Hey,
Another wacky day in paradise. Our Bonneville Book is hung up at the printers. I need to work on our Chance book. Content is flying at Bikernet faster than I can launch it, and there’s a chance we could help produce a Biker Movie this year. Plus, there’s a remote chance we could be involved in another Sturgis-like rally. Whatta ya tink?
In my gut, I believe, resides a motorcycle movie that could rival Easy Rider and rest in our hearts and souls for years to come. It would take a sponsorship effort like crazy to raise the funds. Let’s hit the news. I need to ponder this stuff:
WOLFGANG GOES TO BAT FOR BIKERNET BONNEVILLE BOOK PROJECT–Our book must be waiting in the queue behind some other big order, as it’s not scheduled to come off the press until the 23rd. I bitched, let’s see if they move up the date. Then we can plan our PR campaign. I thought we might have advance copies soon…..
I will keep you posted.
–Timothy Remus
Wolfgang Publications
Office: 651-275-0198
Sales: 651-275-0143
Fax: 651-439-7052
24 Hour Order Line: 651-275-0194
TIRES AIN?T PRETTY, BIKERNET PRODUCT RESEARCH EVALUATION REPORT– Tires aren?t pretty, YEA you heard me right I said tires aren?t pretty, BUT ya gotta have em! They come in a lot of sizes, some thin, some fat, black wall and white wall But they still ain?t pretty.
Choices ? Choices ? Choices
Everyone has a opinion about which one is best and there are a lot of things to consider, MILEAGE ? COMFORT ? GRIP both wet and dry and of course price
I was on a Discovery Channel Ride and I commented that damn I got to change oil and tires again before I ride to Sturgis. I was reminded that I put a lot of miles on and that both items were part of maintenance.
That was when Larry Curik suggested I try a set of Continental Milestones. He said they were especially made for heavy touring bikes and cruisers and would give me the mileage I was looking for. I ride a lot of interstate and most of the time over the posted limit and in all kinds of weather and did not want to give up handling especially in the rain.
He assured me that the tires would give me exceptionally high mileage and high levels of wet and dry grip.
I did some checking and found out that the ContiMilestone tire used a ?Activated Silica Compound? that is said to give 30% more wet grip and at the same time more mileage.
I had thought that wet grip was a trade off for mileage and that appears to be the case with some other brands. I also found out that the Continentals used a combination of Nylon and Rayon in their casings that gave good stability.
The thread design is directional oriented using a lateral wide and narrow groove which gives good stability even under the worse conditions. That is also something the central thread design can not do.
The tires can be run with or without a tube and come in various sizes to fit 15-16-19 and 21 inch rims. I ended up putting a set of black walls on my 2004 Harley Electra-Glide. A 130/90H-16 went on the front using 36 lbs of air. The rear took a 140/90H-16 and 40 lbs of air.
Riding from Florida to Sturgis and back I was on every kind of road surface that you can think of both wet and dry.
The tires were everything that Larry said they would be. THANKS BRO!
There was one thing he didn?t tell me though. I was tooling along around 90 mph just enjoying life when I spotted the rain grooves in the road ahead; I was waiting for that uncomfortable feeling of them wanting to take the handlebars from my control. It Never Happened! I hardly knew they were there. Not what my experience had been with the factory tires.
Oh yea I got a little over 5000 miles on them now and hardly any wear at all.
I?m Keeping These! Hey if you?re tired of changing tires so often you may want to consider trying a set yourself. Check with your local shop. You can also find information on the internet at http://www.contionline.com/generator/www/de/en/continental/motorcycle/themes/motorcycletires/cruiser/milestone/milestone_en.html or by putting Continental Motorcycle Tires in the search engine.
Continental Tires,
39E. Main Street, Suite #117
New Albany, Ohio, 43054
Phone 614-855-6960
–Rogue
Sturgis Freedom Fighters
Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005
www.bikerrogue.com
BIKERNET WEEKLY TOOL TECH, ELECTRIC HAND DRILL– Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holesuntil you die of old age.
SKIL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
–Buckshot
D&D DELIVERS A MONSTER HORSEPOWER SOLUTION–More Power * More Grunt * One Package.
