I’ve got to hand it to Indian for stepping up to the plate with the powerplant. I might ride up to Gilroy on Thursday night and witness a test ride the next morning. Micah McCloskey has been invited to straddle one. Let’s hit the news:
Helen Wolf’s main man, Mailman, with a long-lost relative.
A Texan, a Californian and an Oregonian are out riding horses. The Texan pulls out an expensive bottle of whiskey, takes a long draught, then another. He suddenly throws it into the air, pulls out his gun and shoots the bottle in mid-air.
The Californian looks at him and says, “What are you doing? That was a perfectly good bottle of whiskey!”
The Texan says, “In Texas, there is plenty of whiskey and the bottles are cheap.”
A while later, not wanting to be outdone, the Californian pulls out a bottle of champagne, takes a few sips, throws the champagne into the air, pulls out his gun and shoots it in mid-air.
The Oregonian can’t believe his eyes. “What the heck did you do that for? That was a perfectly good bottle of champagne!”
The Californian says, “In California, we have plenty of champagne and bottles are cheap.”
So, awhile later, the Oregonian pulls out a bottle of Widmer Hefeweizen.
He opens it, takes a sip, then chugs the whole bottle. He then puts the bottle in his saddlebag, pulls out his gun and shoots the Californian.
The Texan, shocked, says, “Why the hell did you do that?!” The Oregonian replies, “In Oregon, we have plenty of Californians and the bottles are worth a nickel.”
–Helen Wolfe
Hey, Check out the July issue of Hot bike. Mainly the cover. Bitchin M2 and even more better’er is the lady in “Blue”. Don’t care for the rear tire setup the guy did at all. The Airtech body work has been around since ’97 or so. It has the Buell carbon fiber chin fairing. Like the Showa front forks with the dual disk setup. I can tell from the pic. the swing arm recall has not been done. Also the header pipe?has the?small 2″ Dia. collector. This was stock on the ’95/’96 S2’s. Not a good one for big H.P.
Check out page 43 (Big HP Buyers Guide) At the bottom is Rivera’s Fatso motor. Twin Cam cylinders and heads on a Evo single cam set of cases. This engine?would look great in a Rigid Chopper.
— Paul
I read Orwell. I liked it, but was hoping for a payback ending but was glad you forced the issue of freedom vs. government ownership. If you begin to trust the government, just ask an American Indian.
-mc flott
It?s been awhile since the last update on the production of Asphalt Cowboys. The only reason being, I?ve been busy acting in two other projects. One being a picture called NEW GUY, by Revolution Studios. It’s a comedy about a geek in high school, who gets himself thrown in prison to reinvent himself. Guess who plays one of the prisoners? This was shot in Austin, Texas, right after Thanksgiving.
I left straight from Austin to New York City and Toronto to start another film starring Michael Douglas called DON?T SAY A WORD, by Fox Studios, it should be a real thriller. I kidnap his daughter and hold her for information to where a five carrot red diamond that we stole ten years ago (worth $15 million) is buried. We just wrapped a couple weeks ago.
Anyhow, production on Asphalt hasn?t slowed, thanks to cell phones that reach out and touch you just about anywhere. Calling my ole friend Danny Trejo, (we met shooting CON AIR) , he had some ideas that just might pan out and enable us to get this thing rolling this summer. It will be great to act with him again. He’s a real talent. We have a new director on board too, Scott Spiegal. One hell of a shooter. He directed DUSK TIL DAWN 2, a really cool looking piece. A new budget has been made and we should know more real soon. I?ll keep ya abreast.
Oh yeah, forgot to tell you. I was half way through “Sam Chopper Orwell” and left it on a plane between Toronto and New York. Sorry, I was really enjoying it too.
THE DREAM LIVES,
–CONRAD GOODE
Mark Your Calendars…
July 21, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., and July 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Long Beach Queen Mary the L. A. Calendar Motocycle Show
Bikes, bikers, babes, vendor booths, free stuff and fun Saturday night, 9 p.m., Bikernet sponsored party in the Observation Room Bar Live band, prizes, fun.
For more information, log on to www. Bandit’s Bikernet.com
Myrtle Beach is winding down. Here’s something new. Got an old slow lap top and a new Nikon digital camera. Took some shots yesterday and decreased the size this morning. Let me know if they are alright.
— ROGUE
T paper (St. Petersburg Times, 5/18/01) carries a piece from the AP about a Chicago cop clocking one Mr. Daemond Rogan, 32, in a 40 mph zone doing, hmmm, a little over 160.
Says that Officer Burk gave chase “…along Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive but couldn’t keep up.” (Maybe the donuts weighed him down.)
Seems Mr. Rogan was none too bright either. After he doubled back, the gendarmes stopped him on Michigan Avenue, identifying him by his helmet.
They checked a Honda dealership to see if a 1999 CBR 600F4 could really stop the clocks at 160; they were told the bike actually tops out at 165.
Conclusion? Mr. Rogan needs a tuneup.
-JS
VIETNAM DELAYS HELMET LAW ?Bowing to public pressure in a country where millions use motorbikes to get around, Vietnam’s government has shelved a plan to fine urban riders who do not wear helmets.
A motorist was unknowingly caught in an automated speed trap that measured his speed using radar and photographed his car. He later received in the mail a ticket for $40 and a photo of his car. Instead of payment, he sent the police department a photograph of $40. Several days later, he received a letter from the police that contained another picture, this time of handcuffs. He immediately mailed in his $40.
Another sign (though this guy might be onto something worth thinking about)!
What else do I know? Not a goddamn thing. Big Karl from Scottsday just took off. He had his first taste of Buell this weekend. He was impressed. Wild weekend ahead. With the help of Joker Machine, we are at the rolling chassis stage of NuttBoy’s Pro Street. Have a great week.–Bandit
