.jpg)
Hey,
I’m waiting on reports from the Daytona front. The conversations are amazing today. As you will see in the news.
“It’s a good weekend, with a lot of Fla peeps and European folks,” said Donna from 2Wheelers on Main. “Vibe is like a party on steroids.”
I’m attempting my first bronze sculpture for a Hamster Charity based on this bike. Yesterday, I discovered the bike has never been featured so we will in the Cantina, because there’s controversy afoot, which I will explain.
I will cover this project exclusively in the Cantina, with only teasers in the Bikernet news from time to time. Let’s hit it.
HOW TO RIDE A SIDECAR MOTORCYCLE VIDEO OF THE WEEK— Written and produced by Good Spark Garage/Wilkinson Brothers, http//goodsparkgarage.com/rider: Corey Wilkinson.
.jpg)
GYPSY TOUR ACTION– One of the original experiences in motorcycling, gypsy tours are gatherings of riders from all over the country, converging upon a single destination. AMA National Gypsy Tours bring like-minded riders together to enjoy the camaraderie of motorcycling, often in a location of particular beauty, historic significance and/or importance to the sport.
It all kicks off at one of the biggest rallies of them all: AMA Gypsy Tour at Bike Week!
2017 Schedule
March 10-19: AMA Gypsy Tour at Bike Week – Daytona Beach, Fla.
April 5-9: Arizona Bike Week – Scottsdale, Ariz.
April 26-29: Laughlin River Run – Laughlin, Nev.
May 3-7: Thunder Beach Spring Rally – Panama City, Fla.
May 12-21: Myrtle Beach Bike Week – Myrtle Beach, S.C.
June 5-10: Americade Motorcyle Touring Rally – Lake George, N.Y.
June 10-18: Laconia Motorcycle Week – Laconia, N.H.
June 22-25: Thunder in the Valley – Johnstown, Pa.
July 7-9: AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days – Lexington, Ohio
July 12-16: Roar on the Shore – Erie, Pa.
August 2-6: National Bikers Roundup – Kansas City, Kan.
August 23-27: Rally in the Gorge – Hood River, Ore.
September 13-17: Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally – Mescalero, N.M.
September 22-24: Ray Price Capital City Bikefest – Raleigh, N.C.
October 5-8: Las Vegas BikeFest – Las Vegas, Nev.
October 25-29: Thunder Beach Fall Rally – Panama City, Fla.
November 2-5: Lone Star Rally – Galveston Island, Texas
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The streets of Daytona Beach will get noisier Friday as thousands of motorcyclists roll into town for the 76th annual Bike Week.
Officials expect 500,000 bikers to cruise down Main Street for the 10-day festival, which will include a series of concerts at the Ocean Center and races at Daytona International Speedway and New Smyrna Beach Speedway.
Ashley Gilbert, who owns Bikers Pride, told Channel 9 that she fears the crowds will be sparser this year because it isn’t a milestone year.
“A lot of people save their money to go to anniversary shows,” Gilbert said. “The year after always slows down.”
But Gilbert said she hopes for the best.
“But I feel like the economy has gotten better,” she said. “People are more comfortable with spending money.”
The event runs through March 19.
–WFTV.com
–from Rogue
Supreme Commander
Bikernet Baggers
SALT TORPEDO DESIGN DISCUSSIONS— We’ve had intense design, weight and handling discussions with the likes of Duncan Keller, of Yankee Engunity, Steve Massicotte, Paughco, and even Sandy Kosman.
https://campagnamotors.com/contact-us/
There was some concern about forcing major weight over the front wheels like Can Am trikes. A recent article pointed out the benefits for trike handling over four-wheel handling with the correct center of gravity and front axle width. I think we’re close. Compagna Trikes handle better than Ferraris in corners. I think we’re okay for Bonneville.
I want to complete the frame and fiberglass work and bring the Salt torpedo back to the headquarters for testing. Hang on for more reports.
