Hey,
It’s another whacky news day, here at the Bikernet Interplanetary Ivory tower headquarters in the third world country between San Pedro and Jesse James’ Long Beach, California. We’re in the industrial section directly adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles where one in every 10 incoming containers is tested for WMDs.
Three times a week we have fire and security drills. Half-naked women follow the armed men to the roof top carrying bandoleros of ammunition and chilled bottles of Corona in case there’s a fire.
That’s all the bullshit you’re gonna get outta me this Thursday. Let’s hit the news. I’ll report on Bikernet project bikes and content at the end:
BIG BEAR CHOPPERS 7th ANNUAL RIDE THE MOUNTAIN RALLY SPONSORED IN PART BY BIKERNET.COM IS GOING HOLLYWEIRD WITH A FREAKSHOW, MOVIE STUNT MAN, AND GLADIATOR TIGERS ? June 6, 2009–Introducing the one and the only, Freak Show Deluxe! Witness incredible attractions that?ll make your stomach squirm and churn with dangerous feats like the Blockhead, Bed of Nails, Eat a Light Bulb, Glass Walking, Sword Swallowing, and such. Like the voice from a bygone era, the Freak Show Deluxe comes straight out of America’s mythology. See stunt shows by the world famous Monte Perlin.
You?ve seen his motorcycle stunts in movies like Bedtime Stories, Terminator, Indiana Jones, Rush Hour 3, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and the list goes deep in his 25-year career as a Hollywood stunt man. He and his team will be performing in the intense Globe of Death, with thrilling street stunts, and cool trials exhibitions. Also on the entertainment card, featuring the famous animals from the company, and Big Bear?s own resident, – Predators in Action, Randy Miller professional trainer will be onsite with his beloved bears, tigers, and other co-workers that were in such films as the Gladiator, Last Samurai, Semi-Pro, Transformers 2, and past decades of Hollywood entertainment. Randy Miller was the winner of the first ever World Stunt Academy Award for his outstanding work on Gladiator.
Performing on stage is the hilarious Little Kiss, made up of little people playing Kiss cover songs. And finally, after a full day of diverse entertainment, our headlining music is the revved-up rockabilly band from the Bay Area ? The Chop Tops.
New for this year, Big Bear Choppers will be hosting a VIP lounge for their customers. So if you?re a customer that charged the hill on a Big Bear Chopper to the top of the mountain for the party, you?ll be treated like a king with an exclusive tent next to the factory big rig, preferred parking in the very front, refreshments, and an exclusive shirt with a VIP badge to wear. BBC is serious when they say once you buy one of their bikes, you?re a part of the family, yet set apart from the rest.
Cash is king. So what better prizes to give the Poker Run and Bike Show winners than cash money! Winner of the Poker Run receives $1,000 cash, with cash also going to second and third place winners. Bike Show categories are BBC Customer Builds, BBC Factory Builds, and an anything goes Open Class. $500 will be going to the winner of each class, with cash going to second and third place winners. No need to mess with success, Snow Summit Mountain Resort is the perfect host for 10,000 bikers with the proper restaurants, bars, parking, and other amenities to make everybody comfortable and satisfied. Ride the chair lift to the top of the mountain for the best view in the southland. Proceeds go to the benevolent fund and food pantry at Community Church to aid Big Bear families in desperate need.Come ride Big Bear?s famous twisties into the fresh air and witness a little Hollyweird at the top of the mountain.
Sponsored by Quickthrottle, Bikernet and Thunderpress magazines.www.bigbearchoppers.com/ride – 909.878.4340
NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON BLACK ANODIZED GEAR SHIFT LINKAGE–Machined Slots and Bar & Shield Logo Highlight Raw Aluminum.
MILWAUKEE (March 27, 2009) ? The new Custom Gear Shift Linkage – Slotted with Bar & Shield Logo, Black Anodized (P/N 33778-09, $129.95) from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories features a Bar & Shield logo and machined slots that expose the raw aluminum for a high-contrast finish. Aircraft-quality rod ends permit easy adjustment and smooth operation. The easy-to-install kit includes a transmission lever cover and decorative acorn nuts and bolts for a complete custom look.
This linkage fits 2004-later Sportster models equipped with forward controls. A similar linkage is available to fit many Touring, Softail, and Dyna models. See a Harley-Davidson dealer for fitment details.
For additional information on Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories, see your local Harley-Davidson dealer or visit the Harley-Davidson Web site at www.harley-davidson.com. To find a dealer near you, call toll free 1-800-443-2153 in the U.S.A. or Canada
D&D STUNT RIDERS HIT THE CIRCUIT WITH FATCAT PIPES–Jumpin’ Jeff Schneider and ILLConduct, push motorcycle stunt riding to new limits and provide cutting-edge shows, world record breaking events as well as appearances and exposure around the world.
In 2009 ILLConduct will be hitting the streets again, entertaining hundreds of thousands of fans on their Harley motorbikes sporting D&D Fat Cat pipes.
