COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWS
Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish,
National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM)

EUROPE QUESTIONS THE ROLE FOR MOTORCYCLE ?TOYS? ON PUBLIC ROADS

A leading EU transport “expert” has questioned whether there is any place for motorcycles on Europe’s roads. In an official report from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), Norwegian Rune Elvik says: “In Norway, I believe all the most cost effective measures have been implemented – mandatory helmet use, strict licensing, engine tuning ban, daytime running lights for motorbikes. The question that needs to be raised now is whether there should be any place for these motorized toys in the transport system at all.”

On December 21, 2007 the Flemish Parliament in Belgium was presented with the ETSC report as a basis for legislation on motorcycle safety. However the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) Belgium, with the support of Members of Parliament, defended the riders’ position by using the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations’ (FEMA), European Agenda for Motorcycle Safety, which highlights the importance of finding real solutions to improve the casualty rates for motorcyclists.

As a direct result of MAG Belgium’s action, the ETSC report was rejected and instead, MAG Belgium’s motorcycle-friendly program was adopted.

Motorcycle Action Group (MAG-UK) General Secretary, Trevor Baird, said, “Motorcycling is under constant threat from the European safety agenda. The introduction of this agenda has been thwarted in Belgium before it spreads further like a rash across Europe. MAG will continue to protect motorcycling and defend riders’ rights from whatever quarter the threat comes.”

MOTORCYCLE BAN ON PHILIPPINE ROADWAYS

Philippine lawmakers want motorcycles banned on main roads and highways, despite being the being the most common means of transportation in the island nation.

House Bill No. 3080 filed by Reps. Narciso D. Santiago III (Party-list, ARC) and Marcelino R. Teodoro (1st Dist., Marikina City, Lakas-CMD) seeks to prohibit motorcyclists from using major public thoroughfares.

According to Santiago, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that in many countries in Asia including the Philippines, deaths and injuries from motorcycle accidents are now considered a ?Public Health Epidemic.?

Dr. Soe Nyunt-U, WHO Representative to the Philippines also told a forum of the Department of Health on Road Safety that a helmet law would be the most effective way to reduce head injuries and fatalities from motorcycle and bicycle crashes. ?Road traffic crashes are the second leading cause of injury and death for all ages such that motorcyclists should wear helmets while on the road.?

Health Undersecretary for Health Operations Dr. Ethelyn Nieto supported the statementof Nyunt-U that helmet usage is vital to road safety. ?Road safety is a must with 3.5 million motorcycles in the country,? said Nieto. Records showed that motorcycles are now the third most registered vehicles next to cars at 66.3 percent.

SAFER CYCLING, REPORTS GOVERNMENT STUDY

According to the Compendium of Motorcycle Statistics, released by the UK Department of Transport in December 2007 ? an annual set of figures released by the British government – motorcycle traffic rose by 37% from 1996-2006 while the number of killed or seriously injured (KSI) accidents increased by just 8% (from 5,717 in 1996 to 6,151 in 2006).

The report also noted that speeding was only a minor cause of motorcycle crashes, repeating earlier findings showing that exceeding the speed limit is put down as a contributory factor ? and even then not necessarily as the main cause ? of just four percent of bike crashes where some blame is put on the rider.

The biggest factor is ?failure to look properly?, a contributory factor in 15 percent of motorcycle crashes, followed by ?loss of control? at 14 percent and ?failed to judge other persons path or speed? at 11 percent. ?Careless, reckless or in a hurry? also rates at 11 percent, but this doesn?t mean actually breaking the speed limit.

Despite UK Government figures showing as many as 25 percent of riders go more than 10mph over posted speed limits, ?Exceeding the speed limit? was jointly rated as the bottom contributory factor, alongside ?following too close?, also at four percent.

Other information in the report includes the fact that motorcycle riders are less likely than other road users to drink and drive, with just 1.5 percent of those tested failing breath tests, against an average of 1.9 percent for all road users.

INJURY REPORT SHOWS ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES NOT CHILD?S PLAY

All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) pose a serious risk of injury and even death, according to the largest study ever conducted of ATV injuries in children. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

“Our experience shows that children’s use of ATVs is dangerous and should be restricted,” said Chetan C. Shah, M.D., radiology fellow at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.

While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under the age of 16 be prohibited from operating ATVs, no laws are in place in most states. ATV accidents are seldom reported because the vehicles are unlicensed and typically operated off-road or on private land.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), ATV-related injuries in children under the age of 16 more than doubled from 1995 to 2005 with 40,400 children treated in hospital emergency rooms nationwide in 2005. This figure represents nearly one-third of all ATV-related injuries treated that year. Child fatalities resulting from ATV accidents have also nearly doubled since 1995 with 120 reported deaths in 2005.

ATV-associated injuries can be caused by crashes, rollovers, ejections or even disregard of simple safety precautions. But according to Dr. Shah, ATV use by children is intrinsically dangerous because of the instability of the vehicles and the small size of children. While reducing the size and power of the vehicles and wearing helmets and protective clothing might limit some of the injuries, there still remains the issue of whether children should be riding ATVs at all.

“The question is a little like asking, ‘How can we make motorcycle use safer for five-year-olds?'” Dr. Shah said. “The problem is that five-year-olds should not be using motorcycles under any circumstances.”

CALIFORNIA INSTALLS FIRST-EVER STOP SIGN CAMERAS

While red light and speed cameras are creeping into our traffic system, California has installed the first-ever automated camera in the U.S. designed to ticket drivers who make “boulevard stops” or slow to a crawl at a stop sign without fully ceasing forward motion. The little-known Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority has begun issuing $100 fines long Franklin Canyon in the heart of Los Angeles, located off of Mulholland Drive, and another at the top of Topanga.

The cameras are being installed as a prelude to the park agency’s expected installation of speed cameras on popular canyon roads, despite state law specifically prohibiting their use. In 2000, the California legislature banned photo radar (CVC 21455.6) and per-ticket photo enforcement contract provisions (CVC 21455.5), but the MRCA believes the law does not apply to them. ?Our Park Rangers are California peace officers and will always have traffic enforcement as part of their duty,” MRCA Director of Public Affairs Dash Stolarz said in a statement.

Australian camera vendor Redflex will operate every aspect of the program in return for a $20 cut from every ticket the company is able to issue.

The stop sign devices are based on red light camera platforms, but they differ greatly in use. The more familiar stoplight cameras typically photograph a vehicle entering an intersection if a signal light changes to red between 0.1 and 0.3 seconds after the car crosses a stop bar line. With the new stop sign cameras, a machine will make calculations to determine whether a vehicle did not stop for a long enough period and deserves a fine.

BIKER?S SON SNUBBED BY MILITARY

When Jessi Lenti was 8 years old, his father took him to Canada’s Wonderland where he dressed up like a little soldier and posed with a toy gun. “Dad, this is what I want to do,” his father, Frank Lenti, recalls him saying at the amusement park north of Toronto. Now 23, Jessi has been rejected from joining the Canadian military because of his father’s long-time association with outlaw biker clubs.

“I’m the criminal, so why punish him?” asked his 60-year-old father, formerly of the Bandidos, Loners, Outlaws, Rebels, Diablos and Satan’s Choice motorcycle clubs. Frank Lenti made his comments from the maximum-security wing of a Toronto-area jail.

Jessi’s application for the military was supported by strong references from teachers. He also has a black belt in karate — and no criminal record. “This is me,” he said in an interview with the Toronto Star newspaper. “I’m myself. I’m not my father. Judge me for who I am.”

He said he was shocked this summer when an officer in the Canadian Forces told him that he couldn’t enlist because the Canadian Security Intelligence Service had concluded he was affiliated with organized crime. York Regional police Chief Armand La Barge said his force has never considered the young Lenti to have a criminal profile. “To the best of our knowledge, he has never been a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang and to the best of our knowledge, he has never been a member of an organized crime group or entity either,” La Barge said.

Jessi, who has a black belt in karate — and no criminal record — is appealing his rejection to the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

Canadian military historian Jack Granatstein said he has never heard of a case in which the son of a motorcycle gang member has been denied membership in the military because of his family ties.

Frank Lenti had always tried to shield his son from his business; “I had a lot of fun but in the end you end up in a place like this,” he said Frank Lenti, gesturing at the cinder-block jail walls.

Ironically, Frank Lenti said he opposes the war in Afghanistan, and shudders at the thought of his son risking his life there, should he win his appeal and get into the military. “Why should we fight their war?” the senior Lenti asked.

Jessi said that he had planned since grade school to enter the military. “I’ve always wanted to do it, to serve my country. It was going to be a lifetime plan.”

WEIRD NEWS: VIETNAMESE BIKERS TERRORIZED BY ELEPHANTS

And you thought your local commute was bad? Three wild elephants that escaped from a wildlife preserve terrorized bikers in Vietnam, where motorcycles outnumber cars 9-1. The elephants crushed motorbikes in their path and stormed into residential houses.

In one reported attack, a biker transporting chickens had to abandon his motorcycle to escape, returning later to the carnage. “It was a frightening spectacle,” said Nguyen Van Phong. “The motorbike was a pile of scrap iron and 20 birds were completely crushed in their cages. Nothing could prevent these animals from doing that.”

Local authorities in Ha Tinh province said the wild elephants wandered out of Vu Quang national park during their mating season.

“We have not yet found out an effective preventative method,” said chairman Phan Duc Cung. “Killing the animals is not possible. People must be cautious of elephants, taking the initiative to avoid them.”

TOXIC TANNING

Imported leather products may be hazardous to your health, claims a December 29 report in the News Journal. With the reality of a global economy and different countries’ approaches to regulation, cowboys, bikers and other leather consumers need to be more aware of practices overseas and the journeys their exotic hides have made.

“Most of the leather that’s for motorcyclists is from Pakistan,” said Barney McCarthy, owner of Barney’s Leather on North Beach Street in Daytona Beach, Florida. In Pakistan, the leather is tanned with lead-based chromium, which can be an environmental concern. “Overseas in Pakistan or China, people are getting really sick; they just pour all the chemicals in the water and people drink it,” he said.

Tanning is the process that turns skin, which can decompose, into leather. It’s done using natural or chemical additives, or a combination of the two. Most American leather is tanned overseas, so even if a product says “Made in the USA,” that may just mean assembled here with leather treated elsewhere.

“The (Environmental Protection Agency) governs how we treat leather here, but not what comes in,” he said. “That’s why China can make toys with lead paint and they can come in here, but we could never make (the toys) like that.”

America produces “the best cowhide in the world,” but it’s generally sent overseas to tan because domestic tanneries couldn’t stay open — a few still work for shoe companies but that’s all he knows of, McCarthy said. “People buying boots from China, I’m wondering if it’s like putting on toxic shoes,” he said.

QUOTABLE QUOTE: “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”

–Plato (429-347 BC) Greek Philosopher, student of Socrates

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THE FLORIDA BIKE BUILDER’S INVITATIONAL– January 26th and 27th, 2008, Saturday 10am till 8pm,Sunday 10am till 6pm, Harborview Center (Coachman Park) Clearwater, Florida. Come out and see over 100 Custom Built motorcycles in the Builders Invitational

Celebrities Like –
Michele Smith – American Thunder
Playboy Playmate – Raquel Gibson
Maxim Hometown Hottie Contest Winner – Erin McKinnon
2008 Miss Full Throttle – Nikki Lee
Ice Cream Man From Hell
Big Rick Hoffman
Paul Allen – National Founder of Full Throttle Magazine
& Builders From All over the State of Florida

Tattoo Contests

Wing Eating Contests
Tons Of Bike Parking
Hundreds of Vendors
The National Guard Bike Built By OCC
A Rock Wall
A Kids Coloring Contest
Miss Full Throttle Contest – Sat 6pm
Win $100 cash every hour in our raffles

Every paid Admission has a chance to win a free custom Motorcycle built by Lonestar Motorcycle Tech of Daytona, FL

Beer and Liquor
Great Bands inside on outside both days

FRIDAY NIGHT VIP PARTY AND SWEET 16 WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED – $5 at the door – see the bikes before anyone else does!

Check out the website form more information!
www.floridabikebuildoff.com

LICKS “JELLIES” METALFLAKE GRIPS– Are these babies extremely cool or what!! Licks Cycles is now producing their own version of the classic metal flake colored grips. Nothing short of pure classic attitude, “Jellies” are made from high quality thick rubber sheathing with pronounced metal flake accent throughout.

The center is ribbed for maximum gripping and the ends are flared to prevent your hand from slipping off the bar end. Left Grip is 1″ I.D. and the right grip measures 1 1/8″ I.D. to fit your throttle assembly.

