WE SAY THAT ALL THE TIME

When I say that I usually am referring to paying attention to everything around you so you do not get hurt.

Well even if you do that there is always the chance that someone else isn’t paying attention.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE – We all make daily decisions on what to wear when we ride. Some places make it mandatory to wear helmets and eyeglasses.

Sadly, even if you are doing that and even using more safety gear to many riders are getting injured and killed. Many times, from Blunt Force Trauma.

While discussing this is not always popular, it is something we need to do from time to time.

https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/shop/mens-harley-davidson-smart-vest/p/98017-24VM

With that in mind I got a Harley-Davidson Smart Vest to use. It is designed to give impact protection with built in airbags that deploy to protect my chest and back should I be in a crash or collision.

It uses Dainese technology from more than 25 years of research with a distinct Harley look. It is engineered with a series of sensors that monitor the rider. It also uses a GPS

It is made with Perforated Heavyweight Cow Leather with 100% polyester lining and stretch side panels, full front zipper and zippered hand warmer pockets.

While I hope I will never need it to deploy, there is a replacement kit made for the vest that the Harley dealer can replace.

I am a firm believer in reading the instructions for all items I get even if I had something similar before because they are always getting updated

After looking through the book I downloaded the app to my computer and followed the instructions

Open the zipper at the bottom of the vest, remove the connectors with the loop and join the wires together.

I then charged the vest. That can be done by plugging the USB cable into  a USB charger with output 5 V 1000 mA . You can also plug it into your computer, but charging will take longer

For more information on the Smart Vest check out the videos at https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/shop/mens-harley-davidson-smart-vest/p/98017-24VM

When purchasing one of these vests be sure to pay close attention to getting the correct size, fitment is important.

The vest is slightly heavier than one without the airbag set up but no heavier than my riding jacket. It was very comfortable to wear.

When I went for a test ride, I felt safer, but still kept my head on a swivel paying attention to my surroundings.

I really like this vest, and I am sure you will as well.

–Rogue

I know, we’re getting weird, but so is the government. Hang On!

Brand new documentary called Transmedium and fast walkers on Amazon Prime. It has a big interview with Admiral Tim Gilluadet and has some footage from the 23 congressional hearing.

My friend Richard Dolan talks about historical USO cases. He is coming out with a new book about USO’s. I met him at his first conference in 2000. I bought his first book UFO’s and the national security state. He has written several since.

It is weird to see a young man all new to this back in 2000 and now he is an old man like the rest of us. If any of you bikers are interested in this, I highly recommend his website. Become a member for 6.95 a month.

He has some interesting takes on world news because when you look at what is going on in the world today and add in an extra terrestrial presence it puts a different slant on things. Someone is in charge of all this knowledge that has more power than presidents or congress.

Bandit wants me to report on what’s going on with this stuff, but if you really want to know you need to look up the researchers I have mentioned and read the basics of what they have to say.

I recommend starting with the Donald Keyhoe books from the fifties. The best one is the ‘flying saucer conspiracy’ from 1955 tells how the CIA took over all the UFO related information from the Air Force and created the disinformation campaign that has lasted to this day.

Then Leonard Stringfield wrote ‘Situation Red’ about crash retrievals in 1977. In 79 Stanton Friedman broke the story of the Roswell crash and it opened up a lot more interest. Richard Dolan was a young modern history major writing a thesis on the National security agency and he kept running into UFO documents in his research so the thesis became his first book ‘ UFO’s and the national security state. 

Volume one. was from 1941-1977. Then he wrote volume 2 from 78 to 2000. He has written several more since. I have read most of them. Find them online or in his website.

–Bill May

Far Out Editor

Bikernet and Bandit’s Cantina

A new blog by Demetris Koutsoyiannis

Greek hydrologist Demetris Koutsoyiannis, who has been very active lately in publishing scientific articles about climate change and the greenhouse effect, has now also started his own blog.

Here an excerpt from his introductory article:

Our politicians, followed by mainstream media and a very wide audience, speak about “climate change”, “climate emergency” or “climate crisis”.

Viewed scientifically, the term “climate change” has the same significance as “time change” or “weather change”. Like time and weather, climate has always changed during the 4.5 billion years of Earth’s history. Hence, “climate change”, if seen in a scientific context, is a tautology, a pleonasm. It is just a popular slogan that belongs to the political vocabulary.

In Greece, we have a Ministry of Climate Crisis. The European Parliament has declared a state of climate emergency. Yet, the Clintel’s World Climate Declaration, of which I am a signatory, states: “There is no climate emergency/crisis”. To elucidate my point of view: as a physical reality, there is no climate crisis, but as a political issue, there is—and it’s much more dangerous than a physical climate crisis.

In brief, the political landscape around climate is this. A climafia feeds its climinions with climillions, while a much wider number of climorons spread the propaganda fabricated by the climafiosi. And given the extent of the climandate agenda, we may assume that it also includes climoles, who present themselves as climate sceptics, while serving the agenda. This is the entire climess around.

Read the whole article here: https://clintel.org/introducing-climath-a-new-blog-by-demetris-koutsoyiannis/

Fiction By Zac King

It happened in Medina Ohio, sometime in the not-so-distant Future:

It’s 2045 and motorcycles on freeways have been outlawed. Self-driving vehicles are the only forms of transportation allowed on major freeways in the United States.

I am on a mission; I’m going to ride across American freeways on a motorcycle. That’s been Illegal for years but damnit, I don’t care. I figure the only way to do this is to ride under cover of darkness from 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. every night… I ride. My friends call me the Snake.

I began this midnight run from the Florida Keys and will ride to Canada where riding a gas-powered motorcycle on the freeways is legal. For now, riding through the endless darkness that is Oklahoma is mind-numbing. No moon, no humans, no escape. Just keep moving forward…fast. As the winds increase, ghostly shadows leap across the ashen road dividers while unseen hands pummel and push at me, thrashing my speeding motorcycle across lanes. I ride long sections of highway in isolation, pushing 120 mph in a mind-numbing attempt to get to the next patch of distant lights unseen.

Suddenly, all the lights go out on the old Moto Guzzi. The bike, still running but my dash lights, running lights, headlamp, and taillights are gone. I’m now held hostage by the looming demons of darkness as they raise the hairs on my neck.

I pull over and hatch a plan, I’m going to draft and there’s a big rig coming and I wait for the enormous wake. A massive big rig blows by and I quickly rip after it. Gaining speed to 70mph, I slither toward its draft within 30 feet, 20 feet and then slowly inch up to 10 feet behind it and the bike almost idles. I’m out of danger, even if a “Toaster” self-driving patrol car passes it won’t get close to a big rig. I relax; safely tucked behind the big rig’s wake, I coast in the darkness to the next patch of distant lights.

The big rig pulls over at a TA (Travel Centers of America) truck stop. I break away, roll over into the shadows, and get off the bike for a smoke. The big rig heaves to a stop with the brittle chuff of air brakes. A driver gets out, the cabin door opens and slams while the clack of cowboy boots ricochets against the cold night air.

Seeing actual drivers is an unusual sight, they’ve been replaced by truck stop attendants who swap out the massive batteries on the big electric trucks, check the destination logs, and reset the GPS.

With a slow gate, he walks to the back of his rig, stops, and eyeballs the rear of his truck. He’s a grizzled monster of a man; even from here, I can tell that. As he turns and looks directly at me with long slow steps, he heads my way.

His six-foot-seven frame towers over me in the shadows and all I see is a dark silhouette. “Enjoy the ride?’ he asserts in a slow growl… “My name is Bandit.”

I begin stammering my sorry ass story and he breaks in “I know who you are, you’re Snake, that kid who’s trying to dead run the freeways, that’s illegal, can’t believe you’ve made it this far. some of us truckers have been following you on our CBs”

Bandit looks at the old Moto Guzzi and the wiring harness is completely fried. “Look kid, you’re done here, I know you want to beat the system and make your mark but it’s not going to happen. The chatter is the toasters know where you are and are going to make an example out of you son. It’s going down hard and going down soon. I can help you out.”

Bandit is heading home, to Medina Ohio, and he is on his own mission. He offers to load my bike on the rig and get me to Medina safely. I accept. As he drops the big rig ramp, I stand in astonishment. It’s full of gas-powered Harley-Davidson from the 2020s. We load in the old Guzzi and head to Ohio.

I settle into the comfy big rig cabin for a thousand-mile drive. “So, Bandit, what’s up with those old Harleys in the back?” I ask.

“You’re not the only biker sick of corporate control and government regulations. Digital currency, voiceprint banking, face recognition grocery shopping, tracking everywhere we go and everything we say except for illegals. I’m on a dead run too son, I’m heading home, packing my bags, and leaving all the bullshit behind,” Bandit seethes.

“Where are you going”?

“Deadwood, South Dakota, it’s the only state left that allows gas-powered motorcycles on all their roads. I own this rig and everything in it, one of those bikes could be yours. There are a lot of us headed that way right now. Most of my road is behind me but you should take a hard look at where your life is headed.”

I sat for a long time quietly thinking about what Bandit said. He knew exactly how I felt, I was escaping a world I didn’t fit in.

By now the word was out, The Feds had put out an APB and the highway toasters scoured the roads for Snake. The internet was buzzing about the kid who eluded the entire Federal Government on an old Moto Guzzi motorcycle.

Bandit’s sister owned a coffee shop in Old Town Medina. We left the old Guzzi on display in the coffee shop window. We made manikin and stuffed it with Bandit’s old race suit. People wondered what happened to the Medina Snake. No, I didn’t become an internet influencer or famous bad boy blogger but over time, I became a legend. I took that ride, risked my freedom, and walked out the other side, free. I became the dude who beat the system, The Medina Snake.

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Life is nuts and then you die. One of my adages is to allow kids to know they live in the best of times. It’s amazing what a single person in America can do and what’s available to them. You’ll see in the news and what we will be doing at the Museum.

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.

The News was provided by the Bikernet Team including: Wayfarer, the Redhead, Bob T. Sam Burns, Laura, Barry Green, El Waggs, J.J. Solari, Amy White, Jenn and the rest of the crew.

S&S CYCLE ANNOUNCES MILITARY DISCOUNTS–

The military roots of S&S Cycle go back longer than

the company itself. Founder George J. Smith was a proud WWII Army Veteran who, like many, formed a love of performance motorcycles. That dedication to both performance and country has been passed on through the four generations of the company.

George’s son Ken Smith followed in his footsteps, also serving in the Army.

Grandson Brett Smith served at Fort Bragg after graduating from Westpoint. The fourth generation of the Smith family service members includes Ryan Smith, a proud service member and

West Point graduate, Evan Smith, now stationed at Fort Bliss after a tour in Korea and Jackson Scaletta, who is a cadet in the Air Force Academy.

The pride of serving the country extends throughout the entire company, as nearly every department at S&S Cycle has proud servicemen and women are producing proven performance parts.

Why do we share this long history of service? Not only is the crew at S&S Cycle very proud of supporting the country with American-made performance, but they also support those who serve this country.

S&S Cycle is excited to announce that, through a partnership with the verification services of ID.me, we will now be offering a special discount to all members of our military community, both active duty and retired, as well

as our first responders. This discount is available on our website www.sscycle.com, where you will find the link to establish or verify your ID.me account on checkout.

We thank you for your service and want to show respect by offering this program.

ABOUT INTERMOT 2024–

The German bike scene will kick off the 2025 season at INTERMOT from 5 to 8 December 2024.

INTERMOT offers a unique opportunity in Germany to prepare specifically for the next season between the end and start of the season. The important brands, industry experts and the best community come together in the cathedral city. INTERMOT is organized by Koelnmesse and the Industrie-Verband Motorrad Deutschland e.V. (IVM) as the conceptual sponsor

Koelnmesse – industry trade fairs for the mobility segment: Koelnmesse stages INTERMOT, THE TIRE COLOGNE and polisMOBILITY, three major international trade fairs in the mobility segment, hosted at its trade fair grounds in Cologne/Germany. Alongside tires and wheels, THE TIRE COLOGNE focuses on equipment for motor vehicle servicing and tire fitting centres and presents a comprehensive range of products and services for tire retreading and the recycling and disposal of old tires.

INTERMOT is the show for motorized two-wheelers and presents the key innovations in electromobility, accessories, clothing, parts, customizing, touring and workshop equipment. The latest format polisMOBILITY shows how urban mobility can and must be designed in the future. The events serve as central, international business platforms, bringing the industry together with a carefully targeted approach to showcase the latest products, developments and innovations.

