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VANCOUVER ISLAND RIDERS ON TRACK TO SET RECORD FATALITIES– One of the goals of the Nationally acclaimed Road Safety Vision 2010 is to achieve a 30% decrease in the numbers of fatally or seriously injured vulnerable road users (pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists)
Let’s just talk about Vancouver Island motorcyclists for now…. From January to July 18th 2007, there have been nine (9) motorcyclists killed in traffic collisions/crashes. Of the total of 28 fatalities in RCMP jurisdictions, motorcycle riders represent 30%. When we consider that of the licensed vehicles on the Vancouver Island roadways, motorcycles constitute only 5%, why are these people being so over represented?
Helmets, safety gear, sobriety, experience, defensive driving and abiding by posted speed limits are good habits that will help our motorcycling road users stay safe.
Speed, racing, aggressive driving, no helmets, alcohol or drugs and the incredible power to weight ratio of motorcycles are factors that define just how vulnerable a motorcycle rider really is.
Do we really need to travel at 260+ kmh? Do we really want to wear inadequate safety gear?
Lastly, operators of passenger vehicles need to be aware that motorcycles are faster to accelerate turn and stop….and that they are much less visible. A fender bender to you is a certain death to these vulnerable road users.
Let’s not break another record by killing more motorcyclists.
Let’s see if we can keep them all riding safely.
–Ted Smith
Commander
Island District Traffic Services
ted.smith@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
LIFESTYLE SUNDAY SPECIAL–$2500 OFF FACTORY INVOICE! PAY LESS THAN DEALER COST!– The deal of the Decade! Come in to LifeStyle Cycles and pick up any new in-stock American IronHorse (2007 Slammer excluded) for $2500 UNDER the factory invoice!
Here’s some examples:
Big 240 rear tire in a 6″ up and 4″ out stretched softail chopper frame with right side drive for perfect balance and handling, 42-degree rake. polished 111 cubic inch S&S motor. Close ratio 6-speed transmission, air ride suspension, billet – front end, forward controls, brakes, headlight, grips, pegs, etc. matching wheels, rotors, pulley. 4-piston brake calipers, hydraulic clutch, digital dash. LED lights. 2 year unlimited mile factory warranty.
RETAIL PRICE: $ 33,995.00
FACTORY INVOICE: $26,170.00
$2500 PRICE CUT: $23,670.00
THAT’S OVER $10,000 OFF RETAIL!!!
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WILDWIND LAUNCHES MOTORCYCLE TOURS IN ARIZONA– SEDONA, AZ (July 19, 2007)-We know it-you need to ride. Every motorcyclist wants to experience wherever they are on two wheels, where it’s felt the most. Based in Sedona, Arizona, WildWind Motorcycle Tours has what you need, offering escorted programs through this sacred land of blood-red rocks, rusting mesas, buttes and towering crimson cliffs that stand sentinel over this unimaginable wonderland and its hidden treasures. This is the Biker’s Paradise, and the first turn in the ride of your life.
WildWind doesn’t just ride, but explores the undiscovered worlds of Monument Valley, the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Painted Desert, Sedona, Canyon De Chelly, and other spectacular destinations, including ancient ruins, ghost towns and secret paradises known only to us. It will feel like you are on a motorcycle expedition to another planet.
Tours begin at $100 half-day; $150 full-day. Custom Tours are specially built to client desires and can be combined with horseback riding, jeep and ATV tours, balloon, biplane and helicopter rides, cookouts, spa treatments, hikes into the wild interior, stagecoach robbery, and other theme activities.
Passengers ride at discount. Self-Ride, Off-Season and Group Rates are available. WildWind can arrange for your bike rental, if needed. Let us be your guide to adventure and awe. Visit www.WildWindMCTours.com or call 602-690-2864.
BRASS BALLS CONTEST, WIN A T-SHIRT A DAY FOR SEVEN DAYS– Pick a name for their new model.
Switchback
I’ve always wanted a bobber and I’m stuck riding this goddamn Honda. 2 kids 1 wife and a shitty bike. I need the Switchback to be the prize!
–Mark Creamer”
mcreamer@triad.rr.com>
OFFICIAL BIKERNET 5-BALL RACING ARTIST PREPARES FOR ASSALT WEAPAN GRAPHICS– Here’s my first crack at pin striping. I did a few lines on some slick paper and a piece of plexi glass. You’re supposed to practice lines and shapes on glass or painted panels. I got bored with that fast, so I grabbed a old tank off the wall. I wanted to see what it would be like on a 3-dimensional real world object. It was frustrating at first. I have a lot of respect for the guys who are good at it.
I stopped, cleaned the brush, oiled and trimmed it, and thought, “what the fuck, why not start again (brushes need to be broken-in too). It then began to feel better. I was just practicing lines and trying different shapes without a plan, a design, or any guidelines. There’s a lot of goofs and inconsistent lines but, some aren’t so bad.
I took these pictures so I’ll remember my first shot at it. Now I can sand it off and go again. I’ve got some more tanks and fenders to practice on too. I also want to try doing some lettering and images .
–CGK
D&D SHIPPING PERFORMANCE EXHAUST PIPES FOR FAT BOYS AND DUECE MODELS– D&D Performance Enterprises are shipping the 2007 Fat Cat slip-ons exhaust pipes for the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Softail and Deuce motorcycles. Enthusiasts can choose between a slash even cut or a staggered cut for one of Harley’s most popular models.
The Harley-Davidson Fat Boy and Deuce Softail slip-on pipes are manufactured with show chrome and full wrap heat shields, which keep all discoloration out of sight. Enthusiasts can also select the black coating option as an alternative to chrome.
