Hey,

I’ve spoken to any number of riders, industry members, locals, you name it about their take on the rally this year. All answers are different, but I believe this one was happening, jammed, exciting and alive.

I started out asking brothers if they attended the 120th anniversary of Harley-Davidson to see if the celebration was going to impact Sturgis, but I don’t think it did. My other major take-away from this rally was the custom and performance side. I studied packs of bikes, bikes in parking lots, rows of bikes waiting to roll into Deadwood and I didn’t see a lot of bone stock scooters. Even baggers were modified with performance upgrades, sound systems, travel accessories or custom components.

Choppers, bobbers, antiques, FXRs, baggers and custom bikes filled shows. And aftermarket vendors were here in Sturgis, at the Chip and packed around Black Hills Harley. The custom world was here to see, touch and feel. It was happening even in the rain.

The next question includes demographics. There are way more women riders with new, improved, more reliable, more creature comfort laden motorcycles. But what about age groups. My grandson rode out for the second or third time. His buddies are in their late 20s, but the demographic study research continues.

Ever since I turned 50, 25 years ago, journalists wrote about the aging biker population, as if the whole outlaw biker would dry up and disappear. But then my son started riding, and then my grandson and at least one of my granddaughters. The study continues.

Let’s hit the news:



The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.







HOT NEWS FROM AMERICAN PRIME–APM’s Repro Springer is a work of Art!
This baby is so close to the original it’s scary! Black w/Chrome Springs.

American Prime Mfg., Inc.
8205 Secura Way
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670







ANOTHER NEW PRINT MAGAZINE HITS THE CHOPPER WORLD—

Ron Harris of Chop Docs recently launched Traditional Chopper Magazine, Nothing but Excellent Choppers!

It’s gritty, rough and fulla heart and Chopper soul. Check it out!

–Bandit





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BABES RIDE OUT REPORT–On the Coast of California

Endless sweeping roads, great food, entertainment at night, and a community of riders celebrating 10 years of Babes Ride Out

Endless Coast Line

We pride this event on the epic riding you will experience where you can quite literally ride up to the Pacific Ocean.





BOULDER CANYON RANCH FOR SALE—

More and more riders are looking for a home in the Black hills close to the rally and what is rapidly becoming a motorcycle Nirvana. This historic Lawrence County property is situated on 8.55 acres of land, with the forest service as its backyard.

One of the unique features of this property is that it has no covenants, providing you with the freedom to customize and use the land as you please.



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QUOTE OF THE WEEK–

“It’s not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters.” – Epictetus

from Epoch Times





OMG, I was at the DMV and it cost me almost $500 but I heard a huge crash and this car drove into the building in the office next-door. Look at the irony of the place it crashed into.

www.JeffreyPatrickFrye.com





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Hey,

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CO2 COALITION NEW UPDATE—

Virginia: Life Is Good and Getting Better Regional and State Report Series

The CO2 Coalition is embarking on a bold review of how climate change and increasing carbon dioxide are impacting states and regions across the United States. We have completed reports on Pennsylvania, Virginia, as well as the Midwest and are in the process of researching data for Arkansas and Montana. We will likely expand this to regions across the globe.



Temperature Source: U.S. Historical Climate Network
Atmospheric concentration of CO2 – European Environment Agency

The Virginia data is representative of what we are finding in each area:

• There is no unusual or unprecedented warming.
• Heat waves have been declining.
• Severe weather is not increasing.
• Crop and forest growth is increasing.
• Droughts are in decline.
• There is no increase in hurricanes.
• Remarkable trend in crop yield

Corn Yield Source: USDA Data and Statistics
Atmospheric concentration of CO2 – European Environment Agency







OUTLAW JUSTICE RETURNS—

My second book is coming alive again. I sold out shortly after Outlaw Justice was published about 1997, 10,000 books. As you know, the publishing industry changed and I ran the book on Bikernet, in Bandit’s Cantina but never printed anymore until now. This has been a long trek, but I felt it was necessary. This is an important book for any rider who is considering joining an outlaw club. It’s packed with lessons.

Brief description:
The Night Hawks MC were well-established in the Los Angeles outlaw biker scene, but the rugged one-percenters all dreamed of becoming members of the legendary national club known as The Devils Own. But how far would the club go to become heavy hitters? Danny Lonsdale and his bros discovered too late that flying a Devil’s patch meant selling your soul into a depraved world of drug-dealing, murder and betrayal. Framed for a murder he didn’t commit and double-crossed at every turn, Danny’s only hope for survival lied in the power of his fists, a hot rod Harley and a smoking gun.

Every page of OUTLAW JUSTICE brings you face-to-face with the raw and gritty double-barreled world of the outlaw biker, where treachery and deceit are the only markers on the road to hell.





BILL BISH PASSES—

And he just received a Silver Spoke Award. What a great guy, family man, biker, freedom fighter and publisher. He will be missed by thousands of riders and freedom fighters worldwide.







BIKERNET GUN NUT REPORT–IN-DEPTH:

States Stop Credit Card Companies From Tracking Gun Purchases, It May Not Last

Credit card companies were preparing to track the purchase of firearms and ammunition of every American citizen. While a flurry of bills lobbed by state legislators caused all of them to reconsider those plans, it may only be a temporary victory.

Almost one year ago, an effort was launched to create a new Merchant Category Code (MCC) to track the purchases of firearms and ammunition. However, inspired by the uproar of Second Amendment constituents, Republicans in the United States Senate, as well as lawmakers in several states, have launched legislative efforts that have successfully shut them down—for now.

On March 21, United States Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced SB 898. This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from auditing a taxpayer based on the MCCs.

So far, seven states have joined the resistance.

On March 29, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice approved House Bill 2004. In summary, the measure will “prevent the use of payment card processing systems for surveillance of Second Amendment activity and discriminatory conduct.” The bill would also preclude financial institutions that violate this law from qualification in bidding on state contracts.

On April 6, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 295 into law, also prohibiting financial institutions from using MCCs to identify or track firearms purchases.

On April 16, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves approved HB1110. In addition to prohibiting the use of MCCs to identify or track firearms purchases in Mississippi, the measure prohibits state governmental agencies as well as public or private individuals from keeping any record or list of privately owned firearms or their owners. The legislation also warns that data collected from this MCC would almost inevitably end up in some federal government databases.

On April 29, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed HB1487 (pdf).
On May 12, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approved CS/SB 214.
On May 19, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed SB359 into law.

On June 10, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB2837, which will become effective on Sept. 1. The measure will prohibit financial institutions operating in Texas from requiring or assigning a firearms code, defined as “any merchant category code approved by the International Organization for Standardization for a firearms retailer, including Merchant Category Code 5723.”

On July 13, California’s legislators introduced a gutted and amended version of Assembly Bill 1587, originally introduced on Feb. 17 as a measure about the state’s Health and Safety Code regarding multifamily housing, which now requires credit card issuers to use the MCC unique to retailers of firearms and ammunition.

‘They’re Not Finished’

West Virginia Delegate Chris Phillips (R) called the legislative effort in his state “a caucus priority.”

–Epoch times







HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES SEMA-Supported Bills to Protect Vehicle Technology Choice

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has passed H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, and H.R. 4468, the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act. These SEMA-supported bills seek to preserve vehicle choice for consumers and prevent the federal government and the State of California from choosing only one form of technology (such as electric vehicles) (EVs) over the many others to achieve their emission reduction goals.

SEMA has strongly supported H.R. 1435, the “Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act,” a bill prohibiting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing a waiver to California for regulations that would ban the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) in the state by 2035.







SADDLEMEN BUILDING IN THE BLACK HILLS—Saddlemen seats are creeping into the Black Hills in a magnificent way. Dave, the boss built headquarters and refurbished a beautiful home between Rapid City and Sturge overlooking the Piedmont Valley.

We attended their industry party for fantastic food, industry insights and magnificent views. I can’t wait to see what happens at the Saddlemen headquarters next.







Many buyers of Lamborghini in Indian Diaspora: CEO Stephan Winkelmann

“There are more (Indian) owners than we sell cars in India. What is a bit of a challenge today for the Indian market, for sure, is the high taxation we have for our type of products, and then, the infrastructure,” Stephan Winkelmann told ET.

full story at:
https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passenger-vehicle/many-buyers-of-lamborghini-in-indian-diaspora-ceo-stephan-winkelmann/102438667


Wayfarer
Editor: Bikernet Blog & Facebook Page






BOB T. AND TANYA O’CALLAGHAN MAKING A VETERAN BIKER’S MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO—

I rode with Bob T. in 1971, he’s been a friend ever since. He lives in 12 Palms California in the desert and over the last couple of years faced major life-changing upheaval.

His life smoothed out with a new love and a new vibrant young neighbor Tanya who is well connected and working with Bob to improve his diet, his meditation skills and his overall outlook on life. She is also working with doctors and experts and five other Vietnam veteran bikers to improve their lives and produce a documentary on the process.

Hang on for more reports.

–Bandit





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THE EV FILES ARE OPEN—

Unsold Electric Cars May Be Signaling A Death Spiral For The Auto Industry.

Published August 1, 2023, at Heartland Institute

https://heartland.org/opinion/unsold-electric-cars-may-be-signaling-a-death-spiral-for-the-auto-industry/

Ronald Stein is an engineer, senior policy advisor on energy literacy for the Heartland Institute and CFACT, and co-author of the Pulitzer Prize nominated book “Clean Energy Exploitations.”

With new EV inventories beginning to increase on dealer lots, the auto industry has many challenges such as locating the buyers that may have serious concerns about a wide range of issues related to EVs including:

• Driving range
• Vehicle reliability
• Price
• The availability of electricity for the buildout of the charging infrastructure,
• charging time
• The cost and lifespan of batteries and their environmental impact
• The actual impact EVs will have on reducing carbon emissions

The growing statistics about uncontrollable fires of lithium batteries in EV’s, problems with battery recycling and end-of-life management

Concerns that the EV free ride of usage of highways and not paying fuel taxes is about to end with the Vehicle Mileage Tax (VMT), i.e., more costs for the EV owners of the future

Concerns that home chargers are destined to follow the UK and be on separate meters so that EV charging will be at higher rates to help stabilize the electrical grid, again more costs for the EV owners of the future.