Throttle sleeves are also available at their website. Licks “Jellies” come in four classic colors including: red, charcoal, silver and blue. If you have been scouring the web for a classic retro metal flake colored grip, your search is over.

Jellies sell for just $24.95 and can be ordered by calling Licks direct at 413-663-9050 or visit them on the Web at www.lickscycles.com. Dealer inquiries invited.

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK FROM 2WHEELERS IN DENVER–Universal Solo Seat , Steel Base and Foam 9″ by 13″.”Make Yer Own” now at 2wheelersmc.com.

That’s not all. We recently received this illuminated hood ornament. They’re show chromed, heavy cast iron and available with two wing colors.

–Donna

AMERICAN RED CROSS AND SOUTHSIDE CUSTOMS– The American Red Cross and South Side Kustoms Custom Motorcycles invites you to take a ride with us! On June 29th, 2008 the American Red Cross Greater Buffalo Chapter and South Side Kustoms will be holding the first annual motorcycle run. We are excited to work with you on this exciting event!

We have already had an overwhelming response from the “Buffalo Motorcycle Community” and participation in the run is sure to be a tremendous success! On top of the motorcycle run, we will be raffling off a custom built motorcycle, built by South Side Kustoms, at our after party which will be held at the Buckin Buffalo, www.buckinbuffalo.com , one of Buffalo’s favorite party spots!

Some benefits you will receive by becoming a sponsor for the American Red Cross Bike Run are:

* High Visibilty! You will be listed as a sponsor on advertisements, accompanying websites and promotional materials.
* Direct association with the American Red Cross, one of the most trusted symbols in the world.
* Promotional access to over 5,000 Bash attendees on June 6th, 2008, where we will be heavily advertising the bike run and raffle.

I have attached a sponsorship listing and look forward to speaking with you about becoming a sponsor. All sponsorships need to be in by Monday, March 3rd, 2008 to ensure your name on the many promotional materials being printed. If you have any questions feel frre to contact myself or Mary Moore.

Mary Moore – Development Associate at The Red Cross716-878-2396 or moorem@usa.redcross.org

Jason McCudden – Owner of South Side Kustoms
716-823-6279
or southsidekustoms@verizon.net
South Side Kustoms
146 Barnard St.
Buffalo, Ny 14206
716-823-6279
1-800-675-3191
email- southsidekustoms@verizon.net
website – www.south-side-kustoms.com

SANTA’S BIKE IS BACK– Here are some pictures of my garage built bike (from the Santa picture).

-1978 shovel head
-2006 paugho frame all stock
-softail rear brake setup
-wide glide front end with progressive suspension system, lowered one inch under stock FLH length
-belt primary drive stock clutch
-paint from Kustomshop.com, hot rod flatz
-painter Billy from Neptune NJ
-kickstart only
-pipes were swingarm upsweeps cut down to usable size
-single fire ignition
-21 front wheel
-16 back wheel
-welding and support from Andrews White Knuckle Choppers (He builds the best Pans and shovels anywhere)

It’s nuthin fancy, but fun to ride. Only problem is my other Shovelhead is gathering dust (1976FLH). Keep up the great web site. I used it for information and ideas while I was slapping this bike together.

–Mark from NJ

V-TWIN WINE REVIEWS–Newsflash! New Reviews of V-Twin Wines by Kens Wine Guide:

Wine Review: This V-Twin Zin motored into second place in our recent blind tasting of Zinfandels. This purple wine opens with a mild cassis and cherry like bouquet. On the palate, this medium bodied wine is round, velvety, easy to drink and has pleasant jammy cherry flavors. The finish is dry, has light tannins, and shows some length. This very food friendly wine would pair nicely with veal medallions or veal marsala. Enjoy – KWGTP

Poker Run Zinfandel:
V-Twin is a player in the Zinfandel market place. This is the third Zin out of 3 we have tried in the last year that we have recommended. This dark ruby wine opens with a mild black current bouquet with a touch of wood and vanilla. On the palate, this medium bodied wine is smooth as silk, well balanced, quite tasty, and has a pleasant blend of black cherry and spice flavors. The finish is dry and nicely extended. The panel felt this wine would pair nicely with pork tenderloin with a brown sage sauce or squab. Enjoy – KWGTP

See the Full Zinfandel Blind Tasting Results HERE.

This Weekend – The Chrome Angels of Central Floridapresent: The 5th Annual Pink Ribbons For Life, One Day Motorcycle Charity Event Orlando, Florida. V-Twin Vineyards Joins Chrome Angels of Central Florida in their 5th annual Pink Ribbons for Life Ride. Event to benefit breast cancer organizations and individuals who suffer from the disease. All money raised stays in Central Florida!Click on EVENTS tab for details.

V-Twin Vineyards
P.O. Box 7912
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
707-573-8215

WALMART WARS–We recently had a personal experience with Walmart. I flew to Alaska to Salmon fish and bought all my gear, food and drinks at Walmart. As I boarded the plane, to fly home, it dawned on me what I just did to the Fairbanks community and local businesses. I screwed them. Did you know that 80 percent of all Walmart products in the U.S. are made in China?

Then we received a report from Buzz Kantor about magazines being kicked off Walmart stands. So now they’re going to control what you read. Did you know that if Walmart was a country they’d have the 8th largest GNP in the world, ahead of Russia.

It comes down to a couple of things. So many folks in business are driven to enhance profits at any cost, without thinking about our country, community, or fellow citizens. We need to think long range and once in a while do the right thing. Chris Callen, the Publisher of the new Cycle Source Magazine wrote Walmart about their practices and they responded with an offer to sell his magazine, which could enhance his circulation as much as 30 percent. He turned them down. He did it for us, for all Americans who struggle to make a living. Read his Walmart report in the Cycle Source and shortly on Bikernet.com

Why can’t we start a chain of coffee shops that sport massive newsstands and carry a gang of magazines, newspapers and paper backs. Hell, they could even have a bank of computers installed with Bikernet on every home page. We’ll call the java stations, The Readers. Whatta ya say. Do we have an investor out there?

–Bandit

WINTER WHEEL DEAL OF THE WEEK–Chrome Exchange 00 – 08, 9 Spoke “Wagon Wheels”: $595 per set.

Chrome Exchange 06 – 08 Street Glide Exchange: $595 per set.

Chrome Exchange 00 – 06 Fatboy Set: $575

Chrome Exchange 07- 08 Fatboy Set: $649

16 x 3.5 Front & Rear Radial Fat Spoke: $997 per set.

Matching Rotors: $69 per rotor

Wheel & Tire Package Deals
16 x 3.5 40 stainless spoke front and rear with Black Wall Harley Dunlops: $495 per wheel assembly. (Chrome rim and hub)

16 x 3.5 80 spoke front and rear with Black Wall Harley Dunlops: $595 per wheel assembly. (Chrome rim and hub)

16 x 3.5 “Fat Daddy” Radially Laced with Black Wall Harley Dunlops: $699 per wheel assembly. (Chrome rim and hub)

18 x 3.5 front, 18 x 4.25 rear, Black Rim, Fat Daddy Radially Laced spokes, black hub with Black Wall Metzlers: $797 per wheel assembly.

21 x 3.5 “Ganster” front wheel, 60 spoke with white wall Avon: $695

Wheel assembly includes: new wheel, brand new mounted and balanced Harley Davidson Dunlop (or Metzler where indicated), new bearings, chrome valve stem. Prices do not include shipping.

–American Revolution, Inc.
8319 Secura Way
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
P 866.578.9304
F 562.361.4016
www.usachrome.com
info@usachrome.com

BIKERNET S&S TWIN CAM GEAR AND CAM INSTALLATION TECH IN THE CAN–Just the other day we replaced the cams and cam bearings in the King with a new set of mid range cams from S&S. We replaced the pushrods and the chain drive system with the exclusive S&S gear drive products for a longer lasting Twin Cam.

This article will be posted in our tech area within a week. It was handled by Gene Thomasen of Gene’s Speed Shop in Carson, California, in Gasoline Alley. Gene is a young, experienced drag racer, and a very competent engine builder with a dyno on site, (310) 618-1908. Gene offered up interesting Twin Cam insights.

BLUETOOTH SYSTEMS FOR HELMETS–Cardo Systems will showcase their latest Bluetooth headset for motorcycle helmets, the new scala-rider Q2, at Dealer Expo 2008. The scala-rider Q2 helmet-mounted BT headset provides safe and handsfree Bike-to-Bike communication for up to an impressive 1,600 ft.

The scala-rider Q2 features Multiple Device Connection technology, which allows bikers to connect to several audio sources in parallel including the following: Receive voice instructions from a GPS, conduct mobile phone conversations with third parties, communicate with their passengers and with other bikers, or just listen to high-quality FM radio transmissions from the embedded FM module.

–Jennifer Kramer
SS | PR
103 Carnegie Center
Suite 203
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 750-9113
Fax: (609) 750-9116
AOL IM: jekramer22

MORE ON DENVER BIKER WAR– I just read the article about the Rick Garcia fascist here in Denver. I sent the article to every customer and friend I have who rides. As of January 15th 2008 there will not be a Rocky Mountain Custom Bike in Denver and our money will stay out as well.

This idiot really has a thing about bikes, and what I can’t understand is how an individual has had the ability to have so much power and be so discriminating, and our city allows it. Plain and simple its discrimination and the ordnance isn’t practical or even realistic.

What about the car shows, hotrod shows, the new speed little zipper cars with their beer can exhaust. What’s good for the goose is good for everyone else.

Another beef I want to bring attention too is I have numerous customers who are police officers, who also ride, and not one of their bikes are close to being legal. They laugh and say they aren’t concerned with the new ordnance because their exempt. They stick together and won’t write one another a ticket. What the hell is that?!!!

It just seems to me that we have lost our rights completely here, and it could be coming soon to a city near you.

–Chuck Shortt

The Colorado Confederation of Clubs has been on this case since last Summer. Many of us have appeared on the “BIKER NATION” radio show, done interviews, talked to DPD, etc. It has been written up extensively in many publications, and has been challenged and for the most part shut down by the COC Attorney.

In fact, the first and only case I know of was thrown out by the judge.

Take lessons from how we dealt with this SAME issue years ago in Colorado Springs. we did it intelligently, professionally and QUIETLY and we won! It?s all a matter of record.

IF you guys really want to be involved join the COC http://www.colorado-coc.com

–Curt Lout
www.STUDIO9000.com
303.921.4590

BURLY BRAND–NEW HOME, NEW LOGO AND ALL NEW ATTITUDE– Welcome to the next generation of the Burly Brand! Now located in the heart of the hardcore custom motorcycle world, and poised to grow. Our complete line of suspension lowering kits as well as handlebars are now shipping out of the same neighborhood as the Performance Machine and Progressive Suspension brands.

Burly products can be purchased through the same distributor and dealer network as always and look for additional product to join our already proven lines in the very near future.

–Burly Brand
6900 Marlin Circle
La Palma, CA 90623
Phone 888-367-1871
info@burlybrand.com
http://www.burlybrand.com

THE BAKER PLUS-ONE OIL PAN (P1P) FOR 1993-2008 FL?S:FOR COOLER OIL TO YOUR MOTOR–It?s lucky for ?93-?08 Harley-Davidson FL motorcycles to have an attached oil pan to the transmission, which so happens to be BAKER Drivetrain?s domain. Now BAKER?s renowned aura of dependability can find its way to the motor. The new Plus-One Oil Pan offers to the serious touring rider another way to protect the engine by upgrading the oil pan to something that holds a full quart more. BAKER Drivetrain, bent on riding with peace-of-mind through dependability, developed a larger oil pan that is designed to ensure cooler oil back to the motor.

COOLER
The 10? reduction (our conservative measurement) in engine operating temperature on an 80 degree day certainly helps ? especially if you?ve done anything to your bike to make it run warmer like motor hop-ups, blocking the motor?s air circulation, pulling extra weight, or sitting idle on hot asphalt in a crowded Southern summer bike rally in grid-locked traffic. Measurements by other parties found a 30? drop in temperature. Nonetheless, the P1P will compensate for your abuse.

The P1P keeps overall oil temperature oil cooler by designing more common sense into a simple container. First, it allows more oil to be stored in the system. The extra quart adds 20% more oil that the motor must try to warm up. Ultimately, it takes longer to get to peak temperature as well as keep the peak temperature lower. Next, the feed and return ports are on opposite ends of the pan as opposed to being next to each other. Thirdly, with the P1P the overheated oil is not only forced to dilute and cool as it travels from one end to the other, but the internal baffles on the P1P force it to also mix even further. Lastly, the cooling fins below the pan add additional surface area for the heat to disperse.

