November 12, 2009 Part 2
By Bandit | | General Posts
Continued From Page 1
Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton To Spend Thanksgiving With Troops– Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, has announced that she will be spending the Thanksgiving holiday with the men, women and families at Fort Drum Installation Base, home of the 10th Light Infantry Division. She has been called to duty by the USO, a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men and women in uniform. The announcement was made during a visit to the historic Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
The mission of the 10th Mountain Division is to train and make ready for deployment of almost 80,000 army troops annually. With over 30,000 military men, women, staff members and their families who are based in this New York State camp, Kristen will serve up holiday meals, visit with enlisted soldiers and their families as well as host a movie night.
“I can’t think of anything I want to do more this Thanksgiving than visit our troops. These men and women have given so much for this country and I am honored to be spending this very special holiday with them,” said Kristen Dalton. “I urge all Americans to find a way to volunteer and give back in their honor.”
– – C.S. Berg
South Side Kustoms is MOVING – our new shop will OPEN NOV 17th 2009at 596 Michigan Ave. Buffalo, NY 14203– ALSO Starting NOVEMBER 17th – South Side Kustoms is a DROP OFF LOCATION for TOYS for TOTS Donations!
Our 4th Annual Christmas Party to Benefit Toys for Tots is December 12th 2009 at Recckio’s Sportsbar – http://www.south-side-kustoms.com/EVENTS.html
Get Your 2010 Charity Raffle Bike Tickets – ONLY 4000 available and You DO NOT have to be present to WIN! – http://www.south-side-kustoms.com/EVENTS.html
COPIES STILL AVAILABLE OF Outlaw Biker Featuring SSK – Get Your Copy Here – http://www.south-side-kustoms.com/Magazines.html
Christmas is right around the corner – SSK has all your needs for great Christmas Gifts! – http://www.south-side-kustoms.com/HelmetsApparelMagazines.html
Thank You Everyone for your support!
–Jason
SSK
South Side Kustoms
146 Barnard St.
Buffalo, Ny 14206
716-823-6279
REPORT ON ISLAND PROJECT BIKE FROM KUSTOM FAB–I thought you would like to see the bike on the ground for a better appreciation of how it looks. I’ll have a lot more to show once we’ve finished the BIKERNET photo shoot and the article.
–Mahalo nui loa,
The crew from KustomFab
Good Guys 12th Southwest Nationals November 20 to 22 in Scottsdale, Arizona–Mark your calendars for one of the hottest custom car events in the west: the 12th Southwest Nationals of the Good Guys Rod & Custom Association. WestWorld of Scottsdale, Arizona will be home to more than 2,000 Rods, Custom Cars, Classic and Muscle Cars from November 20 to 22. The event will also host many vendor and manufacturer exhibits, a swap meet and cars for sale area.
Leading up to the event will be a special hot rod cruise with the last stop at Drew’s Garage in Tempe for the Kick-Off Party on Thursday, November 19. The cruise starts at 9:30am, the party at Drew’s begins at 5:00pm. There will also be a party and BBQ on Friday, November 20 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Hot Rods by Dean in the north of Phoenix.
For more information on the 12th Southwest Nationals go to www.good-guys.com or the event’s dedicated website at www.southwestnats.com.
We’ll bring you a report of the weekend, so keep it right here on BIKERNET.
– – C.S. Berg
BATTLE OVER MOTORCYCLE ROADBLOCKS–Illinois recently expanded its roadside safety check program, as have many other states in the summer months. In the mid-1980’s, law enforcement agencies began using roadblocks and roadside safety checks in an attempt to reduce the number of individuals driving under the influence. More recently, roadside safety checks have been used to target motorcyclists. The purpose is purportedly to check license, registration, tail lights, tire pressure and the like, to promote safety in the operation of a motorcycle. However, we have had many clients and friends contact our firm concerned about the ability of law enforcement performing the stop to then find probable cause to investigate other potential violations, including intoxication and the presence of concealed weapons.
The Fourth Amendment guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. Courts have generally ruled that a law enforcement agency must have probable cause to perform a traffic stop, as a traffic stop is generally considered a search and seizure as protected by the Constitution. However, the Supreme Court has historically suggested that a roadblock or roadside safety check for the purpose of checking license and registration can be permissible if it involves minimal intrusion and seizure. The Court uses a balancing test wherein it weighs the state’s interest in performing the stop against the extent and nature of the search and seizure. This means that if the stop is short, and limited to a brief check of license and registration, it has been generally held constitutional.
The issue most motorcyclists are concerned about is not the initial stop. The question I hear most is this; while the police have a motorcyclist stopped for a roadside safety check, if they detect alcohol, drugs, or some other violation, can they perform a more extensive search? The short answer is sometimes. The Supreme Court in City of Indianapolis v. Edmond addressed this very issue. In this important opinion, the Court looked at the primary intent of the roadside safety check. They held that if the primary intent of the roadside safety check is to verify license and registration, then further inquiry to check for violations is permissible after probable cause is established. However, if the roadside safety check has the primary purpose of detecting ordinary criminal wrongdoing, the checkpoint is impermissible.
In short, law enforcement agencies generally have the power, as affirmed by the Supreme Court, to perform reasonable roadside safety checks. If however, those stops are unreasonably intrusive or lengthy, or have the primary purpose of detecting ordinary criminal wrongdoing, the Court will scruitinize the checkpoint closer. If you keep motorcycle license, registration, and insurance up to date, you should only be subjected to a short stop, and be sent on your way.
For information on how to handle police encounters, contact Hupy & Abraham for the free video “Busted”, which deals with traffic stops and how to deal with police knocking on your door at home.
Click on the banner above to order a copy of “Busted.”
SPEAKING OF DVDS, NEW MASTER BIKE BUILDERS PRODUCTION–November 2009 ? Evansville, IndianaBradley David Productions, an Evansville, Indiana based television production company, is releasing a new DVD collection in November 2009 called Bradley David?s Master Bike Builders.
The DVD set features some of the greatest custom motorcycle designers and showcases their individual talents for creating two-wheeled works of art. Included are industry icons such as Cory Ness, Indian Larry, Billy Lane, Cole Foster and dozens more.
The DVD set provides a great opportunity to get an in-depth look at some of the coolest bikes in the world. The personal interviews allow viewers to see the passion and drive that burns inside each of these custom bike builders.
Bradley David Productions is the producer of several popular television shows including My Classic Car, Texas Hardtails, Corbin?s Ride On and Trippin? on Two Wheels.
Bradley David?s Master Bike Builders DVD set is available through select retail outlets or by visiting www.garagenetwork.com.
www.bradleydavid.com
www.garagenetwork.com
WAKE UP & SEE WHAT IS BEHIND YOU WITH AEROMACH COFFIN MIRRORS–Does it take 3 cups of java to kick start you in the morning? Well, we have a little spice that will get your motor running, improve your sled?s attitude and increase your riding enjoyment.
Aeromach?s mirrors are CNC machined from billet T6 aluminum and increase clarity by up to 40%. If you can?t see that babe or cop behind you, you can now kiss that problem goodbye.
These coffin mirrors are machined with a Maltese cross and provide a large viewing area of approximately 4.5″ W x 2″ H at the tallest part. It?s ideal for performance motors, rigids and riders that are looking for attitude. Checkout the latest selection at Aeromach.
Miller Introduces ArcStation: The First-Ever, All-in-One Workstation for Welding and Metalworking– Miller introduces the only workbench designed specifically for welders; customizable options make it the ideal welding workbench for both the fab shop and the home shop.
Highlights/Key Facts
ArcStation is an affordable, customizable workbench designed to better organize your work area and provide a sturdy/safe work surface; list prices start at $352
ArcStation is available in two convenient sizes: approximately 30- x 30-in. (ArcStation 30 Series) and 30- x 60-in. (ArcStation 60 Series)
ArcStation features accessories specifically designed for welding, such as an optional X-pattern tabletop and clamps, leveling feet, quick-remove vise and vise mount, and plenty of tool and equipment storage options
ArcStation features sturdy construction: 1/8-in. steel frame, 3/16- or 3/8-in. steel tops, pre-welded leg assemblies and durable powder coat finish
Welders customize their own ArcStation at www.MillerWelds.com/ArcStation
?We have priced ArcStation so that it is affordable for everyone. If you take a look at the materials, tools and time it would take you to build a customized welding station, you will see that ArcStation is a great value, and it is built to Miller?s high quality standards.?
?Jon Ertmer, product manager, Miller Electric Mfg. Co.
BIKERNET WEEKLY ART EXHIBIT– Mid-day ride ?.remembering those who served and those who paid the ultimate price.
Ride Free,
–Whiplash Biker Photog
soffordphotos@comcast.net
Custom Chopper Exhaust Components FROM RUCKER–We build our own exhaust pipes in house, and sell them either, on our bikes or as an accessory. We also have a great inventory of pre-bent and raw material available for purchase for all of you custom builders out there. Give us a call at 817-838-3200 and let us know what you are looking for.
88″ Harley-Davidson Cylinder Cores:We also have a collection of stock used Twin Cam Harley cylinders. Please contact us if you are interested in buying this inventory of jugs-lock, stock, and “barrel”!!!
Polishing Services:Everybody knows that Rucker Performance leads the pack in show quality paint jobs and restorations- but did you know we offer in-house polishing? Don’t trust just anybody to polish your rare, hard to find originals. It takes a skilled professional to use the right materials and do the job right. Automotive or motorcycle-we can polish anything. Stainless steel, aluminum- we know how to repair damaged parts and then bring back that award winning shine!
Custom Chopper Rear Fender Blanks: Need some rear fender blanks to build that custom bike of your dreams? We have heavy gauge steel rolled fender blanks ready to be transformed into whatever you can imagine. We have 11″-13″ wide blanks that can be used for custom wheel and tire sizes up to 330.
— William Rucker
Rucker Performance
CYCLE WORLD INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SHOWS BRINGS NATIONWIDE TOUR TO DAYTONA BIKE WEEK,Nation?s Largest Motorcycle Show Series Takes Over Ocean Center March 3-6– Santa Ana, Calif. (November 9, 2009) ? Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows announces the addition of a 12th tour stop on its nationwide tour, cruising into Ocean Center in conjunction with the 69th Annual Daytona Bike Week Wednesday, March 3 to Saturday, March 6. The final stop on this 12-city motorcycle extravaganza will offer free admission to all attendees, all show days.
?We are pleased to be returning to Ocean Center after a five year hiatus as part of historic Daytona Bike Week,? said Group Show Director Jeff D?Entremont. ?Daytona Bike Week is legendary amongst the biking community and we are thrilled to be able to bring all that the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows can offer to bike week attendees for free this year ? making it the perfect place to host the final stop on our tour.?
This hot spot for two wheeled rides will showcase the latest streetbikes, tricked-out customs, accessories and more. From gear heads to new riders, the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show is the perfect place for the public to immerse themselves in the bike culture, talk to experts, test out the latest gear and more. Additionally, this motorcycle extravaganza will pack Ocean Center with high-energy entertainment.
From New York to Seattle, this motorcycle extravaganza is an all access pass to the world of motorcycling. For the 17th consecutive year, Cycle World, the world?s most popular motorcycle magazine, is the title sponsor for the series. The show will be open to the public Wednesday, March 3 through Saturday, March 6, at Ocean Center, located at 101 North Atlantic Avenue, in Daytona Beach. Show hours are Wednesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission to the event is free for all attendees.
For more information, call 800/331-5706 or visit www.motorcycleshows.com.
BIKERNET SPIES ON MIKE LICHTER PHOTO SHOOT–Yo Bandito?.a friend (Dean) is at Lichter’s place today, shooting Bryan Fullers ?Artistry in Iron? bike?Dean is Fuller’s shop boss and my vintage motorcycle road racing teammate.
I?ve seen this bike in pieces, but not finished?.I?ll take care of that when it gets back here.
–Charles Young
PETERSEN MUSEUM AUCTION THIS WEEKEND–This year Bonhams Butterfields is delighted to offer an outstanding selection of motorcycles in our annual event at the Petersen Automotive Museum? including Steve McQueen’s 1941 Indian 74ci Chief ; one of the Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2002 Indian 100ci ‘Police’ Chief Motorcycles used in the movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines; as well as a pristine example of a very rare 1973 Ducati 750 Sport ‘Z-Stripe’
www.bonhams.com/petersen
–Mark Osborne +1 415 391 4000
Fax: +1 415 391 4040
mark.osborne@bonhams.com
STRANGE SCARY NEWS, SEMA and California Agencies Solve Titling Dilemma for Hobbyist Vehicles–Posted Friday 11-06-2009 SEMA and California Agencies Solve Titling Dilemma for Hobbyist VehiclesFirst, an owner can pay all back taxes and penalties and apply for one of 500 (per year) smog-check exemptions.
Under California law, these 500 exemptions for specially constructed vehicles are available each year on a first come, first served basis. For vehicles with an exemption, a smog test referee compares the vehicle to production cars of the era that the specially constructed vehicle most closely resembles to determine the model. Read more..
–from Joe Phillipson
BIKERNET BLONDE ARCHIVES–During a recent password audit, it was found that a blonde was using the following password:MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento
When asked why such a long password, she said she was told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one capital
–Ben L.
JIMS TOOLS OF THE WEEK AVAILABLE THROUGH K&G CYCLES ONLINE SHOP–Let’s go with a couple of fork-related tools this week.
FORK LEG AND TUBE HOLDER TOOL
Use this tool to hold fork legs and tubes for easy hands free servicing or re-building. Mounts in a vise to hold the fork firmly during repair without causing damage to the fork assembly. Will not scratch finishes.
JIMS Fork Nut Socket
Use to remove and install top fork tube plug.Eliminates possible burring of plug caused by wrenches. Use on all 1948 and later Wide Glide models.
http://www.kandgcycles.com/product.php?productid=102458&cat=0&page=1
–George M. Marakas
888-50K-ANDG (5-2634) x150
www.kandgcycles.com
America Ironhorse IP for sale, again–Streambank, LLC, an advisory firm specializing in the sale of intangible assets, today announced that the intangible assets of American IronHorse Motorcycles, the Fort Worth, TX-based volume manufacturer of V-twin motorcycles, are for sale. Streambank will be marketing the assets through the end of the year and plans on completing a sale in January 2010.
The assets for sale include all trademarks, including but not limited to, American IronHorse, Texas Chopper, Slammer, Legend, Tejas and Outlaw model names. Also for sale will be the URLs, patents, and all available proprietary motorcycle and parts designs. The company?s data containing contact and valuable demographic information will be available as well.
Founded in 1995, American IronHorse grew to become one of the most respected brands in the industry and carries a history of innovation and trend setting design. From its 224,000 square foot facility, American IronHorse produced up to 240 motorcycles a month during the firm?s peak years of 2004 and 2005. The company was also awarded a U.S. patent for its innovative gas tank design on the Texas Chopper, and the Slammer model won the prestigious ?Bike of the Year? honors at the 2007 V-Twin Expo industry trade show awards. The company?s innovative wheel designs and patents are included in the sale. American IronHorse also offered a diverse line of merchandise as well as men?s and women?s apparel.
?With its iconic horse head logo, consumers were drawn to American IronHorse not only for high performance motorcycles, but also to be a part of its culture,? said Margaret Birlem, a Partner with Streambank LLC. ?The brand holds an important place in American motorcycling and there are thousands of American IronHorse models on the road today.?
For more information, please visit www.streambankllc.com.
– – C.S. Berg
Do you have some antique or used motorcycle parts you’d like to sell?– We’re having another Swap Meet on December 13th from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Augusta Expoland in Fishersville, Virginia. The meet will be indoors and a 10×10 booth is just $40.
If you’d like to rent 1 or more booths, complete the attached Vendor Registration form and return via fax to 804-231-0250 Questions, call 804-231-0244 or
E-Mail Lee
We accept payment via Paypal at
E-Mail ebay@departure.com or credit card over the phone.
Departure Bike Works, Inc.804-231-0244
www.departure.com
5216 Hull St Rd, Richmond 23224
(1.5 miles east of Chippenham Pkwy)
OPEN Mon-Fri 9 to 5 Sat 10-4
REPORT FROM THE SEMA VEGAS SHOW FLOOR–Wow, is all I can say. The show was good but the showing from the motorcycleindustry sucked big time. I don’t know what it will take to get these guysoff their butts and join SEMA.
We had both our auto and motorcycle stuff inour booth. We scanned more for the motorcycle side than we did theautomotive side. It was very good for us as always.
–JOE PHILLIPSON
Adjure Inc.
6363 Corsair St.
Commerce, CA 90040
Tel (323)838-5866
Fax (323)838-5856
www.adjureinc.com
jphillipson74@gmail.com
BLACK BIKE BIKERNET WHEEL OF THE WEEK–If ultra sleek and narrow is what you?re looking for in a 21? front wheel for your ride, Black Bike Wheels now offers the new Super Narrow front 21.
Remembering the heritage of the Drag Bikes that used to tear up the tarmac, we?ve put together a 1.85 wide front wheel that is a direct bolt onto your Harley-Davidson of any year. The sleek, narrow look of this 21? wheel contrasts the rear and makes it look even fatter! Offered in a stock style 40 spoke or custom 60 spoke, and incorporating a Sun aluminum rim, this wheel has the added advantage of super light weight, coupled to our aircraft billet hub.
For something fresh and performance minded, give a call to Black Bike Wheels, or check out our website for all the wild things we?ve built for well over a decade.
Web: blackebikewheels.com
Phone: (818) 341-2550
Fax: (818) 350-0197
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November 12, 2009 Part 1
By Bandit | | General Posts
Hey,
This news is wild, and I believe all positive, sorta. New wild models from Moto Guzzi, new products and positive reports from companies. Bad cops and corruption is rampant, but what else is new. Get this from the WEEK magazine this week: Police in Columbus, Ohio, have started telling residents to move somewhere else. At least 20 residents reported to the City Council that when they call 911, the cop tell them, “Why don’t you move out, if you don’t like it.”
A frustrated police spokesman said, “It’s like the O.K. Corral out there.”
Is the world wacky or what? I just got a call that Branscomb Richmond is still hanging on after a very tough surgery, and Suzuki is on the brink of going out of business. But this news contains new models from lots of small American companies. The big guys are having a tougher time than the small tighter companies. Let’s hit the news, and I’ll report on Bikernet progress and upcoming content in the masterful summation:
Hooters Announce Operation Calendar Drop–The over 350 Hooters Restaurants operating in the USA have launched the 6th annual Operation Calendar Drop yesterday on Veteran?s Day, November 11, 2009. Through this program, Hooters plans to send out tens of thousands of calendars to troops overseas during the holidays.
