Yesterday I rode the Touring Chopper to my martial arts class. The sifu, Richard Bustillo, is also a biker. He’s still riding the same stretched Pan he built 25 years ago. He was just innagurated into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. We’ll feature his first modification in 15 years. He’s changing his ordinary Dick Allen rockers to a set of Sugar Bear’s.
I made runs to a tool repair joint to pick up a Makita battery charger, and a hardware store for Amazing Shrunken FXR shock bolts. I couldn’t get in and out of a store without rapping with a couple of guys about that wild red machine. It was a trip leaving the dojo dripping with sweat and drying off in the sun blasting down the freeway toward home. Couldn’t just ride to the headquarters, though. There was a shootout at the post office and half the town was shut down. Sinwu swears it wasn’t her fault. That ass will drive any man nuts.
This morning I tried to get out of the sack and get to work, but Sin snuck in the back door and pinned me to the bed. I tried to explain about the news in muttered tones under my breath as she… We’ll let’s get to it.
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LONG BEACH COPS AND PRESS EXPAND CALENDAR SHOW COVERAGE–According to the Long Beach Press Telegram 300 Mongols attempted to storm the gates at the Long Beach/Queen Mary Calendar Show which was sponsored by Hot Bike Magazine, White Brothers and Bikernet. We were at the site and knew that only 100 tickets had been purchased. When the beefed-up LB Police turned the members away the promoter of the event returned their money.
According to the Press Telegram (Long Beach Paper): At about noon, the bikers tried to storm the entrance after verbal altercations with authorities, but were rebuffed by beefed-up security. said Long Beach Police Department spokesman Officer David Marander.
More that 100 Long Beach police officers turned out in tactical field response. “The gang members were flying their colors and refused to remoe them,” Marander said.
LIMERICK COMPETITION– This is from a limerick contest on Long Island. The requirements were to use the two words, Lewinsky and Kaczynski (the Unabomber), in a limerick. Here are the three winning entries:
Third place:
There once was a gal named Lewinsky
Who played on a flute like Stravinsky.
‘Twas “Hail to the Chief”
On this flute made of beef
That stole the front page from Kaczynski.
Second place:
Said Clinton to young Ms. Lewinsky,
We don’t want to leave clues like Kaczynski.
Since you made such a mess,
Use the hem of your dress
And wipe that stuff off of your chinsky.
And the winning entry:
Lewinsky and Clinton have shown,
What Kaczynski must surely have known:
That an intern is better
Than a bomb in a letter
When deciding how best to be blown.
–from Nuttboy
AMAZING SHRUNKEN FXR CHALLENGE INCREASES–Shrinking the FXR is a new challenge to Bikernet crew. Most parts developed in the aftermarket are designed for stretched custome motorcycles. We had to cut the Cyril Huse gas tank to fit the shortened frame, but we found a rear belt that fit perfectly which was our score for the shop yesterday. On the other hand we had to completely remount the tank. All four mounts crashed into the RevTech 88-inch engine.
Next we face mounting the oil bag and checking the new BDL system and clutch. We’re getting close to have a complete rolling chassis before final welding and a great deal of steel shaping. Oh, shit, we’re shooting for mid controls, using Joke Machine forward controls mounted to hand made control brackets and hand made exhaust system. Back to work.
–SPORTBIKE FAMILY EXPANDS–The Sportbike Riders’ Association, (SRA), has announced itscontinued expansion of the SRA family of sportbike websites with its recentacquisition of eSportbike.com, one of the leading sportbike community websites.The eSportbike.com site will continue with its own identity as it is furtherenhanced by the SRA’s team of developers, resulting in a means for fasterdissemination of sportbike related news and information to the members.
eSportbike.com is a sportbike community providing news, product information andcommunity resources to sportbike enthusiasts around the world, including the17,200+ registered members. Originally established by Kent Courtice assportbikeonline.com in 1998, the site had explosive growth in 2000 when itsponsored the AMA Formula Extreme Series of races. Kent commented, “My goal isto have eSportbike.com continue as one of the leading sportbike sites, and Iknow the SRA will do just that.”
“Adding eSportbike to our family provides members of all our sites the abilityto share knowledge, ideas and ways to promote the sport more effectively, whilewe, the SRA, can reach a broader base of sportbikers,” stated Mike DiSabatino,President of the SRA. Mike continued, “We have admired eSportbike’s ability toexpand while maintaining its focus. Now, the SRA will continue the tradition aseSportbike joins our main website, SportbikeS.com, and SuperbikeClub.com, thesite best known for its popular Top 100 sportbike list.”
