Hey,
This will be an interesting one. Life is nuts. Each week it’s different. I believe we have redheads, recipes, runs, parties and rights news in this report.
I quit drinking for two years, then the redhead moved in. I started to drink again. Last night I drank FireBall, natch. The buzzed Bartender at the club poured that Red Hot sweet cinnamon shit over ice and shook it to chill it before he poured it over cubes in my glass. It took the edge of the candy sweetness. Don’t think I’ll be drinking that shit anymore.
He mentioned a new Jack Daniels brand called Tennessee Fire. He said it’s the real shit, not this candy crap. I don’t give a shit. Run for your life. Let’s hit the news.
CAMBODIA MOTORCYCLE TOURS COMING– Ok..so here’s my new venture.
Myself and a mate (an expat pom) who lives in Cambodia, are going to start doing motorcycle tours there.
Currently there is only full on dirt bike stuff there, but we will be doing stuff for the more sedate. We’ll be riding the red roads and checking out the scenery.
Tours will be 7 or 10 days. All inclusive, ex Phnom Penh.
–Nicole Brosing
I want info on installing a Hannigan Trike kit on my 2010 FLHX, could I get an info package mailed to me?
–Jay Hubbard
jay71453@gmail.com
Venice, FL
The Triking Viking, the Emperor Editor of Bikernet Trikes will hook you up or die trying.—Bandit
WHAT COULD BE BETTER FOR AND EASTER SUNDAY DIRECT FROM CHOPPERTOWN– This week we got the Flake and Flames movie download for just $5.
If you haven’t seen it yet do yourself a favor, you will love this movie. Have a rockin’ Biker Movie EASTER Sunday!
Thanks as always guys, new titles coming soon!
Stay independent,
–Zack and Scott
“Great Movie!! Easy to download & quick.”
~Timothy V., verified buyer
Flake & Flames is a fantastic adventure through the Kustom Kulture movement around the globe seeking out the hottest Kustom Kulture spots in the United States and Europe. If you love Kustom Kulture, you will experience the overwhelming creativity that exists behind terms like Low Brow Art, Hot Rods, Customs, and Pinstriping.
MOST IMPORTANT– Support the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016.
Defend your right to race!
Members of both chambers of Congress have introduced versions of a bill that would prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from regulating the conversion of street motorcycles and other motor vehicles into competition-only racers. The EPA failed to provide proper notice of this regulation, including it in an unrelated heavy-duty-truck regulation. The proposed rule would hurt thousands of amateur and professional motorcycle racing enthusiasts and the millions of fans who enjoy motorcycle competition.
The bi-partisan Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016 (H.R. 4715 and S. 2659, RPM Act) would ensure that converting motor vehicles into competition-only vehicles remains legal. Street motorcycles are considered motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act.
The RPM Act was introduced in the House by U.S. Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Henry Cuellar(D-Texas), Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), Bill Posey (R-Fla.) and Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.).
The Senate version was introduced by U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.).
The act states that it was the clear intent of Congress when passing and amending the Clean Air Act that motor vehicles, including motorcycles, used solely for competition would be exempt from the Clean Air Act’s prohibitions against modifying emission control devices.
On March 15th, The House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology’s Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing on this issue. You can watch the hearing, as well as read the statements given by the Rep. McHenry, the Preident and CEO of SEMA, as well as the President of National Speed Sports News, Ralph Sheheen, here.
The American Motorcyclist Association supports the bills and their protections for amateur and professional racing enthusiasts.
Tell your senators and representatives that you support S. 2659 and H.R. 4715. Send a prewritten email by using the easy-to-use AMA Action Center.
The RPM Act now has 13 cosponsors in the House and 3 in the Senate, if your Representative or Senator is already a sponsor, you can thank them for their support as well.
The AMA is coordinating efforts with the Specialty Equipment Market Association and other racing sanctioning bodies in support of the RPM Act. SEMA represents vehicle aftermarket manufacturers, marketers and distributers.
