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BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES REORNANIZES ENGINEERING TEAM, NAMES JIM MOORMAN, VP–Three new divisions are supervised by Moorman, who comes to Big Dog Motorcycles with over thirty years of experience in engineering design and management.
WICHITA, Kansas (February 5, 2007) – Big Dog Motorcycles?, the world’s largest manufacturer of custom motorcycles, has reorganized its engineering department into three distinct divisions – Field Support Engineering, Test Operations, and New Product Development – and has named Jim Moorman Vice President, Engineering to manage the teams.
Sheldon Coleman, company founder and CEO, made the announcement.”This dramatic change in engineering, together with the addition of Jim Moorman, will solidify Big Dog Motorcycles’ stronghold in the market by focusing on design, engineering, motorcycle reliability, and inherent product value more than any other custom manufacturer,” Coleman stated. “It will also undoubtedly move Big Dog Motorcycles to a new level of customer and dealer satisfaction, and leading brand recognition,” he added.
Engineering Reorganization
Under the new structure, Big Dog Motorcycles has three distinct engineering teams, each supervised by its own experienced manager. All three managers report directly to Moorman. These new divisions are:
Field Support Engineering: Dave Siggins, who has been integral in Big Dog Motorcycles’ engineering efforts for over ten years, leads this team of twenty as it works with dealers and service centers alike in identifying and solving current quality issues in the field.
Test Center Operations: Big Dog Motorcycles’ industry-leading Test Center, headed by testing expert Aaron Smith, supports the entire engineering organization by testing fixes on current motorcycles and analyzing new components and designs for future product development. With a robust selection of testing equipment – over $500,000 invested to date – housed in an 8,000 square foot facility, the Test Center is the only one like it in the custom motorcycle industry.
New Product Development: With over thirty years of design engineering and product management experience, Marvin Bachman leads Big Dog Motorcycles’ product development team to create high-style, engaging riding experiences for future Big Dog Motorcycles owners.
“Big Dog Motorcycles has an extraordinarily skilled and experienced group of engineers, and this new structure gives us the opportunity to draw more fully on our deep bench of talent,” Coleman added.
Jim Moorman: Vice President, Engineering
The engineering department, the fastest-growing in the company, takes up three buildings of the company’s two-square block campus and has over forty employees. The team is now managed by Jim Moorman, who comes to Big Dog Motorcycles with three decades of engineering design and management experience.
Prior to joining Big Dog Motorcycles, Moorman held integral engine and drivetrain design roles at companies such as Ford Motor Company, Onan/Cummins Corporation, Tecumseh Products Company and, most recently, Teledyne Continental Motors. While at these corporations, he developed and designed a number of new engines and drivetrains, implemented assembly and engineering departments and managed numerous employees.
However, most important to Big Dog Motorcycles is Moorman’s extensive experience in the motorcycle industry, specifically Harley-Davidson. At Harley-Davidson, Moorman was first, Manager of Performance Development. In this position, he helped develop the Evolution series of engines and was responsible for all emissions, noise, and engine performance. Later, as Chief Engineer of Operations, he managed all Engineering Division Services, including testing, facilities, and capital equipment.
2007 WERA REGIONAL SEASON STARTS THIS WEEKEND AT TALLADEGA GRAN PRIX RACEWAY–The Upchurch Family, which owns the Raceway, along with the help of designer Ed Bargy had to reconfigure the existing track due to the County taking part of their run-off which ran along the side of Alabama Hwy 21.
Sean Clarke of WERA Motorcycle Roadracing was at the facility two weeks ago and said “The improvements are great and racing should be fun!” The track is still in the process of competing some of the buildings, such as the scoring tower which will be a Silo with 360-degree-viewing when competed. The old buildings are still in place and will be used this coming weekend along with the WERA Registration Trailer. There are also plans for new bathrooms and more electricity in the paddock area.
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing is expecting a 175 to 200 rider turn-out for the event.
For further information contact WERA at (770) 720-5010.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON RELEASES DAYTONA BIKE WEEK SCHEDULE– The official Harley-Davidson schedule of events for the 66th Annual Bike Week at Daytona Beach, Fla., includes a range of activities to thrill any motorcycle enthusiast, whether it be Bike Week regulars or rookies.
