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BIKERNET LAWSUIT OF THE WEEK–Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth.
This occurred while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
JAPAN LEADS IN TECHNOLOGY AND SKIRTS–What you see are not see-thru skirts. They are actually prints onthe skirts to make it look as if the panties are visible and it’s the currentragein Japan.
I suppose at least you could choose what sort of butt profile you’d like
–Rogue
BEACH RIDE UPDATE– The Queen Mary Long Beach contract for august 31 is expected 2/25. Micah, the president, and I will make a site check on 2/24 at the national orange show Pavillion in San Bernardino where we have a 9 am meeting with the rep there. We have a Beach Ride hold for Sept. 28 at that site. Both venues (Queen Mary and Orange Show) want the food and beverage concessions. The rental fees are comparable. At the core meeting, we will review contracts, report on the sites, and discuss our participation at the July 20 LA Calendar Show in Long Beach. I should also have a budget by then.
Carmela Anne Burke, MPA
Director of Development and Communications
(310) 845-8060
(310) 922-3218 (cell)
Bikernet has supported the Beach Ride for the Exceptional Childrens Foundation for five years. They lost their Ventura, California site after the Laughlin fight, which costs their fund raising efforts substantially. The Beach Ride was their largest fund raising event.
BANDIT’S CANTINA TOAST OF THE NIGHT–John O’Reilly hoisted his beer and said, “Here’s tospending the restof me life, Between the legs of me wife!” That wonhim the top prize forthe best toast of the night!
He went home and told his wife, Mary, “I won theprize for the besttoast of the night.”
She said, “Aye, what was your toast?”
John said, “Here’s to spending the rest of me life,Sitting in churchbeside me wife.”
“Oh that is very nice indeed, John!” Mary said. Thenext day, Mary raninto one of John’s toasting buddies on the streetcorner.
The manchuckled leeringly and said, “John won the prize,the other night, witha toast about you, Mary.”
She said, “Aye and I was abit surprised meself! You know, he’s only been there twice! Once hefell asleep, and theother time I had to pull him by the ears to make himcome!
–from Rev Carlr
from Rev CarlR
BIKERNET WAR CORRESPONDENT–Interviews Stormin’ Norman Schwarzkopf:”WORRYING ABOUT GOING TO WAR WITHOUT THE FRENCH IS LIKE WORRYING ABOUT GOING DEER HUNTING WITHOUT YOUR ACCORDION”
–from Al Friedman
HEALTH INSURANCE BILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS– When motorcyclists worked together to pass legislation through Congress to ensure health insurance availability for motorcycle riders a few years ago, those efforts were eventually negated when the Clinton administration ruled that the federal government cannot dictate insurance coverages to state insurers. But now, U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced “The Health Care Parity for Legal Transportation and Recreational Activities Act,” to end insurance discrimination by closing the loophole that has allowed insurance carriers to deny benefits to those who are injured while participating in so-called risky activities such as motorcycling, snowmobiling, skiing and horseback riding.
“From riding Harley Davidson motorcycles to visiting the Snowmobile Hall of Fame in St. Germain, these activities are part of Wisconsin’s heritage and economy,” Feingold said. “It simply doesn’t make sense to exclude those participating in these activities from health care benefits.”
This legislation, introduced February 14, aims to promote health care parity for participants in legal transportation and recreational activities, and addresses a loophole caused by a Department of Health and Human Services rule that prohibits employers from denying health care coverage to motorcyclists and others who participate in what is deemed a risky activity, but yet allows insurers to deny benefits to insureds if they are injured while participating in those activities.
Check the Bikernet Right Department for the full story.
NEW YORK CITY CONSIDERS LIMITS ON NOISE AND “DAREDEVIL RIDING”– Two New York City council members and the city’s public advocate have proposed limits on motorcycle noise and daredevil riding, allowing the city to impound motorcycles and levy hefty fines or jail terms for repeat offenders.
Sponsored by Councilman Bill de Blasio, the legislation focuses on motorcycles like a “Pop-a-Wheelie Kawasaki, which encourages riding on one wheel, and excessively loud Harley-Davidsons,” such as one on display with straight pipes that “could wake Mayor La Guardia,” De Blasio told the New York Times.
“COLORS” LAWSUIT GOES TO FEDERAL COURT– A case currently pending in the 9th District U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco could soon decide if the Gilroy Garlic Festival?s policy restricting “gang colors” is constitutional. The debate revolves around an incident that took place at the 2000 Gilroy Garlic Festival when four Top Hatters Motorcycle Club members were removed by Gilroy police officers after refusing to take off their vests.
Immediately following the incident, the club filed a lawsuit against the Gilroy Garlic Festival and the City of Gilroy claiming the policy was a violation of their freedom of association and speech.
“The plaintiffs are not seeking any money in the lawsuit, only a change in policy and lawyers’ fees,” said Randolph Hammock, the plaintiffs’ Los Angeles-based attorney with the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester.
photo from Buckshot
PENNSYLVANIA PUSHES PRO-MOTORCYCLE LEGISLATION– Moving quickly on the momentum of last year’s victories (removing handle the bar height restriction, increased funding for the Motorcycle Safety Program, allowing for more than one bike in a metered space, and reduced turnpike tolls for bikes), ABATE of Pennsylvania has introduced a helmet law modification bill with 19 co-sponsors.
“That’s much more support than previous years when we had about four co-sponsors,” said John Mullendore, ABATE Legislative Coordinator. “Senator Wozniak wants to pass this in the first 100 days of session. It looks like riding lidless will be legal in Pennsylvania this year if our members keep the pressure on. We gained four to five yes votes in the election and that was all that was holding us up before.”
ABATE also reintroduced a bill to create a Veteran’s license plate for bikes, and a bill to increase penalties for right-of-way violations. A bill to include motorcycles in the state’s Lemon Law was also introduced.
–photo from Bob T.
AIR BAGS NOW AVAILABLE — During an airing on cable’s Speed Vision of “On Any Sunday Revisited,” a look back at the classic motorcycle racing movie, a commercial came on featuring Evel Kneivel. The spot talked about what a great jumper he was, but that he was also a spectacular crasher.
Then Evel appears on the screen and says, “If I’d been wearing one these airvests then, I wouldn’t need this cane now,” and goes on to claim that it will save more lives than any other safety device ever invented and marketed to the public.
We’ve all heard of these devices, and knew it would only be a matter of time before they were marketed here in the United States, and they are now available through the Internet at airvest.com, or you can order by phone for $499.95, or $299.95 for kid sizes.
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