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BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–Tuesday, 6 am, felt like I got hit by Vito the bat boy-bill collector. I guess the 18 to 20 hour days took their toll. I was hit with my worst enemy, a fucking flu that had me bedridden for a whole day. A very precious day I needed to finish the bob for Sturgis. Let?s not even think that I felt like shit and my kidneys felt like they had been kicked by combat boots on an Skin Head let’s beat the puertorican party. All that worried me is that the bobber had to be done, my word was played on it, and you know how I am with my word. I’m still fucked up and floating around the life of the spaced out and cold induced trance, but I still managed to get up and got to the shop, had to finish, no matter what. I guess all those extra hours catch up and when they do, it sucks….Big time.
I also had sent the news to hell, my report was not going to be in Bikernet once more, something that I seldom do, but as everything turns around, here I am, late in the morning, just pounding the key board, one of those nights that you wake up and doze off dozens of times, I guess you know what I mean, and it sucks.
I have not posted any photos lately, and almost no report as well, since all I have been working on is the bobber and the shipping to Sturgis. Yeap that time of the year is back again and I always forget what a pain in the ass it is. Then again, we still do it. I will release the bobbers photos soon, I’m just waiting on getting to the Black Hills so it will be a surprise for all. Not that it will become a standard in the building industry, but it will be cool to keep the expectation, and I like it, so that’s it.
I know many of you are awaiting my Hawaii story, and I do have part of it already done, but I need more time to finish it up, I’m also waiting on Bandit’s and Glenn’s side of the story, to me it’s always as interesting to hear someone elses view of what I lived and how they perceive things…..Come on..get to work you bums!
By the way, if you are in Sturgis, come by the Journey Museum for the Bob’s back exhibition. I’m really looking forward to it and seems there’s going to be a press and media frenzy, it’s Tuesday, 10th. I believe at 4:30 pm, it will be tribute to Dave Mann, and that guys does deserve it. You can see all the cool bobs there and even try to whack me on the head, and I mean try, if you are one of those who don’t like me.
On the Puerto Rico front, I’m working on like 6 bobbers/choppers right now, so guess what, Bob’s back, and I dare to predict that in the near future 280 tires and such will be a thing of the past. We will go back to the venerable 130’s, unless you happen to be a rubbie wannabe who loves watching TV shows of your local heroes…
Anyway, let me get out of here, since I feel like shit and before I start receiving e-mails that I got nasty towards a bunch of clueless dudes, which will prompt me to unleash all the fury, since I don’t feel like being my amicable self….Anyway, for those of you who expect these words week after week, thanks, I hope I have not let you down.
Jose sick as a fucking dog, Caribbean Bikernet Reporter
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FBI AGENT CHARGED WITH DUI– CLEARWATER – An FBI agent was arrested last weekend after Clearwater police found her asleep in her car at an intersection with the car running and she fled the scene once she awakened, court documents state.
Elizabeth Elaine Scott, 37, was charged with felony fleeing and eluding and with driving under the influence of alcohol. One reading of her blood alcohol level was .183 percent, more than twice the 0.08 percent threshold where a motorist in Florida is presumed drunk, the documents state.
Clearwater police spokesman Wayne Shelor said that at roughly 8:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities received a report that a green BMW Mini Cooper had been involved in a hit- and-run wreck on Devon Drive on Clearwater Beach.
Scott was found asleep in her green 2004 Mini Cooper at the intersection, arrest affidavits state. The engine was running and the car was in drive, the affidavits state.
–by Stephen Thompson, Tampa Bay Tribune
–from Rogue
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ONE IN FIVE GERMANS DRINK TO GET DRUNK BIKERNET SURVEY REVEALS– LONDON (AP) — Almost 1 in 5 German adults – or 17 percent – believe the point of drinking is to get drunk, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Only 8 percent of Britons drink to become stupefied, according to the survey by Mintel, a market research firm.
“Drinking can be more of a low-key social event in Britain than some may have believed,” said Michelle Strutton, consumer analyst at Mintel. “Although Germans may not go drinking as often as the British, when they do drink, many do want to get drunk.”
The average German adult drank 255 pints of beer last year, 35 more pints than his British counterpart, the survey found.
Mintel’s survey of 35,000 consumers covered France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Britain.
