Chilly Sunday,
Even in Southern, Califa. I’m scrambling for a couple of reasons. It’s a Play-off weekend and my shop/office is in the ’30s. The guys back east know exactly what to do, but we’re not prepared in SoCal. We have a shop heater, thanks to Jim Murillo. Last night Jeremiah hooked it up, but we still don’t have it vented. So we could warm up, but we might die in the process. I’m wearing Lee Parks long underwear while sitting at my Panhead desk. Lee’s stuff is as light as a feather. He says that it can be washed over and over and just gets better, whereas Patagonia long undies breakdown. Check out Lee Parks design.com for info on his deer skin gauntlet gloves and long underwear.
Okay, let’s hit the news. I’m working on Jeremiah’s bobber while he attempts to hook up our shop heating system:
TLC BIKER-BUILD — The six new shows will premier on TLC on Monday February 12th. Gard Hollinger vs Jason Hart will be the first show then there will be a new show every Monday on six consecutive Mondays. Also the last 13 which were shown only once on Discovery will be re introduced after Feb 12th on The Learning Channel. I’m trying to get the word out that BBO is going over to TLC and I know Bikernet is my best source for reaching our audience.
–Hugh King
Producer
SEAT MAKER WINS AT EASYRIDERS FIRST 2007 SHOW IN POMONA–I just received an email from a customer of mine in Phx. His name is Jim Maxwell. He had a bike in the Pamona Easyriders show last weekend that was built by Paul Yaffe. It won first place editors choice. -Thanks, Duane
I just noticed in the Pomona coverage that best of show judged class was won by a bike I did for Trevelen, SuperCo, a few weeks back. Here is a picture of the seat.
Duane Ballard Custom Leather
603-781-7505
36 Goen Rd.
New Ipswich, NH 03071
REDNECK PICK-UP LINES– 1) Did you fart? Cuz you blew me away.
2) Are yer parents retarded? Cuz ya sure are special.
3) My Love fer you is like diarrhea. I can’t hold it in.
4) Do you have a library card? Cuz I’d like to sign you out.
5) Is there a mirror in yer pants? Cuz I can see myself in ’em.
6) If you was a tree I were a Squirrel, I’d store my nuts in yer hole.
7) You might not be the best lookin’ girl here, but beauty’s only a light switch away.
8) Man: “Fat Penguin!” Woman: “WHAT?” Man: “I just wanted to say something that would break the ice.”
9) I know I’m not no Fred Flintstone, but I bet I can make yer bed-rock.
10) I can’t find my puppy, can you help me find him? I think he went inta this cheap motel room.
11) Yer eyes are as blue as window cleaner.
12) If yer gunna regret this in the mornin’, we kin sleep ’til afternoon.
and…. the best for last!
13) Yer face reminds me of a wrench. Every time I think of it, my nuts tighten up.
–from Joe Lankau
NEW CYCLE VISIONS HIGH PERFORMANCE AIR CLEANER–Here is a new product I just launched. It is a Air cleaner assembly. only takes 15 minutes to install. Comes completely assembled.
I did a dyno run on a 2007 FLHXI (completely stock bike) and gained 11.2 HP and 6.4 Ft torque! I was amazed and did the run 3 times to be sure.
–Randy”
randy@cyclevisions.com
BIKERNET FARMING STUDY– > A Nevada cowboy was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him.
The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the cowboy,”If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?”
The cowboy looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers,”Sure, Why not?”
The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer,connects it to his Cingular RAZR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite navigation system to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo.The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany.
Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored.He then accesses a MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response.Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer and finally turns to the cowboy and says,
“You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves.”
“That’s right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves,” says the cowboy.
He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on amused as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.Then the cowboy says to the young man, “Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf?”
The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, “Okay, why not?”
“You’re a U.S. Congressman”, says the cowboy.
“Wow! That’s correct,” says the yuppie, “but how did you guess that?”
“No guessing required.” answered the cowboy.
“You showed up here even though nobody called you, you want to get paid for an answer I already knew to a question I never asked, you tried to show me how much smarter than me you are, and you don’t know a thing about cows…..this is a herd of sheep
……Now give me back my dog.”
–from James Schnarr
WHY I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER !!!– The Democrats new promise “A New Direction For America”
The stock market is at a new all-time high and America’s 401K’s are back.
A new direction from there means, what?
Unemployment is at 25 year lows.
A new direction from there means, what?
Oil prices are plummeting. A new direction from there means, what?
Taxes are at 20 year lows. A new direction from there means, what?
Federal tax revenues are at all-time highs. A new direction from there Means, what?
The Federal deficit is down almost 50%, just as predicted over last year. A new direction from there means. What?
