Hey,
This has been a fascinating and challenging week. Hell, the year followed the same code. I’m running to Vegas in a couple of weeks for Bikefest, and my mission this week is to rewrite our Bikernet Media Kit with all new bikernet advertising benefits.
We have made so many strides this year and our numbers might be exploding. That’s the pure business aspect. Business is interesting. It’s sorta like building a bike and selling it to make a slight profit. In the process of building it you use resources, like a pinstripper, the powder coating guys, Primo-Rivera to rebuild you S.U. carb, or BDL for a belt drive and the list goes one.
If you stop building bikes it impacts lots of folks. Bikernet is our project bike. We love what we do, even when we are challenged. Hell, the challenges keep it interesting, keep us on our toes, and keep our minds working for the best experience we can provide and still pay the bills.
Let’s hit the news. Besides, wow, the girls we get to work with.
LAUGH FACTORY ANNOUNCEMENTS–
Supply and Demand continues to be the most popular show at the Laugh Factory, and the run has been extended through October for Hollywood and Long Beach!
Supply and Demand has been featured by everything from Time Out Los Angeles to ESPN. The show is packed with talent, and surprise guests at some of the venues have included Whitney Cummings, Joe Rogan, Jerrod Carmichael, Pete Holmes, Darrell Hammond, and more.
There are Supply & Demand shows in Chicago, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and Seattle – feel free to forward this to your friends in those cities.
Need a ride to any of our events? If you’ve never taken Uber before, sign up with code UBERGETHOME and get your first ride free!
–Barry Mackey
THE BEER FAIRY WANTS TO STOP BY YOUR HOUSE WITH A COLD ONE…
–Bob Clark
UNIQUE NORWEGIAN COOPERATION ON MOTORCYCLE SAFETY– The Norwegian Public Roads Administration and FEMA member organization NMCU did a joint presentation at a key road safety conference in Sweden.
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) had invited Morten Hansen from riders’ rights organization NMCU to do a joint presentation about the cooperation on the national motorcycle strategy in Norway. In his part of the presentation Karsten Nikolaisen from NPRA said that the cooperation was based on trust and respect, built over many years.
Among other things he said that NMCU’s initiative to organize a round-table conference on rider training in 1999 was the start of the new model for rider training, and that the NMCU’s ‘Full Control‘ book was used as a basis for the new motorcycle training that was introduced in 2005. He continued by saying that NMCU was invited by NPRA to be part of the organizing committee of the OECD workshop on motorcycle safety in Lillehammer in 2008, and that NMCU was a member of the reference group for the new rider training in 2005. NMCU was also part of the group that did the in-depth analysis of fatal accidents on motorcycle 2005-2014.
Karsten Nikolaisen said that it was the Ministry of Transport that demanded that NMCU should be part of the mission to create the national strategy for mopeds and motorcycles, but that it would have been natural for NPRA to make use of NMCU in that work anyway. Mr. Nikolaisen used two examples from the motorcycle strategy to explain that cooperation is built on trust and generosity: NPRA will examine the negative and positive consequences of raising the minimum license age for light motorcycles from 16 to 18 years. This is not at the top of NMCU’s wish list, but NMCU accepts and supports that the case must be investigated and NMCU trusts the NPRA to make an unbiased decision based on facts.
NMCU in turn wanted to encourage motorcyclists to “choose the right time and right place” when training riding technique. This is hardly an action that the NPRA would choose, but they support it because they trust NMCU’s professionalism. “We have benefited greatly from NMCU’s expertise when working with analyses, guidelines and strategies. NMCU is always willing to cooperate and is a positive partner, says Mr. Karsten Nikolaisen in his presentation.
Part of the future agenda is to revise the measures in the motorcycle strategy. In this work, the new in-depth analysis of fatal accidents is an important tool to adjust the direction of the safety work. Guro Ranes, road safety director in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration said: “Mutual trust and respect, understanding for each other’s roles and responsibilities is the key to good results.”
AMAZING MOTORCYCLE COLLECTION BOOK AND WE KNOW THE COLLECTOR– Timeless American – A Selection of Pre-1916 Motorcycles
Celebrating the Golden Era of Motorcycles
Orange County and Los Angeles, Calif., (September 2016) – Photographer, designer and creator of Iron Vault Studio, Edward “Eddie” Lee, is excited to announce the launch of his highly anticipated coffee table book, Timeless American – A Selection of Pre-1916 Motorcycles, now available at www.ironvaultstudio.com. The public can meet the photographer at a special launch party for the book on October 8 at the Venice, Calif. headquarters of Deus Ex Machina.
