Hey,
As I went to bed last night I had the perfect title for the Sunday Post, but I didn’t force myself to write it down, so this morning it’s gone. But that’s never bad.
I’ve watched a couple of interesting lectures recently. I’ll try to share some findings with you.
Kids hate big business. They want to start non-profits to save something.
Making a profit needs to change from quarterly reports to long range goals, from making money to satisfying a mantra to build sustaining products, supporting employees and society and with a notion to help, or no harm to the planet.
And here’s a twist. Fossil fuels are not bad.
A brother asked me recently why more people don’t get involved in motorcyclists rights.
Today’s average citizen has the mind of a genius 100 years ago.
Even a genius’s mind can be over-loaded with stimuli.
Let’s hit the news before I’m totally lost.
QUICK, THIS ANSWERS ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS–The Male Cycle
When I was 13, I hoped that one day I would have a girlfriend with big tits.
When I was 16, I got a girlfriend with big tits, but there was no passion, so
I decided I needed a passionate girl with zest for life.
In college I dated a passionate girl, but she was too emotional. Everything
was an emergency; she was a drama queen, cried all the time and threatened
suicide. So I decided I needed a girl with stability.
When I was 25, I found a very stable girl but she was boring. She was totally
predictable and never got excited about anything. Life became so dull that I
decided that I needed a girl with some excitement.
When I was 28, I found an exciting girl, but I couldn’t keep up with her. She
rushed from one thing to another, never settling on anything. She did mad
impetuous things and made me miserable as often as happy. She was great
fun initially and very energetic, but directionless. So I decided to find a girl
with some real ambition.
When I turned 30, I found a smart ambitious girl with her feet planted firmly
on the ground, so I married her. She was so ambitious that she divorced me
and took everything I owned.
I am older and wiser now, and I am looking for a girl with big tits.
— David Campbell
Earl’s Garage – Motorcycle, Hotrod, and Event Photography
www.earlsgarage.co www.facebook.com/garage_photos
8th Annual VINTAGE RALLY
National Motorcycle Museum, Anamosa, Iowa
Vintage Rally 2018 is a great time to visit the National Motorcycle Museum, walk through the free Swap Meet and Bike Show and spend time with several special guests.
Steve McQueen’s famed Indian Chief Chopper will be taken off display, fired up and discussed by American Pickers’ David Ohrt. Recently inducted Hall of Famer Gloria Tramontin Struck will discuss her life of riding and her new book. Harley-Davidson family member Jean Davidson will preview the upcoming Harley-Davidson Motor Company 115th Anniversary.
The actual Vincent Black Lightning ridden by Rollie Free in 1948 across the Bonneville Salt Flats will still be on display in STREAMLINERS presented by J&P Cycles.
You are invited to enter antique and vintage bikes in the one day Bike Show, or sign up for a Swap Meet space in the two day Swap Meet. If you attend Vintage Rally 2018 on June 23 & 24, 2018 you can also enjoy J&P Cycles Iowa Rally that same weekend just up the road one one mile.
For more information go to EVENTS on the National Motorcycle Museum website, www.nationalmcmuseum.org
Vintage Rally guest and Hall of Famer Gloria Tramontin Struck (above), still riding at 92 years of age, recently authored her memoirs. Gloria will talk about the great people she’s met through motorcycling and do a book signing.
Vintage Rally guest Jean Davidson (above) will speak on a variety of motorcycling topics and preview the Harley-Davidson Motor Company’s 115th Anniversary celebration.
Part of the Museum’s collection, Steve McQueen’s personal Indian Chief Chopper has not run for a few years. American Pickers’ David Ohrt (above) will kick start McQueen’s escape machine to life for Vintage Rally visitors.
You are invited to enter antique and vintage bikes in the one day Bike Show, or sign up for a Swap Meet space in the two day Swap Meet. If you attend Vintage Rally 2018 on June 23 & 24, 2018 you can also take in the J&P Cycles Iowa Rally that same weekend just up the road one one mile.
For more information go to EVENTS on the National Motorcycle Museum website, www.nationalmcmuseum.org
PETER FONDA APPROACHES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EASY RIDER–We’d love to discuss an upcoming cover feature — or major in-depth story — with BIKERNET for Peter, who is tied to the approaching 50-year anniversary of his iconic, groundbreaking film, “Easy Rider” (early 2019). We cannot imagine a more logical fit.
