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THE FAMOUS BREW-DUDE MOVED AND MAKES BELT BUCKLES–BREW has moved back to their original location back on the farm. The move was the best idea in a long time since the other BIG shop was 27 miles away. The shop on the farm is smaller but still has a bunch of equipment.
We still are a full service welding, fabrication and powder coating facility. two milling machines, two lathes, four welding stations, 8′ long motorcycle frame jig, several bicycle jigs, wet paint booth, powder oven 6’x5’x6′, tubing benders, 7/8″ plasma machine, engine clean room and service area are all located just 500′ away from the house.
Across the drive is are MX track and a short track will be done by spring. This move also allows Brewdude to also go back to other areas he enjoys. One that he did in the late ’70s and now does again are stainless belt buckles. Here are a few samples from this week.
Because of the downsizing several pieces of equipment is for sale including a powder booth, burnoff oven, 10hp 35cfm compressor, Miller Dynasty 300DX TIG welder and several work benches.
BREW also now has new address and phone number.
BREW Bikes LLC
1733 Sutherland Rd
Creston, NC
336-385-brew (2739)
www.brewracingframes.com
Where is Creston? 14 miles north of Boone NC.
SANTA DEAL OF THE WEEK–Some lucky bastard is going to have the best Christmas ever when he gets his hands on my Two-Bit Buell Springer. I’ve got it up on Ebay just in time for the holidays.
Don’t really want to see this girl go, but have another show bike swimming around in my head and need the scratch from this one to make it happen. Here’s a link to the auction it’s running until Monday afternoon – http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320323891353 .
–Justin Schilling
Owner: Two-Bit Choppers LLC
Shop: 970-587-5867
HOLIDAY QUOTE OF THE DAY–You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play.
–Warren Beatty
–from CarlR Secrest
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–Jeff Najar
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Latitudes Attitudes Fourth Season Launches Nationwide Friday– Yes, it is finally happening. The long awaited fourth season of Latitudes Attitudes TV will air Friday, December 12th, at 5PM EST, 4PM CST, 3PM MST and 2PM PST on Direct TV and in many major television markets via cable and broadcast stations, to an estimated 30 million homes. This is NOT it’s regular time or day, as the month of December is their launch and the schedule is “settling in.”
The new network, Untamed Sports (US TV) is rolling out it’s programming slowly during the month of December, to be full time starting in January. Our regular day and time, when the rollout is complete, will be Sundays at 6:30PM EST.
RARE BUGATTI AND HISTORIC “YELLOW PERIL” RACE CAR JOIN STARTING LINE-UP FOR RM?S ?AUTOMOBILES OF AMELIA ISLAND? AUCTION EVENT–RM Auctions has announced a rare 1927 Bugatti Type 51 and a one-of-a-kind 1911 Oldsmobile Autocrat ?Yellow Peril? race car as two early highlights for their ?Automobiles of Amelia Island? auction event, March 14th, 2009 in Florida. Additional highlights include an innovative 1954 Packard Panther-Daytona Roadster, and a 1941 Chrysler Newport, which was used as the Official Pace Car for the 1941 Indianapolis 500.
(December 9, 2008) ? RM Auctions will lift the gavel on an unprecedented selection of the world?s finest vintage motor cars when their highly anticipated Automobiles of Amelia Island event returns to The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, March 14th, 2009.
A permanent and popular fixture on the annual auto events calendar since 1999, the single-day auction event coincides with the famed Amelia Island Concours d?Elegance to make for an ultimate motoring weekend for auto enthusiasts.
Early consignments for the 2009 event include an historic 1927 Bugatti Type 51, the legendary 1911 Oldsmobile Autocrat ?Yellow Peril? Race Car and an ultra-rare and innovative 1954 Packard Panther-Daytona Roadster Concept.
A full day auction preview will be held March 13th from 9am to 6pm followed by the auction from 11am on March 14th. Admission to the auction is by catalog only, which admits both the catalog holder and a guest. The full-color collectable catalog is available for $100 U.S. (plus shipping), by calling (800)-211-4371 or visiting www.rmauctions.com
BIKERNET SCROOGE REPORT–BENEFIT RUNS SHOULD BENEFIT BIKERS–Every Christmas has a Scrooge and I may be named one for 2008. In checking various events calendars in the State for November I found 50 motorcycling events, 48 were charity benefits, one swap meet and flat track event.
Over the course of a year, those benefit runs will result in hundreds of thousands of dollars for the benefit of the recipients. Do bikers really know where the money goes? Do they do any research to see if indeed the charity is a biker friendly organization?
Will these organizations bikers give to put a word for us with those who continue to attack our lifestyle and/or legislate against us? In my experience, the answer is no.
Do bikers really know who and what organizations will come against them? Here’s a couple that might be interesting to look at. Health care organizations are the first to stand up and testify against bikers freedom of choice in legislative hearings.
Many of the large charity organizations fund lobbyists and campaigns of politicians not friendly to our cause.
Many have ties to insurance companies who are now lobbying for “source of injury inclusion” written into insurance policies.
If you don’t know what that is you better learn. In simple terms, if you have an accident on a motorcycle, your medical insurance coverage is null and void.
Bottom line: it allows them to refuse benefits based on the source of injury. Motorcycles are the first on the list, as are other activities.
Why don’t bikers take a lesson from these mega charities that use bikers to raise money for their causes. Put some of that money in a kitty to pay for the expenses of those who do the work for motorcycle rights at the capital out of their own pocket?
Charities that I know bikers have put benefit runs on for have spent big bucks at the Capitol in Columbia. One day, I was in a senator’s office when the most wonderful smell of a covered plate went by.