BONUS! PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY
Since we were down there, it wasn?t too difficult to include a mounting provision for the Alloy Art TXR FLT swing arm stabilizer that prevents a wobble that many FL riders feel in the turns. We never skip out on the opportunity to offer more performance so we simply added this little provision. The P1P omits the bolt on trans plate and stand-offs that the TXR mounts to by providing its own mounting boss.

STYLE
The Plus-One Oil Pan is available in a cast form with either a polished, black powder coat or silver powder coat that is designed to match your H-D quite well. Also, BAKER knows the potential baggers have to be dressed-up nicely. We know that there are those who insist on the finest of finishes. That?s why we also offer a billet chrome version that is aesthetically perfect for those sticklers of good looks.

IMS SHOWS STILL ON A ROLL–The Man asked that I touch basis with you. Some exciting features getting rolled out for the last leg of our Tour!I?ve included some of the major features we present at all our shows, along with some of the highlights for this weekend?s Atlanta Show.

As always, any interested party can always visit our website, www.motorcycleshows.com, for all the latest news on the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows presented by Toyota.

Remaining Tour Dates:
Atlanta, GA ? THIS WEEKEND!
Friday, January 18 – Sunday, January 20
Georgia World Congress Center

Cleveland, OH
Friday, January 25 ? Sunday, January 27
I-X Center

Minneapolis, MN
Friday, February 1 ? Sunday, February 3
Minneapolis Convention Center

Chicago, IL
Friday, February 8 ? Sunday, February 10
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

ALL SHOWS: MAJOR FEATURES! See Biker Build-Off Champion Matt Hotch: Matt Hotch Designs will be on tour showcasing his latest custom, ?El Rey? valued at over $200,000. Witness in person what The King of Customs and back-to-back Biker Build-Off Champion bring to the show floor…

BOSS Freestyle Stunt Show: This year’s International Motorcycle Shows? highlights include the exciting return of the BOSS Freestyle Stunt Show. The BOSS team has a brand new show that includes gravity-defying stunts by extreme motorcycle riders and is a very popular show feature that you don’t want to miss… (See complete article)

World’s Fastest Motorcycles! Ever wonder what 350mph on a motorcycle feels like? See a collection of land-speed record holders from 1937 to present in the ?History of Speed? display…

Motocross America: Returning for 2007-2008 is Motocross America The Tour with a very special Malcolm Smith tribute.

Big Twin Customs Presented by Newmar: Big Twin Customs presented by Newmar is one of the must-see features on the floor. These bikes may have started as name-brand cruisers or they may have been hand-built from the ground up

DAMN, IT’S BULLEIT WHISKEY TIME–Whatta day, and here’s what I have on tap for the next handful of hours, before I work out and hit it to Bennett’s Performance for a new set of Assalt Weapan throttle cables. We have a whole series of reviews on new biker books that I will launch shortly.

Dan’s Road Glide feature will hit the bricks before we’re out tomorrow. Last weekend was a blast and I hope it comes off half as fun as it was to stumble through two shows worth of segments. One involved my son, who has been clean and sober for three years, is a Deacon of his church and President of the Saints MC, a Christian club. He now curls more than I can. I’m damn proud of him. We interviewed him on the show.

We’ll bring you more reports as the show is edited and launched on Sturgis Rider Live.com and in the Bikernet Studio (now radio) department. Hang on and have a helluva weekend.

Ride Forever,

–Bandit

METZLER V-TWIN EXPO ROUNDTABLE– An annual, industry-only event designed to thoughtfully examine and explore the latest issues and trends facing the V-twin community. This year’s roundtable will focus on five important, relevant topics, each one represented by industry insiders and designed to engage the feedback of all attendees – not just those on the panel.

We hope you will join us for this very special industry event. Breakfast, beverages and Bloody Marys will be provided.

The 2008 Metzeler Executive Roundtable Saturday, February 2, 2008 8:00 AM – Room 250

The Duke Energy Convention Center525 Elm StreetCincinnati, OH 45202

The members of this year’s roundtable and the scheduled discussion topics are as follows:

ROUNDTABLE MEMBERS:
Eddie Trotta – Founder, Thunder Cycle Design
Paul Teutul, Jr. – Lead Designer, OCC Motorcycles
Brett Smith – President, S&S Cycle
Bert Baker – Owner, Baker Drivetrain
Chris Maida – Editor, American Iron Magazine
Ron Bowen – Tire Product Manager, Metzeler/Pirelli; LeMans Corp.
Marc Wolfram – Marketing Director, K?ryakyn Industries
Paul Cox – Master Builder, Custom Bike Association Spokesman

ROUNDTABLE TOPICS:
I. The State of the Industry
II. The Prevailing Culture
III. Marketing to a New Generation
IV. The Impact of New Government Regulations
V. The Custom Bike Association (CBA)

STURGIS RIDER LIVE FILMED AT BIKERNET HEADQUARTERS II– For those of you who didn’t know, last weekend Sturgis Rider Live brought me to Long Beach to shoot Keith Ball’s “Assalt Weapan” (yes the spelling is correct). This bike set the land speed record for the fastest Panhead engine ever built! The job description was to match the sticker on the front fender with an artistic touch. I think we got it.

I also shot Randy Simpson’s Bike. Randy is the owner of Milwaukee Iron, you might have seen his show on the Discovery Channel. While I was there they also filmed two episodes of Sturgis Rider Live with legendary bikers,

Keith Ball & Bill Hayes. Bill Hayes it the author of “The Original Wild Ones” I also got to hang out with Blues Legends, Charlie Brechtel and Deacon Jones! The editor for Hot bike Magazine was also there watching me work.

I brought three models with me. First is Marie, we used her for the replica shot. Then we had Kristin “Sturgis Rider Live Girl” and Felicia Crowton. Felicia is a Playboy Special Edition Model. Felicia is 33 and a mother 0f 4. They also interview me with Felicia, that should be interesting 🙂

All I can say is, what a weekend!

–Jerry Southworth

ANOTHER STUDY CONCLUSION FROM BIKERNET UNIVERSITY–At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the word ‘service.”It’s the act of doing things for other people.’Then I heard these terms which reference the word SERVICE:
Internal Revenue Service
Postal Service
Telephone Service
Civil Service
City & County Public Service
Customer Service
Service Stations

Then I became confused about the word ‘service .’ This is not what IThought ‘service’ meant. So today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he hadhired a bull to ‘ service’ a few of his cows. BAM! It all came intoperspective. Now I understand what all those ‘service’ agencies aredoing to us.

I hope you now are as enlightened as I am.

–from Nick Roberts

LePera’s BLACK “TRIBAL EMBOSSED”– LePera is now offering virtually any of their unique seat designs covered with Italian Embossed Premium grade Leather. The embossed leather is available in several patterns. Shown here is our Black TRIBAL EMBOSSED pattern featured on the L-105 spring mounted seat.

All seats feature LePera’s rugged, durable and precision fit seat pans and their world renowned seat cushion materials. As shown the seat is $ 222.00. For complete pricing, style, design and application details call 818-767-5110 or catch a closer look on line at http://www.lepera.com.

PRO-ONE UNVEILS 2008 FRAME KITS– Check out what PRO-ONE is offering for 2008. Shown here are just a sample of their very latest frame kits. Offered in Softail and Quad styles, there are 4 kits including: Pro-Quad Chopper, Pro-Quad Pro-Street, Softail? Style Chopper and Softail? Style Pro-Street. Each of the Quad kits is based on the company’s awesome FAT 300mm Pro-Quad frame while the SFT models are offered with the trend setting FAT 300mm Softail? frame.

100% Made in the USA each kit comes with all of the hardware shown and then some. Backbones with stretch up to 5″ and 4″ in the front leg. Rake measures 40 degrees and each is set up for RSD.

Pro-One gas tanks are 16 gauge steel fit with pop up caps and the steel fenders feature a strutless rear. You get a custom fit Pro-One oil bag, side mount license plate bracket, pointed top motor mount, polished stainless rock guard and massive 2″ single leg, 300mm chassis . Brackets are welded in place and mounting holes drilled.

All frame kits are sold in RAW STEEL but there is a long list of paint and powder coat options. Featuring the functional ride characteristics, rugged dependability and cutting edge styling Pro-One has built it’s reputation on, these newest frame kits cut out all the hassles and guess work while saving hours of tedious fitting.

For complete details call Pro-One direct at 800-884-4173 or visit them on the Web at www.pro-one.com

BIKERNET WEEKLY PHOTO ART EXHIBIT– Mondays suck – so we rode.Take it all in.

–Whiplash Biker Photog
whiplash@photo.net

DENVER AT WAR WITH BIKE NOISE– That article on the noise ordinance has stirred up a bunch turds in Denver. Good job Man! But the person I think everyone should be putting pressure to is the Governor. His name is Governor Ritter and am sending along his web site.

Maybe we can send him a message how we feel about this noise ordinance Garcia has done. By the way I sent Garcia a letter and the guy actually was smug enough to thank me!

–Chuck Shortt
http://www.colorado.gov/governor
or
http://www.colorado.gov/apps/oit/governor/citizen/assistanceUtility/shareOpinionGovOffice.jsf

PAUGHCO PERFECTS NEW BLACK AND BRASS FINISH– If you thought you had that new front end wrapped up feast your eyes on these “drop dead beautiful” brass, chrome and black combinations just released by Paughco. Recently perfected to meet the company’s rigid standards for finish and unsurpassed durability, all springer components and a limited number of other products, are now offered in brass as well as black powder coat and of course their legendary chrome.

And it’s your choice which parts to plate or coat. Starting with a fully finished chrome part, each order will be processed to your request. Black rear legs with brass front, brass springs and rockers with chrome legs, brass and chrome legs with black springs and any other combination that turns you on. Just let them know and you can have the most respected name in springers personalized to fit your scooter’s personality. Each order will be a special order so call and get a quote for your particular combination.

Call direct to 775-246-5738 or visit them on the Web at www.paughco.com.

WOMEN GOTTA PEE–Two women friends had gone for a girl’s night out.Both were very faithful and loving wives, however they had gotten over-enthusiastic on the Bacardi Breezers.

Incredibly drunk and walking home they needed to pee, so they stopped in the cemetery.

One of them had nothing to wipe with so she thought she would take off her panties and use them.

Her friend however was wearing a rather expensive pair of panties and did not want to ruin them.

She was lucky enough to squat down next to a grave that had a wreath with a ribbon on it, so she proceeded to wipe with that.

After the girls did their business they proceeded to go home.

The next day one of the women’s husband was concerned that his normally sweet and innocent wife was still in bed hung over, so he phoned the other husband and said:”These girl nights have got to stop!I’m starting to suspect the worst…my wife came home with no panties!!”

“That’s nothing” said the other husband, “Mine came back with a card stuck to her ass that said…..

‘From all of us at the Fire Station.We’ll never forget you.'”

CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE ON THE MOVE!– Just wanted to let everyone know that the “Grass Roots Motorcycle Magazine” Cycle Source, has recently scored two distribution deals that will be bringing it to more stores in your neighborhood. The first is with this issue titled Bobber Madness that has been added to Border’s Book Stores. In it you can find some killer coverage on the bobber trend and a great offering on the history of bobbers from the man himself Keith “Bandit” Ball.

Starting with the March issue we will be available through the 7-Eleven chain as well and we are asking everyone with these stores near them to go look for us and send an e-mail telling us where we were spotted!

In closing, we’d just like to thank the readers and advertisers that have made the two years on the national newsstand so incredible and everyone that has been with us for our eleven year history! This has been a real validation that our brand of magazine has found a place in our culture.

–Chris Callen
Editor The Cycle Source Magazine
118 Dellenbaugh Rd.
Tarentum, PA 15084
mailto:cyclesource69@comcast.net
http://www.cyclesource.com
724-226-2867
724-226-2867724-226-8393

WATCH WHAT YOU HANG ON TRAILER HITCHES IN VIRGINIA– RICHMOND, Va. – It’s one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might be a bit much in Virginia.

State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue because it could distract other drivers.

Under his measure, displaying the ornamentation on a motor vehicle would be a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $250.

He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted an example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to explain it.

“‘I didn’t know what to tell her,'” Spruill said the constituent told him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.

“I said, ‘Sir, I’m going to be a laughingstock, but I’m going to do it,'” he said.

The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills. Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.

Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the “droopy drawers” debate wouldn’t deter him. He said he won’t hesitate to bring a set of $24.95 trailer testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.

“I’m going to do it,” Spruill told a handful of reporters after Tuesday’s House session adjourned. “I’m going to bring them out here and show them to you till they tell me to stop.”

