Hey,
We are faced with a multitude of challenges and opportunities this year, and once in a while it causes stress or anxiety. You could start drinking whiskey until all the concerns in the world are gone. Or you could take drugs and hope for the best.
Or, you could talk to good brothers. I spoke to a brother last night who faced daunting family issues. Just listening, then making a handful of suggestions made me feel better about my shit.
Then I spoke to Jack McIntyre this morning about Bikernet Baggers, his shop, and his studio. It helped me to focus, get Jack focused, and relieve the stress. Sometimes just talking about it can defuse the anxiety and offer solutions.
Then we can scratch our butts and get moving again. There’s nothing like a handful of accomplishments to make your day.
Let’s hit the news.
BIKERNET LUTHERN CHURCH NOW OPEN–One Sunday, in counting the money in the weekly offering, the pastor of a small Florida church found?a plain pink envelope containing $1000. It happened again the next week.
The following Sunday, he watched as the offering was collected and saw a little old lady put the distinctive pink envelope in the plate. This went on for weeks until the pastor, overcome by curiosity, approached her. “Ma’am, I couldn’t help but notice that you put $1,000 a week in the collection plate,” he stated.
“Why yes,” she replied, “every week my son sends me money, and I give some of it to the church.”
The pastor replied, “That’s wonderful, how much does he send you?”
The old lady said, “$10,000 a week.” The pastor was amazed. “Your son is very successful; what does he do for a living?”
“He is a veterinarian,” she answered.
“That is an honorable profession,” the pastor said.
“Where does he practice?”
“The little old lady said proudly, “In Nevada. He has two cat houses in Las Vegas and one in Reno.”
–from Rogue
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MRF helps New York City Motorcyclists avoid EPA stamp law–In a sweeping piece of legislation addressed by the New York City Council last month, there was a small provision that would have allowed NYC police to issue fines to motorcycles not displaying the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exhaust stamp.
This stamp is currently required by the EPA on all new motorcycles certifying that the level of sound coming out of the tailpipe meets the Federal limit of 80 decibels according to the Federal Noise Control Act of 1972.
Should the stamp not be easily visible, and most of the time they are not, the NYPD would be able to issue noise violations for a motorcycle that was not even running.
This was not the first time this has been proposed by the NYC Council. A similar provision was put forth a few years back at which time the Motorcycle Riders Foundation was very involved with having the proposal shelved.
It was explained to the MRF that this is a last ditch effort by the outgoing NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg to force a massive piece of air quality legislation. Counsel at NYC Department of Environmental Protection informed the MRF about the language. The MRF mobilized with the politically active bikers of NYC to have a presence at the Council meeting. NYC Councilman and motorcyclist Peter Vallone, joined the bikers. At that time Vallone was the chair of the Public Safety Committee and backed up what the other motorcyclists were saying.
The MRF source with the Department of Environmental Protection told the MRF that this language was absolutely Mayoral and in no way a part of the normal council business.
Bloomberg has since stepped down.
COMING TO BIKERNET BAGGERS–Cool black bagger shot in Myrtle Beach just loaded to dropbox. Watch for a feature on Bikernet Baggers in the next week.
–Jack McIntyre
Bikernet Extreme Photo Editor
HOT BIKE BUILD-OFF FROM BRASS BALLS BOBBERS– We are building a Brawler GT of course. I’ll keep you posted.
–Dar
THE BIKERNET FROGMAN IS SENT ON ASSIGNMENT–I have been head-hunted by one of the largest sub-sea engineering and diving companies in the world – so now living and working in Morgan City, Louisiana
–Mark V. Lonsdale
Diving Operations Manager
Oceaneering International, Inc.
1452 Siracusa Road,
Morgan City, LA 70380
Email: MVLonsdale@aol.com
Direct: (985) 329-3713
Mobile: (310) 405-2655
BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPEN ON SUNDAYS–A guy is looking for a place to sit in a crowded university library and asked a girl “Do you mind if I sit beside you? “
The girl replied with a loud voice: “I DON’T WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU!”
All the students in the library started staring at the him; he was truly embarrassed so moved to another table. …
After a couple of minutes, the girl walked quietly to the guy’s table and said with a laugh “I study psychology, and I know what a man is thinking. I guess you felt embarrassed, right?
The guy then responded with a loud voice: $500 FOR ONE NIGHT?. . ..THAT ‘S TOO MUCH! All the people in the library looked at the girl in shock.
