Happy Easter Goddamnit,
I’m suffering from Australian Jet Lag. But this Sunday Post will be hot, and next week we’ll post a ton of hot content. The Reman Process is off and running again. Bike features are lined up. Girls are waiting for back stage passes into the Cantina and I hope to start working on the Assalt Weapan.
If I can just sleep another 12 hours, I might be human again. Oh, and we’re going to post 5 contest winners a week and send them very cool care packages sponsored by Bikernet, 2Wheelers in Denvers, Daytona and Sturgis and Big Dog Motorcycles. It’s always free to enter the Bikernet door prize area, so get with the program.
Let’s hit the news:
GIRLS OF BIKERNET TEASER– Here is a little teaser for you boys and girls of something to come. A bad ass little pictorial for the Girls of Bikernet section of the site, courtesy of Lucky Devil in Houston. This is one of the beauties from the Texas National Bike show. Stay tuned because lots more is on the way.—JH.
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CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE DEALERSHOW 2007– AMD European Championship of Custombike-Building. March 24th and 25th 2007, Phoenixhall, Mainz/Rhine/Germany.
Full House: The 2007 CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE DEALER SHOW exceeded everybody’s expectations both in terms of attending dealers, visitors and bikeshow-participants. The quality of the motorcycles exhibited blew everybody’s mind – as some 70+ never before seen custombikes premiered at what now is the most excelent bikeshow of europe.
Europe’s market leader in Customparts-Distribution again has teamed up their show with the AMD European Championship of Custombike-Building to create one of the best Custombike-Shows Europe has to offer. More than 110 awesome custombikes from all over the globe – this years line-up included entries from Russia, USA, Japan and Columbia (!!!) participated, competing for three tickets to the World Championship at Sturgis/South Dakota in August 2007 and prices worth no less than 30.000 ?. “The quality seen in these bikes is just incredible”, stated both Custom Chrome President Holger Mohr and AMD Show Organizer Robin Bradley. And the show will be remembered for the huge and high-class participation of east-european customizers, with Sapka Muvek from Hungary taking the European Championship to eastern Europe with his amazing “Time Machine.” If you ever thought how Jules Verne would have built a motorcycle – this was the answer! Runner-up “Art of Racer” won the jury with what might be remembered as the most compact Sportster ever: “Rock ?n’ Bike” was as “Bonsai” as a Sporty can be, with the frame running supertight around the “customized” engine block. 2nd runner-up came from France too, featuring a great tribute to the 1924 Pikes Peak Hillclimb Race: Riverside Motorcycles from Vallon Pont d’Arc named the unique handcrafted machine “The Crosser”. With a stunning new Bonneville theme bike “Goodwood”, Fred Krugger won 4th and the best german bike by TGS-Motorcycles, “Seppster” followed at 5th position.
The Custom Chrome Motorcycle class, based on the popular kitbikes, was won by TGS motorcycles with their entry “Helter Skelter” and the modified Harley was taken by storm by the US-build Young Chopper’s creation “P-Tang”, that is now owned by Numero Uno at Milano. Adding to the immense attraction of the show, both Jammer President Ed Martin and S&S President Brett Smith picked their favourite Top-3 bikes, backed up with very attractive prices including S&S 96 Cubic Inch engine, gearbox and exhaust system!
The Custom Chrome Europe Dealershow featured 21 european and 21 US Top-class manufacturers of V-Twin customparts, spareparts and accessories, answering to the dealers and the public, which can visit the show on Sunday. Several manufacturers offer seminars on their products, including S&S, Barnetts, Mikuni and Belt Drive Ltd.. A special seminar was focusing on the successful line of CUSTOM CHROME MOTORCYCLES.
