Here’s a rare shot of Jesse, Hugh King and Kid Rock during the filming of Motorcycle Mania III in Mexico. Watch for the article I wrote in American Rider.
The rain broke momentarily. Another front is on a collision course with the coast. Last night coulda been a beautiful night, but she attended only her second martial arts class in six weeks. She crawled into the bedroom begging for mercy. I yanked her up by her silk scarf, threw her on the bed and left for another Jack.
This morning she reward me, but there’s nothing like a long night of fantasies and fun. I’m running behind, so let’s hit the news:
Sports News Flash
Immediately following the Super bowl, George W. Bush called the Patriots and complemented them on a great game.
Al Gore called the Panthers and said he thought they were robbed.
Bill Clinton called Janet Jackson.
–from Chris T.
Stealth Receives New Appointment At H-D of Charlotte
It was officially announced today that Mr. Stealth has been appointed as the Design Consultant here at H-D of Charlotte. This is a new position for the dealership. He is very excited to have the opportunity to help people customize their bikes. He says he owes everything he knows about bikes to you — PLEASE!!!!
Anyway, we wanted you to be the first to know!
Love and kisses,
–Meanest
Smoke Out Update
Last year we attempted a Smoke Out video. I thought the end product captured the essence of the event and was well worth watching but in spots the quality was a far cry from Hugh King?s slick Discovery crew. Discovery makes the process look too easy. They can pass jars of moonshine and still put together fascinating shit but … back to the subject. The short of it is that we (The HORSE B.C.) decided it was best not to release the video from Smoke Out IV and get a seasoned professional crew for Smoke Out V.
After working through proposals with a number of video crews?Road Weary Films has been chosen to capture the mayhem of V. The plan is to feature interviews with Billy Lane, Indian Larry, secret guest, magazine staff, capture the bikes and of course Bandit and some of the Bikernet antics are bound to transpire. I?ll keep you up to date.
–Edge
Jim McClure, Drag Racing Champion Update
Just got home from the hospital. I stayed from Tuesday until Thursday. Jim is doing better each day, although his steps are very small. The doctor told Phyllis today that he may be in the hospital at least two more months. He has to learn how to do all physical activity over.
He is talking and his mind is just as sharp as ever. He is even talking back to me just like he always does. I try to fuss with him and yesterday he asked me where my stupid sign was. He was always saying to me, Where’s your sign.
He still cannot eat and at night he is put back on the vent so he can rest. Thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers. He is not out of the woods but we can see a little light at the end of the tunnel. He may be moved the first of nest week to HICU and then they will have a phone in the room and I will give y’all the phone number. Phyllis will be able to talk from there and tell him who is calling.
–Mary Lou
Wild Risers Bringing back some retro risers that you don’t see anymore. I was building a retro style bike and was forced to make some stuff on my own. I’m calling them Eagle Legs. Production is already under way.
They come in 4,6,8 and 10 inch monsters. The six inch have two pods in them (see attached) they eight inchers have 3 and the tens have 4.
I also have a variation of these coming out soon, I called them Shaved Legs. I will keep you posted.
You may need to resize the pic depending on what program you are using. Paul Cox is using a set on his bike for Daytona and the Horse will feature them in the Horses Mouth section soon.
