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Read More May 15, 2008 Part 3
By Bandit |
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ROLLIN’ SIXERS CHOPPERS CHECKS IN– Just catching up on my weekly news on bikernet and seen the note on the 1% tv show(Hummm). This isn’t going to be like those damn movies from the sixtys is it. We need more of that crap like we need another hole in our ass. I still like to shoot the fuckers who made some of those LOL. It’s not a threat if I’m laughing is it?
Man, I hope it has some real shit in it, and it doesn’t make us look like the black wida’s (I know how to spell widow). I’ll show Emilo(movie/tv star) how it is. I don’t have to give him back do I?
I don’t get it, why use an actor when you have real guys looking for something to do. I think it would be pretty easy acting for some of us, LOL. It’s very sacred ground on which they thread. It’s the last piece of the biker world that hasn’t been commercialized and made into a joke. I think it would be safe to say, “beware and do it right.”
–Jerry
THE GAMBLER SPEAKS UP– I would like to introduce you to Gambler Motorcycle Company. We create a full line of custom frames, girders, tanks and fenders. Here is a link to our websitehttp://gamblermotorcycles.com/
–Jackie Eaton
Gambler Motorcycle Co, Inc.
498 E Park Ave
Gallatin, TN 37066
P 615-451-6304
F 615-451-6847
jackie@gamblermotorcycles.com
www.gamblermotorcycles.com
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE WARNING–Once the government institutes universal health care, then they’ll tell you how to live to control costs. Restrictions will grow significantly.
–Mike Osborn
FIRST X-WEDGE PRODUCTION BIKE–La Crosse, Wisconsin (May 14, 2008) S&S would like to announce the first X-Wedge 50 state certified vehicle; the Big Bear Choppers, G.T.X. Bagger. S&S worked very closely with Big Bear Choppers in the new S&S Emissions Certification Laboratory to give Big Bear Choppers this distinction.
Kevin Alsop, owner of Big Bear Choppers said ?S&S and BBC philosophies parallel? which is to create the most innovative, reliable and comfortable product while increasing efficiency and power by using the latest technology the world has to offer. To concept and produce this kind of end product to our high standards takes a seamless joint effort, and S&S is 100% with us.?
S&S Director of New Business Development Michael Scaletta said ?Helping Big Bear Choppers get the first 50 state emissions certification is the culmination of the X-Wedge engine project for S&S. When we were developing the X-Wedge powerplant, Big Bear Choppers was in on it from the start, we are very thankful for their innovation and support.?
The G.T.X. (Grand Touring X-Wedge) is a stretched ProStreet mutant of a bagger motorcyclethat Big Bear Chopper?s considers the perfect weekend getaway vehicle. One of the proprietary and patented characteristics of this bike is the position of the passenger sitting in front of the rear wheel. This innovative seating position places more weight in the center of the vehicle to produce better handling and comfort for both the operator and passenger. Other key features include an additional auxiliary fuel tank located under the seat, totaling 5 gallons.
A large capacity oil tank feeds the new efficient and powerful EFI X-Wedge engine from S&S. The large volume composite storage bags are purposefully designed with the motorcycle?s overall aesthetics, making the bags a central aspect of the complete vehicle design. Its innovative downtube dimensionally molded shroud not only completes the motorcycle?s front lines, but it also acts to hide the less desirable clutch cable. The G.T.X.?s is unforgettable by the seamless, flowing bodywork from end to end, stepping outside the traditional realms of motorcycle design and into the next generation of motorcycle design.
Please visit www.bigbearchoppers.com for more information.
The all-new S&S X-Wedge (www.x-wedge.com) is a 56-degree, closed-loop fuel-injected, three-cam, overhead valve v-twin designed to deliver the performance expected of an S&S engine, while complying with EPA laws. Initially, the X- Wedge will go to OE manufacturers of production customs in engine sizes of 117 and 121ci?with larger packages to come later. The 56-degree v-twin utilizes three belt-driven, large base-circle cams; two exhaust cams and a common intake cam achieve almost straight pushrod angles that combine with automotive-style rockers and roller tappets to create an incredibly quiet, EPA noise conscious valve train. The X-Wedge is actually 5db quieter than a 4 1/8? S&S 117ci engine from 2000rpm through 5000rpm!
See the first X-Wedge Custom on Bikernet’s home page. I would love to see this bike as a production X-Wedge.–Bandit
PROGESSIVE AND LOJACK TEAM UP—
As motorcycle thefts skyrocket, Progressive and LoJack make it more affordable for bikers to protect their rides
Largest motorcycle insurer offers 20 percent coverage discount;plus, riders can get a $50 rebate on ?LoJack for Motorcycles?MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio (May 6, 2008)?It?s now even more affordable for motorcycle riders to protect their bikes. Now, all riders can get a $50 rebate from LoJack on the purchase of their LoJack for Motorcycles Stolen Vehicle Recovery System. Simply visit Progressive?s Web site?www.motorcycle.progressive.com ?and download the online rebate form. And, Progressive customers who have LoJack installed on their bikes will also receive a 20 percent discount on their Comprehensive Coverage.
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, motorcycle thefts increased nearly 135 percent from 2001 to 2005. More than 70,000 bikes were stolen in 2005 alone?that?s one bike stolen every 7.5 minutes. The good news is there?s a system proven to help recover stolen bikes?LoJack. Thanks to a highly successful relationship with police, LoJack has helped to recover more than $8 million in motorcycle assets in the U.S. since early 2005.
Each LoJack system includes a small, silent radio transceiver that is hidden on the bike by a LoJack certified technician. Once a theft is reported to police, LoJack is automatically activated. The system sends out a signal that police vehicles, helicopters and fixed wing aircraft, equipped with Police Tracking Computers, can follow to recover the stolen bike.
?Bikers are passionate and spend a lot of time and money on their rides,? said Heather Day of Progressive. ?We want to make it easier and more affordable for them to protect their prized possessions.?
The rebate is good in all 26 states and the District of Columbia where LoJack operates. Bike owners who redeem it will receive a $50 rebate on the LoJack for Motorcycles System. The 20 percent Comprehensive discount is now available to Progressive customers in eight of the 26 LoJack states. It is expected to become available in several more of these states by the end of the year.
To get the rebate form, go to. www.motorcycle.progressive.com
For more information on LoJack, please visit www.lojack.com.
About Progressive
GOOGLE NEWS ALERT FOR STURGIS SOUTH DAKOTA– Police memo details concerns over violence between bike clubs.South Carolina Now – South Carolina,USAThe memo refers to a recent attack by Hells Angels members on Outlaw Motorcycle Club members at the 2007 Sturgis, South Dakota rally.
BRANDNEUER RICK’S FILM AUF DVD– Der neue Film von Rick’s Motorcycles stellt eindrucksvoll das House of Custom mit all seinen technischen M?glichkeiten vor. Das Kamera Team begleitete w?hrend den Dreharbeiten den Umbau einer Harley-Davidson Softail? zu einem absolut hei?en Rick Bike im Hot Rodder Design mit den neuen Rick’s 21 und 23 Zoll Felgen und dem im House of Custom neu konstruierten 300er Fat Ass Schwingenkit ohne Getriebeversatz.
Ein weiteres Highlight ist die VIP Tour auf der Route de Napoleon an die Cote Azur mit einzigartigen Bildern vom Grand Canyon du Verdon und vielem mehr. Dar?ber hinaus zeigt der Film Ausschnitte mit Rick auf Mallorca und dem Open House. (Laufzeit ca. 100 Minuten)
Der Film kann ?ber unseren neuen Rick’s Motorcycles Online Shop f?r 15 Euro bestellt werden.
THE BAKER DRIVETRAIN CREW RELEASES THE SYNCHRONOUS BELT DRIVE FOR SOFTAILS– From the original makers of the first Big Dog SBD finally comes an Evo Softail compatible belt drive that is built to last.
BAKER designs premium innovations only to be purchased only once by their customers, so a belt drive will be no different. BAKER R&D found that teeth easily wear down on typical aluminum pulleys. This is due to the strength modern belts have now. They reek havoc on mere aluminum pulley teeth. When the teeth wear down, the diameter wains, and belts sag. Saggy belts not only look sloppy, but can cause clearance problems, or unwanted friction issues. In extreme cases, they could fall off.
Steel is also the material of choice for the clutch basket. When a bike is launched hard, the clutch plates aggressively spank the reciprocal flanks on the clutch basket. Deformed aluminum flanks will lead to increased clutch rattle noise, grabby clutch engagement, and hard shifting 1.54 pulley ratio with a 28 tooth pulley on front and a 43 in the rear for a 7% increase in torque to the rear wheel on stock Softails from 1990-2006.
The Synchronous Belt Drive for Softail provided added support to your transmission main shaft too! More so than any available design in the market, the inner clutch hub reaches farther on the mainshaft towards the pulley nut. This reduces flex and stress on the mainshaft.
Motor plate and edge guard are made of 6061-T6 plate stock. Pulley caps and dog bone are made of 6061-T6 forgings.
10 plate clutch
2.4? wide belt 14mm large tooth belt for extra biteAvailable with or without the outside bearing support (dog bone), however the dog bone configuration is highly recommended for those with Tourette?s Syndrome in the right hand.
Available in show polished or black anodized finishesAnti-rattle hardware designed for silent operation when stopped idling with the clutch disengaged.
Available with 0″ (zero) or 1/2″ offset configurations.Jump to the Softail-SBD web page at www.bakerdrivetrain.com/softail-sbd to read more.Call the sales department at BAKER Drivetrain at:1-877-640-2004 for any questions you may have.
WINO JOE MEMORIAL–A Wino Joe memorial is scheduled for Saturday, May 24th at 1:00PM in HalfMoon Bay, CA, at the American Legion. This particular American Legion wasone of Joe’s favorite places to grab a drink and talk to friends whileliving in Moss Beach before his stroke.
A second event to disburse his asheswill be sometime in the near future (tentatively June) in Arroyo Seco.
–Bobby
FORGE-TEC INTRODUCES 3D VERSIONS OF ALL THEIR WHEELS– Oxnard, CA- Forge-Tec Motorcycle Wheels and Accessories announced today the introduction of 3D wheels for all of their existing styles as well as their new designs for ?08. All of their 3D wheels are available in all popular sizes and applications (?84-?08?including ABS equipped models) and have matching rotors and pulleys.
?All of our 3D wheels will be available in four different finishes: polished, black powder coated, chrome and Midnight Series (except the Legacy and the Nomad) stated Mark Finnie, who heads up the Forge-Tec Motorcycle Operation.
?We are not only making these new 3D wheels for the Harley and Custom American V-Twin markets, but for the Victory and sport bike markets as well? stated Finnie.? Finnie added, ?We have found that the Victory motorcycle aftermarket has become much more viable for us with the introduction of the Victory Vision.
All processes are completed in-house, utilizing only state-of-the-art equipment and highly sophisticated process technologies. All Forge-Tec wheels are rotary forged utilizing one of their proprietary forge presses using only ?virgin? aircraft grade 6061 aluminum?.there?s no recycled aluminum in their products.
?All of our wheels go out shipped with the rotors and pulley attached and torqued to OEM specs which eliminates a lot of guess work at the dealer level. It also ensures that our wheels arrive at the dealers in perfect condition? concluded Finnie.
For further information on complete wheels, please contact Forge-Tec Motorcycle directly at 888-367-4385. Forge-Tec Motorcycle Wheels and Accessories, 950 Richmond Ave., Oxnard, CA 93030. Dealer inquiries invited!
NEW LINE ENGRAVING MOVES–Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner…Had to set up a box number with my local UPS store.(UPS is the only courier that has a “temporary import” policy…I was hit for duty charges through Fedex a few months back….please be sure to mark “temporary import” on the documents, thanks)
New-Line Engraving
Box#434
203-304 Main Street Square
(UPS STORE 253)
Airdrie, AB, CANADA
T4B 3C3
I’m sending a few shots of some of my newer pieces…Getting busier and looking forward to working out of my new shop in the back yard!!!YAY!!!!!
–Heather
FULL THROTTLE MAGAZINE WEEKEND EVENTS–MAY 17 – ARMED FORCES DAY FESTIVAL – Sponsored by Brighthouse Networks, Attorney Nick Athanason, Wild Wing Cafe and Full Throttle Magazine. This is a benefit for the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. There will be three great bands playing all day long: Livewire from 12noon till 1:30pm, The Divebar Stalkers from 2pm till 3:30pm and Kingstreet from 4pm till sundown! There will be a six class bike show with trophies for 1st and 2nd place and a best in show trophy! Free “Wet Zone” bike Parking, Wing Eating contest, MISS MILITARY BIKINI CONTEST WITH CASH AND PRIZES, and great vendors.
There will be a special Military Tribute with a 21 gun salute, pledge of Allegiance, and a band to play the National Anthem. There will be a 5 foot tall trophy for the club, organization or riding group that bring the most amount of people.
There event will be held at Wild Wing Cafe at 9210 Anderson Road in Tampa Florida. For more information call 813-890-9453 or Full Throttle Magazines at 813-814-1424
MAY 18 – FULL THROTTLE AND DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS BIKE DAY – At Knology Field in Dunedin, Florida 373 Douglas Ave. – Come out and see a great game between the Dunedin Blue Jays and the St. Lucie Mets. Game starts at 5pm with the pre-game festivities at 2:30pm. There will be a six class bike show with first place trophies with the awards to be handed out before the game!
All bikes who show up will be able to ride out onto the field for the National Anthem and the first pitch by Publisher Paul Allen! $1 beers and $16 all you can eat BBQ which includes the ticket. Bikers get a special ticket price and come out early to enjoys the vendors and a live band before the game!
For more info call the Dunedin Blue Jays at 727-738-7029 or Full Throttle at 813-814-1424.
RUN COOLER-LONGER-HARDER WITH LAT HI-TECH GEAR OIL– North County Customs has just introduced a very serious gear oil for your American V-Twin. Developed exclusively for NCC by LAT (Lubeatech Advanced Technologies), the high tech oil is designed specifically to provide maximum protection under extreme loads and high temperatures encountered by Cruisers and Baggers alike. LAT provides superior shock load and wear protection under the most extreme conditions and smoother more precise shifting.
The unique lubricant is formulated from the highest quality synthetic base oils fortified with VI improvers, rust inhibitors, foam suppressants and LAT?s exclusive LFR extreme pressure additive. Available in 75w140 it exceeds API GL-5. LAT GEAR OIL promotes lower operating temperatures, reduced friction, less wear, superior overall performance and longer life.
For complete details contact North County Customs at 714-680-0911 or visit LAT at www.lubeatech.com
LADIES ONLY GARAGE PARTY– Saturday, May 17th,1pm – 5pm.Our Garage Party Event is designed to introduce women to the fun of motorcycling and provide them with “inside information” on how to enter the sport.
So, if you’re interested in attending or know a woman that might be. Invite them and come to City Limit’s Harley-Davidson on Saturday, May 17th from 1 to 5pm for this great event.
Please RSVP to Jo at (888) 400-HOG1 or click HERE if you plan on attending this great event.
There’s always something happening at City Limits H-D.
Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows? presented by Toyota Launches IMS Entertainment Web Site–Enthusiasts Can Now Fuel Their Passion Year Round.
Santa Ana, Calif ? (April 9, 2008) ? The Cycle World International Motorcycle? Shows presented by Toyota announced today that it is launching IMS Entertainment (www.industrymatter.com/IMS), a Web site portal where enthusiasts from all segments can go to purchase the latest entertainment videos to satisfy their powersport cravings.
