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BIKERNET METRIC WEEKLY NEWS ON TIME, SORTA–The Bikernet Metric gang has been locked in a exhaust pipe factory for several months trying to get up to speed. If you click on the banner you’ll find the beginnings of a wild All-Metric Motorcycle site and usually the news is up every Friday.
?THE CHOPPER CHALLENGE? IS A HIT WITH BRANDS–Eight iconic brands come on board as partners.
NEW YORK, NY (July 2, 2008) ? Halfway through its first season, ?The Chopper Challenge? has won the hearts of viewers and praise from its brand partners. Airing weekly on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm ET/PT via Viacom?s CMT network, ?The Chopper Challenge? offers brands the opportunity to connect, as well as deepen their relationship, with consumers. Each week, a celebrity bike builder designs and builds a sponsor-inspired, fully handcrafted, custom logo-branded motorcycle.
?The Chopper Challenge? is aimed at the 35 million current motorcycle owners/operators in the U.S.?as well as their admirers. The series premiered, May 14, with a GEICO bike, built by master bike builder, Kirk Taylor of Custom Design Studios.?GEICO is very pleased to be part of such a fantastic show,? says GEICO power-sports marketing representative Eric Vaden. ?We love the bikes that have been produced and being able to see the creative talent and ingenuity that goes into each of these bikes is very intriguing. We feel that the viewers of CMT?s ?Chopper Challenge? are the right people for us to reach out to regarding our family of insurance products and we love the interaction that ?Chopper Challenge? gives us with this audience. It?s a great partnership that we look forward to continuing.?
Indeed, the partnership has already continued. GEICO signed on for a second episode, which will air Wednesday, July 9. GEICO?s first ?Chopper Challenge? episode spotlighted the Gecko lizard, while the second features the Caveman.
In addition to GEICO, ?The Chopper Challenge? has partnered with ?The Incredible Hulk? (bike built by Scott Long and Central Coast Cycles), Road Runner High Speed Online/Time Warner Cable (Cole Foster of Salinas Boys), the rock band Seether (John Shope of SSinister Cycles) Patr?n Tequila (Johnny Goodson?s Insane Custom Cycles), Mohegan Sun (Mitch Bergeron of Mitch Bergeron Customs), Monster Energy (Alan Lee of Alan Lee Designs) and Jim Beam (Ralph Randolph of Knockout Motorcycle Company).
While the series prominently shines the light on master bike builders, the Jim Beam-branded episode of ?The Chopper Challenge? also shed light on a worthy cause.?By supporting real-life subjects in non-traditional ways, Jim Beam is putting the brand?s timeless values into a context that makes them contemporary and relevant to today?s consumer,? explains Rory Finlay, senior vice president and global chief marketing officer of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. ?We?re excited that Ralph Randolph?s chopper creation will continue to raise awareness of Operation Homefront and bring further proceeds to this foundation which supports our troops and their hard-working families.?
Produced by V Entertainment Group LLC, ?The Chopper Challenge? celebrates the master craftsmen who create the most sought after custom motorcycles in the world. V Entertainment Group retained GMR Entertainment to secure all of its brand partners for the series. GMR Entertainment is one of the leading music and entertainment marketing agencies within the Omnicom Group.
–Eric Harryman
E: eric@ventertainmentgroup.com
V Entertainment Group LLC
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
BIKERNET BROUHAHA STURGIS SHOW CLASSES COVER THE BASES WITH $15,000 IN TROPHIES AND PRIZES–
Best of Show awards: 1st through 3rd (trophies by Kevin Baas and Bandit
The following classes are all awarded first and second place: first place trophy from Dupont, second place 5-Ball
American Manufactured: Harley, Victory bikes with unmodified frames.
European Manufactured: Any bike produced by a European manufacturer. Unmodified frames.
Metric Manufactured: Asian manufacturers, unmodified frames.
Touring Bike: Custom dressers and modified touring bikes. Should have windshield, saddlebags and a faring
Trikes and Sidecar bikes: 3-wheeled bikes with a motorcycle engines
Auto Bikes: Any bike with an automotive engine. May be broken into 2-wheeled or 3-wheeled.
Radical Chopper Category: Extended forks and or highly modified frame. Any make or model accepted.
Bobber Style Category: Any stock rigid frame with traditional forks and low bars. Any make or model accepted.
Early Chopper Style: Any bike with highbars or outrageously high risers and stock length front ends and stock or nearly stock frame rakes. Any make or model accepted.
American Manufactured Custom: Current D.O.T. manufacturer including Big Dogs, Titans, etc.
Traditional Bobber: Actual Pre-1957 rendition of true bobber of the era. Any make or model accepted.
Race Bikes: Any bike actually used in a racing form to include board track, off road, moto Cross, drag racing and Scrambles. Any make or model accepted.