The feedback has been through the roof from guys taking our D&D+Zipper?s kit and in an afternoon bolting on an asphalt ripping performance across the entire RPM range. The horsepower kit includes a free-flowing D&D pipe, Zipper?s Performance ThunderMax with AutoTune tuner and a Zipper?s ThunderBird air filter.
But wait, there?s more? D&D has put together this package at a significant discount for Bikernet readers. Save BIG dollars for BIG performance and all you have to do is tell them you?re from Bikernet.
Call 817-834-8961 or logon to D&D Performance Enterprises website. This package has everything? price, performance, exhaust tone and of course, show quality chrome.
Note: This kit is designed for any Harley Delphi ECM fuel injected bike and D&D pipe.
–Jeff
FROM THE EXTENSIVE BIKERNET BLONDE FILES–A brunette walks over to her blond friend’s home and finds hercrying. “What happened…why are you crying?”
The blond tells her that her mother has passed away.
The neighbor makes her some coffee, comforts her and thenleaves.
The next day the neighbor goes back over to the house and findsthe blond crying again.
Once again, she asks her why she is crying.
This time the blond replies hysterically… “I just got offthe phone with my sister, her mother died too!
–from Jester
BRASS BALLS BOBBERS IS GIVING AWAY A FREE BOBBER–IronWorks Magazine thinks so much about the Bobbers built by Brass Balls Bobbers and Choppers that they decided to give one away? for free. This is a 20K+ Bobber that you can help build by selecting the components of the bike.
Should the build have an S&S Engine, Harley 80 inch or an Indian-style V-plus? Help the crew at Brass Balls Bobbers and Choppers on their build by selecting the components. The winning components get incorporated into the build.
Go to Brass Balls Bobbers and help us build the bike now. After the selection is made follow the build at Bikernet and IronWorks Magazine.
–Jeff
SEVERE BIKERNET COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT–In this week’s article the FLH bars look good. How about a source for the bars, clutch cable and throttle cables? Would like to do that upgrade on my 2007 FL. While we are at it could you do a tech on removing the FLH fairing? My dealer refuses to allow me in the shop to see how it’s done.
A Norton Sporty? A blast from the past. I used to know a guy, Jeff Sell, who worked for TC Christenson. TC was the guy who drag raced a dual engine Norton back when. My friend Jeff Sell piled up his Norton on a car at an intersection breaking both his wrists. As luck would have it after his healing he did a tool and die apprenticeship at J I Case tractor and became a machine shop owner.
His later passion was fishing and he continued with manufacturing salmon fishing rigs. Talk about a convoluted chain of events. The kids and I just returned from a week in Key West. Lots of bikes and “bikers”. What I noticed is that the foreigners are buying up the Keys due to the devalued dollar. Germans, Polish, British are now the new owners. And why not? The Hispanics are gone and it is now European chic. Anyway my daughter caught a bonnet head shark which is what you and Rogue held up in Daytona years ago. My son took to scuba diving and I found that sun and fishing are what keeps an “old” man young.
–Anson
anson600@yahoo.com>
BIKERNET TESTIMONIAL–I’ve had a number of people call and e-mail us on what a great feature article it was.We have a stat sheet that we get weekly from the host of our Streetwalker site and I always look at it to make sure the traffic counts are where we want them to be. One of the criteria they evaluate by is referring sites and to qualify as counter somebody has to come onto your site from a link on another site.
Bikernet is always in the top four sites for referring hits to our site. It isn’t uncommon to have between 75 to a 100 “referrals” a month from Bikernet. It’s a terrific tool for exposure and never fails to drive traffic.I’m starting to sound like a paid endorsement so I’m outa here. Take care and thanks for all your efforts.
–Terry
Boss
Street Walker Exhaust
Envy
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE CARVES ITS NICHE FOR FALL LAUNCH IN HEAVYWEIGHT CRUISER MOTORCYCLE MARKET ONCE MORE–Indian Motorcycle prepares for Fall launch of its classically inspired, reengineered V-Twin Cruiser.
Kings Mountain, NC? Indian Motorcycle, America?s First Motorcycle is revving up for its much anticipated release of the classically inspired Chief model featuring the dramatic curves of the fenders that have become a motorcycling icon.
