Hey,
I’m torn this morning. We had a discussion last night with Doctor Hamster, Tobey, and the Redhead, about this year, projects and obstacles. Once in a while a conversation brings shit to light, like a cherry bomb in your soup.
We started with the building problems, discussed our Salt Torpedo effort and issues, my Chance book final edit, and revamping Bikernet onto a more user friendly format. Suddenly, I saw where some of my cumulative 2016 challenges originated. Hell, I have more creative goals planned for this year, but these are the majors and I need to stay focused.
Hopefully, the Building’s issues will be resolved this coming week. But then I may be jumping into the Bikernet van and hauling to Houston post haste.
I was torn between mentioning the above and discussing bad decisions. We all make mistakes and unfortunate decisions. As the master says, “All bad decisions lead to opportunities to better ourselves.” So, every effort contains positive challenges.
Let’s hit the news, quick. I’ve got shit to do.
BIKERNET INTERNATIONAL EDITOR ON THE RUN IN SAIGON– The every Sunday gathering of the original Harley guys.
502 cubic inch Chevy
Mercedes AMG.
–Art Hall
Senior Undercover Agent and International Bikernet Editor
AUSTRALIAN CLUB REPORT– Not enough cops to deal with bikers says their Western Australia union
A reduction of officers in the WA Police fraud and gang crime squad is leading to a build-up of cases and a lack of officers to deal with bikers, a parliamentary committee has been told.
WA Police Union president George Tilbury made the comments during testimony to the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee.
In his testimony, Mr Tilbury referred to a recent incident in which 14 officers had been sent to deal with about 120 bikers.
Outside the hearing, he said there should have been closer to 60 officers.
“There have been recent occasions where they’ve had interaction with members of outlaw motorcycle gangs, where they haven’t had the number of police officers that they need to deal with that situation,” he said.
“That is not good enough and something needs to be done to address it.”
QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY– Because I retired about a year ago, when I saw an advertisement in the paper this morning about a position available for a Gynecological Assistant, I went down to the Job Center in Fayetteville NC. and asked the clerk there for details.
The clerk pulled up the file and read; “The job entails getting the ladies ready for the gynecologist. You have to help the women out of their underwear, lay them down and carefully wash their private regions, then apply shaving foam and gently shave off the hair, then rub in soothing oils so they’re ready for the gynecologist’s examination.”
“The annual salary is $65,000, and you’ll have to go to Billings , Montana.”
“Good grief; is that where the job is?”
“No sir — that’s where the end of the line is right now.”
–from Rogue and Jerry
Being politically correct- She is not ‘EASY’ – She is “HORIZONTALLY ACCESSIBLE.”
MORE NEWS FROM THE TRAILBLAZERS MC–
WIN A SCOUT AT DEL MAR
Brian Bell, the Del Mar promoter, is looking forward to the next race on March 19th and so should you. Front gate tickets include a raffle ticket. Someone is going to take home an Indian Scout 60. It is also military night, so if you are a vet or serving, bring an ID. Check out the MC swap meet and there will be a Hooligan Long Jump and Mini TT.
Here is a short video of their last race. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v5fS2qNRHzo and another
AMATEUR FLAT TRACK AT SACRAMENTO MILE
On Sunday, May 22, the day following the AMA Pro Mile race, the Lodi Motorcycle Club will run and Amateur Flat Track race on the same track. A great chance to get experience on the Mile. The Lodi Motorycle Club has produced some of the biggest names in American racing: Kenny Roberts, Chris Carr, Fred Merkel, Jimmy Felice and Doug Chandler and more. Information at www.lodicyclebowl.com
And don’t forget the AMA Pro National on Saturday, May 21st. Tickets on sale at http://www.sactomile.com/tickets or 1-844-722-6453 For info: www.amaproracing.com/ft or www.sactomile.com
SCFTA AT PERRIS
Next practice on February 27 and Round 2 Racing on March 12th.
SOUTHWEST VINTAGE OLD SCHOOL SCRAMBLES
You gotta check this out. Go to their website www.oldschoolscrambles.com. Victorville Vintage Scrambles, are having their First Annual event at Westwinds Scrambles Park on Saturday and Sunday, May 7th and 8th. Saturday is the pre-event featuring entertainment and a vintage bike show. There is camping, but no hookups. On Sunday, gates open at 6am, practice at 8 and racing starts at 9am. Nothing newer that 1974 7″ & 4″ travel. No membership
CALIFORNIA OVAL RACE TRACKS
Take a look at most of the tracks in California, with dimensions and information. www.californiaflattrack.com/tracks.html
THE ONE MOTORCYCLE SHOW 2016 PORTLAND
Doug Towsley sent a link to photos taken by Mike Tyler at The1Motorcycle Show. Thought you might like to know what is going on with our northern Trailblazers. The eclectic assemblage of motorcycles and the funky location works well. Thanks Doug.
