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Read More June 13, 2002 Part 2
By Bandit |
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OFFICIAL BIKERNET REAL ESTATE AGENT–We made a determined effort to find a bike riding agent to handle a real estate deal to provide flop houses for traveling readers and bikernet staff. Of course she wants us to go for a ride first–to the 100th anniversary of H-D. Here’s Carol Gilles latest notion:”Maybe it’s not Irwindale, but California Speedway? Or something..anyway,that’t the 100th Anniversary tour stop in Calif – Sept 6-8? Check outwww.hog.com.Arizona – different in the North than the Southern Desert.Consider your ride a “treat/reward” after you’ve done some good writing.”
“By the way, I won’t give up on you Bandit.I hang on, until my customers “buy or die”.Enjoy your rides & be safe!”
Carol Gilles
The RealEstate Group
310-540-5231
email: Carol@CarolGilles.com
Carol’s Great website: www.carolgilles.com
Subject: A truly great moon shot!
BIKERNET WORLD REPORT–Thanks again for letting me borrow your photos for my dad’s MS BIBI website.They are great quality and really add a lot to the site, even though theyare photos of your trip and not my dad’s! I’m waiting for him to send mesome.
I’m curious about the end of your voyage. Your log doesn’t really say whenit was that you arrived in Houston after the adventure. I suspect that youand my dad may have even crossed paths in Houston! He was boarding the BIBIon the 9th of April and he said that the LEON had just returned to port fromthe Far East. What day did you disembark?
Regards,
Dan
I wrote to Dan that we plan to post the last segment tomorrow.–Bandit
RICHARD PROJECT FRUSTRATION AND MAGNETO ARTICLE UPDATE–Just got back from a short ride. This thing pulls like a freight train , I don?t think I have ever ridden anything with this kind of rip your arms out of the socket, spin the back tire on shifting at a sedate 2300 RPMs, in my life . It feels like ya have an angry monster that really doesn?t want ya there.
I did have to spend some time rebolting the bike back together but I realize it will take a month to work the bugs out.
I am working on the Joe Hunt article tonight. If all goes well you should have by mid week.
–Richard
RUN FOR BREATH IS COMING–Here’s a shot of the bike show plaques for the Run For Breath that Bikernet is sponsoring along with Harley-Davidson of Charlotte, North Carolina on July 28. It’s a one day poker run, party and sharp bike show with all the proceeds going to the American Lung Association for their kids program.
Mike Pullin, the employee of the decade at Charlotte H-Dand his girlfriend Meanest who is the godmother to all childern born in the south founded the Run For Breath after Mike’s son, Justin Pullin died of Asthma complication five years ago. It’s a helluva show with bands and activities all day. Contact the dealership for more information.Apes for news
HORSE REPORT–We’re featuring a Pan from The Sheriff in Sweden next month. It has highbars on it similar to this classic shot from Kozik.We have a great story from him on chopper history in Frisco–shows some great B&W shots from the 50’s-early 60’s.
–Geno
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June 13, 2002 Part 1
By Bandit |
On the home front we picked up the Shrunken FXR project from Dr. John in Anaheim. He did a masterful job of pulling the neck back 3.5 inches. Next we will strip away the swingarm from the RevTech 6-speed transmission and shorten it by almost 2 inches. We are working with Urs Gretener (Carrosserie or Coach Builders) for hand made sheet metal and exhaust. He recently developed an exhaust system for Yamaha that increased the horsepower of one model by 40 percent, out doing the Vance and Heinz competition by 20 percent. He used 14 gauge tubing on this particular system and at least 16 gauge metal on his other exhaust systems for a stronger, better sounding units. We better get to the news:
BIKERNET ON LIFE–
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 Dr. Nuttboy
THE HOLLISTER REPORT–HOLLISTER FOREVER is back up. They can getthere on
It’s still happenin’on Main St.FridayNite, July 5th till Sun. Campin’at Bolado Park all week long. Iwill be jammin’all week long. Lookin’for my next Ex’Ol’Lady between myfavorite bars that is: Ocean Thunder, in Monterey; Mom’n Pops, in SanJuan; 19th Hole, Tres Pinos, near Bolado.
–Ride On! Wino Joe,USA
HACKASAW TECH–We’re looking forward to tech tips from the infamous Hackasaw. Let us know what type of techs will make your day.In addition Frank Kaisler will soon launch into several techs with Avon on wide tire installations. Check the Avon department for our current techs.
MILLION MOTORCYCLE MEMORIAL RIDE FOR THE VICTIMS OF 9/11 DEDICATED TO THE MEMORIES OF THOSE KILLED ON 9/11. The World Trade Center Miracles Foundation is working to establish endowments that meet the needs of families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks. “America’s Ride” is a 10-day motorcycle ride across the United States in memory of those killed on 9/11. Its goal is to raise funds to aid thefinancial recovery of those who lost loved ones in the attacks. The ride will depart San Diego on September 2, 2002 and arrive in NewYork City, Washington DC and Pennsylvania on the anniversary of the attack.
PLANS FOR AMERICA’S RIDE WILL BE UNVEILED BYTHE KNIGHTS OF FIRE AND OTHER MOTORCYCLE GROUPS. CEREMONIES WILL INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION OF CHECKS TO VICTIMS’ FAMILIES BY WTC MIRACLES FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN MITCHELL MORRISON.
CONTACT: For more information call Mark Hopkinson at (561) 750-9800, EXT. 15. E-MAIL: mhopkinson@transmediagroup.com
BIKERNET ON FAMILY COUNSELING–Angelina and Giuseppe were standing before the judge in divorce court.
Angelina says: “Your honor, we benna marry 25 yearsana Giuseppe he’always picka his nose ana when we maka love he’sa never letsa me on top. I just canna taka dis anymore.”
The judge listens solemnly then addresses Giuseppe. “Giuseppe, isa dis true. You always a picka your nose and you never let Angelina on top? What you gotta say fora yourself?”
Giuseppe says, “Well your honor, itsa true. I picka my nose a lot and,yeah, Angelina, I tella her she’sa gotta be on da bottom. Itsa all go’sa back to when I’ma young boy. My poppa, he’sa very smarta man. I always follow ev’ryting he say. My poppa one day he says, “Giuseppe, I gotta tella you da two main secrets ofa hava successful life. Number one, you always keepa your nose clean. Ana number two, don’t screw up.”
BIKERNET BIKE SHOW WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY–Here’s the esteemed winners. You can check out each bike in the Bike Show area. It’s free to enter your bike and trophies and valuable prizes are awarded to each winner monthly. Check ’em out and congratulations to the winners–Bandit.
In The “Buell” Category
ganuka
Stoddard , Wi
In The “Factory Custom” Category
TRAVLR
The Woodlansds , Texas
In The “Open Class” Category
Scott (Elwood) Essex
Stockbridge , Ga.
