SUNDAY KARMA LESSON SUNDAY POST for March 1st, 2015

 

 

This is going to be a short and not so sweet Sunday news. Life moves so fast now. We need to find a way to slow it down to something manageable for us humble humans. 

When I spoke to Jeff Hennie last week he mentioned that the government is too busy fighting for their side of a bill to focus on Freedom. He found my thought direction provoking and out of the norm.

 

Maybe it was something I smoked in my 20s. Let’s hit the news.  

 

 

 

 

KARMA LESSON OF THE DAY—A LONDON COMMUTER HURRYING TO A JOB INTERVIEW PUSHED AND CURSED A MAN ON A CROWDED SUBWAY, ONLY TO FIND WHEN HE ARRIVED THAT THE SAME MAN WAS CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEW. HE DIDN’T GET THE JOB.

–from The Week magazine

 

 

 

 

BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!—

Custom Chrome Goliath Kit

 

 

I built a set of fender struts out of 1-inch billet. The factory ones weighed too much and were too thin to install a back rest. Then I cut 3 1/2 inches off the rear fender to give it a much better look! 

With that and the new custom paint job I get complements everywhere I go.

 

–Frank Larson

flarsontech@yahoo.com 

Tulsa, OK

 

 

 

 

BIKERNET MOTORCYCLE EXPO REPORT REVIEW–Wanted to say thanks to David Campbell for the article about the Motorcycle Expo. I manage the social media aspects of the show and just wanted to say great job! 

 

I was trying to message you from facebook but I couldn’t from the Expos account. Either way, thanks a bunch. We shared it on our page! 

 

— E.J. Villano

EJ@Mo-Door.com

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL DISCOVERY FROM THE CUFF–Glendale, California, Paul Greenstein’s garage full of Indians, Czech automobiles, a Metz automobile, Scooters, old jukeboxes, & … peep show arcades…

–M.C.

 

 

 

 

 

AT LAST THEY CUT US BASTARD WHITE GUYS A BREAK–The Native American National Council will offer amnesty to the estimated 240 million illegal white immigrants living in the United States.

 

At a meeting on Friday in Taos, New Mexico, Native American leaders weighed a handful of proposals about the future of the United State’s large, illegal European population. After a long debate, NANC decided to extend a road to citizenship for those without criminal records or contagious diseases.

 

“We will give Europeans the option to apply for Native Citizenship,” explained Chief Sauti of the Nez Perce tribe. “To obtain legal status, each applicant must write a heartfelt apology for their ancestors’ crimes, pay an application fee of $5,000, and, if currently on any ancestral Native land, they must relinquish that land to NANC or pay the market price, which we decide.

 

“Any illegal European who has a criminal record of any sort, minus traffic and parking tickets, will be deported back to their native land. Anybody with contagious diseases like HIV, smallpox, herpes, etc, will not qualify and will also be deported.”

 

European colonization of North America began in the 16th and 17th centuries, when arrivals from France, Spain and England first established settlements on land that had been occupied by native peoples. Explorers Lewis & Clark further opened up western lands to settlement, which ultimately led to the creation of the Indian reservation system.

Despite the large number of Europeans residing in the United States, historical scholars mostly agree that indigenous lands were taken illegally through war, genocide and forced displacement.

 

Despite the council’s decision, a native group called True Americans lambasted the move, claiming amnesty will only serve to reward lawbreakers.

 

“They all need to be deported back to Europe,” John Dakota from True Americans said.

 

“They came here illegally and took a giant crap on our land. They brought disease and alcoholism, stole everything we have because they were too lazy to improve and develop their own countries.”

 

–CityWorldNews

 

 

 

 

 

The “Battle Of The Bolts”– The Bolt, like all Star Motorcycles, was designed and engineered for easy personalization and customization, and the mantra, “We build it, you make it your own” could not be more true to form. 