Sport Bikes: Caf? racers, street racers and sport touring bikes.
Antique Bikes: Original paint and restored antiques. Any make or model accepted.
Antique Customs: Custom bike designed with an antique bike flair. Any make or model accepted.
Individual awards:
Judge’s Choice Award
Best Paint
Best Design
Best Detail
Best Sheet metal
All 5-Ball Trophies and best of show trophies sponsored by Custom Chrome. First place awards and Best Paint awards from Dupont Hot Hues.
To register, it’s free: Just be there between 9-11 Friday morning at Thunder Road–Thunder Dome.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FEELS PINCH OF TOUGH ECONOMY–Adult TAMPA – Jessica Mann and Rebecca Massicotte swiveled around a pole in high-heeled platforms and bikini tops.
Two men in velvet chairs looked on.
The women are used to sparse crowds on weekday afternoons at the Deja Vu strip club on Adamo Drive. But not like this.
As the economy slumps and gas prices rise, Americans are tightening belts. That means even here in Tampa, the self-professed “Lap Dance Capital of the World,” the area’s adult entertainment venues are taking a hit.
Profits are down 25 percent to 30 percent this year, said Deja Vu general manager Eric Terrell, who goes by the name Ice.
Guys in suits out to entertain their clients no longer have such plush expense accounts. The customers who once thought nothing of plunking down a few hundred bucks – even a grand or two – on credit cards for private dances in the champagne room now balk at their monthly statements.
Mostly, the clients just don’t walk through the door.
“What we are seeing is there’s a trickle-down effect because of the subprime mortgage crisis,” said Angelina Spencer, national executive director of the Association of Club Executives, a group that represents adult entertainment clubs. “This is resulting in less people going to all sorts of entertainment venues, not just adult entertainment venues.”
Spencer, who used to run a club in Cleveland and now lives in Naples, fields calls every day from strip club owners feeling the pinch of a bad economy.
“Entertainment is one of those luxury items; it’s one of the first things people give up,” she said.
While an ailing economy may bring fewer customers to local strip clubs, it often, however, will bring out more women willing to give pole dancing a try.
“If it’s hard to find even a regular job out there, I’ll get more dancers,” said Joe Redner, owner of Tampa’s iconic Mons Venus club on Dale Mabry Highway.
His club’s business is down 25 percent in this struggling economy, he said.
Most adult entertainers work as independent contractors, meaning they pay club owners a fee to perform and then pocket the money they earn from tips and private dances.
Because it doesn’t cost club owners extra cash to take on new dancers, club managers lose nothing by adding more women to their dance roster. This, of course, means more competition for tips and private dances among the women.
“They’re having to work longer hours and actually work a little harder,” Redner said.
Mann, 28, worked at Deja Vu 10 years ago, bringing in big cash for the then-18-year-old dancer.
“It was wonderful back then,” she said.She made $400-500 most nights. But she didn’t want to dance forever so she left the business to go to school and become a certified nurse’s assistant and medical technician.
The problem: She earned $9.75 per hour and found herself living paycheck to paycheck. Three months ago, she came back to D?j? vu and started dancing again.
–Rogue
BIKERNET OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT–When you walk out the door in the morning and see this in the sky…… …..just go back inside, have another cup of coffee, andstay home.
It’s NOT gonna be a good day.
–from Buckshot
BIKERNET BROUHAHA SHOW SUGGESTION–So, I checked out your categories for the Sturgis show. Very cool to see a sidecar category… Be nice to see something cooler than mine (which is still far from finished…)
But where will I put my heavy modified japcraps in?
Cheers,
–Svenmeister
Check out our website!
www.SVENMEISTERHARDCOREKUSTOMS.com
SHK is proud sponsor of the 1st. annual MOJAVE HARDCORE RUNwww.MOJAVEHARDCORERUN.com
THE BOSS OF CCI REVEALS HIS PERSONAL RIDE– Attached is a picture of my new personal bike that we built last winter. It was originally built for European roads and therefore featuring a lot of TUV type parts.
However, I am going to ship it to the US to use it in Sturgis and to finally ride it?.
If you are interested in featuring it, please let me know and I make sure you get a disc.
–Holger
NEUE PRODUKTE & OPEN HOUSE in Baden-Baden–– Schmiederad “SPOKE”
– ROCKER Heck Fender
– Ank?ndigung: Rick’s OPEN HOUSE am 05.Oktober 2008
Neues 1-teiliges Raddesign “SPOKE”Die moderne Interpretation der klassischen Speichenfelge!CNC-gefr?stes 20-Speichen Rad in Schmiedetechnik. Die gro?e Nachfrage nach Speichenr?dern hat uns auf die Idee gebracht ein Hightech Speichenrad zu produzieren. Angelehnt an dem bekannten 3-teiligen Rick’s “SUPERSTEVE” entstand so das neue “SPOKE” Design.
