Hey,
I have a notion for the government. Since they believe they need to regulate every aspect of our lives. How about a challenge? Fix the post office or turn in your membership cards and go home. The federal government has been dodging this issue for over ten years and put the post office even deeper it debt. There you have it, let’s get back to motorcycles.
My Mudflap Girl FXR is up and running. The crashed Shovelhead is on the mend with the help of Chris Morrison. Ray’s Bonneville rocket is moving forward, and Bob Bitchin’s stretched FXR is flying back together and should leave the Bikernet Headquarters tomorrow. My son’s Mudflap Girl FXR is now owned by my grandson, and he’s bringing it over tomorrow. We need to give it the Eddie Trotta break-in routine, so he can start riding it daily.
George the Wild Brush put the final touches on my FXR. Let’s hit the news. It’s going to be a crazy one.
The Bikernet News is Sponsored in part by IronWorks Magazine
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN AT THE DONNIE SMITH SHOW– IronWorks would like to congratulate the students at Sturgis Brown High School who won first place in the open class and had the best display at the 26th Annual Donnie Smith Bike Show at the Saint Paul River Centre in Saint Paul, Minnesota this past weekend.
The bike was built by the school’s students, after regular school hours with the help of many people including Keith Terry and Dakota V-twin (Randy and Nick Cramer). This is the bike that will be auctioned off at the Buffalo Chip Legends Ride in Sturgis during this year‘s rally. Way to go kids!
Source and image: Marilyn Stemp
Image: Sturgis Buffalo Chip
Posted by Sam Kanish
–from IronWorks
NORTH CAROLINA House committee endorses helmets-optional law for most motorcyclists–
By Bruce Siceloff —
RALEIGH — Adult motorcycle riders would be free to ride without head protection under legislation, approved Tuesday by a House committee, to repeal North Carolina’s mandatory safety helmet law for most motorcyclists.
Helmets would be required only for motorcyclists younger than 21 and for inexperienced older riders who have been licensed to drive motorcycles for less than 12 months. Riders without helmets would have to carry enough insurance coverage to cover the first $10,000 of their medical bills from crash injuries.
Members of the House Transportation Committee agreed, in a divided voice vote, that North Carolina should join 31 other states that give most bikers the freedom to decide for themselves.
“I always wore a helmet to protect myself,” said Rep. Rodney Moore, a Charlotte Democrat who said he hasn’t driven a motorcycle in a few years. “But when you look at a person’s rights, they have a right to decide whether they want to wear a helmet or not. They should be able to make a reasonable decision.”
Another former motorcyclist argued in favor of mandatory head gear.
“I have concerns about the cost to the public of long-term brain injuries,” said Rep. Rick Catlin, a Wilmington Republican. “And having had a motorcycle myself and wearing a helmet, it saved my life before.”
He said later it had been many years since a crash in which he credited his helmet with saving him.
“I support the requirement in the law now,” Catlin said. “Motorcycles fall down a lot.”
Legislators did not ask for a review of crash safety studies from their staff or from state public health experts. Rep. John Torbett of Monroe, the bill sponsor, offered statistics to support his contention that helmet laws do not reduce injuries or medical costs.
But there were safety advocates in the audience who argued later that North Carolina’s helmet requirement is a big life-saver. Tom Crosby of Charlotte, president of the AAA Carolinas Traffic Safety Foundation, said the Centers for Disease Control ranked North Carolina tops in the nation for saving lives and cutting costs with its helmet rule.
“They say the helmet law is the most effective safety measure to prevent traffic deaths in the United States, and we’re number one,” Crosby said. “You wonder why, when you’re the safest in the nation, why would you want to change it?”
Rep. Larry Pittman, a Concord Republican, said motorcyclists should be allowed to accept the risk of injury.
“If the person chooses not to wear a helmet and anything happens, he’s not hurting anybody but himself,” Pittman said.
Torbett’s bill would reduce the current penalty for violations of the helmet law, to make it a $25.50 infraction. Violators no longer would have to pay $130 in court costs. Before it can become law, the legislation must be considered by the House Judiciary Committee, the full House and the Senate.
BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER FINDINGS FROM DR. WEIL–Skipping breakfast is rarely a good idea, but starting the day with unhealthy choices won’t do your body any favors either. A healthy breakfast helps the body absorb more vitamins and minerals throughout the day, helps lower cholesterol and can help control weight.
3.Keep some hardboiled eggs (choose free-range, omega-3 fortified eggs) on hand to eat with whole-grain toast. Include a glass of calcium-fortified orange juice and a container of plain, unsweetened yogurt. Add your own fruit.
And don’t shy away from coffee with your breakfast – it is a good source of antioxidants, and research has linked coffee to a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes as well as improved mental health as you age. I suggest finding an organic or fair trade version. If coffee causes side effects such as anxiety, tremors or irritation of the digestive system, drink tea – it is a healthy alternative.
–Dr. Weil
www.drweil.com
Good god Dr. Weil. You’re pushing it here. Next we will need to climb to the top of one particular mountain and pick just one exotic berry to have with our unmolested, unsweetened, unflavored, greek yogurt. –Renegade
NOTES FROM THE BIKERNET FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER–
Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming
1. Whenever you’re wrong, admit it,
2. Whenever you’re right, shut up.
–Nash
The most effective way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once…
–Anonymous
You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.
–Henny Youngman
ALABAMA ONLY STATE THAT DOESN’T REQUIRE A MOTORCYCLE LICENSE–
By Mike Cason
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A bill to end the Alabama’s distinction as the only state that does not require a motorcycle license failed to pass during the first half of the legislative session.
Every other state requires a motorcycle license or a motorcycle endorsement on a regular driver’s license to operate a motorcycle, said Anne Teigen, a policy specialist with the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In Alabama, anyone 16 and older with a regular driver’s license can also drive a motorcycle in the state, said Capt. Guy Rush, chief examiner of the Driver License Division for the Alabama Department of Public Safety.
Rush said an oversight in the 1990s led to the gap in the law and DPS is supporting legislation to fix the mistake.
The state Senate in February passed a bill to require motorcycle drivers to have a Class M endorsement on their license. The bill is pending in the House of Representatives.
As originally written, the bill required drivers to pass a motorcycle knowledge test to get the Class M designation. But the Senate amended the bill to limit the testing requirement to those under 19.
They would pay $5 to take the test and $18.50 to add the Class M endorsement, Rush said.
Those with a regular driver’s license age 19 and older would not be required to take the test, but would have to pay the $18.50 to add a Class M endorsement, Rush said.
Drivers who wanted to add the Class M at the time of license renewal would pay $23.50, Rush said.
“This is a first step to get us toward more safe operation of motorcycles,” Rush said.
Under current law, drivers can ask to take the knowledge test to get the Class M endorsement on their license. But the law does not require the endorsement to operate a motorcycle.
Rush said he would eventually like to see the state require a skills test before issuing a motorcycle license.
Rep. Allen Farley, R-McCalla, House sponsor of the bill, said he would also eventually like to see a skills test.
“The bottom line is just strictly nothing else but we’re trying to save a life,” said Farley, a former police officer and assistant sheriff in Jefferson County.
Farley said an inexperienced motorcyclist is a danger to other drivers who might crash or run off the road to avoid a motorcycle that has gone down in traffic or is operating erratically.
The motorcycle license bill, sponsored by Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills, was changed slightly in a House committee. So it would have to return to the Senate if it passes the House.