 

To help people see how unique the Bolt can be, and how easy it is for owners to personalize it, Star Motorcycles created the “Battle of the Bolts” contest where dealers across the country competed against each other in building the coolest custom Bolts on the planet.

 

Starting with stock Bolt motorcycles, competing dealers added Star Custom Accessories, custom paint, and much more to create unique expressions of their style and ingenuity.

 

Public voting determined six regional “Battle of the Bolts” winners, who advanced to a final round of voting to determine the national winner.

 

“Our hats go off to all of our participating  dealers,” commented Yamaha’s Marketing Manager David Docktor. “Our dealers were enthusiastic in their support of, and participation in, the Contest. We were thrilled that so many customized Bolts were entered from around the country. All of the bikes entered have a unique style and personality.”

 

Bob Weaver Yamaha of North Tonawanda, NY, won First Place for their Bolt Bobber creation; Al’s Cycle Inc. of Hamilton, MT, won Second Place with their Bolt Scrambler entry; and Wizard of Wheels Yamaha in Crete, IL, took Third Place with their Bolt Café Racer. To see these and all the “Battle of the Bolts” contest bikes, visit starmotorcycles.com/battleofthebolts.

 

First Place Winner: Bob Weaver Yamaha with the contest grand prize – a new Bolt.

 

For more information on all the Star Motorcycles, including the Star Bolt and Bolt R-Spec, please go to www.starmotorcycles.com.

 

 

–Marcus DeMichele

 

 

 

 

QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY–A man was driving home and realized that it was his young daughter’s birthday. So, he decided to stop at a Toy Store and get her a new Barbie. As he looked them over, he noticed that Dancing Barbie was $19.95, Cowgirl Barbie was $19.95, Pirate Barbie was $19.95, and Divorced Barbie was $375. 

 

He asked the sales person why Divorced Barbie was so much more than the others. 

She replied that it was higher because the doll came with Ken’s car, Ken’s house, Ken’s boat, Ken’s motorcycle, and Ken’s airplane. There’s a lesson there someplace.

 

–from Rogue and Jerry

 

 

 

HANG ON FOR THIS ONE FROM THE NATIONAL MOTORISTS ASSOCIATION–The Transportation Security Authority (TSA) recently announced that by next year all domestic airline passengers will need to have either a traditional passport or a government-issued ID compliant with Real ID standards to board a plane. The new rule could take effect as early as January 2016. At that time, standard state-issued driver’s licenses will no longer allow access to domestic flights.

 

In the wake of 9/11, you will recall, policymakers moved for stronger national standards to verify the identity of driver’s license applicants. This led to the 2005 Real ID Act which established requirements for a national identification system based on the driver’s license. The act requires the states to comply with 18 benchmarks related to the issuance of personal identification cards. Implementation has been slow because many states initially balked at complying, citing financial, logistical and privacy concerns.

 

Today, however, only seven states remain noncompliant with Real ID. The Department of Homeland Security estimates that 20-30 percent of U.S. licensed drivers hold licenses from these states. The holdouts will have to act quickly to meet the 2016 deadline or hope for additional extensions or delays as have occurred in the past.

 

Getting a Real ID-compliant driver’s license is not as easy as simply renewing your driver’s license. You’ll need to round up your papers and present them in-person at your state’s DMV. 

 

 

 

Make sure to check your state’s requirements before you renew your driver’s license. Your state may offer a choice of a Real ID-compliant or noncompliant driver’s license. If you already have a passport or object to Real ID, you could consider the noncompliant version. A compliant ID card will include a small gold circle containing a white star.

 

We’re providing this information so you know what to expect the next time you visit the DMV. Let’s be clear. The NMA has opposed Real ID from the beginning. Our position is simple: The only legitimate purpose of the driver’s license is to certify that the license holder is capable of safely operating a motor vehicle on public roads. The license should not be withheld for any reason other than the fact that the applicant could not pass a fair and objective driving test. It should not be suspended or revoked unless, through due process, it is proven that the license owner is not driving in a safe and prudent manner.

