Pre-Thanksgiving Day News

 

Hey,

 

            Another strange day in paradise. I’ll tell you why. I’m working on this book project for Motorbooks almost daily. I go to libraries, search the internet, buy subscriptions to newspaper archives and interview folks involved in the history of this club. But I still feel like time is slipping away. The manuscript is due in February. I’m starting chapter 16. Maybe the dilemma is the ending. I’m rolling on 2/3s of the book at chapter 20 and I’m still not sure how it’s going to end.

 

THE BIKERNET WOODEN MYSTERY OF THE WEEK– Just figured I better touch base so y’all don’t forget who I am!  Oh yeah, does anyone know what the heck this is? 

 

–RFR

 

BIKERNET HAND TOOLED SEATS OF THE WEEK–  Thought I’d shoot ya a couple photos of a couple seats I just finished. They are hand-carved, vegetable tanned leather with Mexican Round Braid, made for a custom Sportster.

–Tom Sawyer

Sawyer’s Motorcycle Shop

 

It’s not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:

1. A friend

2. A companion

3. A lover

4. A brother

5. A father

6. A master

7. A chef

8. An electrician

9. A carpenter

10. A plumber 

11. A mechanic

12. A decorator

13. A stylist

14. A sexologist 

15. A gynecologist

16. A psychologist

17. A pest exterminator

18. A psychiatrist

19. A healer

20. A good listener

21. An organizer 

22. A good father

23. Very clean

24. Sympathetic

25. Athletic 

26. Warm

27. Attentive

28. Gallant

29. Intelligent

30. Funny

31. Creative

32. Tender

33. Strong

34. Understanding

35. Tolerant 

36. Prudent

37. Ambitious

38. Capable

39. Courageous 

40. Determined

41. True

42. Dependable

43. Passionate

44. Compassionate

 

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO: 

45. Give her compliments regularly

46. Love shopping

47. Be honest

48. Be very rich

49. Not stress her out

50. Not look at other girls

 

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:

51. Give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself

52. Give her lots of time, especially time for herself

53. Give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes 

 

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:

54. Never to forget:

* birthdays

* anniversaries

* arrangements she makes 

–from Buckshot

 

 

OFFICIAL BIKERNET 5-BALL RACING ILLUSTRATOR SPEED REPORT–The new Morgan three wheeler, to be Harley powered.

 

–Dick Allen

 

 

LOVE RIDE BOSS REPORTS–The Love Ride was a great success, as witnessed by some of the folks you spoke to.  I have not had a single negative comment – Not yet any way!

There will be a press release sent out and more later.

BIKERNET has always been supportive, and I truly appreciate your continued support of the Love Ride.

 

 

 

BIKERNET BLACK MARKET BOOK DEAL OF THE WEEK–  The subject of custom painting is important because most bike owners sure as hell don’t want their bike to look like all those other scooters in the parking lot. And the easiest way to make a bike stand out in a crowd is with a nice custom paint job.

 

 

BO HUFF MEDICAL FUND RAISER COMING–  Geno from Ol SKool Rodz asked me to send u info on the Bo Huff medical fundraiser on Nov 27 in Colton CA.  Bo has contracted a rare form of blood cancer and needs help with his medical bills. He’s in critical care now and not doing good with an infection so they stopped treatment until that clears up… 

Would you be so kind as to post the following flyer on your site for us?

 

 

All proceeds to Bo-we make no profit form this event and its tax deductible donation w receipts given out. The Denver Choppers are coming down as is Mike Craig, Fernando Hernandez and others from the bike scene.

 

Anna Marco

Feature Editor

OL SKool Rodz Magazine

Koolhouse Publishing

“Respect da House”

 

 

 

 

WEIRD NEWS: ACTOR FATALLY SHOT FILMING MOTORCYCLE GETAWAY SCENE–  Actor Kirk Abella was masked and filming a getaway scene for the British film “Going Somewhere” when a watchman mistook the performer for a real bandit and fatally shot him.
 
The New York Daily News reports that when the director shouted, “Action,” Abella ran to his waiting motorcycle (and masked stunt driver) to make his film getaway — only to be grabbed by his shirt and shot in the back at close range by volunteer village guard, Eddie Cuizon, in front of dozens of spectators.
 
Police told the media that when the crowd heard Cuizon fire the gun they believed it was just part of the film — not realizing they were witnessing the actor’s murder.
 