–from RogueSturgis Freedom FightersMotorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005www.bikerrogue.com

THE BIKERNET OPTIMIST CREED–I always keep a copy of this under my desk blotter. It says it all. When you?re feeling down read it, goddamnit. It’ll do you good. It’s actually the Optimist Creed, a service organization that lives by this creed, and helps communities all across our nation.

Promise Yourself-To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

Let it be written, let it be done.–Bandit

DSF Bike – Das Polo Motorrad Magazin Folge 191–Erstausstrahlung: Mittwoch, 16.01.2008 um 21:15 Uhr im DSF.

Wir freuen uns, Ihnen mitteilen zu k?nnen, dass wir in einem Beitrag der oben genannten Motobike-Sendung auch ?ber Ihr Produkt berichten werden (Ural).

Falls Sie aus Zeitgr?nden die Erstausstrahlung nicht verfolgen k?nnen, teilen wir Ihnen nachfolgend die Wiederholungstermine* mit:

CLUB TREASURER LOOKING FOR AN ’07 ROAD GLIDE–There are no ’07 Road Glides available in Hawaii, so Chris is looking to the mainland. He wants a new one, or used with super low mileage. If you know a dealership that has one, or a bro, just drop a note to the Island Man.

–Chris T.
cjtgotstickers@hawaii.rr.com

BIKERNET EXCLUSIVE WORKOUT PROGRAM–Hell, I thought I had a pretty good workout program going until I read this. Now what do I do?A guy calls a company and orders their 5-day, 10 lb. weight loss program. The next day, there’s a knock on the door and there stands before him a voluptuous, athletic, 19 year old babe dressed in nothing but a pair of Nike running shoes and a sign around her neck. She introduces herself as a representative of the weight loss company. The sign reads, ‘If you can catch me, you can have me.’

Without a second thought, he takes off after her. A few miles later huffing and puffing, he finally gives up. The same girl shows up for the next four days and the same thing happens. On the fifth day, he weighs himself and is delighted to find he has lost 10 lbs. as promised.

He calls the company and orders their 5-day/20 pound program. The next day there’s a knock at the door and there stands the most stunning, beautiful, sexy woman he has ever seen in his life. She is wearing nothing but Reebok running shoes and a sign around her neck that reads, ‘If you catch me you can have me’.

Well, he’s out the door after her like a shot. This girl is in excellent shape and he does his best, but no such luck. So for the next four days, the same routine happens with him gradually getting in better and better shape. Much to his delight on the fifth day when he weighs himself, he discovers that he has lost another 20 lbs. as promised.

He decides to go for broke and calls the company to order the 7-day/50 pound program ‘Are you sure?’ asks the representative on the phone. ‘This is our most rigorous program.’ ‘Absolutely,’ he replies, ‘I haven’t felt this good in years.’

The next day there’s a knock at the door; and when he opens it he finds a huge muscular guy standing there wearing nothing but pink running shoes and a sign around his neck that reads, ‘If I catch you, your butt is mine.’

He lost 63 pounds that week.

–from Ross Parrow

WORLD WIDE GAS PRICES– Prices are quoted in US dollars per US gallon for regular unleaded .

Oslo , Norway$6.82
Hong Kong$6.25
Brussels , Belgium$6.16
London, UK$5.96
Rome , Italy$5.80
Tokyo , Japan $5.25
Sao Paulo, Brazil$4.42
New Delhi, India$3.71
Sidney, Australia$3.42
Johannesburg, South Africa$3.39
Mexico City$2.22
Buenos Aires , Argentina$ 2.09
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia$0.91
Kuwait$0.78
Caracas , Venezuela $0.12

–from Bob Clark

THE NEW GUNBUS–The idea to design an own vehicle – with all the consequences – is growing since quite a while in our minds. The question was, what kind of a vehicle (or even an aircraft) it should be. It should be something that is not available yet, where we got the possibilities to make it, that is ambitious to technics and creativity and that is correlated to our own history.
All these things made us design this motorcycle. The cylinders, taken from a 9cyl. radial engine, and their cylinder heads in that size with their filigree cooling fins appeared to be technical beauties. After having designed the needed crankcase and the auxiliaries the size of the motorcycle was given. To get a proportional tire size was not easy, but thanks to RIGDON meanwhile even this problem is solved. Instead of the originally planned Boeing 767 tires GUNBUS now stands on RIGDON custom tires. In size and form these tires are comparable to the aircraft tires and they have got the right – round – profile. Load and speed index are sufficient and adequate supply is guaranteed.

Last but not least we point out that this motorcycle will be build in small series and is offered for sale. Please contact us for further information.

New: Due to multiple requests we decided to offer GUNBUS with a sidecar. Further details and technical specifications will follow soon.
http://www.leonhardtweb.de/english/gunbus/

–Clemens F. Leonhardt_Tullastra?e 28__75031
Eppingen_Germany_
_Phone: +49 (0)7262 – 924145 & +49 (0)7262 – 924452
_Fax: +49 (0)7262 – 205512
_Cellphone: +49 (0) 171 1270285
_email: clemens@leonhardtweb.de

BIKERNET WEB SITE OF THE WEEK, VET VOICE– VetVoice is the online home of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. It is for Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard members, as well as for veterans, their families, and their supporters. VetVoice is where we can come together to sound off on the issues that concern all of us.

VetVoice aims to be a nexus for information and opinion on war news, war politics, deployments, optempo, veterans’ issues, troops’ families’ issues, and more.

–Editor
Brandon Friedman
http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do

–from Nick Roberts

THE BIKERNET YEAR OF THE VET– We have devoted this year and next , and maybe many years to come, to supporting Veteran’s charities. I’m hoping to start a section on Bikernet specifically to contain news about Veteran’s charities, but I may need some help, a writer/contributor.

We were headed toward a raffle program with the Fisher Foundations, but they turned us down, due to questionable content on Bikernet? That’s cool and we will continue to look for a highly reputable charity to develop the raffle in conjunction with, throughout 2008 and 2009. So for now, with the help of a Chris Kallas Illustration, we will kick off a Veterans’ Charities department on Bikernet and support them all with news and info about each charity. Maybe one will develop into a relationship for the raffle.

If you are interested in helping, let me know. I need someone to research each Veteran’s charity and write about their activities, contacts and how folks can support their efforts. We will launch a story about each charity and give all our readers the opportunity to review each article and pick a charity that meets their desires for veterans. Then as the year proceeds we will cover charity efforts and activities. We’ll do anything we can to spread the word about these various charities.

Just drop me a line, if you can help or supply info about a veteran’s charity: Bandit@Bikernet.com

MORE THERAPY FROM THE BIKERNET HOSPITAL EDITORIAL ADVISORY STAFF– When you have an “I Hate My Job” day, try this: On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson. Be very sure you get this brand.

When you get home, lock your doors, draw the curtains and disconnect the phone so you will not be disturbed. Change into very comfortable clothing and sit in your favorite chair. Open the package and remove the thermometer.

Now, carefully place it on a table or a surface so that it will not become chipped or broken . Now the fun part begins. Take out the literature from the box and read it carefully.

You will notice that in small print there is a statement: “Every Rectal Thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson is personally tested and then sanitized.” Now, close your eyes and repeat out loud five times, “I am so glad I do not work in the thermometer quality control department at Johnson &Johnson. “HAVE A NICE DAY AND REMEMBER, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE WITH A JOB THAT IS MORE OF A PAIN IN THE ASS THAN YOURS >

–from Vern H.

SACRAMENTO EASYRIDERS SHOW THIS WEEKEND– Vendors sold out, 120 bikes pre-registered (above last years number), Pre sale tickets are up 125% over last year, Sacramento is our second largest bike show of the year, The Editors for Easyriders and V Twin Magazine have picked 12 Feature bikes from the first 2 shows this year. If you want to get a shot at some great Magazine coverage the Easyriders V Twin Bike Show is the place to be.

The top 6 Best of Show bikes advance to the Invitational in Columbus Ohio Feb 15-17. Big Pre Party at Sacramento H-D, don’t miss it. Enter to win the Carolina Customs drop seat built by Dorian Swanner it’s free to enter

The Big Dog trailer is going to be here with the full 2008 line. All 6 Centerfold Builders are going be present. Entertainment by The Jasmine Cain Band. Fashion Shows by the Purrfect Angelz. The weather is going to be perfect mid 50s and sunny. Get discounted tickets advance on easyridersbikeshow.com.

Show Times
11-9 Sat
11-5 Sun

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BANDIT’S BEDROLL IN THE BIKERNET GULCH–The original Bandit’s Bedroll is approx. 2 feet longer than the Dayroll and is ideal for weekend getaways. It can be easily packed for a weekend run and will keep your sled looking sano.

Also, it isn’t bad for a wind break. Just $85 and you are good to go. Bandit even picks up the shipping.

FOUR NEW STEERS JOIN THE STAMPEDE HERD– The Stampede herd has grown again for 2008. Four new forward controldesigns including the Roller, Lancer, NiteStick and Aftermath are bargingthrough the V-Twin market like Spaniards running down the streets ofPamplona! These premium billet controls are available in traditional classicor sleek elite designs for FXST, Dyna, FXR and Victory?. Finishes includepolished, chrome or black ano in stock, +2″ or +3″ designs.

MSRP for these forward controls starts at $568.00. Contact your local MCAdvantages dealer to purchase yours today!

–Adam Roorda
MC Advantages
1-800-726-9620
www.MCAdvantages.com

REDHEAD RELATIONSHIP STUDY FINDINGS FROM THE BIKERNET RESEARCH HUMAN LAB–Q How do you get a redhead to argue with you?
A Say something

Q How do you get a redhead’s mood to change?
A Wait 10 seconds If you love a Redhead, set her free…..if she follows youeverywhere you go, pitches a tent in your front lawn and puts your newgirlfriend in the hospital, she’s yours.

Q What’s safer a redhead or a piranha?
A The piranha. They only attack in schools.

Q How do you know a guy at the beach has a redhead for a girlfriend?
A She has scratched “stay off MY TURF!” on his back with her nails.

Q What do you call a Redhead with an attitude?
A Normal

Q What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is every night?
A A redhead!

Q How do you know when your redhead has forgiven you?
A She stops washing your clothes in the toilet bowl

Q How do you know when a redhead has been using a computer
A There’s a hammer embedded in the monitor.

Only two things are necessary to keep a redhead happy. One is to let herthink she is having her own way, and the other is to let her have it.

–from Dean Shawler

THE SHOW WILL GO ON!– Euro 3 Homologation for Custom Chrome Europe RevTech 110RevTech? 100 and 88 to follow soon!

Wednesday, December 12th, in the afternoon at around 3:00 p.m. champagne bottles must’ve popped open at Custom Chrome Europe in Bad Kreuznach/Germany: They are the first aftermarket-distributor to crack the tough EURO-3 homologation. Custom Chrome Europe can offer the well-established RevTech 110 in E3-conform version, allowing to build new custombikes in a street-legal fashion for all the countries where those emission standards apply. You say that’s possible with the Milwaukee-made engine too? Correct, but: Thanks to intensive research and development – both in terms of time and money – the RevTech 110 has achieved EURO-3 emission standards WITH CARBURETOR!

Interested? For sure! “We have seen the EURO-3 task quite early and reacted accordingly, starting the development well ahead of the new laws,” explains Holger Mohr, President and Managing Director of Custom Chrome Europe, “since we offer our own exclusive motorcycle line, which has only two years ago been homologated for Europe, we had the duty in the name of our customers to take on the challenges of EURO-3. And we have acted rather than reacted.”

In fact, a lot of dealers and competitors smiled in face of the T-shirts “Euro 3 – Viva la Revoluci?n” that were printed for the November 2007 Big Twin Expo at Rosmalen. Especially since – at that time – most other distributors and engine builders just had a questionmark on their face and all one answer: “Our manufacturers are working on a injection solution.” Who’s laughing now?Basically, most engine manufacturers thought the homologation of a carburetor-fed engine for out of question, technically impossible – to many factors that influence each other have to be dealt with when emissions have to be minimised to achieve EURO-3. To achieve EURO-3 with an aircooled V-Twin is a difficult task, even with electronic fuel injection. Using a carburetor did yet seem completely impossible. It’s sad but true, people who make those laws do neither care about the technical consequences of their restrictions, nor do they care about the look and the style of motorcycles. Custom Chrome Europe does.

They know: Very few custombike creators could dig into the wide and complex variables of electronic fuel injection systems – as beneficial in terms of power and performance these systems nevertheless are. Bulky electronic components such as blackbox, sensors and cables are difficult to hide and are contrary to a clean look – even the lure of programmable torque- and power-curves does not attract then. “Electronics = Devil’s work” is programmed in the brain of too many old-school customizers who use their EFI, ABS, ASP and god-knows-what-else equipped cars every day.