–Rogue
LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST OPENS REGISTRATION AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS–Friday and Saturday night concerts included in registration packages
“Enthusiasts and fans can purchase Ultimate and Party Passes at early bird prices.” Mindi Cherry, Las Vegas BikeFest organizer described everything included. $30 gets you entry all weekend into the Vendor Village, an event t-shirt, ride pin, free shuttle from Fremont Street to the Vendor Village, tickets to headline concerts Friday and Saturday evenings in the Vendor Village and more. CMA Award winning artist Joe Nichols will perform Friday night, while Rock ‘n Roll legends Foghat and Blue Oyster Cult headline Saturday evening.
“The Ultimate Pass will bring you everything you want at a rally – poker runs, poker walks, parties and our headliners. The Party Pass really serves as an alternative for those who don’t want to participate in the runs, but want all the rest of the flavor of Las Vegas BikeFest,” Cherry said.
In addition, hotel reservations for the official Las Vegas BikeFest hotels are now open, including the Golden Nugget Las Vegas, the Headquarter Hotel. Other participating hotels include The D (formerly Fitzgeralds), Four Queens, Golden Gate, Plaza and Vegas Club. Each hotel offers Las Vegas BikeFest attendees special amenities along with convenient access to the famous Fremont Street Experience, which will have activities throughout the weekend. “Rooms at the popular hotels will fill up quickly”, commented Cherry.
Las Vegas BikeFest 2013 will be held October 3 – 6 at Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas, NV 89101, as well as returning its headquarters to the Golden Nugget on the world-famous and wildly popular Fremont Street Experience.
More information regarding vendor space or event registration can be found at www.LasVegasBikeFest.com, or by calling 1-866 -BIKEFEST(1-866-245-3337)
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Installing the Bandit Performance Kit from D&D and Zippers
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I am highly interested in your product. I am an old Evo certified H-D mechanic who has always wrenched my own ride. I appreciate the detailed descriptions of all processes to install the system.
I have intentions of going this route on a 2008 Crossbones that I bought new in ’08. Are there any specific suggestions for that model bike? It is completely stock with 20,000 miles on it right now. No problems ever with the bike, but ready to step up the performance and power. Thanks to all of you there. – KJJ.
–Ken J. Jennings
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Brookneal, VA
THE BAN IS DEAD—FOR NOW — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said on
Monday that a controversial assault weapons ban will not be part of a Democratic gun bill that was expected to reach the Senate floor next
month. After a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday, a frustrated Feinstein said she learned that the bill she sponsored – which bans 157 different models of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines – wouldn’t be part of a Democratic gun bill to be offered on the Senate floor. Instead, it can be offered as an amendment. But its exclusion from the package makes what was
already an uphill battle an almost certain defeat…
Reid’s decision highlights the tightrope walked by the majority leader in governing the gun control issue. Trapped between the White House and rank-and-file Democrats who support broad gun control legislation following the shootings last December in Newtown, Conn., Reid must also be mindful of red-state Democrats up for reelection in 2014 who favor gun rights. And the decision to drop the assault weapons ban from the package illustrates the fact that any big changes to gun control legislation will still be challenging.
Aside from the ban, three other major pieces of gun legislation have been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee: a gun trafficking bill, a Democrats-only background checks measure and a proposal to increase school safety… (For several weeks, most pundits have viewed the attempt to outlaw private-party transfers under the guise of “universal” background checks as The Regime’s actual goal this year. The so-called trafficking bill goes even farther along those lines, criminalizing such things as leaving a firearm in a home with an unrelated roommate for more than a week..)
–from Agent Zebra
TRAINING DVDS FROM THE MASTER—No one knows Harleys like Frank Kaisler. He was the editor of several major motorcycle magazines over the year, and his strong-suit was always tech material. No one was ever as persnickety about doing tech right than Frank.
He recently produced three DVDs. The first one is in Kyle’s hands, since it is all about tuning and servicing Shovelheads. Kyle is our Bikernet intern. He is riding and crashing our 1928 Shovelhead, so he needs to learn. Frank discusses tuning and servicing Ironheads in his next DVD, and rebuilding 4-speed transmissions in his third.
They are sold through Lowbrow Customs
www.lowbrowcustoms.com/
AUSTRALIAN MC CLUBS HOLD PEACE TALKS IN MELBORNE– Feuding motorcycle clubs, the Hells Angels and Bandidos, have held peace talks in Melbourne, Australia, raising hopes that a biker war could be averted after the attempted murder of Bandidos sergeant-at-arms Toby Mitchell.
Adam Shand, a well known reporter says he has learnt that Mr Mitchell, accompanied by a group of senior Bandidos, met their Hells Angels counterparts in West Melbourne in recent days.
The group initially met at a Victoria Street cafe then moved their meeting to a cafe across the road. Onlookers said the meeting was tense but ended without violence.
The Hells Angels and Bandidos have been at loggerheads since Mr. Mitchell and other Bandidos were ambushed outside the Melton headquarters of an affiliate club this month. Unknown gunmen exchanged up to 30 shots with the Bandidos in what has been described as an assassination attempt on Mr. Mitchell but the Bandidos enforcer escaped with a singe bullet wound to his right bicep.
The attack was linked to Hells Angels members and their associates.
This was the second attempt on Mr. Mitchell’s life after he was shot five times outside a Brunswick gym in November 2011.
Police have tried to bring the leaders of the clubs together for peace talks but were rebuffed.
In the wake of the shooting, police launched a crackdown, Operation Resound, which targeted members and associates of the Hells Angels, Bandidos and Rebels motorcycles clubs.
Police feared a full-scale conflict might erupt after learning that the Bandidos had declared war on the Hells Angels after the shooting.
It’s not known whether the West Melbourne meeting has led to a truce between the clubs but insiders say it is a sign that a workable solution could be thrashed out.
“No one wants to see a war if it can be avoided,” one insider said. “They all have too much to lose.”
Victorian bikers saw what happened during Melbourne’s gangland war when more than 30 people died at the hands of paid hit squads, he said.
“There were no winners,” the insider said.
An outbreak of public violence would strengthen the hand of the Victorian government, which plans to introduce anti-association laws to break up violent motorcycle groups.
Efforts to ban the clubs received a major boost last week after the High Court upheld the constitutionality of Queensland laws used to ban the Gold Coast chapter of the Finks motorcycle club.
Other states are expected to consider using the Queensland law as the basis for re-drafting laws that may lead to uniform gang legislation in Australia for the first time.
The Gillard government recently unveiled anti-gang laws and a $64 million national task force to tackle organized crime.
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL POSTS RULES FOR LEGAL LANE-SPLITTING–
By Tony Bizjak The Sacramento Bee
Lane-splitting. It’s a slick maneuver motorcyclists love, allowing them to cut between slower moving cars and shoot out ahead. Car drivers, often startled, hate it – calling it brazen and dangerous. Is it safe? Is it legal?
Hoping to clarify the controversial practice, California officials have taken the unusual step of issuing a set of guidelines that affirm the move’s legality but point out that there are only certain instances where it is considered safe. California is the only state in the country that allows lane-splitting, also known as “white-lining,” where motorcyclists pass vehicles in adjacent lanes by driving between them.
“There is a need to acknowledge lane-splitting is being done in California, and a need to help people understand what is reasonable,” said California Highway Patrol Sgt. Mark Pope. “Until now, no one in authority has said how to do it safely.”