Stunt riders like D&D pipes because they not only look good, they increase performance, economy and throttle response. They deliver more bang for the buck on a stunt bike or your cruiser at home.
–Jeff Najar Take your performance to the next level with D&D Performance Exhaust.
THE SWAG DOCTOR FROM AUSTRALIA BLESSES BIKERNET– Each time you place me on your web I get approx’ 150 hits a day just from Bikernet. That’s great however I’m ready to pay for a banner now as I don’t wish to have a “free ride” on you. Also at this stage let?s look at promotional gimmicks such as a lucky subscriber winning a Lite-Rider every couple of months at my costs. I?m open to suggestions.Cheers mate, Brett
Hot Leathers Unveils Updated Web Site–Manchester, Conn.–March 23, 2009–Hot Leathers, the industry leader in motorcycle apparel and accessories, today unveiled a new look for its Web site. While still offering the quality products Hot Leathers is known for, the new look and feel of HotLeathers.com will make it easier for customers to find the products they need.
Finding the perfect riding gear isn’t always the easiest task, and few department stores carry the variety of unique merchandise available from Hot Leathers. With the newly designed HotLeathers.com, bikers no longer have to wait until the next rally to find that one-of-a-kind item. Bikers can browse the great selection of motorcycle products found at a Hot Leathers rally booth from their home computers.
“Hot Leather’s Web site has been given a complete face lift so that we can better serve our customers,” said Andy George. “Sometimes a biker needs something specific, and he or she can’t wait until the next motorcycle show to get it. That’s where HotLeathers.com comes in – we make it easy for bikers to purchase rally merchandise from the comfort of their own homes.”
From motorcycle shirts and leather jackets to saddle bags and helmets, HotLeathers.com offers amazingly low prices on everything bikers need to look good while riding. Hot Leathers is always adding new products to its current inventory, and customers are encouraged to check out the Web site’s “What’s New” section to stay up to date on the hottest apparel and accessories. Customers who sign up for the Hot Leathers mailing list will receive exclusive discounts and a chance to win a free T-shirt every month.
Hot Leathers has been serving the motorcycle community for over 25 years. The company’s growing wholesale and printing facilities have earned it a place as one of America’s top 50 volume screen printers. Known for fast and friendly service, Hot Leathers makes its customers a priority whether in the shop or on the road. Hot Leathers is a division of Good Sports, Inc. and currently has store locations in Sturgis, S.D., Swansea, Mass., Daytona Beach, Fla., East Providence, R.I. and South Windsor, Conn. Hot Leathers also takes its merchandise to various rallies and events across the country. Keep an eye out this summer for the Hot Leathers logo. It’s a brand you can trust with prices you can easily afford.
For more information about Hot Leathers or the 2009 Rally Schedule, please call 800-845-0084 or visit www.HotLeathers.com.
–Ken Conte
DELUXE MAGAZINE BIKE SHOWN AT BILLETPROOF IN OCALA, FLORIDA–Here is a pic of Morfene at Billetproof Ocala this weekend.It was a hit, besides the 700 rad rods that showed up for the show
–Genowww.koolhousepublishing.com
WEB SITE BEING PORTED AND POLISHED–We are currently trying to get our act together and get the website ported over to www.artbikerworld.com
You can expect to see these changes before the end of the month. Until that time, the posts just keep on coming!
— ArtBiker
http://artbikerworld.wordpress.com
2009 Meadow Brook Concours d?Elegance Celebrates ?The Best of Detroit?– Troy, Mich., March 24, 2009 − Marking its 30th anniversary of showcasing the world?s finest vintage motor cars each August on the grounds of the historic Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Michigan, the prestigious Meadow Brook Concours d?Elegance returns in 2009 to pay homage to the Motor City by featuring ?The Best of Detroit?.
?Detroit?s ?Big 3? auto makers have been perennial supporters of the Meadow Brook Concours,? said Matthew de Larcinese, Executive Director ? Meadow Brook Concours d?Elegance. ?As a gesture of gratitude for their long-standing support, the Concours is pleased to commemorate its 30th Anniversary with a celebration of Detroit?s automotive heritage featuring the engineering and design excellence of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler with ?The Best of Detroit?.?
The 2009 Meadow Brook Concours d?Elegance is scheduled for Sunday, August 2, with plans to exhibit an impressive field of vintage automobiles and motorcycles. In addition to ?The Best of Detroit?, the following categories will be featured:
?Fins and Chrome: The Convertibles of 1959 ?Packard V-12
?Swoopy Coupes
?Rolls Royce Phantom
?100th Anniversary of Morgan and a Celebration of British Sports Cars
?Motorcycles − The British Twins
This year?s Concours will also include a display of classic automobiles on loan from the Gilmore Car Museum located in Hickory Corners, Michigan.
