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Get Ready to Roll – Good Guys to Start Season with 1st Spring National in Scottsdale, Arizona, March 12 – 14–It might not feel like it in many parts of the country just yet, but the month of March marks the official start of the Custom Car season 2010. The premier event that gets everybody rollin’ will be held in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona, from Friday, March 12 to Sunday, March 14, at Westworld. While the location is well known to Hot Rodders and Custom Car enthusiasts worldwide from the annual Southwest Nationals, it will host for the first time the debut of the Good Guys Spring Nationals, featuring more than 2,000 pre-1972 vintage and custom cars, trucks, vendor exhibits, swap meet, cars for sale area and much more.
The Spring Nationals also mark the grand of the Boss Snake Giveaway Car. After a yearlong build, this one of a kind super muscle car, built by the RPM Hot Rod Shop is sure to turn heads. Visitors and attendees will also have a chance to win a classic 1968 Pontiac Firebird courtesy of KOOL 94.5FM and CBS 5.
The Spring Nationals will get off to a fast and fun start on Thursday, March 11, with a special Hot Rod Cruise and Kick off Party hosted by the Over the Hill Gang. The Hot Rod cruise is scheduled to leave the registration tent at Westworld at 10:30am. Stops include Mel Martins private collection, Hughes Performance (which will include a catered lunch), Baer Brakes, Scotty?s Garage, Darryl Smith Racing and Charly’s Garage (AKA Custom Automotive Specialists). The tour will finish with the official kickoff party at Drew?s Garage in Tempe, Arizona at 5:00pm with food from 6pm.
For more information on the 1st Spring Nationals please visit www.ggspringnats.com or . www.good-guys.com
– – C.S. Berg
Bikernet Desert Editor
Bikernet Motorcycle Insurance Quote Engine Built Specifically for Bikernet Readers – Go Ahead! Get a Quote and Save Some Money– Thursday, March 4, 2010 – Bikernet San Diego Branch Office: The Bikernet Insurance Center LLC is pleased to introduce its first online motorcycle insurance quote engine to Bikernet readers. This quote engine was designed to allow bikers to get a quote quick, purchase their insurance, print their ID cards and insurance policy online and then get on the road riding fast.
The Bikernet Motorcycle Quote Engine is being introduced to our readers in several stages.
The 100% online version is now available to bikers from California.
Yup, California bikers don’t even have to talk to us if they don’t want to. California bikers can get a quote, buy and print documents right from their computer. Just click on the “California Bikers” button to access the online quote engine. Complete the form, buy, print and go.
Bikers from all other states – you got an online quote engine coming soon.
We are working 24/7 to get other states qualified and set up for online service. In the meantime, click on the “Bikers From Other States” button to contact our office the old fashion way via email at >clientservice@bikernet-insurance.com or calling us toll free at 888-467-8703. Either way, we pay attention and you’ll get our special service-best price treatment.
Highlights of our California online quote engine.
1. No credit-scoring used to select or de-select you.
2. Not even required to have a motorcycle license. (No M1 requirement.)
3. No motorcycle riding experience rating criteria used.
4. Accidents and Violations (other than Alcohol/DUI) over 36 months old are not counted against you.
5. Very competitive rates. Some of the lowest in the business.
Here’s the key information the online California quote engine does use to rate you for motorcycle insurance.
1. Vehicle Identification Number
2. The garaging address where the bike is kept.
3. Motor Vehicle Record – Your actual MVR driving record.
Discounts: We bring you all the discounts you can handle and qualify for. For example:
1. Multi-Vehicle Discount
2. Good Driver Discount
3. Mature Driver Discount
4. Rider Safety Training Discount (From Motorcycle Safety Foundation)
5. Renewal Discount
6. Anti-Theft Discount
Other benefits to bikers:
1. Six and 12 month policies available.
2. Online payment options 24/7.
3. We partner only with top-rated, trusted, and financially secure insurance companies.
4. We know bikers and their insurance needs better than anybody.
In summary, we are working hard to bring you the best insurance available. Bikers from California can use the “online self-service” approach and get insurance done on the spot. They can simply complete the motorcycle application, get their quote, buy and print documents online.