Further information: https://www.intermot-cologne.com/trade-fair/intermot-2024/industry-trade-fairs/

The next events:
INTERMOT Cologne – International Motorcycle and Scooter Fair, Cologne 05.12. – 08.12.2024
polisMOBILITY – Moving Cities, Cologne 11.06. – 12.06.2025
INTERMOT Cologne – International Motorcycle and Scooter Fair, Cologne 04.12. – 07.12.2025

ANOTHER DEALER DOWN–

After 38 years of proudly serving the Marietta, GA and the surrounding communities, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of Hellbender Harley-Davidson on November 30th, 2024.

We are deeply thankful for the incredible community of riders who have supported us with their loyalty and passion throughout these nearly four decades.

Every memory and every relationship we’ve built along this journey means the world to us.

We are incredibly proud of our time here, and we’ll carry these memories with us as we move forward into this new chapter.

Our sister store, Southern Devil Harley-Davidson, will continue to support your passion for the Harley-Davidson brand. We are confident that Southern Devil will be more than equipped to meet all of our customers’ needs moving forward, and we hope many of the relationships we’ve built over the years will continue just down the road in Cartersville.

Our commitment to outstanding customer service remains unchanged, and we look forward to continuing to serve you at Southern Devil Harley-Davidson.

For those with gift cards, service contracts, or bikes currently in service, we have a plan in place to ensure all needs are met at Southern Devil. FAQs and more details will be posted soon.

Thank you again for an incredible 38 years. We are forever grateful for the community that made Hellbender Harley-Davidson a family, and we hope to see you soon in Cartersville.

–from Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com

5-BALL RACING REPORT–

Sorry for not responding sooner, but thanks so much for the cool Cyclecar pictures.

You and your team are one reason I miss working at Bonneville.

I really would have enjoyed doing your tech. inspection and measuring the motor.

ALL THE BEST

Drew Gatewood
GEARS – Gatewood Engineering And Race Support
Barn: (219) 926-5647
Cell: (219) 510-4574
Email: gears55@frontier.com

LAW TIGERS NEWS

How Much is Motorcycle Insurance?

Motorcycle enthusiasts relish the freedom of the open road, but responsible riding demands adequate insurance coverage. In New Mexico, basic policies start at around $30 a month, with more substantial policies costing closer to $100. Here’s what you need to know about motorcycle insurance costs so that you can make informed decisions and protect yourself financially.

Factors That Affect the Cost of Motorcycle Insurance

Several key elements determine the price of motorcycle insurance:

Purchaser’s Age and Experience: Younger, less experienced riders typically pay higher premiums due to increased risk. Insurance companies view seasoned riders more favorably, often resulting in lower rates.

Driving Record: A clean driving history demonstrates a good investment for insurance companies. Accidents, traffic violations, and claims can significantly increase premiums.

Type of Motorcycle: Your bike’s make, model, and engine size significantly affect insurance costs. High-performance sport bikes generally cost more to insure than cruisers or touring motorcycles due to their increased accident risk and higher theft rates.

Coverage Limits: Choosing higher coverage limits or adding types of coverage (such as comprehensive or collision) increases premiums but offers greater financial protection.

Location: Where you live and ride affects your insurance rates. Urban areas with higher traffic density and crime rates typically cost more premiums than rural locations.

Annual Mileage: Riders who cover more miles annually are at a higher risk of accidents, which can lead to increased insurance costs.

Credit Score: In many states, insurers base premiums on credit-based insurance scores. A strong credit score can help you secure lower rates.

Safety Features: Motorcycles with anti-lock brakes, anti-theft devices, or other safety features often qualify for discounts, which can lower your overall insurance costs.

How To Lower Motorcycle Insurance Costs

While several factors influence insurance premiums, riders can take proactive steps to reduce their costs:

Shop Around: Compare quotes from insurance providers to discover the best rates. Companies use different formulas to calculate premiums, so prices vary significantly.

Bundle Policies: Combining motorcycle insurance with other policies (such as auto or home insurance) often results in multi-policy discounts.

Increase Your Deductible: Opting for a higher deductible lowers your monthly premiums but requires you to pay more out-of-pocket in case of a claim.

Carefully consider your financial situation before making this choice.

Take a Motorcycle Safety Course: Completing an approved safety course demonstrates your commitment to responsible riding and often qualifies you for insurance discounts.

Join a Motorcycle Association: Many insurers offer recognized motorcycle clubs or association members discounts.

Maintain a Clean Driving Record: Avoid traffic violations and practice safe riding habits to keep your premiums low.

Choose Your Bike Wisely: Consider models with lower insurance costs if you’re looking for a new motorcycle. Sport bikes and high-performance machines typically cost more to insure than standard or cruiser-style motorcycles.

Adjust Your Coverage: Review your policy annually and adjust coverage as needed.

Pay Annually: Many insurers offer discounts for paying your entire premium upfront rather than monthly installments.

Injured in a Motorcycle Accident?

If you’ve been hurt in a motorcycle accident, give Law Tigers a call before you get in touch with your insurer. Our attorneys can review your policies and other facts of the case in order to seek the maximum compensation possible.

Law Tigers Always Have Your Back

At Law Tigers, we’re riders just like you. This allows us to provide the best legal representation and resources with a biker-friendly perspective. With our team on your side, you can go on adventures anywhere in the country and know that we’ll be there in case something unfortunate does happen.

BIKES FROM HORST—

–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™

NEWS FROM THE HAMSTER CHRONICLES—

TAP Air Portugal plane grounded for days as dozens of Hamsters run amok in cabin…

A TAP Air Portugal plane was stranded on an airport runway in the Azores for four days after more than 130 hamsters broke free from their cages and invaded every nook and cranny of the Airbus 320.

The chaos unfolded when baggage handlers at Ponta Delgada Airport on Portugal’s Sao Miguel Island discovered the animals’ carriers had been chewed through, setting off a mad dash to locate the stowaways before they could gnaw their way through the plane’s electrical wires or damage other critical components…

Read the whole Tamale at the NY Post

By Chris Nesi
NY POST

LIFESTYLE CYCLES DEAL OF THE WEEK–2015 Harley-Davidson Wide Glide for Sale

Radioactive Green

Custom paint with many custom features makes this wide glide extra special.

Stock# 14316C

2015 Harley Davidson FXDWG Dyna Wide Glide with only 45,733 miles!

When you feel like you’ll never find the right bike for you Lifestyle Cycles comes at you with something special, this 2015 Dyna Wide Glide!

* 103 Cubic Inch Twin Cam Motor

* Custom Green Paintjob

* Hi-Output Air Cleaner

* Forward Controls

* Rear Passenger Foot Pegs

* Lindby Customs CHrome Engine Guard

* Batwing Fairing

* T-Bags Leather Front Fork Bag

* Dual Black Stock Exhaust

* Saddlemen Explorer Seat with Green Lattice Stitch

* 21-Inch Front and 18-Inch Rear Black and Orange Wheels

* Detachable Black Sissy Bar

* 4 Point Docking Hardware

* Rear LED Tail Lights

* Harley Hardbags

* Leather Fairing Tool Bags

* LED Headlight and Front Turn Signals

* Rear LED Tail Lights

* Fog Lights on bottom of Engine Guard

* Progressive Rear Suspension

This bike is only $9,995.00

Plus license, $85.00 documentation fee, and local sales tax. NO HIDDEN FEES like some dealers. And we have no reconditioning or prep fees. This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 103-point safety/mechanical/structural inspection. This motorcycle has not been refurbished and does not come with any warranty expressed or implied! EXTENDED WARRANTIES are available!

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STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM NEWS—

GIVING TUESDAY AT THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM

I wanted to make sure you’re aware of this first-time event coming up at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum on Giving Tuesday. Heidi and her team are excited about making the Museum a welcome and vibrant place all year long and, as a board member, I’m delighted to bolster their efforts.

This is an annual charity event. There’s no cost to attend, it’s a friend-fund-raising event. The Museum and Shop will be wide open for this event. See the latest exhibits. Part of the program includes matching funds. That means if we reach a particular level, the funds we raise will be matched.

I hope you can stop in to support the legacy of motorcycling and the living history of the Sturgis Rally. And bring friends!

Silent Auction, Cocktails, Appetizers

If you can’t make it join us live for silent auction. Just go to the website and find the Facebook link.

December 3^rd, 2024
4:00-7:00 p.m.
999 Main Street, Sturgis, SD 57785
www.Sturgismuseum.com

For the Live Silent Auction they will have to like our Facebook Page and then they will get notified when we go live on December 3rd at 4pm. They can also just go to our Facebook Page at 4:00 pm on December 3rd and it will be there for them at the top of the page.
https://www.facebook.com/@SturgisMotorcycleMuseum

There’s way more.

I’m back on the board and two historic Mike Parti bikes were finally delivered and this one is going to be used for educational purposes. Maybe a bunch of students will dial it in with the help of Kevin Baas and Nick Trask and get to go to Bonneville.

Okay, here’s the hottest news I received a call today from Ellen Teresi. We are moving the Easyriders Streamliner to the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. Hang on for reports…

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FACTORY RACING TESTS AT BARCELONA-CATALUNYA AFTER MOTOGP

Kyle Wyman, James Rispoli, and Special Guest Riders Demonstrate the Performance of Race-Prepared Road Glide Motorcycles

Harley-Davidson Factory Racing put the thundering performance of its race-prepared 2024 Road Glide motorcycle on display in a test conducted in conjunction with DORNA and MotoGP at Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

 Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). MotoGP is one of the most exciting motorsport championships in the world. The race was moved to Barcelona after the disastrous flooding in the Valencia region. Harley-Davidson donated a Road Glide motorcycle to be auctioned off for MotoGP’s relief efforts.

The test was the first European track appearance of the Harley-Davidson Factory Racing Road Glide motorcycle that is raced in the U.S. Harley-Davidson Factory Racing riders Kyle Wyman and James Rispoli piloted their bikes on Monday following the MotoGP race on the 4.657 km (2.894 mi) 16-turn circuit. Additional guest riders included former MotoGP and World Superbike pilots, Simon Crafar, John Hopkins, Randy Mamola, and Marco Melandri.

“Racing is a core pillar of the Harley-Davidson brand, showcasing our commitment to performance and innovation,” said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman, President and CEO, of Harley-Davidson. “Partnering with DORNA/MotoGP, we aim to expand our racing footprint globally, fueling the passions of our customers and fans. This MotoGP Test is a pivotal step in realizing these ambitions and demonstrating our dedication to racing excellence.”

“We were riding alongside our heroes, and were able to share our body of work with people we respect so much,” said Wyman. “These are special moments, and memories I’ll not soon forget. I want to thank DORNA, Harley-Davidson and all of the staff who worked tirelessly to put on this event in the most challenging circumstances of recent events.”

Rispoli added, “What an amazing day for Harley-Davidson. To be on track at the same weekend as MotoGP was incredible. And to share this project with some legends of the sport was unreal. Their reactions after riding our bikes were priceless.”

While overcast and cool conditions prevented outright lap time attacks, Wyman and Rispoli reached measured top speeds of over 171 MPH (275 KPH) on the fastest sector of the track.

After Wyman and Rispoli warmed up the Harley-Davidson Factory Racing Road Glides, Crafar, Hopkins, Mamola, and Melandri each took sessions on the bikes and were impressed with the power and performance of the bagger racing motorcycles.

Simon Crafar: “I was just enjoying it, and trying to figure out how it works. It’s so different. It takes a lot to get your head around it. The engine is just amazing, and I really like the sound. The engine is so good. It’s unreal, and I want one as a street bike.”

Randy Mamola: “The torque is amazing, and the smoothness. This is why I’ve loved motorcycles since I was 12 years old. It’s a motorcycle. And it’s a freaking race bike. Everything is so sweet about the bike. Everything is in the right place. It stops really well. The transmission is insane, and it’s smooth. She’s just a big [bike].”

Marco Melandri: “My laps were better and better as we go. Once I tested the lean angle, I feel much better. It’s not so heavy, and not so big when you ride it. And the engine and the torque are amazing.”

The Harley-Davidson Factory Racing Road Glide competes in the U.S. in the Mission Foods King Of The Baggers series, which offers exciting road-course competition between American V-Twin touring motorcycles prepared for competition and equipped with a fairing/windscreen and saddlebags. For the 18-race season, Wyman won six races and finished on the podium fourteen times.

Harley-Davidson Factory Racing Road Glide racing motorcycles utilize a stock frame and engine cases. Weight is reduced to approximately 620 pounds (281 KG) through the use of carbon fiber bodywork and lightweight components. The motorcycles are powered by modified Screamin’ Eagle Milwaukee-Eight 131 Performance Crate Engines. The team bikes also feature upgraded suspension components, including Screamin’ Eagle/Öhlins Remote Reservoir Rear Shocks, plus competition intake and exhaust and Dunlop race tires.

