April 09, 2009 Part 3

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BIKER BEAUTIES MAGAZINE TEAMS WITH BIKERNET FOR COMPUTER WALL PAPER IMAGES–Shot this photo today of Hailey Heart with her Harley. It was like 50degrees in Denver but we got some great shots anyway.

Attached the photo as a thumbnail and an 800×600 Wallpaper for Bikernet.comI’ll work on making more this week in Vegas but how about putting it up as”Bikernet’s Free Wallpaper of the Week”. Then each week put up a newwallpaper and move all the one taken down into the Cantina as an archive.

I can make the wallpapers in other sizes if you can tell me what sizes youwant.

–Sam
Publisher
BikerBeauties Magazine

WILD ONE MOVIE AND THE HISTORY OF THE OUTLAW MC PATCH–Do you know if the Outlaws used the Wild One club logo with their patch design?Movie was made in 1954. I’ll see about the Outlaws. I’ll get back to you. I watched the movie recently on TCM.

If you look up Outlaws M/C, There’s a page that says when the colors (Patch) were redesigned. It was originally taken from the movie. Then I guess in ’65 it was redone, and nick-named Charlie.

–Thunder

HINES TAKES SCREAMIN? EAGLE? V-ROD TO HOUSTON SEMI-FINALS–Hines Sets Track Record to Lead Qualifying; Krawiec Advances to Second Round.

HOUSTON, Texas (March 29, 2009) ? Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines rode a Harley-Davidson V-Rod? to the No. 1 qualifying position and advanced to the semi-final round in Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the O?Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park. Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Eddie Krawiec, the defending NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, qualified sixth and advanced to the second round of eliminations.

Taking advantage of the 54-degree temperature and low humidity, Hines claimed the 23rd top qualifying spot of his career with a 6.889-second pass in the first round on Saturday, at the time a new Pro Stock Motorcycle track record and the sixth-fastest ET in Pro Stock Motorcycle history. Krawiec qualified sixth with a 6.983-second run.

?We took advantage of optimal conditions in the first session,? said Hines. ?To run this strong in just our second race with the new Screamin’ Eagle V-Rods is great. We had the set-up just right. That was an impressive run.?

Hines opened Sunday eliminations with a 6.946 run to score a win over Suzuki rider LE Tonglet (7.204), and used a 6.934 run to defeat the Steve Johnson WyoTech Suzuki (7.011) in the second round.

A red-light start by Rum Bum Racing Buell rider Shawn Gann gave Krawiec a win in the first round. In the second round, Krawiec rode his Screamin? Eagle V-Rod to a personal-best ET of 6.932 seconds, but that was not enough to defeat the NitroFish Suzuki of Matt Smith, who made a 6.865-second run to set a new national Pro Stock Motorcycle ET record.

?Smith had a great pass,? said Krawiec. ?We had just installed a new engine for the second round, and I made the best pass of my career at an NHRA event. It?s clear the new V-Rod has a lot of potential and we?ll just keep dialing it in.?

Making his second consecutive semi-final round appearance of the season, Hines left the line 0.013-second early to give a win to Douglas Horne. Horne lost to Team Scream Suzuki rider Craig Treble in the final round.

?I chunked the rear tire in the second round, and the new tire affected our set-up for the semi-final round,? said Hines. ?To compensate, I focused a little too much on the tree and got the red light. This one?s on me.?

After two events on the 17-race 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle schedule, Smith leads the standings with 174 points. Hector Arana is second with 172 points, followed by Hines in third with 152 points. Treble is fourth with 151 points, followed by Horne with 125 and Krawiec in sixth with 107.

The next event on the 2009 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle schedule is the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, April 16-19, in Atlanta.

ZIPPERS’S 95 & 103-INCH Big Bore Exchange Service–Spring is here – Pump Up the Power in your Twin Cam with a Zipper?s big bore exchange cylinder kit! Zipper?s has Twin Cam cylinders that have been treated to a precision boring and honing process in our Rottler CNC hone, on torque plates for a straight and true finish requiring minimal run time for ring seating.

