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RMD ROLLS OUT BIG DOG PARTS–RMD Billet Rolls Out Big Dog Parts, SG2800 Billet Girder, Perimeter Brake Rotors and Modular Grips at Cincinnati V-Twin Expo
RMD Billet has been very busy this past year improving its product offerings and making high-end, custom billet components. They will be launching several new products in Cincinnati, including 3-piece billet wheels, 3-inch open belt drives for Big Dogs, an aluminum girder front-end, modular handgrips and aluminum perimeter brake rotors.
RMD Billet is now offering its signature, 3-piece wheels with matching pulleys and rotors to replace OEM components on most Big Dog Motorcycles. They are also offering a 3-inch, open belt drive to replace the stock, enclosed primary on all Big Dog Motrocycles. These new components will enhance any Big Dog, making it look more like a one-off custom.
RMD Billet has made several alliances this year, alliances that have paid off in groundbreaking products like the SG2800, girder front-end, a product that couples the simplistic girder idea with technologically advanced, extruded billet aluminum and a Penske shock. This girder front-end of tomorrow was designed over the course of a year by Leo DiOrio and provides superior performance and handling, in addition to being a modern design upgrade for any high-end custom bike. RMD Billet has also aligned themselves with Doug Keim, who has designed custom billet knurled hand grips in several combinations of color and end cap styles. These are truly a new way of looking at grips.
Sport bikes have utilized perimeter brakes for several years because they are lighter and more advanced than traditional, clunky steel brake rotors. RMD Billet has taken perimeter brakes a step further and created an aluminum perimeter rotor coated with ceramic, a design that provides exceptional stopping power when coupled with the RMD Billet brake caliper. These perimeter brake rotors can be easily mounted to any RMD Billet 3-Piece wheel, and the rear rotor can be mounted inboard to give the rear wheel a sanitary look. To see these cool new products and more, stop by booth # 2437 at the V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati.
NEW SKULL COLLECTION AXLE NUT COVERS FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON–MILWAUKEE (January 30, 2007) -The new Skull Collection Axle Nut Covers from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories fit over the front or rear axle nuts to add custom detail that matches other accessory items in the popular Skull Collection. Sold in pairs, the axle nut cover kits include all necessary mounting hardware.
Skull Collection Rear Axle Nut Covers (P/N 42064-07, $26.95) fit 2006-later Dyna models. Skull Collection Front Axle Nut Covers (P/N 42055-07, $25.95) fit 2000-later Touring models and 2004-later Dyna models, except 2004-05 FXDWG and 2007 FXDSE.
For additional information on Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories, see your local Harley-Davidson dealer or visit the Harley-Davidson Web site at www.harley-davidson.com. To find a de
ASMI’s NEWLY FORMED BOARD OF DIRECTORS–I am very pleased to let you all know that we are nearly ready to schedule our first Board of Directors (BOD) meeting! In my vision for an ASMI (Accident Scene Management, Inc.) BOD I dreamt that we would have the following represented:
A large Motorcycle Member organization that was not motorcycle specific
Someone who was familiar with Motorcycle Safety Training
A trauma MD, preferably a medical directorSomeone who was familiar with Non-profits and fundraising
A business attorney who could counsel ASMI re: legal concerns
I’m so thrilled that every one of those areas have been filled!
Please welcome:
Ed Moreland, VP of Govt. relations with the American Motorcyclists Association – Washington DC
Bob Ritter, Northern Illinois University Motorcycle Safety Project Coordinator. Member of the State Motorcycle Safety Administrators and former Fire Fighter/EMT.
Suzanne Martens – Medical Director for Sheboygan County & Member of Wisconsin’s Trauma Advisory Council
Britt Bellinger – Milwaukee Bar Assoc. Lawyer referral service & communications director – experience & certificate in nonprofit services & communication
Lacie Shook – Business Attorney with Schmidlkofer & Toth, LLC in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Our first BOD meeting will be held in February
–Vicki Roberts-Sanfelipo, RN/EMT
Director Accident Scene Management, Inc.