Harley-Davidson Factory Racing is partnered with Mission Foods, Rockford Fosgate, Brembo, Öhlins, Akrapovic, Protolabs, SYN3 lubricants, and Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts and Accessories.

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NEW ROYAL ENFIELD– Continental GT 750 spotted testing

* Likely using the new 750cc motor, new single-pod display seen too

* Fairing seen on Continental GT for the first time

* Launch likely in end-2025 or early 2026

Royal Enfield is known to be working on a larger 750cc engine, which is slated to break cover in the next year or so and a dual front disc set up will complement the extra power this engine is likely to produce.

Continental GT-R race bike wears a small bikini fairing, like the cafe racers of yesteryear and whenever the launch of this 750cc model, we expect it to be offered on the production-spec bike as well. This bike also comes with different rear suspension units that aren’t gas-charged like the existing Continental GT 650. The tyres, however, are the same as the current model in the form of Vredestein’s Centauro ST.

Interceptor and Continental GT are the most affordable Enfield twin engine models and these were the first bikes to debut the 648cc motor nearly seven years ago. It now seems like these two will also be the bikes that Royal Enfield will debut its biggest modern-day engine with. Prices of these two new 750cc models would of course change the order of affordability in twin engine Enfields.

READ THE DETAILS AT
https://www.msn.com/en-in/autos/news/royal-enfield-continental-gt-750-spotted-for-the-first-time/ar-AA1ul5rg

–Wayfarer
International Editor
Bikernet News Desk

WHERE IS JASMINE CAIN?– Where will we be seeing you this year?

Tour dates have been announced for our 12 Days of Acoustic Christmas and we are psyched to be bring cheer and keeping spirits high across the great Northeast before the snow falls and we’re captives of indoor life for the duration of Old Man Winter.

This is our last chance to raise a glass with you until spring next year and we want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year before the holidays hit. Celebrate with us and we’ll sing you a song or two.

Tickets are on sale for the Columba Theatre Project HERE and only 15 VIP tickets remain, so jump on them quick if you plan on being there. 50% of the ticket price is donated back to the Columba Theatre Project to continue to remodel the incredible Church. They will ensure that the arts stay alive and well in Johnstown! Thanks for all you do to support our music and the venues that allow us to perform.

NEWS FROM BANDIT’S EMPORIUM–

I finished the lights for out front. Danial James is trying to convince me to go for a Bandit series for the 85th.

I’m waiting for our electrician to install this unit of three light. I can’t wait.

Here are the latest items for sale in the Emporium and in our shop. We have two sizes of the historic Salt Torpedo the first streamlined trike, which set and boosted the record at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials a couple of months ago. These are printed on canvas and framed by the artist Danial James.

The multi-talented man for Colorado is now making Xmas ornament and refrigerator magnets which are lazer cut wood in three dimensions. If you need a Sturgis ornament, we have them.

–Bandit

NEW FROM S&S–S&S Cycle Pinion Shaft and Camshaft Bolt Kit

High-quality fasteners are crucial for ensuring the integrity and performance of your engine. Investing in the S&S Cycle Pinion Shaft and Camshaft Bolt Kit is a powerful step towards reliability and longevity for your motorcycle. When you’re building an engine and every detail matters, you can count on the S&S Cycle Pinion Shaft and Camshaft Bolt Kit for that extra layer of security.

Find more information on the S&S Cycle website, or get your hands on them from your favorite local S&S Cycle dealer today!

TEXAS WEATHER REPORT–

Did you see where the State Superintendent Ryan Walters of Oklahoma purchased 500 of these to put in the highschool civic’s classes.

Not the inaugural editions, I spent the extra $10, but the KJV (thankfully), with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Pledge of Allegiance in the back. They are needed back in schools!  Had a murder here committed by the nephew of the victim, because he felt unloved, so he shot his uncle to death.

While I haven’t remembered to get a frame, once I got to April of the Bikernet calendar I just left it there.  My life’s version is different as it’s my daughters who are the angels!

–RFR
Official Weatherman
Bikernet.com

KOZMO TRAVEL STORIES–

Check out the audio/print feature about the Ghosts of  the Amargosa Opera House

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO HEAR THE STORY

Click on the link below to see the photos

https://www.kozmoto.com/app/uploads/2019/03/The-Ghost-of-Electra-FINAL-MASTER-1.pdf

CHECK OUT THE KOZMOTO TRAVEL KIT

Everything you wish you had in one small 4 x 6 pouch

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DUNLOP SHUTS DOWN TIRE FACTORY– In New York, Leaves 1,500 Jobless

The announcement came from none other than Sumitomo Rubber, Dunlop’s parent company in key markets all over the world. The Japanese tire giant explained that Dunlop has manufacturing facilities in Japan, as well as in many other parts of the world.

As for the future of Dunlop tires in North America, well, Sumitomo Rubber said that the company will continue testing, research and development in the US, but the exact location of these initiatives has yet to be decided on.

READ DETAILS AT
https://www.msn.com/en-in/lifestyle/style/dunlop-shuts-down-its-tire-factory-in-new-york-leaves-1-500-jobless/ar-AA1ur3I3

–Wayfarer
International Editor
Bikernet News Bureau

100-WORD FICTION CONTEST ALIVE ON BIKERNET—

With an AI assisted illustration of bad-Santa from Wayfarer we were inspired to ask another AI app known as Co-Pilot to write a 100-word piece of fiction for us based around the concept of the bad Santa. Check it out:

Bandit: Write 100-word fiction about an evil Santa Claus

AI bot:

In the shadowy corners of the North Pole, a sinister Santa Claus plotted his dark deeds. No longer the jolly gift-giver, he had turned into a malevolent figure, driven by envy and bitterness.

On Christmas Eve, instead of delivering joy, he unleashed chaos. Toys turned into nightmares, and stockings filled with dread. Children woke to find their dreams shattered, their laughter replaced by fear.

The once merry jingles now echoed with a haunting chill. But hope remained, as a brave child, armed with kindness and courage, set out to restore the true spirit of Christmas and banish the evil Santa forever.

“Amazing, sounds like Santa turned WOKE but a brave kid stepped up. Well done.” –Bandit

BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–

A Connecticut Biker in Queen Ocasio’s Court

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

We have a P-City here in the great state of Washington.  We live in Olympia but there is a city called Puyallup.  Always interesting to hear people pronounce it.  It’s just easier to say P-City.

— Mig Marlowe
Migmarlowe@gmail.com
Olympia , WA

BREAKING NEWS–“Day 1” to End Federal Electric Vehicle (EV) Mandates

Former President Donald Trump reclaimed the White House on November 5, delivering a decisive defeat to Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump has promised on “Day 1” to end federal electric vehicle (EV) mandates, a major factor in the nation’s decision to deliver him a second election victory.

SEMA played a major role bringing the EV mandate issue to the forefront of the election, using its Driving Force Action SuperPAC to educate American voters on the damage that such policies will cause for the nation’s automotive small businesses and consumers.

–SEMA

BIKE BUILDER OF THE WEEK—Sandi Meilandi

–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™

NEWS FROM THE CHOPPER MAGAZINE CREW–

For the first time ever, all back issues are…

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This Issue features TMMR, Smokey Mountain Chopper Fest, and Virginia City Roundup. It also features some killer builds from Bobby Goodtimes, Oliver Jones, Sugar Baby Cycles, Yaniv Evans, Taylor Crawford, Sam Webber, Graham Vickers, and a double Conflict Machine Feature. Don’t let this one get away from you.

KLOCK WERKS GOES BMW–

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EXTRATERRESTRIAL DEPARTMENT—

This week the house had a hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena. Bill will report on their finding later this coming week. We also ran across the recent report of a sighting. He’s looking into it.

–Bandit

Lowbrow Engine Stands: Simple, Durable & Heavy-Duty.

We have been making engine stands for many years.

Perfect for cradling your engine while you work on it or dial in your chassis.

A tool that will last beyond your lifetime.

Made in the USA

THE BAD JOKE LIBRARY….HAS A MURKY GARAGE

Whats the difference between a 1953 Vincent Black Shadow and Ten dead hookers?

I don’t have a 1953 Vincent Black Shadow in my Garage

THE BAD JOKE LIBRARY….HAS A DEVOTED BIKER

FAST DATES CALENDARS ARE EXPLODING ONTO THE SCENE–

World Premier – New 2025 FastDates.com Motorcycle PinUp Calendars & FAST 2025 Calendar Yearbook

The FastDates.com PinUp Calendars featuring Iron & Lace Custom Motorcycles and Gasoline Girls produced by Gianatsis Design, photographed by Jim Gianatsis and Simon De Raineri make their return for the 2025 Calendar year commemorating 36 years of publication!

IRON & LACE 2025 Custom Motorcycles & Beautiful Models photographed by Jim Gianatsis

The 2025 Iron & Lace Calendar features top custom motorcycles from builders Max Hushahn / Thunder Road, Russell Mitchell / Exile Cycles, Russ Patrone, Arlen Ness, Ron Sims / Bay Area Customs, Bartel’s Harley-Davidson, legendary actor Steve McQueen, Performance Machine, Denny Berg / White Brothers, Ron Baldonado, Richard Pollock / Mule Motorcycles. The beautiful Calendar Kittens this year include Playboy Playmate Monica Sims, Penthouse Pets Zdenka Podkapova and Seana Ryan, plus Lisa Garen, Delaney Kluger, Gracia Rothwell, Jodi & Keri Hopkins, Karina Valez, Sara Balint. This is a high-quality 2025 Wall Calendar with 16 months starting with September 2024. Full Color 15×15” large format design printed on quality art board, wire spiral bound with a hang hook and and plastic envelope sealed. $24.95

GARAGE GIRLS 2025 Beautiful Models with Cars and Motorcycles by Simone de Raineri & Jim Gianatsis

The popular Garage Girls Calendar gets an exciting look for 2025 with the magazine editorial photography of Italian photographer Simone de Ranieri capturing beautiful Italian red-haired model Roberta Marchiori with a classic Chevy PickUp Truck, together with sexy Calendar Kittens Sara Horvath and Monica Sims who are also featured in the Iron & Lace Motorcycle PinUp Calendars photographed by Jim Gianatsis. This is a high-quality 2025 Wall Calendar with 16 months starting with September 2024. Full Color 15×15” large format design printed on quality art board, wire spiral bound with a hanging hook, and plastic sealed. $24.95

FAST 2025 Calendar Yearbook

This is a large 124-page 12×12-inch coffee table book featuring a detailed look at the cool Custom Bikes and Beautiful Calendar Kittens in the new 2025 Iron & Lace and Gasoline Girls Calendars. Included this year is “50 Years of Supercross in America” by legendary moto journalist and photographer Jim Gianatsis, a portion of which was previewed in RacerX magazine. And of course, you’ll find every page in the new 2025 Iron & Lace and Gasoline Girls Calendar. Read and Download the new FAST 2025 and past edition Calendar Yearbooks as online Flip-Books with PDF Download for just $6.95 in FastDates.com Members Corner. You can also order the Hard Cover Print Version of FAST 2025 Calendar Yearbooks digitally printed on demand as a high-quality 12×12-in hardcover coffee table book on the www.FastDates.com Calendar Ordering Pages.

THE MIC REPORT–Election Time for Board Members

MIC members have received emails requesting their votes by Wednesday, October 23, to reach a quorum and complete the election for the Board of Directors.

The membership is electing three Directors who will represent aftermarket and allied trades companies, serve as liaisons for these firms, and vote on actions that can shape the future of our industry. The board seats are currently held by Jeff Brown – who is not running for re-election – Tim Calhoun, and Marc McAllister. Their terms end in January.

If the first ballot is unsuccessful in electing three Directors by majority vote, there will be a second ballot, followed by a third and final ballot, if needed. Members with election questions are invited to contact Ken Glaser at the MIC.

The current MIC Board of Directors are:

Chair of the Board: Derek Brooks, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.

Vice Chair: John Hinz, KTM North America, Inc.

Secretary/Treasurer: Jim Woodruff, National Powersport Auctions

Directors:

David Baker, BRP, Inc.

Jeff Brown, EagleRider

Tim Calhoun, Tim Calhoun Powersports Consulting

Kerry Graeber, Suzuki Motor USA, LLC

Robin Hartfiel, Dealernews

Erik Larson, Piaggio Group Americas

Joey Lindahl, Polaris Inc.

Rod Lopusnak, Triumph Motorcycles America

Marc McAllister, Brooks Stevens, Inc.

Shawn McLean, BMW Motorrad USA

Bill Savino, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Eric Sievers, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.

NEWS FROM THE GREASY CULTURE–

Check out this collection from the ’60s-’70s!