“After talking to some serious collectors and a handful of guys who really loved these older bikes, I realized that it would be special to do something more specific than just a general book with a random selection of motorcycles,” Lee said. “Being a motorcycle enthusiast, it was important for me to share my views visually, to try and get as much information as possible and share just enough for anyone else to dive deeper, if they wanted to. I think it’s important to know where motorcycles have come from and how they’ve evolved over the years.”
After ten years of visualizing, and nearly three more of hard work and painstaking dedication to detail, Lee completed the 14” x 11” landscape-style collectible edition of Timeless American – A Selection of Pre-1916 Motorcycles, which was produced and printed in the United States.
The hard cover case bound book has 264 pages, each filled with beautiful imagery of the classic craftsmanship of mostly cruiser bikes, circa 1900 to 1915 – single, V-Twin and four cylinder engines. Lee showcases 26 manufacturers, with 46 motorcycles, displayed in chronological and alphabetical order, including Indian, Harley-Davidson, Excelsior, Thor, Henderson, Flying Merkel, Marsh Metz, Hudson, Pope, Marvel, Reading Standard, Emblem, Cyclone, and more.
For Lee, one of the more important features of this book was that everything was American made, honoring the history of the collection. >From the bikes themselves, to the process of creating it, to the printing – everything was done on American soil. Lee shot an average of two bikes per day. The entire shoot took about eight months and post production took another six months.
To order your limited run of the first edition of Timeless American go to: www.ironvaultstudio.com. The book retails for $125. Launch party details below.
Timeless American Book Launch Celebration
Date: Saturday October 8, 2016
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Where: Deus Ex Machina
1001 Venice Boulevard
Venice, Calif. 90291
TRIKE EDITOR CHANGES FROM YAHOO TO GMAIL–
Using this GMail address instead of the painfully slow and error prone Yahoo Mail.
Use this regularly now and share this as my Editorial email address to other people.
I check the Yahoo email everyday of course, but it is getting increasingly troublesome to use. GMail is the best there is.
So always mention “Ujjwal Dey” with the email support@happymen.org
–Ujjwal Dey
Most Magnificent Bikernet Trikes Editor
THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPENS EARLY– A mother is in the kitchen making dinner for her family when her daughter walks in. “Mother, where do babies come from?”
The mother thinks for a few seconds and says, “Well dear, Mommy and Daddy fall in love and get married. One night they go into their bedroom, they kiss and hug, and have sex.”
The daughter looks puzzled so the mother continues, “That means the daddy puts his penis in the mommy’s vagina. That’s how you get a baby, honey.”
The child seems to comprehend. “Oh, I see, but the other night when I came into your room you had daddy’s penis in your mouth. What do you get when you do that?” “Jewelry, my dear. Jewelry.”
–from Rogue
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1. the branch of applied chemistry dealing with fermentation, as in winemaking, brewing, the preparation of yeast, etc.
Quotes
He was going to work in a brewery for the summer, attracted by the job’s requiring a knowledge of zymurgy …
— Geoffrey Wagner, The Asphalt Campus, 1963
Origin of zymurgy
Zymurgy can be traced to the Greek term z?´me meaning “leaven.” It entered English in the mid-1800s.
SLINGSHOT BY Polaris will be at the 17th annual Bikes, Blues and BBQ rally from September 21–24– From live music to poker runs and car shows, BBB has it all.
Be sure to stop by and visit the Slingshot team at Baum Stadium, where you can enter for a chance to win a new 2017 Slingshot SLR. This year, you can experience the adrenaline rush first-hand by taking a demo ride on a 2017 Slingshot, Slingshot SL or the new Slingshot SLR*.
WHERE TO FIND US:
The Slingshot team will be located at Baum Stadium near the north entrance:
SEP 21-24
Daily Demo Rides • Baum Stadium
1255 S Razorback Road • Fayetteville, AR 72701 Map
Demo rides start at 12pm on Wednesday, Sept 21 and 9am Thursday-Saturday. Rides go out every half hour with the last group at 4:30pm.
BAD COP REPORT–
A bill in the New York City Council would force the NYPD to release annual reports on its asset forfeiture program, but the NYPD says it’s impossible.