President of SOS & Conspicuity Inc.
400 Travis Lane #30
Waukesha, WI 53189
www.accidentscene.org
info@accidentscene.org
(877) 411-8551 – toll free
(262) 521-2880 – local
(262) 436-0286 – faxaler near you, call toll free 1-800-443-2153 in the U.S.A. or Canada.
CHARLOTTE, NC EASYRIDERS WINNERS–
BEST OF SHOW SPECTATOR CLASS
1. Tim Franks Troy, NC 2006 Custom
2. Ron Carroll Taylorsville, NC 2007 Softail “Afflicted”
3. Ronnie Arrowood Mt. Holly, NC 2006 Special Construction/Softail Custom
Antique/Old School
1. Ken Carr Shelby Top, MI 1963 Harley-Davidson Duo Glide
2. Ken Carr Shelby Top, MI 1956 Harley-Davidson / FLH
3. Earl Laurie/Gangster Choppers Richmond, VA 1949 Harley-Davidson / FLH
Specialty
1. Lee Berry Murrells Inlet, SC 1964 Harley-Davidson Servi-Car
2. Thad Cook Lawndale, NC 2006 Weld Shop Special “Lucky Lady”
3. Michael Todd Mason Ferrum, VA 1997 UKC / Ultra Kustom Cruiser
Modified Stock
1. Bruce Gardner/All Rite Customs Largo, FL 1999 Harley-Davison Road King
2. Donnie Windham Albembarle, NC 1999 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
3. Patrick Turner Burlington, SC 2006 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic
Street Custom
1. William Miller Ravenel, SC 2004 Custom
2. Pete G’s Chopper Design Longwood, FL 2005 Chopper Design “In Too Deep”
3. Eddie Ellis Huntersville, NC 1997 Custom
Radical
1. Richard Wright Lexington, SC 2007 RW Chop Shop Rigid
2. Grumpy’s Customs Concord, NC 2007 Predator IV
3. Lefty Brothers Cycles Fayetteville, NC 2006 Retro Bobber
JUDGED CLASS BEST OF SHOW
1. Bill Steele Oakdale, PA 2006 Rigid Springer
2. John Dodson/Gangster Choppers Richmond, VA 1968 Harley-Davidson FLH Chopper
3. Ben Jordon Waxhaw, NC 2006 Soulshine Bobber
Editor’s Choice Award
Steve “Brewdude” Garn West Jefferson, NC 1945 Harley-Davidson Flathead
Best Display
William Warren Newton, NC 1939 Harley-Davidson Servi-Car
Best Radical Class
1. Floyd Webber Taylorsville, NC 2007 Pro Street
2. Tracy Todd Lugoff, SC UKS Hidden-Shock Chopper
3. James Johnston Warrenton, VA 2005 Pro Street
Best Street Custom Class
1. Carolina Harley-Davidson Gastonia, NC 1997 Buell Mutant
2. Pete G’s Chopper Design Longwood, FL 2007 Chopper Design Bobber
3. Jim Westbrook Anderson, SC 2006 Hard Knox Chopper
Best Specialty Class
1. Brent Whitten Anderson, SC 2005 Hard Knox Hot Rod
2. Twisted Throttle Choppers Grayson, GA 2006 Bubbastank Bobber
3. Lee Clemens/Departure Bike Works Richmond, VA 2000 Harley-Davidson XL Hot Rod
Best Antique/Old School Class
1. Tim Wilmoth Amelia, VA 1947 Harley-Davidson El Knucklehead
2. Michael Monroe Concord, NC 1948 Indian Chief
3. Danny Marlowe Spruce Pine, NC 1947 Harley-Davidson WL
Best Modified Stock Class
1. Clinton Jones Burlington, NC 2002 Harley-Davidson FLHI
2. Robert Ruth Knight Dale, NC 1979 Harley-Davidson Shovel FL
3. Trent Parone Troy, NC 2006 Big Dog K-9
Charlotte, North Carolina PRO CLASS FINALISTS:(All Pro Class Winners take home trophy from show, and are invited to compete with their winning bike in Kansas City, MO at the Invitational Bike Show on May 5, 2005. Top 6 bikes from the Kansas City Pro Class Finals, will be invited to be a 2008 Easyriders Centerfold Tour Master Builder.)