Another problem for the automobile industry is convincing the buyers that its ethical, moral, and socially responsible to buy an EV, especially since most of the exotic mineral and metal supplies to build the batteries are being mined in developing countries with limited environmental regulation nor labor regulations.

Interestingly, the 2021 Pulitzer Prize nominated book “Clean Energy Exploitations – Helping Citizens Understand the Environmental and Humanity Abuses That Support Clean Energy does an excellent job of discussing the lack of transparency to the world of the green movement’s impact upon humanity exploitations in the developing countries that are mining for the exotic minerals and metals required to create the batteries needed to store “green electricity”.

Complimentary to the book is a 2-minute clip from Michael Moore’s 2020 documentary film, Planet of the Humans, that’s been viewed by more than 14 million, that illustrates how so-called green electricity is made.

As the future is fast approaching, virtually all the automobile manufacturers, through government mandates to reduce the emissions of their fleet of vehicles, are going all-in to only manufacture EV’s in the coming years. To meet low emissions for their fleet of vehicles, we’re most likely going to see fewer and fewer hybrids as the auto industry manufacturers need to eliminate the gasoline engines in hybrids to meet those lower emission targets.

The problem is that manufacturers are loading up the “supply chain” with EV’s on dealer lots, but they’re not seeing the “demand” for EV’s coming from the public. The current EV ownership profiles of the elite owners are that they are:

• Highly educated.
• Highly compensated.
• Multi-car families.
• Low mileage requirements for the families’ second car, i.e., the EV.

Current EV owners are dramatically different from most of the vehicle owners. Unlike the profile of current EV owners, many are single-car owners, and most of the potential car buyers are not as highly educated, nor as highly compensated as the elite EV owners. Mandating a change to EV ownership and forced austerity may face a rebellion from those that need affordable vehicle transportation.

Historically, internal combustion engine (ICE) car sales in America are upwards of 55 million annually with about 15 million or 27 percent being new and 40 million or 73 percent being used car sales.

New vehicle sales: In 2022, the auto industry in the United States sold approximately 13.75 million light vehicle units. This figure includes retail sales of about 2.9 million passenger cars and just under 10.9 million light trucks.

Used sales: Sales of used light vehicles in the United States came to around 38.6 million units in 2022.

With a total of 50 to 55 million ICE vehicles being sold annually for new and used, it’s obvious that the auto industry and the economy has been benefiting and prospering in the used ICE car market.

To date, the EV industry has virtually no used car market! In addition to the constant EV charging challenges, who wants a used EV that may soon need an expensive battery replacement?

With about 73 percent of all car sales being that of used combustion engine cars, the lack of a resale market for EV’s may be a major problem for the auto industry.

Since most states lack the year-round temperate climate that Californians enjoy, the distribution of EV ownership throughout the nation should be a concern to the auto industry. With 40 percent of the EV’s in America being in California, that leaves the other 60 percent being among the other 49 States, or approximately 1+ percent per State.

To support the State’s EV growth, California imports more electricity than any other US state, more than twice the amount of Virginia, the second largest importer of electricity. California typically receives between one-fifth and one-third of its electricity supply from outside of the state.

The other 49 states have virtually non-existent EV charging infrastructures, and a few of them may be exporting their electricity to California!

With the supply of electricity not keeping abreast of the growing demand, the UK is ahead of most of the world, protecting its grid with Smart Chargers, and setting up Separate Meters for the EV charging users to pay for a new grid!

As of May 30, 2022, in the UK, new home and workplace chargers being installed must be “smart” chargers” connected to the internet and able to employ pre-sets limiting their ability to function from 8 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 10 pm.

In addition to the nine hours a day of downtime, authorities will be able to impose a “randomized delay” of 30 minutes on individual chargers in certain areas to prevent grid spikes at other times.

The UK Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 came into force on June 30, 2022. All home installed electric vehicle chargers are required to be separately metered and send information to the Smart meter data communications network. Potentially this legislation allows the electricity used for charging EVs to be charged and taxed at a higher rate than domestic electricity. The technology enacted also enables the rationing of electricity for EV charging because the government can decide when and if an EV can be charged, plus it also allows the EV battery to be drained into the grid if required.

As new EV inventories on dealer lots continue to rise, there are bumpy roads ahead for EV penetration into the lifestyles of the common folks.

Ronald Stein, P.E.
Ambassador for Energy & Infrastructure
Energy Literacy website





ANOTHER QUOTE OF THE WEEK–

 “You must train your intuition—you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide.” — Ingrid Bergman

from Epoch times





Salt Torpedo Chapter 27

I should write about Salt torpedo progress, but the 83rd Sturgis rally hit today, yikes. We have less than three weeks to prepare and roll to the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials is Wendover, Utah on the 25th.

Scrutineering has been the obstacle to our progress. Or should that be reworded. We’ve missed a couple of items or misread the rules, or… Anyway, we are scrambling to fix the fixes.

Watch for the report, episode 27 next week. And if you have any desire to sponsor a hard-fought Bonneville effort, reach out to Bandit@Bikernet.com quick.

–Bandit





FEATURE BIKE OF THE WEEK–

Angry Monkey Motorcycles: ‘Old Man’, Custom 1958 Triumph T110



www.angrymonkeymotorcycles.com


–Sam Burns
Bike Feature Editor
Bikernet.com™





HANG ON—The rally isn’t over. The final Hamster Ride takes place this afternoon. I’m supposed to meet with SugarBear out past the Full throttle this afternoon on his Chopper Flats property for a dire meeting in the hills.



Michael Lichter is still on the case shooting everything from the Ugly MC party in Sturgis to the Buffalo Chip, I believe for Dennis Kirk web site. He’s still in a lawsuit with the Easyriders Magazine effort that I believe failed again.





The Ugly party had the best food of all the events so far, magnificent. Today, SugarBear’s wife Fuji make some magnificent pizzas.



We hit the Hall of Fame breakfast and it was impressive. Flash the MC did a helluva job and you would be impressed by each and every inductee’s accomplishments in the motorcycle world. Amazing group of guys and girls.

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Dr. Hamsters flew out, so while he rode my ’14 Indian, I checked the oil in my ’69 Panhead and rode it and my ’46 Knucklehead to various events.







My grandson made it out and we attended the Buffalo Chip’s Industry Party in the building designed for Michael Lichter’s Motorcycles as Art Exhibit. After 22 years Mike stepped aside and the Chip staff took over, but they kept the exhibit in Michael’s stellar style.



I was very fortunate to have Tim Peterson of Flat Earth Art pinstripe the Salt Torpedo and our new SUV. Progress.





Watching for a sidecar setup for George Christie in Ventura. Let me know if you have anything.

I gotta ride, so it’s short this week, but freedom is in the air. See you next week.

–Bandit

Hold Tight Nashville

Join us tomorrow night in Nashville to celebrate the release of DicE Issue 100 & Easy Eye Sounds “Tell Everybody!”

See you there…

 Hey,

My boss, Lou Kimzey once said, “The truth is stranger than fiction.” In other words, if folks in publishing actually wrote about what happened, no one would believe them. It’s not that you wouldn’t believe ‘em, but you would think WTF? That can’t be real…

Never mind, it’s too strange to fathom.

Okay, so brothers and sisters all over the world are riding into the black hills for the 83rd Sturgis Rally. Sturgis is packed with tents, rigs, vendors, and they’re ready for non-stop action. It’s going to be a good one, and as of tomorrow I have two events, sometimes three to attend daily.

Let’s hit the news:

The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.

GET THE ALL-NEW HOT BIKE ISSUE #2 TODAY!

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In this issue… we dive deeper into FXR Division’s all-new sport touring concept of the Harley-Davidson Pan America. We caught up with co-owners Chris Staab and Justin Coleman to pick their collective brain on what exactly they were aiming to achieve with this unique spin on the already polarizing model.

It turns out Trask Performance’s latest Tornado Turbo System for the Low Rider ST is a straight-up fun-having machine. We’re still grinning ear to ear after our trip to Phoenix to test the Tornado on our ’22 ST. In just a few hours we added substantial performance gains. Learn more about this new setup now!

BRAND NEW BIKERNET READER COMMENT—The Iron Order “Code”

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11782

I cannot understand why Police would want to emulate 3-piece patch wearing outlaw bikers. Surely, they are the antithesis of everything they stand for?

All bikers I know, outlaw or not pour scorn on these wannabes.

There’s also the Blue Knights and the Peelers, but I think they fly a LE patch, although still going down the 3-piece route. I just can’t understand why you’d happily wear a version of your enemies’ uniform.

Bet their parties are crap too.

–Tim Ranachan

The NEW ETIAS requirements, explained–Starting next year, if you’re a U.S. passport holder traveling to an EU country, you will need electronic authorization called ETIAS, the European Travel Information and Authorization System. It includes an online application, and it’s for everyone — no age exceptions.

While it’s not exactly a full-blown visa, it’s going to be linked to your passport. So, without it, airport security won’t let you board. Here’s all you need to know about the cost and how to apply once it kicks in.

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190453405/europe-travel-visa-etias-how-to-apply

–Udey Way
Chief Investigator
Bikernet International News Desk
Mumbai, India

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Brand New J and JD Cams by LINK Engineering Made in the U.S.A.The bushings on this new cam have only been lightly reamed to allow it to slip onto the inspection fixture and may require final sizing before installation.

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BUCK LOVELL, COMMITS SUICIDE—Former Editor of Hot Bike Magazine, 1948-2023 passed this week of a shotgun wound.

Here’s what his Boulder Canyon Neighbor, Greg Robley said: My family really loved Buck. He would always bring my son hot wheels and other toys and my son Casen would watch for him to drive by so he could go wave to him. I really thought Buck was doing better and getting through his mess. I called him Wednesday and talked. He sounded like he was making progress.

