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Read More December 5, 2002 Part 4
By Bandit |
Continued From Page 3
BIKERNET OLD FART STUDY–A little old lady in a nursing home stands and raises her fist in theRec Center one day and yells, “Whoever can guess what’s in my hand canhave sex with me tonight”.
A little old man in the back of the room yells back, “An elephant”.
She yells, “Close enough!”
–from Nuttboy
BIKERNET RELIGIOUS REPORT–This just in… The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a nativityscene inWashington, DC this Christmas. This isn’t for any religious constitutionalreason. They simply have not been able to find three wise men and a virginin the nation’s capitol.
There was no problem however finding enough assesto fill the stable.
–from Rogue
KING REPORT GETS THUMBS UP– Saw Road King 6 (Backwards Tech.) The windshield worked out pretty good. I’m impressed how good it looks for what had to be done. Very road worthy!!
Your skills with the electric file were quite impressive I must say. Sometimes it comes down to, When in doubt, fucken figure it out. Like the old SeaBee motto “Can Do”.
These kinda of tech’s are the best, really! These are the thing’s you can do yourself in the garage that make a bike ready for the long haul road trips. When your on a road trip as you well know, it’s all about function.
Big ice storm here last night. Charlotte is shut down. God damn truck is covered in a solid sheet of ice, for Cry Eye!! Don’t even know if I can open my doors. So fuck it, I’m stuck here for the duration. Reminds me of fucken Adak in 72′. I have power, but alot people don’t. Hopefully it will continue to stay on. No power no Heat!!!That’s it from North Cackey Lackey now known as Iceland. No Moonshine running today!!
–Pablo
My ol’ man was a SeaBee.
Photograph from Bob T.
A NEW ADENDUM TO THE BIKERNET CODE OF THE WEST– I was riding to work yesterday when I observed a female drivercut right in front of a pickup truck causing him to have to driveon to the shoulder to avoid hitting her. This evidently angeredthe driver enough that he hung his arm out his window and flippedthe woman off. “Man, that guy is stupid” I thought to myself.
I ALWAYS smile nicely and wave in a sheepish manner whenever afemale does anything to me in traffic and here’s why:
I drive 48 miles each way every day to work, that’s 96 miles eachday. Of these, 16 miles each way is bumper-to-bumper. Most of thebumper-to-bumper is on an 8 lane highway so if you just look atthe 7 lanes I am not in, that means I pass something like a newcar every 40 feet per lane.
That’s 7 cars every 40 feet for 32 miles. That works out to be982 cars every mile, or 31,424 cars. Even though the rest of the32 miles is not bumper to bumper, I figure I pass at leastanother 4000 cars. That brings the number to something like 36,000 cars I pass every day.
Statistically, half of these are driven by females, that’s 18,000. In any given group of females, 1 in 28 has PMS. That’s 642.According to Cosmopolitan, 70% describe their love life asdissatisfying or unrewarding. That’s 449. According to theNational Institute of Health, 22% of all females have seriouslyconsidered suicide or homicide. That’s 98. And 34% describe menas their biggest problem. That’s 33.
According to the National Rifle Association 5% of all femalescarry weapons and this number is increasing. That means thatEVERY SINGLE DAY, I drive past at least one female that has alousy love life, thinks men are her biggest problem, hasseriously considered suicide or homicide, has PMS, and is armed.
Flip one off?
I think not.
–Forrest
SCREAMIN? EAGLE ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR 2003 RACING SEASON–Screamin? Eagle Nitro Harley Class Moves to AHDRA.MILWAUKEE, WIS. – (December 4, 2002) Screamin? Eagle Performance Parts is ramping up for an exciting AHDRA racing season in 2003 and introducing an entirely new Class Program for Screamin? Eagle Nitro Harley racers.
Screamin? Eagle recently announced the end of its five-year sponsor relationship with the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA). ?We?ve had a long relationship with the IHRA, beneficial to both parties, but we decided to focus our support on AHDRA and NHRA programs for 2003,? said Mike Kennedy, director of parts and accessories marketing. ?Focusing in on two sanctioning bodies versus three allows us to do a better job of servicing our customers in each venue.?
?Harley-Davidson has been a good marketing partner during the last five years. I thank them for their involvement, wish them the best in their endeavors and look forward to working with them again in the future,? said IHRA President Bill Bader.
?Screamin? Eagle Performance Parts will work with AHDRA to create a class schedule that should make for an exciting season for the Screamin? Eagle Nitro Harley racers in 2003,? said Kennedy.
The Screamin? Eagle Nitro Harley class series will feature event payouts at each of the 14 AHDRA races and a national championship series payout. A total of $330,000 in payouts will be awarded over the course of the 2003 season, while the 2003 National Championship will pay a total $64,500 for the top ten racers. 2003 Screamin? Eagle Nitro Harley event payout will be $18,000 for each of the 14 AHDRA events.
?We?re really trying to focus on the racer this season and deliver a schedule that gets them in front of spectators at all levels of our sport. These Harley racers put on a tremendously exciting show at speeds of 220 plus miles per hour,? said Kennedy.
?The Screamin? Eagle Performance Parts sponsorship is a tremendous asset for AHDRA, and we?re proud to have been chosen to take Screamin? Eagle Nitro Harley racing to the next level,? said AHDRA President Craig Tharpe.
Screamin? Eagle is also stepping up its support in AHDRA with additional funding in the E.T. (Elapsed Time) Class, three Event Title Sponsorships, as well as continuing support of the Screamin? Eagle Performance Parts Street Class and the season finale $15,000 Screamin? Eagle Shoot-Out in Las Vegas. In addition, Jim?s Machining, who previously sponsored the AHDRA Nitro Class, is expected to announce their new involvement in the Pro-Fuel Class.
?We?re pleased with the growth and success of the AHDRA program, and we?ll continue to support our dealers and customers who compete at AHDRA,? said Kennedy. ?Attendance at these venues has increased substantially and the management at AHDRA is tuned into the total package of delivering a show for the spectators,? said Kennedy.
THE LEPERA MYSTERY EXPOSED ON BIKERNET–There are many opinions and debates as to exactly what factor is the key to a comfortable motorcycle. However many sides of the story you care to discuss, there is one pivotable area of the body that does most of the comfort seeking. That part of the body is just below the waist area in the rear, you know, the part that follows you wherever you go and gives you that much needed support at the lunch counter.
–Frank Kaisler
Check out the story in the Le Pera Department on the Home Page.
BIKERNET BEER DRINKING RESEARCH–Down South, Bubba called his attorney and asked, “Is it true they’resuing the cigarette companies for causing people to get cancer?
“Yes, Bubba, sure is true.” responded the lawyer.
“And now someone is suing the fast food restaurants for making them fatand clogging their arteries with all them burgers and fries, is thattrue mister lawyer?”
“Sure is Bubba. But why you asking?”
“Cause I was wonderin’, think I could sue Budweiser for all the uglywomen I’ve slept with?”
–Rogue
FRIENDLY FIRE FROM BIKERNET–AH! Wait a minute – It’s in the garage dude – and has been for months You can read the worst memos that rattle the computers of the Bikernet Staff in the Friendly Fire area, if that bastard responsible for loading them has done his no-count job. The above story take you behind the scenes at a California motorcycle training school. Z-RATED RUBBER FOR V-RODS– Complementing theAvon 250/40R18 AM42 rear, the widest motorcycle tire in the world, there is now the120/70-21 62H AM41front. Designed for rims from2.75-3.75 wide, it features astylish tread pattern and aspecial sidewall treatmentincorporating a snake head logo.The tire is H-rated for speeds up to 130mph. The Avon Z-rated tire for the V-Rod is the 180/55ZR18[74W] AM42 Venom-R rear which, partnered withthel2O/70ZR19 [60W]AM41 VenomR front, can take speeds in excess of 169mph in its stride. The rear also benefits from Cooper-Avon’s advanced variable belt density (A-VDB) technology. This produces a The Z rated V-Rod front andrear, and a new tall, wide front to complement Avon s250140R1 8tire using a jointless belt of ultra-strong aramid fibres to give the optimum stress load at all lean angles. The centre tread section has closely wound aramid fibres for maximum stability and durability, while the shoulder has slightly wider spaced wound-on aramid fibres giving a bigger footprint at high lean angles. An even wider alternative that won’t compromise top speed performance is also available, the 200/55ZR18 [79W] AM42 Venom-R. For more information, visit: BIKERNET MANLY ADVICE–Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman? Because a woman who can’t even afford a washing machine will probably never be able to support you. AND… A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her. THAT’S IT–Bring me the Jack. We rode to Arizona last weekend after a week of Screamin’ Eagle Performance additions to the King. It rained on us as if we pissed on the weather blackjack table. We were in cold water from the moment we pulled out at 5:30 in the morning, but hopefully the entire wild report will be splashed all over the Bikernet Home Page in the next couple of days. See the guy in the shot above. I have a report that he wrote on a bike accident and how he survived the ordeal to ride again. I’ve promised to read it this weekend or die. I better get to it. Watch for it next week. It’s slick and cold out there, becareful. We’ve all got to ride to Sturgis next year then on to Milwaukee. It’s mandatory. Have a helluva holiday. –Bandit
Three new Venom tires from Cooper-Avon will give custombuilders tall, wide fronts to complement fat rear tires andV-Rod owners the Avon Z-rated rubber they’ve been waiting for.
December 5, 2002 Part 3
By Bandit |
Continued From Page 2
Photo from Bob T.
BIKERNET HUNTING RECOMMENDATIONS–A Hillbilly went hunting one day in Oklahoma and bagged three ducks. He putthem in the bed of his pickup truck and was about to drive home when he wasconfronted by an ornery game warden who didn’t like hillbillies. The gamewarden ordered to the hillbilly to show his hunting license, and thehillbilly pulled out a valid Oklahoma hunting license. The game wardenlooked at the license, then reached over and picked up one of the ducks,sniffed its butt, and said “This duck ain’t from Oklahoma. This is a Kansasduck. You got a Kansas huntin’ license, boy?”