V-twin riders are somehow more conservative and carry rather a screwdriver than computer-mouse and laptop. A fact that did not evade the CCE staff: “On purpose we did not choose the easy way, even though our path would be much more difficult and costly”, explains Mohr, “we have a very clear idea of what our customers want – and we go to extremes to give them what they want. Even if the solutions are off mainstream or thought impossible by others.”

“Reaching the EURO-3 emmision values with carb is a great achievement”, adds General Manager Andreas Scholz. “the RevTech 110 is the version with the biggest displacement on all of our RevTech engines. Thus, the EURO-3 homologation of both RevTech 100 and RevTech 88 is only a matter of time, not a question of technical realisation.”Technical details of the coup d’etat are of course kept confidential: Too much know-how and work had been invested to give it away. So much is known: Cleaning the wasted gas is performed by especially developed catalytic converters, of which no less than four are rumoured to be placed in the exhaust system. Along with a newly developed “Secondary Air Induction System” the emission limits are met. You don’t have to be a specialist to realise that the inlet side has to be modified somehow too. The sensational fact is: All this is achieved without additional electrical or electronic components. “We are not only the first to offer a solution to our customers”, explains Scholz, “we offer one without the necessity of advanced computer- and software knowledge …”

During the last years, the RevTech engine in all its finish- and displacement-versions has become one of the “top sellers” of the CCE engine program – one that is mounted with pride even in the most high-class customs such as Marcus Walz’ “TuNero” and all Custom Chrome Motorcycles up to the new “Cuba Libre”. “The Lamb 2”, the “Best of Show” bike of the dutch “Big Twin Expo” at Rosmalen – and the first European bike to win a ticket to the World Championship of Custombike Building to Sturgis – is also powered by a RevTech 88. As stated: The Show will go on!

Informationen: www.custom-chrome-europe.com

NEW AFFILIATE SHOW IN SPAIN– LLUNATICA’S Bike Show is the latest event to join the World Championship of Custom Bike Building affiliate program. The event takes place in the Festival and Concert enclosure of Benic?ssim on February 7-10.

The show originally began in 1996 in Vilanova i la Geltr?, where it was organized by Joan A. Martinez, who is better known as Dr. Guerra. In 2000 Dr. Guerra moved to Benic?ssim in Castellon and began running his bike show there.

Over the years the show has become a truly international event with participants from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, England, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Greece. Last year’s show saw 2,500 bikers register to attend, with an additional 2,000 visitors over the weekend.

Due to Llunatica Bike Show becoming an Affiliate of the World Championship of Custom Bike Building, the winner’s prize will be a 5,000.00 euro expenses contribution to compete at the Official World Championship in Sturgis in August.

RM AUCTIONS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH SOTHEBY’S, ANNOUNCES ITS TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO MARANELLO– RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, is delighted to announce its next sale of historic Ferraris and Maseratis at the legendary home of the prancing horse in Maranello, Italy. Following two hugely successful European sales in 2007, the auction to be held on May 18, 2008, promises an exciting inventory of motor cars, headlined by a pair of ultra-rare Ferrari 250 California Spyders, and a selection of important memorabilia from Jacques Swaters’ private Ferrari Francorchamps collection, including a 1980 Ferrari “Pinin” prototype, the only four-door Ferrari ever built.

London, England (January 14, 2008) – The focus of the collector car world will return to Maranello, Italy in May 2008 as RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, host their second annual “Ferrari Leggenda e Passione” auction event.

The much-anticipated sale, scheduled for May 18, marks the auction house’s third European event, following a record-breaking start in Maranello last year, and more recently, a high-profile sale in London, England where some 50 automobiles from the esteemed Bernie Ecclestone Collection, along with two other highly important European Collections went under the hammer. RM has an unrivaled position in North America, and with the London auction selling an astounding ?18.5 million GBP worth of motor cars, and our last Maranello sale achieving ?34 million, we have firmly placed our stamp on the European market.

The stars of the forthcoming May sale are two rare and ultra-desirable Ferrari 250 California Spyders. Regarded as one of the most valuable of all the road-going Ferrari models, less than 100 California Spyders were produced between 1957 and 1962 in a variety of specifications. The examples on offer – a 1958 LWB covered headlamp version (s/n 0923GT) finished in classic Rosso red, and a 1961 SWB version (s/n 2377GT) with coachwork finished in original Nero black – are estimated to achieve values in the region of $4,000,000 – $6,000,000 USD.

One of the earliest of only 50 long wheelbase California Spyders built, 0923GT was third off the line at the Maranello factory in July 1958 and delivered new to Johnny Von Neumann’s dealership in Hollywood, California. For more than 40 years it resided on the West Coast, changing hands several times before eventually ending up with a prominent British collector in 1999.

The 1961 SWB version was once owned by Academy Award winning actor, James Coburn, whose passion for high-performance sports cars was shared by fellow Hollywood actors and Ferrari owners, Steve McQueen and James Garner. The car has been meticulously maintained over its known ownership and includes extensive documentation relating to its restoration and maintenance.

The sale will also cater for enthusiasts of Ferrari’s more recent cars, with at least one iconic Ferrari Enzo to be featured in the auction line up. The 2003 example is one of only 399 examples produced of the 660bhp V12-engined supercars.

RM Auctions invites further entries for this sale. For further information, please contact RM Auctions’ London Office at +44 (0) 207 293 6336 or visit www.rmauctions.com

THE BIKERNET MAID ASKED FOR A RAISE– The Madam was very upset about this and asked, “Now Maria, why do you want an increase?”

Maria: “Well Madam, there are three reasons why I want an increase. The first is that I iron better than you.”

Madam: “Who said you iron better than me?”

Maria: “The Master said so.”

Madam: “Oh.”

Maria: “The second reason is that I am a better cook than you.”

Madam: “Nonsense, who said you were a better cook than me?”

Maria: “The Master did.”

Madam: “Oh.”

Maria: “My third reason is that I am a better lover than you.”

Madam (very upset now): “Did the Master say so as well?”

Maria: “No Madam, the gardener did.”

Maria got her raise.

–from Nick Roberts

BIKERNET TECH QUESTION OF THE WEEK–hey saw the article thanks for putting it on there got a few questions for you…. im going to put 14″ or 16″ sky bars with 1″ risers on the night train when I get it. Now I would need +10″ cables and wires right… where in the hell can I get them J&P cycles and Dennis Kirk only go to 6+, and also do you happen to have any old bars and risers lying around would you?

Looking at about march for the new bike, and I plan on writing you a few techs over the winter of ’08 I’m going to put a new rear fender on it, bars, led run stop and sig lights, re-wiring the bars, moving the high beam switch to the right heal of my boot. The plan is to only have 3 switches on the bars: horn, right turn and left, internal throttle, putting the ignition switch on the top motor-mount, making my own foot pegs all kinds of shit is floating around in my head for that bike. so hopefully if all the cards play out right I’ll have it soon and can get to makin’ it mine… well later for now

–Rookie

MOTORCYCLE TRANSPORT BUSINESSES–We needed to ship the Assalt Weapan to Cincy for the dealer show, so went on the hunt for a reputable firn. I discovered that Allied ships bikes. Yellow freight can handle it, if it’s in a crate. As it turned out the best price and availability was discovered with Keyboard Shipping run by a biker. I’m hauling the bike to Performance Machine where it will be loaded, strapped to a crate.

Charlie Brechtel also put me onto these people who move bikes around on a trailer for a very reasonable charge.”If you have any more questions give Mike a call at 513-404-5370,” Erin said. “He does a bit better than I do on the pricing aspect. Inormally handle the booking dates, lol. Any questions hon, please justask!”

ZERO ENGINEERING MOVED TO THE STATES AND WANTS TO ADVERTISE ON BIKERNET–We are interested in advertising on your website. Can you give us some information in regards to that? Thank you.

Hiro Sasaki
ZERO Engineering / Plot USA, Inc.
2565 Chandler Avenue Suite #22
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Phone: 702.798.7504 Fax: 702.798.7506
E-Mail: sales@zero-eng.com
Web: www.zero-eng.com

We hooked up Hiro, and anyone can check out rates by clicking on the banner above. Our rates are set up to give advertisers pages of info about their company on Bikernet, for over 300,000 enthusiasts to see monthly, for a price that never exceeds $600 a month. Plus their logo runs on the cover of this internet magazine 24/7. How can you beat that?–Wilburn Roach

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Hey,

This is a wild day and you’ll love the News. It’s packed fulla crazed notions, wars, laws, new products, surprises and deals. I’m not kidding. Sometimes I hit the news as if I’m running a marathon. Sometimes it’s an uphill battle and others are downright inspiring.

I’ve got to tell you that I always look forward to Thursdays, even though it means 14 non-stop hours until completion. I’m not going to pump this up into a hype about this 120-page news Thursday. Although, I will mention a new whiskey Sin Wu stumbled on at a Trader Joes. They had a stack of Bulleit Whiskey crates on sale. “I liked the bottle with the cork,” Sin said and brought home a jug. I took it to a dinner with the good Dr. Nutboy and we popped the cork. I generally don’t like any whiskey except Jack and an Irish Whiskey (12-year old) Tullamore Dew. But this hit the spot. I lost the first bottle to the Doctor and had to find another. As you can see I sampled this one.

Let’s hit the news:

D&D PERFORMANCE ENTERPRISES SHIPPING 2008 HARLEY TOURING PIPES– Shipping New 2008 Harley-Davidson FLT / FLH Performance Exhaust Pipes.

Fort Worth, Texas, January 17, 2006 – D&D Performance Enterprises is shipping dyno-tuned Boarzilla and Fat Cat (2 into 1) exhaust pipe systems for the all new 2008 Harley touring motorcycles, which are outfitted with fuel-injection system and comes with an oxygen sensor to adjust to changing environmental conditions. D&D performance exhaust pipes include preinstalled stock factory oxygen sensor ports as well as direct fitment with no cutting, welding or grinding.

The new 2 into 1 high-performance Boarzilla and Fat Cat pipes and slip-ons improve power and torque on the entire touring family of motorcycles, which includes the FLHR Road King, FLHRS Road King Custom, FLHRC Road King Classic, FLTR Road Glide, FLHX Street Glide, FLHT Electra Glide Standard, FLHTC Electra Glide Classic and FLHTCU Ultra Classic Electra Glide.

“These are the best sounding and performing pipes money can buy,” said Dave Rash, The Pope of Pipe.

Checkout all the pipes at www.danddexhaust.com.

BIKERNET STAFFER ROBS BANK– Man robs a bank and takes hostages. He asks the first hostage if he saw him rob the bank.

Hostage answers yes. Robber shoots him in the head. Asks second hostage if he saw him rob the bank. Hostage answers no, but my wife did.

–from Rik

WOMEN RIDERS HAVE CHANCE TO JOIN H-D DAYTONA WOMEN’S DAY RIDE– MILWAUKEE (January 11, 2007) – Harley-Davidson female enthusiasts are encouraged to enter for a chance to win a spot on the Harley-Davidson Women’s Day Ride, held March 4, 2008, and join Karen Davidson, great-granddaughter of one of the Company’s founders, as well as the six Get Down to Daytona contest winners on the last leg of their ride into Daytona.

To enter, women riders should go to www.harley-davidson.com/womensride by Jan. 23 and fill out a short entry form. There is no purchase necessary, but women are encouraged to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Summer Camps (a small donation of $25 or more is greatly appreciated). Women riders must ride a Harley-Davidson or Buell motorcycle and must be in Daytona on the morning of March 4.

On Jan. 25, 80 women will be randomly chosen to participate in the ride. Each rider will receive a 2008 MDA Pin, a special flag with MDA and H-D logo for their bike, and be entered in a special MDA drawing for a Harley-Davidson women’s jacket. The top three fundraisers will also receive a special gift.

Daytona Bike Week Women’s Activities

Tuesday, March 4, is Harley-Davidson Women’s Day at the Ocean Center. The Women’s Day Ride will arrive at the Ocean Center at approximately 10 a.m. Upon arrival, Karen Davidson will introduce the six winners of the Get Down to Daytona contest. Interactive seminars will be given throughout the day on how to pick up a motorcycle, customization and MotorClothes. More details will be announced in the next few weeks.

At the Daytona International Speedway Wednesday, March 5, from 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., there will be women-only demo rides on select 2008 Harley-Davidson and Buell motorcycles. Demos are free, but riders will need to bring a helmet (full-face helmet and long pants for Buell demos) and a valid motorcycle license. Each woman who takes a demo ride during that time will be automatically entered into a drawing for a women’s helmet. Men who come along with the women who participate in this special demo time will have the opportunity to attend a customization seminar and Q&A session with a Harley-Davidson factory technician.