I appreciate the many great conversations with him over the last six years. He was one of my favorite people to talk to.

–Greg Robles
Custom Painter
Sturgis, SD

ONLY THREE STYLES IN MARTIAL ARTS–Have you ever wondered or debated with friends on which martial art is better or best?

Well, personally, it’s best to evaluate your own physical and mental strengths so that you pick a martial arts form that helps you develop those strengths and overcome your weaknesses.

Another interesting way to look at martial arts forms or styles is the fighting style. Martial art form is a formal, organized system with its unique movements and traditions. A fighting style is the expression of those forms in combat.

So, this perspective says there are only three universal fighting styles that work:

* Striking: punching, kicking, elbowing, kneeing
* Wrestling: clinching, throwing,
* Grappling: joint-locking, pinning, submitting

All the martial art forms in the world practice these three fighting styles to some extent or to the exclusion of the other two or one–or a combination of them at varying capacities.

Therefore, there is no particular martial arts form that will be offering a completely brand new style of fighting. Even Krav Maga with its involvement of using anything from a book or a pen or a piece of cloth in a fight includes one or all three of the aforementioned fighting styles.

So probably, whatever you practice regularly, you will become good at it and be a better martial artist. Alternatively, you might just do mixed martial arts or adapt from the training in different forms to use the combination of martial arts that works for you.

https://www.taijutsu.art/2023/07/only-three-styles-in-martial-arts.html

–Wayfarer
Editor
Bikernet Blog & Facebook Page

All martial arts are terrific for self-esteem, balance and self-defense. Try some out and see for yourself, as I did. It’s all about the master and his mantra. I found a couple of very good ones including Sifu who trained with Bruce Lee. And I also trained in close-quarters combat with Mark Lonsdale, who wrote books about it and coached Keanu Reeves.

–Bandit

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NEW TECH READER QUESTION—360-Brake

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=1860

Great article, it was many years ago,
I am wondering if you could lead me in a direction to find a way to switch out my rear 360 brake to a disk brake. I see the company is no longer around and can’t find parts or anything about them except that they went under.

I can’t find anything on this and would love to know if you know of someone that made the switch back and or if you can tell me about a forum that might be out there regarding the modifying and or use of 360 brakes.
Any help would be greatly and highly appreciated,

–Scott Barnhill
Deland, Florida

You may need to replace the wheel. Many wheel manufactures, like Metal Sports offer matching rotors and even calipers and brackets to fit your bike.

–Bandit

SUMMER HEAT CURES–Beat exhaustion with these tips

Physical or mental fatigue is common in sports and general life. Sometimes, this exhaustion can become chronic and you feel without the energy and power needed for everyday routine.

So how can you recharge this body-battery?

1. Prioritize your sleep
It’s not just the quantity but also quality of sleep. Sometimes, you might also want to take a nap.

2. Share problems
We all share our successes and joys. Don’t stop yourself from confiding in a friend or family-member about your problems. You may also keeep it confidential by talking to a professional therapist instead.

3. Exercise regularly
How is exercise a solution for fatigue? Sounds like a paradox! Well, just getting out of bed and walking, even indoors if not out in the sun, will often change your mood — give you the momentum to be motivated. It also gives you the feeling of accomplishment, thus encouraging more activity (physical or mental).

4. Healthy food and enough water
Just changing what you consume and how you consume it can change your body and mind drastically. Get the right calories and nutrients and stay hydrated. Food is medicine!

5. Meditation or mindfulness
Whatever works for you — try either simple breathing exercises or meditation or living in the moment. Mindfulness is basically being aware of the present and not thinking of past or future. Control of breath changes how your body and mind react and respond to external stimulus and internal thoughts.

from:
https://www.taijutsu.art/2023/07/beat-exhaustion-with-these-tips.html

–Dr. Way
Bikernet Medical Center
Westwood, CA

QUICK NEW BIKERNET READER COMMENT—
e “Code Of The West” vs The Code Of DC_

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=15312

Someone should buggy whip all these crooked politicians. Starting with this California government in Sacramento. Although those ones there should be keel hauled instead.

The one code that we forgot is a man or woman never gives up their weapon without a fight. That is what protects the family, home and property. Nuff said.

–Gearhead

DREAM ON, DREAM ON—It’s
Not limited to teenage queens

from Ujjwal Dey’s SubStack — “Hot Air Cold Love”
https://hotaircoldlove.substack.com/p/dream-on-dream-on

Surely most youth (including our past selves), truly get obsessed with daydreaming (and I don’t mean s#+) — just the castles in the air with no brick and no basis (foundation?), etc.

Can this actually be helpful? No one to play a board game with when bored? “Dream a little dream of” anyone, anything. Children unattended often do play make-belief — is that a natural instinct or latent potential for creative expression? Can you think aloud and solve a problem or plan a course of action? (well, talking to Google Maps or asking Siri/Alexa doesn’t count!).

You could probably “pray” or “wish” for the habit of daydreaming to go away, but if it’s there, it is probably serving some purpose or some void.

Some of the top sales guys practice their pitch all alone in front of a mirror or job-applicants prepare for interviews by simply visualizing and imagining an interview taking place beforehand.

BTW: daydreaming is not the same as ambition. For example, you could be “dreaming in the USA” or you could actually have a plan about getting there and what to do once you are over there. (That album by Sting itself has over a dozen ideas to write home about —(get the Deluxe Edition)).

Daydreaming’s Dark Side: The Disorder That Dominates Some People’s Daily Lives

Maladaptive daydreaming affects about 2.5% of people. Despite what we’re often taught to believe, daydreaming can be immensely useful.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/daydreaming-s-dark-side-the-compulsive-complex-fantasy-disorder-that-dominates-some-people-s-daily

Sting and Shaggy singing “Dreaming In The U.S.A.”from their album titled “44/876”
https://youtu.be/wQ_t8z0onXc

–Ujjwal Dey

NEWS FROM THE DIME BAG EMPIRE–Wanted to share a couple of custom pieces in the works.

Tank bag is for a custom Shovelhead that I already made a seat for a couple years ago. He sent me dimensions he wanted and I added some Von Dutch pinstriping. Gotta replace my airbrush, tried repairing it but seems clogged or a seal needs replaced to actually feed the oil dye into a clean and clear chamber. Need to get a hypersonic cleaner anyway.

Ray at Copper Top Garage has a new custom build in progress. Ray requested the Goddess of Speed on a polished aluminum seat pan that he spent hours working on. It’s in the mail, in the meantime got the artwork started.

I read a full book on Michelangelo’s work, so it was great he shared the idea of drawing eyes on leather much like he made in his marble sculptures. So, this was the first, that they were comic book eyes, so it was great to add another style of eye art.

Also, going to start buying used Harley seats to restore with fresh leather and have available for sale in Route 66 store.

–Adam Croft
President/Founder
Dime Bag leathers

MOTORCYCLE HISTORY FROM THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM—Long story short; this motorcycle went from Milwaukee to Australia, then back to Iowa, yet it’s had just three owners in over 100 years!

Noting the “A” in its serial number, the bike is a military model that shipped to Australia to support Allied troops’ efforts there in World War I. After the War, it was sold as surplus, and an Australian man bought it. He rode it a bit and parked it in his back yard for years, and then it fell over. After seeing the bike on its side for a long time, a neighbor asked about it, offered to pick it up.

That guy wound up buying it and restoring it, repainting it this green. Though the tank that was laying against the ground rusted through, all the other parts are original. The current owner got it from the guy who restored it about 20 years ago, as it sits. He says he was told the green was correct for typical civilian Model Js shipped to Australia, though his bike was olive drab when manufactured for the military.

The Model J Harley-Davidson was originally produced for military service around 1915. After World War I Harley-Davidson converted their production to serve typical civilian customers. The Model J became Harley’s top of the line model. Originally produced in Olive Drab for the military, Harley-Davidson reworked the machine mainly by changing the paint color, offering a now familiar shiny olive green color with delicate striping they used until 1932.

As big engineering steps were made, driven somewhat by war time technology advancements, with battery ignition becoming the norm, and electric lights standard along with a 3-speed transmission, the Model J came into being. It was offered in various 61 and 74 cubic inch (1921) versions and served riders well until the arrival of the “flathead” Model D around 1929. The J was notable in that in about 15 years of manufacture it had been proven on streets, race tracks and even served couriers in World War I. But response to military needs had caused extreme ups and downs in production: Harley-Davidson production is noted at a record 27,000 machines in 1920, but with military surplus available it dropped to 11,460 for 1921!

With annual engineering improvements the J was an even better bet than its predecessors for sidecar use. The frame and fork were stronger and more pulling power was available from the J engine which was eventually up to 18 horsepower, up over 50% from its early versions.

This machine is one of several Model Js and Model JDs in the National Motorcycle Museum including the machine on which John Parham sponsored Matt Olsen for the 2012 Cannonball Endurance Run. And several J engines are mounted on the “Motor Wall” for you to study.

This fine 1919 Harley-Davidson Model J will be among hundreds of motorcycles and thousands of pieces of memorabilia offered in the John Parham Estate Collection Mecum Auction at the National Motorcycle Museum, Anamosa, Iowa, September 6 – 9, 2023. Watch for information on the Mecum Auctions website, Mecum.com For schedule information or to register as a bidder for this and all Mecum events, visit Mecum.com, or call (262) 275-5050 for more information.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK–
“You must be prepared to work always without applause.”

–ERNEST HEMINGWAY

NEWS FROM GERMANY–
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKZ_4653_A4

The above link is a four or so minute “news” update from something called DW which is the German government, basically, now in the news business, since it’s State run, and it opens with grave man whose life matters sitting in front of a backdrop of a burnt series of aligned shrubs that apparently, I guess you are supposed to assume, is our future, and he introduces a slovenly, listless head of the UN who gives a brief announcement of doom, proclaiming the situation as “terrifying” although he seems kind of dull and grave and which terror has not hurt his appetite any, and he announce that global warming is now global boiling.