This is how Operation: Calendar Drop works: Hooters customers are encouraged to purchase a 2010 Hooters Calendar and attach a personal note of thanks to one of our troops. After that, Hooters takes care of the rest, covering the expense of getting the calendars, with their personal greetings, shipped to bases overseas and into the hands of our men and women in service. During the six years this program has been running, over 100,000 of U.S. troops have received calendars and notes of appreciation from customers of Hooters all over the U.S.
Mike McNeil, V.P. of Marketing for Hooters of America, commented, ?Hooters has long been a proud supporter of our military members and their families, and Operation: Calendar Drop has been a great way for both Hooters and our customers to show our support and appreciation for all they do.?
The Hooters Calendar is celebrating the 2010 issue as its 24th edition, having originally launched in October of 1986, just 3 years after the first Hooters opened its doors. The award-winning, full-color, wall calendar features over 190 Hooters Girls from around the world.
– – C. S. Berg
Speaking of whacky and calendars. Our Girls of Bikernet Calendar photog, Sam Dixon, disappeared after Sturgis sales didn’t meet his expectations. We have an order for more calendars, but can’t reach anyone–help. –Bandit
K & G Cycles? Newly Launched Website Offers an Innovative and Enhanced Online Shopping Experience–Lawrence, KS (November 9, 2009) K and G Cycles, the virtual V-Twin motorcycle parts and accessories superstore, has been offering customers competitive prices on over 100,000 V-Twin parts since first opening their virtual doors last February with the launch of www.kandgcycles.com.
With over 900 categories of parts from over 200 manufacturers and 5 major motorcycle parts wholesalers, K and G Cycles has successfully and single-handedly transformed the face of online motorcycle parts sales. However never willing to leave well enough alone, they continue on their quest to revolutionize modern motorcycle e-commerce by unveiling their new and improved website at www.kandgcycles.com.
Completely made-over with a clean and contemporary online look and feel, www.kandgcycles.com is a more effective and eye-catching vehicle for accessing the hundreds of thousands of parts available online through K and G Cycles. The design which was intended to create a more efficient online shopping experience for the consumer promises less scrolling and fewer clicks to find what you are looking for. Category selection and product load times have been optimized for a significantly faster response time. In addition, the top of page ?Speed Bar? has been redesigned to put every function and location at the customer?s fingertips at all times.
Other state-of-the-art website improvements include a new FAQ that allows customers to get answers to common questions as quickly as possible, PDF versions of every catalog from all K and G suppliers viewable online or downloadable for easy offline reference, and a complete and separate section for technical manuals, bulletins, and product videos.
Being available to customers and providing superior customer support is a priority for K and G Cycles and was the main motivation behind their new and improved customer service applications. K and G Cycles is the first online motorcycle parts dealer to offer live customer service and support via Skype. K and G customers who are Skype users can request an online video and audio conference with a K and G customer service rep anywhere in the world during normal business hours.
International customers can also talk with customer service reps without incurring hefty telephone charges. Another revolutionary feature is the online forum where users can post commentary about products, ask questions about installations or projects, or simply interact and build new relationships. K and G Cycles is constantly striving to be a one-stop community for its customers. To that end, the forum will have a section devoted to customer classified ads. Customers will be able to post items for sale or items wanted. The classifieds will be monitored by an administrator to ensure that only valid motorcycle-related postings will actually appear online.
With the large number of parts available to customers on www.kandgcycles.com, it was of the utmost of importance for K and G Cycles to organize their inventory and streamline search functions. With their new online format, products can be located by category, part number, manufacturer, OEM number, wholesale vendor, or product description keywords. In addition, every product is displayed online with an image, description, retail price, sale price, catalog page reference, vendor, OEM part number (if applicable), unit of measure, and quantity selection in one easy-to-see panel. One quick click adds the desired product to the shopping cart or opens the product up for viewing a more detailed description of the product.
New and improved navigation is also a selling point for the newly revised K and G Cycles website. Shopping cart value and number of items is always visible no matter where the customer navigates. In addition, the shopping cart continually displays the amount left to purchase in order to qualify for free shipping. The number of products displayed per page and the sorting method preferred can also be easily controlled by the customer.
Soon to come after this initial launch, customers will be able to shop for parts by specific motorcycle (year, brand, and model). Using this feature, only parts that are appropriate for the motorcycle selected will be shown to the customer further advancing online motorcycle parts shopping making purchasing faster and easier. Shopping online for motorcycle parts has become even more enjoyable and effortless for V-Twin enthusiasts courtesy of K and G Cycles and their new and improved website found at www.kandgcycles.com.
Not only does K and G Cycles offer the widest variety of V-Twin parts and accessories ever assembled online, they have revolutionized the market by providing consumers with a new kind and caliber of shopping experience. Visit www.kandgcycles.com to see cutting-edge e-commerce at its best.
LOST BOYS COMES TO BIKERNET– I have been an avid reader of Bikernet for several years. I was hoping you might be kind enough to give our company a plug on your Thursday news.
We are Lost Boys Cycle Inc.
We are located in Portland Oregon. Our Products are made 100% here in the Good Ol USA (Oregon to be exact)
We are introducing two of our new products. The first is a butterfly shift linkage; it is chromed to a show finish, (includes chrome jam nut and universal link adjustments).
Available for Big Twin or XLH with forward controls. Can also be ordered in Black.
The next is our 8 Ball shift linkage; only available in Black, comes with (chrome jam nut and chrome universal link adjustments)
The retail for the shift linkages is $159.95 For all Bikernet readers they can take a fantastic 13% savings off the retail price. Shift Linkages are in Stock and ready to ship.
To receive discount enter the word Bikernet for the coupon code. Or if you call us or email us make sure to mention Bikernet to receive discount.
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HOT LEATHERS FOR THE HOLIDAYS–CONNECTICUT- Hot Leathers, the leader in motorcycle apparel, is having an incredible holiday sale on leather jackets. Whether you?ve been naughty or nice, you deserve a new leather jacket from Hot Leathers®. Hot Leathers® has a huge selection of men?s and ladies? leather jackets priced at $99.95 for a limited time and only while supplies last. Choose from racer, cruiser, scooter, classic motorcycle and bomber styles made with the high quality materials and durability you expect from Hot Leathers®. Don?t forget to check out all the awesome apparel and gifts from Hot Leathers®. Over 5,000 choices under $50! Get your holiday shopping done early at HotLeathers®. Start saving today!
Big Bear Choppers to display at EICMA in Italy–Big Bear Choppers from California will have their 2010 European lineup on display during this year’s EICMA, one of the major trade shows in the motorcycle industry, running from November 10 to 15 in Milan, Italy. We spoke with Big Bear’s Italian distributor, Good Vibrations over in Milan to confirm while they were making the final preparations for the show and were getting ready to push the bikes around the corner to the convention center. Flipping through this year’s EICMA catalogue, Big Bear Choppers appears to be the only American custom motorcycle manufacturer present at the show.
In cooperation with the Swiss company Midland Choppers that functions as the umbrella importer for Big Bear in the old country, Good Vibrations offers eight Big Bear models in Italy, all in full compliance with Euro 3 standards. On display at the EICMA will be five models: the Athena pro-street, Sled pro-street, BareBones, Rage and the Screamin’ Deamon.
– – C.S. Berg
AIRLINES LEAKS PHOTOS TO THE PUBLIC–Just saw that NTSB leaked stills from the cockpit video footage of the Airbus flight in question. Looks like Northwest had been working with BAE Systems on a next-gen CCTVS product, had a prototype installed without union knowledge and then someone had “forgotten” about it.
I guess there was nothing to worry about…
–from Art Friedman
ANOTHER FACTORY LOCATION SHOT DOWN– Harley-Davidson nixes Shelby County site– Local officials had high hopes for 2,000-employee motorcycle plant By Ted Evanoff Posted: November 6, 2009E-mail Print A A Harley-Davidson has ruled out suburban Indianapolis as a possible site for a 2,000-employee motorcycle plant.
The Milwaukee-based manufacturer disclosed Wednesday it would keep open the existing factory in York, Pa., or relocate the work to a plant it would build at Shelbyville, Ky.
Harley’s decision dashed hopes of a major assembly plant and possibly a related motorcycle museum boosting the tax base just outside Indianapolis near the Shelby County hamlet of Pleasant View on I-74.
“We’re not happy about it. We’re definitely disappointed,” said David Mohr, a Shelby County commissioner. “It would have been good for the state.”
A 2,000-employee plant would have been the largest industrial project in the state since a $141.5 million incentive package helped lure Honda to Greensburg in 2006. Its $550 million Civic assembly plant opened last year.
Harley also crossed Murfreesboro, Tenn., from its site list, narrowing the selection process to York and Shelbyville, Ky. The York Daily Record newspaper reported Wednesday that Harley spokesman Robert Klein called York the preferred choice.
In York, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 175, which represents most workers in the plant, is negotiating a new contract. The company favors new work rules and less absenteeism. Local 175 is expected to vote on the matter next month.
In Shelby County, economic development officials are now trying to market the 100-acre site to other companies considering expansions. Two Japanese, one German and three U.S.-based companies are considering sites in the county, said Dan Theobald, head of the Shelby County Development Corp.
“It’s a good site,” Theobald said. “We’re moving forward, encouraging other companies to go forward. It’s going to become an industrial park.”
Mohr and Theobald said it was not clear why the Shelby County site was dropped from consideration. Harley’s Klein could not be reached for comment Thursday.
The I-74 site is zoned for industrial use but requires the extension of natural gas and wastewater facilities.
“We were able to show them (Harley) how we were going to get it there and the time frame in which we could get it there,” Theobald said. “The site in Kentucky had the same infrastructure issues.”
Earlier this week, Shelby County Commissioners were intent on landing Harley. The officials agreed to hire M.D. Wessler & Associates of Indianapolis to negotiate sewage rates with the Indianapolis Department of Public Works.
That action came after the commissioners decided it would be cheaper and quicker to turn to the Indianapolis system rather than build a wastewater treatment plant at Pleasant View.
Officials with the Indiana Economic Development Corp., which learned of Harley’s decision Wednesday, declined to comment Thursday.
–from Rogue
STURGIS Rally bikers can get $10 state park pass– Motorcyclists visiting Custer State Park during the annual Sturgis rally will now pay a flat $10 fee for an extended pass.
During the state Game, Fish & Parks Commission meeting Thursday in Pierre, members voted to change the current pass rules, which charge motorcyclists during the rally $6 for a single passenger or $12 for two. Those passes are good for only seven days.
Under the new system, motorcycles can pay the flat $10 fee beginning on the Monday before the rally. The permit will be good for all state parks until Aug. 22. Motorcycles can also buy an annual pass, which costs $28, at Custer State Park.
–from Pepper Massey
BIKERNET PAUSE FOR STATION IDENTIFICATION–Biker comes home, flops in an easy chair, and turns to his old lady and says, “Hurry up and get me a beer! It’s gonna start any minute!”
She looks puzzled, but gets off the couch, goes and gets him a beer.
He takes the beer and chugs it down, pitches the empty, and says, “Hurry up and get me another! It’s gonna start any minute!”
She looks a little pissed, but gets up and retrieves another beer.
He takes this one and tips it up until it is gone, pitches it, and says, “It’s gonna start any minute now! Go get me another beer. Hurry!”
She looks over, face all twisted up, finger pointing, and says, “I’ve been cookin’ and cleanin’ all day, goddamnit! You come home, flop your ass in a chair and start givin’ commands! What do you have to say about that?”
He throws his hands up in surrender and says, “It started!”
–Bruce Snyder
LICKS Shorty Riser Set-Black-1″– Hold the presses, our super popular 1″ Shorty Risers are now available in a bad ass black finish!!! These bare bone beauties are nothin but raw, hardcore puuuurrfection! The shorty risers feature a slammed 1″ rise with 1/2″x13 threads. If you have been searching for a unique bare bone finish for your front end, the 1″ shorties will undoubtedly get some attention!!!
Website link is: www.lickscycles.com
BIKERNET READER SCORES SUNDAY POST–Great job on the Sunday post! Any news from the SEMA show about the Motorcycle committee?
The quote from Bill Hall was right on…while you and I and thousands of others were enjoying those freedoms he mentioned, they were quietly taken from us and we have what we have now. We are, unfortunately, all to blame…hoping someone did something about it before it was too late. It’s almost too late.
I’m glad I lived those days and sorry I didn’t do more to preserve them.Ride Hard!
–Mike
BIKERNET ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WORD OF THE DAY–loquacious loh-KWAY-shuhs, adjective:
1. Very talkative.
2. Full of excessive talk; wordy.
The meeting went on for hours, accommodating loquacious bores who were each allowed their say.
— Andrew Sullivan, “Gay Life, Gay Death”, The New Republic, December 17, 1990
In drawing a sharp contrast with the loquacious Ginsburg, her new lawyers appeared for just a few moments and said virtually nothing to reporters before retreating into the building.
— Peter Baker, “Lewinsky Replaces Ginsburg”, Washington Post, June 3, 1998Blatant symbolism combines with outrageous humor. This ad campaign has continuity, for the preceding ad featured the loquacious bottle talking to a tomato.– Philip B. Meggs, Meggs’ History of Graphic Design
Loquacious comes from Latin loquax, “talkative,” from loqui, “to speak.”
UNIVERSAL LOW TUNNEL TANKS FROM PAUGHCO–Paughco?s latest ?Universal Low Tunnel? custom gas tanks are the perfect fit for a wide variety of machines from choppers to open road cruisers. Available in 3.4, 3.8 and 4.8 gallon capacities, the new tanks are sleek yet very user friendly for real street machines.
Designed for use on bikes with stretched top tubes, they feature an unmistakable ?Teardrop? shape.
Each tank has stock style screw-in filler and vent and standard 22 mm external thread petcock fitting for use with OEM and aftermarket left side mounted petcocks. Tunnel depth is just 3 ??, overall length measures 21? and center hole-to-hole mounting bracket dimensions are 21? for the 3.4 tank and 22? for the 2 larger versions.
Retail on all 3 sizes is just $314.95. For complete details call 775-246-5738, email to info@paughco.com
STRANGEST TRIKE OF THE WEEK–This is one 1967 Mustang you have to see to believe, but wait it’s not just your ordinary average classic Mustang it’s a Trike!
Yes folks a Trike as in a 3-wheeled motorcycle with one-half of a 1967 Mustang and the front-half of a motorcycle.
According to the owner the trike it took 2 years to complete this custom beast with no shortcuts taken. It features a 289/302 bored .060 over, T-4 transmission, 9 inch rear end and some custom paint work.
As of writing this, the custom 1967 Mustang Trike has a starting bid of $34,499 with no bids.
NOT LONG NOW …… BURT MUNRO CHALLENGE 2009 26th ? 29th November Bigger and better in 2009!– Here?s what?s new and exciting this year?
NEW EVENT! Burt Munro Challenge Hill Climb: A popular event with Burt himself, this race is set to become another spectacular part of an already action packed weekend.
11am, Thursday 26th, Flagstaff Road in Bluff . The Rally campsite will be open on Thursday night for those wishing to stay but with limited facilities.
Aaron Slight & Andrew Stroud! Together for a night at the Ascot, Thursday 26th. The boys will both be speaking on their motorcycling experiences and supper is included. – Tickets $40 from i-Site (ph 03 211 0895) and Southland Honda (ph 03 214 4254) There will also be door sales but space is limited so you are advised to purchase tickets prior to this event.
The world famous BRITTEN bike! On display at E Hayes and Sons on Friday 27th On display and demonstrated at Teretonga Sprint Races on Saturday 28th On display and demonstrated at Wyndham Street Races on Sunday 29th
Race entries are up! Bigger fields across most classes makes for some exciting racing. Big names to race in 2009 include seven times NZ champ Andrew Stroud, Isle of Man champ Shaun Harris, NZ 600 champ Craig Shirriffs, and Honda NZ Factory Rider Hayden Fitzgerald.
Programme
Thursday 26th Bluff Hill Climb (NZ Titles)
Thursday 26th Night at the Ascot with Aaron Slight and Andrew Stroud
Friday 27th Teretonga practice day
Friday 27th Late afternoon Beach racing (NZ Titles)
Saturday 28th Teretonga Road racing
Saturday 28th Evening Speedway Spectacular
Sunday 29th Wyndham Street RaceAnd yes – The Rally, great entertainment, best food ever – “One hell of a weekend”
So don?t miss the biggest and best Burt Munro Challenge yet!
www.burtmunrochallenge.com
BRASS BALLS HONORS THE MILITARY WITH A DESERT CLASSIC BOBBER–BossMan Dar Holdsworth honors the military with his Desert Classic Bobber, which is finished with an old-school butterscotch paint and pinstripes on the tank. Exhausts are classic wrapped drag pipes. This bike was built for Mark Stewart and was inspired by our vets in Afghanistan and Iraq.
See More at custom-production motorcycles at www.brassballsbobbers.com
BIKERS VOICE ARIZONA CONCERNS– KINGMAN – As a state highway patrol helicopter circled low over head,bikers from 40 motorcycle clubs throughout Arizona met Saturday inKingman.
The meeting held Saturday at the American Legion post in Kingman wasplanned a year ago and is held throughout Arizona by the ArizonaConfederation of Motorcycle Clubs, alternating between Arizona cities.Bullhead City will host a meeting Nov. 7, 2010.
Saturday’s meeting was to be held in Fort Mohave but moved to Kingmanfor a planned ride past four Kingman establishments, which recentlyadopted a no colors policy. Colors are patches on a vest that identifiesa biker’s motorcycle club.
An officer from the state gang task force was parked across the streetfrom the American Legion post, taking photos of the bikers. Police carsfrom Bullhead City and Kingman and from the Arizona Department of PublicSafety drove by, making the law enforcement presence felt. About 500 to600 bikers assembled after the meeting on a ride past the four bars,which included Chuy’s Broiler, Cerbat Lanes, Sportsman Bar and Mad Dog’sin Kingman.
ACMC advocates for biker rights and meets twice a month, discussingissues like helmet or emission laws or pushing for biker-friendlylegislation. There are about 40 clubs in the state, according to DanBalentine, who is president of the Desert Road Riders Motorcycle Club inFort Mohave as well as the secretary for the ACMC.
Balentine said that ACMC is in the process of hiring a third lobbyist towork on the no colors policy initiated by some bars and restaurants inKingman.
One ACMC lobbyist, going by the name of Skypilot, is based at the statecapital in Phoenix and works with the legislators while a secondlobbyist work on federal issues in Washington, D.C. Skypilot reportedthat he is talking with state legislators on motorcycle issues such asright of ways, emissions, discrimination by law enforcement, correctlyfastening license plates and extended yellow lights.
