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FLORIDA BIKE DEAL OF THE WEEK–
Asking 8000.00 for Panhead / 5500.00 for 1963 sidecar w/mounts… come on down and we’ll go fishing… the dolphin [fish] are really biting.
–Roger
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RARE DAVID MANN PAINTING FOUND–A girl named Donna Blanchard called recently. She told me her husband won a piece of David Mann art in a bike show raffle 30-some years ago. She wasn’t sure what she had or what to do with it. She also said it was signed on the back.
Of course I asked for confirmation and asked her to send me an image of the back and front of the art. First she sent me a PDF of the back and it contained writing from Lou Kimzey, the first publisher and creator of Easyriders magazine. I recognized it immediately since I worked side by side with Lou for almost 10 years.
Then she sent me a shot of the front and the actual illustration. I was blown away. I often suggested themes for Dave’s art, but this was a unique one. I left Easyriders in 1981, since Lou was acting sorta strange, and I was ready to try something new. But I remained close to Dave and stopped in to see him once in a while. So I suggested this theme after my departure.
Dave mistakenly mentioned my input to Lou and he refused to use, what I considered one of his finest centerspreads. He shipped it off to be given away at a bike show. This illustration was the precursor to Dave’s famous GHOST RIDER centerspread. You can imagine how startled I was to see it again. So now it’s out in the open, we may see it as a print some time in the future.
Bandit
SMOKE OUT NEXT WEEK IN NC–Bandit, are you going to be able to make it to the Smokeout in N.C? I know you got to be busy as hell, but I was just wondering. I’ve been a couple of times but didn’t see ya…. like to get a photo for my collection. Maybe the new place will be better with the campeground close… more ACTION.
Keep up the great work and thanks for keeping it REAL in the Biker world we remember the good old days…
— John B.
World?s Largest Biker Pool Breaks Ground in Sturgis, SD–Broken Spoke Saloon & The Target Companies team up to create the World?s Largest Biker Pool! Construction of the pool is well underway ensuring the pool will be open for the Rally.
Sturgis, South Dakota? The legendary Broken Spoke Saloon, the world?s largest biker bar, has teamed up with The Target Companies, who have built camps all over the globe to create the World?s Largest Biker Pool. Groundbreaking for the pool took place early May and the construction is well underway. The pool is set to open just in time for Sturgis Rally and Races in August 2008.
The Broken Spoke Saloon and the Target Companies are turning the 600-acre Broken Spoke Campground located in Sturgis, SD off of HWY 79 into the preeminent place to camp and hang out in 2008 and beyond. The Broken Spoke, located just a few miles outside of downtown Sturgis is where the all new pool construction is well underway and the same place you will find all of the action this rally. The new pool will be the home of hot tubs, free concerts, helicopter and hot air balloon rides plus a very well equipped poolside deck loaded with chairs and umbrellas- everything you need to spend some serious hang time at the Spoke. This new pool rivals top Vegas pools.
The scene at the Broken Spoke pool will be the place to be seen at the rally; live music, DJ?s, daily contests, lounge chairs, tables and killer food. The water will be just right, so come and hang out at the Spoke. Don?t forget your swimsuit and sun block.
If you haven?t already, check out the accommodations available at The Broken Spoke Campground. New for 2008 are furnished rental cabins. The 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, 50amp RV spots, furnished cabin rentals and much, much more. Featured on the Spoke grounds you will find top quality, hot showers staffed to ensure cleanliness and comfort, daily free concerts, great food; 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 reservations apply, only $99 per person until June 15th. Book now at www.brokenspokecampground.com
For more information on either company, please visit their websites at: www.brokenspokecampground.com
VOTE FOR A KNOCKOUT AT THE CHOPPER CHALLENGE– The Rat Rocket will be on the Cover of American Cycle. Can we get something up as soon as it hit the stands. Also I would love to blast you site for votes for us on the chopper challenge. www.thechopperchallenge.com –Ralph Randolph Designs DAYTONA TWIN TECH SCANNER TECH– Read Rogue’s Daytona Twin Tec feature. He did a great job!! I’ve used this product along with the WEGO sensors during Dyno tuning. Works good with SE Race Tuner also. Daytona Twin Tec’s ignition system module is also a great replacement for the H-D EFI module. Great for a shop that doesn’t have a Dyno!!! This is “the” product for a aftermarket shop having to deal with H-D EFI systems, trouble codes etc. All you need after you have the codes is the Electrical part of the H-D service manual. Find the code/codes and use the H-D flow charts to troubleshoot a problem. The cost for this tool can be paid for easily by saving you a trip to the dealership and having to hook up to H-D’s DT (puter). –Pablo BIKERNET KING WEATHER REPORT–Back at you in a cloud of dust and sweltering heat. It’s been in the upper 90s-low 100s here for about a week now, but temps are supposed to moderate later this week. Time to ride up to the Appalachian Mountains where it’s a little cooler. Still waiting for a rainy day to install those floorboard brackets and Heritage bars on the RK. Replaced the stock rider’s seat with a Mustang solo. No more problems with the sled since I replaced the check valve/fuel supply line assembly. Premium’s running about $4.20 here now, but I reckon that’s still a mite less than what y’all are paying in CA. NORTH COUNTY MONGOLS CHAPTER MEETING ? Several hundred members of the Mongols motorcycle club are expected to arrive this weekend at the La Jolla Indian Reservation Campground near Palomar Mountain for an annual chapter meeting The Mongols are considered one of the most violent motorcycle clubs in the country. One well-known incident occurred in April 2002 at a casino in Laughlin, Nev., where two Hells Angels and a Mongol were killed in a shootout.In September 2003, a Mongol member shot and killed a man after an argument outside a bar in