This years ?Special Guests” included Indian Larry Legacy bike builder PAUL COX, world renowned Custombike photographer MICHAEL LICHTER, CCE designer and legendary bike-builder JOHN REED who left the show with new impressions and stunned by the variety of styles exhibited. Lichter, who was attending the meeting on invitation by Custom Chrome won the audience with his classic Sturgis Images and two slide shows. “We are looking forward to the 2007 season with great confidence,” said Holger Mohr, we have very interesting new products for all Twin Cam riders and our Custom Chrome Motorcycle line is running well.”
www.custom-chrome-europe.com
BILLY LANE WRENCHES IN MYRTLE BEACH– Billy Lane, Kendall Johnson, Paul Cox, Brian Klock, Aaron Greene and more scheduled to be on hand and then some for first ever Hot Rod Show during Myrtle Beach Bike Rally.
Myrtle Beach, SC- The Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association (CHDDA) does the Myrtle Beach rally big each and every year, but for 2007 they topped themselves. “We have been hard at work shaking things up for the Rally. We’ve held a Factory Sale and Demo rides at the convention center for years and years, we just knew it was time to do differently” explained CHDDA President, Gene Lummus. “The Hot Rod show is just the beginning. Billy Lane and Brian Klock will be available daily to install their new parts on YOUR bike. The convention center transforms into the Sugar Shack during the rally beginning May 15 through the 19th. The Shack is just a mile or so from Broadway at the Beach. Easy to get to and hang out for a spell” finished Lummus.
After 66 years of bringing the rally to life, the founders, Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association (CHDDA) plan big changes in 2007 including adding a custom car show to the mix. At the Shack this May come by to check out the famous Factory Sale where you get deals on HD product that will blow your mind, see the hottest new product available from Drag Specialties, Custom Chrome, watch David Uhl paint on site, meet Billy Lane, get new Bagger and stock HD parts from Choppers Inc, go fat with Klock Werks new 200 Bagger kit, hang out with Kendall Johnson and Paul Cox from Indian Larry Legacy, meet Aaron Greene of Paramount Customs, listen to great music and live bands or choose to take a free demo ride on the all TC 96 new Harley-Davidsons, tour the HD Museum and so much more. When you have seen it all including the Hot Rod show cars parked out back step into the Sugar Shack bar for a frosty, cold beer, good time and the best looking bar staff in town.
If you are headed to Myrtle for the rally, be sure to hit the Shack in the convention center. For more info on how the Sugar Shack will rock the rally, please visit:
The Myrtle Beach Rally was brought to you over sixty years ago by the Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association and now, in 2007, they are bringing you more; more of everything that makes a rally a memory. Stop by the Shack for good ol’ Southern Hospitality. Visit the Sugar Shack between May 15-19, 2006 at the Myrtle Beach convention center on Oak Street.
Rally attendees are encouraged to pre-register to receive a Raising Cane book filled with freebies ranging from a free ice cold beer to free apparel and more. Register at:
Limited vending space and sponsor opportunities are available, for details contact Chrome Marketing at (952) 470-4297 or visit the newly created Sugar Shack website powered by the Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association at www.sugarshackmb.com
BIG TWIN WEST DEALER SHOW HEADS SOUTHWEST TO PHOENIX– I know you are just getting back from down under, but wanted to pass this on to you. Hope your trip was good and can’t wait to hear the details. Long story long, I took a Monday off two weeks ago and plans change, that will teach me. Big Twin West is on for this year, we are going to hold the show in front of the Phoenix IMS show, there are some details we are working on now and I will keep you abreast of the situation. We are keeping the magazine open until the end of the year as a stand alone and I will still be publishing. Here’s the show news:
Santa Ana, Calif. – (April 5, 2007) Advanstar Communications-a leading provider of integrated media solutions to the automotive aftermarket, off-road, and powersports industries-today announced that they will be moving their Big Twin West trade show, traditionally held in Las Vegas, to Phoenix, Arizona. Big Twin West will be held in front of the Phoenix stop of the Cycle World International Motorcycles Shows presented by Toyota. The show will be held on either the last weekend in October or the first weekend of November – show dates are contingent on the 2007 NFL schedule. The definitive date and further show details will be announced in the coming weeks.
