Hey,
For the first time in months I’m not pissed off at the government for some ridiculous restriction or blunder. It’s just a Sunday with tremendous potential resting before us in the coming week.
This is our 18th year with Bikernet, and a big one in our efforts to set Bonneville records. Lee Clemens, from Departure Bike Works in Richmond, VA, is working on the Bonne Belle, Ray Wheeler and Dr. Willie are trying to dial in his Busa Twin Cam before final tuning, and I’m waiting on a report from Kent Weeks, regarding my trike, Belly Tank frame.
I’m working with Performance Machine on a massive magnificent metal sculpture for the front of our building, and I’m working with ikon Suspension on another stab at making my Spitfire Girder handle like a dream.
The shop team is working on the first Wheeler Work Station, and the list goes on. What could be better? It’s all progressive and making positive shit happen.
Let’s hit the news.
The Sunday Post is sponsored in part by Johnny Mac’s and Jack McIntyre.
BIKERNET PHOTOGRAPHER STEPS ACROSS THE LINE–See, I can shoot metric bikes also. I just did a whole day working with Kawasaki on a video using my Avalanche as a camera trk. It worked 100%.
–Peter
TC BROS. 2.1 Gallon Narrow Sportster Tank– TC Bros. 2.1 Gallon Narrow Sportster Style Gas Tank with “Frisco Style” low tunnel to let the tank sit high on backbone. For years, people have been modifying OEM Harley Davidson Peanut Sportster tanks by cutting them in half, narrowing the tank by removing a section of the middle, and welding everything back together. This look is great, but to accomplish this modification on an OEM tank is very labor intensive.
Fear not, for TC Bros. has your solution at a great price! This tank is 100% brand new construction and has the same shape that is achieved when you modify/narrow an OEM Harley Sportster tank, but without all the work! The cap bung is set up high (for max fuel capacity) and is a standard OEM Harley cam lock. The 1/4″ NPT petcock bung has been placed on the side near the rear of tank for maximum fuel usage as well. This tank is highest quality TIG welded construction and is pressure tested at the factory before shipping.
Item: #105-0129
Retail: $189
LOTUS C-01 SUPERBIKE REVEALED, in all its carbon fiber glory
By Nelson Ireson
High Gear Media
Nearly a year ago, Lotus announced the launch of its new motorcycle division , with a teaser image showing the carbon fiber tank of its C-01 superbike. Today, we have the official unveiling of the real thing, and it’s stunning.
Employing all of Lotus’ lessons learned from racing on four wheels, and adding in the expertise of the Holzer Group and Kodewa, the C-01 is a masterwork of lightness and form-follows-function design. It’s also packing some darned impressive specs.
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A 75-degree V-twin displacing 1,195 cc puts out 200 horsepower, powering the rear-wheel through a six-speed jaw-type transmission and hydraulic clutch. Electronic engine management with digital ignition adjustment ensures optimum performance. Inverted forks, twin suspension struts, a steel/carbon/titanium fame, twin front disc brake and single rear disc, and an aggressive frame/suspension geometry complete the high-performance package.
Lotus plans to offer the C-01 in a range of liveries honoring the company’s four-wheeled racing heritage, as well as a fully-customizable ordering process. Only 100 examples will be built, so don’t expect these superbikes to be within reach of most mortals.
Right now, only the prototypes exist, but the C-01 is certified for road use and ready for ordering. If you’d like to get your name on the list, get in touch with Lotus Motorcycles
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY TARDY STUDENT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WEEKEND VOCABULARY LESSON — toothsome TOOTH-suhm, adjective:
It was filled with friandises, with luscious and toothsome bits–the finest of fruits, pates, a rare bottle or two, delicious syrups, and bonbons in abundance.
Strictly judged, most modern poems are but larger or smaller lumps of sugar, or slices of toothsome sweet cake—even the banqueters dwelling on those glucose flavors as a main part of the dish.
