Here’s a sneak preview, but that’s all we can show you for another week
Wild in the streets. I rode about 300 miles this weekend on the recently completed Buell. I was off to Idyllwild in the San Jacinto Mountains. Dr. Ladd Terry, our resident morale officer who helped us refurbish the headquarters, invited me to assist with the re-surfacing of his mountain cabin deck with a fiber board. When a friend calls, you’ve got to be there.
From Friday afternoon until 2:00 p.m. Sunday, I put in 20 strenuous hours hauling and installing 2-by-6 boards of this stuff. I returned in the blazing Sunday sun to the headquarters on the harbor to find a woman in my back yard dressed “only” in one of those mini-skirts made out of T-shirt material. It clung to her like spray paint. She had been lying out in the sun and had just gotten out of the bath and was clean and freshly shaved. Suddenly my fatigue dissipated, my energy returned and, well, let’s get to the news before I nod out.
Here’s Another Winner
Eric Wayner of Barker, N.Y., won a signed copy of “Sam ‘Chopper’ Orwell” for joining the Cantina. Every tenth news member get Ball’s new book.
Something About Marriage–
Why do men die before their wives? They want to.
Easyrider Event Coverage Coming to Bikernet I’m writing a feature about the five-time, top-ranked M.C. sled pull champ Tom McNeilly and his crew of misfits. These guys compete and beat all comers. Most of the guys on the circuit have $25,000 factory and custom-built power plants, but not our heroes. They build ’em from the bone yards for a song, real radical back street style. Nothing pretty here. I overheard No. 2-ranked David Heighs on his cell phone after the race to his engine builder screaming that he just got smoked by some homemade piece of crap!
I have a load of photos from the rodeo as well as sled pulls, barstool races, open drags and my infamous T&A stuff. I’m sending you a few digi-snaps.
— Teddy Bear
Funeral Arrangements
Rick Donison’s head mechanic at O’Hara’s passed away and the funeral will be on July 12, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. at Valley View Memorial Gardens, 14644 72nd Ave., Surrey. Come on your bike, in leathers if possible…
Camp Phoenix: American Burn Camp
Aug. 26 Meet at the Bow Hill Rest Stop, approximately mile marker 236, which is the second rest stop below the border on Interstate 5 at 11:30 a.m. Ride leaves at noon. For more info, contact: Jeep (360) 757-1515 at Skagit Harley-Davidson
Harley Night
Harley Night at Hannigan is confirmed as July 21 by Kelly of V-Twin Super Market. Kelly puts on the wonderful Show N’ Shine there. You may call her at (360) 366-0902
Bikernet Most Wanted
The above bastard on two wheels is wanted nationwide by the Bikernet crew for being a know-it-all digital wizard. If you catch him, bring him in alive. He’s got work to do.
Something About Marriage II
My wife and I are inseparable. In fact, last week it took four state troopers and a dog.
Sturgis Attendance Predictions
We work with a lot of campgrounds and hotel/motels in the Black Hills area and the vast majority are all saying that reservations are about half of last year, but still a little more than 1999. So we predict that the rally won’t be as nuts as last year was for the 60th. That should help to make it a fun rally. Here is a link to some basic attendance info from previous years. http://www.sturgis-rally.com/2kstats.html
That’s it
She’s on her way back over. This week will be out of hand. I need to install a new Samson exhaust system on my Sturgis riding partner’s dresser. I’ve got a set of Joker Machine turn signals for the Buell, and there’s a couple of tweaks to be made before I hit the road. Let’s rock!–Bandit.
