Hey,
It’s another strange day in paradise. I’m working with the community group to finish our Wilmington corridor to the water. Life is so strange. We are asking the Port to give us a waterfront in Wilmington, which they took away from the community. We are the only coastal community in California without a beach. San Pedro has 6 miles of waterfront, we have 600 feet. What the fuck?
I’m also working with the port to paint an historic mural on the side of the Bikernet Headquarters, which faces the busiest street in the Port of Los Angeles. This effort is designed to support the Port, the community, and of course Bikers. Amazing. After three or four years it is now moving forward.
It’s good to dream, then try to make dreams a reality. I try to get this across to kids who sit about smoking cigarettes and dope, then piss and moan about their condition.
Through an old high school buddy, Larry St. Marie, I met Andrew, who built this Sportster. An amazing young man, he will be building quality custom bikes and cars for years to come. He’s also a union guy repairing equipment on the docks. We are working up a feature on his first custom Sporty for American Iron.
Next to Andrew’s shop is McQuiston’s Custom Cycles and a great group of guys. I think they should be featured in Cycle Source.
The Thursday News is sponsored in part by Cycle Source.
MAY IS MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH IN WISCONSIN–May is the traditional start of the motorcycle riding season for many riders in the Midwest and northern states. Proclamations recognizing this and the need for other motorists to Watch for Motorcycles are signed each year by state’s governors.
Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin have all shared in this tradition for many years. In Wisconsin, some community groups and motorcycle clubs and associations came together to plan a special memorial and awareness event for the week of May 4-10, 2014. The Milwaukee City Common Council issued a citywide resolution declaring May 4-10 is Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Week. This is in addition to a statewide proclamation from the governor proclaiming May is Motorcycle Awareness Month.
The events in Milwaukee are centered around plans formulated by a select committee representing various motorcycle clubs and associations. Weeklong activities include several educational elements, including Accident Scene Management for Road Captains, Group Riding workshops and race-tested techniques for braking and cornering. More information can be found under the events selection here.
The weeklong activities culminate with a bike blessing in Milwaukee followed by bikers from around the state gathering at the state capitol in Madison for a memorial and awareness program on the State Street steps at the Capitol.
By Tony Pan Sanfelipo
Husband : I lost my wife, she went shopping & hasn’t come back yet.
Inspector : What is her height ?
Husband: I never checked.
Inspector : Slim or healthy ?
Husband: Not slim, can be healthy.
Inspector : Color of eyes?
Husband : Never noticed.
Inspector : Color of hair ?
Husband : Changes according to season.
Inspector : What was she wearing?
Husband : Not sure whether it was a dress or a suit.
Inspector : Was she driving?
Husband : Yes.
Inspector : Tell me the number, name & color of the car ?
Husband : Black Audi A8 with supercharged 3.0 litre V6 engine generating 333 horse power, teamed with an eight-speed tiptronic automatic transmission with manual mode. And it has full LED headlights, which use light emitting diodes for all light functions and has a very thin scratch on the front left door…..
and then the husband started crying…
Inspector: Don’t worry sir, ……..We will find your car.
–FROM ROGUE
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!– STANDING TALL Thursday NEWS FOR February 20, 2014
http://www.bikernetbaggers.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=12804
I Love This Site!
–Donald Redig
Conroe, TN
SABERTOOTH FIGHTS LEGAL BULLY BY ARCTIC CAT– Sabertooth Motorcycles is fighting back against a bullying lawsuit brought by Minnesota based Arctic Cat over the use of Sabertooth’s registered WildCat name and logo with a countersuit of its own.
Sabertooth owns the federally registered WildCat trademark for its motorcycles and trikes. Arctic Cat applied to the US Patent and Trademark Office to register the same name for its new line of side-by-side ATVs. The USPTO, however, rejected Arctic Cat’s application because it conflicted with Sabertooth’s trademark rights.
Although Sabertooth filed, received registrations and used the WildCat trademark first, Arctic Cat is trying to wrest control of the trademark from Sabertooth. Arctic Cat’s lawsuit is expensive, time consuming and without merit. Sabertooth has been using the WildCat mark for eight years. Arctic Cat more recently starting using the name on its ATVs.
“This is a clear case of Arctic Cat trying to strip our rights from us,” Ben Daniels, owner and founder of Sabertooth says, “and we won’t tolerate it. We will not be pushed around by a bigger company. All the evidence supports our position.”
One of many points that refute Arctic Cat’s claim is that the USPTO denied, three times, Arctic Cat’s application to register Wildcat, citing the likelihood of confusion with Sabertooth’s WildCat trademarks.
In Arctic Cat’s original lawsuit regarding the WildCat trademark, Arctic Cat sought only a ruling that declared its use of Wildcat did not infringe upon Sabertooth’s trademark rights. After reading Sabertooth’s countersuit, however, Arctic Cat realized that they were in danger of losing and they responded by filing other actions trying to invalidate all of Sabertooth’s claims to the WildCat trademark, with scurrilous and false allegations.
Trademark bullying is not uncommon when a larger company wants to trample on the rights of a smaller company. They sometimes use expensive litigation as a means to take what they cannot get in any other way. “It appears that’s what Arctic Cat is doing here,” says Daniels “since they filed their lawsuit just days after receiving the final rejection for their trademark application from the USPTO.”
In related news, Arctic Cat has recently been sued by Polaris for patent infringement involving Arctic Cat’s Wildcat line of side-by-side ATVs.
Sabertooth Motorcycles began in late 2005. In the world of increasingly look-alike, feel-alike motorcycles, we saw a need for a new level of motorcycle for riders seeking a higher level of physical exhilaration and emotional satisfaction and introduced the V8 powered Sabertooth WildCat.
Today, Sabertooth is producing a full line of V8 motorcycles and trikes, in addition to smaller displacement models with advanced technology. Their most popular lineup, the WildCat series, includes motorcycles and trikes from 850 cc to 427 CI.
Like the “big cat” in our logo, every Sabertooth production bike embodies both power and a certain primal grace.
Jarrod Holland
Round ‘Em Up Cowgirl! — Round Up of Articles from the Bikernet Family of websites.
This month I take a tour of my good friend Dominick’s FXR collection. Dom has one of the nicest and most coveted collections around. So here we go, I’ll start with his 1987 FLXR. This bike is a one-off custom, built by Billy Westbrook, as you can see, it’s exquisite!
A Killer Custom Look For Your ’91 – ’14 Sportster
EMD shows you how to modify a Sportser cam cover to fit their ribbed custom cover. This handsome ribbed Cam Cover for ’91 to ’14 Sportster applications was designed by the folks at EMD to mount on top of your existing cam cover. Why ? Because they wanted you to be able to make your engine cool without having to mess with your camshafts blocks and have to bore and align your engine case with a complete cam cover.