 

Regrettably, through Real ID, the driver’s license is evolving into an internal passport producible on demand through any number of “where are your papers?” scenarios. The personal information collected from each driver will also be pooled and shared among any number of government agencies. Full implementation of Real ID will have substantial consequences for motorists: 

More government intrusion and control: Real ID, and the sharing of the information it collects, will increasingly be used to track and control individuals’ movements and activities.

Increased threats to personal privacy: Since all of an individual’s personal data will be encoded onto the actual ID card, it will be easy for private industry to snap up that data, with or without the owner’s consent.

Greater vulnerability to identify theft/fraud: The creation of a single interlinked database containing vast amounts of personal information will become a target for identify thieves.

Even though the Real ID Act was enacted 10 years ago, we’re just beginning to feel its impact. People without Real ID are already restricted from entering certain federal facilities, and those restrictions will broaden to more facilities later this year.

 

The upcoming travel prohibitions only cover air travel, for now. Who knows what motor vehicle travel will be like once Real ID is in full force? Will motorists without Real ID be allowed to drive when and where they want? Police are already suspicious of anyone behind the wheel. How will they regard someone who can’t produce a Real ID?

 

We don’t know the answers to these questions, but we do know that Real ID will make life more difficult for many people. We also know that protecting your privacy and your identity will become more important than ever.

 

 

 

 

 

SPEEDWEEKEND ON THE ICE IS SWEDEN—I didn’t make it this year, hence the shots from Gridd.se. 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn’t go this year because my 60th comin’ up on Wednesday. I will peel with my family to Canary Islands in the Atlantic west of Morocco.

 

 

 

 

 

Still ETA Bikernet HQ the 22nd of April in the evening, if you Sir will be in the Nerve Center?!

 

 

 

SHERIFF MEDIA GROUP

S-36030 LAMMHULT

SWEDEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDIAN CORRESPONDENT TO REVIEW CRANK AND STROKER VEST—Udey, has been our India based Bikernet correspondent for over a decade. He offered to write a review while riding his Royal Enfield.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Went to the Teoul Sleng prison yesterday. This is where people were held and tortured until sent to killing fields.  How could this happen in 1975?

 

 

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum, chronicling genocide, in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The site is a former high school, which was used as the notorious Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. Tuol Sleng (Khmer [tu?l slae?]) means “Hill of the Poisonous Trees” or “Strychnine Hill”. Tuol Sleng was only one of at least 150 execution centers in the country, and as many as 20,000 prisoners there were later killed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–Art Hall

Bikernet International Editor Supremer

Held against his will in Cambodia

 

 

 

 

TITTIES, TRAVEL AND TIME

 

Just sent an open invite to Scotty to crash at my place. That dude has life figured out. 

If it weren’t for the ol’lady and kids I’d be with him.

 

–Eric Phillips

rookie-80@hotmail.com

 Bruceton Mills, WV

 

 

 

 

 

 

KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE–HB 370 Passes the House. Now on to the Senate.

 

Call 800-372-7181 and leave a message for your Senator

“Please pass HB 370 this session.”

TIME is short.

 

  HB 370(BR-1477): 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Committee Substitute 

Now that the bill is through the House we have just one week left to get it through the Senate. It will be need to be heard in the Senate Transportation Committee this week. They typically meet on Wednesday at 9:00am in the Annex. Besides leaving a message for your Senator you can also leave a message for members of the Senate Transportation Committee and the committee chair Sen. Ernie Harris to “Please hear HB 370 this week.”

 

 

 

 

 

You are not a drop in the ocean.

You are the entire ocean in a drop.