To cover the broad range of enthusiast groups, entertainment categories available include road-racing, street extreme, dirt, enduro, quad, sand and even instructional videos for the do it yourself crowd. A collection of current and classic titles are available including A to Z of Moto GP, Get On Up 4, Hot Bikes, Superbike Ducati, The History of the TT, MTF (Millsaps Training Facility), Supermoto 357 with Gary Trachy, Jeremy McGarth: Techniques of SX, Crusty Demons 13 and Carpe Diem 4. As a benefit to the consumer, free shipping will be available with each DVD, via Fed Ex Super Saver shipping (a $6.50 minimum savings), from the secure online store at www.industrymatter.com/IMS, owned and operated by Advanstar Communications, Inc., producer of the International Motorcycle Shows. Consumers will also be able to link directly to the Industry Matter online store through Advanstar?s proprietary property Web sites as well — www.motorcycleshows.com, www.2WTmag.con and www.offroadexpo.com.
?As a start, more than 90 great titles have been hand selected, based on what we feel our audience would appreciate?, stated Skip Johnson, Advanstar vice-president of consumer events. ?We have the privilege of delivering the largest motorcycle show series in America to more than half a million active, passionate enthusiasts each year, and now we will provide an additional entertainment outlet to help fuel their motorcycle enthusiasm, any time they want.?
Industry leading specialty DVD distributor, Impact Video, will provide a continuous fresh selection of the hottest titles. ?DVD’s are a great source of entertainment where you can experience all the various forms of motorsports action from a bird’s eye view to up-close and personal. They can get you revved up for the season, inspire you to get out there and ride or simply enjoy the action of great riders, awesome locations and incredible music,? states Docy Andrewspresident, Impact Video Distributing.
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May 15, 2008 Part 2
By Bandit |
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LEROY-THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A NEW DATE AND LOCATION FOR THE RAFFLE OF LA CHICANA, TO BENEFIT THE CITY OF MENTOR S.W.A.T. TEAM– Mentor, OH; May 13, 2008 – Leroy-Thompson has announced a new date for the raffle of La Chicana, which will benefit the City of Mentor S.W.A.T. team. The drawing will now be held on September 21, 2008 during the Mentor Patrolman’s Athletic Association?s annual Turkey Fry. The Turkey Fry will take place at Gunny Hall, 8720 Twinbrook Road in Mentor and begins at 4 pm.
Previous plans had the raffle set to take place on Saturday July 12, 2008 at the Rockabilly Deluxe V on the grounds of Leroy-Thompson. The change of date and venue was necessary as the 2008 Rockabilly Deluxe V has been canceled.
Tickets for the motorcycle raffle are $100 each and may be purchased at the shop Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm. Odds of winning are just 1 in 400 as only 400 tickets will be sold! Credit card orders will be accepted by phone 440-266-1635. A $5 processing fee will be applied to all credit card orders.
Checks may be mailed to Leroy-Thompson 8685 Twinbrook Road Mentor, OH 44060. Please write ?La Chicana Raffle? and the number of tickets requested in the memo line of the check and be sure to include your name and phone number.
Tickets for admission to the Turkey Fry sold separately. Winner need not be present but will be responsible for any applicable tax and delivery.
For additional pictures and information on La Chicana visit the Leroy-Thompson website: http://www.leroythompsonchoppers.com/la_chicana.htm
SIMMS MOTORSPORTS NAME CHANGE–On Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Project X announced it would be the Premier Marketing Partner for the SiMMS MotorSports, Inc. 2008 PowerSports Tour.
It would appear the use of the term “PowerSports Tour” has caused some confusion.
While SiMMS MotorSports, Inc. will be attending at least one of PowerSports Entertainment, Inc. ATV PowerSports Tour events, the two entities are separate companies and are not involved in a joint venture and/or partnership of any sort.
To eliminate any future confusion, from this point forward the SiMMS MotorSports, Inc. 2008 PowerSports Tour will be know as, the “SiMMS MotorSports, Inc. Powersports Super Series”.
Easyriders, V-Twin and Biker magazines present:THE FIRST ANNUAL BROKEN SPOKE OLD SCHOOL RIDE-IN CHOPPER SHOW–Ride your nasty lil? oil-drippin? scoot down to the world-famous Broken Spoke Saloon on Lazelle on Wednesday, August 6th and party with your brothers and sisters from Easyriders, V-Twin and Biker.
Custom-made trophies will go to:
Best Knuckle
Best Pan
Best Shovel
Best Evo
Best Sportster
Best Brit Bike (BSA, Triumph, Royal Enfield, etc.)
Best of Show (1st, 2nd and 3rd Place)
No pre-registration, just sign up at show. Sign up time is from 9am to 10:30am and the awards will be given out at 5pm followed by live killer rock by Jasmine Cain. No Metric bikes, and your scooter must be ridden to the show.
Best of Show winners will get a bike feature in Easyriders, V-Twin and Biker magazines. Bike Show judges will be Dave Nichols, editor of Easyriders and V-Twin, Dean Shawler, editor of Biker magazine and John Green of the Broken Spoke.
Come hang with us at the coolest place in Sturgis.
Prizes and trophies include:
Best Knuckle trophy and “Sweet Hog ?O Mine” feature by Biker magazine
Best Pan trophy and prizes by Bikernet
Best Shovel trophy and $250 gift certificate by Jireh Cycles
Best Evo trophy by Carolina Custom Products
Best Sportster trophy and $250 gift certificate by Jireh Cycles
Best Brit Bike trophy and $200 bar tab at the Broken Spoke$1,500 in Supertrapp product for Best of Show WinnersBest of Show trophies and product prizes by Carolina Custom Products
S&S Cycle jackets for all winners!
VINTAGE KLASS WILL STORM MOTORCYCLE MADNESS THIS WEEKEND–Well then look in Santa Maria, CA – that is where Vintage Klass will be for the next two weeks!
5/16-18 Motorcycle Madness bike show www.horsepowerpromotions.com 5/24-25 Crusin Nationals car show www.westcoastkustoms.com EASYRIDERS LEGEND WINO JOE PASSES ON– Not sure if you knew or not, but Wino Joe died a few days ago. Got a note from his son-in-law Bobby. Apparently Joe banged his head falling out of his mobility chair and died a couple of days later in the hospital of a brain hematoma. I knew Joe from the neighborhood (Half Moon Bay)and was a part of his short-lived website, “The Roadhouse Gang”. –T BIKERNET.COM ASSALT WEAPAN IN THE NEWS AGAIN, IN AUSTRALIA–We were once again featured with our World Land Speed Record, Worlds Fastest Panhead in Heavy Duty Magazine from Australia thanks to Doc Robinson. Here’s the feature laminated by the gang at In The News. They’ll laminate anything and it’s protected in a cool way forever. Thanks Tim. –Bandit NEWS FROM THE KING ARCHIVES–I ran into my first glitch Sunday evening with the new King. Fortunately, it happened in my garage instead of on the road, and it turned out to be an easy fix. It had rained most of the day, but the weather broke for awhile, so I decided to go for a short putt. Bike cranked but wouldn’t fire.. I know you’re thinking, what was the last thing I fucked with before this happened, because I was, too. That’s part of the Code, right? But all I did was ride for about 100 miles Saturday, stop off for a brew at a local watering hole, filled the tank, rode home and parked her in the garage. That’s it. I did change all the fluids earlier in the week, but no way could that have caused the problem. Plenty of juice, just wouldn’t fire. Checked all the usual stuff. Run switch on, clutch disengaged. Cables OK. Plugs OK, got spark, but installed a new pair anyhow. No trouble codes. All electrics functioning normally. Fuel system fuses and ECM connection OK. CKP connection OK. I can hear the fuel pump come on. But no fuel was making it to the combustion chamber; the plugs were bone-dry. That kinda narrowed it down, I thought, to the fuel filter, bad gas (but no symptoms during the 30-mile ride home after I topped off), bad coil, bad CKP or MAP sensor, or bad ECM. Which put me right back at square one, scratching my head, and resigned to having to haul the bike into the dealer and somehow survive bikeless for awhile. I emailed the selling dealer’s service department, describing the problem and what troubleshooting I’d done. Randy, a tech at Ray Price H-D, called me Monday morning and pointed me in the right direction. There’s a QC fitting (chrome sleeve) that seats and houses the check valve on the fuel supply line (where the petcock would be on a carbed bike). I re-seated it and she fired right up. Naturally, though, this tip isn’t included in the factory service manual’s troubleshooting guide. It’s only mentioned in the fuel tank removal/installation section. I’ve gotta tip my hat to Randy for taking the time to call me on my cell and helping me solve the problem. His five-minute call saved me more gray hair, a tow, and possibly an hour’s shop time labor. Well, they probably wouldn’t have hit me for shop time since the bike’s still under warranty, but the tow would’ve cost me. I have a single-rail Kendon trailer, but there’s no way in hell I can manhandle an 800-lb bike onto it by myself. And that’s one of only two positive experiences I’ve had with a H-D service department. –Bruce ANOTHER BROTHER DOWN– Thomas ‘Criminal’ Cavanaugh passed away on Monday morning, May 12, 2008. Criminal was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on a Friday the 13th in 1943. He was 64. Criminal lived in West Palm Beach, Florida for over forty years. Years ago, he owned a motorcycle shop, and later, usually worked out of his garage, continuously wrenching and helping bikers in his South Florida community when he wasn’t on the road. He met Samantha Morgan when she was just a teenager and their lives were spent sharing the thrill and experiences that only the Wall of Death motordromes could bring. He was deeply loved by his family and enormous amounts of close friends and associates all over the world. He would give you the shirt off his back. He may have died suddenly of a massive heart attack while planning memorial celebrations for his beloved Samantha, (as Sam Morgan passed away a week prior),he really died of a broken heart. So lift your eyes to Heaven and give a wink, as he and Samantha look over us now, riding their motorcycles across the twilight sun’s cloud canyons. They are free at last. Memorial Life Celebrations have been combined and are being held: Over night reservations, contact: In lieu of flowers: monetary donations are being accepted. Please send letters and cards to: –Catherine ‘Katmandu’ Palmer WIRE PLUS INTRODUCES THEIR NEW Z1 MINI MID FRAME SYSTEM– Winfield, KS- Wire Plus Powersports Electronics is proud to introduce their new, state-of-the-art Z1 Mini Mid Frame System. These new systems have the smallest power modules ever! These were specifically designed for Bobber and Chopper style bikes with round oil tanks or springs under the seat with no place to hide anything. These modules are supplied with a billet aluminum cover, for visible mounting, with holes for viewing the onboard diagnostic LED?s and measure just 1.8? W x 2? H x .95? Deep! They mount anywhere in the oil tank area and are vibration resistant and water proof! All Wire Plus modules feature solid-state breakers (that will never burn out) and a replaceable start relay that can be purchased at any auto parts store. WP191 Mid Frame system with harness for stock style handlebar controls. For those interested in obtaining more information on Wire Plus, you can reach them at (620) 221-2417 or check them out online at www.wire-plus.com or email them at sales@wire-plus.com. THE DREAD NUMBER 13 CURSE– I was walking past the mental hospital the other day,and all the patients were shouting ,’13….13….13′ The fence was too high to see over,but I saw a little gap in the planks and looked through to see what was going on. Some bastard poked me in the eye with a stick.Then they all started shouting ’14….14….14’… –from Bob T. RIDERS, PATRONS REACT TO ATLANTIC STATION MOTORCYCLE BAN– (FOX 5) ? Metro Atlanta motorcyclists have been banned from Atlantic Station. The popular dining and retail district no longer allows riders to drive through or park there.Motorcycles are now an unwelcome sight. The heart of the retail and dining district is off limits to motorcyclist Jarid Ison and other riders. Video: Riders, Patrons React to Atlantic Station Motorcycle Ban — FOX 5’s Deidra Dukes reports. “We just don’t understand why, why not let a bike park there?” asked Ison. Atlantic Station officials say they took action after facing ongoing problems.”They continually don’t abide by the code of conduct down here, continually rev their engines really loud,” said Brian Leary of Atlantic Station. Atlantic Station started telling motorcyclists about the change last month and will soon post signs and start ticketing violators. Atlantic Station officials said motorcyclists are welcome to park in the Target parking lot just behind the main retail district or on any of the side streets. “It’s a nuisance, it’s a loud nuisance and a lot of time they don’t come to spend money in the area, they come to hang out,” said Atlanta resident Kenneth Johns. Many Atlanta Station visitors said they welcomed the change. “It’s nice to have people in a place you can walk and not worry about being run over,” said Steve Lytle of Johns Creek. Ison said he thought motorcyclists were being unfairly targeted. “We’re paying patrons just like somebody in a car,” said Ison. “I know it’s tough. We do definitely apologize to the motorcycle owners and riders but in the meantime we are making the change,” said Leary. –from Rogue BIKERNET’S ONGOING INTERVIEW WITH JERRY PETTY THE BOSS OF SAXON MOTORCYCLE– What’s happening with Saxon? Haven’t heard from you in awhile: After four strong, growing years in the domestic motorcycle market building six successful models, we recognized the country’s economic downturn and tightened our belts. We continue to build our dealer network and work with Gard Hollinger on new products and models. We’ve reached across the pond and hooked up distributors in Europe and Australia. We are refining all elements of our product from chassis to electronics. We are just working hard to streamline our operation for the lower domestic volume. As well our R&D department is going nuts working on new ’09 models. Personally, I am extremely excited about working with my son Dustin who just graduated from the ASU engineering school with top honors and is running our production now. He?s kicking ass everyday making production sing and solving any problems rapidly. We’re preparing for a stronger economy. PRIMM, NEVADA REACHES OUT FOR MOTORCYCLISTS– Primm or Stateline is on the Nevada border with California straddling the 15 freeway heading directly into Las Vegas 50 miles away. Several of the executives of the three casino hotels are bikers and recently a new president came on board and said, “Let’s have a motorcycle friendly facility.” Joe Zanelli, a biker VP, immediately reached for the phone and called his secretary, “Get Bandit on the phone.” We’ve been working ever since to help Whiskey Pete’s, Buffalo Bills and Primm Valley Resort become motorcycle friendly and a place that’s perfect as a weekend run, stop-over or perhaps an event destination. We’ll bring you more reports when I return from the desert. CMT HOSTED THE FIRST CHOPPER CHALLENGE, A NEW BIKER BUILD-OFF SERIES–See Greg Westbury and crew on T.V. Be sure to tune in to the C.M.T. channel @ 8:30 on Wednesdays for the next episode of a new show. The first Chopper Challenge featured our friend Kirk Taylor of Custom Design Studios. Kirk asked the guys at Westbury Motorcycles to lend a hand with there metal fabrication expertise. We all had a great time as Randy Bond, Eric Harryman and the crew V – Entertainments caught the whole fiasco on film. –Greg Westbury HANDS FREE WIRELESS HEADSETS FOR RIDERS– Cardo Systems? new SCALA RIDER MultiSet includes two ready-to-use SCALA RIDER Q2 wireless headsets for hands-free and safe bike-to-bike communication and goes above its predecessors by offering Multiple Device Connection (MDC). With MDC, riders can pair their SCALA RIDER MultiSet headsets with cell phones, GPS devices, FM radio, and even other riders with bike to bike communication. The MultiSet offers the same high-quality performance as in previous SCALA RIDER models, including wind impact reduction, voice controlled receipt and rejection of incoming calls, automatic volume adjustment according to driving speed and ambient noise, full rain and snow protection and more. The MultiSet is perfect for the Motorcycle enthusiast. –Andrea Lawn Continued On Page 3
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May 15, 2008 Part 1
By Bandit |
Hey,
I don’t need to say anything this week. This news column says it all. That’s not to mean I’m spending the weekend in bed with a bottle of Jack Daniels and a couple of redheads. I wish.