As you likely know, Fonda envisioned, wrote and produced Easy Rider with the late Dennis Hopper and starred in the seminal motion picture with Hopper, Jack Nicholson and Karen Black.
Beginning this November and continuing through next summer (July, 2019) numerous events tethered to the free-thinking culture that spawned of the most authentic, life changing cinematic undertakings of all time are being planned. We’d love to get your outlet on board as we move forward with planning over the summer months.
–Monique Moss
Founding Partner, MA/MBA USC Annenberg
Do Ticket Cameras Really Capture the Bad Guys?–None of my friends think red light cameras and cameras set to catch speeders are a good idea. Thankfully, they’re not allowed in my home state. But what about states where they are allowed?
Are the cameras accurate and do they really record the perpetrators of traffic violations. Here’s some interesting thoughts from an article printed by the National Motorists Association (NMA).
Some cities claim police officers review every ticket issued because of a camera capture of a supposed violator. The truth is the cameras record the clearest license plate in a scene, not necessarily the plate of the violator.
There have been incidents where parked cars were issued speeding citations because the plate on the actual speeding car was blur.
As for human intervention in reviewing the photos, some police departments allowed the camera companies to forge the approval signatures of officers because there were just too many photos to review and it was deemed a waste of police resources.
Camera companies get paid by the tickets issued, so why would we trust them to review these photos?
As stated in the excellent article written by John Carr for the NMA, “In America we’re supposed to have disputes decided by an impartial adjudicator. We let traffic court become an exception. Then we moved traffic court into an administrative tribunal where you’re presumed guilty.
Finally, we outsourced traffic court to a company that gets paid for finding people guilty.”
ANOTHER AIR RESOURCES BOARD ATTACK–MTD Southwest Inc. Case Settles for $435,000
In October 2014, the Air Resources Board (ARB) reached a settlement with MTD Southwest, Inc. (MTDSW) that included a one-time payment of $435,000 in penalties for violating air quality regulations: $326,250 went to the California Air Pollution Control Fund, which provides funding for projects and research to improve California’s air quality; $108,750 went to the Foundation for California Community Colleges to enhance and improve small engine maintenance/repair courses, with corresponding emission reduction benefit and emission education, conducted at nine California community college campuses, including two in the Sacramento area.
MTDSW made voluntary self-disclosures upon discovering concerning issues with some of its Small Off-Road Engines (SORE) sold in California. Each issue was the result of changes MTDSW made to its SOREs during product improvement. Those changes had unintentional, unexpected, unforeseen, and undesired impacts on the SORE certifications. MTDSW took immediate corrective action and fully cooperate with the investigation. To settle the case, MTD Southwest Inc. agreed to the $435,000.00 penalty and to comply with all SORE regulations and ARB certification requirements.
EXTREME JEANS–
Are they jeans or just glorified knickers gone awry?
Remember when jeans were just denim trousers? Then came the advent of skinny jeans, followed by the high-waisted and the “mom” cut… all fashion revolutions in their own right, at the time.
Oh how things have changed. Now, there are all sort of kooky reincarnations of the humble wardrobe staple, from crotchless styles to pairs that have quite literally been ripped to shreds.
However, the latest sartorial scandal to take the jean world by storm comes courtesy of LA-based brand, Carmar Denim, whose “extreme cut out” jeans leave so little to the imagination, they’re practically an anatomy lesson.
The unique garment is quite literally “cut out” in almost every area, hiding one’s modesty only very slightly via a few denim threads – the model wearing the jeans on the website also happens to pair them with a cut out swimsuit, just in case you didn’t get the memo.
The irony is of course that, despite how little fabric they consist of – just 20 grams – the jeans are rather pricey, setting adventurous consumers back $168 (£122).
Can you imagine rocking this look on your next errand run? (Carmar)
Interestingly, the website describes the jeans as a “high rise pant with large statement cutouts on front and back”.
It adds that they come in a “relax fit” – however, it is unclear as to just how relaxed you have to be in order to wear them in public.
Maybe not the most appropriate garment to wear in the office (Carmar)
Naturally, people have responded to the jeans with dismay on social media.
“Please somebody tell me this is a joke shop and there aren’t people dumb enough to pay $168 for this,” wrote one person on Twitter.
“It’s almost like they ran out of ideas,” added another, “’Hey guys lets come up with some ideas for some new fashion!’ *guy in the back raises hand* ‘I know! Lets make pants that look like a harness.’ Literally the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.”