Spain, the third-largest consumer, was the fastest-growing market for beer, but Italy was likely to overtake it. Beer consumption in Spain grew by 17 percent since 1998.
France’s consumption was down 13 percent since 1998, though sales of premium beers were holding their own.
Britain has the highest percentage of beer drinkers in Europe, with 61 percent of adults – including 82 percent of men.
In the United States, annual consumption per person in 2002 was around 175 pints, according to industry figures.
–from Rogue
DA, DA, DAMN, SHA SHA SHOES–Sha Sha Fine Shoes, Inc., a manufacturer of alternative styled footwear for men and women, has introduced their first ever signature shoe, co-designed by one of the most famous chopper builders in the United States, Billy Lane.
Billy Lane of Choppers, Inc., made famous by his beautiful bikes and appearances on the Discovery Channel chopper build-offs, has collaborated with Sha Sha and his pinstriper, Joe Richardson, to develop his own signature line of custom pinstriped shoes in three different colors. The shoes are available at dealers throughout the U.S. and Canada and are available direct to consumers on Sha Sha?s website as well.
For more information about the Billy Lane Signature Shoes, or any other products available from Sha Sha, visit the Sha Sha Fine Shoes website at http://www.sha-sha.com, or click on the banner above. Email info@sha-sha.com, or call 1-877-3-SHA-SHA.
VIRGINIA GANGSTER CHOPPERS PROFILE–On the South side of Richmond, in Chesterfield County the crew at Gangster Choppers still carries out the spirit of rebellion in their approach to building hard core rides.
John Dodson along with his father Ken and Floyd Young make up the crew at Gangster Choppers. John is a machinist by trade having served the mandatory 4 year state apprenticeship program and working in the rigid confines of industrial machine and fabricating shops. John and Ken wanted to open a shop where they could let their imagination run wild on bikes.
Gangster Choppers has a full in house machine shop and fabrication department that enables them to truly build one of a kind choppers.
Gangster Choppers believes that a chopper should be fun and safe to ride. That’s why only the best materials and parts go into the fabrication of their bikes, no corners cut here. The parts they make or modify are engineered to meet and often exceed industry standards. All of their bikes, parts and services are by bikers for bikers. They know from many years of machining, welding and fabricating what they want to ride and they pass it on to you.
John was tired of seeing hacked up frames that were too unsafe to ride. Frames modified with out the use of a frame jig to retain correct geometry and poor welds covered by bondo. To be sure they produced the finest quality frames; they engineered and built their own frame fabrication table. The table is so versatile, a new frame can be manufactured or an existing frame can be stretched and raked. They are able to calculate the trail on any given chassis to determine the ride ability and know what stretch and rake combination will work best with any given project.
In addition to frame work, Gangster Choppers hand manufactures their own sheet metal. Their gas tanks are fabricated with a one piece bottom, no leaks there. Steel fenders are hand rolled from 14 gauge steel in various widths to accommodate different tire sizes. Oil tanks can be had in steel or stainless, with internal plumbing so all the oil lines are routed nice and clean to the bottom of the tank.
They also have the Gangster line of billet aluminum foot pegs, hand grips, jockey shifter knobs, derby and points covers. The crew is hard at work now developing some hard core parts that will adapt to factory style bikes. Foot controls that will incorporate the ace of spades theme and a well-engineered jockey shift set up. The jockey shift lever pivots on maintenance free bearings and is “O” so smooth feeling. It is nice to see a shop introducing such well engineered parts that feel good and most importantly deliver that rebellious southern flavor. Check out their web site at
–TB
A BIKERNET ROMANTIC MOMENT–One night Jerry brought home a dozen red roses to his wife.
“How lovely, dear,” she said, “What’s the occasion?”
“I want to make love to you” he said simply.
“Not tonight, dear. I have a headache.”
The next night, Jerry came home with a big box of chocolates and explained that he wanted to make love with her.
“I’m awfully tired, honey” said his wife. “Not tonight.”
Every night for a week Jerry brought home something, but each time his wife’s answer was no.
Finally he came home with six black kittens with little red bows around their necks and handed them to his wife.
How adorable, Jerry,” she exclaimed. “But what are they for?”
“These are six little pallbearers for your dead pussy.”
–from Skooter
AUSTRALIA HAS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM–Things are really flat chat busy – flat chat is an old biker term I believe,from sitting on top of the tank or something.