 

– Rumi

 

 

 

 

NORTON REQUEST--I have a big favor to ask of you, especially considering that you have lots of irons in the fire, all of which need your precious time to stoke the coals. Three years ago, in a moment of weakness, I sold my custom 1973 Morris mag-wheeled Norton Commando (pic attached). After I recently bought it back from the late shop owner’s son, I found out it had been damaged in the 3 years and 14 miles that they put on it. 

 

I noticed that the rear disc was cracked from one of the ventilation holes to the outside edge and is no longer flat. The problem doesn’t show well on the attached pic, but I need to find a replacement rear disc. I believe that it’s a modified Morris (Performance Machine) disc, but I’m not sure (see PM catalog pages from 1985 — 11″ disc .pdf).

 

A little background (that you probably are already be aware of) — In the 70s and 80s, Performance Machine produced aftermarket “Mag” wheels for a variety of metric, Harley and English motorcycle applications. The Commando that I bought in 1988 came equipped with a set of them.

 

 

So, I have a couple of options:

1. Do you know anyone at Performance Machine that I could bring the old disc to see if they still have any vintage discs in deep storage?

2. Do you know anyone with an inventory of Performance Machine.Morris Mag wheel and parts inventory?

3. If all else fails, (or if it’s not a PM disc) do you know of a custom brake shop or machine shop that could machine me a duplicate from the original that I have and is in the pics? (Damn, if my old man was still alive and operating his machine shop back in Pennsylvania, I’d have him do it. But, then again, he went and died on me 12 years ago (only 93 years young!).

 

Please let me know if you have any ideas.

 

—John Paliwoda

Boss

Californian Motorcycle Dealers Association

 

 

 

 

 

TAKE A BREAK IN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY–A teacher asks her class, ‘If there are five birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?’ She calls on little Ralphy. He replies, ‘None, they will all fly away with the first gunshot.’

 

The teacher replies, ‘The correct answer is 4, but I like your thinking..’ 

 

Then little RALPHY says, ‘I have a question for YOU. There are 3 women sitting on a bench having ice cream: One is delicately licking the sides of the triple scoop of ice cream. The second is gobbling down the top and sucking the cone.

The third is biting off the top of the ice cream. Which one is married?’ 

 

The teacher, blushing a great deal, replied, ‘Well, I suppose the one that’s gobbled down the top and sucked the cone.’ 

 

To which Little RALPHY replied, ‘The correct answer is ‘the one with the wedding ring on,’ but I like your thinking.’

 

–from Rogue and Jerry

 

 

 

 

 

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS FOR FEB. 26, 2015

 

Thanks for putting Uncle Monkey’s wisdom on DUI in the News. As a former DUI enthusiast (12 years dry) I can relate to everything he said. I am also a 40yr CDL driver who can appreciate the serious ramifications of my actions but needed an official intervention to change my ways. 

 

Fortunately no one was ever harmed by my operations but I am glad it’s over.  Most of us can say been there, done that, but smartening up is a good thing.

 

–Mike

slamon@sbcglobal.net

Windsor, CT

 

  

 

 

 

STRANGE DAY IN PARADISE—I don’t know why this day feels strange, but it does. Maybe it’s the bullshit in the news. Maybe it’s the weather. It’s raining here and snowing everywhere else, but of course it’s all tied to Global Warming. I’m about to finish “State of Fear” by Michael Crichton, which will throw a major crescent wrench into all of your thinking.

 

 

 

It includes a report about the banning of DDT. As it turns out banning DDT caused millions of death in Africa because they could no longer fight malaria. Millions of kids died. And as it turned out DDT does not contain carcinogens. Incredible. What the fuck can you believe.

 

 

Over the last 100 years we have doubled out life expectancy, but it’s all bad, right? Okay, so we will scramble into this coming week with Bonneville progress on the Bonne Belle. I have a Cycle Source Deadline. We will hopefully post the Speed Monkey feature, I will start on the CV carb tech, and bring you another Indian Chief mods report from American Biker in South Carolina.

 

 

 

Hang on and ride Free forever,

–Bandit