The entire line of D&D performance exhaust pipes for the softail family of Harley motorcycles are built with direct fitment that requires no cutting, welding or grinding.
Every Harley-Davidson Fat Boy slip-on pipe is torture tested on D&D’s state-of-the-art in-house Super Flow Eddy Current Ram Air dynamometer. This is done in combination with the Super Flow Bench and the first in the industry, multi cylinder Lambda Fuel Air Ratio Sensors, which are interfaced with the dynamometer for real time meter and graph analysis.
This means that performance is always increased with a D & D exhaust pipe. They sound awesome because we tuned them that way.
D&D Performance Exhausts are available from Custom Chrome dealers nationwide or from the factory at 817-834-8961, www.danddexhaust.com.
THE IRISH SEX FAIRY– Be sure to read the warning at the bottom. I didn’t change a word! I’m not messing with the Irish Sex Fairy!
1. Sex is a beauty treatment. Scientific tests find that when women make love they produce amounts of the hormone estrogen, which makes hair shine and skin smooth.
2. Gentle, relaxed lovemaking reduces your chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and blemishes. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.
3. Lovemaking can burn up those calories you piled on during that romantic dinner.
4. Sex is one of the safest sports you can take up. It stretches and tones up just about every muscle in the body. It’s more enjoyable than swimming 20 laps, and you don’t need special sneakers!
5. Sex is an instant cure for mild depression. It releases endorphins into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaving you with a feeling of well-being.
6. The more sex you have, the more you will be offered. The sexually active body gives off greater quantities of chemicals called pheromones. These subtle sex perfumes drive the opposite sex crazy!
7 Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. IT IS 10 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN VALIUM.
8. Kissing each day will keep the dentist away. Kissing encourages saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque build-up.
9. Sex actually relieves headaches. A lovemaking session can release the tension that restricts blood vessels in the brain.
10. A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It can help combat asthma and hay fever.
BIKERNET STAFFER SNEAKS IN MASTER’S STUDIO– I’m only going to say this once, under no circumstances does a client get to see his or her seat before completion. There are rules and there are rules, and these are my rules. However!!!!! Just because you’re such a good bloke, I’m going to relax this rule, ONLY THIS ONCE (you reading this Nyla!?????? this won’t happen again ) I will give you a sneak look. I now need to pray to the Leather God not to take my mojo for doing this!!.
–Glenn Priddle.
G.P.Leather Designs.
MOUNT RUSHMORE’S SUPERINTENDENT BAKER TO SPEAK AT 3rd ANNUAL KIDS & CHROME RALLY FOR A REASON EVENT– July 2007 – – Mt. Rushmore’s Superintendent Gerard Baker has agreed to be part of the program at Kids & Chrome, a benefit for Children’s Home Society and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame, the evening of Wednesday, August 8, 2007. Supt. Baker is a full-blood member of Three Affiliated Tribes which include the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara and was named superintendent at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in April, 2004.
Baker began his National Park Service career in 1979 and served in positions at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota; Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site; and Theodore Roosevelt National Park before transferring to the U S Forest Service in 1990 to serve as assistant district ranger for the Little Missouri National Grasslands, also in North Dakota; served as assistant district ranger for the Beartooth District in Red Lodge, and acting district ranger for the Ashland District, Montana, before returning to the National Park Service as superintendent of Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument, Crow Agency, Montana.
In 1998 he became superintendent of Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma. And, in 2000, Baker was named superintendent, and asked to lead the planning, development and operations of the “Corps of Discovery II: 200 years to the Future” project to commemorate the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Tickets for the 3rd Annual Kids & Chrome event, held Wednesday, August 8th, at 5:30 pm at the Holiday Inn in Spearfish, South Dakota, are available at
If you are interested in donating an item for the auctions there is still time. It is the perfect opportunity to showcase your product and in doing so, you’ll also benefit two worthy non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations: Children’s Home Society in Rapid City and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame. Contact Darla Crown to get involved 605.391.5555,
HAWAIIAN BAR HOPPA COMING TOGETHER–I like what taking place with the ASSALT WEAPAN, the progress photos and the articles keep you well informed. We just wrapped up a week of events on the island. With all it all ending at Hawaiian Chopper Magazine’s 3rd Anniversary Bash @ Aloha Tower. It was a pretty Kool set-up with Fire works display to boot. I thought we show what latest project is. We call it the “Bar Hoppa”. I will send you a follow up with build photos when we complete it.
Mahalo
–Darren
THERE IT IS-SUNDAY MADNESS–I’m going to scramble on Bonneville bike this afternoon. I need to put down the wrenches and focus on two or three bike feature needing a Bikernet home. They deserve the recognition.
Peter Linney shot the winner of the Rips Bad Ride show. The bike was built by Route 66 Choppers. I need to talk to them about their feature. They deserve the next slot on Bikernet. Then I need to speak to the father/son team of Troll Worx Chopper in Hesperia, CA and write the feature for their Grudge bike you see pictured here. They’re good people and we’ve been running in the same circles for almost 40 years.
Plus I’ll finish my Chica story and it will see the pages of Biker Beauties back east and Bikernet with his black Sportster which was built for a customer with a couple of black hotrods. I thought for sure the styling was inspired by Brough Superior or Vincents from British history, but Chica said, “No. I just built it to roll with the man’s cars.” You’ll dig the tough original styling.
Next week will see more fiction reviewed and another touring tech from Anthony. He has an install to front ends to make them even more stable. Coupled with a True-Track, this tech helps touring riders enjoy the road even more.
I’m gonna grab a Corona, unless she stirs up her famous margaritas, and ponder the future, speed and the shape of her thigh.
Let’s ride
–Bandit