One thing’s for sure, if you do decide to don these jeans, underwear is most certainly advisable, particularly if adhering to the standards of common decency is something you stand by.
–OLIVIA PETTER
INDY/LIFE NEWSLETTER
VETERAN EVENTS–
1. CVMA Armed Forces Day Fun Run – Fort Worth – May 19 2. Mi Raza MC Bike Night – Arlington – May 29 3. CMA is hosting an ROT Reststop – Abbott – Jun 8 4. Combat Vets Motorcycle Assn. – Fundraiser RAFFLE
more events:
http://sudsandbutterfly.homestead.com/events.html
CVMA Armed Forces Day Fun Run – Fort Worth – May 19
Everyone come on out to support this FUN RUN and help out LOCAL FT WORTH U.S. Military Veterans in need. All proceeds raised go to worthy causes such as feeding homeless vets, supporting local veteran groups, providing supplies and clothing to veterans needing assistance.
Come ready to have a good time and while there have the ability to purchase a raffle ticket to win 30 guns in 30 days!! Yup, 30 guns in 30 days.
Buy 1 ticket and it is good for all 30 raffles even if you win already your number stays in that pot. You possibly could win 2 or maybe even all 30 with 1 ticket.
Share , Share , Share- Lets make this a giant blowout and maybe even an Armed Forces Day Tradition.
–Yogi
Mi Raza MC Bike Night – Arlington – May 29
Date: May 2, 2018
From: mirazabear@gmail.com
Mi Raza Unidos MC “Los Fuertes” chapter bike night
Arlington, TX @ Hide A Way Club
Mi Raza Bear
CMA is hosting an ROT Reststop – Abbott – Jun 8
Date: Apr 23, 2018
From: becky_l_ray@yahoo.com
We will be setting up an ROT Rest stop on IH35 on Friday June 8, 2018. We will be at exit 362. We will have cold water, coffee, and a place to rest for as long as needed. We will be there from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm.
Be still and know that I am God. Psalms 46:10
Becky
CMA, Salvation Riders Chapter
Combat Vets Motorcycle Assn. – Fundraiser RAFFLE
From: jhingen@hotmail.com
What if I told you that with 1 Raffle ticket you could win 30 Guns?
Combat Vets Motorcycle Association is having a 30 Guns in 30 Day’s Raffle! Tickets are just $40! The best part is, each ticket is good for all 30 drawings! Even if you already won! You must be a Texas resident to play. Tickets are available at our events or Online at to our PayPal page (link below) to send the payment, include name, phone number, email address and put my name (YOGI) on there somewhere so our treasurer can identify me and we can email you your tickets so you can purchase as many tickets as you like from your living room!
www.paypal.me/cowtowncvma or email me cvma236rdcpt3@outlook.com if you have any questions.
Yogi
Ride Free ~Suds & bttrfly
http://sudsandbutterfly.homestead.com/
Law Tigers interviews Valerie Thompson–
In this candid interview, Law Tigers had the opportunity to speak with Valerie Thompson of Valerie Thompson Racing, “The Queen of Speed”, about how she got started in racing, her recent accident and how she feels about being a role model.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M0xk9C9gDY&feature=youtu.be
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
MANY THINGS BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for May 3, 2018
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13634
Re: the BOLT v. CHP Federal Lawsuit:
One of our Plaintiffs flew out to Sacramento from New York, as Mac mentioned.
Another came in to Sacramento from Oregon. Another came from Arizona. These three took the time, effort, expense and lost wages to participate in a Deposition where they were questioned for a couple hours. Should I ask – ?What is wrong with these bikers?? ?Why put yourself through that??
Or should the question be: ?What is wrong with bikers that there are only a few that know the importance of Liberty, Why aren?t there thousands of bikers putting their asses on the line with these three?
I am the one suing the cops that moved to Arizona. There?s no adult helmet law in AZ, and in a way, I could say it doesn?t matter to me anymore since I moved, just like half a dozen other BOLT members that moved away from CA in the last 2 years. But if you are not Free, I am not Free.
Integrity means DOING the right thing, even if no one is looking. Well everyone is looking, and I dont see bikers, in general, doing the right thing. Bikers as a whole don?t seem to give a damn tgat their Liberty is being stolen by government agencies of all kinds. The declaration of independence memorialized this American attitude:
… of abuses and usurpations… it is [our] right it is [our] duty to throw off such government, and to provide new Guards for [our] future security.?