The hillbilly reached into hiswallet and produced a Kansas hunting license. The game warden looked at it,then reached over and grabbed the second duck, sniffed its butt, and said”This ain’t no Kansas duck. This duck’s from Arkansas. You got a Arkansaslicense?”
The hillbilly reached into his wallet and produced an Arkansashunting license. The warden then reached over and picked up the third duck,sniffed its butt, and said This ain’t no Arkansas duck. This here duck’sfrom South Carolina. You got a South Carolina huntin’ license?”
Again thehillbilly reached into his wallet and brought out a South Carolina huntinglicense. The game warden was extremely frustrated at this point, and heyelled at the hillbilly “Just where the hell are you from?”
The hillbillyturned around, bent over, dropped his pants, and said “You tell me, Your theexpert.”
–from Rogue
BEACH RIDE UPDATE–The Beach Ride is over 10 years old and a major charity, music and bike event for the Exceptional Children’s Foundation of Los Angeles. Since the Laughlin shoot-out the Ventura authorities have canceled virtually every motorcycle event in Ventura County. The city is now being sued by George Christie of the Hells Angels for not allowing colors into the county fair. This is a childrens charity event but the Park and Rec authorities saw fit to double the costs to allow the event then canceled it.
The Beach Ride Committee, which Bikernet is apart of, has researched alternate event sites for years to avoid this unfair treatment. We are negotiating with Fraizer Park of Kern County, but they are currently not returning calls. Meanwhile, the Frazier Park Chamber of Commerce decided at their meeting today to write a letter to Addison/Lerude, the authorities, to push them along. Long Beach is also a consideration.If anyone has suggestions for an alternate site or influence in Kern County or Long Beach don’t hesitate to call. The handicapped childern of Los Angeles need your support.
If you’re in the motorcycle industry and wish to support this event call Carmela or drop me a line, Bandit@bikernet.com.
Carmela Anne Burke, MPA
Director of Development and Communications
(310) 845-8060
(310) 922-3218 (cell)
(310) 253-0525 (pager)
BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT– I can’t remember when the things started changing, when people that rode motorcycles turned into rich people who rode motorcycles for a hobby. When the Pans and Shovels became things of the past, the new Evo and now the Twin Cam became the engine of choice….When the events boasting incredible numbers, in the hundred thousand, became half million and then some, when the vendor spots that were one thousand dollars became 5 and up to 10 thousand…..I remember when hotels (and the few who stayed there) had reasonable rates, not $300.00 a night. Funny , but even with the lower rate campgrounds were a lot more popular, and the choice place to stay if you intended to live in chaos for the week. I remember when people pitched a tent at the river banks off 14 A in Boulder Canyon (before the new road), when you could get to any rally on Tuesday and it was still mellow…the crowds did not show up ’till Friday…. I remember when there were few magazines, and bikes were mostly built by unknown individuals, just like tomorrow…
Yeah right, I do remember when wearing a ” company” T-shirt showed that you were from a different breed, as well as leathers and boots, tools of the trade if you dare to say so. I remember when patch (or colors) wearing brothers roamed freely amongst all kind of bikers, being able to enjoy their freedoms, just like everyone else, not persecuted, banned and unwelcome….Even the times when a $20,000 bike was a super expensive custom and H-D’s parts catalog was about 12 pages thick (mostly the same parts for different models). I guess all this was back in a time when all the printed exposure one might get was in a Biker magazine, when all the TV exposure was at the 5 o’clock news on channel 4 in Daytona. The funny thing is that all the things above seems like they happened eons ago, in reality, it was not that long, not even close….
I talk about this, since I have nothing else to write about this week (just kiddin’ ). I’m guessing most people would imagine that motorcycle people (there are few bikers out there) talk about the three B’s:Bikes, Babes and Booze, every time they get together, but reality plays a cruel joke sometimes. Normal people talk about normal stuff….. and in one of the conversations these “changes” came up. But the big question was how did we miss that turning point? What made this industry what it is today…. and more important what made Biff and Buffy turn to this ” hobby” ?
To understand this we must back track a bit, in the 80’s ” The Company” was in dire straits and the always faithful bikers were called to save the day, and save it they did, but back then a bike was a bike, and a Harley a Harley, as long as you were riding a Harley you were one of the group. It did not matter if it seeped oil, it was old or new, had chrome, or had a kick starter…We were all the same. To top it of we all ended hating the Evo motor, that new reliable powerplant was the welcome mat to hordes of clueless people invited into this seclusive lifestyle. The salvation of the mechanically retarded, of the week end warrior. Flip that little button a vroom it went….Thank God for the crappy Twin Cam that became the new kid on the block and displaced the Evo too, ” Jurassic” , technology. We also have to realize that the new motorcycles were more reliable, user friendly and yes…again…the little button that brought the beast to life… A big plus, no kicking for Mr. Newbie, sweating is not cool. Some say that the demise was the day that the “company” decided to finance the motorcycles, now it was as easy as going to your dealership of choice, sign some papers and pay a monthly note…Instant bad ass. Who wanted to buy an older, cheaper bike and make it work, with busted knuckles and some sweat when you could be insta riding by just signing your soul to the devil? Suddenly all those old faithful motors and bikes were looked down upon, were machines for dirty bums and outlaws…..
Welcome to the new RUB age… bring the Gold card with you or you will miss all the fun….Welcome to mainstream America. Then the biker became a minority, became outcasts, exiled from their own lifestyle.
Sure good things came with the big change. The aftermarket sky rocketed, the industry was rock solid, dealers, vendors, manufacturers, etc, etc… We all grew in leaps and bounds, but to what cost ? Magazines feature bikes that are more expensive than most houses, pages full of billet and chrome goodies, every part, gadget, apparel, and what the fuck else in the world. Everything and anything…” come on down folks….come on to the Circus….” Numbers multiply at blinding speeds, 74,80,88,96,100,107,113,124,132…..130,150,180,200,230,250….Engine x chrome x tire width x paint x $$ = size of dick……. “Buy your tickets, limited seating only…come see the new V-Rod …”
Yeah our beloved lifestyle has become a circus, money flying all over, heroes being born overnight, and fads being displaced by the swipe of an Amex….So what created this monster..? Fuck if I know…. All I know if that after all this dust settles, all the hoopla and ” fashion” thing fades, all that will be left are those hard core guys on their trusty Pans, Shovels and Knuckles (and even Evos) riding around, in the wind, having a grand time….Like it’s always been.
Goddamn son, you almost had me in tears.–Bandit
Chica monster in the bare, bare stage.
Enough rant…let’s get to the news…..
We’ve heard that Jesse James Motorcycle Mania 3 is on the drawing board….. let’s see what the WCC guys come up with this time….I’m sure it will be interesting.
Since we are on the Jesse James string, we heard that his live chat on the Discovery Board was insane, there was so many people there waiting for him to show up that there were hundreds of messages before Jesse could answer one. I guess all the TV and being one of the 50 People’s magazine sexiest people has just cemented his fame. I’m glad for him….
The second biker build off in Discovery has been postponed to an undecided date, which is a blessing in disguise since I was not looking forward to freezing my tropical butt in sub zero temps, and it gives Billy Lane more time to do all the stuff he is doing right now…. We hope it’s all for the best.
This is still on the works but The Horse, Choppers Inc and Caribbean Custom Cycles are joining up in Daytona Bike Week this year, so if you are there (and we finally go thru with this) come visit, that will be the Chopper Spot for sure.
I don’t know if you watch TV but last Tuesday the History Channel featured two motorcycle shows back to back and TLC did three, plus all the usual Speed Vision stuff…. That’s over eight motorcycle shows in one day…….. Man that’s a lot of bikes !!!! Cool !!!
The Ft Lauderdale Toy Run (or whatever is called now) will take place this coming Sunday, more than 30 thousand bikes are expected including some celebrities….Hope someone report on it next week.
And as promised…. The progress on my new Chopper report..Forking By Franks deserves the super duper dudes you rock , of the week, the tubes are on the bike as I write this (and they said three weeks, delivered in three days).I’m still waiting on my front wheel, promised last week still not here….Mark ????
Super Kudos goes to the Folks at Twisted Choppers in Sioux Falls, SD. They are the masters…the oil tank was here in two days and my modified gas tank in four !!!(see the gas tank feature in The Horse soon)
Anyway..gotta go, a new Tat awaits…. See you all next week…Maybe, just maybe, I’ll have some photos of the rolling bike….
–Jose, Caribbean Bikernet Report.
THE REAL DEAL OF THE WEEK–4-1/8″ BORE SUPER SIDEWINDERPLUS ENGINES BY S&S CYCLE–The oil new S&S Super Sidewinder + (SSW+) V2 style long blocks offer the ultimate in performance and the latest technologyfor owners of 1984-1999
Evolution? Big Twin motorcycles. With 4-1/8″ bore, these are the largest street engines S&S has ever offered, but that’s not the end of the story. The new 4-1/8″ bore cylinders and SSW+ cylinder heads have bigger fins for improvedcooling. By coupling the new cylinders with 4-3/8, and 4-5/8 strokes, can offer displacements of 117 and 124. To make the best use of those cubic inches, allSSW+ engines are equipped with the S&S Super G carburetor and the all new S&S 640 camshaft.
In addition to the improved cooling and larger displacement, the SSW+ engines have a number of exclusive features that enhance the performance and improve engine life. Special crankcases are used to house the SSW+s 4-1/8″bore cylinders and pressed together flywheel assembly. A special newly designed oil pump provides higher oil pressure, and increases crankcase oil scavenging. Anytime the engine speed is above idle, oiling jets provide a spray of cooling oil to the bottoms of the pistons whenever the oil pressure is above 10 psi. The crankcases are machinedto return top end oil directly to the cam chest instead of the flywheel cavity.
Fits all EVO frames (stockheight). The new S&S SSW+ engines are only available complete.021162 124″ SSW+ engine complete assembled.