The globe is now at the boiling point: which, I understand is STILL 212 degrees F. Not to this asshole. The man whose life matters then interviews some “ya know”-saying female who sports some UN meteorological title and is in her house that is not on fire, and while she says “ya know” underneath her appears the announcement that global warming fuels wildfires.

So, we have three major themes going, global warming is terrifying, the globe is now boiling, and climate is fueling wildfires. Meanwhile backround films show scads of people just going about their business, not on fire or even daubing their brows, interspersed with fire engines surrounded by flames being fueled by oxygen and ACTUAL fuel – which would be plant life….. not being “fueled” by air temperature or global climate.

In four minutes there is a relentless barrage of whoppers which they assume, FOR SOME REASON that you will believe. Probably because they know who they’re dealing with: people who will put up with anything and forever.

–J.J. Solari

STURGIS MUSEUM NEWS—Cabana Dan is on his way back from Texas with the Indian Company version of Burt Munro’s historic streamliner.

ANOTHER NEW BIKERNET READER COMMENT—75TH Panhead Renunion

Love my Pan and reading anything I can about them.

–Mike Hanson
Fargo, ND

CLIMATE SCIENTIST BANNED–Nobel Laureate John Clauser:

“I Can Confidently Say There is No Real Climate Crisis”

Dr. John F. Clauser, recipient of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, was elected to serve on the board of directors of the CO2 Coalition earlier this year.

During a speech to the 2023 Quantum Korea conference, he stated categorically: “I can confidently say there is no real climate crisis.”

During a recent interview with the Epoch Times, Dr. Clauser stated, “We are totally awash in pseudoscience.” Further, he identified the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as “one of the worst sources of dangerous misinformation.”

Despite his views being completely contrary to the “consensus” opinion on climate, he was invited to present a seminar on climate models to the IMF on July 27th. Just before the date, the event was summarily cancelled by the Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund, Pablo Moreno.

Coalition Statement on the IMF Postponing Dr. Clauser

The postponement of Dr. John Clauser’s presentation to the International Monetary Fund concerning climate models and their use is troubling but not surprising. Any scientific information that differs from the “consensus” opinion of man-made catastrophic warming continues to be systematically suppressed.

Had the event not been postponed, Dr. Clauser was prepared to argue that the science on global warming is far from settled and that extreme caution must be warranted when setting economic policy on oversimplified views of the Earth’s climate system.

–CO2 Coalition

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BABE OF THE WEEK—Dedy Ambarita.

Oh my god…

–Sam Burns
Official Talent Scout
Bikernet.com™

QUICK NEW BIKERNET READER COMMENT–Review: Chopper Hobo by Shovelhead Dave

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Chopper_Hobo_by_Shovelhead_Dave.aspx

This is just a really fun read. Having lived in Alaska, Oregon, and now Washington, I can relate to the roads this man has traveled. His writing and stories are entertaining and brings this old man (I’m 67) great recollections of traveling these areas on my Shovelhead “back in the day” before the bikes started to become obese, overpriced and underpowered.

Brought back a lot of great memories! (I like the BWA_HA_HA’S. Guess you had to be there…)

–Lee
Olympia, Washington

LOWBROW’S CUSTOM OF THE WEEK—ALEX Pi’s Rational Sportster Chopper

I’ve always wanted to build a chopper by myself, not a show bike, but a motorcycle I could ride…

“So, I followed the path of simplicity, without exceeding trying to walk between psychedelia and efficiency.

But being Italian, I couldn’t resist and had to contaminate the recipe: I grew up in Venice where glass is a timeless art…”

Check the whole tamale on their web site.

–Bandit

LEGENDS AT BLACK HILLS HARLEY– 2 Lane Life

2 Lane Life will be at Black Hills Harley-Davidson under the Legend Suspensions tent for a meet and greet! We are excited to welcome them and have them hang out with us.

August 5th, 2023
11AM – 1PM

For more information and location details please visit:
https://www.legendsuspensions.com/sturgis-rally/

FROM THE 100TH ISSUE OF DICE– Bubblegum Trash

Demon Drome wall of death for dice magazine at the malle mile
Ricky Reyes Pink Swinger as seen in Issue 100 of DicE Magazine.

Check it out on the DicE Blog.

FEATURE BIKE OF THE WEEK—Dean Woodruff

–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™

MOTORCYCLE ATTORNEY–
Mike is doing good work in Arizona and DC.

–Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com™

BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK REPORT– Finally! The Truth About Global Warming. . .

Get Your FREE Copy Before They’re All Gone.

It seems like the media won’t let global warming go.

Once you see where the billions of tax payer dollars are going. . . you’ll know why

In fact, the progressives are looking for more of your money!

Armed with the truth, I’m hopeful we can stop them.

That’s why I want to send you a copy of Hot Talk, Cold Science.

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Why there is NO climate crisis arising from human acitivies now. . . nor on the horizon over the upcoming years (p. 103)

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It’s time for us to hold the politicians accountable and stop the spending before it gets worse.

To discover the facts CLICK HERE to get your copy of Hot Tak, Cold Science today.

–Tom Luongo
Editor, Ultimate Wealth Report

GREASY KULTURE NEW ISSUE– New issue 94: even Todd Asin’s ‘daily’ is perfect!

This man can’t do ‘ordinary’; he’s just won ‘Best in Show’ at Born Free with a beautiful Knucklehead chopper, but this – his daily rider Panhead – is, in our humble opinion, equally nice. Every bike that rolls out of his Small City Cycles shop is feature-worthy, but as soon as we saw this ’56 we knew it was bound for the cover…

Here’s a little preview of the new issue – where you can see the other great bikes joining Todd’s in #94.

Subscribe and save!

Subscribe today and get a magazine on your doormat every two months – no more grrrr when we sell out – and you’ll pay less too! Just £25 (plus postage to you, wherever in the world you are) for FOUR top quality issues.

OILY BIKERNET READER COMMENT—The Blessings of Petroleum Products

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=15307

Having been in oil and gas or petrochemicals for over 20 years. I really laugh at the people who regularly complain about petroleum and yet use parts of it every day.

This is one of the best articles I’ve ever read on the subject.

–Johnny Humble
Somewhere in Texas

REPORT FROM THE OTHER SIDE–
This is what we are up against. Many in the GOP want us to go down this path.

Sen. Mitt Romney urges GOP to adopt “a climate-sensitive policy”

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/30/politics/republicans-climate-solutions-heat-wave/index.html

Believe in a ‘climate emergency’ ?!
GOP LEADER McCarthy wants to plant trees to solve it!

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was asked how he would solve the climate crisis. He suggested planting a trillion trees… a bill House Republicans introduced in 2020.

–Marc Morano
Climate Depot

WTF? Over. We had a meeting with Senator Round’s office on Monday about our resolution for the truth. Let’s see if they are bullied by activists, money or are out of touch with reality.

–Bandit

THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID–
This morning I went out to tend my birds and found my little chicken Dumplin’ dead in the yard. I ain’t fucked up about nature… I just figured my cat probably was the culprit and seein’ as how I was finishing off a scrambled egg sandwich made with her unborn children, I didn’t reckon I could judge Lizzy Cat too harshly.

Well, I went on about my day… Smoke shop and pot shop and Walmart and the gas station… and had just plopped down with a big ol’ doobie when my dogs sounded off that someone was at the door.

It was my neighbor Boogie. He looked just terrible and my heart jumped a little that something had happened to Miz Josie or Miz Oleta across the road… he was holding a white cardboard box with holes in it. I asked him what it was, and he said, ‘It’s something for you.’

Then he went back down my steps and turned looking up at me in the porch with his hat in his hand and tears in his eyes and said, ‘I’ve come to make restitution ma’am, on account of my dog killed yore lil’ chicken…’

He has this little yapper terrier Chihuahua looking dog that barks at my house all day… And my first thought was, Oh Jesus he shot the dog over my chicken.

And he is telling me how she had six puppies and how he reckoned she just went crazy with them post motherly behaviors… and I was reassuring him it was fine, I wasn’t mad… and he told me he didn’t even go to work today he was so upset. then he held up the box and said, ‘ SO I BROUGHT YOU SIX SURPRISES!’

..And I thought, oh fuck, it’s them puppies….It wasn’t.

–Amy Irene White

BIKERNET CRAFTSMAN OF THE WEEK—
Bruno Zammit, craftsman. Creator engraver. Bruzz Metal Work concept.

He lives and works in Le Lavandou, France, and is an accomplished artist.

BRUZZENGRAVER.COM

–Sam Burns
Art Curator
Bikernet.com™

THE TORPEDO REPORT—We ran into a glitch. A tilt meter is required to actuate the parachute in the event of a roll-over. The search gears engaged and we spoke to officials and ultimately the top dog in the streamliner world, Dennis Manning.

I spoke to the company below

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Starting at $123.48

The RT Tilt Switch Slope Alert is a single or dual axis tilt switch.

If you would like a customized Tilt Switch Slope Alert give us a call!

SlopeAlert is a reliable, low cost solution for determining in-range and out of range tilt conditions. Originally designed for off-road, in-motion vehicles and equipment that operate in high vibration/shock, rough terrain environments, it is well suited for any application where tilt angle needs to be limited.

Okay, then we had to figure out how to deploy the the chute and ended up with a Solenoid from Summit racing. We are on the case.

2-LANE LIFE IS COMING TO STURGIS AND DEADWOOD—In one of their recent episodes they discuss past rides, lunch, Sturgis Plans and riding etiquette.

These famous riding influencers are digging in across the street from where the famous Frank Ball tattoo crew are hanging in Deadwood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur96nwYglfI

–Bandit

BABES RIDE OUT COMING–LEVEL UP

GOT has great programs designed for first time riders, beginners, intermediate and advanced riders. They start on wide open, flat spaces and build confidence through fun exercises designed to teach and instill real technique. For advanced riders, they choose locations and trails that require mastery of specific skill sets. They have the bike, gear, and more for those who are needing the good at NO extra cost! Tap below and sign up for a class during Babes in the Dirt 8!