The time is NOW to take our Founders? words to heart, and DO the Right thing.
DOnations can be sent via PayPal to nolistnolaw@sbcglobal.net
–Mark Temple
Nolistnolaw@sbcglobal.net
Mesa, AZ
FROM THE GEARHEAD DIARIES–
We were rolling through the Sacramento delta after a long trip from up in northern Cal. It was as hot as Hades that trip. We are talking high double or low triple digits in the temperature.
I heard the hydraulic lifter collapse in the front exhaust, so we pulled over along the Sacramento River to cool off and let the old Shovel cool down. We were still hot and we waited until the later of the afternoon. This all happened around 1980 or so.
Back to the story. We got ready to leave and the front exhaust valve had seized in the open position. If anybody ever tells you, you can’t run a Harley on one cylinder, they is wrong.
I took out the bent push rod on the front exhaust, so not to damage anything else. We took the coast so not to have to go up the steep Grapevine.
We made it home late into the night. I got into a machine shop and had them make me a new push rod and I still have it my old Shovel to this day.
I have the old Andrews cam sitting on my work desk as a paper weight too. Believe it or not. I don’t care. T.K.O.B.
–Gearhead
ICICLES NEW BAD BAGGER SERIES–
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Polarized, non-polarized, and transitional (day-night) lenses are available in all styles. Icicle’s Rx prescription division can produce single or progressive vision lenses for perfect riding vision.
Black or chrome, Icicles are high style, high speed eye wear with removable foam inserts for added wind protection. Dealer inquiries welcome.
For all further information visit www.icicles.com or call 888-981-9970.
— Buck Lovell
Managing Editor; American Bagger & Urban Bagger Magazine
Lovell Photography & Design
B.L.A.B.B. (Buck Lovell’s American Biker Blog)
bucklovell@gmail.com / bucklovellsblog@gmail.com
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
Dago Red Shovel Bobber
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=301
Well done! Was looking up info on the old Dago Chopper shop in Ocean Beach, Cali. and found your site. Got sucked in and read it stem to stern.
I’m not a mechanically experienced rider but know enough to be a threat to myself. However, this personal and historic project not only brought up fun old memories of my own days of debauchery but got me psyched on working on my ‘94 Heritage Softail. The back doesn’t like the hardtails anymore.
Thank you Rick and Bandit!
— Rick Stoddard
rgstoddard@cox.net
Encinitas, CA
Thanks brother for the note. Keep riding free.–Bandit
CANTINA SAFETY ALERT–Goodyear Motorcycle Tire Under Scrutiny As Well After Fatal Crashes And No Recall: Report
As it faces an ongoing federal probe into an allegedly defective RV tire that’s linked to at least nine deaths, Goodyear is now facing scrutiny over a motorcycle tire that experts say should be recalled, due to a number of fatal crashes, according to a report from Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting.
Reveal looked at state and federal court filings, along with various police reports, and found that at least five people have died and 22 have been injured since 2006, after a specific motorcycle tire used on Harleys—the Dunlop D402—failed in numerous crashes.
Most of the cases have led to lawsuits against Goodyear, including three that remain pending.
Goodyear’s spokesperson told Reveal that “all death and injury claims” are reported “to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.” But court records obtained by Jalopnik show the company has appeared to vastly underreport death and injury claims over the G159. NHTSA queried Goodyear over the apparent discrepancy in a letter last month, when it requested more information about the tire.
–Ryan Felton
Jalopnik.com
Photo: Getty
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WaPo SPREADING BULLSHIT–
Washington Post and Bezos are consistently wrong. I’m tired of these fallacious fish-wrapper publications getting away with this crap.
–Mike
WHAT IS Cinco de Mayo?
Performers re-enacting the Battle of Puebla as part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Mexico City last year.CreditEduardo Verdugo/Associated Press
By Claudio E. Cabrera and Louis Lucero II
Saturday was Cinco de Mayo, a day often mistaken in the United States for Mexico’s Independence Day. In fact, the holiday had its origin more than 50 years after the date associated with the country’s independence. So here’s what you need to know about Cinco de Mayo, including its evolution into a major economic driver for business owners and beverage companies across the United States.
What is the significance of Cinco de Mayo?