“Over the past several years the custom bike market has really emerged in Phoenix and the surrounding areas” said Tracy Harris, VP of Advanstar’s Trade Group. She went on to say, “Joining forces with the country’s largest consumer show, combined with an outstanding venue, will provide both exhibitors and dealers an opportunity to see and ride the latest production models from the world’s top manufacturers. Dealers can also take advantage of the numerous resorts in the area, providing entertainment for their families and traveling companions. We are in the process of finalizing some exciting programs and will be releasing complete details in the coming weeks.”
Launched in 2004, Big Twin West is the largest Big Twin motorcycle aftermarket trade show west of the Mississippi and is quickly becoming a must attend event for the industry. Since its inception, Big Twin West has provided a trade forum and showcase for the many companies in the growing Big Twin and custom market. For more information on the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows presented by Toyota, visit www.motorcycleshows.com.
–Dave Scott
Director of Sales & Marketing Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows presented by Toyota Advanstar Communications – Powersports Group
P – 714-513-8672
Publisher
Big Twin Dealer
STROKERS DALLAS EXPANSION PLANS– Rick asked me to email you both some information about what’s going on around Strokers.
Things have been really crazy around here with all of the construction and expansion, but we’re nearing the end and things are really looking good. We moved our offices out of the showroom and into a nicer building next door, so that helped expand our showroom floor to better display all of Rick’s customs. Our parts room now has a second floor, which means a lot more space for us to carry a larger inventory. Outside, we moved the stage and added a lot more motorcycle parking. We are also planning to build another outdoor bar to accommodate the new space. I have attached the press release we sent out about the expansion along with a few pictures so that you can get a few more details about the changes we’ve made.
Our Spring Fling went extremely well. We were a little worried when it rained on Friday, but it was clear and sunny on Saturday and the crowds poured right in. Even with all of our new space and extra parking, we were still packed and had to block off the road for extra parking. We had at least 6,000 people in here on Sunday and it made for an awesome party. Debbi Davids, Miss Sturgis 2005 & 2006, was here with us all weekend, too. She worked as a celebrity beer tub girl and signed copies of her special edition Playboy issues. I also attached a few pictures from the party, including some of Debbi.
With our new expansion comes a need for more help. I don’t know if you can mention this on your site, but we are looking for a few good hands to help in our parts department as well as some experienced service technicians. Anyone interested can email –Meghan DeFreeuw Hope all you bunny freaks have a Happy Easter. Ride Hard, STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY PRESENTS “WIN A FREE RIDE.”– STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the South Dakota Office of Tourism recently launched “Win a Free Ride” at the Harley-Davidson? New Product Show at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL, in conjunction with the 2007 Daytona Bike Week event. _ Motorcycle enthusiasts from across the United States got a chance to register for the “Win a Free Ride” sweepstakes in which one lucky winner will receive an expense paid trip to the 2007 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally inclusive of: _ Round Trip Airfare for two compliments of Rapid City Regional Airport and Black Hills Central Reservations. Accommodations for two at the Hotel Alex Johnson compliments of Hotel Alex Johnson. Motorcycle Rental presented by Harley-Davidson? Authorized Rentals and Tours. Customized, black, Snap-on Roll Cart compliments of Snap-on Tools Company LLC. Sturgis Motorcycle Rally VIP Passes for two at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally ASE/Snap-on/Ultra Wheel Corporate Hospitality Village, Main Street Photo Towers, Sturgis Motorcycle Museum, Jackpine Gypsies Track, etc., compliments of City of Sturgis/Motorcycle Rally. Passes for two to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Mayor’s Ride compliments of City of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Passes for two to Black Hills area attractions including: Bear Country, Reptile Gardens, Mammoth Site, Journey Museum and Chuckwagon Supper compliments of Black Hills Central Reservations. Registrations are still being accepted at www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com, www.snapon.com and www.TravelSD.com. Registration deadline is 10:59p.m. (EST) on April 30, 2007. The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the South Dakota Office