Please Tell Me SOA Is a TV Show? Part Two
Momma Gemma.
My girlfriend told me that, in all fairness, I should watch one episode. I asked her what she thought of the show and she said, “It’s entertaining.” I asked her if she thought it was realistic. She laughed.
“Ok,” I thought, “I’ll give it a try.”
Tubeless Motorcycle Tire Repair
A quick tech to help you get back on the road quicker after a flat.
If there’s anything that is worse than being stranded with a flat tire, it’s being stranded with no way to repair it. Picture it: you’re out on a beautiful Sunday morning, the bikes purring like Tony Bennett crooning I left my heart, and all of sudden the tire loses pressure. What moments ago was a pristine example of motorcycle design in motion is now about as awesome as a hobo pushing a shopping cart. Worse yet, there’s no help in sight. This pretty much defines a “this friggin’ sucks moment,” doesn’t it?
Leesburg Motorcycle Rally 2014
Seeing old friends and making new ones by Scooter Tramp Scotty.
Rally coverage is not my bag, and there are plenty of other guys interested in that job, so I’m not going to get into it. For me Leesburg was about seeing a lot of old friends and meeting new. Think I’ll talk about pals for a few minutes.
Joints Custom Bike Show 2014, Nagoya, Japan
Something a little different to inspire us.
Each year, the Kustom Fab shop tries to do something a little different to spark our creative juices and help us find new inspirations for our custom projects. This year, we decided to travel to Nagoya, Japan, to check out the Joints Custom Bike Show.
“Show Me the Benjamin’s” – George Harris’ The Hit
The radical chopper George named The Hit.
L.A.’s George Harris is the hard- driving force behind a multi-tasking company called Mean Machines Custom Bike Designs/Tap’d Out Studio. He’s no stranger to one-off bikes that often prompt the question….ah, why??? Basically it’s like asking a mountain climber why he wants to scale Mt. Everest, the answer being “because it’s there.” But in George’s case, relative to his unique bikes, his answer is “because it wasn’t there before.”
“All brawn and no brains dats me!” – Pluto
Mistress Chris
JIMS 135-INCH TWIN CAM RACE ENGINE TO BE USED IN THE FIRST 5-BALL RACING STREAMLINED TRIKE–JIMS is proud to announce the release of the brand-new 135-inch Twin Cam Race Engine! Based on the proven track record of JIMS race engines, we are proud to introduce this 2.2-liter monster which bolts right into a stock frame and incorporates some of the best high performance features in the industry.
Specially designed ‘thick wall’ Engine Cases & Timken bearings, Larger Cylinders with increased fin pack for better cooling, Increased Press & Race Welded Flywheels, Billet Cam Plate with High Flow Oil Pump, Forged Rocker Support Plate with Roller Rocker Arms, ARP Cylinder Studs and Case Bolts and much more.
Built around a 4-5/16-inch Bore x 4-5/8-inch Stroke, these engines can conservatively produce 136 HP and 135 TQ with proper intake, exhaust and tuning. Many of JIMS race engines are actually producing much more power with customer modifications. The JIMS 135-inch Twin Cam Race Engine is available in Black or Silver and fits all Touring and Dyna models ‘99-Present and Evo models ‘91-’99.
JIMS Race Engines are not street legal and are available exclusively through Authorized Harley-Davidson dealerships. For more information please visit us at www.jimsusa.com, find us on Facebook or call 805-482-6913.
To be completely legal, the Bikernet 5-Ball Race team is testing the JIMS 135-inch racing configurations against the slick and daunting Bonneville salt flats racing environment for the Bub event this year.
We are in the process of working with the JIMS crew on a complete tech regarding the improvements to this engine package. It should be out in the next couple of weeks.
–Bandit
HIGHLY TECHNICAL New Bikernet Reader Comment!–Bells, Gremlins and Potholes
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11673
The other part of the story I heard was that the gremlins will get trapped inside the bell till the clapper knocks them out and when they fall on the pavement this creates potholes.
So as Paul Harvey used to say “Now you know the rest of the story“
–Stu Lach
Sault Ste Marie, ON, Canada
WEED WORLD NEWS– Golden, CO: Fibromyalgia patients who have tried cannabis say that it is more likely to relieve their symptoms than are conventional alternatives, according to the findings of an online survey of over 1,300 subjects conducted by The National Pain Foundation and NationalPainReport.com.
Of those surveyed, 379 respondents reported having used cannabis therapeutically. Sixty-two percent of them rated the substance to be “very effective” in the treatment of their condition. Only five percent of said that cannabis did “not work at all.”
By comparison, among those who had used the prescription drug Cymbalta, only eight percent rated the drug as “very effective,” and 60 percent said it did “not work at all.” Among those who had used Lyrica, ten percent said that drug was “very effective,” versus 61 percent who reported no relief. Among those who had used Savella, ten percent rated the drug as effective, and 68 percent said it was ineffective.
Each of the three prescription drugs assessed in the survey is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and multiple tender points in the neck, spine, shoulders and hips. An estimated five million Americans are afflicted by fibromyalgia, which is often poorly controlled by standard pain medications.
For more information, please contact Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, at: paul@norml.org.
BIKER BOOK OF THE WEEK–1000 BIKER TATTOOS is the recently-released book from author, Sara Liberte. This is a first-edition copy! In 1000 BIKER TATTOOS, the pain-and-art world of biker ink is explored and displayed; and this book goes far beyond the newsstand tattoo mags! In the book’s introduction, Sara says that “whether you’re a hardcore biker badass or weekend wannabe, one thing remains true: the need for escape.”
Yep! And the individual expression of using one’s body as a canvas to express how you look at the world is definitely a part of this great lifestyle—1000 BIKER TATTOOS provides the best examples of this! The book is a large format (9” X 9”) and it comes in at 320 pages.
1000 BIKER TATTOS and so many other great books and DVD documentaries produced from the “inside” of the biker way of life, is available at www.BikerMediaUSA.com.
FROM BANDIT’S CANTINA, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
Digital Discovery from Australian Correspondent
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11139
Great read. Something I did not know about the Indian heritage. .
I wish Polaris all the success with again, another resurrection of the Indian line. My opinion, is you have to stay true to the Indian look. That iconic bloodline appearance is always a head turner and known for its history.
I own a 1999 Chief manufactured Gilroy CA. I won high bid in 2002, from a desperate guy getting a divorce. “Isn’t that when you buy a bike”, but his misery became my pleasure.
Indian flare, and the S&S 88 twin which loves weather like todays ride, 53 degrees, if it wasn’t so windy, I would have loved it better.