In The “Pro-Street” Category
Doug
Lawrenceville , Ga
In The “Radical Custom” CategoryRick ShornakBerkley , MI
In The “Rat” Category
Tjebbe
Ede , –
In The “Ridden” Category
THE Freak
Freaksville , TX
In The “Sportster” Category
Rick Webb
Clinton Township , MI
In The “Street Custom-Stock” Category
Raul Navarro
Brooklyn, NY
In The “Vintage” Category
Jeff Mckelvey
Bayville , NJ
In The “Vintage Chopper” Category
Todster
Ohio
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June 6, 2002 Part 4
By Bandit |
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Entrepreneur revs up motorcycle museum
Art Popham; News Tribune columnist
With all the hoopla over the proposed LeMay car museum, Tacoma has paid little attention to another noteworthy vehicle museum.
The Pioneer Museum of Motorcycles & Conference Center will break ground Sept. 25 and open in fall 2003, if all goes according to plan. The museum, an $8 million to $10 million private project, now seems a certainty for the industrial east side of Thea Foss Waterway.
Marty Moloney, driving force behind the motorcycle museum, now declares his project will definitely happen in the very near future.
“Until now, I’ve kept this very low-key,” Moloney said. “Now, let’s go for it because this is certain. It’s a real, real reality.”
Moloney is making a major commitment to this endeavor. He has already sunk some $2.7 million of his own money and equity into the project. He emphasizes Pioneer Museum of Motorcycles will be an entirely private venture, with no city or state money. He says he has private capital sources in the Puget Sound area.
Since 1996, Moloney has acquired 6.5 acres of L-shaped property at East Third Street between East D and F streets. He isn’t done spending his own money.
The three-floor, 51,000-square-foot museum will be built on the property’s waterfront at 326 E. D St. In addition to 90 parking spaces on that land, a covered breezeway will connect to a 250-stall parking lot on F Street.
BIKE RIDERS MAKE THE FRONT PAGE OF LA TIMES–Yesterday there was an article about bike riders. It compares the “For years, the biking world was dominated by the Harley-Davidson crowd, most of them older,…a more laid back generation of bikers… riders who prize the freedom and camaraderie of the road.”, as compared to younger riders, “…who can buy a bike for less than $10K…half the price of Harleys…, that reaches speeds of over 200MPH,…faster than a NASCAR. Police admit they are outmatched by the powerful machines.”
–from Nuttboy
BIKERNET NASA REPORT– When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball-point pens would not work in 0 gravity. To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 C.
The Russians used a pencil.
Enjoy paying your taxes.
–from Kris B.
“OUTLAWS” INSPIRE NEW BREED OFCOUNTER-CULTURE PATRIOTISM!–book review.Celebrate The 4th Of July With The Authors Of “Why We Rule.”
“Patriots come in all shapes and sizes,” points out Rob Cohen , one of the authors of the new book,Why We Rule: 101 Reasons To Love Our Country (HarperCollins), now in stores nationwide, just in time forFourth of July.
“In the wake of 9/11, patriotism was mostly represented by folks like Rush Limbaugh,” adds co-authorDavid Wollock. “Just because you have tattoos or piercings, or don?t support everything our governmentdoes, doesn?t mean you don?t love your country. We wanted to illustrate why guys like us might want towave the flag. To us, the Ramones and rap music are as American as one of those Sousa marches or?God Bless America.??
Accordingly, Cohen and Wollock ? two progressive, well-educated, pop culture addicts ? came upwith a 225-page salute to what, in their opinion, makes America great, from Plymouth Rock to Kid Rock.Why We Rule! pays tribute to U.S. civil liberties (speech, religion, porn), inventions (the internet, thePost-It), heroes (Abe Lincoln, Madonna), sports (baseball, naked Twister), monuments (The Statue ofLiberty, World?s Largest Ball of Twine), and achievements (first to the moon, worldwide leaders in saltproduction.) The book has been praised as both “a counter-culture history book” and a “patrioticcelebration for folks who don?t necessarily like that crap.”
FLYING SOUTHWEST AIRLINES– A mother and her son were flying Southwest Airlines from Kansas City to Chicago.The son (who had been looking out the window) turned to his mother and asked, “Ifbig dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don’t big planes have babyplanes?”??
The mother (who couldn’t think of an answer) told her son to ask the stewardess.So the boy asked the stewardess, “If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have babycats, why don’t big planes have baby planes?”
The stewardess responded, “Did your mother tell you to ask me?”
The boy admitted that this was the case.
“Well, then, tell your mother that there are no baby planes because Southwest alwayspulls out on time. Your mother can explain that.”
–from Miss Kris
MAGNETO TECH COMING–Damn I love it when things start going together?. I will be doing a tech article on how the Pros @ hunt magnetos rebuild mags on wed. should be finished for thurs? Also think this would be a good article to cross over to the HORSE.
Ride safe & Damn I miss the RedBall that thing spoiled me.
–Richard
The RedBall touring chopper is up for Auction on Ebay currently–Bandit.
DIXIE RIDER REPORT– Thanks for attending the 2nd annual Iron Cavalry Reunion in Helen last week! We had a blast. Jimmie Van Zant brought down the house. Pat Savage was a no-show, but I understand he had some transportation trouble. But, honestly, we hardly missed him because Dan Plowden picked up the ball and gave us a night to remember! (well, some of you will remember, the rest probably don’t need to remember!)
Anyway, I wasn’t writing to brag about the weekend, I’m asking a favor. I’ve been getting several e-mails a week asking about new and unique poker run ideas. I know you folks in the South have found ways to make boring poker runs exciting. If you’ll send me your unique poker run, I’ll either publish it or put it on the web site and give you or your club credit. Not that you’ll gain any monetary value from your generosity, but I’ll buy you a beer at the next event you and I attend!?
Send me your unique poker run ideas asap.?
The pictures for the Reunion will be on the site soon so if you attended and are interested in seeing them, give us about a week. As for the Photographer from Easyriders/Biker Magazine that was there, Rogue tell me to look for the article sometime next year in the May or June issue.
–Scott Cochran
Editor Dixie Rider Motorcycle News
www.dixierider.com
High Speed Divorce Agreement– A married couple are driving along a highway doing sixty mph, the wifebehind the wheel.
Her husband suddenly looks over at her and says, “Honey, Iknow we’ve been married for twenty years, but I want a divorce.”
The wifesays nothing but slowly increases speed to seventy mph.
He then says, “I dont?want you to try to talk me out of it, because I’ve been having an affairwith your best friend, and she’s a better lover than you are.”
Again the wife stays quiet but speeds up as her anger increases. “I want thehouse,” he insists, pressing his luck. Again the wife speeds up, to eightymph.
He says, “I want the car, too,” but she just drives faster and faster. Bynow she’s up to ninety mph.
“All right,” he says, “I want the bank accounts,and all the credit cards, too.”
The wife slowly starts to veer toward abridge overpass piling.
This makes him a bit nervous, so hesays, “Isn’t there anything you want?”
The wife says, “No, I’ve got everything I need.”
“Oh, really,” he says, “so what have you got?”
Right before they??slam into the wall at a hundred mph, the wife smiles and says,??”The airbag.”
