOMETHING BAD– South Australian police claim through one of their pet reporters that they are on the brink of a major legal assault on South Australia’s three largest motorcycle clubs. The reporter says police have revealed they are set to launch Supreme Court action to have the Finks motorcycle club declared a criminal organisation – and if successful, followed by applications to have the Hells Angels MC and the Rebels MC outlawed.
The legal moves will be the first since the Supreme Court and then High Court ruled the Government’s anti-biker/anti-association legislation invalid, forcing it to heavily amend key sections.
The Government says it expects the moves to spark an immediate counter-legal response from the respective clubs.
There are claims from unnamed senior legal ‘sources’ that the Rebels are already in preparatory talks with high-profile Sydney silk Bret Walker – a constitutional law expert – to challenge any application made to the courts.
While the Rebels application has been under way for the past nine months, police have revealed the Finks and Hells Angels applications have been compiled covertly over the past four months.
Police are in the final stages of detailed checking procedures with lawyers in the Crown Solicitor’s office in each application.
Under the amended Serious and Organised Crime (Control) Act an Eligible Judge, selected by Chief Justice Chris Kourakis, can declare a motorcycle club a criminal organisation if satisfied with the evidence – much of it likely to be untested so called confidential ‘criminal intelligence’ – that police present in their application.
If that application is approved, police can then apply to the Supreme Court for a control order against a member of the declared organization, preventing them from associating with other members – effectively preventing the club or organization from operating. Anyone failing to comply with an order faces a maximum jail term of five years.
It is understood police will lodge the Finks application first because of concerns over the extreme level of violent incidents involving club members – attributed to tensions with the Hells Angels and an ongoing internal power struggle.
Police say the conflict with the Hells Angels has resulted in one murder whilst the internal row in the Finks has seen one associate and one full member almost killed after being assaulted – and in one incident then thrown over a cliff.
Senior police yesterday confirmed preparations were underway.
“SAPOL staff are currently preparing a significant volume of information necessary to make applications for Declarations against OMCGs (outlaw motorcycle gangs),” Assistant Commissioner (Crime) Paul Dickson said. “SAPOL has every intention of using the Declaration process to disrupt the criminal enterprises of OMCGs.”
Attorney-General John Rau yesterday said he was unable to comment on specific applications because they were police operational matters.
“I can say however that it is important that any application made is carefully prepared. This can and should take time,” he said.
“The Government’s role is to provide SAPOL with the legislative tools it needs to crackdown on organized bikie crime. What matters now is that these laws are effectively enforced.”
AND NOW FOR THE BIKERNET SCIENCE CLASS–
And how many years has the glacier that once covered most of North America been retreating north now??????????????????
The Washington Post
The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to the Commerce Department yesterday from Consulafft, at Bergen , Norway.
Great masses of ice have been replaced by moraines of earth and stones, the report continued, while at many points well known glaciers have entirely disappeared.??Very few seals and no white fish are found in the eastern Arctic, while vast shoals of herring and smelts which have never before ventured so far north, are being encountered in the old seal fishing grounds. Within a few years it is predicted that due to the ice melt the sea will rise and make most coastal cities uninhabitable.
* * * * * * * * *I apologize, I neglected to mention that this report was from November 2, 1922, as reported by the AP and published in The Washington Post – 90 years ago.
–from James Schnarr
A LETTER FROM DON GARLITS–
My long life buddy, partner and friend died at home this morning at 6 AM. This was the final result of an Airboat accident several years ago, Art was injured severely and never fully recovered. I talked to him on March 27th and he was in good spirits, thought he had lost a lot of weight.
The brute of a man was down to 175 pounds, my weight! His wife Sandra was at his side.
It grieves me to write this, but I must as Art and I go a long way back, in 1942 we rode the Twin Lakes School bus together, became friends and never had a quarrel. Art was younger than I, but a tall boy and timid at that young age. I once beat up a bully that was picking on him and we have been very close ever since.
Art initially started racing round track cars and I once borrowed a flathead Ford engine out of his stock car to run an event while my engine was being repaired, I won with Art’s engine, but he continued to race the round tracks.
Then in 1959, I was burned severely and Art and his wonderful late wife Lorraine came to the hospital and he offered to drive the Swamp Rat I car while I recuperated. Art took to Drag Racing like a “Duck to Water”, setting the new Drag News 1320 Record at his first outing in Sanford Maine, 183,66 MPH, breaking my old record set at Houston TX the week before the Chester fire.
