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THE ELVIS BIKE–– The first in Rossmeyer’s Signature Collection… Thank you, Thank you Very Much!
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–Jeffrey Najar
?THE BEST OF THE BEST?– Cruiser Gets The Best Retail Incentive Of The Year: A $5,000 Manufacturer?s Cash Allowance
Now, during the Cold Cash Winter Sales Event, the award-winning 2008 Pitbull comes with a new, substantial cash allowance of $5,000. Allowances of up to $4,000 are available on the company?s remaining inventory.
WICHITA, Kansas (September 18, 2008) ? Big Dog Motorcycles?, the leading manufacturer of high performance, high style motorcycles, has launched an all-new retail incentive that gives riders an opportunity to enjoy incredible consumer cash allowances of up to $5,000.
Now, during the Cold Cash Winter Sales Event, there is no better time to buy a Big Dog motorcycle, particularly the award-winning 2008 Pitbull.
Earlier this year, the 2008 Pitbull was named ?Best of the Best? Cruiser by Robb Report magazine, the international authority on high style products including motorcycles, aircraft, automobiles, jewelry, homes and more. Don Williams of Robb Report said the Pitbull handles surprisingly well, has a sensible riding position, and has an inviting appearance. ?Eventually, everyone will be drawn to its beastly beauty,? he said.
This award came just three months after the bike was named 2008 V-Twin Bike of the Year by Paisano Publications, a diversified media company offering a wide variety of motorcycle magazines, including Easyriders and V-Twin.
?We are honored to receive such renowned awards by such well-respected magazines,? commented Paul Hansen, Marketing Director, Big Dog Motorcycles. ?The distinction affirms our commitment to continually bring new designs to the consumer while our new Cold Cash incentive and $5,000 cash allowance makes the bike more accessible to more riders.?
?It lets riders know now what the media critics have known all along: How amazing the Pitbull rides, handles, performs, and totally excites anyone behind the bars, all for a payment as low as about $300,? he added.
Highlights of the ?Cold Cash Winter Sales Event? effective now, include:
2008 Pitbull: $5,000 manufacturer?s cash allowance
2008 Mastiff, Mutt, and Ridgeback: $3,000 manufacturer?s cash allowance
2008 K-9: $2,000 manufacturer?s cash allowance
2007 Bulldog?, Chopper?, Mastiff?, and Pitbull?: $4,000 manufacturer?s cash allowance
2007 K-9?: $3,000 manufacturer?s cash allowance
For complete information and program restrictions, visit an authorized Big Dog Motorcycles dealer or www.bigdogmotorcycles.com
DEPLETED LICENSE PLATES, OVERBOOKED RIDER ED COURSES– As a sign of the times, with a record number of motorcyclists on the road and increasing numbers of motorcycle registrations, rider training courses in numerous locations across the country have been booked solid and now officials in Kansas have reported running out of motorcycle license plates.
The Hutchinson News reported that the problem is bad enough that counties with plentiful plates are being asked to share with other counties. “We are out of motorcycle tags, and we don’t know when we’ll get more,” said Reno County Treasurer Clark Miller. “We’ve begged and borrowed from other counties,? he told the newspaper, ?but we can’t get more.”
When the state made its annual tag order, gas prices hadn’t reached their current levels and officials didn’t anticipate the resulting demand from motorists switching to more fuel-efficient transportation.
At least one motorcycle owner complained to the newspaper of being sent away from the DMV office this week and advised not to drive his motorcycle until it was properly tagged, with no promise of when tags might be available.
D&D PERFORMANCE ENTERPRISES CONGRATULATES CHRIS CARR ON INDY MILE WIN– Dave Rash, The Pope of Pipe, congratulates Chris Carr and Chief Mechanic Kenny Tolbert on their win at last weekend?s INDY MILE. On the last turn of the last lap and in front of 20,000 screaming fans, Carr motored by Kenny Coolbeth on his D&D sponsored Harley to take the checkered flag.
D&D custom builds a series of performance Flat Track exhaust pipes, which allows Kenny Tolbert the ability to tune the engine to the racetrack.
