THE FREEDOM SUNDAY POST for March 19, 2017

Hey,

This is an interesting day. I’ve been watching CSPAN, which covers the actual hearings and debates. I watched a lengthy interview with the brilliant guy who is taking over the Health care end of the government.

 Take the mandatory out of the equation and give folks a choice whether to have insurance of not is the key. He also mentioned Tort reform which will save the country trillions over the next 10 years. And no more mandatory or fines for not signing on the dotted line.

I’ve also listened to the new head of the EPA. Suddenly it all makes so much sense. Trump needs to refine how he tells the story. He has the media and the public in a panic, when the true story would clear the air.

Let’s hit the news.

SCOOTER DATA FILES– We decided to track some new data, here are the results.

As of the end of 2015, I had been in the scooter business for almost 12 years. My team has done a great job of building one of the top dealerships in the country. We are dead set on making Gainesville, FL the scooter capital of the world and building the single greatest scooter dealership in existence.

Over the years we have represented many scooter distributors and we consistently have more knocking on our door to get us to represent their product. We take this very seriously and we cherish the relationships we have built with our distributors.

The number of warranty hours billed per brand (distributor).

Here’s the thing… All distributors have their own warranty. Many cover specific parts for a specific amount of time (for example: electrical components for 90 days). They all do it. Honestly, I don’t like it. There are basically “limits” to the warranties the scooters come with. I’ve always referred to as the‘nickel and diming effect.’ Personally, I feel like warranties should be simple, easy to understand, and easy to remember.

For that reason, New Scooters 4 Less, has always taken distributor warranties and made them better. It costs us money, but it’s what’s best for our customers. So no matter what the “limits” are to the warranties the distributor provides, we remove them and make it easy. For example, we may only get a parts warranty from Wolf Brand Scooters and Bintelli Scooters, but WE (New Scooters 4 Less) provide a 1-year parts AND labor warranty.

In short, we cover the labor at our expense. The only distributors (that we represent) that currently provide a parts AND labor warranty are Vespa, Genuine, and Adly (and now GenZe, a new distributor we picked up). Even some of them have limitations within their warranties though.

Data: January 1, 2016?—?December 31, 2016 ? Collected at New Scooters 4 Less
Genuine Scooters overall are the best value. For every Genuine Scooter we sell, we can expect 6.7 minutes of warranty labor. As a dealership, will this affect the way you sell? For sure!

We know that by selling a Genuine Scooter, our customers are going to have very little (if no) issues. Issues = headaches. Customers hate headaches. Dealerships hate headaches. Enough said. The scooters are awesome. I have not found a 50cc scooter I like more than Genuine. These numbers further prove why. (Note: we ONLY sell Genuine 50cc scooters ? Buddy Scooters and Roughhouse Scooters. This data doesn’t include the Genuine Stella or other models.)

BIKERNET ATTENDS DAYTONA PODCAST–
The Podcast went well. I had Edge and Mark listening to it at a Waffle House that we stopped at on the way down to Daytona. You and Pat were cracking them up.

WIllie’s Chopper Show was one of the largest shows I’ve seen there in years. I didn’t make it to Destination Harley-Davidson but people were saying that it was crowded.

Nashville Bike Week got canceled but it looks like Loretta Lynne is going to have a 3-day event and Carrie Repp is heading the charge. They are talking September for it.

– Jeff Najar
Prince of Najar a small island lost in the Atlantic

RIDING FREE FROM DC– Your Weekly Biker Bulletin from Inside the Beltway.

Your Motorcycle Riders Foundation team in Washington, D.C. is pleased to provide our members with the latest information and updates on issues that impact the freedom and safety of American street motorcyclists. Count on your MRF to keep you informed about a range of matters that are critical to the advancement of motorcycling and its associated lifestyle. Published weekly when the U.S. Congress is in session.

NEWS FROM THE HILL – Infrastructure Boost Coming, RFS Bill, Hearing on Tolls

During his run for President, Donald Trump indicated that a cornerstone of his policy objectives would be a large influx of spending and activity to boost the nation’s infrastructure; meaning improved and new roads and highways, bridges, tunnels, water supply, sewers, etc.