NYPD brass testified before the New York City Council Thursday that it has no idea how much money it seizes from citizens each year using civil asset forfeiture, and an attempt to collect the data would crash its computer systems, The Village Voice reported.
Concerned by the lack of transparency surrounding the NYPD’s civil forfeiture program, NYC councilmember Ritchie Torres introduced legislation this year that would require annual reports from the police department about how much money it seizes, but at Thursday’s hearing, the NYPD said it has no technologically feasible way to track seized money that was ultimately not pursued through asset forfeiture.
From The Village Voice:
“Attempts to perform the types of searches envisioned in the bill will lead to system crashes and significant delays during the intake and release process,” said Assistant Deputy Commissioner Robert Messner, while testifying in front of the council’s Public Safety Committee. “The only way the department could possibly comply with the bill would be a manual count of over half a million invoices each year.”
When asked by councilmember Dan Garodnick whether the NYPD had come to the hearing with any sort of accounting for how much money it has seized from New Yorkers this past year, the NYPD higher-ups testifying simply answered “no.”
According to the Voice, the NYPD “claimed that it only legally forfeited $11,653 in currency last year — that is, gone to court and actually made a case as to why the NYPD should be taking this money.”
As I reported last month, Bronx Defenders, a legal aid group, is suing the NYPD for public records on its asset forfeiture program, which rakes in millions in seized cash and property from arrests every year. According to the scant records Bronx Defenders did manage to get back, the NYPD reported more than $6 million in revenue in 2013 from seized cash, forfeitures, and property sold at auction, and it had a balance of more than $68 million in seized currency in any given month of that year. Bronx Defenders say the records indicate that the vast majority of seized assets are simply forfeited by default after the deadline passes for the property owner fails to go through the burdensome and Byzantine process of trying to retrieve them by the deadline.
The NYPD’s “unclaimed cash and property” sales totaled $6.5 million in 2014 and more than $7 million in 2015, according to the Bronx Defender lawsuit.
Back to The Village Voice:
Testifying in front of committee members, lawyers and advocates from the Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, and Legal Aid Society relayed a litany of horrors experienced by clients who had become trapped by the NYPD’s unjust civil forfeiture process. Anca Grigore, a staff attorney at Brooklyn Defender Services, told the story of one client who was arrested while a passenger in another person’s car. The NYPD then went to the BDS client’s home, told their brother that they needed to move the client’s own car because it was blocking a driveway, and then seized the car. The BDS client eventually paid $500 to get the car back from the NYPD six months later. In another case, a BDS client had hundreds of dollars vouchered under the name of a co-defendant, whose criminal case was ongoing — the process took months to play out, and the client had to jump through several hoops just to prove the money was hers.
Photo Credit: Frances M. Roberts/Newscom
C.J. Ciaramella is a criminal justice reporter at Reason.com
Cops All Over The Country Seize Money and Property and In Most Cases Do NOT Want the Public To Know How Much and Even More Do Not Want The Public To Know What Happened To That Money. Sounds Like Organized Crime to me and Possibly RICO Charge Should Be Filed.
–Rogue
–Reason.com
GUN NUT REPORT– Urgent Call to Action: Prop 63 attacks California gun owners this election. Your involvement is critical.
Thank you to everyone who has responded to this appeal over the last few weeks, and please forgive me if you’ve seen this appeal before. This message is just too important to take a chance on anyone missing it. Gun owners in the Golden State are once again being attacked by anti-gun politicians, and I want to make sure all California NRA members see this message before election day!
Your NRA remains committed to the fight for our rights in California. With anti-gun politicians holding legislative majorities and often being directed by elitist billionaires who oppose the right to keep and bear arms, it is an uphill battle. We won’t be able to reverse decades of anti-freedom measures overnight. But rest assured that we will continue to work tirelessly to improve the laws and the legislators in California.
Your involvement, through both volunteering and fundraising, is critical. We can’t do it without your help.
As you are probably aware, a direct threat to our Right to Keep and Bear Arms will be on the November 2016 ballot.
SIGN THE PETITION: my civil rights are not up for grabs!
On November 8th, Californians will vote on Gavin Newsom’s Prop 63 — a draconian initiative that will cause ammo prices to skyrocket, turn law-abiding gun-owning citizens into criminals, and prevent Californians from having the tools they need to protect their families. Learn more at www.stoptheammograb.com.