Toothsome entered English in the 1560, joining the word tooth, denoting “sense, liking,” with the adjective-forming suffix –some.
U.S. FIREARM PRODUCTION SETS RECORD IN 2012: AR-15 Production Up Over 100%
The number of firearms manufactured in the U.S. for sale to American customers hit an all-time high in 2012, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (BATFE) new Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report. American firearm manufacturers produced roughly 8.3 million firearms for sale in the U.S., a new record, up 33 percent from the 6.2 million produced for American customers in 2011.
The report shows not only that Americans valued firearms in 2012 more than ever before, but also that they particularly valued the kinds of firearms that gun control supporters have tried the hardest to get banned–handguns and semi-automatic rifles.
Production of handguns rose 32 percent to four million in 2012, as compared to 2011, including a 36 percent increase in pistols and an 18 percent increase in revolvers. Production of the AR-15, the most popular rifle in America, more than doubled in 2012, to over 825,000, not counting the large numbers made by Remington, Bushmaster and Sturm, Ruger. Total rifle production rose 38 percent, to three million, while shotguns rose 18 percent to 900,000.
We’ve been hearing for some time from those who want to ban guns that Americans aren’t interested in them anymore; that firearm ownership is on the decline. Like their fanciful notions that gun crime is somehow “exploding” or that concealed carry licensees are ticking time bombs, the numbers simply don’t back up their claims.
For those who support the Second Amendment and American manufacturing, these figures provide cause for celebration. For those still seeking to ban private possession of firearms, they may want to skip the champagne and head straight for the aspirin.
REPORT FROM THE BLUES STREET JOURNAL--Charlie Musselwhite’s wife Henrietta dancin’ with the president of the Vallejo Hells Angels at the Sonoma County Blues Festival. It was put on by Bill Bowker of KRSH radio.
Picture taken by Richard Schrader.
I was lookin’ up Charlie M. on his Facebook fan
page & saw the pic. of Mr. Sonny Barger.
Don’t know if you know of Charlie Musselwhite.
He is a classic Chicago style Blues harp player from way back. One if the best who has played
with the greats, Little Walter and Big Walter Horton.
–PSD
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BIG BIKE ACTION IN SAIGON—I really like this place. Brother Mike had never been here so we made a quick trip.
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There is a new Harley Dealership, which you covered in the news on Thursday, but I can’t tell you the name. Something to do with my tired fingers and all the women here.
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I think I should spend more time here. I like the
French influence on food and architecture.
Haven’t had a bad meal here yet.
Hotels are a good deal quality for price.
–Art Hall
The Esteemed Bikernet International Editor
In Charge
CALL TO ORDER– Southern Nevada Harley Owners Group (SNH.O.G.) would like to invite you to join them for their monthly General Membership Meeting.
The meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month and doors open at 6 PM for a social and 6:30 PM for the meeting.
The Southern Nevada H.O.G. meeting place alternates between the Las Vegas Harley-Davidson Dealership at 2605 S Eastern on odd months and the Red Rock Harley-Davidson Dealership at 2260 S Rainbow on even months.
For more information, visit snhoglvhd.com.
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–STANDING TALL Thursday NEWS FOR February 20, 2014
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11549
SOA….. ???? Wish I had a dime for every time I heard someone say that the reason any of this motorcycle thing exists at all is because of them…. What a joke….
From bike builders to magazines and even TV stars, in my humble offering of advice for being “PART” of this thing…..
Don’t start believing your own press releases, that shits written to make other people think you’re cool….
NONE of us are as cool as the motorcycle! But what do I know….. Hahahaha
— Chris Callen
Magnificent Editor in Chief
Cycle Source Magazine
cyclesource69@comcast.net
East Coast, PA
SUNDAY BIKERNET UNIVERSITY WORD OF THE DAY– razz raz, verb:
1. raspberry; any sign or expression of dislike or derision.
They razz each other over every play, throw stuff across the room, and laugh deep belly laughs over cutting remarks.
