BIKERNET NEWS FLASH – NEW H-D ENGINES, BOOK REVIEWS AND H-D RACING NEWS

Here a quick intro to the news cause the faster I get it posted, the faster I can get back to work on the building. As you probably already know, Bandit has taken a real job with Primedia as Editorial Director of three titles, Hot Bike, Hot Rod Bike and Street Chopper. This has him leaving the headquarters at the crack of dawn and coming home after dark. Not to say that Bikernet wasn’t a real job, cause it was, but from home. However, Primedia came calling with a challenge that peaked that man’s interest like only a woman or motorcycles could, the challenge being – run a bunch of magazines (Bandit run a magazine?). He rose to the challenge and out of retirement, out of the headquarters he went. Hence, real job = commute.

Hang in there with us as it will be an adjustment for us personally and professionally. Primedia wants to take over Bikernet, but we’re working out the terms. If it happens we hope to deliver more info and stories than ever before. In the meantime we promise to keep the good stuff coming and remain as interactive as possible.

Here’s a few shots of what’s been going on around the headquarters and all at a snails pace I might add. The carpet & floor guy is waiting on the carpenter, the carpenter is waiting on the electrician, the electrician is waiting on who knows what. And so it goes… And you’re waiting on the news. Take a look at the progress, and then enjoy the news.

Walls come down.

Walls go up and new doorways are made.

I discovered beautiful hardwood under 77-years of old tile and linoleum. Bandit had a cow the night I peeled it all up cause it was the only good bathroom upstairs. But after four days of my son and I sanding and varnishing, he?s happy now. I know, hardwood in the bathroom. I just couldn?t cover it back up.

Layla

Navy SEALS Rules For Gun fighting
1. Look very cool in sunglasses.
2. Kill every living thing within view.
3. Return quickly to looking cool in latest beach wear.
4. Check hair in mirror.

US Army Rangers Rules For Gun fighting
1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pounds, while starving.
2. Locate individuals requiring killing.
3. Request permission via radio from “Higher” to perform killing.
4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted.
5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound while starving.

Army Rules For Gun fighting
1. Select a new beret to wear
2. Sew combat patch on right shoulder
3. Change the color of beret you decide to wear

US Air Force Rules For Gun fighting
1. Have a cocktail
2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner
3. See what’s on HBO
4. Determine “what is a gunfight”
5. Request more funding from Congress with a “killer” PowerPoint presentation
6. Wine & dine ‘key’ Congressmen, invite DD & defense industry executives
7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets
8. Declare the assets “strategic” and never deploy them operationally
9. Tell the Navy to send the Marines

US Navy Rules For Gun fighting
1. Go to Sea
2. Drink Coffee
3. Watch porn
4. Send the Marines

HARLEY-DAVIDSON OFFERS TWIN CAM 103B SOFTAIL ENGINE–
Factory-Built High Performance from the New Era Engine Program
The Harley-Davidson New Era Engine Program now offers the same ground-shaking power introduced in the 2005 FLSTFSE Screamin? Eagle Fat Boy with its Twin Cam 103B Softail Engine (P/N 19293-05 [black and chrome] or P/N 19296-05 [silver and chrome]; $6,895). The New Era program offers new, factory-built engines manufactured and tested to the latest model year specifications. The balanced Twin Cam 103B engine displaces 1690cc and features all of the components used on the Screamin? Eagle Fat Boy engine, including a stroker flywheel assembly, big-bore cylinders and pistons, and Screamin? Eagle cams and cylinder heads.

The Twin Cam 103B Softail Engine is offered in silver and chrome (to match the Screamin? Eagle Fat Boy), as well as black and chrome, and it fits the 2005 FLSTFSE models. It does not include the intake system, stator, rotor or compensating sprocket assembly. This engine is legal for use on public roads only when installed in the specified model.

For additional information on Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories, see your local Harley-Davidson dealer or visit the Harley-Davidson Web site at http:// www.harley-davidson.com . To find a dealer near you, call toll free 1-800-443-2153 in the U.S.A. or Canada.

BIKERNET BOOK REVIEW–

MOTORCYCLE JOURNEYS THROUGH THEAPPALACHIANS–
One of the Most Popular Travel Guides in theWhitehorse Press Motorcycle Journeys Series
Whitehorse Press has just released a new edition of Dale Coyner?s popular two-wheel travel guide, Motorcycle Journeys through the Appalachians. Travelers wanting to explore the scenic mountain vistas and bucolic valleys of this idyllic touring region now have this completely up-to-date guidebook from an author who can trace his Appalachian roots back several generations.

The book lays out 36 day-long routes through Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Carolinas, all the while offering local lore, useful advice, and easy-to-follow directions. Coyner? s affection for his native region is obvious in every chapter; his lyrical descriptions of the best roads lead to detailed depictions of ancient caverns, covered bridges, rolling farm country, Civil War battlefields, and presidents? homes. Amish farmers, bluegrass music, Elvis memorabilia, remnants of the War Between the States?Coyner has found them all. He?ll help you get to and through, everything that?s worth seeing, including the Harley-Davidson Motor Company at its factory in York, Pennsylvania.

Along the way, he points out the region?s most rider-friendly restaurants, hotels, and campgrounds, ranging from bare-bones accommodations to spoil-yourself luxury. A new section in the book entitled ?Through Routes and Favorites? contains a list of memorable trans-regional routes for those just ?passin? thru,? as well as a long list of places the author finds most enjoyable about the region (and a few that are decidedly not). Watch for the friendly but alert officers in Fayetteville, West Virginia, and Loretta?s thick, chocolaty milkshakes at the Fox Diner in Front Royal, Virginia.

Enhanced with full color photographs, the new second edition has more routes, more maps and still more colorful Coyner humor that will have you laughing out loud. No one describes the South?s good ol? boys and offbeat historical lore quite like Coyner. To find adventure and fun with a great riding companion, take this book along when you head out to explore the tangled back roads and unique places of this ever fascinating part of the country.

Softbound, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches, 304 pages, color illustrations and maps, detailed route instructions, $24.95.Copies are available at your local bookstore, motorcycle dealer, or directly from the publisher, Whitehorse Press.

BIKER BILLY COOKS WITH FIRE
Robust Recipes from America?s Most Outrageous Television Chef
Do real bikers eat Quiche? They do when Biker Billy makes it! And here?s more good news on the ?Eat, Sleep, Ride? front: In their latest-offering, motorcycle book publisher Whitehorse.Press delivers the magic recipe for this ?Could Be Quiche? and a whole lot more.in the new paperback edition of Bill Hufnagle?s best selling cookbook, BIKER BILLY COOKS WITH FIRE. It is the perfect gift for the holiday season? and for many occasions to come.

Biker Billy and his spicy motorcycle-themed recipes have come to be known by millions through his popular cable television cooking show, his appearances on national network TV (?The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,? ?Regis and Kelly Live?), his features in the national media (People magazine, Vanity Fair), and his popular syndicated column in many motorcycle magazines. With a flash of flames and a suggestive sizzle, BIKER BILLY COOKS WITH FIRE offers a liberal sprinkling of biker banter, motorcycle tips, ultra hip photos, and instructions for preparing scrumptious dishes for every meal of the day?each complete with a list of ingredients and where to get them.

Even though most of these quick, full-flavored, easy-to-make recipes are loaded with ?fire,? Biker Billy does anything but torture the tongue. He creates snappy, memorable dishes, such as Lucifer?s Angel Pasta, Biker ?Beeritos?, Snap Jack Pie, Howlin? Hush Puppies, Stuffed Shells from Hell and many others that provide the happiest of adventures for your taste buds.

As Biker Billy says, ?Cooking with fire is just like riding a motorcycle?there are some risks involved, but if you prepare properly and use caution, the risks are reduced and the fun is increased.? Enter Biker Billy?s world where cool motorcycles and hot food collide, where fans bring the joy and gusto of the open road right into their kitchens by eating hot, riding safe, and cooking with fire!

Paperback, 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, 257 pages, b/w illustrations, $16.95. Copies are available at your local bookstore, dealer, or directly from the publisher, Whitehorse Press.

TWO WHEELS THROUGH TERROR
Glen Heggstad?s Diary of a South American Motorcycle Odyssey
You may have seen the interview on CBS? 48 Hours with adventure motorcyclist Glen Heggstad or heard parts of his hair-raising story on National Public Radio. But, nothing compares to reading his complete account of riding to the southern tip of South America only weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

On amountainous road between Medellin and Bogota, he was captured by Colombia?s rebel ELN army. For five weeks, he was moved from camp to camp, beaten, fed only small amounts of? rice and water, and continuously threatened with death. Heggstad spares no details of his incredible brush with terrorism in his new book, Two Wheels Through Terror, just published by Whitehorse Press.

A shocking travelogue of an ambitious journey gone wrong, Two Wheels Through Terror, is in the tradition of first-hand accounts like Krakauer? s Into Thin Air and will keep readers riveted from beginning to end. The story begins with a confident man looking to realize a dream and ends with a dazzling display of determination and courage to finish what he started. Yet, it is the gripping account of how Heggstad was ripped from his motorcycle just weeks into his trip, robbed of everything, and forced to march through strange jungles with assault rifles in his back, that fuels interest and amazement.

Having survived and won his release, Heggstad was determined to finish his journey. With a new bike equipped by friends, he continued around the coast of South America, through Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. A year later, still recuperating from his ordeal, Heggstad is able to chronicle his trip with humor and insight.

Glen Heggstad, the self-proclaimed ?Striking Viking,? is an adventure traveler who seeks out and rides the most rugged places on the planet. He has been a Hell?s Angel and a martial arts expert, but no amount of training or experience was able to prepare him for what he became while riding this trip.

Hardcover, 6 x 9 inches, 275 pages, color illustrations, $24.95. Copies are available at your local bookstore, dealer, or directly from the publisher, Whitehorse Press.

All three books are available at the following:
WhitehorsePress,
107 East Conway Road, Center
Conway, NH 03813-4012.
Telephone toll free 800-531-1133 or visittheir web site at http:// www.whitehorsepress.com .

BIKERNET AND THE FUTURE–Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh largestcountry in the world, Mexifornia formally known as California. Whiteminorities still trying to have English recognized as Mexifornia’s third language.

Spotted Owl plague threatens northwestern United States crops andlivestock.

Baby conceived naturally . . . scientists stumped.

Couple petitions court to reinstate heterosexual marriage.

Last remaining Fundamentalist Muslim dies in the American Territory of theMiddle East (formerly known as Iran, Afghanistan, Syria and Lebanon).

Iraq still closed off; physicists estimate it will take at least 10 moreyears before radioactivity decreases to safe levels.

France pleads for global help after being overtaken by Jamaica.

Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now be imported legally,but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking.

George Z. Bush says he will run for President in 2036.

Postal Service raises price of first class stamp to $17.89 and reducesmail delivery to Wednesdays only.

85-year, $75.8 billion study: Diet and Exercise is the key to weight loss.

Average weight of Americans drops to 250 lbs.

Japanese scientists have created a camera with such a fast shutter speed,they now can photograph a woman with her mouth shut.

Massachusetts executes last remaining conservative.

Supreme Court rules punishment of criminals violates their civil rights.

Average height of NBA players now nine feet, seven inches.

New federal law requires that all nail clippers, screwdrivers, flyswatters and rolled-up newspapers must be registered by January 2036.

Congress authorizes direct deposit of formerly illegal politicalcontributions to campaign accounts.

Capitol Hill intern indicted for refusing to have sex with congressman.

IRS sets lowest tax rate at 75 percent.

Florida voters still don’t know how to use a voting machine.

–from Art F.

Maney clinches 2004 AHDRA Pro Stock Championship–After sewing up the title in Rockingham, NC, Rick Maney, a Pro Stock rookie finished off his championship season with yet another win in Las Vegas. Some of Maney’s 2004 season highlights include:

-Eight final round appearances out of nine races attended

-Number 1 qualifier seven out of nine races, Number 2 qualifier two out of nine races

-Current AHDRA 1/8 mile mph and ? mile mph record holder, 150.82 & 176.85

-Best E.T. 7.446 (Portland OR)

-Best MPH 181.01 (Bakersfield, CA)

-Best R.T. .002

“We couldn’t have won the 2004 AHDRA Pro Stock Championship without the S&S VFI fuel injection system. The system works so well that it allowed us to focus on chassis and clutch tune-up and not spend all of our time working on fuel management” said Maney.

“Rick’s team is a first class operation. His perseverance, professionalism and attention to detail make us proud to be a sponsor” said Ted Grabowski of the S&S Racing Department.

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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–CHEAP SEATS, TRASH TECH, PENZ CHARITY, LAST RESORT BIKETOBERFEST SHOW, AHDRA WINNERS AND A DOG-EARED BIKER BOOK

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IT’S A DOG’S WORLD–

Harley Dog Gone Bikers and their Best FriendsTails of Devotion, Loyalty and Love. Katmandu needs your dog ridin’ stories for an up coming book. Just fill out the following and spill your guts.

Your phone #______________________Tales can be long or short but must be real. Use plenty of paper.Please print so I can read it. Photos MUST include you, your bike and the Dog (s). # of photos sent _________________Photo submissions cannot be returned at this time.Each submission is subject to editing for brevity, theme and structure.

Questions? mailto:katmadnu74@msn.com” Use HDG in subject line so I know it?s not ?junk?.