This column is packed with every element in our industry from new Television shows to legends who just recently passed away, from hot events to new bikes and products. There’s even a couple of deals in the mix, so let’s get started:
HELMETS FROM KUSTOM KOLORS– You?ve dressed up your ride for summer, and now it?s time to get some new gear for yourself. If you?re in the market for a new helmet, check out Kustom Kolors Ink and get 10% off any of their DOT-approved and novelty helmets. The helmets are available in a variety of styles, colors, finishes and sizes, so whether you?re into old-school choppers or hopped-up street bikes, you?re sure to find one that compliments your ride and your style.
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BIKERNET Breaking News– CNN reports that gas stations will start showing PORN movies on the screens of the gas pumps so that you can see someone else get screwed at the same time you do.: !!
–from Chris T.
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WOMEN & MOTORCYCLING EVENT TAKING PLACE IN OHIO BIKE WEEK– “Women Riders: No Limits!” presented by Motolight happens in June Sandusky, Ohio – May 15, 2008 –The largest women and motorcycling event to hit Ohio in recent years is taking place during Ohio Bike Week, a week-long rally from June 6-15, 2008 taking place in Sandusky, Ohio. “Women Riders: No Limits” presented by Motolight is a three-day mini-conference focusing on educating and entertaining female riders happening on June 12-14 during Ohio Bike Week. The event is being organized by Genevieve Schmitt of Women Riders Now. Ohio Bike Week has attracted more than 100,000people in recent years to the week-long rally.
“Women Riders: No Limits!” presented by Motolight consists of three days of women-focused vendors with a day-long slate of four seminars on Friday, June 13. The seminars are: “Know Your Motorcycle: an introduction to motorcycle maintenance” presented by Sara Liberte of Garage-Girls.com; “Lifting a Downed Bike & Other Confidence Builders”; “Secrets from Veteran Riders: Lessons Learned the Hard Way” consisting of a panel of esteemed female long distance riders and moderated by Genevieve Schmitt; and “Be the Best Rider You Can Be: Street Survival Strategies” put on by Susan Rzepka Orion, an MSF Rider Coach and WomenRidersNow.com Riding Right columnist. The seminars are free and open to both women and men. The event takes place inside the Sandusky State Theater at 107 Columbus Avenue in Sandusky, Ohio.
“‘Women Riders: No Limits!’ presented by Motolight is all about showing women riders that there are no limits to what they want to do when it comes to motorcycling,” says Genevieve Schmitt, president of Women Riders Now, organizers of ‘Women Riders: No Limits!’ “The event will give attendees the opportunity to learn how to become a better rider, and more about motorcycling through informative seminars and by meeting other riders. It also gives them a chance to visit with vendors offering female focused products all in one area.” Sponsors of the event are Motolight, Wicked Tease, Redhead Gadgets, and VaVaVroom.
There is a kick-off reception on Thursday, June 12 at 5:00 p.m. inside the Sandusky State Theater. There will be door prizes and giveaways, and the Motorcycle Hall of Fame traveling women’s exhibit will be set up in the lobby of the theater. Again, the event is free and open to all. For more information visit WomenRidersNow.com and OhioBikeWeek.com.
To learn more about “Women Riders: No Limits!” presented by Motolight or to become a sponsor or vendor, plTo learn more about “Women Riders: No Limits!” presented by Motolight or to become a sponsor or vendor, please contact Genevieve Schmitt at 406.333.4491 or Gschmitt@WomenRidersNow.com. Images for this release are available upon request.
STURGIS EVENT TO LAUNCH SALES OF STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY SCRATCH GAME– (Pierre) ? Sales of the South Dakota Lottery?s new Sturgis Motorcycle Rally instant scratch game will start on April 30 with a special event in Sturgis.
Sturgis Mayor Maury LaRue will join Lottery director Norm Lingle to scratch the first ticket of the game at the Exxon Common Cents store at 2421 Junction Ave. in Sturgis. Twisted Choppers of Sioux Falls will also be at the event displaying the custom chopper featured on the lottery tickets.
The event begins at 11:00 a.m. (MT) with brief remarks from Lingle and LaRue, followed by a Lottery Spin ?n? Win promotion until 1:00 p.m. During the Spin ?n? Win promotion, players buying $5 in scratch tickets, including two of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally tickets, can spin a prize wheel to win Lottery, Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Twisted Choppers merchandise and lottery tickets.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally instant scratch game arrives at stores on April 30. The $2 scratch tickets will be sold at the South Dakota Lottery?s 620 plus retail locations statewide. The game has more than $467,000 in prizes for players to win, including three top prizes of $10,000.
The launch of an instant scratch game in celebration of the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a first for both the Lottery and the Rally. The unique game has already attracted national attention in the lottery industry, with stories about the game appearing in the trade publications LaFleur?s and Lottery Insights magazines.
For more information on the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, visit www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com. For information about the South Dakota Lottery, visit www.sdlottery.org.
BIKERNET JIMS TOOL OF THE WEEK, FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE TOOL– JIMS, a manufacturer of performance parts and tools for use onHarley-Davidson motorcycles, has just released some new and exciting toolsfor 2008. The JIMS fuel pressure test gauge is a must have new tool, as 90%of all Big Twins motorcycles have Electronic Fuel Injection, (EFI).
Improperfuel system pressure could contribute to some of the following conditions:Hesitation under acceleration, loss of power, back firing thru the intake,poor fuel economy, stalling out, engine turns over but will out start, justto name a few. The JIMS fuel pressure gauge is easily installed in line withthe motorcycles fuel supply system. All fuel testing should be (if possible)performed with the engine running, with this tool.
JIMS supplies you withall the necessary hose connections and fittings to safely perform a fuelpressure test in about the same amount of time it takes to change a set ofspark plugs.
Full detailed Instructions included, some assembly required.Visit JIMS on the web at, www.jimsusa.com www.jimsusa.com for moreinformation, or call 805-482-6913.
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BIKERNET ALERT FOR NEW H-D RIDERS–BEWARE MOBIL GAS STATIONS WITH FAST PASS TECHNOLOGY– My son just rode to Santa Maria north of LA this weekend. He was ridingwith 25 guys and several on new bikes. When they pulled into Mobil servicestations with Fast Pass technology, it shut their security systems down andthey couldn’t start their bikes. Crazy.
Here’s the response I got from H-D engineering. The H-D Security system has been verified to operate in proximity of most Speed Pass fuel pumps – no problems there. Besides, interference like that would affect the LF (125kHz) only, and that one is very short ranged, can not affect a whole group of riders at the same time.
Unfortunately, the electromagnetic environment is something we have no control over. It is always feasible, that in some locations the level of EMI may be so high as to prevent proper reception. This is why we have the back up – the PIN disarming. Cases like this only elevate the importance of PIN disarming, and our dealers should always remind our customers about this.
We operate on the by FCC specified RF band, and with the maximum power allowed. Our receiver is super heterodyne receiver, with excellent sensitivity.
More testing is taking place but the best bet is to fill up, then push your bike 20 feet from these pumps before trying to start your bike again. That way your fob signal is not interfered with.
–Bandit
NEW D&D DEALERS FOR YOU PIPE CONNECTION– The following just signed up as D&D dealers last week. Go to their site by clicking on the banner above for the D&D dealer nearest you.
1) Gover H-D 1501 E Ash St. Piqua, OH 45356 937-773-8733
2) S & D Custom Cycle 360 Tunnel Circle Rd. Grants Pass, OR 97526 541-476-8498
3) Performance Motorsports 11099 Water Tower Ct. Holland, MI 49424 616-392-2112
4) Ultimate Cycle 8321 Midlothian Turnpike Richmond, VA 23235 804-330-4800
5) Arlen Ness Las Vegas 4020 Boulder Hwy. Las Vegas, NV 702-440-6377
6) Badboyz Motorcycle Acces. 6032 Frazier Mtn Park Rd. Frazier Park, CA 93225 661-245-3005
7) World of Chrome Inc. 8715 South US Hwy. #1 Port St Lucie, FL 34952 772-878-6588
8) Cernic’s Inc. 499 Route 764 Duncansville, PA 16635 814-695-2453
9) West Coast Motors 7553 Auburn Blvd. Citrus Heights, CA 95610 916-722-7223
10) JLK Precision MC 908 San Mateo Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066 650-952-1129
11) Screamin Demon Inc. 812 Laut Ave. Crossfield, AB Cananda T0M0S0 403-946-0502
12) Thunder Road Cycles Inc 4106 Rockingham Rd. Davenport, IA 52802 563-323-3172
13) Outcast LTD 1031 Mediterranean Ave. Columbus, OH 43229 614-781-6257
If you have a questions please let me know
–Jennifer
W8LESS ROTORS MEETS JAY LENO–Shown below is the link to a just posted video I shot with Jay Leno two weeks ago regarding W8less Products brakes. The other individual in the video is Bernard who is the head mechanic and garage manager for Jay Leno’s Garage. Jay has a very impressive collection of cars (130+), motorcycles (80+) and other things mechanical.
Jay is very much aware of what’s going on in the automotive world and was quick to appreciate the benefits that light weight brake systems can offer. Lets hope that this gives our marketing effort a “kick in the pants” and gets W8less Products brakes front and center in the marketplace.
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=249960
–John Arbeeny
W8less Products, LLC
Managing Member
READER REVIEWS MOON RUN ARTICLE– Great story & pic. on the run up the coast. Did you stop at that gas stop in Big Sur?? Use to be run by bikers, late ’80s maybe. That ride up Highway 1 is one of my favorites.
–Pablo
P.S. Bitchen Skid Lid you had on the ole noggin!!
GREG?S CUSTOM CYLES INTRODUCES THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE DEEPSICKNESS HANDLEBAR LINE THEWICKED APES– Clearwater, FL March 2008 ? Custom Builder Greg Rice adds the new WICKED APE handlebars to his DeepSickness motorcycle accessories line. These bars live up to the WICKED family reputation with aggressive styling and shape. They?re built to last, made from top quality 1?? DOM American steel tubing with .120 wall thickness. The WICKED APES measure 32″ Wide with your preference of 16? or 20″ Tall APES.
Order them either pre-drilled for external wiring or ready for internal wiring giving your bike that clean sleek look. We can customize your bars for the best fit to match your riding style and comfort. They are available in a wide variety of colors to match your bike or can simply be ordered chromed, powder coated or raw.
The WICKED APES will fit all V-Twin models or Metric cruisers. Made in the USA MSRP $475.00 U.S.
For more information call 727-461-4840 or visit www.GregsCycles.com
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LANE SPLITTING
By Bandit |
It would be easy to assume motorcycling’s bona fide heroes have established their bravado on the tracks of the world. A safe notion, further validated by attending a race or perusing any related publications. Popular media has historically depicted the go fast sect as conquerors of all things two wheeled. The truth is, motorcycling heroics are everywhere and sometimes right next to you on your way to work.
Yes, my friends we are speaking of the much maligned and in many states illegal lane splitters. These are men and women with an unpretentious goal, to get to work quickly and inexpensively. Why, you ask would they be elevated to the lofty ranks of two wheeled heroes?? If you have ever run through the tail light tunnel, you already know what it takes and the dangers that await. For those who have not, it can oddly enough, be summed up with a movie analogy. Although, I’m not a Star Wars Zealot, the second episode showcased some very useful imagery. Access your movie scene archive and pull up the land speeder scenes with Luke zipping through the heavily forested Ewok planet.
Lane splitting is much like that, only the trees are moving around and have big mirrors hanging off of them. Just picture yourself riding through a narrow corridor surrounded by undulating walls, sharp objects and the occasional, slammed in your face door. Maybe that makes the lane splitter more chump then champion, but then again, he just got to where he was going in half the time, with a third of the fuel and hasn’t a notion of what a parking problem is.
Similar to their trophy-seeking brethren, the splitters are not just people on bikes going fast; they tend to have unique personalities and machines. If you are a regular commuter, take a break from your mocha, half cafe, latte and observe the cast of characters streaming by. Like most of us, you see a lot of the same nameless faces five days a week without taking note of the real person behind those handlebars. Each one of these brave commuters is the proud member of a unique sect of the motorcycling community.
At the bottom of the lane splitter hierarchy is the new guy. Easily identified by his fresh from the dealership paper plate and crispy clean riding gear. Smart new guys ride cautiously and are apt to have a terrified, hanging-on-for-dear-life style. The careless new guys tend not to last much more than their first bike payment. Keep an eye on the bikes flowing past. The new guy will be there and each day he will improve and each new guy means one less car on the freeway.
Next rung up on the splitter pecking order is the young sportbike guy.
Look for them to be hunched over their racer replicas in full leathers toting a backpack of street clothes or quite possibly lying on the ground looking forlornly at the aforementioned machine. From here, we leap up a few steps to the rat bike commuter. Here’s a guy who has little regard for fashion, modern machinery or even routine maintenance. Generally seen on a sullied ‘80s era cruiser, with a lunch box precariously strapped to the back. He is considered by many to be the bravest of the brave and usually has the most seat time of any faction. Imagine, at one point he was the new guy, or maybe survived being sport bike guy, but these days riding is just a means to an end. He is also one of the very few riders willing to don rubber based riding gear and brave adverse weather conditions.
Then there are the big twin riders. The man’s man of lane splitters. An assemblage of riders comfortably commuting on $20,000 chrome plated tractors. For them, the hindrance of a lumbering 800lb bike is overcome by the exhaust note warning that can part traffic like Moses parted the Red Sea. Although, the slightest hint of bad weather, and most of this group tends to abandon their two-wheeled steed. As of late, this clique of bikers often coincides with the new guys. Nothing like watching an inexperienced motorcyclist on a 36-inch wide bike plowing down a 40-inch wide undulating channel.
After the big twin enthusiast, the group tends to splinter into much smaller factions. There’s giant touring bike guy, occasionally seen wedging his leviathan of a bike through the mystery lane like unchewed food through a resistant esophagus. Then there is enduro guy who has the line of sight advantage of a tall bike coupled with drawback of skittish knobby tires.
The rarely seen vintage bike guy is replete in period correct gear and a bike that is better suited for display then the rigors of commuting. Also a rarity is wild custom bike guy. This sect is actually a derivative of big twin guy but warrants his own category by the shear brazenness of riding a $40,000+ motorcycle in such hostile conditions. On the other end of the cc scale is the seldom-spotted small bike guy. Here’s a rider who eschews the bigger is better thinking of many splitters and instead straddles a bike that barely meets the minimum cc rating for freeway travel. The lightweight and quick handling of this machine is soon forgotten as its motor is forced to live on the very edge of self-destruction. Let us not forget the often-disparaged elephantine scooter enthusiast. Talk about brave, this guy not only rides the motorcycle equivalent of an over inflated lawn chair, but does so taunted by the jeers of his fellow splitters.