Cinco de Mayo, which isn’t widely celebrated in Mexico, commemorates an underdog victory over France in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The victory was galvanizing for the Mexican forces — and for those supporting them from afar — but it was short-lived, as France later occupied Mexico for a few years. Still, Cinco de Mayo continued to be celebrated in Puebla and, perhaps more significantly, by Mexican-Americans north of the border.
So when is Mexico’s Independence Day celebrated?
The country’s Independence Day is Sept. 16, now a national holiday. On that day in 1810, a priest named Miguel Hidalgo implored Mexico to revolt against Spain, leading to the War for Independence, which ended in 1821.
When did Cinco de Mayo gain popularity in the United States?
In the early 1960s, many Mexican-American activists entrenched in the country’s growing civil rights movement used the day as a source of pride. Close to two decades later, in 1989, an ad campaign by an importer of beers like Modelo and Corona was introduced around the day. The campaign was initially targeted toward Latinos but eventually broadened with print and TV ads. This year, Corona’s website featured a ticking “Countdown to Corona de Mayo” in the hours leading up to May 5.
The commercialization of Cinco de Mayo (and criticism of cultural stereotypes) has taken off. The research firm Nielsen reported that in 2013 Americans bought more than $600 million worth of beer for Cinco de Mayo, more than for the Super Bowl or St. Patrick’s Day.
David Hayes-Bautista, a professor at U.C.L.A., published a book in 2012 titled “El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition.” In the book, he called “Cinco de Mayo” a “fake holiday recently invented by beverage companies.”
–New York Times
QUAIL LODGE ANTIQUE GATHERING THIS WEEKEND–
Attended by more than 3,000 people from around the world, the annual event included appearances by icons of motorcycle racing and design, an array of artisanal local cuisine and a stunning display of the rarest, fastest and most beautiful motorcycles in history.
Fast Facts
More than 3,000 attendants
Four featured classes
Arlen Ness Private Collection (not judged)
Electric Motorcycles
Café Racers
25th Anniversary of the Ducati Monster
Traditional classes
Antique (1916-1935)
American (1936-1979)
British (1936-1979)
Competition On Road
Competition Off Road
Custom/Modified
Italian (1936-1979)
Japanese (1936-1979)
Other European (1936-1979)
Extraordinary Bicycles/Scooters
Award Winners
Best of Show
1913 Flying Merkel Twin
Douglas & Marian McKenzie – California
Antique Class
Spirit of The Quail Award
1920 Indian Streamliner
Clyde Crouch – Texas
Competition On Road Class
25th Anniversary of the Ducati Monster Award
2010 Ducati Monster
Isaac Villanueva – California
Café Racers Award
1961 BSA DBD-34 Gold Star
Craig Steggall – Washington
Electric Motorcycles Award
1974 Corbin Bonneville Partial Streamliner Salt Racer
Mike Corbin – California
Industry Award
1960 Harley-Davidson Super 10
Jackson Burrows – Canada
Custom/Modified Class
Innovation Award
2020 Curtiss Zeus
Curtiss Motorcycles – Alabama
Design and Style Award
1968 Ducati 250 Narrow Case
Analog Motorcycles – Illinois
Custom/Modified Class
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Heritage Award
1971 Honda CT-70
Steve Mast – California
Japanese Class
HVA Preservation Award
1920 Indian Streamliner
Clyde Crouch – Texas
Competition On Road Class
Significance in Racing Award
1981 Freddie Spencer’s Factory Honda Racing NS-750 Flat Tracker
Anthony Giammanco – California
Competition Off Road Class
Why We Ride Award
1970 Indian Little Indian
Clive Belvoir – California
American Class 1936-1979
Extraordinary Bicycles/Scooter Award
1969 Lambretta Vega
Siobhan Ellis – California
Extraordinary Bicycles & Scooters Class
COULD IT BE TRUE?–Millennials are killing motorcycles, but subscriptions might rev sales
Analysts argue that debt-burdened young adults just aren’t that into bikes
Millennials get blamed for the death of many things. Add motorcycles to the list.
The motorcycle category has been struggling in recent months, with shares of Harley-Davidson Inc. HOG, +2.45% off 29% over the past year. Analysts at Bernstein said that millennials’ lack of interest in bikes might be part of the reason. As baby boomers “age out” of their rising years, the analysts argue, young adults aren’t picking up the slack. That’s even as they occupy “one of the two prime life stages for motorcycling: the pre-family stage.”