The guy whispered in her ear: “I study law, and I know how to screw people”.
–Rogue
UNIFICATION RALLY IN SACRAMENTO–The largest California bikers rights rally since 1992. Outstanding job by the Confederation of Clubs.
BIKERNET SEXUAL COUNSELING SEMINAR–
A beautiful, well-endowed, young lady goes to her local pet store in search of an exotic pet. She spots a box full of frogs. The sign says: “Sex Frogs…Only $20 each! Money Back Guarantee! (Comes with complete instructions).”
The girl excitedly looks around to see if anybody’s watching her and whispers softly to the man behind the counter, “I’ll take one.”
As soon as she closes the door to her apartment, she reads the instructions carefully:
1. Take a shower.
2. Splash on some nice smelling perfume.
3. Slip into a very sexy teddy.
4. Crawl into bed and place the frog on the bed.
Following the instructions exactly, she quickly gets into bed with the frog. Nothing happens. The girl is totally frustrated and quite upset.
She rereads the instructions and notices at the bottom of the paper, “If you have any problems or questions, please call the pet store.”
She calls and is told by the salesman, “I had some complaints earlier today. I’ll be right over.”
Within five minutes he is ringing her doorbell and is welcomed in.
“See, I’ve done everything according to the instructions and the damn frog just sits there,” she tells him.
He picks up the frog, stares directly into its eyes and says, “Listen to me, froggy. I’m only going to show you how to do this one more time!”
–Rogue
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE IN AUSTRALIA–
Australia is famous for supporting the underdog ..writes Eva Cripps for BIKEME
It is a common theme in movies, TV shows, and a national stereotype proudly espoused by many. Yet when it comes to law and order campaigns, the underdog is conveniently forgotten as the general population gets behind the government-of-the-day to eradicate crime and disorder, no matter what the consequences may be to innocent people. Where is the outrage?
If you were to believe Premier Campbell Newman and Attorney General Jarrod Bleijie, Queenslanders are firmly behind their latest campaign to eliminate organiZed crime and the perceived threat of ‘bikies’, brought to public attention after a ‘brawl’ on the Gold Coast. Why would any right-thinking member of the public not support this crackdown? No one could possibly condone violent behavior, the supply of dangerous drugs, extortion or prostitution. Right?
That would be correct. But the Premier and the Attorney-General have sold the Queensland electorate a not-very elaborate lie. So where is the public outrage?
Firstly, the assumption that someone is guilty of crime, simply because of who they are, is fundamentally flawed. Just because someone has tattoos, rides a big, loud motorcycle, appears ‘scary’ does not mean they are also involved in criminal activity. It is as ludicrous as suggesting that because young Jane is a school leaver holidaying on the Gold Coast during Schoolies Week she will drink herself into oblivion and fall off a balcony. Or because Angus is in a football club, he will go clubbing at the end of the season, pick a fight with a bouncer and sexually assault a young woman in a hotel room.
Stereotyping people, then enacting laws based on these stereotypes is fraught with so many dangers, it should not be supported by any right thinking member of the community. If the Government enacted laws that saw all school leavers or footballers banned from associating together in public places or wearing their high school jumpers or sports jackets in public, there would be uproar. But that is precisely what the Queensland government has done. So where is this uproar?
Some ‘bikies’ and ‘associates’ commit crimes. As do thousands of other people in the community, including teachers, bank workers, taxi drivers, builders and religious leaders. And so too, do some politicians and police officers. These laws were introduced under the guise of getting tough on crime, but they will not stop criminal activity. They will not make you safe. Those hairy, scary, tattooed motorcyclists, who you have been told to fear, are simply the current target of a Government playing populist politics. Men who have never committed a crime in their life are being held in solitary confinement, and facing months, if not years in jail, for no other crime than ‘associating’ with the ‘wrong crowd’. Where is the community outrage?
We all want to live in a safe community, free from the risk of home invasions and personal assaults. Our children are important to us. We want to protect them. The best thing we can do is support an ethical and professional police force. In 1829, at the inception of the modern police service in England, Sir Robert Peel framed what are now known as ‘The Peelian Principles’. They encompass such things as the effectiveness of the police being dependent on the ‘approval and trust of the public’, and requirement that police are ‘impartial’ and not ‘swayed by public opinion’. The true effectiveness of the police is not the number of arrests or police actions taken, but the absence of criminal conduct and violations of the law.