WEEKEND TECH PRODUCT– Secure wires and cables quickly in any location with Quiet Tape
No matter if you’re building a custom ride from the ground up or just installing cable driven or electronic accessories, securing those cables and wires, especially in tight locations can be difficult and time consuming. You can kiss these issues goodbye with HushMat’s unique Quiet Tape.
Developed specifically for use as a time saving tool when installing electronic components in cars, trucks, RVs, boats, motorcycles and virtually any vehicle, the unique fastening tape features a flexible foam, single sided design that is moldable to your specific needs.
Simply cut the length you need with scissors, wrap around the wires/harness or cable and then attach to any clean surface. Components used in the making of Quiet Tape create a bond to metal, plastic, fiberglass, fabric without bleeding through. Additionally the unique product does not absorb moisture and will not dry out and become hard and brittle. For a dealer near you check out their site at www.hushmat.com or call direct to 913-599-2600.
Once you’ve used Quiet Tape you’ll realize it has hundreds of uses not only on vehicles and even motorcycles, but around the shop, home or anywhere you need to keep cables and wiring in place.
COULD BE PART OF THE BIKERNET TEAM— Ford Ranchero for sale. I’am 6’1” and had no problem, the Ford is a lot bigger inside than the Chevys are, as I had both
It has a 410 in Cleveland engine – comp cams cam – Edlebrock manifold with Holly carb – four-row Modine radiator – Alpine with four speakers – Eldo seats with custom leather interior plus custom console.
Bullit wheels and a Ford racing rear sway bar, so it stays flat going around turns. Ozite carpet in the bed on a 1-inch thick plywood base.
–Don
MEMO FROM BIKERNET TRIKES EDITOR–
I am gonna go ballistic on Bikernet Trikes. I will post so much content with relevant keywords that every trike related search will bring people to Bikernet Trikes.
War footing. Trikes site has to grow. Time for Trikes is now.
Let’s see if the revenue keeps up with our website. No regrets if it doesn’t. People will reference our articles in Wikipedia or other news sites. I will be sending you so much Trike content, you will be working daily on it. Do or Die as freedom fighters say.
If Trikes industry is truly growing, we will definitely see our growth. Last Man Standing will be BikernetTrikes.com
Best wishes,
–Ujjwal Dey
Most Excellent in Charge
.jpg)
NASA GETS A BOOST– One small step for man…
On Tuesday, both chambers of Congress passed a bipartisan bill approving funds for NASA and giving the agency a number of new mandates that will set the stage for space exploration, as well as investment opportunities in aerospace, over the next two decades.
When enacted, the bill will be the first to give the space agency new mandates in over six years. Its passing serves as a reminder that, even during times of stark political divide, the U.S. remains united in its extraterrestrial ambitions.
Dubbed the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017, the bill appropriates $19.508 billion to the space program, up a hair from $19.3 billion received in 2016. Relatively speaking, the number is small and works out to approximately 0.5% of the total federal budget.
The real headline, though, can be found in section 435 of the bill, which prompts NASA to reach the next great milestone in space exploration: sending humans to the planet Mars by 2033.
–Jason Stutman Photo By Jason Stutman
Wealth Daily
QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY–
An elderly couple was celebrating their sixtieth anniversary. The couple had married as childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood after they retired.
Holding hands, they walked back to their old school. It was not locked, so they entered, and found the old desk they’d shared, where Jerry had carved I love you, Sally.
On their way back home, a bag of money fell out of an armored car, practically landing at their feet. Sally quickly picked it up and, not sure what to do with it, they took it home. There, she counted the money – fifty thousand dollars!
Jerry said, We’ve got to give it back.. Sally said, Finders keepers. She put the money back in the bag and hid it in their attic.
The next day, two police officers were canvassing the neighborhood looking for the money, and knocked on their door. Pardon me, did either of you find a bag that fell out of an armored car yesterday?
Sally said, No.
Jerry said, She’s lying. She hid it up in the attic.
Sally said, Don’t believe him, he’s getting senile.
The agents turned to Jerry and began to question him. One said: Tell us the story from the beginning.
Jerry said, Well, when Sally and I were walking home from school yesterday ………. The first police officer turned to his partner and said, we’re outta here!