Now more than ever, it is crucial that you and your riding friends become members of the AMA to help protect our riding freedoms. More members mean more clout against the opponents of motorcycling. That support will help fight for your rights – on the road, trail and racetrack and in the halls of government. If you are a motorcycle rider, join the AMA at americanmotorcyclist.com/membership/join.
http://americanmotorcyclist.com/rights/issueslegislation
DIRECT FROM A RECON MARINE-– in Afghanistan Sand Pit.
I’ve been living with these Tajiks and Uzbeks, and Turkmen and even a couple of Pashtu’s.
These guys are Huns; actual, living Huns. They LIVE to fight. It’s what they do. It’s ALL they do. They have no respect for anything; not for themselves, their families, or for each other. They claw at one another as a way of life. They play polo with dead calves and force their five-year-old sons into human cockfights to defend the family honor.
Just Huns. Roaming packs of savage, heartless beasts who feed on each other’s barbarism. Cavemen with AK-47s. Then again, maybe I’m just a cranky young bastard.
I’m freezing my ass off on this stupid hill because my lap warmer is running out of juice, and I can’t recharge it until the sun comes up in a few hours.
Oh yeah! You like to write letters, right? Do me a favor… Write a letter to CNN and tell Wolf and Anderson and that awful, sneering, pompous Aaron Brown to stop calling the Taliban “smart”. They are not smart. I suggest CNN invest in a dictionary because the word they are looking for is “cunning.”
The Taliban are cunning, like jackals, hyenas, and wolverines. They are sneaky and ruthless, and when confronted, they are cowardly. They are hateful, malevolent parasites who create nothing and destroy
everything else.
Smart? Bullshit! Yeah, they’re real smart, Most can’t read, but they’ve spent
their entire lives listening to Imams telling them about only one book (and not a very good one, as books go).
They consider hygiene and indoor plumbing to be products of the devil. They’re still trying to figuring out how to work a Bic lighter.
Talking to a Taliban warrior about improving his quality of life is like trying to teach an ape how to hold a pen. Eventually he just gets frustrated and sticks you in the eye with it.
— From a Jack Recon Marine in Afghanistan, Semper
Fi.”Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps is paying most of your share”.
–from Buckshot
BIKERNET INDIA CORRESPONDENT– I finally sold my Enfield Bullet motorcycle in January 2016. It was a white elephant just eating maintenance expense at false pride of owning a classic Enfield.
All friends are married and even having kids. So no out-door riding, just city riding or rather commuting. Hence decided to sell the Enfield.
I bought a Cafe Racer. The company Hero was originally a partner of Honda in India but then the two companies separated and went different ways. Hero is the highest selling motorcycle brand in India.
I wish so badly to migrate to USA and share my creative output with over a dozen companies there. I guess I will have to wait and become famous here in India before I set foot there.
2016 is looking better than last two years. Also I got installed as Worshipful Master in my Lodge here under Grand Lodge of India (Freemasonry) in February 2016.
–Ujjwal Dey
~ www.IQmind.org
KIWI MIKE INDIAN REPAIR BOOKS– My 1st book is the Kiwi Indian Motorcycle Builders Guide. Approx 300 page book on diagrams, exploded view drawings, parts listing and years of fitment of every single part number some dating back to the early 1920s. It will cover all the way till the end in 1953.
It’s also loaded with technical information that have never been published before. Actually none of it has been published before as all the drawings have been created from scratch and on the right plane so it’s easy to understand.
My other 4 books will be restoration books. These will be 1946-48. 50-53. 40-45. 35-39. It’ll be in that order.
I’ve got so much knowledge that I’m probably one of the last who has such comprehensive information that it has to be put down on paper for future generations. All the old timers have gone and taken their information 6 feet under with them. I feel it’s my duty to put it in ink once and for all.
Loosing my son was a cunt of a thing. Through his loss it’s become my duty to pass it along to everyone.
Mike Tomas. President
Kiwi Indian Motorcycles, Inc.
QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY ON EASTER SUNDAY–
Shortly after take-off on an outbound evening Air Lingus flight from Dublin to Boston, the lead flight attendant nervously made the following painful announcement in her lovely Irish brogue:
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m so very sorry, but it appears that there has been a terrible mix-up by our catering service.
I don’t know how this has happened, but we have 103 passengers on board, and unfortunately, we received only 40 dinner meals.
I truly apologize for this mistake and inconvenience.
When the muttering of the passengers had died down, she continued, “Anyone who is kind enough to give up their meal so that someone else can eat will receive free, unlimited drinks for the duration of our 5 hour flight.
Her next announcement came about 2 hours later: “If anyone is hungry, we still have 40 dinners available…”
–from Bob Page
32-FOOT ShockStrap Ratchet Safety Strap Now Available!– ShockStrap is proud to introduce their new 32-FOOT ShockStrap Ratchet Safety Strap with an industry leading 2-year warranty to their product line up.
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INTERMOT 2016 goes full throttle– Outstanding number of applications after first early-booking discount
Integration of the new INTERMOT customized segment has got off to an excellent start
Preparations for a successful INTERMOT 2016 from 5 to 9 October 2016 are running at full blast and the leading international trade fair for motorcycles, scooters and e-bikes is really picking up speed. Adding to this are also the positive outlooks, which are forecasting a continued keen demand in 2016 in the market for motorcycles and scooters.
Accordingly, by the end of the first early-booking campaign in January 2016, over 400 exhibitors from 26 countries had already confirmed their participation in the trade and consumer fair. A large number of companies have also significantly increased their participation in comparison to the previous event.
Virtually all of the renowned manufacturers and brands have applied to participate. Early planning and application has several advantages for the exhibitors: early bookers benefit from better booking conditions, can reserve their desired stand area straightaway and therefore secure an optimal location at the fair. The second “early bird” phase is now running, which likewise offers significant advantages over a regular application.
Due to its status as the leading international business platform, manufacturers naturally also use INTERMOT to present their premieres and innovations and, indeed, to meet over 55,000 trade visitors from over 100 countries. In particular, manufacturers of heavily motorised bikes, such as Horex, Indian and above all, Harley-Davidson will be very visibly increasing their participation in Cologne.
Moreover, nearly all of the key players from the product segments of vehicles, parts and accessories, clothing and equipment as well as from the electric mobility segment have registered to participate in the event. In the vehicles segment, these include BMW Motorcycles, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Triumph and Yamaha, among others. In the clothing segment, for example, Held, IXS, Nolan, Rukka and Schuberth and, in the parts and accessories segment, Alpha Technik, Matthies, Öhlins, Parts Europe as well as Rizoma will be represented.
Across all segments, Cologne has also registered a large amount of interesting new exhibitors, who want to use the impact and attraction of the event to build on their business relationships. To name just a few, these include Bosch, Detlev Louis, Keeway, Remus or Royal Enfield.
INTERMOT – 5 to 9 October 2016
Your contact:
–Volker De Cloedt
Communications Manager
Koelnmesse GmbH
Messeplatz 1
50679 Köln
Germany
Phone + 49 221 821 2960
Fax + 49 221 821 3544
v.decloedt@koelnmesse.de
www.koelnmesse.de
FROM THE VAST PERFORMANCE WORLD OF ZIPPER’S– Zipper’s has new and updated drop on 107 Series engine kits for Twin Cam engines! These kits are dyno-developed and road tested to deliver exceptional torque and horsepower while providing you with the durability that Zipper’s is famous for.
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GUN NUT ALERT– Unanimous Mississippi Supreme Court Finds NRA Worker Protection Law Provides Legal Remedies.
In 2006, NRA strongly supported the passage of a law in Mississippi that upholds the Magnolia State’s well-established public policy of protecting the right of responsible, law-abiding persons to keep and bear arms for self-defense. The law states that, subject to narrow exceptions, “a public or private employer may not establish, maintain, or enforce any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting a person from transporting or storing a firearm in a locked vehicle in any … designated parking area.” On Thursday, all nine Mississippi Supreme Court justices unanimously held that the law provides an employee who complies with its terms a right of action for unlawful termination.