Home valuations are up 200% over the past 3.5 years. A new direction from There means, what?
Inflation is in check, hovering at 20 year lows. A new direction from there Means, what?
Not a single terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11/01. A new direction From there means, what?
Osama bin Laden is living under a rock in a dark cave, having not surfaced In years, if he’s alive at all, while 95% of Al Queda’s top dogs are either Dead or in custody, cooperating with US Intel. A new direction from there means, what?
Several major terrorist attacks already thwarted by US and British Intel, Including the recent planned attack involving 10 Jumbo Jets being exploded In mid-air over major US cities in order to celebrate the anniversary of the 9/11/01 attacks. A new direction from there means, what?
Just as President Bush foretold us on a number of occasions, Iraq was to be Made “ground zero” for the war on terrorism — and just as President Bush Said they would, terrorist cells from all over the region are arriving from The shadows of their hiding places and flooding into Iraq in order to get Their faces blown off by US Marines rather than boarding planes and heading To the United States to wage war on us here. A new direction from there Means, what?
–from Chris T.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE VANCOUVER MOTORCYCLE SHOW!– BCCOM is looking for volunteers to help staff our booth at the Vancouver Motorcycle Show on January 25-28, 2007 at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford. Volunteers will receive free admission to the show. Here are the shifts we are looking to cover:
Thursday, Jan. 25th
12:00-3:00pm
2:30-5:30pm
5:00-9:00pm
Friday, Jan. 26th
10:00-1:00pm
12:30-3:30pm
3:00-6:00pm
5:30-9:00pm
Saturday, Jan. 27th
3:00-6:00pm
5:30-9:00pm
Sunday, Jan. 28th
10:00-1:00pm
12:30-3:30pm
3:00-6:00pm
Please let us know what shift or shifts will work for you! 1-877-580-0111, (604) 580-0111 or office@bccom-bc.com. Thank you for your support! HI EVERYONE
DAYTONA CHARITY BIKE BUILD-OFF FOR BREAST CANCER BY VAGABOND CHICKIE AND SPONSORED BY BIKERNET.COM– HOPING YOU CAN TAKE FIVE AND LOOK AT THIS WEB SITE IT IS THE FIRST OF MANY PUBLICATIONS TO COME.
WITH LOVE AND RESPECT
–THE CHOPPER CHICK CREW
CHICKIE, JOANN, JAYME, KATIE, SARAH
www.chopperchickcrew.com
MONTANA FACES HELMET LAW BILL– This is my first time this week on my computer, so time to catch up. What did I learn in Helena? Lots. I called Dal and left a message Wed eve while I was in Helena, to ask him to get the message out to the group that Lynda Moss will be sponsoring this piece of legislation. Yes she is on the Judiciary Committee, but that does not mean that is where it will get introduced…..Senators and Reps can introduce into other Committees, and they testify and introduce it just before the supporters and opposers testify.
From my insider info, we DO NOT want this introduced in Judiciary. Apparantly we have alot of enemies there. We also do not want this bill going from the Senate to the House, where it stands a better chance of passing. I also got info that Sen Pease, while not wanting to deal with us, and dropping his request for a Mandatory Helmet bill, will probably vote for it, so be sure to keep sending letters and e-mails to him.
I spent some time visiting with Sen Jerry Black (R) Shelby. His daughter and I were in the same class in school. He is very much motorcycle friendly, but also said that he will have to listen to both sides of the issue, so don’t forget him in your letters and e-mails also. I made other contacts as well, so we will see how those will help us.
Our work has just started………..BOMBARD Lynda Moss with mail, and maybe she too will get tired of us and not introduce the bill. I understand that Pease has been getting correspondence from us since last summer…….good job!!!!
SO, on we go with the good fight!!
Thanks to each and every one of you who has sent even ONE piece of corrrespondence!!! You can even call and leave messages for these folks, 444-4800..only takes a minute, and the simple message is “please vote no on LC1683” You can leave a message for three of them per call. Very effective, I have seen them say “WHO ARE these people?”
Dal, please keep me informed………if it is very important, please call me on my cell (406) 490-4944, as I am not on the computer every day
Thanks again everyone!! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!!!
–XXXO, Jill Z.
NEWS BAGHDAD SCOOT REVEALED– Didn’t know if anyone had said anything yet about the scoot that S.Sgt. Ausmus was wondering about. Based on the engine and body style, it’s an IMZ-Ural, probably a Patrol model.
–Matt Crouch
Who took the advice of a Bandit and is busy learnin’ how to dance.