Balentine cautioned bikers during the meeting to obey all traffic lawswhen riding past the four bars, not to give law enforcement an excuse topaint a negative picture of bikers.
ACMC’s president Ray “Still Ray” Fitzgerald, said the object is to drawattention to the way the gang task force illegally forces bars to adoptthe no colors policy or face having their liquor licenses pulled.
One biker spoke of the Phoenix Police Department closing the gates of acemetery, keeping bikers from attending several memorials.
DPS officers also reportedly pulled over several Hells Angels travelingto the meeting Saturday morning on Interstate 40 about 18 miles east ofKingman and arrested Sonny Barger, one of the founders of the club.Barger, 72, was getting off his bike when he was arrested for goingseveral miles over the speed limit. Other Hells Angels were alsoticketed, according to a club member.
Balentine said ACMC’s mission statement is to educate the public of thepositive aspects of motorcycle clubs and lawfully oppose intrusion tobiker rights. He previously said he has had no problems wearing hiscolors in bars, restaurants, even casinos in the Bullhead City andMohave Valley area. Wearing his colors in the Laughlin casinos has alsonot been an issue, even after the infamous 2002 shooting between tworival motorcycle clubs during the Laughlin River Run.
Especially after the 2002 Laughlin shooting, Balentine said, there hasbeen unfair stereotyping that all bikers who wear colors are dangerousoutlaws looking to cause trouble. At the meeting were members from aChristian motorcycle club and one member of a club representingfirefighters and paramedics.
News Journal Article
–from Rogue
NEW DUAL D&D SLIP-ONS FOR HARLEY FXDF & FXDWG MOTORBIKES–Increase your performance across the entire rpm range with D&D’s new dual slip-ons. Designed with an equal length cut for a custom look. No tuner needed when used with stock air cleaner. Dyno tuned to make a satisfying rumble.
Get the details at D&D Exhaust.
BIKERNET WEEKLY DOOR PRIZE EXTRAVAGANZA–This coming week we will give away three more Wolfgang books, the Michael Hupy “Busted” DVD on how to deal with cops and a tube of Tire seal. It’s an amazing product designed to prevent flat tires on motorcycles.
Here’s your part. You need to tell us which prize you want and why. Just click on the banner above. It’s FREE, goddamnit.
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Sucker Punch Sallys Old School Choppers Update
By Bandit | | General Posts
Bikernet readers here is an SPS update with all oftheir newest products. Sucker Punch Sally’s, locatedin Cincinnati, Ohio has been in the bike business forgenerations. Donny Loos and Jeff Cochran both comefrom a long line of old school bike builders, and thereis no chance you will ever see them riding some billetbarge. Jeff and Donny have been busy these days theyspend most of their time coming up with innovative newparts and assembling their old school productionchoppers, rollers and working man’s kits.
”We build bikes and rollers for guys that work fortheir paycheck. We try to give them the best deal thatwe can because we know that everyone doesn’t want theshiny chrome barges that you see that are slappedtogether by some fly by night custom shop. This isin our blood, both Donny and I have been buildingbikes for over twenty years and stand behind ourproducts,” said Cochran.
Here’s a hot new item from SPS, their H-Bomb Oil Tank for magneto/no-battery bikes only. Unless you’re going to stuff it behind the tranny.
Sucker Punch Sally’s doesn’t have a retail shop butthey do offer bikes, rollers, complete kits and SPSparts for sale. They just launched two new parts theH-Bomb Oil Bag $499.95 and the Hot Rod Fender Struts$49.95 each, which are featured in the new JammerHandbook.
The look of their bikes are distinctly oldschool, no frills and if you take anything off itwon’t run. They are built with the person who wants acool chopper that wants to ride and doesn’t want topay an arm and a leg.
This is a part for the Swingarm guy who can’t build a bike without fender struts. This will give any scoot the look of fender rails with class.
”I have been doing this for years and build what Ilike, unique bikes with an old school flare. They haveto be cool and different. It seems like there are abunch of companies who try to copy our style, but theycan never duplicate what we do. Every bike we buildhas Jeff’s and my combined experience and style, saidLoos.
This is a SPS Base Model.
Sucker Punch Sally’s is the place to go for a totallycustom old school chopper or if you are looking for aroller to start your own project at home. Sucker PunchSally’s can deliver on that old school bike you arelooking for at a reasonable price. $19,995 will buyyou their Sucker Punch base model. You can visit themon the Web at www.suckerpunchsallys.com or call themat (513) 353-2803.
Sucker Punch Sally’s RollerOur Rollers will accept Panhead, Shovelhead, & Evomotors4,5 & 6 speed transmissions (you supply tranny plate).
$2,850 plus shipping
Sucker Punch Sallys No Rake No Stretch Rolling Chassis
Includes:
(1)SPS wide tire frame
(1)Complete 41 mm wide-glide front-end includingheadlight risers & handlebars (your choice apes ordrags)
(1)Set frame cups & bearings
(1)16 x 5.5‰ chrome rear wheel
(1)21 x 2.15‰ chrome front wheel
(1)Blackwall 21‰ speedmaster tire
(1)150/16‰ whitewall or 180/16‰ blackwall tire(please specify)
(1)16‰ tube
(1)21‰ tube & rim strip
(1)rear axle w/ spacer & adjusters
(1)front axle w/ spacer
(1)2.4 gallon sporty style gas tank
Note: Paint, assembly & grips not included. This itemships unassembled in boxes. Please call for estimatedship rates.
Working Mans Special Includes
80‰ HD Evolution Motor
5 or 6 speed tranny
Frame three choices available stock (no rake nostretch), 34 degrees 4‰ in downtubes or 38 degree 2‰in downtubes
FRM cups & bearings
41mm wide glide front end with satin lower legs -your choice of risers & bars
5 ?‰ headlight
16 x 5.5 rear wheel, tire & tube, your choice 150mmwhitewall or 180mm black wall
21 x 2.15 front wheel, tire & tube, your choicewhitewall or blackwall
Front & rear brakes and rotors
Softail style horseshoe oiltank, your choice chromeor raw finish with all mounting
brackets & rubbers
.500/23 tooth tranny sprocket installed
51 tooth rear drive sprocket, & o-ring chain billetaluminum forward controls
1 ¾-inch drag exhaust
All wheel spacers will be turned to correct length &front and rear wheels will be centered correctly
Gas tank will also be supplied but un-mounted, sopurchaser can select own HT
This item will have to be picked up by customer at hisor her local airport via forward air. Shipping runsapprox $400 to $600 depending on your location in theUnited States.For overseas please call for estimate.
Basically all you’ll need to make this bike run is acarb, primary drive, rear fender, brakes & oil lines &cables, wiring harness.
You can contact SPS at (513)353-2803 or on the Web atwww.suckerpunchsallys.com
–J. Ken Conte
November 05, 2009 Part 4
By Bandit | | General Posts
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Siemens Smart Chopper on American Chopper TONIGHT–The Siemens Smart Chopper, Orange County Choppers’ first custom electric motorcycle, will be featured on this week’s episode of American Chopper on TLC, airing today Thursday, November 5th at 9pm EST.
Since first unveiled in August, the Siemens Smart Chopper has been touring the country, participating in trade shows and events with Siemens. After its star appearance, fans will be able to participate in determining its future as three charity organizations compete for the chance to win the bike.
– – C.S. Berg
Siemens Smart Chopper’s Lights Point Forward, technologically, that is–Besides the electric propulsion provided by a Series Wound 8? motor from Advanced DC Motors, the clutchless one-speed drive system and the bodywork made partially from recycled materials, also another literally bright feature of the Smart Chopper deserves an extra look: The use of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting throughout the bike for head, tail and signal lighting.
Supplied by Osram Sylvania, the lighting array includes the first OEM installation of Osram Sylvania LEDs in a motorcycle head lighting application, a newly developed state-of-the-art headlamp cluster assembly and Osram Opto Semiconductors to provide high-powered LED chips. The Smart Chopper’s 4.5-inch custom headlamp design utilizes an Osram JFL2-based JOULE system, similar to those applications integrated earlier in Ford Mustang and Corvette concepts as well as Volkswagens 1-liter car. The JFL2 is the latest addition to a family of LED lighting solutions designed to offer the standardization of current automotive systems in a compact, energy-efficient package.
“The Siemens Smart Chopper embodies the next generation of lighting design for the cars and motorcycles of tomorrow,” said David Hulick, the company’s marketing director for the automotive LED systems division . “Osram Sylvania LED technology is the choice for this project because of its durability, energy efficiency and of course, its versatility. LEDs offer endless design opportunities for car and motorcycle makers while reducing energy consumption by 85 percent over conventional lighting applications.”
Along with the JFL2 JOULE system headlight, the Siemens Smart Chopper features: two Amber LED “MonoLED” one-inch dome front turn signals, two example lamps for use of “dome and tunnel” style design for the tail lamps (red stop and amber turn signal), two boards each with six Osram Opto Semiconductors Advanced Power topled in red and yellow for front and rear turn signals, and one LINEARlight Flex Top Colormix system for Red-Green-Blue (RGB) body lighting.
– – C.S. Berg
VANCOUVER FREE MOTORCYCLE PARKING INITIATIVE–Please see below a motion for on-street free motorcycle parking in Vancouver. If you are a resident of Vancouver you have the power to bring about positive change for motorcyclists who live and work in the downtown core. Please take the time send an email to mayorandcouncil@vancouver.ca with your feelings on this matter. Motorcyclists who work in the downtown may want to forward this to friends who are residents as well. This is your chance to be heard!
We have created a facebook group titled: VANCOUVER MOTORCYCLE PARKING INITIATIVE. Feel free to join and pass it along to your friends. We are hoping to get the word out to as many people as possible.
The B.C. Coalition supports this motion 100% and asks that the Council and Staff look towards the future of where this city will be in 5-10 years regarding congestion. The motorcycle/scooter is seen, in most major cities in the world, as a positive alternative to the car for the many reasons which this motion lists. Every one of you has a copy of the ?Vancouver Parking Initiative? that was presented in 2003 by the B.C. Coalition of Motorcyclists then every year since, now is time to be pro-active regarding this transportation alternative to the single occupant vehicle.
–Adele Tompkins
Executive Director
B.C. Coalition of Motorcyclists
2010 MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE
It’s that time of year again! 2010 memberships are now available at the office. They are also available on-line or by phone with MasterCard or Visa. You can follow this link: http://www.bccom-bc.com/bccom_store/bccom_store.html to join on-line or you can print off a form to mail in with a cheque.
BCCOM MEETING
DATE: Wednesday, November 25th
TIME: 7:00PM
LOCATION: Justice Institute of BC, 715 McBride Blvd, New Westminster – in one of the class rooms, not the theatre. tba.
Topics will include motorcycle parking in Vancouver, regs on electric bicycles, and more.
All are welcome to attend.
Please call (604) 580-0111 or 1-877-580-0111 for more information.
FEDS BREAK UP STOLEN MOTORCYCLE RING–Feds Break Up Stolen Motorcycle Ring Federal customs officers reportedly have foiled a motorcycle theft ring that stole bikes from Maryland and Virginia and smuggled them overseas.
Agents at the Port of Baltimore were alerted by Fairfax County, Va., police investigating an auto theft ring who said a shipping container bound for Bolivia might contain stolen motorcycles, according to a story in the Washington Examiner. The agents used a database to find a container still in the seaport that matched the description offered by the police in Virginia.
Federal agents pulled the container from the ship, opened it and found four salvage cars or sport utility vehicles. Salvage vehicles are vehicles usually purchased at auction for their parts value, says Scott McCabe, a reporter for the newspaper (www.washingtonexaminer.com ).
Inside the salvage cars were boxes containing disassembled motorcycles ? a 2009 Harley-Davidson Night Train and a 2007 Kawasaki ZX660J.
?This ring stole motorcycles, they?d take them apart. They?d leave the frame and motor part basically intact, but take off the tires and handlebars and but them in a box, wrap them in blankets and hide them in the salvage vehicles,? U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Steve Sapp told McCabe.
The federal agents went back to the database of shipping information to see whether there were similar manifests. ?The officers were really smart,? said Sapp. ?They found more stolen motorcycles.?But those containers were already out to sea and heading to Bolivia, Sapp said.
Customs officials ordered three containers to be redelivered to the Baltimore seaport. The last one arrived last Monday. Inside each container were two more motorcycles, disassembled and concealed inside the salvage vehicles.
Fairfax County police said they have arrested three members of the motorcycle ring.Baltimore is one of the nation?s busiest seaports for the import and export of new and used cars, trucks, boats, recreational vehicles and farm equipment, customs officials said.
–Dealernews
Hot Leathers Overhauls Website: Offers Customers a New and Improved Online Shopping Experience–MANCHESTER, CONN (November 2, 2009) – Renowned for their premiere selection of motorcycle merchandise for over 25 years, Hot Leathers has become the industry standard for quality, selection and value. Hot Leathers’ newly overhauled website now reflects this same standard of excellence by providing customers with an all-new online look and feel.Faster and easier to navigate, www.hotleathers.com now offers larger and more detailed product images as well as fresh and innovative features for the motorcycle enthusiast who prefers to peruse and purchase online. Check out the new freebies section and biker blog in addition to the all-new Hot Leathers Gift Guide where shoppers will be able to find a huge selection of gifts under $30.
With the holidays quickly approaching you’ll want to make sure and check out Hot Leathers’ premier line of premium leather riding jackets starting at only $99.95 or their sizzling line of Buffalo Chip merchandise.
With their improved site you can easily share your favorite Hot Leathers products with your friends and family by utilizing the site’s new “Share Feature” and access MySpace, Facebook, Twitter or any other major social networking site. And don’t forget to sign up for Hot Leathers’ newsletter in order to stay up-to-date with new products, deals and events.Once you have browsed through the thousands of products in-stock and ready to ship at www.hotleathers.com proceed to the quick, easy and secure check out created exclusively for the smart and savvy online shopper.
One of America’s top 50 volume screen printers, Hot Leathers superior wholesale and printing facilities have a long-standing tradition of creating top of the line products for bikers. Hot Leathers is a division of Good Sports, Inc. and has multiple store locations including Sturgis, S.D., Swansea, Mass., Daytona Beach, Fla., East Providence, R.I. and South Windsor, Conn. Unbeatable prices, unparalleled customer service and hot print designs make Hot Leathers your premier provider of motorcycle apparel and merchandise year-round.
Experience for yourself the quality and ease of shopping online at www.hotleathers.com.
–Sarah Wozniak
VICTORY KINGPIN / VEGAS SLIP-ONS FROM D&D–
D&D has reported that their slip-ons for the 2008-2010 Victory Kingpin / Vegas Boss are delivering outstanding performance. In less time than it takes to eat your lunch Victory owners can increase the performance of their motobike. Just bolt them on a go… no tuner required.
The D&D pipes are designed to go with the flow of the bike. They deliver a solid rumble from the big inch engine that is satisfying over the entire rpm range.
Details at www.danddexhaust.com.
Wheels Through Time Museum to Participate in Good Morning America NC Shoot– This coming Monday, November 9, 2009, the Wheels Through Time Museum will be participating in a special broadcast with Good Morning America, as the show’s co-host Bill Weir travels to the mountains of Western North Carolina to ride the famed “Tail of the Dragon” aboard the new incarnation of the Indian Motorcycle.
Good Morning America is an Emmy Award winning morning news and talk show produced live from Time Square in New York City by ABC. On the air since 1975, the Good Morning America has become among the top viewed shows in morning television, and features a variety of programming on news, weather, talk, and special-interest stories. Hosted by Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts, the two-hour show continues to bring its viewers the newest and most up-to-date information and news from around the globe.
The shows weekend anchor, Bill Weir will be on hand in Western North Carolina to highlight the revival of the Indian Motorcycle Company, one of the first motorcycle/automotive manufacturers in the country. Weir joined ABC news in 2004, and since has travelled the planet to uncover breaking news and global trends. He was among the first reporters on the scene during Hurricane Katrina, and was the lead reporter in ABC’s coverage of the war in Iraq. He’s also anchored numerous space shuttle launches since joining the network. In the U.S., Weir’s reporting usually focuses on innovative ways to solve many of America’s biggest problems.
Weir’s segment for good morning America will showcase the reincarnation of the new Indian Motorcycle Company. As America’s automotive and motorcycle industries continue to struggle and border economic failure, it comes as no surprise that Weir has chosen to cover the resurgence of such an iconic American manufacturer in an industry with such a loyal following.
As America’s first motorcycle company, Indian began producing motorcycles in 1901, and paved the way early on for many other American motorcycle manufacturers to flourish during the earliest part of the 20th century. Once our country’s largest motorcycle producer, the Indian motorcycle company became defunct shortly after World War II. Despite several attempts to revive the company over the next 50 years, the American public would have to wait until 2009 to rejoin the loyal following of the once iconic brand.
The new Indian Motorcycle Company, located in Kings Mountain, North Carolina is the brainchild of the company’s chairman Stephen Julius. After buying the company in 2004, Julius unleashed his plans to bring a high-quality, engineered Indian motorcycle back to the market. The company has poured millions into research and development of these new machines, and promises to provide the American public with a motorcycle that fits their needs.
Julius has a reputation for bringing once famous brands back to their former glory. Managing partner for the private equity firm, Stellican Limited, Julius has also resurrected such brands as the American “Chris-Craft” boats and the Italian yacht company, “Riva”. “Great brands, if you do the right things with them, if you manage to fulfill a promise to the brand by creating a beautiful product, then the brand equity will come flooding to the surface very, very quickly,” says Julius.
Wheels Through Time will be participating in the broadcast in various capacities. Museum curator, Dale Walksler, will be on hand to provide expert commentary on American motorcycle history related to the Indian company, highlighting both the birth of the company, as well as Indian’s demise in the late 40s and early 50s. Walksler will also be aboard a genuine 1944 Indian Chief motorcycle, to ride the famed “Tail of the Dragon”, a stretch of U.S. highway 129 with 318 curves in 11 miles, with Weir. Along with the test ride of the new Indian motorcycle, Weir will also highlight the significance of the “Tail of the Dragon” to state tourism and local economies.
For more information visit the Wheels Through Time Museum website, located at www.WheelsThroughTime.com. Coverage of the segment will also be posted on Good Morning America’s website, at abcnews.go.com/GMA.
BED ROLL BAG LETS YOU DROP THE HAMMER & GO–We designed this storage roll to cover all the bases, cause I don?t like a lot on my bike.The bag itself is about 2 feet long and 6 inches in diameter.The ends have zipper pockets for incidentals.I usually put my lock, keys,matches and chapstick in one end and slip maps, tickets, receipts and acouple of bungie cords into the other one. The entire length of the bag unzips for packing ease and I found I could pack enough clothes for a long weekend. – Bandit
I got your Bed Roll Details… Right Here!