In Queensland, we see police required by law to enforce legislation where family members are jailed for having a beer together, people are imprisoned for delivering pizza, going to work or having a holiday in the sun with their childhood mates. In our society, we believe people are innocent until proven guilty. It is wrong to assume someone is a bad person and should be subject to bans on associating with certain others, to the extent they cannot attend a wedding or funeral with family members, or play cricket on the beach with their mates, simply on the uninformed opinion of the Premier, the Attorney General and an incompetent and brutal police service.
The Qld police are not being impartial in their application of these new laws. They are only targeting those who fit a certain profile; people who they think look like ‘criminals’; for example, those with tattoos or who ride motorcycles. But the legislation is written so broadly that anyone could be so profiled. Despite facile assurances that only ‘participants of criminal organisations’ will be targeted, the police will not confirm that the wives, girlfriends, co-workers of ‘bikies’ or trades-people who have worked at ‘clubhouses’ will not be classed as ‘participants’ too. Previous social interaction with ‘bikies’, even if it was years ago, could see a person jailed arbitrarily if they happen to be in the same place as two friends who fit the same description. There are no time exemptions, no get-out clauses and no way to opt out of being subject to the laws. So where is the outage?
Imagine if the Government declared that all footballers were criminals because of the drunken antics of a few, and every person in Queensland who had ever been a footballer, or anyone who had ever attended a game, or had a celebratory after match drink with the team, was now be banned from congregating in public in groups of three or more? There would be outrage. As there rightly should be. Where is it now?
These laws undermine the very fabric of society. Once fear of arbitrary arrest, segregation and a lack of trust in the community are instilled, the effectiveness of the police is curtailed. The laws have been enacted to comply with an alleged public opinion, and any enforcement is tainted.
You can rest assured that there will never be an ‘anti-schoolies’ law or an ‘anti-footballers’ law. There is no need. The existing legislation; the Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruptions) Amendment Act 2013 and the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act 2013 can already be applied to students and footballers, simply on the say-so of the Attorney General. At the stroke of a pen, these groups of people can be outlawed, and Queenslanders can apparently feel safe, knowing there will be no more bashings by church camp attendees, no more police officers injured by drunken rioters and no more women being viciously assaulted by their husbands.
Where is the outrage?
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1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country.
2. The Washington Post is read by people who think they run the country.
3. The New York Times is read by people who think they should run the country, and who are very good at crossword puzzles.
4. USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don’t really understand The New York Times. They do, however, like their statistics shown in pie charts.
5. The Los Angeles Times is read by people who wouldn’t mind running the country, if they could find the time — and if they didn’t have to leave Southern California to do it.
6. The Boston Globe is read by people whose parents used to run the country.
7. The New York Daily News is read by people who aren’t too sure who’s running the country and don’t really care as long as they can get a seat on the train.
8. The New York Post is read by people who don’t care who is running the country as long as they do something really scandalous, preferably while intoxicated.
9. The Miami Herald is read by people who are running another country, but need the baseball scores.
10. The San Francisco Chronicle is read by people who aren’t sure if there is a country or that anyone is running it; but if so, they oppose all that they stand for. There are occasional exceptions if the leaders are handicapped, minority, feminist, atheist dwarfs who also happen to be illegal aliens from any other country or galaxy, provided, of course, that they are not Republicans.
11. The National Enquirer is read by people trapped in line at the supermarket.
12. The Key West Citizen is read by people who have recently caught a fish and need something to wrap it in.
–Kelly Dube’
GRAND NATIONAL ROADSTER SHOW COMING TO POMONA–Don’t forget about the upcoming show in Pomona, Cal. Jan 24-26 at the Pomona Fairplex. I met you and your grandson there two years ago, hope to see you there.
Ride forever!
–Jake.
PAUSING FOR A RELIGIOUS MOMENT–A priest and a rabbi were sitting next to each other on an airplane.
After a while, the priest turned to the rabbi and asked,
“Is it still a requirement of your faith that you not eat pork?”
The rabbi responded, “Yes, that is still one of our laws.”
The priest then asked, “Have you ever eaten pork?”
To which the rabbi replied,
“Yes, on one occasion I did succumb to temptation and tasted a ham sandwich.”
The priest nodded in understanding and went on with his reading.
A while later, the rabbi spoke up and asked the priest,
“Father, is it still a requirement of your church that you remain celibate?”