The Newsom campaign machine is working overtime to demonize NRA members and take away our freedoms. But we have a chance to fight back – and to let our elected leaders know that we won’t give up our civil rights just because power-hungry politicians like Gavin Newsom want to make California a gun-free state.
The NRA is proud to support the Coalition for Civil Liberties (Coalition) political committee, which was formed under California’s campaign finance laws. The diverse group of police and civil rights organizations representing gun owners from all walks of life is leading the fight against Newsom and Prop 63. Every day more organizations, police groups, local leaders, and Californians are joining the Coalition.
All of the leading law enforcement organizations in California oppose Prop 63, including the California Police Chief’s Association, California State Sheriff’s Association, Deputy District Attorney’s Association, Association of Fish & Game Wardens, and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association. These groups collectively represent tens of thousands of police officers working to defeat Newsom’s gun control agenda.
Friends, in order to defeat Newsom and his anti-gun allies, the Coalition for Civil Liberties needs your help.
–Chris Cox
Executive Director
NRA Institute for Legislative Action
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LAWMAKER KILLED by motorist, “right of way violation.”
Facts Instead of Fiction on Michigan’s Helmet Law Modification
In recent months many advocates of mandatory helmet laws have attacked Michigan’s ADULT CHOICE motorcycle helmet law passed in 2012. In these “reports” the claim is that 40% of riders who died in fatal crashes were un-helmeted which means 60% of riders were wearing helmets. More riders died wearing a helmet than without.
The real problems are UNENDORSED MOTORCYCLE RIDERS and car drivers violating a motorcyclist’s right of way, by making a left turn in front of the rider.
Ever year since 1989 (a total of 27 years) when Michigan started keeping track of this data, 40% OR MORE of the motorcycle riders did not have a motorcycle endorsement and, were thus, riding illegally. In 2013 and 2015 that number reached 57% or nearly 3 out of 5 riders involved in fatal accidents, according to Michigan’s Office of Highway Safety Planning.
Additional claims are taken out of context and show a lack of integrity in their reporting. The claim that there was a 23% increase in motorcycle fatalities from 2014 to 2015 is misleading since they do not state that 2014 had the lowest number of motorcycle fatalities in ten years while 2015 had the highest number. The helmet law faction claims “The very low figure in 2014 appears to be an anomaly.” Thus the truth, buried in their report is that 2015 was normal.
ABATE Statistician, Vince Piacenti, finds this “cherry-picking” of data to falsely represent motorcycle safety records to be unprofessional. He added, “Comparing a high year with a low year is not statistically valid.”
“The reality is that deaths fluctuate with miles driven, which is affected by weather,” wrote Jarrett Skorup of the Mackinac Center. “At the end of the day, the fatalities this year are well within the range of what is normal.
The recent fatality of State Representative Peter Pettalia from a right of way violation, shows the need for a state funded motorcycle awareness program. Pete was an experienced rider. He rode with a defensive riding mindset. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and kids. Left turns in front of a motorcycle rider are one of the leading causes of motorcyclist’s fatalities.
ABATE of Michigan, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the rights and promoting the safe operating practices of all Michigan motorcyclists.
ABATE has partnered with public schools and private drivers schools to teach more than 80,000 new drivers about motorcycle awareness, using resources donated by ABATE members.
–Vince Consiglio (248) 672-0957
–Jim Rhoades (734) 578-6144
http://www.abateofmichigan.org/
BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY IS ALWAYS OPEN– A little girl and boy are fighting about the differences between the sexes, and which one is better. Finally, the boy drops his pants and says, “Here’s something I have that you’ll never have!” The little girl is pretty upset by this, since it is clearly true, and runs home crying.
A while later, she comes running back with a smile on her face. She drops her pants and says, “My mommy says that with one of these, I can have as many of those as I want!”
–from Rogue
GARTH BROOKS, HILLARY SCOTT, TANYA TUCKER, DAN + SHAY, WAYLON JENNINGS, CRYSTAL GAYLE & MORE FEATURED IN THE LATEST EPISODE OF ‘THE PICKUP’–
Continuing the tradition of presenting the top stories in country music, another all-new episode of the “The Pickup” features Waylon Jennings, Hillary Scott, Bill Anderson, Tanya Tucker, Crystal Gayle, The Statler Brothers and Garth Brooks.