A LITTLE HISTORY OF PERRIS RACEWAY
Along with race coverage and photos, you will find a bit of history and some old photos. Don’t miss the last photo.
http://www.todayscyclecoverage.com/wordpress/2016/02/04/portfolio-from-the-california-gold-cup-motocross-series-round-two/
BSAOCSC RIDES
Sunday, February 28th is the “Cinder Cone” Dual Sport Ride. It starts in Lucerne Valley at the parking lot of the Highway 247 Restaurant, Junction of Hwy 247 & 18. Meet at 9am and ride at 10am. (760) 365 9191 or (310) 920 3393
Saturday, March 5th is the “Ortega Highway” to Lake Elsinore and More. Meet at Lund Iorio Inc. parking lot, 9am at 27124 Paseo Espada, Ste 801, San Juan Capistrano. Ride leaves at 10am. Lunch at Ann’s Cafe in Lake Elsinore. (714) 962 0995 or (951) 245 5287
Sunday, March 20 is the “Inland Empire” Vintage Street Ride. It starts in the Temecula area in the Wal-Mart parking lot, 32225 Highway 79 South at corner of Hwy 79 South & Apis Road. Arrive 9am and depart at 10.am. (951) 440 3521
OTHER RIDES OR RACES
If you can’t get to these events, many are on TV or streamed.
Sat. Feb 20 Mid Valley MC Manteca Practice
Feb 26 WORCS Round 3 Las Vegas
Sat. Feb 27 Mid Valley MC Manteca Speedway
Sun. Feb 28 18th Annual California Gold Cup Motocross Series calvmx-ahrma-sw
Sat Mar 5 Afterburner Race info@chaliforniaflattrack.com
March 5-7 D37 Big 6 Grand Prix Devore
March 10-11 AMA Pro Flat Track Daytona
March 19 AMA West Hare Scrambles Gorman
Sat. Mar 26 Indoor Flat Track Lakeport norccalflattrack.com 707 279 4180
April 1-3 AMA Arenacross in Ontario
Sat. April 2 San Jose Pro Indoor night Short Track Facebook: sanjoseproindoorshorttrackraces
Sat, April 2 AMA Supercross #12 Santa Clara, Ca
April 2-3 D37 Big 6 Grand Prix 29 Palms
April 9 AMA Pro Flat Track Austin TX
April 8-9 AMA Supermoto in Bakersfield
April 8-10 MotoAmerica Austin Texas
April 10 MotoGP Austin Texas
April 23-24 AMA West Hare Scrambles
May 14 AMA Pro Flat Track Phoenix
May 21 AMA Pro Flat Track Sacramento
Sat, May 21 Ride On Molly #6 Memorial ride for “Molly” Sanders
May 28-June 10 Isle of Man
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
Still can’t figure out why anyone stays in California. I retired from trucking a couple years ago, but stopped running into Califa in the ‘70s. Not worth the hassle.
–Alex Jemery
Deland, Fla
BIKERNET INTERNATIONAL EDITOR ON THE RUN IN SAIGON— Looking for a good cup of coffee.
–Art Hall
NRA REPORTS– Band Member Targeted in Paris Terror Attacks Stresses Importance of Armed Self-Defense.
On Tuesday, heavy metal rock group Eagles of Death Metal made a triumphant return to Paris. The American band performed before a sold-out crowd at the city’s Olympia music hall only three months after terrorist gunmen attacked an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan theater, killing 89.
By all accounts the concert was an enormous success, but even before the band took the stage, Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes made international headlines with his impassioned statements on behalf of the right to armed self-defense.
In an interview with France’s iTélé news network, Hughes questioned France’s gun control laws and suggested that an armed citizenry could save lives during a terrorist attack. An at times noticeably upset Hughes told the interviewer:
Did your French gun control stop a single [expletive] person from dying at the Bataclan? And if anyone can answer yes, I’d like to hear it, because I don’t think so. I think the only thing that stopped it was some of the bravest men that I’ve ever seen in my life charging head-first into the face of death with their firearms.