The shooting took place in the Parian district of Cebu in the Philippine Islands, where criminals often use motorcycles to escape law enforcement.
 
However, the shooting was no simple mistake. Firearms are illegal in the Philippines, and before the incident the guard borrowed a friend’s .357 handgun and went to the police station — where he was informed that the filming was taking place. The watchman, accompanied by a police officer, then made his way to the film set to help secure the area. Police Chief Alexis Relado said, “I don’t know why he still accosted them.”

 

NEW FROM CUSTOM CHROME Fat Baggers Inc. Original 3” Drop Seat Kit–

 A Custom Chrome exclusive! Get yourself lower and more comfortable with the Fat Baggers Inc. Original 3” Drop Seat Kit while at the same time not sacrificing clearance or suspension! Since the 09-later models are bolted together beneath the seat at 4 frame points, you simply remove all outer components, unbolt the factory rear/upper chassis section, bolt on the new Patent Pending FBI replacement sub-frame then re-mount your stock fender, bag mounting brackets, bags, etc.

 

Features and Benefits:

• Lowers stock seat height 3″ or more

• Allows better footing and control

• Multiple seat options available

• Re-use stock fender or upgrade to FBI Fat Fender

 

This innovative kit consists of three main components: the frame kit, a seat and a set of side covers.

 

• Start with the Drop Seat Frame Kit.

• Select your choice of side covers: standard or narrow,   painted or not.

• Select your choice of seats to accompany chosen standard or narrow side covers.

• Select ABS manifold and/or railguard caps as required.

 

Standard or Narrow seat and side cover options, two drop seat configurations are available:

 

Standard Drop Seat Kit: recommended for riders approximately 5′ 7″ and over who either want to sit more flat-footed on their bike or, for taller riders, to actually sit down into the bike more.

 

Narrow Drop Seat Kit: for riders that are approximately 5′- 6″ and under who need to sit closer to the ground for better footing and control of their bike. For the Narrow set-up, the side panels are pulled back from the tank while the seat bumps the rider forward 2″ and is tapered more to allow the rider’s legs to go more directly to the ground for optimal reach.

 

NOTE: CCI requires that all 3 major components (frame kit, seat, side covers) be included with each and every Drop Seat Kit sale. Only Seats and accessory items can be sold separately.

 

For more information and options contact your local dealer or visit www.customchrome.com  

 

HAMSTER’S SON GOES MISSING–Hey, Bro!  Jeff Erb’s, (the Bay Area hamster who owns the Back 40 restaurant) son Brian is missing. Don’t know if you can put it on the page, but I’m sending the link anyway…
B-

http://claycord.com/2010/11/16/family-searches-for-missing-concord-man/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook  

 

 

NEW BIG BOAR BATTERY FOR CUSTOM APPLICATIONS– Hey Bandit, I forgot to tell ya, that it fits ’04 up rubber mount Sportys and V-rods!

 

–Aaron

Big Boar

 

CHRISTMAS MAY BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER– but K and G Cycles has gifts under the tree for you right now! Let’s talk about apparel this week in our “Peel Back” Specials.
 
The Kerr Company has some great deals leathers and helmets.
 
Check out this value priced Naked Leather Jacket with racing inspired design, mandarin collar, full quilted liner, zippered chest pocket and silver hardware.
Kerr has a 5-year unconditional warranty on every aspect of their USA made leather products, including the stitching and hardware.
This jacket looks great and is priced great.  Men’s sizes 38-50.  Yours for only $269.10 and for sizes 52-58, only $299.10

What about a Shorty Helmet with Quick Release in Boneyard Black and Silver?
Or maybe with a Carbon Fiber Design? A Checkerboard Design perhaps?
Are you a Flat Black with Skulls kinda guy or gal?
Are you into a German Cross design on the helmet back?
 
Whatever your style may be, these D.O.T. helmets are only $54.00 in any of the designs. That’s 25% off retail and that’s an early Christmas!!

This is just a taste and there is much, much more on sale this week at K and G Cycles.  Come on by at www.kandgcycles.com  and give us a look.
 
Be sure to check us out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kandgcycles . There is always a Facebook-only sale going on for our fans.
 
K and G Cycles is proud to earn your business every single day with every sale. K and G Cycles…kinduvabigdeal!!!

 

 

BIG SIS TURNS UP THE HEAT– New super-enhanced pat-down more invasive.  The TSA’s invasive new screening measures include officers literally putting their hands down people’s pants if they are wearing baggy clothing in a shocking new elevation of groping procedures that have stoked a nationwide revolt against privacy-busting airport security measures.