–Tom
Medford, MA
HEALDSBURG JAZZ FESTIVAL COMING–For its 16th annual affair, May 30 – June 8, the Healdsburg Jazz Festival, located in the Sonoma County wine country, only 70 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, gets the blues – and is very happy about it. Blues icon Charlie Musselwhite is guest of honor and will blow his unmistakable harp with not only fellow blues artists like Elvin Bishop and Guy Davis, but also with jazz star Joshua Redman and Latin-jazz ace John Santos. What a great way this will be for festival goers to witness firsthand the critical connection between jazz and the blues.
Audiences have come to expect greatness at the Healdsburg Fest, and the 2014 edition does not disappoint. Besides those listed above, other heavy hitters include:
Ron Carter, one of the most acclaimed bassists in jazz history, performs with a blazing quartet featuring sublime pianist Renee Rosnes, who is also leading her own show.
Poncho Sanchez brings his eight piece Latin Jazz Band to Rodney Strong Vineyards, displaying with sublime perfection and effortless virtuosity how Latin grooves can turn bebop riffs into dance music. Opening act Claudia Villela, a haunting singer and pianist, will show why she’s become one of Brazil’s most heralded acts.
Renee Rosnes collaborates with her much-celebrated pianist-husband Bill Charlap for a grand piano duet, and as an added bonus vibes master Bobby Hutcherson – a towering figure in jazz history – will sit in.
Marc Cary, a pianist of rare sensitivity, performs a “Tribute to Abbey Lincoln.” The great Ms. Lincoln employed Cary for 12 years, and he recently returned the favor with his critically acclaimed album For the Love of Abbey.
Saxophone grandmaster Charles Lloyd and tabla legend Zakir Hussain collaborate on an interactive workshop free for children grades K-12 .
Bassist-composer Marcus Shelby and his 17 piece orchestra featuring vocalist Faye Carol return to the festival to present his acclaimed suite, Bound for the Promised Land, dedicated to escaped slave and activist Harriet Tubman. Shelby will celebrate her with his big band and the 100-plus HJF Freedom Jazz Choir.
Violinist Mads Tolling pays a tribute to his great inspiration, violinist Jean Luc Ponty, in a fusion extravaganza at Spoonbar.
Singer-guitarist Guy Davis – one of the blues headliners performing with Charlie Musselwhite – will serenade diners during a Blues Brunch at Davis Family Vineyards.
And that’s not all, either. Lovers of jazz, blues, R&B, wine and dancing can get their fixes at the Festival by checking out young jazz guitar hotshot Kai Devitt-Lee, Dixieland aces the Mission Gold Jazz Band and the New Horizon Stompers, the Groovemasters starring soul shouter Rhonda Benin, hard-swinging saxophonist Smith Dobson V and his quartet, bassist Walter Savage’s Bucket List, ageless octogenarian drummer Benny Barth, Cuban percussion wizard Carlitos Medrano and his band Sabor de Mi Cuba, and drummer extraordinaire Lorca Hart, who will be holding forth at the Hotel Healdsburg, where Festival musicians love to come and sit in.
At 16, the Healdsburg Jazz Festival continues to work its magic. Come and see why it’s considered to be one of the greatest small festivals in the world.
BILL GATES GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL– This should be posted in every school or kid’s bedroom. Love him or hate him , he sure hits the nail on the head with this.!!! Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about
eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.
He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
The world will expect you to accomplish something
BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
They called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault,
so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring
as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
cleaning your clothes and listening to you
talk about how cool you thought you were:
So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent’s generation,
try delousing the closet in your own room..
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers,
but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades
and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
*This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters.
You don’t get summers off and very few employers
are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
*Do that on your own time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life.
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds.
Chances are you’ll end up working for one..
If you can read this… Thank a Teacher.
If you can read this in English… Thank a Soldier!
And for life and everything else you have… Thank God!!
HELPING WITH HORSEPOWER–kick starts “Reservation Restoration” in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
The Heart of the Reservation Restoration
MITCHELL, SD – Joel and Jacki Tomkinson, head of the Reservation Restoration project, are utilizing the Helping with Horsepower Bike Rebuild Program curriculum to provide students with hands-on repair and customization skills using an Ironhead donated by Black Hills Harley-Davidson of Rapid City, SD.
Throughout the program the youth will be developing problem-solving skills, self-confidence, and learning an important life lesson: You can repair and rebuild anything in your life with the right tools and inspiration.
“My husband Joel and I are heading up Pastor Mike Brennan’s Reservation Restoration Project. We work with the youth and train them to restore motorcycles, while teaching them how the Lord restores our lives,” said Jacki Tomkinson.
Many industry-leading companies recognized the value of this project, and provided donations, including Klock Werks Kustom Cycles, Black Hills Harley-Davidson. The Rez Rocket Garage was built specifically for the project with a lot of donated time and materials.
The Reservation Restoration project is a part of Youth Evangelism Strategies, Inc. larger vision of the restoration of the Lakota Nation, headed up by Pastor Mike “TwoShadows” Brennan. “The Helping With Horsepower curriculum and mission fits well with the mission of Youth Evangelism Strategies, Inc. and their efforts to provide restoration as well as valuable life skills to youth in Pine Ridge and the surrounding areas,” states Laura Klock, Co-Founder of Helping With Horsepower. “We are excited to help them have a very successful program!”
In addition to providing practical experience and life skills, Reservation Restoration will benefit from Helping with Horsepower™, as the finished motorcycle will be raffled to raise needed funds for Youth Evangelism Strategies, Inc.
“Industrial Arts are undervalued and our educational system has systematically eliminated shop class, explained Pastor Mike “TwoShadows” Brennan. “Where it is not undervalued is in the marketplace, which has seen a greater and greater demand for the skilled craftspeople.” “Reservation Restoration provides a new option for graduates, as Black Hills Harley will hire a number of the builders who complete the training.”
Reservation Restoration is the first of many projects planned at the Rez Rocket Garage. Youth Evangelism Strategies, Inc. needs donations to get started including a shop press, motorcycle jack, chop saw, drill press, grinder and welding helmets for kids. Currently the bike build team is looking for donations of paint and tins.
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THIS JUST IN, New Bikernet Reader Comment!– Bikernet Independent Motorcycle Noise Study
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=8242
I’ve seen people texting while driving and talking with a phone plugged into their ear. The state I live in passed a law dictating that only hands free phone can be used, but it is not enforced! WTF? I run drag pipes on my Shovel and I have at least gotten the attention of stupid drivers and lived to ride another day.
–Mike Stedman
Momence, IL
WEEKLY PRODUCTS FROM TUCKER ROCKY AND BIKER’S CHOICE, PRO TAPER TRACKER HANDLEBARS–Now you can get the high quality you expect from Pro Taper bars- for your V-Twin!