Bikers from other states can also get our money-saving quotes but need to contact our office the old fashioned way until we get the quote engine set up for their specific state. Stay tuned and Ride Safe Out There. We Care About You.
Contact us anytime should you need any assistance.
Email: clientservice@bikernet-insurance.com
Toll Free: 888-467-8703
Phone: 858-566-8703
Fax: 858-693-8703
CA License 0G67810. Principal Agent CA 0D71028
Contact clientservice@bikernet-insurance.com for licensing information about your specific state.
AVON TYRE REVIEW–By the way I got the Avon tires mounted yesterday. The Duc may still be orange, but it feels different. This new tire profile/compound has changed the mind-to-asphalt connection quite a bit. The bike turns without any effort, almost as if the old setup was that of a stretched Harley with a 360 rear tire.
I found myself ripping through Mulholland faster and smoother, without having it feeling squirrely or risky. Another good note: the tires don’t track at all on freeway grooves and the front end is less prone to skidding when going over road joints in turns.
Whoopee!
–Canyon Carver
BIKERNET TECH QUESTION OF THE DAY–You always give me the straight dope on tech issues as you see them and we appreciate it! I have Bare Knuckle Choppers building me a 530 Chain Primary and it?s built on a killer clutch hub with a Baker 9-plate clutch. I was talking with a guy at Baker the other day (young guy?) and was asking about some questions with the Baker Trans and Starter I purchased.
When I mentioned that I will be running their 9-Plate clutch dry he kind of paused and was not sure that it would be OK as they don?t test them Dry. Paul @ BKC has told me they run this set-up without problems. I was wondering if you have heard of anyone running this clutch dry and having any problems or any feedback. I am running a 113 inch Patrick Racing motor so I wanted a stout primary and clutch set-up to handle it, not to mention that killer look it will have.
Enjoy the site!
–Phil Lukas
Ojai, Califa
We always research tech questions for any readers. I called my guy at BDL. Here?s what he said. ?Clutch linings don?t care if they run wet or dry. But if you run them wet you need more spring pressure.? So you?re good to go. He was concerned about the 530 chain. Are you going to run two chains for that big engine? Make sure you have a serious chain guard.–Wrench
FINDINGS FROM THE BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER, THREE Reasons You Need Vitamin C–Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and an essential nutrient, meaning our bodies can’t make it and we must obtain it from our diets. Specifically, vitamin C:
1. Plays a central role in the repair and regeneration of tissues.
2. Helps protect cells from everyday oxidative stress throughout the body.
3. May support healthy immune function.
Getting vitamin C through your diet is easy – food sources are abundant and can be enjoyed all year long: try increasing your intake of broccoli, cantaloupe, kiwi, oranges, peppers, pineapple, pink grapefruit and strawberries. Supplemental vitamin C is another option – I suggest a vitamin C supplement derived from d-glucose, taken with a meal to reduce any stomach irritation.
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Find out – get your free personalized supplement evaluation from Dr. Weil’s Vitamin Advisor. Based on your health history and lifestyle, it provides science-based recommendations for supplements and vitamins. Visit today to learn more, and if you decide to purchase our supplements save up to 25%.
–DRWeil.com
Top Ten Reasons Men Prefer Guns Over Women–10. You can trade an old 44 for a new 22.
9. You can keep one gun at home and have another for when you are on the road.
8. If you admire a friend’s gun and tell him so, he will probably let you try it out a few times.
7. Your primary gun doesn’t mind if you keep another gun for a backup.
6. Your gun will stay with you even if you run out of ammo.
5. A gun doesn’t take up a lot of closet space.
4. Guns function normally every day of the month.
3. A gun doesn’t ask , “Do these new grips make me look fat?”
2. A gun doesn’t mind if you go to sleep after you use it.
And the number one reason a gun is favored over a woman…
1. YOU CAN BUY A SILENCER FOR A GUN!!
— Weezdog
X-RATED RIDDLES: If the dove is the bird of peace, what is the bird of true love?
The swallow.
–Rogue
Oilfield Math– Working in the oilfield with others such as me and awealth of combined experience we understand the accuracy of the following.
