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THE HORSE BACKSTREET CHOPPERS ANNOUNCES STURGIS BIKE SHOW– STURGIS, S.D. –April 16, 2008– After the success of last year’s inaugural show, The Horse Backstreet Choppers will bring its second annual The Horse Backstreet Choppers Bike Show to Thunder Road during Sturgis Bike Week 2008. The show will be held Monday, August 4, 2008 and will feature celebrity guest judges, door prizes and giveaways, a burnout pit, live music and beautiful women.
The Horse’s mission is to recognize average Joes who work day jobs and then burn the midnight oil building bikes in their garages, so all hard-core, garage-built backstreet chopper owners are encouraged to enter. Open registration will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., and the winners will be announced at 5 p.m. This year’s panel of celebrity judges will feature Billy Lane of Choppers Inc., Paul Cox of Paul Cox Industries, Russell Mitchell of Exile Cycles, Keino Sasaki of Keino Cycles , Mondo Porras of Denver’s Choppers, Eric Gorges of Voodoo Choppers, Bill Dodge of Bling’s Cycles, Athena “Chickie” Ransom of Vagabond Choppers, and Jeff Cochran and Donny Loos of Sucker Punch Sallys.
“There’s a lot of focus on the big names in this business, but there’s also a lot of talented people who build bikes in their garages,” said Steve Broyles of Stevenson’s Cycles, who is heading up this year’s show. “This show offers average Joes a chance to showcase their work and get some feedback from the celebrity judges.”
Chopper owners will have the chance to test their rides in the burn out pit, and attendees can enter for a chance to win an Evil Engineering belt drive or a Baker 6-speed transmission. There will also be prizes and giveaways from Stevensons Cycle, Bikers Choice, Sucker Punch Sally’s and Fabricator Kevin. But of course, no Sturgis event would be complete without great bikes and great babes, so be sure to cast your vote in the wet T-shirt contest that will take place on the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse stage.
Competing bikes will be on display from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Thunderdome at Thunder Road. Admission to the Thunderdome is $5, but there is free parking and Glencoe Gold campers get in free. For more information, please visit www.thunderroadsturgis.com.
The Horse Backstreet Choppers Bike Show is sponsored by Evil Engineering, LLC, Stevenson’s Cycles, Biker’s Choice, Baker Drivetrain, Sucker Punch Sally’s and Fabricator Kevin’s.
About Thunder Road
Located 3 miles east of Sturgis on Highway 34, Thunder Road is hard to miss. With six acres of paved vending space full of high-end, custom, aftermarket vendors and the nearly 40,000 square foot Thunderdome, Thunder Road is the “Custom Capital of Sturgis Bike Week.” During the course of the week, Thunder Road is host to the most custom-bike themed events in Sturgis. In conjunction with all the events, Thunder Road will have the best attractions around, including Miss Sturgis, and even more great entertainment. Thunder Road is a part of the Glencoe Nation and is located directly in front of the Glencoe Camp Resort, which will be host to Rock’n the Rally, an event that will have over 10 national music acts. There’s something for everyone at Thunder Road. And, of course, there’s plenty of free parking!
–Ken Conte
Information Needed for Support of the Aftermarket Motorcycle Parts Board Item–The Air Resources Board would like the following questions answered by the industry associations and the individual motorcycle part manufacturers. Information generated from these questions will be used to provide costs and economic impact estimates for the board item.
1.What is the total number of impacted businesses? How many are based in California?
2.What percentage of the businesses are small businesses (i.e., have fewer than 250 employees or have gross receipts of less then $2 million annually)?
3.As a whole, what is the estimated annual economic impact that the aftermarket critical emission control components for motorcycles has in California (and nationwide) in terms of sales? What about the aftermarket motorcycle exhaust industry in particular?
4.How many jobs would be created or eliminated as a result of this regulation?
5.Would the regulation affect the ability of California businesses to compete with other sates by making it more costly to produce their products?
6.How much would the regulation monetarily cost impacted businesses over its lifetime? (This is the initial cost plus ongoing costs for the next five years, the default lifetime of a typical regulation). How did you determine these costs? What would these costs translate to in terms of incremental price increases to the consumers?
7.What would be the economic impact expected to be experienced by impacted businesses if they are not allowed to replace stock critical emission control components (like catalytic converters?) on motorcycles within the first four years of their life? (i.e., no action is taken.) Please estimate both direct and indirect costs related to capital, operation and maintenance, and lost business opportunities. Also explain the methodology used to determine these costs.
8.What percentage of California motorcycles do you estimate are modified with aftermarket add-on or modified parts within the first four years of ownership?