Wie gewohnt bei allen Rick’s Felgen: H?chster Qualit?tsstandard erh?ltlich in hochglanzpoliert und pulverbeschichtet. Rick’s, das Original!
Gr??en: 18″, 20″, 21″ und 23″
Neuer Heckfender f?r ROCKER Modell in Vorbereitung
Im Moment arbeiten wir an einem neuen Heckfender f?r die ROCKER Modelle. Die Montage erfolgt an den originalen Befestigungen. Somit sind keine Bohrungen oder andere Modifikationen am Rahmen notwendig.
Der Fender ist mit Beifahrerpad 2-Personen tauglich und passt f?r das Original ROCKER Rad 8″/240 und die Rick’s Rad-/ Reifenkombination 9″ /260. Die Lieferung erfolgt mit passender Sitzbankgrundplatte.
Sobald die neuen Heckfender verf?gbar sind, werden wir Euch gesondert informieren.
OPEN HOUSE bei Rick’s HOUSE OF CUSTOM am 05.10.08
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CUSTOM RAIDER TO BE AUCTIONED AT 10TH ANNUAL STAR DAYS– Cypress Ca. July 9, 2008? Star Motorcycles is very pleased to unveil a custom Jeff Palhegyi designed Raider that will be the top item up for bid to benefit Feed the Children during this year?s 10th Annual STAR Days Event held in Fayetteville Arkansas from July 22nd through 25th.
The annual STAR Days event draws thousands of loyal Star Touring and Riding members from across the country and this tenth anniversary event promises to be the best ever. ?We?re very excited to host this year?s event and plan many fun and family-oriented activities,? said Alan Cease, President of Star Touring and Riding, ?and the fact that this is our tenth anniversary just adds even more icing on the cake.?
?Star Touring and Riding has grown tremendously over the years since its founding in 1996,? said Bob Starr, General Manager of Communications for Star Motorcycles, ?and the fact that this organization has always been centered on family values and the pure enjoyment that only motorcycle riding can offer makes it a perfect match for us.?
For more details on STAR Days 2008 please visit the Star Touring and Riding website at www.startouring.org 
ROCK ‘N THE RALLY AT THE GLENCOE UPDATE–I also wanted to mention that we are doing a Buy-one-get-one free ticket promotion for all Rock’n The Rally shows from July 14-31st. Please spread the word! I will follow up shortly with updated banners.
Here are the details:
the Biggest, Baddest and Best shows at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally are happening at Glencoe’s Rock’n The Rally.
From July 14-31, if you BUY ONE TICKET YOU GET ONE FREE!
August 4th: KISS
August 5th: John Fogerty with Larry the Cable Guy
August 6th: Kenny Chesney with Pat Green
To Buy 2-for-1 tickets to all of these shows from NOW through July 31, go to StarTickets.com, or call 800-585-3737
–Jimmy Stewart
Do Stuff Media 512-507-5794
NOISE FREAK SPEAKS UP– I saw your article, and read the comments. I’m a “noise freak”. Everyone who violates the law seeks to minimize, justify, or shift the blame. You managed all three. Your logic is majorly flawed. Your after-market mufflers excluded straight pipes which exceed 130dB. Your study stated you needed to be loud so motorists could hear a bike while the cars’ radio is on.
You won’t wear helmets because it “impedes your hearing” ability. What can you hear happening around you sitting on top of 130dB? A warning horn? Hardly! Oh well! Blame the motorist. You place the responsibility on the motorist because of you inability to hear anything around you. A semi with a driver asleep could come up behind you and you’ll never hear it, not to mention emergency vehicles, or even another biker, until they are right on top of you.
You put the onus on motorists to hear or look out for you. Where is your responsibility? That’s childish! If loud pipes were the answer, then all styles of bikes would have them. But sport bikes and “crotch-rockets” don’t. There is no market for after-market systems for these. And they are a third of the size of these big hogs. However, they are bright and visible, the operators wear bright clothing and bright helmets. I observe them farther than I hear loud bikes. I also can’t tell the direction of the sound very well in a car. Bikers feel they are entitled to violate the law. There attitude is only compounded by their ignorance.
–Gary F.
Hey Gary, motorists who maim and kill motorcyclists also violate the law. They’re murderers who say they can?t see or hear us and get away with it. Bullshit. Loud pipes save lives.–Bandit
ANOTHER FEATURE BIKE COMING TO BIKERNET– Are you interested in this bike for your internet rag? If so, I will get all the news written up and send it over to you. Nobody has seen it yet. It is going to be unveiled at Hollister.
It was built for the Army and will be going on a tour promoting the US Army. Later, it will be given to a lucky winner at the Grand National show (HP Promotions) in SF.
BTW, check out those really cool rotors on the bike!
–mark
Click for more info!
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