The guidelines say motorcyclists can ride between two cars if there is room, but must do it at no more than 10 miles per hour faster than the vehicles they are passing. The guidelines also make it clear that motorcyclists should not attempt the maneuver at full freeway speeds, or in any traffic going 30 mph or faster. That essentially means the highest speed a motorcyclist should be going when lane-splitting is 39 mph.
CHP officials say lane-splitting is more risky at higher speeds because motorcyclists have less time to react when something unexpected happens. “We are trying to get people to slow down,” the CHP’s Pope said. “A lot are traveling at 40 mph or faster. The faster you go, the harder it is to stop.”
Pope said the guidelines do not reflect new policy. The CHP has long held that lane-splitting is legal in California because nothing in the state Vehicle Code specifically prohibits it. Many states have explicit prohibitions against lane-splitting. Nevada state law, for instance, reads, “a person … shall not drive a motorcycle … between moving or stationary vehicles occupying adjacent traffic lanes.” Oregon, Washington and Arizona have similar language in their highway codes. Other states simply consider the maneuver unauthorized, according to the American Motorcyclist Association’s national cycling rules database.
Several motorcycle activists lauded the guidelines for affirming California’s unique lane-splitting privilege. “They are very reasonable,” said Greg Covel, executive director of ABATE of California, a motorcycle rights organization. Now, “we know what the guidelines are, how close we are to staying within the law or pushing the law,” Covel said. “If we get stopped for unsafe speed or lane changes, we know what we are getting into.” CHP officials say they sometimes ticket motorcyclists who are lane-splitting, but citations are based on an officer’s determination that the rider is going too fast for conditions, or that the rider’s lane changes are unsafe.
The state guidelines can be found at www.chp.ca.gov under “CHP Programs,” by clicking on the headline “California Motorcyclist Safety.” It also is viewable at ots.ca.gov, under “What’s New at OTS.” The guidelines note: • Inexperienced motorcyclists should not lane-split.
• On freeways (when traffic has slowed to below 30 mph), motorcyclists should lane-split only between the two fast lanes. The slow lanes are too dangerous because vehicles there switch lanes more often coming from onramps and getting to offramps.
• Motorcyclists should not lane-split in toll booth queues.
• Law enforcement officers can, at their discretion, determine that a motorcyclist is lane-splitting unsafely.
• Other drivers should not try to impede motorcyclists from lane-splitting.
–from Rogue
NEW FROM THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM–1938 is a significant year in the history of Sturgis – it’s the year of the first AMA sanctioned race conducted by the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club which is the event that is widely recognized as the beginning of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
At that time, nine racers took part in the races in Sturgis, and about 200 spectators came to enjoy a weekend of racing and riding. Indian motorcycles are important to the history of the Sturgis Rally, as well, because the driving force behind getting the Jackpine Gypsies started and making those first races happen was J.C. “Pappy” Hoel, and Indian Motorcycle dealer in Sturgis.
So, when John Paul DeJoria was searching for just the right motorcycle to place in the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum, a 1938 Indian made the best sense. He found this ’38 in Colorado, and had it restored by Mike Tomas of Kiwi Indian Motorcycles.
Hang on for the full report on this fine restoration on the pages of Bikernet and in the Sturgis Museum department this week—Wilburn Roach
CHIEF OPEN TO MOTORCYCLE NOISE–
Shortly after Police Chief Celaya took office, he was kind enough to schedule a meeting with a group of concerned citizens to discuss motorcycle noise in Calistoga. As anyone who lives here or visits the town knows, loud motorcycles tend to dominate the downtown on weekends and other days when weather is mild.
We were encouraged by our meeting with Chief Celaya, and were left feeling optimistic that the city police will rein in this illegal activity. Prior to our meeting, I was also pleased to see Chief Celaya walking in town and talking to townsfolk (including me!) on the day after he was sworn into office. In the last few days I was further encouraged to see the local police officers riding bicycles. Patrolling in this way has many benefits; it allows officers to see a lot more of what’s going on, it keeps them healthy and trim, and it conserves on fuel usage and wear and tear on police cars.
I welcome Mitch Celaya to his new job, and hope that he will lead the police department in not only dealing with serious crime, but also in making the town a pleasant place to live, and to visit. Controlling the illegal noise from motorcycles would go a long ways in making the town a much more habitable and peaceful place for all us.
–from Rogue
They should read the Bikernet Independent Noise study in Special Report.—Renegade
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/Bikernet_Independent_Motorcycle_Noise_Study.aspx
S&S IN SCOTTSDALE IN APRIL–If you’re going to be in the Scottsdale, Arizona area during the week of April 10-14, you won’t want to miss seeing S&S Cycle at the Arizona Bike Week Rally
WestWorld of Scottsdale
Wednesday, April 10 through Sunday, April 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily
Just look for the S&S semi show truck – you can’t miss it!
We have several exciting new products for Sportster models, as well as some new high-performance exhaust products for big twins. If you’re into vintage, our Flathead Power line of vintage engine parts is right up your alley.
You can see these products on our website at www.sscycle.com, but there’s nothing like seeing the real thing up close and personal! There’s also nothing like chatting face-to-face with one of our knowledgeable S&S show staff about your bike and how we can make it run stronger, and longer!
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THE BIKERNET FREEDOM BUREAU—We’ve started a new awareness program. It’s interesting and we are attempting to write a grant to study Freedom in America, and what’s happening to it.
From time to time we will report on items that need our attention. A buddy came into the shop today. A friend had got out of bed and passed out. He went to his primary care doctor and told him what happened. The doctor told him immediately that we was required BY LAW to report this incident to the government, and that his driver’s license would be revoke.
His problem could be as simple as a vitamin deficiency, but he may lose his license for life. Is this something new from Obamacare?
How about this. Michelle Alexander recently wrote a book called the New Jim Crow, about mass incarceration in the United States. She pointed out some grizzly statistics. Did you know that there are first time drug users in jail for life. Smoke a joint in your living room is some places, like Utah, and you could go to jail. You can drive 20 miles over the speed limit, endangering several folks, and get a ticket, but smoke a joint and go to jail.
Watch out, and get involved. Join your local motorcycle rights association.
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BASURA BLANCA A.K.A. WHITE TRASH
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=10328
Awesome ride! Always did have soft spot for Panheads. My comment is about something in the article itself. In the spec sections is says “Shifting: Foot”, but as far as I can tell, this Pan has a foot clutch and a HAND SHIFT. Am I wrong?
–Mike Carender
macdaddy51706@aol.com
Hampton, SC
You are absolutely right. It is a jockey shift. I’ll get ahold of the Stealthman right away.–Wrench
BIGGEST, BADDEST MEXICAN RALLY IN MAZATLAN–Hi Amigo, here´s some pictures from our event, from last year.
This year we will celebrate our 18th anniversary, We will have awesome rock bands from Mexico, we also are gonna celebrate a beach party with the whole biker community. It will rock starting April 5th
We have the most important rally in whole Latin America, more than 17,000 bikers arrive to our port just to have five full days of party. I´ll send you more info shortly.
Ismael Lopez Rodriguez.
Ofic. (669) 913 50 31
Cel. 6691600386
TWO ASHLAND MEN CONVICTED IN MOTORCYCLE CHOP SHOP —Two men from Ashland, Ky. have been found guilty of participating in a motorcycle theft ring.