–from Miss Kris
THE WALL–The first time I touched?my uncle’s name on The Wall, I received an electric shock that spun me around & left me on the ground, sobbing. When The Wall That Heals was in Moscow in 1998, its caretakers told me that many people have felt the same jolt of energy. Perhaps the story by Patrick Camunes is more than just fiction.—-Miss Kris
We’re going to see if we can run the story about the “Reflections” painting of the Vietnam Wall. Watch for it. –Bandit
Bikernet Philosophy Quiz of the Day–An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one-question final exam after a semester dealing with a broad array of topics. The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk, and wrote on the board, “Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist.”
Fingers flew, pencils scratched, and erasers erased in furious fashion. They filled blue book after blue book. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour, attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of the class, however, was up and finished in less than a minute.
Weeks later when the grades were posted, the rest of the group wondered how he could have received an “A” when he had barely written anything at all. What did he write, they asked.
The answer: “What chair?”
–from Nuttboy
LACONIA REPORT CONTINUES–Greetings from Bikers-Links.com www.bikers-links.com. LACONIA IS HERE! In less than a week it’s time to head up to NH foranother year. LACONIA MOTORCYCLE WEEK www.laconiamcweek.comThis is the official site for Bike Week and is full of all the news andevents you will need to get around. Their booth is located by the LobsterPound and is full of souveniers, runs and events for the week!
STANDING MAN www.standing-man.comThis band rocks! They will be appearing Sunday June 9-Wednesday June 12atOriental Gardens. Lead singer Stan (formerly of Jet City) fronts the Bandand can be found at several biker bars in the MA/NH area. Check out theirwebsite for more info on material and future dates!
BROKEN SPOKE SALOON www.brokenspokesaloon.comYes once again the Spoke is up again as one of our choices. Jay and thecrew have been doing this long enough to know what bikers like. No covercharge-No waiting in lines-Reasonable prices-and awesome bands. See theJimmy Van Zant Band (first cousin to Johnny, Donnie, and the late andlegendary Ronnie Van Zant brothers) appearing June 13-15. This band packsem in as they bring back all the old Lynyrd Skynyrd songs. I’m stillwaiting for the video they shot last year! And don’t forget the lovelySarah at one of the beer tubs-she’s usually workin all week and alwayshaving a good time! Also when your around the spoke stop by the”Tamarack”on the corner next door and see Eddie for a “Lucious Lobster Roll” Theyjust broke 2000’s record of 830 sold in one day by 2001’s new record of881! GUNSTOCK www.gunstock.com/motorcycle
If your going to the Hill Climb on Wednesday or any of their other eventsduring the week your infos here! It’s always a great time.
A LACONIA BIKE WEEK VIDEO www.friendlyproductions.com/laconia_.htmI met these guys several times filming all over. Its always a good ideatograb a video of the events to see everything you missed-or just forgot!Best of luck to Bill and his crew and looking forward to another one thisyear!
Thanks to all the webmasters who put together some great sites forusto enjoy. If you know of any that havn’t taken advantage of our FREE LINKto our site please let em know to log on at www.bikers-links.com
— John, Bikers-Links.com
MYSTERY E-MAIL–
1800 727 6767??Toll Free in USA or ?call 1 408 727 6767????or E-Mail Also diagnoses ; Harley-Davidson Ducati Moto-Guzzi Cagiva MV-Agusta Laverda Bimota GAS-GAS Piagggio
–Mike Colburn
NEWS FROM WHITEHORSE PRESSWe’re often asked about our bestselling products. What’s hot and new rightnow? A small, inexpensive, black vinyl pouch (1 x 2 inches) called theMotorcycle Information Carrier System ($1.99 each or six for $10) is flyingout the door, and it might just save your life or that of a riding friend!http://www.WhitehorsePress.com/Email.asp?CN=50245&EN=en0205&ID=info You mayhave read about it in the current issues of Rider magazine, BMW Owners Newsor Motorcycle Product News.
Designed to be affixed unobtrusively to the outside of a rider’s helmet, theMotorcycle Information Carrier System includes a tear-resistant, waterproofdata form on which you fill out your personal medical information (familycontacts, doctor’s name, medical/ surgical history, medications, allergies,etc.). The form is then inserted into the pouch, which measures just 1 inchby 2 inches, and displays both a warning to first-responders of the dangersassociated with helmet removal and an arrow showing where to find the dataform. http://www.WhitehorsePress.com/Email.asp?CN=50245&EN=en0205&ID=info
— Aliens Two aliens landed in the West Texas desert near an abandoned gas station. They approached one of the gas pumps, and one of the aliens addressed it: Greetings, we come in peace. Take us to your leader. The gas pump, of course, didn’t respond. The alien repeated the greeting. There was no response.
The alien, annoyed by what he perceived to be the gas pump’s haughty attitude, drew his ray gun, and said impatiently, “Greetings, Earthling. We come in peace. How dare you ignore us in this way! Take us to your leader, or I’ll fire!”
The other alien shouted to his comrade, “No, you don’t want to make him mad!”
But before he finished his warning, the first alien fired. There was a huge explosion that blew both of them 200 feet into the desert, where they landed in a heap. When they finally regained consciousness, the one who fired turned to the other one and said, “What a ferocious creature. It damn near killed us!
How did you know it was so dangerous?”
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my travels through the galaxy … any guy who can wrap his penis around himself twice and then stick it in his own ear, is someone you shouldn’t mess with.
–from Chris T.
DEALS OF THE WEEK– We have 2 machines available. The motorcycle for the man, istruly an imaginative ride. The machine for the “Little Lady” is practicaland easyon fuel. They each make a lot of noise. We are taking offers, now. “jerry windsor” “Everything is fine. You have nothing to worry about,” said HomelandSecurity Director Tom Ridge during a televised press conference. “Still,just to be 100 percent on the safe side, I would urge all Americans to keepthese life vests on at all times.” Ridge said he was not at liberty to divulge the specific reason forthe unprecedented national life-jacket distribution, but he insisted thatthe move is “merely a minor precautionary measure.” “To say exactly what these life vests are for would not be in thebest interests of national security, but I promise that this is notindicative of any serious threat,” Ridge said. “The best thing for everyoneto do is simply go about their normal lives. With their life vests on, ofcourse.” Ridge went on to say that, in addition to the life jackets,citizens should keep the accompanying kits-containing a packet offluorescent-orange marker dye, shark-repellent pellets, and three magnesiumflares-on their person at all times. Citizens have reacted to the federal mandate with equal partscuriosity and consternation. “I’m not sure I like this,” said Dan Speigel, a Seattle advertisingexecutive. “Why do I have to wear this thing on the bus when I go to work-abus, I might add, which is now equipped with side pontoons and driven by auniformed Coast Guard officer?” “On the subway today, the announcer guy said that our seat cushionscan be used as flotation devices,” said Danielle Uris of New York City.”When did they start saying that?” During a Tuesday appearance on Larry King Live, Vice-President DickCheney stressed that the life-vest distribution has nothing to do with thecurrent state of world affairs. “This move was not done in anticipation of any sort of terrorist attack,”Cheney said. “That’s ridiculous. If only you were privy to the specifics ofthe closed-door meeting I had this morning with President Bush, Tom Ridge,Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State Powell, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, CIAdirector George Tenet, and several leading State Department meteorologists,you would know just how silly and unfounded those fears are.” Added Cheney: “The U.S. has received no threats at any time in thepast 22 hours, so you can all just relax.” “I expect every citizen to do his duty and be brave,” Bush said.”Good night, and God bless the United Aquatic States of Hydro-America.” JUST ABOUT HAPPY HOUR–There’s a drop of Jack still in the bottle. It’s been calling to me all afternoon. Yesterday at my IMB martial arts class, the master Bruce attempted to kill all five of us in a horrendous endurance test. One of the toughest workouts I had ever encountered, on top of a slight groin injury while riding my Panhead last weekend. One student, a young Los Angeles police officer couldn’t hang and slipped out the back door. I’m still stiff as a dried and cracked tire, but ready for the weekend. Next week we will retrieve Nuttboy’s shrunken FXR frame and go to work. It should be a good one. In the meantime, have a helluva weekend.–Bandit
WASHINGTON, DC-Assuring the nation that “there is no need for alarm,”the Office of Homeland Security issued all U.S. citizens life jackets forsome unexplained reason Monday.