Official Harley-Davidson activities at the Ocean Center Arena will run from March 3-10. Highlights include:The Harley-Davidson and Buell New Product Show (March 4-9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
Annual Ride-In Custom Motorcycle Show Contest (March 7)Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Live Auction (March 9) and MDA Bike Raffle (March 10)H.O.G. Members Only new product reception on March 3 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and H.O.G. Hospitality area on the first floor during regular show hours.
There will be plenty to do on the Ocean Center New Product Show floor, including:Checking out the latest Harley-Davidson and Buell motorcycles, Genuine Motor Accessories and MotorClothes MerchandiseFord Harley-Davidson F-Series Truck Display, technical service presentations and the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally displayMeeting the Screamin’ Eagle / Vance & Hines three-time NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle championship team (March 6-7).
Activities outside the Ocean Center starting on the first Saturday of Bike Week include:The redesigned Harley-Davidson Traveling Museum (with an opening ceremony set for Saturday, March 3 at 4:30 p.m.)
B.O.S.S. Ball of Steel Stunt Shows, Harley-Davidson Festival Stage with music and entertainment, and Ford
Adventure Zone Simulator
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Mobile Service Office (March 5-7).
Harley-Davidson, Buell and Police Fleet motorcycle demo rides are available at Daytona International Speedway
March 3-10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Riders with a valid license and appropriate riding gear can try out 2007 Harley-Davidson and Buell motorcycles.
The H.O.G. Garage will provide hospitality for H.O.G. members at the Speedway with reserved parking and seating and an Internet caf?.
Harley-Davidson MotorClothes merchandise specialists will present seminars on helmet fit and function and hold drawings for a free helmet during demo rides at the Speedway.
The MDA Live Auction will be held at the Ocean Center Friday, March 9, at 1 p.m. and the MDA Bike Raffle for a fully customized 2007 FLSTF Fat Boy motorcycle will take place Saturday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m. MDA will also be selling 2007 MDA/Harley-Davidson pins and Daytona event pins throughout the week.
Harley-Davidson owners are invited to enter their Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the Ride-In Show Contest on Wednesday, March 7. Registration will be held at the Ocean Center East Side from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. with $500 cash prizes for Best of Show in all classes.There will also be activities at Harley-Davidson dealerships throughout the Daytona area.
For a complete listing of Harley-Davidson events, visit
–from Rogue
FLORIDA MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS CLASS —Santa Rosa County Deputy Thomas Wilkie will be teaching a motorcycle safety and awareness program to all drivers’ education classes in Santa Rosa County high schools.The next presentation is at Pace High School on Tuesday, Feb. 6 from 7:30 to 11:15 a.m. in room 803.
The course, offered in conjunction with the Sheriff’s Office, the Santa Rosa County School System, and ABATE (American Bikers Aimed Toward Education) – a statewide non-profit organization of motorcycle enthusiasts from all walks of life.
This program has been taught to Pace High School students over the past two years and is being extended to all other high schools within the county.
The purpose of this program is not to teach a student how to ride a motorcycle but to help them pay more attention and help prevent anyone from getting hurt or killed.
–Rogue
This would be the perfect opportunity to discuss noise issues, lane splitting and helmet issues.–Bandit
AVON TYRE QUESTION OF THE WEEK–Can we use car type plugs for fixing tubeless tires?
These can be used on motorcycle tires but they should be viewed as a temporary repair to get you home and then have the tire replaced or repaired if the puncture meets the repair criteria and a mechanic familiar with proper plug/patch repair does the work. They are definitely not as good as a mushroom type plug/patch.
Sukoshi Fahey (Ms.)
Sales Manager, North America
Hoppe & Assoc. (Avon Tyres)
800 624-7470 toll free
www.avonmotorcycle.com
www.avonmoto.com/ (check this site for promotions)
LET’S STOP THE NEW FOR A RELIGIOUS MOMENT–A train hits a bus filled with Catholic school girls and they all perish.
They are in Heaven trying to enter the Pearly gates when St. Peter asks the first girl, “Tiffany, have you ever had any contact with a male organ?”
She giggles and shyly replies, “Well, I once touched the head of one with the tip of my finger.”
St. Peter says, “Okay, dip the tip of your finger in the Holy Water and pass through the gate.”
St. Peter asks the next girl the same questions, “Jennifer, have you ever had any contact with a male organ?”
Jennifer is a little reluctant but replies, “Well, once I fondled and stroked one.”