A jury in U.S. District Court in London, Ky. convicted Richard Meade, 65, and Mark Justice, 53, of conspiracy to engage in money laundering by illegally transferring the ownership of stolen motorcycles, possession of motorcycles with altered vehicle identification (VIN) numbers, and illegally transferring ownership titles of stolen motorcycles.
A third defendant, George Ferguson, 64, on trial for the conspiracy charge, was acquitted.
Prosecutors said Meade and Justice sold approximately 30 motorcycles out of car lots in Ashland. They sold the motorcycles for between $13,000 and $15,000 apiece.
Justice and Meade participated in a conspiracy in which co-defendant Robert Jason Chapman of Cincinnati coordinated trips with others to motorcycle rallies in South Carolina, South Dakota and Florida. At these events, Chapman and others stole motorcycles and brought them to Kentucky to sell.
Chapman previously admitted that he and a co-defendant removed parts of the stolen motorcycles and replaced them with aftermarket parts bearing different vehicle identification numbers (VIN). He then registered the stolen motorcycles with the new VIN numbers in Kentucky. Meade and Justice then took some of the newly registered motorcycles and sold them.
The FBI and Kentucky State Police identified nearly 200 victims in this case including the original motorcycle owners and insurance companies.
Six other people previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the case.
Meade and Justice are scheduled to be sentenced July 24, 2013. They face up to 20 years in prison on the illegal transfer of ownership titles charge and the conspiracy charge.
Possessing motorcycles with altered VIN numbers carries a maximum 10 year penalty.
The jury reached the verdict Tuesday night after approximately 3 hours of deliberations following more than three weeks of trial.
–from Rogue
EL PURO VATO VIDEO–Gio Giovanni is well known for building some outstanding custom bikes that not only look good, but run just as good as they look. To prove it here’s a couple videos featuring the Black Smith Motoring Company‘s “El Puro Vato”.
The first video shows “El Puro Vato” getting put through the paces. The second video shows some prep for a photo shoot featuring the bike. Not only is it featured in these videos but it also just happens to be gracing the pages of the May/June 2013 issue of IronWorks Magazine.
To see the article get your hands on the May/June issue of IronWorks!
Source: IronWorks Magazine
Image and post: Sam Kanish
HUPY AND ABRAHAM BIKER LAWYERS IN WISCONSIN–
Travelers Insurance Pays Off Uninsured Driver – Makes Insured Go to Trial to Prove Case
In March 2011, our client was hit by an uninsured driver who was speeding and weaving through traffic. Our client’s insurer, Travelers Insurance, paid off the claim of the uninsured driver and denied our client’s claim despite a witness that gave a detailed description of the uninsured driver’s erratic and dangerous behavior. Travelers Insurance chose to interview only one witness that saw very little of the accident.
On February 5, 2013, Hupy and Abraham Attorney James Shilobrit won at trial. Our client will now be able to collect money for injuries from Travelers Insurance and money for his totaled vehicle from the uninsured driver.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM SHATNER! William Shatner has been Hupy and Abraham’s spokesperson since 2007.
“Given William Shatner’s long and impressive career, we have been honored over the last six years that he has been the spokesperson for Hupy and Abraham and continues to endorse our firm,” states Managing Partner, Attorney Jason Abraham. “We take his endorsement very seriously and pride ourselves on the service and results we have been providing our clients since 1969.”
Shatner is known for the role of Captain Kirk in Star Trek, whose birthplace is Riverside, Iowa. Hupy and Abraham recently opened 3 new offices in Iowa and brought “Captain Kirk” back to Iowa television. More recently, Shatner portrayed the role of Denny Crane in Boston Legal, a renowned attorney of some fifty years of practice who claims he has never lost a case.
WIRE PLUS RE-INTRODUCES NEWLY ENGINEERED SMOOTH POWER PORTS–
Wire Plus is proud to re-introduce their newly engineered “Smooth” single Power Port. They are available in a luxurious chrome finish as well as a black powder coated finish. Now you can power your cell phone, heated vest, air compressor, cigarette lighter, GPS device or any electrical device up to 15 amps, anytime you ride. Get rid of dangling wires and connect a battery charger through the port when you’re not riding. You can actually maintain and charge your battery through this port.
All Power Ports can be installed in minutes by connecting two wires to your battery and attaching the unit directly on the horn bolt or to any other location with one bolt mounting. These small compact Power Ports are constructed from billet aluminum and are manufactured right here in the USA. With Power Ports from Wire Plus, you will always have immediate power right at your fingertips every time you ride …Anywhere. Made in USA. MSRP: $99.95
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FEATURED BUILDER: TIM BANKS CYCLEWORKS CHOPPERS
http://www.bikernettrikes.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11280
Tim is located only a few blocks from us. He is very popular and supports our area very well.
Way to go Tim. Happy for you.
–Allen Short
Philpot, KY
YOUR KIDDING, SAILING ON BIKERNET?–May 5, 2010. During the Thailand Share The Sail, a group of the boats gathered and rafted up for lunch. The weather was about as perfect as it could get, the water was a warm 87 degrees, and it was a perfect time for a little group photo. This was three of the ten boats on the adventure. If nothing else, this shows that the cruising lifestyle is alive and well.
Sign-Up Now for
Bob Bitchin’s Annual Cruising Seminar
and Cruisers’ Party.
May 4-5, 2013. Biloxi, MS.
Sign up while there is space available for the two-day Cruising Seminar, once again being hosted by The Isle of Capri Resort, Casino, Spa & Marina!
Bob, Jody, Tania and a host of others for this two-day event. Special low room rates have been arranged at The Isle, and on Saturday Night we have been invited by Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville for a Beach Party with Eric Stone in person, and a great Barbecue catered by the world-famous Shed Barbecue! Your meals and the party are all included in your admission. Party tickets are available for non-seminar attendees as well!
Founders Circle & Charter Members – Special Rates!
Thinking about cruising? Here is where it starts!
We are working on Bob’s stretched FXR in the shop, and installing Lyndall Rotors and brake pads right now.–Wrench
BIKERPICS CUTS A DEAL WITH BIKERNET.COM—We just cut a deal with the mad machine gun photographer, Jack McIntyre of Bikerpics. He will start to submit shots weekly for the news, contribute some girl features for Bandit’s Cantina Girls of Bikernet, and a bike feature or two.
If only we can write the stories fast enough to keep up with his rapid fire photo shoots.
–Bandit
Jack McIntyre
Photographer
Director of Photography Bikerpics.org
www.bikerpics.org
jack@bikerpics.org
610-636-5848
POWER SPORT INSTITUTE PROUD TO CONTINUE TRAINING WITH SPECTRO OILS–
Spectro Oils is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers and packagers of premium – quality lubricants, products are engineered to provide the highest levels of performance across the full range of full-synthetic, semi-synthetic and petroleum lubricants for all types of power-sports engines and transmissions. Spectro provides unsurpassed strength and endurance to protect your engine against wear and tear.
The Spectro line also includes superior suspension fluids, fork oils, brake fluids, coolant, chain lubes, filter cleaners/oils, and appearance products.
The PowerSport Institute trains technicians for our industry with the best products available. We want our students exposed to products that they can have confidence in when recommending to a customer.
Bernie Thompson, PSI Campus Director states “I want to thank Spectro for supporting excellence in education with product since 2010. Spectro’s web page offers Tech Knowledge that our students can use for resource and has a wealth of information that provides our students with a better understanding of why we use Spectro Oil. And coming soon to the site will be the Spectro Lubricant Consultant.