Above: Life-jacketed pedestrians cross a busy intersection inManhattan.
Above: A police officer patrols Brooklyn in the new NYPD uniform
June 6, 2002 Part 3
By Bandit |
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THE TED REPORT–well the weather has been nice lately. it’s hot in the afternoon traffic but I am taking off work early to beat the traffic. A woman I work with brought her 16 year old daughter to work yesterday. Wow she’s hot for 16. her mom kept saying take her for a ride, take her for a ride. I was thinking how much I would like to ride her daughter, but I just said “most women try to keep their daughters off of my bike” and she let it go.
Surely she knows me by now. I’ve worked with her for 3 years and every chance I get I’m working her for a titty rub. Hell, we’ve gone in to girl’s bathroom at a bar down the street and pissed together in the same john. So if she catches me with her daughter in a few years I’ll tell her it’s her fault. They are both so cute that you know what I’m thinking, don’t you now, huh?
Ted F.U M/C
BIKERNET HISTORY LESSON–In his 1813 letter, Jefferson wrote a one-sentence description of Lewis that is as fine a tribute to a subordinate as any president of the United States has ever written. It is impossible to imagine higher praise from a better source:
“Of courage undaunted, possessing a firmness & perseverance of purpose which nothing but impossibilites could divert from it’s direction, careful as a father of those committed to his charge, yet steady in the maintenance of order & discipline, intimate with the Indian character, customs & principles, habituated to the hunting life, guarded by exact observation of the vegetables & animals of his own country, against losing time in the description of objects already possessed, honest, disinterested, liberal, of sound understanding and a fidelity to truth so scrupulous that whatever he should report would be as certain as if seen by ourselves, with all these qualifications as if selected and implanted by nature in one body, for this express purpose, I could have no hesitation in confiding the enterprize to him.”
I did not know he committed suicide and only?3 years after his return from the Pacific Ocean at the age of 35, October 11, 1809. They now believe he?suffered from manic depression and he also did a lot of morphine and other drugs for what he thought was bouts of malaria, and perhaps syphillis not to mention he drank a LOT of whiskey. He was governor of the Louisiana Territory at the time and the government was fuckin’ with him over money and trying to break him. He was on his way to Washington DC to work it out when he tried to off himself twice and was on suicide watch.?
He’d have probably been fine if his friend Jefferson hadn’t done him a favor and made him governor. He’d have been happier living in Washington and working on his journals. He never worked on them after his return and no one knows why. It was as if he avoided the project altogether. There were huge gaps in the journals as well when he probably?didn’t write for months at a time. One load of his artifacts was lost in a ship grounding while on its way to DC from Louisiana and it really bothered him. That’s why he was heading to WA DC by ground and Clark was heading there by sea. Had Clark accompanied him, perhaps history would have been written differently, as Lewis seemed to be looking for Clark to show up when he was not “right”.
–Helen Wolfe
36 LIMITED EDITION?GRAND PRIX? ALLIGATORS–Price – $35,000 plus tax, $15,000 deposit required?to reserve place in line, balance due upon delivery.
?When the first handmade production ALLIGATOR motorcycles hit the streets, they will include elements of a true American heritage. Dan Gurney ALLIGATOR Motorcycles Inc. plans to build 36 Limited Edition ?Grand Prix? ALLIGATORS to sell to the public as they introduce a unique concept to the industry; combining nostalgia with 21st century technology.
?The number 36 is significant as it was the number that donned the Formula 1 Eagle which won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, a first for an American built car and driver/constructor and an achievement that has not been duplicated yet. Now the first 36 ALLIGATORS will commemorate and bear the color of the car that made F1 history. With the ALLIGATOR motorcycles being designed and built in the very same facility as the Formula 1 car, Dan Gurney hopes that the ALLIGATOR can make history on an entirely different front.
BIKERNET JESSE JAMES RESEARCH– I see Jesse James/WCC wasfeatured on Aaron Brown’s Newsnight on CNN.
Slow news night? Gazillion dollar scooters? I’m trying to think of an anglethat doesn’t include a reference to Dennis Rodman as to why this should beshared with the entire planet.
–JS
I haven’t pried into Jesse’s legal affairs, buy I’m sure Aaron Brown would. Maybe the true story was uncovered.
BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT– I’ve read some articles about the different rides, some people bitchin’about the expenses of covering all the injuries that occur at Laconia,other people freaking out “if” and big IF, something like Laughlin happens.
So it’s great to receive the millions of dollars that bikers bring into theeconomy of those towns but sucks to take care of people that are involvedin accidents…???
I don’t know if its me, but if someone breaks down in the wind I will stopand help, since I can, but the pencil pushers are worried about how much itwill cost to save someone’s life…. I’m not a doctor, nor fireman, andcertainly no paramedic, but if I were my mission in life and my oath wouldbe to save peoples’ lives, no matter what. More so if this “dirty bikers” areleaving twice the money my town makes in a whole year, Go figure…..
A Borget/Jose creation.
We have just received news that the famous Jack Daniels BBQ competitionwill take place June 23 rd, and as always they are expecting all the PRbikers to show up. We will sponsor the event once more and will have lots,lots, of choppers there. Uhmmmaybe Bandit would like to show up, sign some books and enjoy the tropics. Anyway and a little message to the Weasels, We own the BBQ….don’t even tryto sneak in…..
The Desertores will take off Monday to the US on their way to Laconia. Theywill start in DC and ride all the way to Montreal and then back to OrlandoFl. We wish them luck and a very safe trip.