Currently, his administration appears to be in the initial stages of putting together a fleshed-out plan to achieve this. Over in Congress, there has been an assurance that lawmakers would be reviewing legislation that leverages public-private partnerships, and private investments through tax incentives, to spur $1 trillion in infrastructure investment over 10 years.

Bill Shuster, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, says he’s eyeing summer or early fall for a package in Congress. But the actual timeline, it seems, could change at any moment – depending on the progress of other Republican priorities. The MRF is closely following developments as any large infrastructure package could be a breeding ground to insert safety initiatives plugged by NHTSA as well as other safety-minded non-profits.

On March 2nd Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Steve Womack (R-Ark.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced the reintroduction of the “RFS Reform Act” (H.R. 1315) and the “RFS Elimination Act” (H.R. 1314). The lawmakers introduced similar bills in previous congresses but all failed to advance. The RFS Reform Act eliminates corn-based ethanol requirements, caps the amount of ethanol that can be blended into conventional gasoline at 10 percent, requires the EPA to set cellulosic biofuels levels at production levels, and decreases the total volume of renewable fuel that must be contained in gasoline sold or introduced into commerce for years 2017-2022.

It is unclear whether the measures have a better chance of passage in 2017-2018. The RFS is a divisive issue with President Trump indicating during his run for President that he was supportive of ethanol and ethanol producers. The MRF will continue to monitor any and all legislation affecting ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply and continue working through a coalition in D.C. to find common sense changes to the RFS ensuring that the integrity of our motorcycles is not compromised.

Recently, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing to examine infrastructure funding needs and options. The hearing was largely positive, as participants recognized the critical need to invest money to repair and improve America’s roads and bridges, but also voiced concern over undesirable revenue-raising mechanisms such as tolling.

There were multiple witnesses who we expected to strongly advocate for tolling, but in the end expressed a strong preference for direct federal spending. The MRF is working with the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates to voice its opposition to toll roads and was included as a signatory to a letter that went to Committee members indicating this. For a copy of the letter, contact Megan Ekstrom.

EXECUTIVE & REGULATORY UPDATES – Federal Trim Down Coming?

Surrounded by his Cabinet, President Trump signed an executive order this week calling on each federal agency to report within 180 days with a reorganization plan “to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of that agency.” The next step would be for these recommendations to be presented to the President and Congress to “eliminate unnecessary agencies” after soliciting public input and considering whether certain functions could better be performed by the private sector or the states.

“Today there is duplication and redundancy everywhere,” the President said. “This order requires a thorough examination of every executive department and agency to see where money is being wasted, how services can be improved and whether programs are truly serving American citizens.”

This action was also promised during Trump’s run for the presidency though it’s unclear how drastic any changes might be at this juncture. As an underlying principal of the MRF, the organization strongly believes in less government interference in motorcycling and ridership. Specifically, the MRF has voiced concerns about the EPA, Department of Transportation, NHTSA, the Federal Highway Administration and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. As such, we will be monitoring plans from these Agencies very closely.

QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY– Wedding Night Sex:

The CEO proudly said that he did “it” 7 times with his wife on his wedding night many years back.

The Manager next to him said he did it 6 times before going to sleep 1st night

All turned towards a fresher clerk & asked how many times did he do it on his wedding night

The clerk replied: Only once sir

The CEO laughed and asked WHY

The clerk replied: My wife wasn’t used to it Sir!

Pindrop silence

And a Lesson learnt politely…

–from Buckshot



Local Chicagoland Dealerships Honored with Prestigious Awards from Harley-Davidson Motor Company– Owner of the Windy City Motorcycle Company (WCMC) network of dealerships available to comment

Multiple local Harley-Davidson dealerships have been honored by the Harley-Davidson Motor Company with coveted Silver Bar & Shield Awards for their commitment to excellence in customer service and business performance. These locations, Fox River Harley-Davidson, Illinois Harley-Davidson and Starved Rock Harley-Davidson, are all owned and operated by the Windy City Motorcycle Company.

The Windy City Motorcycle Company was founded in 2001 by local couple Ozzie and Jill Giglio. The pair began with Wild Fire Harley-Davidson in Villa Park, Illinois and just 14 employees. To date, they now have 10 dealerships and 3 retail centers in Illinois and in Wisconsin and they employ over 400 people.

