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DEAL OF THE WEEK–Divorce sale. Contact John Greywitt for more information, jgreywitt@inwc.com.
DUI FIGHTERS UNITE–As an organization we have several goals. The number one top priority at this time is to get the federal government to drop the .08 mandate that has forced so many states, against their will, to lower their legal BAC limit to .08%.
So how do we do this?
We MUST show a strong showing to our Represenatives and Senators AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. Many of us have sent letters and made phone calls to our state represenatatives and senators. But after talking to mine here in Michigan, I’ve come to realize that their hands are basically tied. They have a figurative gun to their collective heads called “you don’t get federal highway funds if you don’t do this”. It’s outright blackmail and it’s a blatant violation of the Constitution of the United States Of America.
Jeanne M. Pruett
President and CEO
R.I.D.L.
Responsibility In DUI Laws, Inc.
http://www.ridl.us
jeanne_pruett@ridl.us
734-306-7883
THE SCOTSMAN AND THE DENTIST– A Scotsman goes to the dentist and asks how much it is for an extraction.
“$85 for an extraction sir” was the dentists reply.
“Och huv ye no got anything cheaper”, replies the Scotsman getting agitated.
“But that’s the normal charge for an extraction sir”, said the dentist.
“What about if you didn’t use any anaesthetic?”, asked the Scotsman hopefully.
“Well it’s highly unusual sir, but if that’s what you want, I suppose I can do it for $70”, said the dentist.
“Hmmmm, what about if you used one of your dentist trainees and still without anaesthetic”, said the Scotsman.
“Well it’s possible but they are only training and I can’t guarantee their level of professionalism and it’ll be a lot more painful, but I suppose in that case we can bring the price down to say $40”, said the dentist.
“Och that’s still a bit much, how about if you make it a training session and have your student do the extraction and the other students watching and learning”, said the Scotsman hopefully.
“Hmmmmm, well OK it’ll be good for the students I suppose, I’ll charge you only $5 in that case”, said the dentist.
“Wonderful, it’s a deal” said the Scotsman…
“Can you book the wife in for next Tuesday….”
ROGUE?S ROAD BIKE IS FOR SALE– This beautiful Custom Built Motorcycle was built by Rogue.
It started with a Quantum black powder coated rubber mounted engine FXR frame. It has a stainless steel oil tank and lines, chrome swing arm and chrome adjustable shocks.
The front end is American Suspension Inverted with billet tripple trees, Sturgis 16? mag wheel with Avon MT90B16 tire, Stainless rotor, billet caliper, a full fender, halogen headlight, handlebar mounted tachometer, radar detector mount and custom windshield
The rear wheel is also a 16? Sturgis mag with a Avon 160/80/B16, Stainless steel rotor and billet caliper, The rear fender is full length with a built in flush mounted LED taillight. The custom close mounted saddle bags also have flush mounted LED lights; The custom hand built back rest is also a storage area.
The body work, custom paint and pin stripping was done by Sonny Keeton, Famous Bike Builder and Rat?s Hole Winner.
The 106 Cubic Inch Hot Rod Engine was built by Berry Wardlaw of Accurate Engineering who is famous for building engines for the Discovery Channel builders and other famous people. It has too many things done to it to list here but the build sheet will go with the motorcycle. Fuel flows through a Bobby Wood Carburetor and exhaust goes out a Thunderheader all making this baby get down the highway quickly and smoothly. A heavy duty starter and compression releases make it start easy.
Billet aluminum primaries hold a chain drive, Rivera Pro Clutch and hook to a 5 speed transmission and a chain rear drive with a tensioner.
Price is only $22,000.00. More photos and article at: rogue@bikerrogue.com
BIKER BOB– Biker Bob walked into a drug store and said to the Pharmacist, “I want meone of them thar condoms with pesticides on it. Where do I find ’em?”
The pharmacist replied, “Oh sir, you must mean that you want the condomswith SPERMICIDE, not pesticide. They’re on aisle 4.”
“No, no, I want me them thar condoms with PESTICIDE on it,” growled Bob
“Sir,” said the pharmacist, exasperated from explaining, “PESTICIDE isfor killing insects, SPERMICIDE is for killing sperm. I’m sure that youmean spermicide instead of pesticide.”
“Listen here,” argued Biker bob, “I want condoms with PESTICIDE on them.
My wife’s got a bug up her ass, and I aim to kill it!”