June 23 will also be the date for the new TV program Monster Garage, whichwill feature the likes of Jesse James and Billy Lane building some whackedcars and trucks…. Check your local TV listings….should be in Discoveryor the Learning channel.
Watch for an upcoming issue of the HORSE, we own the cover and Crazy Horsewill have a full feature on her “controversial” Daytona story. Also we willhave a bike featured on the Sept. issue of American Iron, now if we couldget something into Easyriders…. (Bandit are you listening…)
Since Sonny Barger did not choose our story for his new book, we willfeature it here on Bikernet, and maybe extend it a bit more, once Banditgives me the green light we will let you know.
You got the green light, brother.–Bandit
It’s sort of funny that when we started on this adventure ( the bikething) it was by chance, some friends that liked to ride around town andhave fun, it’s been a few years now but we all still ride around and stillhave fun doing it. We used to go thru the pages of Easyriders and dreamt ofhaving a bike featured one day, we even managed to get Ol’ Rip to visit PRand ride around with us.
We waited patiently for the next month issue and see the new stuff, we evenimagined Bandit being a hard ass pounding on his Panhead desk and throwingletters and bike photos into the trash can. Roll forward a decade and ahalf and you are reading this, week after week, monthly articles in TheHorse, and every now and then at American Iron…..Not bad for some islandboys, not bad at all…..Still wonder though what if we had met Banditduring his Easyriders time….Who the fuck knows…..
Have a great week………
–Jose, Caribbean Bikernet Report……. Gooool !!!!
Let’s see the bike you want in ER. –Bandit
New Life For Old 45’s!–Old enough to remember when 45’s were new and flatheads were nearly stateof the art? Neither are we, but at one time the venerable 45 was thebackbone of a struggling, Depression-era H-D Motor Company, poweringsquadrons of Servi-Cars and police patrols through and around a bustlingurban America – not to mention hauling Allied troops by the tens ofthousands around Europe and across North Africa in World War II.
If you’re into retro, the flywheel pros at Truett & Osborn have crafted abrand new bottom end from the same high quality 110,000 psi ductile iron astheir impressive lineup of more contemporary flywheel offerings. Otherpluses include completely rebuildable thrust washers and full dynamicbalancing when ordered as a complete crank assembly.
Truett & Osborn’s stroker versions of this old favorite let today’sbuilders pack some punch into what was originally a 50-mph tops workhorse.And while T&O doesn’t expect anyone to put a 45 on the bottle, it’s nice toknow these new wheels carry the same guaranteed unbreakable warranty as therest of their family of flywheels.
Available in stock as well as 4 7/16-inch (the same as Indian’s old Chief)and 4 1/2-inch stroker versions for even higher compression, T&O canprovide other strokes on special order. Set up for stock 45 crankpin, rods,stock pinion, and sprocket shaft, they’re perfect for your nostalgia drivenproject, whether it’s new construction, a ground up restoration, or just awell deserved freshen to get you back on the road.
Contact INFO
Paul Osborn
Truett & Osborn Cycles
3345 E. 31st South
Wichita, KS 67216
truettandosborn@aol.com
ViagraViagraA woman walks into a drugstore and asks the pharmacist if he sells sizeextra large condoms.
He replies, “Yes we do. Would you like to buy some?”
She responds, “No sir, but do you mind if I wait around here until someonedoes?”
BIKERNET STAFFER MAKES THE MOVIES–I found the movie I was an extra in!??Apparently it didn’t go to a?theater near you, but the?grocery store video shelf. Hey, it’s even on DVD. I haven’t seen it, just found it on the web. But I’ll be looking for it at?my?local Safeway.?
–Helen
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June 6, 2002 Part 2
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RIP’S BAD RIDE REPORT, SORTA–HI ALL , I’M TOLD THIS DIDNT GO THRU THE FIRST TIME I SENT IT. TO ALL OF U WHO VOLENTEERED FOR THE BAD RIDE I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE WITHOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU FROM LA#1 THESE EVENTS COULD NOT TAKE PLACE AS IVE ALWAYS SAID LA 1 HAS THE GREATEST PEOPLE FOR THE VOLENTEERS PLEASE ARIVE AT BARTELLS BEFORE 7.30 AM ON SUNDAY I HAVE VOLENTEER T SHIRTS FOR YOU THIS YEAR WE EXPECT THE EVENT TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER HOPE TO SEE YALL THERE WEATHER UR A VOLENTEER OR A PARTICIPANT IN THE EVENT PEACE TO ALL
— ALLAN
DALLAS EASYRIDERS GRADUATES–That’s right, the President of Dallas Easyriders, Stephen Fairless is about to graduate from High School in Dallas. The Chairman of the board, his father Rick is might proud of him, as is his mom Tina.
Hell, the staff of Bikernet is proud of him. Congratulations.
JIMS TAPPETS–We received a complaint about JIMS tappets, but have always had positive reports on JIMS workmanship. Let us know, if you have had a similar problem.”Jims is great until something goes wrong. An axle walked out of a tappet and hit an S&S billet block. Jim does not interference fit the axles and only crimps the axle in 3 places. The ones he makes for Harley are better probably because they demand it. There are numerous patents for retention systems due to these problems by the automakers. He knew or should have known.”
–Kevin
Rough concept illustration by the Nutt himself.
COMMENT FROM NUTTBOY ABOUT HIS RECENT FXR ARTICLE–Like I said, it’s sweeter than tangy cooter, it’s tighter than young cunt, it’s hotter than a $2 hooker, it’s better than sliced bread…… print the fucker…..
— NuttBoy
You can find it on the home page, in the Garage or in the Joker or CCI area.
BIKERNET PRE-LACONIA REPORT–Just days before the kickoff of Laconia’s Motorcycle Week – an event dubbed New Hampshire’s Mardi Gras – six of the largest party venues have been told that the state, worried about signs of a simmering feud between rival biker gangs, probably will reject their requests for special liquor permits tomorrowYesterday, devastated business owners said authorities’ fears are overblown and accused them of a ”politically motivated crusade” to stamp out the 79-year tradition.
”We feel that this whole scenario was staged and orchestrated at the 11th hour in secret meetings to ensure that we will not have enough time to react,” according to a statement from the Motorcycle Week Economic Task Force, a group of bar owners who hired an attorney and held a press conference yesterday. The ban on regulated beer tents, they argued, would only increase public drinking in areas that are not prepared for it.
But New Hampshire authorities point to the deaths of four bikers in New York and Nevada during gatherings this year. Biker supporters, however, say a rally in Myrtle Beach last month – the nation’s fourth-largest – was peaceful.”It does beg the question of what [Motorcycle Week]) is supposed to be,” said Aidan Moore, chief of enforcement at the New Hampshire State Liquor Commission. ”Most of the arrests are alcohol-related … Maybe it’s worth looking at whether this event is too closely correlated with alcohol than its original purpose.”
After the Nevada brawl, New Hampshire authorities began to prepare for possible violence in Laconia, a city of 17,000 that hosts 350,000 motorcycle enthusiasts annually, boasts broad support for the biker culture, and is home to a Hell’s Angels clubhouse.