Also in May check out PSI’s website – www.psi-now.com – where we will have a series of tech-tips covering how to service a variety of power sport vehicles.”
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First Panhead
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Nice bikes and I like the story behind the trade.
–Dick Visbeek
Oude Bildtzijl, Friesland, Netherlands
BDL COMPETITOR CLUTCH FITS STOCK BASKETS to 2013–BDL recently released a new addition to their industry standard setting line of COMPETITOR CLUTCH assemblies. Shown here, the CC-130-BB is designed specifically for installation in all stock H-D clutch baskets from 1998 to 2013!
Included in each kit, 7 Kevlar fiber clutch discs provide 60% more surface area than those in the stock pack. Additionally BDL includes 7 application specific steel plates, their “patented” Ball Bearing Lock Up pressure plate, diaphragm spring and retainer, clutch hub and hardware.
No matter if you’re packing heavy loads on your stocker, hittin’ the strip with a big-inch motor or just want the ultimate in smooth, light, positive clutch performance this new kit is well worth the investment.
BDL offers 3 different version of the Competitor clutch for a variety of H-D and custom applications. Retail on each of the 3 models is just $444.00.
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BACK TO DR. WEIL AT THE BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER–
Four Unhealthy Breakfast Choices. Last time we covered three healthy breakfast options; today we present four breakfast foods to avoid.
4.Granola. This healthy sounding mix of rolled oats, grains and sometimes fruits and nuts can be healthy, but you need to read the labels. Granola can be a source of unhealthy polyunsaturated fats and a larger amount of sugar than you may suspect. Instead of a bowl of granola, add some to unsweetened, organic yogurt for added flavor. When choosing granola, opt for full-fat, low-sugar versions.
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WORD OF THE DAY–
pharaonic fair-ey-ON-ik, far-, adjective:
Next to it a picture of a gold-and-silver-threaded pharaonic tapestry with a band around it showing ducks flying and their wings like crowns, very pretty Islamic thing.
At La Chacarita, the wealthy are laid to rest in huge pharaonic tombs; mausoleums are styled after famous chapels.
Pharaonic’s root can be traced back to the Egyptian literally meaning “great house.” While the noun Pharaoh entered the language though Old English, English speakers didn’t use this particular adjectival form until the late eighteenth century.
BOWYER FIGHTS LAWSUIT IN SOUTH DAKOTA–NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer has asked a South Dakota judge to dismiss a motorcycle company’s lawsuit against him that alleges he didn’t pay for $31,000 of custom work it did on his Harley-Davidson.
Klock Werks Kustom Cycles in Mitchell says it did the work on Bowyer’s motorcycle about four years ago. The company is seeking the money plus 18 percent annual interest, along with attorney and court fees.
Bowyer, 33, who was the runner-up in NASCAR’s top-tier Sprint Cup series in 2012, says he repaid the debt through promotional services, The Daily Republic reported.
He also says the court in South Dakota’s Davison County has no jurisdiction over him because his agreement with Klock Werks was made in Arizona, the motorcycle was purchased in Minnesota and it was delivered to him in North Carolina.
In an affidavit filed Feb. 28, Bowyer and his Sioux Falls attorney, Steve Sanford, said he ”has never set foot in South Dakota in any way related to this dispute.”
Bowyer said he attended the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis three times, ”but not with the motorcycle in question here.”
Klock Werks argues that because the work on the motorcycle was done in Mitchell, and because Bowyer or his personal representatives contacted Klock Werks in Mitchell by phone, emails and text messages to discuss the motorcycle, the South Dakota court does have jurisdiction.
Bowyer maintains that in exchange for Klock Werks’ work and materials, he arranged for owner Brian Klock and others to attend a NASCAR race in Daytona, Fla., and got them access to restricted areas; personally met with Klock and his guests at the track; arranged for Klock to ride the motorcycle into the speedway and to record the event for promotional use; attended a four-hour photo shoot with the motorcycle; and allowed Klock the ”use of my name, picture, and other intellectual property” so the motorcycle could be featured on the cover of the June 2009 issue of NASCAR Illustrated and in other publications.
Bowyer also says in his affidavit that he paid Klock Werks $5,000 for the paint used on the motorcycle after Klock told him it was not part of the promotional deal.
–from Rogue
BIKERNET 5-Ball WHEELER RACING REPORT—
Adrenaline Department:
*2nd Grand Child, It’s A Boy, Unknown Today Wheeler, arrival, early June
*Texas Mile* …..212 mph…..VALERIE THOMPSON ….212 mph ….www.texasmile.net
*Ohio Mile 2013* *April 27-28 June 8-9 July 6-7 Sept. 28-29 ….www.ecta-lsr.com
*El Mirage 2013* *May 18-19, June 9, July 14, Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 9-10.. www.scta.org
*Loring Maine* The Maine Event July 12-14 ….www.lta-lsr.com
*Bonneville, SCTA* *135 Days….August 10-16, 2013* ….www.scta-bni.org
*BUB Speed Trials* *143 Days…. *August 24-29, 2013* ….www.speedtrialsbybub.com
*Mojave Mile* October, 12-13 ….www.mojavemile.com
Sam Wheeler, E Z Hook Streamliner spotted at the Drag Specialties show looking for a 400 mph pass this summer on the Bonneville salt Flats at the Bub’s Bonneville motorcycle only event.
A beautiful bright ass full moon is blastin through the tilted slats shading my bedroom window over looking a very busy, cluttered desk. Spent last weekend attending the Drag Specialties show with Paul Kittrell of Lyndall Racing Brakes displaying the finest in composite brake offerings, the latest generation composites are flawless in stopping ability, fit and finish thanks to strategic partnerships in the motorcycle industry.
The machine shop of Marc Susman’s, Colorado Custom Cycle Wheels provides today’s flawless fit and finish, with the capability of machining rotor carriers to match your wheel, the possibilities are limitless. We are working with Marc and his team on our final racer details.
Bikernet sponsors at the show last weekend were plentiful, including BDL, Custom Cycle Engineering, Fueling, Klock Werks, LaPera, Paughco, Progressive Suspension, Rivera-Primo, Samson Exhaust and Windvest. All are on board with Bikernet and all are Drag Specialties dealers and all deliver the goods on time.
The 5-Ball Racing Team’s 124 inch Twin Cam Turbo-Charger Raycer is on the table at Marc Susman’s machine shop receiving final one-off pieces. Monday morning Juan started mocking up the shift linkage, I chased fresh hardware while the craftsman next door in the machine shop machined a bronze bushing for the shifting shaft to ride in. Marc’s right hand fabricator/welder/machinist Juan fabricated a plate where we’ll mount the shift arms. The parts and pieces are coming together just like we have a plan.
Yesterday morning I started mocking up handle bar risers for street riding. The risers are Susman designed, machined and black anodized to perfection. The tapered leading edge is to cool. The handlebar height and foot peg location feel okay on the rack, only road time will tell.
With 134 days until Speed Week Tech Inspection we have a plan and a date on the salt looking for the flagman to point, then vigorously cut a perfect figure eight in the air. Then we snap and duct tape the darkest available visor to the lightweight Arai helmet, take a deep breath, click into first gear and gently Haul Ass down the track.
Thanks….With one helleva lot of help from my family and Industry friends….Thanks, Thanks, Thanks.