–from Rogue
CANTINA MEMBERS GET RARE OPPORTUNITY– We would love it if you could put up that the MWL-421 for Touring Models is being discontinued.
It is available in Matte Black and Chrome and we are discounting the price from $115.95 to $75.00 until they are gone!
I will include the link to the item on our website and have attached a photo of both the chrome and black models.
https://www.motherwellproducts.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=mwl-421&Submit=
–Bre
7074 Portal Way #140
Ferndale WA 98248
Ph 360-366-2600
Fax 360-543-9096
MERCH PERFORMANCE NEWS– REVITALIZE YOUR TIRED SHOVEL!!!! we can turn your tired shovel into a SHOVEL-UTION engine, better controlled oil pressure to each individual rocker, quieter running engine, adjustable pushrods, set once, no futher adjustment necessary, better power band and much more power with our MERCH/ANDREWS MMSE-1 cam, result MORE POWER, MAINTENANCE FREE ENGINE
–Dana
We ran a tech years ago by Deacon, which drew some attention recently and then we heard from Merch Performance. They have a simple bolt-on kit to convert a Shovelhead into an smooth reliable Evo. I like it, and we are going to feature the kit in a tech very soon.
–Wrench
ANOTHER BUCKET LIST RIDE–
DAY 1: ARRIVE NEW DELHI
Arrive at Delhi’s airport; our representative will personally meet you outside the EXIT gate of arrival terminal, holding a placard of your name to welcome you with garland & a bottle of mineral water. He will escort you till your hotel to make your hotel check-in smooth & fast. Overnight in Hotel.
DAY 2: DELHI-MANALI BY OVERNIGHT JOURNEY
After breakfast in hotel, get ready for a guided city tour of New Delhi with many historic monuments such as the 12th century Qutab Minar (the World’s tallest free standing minaret & it has five distinct storeys with the height of 72.5 Meter), Humayuns’ Tomb is a forerunner of the Mughal style of architecture, and in contrast, visits the Lotus Temple. Later drive past India Gate, the city’s World War I war memorial, the President’s residence, Parliament House and the Secretariat buildings, all designed by Lutyens. Later you will be transferred to bus station for a comfortable overnight journey to Manali in Air-conditioned Bus. Overnight in Volvo Bus.
***
DAY 12: MANALI-DELHI BY OVERNIGHT JOURNEY
Morning free for leisure. In afternoon take a walk in colorful market of Manali. Late afternoon you will be transferred to Manali Bus Station to board Air-conditioned volvo bus for a comfortable overnight journey to Delhi. Overnight in Volvo Bus.
DAY 13: ARRIVE DELHI
Morning on arrival in Delhi at Bus Station, you will be received by our representative & transfer to hotel & relax. Later as per your return flight schedule, you will be transferred to Delhi International Airport to board your return flight to home.
In our Fixed Departure we take maximum 10 Riders.
Book Now 1st Tour 21st June’2017 to 03rd July’2017
Book Now 2nd Tour 14th July’2017 to 26th July’2017
Book Now 3rd Tour 5th August’2017 to 17th August’2017
Price-
US $ 2650 Per Rider
US $ 2150 Per Pillion
US $ 395 Single Room Supplement
PACKAGE COST INCLUDES:
Ø 10 Nights Hotel/ Camp accommodations on Twin / Double Sharing basis.
Ø Breakfast & Dinner throughout the tour, except in Delhi where accommodation with breakfast basis only.
Ø All Ground Transfers from your arrival at Airport in India to till departure from India, sightseeing & overland journey by Air Conditioned Vehicle on non-riding days.
Ø Royal Enfield 500 CC Motorcycle on all riding days.
Ø Fuel (Gasoline) for Motorcycle.
Ø Experienced English speaking Motorcycle Road Captain for whole trip on his own Royal Enfield Motorcycle including his accommodation & food.
Ø Experienced Royal Enfield mechanic with all necessary spare parts for bikes including his accommodation & food.