Your name, age and place of residence.
Education and/or Professional Background.
What kind of dog did you grow up with and where?
Dogs name, age and how did they come into your life?
Breed of Dog, other breeds owned?
Other animals or children in the house?
What is his/her personality towards bikers (people)?
What are the human reactions to your dog?
Common comments about him/her?
What are the outstanding traits, behaviors or talents of this dog.
Do you work with dogs? Therapy dogs, hunting, companion, or show?
How did you handle the passing of the dig? Memorials, tattoos?

Anything else about your Harley Dog?
Katmandu74@msn.com

AHDRA SUCCESSFUL RACING SEASON–LAS VEGAS, NV (October 27, 2004) Concluding the AHDRA 2004 racing season, S&S congratulates the AHDRA and all associated racing teams for another successful racing season. Attending the annual AHDRA awards banquet in Las Vegas, Jody Anderson, Race Department Manager for S&S Cycle, personally awarded 15 winning racers from three S&S sponsored classes. As an official sponsor of the Pro Stock, Pro Gas, and Super Sport Championship classes, S&S is pleased to announce the following award recipients:

Pro Stock Championship ?

1st place, Rick Maney, $10,000

2nd place, Dale Raudenbush, $3,000

3rd place, Dirk Higgins, $1,000

4th place, Chris Rivas, $500

5th place, Mark Collier $250

Pro Gas Championship –

1st place, Brook McCabe $2,000

2nd place, Robert Markham $900

3rd place, Dave Delullo Jr. $600

4th place, Ray Phipps $400

5th place, Lee Hitz $250

Super Sport Championship –

1st place, David Doremus $1,000

2nd place, G.W. Bass $400

3rd place, Karen Wagner $200

4th place, Allen Nusbaum $150

5th place, Wanda Poff $100

In addition to the cash payouts awarded above, S&S awarded 140 contingency certificates valued at $14,560 to racers throughout the 2004 racing season. These certificates were awarded following each race at the winner?s circle. S&S was also the official sponsor for the AHDRA races at Bakersfield, CA, Budds Creek, MD, and Bristol, TN during the 2004 racing season.

For more information about the AHDRA, visit their website at www.ahdra.com.

MYSTERY CHOPPER OF THE WEEK–And it is a mystery. The guy who sent it didn’t whisper a word.

–Charles Diaz
chazthebiker@yahoo.com>

THE BIKERNET SAFETY EDITORIAL– I was going through your news section and I read about thecar pulling out with two injured, at bike week. I would like to say fromexperience that an reflective is a must have for every rider. there’stwo things I never ride with out my helmet and my reflective safetyvest. As far as safety goes the reflective vest is the more effective ofthe two. every day there are fourwheelers that spot me because of thevest that wouldn’t have otherwise. There is simply no way a driver canget away with saying she or he didn’t see you when you’re wearing areflective safety vest.

When it comes to cops and wearing a reflective vest, itwill work in your favor, because the cop will automatically assume thatyou’re a conservative responcible rider, and keep on going with outgiving you second glance.

I really do speak from experience when I talk about a reflectivesafety vest. I ride a gas powered bicycle, and I really do mean ride. Iaverage about 100 miles a week, and that’s just my around town miles.When the weather is good and the mood strikes me, I comonly will go forrides out in the country, and I will easly do that much in a day.

Regardless of your wheels Every one on two wheels has on thing incomon. We’re invisble to the fourwheelers out there simply because theydon’t care enough to look for us. A safety vest might not look cool,but wearing one will save your life every time you wear one. Because itforces the fourwheelers out there to notice that hey you’re on the roadto.

–Evilb

OL’ SKOOL CHOPPER SHOW AT LAST RESORT–The crowds may have been down in Daytona Beach this year at Biketoberfest but you would never know it if you were at the Last Resort Bar in Port Orange for this years Ol Skool Chopper Show.

The place was packed when I got there at noon and they kept coming in until I left around 5:00. By then bikes were lined up and down US1. This event continues to grow year after year as it is fun and features some real scooters that get ridden regular. No trailer queens allowed!

Bill Lane of Choppers Inc. is a regular there and when he and Paul Cox showed up things heated up even more. Billy spent a lot of time with people and also signing just about any thing you wanted him to.

The crowd is a big part of what make this place so enjoyable. Their lay back attitude and not trying to out do each other with the latest biker (?) fashions, just wanting to hang out, enjoy each other and what was going on.

The Last Resort is a Biker Bar year round so if you are into that kind of thing, like cold beer at reasonable prices and getting out of the down town bullshit stop by next time you are in the area.

Also be sure to stop by for the next Ol School Chopper Show. I will be there!

— ROGUE

PETER PENZ ORIGINAL CUSTOMBIKES– organized a charity ride as part of the European Bike Week held in Faak, Austria, in September.Many bikes, riders and passengers joined in an impressive cavalcade.

The ride finished at the casino at Velden, Austria, where the latest frame from Penz was unveiled – the ‘Freaky Moto Lowrider’.A raffle and auction were part of the entertainment.At Velden the prizes were awarded and the bidding took place for a number of valuable items on offer.

These included a complete bike painting by Pfeil Design, a motorcycle hire voucher from Desert Riders and a cruise from DFDS Seaways. There were also donations from other well-respected names such as Custom Chrome, W&W, Zodiac and M?ller Motorcycles among many othersThe total amount raised on the occasion was ?2,199 (about US$2,700).

The charity chosen to benefit was the Weisser Ring, an organization that looks after the victims of crime.

–PETER PENZ ORIGINAL CUSTOMBIKES
Altheim, AUSTRIA
Tel: +43 (0)772 344 690
Fax: +43 (0)772 344 691
E-mail: mailto:info@penz-custombikes.com

BIKERS PLUS ENGINE EQUAL FUN–Put a bunch of Bikers together, add any thing with a engine and the fun begins.

In this case it was some kind of boogie board but it had been modified. Instead of standing up on it and having a bar you held the controls in your hand and steered it by shifting your weight.

Now if you add some adult beverage it really gets interesting.

–Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

BANDIT’S CANTINA BAR ETHICS–An old–really old–biker goes into a pick-up bar. He sees a good-looking lady seated at the bar. He takes the empty stool next to her and orders a drink. He looks at the lovely and interesting woman and says, “So tell me, do I come here often?”

–from Art F.

NEED CHEAP OLD SCHOOL SEATS?–I’ve already received your order seat from Japan last Friday.The seat has only stitching, because they can’t find nice dull brass buttonsin Japan.

I’m going to find brass buttons and put to it.Received seat coverd with vinyl, but I also asked to built the seat innatural leather too.

–Eddie.
Hideki@bossleycycle.com

YOU KNOW YOU’RE WHITE TRASH WHEN–
1. The Halloween pumpkin on your porch has more teeth than your spouse.
2. You let your twelve-year-old daughter smoke at the dinner table in front of her kids.
3. You’ve been married three times and still have the same in-laws.
4. You think a woman who is “out of your league” bowls on a different night.
5. Jack Daniel’s makes your list of “most admired people.”
6. You wonder how service stations keep their restrooms so clean.
7. Anyone in your family ever died right after saying, “Hey y’all watch this.”
8. You think Dom Perignon is a Mafia leader.
9. Your wife’s hairdo was once ruined by a ceiling fan.
10. Your junior prom had a daycare.
11. You think the last words of the Star Spangled Banner are, “Gentlemen start your engines.”
12. You lit a match in the bathroom and your house exploded right off its wheels.
13. The bluebook value of your truck goes up/down, depending on how much gas is in it.
14 . You have to go outside to get something from the fridge.
15. One of your kids was born on a pool table.
16. You need one more hole punched in your card to get a freebie at the House of Tattoos.
17. You can’t get married to your sweetheart because there’s a law against it.
18. You think loading a dishwasher means getting your wife drunk.
19. Your toilet paper has page numbers on it.
20. Somebody hollers “Hoe Down” and your girlfriend hits the floor. (I love this one!!)

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THAT’S IT, THE NEWS IS TOAST–I know, we’re running late. Between calls from the Hot Bike folks, electricians running wires, construction jockey lugging 2 by 4s through my work area, contractors and women barking at me, today was hetic.

Hey, but it’s all good. We’re going to rock those magazines. I’m going to bring Frank Kaisler on board as the tech genius, Jason Douglass to help guide the web site and Sin Wu to keep you bastards happy. Even Agent Zebra will be back along with Dr. Nuttboy to write some of the crazyiest shit you’ve read since Zebra rode to Sturgis in ‘2000 from Miami.

He’s written a piece on the making of a Biker Movie. This story will make you wonder how any Hollywood movies are made. Is that enough news to rock the biker world for one week? If not wait until next week, or Sunday for the Sunday Post.

Ride Forever,

–Bandit

BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–HARD LINES BRAKE TECH COMING, CRAZYHORSE DEAL OF THE WEEK, CARIBBEAN REPORT AND NEW OIL GAUGES

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BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–Back from Biketoberfest and it was a pretty good time. But as soon as I got back, and I mean as soon, it was full dive into the shop. We have a bunch of shit going on, a couple more trips before the end of the year and the Puerto Rico bike week end, which I’m putting together two brand new (old) bobbers just for that. Today was my dad?s birthday so we stopped the whole mayhem and got to wish him a very Happy Birthday. I know he reads this, so here we go..Happy Birthday Guti once more.

As always I spent time with my friends. We did not do much besides hanging out, visit other friends (who happened to be working) and hung out at Lollipops. Mucho thanks goes once more to all at da’ pops. Those guys treat us like kings, all the time, every time. If you happen to be by Daytona, that place is a must stop. One funny thing happened on the plane; some guys from PR were heading the same way and they were wondering why I was flying by myself. I guess it seemed weird to them, but my answer was quick and simple; I have as many if not more friends in Daytona right now, than at home so I don’t need an entourage. Hank and Josh from Young Choppers brought my bobber over (it’s a full story on that one) and we got to hang out. Lucky me, as soon as they left I got to hang out with two very beautiful girls from Georgia, not a bad trade. Two ugly guys for two cute chicks. I was practicing my southern accent the whole week (to no avail).

There was a lot going on, but I guess I’ll save all that for the report, although I had a good conversation with Greg Friend from Street Chopper about bikes, history and Master Builders, as well as deep as you can get while naked chicks roam around. You all know that I’m always asking how Master builders become master builders, well, now I believe it’s just a name a certain magazine used to recognize who was in the higher echelons of building, nothing special, just a noun, just a space in the totem, a step in the ladder. If I’m better known than the next builder, that might get me the moniker of master builder, as simple as that, or maybe not.

I also have a story of the short trip we took with Michael Lichter for the Dave Mann memorial, but that goes in the report as well, keep your eyes peeled. It includes some guys on TV, some builders from the Journey museum and a very quick escape, and my bobber refusing to start at 7:00 am (a feat in itself, since anyone that knows me knows that 11 is my wake up call time).

Without getting too carried away, the bobbers are looking very cool. Too much work, way too much with other stuff that needs to be done, and to top it off the first Winter season swell has arrived. Every morning I look out my window and see the reefs exploding in white water. So with pain I head to the shop instead of surfing, you wanna play you gotta get your ass and work triple for the time lost, such it is.

The Biketoberfest photos are up on my website, the tickets for California and Atlanta are at hand, and we just keep on working ’till the very wee hours of the morning trying to get it all ready before Thanksgiving.

Election day is near as well as Halloween, no partying for this sucker, but again you do what you got to do.

See you guys next week….The biketoberfest story will be around soon

Jose ? Caribbean Reporter

RIP RETURNS– I’m putting together a proposal for a book, or series of books featuring my dad’s photos. I’d love it if you wanted to submit a story or two. What do you think about posting my letter &/or a link to my submission form page on your site? ( I think I registered b4, don’t remember & I wouldn’t know the right place to put somethin’ like that…)It’s going to be impossible for me to reach even a fraction of the folks he knew, trying to track down folk’s e-mail addys’s.I posted it on Chopper Dogs & will on Club Chopper too.

All my best-
–*Kristina*
Rip’s daughter

NEW STEED BABE COMING–Here’s Scotty, the naughty nurse, on our first Steed 300-PM Quarterhorse.I’ll get you more shots soon. Let me know when you get the Cruiser Steedposted.

–John

FROM THE BIKERNET LEGAL ARCHIVE–In Virginia, it is illegal for a man to pat his wife’s derriere.

In Ohio women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.

In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one minor exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only “in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises.”

No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth.

The owner of every hotel in Hastings, Nebraska, is required to provide each guest with a clean and pressed nightshirt. No couple, even if they are married, may sleep together in the nude. Nor may they have sex unless they are wearing one of these clean, white cotton nightshirts.

An ordinance in Newcastle, Wyoming, specifically bans couples from having sex while standing inside a store’s walk-in meat freezer!

In Nevada sex without a condom is considered illegal

In hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it’s illegal to make love on the floor between the beds!

Massachusetts: Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.

It’s safe to make love while parked in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren’t allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car in investigate

–Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

BOB T. BRINGIN’ UP THE PAST–I built this in ’71. Yes, it looks like a Dick Allen Springer, but it’s not. It was built by the machinist that Dick worked for…The shop was on Artesia in Redondo Beach.

Dick had his shop down the street…Arm & Hammer, then he moved to Harbor City off the freeway if my memory is correct.

BRITISH INVASION ROCKS STURGIS–September 2004 — Calthorpe and Levis aren’t common household names for theaverage motorcyclist, and we’re really excited about that! Thanks to KennyPrice, of Samson Exhaust, these rare marques will be on exhibit at theSturgis Motorcycle Museum for one year.