Biker pulp fiction novels from the heyday of choppers and 1%ers are getting mighty hard to find, especially in decent condition – but we’ve just uncovered a stash with some of the rarest titles and best covers! (There’s even some non-fiction classics in there too.) Check ’em out here.

And if you haven’t grabbed a 2025 calendar yet, remember… if you’re outside the UK and want one for Xmas or new year you need to be quick now!

–Greasy Kulture

NEW MUSEUM IN TEXAS-–

The Grand Opening of the Flying G Motorcycle Museum on October 26, 2024, in historic downtown Joaquin is a grand affair not to be missed!

The opening of the Flying G Museum in East Texas will be big. A television show is coming to film, and RIDE TEXAS will be there.

The 20th NUN RUN is happening in Houston, and the Pecan Grove Store has its vintage weekend.

There are lots more events; go to RideTexas.com to find more

Please take a look at our event calendar for more info.

Ready 2 Ride,

Be Safe Out There!

Thanks

–Reyn
Reynolds Mansson
Publisher
Check with the source before assuming any event is happening or not!
RIDE TEXAS EVENTS

MIC ALERT–MIC Seeks Industry Comments About Harm and Cost in the Event of a Port Strike

The MIC Government Relations Office wants to hear from powersports companies and dealerships about the potential damage to their businesses and employees if next year sees a multi-state dockworker strike that would stop the flow of imported powersports products sold by retailers, and also the components and raw materials needed by U.S. manufacturers.

“We are calling on dealerships, distributors, and manufacturers to email us with comments about how a strike would affect them,” said Scott Schloegel, Senior Vice President of the MIC GRO. “We can keep comments anonymous, if requested, but we want to stockpile and aggregate as many emails as we can, and sound an alarm about the economic harm that would result if powersports supply chains are broken.”

Please email comments about the costly harm of a port strike to the MIC Government Relations Office at MICGR@MIC.org

NEVER THE END–

Everyday is non-stop in the Black Hills of Motorcycle South Dakota. Or maybe we need a slogan like Two-Wheels our West.

A couple of days ago I took the pieces of my 1913 Boardtrack twin racer to Lonnie Isam’s shop where Rob works and Charlie hangs out. My son and I arrived as they fired up this beautiful flathead 74. I’m going to rebuild my engine with Lonnie’s help. Or I should say it the other way around. He’s going to rebuild my engine with my menial assistance.

My Son and his lovely wife Erica hung out for a couple of days. They trained every day and coached me on diet. They are both clean and sober and have worked for years helping folks deal with their addictions.

I’m working on something very limited and cool for the Emporium and the 85th. How about and custom cast medallion in gold and silver and numbered.

This is a work in progress, but let me know what you think. So, we’re alway up to something.

Went to a party the other night in Darcy’s wild garage, fulla custom bikes, neon signs and this Indian. He’s a member of the Sturgis motorcycle museum board and a very sharp guy.

Stay positive, remember don’t let anything and any bastard disturb your piece of mind. There’s too much good shit to do, and ride to.

Stay Free and American.

–Bandit

The Latest Make-Believe Solution To A Make-Believe Problem

I know what you’re saying: “Well, you don’t know anything, you’re a ninth-rate hack writing for a website pandering to tenth-rate-humans: bikers. You don’t know anything and they know even less.”

Hey, nobody knows less than me, pal. I think right there we can find common ground. And there’s lots of humanity of a much lower ilk than bikers. They’re just better dressed and better groomed and better behaved and very often better hygiened than, you know, whatever you might find here. Depending on how hard you look of course.

Can we get back on the topic here? I’d REALLY appreciate it.

“Carbon sequestration,” or as I call it, “brain recastration” of reality…..carbon sequestration now joins the list of other things that don’t actually exist……that people now think are actually in existence. And are being declared Mandatory Truth Acceptance Edicts. People think these imaginary things are actually in existence because they are being educated by bureaucrats and journalists and something called “television news readers” and not by nuns as God intended.

I should clarify that. Carbon sequestration, while it sort of does exist in a kind of vague word-salad Kamala Harris Adam Schiff, Jerry Nadler, Merrick Garland, Bill Gates, Christopher Wray, Gavin Newsom, Rachel Maddow. The View Pentagon sort of way….. but on meth….. and is “explained” in a very long Wikipedia article that takes “arcane” to new horizons of relentless efforts to emphasize that it — carbon sequestration — is actually important in planetary equilibrium and in the equilibrium of plants and animals supplying each other with CO2 and oxygen. As has been the pattern for 3 billion years on Earth that we KNOW of.

It was not called “carbon sequestration” in a nonchalant, roll-off-your-tongue sort of way until recently when the political agenda of declaring that humanity actually controls the planet rather than the planet controlling us became the new secular religion of people who think there are dozens of sexes and that your viruses have to be masked while in line outside the grocery store but not in restaurants while you’re eating food handled by people who were probably sweating in it if not spitting in it.

Now in case you are the new kind of recently-appearing schizophrenic who thinks you are a hobby horse or that you are a sex that you are not or that you have 17 pronouns for all your personalities……if you are one of these people here’s how life works: we breathe in oxygen…… and breathe out CO2. And plants do the opposite.

The “premise” of “carbon sequestration” is that since HUMANS are fucking up the atmosphere by making steel and concrete instead of making huts out of twigs, which is the only kind of structure WOKE inhabitants are capable of making, assuming they are even that motivated….. since the making of steel and concrete is fucking up the planet due to these tasks creating CO2 — which apparently is a forbidden FORM of CO2 unless mammals and volcanoes create the CO2 which is OK CO2 (no one said this government-created topic would be easy, pal)…..

Since modern capitalistic industry is doing this evil form of CO2, this, then, in fairness and in morality, and in justice to the oppressed people of Pappaoomaumau and to the Earth Mother herself… this new, most heinous source of CO2 is going to… I guess kill… everyone. So, IF you are going to be permitted by your government to do industry then as an incentive to go bankrupt you will be required to sequester your CO2. That is correct, you will be required to sequester your CO2. Then you will be saving the Earth and you will be moral. Via Carbon Sequestration. You are reading all this correctly.

Carbon Sequestration, as you may or may not have noticed, was not the FIRST preposterous creation of blubbering vocabulary signifying nothing that was introduced into the government religion of We Are Gods, which is the religion of all nations. “We” being you and your “leaders.” “Fossil Fuel” was the FIRST lie to grace the global scene at the birth of, basically, American Exceptionalism, which began the day after Americans chased the British back to the 12 Century Feudalist Assholeness where they belonged.

Since the American discovery of oil and methane along with the invention of the reciprocating engine threatened to obliterate government oversight via the industrial miracle of personal mobility, some kind of insidious monkey wrench had to be introduced into this sense of liberty and this was done by referring to coal, oil and methane as once having been alive, and therefore very limited so don’t get your hopes up that you are just going to keep driving and flying, Mr Citizen. Which is like saying that gold, silver, lead and granite were once alive.

However the “masses” proved themselves to be every bit as dense as the word “masses” would suggest they are and to this very day do not see that, according to their apparently self-written geology books, fossilization now has, like a lot of things on earth, three forms….. solid, liquid and gas. Coal, Oil and Methane. These are now the three forms of fossils. The solid form of fossil, coal, the liquid form of fossil, oil, and the gas or vaporous form of fossil, methane. That’s correct, fossils are no longer chunks of unburnable stone but are dinosaurs, plants, pterodactyls, swamp grass, mosquitoes and prehistoric cats, sunk into the earth and turned into fuel. Because Washington DC child-molesters said so.

Thus it is not surprising that the masses of thickheads inhabiting our Land now routinely think that things can be sustainable: that the earth is a greenhouse; that CO2 is a greenhouse gas; that CO2 leaves footprints; that the “environment” is everything but humans; that the environment is our responsibility rather than the thing that actually created us; that “invasive species” can be eradicated by government efforts but that whatever noninvasive species are can prevent me from building on that lot over there; that there’s such a thing as a bomb cyclone, atmospheric river and precursor rain event, and that ten trillion other new and preposterous commands and pronouncements and edicts and “findings” and “studies have shown” and “according to sources” and “according to experts” are now the law of the land to keep the Earth safe: as “health lockdowns” keep the rest of us safe. We are safe and the Earth is safe. Thanks to government. Being sustained in a lockdown position is now the universal goal of mankind as advised by “leaders” who can lead humanity into safety but couldn’t lead a horse to a water trough on the other side of a backyard corral.

Getting back to carbon sequestration, industries actually DOING things rather than outlawing things are going to be required to “bury their CO2.” They will not be allowed to continue doing things to make an evil profit unless they bury their CO2. I’m just the fucking goddamn messenger. Thank you. The government is going to require American industries to bury….IN THE GROUND….CO2.

Remember: these same people are convinced there are 17 sexes within the human genome. So, yeah: burying CO2 will save the Earth. Which is now a greenhouse. Not just “the Earth.” It’s now a greenhouse. And since CO2 now leaves footprints, footprints belong on the earth. Not up in the sky. So, yeah: we now have carbon sequestering. Because humanity will apparently believe anything. According to sources.

____JJS

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In the basement of Bandit’s Cantina

Editor’s Note: You never know what’s behind the scenes with a custom bike builder. We’ve worked with Bill May for decades and recently he revealed his inner interests. He has the knowledge and has followed the UFO topic since ’64. We need to know what happening, so we’re starting a department in the basement and Bill will keep us up on his investigations. Hang on!

My name is Bill May. I seem to have been involved on the edge of UFO stuff since 1964. Maybe it is because I was born in 1947. In 1964 I observed a very high blimp shaped object overhead in a clear sky about 2:00 in the afternoon. I was riding in a pickup with my mother and stepfather. I couldn’t get either one of them to look at it.

I thought at the time that was strange. I was 17 at the time. I graduated from high school in 1965. I immediately joined the Navy. They sent me to aviation electronics school in Memphis and then sent me to NAAS Fallon Nevada for the rest of my enlistment. I got to watch the Air Force put an engine in a SR71 in 1968. They told us not to talk about it and we didn’t.

I got out in ’69 and rode a Harley from Fallon to Oklahoma City the northern route through Wyoming. In ’71 I got married and in ’72 we moved to Vernal Utah where I worked as a welder in an oil field machine shop. I never heard about any aliens or UFOs in the Uinta basin during that time.

I split with my wife and moved back to Oklahoma in January 1973. I worked as a welder and as a truck mechanic through the rest of the ’70s. In ’77 I married again and had a little daughter. Five years later that marriage fell apart and I was single again.

All those years I remained very interested in the UFO topic. I watched every documentary on the subject I could find. I read books on the subject. In ’82 I was single again and working at a food delivery company as their truck maintenance man. I got involved with a lady in their finance department. We were a perfect match. She shared my sense of adventure.

We rode a motorcycle to San Francisco and back. We decided to move to Reno and get jobs. She had a daughter the same age as mine. We made the move to Reno with a large travel trailer and lived in it for about a year. During that time we got married and had a son.

We could never seem to earn enough to buy a home in Reno so in February of ’88 I rode my motorcycle to Las Vegas and got a job. I left the bike with a friend and flew back to Reno and moved my family. We got good jobs in Las Vegas.

 We made new friends and started hearing about John Lear and Area 51. One of my friends was a young air Force lieutenant named Jack. In the summer of ’88 I asked Jack about what he had heard regarding the presence of aliens at Area 51.

He said the rumor was there were three types living there. A short gray, a tall gray, and some that looked like us. He called them ebbies. That was the first time I had ever heard that term. Now it is common.

The following May the Bob Lazar story broke and I started paying attention to our local investigative reporter George Knapp. He was not only on tv, he wrote for the weekly news magazines free everywhere because they advertised Las Vegas. The main one was called the Mercury. The other one was simply the Weekly.

George always had a column with good information about local intrigue regarding the mob or political infighting or things of that nature but also anything about UFOs, aliens, or secret air bases.

 Around ’92 George took off to Russia and created a series of videos called UFOs the best Evidence. They were available at local video stores. I heard George lost a lot of his own money on the venture but they are great videos and worth watching if you can find them.

 During those years from ’88 to ’98, I worked as a transmission technician for the local Ford dealers. My wife got a job with the state in the unemployment office. She did very well and became an officer in the state labor union SNEA.

We campaigned for local and state politicians who could help improve worker benefits. I got to know Bob Price and Tom Collins well. At a picnic in ’95 Bob told me in the 1960s he worked at Area 51 installing underground electric cable to wire a secret facility in a nearby mountain for the storage of ET craft.

He said everyone was sworn to secrecy but it was common knowledge that was the purpose. The base was originally built in 1955 to develop the U2. Kelly Johnson flew over the area looking for a good spot to test secret aircraft. Later they developed the A10 which became the SR71.