?We are excited to be working with Kenny and Chris,? said Dave Rash. ?Chris is a Seven-time AMA Flat Track Championship champion with 78 national wins and fastest man in the world on two wheels at 350.884 miles per hour. He is an outstanding ambassador for Flat Track Racing and a thrill to see on two wheels.?
The race was a big one because it was held the night before Sunday?s MotoGP race. Hurricane IKE held off long enough to keep the Saturday night event dry.
Checkout a set performance pipes for your own motorbike at D&D Performance Enterprises.
Women Drivers, AN EXCLUSIVE BIKERNET STUDY– This morning, going down the freeway, I looked over, to my left and there was a WOMAN, in a brand new Cadillac, doing 75 mph with her face up next to the rearview mirror, putting on her eyeliner. I looked away a couple of seconds!
When I looked back, she was half way into my lane, still working on her makeup. I don’t scare easily, but she scared me so much, I dropped my electric shaver, which knocked the donut out of my other hand. In all the confusion of trying to steer the car, using my knees against the steering wheel, it knocked my cell phone away from my ear, which fell into the coffee, that was between my legs. It splashed and burned Big Jim and the Twins, ruined the damn phone, soaked my trousers and disconnected a very important call.
–DAMN WOMAN DRIVERS
–Lizette
HOW DO THE MAGAZINE’S NEWSSTAND SALES COMPARE?– There has been much discussion about magazines sales lately. Which magazines are up and which are down. How does one magazine?s sales compare with another. While it is almost impossible to get accurate and final sales numbers from all sources of circulation, we are able to gather the actual sales of the leading magazines from the wholesalers that distribute them.
Here are the sales of the top 20 Transportation Magazines as well as the relative rankings and sales of the motorcycle magazines from all US and Canadian wholesalers in the most recent 6 months of net sales. These numbers do not include any subscription sales data. All Cycle titles are highlighted in yellow for easier comparison.
Once again, American Iron Magazine continues to dominate the newsstand sales in the Cycle category.
PLEASE NOTE: Some of the magazines? sales include the regular magazine PLUS the sales of special extra issues distributed under the same BIPAD magazine code. This leads to inflated sales numbers and these extra issues are noted.
TOP 20 SELLING TRANSPORTATION TITLES IN US & CANADA WHOLESALERS
1 Motor Trend 6 (issues during this period) 870,504 (total sales)
2 Lowrider & 9 Specials*, 15, 796,564
3 Hot Rod & 3 Specials*, 9, 772,691
4 Truckin? & 1 Special*, 7, 749,221
5 Car & Driver , 6, 746,552
6 Super Street & 4 Specials*, 10, 690,663
7 Road & Track, 6, 675,806
8 American Iron Magazine, 6, 520,722
9 Petersen?s 4-Wheel Drive & 2 Specials*, 8, 516,691
10 Custom Rodder & 2 Specials*, 8, 504,734
11 Cycle World & 1 Special*, 7, 414,239
12 Sport Rider & 5 Specials*, 11, 398,138
13 Dupont Registry Autos , 6, 395,771
14 Automobile, 6, 394,278
15 Four Wheeler, 6, 385,030
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16 Hot Bike & 7 Specials*, 13, 371,815
17 Mustang & Fast Fords 6 367,958
18 JP Magazine & 5 Specials*, 11, 363,550
19 Motorcyclist & 1 Special*, 7, 339,562
20 Super Chevy & 2 Specials*, 8, 326,756
ALL OTHER CYCLE TITLES IN ALL US & CANADA WHOLESALERS
24 The Horse, 5, 276,468
27 Easyrider, 6, 255,220
32 RoadBike 6, 218,910
33 V-Twin, 6, 203,644
42 Motocross Action, 6, 165,402
43 Quad, 5, 164,759
46 2 Wheel Tuner, 6 , 153,176
48 Racer X, 6, 148,647
60 ATV Sport & 3 Specials* 9 105,162
61 Motorcycle Cruiser, 5, 104,412
63 Barnetts Magazine, 4, 101,265
64 ATV & 4-Wheel Action, 6, 99,106
67 Iron Horse, 4 , 81,644
70 Rider & 1 Special*, 7, 76,448
77 Cycle World Specials, 2, 63,602
79 Biker, 4, 60,630
83 In The Wind, 2, 58,654
86 American Bagger, 6, 55,326
89 Cruising Rider, 3, 54,468
92 IronWorks , 4, 52,344
96 Road Racer X, 4, 44,929
103 American Cycle, 6, 38,061
104 Street Chopper, 3, 37,888
110 Cycle Source, 6, 36,196
116 Motorcycle Classic, 3, 32,844
120 ATV Rider, 6, 29,684
122 Roadracing World & MCT, 7, 28,640
125 Superbike, 6, 27,710
131 VQ/American Chopper, 1, 25,730
138 Super Streetbike, 6, 23,694
147 Walnecks Classic Cycle, 5, 18,053
This sales information was gathered by Comag Marketing Group from all magazine wholesalers in the US and Canada.