Retail cost is $7,489.99. Buy now and Bikernet will charge you a flat $7,000. Ignore what the shopping cart tells you, we will only charge your card $7,000. Just go to the Bikernet Gulch, the Chrome Specialties Store.
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December 05, 2002 Part 2
By Bandit |
Continued From Page 1
Deals Of The Week From CSI– right here in the Gulch.
.44 Magnum Footpegs By Choppers Inc.
Polished aluminum ends with .44 magnum shell casings fit into lathe-turned body. Foot pegs feature 1/4″ drilled dimples in a staggered pattern.Sold in pairs
Part # 111225
Passenger Pegs. 3 1/2″ long
3/8″-16 mounting
The regular price for these puppies is $245.95. Order them through Bikernet and we’ll charge you a flat $210. Ignore what the shopping cart says, that’s what we’ll charge your card.
DUNLOP DAYTONA TIRE TEST WEB SITE
GOES LIVE DECEMBER 4–Buffalo, NY. Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the AMA national roadracing season opener. This year, the test takes place from December 9 to 11,and the top AMA teams will be there, many of them shaking down their new2003 racing machines, including the new 1000cc four-cylinder Superbikesallowed under the new AMA rules.
This year, Dunlop has created a special web site to give road racing fans aninside look at this closed testing session. The site goes live on December4, 2002 with a four-part interview with Dunlop?s racing guru Jim Allen, whotalks about who will attend, the intricacies of tire testing at Daytona, thestate of race-tire technology, and many other insights into the mostcomprehensive tire test in American road racing.Throughout the event, Dunlop will post live updates on the site, beginningon December 9, including a photo gallery that will give fans an inside lookat the teams, the racers and the racing machines. For your all-access passto the Dunlop Daytona Tire Test, just aim your browser at –TBear NEW CALENDAR ROCK THE BIKER WORLD– I have produced a calendar based on REAL bikes, driven by REAL people. Road Rage and Choppaheads both have bikes in the calendar and have mentioned the project on your site. Now that it is done, I would like to get the word out more! I would also like to have permission to put a link from my upcoming site (Customs and Cuties.com) to your site. No problem. We’ll take care of you. THE FOUR CORNERS RALLY in the ROCKIES–BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN–the Southern Ute Tribal Council announced agreement published in Tribal Newspaper, “The Drum” that a new rally group was issued a permit to hold a new motorcycle rally, taking place Labor Day Week-end, August 28th to September 1st, 2003, location; Sky Ute Event Center, Ignacio, Colorado. The new rally, “The Four Corners Rally in the Rockies” long time residents of the Four Corners, will continue to provide rally goers with the same expectations they have experienced the past nine years. However, the new Rally will expand event activities, individual contests and involvement. The new Rally plans on up grading the music entertainment with both National and Headline acts. The new Rally wishes to work in close association with the local ABATE, promoting and financially supporting local ABATES’ causes, keeping in time with respect as the old Rally had done in the past. Local business and groups in Durango formally plan on community support and involvement with the new Rally. Harley-Davidson, Scoot N’ Blues, Durango Mountain Resort, The City of Durango and The City of Farmington have already jumped onto the bandwagon, hosting events for the Rally’s 1st Annual Event, 2003.The “The Four Corners Rally in the Rockies” main goal is to provide a rally everyone will be proud to attend and associate with, returning year after year as the rally grows. “We hope to see you all at what we hope will be the best Four Corners Rally ever!”Quoted Dan Bradshaw Executive Director of “Rally in the Rockies”For more Information please visit our Rally website HYPERLINK “http://www.rallyintherockies.com” PM PHATAIL KIT–Convinced your SoftailTM has presence?? Think your FatboyTM is actually fat?? Not with that cute little wheel on the back it isn’t. Performance Machine understands your pain and has the solution. The PM Phatail Kit will allow you to run an 18 x 8.5-inch wheel on your stock frame, with only minor modifications. It’s true, the kit includes all of the components necessary to convert your medium boy into a street going monster able to scare small children and make grown women swoon. The BOLT-ON kit for 1991 and newer Softails does not offset the trans or require a custom frame and can be installed at any competent bike shop. Includes swingarm, fender, billet fender struts, all necessary trans parts and detailed step-by-step instructions. To complete the Phatail package, order a PM forged 18 x 8.5-inch wheel, pulley and brake system. THE NEW YORK DAME REPORT– Keeping on deadline has been grueling. I”m a month past. it. How ridiculous to write an entire book of this caliber in two months…but I am chomping to get it complete and it’s amazing. I finished my feature film treatment, too, and that is being shopped now. Way fun. I hope something happens there. Trying to finish up my celebrity section. I’m working on or have secured: Molly Culver Lauren Hutton passed on being profiled in the book. I was pissed. Show your face at all the high fluff galas that have to do with motorcycling but don’t make the time to be in a book about female riders….. whatever. –Sasha THE BIKERNET OZARK REPORT–This was a great weekend. The weather was nice, a little cool, but just a jacket was enough. Well for me anyway. titty bar Mike had on his full winter gear. He is the most candy-assed man you’ll ever meet, to be such a hard ass to get along with. My oldest daughter’s husband, Jeff, rode along on his stripped down goldwing. It’s the first time we let him go. His bike is ugly but it’s a 1200 so he can keep up. He’s scared to drink any beer and ride and as the day goes on we tend to go faster after a few buds, but he was hanging in there. When we were heading home Mike goes straight and me and Jeff turn on the east bound freeway. While on the ramp I thought I’m going to see how well he can keep up. I rolled on the freeway fast and I went flat out through heavy traffic for the 8 miles to my exit. He was there move for move. When we got off and pulled up to the red light, he was all smiling and saying how fun that was. I didn’t really like him when my kid first brought him around because he’s all military and shit, but he’s growing on me now that he has this bike. He doesn’t seem all anal like he did at first. I met his dad and he’s a Vietnam vet m/c patchholder. He comes by and drinks a beer with me every now and then, and we laugh at how stupid our kids are and how we were stupid when we were 19. Funny how shit works out if you give it some time. –Ozark Ed MOTORCYCLE CLUB WEB SITE–Please visit my Homepage and sign my Guestbook ! Love , Loyalty and Respect –Tom THE FAMOUS ROAD KING REPORT–Behind the scene correspondence: Pablo, The ride was wild, but I won’t go into it today. I need to write the story. We put SE heads, 2-into 1 exhaust, 203 cams, SE air cleaner and the Tach/speedo replacement. Bike ran like a top, but not much top end, 68hp and 76 torque. Any thoughts? –Bandit Hey dumbshit, At first I thought maybe shaving the heads might be something to try. After our conversation and thinking more about your King project concept, I wouldn’t shave the heads. To get the compression up, use the High Compression Forged Piston kit from the H-D P&A book P/N 22864-00. This will give you 10.5:1 C/R. Doing this will prevent clearance problems when shaving heads and your still doing the easier bolt on stuff from H-D that any dealer can do. I keep forgetting not every dealership has a machine shop with a Tech/Monkey to run a mill So, now you can make use of a higher lift cam. Something like the S.E.211. You’ll need to use the S.E. valve spring kit with this cam for addtional clearance. Also not a bad idea would be the installing the S.E. High Tensile Cyl. Stud Kit P/N 16505-01. I think this will give you more of the power band your looking for. Also some fine tuning on a the “Wheel” (Dyno) using the S.E. EFI race tuner kit should get you dialed in. A custom map is probably going to have to be made up. You could start with a map that is close and tweak it in using the “Wheel”. ( Next will be the black out procedure and I want to replace the turnsignals with the ones you mentioned. Is there a slimmer bar that goes with them? I will also move the license plate.) Yeah man, either the S.E. Road King Light bar or the Narrow Light Bar from the P&A catolog (pg. 425) P/N 68611-98 Adios for now, Continued On Page 3
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Pablo
December 5, 2002 Part 1
By Bandit |
I don’t know about you, but this year has been screaming past. Some would say I pack too much into my fleeting time. Ah, what the hell. It’s all good, helping friends, writing, riding and building motorcycles. Above is our Bikernet Santa for 2002 from Jon Towle.
In the next couple of days we’ll launch the Arizona Run story, two more King techs and a tech on the Shrunken FXR. We have several articles from Bikernet readers that I’m trying to read over the weekend. The site is sizzling with information and wild romance. Hang on:
BIKERS ANGERED BY PROBE OF MYRTLE BEACH DEATHS–By Erin Reed,The (Myrtle Beach) Sun NewsGrand Strand officials say they aren’t worried about motorcyclists’ plans to boycott the Myrtle Beach area, but bikers say their effort should put a sizable dent in the spring Harley-Davidson rally.
Bikers from as far away as Maryland, Pennsylvania and Iowa are upset about the way two biker deaths were handled in May during this year’s rally.
“Through the power of the Internet e-mail system, I was informed of this tragedy,” said Mary Bowen-Brown of Mechanicsville, Md. “Once the e-mails are forwarded and contacts are made through different bike organizations, you can believe there will be thousands of bikers making their decisions not to return to Myrtle Beach this spring.”
The Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association Myrtle Beach Rally is scheduled for May 9-18.
On May 18, 2002, Horry County police Lance Cpl. James Costello was driving an unmarked cruiser southbound on U.S. 17 in Murrells Inlet when he collided with a motorcycle while attempting to cross the northbound lanes. Costello was facing a yield sign before he turned.
Victoria Lee Zickafoose and Charles Eugene Heyde Sr. died at the scene.
Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Greg Hembree determined in September that Costello would not be charged with reckless homicide and gave the case to the Highway Patrol.
I met some one who saw the accident and said the cop was in the wrong andwhen he said something was told he better shut up and move or he would getarreasted.
The Cop Needs To Get Charged
–ROGUE
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Meet the babes in our booth.
CYCLE WORLD INTERNATIONAL CYCLE SHOW THIS WEEKEND IN LONG BEACH–See race bikes and meet the riders this weekend in theFastDates.com Calendar Featured Exhibit at theCycle World International Cycle Show, Long BeachFriday Dec 6th – Sunday the 8th.