Kelly was succeeded by Ben Rich. The pilot who flew Ben Rich out there from Palmdale has retired in Boulder City and is a friend of mine now. The mountain that houses the alien craft is several miles from where the regular Area 51 workers are allowed to go.

I have spoken to many people who worked there in some capacity, and most will say they never saw anything ET related. I worked with Wayne Higdon and Dave Rhode at Friendly Ford. Dave and I were very close until his untimely death in December of 2010. They were both close friends of Bob Lazar from before he was ever hired by EG&G.

 EG&G had a big office building on east Flamingo Rd. in Las Vegas. After all the publicity they got from the Bob Lazar story they shut down that building, changed their name and hired a third party to screen and do background checks on all potential employees.

I guess George Knapp is responsible for that. My wife was in several minor car accidents not her fault but resulting in her becoming disabled in 1998. She also became involved with another man while I was working.

I got a job in the state motor pool in 1999 in order to keep her state health insurance. In 2000 we attended our first NUFOC convention in Laughlin. We both loved it. I met Robert O Dean and Wendelle Stevens, researchers I had seen on several UFO documentaries.

I also watched George presenting his interviews with Phil Corso, and a young Richard Dolan talking about his adventure writing his first book.

Donna and I got divorced in 2002. I kept going to the conventions. I sold my house for huge profit in 2004 and bought a little acreage in Oklahoma. I would drive back for the conferences. Also, I made all the crash retrieval conferences in Las Vegas.

I missed the last few Laughlin conferences but in November of 2011, I moved back to Vegas and ended up living in a small RV in Boulder City where I worked on my friend’s old cars.

I made the Fountain Hills Conference in 2012-2016. I missed 2017 but stopped in for the banquet in 2018 and won tickets for 2019. I also attended two contact in the desert conferences in Joshua Tree.

Over the years I became very good friends with Jim Marrs and Linda Howe as well as Richard Dolan and Travis Walton. After all this study and exposure to the subject and the people involved, I have come to believe that most people who claim to have had an up-close experience with UFOs and aliens are telling the truth. These things really happen. They happen a lot.

There is some kind of alien agenda. The government has hardware, and bodies both living and dead are being kept in the most secure and secret places by contractors working for a few secret groups within the military or intelligence agencies.

Presidents and other politicians are not told about this. Hardly anyone ever talks even on their death beds because they believe it should be kept secret from the general population for reasons we can only speculate.

Suddenly, they are now showing interest and releasing gun camera footage and letting people talk as part of a gradual controlled disclosure. Any disclosure is better than none, I guess. It will continue to fascinate me the rest of my days.

There is much, much more information in the public domain now that proves beyond a reasonable doubt that this stuff is real. There are several written death bed confessions such as the Walter Haut memorandum who explained what happened and how it was handled.

Real disclosure would be to open up the hanger doors on papoose mountain and invite the press and tell the world the whole story of how they acquired them and everything they know about the people who built them as well as photos of contacts and presenting any live ETs that might be hanging around. Nothing less will ever convince mainstream science and the world.

–Bill May

Hang on for this one…

Hey,

This came up time after time this week. I got it from artists, relatives, brothers and shop owners. They experienced sort of a daze after the election. Some were unaware, some needed confirmation. Some had questions.

Now is a time for hard work. The American public stood up for our Nation and I’m proud. Now officials, politicians, representatives and all of us need to support the voters and correct the wrongs.

You’ll see it happening right here in the Bikernet News.

Shit is happening fast. This news is wild, hang on!

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.

The News was provided by the Bikernet Team including: Wayfarer, the Redhead, Bob T. Sam Burns, Laura, Barry Green, El Waggs, J.J. Solari, Amy White, Jenn and the rest of the crew.

THIS JUST IN FROM EASYRIDERS OF EUROPE–

I received this information about the inspections for motorcycles for next year 2025 and so sharing it.

Inspections for motorcycles in 2025, will be five years and then always two in two.

It’s going to be in stages, it’s not going to be to do everything as in the cars, in 2025, you’ll see: (“+/-“”) ID chassis and builder’s plate with the registration certificate.

Motorcycle aesthetics, you won’t get annoyed with the fairings, see if it doesn’t drip oil, see pants and a few other things.

Many motorcycles have the license plate under the stop light or in some cases on the left side. ATTENTION, you have to be at the limit of the motorcycle (which is behind the rear tire) up to 1.20 cm height and 20 cm from the side and attention.

It’s not going to be easy with photographs, I think I’m making myself understand. So as not to get a surprise at the end.

Tire measurements, lights, Mirrors can’t be applied to the tips of the steering wheel, only on top and “homologated” and there will be measurements and you have to have both.

Beware of applied bags, preferably go without them.

Auxiliary headlights, going to be seen as fog lights,

They are going to test on brakes

By 2026 you’re going to see everything that was seen in 2025 and make exhaust gases, there you are, pay attention to the catalysts.

In 2027 they’re going to do the sonometer, for those who don’t know it’s noise.

It’s gonna be a 4-year transitional phase. In 2029 it’s gonna hurt.

Mountain bikes (registered), Attention must have front and stop lights, blinkers, mirrors, km count (like a car) to register on the ipo chip, regular size plate and placed as I mentioned before, good luck to all.

@seguidores

CARB Postpones AGAIN–

This afternoon, less than 90 minutes before a scheduled hearing, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced the postponement of that hearing. The public hearing was focused on an electric motorcycle initiative that would require half of new motorcycles sold in the state be electric in the next 10 years.  Since the initial proposal was released, motorcycle manufacturers have consistently warned that they do not believe a market exists for electric motorcycles at these target levels.

You may remember that this is not the first time the intended hearing on this topic has been delayed. Earlier this year, in January, four days before an identical hearing, CARB announced a similar postponement. However, this delay occurring on the day of the hearing is an interesting turn of events.

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation has been and remains committed to protecting the internal combustion engine. We believe consumers should have the choice to buy bikes with their preferred engine type.

We will continue to monitor events out of California and will track any future hearings as they are announced.

–MRF

BONNEVILLE MOTORCYCLE SPEED TRIALS PHOTOS RELEASED–

The photos are finally up. 10,500 edited down to about 900. They are presented in order of the bike number so your bike is easier to find. Go to :

https://www.scootershoots.com/BUBMotorcycleSpeedTrials/2024-Bonneville-Motorcycle-Speed-Trials

 and have a look.

There is a hold on printing so that when you order, contact me and I will put on the text, like the image posted here, for you and then clear the image for print. Any questions you can get me at scootershoots@gmail.com

www.scootershoots.com

@buellbrothersracing @bonnevillemst

#bonnevillelandspeedracing #canon #lensrentals #canon800mm #harleydavidson #hyabusa @shemotoerin #bonnevillesaltflats #bonnevillesaltflatsinternationalspeedway #triumphmotorcycles @banditsbikernet @hideawaylegends @hideawaygrill @jay.allen.927

STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM NEWS—

The Chamber of Commerce monthly Mixer is happening tonight at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum on Main. Don’t miss it !

NOVEMBER

MONTHLY MIXER

STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM // 999 MAIN ST // 5-7PM // NOV 14th

In addition, the staff worked hard to produce a Giving day on the 3^rd of December to raise funds for the Museum. Make plans to attend and support the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.

Bandit’s 5-Ball Emporium will offer silent auction items including Bandit Metal-art and Danial James’ Fine Art.

The Executive Director is in training with NPI, which is a Non-Profit training group. We are learning from the best, including the United Way.

The Chairman of the Oversight Committee, Kirk Willard, also the President of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation has promised to evaluate all oversight procedures and make sure all the ducks and Hamsters are lined up.

Between the 18^th and the 20^th two Historic, Bonneville Sidecar bikes will be delivered to the Museum for exhibit. They are classic Mike Parti racers and a Hamster brother Dr. Christian Reichardt and Don Whalen helped make it happen from Los Angeles to Sturgis.

–Bandit 

Past MRF Champion Recipient Senator John Thune

Elected Senate Majority Leader

November 13, 2024 – Washington DC

This afternoon Senate Republicans elected Senator John Thune of South Dakota the new Senate Majority Leader. Senator Thune is the former Motorcycle Riders Foundation 2018 Legislative Champion of the Year. He has been a longtime advocate for many of our priorities and has a strong relationship with the bikers in South Dakota.

Senate Majority Leader is an extremely powerful position. The leader helps set the agenda and shape all policy debates in the U.S. Senate. The Republicans taking control of the Senate means the current Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York must step aside. This is also a dramatic change for Senate Republican leadership, as Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who previously led the Republican Senate is leaving his post in leadership after a record 18 years.

Congratulations to Senator Thune and motorcyclists in South Dakota! We look forward to working together to protect the rights of the millions of riders across this country.

–MRF

THE DEALER NEWS SECTION–

After the unexpected announcement that Southern Tier Harley-Davidson would no longer be a franchised Harley-Davidson dealer as of November 1, it was assumed another landmark dealership was going under… Far from it! Here is the note they shared with staff and customers announcing their independence:

Exciting news for our customers, friends, and family!

Jason, Kevin, and Henry will be moving forward as owners and operators of our business at 1152 Upper Front Street. The entire team has worked side by side at STHD for several years and have thoroughly enjoyed this industry. These three have strived to help make our customers’ dreams a reality either through parts, sales, or service. We have an undying passion for motorcycles, parts, camaraderie, and are committed to serving our riding community!

We are excited to continue operating as an independent shop in our same location with the same operating hours. We will continue to offer sales, service, parts, MSF classes, inspections, and accessories to everyone on two (sometimes three) wheels! 

Honesty, loyalty, and transparency are paramount to our new vision and venture, which is exactly why we want to share every step of this transition with you. Riding, wrenching, and powersports are in our DNA.

Our passion and excitement are, and will forever be fueled by V-Twins. We will continue to specialize in H-D motorcycles while ALSO branching out into the world of multi-brand used powersports sales, service, parts, and everything in between.

We value all of our current customers, and look forward to our many new ones in the near future. We thank you so much for the positive reinforcement and support over the last week as we embark on this new chapter! Our brand new name will be dropping soon, make sure you stay tuned.

We look forward to your next visit, and we will see you soon!

— Jason, Kevin and Henry
–from DealerNews

“Regarding dealers, we just got word, California Harley-Davidson in Harbor City closed last week.” –Bandit

Motorcycle Drag Racing Industry Announcement

Dustin Lee Continuing the MPS Legacy of Dan and Beth Rudd

Well known sportsman motorcycle drag racer Dustin Lee is buying the powerhouse Motorcycle Performance Specialties brand (better known as MPS Racing) from owners Dan and Beth Rudd. Long an electrical and component innovator in motorcycle drag racing, MPS is also a warehouse distributor for many top brands in the sport—including APE, Web Cams, Worldwide Bearings, DME, Vance & Hines, and many more.

Lee has developed a great distributing business of his own with Hard Times Parts and Service, and both of these brands will continue the goal of operating seamlessly as the transition from MPS’ Florida base to Lee’s Tennessee shop occurs over the winter.

“Dan and Beth are absolute legends in our sport, and I am blown away that they thought of me to continue the MPS legacy,” said Lee. “I’m thrilled to continue the brand that is so important to all of us racers and will do my best to fill their big shoes as best as this ole’ hillbilly can.”

“We pretty much chose Dustin,” agreed Dan. “We looked at all the people that have bought businesses in our industry and then went out of business because they weren’t the right kind of person to run it, and Dustin is the right kind of person.

“Beth and I have watched as he’s applied his work ethic to racing and winning, and then starting and growing his own business. His dedication to the sport and its people, and his willingness to put in the hours to get the job done are what it takes to be successful, and we’re proud to pass MPS on to him.”

Dan Rudd started MPS in 1980, placing it on the forefront of the technological innovations that have transformed both drag racing and internet retailing. From the first Mixture Control Unit EFI tuning device in ’81 through the first ever autoshift in ’85 and the leading edge of motorsports websites in ’96, MPS has always been a leader of motorcycle drag racing technology.

“We were the first to have a website address on a motorcycle,” noted Rudd, remembering the then-strange string of letters and punctuation of an internet URL on Mike Konpacki’s sportsman Kawasaki dragbike.

Since then it’s been all-growth for MPS, and Lee is well aware that he will have to gather talent around him to continue the legacy of quality and service that the Rudds have established. “I might have to cut back on my racing a little bit,” laughed Lee, who’s well-known for racing and winning anytime, anywhere.

“We’re willing to help him keep it going,” said Rudd. “44 years is probably enough for us and we’re looking forward to spending more time at the beach house, riding motorcycles, and taking some of the off-ramps we’ve bypassed all these decades going from the shop to the track and back. But we’ll keep the phone on and be there for Dustin when he needs us.”