All week at the Ocean Center, March 2-8 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., women can visit the Harley-Davidson Interactive Women’s Area featuring giveaways and prizes, motorcycle information, and a historical and informational women’s display.

About the Get Down to Daytona Contest

The six winners in the Harley-Davidson Get Down to Daytona contest were announced Dec. 12, 2007, and were chosen from more than 200 women who submitted videos about their motorcycle mentor. Each winner will receive an expense paid road trip for two from Atlanta to Daytona Bike Week ’08 alongside Karen Davidson, great-granddaughter of one of the Company’s founders, as well as a three nights stay in Daytona.

The six winners are: Carol Dicicco from Chalfont, Pa.; Tonya Lamia from Rockford, Ill.; Kimberly Ryon from Harford, Pa.; Shelli Strand from Birch Run, Mich.; Jennifer Thorne from Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; and Teresa Weston from Hermitage, Tenn.

For more information and to watch the six winners’ videos, visit www.harley-davidson.com/womensridee. Check back later this month for full profiles on each woman, as well as in March for coverage from their anxiously awaited trip to Daytona Bike Week ’08.

A QUICK BIKERNET PHILOSOPHY SEMINAR–Take your seats. I’ve noticed that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle four things:a rainy day, the elderly, a motorsickle that won’t start, and being out of coffee.

I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life..”
I’ve learned that life gives you a more chances.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitton both hands.
You need to be able to throw something back.

I’ve learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you
But, if you focus on the needs of others,your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.

I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.

I’ve learned that every day, you should reach out and touch someone.

People love that human touch — holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

I’ve become aware that I still have a lot to learn.

–from Rev CarlR

CUSTOM DESIGN STUDIO DRIVE SIDE CALIPER BRACKET COVER–Anybody who has a drive side caliper bracket that is welded to theframe knows what these are for. The weld on tabs look great molded andpainted to match the bike’s paint job. The problem is when you tightenthe bolts down to their torque specifications, the paint blisters upand looks unprofessional.

With these covers, designed by Kirk Taylor,you just put a couple of dabs of clear silicone on the backside of thecover and you’re done. They are raw aluminum so you can paint, polishor plate to your needs. To remove, just poke your screwdriver from thebackside and they’ll pop out with little effort.

MSRP $40/pair.To order call 415-382-6662 or email customdesignstudio@sbcglobal.com.

SUCKER PUNCH SALLY OPENS NEW DEALER–New SPS dealer opening atMichaels Motorcycle Worx in Woodland Park. Bikes werevery well received with a huge crowd. Christian, the Boss, flewin for it and SPS riders from all over the state rode in for the party.

–Ken

TOXIC CUSTOMS BUILDS CUSTOM BIKE FROM EBAY BASKET CASE– Toxic Customs builds custom motorcycles out of the East Coast. Their latest motorcycle is being built for the Smokeout 9 and came from eBay as a basket case. Michael Causey, Owner, built the frame from the same steel that the NASCAR boys use and created a bike that kicks asphalt. Click here to listen to the Bikernet Radio interview.

BIKERNET METRIC DEPARTMENT DELAYED ONE WEEK–Due to a new whiskey on the premises, the entirely new Bikernet Metric department and site was delayed maybe as much as 10 Days.

When staff sobriety is again a priority we will launch the new major Bikernet department addition devoted to the Metric Cruiser. Don’t hold me to it, but we’re shooting for a launch by the end of next week. That’s January 25th, the day I roll out to the Grand National Car and Bike Show in Pomona. I’m judging the bikes again. It’s the granddaddy of bike shows.

We have news reports ready to rock, our first bike feature on a junkyard 1980 Yamaha SX 850, a highbar tech, a road test or two and a handful of Jon Towle art. Plus we need to wrap up our home page logo by George Fleming. Hang On!

W8LESS ROTORS ARE SHIPPING AND MAKING NEWS–Yet more good news: W8less brake rotors meet or exceed FMVSS 122 standards?..PERIOD! This has been the case since completion of the 4th test several month’s ago. There is no need for any other testing to meet these standards. I spent some time with Chuck Greening this AM to confirm all this. Here’s some more detail of our discussion.

All FMVSS standards must be passed before a new vehicle can be certified as road worthy: it’s something Harley and other manufacturers must do. But in reality it is a vehicle certification of which the brakes are only a part of the overall system. Due to this requirement, OEM suppliers, like W8less are often required by vehicle manufacturers or builders to put their products through the FMVSS testing to confirm to the that they can meet those requirements before, not after, the manufacturer/builder considers them as components on the vehicle. This kind of component testing before the fact is totally optional from a Federal stand point??but only to the extent that the manufacturer doesn’t require it!

How did we do? Great! The two key tests are the 1st Effectiveness Test and Final Effectiveness Test which measure stopping distance at various speeds (30/60/80/115mph) of a single brake rotor (as opposed to a complete front and back rotor system) and compare them to minimum standards. The 2nd Effectiveness Test uses the same test criteria but changes the standards to reflect the performance of both front and rear brakes simultaneously. Thus the 2nd Effectiveness Test is not appropriate for our single rotor and yet when conducted found that our single rotor has essentially the same effectiveness of a double rotor system!

Here’s the results of the stopping distance test:

1st Effectiveness Test??simulates initial “break-in” of brakes on bike (only lower speeds)

30mph DOT standard =121′ W8less = 46.7′ 61% better than DOT standard

60mph DOT standard =484′ W8less = 162.2′ 66% better than DOT standard

Final Effectiveness Test??simulates post “break-in” period

30mph DOT standard = 97′ W8less = 45.2′ 53% better than DOT standard

60mph DOT standard = 388′ W8less = 188.9′ 51% better than DOT standard

80mph DOT standard = 689′ W8less = 328.6′ 52% better than DOT standard

115mph DOT standard = 1423′ W8less = 936.5′ 34% better than DOT standard

Bottom line: W8less brake rotors smashed DOT standards across the board! It is not a stretch to state that we stop 50% faster than the DOT standards. Why then all the talk about doing another test with a thermocouple in the brake rotor? It’s not mentioned anywhere in the FMVSS 122 test and indeed temperatures were taken as specified from within the brake pads. The reason given by Chuck Greening was that “??.we wanted to see what was going on in the rotor?..” apparently because of its ability to dissipate heat so rapidly. While perhaps an interesting engineering artifact, it is entirely unnecessary for W8less purposes or to satisfy FMVSS 122 standards.

–John Arbeeny

NYC PASSES PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING BILL–Last week, New York City took a giant step forward in the fight against plastic. New York’s City Council passed a bill requiring large stores and retail chains to collect and recycle plastic shopping bags. According to a New York Times report: “New York is by far the largest American city to enact so broad a measure to limit the environmental impact of the bags. Altogether, each year the country is estimated to use 86 billion bags, which end up blowing down city streets, or tangled in the stomachs of whales, sea turtles and birds, or buried in landfills where they enjoy free rent for 1,000 years.”

Other cities like Melbourne and San Francisco have banned bags outright. San Francisco was the first city in North America to ban non-recyclable and non-biodegradable bags made from petroleum products. Africa has moved toward a continent-wide plastic bag ban, and just last week, China’s cabinet issued a directive banning their production, prohibiting stores from handing out free plastic bags after June 1st and imposing fees on their usage.

People in China use up to 3 billion plastic bags daily! Help keep the momentum going here in the United States and just say no to plastic bags!

DOHERTY UPDATES SPACER KIT FOR 3/4″ AND 1″ APPLICATIONS– This new MASTER BUILDER WHEEL SPACER kit just introduced by Doherty Machine provides all the convenience of their original kit plus additional sizes for popular applications. Doherty’s updated kit includes a total of 54 spacers ranging in size from 1?4″ wide to 3″ wide. Each kit includes all sizes in both 3?4″ and 1″ I.D. That’s a total of 27 spacers in each axle size!

Machined from T-6 billet aluminum bar stock, Doherty spacers are polished to a high luster finish. For easy identification individual sizes are labeled on separate compartments. A must for professional and novice builders alike.

Doherty’s MASTER BUILDER WHEEL SPACER KITS can be ordered direct from Doherty by calling 800-956-9409. Catch Doherty on the Web at www.DohertyMachine.com

ATTENTION ALL INDUSTRY SPONSORS AND ASSOCIATES– “PSI Big Air Carbs Inc. ” and “Speedway Outdoors Inc” have teamed up with “The Frikin Wicked Clothing Line” to present “The Frikin Wicked Road Tour.” This tour will be stopping in twenty two Cities including all of the major motorcycle events and some that may suprise you.

“The Tour” is currently seeking full line sponsors and associate sponsors to be represented at all of these events. We have a highly trained sales staff that will be arriving in a tour bus and thirty foot trailer that have been designed to get maximum exposure for all parties involved.

For sponsor information and a complete proposal package contact:
Rob Strade
VP of Operations
Rob@PSICARBS.COM
801-866-2451cell
801-393-1030 Office

OR
Chet OEP Burozski
SR. Sales Rep
Chet@PSICARBS.COM
801-648-2739 Cell
801-393-1030 office

OR
WWW.PSICARBS.COM

BIKER BUNNY ROAST TO BENEFIT THE ANIMAL ALLIANCE OF GALVESTON (no bunnies will be injured)– The Bunny Roast is back this Easter weekend as it started out-a jammin good time. Held at west Galveston Island’s Crazy Oaks on Stewart Road (12410 Stewart Road), this year’s event will be held March 21-23, 2008. Last year the featured well known bands were Bert Wills, Janet Z, 98 in the Shade, Mark May and many others. The line-up for this year will be even more spectacular. There will be a barbeque cook off, awesome live rocking and blues music, dunkin booth, and even an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids on Sunday.

The Bunny Roast has been staged for over 15 years at Crazy Oaks, and again this year is being put on by its originator, Mary and Bucky Pregler of Gulf Coast Music. http://www.mygulfcoastmusic.com/

Auction Items
We are also accepting contribution of items for an auction. Please consider donating gifts, prizes, or items that can be auctioned. The AAGC is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, so all contributions are tax deductible.

Please contact TL Landry at tllandry@utmb.edu or 409-933-0588 for vendor information or Mary Pregler at 409-744-1430 or 409-632-0026 for cook-off registration.

–TL Landry
Administrative Coordinator
772-9640 phone
772-9646 fax
Route 1031
tllandry@utmb.edu

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ARIZONA SENATOR PUSHING HELMET LAW– Senator Julian Carroll, when he was governor decades ago, signed the first helmet law, but in recent years, lawmakers repealed that law. Now he says, because of the rising cost of health care, helmets need to be mandated again.

“Is that once they (riders) get injured, and their chance of survival isn’t that great without helmets, but if they survive, the state ends up picking up the bill,” says Sen. Carroll, D-Frankfort.

And, Carroll says many times the taxpayers end up ultimately paying more. But he says passing a helmet law isn’t very likely this session, because many lawmakers oppose the bill.

Carroll says some say helmets restrict the ability of riders to turn their heads and see traffic. Others tell him they don’t agree with his assessment of higher health costs because crash victims can’t pay for their own life long care.

“What I’m talking about is those individuals who end up getting a head injury and it’s so significant that they require hospitalization or care the rest of their lives,” says Carroll.

I find this statement below offensive and prejudice against the motorcycle community. For the lack of research you as the author of this article is very one-sided and a great disappointment in your report on this subject.. “but if they survive, the state ends up picking up the bill,” says Sen. Carroll, D-Frankfort.”

1. There is not a list of approved helmets, NO LIST-NOW LAW!

2. NHTSA and NTSB and DOT do NOT certify or approve helmets. This is left up toeach helmet manufacturer.

3. NHTSA contracts Performance Test ONLY according to of a hand full of helmets each year ( not always the case) from May through September. There are thousands of helmets in the NHTSA data base, a number of these are still being sold on the shelf today, this does NOT include counterfeit helmets. For the NHTSA and the NTSB to continue this thirty year+ BAND-AID for all the Amputee, Paraplegic, TBI, Blunt Force Trauma survivors isas antiquated as the test equipment and helmet debate they use today.

4. VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled) is the basis for motorcycle Injuries and Fatalities. This data is skewed and inaccurate as stated by both the NHTSA and the NTSB, and DOT. NOT every state has participated in collecting this data over the last thirty+ years….