He wouldn’t have razzed just me. He would have razzed my Abstract Expressionist pals, too, Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko and Terry Kitchen and so on …
Razz is a shortened variant of raspberry, a colloquialism for a rude sound used to express mockery or contempt. It entered English in the early to mid-1900s.
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He is making cylinders again! All the old ones plus ones for Evo’s & even Twin Cam. He has a new foundry that he is working with that is giving him the same product of old but with more flexibility.
This very good news for people wanting to make retro hotrod choppers using Ironhead
Sportys, Shovel, Pan, Knuckle, and of course
Shovesters.
It would be really kewl to do a project bike
working with the Trock Cycle name again eh??
–PSD
P.S his email is rrtrock@aol.com
You also go to ebay do a advanced search.
type in sellers name roadkill53.
You want what?? Sir yes sir!!
Coffee first damn it
WEEKEND BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPENS–The IRS decides to audit Grandpa, and summons him to the IRS office.
The IRS auditor was not surprised when Grandpa showed up
with his attorney.
The auditor said, ‘Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle
and no full-time employment, Which you explain by saying
that you win money gambling. I’m not sure the IRS finds that believable.’
I’m a great gambler, and I can prove it,’ says Grandpa. ‘How
about a demonstration?’
The auditor thinks for a moment and said, ‘Okay. Go ahead.’
Grandpa says, ‘I’ll bet you a thousand dollars that I can bite my own eye.’
The auditor thinks a moment and says, ‘It’s a bet.’
Grandpa removes his glass eye and bites it. The auditor’s jaw drops.
Grandpa says, ‘Now, I’ll bet you two thousand dollars that I can bite my other eye.’
Now the auditor can tell Grandpa isn’t blind, so he takes the bet.
Grandpa removes his dentures and bites his good eye.
The stunned auditor now realizes he has wagered and lost three grand, with Grandpa’s attorney as a witness. He starts to get nervous.
‘Want to go double or nothing?’ Grandpa asks ‘I’ll bet you six thousand dollars that I can stand on one side of your desk, and pee into that wastebasket on the other side, and never get a drop anywhere in between.’
The auditor, twice burned, is cautious now, but he looks carefully and decides there’s no way this old guy could possibly manage that stunt, so he agrees again.
Grandpa stands beside the desk and unzips his pants, but
although he strains mightily, he can’t make the stream reach
the wastebasket on the other side, so he pretty much urinates all over the auditor’s desk.
The auditor leaps with joy, realizing that he has just turned a major loss into a huge win.
But Grandpa’s own attorney moans and puts his head in
his hands.
‘Are you okay?’ the auditor asks.
‘Not really,’ says the attorney. ‘This morning, when Grandpa
told me he’d been summoned for an audit, he bet me twenty-five thousand dollars that he could come in here and piss all over your desk and that you’d be happy about it!’
I keep telling you! Don’t Mess with Old People!!
–Jim Waggaman
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME—Kenny Price of Samson Exhaust Systems recently build a state of the art manufacturing facility in Sturgis less than a quarter-mile from downtown. He is offering a limited number of free vendor spots on site.
He will be offering tours daily through the plant. Reach out to Kenny or Brian White for more info.
Brian White
brianw@samsonusa.com
A TALE OF TWO REALITIES GUN NUT REPORT– A Gun Controller’s Slanderous Rhetoric and a Mother’s Stand to Save Her Children
Despite current restrictions that place New Jersey well outside the American mainstream, gun controllers and some state lawmakers have made clear their intent to push even further in 2014, with wide-ranging legislation targeting nearly every aspect of the remaining gun freedom Garden State residents enjoy (or cling to, perhaps more accurately). Chief among these proposals is a bill that would lower the magazine capacity limit from the current 15 down to 10. And it appears gun control advocates are prepared to sink to any level of rhetorical excess to get it passed.