Soon, the state began to debate how Laconia should prepare for the event, which brought in $250 million in tourist dollars last year. The state’s largest newspaper, the Manchester-based Union Leader, ran a front-page editorial last week calling for cancellation of Motorcycle Week, evoking images of Sept. 11.
John Deachman, the attorney representing the businesses, said he intends to go to court Friday if the commission decides not to grant the special licenses.
Yesterday, some bar owners made a desperate plea to the Hell’s Angels and rival gangs, urging them to tell police that they have no plans to fight one another. But Jay Allen, owner of the Broken Spoke Saloon chain, has already canceled his tent.
”New Hamsphire alone is in hysterics about this,” he said. ”And this is the `Live Free or Die’ state.”
This shot came with the caption that women are dicks, or maybe it’s the ultimate VooDoo Penis.
* VooDoo Penis– A businessman was getting ready to go on a long business trip. He knew his wife was a flirtatious sort with an extremely healthy sex drive, so he thought he’d buy her a little something to keep her occupied while he was gone. He went to a store that sold sex toys and started looking around. He was browsing through the dildos, looking for something special to please his wife, and started talking to the old man behind the counter. He explained his situation.
The old man said,” Well, We have vibrating dildos, special attachments, and so on, but I don’t know of anything that will keep her occupied for weeks, except—” and he stopped.
“Except what?” the man asked.
“Nothing, nothing.”
“C’mon, tell me! I need something!”
“Well, sir, I don’t usually mention this, but there is The Voodoo Penis”
“So what’s up with this Voodoo Penis?” he asked.
The old man reached under the counter, and pulled out a very old wooden box, carved with strange symbols and erotic images. He opened it, and there lay an ordinary-looking dildo.
The businessman laughed, and said “Big damn deal. It looks like every other dildo in this shop!
“The old man replied, ‘But you haven’t seen what it’ll do yet.” He pointed to a door and said “Voodoo Penis, the door.”
The Voodoo Penis miraculously rose out of its box, darted over to the door, and started pounding the keyhole. The whole door shook wildly with the vibrations, so much so that a crack began to form down the middle.
Before the door split, the old man said, “Voodoo Penis, return to box!” The Voodoo Penis stopped, levitated back to the box and lay there quiescent once more.
“I’ll take it!” said the businessman. The guy took it home to his wife, told her it was a special dildo and that to use it, all she had to do was say “Voodoo Penis, my crotch.”
After he’d been gone a few days, the wife was unbearably horny and remembered the Voodoo Penis. She undressed, opened the box and said “Voodoo Penis, my crotch!” The Voodoo Penis shot to her crotch and started pumping. It was absolutely incredible, like nothing she’d ever experienced before. After three mind-shattering orgasms, she became very exhausted and decided she’d had enough. She tried to pull it out, but it was stuck in her, still thrusting. She tried and tried to get it out, but nothing worked.
Her husband had forgotten to tell her how to shut it off.
Worried, she decided to go to the hospital to see if they could help. She put her clothes on, got in the car and started to drive, quivering with every thrust of the dildo. On the way, another incredible intense orgasm made her swerve all over the road.
A police officer saw this and immediately pulled her over. He asked for her license, and then asked how much she’d had to drink. Gasping and twitching, she explained, “I haven’t had anything to drink, officer. You see, I’ve got this Voodoo Penis thing stuck in my crotch and it won’t stop screwing me!”
The officer looked at her for a second, shook his head and in an arrogant voice replied, “Yeah, right… Voodoo Penis, my ass.”
The rest is history.
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June 6, 2002 Part 1
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Here’s the Run For Breath Banner for this year. The run takes place the 28th of July our of Charlotte. Contact Charlotte H-D for information–Bandit.
I don’t have the slightest idea of what to say on this balmy afternoon. Everything’s on hold, yet traveling at light speed. The site is raging, bikes are coming together, and women are taking care of business. In the wings are deals on books, bikes being sold and even a couple of bills are being paid. Hell the refrigerator is packed. I don’t have a thing to complain about. Tomorrow’s Friday. Let’s get to the news:
NEW PROJECT ON BIKERNET–This is some of the work we do here at Easyriders of Quincy Illinois.Check out the pics , let us know what you think. Also check out our web siteit’s got more pics. http://www.easyridersquincy.com
–Tom
Bikernet reporter, Rogue, on the job.
THURSDAY NIGHT IS LADIES’ NIGHT AT BIKERNET– Two women go out one Friday night without their husbands. As they head back home, right before dawn, both of them drunk, they felt the urge to pee. The only place to stop was a cemetery. Scared and drunk, they stopped and decided to go there anyway.
The first one did not have anything to clean herself with, so she took off her panties, used them to clean herself and discarded them.
The second not finding anything either, thought, “I’m not getting rid of my panties…” so she used the ribbon of a flower wreath to clean herself.
The morning after, the two husbands were talking to each other on the phone, and one says to the other, ” We have to be on the look-out. It seems that these two were up to no good last night. My wife came home without her panties.”
The other responded, “You’re lucky, mine came home with a card stuck to her ass that read, “We will never forget you.” — from Rogue
JOKER MACHINE’S NEW RENEGADE TRUCK–If you see this truck skipping along the freeway it’s headed to an event or the drags with the Joker Machine team aboard. We just ordered a bushel of quality parts for Nuttboys shrunken FXR from Joker. I’ve never had one lick of trouble with Joker stuff. American Iron Horse Motorcycles in Houston is using Joker controls on all their high end models.
If you’re in SoCal come to the Grand Opening of the Route 66 Roadhouse and Tavern, 1846 E. Huntington Drive, Duarte, CA 91010 for a bike show on June 22. Joker is sponsoring the show.
Check out more on Joker Machine in the tech articles on Nuttboy’s project.
Watch for V-rod parts from Joker Machine in the near future.
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Fendering the 18-INCH OPTION
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Installing a 160 tire into a stock frame just might be easier than you thought. A few additional modifications are necessary, but can be performed by you, at home with the right tools. We need to add some additional clearances to make this tire fit, but the final affect is sure worth the time. The massiveness of a 160 tire requires more room under the fender so we have to narrow the fender lip to 1/8-inch and eliminate the internal wire harness brackets. Using a strip of 1/8-inch masking tape, lay it down on the outside edge of the fender.
Next locate and remove the metal tabs inside the fender that are used to hold the wire harness, we’ll re-install one later.
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Use a plastic cable harness and silicone it to the highest inside point of the fender.
This will relocate the harness out of the way for additional clearance. Don’t go too big here; use the smallest size necessary to hold your wires. For re-mounting the fender, we have two simple options. One, you can use a half width nut on the inside of the fender, or two, use a buttonhead allen bolt from the inside out and secure with nuts on the outside of the struts.
Either way will work, the choice of fastening is up to you. Here are the basic hand tools used by the folks at Damon’s Motorcycle Creations to perform the job.
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BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT
Yeap, I’m going to sound like I work for the tourism board, but what thehell, it’s summer and we are in the Caribbean, so here are a few tips onour part of the world.
