Hey,
There is so much banging around in this feeble brain right now, I’m sorta lost. I try to snatch up my note pad to make notes, but I can’t move fast enough. I almost don’t have the time to take notes, just need to get shit done. No time to write ‘em down.
Okay, so let’s try to sort some shit and maybe make some sense. Organization is the key to finding Nirvana. Try with relationships first: Family, friends, pets, etc. Then there’s the mechanical: New products, Bikes, Bonneville, and the Bikernet Headquarters. Let’s add business to that with books, Bikernet, Bikernet Baggers, Bikernet Trikes, the Bikernet Blog, Bonneville Sponsor Program, Unbrako, Wheeler Workstations, and the Screenplay.
Don’t forget the personal: Food, sleep, doctor’s appointments, dentist, workouts, the barber. Are we beginning to put this into prospective. How about events: V-Twin Show in Cincinnati, Sturgis (the Hamster run to the badlands hotels need to be paid for, right now), Bonneville, and something overseas, maybe New Zealand for Burt Munroe, and Vegas for any number of events, like SEMA or the Las Vegas Bikefest.
Is the picture clearing some. Let’s hit the news before I freak out.
~Nikita Khrushchev~
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it.
~Clarence Darrow~
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.
~Author unknown~
Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.
~John Quinton~
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.
~Oscar Ameringer~
I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.
~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952~
A politician is a person who will lay down your life for his country.
~ Tex Guinan~
I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
~Charles de Gaulle~
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
~Doug Larson~
There ought to be one day — just one — when there is open season on Congressmen.
~Will Rogers~
BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPEN ON SUNDAYS–John O’Reilly hoisted his beer and said, ‘Here’s to spending the rest of me life, between the legs of me wife!’
That won him the top prize at the pub for the best toast of the night! He went home and told his wife, Mary, ‘I won the prize for the best toast of the night.’
She said, ‘Aye, did ye now. And what was your toast?’ John said, ‘Here’s to spending the rest of me life, sitting in church beside me wife.’
‘Oh, that is very nice indeed, John!’ Mary said. The next day, Mary ran into one of John’s drinking buddies on the street corner. The man chuckled leeringly and said, ‘John won the prize the other night at the pub with a toast about you, Mary.’
She said, “Aye, he told me, and I was a bit surprised myself. You know, he’s only been there twice in the last four years. Once he fell asleep, and the other time I had to pull him by the ears to make him come.”
–from Jerry and Rogue
NEW GIRL OF BIKERNET COMING TO THE CANTINA--I just loaded a girl named Pamela of which I shot for my calendar several years back. Cool story with this one, I wasn’t looking for a wife beater to be worn, let alone with her tits popping out, but I was on the New Jersey side of the river in the Campbell Soup Headquarters Building parking lot doing this shoot.
I did it early in the morning so that no one would bother us. Well, would you believe there was a company picnic that day with Police & EMT’s there to participate. Once she started letting her boys fly wherever, I had a wall of onlookers, including the Police & EMT’s all taking cell phone pics. No one seemed to care, so neither did I.
The shoot was what I needed for my calendar and the rest was just a bonus peep show.
–Jack McIntyre
BIKERNET FACT FINDING MISSION–You probably have been lying awake at night wondering just why baby diapers have brand names such as “Luvs”, “Huggies,” and “Pampers’, while undergarments for old people are called “Depends”.
Well, here is the low down on the whole thing —
– When babies crap in their pants, people are still gonna Luv’em, Hug’em and Pamper’ em.
– When old people crap in their pants, it “Depends” on who’s in the will!
Glad I got that straightened out so you can put your mind at rest and enjoy the New Year !!
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BIKERNET WEATHER REPORT FROM CHICAGO–Sunday 8:15am 2014 coldest weather in 20years!
It’s still snowing for cry eye!
Old Blue so far is still able to start up. Tomorrow will be the big test for Old Blue: -17 for the high with winds at 20 mph+!!
JOB OPENING OF THE WEEK–Sr. Manufacturing Engineer needed to provide our supply chain with manufacturing engineering and new product introduction support to ensure that high-quality products are delivered on time at the projected cost. We want to hear from you -Check Out This Opportunity!
Ring & Pinion Service, Inc.