Pro Taper Tracker handlebars are constructed specifically to work on your American V-Twin. Two bends, Outlaw and TT available in silver or black. A stout 1-1/2-inch bar tapered to 1-inch (must be used with Tracker Big Bore risers), and 5/32-inch thick wall tubing. Available with either 3 pre-drilled holes for use with stock controls or center only for custom applications.
TRACKER BIG BORE RISERS
Tracker big bore risers. 2-1/2 or 4-1/2-inch, available in raw, black,or chrome. For use with Tracker handlebars only.
PAN SCORE OF THE WEEK– This very sharp pan was procured by my good friend upon his return from the AMCA swap meet in Kerville, Texas..
He’s in the process of fitting a proper Linkert. I’m standing in a long line for the S&S. Ah well, the big guy has LOTS of friends.
–Sam Burns
BIKERNET EMPLOYMENT BUREAU, New Bikernet Reader Comment! —Colorado Winter Show Action
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=10989
Who’s the model on the 3rd photo, on the 48? I might have a contract for her.
–Thalles Castellani
Bel’m, Par’, Brazil
I sent her a note to confirm that she was in fact in the photo, but I am 99% sure. If I get a response I will provide any further information she provides.
https://www.facebook.com/kiayahs.distraction
Model Mayhem = #2955812
— David Campbell
Earl’s Garage – Motorcycle, Hotrod, and Event Photography
www.earlsgarage.com www.facebook.com/garage_photos
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WORD OF THE DAY–flit flit , verb;
Dominion lasts until obtained -/ Possession just as long -/ But these – endowing as they flit / Eternally belong.
At every stop, she flits like a firefly — alighting here, glowing with charm, then moving on to another voter.
Origin:
QUICK, Ways to Show You’re a Real Man–
–from Sam Burns
ALL NEW BURLY BRAND RACER FEATURED THIS MONTH IN AMERICAN IRON—Hang on for David Zelma’s Burly Brand Racer, with Progressive Suspension in the issue of AI on the stands now.
Photos by Markus Cuff.
MOTORCYCLE DOCUMENTARY’S WORLD PREMIERE TO BE HELD IN BELLINGHAM, WA– The world premiere of P51 Picture’s feature film Out of Nothing will be held May 17th at 8pm at the Mt. Baker Theatre in Bellingham, WA. The film, from Producers Ryan Stiles & Andrew Lahmann and Director Chad DeRosa, is the inspiring true story of four men who set out to conquer land speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
It is the first local production to boast such a large-scale public premiere. DeRosa, whose photography has been published in Hot Bike and The Horse-Backstreet Choppers, has ventured into film before.
His first film, Ripped Wide Open III, was released worldwide in 2004. DeRosa teamed up with Lahmann and Stiles last year to help bring this incredible story to the big screen. Out of Nothing, a feature-length documentary, follows brothers Mark & Carl Bjorklund from Bellingham, WA, as they team up with friends Jason Omer & Bill Woods in order to overcome nearly impossible odds.
They must work together as they battle a gauntlet of mounting obstacles such as finances, family issues, anxiety disorder, in-team conflict, severe weather, and hundreds of other racers╜ all while attempting to set records at breakneck speeds on homemade machines.
Their extraordinary journey will remind you how perseverance against all odds can send the most unlikely men roaring into glory. Doors to the Mt. Baker will open at 6:30 pm giving audience members a chance to mingle with cast & crew during the red-carpet event.
In addition, the central motorcycles from the film will be on display in the lobby. It’s not just a film for gear heads, it’s a universal story about achieving your dreams. “Though there are plenty of action packed racing sequences for the motorcycle crowd,” said DeRosa.
For more information about Out of Nothing visit the website http://outofnothingmovie.com/ and check out the trailers http://outofnothingmovie.com/trailer.html. Tickets for the premiere are available at the Mt. Baker Theater Box Office and online http://www.mountbakertheatre.com/events/2014/mbt-presents-world-premiere-out-nothing P-51
S&S CYCLE SPONSORS AMRA OUTLAW STREET CLASS–S&S Cycle is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring the Outlaw Street Class in the AMRA Drag Racing sanction for 2014. This year, the payout has been increased from $100 for the winner to $300 per race. It is hoped that if more racers get involved the payouts can be even better next year. This is the first time in a long while that S&S has sponsored a street class, and it’s the first time ever that S&S has sponsored a class in the AMRA.
S&S Racing Manager Justin Bramstedt puts it this way “S&S Cycle has a long history of racing Harley-Davidson® motorcycles. That’s how this company was started. In recent years, we’ve been involved in the professional drag racing scene with our sponsorship of the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class, but we feel we should be supporting grass roots drag racing, as well.”
In case you are not familiar with the Outlaw Street Class, it’s designed for the fastest street ridden Harley based motorcycles only. The only limitations on the engines are a 145 cubic inch maximum, and they must run on gasoline with no nitrous oxide. Engines can be carbureted or fuel injected, but must be naturally aspirated. The chassis must be built from a modified production OEM or aftermarket frame with a valid VIN, and a wheelbase of no more than 70”.
Entrants in the Outlaw Street class must be licensable for street use with OEM lighting, V-rated DOT tires, and no wheelie bars. Other than that, it’s just run hard, repeat as needed.
BIKERNET BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB FEATURES A BOOK EVERY WEEK–Motors For Nothing (Kicks For Free) By Dain Gingerelli Available from Amazon.com, Kobo, Banes & Noble and Smashwords.
$2.99, online only
Accomplished motojournalist Dain Gingerelli journeys into cyber space with his latest book, Motors For Nothing (Kicks For Free). The e-book, available online at Amazon.com, highlights many of Gingerelli’s experiences as a motojournalist since 1971, giving a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to be a staff writer during the motorcycle magazine industry’s heyday.
Enthusiasts can download the book that includes archive photos for $2.99. That’s less than the cost of a newsstand magazine today! Ever wonder what really takes place during a new-motorcycle test session?
What do you do when your motorcycle’s headlight bulb blows out during the dead of night while traveling 160 mph? Care to take a lap around a race track alongside racing legends Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, Bubba Shobert and other greats?
Do you really want to know how those cool action photos that you see in the magazines are created? If so, then this e-book is for you because Gingerelli writes about those very things and more. “I also get up close and personal about some of the bikes that I’ve owned, ridden, raced and, yes, even crashed,” said Dain, adding, “I even divulge how I earned the Daingerous Dain moniker.”
There has yet to be a motorcycle book like this one. Motors For Nothing won’t necessarily teach you how to be a motorcycle magazine editor, but it’ll show you what it’s like to be on staff to ride – and write about – some of the most exotic two-wheel machines in the world.