Wiseco forged pistons with moly-coated skirts are as tough as they come, and each kit is supplied with a complete top end and cam change gasket kit. Kits are available in silver, black with highlights or all-black (Cross Bones) finish.

Three different compression ratio pistons are available for both 88? to 95? or 96? to 103? conversions, to perfectly meet your cam or cylinder head requirements.

Minimize downtime using the exchange program ? No Waiting!

See your favorite dealer or contact:

–ZIPPER?S PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS
6655-A Amberton Drive
Elkridge, MD 21075
Phone 410.579.2828
Fax 410.579.2835

ABOUT OUR NEW ON-LINE RETAIL SPONSOR–K & G Cycles brings you the state-of-the-art in online motorcycle parts shopping. With over 100,000 motorcycle parts in over 1,200 categories from over 400 manufacturers and 5 major motorcycle parts wholesalers, K & G Cycles guarantees you will find exactly the part you need for your project.

Here, you can find everything you need for your late-model custom project or your classic restoration. With new and unique product lines being added daily, our goal is to provide our customers with the widest possible parts selection for American-made motorcycles at prices you simply will not believe.

K & G Cycles was founded in 2006 by George and Kyle Marakas. The roots of K & G Cycles come from our love of motorcycles and our hobby of restoring antique motorcycles. K & G Cycles is proud to be a dealer for major motorcycle wholesale distributors including Vtwin, Mid-USA, MC Advantages, Midwest Motorcycle Supply, Colony Manufacturing, and Custom Chrome. We offer the complete line of products from these wholesalers making your shopping experience a one-stop process.

We also bring you the best the VTwin industry has to offer from smaller vendors with fantastic products like Rekluse, Condor, F4 Customs, Crystal Bandanas, Trimax, and many more.

We are constantly on the lookout for products that you can’t find anywhere else and, remembering our roots, we want to partner with new businesses that are as serious about serving the customer as we are. We believe our strength comes from the support and loyalty of our customers and vendors and we work as hard or harder than anyone to build that loyalty.

Head over to www.kandgcycles.com and find that perfect part. We promise to earn your business and your loyalty.

Contact and Ordering Information:
K and G Cycles LLC
Website: www.kandgcycles.com
Email: sales@kandgcycles.com
Phone: 888-524-4106

BRP Seeks Investment of $40-$80 Million–Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., a privately held company, is taking measures to raise between $40.27 million to $80.55 million (CA $50 to $100 million) of new capital with a goal of reducing its overall debt. The company hopes for funding to come from BRP?s shareholders, as well as contributions from other institutional sources.

However, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has just lowered BRP’s long-term corporate credit rating in response to the OEM seeking an amendment allowing it to use the new funding to repurchase debt at a discount. The notes in question would mature in 2013.

S&P says it lowered BRP’s long-term corporate credit rating to CCC-plus, down from B-minus. Reps at S&P said that if the debt repurchase goes ahead as planned, the bondholders won’t get back all the principal and interest payments that they would have otherwise received. BRP officials say they believe that S&P’s decision is based on overly rigid guidelines that do not appropriately incorporate the company’s particular situation.

The OEM insists it is not making a distressed debt offer, and says the proposed amendment to allow for repurchases of a portion of its term loan at a discounted rate with new capital reflects management’s motivation to reduce debt levels.

BRP’s portfolio of brands and products include Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft and sport boats, Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines, Can-Am ATVs and roadsters, as well as Rotax engines and karts. The company operates manufacturing facilities on three continents and distributes product to more than 80 countries.

In December, BRP drafted a plan to cut production by 20 percent and to eliminate 980 jobs. The OEM said the global economic recession was forcing it to take conservative actions to reflect the retail and inventory realities of the marketplace and cut expenses to a minimum.

— Submitted by Guido Ebert
–DEALERNEWS

FORMER WISCONSIN SENATOR DAVE ZEIN, IS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NUTRITIONAL WELLNESS ASSOCIATION AND BIKERNET NUTRITIONAL PHILOSOPHER–Here are some thoughts to ponder upon. The National Nutritional Wellness Assoc. is perhaps our greatest mission in life. The impacts to help people be happy, healthy, and successful are unlimited.Here are ideas to plant the seed, bait the hook and set the stage – brainstorm:

– Prioritize, Plan, Focus and Follow-thru??
Each of us – especially us together
Are catalysts and facilitators –
Empowering coalition
That enhance the quality of life
Into enlightenment!

