Hey,
Maybe someone can help. We all come and go. Everything starts and ends, but I found out yesterday about my 94-year-old mom. She’s dying. She just had a minor operation but her body decided not to return to working order but to fade.
Why the hell can’t hospitals make elderly patients comfortable. For about three days she’s suffered different levels of pain and discomfort. Where’s the high-tech world full of terrific solutions?
Let’s hit the news. It’s bullshit. Many folk will spend the last decade or maybe two suffering and in pain, unable to do anything entertaining or productive. Wait, they will spend their entire life savings on health care services. Yikes. Ride fast and die quick.
LATEST CHRISTMAS GIFT DISCOVERY– We’re cracking up over this…
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It features limited edition artwork by one of our talented designers.
Sorry folks, but you won’t be able to find these anywhere else.
Until next time… keep the shiny side up.
P.S. This design is available on shirts and hoodies too.
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RUN FOR VETERANS– I get to meet veterans and hear their stories every single week. It’s one of the best parts of my job. But recently, I spent time with a group of men and women who did something really extraordinary. They’re called the Shepherd’s Men, and they ran for 22 hours straight in honor of the many American veterans who suffer from PTSD and TBI every day.
A Run for Veterans
On Veterans Day we took a moment to remember, reflect, and pray for all those who have answered the call to serve. But in a way, Veterans Day is not solely for our veterans; it is for all of us. It is a day to take stock of what we are doing with the freedom our veterans have sacrificed so much to protect.
And one thing we can all do today—wherever we are—is take time to thank a veteran.
Some of the local Bikernet kids are doing 22 pushups a day as a tribute to the 22 veterans who commit suicide each day. I spoke to Lorenzo Lamas who does the same an I will reach out to him to support this effort and see what he’s up to.
–Bandit
QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY, WE NEED IT!–
One night a guy takes his girlfriend home. As they are about to kiss each other goodnight at the front door, the guy starts feeling a little amorous. With an air of confidence, he leans with his hand against the wall and smiling, he says to her, “Honey, would you have sex with me?”
Horrified, she replies, “Are you mad? My parents will see us!”
“Oh come on! Who’s gonna see us at this hour?” he asks, grinning at her.
“No, please. Can you imagine if we get caught?”
“Oh come on! There’s nobody around, they’re all sleeping!”
“No way. It’s just too risky!”
“Oh please, please, I love you so much!”
“No, no, and no. I love you too, but I just can’t!”
“Oh yes you can. Please?”
“No, no. I just can’t”
“I’m begging you…”
Out of the blue, the light on the stairs goes on, and the girl’s older sister shows up in her pajamas, hair disheveled, and in a sleepy voice, she says: “Dad says to go ahead and have sex with him, or I can do it, or if need be, mom says she can come down herself and do it..
But for gods sake, tell him to take his hand off the intercom!
–from Rogue and Sidehack Jerry
POST-ELECTION JITTERS–
“I haven’t left my house in months. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the news stories are about the election; all the commercials are for Viagra and Cialis. Election, erection, election, erection – – either way it’s all about getting screwed!”
If you’re going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be?
A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.
–from Rogue and Sidehack Jerry
ELECTION NEWS FROM THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION–
Eyes and ears all over the nation were glued to their televisions Tuesday as Americans watched, what was for some some, a shocking election outcome. Republican nominee Donald Trump, who many had written off, was elected President of the United States. The New York business mogul won 276 electoral college votes to best former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It was an incredibly close race – she is likely to win the popular vote when the final votes are counted – but ultimately Trump’s brazen and anti-establishment message resonated with many across the country.
Overall Republicans fared well in the election retaining their Senate and House majority. The GOP will now enter the next Congressional session with the benefit of a “trifecta;” control of the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. As with any change in Washington, this new order will impact the priorities of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF).
Next Steps
President-Elect Trump’s transition team will now circle the wagons to focus on a number of items including identifying and vetting a new Cabinet. Positions such as Secretary of Transportation, and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will determine the policies of the respective agencies, which may or may not align with the priorities of the motorcycle community depending on the selections.
Congress will also need to shuffle a number of Committee Chairmanships due to term limits and other factors. For bikers, there are four key committees that have jurisdiction over issues affecting the right to ride; two in the House and two in the Senate. We expect to see changes in both leadership and makeup of these Committees, especially in the Senate. Again, with new Chairmanships come new agendas. Your MRF will be vigilant in taking any advantages that are presented in the 115th Congress while mitigating potential threats.