Motors For Nothing (Kicks For Free) is Gingerelli’s first e-book. He has authored nine automotive and four motorcycle print books, and he has been editor-in-chief for six national motorcycle publications. “My most memorable times in the industry, though,” said Dain, “were the eight years spent as Cycle Guide Magazine’s Sport Editor. And many of the tales in Motors For Nothing are from that chapter of my life as a motojournalist.”
“Yet the most exciting times were spent with Bandit from Bikernet when we road-tested motorcycles is some desert,” said Dain. “Unfortunately I can’t remember what happened or where we were. I woke up three days later in a brothel on the border, but I don’t remember which border?”
Motors For Nothing (Kicks For Free) is available now by logging on to Amazon, Kobo, Banes & Noble and Smashwords. Also: www.facebook.com/MotorsForNothing. Dain Gingerelli is available for interviews, comments or additional information to suit your publication’s needs. Contact him at: dain24@cox.net.
NEW CLUTCHES FROM VIOLA V-TWIN—S&S Cycle is constantly expanding the Viola V-Twin line of quality service parts for Harley-Davidson and other American v-twin motorcycles. The latest additions to the Viola V-Twin line are clutch plates by Alto for 1941-present Harley-Davidson big twins and 1957-present Sportster models.
These U.S. made clutch components are manufactured by Alto Products, one of the best-known clutch manufactures in the world. Why settle for inferior imported service parts when Viola V-Twin has quality parts that meet or exceed stock specs at comparable prices?
Steel clutch plates and friction plates are available in separate sets. In addition, clutch diaphragm springs are available for later models. See the chart below for applications.
Contact your S&S Customer Service Representative today, or place an order on the S&S Dealer Portal.
UNCLE MONKEY MENTIONS Freedom– It is a hard concept to really, truly wrap your mind around. We here in the west are quick to pound our chest and proclaim that we are the proud and free.
The sad thing is freedom is a mirage lingering on the horizon. For many of us we work an honest day work, ride our bikes in the meantime, we complain about politics to our friends but we never really do anything about it other than some grumbles. We could be plopped down in any part of the world and our lives would change very little. That is not freedom – only the allusion of freedom.
As we sit idly by watching our police forces militarize we blindly seek out more rules more regulations. I’m not sure what the tipping point was, what had caused us to shift our focus from freedom, true freedom to regulation?
I do remember growing up in the 70s. We didn’t have clasps and locks on the cabinets, our mothers never absently minded left us in the kitchen by ourselves. When I was bad in school I was sent to the Principal’s office and was punished by a leather strap across my behind (I still don’t swear). Trying out for sport teams was a try out. Not everyone made the team. The ones that didn’t spent the year shooting pucks into pails, snagging baseballs rolling off of roofs until we were good enough to make the team the next year.
We had winners and losers and even in the playground when the next goal won each and everyone of us knew exactly what the score was and who the real winner was. It drove us to be better. Sports were not for everyone though. Those that didn’t excel on the field read books, created art. Of my friends growing up some went on to play in the NHL, my cousin is a mover and shaker in Silicon Valley designing and programming many of the things we use today.
Others became mechanics and plumbers-the blue collar workers who keep this world running. Yet others became doctors and lawyers, others became successful actors and musicians, teachers and mothers. But somewhere someone decide to level the playing field, that we were all special little stars. Everyone made the team, everyone got a medal. That it wasn’t fair that someone would succeed where others couldn’t. That parenting should fall on someone else’s shoulder – daycares, teachers… the government.
Society forgot that it was suppose to be harder for the asthma kid with the deformed leg to play sports. Society forgot that those disadvantaged who truly wanted and worked hard still found success. We threw away personal responsibility, personal accountability. If a person backs over a kid in their driveway it’s not because they are a bad driver, not because they are a bad parent, not because they were not paying attention – it is because the company didn’t put sensors on the back of the car.
If a kid shoots up a school its not because of mental illness, not because of bad parenting or teaching – its because the government didn’t take away our guns (Considering the recent rash of stabbings in schools and malls it is obvious that person will use any and all things). Each of these small steps was on our freedom, pushing it a little farther down into the dirt.
Our last freedom is freedom of speech, that I’m allowed to speak my mind here. Freedom as long as I’m mindful of sponsors, event organizers.
When will we regain our freedom? Should we regain our freedom? Read K. Randall Ball’s Sam Chopper Orwell to find out what will happen if we don’t.
-bad Uncle Monkey
SECURE CAPS ARE AVAILABLE NOW—That’s right. If you want to be able to lock access to your oil tank, there is a product doing the job. It’s called the Secure Cap.
— Keith andrews
Phone Number: 714-417-3444
Email Address: securecaps@gmail.com
BIKERNET BAGGER OF THE WEEK– I shot his cool bagger today & I have a complete tech sheet. I’m also loading about 70 pics of Leesburg Bikefest into the dropbox later today. Also, I’m headed down to Myrtle Beach for Bikeweek on Wednesday, lots of pics to come…
Hang on for a full feature in the next couple of days on Bikernet Baggers.
–JACK MCINTYRE
PHOTOGRAPHER
“Sharing the Biker Lifestyle for all to view & appreciate”
APPLE ITunes / Amazon APP Developer
Director of Photography Bikerpics.org
Iron Trader News Magazine Staff Photographer & Digital Specialist
Director of Photography / Owner: ELITE STUDIOS PA
General Manager / Owner: JOHNNY MAC’S CHOPPER HOUSE
GETTYSBURG BUILD-OFF HAPPENING– The second annual Gettysburg Bike Week Biker Build off pits these two local builders in a race against time to complete their bikes in just three days!
Come by their booths at Granite Hill Camping Resort to watch their respective bikes come together and to cast your vote!
THE LATEST FROM 5-BALL RACING APPAREL—This is the latest ad to run in Cycle Source promoting one of our Bob Kay designed vests.
LEESBURG BIKEFEST ROCKS FLORIDA— I just loaded 70 collage style images in the drop box of the “soon to be” largest rally in Florida. With attendance hitting 250K, it a great event.
–Jack
JACK MCINTYRE
PHOTOGRAPHER
SNATCH EMD RIBBED COVERS FOR TWIN CAMS–Inspired by old-school hot rod parts and designed to give your modern bike a true vintage style, EMD’s Snatch covers are cast in aluminum and feature CNC-milled gasket surfaces for a perfect fit to your OEM cases and heads.
The Snatch line of covers includes ribbed Rocker Covers, Cam Covers, Transmission Covers and Primary Covers for most Softail, Dyna and Touring models. Available finishes include “Raw”, “Semi-polished”, “Black” and “Black Cut”
Innovative air filters, fork tins, headlight buckets and more are also available from EMD to radically restyle any Big Twin and XL model. Check them out at www.emd-part-usa.com or call 916-872-3189.
