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SCREAMIN? EAGLE FLAT TRACK TEAM THIRD IN IOWA GRAND NATIONAL–King Scores Podium Finish on Farley Half-Mile. FARLEY, Iowa (Aug. 7, 2004) ? Screamin? Eagle Performance Parts rider Rich King claimed third place before his home-state fans when the AMA Progressive Insurance Flat Track Championship made a stop at the challenging clay half-mile track at the Farley Speedway in northeast Iowa.
King, a native of Dysart, Iowa, won his qualifying heat race aboard his Screamin? Eagle Harley-Davidson XR750, and started the 25-lap Grand National main in fourth position. He ran as high as second place before being passed on lap 15 by KTM USA/Jones Powersports/Mid-America Harley-Davidson rider Kenny Coolbeth. King then held off a late-race charge by Lancaster Harley-Davidson/Saddlemen rider Jared Mees. Chris Carr, riding for the Quality Checked Pre-Owned Ford/Lancaster Harley-Davidson team, led from the pole and was never threatened as he cruised to his fourth win of the season.
?The Screamin? Eagle team really looked great tonight, and I know Rich was excited to be racing for the podium in front of his home state fans,? said Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso. ?The team has been up and down this year, but hopefully we can carry this momentum into the second half of the season.?
After nine of 18 races on the AMA Progressive Insurance Flat Track Championship schedule, Carr enjoys a 29-point lead over KTM USA/Jones Powersports/Mid-America Harley-Davidson rider Joe Kopp and is 42 points clear of Coolbeth in third. King sits in 13th place.
The next stop on the AMA Progressive Insurance Flat Track Championship series is August 10 at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D.
VICTORY PARTNERS WITH S&S FOR PERFORMANCE– Victory Teams Up With S&S Cycle, Inc. to Fuel Development of Victory Performance ProductsV-Twin Aftermarket Leader to Introduce High-Performance 106-Cubic Inch Kit for Victory Freedom Engines
MEDINA, MN (Aug. 5, 2004) – To satisfy the power and performance desiresof its customers, Victory Motorcycles has teamed up with the leadingaftermarket source for American V-twin performance equipment, S&S Cycle,Inc. in an alliance that will result in development of high-performanceengine components for Victory motorcycles.
Victory, the motorcycle division of Polaris Industries Inc., willprovide the S&S Cycle product development team with technicalinformation about Victory Freedom(tm) V-Twin engines as well as advancedinformation about new Victory products. This will allow them to design,test and produce performance equipment for Victory motorcycles in themost timely fashion.
STURGIS REPORTS FLYING IN– Starting The Day Off Right. Having a good breakfast is important if you want to ride and party all day. I start mine off with a 20 mile ride through the Vanocker canyon to the Fire Department in Nemo South Dakota.
Bikernet’s roving reporter, Rogue, in the middle
I stop there for their all you can eat breakfast and then just relax. I strongly suggest you try them if you like a lot to eat and do not want to wait in long lines.
The Fire Department is located on Nemo Road and Breakfast is served daily during the rally from 7:00 to 11:00 A.M. All You Can Eat For ONLY $6.00
Check them out and ask for Kathy. Tell her I sent you.
–ROGUE
STURGIS VENDORS CATER TO REBELLIOUS SIDE–South Dakota’s largest party has growled to life in true biker style – by pushing the boundaries.The 64th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally officially began on Sunday, but bikers from across the nation began arriving on Aug. 2, three days earlier than their 2003 arrival, said Lisa Weyer, director of the rally.
Two-wheeled behemoths cruised over sidewalks for a position on Lazelle Street on Sunday morning and packed the main drag to a standstill in the late afternoon. Sturgis Rally News anticipates more than 400,000 people, though as of Sunday, Weyer had no official count.
No matter the count, it’s a vendor’s paradise. Gawkers filled sidewalks in awe of gleaming chrome, glossy rides and corn dogs. A line snaked out the door of a Sturgis sandwich shop at noon on Sunday. The city’s finance office reported 804 vendor licenses had been issued. Last year, 848 were issued, from which $14.8 million was made in taxable sales.