Policy Priorities
The Trump Administration and Congress will each have their own set of initiatives that they will commit to working on in the first 100 days after the inauguration on January 20.
The details of these will be worked out over the coming months, but rumors have already begun circulating on activities regarding an infrastructure bill, tax reform and repeal of ObamaCare. However, there are a number of issues specific to bikers that may also see congressional and White House activity including but not limited to the authority of the EPA, the amount of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply and toll roads as they relate to an infrastructure improvement plan.
A Friend in the White House
Also not lost on the biker community is the relationship and history between motorcycles and Vice-President-Elect Mike Pence. Pence, who most recently served as Governor of Indiana, is a motorcycle rider himself, participating in several “Ride with the Governor” events for charity in Indiana. As for Trump, he made a special trip to Washington, DC’s annual Rolling Thunder event which brings in bikers from all across the nation. Trump spoke to the audience of bikers at length last May.
Want to Know More?
For more details surrounding the impact of the 2016 elections including potential new congressional champions, speculation on Trump’s Cabinet Secretary picks and other “inside baseball” that impacts your right to ride, read the full MRF memo: 2016 Election Impact: A Roadmap for Going Forward
–Megan Ekstrom
Vice-President, Government Affairs & Public Relations
Motorcycle Riders Foundation
1325 G Street N.W. Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 725-5471
Fax: (202) 546-0986
www.mrf.org
We hope to bring you the full report next week.–Bandit
OFFICIAL 2016 DARWIN AWARDS–
You’ve been waiting for them with baited breath, so without further ado, here are the 2016 Darwin Awards:
Eighth Place
In Detroit, a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate to retrieve his car keys.
Seventh Place
A 49-year-old San Francisco stockbroker, who “totally zoned when he ran,” accidentally jogged off a 100-foot high cliff on his daily run.
Sixth Place
While at the beach, Daniel Jones, 21, dug an 8 foot hole for protection from the wind and had been sitting in a beach chair at the bottom, when it collapsed, burying him beneath 5 feet of sand. People on the beach used their hands and shovels trying to get him out but could not reach him. It took rescue workers using heavy equipment almost an hour to free him. Jones was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Fifth Place
Santiago Alvarado, 24, was killed as he fell through the ceiling of a bicycle shop he was burglarizing. Death was caused when the long flashlight he had placed in his mouth to keep his hands free rammed into the base of his skull as he hit the floor.
Fourth Place
Sylvester Briddell, Jr., 26, was killed as he won a bet with friends who said he would not put a revolver loaded with four bullets into his mouth and pull the trigger.
Third Place
After stepping around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door, a man walked into H&J Leather & Firearms intent on robbing the store. The shop was full of customers and a uniformed officer was standing at the counter. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up and fired a few wild shots from a target pistol.
The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, and several customers also drew their guns and fired. The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified rounds from 7 different weapons. No one else was hurt.
HONORABLE MENTION
Paul Stiller, 47, and his wife Bonnie were bored just driving around at 2 A.M. so they lit a quarter stick of dynamite to toss out the window to see what would happen. Apparently they failed to notice that the window was closed.
RUNNER UP
Kerry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from a local bridge in the middle of traffic. The conversation grew more excited, and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of the bridge at 4:30 AM. Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge, they discovered that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of lineman’s cable lay nearby. They secured one end around Bingham’s leg and then tied the other to the bridge.
His fall lasted 40 feet before the cable tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle. He miraculously survived his fall into the icy water and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. Bingham’s foot was never located.
AND THE WINNER IS….
Zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt ( Paderborn , Germany ) fed his constipated elephant 22 doses of animal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally got relief. Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant an olive oil enema when the relieved beast unloaded.
The sheer force of the elephant’s unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground where he struck his head on a rock as the elephant continued to evacuate 200 pounds of dung on top of him. It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that proves… ‘Shit happens’
IT ALWAYS SEEMS IMPORTANT TO THANK THESE PEOPLE FOR REMOVING THEMSELVES FROM THE GENE POOL.
NRA CONGRATULATES President-Elect Donald J. Trump–
The executive director of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), Chris W. Cox, released the following statement on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s victory:
“On behalf of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) five million members and tens of millions of Second Amendment supporters, the NRA congratulates President-elect Trump on his hard fought victory.
