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FORGE-TEC INTRODUCES THE TORQUE WHEEL INTO THEIR FHO LINE-UP– Oxnard, CA- Forge-Tec Motorcycle, an industry-leading manufacturer of high-end forged aluminum wheels and blanks supplier to many of the industry?s leading wheel manufacturers is proud to introduce a new and exciting wheel called the Torque into their FHO (For Harleys Only) product line up. This program was designed from the ground up exclusively for Harley-Davidson (circle R) Dealers.
Harley dealers are offered four different uniquely designed 3D wheels available in all popular sizes and applications (?84-?08?including ABS equipped models) and all have matching rotors and pulleys. They can also buy any one of Forge-Tec?s 13 other wheel designs, but these can also be found at other types of bike shops. No FHO wheels will be found at a dealership except for Harley-Davidson stores. This program simply offers the Harley dealer 4 exclusive one-piece billet forged wheel styles, all designed with each one of H-D?s different bike models in mind.
All FHO wheels will be kept in stock at Forge-Tec?s warehouse (only in the most popular sizes) and dealers orders will be shipped in record time?No more waiting 12-16 weeks for a set of wheels! These wheels are available in black powder coated, show polished, luxurious chrome and new for ?08, all styles (except the Legacy and the Nomad) will be available in our Midnight Series?black anodized finish combined with classic machining gives these wheels a totally ?badass? look.
Forge-Tec, known as the wheel innovators that made the first 3D blanks and finished 3D wheels in the industry, offer a lifetime Structural and Two-Year Chrome Warranty on all of their wheels.
For further information on complete wheels and accessories and FHO?s special dealer pricing, please contact Forge-Tec Motorcycle directly at 888-367-4385. Forge-Tec Motorcycle Wheels and Accessories, 950 Richmond Ave., Oxnard, CA 93030. Dealer inquiries invited! www.forgetecmotorcycle.com
KRAWIEC RIDES V-ROD TO NHRA SEMI-FINALS AT NORWALK–Krawiec is Top Qualifier; Hines Retains Lead in Pro Stock Motorcycle Standings.
NORWALK, OHIO (June 29, 2008) ? Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Eddie Krawiec grabbed his first career number-one qualifying berth and raced a Harley-Davidson V-Rod into the semi-final round of the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park. Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines qualified second and was eliminated in the second round, but still leads the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle season standings by 81 points. The top qualifying position is a milestone for Krawiec, now in his second season of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle competition with the Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines team. His 7.011-second pass bumped his teammate Hines (7.045) from the top position just before a rain storm put a 90-minute hold on the action on Saturday.
?We?ve been struggling a bit, so (crew chief) Matt Hines and the Screamin? Eagle team threw a lot at that run,? said Krawiec. ?I?m glad the weather cleared and everyone else got to run so it would count. And now I know how hard it is to be the number one, because the last thing you want to do is come out and lose in the first round. I was trying not to think about it too much.?
Krawiec defeated Joe DeSantis and Chris Rivas in the first two rounds and faced Hector Arana on a Buell in the semi-final when a 7.070 run by Arana just nipped the 7.077 pass made by Krawiec. Arana went on to defeat Team Tegue Suzuki rider Craig Treble in the final.
?That was just a good drag race I lost in the semi-final,? said Krawiec. ?I did everything I wanted to do, got a good start in the 30s and made a clean pass, but Arana got by me at the end.?
Hines survived a 0.128-second reaction time at the start in the first round to defeat Paul Gast, but then had a 0.131 start in the second round and lost on hole-shot to Treble, who had a 0.029 start and a run of 7.066 to 7.056 to Hines.
?I just had a bad day of racing,? said Hines. ?I was not comfortable on the bike, and we had some issues during staging in the second round that led to my late start. We?ve been getting a handle on some fuel injections problems, and we ran better than we did last week at Englishtown. But we didn?t lose any ground to the racers right behind us in the points, and Eddie moves up to fifth place, so that?s good news.?
After seven rounds in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Hines has 613 points to lead the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Chip Ellis is second with 532 points, followed by Matt Smith with 514, and Rivas 459. Krawiec moves from seventh to fifth place with 403 points. NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycles will race next July 11-13 at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, Colo..
The Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle team is sponsored by Ford Truck, Dunlop, Matco Tools and S100.
HELLS ANGELS RIDING INTO BAY COUNTY–Group establishing its first Florida chapterCALLAWAY, FL ?? Traditionally conjuring up images of lawless, leather-clad horsemen rumbling their Harley-Davidsons on the fringes of society, the Hells Angels apparently has softened around the edges. A new, local chapter would rather sell you officially licensed merchandise than start any trouble.