Some call this the 8th continent, a chain of islands from Cuba to Trinidadwith a super mix of everything in between, french, dutch, british andspanish from island to island. I have been lucky enough to sail all overthe caribbean and there are so many incredible places, I don’t even knowwere to start. My favorites are many, but islands like St Martin andAntigua are top ones, The British Virgin islands are amazing, the water,the scuba and the fun, the US Virgin Islands and British are so close youcan cruise all of them in one day, but it will take weeks to really enjoythe whole area.
St Martin, St Barths and Antigua follow the chain, obviousislands for the “stars” and super models, you can rent a Harley in St.Martin and cruise the half french, half dutch island in style , one awesomeparty that can’t be missed is Antigua Sailing Week in may, can’t bedescribed, but if my assistance record shows how great it is…….been 10straight years, and by no means miss Shirley Heights every Sunday.
Guadeloupe and Martinique are french, also Harley populated, the club medthere are to kill for and those creole chicks wearing nothing at the beachare the cherry on top. St.Lucia has Rodney Bay and the parties at GrossIllet are killer, every friday, every week, every year, plus Le Pitons, twomountains that rise right from the sea and the bay it creates it’s asbeautiful place as you could ever see. St Vincent and the Grenadines, arechock full of coves with water 50 feet deep and so clear you can see theboulders at the bottom, the local “fishermon” bring lobsters right to theboat, just caught, and sell for fair prices, Mustique is the island of therich and famous, every rock star and their mothers have a mansion there,
Bequia is friendly and amazing, and most of the Grenadines you can spendthe whole day on an island by yourself. Grenada and Barbados are at the endof the line, if you like to surf Puerto Rico and Barbados are the places todo so, Grenada is famous for the nutmeg and Barbados for the flying fishand parties.
I’m making this short since there are so many places and so many differentthings to do, Dominican Republic is a great place to have an inexpensivevacation and it’s also Harley friendly. All in all each island hassomething extraordinaire which I could not even start to describe in suchshort space. A few years ago when I had less things to do I used to cruiseall the islands, sometimes for months and always rediscovered my”attraction” to them. Hope you can do the same one day. For now, checkPuerto Rico out and give us a call if you are around we will point you inthe right direction.
By next week our friends from the Desertores should be riding the great UShighways heading for Laconia and Montreal, around a dozen bikers will rideall the way from Orlando FL, and back, I will report of their adventuresupon their return.
Three more lucky owners have received their new choppers form Bourget’s,all ready and waiting for the Summer, so we will have even more guys oncool ass choppers on the road pretty soon…. San Juan is a chopper townBaby ! get used to it.
Seems like there’s a V-rod mania going around, heard of prices up on the30’s. You gotta be nuts to pay that much for the V-Max wannabee……Ohwell different folks for different strokes I guess…… Crack kills….
That’s about it for now, have a date with a chopper that’s gotta be donefor Sturgis, even though the Black Hills are a few months away we aregetting ready now…..it’s a long trip from this tiny Caribbeanisland…..See ya next week.
–Jose
Bikernet Wedding Coverage From the North West
The wedding was interesting … it was between a biker named Astro (in his fifties and first time married) and?my brother’s ex-girlfriend of 12 years, and in attendance was my brothers other ex-wife and kid, and his daughter (my niece) by yet another ex-wife was a bridesmaid. Basically an ex-relative biker wedding whew! The got married in the flower garden by the wishing well in Pt Defiance park.?
— Helen
BIKERNET LETTERS TO THE EDITOR–
Bandit,
As good looking as you are honey, you can say anything and it would bealright. I get the little tiny hairs on my knees standing up just when Ihear your name..
Love you,
H.W.
A study in Wisconsin showed that the kind of male face a woman finds attractive can differ depending on where a woman is in her menstrual cycle.
For instance: if she is ovulating she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features; and if she is menstruating, she is more prone tobe attracted to a man with scissors shoved in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass.
MOTORCYCLE MICHAELS OPEN HOUSE–Saturday, June 15th 12-5 pm. FXR Raffle, raffle for leathers, Accessories and much more. Live Rock ‘n Blues by the Rogues, Miss Motorcycle Michael’s Wet T-shir Contest, cash prizes. He’ll throw his own bike show with Custom and Oiginal Trophies. BBQ lunch, vendow and discounts on all the stuff you need. Motorcycle Michael’s 22624 Normandie Ave. B, Torrance, CA (310) 328-3377.
HORSE COVERS BANDIT’S ARREST– Actually the coverage in an upcoming issue will discuss only the first time Bandit was arrested. Other articles in HORSE will cover more arrests. It’s the future arrests the staff of Bikernet is interested in.
The shot below is of the ’66 Shovel he was riding when arrested for kidnap and wreckless riding. That’s is first wife in the background.
You can read more life and Times of Bandit in the Cantina.
IT’S HAPPY HOUR– Let’s split to factory where the girls is just getting off work. You grab the little one, I’ll take the one with the biggest rack and let’s ride to the Cantina for margaritas, chips and salsa and…. Well, we’ll see how the evening goes. Ride forever–Bandit.
May 30, 2002 Part 3
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Here’s Rogue, a constant and hard working Bikernet reporter for many years. We wouldn’t have funny shit like the next joke without him. He’s been submitting material to ER for over 30 years and looks it. He’s a good man.
BIKERNET MEDICAL STUDY
A well known cardiologist died, and an elaborate funeral was planned. Ahuge heart covered in flowers stood behind the casket during the service.
Following the eulogy, the heart opened, and the casket rolled inside. Theheart then closed, sealing the doctor in the beautiful heart forever. At that point, one of the mourners burst intolaughter.
When confronted, he said, “I’m sorry, I was just thinking of my own funeral…..I’m a gynecologist.”
–from ROGUE
OPEN HOUSE IN PHILLY
Anyone in the Philadelphia area on June 23rd we are having our open house @ 162 N. Main St. Souderton PA All welcome! 215-721-4110 for more info Thanx!
That’s all I know–Bandit
An aircraft filled with 101st Airborne Division soldiers en routeto Afghanistan circled the World Trade Center disaster site in lowerManhattan last week to remind the troops of why they weredeployed.
It was the first time since Sept. 11 that the Federal AviationAdministration allowed a commercial plane to fly over the site.
Capt. Richard Osborne, pilot of MD-11 World Airways, radioed 20minutes ahead to coordinate the maneuver and the air traffic controllerswere notably moved by the request.
“They were happy to do it when we told them the 101st AirborneDivision (Air Assault) was on board,” said Osborne. “These people are goingover there and are literally risking their lives in response to theterror that occurred at that place; it was very significant that they getan opportunity to see it”
For the soldiers of Task Force 187 making the trip, it was a reminderof what the mission is all about. “It was definitely a sobering moment,(a reminder) of what we’re doing here,” said Spc. RaymondBallance, Company D, 311th Military Intelligence, ground surveillance. “Itbrought it back to the front of my mind, of why we’re doing this, byseeing those two barren sites.” Ballance is also prepared to make thesacrificeto help eliminate terrorism. “Hopefully I’ll find some bad guys anddetain them so we can bring them to justice,” said Ballance.