All skill levels welcome (even gals who have NEVER sat on a bike!)
18+ ladies only
The event always sells out
Food & coffee trucks on site
Nightly entertainment
2 private tracks!!!
Hundreds of miles of clearly marked trails to explore
Husqvarna motorcycle demos with lead / follow
Epic raffle
Red or green sicker bikes are okay!
Spark arrestor required

ANOTHER BIKERNET READER TECH QUESTION–SCREAMIN’ EAGLE PRO STREET TUNER and AUTOMATIC TUNING MODULE

Do you know what will happen, if you’re using the old orange Screamin’ Eagle Pro Street Tuner and modify the AFR? Will the Smart Tune PRO Automatic Tuning Module reset the AFR to their own values?

–Jens
Hamburg, Germany

I thought someone would know…

–Bandit

A FINAL BIKERNET READERS COMMENT—THE BIKERS CODE

 You can help little old lady’s cross the street all day long for 20 plus years, but, if you push one in front of a car, what will you be remembered for?

Help that little old lady cross the street. You might need a hand yourself someday.

–Jeff
Red Deer, AB, Canada

IT’S NEVER DULL IN THE BLACK HILLS—My grandson is riding in through Oregon and Zion into Colorado.

Arlin and Donna set up shop in downtown Sturgis, and he turned me onto a couple of these massive Mudflap girls. I turned one over to the master of the Monday night Hamster auction to support the kid’s hospital in Rapid City. The girls said the guys would love it…

Cabana Dan was busy one morning at a photo shoot. He built that super-sharp classic peashooter. Where the hell did that girl come from?

Damn, just as I worked out my VL,XA,FL taillight Charlie Rust send me this image of the taillight lens stash he found.

Tim from Flat Earth Art came over to handle some Salt Torpedo Pinstriping. He did a magnificent job.

Sugarbear called this morning about his property out here and his plans for the rally. He brought Tree’s long-tall chopper out and it’s for sale. Tree was a monster of a guy and I featured his first chop back in the early ’70s. The bike is set-up for a big guy, faux Evo powered, runs great and a big guy classic with a Sugarbear springer front end. If you’re seriously interested for $35,000 it’s yours. Drop me a line to Bandit@bikernet.com.

Our billboard went up in Deadwood, and I’m already getting calls.

Hang on for rally reports. Feel the freedom.

–Bandit

Doggone life of the furry government servant

with inputs from Hot Air Cold Love at https://hotaircoldlove.substack.com/

Apparently, dogs are not detectives. This thought crime just got solved.

So, are all the decades of man’s best friend working alongside in forests and mountains, in rain and sunshine, in war-zones and disaster rescue efforts, the hound that will follow “his master’s voice” to hell– all just myth, legend and an old husband’s tale?

As per the research and the statistics, the dog’s days of working as a police dog are over. Maybe now — the customs officer will have to smell your luggage and bark orders if deemed unfit for boarding your flight. Maybe its the humans who are causing the loss of canine jobs (which is my gist of the new report mentioned below)??

Can you imagine all the working animals replaced with humans instead of machines? No more canary in a coal mine. No more snakes eating rats in paddy fields. No more ox ploughing farms, no more donkeys or mules carrying fool’s gold (also called simply as a fool), no more horse carriages nor armed cavalry, no legionnaire crossing deserts on a camel….

So what would you write? A western or a historical fiction or a scifi or a satire or just adopt a rescue dog to play with during writer’s block? Well, he could take you out for a walk and we know that’s always good for creativity (New Yorker story link).

Anyways, chew on this news for now!

Police Say Dogs Help Solve Crimes. Little Evidence Supports That.

In 2020, Salt Lake City abruptly terminated its canine unit for pursuing and apprehending suspects. Not much changed.

https://undark.org/2023/07/24/police-say-dogs-help-solve-crimes-little-evidence-supports-that/

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A couple hours ago, packed up my pet bunnies and locked down my dogs and door. Dashed for some McDonalds to go visit my mom in rehab…. The walking and pain kind of rehab, not the drug kind.

I walked out in the fucking oven full of cornbread Arkansas air to my goose talking loudly and my neighbor, known as Boogie, huffing and puffing across the yard. My neighbor Boogie is one of those hardworking, friendly redneck Arkansas men who always wears overalls and white t-shirts who is 5-foot tall and has little nubs for teeth and always wears a big ol grin with a little tobacco in the corners and you know your house is safe as long as he lives across the road.

When he introduces himself as Boogie, he does the little fists together to each side, butt shaking motion known internationally and in discotheques as ‘boogying.’

I went ahead and put the rabbits and myself in the Trump car and turned on the AC as he huffed to a stop, telling me with some grand measure of excitement that someone has stolen his push mower he keeps under the front porch. I said ‘NOOOOO’ and put my hand over my mouth in the also well-known gesture of southern lady shock and surprise and bless your pea-pickin’ heart.

He went into some detail about who he thought stole it…. Which would be rather poorly received in today’s political climate… and I told him my Trump car goes a long way towards letting people know they would get their asses shot off at my place.

He goes ‘imma put my Rebel flag up!’
I said ‘Good idea! I’ll put mine up too!’
Fist bump.

Then he says ‘and Imma call the sheriff!’
And I said, ‘I could hang my ‘Fuck Joe Biden flag.’

Another really emphatic fist bump and a little WHOOP.

‘Imma put my shotgun by the door!’
‘I already got a .45 under my pillow.’
Fist bump again… at this point he is sweatin’ and grinnin’ and kinda bouncing up an down on the balls of his feet.

‘Imma put that big dog out in the yard.’
‘Anyone walks in mine will meet six bullies.’
Double fist bump and a little rebel yell.

‘IF’N I SEE ANYONE AT YOUR PLACE WHEN YOU GONE IMMA SHOOT EM IN THE ASS!’

‘Well alright but don’t fuck around and shoot my goddamned goose.’

‘I ain’t gonna shoot that goose.. I LOVE THAT GOOSE. When he says HAWWWW HAWWWW (this sound was accompanied by him miming the goose, wings spread and high steppin’ stomps) i tell the ol lady, ‘Listen Josie, that old goose is callin’ me again…’

When I got back from visiting my mom, the heat was just fuckin’ heavy and damp, and the sky was a dark periwinkle color over the pine trees and fat drops of hot rain falling now and then…

There was a faded, tattered, almost see through stars and bars fluttering in the breeze from his porch… and a couple more, and American flags too, showing up on down the road. His buddies were standing around leaning over the beds of their trucks fooling with dogs and shotguns. I popped the trunk and got my pistols out of the trunk and my extra ammo and brought them in…. Then I went out and hung a metal sign by the road that says ‘you are no longer a trespasser… you are now a target. ‘

Now the whole street has their front windows open, guns in plain sight, porch lights on, and the sky is rumbling and the whole street is watchful and still, because we are prepared for whatever happens next.

U.S. House Committee Passes Bill to Stop California’s ICE Vehicle Ban

Encourage support from lawmakers on this proposal:

The U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee passed the SAN-supported Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act” (H.R. 1435). This bill seeks to preserve vehicle choice for consumers and prevent the federal government and the State of California from choosing only one form of technology (such as electric vehicles) over the many others to achieve their emission reduction goals.

The “Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act” prohibits the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing a waiver to California for regulations that would ban the sale or use of new motor vehicles with ICE in the state by 2035. The bill is essential to stopping California’s plan to ban of new ICE vehicles. Send a letter to your Congress members asking them to support the bill.

H.R. 1435 awaits consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Lawmakers Must Hear from You Right Away!

Use the following website link for an overview and lawmaker contact.

ACT NOW BY CLICKING HERE

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Harley-Davidson and Post Malone collaborate on Limited Edition Apparel Collection

Post Malone x Harley-Davidson Launches as Part of Harley-Davidson’s H-D Collections on the Same Day as his Fifth Full Length Album Austin

MILWAUKEE (July 28, 2023) – Harley-Davidson and GRAMMY® Award-nominated, 8x RIAA diamond-certified global superstar Post Malone, teamed up for the first time to create a limited-edition apparel collection. The collection is a celebration of Post’s love for the iconic brand.

With the most RIAA diamond-certified singles from any artisan a brazen style all his own, Post Malone shines unlike any other singer-songwriter of our generation. The garments in the collection are as bold and clean as the polished brightwork on his custom chrome Harley-Davidson® Low Rider ST motorcycle.

Available as part of Harley-Davidson’s H-D® Collections, a grouping of unique lifestyle apparel lines, the Post Malone® x Harley-Davidson® collection is a combination of collaborative partner branding, clean and contemporary text designs, chrome treatments, and halftone graphics that either pay homage to or directly pull from classic H-D imagery. Collection highlights include a “Chrome Malone” tee, hoodie, and pant; the iconic Harley-Davidson bar and shield set chrome flame badge tees, a studded vest and pant set, and accessories like horsepower leather gloves and a flame badge silver chain.

“I’m beyond pumped to share this collab with Harley-Davidson! After a lot of work and love, we’re so proud of what we’ve created,” said Post Malone.

This coming Friday, July 28th Post will release his highly anticipated fifth full-length record Austin via Mercury Records/Republic Records. The album, self-titled after Post’s legal name, is a guitar heavy offering which features his already released songs, “Chemical,” “Mourning” and “Overdrive,” as well as 14 additional new tracks.

On Tuesday, July 18, Post Malone teased the collection by wearing the white tee featuring the Chrome flame Harley-Davidson logo during his performance at TSX Entertainment in the heart of New York City. He was the first artist in history to perform there, treating eager fans to an exclusive pre-listing party of his forthcoming album, Austin.

The Post Malone x Harley-Davidson Collection is available today on hdcollections.com and shop.postmalone.com.

