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CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE READER POLL–Just wanted to drop you a line about the Cycle Source Magazine reader poll. I guess now that we figured out how to spell demographic people want us to use the word in practice so we?re holding a poll to get info about our readers. If you follow this link
http://cyclesource.com/readerpoll/public/survey.php?name=2008_Reader_s_Poll, it takes about two minutes and it will really help out the bean counters who work here. I hope the ol? lady didn?t hear me type that?? Hahaha.
Seriously though, anyone who reads or subscribes to The Cycle Source Magazine is invited to take part in this poll, it?s going to help us out a lot when it comes to what our position is in the motorcycle publishing world.
Anyway, headin? off to the 105th and then straight to the Salt Flats, I?ll keep an eye peeled for BikerNet.com worthy content along the way.
–Chris Callen
Emperor
Cycle Source Magazine
BIKERNET FAMILY COUNSELING– A husband and wife were sitting watching TV when he turned to his wife and said,
‘Honey, tell me something that will make me happy and sad all at the same time.’
She said, “You have the biggest dick of all your friends.”
–from Bob Clark
Freedom Performance Slip-On Mufflers–MORGAN HILL, CA June 24, 2008 ? The guy?s at Freedom Performance have developed a line of slip-on mufflers that fit their True Dual Headers like a glove and fit your OEM headers as well. The Freedom 3.5? Signature slip-ons are their performance muffler based off the canister on their ?Union? 2-into-1 pipe. The Sharktails offer a more aggressive look and sound and include a removable performance baffle. Sold in pairs, the Slip-On Mufflers have a suggested retail price from $379.99 to $599.99.
The Freedom Performance Slip-On Mufflers are distributed by Custom Chrome. To find a dealer nearest you please visit www.customchrome.com or call 800-729-3332.Part# 689763, 689731, 689764
The Bikernet Human–The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.
It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
One human hair can support 3 kg (6 lb).
Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
The attachment of human muscles to skin is what causes dimples.
The average man’s penis is three times the length of his thumb.
A woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s.
If the average male never shaved, his beard would be 13 feet long when he died.
Men with hairless chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.
There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
Side by side, 2000 cells from the human body could cover about one square inch.
Women blink twice as often as men.
The average person’s skin weighs twice as much as the brain.
When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate. they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate!
Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren’t.
Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.
If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.
The average woman is five inches shorter than the average man.
.. All males are still checking their thumbs.
–from Buckshot
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Thunder Road, The Custom Capital Of Sturgis, Boasts Bigger Crowds Again!–Sturgis, SD–August 28, 2008 – Thunder Road, the custom capital of Sturgis, lived up to its name for the sixth year in a row. With more world class bike shows than anywhere else, they had over 350 custom bikes entering bike shows over six days. Official overall traffic numbers for Sturgis were down this year but vendors at Thunder Road saw an increase in sales and traffic.
Thunder Road is the premier space for bike shows in Sturgis because of its location, plentiful parking and enormous building, the Thunderdome. Six bike shows happened at the Thunderdome including Trike Wars: Trike and Sidecar Show, The Horse Backstreet Choppers Bike Show, Metzeler Bike Show, Perewitz Custom Paint Bike Show, Rats Hole Bike Show and Bikernet.com Brouhaha. Each show catered to a wide variety of bikers and custom bike builders and all drew record crowds.
Michael Lichter’s famed motorcycle-themed art exhibit, “Stay-Gold,” was a huge success as it featured builders and artists, including Keith R. “Bandit” Ball art and Bonneville motorcycles, in the spirit of the late Johnny Chop who were in the show because art and bikes are their passion.
Miss Sturgis Rachel Riley and all the Miss Sturgis Bike Week Calendar models were on hand to sign the Miss Sturgis calendars throughout the day at Thunder Road. On Wednesday and Thursday there was a special appearance by Steven Tyler, front man of Aerosmith and co-owner of Red Wing Custom Motorcycles. He gave away several signed custom Red Wing guitars, talked bikes with the bike show entrants and posed for pictures with fans.
The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse was at the center of the action with giveaways, contests and great entertainment. The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse featured bike builders Gard Hollinger, Russell Mitchell, Billy Lane and Paul Cox who all had bikes displayed. The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse hosted open casting calls for the Next Great American Builder all week and featured live paint demonstrations by noted custom painter Buck Wild. Christian Clayton and Sucker Punch Sally’s unveiled their new custom Hard Rock motorcycle for the record crowds. Many well-known custom builders and celebrities stopped by throughout the event, which kept the crowds flowing into the Thunderdome.