Ø Spares parts change in Motorcycle during tour. –Front tube/ Rear tube/Spark plug/Clutch and Brake Wire/Clutch and Disc brake pads/ Engine oil/Clutch Plate.
Ø First-Aid Medical kit.
Ø Refreshment during rides like Packed Juice, Fresh Fruits, Biscuits, Tea, Coffee Etc.
Ø Back-up Vehicle (Support Car/Van) for your Luggage & Pillion Rider.
Ø One Time Monument / Monastery / Temple Entrances.
Ø Delhi-Manali-Delhi Air-conditioned Volvo Bus Tickets.
Ø The services of an English speaking guide on sightseeing days.
Ø Inner Line Permits (Restricted Area & Wild Life Area Permits).
Ø All required Video / Camera fees.
Ø Farewell Dinner with Unlimited Beer.
Ø Assistance by friendly, knowledgeable English speaking ground representatives from the moment you arrive in India until the time you leave.
Ø All Currently Applicable Taxes.
RATES EXCLUDE:
International Flights, Lunch, personal medical insurance (compulsory), Bike damage, extra drinks, visa fees and items of personal nature such as tips, laundry, liquor, extra drinks etc & anything which is not mentioned in included section.
–Bharat Singh….
Mobile:+91-9871483018
D-207, Vikas Chamber,
Central Market, Sector-14,
Rohini, New Delhi-110085.
Skype: legendarymotorides
E-mail:- info@legendarymotorides.com
Website: www.legendarymotorides.com
[page break]
WEEKEND GUN NUT REPORT– Your Help Urgently Needed to Protect the Second Amendment Rights of America’s Veterans!
Your Help Urgently Needed to Protect the Second Amendment Rights of America’s Veterans!
SUPPORT NRA-ILA
America’s veterans helped protect us. Now we can ensure they themselves are not arbitrarily denied the right of self-protection.
On Wednesday, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs marked up and favorably reported H.R. 1181, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, sponsored by Committee Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN). The bill now moves to the full U.S. House, where a vote could come as early as next week.
H.R. 1181 is meant to deal with a longstanding and shameful practice by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which administers disability benefits for veterans and their families. Under this practice, anyone who the VA declares “incompetent” to manage his or her own benefits and assigns a fiduciary is automatically reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) as a prohibited “mental defective.” The person is then subject to a lifetime ban on the acquisition and possession of firearms, unless he or she successfully petitions for “relief from disabilities.”
As of Dec. 31, 2016, the NICS contained 167,815 active records submitted by the VA under this program.
The VA’s program suffers from a number of legal and practical issues.
Above all, it does not attempt to identify which beneficiaries have mental illnesses that actually cause them to be a danger to themselves or others. Rather, it merely targets individuals who have been identified as needing help to manage their benefits. Yet there is no scientific or empirical evidence to support the idea that needing help managing money is the same thing as being too dangerous or irresponsible to safely handle a firearm.
Second, the statute on which the reporting is based prohibits firearm acquisition or possession by persons who have been “adjudicated” as a “mental defective.” While these terms are not defined in the statute, the purely bureaucratic process by which a fiduciary is assigned – which in most cases does not involve a hearing, much less a judge – is hardly the sort of procedure most would consider an “adjudication.” And the only issue at stake is whether the person needs help with his or her finances. It does not affect rights other than under the Second Amendment, including the right to form legally binding contracts, vote, hold office, serve on a jury, etc.
While the VA does theoretically make “relief” available after the fact, few of the beneficiaries affected by the program have the means to negotiate the highly bureaucratic process, which may also require expensive mental health evaluations and legal aid. The procedure also turns due process on its head by forcing the petitioner to prove by a high standard of evidence that he or she is not a risk to public safety, a premise the government was never required to establish in the original “adjudication.”
The VA’s own records showed that as of April 2015, only 3% of relief petitions had been granted. And the decision makers considering the petitions are the same sorts of VA bureaucrats who made the original fiduciary determination, not an independent judge or magistrate.