 

Forget John Tyner’s “don’t touch my junk” experience at the hands of TSA goons in San Diego recently, another victim of Big Sis was told by TSA officials that it was now policy to go even further when dealing with people wearing loose pants or shorts.

 

Going through airport security this past weekend, radio host Owen JJ Stone, known as “OhDoctah,” related how he was told that the rules had been changed and was offered a private screening. When he asked what the procedure entailed, the TSA agent responded, “I have to go in your waistband, I have to put my hand down your pants,” after which he did precisely that.

 

Stone chose to conduct the search in public in the fear that the TSA worker would be even more aggressive in a private room.

 

“If you’re wearing sweat pants or baggy clothing, I was wearing sweat pants they’re not baggy, they’re sweat pants,” said Stone, adding that the agent pulled out his waistband before patting his backside and his crotch.

 

Even the TSA agent who put his hands down the man’s pants was embarrassed at what he had been told to do by his superiors, apologizing profusely to the victim.

 

Speaking with The Alex Jones Show today (video coming soon), Stone went further – noting how the TSA thug directly patted down his testicles, penis and backside while his hand was inside Stone’s pants. Stone was initially embarrassed to reveal the full scope of the groping but related the details of what amounted to nothing less than outright sexual molestation.

 

–Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones

Prison Planet.com

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

 

 

DO YOU HAVE AN EARLY H-D FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ZIPPERS CAN HELP– Yes, the ThunderMax conversion Kit will replace the MM system. The kit includes all of the electronics the customer will need as well as the ThunderMax and a new throttle body. The customer retains the original wiring harness and gas tank, so installation isn’t as complicated.

 

 

AMAZINGLY BAD NEWS OF THE WEEK–  After his Denair, Calif., school told him to remove the American flag from his bicycle, Cody Alicea, 13, received an amazing surprise when hundreds of patriotic bikers — many of them veterans — showed up to escort him to school Monday morning:

 

–Rogue

 

 

1938 INDIAN WITH SIDECAR ON DISPLAY AT STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME–  John Paul DeJoria’s 1938 Indian with Sidecar is now on display at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. The bike has been at the Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground for the last two years where it was prominently featured in the Buffalo Chip’s Legends Ride. In 2010, The bike brought PeeWee Herman in to numerous Buffalo Chip events during the 2010 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

 

The bike is significant for the museum because 1938 was the first year of the Rally, said museum executive director Christine Paige Diers. “We’re very excited to have it.“ The motorcycle can be seen from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily all winter.

 

 

NEGOTIABLE DEAL OF THE WEEK–1976 XLH Sportster. It runs good for just $2,500.

 

–Tim

 

 

REPORT FROM BIKERNET FIRE STATION–  A firefighter was working on the engine outside the Station, when he noticed a little girl nearby in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle.

The little girl was wearing a firefighter’s helmet. The wagon was being pulled by her dog and her cat.

The firefighter walked over to take a closer look. ‘That sure is a nice fire truck,’ the firefighter said with admiration.

‘Thanks,’ the girl replied. The firefighter looked a little closer. The girl had tied the wagon to her dog’s collar and to the cat’s testicles.

‘Little partner,’ the firefighter said, ‘I don’t want to tell you how to run your rig, but if you were to tie that rope around the cat’s collar, I think you could go faster. ‘

The little girl replied thoughtfully, ‘You’re probably right, but then I wouldn’t have a siren.’

 

–Vickie Kelly

 

 

 

 

BIKERNET READER FINDS KENNY CAMINITI STORY– I was going thru some sports related stories on the web and Kenny’s photo popped up in one of them. That made me stop and reminisce for a moment or two. From there, I ran across your column and read it thru. I knew the Caminiti’s back in the mid 70’s when his mom, Yvonne, was our admin in a field service group in San Jose CA where I worked my first job fresh out of electronics school. They were generous, gracious people and treated us new-hires like friends they had known their whole lives. I still have a Star Wars t-shirt she gave me for my birthday many many years ago. Years later, my wife and I watched Kenny play some ball at San Jose State.