“The Lost Nashville Sessions,” a collection of never before heard Waylon Jennings’ music, will soon be available to own. The 14 unreleased songs were recorded by Jennings’ 46 years ago in 1970. The album goes on sale October 21st.
http://www.viewbix.com/v/The-Pickup–41/0bdcce8e-b745-4a11-82c8-6390df66ea3f
Congratulations are in order for Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott and her family. Their single, “Thy Will” hit number one on Billboard’s Christian Digital and Christian Song charts. The song is also number one on the National Christian Audience chart.
Bill Anderson released his second book on September 1st. “Whisperin’ Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music,” takes an inside look at Anderson’s career and features never before seen personal photos. Anderson said he decided to write his second book after feeling like he hadn’t finished telling his story. To order a signed copy of Anderson’s new book, go to BillAnderson.com.
Tanya Tucker, Crystal Gayle & The Statler Brothers were honored with the Pioneer Award at the 10th Annual ACM Honors. Dan + Shay and Chris Young honored the Statler Brothers with a performance, Maren Morris honored Tucker, and Kelsea Ballerini honored Gayle. The Statler Brothers expressed their gratitude for being honored, even 14 years after their retirement. Crystal Gayle said she was just excited to be back on the ACM stage again.
Garth Brooks performed his first full-length show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The concert launched Brook’s new SiriusXM station, “The Garth Channel,” and was broadcasted live on the station. The concert also featured Brooks’ wife, Trisha Yearwood.
Crystal Gayle, Peggy Sue and their family member’s performed at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. Lynn was unable to attend due to injuries sustained from a recent fall. However, two of Lynn’s daughters and her son Ernest did perform. Sending well wishes and a speedy recovery to Ms. Lynn.
Check out the latest episode of The Pickup here:
viewbix.com/v/The-Pickup–41/0bdcce8e-b745-4a11-82c8-6390df66ea3f
AMAZING KICKER ARM FROM NASH–Tired of using old kicker arms that flop back to the kick position every time you ride?
The Nash Swift Kick, developed and patented by John Grant, is a kind kicker arms are like nothing seen before. Cast from a 174 stainless steel, and constructed with all premium stainless steel hardware.
A brushed brass end cap tops off the kick pedal to give it a unique look. Machined into the arm are rare earth magnets that hold the kick pedal in place, when in the down position.
Flips out, locks in, for a solid kick, flips back, slides down for a comfortable ride. Available brushed or polished finish, straight or curved arm.
A NEW BAD JOKE LIBRARY CONTRIBUTOR– A guy goes in for a prostate exam. After pulling his pants down and bending over, he asks the doctor to use 2 fingers.
“Why do you want me to use two fingers?” Asks the doctor.
The guy replies, “Because I want a second opinion.”
–Paul Aiken
Owner
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10015 Metromont Ind. Blvd, Ste F
Charlotte, NC 28269
800-990-9392 orders
704-599-1333 office
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LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST NEWS– Mustang Seats Returns To Las Vegas BikeFest as a Vendor and Sponsor of the 2016 Indian Scout Motorcycle Giveaway
Mustang Seats, makers of the world’s highest quality, most comfortable handcrafted motorcycle seats, returns to Las Vegas BikeFest, not just as a vendor this year but as a sponsor of the 2016 Indian Scout that will be given away on Friday, September 30.
Mustang will have their rig set-up on North 9th Street in Rally Central. There you will be able to check out the variety of motorcycle seats and find the perfect one for your favorite ride and of course they will be able to install it for you right there on the spot.
Along with the Mustang Seats rig being out at the rally, this year they are a sponsor of the 2016 Indian Scout Motorcycle Giveaway that one lucky person will win on Friday, September 30. The winner of the motorcycle will also receive a $250 Gift Certificate from Mustang Seats.
“Mustang Seats is proud to be part of BikeFest’s huge Motorcycle Giveaway and wishes all riders the best of luck in winning a new bike”, Mustang’s Sales Manager Jesse Sargent commented. “Win or lose, however, we invite all riders to stop by Mustang’s huge rally truck rig and check out our incredible selection of seat styles for Harley, Indian, Victory, Kawasaki, Triumph, Can-Am, Honda, Ducati, BMW, Yamaha and Suzuki. Our factory-trained reps will help you try seats on your bike for the best fit for both you and your passenger and, of course, installation is free. Also, living up to Mustang’s #1 rating in customer service, we will ship your old seat back home for you for free as well.”
Las Vegas BikeFest 2016 will be held September 29 – October 2, 2016 in the heart of downtown Las Vegas on Fremont Street East.