I was to find out later it was a free lunch for the legislators by no less than a charity that I had participated on a run for. I, however, could not participate in the lunch.
According to the National Safety Council, last year 103,000 bikers were maimed, crippled and injured. Another 5,154 were killed.
Many were victims of negligent motorists who escape penalties because of lax right-of-way laws that we have fought to change, with no luck I might add.
To add insult to injury, bikers get the blame for social costs to the State for an accident. If you are looking for someone to help this holiday season, you might want to put one of these brothers or sisters on your list instead of some charity that already receives millions.
Before you hand over that saddle bag of donations from your run, best find out who you are giving it to. I have lobbied for biker rights for a long time and I have never seen one benefit recipient back up a bikers rights issue.
Not one letter, phone call or e-mail has been sent in regards to a legislative motorcycle rights issue. Not one voice raised to defend us against those who tarnish our image. What do you think of the new commercial with motorcycle-riding-mucous-thugs taking over a town?
The same bikers who Myrtle Beach is working so hard to ban will be riding for some benefit somewhere with no thought of what is being said about their rights.
South Carolina House Rep. Tracy Edge from Myrtle beach, who has sworn to take away the bikers’ right to decide, retained his seat by a resounding 81 percent of the vote.
It will take a presence of bikers to be in the legislative session every day, to defend bikers’ rights. I hope your feel-good charity run will win the day for them.
Source:http://tinyurl.com/6cmyoe
–By DEUCE
SPEAKING OF BENEFITS TO SUPPORT MOTORCYCLING–Hey Keith,I would be interested in the SEMA council as a member/adviser.Carlo & I have had a change of our income. We are taking over our old H-D dealership in Auburn, California.
Anyway we are very excited about getting back into the swing of things.
–Emma & Carlo
Bikernet is investigating a Motorcycle Council under the SEMA (hot rod aftermarket association) umbrella to support motorcycling freedoms and biker’s rights. I’m meeting with the MIC next week and we will have our first official meeting at the Cincy V-Twin show in February. SEMA offers it’s members legislative help, small business training, trade shows and web seminars to build business, scholarships and warranty programs.–Bandit
THE CINDY MYRTLE BEACH REPORT–Myrtle Beach council members have approved the final changes to a seriesof ordinances designed to curtail the annual bike rally events.
At Tuesday?s council meeting, members approved changes to an ordinancethat sets the acceptable noise level for any motor vehicle at 89decibels on the decibel meter when measured 20 inches from the exhaustpipe at a 45 degree angle while the engine is operating at idle.
Council also approved an ordinance to set the fine for not wearing ahelmet and protective eyewear while riding a motorcycle at $100. Cityspokesman Mark Kruea said the noise ordinance goes into effectimmediately, but the helmet law will not be effective until February 28.
Kruea said now that these ordinances have been approved, everyone hasfair warning they will begin enforcing at the end of February and ifthere is a motorcycle rider that does not have an approved safetyhelmet, they should get one.
Kruea adds city leaders are also working on hiring an administrativehearing officer who will preside over the helmet and protective eyewearviolations.
Also at Tuesday?s meeting council voted to have a special meetingTuesday, December 16, about approving money for an oceanfront municipalimprovement district.
By Thema Ponton
WBTW News 13 Reporter
Published: December 9, 2008
–from Cindy
CALL FOR HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS–Greetings from the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame:
Each year the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame inducts a small group of people who have made a significant and positive impact in motorcycling into the Hall of Fame. As a past inductee we are asking you to participate in this important process by nominating an individual that you feel deserves to be honored in 2009.
We would greatly appreciate it if you would take some time to carefully consider a potential recipient. Please make certain to include the nominee?s name, address, telephone number(s) and email address (if available) on the attached form.
Nomination forms must be accompanied by credentials that explain why this individual should be considered for induction. Biographical info, newspaper articles, historical documents, etc. may be submitted. Please restrict your submitted paperwork to no more than five pages, including the nomination form.
All information must be received by this office no later than Monday, January 12, 2009.
Should you have any questions or need further information, feel free to contact me at 605.347.2001 or email me at Christine@sturgismuseum.com.
–Christine Paige Diers
Executive Director, Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame
605.347.2001
999 Main Street, Sturgis, SD 57785
fax 605.720.0632
www.sturgismuseum.com
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FATBOB KNUCKLEHEAD DEAL OF THE WEEK–Don’t miss this one. The engine is clean, matching case numbers and lotsa parts. 15000 is the money. The good guy price is a nickle off for you and yours.
— FATBOB
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM OUR CREW TO YOURS–I mean it goddamnit. Sure I’ll post another Chapter of World Run next week. We now have all the elements to finish our Roland Sands Softail feature and show you all his new Softail related components. I’ll deliver another Scotty Run story from a guy who lives on the road and is currently trying to find a winter hide-out in Mexico. A series of Wolfgang techs are coming up, another chapter of the 5-Ball Racing Build, the Mudflap girl bike, and I have a set of D&D slip-ons and a Zippers air cleaner to install on a new bike for more performance.
That’s not all. We’re still looking for just the right touring bike to install StreetWalker exhaust on and three Jon Towle road tests are in the wings, 2009 Fatboy, the new Wolf from Big Dog and his favorite all-time ride, the Dyna Street Bob. So you can tell I’ll just be hanging out with the grand kids all week, walking along Christmas light lined streets and drinking fattening eggnogs by the fire. Screw that. You take care of that while I work on bikes, deliver content to Bikernet and chase that big-titted cutie from up the street.
Let’s Ride
–Bandit
