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BIKERNET PRODUCT OF THE WEEK–ATTACHED is an image that I want to use to make (QUANTITY 4) decorative steelpieces to install on 4 horseshoe pit backboards at my rental properties. I thought itwould be nice to have this design on the backboards. Whatever material you use…has to be strong enough to handle a horseshoe flying through the air and hitting it(.12 thickness is what I’m thinking)…and also has to handle the SUN and WINTER, because these 4 pieces will be installedoutside.
They can look old and rustic looking… that’s fine… the edges don’t have tobe perfectly smooth… neither does the surface. Smooth is fine… but it doesn’t haveto be. These decorative pieces will SET THE MOOD when playing horseshoes.COLOR: I may prime and paint them BLACK or white… I’m undecided right now.
One company said to use Hot Rolled Steel. I don’t know what that is. I just wantsomething thick that’s strong and looks good. I will attach these to the backboardsusing screws. Something THAT WON’T RUST… and can handle all weather conditions.
The material I will be attaching the 4 pieces to (The horseshoe pit backboard) istreated pine. I may someday paint the treated pine WHITE and paint the designsyou create BLACK or DARK RED to match the homes shutters. Another ideais to stain the pits ROSEWOOD RED and prime and paint the designs you makeSHINY WHITE. For now… I have to leave the wood greenish to dry out beforepaint will absorb into the wood properly.
–JAMES LIMBORG
LESS THAN 7 DAYS LEFT–OK Amigos only 7 days to go before we ride like Crazyhorse, wide ass open from The Rooster in Florida to Thunder Road in Sturgis….are you sick bastagez ready yet?
Last post for a while Bandit…maybe this is the year I finally get to meet Bandit in person…..I’ll be the one asking for ya, hugging the bottle of JD and wearing 3 cameras around my neck!
Ride Hard, We’re packing. See you in the Badlands.–Bandit AVON TECH QUESTION OF THE WEEK–Here’s the latest. Will you be at Sturgis. We’ll be there behind the J&P store with Raymertown Garage (dealer who is installing tires). We’re also a sponsor of the AMD world championship, Kids & Chrome, Easyrider/Penthouse, and Jesse Jurren’s top 50 build so we’ll be all over the map at Sturgis. Hope we see you there. Question of the week:How much can tires grow and what to watch out for? Tires can grow up to 7% in the first 200 miles so you need to leave clearance between your fender and the tire. Also take into account that clearance might look fine with no one sitting on the bike but as soon as you sit on it clearance can be reduced. And if you go over a pothole and the suspension compresses you will have even less clearance. Many of the big fat custom tires nowadays grow very little (1-2mm/ 1/32) but it is best to allow a good 1/2 inch if you can (13mm). Tire pressure should be checked with the tire is cold before you start out on your ride. If after an hour of riding you see more than a 4-6 lb rise (or roughly 10%) the tire pressure needs to be increased, the load reduced, or the speed reduced as the tire is working too hard and will wear prematurely. It’s also important to buy an accurate gauge. Pencil gauges get banged around and are often incorrect. Even expenisve gauges should be calibrated at least once a year. A good rule of thumb is to compare your gauge reading with your friends’ gauges to see if yours is still accurate. You may be faithfully checking your tire pressure but if your gauge is wrong your tire will run underinflated and tire mileage will suffer. Check tire pressure before every ride and you will be amazed how many more miles you get to enjoy on the same tire. Sukoshi Fahey (Ms.) COOL BILLET MOUNTS AND COIL HARDWARE– Check this out. Pro-One is now offering a complete line of custom billet aluminum MOTOR MOUNTS, COIL COVERS, KEY SWITCH BRACKETS and associated hardware. CNC machined from 6061 T6 billet aluminum and polished to a glass smooth finish, mounts and brackets are available anodized in black or triple chrome plated. The awesome COIL COVERS are a 2-piece affair featuring a stylish billet cover and your choice of numerous billet inserts. The interchangeable billet inserts can be ordered in smooth or with any of the designs shown in black or chrome. Additional hardware including various spacers, choke and coil brackets, etc., are also manufactured by and available from Pro-One. For complete details call 800-884-4173 or visit them on the Web at www.pro-one.com WOMEN WORKING ON THE SALT SHAKER–While I’m cutting a dusty trail for Sturgis