THE MEN’S COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT– Why is it when you wife becomes pregnant, all her female friends rub her tummy and say ?congratulations.?
But none of them rub your dick and say ?well done?
–from Jim Waggaman
NOTE FROM BIKERNET UNIVERSITY, FLORIDA CAMPUS, STUDENT– I just read the news, which keeps me connected, while I endure university hell week here in South Florida.
I was most impressed with my celeb of choice, Jay Leno, the star of the recent Barrett-Jackson auction. His generosity always surpasses his quick wit and comedic timing. Raising that kind of money in these economic times for THE ARTS is to be applauded long and hard.
Jay is one of the few celebs I feel has the genuine spirit of our biker brotherhood sentiment in his talented life. And while there are a few others in the ranks, think Cher and Lamas, Jay?s been ?one of us? since the days when he slept in his car.
So, yes, I want my picture taken with Jay someday. When one helps a NYC community arts program or any ART PROGRAM by stepping up and into the charity arena, the kids win. Today, when the arts and music are taking huge hits, we need more of this awareness and action. As a soon-to-be art teacher in the United States public school system, I am pleased to know that art and music classes will endure, in my lifetime anyway. Art and music are the classes most kids WANT to take. If we can motivate them to LEARN, by showing we care and we are passionate about it, then we, as teachers are doing our jobs. And hopefully we, as a society, are in a better place down the road.
By benefiting Bailey’s Caf?, a community arts program that operates in Brooklyn, New York and was founded by Stefanie Siegel, a close friend of Jay?s, during their college days, makes us all winners in Vegas.
Ah ha, college days!
–Mrs. Palmer, BFA, Edu.
The Art Teacher
Catherine “Katmandu” Palmer
VETERAN TRIKE SPOTTED IN AUSTRALIA–This “Trike” owned by a Vet, on display at a car show, check the power planthe used, it should haul .
–Ray Russell
Australia
The CRUZTOOLS pro-quality tools you deserve at a friendly price–CruzTOOLS just introduced three Socket Bit Sets for home, shop, and pit use. Motorcycles make widespread use of set and cap screws that require hex (?Allen?) or Torx? wrenches. Sizes can range from 2.5mm to 3/8? for hex style, and T10 to T55 for Torx. Use of tools with loose tolerances or inferior materials can quickly result in damaged fasteners, so get the right tools.
The 10-piece Inch Hex Bit Set retails for $24.95; the 8-piece Metric Hex Bit Set is $22.95; and the 10-Piece Torx Bit Set is $29.95).
Quality is comparable to top professional tools, with polished chrome bodies and heat-treated chrome vanadium bits that exceed ANSI specifications. All sockets are 3/8? drive for compatibility with the most common ratchet and T-Driver sizes, and contain an easy-to-read reverse laser imprint of size for quick identification.
Like other CruzTOOLS products, hand tools are lifetime guaranteed, but more importantly, absolutely dependable when needed. ?Top professional sets are really nice, but prohibitively expensive.? stated Dan Parks, President of CruzTOOLS. ?Many consumer tool manufacturers combine both 1/4? and 3/8? within a single set, requiring the inconvenience of two different ratchets. Finally, the vast majority of low-cost socket sets don?t meet the quality standards riders expect and deserve. Our new sets provide high quality at an affordable price, and help keep your socket drawer organized.?
Call CruzTOOLS for info at 209-536-0491, go to www.cruztools.com or click on the banner.
THAT’S A WRAP FOR THIS THURSDAY–While at the SEMA show in Vegas, Bikernet had meetings with Motorbooks, on a top secret book project, then a meeting with the boss of the Grand National Roadster Show regarding top secret negotiations, then we stumbled into a meeting with Senator Brueggaman of Montana, who recently broke his foot on the Ducati, Bikernet helped him repair.
He promised to help with our proposed SEMA motorcycle council. Plus, I wouldn’t be surprised if he showed up at the Bikernet Headquarters with that busted Duck again. We met with the SEMA VP of councils and scheduled another meeting, after the show, at their headquarters in Irvine, California.
Just before I caught a flight out of Vegas, we had a meeting with a Senior VP from the Source (the guys who publish Hot Bike, Street Choppers and Toph’s Bagger mag) and the President of their internet efforts. They asked us lots of questions, which we refused to answer. We ate lunch, smiled and raced to the airport. I was so fuckin’ early they offered me earlier Jet Blue flight to Long Beach, but the plane was broke down. The electric starter failed, according to the pilot, but he promised to kick-start it and we were in the air in 20 minutes for the 45-minute flight to the coast.
I hate airports. I avoid flying like the plaque. Tomorrow, I swear on a stack of old Easyriders Magazines, I’m going to input all the corrections to the Chance book and that aspect will be completed and ready for the printer. Jon Towle is repairing the cover artwork, then George Fleming will add it to his cool layout and this bastard can be printed. Amazing.
I also met with Ken Conte, at the show and saw his Work Truck finished (see the recent tech on the home page). We will bring you a tech on Kirk Taylor’s bitchin’ paint work, with Dupont paints. I ran into Jon Kosmoski, from House of Kolors, and they have a new solvent based clear that’s better on the environment than the water-based shit. Ken promised the Sucker Punch Progressive bike shots for a Bikernet feature. I’ll bring you more Bikernet content reports in the Sunday Post. Gotta see that book off to the printer.
Ride Forever
–Bandit
November 05, 2009 Part 3
By Bandit | | General Posts
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Bigtwin Show Netherlands takes additional hall for bike show–This year’s 18th annual Bigtwin Bikeshow & Expo (formerly ‘MotorSale’) will be staged at the Autotron venue at Rosmalen, Netherlands, on November 6th, 7th and 8th.
The event will again host Zodiac International’s popular Dealer Show, with the respected custom bike show being an AMD World Championship program Official Affiliate event for the fourth year.
Bigtwin Bikeshow competitors and winners, who traditionally come from all over Europe as well as the domestic Dutch market, have historically gone on to do well at European and World Championship events, regularly scoring top twenty finishes and higher.
This year sees the organizer (Bigtwin Magazine in the Netherlands) take the additional space offered by the second hall at the Autotron venue for the custom bike show, with the top prize again being a 5.000,00 Euro expenses contribution for the winner to compete at the 7th annual Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building, which will be staged at what will be the 70th anniversary of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August 2010.
Zodiac Sales Manager Ruud Bakker told AMD that “with parts, accessory, performance component and service item sales remaining strong in Europe, especially compared to the domestic US market, and with Harley-Davidson themselves continuing to increase its share of the motorcycle market here in Europe, we are anticipating a good show in terms of vendor support and dealer attendance.
“There is a feeling in Europe that 2010 will be another good year when judged in the context of the motorcycle industry as a whole. With our inventory levels, brands and service quality we think Zodiac is well placed to offer its dealers and their customers outstanding customizing options again next year”.
www.zodiac.nl
www.bigtwinbikeshow.nl
SUPERIOR MUFFLER MOUNTS FROM KUNDRATIC KUSTOMS–Kundratic Kustom Motorcycles is more than pleased to announce the introduction of Superior Muffler Mounts ? the only polyurethane mounts available to take the rattle out of your pipes.
Hand poured in black Polyurethane, these mounts fit all 1985 & up FLT?s. Superior Muffler Mounts reduce vibration eliminating that constant rattle coming from your exhaust. They will not dryrot, crack or crumble, they are oil and solvent resistant and they?re unaffected by heat or cold. Plus they will outlive your stock rubber mounts ten to one.
Upgrade today for a measly $29.95, Replaces OEM # 65724-85.
Kundratic Kustom Motorcycles, 6310 Holabird Avenue, Baltimore MD 21224, 410.633.3113, www.kundratickustoms.com
DR. HAMSTER REPORTS IN FROM ISLAND ASSIGNMENT– Lunch time beach in Abacos. He caught someone using the 5-Ball Bonneville racing name, Assalt Weapan.
CELEBRITY CUSTOM PAINTERS TO APPEAR WITH PPG AT SEMA–STRONGSVILLE, Ohio ? November 2, 2009 ? Three of the most talented painters in the world of custom cars and motorcycles will demonstrate custom painting techniques using PPG finishes at the upcoming SEMA show in Las Vegas. Dave Perewitz, Charley Hutton and Paul Stoll will join PPG in the West Coast Customs exhibit, booth #70025.
For more information about PPG products, call 800/647-6050 or visit the PPG Automotive Refinish website at www.ppgrefinish.com
Actually PPG pulled out of the SEMA show at the last minute, but we did see Perewitz wandering the halls.–Bandit
THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR’S DARWIN AWARD,Now, (awarded, as always, posthumously)– The Arizona Highway Patrol came upon a pile of smoldering metal embedded in the side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The wreckage resembled the site of an airplane crash, but it was a car. The type of car was unidentifiable at the scene.
Police investigators finally pieced together the mystery. An amateur rocket scientist had somehow gotten hold of a JATO unit (Jet Assisted Take Off, actually a solid fuel rocket) that is used to give heavy military transport planes an extra ‘push’ for taking off from short airfields. He had driven his Chevy Impala out into the desert and found a long, straight stretch of road. He attached the JATO unit to the car, jumped in, got up some speed and fired off the JATO!
The facts as best as could be determined are that the operator of the 1967 Impala hit the JATO ignition at a distance of approximately 3.0 miles from the crash site. This was established by the scorched and melted asphalt at that location. The JATO, if operating properly, would have reached maximum thrust within 5 seconds, causing the Chevy to reach speeds well in excess of 350 mph and continuing at full power for an additional 20-25 seconds.
The driver, and soon to be pilot, would have experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog fighting F-14 jocks under full afterburners, causing him to become irrelevant for the remainder of the event. However, the automobile remained on the straight highway for about 2.5 miles (15-20 seconds) before the driver applied and completely melted the brakes, blowing the tires and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface, then becoming airborne for an additional 1.4 miles and impacting the cliff face at a height of 125 feet leaving a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock. Most of the driver’s remains were not recoverable. However, small fragments of bone, teeth and hair were extracted from the crater, and fingernail and bone shards were removed from a piece of debris believed to be a portion of the steering wheel.
–Buckshot
Epilogue: It has been calculated that this moron attained a ground speed of approximately 420mph, though much of his voyage was not actually on the ground.
Marie Red?s Birthday Party celebrating Nov. & Dec. Birthdays November 7th 7:00 pm3007 E. Abram Street Arlington Texas 760101/4 mile East of Hwy 360–Food-Gifts-Music (Piece of my Heart will be play in for us!) Annie lead singer for Piece of my Heart And I both have Birthdays on November 5th so?This will be a extra crazy party! You don?t want to miss this one?
Door Prizes-50/50 Drawing-Drink Specials Food, Music, Drinks, Great People = Awesome Party!
$1 jello shots
$2.50 Blow XXXXX
$2.50 Wet XXXXXXX
$3 Cheap XXXXX
$5 Bush pitchers
Door Prizes From LONGHORN HARLEY-DAVIDSON & Marie Red’sPlenty of Bike Parking-Never a Cover Charge-All Bikes Welcome
C-ya There!
–Tina Marie
Defensive Riding Motorcycle — USMC Style– Talk about ‘road rage!’ Just what a motorcyclist needs for riding on I-35. Designed as an equalizer. Inconceivable and unpredictable lane changes and other traffic related anomalies perpetrated by tire losing, cell phone using SUV driving morons in Texas (and elsewhere) on the rest of us.
The below pictured machine was designed for that purpose. Each mini gun fires at a rate of 3000 rounds per minute (6000 total). During initial test and evaluation it was demonstrated that a single 2 second burst would and did blow a 40 foot RV with tow car clean off the road leaving an open and unobstructed route ahead. It will vaporize an SUV in seconds!
Tests further indicated that after two or three RV’s/SUV’s in a row were eliminated, or “friggin smoked”, others voluntarily pulled off the road and thus became a “non threat.”
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH CLASS STUDENTS PICK A WORD TO DESCRIBE BIKERS DURING TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES: truculent TRUCK-yuh-luhnt, adjective:
1. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous.
2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless.
I ask whether impeachment will become still another arrow in the quiver of the warrior class of ever more truculent partisan politicians in Washington.
— “Former Watergate Prosecutors See Censure as Alternative in Clinton’s Case”, New York Times, December 9, 1998
Bitter and truculent when excited, I spoke as I felt, without reserve or softening.
— Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
During tough bullshit economic times no one fights harder for survival that the truculent custom motorcycle industry. They will never give up.
–Wilburn Roach, Bikernet Motorcycle Historian
Truculent derives from Latin truculentus, from trux, truc-, rough, savage, fierce.
1957 KR750 DEAL OF THE WEEK–This is a notice informing you of a bike I have for sale.Those of you who know of or about Bobby Hoh know he built some great machines, and was an absolute fanaticwhen it came to harley-Davidson racing flatheads.This is one of the last few he built, and has never been started. It is a 1957 KR750.
The price is $25K. If anyone interested lives far away they must arranged their own shipping of the machine.Please contact me via the information listed below if you have an interest in owning this Harley-Davidson Racer
Lastly, I will also be putting this bike on ebay within the next week.
— Drew Gatewood
G.E.A.R.S.- Gatewood Engineering And Race Support
P.O. BOX 2568
Chesterton, Indiana 46304 U.S.A.
tel/fax: 219-926-5647
email: gears55@verizon.net
www.gearswebsite.com
BIRDS ATTACT BIKER IN LOWLANDS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA– Rolled over to a neighboring town for some groceries earlier and rode smack dab into a huge flock of crows gathered on the levee road. Freakiest thing I’ve ever seen…they were actually aggressive! They seemed pissed that I’d rounded a corner and upset their little pow wow. Had to slow down and kinda creep along to get them to fly away and a couple dive-bombed me. Once home I decided to try to read up on the birds and did you know that a flock of crows is actually called a “murder”? Yep, I flew into a murder of crows….is that creepy or what?
When we were moving into the house this spring a neighbor across the street and down a few houses had a dead crow, wing spread out, nailed to the front of his house, near the front door. I tripped on that for weeks, figuring it to be some kinda voodoo stuff. I’d forgotten all about it until I ran into the birds today.
Wonder if I should notify Stephen King? Could be a story in there for him…..Children of the Crows? The Birds, the Next Generation? Revenge of the River Ravens? Whatta ya think?
–River Rat
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World Champs souvenir collectible – Final Call Deadline approaches for HotBike Magazine’s second annual World Champs souvenir collectible edition–There are just a few days to go for ad bookings in HotBike Magazine’s second annual World Champs souvenir collectible.
Slated for a three month on-sale from January 26th 2010, the special will feature all the bikes from the Freestyle Class at the 2009 6th annual World Championship, as well as a round-up from this year’s European Championship and a look forward to the 2010 Official Affiliate event series that is being staged in 16 different countries.Features will also include round-ups of the Modified Harley-Davidson Class, sponsored by Harley-Davidson; the Production Manufacturer class, sponsored by ACCEL, and the Metric class, with builder features, tech-specs and ideas to inspire custom riders looking to accessorize their rides.
Source Interlink Motorcycle Group Publisher Sean Finley said that “we’ll be distributing 85,000 copies of the World Champs special on newsstands everywhere, including several international locations. Following the success of last year’s first annual Hot Bike World Championship edition, it is now established as an annual souvenir collectible that Harley riders will read over and over”.
Ad spaces for the Hot Bike World Champs special close on November 20th.For more information call Dave Roe at 661 252 6129, or contact him by e-mail at david.roe@sourceinterlink.com
MONGOLS WINS COURT BATTLE– I read your article regarding the Mongols winning against the Feds and keeping their patch but I’ve also read articles to the contrary. I have a cousin doing time who is an old member (50 yr now so he started way before the whole Doc destruction).
I print articles and keep him up to speed on what’s happening with his brothers. I want to send him your article but just checking to make sure how current it is…I didn’t see a date on it.
–Karen
For more information, go to Aging Rebel’s website.
www.AgingRebel.com
BIKERNET PHOTOG SHOOTS TATTOO WINNER FOR SKIN DEEP MAGAZINE IN UK–Just read that Mizuz Inkaholik took “1st Place for Best Sleeve” & Mr. Inkaholik took “Tattoo of the Day” on Saturday this past weekend in New Orleans! This lovely young lady is Mizuz Inkaholik we did a shoot for Skin Deep over in the UK. Here are the links if you have a spare minute to check them out.
In 27 years, guess I waited long enough? Johnny Jackson aka Mr. Inkaholik did it, he & Mizuz Inkaholik own Texas Body Art here in Houston.
Sort of strange the way it came about as I have had the idea for some new ink for a while, with one of the elements being a camera, I never had even thought about an older camera, nor had I mentioned to either Mr. or Mizuz any of the elements involved in my idea.
Johnny had drawn up this tattoo over a year ago and while he is an excellent photographer in his own right, Johnny says he is a photographer of necessity, doing most of Mizuz Inkaholik’s shoots. He has a great eye for angles & composition, with the the Mizuz handling the editing side.
She does however occasionally work with other lucky photographers, like Billy Tinney and Curt Lout and now me! This was a double great day for me as I got to photograph Mizuz Inkaholik & got a excellent one of a kind tattoo as well!
–RFR
ARC Audio Upgrade Kits for Harley at SEMA Show–Specialty car audio manufacture ARC Audio has teamed up earlier this year with the technicians from Mitchells Modesto Harley Davidson and created a series of single pack solutions to upgrade the factory audio systems on a variety of H-D motorcycles without compromising the factory electrical systems, wiring, or charging system that comes standard on the bikes.
The resulting MPAK lineup, currently on display at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, includes multiple factory friendly applications including a mini 2 channel class A/B amplifier that fits within the confines of the front fairing without the loss of any storage space. Keeping factory integration and function in mind, all MPAK kits allow to retain factory radio and handle bar controls with a seamless step by step installation process that requires no cutting or modifying of the main electrical harness or use of complicated interface modules, thereby retaining the factory warranty.
?As much as owning a motorcycle has become a lifestyle, for many people the roots of music go even deeper in sculpting their lives and who they are today? says CEO Demitrios Karabinis. ?Giving riders the ability to bring enhanced versions of both things together at an affordable price was the motivation behind these new additions to our product lineup.?
Starting at $399 plus installation costs, the MPAK kits offer the choice to upgrade the system with a drop and swap OEM fit kit (MPAK1) with 5.25? coaxial speakers, an advanced kit (MPAK2) with 5.25? component speakers, or the full upgrade (MPAK3 for Electra Glides) which includes 5.25? components for the front and 5.25? coaxials for the rear locations.