As in other states, many employees in Mississippi commute long distances to work, work irregular hours, or wish to take advantage of hunting or other sporting opportunities before or after work. Those lawfully transporting firearms in their personal vehicles for self-defense or other lawful purposes could be effectively prevented from doing so, however, by employer policies that seek to control what lawful items employees possess in their cars.
For example, a female employee who works the second shift at a hospital could not carry a handgun for personal protection during her late night 40-mile drive home if her employer could fire her for having it in her car.
Likewise, an employee who wished to spend the morning before his shift in a duck blind near his place of work would not be able to do so if simply having his unloaded shotgun locked in his car’s trunk were cause for termination.
It may seem like employers and employees could reasonably work out these arrangements, and historically they did. But beginning with a mass firing at an Oklahoma timber company in 2004 over firearms employees kept in their vehicles, employers nationwide increasingly began to crack down on firearms stored in the locked trunks, glove compartments, or toolboxes of cars and trucks parked in employee lots. And because of the strong tradition of “employment at will” in American law – meaning employers generally can fire employees for any or no reason, as they see fit – the employees usually had no recourse.
NRA thus began supporting laws like the one in Mississippi. The rationale behind these laws is simple: if an employer is going to allow employees to park on its property, it shouldn’t be able to micromanage the otherwise lawful items the employees store in their locked personal vehicles, which after all are the employees’ property. Importantly, the laws are limited to the storage of firearms and do not dictate rules that would apply to the carrying or use of firearms outside the vehicle on employer property otherwise.
Despite the clear language of Mississippi’s law, numerous employers have for years openly defied it. They insisted that because the legislature did not expressly provide for a remedy in the law, they could still continue to enforce parking lot gun bans, even against employees who acted according to the law’s terms.
Thursday’s opinion in the case of Swindol v. Aurora Flight Servs. Corp. conclusively dismisses that argument. Writing for the court, Justice Ann Hannaford Lamar noted that Mississippi’s employment-at-will doctrine was created by the state’s courts and was subject to modification by the state’s legislature. She explained that while the courts themselves had created limited exceptions to the rule, doing so was not necessary in this case because the legislature had already done so. In addition to the worker protection law, the court cited the state constitutional right to arms and an exception to its concealed carry ban for firearms within motor vehicles as establishing the necessary “express legislative action” and “state law prohibitions” to supersede employment-at-will.
The court also rejected the claim that Swindol’s suit was barred by a clause in the law that states an employer “shall not be liable in a civil action for damages resulting from or arising out of an occurrence involving the transportation, storage, possession or use of a firearm covered by this section.” According to the court, the defendant’s reading of that language would make the general rule of the law useless. The court instead held that the immunity shields employers subject to the law from an employee’s or third party’s actions involving a covered firearm. In other words, employers covered by the law do not thereby assume additional burdens of liability, other than for terminating employees in violation of the law.
We at NRA are pleased to see the court correctly interpret the law and, hopefully, to put an end to many employers’ ongoing defiance in the face of clear legislative directives. A responsible, law-abiding person should never have to choose between the guarantees of the right to keep and bear arms enshrined in the U.S. and most state constitutions and the ability to earn a living.
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Gettysburg Bike Week 2016 Events Schedule Finalized– Bikes, Bands, Contests Among Many Festivities Planned for GBW 2016
Gettysburg Bike Week has announced finalization of the 2016 rally’s slate of events in July. Bike runs; bike shows; burn out, tattoo, and bikini contests; and great bands are just a few of the festivities planned for Gettysburg Bike Week 2016.
“We’re packing a ton of motorcycle fun into four days,” says GBW event coordinator Kelly Shue. “We’ve got everything regulars have come to expect from Gettysburg Bike Week, plus a few surprises.”