–“Craig Kozlowski” Sunday Thought: Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine, into your brain and that’s how you get shitty ideas. –from Bob T. Caribbean Seat Pan Tech Addendum I use any cloth or resin available, I rather use the same cloth that is used in boards since it comes by ounces. I guess experience and thickness of whatever you get let’s you know how many layers of cloth. I hate the one that has all the fibers all over……but that’s the one I used for that seat, since it’s the one I had. If it’s thick enough, I use three or you can use as many as you want. You can’t let the cloth layers harden since you have to blend the coats, the only way to do that is as fast as possible. If you really need a very hard place you can add strips of cloth or even a thin piece of sheet metal to sandwich in between. I add more cloth to the points were I will attach the seat to the frame. That will be covered in the next part… I hope I can fix my band saw tomorrow so I can do the rest. — Jose De Miguel Doin’ Daytona for $17.00 ???? Some 300 miles of hard ridden Florida sunshine……. 10 bucks. Lunch and ice cold beer on Main Street ………. 7 bucks Nekid babes on da beach…… free A tall glass of Jack on da rocks to end the day……… priceless You’d never know it’s 7 more days before Bikeweek……. the venders are set up….. the scooters are there….. the hotties are there…… whadaya waitin’ for? FTW, –Stroker Twin Cam Engine Consumer Fraud Class Action Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP represents Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners in a consumer fraud lawsuit based upon alleged defects in 1999 or early-2000 model Harley-Davidson motorcycles equipped with Twin Cam 88 or Twin Cam 88B (together “TC-88”) engines. Twin Cam Engine Consumer Fraud Class Action In Tietsworth, et al. v. Harley-Davidson, Inc., and Harley-Davidson Motor Company, a consumer fraud class action lawsuit, Lieff Cabraser serves as plaintiffs’ co-counsel. The lawsuit was brought by California resident Steven C. Tietsworth and four residents of Wisconsin. All are Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners with 1999 or early-2000 models equipped with Twin Cam 88 or Twin Cam 88B (together “TC-88”) engines. Plaintiffs allege that the TC-88 engine was defectively designed and potentially dangerous due to the propensity for premature cam failure, which causes sudden and total engine failure. This failure could allegedly result in economic and physical injuries, including out-of-pocket repair costs, property damages, and serious injury or death. On January 14, 2003, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s dismissal of the lawsuit, finding that plaintiffs had properly alleged the necessary elements of claims under the Wisconsin Deceptive Trade Practices Act and for common law fraudulent concealment. “We are gratified that the Court of Appeals recognized the merits of our case, and thrilled that our clients and all of the other consumers who bought and ride these motorcycles will have their day in court, and a chance to show that they got something less than what they paid for,? commented Lieff Cabraser partner Lisa J. Leebove. “This is a tremendous victory for consumers. Now, we can move this case forward toward what we hope will be a successful resolution for our clients and the class.” The Court of Appeals subsequently issued a final, published opinion on March 4, 2003. [Document is in Adobe Acrobat format] The Court of Appeals held that Wisconsin law does not require Harley-Davidson owners to wait until their engines fail before they can bring claims for fraud or deceptive trade practices. The Court of Appeals held that it was sufficient that plaintiffs alleged that they and class members either would not have purchased the defective motorcycles if Harley-Davidson had not concealed from them and the public the defect, or that they would have paid less for the motorcycles had Harley-Davidson disclosed the alleged defect. Engine Cam Defects Harley owners with 1999 or early 2000 models with TC-88 engines who wish to contact Lieff Cabraser should click here. On February 13, 2003, Harley-Davidson petitioned the Wisconsin Supreme Court for review of the Court of Appeals’ decision. On June 12, 2003, the Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted review. The Wisconsin Supreme Court appeal should be fully briefed by late August. It is impossible to predict how the Wisconsin Supreme Court will resolve the appeal. Please check back for any further updates. It is estimated that over 100,000 model year 1999 and early-2000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles were sold with the alleged defective TC-88 engine. These motorcycles include the Dyna Glide series (including the FXDX Dyna Super Glide Sport, FXD Dyna Super Glide, FXDL Dyna Low Rider, and FXDS-Conv Dyna Convertible), the FL Touring series (including the FLHT Electra Glide Standard, the FLHTC/FLHTCI Electra Glide Classic, the FLHTCUI Ultra Class Electra Glide, the FLHRCI Road King Classic, and the FLTR/FLTRI Road glide), and the Softtail series models. Plaintiffs allege that Harley-Davidson knew and knows about the defect in the engines, and even sells a $500.00 ?fix kit? designed to remedy the problem with the engines. I own a 2000 Harley. How do I know if my motorcycle is part of the case? According to Harley-Davidson service bulletin M-1097, which we obtained through our own informal investigation, H-D modified the TC-88 to correct the alleged cam bearing problem in engines built on or after December 14, 1999. This was approximately mid-way through the 2000 model production year. The bikes with engines made before December 14, 1999 are the “early 2000” models included in the lawsuit. There are two ways to determine whether your 2000 motorcycle is an “early 2000” model. 