Presented by Harley-Davidson Motor Company, the Silver Bar & Shield Circle of Achievement is given to dealers based on motorcycle and related product sales performance, customer service and satisfaction and operational measures. These dealers were near the top 5% of Harley-Davidson dealers in the country. Bar & Shield Award recipients, like Fox River, Illinois and Starved Rock, consistently elevate the brand by providing their customers with exceptional and authentic Harley-Davidson experiences.

“We’re proud to present these high honors to the Windy City Motorcycle Company in recognition of the outstanding work being done at Fox River, Illinois and Starved Rock,” said Mike Kennedy, Vice President and Managing Director for the United States. “Dealers like the Windy City Motorcycle Company are a big reason why Harley-Davidson is one of the most respected and recognized brands in the world and why we enjoy having the loyalty and commitment of our riders.”

Honored recipient Giglio says, “While we aren’t in business to win awards, it always fills us pride when our hard work and commitment to excellence is noticed by the Harley-Davidson Motor Company and As we take our position within the Harley family extremely seriously. We also take the economic influence within our local communities seriously as well. By employing hundreds of local men and women, we make every effort to ensure that we are continuously building jobs and offering employment to our neighbors, as well as providing Harley riders with a network of flourishing, responsible dealerships that can support them and meet their every riding need.”

WCMC employs veterans from all military services, a number of whom are combat veterans of the Middle East.

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Las Vegas BikeFest Included in the 2017 American Motorcyclist Association Gypsy Tour– American Motorcyclist Association announces new era for Gypsy Tours
17 road rides scheduled between March and November.

The 2017 AMA Gypsy Tour, a national series of premier road-riding events, features 17 road rides between March and November in all sections of the country.

AMA Gypsy Tours and the rallies that include them, are among the largest and most popular U.S. motorcycle gatherings.

“We have a great slate of rallies on the 2017 Gypsy Tour series,” said Marie Wuelleh, AMA recreational riding and volunteer manager. “These great rides are put together by experienced organizers, who promise all participants a memorable experience.”

Originally, a Gypsy Tour was an overnight event with organized road rides and other activities of interest to motorcycle enthusiasts, where groups of riders would converge on a single destination. Gypsy Tours were staged in different parts of the country and typically occurred on the same weekend every year. The “National” Gypsy Tour referred to the whole series of these events.

Laconia Motorcycle Week, which dates to 1916, is a 2017 AMA Gypsy Tour Heritage Event and part of the 2017 AMA Gypsy Tour, a national series of premier road-riding events, which has been newly reorganized for the 2017 riding season.

“We are proud that this event has been running for so long, and we are happy to be a part of the 2017 AMA Gypsy Tour series,” said Charlie St. Clair, executive director of Laconia Motorcycle Week.

The original Laconia event was a social gathering of about 150 riders organized by the Bay State Motorcycle Club riders and New Hampshire Motorcyclists at Weir Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee near Laconia, N.H. Over the years, the event grew to attract as many as 430,000 motorcyclists.

The AMA has been sanctioning Gypsy Tours since 1924.

The schedule for the 2017 AMA Gypsy Tour, a national series of premier road-riding events includes:

March 10-19: AMA Gypsy Tour at Bike Week, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Nov. 2-5: Lone Star Rally, Galveston, Texas
A full schedule of AMA National Road Riding events can be found at www.americanmotorcyclist.com/Riding/Story/AMA-National-Gypsy-Tour-Series.

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Loretta Lynn’s Ranch Cuts Ties With Nashville Bike Week– Ranch Shares Plans to Embrace the Motorcycle Community

Loretta Lynn’s Ranch announced it would no longer be hosting Nashville Bike Week and has officially removed it from their 2017 Calendar of events.

Loretta Lynn’s Ranch representative, Patsy Lynn Russell stated that Nashville Bike Week failed to meet the terms of their contract. The Ranch has not been provided any further information pertaining to it. Patsy stated, “We want to express our regrets to the motorcycle community at large. Our family and employees were looking very forward to hosting this event and meeting rally-goers at the Ranch.”

