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HARLEY-DAVIDSON 2007 DONATIONS TO TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION TOTAL $100,000–On November 2, Harley-Davidson made its fifth $20,000 donation to the Tom Joyner Foundation, contributing a total of $100,000 for 2007. Harley-Davidson Motor Company and dealership representatives attended the Tom Joyner Sky Show at the Atlanta Civic Center to present the check before a sold-out crowd.
Proceeds donated to the Foundation assist students attending Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) achieve their dreams. Select students from Savannah State University, the HBCU receiving funds for the month of November, also received a $100 “college starter pack” gift certificate donated by Harley-Davidson.
Photo: Pictured (L to R holding check): Tom Joyner, Founder, The Tom Joyner Foundation, Lynn Bonner, Director, Market Outreach, Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
PAK MAIL SIGNS ON AS OFFICIAL SHIPPEROF THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY–STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally announced this week that Pak Mail Centers of America, Inc. (Pak Mail) has been named the Official Shipping Solutions Provider for the 2008 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, according to Ronda Gusinsky, President of OutSource Solutions, Inc, Official Sponsorship Agent of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Pak Mail will serve as the official packing and shipping resource for rally attendees and vendors at the 2008 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. As the rally continues to grow, hosting more than 850 vendors and an estimated 500,000 participants from all 50 states and various countries around the world, the need for on-site convenient and professional packing and shipping services has risen significantly.
An exciting new service will now be made available by Pak Mail to 2008 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally visitors. Through the company’s logistics division, motorcycles can be picked up from any destination including a local motorcycle dealership and transported to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and then back home again. “White-glove” valet service will prepare the motorcycle for shipment, handle all the shipping arrangements and have it ready to ride when the owner arrives in Sturgis. “Many motorcycle enthusiasts who would like to participate in the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally can’t afford the time it takes to ride to and from the rally and still have enough time to enjoy the rally’s festivities. Whatever their reason, we feel our valet service provides an attractive convenience for repeat or new visitors to Sturgis that solves issues related to time and individual preferences,” says Pak Mail’s Director of Logistics, Jaime Ciarla.
From August 1 – 9, Pak Mail will also have a retail booth in Sturgis to offer the maximum amount of convenience when it comes to shipping goods and merchandise. Vendors can direct customers to the Pak Mail booth located on the corner of 1st and Lazelle Street. “Since more than sixty percent of the rally attendees ride their motorcycles to the event, there is limited space available to pack away and safely transport merchandise purchased at the rally. Our professional packing and shipping experts will ensure that items shipped get to their final destinations in one piece and on time,” added Ms. Ciarla.
“We are excited to have Pak Mail come on board as a Sturgis Motorcycle Rally sponsor and feel that having the services that Pak Mail provides available to the vast array of rally activities will be a great advantage to both our vendors and visitors who have to deal with the logistics of getting merchandise and supplies to either the rally or to their final destination. The added bonus of being able to transport a motorcycle right to Sturgis and then back home again is an additional benefit and we are happy to have Pak Mail on-site to offer these services,” says City of Sturgis Mayor Maury LaRue.
Founded in 1984, Pak Mail is a premier specialty packaging, shipping and business support franchise with more than 400 centers in North America and 60 international locations in six countries. For information and locations of Pak Mail Centers, call 1-800-778-6665 or visit www.pakmail.com.
For information on the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, log on to the Official Sturgis Motorcycle Rally website www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com.
TOM ARNOLD TO HOST BIG AMERICAN HEART RIDE EVENT ANDWHISKEY FALLS CONCERT TO BENEFIT CAMP DEL CORAZON AT CYCLE WORLD INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SHOW PRESENTED BY TOYOTA IN LONG BEACH–Long Beach, Calif., (December 4, 2007) The 27th Annual Cycle World International Motorcycle Show and Actor Tom Arnold have partnered to host the Big American Heart Ride Event – a charity preview event designed to give motorcycle fans a VIP preview of the International Motorcycle Show and raise funds for Camp del Corazon, a non profit organization that provides year-round experiential opportunities for children faced with the challenges of growing up and living with heart disease. Arnold is an avid motorcyclist and dedicated supporter of Camp del Corazon (www.campdelcorazon.org).