–Garry Van KirkBikers Accident Survivor
Forumbikeraccsurvivor@bacsuv.comB.O.L.T.
Bullhead City, Arizona
Supporting Our Right to Ride, Supporting Bikers In Their Time Of Need.
” You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.”
~Clarence Darrow~

W8LESSROTORS SMASH DOT STANDARDS–W8LESSROTORS HAVE BEEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 122-02 TEST , AND WITH APPROVED FRICTION MATERIALS . W8LESSROTORS MEET AND EXCEED ALL FEDERAL STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS .

1ST EFFECTIVENESS TEST ( BREAK IN PERIOD )
30 mph – 46.7′ 61% Better than D O T Standard
60 mph – 162.2 ‘ 66% better

FINAL EFFECTIVENESS TEST ( EXTENDED USE )
30 mph – 45.2′ 53 % Better
60 mph -188.9′ 51% Better
80mph – 328.6′ 52% Better
115 mph – 936.5′ 34% Better

–Ray

See The Installation Tech on the home page of Bikernet.com.–Wrench

ROLAND SANDS DESIGN, INC. TO RELEASE “NEW BLOOD: THESTORY OF THE KRV5 TRACKER” DVD — The DVD Details the Storied Backgrounds of Both “King” Kenny Roberts and Roland Sands As TheyCollaborate to Build a MotoGP-Powered Custom Motorcycle

WHAT: Roland Sands Design, Inc. has made available media screeners of “New Blood: TheStory of the KRV5 Tracker” in preparation for the film’s Summer 2007 release.

The much anticipated DVD follows the development of a MotoGP-powered custommotorcycle and details the trials and tribulations of building such a unique andinnovative piece of history. Sands’ design of the concept bike pays tribute to early1900s Boardtrack racers. The engine supplied by legendary MotoGP race team, KennyRoberts Racing, is a 200 horsepower V5 engine – the only engine to be released fromtheir United Kingdom design facility.

The KRV5 Tracker project unites theunparalleled racing history and technical know-how of Team Roberts with thegroundbreaking design of Roland Sands. Roberts was aware of Sands’ road racingpedigree, but it was Sands’ Discovery Channel Biker Build Off episode that turnedRoberts onto Sands’ talent as a motorcycle designer and builder. After an introductionto his childhood hero at the 2005 Laguna Seca MotoGP race, Sands had one of Roberts’prized KRV5 engines on its way to his La Palma, CA studio.

The DVD also contains special features including interviews with Nicky Hayden, ArlenNess, and Long Jump World Record Breaker Trigger Gumm along with the building ofGumm’s latest jump bike.

CONTACT: For more information on “New Blood” as well as images and RSD products, pleasecontact Erika Decker at 714-228-8481 or Erika@rolandsands.com

BIKERNET PHOTO ART EXHIBIT OF THE WEEK–I was riding down I-95 today with the laptop on the seat trying to help a screaming pissed off customer on the other end of the cell phone and I came upon this brother. Riding south, not a care in the world, his vest flapping in the wind and as I hit the shutter button – none of it mattered.

Take it all in,
Whiplash Biker Photog
whiplash@photo.net

HELP CUB SCOUT PACK 761 AT–Rollin’ Sixes Choppers–Car and Bike Show,With Proceeds Benefiting Cub Scout Pack 761Hundreds of Vehicles, Door Prizes, and Family Entertainment.

Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 Littleton Elementary School on Littleton Road, North Fort Myers.Bring A Can Food for Littleton Elementary Food Drive.
o $15.00 per vehicle includes driver, one guest, for Pre-Registered vehicles only.
o $20.00 Day of show.
o Vehicle Pre Registration must be postmarked by Friday January 11, 2008. NO EXCEPTIONS. After that date everyone pay’s $20.00 at the gate. All pre-registration entries must complete the pre-registration form. Registration form can be obtained on http://pack761.clubspaces.com or by e-mailing smokum1@yahoo.com or ladyzirk@yahoo.com or by providing all of the information needed with their check. An e-mail gate pass must be displayed during entry. Cars arriving without a gate pass will be charged $20.00 per vehicle.
o Sorry, no refunds. All participants get admission into the show during show hours.
o Gates open at 8:00am.Registration will open at 9:00AM. All vehicles must be parked by 11:00AM. Car Judging begins at 12:00 noon. Packets will be given to each car when entering the show area. The packet will include the Show Vehicle Information Form. This form MUST be filled out and displayed on the front windshield during the show. Cars not displaying the Vehicle Information Form will be asked to leave the show area.
o Vehicles must arrive together to park together. No spaces can be saved due to parking constraints.
o The Awards Ceremony will be at 4:00PM. Vehicles may leave the grounds at 5:00PM once deemed safe.
o Rain or Shine the event goes on.
o For updated space availability please call Heather 239-699-3382.
o No overnight parking, NO Alcohol. Family Fun. Food and Drink will be available with all proceeds going to Pack 761.

Space is limited. Pre-Registration is highly recommended.

Visit http://pack761.clubspaces.com for more detailsCar Show Registration Form (please print legibly)

JJ SOLARI BOOK PRINTED AND READY TO ROCK THE WORLD–That’s right. Solari madness is now available to the entire world. There’s terrible pet stories, funeral madness and out-of-this-world parties.

It’s sick copy like you’ve never, ever read before.

Write JJ for more info: jcatsec8@yahoo.com

BIKERNET TECH OF THE WEEK, RHINO COATINGS FOR BIKES–I’m writing 1- to wish you a great and successful New Year and 2, I saw a very impressive product demonstration on TV recently.

About two years ago I goaded two of my friends to spray their bikes with Rhino Liner truck bed coating since the flat and denim black finishes were very popular anyway. One owned a Buell and the other a 1200 Sporty. Both on plastic and sheet metal the finishes were aesthetically perfect (professionally applied of course). The durability had yet to be tested.

The Buell had a low speed lay down about six months later that resulted in faint surface scratching (at 35 mph). The Sporty, after having a girder front end installed without modifying the kickstand, had a tendency to fall over standing in moderate to high wind conditions. The owner actually bragged about his bike being able to get kicked over, not get a single nick or scratch and fire up and run. It’s hit the deck 10-12 times without a single noticeable defect in the finish.

Now onto the show. Discovery Channel has a new show called Smash Lab coming on this and every Wednesday after. The preview I saw had them trying to test the true capacity of Rhino Liner and whether it could be used to protect buildings from collapsing when explosives are used.

They rigged up a pickup truck with ALOT of explosives without the liner, the results need to be seen to truly appreciate the excess of damage. Another truck with the liner and the same blast did extraordinarily well. They also hit it with buckshot at close range and as a concrete wall liner. All with varying degrees of success, but all impressive.

If you find time check it out or tape it. It’s pretty cool. And I’ve seen first hand how tough this shit really is. For the price (Both my buddies paid $150 for their skins and tins each) you really can’t beat the look, durability or protection (sparking or shearing on impact) offered by this product.

Enjoy and thanks again for the help with that ’07 Sportster clutch effort issue, my customer is very satisfied. Hope to see you and Jared Peterson at Bike Week.

–Joel R Mercado

TWO-BIT CHOPPERS DEBUTS NEW, SLIMMER HIPO BILLET AIR CLEANER– MILLIKEN, CO – Since its release three years ago, the Two-Bit Choppers HiPo Billet line of air cleaners has become the intake of choice for riders who crave maximized performance and show stopping good looks. Now we’re set to change the game again, with the introduction of a new, slimmer design option.

Nearly a full inch narrower, these new air cleaners not only provide for greater knee clearance but still offer a surplus of flow capacity for most applications. As with all of Two-Bit’s products, the HiPo Billet line is 100-percent made in the U.S.A. using only the finest materials and craftsmanship.

For more information contact:
Two-Bit Choppers LLC
Milliken, CO
(970) 587-5867
www.twobitchoppers.com

–Justin @ Two-Bit Choppers

THE BUCKSHOT PRODUCT REVIEW– How many times have ya tried to squeeze that last few drops of dead dinosaur inta yer gas tank an’ only succeeded in dribblin’ it down yer paint job like slobber from a droolin’ dog? Yeah, I thought so. I’ve tried pullin’ the little rubber boot on the nozzle back, but then it won’t shut off by itself, an’ before ya know it, gas is sprayin’ all over like a shook-up beer. Not only is that bad fer yer wax job, but every drop ya spill is just more money in the OPEC boys’ pockets. Plus, if yer like me, ya just hate buyin’ another rattle-can of Rustoleum ta do a re-paint on yer scoot every time ya fill up!

The other day, I ran across a handy little gadget that’s helped me solve the problem of gettin’ my tank full while keepin’ gas off my paint. It’s called Big Al’s McCuff. Ya just slip it on the nozzle before ya stick the nozzle in yer tank, an’ it lets ya fill up right ta the brim without spillin’ a drop. If you’ve got a hotrod, a boat, or most anything that takes gasoline, the McCuff will work on it, too. It even comes with its own carryin’ case. Their website; www.mccuff.com, has a press release an’ a video showin’ ya the McCuff in action.

I took the McCuff ta the gas station, followed the instructions, an’ it worked just like it’s supposed to. (It’ll also save me a bundle on rattle-cans an’ maskin’ tape!)

The McCuff retails for $23.95, but if ya head on over ta their website, they’ll make ya a special deal on yours! Or call ’em at 1-888-762-2833.

BELT DRIVE LIFESAVER STILL AVAILABLE–New longer 5/16 cap screws and spacers are onlyrequired on some application with 1 1/4-inch or greater offsetpulley inserts. Installer needs to check and verify fastener lengthrequirements before performing installation.

The lockplate plus _-inch long spacers total _ thickness.You should have a minimum of the same amount of thread deptas the original capscrew plus the additional _-inch of screwfastener.

The Lockplate is intended to be installed after thecrankshaft nut has been properly torqued to specification. Theoriginal pulley insert bolts must remain in place until the belt isin place and the crankshaft nut fully torqued.

Remove the original bolts, fit the new Lockplate assemblyonto the nut with spacers if necessary and install the new longerbolts. They are available for BDL or Primo Belt drives.

Source:
Kirk’s Customs
84 Collington Dr.
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Cell: (434) 426-7530
WWW.kirkscustoms.com
kirk@kirkscustoms.com

MMA OF ARIZONA CALL TO ACTION–Bikers are losing this poll by a large margin.http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/13570122.html

Online Poll Question:Should Kentucky enact a helmet law for motorcycles?Yes, all motorcyclists should wear a helmet.No, motorcyclists should have the choice to not wear a helmet.

–from mma-az.org

Take a second, dial this up and vote for Freedom.–Renegade

BIKERNET COLORADO WEATHER REPORT–2008 has just begun and it’s been a little rough. A lot of negative shit on the home front. If your not a skier the weather in Colorado has sucked for about 6 weeks now. As you might be able to tell I’m not a winter person. Got home from work today and there was a package from you guys on the door step. Man that was way too cool, sort of made everything just a little more bearable.

Just wanted to say thanks……….Will

MAXINE SAYS THIS ABOUT MINORITIES– We need to show more sympathy for these people.

They travel miles in the heat.
They risk their lives crossing a border.
They don’t get paid enough wages.
They do jobs that others won’t do or are afraid to do.
They live in crowded conditions among a people who speak a different language.
They rarely see their families, and they face adversity all day, every day.

I’m not talking about illegal Mexicans;
I’m talking about our troops!

Doesn’t it seem strange that many Democrats and Republicans are willing to lavish all kinds of social benefits on illegal’s, but don’t support our troops and their families with sufficient healthcare, rehabilitation facilities, retraining and education when they return.

–from Ross P.

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Whatta Week,

I’m stressing. The sun hasn’t been out in days, and I’m beginning to get a sense of winters in Seattle. I like those warm rays. My stress level is exaggerated this week ’cause we’re filming the Sturgis Rider Live Talk Show at the Bikernet Headquarters on Saturday, and I’m the goddamn host. How the hell did I get wrapped up in this? Our guests include the Executive Editor of Hot Bike, Eric “the quiet man” Ellis, Deacon Jones, blues legend, Gard Hollinger of LA Chop Rods, and Sin Wu in the Kitchen, plus the Charlie Brechtel Biker Blues Band.

Something that eases the stress is all the good shit flying around this industry. A Hamster brother of mine, Jim Waggaman, of Air Streem Studios, and his co-worker Chris built a custom 1980 Yamaha SX for a shop helper who was down on his luck. We will feature it next week and it will be the first bike feature posted in the Bikernet Metric area due to be launched in January.

The Bikernet crew did the same for a longtime writer in this industry who had to sell his motorcycle to pay the rent. We dug up a Sportster and got him back on the road. So you’ll witness more articles on Sportsters over the coming months.