In a February 14 NJ.com article, Bryan Miller, Executive Director of the self-proclaimed “faith-based movement to prevent gun violence” Heeding God’s Call, is quoted as stating, “Nobody needs a 15-round ammunition magazine unless they are a domestic terrorist or a gangster.”
Miller’s inflammatory remark is a transparent attempt to paint those who oppose the current legislation as extreme and in league with violent criminals. Needless to say, it ignores the millions of Americans who own standard capacity magazines for a variety of lawful purposes. Further, Miller’s concise list of who needs standard capacity magazines will no doubt come as a surprise to New Jersey’s law enforcement officers, who are routinely equipped with magazines with a capacity greater than 10 and are not subject to the 15-round limit.
As one might expect, Miller’s comments weren’t the only nonsensical rhetoric from anti-gun advocates on the issue. Later in the NJ.com piece, the author quotes another magazine ban supporter as saying, “We do a lot of studying and research and we speak to gun owners and people all over the political spectrum… We hear universally for hunting, home protection and sport shooting that a 10 round magazine is certainly plenty.”
By employing the term “universally” the gun control advocate gives the impression that there is no valid argument for, or group of people that support, the right to own standard capacity magazines for lawful purposes. That of course is absurd and begs the question, what sort of “studying and research” was involved? Given the wealth of evidence and experience contradicting this gun controller’s statement, one might suspect the “research” cited consisted of reading the public relations talking points of Michael Bloomberg and his cohorts or polls conducted only amongst known gun control supporters.
An October 28, 2013, Gallup poll showed that “Personal Safety/Protection” is the number one reason cited for gun ownership. And an enormous portion of the handguns and rifles sold for this purpose are specifically designed to use magazines with a capacity greater than 10. Moreover, a growing interest in the practical shooting sports, such as 3-Gun, has led to more shooting sports participants using 11+ magazines than ever before.
These gun controllers certainly weren’t paying attention to Colorado, where law-abiding shooters bought thousands upon thousands of standard capacity magazines, and lined up for 20,000 free 30-round magazines offered by Magpul Industries, before the state’s magazine ban went into effect. In one statement, Magpul noted that it had allocated “a little over a million magazines” to meet the pre-ban demand from Coloradans. Staunch mainstream opposition to magazine restrictions was also evidenced by the recall of two Colorado state senators, and the resignation of a third, in response to the ban.
In fact, support for a 10-round limit is so far from universal, that another Gallup poll, taken shortly after the tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., revealed it to be the least popular of Obama’s failed gun control proposals.
Further, a recent case of self-defense in Detroit, Mich., brings into stark relief why millions of Americans choose to arm themselves using standard capacity magazines. The majority of the episode was captured on video and can be viewed here.
The incident began when a trio of burglars, at least one of whom was armed with what appeared to be a handgun, attempted to break in through the back door of a home, while a mother was inside with her children. Upon becoming aware of the intrusion, the mother retrieved a semi-automatic rifle and warned the intruders she was armed. After the home invaders disregarded her warning and continued battering their way into the house, the mother fired shots at them, causing them to retreat. Once outside, one of the perpetrators picked up the weapon he had dropped and tried to reenter the house. At that point, the mother fired again, causing him to flee the scene for good. Police arrested the intruders a short time later and determined that two of them had been involved in previous home invasions.
In this scenario a mother was forced to defend her home and children from a gang of experienced home invaders. All of the perpetrators were determined enough to ignore her warning that she had a gun and one even renewed the attack after being repelled by the initial shots. In this case, the mother’s ability to deliver follow-up shots after the first wave of the attack may well have made the difference between life and death for her and her children. If she were to conclude that a 20 or 30 round magazine is necessary for home defense in her neighborhood, is Bryan Miller in any position to tell her she’s wrong or to impugn her motives for having it?