Participants in the VIP Program will not only get to personally meet custom bike builders Matt Hotch, Jesse Rooke, Arlen Ness, Cory Ness and Roland Sands, but will also be treated to a VIP performance of the BOSS stunt show and receive a commemorative T-shirt. Additionally, attendees will also be among the first to see a custom Victory Motorcycle designed by the “Godfather of Special Effects” Designer Stan Winston that will be auctioned to benefit Camp Del Corazon and Operation Homefront.
“I’m really looking forward to the show opening this Friday,” said Tom Arnold. “The Big American Heart Ride VIP program is like getting the red carpet treatment – and it’s great that the Camp is going to get the money from the ticket sales. The kids who take part in this camp are really inspirational and I know that motorcyclists love doing events that benefit kids.”
With several manufacturers revealing new models and hosting racers and motorcycle celebrities, the Long Beach edition of the International Motorcycle Shows is going to be a highlight of the series. Participants will receive VIP early access to the International Motorcycle Show and enjoy a special concert by the hot new band Whiskey Falls. The VIP Pass is good for all three days of the event and will include demo rides, more than 19 major manufacturers and nearly 700 motorcycles of all types on display.
Tickets for the Big American Heart Rid VIP event cost $50 with all the proceeds benefiting Camp del Corazon. For more information or to register for the event go to www.motocycleshows.com.
MAXTON MILE WARNING FROM BIKERNET READER– Four issues to be aware of for Maxton. Fire Ants, Sand Flies, Humidity, and lastly NC heat.
–Pablo
WHEN V-TWIN FLY– They fly to Southeast Michigan! After an increasing number of cross-country referrals, Taylor-Made V-Twins has cut a deal with Fed-Ex and is rolling out a secure, easy-ship motor and transmission rebuild program. Steve Taylor will send you a specially rigged crate. When it arrives at Taylor-Made it gets its own ID, and during the process, all of its parts remain together in their own workspace. You can even get digital photos of the build in progress.
Taylor-Made builds and rebuilds run the gamut from mild to wild, and Steve works on everything from flatheads to twin-cam motors. A motor rebuild takes from four to six weeks; a transmission, two to three weeks.
You’ll get new parts from the likes of S&S, Andrews and Jims among others and as always parts and labor are guaranteed. When your motor or transmission arrives back home, it has beenpre-run, pre-tested and is ready to drop in and go. Sending your overhaul to this out-of-town performance specialist, 30 years in the business, is cheaper than you think.
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HOLIDAY UPDATES FROM STRIP CLUB CHOPPERS–Strip Club Choppers is celebrating the holidays by giving our dealers the gifts. For every $100 you spend with us you will receive one FREE Football Jersey. So, if you spend $300, that’s THREE free Football Jerseys! That’s $150 of retail value for you.
Strip Club Choppers has many great stocking stuffers, including Belt Buckles, Earrings, Bracelets, Wallet Chains, Shot Glasses, Pint Glasses, Sunglasses, and much more.
Remember, if you want the Pole Girl, you can only get her from us. As always, you can place an order by email, fax, or phone. Be sure to get your orders in early for shipment before Christmas!