Maybe, I know people will disagree with me, but it just seems like God made men and women, and that night guns made them equal. And I hate it that it’s that way. I think the only way my mind has been changed is that maybe that until nobody has guns everybody has to have them.
Because I’ve never seen anyone that’s ever had one dead, and I want everyone to have access to them, and I saw people die that maybe could have lived. I don’t know, but I wish I knew for sure that if they could have had a better chance, because there were some real angels, real wonderful people at that show.
Additionally, Hughes told Agence France Press that he exercises his Right-to-Carry while stateside, noting, “I don’t go anywhere in America without a gun anymore. That sucks. And I’m not paranoid. I’m not a cowboy… but I wanna be prepared.”
There will be those that question Hughes’ statements despite his first-hand experience with terrorist violence. However, those eager to dismiss the words of a heavy metal rocker should know that when it comes to strategy for combatting terrorist attacks Hughes is in some very good company.
In an interview with ABC News following the 2013 terror attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, then-Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble proposed an armed citizenry as a potential means of fighting terrorism. Noble told the interviewer:
Societies have to think about how they’re going to approach the problem. One is to say we want an armed citizenry; you can see the reason for that. Another is to say the enclaves are so secure that in order to get into the soft target you’re going to have to pass through extraordinary security.
Noble went on to say,
Ask yourself: If that wasn’t Denver, Col. but if that was Texas, would those guys have been able to spend hours, days, shooting people randomly? What I’m saying is it makes police around the world question their views on gun control. It makes citizens question their views on gun control. You have to ask yourself, ‘Is an armed citizenry more necessary now than it was in the past with an evolving threat of terrorism?’ This is something that has to be discussed…
For me it’s a profound question. People are quick to say ‘gun control, people shouldn’t be armed,’ etc., etc. I think they have to ask themselves: ‘Where would you have wanted to be? In a city where there was gun control and no citizens armed if you’re in a Westgate mall, or in a place like Denver or Texas?’
Unfortunately, in the wake of the Paris attacks the bureaucrats of the European Commission have taken the exact opposite position and have expedited legislation to toughen European Union gun laws. The proposed restrictions would ban semi-automatic firearms for civilian use.
Following the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., governments both in the Unites States and abroad should be finding ways to empower citizens to provide for their own defense, rather than using such events as an excuse to gin up support for more gun control. It is foolish to think that terrorists intent on slaughtering scores of innocents could ever be impeded by even the most stringent gun controls, but policymakers can at the very least respect the rights of citizens to use the tools necessary to fight back.
I think they should add training and education to the mix. Let’s train citizens in gun use and educate them on self defense. Now we’re talking an empowered and confident America.–Bandit
REPORTERS REQUEST– Hi Bandit,
Dennis Johnson who used to work at the Daily Breeze told me about you. I’m a freelance public radio reporter who also happens to be working right now on two story-based audio walking tours of Hermosa Beach. One is about the early history of Hermosa, but the other is about the counter-culture there, from The Insomniac to the surfers to the bikers who used to hang out at Taco Bell.
I’m trying to track down old-timer bikers who were part of the Hells Angels who hung out in Hermosa in the 1950s and ’60s, who might be willing to share their stories of what it was like there. Dennis said you might be a good person to talk to about this and might be able to at least point me in the right direction or know of some people. Would you be willing to chat with me or help me find a couple of old-timers with tales to tell?
–Susan Valot
Audio Tour Producer for Experience GPS Tours (Hermosa is the pilot project for the company) & public radio reporter for various outlets
(310) 977-6625 cell
www.susanvalot.com (if you want to know more about me)
THE STAND-UP AND FIGHT – BIKERNET THURSDAY NEWS for February 18, 2016
I really would like to know what the LA building & safety end game is?
What do they really want? Is it just the game of the hassle, the building, do they want your land? Are these ass-hats from the Australian government….wtf
–Sam
TX
You got me, but we will find out more next week. Hang on.–Bandit
American Pickers is looking for cool shit. They approached the Bikernet Interplanetary Headquarters recently.
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NEWS FROM 5MOTO– It’s Supercross weekend and you know what that means! Yep. It’s time for a Garage Party at Fuller Moto! We’ll be giving away free goodies all night long and there will be plenty of SweetWater beer on tap as well as new builds in the making. Stop by for a chance to win free tickets to Supercross on Saturday at the Georgia Dome!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 – 6PM – ?