H.R. 1181 would change all this by ensuring that the VA could only report a beneficiary to NICS as prohibited “mental defective” if a judicial authority had already made a finding that the person is a danger to self or others. This would ensure due process, as well protect those who simply need help managing their finances but are not at increased risk of committing a dangerous act with a firearm.
President Trump signed a measure into law last month that prevented the Social Security Administration from going through with a plan to implement a similar reporting system for certain of its Disability or Supplementary Security Income beneficiaries assigned “representative payees.”
And the House had passed a bill to halt VA’s program in 2011, which eventually died in the Senate.
Action to stop this unconscionable infringement of veterans’ Second Amendment Rights is long overdue.
Please contact your congressional representative NOW and respectfully ask him or her to vote YES on H.R. 1181, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. You can call the Congressional Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to your representative’s office, or you can send an email using our Take Action tool.
America’s veterans answered the call to serve for the good of all. Now is your chance to ensure their rights are protected. Don’t delay. Please call or write your representative today.
PUNISHMENT AT ANY COST–
A member from North Carolina recently was convicted of a DUI. His story is all too familiar: A 40-year safe driving record with no tickets, lost his job because of the DUI, dealing with the cost/hassle of an ignition interlock on his car, restricted to work-related driving and, after losing auto insurance coverage, forced into a state-run insurance program at triple premium cost.
In other words, his life has been upended emotionally and financially. Before suggesting a limited number of options available to our member, a New York traffic attorney we consulted illustrated the personal cost of a typical DUI conviction in his state:
Note that this does not include multiple days of lost work to appear in court or, as in the case of our NC member, a lost job. It also does not reflect insurance rates that for several years will be through the roof.
Keep this in mind the next time – and there always is a next time – there is a national call to lower the DUI/DWI limit from 0.08 to 0.05 BAC. Remember this the next time you have a beer or two after work, or a couple of glasses of wine at a friendly gathering, before heading home.
You could be in perfect control of your faculties and of your vehicle. But let’s say you are stopped at a traffic light and get clipped from behind through no fault of your own. Woe be to you if the police are called to file a report, insist on sobriety checks all around, and you blow a 0.08 or higher. You have just become part of an alcohol-related accident (even though alcohol was not a primary factor or even secondary cause) and you’ll quickly find out what being a DUI outcast is all about.
To emphasize the last point, let’s examine the available options suggested by our NY attorney:
1. Sell your nice car and buy a beater. Put absolute minimum insurance coverage on it. Mark your calendar and when you pass the punishment date, sell the jalopy and buy a nice car again. This is a fairly common (and still costly) workaround.
2. Sell the car and don’t drive for the punishment period, usually a year or more. Use public transportation (if you happen to live in a place where that is possible) or Uber everywhere you go. The advantage here is the avoidance of all associated ignition interlock device charges and, at least in the short term, skyrocketing auto insurance premiums.
3. Pay through the nose, rewarding and perpetuating the DUI apparatus.
Notice that the emphasis is on punishment (and money collection) rather than treatment. If anything, a person with a drinking problem is subjected to additional stressors that can easily accelerate the path to self destruction.
For the NMA perspective on how DUI/DWI cases should be dealt with, click here.
Use this link to share this NMA E-Newsletter with others:
https://www.motorists.org/alerts/dui-laws-update-part-3-punish-cost-nma-e-newsletter-426/
Read Driving News every chance you get:
https://www.motorists.org/news/
This is incredible. This is the zero tolerance mentality and it’s nuts. Take for instance Los Angeles. The public just past a billion dollar homeless assistant program. So, if you get a DUI your life is a mess for a couple of years and you may lose your job. However, if you become a drug addict and homeless the city might build you a home and give you relief. How does that make sense?—Bandit
BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY IS STILL OPEN— There were these three women who…
There were these three women who escaped from prison. A blonde and two brunets. So to get away from the cops they hid in an abandoned farmhouse. In the farmhouse there were three burlap sacks sitting around. So they hid in them.
When the cops came to the farmhouse, one of the cops saw the sacks, the officers yells, “There’s just three burlap sacks in here!”
To which his partner replies, “Then kick them just to be sure it’s not them hiding”.