“Voters sent a loud and clear message that our gun rights are not for sale. Despite the unprecedented efforts by New York City billionaire Michael Bloomberg and the gun control lobby, the Second Amendment prevailed. In the face of threats against their constitutional freedoms, NRA members and Second Amendment supporters rallied to elect a pro-gun president. Trump’s victory repudiates the assertion by gun control advocates that the political calculus regarding the Second Amendment has changed.
“A special thank-you to NRA members and supporters who made the difference in this important election. Freedom scored another victory because of your efforts.”
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. More than five million members strong, NRA continues to uphold the Second Amendment and advocates enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the armed services. Be sure to follow the NRA on Facebook at NRA on Facebook and Twitter @NRA.
LET’S TAKE A BREAK–
Venison for dinner again? Oh deer!
How does Moses make tea? Hebrews it.
England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
I tried to catch some fog, but I mist.
They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a typo.
I changed my iPod’s name to Titanic. It’s syncing now.
Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on
me.
When chemists die, they barium.
Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations.
I didn’t like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job–
because she couldn’t control her pupils?
When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
Broken pencils are pointless.
What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.
I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.
Velcro – what a rip off!
Don’t worry about old age; it doesn’t last.
–Bobby Stark
Will there be a memorial service for Scotty?
And where but Bikernet.com can you ask for a bit of paint and receive Bandit’s personal formula for happiness (and yes, this is my brand of dry humor).
— Sam
TX
Not bad at all–Bandit
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Did you know “listen” and “silent” use the same letters?
Do you know that the word “racecar” spelled backwards still spells “racecar”?
And that “eat” is the only word that if you take the first letter and move it to the last, it spells its past tense “ate”?
Have you noticed that if you rearrange the letters in “illegal immigrants,” and add just a few more letters, it spells: “Go home you free-loading, benefit-grabbing, resource-sucking, non-English-speaking assholes and take those other hairy-faced, sandal-wearing, bomb-making, camel-riding, goat-shagging, raggedy-ass bastards with you.”
How weird is that?
–from Rogue and sidehack Jerry
I have several questions regarding Syrian refugees. Rarely are these addressed in the media.
So, the folks in Iraq are fighting Isis and being assassinated. They are not scrambling to leave their country.
Why would adult men leave their country in conflict?
I don’t know why countries are being forced to take these folks. They have immigration laws and rules. Is a refugee different than an immigrant? The refugees were sold on this deal. They paid to get into lopsided dangerous boats to go to another country illegally rather than fight for their country. So, what’s the deal? Why would England be the bad guy for not wanting boatloads of folk to land on their shores?
AMA ALERT– National Park Service Directors Order 100 puts climate change first, public engagement last.
They initiated a 30-day comment period during election, without any public meetings, woefully inadequate.
National Park Service Director John Jarvis, due to retire in January 2017, has released his Director’s Order 100 after months of work by an NPS staff of 30. The AMA has significant concerns with the plan and its intended, hurry-up implementation without meaningful public input just before the director heads out the door into retirement.
Most troubling to the AMA are the order’s unbalanced focus on climate change science, its lack of meaningful civic engagement and the references to you, the general public–for whom the parks are managed–simply as “other stakeholders.”
Take Action
In a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S. Forest Service Chief Thomas L. Tidwell stated that, if he were allowed to add only one type of scientist to his staff, he would choose social scientists. That approach makes sense as competing public demands for our national parks and forests dominates so much of our news, as well as the concerns for those of us who expect reasonable access for responsible use.
Director’s Order DO 100 requires NPS “managers and aspiring managers” to base park use and management decisions first and foremost on their potential impact on climate change. If the order is enacted, those officials are even directed to apply the “precautionary principle” of taking an anticipatory action. That approach is much like de facto Wilderness management applied, sometimes for decades, to lands under consideration for federal Wilderness designation, without having actually been designated as such by Congress.
Establishing this guideline with only 30 days for comments and without a single public meeting as the presidential election drew to a close is certainly insufficient civic engagement. The AMA believes that the comment period should extend into 2017 and include numerous public meetings.
With no alternatives to DO 100 offered by Park Service staff and no intention of changing the rollout of the policy in mid-December, it is critically important that the public speak out as clearly and loudly as possible, stating that the plan is flawed and further comment periods are warranted. The AMA has already submitted comments to the National Park Service. We hope you’ll add your voice to our concerns by submitting comments as well.
Deadline: The 30-day comment period ends Friday, Nov. 18.