Art continued to raise the 1320 record several times and in 1960 built his own car at Al Williams shop in Kansas. He won the US Fuel and Gas Championships held in Bakersfield CA in 1963 with his own home-built car, Ed Iskenderian was his Crew Chief! He set the oval track record of 181.561 MPH at the Daytona Speedway on August 28th 1961, receiving the $10,000.00 prize posted by Bill France of NASCAR fame for the first person over 180 on a closed course, driving the “Mad Dog” a winged version of an Indy car, built by the late Bob Osiecki from Chester SC.
The “Mad Dog” now rests in the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing as a tribute to this man’s many accomplishments. We teamed up again in 1984 putting “Garlits and Malone” on Swamp Rat 26, a car removed from the museum and refitted with modern parts purchased by Art to be able to run the 1984 NHRA US Nationals, we won the race, the competitors were calling us “Dinosaurs”, we then proceeded to the NHRA World Finals, winning again!
Art and I then won the NHRA World Championships two years in a row, 1985 and 1986. Art was inducted into the Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 1997 and he supported the Museum from the very beginning. This is just a brief summary of Art’s life, as it would take an entire book to list it all, he was a man’s man and will be missed by all racing fans and competitors.
Please circulate widely.
Thanks,
Don Garlits
CEO
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing Inc.
13700 SW 16th Ave.
Ocala, FL 34473
352-245-8661 Office
352-245-6895 FAX
–from MaryLou Brewton
REDHEAD OF THE WEEK–Real Sweetheart (I think anyway)
Peace Always,
–Tinman
BIKERNET 5-Ball RACING WHEELER REPORT—
Powerhouse list:
*2nd Grand Child, It’s A Boy, Unknown Today Wheeler, arrival, early June
*Texas Mile* …..212 mph…..VALERIE THOMPSON ….212 mph ….www.texasmile.net
*Ohio Mile 2013* *April 27-28 June 8-9 July 6-7 Sept. 28-29 ….www.ecta-lsr.com
*El Mirage 2013* *May 18-19, June 9, July 14, Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 9-10.. www.scta.org
*Loring Maine* The Maine Event July 12-14 ….www.lta-lsr.com
*Bonneville, SCTA* *132 Days….August 10-16, 2013* ….www.scta-bni.org
*BUB Speed Trials* *140 Days…. *August 24-29, 2013* ….www.speedtrialsbybub.com
*Mojave Mile* October, 12-13 ….www.mojavemile.com
It’s been one helleva productive month and the year is just getting started. The Bikernet shop looks like FXR City at high noon, real hot rods with the long road in mind. Keep an eye on Bikernet for full on the road reports.
Bob Bitchin is, back in the saddle again, on an FXR with a stellar set of Lyndall Racing Brakes composite rotors coupled with the suggested gold friction material. The bike fits Bob like a glove. The rotors and pads were a little tight on the initial fit, we removed the paint off of the back side of the backing plate with the shops belt grinder for a perfect fit.
132 Days until Speed Week
Our 5-Ball Racing Team Turbo Raycer is another day closer to the rockin the highway and the Bonneville salt flats in August. This coming week we’ll finish the shift linkage, knockin another to-do-item off of the shorter-by-the-day list. Aprils goal is to end up in Corona at the Race Tech shop for a professionally tuned and aligned suspension. The suspension we’re using is gen. 2 Suzuki-Busa from axel to axel, Busa 6 piston Tomika calipers with a one off R/T Performance, Rick Tedder precision built 70 inch wheel base chassis. The first set of 320 mm composite rotors designed to fit Busa wheels is on the drawing board at Colorado Custom Wheels. Our 5-Ball Racing Team Raycer utilizes Busa suspension, Hyperformance/R&R Cycle Twin Cam, Aerocharger Turbo power with record setting goals in mind.
Stay tuned.
Have a great week end. Eat a bunny, shovel snow and ride for your fukin life while ya can, we’re not growing any younger. Or are we?
Thanks….With one helleva lot of help from my family and Industry friends….Thanks, Thanks, Thanks.
We’re on track for a stellar year on the street and on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
3 Ex-Wives, My 3 Sons, Aerocharger, All Balls Racing, Kent Rich, Dutch and the Crew@Air Tech Streamlining, Arai Helmets, Keith Ball and the Crew@Bikernet, Bikers Choice, Brad Beach@Beach Racing ,Cometic Gaskets, Dan Thayer@vtwinfuelinjection, Allen Alvarez@Daytona Twin Tech, ERC Race Gas, George The Wild Brush, ET Krankvents (Thanks Ted Shrode, Ph.D—- R. I. P.), Fisher Harmonic Damper, Dan Stern@House of Thunder H-D, Horsepower Inc., Ron Williams, Jeff, Kevin@Hardtailz, Randy Torgeson, Michelle and the Crew@Hyperformance, Jim’s Machine USA, K&N Air Cleaner, Paul Kittrell@Lyndall Racing Brakes, Marc Susman@Colorado Custom Cycle Wheels, Juan, Colorado Custom Cycle Wheels, Ray Whitehead@Pegasus, Pingel, Jim @Sharp Eye Transmission, Reggie and Crew@R&R Cycle, Ben Kudon@Rivera Primo, Matthew Wiley@Race Tech Suspension, Rick Tedder@ R/T Performance, Schnitz Racing, Mr. McCahill@Spyke, S&S Cycle, Matthew Negherbon@Thunder Motorcycles in San Jose, Guy Caputo@Tiger Racing, Steve The Turbo Doc, Tsubaki Chains, Vanderbeck Race Cars, Vanson Leathers, Dr. Willie, World Wide Bearings, Duncan Keller, Yankee Engineuity in San Jose, Ca..