–Ben Lamboeuf
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BANDIT’S ONE-OFF K&N AIR CLEANER COVER ACCENT– The AC cover looks incredible. I spent some time trying out various bolts and the acorn nut to see what I like best to attach it in the middle. I think I like the stainless socket cap bolt best, but if your artist vision cries out that a acorn nut looks better… I’ll make the change immediately.
I am good either way.
The heads in the pic need a little metal polish… I actually did scrub off the dirt… go figure.
–Edge
Commander of SmokeOut Security Forces
And White Lightening Inspector
I told him the chromed crown nut had to be returned to the Ray Wheeler, crown nut inventory, if he didn’t use it. It’s mandatory!–Bandit
ROAD ETIQUETTE ON OR OFF HIGHWAYS–
1. Dim your headlights for approaching vehicles; Even if the gun is loaded, and the deer is in sight.
2. When approaching a four-way stop, the vehicle with the largest tires always has the right of way.
3. Never tow another car using panty hose and duct tape.
4. When sending your Date down the road with a gas can, it is impolite to ask her to bring back beer.
5. Do not lay rubber while traveling in a funeral procession.
–from Sarge and Rogue
NINO 925 MOTHERS DAY SPECIALS—Frank, the master of motorcycle exotic jewelry came up with a special for mothers day.
This is a Bikernet exclusive: Get free shipping on all Mother’s day orders. Enter code Nino925 at checkout.
–Mistress Chris
Women’s Editor
CAPTION CHALLENGE—Write a caption and win! Caption Challenge… Best caption wins a leather handlebar Tool Bag – the HB1, perfect for sunglasses, cell, & keys. Check it out – http://ow.ly/vf5kk
Award Friday evening – #theleatherworks – Enter the contest at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bandits-Bikernet/132982520711
–Jeffrey Najar, Partner
Biker Pros
c. 919-450-5060
PAIR OF THE WEEK–The ’77 Shorty Van, the ’77 Shovelhead. The girl is a much newer model, still no warranty expressed or implied.
— John Dodson aka Welderman
Gangster Choppers
804-790-1890
www.gangsterchoppers.com
FROM MOM, New Bikernet Reader Comment!– Lugnut Customs Service Station
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11639
I watched Louie playing as a small boy tearing his little matchbox cars up smashing them with a hammer (like his Dad with a car crusher in his scrap yard) lol.. and somehow I just knew he would grow up to be successful.
I’ve never personally been to Louie’s shop nor have I ever had a motorcycle worked on by Louie but I have heard all kinds of great stories about him as a businessman and friend to many and that his work is impeccable.
I couldn’t be more proud of my son and certainly cannot take credit for his accomplishments, but I am VERY proud of Louie for growing above and beyond and making something good out of his life.
I love you.. Mom
— T.Jones
Greenville, PA
MCQUEEN’S 275 GTB/4 TAKES CENTER STAGE AT RM’S FLAGSHIP MONTEREY SALE– BLENHEIM, Ontario (May 8, 2014) – Calling all Steve McQueen fans: RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house for investment-quality automobiles, will lift the gavel on the 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 formerly owned by the “King of Cool” at its flagship Monterey sale, which returns to California from August 15 to 16.
Sporting a distinctive shade of metallic gold called Nocciola, the vehicle on offer, chassis 10621, was special ordered by Hollywood Sport Cars for Steve McQueen in 1967, while he was filming The Thomas Crown Affair. McQueen, known for lightly customizing his cars, sent the car to be repainted Chianti Red prior to taking possession. He also requested that 10621 be fitted with the Borrani wire wheels from his beloved 275 GTB N.A.R.T. Spider, which was a victim of an unfortunate earlier crash, as well as equipped with a custom-designed driver’s side rear view mirror, a retractable radio antenna, and custom seat trim. Once complete, McQueen took delivery of the car while on the set of his legendary 1968 crime-drama Bullitt. It remained the only Ferrari in his renowned stable of sports cars for almost five years, before passing onto fellow actor Guy Williams, of Zorro and Lost in Space fame, in 1971.
After passing through a small number of other respected owners, 10621 was eventually purchased by its current owner in 2010, who commissioned Ferrari Classiche to complete a full restoration, returning the four-cam to McQueen’s personal specification. In March 2013, Ferrari signed an agreement with the owner to display the car in Museo Ferrari as part of the “From Cinecittà to Hollywood, all Ferraris in the Cinema” exhibition, featuring other Ferraris associated with the silver screen.
Chassis 10621 proved so popular with visitors that it has remained a feature attraction at the Maranello museum. Before its upcoming auction in Monterey, the McQueen Ferrari will be on display at RM’s Monaco sale this week (May 10), providing collectors with an advance inspection opportunity (Estimate available upon request).
“When it comes to cars with celebrity provenance, it doesn’t get any better than a Ferrari owned by Steve McQueen,” says Max Girardo, Managing Director, RM Auctions, Europe. “The vehicle we have on offer ticks all the boxes when it comes to collectability: it is one of the ultimate Ferraris ever built; it was recently restored by Ferrari themselves; and it was delivered new to none other than the “King of Cool.” We’re both honored and excited to have been entrusted with the sale of this special car by its owner. There’s no doubt that it will be welcomed by the world’s most selective concours events and prove to be the centerpiece of any collection. We anticipate great interest in its offering, as we continue our strong track record for Steve McQueen cars in Monterey.”
The McQueen Ferrari leads an exceptional group of other coveted examples from the famed Italian marque at RM’s upcoming Monterey sale. Additional notable highlights include:
· a one-owner 2006 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione, which has been fastidiously maintained by the factory and frequently used in Corse Clienti events (Estimate: $1,700,000–$2,100,000); and,
· a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT N.A.R.T Spider, which was rebodied by Fantuzzi in 1966 and displayed at the New York, San Francisco, and Miami International Auto Shows that year; and more recently, it was a class winner at this year’s Palm Beach Cavallino Classic (Estimate: $1,200,000–$1,600,000).
A tradition spanning more than 25 years, RM’s flagship Monterey sale, held during the famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance weekend, returns to downtown Monterey, California, August 15-16. In 2013, RM’s Monterey auction generated an extraordinary $125 million in sales, entering the history books as the highest grossing collector car auction of all time. This year’s event will present an elite, handpicked selection of more than 100 blue-chip collector cars.
For further information, to discuss limited consignment opportunities, or view a frequently updated list of entries, visit rmauctions.com or call +1 519 352 4575.
