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GUN NUTS NOTION FOR HIGH SECURITY–Even in the toughest situations.
–Tinman
“Always Be Prepared”
PRO-ONE SPIDER LEGS and STINGERS–If you?re after something unique in a set of bars for your scooter you need to take a look at what Pro-One has on hand. Shown here, SPIDER LEG and STINGER handlebars are available with or without an integral instrument housing. The built in housing is designed to accept Pro-One?s Dakota Digital gauges.
Gauges are sold separately. Bars are 1 ?? in diameter with cross bar and offered in heights of 10? and 10.5?, widths of 31? and 31.5?, pull backs of 7? and 8? and rise to center bar of 7.25? and 7.5?. Flawlessly welded and plated, SPIDER LEG and STINGER handlebars are exactly what you would expect from Pro-One; unique with unsurpassed quality. Retail pricing on the bars without housing are $329.95. For complete application and pricing information call 800-884-4173 or visit them on the Web at www.pro-one.com THE CAPTAIN & BILLY ARE BACK– Easy Rider, a 1969 road movie depicts two bikers named Wyatt, nicknamed ?Captain America? (Peter Fonda), and Billy (Dennis Hopper) who travel through the American Southwest and South and experience its land and people. You’ve seen it before, don’t miss more of the good stuff in Bikernet Studio. NEW PRODUCT FROM DR. HAMSTER TO CURE JOINT PAIN– Heard through the grapevine that many of us older bikers are feeling the miles of the road in our bones.I know for myself that when I am heading out nowadays, my neck feels pretty tight before I even hit the road. The back isn?t the best either and the knees get ?kind?a stiff after a bunch of miles!There is some good stuff though that helps with getting moving again-it?s called Deep Relief. They make a ?Warm? product that gets the muscles Warmed up and me back on the bike!! Great for those tired, tight limbs!!Gotta try it out!! –The good Dr. Hamster? HOT BIKE MAGAZINE BECOME CONSUMER MEDIA PARTNER WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP–We are pleased to announce that magazine publisher Source Interlink Media and Dealer-World USA, operator of AMD Magazine’s Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building, have signed an agreement that makes Hot Bike Magazine the event’s Official consumer Media Partner. With a multi-year deal that recognizes the unique status and nature of the Official World Championship, we here at AMD/Dealer-World are proud to have been able to forge an alliance with Hot Bike that will see massive growth in the promotion that the event receives at the consumer level, and deliver a massive boost to the recognition that the event’s Official Partners receive for their support of the event. The agreement includes regular marketing and promotion for the event in all Hot Bike, Hot Bike Bagger and Street Chopper editions for the years ahead, as well as regular editorial coverage of the event and its competitors’ creations within Hot Bike’s pages. The move marks another stage in the transition of what originated as a ‘trade only’ concept in 2004 into a consumer shop window for a sector of the market that needs promotion and exposure for its ideas and creativity as new generations of riders come of customer age. An important second major part of this initiative will be an annual Hot Bike produced, high profile news stand SPECIAL EDITION about the World Championship after each year’s event. With Champions Park essentially sold-out going into this year, the partnership with Hot Bike Magazine marks another stage in the rapid development of an event that is internationally recognized as being the market’s primary showcase for custom motorcycle design and engineering excellence, and one that is now set to deliver on the vision of providing a Sturgis Rally ‘headquarters’ for Rally attendees that are serious about their custom motorcycles and parts and accessory needs. The 5th annual World Championship of Custom Bike Building will again be an Official Sponsor of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (alongside the likes of Harley-Davidson, Ford, Sony and Coca Cola), and again be the sole (and first ever) officially recognized and endorsed custom bike event of the 2008 Rally. This year (August 3rd through 6th) will see the event return to occupy an increased size facility at its centrally-located Champions Park venue on Lazelle Street (Lazelle/3rd) at the heart of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.Entries for the World Championship are already being taken (forms are available at www.amdchampionship.com). The World Championship is supported by an annual Official European Championship that is staged at Custom Chrome’s annual European Dealer Show in Germany each March, and a global network of Official Affiliate events that stretches from Canada, Sweden and Ireland, to Australia, Japan, Italy, Spain and The Netherlands. New for this year, the “Cologne Custom Championship” is an invitational affiliate being staged at the prestigious INTERMOT Expo in Germany in October. INTERMOT is one of the single most important motorcycle industry events in the world and its decision to affiliate with the World Championship program will allow us to promote the custom motorcycle lifestyle to an audience of more that 200,000 visitors. www.amdchampionship.com HARLEY-DAVIDSON TURNS DOWN BIKERNET– We’ve tried to reach out to the factory for 8 years. Most of the time they don’t even respond. For 8 years we’ve written articles