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BIKERNET AVON TIRE OF THE MONTH– This month?s focus is on Avon?s newest tire, the AV71/72 Cobra. Replacing the tried and true Venom R line, the Cobra is a touring radial designed for power cruisers and customs. If you have one of the newer models of Harleys with an oversized rear wheel, this is your tire.
To help you stick it to the race replica guys, the Cobra employs the Advanced Variable Belt Technology found in Avon?s sport tires for nimble handling, longevity, and added stability. All this is paired with a special construction to cope with high loads makes it the perfect tire for touring.
The aggressive looking tread pattern is designed to follow the direction of the forces that transfer through the tire. The channels in the tire?s surface significantly reduce irregular and advanced wear when mounted on bikes that carry heavy loads (that?s legal-tech-speak for ?they last longer and don?t cup as easy.?)
For those of you with an eye for the artistic, the sidewalls feature a unique snake skin appearance as well as the distinctive snake?s head logo along the edge of the tread.
Check out www.avonmotorcycle.com for fitments and more information.
RINEHART RACING PRESENTS 2ND ANNUAL RINEHART CHARITY MOTORCYCLE RIDE MAY 13, 2008–Join us for over 100 miles of riding to benefit the Grand Strand Miracle League, a one-of-a-kind baseball league designed specifically for children with special needs. 2008 marks the sixth season for the league, which is now serving over 100 children. Games are played on a handicapped- accessible field that is ideal for wheelchairs and walkers. The ride will beheld during Myrtle Beach Spring Rally.A continental breakfast along with lunch and soft drinks provided during the ride. The first 125 participants to sign up receive a free T-Shirt. A set of Rinehart Racing exhaust of your choice will be given, along with a custom air intake system from Wimmer and many other great door prizes.
The starting location for the ride is Dog House Bar & Grill at 607 S. Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach.Registration begins at 9 am and ride will start approximately 10 am, ending at SBB Four Corners, Murrells Inlet around 3 pm.
Pre-registration is $25 for the driver and $15 for the passenger. Registration fee on the day of the ride will be $30 for the driver and $20 for the passenger. Please make all checks payable to the Grand Strand Miracle League.
Sign up now at the following locations:
Wimmer Performance, 11670 Highway 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet
R S Cycles, 11808 Highway 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet
B & M Custom Cycles, 508 N. Kings HIghway, Myrtle Beach
Registration forms and checks payable to the Grand Strand Miracle League can be mailed to:
Rinehart Racing, PO Box 1445, Enka, NC 28728
Please be sure & visit our sponsors below.
www.printingquest.com
Four Corners
South
3rd Avenue South
Registration forms and check payable to ?the Grant Strand Miracle League? can be mailed to: Rinehart Racing, Inc
PO Box 1445
Enka, NC 28728
All mail-in, pre-paid registrations can pick up wrist bands and t-shirts at the registration area at 9am, May 13, 2008.
PRESS RELEASE for BIKERNET’S “THURSDAY NEWS” from RIVERA PRIMO–RIVERA PRIMO has the finest selection of camshafts for Twin Cam applications. Twenty-seven different profiles from five of the biggest manufactures in the industry make our line the prominentchoice among performance buffs everywhere.
We stock both chain-driven cams & gear-driven models, for stock to large displacement motors, from Dave Mackie Engineering, Leineweber Enterprises, Andrews, S&S and Crane with lifts ranging from .490″ to .640″.
This huge variety of winners, together with all the essential gear-drive installation inventory you’ll need, such as the front & rear inner cam gears, crankshaft gear, outer cam drive gear, needle & ball bearings, etc., makes RIVERA PRIMO? the real source for TWIN CAM PERFORMANCE !!
For further information & a full product listing contact :
RIVERA PRIMO
12450 Whittier Blvd. Whittier, CA 90602
Tel: 800-872-1515
Tel: 562-907-2600 Fax: 562-907-2606
www.riveraengineering.com
LET’S STOP FOR A YOUNGUN–A little boy wanted $100.00 very badly and prayed for weeks, but nothing happened.
Then he decided to write God a letter requesting the $100.00.
When the postal authorities received the letter to God, USA, they decided to send it to the President.
The president was so amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5.00 bill. The president thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy.
The little boy was delighted with the $5.00 bill and sat down to write a thank-you note to God, which read:
Dear God,
Thank you very much for sending the money.
However, I noticed that for some reason you sent it through Washington, DC., and those assholes deducted $95.00 in taxes.
–from Art Friedman
GET YOUR BLACK MARKET FIX–Bandit?s Black Market has all the swag that you need. From prints and photographs to leather and luggage.