I just wanted to say that I was touched by your column. One humorous item that I can impart to you involves a ski trip back in ’77 or ’78 when he was pretty young. His family and several of us from the office were in Tahoe for a ski weekend. We all were in a cabin up there someplace. Kenny was being a pain and was bugging me. I grabbed him, pushed him to the floor, then picked him up by his ankles and thumped his head on the floor a couple of times, telling him he’d better not mess with me. It wasn’t too awfully long after that when he could probably have done the same thing to me! I never saw much of him after he left home, never knew his wife or family. His parents have since left the Bay Area and unfortunately, I’ve lost track of everyone.

Again, thanks for such a thoughtful column. I ride too, but have only been at it for a little less than three years… mid-life crisis you know. Now on my second one, a Vulcan 900, which is plenty of bike for me. Your bike in the photo is gorgeous! Maybe one of these days…

–Tom G

 

To see the story go to: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=8280 

 

–Paul F.
 

 

 

UNCLE MONKEY THE CRITICS’ CRITIC–  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There has been a lot of talk lately as to what art is, what art is worth, and what is not. The biggest misconception is what qualifies someone to be an art critic, or any kind of a critic as far as that goes. There are people who claim years of training at the finest universities or right of birth – being born on the “right” side of the tracks gives them a distinct leg up as to what is art, what is hip, what is in fashion compared to us simple common folk. The truth is that there are no qualifications to be a critic. Either you like something or you don’t.

 

All too often though professional critics are swayed by what they read in a book or worst yet wikipedia and the all-important dollar. Many wine critics will rave about the virtues of one wine over Night Train even though both glass were poured from the same box. Because they have been told something costs more, they believe that it has to be better.

What makes one painting worth tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars compared to another that is worthless has more to do with personal wealth and self gratification then anything else. We may ask why someone would pay $50,000 for a 24″x24″ white canvas with an orange stripe down one side. A lot has to do with bragging rights. “Yes, I can piss away that kind of money on something anyone could do.” A lot has to do with income tax/ net worth. The art becomes an asset, no longer taxable, $50,000 hanging on a wall that the IRS can’t get their hands on.*

 

Motorcycles and particularly Harleys have long been considered art, sleek lines, metal, leather and chrome coming together in Man’s mastery of machine. Paint has covered the entire spectrum of art from bare metal, flat rattle-can black, to high gloss trick paint, engraving, chroming, gilding, brassing and anything else that can be applied to metal; and yes even rust. Subject matter has covered highbrow, lo-brow, Sci-Fi and pornography. They have express person beliefs, personal passions, love lost, gang affiliation.

 

What makes one better then the next? Nothing more then personal taste. Some riders are comfortable with a graphic image of a naked angel fornicating with a demon while some prefer standard black. People question why a motorcycle paint job would be worth over a million. Why would a white canvas with a stripe be worth $50,000 or $3 million like the Canadian Government spent on one? In the end beauty, art and its price, are in the eye of the beholder.

 

-bad Uncle Monkey

 

*The IRS will always find a way.

 

RATTLESNAKES REFUSE TO RATTLE–  We have killed 57 rattlesnakes on two separate ranches this year. 24 @South bend & 33 @ Murray, since mid May. Not one has buzzed! We provoked one fair sized boy with a stick and he coiled & struck at the stick a couple of times before he buzzed up and rattled. The purpose of this explanation is that I have been hearing the same from fellow ranchers and hunters in regards to the lack of warning with rattlesnakes.

 

I had lunch with a friend today and he offered a theory about the fact that these bugs aren’t rattling anymore. He raised pigs for years and reported that when he would hear a rattlesnake buzzing in the sow pen, the sows would bee line to it and fight over the snake. For the uninformed, pigs love to eat rattlesnakes. Therefore, the theory is they are ceasing to rattle to avoid detection, since there are plenty of pigs roaming the countryside. I have a neighbor ranching lady who was bitten 3 weeks ago 2 times by the same snake without any warning….she spent 5 days in ICU, after 22 vials of anti-venom she is back at the ranch and still may lose her foot or worse yet her lower leg.

 

The days of perceived warning are over. Keep your boots on and use a light when out and about. As you all know, one can pop up just about anywhere! You may wish to forward this to anyone that would be interested. 

 

–from Ted. T.

 

 

BIKERNET UNIVERSITY FINALS–  THE 5 ANSWERS WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR

Q: WHAT ARE THE SMALL BUMPS AROUND A WOMAN’S NIPPLES FOR?

A: It’s Braille for ‘suck here’.

 

Q: WHAT IS AN AUSTRALIAN KISS?

A: It’s the same as a French kiss, but ‘downunder.’