Now we come to the top of the heap. These are the very best of the best of the lane splitting clique. The riders who are using the right tool for the job and have the experience and presence of mind to use it well. They are the journeyman of the splitters and most often seen on a late model Dyna or sport-touring bike bedecked with side bags and wearing a knowing grin. Lacking the flash of the leather clad groups and rarely taking the risks like the younger ones, this elite band of commuters gets the job done without any vacillation or concession. The motor cop also falls into this category as many of them commute to and from their daily riding duties on the company bike. Quite a few of them spending upwards of 200 miles a day on a bike.
The Uber commuter does not ride for the glory or the fame or even to impress the opposite sex, they do it to get from point A to point B in the most efficient manner possible and they do it in the tail light tunnel. For that, they and anyone else willing to consistently ride the mystery lane are indeed the unsung heroes of motorcycling.
–George Hanson
May 08, 2008 Part 4
By Bandit |
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CALIFORNIA HELMET CASE WILL BRING DOWN THE LAW– Richard Quigley, et al. vs. California Highway Patrol, the Constitutional Case Poised to Bring Down the California Helmet Law.
As Don Blancet, the Executive Director of ABATE of California, has correctly observed in a press release graciously disseminated by our friends at the Motorcycle Riders Federation, the instant Quigley et al. v. California Highway Patrol case will pound the final nail in the coffin of the California helmet law. But in order to appreciate why this case is the undertaker that will place the helmet law 6 feet under, you will need to understand the constitutional defect that this helmet law was born with – the same defect present at the heart of the helmet law recommended to all states by the NTSB – and how our California freedom fighters have constructed the law’s coffin, a labor of 17 years, in the state and federal courts, to lay the constitutional predicate to finally put the helmet law in its grave.
The constitutional defect in both the California helmet law and that proposed by NTSB is that these laws require motorcyclists to wear helmets compliant with the federal motorcycle helmet performance standard set forth at FMVSS 218. The defect is that neither the ordinarily intelligent biker nor the law enforcement officer could possibly have any clue what FMVSS 218 requires. The rider can’t read the law and know how to comply with it; and the law enforcement officer likewise cannot possibly apply it, except arbitrarily. Section 218 states nothing about helmet fabrication or what a helmet should look like. It merely describes some laboratory procedures and some arbitrary impact criteria. Indeed, to determine whether a particular helmet complies with FMVSS 218 requires the essential laboratory equipment and appropriately trained engineers to operate it, and in the process of testing the helmet you also destroy it.
The constitutional defect is the law’s “vagueness” and the legal challenge derives from the due process clause of the United States Constitution. As explained by the United States Supreme Court:
“It is a basic principle of due process that an enactment is void for vagueness if its prohibitions are not clearly defined. Vague laws offend several important values. First, because we assume that man is free to steer between lawful and unlawful conduct, we insist that laws give the person of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited, so that he may act accordingly. Vague laws may trap the innocent by not providing fair warning. Second, if arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement is to be prevented, laws must provide explicit standards for those who apply them. A vague law impermissibly delegates basic policy matters to policemen, judges, and juries for resolution on an ad hoc and subjective basis with the attendant dangers of arbitrary and discriminatory application.” Grayned v. City of Rockford, 408 U.S. 104, 108 (1971).
The road to demonstrate that the California helmet law is unconstitutional has been a tortuous one, beginning with a challenge that the law was unconstitutional as written. In Buhl v. Hannigan, the California Court of Appeals agreed that it was “absurd” to posit that the ordinary biker or law enforcement officer could examine a helmet’s fabrication and apply FMVSS 218 to determine if it complied with the California helmet law.
The Buhl case was followed by Bianco v. California Highway Patrol in which the California Court of Appeals held that where a helmet bears a “DOT” label it creates a presumption that the helmet complies with FMVSS 218, and that the presumption can be rebutted only if (1) the helmet was recalled by the manufacturer for failure to comply with FMVSS 218 or determined by NHTSA to be noncompliant with FMVSS 218, AND (2) the biker as “actual knowledge” of a recall or determination of noncompliance.
At this point California law enforcement should have recognized that the constitutional restraints on application of the law had rendered it unenforceable. The California Highway Patrol’s response to the foregoing Court of Appeals decisions, however, was to ignore them and to continue to enforce the law arbitrarily based upon the law enforcement officer’s incompetent assessment of the fabrication qualities of the helmet.
Richard Quigley and Steve Bianco then initiated litigation which would later be funded by Easyrider magazine. The bikers established in the federal district court that the California Highway Patrol had a policy and practice of illegally enforcing the law, in violation of the Court of Appeals decision in Bianco v. CHP. The federal district court issued a scathing opinion condemning the CHP for its illegal helmet law enforcement polices and the United States Court of Appeals affirmed an injunction ordering the CHP to cease and desist issuing helmet tickets unless the officer has “probable cause” to believe that the rider has “actual knowledge” that his headgear has been recalled or determined by NHTSA to be noncompliant with FMVSS 218.
Again, the CHP should have just laid down their ticket books, but again, the CHP determined instead to continue on with its illegal enforcement policy. Riders with Bikers of Lesser Tolerance in California like Richard Quigley and Steve Bianco tested the resolve of the California Highway Patrol, accumulating hundreds of helmet tickets, some for wearing the B.O.L.T. “Ill Eagle” helmet, with the Chinese manufacturer’s “DOT” label embroidered on the back, others wore sunglasses with DOT labels, or itsy bitsy teenie weenie helmets, beanie helmets, helmets looking similar to what some refer to as “novelty helmets,” and many manufactured their own smaller-than-watermelon-sized hard-shell helmets, as specifically authorized in a legal opinion authored by CHP legal counsel, appending their own DOT labels.
Quigley challenged his last dozen helmet tickets, this time urging that the California helmet law was unconstitutionally vague “as applied” by the California Highway Patrol. He interrogated the highway patrol officers and introduced the internal CHP policy memoranda and bulletins making plain the CHP’s intent to skirt the Court of Appeals decisions that defined the California helmet law; documents he’d accumulated over a dozen years fighting the CHP in court.
Ten years to the day after the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had upheld the injunction against the CHP’s illegal helmet law enforcement policies, Judge Barton, for the California Superior Court for the County of Santa Cruz found that the California Highway Patrol had engaged in a policy and practice of illegal helmet law enforcement, now not only in violation of the California Court of Appeals decision in Bianco, but also in violation of the Easyriders federal court injunction. The Court issued a several page, highly reasoned constitutional opinion holding that the California helmet law was unconstitutionally vague as applied.
As the Court transcripts reflect, the Court’s purpose in setting forth its reasoning in the opinion was to permit the case to be taken up to the Court of Appeals, and the California helmet law might have been laid to rest in that case. However, the California Attorney General, less concerned with upholding the California and United States Constitution than with preserving the ability of the CHP to continue to enforce the helmet law illegally, declined to appeal the case. Parenthetically, in another Quigley case which resulted in a decision by the California Court of Appeals that helmet law violations come within the California fix it ticket statute, the Court in “dicta,” meaning without either the AG or Quigley having briefed it, stated that law enforcement can conclude that a fabric helmet violates the law, but agreed again with the previous court decisions that it is well beyond the qualifications of the ordinary biker or law enforcement officers to determine if helmets manufactured out of hard materials comply with FMVSS 218 and the California helmet law. And it is the Plaintiff’s evidence that the California Highway Patrol has had the policy and practice to illegally ticket California bikers, including the Plaintiffs, arbitrarily and discriminatorily, for the entire spectrum of fabric and hard-shell helmets despite that every court has agreed that CHP officers plainly lack the ability to discern whether a helmet meets FMVSS 218 standards, the sole standard set forth in the California helmet law.
The instant litigation was initiated by Richard Quigley and several other members of Bikers of Lesser Tolerance, California, including Quig’s good friend Steve Bianco, with the intent this time to put on at trial not only the same evidence of illegal highway patrol helmet law enforcement practices as previously adduced by Quig, but the hundreds of illegal citations issued to the other B.O.L.T. Plaintiffs involving an entire spectrum of different types and construction of headgear illegally issued by the California Highway Patrol in violation of the Bianco and Easyriders constitutional decisions. Prior to his death Quig’s video deposition was taken and his testimony preserved for the trial. The other members of Bikers of Lesser Tolerance including Steve Bianco will also testify in the case, describing their several hundred citations illegally issued by the California Highway Patrol. Don Blancet, Executive Director of ABATE of California and Assistant Director of B.O.L.T. of California will testify, describing his greater than 60 helmet citations, all but three of them thrown out of court by the Judges specifically on the grounds that the citations were illegally issued in violation of the constitutional law of Bianco v. CHP.
The CHP officers who issued the citations will be interrogated, making plain that they do not understand and cannot conform to the constitutional requisites of the California and federal constitutional decisions which restrain the strict limits of legitimate application of the California helmet law. And what this evidence will amply demonstrate, is that the California helmet law isn’t being enforced in conformity with the California and federal constitutional decisions, and that, as a practical matter, it cannot be enforced constitutionally. The case is framed as an injunction and declaratory relief case to assure that it will reach the Court of Appeals. If the B.O.L.T members succeed in the trial court, we anticipate that the Court will declare that the helmet law unconstitutionally vague as applied and issue an injunction against its further enforcement; so the Attorney General will be forced to appeal. If the Court fails to enter a decision that voids the California helmet law then the Plaintiffs can then appeal and we would expect that the Court of Appeals will have no choice but to recognize that the defect in the law is its unconstitutional vagueness and that the law as reinterpreted cannot be applied constitutionally.
The litigation represents the culmination of the courageous and determined work of the Plaintiffs and other B.O.L.T. members like Richard Quigley and Steve Bianco who have fought the good fight on the streets and in the courts for the past 17 years.
The significance of the litigation extends beyond voiding the California helmet law because the due process deficiencies in the law will certainly undercut the NTSB’s efforts to impose the same law on every other state.
It will also provide the precedent for freedom fighters in every lid state to take into their state courts. Yes, this will be California appellate law. But in most states the constitutional arguments that will be upheld in this case will be “issues of first impression,” meaning issues not yet decided by the courts of the other states. When faced with an “issue of first impression” the Court’s always look to the decisions of the other states which have faced and decided the issue. And here on the issue of due process “vagueness,” this case will be the only relevant constitutional precedent in point.
As Don Blancet points out, this is indeed historic litigation. It is an honor for all involved in the case to be a part of it, and we reach out to all who would join us in this historic opportunity to take your place at the forefront of this fight. We can overturn the California helmet law. We can make plain that the law urged by NTSB is unconstitutionally vague and incapable of constitutional application. We can render NTSB’s recommendations to the states inert, undercutting the efforts of NTSB, the insurance and medical lobbies underway to obtain helmet laws in the free states.
We can shortcut by 17 years the constitutional court battles in every other lid state, and provide you the opportunity to void your helmet law decisively. Please accept this opportunity to join with ABATE of California and Delaware and Michigan and Northern Nevada as our partners in achieving freedom.
Ray Henke is a California trial lawyer, a former Governor of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association and LATLA’s nominee for the “Trial Lawyer of the Year” Award. Mr. Henke served as legal consultant to Richard Quigley. He is a made member of B.O.L.T., proud to have been nominated by Quig for B.O.L.T. membership, seconded by Steve Bianco, and currently, B.O.L.T. of California, legal advisor.
By Ray Henke, Esq., Bikers of Lesser Tolerance, California
–from Rogue
BIKERNET METRIC PREVIEW– The BNM gang is at it again. The news is packed with new metric motorcycle, Allstate Insurance Garage and strange designs. Check it out tomorrow.
–Bob Osias
READER RECEIVES BONNEVILLE BOOK– Just got your new book in my greedy hands. Looking forward to reading it again, as I read it the first time off of Bikernet. Got some extras from Wolfgang too. SWEET!!!
Take it easy and enjoy every mile in the saddle..
–jester
FROM THE TURTLE ARCHIVES–A turtle went to NY City and found himself in a badneighborhood, where he was mugged by a gang of snails.
When the cops asked him what happened he said, “I don’treally know, it all happened so fast!”
–from Nick Roberts
APC’S NEW ’08 HUSTLER– American Performance Cycles (APC) has added an additional bike to its 2008 model line-up.
The Hustler is a drop-seat cruiser FLH style Softail. The frame features 34 degrees rake in the neck and 3 degrees in the trees giving a total rake of 37 degrees. This is combined with a 3in stretch to create a 93in wheelbase.
Motive power for the Hustler comes from a 96ci black and chrome S&S engine fitted with an S&S Super E carb and Santee 50 CAL exhausts. This is backed by a Baker six-speed/RSD and billet closed primary. Wheels are forged one-piece billet by Forge-Tec or 80-spoke wheels. The rear 18in wheel carries a 240-section tire.
In addition the company has revealed plans to launch a lowered and stretched bagger model which will roll on either a 280 or 300 section rear tire. This as yet un-named bike will go on sale in the summer.
AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CYCLES
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Tel: 702 314 5272
Fax: 702 314 528
E-mail: apccycles@aol.com
www.apccycles.com
THERE YOU HAVE IT–Another killer Thursday News from Bikernet. Okay, I won’t pat myself on the back, just kick myself in the ass and get back to work.
This coming week I promise to deliver Chopper Dave’s X-wedge, another Sin Wu bike build segment on the BDL installation, more fiction and another chapter of World Run in the Cantina. I will pound out the Half Moon Bay ride from Titty bars to carb adjustments and I need to wrap up our report on the new Indian Company.
So Hang on. There’s never a dull moment around Bikernet.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
May 08, 2008 Part 3
By Bandit |
Continued From Page 2
R.I.P. SAM MORGAN – FAMOUS RACER/WALL OF DEATH RIDER —Boss,I just spoke with WPB Criminal who found her at her trailer.She was evidently trying to move a bike by herself and fell under it, where it trapped her…for days. A freak accident. She has chronic back problems that prevented her from lifting it.
I offered my services to write up a press release and will bespeaking to him (Criminal) tonight regarding memorial services to be heldhere ( West Palm Beach ) for her.
My bro Dennis the Menace is devastated. I did not know her well.I knew OF her, as we all did. I will contact Chris and let him know this as well.
–Katmandu
ROCKHARD Helmets is a new brand of motorcycle helmet being exclusively distributed by O’Neal–Each helmet design available in the range features exclusive graphics personally approved by international rock bands, and produced in strictly limited numbers to ensure exclusivity. Each helmet is numbered and comes with its own certificate of authenticity. The initial range of helmets feature AC/DC, Hustler, KISS, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Slayer.Helmets are available in three different styles: full-face street, off-road MX dirt and half-helmet street. In addition, each design of helmet has passed the international safety standards for the countries they will be on sale in. The standards include DOT, SNELL, Australia, EU, Japan and ECE.
The full-face street features an advanced composite fiberglass/ Kevlar/carbon/Spectracore, which is claimed to create a strong, light, energy-absorbent and impact-resistant design. Multiple adjustable vents allow for customizable airflow, with the shell’s design creating a vacuum effect, drawing hot air away from the head. A clear 2mm molded Polycarbonate Uni-Curve flat race face shield is fitted as standard and tinted and colored face shields are available separately.
An advanced composite shell is used in the construction of the dirt helmet and it has rear vents, which are claimed to improve aerodynamics and venting. The washable liner is removable for ease of cleaning and care.
The DOT approved half shell has a fiberglass shell and a three-snap visor.The graphics used on the helmets are exclusively licensed worldwide and are only available from Rockhard Helmets. Limited edition graphics will be introduced a few times per year.