Jack Schit is back as emcee for the entire event, Gin Gypsies will be slinging the drinks and Quiet Riot, Kix, Mustang Sally and The Marshall Tucker Band are among this year’s musical guests at GBW 2016. A full events schedule follows:
GETTYSBURG BIKE WEEK 2016 SLATE OF EVENTS
(All festivities held at the ALLSTAR EVENTS COMPLEX)
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016
2 p.m. Gates open
2-10:30 p.m. VENDOR VILLAGE open to rally goers
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. WHISKEY BURN on the Budweiser Stage
4 p.m. PINK JOURNEY OF LIGHTS RIDE at Battlefield Harley-Davidson
5:15 p.m. OPENING CEREMONY with Whiskey Burn performing National Anthem
5:30-6 p.m. In front of the Budweiser Stage: TORCH’S ROCK AND ROLL INFERNO FIRE PERFORMER
6-7:30 p.m. BLIZZARD OF OZZY (Ozzy/Black Sabbath tribute band) on the Budweiser Stage
8 p.m. QUIET RIOT on the Budweiser Stage, presented by Beckley’s Camping Center
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2016
10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. VENDOR VILLAGE open to rally goers
10 a.m.-4 p.m. POKER RUN (starts at Allstar Complex, must be back by 4 p.m.) STARS OF HOPE
run to benefit New Hope Ministries
11 a.m. CYCLE SOURCE RIDE through the battlefield registration
NOON-1:30 p.m. MARSHALL’S HIGHWAY on the Budweiser Stage
2 p.m. TATTOO CONTEST on the Budweiser Stage, sponsored by Creative Hands Tattoos and Piercings
3 p.m. BIKINI WASH by girls from International Bikini Team
3-4:15 p.m. HOT LIKE MOLLY on the Budweiser Stage
4:15-5:15 p.m. GINGER ROXX on the Budweiser Stage
6-7:30 p.m. JOYRIDE on the Budweiser Stage
8-9:30 p.m. THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND on the Budweiser Stage, presented by Hot Leathers
9:30-9:45 p.m. TORCH’S ROCK AND ROLL INFERNO FIRE PERFORMER
9:45-11:15 p.m. GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY on the Budweiser Stage
SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2016
10 a.m.-NOON CYCLESOURCE RIDE-IN BIKE SHOW, presented by Cycle Source (registration begins at 10 a.m.)
10 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. VENDOR VILLAGE open to rally goers
10 a.m.-4 p.m. POKER RUN (Starts at Allstar Complex, must be back by 4 p.m.)–ride benefits
the Pink Journey of Lights for Breast Cancer Awareness
NOON Registration begins for BIKE GAMES and BURN OUT
NOON-1 p.m. VIRAGO on the Budweiser Stage
NOON BIKINI BIKE WASH featuring girls from International Bikini Team
1:15-2:15 p.m. SOUTH OF SOBRIETY on the Budweiser Stage
2 p.m. BIKE GAMES and BIKE BURN OUT CONTEST (registration begins at noon)
3 p.m. TATTOO CONTEST on the Budweiser Stage, sponsored by Creative Hands Tattoos and Piercings
4-5 p.m. SOUND OF SILENCE (with drummer Avery Molek) on the Budweiser Stage
4 p.m. PARADE assembles in front of the Allstar Building
5 p.m. PARADE OF CHROME leaves Allstar Events Complex for Gettysburg
5:20 p.m. INTERNATIONAL BIKINI TEAM BIKINI CONTEST, first round
5:30 p.m. PARADE OF CHROME returns to Allstar Events Complex
5:30-6:30 p.m. TRILOGY on the Budweiser Stage
6:45-7:45 p.m. BIG JACK (AC/DC tribute band with drummer Avery Molek) on the Budweiser Stage
8-9:30 p.m. MUSTANG SALLY on the Budweiser Stage
9:30-10 p.m. INTERNATIONAL BIKINI TEAM BIKINI CONTEST, final round, on the Budweiser Stage
10-11:30 p.m. KIX on the Budweiser Stage
11:30 p.m. FIREWORKS
11:30 p.m. WET T-SHIRT and GUYS CONTEST
Pricing for Gettysburg Bike Week is as follows:
$35 per-person 4-day passes, available online and at the gates.