LICENSE PLATE TRIVIA–While California was the first state to legislate motor vehicle registration in March 1901, it wasn’t mandatory. New York passed a bill six weeks later — not only making registration mandatory, but requiring drivers to display their initials on their vehicle.
? Massachusetts became the first state to issue its own license plates in 1903. Those plates were made of steel covered in porcelain, but porcelain plates got chipped from road gravel. Years later, aluminum was used to make license plates.
? Other materials used in early license plates included leather and wood. During the 1930s, Arizona made license plates out of copper. Several states used a fiberboard made of soybeans and possibly sugarcane during World War II when steel was in short supply. These plates were apparently enjoyed by goats and other animals found eating them.
? Connecticut, in 1948, was the first to offer reflectorized plates, while New Jersey was the last, finally switching over in 1992.
— Compiled by news researcher Karen Duffy, Daytona News Journal
–from Rogue
EWAN MCGREAGOR AND CHARLEY BOORMAN RIDE FROM LONDON TO NEW YORK– LONDON — Ewan McGregor is getting ready to travel from London to New York, but there will be no first-class comfort for the down-to-earth Scot.He’s going by road.
McGregor and fellow actor Charley Boorman plan to set out this week on a motorcycle journey across Europe, Asia and North America that will get them to New York City by about July.
“It’s such an obvious route,” McGregor insisted Tuesday. “It’s just straight across — you just go from London to New York, going east. I’m surprised more people don’t do it.”
Spurred by a desire for adventure and a hankering for the open road, the “Moulin Rouge!” star and Boorman hatched a plan for a riding holiday that grew from a trip through Spain to a 20,000-mile odyssey across three continents, from the highways of Western Europe to Russia’s rutted roads and the grassy tracks of the Mongolian steppe.
After crossing Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia to the eastern tip of Siberia, the duo’s planned route winds through Alaska, down the Rockies and across the Great Plains and midwestern United States. They’ll do it all by road, except for a train trip under the English Channel and a short flight across the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska.
“When we get off the train in Calais, the next stop is eastern Siberia,” said the 33-year-old McGregor, whose new film, “Young Adam,” opens Friday in New York and Los Angeles. “We follow our front wheel from Calais to the other side of the globe.”
McGregor and Boorman have undergone hostile-environments training with former British commandos, consulted a nutritionist and worked out with a personal trainer. As they ride, their 1,150cc BMW motorcycles will be laden with tents, dried lentils, cameras and travel gadgetry.
A cameraman will accompany them on a third bike, and a film crew will meet them every week or so to record footage for a series.
Associated Press
–from Rogue
JOKER MACHINE’S NEW DIGS–
After residing in the same small group of buildings for the past 45 years, Joker Machine has finally outgrown its Azusa, California location. The company has relocated to a brand-new facility just a few miles away in the city of Montclair.
Joker Machines brand-new building boasts a footprint of 22,000 feet (a little more than a half-acre), a new showroom, and crews working both day and night to keep up with the demand.
The family owned firm was originally founded to produce high-tolerance aerospace parts, but diversified by launching its own line of premium aftermarket Harley-Davidson parts in 1990. Joker’s current line of Harley parts consists of forward controls, hand controls, performance exhaust systems, billet covers, mirrors and much more. The parts line has also expanded to include an extensive array of mini bike and small-to-medium dirt bike parts.
Among the many changes this year, you can also expect to see a new line of parts for larger dirt bikes, that are a direct result of the testing currently being done on Joker Machine?s Supermoto racing bikes. Joker has always relied heavily on the knowledge gained from their Harley drag racing experience, and finds that the longest lasting parts are those that have been designed on the track, under the most severe of situations.
All Joker Machine products can be ordered at your local Drag Specialties dealer. Visit “http://www.jokermachine.com” to see the entire product line.
Joker Machine
4668 Mission Blvd.
Montclair, California 91763
(909) 613-0028 voice
(909) 613-0098 fax
“http://www.jokermachine.com”
SATURDAY KAWASAKI RIDE–I wanted to let you know that on Saturday, April 17, approximately 60 ormore members of the Los Angeles chapter of the Vulcan Riders and Owners Club(VROC) will join the Kawasaki people at KMC’s headquarter in Irvine for aspecial viewing of the Custom Cruiser Road Show (CCRS). I wasn’t sure ifyou’ve seen the show before, so it might be a good opportunity to see morethan a dozen customized Vulcan cruisers.
