I keep telling myself to kick off a journal regarding this harried process with Primedia, but I’m so goddamn busy I couldn’t write my mother a postcard, if the stamp was glued to the corner and I was standing next to a mailbox. Crazy, but good.
It’s a sharp group of young riders who were tied to the floor by the previous regime. Let’s see what happens when I hand ’em the keys to the gates. Lots of possibilities and I’m looking forward to the results.
Love Ride Weekend coming up and the bros are rolling into town. I’ll scratch out a rough schedule of events at the end of the Post. Jose and Ferryman are rolling into town, so is Irish Rich. I still need to find an S&S connection for Ferryman, he needs some parts. I’m workin’ on it. Let’s hit the news:
Sunday Bikernet History Report
It isn’t widely known, but the first toilet seat was invented by a Polish scientist in the 18th century. The invention was later modified by a Jewish inventor who put a hole in the seat.
The Bikernet Political Secrets Files
The government today announced that it is changing its emblem from an Eagle to a condom because it more accurately reflects the government’s political stance. A condom stands up to inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you’re actually being screwed.
Damn, it just doesn’t get more accurate than that.
And Now For The Bikernet Sunday Services–Ten Commandments
The real reason that we can’t have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse! You cannot post “Thou Shalt Not Steal,” “Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery” and “Thou Shall Not Lie” in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians! It creates a hostile work environment.
–Amen
–from Gene Koch
Photo from Bob T.
Rare Pacers As Seen In Bikernet News This Week–We Now Have The Story Behind This Very Historic Shot From Bob T., The Bikernet Archivist
Cool stuff….but aren’t you glad we don’t have to wear the uniforms.The machines in the last photo are very rare pacers built to pace bicycle races. Most were built by the Itailians and predate American motorcycles. Some were steam powered bicycles and some gas. This is what Hendee and Hendstrom were trying to build when they came up with the first Indian.They weren’t trying to go in the motorcycle biz. They wanted a lighter safer faster pace machine and the result built the first Indian which they called a MOTOcycle.
Hendee was a bicycle race promoter and a former national champion bicycle racer. Bicycle racing was bigger then baseball at the time. Hendstrom was an engineer. Hendee had to convince Hendstrom that the motorcycle was a viable product on its own.
–DRW, antique motorcycle curator
Artist Hunts For Painting Concepts
After completing the very successful Flat-Track Series of paintings starring Scott Parker, Springer, Kopp etc., Mr. Jacobs will be embarking on a new project; a series of paintings depicting the Vance and Hines Drag Racing Team.
Your opinion as to whether the canvas print edition would be desirable or successful is important to us. Also please select one of the two photos included in this email as your first choice for a limited edition print and any comments or suggestions would be immensely valued. (Top is #1, bottom is #2) Thank-you for taking the time to help us out.
–Ron Copple
Artists Riding Together
ronc01@msn.com
Bill Means More Biker Fun In Florida.
A proposal that would let voters decide whether to allow slot machines at race tracks and jai alai frontons in South Florida won approval after elections officials discovered thousands of absentee votes missed in an electronic tally on Election Day.
The vast majority of the 79,000 absentee ballots added late in Broward County approved the initiative Thursday. That made all the difference in the outcome, swamping the narrow lead that opponents had clung to since Tuesday.
State and local elections officials said the ballot oversight was due to human error in computer programming, not a technical glitch. A leader of No Casinos said opponents would ask Broward County for a re-count anyway, but Secretary of State Glenda Hood said that wasn’t possible under state law.
Floridians have opposed gambling measures on the ballot three times since 1978, but since the ballots have been securely fixed, it was not problem to pass the measure.
But the 2004 slots measure pledged tax revenues on slots to schools statewide and the sponsors gathered support from the teacher’s union, groups representing school boards and administrators and former education commissioner Jim Horne. The only holdout was the Florida PTA.
–from Rogue
Photo from Wino Joe
Wino Joe Update
THIS IS GYPSY JOKER BILLY BUK,I’ M DROPPIN YOU THIS NOTE ABOUT WINO JOE WHO TOOK PICS IN EARLY EASYRIDER DAYS. I FIGURED YOU PROBABLY KNOW HIM. HE HAD A SEVERe STROKE AND IS PRETTY FUcKED UP.
I POSTED HIS CURRENT HOSPITAL ADDRESS ON UR HOME PAGE: gypsyjoker.com guestbook.
IF YOU ARE OLD FRIENDS A NOTE OR CARD WOULD HELP. HE WAS IN WASH. STATE AT OUR SUMMER RUN IN JULY ALONG WITH A FEW OF THE OLD SAN JOSE BROTHERS STILL TAKIN PICS AND PARTYIN.