We’re on track for a stellar year on the street and on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Three Ex-Wives, My 3 Sons, Aerocharger, All Balls Racing, Kent Rich, Dutch and the Crew@Air Tech Streamlining, Arai Helmets, Keith Ball and the Crew@Bikernet, Bikers Choice, Brad Beach@Beach Racing ,Cometic Gaskets, Dan Thayer@vtwinfuelinjection, Allen Alvarez@Daytona Twin Tech, ERC Race Gas, George The Wild Brush, ET Krankvents (Thanks Ted Shrode, Ph.D—- R. I. P.), Fisher Harmonic Damper, Dan Stern@House of Thunder H-D, Horsepower Inc., Ron Williams, Jeff, Kevin@Hardtailz, Randy Torgeson, Michelle and the Crew@Hyperformance, Jim’s Machine USA, K&N Air Cleaner, Paul Kittrell@Lyndall Racing Brakes, Marc Susman@Colorado Custom Cycle Wheels, Juan, Colorado Custom Cycle Wheels, Ray Whitehead@Pegasus, Pingel, Jim @Sharp Eye Transmission, Reggie and Crew@R&R Cycle, Ben Kudon@Rivera Primo, Matthew Wiley@Race Tech Suspension, Rick Tedder@ R/T Performance, Schnitz Racing, Mr. McCahill@Spyke, S&S Cycle, Matthew Negherbon@Thunder Motorcycles in San Jose, Guy Caputo@Tiger Racing, Steve The Turbo Doc, Tsubaki Chains, Vanderbeck Race Cars, Vanson Leathers, Dr. Willie, World Wide Bearings, Duncan Keller, Yankee Engineuity in San Jose, Ca..
Haul Ass!
Ride for your Life!
–Ray C Wheeler
Performance Editor
wheeler@bikernet.com
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MOTORCYCLE SUPERMOTO RACE WILL RUN THROUGH DOWNTOWN STURGIS—
By Doreen Creed – Meade County Town Hall
The tire print of motorcycles is expanding in Sturgis, SD. Come September “The City of Riders” will host its first-ever national series supermoto. On a 7 to 1 vote the council gave its stamp of approval to Matt Stewart, USA Pro Supermoto and Dirt Promotions/Cycle Hutt to use city property and services for the USA Pro Supermoto Race to be held Sept. 14-15 in the downtown corridor. A supermoto is a motorcycle race involving off-road cycles on an artificially-made dirt track with jumps/obstacles and paved streets. The lone no vote came from the only member of the council, who is also a member of the Jackpine Gypsies motorcycle club, Ron Waterland.
Approval followed lengthy dialog between the council, Jack Hoel, Mike Bachand, Roger Schieman and Bill Peterson, who were against the action. They were counterbalanced by comments from Cycle Hutt owner Tammy Bohn, the firm’s marketing director Cara Oviatt, Chamber director Lisa Weyer, racer Mike Neel, and the owner of Sturgis’ newest business in the industrial park, King Cavalier.
Bohn acknowledge that other areas in the Sturgis area were investigated for this race but in the end, “Downtown is the draw…It’s the place they want to be…They want to race downtown Sturgis.” The downtown business owner said it’s “tough” to get people to come to Main Street during most of the year. “Hopefully other cycle shops will move downtown.” She said her company was infusing at least $20,000 into the event and that “time is of the essence” to insure Sturgis is part of the Colorado annual race series.
Former motorcycle racer-track official Jack Hoel was irate. He disputed the planned safety measures and termed this “a suicide mission”. He said the event’s timing and location were wrong citing the rally as a better choice. “This is counter-productive,” adding the city was wrong to close Main Street “every time someone has a pipe dream. This is not a well thought out event…Someone will get killed or crippled…It will come back to haunt everybody. Don’t do it.”
Sturgis Chamber of Commerce Director Lisa Weyer said there was a need to have new, imaginative events. “We need this commerce in our community … We need to look outside the box.” Then apparently to address some of Jack Hoel’s objections she said, “When Pappy Hoel (Jack’s father) had his idea,” she speculated some people may have “thought that the (rally) was a little crazy and look at where that got us.”
Ward I council candidate Mike Bachand, who said he would attend this “cool event”, contended it would not be an economic boost because racers stay in RVs and don’t eat out. He also believed it was under-budgeted and would end up costing the city more money. “The citizens shouldn’t have to foot the bill….No way, is this going to generate enough sales tax to cover the bills.”
Bohn and Oviatt both stressed that safety was a top priority. The race promoters are also hiring a Black Hawk firm to provide additional safety and security resources. Oviatt explained that prior to the event, race pits will be open to the public, but closed during the races.
Sturgis supercross racer Mike Neel was a strong advocate for the event. “We are not beginning riders,” he told the council, “We are careful and know there are risks.” He maintained supermoto is an extremely popular event that “will bring a crowd. It’s not a generic race. People want to see new types of racing,” he contended. Neel, who races in many states, said he believed the planned safety barriers were adequate and that he’s raced where there were fewer safety measures. He also said the rally would not be the time for this event.
Jackpine Gypsy Roger Schieman said Cycle Hutt had “put the cart before the horse” by advertising the event before city permission was granted. He also claimed the city, private property owners and the public were not adequately covered with the $5 million insurance policy. He said if there was a reason “people will go after those with deep pockets which would be the City of Sturgis and its citizens.” Schieman, who is the property manager for Mr. Al’s, where students build homecoming floats wondered how students would be able to access the building adding this event caused the Sturgis High School to move its homecoming from Sept. 13 to Sept. 20. “I have no problem with the race; it’s where it’s at.”
In response to liability questions, Jeremy Vliem, First Western Insurance agent, said he was working with Lloyd’s of London for coverage. The “A-“ rated company would underwrite a $5 million policy for a period covering two days prior and following the event with the city listed as an additional insured.
Cavalier, who was at the council for another matter, said this was the first he’d known of the event but that his first reaction was “cool”. He liked to know he’d be a part of community that could think outside the box, the manufacturer of hunting and motorcycle clothing said, “I’m part of the riff-raff that has come to the rally for 18 years and I don’t know how you’d wedge another business card down Main Street during the rally…It will be fun.”
Bill Peterson, who lives in the midst of the proposed race course, questioned how he and those at the Sturgis Senior Citizens would access their buildings. He was told there would be temporary barriers in that block which would enable egress/ingress.
Waterland said he recognizes that the city in the past helped finance Jackpine Gypsy oval races but he voted against this approval because he wanted sponsors to pick up more of the costs.
Councilman David Hersrud, who is also a General Motors car dealer, apparently summarized the belief of other councilmembers as they nodded in agreement when he reminded everyone of past financial, equipment and staff support the city has given other endeavors. “The Sturgis Mustang Rally has become a huge success and it looks like the Camaro Rally is going to be going in the same direction. So I take a look at some of these expenses as an investment. Having said that, I know there are some budgetary concerns, and maybe one of the things to do is to talk to people involved. And in the future, as this event becomes more successful, as they get bigger and better with sponsorship, that there could be dollars flow back to the city to compensate the city for our expenses. I think that is a very logical and very appropriate conversation to have,” he went on to say it is something the city should examine when it comes to all events.
Hersrud said initially there was “extreme distress” over the Sturgis Mustang Rally “but, “I believe today you would be hard pressed to find anyone is this community that’s upset with it and what it has provided the people of this community, the people visiting and the sales tax revenue it produces.”
The Camaro rally is June 27-30. The Mustang rally is Aug. 28-Sept. 1.