–O’NEAL DISTRIBUTING
Simi Valley, California, USA
Tel: 805 426 3300
Fax: 805 426 3301
Email: sales@oneal.com
www.oneal.com
Hupy and Abraham, S.C. and Northeast Region A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois work together to fight biker discrimination– The much anticipated Ironhorse Roundup was scheduled for the first weekend of May, and as many as 30,000 people were expected. That is until the Mayor of Grayslake pulled the permit for the event, based on police intelligence reports. The controversy rages on; was this a safety issue or biker discrimination?
Attorney Pete Naylor, of Hupy and Abraham, S.C. represents the organizer of the event, Mark Khayat, and they are discussing legal options at this time. Meanwhile, Naylor attended and spoke at a special meeting on May 6th in Grayslake, attended by many area bikers including Hupy and Abraham,S.C. client Dave White and Wisconsin BOLT member, Mike Greenwald. Below is a Google News Alert link to the article on the special meeting. As this story develops, we will keep you posted by email.
–Tony “Pan” Sanfelipo
Investigator
Hupy and Abraham, S.C.
GET OUT AND RIDE YOU CRAZY BIKER–
Sometimes you just need a little kick in the asphalt to get out and ride. After seeing this (50 times) I’m putt’n down my Jack and going for a ride.
More good stuff in Bikernet Studio. Take a look.
– El Jeffe
MIC TO PERFORM NOISE TESTS– Interested to hear about D & D, I have been waiting and hoping some aftermarket exhaust guys and custom builders would get excited about the scientific roadside test the MIC has developed and is about to unveil to all State Law enforcement with recommendations for stock sound levels only, that hits every pipe maker there is, even the ones that claim they are somewhat quieter, still not as quiet as stock as the MIC will be pushing so where would this leave them, unable to legally sell a product, can anyone recall the sting of the CARB fines.
–Mr. Willard
The bike: The Roehr 1250sc is The American Performance Machine– The combination of a state of the art 180hp supercharged engine with an innovative BiMetal composite beam frame, creates the ulimate combination of power, performance and beauty.
The 180HP ROEHR 1250sc The Engine: The 1250sc is powered by a 180HP, specially developed supercharged version of the HarleyDavidson* 1250cc Revolution* engine. State of the art supercharger technology has been applied, providing reliable high power output with broad, linear power delivery.
The Chassis: A unique modular CrMo steel and aluminum frame has been developed. This frame uses these two materials area’s in which their material characteristics are best suited. The result is a stiff, light weight structure that provides unparalleled steering response and feedback.
TODD’S CYCLE TO BE FEATURED ON BIKERNET–2’nd bike from Todd, good for you??
–Peter S Linney
323 463 4584
www.autofocus.net
www.hogsnrods.com
NEW SCOTT LONG CENTRAL COAST CYCLES TELEVISION BIKE–Trust you had fun and got back to LA in one piece. Here are some shots of the new bike. This Build-off series is due to be featured on the CMT CHANNEL in two weeks.
–Scott Long
P.S. The producers wouldn’t allow Scott to release any shots of his bike before the show airs. So here is his pup.
MC Advantages Distributes Revolutionary New 360 Brake–With refined engineering and extensive road testing in the books, the new 360 Brake is now available from MC Advantages through MC Advantages dealers. The 360 Brake now features dramatically improved heat dissipation for strong stops and great looks! It is readily available in chrome, black anodized and show polished finishes.
?360 Brake will transform how bike owners look at their wheel and brake setup,? notes Kent Reed, General Manager of MC Advantages. ?With the wide variety of billet wheels that will receive 360 Brake, and the ability to now see every square inch of high dollar wheels, bikes using 360 brake can look cleaner and sleeker than with any conventional brake setup,? he noted.
360 Brakes are now available from MC Advantages to fit billet wheels from Pro One, Ego Tripp, Tight Customs, Renegade Wheels, Classic & Custom, Wicked Image, Hog Pro, Hawg Halters, Robbie Mc Cay, Arlen Ness, Custom Chrome, Weld Wheels, Performance Machine, Metal Motorsports, RMD Billet, Pickard USA, Forge Tec, RC Components, Stampede, Daniel Boone, Xtreme Machines and Iron Horse. Custom fitments for other wheels brands can also be arranged.
MSRP for one complete wheel package ranges from $995 to $1,095. This includes the 360 brake and the appropriate mounting hardware.
MC Advantages
1-800-726-9620
www.MCAdvantages.com
BIKERNET READER INSTALL HEARTLAND KIT– I did purchase the Heartland kit and all put together. Love the look, ran into some small problems but nothing I couldn?t over come?.
Thanks again for your help. If you want a complete story I can give you the run down?..
–Dean
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 4TH ANNUAL KIDS & CHROME BENEFIT– RAPID CITY, S.D. ? Kids & Chrome Foundation announced this week that tickets are now on sale for the annual Kids & Chrome Benefit Dinner & Auction presented by Budweiser during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Kids & Chrome, an eclectic mix of fun, food and festivities, is held in the name of enriching the outreach and programs provided by two vital Black Hills non-profit organizations, Children?s Home Society, the ?Kids? in the foundation?s moniker, and Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame, the ?Chrome?. The 2007 Kids & Chrome event, bringing together over 400 motorcycle enthusiasts, industry professionals and celebrities from the Black Hills community, across the nation and around the globe to ?Rally for a Reason?, raised over $100,000.00 in contributions, gifting $70,000.00 to the Children?s Home Society and $30,000 to the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
Kids & Chrome 2008 is slated for Wednesday, August 6th, at the Spearfish Holiday Inn & Convention Center, Spearfish, SD. Featured at this year?s 4th Annual Kids & Chrome, will be ?The Dakota?, a one-off custom bagger, created for Kids & Chrome by Tom Binyon, owner of BaggerWorks Custom Touring Motorcycles in Wichita, Kansas.
Binyon was introduced to Kids & Chrome during the 2007 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and was so impressed that he contacted the Kids & Chrome Foundation to offer to donate his services on the build for 2008. ?The Dakota? was built exclusively with parts and components donated by some of the premier manufacturers in the motorcycle industry. Binyon, along with Ted Sands, Vice President Sales & Marketing for Performance Machine and long-time friend and supporter of Kids & Chrome, and Jim Burgess, co-owner of Black Hills Harley-Davidson and Board President of Kids & Chrome Foundation, championed the donation drive and a generous industry quickly responded.
The one-off custom bagger?s list of components reads like a corporate who?s-who of the motorcycle world. BaggerWorks contributed a custom built frame by Rolling Thunder Frames, a Matt Risley fuel tank, a custom Perse Performance front end, a special Baker 250 RSD (right side drive) transmission, and a detachable front fairing from Kevin Evans, as well as many other components.
Black Hills Harley-Davidson built and contributed a fuel-injected Harley-Davidson 110″ TwinCam “B” engine, as well as many other Harley-Davidson components. Wheels, brake systems, hand controls, and many other components were contributed by Performance Machine from its Contour line. ?The Dakota? also features a Legend Air suspension, provided by Rapid City?s Independent Cycle, a Corbin FLH Bagset and rear fender, a Danny Gray custom embroidered seat, as well as numerous parts and accessories from Arlen Ness, Headwinds, Metzeler and others.
?The Dakota? will be auctioned to the highest bidder during the Kids & Chrome benefit dinner and auction.
The 2008 Kids & Chrome event is again supported by a generous motorcycle community as well as local and national event sponsors like Budweiser, the Kids & Chrome title sponsor, as well as Black Hills Harley-Davidson, BaggerWorks, the Buffalo Chip, Black Hills Surgery Center, Performance Machine, Lehman Trikes, Baker Drivetrain, State Publishing & Printing and Sturgis Bike Week.
?Kids & Chrome is just a phenomenal event?, said Jim Burgess, President of the Kids & Chrome Foundation Board. ?Our sincere thanks go to our friends from the motorcycling community whose kind and generous support of Kids & Chrome allows us to make these significant contributions to benefit our kids and preserve the history of motorcycling, each of which plays a hugely important role in all of our lives.?
Kids & Chrome invites you to ?Rally for a Reason?. Support Kids & Chrome through sponsorship of the Kids & Chrome event, donation of either a silent or live auction item, purchase of a corporate table or individual tickets for the event, or by simply making a tax deductible donation.
Tickets for the Wednesday, August 6th, Kids & Chrome benefit dinner and auction event can be purchased on-line at kidsandchrome.com, or by contacting Stacey Sharp, Kids & Chrome Event Coordinator, at 605/341-5226 or stacey@thesharpagency.com. For Kids & Chrome sponsorship information or to donate auction items for the event, contact Darla Crown at Children?s Home Society at darla.crown@chssd.org or phone 605/391-5555. Kids & Chrome Foundation, promoter of Kids & Chrome, is a Black Hills 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
BIKERNET TECH TESTIMONIAL–Thanks, I am now awaiting Compufire to get back with me. Again, Thank You for your help. I love your website and I haveused it many times for technical support.
I don’t know what Iwould do if you didn’t have the site.
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American Soldier .One died for your soul; the other for your freedom.
God Bless
–Todd
AFFILIATE EVENT, BUS WINS TICET TO STURGIS AT ROD ‘N CUSTOM SHOW– INTERNAL – The 2nd annual Rod ‘n Custom Show, held at the HungExpo exhibition center in Budapest, Hungary, took place over the weekend of May 3-4 and is the latest in the series of events affiliated to the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building.
The competition attracted 68 bikes entered by 31 builders from 14 countries. Winner of the ‘Absolut’ class was Roman Bus of custom shop Wildstyle in the Czech Republic who picked up a prize of 5000 Euros as a contribution to his expenses in attending the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building in Sturgis over August 3-6.
Bus’s bike, “Event Horizon”, also won the Professional prize, and featured a 200 cui motor specially constructed by Duex Industries of Hamburg, Germany, a hand-made one-off frame with integrated oil tank and a hand-made rear fender containing the gas tank.
The event attracted over 16000 visitors and is being hailed as Eastern Europe’s biggest custom event.
ROD ‘N CUSTOM SHOW
Budapest, Hungary
www.rodandcustom.hu
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May 08, 2008 Part 2
By Bandit |
Continued From Page 1
THIRD ANNUAL LEGEND OF THE MOTORCYCLE BETTER THAN EVER — San Francisco ? 5 May 2008 ? The third annual Legend of the Motorcycle Concours d?Elegance, the world-class event exclusively for motorcycles, enjoyed its third year with enormous acclaim, a star-studded attendance and an incomparable roster of entries.
In attendance at the Saturday, May 3rd event were approximately 6,000 participants and attendees from five continents, admiring nearly 300 of some of the best motorcycles in the world and raising thousands of dollars for charity.
The featured marques were MV Agusta and Norton, with a historic and astounding gathering of the legendary Italian bike and one of the most significant assemblies of competition and pedigree Nortons in the world. From an 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmueller Replica brought from Germany, to the only Merkel ?U? board track racer known to exist, to the Airstream chopper built and unveiled by Jesse James, every facet of motorcycle sport and culture was represented.
Giacomo Agostini, the greatest Grand Prix racer of all time, came from Italy with his family to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was conferred by World Champion Phil Read who came over from England for the occasion.
Actors and motorcyclists Jason Lee and Giovanni Ribisi conferred the Elvis Award sponsored by Lucky Brand Jeans, Chad McQueen presented the Steve McQueen Award in honor of his father, and actor and biker Michael Madsen presented the Best of Show Award, sponsored by Dainese, to a hundred year-old Indian Torpedo Tank Racer in its original unrestored condition.
A private pre-Concours ride with World Champions Agostini and Read and senior executives from MV Agusta and other motorcycle manufacturers kicked-off in Los Angeles with a private tour of Jay Leno?s garage before arriving in Half Moon Bay.
Icons of custom bike building Jesse James, Paul Cox and Billy Lane unveiled new creations to the applauding and cheering throngs of enthusiasts and press, as did Japanese sensation Shinya Kimura. MV Agusta unveiled for North America its F4 RR 312 1078 model, and Dainese unveiled its collection of legendary and historic racing suits as well as their collaborative prototype helmet with Agostini.
Following the afternoon award ceremony, Bonhams & Butterfields conducted a sale of 100 motorcycles including everything from pre-war motor bicycles to modern land rockets and the one of a kind 1928 Shovelhead from Bandit’s collection. Then, later that evening, a special fundraising dinner hosted the likes of Agostini, Read, Wayne Rainey, Mert Lawwill and Malcolm Smith.
From racers to builders, executives to owners, enthusiasts to the curious, Legend of the Motorcycle brought together a unique combination of people for a weekend world event celebrating over a century of the two-wheeled machine.
SOCIAL STUDIES FROM THE BIKERNET UNIVERSITY–Men Are Just Happier People.
NICKNAMES:If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura,Kate and Sarah .If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each otherAs Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.
EATING OUT:When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in ?20, evenThough it’s only for ?32.50.None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit theyWant change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.
–Jester
BIKERNET TECH TESTIMONIAL–I hope you had time to see the pictures I sent of my first seat. I couldn’t have done it without both your Shirley’s tutorials.
Thanks for considering them to be on your site. I’ve got almost 70 pictures throughout the build. If you want an explanation of the pictures or want more, please don’t hesitate to ask.
–Dustin Dalke
ONE OF THE THE BEST BIKER EVENTS IN FLORIDA BE A PART OF HISTORY–“Don’t Miss”The 3rd BrooksvilleOld School Biker Rodeo ?Party in the Pasture? May 9-10-11th 2008,27151 Soult Rd. Brooksville,Fl 34602 Presented By J.O. BattenBull-It Rodeo Scootergoods Magazine, www.scootergoods.com
?Proceeds will benefit Disabled Veterans through the DD-214 Foundation Over $10,000.00 was donated from the last RodeoWet-T, Pole Dancin?, Screamin Orgasm, & Much MoreMiss ?Party in the Pasture? Contest Friday Night
NEW BURNOUT PIT !Do you have the BALLS???BIKE DROP from a 27 ton Crane W/ Osama Bin Laden onboard
JUST ADDEDMechanical Bull W/ Osama Bin Laden onboard SCHITTHOUSE RACESChickenmans BIKE SHOWWe will have a Mechanical Bull In the House so try your luck!
$1 DRAFTS, Served by Hot Women (Screw that $4 beer schitt)Coolers Welcome, Campfires Allowed, Adults Only, NO ONE UNDER 18 ALLOWED NO GLASS PLEASE Vendors Spaces $30.00 for Weekend (Includes 1 Wristband)
Info J.O. 352-540-5123
DonV 352-596-3704
DonV Owner-Editor Scootergoods Magazine
www.scootergoods.com
Tommy Thompson’s Reunion Ride is only 4-1/2 weeks away!!! Starts June 8th in Cherokee, NC– Our room block will be released this Friday, May 9th. If you or anyone you know is thinking about going on this ride but has not made reservations please ask them to make their plans now! Tourist Season in the Smokey Mountains means that the rooms will not last. The regular room rate has also jumped to $129.00 so our group rate of $69.00 is a steal! Cut off for a FREE shirt with registration is also May 9th.
Event Registration will close 2 weeks prior to the ride (May 23rd) since meal and admission tickets need to be purchased at that time. Register ASAP!
The website has many details that will help your prepare for your trip. Please click on the link below to see what our Daily Events are, NC & TN Motorcycle Laws and links to many of the events and places we will be traveling. Hopefully this will answer most of your questions and help you prepare for your trip.
Spend your Economic Stimulus package on an event that will not only show you a good time but supports Bikers through First Response Training! Please forward this note to anyone you think might might be interested.