Truth be told, Kenny has loaned themuseum four of his rare British bikes. In addition to the 1926 Levis and1928 Calthorpe, the Museum is proud to exhibit a 1925 AJS and a 1925Douglas. All in excellent restored condition and each one an amazingexample of British ingenuity.

While the Levis (1911-1940) is a rather obscure name, its racing history islegendary. For many years Levis was one of England’s leading manufacturersof two-stroke machines, winning many races, including the 1922 LighweightTT.

Calthorpes history is less stellar, more like the “little engine that could”story. Also founded in 1911, Calthorpe had a bit of a rocky road inmanufacturing with many ups and even more downs. They were known forbuilding nice machines at reasonable prices. Just prior to the Birminghamfactory closing down in 1938, official prices for the fully equippedmachines ranged from ?47 for a 248 cc to ?54 for a 498 cc.

AJS was a family run business, beginning with the Stevens family (1909-1931)and in later years the Collier brothers of Matchless fame took control.Douglas was best known for their engines, flat-twins with cylinders mountedlongitudinally, designed to maintain a narrow profile.

Whether your passion is British or American marquees, old bikes or newcustoms, the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum has something to catch your eye andmake you say, “Wow!” We promise.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is proud to be open year round.

STEALTH IS ON HIS OWN–Two weeks ago the dealership where I had worked for almost 10 years decided it was time that we went our separate ways. I was given a choice, as to whether to stay or not, which really was not a choice at all. The choice was pretty much already made for me. To sum it all up, it was a squeeze play and I was the one who got squeezed. That is all I will say without going into the details of the dirty deeds.

So what does the future hold for me? Well I guess that is anyone’s guess. Everything is up in the air right now. I will stay in the motorcycle industry, and I have been kicking a couple of ideas around. People have told me that, “When one door closes another one opens.” So I’m looking for that next door to open.

My time at the dealership was not bad, matter of fact I got to meet a lot of great people, go to places, learn the business and support the community. Do I have a bad taste in my mouth about the way things were handled? Sure I do, but it will fade.

I have been dealt a whole lot harder blow than this in my life, and I will make it through this time. You see in life, “It is not how many times you get knocked down, it is how handle getting back on your feet!”So right now I am taking some time to clear the cobwebs and polish my plans for the future.

As I close this chapter I’m looking forward to turning the page to start the next one, opening my own shop, building bikes or who knows?

Until next week!
STEALTHMAN

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ANOTHER CRAZYHORSE ANNOUNCEMENT–Crazy Horse Painting is running a couple of specials for the month of Nov.Any tank and 2 fenders-$1700-2500 Single layer Flame Paint. This includesbasecoat. Why the wide range of price? Well the fenders on a FatBoy are muchbigger than the fenders on a Low Rider or Sportster. Also the higher priceincludes pinstriping.

The other Special is also for a tank and 2 fenders-$2100-2500 for our famouslightning storm paint job, includes black candy pearl basecoat. Eachlighting storm paint scheme is individually designed just the way thecustomer wants it.

Now here’s the best part- mention you saw it on Bikernet and get a 10%discount.Go to www.crazyhorsepainting.com/ames.htm to see my flame paint.Go to www.crazyhorsepainting.com/new.htm to the latest radical jobs thathave just come out of my shop. There’s a few killer flames jobs on thatpage!

–Crazyhorse

NEW OIL GAUGES–We have a new item in our line of produccts.It is a new Oil Gauge for the Sportster – Dyna and Softail.They look awesome on your bike.Your readers can buy them by the Old Town Cruisers fromthe Netherlands www.oldtowncruisers.com

–Hank Nederhoed
OTC
The Netherlands
mailto:info@oldtowncruisers.nl

LONE BUILD PROJECT REPORT– Here’s the latest pic of the “lone build” off project. It is a shit picture because I’m in a300 sq. ft death trap of a shop. So I will tell you some info for the project. The frame is scratch built and features 42 degrees of rake and a 15 over modified girder. It’s total rake is 50 degrees of ill handeling fun. Total length 10’2″ with a 90 inch all S&S Sportster engine. Hey next week I will send better pictures.

SEEYA LATER!
–Chopper John
JCLAYN1@aol.com

BOB T’S BREAKING OUT THE OLD SCHOOL–Me and “Hangmen” Mark (RIP). He was my good ole bro.

–Bob T.

TBEAR T-SHIRT CONTEST–You guys and gals certinaly have some sick minds out there in Cyberville.You wouldn’t believe some of the entries we received.We loved it and wet ourselves several times during the judging.It was a tough decission between two.In the end, we tossed a coin and it landed on it’s edge, so we’re gonna do both.A brandy new “BUILT FOR A HARD RIDE” shirt goes out to Scott Bradin of Topeka, Kansas and Ann Kolcheck of El Paso, Texas won herself a “THESE WON’T GO FLAT” shirt.Thanks to everyone that entered the name the shirt contest athttp://www.tbearwear.com

–TBear

YOUNG CHRIS T. FROM HAWAII–“What the hell you doin’ on my bike?” Said his older brother Bob T. in 1973. Bob still rides in the California desert and contributes to Bikernet. Brother Chris makes our Bikernet stickers, lives and rides in Hawaii and was one of the founders of the Choppers Only Show in Honolulu.

–Bob T.

HARD BRAKE LINE TECH–You plannin’ on running that brakeline write up I sent ya? Last I heard you were asking for pics but they were in the word doc. Let me know what your intentions?

–Spanky
Houston, Tx

It’s comin’ right up, goddamnit. Hang on.–Bandit

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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–CRAZYHORSE SELLS BIKES, BONNEVILLE RECORDS BROKEN AND SEAT MOUNTING TECH

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JOE T’S BIKE BUILT BY THE DEVIL–You’ll see more about this bad assed Trump in the future, but this is about the seat. I spotted a solo seat mounted with a hiem joint at the recent World Championship show at Custom Chrome. I thought the idea was hot for my Bikernet Sturgis 2005 Project bike until I thought about it. It would pivot back and forth, not a safe operation.

So I called the Devil in Houston and he sent me these shots of Joe T’s bike and how he handled the seat mount. He’s got the right idea. I hate to admit the Devil was right, but what can I do?

–Bandit

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SITE EVALUATION–Check it out. I received the following web site from a friend and am sending for you to evaluate.http://www.americanbikerparty.com

–Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

NRHS SETS TWO RECORDS AT 2004 BONNEVILLE WORLD FINALS–WENDOVER, UTAH ? Fresh off of claiming the ?Fastest American V-Twin? title at September?s Speed Trials by BUB, NRHS V-Twin Performance pulled off a land speed racing double play at the SCTA/BNI ?World Finals? held at the Bonneville Salt Flats October 13-16, claiming both records they came to contest.

Team NRHS rider Timbo Horton joined the exclusive 200mph club on the NRHS 1650cc 1995 Buell S2. Horton?s qualifying pass of 205.218 mph and return pass of 206.066 mph averaged out to 205.642 mph on the old 202.989 mph record running in the 1650cc MPS-PF class.

The S2 is powered by a set of NRHS-prepped STD Heads, Axtell aluminum cylinders, and NRHS Hurricane Forged Pistons.From there Horton piloted the NRHS 1350cc 1996 Buell S1 into the record books. With an average speed of 167.056 mph, the completely unfaired S1 topped the previous mark of 166.590 mph.The S1 is set up with a NRHS/Axtell Big-Bore Engine Kit and NRHS-prepped STD heads.http://www.nrhsperformance.com/pictures/NRHS%20Team%2004.jpgPictured left to right: Aaron Wilson (Owner NRHS/Bike Builder), John Kraushaar (NRHS Machinist), Timbo Horton (Team NRHS Rider)

For More Information Contact:
NRHS V-Twin Performance
3770 Puritan Way, Unit E
Frederick, CO 80516
Phone: 303-833-4500
Fax: 303-833-4450
Web: www.nrhsperformance.com

Axtell Sales
1424 SE Maury Street.
Des Moines, IA 50317
Phone: 515-243-2518
Fax: 515-243-0244
Web: http://www.axtellsales.com

THIS WEEK CRAZYHORSE PAINT REPORT–We have quite treat in Reader’s Showcase this month. Ken Asp sent us apicture of his totally cool hardtail ironhead sporty. The bike just takes meback. He even runs a drum brake up front. Check it out.

I need to remind you all that would like to see their bikefeatured in our Showcase, we need pictures of the bike. If for any reason,you can’t send pictures, aren’t sure how to send them, not sure if they weresent, email me at joann@crazyhorsepainting.com and I’ll try and help ya out.

This week’s paint job belongs to Paul Camesi of Pittsburgh, PA. He had me dothese very different flames and wanted an eagle in there somewhere. Well Ipulled it off and I can’t wait to see this thing together. My hubby Jim isbuilding this wild creation and did a fantastic job building this radicaltank. When we started this project we weren’t sure where it would go. We hada mishmash of parts of work with and it looks like it will come togetherinto one evil ride.

And speaking of radical choppers, Jim has decided to sell his new bike. Whenhe was building this, the fourth Crazy Horse Chopper, he said he wanted tokeep it for a year or so, no matter what I said.

“I’m sick of selling thesebikes that ride so good. I want to keep one and ride it for a while, ya gotthat?!” This has always been a sore spot in our relationship. Jim loves, Imean loves, building bikes. If he’s not building a bike, then he is onemiserable dude to be around. And building bikes takes money.

I ain’t sellingmy sporty. And I have to keep my gooseneck. It’s used to publicize mypaint and no matter what, it’s the bike I want to keep forever. And I amnot a bank, no matter what my Victoria’s Secret bills say. So I play themean wife and try to make him sell his bikes. So I was shocked when he came in onenight and announced he was selling his chopper. We have an evil little bobbergoing together now, but he now has an idea for another long chopper. Thisone with a 250 tire. He wants to build two bikes at once here at the ChopperFarm.

So if anyone out there is looking to buy a very fun to ride, verycomfortable custom built chopper, e-mail me at joann@crazyhorsepainting.com.Or call Jim directly 704-867-2855. He’ll give you the total scoop on this bike.American Iron magazine shot this bike in Sturgis, so it will be featuredsoon. You have to see this bike in person to appreciate it. If you’re in theCarolinas, go on over to Carolina Harley Davidson in Gastonia, NC. and lookit over. Anyone who has ever seen Jim’s creation’s in real life, knows theextreme detail he puts into these bikes. And they are very dependable. Ifound that out by riding the hell out of gooseneck he built.

Jim’s namemightnot be that well known as he is an extremely private person, but Jim builtthe first 12 Thunder Cycles, working with Eddie Trotta.He asking $30,000 for it, but I’m sure he’ll negotiate on the price as hereally wants to start his second bike, and I ain’t giving him no moremoney.

I have to save it as I leave for Vegas in 4 days. I’m heading out tothe SEMA and NACE trade shows. That’s why I’m typing this on Monday as nextThursday night, I’ll be busy finishing loading up the truck. That’s right,I’m driving out. More details from the road. I have a feeling I won’t begetting much sleep next week.

I finally got the proof version of my book. Looks like the crew atMotorbooks did a very cool job of laying it out. It was hard work for themas I had a vision of what I wanted it to look like and it was something thatisn’t usually done. I have to go through it over the next 2 weeks andcorrect anything that needs it. Lotta frickin’ pages, now that I have it inmy hands. I’ll soon be taking preorders for the book, so surf on over towebsite to get on the mailing list. I’ll be heading out to Vegas on I-40, soif there’s any of ya’ll know anything I need to be aware of, likeconstruction backups from hell or freak weather storms or anything thatcould help me, give a shout to Your Shot. Thanks!

–Crazy Horse

MIAMI MOTORCYCLE SHOW 2004–April 17-18, 2004 ?Miami, Fl. It might be the year-around sunny climate or the sexy women dressed only in a micro-thin string catching rays on the beach or the beat-pounding night-life of South Beach that attracts thousands every year to Miami, but last fall it was all that with a V-twin in between.

Builders, manufacturers and vendors spanning from the US discovered why Miami is such a hot-spot when you mix the motorcycle world to the hot, exotic lifestyle of the magic city, in three words: the ?Bling Bling.?

Miami, an international city, is home to celebrities from NFL linebackers to Pop Divas and Blockbuster actors. It is where you?ll see in one sitting, no joke, at least eighty six-figure machines rolling up the street to get a caf? con leche (that?s a coffee with milk for you non-Spanish speaking people).

And with such energy in the air, the show was no doubt the semblance of the city?s essence. V-twins, choppers, crotch rockets, all types of two and three machines at the forefront of the tropical city lured 30,000 enthusiasts to see the latest and greatest in the industry.

Motorcycle celebrities that have gained worldwide recognition from Discovery Channel Biker-build off were present displaying their bikes, signing autographs and talking to their fans about what drives their creative designs. The late Indian Larry, Eddie Trotta, Paul Yaffe, Roger Bourget, and Dave Perewitz were on hand for the enthusiastic visitors? questions and compliments.

Covering 150,000 sq. ft., 124 exhibitors had a chance to build a new following and customer base in an untapped market for the industry. Plus, riders and builders had a chance to make their mark in the Miami Motorcycle Show bike show contest that received over 100 contestants.