 

Q: WHAT DO YOU DO WITH 365 USED CONDOMS?

A: Melt them down, make a tire, and call it a Goodyear.

 

Q: WHY WERE HURRICANES NORMALLY NAMED AFTER WOMEN?

A: Because when they come, they’re wild and wet, and when they go, they take your house and car with them.

 

Q: WHY DO GIRLS RUB THEIR EYES WHEN THEY GET UP IN THE MORNING?

A: Because they don’t have any balls to scratch…

 

BONUS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Q: What is a man’s Ultimate embarrassment?

A:Running into a wall with an erection and breaking his nose.

 

–from Irving Marsh

 

OFFICIAL PRODUCT FROM NEW INDIAN COMPANY–  The World’s Fastest T-Shirt Company strikes again! Don’t seem to have bikes or dealers, but they have ornaments online!

 

–Robin Hartfiel

 

WHY OUR GREAT GRANDPARENTS WERE SUCH A HAPPY LOT– A bottle of Bayer’s ‘Heroin’. Between 1890 and 1910

heroin was sold as a non-addictive substitute for

morphine. It was also used to treat children

suffering with a strong cough.

 

 

 

ROLAND SANDS ON THE MOVE–We heard a rumor about Roland Sands hanging out at a new building in Orange County. Bikernet will take a tour tomorrow and bring you more news in the near future.

RSD has officially moved into a new facility. We are still working on getting it in tip-top condition, but it is a pretty bitchin spot. We will probably do a Grand Opening when the retail area is fully functioning, hoping for January or March (Feb usually too hectic with Cinci & Indy). We would love for you to come check it out if you are in the area – give me a call or email.

 

–Summer

 

BIKERNET’S FAVORITE BANK–Bank encourages second amendment–CHAPPELL HILL — Any would-be robbers looking to walk into the bank here had best think twice. There’s a new sign in town.

The sign, now prominently displayed on the bank’s front door, says: “Lawful concealed carry permitted on these premises. Management recognizes the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as an inalienable right of all citizens. We therefore support and encourage the carrying of licensed concealed weapons.”

 

“We had the sign on the window, the red circle with the pistol inside and a line through it.” And I started thinking, “We’ve got this no gun sign up and the guy (robber) can come in and do what he wants. But if you’ve got a policy allowing handguns, he won’t know how many people are going to be in here carrying a concealed weapon. There may be some little old lady who’s mad at the government, and she’d love to use it.” he said.

 

The bank has been robbed twice in the last three years, including last March when a Western-attired man walked in, ordered bank employees to fill a canvas bag with money and then fled in a pickup truck. The man, who did not brandish a weapon, has not been caught.

 

A photo of the sign has made its way around the world, and Smith has even been interviewed for the National Rifle Association’s radio network (http://www.nranews.com). He’s also been contacted by other media outlets wanting to do stories.

“It’s kind of gotten a life of its own,” he said.

 

Expressions of support have far outnumbered criticism.

Smith been contacted by officials from larger banks considering to take similar action, and has received e-mails in support from across the United States and even from England, Canada, and Germany.

 

“I haven’t gotten any from Chicago or California, which doesn’t surprise me,” Smith said with a laugh. “We did get a real nice e-mail from an 88-year-old World War II veteran who said it’s about time somebody stood up in this country.”

 

The NRA has even invited him to speak at an upcoming convention, but Smith said, “I’m still deciding on that.”   Smith said he’s only received one negative e-mail, from an anonymous sender.

 

The policy change has also brought Chappell Hill Bank a handful of new customers and comments from people outside Washington County that they’d bank there if they lived here, said Smith.   “I tell them that we’re a full-service bank and we’re on the Internet. They can bank online,” he said.

 

 

GRIMES QUICKEST NORMALLY ASPIRATED MOTORCYCLE IN THE WORLD, AGAIN– Pfafftown, NC: In case you haven’t heard– Tommy Grimes riding the Ray Price Racing Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel motorcycle has re-taken his quickest naturally aspirated motorcycle in the WORLD title back home again. Please keep in mind at this event, multi cylinder metric bikes and Harley-Davidson traditional Top Fuel bikes compete against each other.

With nime very devoted companies putting on the race in Valdosta GA. Manufacturer’s Cup, Grimes rode side by side with Takeshi Shigematsu on DJ Johnson’s race ready Top Fueler for the quickest side by side Harley Davidson pass ever. Tak ran a 6:13 but with Grime’s holeshot, Grimes took the win light with a 6:16 to back up his 6:15 from qualifying. Re-establishing the monumental record back to North Carolina.