All MPAK kits and additional ARC Audio products are only available thru authorized brick and mortar store front retailers and participating Harley Davidson dealerships. To find an authorized dealer near you or to purchase via the only authorized source online, please visit www.arcaudio.com or call direct at 866-258-0288.
– – C.S. Berg
3 Ways to Prevent Bad Breath–Tip of the Day. If you have ever felt self-conscious about your breath but weren’t sure what to do, don’t just reach for the mouthwash. Halitosis is the odor caused by bacteria from decaying food particles or debris in the mouth and poor oral hygiene, and can’t be solved by simply chewing gum or using oral antiseptics. Some products, especially those that contain alcohol, can even make bad breath worse, in part because they have a drying effect. Try the following natural ways to help prevent or lessen halitosis:
1. Brush your tongue. The tongue, and especially the back of the tongue, is a warm harbor for bacteria. When you brush your teeth, spend some time on the tongue, moving slowly toward the back so as not to activate your gag reflex. A tongue scraper used twice a day can also be useful.
2. Keep your mouth hydrated. A dry mouth can lead to halitosis, so try snacking on oranges or celery, and drink plenty of water.
3. Freshen your mouth. Try an herbal palate cleanser such as parsley (chew on it after meals), peppermint tea, or cardamom seeds (chew, but don’t swallow). If your halitosis persists, contact your dentist. He or she may be able to prescribe an antimicrobial mouthwash and can diagnose any condition or concerns of the oral cavity that may be causing the problems, such as gum disease.
NEWS FROM ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE ERIC HERRMANN, Order Now for Christmas DeliveryGarage Art / Paintings of your Ridefrom $400.00!–Always the creative one, Eric was searching for a process to create original paintings of your vehicles, with an affordable price tag. Not computer generated, or airbrush art, but an original painting done with a brush and paint.
“While painting some graphics on the bathroom door in my studio, I refined an old process,” said Eric, “and developed my new line of ‘Garage Art’ paintings.”
You can purchase an existing painting or send Eric a shot of your bike, and he’ll handle it.
Toll Free: (888)200-6554
Local Phone: (480) 575-7559
Fax: (480) 575-7707
Address: 42215 N. LaPlata Road Cave Creek, AZ 85331
www.ericherrmannstudios.com
BIKERNET WILDEST BIKE OF THE WEEK DISCOVERY–This is my 1950 Panhead, I bought as a basket case, I have been riding the same bike from 1969 to date 40 years, It is still all 6-volt and a Linker carb. My theory if it works leave it alone. This is the way we where, build your own so they don?t all look alike other than paint.
The silver Panhead is a 1961 I got it about two years ago. As they age so do we, there beauty will always remain ours not so much.
— Bill
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Angry bikers to converge on Kingman–They will protest businesses with ‘no colors’ policy.
KINGMAN – More than 1,500 motorcyclists from around Arizona are expectedto roll into Kingman this weekend.
The riders will be in town for the bimonthly meeting of the ArizonaConfederation of Motorcycle Clubs (ACMC). The riders also plan onstopping by several bars that have recently instituted a “no colors”policy.
The riders will be equipped with forms that will allow them to documentany incidents in which they are turned away because of what they arewearing, said ACMC Chairman Still Ray of Prescott.
Ray said members of the Arizona State Gang Task Force have beenthreatening to pull liquor licenses from bars and restaurants unlessthey institute a “no colors” policy.
“The problem is that the gang task force is using the state liquor boardas a weapon and that’s not right,” Ray said.Ray added that the riders aren’t out to cause a riot but rather exercisetheir right to lawful assembly.Bars and restaurants on the planned protest route include Mad Dog’s,Chuy’s, Cerbat Lanes and the Sportsman’s bar. When contacted, some saidthey were aware of Saturday’s activities.
Deborah Barry, owner of Mad Dog’s, said she instituted a “no colors”policy more than a month ago because of the surveillance being conductedby police in her parking lot. Because the bikers were being watched andphotographed, they were less likely to drink, which led to a drop inrevenue, and ultimately, the ban on colors, she said.Barry said she was never threatened to have her liquor license revokedif she didn’t ban colors.Ray said that riders are being tagged as criminals or gang membersbecause of their association with motorcycles.
“It’s a way of life,” he said. “I resent it when I am considered acriminal because I’m in a motorcycle club.”
Ray said up to 2,000 riders could roll into Kingman by Saturday. He saidhe was aware of a couple of groups of more than 400 riders coming fromPhoenix.
Ray said the riders have been invited to take part in the Veteran’s Dayparade in North Kingman Saturday morning. The parade will begin at 11a.m. at the corner of North Bond Street and Northern Avenue.
The ACMC meeting will be held at the American Legion Post on Oak Streetat noon.
Erin Taylor, Miner Staff Reporter
–from Rogue
BIKERNET INDEPENDENT NOISE STUDY TO BE INCLUDED IN SAFETY BOOKLET–I am working on a motorcycle safety booklet and would like to share in it some of the findings from your study. (And thank you for doing such a thorough one!) What I need is the year the study took place, so that I can put it in historical context. Was it in 2009?
— Lezlie Zucker
The Study was published in 2006.
AEROMACH BLACK KNUCKLE LEVERS PROVIDES ATTITUDE–
“Black is the New Chrome”. These Knuckle Levers add some “attitude” to your bike. They are CNC machined from T6 extruded billet aluminum and mount to all Harley Davidson?s for 1996-2007 with manual clutch except 2004 ? 2006 Sportster. Also fits 2003 & older Big Dogs (not 2004 & 2005!) and American Iron Horse, PM control applications.
More details at www.aeromachmfg.com
SHASTA SALUTE OFFICIAL BIKINI ANNOUNCEMENT–This is how we roll @ the Shasta Salute to America Motorcycle Rally ?Bikini Bike Wash? ? blond is ?09 Artistry-in-Iron winner, Mark Daley?s daughter, Marquie.
Showdown in Durango Update
Dan Bradshaw?s court case for his 2nd false arrest (on previously dismissed charges for embezzlement) over Labor Day weekend ?06 when his ?4 Corners Rally in the Rockies? had been scheduled to take place was recently settled. Along with an undisclosed cash settlement, the City of Farmington, New Mexico is writing a formal letter of apology to Dan. The FBI has also gotten involved as it seems that the warrant was resurrected & a new NCIS# assigned to the warrant. (Conspiracy to take Dan down? Does Howdy Doody have wooden balls?)
Operation Gratitude 500,000th Holiday care package
I know you are always busy, but on Saturday, December 19th, Operation Gratitude in Van Nuys will be sending out their 500,000th care package with the keys to a new bike inside.
–Jeffrey Kraus, “EzJ”
President
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November 05, 2009 Part 2
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LoneStar Harley-Davidson Special Edition–In case you thought your Harley themed Ford pickup was the baddest truck out there, think again: Chris Hawker just picked up his new International LoneStar Harley-Davidson Special Edition, so watch out!
Chris is not only a Harley enthusiast and rider, he is also a successful owner-operator truck driver, his garage being home to his black and silver 2003 Harley Davidson 100th Anniversary FXSTD Softail Deuce when he is on the road hauling food products between New York and Florida with his eighteen-wheeler. Last Friday Chris was presented with the keys to his new workplace in a ceremony recognizing him as a true ambassador of both the International truck and Harley-Davidson at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
?The International LoneStar Harley-Davidson Special Edition is one of the coolest-looking trucks I?ve ever seen,? said Chris. ?When I first caught wind of this truck, I knew I had to have one.? Design teams from International and Harley-Davidson collaborated to create a heavy-duty on-highway tractor with distinct design elements directly from Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
?Custom has always been an important word in Harley-Davidson?s brand language,? said Willie G. Davidson, senior vice president & chief styling officer, Harley-Davidson. ?We wanted the design impact of this new LoneStar Harley-Davidson to have a ?wow? factor equal to our motorcycles.?
?Knowing the passion that customers have for both brands, we?re proud to get this vehicle out in the hands of enthusiastic customers like Chris,? said Jim Hebe, Navistar senior vice president, North American sales operations. ?Combining the bold look of the International LoneStar with the attitude of Harley-Davidson delivers a winning product for our customers.?
Chris has so far logged more than two million accident-free miles driving trucks for more than 20 years. Good luck for the next two million miles, and don’t forget to ride that Softail.
– – C.S. Berg
Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Heats Up in Preparation for 2009 Toys in the Sun Run–Hollywood, FL-November 3, 2009- Start this year’s holiday season off with a bang by attending the 11th Annual Fort Lauderdale Harley-Davidson Bikers Bash benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County. Bike enthusiasts from across the country will converge on Fort Lauderdale for the most happening motorcycle event in the Southeast on December 3-6. Weekend festivities will kick off Friday evening, December 4 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for the Bikers Bash VIP event and will culminate at the South Florida President’s Council 22nd Annual Christmas Toys in the Sun Run- the world’s largest motorcycle parade.
Biker Bash festivities begin Friday, December 4 with a police-escorted ride from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to the Admirals club Marine Academy and then along beautiful A1A to the Quarterdeck Restaurant on Las Olas. The kick-off party at the Quarterdeck will include lunch, cocktails and VIP motorcycle parking.The Bikers Bash celebration will commence at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Ballroom. Hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the 11th Annual Bikers Bash is the premier VIP motorcycle event of South Florida. This year’s event will include dinner, live entertainment and a Charity Auction all to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County. This year’s event will feature the musical styling of the Jake and Elwood Blues Revue- the #1 Blues Brothers act in the world and the only Blues Brothers act sanctioned by the Belushi estate and Dan Aykroyd. This high energy show will surely be one that you won’t soon forget. Also performing will be the Purrfect Angelz. This elite show troupe of talented women includes dancers, singers, fire twirlers, aerial artists and acrobats and are top in talent and beauty. You won’t want to miss this stunning and sexy performance.
Attendees will also have the chance to see a number of great bikes from an impressive line-up of builders. Industry giants Paul Yaffe, Eddie Trotta with Lorenzo Lamas, Rick Fairless, and Athena Ransom will have motorcycles on display at the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse as the last stop for 2009. Also featured will be the last bike that the late Jerry Graves built before his death.
The highlight of this year’s Biker Bash VIP event includes a drawing for a FXDWG Dyna Wide Glide donated by Bruce Rossmeyer Harley Davidson. Tickets are $20/piece or 6 for $100 with all proceeds to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County.
The weekend culminates early Sunday morning for the 22nd Annual SFPC Christmas Toys in the Sun Run. Touted to be the world’s longest motorcycle parade, the ride will be held Sunday, December 6, with all proceeds going to benefit the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. Riders will meet at the Aero Toy Store for a continental breakfast then line up for a Bikers Bash police-escort to the Pompano Race Track in Pompano Beach where tens of thousands of riders will gather for the parade ending at Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida.
The event cost is $10 and one unwrapped toy per person. Those arriving at Markham Park without a toy will be charged an additional $10 entry fee. However, riders will be able to purchase toys at Markham Park before entering the event. No preregistration is required unless you wish to be a VIP rider. Bikers Bash VIP’s will assist in leading the world’s largest motorcycle parade along Interstate highways I-95 to I-595 to Markham Park where the festivities of the day will take place. A VIP catered tent will provide home-base for Bikers Bash participants to park and enjoy the catered lunch, concert, vendors, bike show and much more.
Join in this year’s Biker Bash festivities to include a myriad of police-escorted rides to some of the area’s hottest spots, great food, open bars, live music and casino fun as motorcyclists celebrate their passion for riding while helping the children of Southern Florida.
Other Biker Bash sponsors include:For more information on the Toys in the Sun Run, please visit HYPERLINK “http://www.toysinthesunrun.com” www.toysinthesunrun.com. For more information on the Biker’s Bash, please visit HYPERLINK “http://www.bikersbash.org” www.bikersbash.org
FAMED BIKE BUILDER AND PERFORMANCE EXPERT, RON TROCK, PASSES ON UNEXPECTEDLY–Last Friday got a call from a friend of mine in Chicago. I was not ready for what he had to tell me. I had just gotten home from work.
He called to let me know that Ron Trock had passed away the day before. This really hit me hard. I had to sit down before I fell down.
I had just talked to Ron a couple of weeks ago. He seemed fine and to be feeling good. Over the last 3 years or so, he was really enjoying his retirement. All his business worries were gone. Ron and Karen were so happy just being outside and working their land. Green Acres all the way man.
Karen his wife told me that he could not wait to get up early in the morning and be outside. Cutting down trees and moving dirt around were his new tasks for a full day.
As I am writing this. The many memories of Ron keep coming back into my head. I have been very fortunate in my life to have known and worked with some best people in the M/C industry. Ron was one of them. They broke the mold after he was born. I will miss him. Rest in Peace my friend.
–Pablo
Ron’s obit from the Chicago Tribune:Ronald F. Trock, 71, of Burlington, IL, formerly of Chicago, at rest Oct. 30, 2009, beloved son of the late Albert and Ella, nee Stauber, Trock; loving husband of Karen, nee Unger; proud father of Ronald R. and Kelly F. Trock; dear brother of Albert (Emily) Trock and Norman Brabec; and fond uncle of several. Ron was the owner of Trock Cycle Specialties Inc., of Burlington. A Memorial Service will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Fredrick Funeral Home, 284 Park St., Hampshire.
Visitation held prior to service from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Please omit flowers, memorials in his name may be directed to the Burlington-Hampshire Food Pantry, P.O. Box 651, Hampshire, IL 60140. Information 847-683-2711.
–Chicago Tribune
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SHERIFF ON VICTORY TOUR–
FBI Demands Tattoo Shops Rat On Customers– Are you in the market for a patriotic tattoo, maybe the Gadsden flag? Forget about it. Unless you want the local tattoo artist to inform on you.
The FBI, in league with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (part of the Department of Justice), has launched a program that harks back to East Germany?s Stasi.
In Philadelphia, the FBI has instructed tattoo shops to rat out their customers if they demand privacy, insist on paying with cash, engage in ?suspicious behavior,? make ?anti-US? comments, or request tattoos that are ?extremist symbols.?
According to the MIAC report It is not merely ?extremist symbols.? In addition, the FBI literature instructs tattoo shops to be on the look-out for people who change hair color, style of dress, or shave beards between visits. Suspicious people also include those with missing fingers or hands, chemical burns, strange orders or bright colored stains on clothing.Read the handout below for more absurd ?extremist? indicators according to the FBI. By Kurt Nimmo
Additional Artists for Phoenix Mile & Music For Kids Announced–Country music star Dierks Bentley today announced the lineup of artists who will join him for his Miles & Music for Kids celebrity motorcycle ride and concert in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 21: Part of the post-ride jam at Tempe Marketplace, hosted by Mark Curtis of KPNX Channel 12, will be Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers, Jessi Colter and Stoney LaRue.
Registration for the ride will be open at Buddy Stubbs Harley-Davidson on 13850 N. Cave Creek Road, at 1 pm. The ride will cruise along the beautiful, mountain-lined Piestewa Peak Parkway to the Red Mountain Freeway, passing through downtown and Phoenix Children’s and ending in the afternoon with the concert at Tempe Marketplace. Tickets for the event start at $20 and are available through Ticketmaster.
– – C.S. Berg
Connecticut- Hot Leathers; the leader in motorcycle apparel, released their 2010 men’s t-shirt line this week– Hot Leathers has been designing and printing their own line of biker apparel for over 25 years and the 2010 line is their best ever. The artwork and detail on these shirts are second to none. Pricing is no problem at Hot Leathers®, with t-shirts starting at $14.95 and hooded sweats as low as $29.95, you will find something you can easily afford. Check out www.HotLeathers.com today and pick up some new threads from the 2010 shirt line and maybe pick up a couple new patches while your at it!
FULL THROTTLE ON TRUE TV–Don’t miss the Full Throttle Saloon reality show starting November 10th @ 10pm thru December 15th on True TV. It?s a behind and out front look at the worlds largest biker bar The Full Throttle Saloon during the Sturgis Rally. The show focuses on Michael Ballard owner of the Full Throttle Saloon & the hot bartenders that it takes to run the massive bar. The show is explosive & full of everything you don?t see on the other Sturgis documentary shows so tune in & check us out!
LONE STAR RALLY FILLED THE STREETS SUPPORTING GALVESTON– Thanks so much, we just got back from the Galveston Long Star Rally. It was crazy. Hope to see you again, remember if you know of any one that would put me to work I’m always open.
–kimmycruz
312-799-0260
The Bikernet board of directors received the above e-mail from Kimmy Cruz and immediately called an emergency, 5-Ball Inc. executive board meeting. Within five minutes a quorum was determined and a motion established to fire Bandit and hire Kimmy as the news Bikernet CEO and chairman of the board. Snake seconded the motion immediately, and it was unanimously passed by the entire board. Bandit was not invited to this meeting. Have you ever seen or spoke to Kimmy. You’d understand.–Renegade
New book reveals a star of the burlesque era, Patti Waggin, with a unique view of her through fan letters and paper ephemera– Fan Letters to a Stripper: a Patti Waggin Tale: In the 1940s and 1950s, strip artist Patti Waggin was billed as The Educated Torso, The Sex Oomph Girl, and the Fresh Faced Girl Next Door. Amazingly athletic, performing routines few others could manage, Patti was a ?Headliner.? She was also one of the friendliest performers on the burlesque stage, loved by her peers and fans alike. In this unique book, readers come to know Patti Waggin through the letters of her fans. She was committed to recognizing and writing back to her ardent admirers because she understood their need for her during the difficult years of the Second World War.
The letters and an engaging text reveal her marriage in the 1950s to baseball player Don Rudolph. Over 280 photos of Patti on stage and at home, along with paper ephemera associated with her career, accompany the heartfelt letters included in the text. For anyone interested in burlesque, this book provides a unique look at one of its stars.
Bob Brill is an award-winning broadcast journalist. His passion for the Patti Waggin story stems improbably from opening his first pack of baseball cards in 1959.
This book is published by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., based in Atglen, PA on the Schiffer Book Farm, known for publishing high quality Antique, Arts, Architecture, Lifestyle, and Military History books, as well as a successful line of ghost books. Visit Schiffer online at www.schifferbooks.com
Fan Letters to a Stripper
ISBN: 978-0-7643-3329-3
Format: 9? x 12″ ? 176 pages ? 267 color & 21 /w photos ? hard cover
Price: $49.99
Marisa Miller and H-D Thanking the Troops–Today, Marisa Miller and Harley-Davidson announced an expansion of their relationship for the Motor Company’s first ever Military Appreciation Month, a salute to active and retired U.S. military personnel during the month of November. Marisa will be featured alongside Harley-Davidson motorcycles in military-themed artwork, including print and digital advertising, posters, postcards and calendars. If this cute girl looks familiar to you, you are not mistaken: Besides modeling for Sports Illustrated and Victoria’s Secret, Marisa helped launch the Harley-Davidson VRSCF V-Rod Muscle in 2008.