Don?t Miss It: Checkout Buck?s photo-art that captures the essence of the motorcycle. The camera is his paintbrush and through his artistry he?s able to record the stance, design and attitude of our American two-wheeled rolling art. Digg into Bandit’s Black Market. Take a look. –Wrench
SPOT SATELLITE MESSENGER —SPOT is the world’s first Satellite Messenger, providing peace-of-mind everyday and emergency assistance when you need it. The handheld, hunter-orange colored device, allows users to send message to friends and family or emergency responders from virtually any location, including the most remote locations, around the globe independently of cellular networks.
Just released on the market in November 2007, SPOT is innovative and unique, using the GPS satellite network to determine the user’s exact location along with the SPOT commercial satellite network to transmit messages to cell phones, emails or an international emergency response service center.
At just $169.99 and over 7 ounces in weight, SPOT is ideal for anyone who spends time in the outdoors away from cell phone service including hunters, fisherman, hikers, skiers, boaters, or lone commercial workers. SPOT features four function keys that transmit messages based on varying levels of need:
?Alert 9-1-1 notifies emergency responders of your GPS location
?Ask for Help sends a request for help with your location to friends or family
?Check In lets contacts know where you are and that you are okay
?Track Progress sends and saves your location and allows contacts to track your progress using Google Maps?
For more information on how SPOT is helping users live to tell about it?, from disaster preparedness to outdoor adventure purposes please visit www.findmespot.com .
BIKERNET WEEKLY PARENTAL ADVICE FROM THE STUDENTS–“Never let your three-year old brother in the same room as your school assignment.”
-Traci, age 14
“A puppy always has bad breath–even after eating a Tic-Tac.”
– Andrew, age 9
“Never hold a dustbuster and a cat at the same time.”
– Kyoyo, age 11
–from Rev CarlRAttention Bandit:
A GP LEATHER TESTIMONIAL– I met Glenn Priddle a while back in Brizzy, seen a seat of his at a show sitting on a bike, if you ask he will explain. The workmanship in the seat was what I have always seen in American magazines and wanted. I rode out to Noosa to meet him with a mate and his missus, at his so called house (resort). We had phone contact about the design I wanted him to do.
On the way to my next visit my bike caught on fire from hitting a pothole. As I got towed off on a tilt tray Glenn came out to the spot, it was obvious it had to be rearranged.
Since then the bike has had a lot of changes and I decided that the bike needed to match the seat. As the seat has had so much effort put into it, it’s a waste of time to fill you in about how many times the design had changed for the engraving but Glenn hung in there because he could see a design waiting to happen.
Glenn had to put up with the Heritage seat/Barebones seat designed, We both realised we had to go barebones to make it work. I then gave him the design I wanted, which was skulls, suits, guns and bombs, that he made into a masterpiece as well as the Indian Larry symbol, because I respect old school work and bikes.
He did wonders on the pussy pad more than I could imagine. He even made a callout to the shop to make it right. Not only am I that happy with my seat, the pussy pad design will be tattooed on my arm next week, give it 6 or 7months and the front seat will be on my shoulder.
–Mick
S&S TO HOST FLATHEAD POWER SHOW IN LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN WITH THE HORSE MAG–LA CROSSE WI, (APRIL 09, 2008) S&S Cycle announces the Flathead Power by S&S/The Horse Magazine Chopper Show to be held June 28, 2008 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
The show will be held at the La Crosse Speedway and will host up to 200 bikes. There will be no classes, just chopper against chopper with the top prize being the winner?s choice of a Flathead Power by S&S SH-Series or P-Series engine?and a feature in The Horse Magazine. There will be additional runner up prizes, along with a full day of excitement and great bikes to look at.
June 28, 2008 falls directly in the middle of the S&S 50th Anniversary Celebration being held at the Oktoberfest Grounds in La Crosse, Wisconsin June 27-29. Throughout the entire La Crosse area events supporting the S&S 50th will be taking place, so the Speedway has made campgrounds available for chopper show participants and spectators, to make it easy for you to be a part of the entire celebration. Get more information on the chopper show and camping sites by visiting www.ironcross.net .
To see a full schedule of everything going on in La Crosse and the surrounding communities, please visit www.sscycle50th.com .
LET’S UNSEAT THOSE WHO WOULD UNSADDLE US: ABATE OF THE GARDEN STATE SAYS “GET LOST!” TO LAUTENBERG!–ABATE Call to Action.URGENT, don’t pass up this rare opportunity!
Senator Frank Lautenberg has consistently shown that he is not friendly to biker issues. Do you want to see another 6 years of him? We now have a viable candidate running against him in the Democratic Primary. Rob Andrews has been friendly to motorcyclist’s concerns and even was a sponsor of the HIPAA bill to remove the loophole that under certain conditions allows insurance companies to deny insurance coverage to motorcyclists. ABATE has worked with Rob Andrews in the past on the HIPAA Bill and hopefully will continue to do so in the future.