Always striving to bring more, this year attendees will be entertained by Branscombe Richmond and his Renegades and Roadies Tour on September 29th and October 1st. The inaugural year for the “Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame”, inducting Keith Ball, Lorenzo Lamas, Robbie Knievel and Evel Knievel* is scheduled for Saturday, October 1st.
Death defying stunts will be performed by the GlobeOfDeath.com riders and Straight Up Stunt Team.
There are over 30 live bands playing throughout the rally, contests including giving away 4 motorcycles, $1,000 Shopping Spree, $10,000 Poker Run, Poker Walks, 4 different Bike Shows and so much more. Registration will be held at the headquarter hotel, the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino on the world-famous Fremont Street Experience.
More information regarding vendor space, schedule of events, event registration and official hotels can be found at www.LasVegasBikeFest.com, or by calling (1-866-245-3337).
*Posthumous
AEROSTICH RETURNS TO PORTLAND– and bringing all of the latest riding gear and equipment for a special Four-Day Pop-Up event. Join Aerostich factory fitting experts and see, feel, try on and experience all of the latest Aerostich riding gear, including the new ‘R-3′ (Roadcrafter 3) Suit, Roadcrafter City and Tactical Suits, Women’s sized Roadcrafters, Utility Riding Pants, Protekt Jeans and Khaki’s and more.
Try on gear, get measured for optional custom alterations (if needed) and experience the better feel and fit of standard graded sizes. (Not S, M, L, XL, etc but 40, 40L, 40S, 42, 42L, 42S, etc.) More than thirty sizes are available in most styles and models.
October 13th-16th, at 818 NW Eastman Pkwy, Gresham, OR 97080 in the Gresham Town Fair shopping center.
Along with a full array of Aerostich suits, jackets and pants, riders are invited to check out Aerostich Messenger Bags, Elkskin and Deerskin Gloves, Tank Panniers, Saddle Bags, Seat Bags, Fleece and Electric Liners…Swap riding stories with us and other area riders, too. Make plans to visit the Aerostich pop-up location at 818 NW Eastman Pkwy, Gresham, OR 97080.
Open October 13th- 15th from 9am to 7pm and Sunday, October 16th from 9am to 5pm.
Gresham, OR is located about 16 miles east of Portland (29min), 122 miles from Olympia, WA (1hr 58 min), 123 miles from Eugene, OR (2hrs 9min), 182 miles from Seattle, WA (3hrs 4min), and 324 miles from Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada (5hrs 52min).
Visit www.aerostich.com/popup16or for more details. Advance fitting appointments are available.
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Aerostich Oregon Pop-Up Event:
Aerostich travels back to the Portland area!
Four Days Only – October 13th – 16th.
Expert Fitting by Aerostich Factory Reps.
Try on Aerostich Gear – Including ALL NEW Suits.
visit http://www.aerostich.com.
To get a free catalog, call 800 222 1994 or email catalog@aerostich.com.
To order or for further information, call Aerostich/ at: 800 222 1994, FAX: 218 720 3610
Web: www.aerostich.com,
THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT–
Nexar, a fast-growing U.S.-Israeli startup, is marketing a smartphone-turned-dashcam app that records the habits of nearby drivers. If any get out of line – a few mph over the posted speed limit, making a sudden lane change, or any other maneuver the app deems as questionable – it records the license plate of the offending vehicle and uploads it to the Nexar database. If one of those flagged vehicles approaches the car of another Nexar user, a dangerous-driver-in-the-vicinity warning goes off.
So the next logical step for the for-profit Nexar is what, providing information to law enforcement, selling it to insurance companies and other bidders who can leverage the information for their own benefit? “Orwellian” is an adjective too often overused, but considering that the Nexar app has the potential of turning every car on the road into a mobile snitch, it is appropriately applied here.
A veteran NMA member weighs in:
This one will take some thought regarding the implications. Once again I’m blindsided by the potential of technology. I’m used to thinking of automated plate readers that cost thousands of dollars. No more.
This can be summed up as an automated “scarlet-letter” license plate, that tells the world, “I’m a dangerous screwup, and you are expected to grant me less-than-usual courtesy and rights, if not actually abuse me,” except without any process of law. Who pays if you are libeled by an algorithm and a cell-phone app? Obviously this is aimed at insurers. Instead of an accelerometer in your car, it may be a motion-reading algorithm in any other car.