Submit Comments: Take Action to submit AMA’s prewritten comments that you can preview before sending. Our software will address your comments to NPS Director Jarvis and add your name at the bottom. You can also submit your unique comments by visiting the website below.
For more information: Visit the NPS webpage regarding the Director’s Order 100 where you can download a complete copy of the order.
Thank you in advance for submitting comments. If you submit unique comments, please copy and paste them into an email to us at grassroots@amacycle.org before sending to NPS. We also hope you’ll forward this alert to your friends and ask them to comment as well.
Join the AMA at americanmotorcyclist.com.
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NEW MOTORCYCLE COMING– Vanguard is unveiling its Roadster at the New York Motorcycle Show (December 9th to 11th)
Conceived, designed and built in New York City, Vanguard is an exciting, entirely new and wholly distinct motorcycle brand.
Vanguard, with its forward-thinking design and pioneering features, is a product without equivalent as well as a brand with the potential to bring new perspectives to the motorcycle industry.
The world premiere is scheduled for the International Motorcycle Show in New York City on December 9th.
DESIGN
Form and function have never been more complimentary. The Vanguard Roadster has a striking contemporary silhouette, the result of clear and well-informed design decisions. The lines emerged from breaking everything down into rethinking needs and solutions.
MOTORCYCLES
The Vanguard Roadster is a running prototype, with production slated for 2018. It boasts many unique features including a frameless structural engine, unitized crankcase, integrated exhaust and a tablet-size digital dashboard with rear-view camera. The Roadster is the first of 3 motorcycles built on a common powertrain platform that will cover all riding positions: Roadster, Cruiser and Racer.
PRODUCTION
Vanguard motorcycles will be assembled in New York City at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The modular construction, based on large sub-assemblies, revisits traditional manufacturing methods. Combined with worldwide sourcing and the support of key motorcycle vendors, Vanguard will deliver exceptional value and quality.
SALES
Starting at $29,995, a premium price within reach, the Vanguard Roadster is a strong alternative to current premium motorcycles. Selected dealers are signing up to be the ambassadors of this game-changing brand.
PEOPLE
Vanguard is led by renowned designer Edward Jacobs and serial entrepreneur Francois-Xavier Terny. Together they form a dynamic team of drive and vision.
With a fresh perspective and unique approach, Vanguard promises to be a premium motorcycle brand of revolutionary effect.
Come see the world premiere at the International Motorcycle Show in New York, taking place December 9-11 at the Javits Center in Manhattan. For more information and press inquiries, please contact press@dravcarn.com.
Goodguys Rod & Custom Association Announces 2017 Event Schedule– The Goodguys 2017 event schedule is official! Twenty electric events spanning the country are on tap for the 2017 event season highlighted by the BIG ONE –
the Goodguys 20th anniversary PPG Nationals, July 7-9 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. The 3rd North Carolina Nationals moved just two weeks later in the month at the NC State Fairgrounds to April 28-30. The 25th East Coast Nationals celebrates its silver anniversary at the scenic Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York, June 9-11 while The Pacific NW Nationals celebrates its 30th birthday in Puyallup, WA, July 28-30.
The Colorado Nationals turns 20 this year at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, September 8-10. We are celebrating 25 years of car lovin fun in the Lone Star state with the 25th edition of the Lone Star Nationals, September 29-October 1 in Ft. Worth. Our season finale, the Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale also celebrates 20 years, November 17-19 as we close out the season in the Valley of the Sun.
The 2017 season kicks off with the Goodguys 8th Spring Nationals March 10-12 at WestWorld in Scottsdale and travels the country before returning to Scottsdale for the season ending 20th Southwest Nationals, November 17-19.
Goodguys AutoCross racing will be held at sixteen of the twenty events. Three Goodguys Friday night Vintage Drag Races will be staged as well, promising an action packed year! Whether you love the Goodguys events on the West Coast, East Coast or the traditional summer classic, the Heartland Nationals, Goodguys has an event for you! Check out the Goodguys Gazette and www.good-guys.com to get the complete 2017 event schedule!