on bike builds and road tests. We post all their news on a weekly basis. Over the last couple of years they have quit ignoring the Internet and started advertising, but not on Bikernet. We reach out to their marketing department once a year–just give it a shot. This year we received an unsigned letter in response declining our application. Whatta shame, although we do work with their communications department on articles on a constant basis and the factory helped us with our last Bonneville effort. It’s too bad they won’t help us pay the bills. I’m going to get a union job working on the docks. If you can put in a good word for us, much appreciated. –Bandit PRIMM NEVADA STATE LINE BIKERNET ANNUAL ESCAPE–More and more when we want to escape, we hit it to Primm Valley Resorts at the state line, just 225 miles from Los Angeles. It’s growing, but it’s not a goddamn city, like Vegas. There’s three Casinos, Pete’s, Buffalo Bills and the Primm Valley Resort. It’s the Terrible Herbst Racing Headquarters and home of a serious outlet mall. Besides a biker is one of their VPs, he knows how to take care of Bikers. NORM DOBER, FOUNDER OF WIND VEST MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS, PASSED AWAY– Motorcycle Industry Says Goodbye to a California Legend. WindVest began as a garage idea starting in 1989 when the founder, Norm Dober took a long windblown, bug ridden ride to Sturgis, SD. A native of California, he rode motorcycles starting as a young boy and the love of them never waned. Determined not to return to California without some protection he was given an old beat up sort of windshield found in a friend?s garage in Spearfish, SD. He was able to fashion it on the handlebars and with many adjustment stops on the road made it back to California mostly bug-free and a lot less windblown. His determination continued as he banged on doors to get his product made and out to the public. From that start his children joined in his quest and as a family, began the product. WindVest moved out of the garage and has never looked back. Now as WindVest Motorcycle Products the company builds and ships to the far corners of the world. Continuously researching and developing new screens and other products that are of the highest quality the company strives to maintain its reputation as the best built sport windshield and the most customer oriented company in the motorcycle industry. With a staff of assemblers, office personnel, sales people and shippers the customers are taken care of correctly and in a timely manner. WindVests are available for Harley-Davidson, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, Indian, Triumph, Victory, and other cruisers. Custom fits and applications are also available. Recently Norm Dober, the man who started it all, passed away as a result of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). They are having a memorial run to celebrate Norm?s life. I wanted to share his products and his company with the readers and ask for anyone in the area to go and support this fund raising event. The event will be held on May 10th at 10am and will consist of a ride through the redwoods to the ocean and back for a party at the WindVest Motorcycle Products headquarters in Campbell, California. There will be food, drinks and live music from The Music Jones. All money raised will be donated to the American Lung Association. For more information on the company, its products or on the event, contact them online at www.windvest.com www.windvest.com or call at 408-377-7323 — Story by Wacko MOTORRAD EXTREM No.3The European Champions are coming!–They did it again! Germany-based publisher MO-Medien Verlag and the team of twice a year special publication ?Motorrad EXTREM? have just finished the 2008 issue, with the AMD EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP of CUSTOMBIKE BUILDING a major toppic. The most comprehensive and biggest report on what will bring the most stunning Custombikes of Europe to the AMD World Championship of Custombike Building to Sturgis/South Dakota: All winning Top-Bikes from all classes plus showreport of the 10th anniversary Custom Chrome Europe Dealershow are added by the selection of high-class stories and a preview of trends, events and things to come. Not to forget a 90-bike catalogue part with the latest custom creations build this winter and a selection of motorcycle kits ? and 800+ Adresses from the european Custombike scene. Publisher Tommy Weinz, Editor-in-Chief ?Motographer? Horst R?sler and co-editor Frank ?Thunder? Sander again have taken their focus on the german language market, creating a compact issue which is pointed to the future of custombike building in europe. On the newsstands in Germany/Austria/Switzerland from may 2008. 116 pages, format 210 x 290 mm, ? 6.20 (Germany). www.mo-extrem.de TECH QUESTIONS REGARDING S&S BREAK-IN PERIOD AND SYNTHETIC OILS–I see that S&S is now including Mobil 1 oil and filter with their new complete engine package, does this mean there is is no break-in before you go to synthetic? I wondered why they would include the synthetic oil if you are to run traditional oil for brak-in? –Dennis We recommend Mobil 1 v20/50 Synthetic for the life of the engine. Since we suggest a 50-mile oil change, you probably wouldn’t use Mobil 1 synthetic in that fill up, but from that point on, use the Mobil 1. It is all we use in our engines at the factory and shop. Howard Kelly 
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