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J&P CYCLES SELECTS BIKER PROS TO PRODUCE THEIR 2014 – 2015 FXR MOTORCYCLE GIVEAWAY PROJECT– Durham, NC – Biker Pros announced today that J&P Cycles selected the firm to produce the 2014 – 2015 FXR Motorcycle Giveaway, which will be making the rounds of all the major rallies and events across the nation. Enthusiasts will have a chance to win the J&P Cycles’ custom motorcycle and riding apparel. The FXR will be awarded at the 2015 edition of the J&P Cycles’ Open House.
“J&P Cycles is the world’s largest retailer of aftermarket motorcycle products, and we are excited to be working with their team and producing a core promotion for their 2014-2015 marketing campaign,” said Jeff Najar, Biker Pros Partner. “We think the project will create a lot of enthusiasm for the giveaway and exceed the J&P Cycles’ marketing objectives.”
Building the J&P Cycles giveaway FXR motorcycle is Paul Wideman of Bare Knuckle Choppers. He was awarded the opportunity by winning the Freestyle class at the US Nationals of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show.
Companies that are participating currently in the project include S&S Cycles, Rivera Primo, 5-Ball Racing Leathers, Atomic Dice Studio Arts, Underground Art Studios, The Leatherworks, Inc. and Rocking K Custom Leathers.
“Biker Pros brings the right skill-set to integrate effectively all the moving parts of the promotion, and we are looking forward to the kick-off in Sturgis,” said Curt Gandy, J&P Cycles’ Director of Brand & Creative Marketing.
To follow the build, log on to jpcycles.com or the firm’s facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/jpcycles.
–Jeffrey Najar, Partner
Biker Pros
c. 919-450-5060
BIKERNET 5-Ball RACING WHEELER REPORT—Always kicks off with our ever-growing adrenaline junky list:
****Mojave Mile****In The Books****April 12-13****12,000 foot runway, one mile shutdown….
****E C T A Ohio Mile****5/3-4 (In The Books)****6/7-8****7/12-13****9/27-28****
****El Mirage****5-17/18, 6-22, 7-13, 9-14, 10-19, 11/8-9****
****Race To The Clouds****6/29****92nd Running of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb****Colorado Springs, CO.****Gates Open 3:00 AM, Racing Starts 8:00 AM**
****93 DAYS….S C T A Speed Week****August 9-15, 2014****
****BUB Speed Trials****August 23-28****
****World Finals****Sept. 30—-October 3, 2014****
Bonneville in August is on the nearing horizon. It seems that time flies when the odometer hits 18 and your kinda-starting to count the years on occasion, but you may not realize the velocity until the last few days of your 60s are blazin past your blood shot eyes. Moral to this very short story is…. Live while your alive. Keep it simple.
A few facts discovered due to the water shortage being experienced due to global bullshit propaganda. Dr. Feng Sui might agree? In addition to our basic at home water needs…such as cooking, drinking and bathing water plus a few other uses including. Industry uses 70# of water to produce 1# of micro- chips. The average automobile tire requires 518 gallons. The average American auto 40,000 gallons. Hummers?
The Twins at Twins Turbo in Long Beach received our intercooler from Bell Intercooler Friday afternoon. We had a quick team meeting on Monday afternoon in the Twins magic shop. The call this afternoon reported a completed, under the tail; isolator and carrier strapped mounting system.
Research indicates colder fuel packs the cylinders with more fuel, equaling more power. Our finished system will chill fuel lines, the fuel pump and one filter.
Ducted air will enter via the tail section providing needed air/over/ice/over/intercooler with a temperature of -110 degrees vs. 32 degrees freezing water.
We met again at Twins Turbo, noon Thursday as the Bikernet news is being fed into an army of smoking hot key boards tied to the computers located directly under the calloused fingertips of the hard working staff. A Huge Raisin Pie is on order.
Last Wednesday afternoon we shipped our Aero Charger Series 66 Turbo to Turbo Doc in Ogden, Utah for a once over pre Dan Thayer tune up in New York.
The Turbo arrived in Long Beach this afternoon with a clean bill of health, just in time to remount for the latest intercooler plumbing.
Monday afternoon the Doctor Willie removed the air plenum pieces for the trip to Marc Susman’s shop, Colorado Customs for a major modifications. Might be major to some but all in a days work for the Crew at Marc’s. The intercooler dry ice charge will enter via the backside of the air plenum. We had it aimed toward the front. Marc called Wednesday afternoon reporting the air plenum is in progress and nearly completed.
The 5-Ball racing Team arrived home last summer with a Thread Locker holder. Should you recognize it, send an address and we will return immediately.
Last week end the ECTA Ohio Mile kicked the season off. Friday and Saturday were windy and off and on. Sunday was a new day starting at 10:30 with an extended 6:00 quitting time. The Hot Rod Top Speed Shoot Out, Camaro driven by Bill Ammaral, “Death Proof” posted 208 mph. Firebird piloted by Brian Action, “Geezer 2 Express” ran a quicker 217.
Here at home the last couple of days the wind has been blowing at gale force. Not to worry, the hatches are battened down.
We have a big day tomorrow with major progress in the works. Our inner primary is at Spyke’s for a larger bearing upgrade. Then we build it one more time and prepare for shipping.
We’ll ship the 5-Ball Racing Teams 124-inch Twin Cam Turbo Charged Raycer sporting a custom built Pingel Strut for dyno tuning.
Stay Tuned.
Haul Ass!
Ride for Your Life!
–Ray C Wheeler
Performance Editor
wheeler@bikernet.com
SCOOTER TRAMP SCOTTY, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–Leesburg Motorcycle Rally 2014
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11685
Great article! I always enjoy reading Scooter Tramp Scotty’s work. He is such an inspiration to myself and many folks across the country. May the sun shine upon you and the rain stay in your rear view mirror.
Ride safe my brother.
— Jena Lewis
Lakeland, FL
THE SWEDISH RETIREMENT PLAN– Sheriff leaving LA madness, back to Swedish countryside. Next stop Nice. The bastard is always on the road to somewhere cool, where all the action is. We keep following him and pissing and moaning all the way…
–SHERIFF MEDIA GROUP
S-36030 LAMMHULT
SWEDEN
46-70 5678 666
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QUICK TECH, New Bikernet Reader Comment!– Rebuilding The S&S Shorty Series Carbs
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=7153
GREAT TECH TIPS. KNOWING IS DOING. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME AND SHARING. NOW IT’S TIME TO CLEAN THE TEXAS CRAP OUT OF THIS SHORTY AND DO IT YOUR WAY. (PETE)
— OLDSKOOL MOTORCYCLE SHOP (PETE)
Atascadero, CA
LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST 2014 COMING–Register On Line Today!
