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TRIBUTE TO MOTHER SUPERIOR–The wise old Mother Superior was dying. The nuns gathered around her bedtrying to make her comfortable. They gave her some warm milk to drink,butshe refused it. Then one nun took the glass back to the kitchen.
Remembering a bottle of whiskey received as a gift the previousChristmas,she opened and poured a generous amount into the warm milk.
Back at Mother Superior’s bed, she held the glass to her lips.Mother drank a little, then a little more. Before they knew it, she haddrunkthe whole glass down to the last drop.
“Mother,” the nuns asked with earnest, “Please give us some wisdombefore youdie.
She raised herself up in bed with a pious look on her face and said,”Don’tsell that cow.”
REVTECH COMPLAINT–Remember, you asked! I have a scoot made by other than Harley that usesRevtec motors and trannies. This is the second of these that I have owned.The first one, a 2000 ’88 CI Revtec lasted about 3000 miles before having tohave an extensive rebuild. Of course, this happened in the middle of ridingseason last year (no Sturgis for Doc).
So I trusted that it was a flukeand upgraded to a 100 incher. This one lasted 3600 miles before it smokedthe end of June(again in the middle of riding season). I asked for a quickreplacement from CCI. What I got was run around ” If we were to replace allof the engines that needed it, we’d be out of bussiness” from customerservice. They finally evaluated the broke motor, and lo and behold…..itwas a broke motor.
They cite this thing as the next best thing to free pussy(ain’t happenin’, trust me) and don’t stand behind shit. They sent a newengine and the wrench had it almost ready to start and CCI calls….. thenew motor is being recalled. Seems their Korean mechanics left the wrist pinkeepers off. I wonder how you say wrist pin keepers in Korean?
So here I am, high and dry right before Sturgis-time and ascoot that’s been down for over a month. The reason I paid high bucks is soI wouldn’t have to put up with this shit. I reitereate: Don’t buy CCI Koreanshit, or take your chances!
–Riding the bus, Doc
This is one readers opinion. We’ve worked with two RevTech engines without major problems. We are currently building a bike with another. We’ll see and let you know if we have problems. –Bandit
BIKERNET BEST COMPANY NAME AWARD–
THIS IS SO TRUE!!!!!!!–Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 A.M. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA).After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA) he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA) he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.
At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day, Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL) poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), and then wondered why he can’t find a good paying job in…..AMERICA…..
–from Rachael
LEATHER SHOP/BIKE MUSEUM– Businessman Frank Westfall has a passion for old motorcycles that,even if he didn’t talk non-stop about them, would be evident to any visitor in his SalinaStreet leather shop. At least a dozen historical two-wheelers are parked throughout hisMiddleEarth Leather Works, a longtime leather shop that now doubles as the MotorcycleMuseum of Syracuse.
This guy is a bonafide collector and we are told this place is a “must see” on your NewYork State tour list. He has expanded now to vintage races each year at the fairgrounds. If you’re in the area do yourself a favor and stop by at the leather shop.
–Gunny
NEW PAINT TECHNIQUE–Yes, it’s house paint, done with a roller! I was disgusted with smoothe paint jobs after buffing a metalflake job for a?picky customer ?for a friggin month…you should have seen the owner of the lowrider when he stopped by and found Sarah, Broadus and me with brushes and rollers in the booth covered in black paint! Pin-up to come this weekend, I hope!
–Flynch
ANOTHER BURN ON MEN– One day, three men were hiking and unexpectedly came upon a large raging, violent river. They needed to get to the other side, but had no idea of how to do so.
The first man prayed to God, saying, “Please God, give me the strength to cross this river.”
Poof! God gave him big arms and strong legs, and he was able to swim across the river in about two hours, after almost drowning a couple of times.
Seeing this, the second man prayed to God, saying, “Please God, give me the strength. And the tools to cross this river.”
Poof!
God gave him a rowboat and he was able to row across the river in about an hour, after almost capsizing the boat a couple of times.
The third man had seen how this worked out for the other two, so he also prayed to God saying, “Please God, give me the strength and the tools — and the intelligence — to cross this river.
And – poof!
God turned him into a woman. She looked at the map, hiked upstream a couple of hundred yards, then walked across the bridge.
BIKERNET REPORTER CAPTURED ON HARLEY-DAVIDSON SITE–To see this picture and morE go to Harleys official sitehttp://www.harley-davidson.com When page loads hit United States and then 100th Anniversary – Were YouThere? HELL YEA I WAS!!!!!!!!!!
–Rogue
THE QUANTUM SAGA CONTINUES–Ever since American Quantum Motorcycle Company closed it’s doors and filed for bankruptcy the employees have been trying to collect monies that were owed them for wages. They still have not been paid.
The case is in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Orlando Florida and though assets have been sold and a lot of money generated none of it has made its way to the employees. There are serious questions why this has not happened and where has the money gone that has been collected so far.
On March 21 2002 Barbary Cooney, John Herlihy, Dennis Rowan and Carroll Dean West all past Quantum employees being owed money appeared in court to object to a compromise submitted by the trustee in the case Mr. George E. Mills JR. and his attorney Mr. Peter Hill. Present was Andres Salazar also a past employee.
The motion wanted to reduce the amount owed by some creditors and the employees objected. The Trustee and his Attorney in Court assured them that the reduction would not hinder the payment to employees but in fact generate the needed revenue to Pay In Full the monies Owed By law to the employees. That the money would be collected and that employees would be paid in 90 – 120 days.
The employees present removed their objection with the understanding they would be paid within the 120 days. A discussion followed out side the court and those present were informed the amounts they were to receive.
Mr. Mills, Mr.Hill and the presiding Judge were recently sent letters reminding them that the 120 days was coming up and there had been no word on when the monies were to be paid.
In a letter I received from Mr. Mills in regards to this he States: A review of all the claims filed to date with their priority status shows that there is not enough money on hand in the case to pay all wage claims 100%. Here is how claims get paid by law.
Chapter 7 Administrative claims (trustee, trustee?s attorney,and costs incurred during the Chapter 7)
Chapter 11 Administrative claims (wages, rent & taxes incurred during the Chapter 11 period)Wages and payroll taxes incurred pre-petition or prior to the Chapter 11 filing.
We have funds on hand to make a partial distribution of approximately 50% of the payroll claims filed. This will cost more money in the form of administrative fees,however,this is an option we are looking at.
Peter Hill (my attorney) is filing a demand for return of funds from some of the investors who we believe are guilty of usury under the state statue.
If we are successful in this pursuit we will have enough funds to pay allowed wage claims 100% My goal is to be able to pay 100% of the payroll tax and wage claims. To date I have fallen short of that goal. I am still optimistic.Signed George E. Mills Jr.
Sounds like B.S. to me. When in court on the 21st they read the amounts to be collected and assured employees and the court it would be more than enough to cover this. If the amount was not enough it was not suppose to be reduced.
It appears that the trustee and his attorney are making quite a bit of money on this though. It would be interesting to know Exactly How Much They Have Received So Far.There is also the issue of the Large Amount of Money that was acquired through the Sale to Aquino and the distribution of that money. It sure did not come to employees and according to the trustee that would have been a priority as opposed to another party.
Some thing does not smell right with this whole thing and I welcome any help that I can get to get to the bottom of it and collect Wages Owed to Past Employees.
I will keep you informed as best I can should I hear any thing. If you have any information or ideas please let me know.
–ROGUE
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