Meet renown photographer Jim Gianatsis and the beautiful FastDates.com Calendar models Chandi Mason, Janelle Perzina and Joanna Krupa. See the awesome calendar bikes from top custom builders Paul Yaffe and LA Calendar Bike Show winner Jesse Rooke, Performance Machine, AMA National Roadracing Champions Graves Yamaha Motorsports and Corona Extra Suzuki with the team riders and beautiful Corona girls also in attendance in addition to Bikernet.com staff, a sponsor of the LA Calendar Bike Show.
Joe Catrini of Melbourne sits with a stuffed Tigger in the Merritt Squareparking lot before the start of the 21st Annual Toy Run through BrevardCounty. Photo by Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY.
FLORIDA RESIDENTS ALLOW TOY RUN TO CONTINUE–By J.D. GallopFLORIDA TODAY.MELBOURNE ? The sounds of Christmas and the rumbling of thousands ofmotorcycles were in the air Sunday as bikers from across the countryparticipated in a holiday toy drive.More than 25,000 motorcyclists drove from Merritt Island Square mall throughCocoa to the Wickham Park Pavilion as part of the 21st Annual Toy Runsponsored by the Brevard chapter of the American Bikers Aimed TowardEducation.
The donated toys ? which included stuffed bears, dolls and radio headsets ?will be distributed to the Azan Temple Shrine in Melbourne and given tolocal law enforcement agencies and fire departments to hand out to needychildren.
MYSTERY MOTORCYCLE– could this be the bike this guy saw ?
–Jose
DID I SAY THAT???– Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect whojust couldn’t control himself during a lineup. When detectives askedeach man in the lineup to repeat the words: “Give me all your money or I’llshoot,” the man shouted, “That’s not what I said!”
A GOOD PUN IS ITS OWN REWARD–
Energizer Bunny arrested — charged with battery.
A pessimist’s blood type is always b-negative.
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.
I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded.
If electricity comes from electrons … does that mean that morality comes from morons?
A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
Corduroy pillows are making headlines.
Is a book on voyeurism a peeping tome?
Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.
Banning the bra was a big flop.
Sea captains don’t like crew cuts.
Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
When you dream in color, it’s a pigment of your imagination.
Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.
Reading whilst sunbathing makes you well-red.
Alarms: What an octopus is.
–from Nuttboy
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BIKERNET TRAVELER’S ADVICE–Two strangers are sitting in an adjacent seats in airplane. One guy says to the other, “Let’s talk. I hear that the flight will go faster if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.”
The other guy, who had just opened a good book, closes it slowly, takes off his glasses and asks, “What would you like to discuss?”
The first guy says, “Oh, I don’t know; how about Nuclear Power?”
The other guy says, “OK, that could make for some pretty interesting conversation. But let me ask you a question first: A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff, but the deer excretes pellets; the cow, big patties; and the horse, clumps of dried grass. Why is that?”
The first guy says, “I don’t know.”
The other guy says, “Oh? Well then, do you really think you’re qualified to discuss Nuclear Power when you don’t know shit?”
–from Nuttboy
IT’S BOOT HILL FOR BOOT HILL– Practically no one goes to Bike Week or Biketoberfest without stopping in at one of Daytona Beach’s most famous biker bars, Boot Hill Saloon. Art Gehris, 53, co-owner of Boot Hill, died Wednesday, November 27, 2002, at home, reportedly following an apparent seizure.
Born in Philadelphia, Gehris was a retired attorney who moved to the Daytona Beach area in 1975 from Gainesville, FL, reports the Daytona News Journal. It was in 1989 that he bought Boot Hill Saloon with a partner for $500,000.
Fellow merchants and Daytona Beach citizens mourn the loss of Gehris, stating he was “instrumental in trying to better the city of Daytona Beach,” and recounted his efforts to reduce the motorcycle noise problem during biker events, reported the Daytona News Journal. Gehris is reported to have funded billboards encouraging motocyclists to “Keep the part alive. Kill your pipes.”
THE DRAG RACING HELEN REPORT– I have made alterations to my main site at If you could let me know if it functions properly on your ends, I’d appreciate it. –Helen I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, “Well, that’s not going to happen.” –from Nuttboy BIKETOBERFEST DEATH TOLL–By JOHN BOZZO (john.bozzo@news-jrnl.com)and HENRY FREDERICK (henry.frederick@news-jrnl.com)Staff Writers. This Biketoberfest was the second deadliest in its 10-year history and a disappointment for some business owners who complained Monday that sales dropped because of a city crackdown on the partying. Biker event deaths in Volusia and Flagler counties: SOURCE: News-Journal research Bikers trickling out of Main Street early Monday expressed remorse about the death toll of five — nearing the high of six deaths during Biketoberfest 2000. In 2000, 21 people died during the two major biker events. None of the five deaths related to Biketoberfest 2002 happened in Daytona Beach, but elsewhere in Volusia County. Police spokesman Sgt. Al Tolley said Biketoberfest normally draws about 100,000 visitors, although police don’t do crowd estimates because there’s no way to be accurate. While the crowds may have been the same, several merchants said sales weren’t. Carl Morrow, owner of Carl’s Speed Shop on Beach Street, said his sales were off 25 percent during Biketoberfest from a year ago. He criticized the City Commission, which tried earlier this year to impose a 25 percent cutback in outside sales space. “The commissioners tried to curtail Biketoberfest by 25 percent and that’s exactly what it did to our cash register,” he said. — Staff Writer Jaime Hernandez contributed to this report. –from Rogue THE NEW RONCO FISH FINDER–I’m sorry but this product is not allowed in Florida. –from Chris T. Continued On Page 2
YearBike WeekBiketoberfestTotal
200213518
20016410
200015621
1999527
1998516
November 28, 2002 Part 2
By Bandit |
Continued From Page 1
MYSTERY MOTORCYCLE MENTIONED IN YOUR SHOTS–Here is shot of that Honda that I wrote about in ” Your Shot”.Snake said ” share with the gang” so, I guess I will. Have a good turkey day, ya turkey.
— jon-
THE VISITOR–A young man was visiting his brother and sister-in-law for Christmas dinner. As he arrived at their house he found his young nephew, Mikey, helping them bake some cupcakes.
After they were done, his sister-in-law allowed Mikey to put the icing on. When the boy had finished, he brought them to the table.
“The cupcakes look delicious, Mike.” his uncle said. He took a bite and said, “Mikey these are so good.”
As he finished cupcake and took another, he again complimented his little nephew. “The cupcakes look beautiful, Mikey,” his uncle said. “How did you get the icing so neat?”
His nephew replied, “It was easy. I just licked them.”
The uncle turned pale. He pointed to the plate of cupcakes. “You licked all of these?”
Mikey replied, “Well no. After a while my tongue got tired, and I got the dog to help.”
–from Miss Kris
I think it’s made by Nokia…..–Jose
LAW CHART UPDATE–A reader recently asked us to update our law chart regarding splitting lanes and lane sharing. We’ve fixed a couple by contacting our legislative connection, Bill Bish, from AIM. Here’s what he had to report on Lane Sharing (riding side by side).
“It’s called “lane sharing” and I know that it’s illegal in at least some states, but I have no idea which ones, or even how to find out without contacting every state DMV. I don’t believe the AMA has any stats on it either. I have a meeting tomorrow with Rob Razor at the AMA, so I’ll ask him. It must be rarely enforced, as I’ve never heard of anyone getting a ticket for it before.”
BIKERNET GARDEN OF EDEN REPORT–One day in the Garden of Eden, Eve calls out to God…”Lord, I have a problem.” “What’s the problem, Eve?”
“I know that you created me and provided this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals, as well as that hilarious comedic snake, but I’m just not happy.”
“And why is that Eve?”
“Lord, I am lonely, and I’m sick to death of apples.”
–from Cindy of Century Motorcycles, San Pedro, CA
BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–UNEDITED–Man, can you say Freaked out ! And no, not like the idiotic funk song, really , really fucking freaked out. Why, your always pondering minds may ask… Well, I just drove up to my place and what do I see, the gates to my street, (yeap, gated streets and neighborhoods are common in Puerto Rico) are chock full of fuckin’ Christmas lights…WOW ! I guess I drive up like a robot, or they put them on today, which made me realize one thing, and it won’t take any of you rocket scientists out there…Time is running out ‘ till the next year, to top it off I just found out that today is Thanksgiving, Holly shit ! (I mean found out before since this is not live news..) I’m still waiting for some parts for my new chopper, and if the don’t show up by Wed, then I’m going to be, really freaked…. I was planning on taking this holiday and build , mock up, weld and cut, whatever I had to…between slices of plump buttery turkey. Why I am so freaked out….Time, yes time, the mos! t precious commodity a human can have, screw gold, money sport cars and chicks…..Time is god. So lets put it in lay mans terms, five bikes, three months…Good luck to me….and the crew… Screw this !…let’s get to the…no, not yet !
So it’s Thanksgiving and you guys thought I was going straight to the news without my sermon…No way ! So here we go…Who cares about the pilgrims with their funny ass clothing, dumb hats and the religious persecution, same as the indians (or native Americans to be politically correct, aren’t we always ?) With their pumpkin, corn and all the other stuff that was supposed to be shared…. That’s the picture that has been painted by dreamers and poets, that’s the reasoning behind another hoax… but wait, there’s more… This day in reality is as good day as any to give thanks for what we have and who we are, to realize our lucky breaks, and think of all the stuff we give for granted, maybe as stupid as breathing , as major as breathing heavily…I for one, and yeah it might sound soft…give thanks every single day for the stuff I have, do, etc… So I don’t need no stinkin’ Thanksgiving…But for those who forget how lucky we really are as human beings, today is a must give thanks day….if not it’s just another Thursday, but with turkey being served for dinner instead of the usual cra! ppy fast food…So at least say thank you for that !!! Ok ?Happy Thanksgiving day to all my readers….Share it wisely…And now to the news……
I was floored when I heard the news that Lou (from STD) passed away… He was my friend and one of the great people of this industry, he was great help always, and was there for everyone even when his health wasn’t rockin’. I will never understand why the good guys pass away while the scumbags are alive , I guess when people say hell is here on earth, they might be right. I want to take this little space to say…Thanks Lou….I’m sure you are in a much better place now.