MCrouch@riggsabney.com
DETROIT BROS SHOVELHEAD DIGGERS & DUMPERS AST MC ADVANTAGES– With their own Motor City style, Digger and Dumper Exhaust Pipes by Detroit Bros., have blasted their way into the MC Advantages product lineup for 2007. Their throwback hot rod looks are sure to catch on with old school customs.
Detroit Bros. Dumper Exhaust Pipes have a rear mount on lower rear pipes, fit all ’71-’84 FX, FXWG, FLHS and late-style shovelhead engines or the new S&S? SH models. They have tabs on the back for an additional mounting spot. Diggers for Evolution? fit all ’86-’05 Softail?. Dumpers for Evolution? fit all ’86-’05 Softail? models. These “Garbage Dumpers”, as they are affectionately known, were developed for the Build-Off “Revenge” bike. Retail pricing is $499.99 for Dumpers and $549.99 for Diggers.
MC Advantages is a distributor of high-performance V-Twin parts based in Grimes, Iowa, serving dealers in the U.S. and abroad. MC Advantages distributes many brands including: S&S? Cycle, Martin Bros.?, Spyke?, Stampede?, Prowler?, Bulletpr?f?, D&M Custom Cycle, Jims?, Dynatek?, Dakota Digital, Wire Plus, Hooker? and many more.
–MC Advantages
1-800-726-9620
www.MCAdvantages.com
LOST IN THE DARNDEST PLACES– An elderly Floridian called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car has been broken into. She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the dispatcher: “They’ve stolen the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!” she cried. The dispatcher said, “Stay calm. An officer is on the way.” A few minutes later, the officer radios in. “Disregard.” He says. “She got in the back-seat by mistake.”
MOST UNIQUE MODEL OF THE DAY–Unique looking model on some of my bikes.
–Jeff
www.ridgecycles.com
Jeff@ridgecycles.com>
THE BIKERNET SENIORS TEST– Three sisters, ages 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together. One night the 96-year-old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses. She yells to the other sisters, “Was I getting in or out of the bath?”
The 94-year-old yells back, “I don’t know. I’ll come up and see.” She starts up the stairs and pauses “Was I going up the stairs or down?”
The 92-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea listening to her sisters. She shakes her head and says, “I sure hope I never get that forgetful, knock on wood.” She then yells, “I’ll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who’s at the door.”
–from Art Friedman
SUNDAY DEALS OF THE WEEK– How are you? It has been a while. I am sending this to let you know that I am selling the Holy Roller. That is the black and red bike you did a feature on last year. It is time for me to recoup my money for the next build. I am asking $15,000.00- obo. It is a screaming deal in my book!
–Bob Jr. Simpson
bobjr@rsperformancecoatings.com This bike was done by chopper City USA out of Orangepark Florida
BIKERNET ASSALT WEAPAN UPDATE– I’ve got the neck for the assault weapon. I was working on a project with Joey Perse and we were in his top secret room and talking about frames, necks, stops, and the lack of compatibility with the front end companies and Joey showed me this piece he built thinking if he could get the frame makers that use bearing cups in there necks to use this neck and cup design, it would make things serviceable reliable and very clean looking and compatible with almost everything. Anyway, we all know that’s not going to happen, but it’s still the best piece I’ve seen for a frame using bearing cups as you mentioned this project did. The use of this piece will solve the fork stop problem, I am sending it today. One piece down, now all we have to do is finish up and go racing .
–Leo Di Orio
SUNDAY INNOVATION AWARD– The new product is a new approach (I think) to electric start a four speed rigid. Not a product to be pushed on old bikers. I will kick start as long as I can, but a close bro had a problem—he could physically ride this 93-inch Pan but is unable to kick start it (no problem for my fat ass), so in a late night haze a couple of years ago I had an idea!
Had to be an easier way than the normal change of shafts, primary, ect. This USES (RIGHT SIDE ELECTRIC START) works better than I expected and a couple of other bros are expressing interest. It has started this bike several hundred times, of course I will test into the thousands.
Advantages:
uses late xl starter (solenoid built in)
does not care what engine or trans shaft lengths are, no primary side changes
smooth and quiet as the starter pinion is always engaged with a gear, does not bang and grind
Disadvantages:
no provision for kicker
rigid frame only and needs rear fender clearance (working on this)
must convert to hydraulic clutch, foot or hand master cyl. Required (I bet they like the smooth feel)
All conversions require a new oil tank for the big batt., a special tank could be designed to recover the open space for the big primary.
This device bolts on in place of your kicker cover , NO trans modifications. A new pushrod and throw out bearing are included.
Have you ever seen something similar? Is your gut feeling to chuckle at my insanity or are you intrigued? I would share the details of the inner workings for criticism and analysis if and when. I can send a video of the device in action.