St. Peter says, “Okay, dip your whole hand in the Holy Water and pass through the gate.”
All of a sudden, there is a lot of commotion in the line of girls. One girl is pushing her way to the front of the line. When she reaches the front, St. Peter says, “Lisa! What seems to be the rush?”
The girl replies, “If I’m going to have to gargle that Holy Water, I want to do it before Jessica sticks her ass in it.”
–Curt Lout
www.STUDIO9000.com
303.921.4590
FEDERAL AGENT PENETRATED HELLS ANGELS, FEARS FOR THE WORST–He’s told snitches are a dying breed.o Jay Dobyns went deep undercover in the Hells Angels motorcycle gang
o He claims the ATF is failing to protect him and his family from the Hells Angels
o The ATF says it is reviewing Dobyns’ case
MESA, Arizona (CNN) — For nearly two years, Jay Dobyns led a double life. He rode alongside the Hells Angels, becoming a member of one of the nation’s most feared criminal gangs. But at the same time, he was working as a federal agent in an effort to bring the Hells Angels down.
Jay Dobyns works for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the federal agency responsible for enforcing the nation’s gun laws. His deep undercover work with the Hells Angels from 2001-2003 ultimately helped bring the indictment and trial of 16 gang members and their associates.
As a result, Dobyns was awarded a top cop award by the National Association of Police Organizations. He also was hailed on America’s Most Wanted as one of the “Good Guys” who brings down the criminals.But today, just a few years later, Dobyns says that after risking his life on assignment, he has been left vulnerable by the very agency that he proudly served.
With his undercover work done and his real identity as a law enforcement agent exposed, Dobyns says the Hells Angels and other gangs enlisted by it came after him, issuing death threats. Dobyns claims that the ATF — rather than protecting him — abandoned him.
“There was a murder contract on me and there was what was called a green light list, which was circulating in the prison, which was a list of people that various gangs wanted killed,” Dobyns told CNN.In response, Dobyns says, the ATF gave him a routine transfer with no special protection, despite his repeated protests. The ATF could have moved Dobyns and his family under what is known as a “threat policy” — similar to the kind of protection the government routinely gives witnesses in organized crime cases.
–By Kelli Arena, Scott Bronstein and Jim SpellmanCNN
–from Rogue
THE FATHER OF BIKERNET DISCUSSED BY SON–Two kids are arguing over whose father is the wimpiest.
The first one says,” My dad is so scared that whenlightning strikes, he slides underneath our bed.”
The second kid, whose father owns Bikernet, goes,” That’s nothing. My dad is soscared that when my mother works nightshift, hesleeps with the woman next door.”
–from Nick Roberts
BIKERNET SPONSORS EXTREME SAND DRAGS IN AUSTRALIA–The Wood Stock Extreme sand drags and moto expo is being held at the Millicent showgrounds S.A on march the 24th 2007
Where is Millicent its located 400km south of Adelaide and about 500km west of Melbourne on Highway one, as all bikers know both rides have great pubs and some of the countries most awesome views.
The show itself will play host to some wild sand drag racing from big V8s to nitro Harleys and even the kids get a run, also included is a custom built chopper show ‘n’ shine casting a range of bikes from Adelaide and Melbourne builders.
Judging the competition will be Bandit from Bikernet.com this man has a array of motorcycle history, he was one of the pioneers of “Easyriders magazine. Inducted into the “Biker Hall Of Fame” in Sturgis South Dakota to being branded man of the year in 2006 by America’s top selling upcoming magazine Cycle Source so get on down there and have a beer with the man. Also judging is Glenn Priddle, Bikernet.com contributing writer, from Noosa QLD, who has pumped numerous hours into this show, and the man you all know, Doc Robinson. Andy from High-performance ( SA Choppers) in Adelaide and Geoff from Ultimate choppers Melbourne are grinding there teeth to help Horn Promotions and Tench Cutter Racing make this one hell of day out so get on the phone to venuetix then on your bike to Millicent we might sell you a ticket at the gate if ya lucky Lol, you can even park on the grounds and drop a swag.
Australia’s best freestyle riders will be present displaying some of the most radical back-flip combos only seen at world class freestyle shows, 2 of Byron Bays best party bands will be present to soothe the day and catch up for a few quite ales into the night we might even let some fireworks go for ya.
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