1. Look for a sticker on the front right tube frame of your bike that lists the manufacture date. (Note, however, that even if it the bike manufacture date was after December 14, 1999, it’s possible that the engine itself was built before the design change, and that the motorcycle is one that falls into the category of “early 2000.”) 2. We have a member of the proposed class to thank for bringing this second method to our attention: go to Harley-Davidson’s website (http://www.harley-davidson.com/en/home.asp?bmLocale=en_US) and move your cursor to the top-left corner of the page, over the word “EXPERIENCE.” You’ll get a drop down menu; click on “WRENCHING DEPT.” That will take you to a page where you can enter your VIN number. If yours is one of the affected bikes, you should get a message telling you so. Of course, we are in no way affiliated with Harley-Davidson, and cannot guarantee that the company will keep this page up and running. –from Rogue Devil’s News Agents from the FBI and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms stormed, bombed and robbed the home of the Devil’s Diciples national vice president early Thursday, taking papers, pictures and a motorcycle. The clubhouse of the Devil’s Diciples was also raided simultaneously. Both the headquarters, located at 43653 N. Gratiot Ave., and the home, at 20409 Webster, are located in Clinton Township. No one was arrested. Neighbors said they were surprised to see dozons of men wearing jackets with the letters FBI and ATF/POLICE emblazoned on the backs. “I don’t know what they wanted because we never do anything wrong or illegal,” said Roxanne Roll, who owns the house with her husband, Kenneth Brian “Spike” Roll, the national vice president of the Devil’s Diciples. “They woke me from sleep by ramming the door and then firing some kind of shot. “I was scared to death.” The search warrant indicated that authorities were looking for jewelry, gems, precious metals, pictures, foreign documents, credit card receipts, national travel vouchers, cellular phone bills, etc. Federal Agents carried out boxes of paperwork, canceled checks, pictures, flags, etc. Even though they should have known Kenneth Roll was at work if they had done any investigating at all, Federal authorities burst into the Roll house at 6 a.m. Thursday by ramming the front door with a battering ram. They threw a concussion bomb inside which exploded waking Mrs. Roll who was home alone and sleeping. Kenneth Roll works as a rail loader and has been with the same firm for 18 years. –from Rogue The Best Chain Letter Ever Hello, my name is Lewis and I suffer from the guilt of not forwarding 50 billion fucking chain letters sent to me by people who actually believe that if you send them on, a poor 6-year-old girl in Arkansas with a breast on her forehead will be able to raise enough money to have it removed before her redneck parents sell her to a traveling freak show. Do you honestly believe that Bill Gates is going to give you, and everyone to whom you send “his” email, $1000? How stupid are we? “Ooooh, looky here! If I scroll down this page and make a wish, I’ll get laid by a model I just happen to run into the next day!” –What a bunch of bullshit. Maybe the evil chain letter leprechauns will come into my house and sodomize me in my sleep for not continuing a chain letter that was started by Peter in 5 AD and brought to this country by midget pilgrims on the Mayflower. –Fuck them. Now forward this to everyone you know. Otherwise, tomorrow morning your underwear will turn carnivorous and will consume your genitals. Have a nice day. P.S. Send me 100 bucks! –Bob T. “Craig Kozlowski” Fender Investigation IM LOOKING FOR A WERNIMONT FRONT FENDER THAT MATCHES HIS CRUISER REAR FENDER. ANY INFORMATION WOULD HELP! A PHONE NUMBER OR ADDRESS FOR WERNIMONT WOULD BE NICE. THANK YOU — JIM STOKES Run For Breath Update The 6th Annual Run For Breath “In Memory of Justin Pullin” will feature a Ladies only class in the bike show this year. The class is open to any bike ridden by a lady biker. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards for this class. So ladies start polishing those bikes! Speaking of awards, there are going to be some great awards this year with names like Kendall Johnson, Redneck Ingenuity, Billy at Eastside Choppers, Jose at Carriibean Choppers, Mike at Magnum Cycles, Ben’s V-Twins, Josh at H-D of Charlotte and RUA Cycles making the awards from motorcycle parts, they will be very unique, not to speak of the “Best of Show” award by the “Master” himself, Mr. Bandit! As the awards start to come together we will send some pictures in of them. Later! –Mike (THE STEALTH) I’M TAKING THE REST OF THE DAY OFF–Sorta, the list is a mile long, but the sun is out. The headquarters is torn as if we endured a federal bust. Half our shit is packed, the other half is scattered. Life is so fuckin’ strange. We’re moving into new headquarters. I said when I moved here, I’ll never move again. Bullshit. Each time it’s a new adventure. Hang On. Let’s Ride, –Bandit
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