Shannon Davidson/The Chopp Shopp Taylorsville, NC 2007 Air Ride
Mike Pruss/South Florida Chopper West Palm Beach, FL 2007 SFC Pro Street
Austin Weiss/Streamline Designs Pompono, FL 2007 Streamline Envy
MURPHY’S LESSER KNOWN LAWS– 1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
2. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
3. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don’t.
4. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
5. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.
6. If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them,five or six at a time, on a hill, in the fog.
7. The things that come to those who wait will be the scraggly junk left by those who got there first.
8. The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
9. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
10. When you go into court, you are putting yourself into the hands of 12 people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.
–from Rick Savenko
NEW VENOM-FX PATENTED BAR FROM VICIOUS CYCLE WORKS– A Wild bar for Wild rides , fits 42 to 55 plus degree raked Customs. Patented riser design, bars are made from 304 stainless steel. TIG welded for strength and fixture cooled. The welds are blended to perfection during a 8-stage polishing which brings the finish to a show quality. These bars are so HOT you can build a Custom around them. This bar is the prototype the production bar, and is slightly more aggressive with a little shorter points higher hand position and closer side to side.
For more information on all of our patented bar designs visit us at www.viciouscycleworks.us and feel free to contact us at Vicious Cycle Works 724-662-0581.
ANDREOLI TO REPRESENT ITALY AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN STURGIS– Luciano Andreoli’s superb Revtech-engined retro bobber “Project B” took first prize at this year’s Bike Expo International custom show at Padova, Italy. As well as an impressive winner’s trophy, the prize consists of 5.000 Euro towards bike transport and other costs to Sturgis to compete at the World Championship of Custom Bike Building, August 5-8.
Andreoli, of Rovato, near Brescia, impressed the judges with his innovative styling and unique handcrafted parts.
Second prize was taken by Andreas Eriksson of Mojo Chopper Manufacturing, Stockholm, Sweden.
His project, named “Inzane”, is a fine example of traditional Swedish chopper styling with contemporary engineering solutions. Andreas’ prize is 1.500 Euro towards his participation in the European Championship of Custom Bike Building, being held at the Custom Chrome Europe Dealer Show in Mainz, Germany, on March 24-25.
Big Twin Motors of Naples were awarded third prize, again of 1500 Euro towards participation at the European Championship, for their “Hi-Tech Radical” lowrider.
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MOTORBOOK INTERNATIONAL FOURTH BOOK ON PAINTING BY JOANN BORTLES–As for Book 4, “How to Master Airbrush Techniques,” it is a very comprehensive book for learning to airbrush. It includes very detailed chapters on various kinds of airbrushes, paints and tools. There are very simple exercises for the beginner, including a very cool trick to turn a photo into a very neat painting. Unlike my other books, this one is all airbrush. So I had room to get very thorough with the instructions. One chapter is completely devoted to learning to use layers in create dimension. Airbrushing fur is another chapter chapter. How to airbrush feathers is another. It shows various ways to airbush a surface to look like bent metal. It has the best chapter yet for airbrushing people, there are 20 photos showing how to airbrush a face.
There is even a chapter on how to create a vector drawing, then set up and use a plotter. Then a chapter where I use plotter made stencils to airbrush a guitar. But one of the highlights is the Troubleshooting chapter. It deals with just about every airbrushing problem you can think of. Ever airbrush a painting, then part of the painting get damaged? This book shows exactly how to fix it.
I also looked at all the other airbrush books and what they were lacking. I wrote this book to be different from all the others out there, as most people have several books, so why buy another one that is like all the others? This book will make a great companion to the airbrush books most people already have.
Plus this book deals with “real world” airbrushing, where things go wrong. When I was writing the book, I looked at the airbrushing message boards and listened to the things people needed answers to. Then I wrote the book to deal with those problems. Ever pick up your airbrush and get so frustrated you can’t stand it? Then this is the book for you. It shows how to handle the frustrating situations that arise and how to keep from getting in those situations. It is 197 pages of a book you will keep referring to again and again.