Here is our game plan:
We will flood the voting booths in the Democratic PRIMARY Election with motorcyclists, their friends, and families who will vote for Rob Andrews. These primary elections historically have a very low turnout and there are over 150,000 registered motorcyclists in New Jersey. If we could get 25,000 of them to vote for Rob Andrews, we could easily swing the election and remove Frank Lautenberg from the Senate Democratic ticket in the General Election. This would leave Andrews running against the Republican nominee in the General Election. [*** Either way, Lautenberg is out! ***] We may never have a better opportunity to remove Frank Lautenberg!
WE must have a record turn out at this June 3 Primary.
WE the Biker Vote must turn out in record numbers to defeat Senator Lautenberg and get Rob Andrews elected. To do this you must be a registered Democrat. If you are already a registered Democrat and are registered to vote, you only need to show up and vote in the June 3rd primary. If you are not a registered Democrat, the deadline for changing your affiliation for the Primary Election is fast approaching. If you choose do it by mail, the deadline is Monday April 14.
Click here for the Party Affiliation Form:
http://tinyurl.com/5odoff
Click here for a listing of County Voting Officials:http://tinyurl.com/e3wsk
Click here for a voter registration form:http://tinyurl.com/5srksk
In the General Election, your party affiliation does not preclude you from voting for whichever candidate you decide to vote for. In the General Election you may vote for any candidate of any party you wish. Should you wish to change your affiliation at any time after the primary, you can do this very easily by mail.
If you register in person with your county board of elections you have until Wednesday May 14. Most counties have several places to register to vote and change your party affiliation. Go to your county phone book or web-site to find out more.Unless you have lived in the dark ages you should know Lautenberg’s unfriendly stances on biker rights.
There is a saying, strike when the iron is hot. Well, the — IRON — IS — HOT. Remember, all the hours of griping at the bar, complaining at your friend’s house, and other places will not be as effective as acting NOW! Make your voice heard at the June 3, 2008 Primary.
— Tyler Yingling
yingling.tyler@gmail.com]
WEGO III Wide-Band AFRDAYTONA Sensors has released details of its new WEGO III Wide-BAND AFR (air/fuel ratio) metering system–The WEGO III is a complete air/fuel ratio metering system with over two hours of built in data logging for all carbureted and fuel injected engines. It features a waterproof, readable blue LED display for air/fuel ratio and engine rpm, and has a spare 0-5V analog input for sensors such as throttle position or manifold pressure.
It is said to be highly accurate with easy, free air calibration to adjust for sensor aging effects. It has a wide voltage range from 11 to 16V with current draw of approximately 1 amp allowing operation from battery or race vehicles without an alternator.
The kit includes WEGOIII unit with built in USB interface, 48in harness, Bosch LSU 4.2 oxygen sensor, 18 X 1.5mm weld nut and software.
DAYTONA SENSORS
South Daytona, Florida, USA
Tel: 386-322-7390
Fax: 386-304-9502
E-mail: techsupport@daytona-sensors.com
www.daytona-sensors.com
BIKERNET TECH QUESTION, HELP A READER– Got another customer frustration request that I need help with. He’s got an ’07 Deuce that he wants a wide tire kit for and He hasn’t found any manufacturer that has one for his model.
I’m about to start my research this afternoon but I figured I’d shoot you a quick one in case you had a faster answer.
–Joel Mercado
joel_mercado_76@yahoo.com
J&P CYCLES 29TH ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE–NOW celebrating its 29th year, the annual J&P Cycles Open House will take place on June 28th.
The one-day event hosted over 11,000 people last year, some travelling from as far afield as Canada. J&P Cycles’ Open House started out as a small customer appreciation day held by J&P owners John and Jill Parham to thank their customers for their business throughout the year. Now, as the world’s largest aftermarket retailer of parts and accessories for Harley-Davidson, V-twin metric cruisers and sportbikes, J&P’s small event has become the largest one-day motorcycle event in the Mid-West.
It is also one of the only events in the country (excluding major rallies) that includes displays from over 60 of the industry’s leading manufacturers.
The event will take place at the company’s headquarters at Anamosa, Iowa, just off U.S. Highway 151. As always, most products in J&P’s showroom will be 10 percent off (up to 15 percent for Gold Club Members) and a portion of the one-acre warehouse will be devoted to drastically reduced clearance items.
Once again this year J&P will hold a silent auction benefiting the National Motorcycle Museum. Motorcycle parts, accessories and collectors items donated by J&P and its distributors will be auctioned off to the public.
–J&P Cycles
Anamosa, Iowa, USA
Tel: 319 462 4819
Fax: 319 462 4626
www.jpcycles.com
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