10411 Airport Road
EVERETT, WA 98204
Website: www.ringpinion.com
Company Description:
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As a leader in aftermarket differentials, Ring & Pinion Service, Inc. has identified the need to educate and support our customers in finding the right part every time. www.Diffwizard.com was developed and has quickly become the industry’s most powerful differential parts identifier. This tool allows customers to identify and shop over 5,500 part numbers from 1948 to present.
We offer an exciting career opportunity that balances responsibilities with rewards all in a fast paced, employee friendly atmosphere with outstanding Benefits & Perks:
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with matching
• PTO/Vacation & Holiday Pay
• Discounted Costco Membership
• Company sponsored employee events throughout the year
• Many more Fun Activities ongoing onsite throughout the year
Ring & Pinion Service, Inc. is a Drug-Free Workplace. All employment is contingent on successful completion of drug, background, and credit screening.
BOOK OF THE WEEKEND, TORSO, FEATURES BIKERNET PHOTOGRAPHER MARKUS CUFF—
Here’s a screen shot of the ACC Distribution Spring 2014 Catalogue which uses my image as the gateway shot to the photo section.
Let’s see— the book’s all sepia/duo-tone, no straight up color shots at all. It’s called TORSO because we’re zooming in on large full back or chest and stomach work.
Includes artist work by people like: Horiyoshi III-Japan, Mike Rubendall– New York,various artists from Guru Tattoo, San Diego,Jeff Rassier from Black Heart Tattoo, San Francisco, plus artists from Las Vegas,San Jose, Seattle and Los Angeles. Also the great John ‘The Dutchman’ from Vancouver, B.C.
The collection starts with images from 2007 and reaches pieces lensed in 2013.The opening essay will be by Kristine McKenna, formerly of The Los Angeles Times, and an art world writer,curator and publisher.
There are those who have accused me of being broken by the mistakes I’ve made in my life, crippled to the point where I would rather cede power than wield it.
I gather I’m supposed to cede her points for those resumés, but I’m bored of this game we’re playing for I know not what prize or reason.
Cede is derived from the Latin word cedere meaning “to go, yield.” It entered English in the 1620s.
HOT ACTION COMING FROM BIKERNET BAGGERS–Lights, Camera, and a RoadKing.
Every once in awhile things just fall together or fall apart, One minute you are sitting in your studio looking at your schedule wondering what the hell you are going to do for the day. Then the next you are scrambling for a Bike to shoot because some cute little brunette shows up at your studio wanting to earn a few bucks for a cheeseburger and a beer.
CLICK HERE FOR THE WHOLE FEATURE ON BIKERNET BAGGERS
Photos By Jack Mcintyre, Text by Richard Kranzler
over 500 fake Obamacare websites set up for the sole purpose of stealing
your personal information and cleaning out your bank account. So protect
yourself and remember: the real one is the one that doesn’t work.
–Jim Waggaman
[page break]
The Royal Enfield Motors factory in Chennai, India. The brand sold nearly 175,000 motorcycles in 2013.
By SAMANTH SUBRAMANIAN
NEW DELHI, India — The Royal Enfield Bullet, often described as the oldest continuously produced motorcycle in the world, is a cult product for enthusiasts who love it for its vintage feel as much as for the thrum of its engine.
Muscular and pliant, the Bullet — an Indian-made avatar of an old British brand — has found renewed popularity over the last few years, as leisure motorcycling in India has blossomed. Its manufacturer, Royal Enfield Motors, sold almost 175,000 motorcycles —Bullets as well as three other brands — in 2013.
The company is now looking to push harder into British and American markets, hoping to follow in the wake of other Indian motor vehicle manufacturers that have competed hard with overseas brands even as their peers in other industries have struggled.
–from Michael DiSalvo
Read the whole story on Bikernet this week.
BIKERNET OFFICIAL SEXUAL ADVISOR–Someone asked me, “and now that you are retired, do you still have a job?”
I replied, “Yes I am my wife’s sexual adviser.”
Somewhat shocked, they said “I beg your pardon, but what do you mean by that?”
“Very simple. My wife has told me that when she wants my fucking advice, she’ll ask me for it.”
–from Bob Clark
R. Dunning
rdunning_1@frontier.com
I told him they were referred to as center oil tanks, or wrap-around oil tanks, and that he had all the info he needed with the year and model. –Bandit
BEYOND THE BAD COP FILES–Prisons are a very big industry and the privatized ones treat inmates much like slave labor.