Since the announcement, Loretta Lynn’s Ranch has received positive support, including countless calls and inquiries about the possibility of another motorcycle-friendly event at the Ranch. “We were overwhelmed at the wishes and will be working on a new multi-day event to embrace the motorcycle and music communities,” shared Patsy. Loretta Lynn’s Ranch invites everyone to follow their social media or sign up on their website to receive information when it becomes available.

About Loretta Lynn’s Ranch

The Loretta Lynn Ranch is located in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee and is billed as “the 7th Largest Attraction in Tennessee”, featuring a recording studio, museums, camping, restaurants, western stores, and other attractions. The Ranch hosts concerts, holiday and special events during the year and since 1982 has hosted the Amateur Motocross National Championship, the world’s largest amateur motocross race.

REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENTS OFFICE– Bringing Automotive Jobs to America

Before arriving in Nashville, President Trump made a stop in Detroit, Michigan to talk jobs. During the campaign he visited Michigan and promised to fight hard for American jobs. Since the election, Ford has announced that 700 new jobs will be brought back to their plant in Flat Rock, Michigan.

Fiat-Chrysler has announced that they will create 2,000 new jobs in Michigan and Ohio. And just this week, General Motors announced that they’re adding 900 jobs in Michigan!

BIKERNET MILITARY BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN– I MET MY NEW V.A. DOCTOR MONDAY…. I went to the V.A. and found out I have been assigned a new doctor, Col. Gladys Pitts, M.D., U.S. Army Medical Corps (Ret).I was embarrassed but she said, “Don’t worry, I’m a professional. I’ve seen it all before Just tell me what’s wrong and I’ll check it out.

I said, “my wife thinks my pecker tastes funny.

–from Sam

NEW FROM THE DON NOWELL TOY FACTORY— “Getting’ there all the new cars and trucks are made for custom paint like my sprinter,” said Don Nowell.

He also has miniature choppers.

–Bandit

THE POLITICS OF ROAD BLOCKS FROM THE NMA– In Montana, one state lawmaker has taken aim at random roadblocks. House Bill 146 would require law enforcement to give at least 48 hours public notice, which includes information to the news media, before setting up temporary road blocks. HB146 has already passed nearly unanimously in both the state house and senate and is now awaiting signature from Governor Steve Bullock.

In a short interview with the NMA, sponsor Representative Daniel Zolinikov (R-Billings) said he worked closely with the Montana Highway Patrol to write the bill. He discovered that local municipalities were misusing roadblocks and he wanted to bring local roadblocks up to the standards of the state highway patrol. Representative Zolinikov said since the highway patrol supported HB 146, the bill had little opposition from local police.

Currently there are few Montana roadblocks reported with the NMA’s Roadblock Registry even though we know that they indeed occur. We need Representative Zolnikov’s type of bill in these top ten roadblock states, most below the Mason-Dixon line. The number of driver-sourced reports to the NMA database are from the past five years:

Georgia 276 reported roadblocks

North Carolina 273 reported roadblocks

Kentucky 147 reported roadblocks

Illinois 141 reported roadblocks

Mississippi 136 reported roadblocks

Alabama 122 reported roadblocks

South Carolina 105 reported roadblocks

California 80 reported roadblocks

Virginia 76 reported roadblocks

Tennessee 49 reported roadblocks

Even though Montana HB 146 is a start, does this sort of legislation hamper the real issues that are going on with roadblocks? Below are some thoughts on the politics of roadblocks and language for sample legislation from our Roadblock.org website.

After reviewing the many court decisions involving roadblocks and related search and seizure cases the trends are fairly obvious, and ominous.

Personal privacy is an endangered right. The judicial rationalizations that legalize roadblocks for law enforcement purposes can be characterized as contorted, convoluted, and blind to the Pandora’s box of abuses they can unleash.

The principle of individual privacy, the right to be left alone, has repeatedly been diluted and undermined in the name of safety, national security, or crime prevention. Depending on the courts to reverse this trend is an exercise in futility.

Re-gaining our personal privacy and giving substance to the concept of the right to be left alone are battles that will have to be fought in the legislative arena.

The fight will range from state to state and multiple sessions of Congress. Not until political fortunes rise and fall based on this issue will we experience a return to personal privacy and the right to travel without the unbridled interference of law enforcement agencies.