March 10-12 8th Spring Nationals (Scottsdale, AZ)
March 17-19 7th Spring Lone Star Nationals (Fort Worth, TX)
March 25 & 26 35th All American Get-Together (Pleasanton, CA)
March 31-April 2 17th Meguiar’s Del Mar Nationals (Del Mar, CA)
April 28-30 3rd North Carolina Nationals (Raleigh, NC)
May 19-21 12th Nashville Nationals (Nashville, TN)
June 3 & 4 24th Summer Get-Together (Pleasanton, CA)
June 9-11 25th East Coast Nationals (Rhinebeck, NY)
June 17 3rd Speedway Motors Day At The Hay (Lincoln, NE)
June 30-July 2 26th Heartland Nationals (Des Moines, IA)
July 7-9 20th Goodguys PPG Nationals, Columbus, OH)
July 28-30 30th Pacific Northwest Nationals (Puyallup, WA)
August 18-20 16th Great Northwest Nationals (Spokane, WA)
August 25-27 31st West Coast Nationals (Pleasanton, CA)
September 8-10 20th Colorado Nationals (Loveland, CO)
Sept 29-– Oct 1 25th Lone Star Nationals (Fort Worth, TX)
October 13-15 6th Nostalgia Nationals (Bowling Green, KY)
October 20-22 24th Pennzoil Southeastern Nationals (Charlotte, NC)
November 11 & 12 28th Autumn Get-Together (Pleasanton, CA)
November 17-19 20th Southwest Nationals (Scottsdale, AZ)
Pre-registration is available online for the 2017 events at www.good-guys.com. Save $15 and register by 12/31/16 for the 2017 events!
Stay up to date on event announcements, details and other things Goodguys at www.good-guys.com. “Goodguys….cool cars, cool people, good times.”
— Betsy Bennett, Goodguys
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NEWS FROM THE PAST– Clark Gable was among the most famous figures in the world when two events altered his life. First, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, hurtling the United States into World War II. Then, the following month, Gable’s beloved wife Carole Lombard was killed in the crash of a DC-3 airliner returning from a war bonds tour.
Devastated, patriotic, and at age 40 a bit old for military service, Gable didn’t feel that the work he and Lombard had been doing to raise money through war bonds was enough of a contribution. He sent a telegram to President Franklin D. Roosevelt asking for a role in the war effort. The president replied, “STAY WHERE YOU ARE.”
Gable did not. He volunteered for the Army Air Forces, went to the 13-week Officer Candidate School, and was trained as a photographer and aerial gunner. Because of his Hollywood connections, he was made a part of the First Motion Picture Unit (FMPU) located at what troops called “Fort Roach” – the Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, Calif.
FMPU was commanded by producer Jack Warner, who was recruited as a lieutenant colonel. Flight operations were commanded by “Hollywood Pilot” Paul Mantz, famous for his stunt flying in films, who became a major. Other FMPU stalwarts included Alan Ladd, Ronald Reagan and Van Heflin.
“Gable was assigned to our squadron but not to a particular crew,” said Tech. SGT. Cowley. “The group controlled his assignments. They wanted him to have an outer-wing aircraft with a clear view of the skies for his air-to-air photography. He stayed with us right up from 1942 to 1945 and I can tell you, they didn’t put him on the milk runs. He took a lot of pictures of flak bursting beside his aircraft.” Records indicate that Gable flew five combat missions but Cowley and other veterans remember that he flew many more.
According to lore, Germany’s Hermann Göring offered a sizeable cash reward to anyone who could capture Clark Gable.
THANK A VETERAN TODAY FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.
–from Midnight Express Motorcycle Company
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THE MOTORCYCLE PROFILING FILES– NY Police Detain 169 Motorcyclists on Long Island.
The battle over motorcycle-only checkpoints is not over. Although Congress banned federal funding for motorcycle-only checkpoints in the 2015 Fast Act, these discriminatory stops continue in some states without federal assistance.
On November 6, 2016 Su?olk County Police Highway Patrol Bureau o?cers, New York State Police troopers and MTA Police o?cers conducted motorcycle safety checkpoints on eastbound Sunrise Highway at exit 55 and eastbound Long Island Expressway. 169 motorcycles were stopped and 54 citations were issued. Checkpoints are a form of motorcycle profiling that impact all motorcyclists. Those cited were independents, not club members.
Cloaked under the justification of safety, motorcycle-only checkpoints unfairly target motorcyclists and motorcycles as a form of transportation.
According to the AMA, “Motorcycle–only checkpoints are discriminatory, forcing riders and their passengers to do something not asked of other citizens, simply because we choose to travel on two wheels, or three, instead of four. The AMA believes the money used for these operations could be better spent supporting programs that conduct rider education, reduce distracted driving and encourage motorist awareness of motorcycles.”
What’s the solution? Motorcyclists in New York State should unify and push for a state prohibition against motorcycle profiling which would include discriminatory motorcycle-only checkpoints.