of Tourism “Win a Free Ride” sweepstakes is supported through promotional partnerships with Snap-on Tools Company, Harley-Davidson? Authorized Rentals and Tours, Rapid City Regional Airport, Black Hills Central Reservations and the Historic Hotel Alex Johnson. The “Win a Free Ride” sweepstakes is a method utilized by the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Snap-on, a Sturgis Motorcycle Rally title sponsor since 2001, to grow their shared database of motorcycle enthusiasts. This database is utilized throughout the year by both organizations as a primary communication tool in which information and updates on the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and, or, Snap-on’s promotions and new products, can be directly channeled, via internet email blasts, to people who have expressed interest in receiving periodic correspondence. According Ronda Oman Gusinsky, President of OutSource Solutions, Inc., the Official Sponsorship Agent for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, “the life-style survey in which registrants participate in order to register for the “Win a Free Ride” sweepstakes provides the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally with valuable information on its attendees. We have captured thousands of names in a very market specific database creating a direct communication channel, via registrants’ email addresses, to thousands of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally enthusiasts. And, more importantly, we’ve gathered key information on our attendees, their leisure activities, buying habits, future purchases, travel patterns, etc., all of which prove to be invaluable when speaking to potential Sturgis Motorcycle Rally sponsors.” The database was developed through a partnership agreement between the City of Sturgis/Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Snap-on Tools. Snap-on’s e-Business division in San Jose, CA, developed the customized software for the registration system and associated database, as well as provides technical expertise and support. The registration system debuted at the 2004 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and each year during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, survey information is collected on-site through on-line computer terminals positioned at various venues through Sturgis. The “Win a Free Ride” sweepstakes is a newer component, gathering registrations on-site at the Harley-Davidson? New Product Show during Daytona’s Bike Week, as well as on-line on www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com, www.snapon.com or www.TravelSD.com. Al Biland, Senior Vice President and President, Snap-on Tools Company, says, “The Sturgis database is a great way for us to reach motorcycle enthusiasts with exciting new product and other information of interest to them. We have found the people on the database to be highly responsive and interested in maintaining a relationship with Snap-on.” For further information and updates on the 2007 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, August 6 – August 12, 2007, visit www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com, or phone 605/720-0800. THE GANGSTERS GRANDFATHER’S SHOP– Yo Bandit, thought you might like a couple more pics of my grandfather n’ his shop. That’s him standing in the bicycle side of the shop, n’ again on the bike with the sidecar. In the sidecar are my uncle Gene and my aunt Bea. That’s one of the first cops who rode dealer supplied motorcycles, and next to him is my uncle Umile. Inside the envelope are his orig. papers too. –Gangster 2-Day Calendar Girl Music Festival Rocks the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend July 14th-15th 2007– Just when you figured the annual LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend, America’s premier custom and performance streetbike event weekend couldn’t get any hotter, producer Jim Gianatsis has turned up the burners one more notch. The exciting new 2-Day Calendar Girl Musical Festival, an incredible 2-day entertainment extravaganza of beautiful girls performing great music and dance, has been added to the Motorcycle Show’s weekends activities. A stand alone event for music lovers, the Calendar Girl Music Festival is included with general admission to the Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend, plus the new Calendar Bike Show Bike Swap meet and historic Queen Mary Ocean Liner. It all takes place each day in the beautiful Queen Mary Event Park in Long Beach, CA, the weekend of July 14th-15th, 2007. Headlining the Calendar Girl Music Festival both days is beautiful new up and coming singer / songwriter Kari Kimmel, who with many current movie and TV song soundtracks to her credit, who will be performing from her newly released self titled album available at the Show and KariKimmel.com. Kari will be performing acoustically with keyboards and guitar on Saturday, then coming back to turn it up