Osborne, who was an Army aviator during Vietnam, said he was proud to have the job of flying the “Screaming Eagles” to theirdestination.
“I’m glad we’re able to bring them on this leg and what we’re reallylooking forward to is bringing each and every one of them back home,”said Osborne.
“I was proud when I served in the military and I’m proud of the quality of people who are on board today.”
(Editor’s note: Spc. Eric Bartelt is a member of the 40th PublicAffairs Detachment now serving in Afghanistan.)
BIKERNET BILLBOARD ART–We are kicking around ideas for out Sturgis billboards this year. John Siebenthaler our designer has submitted this notion for the board to approve or disapprove. Whatta ya tink?
EASYRIDER EMPLOYEE CUTBACKS–Joe had to get rid of one of his staff. He had narrowed it down to one of two people, Debra or Jack.It would be a hard decision to make, as they were bothequally qualified and both did excellent work.
He finally decided that in the morning whichever oneused the water cooler first would have to go.
Debra came in the next morning, hugely hung over afterpartying all night. She went to the cooler to get somewater to take an aspirin and the executive approachedher and said: “Debra, I’ve never done this before but,I have to lay you or Jack off.”
Debra replied, “Could you jack off, I have a terrible headache.”
–from CarlR.
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May 30, 2002 Part 2
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CANTINA GIRLS CONTEST–If you have a hot shot of a babe with your bike that you’d like to see in the mix of girls in the Cantina, send her in. If Renegade and Snake decide to add her to the silky soft Cantina Girl line-up you’ll get a free annual membership to Bandit’s Cantina. Just send the wicked, wanton image to Bandit@bikernet.com.
Unfortunately we must require that the girl sign a model release and prove that she’s 18 year of age or older.
We’ll post a feature on this bike when we receive shots and his seat is finished. Helluve nice bike. Here’s some info on it:
“There is only one or two parts that are not hand made or modified on the entire bike. The paint job is my first (including flames and pinstriping) and this is my first bike. I designed a lot of the parts like the top motor mount and the rear fender bracket (which also holds the regulator and oil filter) and I did as much of the fabrication as I could, like the polished aluminum shift rod. A mutual friend of ours, Cliff Cake (Buckshot), split the cases for me and then reassembled the entire motor after it had some powder coating and polishing. Cliff is an awesome guy who did a lot of labor in trade for some parts and the fun of it.
Well the seat is still under construction… We scrambled to just get it together enough to put the bike in my friends’ “vendor booth” for his shop at the 2002 Selma Rendezvous (small show outside Fresno). We are in the middle of wiring it and I just bought a battery today so I can start on the seat pan. I am still wrapping my brain around a cool air cleaner idea, then she is ready to roll. “
–G
HORSE SMOKE OUT BIKE SHOW QUANDRY–Yes, there is a major bike show planned for the Smoke Out this year in July. It’s a wild weekend event hosted by the crew at HORSE. The Bike show will be judged by Billy Lane of Choppers Inc.
The question is, what classes to have? Give Edge, the man behind the Smoke Out, your input:EdgeHorse@aol.com
THE TED SAGA CONTINUES–Well I blew off work yesterday afternoon and went riding. Highway 10 going west out of little rock. It’s great because 5 minutes from downtown and you’re in the hills riding beside lake maumelle. The road is wide and smooth, big rolling curves and lake views from the high spots. There is a roadside rest area about 25 miles from the freeway and it has become our burn spot. I rode out there, burned, and slugged down 2 tall boy buds. I was then feeling the road and I made a loop around Pennacle mountain.
After a couple of hours of just wandering, I rode over to Rodney’s shop. It was funny because old fuck Rodney himself was out in the shop wrenching on a bike himself. I’ve been around these guys for over 8 years and ain’t never seen Rodney do nothing but paint. He’s missing Phillip. Anyway, I left and went to titty bar Mike’s house for a while. Remember, he’s “building a bike”. We all are getting a good laugh at his “effort”. Well he has gathered up a bunch of crap parts and has been bolting shit on it willy nilly. I’m getting scared that he might actually come up with something that he will want to ride with me. I told him what I thought he ought to do next and went home to find skitzo Eric in my shop hanging with the old lady.
She had grilled up a bunch of meat and we ate and drank till way too late. Now I’m suckin and I blew off work yesterday. Big boss man is still mad about me cussing him earlier in the week, so he’s gonna fry when he finds out I’m leaving at 11:00. I won’t see him again till tuesday, so fuck him. I’ll tell him “I’m leaving. You saying I can’t come back?” and he’ll stomp around and take it out on all the goober boys who are scared to walk.
Still no solid plan for the weekend but one things for sure, I am gonna sledge hammer party for the whole 3.5 days.
–Ted-F.U.M/C
HAWAIIAN PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION–The Hawaiian rider responsible for the shiny bikernet stickers is building a new scoot in his garage.
If you would like a sticker drop us a self addressed stamped envelope to Bikernet, P.O.Box 1168, San Pedro, CA 90733 and we’ll drop one in the mail to you free of charge.
And if you need stickers for your event, shop, club or business check out Chris’s web site. He’s good people to work with and Jon Towle is always available for art.
AN OPEN LETTER TO JOHN ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES–The following is a letter read by Claire Braz-Valentine, the author, at thisyear’s In Celebration of the Muse, Cabrillo College in California. It isworth knowing that the author is a woman of 60+ years, conservativelydressed and obviously quite talented.
On January 28, 2002, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that he spent$8,000 of taxpayer’s money for drapes to cover up the exposed breast of TheSpirit of Justice, an 18 ft aluminum statue of a woman that stands in theDepartment of Justice’s Hall of Justice.
John, John, John, you’ve got your priorities all wrong. While men flyairplanes into skyscrapers, dive bomb the pentagon, while they stickexplosives into their shoes, and then book a seat right next to us, whilethey hide knives in their luggage, steal kids on school buses , take littlegirls from their beds at night, drive trucks into our state capitalbuildings, while our president calls dangerous men all over the worldevildoers and devils, while we live in the threat of biological warfare,nuclear destruction, annihilation, you are out buying yardage to saveAmericans from the appalling alarming, abominable aluminum alloy of evil,that terrible ten foot tin tittie. You might not be able to find Bin Laden,but you sure as hell found the hooter in the hall of justice.
It’s not that we aren’t grateful. But while we were begging the women ofAfghanistan to not cover up their faces, you are begging your staff membersto just cover up that nipple, to save the American people from thatmonstrous metal mammary. How can we ever thank you?
So, in your office every morning, in your secret prayer meeting, while anAmerican woman is sexually assaulted every 6 seconds, while anthrax floatsaround the post office and settles in the chest of senior citizens, you’vegot another chest on your mind….
Where the hell did this come from?–Bandit.
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