The Caribbean rally gossip is already reaching the secluded walls of my shop…..I’ll keep this positive…so, around 150 motorcycles showed up for the three day ride, mostly up in the mountains of our Central range. The parties went on in the Southern town of Ponce, there’s good things being said, as well as some criticisms… Being this the 4th Caribbean rally, we hope that for the next one they will accept the help from people that know a bit more than they do, and make it even a better one…But anyway, what the hell, people here like to ride so much they would go to a retired leper clown seeking for sex changes event….. BTW, they told me the chaps and leather jackets with the “company” logos looked really spiffy…But what the fuck ! it was 85 degrees…..Let’s see…Auto sauna..yeap that seems like a good word….
Jose’s interview of one of the Discovery girls is coming right up.
The Chopper is on it’s way…. Only if I got the damn parts that are still in the US !!!!!!! Before the Christmas shipping chaos begins…I hope that by next week the Chopper will be rolling…rather push that sucker than ride a Road Kill !!!!
On the same line and if you own or manufacture stuff….I’m going to expose here, and I really don’t care who…If I call for my stuff…(and I will ) and you were rude, our readers will find out, if you are effective, our readers will find out also…..And I will say it like it is….(see I’m freaking out !!) So if Jose, from Caribbean Custom calls….be nice…or get bashed…you decide.And to prove I’m not bullshitting…….Forking by Franks….really nice people, deal with them ! Black bike wheels….highly recommended… Accutronix…bent over backwards……..all A pluses this week..let’s see what happens next one.
The new Chopper Freak ™ design is already out on the web site, check ’em out and buy now before the post office starts sending shit to Frankfurt !! Also see some very rare photos of me and my nemesis the Road Kill…..( No you won’t be able to see the .45 that Bandit was aiming at my head) I have more stuff but the small red and green lights are still freaking the shit out of me…..and since I took a couple minutes to get my greasy paws in the key board…time to head back to the dungeon, seems that by the time I come out and say daylight it will be 2003 already…Actually, I should give thanks….Dawns in Puerto Rico are quite spectacular….and it’s still 75 degrees…. Jose in Daytona trying to grap that girl’s attention.See ya next week….Have a Happy Thanksgiving…. BUELL LIGHTNING XB9S RECOGNIZED BYCHICAGO MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN–Milwaukee, WI (Nov. 25, 2002) – The Buell Lightning XB9S has been selected as a recipient of the 2002 Good Design Award presented annually by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. The award acknowledges the best and finest new design innovation for products and graphics. Two distinguished juries comprised of authorities in the design world based their decisions on aesthetic criteria measures such as: innovation, form, materials, concept, and function to select award winners. “I was pleased to see that the Museum of Architecture and Design recognized Buell?s ability to merge stunning good looks with technical innovation,? said Mike Samarzja, Manager of Industrial Design for Buell Motorcycle Company. ?The Lightning XB9S combines sensuousness and raw brutality in its visual appeal.” The Buell Lightning XB9S will be on display for the Chicago Athenaeum?s Good Design Show Exhibition in Chicago, Ill., from April 1 to May 17, 2003. The list of award winners will be posted on The Chicago Athenaeum web site:www.chi-athenaeum.org on January 1, 2003. Ride a Buell, when you get a chance. The factory introduced a program wherein all the district managers rode Buells and all the other competing sport bikes. They discovered that most had never ridden a Buell. They didn’t know what they were missing. RARE SPORTSTER RIGID SOON TO BE FEATURED– Here is a pic. The website has flash on the front page for entry or a link to get in at the bottom of the screen if you don’t have flash enabled on your pc. It should be working ok. –Andy WHAT WAS PLAN B??? An Illinois man, pretending to have a gun, kidnapped a motoristand forced him to drive to two different automated tellermachines, wherein the kidnapper proceeded to withdraw money from his ownbankaccounts. –from Rogue Wind ’em UP–That’s all I’ve got and Layla and the girls are calling, the turkey is about to be yanked from the oven and spilled on a table across town. A couple of us riders needed to roll with the flow and the good doctor and I did just that, although a jealous streak was emerging at the headquarters and I had to field heat from the one with the nice ass. She was sure a woman was involved. The only woman I know in Prescott is Dawn Holmes. I wonder it she’ll be home. The Arizona Run is still on to a resort owned by a riding character who wants to support the Beach Ride and the charity for the Exceptional Childrens Foundation. He would like us to consider an event in his area so since Micah and I are on the committee this is a good opportunity to check out his digs and meet with him. Somehow the ride is set. We’ll meet for breakfast at the truck stop at highway 10 and 15 at O’dark thirty, then roll into the desert. If only I can sneak out of the headquarters alive. Happy Thanksgiving. –Bandit
–Jose Caribbean Bikernet report. 
November 28, 2002 Part 1
By Bandit |
Okay, so Dr. Hamster calls and we set a date for the day after Thanksgiving to ride out. We started to call the other guys and two of the originals bowed out, two more riders checked in including Kenny Price, the owner of Samson Exhaust. Our original plan was to ride to Tombstone and visit the Kennedy’s, then we discover they’re spending the holiday in Vegas. Frank Kaisler was going to go, but needed to handle business in Phoenix. He bowed out, then Micah McCloskey checked in and called with rooms at a resort on Route 66 between Kingman and William off Hwy 40. Hell, don’t know which way to turn, let’s just hit it.
We’ve been working on the King all week. New heads, cams, exhaust, etc. I’ll try to post a shot, between road tests and tinkering. Damn, I’ve still got to pack. I better get to the news. The turkey is in the oven:
THE TURNSIGNAL SWAP– Here’s a pic. of the S.E. rear turn signals mounted on a light bar under the passing lamps. These are mounted on a Fatboy. This is the second one we have done this way. Wha’da think??
–Pablo
THE OZARK REPORT–Hey dude, hope you have the best thanksgiving of your life. Me and my girl are going to titty bar Mike’s house for dinner. I’m frying a turkey and Miss Kitty is making all the other stuff. It’s funny though, they are from the west coast and food is different there. They don’t really do traditional southern cooking. It’s all good though and I’m just happy to have a place to go to be with friends.
–Ozark Ed
Thanks Ed and thank you to all the brothers and sisters who contribute to bikernet. Have a helluva holiday. –Bandit
AIRPORT MANNERS–There was a Biker with long hair walking through the airportin Salt Lake City. As he was passing a much more conservativecouple. He overheard the asshole husband say, “I can’t tellif that’s a girl or a boy.” So the long-haired Biker went right up to himand said, “Why don’t you suck my dick and find out.”
–Rogue
THE PHOENIX REPORT– Have you heard anything about the bankruptcy of Bikers Dream of Scottsdale? I heard they had sold over 25 high end bikes on consignment and never paid the previous owners. After that they filed bankruptcy. I heard Scottsdale PD confiscated everything and were looking for the owner, OJ Vanegas. Just wondering what’s going to happen to all those guys who got screwed and are now unpaid creditors. Do they have to wait for the courts and get pennys on the dollar? And what about the new owners of the bikes who upheld their end of the contract by paying the asking price of the bikes. I was told that Scottsdale PD froze all titles,leins,etc. Wouldn’t that suck to spend 20K on a bike that you can’t plate. Just wondered if you had any new news on this.
–thanks, BamBam
Haven’t heard, but we’ll report as soon as we find out.
SPEED TRAP– A state trooper spied a car puttering along at 22 MPH. So he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over. Approaching the car, he noticed that five old guys were inside, and they looked wide-eyed and terribly pale.
The driver pleaded with him, “Officer, I don’t understand, I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the problem?”
“Sir,” the officer replies, “You weren’t speeding, but driving slower than the speed limit can also be dangerous.”
“I beg to differ, Officer, I was doing the speed limit exactly: twenty-two miles an hour!” the old man said.
The trooper, chuckling, explained to him that “22” was the route number, not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the man grinned and thanked the officer for pointing out his error.
“But before I let you go, Sir, I have to ask… Is everyone in this car ok? These guys seem awfully shaken.”
“Oh, they’ll be all right in a minute,” the old man said. “We just got off Route 119.”
–from Miss Kris
Happy Thanksgiving to you!–
‘Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn’t sleep.
I tried counting backwards; I tried counting sheep.
The leftovers beckoned — the dark meat and white,
But I fought the temptation with all of my might.
Tossing and turning with anticipation,
The thought of a snack became infatuation.
So I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door,
And gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore.
I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots and beans and tomatoes.
I felt myself swelling, so plump and so round,
‘Til all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.
I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky
With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie.
But, I managed to yell as I soared past the trees….
Happy eating to all. Pass the cranberries, please.
May your stuffing be tasty, may your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes ‘n gravy have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious, may your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs!
Season’s Greetings from Debra and Ladd
–from Nuttboy
What’s the height of conceit?– Having an orgasm and calling out your own name.
WHAT’S THE FUTURE HOLD–Just wondering,I don’t here too much about the E.P.A. crap that the government will be stuffing up our asses soon. From what I understand,the 2007(?) standards will be so strict that our beloved air cooled motors will be a thing of the past…Any truth to this?
If it is true…The obvious..it will put the “Motor Company” to death(face it..the V-Rod really isn’t that cool), and if that were to happen, it would put a serious hurt to the economy. H-D seems to be the only recession-proof thing out there. What should we do with our money we usually spend on our bikes…buy guns?
–Jeffery Kors
Well said. Actually the only thing that needs monitoring is the population growth. We’ll out live all the regs, goddamnit. Don’t sell your Panhead yet.