FULLER MOTO
250 ARIZONA AVE NE 30307
(corner of Dekalb Ave & Arizona)
SUNDAY QUOTE OF THE DAY–“A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have one, you’ll probably never need one again.”
–from Jerry and Rogue
BIKER’S CHOICE ADDS CHOPPER KINGS HANDLEBARS– Biker’s Choice is excited to announce the addition of Chopper Kings handlebars to their product line. Fifteen styles of Chopper Kings bars will now be available in the United States by the end of February and exclusively distributed by Tucker Rocky/Biker’s Choice.
Biker’s Choice will be carrying the styles in chrome and black as well as the low and high risers. The Ape line of handlebars is not included.
Brothers Alessandro and Jacopo founded Chopper Kings in 2013. All bars are handmade in Italy to meet Europe’s TUV safety standards. Brothers Alessandro and Jacopo founded the company in 2013. They use new steel that meets the TUV safety standards in Germany, a requirement in Europe.
All Chopper Kings handlebars can be ordered through your local Tucker Rocky/Biker’s Choice dealer.
About Tucker Rocky/Biker’s Choice
Featuring the most powerful portfolio of parts, accessories and apparel brands in powersports, Tucker Rocky/Biker’s Choice is the go-to supplier for retailers across the nation. In addition to an unmatched product selection, Tucker Rocky/Biker’s Choice is proud of its relentlessly customer- centric culture and unwavering pledge to on-time delivery. Because of its uncompromising commitment to continuous improvement, Tucker Rocky/Biker’s Choice has been earning the trust of the best dealers in the industry for nearly 50 years.
For more information, visit Tucker Rocky/Biker’s Choice online at www.tuckerrocky.com or on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. To inquire about becoming a Tucker Rocky dealer for products and accessories, contact the New Dealer Development Department at (817) 258-9255 or newdealer@tuckerrocky.com.
–Beth Rauch
SWEET IMAGE OF THE WEEK– This is the sweeeetest image I’ve seen in a while. Think I showed it to you last year. I’ve managed to find a larger file, cleaned it up and going to make a big ass print, damn it.
She was originally outside but the bright sunlight was harsh so I dropped her in on a brick background and changed brick colors.
Fuckin’ god damn awesome boobs and everything else. Basically just a classy shot.
–Bob Clark
Thanks to Hale’s H-D for the heads-up on this event.
–Terri Griffore
North Ridgeville, OH
MAMA TRIED ACTION — Today festivities surrounding the Mama Tried Motorcycle Show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA kick off with flat track racing followed by a party at the Harley-Davidson Museum!
The show takes place Saturday and Sunday, with over 100 motorcycles on display, and a shuttle running back-and-forth between Mama Tried and the H-D Museum. Suffice to say, if you can get there, make it happen!
Free Ray’s MTB Day Pass
Get Yours At Mama Tried
Lowbrow is stoked to have partnered up with our friends at the world-famous Ray’s MTB to offer up free entry passes to Ray’s massive indoor bike park. At Mama Tried this weekend the first 500 people on Saturday AND the first 500 people on Sunday will receive their pass, a $26.99 value, for free courtesy of Lowbrow Customs!
JD Sansaver is the man behind Flying Monkey Fabrication, and also the designer of the Flying Monkey Grips (aptly named). We visited JD at his shop in Southern California at the end of the year and filmed this little video interview where he talks about his past in regards to fabrication and special effects, current projects and what he has coming up next.
KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS–Grandma and Grandpa were visiting their kids overnight. When Grandpa found a bottle of Viagra in his son’s medicine cabinet, he asked about using one of the pills.
The son said, “I don’t think you should take one Dad; they’re very strong and very expensive.”
“How much?” asked Grandpa.
“$10 a pill,” answered the son.
“I don’t care,” said Grandpa, “I’d still like to try one, and before we leave in the
morning, I’ll put the money under the pillow.”
Later the next morning, the son found $110 under the pillow. He called Grandpa and said, “I told you each pill was $10, not $110.”
“I know,” said Grandpa. “The hundred is from Grandma.”
–from Jerry and Rogue
GONE IN 60 SECONDS…FOUND IN 10!
VIDEO OF THE WEEK— Crossing the street in Saigon.
A short 20 seconds walking across a very busy traffic circle intersection.
HIP SURGERY REPORT FROM THE REED CLINIC– I’ve been doing therapy for my hip three times a week. It’s sore when I first stand up but once I get going I can almost walk normally.