Haul Ass!
Ride for your Life!
–Ray C Wheeler
Performance Editor
wheeler@bikernet.com
BIKERNET’S SPORTS CENTER REPORT FROM BRIAN GUMBY–On a golf tour in Ireland , Tiger Woods drives his Mercedes into a petrol station in a remote part of the Irish countryside.
The pump attendant who knows absolutely nothing about golf, greets him in a typical Irish manner completely unaware of who the golfing pro is.
“Top of the mornin’ toyer, sir” says the attendant.
Tiger nods a quick “hello” and bends forward to pick up the nozzle. As he does so, two tees fall out of his shirt pocket onto the ground.
“They’re called tees” replies Tiger.
“Well, what on this god’s earth are dey for?”? Inquires the Irishman.
“They’re for resting my balls on when I’m driving”, says Tiger.
“Fookin Jaysus”, says the Irishman,
“Mercedes thinks of everything!”.
–from Jim Waggaman
THIS JUST IN NEW BIKERNET READER COMMENT–Fairing for the V-Rod
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=9009
Hey brother… this is perfect for what I’m looking for… please send me an email so I can talk to you about the mods you made… I hope to talk to you soon
Keep the rubber down brother,
–Daniel Bushey
daniel_506@yahoo.com
Toledo, OH
Johnny Humble handled this mod, but I’m sure Dan can find a close replacement from Cycle Vision or Klock Werks.–Wrench
TEXAS GUN NUT REPORT– Seems so.
Thought you might like to read this…
U.S. Supreme Court’s 1968 Haynes v. U.S. decision: Haynes, a convicted felon, was convicted of unlawful possession of an unregistered short-barreled shotgun. He argued that for a convicted felon to register a gun was effectively an announcement to the government that he was breaking the law and that registration violated his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination. The court, by an 8 – 1 margin, agreed, concluding: “We hold that a proper claim of the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination provides a full defense to prosecutions either for failure to register a firearm, or for possession of an unregistered firearm.”
(Summary from American Rifleman magazine, March 2000, page 20)
So, when these gun registration schemes are announced, be very aware that only lawful gun-owners are required to register their firearms. Unlawful owners are exempted from registration laws due to their constitutional protection against self-incrimination. Amazing… but true.
http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/390/85/
–Sam Burnsl
WAS THE REAL MUDFLAP GIRL DISCOVERED–I saw a pic of the “mudflap girl bike”, just thought you or that person building it might like to know the REAL MUDFLAP GIRL. Yep, it is a real person.
Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl)
Tacoma, WA
Since 1987
Have Lipstick, will travel.
http://www.pinheadlounge.com/Trklady
Alicia Jennings
Born in the heart of East Los Angeles (Boyle Heights) en 1958! Besides studing the locals, I attended LA Trade Technical College, located near downtown Los Angeles, where I enrolled in their Sign Graphics program. I am now living and working in the Great Northwest. Been Sign-paintin’ since 1985! The best way to find me is to ask most of the Loggers or Truckers, in Western Washington, for my number.”Y tambien, soy muy chingona!”
–Joe
joe pribish
pitb00@cox.net
NRA REPORTS–Gun-Ban Legislation “Just the Beginning” — Pelosi: “Not the End of the Day for this Issue “This week, Vice-President Joe Biden, and House Minority Leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), showed us–once again–how thorough their contempt is for our Constitutionally guaranteed Second Amendment rights.
According to a Washington Times article, on a Wednesday conference call organized by “Mayors Against Illegal Guns,” Biden referred to current anti-gun legislation and told his anti-gun supporters, “Let me say this as clearly as I can: this is just the beginning.”
As the article notes, recent surveys show increasing opposition to stricter gun control measures. But this fact matters not to Biden; nor to Pelosi, who also voiced a determination to continue pushing for gun bans, no matter what the American public says.
“I’ve been to a number of states since this Congress has gone in and many parts of different states and the public is so far ahead of the Congress on this subject. I believe whatever passes in the Congress now will not be the end of the day for this issue.”