COCKPIT SECURITY TEST–Did anyone read about the cockpit security test the government conducted?They got three or four special ops military personnel and took them to an airliner with a taser-armed crew in the cockpit.Then they said, ok, get control of this aircraft.
The 3 special ops guys took the service cart and broke through the door in 30 seconds (re-enforced under the new regulations). They blocked the taser darts with seat cushions from first class and had control of the cockpit almost immediately.
So much for the Bush-Mineta safe skies.
–from Rogue
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BUDGET CUTS RESULT IN INCREASED MOTORCYCLE FATALITIES–(from Motorcycle News Network)The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF), unveiled its agenda for the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21). “Motorcycles Rev the Future” is a comprehensive plan emphasizing motorcycle safety, including incentives for state motorcycle safety programs and motorcycle awareness.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Aug. 7, 2002, that motorcycle fatalities increased for the fourth year in a row.* The MRF anticipated this increase, in light of the fact that new motorcycle sales are steadily increasing in the United States, jumping from 303,000 in 1990 to 356,000 in 1997, and then to 710,000 in 2000.
According to Tom Wyld, the MRF’s Vice-President for Government Relations, “The MRF has been aware of the potential that motorcycle injuries and fatalities could show another tragic increase. Riders know the causes. Riders know the cure. The causes? First, state-run rider safety training is in trouble. Through the late 1990s, waiting periods for rider training stretched upwards of one year in most states. Since September 11, 2001, state budgets for rider training have been reduced or eliminated. Second, NHTSA has focused on ‘safer crashing,’ as opposed to focusing its resources on ‘safer riding’ through state rider education programs.
“The cure? The MRF urges NHTSA to focus federal resources on state motorcycle rider training programs, which have consistently saved lives for many years.” Wyld is currently riding cross-country to address national motorcycle issues, including “Motorcycles Rev the Future” – the MRF’s comprehensive agenda for the reauthorization of TEA-21 – at the annual convention of the National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA) in Boise, Idaho.
“Motorcycles Rev the Future,” the MRF’s complete agenda for the reauthorization of TEA-21, can be viewed on the MRF website at www.mrf.org/TEA-03.php.
BROTZ WINS BY A WHEEL AT ROAD AMERICA BUELL LIGHTNING RACE–Nips Morris at Finish Line, Takes Series Points Lead.Elk Clint Brotz squeezed his Hal?s Performance Advantage Buell Lightning S1 just past teammate Richie Morris to score his second consecutive victory in a thrilling photo-finish in the fifth round of the Formula USA Buell Lightning Series, presented by Buell Pro Series Accessories, at Road America raceway.
Brotz, of Sheboygan, Wis., had led every lap of the seven-lap event and at one point had a 3.2 second lead over Morris, who lives in Elkhart Lake. Morris caught Brotz on the final turn of the race and drafted into the lead on the long uphill straight to the finish. But it appeared that Morris made his move too soon, as Brotz was able to repass Morris and held on to win by just 0.058 seconds.
?I was battling with Morris and Dan Bilansky in the early laps,? said Brotz. ?Then they dropped back and I had what I thought was a comfortable lead, so I backed off to save the bike. I had no idea Morris was catching me until I looked back in the final turn and he was right on my tail.?
Bilansky, of New Berlin, Wis. and also a member of the Hal?s Performance Advantage Buell team, dropped out with a mechanical problem on lap four. Bryan Bemisderfer of Greencastle, Pa., rode a Harley-Davidson of Frederick Buell Lightning to third place, 14.6 seconds behind the winner. Michael Barnes of Kosco Harley-Davidson/Buell-Innovative Motorcycle Research and a front-runner in the series all season, took the pole for the event but was unable to start after throwing a chain on the parade lap prior to the race.
The win at Road America moves Brotz past Bemisderfer and Barnes into the points lead after five of eight scheduled events in the Buell Lightning Series. Brotz has 84 points, while Bemisderfer is second with 80 points and Barnes falls 20 points off the lead with 64.
Brotz, who is 26 years old and has been road racing since he was 15, is in his first season on the Buell Lightning Series. ?I never thought I?d be in this position,? he said after the win at Road America. ?I threw my leg over the Buell for the first time at Daytona and now I just love the engine torque and handling of this bike .?
The Formula USA Buell Lightning Series, presented by Buell Pro Series Accessories, is a horsepower and weight-restricted Buell-only spec class. The sixth round of the Formula USA National Road Race Series will take place at Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa., on Aug. 22-25.
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