El Cajon. The biker was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 The Sheriff’s Department will ?have extra staff on alert and some on standby should it be necessary for them to respond,? Undersheriff Bill Gore said. He said the Mongols have a right to hold their function. ?As long as they obey the laws, they’ll have no problem, and we’ll have no problem,? Gore said.Gore said the department didn’t have an accurate count of how many members are expected at the campground, but it could be as many as 500. The meeting is expected to last through tomorrow.A person who answered the phone at the campground declined to comment.Yesterday afternoon, several Mongols had been cited for misdemeanor vehicle code violations, said sheriff’s Sgt. Jason Rothlein.Riverside County authorities arrested about a dozen Mongols yesterday on various charges and issued numerous citations in a stop on Interstate 15 near the Riverside-San Diego county border, said Temecula police Sgt. Ken Southern. Traffic was backed up in both directions along I-15 as a helicopter circled overhead and several motorcycles were towed from the southbound shoulder.Southern said 14 motorcycles and a few other vehicles were seized.The Mongols started in the 1970s in California. The group has chapters in California, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona, Montana, Nevada and Mexico. FATBOB BONNE BELLE FOR BONNEVILLE 2009 UPDATE– After a lengthy conversation with Ed, my authority on British cycles, I have to advise you to use a Triumph tranny, more gear selections, stronger by far. Ed says Nortons are the shittiest of the three, BSA, triumph, and Norton. The pre-unit uses a single row chain, and the unit uses a double row so, by using the later clutch, you have a double row primary. I can get a used box for 150 and the clutch for a 100, the servicing (rebuilding should be no more than 3-4 hundred) so we are looking at around a nickel. If you want to talk to Ed his number is 815 653 7000. I have the Victory literature on how to make the mounting shit. If you want copies sent with the tranny let me know. The final drive sprocket selection is greater with the Triumph. You can go chain easier though. I might consider being a sponsor for the Bonne Belle. –FATBOB WE, THE CONSUMERS, MUST TAKE ACTION! — The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can’t just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war. Here’s the PLAN: For the rest of this year, DON’T purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. And under no circumstances buy from CITCO. (CITGO is owned by Hugo Chavez, the dictator of Venezuela, and an enemy of US) If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $2.00 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK. We may have to hit SHELL & BP too! But lets send a message to Mobil/Exxon First! Remember, they are the ones that brag about their $40,000,000,000.00 PROFIT LAST YEAR. Friends, That’s FORTY BILLION OF OUR AMERICAN DOLLARS! HINES PADS NHRA POINTS LEAD WITH SEMI-FINAL RUN AT CHICAGO–Screamin? Eagle V-Rod Riders Hines and Krawiec Face Off in Round Two. JOLIET, Ill.. (June 8, 2008) ? Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines rode a Harley-Davidson V-Rod to the semi-final round of Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals. First-round losses by Matt Smith and Chip Ellis, his closest rivals in the 2008 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle standings, allowed Hines to add to his season points lead. Hines qualified second for the event with a pass of 7.028 seconds, just behind Chris Rivas, who made a run of 7.027 seconds in the second qualifying round on Friday to take the number one position. Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Eddie Krawiec qualified seventh with a 7.106 pass. On Sunday, Hines won his first-round race when Buell-mounted Tom Bradford jumped the start. Krawiec (7.158) defeated Rockland Motorsports Buell rider Matt Guidera (7.189) to win his first-round race, and would face his teammate, Hines, in the second round. Severe weather moved through the area, however, and delayed the racing action for nearly four hours. When the second round resumed, Krawiec left early and gave the win to Hines on a red light. In the semi-final, Hines (7.156/.054 reaction time) lost at the starting line to Craig Treble (7.141/.013) on the Team Tigue Suzuki. The loss was the first for Hines in 11 consecutive elimination rounds. Treble (7.134) lost to Rivas (7.051) in the final round. ?The good news is we leave Chicago with a 99-point lead for the championship,? said Hines. ?My Screamin? Eagle V-Rod was not as strong this weekend as it has been earlier in the season. We tried a few new things with the set-up that didn?t seem to work, and we swapped motors after each round today, and it caught up with us. We?ll be going back to the set-up we used to win in St. Louis, and I?m confident we?ll get that performance back for Englishtown.? Krawiec was fighting electrical problems all weekend, which appeared to be solved before the second round. ?We were chasing a misfire since the second round of qualifying, and finally got it fixed for the second round against Andrew,? said Krawiec. ?There were four red lights in that lane on Sunday, but it was especially disappointing to leave early because the bike made a really strong pass.? Krawiec will be on familiar territory when the NHRA makes its next stop at Englishtown, N.J., where he was the track manager at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park for six years before joining the Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines team. ?Mentally I?ll be 100 percent at Englishtown,? he said. ?That?s my home track and I?ve probably made more passes there than all the riders in Pro Stock Motorcycle combined. There?s nothing I don?t know about the track, and that?s an advantage for me.? After five rounds in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Hines has 482 points to lead the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Smith is second with 349 points, followed by Ellis with 325. Krawiec is seventh with 273 points. NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycles will race next at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals, June 19-22, at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ.
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