Strokers Sturgis, brought to Sturgis by master builder, entrepreneur and star of Speed Channel’s “Texas Hardtails” series, Rick Fairless, was the place to be in the Thunderdome. Ice-cold beer and hotter-than-hot babes, live music and three full bars made it one of the coolest joints in Sturgis.
“This year we added more bike shows and events to make sure there was never a dull moment at Thunder Road, and it paid off. Thunder Road has become an integral part of Sturgis Bike Week and is the place to go for bike shows and live entertainment all day long,” said Gary Lippold, owner of Thunder Road.
Six days of bike shows and incredible events proves Thunder Road is still the custom capital of Sturgis after six years running and that’s why it’s famous as the place to go for anything custom in Sturgis.
Located 3 miles east of Sturgis on Highway 34, Thunder Road is hard to miss. With six acres of paved vending space full of high-end, custom, aftermarket vendors and the nearly 40,000-square-foot Thunder Dome, Thunder Road is the “Custom Capital of Sturgis Bike Week.” During the course of the week, Thunder Road is host to the most custom-bike themed events in Sturgis. In conjunction with all the events, Thunder Road has the best attractions around, including Miss Sturgis, and even more great entertainment. Thunder Road is a part of the Glencoe Nation and is located directly in front of the Glencoe Camp Resort, which hosted Rock’n the Rally. There’s something for everyone at Thunder Road!
–Ken Conte
IT’S GOLD CADILLAC MARGARITA TIME–Life is a funny place and in a sense we should back up a bit to times with class and rules. We’ve sorta rolled over the top some. But we have a sick sense to balance ourselves out from time to time. Here’s an example. A brother came to the Bikernet headquarters today in search of a few bucks I owed him for this month’s contribution to Bikernet. Nyla went to the bank for the cash. He didn’t want to deposit a check since his account was overdrawn. I could dig it. We struggle from time to time, then he told me the background story.
Seems he’s poured every waking moment and every dime into restoring a ’56 two-door convertible Cadillac. Then his eyes drooped when he said, “My ex flew in today with my kids and I didn’t even have any milk in the fridge or food. She’s pissed.”
Yeah, I can dig it. When it comes to the kids, we gotta stay focused and take care of business.
Okay, so let’s get back to the shit, bike planning for Sturgis 2009. Randy Simpson built retro styled bikes in the ’80s along with Arlen Ness’s ’20s looking Sportster with a sidecar. Don Hotop recently build a retro masterpiece for Drag Specialties. Then a young retro freak, Rick Krost started a boardtrack chassis (U.S. Choppers) which has been picked up by celeb builders like Ralph Randolph of Knockout Motorcycles. For a limited audience, it’s hot. Hell, I built one of my own with Rick Fairless at Strokers Dallas, but it’s not a bike for the open road. I’ve always been intriqued by the notion of building a vintage looking bike and riding it across the plains to Sturgis. It’s a Vintage event. Let’s ride vintage bikes.
Rick Krost is so devoted to his platform he met with Ron Paugh at Paughco, the company that kicked this industry off, and discussed taking his chassis to the next level. This year they are refining production (to save you cash) and they’re coming out with a new Boardtrack model. In the process they developed another 1915 chassis that will fit 6’5″ me, somewhat. That’s a tall order–yuk. I’m so pumped about building this 1915 5-Ball Racer, I can’t sit still. Rick is building one of his new Board Trackers and Billy Lane is signed up for the ride to Sturgis next year on a Vintage model. Also Caleb, from Cro’s customs is planning the ride. We’re all jazzed.
So the 5-Ball team is scrambling. A Crazy Horse 100-inch Power Plus engine is on order. We’re looking for some wheels for these tires. Joe from Crime Scene is polishing his Rapide air cleaner and I’ll order a baker 6-down tranny for a tank shift configuration. The U.S. Choppers/Paughco platform comes with flat tanks, oil box, fender and I’m using a traditional narrow springer from Paughco. Watch for reports on the build, testing and the final ride to Sturgis in 2009. Shit, I can’t wait.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