The council is also considering a lease agreement with Dirt Promotions to use the south end of the fairgrounds for a supercross track. Bohn said they would install a sprinkler system for dust control and have a 94 decibel sound limit on the bikes.
Neel said there is a huge need for such a facility and that area enthusiasts travel out-of-state to use one. A public informational meeting will be at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 26 at the fairgrounds. The council is expected to vote on the issue Apr. 1.
Bohn said the area where the rodeo is held would remain intact.
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FROM THE BIKERNET SPORTS CENTER, NFL UPDATE–
The American Indian Counsel has requested that the NFL disassociate itself with Indian Names. The Washington Redskins will therefore change their name to the Washington Foreskins in honor of all the pricks in Washington DC, effective immediately.
–from Jim Waggaman
SPEEDWAY MAKIN’ THE SCENE IN HOLLISTER
–As anyone that can read and is a motorcycle enthusiast can tell you, the Hollister Rally IS BACK and will be better than ever……..Speed-Way Motorsport Shelters will be making the scene!
Last year and for a second year in 2013, by the invitation of “The Idea Guy” Mike at Corbin, Speedway President Don Reeves will have an exhibit at the Corbin Customer Appreciation Event. This event in it’s forth year takes place during the rally on July 5th and 6th.
Don Reeves said this about the Corbin Event, “The event was in our back yard for a couple of years before we took advantage of Mike’s gracious offer to attend. Are we glad we did! Mike and his staff are gracious hosts and provide an extremely vendor and consumer friendly venue and experience for everyone to enjoy. We look forward to coming back in 2013 and sincerely thank Mike for the offer to return to this great event.”
That is all very cool, but the Speedway support of the industry and the local motorcycling community doesn’t stop there.
Speed-Way Motorsport Shelters will also have a second location downtown. Come see us on 6th Street…. Next to the House of Thunder Harley Davidson display.
FYI – 6th street is where the custom bike show will be all day Saturday. Vendors are on 5th, 6th and 7th streets Speed-Way shelters will be right in the center of the event! We look forward to seeing you all there for the festivities.
Speed-Way Motorsport Shelters come in two sizes…the Standard / Sport Model and the Specialized Touring Model. Use the motorcycle sizing guide on our website to help identify the Speed-Way motorcycle cover that best fits your specific bike, such as Honda, Suzuki, Harley Davidson and more.
If there are ever any questions about the make or model of your motorcycle, or any other questions about our motorcycle covers, the Speed-Way staff is available for immediate assistance. Call our customer service department at 831-477-9600.
PSI X-Wedge Bike Build Report – Part 1
Mark your calendar! S&S Cycle, Inc. is celebrating their 55th Anniversary this year and the festivities are set for June 21-22, 2013. Events will be held along the Mississippi River at the Oktoberfest grounds in La Crosse, Wisconsin, at the company’s facilities in La Crosse, and at the engine manufacturer’s Viola headquarters.
One of the featured events is the S&S X-Wedge Bike Show. A bike show featuring custom machines built by five high school technical education classes and by the students from the PowerSport Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. All the bikes included in the show will feature an S&S X-Wedge X117 Engine and a Rolling Thunder chassis.
PSI has completed the design phase of the build and is now moving into the mock up stage fabricating the tin for the custom bike. The design phase is important for this build.
“Our intention is to build a custom bike using the S&S X-Wedge X117 Engine, the Rolling Thunder chassis, and other components that anyone can purchase and with the right training or experience could build this bike.”, states Ron Radake, V-Twin Education Manager.
Now that we are in full swing with the actual build, we will continue to provide more information and updated pictures.
Check us out
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ALL New Bikernet Reader Comment!–LA Choppers Twin Peaks Bagger Bars Install
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Thanks Anson, I was wondering if anyone read these articles, LOL!
— Tail Gunner
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Palmdale, CA
VALERIE THOMPSON JOINS TEXAS MILE 200 MPH CLUB–with personal top speed of 212 mph.
Five-Time motorcycle land speed record holder sets new track record during her first appearance at Texas Mile
Valerie Thompson, owner/driver of Valerie Thompson Racing (VTR), set a new 1000 cc class record with a personal best top speed of 212 mph during her first appearance at the Texas Mile race March 22-24 in Beeville Texas. Thompson’s record run also earned her BMW S 1000 RR Superbike entry into the prestigious “Texas Mile 200 MPH Club.”
“What an excellent way to start 2013 for all the great sponsors who made our BMW a real track terror. During the winter months, we really got the bike dialed-in with new HP Race Parts, new riding gear, MS Production race parts and even a new paint scheme from Orlando Autobody. After arriving in Texas, we only needed gear changes to adapt to changing weather conditions. Now we just need some additional funding to race a full season,” stated Thompson.
Texas Mile attendance has grown rapidly since 2003, with participants from around the world competing on one of the world’s most challenging 1-mile track. “My hats off to the Texas Mile staff and Christian Motorcycle Association volunteers who put on a well-managed event. I’d also like to thank my dedicated crew, we can’t wait to return in October for the next Texas Mile competition,” said Thompson.
For event details, October schedule and records, visit www.texasmile.net.
BIKERNET GUN NUT REPORT–California: Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearings in April Start Contacting your State Legislators in Sacramento
The 2013 California legislative session is underway and committee hearing dates are being set for onerous anti-gun legislation again this year. As usual, anti-gun state legislators still think that passing more gun control laws in addition to the over 900 hundred that are already on the books will reduce California’s violent crime problem.
Apparently, those legislators do not know the definition of criminal. When you call AND e-mail your state legislators, remind them that a criminal by definition does not obey or respect the law and any legislation infringing on gun owners will do nothing to affect criminals or their access to and misuse of firearms. Instead urge your state legislator to focus on meaningful legislation relating to school safety, mental health issues, marketing of violence as entertainment for our children and the collapse of federal prosecutions of violent criminals.
First, just weeks into this new legislation session Assemblyman Bonta introduced Assembly Bill 174 that would have repealed the “grandfather clause” in the assault weapons laws that allowed Californians to keep the firearms that they registered in compliance with this law. Thanks to the efforts of NRA members who expressed their opposition to this bill, Bonta has gutted and amended all the firearms-related provisions out of AB 174 and has amended it into a public school health bill.
Below is a list of anti-gun bills that are currently scheduled to be heard in the state Senate and Assembly Committees on Public Safety and the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation. More firearm-related legislation will be scheduled for hearings in the near future, check our websites, listed at the bottom of this alert, for the complete list of all firearms-related legislation being considered at the State Capitol.
On Tuesday, April 2 in the state Assembly Committee on Public Safety:
Assembly Bill 48 (Skinner) bans the sale of magazine parts kits that can hold more than 10 cartridges, bans the sale or transfer of ammunition by anyone other than a licensed firearms dealer and all ammunition transfers must be reported to the state.
Assembly Bill 169 (Dickinson) bans the sale of guns no longer on California’s roster of approved handguns. This leaves gun owners who lawfully possess a handgun with no means of transferring or selling the handgun, if the handgun is not on DOJ’s Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale.
On Monday, April 15 in the state Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation:
Assembly Bill 760 (Dickinson) imposes a sales tax of .05 cents per ammunition component (complete cartridge, bullet or case).
On Tuesday, April 16 in the state Senate Committee on Public Safety:
Senate Bill 47 (Yee) expands the definition of “Assault Weapons” to BAN the future sale of rifles that have been designed/sold and are equipped to use the “bullet button” or similar device, requires NEW “assault weapon” registration, requires registration of ALL those semi-auto rifles that are currently possessed to retain legal possession in the future, and subjects these firearms to all other “assault weapons” restrictions.