the girl who created the above art, Yvonne Mecialis, will be working on the Salt Shaker tank and side panels. She will transfer Chris Kallas’ art into her own style on the V-Bike. Hang on, we’re going to document the process and final outcome when we return. Yvonne didn’t hang up the paint process. We just delivered the base coated sheet metal to her yesterday. JAY SPRINGSTEEN INJURED–Legendary dirt tracker Jay Springsteen is recovering nicely from injuries suffered in a Saturday night dirt track incident, his wife said on Tuesday morning. In a phone call from Ohio, Judy Springsteen said her husband was flirting with the nurses in front of her and cracking jokes with his doctors, both of which sees as positive signs that he’s getting back to his usual self.The Bartel’s Harley-Davidson / SuperTrapp / Rock Springs rider continues to recover in Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio where he was taken after suffering multiple injuries during his heat race in Saturday night’s Greenville, Ohio AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship half-mile. The three-time Grand National Champion suffered multiple thoracic fractures and left rib fractures. Doctors inserted three pins and a rod into the top of his one damaged vertebrae and a pin below it. Judy Springsteen said he has very little memory of the accident.Before he went into surgery, he jokingly asked his doctors, “Are you going to put American or metric in my body?” Judy Springsteen reports that he’s in good spirits and that “he’s doing well, he wants to get up,” and that he’s waiting for his body cast, also known as a ‘turtle.’ He’ll have to wear the body cast for two months and the total recovery time will be about six months, she said, which means his race season is over.”The next time you’ll see him is at the Daytona road race tracks,” she said. His release from the hospital will depend on how easily he can move around with the body cast. Once he’s comfortable, he’ll be transported back to his home in Lapeer, Michigan. The best way to reach Springsteen is by e-mail, juspringsteen@yahoo.com. Cards and letters can be sent to the following addresses, but Judy Springsteen requested that no one try to reach him by phone while he recovers. Jay Springsteen –Rogue PERSONALIZED PEGS AND LINKAGE– Match or contrast your pegs and shift linkage with this awesome selection of billet components from Pro-One. Available in Flat or Spiked styles you can order the pegs Smooth or with designs including Skulls, Flamed, Ball Milled or Iron Cross. Matching shift linkage is available for most models and along with the pegs are offered anodized black or triple show chrome plated. Additionally Pro-One manufactures polished stainless steel foot peg mounts for stock and custom applications. Call 800-884-4173 or visit them at www.pro-one.com for complete details. PLANE TAKE-OFF MISHAP CLAIMS WYATT FULLER AND “FLYING FOSSIL”–The name, “Flying Fossil,” was a jaunty thumb in the eye of the plane’s age, but the F-86 Sabrejet fighter was restored to like-new condition throughout. Despite that, it remained a 1950s aircraft, with 1950s technology; and jets of that time had a safety record unlike their modern descendants. That safety record is a hair worse today, after the vintage fighter crashed and burned on takeoff at 11:40 AM Monday, killing pilot Wyatt Fuller. The plane, N86FS, crashed on takeoff. Media reports from the scene indicate that witnesses saw the plane begin its takeoff run and rotate, but never leave the runway. It went off the end of the runway at high speed and crashed and burned, coming to a stop on a road hundreds of feet from the departure end of the runway. Local firefighters responded quickly, but the plane was fully aflame by the time they arrived. Despite their efforts, the plane, apart from its peripheries, was consumed by fire. Fuller intended to fly to Oshkosh, WI and display the plane there during AirVenture 2006. The airplane would probably have had full fuel for cross-country flight. The F-86 was fully restored, even to the (non-functioning) machine guns. It was kept polished to gleaming perfection, and painted in a bright trim scheme with colorful stripes. The F-86 is important historically as the most significant US fighter of the Korean War. Fuller, known as an enthusiast for all kinds of high-performance machinery, has a full schedule of air shows booked. In the aftermath of his mishap, the website for his airshow act was off the air. He was an experienced warbird pilot, and owner of an AT-6, an L-39, the F-86, and an A-4 