AUSTRALIAN BIKE CLUB TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED–AUSTRALIA’S national law enforcement agency has established a taskforce to target outlaw motorcycle gangs amid mounting concern about expanding memberships and their growing involvement in organized crime, including arms trafficking.
The Australian Crime Commission’s board approved the establishment of the taskforce after an intelligence operation detected a significant expansion in the activities of outlaw motorcycle gangs in 2005-06.
Intelligence revealed that 26 new chapters of 10 gangs were established in six states and territories.
This brought the total of “fully patched” members of the 35 clubs operating in Australia to 3500. This figure “expands significantly” when nominees, prospective members and associates are taken into account, according to the ACC.
The gangs were becoming “more sophisticated and dynamic” and operating across state borders.
The ACC says outlaw motorcycle clubs are involved in a wide range of criminal activities including murder, drug manufacturing and trafficking, firearms trafficking, extortion, prostitution, robbery, theft, fraud, money laundering and re-birthing of stolen motor vehicles.
But the clubs were able to quickly adapt to exploit any new opportunities to maximise profits from crime.
“(Outlaw motorcycle gangs) target illicit commodities that are as lucrative as possible at the time,” the ACC’s chief executive officer Alastair Milroy said. “They will diversify into other areas of criminal activity if there is profit to be made.”
Earlier this month The Australian revealed a member of Australia’s biggest outlaw motorcycle gang, the Rebels, was suspected of being at the centre of the criminal network involved in the theft and sale of Australian Defence Force shoulder-fired rocket launchers.
And a secret police intelligence document revealed Defence officials knew almost a decade ago that staff involved in stealing and rebirthing weapons from the ADF’s national storage distribution centre, southwest of Sydney, “were in collusion with outlaw motorcycle gangs”.
According to the ACC, there is evidence that some gangs are generating funds through serious fraud and deception to finance their “primary” criminal activities, such as drug manufacturing and trafficking.
Mr Milroy said the commission was concerned about the recent expansion of motorcycle gangs. The taskforce had been established to “better guide national investigative and policy action”.
Mr Milroy declined to comment “for operational reasons” on whether it had gathered evidence showing individual gangs, which in the past had been involved in violent clashes, were beginning to co-operate and co-ordinate their activities.
He also declined to comment on whether the clubs had active criminal links with overseas chapters.
But he said “excellent co-operation” between state law enforcement agencies was combating any attempts by motorcycle gangs to make investigations into their activities more difficult by operating across state borders.
“This co-operation includes the sharing of operational and strategic intelligence relating to the criminal activities of (motorcycle gangs), which minimises the impact of any intentional attempt to avoid law enforcement targeting,” he said.
Motorcycle gangs were “closed and insular in nature to avoid detection” like other organised crime groups.
According to ACC figures there are now 18 outlaw motorcycle club operating in NSW, 17 in Victoria, 11 in Queensland, eight in South Australia, six in Western Australia, four in Tasmania, three in the Northern Territory and two in the ACT.
The ACC revealed in its annual report released last month that intelligence it provided to Queensland police prevented a violent clash between the Rebels and the Bandidos.
According to a UN Office on Drugs and Crime report released in 2002, there were about 7000 associate members of outlaw motorcycle gangs in Australia.By Gary Hughes
–from Robin Hartfiel
BONNEVILLE ASSALT WEAPAN SUGGESTION–Bandit, I see you got your wheels for the Pan. You might want to consider a setof ceramic wheel bearings. Check with Dave at World Wide Bearings, 1-800-575-3220. They are used in pro stock drag bikes and many LSR bikes.
I have heard of4 horsepower gains at the rear wheel because of less parasitic loss through thedrivetrain. I installed a set on my bike and didn’t do any dyno testing but thebike is much easier to roll around. Might be worth a look.
Good luck inSeptember.
–rickr1955@bellsouth.net>
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