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With News from Around the World

What an interesting day, week closing in on the Rally. I can’t wait. I’ve watched tents, displays, new signage sprout up all over the town of Sturgis. The 120th rocked Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago, and I’m trying to access whether the brothers are coming here and how the anniversary might impact the 83rd rally.

It’s all going to be fun and exciting to watch. Let’s hit the news.

Ride free, goddammit!

–Bandit

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It’s all going to be fun and exciting to watch. Let’s hit the news.

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EMPOWERING YOUTH—

Helping with Horsepower Takes on Tiny Custom Chop—Off

Resulting auction supports putting kids on bikes in kindergarten P.E. Class nationwide

Helping with Horsepower, founded by Laura Klock in 2011, is taking part in the prestigious 2023 Tiny Bike Custom Chop Off, a competition that encourages young people to pursue careers in the industrial arts. The Chop Off is featured at the 2023 Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast and Auction in Sturgis. Six programs are competing in the Chop Off with each bike making its debut at the event.

“We are thrilled to be taking part in the 2023 Tiny Custom Chop Off and showcasing the incredible talent and resilience of our youth involved in the Bike Rebuild Program,” said Laura Klock, founder of Helping with Horsepower.

The Flying Piston breakfast kicks off on Sunday, August 6th, from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip and the tiny customs are auctioned off that morning via an online platform. Anyone can bid from anywhere.

Proceeds from the auction support All Kids Bike, a program that puts bike riding classes in kindergartens nationwide. The Flying Piston Benefit has helped train over 100,000 kindergartners to ride on 2 wheels.

The tiny custom bike began as a stock Strider balance bike generously provided to all six programs by Strider Sports International, of Rapid City, SD.

Six schools are taking part in the Tiny Custom Chop Off including Lakeville North High School from Minnesota; Pine Bush High School, NY; Helping with Horsepower in Ethan, SD; WyoTech, Laramie, WY; Mitchell Tech in Mitchell, SD; and the Jessi Combs Foundation.

“This competition provides a great experience for the students,” explained Marilyn Stemp, co-producer of the Flying Piston. “The young men and women are exposed to career paths they may never have known about. And really, in this competition, there are no losers, only winners!”

Helping with Horsepower invites everyone to attend the Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast and witness the unveiling of the custom tiny bike.

The silent auction that follows presents a rare opportunity to own a one-of-a-kind creation while supporting a worthy cause.

Enthusiasts can register for the auction at https://qtego.us/qlink/piston to bid online from anywhere. To buy tickets for the Builders Breakfast, held at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Crossroads on Sunday, August 6th and presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, go to https://www.tixr.com/groups/sturgisbuffalochip/events/sturgis-buffalo-chip-2023-60458.

www.AllKidsBike.org, www.Striderbikes.com

Event Hashtags:
#FlyingPistonBenefit
#PerformanceArt
#BuildersBreakfast

KNUCKLEHEAD OF THE WEEK—By Kenny Slaughter

–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™

STORY RECOMMENDATION OF THE WEEK—

Fiction that kicks butt: You gotta read this guy

He also has a version of some of his novels marked “Low Profanity Edition”

Author Clayton Lindemuth

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Clayton-Lindemuth/author/B0094UDSQK

Thanks & regards,
Wayfarer

CHRIS CALLEN’S TOP TEN PRODUCTS—from Dennis Kirk.

The list includes tanks, wheels, cams, pipes, tools, shocks, fairings controls, springers, you name it. Check out what the Cycle Source mastermind has to offer.

NEWS FROM THE LOWBROW CREW—

Fuel CLE is brought to you by Lowbrow Customs, Forever The Chaos Life & The Gasbox.

FRIDAY July 28th

Official Pre-Party
Skidmark Garage: 7pm to 1am
4600 Hamilton Ave. Cleveland OH 44114
Free to attend, live music, adult beverages, food, motorcycles and so much more.

SATURDAY July 29th

BMW Motorrad RIDE TO FUEL CLE
Meet up at West 14th and Abbey Avenue. Ride departs at 9am sharp, arrives at Fuel around 10am! Check out the route / get directions here.

Fuel Cleveland Show
The Historic Hale Farm & Village 2686 Oak Hill Rd. Bath, OH 44210 • 10am – 7pm

Official After Party
Hoopples: 8pm to last call
1930 Columbus rd. Cleveland OH 44113

SUNDAY July 30th

Fuel Cleveland Show
The Historic Hale Farm & Village 2686 Oak Hill Rd. Bath, OH 44210 • Time 10am – 4pm

PANHEAD OF THE WEEK–

–Sam Burns
Official Curator
Bikernet.com™

NEW CVO CHANGES—

Lengthy article but people who know CVO would love it

Well, this year, besides bumping the displacement up to 121 cu. in. from the now paltry 117 cu. in. of the previous year, other huge changes were mixed in, giving an advanced look at what we predict the bulk of the Milwaukee-Eights will be like in the not-to-distant future.

https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/touring/2023-harley-davidson-road-glide-cvo-and-street-glide-cvo-review-44593012

–Wayfarer
Chief Media Investigator
Bikernet.com™

83rd STURGIS RALLY— at Legend Suspensions

Front and Rear installations at our manufacturing facility. All installation appointments are first come first serve. Be sure to stop by 3461 Whitewood Service Road, Sturgis, SD 57785 to make an appointment.

July 31st – August 11th, 2023

For more information and location details please visit:
https://www.legendsuspensions.com/sturgis-rally/

FEATURE BIKE OF THE WEEK–

Aaron Egging is a tattoo artist at Project Tattoo Studio, N Seattle WA.

Contact info: 22000 64th Ave W Ste 2E, Mountlake Terrace, WA, United States, Washington (425) 967-3265 projecttattoostudio.com

–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™

THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT–

I realized something today. We are experiencing first hand right now what a female president would be like. America is currently being ran by a ditsy, blonde, trophy 2nd wife, fake doctor, schoolteacher, fucking female, who is just dragging around her potato of a husband and calling all the shots from behind the scenes.

It’s come out lately that she hired Pissantski and probably the Ramen Noodle, too. It said she has say in all the staff hiring at the White House, and that she controls everything Biden says or does, his schedule and all the planning. If you think about it, his little handwritten notes and atrocious speeches sound like they are her talking… the laminated cheat sheets with reporter’s for him to call on? Schoolteacher bullshit… Jill is running the show. Biden even slips up and says so often.

The Biden administration is like watching some goofy ‘80s Mel Brooks comedy with Jill played by Shelley Long, as a school teacher trying to run the country in ugly dresses and shoulder pads and Farrah Fawcett hair.

Joe woulda been played by Leslie Nielson, of course, as the demented, dottering, perverted old president who goes around nibbling children and sniffing people and honking Eva Longoria’s boob on a stage and falling down everywhere. The Secret Service would be just a bunch of bumbling morons getting serviced by Kamala, and nobody notices Hunter doing shady foreign deals while sniffing blow out of an Asian hooker’s crack in the White House library.

End

by Amy White aka The Wicked Bitch

BAGGED BIKE BUREAU–

Man Tracks Stolen Bike With Apple AirTag, Says Police Can’t Help

What do you do in a situation like this?

Sorry, Basket Case Bike Enthusiasts: Vermont Closes Registration Loophole

Which is worse: Having your bike stolen and not knowing what happened to it, or having your bike stolen, knowing where it is, and not being able to do anything about it? That’s the problem that Chicagoan Scotty Woods is facing in mid-July 2023. According to him, his Honda CBR was legally parked on the street near his apartment building.

What about the Chicago police? When NBC 5 asked what they would advise in this situation, a spokesperson informed them that the best course of action would be to contact the local district office where the stolen property is located, explain the situation, and ask for assistance.

That’s exactly what Woods did, but so far, it hasn’t helped. “[The officer] wasn’t on the scene for two minutes. I asked him if he could take me through the alley or anything of that nature just to do a safety check or assist. They denied and they said I don’t see it in plain sight that they can’t help me,” Woods told NBC 5 Chicago.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/677752/man-tracks-stolen-bike-airtag/

–Wayfarer
Chief Media Investigator
Bikernet.com

AMERICAN MIDWEST AND CLIMATE CHANGE—

Life in America’s Breadbasket is Good and Getting Better

Our report, American Midwest and Climate Change: Life in America’s Breadbasket is Good and Getting Better, was just published. In it, we provide the science that disputes the claims of ongoing and future climate catastrophes.

We document that there is no climate crisis. In fact, we discover just the opposite. The ecosystems and agriculture in these ten Midwestern states are thriving and prospering partly because of modest warming and more CO2.

Below is information provided by NOAA showing that maximum temperatures have declined since the Dust Bowl years of the late 1920s and 1930s and all the while CO2 was steadily increasing.

We find that:

High temperatures peaked 90 years ago.
Recent temperatures are comparable to those nearly 100 years ago.
Growing seasons are lengthening.
Minimum winter temperatures are increasing (that is a good thing).
There is a beneficial increase in precipitation.
There is a decline in droughts, strongest tornadoes and heat-related deaths.
Agricultural productivity has increased greatly.

Further, we find that a transition to “net zero” for the Midwest would make no improvement to the environment and be prohibitively expensive.

The cost to transition the 10 Midwestern states to so-called renewable power would cost more than $6 trillion, or $92,000 per capita. A theoretical effect of such a transition is calculated as averting 0.043° C of warming by the year 2100, which translates to a cost of $14 trillion for each tenth degree of warming averted.

Download the entire report here (pdf).

5-BALL RACING TEAM UPDATE—

Yesterday we hit it hard with Dan and Luke working on final aspects of the Salt Torpedo. Just about the time we think we’re close we stumble onto more challenges.

I’m working on a Torpedo check list. We let the parachute pop out and discovered a mess. Luke is cleaning it up with the help of the Redhead.

I thought I had some space above the tank and raised it slightly. Fuck, it smacked the top and we had to adjust.

We got it buttoned up and decided to soak it. We also made progress with the rules. The EMTs need to be able to turn on the fire entinquisher, shut off the battery and the fuel from the outside of the liner. Crazy.