9.What effects would the proposed regulation have on your existing operating practices and what modifications, if any, will be needed as a result?
10. What are the annual costs associated with any proposed reporting requirements (e.g., quality audit, in-use testing/reporting, etc.)?
11. What is the total number of motorcycle exhaust systems produced and sold by impacted businesses annually?
12. What is the average cost of a current aftermarket exhaust system considering an impacted business? overall product line? Is there a significant difference in prices charged between the major companies and the smaller businesses?
13.Do the impacted businesses solely produce motorcycle exhaust systems, or are their product lines more diversified (e.g., produces other motorcycle aftermarket parts; produces parts for other vehicle categories, etc.)?
14. What percentage of an impacted business? overall sales of motorcycle exhaust systems are expected to occur in California?
15. What are the typical age and income demographics associated with a purchaser of an impacted business? motorcycle exhaust systems? And what are the types of motorcycles (e.g., touring/cruiser, sport, choppers, scooters, etc.) that are expected to undergo the type of modification described in the regulatory proposal, both now and in the future?
16. How many authorized dealers and/or service locations does each impacted business have in California? What are the required terms and conditions associated with becoming an authorized dealer or service location?
Please submit answers through e-mail to Mr. Dean Hermano at dhermanp@arb.ca.gov, or mail to:
Air Resources Board
Aftermarket Parts Section
9480 Telstar Avenue, Suite 4
El Monte, Ca 91731.
WIN A BRASS BALLS BOBBERS MOTORBIKE– Watch the pages of IronWorks Magazine & Bikernet to see the motorcycle build. Enter to win the Digger by subscribing or renewing an IronWorks Magazine subscription or sending a 3×5 card. Design The Giveaway BobberDesign the IronWorks/Brass Balls Bobbers Giveaway bike and we will keep track of the components that get voted on. The parts that get the most votes will be designed into the custom Bobber and will be given away at the 2009 Daytona Bike Week.
HAMSTER TRAILER HEADED TO MYRTLE BEACH– Can you maybe do me a favor and let the gang know that we have a 48′ trailer leaving from Pennsylvania and going to Myrtle Beach on the 9th of May and returning on Saturday, May 17th? We only have 5-spots left if there is any need or interest.
Please call Jeff Zielinski at NAMZ Custom Cycle Products.
169 Boro Line Road
Suite B
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 610-265-7100
Fax: 610-265-7188
www.namzccp.com
WIN THE CONQUERER AND CURE THE KIDS!– Many of you have graciously helped in the past to support Ride for Kids, to aid in finding a cure for pediatric brain tumors. We and the kids thank you for your support.
We wanted to provide a final email reminder to let you know there are only two weeks left to help out, before a winner is drawn to take home the one and only ConqueRR, courtesy of our friends Roland Sands and American Honda Motor Company. Best of luck!
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Ride safe,
–The IMS Staff
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SUPER BAD LEGISLATION PENDING IN FLORIDA–There is a Very Bad piece of legislation pending in the Florida Legislature it is Senate Bill 1992It affects everyone who operates a vehicle not just motorcycle riders.
Even if you agree with part of the bill Please examine all of it. This is Not Good For Florida Motorist and Motorcyclist.
It is very long and covers a multitude of issues. I am sure you will find at least one that you do not agree with.You can find the bill here here.
I am requesting you contact your legislator and request they Vote No on this bill if it makes it to the Senate Floor.
Please let others know about this as well.
THANK YOU!
–Rogue
FROM THE GUN NUT ARCHIVES–these people appear to produce some neat shithttp://www.magpul.com/
IS IT A HEART ATTACK OR A MOTORCYCLE CRASH– I am very concerned about motorcyclist?s well-being. I?ve been riding for well over 20 years and used to be able to enjoy the ride without knowing how vulnerable I was. I?m not talking about protective gear or the fact that we are not surrounded by metal. I?m talking about what happens in the event we go down. Bikers are at much higher risk of dying in the event of a crash.
According to NHTSA?s 2007 Recent Trends in Motorcycle Crashes: ?In 2005, motorcycles made up 2.5 percent of all registered vehicles in the United States and accounted for only 0.4 percent of all vehicle miles traveled (VMT). However, in the same year, motorcyclists accounted for 10.5 percent of total traffic fatalities. Per 100,000 registered vehicles, the fatality rate for motorcyclists (73.12) in 2005 was 5.4 times the fatality rate for passenger car occupants (13.64). Per vehicle mile traveled in 2005, motorcyclists (42.27) were about 37 times as likely as passenger car occupants (1.14) to die in motor vehicle traffic crashes.?