with a full band on Sunday. Also headling both days is the all-girl AC/DC tribute band Whole Lotta Rosies, guaranteed to blow fuses and rock your boxers off as 5 sexy jail bait schoolgirls take you to heaven the hard rock way. Appearing just on Saturday is Liquid Blue, the incredible world renoun rock show band featuring lead singer Niki Nova. The group just performed for near sold out performances at the San Francisco and Pasadena Civic Centers for ticket prices up to $126. They are stoping by the Calendar Show for their only open date between European and a Middle Eastern tours, including USO shows for our troups in places including Afganistan. Also appearing live on stage are two of the sexiest burlesque and music shows ever. On Saturday the Purrfect Anglez, the famed musical dance troupe featured on the Country Music TV awards, entertained our troops in Iraq and are renown for their performances at biker events across America, make their return to the Calendar show with 4 separate performances throughout the day. Then on Sunday, The Hollywood PinUp Girls take to the stage with 2 very sexy hour long burlesque shows reminiscent of The Crazy Horse in Paris. Stage activities all weekend are hosted by Playboy Playmate and FastDates.com Calendar Kitten Tamara Witmer, who is also featured in the new 2008 Fast Dates, Iron & Lace and Garage Girls Calendars which will make their world premier and set the sexy pinup theme for the Calendar Girl Music Festival and Motorcycle Show Weekend. On Saturday night activities move from the Queen Mary Park which closes for the day at 8pm, to onboard the Queen Mary ocean liner. Starting at 9pm to 1am in the Queen Mary’s Observation Bar is the Iron & Lace Calendar Builder’s Party where enthusiasts can hang and party with Show’s top custom bike builders and product manufacturers. Performing all evening at the Party is beautiful Mary Falls and the band Reckless Driver, back again this year, top and classic pop/rock/blues music. Also taking place on the Queen Mary, but requiring separate admission, is “Tibbies Cabaret and Dinner Theatre” with a Top of the Charts live revue. And “Vamp: The Lounge” a new and innovative interpretation of Classic Burlesque. This show features six amazingly talented entertainers performing in dazzling costumes to the classic music of the 1930’s as well as the cutting edge music of today. BIKERNET OFFICIAL LEATHER PAINTER AND MODEL EXPANDS MODELING CAREER– I’m leaving for Florida in the morning till Mon. Thought I’d send you a new pic for Bikernet. Would love to hear about Australia, will you write about your trip for the site? –Kristine Anything for you, baby. Lots of Australian reports coming to the site. Maybe Kristine will stop by and model the new Bikernet Beanies and sweats. Hang on.–Bandit BIG TWIN SPORTBIKE COMING TO BIKERNET THIS WEEK–I ran into this bike, by Derek Pauletto of Canada, in Cincy in the Avon booth. More and more guys are building V-Bikes and great handling Sport Bikes like our Sport Bike Panhead to afford a bike with class, yet a terrific handler. Watch for this feature next week.
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EASTER ROASTING TIME–In Australia Good Friday is a National Holiday and even the Atheists don’t eat anything but fish. They don’t even know why, but they’re suspicious that they might burn in hell, if they grab a hamburger on Good Friday. Everything was closed.
Sure we were on vacation but we still hauled a set of pure touring D&D dual exhaust and a set of front Performance Machine disc brakes to Australia for Dr. Glenn Priddle’s ’97 Road King. That’s the least I could do. He bought the damn thing so I’d have something to ride. With 60,000 miles on the clock and lots of flat black Bandit paint, it ran as sweet as a dream, until the carb caught fire.
We fixed her up with new parts and rode all over the coast and even had lunch at a Buddhist temple while seeking enlightenment. I prayed for the Assalt Weapan, then we peeled down the mountain. I’ll report more during the week.
Here’s the deal for the near future. I’ll wrap up the tech on the Harley-Davidson ReMan process, put the Australian Performance Machine and D&D exhaust techs together, pray in front of Buddha for Assalt weapan parts, write the story behind the Australian Sand Drags event and begin to publish a couple of Antique bike features and a tribute feature on Joe’s Garage, antique motorcycle collection. Ah, I left the best for last. We have a feature from Cycle Source on a rider who rides a Softail across the Middle East.
It’s all coming to you on Bikernet. Here’s a last minute addition. I found out today that Wil Phillips, of True Track Fame, passed away and his funeral was on the 9th of April. He will be sorely missed, as he was a major member of the 5-Ball Racing Team. Wil’s longtime friend, Ronnie, is planning to take over the True Track business, but give him some time to settle in.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