Hey, there is a biker museum in Australia, down the road from here @ Nabiac.
Check out:
http://www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.com.au
http://www.mediaman.com.au/profiles/bulahdelah.html
http://www.mediaman.com.au/profiles/regional.html
Best Rgds from down under.
–Greg Tingle
PENNSLYVANIA CHANGES RIGHT-OF-WAY TO CARELESS DRIVING BILL–In PA HB 873 passed the house 202-1. We changed it from Right of Wayviolations to careless driving. ROW only covered certain accidents wherecareless driving applies when someone rear ends you at a red light or justabout any other way someone can run over you. We also included a definitionof “serious injury” to say “any bodily injury which creates a substantialrisk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protractedloss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ”. That waylawyers can’t argue if your injuries were serious or not an delay yourgetting paid for years.
–John
HN JT Purviance during battle for Salman Pak, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
MILITARY ASSISTANCE–Alexandria, Va. – The U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center issupporting families of deployed soldiers by providing a toll-free FamilyAssistance Hotline. The number, 1-800-833-6622, is for use by family members of soldiers onactive duty as well as those in the Army National Guard and the Army Reservecalled to active duty. The hotline will remain in operation indefinitely.
The call is free from the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska,PuertoRico, Guam and the Virgin Islands. Hotline staff takes calls from 8 a.m. to8 p.m. EDT to answer family support-related questions. Emergency assistanceis provided between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. EST.
While the hotline staff cannot give out information about a soldier’sspecific location, status, or mailing address, the staff has beeninstrumental in linking thousands of extended family members to the familysupport groups and rear detachments at the soldier’s unit.
In addition to local and Army level assistance via telephone, familymembers can find answers to many routine questions about family readiness,Army Community Service, and deployment support resources online at the ACS
Web site, www.goacs.org, and at the Army Family Liaison Office website,www.aflo.org. Information about Operation Iraqi Freedom is atwww.army.mil
The Army National Guard and the Army Reserve state and regional supportcommands also operate assistance lines, though they may not always betoll free. Information is available at www.guardfamily.org andwww.army.mil/usar.
The U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center is the headquartersDepartment of the Army agency responsible for Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs the Army provides soldiers and families worldwide.
BRADY’S BIKE–Brady’s suicide Shovel,home-built ride by hard-core bikemaster in Minnesota.
BIKERNET STAFF VENTRILOQUIST–A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night he’s doinga show in a small town in Arkansas. With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when a blonde in the 4th rowstands on her chair and starts shouting: “I’ve heard enough of your stupidblonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype women that way? What does the color of a person’s hair have to do with her worth as a humanbeing?
It’s guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at workand in the community and from reaching our full potential as a person.Because you and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against not only blondes, but women in general, and all in the name of humor!”
Theembarrassed ventriloquist begins to apologize, and the blonde yells, “You stayout of this, mister! I’m talking to that little smart-ass on your knee.”
–from Skooter
NEW VICTORY 8-BALL IS THE BEST VALUE FOR 2005–New 2005 Model Combines the Stunning Looks and Performance of a VegasWith a Tough “Blacked-Out” Look at a Great Price!
July 2005, Minneapolis – There’s no need to qualify the statement. Plain and simple, the new Victory Vegas 8-Ball is the absolute best value on the market among American-made cruiser motorcycles.
The new for 2005 Vegas 8-Ball is a basic black version of the award-winning Victory Vegas and its suggested retail price in the U.S. is just $12,999. That’s about two grand less than a Vegas and the same as the suggested retail for an original Victory V92C in 1998. The 8-Ball is priced lower than competitive models and beats them all in terms of styling, comfort and performance.
Next week we will launch all the new Victory models for 2005 with complete specs. If you haven’t thrown a leg over a Victory yet, try one on. You’ll be surprised.–Bandit
THAT DOES IT–No more politics here, just motorcycles, sex and Jack Daniels. My shop is just below me now and my new Paughco Project Chopper is waiting . I’m picking up another lift this weekend and it will immediatly find a home, as I begin to slip this baby together.
I’m working with S&S on the engine, the JIMS tranny is in and I’m ready to rock. I’ll hand make the pipes and ponder what to do for the gas tank and seat. Hang on.
That’s ahead for the weekend. In the meantime I’m headed over to the Monster Garage offices, then to the bar for a drink.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