Think of it this way: A clunker that travels 12,000 miles a year at 15 mpg uses 800 gallons of gas a year. A vehicle that travels 12,000 miles a year at 25 mpg uses 480 gallons a year.So, the average Cash for Clunkers transaction will reduce US gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year.
They claim 700,000 vehicles so that’s 224 million gallons saved per year. That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil.5 million barrels is about 5 hours worth of US consumption.
More importantly, 5 million barrels of oil at $70 per barrel costs about $350 million dollars.So, the government paid $3 billion of our tax dollars to save $350 million.
We spent $8.57 for every dollar we saved.
I’m pretty sure they will do a great job with our health care, though.
–Mike Colburn
Deputies jail 2 chiropractors on stolen motorcycles in Daytona– DAYTONA BEACH — The county’s motorcycle theft task force netted two Georgia chiropractors riding stolen motorcycles near Main Street in Bike Week’s first such arrests of the event, officials said.
The suspects — David Nudelman, 31 and David Hershkowitz, 35 — looked uneasy when members of the county’s Motorcycle Anti-Theft Task Force approached them as they patrolled Main Street after 5 p.m. Monday, said Brandon Haught, Volusia County sheriff’s spokesman.
When police noticed the vehicle identification numbers on the Kawasaki ZX-10 and the Yamaha R-1 seemed altered, they ran the numbers and discovered that both bikes had been reported stolen out of Georgia — the Kawasaki in January, the Yamaha in 2008, Haught said.
The suspects denied they knew anything about the motorcycles being stolen, Haught said. Nudelman said he had bought both bikes, but could not remember when and where because it had been a long time ago. Hershkowitz meanwhile, was listed as a witness in the Yamaha theft, according to information dug out by the Task Force, Haught said.
In addition, it was also learned that Hershkowitz is a friend of the Yamaha’s owner, Haught said.
The chiropractors were charged with grand theft auto and possession of a vehicle with an altered ID number. The men both posted $5,000 bail this morning and were out of the Volusia County Branch Jail.
— By LYDA LONGA , Staff Writer, Daytona News Journal
–from Rogue
EDITORIAL: Hot-dog hysteria -Big Brother takes a bite out of common sense–Believe it or not, the government is about to regulate the shape of hot dogs. Bureaucrats at the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Agriculture and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are studying how to change the shape of hot dogs to prevent youngsters from choking. As a result, recent headlines have warned about “killer hot dogs” and “Doctors urging for a safer, choke-free hot dog.”
It’s true that compared to some other foods, hot dogs seem to present a slightly higher risk. Of the 66 to 77 choking deaths for children younger than 10 in 2006, hot dogs reportedly accounted for about 11 to 13 deaths. But this claim of relative risk isn’t conclusive because there has been no attempt to account for the fact that children might be eating more hot dogs than other types of food.
Changing the shape of the beloved “tube steak” could reduce but not eliminate that number. Unfortunately, some kids will likely still choke on redesigned hot dogs, no matter what, just like some children choke on hamburgers, apples or other foods.
The death rate per hot dog is incredibly small. American kids younger than 10 eat approximately 1.8 billion hot dogs per year, which works out to an average of about 45 hot dogs per child per annum. That pegs the death rate per hot dog from choking at 0.0000007 percent. If crossing a street were so safe, parents would breathe a sigh of relief.
Any child’s death is tragic, but the government cannot regulate everything and create a risk-free kindergarten utopia. Perhaps bureaucrats will go after bathtubs next. More than 90 children younger than 5 died from drowning in bathtubs in 2006. Forty-three children younger than 10 died riding bicycles. Even in extremely regulated areas, there are many more deaths. In that age group, more than 1,100 died as a result of motor-vehicle accidents that year.
Life involves some risks. If government agencies don’t have anything better to do than regulate hot dogs, their budgets should be cut to help them focus on essential duties.
This just goes to show you How Bad the Government is getting.Never mind the fact that it would eliminate the Biker Game ?Weenie Bite? and or other uses, LOL.
–Rogue
NOTE FROM THE BIKERNET FAMILY COUNSELOR’S NOTEBOOK–I just read an article on the dangers of heavy drinking…
Scared the shit out of me. So that’s it! After today, no more reading.
