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THE OLD SMELLY CAT FROM THE BIKERNET ZOO– We live in a small town in the mid-west. One hot July day we found an old straggly cat at our door. She was a sorry sight. Starving, dirty, smelled terrible, skinny and hair all matted down. We felt sorry for her, put her in a carrier and took her to the Vet. We didn’t know what to call her, so we named her “Pussycat.”
The Vet decided to keep her for a day or so. He said he would let us know when we could come and get her.
My husband (the complainer) said, “OK, but don’t forget to wash her, she stinks.” And then he reminded the Vet that it was his WIFE that wanted the dirty cat, not him.
My husband and my Vet don’t see eye to eye. He calls my husband “El-Cheap-O,” my husband calls him “El-Take-O.” They love to hate each other and constantly “snipe” at each other, with my husband getting in the last word on this occasion.
The next day my husband had an appointment with his doctor! (who is located next door to the vet…as I said, it’s a small town).
The doctor’s office was full of people waiting to see him. A side door opened and in leaned the vet; he had obviously seen my husband arrive. He looked straight at my husband and in a loud voice said, “Your wife’s pussy is finally clean and shaved and she now smells like a rose. Oh, and, by the way, I think she’s pregnant. God knows who the father is!”And he closed the door.
Now THAT, my friends, is getting even.
–from HogWild
CYCLE INJURIES UP, BUT SO IS RIDERSHIP– HARRISBURG — More motorcyclists died or were hurt in crashes during the two years after the mandatory helmet law was repealed in 2003, but part of the reason was that there were considerably more motorcyclists on the road, according to a state report issued yesterday.
The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, a General Assembly study group, issued a report on motorcycle accidents and injuries during 2004 and 2005, the first two full years after the mandatory helmet law was repealed in September 2003. The 2004-05 data were compared to that for 2001 and 2002, two full years before the repeal.
The law was repealed in 2003 after years of motorcyclists coming to the Capitol and demanding the freedom to decide for themselves whether to wear helmets. A section of the repeal law says a report on the effects of the repeal has to be turned in by July 2006.
In 2004-05, the report says, 362 motorcyclists died in accidents, an increase of 38 percent over the total of 261 cyclists who died in crashes in 2001-02.
But the report cautions that motorcycle registrations rose by 48 percent, to 318,000 riders, by 2005, so there were considerably more cyclists on the road than before.
“The average annual fatality rate after repeal of the helmet law was 5.9 fatalities per 10,000 registered motorcycles in 2004-05, which was not substantially higher than the average annual fatality rate of 5.4 fatalities per 10,000 motorcycles in 2001-02,” the report says.
Also, 1,152 motorcycle riders suffered major injuries in crashes in 2004-05, compared with 839 in 2001-02. That’s an increase of 37 percent.
The report adds, however, that these numbers need to be viewed in relation to the sharp rise in motorcycle registrations in 2004-05.
They translate into “an average annual rate of 18.6 major injuries per 10,000 registered motorcycles” for 2001-02, “compared to 18.9 major injuries per 10,000 registered motorcycles in 2004-05.”
The data was gathered from Pennsylvania Department of Transportation statistics and a statewide trauma registry center.
In summary, the report says, these data are not conclusive in determining if the helmet law repeal has directly led to more deaths and injuries, and further study is needed.
–By Tom Barnes, Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau
D&D SPONSORS WORLD’S FASTEST PANHEAD IN 2000 CC CATEGORY– World’s Fastest Panhead Sportbike Runs D&D Performance Exhaust
D&D Performance Enterprises helped Bikernet.com celebrate their ten year anniversary by sponsoring Bikernet’s world’s fastest Panhead sportbike called the Salt Shaker racer. They set a 141.465mph new national record.
Bikernet’s pilot, Valerie Thompson, took charge of the Salt Shaker sportbike at the September 3-7, 2006 Bonneville Speed Trials by BUB, and immediately ran the bike over 140 mph. As the week progressed the team ran as fast as 145 mph and put the Salt Shaker in the record books at 141.4 mph. To support Bikernet and the 5 Ball Racing team, D&D Performance Exhaust produced a stepped pipe design that starts out at 1 _-inch and increases to 1 7/8 to 2 inches and flares into a 2 1/8-inch pipe diameter. The design of the land speed racing pipe was integral to the performance of the Panhead high performance engine. It provided the most efficient way to extract expended gases out of the combustion chamber and move fuel into it.
“We couldn’t have done it without D&D,” explained Keith Ball, Owner of Bikernet.com. “Dave Rash, President of D&D Performance Enterprises, consulted with Berry Wardlaw of Accurate Engineering, our 120-inch Panhead engine builder, on the design and flow of the heads to come up with the best possible formula.”
The Salt Shaker racebike is a John Reed designed, Custom Chrome Sport Bike chassis, powered by a Barry Wardlaw’s, Accurate Engineering, 120-inch Panhead engine, D&D Performance Exhaust LSR pipes, Baker 6-speed transmission and BDL belt drive. The world’s first and fastest Panhead Sportbike was constructed by Bandit and John VanTrump in the Bikernet Headquarters. The entire Chassis is Custom Chrome with the exception of a La Pera seat.
“If you cut us, we bleed salt,” said Dave Rash. “We are proud of the effort of Bandit and his 5-Ball Racing team put together. We are excited about the results and even more excited about working with the team in 2007.”
“We’re going to build the World’s Fastest Panhead,” Ball said. “We want a open chassis Panhead to slip through the traps at over 200 mph.”
You can watch the entire effort and bike build on Bikernet.com. The 2006 Bub’s Bonneville meet will be published on the site this week.