Riding for more than half a century on its outlaw image, the infamous Hells Angels motorcycle club has arrived in Florida, and an ad featuring the club’s winged-skull logo has appeared in this newspaper calling for new members.”We just wanted to let people know we’re here; it’s no big deal,” said Paul Stevens, who is organizing the Florida chapter.
Stevens stressed members no longer are the stereotypical bikers terrorizing the paved landscape.”We are a political club; we are not a drug club. We’re not interested in the Hollywood persona,” Stevens said. “The time of the biker being a biker is long gone. We no longer have the drunk, drugged-up, crazy biker. It’s a totally different world.”
Standing in his den Wednesday morning, Stevens talked of how the Gulf Chapter, the Hells Angels’ first sanctioned chapter in the state, will focus on riding their motorcycles, selling T-shirts and raising money for charities. Eventually, he would like to see the chapter grow to cover any state touching the Gulf of Mexico, possibly even stretching over the border and into Mexico.
Bay County was strategically picked as the launching ground for the chapter. The area, with its heavy military influence and relaxed, beach feel, was viewed as a prime locale, Stevens said.
“Panama City, the Bay (County) area, is perfect for what we’re doing here,” Stevens said, adding he eventually would like to see international gatherings of the club here. “We’ve got the Gulf of Mexico out there to go play; we’ve got the new airport. It’s a perfect spot.”Sales
Rather than criminal activity, the new chapter will be making money by selling Hells Angels merchandise. More than a motorcycle club, the Angels also is a corporation with a variety of products emblazoned with the winged-skull.”It’s an engine to create money,” Stevens said of the Hells Angels’ name recognition.
Stevens hopes to open a storefront. Pinned up on his wall is a mosaic of biker-motif artwork. Some of it is destined for T-shirts. A couple of photos showing women up against a wall and wearing the club patch are the beginnings of a wall calendar.
“This is the start of girls wearing my patch, in their underwear, local girls,” he said. His wife also is looking into making Hells Angels swimsuits, he added.
GOOD THURSDAY FELLOW BIKERS AND HAPPY 4TH OF JULY FROM KUSTOM KOLORS– This week has been a busy one around the shop…..Not so much in the sales department, it’s more trying to prepare for our upcoming show season. We kick off this month with the Annual Freedom run, sponsored by the Tri-Counties Blue Star Moms. A great group doing wonderful work for our troops overseas….We wish the troops a happy 4th of July as well.
Anyway, We are trying to figure out what people are going to buy this season. What’s the new “have to have” product/gadget? It’s a constant battle of trial and error! Sometime you hit the nail on the head, other times you bend that nail at a 90 degree angle!
Enough of that!! What I was trying to get at, was we found another product….its a DOT compliant mini helmet made right here in the good ole USA!! This helmet is a fraction of the weight of the regular DOT compliant helmets on the market today! It’s comparable to a novelty helmet, yet meets all DOT requirments for safety! It’s priced very reasonably as well! Prices starting at $69.98!!
The colors are kinda limited, but if you ask us real nice, we might be able to squirt a Kustom Kolors on one of ’em for ya! Of course, it’ll cost you a bit more, and we are going to limit the color change to a single color for now….the helmets are availble in gloss and matte black, metalic silver, and white from the factory.
They should be on the web site soon! So, if you visit www.KustomKolorsInk.com
These helmets weigh about 31oz. They are made of fiberglass and also have a mini visor on the front that helps with the wind. This can be unscrewed if you like.
Size chart for the New Mini DOT Helmets
XS 17-18 inches around the head above the ears
S 18 1/2 – 19 1/2
M 20 – 21
L 21 1/2 – 22 1/2
XL 23 – 24
XXL 24 1/2 – 25 1/2
If your size is not on here, then round up to next size
Ride Safe Brothers and Sisters~
–The Krew
Kustom Kolors Ink.
Reminder THIS WEEKENDHELMET LAW PROTEST SAN DIEGO – JULY 4 2008 MEET ON FIESTA ISLAND AT 10:00AM RIDE TO SAN DIEGO HARLEY FOR 4 TH OF JULY PARTY!! —HOW MANY MORE FREEDOMS ARE YOU WILLING TO LOSE? COME AND SUPPORT YOUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE! EXPRESS YOUR INDEPENDENCE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY ! BE THERE IF YOU CARE ! ALL RIDERS WELCOME
SPREAD THE WORD, TELL YOUR FRIENDS ! FOR INFO CALL STEVE “RED” BARRON (858)270-7771 or email: steve_red_barron@yahoo.com
–from Rogue
Sturgis Freedom Fighters
GIRLS AND BIKES COMING FROM TEXAS– I went ahead and burned the CD with the pictures only and will try and get it in the mail tomorrow, really later today! I guess it will depend on the amount of Shiner Bocks I have, don’t have to get up till 5 pm today and need to work on some other stuff for some of the young ladies from work
I will send the words for the pics attached to an e-mail once I get the info I am waiting on from Bronson. Not to bad a shot considering it was both our first times to do a photo shoot and I had no flash meter. This was just a month or so before I got to do my first magazine shoot for you and Hot Bike back in 2004, and as always thanks for taking that chance on me back then!