“I’m honored to help the Motor Company salute the brave men and women who keep our country free,” said Miller. “My grandfather is a veteran, and I’ve had the unique opportunity to meet several service men and women during recent USO tours, so the military holds a special place in my heart. I hope other Americans will join me and Harley-Davidson in saluting these real life heroes during the month of November.”
“We’re excited to have Marisa’s support to help us during our first-ever Military Appreciation Month,” said Dino Bernacchi, Harley-Davidson’s director of Advertising and Promotions. “We’re certain she’ll be helpful in encouraging other Americans to join us in recognizing and thanking those who serve our country.”
The Military Appreciation Month campaign will include ads in service branch magazines and national publications, exclusive posters, postcards and calendars available at Harley dealerships nationwide, and much more. You can also check it out online at www.harley-davidson.com/thankyou.- – C.S. Berg
BRASS BALLS MANUFACTURES DREAMS–
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HINES TAKES HARLEY-DAVIDSON V-ROD TO VICTORY IN VEGAS–With One Race Left, Krawiec Still in Contention for Championship.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nov. 1, 2009) ? Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines rode a Harley-Davidson V-Rod to his third NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle event win of the season, and his 18th career win, at the Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Hines won in the final round of eliminations when Buell rider Hector Arana fouled at the starting line. Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Eddie Krawiec, who came to Las Vegas in second place and 28 points behind Arana in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown to the Championship, lost to the series points leader in the semi-final round. Krawiec, the defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, is now 54 points back with one event left on the schedule, Nov. 12-15 at Pomona, Calif. Only Arana and Krawiec remain in contention for the championship.
After four of five events in the 2009 Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown to the Championship, Arana leads with 2525 points. Krawiec is second with 2471 points. Hines moves up from fifth to third with 2372, followed by Smith with 2334.
The next and final Pro Stock Motorcycle event on the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule is the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, Nov.12-15 at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif.
VETERAN’S DAY THOUGHTS FROM UNCLE MONKEY– Like most years I still have the plates on my bike even though the weather is sometimes less then favourable. Snow in October is not uncommon in my stretch of the woods. Most people have written off the riding season by now. Their bikes are safely tucked away in garages waiting for a new year. Some have started stripping their bikes down in an annual rebuild waiting to re-emerge from their cocoons in spring.
I always leave my plates on until after November 11, Veterans – Remembrance Day. It?s not to be hardcore, not to prove anything. It is because I made a pack when I first started riding to never forget the freedom that I enjoyed heading out on the open road of this great nation. It isn’t a freedom that came cheap. Thousands of young men and women made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. They gave their own lives so that we may have the freedoms that we so often take for granted.
We try to tell ourselves that we sacrifice the young and the poor for a nobler cause; that liberty and freedom is paid for in blood and souls. We pray for their safe return. We mourn for those that have fallen in battle. We promise not to forget those that have yet to find their way home.
War is never pretty. It isn’t chopper gun ships skimming over the ridgeline as Jimmy Hendrix whales about being alone in a watchtower. It isn?t friends laughing over cocktails back in ?The Swamp? while a war rages around them. It is fear and paranoia, bombs and bloodshed. It is never knowing if you will ever see home again, to feel the warm embrace of your loved ones, to ever lie eyes on the grandeur that is our nation. It is never knowing if death is around the corner, in the arms of a ?child? that you had been sent there to protect.
That is why I ride my bike on November 11, to honour those that have fought a battle I could not. I remember those that have fallen on foreign soil. Their blood spilled so that mine would not. I remember the POW/MIA?s, those that fought but have not come home; swallowed and held captive in far away lands. I remember the empty shells that have come back, their innocents that was slaughtered on the battleground. I honour those that fight for which I will not. I honour them because I’m not worthy of their sacrifice.
-bad Uncle Monkey
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November 05, 2009 Part 1
By Bandit | | General Posts
Hey,
This news is a wild compilation. You name it, we’ve got it, from TV news to No Colors policies. I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Las Vegas for the SEMA show. Vendors were reportedly down 20 percent, but the crowds were on hand and excited. SEMA is the second largest convention annually in Vegas. It represents the automotive aftermarket, from hot rods, to metric tuners, to tools, custom paint displays, and major manufacturers. The show is open to dealers, shops, builders, painters and the public. I could spend all day long in the building set aside for only tool manufacturers.
This year they kicked off a special section for bikes, but builders and custom bikes were scattered throughout. “If they don’t have a babe in a booth, they use a custom bike to draw attention,” a brother told me once. Anyway, I survived several meetings, but let’s hit the news, and then I’ll report:
BIKERNET NEWS FLASH, HARLEY’S NEW WATER COOLED ELECTRA GLIDE SPOTTED–This just in from Ernie Chavez
Harley-Davidson and Buell to roll into Italy, EICMA–BUELL AIN’T DEAD YET!–Harley-Davidson and Buell are getting ready for the EICMA in Milan, Italy, one of the largest motorcycle exhibitions worldwide, which will open it’s gates to trade and media visitors on November 10, to the general public two days later on November 12. Yes, you read it right: Buell will be part of the Motor Company’s display as well ? and we have that from the highest authority, Harley-Davidson Italy themselves. Despite the shock of the production stop a short while ago, Buell appears to be by far not dead and buried. While continued display of Buell motorcycles may be just an effort to help dealers sell the bikes they still have in stock, it would be only appropriate if an opportunity would arise for Eric Buell and his team to continue the amazing work they have done.
Harley-Davidson will be presenting their full European model lineup of motorcycles, including the Dyna Wide Glide, Ultra Limited and Fat Boy Special in Italy, while Buell will be represented with the XB12SX and the new City X.
And should any of you ladies happen to be in the area, here is some good news for you from the organizers of EICMA: They would like to invite all the ladies to visit the show free of charge on ? here’s the catch ? Friday, November 13.
One more thing: The bikes shown in these pictures are the European models, so don’t go running to your H-D dealer complaining that your’s has a different bolt somewhere.
– – C.S. Berg
FIND THE VINTAGE CLASS BOOTH FOR WEIRD OLD SHIT– Here is where we will be set up for the rest of 2009! Thanks for all the support as always.
11/8 Rose Bowl Flea Market – Pasadena – vintage clothing areawww.rgcshows.com
11/22 Long Beach Cycle Swap – Veterans Stadium – 614/615www.toppingevents.com
12/6 Long Beach Cycle Swap – yes again – see above
12/12 Mooneyes Xmas Party – Irwindalewww.mooneyes.com
12/13 Chopperfest – Venturawww.chopperfestival.com
–Joel and Mary, Vintage Klass
Vintage Helmets and Leathers
949 355 8098
www.myspace.com/vintageklass
INDIAN LARRY COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE FROM CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE–It?s been five years since the custom motorcycle scene lost one of their greatest talents. Indian Larry was the man and the story of his life was as unique as the motorcycles he built in his Brooklyn shop. Larry lived life on his terms and touched many people as he blazed a trail across the chopper culture. Now, to mark this five year anniversary, Indian Larry Motorcycles and Cycle Source Magazine have joined forces to release a commemorative issue in his honor.
Never Before Seen Images:
Acclaimed New York photographer, Clay Patrick McBride, has opened the vault for this special edition and inside you?ll see incredible imagery of Larry and the life and times that defined his character. Included in this issue will be a 16.5? x 21.5? full color pull-out poster of the man himself.
Incredible Content: Inside we?ll take a look at some of Larry?s most notable builds with commentary from friends who share what that time in his life was like. A special section titled ?The Coney Island Days? will revisit one of Larry?s deepest passions; life around Coney Island and the sideshow life-style that went with it.
Interviews And Commentary:
Some of Larry?s life long friends have come forward to share their memories with the man behind the question mark. You?ll get a feeling of what it was like to spend time around the shop, getting coffees or being on the road with Larry.
Where Are They Now:
The shop where it all happened played host to a whole cast of characters and inside this issue we want to take a look at where they are now. From Bobby and Elisa, Paul and Keino to Bambi and the Coney Island players, we look at what has happened to the ?Chopper Shaman?s? family over the past five years.
Release Date: January 2010
Distribution On The Newsstand Will Be Very Limited To Let Our Best Resellers Carry It Exclusively.
To pre order, please visit http://www.cyclesource.com/indianlarryspecial.htm
For More Information Go To: www.cyclesource.com www.indianlarry.com
Indian Motorcycles extends Cash For Clunkers, Ride Free programs–The success of the Cash For Clunkers program has led Indian Motorcycles to extend the company’s incentive for all 2009 Indian Chief models in dealer stock until November 28, 2009. They continue to offer $3,000 bonus trade-in credit on any new or demo 2009 Indian Chief.
Eligible for the Cash for Clunkers program is any running and rideable street legal motorcycle above 100cc displacement, and you must have a clear title to the bike. For newer bikes, interested parties can receive $3,000 above NADA trade-in value toward a new 2009 Indian Chief.
Indian has also extended the ?Ride Free? program through November 28, 2009. This special incenive is also good on any 2009 Indian Chief model in dealer stock. Indian will make the first six payments of up to $500 per month on the bike.
For more information and details, visit www.indianmotorcycle.com or your local Indian Motorcycle dealer.
– – C.S. Berg
AIR FORCE BLASTER MOTORCYCLE DRYERS– Are you looking for just the right gift to give the biker who thinks he or she has everything? Tired of the gloves, scarves, and all the stuff that you can only use in the winter? Biker?s Choice? has what you?re looking for.
The Air Force Blaster comes in three sizes, small; the Sidekick, medium, and the Master Blaster. They are all constructed of steel and proudly made in the USA and feature a 1-year manufacturer?s warranty.
The Sidekick weighs just over three pounds and is compact enough to put in your saddlebags, but powerful enough to dry your bike off in minutes. No more water spots or streaks!! This model features a 950 watt, 8 amp motor and has a 12? heavy-duty 3 conductor cord and one attachment. This retails for $99.99.
The medium size has a 4.0 peak HP motor, a 10 foot heavy-duty hose, a heavy-duty rubber blower nozzle with 4 interchangeable attachments. This model is great for water traps. Retail is $239.99.
The Master Blaster is the biggest of all with two twin fan 4.0 PHP motors for a total of 8.0 HP. Two switches allow the user to control the air flow and the temperature at three different levels. Add in a 10 foot heavy-duty hose, a heavy-duty Neoprene? blower nozzle, 3 attachments; an air stream tool, micro adapter and a 1-1/4 adapter and an easy change foam filter, its perfect for any bike. This retails for $429.99.
For more information on this or any other product we carry, visit www.Bikerschoice.com or go by one of our many Biker?s Choice dealers.
Happy and Safe Riding!!
–Carmen
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CYCLE SOURCE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC WORLD WIDE NOBEL PRIZE NOMINATION VOTING EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR BIKERNET READERS–This is just a quick last minute reminder to let you know that we have about a week left in the voting for the ?Best Of Awards? that will appear in our January 2010 issue. If you have not cast your vote yet, please get on it now. Please send this along to as many friends as you can or post it on your facebook, myspace, etc. so we will get a good idea of everyone?s picks this year.
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Lisa Ballard
Cycle Source Magazine
603-377-0517
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Victory Motorcycles Offering Special Incentives To Military Personnel– MEDINA, MN (Nov. 4th, 2009) ? Victory Motorcycles is honoring U.S. and Canadian military personnel for their dedication and commitment by providing them with a special offer. Victory salutes the efforts of those who serve to protect the freedom we value so highly.
For a limited time, U.S. and Canadian military personnel are being offered $1,000 cash back on the purchase of any new Victory model during the Victory ?Full Throttle Salute.? All active, National Guard, reserve, and retired military personnel are eligible with proof of a valid military I.D.
?We at Victory respect and appreciate the sacrifice and service of our armed forces? said Victory General Manager Steve Menneto. ??The Victory Full Throttle Salute? is an opportunity for Victory to show that appreciation, and offer these men and women the chance to get on a new Victory and enjoy the escape motorcycling provides.?
Details about the Victory ?Full Throttle Salute? are available from Victory dealers, and at www.victorymotorcycles-military.com.
For a limited time, all 2009 and earlier Victory models come with a 5-year warranty. Model Year 2010 Victory models are covered by a two-year warranty.
Show off your ride at the International Motorcycle Shows–Advanstar just announced a new custom bike display for their International Motorcycle Show series, starting November 13 in Dallas, Texas. The new show element called Custom Showcase has been designed to offer local and nationally recognized builders and owners the opportunity to show off their custom creations to thousands of fans and consumers. At each show, attendees will vote for their favorite custom ride to receive the People’s Choice Award. In addition, all participants will be entered into an overall People’s Choice Award, which will be decided by online voting.
If you have a custom cruiser or custom sportbike and want an opportunity to display it in front of tens of thousands of attendees, e-mail your name, contact information, and photos to Kurt Whittington at kwhittington@advanstar.com. Put ‘Custom Showcase’ in the subject line.
If your ride makes the cut, you’ll be contacted with additional information and instructions on how to participate.
– – C.S. Berg
Bikernet Desert Correspondent
BIKERNET ENGLISH CLASS WORD OF THE DAY– redolent RED-uh-luhnt, adjective:
1. Having or exuding fragrance; scented; aromatic.
2. Full of fragrance; odorous; smelling (usually used with of or with).
3. Serving to bring to mind; evocative; suggestive; reminiscent (usually used with of or with).
The 142-foot-long sidewheeled steamer . . . ferried people from place to place, . . . its two decks redolent with the aroma of fresh grapes, peaches, and other fruit headed for the rail spur at the Canandaigua pier, then on to markets in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
— A. M. Sperber and Eric Lax, Bogart
The simple, semisweet and moist cake was redolent of cinnamon and nutmeg and studded with Mr. McCartneys favorite nuts, pecans.
— Bryan Miller, Lots of Smidgens, But Hold the Meat, New York Times, September 7, 1994
The economy is redolent of dead fish.
–Renegade, Bikernet Red freak editor
Redolent derives from Latin redolens, -entis, present participle of redolere, to emit a scent, to diffuse an odor, from red-, re- + olere, to exhale an odor.
York Harley non-core outsourcing would affect hundreds of jobs–Even if Harley-Davidson decides to keep its local vehicle assembly operations in York County, the company would likely cut hundreds of workers in addition to cuts already made this year.
Noncore production, including some sub-assembly, chrome-plating and stamping of parts, would be outsourced to Harley suppliers under a plan the company told workers about Wednesday.
The moves would reduce the number of workers at the York operations regardless of whether the company decides to keep any of its operations in York County.
Harley-Davidson spokeswoman Pat Sweeney said Wednesday the company has settled on a restructuring plan that would include vehicle assembly, metal fabrication and painting of Harley motorcycles in York. But the company found that a plan to also keep non-core production as part of the Springettsbury Township plants lacked the needed savings.
All that is contingent on Harley deciding to keep operations in York County at all. Sweeney said the company is still on schedule to make a decision to stay or go some time in December. The preferred option remains staying in York, she said.
Sweeney did not say exactly how many positions could be cut by outsourcing non-core operations.
But Tom Santone, directing business representative for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 98, said the decision would displace workers numbering into the hundreds.
Santone said, when contacted early Wednesday afternoon, that he did not have an exact number. Efforts to reach him later in the day were unsuccessful. IAM Local 175 represents employees at the facilities in York County.
A study has been under way since May to examine whether Harley should move the operations elsewhere to save costs. Such a move would mean about 2,000 manufacturing employees would lose their jobs here.
The union is also negotiating a new contract ahead of a scheduled Dec. 2 contract vote. The contract, which is being negotiated early, is also a step toward helping Harley stay in York County.
Santone said the union had hoped to save non-core production work and keep it local. He said the union worked for months to try to make it happen.
In addition to examining the best way to restructure York, Harley is also examining alternative locations in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Shelbyville, Ind. and Shelbyville, Ky. Sweeney said Wednesday that outsourcing of non-core operations would be occurring even if the company decides to move core operations to any of those sites.
Bob Jensenius, executive vice president of the York County Chamber of Commerce, said the outsourcing plan is not surprising. He said when companies talk about efficiency, it often indicates a company plans to cut its business down into its core components.
“That is more common these days,” Jensenius said.
Boiling business down has already been evident this year in several Harley moves, most notably with a decision to jettison the Buell and MV Agusta brands from the company to concentrate on the Harley-Davidson brand.
The job cuts would come as a blow to the local economy, but the impact could depend on which suppliers Harley decides to outsource to and where they are.
Jensenius said that if those suppliers are in the local region, they might be able to absorb some of the workers Harley would let go. From a transportation standpoint, it might make sense for Harley to outsource to companies nearby, he said.
Sweeney said that Harley has not designated any firms to outsource work to yet, but said the company would look to outsource the work mostly domestically in its existing supplier network, including some suppliers in Pennsylvania.
Sen. Bob Casey released a statement about the outsourcing plans Wednesday evening, saying he was disappointed part of what is now done at Harley’s Springettsbury Township site would go elsewhere.
He continues to urge Harley to keep core operations in York County.
Shrinking workforce
Before the now long-running flurry of job reductions began at the facilities in York County, about 3,000 people reportedly worked at Harley’s York County operations.
The local union this summer put production workers at around 2,150, not including nonproduction positions.
That number was further reduced by a previously announced layoff of around 71 workers earlier this fall.
Many nonproduction workers also work at the site, although those ranks have also been hit by reductions
–Rogue
HARLEY MAY BE DOWN, BUT THE D&D DEALER PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND–If you need performance exhaust, check this, or run to the D&D web site for the dealer nearest you. We are in the process of shooting a V-rod tech article with D&D exhaust and Zipper’s EFI and air cleaner.
1) Deluxe Harley Davidson 3300 Cennestoga Dr Gillette, WY 82718 307-687-2001
2) Cycle Sports ltd of Houston 9802 Clay Rd Houston, TX 77080 713-690-9802
3) Wisconsin Harley Davidson 1280 Blue Ribbon Dr Oconomowoc, WI 53066 262-569-8500
4) California Speed Dreams 6260 Rivercrest Dr # C Riverside, CA 92507 951-656-6686
5) J Dog Customs 8041 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park, CA 90620 714-562-8500
6) Valley Moto Sport Kelowna 1075 McCurdy Rd Kelowna, BC Canada V1X2P9 250-765-3400
7) X-It Cycles 220 W Main St League City, TX 77573 281-554-7333
8) Everglades Motorcycle Service 3888 Mannix Dr # 316 Naples, FL 34114 239-649-4362
9) Murder Creek Customs 1450 South Blvd Brewton , AL 36426 251-867-7788
10) Top Dog Performance Cycles 8843 Monterey Rd Gilroy, CA 95020 408-847-4120
–Jennifer Millican
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Steve McQueen Indians at Bonhams Auction Los Angeles, November 14–Several Indian Motorcycles previously owned by legendary actor and motorcyclist Steve McQueen will be up for auction at the Bonham’s auction at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles November 14.