$25 per-person 2-day passes, available online and at the gates.
$15 per-person 1-day passes, available online and at the gates.
New and returning riders can find updates, the schedule of events, lodging information and anything they ever needed to know about Gettysburg Bike Week by visiting http://www.gettysburgbikeweek.com.
To contact Gettysburg Bike Week, e-mail gbwvendor@yahoo.com
–Ken Conte
CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE EDITORIAL ALERT– We are pleased to announce that today, Friday, March 25, 2016 is a historical day in Cycle Source Magazine history. Along with the many, many achievements that can be attributed to this magazine and its staff we can now announce the timely completion of our Senior Tech Editor, Will Ramsey’s monthly contribution and assigned tasks—ON TIME.
That’s right folks, you heard it here first Will Ramsey was ON TIME for this deadline! There is a God and we do believe in miracles.
–Chris & Heather
Heather Callen
Managing Editor
Cycle Source Magazine
118 Dellenbaugh Rd
Tarentum PA 15084
Office – 724-226-2867
www.cyclesource.com
EASTER EGG HUNT AT THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY, ALL DAY— If you can find the library you get to enter the colorful egg hunt for free. Amazing!
A husband and wife went to see the Doctor for a checkup.
The Doctor took the husband in first. The husband was a bit embarrassed.
He told the Doctor he had trouble getting an erection, and that his wife was
becoming quite frustrated.
The Doctor checked his blood pressure, took his vitals, asked a few questions,
and finally told him he would see his wife now.
The Doctor took her to another cubicle and told her to completely disrobe.
Then he told her to turn all the way around slowly. She did as instructed.
He then told her to turn all the way around, in the other direction.
Then he said – “OK you can get dressed now– I need to talk to your husband.”
Then the Doctor took the husband into the other office and told him, “You can relax, there is absolutely nothing wrong with you.
I couldn’t get an erection either.”
–from Steve Bauman
BROTHER NEEDS HELP FOR DISABLED RIDERS– Guys I need three Pingel up down electric shifters. I have three disabled guys who have been in wheelchairs for most if not all of their lives and I would like to build three of my cars with hand controls. One was born with spinal bifida, one VET, and one with Cerebral Palsy.
Aaron the guy with Cerebral Palsy attempted to do some fund raising two years ago to get into a legends car without success. I was appalled and most people can’t fathom what it’s like to live a day in their shoes. Anyhow your assistance would be appreciated.
I will donate the labor for the build if I can get people to cover the materials. A few links http://www.motorsport.com/general/news/aaron-grosskopf-a-kid-with-cerebral-palsy-who-dreams-of-checkered-flags/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1068177626536515/—www.sharpchassis.com
— Spencer Harp
(770) 584-4301
spencer@sharpengllc.com
I’ve reached out to Pingel, but I’m not sure the electric shifters are the way to go.–Bandit
LAUGHLIN COMING– What do Harley Rentals, Helicopters & The Harley-Davidson Laughlin Package have in Common? ADVENTURE!
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ELECTION NEWS– In the movie Oceans 11, a gang of lovable thieves successfully heist $150 million from a vault in the basement of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Fueled primarily from high-dollar donations, Hillary Clinton has raised more than that in this campaign, and is now enlisting the support of George Clooney (Danny Ocean) to pad that total at a dinner event that will cost people up to $353,400 to attend.
Now, most of us can agree that is an obscene amount of money. It’s a sum that would require an employee making the federal minimum wage to work 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for more than 5 years.
US CHOPPERS AT PAUGHCO— All US Choppers components are made in the United States at the vast Paughco custom motorcycle wonderland in Carson City, Nevada.
We were just there meeting with the Paughco team on a Bikernet and 5-Ball Bonneville effort. Hang on for a full report next week.
US Choppers
8941 Atlanta Ave #266
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
www.uschopper.com
www.endeavor2race.com
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY HISTORY LESSON– PLUCK YOU! A history lesson. “The Middle Finger”
MIGHTY WORDS FROM THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN— There is gossip every day, and there will always be more.