2005 is coming just around the corner and preparations are being made to break last year?s record, and bring the best of the best builders in an all out competition to be dubbed the East Coast Champion at the 4th annual event. April 2 & 3, 2005 are the dates that Miami will once be reborn back to the leather clad rider, Italian speedster, and Japanese jockey it was in 2004. 40,000 new friends are expected to show and over 180 exhibitors. For more information jump on to http://www.miamimotorcycle.com call 305.441.2865, or email Mike at mail@miamimotorcycle.com

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BIKERNET NEWS TOPS–MONSTER GARAGE, S&S SUPPORTS DRAG RACING, BUELL WINS AND CHIP BIKETOBERFEST REPORT

Photo from Rogue at Biketoberfest.

Here’s the deal. I’ve been hired by Primedia to take the position of Editorial Director of Street Choppers, Hot Rod Bikes and the Editor in Chief of Hot Bike. The plan includes licensing Bikernet.com to the group. I may need your help to see that this aspect happens.

I’m not going to bail on you guys. I hope to fold material from all these books into Bikernet and make sure that all our readers get the best of all worlds. You may need to be patient with me through this process, but at the end of the day my goal is to bring you the best service, the best entertainment and the best access to informations and products. Hot Bike is destined to bring the best of the Biker world to print. Hot Rod Bikes goal will include publishing the best performance and tech with the hottest technical coverage in the industry, and finally, you’ve read HORSE, but you ain’t seen nothing until you read Street Choppers and find yourself face to face with the new school/old school controversy. You want to build a chopper, this book will show you the way, old school or hot billet performance.

And my hope is that each element of these books will be covered on Bikernet. So goddamnit, I don’t need to pack my lunch tin until Monday, so let’s hit the news:

BUFFALO CHIP AT BIKETOBERFEST–The Biker Chip from Sturgis South Dakota came to Daytona for Biketoberfest and opened at the famous Speedway. All sorts of stories and reports were running around about the wild parties of Sturgis. They included nudity, bikini, wet t-shirt, no shirt contests, and pickle lickin competition.

The speedway officials promised community leaders none of that, and as far as I know there wasn’t. I know I didn’t see any of it when I attended Friday evening. Of course there were members of the Sheriff’s Department on hand to make sure nothing was going on that might offend any of the do-gooders in the community who want to Clean Up The Party Image of the worlds most famous beach.

I’d describe it as a concert attended by Bikers and alcohol was available. As opposed to some of the large bars where obviously alcohol was the main draw and the offered musical entertainment. Like most of the places in the area you could ride your motorcycle into the event and party.

I liked it. It was a change of pace for me. It wasn’t crowded, but then again a lot of places weren’t. With the overall attendance down it was hard to tell if it was due to the venue or the event. The Buffalo Chip owner Rod Woodruff said, “We’re just a bunch of mature people who want to talk with friends, drink beer and listen to good music.”

It cost $20.00 dollars to get in and that included all the draft beer you could drink, well up to the time you showed you were having too much. You could also sleep on site, if you wanted to or if you had too much to drink. Add a well known musical group and it was a good deal.

I expect, as the word spreads, you’ll see this event grow.

See you there Bike Week.

–ROGUE

ESTOK RIDES BUELL TO VICTORY AT F-USA THUNDERBIKE FINALE– Evo-Twin/Harding Harley-Davidson Team Riders Finish Season 1-2 in Points.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Oct. 24, 2004) ? Evo-Twin Racing/Harding Harley-Davidson rider David Estok took the pole aboard a Buell Firebolt by cruising to an easy victory at the final Formula USA National Thunderbike race of the 2004 season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The win was his third of the season and locked up his runner-up finish in the Thunderbike national championship.

Estok led all qualifiers with a 1:31.942 lap around the infield road course. Williams Harley-Davidson/Buell rider Randy Rega, also aboard a Buell Firebolt, was the second-fastest qualifier with a time of 1:32.583.

Estok?s Evo-Twin Racing/Harding Harley-Davidson teammate Bryan Bemisderfer qualified 10th aboard his Buell Firebolt, but was black-flagged on lap two of the race with a smoking exhaust. According to team owner Jeff Harding, no oil leak or other problem was discovered on Bemisderfer?s bike, but because he lost a lap in the pits, he did not return to the race. Estok roared off to a quick lead in the 12-lap race and was never challenged as he claimed his third Thunderbike win of the season.

Suzuki-mounted Motorcycle Performance rider Ed Key finished 4.705 seconds behind Estok after a race-long battle for second place with Evo-Twin Racing/Harding Harley-Davidson rider Tim Bemisderfer, who also rode a Buell Firebolt. Suzuki rider Michael Niksa was fourth, followed by Hoban Brothers Buell of Appleton rider Jeff Johnson on a Buell in fifth. Blue Springs Harley-Davidson rider Walt Sipp was sixth on a Buell, followed by Joe Rozynski on a Kosco Harley-Davidson Buell Firebolt.

Championship recap

Despite not finishing the race, Bemisderfer had already clinched the Thunderbike championship with a win at the Las Vegas round Sept. 19.

?Another win by David is a great way to end a successful season for this team,? said team owner Jeff Harding. ?When we started the year, we were hoping we could go one-two in the championship with this pair of talented riders, and that?s just how it worked out.?

The Corning, N.Y.-based Evo-Twin Racing/Harding Harley-Davidson team won four of the eight races on the 2004 Formula USA Thunderbike schedule, with Estok and Bemisderfer placing first and second together at the Daytona and Las Vegas rounds. Bemisderfer won the title with 105 points; Estok followed in second place with 93 points. Johnson was third with 73 points.

?This was our team?s most successful season to date,? said Harding. ?Our riders got great support all year from crew chief Shannon Destasio and crew members Bill Ripley and Jim Lapey. We have not locked down our plans for next season, but we?d like to be back with both riders.?

The Formula USA National Thunderbike series is a horsepower-to-weight ratio restricted class, open to a variety of production-based motorcycles. Buell-mounted riders competing in the eight-event 2004 Thunderbike series raced for a share of the $70,500 contingency fund posted by Buell Motorcycle Company and Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAG).

BIKE SCORE OF THE WEEK– I bought this 1967 triumph chopper from my inlaws for a $1,000. it’s been in storage for 27 years. I’m looking to change out the front end for something a little shorter. massachusetts

“Mikey”
Massachusetts

BIKERNET OFFICIAL ADVICE–A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, Iclocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir.”

The driver says, “Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60, perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating.”

Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: “Now don’tbe silly dear, you know that this car doesn’t have cruise control.”

As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks overat his wife and growls, “Can’t you please keep your mouth shut for once?”

The wife smiles demurely and says, “You should be thankfulyour radar detector went off when it did.”

As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegalradar detector unit, the man glowers at his wife and saysthroughclenched teeth, “Darn it, woman, can’t you keep your mouth shut?”

The officer frowns and says, “And I notice that you’re notwearing your seat belt, sir. That’s an automatic $75 fine.”

The driver says, “Yeah, well, you see officer, I had it on,but took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my back pocket.”

The wife says, “Now, dear, you know very well that you didn’thave your seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you’re driving.”

And as the police officer is writing out the third ticketthe driver turns to his wife and barks, “WHY DON’T YOU PLEASE SHUT UP??”

The officer looks over at the woman and asks, “Does yourhusband always talk to you this way, Ma’am?”” Only when he’s been drinking.”

–from Rev CarlR

MY FIRST HARLEY STORIES ROLLING IN–Here’s Art Parry’s bike and his story is coming to Bikernet shortly. We’re running a series of stories on how guys and dolls came across their first Harleys. Some will tweek your senses, blow your minds or bring back somber memories. Check ’em out on the Home Page or roam into the Two-Wheeled Tale department under non-fiction.

S&S ANNOUNCES CONTINUED AHDRA SPONSORSHIP–LAS VEGAS, NV (October 25, 2004) S&S is pleased to announce the continued sponsorship of the AHDRA during the 2005 racing season. S&S will be the official sponsor for three races – Bakersfield, CA on May 13-15, Budds Creek, MD on July 15-17, and Bristol, TN on August 5-7. For the 2005 race season, S&S will award the top five teams, in the four S&S sponsored classes listed below, with a cash bonus for their achievements. These awards are based on total championship points and will be distributed at the annual awards banquet in Las Vegas at the end of the 2005 race season. S&S is once again offering generous contingency award certificates for 11 classes throughout the 2005 racing season.

S&S is showing its dedication by increasing sponsorship from three to four classes during the 2005 AHDRA season. In addition to Pro Stock, Pro Gas, and Super Sport, S&S is proud to announce the creation and enthusiastic support of the new S&S 124-inch Challenge class. ?S&S has always been interested in starting a grass roots race class and our president, Brett Smith, was able establish this new class with the AHDRA immediately following the success of the 124? VFI Challenge Project,? said Jody Anderson, S&S Race Department Manager. ?This new class promises to attract new racers, many of which are on a limited budget, to go fast and safe at an organized AHDRA event. We look forward to the new interest this class will create. This is a new avenue for the average racing enthusiast to show their stuff at the track.?

?We are also very pleased to show our support of the AHDRA and the race teams with a cash payout of nearly $25,000 at the end of the 2005 racing season,? continues Anderson. ?This is an increase of over $4,000 from the 2004 racing season. This 2005 cash payout includes supporting the addition of the S&S 124? Challenge class and increasing awards for the Pro Gas and Super Sport classes respectively. Rewarding the hard-working race teams for their achievements in the 2005 racing season is very important to S&S.?

S&S has also stepped it up in a big way with contingency awards for first place winners in 10 classes for each of the 15 races in the 2005 AHDRA season. These certificates range in value from $200 to $60, depending on the class. There will be contingency award certificates specifically for the S&S 124? Challenge class. These awards range in value from $700 for 1st place to $100 for 8th place, in each race. First place certificates will be awarded at the coveted winner?s circle following each race. ?S&S looks forward to another great year working with the AHDRA and providing proven performance products to the many valued racers and customers throughout the industry,? said Ted Grabowski of the S&S Racing Department.

MONSTER GARAGE CHOPPER-BUILD REQUESTS–We have received many calls as to when the MG 50 episode will air again.In contacting Discovery channel, they do not have it scheduled for the rest of this calendar year and they are not sure as to when, if at all, it will air again.

I was informed that there are many reasons to consider. One of which is per requests for the show. If you would like to let Discovery know that you have had many requests you can call 859-342-8439.

Let them know you want it to air again. Here’s an e-mail address to write to: Hope Moore, hmoore@origprod.com.

–Nancy Rowe

Here’s a bunch of San Pedro street kids with the Bikernet built CCI Goliath. Check the feature on the Home Page and the techs in the garage.