Assimilating multiple priorities and coalitions is exciting.
– The best gift to give,
Example to exchange,
Or legacy to leave –
Is better physical and spiritual health!
Live life as an
Everlasting prayer-
Oh, how wonderfully inspired,
When healthy.

Again, just thoughts.God Bless you, our mission and Your Loved Ones.

–Dave Zien
Any pledges to promote, dedicate or honor the National Nutritional Wellness Assoc. would be superb!

TEMECULA HELP RIDE–The Help Ride is now accepting vendors. The Music Festival and Bike Show will take place on Saturday, August 29th, 2009 in Old Town Temecula. The vendor registration form is attached and the website is live at www.helpride.com.

We look forward to seeing you there.

–Corinna
Event Coordinator
www.HelpRide.com
951-775-9967 cell
ckcoram@yahoo.com

NEW NICK’S THE DICK COME TO BIKERNET–Just when you thought Bikernet was becoming a straight moto-journalistic endeavor, all hell breaks loose.

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–Digital
Bikernet Web Emperor

BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER ALERT–The Center for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a highly contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally, by hand, and even electronically. This virus is called Weekly Overload Recreational Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from your boss, any of your colleagues or anyone else via any means whatsoever – DO NOT TOUCH IT!!!

This virus will wipe out your private life entirely. If you should come into contact with WORK you should immediately leave the premises.

Take two good friends to the nearest liquor store and purchase one or both of the antidotes – Work Isolating Neutralizer Extract (WINE) and Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.You should immediately forward this medical alert to five friends.

If you do not have five friends, you have already been infected and WORK is controlling your life.

–Da Flea

Join Us This Thursday Night at Spencers Corner! —A Great Bike Night spot with live music, food, pool and outdoor drink service!(Located in West Ft. Worth in the parking lot of the Ridgmar Mall) Spencers Corner Bike Nights!

This Thursday at Spencers Corner;Live Rock Roll music! Wet Wild Bikini Contest! Happy Hour 5-8 $1 Well and $1 Domestic Beer! Power Hour 8-10:30 $2 Well and $2 Domestic!

Finally all settled and lighted up at our new location!

April Event Calendar;
Saturday April 11th Long Horn Harley Bikini Contest!

Saturday April 18th is our GIANT 5 Year Renegade Anniversary Party!

Visit Our Web Site!

New Motorcycles Pre-Owned Motorcycles Clearance Inventory

2618 I-20 West, Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
At the NW Corner of I-20 and Great Southwest in Grand Prairie
Local 469-348-2222, Toll free 877-976-BIKE
Or visit us online at www.renegadecycles.com

ALL NEW ART EXHIBIT OPENS IN BIKERNET ART GALLERY–I’m writing to introduce you, your members, and clients to Principle Gallery and the oil paintings of artist Bill Murcko. Bill has a fascination with true characters who value individuality while often banding together with others in strength and purpose.

Bill?s ?Brothers of the Road? are narrative portraits of real people who take pride in their bikes, adornments, and way of life. Attached are a few examples of the works.

We will be hosting an event to introduce the work on Friday, April 17th from 6:30 ? 9:00. Beer and wine will be served and all are welcome!

–Michele Ward
Principle Gallery
208 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.739.9326
info@principlegallery.com

www.principlegallery.com

Hard rockers Tesla Stellar Chip Lineup– BUFFALO CHIP CAMPGROUND, SD ?? Sacramento based hard rockers Tesla has joined the stellar lineup at the Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground. They will play Thursday, Aug. 6 during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

In 1986 the band City Kidd was renamed Tesla for Nikola Tesla, an inventor and electrical engineer credited with inventing the radio transmitter before Marconi. Tesla has derived their name, song and album titles and some lyrical content from the events relating to the dispute between Marconi and Nikola Tesla.