But Sturgis’s draw still lies in its rebellious image, said Bob Nugent, who rode his Harley-Davidson to Sturgis from San Diego. “Everybody wants to be a bad boy. It’s like Halloween.”
All the striving for individuality, though, creates bikes that are increasingly becoming the same, Nugent says. “They’re stamping them out of a cookie cutter,” he said.
As for the tough-looking rear fat tires? “That’s gettin’ old. That’s gettin’ passe,” he said.
But there’s still head-turning styles at Sturgis. Leather chaps worn sans pants have been spotted on Lazelle Street. Bike wheels laden with playing cards and a cycle with detailed paintings of Yoko Ono and Jimi Hendrix are on display. Say the magic word, and the design that dreams are made of may be airbrushed onto a helmet or bike.
“These are people wanting to get away,” said Chaz Cooney, a salesman at Real World Power, which sells cylinders and pistons for Harley-Davidsons. “People need some escape. Some way to be different.”
And after investing on average $6,000 for a macho fat rear tire, bikes become babies as well as escapes. Cooney says bikers are likely to be courteous drivers on the clogged roads of the Black Hills because they’ve invested so much time and money that they can’t afford to lose their vehicle. “You’re not talking about their Harley. You’re talking about their kid,” he said.
But for actor Kevin Costner, the type of bike he rode at his Sunday afternoon charity rally was a minor detail. “It’s a really black, big shiny Harley,” the actor said. “There’s some details that I just don’t care about.”
Costner then led 200 motorcyclists on a ride from the Community Events Center in Sturgis to Tatanka, north of Deadwood, in an effort to raise money for college scholarships for Black Hills State University and Tatanka: Story of the Bison, a center he created to raise awareness of the relationship between Native Americans and buffalo. Each participant paid $125.
“The idea that we’re raising money for someone to go to college feels kind of good,” Costner said.
His celebrity appearance is one of many this week, with The Beach Boys, B.B. King and Kid Rock scheduled to perform.Christopher Coppola of Los Angeles came to Sturgis for the first time to join Costner’s ride and raise awareness of Native American culture.”The world right now … there’s so much destruction,” he said. “Native American culture teaches you harmony with your surroundings. We can learn a lot from Native American culture.”
–Argus leader.
–from Rogue
STURGIS SUING STURGIS–Attorneys made their opening statements Thursday morning in the Federal District Court lawsuit pitting the city of Sturgis and the Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce against Sturgis Rally & Races and Sturgis Bike Week, Inc.
Judge Karen Schreier presided at the hearing. Attorney Michael Reynolds of Rapid City represented the city and the chamber, while lawyer Michael Hickey of Rapid City attorney represented Sturgis Rally & Races and Sturgis Bike Week, Inc.
Schreier said the scope of this hearing was very narrow. She said she did not want to rehash the original lawsuit, but instead would determine if a court order — a permanent injunction issued in May 2000 — was being followed.
At issue in 2000 was the use of the year and the words “60th annual” in conjunction with Sturgis Bike Week. Attorney Reynolds told the court that Sturgis Bike week continues to use “64th annual” and 1938 (the year the motorcycle rally first began) in its promotional materials. The items include T-shirts, mugs and magazine publicity.
“The Rally is in its 64th year, but Sturgis Bike Week is not,” Reynolds argued. He also pointed out that in their magazine, Sturgis Bike Week makes “60-some” references to Sturgis Bike Week as the event. Reynolds complained this is an improper use of a trademark and that the name of the event is the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Hickey said it was his clients’ understanding under the court order they were not allowed to use a long list of names for the event, including Sturgis Rally and that’s why they use Sturgis Bike Week in referring to the event.
–The Black Hills Pioneer, Newspaper
–from Rogue
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HOW TO TELL THE SEX OF A FLY–A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around witha fly swatter.
“What are you doing?” She asked.
“Hunting Flies” He responded.
“Oh. Killing any?” She asked.
“Yep, 3 males, 2 Females,” he replied.
Intrigued, she asked. “How can you tell?”
He responded:”3 were on a beer can, 2 were on the phone.”
–from Rodan
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