Ideally, a constitutional amendment that removed all ambiguity from the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution would be our first choice. That is, a clear and simple statement that the courts could not pervert.

Such an amendment should state that no person could be stopped, detained, or involuntarily questioned for law enforcement purposes, without Probable Cause to believe that they had, or were in the process, of committing a crime.

Political reality suggests that such an amendment would be incredibly difficult to pass. Therefore, the next best option is legislation, similarly worded, that would prevent any and all units of government from exercising enforcement actions that are not based on Probable Cause, or at least reasonable suspicion that a crime has been or is being committed.

Federal legislation promoting this concept would be difficult to pass. However, a state by state grass roots effort could be successful.

Momentum for anti-roadblock legislation could be initiated by starting in those states that already take a dim view of police roadblocks for enforcement purposes. After passage in several states where roadblocks have been discouraged the effort could be transferred to states that have succumbed to the use of roadblocks. The use of the Initiative and Referendum process is another viable alternative.

Model Legislative Language:
The stopping and detaining, involuntarily, of any person for any law enforcement purpose must be preceded by probable cause or, at a minimum, reasonable suspicion, that said person has or is committing a crime. The right to travel cannot be diminished nor limited as a condition for obtaining a government privilege or license.

The second sentence is to prevent the state from conditioning the issuance of a driver’s license by requiring the applicant to give up certain rights, e.g. allowing police officers to stop and detain you without probable cause or reasonable suspicion as a condition for the granting of a driver’s license.

If you have an interest in pursuing this kind of legislative initiative in your state please contact the National Motorists Association for further information.

If you encounter a roadblock, we encourage you to register that roadblock on the NMA-sponsored website at www.roadblock.org.

THE GREEN BIKERNET JOKE LIBRAY IS OPEN EVEN NOT ON ST. PADDY’S DAY– An Irishman walks into a bar in London, orders three pints of Guinness and sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn.

When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more.

“You know, a pint goes flat after I draw it,” the bartender tells him, “and it would taste better if you bought one at a time.”

The Irishman replies, “Well, you see, I ‘ave two brothers. One is in America, the other is in Australia, and I’m ‘ere in London. When we all left home, we promised we’d always drink this way to remember the days we drank together. So I drink one for each o’me brothers and one for meself.”

The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and gives him his three pints.
The Irishman becomes a regular in the bar, and always drinks the same way: He orders three pints and drinks them all together, one sip each.

One day, he comes in and orders two pints. All the other regulars take notice and fall silent.

When he comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender says, “I don’t want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your loss.”

The Irishman looks quite puzzled for a moment, then a light dawns and he laughs. “Oh, no, everybody’s just fine,” he explains, “It’s just that me wife ‘ad us join that Baptist Church and I ‘ad to quit drinking. ‘asn’t affected me brothers though.”

–from Sam

adjective
1. having a boastfully proud disposition: a vaunting dictator.

The time is coming when all men will see that the gift of God to the soul is not a vaunting, overpowering, excluding sanctity, but a sweet, natural goodness, a goodness like thine and mine …
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, “An Address Delivered Before the Senior Class in Divinity College, 1838,” Nature; Addresses, and Lectures, 1849

Vaunting entered English in the late 1500s. It comes from Middle English vaunten, from Middle French vanter “to boast,” from Late Latin vanitare. Vaunting shares its roots with Latin vanus “vain.”

California: Several Firearm-Related Bills Scheduled to be Heard Tuesday, March 21

On Tuesday, March 21, several firearm- and hunting-related bills are scheduled to be heard in their respective committees.

In the Assembly Public Safety Committee:

Anti-gun bill, AB 7 would further extend California’s ban on the open carry of an unloaded firearm while in or upon a public place or public street within a prohibited area located within the unincorporated area of a county. Please use the TAKE ACTION button below to contact the members of this committee and urge them to OPPOSE AB 7.

In the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee:

Pro-hunting bill, AB 986 would recognize the many sacrifices our veterans have made by reducing sporting license fees in recognition of their service. Please use the TAKE ACTION button below to contact the members of this committee and urge them to SUPPORT AB 986.