Bonneville Check list

• Check front end
• Check Fuel Level
• Check Engine and trans oil
• Check chain adjustment
• Check parachute connection
• Check Fire Extinguishers

THE BUFFALO CHIP RIDES BDR—

The Buffalo Chip City hosted a new style of rider to the Black Hills this weekend.

Get On! ADV Fest Tickets

A Four-Day Camping and Adventure Motorcycle Festival July 20-23, 2023.

It rocked with four days of camping, adventure riding and community in the gorgeous backcountry and front-country of remote South Dakota July 20-23, 2023. In addition to world-class adventure riding, the weekend was full of test rides, seminars, entertainment, prizes, awards, and the latest adventure riding gear and accessories for you and your bike.

I was invited for movie night under the stars, while the boss roasted marsh-mellows behind the bar.

I ran into a kid at the Tiki Bar buying a beer who was very excited to see this film. I dug out my camping chair, stretched is out and watched the boss, the film director and the main promotor, Zero motorcycles sit on stage and discuss the making of the film.

They came from BDR a 501c(3) non-profit organization. “We are here to help you plan adventure motorcycling trips. This non-profit website provides you with free GPS tracks, information, and planning tools for each Backcountry Discovery Route. Plan your multi-day off-road motorcycle adventure with their free tracks, interactive maps, photos, video content as well as hotel, food & gas information. Be sure to check out the discovery points, packing lists and FAQ’s for any routes you are considering. Have fun, be safe and enjoy exploring on two wheels.

I watched some of the promotional film, but was caught by a guy, Bill Hearne, who acted as a guide for the team of six who rode the three-day loop through the black hills.

He’s a major supporter of making the off-road trails accessible. When the BLM tries to shut a trail down because they say the budget doesn’t exist to maintain it, he steps in to negotiate with the Bureau of Land Management and raise the funds to repair the trail.

I’m concerned about the new BLM mission and Bonneville. The new mission will shift from management and human access to less management and less access. There is current legislation to stop the shift.

The Zero aspect of the film played a major role and the rep who rode the tour touted the ease of charging which she attempted to do at every stop or coffee break and all night at the hotels, motels or lodges along the route. She said it was no-problem, but fortunately there were only two electric bikes in the crew. Hang on if there were 20…

–Bandit

Harley-Davidson to Introduce Nightster 440 in India–

Here’s What We Know So Far

After successfully launching the feature-loaded X440 in partnership with Hero Motocorp, the premium two-wheeler manufacturer Harley-Davidson is all set to drop another product in the Indian market.

It has been reported the company is likely to introduce Nightster 440 in collaboration with a homegrown bike maker. The report says Hero Motocorp has already filed the trademark for the upcoming Nightster 440, which will hit the market soon.

The brand has taken the name inspiration from its international 975cc Nightster motorcycle and might share some of the design elements from it as well. However, the company is yet to reveal official details about the same.

Full Story at:
https://www.msn.com/en-in/autos/news/harley-davidson-to-introduce-nightster-440-in-india-here-s-what-we-know-so-far/ar-AA1edTly

Wayfarer
Editor:Bikernet Blog & Facebook Page

“If you sign-up for free email alerts, you will be alerted as to new, hot Bikernet Blog Content.” –Bandit

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY—

“Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.”

–Dale Carnegie

THE ONLY BIKER RALLY ON THE WATER IS BACK!

Don’t miss your chance to experience the BEST BIKER PARTY ON THE HIGH SEAS!

Law Tigers and High Seas Rally are cruising together in 2023 and WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US!

DATES: OCTOBER 28 – NOVEMBER 4, 2023

PORTS OF CALL:

• Tampa Bay, FL
• Key West, FL
• Cozumel, MEXICO
• Costa Maya, MEXICO

UNPRECEDENTED PROPAGANDA–Unprecedented Propaganda’: ‘Phoenix previous record of 18 consecutive days over 110F was set in 1974, the same week Time Mag was warning of new ice age’

Phoenix previous record of 18 consecutive days over 110F was set the same week Time Magazine was warning of new ice age.

The NEW BIKERNET AI FILE—

Millions of cars daily analyzed by artificial intelligence for ‘suspicious’ behavior

Dystopian surveillance is here and providing a growing market for tech entrepreneurs. Police agencies are daily `using artificial intelligence to identify “suspicious” patterns of behavior in millions of random cars caught on surveillance cameras connecting with databases of ownership and enabling searches and arrests. In an era with politicized law enforcement, what could go wrong?

Thomas Brewster of Forbes reports:

March of 2022, David Zayas was driving down the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale. His car, a gray Chevrolet, was entirely unremarkable, as was its speed. But to the Westchester County Police Department, the car was cause for concern and Zayas a possible criminal; its powerful new AI tool had identified the vehicle’s behavior as suspicious.

Searching through a database of 1.6 billion license plate records collected over the last two years from locations across New York State, the AI determined that Zayas’ car was on a journey typical of a drug trafficker.

According to a Department of Justice prosecutor filing, it made nine trips from Massachusetts to different parts of New York between October 2020 and August 2021 following routes known to be used by narcotics pushers and for conspicuously short stays.

So, on March 10 last year, Westchester PD pulled him over and searched his car, finding 112 grams of crack cocaine, a semiautomatic pistol and $34,000 in cash inside, according to court documents. A year later, Zayas pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking charge.

Prior to the guilty plea, Zayas’s lawyer Ben Gold contested the evidence and via FOIA requests discovered that:

…the ALPR [Automatic License Plate reader] system was scanning over 16 million license plates a week, across 480 ALPR cameras. Of those systems, 434 were stationary, attached to poles and signs, while the remaining 46 were mobile, attached to police vehicles. The AI was not just looking at license plates either. It had also been taking notes on vehicles’ make, model and color — useful when a plate number for a suspect vehicle isn’t visible or is unknown.

To Gold, the system’s analysis of every car caught by a camera amounted to an “unprecedented search.” “This is the specter of modern surveillance that the Fourth Amendment must guard against,” he wrote, in his motion to suppress the evidence. “This is the systematic development and deployment of a vast surveillance network that invades society’s reasonable expectation of privacy.

“With no judicial oversight this type of system operates at the caprice of every officer with access to it.”

The article describes the growing number of companies providing AI-powered systems of surveillance that can be hooked up to not just traffic and police cameras, but to private surveillance cameras that opt in to the system. Connect all of these cameras to public and private databases, and we have a recipe for police to repress political opposition that even Big Brother himself couldn’t dare dream of. Imagine cops knowing that you’re headed in the direction of a rally for, say, Donald Trump and that you rarely drive that way.

As Pixy Misa of AoSHQ puts it, Welcome to the goldfish bowl.”

Click to View at AmericanThinker.com

Harley-Davidson CEO says India model pre-orders ‘exceeding expectations’

Harley-Davidson said on Thursday that pre-orders were “exceeding expectations” for a new model the U.S. big-bike maker launched this month in India in partnership with a local manufacturer.

Harley and British rival Triumph have unveiled their cheapest models globally in India, the largest motorbike market by sales, to tap into higher spending in premium segments across categories as varied as mobile phones and cars.

Harley-Daivdson X440 is priced at $2,841 in India.

“We’ve been extremely pleased with the reception that the X440 has received since launch, with pre-orders exceeding initial expectations from launch,” Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz said on an earnings call with analysts.

“Now I look at India as a long-term opportunity … it’s a huge market overall,” Zeitz said.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/harley-davidson-ceo-says-india-model-pre-orders-exceeding-expectations/ar-AA1erqni

INDIA IS WORLD’S NUMBER 1 IN REGISTERED TWO-WHEELERS—

According to the latest Road Transport Year Book, India has the maximum number of registered two-wheelers, followed by Indonesia.

India ranks eighth in the world in number of passenger cars, while China, the United States and Japan are the top three.

The report has referred to the 2020 data of the International Road Federation, which is used as the reference across the countries.

Full story at:
https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/two-wheelers/india-worlds-number-1-in-registered-two-wheelers/102093561

–Wayfarer
Chief Investigator
Bikernet International New Bureau
Mumbai

LOVE TIPS for HORNY BIKERS– chapter 5,203 – Sensitive Poetry

Women want 4 things out of life: diamonds; closet space; shoes; and new Corvettes. If you can’t supply them with these things, they will OFTEN settle for thoughtful, gentle, romantic poetry.

Lotta guys ain’t good at comin’-up with that shit. I on the other hand am blessed with an ability in this arena that is DAMN near goddamn supernatural. You would THINK I would be selfish about this gift, this wonderment, this corn-you-copia of grandiose sensitivity that leads directly into the hearts of women. But I am not. It is a gift given to me…..and I share it with that same grand spirit of giving…. with others.

Memorize this vaulting, soaring expression of tender emotion to some chick you have your eye on, and even if you DON’T have a chopped Harley, she will come VERY CLOSE to not noticing. Stay studly my friend.

I drempt you had two huge torpedos,
and I was in my Italian speedos,
with a sac like a one pound bag of Fritos,
and a cock like end-to-end burritos,
and people on the beach they smiled,
and said “Your fucking i’ll bet is wild!
And every second she births a child
when her twat by your cock is defiled!”
I said “How very nice of you to say!
Your reward is now to watch us play!”
and off my speedos you did yank,
and all beheld my unrolling crank,
and as it stretched up to the sky,
with hundreds of gawkers gathering by,
and you now naked leaped upon it,
a living version of a Shakespeare sonnet,
all beauteous and like Athena,
you mesmerized the whole arena,
with acrobatics on my pole,
your spread-legged slit jarred every soul,
with lust and longing in all who leered,
with hungry eyes: and each one teared.
You shimmied up, then slid back down,
a hundred times and then did drown
the both of us in jizz cascades
that would have filled the Everglades.
You then, pure naked, approached the crowd,
and then “All kneel” you said aloud,
your hand then pulled your twat up tight,
its hairless nudeness a wondrous sight,
you then approached each upturned mug,
and bent slightly back, you twat still a-tug,
and said “My cunt i’ve lengthened,
my slit now long,
you may but stare and whack your dong,
or slide you fingers inside your twat,
but touch me, no, that you may not,
for only one my touch my cunt,
but you may stare at my slitted front,
and my cocksman here will simply watch,
as you all stare at my tacoed crotch.”
And all did gape and masturbated,
until the gathering was all sated.
Then they all did disappear,
and my pythoned cock was nowhere near,
instead my normal cock and sack,
and your tits were just your normal rack,
of teenage elevated titty plates,
which I each licked as this pome states,
an hour each and then I nursed
for two more hours as if rehearsed,
and then my helmet massaged each nipple,
and milk then did begin to ripple
down your stomach and down your legs,
even though you had no eggs,
that had-had contact with my spermage,
and I then jizzed your epidermage
where your nipples were spraying milk,
and cock and nips were mingling cream,
and then I woke up from the dream.