While NHTSA statistics can be in question without other stats to point to, their statistics show an alarming trend. Even if slightly off this is STILL alarming! We (motorcyclists) must not accept the fact that 10.5 % of motor vehicle fatalities are motorcycle related. I have been tracking these statistics for 12 years and they have not changed significantly. While we have put all of our eggs into one basket by concentrating on avoiding the crash in the first place, treatment after the crash occurs has largely been ignored. It not only has been ignored by motorcyclists, it?s been ignored by the Emergency Medical System (EMS) as well! While avoiding the crash in the first place is extremely important, all of our efforts have not significantly changed the number of motorcycle related crashes. (NHTSA – 93Motorcycles{1}).
I recently toured a 911 dispatch center. I asked what advice they would give for a motorcyclist who was not breathing and had a full face helmet on. They said they would recommend that the caller pump on the chest, up to 300 times per minute. I asked a group of 50 motorcyclists how they would treat a motorcyclist who wasn?t breathing and was unconscious. They said THEY would open the airway (head tilt/chin lift) and do chest compressions. I polled EMTs. 75% were not ?comfortable? with the jaw thrust method of opening a person?s airway while keeping the neck straight and 60% had not learned helmet removal as part of their training.
So much needs to be done in the area of Motorcycle Trauma Treatment that I am dumbfounded we have actually survived! While motorcycle rider training and share the road programs should continue in order to prevent the crash in the first place, proper care and treatment after the fact must be addressed in order to reduce the 10.5% of serious injuries and fatalities motorcyclists suffer. The most likely person to be at the scene of a motorcycle crash is another motorcyclist. Treatment can start right away if we are trained in proper care.
In the event that another trained motorcyclist is not there, we want to know that advice given by the 911 dispatcher is correct. When professionals arrive we want to rest assured that they can provide proper care as well.
The American Heart Association recently came out with the recommendation that Chest Compressions only with minimal interruptions has increased survival rates in victims of witnessed cardiac arrest. This has sparked much media attention. For years, CPR was thought to be the ?cure all? for anyone who collapsed for any reason and was not thought to be breathing. There was no clear distinction between trauma and heart attack/cardiac arrest other than an occasional mention of using jaw thrust for someone who might have a neck injury. In the past few years, the American Heart Association has obviously moved away from trauma and is concentrating more on their actual purpose (survival rates of cardiac arrest) vs. survival rates of Trauma. The problem with this is that the general public and even medical professionals have not made the separation.
Both Head Tilt Chin Lift and pumping on the chest are the wrong things to do in a trauma unless Jaw Thrust and Bleeding control measures have not been effective. A Motorcyclist who has crashed so significantly that they are no longer breathing should be highly suspected as a person with high cervical spine neck injury. Jaw Thrust Rescue Breathing keeps the neck straight while lifting the tongue off the back of the throat which is the most likely reason that they are not breathing. Once breathing has been established, circulation should be considered. In trauma, the most likely reasons for loss of circulation is bleeding, not pump failure like in cardiac arrest. Imagine that you have someone who is bleeding and you now start pumping on the chest. You will just help them bleed out faster!
So what can we do? It?s time to take control of our own fate. Helmet removal training is not enough, CPR is not enough, and First Aid is not enough.
1.) Bystander Assistance Trauma training by motorcyclists is the BEST way to start proper care immediately. See www.accidentscene.org
2.) We need to get the attention of the EMS and insist that they give proper advice as well as being certain that they are properly trained in motorcycle specific care from First Responder level to Paramedic. Write to your legislators asking them to contact the US DOT to request that they work with Accident Scene Management, Inc. (ASMI) to develop a module on motorcycle trauma as part of Basic EMT training (currently they only mention helmet removal, but even that is not required).
3.) Get this word out. Reprint this article in your newsletters.
4.) Help get ASMI training in all states and available to all bikers. Encourage Motorcycle groups and organizations to make a donation to ASMI which is leading the way in this topic. ASMI is in 26 states but our goal is to be in every state some day. Because we are so motorcycle specific we are not eligible for most grants. We depend on motorcyclists to help us achieve our goals.