I have a Buell blast to use as a pit bike if I had got to El Mirage before I fucked myself up. I couldn’t get it out of my van until a couple of days ago but when I did I had a ride. I enjoyed it a lot, and when Genny went to the shops this morning I fired up my street bike, weather was perfect and it reminded me why I love motorcycles.
How is your hip? You seem to be a bit of a whiner so you are probably still on crutches.
— john reed
PS. do you think they will have any meetings at Bonneville this year? I spent years making my V-bike very good round bends, but recently I modified it to be better in a straight line. It’s lower and I made a really heavy longer swingarm, etc. etc. etc. I am reluctant to re-modify it, if there is a chance of riding it on the salt, I haven’t got many years left to do it.
I told him I was still in a wheelchair. He’s had three surgeries, ‘cause he won’t let it heal before he runs out to play again. Hang on for more reports. –Bandit the whiner
CHOPPERTOWN ALERT, Biker Movie Sunday Download Special–
Road Trip Bundle, El Diablo Run: A Mexican Motorcycle Adventure Movie
Ever wonder what happens when a few hundred bike riders with an insatiable taste for fire, beer and mayhem ride hand-built choppers across twisty, pitted tarmac from SoCal to Baja and back?
The El Diablo Run gives freedom-lovers a chance to go places and do things that are simply not possible at home in the USA. Follow this eclectic band of Diablo runners as they comb the beaches, brothels and back alleys of San Felipe and Ensenada on a quest for cheap tacos, loose women and good times.
Free to Wander
It’s not a fancy build movie, but rather a simple poetic documentary film about the chopper life. This film is the first solo offering from builder/artist Rich Grabbe and while it is definitely an indie production, it has a tone and spirit that all bikers will connect with. Filmed entirely in the Midwest of America and in New York City, this film shows that old school choppers and the men who ride them are alive and well!
Live to Ride – Laconia
Laconia Motorcycle Rally in all its glory; it stands alone as the nation’s oldest gathering of its kind dating back to 1916. Laconia is one of only three motorcycle rallies that make up the triple crown of greatest motorcycle rallies in the world.
“Yet another great film. Makes you want to get on your bike and go!”
~Mark L., verified buyer of El Diablo Run
MORE NRA NEWS, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia 1936-2016–
Longtime U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a stalwart defender of the U.S. Constitution and author of the critically important majority opinion in the District of Columbia v. Heller case, passed away on Feb. 13 at the age of 79.
When Justice Elena Kagan was dean of Harvard Law School, she explained Justice Scalia’s monumental influence: “His views on textualism and originalism, his views on the role of judges in our society, on the practice of judging, have really transformed the terms of legal debate in this country.” In short, “He is the justice who has had the most important impact over the years on how we think and talk about law.”
Justice Scalia’s landmark opinion in Heller affirmed the individual Second Amendment right, including the right to own handguns for self-defense. That decision was made possible not just by what Justice Scalia did in 2008, but by a career dedicated to defending the Constitution.
As a law professor at the University of Virginia and the University of Chicago, as a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and then for 30 years as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia was guided by two complementary principles: textualism and originalism.
“Textualism” means that whenever courts interpret any legal document—a Constitution, a statute or a contract—judges should consider first and foremost the precise words of the document. So in Heller, Scalia observed that the Second Amendment protects “the right of the people.”
He explained that the exact same phrase also appears elsewhere in the Bill of Rights: in the First Amendment, “the right of the people peaceably to assemble;” in the Fourth Amendment, “the right of the people to be secure” from unreasonable searches and seizures. In the First and Fourth amendments, everyone agrees that “the right of the people” refers to an ordinary individual right belonging to all Americans. Thus, the text of the Constitution shows that the Second Amendment is clearly an individual right for all Americans.
Justice Scalia’s other guiding principle was the original public meaning of the Constitution.
What did a given constitutional provision mean to the American people when they ratified it and made it “the supreme law of the land”? Justice Scalia did not invent originalism, an interpretive technique that is as old as the Constitution. But when President Ronald Reagan nominated Scalia in 1986, originalism had been in eclipse for decades. Supposedly, originalism was old-fashioned and outdated.
Over the course of the next three decades, Justice Scalia would explain that originalism, while not perfect, is the best method for judges to discern and enforce the law that the people created and to guard against judges arbitrarily imposing their own policy preferences under the guise of legal interpretation.