–MaryAnn Hart
Oregon man: Flipping bird at police OK under First Amendment– CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) — A Clackamas, Ore., man has filed a federal lawsuit over what he says is his First Amendment right to express himself by giving the finger to sheriff’s deputies.
Robert Ekas tells The Oregonian that he flipped off Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies because he has a constitutional right to do it. Ekas also says he is protesting police violence.
In his lawsuit, Ekas says that in July 2007 he flipped off a Clackamas deputy while driving, and the deputy gave him tickets for illegal lane change and improper display of license plates. He was acquitted on the citations. A month later, he gave the finger to another deputy, who detained him but wrote no tickets.
Ekas alleges he was being harassed. An attorney for the county declined to comment on the lawsuit.
— The Oregonian
–from Rogue
BIKERNET SCOOPS THE BIG DOGS–Bryan Schimke’s bike, Consuela, is featured in the April issue of IronWorks. This is the bike you got the scoop on FIRST, by the way…here’s a couple of fotos to include if you want one.
— I forgot, he’s the sole proprieter of TPJ Customs at tpjcustoms@aol.com
–Felicia
ANOTHER NUTTY WEEK FADES–This week scrambled my bleak thoughts. I received a Jury Duty notification, and it said I fucked up and missed my last assigned date. I immediately called Sara Liberte, of the Garage Girls. “I just partied all night and showed up smelly and hungover,” she coached me. “They told me to go home.”
Nervous, I didn’t know what the hell to do with the week, or even next. We are supposed to set up another SEMA meeting. I scheduled a photo shoot with Torian Leathers, and knockout little Hispanic model with a bubblebutt and Peter Linney, the photog. He prepped to shoot my 5-Ball Factory Racer for Bikernet and the Cycle Source. Plus, I had an appointment to audition for a job in a TV commercial.
On top of that, I was trying to write a K&N tech feature, edit some fiction, work with Mike Pullin on his second Bikernet Biker Feature, and Terry Lovering sent me his life story. Plus, get this. I had to give a presentation with concept drawing to a representative of the City of Los Angeles. They asked me about a metal sculpture for the entrance to Wilmington. I worked with George Fleming, our famous logo artist, on several concept drawings.
I’m reading the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s series on WWII. I got my ass up early yesterday morning and drove into Long Beach to the Courthouse, with my book under my arm. This book heightened my anxiety level for the week. It’s virtually a daily diary from 1942, shortly after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. This particular book is called the Hinge of Fate, and although Winston was confident in the outcome of the war, with the United States at his back, Japan was kicking ass from Singapore, through the Philipines, to India. No one could stop them. I bit my nails as I turned every page. Grim times as the United States was just beginning to gear up for war.
So, there I sat waiting to be called into a dank court room to decide on some bastard’s fate, while I read about multitudes of ships being sunk along the east coast by Nazi U-boats, and England fighting the Japanese to save India, while India’s political structure demanded severance from British Empire. Some countries didn’t know whether to just give in to the fascist onslaught or work with England and fight back. Crazy times.
At one point in the morning, as I stood on a balcony of the sixth floor and looked out at the Queen Mary, the bays and jetties around downtown, they called us into the simple room and started to shout-out names. I tried to ignore the clerk, but she kept calling names, then stopped. I wasn’t one of the chosen many. They were asked to quickly find another floor and a particular courtroom. I returned to the outside balcony and continued to read about Japan surrounding the island of Ceylon and wasting it. I was beginning to sweat.
We were given a two-hour lunch break and I jammed back to the Bikernet Headquarters for lunch with the lovely Sin Wu. She made me a fried-rice scramble, then I headed back to the dreaded courthouse. They give me the hebe-jebes, as if some buxom blonde cradling a baby will point at me in the hall and scream at the top of her lungs, “It’s him!”
I kept reading about Japanese Naval superiority and battle after battle lost. Finally, around 3:30 they called us back into the cold room. I sat tentatively and waited for the dark name calling, but they cut us loose. Suddenly the fleeting week was once again mine. I scrambled out of that building, like a puppy released from the pound. I peeled to the headquarters, launched two articles, including a new Zippers EFI tech from Rogue, and Mike Pullin’s first North Carolina bike feature from the Charlotte Easyriders show. Damn, it was good to be free again.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