In the Senate Public Safety Committee:

Anti-gun bill, SB 464 would increase the storage and security requirements of all firearms in the inventory of a licensed firearms dealer. California already has some of the strictest laws in the country regarding how dealers must store and secure firearms. This bill simply places more costs and mandates on law-abiding business owners. Please use the TAKE ACTION button below to contact the members of this committee and urge them to OPPOSE AB 464.

Earlier this week, anti-gun bill, AB 424, was passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee by a party-line vote. AB 424 would remove the authority of a school district superintendent, his or her designee, or equivalent school authority to provide written permission for a person to possess a firearm within a school zone. AB 424 will now move to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

JARED MEES CAPTURES VICTORY FOR INDIAN MOTORCYCLE RACING IN AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SEASON OPENER AT DAYTONA TT

Armed with the Indian Scout FTR750, America’s First Motorcycle Company Makes Triumphant Return to Flat Track Racing Taking 1st and 2nd Place Podium Positions

DAYTONA BEACH, FL. (March 17) – After a 63-year hiatus, Indian Motorcycle returned to flat track racing in grand fashion, as Jared Mees outclassed the field to take top honors at the Daytona TT American Flat Track season opener. Mees’ dominating performance was complimented by a 2nd place finish from Indian factory rider and 2016 Grand National Champion Bryan Smith.

All eyes were on Indian heading into the season opener after assembling a team featuring three of the sport’s most decorated riders and armed with Indian’s state-of-the-art Scout FTR750. The season-opening victory brought dramatic validation to Indian’s bold re-entry into the sport it had once dominated, reigniting the Indian Motorcycle vs. Harley-Davidson rivalry that had carried the sport throughout its glory days.

“Carrying the torch for the return of one of motorcycle racing’s most iconic and historic brands, makes this victory truly special for me,” said Mees. “We knew we had a special bike this year that would give us a real shot at every race this season, and to start off on top is huge. But this victory isn’t mine alone. The entire team was critical to this victory, and I couldn’t be more optimistic about our prospects for the remainder of the season.”

Piloting Indian’s new state-of-the-art Scout FTR 750, Mees finished first and third in the evening’s first two heats. The main event began with Mees taking lead in lap 1 heading into the first turn, and the three-time Grand National Champion never looked back. Meanwhile, Smith ran the majority of the main event in the fifth position before catapulting from fifth to 2nd over the final five laps, joining Mees on the podium. After such an impressive showing by the new Indian ‘Wrecking Crew’ in Daytona, it’s clear that Indian Motorcycle Racing will be a force to be reckoned with in 2017.

“With such a storied history of success in flat track racing, it was imperative that Indian bring every possible resource to bear to be successful, and to be atop the podium in Daytona is the ultimate validation for us,” said Gary Gray, Product Director for Indian Motorcycle. “This season is more a marathon than a sprint, and this is merely the beginning. While we’re proud to get off to such a great start, our eyes are fixed on a championship.”

Indian Motorcycle Racing, backed by Allstate Insurance, will look to stay on top as American Flat Track heads to the Atlanta Short Track on March 25.

To learn more, please visit www.indianmotorcycle.com.

–Fiorella Bergandi

GOOD WEEK AHEAD— We have some terrific content flying at Bikernet and Bandit’s Cantina. I spoke to Milo Segal about my last Cantina Chapter. He’s working for a video game producer and he’s interested in some of my books.

We are working on the next Cantina Chapter and the twists never seem to end. Then I will work on the wild story behind the Hamster bronze sculpture. Cantina members will see exclusive reports on the project and the bike I’m using. Controversy surrounds this antique. It is real, yet it’s not.

We will wrap up the story about Biker’s Choice line of stock replacement parts. This is a terrific program to help aftermarket shops get parts they once purchased from Dealers, but the new rules prevent it.

We are also working with Markus Cuff on a line of perfect prints of classic vintage motorcycles, the best of the best. We can’t own a $200,000 antique, but we can enjoy a stellar print of the rarest of rare.

I’m working with Merch on a Shovelhead life-saving tech kit, and we are working with Memphis Shades on an FXR fairing install. Plus, a new Girl of Bikernet is headed your way. Hang On.

Ride Free Forever,

–Bandit Ball

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