Tattoo Tuesday AM
~~~~~~~~~~~

Tuesday Morning
Off To Area 51 I Go
I’ve Been Waiting All Week
For Some Righteous Ink Work
Don’t Ya Know?
~

Ian Won’t Be In Until Noon
So I’ll Bang On Side Shows Door
See What She’s Up Too.
Grab Some Breakfast
At The Local Happy Chef
Then Back To The Shop
To Get My New Tat
~

Ian Unlocks Right On Time
Last Minute Changes On The Tat
Truly One Of A Kind
Betty Page Nude On A Panhead
Pussy & Panheads, Just One Man’s Vices
~

Sit Down In The Chair
Remove My Arm Hair
Let The Ink Transfer Begin
Hours Pass As This
Drawing Upon Paper
Becomes So Life-Like
If You Asked Me
The Tattoo Looks
Almost sexy as sin
~

Betty Page
Will Take Center Stage
Upon A Panhead Motor
Just Like She Could Of
In Her Day
For Many Years To Come
She’s Worth Every Penny I Payed
I’ll Recommend My Partner Ian
To People For The Rest Of My Days
~

Composed By Panhead Josh Of Outlaws World

STATE INSTALLS METERED TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON I-95 ENTRY RAMPS– The Florida Department of Transportation is installing metered traffic lights on Interstate 95 ramps to manage traffic during rush hour.

The ramp metering system will be in operation from Ives Dairy Road to Northwest 62nd Street late next year, officials said. The system, in which traffic lights channel merging traffic, is being implemented to improve traffic flow and reduce crashes during rush hour, department officials said.

The system will incorporate meters to control merging traffic from the ramps to the highway. Sensors along the highway will measure gaps between vehicles and transmit the information to a center, where the traffic lights would be controlled.

During peak traffic hours, ramp metering can increase traffic from 1,400 automobiles per lane per hour to up to 2,200, according to US Department of Transportation statistics. In addition, meters can cut crashes up to 50% during the peak of rush hour, the federal department says.

About 220,000 vehicles enter the 11-mile section of I-95 daily, according to department records.

By Tom Harlan

–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–BEST BIKER BAND, ETHAN’S PARTY, NEW EFI SCANNER, BIKERNET OIL REPORT, FANTASTIC CONDEROSA ILLUSTRATIONS AND BIKETOBERFEST UP-TO-THE-MINUTE REPORTS

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Photo by RFR

BANDIT WENT TO THE CANTINA FOR A DRINK–As he sat sipping his whiskey, a young lady sat down next to him. She turned to him and asked, “Are you a real biker?”

He replied, “Well, I’ve spent my whole life on motorcycles, riding the open road, drinking in biker bars, and building bikes, so I guess I am.”

She said, “I’m a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about women. When I shower, I think about women. As I watch TV, or even eat, I think about women. Everything seems to make me think about women.”

The two sat sipping in silence. A short time later, a man sat down on the other side of the old bikerand asked, “Are you a real biker?”

The biker replied, “I always thought I was, but I just found out I’m a lesbian.”

–from Bob T.

YESTERDAY’S BIKETOBERFEST UPDATE– The guys were on Main Street last night and said it was building up but No Where Near What It Normally Is.

Every One is saying Thursday is the day that will tell.

I will keep you informed.

–Rogue

TUESDAY BIKETOBER FEST REPORT– I spent time with Berry Wardlaw, Covington & crew Tues. We will be working on tuning the engine on Wed. I will bring my lap top and show them the article on your site. I have some shots of the bike. It is a work of art.

Covington is interested in trying to get it on the cover of Hot Bike. Do you know what is going on over there? Did Frank or any one we know get the job?

There are not a lot of people in Daytona as yet. Berry had no problem finding a room but only until Thurs. It looks like that is when they are expecting people. I am Not Impressed with what is going on. But it is nice to be able to get around and also not have to wait in line for everything.

–Rogue

We know the Hot Bike rumors, but we can’t reveal anything just yet.–Bandit

VICTORY CONNECTION FOR CUSTOM PARTS–I also have some good info for our buddy in Jeff sunny Baghdad. the bad news is the tolerances are too tight to install a bigger tire with the stock set up. BUT the good news is, I did find a good contact from the guy’s at Victory.

It seems there is a custom shop in their area that produces fat tire kits and other custom production components for Victory Motorcycles. They have an exchange program for most Victory models to reduce the wait time. I checked out their web site www.northstarcustomcycle.com, and they have some good looking stuff on their web site.

I also gave them a call and spoke with Mr. Peterson over the phone. They seem to be on the ball enough for me.

Take care, The Devil

CONDEROSA CUSTOM BIKES READY– As soon as somebody steps up, I’ll send you the coolest #$%^&in’ bike build articles in the world. The next motorcycle I build is coming from a set of bare cases, flat sheet and straight tubing! Complete with a comic book style hand drawn journal/owners manual.

Aside from hiring some folks to dig up the metal ore and smelt it, I’m gonna build the whole damn thing.

GET DOWN.

Here’s a quick sketch of your Ultimate chopper project. One is for colorin’ and the others an idea.

– Tim

OIL UPDATE FROM BIKERNET–For 883cc and 1200 Sportster motorcycles, the AMSOIL Synthetic 20W-50 Motorcycle Oil is recommended for both the engine and the transmission.

On 1340 cc and 1450 cc models, the 20W-50 AMSOIL Synthetic Motorcycle Oil is recommended for the engine crankcase, AMSOIL Severe Gear 75W-90 Gear Lube for the transmission and AMSOIL 10W-40 Synthetic Motorcycle Oil for the chaincase.

These recommendations for the 1340 cc and 1450 cc are, in our opinion, superior to using a 20W-50 m/c oil in the engine, transmission and primary as H-D recommends with their new Syn3. If you choose to you certainly can use the AMSOIL 20W-50 motorcycle oil in the engine, transmission and primary as a replacement for the Syn3 (which is a 20W-50 m/c oil), however it is our recommendation that it is better to use the specific products outlined above for superior performance.

Gear Lubes have Extreme Pressure (EP) additives for superior protection of the gear surfaces while motor oils typically do not have EP additives since EP additives can be detrimental inside an engine. Therefore it is better to use gear lube in your transmission than motor oil.

The change interval specification on AMSOIL motorcycle oil and AMSOIL Super Motorcycle Oil Filters is 2 times manufacturer recommendations.

For cars and light trucks: AMSOIL Series 2000 0W-30 Severe Service is one of the very best and is a 35,000 mile/1-year oil. Change the AMSOL Super Duty oil filter every 12,500 miles/6-months. If you do not put 35,000 miles per year on then the 5W-30 (ASL) or the 10W-30 (ATM) are also excellent choices and both are 25,000 mile/1-year lubricants. All AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants meet and far exceed all manufacturer specifications as well as API Specifications.

AMSOIL Series 3000 5W-30 HDD is the most advanced chemistry product AMSOIL offers and is also a 35,000 mile/1-year oil in non-commercial gas engine passenger cars and light truck applications. It has the beefiest additive package of all AMSOIL motor oils and resists oil breakdown from heat, blow-by chemicals and oxygen up to 10 times longer than conventional oils. It is also an excellent severe duty fleet type oil for applications such as police and delivery fleets.

the AMSOIL Series 2000 0W-30 Severe Service is a racing oil and of a different chemistry than the 10W-30 and 5W-30. I have been a Ford Engineer for 19 years and we often use the 0W-30 in the 800 Hp Ford/Roush Nascars as it has a shear strength better than most 50W oils and transfers heat more efficiently than heavier oils. Only about 60% of the engine cooling is done by the coolant and the rest is done by the oil via heat transfer. The 10W-30 and 5W-30 would not be good choices for racing. The 5W-30 ASL product code and 10W-30 ATM are both 25,000 mile/1-year oils where the 0W-30 is a 35,000 mile/1-year oil. The 4-ball wear test is also run at a different load, temp and RPM than the other 2 products so they cannnot be compared in that area. The 0W-30 does not thin out to a 0W as it gets hot. It stays a 30W just like the 10W-30 and the 5W-30. They are ALL 30 weight oils and each one can be beneficial in a specific application. The 10W-30 is a better oil under certain instances for higher mileage engines as it has a lower volatility. 10W-40 High Performance is a heavier duty oil for severe off road, towing and RV type use and is also a 25,000 mile/1-year oil.

–Dave Mann
Lubrication Specialist – Truck/Automotive Engineer
Society of Automotive Engineers Professional Member
Performance Oil Technology, L.L.C.
www.performanceoiltechnology.com

NEW TOOL FROM DAYTONA TWIN CAM–Here’s a new scan tool that wll be availabe in December. Plug this into your EFI system and connect it to your lap top and it will document every monitored aspect of your bike.

ETHAN TAYLOR’S BIKER BUDDIES BASH– November 13, 2004, Hwy 84 E, Monticello, Ms, Atwood Water Park. Proceeds from this event will be going to The Children’s Center for Communication and Development on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Ms.

GATES OPEN @ 10:00 on SATURDAY MORNINGIf you would like to come in early come on Friday and join us we have plenty of camping with a first come first serve basis.

We have lots of activities planned for the day beginning with a POKER RUN @ 11:00. In the afternoon there will be a bike show and bike games!!! Don’t miss the great line up of entertainment beginning with Reload, Head Stoned South, Grits & Gravy, & Recycle,

We will also be serving plate lunches with pork and all the fixings or red beans and rice also other items of interest will be available. Other activities for the day will include: 50/50 pot, chicken drop, auction, golf ball drop($500.00 winner on this activity),

Admission: $10.00 13 & up, $5.00 6-12, and children under 6 FREE

Make plans now to attend this event ……and remember the cause, anyone needing any further information may contact me @ landcneal@aol.com or 601-587-4870

….Leigh Ann

BIKERNET AUSTRALIAN REPORTER SIGNS IN– Now, if you thought I was Ifuc–ng nuts before, wait’ll ya hear what I’ve been up to this month!!! -I just bought a 1991 FLH really cheap. It was pretty sad looking, with abit of rust and dirt and somewhat negleted, but after testriding it and going over it, I realized I was onto something good. Paidthe man and took off. Soon as I got it home I gave it a big wash, out withthe rattle cans of flat black (not the whole bike) and on with a solo seat,dropped the arse 1 inch and threw on a couple of Bikernet stickers and nowshe has class.

I’m gonna sell the Sturgis and keep this one awhile. Eventhough she’s a bit of a rat – I love it!!! The Pan is still a comin’ – I’mwaiting on a Paugho frame to arrive – so that one’s changed big time – frommy original idea!

Hey man! my motto is keep’em guessing and keep itinteresting , I didn’t get any photos of the ‘Priddle makeover’ on the FLH,as it happened so damn quick and our camera is in getting fixed. Well folksthat’s it from the Aussies and hope this finds you all fit and well.

–Regards Glenn & Kerry

AMERICA’S BEST BIKER BAND– The Charlie Brechtel Band hit the motorcycle community hard in 2003 and 2004 playing such places as, The Redwood Run, Hollister, Mid-state, Am-Jam, The Buffalo Chip in Sturgis, Easyriders, Las Vegas Bikefest, Thunder Rolls, Biketober west in San Diego, a few mini tours through NY…And will be at the Love Ride 21 for 2004 in Nov,

This is probably the biggest biker event in California. They have an all original album out called “Made In The USA”, with ex-members from the Doobie Bros, Journey, Starship & The Elvin Bishop Band. And has now released his newest album to the Biker Community again, called “Freedom”, and has a horn section close to tower of power, Featuring Dave Stone on Sax, Mike Rinta on Trombone & Tom Poole on Trumpet.

Charlie has been around for over 30 years, and is not just a player but a composer, arranger, songwriter and a producer. Charlie has played with so many musicians, such as John Lee Hooker, Gregg Allman, Deacon Jones, Albert Collins, Dr. John, Freddy Fender, Lee Oscar and so many more. And has opened for such acts as Dave Mason, Fog Hat, Steppenwolf, B.B. King and a host ofothers.

SONS OF LIBERTY RIDERS E-NEWS– ABATE of Iowa Recognized Nationally for Motorcycle Safety Efforts.ABATE of Iowa was awarded the 2004 Safety Award at the Motorcycle RidersFoundation’s (MRF) annual Meeting of the Minds, where national leadersof the motorcycling community gather for its premier politicalleadership summit. The Safety Award was presented to ABATE for itsoutstanding ongoing public safety program. Only one Safety Award ispresented each year.

“ABATE of Iowa has thousands of volunteers working hard everyday for thesafety and rights of Iowa motorcyclists,” says Steve Rector, StateCoordinator for ABATE of Iowa. “It’s very satisfying to see thisdedication recognized nationally, and know Iowa motorcyclists may besafer because of it.”

ABATE of Iowa’s award-winning statewide public safety campaign included:radio and television public service announcements, billboards, radio andtelevision interviews, high traffic media alerts and safe driving tipsnewspaper columns.

ABATE’s safety program is enhanced by a commitment to education. Inadditional to its public awareness efforts, ABATE offers “Share theRoad” presentations to improve motorists’ understanding of appropriateways to interact with motorcyclists. In conjunction with the IowaDepartment of Transportation, ABATE sponsors Motorcycle Rider Educationto promote safe riding skills.

For more information on ABATE visit www.abateiowa.org.

STATE TREASURER OF ABATE OF PA, SHELLEY DERENDINGER’S PASSING– NEWPORT – Shelley M. Derendinger, 44, of Upper Bailey Road, Newport, OliverTwp., Perry County, entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 8, 2004 at herresidence.She was born on February 25, 1960 in Lebanon County, the daughter of the lateVirgil, Sr. and Ferne Elizabeth (McMinn) O’Hara. On November 7, 1987, she wasmarried to Robert Lee Derendinger, who survives. Her passing breaks a maritalunion of nearly 17 years.

Should friends desire, memorial gifts may be directed in loving memory ofShelley to The American Heart Association, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, 1517Cedar Cliff Drive, Camp Hill, PA 17011. www.pennlive.com/obits

MAN HIT WITH HIS OWN TRUCK WHILE TAKING A LEAK– A Butler man was struck by his own truck after he stopped to relieve himselfalong the side of the road, police said.

Gerald Kennedy, 45, was listed in critical condition this morning at UPMCPresbyterian hospital after his truck rolled over him on Meridian Road in Penn.He had stopped along the road to relieve himself between midnight and 1 a.m.,state police said.

Kennedy’s truck began to coast down the road. When the man attempted to stop thetruck, he fell and the truck rolled over him, state police said.

–By The Tribune-Review

ROGUE EMBEDDED IN BIKETOBERFEST FOR TODAY’S REPORT– Well today is Thursday, and the area will now allow vendors to open and sell their products through the weekend. There is a slight increase in bikes coming onto town.

Bikers are reported to be all over the state in places like Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Key West. I have not gotten any reports from the west coast of Florida though.

The big question everyone is asking is Are the Bikers Avoiding Daytona? If so is it because of the way they have been treated in the past? Is it because of the hurricane damage and limited rooms? If that is a answer how does it explain them being all over the rest of the state? Are they unaware that the city has officially increased the days of Biketoberfest?

With out allowing the out of state vendors to open it appears to be half a event and a lot of people think the vendors are not open because of lack of business, it is very confusing to many.