Questions? Contact ASMI. info@accidentscene.org Vicki Roberts-Sanfelipo, RN/EMT SACRIFICE, SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE–Barnett?s Magazine April / May 2008Issue #61.-Several months ago I was contacted by a soldier in Iraq, SSgt. Damon Fairchild, who asked me to design and build a bike for him. I was and am still honored. Through the build process and my dialog with him, I have really been reminded of my days in Dessert Storm. I remember what it was like to be away from friends and loved ones. I remember the uncertainty of when I would see them again, the fear of the unknown and chill that went through my body when a scud missile was headed our way or exploded close by. I also remember how much it meant to receive a letter from someone or a care package that included basic things (which we take for granted) or something that reminded us of home. Let me tell you something. Though my actions were valiant, what I went through then was nothing compared to what our service men and women are going through today. Fast forward to nowI am so fortunate as are many others. It is awesome to witness the excitement of each new Brass Balls Bobber owner. We go about our daily lives doing what we do. In my case designing timeless bikes, and building a motorcycle brand that will stand the test of time. I also spend and treasure every moment I can with my family, playing with and nurturing my kids and sharing my life and time with my wife. THERE IS A WAR GOING ON! And we are oblivious to it. Sure, we are aware and we see it on the news. But we are shielded from it. While we are enjoying the liberties of freedom, there are men and women actively fighting for it and safeguarding us. And they are doing it with the best attitude possible. Some days I get to work and think, ?I have this to do today, I have that to do today, I have to make sure these parts come in and make sure that bike ships out on time. I have my stresses. I have to yada yadda yadda?.? You get the idea. What a blessing it is that we have our daily burdens. Most days I think WOW, I get to help someone design a bike today or we get to deliver a bike to customer today. I get to take my kids to the park or the Karting track or I get to have a date night with my wife. I am truly blessed. And while all this is going on, men & women are fighting and dying for our Country and others?. SSgt Fairchild and other soldiers I have had correspondence with give me so much more than I give them. Sure I send them encouraging words, free T-shirts and posters and I will make sure his bike has something special about it that was unexpected. But really, that is nothing compared to what they are doing for us. The truth is? we cannot do for them what they are doing for us. But we can do things to support our troops and show them we care. Anything helps. Believe me, when I was in Dessert Storm and I received a letter from someone, or a care package of snacks, or photos from home, it helped lift my spirits and get me through. We can do the same for our soldiers today. We can let them know they are loved, respected, supported and missed. These soldiers want to stay in touch with us. They want to be supported. I am grateful for the amazing number of emails I get from our troops, complimenting our bikes or just saying hi. I get an email from a soldier with a photo of he and his buddies. I get a flag in the mail in honor of Darwin Motorcycles from SSgt. Farichild. It puts things in perspective. They are the ones to be honored. These soldiers are laying down their lives every day. Speaking of that, I would like to introduce you to an amazing organization that we have partnered with who goes above and beyond to support severely wounded troops. The Wounded Warrior Project The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is to raise public awareness and enlist the public?s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, to help severely injured service members to aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. If you would like to get involved with them to help support our severely injured troops. Contact them at: www.woundedwarriorproject.org I encourage you to do something, ANYTHING, it all helps. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS. Get creative or keep it simple. Take it from me. It all helps. TEXAS STAR BBQ–June 20-21, 2008,Nacogdoches, Texas,STAR BQ web page. Thursday, April 10, 2008 –Kelly Wesley DUBLIN MOB THROWS ANOTHER PARTY–HAIL HAIL the gangs all here!!! Thanks for another year of support at our unstoppable PADDY RIDE & BBQ. Thanks to our sponsors: Hodads, Und1sputed, Motorcult, Innes clothing, Monster Energy, Hot Dog Customs & Hooleys. Thanks to our bands: Beat Farmers, Downs Family, & Deere Johns. AND thank YOU …. For the month of May ONLY we are having a 30% sale on all in stock gear at our web sight www.dublinmobchoppers.com As a side note Balboa Park Automotive Museum is currently having a motorcycle history exhibit until June and yours truly is on display with a small handful of other builders. You can call the Museum for details. W8LESS ROTORS TO BE AVAILABLE IN NORWAY–It would be an honor to do business with you in Norway.Pricing until 15 May 2008,M S R P $269.95 each w/brake pads. Check out w8lessrotors.com. Dealer apps are available on line .Feel free to call at anytime. They will be available on line at Kurt’s Speed Syndicate: “Speed Syndicate” –Ray C. Wheeler RIVERA PRIMO RELEASE FOR BIKERNET’S “THURSDAY NEWS”–ADJUSTABLE KICKSTAND STOP–Here’s a great way to prevent your kickstand from contacting the primary belt,often a problem when running open belt drives.The stop on this chromed piece is adjustable. Simply set the screw so there’sadequate clearance and then tighten the lock nut. This adjustable leg stop even stops the kickstand from vibrating againstthe primary cover on closed models. Sold under part number 2019-0502 / MSRP $ 29.30 For further info on this & other fine products contact: –Rivera Primo Inc. Continued On Page 4
Director Accident Scene Management, Inc.
President of SOS & Conspicuity Inc.
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STAR DAYS 2008
Will be in Rogers/Bentonville Arkansas, July 22-25.
Just FYI on these Metric events as well?
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