?For model year 2009, this Indian revival has been extremely well thought out and engineered to improve overall rider features and comfort and of course improved styling echoing what the First American Motorcycle delivered in 1901. Not to mention the tireless efforts put forth by the engineering team and our suppliers to present a significantly improved product including the PowerPlus? 105cc engine? explained Nick Glaja, Indian Motorcycle Vice President, Engineering. ?We have successfully redefined a classic by blending modern technology and implementing stringent quality requirements all to deliver a better performing, more reliable Indian Motorcycle? finished Glaja.
Indian Motorcycle located in Kings Mountain, North Carolina is on target to deliver model year 2009 units to its dealer base Fall 2008 with a consumer unveiling and launch at the motorcycle Mecca; Sturgis, South Dakota during Bike Week.
Indian is intent on slowly and methodically carving out its niche in the heavyweight cruiser motorcycle market. Having a considerable cofor a premium line of motorcycles under the Indian Motorcycle brand, the company will focus on supplying genuine, American made motorcycles which are beautifully designed, made of the highest quality materials, reliable and supported by a qualified dealer network.
Indian Motorcycle Company will make further launch announcements including scheduled event attendance, the release of their event and demo vehicles and Indian branded dealership openings.
THE FINEST FROM AUSTRALIAN BIKE WEEK–Attached are a few pics from Gold Coast Bike Week in Queensland last Sept.
–Doc
ADVICE FROM KIDS FOR BIKERNET READERS–“Never trust a dog to watch your food.”-Patrick, age 10
“When your dad is mad and asks you, “Do I look stupid?’ Don’t answer.”-Hannah, age 9
“Never tell your Mom her diet’s not working.”-Michael, age 14
SAXON MOTORCYCLES TO HOST OPEN HOUSE– To celebrate the end of Arizona’s 12th annual Bike Week, Saxon Motorcycles will host an open house Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its Casa Grande headquarters. Come tour Saxon’s facilities and enjoy live music, vendors, special guests and factory direct pricing on all of brand new Saxon Motorcycles and Apparel.
Special guest Caren Cooper of Big Sky Motorcycles, one of the top rated female Racers on the SIR Circuit and winner of the 2008 Easyriders Final Invitational Judge’s Class for Radical Build, will be available for autographs and photos. Guests can enjoy the music of The Tall Paul Band, mingle with the sexy ladies of the Bombshells Boutique, and visit with vendors such as the Stitcher & the Patch Lady, Made to Be Worn Jewelry, Arizona Biker Leathers, Aces & Eights Tattoos, Wicked Bros. Exhaust, AlphaTech Coatings, Bikini Bike Detail and many more.
Admission is free for all riders. The Budweiser Truck will be selling beer for an additional charge to benefit the Petty Foundation, an organization committed to helping Arizona’s Youth by providing scholarships to under privileged children.
Come visit us at Saxon Motorcycles for rock-bottom prices, great music and good company. Saxon Motorcycles is located at 555 W. Main Avenue, Casa Grande, Ariz. For additional information, please visit www.saxonmotorcycles.com or email us at info@saxonmotorcycles.com.
–Ken Conte
NEW CUSTOM BIKE ASSOCIATION (CBA) OFFICIALLY DEBUTS– CINCINNATI, OH ?? The Custom Bike Association (CBA) made its official debut February 1st at the 2008 V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati. Anticipating strong interest in the organization, CBA staff members were thrilled to collect over 200 new memberships from enthusiastic Expo attendees.
?The excitement and interest we experienced at the V-Twin Expo this year was incredible,? said CBA cofounder and director Tim DeMirjian. ?Every new membership reinforced our belief that the industry not only needs but is absolutely ready for the industry standardization, education and certification the CBA endeavors to provide. The enthusiastic response we got was really inspiring.?
The CBA was also thrilled to get the attention and encouragement of industry heavyweights at the annual Metzeler V-Twin Expo Roundtable discussion where the esteemed panel of Eddie Trotta, Brett Smith, Bert Baker, Paul Cox, Paul Teutul, Jr., Mark Wolfram and Chris Maida agreed that the CBA mission is worthy of endorsement.
Established to provide standardization, education and certification across the custom bike and aftermarket industries, the CBA?s main goal is to serve as an advocate, provider and promoter for the dealers, manufacturers, distributors, builders and enthusiasts that comprise this community.
Building on their success at the Expo, the CBA staff has been hard at work on their second stage of website development, the foundation for the standardization and certification processes.