Even though Steve McQueen is most often identified with the Mustang fastback from the movie Bullitt, or the blue-and-orange Porsche 917 he raced in the movie Le Mans, the first motorized vehicle he owned was in fact an Indian motorcycle. After his time in the military, he moved to New York in the early 1950s, where he started acting. His old Indian had a sidecar attached, and with it he terrorized the streets of Greenwich Village. ?McQueen was a good sports car driver, but an even better motorcycle racer,? said legendary motorcycle and off-road racing pioneer, Bud Ekins.
In the 1960s and ’70s, McQueen preferred Triumphs, and later Husqvarnas, for racing but his street ride of choice was most often an Indian. Of the 150-or-so motorcycles he owned throughout his life, it is likely that several dozen of them were Indians.
On auction on November 14 at the Petersen Museum are Steve McQueen’s 1940 Indian 74ci Chief and his 1919 Indian Daytona Twin Racer with FLXI Sidecar, along with numerous other exclusive rarities on two and four wheels. Check it out at www.bonhams.com.
– – C.S. Berg
BIKERNET READER ON H-D SALUTING THE MILITARY ARTICLE–Thanks for putting up the link to H-D’s site saluting the MilitaryIt means a lot to me, as I’m a Air Force Retiree.And to think I was going to email you this morning about it, as usual Bikernet is on top of things
— Don Kline (Loner)
BTW I might have a go at getting a new Iron 883 I like the blacked out motor better.
CUSTOM CHROME & RINEHART ARE OFF TO THE RACES–
Custom Chrome? and Rinehart Racing Agreed to Worldwide Distribution Program
Custom Chrome? and Rinehart Racing have agreed to a worldwide distribution program with True Dual and Slip-On products being available for shipment as early as mid-November.
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Monster Garage Editorial By Kat
By Bandit | | General Posts
Monster Garage and its iconic smart ass white boy host, Jesse James, surprised even the crustiest of old school boys and girls with their 50th episode. Dedicated to “his roots” the show remained entertaining because of tribute and great building ideas. Jesse has risen to his garage space age status from his own ingenuity, the kindness of his elders and from those that blazed the promotional motorcycle trail.
We met more masters of the trades. Touting the show as a “Special Builds” segment, the world of metal burns meets history, honesty and the older home boys. The builders here are all over 50. Each has seen the world change rapidly, gone through too many wars and brought up a family, maybe two. They were presented with a modern day Heritage Softail, resplendent in its stock state and after a day of design ideas tossed around the machine shop's loft, the consensus was to create a bar hopper, a performance based bar hopper. Or more often heard as, “The guy who rides this bike looks like he would kick your ass,” Said Jesse. How original.
What was refreshing was the sparkle of metal magic and mechanic mischief that remains in these gentlemen's eyes. When port and polished barrels came back from the West Coast Choppers' actual shop for re-assembly, “Engine jewelry,” Carl Morrow called it. Related we did. The bike began to take shape after the scrap parts pile grew, each part removed patiently and place on the hard concrete floor. These guys didn't just throw parts around as many commercially correct shows might suggest. There was a time, long, long ago, when all parts were used over and over again to create a difference. These men lived those conservatory years and simply put, “Parts is parts.” If you didn't catch the slightest slow intentional movements, then a lot of the show was lost on you. Maybe they are moving slowly, they are older and oh, yeah, wiser. It's called methodical.
They dismissed the “watermelon” shape of Jesse's first rendition of fuel tank, showing their combined age and eye contact agreement. These are classic biker men, and a round Emu egg-shaped gas tank looked goofy.
surrounding the man who seemed truly deferential to have these elder craftsman in his shop. Ok, so he did refab the tank's shape and produced another nice piece of copper encasing. We still relate to the old ways of taking a part from the pile and using that. We didn't have a copper, read “gold” mine in the back yard.
The chopper came together with divine design choices and a tantalizing butterfly effect. That carburetor shot was not long enough to see! We agree that it is hard to come up with something different these days so returning to our roots made for perfect grace. It was interesting to learn about the evolution of custom parts into the CCI stock we see plastered on bike shop walls and a girlfriend's bike.
Artist and metal sculptor John Reed and his outrageously in style tattoos, showed us who thought up that black flame collection and how he became a hidden treasure. Distraction was the Metal Militia and the dirt bike antics of commercial television. Child's play can be appreciated but in the proper place. This was not the place to show off what we used to do over the bonfires. And our hackles came up when it was enunciated that “the journalist” was actually drilling pee holes for the electrical wires. That journalist is none other than Keith “Bandit” Ball, of biker literature fame, hard work, and editorial glory. Keith's presence here proved that you can do many things in life and excel in all that you do. Often, in this hour broadcast, it was noted that Keith's nod of approval meant something to all concerned. And his name came up first on the lists in the credits. Jesse considers him the “gatekeeper of the motorcycle industry” as do many of us that are writing here today. Keith's demeanor and presence at this “Special Build” remained strong, silent, a mindful mediator and always considerate. It looked like he did most of the actual assembly mock up work as well.
Sexy outlaw seniors are quite okay with us! We weren't privy to seeing the bike side to side, fore and aft, once it was finalized and painted. Those copper legs, with old style rubber boots were yesterday cool (did they take the fenders tabs off?) and the basic blackness of the iron horse brought out the outlaw in all of us.
What has turned mainstream, thanks to the Discovery Channel and H-D for twenty recent years of making ride-able bikes, for many of us remains a way of life. It's all about the bikes, their beauty, an imagination and the wind in your face.
He got exposure in the magazines, free bench time, parts at cost or free from people who saw something worthy in him. Then he got game.
Now he can bring a few of these generous and insightful men folks together and give them payback tool time. There was no challenge here. We knew that scoot would be up and running ahead of schedule and double the trouble of horsepower.
We have the faith. We are the following.
–Catherine “Katmandu” Palmer
Biker chick since '76
October 29, 2009 Part 3
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BIKERNET KICKS OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH NEW DOOR PRIZES–Over the next few weeks we will give away one S&S top 50 book and several Wolfgang books, including how to airbrush pin-ups, how to restore a Panhead and how to build a cheap chopper. It’s absolutely free. You just register in our free contest area, make a comment, like which book you would like, and we’ll take care of the rest.–Sin Wu
400hp Supercharged IS C to SEMA NEXT WEEK IN VEGAS–Fox Marketing is back for the 2009 SEMA Show, following up last years twin turbo IS F with a supercharged 2010 Lexus IS350C. While Lexus’ hard-top cabrio may be an odd choice for a performance makeover, you can’t deny the equipment Fox used to create the BASF Foxy Green, 405 horsepower drop-top.
A ProCharger C2 blower huffs five PSI into the stock 3.5-liter V6, with a Yonaka intercooler keeping the charge in check while spent hydrocarbons are shuttled out an F-Sport exhaust. Lexus’ internal tuning division was tapped to supply the stoppers, with 14-inch discs clamped by six-piston caliper in front. iForged wheels, sized 20×9 inches in front and 20×11.5 inches in the rear, are wrapped in Toyo T1Rs and dropped over a set of Yonaka SPECII 36-way adjustable coilovers.
Since this is a Fox creation, the exterior mods are both extensive and custom, with a bespoke front lip, side skirts, grilles, badges and a two-inch fender flare.
BIKERNET WEEKLY BLING FROM THE NINO MASTER–The masculine Fleur De Lis Band by Nino925 is a must for anyone with ties to New Orleans or French settlements, but is also sure to be of interest to a larger number of people.
The ?Lily Flower? has been used as a design element in iron works, architecture, coats of arms, and as a royal symbol. This ring is truly regal as the designs are sunk-relief into a ring that is about 10mm wide and 2.6mm thick.
As with all of Nino?s jewelry, the ring is comfortable and feels great weighing in at Aprox. 22 grams of sterling silver. And ringing in at only $145, this is practically a steal. Have you run out of fingers to put Nino?s artwork onto? Well then, if you love the design and are looking for a ring alternative, look no further than the Fleur De Lis Pendant, Money Clip, or Key Chain. As with all of Nino?s hand crafted attention to detail and his unbelievable risk free guarantee.
Dimensions: Approx.10mm wide and 2.6mm thick, weights approx.22grams of sterling silver.
Heard About Buell?.. Got An Answer!Bare Knuckle Choppers? Has A Complete Line Of Parts To Chop Your Buell– While the news of Harley-Davidson pulling the plug on Buell Motorcycles was horrible news, we?d like to remind everyone that there are millions of these bikes out there today and a hundred different ways you can chop, bob and otherwise use them to build a hell of a bike.
A Buell donor bike has long been the bike of choice for many an aspiring custom bike builder and to fit that need we have developed a whole array of products to assist the min converting their stock Buell into that chopper. From wiring and timing components to frames and front end conversion parts, Bare Knuckle has long been developing the accessories you need to cool up that donor bike.
Don?t want to do it yourself, no problem. We can do all or part of your build in our facility. At Bare Knuckle we have built some of the most unique creations of our career this past year, scoring magazine covers and 1st place awards at national shows and challenges like the Horse Chop Off. Now, that same level of craftsmanship is available to you. We have room to schedule a few builds in for this winter and are now taking reservations for full custom builds.
See our whole selection of Buell products at www.bareknucklechopeprs.com or give us a call to schedule your build at 636.745.3316.
Touching and Heartfelt Men Stories SPONSORED BY THE 2010 SMOKEOUT–
1. I was walking through the cemetery this morning and saw a guy crouching down behind a tombstone. I said, “Morning.” He said, “No, just taking a shit.”
2. When I was a kid, I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I realized that the Lord doesn’t work that way, so I stole a bike and asked him to forgive me.
3. My girlfriend was in labor with our first child. She was shouting, “Get this out of me! Give me the drugs.” She looked at me and said, “You did this to me you bastard!”
I casually replied, “If you would care to remember, I wanted to stick it up your ass, but you said, “It’ll be too painful.”
4. I went to an extremely attractive female doctor today for my annual checkup. She told me that I had to quit masturbating. I asked why and she said, “Because I am trying to examine you.”
–Buckshot
Dierks Bentely “Miles & Music for Kids” coming to Phoenix–For the first time in four years, multi-platinum country music star Dierks Bentley takes his annual “Miles & Music for Kids” celebrity motorcycle ride and concert to his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, hitting the road for the debut stop on Saturday, November 21. Proceeds from the event will benefit Phoenix Children’s, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
The hour-long ride will depart Buddy Stubbs Harley-Davidson on 13850 N. Cave Creek Road and travel along the beautiful, mountain-lined Piestewa Peak Parkway to the Red Mountain Freeway, passing downtown Phoenix Children’s. The trek ends at Tempe Marketplace with a concert featuring Bentley and special guests.
Bentley has joined forces this year with Nationwide Insurance, CMT ONE COUNTRY and the Children’s Miracle Network to expand the successful “Miles & Music for Kids” event to six cities across the country in 2009 and 2010 with all proceeds benefiting Children’s Miracle Network hospitals in those areas. The four previous “Miles & Music for Kids” events have raised over $715,000.”Phoenix Children’s provides so many amazing medical services for families in my hometown,” says Bentley. “It was an obvious choice when we decided to take this event on the road. The weather is perfect in Arizona in November, and we are going to do our best to pull out all the stops and raise some money for the community where I grew up. I hope everyone can come out.”
Tickets for the event are on sale now through Ticketmaster. Tickets for the ride, concert and commemorative T-shirt are $45, or those looking to attend the concert only can purchase tickets for $20. Special VIP packages are also available.
We will bring you more details on “Miles & Music for Kids” and special guests at the Phoenix event as we get closer to the date.
— C.S. Berg
TINMAN AIN’T DISTRACTED ANYMORE–I’ve been gone awhile and it’s good to be back.I was reading the “Early News” when I came across this:
DISTRACTED DRIVING SUMMIT– Distraction: The performance degradation of a primary task upon introduction of a secondary act.
My thoughts on getting drivers to pay attention are to rip out all the airbags, then attach a ten inch spike on the steering wheel aimed directly at the drivers forehead. It just might get a few folks to forget about their phones for a little while.
Just a thought.
Peace Always,
–Tinman
New Taillight from Black Sunshine Customs–Light up your plates with this handmade taillight from Black Sunshine Customs. It is a small LED taillight measuring only 2.25? across tapering down to 2? at the bottom. It has a plug-in DOT approved LED cluster so replacing the lamp would be easy if ever need. This small compact taillight puts out a bright light.
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Three easy wires to connect is all that is needed to install. Shown in Aluminum for $149.00. The light with a tag holder is $179.00 for vert or horiz.(Aluminum) and the light with tag holder and oil filter is $320.00 (Aluminum).
Brass is available upon request.
Contact Brian Elliott at 217-433-8745 or www.blacksunshinecustom.com for more information on this product.
MAN GUILTY OF DWI IN LA-Z-BOY–DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk. A criminal complaint said 62-year-old Dennis LeRoy Anderson told police he left a bar in the northern Minnesota town of Proctor on his chair after drinking eight or nine beers.
Prosecutors say Anderson’s blood alcohol content was 0.29, more than three times the legal limit, when he crashed into a parked vehicle in August 2008. He was not seriously injured. Police said the chair was powered by a converted lawnmower and had a stereo and cup holders.Sixth Judicial District Judge Heather Sweetland stayed 180 days of jail time Monday and ordered two years of probation for Anderson.
His attorney, David Keegan, did not immediately return a call for comment.
–from Jim Waggaman
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Get your tickets now for The Guess Who!– Tickets are just $25 in advance at 877-976-BIKE or online atFrontGateTickets.com Event Details at;Renegade Events!
Our Sunday MONSTER RIDE Was A Big Hit!Elvis and others rolled in with the Halloween spirit!
Other than the two Loomis Armored truck drivers that got spooked when we all stopped for gas with masks on as they were filling up, everyone seemed to get a real Thrill out of the ride.
We expect a Monster Ride 2 showing at Spencers Corner this Thursday for Bike Night. Monster Ride Pictures
Looks hopeful for good riding weather tomorrow night for Bike Night!
Come to Spencers Bike Night this Thursday for great drink specialsand chances to win Guess Who VIP Tickets all night!
Ride Like a RENEGADE!
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Local 469-348-2222, Toll free 877-976-BIKE
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STEVE MCQUEEN AUTOMOBILES ADDED TO MUSEUM AUCTION– The Classic California sale to include McQueen truck, car and motorbike.
25 October 2009 ? San Francisco ? Items previously owned by legendary Hollywood actor Steve McQueen have been consigned to Bonhams? annual Classic California auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles next month.
This is not the first time items from the McQueen family have been entrusted to Bonhams and once again this leading auction house has been selected to represent possessions previously owned by the King of Cool.
Steve McQueen?s personal Chevy pick-up truck and Indian motorcycle are being added to the roster as well as the special edition Mustang owned by son Chad McQueen.
1949 Chevrolet 3100
Presented by McQueen?s widow, Barbara Minty McQueen, and never before offered for sale, this original unrestored pick-up has been left untouched and in the same state as when last driven by the silver screen idol in 1980.
1940 Indian Chief
This iconic American motorcycle was used by Steve as his personal ?Hollywood bike? and was originally sold as part of the McQueen estate in Las Vegas in 1984.
2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt Edition
Number 1 in the series and dubbed ?McQueen 1?, this special edition Mustang ? built in commemoration of the world?s greatest chase movie, Bullitt ? was presented by Ford to Steve?s professional racecar driver son Chad. It is in factory original and unmodified condition and has covered only 2012 miles since new.
Bonhams? auction at the Petersen Auto Museum on Wilshire Boulevard in L.A. will take place on Saturday, November 14th. Buyers interested in participating in this renowned sale, either remotely or in person, may register to bid by contacting usacars@bonhams.com.
Additional sale information and illustrated catalogs are available through Bonhams or online athttp://www
NASH PRODUCT OF THE WEEK–Flexfit Trucker style hat featuring NMC Oval Logo Patch. This has is low profile structured. 55% polyester, 43% Cotton, and 2% spandex. Six panels, silver undervisor, permacurv visor, sewn eyelets, fitted.
One size fits all.
STOP STEALING MY FUCKING WORDS, BANDIT IS IN TROUBLE– I wrote the article you have posted at:http://www.bikernet.com/news/PageViewer.asp?PageID=2897
To make it worse you have a byline that reads “unknown source.” I am not an unknown source. If you are going to reprint my fucking work ask first and then attribute it to me. Ask anybody, I am very reasonable about it but I do not let people just steal my work. I take it that this was just a misunderstanding. Do we understand each other? Don’t do that again.
Your pal,
–Rebel
www.agingrebel.com
FULL THROTTLE Saloon to debut on truTV November 10–Here we go with yet another reality TV-show circling around bikes and bikers: truTV heads to the legendary Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, in a new series called ?Full Throttle Saloon?. The show, which takes viewers behind the scenes at Michael Ballard’s legendary biker watering hole, is set to premiere Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10 pm Eastern Time.
Sounds interesting and well deserved for Michael and his team, who are busting their chops during the two weeks of the Rally to make a year’s worth of revenue. On the other hand the fact that the official press release lists ?biker gangs? along with ?recession [?] weather, the egos of some of the country’s biggest musical acts, and local law enforcement? as ?unpredictable factors? Michael has to deal with, threw us of a little.
Hard to predict what to expect when the guys who produce Hell’s Kitchen and I Survived a Japanese Game Show are involved in something like this, but we should all know more in about two weeks.
– C.S. Berg
CHANCE HOGAN BOOK UPDATE– Well K, how is the new book doing?? Is it out yet? If so How or where can I get a copy. It’s getting to be winter here in Minnesota. Starting to get my reading ready for those long winter nights. 🙂
–Rick
Final corrections headed to layout doctor this weekend. Jon Towle is helping dial in the cover illustration, then three weeks with the printer and we will have copies in hand. I’m drinking too much whiskey and biting my nails.–Bandit
BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER ALERT, Know the Difference between a Cold and H1N1 Flu Symptoms–
Fever
Fever is rare with a cold.
Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100?F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the H1N1 flu.
Coughing
A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold.
A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the H1N1 flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).
Aches
Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold.
Severe aches and pains are common with the H1N1 flu.
Stuffy Nose
Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week.
Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the H1N1 flu.