New Jersey lawmakers would be unwise to think that the rhetoric of gun control supporters in any way reflects reality on the issue. Millions of Americans and scores of New Jersey residents use magazines with a capacity greater than 10 for self-defense and the shooting sports every day. And while elections might seem a long way off to New Jerseys legislators, we’ll be sure to remind Garden State gun owners of who did, or did not, fall for the bogus anti-gun arguments before they head to the polls.
SPEED-WAY MOTORSPORT SHELTER TESTIMONIAL–Valerie Thompson says “YES!” The Best …..Protect your ride–“I say YES to the Speed-Way Motorsport Shelter!”
Valerie Thompson is one of the most determined and successful independent female racers competing today, living in a world of speed on and off the racetrack.
Valerie is now a 5-Time motorcycle land speed record holder and racing team owner. Valerie’s first year as a land speed racing team owner/driver met with tremendous success in 2012, setting three new national speed records and gaining membership in the “Mojave Magnum 200 MPH Club” with her BMW S 1000 RR.
She continued her winning streak at her first 2013 competition, The Texas Mile, setting a new 1000 cc class/track record and earning membership to the prestigious “Texas Mile 200 MPH Club” with back-to-back runs of 212 mph, a new personal best top speed.
Valerie comments on the Speed-Way Shelter: “Check out this cool Speed-Way Motorcycle Cover we displayed at our appearance yesterday. It’s weather protection for outside use (racetrack) and great for inside your garage! Comes with a retractable “roll top” feature for fast, immediate, easy access to your cycle! Another GREAT feature is a SHELTER for our pets! Reckon and Speedy and I say YES to the Speed-Way Motorsport Shelter!”
THE BIKERNET SWEDISH SOURCE– Honda killin’ it!
–SHERIFFMEDIAGROUP
ON THE ROAD AGAIN N AGAIN
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME–Ride An Indian Motorcycle For One Year
It’s a Two Wheel Salute for a Hometown Hero!
Do you know someone who is passionate about helping others in their community – and passionate about motorcycles? Submit their story and they will be entered to be one of three Hometown Heroes who will get a VIP loan of an Indian Chief for a year and you will be entered to win $1,000.
Nominate your hero here: http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/two-wheel-salute-contest
A BROTHER’S DEALERSHIP STORY– I recently got fired from a corporate drone job but since I had been shopping for parts and stuff at the local Harley dealership and getting to know some of the people there for 16 months, I took a job there as a salesman. I lasted 8 days. Here is what I learned:
You don’t need 4 salesmen on Friday and Saturday in a smaller dealership. Way too much competition. You are regarded with suspicion and resented but that was the sales manager’s call and they can’t do shit about it. They tell you after you are hired that you won’t make any money for the first two months and the job is pretty much paid with referrals and repeat customers. The average customer comes into a dealership 20 times before buying. Of people you write up for financing, only one in ten qualify now with the new standards. It is just a tough business to make any money.
The motorclothes women don’t smile at you anymore and ignore you.The parts guys quit smiling and you realize they never liked you because you were a customer.They get an hourly rate and a commission so they suggestive sell and up-sell everything they can. All the clothes are cheap compared to fox creek or some place like that. Most of it is marked up 45 to 60 percent. If you work there 90 days you get everything for cost plus 15%.
Of the five or six mechanics, only three of them have bikes. One said to me, “I hate working on bikes I’ll never be able to afford.” Another one said, “I had an 07 Dyna but I had to sell it because I don’t make enough to afford a payment.” The mechanics don’t make a living wage until they have been there for a few years.
When a Navy guy was in the shop yesterday waiting on this bike, he asked about it and then an hour later I offered to go back I went back to check the status and the guy working on it said, “Fucking Customers!”
As a salesman, we were told to push a sale on only what we had in stock. We couldn’t see the prices of the bikes. I was able to notice a new bike taken in trade and they marked it up 27% from NADA to sell it so if you ever want to buy a used bike, just knock off 25% from the asking price and negotiate up. I asked how much were new bikes with dealer holdback and invoice and no one but the manager and sales manager knew that and of course they weren’t telling. That is a big secret but my estimate is 2K profit before the dealer add ons like set up which Harley actually pays the dealer 50 bucks to set up a bike. Why they feel they can charge a customer so much more than that as an add on profit is beyond me.