Burma shave.

–J.J. Solari

COMING TO DICE MAGAZINE— Coming to Issue 101

The 101 run 2023 pictures by Del Hickey
With a little over 6 weeks until Issue 101 of DicE magazine arrives here’s a sneak peak at Machi’s Ariel Square Four show bike.

If this is anything to go by you know it’s going to be another epic issue.

THE EVO ENTANGLEMENT IS COMING—

Here’s the important stuff about the Evo Entanglement:

• 3rd Annual Evo Entanglement Show Presented by S&S Cycle at Sturgis Buffalo Chip
• Wednesday, August 9th
• Free to enter, free to spectate

Major points:
– First 100 registered get a free limited edition Mint Speed Shop flannel just for entering – and it’s free to enter!

– Meet show hero Paul Wideman, artist Darren Mckeag and actor Rusty Coones

– Paul and Darren worked together on the trophies – true works of art and you can only get one by winning it!

– Best in show wins a complete S&S Evo-style engine – plus Paughco frame and $1000 Baker Drivetrain voucher.

The trophies are AWESOME. Here’s pics!

THE LATEST FROM SUPPORT GOOD TIMES—

SGT Ride Old Bikes. Available in adult, youth, toddler, and onesie sizes.

SUPPORTGOODTIMES.COM

MAMA TRIED IN STURGIS–WE ARE HEADING WEST!
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2023!

Visit us @ Full Throttle Saloon & Pappy Hoel Campground
Saturday 8/05 – Thursday 8/11

BAN WATER HEATERS—

Biden Admin Targets Water Heaters With New Rule Proposal–

The Biden administration introduced a new proposal for water heater efficiency standards Friday, becoming the latest widely-used household appliance to be singled out by the Energy Department.

The Department of Energy (DOE) claims the new water heater standards will curb carbon dioxide emissions and save Americans billions in the long-term, according to a Friday press release. The proposed rules are the latest advancement in the Biden administration’s wider push to regulate household appliances in pursuit of its climate agenda.

The regulation would mandate higher efficiency standards for new water heaters that use heat pumps, and would require new gas heat pumps to gain efficiency by using condensing technology, according to the DOE press release. Gas water heaters are smaller and less expensive, and thus carry cheaper installation costs than alternatives, according to FOX News.

“It’s just spreading to more and more appliances. It seems that almost everything that plugs in or fires up around the house is either subject to a pending regulation or soon will be,” Ben Lieberman, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, said of the administration’s efficiency regulations push, according to FOX News.

“Consumers aren’t going to like any of it,” Lieberman continued, according to FOX News. “These rules are almost always bad for consumers for the simple reason that they restrict consumer choice.”

The efficiency regulations would take effect in 2029 if they are finalized, according to the press release. Other appliances that the Biden administration is planning to issue updated energy standards for include dishwashers, residential laundry machines, refrigerators and boilers, according to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

The Biden administration has also attempted to regulate gas stoves, which led the Republican-controlled House to pass a bill in June that would bar any prospective federal ban on new gas stoves if it became law.

The DOE estimates that the new rule will save American consumers $198 billion in energy costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 501 million metric tons over 30 years, according to the press release. The projected emissions reduction is equivalent to the combined annual amount of emissions generated by more than 60 million homes, or about half of the homes in the U.S., according to the press release.

“This proposal reinforces the trajectory of consumer savings that forms the key pillar of Bidenomics and builds on the unprecedented actions already taken by this Administration to lower energy costs for working families across the nation,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Friday, according to the press release. The rule would “improve outdated efficiency standards for common household appliances, which is essential to slashing utility bills for American families and cutting harmful carbon emissions,” she added.

The DOE did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

–Nick Pope
Contributor
Daily Caller

BABE OF THE WEEK—Jenny James, a friend of Rogue’s

–from Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com™

AUSTIN TEXAS OUTLAWS—

95 year-old wanted to take some photos on the road glide. “ That’s 95-year-old Dr. Jose Siguad, while celebrating his birthday.

He’s my son’s father-in-law from Dallas and he decided to move to Austin. Busy guy.

–Bandit

THE WORD FROM BILL GATES–

The risks of AI are real but manageable

The world has learned a lot about handling problems caused by breakthrough innovations.

By Bill Gates

https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-risks-of-AI-are-real-but-manageable

And Hang On!

Science has the answer ?

Why Your Cat Is Weird

The origin of domesticated cats, the reason ‘pspspsps’ causes mayhem, and how to pet your feline overlord in precisely the right way (according to science).

https://getpocket.com/collections/why-your-cat-is-weird

–Wayfarer
Chief Weird Investigator
Bikernet.com™

MICHAEL LICHTER VISITS CUBA—

Michael stopped on way to Milwaukee in Nebraska to visit Freddie Cuba in his new digs. Michael shot pics and peeled out on Monday. Dirty Ernie from Beatrice showed up and took the track picks.

I believe Fred has a flat track on his property, but I’m trying to confirm. Billy Lane might want to know about it.

–Bandit

THE NEW RULE DEPARTMENT—

Biden Admin Rule Would Ban Nearly All Portable Gas-Powered Generators

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has proposed a policy (pdf) that would remove nearly all existing portable gas generators from the market. The new rule restricts the amount of carbon monoxide that generators can emit by forcing these generators to switch off when they reach a certain level of emissions…

Once the proposed rules come into effect, manufacturers would have to comply with them in just six months, a process that usually takes several years…

Nearly all models currently available are expected to not follow the new standard.

–Yikes

UPS Labor Contract Deal–

UPS reached a tentative five-year agreement with about 340,000 Teamsters union workers yesterday, one week ahead of a potential strike that would have disrupted supply chains nationwide.

The historic $30B deal, considered to be the largest private sector contract in North America, includes higher pay for part-time workers, who comprise more than half of the UPS employees represented by the union. The minimum starting wage for part-time workers would rise to $21 per hour from $16.20. Hourly pay for existing full- and part-time workers would increase by $7.50 over the duration of the contract.

The deal would also require air-conditioning in delivery trucks purchased after Jan. 1, 2024 and make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a full holiday for the first time. Union members will vote on the deal from Aug. 3 to Aug. 22. See contract details here.

Last year, UPS workers, on average, sorted and delivered 24.3 million packages a day, amounting to 6.2 billion packages annually, up from 5.5 billion in 2019.

–1440 Daily Digest

“We live in seriously strange times. But one of the items that should be on the list of every legislator would be middle-class income. It stopped going up in 2000. It needs to be fixed.” –Bandit

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ALL HEAT ALL THE TIME

You cannot open an email from almost any mainstream media outlet these days without being told something like “Heat is torching records and spreading across the U.S. and Europe” during an unprecedented, record “smashing” global heat wave.

Often based on factual errors that will do until lies come along, like the Washington Post fib Tony Heller exposed about Fort Meyers, Florida having a “record” 89 days over 90 degrees when it had 169 such days in 1944. And when AP linked to a very useful NOAA tool summarizing records set in the U.S. and globally on a given date or date range, we compared July 15, 2023 to July 15, 2003. The latter broke more American records. Weird, huh? And (h/t Heller again) the proportion of U.S. weather stations recording a temperature of 95°F or higher has been falling steadily since 1931 and is at a record low so far this year.

It’s almost as if journalists occupied a separate reality. Indeed, Emily Pontecorvo wrote revealingly in Heatmap Daily that “The heat is weighing on me, and I don’t even live in the part of the country experiencing a prolonged, life-threatening heat wave.” Except rhetorically.

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INDIA’S MIDDLE-WEIGHT BIKE MARKET–

This detailed article would give you some perspective on what was and is in the middle-weight bike segment in India.

 Big motorcycle battle: Hero-Harley, Bajaj-Triumph and Honda are gearing to fight Royal Enfield; here’s who can win

https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/big-motorcycle-battle-hero-harley-bajaj-triumph-and-honda-are-gearing-to-fight-royal-enfield-here-s-who-can-win/ar-AA1eg1pS

–Wayfarer

IT NEVER ENDS—

Actually, I hope a couple of things come to fruition in the next couple of months for all the kids on the planet.

Hopefully projects will never end. I decided to make my 2nd book Outlaw Justice ready for printing. I’m working with Trisha and Kate. In the middle of the process, we discovered a couple of versions. An ass-kicking process began of checking, editing, and scrambling through corrections. The writing process never ends. This book is much improved, but… I should have copies in a month or so.

Behind the headquarters it’s amazing this time of year. And I put the 1914 Single engine back on the gun safe. I needed a place to hang my denims, goddammit. I snagged the carb. I may need it for the ’13 twin I’m building.

We are about to feature this bike shot by Peter Linney. I may make a call about the story tomorrow, if I survive the news.

Competition Distributing — SALE

Ends Friday 7/28 11:59PM EST

https://www.competitiondist.com

10% off of everything but: used parts, fuel tanks, racer spirals, handlebar kits, seats, endurance rocker, service dept bulletin, Perewitz Swag, rear mudguard, JIMS Pins, pistons, Flathead keychains, lifts, and Dual Linkert intake manifold

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Tell ’em Bikernet.com sent ya….