Nation and World Watch:
From Gannett and wire reports: Boise, Idaho: Private prison program ending Idaho will take over the operation of its largest prison, ending an experiment with privatization at a facility that has been plagued by understaffing, lawsuits and allegations of contract fraud.
The state plans to begin running the 2,080-bed Idaho Correctional Center, located just outside Boise, over the next several months, as its $29 million-a-year contract with the Corrections Corporation of America expires on June 30.
The move to end the contract comes months after an Associated Press report raised questions about how CCA was staffing the prison.
–Rogue
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!
NEW YEARS 2014 THURSDAY NEWS for January 2, 2014
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11480
Your articles are spot on! Thank you for what you do.
–Walt Bull
waltbull828@yahoo.com
Medford, OR
Thanks Walt, we try.–Bandit
REPORT JUST IN FROM DR. FENG–This is the only time you see this phenomenon in your life. Calendar, August 2014.
Zon My Din Woe Don Vrij Zat
So: send this message to your friends and in four days money will surprise you.
Based on Chinese Feng Shui. Whoever does not transmit the message …
may find themselves poor.
I obeyed (you never know)
–Dr. Feng
Happy New Year from Richard Parks and Roger Rohrdanz—
Joan Denver Meyer, Bud’s widow, is going to hold a Celebration of Life for Bud at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum on March 1, 2014, from 11 AM until 2 PM. Further details will be published at www.landspeedracing.com as we hear about them. Bud Meyer was the nephew of Indy 500 three-time winner Louie Meyer. Bud was also a champion boat racer.
Harry Pallenberg and Harold Osmer have produced a video called WHERE THEY RACED, about racing venues in Southern California. You can see it at www.wheretheyraced.com. I’m in the drag racing portion, but I won’t win any Oscars.
THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS: Two Decades of Photography by Peter Vincent has been reviewed on www.hotrodhotline.com. It is an amazing work of black and white, plus color photographs of the Salt Flats.
A trailer for the movie SNAKE AND MONGOO$E on the lives of Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen can be seen at http://snakeandmongoosemovie.com/about.
The SANTA ANA AIRPORT DRAGSTRIP (1950-1959) Reunion is held twice a year in April and October at Santiago Creek Park in Orange, California.
The GRAND NATIONAL ROADSTER SHOW will be held on January 24-26, 2014 at the Los Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona, California.
CRUISIN’ FOR A CURE is held at the Orange County Fairgrounds, in Costa Mesa, California on the last Saturday in September of each year and is the largest one day event in the area.
Autobooks/Aerobooks (818-845-0707) and the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum (909-622-2133) carry the movies, books and videos mentioned.
For reviews on the books and movies listed go to www.hotrodhotline.com, Guest Columnist, Richard Parks and Roger Rohrdanz.
BANDIT’S CANTINA SUNDAY SERMON–Priest in the Jungle:
A Priest was about to finish his tour of duty, and was leaving his Mission in the jungle where he has spent years teaching the natives when he realizes that the one thing he never taught them was how to speak English.
So he takes the chief for a walk in the forest. He points to a tree and says to the chief, “This is a tree.”
The chief looks at the tree and grunts, “Tree.”
The Priest is pleased with the response. They walk a little further and he points to a rock and says, “This is a rock.”
Hearing this, the chief looks and grunts, “Rock.”
The Priest was really getting enthusiastic about the results when he hears a rustling in the bushes. As they peek over the top, he sees a couple of natives in the midst of heavy sexual activity.
The Priest is really flustered and quickly responds, “Man riding a bike.”
The chief looks at the couple briefly, pulls out his blowgun and kills them both…
The Priest goes ballistic and yells at the chief that he has spent years teaching the tribe how to be civilized and be kind to each other, so how could he kill these people in cold blood that way?
The chief replied,
“My bike.”
EASYRIDERS SHOW ACTION ON BIKERNET TRIKES--Trikes became an Easy Rider Show custom class three years ago and you see them everywhere now.
Anaheim convention center better learn how to process hundreds of bikers efficiently. There were 3 open toll booths two for cars one especially designated for “Motorcycles”.
Imagine hundreds bikes in a line having to roll through one by one. The bikers were standing around with their engines turned off. To make matters worse the entrance to the toll both has a very aggressive incline, which had bikes rolling backwards and clutches a smoking. Otherwise great turnout, actually looked packed to me.
BAD JOKE TATTOO PARLOR–A woman goes into a tattoo parlor and tells the tattoo artist that she wants a tattoo of a turkey on her inner right thigh just below her bikini line. She also wants him to put “Happy Thanksgiving” under the turkey.