Visit us at Happy Holidays from all of us here at Strip Club Choppers. THANK YOU AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM CCPHOTOART.BIZ– We’d like to thank all the artists, record companies, managers and publications who have worked with us this year. Happy Holidays to all of you. Our Newest Projects Since moving our offices to the London area in the summer, we’ve been pretty busy. We were involved in Foreigner’s 30th Anniversary Tour, and some of those shots have made their way into the official program of the Ahmet Ertegun concert which will see Foreigner perform alongside the reunited Led Zeppelin. We’ve done photoshoots for Bedford rockers Quireboys, for Finnish metal heroes Kiuas, and for O2 Undiscovered Award winner Eoghan Colghan. New Orleans based British piano legend Jon Cleary, who is Bonnie Raitt’s regular keyboard player, has started using our work, and our photography was used on the cover of the Jyrojets’ second single. Joe Satriani has announced his 2008 UK tour using our artwork and he has teamed up with Korg to produce a line of Joe Satriani guitar effect pedals using our photography. Status Quo’s new album and tour merchandise features our photography, and in December we will not only be working with Quo but also with Bernadette & The North, the band of Francis Rossi’s daughter. Also we will be teaming up with Anthony Kavana who recently reached the final of the televised Grease Is The Word musical auditions and is working on a new album. In The Spotlight We were recently approached by UPPA/Photoshot, one of the leading photo agencies, to cover London concerts for them. Their clients include print media like The Independent and the Evening Standard in the UK, and several publications worldwide. Artists we have shot for them so far include Enrique Iglesias, Pigeon Detectives, Paco de Lucia, Jools Holland, Ray Lamontagne and KT Tunstall. –Patrick Cusse & Christie Goodwin LOVE RIDE 24 WRAP-UP REPORT–Glendale – This year’s Love Ride was supposed to be about the new route, new venue and new things to do as part of the inaugural California Bike Week. And it was. But for the annual charity ride, which over the last two decades has raised in excess of 20 million dollars, some things stayed the same. Like the generous nature of bikers, who braved the threat of rain on Sunday morning to raise approximately $1,000,000 to fund local children’s charities. “The new route and new venue worked out great,” says Love Ride founder Oliver Shokouh, whose Glendale dealership acts as host every November for the world’s largest one-day motorcycle charity event. “We put a lot of planning into making the Love Ride as enjoyable as possible.” Shokouh was referring to all the fundraising events that made up this year’s Love Ride. There was the pre-party with the Heather Combs Band on Friday night at the Petersen Museum, the auction of rare motorcycles and exclusive Von Dutch memorabilia on Saturday afternoon (also at the Petersen), the ride itself up Brand Boulevard through the heart of the City of Glendale, over to the Fairplex in Pomona for a BBQ lunch, an All-Star Band featuring Robby Krieger (The Doors) and the main afternoon headliner, Rock ‘n Roll Hall Of Famer Gregg Allman. A special Love Ride 24 compilation CD was also recorded and produced for sale by the All-Star Band. “We’re still counting monies coming in from the Love Ride merchandise sold at the Fairplex, so hopefully we’ll have more to give to all the beneficiaries,” says Shokouh. After the concerts by the All-Star Band and Gregg Allman, the top fund-raisers for Love Ride 24 were announced. Eric Schmoranzer set the bar by individually raising $26,324. Jim and Kitti Carnes came in second with $5,300 while Melanie Postell and Lowell Kay finished third with $4,469. Rounding out the top ten were Kent Vest (4th at $4469), Rod Houle (5th at $3430), Kirby Yale (6th at $2866), Scott Siegel (7th at $2501), Rick Young (8th at $2040), Gerard McKenzie (9th at $2001) and William Speeg (10th at $1950). Winners of the bike contests were: Rick Valusek, who took home an FLHX from the Love Ride Opportunity ticket drawing and James Deluca, who won a 2007 Fat Boy and autographed plague signed by Love Ride 23 celebs for the Signature Bike Raffle. Beneficiaries of the Love Ride Foundation include the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Reading By 9, Providence Saint Joseph Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Special Olympics of Southern California, Cure Autism Now, Frostig Center (Learning Disabilities), Scleroderma Research Foundation, Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters, Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services, Glendale Community College, Diabetes Institute and The Friends of Castaic Lake. Sponsors of this year’s Love Ride 24 included HUMMER, Budweiser, Southern California Harley-Davidson Dealers Association, Event 360, KLOS, Cycle Trader and Recycler Classifieds. For more information on the Love Ride or to purchase