The priest replied, “Yes, that is still very much a part of our faith”
The rabbi then asked him,
“Father, have you ever fallen to the temptations of the flesh?”
The priest replied,
“Yes, rabbi, on one occasion I was weak and broke my Faith.”
The rabbi nodded understandingly and remained silent, and sat thinking, for about five minutes.
Finally, the rabbi said,
“Beats the shit out of a ham sandwich, doesn’t it?”
–from Rogue
WEEKEND GUN NUT REPORT–Anti-Hunting Groups Continue Pushing Radical Agenda
Your Voice Must be Heard before the Wildlife Resources Committee Adopts Draconian Hunting Regulations.
California`s sporting heritage is under attack by animal “rights” extremists who want to ban all hunting, trapping and fishing.
Just as the gun ban groups have tried to divide and conquer by targeting certain types of guns and gun owners, the animal “rights” extremist groups are targeting specific forms of hunting and are attempting to whittle away at your hunting heritage one step at a time. We cannot let extremists like Wayne Pacelle, CEO of HSUS, who is quoted as saying, “If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would,” in the Associated Press, Dec. 30, 1991, continue to bully those in-charge of hunting regulations with their emotional and unscientific chatter.
NOW is the time for sportsmen to stand together and protect California’s hunting heritage and your chance to do so is Wednesday, January 15. The Wildlife Resources Committee, a subcommittee of the California Fish and Game Commission is having an open hearing on January 15, from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm at the Van Nuys State Office Building Auditorium, 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, 91401.
This hearing is to consider numerous proposed amendments to hunting regulations that could fundamentally change how you may hunt in California.
• Regulations for the implementation of the ban on the use of lead ammunition for all hunting in California.
• Ban all bobcat hunting and trapping in California.
• Ban the use of dogs for the pursuit and take of ALL wildlife in California.
It is CRITICAL that you spread the word to your family, friends and fellow sportsman and urge them to attend this hearing to OPPOSE these anti-hunting proposals. Whether you can attend the hearing in person or not, please call Fish and Game Commissioners Jim Kellogg and Jack Baylis at (916) 653-4899 or write them via fax at (916) 653-5040 or e-mail at fgc@fgc.ca.gov and express to them your opposition.
The complete list of hunting regulation proposals that will be heard at this hearing can be found at http://www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2014/jan/Predator_Policy_Worksheet.pdf.
32-INCH METALSPORT WHEEL COMING IN FEBRUARY–Metalsport, Inc. Introduces the “Corleone” and the World’s First 32″ Wheel/Tire Combination–South Gate, CA – Metalsport, Inc. announced today the world’s first 32″ billet wheel/tire combination which will be released at the V-Twin Expo next month.
Metalsport, Inc. is known not only for their “excellence” in quality, but for making the world’s largest wheels including the NEW 32″ front and 18″ x 14″ rear, as well as all of the standard Harley and custom sizes. Being design pioneers, Metalsport always has a variety of other wheel designs and products on the drawing board getting perfected.
Ron Loynds, President of Metalsport, Inc. stated, “We chose Matt Hotch and Shannon Davidson as an integral part of our marketing efforts launching this new 32” wheel due to their reputations and respect of their peers. Both of their new Metalsport creations with the new 32’s will be displayed in Metalsport’s booth in Cincinnati.
Available in show quality luxurious chrome or black anodized with “machined in” contrasting designs and three different dimensions, 2-D, 2-D w/3-D Cut and Full Profile
3-D.
Loynds concluded “We are very happy to have the exclusive rights to VEE Rubber’s 30″ and 32″ tires.” VEE Rubber Tires are available in all sizes including 26″, 30″ and NOW 32″ tall for the front and 310 and 360mm wide for the rear. Metalsport, Inc. offers wheel sizes to match all 25 of VEE Rubber tire sizes.
For more information on Metalsport, Inc., call them at 562-776-9594, email them at info@metalsportwheels or check them out online at www.Metalsportwheels.com. Follow Matt Hotch, Shannon Davidson and Metalsport, Inc. on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and other popular social media sites.
As a Veteran, the USO music events were something to look forward to. From Bob Hope to the current artist, these events remind our men and women serving overseas that we care. I am also honored to work with the Wounded Warrior Foundation to raising money for our wounded heroes.