The dealer set up fee is a joke. They just take the tape off the bikes and fuel them and give them a test ride. I saw a CVO road king come in damaged and a ultra that was surging and no one could figure out why. The quality of the new bikes is suspect. Dealers don’t get to choose what bikes they get. Their only chance to get more bikes is to sell more and the rankings of their customer service survey that is conducted by a 3rd party. We were authorized to give the customer 50 bucks dealership cash to come in and physically give us the survey so we could fill it out on their behalf thus giving ourselves a perfect score so we could get a higher volume of bikes for next years allotment from the factory.
Lastly, the cost structure for sales is $10 bucks and hour and you get $150 for a used bike and $25 if you sell the warranty and $25 for financing. A new bike, you get $175.
Customers come in and you have to ask them if they have talked to another salesman before so you don’t “steal” a sale from another salesman. There is a lot of politics in that. The worst is that we are supposed to charge a 200 dollar doc fee and write the customer a check for the balance because it never costs that much. The doc fees are bullshit and aren’t required by law. Read the fine print. The set up fee is a joke. The service fees are 50% marked up because I saw a used bike get a 5K service and saw the cost added in the database when I was watching a manager price a bike.
There are so many wackos that come into a dealership. One guy comes in every day like clockwork and some guys come in twice a week and just hang out and drink coffee. Everyone curses them behind their backs. I decided to leave when I saw people who obviously couldn’t afford a new bike get pushed into buying one and I just wasn’t cool with that. The HD-Net online training videos tell you to agree with every thing the potential Customer says that is positive and reinforce it. Get them on the bike ASAP for a test ride.
The whole premise is to get people caught up in the emotion or heat of the moment and get them to sign TODAY. The Customer Relationship Management software called Connect is utilized and it prompts you to keep calling, emailing and bombarding potential customers that you have had contact with. I liked it when an assistant sales manager left a message for a customer who missed his test ride appointment and gave an eloquent and upbeat soft sales pitch on the guys voice mail and hung up and said, “Fuck you!” to the phone.
So the next time you or someone you know go to your happy local dealership, just know that it is all a bullshit sales game. Not all people are bad that work there and there are a couple who are passionate about bikes but many of them are not what they seem at all. Harley just fleeces the shit out of people and no one is forced to buy anything but there is still the principle of treating people fairly and with respect.
Only two people in the whole dealership knew about ABATE. Two. The worst was when I went up to Sound Harley to give them some ABATE flyers and the manager said, “If I have to give money to your organization, I have to give it to everyone.” I tried to explain that if the government has its’ way, there won’t be any aftermarket sales at his dealership and he said he didn’t care.
So, there you have it. Eight days of disillusionment. The corporate world isn’t much better but the pay damn sure is.
–Zen
I mentioned the trickle down theory to Zen. If management has a bad attitude, then the employees mirror that sentiment. Not all dealers have the same mantras, work ethics, notions or rules. I used House of Thunders as a positive example. Then this just came in from Dan’s dealership in Morgan Hill this morning. –Bandit
HOUSE OF THUNDER HARLEY-DAVIDSON REPORT–Our good friend Ray Wheeler sent us your way. House of Thunder is a kickass shop in Morgan Hill, CA. Not only do we provide top-notch customer service and have the Harley-Davidson Bar & Shield Awards to prove it, we all ride AND we race! Here are some videos from our Feb. 17th employee drag racing trip and prep.
I can send you pictures too, or check out our Facebook www.facebook.com/HouseofThunderHarleyDavidson
Sonoma Raceway hosted its annual President’s Day Bracket Drag Race. Cars and bikes of all kinds raced for cash. Bike class paid $250 to win $150 runner-up and $75 semi-finalists.