POST YOUR OWN BIKE FEATURE ON BIKERNET–It’s almost Turkey Day and I spend most every Thanksgiving with mybest bud since 9th grade, here in Atlanta. I did serious damage atPearl Paint today.I know some of you folks out there had some wild scooter adventuresthis past year. Let’s hear about you, the loyal Bikernet reader for achange-what happened to you.
Check out Reader’s Showcase and tell usabout the mayhem, the tears, and the beers, whether it was on theroad or in the garage. Stories about finding treasure in old barns,the bike you thought would never be finished and your budies allteased you about, the first ride on the new scooter, or themysterious person you met on the bike. The kind of wild tale you hearwhen you’re sitting at the bar on a cold, snowy night, only there arepictures.
You don’t have to be a great writer. You don’t even have tospell or punctuate perfectly. Just type it like you were telling thestory to a friend. Doesn’t have to be long or short. We’re easy.Truth is always stranger than fiction.
Here’s a bike that was recently fed into the Reader’s Showcase area by Wilburn roach. You’ve got to read this one.
–CrazyHorse
BIKERNET FREE CONTEST, SUGGESTION BOX WINNER–I received a kick ass t-shirt yesterday in the mail, that I had won fromyour ass kicking site ( can not say how great this site is). Anyway, Thankyou from the bottom of my RED,WHITE,and BLUE heart!!!I will wear with pride and envy of my riding partners.
Again THANK YOU!!!
Keep up the great work
Keep the scoot full of gas, and haulin ass!
–Bill King
PERFORMANCE MACHING SOFTAIL PROJECT–this scoot began as a bone stock Softail. Check out the tech and what the talented crew of Performance Machine accomplished. Something to think about. The article is listed on the home page. Order a catalog from PM while you’re at it.
AMA THREATENED WITH EXPULSION BY FIM PRESIDENT– The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announcedtoday that it has been threatened with expulsion from the F?d?rationInternationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), the world-wide motorcycle sanctioningbodybased in Geneva, Switzerland, by Francesco Zerbi, President of the FIM.
Zerbi’s threat to expel the AMA, which is the sole U.S. affiliate of theFIM,was contained in a November 20, 2002, letter to AMA President Robert Rasor.Theletter was Zerbi’s response to AMA Pro Racing’s objection to the FIM’seffortsto unilaterally impose its authority, rules and sanction on the 16-event2003AMA Supercross series.
The AMA and AMA Pro Racing have sanctioned Supercross since 1974. Under theterms of a contract with Clear Channel Motorsports, the primary promotingorganization for AMA Supercross, AMA Pro Racing has the exclusive rights tosanction and manage the series. Neither the AMA nor the FIM is party to thatcontract.
The FIM, however, notified AMA Pro Racing that it must conduct those eventsaccording to FIM rules and under the direction of an FIM official. AMA ProRacing’s objection to the FIM’s demands resulted in Zerbi’s expulsionthreat.
“The AMA has been a loyal, supportive member of the FIM for over 30 yearsandhas always placed the interests of motorcycle sport among our highestpriorities. We intend to continue in our role as the national federationrepresenting American motorcyclists to the FIM,” said AMA President Rasor.”Ifthe FIM management persists in this extreme and unjustified approach, we’llvigorously fight those efforts to expel the AMA from the FIM.”
“The AMA agrees with AMA Pro Racing’s position that the FIM lacks theauthorityto hijack AMA Supercross for its own interests,” said Rasor, “and we’llstandbehind AMA Pro Racing’s efforts to use all necessary means to protect AMASupercross, the world’s premier Supercross series, from unwarrantedinterference.”
–from TBear
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November 14, 2002 Part 2
By Bandit |
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SEGAL FINE ART HOLIDAY INCENTIVE PROGRAM–Segal Fine Art is the only organization representing Harley-Davidson licensed artists. There’s a reason why. It’s the finest motorcycle art in the industry by Scott Jacobs, David Uhl and Fritz (that’s his piece, above). You can check out their art prints and 100th anniversary art work at your local dealer.
I’m proud to own this Fritz Piece. It’s stunning and makes me want to ride every time I look at it. Call 800-999-1297 for information or travel to www.segalfineart.com.
HAWAII’S BIGGEST CHARITY EVENT IS COMING– We need as many DONATIONS as we possibly can get. We welcome all types of donations: monetary, products, gift certificates, basically anything we can get. But let me reassure you that all proceeds will go to the charities, HCAP and there program and also for Toys 4 Tots.
On the 1st of December we have our last and biggest run of the year, we get participants from all over the US, different H.O.G. chapters and also the other Islands, it’s like a very mini Sturgis bike week.
It actually starts on Friday with a kick-off party and night run, and Sunday is the big event. Last year it was estimated that over 4,000 bikes where there (Harley’s, Speed bikes, Dirt, and Customs) to participate in the run!!
It will have a Bike Show, Bikini, Tattoo, and Arm Wrestling Contest, and live music from some of Hawaii’s Finest. This year we’ll also have a vendor’s section and a wall of fame, for donators and sponsors. So if you have flyers or even banners we’d be more than happy to display it. It will be held in the Hawaii Convention Center exhibit hall which is over 200,000 square feet, talk about huge!
All toy’s collected will go to the Marine Sgt. Villarreal for the Toys 4 Tots, all monies after hard costs will go to HCAP and the other charities.
Aloha and Mahalo
Darren P.
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CBA/ABATE OF NORTH CAROLINA SWAP MEET– This was the annual fall bike show and swap meet put on by CBA. Billed as the “Biggest Bike Show and Swap Meet in the Carolina’s. A fall day of Deal’s and Wheel’s!! Their website is H-D of Charlotte goes every year to the swap meet. Mike Pullin is in charge of the booth and does a hell of job getting all the shit together for sale. This is of course with help from the “Meanest Woman Alive” and Angela one of our knock out clothing/part’s babes. Lot’s of used part’s were all over the place. Been going to Swap meet’s for a long time. I have to say most of the stuff was not the recycled junk you usually see year in and year out. Hey and it even quit raining for the weekend. Imagine that. It turned out to be a riders dream. It was great fall day in the Caroilina’s to be sure. –Pablo We ran the rest of Paul’s Swapmeet shots in the Bikers’ Rights News page if you want to check on his handywork. BIKERNET’S GUIDE TO INNER STRENGTH–If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills, If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it, If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time, If you can overlook when people take things out on you when, through no fault of yours, something goes wrong, If you can take criticism and blame without resentment, If you can face the world without lies and deceit, If you can conquer tension without medical help, If you can relax without liquor, If you can sleep without the aid of drugs, If you can do all these things,Then you are probably the family dog. –from Ray R. Continued On Page 3
November 21, 2002 Part 4
By Bandit |
Continued From Page 3
WILL THE REAL DUMMY PLEASE STAND UP?– AT&T fired President John Walter after ninemonths, saying he lacked intellectual leadership. He received a $26 millionseverance package.
Perhaps it’s not Walter who’s lacking intelligence.
–from Rogue
NEW PART OF THE WEEK, CYRIL HUZE MIRROR GRIP EXTENSION– Cyril Huze offers new grips (for factory or internal throttle) featuring the possibility to use a mirror on the grip clutch side. This clutch side grip extension bolt on directly on all Cyril Spikee grips (3 designs: smooth, 3-band, twisted). Grip extension and mirror sold separately.