THANX RESPECT TO YA GJBB 1%er U*S*A
Joe was the best outlaw photographer to ever aim a lense. He was also one helluva brother and rider. I needs to get well. If you have a minute, send him a card or two. I will–Bandit
Julie’s Triumph Pictures you requested
Hi, A couple of monthes ago, you printed a e-mail I wrote to you about a ’69 Triumph Chopper I just got done building after 10 years– All by my female self. You asked for some pictures when I had them, well here they are.
–Julie Weems
jweems@fament.com
Mustang’s Gift Book
THE 2005 edition of Mustang’s Gift Book is packed with lifestyle items, styled with a motorcycle theme suitable for all tastes as well as the motorcycle enthusiast. Biker bobble-head dolls, nostalgic porcelain signs, cast-iron collectibles and a skull chess set are some examples. There are many more officially licensed items, with ranges from Harley-Davidson, Elvis and Betty Boop.
Catalog sections deal with apparel (including the Maltese Cross Chopper collection), collectibles, housewares, desk accessories and children’s items. There is no minimum order as part of the package Mustang is offering its dealers.
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New Ambulance Chasing Web Site
We are a new website for bikers in need due to accidents, injury or those just needing help with repairs, parts location etc.
Our board will review injured bikers on a case by case basis and offer assistance directly from your donations to help their families. You are welcome to donate as often as you like but are not required to do so to be a member.
Our goal is to gather as much information from you the biker and build a site like no other to assist all bikers. As the site grows so will the info, data and financial support to help solve your problems and assist you in time of need.
We are up and running for you. So come on in and enjoy the ride. http://www.BikersHelpingBikers.comwww.
–bluvet79
Dirty One Liners
Q. Do you know what the square root of 69 is?
A. Ate something. (8.xxxxxxx….)
Q. But do you know what 6.9 is?
A. A good thing screwed up by a period.
Q. Did you hear about the new “morning after” pill for men?
A. It changes their blood type.
Q. What do Lifesavers do that a man can’t?
A. Come in eight flavors.
Q. What do cow pies and cowgirls have in common?
A. The older they get the easier they are to pick up.
Q. What’s six inches long that women love?
A. Folding money.
–from Rogue
Shooting For Bike PartsA web site devoted to finding parts for a poor girl’s ride. Please take the time to visit her website at: http://amanda66086.tripod.com
New Pro-Street Frame
New from Central Coast Cycles, the “DILLIGAF” pro-street frame and rolling chassis. Available in both a rigid and Softail model. These frames are TIG welded from DOM mild steel, and available in a variety of rakes and backbone stretch for 180 to 250 rear tire. They can also be ordered with either a double or single down tube, with or without seat post, or with a traditional straight backbone. A 280+ right hand side drive model will be coming soon.
Priced at $2000 for the rigid frame, and $2400 for the softail frame, they are the perfect start for the most custom projects. Call (831) 476-3901 to order or inquire about rolling chassis options and pricing, or visit www.centralcoastcycles.com for more products and info.
Central Coast Cycles
1700-D Commercial Way
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
831.476.3901
www.centralcoastcycles.com
SONS OF LIBERTY RIDERS E-NEWS
Meeting Of The Minds in St. Louis, the future of the MRF– Spent the last weekend of September out in St. Louis, Missouri attending the Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s heavily promoted 20th Annual Meeting of the Minds. A lot of people have asked me about what I thought of the conference but I decided to think about it for awhile before I commented. Now, the original purpose of these “Meeting of The Minds” conferences was to promote the open and honest exchange of ideas related to issues that were affecting motorcyclists nationwide.
In the early days of these conferences one could almost guarantee that a heated exchange between people with ideological differences was surely going to occur; after all, every person has their own opinions on how a problem should be addressed and what solution to that problem would be the best. Independent thought and reasoned protest was not welcome at this year’s conference. The President of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, Ms. Karen Bolin, let it be known that they (the MRF) would not tolerate ANY disruptive discourse or activity within the context of the conference. In fact, I was told, point-blank, that I would be asked to leave the conference if any disturbances occurred that were based on or related to an article I had written calling into question the relationship between the Motorcycle Riders Foundation and the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Corporation.
So much for the MRF’s credo in support of “open and honest” communications.
Here’s a small example of those “ideas”. Honda says it has a workable airbag system for bikes! Now there’s a handy little safety item. A bag that’ll inflate and BLOW YOU OFF THE BIKE if you’re involved in an accident! Talk about a “killer” idea!
I also enjoyed the panel discussion on the Patriot Act. A representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) made brief opening remarks and then took questions from the audience. However, not ALL questions were allowed to be fully asked or answered. When Sputnik, a much respected Freedom Fighter from the great state of Texas, attempted to preface a question with a brief preliminary remark he was told to ask his question or sit down. Once again, when did the MRF change their mission statement? When did they decide that the “open and honest” exchange of ideas was no longer relevant or needed?