All parties will work to keep the ownership change from intruding on the customer experience, although eventually MPS customers will find Dustin on the phone instead of Dan and Beth, and Hard Times customers will find an additional business name mentioned as Lee answers their calls. Dustin and his Red Hill Racing podcast co-host Ben Knight, along with Spencer Claycomb, will be trucking MPS inventory and tools to Tennessee in early December.

In the meantime, it’s business as usual at https://www.mpsracing.com/ and https://www.hardtimesparts.com/.

Contact Dan at sales@mpsracing.com and Dustin at hardtimespartsandservice@gmail.com

This report was prepared by Tim Hailey. Enjoy everything there is to read, see and watch about motorcycle drag racing and more at https://www.eatmyink.com

THE TEXAS WEATHER REPORT—

So, have you heard the song Goodbye Joe by Tom MacDonald?  I like it, he’s a rapper from Canada, but had more patriotism then a lot of Americans!

 Goodbye Joe is not rap, I came upon a clip of President Trump congratulating him on another song that went to #1 “You Missed” that is more rap and than realized. I downloaded another last year that he’s on called American Flags.  He’s also posted one with an artist Daz called “Soldier.”  Anyway, it’s cool listening to Goodbye Joe after the election!

As you mentioned and so do most commentators, you know the democrats are going to continue to screw this country up as much as they can in the time they have left! 

Meanwhile back in the shop: When you want to mock-up the gauges but only have balsa wood from the HEB salmon, I guess it’s cedar?  Bare Knuckle Performance makes a bracket for the Mickey Mouse gauges, for his risers that I believe would work here.  But I’ve got something I’m going to try first, I’m a rigger upper.

–RFR
Texas Weatherman
Bikernet.com ™

AMA ACTION ALERT–

Nationwide — The BLM gives notice that the Secretary of the Interior is establishing the National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the BLM Public Lands Rule (Committee) and is seeking nominations for individuals to be considered as Committee members and alternate members. All nominations must be received no later than Nov. 18.

For further information regarding where to submit nominations, who can be nominated and other questions, you may contact National Advisory Committee Coordinator Carrie Richardson, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240; phone: (202) 742-0625, email: crichardson@blm.gov. You may also follow the link below:

SHELL OIL WINS MAJOR COURT CASE– (We are Winning Part 1)

Oil giant Shell has won a landmark case at The Hague court of appeal, overturning an earlier ruling requiring it to cut its carbon emissions by 45%.

Earlier this year, the CO2 Coalition prepared and filed an expert opinion in this case, recommending a rejection of the claims of great harm caused by Shell’s CO2 emissions.

Renowned physicists Drs. Richard Lindzen, Steve Koonin and William Happer wrote in the filing that:

·      Contrary to what is commonly reported, CO2 is essential to life on earth. Without CO2, there would be no plant food and thus no human or animal life.

·      “Net zeroing” CO2 will reduce the amount of food available for all people worldwide, especially the poor. Without fossil fuels, there will be no nitrogen fertilizer, and thus mass starvation, and no low-cost energy.

·      “Net zeroing” will undermine human rights with which the Climate Case is concerned, crippling the realization of the first three U.N. sustainable development goals: eradication of poverty, elimination of hunger and achieving universal good health and wellbeing.

·      The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose conclusions served as a basis for the action against Shell, is government controlled and thus provides government opinions, not science. Thus, the IPCC provides no scientific basis for the Court’s opinion.

·      Science demonstrates that fossil fuels and CO2 will not cause “dangerous” climate change and extreme weather.

The entire Expert Opinion can be downloaded here.

Court Erases 50 Years of Environmental Law

(We are Winning Part 2)

On November 12th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit summarily erased 46 years of Federal environmental regulations. Writing in a case called Marin Audubon Society, et al v. FAA, et al, the majority of a three-judge panel ruled that the Council on Environmental Quality had illegally used the Federal Register to publish guidance, thereby giving citizens, agencies, and even the courts the impression that their internal guidance had the authority of law.

The court goes on to detail how an advisory body with no regulatory authority was able to write environmental regulations for the entire United States for nearly a half-century just because it decided it could. Read more at the CO2 Coalition web site.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK!

Oil and gas are a “gift of god”

–Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev told the Cop29 climate conference on Tuesday.

Picture this: COP29, the annual climate circus where the world’s leaders gather to wag fingers and wring hands over carbon emissions, is hosted in none other than Azerbaijan—a country whose economy runs on fossil fuels like a muscle car guzzling premium gas. Then comes the pièce de résistance: Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev steps up to the mic and declares oil and gas to be “God’s gift” to his nation.

You can’t make this up. It’s like hosting a vegan potluck and having the guest of honor arrive with a tray of prime rib…

–Charles Rotter
WUWT.com

SINCE THE ELECTION REPORT–

a lot of things have already happened, and I am expecting a lot more good stuff to after Trump is sworn in.

I have been thanking the Bikers and the Veterans for VOTING.

Hopefully, you will have time to do something similar on Bikernet.

Others and I know that the Motorcycle Community was important in getting Trump elected both times.

The support from Bikers For Trump, Easyriders and Bikernet.com did help during his time in office.

This time it is well known that Bikers For Trump and Bikernet.com had an influence.

The fact that DMAC and I are moderators for Bikers for Trump and part of Bikernet as well as numerous motorcycle rights organizations is a work in progress that will produce some good things.

There are many organizations like the Motorcycle Riders Foundation and other rights groups that can use another friend like Dee.

I am saying that because of a lot of reasons she is going to be in a good position to help in this area.

We do have a lot of people in the motorcycle community and others who want to help and Bikernet is the ideal place for them to get the news on what they should support and what to be against.

People have been upset on how the country has been running for some time and finally had enough! That’s why the most recent election went the way it did.

That does not mean the fight is over.

Just for the record I want to repeat something from the past that we should not forget.

After we won the fight in Washington back in the ’70s to stop the threat of withholding money from states that did not pass certain laws pertaining to vehicles which included the Mandatory Helmet Law.

On the way out of the building one of the government officials said to me, “Rogue you do know this isn’t over.”

I told him bring it on and we will kick your ass again.

Well, they did and they Made It Mandatory For Kids to Wear Helmets While Riding Bicycles and Threatened To Arrest The Parents For Child Abuse If They Did Not Make Them Do It.

So, for all the years that the kids were wearing helmets they became so accustomed to doing it they automatically continued as they got bigger bicycles with engines called Motorcycles.

JUST SAYIN!

–Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com™

CUSTOM BIKE OF THE WEEK– Don’t know much, but it’s very cool.

–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com

NEWS FROM THE LAW TIGERS CAGE–

Does Health Insurance Cover Motorcycle Accident Injuries?

A motorcycle accident can leave a rider with severe injuries and facing not only a long road to recovery but also significant financial challenges. If you’ve found yourself in this situation, you might be wondering if health insurance will cover the costs. Here’s what you need to know about health insurance after an accident, what it does and doesn’t cover, and where else you can look for compensation.

Health Insurance Coverage for Motorcycle Accidents

Health insurance typically covers medical expenses resulting from motorcycle accidents, but the extent of coverage can vary significantly depending on your policy. Generally, it should pay for:

Emergency Care: Your insurance should cover the cost of emergency medical services, including ambulance transport and initial hospital treatment, regardless of the cause of injury.

Hospitalization and Surgeries: Necessary hospital stays and surgical procedures related to accident injuries generally fall under health insurance coverage, subject to policy limits and deductibles.

Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy: Many policies include coverage for rehabilitation services, though the number of covered sessions might be limited.

Prescription Medications: Medications for accident-related injuries should also be covered, but copayments may apply.

Durable Medical Equipment: Items like crutches, wheelchairs, or braces often fall under health insurance coverage, sometimes requiring pre-authorization.

While health insurance provides a crucial safety net, it’s not a perfect one. Here are some downsides to using health insurance after a motorcycle accident:

High Deductibles and Co-pays: Out-of-pocket expenses can accumulate quickly, especially with high-deductible plans.

Coverage Limits: Some policies cap the total amount they’ll pay for accident-related care for “non-essential benefits.”

Non-covered Services: Certain treatments or therapies might not be covered, leaving you responsible for the difference.

The Role of Other Insurance Types

In motorcycle accident cases, multiple insurance policies may come into play:

Motorcycle Insurance: Provisions in your own motorcycle insurance, such as Personal Injury Protection (PIP) or Medical Payments coverage, can help cover medical expenses, often with lower deductibles than health insurance.

Liability Insurance: If another driver caused the accident, their liability auto insurance should cover your medical expenses through liability coverage.

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage: This part of your motorcycle policy can provide additional coverage if the at-fault party lacks sufficient insurance.

Consider Getting Legal Help

Before contacting any insurance company after a motorcycle accident, consider consulting an experienced motorcycle accident attorney with Law Tigers.

They can:

Protect Your Rights: Insurance companies want to minimize payouts. An attorney can advocate for your best interests and stop you from settling for less than you deserve.

Maximize Your Compensation: Experienced motorcycle accident attorneys understand the full scope of damages you may be entitled to beyond medical expenses.

Navigate Complex Claims: Motorcycle accidents often involve multiple insurance policies and complex liability issues. An experienced lawyer can resolve these issues more effectively and efficiently than you could yourself.

Furthermore, most motorcycle accident lawyers work on contingency, which means you’ll only pay them if they recover compensation on your behalf.

Law Tigers Always Have Your Back

At Law Tigers, we’re riders just like you. This allows us to provide the best legal representation and resources with a biker-friendly perspective. With our team on your side, you can go on adventures anywhere in the country and know that we’ll be there in case something unfortunate does happen.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON JOINS MOTOGP– for Historic First Test Ride and Media Day

When: Monday, November 18, 2024, from 11AM – 4PM

Where: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain

Harley-Davidson has announced an exclusive historic moment in its 100+ year racing history – the first test of the Harley-Davidson Factory Racing Road Glide in conjunction with DORNA and MotoGP at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Monday, November 18.

“Racing is a core pillar of the Harley-Davidson brand, showcasing our commitment to performance and innovation,” said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman, President, and CEO of Harley-Davidson. “Partnering with DORNA/MotoGP, we aim to expand our racing footprint globally, fueling the passions of our customers and fans. This MotoGP test is a pivotal first step in realizing these ambitions and demonstrating our dedication to racing excellence.”

“Harley-Davidson is an iconic brand, and we are always interested in ways to partner with them to attract more fans to MotoGP, the most exciting sport on Earth,” said Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of DORNA Sports.

Harley-Davidson Factory Racing rider Kyle Wyman will ride his factory team racing motorcycle alongside racing legends such as John Hopkins, Marco Melandri, and Simon Crafar, who will also run laps on board a race spec Road Glide.

Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz and DORNA representatives will be on-site at the test and will hold a media briefing about the future global aspirations of Harley-Davidson racing.

Invited media will have the opportunity to ask questions during the press conference, interview select riders, and factory racing team members, and gain access to exclusive content opportunities only available to those in attendance.

Harley-Davidson Factory Racing is partnered with Mission Foods, Rockford Fosgate, Brembo, Öhlins, Akrapovic, Protolabs, SYN3 lubricants, and Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts and Accessories.

EICMA REPORT FROM EUROPE–

All news seems to revolve around fast bikes and bikes that look like superbikes or all terrain / ADV stuff, etc.

EICMA had a bunch of bikes but all media entities are reporting only on supposedly what consumers believe to be pretty and desirable — fast bikes, superbikes, sports bikes, etc

What’s wrong with these people — how far can anyone ride in such a bent over (hunchbacked) position — your back twisted forward and the acute angle of your bent knees — bloody stupid. Are they imagining themselves as Ethan Hunt or James Bond or Rossi or some damn video game character or playing dress up ( cosplay ? ) from Manga comics….

I mean each reporter — these qualified, licensed to create news journalists decided to ape themselves– causing all mass media channels and publications talking only about sports and ADV bikes? Is that how high the sales are? Where are these customers at the many biker events? Rich idiots who just want to say their bike goes this fast from 0 to 100 mph and has this pickup at traffic signals and then the motorcycle just lies in their garage for all their lifetimes — or in their man-den to start and rev the engine after a few drinks to show off to their other rich idiots when they are getting high on draft beer?

Fucktards!

–Wayfarer
International Editor
Bikernet.com™

“How do you really feel?” –Bandit

RECENT BIKERNET READER COMMENT—J.J. RECENT POLITICAL COMMENTARY

Thank you for writing this and saying it. You have no clue how many times I have to debunk that these things are not true by word of mouth.

My platform I have kept quiet and observed. Even one of my close bikers believed they were coming to save CO..and that is how I got wind of it. I was traveling and was like “no..they are not”.