This HarleySmart newsletter is brought to you by Buzz Kanter and the staff of American Iron Magazine and RoadBike. If you would like a full copy of this report please contact your ad sales rep or Terry O’Brien at terryo@tamcommunications.com.
Interesting stuff about drooping magazine sales. Bikernet is facing its best year yet. During the same period mentioned above 1,883,000 million riders came to Bikernet and visited over 3 million times. Advertising on Bikernet is a fraction of magazine ads and we deliver content worldwide daily. We currently have over 10 thousand Cantina Members and I’ll leave it at that.–Bandit
ZIPPERS THUNDERMAX CAMS FOR HARLEYS–Zipper’s has what you need to make your sled really scoot. They have developed a series of ThunderMax cams for ’07 up Harleys.ThunderMax cams by Red Shift are ground from 1-piece 8620 steel billets. Red Shift cams provide smooth, linear power with great valve train dynamics. The stroked crankshaft in the 2007 models changes the dynamic from ’06 and earlier model TC88 engines, making correct cam choice crucial to avoid engine damaging detonation with today’s fuel quality. Several models are available to best match stock or other installed engine components. All require adjustable pushrods; chain drive only. Head work required unless otherwise noted as a bolt-in cam.
413-926S – For 96″ and 110″ Engines – Bolt-In Cam designed for use with stock, unmodified heads. Great bolt-in upgrade for stock 96″ or 110″ engines. Increases torque and horsepower across the board
413-921S – For 103″ Engines – Bolt-In Cam for ’07up 103″ conversion engines with flat-top pistons and stock 96″ heads. Provides smooth power without detonation. Broader timing for lower cranking compression.
413-928S – For ’07up TC 103″ Conversions. Designed for modified 103″ engine conversion, which compliments ported heads, high flow throttle body, and exhaust. Static compression range 9.0-10.5:1. Broad torque curve that pulls strong to 6,000+ RPM.
413-941S – For 107″ and Larger Engines. Max torque grind for 2007-up larger displacement with heavy payload. Narrower timing for more low-end grunt. Excellent valve train dynamics for long life. Works well with most bagger exhaust.
413-9931S – For 113″ and Larger Engines. Max power grind for ’07up larger displacement engines and features broader timing for higher compression engines. Great valve train dynamics for long life and compliments high flow heads, intake, and exhaust.
These products are Legal in California only for racing vehicles which may never be used upon a highway.
COOLBETH TAKES SECOND PLACE AT INDY MILE GRAND NATIONAL Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew Rider Smith is Third.
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 13, 2008) ? Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle factory rider Kenny Coolbeth finished second by inches as the AMA Grand National Twins flat track series made a dramatic return to the Indiana State Fairgrounds mile. Racing in Indianapolis for the first time since 1999, before a crowd estimated at 15,000, Coolbeth chased down Chris Carr for five laps after a restart for a red flag. Coolbeth passed Carr as the pair entered turn three on the final lap, but Carr was able to draft past the factory Harley and beat Coolbeth to the finish line by just 0.030 seconds.
?It was another great battle with Carr, and I learn something every time I race him on these miles,? said Coolbeth, who clinched his third consecutive 2008 AMA Grand National Twins championship with a win last weekend in Monticello, N.Y. ?While it?s disappointing to lose it was sure exciting to be racing this hard in front of this huge of a crowd.?