In conclusion, I gotta tell ya it’s kinda sad to see the “Meeting of the Minds” become a tired caricature of the mighty beast it once was. This conference, once the informational lifeblood of motorcycle rights advocates worldwide has become, to say the least, a pale, weak, anemic copy of itself. Someone told me late Saturday evening that this year’s version of the “Meeting of the Minds” attracted a large number of new MRF members and first time attendees. Here’s hoping that these new people will inject some the fire, the life back into the MRF and the once great “Meeting of the Minds” conference. If they do not I fear that the “patient” is terminal. ‘Nuff said.
–Hairy George
Ohio
Halbert Pleads, Sentencing set for December
Nineteen-year-old Stephen Halbert faces sentencing December 15 after pleading no contest to three counts of manslaughter.
The Carter Lake man could face up to 60 years in prison.
Halbert led police on a chase reaching speeds up to 80 miles-per-hour last March. The pursuit ended when Halbert ran a stop sign at 16th and Fort in his SUV and crashed into two motorcycles. The three people on the bikes were all killed.
The victims, Yvonne Campbell, 41, Michael Rock, 50, and Terry Partain, 51, were southbound on 16th Street just as the westbound SUV ran the stop sign. Halbert was critically injured.
Investigators say the headlights of Halbert’s vehicle were turned off when he sped through the intersection.
Dateline:
Canada-A routine test of airport security turned into a Marx Brothers routine after security officers mistakenly sent a passenger home with a suitcase full of TNT. The TNT was supposed to be planted in the bags of a Montreal security agent. Instead, it somehow ended up stuffed into the luggage of an unsuspecting overseas passenger who arrived at Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport last Friday.
The unnamed passenger went to a friend’s house where he found the explosives concealed in a jam jar and placed inside his suitcase. The man immediately called Quebec provincial police. The TNT, which officials say had no detonator attached, was meant as part of a weekly test for bomb-sniffing dogs at the airport.
Ironically, the dogs failed to detect the explosives. The passenger and his baggage were able to pass though airport security unchecked. “Our investigation is going to reveal exactly what happened,” airport security spokesman Pierre Goupil told TV network TVA.
Jose On Indian Larry Tribute And The Horse–
By now the new horse issue might have been received by many of you, as you might know the Larry tribute was severely edited, In respect of those who helped out and took the time to really write something meaningful for a friend I have published it in whole at my website.
Also any other magazine that is willing to publish it, as a whole is welcome to it. I’m sorry , if you got cut off, I have no saying in that, but I guess pages were needed to show the newest shitty triumph.
Thanks for the help. The article is at my site, just click RIP Larry on the opening page.
–Jose
A Belated Halloween Notion
A couple was invited to a swanky Halloween Party. She got a terrible headache and told her husband to go to the party alone. He, being a devoted husband, protested, but she argued and said she was going to take an aspirin and go to bed, and no need for his good time to be spoiled by not going. So he took his costume and away he went.
The wife, after sleeping soundly for an hour, awakened without pain and as it was still early, she decided to go to the party. Her husband didn’t know what her costume was. She thought she would have some fun by watching her husband to see how he would act when she wasn’t with him. She joined the party and soon spotted her husband cavorting around the dance floor, dancing with every nice chick he could, and copping a little feel here and a little kiss there. His wife sidled up to him, and being a rather seductive babe herself, he left his partner high and dry and devoted his time to the new stuff that had just arrived.
She had let him go as far as he wished, naturally, since he was her husband. Finally he whispered a little proposition in her ear, and she agreed, so off they went to one of the cars and had a little quickie. In fact, two. Just before unmasking at midnight, she slipped away and went home and put the costume away and got back into bed wondering what kind of explanation he would make for his behavior.
She was sitting up reading when he came in. She asked what kind of time he had. He said “Oh, the same old thing. You know I never have a good time when you’re not there.”
Then she asked, “Did you dance much?”
He replied, “I’ll tell you, I never danced one dance. When I got there, I met Pete, Bill, and Paul and some other guys, so we went into the den to play poker all evening. But you’re not going to believe what happened to the guy I loaned my costume to!!!!!!!”
–from Skooter
BREAK-TIME–Hell, it’s Sunday. I need some shop time to get my Pan running for Jose to ride to the No Love Party. I also need to find out why the Dicey Knucklehead won’t fire.
So take the rest of the day off, relax, have a beer and take a ride over to another garage, to the bar, but don’t forget to end up at that Babe’s pad for some warmth and whiskey.
Here’s the deal so far for the Love Ride Weekend. Friday, I’m hitting the Peterson Museum for a look at the bikes and memorbilia being auctioned the next day. Then Saturday I’ll sleep in, then roll to the WCC, No Love Party that’s only 3 miles away. Finally, since I’m now the editor of Hot Bike I’ll fly out to the Love Ride early, miss the crowded pack by an hour and enjoy the show, then slip out early and be back in Sin’s arms early in the afternoon.
Sunday night we’ll light a bonfire out back and celebrate the weekend with a couple of friends at the Bikernet Headquarters. That’s the current plan. It could all be blown to hell in the next couple of days. We’ll see.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