There is gossip everyday, but it will disappear if no one listens to it.
–Venerable Master Hsing Yun
AUSTRALIAN CLUB REPORT– South Australian cops focus on regional biker activity.
Ten properties in regional South Australia have been searched by police from the Serious and Organized Crime Branch (SOCB) as part of an operation targeting the activities of declared motorcycle clubs.
Between 16 and 22 March officers raided properties in Mount Gambier, Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla, seizing a firearm, 28 cannabis plants and other drugs including steroids and methylamphetamine.
One man – a 23-year-old from Whyalla Norrie – was arrested and charged with possessing a firearm without a license, cultivating cannabis, unlawfully possessing prescription medication and theft of electricity.
He was remanded on bail and is expected to appear in the Whyalla Magistrates Court on 23 May.
Police also visited a number of licensed premises to enforce provisions of the Liquor Licensing Act which prohibit the possession of prohibited items which display ‘Outlaw Motorcycle Gang’ symbols.
Licensees have reported a reduction in contact with members of ‘declared’ motorcycle clubs since the laws were introduced in August last year.
Detective Superintendent Craig Patterson, the officer in charge of SOCB noted that a number of declared motorcycle clubs have a presence in regional South Australia.
“Of concern is their ability to establish illicit drug networks which undermine the very community in which they live,” he said.
“Police will continue to work with local communities to disrupt the activities of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.”
The list of South Australian declared motorcycle clubs:
Bandidos
Comancheros
Descendants
Finks
Gypsy Jokers
Hells Angels
Mongols
Nomads
Rebels
Red Devils
Under the laws it is illegal for two or more declared motorcycle club members to gather in a public place.
EASTER BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY ACTIVITIES CONTINUE– Wife Problems. . . .
You come home after a long, hard work day.
You really hope that your unemployed and not so intelligent wife at least has cooked some friggin dinner for you.
You struggle to get up the steps, find the key and open the door to your home, and then, you find your wife sitting there on her ass, eating dinner that she has cooked for HERSELF ONLY!
Unbelievable. She has been home the whole day and she couldn’t even cook you dinner.
You think to yourself, why the hell did I marry her???
–from Jim Waggaman
My best friend and work partner is Jim’s son Eric. We all call him rug, but I found this and had him read it and it was very emotional for him but left a smile.
When I seen the picture of Jim, I knew it was Rug’s dad because of pictures he has hanging up and the nose. I always give Rug hell about that nose. He looks just like his dad, long hair same, build, very kind man loving and true in and out. He would love to get in touch and talk.
You can e-mail me. He don’t do computers but if your interested just e-mail or face book me. Thank you for this, like I said it touched him and me from the stories I’ve heard also his half brother Bob lives down street but hasn’t been able to see this yet.
–Bobby Johnson
sixstring79@gmail.com
Creede, CO
BORN FREE PRE-PARTY IN SAN CLEMENTE— Two undercover agents for the vast Bikernet Authority were on hand for the Pre-Party at the secret Cycle Zombies location in San Clemente, California.
–Jeremiah Soto
James Conway
THE AUTOCYCLE CONTROVERSY CONTINUES– I’m not sure how many of you are trying to get autocycles registered as “autocycles” and not motorcycles in your state, but I thought I’d pass this information along to you.
I have an acquaintance who is the Marketing Manager for “Rider Insurance” which is the largest provider of motorcycle insurance in the State of New Jersey and the only carrier who focuses exclusively on motorcycle insurance. In addition to New Jersey, Rider Insurance also insures motorcycles in Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia.
I contacted her to see what their corporate policy is with regard to autocycles and received the following in reply to my inquiry.
“Due to the design and nature of autocycles, Rider Insurance has chosen not to offer coverage on these vehicles and we would definitely be supportive of an effort to create a new and separate “autocycle” classification for them in the states in which we sell insurance.
It is our understanding that the only reason, these vehicles are being classified as motorcycles is because they have three wheels. All other specifications lean more towards being an automobile.”