Young millennials, which Bernstein pegs as adults born between 1990 and 2000, are two-thirds as likely to ride motorcycles as their elders were at this point in their life. The team at Bernstein pointed to student debt as one potential roadblock to motorcycle adoption with this cohort.
Compared to older generations, more of today’s young adults have college degrees, and that means more debt. In 2012, 70% of undergrads had taken out loans, which averaged more than $25,000, according to Bernstein. In 1990, only 50% borrowed, with the average total borrowings amounting to $15,000.
By EMILY BARY
–Market Watch
–from Rogue
What bullshit. More younger set folks are coming into the market than ever before. Hell, only half of the new millennials go to college. We are having babies every 8 seconds now. The population is now over 325 million in the US. In 1948 the population was 146 million less than half of what it is today. –Bandit
ADVENTURE RIDE OF THE WEEK–Riding Morocco: Chasing the Dakar
Two adventure bikers take on the journey of a lifetime travelling through Morocco, North Africa, on the trail of the ultimate biking challenge, the Dakar Rally.
One rider, Christophe Barriere-Varju, has competed in the Dakar Rally four times. The other, former Miss-World, Laura Csortan, has never set a wheel off-road before.
Starting in Marrakech, Morocco, they must make their way through mountains, gorges, rivers and deserts to reach the Moroccan Sahara.
Christophe shares his knowledge of what it takes to be an off-road adventurer whilst Laura pushes her biking skills to the limits and experiences a journey like never before.
Will they make it to their final destination of the Sahara Desert or will the journey of a lifetime be too much for an off-road novice?
Documentary – World Travel – 43 min [FREE]
Price: Free
Rental period: 48 hours
Duration: 43 mins
Region: Worldwide
Language: English
A National Geographic Channel Production.
Check it out.
NRA ALERTS–President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence Make History in Dallas
For the first time in the organization’s history, a sitting president and vice president both addressed NRA members at the 147th Annual Meetings in Dallas on Friday during the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum. This makes the second year in a row that President Trump’s visit is one for the history books. Last year, he became the first sitting president to attend the Annual Meetings in more than three decades when he spoke at the 2017 Leadership Forum in Atlanta. The last president to attend the NRA Annual Meetings was Ronald Reagan in 1983.
And just as he did last year, President Trump promised to the cheering, capacity crowd that he will protect the firearms freedom of law-abiding Americans and that recent efforts to restrict the Second Amendment will be staunchly opposed by his administration. Vice President Pence echoed the president’s sentiments, noting to the crowd that both he and President Trump will stand strong against any attempts to undermine our freedom.
In addition to the president and vice president, the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum featured speakers from across the country, including elected officials, first responders, veterans, NRA leaders, and freedom-loving Americans from all walks of life:
Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President, NRA
Chris Cox, Executive Director, NRA-ILA
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX)
Gov. Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Dana Loesch, NRA Spokesperson
Mark “Oz” Geist, Former Marine, Author of “13 Hours”
Mark Robinson, Second Amendment Activist, Greensboro, NC.
Diamond & Silk, Social Media Commentators
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union
Charlie Kirk, Founder, Turning Point USA and Kyle Kashuv, Student, Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School, Parkland, FL
WILD 1 OutlawZ Apes–
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OutlawZ range in size from 10-16 inches and come in a show chrome, satin black powdercoat or raw finish.
Like all Chubbys they are drilled for internal wiring. They are made with the same heavy duty double wall construction as all Chubby bars with 1.25-inche diameter tubing.
We take special care in the manufacturing process to make sure the inside corners are smooth so the electrical doesn’t get hung up during installation.
OutlawZ were designed to fit most all H-D models Excluding FLHX, FLHT/C/U/K.
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–Kit
Paisano Blog
REPORT FROM THE MOST EXPENSIVE WATCH COMPANY IN MONTANA–
May in Montana means hidden and highly secretive morel hunts, long afternoons stretching into the prettiest evenings you’ll ever see and experiencing the endless swirl of dogwood in the air.
While we wait for the fly fishing season to get going in earnest – we have been busy with some great custom pieces on the bench. We also give you a sneek peek at our Summer national advertising campaign and a flashback to one of our favorite models, the 1930. Additionally we introduce you to our friend and long time bulino Master Engraver, Christian DeCamillis.