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS DEALS FROM THE MASTER, ERIC HERRMANN–The ultimate Pool Room art, if you’re a little more daring than most. You’d think the title says it all, but try and turn your attention away from the nice racks for a moment and contemplate the entire painting! Did you notice her jewelry (chick’s like that stuff) or the pile of Benjamin’s. Is the cigar in the piston ashtray (my motorsport heritage) her’s? The wallpaper is skull and pool cue crossbones. 128 of them throughout. A cocktail, chalk, and the rack arranged showing the numbers 69. There’s more to an Eric Herrmann painting than just a shallow façade…well maybe a little.

Garage Art From $400.00

Artist Eric Herrmann is well known for his original motorsport paintings on canvas and his highly collectable limited edition prints. For twenty years now he has elevated motorsport art to the museum and gallery level with massive canvases fetching mid five figure price tags. Well, temporarily at least, times have changed.

 

Always the creative one, Eric was searching for a process to create original paintings of your vehicles, with an affordable price tag. Not computer generated, or airbrush art, but an original painting done with a brush and paint. While painting some graphics on the bathroom door in my studio, I refined an old process, and developed my new line of ‘Garage Art’ paintings.

 

2005 – West Coast Chopper El Diablo II Softail FOR SALE– Built by WCC for a well know client who’d prefer to remain anonymous, (he’s a movie star) until any real prospects inquire.

 

Low miles, garage kept, only ridden to church on Sundays by a well know actor.  Could be a wild adventure to buy this bike…

 

Have some interest already, so if I get any real bites I’ll let you know.

 

Much ass gassy ass,

 

–Gard Hollinger

LA County Choprods

18001 S. Figueroa Street, # F

Gardena, CA 90248

(310) 353-2467 Tel

(310) 768-4100 Fax

 

 

NOMINATED AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST SHORT JOKES–A 3-year-old boy examined his testicles while taking a bath. ‘Mom’, he asked, ‘Are these my brains?’

 

‘Not yet,’ she replied.

 

–from Irving Marsh

 

 

 

FULL-ON CLASSIFIEDS COMING TO BIKERNET– Coming soon to Bikernet, The Classifieds, where you can sell your bikes, buy bikes, sell your parts, buy parts, and advertise your shop! This is going to be a GREAT service for everyone.

 

I am proud to be involved with Bandit and Bikernet on this. I look forward to meeting you and talking with you!
 
Mike Pullin (aks STEALTH)
704-516-4630
       

 

FROM HIWAYMAN JUST BACK FROM MOROCCO– Just got back from Morocco.  I didn’t forget Bikernet.   Left to right: Abdul-Driver and Security (AK 47 hidden in tire compartment of truck), me, Hassan-Cook and translator (languages encountered in one day include French, Spanish, Arabic, and three dialects of Berber), Naji-Guide and “Fixer” (Naji could also speak many dialects, and seemed to personally know everyone in Morocco).

 

Morocco is a beautiful, warm, welcoming place, with people who are the same.

 

–Hiwayman

Director of Bikernet Forum Board

 

 

 

SO, HERE’S THE DEAL–Hell I don’t even know what the deal is? I wish I did, and I’m sure Obama wishes he does. Let’s see, what’s next on Bikernet. If I can write a couple of book chapters tomorrow then Saturday I’ll shift to the shop and the 5-Ball factory racer Compu-fire ignition and new S&S cam from Custom Chrome switch. If that bike runs like a champ after the transformation, I hope we can determine if the cam timing was out, or it was an ignition problem? I want to be as honest as possible with my findings, and I don’t want to blame Thunderheart, if it wasn’t their ignition module. I’ll keep you posted.

            ABATE of Washington’s boss called for a California boycott since our lovely Governor decided to sign SB 435 into law, the noise bill, which goes into effect, with muffler certifications, in 2013. That gives us a couple of years to cut it to shreds. I agree with Ron. This state is out of control. I wrote Schwartzneggar against the bill, but did he pay any attention, nooo. Here’s a not-so-funny one. California attempted to legalize marijuana, it failed, so I asked all the kids I know, who smoke dope, if they voted? To a man, they were all stoned at the time and didn’t vote. Good god. Gimme whiskey.

 

Ride Forever,

 

–Bandit