One of my co-workers points out that this will have a huge rate of false alerts, like bad radar detectors or the early seat-belt buzzers. Similar observations:
· Some of the screw-ups caught by the app may be by the driver using Nexar. You could be ratting yourself out if you use this. All of your miles traveled will be recorded, along with momentary exposure to other cars.
· Some of the reported behavior may be legal, such as motorcycle lane splitting in California.
· Some bad behavior will be by pedestrians who don’t have license plates. Others are by semis, whose trailer plates don’t identify them.
How long before all cars are mandated to carry what amounts to an aftermarket event recorder, uploading everything to the cloud? You no longer physically control the data once that happens, as you do now.
In a few months, every truck will be required to carry an automated log. This will utterly change the behavior of truckers relative to rest stops, and change the balance between corporate truck lines and owner operators. Every truck MUST be parked when the mandatory rest stop is due to begin, or a violation will be logged. No more fudging the logbook while looking for a parking place. Truck schedules will slow to provide the necessary cushion.
–NMA
REVIVAL NEWS–If you’ve been keeping up with us, you know that one our Revival Team members recently rode the Continental Divide on a 2001 Suzuki DRZ400 from New Mexico to Montana. We’ve taken clips from his original video and created a shortened version for your enjoyment. Check it out along with more Revival adventure video fun here:
https://revivalcycles.com/pages/motofun
With Fall riding season right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about gear for cooler weather and rainy conditions. Below, we’ve selected some standouts from our webstore that we think will work out great for battling some of that impending inclement weather.
INDIAN ENGINE INTERNALS—Someone said recently, “Sure all V-Twins have counter balancing systems, if they are not rubber-mounted.” Here’s a breakdown of the new Indian 111-inch engine. I don’t see a counter-balancing system.
I’m also after the production number of the first year, 2014, Indians. The factory doesn’t want to give up the number, but in a dark smoke-filled alley behind a Detroit club someone whispered 8,000 to maybe 10,000. My next question is, how many Chief Classics were built? I have one. I want to know how rare it is? What the hell.
–Bandit
CANNONBALL TO DATE ON BIKERNET–
You can go to a special department on Bikernet and see all the days leading up to day eight on the road.
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/web_page.aspx?id=7
Check our blog for daily updates.
KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–A businessman in the first class cabin decided to chat up the drop dead, gorgeous flight attendant: “What is your name?”
Flight Attendant: “Angela Benz, sir”
Businessman: “Lovely name … any relation to Mercedes Benz?”
Flight Attendant: “Yes, sir, very close.”
Businessman: “How close?”
Flight Attendant: “Same price.”
–from Rogue
THE CLASSIC ULTIMATE RETRO SPRINGER FROM PAUGHCO–If you’re looking for the ultimate in a CLASSIC RETRO SPRINGER there’s only one place to go and that’s Paughco.
The Godfather of aftermarket SPRINGERS, Paughco has been manufacturing reproduction and custom SPRINGERS for nearly four decades.
Currently they offer over 90 different variations including stock and custom applications to fit just about any year and model.
Paughco SPRINGER assemblies are available in wide and narrow styles, in a variety of lengths, with or without shocks and designed for use with Dog Bone risers or Glide style top clamp.
Most recently they have introduced a model that incorporates their unique “floating fender” assembly.
Available finished in Paughco’s durable show quality chrome or new gloss black finish. Paughco’s traditional springer line-up is priced starting at just $1,199.95 and the new powder coated “Special” springers retail for a mere $699.95.
Check with your local Paughco dealer, go to www.paughco.com or call direct to 75-246-5738
MOVING RIGHT ALONG— Life is so nuts. I came face to face with family treachery this week. I’ll never forget my mother’s family treachery, which was bullshit. It’s so interesting how someone will throw a eight decade family relationship in the gutter for $5000.
A buddy of mine, Dr. Nuttboy, who is a psychologist says constantly, “family’s are toxic.”
I got a kick out of it for years, and heard horror stories. Then came face to face with my own bullshit, but there’s always another angle, slant, positive outcome. Hell, that’s a few less gifts I need to concern myself with each Christmas…
We just keep the party rolling, the whiskey flowing, the bikes building, and the girls quivering. Hang on for our Ride Back from Sturgis story. A new Salt Torpedo tech is coming. Las Vegas coverage, hell, we have a box of content still to be posted. Hang on!
Ride Free Forever
–Bandit