On the Watchmakers bench…
Every month we get to build some pretty impressive custom timepieces. We seem to be having a run of Cattleman Watches crossing the bench. The big 48mm manual wind movement pictured here highlights a deep relief engraving in an Argentium Sterling Silver case. The gold star is handcast and applied at the twelve with a hand turned rope overlay.
The gold dial has a subsecond dial with the Cattleman skull and the Montana mystery of the 3, 7, 77 designation.
NEWS FROM THE TRIKE EMPIRE–Experience the ultimate joyride with a week long all-expense-paid
trip to Hawaii, including a 4-day Slingshot rental through
Polaris Adventures.
PERFORMANCE BAGGER FROM IRON TRADER–Hi Guys, our IRON TRADER NEWS bagger project is complete. The 26-inch wheel with the bolt on American Suspension front end honestly makes the bike handle beautifully.
If interested for BIKERNET BAGGERS, just yell & I’ll get you the images.
–JACK MCINTYRE
PHOTOGRAPHER
IRON TRADER NEWS.COM
Bandit’s CANTINA CO-EDITOR
BIKERNET.COM
jackmcintyrephoto.com
Rogue, the boss of Bikernet Baggers is on the case. We want to feature performance baggers. –Bandit
FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT—Did you know? Landfalls of major hurricanes in the United States have declined over the past 140 years.
Instances of F3 or larger tornadoes have been in decline since the ‘70s.
In 2017, Bloomberg News declared, “It’s not your imagination. The weather has been weird. So weird, in fact, it’s had an almost biblical feel.” Actually, it is your imagination. The weather has in fact been normal.
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GUN NUT REPORT: Dick’s Keeps Digging–
The first law of holes, sometimes attributed to cowboy philosopher Will Rogers, suggests, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” In other words, don’t make a bad decision worse by expanding it, with the hope that you will eventually extricate yourself. The hole will just get deeper. Somebody may want to mention this to Dick’s Sporting Goods.
After the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy, the retailer caved in to pressure from the gun-ban community and began to enact a number of anti-gun policies at both Dick’s Sporting Goods and Field & Stream stores. The most egregious of these new policies was the refusal to recognize the Second Amendment rights of adults aged 18-20 by refusing to sell them firearms.
Dick’s then doubled down by announcing it would not just remove certain types of semi-automatic rifles from its stores, but would actually destroy its entire stock of these commonly-owned firearms, along with their accessories. Yes, you read that right. Dick’s will destroy firearms.
But if anyone who supports our Right to Keep and Bear Arms was still confused about Dick’s position on our firearms freedom, a recent article at theFederalist.com should remove all doubt.
The Federalist reports that Dick’s Sporting Goods has hired three new federal lobbyists to promote gun control in Congress. Evidently, Dick’s has cut ties with a lobbying firm it had used for a number of years to protect its business interests on issues like tax reform, cybersecurity, and patent litigation reform. New lobbyist registration documents state the new lobbyists were hired for “[l]obbying related to gun control.”
So as Dick’s continues to develop its anti-gun bona fides by fully embracing a gun control agenda, we note that the retailer continues to stock small shovels and trenching tools in most of its locations. We can’t verify whether they outsource the heavier implements needed for the major excavation at corporate headquarters in Pennsylvania.
WARNING SIGNS—Okay, life is moving fast. It’s on the edge and pushing in lots of directions. We are hit with fraud schemes and sales calls daily. The government and society is trying to push mandates and new taxes against us weekly.
It’s hard to keep up and make smart decisions, but in a sense we must, or find a way to eliminate distractions and connections.
So, what am I getting at. We all need to fight for Freedom. Let me put it this way. I coach kids to put a portion of their time each week to personal progress, like hitting the gym, improving their education or building equity. Or all three.
I want them to party and ride like the wind, but they need to factor in the other elements. Hell, every year on the way to Sturgis, me and a couple of buddies would find a gym and work out before dinner.
Okay, so somewhere in that mix we need to find the time to support freedom, join a motorcycle rights group or get involved.
This is a shot of one of the first 45 sidevalve Harleys. I recently scored a frame, front end and lower end. It’s cool to see the complete bike.
Next week we will feature Klock Werks, my new Panhead build and maybe Larry Settle’s Trask Turbo Twin Cam. I’m already working on a new Cantina Episode, number 80, amazing. Let me know what you thought of the last one.
Ride Free Forever,
–Bandit