Before racing for the win, Coolbeth had to recover from a last-row starting position, a penalty for being late to grid for the beginning of the race. At the start it was Carr, Latus Harley-Davidson/Screamin? Eagle rider Joe Kopp, and fast-qualifier Jake Johnson on the American Suzuki entry fighting for the lead. Johnson dropped out on lap 12. Coolbeth picked his way through the field, and with five laps remaining, Moroney’s Harley-Davidson/Screamin’ Eagle rider Bryan Smith, Carr and Coolbeth had pulled away from the pack and were trading the lead. The final red flag stopped the race after a crash on lap 21 of the 25-lap main. The race was then extended to 26 laps to finish with five complete laps per AMA rules. Coolbeth and Carr got a jump on the field on the re-start, as Smith missed a shift and dropped back to seventh place. Blue Springs Screamin’ Eagle rider Jared Mees and Bartel?s Harley-Davidson rider Shaun Russell slotted into third and fourth, but Coolbeth and Carr pulled away. Smith regained his momentum and passed Mees and Russell on the last lap to take third. Kopp finished in 16th position.
After 12 of 13 events on the 2008 AMA Grand National Twins schedule, Coolbeth has clinched the championship with 233 points. With 178 points, Smith holds second place by just one point over Carr. Kopp is fourth with 158 points. Mees moves up from seventh to fifth with 117 points.
The final race of the 2008 AMA Grand National Twins Championship season is Oct. 4 at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kansas.
The Screamin’ Eagle Flat Track team is sponsored by Matco Tools.
STICK-ON PASSENGER PADS FROM J&P–Check out these hot new suction cup seats from J&P Cycles! Available in seven designs and a multitude of stitch colors to match your ride. Seats feature single-cell suction cups with a foam backing to protect your fender?s paint. Standard seats measure 11 ?? long x 7 ?? wide. Maltese seats measure 9 ?? long x 7 ?? wide. For more information on this and other seat pads, contact J&P Cycles at 800-397-4844 or online at WWW.JPCYCLES.COM.
BEST BMW CUSTOM OF THE YEAR–We just featured this bike in BikernetMetric.com and it trips me out. I think it’s cool as hell. Check it out. There’s a link below.
Bike Name: Cadbike 33, the BMW Bobber
City/State:Leiden, the Netherlands
Builder: Mark van der Kwaak and Aad Heemskerk
City/state: Leiden/Warmond
Company Info: DBBP-Design
Web site: www.dbbp.com
E-mail: info@dbbp.comCheck it Out!
RIM FIX WITH BLACK BIKE WHEELS–Black Bike is noted for custom application spoked wheels with stainless and aluminum rims. I dropped by their shop the other day with my bent 1928 Shovelhead rear rim. The Key to fixing a bent rim is a resin mallet. You can even hammer powder-coated rims straight without damaging the rim.
They now offer 23-inch wheels in stainless or aluminum and super skinny or 350 wide. They will lace them in 40,60, 80 spoke configurations. For more info call (818) 341-2550 or go to BlackBikeWheels.com.
While I was there I ordered two wheels for our 1915 Factory Racer machine project with black powdered hubs and rims.
COBRA TIRES FROM AVON HAVE 23-INCH TIRES–A-VBD (Advanced Variable Belt Density)Densely wrapped belt in center for stability, wear, & mileage; less dense on shoulders for huge, compliant contact patch
?FFG (Force Following Grooves)Grooves follow forces transmitted through tire which reduces irregular wear
LPE (Lifetime Profile Engineering) Consistent handling & stability for the full life of the tire
WCTA (Wide Custom Tread Arc)Profile takes into account the need for maneuverability at various speeds on wide tires
Snakeskin Sidewall TreatmentComplements Cobra logo and tread design
Yes, we make a 23″ in the Cobra tire. The Cobra replaces the Venom R. It is a radial touring and custom tire.Website page is: http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/motorcycle/?page=tyres&method=showtyre&id=27 –Jared Peterson
Avon Tyres Customer Service
(800) 624-7470
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