Did you check the sources, did you zoom in the the video to see the surroundings? I got was a “no”. Please bikers..research, but also think before we post.

So important. – Kathryn Anne We Are Bikers – Where Bikers Unite. I do not even speak on their behalf (that club). I just knew and researched and saw through the errors…We need to be careful.

–Kathryn Anne
wherebikersunite@gmail.com
United States of America, VA

KOZMO TRAVEL STORIES–

Check out the audio/print feature about the Ghosts of  the Amargosa Opera House

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO HEAR THE STORY

Click on the link below to see the photos

https://www.kozmoto.com/app/uploads/2019/03/The-Ghost-of-Electra-FINAL-MASTER-1.pdf

CHECK OUT THE KOZMOTO TRAVEL KIT

Everything you wish you had in one small 4 x 6 pouch

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226247498916

BANDIT’S 5-BALL EMPORIUM NEWS–

Danial the artist and Yvonne, brought these metal trees and he made these 3-layer wood carved by machine from his art, ornaments.  We played around with them today. I’ll probably use them in the windows for December. –Redhead

This shot is seriously out of focus, but you can still make out the amazing detail, lazer cut in wood. Check out the Xmas ornaments Danial created.

If you need a souvenir from the 84th we have some cool ones still on hand.

I ordered lights for the front of the building, but had to make a mounting box. Danial and I went to work in my shop. Once I had the base we tested it, then I wrapped it with sheetmetal to conceal the wiring.

Here are shots of the plate and wrap work.

Plus, we now have giclee prints of the Salt Torpedo framed and ready to rock. Danial actually prints his art, cuts and mounts the art in frames. The guy is amazing.

Danial is a master with logos. He’s created logos for Scott Jacobs and David Uhl for decades. In fact, with a rough sketch from Scott he created four examples and a final logo for Scott’s new boat in less than 24 hours. He’s available to create your logo and the prices aren’t crazy.

–Bandit

ANOTHER QUOTE OF THE WEEK–

POLITICO: What’s at stake for climate policy?

‘Who the hell cares,’ Trump said.

MAJOR AUTO MAKER EXEC FLATLY SAYS–liberals’ EV ‘Mandates’ Are ‘Impossible’ To Meet

Toyota’s North American Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jack Hollis criticized U.S. policies promoting electric vehicle adoption (EV) on Friday, according to Bloomberg.

The Toyota COO said that electric vehicle policies are “de facto mandates” that are not in sync with consumer demand, according to Bloomberg. Hollis also said that EV mandates such as those in California are impossible to meet, according to CNBC.

“The whole EV ecosystem is ahead of the consumer,” Hollis told reporters Friday, “It’s not in alignment with consumers. It’s just not.”

The Biden-Harris administration has introduced various EV-related policies as part of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda, including introducing a tailpipe emissions rule in March that would require about 67% of all light-duty vehicles sold after 2032 to be EVs or hybrids. Biden has been leading a push to build half a million public EV chargers nationwide by 2030, that has so far been met with various slowdowns. (RELATED: Ford CEO Admits Driving Chinese EV After Receiving Billions From Taxpayers To Make Rival Cars Domestically)

Various American automakers have backpedaled on EV goals despite the current administration funneling billions of dollars in subsidies as part of its EV agenda. The California Air Resources Board’s “Advanced Clean Cars II” regulations require that 35% of 2026 model-year vehicles be zero-emission.

“I have not seen a forecast by anyone … government or private, anywhere that has told us that that number is achievable. At this point, it looks impossible,” Hollis said of the zero-emission regulations. “Demand isn’t there. It’s going to limit a customer’s choice of the vehicles they want.”

Many automakers have experienced issues with EV sales, including used EV models experiencing drastic price cuts due to slackening consumer demand. Ford Motor Company announced in October that it lost an additional $1.2 billion on EVs in the third quarter and announced in September that it would offer free EV chargers and home installations to incentivize customers.

Toyota did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

–Ireland Owens
Contributor,
Daily Caller

TOP FUEL ACCELERATION PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE

Drag racing must be one of the most expensive hobbies on the Planet! A single barrel of fuel is over $750.00 U.S., and here is what you get from that:

* One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic-inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower (10,000 HP) than the first 5 rows at the Daytona 500.

* Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1.2-1.5 gallons of nitro methane per second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the same rate with 25% less energy being produced.

* A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to merely drive the dragster’s supercharger.

* With 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive, the fuel mixture is compressed into a near-solid form before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle.

* At the stoichiometric 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture for nitro methane the flame front temperature measures 7050 degrees F.

* Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.

* Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder.

* Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a pass. After 1/2 way, the engine is dieseling from compression plus the glow of exhaust valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine can only be shut down by cutting the fuel flow.

* If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the affected cylinders and then explodes with sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off the block in pieces or split the block in half.

* Dragsters reach over 300 MPH before you have completed reading this sentence.

0 to 100 MPH in .8 seconds (the first 60 feet of the run)

0 to 200 MPH in 2.2 seconds (the first 350 feet of the run)

* In order to exceed 300 MPH in 4.5 seconds, dragsters must accelerate an average of over 4 G’s. In order to reach 200 MPH well before half-track, the launch acceleration approaches 8 G’s.

6 g-forces at the starting line (nothing accelerates faster on land)

6 negative g-forces upon deployment of twin chutes at 300 MPH. A Top Fuel Dragster accelerates quicker than any other land vehicle on earth. Quicker than a jet fighter plane, quicker than the space shuttle.

* Top Fuel engines turn approximately 540 revolutions from light to light!

* Including the burnout, the engine must only survive 900 revolutions under load.

* The redline is actually quite high at 9500 RPM.

* The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.420 seconds for the quarter-mile (2004, Doug Kalitta). The top speed record is 337.58 MPH as measured over the last 66′ of the run (2005, Tony Schumacher).

THE BOTTOM LINE: Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free, NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs an estimated $1,000 per second.

Putting this all into perspective:

You are driving the average $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered Corvette Z06. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged & ready to launch down a quarter-mile strip as you pass. You have the advantage of a flying start. You run the ‘Vette hard up through the gears and blast across the starting line & pass the dragster at an honest 200 MPH. The ‘tree’ goes green for both of you at that moment.

The dragster launches & starts after you. You keep your foot down hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your eardrums & within 3 seconds the dragster catches & passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away from where you just passed him. Think about it – from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 MPH & not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1320 foot long race!

That’s acceleration!.

–from El Waggs

MRF NEWS–Congressman, retired Navy SEAL cherishes Wisconsin-made motorcycle

By Charlotte Scott

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, often turns heads on Capitol Hill when he rolls up to work each day.

The freshman Republican is believed to be the only member of Congress who commutes by motorcycle. When he first won his seat two years ago, he rode his Harley from Wisconsin to Washington.

“This is a 2019 Harley Davidson Softail Slim, and it is manufactured in Milwaukee. So this is actually Milwaukee iron,” Van Orden said.

Van Orden, who won-re-election last week from a mostly rural district in southwestern Wisconsin, said his bike represents America.

“It was built by tradesmen and women,” he explained. “You know what I mean? Like people working with their hands. And we need more of that here. We need people who are grounded with their constituents.”

Van Orden served as a Navy SEAL, with multiple combat tours to Afghanistan and Iraq. He said he cherishes his time with his Harley.

“I joined the Navy at 18, and I’ve had a lot of responsibility throughout my life,” he said. “After I started deploying a lot to combat, and I’ve had more and more of my friends killed in training and combat — and a bunch, 21 of ‘em, committed suicide, SEALs. The ability to separate yourself from just about everything became more important to me as I got older, and I had more responsibilities, and I had more things to be concerned about. This is a way to kind of put those aside for a few minutes or a few hours.”

Van Orden said riding his bike represents the embodiment of freedom. He joked that when he’s on the road, even his staff cannot call him…

–Spectrum News

–from the MRF

STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM REPORTS SUCCESSFUL RIDING SEASON— FOR 2024

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum wrapped up the 2024 motorcycle riding season with strong year-to-date attendance and significant contributions to the economy of the Black Hills and the City of Sturgis.

“This year was a tremendous success for the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum,” said Museum Executive Director Heidi Haro. “We welcomed thousands of guests from around the world, not just motorcycle enthusiasts, but also Black Hills visitors who are curious about the rich history and culture surrounding the Sturgis Rally.”

The Museum served as a major draw for riders and non-riders, which is on-track to bring nearly 20,000 visitors to downtown Sturgis, with a corresponding boost to the city’s economy.  These visitors enjoyed exploring the extensive collection of motorcycles, ranging from rare vintage models to award winning custom bikes and soaked up some of motorcycling’s rich history through the Hall of Fame and the stories behind the inductees to the Hall.

Special Events Rev Up Museum Energy

The Museum hosted a variety of events throughout the season, further amplifying its appeal and economic impact:

Scott Jacobs Unveils Newest Panting: Renowned artist Scott Jacobs chose the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum as the venue for the unveiling of his latest masterpiece, an oil painting titled “Rivals in the Dust,” featuring American Flat Track champions Scott Parker and Jared Mees. Nearly 100 attendees witnessed the unveiling and received a limited-edition print signed by the artist and both of the riders, with proceeds benefiting the Museum. Prints are still available in the Museum Shop and online.

Michael Lichter Captures the Spirit of the Rally: A special exhibit curated by Keith Ball and sponsored by Bikernet.com showcased ten iconic photographs by renowned photographer Michael Lichter. These captivating images chronicled riders, events, and the camaraderie that defines the Sturgis Rally experience.

Sold-Out Hall of Fame Induction Breakfast: The Museum’s signature fundraising event, the annual Hall of Fame Induction Breakfast, sold out well in advance of the event which took place in August during the Sturgis Rally. This year’s inductees are a diverse group, whose backgrounds include Hollywood fame, racing championships, and business success. All of the inductees share a passion for motorcycles and a penchant for supporting veterans, the elderly, or motorcyclists’ rights. South Dakota Governor Kristie Noem attended the event and introduced David Uhl, a 2024 HOF inductee and noted motorcycle artist, who also happens to be the painter of her official portrait.

Supporting AFT Sturgis TT Race: As a proud partner of the AMA Flat Track racing community, the Museum actively supported the inaugural AFT Sturgis TT Race, the first-ever motorcycle race on the streets of downtown Sturgis. Held during the final weekend of the Rally and broadcast nationally on Fox TV, the event attracted dozens of race teams and riders and brought thousands of race fans to the city.

Good Guys’ Hall of Fame Road Tour: In September, the Museum partnered with the Good Guys’ Hall of Fame Road Tour. This unique event brought a rolling showcase of custom cars to the museum’s parking area, making downtown Sturgis a destination for hundreds of excited custom car enthusiasts.

Expanding Collection Enhances Visitor Experience

Beyond exciting events, the Museum’s permanent collection saw significant growth, adding seven unique motorcycles to its already impressive collection. These new additions ranged from early 20th-century Harley-Davidsons to a globally recognized, award-winning custom motorcycle.  In addition, valuable racing and riding memorabilia donations further enhanced the Museum’s offerings. The museum’s curators typically rotate the collection to highlight new and “featured” motorcycles.

Looking Ahead: A Commitment to Sturgis and Beyond

“We are thrilled with the positive impact the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum is having on the local community,” commented Museum Board Chair Craig Bailey. “Looking ahead, we are committed to expanding our Hall of Fame, offering even more engaging exhibits, and celebrating the motorcycle culture in Sturgis and beyond.”

THE BAD JOKE LIBRARY….HAS A BEDROOM

Her: Dear diary, im scared my husband is cheating on me. Today he came home from work late. He didn’t say where he was. He didn’t hug me, and he didn’t talk to me. He seemed distracted during dinner, and when I asked him what’s wrong he said “Nothing.” We went to bed and made love and he didn’t seem like himself. I’m scared.

His: Dear diary, my damn bike wouldn’t start after work today. I pushed it home and spent an hour in the garage with it, and I can’t figure it out. I don’t want to have to take the car to work tomorrow. But, I did get laid tonight.

—The Wayfarer

THE BAD JOKE LIBRARY….HAS A CLOSET

Ya know what the hardest part of riding a scooter is?

Telling your parents you’re gay.

PIERER MOBILITY IN FINANCIAL MESS– KTM OWNER FACES LIQUIDITY ISSUES

“Far-reaching restructuring necessary at KTM AG level“ — says the company

KTM as a company is doing poorly for a while and has announced even more layoffs…. their revenues fell to a new low in Q3

As per industry sources parent company which owns KTM, GasGas, Husqvarna and newly acquired MV Augusta — may sell some brand/s in a few months.

They have not received any cash infusion…

KTM is most successful among these brands in terms of units sold thanks to Bajaj and Indian consumers.