Things are scheduled to officially start happening today and I will get out and about and see what I can find.

–Rogue

IT’S A GODDAMN WRAP–Wow, what a day. Don’t you think we deserve sex and whiskey? I’m excited, now I can pour the coals to the Ultimate chopper again. Damn, Tim Conder can turn a pen. Can’t wait to see his next twisted creation.

Here’s a few shots from Bob T. just to wrap up the news with some shit from the ’70s. The gentleman, Bob George, in the top shot taught me how to rebuild engines in 1970. And that’s the original Easyriders streamliner he’s looking at. I introduced Bob G. to Mil Blair at Jammer Cycle in 1978 and they became a sponsor and ultimately Easyriders became the owner. The rest is history.

Finally there’s a couple of open road shots from Bob T., I rode with him in 1972. He’s still riding and living in a rusting 1959 Cadillac anchored in the Desert east of Palm Springs. There’s a couple of haunted stories there.

I can’t leave the news without a cutie from RFR in Texas. This guy has a knack with a lense and can always make the girls smile. We have a Victory model launch, article on Road Rage, Fiction, bike features, bike builds, jokes and not enough women to help me during the breaks between each articles. Catch ya next week.

Ride Forever,

–Bandit

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BIKETOBERFEST BASICS–

WHO: Between 60,000 and 75,000 motorcycle enthusiasts from throughout North America and Europe will attend the 12th annual event.

WHAT: Festivities include motorcycle races, street festivals, concerts, charity rides, expos, seminars and celebrity appearances. Many venues offer live music.

WHEN: The official dates are today through Monday, but many bikers arrive earlier and stay later.

WHERE: New this year is the Buffalo Chip, a live-music party and campout on the infield at Daytona International Speedway. Outdoor vendors will line Main Street, Beach Street and Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach and bikers will gather in areas on U.S. 1 in Ormond Beach and Port Orange and on State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach. Flagler County sites also attract motorcyclists.

WHY: Biketoberfest began in 1992 as a “The Daytona Fall Tour,” a scenic touring ride for motorcyclists who wanted to take one more trip before storing their bikes away for the winter.

INFORMATION: Contact the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at (866) 296-8970 (U.S. and Canada only) or (386) 255-0415 or visit www.biketoberfest.org.

–from Rogue

DOCTORS AND GUNS WE ALL SHOULD KNOW–I got this from a nurse friend of mine.-ROGUE

Doctors:
(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000.
(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health Human Services.Now Guns:
(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. Yes, that is80 million.
(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500.
(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .000188.Statistics courtesy of F.B.I.

Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.Remember, “Guns don’t kill people, doctors do.”

FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN,BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR!
Please alert your friends to this alarming threat immediatly.We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!

Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld the statistics onlawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention.

–Rogue

THE DEVIL ATTENDS LONE STAR BIKER BASH–at the lone star biker bash ( Big Texas chop off ) there was good times riding the track. I even with stalled the Texas Girl in between the cones. Wasn’t too bad ( it’s been a while since I rode a jockey shift ). Visiting with some of the other builders and Judges was a priceless experience ( even if Rick Fairless won’t trade me His Trump for the Texas Fireball ).

Thanks, The Devil

ACCURATE ENGINEERING– I wrote the “letters to the editor” a short piece on Accurate Engineering and a 1965 FLH engine rebuild they did for me back when. I found a photo of the FLH and thought to send it your way.

–Anson

Check Accurate Engineering article on the Home Page.–Bandit

THE CRAZYHORSE PAINTER’S REPORT–I was all set to write about my experiences with over eager members of the law enforcement community. But the other day while looking through some old car magazines, I remembered some very funny things that happened back in the early ’80s, when I was unfortunate enough to own a body shop/garage with two morons. Three, if ya count my dad. Now I loved my dad bigtime, but he was always doing something stupid. One of which was the people he hired. One young girl, I’ll call her Prissy so no one recognizes her, was quite a character.

Now Prissy was one of those girls that always acts like she knows it all. One day my dad asked her to check the oil in the old, beat station wagon he used to deliver auto parts. It was low a quart, so my dad gave Prissy a full gallon jug of reclaimed oil, (that’s what he used in that oil burning wreck).

So she walks back in a little later with an empty jug and says it wasn’t enough. “I poured it all in but it still ain’t full.”

My dad can’t believe it. He’s thinking she must have missed the spout and there’s a gallon of oil sitting on the pavement under the car. They go out to the car and she points to the oil opening in the valve cover. “See, you still can’t see the surface of the oil. It must not be full.”

Needless to say, they had to drain out about 3 quarts before she could start her deliveries.

Prissy’s family lived near our shop in the rough section of town. She took to hanging around the shop, checking out the guys and trying to impress them. True – life at school had not been easy for her, but there were times when we wanted to choke her. One such night she told her mom a big lie about us. The kind of lie that could have got us all thrown into jail. Her mom pulled into our driveway like a house-of-fire.

I seldom saw my boyfriend raise his voice but that night he went off like a rocket. He told her mother how she better get a handle on her daughter or he’d turn in Prissy. “You better clean your house out lady. They got dogs that can sniff that stuff out no matter how well it’s hid.” A very embarrassed mom backed out of the yard as quickly as she had come roaring up.

A while later, a bunch of us are hanging out. It’s a Friday night, we are all around 20 years old, nothing better to do than hang around the shop, drink and talk bikes. We’re sitting there in these old bucket seats from a Capri that lean against the wall between the two overhead doors. So we see this shadow sneaking around in the alley. Could it be a neighborhood thug trying to mug the bikers? Yeah, right. Like that would happen.

From the way the local criminals treated us you woulda thought we had rocket launchers and M-16s in concrete bunkers. It’s got to be Prissy. Well we’re all feeling no pain, so we mess with her by bombarding the wall nearest her with beer bottles. Plenty of ammo had been available by then and there were six of us. She finally starts screaming and comes out saying she’s bleeding bad. She had a little cut on her hand. She says she’s scared to go home and wants to be forgiven. Derek tells her she has blown her shop privileges and must leave.

She lays down on the ground and won’t move. One of the girls, the biggest one, Lori, helps me get Prissy on her feet and we begin to push her up the street toward her house.

Lori was 5 foot 8 inches tall and played football with her three brothers. Prissy is fighting us like a girl possessed, jerking and trying to pull away. But we are fortified by an evening of hard drinking. There was no way we would let go. We got her about three doors down from her house and she suddenly quiets down and walks easily for a bit. Then she jerks loose and runs down the street. Lori takes after her, comes up behind her, leaps in the air and takes Prissy down with the sweetest tackle I’ve ever seen. She just flew through the air and grabbed Prissy around the legs and down she went. Prissy didn’t give us any trouble after that. Lori and I walked back to the shop in the moonlight.

Life was sweet that night. We didn’t go to jail. Prissy’s mom believed us and not her daughter, and we had our whole lives ahead of us. Prissy got her shop privileges back, and she continued to provide us with drama.

We closed the shop three years later. It did not have a happy ending. There was no shortage of crazy bad situations. These days, I don’t mind drama, as long as it’s not happening to me. But I’ll always remember that perfect tackle.

This week’s paint job belongs to Wendy Murray. Wendy had a baby boy a short time ago, and her hubby Randy decided to build her a bike. Now Randy is not a bike builder, but he loves custom bikes and has taught himself as much as he can. I painted a bike for Randy back in 2000 that made the cover of Biker. Wendy’s bike is a low little Softail springer. They went for a very blacked out look, using chrome as an accent. Below is a shot of Randy’s old bike.

BIKERNET NEWS REVIEW– I thought I would write to you to tell you how much I like your site. Italways has very useful info, and now I am real happy that I get home fromwork every Thursday evening after work and read the weekly news.

It was about a week before Sturgis and on your site there was a link to asurvey on motorcycle pipes and that the first 700 people that completed thesurvey would be entered into a drawing for a set of pipes of your choosing.Well I’m game so I filled out the survey and forgot about it.

Well about amonth ago I got an e-mail from Bill Tichenor who is the marketing managerfrom Holley performance products, who in turn own Hooker Headers. Bill hadstated that I had won the contest and as winner I would be able to get anypipe that I wanted up to $700.00.

Well I wasn’t sure as I had heard about different e-mail scams before. But Ie-mailed Bill back and said thanks and since Hooker sponsored the survey Iwould pick a set of Hooker pipes as my prize.

Well on Oct 18th the big brown truck pulled up in front of my house anddelivered a box. I opened it and inside were my new Hooker step tuned shortpipes. they were absolutely hot looking. I just wanted to tell you andHooker Headers a big THANK YOU!!

I have never won anything before and thesepipes will look hot on my FXST. I will enclose a few pics when I installthem.

–Jeff Torevell
South Dakota.

JOHNNY’S YOUR SHOT SAGA–I ended up putting it in the your shot section, but I had a picture attached that didn’t go through. I wanted to send you the picture.

God Bless
Johnny, Salena, Lori, & Hunter

There’s a letters to the editor column on Bikernet, if you’ve missed it. It’s called Your Shot. Take Your Shot, whenever you want to read wild letters, like Johnny’s heartfelt story, you need to vent or you need tech answers quick. All letters are generally answered within 24 hours and no letters are left out, unless you piss me off.–Bandit

RIKKI BATTISTINI’S BIKE SOON TO BE FEATURED ON BIKERNET–Rikki works for Arlen Ness. He’s the number three designer behind Arlen and Cory. He was born in England and came to the States a few years back. Since 9/11 he’s struggled to stay here. I’ve known Rikki for about 8 years and he’s a quality guy. One of the good ones. Bikernet is doing what we can to assist with his Visa efforts. Watch for the report.

BIKERNET MEDICAL DEPARTMENT– Five surgeons are discussing who has the best patients to operate on.

The first surgeon says “I like to see accountants on my operating table because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered”.

The second responds “Yeah, but you should try electricians. Everything inside them is color coded.”

The third surgeon says “No, I really think librarians are the best. Everything inside them is in alphabetical order.”

The fourth surgeon chimes in: “You know, I like construction workers. Those guys always understand when you have a few parts left over at the end, and when the job takes longer than you said it would.”

But the fifth surgeon shut them all up when he observed:”You’re all wrong. Politicians are the easiest to operate on. They have no guts, no heart, no balls, no brains and no spine. And the head and the ass are interchangeable!”

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Pre-tested and pre-tuned STD Complete Panhead, Shovelhead and Big Twin Engines are available from 74 to 120 cubic inches! Engines come complete with the finest performance components including full electrics, oil system and ready to rumble! Available in Standard Cast, Painted or Polished finishes with pricing beginning at just $5,995.

All STD High Performance Engines are also available with Complete Drivetrain Assemblies including a High Performance 5 or 6-Speed Transmission, Primary Drive System and a Mikuni Carburetor. Fully assembled an tested, each Complete Drivetrain Assembly is ready to blt-in and ride. All STD Big Twin engines are designed to produce the highest, most reliable power and torque available anywhere. Call for complete details.

The 24-page STD catalog is a must have for any V-Twin performance enthusiast. Mail $5 to STD Development Company, 10055 Canoga Avenue, CA 9131l. Dealers call direct. Order Phone 818-998-8226. Web: www.STDdevelopment.com

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Photo pause from RFR. That’s RFR’s dad’s ride next to his son’s rigid.

FREE AMERICAN DOWN– While riding my motorcycle in Phoenix I was targeted and hit by an old black druggie driving a borrowed car. I was almost killed, my skull cracked open and ribs broken. I was kept locked up and heavily drugged in hospitals in Phoenix. My sons kept my motorcycle magazine running and tried to have me kept in the hospital.

I got out and reclaimed my company but my sons and wife took all available funds and skipped the state, leaving me to survive and try and salvage what was left after their looting spree.

I was abandoned by my family and owe my life and livelihood to a couple bikers who came in to help and protect me from my own sons.

My wife of twenty five years moved back in with her family who told her she would be disowned if she came back to me. I am looking for people to help finance and restore the Free American.

–Clay Douglas
The Free American
Thunder Riders Magazine
480-778-1444
Clay@freeamerican.com

VL HISTORY–Here is the pic of my mom in 1944 on a VL. I have one of my dad on his European tour in 1944 on a ‘liberated’ bike he found in Belgium. His work car was a Sherman tank.

I thought you might like this pic of my uncle taken during the Louisiana war games manuevers in 1941. He’s the tall guy. Check out the gas tank in the photo. This was the last unit of the 7th Cavalry to change over from horses. It’s hard to believe that he retired as a Lt. Col. from S.A.C. (B-52 driver).

–Bugs

STEALTH REPORT FROM N.C.–Stealthman is up in Virginia visiting his family for a few days, so it’s me, Meanest, filling in for the Thursday news.

I was a mere babe in the woods when I started working at H-D of Charlotte a few years ago. I had never been around bikers, or even been on a bike. After my first ride, I was hooked. It didn’t take me long to realize why bikers feel a special kinship to others who ride. You become part of a large, extended family.

My point to all this is that just because you own a bike, or ride, doesn’t make you a biker, and it sure doesn’t make you a member of that family. The ones who have the most seem to appreciate it the least. The “haves” and the “have nots” couldn’t be more different if they wore signs, not that they need to. The “haves”stick out like a sore thumb in their new leathers, with every piece of chrome you can throw on the newest factory model. Some of the “haves” even shell out the big bucks to buy a yuppie chopper as seen on the latest Discovery Channel show, (no offense, Mr. Bandit!).