PANHEAD BIKERNET DEAL OF THE WEEK– This guy has a nice ’57 Pan for sale. Just giving you a heads up if you know of anyone who is looking. I?m not in the motorcycle sales business, so I don?t know a price or details. The only thing I do know is that Tim Petersen, artist from Spearfish, did the paint.
Contact owner directly for more info. His name is Gary Garlick Spartans@vcn.com
REV TECH ENGINE DEAL–A serviceman reader in Korea is replacing his H-D engine with a square RevTech job, but has to buy it from the U.S. when it was built in Korea. Here’s his story to date:
I bought an engine..yeah.. from a distributer of CCI in North Dakota. I guess its an 88″ 4×4 stroker engine..Gen III..I paid $2300 USD for it. They are freighting it back to Korea, the republic of.
I don’t know the whole deal yet.. the engines have the same warranty.. the whole issue… but I think.. the are just taking back the old stock, ’cause they wanna sell some new shit right fast quick and in a hurry..Ima happy camper. I want to know seriously, how to become a CCI agent here.
The new engine was shipped out of O’hare this morning so I will have it next week.
–H
BIKERNET TRIKE REPORT–Finally finished the paint on Reggie?s trike.
–Buckshot
LIFESTYLE 2006 CUSTOM BUILT BOBBER DEAL OF THE WEEK– Old School Bad Ass with Plenty of Attitude! ONLY $ 11,995.00
MISS STURGIS CONTEST WRAPS UP–On-line vote proves diversity of the biker community.Sturgis, S.D. ? March 31, 2008 ? The Miss Sturgis 2008 and Girls of Sturgis Bike Week contest, after eight weeks of on-line voting, has produced a diverse array of 12 beautiful and personable finalists for the title of Miss Sturgis. A panel of judges will make the final selection for Miss Sturgis; the ladies are coming in from all over the country for their interviews and photo shoots.
Following the fourth round of voting, more finalists were announced. They are:
MxChick, a model, actress, pro wrestler and motocross racer from Louisville;
Barbie, a nursing student from Lima, Ohio, who loves to ride Harleys;
Sparky, an outdoors woman who loves to dance, from Scottsdale, Arizona; and
Brandy, an avid traveler, who recently moved from Omaha to Rapid City.
The new Miss Sturgis already has her first assignment. At the end of April she will be flying to Redwing Motorcycle in Boston where she will shoot the cover photo for the ?Sturgis Rally News? with Aerosmith?s Steven Tyler.
The Girls of Sturgis Bike Week will also be busy with radio and magazine interviews and, of course, the photo shoots for the calendar. Each page will feature a different location and motorcycle. Miss Sturgis will grace August 2008 where she will be photographed at the production line of Lehman Trikes. The lady chosen for June will be on a chopper in the casino at Deadwood Gulch Resort. December will feature the lingerie of One Bad Bitch and August 2009 will be on location at Black Hills Harley-Davidson. Other pages for sponsors Budweiser, Cranky Ape and Epic Outdoor Signs will be with an assortment of custom and antique motorcycles in a variety of exciting Black Hills locations. Sturgis Bike Week, Inc. designed the wardrobe for the Girls of Sturgis Bike Week.
The calendars will be free at Thunder Road, the Sturgis Bike Week retail stores on Main Street, and several sponsors? locations where the Girls will be autographing them, August 3-8. For more information, go to www.misssturgis.com.
PRICING REPORT FROM W8LESS ROTORS– W8less is finally getting their pricing structure together. However, we are offering those who encountered less expensive quotes the opportunity to get W8less Rotors and pads at the price quoted. Ray would love for you to extend this ?show offer? to YOUR readers as well. If you can, please let them all know about the “269.95 deal. All I ask is that they mention that they read about it on Bikernet.
In addition, we do have dealer pricing based on show special pricing as well. This is ONLY going to last 30 days. The dealers will get 30 percent off the new price of $319.95 WITH OUT PADS.
If you would like additional information on the product, please see the W8less Rotors website at www.w8lessrotors.com.
In addition, if you have any friends that would like to take advantage of this limited sale, please have them contact W8less Rotors direct at the number below.
Regards,
–Ray C Wheeler
Director of Sales
W8less Rotors
831-594-7783
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