Bajaj may get first offer to buy KTM or get a massive stake in KTM.

Either ways, those riders who intend to buy KTM motorcycles may want to review their choices or await further updates from thee company.

READ THE PRESS RELEASE AT: https://www.pierermobility.com/en/newsroom/eqsfeed/2880675

—Wayfarer
Associate Editor
Bikernet.com

Motorcycle TransAm News!

We’re getting closer every day to the start of our incredible journey! In case you missed it, we’re thrilled to announce our latest stop on the route: Columbia Motor Alley in beautiful Columbia, TN. This historic venue—originally a 1947 Chevrolet dealership—is full of character, and we’re so grateful to Mike Wolfe for opening the doors for us to experience it with you. Columbia is a fantastic city with rich history and a welcoming community, making it the perfect place to showcase our rolling museum of vintage motorcycles!

Exciting news: our online store will be opening in just a few weeks! Keep an eye out for our announcement to grab your favorite Motorcycle TransAm merchandise and join us in celebrating this inaugural event.

If you’ve been on the fence about joining us for our inaugural run, now’s the time! Don’t miss your chance to be part of a historic journey—sign up today, and we promise you won’t regret it. It’s going to be an unforgettable experience!

Thank you for your support, and we look forward to sharing this adventure with you!

AMRA Baggers and Gassers Set Records at The Rock

PennGrade1 AMRA All-American motorcycle drag racing series event gas classes coverage report

event: PennGrade1 AMRA Jim McClure All-Harley World Finals

when: October 25-27, 2024

where: Rockingham Dragway in Marston, North Carolina, USA

The world’s largest all-American motorcycle drag racing series isn’t just for nitro heroes. Naturally aspirated gas classes, baggers, turbos, and nitrous huffing Harley-Davidsons filled the lanes and the record books at North Carolina’s Rockingham Dragway for the PennGrade1 American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) Jim McClure All-Harley World Finals on October 25-27.

Zipper’s Performance Pro Bagger

Baggers were bangin’ at The Rock. Southern grudge legend “Burnout Bruce” Emanuel showed up with Scott Williams’ beautiful blue turbo Bagger and immediately started setting Milwaukee-Eight (M8) records while taking number one qualifier in a 15-bike Zipper’s Performance Pro Bagger field.

Bruce kept his advantage all the way to the final, where he took the tree by a scant .003 against fellow finalist Jeremy Beaulieu. Emanuel had the power to score a 7.79 at 183 win against Beaulieu’s 8.09 at 173. Rick Hunnicutt won the Zipper’s Performance Pro Bagger championship.

“Well, this journey hasn’t been easy,” said Emanuel. “Scott Williams, who owns the bike and spends the dollars, stayed focused. We didn’t test a lot with this bike at all. We fought a broken pipe at three test sessions and finally Scott found a guy to build one.

“Cullen Gillis decided to build the engine and change a lot of things on the bike. He called me and said ‘BIG POWER, be ready.’

“I think we made three 7 second passes and few more good passes. Fought the 60 foot a couple times but I knew Cullen had a plan. Bike never missed a beat, stayed together all weekend, same clutch, same tranny.

“After running the 7.91 (in qualifying), then backing up (with a) 7.89 (in the semi), knowing what I knew, I basically felt the 7.79 coming. Matter of fact, in staging lanes I told Jeremy Justice and Jeremy Beaulieu I would go .79 at 183.”

Way to go Babe Ruth. “Guess what? 7.79 at 183 when I needed it most against the Stephane Crete Racing Team.

“Just an amazing weekend. A lot of fun, a lot of fast Pro Baggers, great race venue, the race was ran very well, and great crowd.

“Special thanks to Scott for it all. On behalf of me and Scott, we would like to thank Stanley Gardner (GRC Cranks), Scot Wood (Wood Cycles)—more parts than any dealer has. Andy Simon for transmission, Fly Iron Harley-Davidson, Jeremy Williamson (Backhalf Parts), Eric Hochstetler (MTC), MaxxECU, Brian Murray (Billet Trees), Matt at S&S Cycle for bullet-proof M8 engine cases, and Ernie Munoz (Comp Turbo).

“Lastly, my little brother, who believes in me and puts up with my antics, disagreements, late night tuning questions, and trips to Waffle House!

“Cullen Gillis, you said we got more left in it. I trust you and believe you. Let’s effffffff’n send it!”

Thundermax Street Baggers

Jimmy Maikranz did what Jimmy Maikranz does, qualifying number one in Thundermax Street Baggers, then giving his teammate—in this case, Dave “Paco” Cartwright—the break in the final. After Cartwright’s .189 reaction time, Maikranz waited a leisurely .651 to join the race. Paco’s 9.74 at 134 was enough to hold off hard-charging Jimmy’s 9.50 at 143. Champion Maikranz’s starting line charity allowed winning Cartwright to place second in points.

“The 2024 Mutant Motors by Wolf team season has been an amazing experience,” said Cartwright. “Especially winning The Rock at the season finale. I finally had a good showing at The Rock, and ran very consistent times on Sunday. I knew I had to win to possibly finish second.

“In my many years of racing it has never been with a group of people who have not only elevated my racing skills, but taught me an entirely new way to get down the track. It has truly been the most fun racing experience of my career…at least until Wolf gets mad at me…he recovers quickly though.

“Jimmy did win the 2024 championship and in 2023. Wolf has won three straight championships with two different riders. Our teammate Jeff Boudreaux finished fourth.”

Cartwright thanked Axtell, VP Racing Fuel, Zipper’s Performance Parts, Wood Performance, and Mom and Pop Boudreaux.

–Tim Hailey
https://www.eatmyink.com/
Google Tim for the complete report

THE ANTI-MANDATE MOMENTUM IS BUILDING!

Automotive Advocate: It’s a win for the whole country in Connecticut!

For over a year, SEMA and the SEMA Action Network (SAN) have been leading voices opposing Connecticut Governor Lamont’s proposed electric vehicle mandate.

We came out victorious because of our efforts in Connecticut.

A huge majority of Connecticut residents were opposed to a potential mandate. SEMA tapped into this energy leading a coalition and running a statewide advocacy campaign.  We worked to educate lawmakers and consumers across the Nutmeg state.

KEEP IT GOING

We’ve got momentum on our side now!

We’ve proven we are an absolute force to be reckoned with – this is just the start. With your help we are going to defeat backwards mandates that limit choice, destroy jobs, and punish consumers. And we are going to do it around the country.

We need your help to make sure leaders across the country realize it is not up to them to tell us what to drive. Sign our petition and let’s get the ball rolling.

Let’s get after it,
—SEMA Action Network

THE NEWS NEVER ENDS–

Especially now. Shit is happening fast and for the good. I’m in the process of figuring out next year and where my limited energies will go. I’ve decide after a lot of back and forth considerations to devote a chunk of my time and resources to the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. I’ll report back after the board meeting on the 19th.

On my plate right this minute is firing up the Knucklehead and turning toward the 1913 Board Track Racer. I met with the AMCA guys last night for an early cheap dinner at the Pizza Ranch in Sturgis. They make some fine chicken. Rob who works for Lonnie Isam was there with Charlie. Rob also works at the Museum taking care of the motorcycles. Rob corrected the rumor of Lonnie getting out of the antique motorcycle business. “That’s not true,” Rob said. “Lonnie is out of town, but we have a ton of projects in the making. Bring your engine down.”

That was inspiring and I’ll write a feature about the build at Lonnie’s shop. I plan to roll into town and see what Rob is up to next week. From and editorial standpoint I’m going to publish Charlie’s story about his dual -carb Knuckle if Cycle Source can’t squeeze it into the next issue.

I sorta rewrote the 105th chapter of Bandit’s Cantina Series and I’m still making notes for my 2024 Life and Times story for the Cantina. As soon as December hits, I start filling in the blanks about one of the most amazing years of my life.

Here’s a teaser of our Xmas card. It’s much better in person and the guys at Clark Printing did a helluva job.

Have a helluva weekend. Ride safe and congratulate everyone who voted for America and Freedom.

–Bandit

The (not so distant) Future of Motorcycling

Who will the motorcyclists be a generation from now? What will they be riding and where will they be riding it to?  If you’re reading this, you’ll be very happy you ride now.

The bad news is there was no good news until last week.  Motorcycles were inevitably going to be mandated OFF America’s freeways and highways because of self-driving vehicles. 

Think about it. Behind Climate Doom and Zero policies, unless you’re on a self-driving motorcycle (which is appealing as a jail sentence) snaking through computer-controlled traffic, “In the name of Zero policies of public safety,” human error would be the last thing government agencies would allow. But shit changed abruptly last week. Trump will fight the ‘anti-human, demented climate agenda’ – This was ‘the most consequential election for the UN, in our recent history,” said Marc Morano of the Climate Depot website.

 What if the other guys won? Government mandated drones would be the new ‘”Enforcers” of this future and nobody would escape the scrutiny and punishment of the law. Remember Zero policies mean Zero freedoms and never-ending government agencies.

It’s happening right now in countries like China where two-wheeled vehicles are NOT allowed on any Chinese freeways. Oh, and by-the-way, China currently has more freeways than the USA. India has similar laws.

Obviously, in the future combustion engines would no longer be legal for two-wheeled vehicles, but that mandate changed last week. Again, this has happened in China, 80% of all two- wheeled vehicles are already electric.

So, what were the future riders going to look like and where would they ride electrically? They would likely be a bunch of pussies who ride from wheat grass kiosks to coffee shops while texting and reading the news on blue-tooth devices.

 Since they don’t need to pay attention to road conditions, they could watch colorful sporting events and the news simultaneously on their helmet screens while communicating with their Facebook friends. Unfortunately, the chilling statistics on diminishing testosterone in men and the financial stress of future generations will relegate most of these new riders to very short commutes on wimpy electric scooters.

The long, arduous commutes on the 405 freeway would have been eliminated and the long-distance drive-times to Vegas via self-driving vehicles significantly reduced. Scooting along PCH with thousands of tourists would be as adventurous as it gets. Unless the Climate Doomers shuttered PCH all together, anti-human.

Until a couple of weeks ago we would have been forced through so oppressive and restrictive rule, regulations and enforcement, “for our own good and to save the planet,” the outlaw spirit would have returned on a fierce and dangerous level.

Legions of renegade riders would run rampant, dodging the legal systems — the rise of the “Outlaw Biker” would emerge once again. Unfortunately, technology would have kicked their asses and the anti-human element would have made chopper-riding outlaws easy targets.

 Fortunately we have a shot at freedom right now, but we must be strong and keep the “Ride to Live” mentality alive. The outlaw spirit is likely to become far more pervasive in a restrictive society and will spawn an entire generation of “Mad Max” motorcyclists if we can’t keep our rights alive with state ABATE groups and the MRF. The “Born Free” millennial riders of today will soon become the angst-ridden senior citizens in this brave new world of relentless media marketing and social monitoring.

Advertising in the future will be called “personalizing” and brand messaging will be a digital torrent relentlessly selling an ever-changing, customized personal experience.  Re-trending fashion, foods and fun with minute-by-minute marketing attacks selling a daily deluge of “Buy, Die or Unsubscribe”.

The new renegade bikers will become the “Unsubscribed”. These aging millennials, sporting plaid shirts, graying beards and balding heads will be really pissed off at the barrage of social media marketing and mind control and these old as Hell Angels won’t take it anymore.

 They will ride …they will ride in legions and they won’t be held hostage by mandated restrictions or social pressure.

Drones will become the new “Enforcers” of the future, but the future generation of outlaw bikers will have within their ranks, super-hackers of the highest caliber. Equipped with high power electromagnetic scramblers, handheld lasers, and of course their own pocket-sized, attack drone killers.

Ultimately, the millions of renegade riders will demand sovereignty and hopefully the new administration will allow an amendment by “The Convention of the States” and grant South Dakota and other free states independence allowing Outlaw Bikers the legal freedom to live life on their own terms.

So, what does this all mean to us motorcyclists right now? We have the best of all worlds; most American roads are still wide open. Whether we ride the  winding Sturgis roads, mountains of Mojave Desert or the Pacific Coast, our highways and byways are relatively accessible. Ride more, ride longer and enjoy the road. Stay involved, join rights groups and keep the new administration true to their word. Never give up or give in.

Ride safe,

–Koz Mraz

This story reminds me of my 1990 book Sam “Chopper” Orwell. Grab a copy in the shop.

–Bandit

We at the Motorcycle Riders Foundation wish all Veterans a Happy Veterans Day. Thank you for your service in defense of our freedoms and liberties. We, as motorcyclists, are fortunate that so many of our fellow riders are Veterans. You not only make our country but our motorcycling community stronger.

“Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.”

– Abraham Lincoln

–MRF