November 6, 2016
Incident: Fifty-Four Summonses Issued at Motorcycle Safety Checkpoints
Location: Eastbound Sunrise Highway and Eastbound Long Island Expressway
Date/Time: Sunday, November 6, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol Bureau officers, New York State Police troopers and MTA Police officers conducted motorcycle safety checkpoints today on eastbound Sunrise Highway at exit 55 and eastbound Long Island Expressway between exits 65 and 66.
Officers stopped 169 motorcycles between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. as they passed through the checkpoints and a total of 54 summonses were issued for the following violations:
14 Unlicensed Operator
2 Suspended License
10 Un-inspected Motorcycle
3 Unregistered Motorcycle
2 Uninsured Motorcycle
10 Helmet Not Approved by New York State Department of Transportation
6 Modified/Loud Exhaust System
1 Other Equipment Violations
6 Failure to Comply with Lawful Order
A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
–Timothy D. Sini, Police Commissioner
16-351243 Suffolk County Police Department VC/1835
–from www.MotorcycleProfilingProject.com
BREAKING NEWS: CHICAGO CUBS ARE BEING FORCED TO GIVE UP THEIR WORLD SERIES–
CLEVELAND INDIANS’ FANS HAVE RIOTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN PROTEST OF THE 2016 WORLD SERIES.
DESPITE KNOWING THE RULES OF THE GAME PRIOR TO PLAYING, THEY ARE UNHAPPY THEY LOST AND DEMANDED THE OUTCOME TO BE CHANGED.
THEY COULD BE HEARD CHANTING: “NOT OUR WORLD SERIES CHAMPION”. A 24-HOUR GRIEF COUNSELING TOLL FREE NUMBER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THOSE FANS TO TRAUMATIZED TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES.
EVEN THOUGH THE CUBS WON 4 GAMES AND THE INDIANS ONLY WON 3, SINCE BOTH TEAMS SCORED 27 TOTAL RUNS THROUGHOUT ALL 7 GAMES, THEY ARE BEING DECLARED CO-WORLD CHAMPIONS.
WHEN QUESTIONED, COMMISSIONER MANFRED STATED, “WE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR THE NATION. WHAT KIND OF EXAMPLE WOULD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BE SETTING IF WE EXPECTED THE ADULTS WHO PLAY THIS GAME, AND THEIR FANS, TO GRACEFULLY ACCEPT DEFEAT?
“INSTEAD OF CREATING A BIGGER DIVIDE BETWEEN THE CUBS AND INDIANS, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS CONFIDENT THAT THE
CUBS WILL GLADLY SHARE THEIR VICTORY WITH THE INDIANS.”
LIGHTEN UP FOLKS, ELECTIONS COME EVERY FOUR YEARS, SOMETIMES WE WIN AND SOMETIMES WE LOSE BUT WE GET THROUGH IT.
And that’s the key. We need to work together to survive and smile all the way to the next election. –Bandit
QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE SPIRITUAL ARM OF THE LIBRARY– A church congregation decided to have four separate worship services each Sunday.
There was one section for those people who were new to the faith, another for regular members who preferred the more traditional worship service, one for those who’d lost their faith and wanted to get it back, and a separate service for those who had had some unsuccessful experiences with other churches and had some complaints.
The four divisions are named Finders, Keepers, Losers, Weepers.
A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, ‘If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.’ With even greater emphasis he said, ‘And if I had All the wine in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.’ And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he Said, ‘And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.’
Sermon complete, he sat down..The song leader stood very cautiously and announced With a smile, nearly laughing, ‘For our closing song, Let us sing Hymn #365, ‘Shall We Gather at the River.’
WHAT THE HELL— I wish I knew what was happening next. The hospital can’t decide what the hell to do with my mom. I don’t get it. One nurse said, “We can’t give her morphine, it’s addictive.” What the fuck. She’s dying. Quick, let’s get the hell out of this crazy world addicted.
Okay, this too shall pass. Hell, I have two VA health appointments tomorrow. This getting old is a drag. And the VA told me they will review my disability case within 800 days. Fuck, I could be dead by then. It took three years for them to respond last time. No wonder 22 vets commit suicide a day. The VA did it. We go to war to fight for our country. If we survive we get to come home and die trying to fight the VA.
But keep smiling goddammit, Bikernet has wonderful news for you everyday. And we will keep fighting for the rights to ride free forever or die trying.
Ride Free Forever,
–Bandit