Working in a dealership, I get to see a lot of the “haves” and I’ve worked for more than a few of the “haves” through the years. Don’t count on them when you’re down. Quite the opposite, the “haves” want to know what you can do for them. It’s the “have nots” who will stop if you’re broken down on the side of the road, who will buy you a beer at bike night if you’re short of cash, the ones who will include you in their Sunday afternoon cookouts when you need a friend. These are the people who support a good cause, hug you to celebrate your good fortune, and shake your hand when you’ve been dealt a raw deal.

Loyalty is a word that is thrown around a lot these days, but it’s a quality, not just a word, that is defined by the fine people I have met and known since I was introduced to bikers. Notice I didn’t say “motorcycle enthusiasts,” I said “bikers.” As the popular helmet sticker says, “If I have to explain, you wouldn’t understand.” You won’t find a more loyal, hard-working group of people than the bikers you meet as you go down the road. I’m still a babe in the woods when it comes to bikes. Hell, Stealthman won’t even let me go in our garage when he’s not home! But in my heart I know I discovered family when I took that first ride. I’ll be a biker, and a “have not” any day, especially when you consider the alternative.

Until next week, when Stealthman should return to his usual spot, tell somebody how much they mean to you. Better yet, take them for a ride.

Love and kisses,
–Meanest

You have more to learn. Remember the adage, “You can’t judge a book by the cover?” Think about it.–Bandit

SCOTT JACOBS PAINTS MORE THAN JUST BIKES–Scott Jacobs has just been signed by the largest fine art distribution company in the country: MAC Fine Art. They hold over 350 Art auctions per week at venues including cruise ships and galleries and with that exposure Scott?s career escalates to the next level. In addition to Scott?s HD artworks, MAC became enamored with the series of Wine Still-Lifes he has painted recently so they decided to offer those works to their multitude of clients. The MARILYN Series will ONLY be available through Scott Jacobs Studio and since you are on his private list you may want to read on???

The first painting of the series, ?Roses or Red?, will be available in a canvas giclee and limited to only 99 pieces plus a few artist proofs. The Jacobs? MARILYN series is a sure bet to sell out quickly and become one of the important contemporary collections of our day. Call or email for more information or to place your reservation. (Enthusiasts rest assured that Scott will continue to paint the greatest motorcycle on earth)

Dimensions: 38 x 24 inches overall framed, Dealer net: $475 unframed, $720 framed

— Ron Copple
303-431-4453

MONSTER GARAGE BIKE– Really enjoyed seeing you on MG and the wholegroup of oldsters building that cool WCC chopper. AndI also enjoyed your story you wrote about yourexperence on bikernet.com. You and the team did afantastic job. The main reason I enjoyed it so is thatI’m currently building a chopper and it will be veryclose to what you guys built, 200 rear, with a shortfender with the fender brace, same type of seat,sporty tank, apehangers. Well you get the point!Again nice job!

–Steve

NEW REV TECH 4 BY 4 ENGINE–The engineers and technicians at RevTech? went back to the drawing board to create our next generation 100-inch engine. We studied the latest technology, combined that with expertise gained on the first RevTech, 100 project, and got down to the task at hand. The goal was simple; create the best all-around engine for the American V-Twin market!

Fortunately the RevTech design staff did not have to start from scratch.

We began with a solid foundation, the fire breathing RevTech 110 power plant, and refined it further to produce a motor for most everyone. By shortening the stroke to 4-inches, excellent balance with less vibration was achieved. A positive side-effect of the shorter stroke was reduced piston speed which increases reliability due to lowered stresses. Bikernet will bring you a full report shortly.–Bandit

MICHAELS OUT OF THE DUST–Hey Sin, Thanks for responding so quickly. Here is a pic of the new building. We were really pleased with the grand opening, we served about 300 people. Live Music, with the band HAWGLEGG, a true biker band, free vendor door prizes, from CCI, Arlen Ness, Drag Specialties-Twin etc.. This venture has been very interesting, and with Michael?s colorful background, it has been real fun. Isn?t it great to be in the coolest business on the planet? I will send our press stuff as soon as I get the discs back from the publications.

Thanks, Thomy G

Inside of Michael?s new shop

BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT ? SORTA—On my way to Biketoberfest, if I have time I will do the news tonight when I get to the hotel.Will be at the Last resort Saturday, for the Horse Chopper show.My purple bobber is on the way, Hank Young is taking it over for me. It?s good to have friends. So I guess we will be riding around, Thursday morning we have to attend a memorial for Dave Mann, I believe OCC will bring a benefit bike for the occasion…. So if I come out in photos with them, you know the reason.Gotta go, the flight leaves in an hour or so.

Later ? Jose – Bikernet Caribbean Reporter

Another soft pause from RFR.

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BIKERNET NEWS TOP STORIES–NEW CCI CATALOG, NEW PARTS FROM ARLEN, NEW STEEDS CALENDAR, NEW T-BEAR T-SHIRTS, NEW KEITH CODE SCHOOL, HELL NEW NEWS

It’s actually raining in California. I can’t handle it. The depression is killing me. I need Jack Daniels (been out for a couple of weeks), a woman and a warm night. Even if I’m not riding, the thought that I can’t brings me down to the pits. Fortunately Krash sent me a bottle of Makers Mark for the Monster Garage show. I’m milkin’ it.

A call rang through from the headquarters just a couple of minutes ago. “Get your ass down here and hold this petcock bung,” Mr. Hall, the professional welder, three doors down, on our industrial wasteland street, hollered. “I want it to burn your hands not mine. His shop area was muddy and swamped from the rain, but he has a number or workshop 20-foot steel containers. In one is his partially completed hot rod project. Another houses his office, small project welding table and my aluminum XR tank for the chopper sat center stage.

Here’s Bill Hall, the real welder, pointing out the dent I put in my tank. Yeah, it’s my fault.

He instructed me to hold the bung on a wire at a specific angle for him to tack. Natch, I dropped the dam thing right through the hole into the tanks. He snapped, set his tungsten tip TIG torch down to fish out the bung. I slipped out the back quietly. Let’s hit the news:

The Deal of Last Week Is Currently The Deal Of This Week

This is the perfect bike for a rider to start out with. It’s cheap, complete, registered, the engine and tranny are fresh and it’s ready to roll for nine grand. Grab it quick, bolt up a set of highbars and you’ve got an old school ride.

–Bandit
(310) 830-0630

BIKERNET READER PROJECT COMPLETED–Well the bike is finally done. Check out the photos and let me knowwhat you think (good and bad). If you’re still interested in doing afeature let me know exactly what you need. I have images from start tofinish. I could type up how this bike came about if you want, justdon’t know how much detail is needed.

— Vincent

Watch for the feature coming soon.–Bandit

S&S SHOVELHEAD ENGINES AVAILABLE–VIOLA, WI (October 18, 2004) S&S is pleased to announce the availability of complete Shovelhead style engine assemblies. These engines feature the finest parts on the market today, including the same bullet proof crankcases, flywheels, cylinders, and heads that we have offered for years. We have now topped these off with our new premium valve train components including an S&S billet gear cover, tappet guides, and rocker boxes. In addition, these engines feature Evolution style tappets and cams, collapsible adjustable pushrods, and forged Shovelhead style roller rocker arms for quiet and dependable operation. 80 & 93 cubic inch displacements will be offered in Generator and Alternator style, as well a new Alternator/Generator style for retro looks wit modern dependability.

?We have recently seen a huge resurgence in the popularity of retro style bikes as well as a demand for high quality replacements for several of the now obsolete parts used in Shovel engines. Rather than simply copy a 1966 design, several aspects have been reengineered and greatly improved. While our new billet rocker boxes feature the classic Shovel look, their two piece construction and our exclusive straight rocker shafts will assure that they perform as good as they look. I?m confident that the new Alternator/Generator style will be among the most popular of our new products?, said marketing manager Bruce Tessmer.

NEW DAYTONA MAIN STREET VISION–DAYTONA BEACH — Visiting urban planners offered city, resident and business leaders a new vision for the Main Street area Friday as bikers began bearing down for the kickoff of Biketoberfest.

A nine-person team from the Urban Land Institute, a non-profit group based in Washington, D.C., spoke of themed outside festivals for upscale bikers with landscaped buffers and speed bumps to protect neighborhoods from events.

The plans also include new condominiums, restored historic homes, pedestrian promenades, a new convention hotel near the Ocean Center and a parking garage with ground-floor shops and rooftop townhomes.

But in a presentation following a week of interviews with city leaders, the planners also identified an obstacle — a hardening of attitudes by various interest groups in the city on issues such as special events and development.

“It’s time to put aside this self-imposed gridlock,” said Frank Sparicio, the team’s chairman.

City leaders applauded the presentation, but some of Friday’s recommendations could ignite smoldering controversies — over the city’s power to force the sale of property for development, oceanfront condominiums in the core tourist area and outside festival vendors. The planners support all three.

By JOHN BOZZOStaff Writer, Daytona

–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

ARLEN NESS PRODUCTS FOR 2005 OUT NOW– WE HAVE details of new lines to be introduced by Arlen Ness in 2005.The Signature Series wheel is forged from 6061-T6 billet aluminum.Offered in 21in and 18in diameters for front and rear applications, the wheel will be offered in chrome finish only.For fitting, a hub adapter and hardware kit will be required.The ‘Scoop’ and ‘Four Point’ mirrors are set to add style and practicality to stock or custom-built bikes.These are suitable for American motorcycles and metric cruisers. Mounting hardware is included for both applications.Of die-cast construction, the mirrors are finished in chrome plate and feature convex glass for an improved rearward view.

ARLEN NESS
Dublin, California, USA
Tel: 925 479 6350
Fax: 925 479 6351
E-mail: rick@arlenness.com
www.arlenness.com

DAYTONA CAR PULLS IN FRONT OF MOTORCYCLE, TWO INJURED– DAYTONA BEACH — Two Ponce Inlet residents were injured when their motorcycle spilled while attempting to slow down behind a car making a right turn on International Speedway Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The motorcycle operator, Mark Weeksno age given, no age listed, was transported to Halifax Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition on Sunday, a nursing supervisor said.

Jinsong Weeks also was taken to Halifax, the FHP said, but a no age given condition was not available Sunday.

The accident occurred at 2:05 p.m. Saturday on International Speedway Boulevard near the intersection of Red John Drive west of Daytona Beach, said Trooper Kurt Glaenzer. The pair were westbound on International Speedway Boulevard when a westbound car driven by Heather Lovett, address unavailable, pulled in front of them from the inside lane to make a right turn, Glaenzer said. Mark Weeks tried to slow down but the motorcycle slid, throwing the motorcycle’s two occupants to the roadway.

Lovett was not injured and charges are pending an investigation, Glaenzer said.

By Daytona staff writer.

–from Rogue

CUSTOM CHROME’S CATALOG FOR 2005–Don’t miss it. It’s the biker’s bible. Click on the image to run to their site. Hopefully they have the order form up.

CUSTOM LEATHER SADDLEBAGS– My name is George from Mesa Arizona. I have been making leather motorcycle accessories for friends and myself for 25 years. My latest project is iron cross saddlebags, western throw over style. Made of glove soft high quality 5/6 oz chrome tan leather. Measurements are 11? X 11? X 5?. These saddlebags have unique features starting with the iron crosses. The leather is cleaned and prepped then airbrushed using acrylic enamel paint. This paint acts like a stain is very flexible and moves with the leather. It is then stitched around the outside using heavy nylon thread in silver for an inlay effect.

Under one of the flaps is a stitched black widow spider with painted hourglass. No two will ever be alike.

The hardware is top-notch 1-inch nickel-plate cart buckles with heavy leather straps, 1 1/2-inch chrome slotted conchos with leather scallops. Rivets used at all stress points.

The flaps are stitched using heavy 69 nylon threads in silver a very unique feature requiring precision and attention to detail not found on other saddlebags.

Optional yoke extension for wide fenders 12X5-inch. If you are interested please go to our ebay store.

— George.
http://stores.ebay.com

FLORIDA WOODWORKER MAKES WHEELS–DELAND — When John Richert grabs the oak and walnut handlebar grips of his 1979 Harley-Davidson, he holds two great loves of his life in his grasp. John Richert shows off his motorcycle in the garage and woodworking shop of his DeLand home.

“It makes him who he is,” says Gloria Ehmann, his girlfriend of 10 years.Family and friends tease Richert, a 69-year-old retiree, for his wild, white hair. Einstein in a biker tank top, they call him.

He takes his motorcycles so seriously he moved from South Florida in 1992 so he could be closer to Daytona Beach, home of events such as this week’s Biketoberfest.

But when he’s not riding, he’s in the garage building box joints or handling the head saw.

A few years back, he started on his masterpiece, the “woody Harley.”

Ask how much it’s worth and Richert guesses maybe $10,000, not bad for a bike with 150,000 miles on it.

But, he adds: “I ain’t going to sell it.”It’s the work that gets him noticed in the biker crowds, Ehmann said.

“It gets conversations going, it’s so different,” she said.Much of the custom works on his 25-year-old bike are handcrafted accessories. From a sunglasses box at the base of the windshield to carved lettering spelling out the hog’s maker between the wheels, the woody is a timber titan amidst the thunder of chrome.

That very motorcycle — he has several others — was the one that brought Richert and Ehmann together 10 years ago. It was before he began decorating it with his handicraft.A friend introduced the two, knowing they both loved motorcycles.Both divorced, they have been together ever since.

By MARK HARPER, DaytonaStaff Writer

–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

T-BEARS ZEN T-SHIRT LINE–We’ll be adding 2 new shirt designs to our line-up at www.TBearWear.com shortly. As you know, all the profits from the sale of these shirts goes directly to International Children’s Charities.

TRENDY, THE YUPPIE CLOWN will be a big seller among the hardcore crowd but we’re having a hard time to come up with the correct tag line for the two with the ladies, sooo, We’ve decided to let the Bikernet readers put their $.02 in.

If you come up with a tag line that we use, we’ll send you a first edition of the shirt free.Send all submissions to tbear@tbearwear.com and win a free shirt.

Remember to keep it short and sweet(?).

–TBear