Skyhawk that was a restoration-to-airworthy-status project. A former Braniff captain, Fuller has worked as a subcontractor and design consultant for Harley-Davidson, offered his own line of custom motorcycles, and was also well-known in hot rod and custom car circles for his unusual projects. BIKERNET APPLE FARMS–A man is riding down a country road when he sees a sign, “Apples $5.00 each.” Intrigued to find out why an apple should cost that much, he stops and asks the farmer why the apples are so expensive. The farmer says, “These are special peanut butter and jelly apples. Here, try one.” The man takes a bite and says, “Unbelievable; I taste the peanut butter but not the jelly.” The farmer says, “Turn it around.” He does and he savors a sweet jelly. The farmer says, “I’ve got ham and cheese apples, too, but they’re $10.00 each.” The man is excited, buys one, takes a bite and says, “Wow, these are great but I taste the ham but not the cheese.” The farmer says, “Turn it around.” He does, takes a bite and a rich, creamy cheese taste fills his mouth. The farmer says, “Now, if you really like those, I’ve got some very special apples that cost $50.00 each. They’re pussy apples.” The man cannot resist and buys one. He takes a bite and says, “YUCK, these taste like shit!” The farmer says, “Turn it around… –Robin Hartfiel BUILD-OFF DEAL FOR THUNDER THREADS– I just got word we will be building the seat for DSC. inc for the triple threat biker build off on the discovery channel…The judging will be in Eugene at the American Motocycle Show.this is a huge debut for us.. Wish us GOOD LUCK Shannon JARED MEES CLAIMS PODIUM FINISHES FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON WRECKING CREW IN OHIO–GREENVILLE, Ohio (July 24, 2006) – For the second consecutive weekend Jared Mees made a sharp climb up the points ladder in AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Twins championship series. Mees led the way for the Screamin’ Eagle Wrecking Crew Saturday, finishing in second place at the Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville, Ohio. Another podium finish – just one week after his victory in Saluda, Va., — moved Mees up from fifth to second place in the GNC Twins point standings. Mees and the Texter Harley-Davidson/ Screamin’ Eagle team had the No. 9 position just two weeks ago. “Overall it wasn’t a great race for us because we should have won,” Mees said. “But at the end there was a red flag on the track and (Joe) Kopp got ahead of me on the restart and went on to win. That just shows that you can go from penthouse to outhouse pretty quick.” Mees qualified first in his heat and earned the No. 1 qualifying position for the main event before finishing second for the night. Kopp rode his Latus Harley-Davidson sponsored ride to the event victory. “We want to do everything we can to keep the momentum rolling,” Mees said. “(Tuner) Johnny Goad has this bike running so well and we need to battle (points leader) Chris Carr and do whatever we can to challenge him for the championship.” Factory-supported Screamin’ Eagle riders Rich King and Kenny Coolbeth did not have nearly the same positive results this weekend. King did not qualify for the main event for the second consecutive weekend while Coolbeth finished in seventh place. The fourth rider in the Wrecking Crew – Bryan Smith and the Pat Moroney’s/ Screamin’ Eagle team – suffered a broken bike before the race started and finished in 18th place for the night. “It was a tough weekend for the Screamin’ Eagle team,” Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said. “We approach every race with hopes that all four Wrecking Crew riders can not only qualify, but finish in the top five. That wasn’t the case this weekend and I think it’s a good thing there isn’t too much time before the next event. The teams can regroup quickly and get ready for the next race without having to dwell on Greenville for too long.” Kopp became the sixth different rider to claim a victory in as many races this season. Points leader Chris Carr and the Quality Pre-Owned Ford Harley-Davidson team, Dominic Beaulac and the Lombardi Harley-Davidson team, Coolbeth and the Screamin’ Eagle team, Mike Hacker and the Doc’s Harley-Davidson team along with Mees and Kopp each have one victory this season. The event at Syracuse, N.Y. was canceled after qualifying because of lighting and will not be rescheduled. The next AMA Flat Track GNC Twins event is Saturday at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland.
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