Finally Dr. Terry notified me that Time Magazine (Dec. 7) touted the custom motorcycle industry as a cool find for enhancing collections, and they spoke of Roger Bourget and Desmosedici RR as wild builders to consider. In the same month Forbes exclaimed the same virtues on our industry with Kid Rock, Russel Mitchell and Paul Cox as examples of fine two-wheeled artists. I didn’t know Kid Rock built bikes? So with that, and the fact that the bizarre liquor, Absinthe, is back after a 95-year ban, let’s hit the news:

D&D DUELIES AVAILABLE NOW ON 2008 FLT & FLH HOGS– D&D Performance Enterprises is shipping D&D Duelies for 2008 FLT and FLH Harley-Davidson motorcycles that are designed to deliver a super clean look to the rear cylinder and provide a proper dual exhaust system.

In conjunction with the D&D Duelies, enthusiasts can run D&D high-performance slip-ons, Screamin’ Eagle slip-ons or any factory compatible slip-on pipe.

The cross over pipe has been removed and that produces a super clean look that the bike was begging for. Enthusiasts choose the D&D Duelies because:

1. Show-quality chrome
2. Look good and sound great
3. Easy to install – no fabrication
4. Can use D&D, stock or Screamin’ Eagle Slipons

Checkout D&D Duelies and all of the Harley performance pipes at danddexhaust.com.

HORST DOES IT AGAIN, BONNEVILLE BOOK ON THE FASTEST MOTORCYCLES ON EARTH–It is the great white emptiness in the middle of the Utah desert, with the gleaming bright lights of historic Wendover on the horizon: The Bonneville Salt Flats. For six decades, speed freaks from all over the world have met at this place to push the limits one step, one mile one kilometer further – using cars, trucks, rockets, streamliners and: motorcycles. Renowned motorcycle and custombike journalist Horst R?sler (Roesler) attended his first SCTA Speed Trials at Bonneville in 2000 – and immediately fell for the fascination of Land Speed Record racing and the scenic landscape.

Attending the BUB-Motorcycle Speed Trials in 2004 and especially 2006, when the 16-year old Land Speed Record was broken first by Rocky Robinson, 2 days later again by Chris Carr, R?sler’s eye on the event is that of a photographer, technician and highly investigative enthusiast, making the book a primer and must-read source for every salt flat newcomer. Both images and straight-to-the-point information, based on countless interviews with the Main players and most experienced riders on the salt, offer a comprehensive and packed information for every newcomer to Land Speed Racing and in particular to the special challenges of the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Based on previewed information from this book, made available by the author during conception, Team Swiss PERFORMANCE raced and won 8 new american and 8 world-records at the 2007 BUB-Speed Trials.As the book did not include all chapters written for it, due to the amount of data, the european website for land speed enthusiasts www.salt-shakers.com will publish some of those storys. An exhibition showing some of the images from this book and other Land Speed Record work from the MOTOGRAPHER is in preparation and will be available for Motorcycle-events, fairs and shows all around the globe (contact motographer@t-online.de).

The book is available through the usual book shop channels, using the ISBN number and the Custom Chrome Europe dealer network. Check the websites: www.custom-chrome-europe.com, www.wolfpub.com

Bonneville – the fastest Motorcycles on Earth, Dipl.-Ing. Horst R?sler, Wolfgang Publishing/Motorbooks International 2007, 144 pages, colour, format 10 x 10 Inch mm, US-$ 29.95, ISBN 1929133456

Horst R?sler
Werrastr. 26
60486 Frankfurt/Main
Germany
Tel./Fax: Germany/69/77 22 87
cell(europe) +49 172 – 69 56 338
e-Mail motographer@t-online.de
www.motographer.de or www.hr-f.de

BIKERNET JIMS TOOL OF THE WEEK–Clutch Lock Plate,Use to lock clutch shell to clutch hub, for removing or installing clutchhub nut.

Use with JIMS tool No.2316.
No.2245 – Use on Big Twin 1941-84.

Suggested Retail: $69.90

–JT Lepien
www.jimsusa.com

JOHN PARHAM OF J&P CYCLES RACES A SPORTSTER STREAMLINER–

J&P Cycles? President John Parham talks about running at Bonneville and getting his S&S Sportster engine with a Zippers top end to run like a scalded cat.

His motivation to sink a ton of money into racing on the salt? The movie “The World’s Fastest Indian,” which chronicled New Zealander Burt Munro and his 1920 Indian motorcycle.

Checkout more interviews and programming in Bikernet Studio by clicking here.

AHDRA HEADQUARTERS ANNOUNCES IMPORTANT NEWS REGARDING THE 2008 SCHEDULE.PHOENIX EVENT MOVED TO SPEEDWORLD; CALIFORNIA AND VEGAS OFF THE SCHEDULE FOR 2008.–The All Harley Drag Racing Association (AHDRA) has announced immediate revisions to the 2008 Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts Championship Series schedule that was originally released in early December.

The first announcement affects the Phoenix, AZ, event scheduled on March 29th and 30th. Although those dates will remain the same, the event location has been changed to Speedworld Dragstrip in Wittman, AZ.

Located approximately 20 miles from Phoenix, the facility has undergone notable improvements since AHDRA’s last appearance there in 2000.

AHDRA President Craig Tharpe explained that the reason for the move from the previous location (Firebird International Raceway) was a result of scheduling conflicts and concerns expressed over the track’s length that is needed for the high-powered Top Fuel bikes. “Ultimately, the track was not available on our desired dates, and fortunately for everyone involved, Speedworld was available,” he noted.

“Our efforts were to keep the event in the Phoenix area and in conjunction with the opening weekend of Arizona Bike Week activities,” Tharpe continued. “Speedworld Dragstrip actually puts us closer to a lot of the Bike Week activities”.

The most significant changes to the AHDRA 2008 schedule come at the season’s end, as AHDRA has announced that it will not hold national events in Pomona, CA, or Las Vegas, NV, in 2008.

The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) has been hosting AHDRA’s Championship Finals for many years. Unfortunately, efforts to secure a suitable date for 2008 were unsuccessful.

According to Chris Blair, Vice President of Racing Operations at LVMS, the facility will be hosting a major special event at the Drag Strip in November of 2008. Details on that event are not yet available, but Blair said final details would be coming soon.

AHDRA President Tharpe said that it has always been a risk holding the event in mid-November with uncertain weather conditions, and moving the event any later would certainly not be an option. “It turned out that there were no availabilities in October due to AHDRA’s secured and established Rockingham date and with the NHRA event already scheduled at LVMS,” he pointed out. Tharpe went on to say that while it is a huge change and thus an adjustment for the organization, they would try to make the best of it. “We will sit it out in 2008 and see what happens in 2009,” he said.

The impact of the Las Vegas cancellation has additional implications-namely, by forcing the cancellation of the Pomona, CA event as a national points race.

With the AHDRA Championship finals consuming three full days of racing, it is not possible for the finals to be held in Pomona because of numerous noise restriction curfews and limitations imposed on the allowed number of race days at the facility.

“We were barely able to get in our standard two-day event before nightfall at the facility-which does not have permanent track lighting,” Tharpe stated. “With the large number of competitors turning out for the final race of the year, it would not be possible to secure enough track time to accommodate our event at Pomona Raceway.”

Tharpe and many key members involved with California Bike Week and the Love Ride worked together for a great length of time to implement AHDRA’s involvement in the 2007 Pomona event and Tharpe says that he is still talking with the group to explore other possibilities available to maintain the valuable relationship.

AHDRA’s Championship Finals will now be held October 10-12 at the Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts Nationals in Rockingham, NC.

Tharpe explained that the Rockingham event is already one of the largest on the AHDRA schedule, and hosting the National Championship Finals there could bring phenomenal growth to the already successful event.

“Thankfully, we had already extended the Rockingham event to three days for 2008, which made it possible to easily move the finals there,” he commented.

“Steve Earwood and the staff at Rockingham Dragway are a fantastic group and provide an excellent track for us. Last year, at least nine national records were set at the event. With the fan popularity already established, bringing the AHDRA National Championships there could make it an all-around record-setting event”.

The season-end turn of events will also affect AHDRA’s National Championship Banquet, normally held on the Monday following the Finals in Vegas. Tharpe said that a date and location for the 2008 banquet have yet to be determined, but will be forthcoming.

AHDRA’s Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts Championship Series will now host eleven national points events in 2008 and one non-points event in Sturgis, SD.

AHDRA contestants may choose ten races to be used in calculating National Championship points.

W8LESS ROTORS CHECKS IN–Haulin ass early Thursday, from San Jose to Los Angelers, E T A before 6:00 eve, Bikernet headquarters.

Just a quick thank you from the w8less team. THANKS …. From the president , engineers and stock holders of W8lessrotors we THANK YOU for the terrific and timely rotor installation that was published in FIRST NEWS OF THE YEAR.

Your ability to provide an instant news outlet is an invaluable tool , with TIMELY AND ACCURATE reporting .

NO SUCH THING AS STALE NEWS ON THE BIKERNET WEB SITE .

LOOK FOR ….. RAY C WHEELER IND. L.L.C. YOUR W8LESSROTOR connection . Feb. 2-4 CINCY BOOTH #867 Feb. 15-18 INDY BOOTH # 6512

Response to your tech article has been great , web site traffic has increased, as well as phone calls. Which will translate into satisfied customers, GLOBALLY .

Looking forward to listening to Charlie Brechtel Band and partying with SoCal builders and industry leaders.

Heard a rumor the Michele Smith may be there ??? WOW….. What a lady ….

Ya just never know who might show up , small world .LET’S ROCK N ROLL ….

–Ray

NC HELMET LAW FIGHT–Last summer, I spent a lot of time, as an individual citizen, presenting arguments against helmet law and enforcement. I was the only biker in Raleigh to request motion for repeal on the grounds of vagueness, in house and senate judiciary committees.

Last September, we introduced bikercourt.com and the Ticket Information Tracking System (T.I.T.S.) at http://bikercourt.co/portal/We intend to fight helmet tickets in court. Each trial costs the state $872. If we get 2000 trials, it will cost NC $1.7M. Most helmet tickets get dismissed with no trial.

If the case goes to trial and the biker is wearing anything on their head that could be construed as a helmet, we have won cases under the old law, and stand a strong chance of winning many trials under the new statute also. You can register at bikercourt.com and help anyone log helmet tickets. There are a couple lawyers we speak with, but most of us who are providing assistance to anyone are not lawyers, so the best we can do, legally, is to inform people of many valid arguments against to support our preposition that the statute and the standard it references are vague, and the ways in which lawful enforcement is likely to have many problems.

We have been teaching people how to understand their rights during a roadside stop. It is amazing how many people don’t have a clue, answering questions they do not need to answer, and allow a search. A helmet is personal property, and roadside stops should not be reason to prompt FMVSS 218 compliance testing without consent to search, particularly since the only full testing includes destruction of the helmet.

On the Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, we began encouraging all motorcyclists to put electrical tape over their helmets DOT label, or paint over them, or label over them, as is their right as owner of the helmet. This is not a violation of federal law, and would totally screw up all plans for enforcement if all motorcyclists did this, because LE plans to ticket all people wearing helmets with no DOT label.

On New Years Day we organized and helped organize helmet protest rides in 4 counties. You might have seen the news reports and videos. We will build on this momentum with more protest actions.

Freedom Rides in the Counties – throughout Feb and MarPaul Revere Rides, need organizers in all counties….April 18th.Patriots Day Rally, Raleigh April 19thOpening Day of the Legislature, May 13thSOB Party, May 17th South of the Border, Dillon SC2nd Annual East Coast Helmet Law Protest and Freedom Ride, Dillon SC

We are also writing to federal and state officials, and preparing press releases to show all that the helmet statute is unconstitutional and is being unlawfully enforced.

To find out more, get on the boltcarolinas mailing list at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/boltcarolinas/ , membership in BOLT is not required to get on the list. Also, register at http://bikercourt.com/portal/ , and watch for information at the Carolinas Full Throttle Magazine.

–Janice “jan” MacKay
Director, B.O.L.T. of NC
Co-Director, B.O.L.T. of the Carolinas
Publisher, www.bikersmag.com

RED TAG SALE AT METRIC THUNDER ON WILLY & MAX– As functional as it is good looking – This Willie & Max Gray Thunder Studded Max-Pax Tour Pack is on Red Tag and that means you can take $50 off at Metric Thunder now. The Super Max-Pax tour pack is designed for everyday use, not just the once a year rally or road trip.

This large trunk allows you to take more than just your rain gear when going on trips, without jeopardizing your center of gravity. The Nickel-plated D-rings give you the ability to bungee additional items on top of the tour pack. Looks great and wears like iron. Only 5 Left In Stock Get your Willie & Max Gray Thunder Studded Max-Pax Tour Pack now.

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