ROAD RIDE ROUTES– Was just looking through my bookshelves last night (they happen to be bigger than “W”s proposed Presidential Library….a cardboard box in a locker at the San Pedro Greyhound bus station). Stumbled across something I’d forgotten (happens more and more these days). Your riding buddy Clemente “Dago”Salvadori has written a lot of good books about rides in California. While these aren’t geared toward “bikers” per se, they’ve got routes I’ve tried and are generally pretty good.

If you put a new section in the Cantina for good routes, maybe you could use some of his stuff (with permission, of course) and punch it up a little, biker-wise.

If you see a route in the book you like, and it’s in NorCal, I can run the ride and find stops that are more “biker” than “Ducati”, if you catch my drift…you can put the stops in when you bring the route up on your site…

Here’s a link to one of his better books, listed on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com

We’re considering a section devoted to ride routes and recommendations. Whatta ya tink?–Bandit

Ride Safe!
–Stephen Thomas, netnoggin@sbcglobal.net

Famous rider training expert, Keith Code.

UNDERSTANDING SUSPENSION WORKSHOP–The simplified theory and practical application of 21st Century suspensions.

On November 22, 23 and 24th, 2004 in the Los Angeles area the most complete suspension workshop ever will host two of the most suspension savvy people in the world: Author and world lecturer, Tony Foale and David Hodges of GP Suspensions.

MONDAY and TUESDAY, November 22 and 23, in Los Angeles is the Tony Foale Two Day Seminar. Tony Foale has called on his 40+ years of experience, riding, racing, building and studying motorcycle behavior to design a series of seminars on motorcycle dynamics. Foale says, “These seminars explain how tyres work, how we balance and corner, what stops us cornering faster, suspension, steering geometry, squat, braking, stability and much more.” Even factory racing teams have provided their staff members with Tony’s crystal clear understanding of suspension.

DAY 3 at the track with Dave Hodges – November 24th.Under the guidance of master suspension tuner Dave Hodges of GP Suspensions, the California Superbike School staff will be on hand to help riders sort out their bikes at Willow Springs, in Rosamond, California. Dave will have his suspension shop on wheels, trailer and all the tricks and all the technology on what to do and how to make it work.

The day will be limited to only two groups of 15 riders.Keith Code, Founder of the California Superbike School says, “That’s way too much track time and certainly more than enough to achieve a thorough understanding of suspension changes that will last a lifetime of riding.It’s going to be awesome.”

To find out more – readers may call the California Superbike Schoolat: 323-224-2734 or visit: www.superbikeschool.com

STEEDS CALENDAR COMING–Here’s a couple of sample mock up pages for concepts on layout for thecalendar. I plan on having all the modelsshot and ready to go to print by Febuary..for a June release. Any input orsuggestions, from the master, would be appreciated.

–John

Who said you can’t take it with you?–Skooter

THE BLONDE COWBOY– The Sheriff in a small town walks out in the street and sees a blonde cowboy coming down the walk with nothing on but his cowboy hat, gun and his boots, so he arrests him for indecent exposure.

As he is locking him up, he asks, “Why in the world are you dressed like this?”

The Cowboy says “Well, it’s like this Sheriff, I was in the bar down the road and this pretty little redhead asks me to go out to her motor home with her, so I did. We go inside and she pulls off her top and asks me to pull off my shirt…so I did. Then she pulls off her skirt and asks me to pull off my pants…so I did. Then she pulls off her panties and asks me to pull off my shorts…so I did.

Then she gets on the bed and looks at me kind of sexy and says, ‘Now go to town, cowboy.’

And, here I am.”

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BILL BISH FILES FOR OCTOBER–CHICAGO TRIES TO PASS HELMET LAW, NUDE RIDER CRASH AND TRAINING VHS WITH NEW MOTORCYCLES

THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to InjuredMotorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), andis sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. For more information, callus at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit us on our website at <>

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

HELMET LAW PROPOSED IN CHICAGO Motorcyclists would be required to wear helmetswhen they ride through the Windy City if local politicians get their way. Acity-wide helmet law has been proposed by Alderman Edward Burke to combat a risein fatal motorcycle accidents, and Mayor Richard Daley is backing the measurebut wants to extend the requirement to include bicycle riders and skaters.

ABATE of Illinois has cautioned the Chicago City Council to think twice aboutenacting a helmet law within its city limits, citing a 1999 law that states, “Nounit of local government, including a home-rule unit, may enact any ordinancerequiring motorcycle users to wear protective head gear.”

Ald. Burke said that if Chicago can mandate that bicycle messengers wear helmetsand bright-colored safety vests, then the city can use its sweeping home-ruleauthority to mandate that motorcycle riders wear helmets.

Mayor Daley stated that the city should do what the state legislature has failedto do, and that it should not only be a law for motorcycle riders to wear ahelmet, but that a helmet requirement should be put in insurance policies. “Youshould not get an insurance policy unless you have it,” Daley said. “How do youget insurance to ride a motorcycle without a helmet?”

“We understand that recent tragic events are spurring the city council to ‘dosomething’ about motorcycle safety,” said ABATE spokesperson Cheryl Pearre. “However, we find it unfortunate that the council has chosen to antagonize thestate’s many thousands of responsible riders with this proposed ordinance. Excessive speed, reckless driving, and alcohol all factored into the incidentsleading up to this proposed ordinance. ABATE of Illinois believes strongly thateducation and vigorous enforcement of existing traffic laws speaks more directlyto the problem of irresponsible ridership than does a helmet law.”

“In 1999, the General Assembly saw the wisdom in preempting local jurisdictionover helmet use,” continued Pearre. “If the Chicago City Council ignores thepreemption statute and passes a local helmet use ordinance, ABATE of Illinoiswill employ the legal and legislative means necessary to ensure that state lawis enforced, and that the rights of responsible motorcyclists are preserved.”

NUDE RIDER DIES DOING STUNT It’s no wonder that motorcycle fatality statisticsare on the increase when you consider the rising popularity of “extreme” streetriding, with sport bike riders performing wheelies, stoppies and other highspeed antics on public roadways, often hot-dogging for the camera. Holding ItBig Entertainment specializes in filming such street stunts, but the companypresident is now facing charges of reckless endangerment and negligent drivingstemming from a rider’s fatal wheelie. On Sept 12, 21-year-old Shaun P. Matlockof Frederick, MD died when he was performing a wheelie, riding without pants,and crashed into a tow truck parked on US 340.

Matlock’s bike and helmet bore logos reading “Holding It Big”, and the presidentof the Baltimore-based company, Benjamin M. Meacham, 22, of Frederick, wasallegedly driving in a nearby vehicle videotaping the fatal ride, and then latererased the tape before police could confiscate it. He was charged under aprovision stating that anyone who induces, causes, coerces, permits or directsanother person to commit a traffic violation also is guilty of the violation,Frederick County State’s Attorney Scott Rolle said.

Another bare-bottomed rider, Brandon M. Edwards, 21, of Ijamsville, who also wasallegedly doing wheelies for the camera, was charged Sept. 20 with recklessdriving, negligent driving, driving on a learner’s permit without the requiredsupervision, and indecent exposure.

Trooper David Ward, who investigated the case, said the only explanation he hasheard for the lack of pants was “they wanted to do something they didn’t thinkanybody had done before.”

MOTORCYCLE SALES ROARING ALONG The U.S. motorcycle industry, spurred by theimpressive success of Harley-Davidson, has grown steadily in each of the last 11years, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council. This year, it’s booming. “Sales are at an all-time-record high, all brands, all styles,” said JohnWyckoff, a longtime industry consultant who regularly calls 60 dealers a weekand says all are running 10 percent to 50 percent ahead of last year in sales.”It just took off like a flying goose,” he told the Associated Press in a recentinterview.

“I’ve been in the business all my life and I keep as close as I can to it,”Wyckoff said. “It’s a phenomenon I don’t really understand. It’s just amazing.”

According to the Motorcycle Industry Council, a not-for-profit national tradeassociation based in California, sales of new motorcycles rose 6.4 percent to996,000 in 2003.

Overall, the association’s latest estimates show the industrygenerating more than $20 billion in consumer sales and services, includingaround $7.5 billion in retail sales of new motorcycles.

“This is a generation that refuses to age. That’s at the core of this. ‘I’m notan old man or woman and here’s the proof,'” said Chick Hancock, aHarley-Davidson dealer in Albuquerque, N.M., who initially feared an oversupplywhen Harley announced it would increase production 8 percent this year. “Evenwith horrendous weather in the East, things are looking good.”

Even for motorcycles that haven’t been ridden in a while, the resale value isgoing up in the used-bike market, according to Frank Wal, who works at tradeshows for BMW. “People are looking for cheap transportation, fuel economy, thattype of thing. You’re seeing a lot more motorcycles being sold that probably satin the garage the last two or three years. It’s putting a lot more bikes on theroad.”

MADE IN CHINA China is gearing up to become the world’s largest manufacturer ofsport bikes, with Chinese marque Jialing set to produce two million bikes peryear! Jialing is the first Chinese company to work with a foreign motorcyclecompany, Honda, and has it’s own town, Jialing Industrial Town, which covers twosquare miles and has a population of 30,000.

TRAINING FILM FREE WITH EVERY BIKE Now here’s a great idea from across thepond, where the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCI) is planning to produce arider training DVD that will be distributed with new motorcycles in England. The safety DVD will be issued with all new bikes purchased at franchiseddealerships to educate newbie riders about safer motorcycling in a moderndocumentary format.

AMERICAN BIKER With all the biker reality shows, documentaries and travelogueson the air these days, it’s refreshing to finally view a video that not onlytraces the beginnings of modern motorcycling but also explores the rich historyof the motorcyclists’ rights movement. “American Biker” is a 3 hour tour frompast to present, chronicling the history, life style and culture of the AmericanBiker.

This unique documentary features interviews with politicians, authors, lawenforcement, celebrities, and motorcycle clubs from all over America, including;Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Easyriders, NCOM, AMA, ABATE, MMA, theConfederation of Clubs, Peter Fonda, Arlen Ness, Jesse James, Chuck Zito and “acast of hundreds”.

American Biker also features original footage from Daytona, Sturgis, Hollisterand Rolling Thunder.

VHS and DVD’s are available for $19.95 + $2.95 shipping and handling fromGuerrilladocs, 4804 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #513, Valley Village, CA 91607, or orderonline at www.guerrilladocs.com/site/html/american_biker.html.

WEIRD NEWS OF THE MONTH: OFFICER’S DISGUSTING DISGUISE It wasn’t too difficultfor protesters at the Republican National Convention to figure out that a groupof bikers following them around were actually undercover cops, but in amisguided effort to conceal his identity, one officer wore a provocative stickeron his helmet that has led to an even louder protest. “Loud Wives Lose Lives,”was the officer’s choice of slogan, a play on a popular biker saying, but thecrowd wasn’t amused.

According to the New York Times, armed with a photo of the officer, the New YorkCivil Liberties Union has sent a letter to the police commissioner asking that”prompt action be taken” to address the matter, especially given several recentdeadly episodes of domestic violence against women in the New York region.

But to the New York Police Department, wearing the sticker was a routine part ofundercover work. “It’s like saying that an undercover narcotics officer whowears a coke spoon is promoting cocaine use when just the opposite is true,”said Paul J. Browne, the department’s chief spokesman.

It is the latest episode in the back and forth between civil libertarians andthe police as the courts wrestle with the handling of protesters before, duringand after the convention.

“It’s unfortunate that the Police Department is taking that position,” saidDonna Lieberman, the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union.”Whatever his function, there is no excuse for a police officer on officialbusiness to be a proponent of domestic violence or other violence against women.There are other ways to disguise yourself without this hateful message.”

In their letter to the Police Department, the civil liberties lawyers asked thatthe message, and any similar ones, be removed from police equipment and thatthose responsible be disciplined.

Referring to the controversial sticker, Mr. Browne said, “Undercover officersoften adopt personas to include garb that reflects neither their personal northe department’s sentiments but to reinforce the guise that they are not policeofficers.” He added that “offensive as this saying is,” it is not uncommon in”misogynistic biker slang emblazoned on clothing, jewelry and equipment.”

In this case, though, the attempt to avoid being recognized as a police officerappears to have failed. According to one witness, a high school teacher namedMike Schwartz, the march “was followed by a group of undercover cops onmotorcycles who looked like they belonged in a bad biker movie,” highlightingthe officer with the offensive sticker.

ROBOCOP ON WHEELS The Waukee, Iowa Police Department is looking to purchase aBikeBot. The BikeBot is a robotic motorcycle cop that can be operated by remotecontrol and can speak in-sync with the operator. The BikeBot costs $5,000 andwould be used in demonstrations at area schools. A police spokesman said thatstudents react well to the machine as it is used to give safety lessons andother information.

KRYPTONITE NOT SO SUPER, MAN The U-Shaped steel locks that bikers andbicyclists have relied upon for years to thwart thieves has been picked apart,quite literally, by an Internet video that shows how to pick the most securelocks known to cyclists with a Bic pen. Just stick the non-writing end into thecylinder-shaped keyhole and twist. The New York Daily News reported that lockmaker Kryptonite is scrambling to reassure customers that it is working on asolution, and they said it will provide free product upgrades for certain lockspurchased since September 2002 and urged consumers to visit its company’sWebsite to learn how they can participate in the security upgrade program.

Although the trick apparently works on many locks with tubular cylindertechnology including vending machines, some ignitions and other securityproducts, it’s the bike industry’s best known locksmith, Kryptonite, that’sfeeling most of the heat. Industry experts say that a recall could cost tens ofmillions of dollars and would affect riders around the world.

QUOTABLE QUOTE: “Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honestman it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.”

Edward Sandford Martin (1856-1939) American editor & writer, founder of HarvardLampoon & Life magazine