Whether you are joining us for a Day or for the entire week, registration is required. Click the link below for more info!
http://www.accidentscene.org/tommy/index.htm
–Vicki Roberts-Sanfelipo, RN/EMT
Director Accident Scene Management, Inc.
President of SOS & Conspicuity Inc.
W246 S3244 Industrial Ln. A
Waukesha, WI 53189
www.accidentscene.org
info@accidentscene.org
(877) 411-8551 – toll free
(262) 521-2880 – local
(262) 436-0286 – fax
Gro?er BIKERDAY am 10. Mai 2008–Die Cologne Falcons laden ein zum gro?en BIKERDAY am S?dstadion.
Um 13:00 Uhr startet die Veranstaltung mit BBQ, American Food und Drinks. Viele Bikes, Motorrad-Fans und solche, die es werden wollen haben bereits ihr Kommen angek?ndigt um bei strahlendem Sonnenschein auf dem Parkplatz am S?dstadion K?ln den AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE zu zelebrieren.
H?hepunkt wird dann das American Football Spiel der Cologne Falcons gegen die Darmstadt Diamonds sein ? in der Amerikanischsten aller Sportarten.
Neben Harley Davidson, Trikes, Boss Hoss Cycles werden auch Oldtimer zu bestaunen sein!
Au?erdem erhalten alle aktiven Teilnehmer des BIKERDAY freien Eintritt zum Spiel.
Eine Veranstaltung, zu der es sich zu kommen lohnt, ob als Fahrer oder Zuschauer ? es gibt viel zu bestaunen und zu fachsimpeln beim BIKERDAY der Cologne Falcons.
BIKERSDAY & 10. Mai 2008
American Football
Parkplatz S?dstadion K?ln
Beginn 13:00 Uhr
Einlass Stadion 17:00 Uhr
Kickoff 18:00 Uhr
Das Bild zeigt Cheerleader auf Harley Davidsons am K?lner G?rzenich (Foto: Tillmann) und kann honorarfrei unter Angabe des Fotocredits f?r redaktionelle Zwecke verwendet werden.
Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Announces Events for Sturgis Bike Week 2008–STURGIS, S.D. ?May 6, 2008?The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse will once again make its home at Thunder Road during Sturgis Bike Week 2008. In keeping with Thunder Road?s reputation as ?the custom capital of Sturgis,? this year?s Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse line-up will feature some of the industry?s best custom bikes, builders and special events.
The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse wouldn?t be complete without top name custom bike builders and their bikes. Christian Clayton of Sucker Punch Sallys will unveil Sucker Punch Sallys? Hard Rock Bike, and he and other builders will make appearances throughout the week to meet fans and sign autographs. The Roadhouse will also feature bikes and merchandise from the following:?
Gard Hollinger & L.A. County Choppers?
Paul Cox & Paul Cox Industries?
Russell Mitchell & Exile Cycles?
Billy Lane & Choppers Inc.
As always, the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse has added some fresh features to its line-up. New this year are the following events:
??The Next Great American Builder? TV Show ? Hosts Billy Lane and Paul Cox, along with other celebrity builders, will be on location at the Roadhouse filming episodes for the show. Amateur bike builders can apply to be on the show (at http://www.greatamericanbuilder.tv), and 13 will be selected to live and work together for about three months in New Orleans.
?First Annual Hard Rock Spotlight Series ? Hosted by Rick Fairless of Strokers Dallas and Kim Suter of KC Creations, these live and light-hearted rap sessions will provide motorcycle enthusiasts with an opportunity to hear about the motorcycle world?s hottest topics from some of the industry?s biggest names. The series will feature a syndicate of motorcycle gurus, custom builders and industry leaders, will let attendees really know how they really feel about timely motorcycle topics. Audience participation will be encouraged.
?Seminole Hard Rock Main Stage ??? As always the Seminole Hard Rock will be the center of all the action inside the Thunderdome. Features this year will include raffling off three Steven Tyler signed Redwing guitar and awards for the custom bike shows that are happening all week at Thunder Road.
?H2Ocean Art Fusion Experiment ? This event will match up several nationally acclaimed tattoo artists who will each draw for three minutes and then switch to complete one another?s drawings. The result will be a truly collaborative piece of art that will be auctioned off to benefit Soldier?s Angels.
?We?ve added a lot to this year?s Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse line-up,? said Carrie Repp, event coordinator for the Roadhouse and owner of R&R Promotions. ?We?ll still host the industry?s biggest names and hottest bikes, but most importantly, our benefit events will give the entire biker community a chance to come together to support our troops.?
With all the scheduled events, the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse at Thunder Road will once again be the place to see and be seen during Sturgis Bike Week 2008. For additional information, please visit:
www.hrroadhouse.com
www.thunderroadsturgis.com
www.randrpromo.com
www.strokersdallas.com
www.kc-creations.com
ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST VALUABLE CONCEPT CARS OF THE 1950s TO DEBUT AT RM?s MONTEREY AUCTION EVENT —A one-of-a-kind 1957 Chrysler Diablo will debut at RM Auctions? annual ?Sports & Classics of Monterey? auction event in California, August 15th and 16th. Conceived by Chrysler?s design head, Virgil Exner, the Diablo is arguably one of the largest and most impressive concept cars ever built. The ultra-rare Diablo will be joined by several other European styles sports and racing cars and several classic American luxury automobiles at RM?s world-renowned Monterey event.
BLENHEIM, Ontario (May 6, 2008) – A one-of-a-kind 1957 Chrysler Diablo concept car handcrafted by Ghia will steal the spotlight at Monterey?s famed classic car weekend this August as it crosses the RM auction block.
Considered the most valuable concept car of the late 1950s, the revolutionary Diablo will be the star attraction of RM Auctions? multi-million dollar Sports & Classics of Monterey auction event, to be held August 15th and 16th in downtown Monterey, California.
Conceived by Chrysler?s design head, Virgil Exner, arguably America?s most influential stylist, this rare example was built by Italian coachbuilder Ghia for the Chrysler Corp. on a 1955 Chrysler 300 series chassis A featured concept car for the 1957 US auto show circuit, the car is one of the largest and most impressive concept cars ever built, stretching an impressive 22 feet in length.
In 1957, the Diablo was Chrysler?s star concept car of the year. With an investment from Chrysler of over $250,000, the Diablo was showcased to the public at the 1958 Chicago Auto Show, before being returned to Ghia in Italy for their corporate promotion. The car eventually found its way back to the United States and has been under the careful care of its current owner for over 25 years. The sale of this important American concept will be accompanied by extensive documentation, detailing its history and restoration.
The ultra-rare Diablo will join several other European styled sports and racing cars and several classic American luxury automobiles at RM?s world-renowned Monterey auction.
?RM has assembled the greatest collection of sports and classic cars ever brought together on the Monterey Peninsula,? said Ian Kelleher, Managing Director of RM Auctions.
?The Diablo is simply the holy grail of all concept cars in its era. Its upcoming auction in Monterey has received considerable international interest due to its rarity and the fact that concept cars are a featured highlight of this year?s world famous Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance,? he added.
The Diablo has been an attraction at such prestigious museums as the Cleveland Auto and Aviation Museum, the Petersen Automotive Museum and Chicago?s Museum of Science and Industry, as well as at such events as the Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance and New York?s Louis Vuitton Classic.
Adding to its fascinating history, the car nearly sealed its fate along with the legendary Chrysler Norseman, when it was scheduled to be shipped aboard the ill-fated Andrea Doria. Luckily, for dream car enthusiasts, last minute work delayed its shipment, preserving it for the enjoyment of future generations.
?Our Monterey sale marks the first time the Diablo has been offered at auction, making for an exclusive ownership opportunity,? added Kelleher.
RM Auctions? Sports & Classics of Monterey auction event will be held August 15th and 16th at the Portola Hotel and Spa and Monterey Conference Center, in Monterey, CA. Coinciding with the famed Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance, the Sports & Classics of Monterey auction has and will continue to attract thousands of automobile enthusiasts and participants from around the world.
Admission to the Sports & Classics of Monterey auction event is $40 per person, with children 12 and under admitted free of charge. An auction catalog is available for an additional $100 U.S., including shipping and handling within North America.
For further information, call (800) -211-4371 or visit
www.rmauctions.com
SIN WU BUILD REPORT FROM THE DEVIL IN TEXAS– Lookin’ good on getting all the Sturgis bikes ready in time (3 including yours. The other 2 will go home to Canada together ). Holly and I just got home from Galveston, we spent a couple days by the pool to get ready for the next round of madness! I will finish up the words tonight and start sending shots along with it.
Next segment will be on the BDL primary install.
–Kent
1%er THE TELEVISION SERIES–Bandit, you may still have enough brain cells that have escaped the floods of Black Label Jack Daniels to recall when I introduced you to Emilio, movie/TV star and fellow non-complier. He’s just booked the role of the leader of the bad guy gang in a new 1%er TV show and needs to get into the biker underworld deeper.
I told him I’d call in one of the thousands of favors you owe me, from when I used to push-start that skateboard Jennifer James built you to that time I shot the deadly black widow off that county-fair crafts plaque that guy doing life in Angola for raping a Gnu made you, and saved your life.
Now you two are reunited. Emilio said he didn’t want to be rude or pushy and ask for a favor. I told him, hell Ball tried to steal every woman I ever had, drank all my whiskey, smoked my cigars, used my best fighting knives to clean his boots, crowded me on every highway in America; call him, push, beg, demand, blackmail, etc.
The brother needs a hookup. He’s good people.
–Special Agent Zebra
Reunion Bash, 2008 held at the House of Harley-Davidson dealership celebrating the 105th Harley-Davidson Anniversary to hold ?Women?s Day,? August 29, 2008.– Milwaukee, Wisconsin ? March 31, 2008 ? Reunion Bash, 2008 a House of Harley-Davidson production, held August 27 ? September 1, 2008 celebrating the Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary, will host Women?s Day on Friday August 29, 2008. Reunion Bash, 2008 including Women?s Day is free to the public and will be open 9:00 am ? 7:00 pm, at the House of Harley-Davidson dealership located at: 6221 W. Layton Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53220.
A part of the proceeds made during Women?s Day will benefit The RAACE Foundation a charity dedicated to the prevention of child sexual abuse. For more information please visit www.raace.org
Reunion Bash, 2008 will proudly host many female bike-industry celebrities on Women?s Day including:
As seen on NBC?s Today Show, the Chopper Chick Crew will do a live custom-bike-build for charity. Members of the Chopper Chick Crew include, Katie Putnam, Jayme Gray, Vivian “Gypsy” Charros, Ajax Forget, Athena “Chickie” Ransom, Kate O’Shea and Joann Bortels. For more information please visit www.chopperchickcrew.com
Genevieve Schmitt, founder of Women Riders Now will do two motivational speeches on ?Making More Saddle Time? and ?Taking the Next Step: Setting New Riding Goals?. To find out more about Genevieve Schmitt and Women Riders Now please visit www.womenridersnow.com
Garage Girls Seminars ? An intuitive guide to motorcycling for women. Seminars hosted by Sara Liberte & Jody Perewtiz include: ?Know Your Machine? and ?Tools?. To find out more about Garage Girls, please visit www.garage-girls.com
In addition, there will be a Women?s Only Bike Show. To be eligible to sign-up, women must ride and own the bike they enter in the show. Spectator?s Choice ballots will be sold with proceeds going to The RAACE Foundation.
During the six (6) day Reunion Bash, 2008 celebration RDT Extreme Stunt Team, Division bmx and The Rhett Rotten Wall of Death will put on multiple death defying shows daily. Read more about each group at www.reunionbash.com Event Update page.
The House of Harley-Davidson, in Milwaukee, WI is one of the world’s largest Harley-Davidson dealerships. With a welcoming facility of more than 50,000 square feet, the House of Harley- Davidson offers a huge inventory of MotorClothes? merchandise, along with Genuine H-D? parts and accessories and a service department staffed by highly trained technicians. www.housofharley.com
Reunion Bash, 2008 will encompass three-and-a-half city blocks in front of the House of Harley dealership, along with the dealerships parking lots and the dealership itself. Please see included aerial photo of Reunion Bash, 2003 celebrating the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary.
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May 01, 2008 Part 2
By Bandit |
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COME ON DOWN TO BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK–Hey Y?all…this saturday, May 3rd, at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Alabama. I’ll be riding my Orange and Black (yeah) #798….y’all are welcome in my pit anytime.
http://www.barbermotorsports.com/ Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a WORLD RENOWNED facility. I cant believe they let scruffy old bastards like me thru the gate, much less on the track!…..the Museum alone is worth the trip.
This is a WERA Vintage / Sportsman event. We have recruited brethren from another racing organization, AHRMA, to attend as well….ALOT of work has gone into getting as many Vintage bikes on the track as possible…..Saturday is all Vintage races….9 of them. Practice before lunch, races after, till 5 or 6….practice starts at 8. then on Sunday, the young bucks and future AMA pros (some current pro) take to the track…. Truly a mix of the old and the new, creating an event that should be interesting for any motorcylist. Pits are wide open. Your ticket thru the gate ($20 I think) is an all access pass (museum is xtra 10).
FL EXTENDED BAGS FROM TRASK PERFORMANCE—Just when you thought you had your bagger right where you want it, Trask Performance has to come along and introduce these extremely cool, EXTENDED FL BAGS. Sleek yet aggressive in appearance the new bags will change the personality of any bagger more than just about any other bolt on modification you can make. Fabricated rough and rugged, high quality fiberglass, the bags are as durable and user friendly as they are eye catching. Did I say User Friendly? You bet. The new gags are full depth providing substantially more storage space than units that are simple add on with stock capacity.
Trask EXTENDED FL BAGS are easily installed and utilize your stock lids, latches and lid mounting hardware. Additionally they can be ordered with round dual, single or no exhaust cut outs. Trask extended bags are supplied in a gelcoat finish ready for prep and paint. Call Trask Performance direct at 623-879-8488. Better yet catch the bags and Trasks ?s revolutionary line of HD turbo systems at www.TurboYourHarley.com
ASSALT WEAPAN FEATURED IN AUSTRALIA–Congratulations on the very cool article in HEAVY DUTYmagazine about the Assalt Weapan, and your 5Ball Teameffort out in Bonneville last September. I’d seenlittle snippets in the various motorcyclepublications, but this was the real deal. Greatcoverage for you and Bikernet, which couldn’t havebeen bestowed on a more worthy group.
I hope you and Nyla are well, prospering, and havingfun with life.
Michael Hearle
BIKERNET WEEKLY PRODUCT RELEASE FROM RIVERA PRIMO / 5-1-08CRITICAL DATA MODULE (CDM) / MULTI-FUNCTION LED GAUGE—Rivera Primo’s state-of-the-art CDM “Critical Data Module” multi-function LED gauge incorporatesspeedometer (MPH only), bar graph tachometer, red-line shift indicator, neutral light, high beamindicator, oil pressure, odometer, trip indicator and battery condition in one bright, easy-to-read gauge. This allows the rider to be aware, with a single glance, of the most critical information needed for safe riding.
Not just another pretty face housed in a chromed body, this module also features adjustable tach graph, adjustable shift indicator & auto night-dimming. Turn signal indicators are coupled to vehicle speed, emulating the auto cancel features of stock H-D models. Also included is the speedometer sensor, which plugs into the transmission case. Holes on the back plate enableyou to easily fabricate mounting suitable to your tastes.