The band?s music is heavily influenced by the blues, heavy metal and hard rock. The band has always been more about their music than the glitzy make-up and costume rockers of their early years.

?Tesla provides a hard rockin? component to our musical lineup that combines the blues with the metal influences our Sturgis Rally crowd loves,? said Rod Woodruff, campground owner.

The band has 23 charted hits and six albums that have gone gold, platinum or double platinum accounting for more than 16 million albums sold.

Their current album ?Forever More? which was released on their own label and produced by Terry Thomas, included the hit ?I Wanna Live? on Billboard?s U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart. Thomas also was their producer for their Bust A Nut album, which included the hits ?Mama?s Fool,? ?Need Your Lovin,?? and ?Alot to Lose.?

The band includes vocalist Jeff Keith, Frank Hannon on guitars, keyboards and vocals, Dave Rude on guitars, Brian Wheat on bass and Troy Luccetta on drums.

Other confirmed performers for the Buffalo Chips concert series include: Aerosmith, Toby Keith, George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Lita Ford, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Billy Squier and counter-culture comics Cheech & Chong. Information and reservations are available at: www.BuffaloChip.com .

AFGHANISTAN BIKERNET CORRESPONDENT CHECKS IN–Our troops in Afghanistan prove they’ve retained their sense of humor With the following: ‘YOU MAY BE A TALIBAN IF…’

1. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to Beer.

2. You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you Can’t afford shoes.

3. You have more wives than teeth.

4. You wipe your butt with your bare left hand, but consider bacon ‘unclean.’

5. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.

6. You can’t think of anyone you haven’t declared Jihad against.

7. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in Your clothing.

8. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than Setting off roadside bombs.

9. You have nothing against women and think every man should own at Least one.

10. You’ve always had a crush on your neighbor’s goat.

–from Nicole Brosing

HARLEY-DAVIDSON CELEBRATES HISPANIC RIDERS AND ENCOURAGES HARLISTAS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES–The Motor Company Celebrates the Spirit of Latino Riders and Enthusiasts With New Section on its Web Site.

MILWAUKEE (April 8, 2009) ? Harley-Davidson Motor Company is celebrating the dedication and pride of Hispanic riders and enthusiasts by launching a new section on its Web site. As authentic as the Motor Company, the Harlista interactive experience will feature true Hispanic Harley riders. A Harlista is a Harley rider of Latino heritage.

The new interactive section highlights the appreciation of Latino Harley riders and enthusiasts. Harlistas can share and submit personal stories, photos and videos of their life on the open road by visiting www.harley-davidson.com/harlistas. Some of the stories will be selected for an opportunity to be featured in an upcoming documentary produced by Harley-Davidson.

?There is a longstanding history between Hispanics and Harley-Davidson and we want to celebrate it,? said Karina Jaramillo-Saa, manager of market outreach, Harley-Davidson Motor Company. ?We are very excited about our Harlista site and can?t wait to share in the spirit of our riders and see their wonderful experiences.?

Harley-Davidson has been a previous supporter of the Latin Billboard Music Awards, Lowrider Tours, Los Angeles? Fiesta Broadway and one of the largest Latino motorcycle clubs in the U.S., the Latin American Motorcycle Association (LAMA).

Merging the Latino and Harley experience is the foundation of this effort that captures the warmth, compa?erismo (camaraderie) and trust one would sense in the presence of a true Harlista. The interactive experience will further encourage the camaraderie among Harlistas and also serve as a community to inspire those who want to ride.

?Harlistas share in the pride and passion of Harley-Davidson,? said Mario Nieves, president of LAMA whose story is featured at the site. ?Riders come from all walks of life. From Central to South America, the Caribbean and North America, Harlistas share a rich and proud history. This centralized online community gives us a space to share in that passion.?

Mario is joined by Mike Ramos and Victor Camarillo, fellow Harlistas who share their stories and are also featured in additional material available at local dealerships.

Harlistas are encouraged to share their personal stories at www.harley-davidson.com/harlistas and have an opportunity to be part of the Harlista documentary if selected.

For more information, visit www.harley-davidson.com/harlistas.

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