It is not cheap to send bands to play for our heroes and our goal to raise $10,000 on this site will not cover all the expenses. This is why we have the NAMM Rock N Bowl Charity Bowling Tournament. (NAMM Show is the National Association of Music Merchants held at the Anaheim ConventionCenter January 23-27, 2014, know as Music’s Comic Con)
We are pleased to announce the First Annual NAMM Rock N Bowl Charity Bowling Tournament at the Concourse Bowling Bar & Grill 3364 E La Palma Ave Anaheim, CA 92806 on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 from 5:30 pm-12:00 am.
The event is designed to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project and a USO Rock Tour the spring of 2014. The main fundraising feature of this event is the celebrity bowling experience, which allows the public to bid to bowl with their favorite celebrity. Grand prizes go out to the individual and team with the highest bowling score.
My team and I are committed to raising funds for this great cause, OUR HEROES, YOUR HEROES, AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/namm-rock-n-bowl-charity-bowling-tournament
BEER CONTAINS FEMALE HORMONES!
(Yes, that’s right, FEMALE hormones)
Last month, a team of scientists from Montreal University released the results of a major clinical study which confirmed the presence of large amounts of female hormones in beer. It suggests that men should re-evaluate their beer consumption.
The study establishes that since hops contain Phytoestrogens, it follows that beer contains a large amount of female hormones, and that by drinking enough beer, men will turn into women.
To test the theory, 100 men each drank 8 schooners of beer within a one (1) hour period. It was then observed that 100% of the test subjects– yes, all 100 of these men:
1) Argued over nothing.
2) Refused to apologize when obviously wrong.
3) Gained weight.
4) Talked excessively without making sense.
5) Became overly emotional.
6) Couldn’t drive.
7) Failed to think rationally, and
8) Had to sit down while urinating.
No further testing was considered necessary.
–from Steve Bauman
PAUGHCO CUSTOM and STOCK REPLACEMENT FXR FRAMES–
All new from Paughco these stock and custom replacement frames make it simple to build a slick street friendly FXR custom, stock look alike or replace a damaged chassis with a strong, clean, direct fit unit.
Paughco’s FXR style frames retain the awesome FXR handling characteristics and incorporate all of the exceptional design and manufacturing technology Paughco is famous for.
Frames are available for stock, 180 and 200 rubber and accept a variety of drivelines. Frame rails are precision fabricated from strong, rugged and durable 1 ¼” diameter tubing and backbones feature a 1 ¾” steel tube with .250 wall thickness. Stock width frames accept 130 rubber with a 1 ½” wide belt while the wide chassis can handle a 180 tire with 1 ½” belt or 200 and 1 1/8” belt or chain.
If you choose the stock width frame you can use Paughco’s standard width swingarm or the OEM piece. Wide chassis will require use of a custom Paughco swingarm and 9” fender (sold separately).
Swingarm, pivot blocks and shaft are not included but are sold separately by Paughco. For complete ordering details call 775-246-5738 and be sure to catch them online at www.paughco.com.
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
IT’S WILD ALREADY THURSDAY NEWS FOR January 9, 2014
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11493
Thanks for the heads up on the shut down of Ironworks…I won’t hold my breath waiting for the refund of the balance of my subscription.
— Mike
slamon@sbcglobal.net
Windsor, CT
MORE WILD CONTENT COMING TO THE CANTINA–I just added this one, Alyssia on a Capone Street Rod Trike.
Bikernet Extreme Photo Editor
SUNDAY BLUES—I would like to watch the playoff games, work on an art project, go for a ride, work on my screenplay, post another chapter of “World Run,” work around the headquarters, find a new redhead, or drink myself stupid.
What the fuck do you think? I said I would finish the Rivera Tech and I didn’t get it done. What’s up with that? I did start writing on the screenplay again, and I need to add a line or two everyday. I’ll work on that. Bruce our official Bikernet copy editor returned my World Run chapter, so it can be posted.
I’m heading over to Bennett’s Performance to work on his Dyna Bike Feature tomorrow. Tuesday Markus is rolling out to Sierra Madre to shoot a couple of very rare antique motorcycles owned by Don Whalen. Next, we are planning an Unbrako fastener meeting, then later this week Markus is coming to the shop to shoot the 5-Ball apparel line with the model, Stormy, and a couple of local guys.
It’s non-stop here at the Bikernet Factory. Plus, we need to finish our first mock-up Wheeler Work Station. Never a dull moment.
Hang On!
–Bandit