–Cyril Huze KING ADDENDUM–We installed highbars on the King this week and ran the wires through the bars. What a goddamn ordeal. Here’s a comment from our dealership connection: “Wiring through the bars is a pain for sure. Not my favorite thing to do. Now Harley has these heated grips we are putting on for everybody, that shit runs through the bars also.” –Pablo BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–Let’s see what’s new this week… What should I bitch about or what should I be happy for ?? Ah yes ! Daytona….What the hell is wrong with the people there !!! If it wasn’t for both bike events, the turkey Hot Rod thing, Spring Break and the 500… There would be no money coming in..No sir… If you’ve ever been to this beach town between events you might know what I’m talking about,——————————- yeap , like the blank space back there, nothing… Main street is a ghost town. The bike shops are doing their thing but the walls echo when you go in. The hotels drop from $300.00 a night to $65.00 (for the ritzy ones), but some residents are being bothered by the noise !!! Mind you , that horrible noise lasts for 15 days total, so they still have 350 days of peace. Bring it to Puerto Rico, do five whole weeks if you want. I’m sure the people here would not mind a super million buck influx. I know it won’t happen, but what if next March only a couple hundred bikes show up…..I bet my new chopper and Bandit’s Road Kill, that the residents will cry out loud for the bikers to come back. The noise the Chamber of Commerce will make would be louder than Biff&nb! sp;Rub with his new pipes. Then there’s always Orlando, maybe Tampa…Who cares about the beach. It’s a dump anyway. You want beach, you come to the Caribbean. It’s a shame that while cities are trying to attract bikers, the ones that have them try to get rid of them…. If anyone involved in the Bike week thing happens to read this, remember one thing: You are bitching now about bikes, what’s next ? Those damn race cars….Your main income is tourism…. Go ahead, get rid of both Bike events….I dare you…. You will be fucking sorry. I guess you’ve noticed I’m being pretty mild, we’ve been pretty swamped (yeah, so what’s new !) Another WCC is done, my new chopper is receiving a lot of attention, and a Road Kill that will put Bandit’s to shame is about a day away (if our powder coater get’s his ass in gear). We are even shutting down all traveling ’till January. Lucky Thanksgiving is coming up, so we can put solid hours of work with no interruptions. Although I’m heavily pondering the trip to Tahiti with T Bear and some of the Bikernet staff, and maybe another quick visit to the Sunny (yeah right !) shores of California. Not only that but some new plans and a lot more work from my usual forums (Bikernet and The Horse) are leaving this island boy with less hours to sleep…and sleep is sacred! In other words…I’m toast. Anyway…there’s a lot of new projects coming up, lot’s of bikes and articles, so we will do what we have to do while we can…. Man , that Tahiti trip sounds better and better…So goddammit , let’s get to the news…. The Hog Caribbean rally will take place this coming week end, they will leave San Juan for a ride thru the mountains , but most of the event will take place around the southern town of Ponce. I’m sure all the 100th annusversary bikes will be traveling in packs, with their shinny chrome and nice leathers, (while it’s 85 degrees) Guess I will have a lot of stories for next week.. We even had a Road Kill for Bandit, but they gave it to Roy ,the Road captain. I guess his preferred customer card had a higher spending limit…The “Kickoff party” will take place tonight, I think we will pay them a nice visit…after I’m done with this. Billy Lane is building the Easyriders bike for Daytona Bike week (if there’s one) VQ’s awards. Knowing Billy it will be a slap in the face to the mere mortals…With that, the Camel bike, the Discovery bike and every day stuff. Choppers Inc. seems to be as busy as ever (yeah and me bitching, geezz..) Speaking of Discovery, Billy has a Master plan of riding from Boston to Columbus in February…I had some practice last week while in California, but have been standing in front of my fridge, for half an hour stints trying to create some endurance…up to now all I’ve managed is to raise my cold and sinus pill consumption, and calling several nut houses who will take Billy…. Our new Chopper…the beast that will beat Bandit’s Road kill to Sturgis, aka Plata o Plomo ( money or lead) aka Da’ Evil child, is already on the lift. Most of the components are in my possession, with very few things missing… It’s all going according to plans, the Shovel will be the power plant of choice. I’m checking it out right now, and maybe will do some mods for a bit more. “Performance” down the road, the tranny will be a 5-spd Rev Tech with kicker…plus lots of other “surprise components” . The frame is the first of our Caribbean Custom Cycles specials…with a mere 45 degree, 6 inches up and 4″ on the backbone….RIGID ! Soon…grasshopper…soon… Anyway, that’s about it… I know you…(Bikernet’s Caribbean fans) were expecting more…but wait ’till I feel better, (those cold tablets make me groggy). I’ll be back with a vengeance. –Jose, Caribbean Bikernet Report (done between a welding and fitting break) So I take it, you won’t make it on the route 66 Arizona run next weekend? Light weight. BIKERNET FAMILY THERAPY–Women believe if a pet cat strays, it’s because of a lack ofaffection at home. Women believe if a pet dog strays, it’s because of a lack ofaffection at home. Women believe that if a woman strays, it’s because of a lack ofaffection at home. Women believe that if a man strays, it’s because men arescum-sucking, fucking assholes! –from Snivelin’ Steve BIKERNET SUPPORTS DEER SEASON, SHOOT THOSE BASTARDS– I want to get my gun and start shooting. Everyone I know is all about the deer hunting right now. They sit quietly in a tree for hours at a time trying to be still. That is exactly the kind of shit I’ve avoided all my life. I like it loud and moving. If you could still shine those deer I would be more in to it. Drinking at night, riding around in the back of a truck shooting anything that crosses the road is for me. Hell yes. I’m for sure with that. Of course, the man has shut me down on my desires again. The man has a rule against most everything I think is fun. When I’m king of the world it’s going to be a fun place. –The Ozark King MASSACHUSETTS MOTORCYCLISTS QUESTION INSURANCE DISCREPANCIES A motorcyclists’ group has hailed new support from the auto-insurers industry as a major step toward ensuring motorcycle owners get fair access to coverage options, reported the Boston Herald in their October 22 Business News section. The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association claims that insurance policies in the state have for years unfairly treated motorcyclists differently than car drivers, and sent advocates to participate in the insurance industry?s annual rate hearings to voice their concerns. On August 22, 2002, Betsy Lister and Paul Cote appeared and testified at the rate hearings, and distributed written submissions prepared by the MMA requesting that the Insurance Commissioner investigate “unfair, discriminatory, excessive pricing, and violations of public policy involving motorcycle coverages and rates.” Consequently, the auto insurers agreed recently with several key proposals that the motorcyclists’ group sought, though the final decision still rests with state Division of Insurance Commissioner Julie Bowler. –Bill Bish Read the whole AIM/NCOM Rights report in the Bikernet Rights department. And check with DJ (Dana) Coates for Bros Club insurance information. He’s the Bikernet Insurance Expert. We’re also working on an article with Dana on insurance coverage and registration laws from state to state with David Aldridge. Watch for it: DJ (Dana) Coates, BIKERNET DEEP THOUGHTS–….by Jack Handey.The next time you’re having a bad day, imagine this: You’re a Siamese twin. –from Dan NEW FEATURE SPEEDS ACCESSORIES SEARCH ON HARLEY-DAVIDSON.COM– Harley-Davidson has added a more convenient way to browse the 4,500 accessories cataloged on its consumer website, harley-davidson.com. Beginning in October, the Genuine Motor Accessories section of the site will be organized by model and year, so users can view a catalog of accessories designed for each Harley-Davidson model from 1984 to present, making it much easier to look at items for a particular bike. For almost as long as Harley-Davidson has been building world-class motorcycles, it has been creating the finest collection of motorcycle parts and accessories for those bikes. However, the huge volume of items offered in the Genuine Motor Accessories and Genuine Motor Parts print and online catalogs can make it difficult to locate specific items. Now there are three convenient ways to navigate the Genuine Motor Accessories catalog on harley-davidson.com: by specific vehicle year and model, by specific product names or part number, or by model family. Harley-Davidson’s online catalog is the key source for the most current information on new accessory introductions as well as updates on existing accessories. Accessories can be added to the user’s shopping cart or to their wish list, which can then either be printed or sent via e-mail to any Harley-Davidson dealership. DON’T FORGET TO ORDER A PERFORMANCE MACHINE CATALOG–Performance Maching is now apart of the Bikernet Crew. Check their site and order a catalog. THAT’S ALL FOLKS–Above is a shot of the shrunken FXR during precision measurment taking. Giggie from Compu-fire is working on the mid-controls and needed a specific measurment. There you have it. Bikernet advanced technology. I had been summoned to perform jury service as a good citizen no less than a dozen times. It’s not that I don’t want to carry out my duty, but deadlines always jump into lane leading to the courthouse. They finally snatched me and I was forced to show up or stand up in court to defend myself to avoid the fine. I was picked for a trial and fought the crowded corridors to reach the court room. Lots of waiting around until we were called into the drab paneled room with the insignia of the city of Long Beach perched heavily over the judge’s head. He gave us a sheet of paper containing questions he would ask that indicated, if you answered positively to each one, that you weren’t a human being, but a legal spounged. If squeezed you would cough up a verdict. The judge told us the charge, but is was unclear, as if he read the code number without description, so I asked again, “What’s this guy charged with?”Now the truth bolted forth, “Cocaine possession.” I gulped. I dislike most drug laws. I’ve watched numerous lives ruined due to ridiculous drug restrictions. The questioning began. Ultimately the judge reached me and I confessed to my dislike of strident drug statutes. Then the prosecutor opened up on me. I told her that sitting in the jury booth reminded me of memories from 25 years ago when friends’ lives were ruined over drugs. The judge cut me loose. Back to the waiting room. I think I propped open a door, because other jurers began to confess. One said in court that he smoked pot on the weekends. He was also asked to leave and probably followed to his car. Just being there made me nervous. I was finally cut loose in time to pick up my jet-hot coated pipes for Monday’s dyno test. Have a helluva weekend and stay out of court, will ya. –Bandit
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But you only have one ass.
Feel better?
November 21, 2002 Part 3
By Bandit |
Continued From Page 2
BIKERNET OZARK REPORT–NEW BIKES RULE–Just a few years ago, maybe four at the most, I had the newest bike of most of my friends. Now, everyone has a new bike. Philip just bought him a dyna. It’s not new but it only has about 1500 miles on it.
He’s been saying he was going to get it but he finally worked it all out on Friday. He’s a big guy. 6’2 or 3 and about 325. He has this little Panhead bike he built that’s a tiny little bike. He always looked strange being that big on such a tiny bike. You had it on the website for a trophy he won at the ABATE swap meet last year.
Anyway, his girl is a big girl and the Pan didn’t have a seat and the fender stopped at his ass, so there was no way even a tiny girl like my girl could ride on it. He and his girl came over Friday night on the dyna and we went riding. this bike is not much bigger than the pan but it has a seat for two. They used every bit of that seat, and both were hanging over the ends. It was funny as hell and, every time we would stop they would both bitch about the conditions. I laughed my ass off all night.
It was freezing cold and we were all decked in winter stuff and that just added more size to us. We rode out to Miss kittys, to the river, over to Rodneys shop, and anywhere Philip thought he might see someone to show his bike to. It was a great time.
I don’t know why everyone is buying new bikes at the beginning of winter. They paid the same price that they were going to pay in the spring. Now everyone wants to go riding. My chaps will see plenty of action this year. At least I hope so…
–Ozark Ed
BRAZILIAN CHAPERONES RIDE HARLEYS– They share their name -“batedores” – with the pioneers who once hacked their wayinto the depths of the Brazilian rain forest with machetes,opening paths through the dense tropical undergrowth.
But the 138 men and two women who serve under Capt. S?rgioMerlo of the S?o Paulo military police as motorcycleoutriders wield no knives. They slice, instead, through thechaos of S?o Paulo astride shiny scarlet-and-whiteHarley-Davidson Police Road Kings, clearing the way for thelimousined entourage of whichever president, princess orrock star is in town.
Their reward? Apart from a modest $300 salary, snapshotswith the stars – Michael Jackson even asked for a uniform -who most Brazilians could only dream of meeting.
In a city with 18 million people, five million cars and10,000 miles of mostly pothole-pocked tarmac, theirs is anear-Herculean task. At rush hour, over 60 miles of snarledtraffic is the norm.
So traumatizing is S?o Paulo traffic that C?cero Barrosmakes his living off a chain of driving schools he foundedthat offer workshops with psychologists to drivers whoalready have their license, but are too scared to brave S?oPaulo traffic.
“The mood in traffic is so hostile that some people developmore than fear,” he said. “It becomes a phobia.”