Chills
Chills are uncommon with a cold.
60% of people who have theH1N1 flu experience chills.
Tiredness
Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold.
Tiredness is moderate to severe with the H1N1 flu.
Sneezing
Sneezing is commonly present with a cold.
Sneezing is not common with theH1N1 flu.
Sudden Symptoms
Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days.
The H1N1 flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.
Headache
A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold.
A headache is very common with the H1N1 flu, present in 80% of flu cases.
Sore Throat
Sore throat is commonly present with a cold.
Sore throat is not commonly present with the H1N1 flu.
Chest Discomfort
Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold.
Chest discomfort is often severe with the H1N1 flu.
The only way to stop the spread of the epidemic is to spread the awareness.
–from Ted T.
1 YEAR, 300,000 MILE WARRANTY… ARE WE NUTS? — Dar Holdsworth, Brass Balls BossMan, has extended the Model 1300,000 mile 1 year warranty to the end of the year.
The Model 1 custom-production bobber comes with what you want in a motorcycle? hand-built custom frame, Brass Balls leather seat, D&D 2 into 1 performance exhaust, Tauer primary, Wilwood Brakes and Baker 5 speed? all the good stuff for just $15,995.
Add the 300,000 mile warranty and you have a bullet proof sled that will take you anywhere you want to go. For more information on the Model 1, click here.
LOOK OUT! Paul Yaffe 30-INCH Wheel–This is going to be the next big thing in custom motorcycle wheels, literally: Paul Yaffe has a brand new 30-in. front wheel in the works, along with the tires to match the gigantic rim. Yes, you read it correctly: thirty inches, that is three-zero.
When we first saw the mockup wheel sitting in his office, we thought to be looking at the latest in Fred Flintstone technology or a rough piece for a new cafe table. Hard to believe a wooden disc this size represents an actual wheel.
Paul tells us that the wheel is already well in the works and the tires are also being crafted right now. It will although be a couple of weeks since anyone will be able to lay eyes on the actual assembly. Stay tuned.
–C.S. Berg
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October 29, 2009 Part 2
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CANNONBALL RALLY BUILD UNDERWAY–Here are some neat pics of my Sears Motorcycle project. The back of the fork legs were cracked, but I got them all welded up. The frame weighs 25 pounds, and the fork weighs 15. I am not sure what I got myself into with this whole cannonball run, riding across the country on a 100-year- old bike sounds kind of crazy.
I know that it will be an amazing experience and I am happy to be a part of it. The parts are in amazing shape for being this old.
–Matt Olsen
www.carlscyclesupply.com
www.oldbikesinsd.blogspot.com
FLORIDA’S VERTICAL TAG LAW UPDATE–A few months ago, I was sitting in my office when my cell rang. It was an associate calling from out of state with a magazine publisher on the line. The publisher asked “Hey, what ever happened to last year?s (2008) Florida HB 137, you know, that Ver-tical Tag law?” I gave him the Cliff Notes version, and continued with my work.
About two weeks ago, I was chatting with Scribe, ABATE of Florida, Inc.?s Legislative Trustee, when he told me a friend of his had just been pulled over in Naples for riding his bike that had its license plate mounted vertically. The biker had to have his bike towed and now has to appear in court.
I keep hearing about people calling their friends down here in the Sunshine State asking the same questions; “Can I ride in Florida with my chopper and its vertical tag?, If I can?t then I?m not coming to Bike Week!” With all these stories in mind, lets take a few minutes and break down what the final result is from the 2008-2009 Florida Legislative Session?s HB 137.
This bill was introduced by Republican Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera of Miami during last year?s FL Legislative Ses-sion. Representative Lopez-Cantera?s original bill would inflict specific penalties on motorcycle riders, specifically sport bike riders, including a third time offender of reckless driving or speeding in excess of 30 MPH above the posted speed limit, would suspended the rider?s license for TEN YEARS and require the person to FORFEIT THEIR MOTORCYCLE. In addition, this bill ONLY APPLIED TO MOTORCYCLES. I know some don?t like the way bikers look, but this would be legally endorsed discrimi-nation! ALL MOTOR VEHICLES. nd offense of the new State Statute 316.2085 (what HB 137 became) of $2,648 for not having a horizontally mounted tag! Over TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!
YES, YOU CAN RIDE IN FLORIDA WITH A VERTICAL TAG ONCE AGAIN!
After looking deeper into the language of this bill, it included many penalties for different things, including having a tag (license plate) affixed to a motorcycle in any manner other than perfectly horizontal. ABATE of Florida Inc?s Delegation gave marching orders to its President & Lobbyist, James “Doc” Reichenbach, who proceeded to fight vigorously against this bill at the State Capitol. Many of ABATE of Florida, Inc?s almost 8,000 members notified their legislators explaining the obvious discrimination against motorcycle riders as well as the blatant potential government intrusion against individuals? right to own a vehicle.
After all was said and done, ABATE of Florida, Inc., although not happy with the bill at all, ended up getting it modified to apply-ing only after 50 MPH over the posted speed limit is reached, no vehicle forfeiture at all, and it now applies to
What about the vertical/horizontal tag portion you ask? Well, we were told that it was supposed to have been taken care of. HOWEVER, in January 2009, ABATE of Florida, Inc. began hearing that local Sheriff?s Offices were going to levy a fine for a 2
Not to worry. Doc Reichenbach made some phone calls and the committees that approved the bill admitted that the final lan-guage as it applies to motor vehicle tags was not what they intended. In the end, on June 19, 2009, Florida Governor Crist signed the amended bill into law, removing the “horizontal” portion.
BIKERNET ART OF THE WEEK, BY DICK ALLEN–Max Bubeck….135.58 mph on his Hybrid Indian Chief/Scout (Chout).Rosamond Dry Lake, June 27th, 1948.
–DA
CYCLE SOURCE AWARDS COMING–Cycle Source Magazine is proud to announce that the voting for their ?Best Of 2009? awards has been opened. Each year the Cycle Source devotes their January issue, titled ?Year in Review,? to take a look back at the previous year and ask their readers to select their ?Best Ofs? from the industry.
Over the past month, nominations have been made for the following categories and they are now ready for you to cast your vote.
2009?s Motorcycling?s Man of the Year
2009?s Motorcycling?s Woman of the Year
2009?s Production Custom of the Year
2009?s Production Bike of the Year
2009?s Builder of the Year
2009?s Best New General Product of the Year
2009?s Best New Performance Product of the Year
2009?s Best Event of the Year
Cycle Source staffers would like to thank their readers and the industry that has been so good to them for another great year, and for the help in delivering these awards! You can vote today by clicking the link below.
http://www.cyclesource.com/yearinrev.htm
D&D DEALER DIRECT PROGRAMS EXPANDS WEEKLY–Here are the new dealers from last week. If you need to find a performance pipe dealer near you, click on the banner above for the whole tamale.
1) Intrepid Cycles 42257 Avenida Alvarado Temecula, CA 92590 951-506-8999
2) Guidera’s Harley Davidson 720 W Onstott RD Yuba City, CA 95991 530-673-3548
3) Action Custom Motorcycle Enterprises 2909 FM 765 San Angelo, TX 76905 325-656-8885
4) Truett & Osborn Cycle 3345 W 31st St South Wichita, KS 67216 316-682-4781
5) Cycle World of Daytona 2900 Bellevue Ave Daytona Beach, FL 32124 386-257-2600
6) South Florida Choppers 3819 Westgate Ave West Palm Beach, FL 33409 561-471-3676
7) Badd Custom Cycle 47 North St Wolcott, CT 06716 203-633-4442
8) Central Texas Powersports 2534 N Austin Ave Georgetown, TX 78626 512-948-9922
9) Tombstone Cycles 1337 W Ohio Pk Amelia, OH 45102 513-797-1550
–Jennifer Millican
D & D Performance Ent
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K&G CYCLES SPONSORS JIMS TOOL OF THE WEEK–How about we start with a compression release install.The release part number is. JM727K
The compression release valve installation tool kit is JM1169.
I used these valves and the tool on the 96″ Twin-Cam engine upgrade for the K and G Manta ray custom project. It works like a charm and leaves zero room for error. The kit contains absolutely everything you need for the job including a can of Tap Magic oil for the bit. JIMS thinks of everything.
K&G carries the entire line of JIMS special tools for Harleys.
–George ME. Marakas
www.kandgcycles.com
BIKERNET PHILOSOPHY LESSON, THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER–This one is a little different….Two Different Versions! Two Different Morals!Thought you might find this interesting – a quick read.
OLD VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.
Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.
The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself .
MODERN VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.
CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast.
How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and, everybody cries when they sing, ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green.’
Acorn stages a demonstration in front of the ant’s house where the news stations’ film the group singing, ‘We shall overcome.’ Rev. Jeremiah Wright then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper’s sake.
Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.
Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer.
The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar.
The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ant’s food while the government house he is in, which just happens to be the ant’s old house, crumbles around him because he doesn’t maintain it.
The ant has disappeared in the snow.
The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2010. ..
–Buzz Kanter
ZIPPERS ADDS 7 MORE CUBES WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK– Turn your “Sleepy” 96-inch engine into a “Sleeper” 103 incher!
Cylinders (supplied on an exchange basis) are precision bored and honed on torque plates from 3-3/4″ to 3-7/8″ and fitted with forged pistons. Red Shift cams and adjustable pushrods let the engine breathe for a substantial increase in usable torque and horsepower. A complete top end and cam change gasket set included.
Two versions are available. 517-300 is the best choice for lighter FX-style bikes (Dynas and Softails), includes flat-top pistons and Red Shift 577 cams. 517-301 includes dished (-11cc) pistons and Red Shift 575 cams for earlier torque delivery and lower temperatures in heavier Touring bike applications.
Biggest bang for the buck – only $1,029.95 with exchange cylinders!
Cylinder/piston kits available separately.Expert installation of this product is available at Zipper’s facility in Elkridge, Maryland. Transportation of your motorcycle to and from Zipper’s can be arranged if desired. Please contact Zipper’s Performance Products for details.
Part No. – Description
#517-300B – Sleeper Kit, ’07-’10 FX Big Twins, Black
#517-300S – Sleeper Kit, ’07-’10 FX Big Twins, Silver
#517-301B – Sleeper Kit, ’07-’10 FL Big Twins, Black
#517-301S – Sleeper Kit, ’07-’10 FL Big Twins, Silver
CLASSIC LICKS MINI MIRROR–Need a mirror but don’t really want one? This barebones 3″ round style mini mirror is the way to go. Conveniently mounts in the stock lever mirror mount location. It?s fully adjustable in height and side to side movement.
This simple mini will compliment any hardcore ride without the clutter. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BILLET BARGES! Available in chrome, brushed or black finish.
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Newly Formed Safety Council to Take Safety Commitment to Next Level– Secretary Ray LaHood today convened the first meeting of a newly created U.S. Department of Transportation Safety Council formed to tackle critical transportation safety issues facing the department?s 10 operating administrations.
?Now is the time to identify and address the top safety issues that cut across our agencies,? said Secretary LaHood. ?The Council will take our commitment to safety, which is our highest priority, to the next level.?
Before taking office, Secretary LaHood saw that many important safety initiatives were being pursued in the department?s agencies without a formal process for sharing data, best practices and strategies. Secretary LaHood created the Safety Council to serve that broad-based safety leadership role and help break down organizational stovepipes, enabling an even stronger safety culture.
The goals of the Safety Council are to further enhance the safety focus throughout all agencies of the department and improve the impact of the department?s safety programs.
The Council, chaired by Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari, is comprised of the heads of the Department?s 10 agencies: the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Maritime Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Research and Innovative Technology Administration and the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Deputy Secretary Porcari said the Council will be action oriented, data driven, emphasize open dialogue about common issues and provide a forum for fresh ideas and new perspectives.
?The Council will enhance the department?s safety culture which should then resonate out into industry,? said Deputy Secretary Porcari.
–from Rogue
I can’t wait?
PPG JOINS WEST COAST CUSTOMS AT SEMA–STRONGSVILLE, Ohio ? October 26, 2009 ? PPG Automotive Refinish is teaming up with renowned custom car builders West Coast Customs for the 2009 SEMA Show to be held November 3 ? 6 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
As part of its SEMA exhibit, West Coast Customs will display 20 of its most dramatic custom vehicles ? all painted with PPG products. And, for the third straight year, the highly-regarded custom car shop will present its popular ?West Coast Customs Experience,? a series of live, master-level classes put on by industry leaders using the latest equipment. The ?Experience? will occupy 5,000 square feet including a full-size paint booth featuring PPG?s Vibrance Collection of custom finishes and Envirobase? High Performance waterborne coatings.
?We are absolutely delighted to have PPG as part of our exhibit at SEMA,? said David Green, West Coast Customs director of marketing. ?We recently switched to PPG and started spraying Envirobase HP and we?re getting terrific results ? great color, great finish, really stunning looks. West Coast Customs has established a reputation for cutting edge style and design, and we use products that let us do our best work. That?s why we?ve partnered with PPG.?
Along with the painting sessions it will provide with PPG, the West Coast Customs Experience is offering show attendees a variety of classes on welding, fabrication, interior, mobile electronics, car wrapping and more.
West Coast Customs is well-known internationally for its custom car creations. Its client list includes Hollywood?s elite celebrities, foreign royalty and many of the world?s ?rich and famous.? The company initially gained fame through the MTV show Pimp My Ride and currently has its own cable show, Street Customs, on TLC.
The SEMA Show is the world?s premier automotive specialty products event and is open only to members of the industry. More than 100,000 industry participants from over 100 countries are expected to attend.
BIKERNET FAMILY COUNSOLING CENTER STUDY RESULTS, How You Know When Love Fades?– A man was sitting on the sofa watching TV when he heard his wife’s voice from the kitchen: “What would you like for dinner, Love? Chicken, beef or lamb?”
He said, “Thank you; I’ll have chicken.”
She said “Screw You. You’re having soup. I was talking to the cat.”
MARILYN’S BIKE TECH REPORT–Hi y’all…many of you don’t know this, but my bike is in the shop again.It started dropping oil like it was an old Panhead…or Shovel… So I rode it into the shop…the story starts here…and continues here… with pictures of the work as it is being performed…
The open gearbox…Jim’s lifters removed…only to reveal a new mystery….Back in ’07 I had a major top end done…now I have had them re weld the oil tank tabs…since two of them failed…re route the oil lines…because one was routed incorrectly to start with…
Come take a look at my bike… standing on the lift of my mech, she is stripped down and reminding me….just how beautiful she is… I LOVE my Sportster….and cost be damned…she is being fixed…and you can read about it here – http://chessiestales.blogspot.com/.
I love riding my motorcycle…I can’t imagine my live without her…
WE?VE BEEN KICKING OUT THE BEST DRIVETRAIN INNOVATIONS!–We understand the love affair with your vintage motorcycle? There?s nothing like putting authentic, vintage styled components on your nostalgic bike. That?s why BAKER has taken the time to reinvent the 4 Speed.
With a vintage styled BAKER cast aluminum (A356-T6) transmission case, designed for traditional gear drive speedo pick up and modern late model electronic speedo pick up. As well as vintage style BAKER cast aluminum (A356-T6) top cover with linear detent system for that smooth and reliable shift quality you come to expect from BAKER.
The new BAKER 4 Speed comes available with many options for side covers, with our without kicker, raw or wrinkle black finish and billet hydraulic or mechanical kicker cover upgrades. BAKER Kicker Gears come standard on kicker models. BAKER modern 4-Speed gearset is made out of brass bushings. Direct bolt-in transmission on most models, whether you?re running a tin type primary or open belt drive.
Options/Configurations:
Raw Or Black Wrinkle Transmissions Available 4th Gear 1.00
With or Without Primary Ear Available
1936-1964 Knucklehead/ Panhead Length Mainshafts Available
1965-1969 Late Panhead(1st Year Electric Start)/ Shovelhead Length Mainshafts Available
1970-Early 1984 Shovelhead Length Mainshafts Available
BAKER FL(Bottom Pull), FX (Top Pull), Or N1 Shift Drums Available
23T Or 24T, 530 O-Ring Chain Sprockets Available
Chrome Side Covers Available With or Without Kicker
BAKER Billet Hydraulic Or Mechanical Kicker Cover Upgrade Option
BAKER FF Hydraulic Kicker Cover Upgrade Option
BAKER Billet Aluminum Outboard Bearing Support Upgrade Option
BAKER Cast Stainless Straight Steel Kicker Arm, Stock Length Or +1? Upgrade Option
Product Features:
Vintage Style BAKER Cast Aluminum (A356-T6) Transmission Case Design To Fit A Roller Ball Bearing For Your Main Drive Gear.
Case Designed for Traditional Gear Drive Speedo Pick Up And Modern Late Model Electronic Speedo Pick Up.
Vintage Style BAKER Cast Aluminum (A356-T6) Top Cover With Linear Detent System For Smooth Reliable Shifting.
Hidden Vent Design Allows Transmission to Breathe through the Top Cover Into The Ratchet Pawl System.
BAKER Billet Steel Machined And Case Hardened Shift Drum Rides On 4 Permaglide Bushings For Smooth Repeatable Shifting Everytime.
BAKER Billet Ratchet Pawl System With Hard Anodized Backing Plate And Case Hardened Carrier.
BAKER Klassic Kicker Gears Come Standard On Kicker Models.
Vintage Style Cast Mechanical Kicker Cover Come Standard With Early pn 37310-39 Cone Style Throw Out Bearing And 1-Piece Release Rod.
BAKER Modern 4-Speed Gearset Made Out Of High Grade 8620 Gear Steel; Gears Ride on Needle Bearings Instead Of Brass Bushings.
Direct Bolt-In Transmission On Most Models, Whether You?re Running A Tin Type primary Or Open Belt Drive.
Applications/Fitment:
1936-1986
FL/FXShovelhead, Panhead,
Knucklehead, Sturgis and Custom Applications
Gear Ratios:
1st Gear 2.50
2nd Gear 1.70
3rd Gear 1.25
4th Gear 1.00
From 4 Speeds to 7 Speeds, old to new, BAKER has you covered! Call a BAKER sales and tech guy today for more information or to place your order!
–Trish
BAKER DRIVETRAIN
Office: 517-339-3835
trish@bakerdrivetrain.com
www.bakerdrivetrain.com
30 MINUTE HOP UP ON VICTORY / VEGAS GAINS 7HP–2008-2010 Victory Kingpin / Vegas Boss Slip-ons – Increase of 10ftlbs torque and 5-7hp without any further modifications. Just install and go. Easy bolt on installation, on average, takes less than a lunch hour.
Nice low and satisfying rumble without being excessive. Checkout www.danddexhaust.com for more details.
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