Senate Bill 53 (DeLeon) requires persons to buy an annual ammunition purchase permit, requires the registration and thumbprint of the purchaser for each ammunition purchase, and bans online and mail order sales of ammunition to Californians.
Senate Bill 108 (Yee) requires mandatory locked storage of firearms within a locked house regardless of whether anyone is present.
Senate Bill 293 (DeSaulnier) bans the sale of conventional handguns, if the Department of Justice approves the sale of “Owner Authorized – Smart” handgun technology.
Senate Bill 299 (DeSaulnier) turns victims of firearm theft into criminals for failing to report the loss of their firearm within 48 hours.
Senate Bill 374 (Steinberg) expands the definition of “assault weapons” to BAN the future sale of VIRTUALLY ALL semi-auto rifles (including rimfire cartridges) that accept a detachable magazine, requires NEW “assault weapon” registration, requires registration of ALL those semi-auto rifles that are currently possessed to retain legal possession in the future, and subjects these firearms to all other “assault weapons” restrictions.
Senate Bill 396 (Hancock) bans the possession of any magazine with a capacity to accept more than 10 cartridges, including currently legally possessed “grandfathered” large capacity magazines.
Senate Bill 567 (Jackson) changes the technical definition of a shotgun, which would turn all handguns into short-barrel shotguns that are illegal to own.
Your state Senator and Assemblyman MUST hear from you TODAY urging them to OPPOSE the anti-gun bills listed above. Don’t forget to forward this alert to your family, friends and fellow gun owners throughout California and urge them to do the same. We need all of California gun owners and Second Amendment supports to continually call AND e-mail their state legislators. The California legislature needs to know that this tyranny against law-abiding citizens needs to stop.
You can write your representative here urging them to OPPOSE the anti-gun bills listed above. Please feel free to also copy and paste all the bill information to ensure your state legislators know which bills to OPPOSE.
You can also send a letter to all elected officials in California here. Please feel free to copy and paste all the bill information above to ensure the elected officials of California know which bills to OPPOSE.
You can also find information about anti-gun and pro-gun legislation in California at http://www.calnra.com.
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Help the NRA expand its California network to keep all pro-Second Amendment Californian’s better informed about legislation in Congress, Sacramento, and locally that threatens your right to keep and bear arms, as well as developments in Second Amendment litigation and regulatory enforcement actions. Please forward this email to your family, friends and fellow gun owners, whether they belong to the NRA or not! Encourage them to sign up for California NRA’s Stayed Informed e-mails here. And follow NRA through these additional connections:
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NRA recognizes that California is one of the most active Second Amendment “battleground states,” so for decades NRA has devoted substantial resources to fighting for the right to keep and bear arms for Californians. The NRA has full-time legislative advocates in its Sacramento office fighting ill-conceived gun ban proposals. NRA coordinates a statewide campaign to fight ill-conceived local gun bans and regulations. And NRA has been litigating cases in California courts to promote the right to self-defense and the Second Amendment for many years. NRA’s California legal team continues to work pro-actively to strike down ill-conceived gun control laws and ordinances, and to protect the Second Amendment rights of California firearms owners. For information about NRA’s litigation efforts, see www.nraila.org/legal/litigation.aspx
DON’T ASK ME, BUT RICHARD LA PLANTE IS INVOLVED–
You’re probably wondering –
What brings the unlikely team of Terence Stamp, Kevin Godley, Richard La Plante and Greg Penny together to create a project and…
What the hell is an Ear Movie ?
Glad you asked !
The answer is:
We share a profoundly absurd sense of humor and a deep desire to create something exciting and original…
An Ear Movie is a movie WITHOUT pictures !
•Out of the box, left field, something completely different
•Retro in concept and futuristic in design
•A mash-up of a 21st century radio play, an audio book on steroids, an off-the-wall comedy album and an original soundtrack
•To be unleashed upon the world as a multi chapter digital download featuring nearly two hours of voices, music, sound effects and therapy !
Adapted from the best selling book by Richard La Plante, the dark comedy Hog Fever is the story of Robert Lourdes, a man in the throes of midlife crisis, desperately searching for himself from the saddle of his motorcycle.
With your help, we can make Hog Fever – An Ear Movie together ! Like Rock ‘n’ Roll, the magic is between the artists and their audience and the magic of this project could be compromised by the mechanisms of conventional financing. We just wanted to get in and ‘do it’, and Kickstarter provides us with the opportunity to do that. To make Hog Fever – An Ear Movie the wild ride it should be, an audio adventure that hits you right between the ears – with NO compromises – and, gives us direct contact with YOU – our audience !
By backing Hog Fever – An Ear Movie you will help us to pay for studio time, materials, voice talent, musicians, sound effects, mixing and mastering to complete the project. Although our pledge goal of $25,000 is just enough to reach our objective, it is a very small budget for a BIG idea. So, the more money we raise, the cooler the project. If we are able to exceed our goal, we can spend more time and energy on both Hog Fever – An Ear Movie and the accompanying soundtrack – and give you the whole Hog !
Please check out our cool rewards and thanks for your generous backing !
“When I make a movie, I make two. One for the eyes, and one for the ears.” Federico Fellini
And we only want to make one, for the ears !
Listen and See !
QUICK, THE JUST IN, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
She-Wolf Angels Ride Wild to Hell Naked
http://www.bikernettrikes.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11191
Great Movies, and a couple I have missed.
There was one movie I thought could be included:
The Pace That Thrills.
It is a classic!!!
— Leslie
ljames@leefryco.com
Las Vegas, NV
AMA Life Member
BIKERNET BAD COP FILES–PENNSYLVANIA City cleared in cop road rage attack. The city of Pittsburgh was spared Monday from paying damages on behalf of its former police chief and a commander over a road rage incident in which a man says he was attacked by a detective with a history of complaints who was later fired.
— Associated Press
–Rogue
BIKERNET’S OBVIOUS PROMOTIONAL EFFORT IN THE FORM OF A New Bikernet Reader Comment!
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–Herb Andler
Nashville, MI
I’m interested. Contact me at:
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ASK ANYONE TO LET ME RIDE — I THINK NOT!!!!
My comment was: If your significant others says it is either me or that motorcycle.
Your Answer Without Hesitation should be — Do Not Let The Door Hit You In The Ass On The Way Out.
I thought you might enjoy this LOL
Of course this is for Motorbike Riders and Not BIKERS. Motorcyclist fit somewhere in between the two.
–Rogue
WOW, ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE—I was hit with the notorious mung Tuesday night after I visited a dental office. I blamed it on the one of the other patients as I hit the sack riddled with fever and body aches. It’s strange. When you’re sick you are suddenly void of deadlines and project pressures. By the next morning I fought between being sick and being a responsible, hardworking, never-say-die human being. Besides the dogs needed their morning bones, and Claude, the Bikernet African Macaw would shake the perimeter walls screeching, if I didn’t take him outside. I had no choice, but to drag my sickie ass out of bed and make something happen.
By the evening I posted two new features and was looking down the barrel of four more. I had just fired my Mudflap Girl FXR and needed to go for a ride, except I was sick. What the hell. I had to get well, the News hung over my head. We had bikes to finish, girls to see, and more projects coming.
Have a helluva weekend,
–Bandit