The anti-gunners see momentum from tragedy as an asset. They believe that momentum is now on their side. And they clearly intend to press that perceived advantage to promote their agenda. They don’t care that polling data contradicts them or that past experiments with the same type of legislation have failed. For them, the real goal is restricting firearm ownership in America–as much as they can, however they can, and whenever they can.
“This is a very big deal for the public,” Pelosi concluded. “But again, it’s a legislative body, and we have to go forward as boldly as we possibly can, and I would not say, well, if the assault weapon ban isn’t there that that means less is going to happen down the road. I think it means more should happen up the road as we go forward.”
Please be sure to contact your elected officials today, and respectfully urge them to protect our Second Amendment rights. Ask them to oppose anti-gun legislation, especially Sen. Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) S. 374, the “Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013”–which would criminalize virtually all private firearm sales, even temporary transfers– and Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) S. 150, the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2013.”
To identify and contact your legislators in Washington, D.C., you can use the “Write Your Reps” feature at www.NRAILA.org, or you can reach your member of Congress by phone at 202-224-3121.
Why don’t these guys think first of Freedom and the code of the American West—the foundation of this country. If that was the case Joe Biden would stand proud and say, “This is just the beginning of our renewed respect for freedom.”
FIND OUT MORE–See your state representative(s) stance on gun control. Are they doing what you want them to do? Send him/her a message and then forward this to friends in other states.
http://thedailybeast.thisisyourreponguns.com/
–S. Bearing
CIGAR OF THE WEEK FROM BIKERNET BAGGERS–ORTEGA WILD BUNCH SERIES, ISLAND JIM–Limited production of only 500 boxes, Iron Mike is the third release of the Wild Bunch Series. Created to celebrate some of the colorful characters that Mr. Ortega has met in his years in the cigar business.
A new cigar will be released every month throughout 2013, also, featuring the original art work of Neal Wollenberg. Each cigar will be made in only one size and when they are gone – they are gone. Look for each release to be available at Deadwood Tobacco: deadwoodtobacco.com
Wrapper: Ecuadoran Habano
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Size: Island Jim “WaHoo” (6 1/2 x 52)
Construction: Solid feel, toothy, somewhat oily wrapper
Prelight: Earthy, leather and pepper spice
Cold Draw: Fresh pepper, earth, velvety, mouth coating leather and warm spicy note
First Third: Sustained black pepper aroma and taste along with sweet leather and smoked meat. Notes of cocoa, hazelnut and dry coffee with a clove not on the lips and tongue. Easy draw.
Burn: straight
Ash: gray
Body: Medium
Second Third: Mellows out considerably. More of a soft white pepper aroma with a toasty bread note stands out. A cedar note sneaks in and mingles with meaty sweet spice tones.
Final Third: Smooth and mellow with quiet notes of all the flavors. The wood flavor kicks up a little more but stays balanced with earthy, sweet leather and white pepper flavor seasoning.
BIKERNET STAFFER ENTERS STARBUCK COFFEE SHOP–
I was in a Starbucks Coffee recently when my stomach started rumbling and I realized that I desperately needed to fart. The place was packed, but the music was really loud so to get relief and reduce embarrassment, I timed my farts to
the beat of the music.
After a couple of songs I started to feel much better.
I finished my coffee and noticed that everyone was staring at me….
I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my IPod……..
and how was your day?
–Jim Waggaman
LIFE-LONG BIKER AND MARTIAL ARTS MASTER STILL AT IT–
Best Friends are Masters of Influence! – If you have any friends or associates that you feel may benefit from my IMB seminar, please introduce them via mass email to our IMB Seminar and we can team up and help them to grow in their endeavors.
Thank you for your support and martial art respect! Please don’t keep us a secret.
–RSBustillo
SO THERE WE WERE—Standing in the dark, deep in the container stacked industrial area of the port of Long Beach trying to chase wiring to no avail. There was only one solution, shine on dinner, return to the headquarters and grab our Kendon stand-up lift and blaze back.
That’s how the plan began. But when I returned the bike was idling nicely. I told him to ride it back to the headquarters and we would take it from there. He stopped and started it several times, rode it back to the headquarters, where it did it again. Only the lights would dim slightly when the started button was depressed. I reached out to the designer of the Grip Ace system and he called me bright and early Sunday morning. “I’ll be there Monday morning,” Tim said. “Sounds like a loose connection.”
I hope so. I want an obvious answer. I have two copies of Tim Remus’ new book about wiring. Plus, we are about to publish a wiring tech about Wire Plus systems. Usually it’s a bad ground. We will see. There you have it. Drop me a note if you have any notions. I suspect the starter relay.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