Love Ride 24 items, including T-Shirts and the Love Ride 24 Born To Ride Compilation CD, go to www.loveride.org. Harley-Davidson/Buell of Glendale is located at 3717 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California 91204. For more information contact Oliver Shokouh at 818-246-5618, ext. 102. BIKERNET AND ROLLIN’ SIXES CHRISTMAS T-SHIRTS FOR TROOPS CAMPAIGN–12 days left and the T-shirt drive is continuing to do well with new shirts and goodies arriving daily. So far we have received packages from The Horse Backstreet Choppers, Ol’ Skool Rodz, Car Kulture Deluxe, Sucker Punch Sally, American Iron Magazine, Southside Customs, Felon/Lucky 13 Clothing, Harley-Davidson of Baton Rouge, Tri-state Choppers, Fort Myers Harley-Davidson, Strip Club Choppers, And Lucky Devil Metal Works. Thanks to them we have 87 shirts so far and based on emails from many others I expect that number to climb over 100 by the end of Friday, I would also like to thank everyone for the hats, stickers, posters, magazines, and letters that I am sure those that will be receiving all this are sure to love. Speaking of the men and women who are going to be getting the goods I am sure you all want to know who they may be. While all of this is still being hammered out I do have some info I can share, and I am currently working with The local Army Station Commander here as well as members of the 101st Airborne to ensure that we can get some stuff to those guys as well as other contacts that are currently being worked on. Our goal is to reach as many servicemen and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan as we can. We have had a great beginning and hope to have a really strong finish to let these folks know we are behind them. I again encourage everyone to spread the word about our project and for those who have yet to step up and send some shirts to take some time this next week to get some sent out to help make this as big as it can be. Send donations to: T-shirt Drive New Flash– Damm did Roger Bourgets step up to the plate. They sent in 71 shirts and 23 bandanas. Talk about heart Bro. This is what it is all about. So far they are the only big time builder to step up. They are going to make over 70 soldiers feel that somebody cares about what they are going thru. FUCKING RIGHT ON ROGER! I hear a lot of crap about Roger and his outfit. To those who run their big mouths, it’s your turn. Put up or shut up. –Jerry, Rollin Sixes. SINISTER II BLACK OUT WHEEL/BRAKE/DRIVE PACKAGES–Certainly one of the most unique custom wheels on the market today, Pro-One’s SINN-A-STER SERIES II is a real crowd stopper finished in black anodize with machined edges. This highlighted “black out” effect emphasizes the SINN-A-STER name and creates an intimidating appearance. Manufactured to PRO-ONE’S renowned standards for quality, performance and finish, the SINN-A-STER II series wheels feature a forged three or five spoke pattern rim accented by interchangeable black or chrome billet blades. These removable blades are offered in numerous styles including V-Blades shown here. SINN-A-STER II rims can be ordered in kit form, pictured, for use with 240 or 300 rear rubber. The rear rims are 8 _” wide. Best purchased as an entire package, Pro-One eliminates all the guess work with their BLACK OUT caliper, rotor, pulley and sprocket assemblies. For complete details and fitment call PRO-ONE direct at 800-884-8473 or visit them on the web at www.pro-one.com CHRISTMAS WITH SCOTT JACOBS–Scott Jacobs will be appearing, along with a gallery of his works, at this year’s INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SHOW in Long Beach, Ca. The event begins this Friday Dec. 7 thru Sun. the 9th. The venue is the Long Beach Convention Center on Ocean Blvd. Mr. Jacobs will also be appearing at one of the most prominent galleries in Las Vegas: OH MY GODARD GALLERY in the PLANET HOLLYWOOD mall shops. Dates are: Dec.15-16. Please call Ron @ 303-431-4453 for further details and show hours. CALL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE NEW PAINTINGS OR ASK ABOUT OUR HOLIDAY SPECIALS. HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS. Cheers, THIS YEAR’S FIRST CHRISTMAS JOKE– Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. “In honor of this holy season” Saint Peter said,”You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.” The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. “It represents a candle”, he said. “You may pass through the pearly gates” Saint Peter said. The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He shook them and said, “They’re bells.” Saint Peter said “You may pass through the pearly gates”. The third man started searching desperately through his pockets and finally pulled out a pair of women’s panties. St. Peter looked at the man with a raised eyebrow and asked, “And just what do those symbolize?” The man replied, “These are Carols.” And So The Christmas Season Begins…… –from Rik
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