The reason I am sending this to you is because Rider Insurance sells motorcycle insurance in your state.
–Jim
MRF
EASTER SUNDAY MOVIE REVIEW– Quick note for a movie recommendation.
‘Wild is the Wind’ starring Anthony Quinn and Anna Magnani (1957). Adelina found this and we watched it on Prime last night. I wanted to buy it, but it can’t be found other than in PAL Euro format…so no go on that.
This is one of the best films I’ve ever seen, unbelievable performances. Quinn at his best, and that Magnani – holy virgin of Guadalupe, what an actress!
Can’t believe they both didn’t win Oscars in 1957 for this as they had multiple nominations…musta been a hard year, I gotta check out what else was going on in 1957. Here’s the link:
http://smile.amazon.com/Wild-Wind-Anna-Magnani/dp/B009Y71HL6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459033126&sr=8-2&keywords=wild+is+the+wind
Ride Easy,
–Andreas
Bikernet Event Coverage: HD EDITOR’S CHOICE CUSTOM BIKE SHOW
Everyone who went reported it was a great event. I couldn’t attend this year. Good to see that Gloria Struck is still getting out to Daytona
–Mike Rapp
Mikerapp22@yahoo.com
Clinton, NJ
EVEN MORE GUN NUT REPORTS ON EASTER– Rep. Todd Young of Indiana Introduces Two Pro-Gun Bills in the U.S. House of Representatives–Amidst all the frantic activity surrounding the presidential primary and Supreme Court nomination campaigns came some welcome common sense from the Heartland this week as Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) introduced two measures to promote and protect the Second Amendment.
House Resolution 656 would express the sense of the U.S. House of Representatives that the vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court should honor the late justice’s commitment to the right to keep and bear arms. Specially, it states that “the Senate should not confirm a nominee to the United States Supreme Court whose professional record or statements display opposition to the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding gun owners, including the fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms as affirmed in the District of Columbia et al. v. Heller and McDonald et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. cases.”
Rep. Young’s resolution would send a very clear message to Obama or any future president not to waste the nation’s time with a nominee who seeks to undo Justice Scalia’s legacy on the Second Amendment. It provides “advice” that any chief executive who hopes to obtain the Senate’s “consent” for a nominee’s confirmation would be on notice to follow or would have to be accountable for ignoring.
The other bill, H.R. 4824, is a proactive measure that would ensure participants in federal or federally-subsidized benefit programs, such as public housing, could not be forced as a condition of participation to forgo the otherwise lawful possession or use of firearms.
This bill reflects the view that the Second Amendment is a right for all responsible, law-abiding Americans, whatever their circumstances or income level. It would block programs like those proposed during Bill Clinton’s administration, and more recently implemented by some state and local housing authorities that receive federal subsidies, to ban residents of public housing from keeping firearms within their units.
The NRA commends Rep. Young for his leadership in these important efforts and for standing tall on behalf of America’s law-abiding gun owners.
ER STAFF BIKE FOR SALE— Dean Shawler, longtime editor of Biker Magazine, is selling this cool rider so he can get an old guy bike and ride off into the sunset. Drop me a line if you’re interested and I’ll pass it along.
–Bandit
CHOPPER DAVE DOESN’T JUST SELL HIS CAST PARTS— But he chases girls in Choppers, and if you need something cast, he can help with the entire process.
Make sure you have cool art, and I’ll bet he can take it from there.
–Wrench
www.chopperdaves.com/
ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW— This coming week is going to be a Ball-buster. We have 120 new 5-Ball leathers landing at the headquarters and the Redhead of redheads is taking charge.
I’ll scramble on a couple of Cantina pieces, one on a series of WR diagrams from H-D archives and Steve Klein, who is the boss of the Cherokee Chapter of the AMCA in Texas.
I also need to wrap up my 5-Ball Racing Paughco report. Here’s a teaser from Michael Lichter’s Sturgis exhibit this year.
I know another Scooter Tramp Scotty travel report is headed your way. Plus, there’s more, but for now let’s party.
Happy Easter, goddammit!
–Bandit