So the guy does it and it comes out looking really good. The woman then instructs him to put a Santa tattoo with “Merry Christmas” down on her inner left thigh.
So the guy does it and it comes out looking good, too.
As the woman is getting dressed to leave, the tattoo artist asks, “If you don’t mind, could you tell me why you had me put such unusual tattoos on your inner thighs?”
She says “I’m sick and tired of my man complaining all the time that there’s nothing good to eat between Thanksgiving and Christmas!”
–from Jim Waggaman
POLARIS INDUSTRIES Announces Organizational Changes–Organizational changes to further strengthen end-to-end customer support and global growth goals
MINNEAPOLIS (January 3, 2014) – Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced that, effective immediately, it is merging its Polaris sales (this announcement has no impact on the Indian and Victory Motorcycles sales force), sales operations, service, corporate marketing and interactive team into a unified global customer excellence team led by Tim Larson, vice president of Global Customer Excellence. The company also announced that Bill Fisher, vice president and chief information officer, will retire from Polaris at the end of 2014, necessitating leadership transitions within the company’s Information Services organization.
These leadership changes are consistent with Polaris’ talent and succession plans that are designed to support the company’s growth goals and long-term strategy. Following Larson’s hiring in August 2013, a thorough evaluation of Polaris’ channels and customer-facing initiatives led to the decision to create a consolidated Global Customer Excellence unit. By unifying all Polaris sales, marketing and interactive operations under his leadership, the company is better able to provide more seamless experiences for customers and dealers, thereby driving greater satisfaction, sales and sustainable growth.
“By combining Tim’s extensive background in delivering industry-leading customer experiences with our dynamic, innovative leaders, we have created a unified team capable of delivering the premium end-to-end experience our customers expect,” said Scott Wine, Polaris Chairman and CEO.
Concurrent to these organizational changes, Polaris began the succession strategy for Fisher January 1, when Matt Emmerich assumed the role as CIO. As CIO, Emmerich will report to President and Chief Operating Officer Bennett Morgan and be responsible for all IT-related operational and infrastructure support activities across the global enterprise.
Fisher will work through 2014 supporting the transition within the Information Services organization. He will also continue to spearhead the Interactive and Rider X Initiatives in 2014, while serving as integration leader for the recent Primordial acquisition. He has served as vice president and Chief Information Officer since November 2007, and has been CIO since July 1999. Fisher has also served as General Manager of Service overseeing all technical, dealer, and consumer service operations since 2005.
He has played a critical role in helping to build the information services infrastructure that has helped contribute to Polaris’ growth during the last decade.
Emmerich has been with Polaris since 2004. He started his career at Polaris as a project manager and quickly assumed greater responsibilities, including his most recent role as director of applications. In the last 10 years, he has contributed to major information services initiatives related to key acquisitions, facility expansions and infrastructure development.
CIGAR OF THE WEEKEND FROM BUCK LOVELL–KENTUCKY FIRE CURED MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured “KFC” is available in three sizes: 6 x 52 “Just a Friend”, 5 x 56 “Fat Molly” and a 4 x 46 “Chunky” in bundles of 10 ranging in price from $6.25-$8.50 per stick. Americana style graphics adorn the boxes.
Kentucky Fire Cured is not something new to the world of tobacco, as it has been grown for over 200 years. Easily compared to the smokey taste attributed to a peaty scotch, this cigar pairs well with Bourbon, Scotch and darke.
Get the OFFICIAL 2014 BIKE WEEK iPhone App Today–The Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce is proud to offer the latest version of the Bike Week App for Bike Week Daytona Beach. Since we are the managers of Bike Week in Daytona Beach, we can provide everything you need to know about the World’s Largest Motorcycle Event.
HOLY SHIT—We are scrambling to have everything ready to ship to the V-Twin Expo by the end of next week. Dr. Feng, the official Bikernet Certified Welder is heading over. Jeremiah and James the tile man are working on the staircase to the Bikernet Performance Editor’s penthouse offices.
As of tomorrow I’m going to start to blow the revelry whistle at 6:00 a.m. every morning, for time to focus on the next Chance book and the Splintered Road screenplay effort. You will see the final book chapters right here in the Cantina, then you’ll follow every effort with the screenplay and get some clips before anyone else does.
Hang on.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