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SPEEDO SENSOR: The speedo sensor must be installed into the trans speedo sensor boss
NEW CHEIFS AT INDIAN MOTORCYCLE—Indian Motorcycle Chairman, Stephen Julius, announced last month that two motorcycle industry executives have been appointed to serve senior roles within the Company. The new chiefs currently working in the Kings Mountain headquarters include Chris Bernauer, General Manager and Nick Glaja, VP of Engineering.
General Manager Chris Bernauer is a lifetime motorcycle enthusiast and has been riding since he was 10 years old. Prior to joining Indian, Chris spent over 11 years with Harley-Davidson, working his way from Powertrain Development Engineer to Platform Director for the Sportster. Chris? early years in manufacturing began at Toyota Motor Maufacturing as a Manufacturing Specialist in the Powertrain Division. His expertise in the Cruiser motorcycle market and his proven management abilities make him an ideal candidate to lead the company back into the marketplace.
According to Chris, ?I?m excited about the challenges and opportunities ahead of us. Indian Motorcycle is a great brand with passionate customers. We have an outstanding team of industry veterans in place and are well on our way to putting Indian back into its rightful place as the leader in the Cruiser market?.
VP of Engineering, Nick Glaja?s career spans 27 years. Nick is well respected in the industry, having engineered for some of the giants in the motorcycle world. Nick most recently served as the Principal Engineer of Powertrain Technology at Harley-Davidson. Prior to that, he was Powertrain Group Manager at Victory Motorcycles. He comments that ?being involved with the rebirth of Indian Motorcycle is the most exciting and challenging opportunity of my career. Everything we are going to build in the future is going to grow from a sound engineering foundation and my first goal is to provide just that. Only after that can we deliver the products deserving to carry the Indian Motorcycle Brand?
According to Company Chairman, Stephen Julius, ?This is an exciting time in our company?s future. We are proud to have successfully recruited a staff of world-class motorcycle executives who are diligently at work right now restoring our iconic brand.?
Indian Motorcycle? Company and Iconic American Brands Announce New Apparel Collection
Indian Motorcycle? Company is pleased to announce that it has set up a new company named Iconic American Brands, which will develop and distribute a collection of apparel and related products under the Indian Motorcycle brand. This new company is headed by apparel industry veteran Steve Miska. The premier collection is scheduled to debut in January 2008 for Fall 2008 deliveries.
The collection will feature performance apparel and premium sportswear which pays tribute to the heritage of the brand. Embodying the freedom of spirit and adventure associated with motorcycling, the Indian Motorcycle apparel collection offers an exciting new lifestyle brand for the motorcycle aficionado and spectator alike.
The Indian Motorcycle apparel collection will target Indian Motorcycle dealerships and their distributors, as well as select department and specialty stores.
Reserve your 2009 Indian Chief at www.indianmotorcycle.com.
Indian has enlisted industry-leading experts to develop a world class product that fulfills the promise of the Indian brand. We are creating worthy successors to the legendary motorcycles that captured the world?s imagination. We are doing it with the same commitment to performance, handcrafted quality and advanced technology that has made Indian a world-renowned name for 106 years.
Previously, we communicated that the bikes would debut by the end of the 2007 calendar year. As we near that milestone, we have discovered we need more time to deliver a product that will meet our expectations and yours. We are currently aiming at production in the second or third quarter of 2008. Our timing is based on manufacturing a premium quality product. Only when this goal is accomplished will we introduce Indian back into the marketplace.
We ask for your patience as we re-launch America?s First Motorcycle and bring the legend back to the motorcycle industry.
Indian Motorcycle is pleased to announce the winners of our slogan contest!
We received thousands of impressive entries.Below is a list of our five finalists & their contributions:
?Let the Spirit Ride?
Submitted by Jerry Horch
Cape Coral, FL
?Hail to the Chief?
Submitted by Harold Buchanan
Charlotte, NC
?America?s Original Motorcycle?
Submitted by Belinda Abendschein
Waterford, WI
?Before Indian, there were only bicycles?
Submitted by Earl Bernal
San Jose, CA
?Old School, New Cool?
Submitted by John Kerr
Kings Mountain, NC
ONSITE PSC– introduces a new twist on our proven Spill Containment line of products! RESPONDER Series has been improved to better contain the Decontamination procedures in the field. It’s the same, quick-deploying unit, and now, with an “continuous containment” feature, that doesn’t allow washdown fluids to leak in between Decon Stations.
The “Flap” is done in a bright Red Color, so Responders can see through the face shields (most cases, there are two) and distinguish where to step-over, and into the next stage. It also acts as the cover between units, and the “hook-loop” attachment secures ONSITE units from “sliding” that can occur when the Primary (Ground tarp) containment becomes wet, usually due to wash down solution getting past the containment unit. There is also adequate space, we call the “Thru-Slot” so water hoses can pass underneath, without compromising the space within the ONSITE unit, or having to drag hose around the perimeter
Deployment is extremely simple, and uses no hardware or tools. Using the Containment Cover, assembling the standard Three-Stage De con Station, can take ONE Responder Crew member less than Five (5) minutes to set up. Not Bragging. Just the facts
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KICK ASPHALT WITH D&D?s BANDIT KIT– We all have the need for speed and D&D?s Bandit Kit delivers more horsepower, better throttle response and gobs of torque? just what the doctor ordered. Bandit did a deal with ?The Pope of Pipe? for all of the Bikernet members and got them a 15% off promotion. But more about that later.
D&D?s New Bandit Kit will push you way-back on your seat. It just makes that much power. Bandit got 20 more ponies when he installed it on his Harley-Davidson fuel injected bagger.
How hard was it to make this gain in performance? It was easy; but don?t take our word for it, Bandit documented it.
Bandit Improve His Performance By 20HP!
Bandit took the challenge and hooked the kit up to his black bagger. Results? More power and more torque. Read his tech tip and see if your fuel injected Harley could benefit for it. Click it here for the Bandit?s D&D tech tip.
The Bandit Kit comes with a D&D performance exhaust pipe, high-flow air cleaner and Zipper?s Performance ThunderMax with AutoTune tuner. And we will provide a 15% discount just by mentioning the Bandit Kit!
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MR. KELLY PROMOTED AT S&S– S&S Cycle is pleased to announce the promotion of Howard Kelly to Communications Manager. Howard joined S in December of 2004, after spending eight years as the editor of HOT BIKE and STREET CHOPPER Magazines, two years on HOT ROD BIKES Magazine and just over one year at MOTORCYCLIST Magazine. He started out as the Customer Support Communications Specialist, his focus heavy on the creation of S Service Manuals. Through his time at S, Kelly has gravitated to handling media and advertising, in addition to overseeing web and video production. Drawing heavily on his publishing background, Kelly is well-suited to supply information to magazines that is to the point, and ready for their publications. ?When the opportunity to move to La Crosse and work for S&S came along I was very excited. I have used S parts on my bikes for as long as I have owned v-twins, and had visited the Viola facility countless times over the years. It, as well as the S name, were iconic in my mind, and now having the opportunity to be part of the management team at a company that I believe in completely, is a true blessing!? said Kelly. ?I am thankful for the support and guidance the other management team members have offered me over the years and hope to be able to do the same for others in the future.?
?Howard Kelly has been instrumental in nearly all of our marketing endeavors the past several years,? said S president Brett Smith. ?His role in overseeing the logistics for our upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration and his coordination of the recent S Emissions Summit, hosted here in La Crosse are prime examples of the value he offers S and our industry.? Smith went on to say, ?It is with great pleasure that I announce Howard?s promotion to Communications Manager?a critical role in our industry leading company.? Kelly, who started riding a motorcycle at age eight, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but moved to Southern California to pursue his dream of working at a motorcycle magazine. He now lives in Onalaska, Wisconsin with his wife Marcia. Kelly has embraced the community and holds a seat as a Supervisor in the Town of Onalaska and another seat on the Board of Directors for Oktoberfest in La Crosse. Howard and Marcia spend their free time motorcycling, bicycling, kayaking and still getting acquainted with the southwestern Wisconsin area.
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BRASS BALLS BOBBERS TAKES WELDING TO AN ART FORM—Sam Wills, Master Fabricator for Brass Balls Bobbers, hand builds the custom-production bobber motorcycles for Darwin Motorcycles. Each frame is built with 1-inch diameter by .156-inch wall D.O.M. tube with a 1026 medium carbon steel that is easy to weld and machine.
Sam comes from a top fuel racing background and uses the fabrication techniques to hand weld and hand fit frames that are the straightest and strongest frames available today.
Each frame is TIG welded. TIG stands for Tungsten Inert Gas welding and is also called Heliarc?.TIG is used by Sam because it is precise and provides a perfect finish that requires little to no finish work. It is an ideal process for Brass Balls Bobbers. Many enthusiasts have commented that the frame welds are pieces of art and really show the craftsman work of the entire motorcycle.
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THAT?S IT–I received a tech from Wolfgang Publications; I?ll post that tomorrow. Bandit didn?t send me anything else so I guess I?ll just clean house till Bandit gets home? Have a great weekend!
Layla
May 01, 2008 Part 1
By Bandit |
LEGEND OF THE MOTORCYCLE CONCOURS D? ELEGANCE— You think they could?ve added one more word to the name? Maybe not, but that?s where Bandit is heading with a group of guys. They left yesterday morning and are taking their time, cruising up the coast. Christian from Sucker Punch riding an old panhead, Billy on a Knuckle and Bandit & Jeremiah both on shovels.
They rode as far as Santa Maria yesterday and plan on cruising even slower today to arrive in Half Moon, Ca tomorrow. Bandit checked in last night and said the ride was perfect; I?m glad.
So, in the usual Layla fashion, the news will be short cause I?ve got some goofing off to do. Shopping, animals to spoil, girlfriends to play with? Enjoy the news!
BIKERNET EDITOR SCORES KING–Had an interesting day yesterday. I rode into Raleigh with the sole intention of getting some patches sewn on my vest (including the Bikernet patch you sent me). But in addition to getting the patches done, I rode home on a new-to-me 2007 FLHR Road King. Oh, the trouble I get myself into! I got what I asked for out of my trade, a fair price for the King, and I got them to throw in a factory service manual, too.
It?s dark red, 18K miles, and was previously part of Ray Price H-D?s rental fleet. First impressions after just a few miles:
?The 96? twinkie is a torquey, powerful sumbitch, very smooth, and will rocket up to 80 mph in no time. I?m not gonna mess with the fuel management for the time being; besides, I?ve still got a year to burn on the OEM warranty.
?Heat ? It puts out noticeably more heat out of the right side; I mostly feel it on my calf. No big deal, although some folks have complained about it, but I don?t see it as a problem, because I?m not one of those clowns who putts around in shorts and flip-flops.
?The tranny ? Smooth, although there?s a bigger gap between 1 and 2. Easy to overcome; you?ve just got to wind out first gear a little more. As far as the noise that some folks complain about with the straight-cut first and fifth gears, I haven?t noticed it. You don?t want to take it into sixth gear unless you?re cruising along at 70 mph-plus, IMO, even though the manual says 50 mph.
?Handlebars ? The stock bars suck and they?ll be the first to go. Too low and forward for my comfort, even though at 5?7? and 160, I?m not a knuckledragger. But more good luck ? a friend of mine in Fort Worth is gonna send me a set of Heritage bars gratis.
?Might search for a seat that drops me down ∏-1 inch. No problem flat-footing the bike, but I could use just a cunt hair more for better leverage when backing the bike.
?Oh, yeah; new buyers get to participate in an in-store poker run. I got a flush, which won me a $300 gift certificate. Burned up some of that this morning when I dropped off my old title and spare keys.
Above is a quick & dirty shot in the garage. Couldn?t shoot outside because it?s raining cats & dogs now. The good news is I didn?t get caught out in it. Cams will be coming. Had a pair of Andrews 26Gs in my Softail. It?s gonna be interesting, though, to see how the hydraulic shoes in the 96? twinkies fare compared to the old spring-loaded jobs in the 88. Speaking of cams, have you read Donny Peterson?s piece in American Iron on the Woods setup? An indy I know in Decatur, TX swears by ?em.
Bruce
Life is good!
How to Build A Bonneville Salt Flats MotorcycleAuthor: Keith R. Ball–The phrase, Bonneville Salt Flats, strikes a chord with any true gear-head. For motorcycle enthusiasts the allure is even stronger. How to Build a Bonneville Salt Flats Motorcycle documents the construction of ?The Worlds Fastest Panhead,? conceived and assembled by Keith R Ball, former editor or Easyriders magazine and current owner of Bikernet.com, the most popular biker stop on the internet.
Keith walks the reader through all the steps involved in the creation of a true Bonneville Salt Flats motorcycle. From choosing a class to picking a frame, from finding an engine builder to minimizing the aerodynamic drag at 200 miles per hour, Keith grinds his teeth and lots of steel throughout the entire process. ?It includes how to make guess-work fly,? Ball said.
A project of this size is bound to suffer setbacks. Keith Ball uses a personal, narrative style to take the readers on a wild ride, through the ups and downs of building The World?s Fastest Panhead. So come along for the ride down the salt with the man who is perhaps the best-known motorcycle journalist.
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BFC Benefit Poker Run – May 10, 2008–Registration 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Cost $15.00
At Boulevard Park in Bellingham ~ Woods Coffee
*Free Woods Coffee during registration
*Lots of prizes will be given out with all riders entered for a chance to win!
Map of the 60 mile ride & stop locations will be handed out at registration
All proceeds go to Bikers Fighting Cancer
PRIZES FOR BFC POKER RUN
Anthony?s gift certificate for $100.0
Woods Coffee ?Speed bean? gift card
Hand beaded medicine bag
Wine & wine charms
Complete first aid kit in a soft bag
Candles
Basket of lotion & skin care items
Woman?s MC Helmet from Steel Dreams
Steel Dreams cap
Skagit Power sports $25 Gift certificate
Battery Tender from Skagit Power sports
Skagit Power sports cap
Burt?s Bees Body and skin Collection
Harley Davidson shirts
UP AND COMING MAGAZINE ? COCHISE CHOPS–Bandit,Teach here writing again to give some info on a new upand coming real deal motorcycle mag. Cochise chops isa magazine that features and showcases only cool oldscoots and rods/cars/trucks from the early vinatgedays no evos or twin cam yuppie billet bardgebikes..just real deal garage built cool scoots. Themagazines? motto is “The way it was, and the way itshould be” and if you see an issue you will see whyand how cool the content is. This is a no bullshitkiss no ones ass mag that I can see quickly rising upand become a big hitter in the mag industry. Checkout the mag and get more information at http://cochisechops.blogspot.com/and http://cochisechops.com/
Thanks, TEACH
Kevin Baas
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952-215-1252
“When in doubt, burn out!”
LAUGHLIN GOOD OR BAD?–No matter what sort of doom and gloom you might hear, Laughlin was a pretty good show. Traffic was not as high as last year (how is that a bad thing?) and yes, there where room available and the wait for restaurant seating was little if any (again, how is this bad?). From a vendor perspective, sales where decent and the weather was even good. On another note, check this out. Signals built into the shock for the Dyna and Sporty guys. Too cool. David Z.
PROGRESSIVE SUSPENSION SHOCKS LIGHTS!–When are shocks more than just shocks? When Progressive Suspension adds their new Shock Lights to them! Designed to bolt onto the PSI 812 and 412 Series shocks, the Shock Lights can be wired into brake or turn signal systems.