I would never attack the sanctity of the kick start motorcycle, necessity is the mother of this invention. Thanks for your time, it is hard to get an inside opinion when you are out here in the sticks!
–Russ Peterson
cnc56pan@hotmail.com
OCC GUYS ATTEND SOUTH FLORIDA EVENT– It was an amzing day. OCC in South Florida. What a way to kick off the New Year! The crowd was wild. Over 20,000 attended the event throughout the day. Streets were backed up for miles. You’d think the Beatles came to town. An incredible experience. The first of many more!
FLAT TRACKER SHOT FOR IRON WORKS MAGAZINE– “I just shot this kick ass ’50 FL-TT flat tracker for Iron Works,” said Curt Lout. ” Thought you would like to check it out…”
That bastard Dain G. beat us to it. But we may still bring you a feature of this cool Pan after they run it.
–Curt Lout
www.STUDIO9000.com
303.921.4590
THINK THINGS ARE BAD NOW-LOOK AT THIS– On bike trails and ski slopes, technological progress is about to encroach a little further into recreational escapism — and one Seattle company is betting that many people will welcome it.
Motion Research Corp. is coming out with a new line of miniature informational displays, housed in small devices that will attach to bike helmets and ski goggles. Positioned above the eye, in the user’s peripheral vision, they will connect wirelessly to mobile phones to show details of incoming calls.
With the first versions, at least, cyclists and skiers will still need to pull their phones from their pockets to take calls. But the displays will let them first glance quickly at incoming phone numbers and the names of callers listed in their digital address books, while still gripping the handlebars or ski poles.
If someone decides to take the call — after he or she stops riding or skiing, hopefully — the display will then show the elapsed time.
But how many people will want to be so connected to their phones while ostensibly exercising or enjoying the outdoors?
“You’d be surprised,” said Dominic Dobson, Motion Research’s president and chief executive, a longtime Seattle resident and former Indy car driver who founded the company in 2003. “I’m amazed at how many people talk now on their cell phones riding up the chairlift.”
The products are slated to be unveiled this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and released later this year. The company is estimating a retail price of less than $200 for each, Dobson said. The line is dubbed the SportVue BT1, because of the Bluetooth wireless technology used to communicate with the mobile phone.
The displays are designed for a quick glance and shouldn’t be a dangerous distraction from the trail or slopes, Dobson said. The characters in the display flash to get the user’s attention when a call comes in, but otherwise the positioning is meant to keep the screen in the peripheral vision.
The new bicycle display device will be sold on its own, able to be attached to a variety of existing helmets. The version for skiers will be sold pre-attached to a pair of goggles from a manufacturer that Dobson said he wasn’t yet at liberty to identify.
— By TODD BISHOP – P-I REPORTER – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
–from Rogue
ANCIENT ICE SHELF BREAKS FREE FROM CANADIAN ARCTIC– Global warming is having an alarming and dramatic impact on arctic ice shelves in the Canadian Arctic. Scientists have discovered that a giant ice shelf the size of 11,000 football fields broke free from the coast of Ellesmere Island, about 500 miles south of the North Pole. Shockingly, the shelf broke off in just an hour, and the collapse was so powerful that earthquake monitors over 150 miles away recorded the tremors. It is the largest event of its kind in Canada in 30 years, and scientists consider global warming a major contributing factor.
BEST SEXY PAINT JOB OF THE WEEK– I took these photos of this wild pain job during one of those rain storms at Sturgis last year. I don’t know if you want to use them but thought it looked pretty nice with the rain drops on it .
— Dawson
dawson@telus.net
CHILLY SUNDAY ENDING–No cold beers or Margaritas today. How about a warm bed and sex. That sounds good. Next week we’re rolling out to Arizona to ride Saxon motorcycles and write articles for Bikernet, the HORSE and maybe American Rider. I’m taking my son Frank Ball, the tattoo artist. He’s riding a Dyna now. We’ll hit the Billet Bar in Scottsdale, hang out with Myron and roll south to Casa Grande, Mesa Grande, Grande Taco, hell I don’t know.
I have a perplexing problem. At the end of the year we looked back and discovered that just a couple of companies didn’t pay their bills with us. I like to be positive and not reflect on the negative, but when you’re getting fucked by guys who have lots of cash, it’s hard to swallow. If a company makes any effort to square their debt, I’ll work with them, but if they lie, or bullshit. Well, you know the code of the west. So should I let the public know who can’t pay their bills?
Other than that, everything is good. The Bonneville frame is coming. The American and Renegade wheels will have Avon Tyres mounted next week. And I’ll bring you a ton of reports. Now where’s that woman?
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