D&D Performance Exhausts are available from Custom Chrome dealers nationwide or from the factory at 817-834-8961, www.danddexhaust.com.
CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS FOR BONNIE GARCIA NEEDED– Volunteers are needed for building and distributing the large “Vote for Bonnie” signs. Start time is 8:00 a.m. at both sites on both days.
Two locations will host the sign building efforts:
West Valley?Garcia Campaign Headquarters located on the corner of Date Palm Drive and Highway 111 in Cathedral City
East Valley?Desert Feed Bag located at 83558 Avenue 45, Ste. 1 in Indio.
On Saturday, they need volunteers to bring drills and extension cords if they have them. Refreshments will be provided. On Sunday, they’d like to focus efforts on putting the signs up around the valley.
Some post-hole diggers are available, but they could use more. They also need volunteers with either pickups or other large trucks. The completed signs will be 4?x8?. If you have any questions, or want to add your name to the list of volunteers, call the Bonnie Garcia Campaign Office at 760-202-7147… or call Halle at Valley V-Twin 760-342-1199
Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia FIGHTS for motorcyclist’s RIGHTS! And she rides a wicked mini-choppa, too! (NOTE: Pic took place on a closed course, private property, motorcycle charity event to benefit our community)
RARE CROCKERS ARE REACHING $200,000 PRICE TAGS–This Crocker is an original Booze Fighter bike. It was recently sold to a collector in Southern California. You will see it featured on Bikernet and perhaps American Iron. Hang on.
Will this work until we find a shot of the bike? STURGIS PROJECT BIKE FROM ILLUSION CYCLES– Here are some photos of a bike we did before Sturgis. The owner rode it there and back before we took these photos (with the ol’ lady on back). We narrowed the 5 gallon tanks and made our own bracketing. We made the fenders to fit tight to the tires, the rear fender is on the swingarm for a ridgid frame look, we made two seats and two sissy bars, so he has a smaller seat and sissybar for local riding in addition to the ones you see on the bike now. 96-inch S&S, 6-spd trans, roadmax 3-inch primary belt, DNA springer and front brake, HD softail rear brake and rotor, 18×5.5 rear wheel (DNA) and a 21×2.15 front (DNA), we made the pipes with our big red machine shotguns, donkey dick cci tailight, DNA headlight, black 12-inch apes, avon venom tires
–Rusty
rustyoc@sbcglobal.net
HOT SHOT PHOTOGRAPHER MOVES TO GEORGIA–The move to Georgia is complete from Don Rogers who shoots from several national magazines including Easyriders, V-Twin and HOT BIKE. “From this point forth, my residence will be Canton, Georgia,” Don said. “I am currently building a second studio in the Florida area, also. I will maintain the existing studio in South Florida and will be traveling back to Fort Lauderdale as assignments require. I hope this move will make it easier to work with all of those custom builders and models which, until now, were too far from the S. Florida area to be represented by my photography.”
Don Rogers
Don Rogers Photo, Inc.
MEMORIAL RUN COMING– As you know I’m having a Memorial Run Poker Run for my Brother Sept 30. You were so kind to put his flyer on your web-site. Thank you. The run is taking place at Eddie Ellis’s@ Easy Eddies in Huntersville NC.
Easy Eddie’s informed me I’m in charge of getting door prizes for this event.
Sherry Cantrell
4300 Lake Road
Charlotte, NC 28269
cell 704-763-4287
AMC 1902 ANNOUNCES ITS OLD SCHOOL MOTORCYCLE LINE-UP FOR 2007– The AMC1902 “Ol School Bobber” American Motorcycle 1902 is excited to announce an expanded lineup of Old School models for the 2006-2007 season, and they are available to order and for delivery now.
If cool is the look that you are going for then Old School motorcycles were the way to go in 2006 and AMC1902 believes this trend will continue. The look and feel of our Old School models is amazing. Nimble, light weight, fast, balanced, low to the ground, cool looking, awesome performance, nostalgic, retro, and so many more words define the look of our Old School models.
The sales leader for 2006 was our exciting “Ol School Bobber” which for 2006-2007 will be offered to our customers in either the 96 cu in S&S, or the smooth running RevTech 110 motors. This motorcycle comes with many unique, and custom vintage style parts which set’s this bike apart as authentic to its heritage, yet contemporary in its technology and performance. All old school bikes are rigid’s with left side chain drive utilizing a standard six speed transmission. The “Ol School Bobber” comes with a killer springer front end that stands out in a crowd. The custom built seat is as comfortable for long hauls as it looks great for that bar hop. Built with a great spring seat configuration it rides like a dream. This can be a long ride bike as we did build it for comfort on a rigid chassis.
Learn more about the AMC1902 “Ol School Bobber” by visiting: http://www.amc1902.com/bobber.html
I’LL SAY A CORONA SUNDAY PRAYER–Maybe I’ll down a Margarita later. Last night I pounded on the Sturgis story until Midnight. Then the girls started calling and the night heated up. I’m stumbling today.
Tomorrow I’m going to kick off my workout routine again and here’s the list of content headed for Bikernet: We have a vintage collection of Triumphs heading your way from Texas, a badass bike feature coming from Washington, a wheel truing tech from Wolfgang publications. I’ll try to write a Cantina Soap Opera segment; I have fiction from India and Sean Reeder; we have a ride/event feature from Ms. Fetter, I’ll finish the Bonneville story and we have a feature on Chica’s latest bike. But wait, I promised Chapter 8 of the new Chance Hogan novel.
That should keep Bikernet hopping for a couple of days. Now, I’m going to relax and prep my 120-inch Panhead for shipment back to Accurate Engineering.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