Justice Scalia’s majority opinion in Heller cited a mountain of public evidence that Americans in the Founding Era and the Early Republic understood the Second Amendment to guarantee an individual right. In dissent, Justice Stevens had little to work with, and he was reduced to arguing that even if the Second Amendment protects an individual right, it should yield to whatever the government considers necessary for public safety. The majority rejected that approach. “[T]he enshrinement of constitutional rights,” Scalia wrote, “necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table.”
Unlike some previous Supreme Court justices, Scalia was neither pompous nor aloof. A father of nine and a grandfather of 28, he told young lawyers that there is more to life than work, and they should remember their duties to family and community.
Justice Scalia was not only an ardent and brilliant defender of Second Amendment rights, he exercised those freedoms as a marksman and avid hunter. Indeed, his sudden death, which stunned all those who cherish our guaranteed civil rights, occurred while he was on a hunting trip.
If our Second Amendment endures into the 22nd century, Justice Antonin Scalia will deserve much of the credit, and he will be studied and emulated by judges and law students. Today, we can be thankful for the legacy of a great justice and an exemplary man.
MOTORCYCE RIDERS FOUNDATION BOARD UPDATE–
After eight years serving the motorcycle riders of Idaho I have decided to pass the baton.
The riders of Idaho will be represented by a 2006 recipient of the MRF A&E’s Young Activist Scholarship and current ICMS vice chairman, Justin “KID” Crawford. Kid has worked tirelessly in our effort to keep the freedoms and associated lifestyles enjoyed by motorcycle riders of Idaho who are among the most free in the U.S.
Kid has worked with me for more than three years as my assistant rep and will do an admirable job representing Idaho in the MRF going forward as the rep. Please join me in welcoming Kid.
I hope to see you all in Oklahoma City. Serving Idaho’s Motorcycle Riders,
–Dave Cazel
Motorcycle Riders Foundation
Idaho State Representative
THE CLASSIC ELECTRIC VW– A California Company Is Actually Making VW Bugs Fast–VW Bugs from the ‘50s and ‘60s are many things, but they are not fast. Most of them had small powerplants, and that’s all they ever needed simply because these cars didn’t need to go fast!
But a firm in California (where else, right?) is taking those old VWs and are snipping out the gasoline powered bits and then swapping in an electric engine. The effect is that these cars are now a lot more reliable and are actually fast!
QUICK, ONE MORE JOKE FROM THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY– One day a father, on his way home from work suddenly remembers that it’s his daughter’s birthday. He pulls over to a Toy Shop and asks the sales person, “How much for one of those Barbies in the display window?”
The salesperson answers, “Which one do you mean, Sir? We have: Work Out Barbie for $19.95, Shopping Barbie for $19.95, Beach Barbie for $19.95, Disco Barbie for $19.95, Astronaut Barbie for $19.95, Skater Barbie for $19.95, and Divorced Barbie for $265.95.”
The amazed father asks: “It’s what? Why is the Divorced Barbie $265.95 and the others only $19.95?”
The annoyed, salesperson rolls her eyes, sighs, and answers, “Sir…, Divorced Barbie comes with: Ken’s Truck, Ken’s House, Ken’s Fishing Boat, Ken’s Furniture, Ken’s Dog, Ken’s Computer, one of Ken’s Friends, and a key chain made from Ken’s testicles.”
–from Rogue and Jerry
STAY FOCUSED— I tried to have a conversation recently with a stepdaughter and her daughter. One is 28 and the other is six. The six-year-old wouldn’t sit still and the other is burnin’ daylight.
I tried to explain how important focus is. Growing up I had lots of opportunities to learn many things, some I focused on, others I ignored, and chased girls. Later in life you realize how important it is to focus. It doesn’t mean you can’t chase girls, but when it’s time to focus, focus goddamnit.
Speaking of focus, I put my Indian up on a shop lift for the first time. I wanted to install a Motherwell luggage rack over the rear fender and perhaps a NightRider EFI system. I discovered a problem with the spacers on the Indian rail and the most-excellent Motherwell rack. I put in a call to the factory and started to make spacers.
Then I started to read and understand the NightRider EFI system of monitoring the exhaust O2 sensors and their ability to modify the air/fuel mixture. I called Rich Worley at American Biker in Charleston, SC to ask if he installed any of these and how they worked out. This system gives you the opportunity to modify fuel delivery to the front and separately to the rear cylinder.
Rich mentioned a new set of cams from the factory and a remapping download. That sounded exciting. We are investigating. I’ll bring you more reports.
Ride Free Forever,
–Bandit