So Captain Merlo’s outriders need a mix of courage, guileand patience to carve through the traffic. Unlike policemotorbike escorts in other large cities, they are much morethan ornamental. Yet they do not have the luxury of sealingoff whole routes to let a dignitary’s convoy pass.
“If any of my officers totals a bike” – which retail inBrazil for $28,000 – “he’ll be paying it off for the restof his life,” Captain Merlo said.
Hence the forceful style of the “hackers” in traffic.
“They ride by with one boot raised as if they were ready tokick in the car door,” said Aylton Jelmayer, 52, who hasbeen driving taxis in S?o Paulo for 32 years. “But I guessthey have to be like that. Here you see cases where thetraffic won’t pull aside even for an ambulance with itssirens on.”
–from TBear
BIKERNET AUSTRALIAN REPORTER TAKES LEAVE OF ABSENCE– This will come as a shock to those of you who know me well, but I have made the monumental decision to take a complete year off.
There are a number of reasons, but the major contributor to my decision has been my involvement with a guerrilla group in Bolivia, who are fighting for freedom and justice against unbelievable odds.
I have been communicating with this group for several months, and now finally will join them. I know most of you will think I am totally crazy but I have not made this decision lightly.
Nothing you can say or do will stop me doing what I truly believe in.
I hope to see you again when the battle is won…..
–Ray R.
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HAWAIIAN EVENT COMIN’– Our event is 2 weeks away!! And we’d like to thank all those who donated and supported us, Very Much!! And those that couldn’t we’d like to thank you also for your time.
Roy Gomez,Hawaiian Dragons MC,And the TOYS 4 TOTS Committee…. We’d all like to say MAHALO NUI LOA!!! Thank you very much and have a safe Holiday Season, God Bless……..
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ENGLISH JOURNALIST LOOKING FOR A HORSE–Hi Rogue,Been home 10 days and its rained for 9 of them.I have a favour to ask. After an initial contact with The Horse BC via email when they showed interest in my work I’ve sent about 10 e-mails to them since Aug this year, but have not had a reply. Your buddy Bandit seems to be tight with them, maybe you could ask him to ask them if they are receiving my mails and if so why they aren’t answering them. I have a lot of material that’s very much their style – Pan, Knuck and Shovel chops, plus a few Brits and nasty Japs, both from the US and the UK and Europe and the text that’s already written for the features is very much their anti-Yuppie biker style.
I could send the features to Crossroads as they use my material already almost every month, but they would cut all of the sarcasm and acerbic nuances out of the text as it’s not really their style – and anyway, I have enough ‘nice’ HOG-type features for them to use.
I’d very much like to get these features published in the Horse, (and it’s not just the money as they’ve already told me that they don’t pay much, I really like the mag), but for whatever reasons they don’t answer my e-mails. I’ve included a sample text and a couple of jpegs of a rigid Shovel so that you can see that the features I’m talking about would fit the Horse format,
Any pull you have with these people would be appreciated, Regards,
–Bob
Geno will receive a dynamite laden missive in tomorrow’s mail.
BIKERNET FIRE CHIEF CHECKIN’ IN–I’ll be you didn’t know that the Bikernet compound is so large we have our own fire department. Karl Keierleber is the chief. For the last ten years he was the Chief of the Fire Department in Scottsdale, Arizona. He rode with me and Myron Larrabee, Mr. Easyriders, to Sturgis two years in a row. He has recently accepted the position as the Bikernet Fire Chief. His duty generally is to put out fires between the staff members. Here’s a note from the man:
Into an Irish pub comes Paddy Murphy, looking like he’d just been run over by a train. His arm is in a sling, his nose is broken, his face is cutand bruised and he’s walking with a limp.
“What happened to you?” asks Sean, the bartender.
“Jamie O’Conner and me had a fight,” says Paddy.
“That little shit, O’Conner,” says Sean,”he couldn’t do that to you, he must have had something in his hand.”
“That he did,” says Paddy,”a shovel is what he had, and a terrible lickin’ he gave me with it.”
“Well,” says Sean,”you should have defended yourself, didn’t you have something in your hand?”
“That I did,” said Paddy. “Mrs. O’Conner’s breast, and a thing of beauty it was, but useless in a fight.”
–Karl
IN MEMORIUM OF LOU TRACHTENBERG OF STD DEVELOPMENT–Nov. 18th, Chatsworth, CA- Lou Trachtenberg, 52, owner and founder ofSTD Development in Chatsworth, CA, passed away unexpectedly this weekendfrom yet to be determined causes after falling ill and beinghospitalized the day before. Lou had a history of medical problemsincluding kidney failure, which had been resolved 3 years earlier with akidney transplant donation from one of his company employees.
Located in Chatsworth, Ca, STD Development was founded by Lou in 1975. Aspecialist in race car engine building who also had a passion forHarleys, Low saw the need in the Harley market for much strongerreplacement Harley cases for use in high performance applications. Hisnew company was started by designing, building and offering the firstever complete set of performance replacement cases for the American BigTwin. Over the years the STD product line grew to include performancehead assemblies, transmissions, and now complete engine and drive trainassemblies. Lou took pride in building what are renown to be among thestrongest, best performing products for the American V-Twin market.
An honest, no bull kind of guy with a great sense of humor, Lou wasloved and respected by everyone who knew him. In his Last Will, Lou leftSTD company ownership to his employees who will continue running thecompany with the same pride in the products they build.
Any information regarding a memorial ceremony for Lou Trachtenberg,expected to be held later this week, will be noted on the STD websiteat: www.STDdevelopment.com or friends can phone STD Development at(818) 998-0210.
–from TBear
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November 21, 2002 Part 2
By Bandit |
Continued From Page 1
HELEN WOLFE’S BREAK FROM THE NEWS–Suzanne’s new roommate and long time friend MARYANN had her 27th birthday party Saturday night. They had a grunge garage band, and while the music started a little late, the cops came and stopped us a little early, right after they returned from the second keg fetch.
The redhead is MaryAnn, the long-haired gal in black is Suzanne’s daughter, a champion pole dancer (she said she’ll find ya some pics). Lil Leslie, our printer at work, is the short one (I’d say with the buzz on, but we all did so its moot).
–Helen
THE MAN’S CODE–How many men does it take to open a beer? “None”!!! It should be opened by the time she brings it.
CAN YOU SAY “HOLY CRAP!”–You would say that because there’s only 34 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS!!! Now all at once, HOLY CRAP! Yeah, uh huh. I leave you alone for a few weeks and you forget all about your loved ones. You come here to Bikernet to read the news, look at the babes, ogle the bikes, no wait, that’s ogle the babes and look at the bikes. Anyway, I’m back to save the day. In addition to our own Gulch Gift shop, I’m gonna give a few banner links of other places you can go to purchase online for Christmas gift giving and shopping anytime.
JOKER MACHINE APPAREL–These guys have shirts and hats that are the shits. Not to mention their models are tasty. You’ll wanna check them out just for the babes alone. But while you’re in there I’m sure you’ll find something you’ll like, or something you can give as a gift. In the Gulch–
HA Leather–Joe’s products speak for themselves. Not to mention the customer service you get from Lori. They really know leather and how to make you a satisfied customer when you put your trust in them for your leather riding gear. Check em’ out! In the Gulch
HOT BIKE HOT SAUCE– These nice people sent us a bottle to test and I loved it! It has an orange sort of tangy taste. Bandit thought it wasn’t hot enough, but I was informed they were working on a hotter sauce. This first product was directed to a more general audience but next time they’ll go for the gusto. Can you say “flaming asshole?” Click on their banner for a visit and tell ’em Bikernet sent you.
STRAIGHT PIPEZ–Great Stuff For Real Bikers. These guys have T-shirts with attitude, hats and tanks & thongs for the women. Give them a visit and see if they have something in your size and style!
See ya!
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PROTEST AGAINST MOTORCYCLE RALLY PRECEDES PERMIT REQUEST–By CHRISTINE GIRARDIN, crgirardin@naplesnews.com(Florida). Early plans for a daylong motorcycle rally in Bonita Springs are attracting the kind of interest the rally’s organizer could do without. Protesters are contacting City Council members and writing letters to local newspapers to register opposition to the event, even though organizer Luke McGinnis hasn’t yet submitted the paperwork asking the city to permit the rally.
McGinnis wants to have an afternoon motorcycle rally at the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track in Bonita Springs in April. He thinks that, with direct marketing to affluent, over age 40 riders in Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties, the event could attract 2,000 to 3,000 riders eager to meet with fellow motorcycle enthusiasts.
AT A GLANCE
Luke McGinnis will present his plan for the daylong motorcycle rally and application for a special event permit at the Special Events Committee meeting at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, at city administrative offices, 9220 Bonita Beach Road, building B, suite 203.
Bonita resident Bob Hall wrote his concerns in an e-mail to Mayor Paul Pass, who is an avid motorcyclist and now works for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles in Naples.
“Certainly you must realize that when an event of this type occurs, families will avoid Bonita Springs like the plague. Bikefest is not the image that we want in Bonita Springs,” Hall wrote. Bonita resident Pat Mansfield opposes the plan, citing the gridlock it could create on U.S. 41, Bonita Beach Road and Interstate 75.
BIKERNET LOVE TAPS– What’s the fastest way to a man’s heart?
Through his chest with a sharp knife.
–from CarlR
ROAD KING ADDENDUM–New oil cooler part number. In the Holiday P&A guide the P/N for the cooler are 62895-03 for chrome mount ($419.95) & 62817-03 ($399.95) for the silver mount.
The silver mount could be powder coated to match your black engine. Chrome suck’s especially for anything to do with the oil system!!!!!!
— Pablo
P.S. If your headed out to the Sunland (AZ) and have time, stop in Mesa and check out my buddy’s place. BLACKMAGIC MOTORSPORTS. His shop # is 480-668-6886, cell 602-524-3968. Worth a visit for sure. His name is John Hopkins Jr. Really good people with some great talent.
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