The officer goes and kicks the one with the brunet in it and she yells, “MEEEYYOWW!” the officer said “Oh, its just a stupid cat in there.”
So he kicks the one with the other brunet in it and she yells, “RUUFFF RUFFF!”, so the officer says, “Oh, it’s just a stupid dog!”
Then he kicks the sack with the blonde in it and she yells, “POTATOES!”
–from Rogue and Sidehack Jerry
MEMO FROM THE PRESIDENT– Boosting Job Growth
Today, the Labor Department released the February jobs report that showed President Trump’s first month in office added 235,000 more jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent!
In addition to the great jobs report that came out after the President’s first month in office, Exxon Mobil made another huge announcement. President Trump congratulated the Exxon Mobil Corporation on its ambitious $20 billion investment program that is creating more than 45,000 construction and manufacturing jobs in the United States Gulf Coast region.
“This is exactly the kind of investment, economic development and job creation that will help put Americans back to work,” the President said.
There is a lot of work ahead of the President and thanks to supporters like you we have a strong movement to support him as he continues to Make America Great Again!
We’re in this together and we can’t thank you enough for your continued support.
AWARD-WINNING DUO DAILEY & VINCENT INDUCTED INTO GRAND OLE OPRY–
Multi-GRAMMY nominees and three-time International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainers of the Year Dailey & Vincent were formally inducted into the Grand Ole Opry last night by Opry members Old Crow Medicine Show and Jeannie Seely. The duo had been invited to join the Opry by Marty Stuart during their 100th Opry appearance in December.
Seely, who will celebrate 50 years of Opry membership later this year, presented an Opry Member Award to Jamie Dailey, while Old Crow lead singer Ketch Secor did the same for Darrin Vincent.
“I had the honor of introducing Dailey & Vincent for their first Opry appearance,” Seely began. “I thought to myself that night, ‘I hope one day I get to see them become members of the Opry one day because they epitomize everything the Opry is on stage and off.’”
“They honor the traditions and respect their elders, but most of all they entertain,” Secor said. “Tonight they join the ranks of country music’s greatest entertainers. … Welcome Dailey & Vincent to the first family of country music.”
“We love the Grand Ole Opry. It’s in our DNA,” Dailey said as he and Vincent recognized family, friends, their band, and members of their organization who’d helped make the night possible. The duo closed their Opry segment with “I’ll Go To My Grave Loving You,” a hit by one of their musical heroes, The Statler Brothers.
“We are very excited to welcome Dailey & Vincent into the fold,” said Opry General Manager Sally Williams. “Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent have been proclaimed the best in their field across the board, winning awards and media acclaim for their songs, their musicianship, and their one-of-a-kind live performances. Over the past 10 years and more than 100 Opry visits, they’ve brought crowds to their feet both with country, bluegrass, and gospel standards as well as their brand new material. We look forward to Dailey & Vincent being active, beloved Opry members as the Opry looks toward the century mark and beyond.”
Among artists scheduled to play the Opry later this month are Opry members Charlie Daniels Band, Del McCoury Band, Rascal Flatts, and Carrie Underwood, along with special guests Brandy Clark, Chris Janson, The Mavericks, and Scotty McCreery. Opry Country Classics continues throughout the spring at the Ryman Auditorium with upcoming Spotlight Artist appearances by Brenda Lee, Lorrie Morgan, Oak Ridge Boys, Tanya Tucker, and more.
INCREDIBLE BIKERNET WEEK AHEAD— I’m scrambling on Episode 75. Lots of twists and turns in this mess.
I will also work on the feature around this controversial antique, Excelsior Auto-Cycle. Is it real or not? The Lindby bars article will be wrapped up in the next two weeks.
Also, we have two stories coming from the Biker’s Choice team. Good news! Hell, we have a piece coming from the Peterson Museum’s Indian vs. Harley exhibit.
We are working with Memphis shades on an FXR fairing install. And hopefully we will have Daytona Reports and another Salt Torpedo tech. Never a dull moment around the headquarters.
Ride Free Forever,
–Bandit