Chromed aluminum caps features hidden hardware and an integrated LED that blends nicely into the cap until the super bright LED?s are activated. Kit includes load balancer, two Shocks Lights and required hardware. Contact your local Progressive Suspension dealer for more information.
Progressive Suspension
6900 Marlin Circle.
La Palma, CA 90623
877.690.7411
info@progressivesuspension.com
www.progressivesuspension.com
PRE-SHOW INFORMATIONBIKE and MUSICWEEKEND 2008German Burnout Nationals!–GERMANY?S TOP EVENT: 4 DAYS TOP VALUE FOR A FAIR COST!
August 7th-10th 2008, Autohof Geiselwind, Franconia/Germany
Autobahn A3 Wuerzburg-Nuernberg, Exit Geiselwind
All Motorcyclists welcome at the German top event in August: Ride-In Bikeshow + US Car Show + Dragster Burnout Show + INDOOR STUNT WORLD CHAMPION Chris Pfeiffer+ SPECIAL SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW + Poker Run + Biker Campground + Pro-Dealer-Mile + Biker Games + Go-Go-Girls + Oil-Wrestling + Bodypainting + Live Musik feat. Top-Bands including TEN YEARS AFTER, Hank Davidson Band, Stahlzeit, Gitty Fisher and more (complete lineup to be published on website) + 5.000 Euro price money to win + Event hall & Hotel + much more!
NEW: Rocket-Dragster Show PLUS 2007 and 2008 Indoor Stunt-Riding World Champion Chris Pfeiffer. Special Events watch website, SURPRISES are always to be expected! For 2008, the theme ?Burnout Nationals? was adepted to underline the character of the event as ?Guiness Book World record holder for Motorcycle Burnouts?.
Entrance opens: Thursday August 7nd afternoon, Friday/Saturday/Sunday from 10 a.m.. Advanced Ticket Sale: +49 (0)9556 – 180 or www.autohof-strohofer.de or www.bike-and-music-weekend.de. Entrance fees 2008: Check website
ATTENTION: Superb Event-Video/DVD European Bike Week 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Gerd Scheidel at www.Studio1-Scheidel.de!
Adress/Contact:
Autohof Strohofer
Anton Strohofer
Scheinfelder Str. 15-23
96160 Geiselwind/Germany
Tel. 0049 (0)9556 – 18 0 RITA 135
Fax 0049 (0)9556 – 18 189
www.Autohof-Strohofer.de
info@Autohof-Strohofer.de
www.bike-and-music-weekend.de
Text & Photography: Horst Roesler; www.motographer.de
NOTE: A FULL 10-STORY DVD named ?BURN TO BE WILD? with the best of Geiselwind?s Burnout shows and contests of the last years is available on request at MOTOGRAPHER@t-online.de
A.B.A.T.E. OF LOUISIANA, INC. HELMET FIGHT– Louisiana now has five helmet modification Bills of one kind or another. With each Bill bringing something different to the table you almost need a score card to keep up with them. The following Bills Abate Of La., Inc. supports in their current format:
HB 1295 Rep. M.J. Smiley (Dist. 88)Requires anyone under the age of 18 to wear a motorcycle helmet and requires anyone seeking their first time endorsement to pass a Louisiana approved Motorcycle Operators Training Course effective 7/1/09. Anyone with an endorsement prior to that time will not be required to take the course.
SB 9 Sen. Eric LaFluer (Dist 28)Anyone with an endorsement prior to that time will not be required to take the course.
SB 9 Sen. Eric LaFluer (Dist 28)Requires anyone under the age of 18 to wear a helmet. Those 18 and older who choose not to wear a helmet must obtain a $10,000.00 personal health insurance policy.
SB 83 Sen. Eric LaFluer (Dist 28)Requires anyone under the age of 21 to wear a helmet. Those 21 and older who choose not to wear a helmet must obtain a $10,000.00 personal health insurance policy.
SB 85 Sen. Eric LaFluer (Dist 28)Authorizes people 21 years of age or older to operate a motorcycle or scooter which is 250cc or less on a publ
SB 673 Sen. Eric LaFluer (Dist 28)Requires anyone under the age of 21 to wear a helmet.
After discussions with Representative Smiley he has informed me that our biggest obstacle will be Senator Joel T Chaisson, II the Senate Speaker, and the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that these Bills are getting assigned to in the Senate. We need to start e-mailing and calling these Senators. Senator Chaisson is a co-sponsor of the current helmet law and five of the seven Committee members voted in favor of it. For a list of the House Transportation and the Senate Health and Welfare Committee members go to http://www.abateoflouisiana.org , click on the Legislative Updates page and find the link under the list of Bills.
With over 140,000 motorcyclists in the State of Louisiana now is the time for us to make our voices heard and stand together. We now represent a large voting bloc that will be heard if we exercise our rights by contacting our Representatives and Senators and we need to do this now before these Bills are addressed in Committee. Always remember:
One voice is but a whisper, but a thousand voices are a ROAR!
James? Sisco
State Executive President
Abate Of La., Inc.
Rogue
Sturgis Freedom Fighters
Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005
CRO CUSTOMS CHECKIN? IN–Bandit, Hope all is well my man. You missed the best EDR ever! Ton’s of pictures floating around. Some amazing riding, great people, cool bikes. We would have all been arrested if we did the run in the states.
While on the EDR, I finally got to meet Michael Lichter. What a crazy fucker he his. Hanging off the back of bikes doing 90+ shooting pictures! I was honored that he invited me to be part of the Stay Gold show at Sturgis Bike Week 2008. It is a great concept with some fantastic builders. You know I’m not a big “show” builder and it is hard to let my bike sit in some display when it should be on the road, but I am very flattered to be part of it. So, now I actually have to clean my bike up.
Best,
cro
Caleb R. Owens
cro customs inc.
~ So – Cal ~
310-923-2613
crocustoms.com
CRIME SCENE CHOPPERS RELEASESRAPIDE 4.5? HEADLIGHT–Santa Cruz, CA April 2008 ? Crime Scene Choppers releases the latest addition to our Rapide line of custom parts, the 4.5? headlight. Reminiscent of another era, the evocative design of the Rapide series features the distinctive scallop pattern with matching grill. The New Rapide Headlight is available in two finishes; a satin aluminum bucket with polished scallops and brass grill, or all chrome. It accepts a standard 4.5? sealed beam (not included) or the Crime Scene Choppers triple-lamp Laser light (available separately). Each unit includes the hand finished bucket and grill, stainless hardware, mounting block, gasket and wiring harness. Retail Price $299 – $369.
The full line includes the Rapide Tail Lights and Air Cleaner. 100% made in the USA. For more information check it out at: www.crimescenechoppers.com or give us a call at 831.406.0126.
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April 24, 2008 Part 6
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DANES HAVE OUR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NAILED– We in Denmark cannot figure out why you are even bothering to hold an election.
On one side, you have a bitch who is a lawyer, married to a lawyer, and a lawyer who is married to a bitch who is a lawyer.
On the other side, you have a true war hero married to a woman with a huge chest who owns a beer distributorship.
Is there a contest here?
–from Mother Goose
FLORIDA’S CONTROVERSIAL SENATE BILL 1992 PASSED ON APRIL 23, 2008– It does include the Stiffer Penalties wording for injuring or killing a motorcyclist.
This is Great News and the first such bill in the country.It was part of a compromise bill that includes numerous other issues that are unfavorable to many though.Before the bill becomes law it?s counterpart in the Florida House must be passed and the bill signed by the Governor.This is expected to Happen.
–Rogue
Sturgis Freedom Fighters
Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005
Jwww.bikerrogue.com
BIKERNET TRIAL SEMINAR–After a trial had been going on for three days, Finley, the man accused of committing the crimes, stood up and approached the judge’s bench. “Your Honor, I would like to change my plea from innocent to guilty of the charges.”
The judge angrily banged his fist on the desk. “If you’re guilty, why didn’t you say so in the first place and save this court a lot of time and inconvenience?” he demanded.
Finley looked up wide-eyed and stated, “Well, when the trial started, I thought I was innocent, but that was before I heard all of the evidence against me.”
–from CarlR Secrest
SINCE WHEN DO BIKERS SKATEBOARD–The Broken Spoke Campground and Nash Motorcycle Company Fuel the Limpnickie Lot during Sturgis Rally and Races in 2008!
Sturgis, South Dakota? The legendary Broken Spoke Saloon featuring the world?s largest Biker Pool at its campground has partnered with Nash Motorcycle Company to fuel the next generation of motorcycle enthusiasts and builders. Since when do Bikers Skateboard? Well, since the Limpnickie Lot came to be. The Limpnickie Lot delivers more than just some builders hanging around signing autographs. The Limpnickie Lot and the Broken Spoke partnered to bring you entertainment new to the motorcycle industry.
The Limpnickie Lot is comprised of new and upcoming builders riding dirt bikes, skate boarding, listening to high energy music featuring must hear punk bands and more. ?The Limpnickie Lot represents what is happening all around us today, the only difference is that this is what the next generation of motorcyclists are doing and loving. It?s more than just a place to hang out, it?s a place to get involved and have fun doing stuff? said Jay Allen, owner, Broken Spoke. ?The Limpnickie Lot features builders working on bikes and cool projects that are changing the industry as a whole. The guys are too, they?re just cool guys that love what they do. There are no appearance fees here, just us, our bikes, our crew, our boards, our dirt bikes- just us? explained Limpnickie founder and owner of Nash Motorcycle Company Taber Nash.
The Broken Spoke Saloon and its new partner, the Target Companies are turning the 600-acre Broken Spoke Campground located in Sturgis, SD off of HWY 79 into the best place to camp in 2008 and beyond. New for 2008 will be private cabins available for rent. Campers will choose from two styles of cabins both featuring their own porch to watch the most amazing sunset in South Dakota. Book now at www.brokenspokecampground.com
For more information on either company, please visit their websites at: www.brokenspokecampground.com www.thetargetcompanies.com
BIKERNET READER DEVELOPS ON-SITE PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS–Actually Don Weaver is related to a Bikernet Staffer. He develops these hazardous spill containment units for all levels of industry from motorcycles up to off-loading crude oil on the docks from ships. He’s working with fire departments, military facilities, industries and construction sites.
Don Weaver, General Manager, Sales
ONSITE PSC is built by XLT PRODUCTS, LLC.
1621 W. 25Th. Street
Bldg. # 177
San Pedro, CA 90732
Phone Us : 310-832-0663
E-Mail Us : xltcontainment1@pacbell.net
See Us at: www.onsitespillcontrol.com
THE CONDER PAINTING ARCHIVE FROM METALFLAKE MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA– These pictures are recent ones of Dave Crawford’s sled….Copper pearl base, gold ‘flake flames w/candy red pearl outline over candy tangerine flames plus 4 coats of candy Pagan gold over everything….and CLEAR. Lot’s and lot’s of clear… after 50 or so more hours and another gallon of show clear it’ll finally be done. JESUS.
My youngest daughter – Our lady of superbad Millhouse…
–Tim Conder
David Letterman’s Top Ten Reasons why Golf Is Better Than Sex…..#10…A below par performance is considered damned good.
#9… You can stop in the middle and have a cheeseburger and a couple of beers.
#8… It’s much easier to find the sweet spot.
#7… Foursomes are encouraged.
#6… You can still make money doing it as a senior.
#5… Three times a day is possible.
#4… Your partner doesn’t hire a lawyer if you play with someone else.
#3.. If you live in Florida, you can do it almost every day.
#2… You don’t have to cuddle with your partner when you’re finished.
And the NUMBER ONE reason why golf is better than sex…..#1… When your equipment gets old you can replace it!
BIG MIKE BUILDING A BIKERNET AND JOHN REED V-BIKE–I work @ BMC Choppers and am currently working on putting together one of the V-bikes, similar to the one you used as a basis for the Bonneville bike. The major difference is that I am not starting with the complete kit, just parts and pieces.Any help would be appreciated. I use the articles posted on Bikernet for reference constantly.
–Rev @ BMC Choppers
DOUG KIEM OF CREATIVE CYCLES STEPS UP FOR BIKERNET– Our latest advertiser is Creative Cycles Inc. Here’s some info: We STILL build motorcycles the old fashion way … ONE at a time! A custom motorcycle should be unique, a one of a kind. It should challenge tradition. It should provoke thought.
Foremost, its quality should reflect the time and effort that went into crafting it. A Doug Keim Creative Cycles product may not always be the least expensive, however if innovation, pride, quality and craftsmanship are important to you, then your decision is simple …. “Quality is Priceless”
DOUG KEIM CREATIVE CYCLES, INC BIKES ARE NOT SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION! WE ARE A DOT AND NHTSA CERTIFIED NEW VEHICLE MANUFACTURER
RIVERA PRIMO BRUTE IV 3″ OPEN BELT DRIVES–
Here’s the long-standing, great-selling 8mm belt drive kit for Big Twin & Twin Cammodels 1970-2006(except ’78-’86 rotary top 4-spds)?our BRUTE IV? open belt drive kit.
It’s the all-time favorite among riders & builders everywhere, offering both performanceand styling in a single kit. Designed around either a one or two-piece billet aluminum motor plate, each kit includes a 48 or 49-tooth front pulley(depending on model selected)together with a 76-tooth rear pulley, both joined by our 144 or 135-tooth 8mm primary belt.
Also included is the tasteful starter support housing and starter jackshaft assembly as wellas the worldly-acclaimed PRO-CLUTCH? kit, the top-selling diaphragm-style power transferdevice that’ll hold all the power you put to it!
Finally, each kit is finished-off with a cleanly-styled stamped aluminum outer guard or optionalflamed billet guard.
Kits are available with standard front pulley offsets on up to 2″ offsets & increments in betweenfor wider than stock rear tire use. BRUTE IV? belt drives are available for 2000-2006 Twin CamSoftails, 1990-1999 Evo Softails, 1990-2005 Dyna Glides, 2001-2006 FLH/FLHT/FLHRs,1990 & later FXRs, earlier FXRs, 1986-1988 & 1989 Softails as well as 1970-1978 Shovelheads.
In addition, we also have kits without motor plates for custom installations. Choose from modelswith starter ring gears installed for electric start or without for kickstart applications.
Each and every BRUTE IV? belt drive is backed by RIVERA PRIMOs commitment to quality & performance without compromise!!
We encourage you to phone our sales team for specifics on pricing & application data.
For further info on these & other fine products contact:
RIVERA PRIMO INC.
12450 Whittier Blvd. Whittier, CA 90602
Tel: 800-872-1515
Tel: 562-907-2600 Fax: 562-907-2606
www.riveraengineering.com
THE END–That’s all ya get from me. So what’s coming to Bikernet? Girls, Bikes, techs and fiction. We’ll bring you a report on the new Indian manufacturing facility in the near future, as soon as they send me some images. I’ll also try to take notes on the ride to Half Moon Bay with Billy Lane for this Legends event and see if we sell the 1928 Shovelhead.
We’re just about to wrap up a tech with Progressive Suspension, Rivera/Primo and Paughco while making a classic ’61 Panhead look cool and be able to corner. We also have a tech on modified footboard mounting. I need to check it out. It repositions the foot boards slightly. If you’re anxious, check out: wildbillscycles.com.
Let’s see. What else is on my plate? I think my movie deal crumbled, but there’s always something else on the horizon. I have movie project based on motorcycling freedom and fighting for it, that I want to promote. I think it would do wonders for motorcycling from a legislative angle and better our relationships with our communities. We’ll see.
I need to jump back into the shop, oil my O-ring chain and get ready to ride.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
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