–RFR
NEED A PLACE TO STAY IN THE BADLANDS–We have 159 rooms, including 13 suites, all newly remodeled. We have a large mineral pool (so no chlorine and no chlorine smell!) plus hot tub and steam room. All of our first-floor rooms have a door that opens to the parking lot and also a door to the inside hallway. We are totally non-smoking but have five pet-friendly rooms. This would be a great spot to rest and recover after a hot day in Sturgis.
Enjoy the hot tub, a warm shower and room service for a relaxing evening or hit the town (Jake’s Tavern, Attitudes, Mingles) to continue the fun. For reservations, call 800-686-3368.
–Mary Kelley
The Clarion Inn & Convention Center
2009 S. Douglas Highway
Gillette, WY 82718
307-686-3000, Ext. 130
mkelley@wyhcc.com
BROTHERS COMIN’ TO THE BIKERNET BROUHAHA IN STURGIS, FRIDAY THE 8TH AT THUNDER ROAD–I just checked out the schedule for Sturgis. I am looking forward for your show!Sounds like it’s gonna be great! I will bring at least 4 bikes up for show all week. It sure helps my beer money with not have to pay anything to get the bikes in- that’s rad!
I’ll make sure I buy you a beer!
Cheers,
–Svenmeister
Check out our website!
www.SVENMEISTERHARDCOREKUSTOMS.com
JON TOWLE ROAD TESTS REVIEW–I’ve been a lurker around your site for awhile. Gotta tell ya I dig theJon Towle road tests. His art and the Nick the Dick stuff is fantastic,but the road tests are too cool. I laughed my ass off!
Not only werethey funny, they were pretty informative and objective too. I’m gonnacheck out the FLHT.
–bmwrider
BROKEN SPOKE CAMPGROUND RECEIVES LIQUOR LICENSE FROM MEADE COUNTY– Broken Spoke Saloon & Campground receive full liquor license from Meade County.
Sturgis, South Dakota? The legendary Broken Spoke Saloon, the world?s largest biker bar, was granted its full liquor license for the Broken Spoke Campground by Meade County Commissioners late today – just in time for the Sturgis Rally and Races. The Broken Spoke Campground will host a series of free concerts including The Marshall Tucker Band, Pat Travers and The Kentucky Headhunters at their on-site 30,000 square foot Broken Spoke Saloon.
“We appreciate the Meade County commissioners giving us a fair hearing, listening patiently to all the arguments, and deciding in favor of the Broken Spoke Campground and issuing us a liquor license? explained Broken Spoke partner and President of the Target Companies, Joe Murphy. The 600-acre Broken Spoke Campground located in Sturgis, SD off of HWY 79 is quickly becoming the preeminent place to camp and hang out in 2008 and beyond. The Broken Spoke, just a few miles outside of downtown Sturgis is where they will unveil the first and the largest Biker Pool at the August rally. The pool is also set to open just in time for the Sturgis Rally and Races. The new pool will be the home of hot tubs, daily contests and very well equipped poolside bars and decks all staffed by the famous girls of the Broken Spoke. Come for cold drinks, tasty food, chairs and umbrellas- everything you need to spend some serious hang time at the Spoke. This new pool rivals top Vegas pools.
The Broken Spoke Campground offers more than just the hottest pool in South Dakota; the Spoke delivers the most hassle free experience in the state with 500 over-sized, 30 and 50amp RV spots, furnished cabin rentals with A/C and $99 tent camping sites? all with access to the permanent bath and shower buildings, staffed to ensure cleanliness and comfort. Also featured on the Spoke grounds will be the Limp Nickie Lot featuring the Nash Brothers and their crew of the bike builders, the Michael Lichter Ride, Cycle Source Ride and helicopter and hot air balloon rides to give you a view of Sturgis like never before. All of which ultimately delivers the best party in Sturgis.
The campground is taking reservations now and will operate from July 29 ? August 10, 2008. Special early reservation rates (only $99 per person) have been extended. Book now at www.brokenspokecampground.com
Vendor space at the Broken Spoke Campground is sought after but some great spots still available. Please contact John Perry for more details at: 800-832-4242 Ext 380 or email at: vendors@brokenspokecampground.com
The original Broken Spoke Saloon has a permanent bar and restaurant in downtown Sturgis, SD and additional locations nationally in Daytona, FL, Myrtle Beach, SC and Laconia, NH.
For more information on either company, please visit their websites at: www.brokenspokecampground.com
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