House of Thunder Harley-Davidson in Morgan Hill had 6 employees riding their own street bikes entered in the bike class of 22 participants.
Owner Dan Stern
Parts Mgr Andy Smith
Service Mgr Andrew Mikkelson
Service Writer Phil “P-Nut” Deleon
Technician Jason Nyquist (first time drag racing)
Technician Cesar Gonzalez
After round one 3 H.O.T. employees were still in the field of 11.
Dan, Phil & Jason went into round two.
Round three Owner Dan Stern remained and went on to the semi-finals (placing 3rd and in the money) eliminating himself with a mis-shift.
“All in all we had a great day.” stated Dan. “Nothing better than racing with your employees and eliminating a bunch of Japanese bikes in the process. We made believers out of a lot of people today”
Phil Deleon commented that House of Thunder is the only Harley dealership whose employees ride and race together regularly. “We ride what we build and having just won another Silver Bar & Shield award from Harley continues to prove we are a great shop run by great employees”
— Nick
House of Thunder Harley-Davidson
ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 17TH ANNUAL DOHENY BLUES FESTIVAL!– Join us for the 17th Anniversary of the Doheny Blues Festival!
May 17 & 18, 2014 at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California.
With performances by…
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS: Their debut performance at Doheny Blues! In a career spanning over 4 decades, The Doobie Brothers have sold 40+ million albums worldwide and have received worldwide acclaim for hit singles like “Listen to the Music”, “Takin’ It To The Streets,” “China Grove” and “Minute by Minute”.
GOV’T MULE: Their debut performance at Doheny Blues! Fronted by singer-guitarist Warren Haynes, the band blends funk, blues and rock elements together creating their own unique sound. Don’t miss them perform songs from their new 2013 album, Shout, their first studio album in four years, which features guests Elvis Costello, Dr. John, Ben Harper and Steve Winwood.
KEB’ MO’: New record coming in Spring 2014. Keb’ Mo’ is a three-time Grammy Award winner for Best Contemporary Blues Album and a key figure in the acclaimed 2003 PBS series Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues.
CHARLES BRADLEY & THE EXTRAORDINAIRES: Dubbed the “Screaming Eagle of Soul”, Bradley will make his first Orange County appearance at Doheny Blues. After struggling as an artist for years, Bradley has experienced a renaissance, with two acclaimed albums (making many “Year End Best Of” lists), a documentary on his life (Soul Of America), and show-stopping appearances across the nation.
VINTAGE TROUBLE: Their debut performance at Doheny Blues! A soulful four-man band, VT formed in 2010 and recorded their first album in 3 days. Their live show feels like a sweet southern down-home revival mixed with a gritty, downtown edge. They are literally taking the world by storm having played 80 gigs in 100 days.
RUTHIE FOSTER: Her 2013 album, Let it Burn, was nominated for Best Blues Album and she’s the recipient of 2 Blues Music Awards and was named Best Female Blues Artist by the Living Blues Awards.
NIKKI HILL: Making a name for herself in the roots scene, Hill is known for her gritty, raw voice & energetic live shows.
Many more artists will be announced in the coming weeks!
In the meantime, keep an eye on our Facebook Page for artist videos, contests and more!
THERE’S NEVER A DULL MOMENT AROUND THE BIKERNET HEADQUARTERS—Another Australian just flew in for meetings, just as Doc Robinson, the tech editor in chief of Heavy Duty Magazine (Australia’s largest custom bike magazine) just peeled to LAX.
Next week, I will start to edit the final chapter of my next Chance Hogan book. Last night I sat around a table full of guys discussing the Daytona 500 today, and the discussion of race related movies kicked-off. Racing became the highlight of the dinner conversation and I kept thinking about my screenplay effort. I need to return to my late night, early morning keyboard clicks for progress. Maybe I need a bottle of Jack and another redhead.
Ride Free Forever,
–Bandit