For more information about the 2009 Meadow Brook Concours, visit www.mbconcours.org
HR 1388 ?GIVE? Act Forces Mandatory Service Requirement on All Young Americans–Passed by the House of Representatives with a 321-105 margin, HR 1388: the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, dubbed the ?GIVE? act, would require the US government to develop a plan to implement a ?mandatory service requirement for all able young people?.
Already males ages 18 through 25 living in the U.S. register with Selective Service to keep records in the event Congress and the President authorize a draft. What is the purpose of the service requirement under the GIVE act?
The purpose of the GIVE act is to ?To reauthorize and reform the national service laws?, specifically the National and Community Service Act of 1990. HR 1388 reads:
?(9) recognize and increase the impact of social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in addressing national and local challenges;
?(10) increase public and private investment in nonprofit community organizations that are effectively addressing national and local challenges and to encourage such organizations to replicate and expand successful initiatives;
?(11) leverage Federal investments to increase State, local, business, and philanthropic resources to address national and local challenges;
?(12) expand and strengthen service-learning programs through year-round opportunities, including during the summer months, to improve the education of children and youth and to maximize the benefits of national and community service, in order to renew the ethic of civic responsibility and the spirit of community to children and youth throughout the United States;
?(13) assist in coordinating and strengthening Federal and other service opportunities, including opportunities for participation in emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery;
Here?s how it would work. Young people will know that between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, the nation will enlist them for three months of civilian service. They?ll be asked to report for three months of basic civil defense training in their state or community, where they will learn what to do in the event of biochemical, nuclear or conventional attack; how to assist others in an evacuation; how to respond when a levee breaks or we?re hit by a natural disaster. These young people will be available to address their communities? most pressing needs.
In fact, Obama and Biden ran on the idea of required community service for our youth:
Obama and Biden will set a goal that all middle and high school students do 50 hours of community service a year, and will establish a new tax credit that is worth $4,000 a year in exchange for 100 hours of public service a year.
I like the idea of a tax credit for public service, but I do not like the idea of mandatory service for our youth. Mandatory requirements do not ensure our youth will develop a sense of lifelong community service, and many churches and high schools already have such requirements for youth.
HR 1388 is currently on the Senate?s calendar. A cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure has been presented in Senate. Although I am in favor of community service, I am not in favor of mandatory service, as the GIVE act could take away our individual freedom. I am also concerned at what the goverment will deem service, like biochemical attack training mentioned in Emanuel?s book. What happens if a child does not complete their mandatory service requirement if the GIVE act passes and one is developed?
–Written by Jennifer Lance
BIKERNET STUDIO FEATURES LIMPNICKIE LOT @ DAYTONA BIKE WEEK–Choppers, Bobbers & Skate – That?s what they did during Daytona Bike Week 2009. See the boys at Stone Edge Skatepark, South Daytona, FL 32119, United States.See more Biker programming in Bikernet Studio.
–Jeff Najar
BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER DISCOVERY–The Worst Food in America–Men’s Health magazine has released its list of the worst foods in America in 2009. In the top (most unhealthy) position: a large Chocolate Oreo Shake from ice cream retailer Baskin-Robbins. According to the popular publication, this drink contains an astonishing 2,600 calories, which breaks down as 135 grams of fat, of which 59 are saturated, 263 grams of sugar and 1,700 milligrams of sodium.
For some perspective, consider that most adults need to consume between 2,000 and 3,000 calories per day to maintain a proper weight. So this single drink has more calories than most adults need in a whole day, and in an unhealthy distribution of macronutrients as well – ideally, an adult should get about 67 grams of fat, of which no more than 11 grams should be saturated.
Needless to say, steer a wide path around this caloric bomb, and all other manifestations of the cookie-or-candy-bar-in-a-blender beverages. If you crave sweets, go with dark chocolate that contains at least 70 percent cocoa solids. An ounce or two, a few times a week, provides heart-healthy flavonoids, and stearic acid, the type of fat it contains, does not raise cholesterol levels.
–Dr.Weil.com
“SCARLET” LATEST PAINTING FROM THE MASTER ERIC HERRMANN–As with most of Eric?s art, it?s the subtle details, and as Eric put?s it, ?turning up the volume a few levels?, that really tells the story. Shell casings, 1936 Ford Phaeton, 1926 Thompson Machine gun, 45 bullet holes, hidden outlaws, and just a taste of a beautiful woman?s secrets, add to the mystique of ?Scarlet?. This is one hot chick that?s going to leave you on the edge of your seat for the whole ride.
Eric started working on ?Scarlet? during the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction 2009.Speed TV took an interest in the painting and covered the progress during several days of International TV coverage. The original painting measuring 32? x 22? is available for $12,000.00. Extremely limited edition Giclee? prints are available in two sizes, framed and unframed, from $350.00 to $1000.00. Only 150 prints of each size will be produced. Contact Eric Herrmann Studios today to reserve you print of ?Scarlet? before she goes for a ride with only a select few.
www.EricHerrmannStudios.com
(888) 200-6554
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