Briefly, the event starts at 9:30 a.m. when LA VROC members will join theKawasaki people in the atrium for coffee and doughnuts. Tom Orbe (VP) andPatrick Kelly (product management) will meet with folks and say a few words,then everyone will move outside to the road show around 10:30. At noon,Kawasaki will cater lunch (hot dogs, sodas, etc.) and everything wraps up by1 p.m. It’s possible that club members and Kawasaki people will take a rideup Ortega Highway and disburse from there.
Ron Nordyke
(714) 557-3663 ext. 209
r.nordyke@freemanmccue.com
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THE BLONDE DEPARTMENT–Julie, the blonde, was getting pretty desperate for money. She decided to go to the nicer, richer neighborhoods around town and look for odd jobs as a handy woman.
The first house she came to, a man answered the door and told Julie,”Yeah, I have a job for you. How would you like to paint the porch?”
“Sure that sounds great!” said Julie.
“Well, how much do you want me to pay you?” asked the man.
“Is fifty bucks all right?” Julie asked.
“Yeah, great. You’ll find the paint and ladders you’ll need in the garage.”
The man went back into his house to his wife who had been listening. “Fifty bucks! Does she know the porch goes all the way around the house?” asked the wife. “Well, she must, she was standing right on it!” her husband replied.
About 45 minutes later, Julie knocked on the door.
“I’m all finished,” she told the surprised homeowner.
The man was amazed. “You painted the whole porch?”
“Yeah,” Julie replied, “I even had some paint left, so I put on two coats!”
The man reached into his wallet to pay Julie.
“Oh, and by the way,” said Julie, “That’s not a Porch, it’s a Ferrari.”
–J. Hodge
PAINT JOB OF THE WEEK–This bike was painted for Thunder Cycles in Hawthorne. The owner told mehe did not want to see one weld so we did a full molding job, everyweld, even the bottom got a little TLC. The color is PPG blue metalic,the flames are white pearl. The bike will be shown for the first time this weekend at the BeverlyHills classic for charity car/ bike show on April 18th.
Jims Cycle Painting
(310) 329-4707
www.jimscyclepainting.com
TIC SOFTAIL STAGGERED DUALS–Owners of 2000 up Softail Twin Cam machines will appreciate the traditional Hot Rod styling offered by Paughco’s new STAGGERED DUALS. These latest additions to Paughco’s extensive line of exhaust system.
STAGGERED DUALS feature that timeless, low slung layout and produce an exhaust note to match their aggressive looks. PAUGHCO STAGGERED DUALS are fit with steel baffles and come finished in the company’s flawless in-house chrome. Supplied with all mounting hardware, Softail TWIN CAM STAGGERED DUALS are available with either TAPERED STRAIGHT OR SUPER SLASH CUT tips and retail for $259.95. Call 775-246-5738 or catch PAUGHCO on the web at www.paiughco.com
VEGAS MASTER BUILDER SERIES–25 of the hottest custom builders show off their latest bikes for this first-ever master builders’ competition. Come see this truly awesome show featuring the artistry of the most progressive bike builders in the world. The famous and the soon to be famous will have their bikes on display at this “invitation only” show. You’ll get to check out the bikes, chat with the builders and get autographs from your favorites.
Participating Master Builders(As of April 12, 2004):
Mitch Bergeron – Mitch Bergeron Customs
Mike Brown – Amen Chassis Works
Chica – Chica Custom Cycles
Jose de Miguel – Caribbean Custom Cycles
Matt Hotch – HotMatch Customs
Cyril Huze – Cyril Huze Customs
Jesse Jurrens – Independent Cycle Inc.
Doug Keim – Creative Cycles, Inc.
Russell Mitchell – Exile Cycles
Jim Nasi – Jim Nasi Customs
Cory Ness – Arlen Ness Motorcycles
Harold Pontarelli – H.D. Performance
Mondo Porras – Denver’s Choppers
Jesse Rooke – Jesse Rooke Customs
Roland Sands – Performance Machine, Inc.
Eddie Trotta – Thunder Cycle Designs
Marcus Walz – Walz Hardcore Cycles
Mark Warrick – Soncy Road Speed & Custom
Kip Watkins – Watkins Boyz/ Tribal Motorworks
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT–Two legislative bodies want to punish us if we don’t wear helmets. So let’s not discriminate. If you get shot and you’re not wearing a kevlar vest, you can’t sue the shooter. I like it that they blame smoking on everything. I want to see a billboard that point and equally deadly finger at automobiles. Millions would be alive today, if only they didn’t drive. Bah humbug.
I’m outta here. The sun is blazing and I’ve got business across town.