The Ultimate Pass is YOURS for just $55 and includes ALL of the following:
*Headline Concerts
*Rally Central Admission all weekend long *Event T-Shirt
*Ride Pin *Shuttle from Fremont Street to Rally Central *Friday and Saturday
Poker Runs *Thursday and Friday Poker Walks
*Custom Bike Show Bike Entry *VIP Parking at Rally Central *Motorcycle Giveaway Entries *Free drinks & snacks at the Rev It Up Kick Off Party
*Baddest Bagger Bike Entry
and More!
Just want to Party and get the goodies? Then sign up for the Party Pass for only $30. Thursday Poker Walk at Rally Central and Baddest Bagger Bike Entry also included with Party Pass.
Prices increase on 8/1
and on-site so Register Today!
DESCRIPTION: Biltwell mini mufflers slip fit over the open ends on 1-3/4-inch O.D. custom pipes to change the look and sound of the exhaust system on your motorcycle. A perforated steel baffle tube with fiberglass wrapping inside the mini muffler can be removed to change the exhaust note.
CONSTRUCTION: Custom tapered and TIG welded 16-gauge steel canister with 1.76″I.D. slip joint end. TIG welded, stamped steel hanger bracket with Biltwell anvil marking. Gold zinc plated 16-gauge perforated steel baffle tube with stamped and TIG welded end caps. Fiberglass packing around removable internal baffle assembly provides additional sound muffling and inhibits sparks during backfiring. Two finishes available: Triple chrome plating or matte black high-temperature powdercoating.
FITMENT: Biltwell mini mufflers fit over 1-3/4-inch O.D. open tube exhaust pipes with a minimum of 1-1/8 inch of straight tube at the end of the exhaust pipe. If your current straight pipes feature a removable baffle inside the tube end, it may be necessary to remove the baffle and associated mounting hardware to facilitate slip fitment of the Biltwell mini muffler over the tube end. Biltwell mini mufflers can be secured on the exhaust tube end with any standard P-clamp constructed for this purpose (not included), or with a Biltwell machined alloy muffler clamp. The TIG welded mounting strap on the back of the mini muffler canister provides a place to mount a bracket for custom installations.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA END USERS: Biltwell mini mufflers are designed to fit a variety of 1977 or older and 1978 or newer motorcycles as a “replacement part” as defined by the California Air Resources Board. To be legal for operation on or off highways in the state of California, any aftermarket part falling under CARB’s replacement part definition may not eliminate or replace any original emission control component(s), such as an oxygen sensor(s), catalytic converter(s), etc. If the motorcycle you plan to customize by installing Biltwell mini muffler(s) has a catalytic converter, please understand that removing either the catalytic converter and/or any oxygen sensor(s) on the exhaust system is a violation of CARB regulations.
DIMENSIONS: Cannon: 8.875″ (225mm) total length x 2.362″ (60mm) O.D.; Actual canister length: 6.75″ (172mm)
Sold Individually.
–Lowbrow customs
METALSPORT PRODUCES BIG WHEEL MONEY SAVERS—Machining big diameter wheels from billet chunks of aluminum is financially daunting, and heavy on CNC machining time requirements.
Ron Loynds, the boss of MetalSport wheels stepped up to initiate a forged wheel blank casting procedure, which will save tremendous time and machining expense. Here are some shots of the first batch of 26 and 30-inch blanks.
Blanks will be available to one and all from Metalsport. Or pick a 2D, 3D, or a Chip Foose designed wheels from their catalog and MetalSport will machine, polish, plate, powder-coat and ship them with Vee-Rubber tires mounted and balanced, with the rotor of your choice, and belt pulley installed.
–Terry
Sales
Metalsport Inc.
Southgate Ca. 90280
Ph. 562-776-9594
WIDE SPRINGERS FOR 2004-UP SPORTSTER AND DYNA–Paughco springers have set the standard for quality and diversity for over four decades and their new Wide Sporty/Dyna front ends carry on that tradition.
Designed specifically for 2004 and later Sportster and Dyna machines they come fully assembled and ready to install. Rear legs are tapered oval and available lengths include stock (27 inches overall) and plus 3-inch (30 inches overall). The 3-inch version is applicable for bikes that came with standard height and the stock length was designed for those that came lowered from the factory.
When ordering you have your choice of top clamp, with ears for use with Dog Bones and without for Glide style risers. Additional choices include with or without fender mounts and shock assembly. All units require use of Paughco axle.
For additional information contact Paughco at 775-246-5738 or catch them on line at www.paughco.com
Springers with shock
NS181SD-ST– Stock length (total length – 27″) $2,195.95
NS181SD-3 –3″ Over stock (total length – 30″) $2,254.95
Springers without Shock
N181SD-ST– Stock length (total length – 27″) $1,870.95
N181SD-3– 3″ Over stock (total length – 30″) $2,022.95
THIS JUST IN FROM THE BIKERNET HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT–Dear Benefits Office Manager
My name is Mohammed Reza and I live in Birmingham , and I would like to present before you the following story.
Many years ago, I married a widow out of love who had an 18-year-old daughter.
After the wedding, my father, a widower, came to visit a number of times, and he fell in love with my step-daughter.
My father eventually married her without my authorization.
As a result, my step-daughter legally became my step-mother and my father my son-in-law.
My father’s wife (also my step-daughter) and my step-mother, gave birth to a son who is my grandchild because I am the husband of my step-daughter’s mother.
This boy is also my brother, as the son of my father.
As you can see, my wife became a grandmother, because she is the mother of my father’s wife.
Therefore, it appears that I am also my wife’s grandchild
.
A short time after these events, my wife gave birth to a son, who became my father’s brother-in-law, the step-son of my father’s wife, and my uncle.
My son is also my step-mother’s brother, and through my step-mother, my wife has become a grandmother and I have become my own grandfather.
In light of the above mentioned, I would like to know the following:
Does my son, who is also my uncle, my father’s son-in-law, and my step-mother’s brother fulfill the requirements for receiving childcare benefits?
Sincerely yours,
Mohammed.
–from Jim Waggaman
THAT’S ALL THE NEWS FIT TO PRINT—I hate to say that, since news is never ending. About the time I try to wrap-up, more news pops onto the surface.
We are about to publish a major story on baggers and handling. I spent the afternoon with Matt Hotch discussing mostly bagger mods, which I will share with you in the near future. We are going to rebuild Krash Kranzler’s scooter, but the issue has opened a major flood of information. We hope to save lives during this process and make riding touring Harleys more fun for all of our readers for years to come.
Now, if only I can get Krash to publish that piece. We want your input moving forward. We plan to use a replacement Paughco frame, but before we order the modification we are open to any suggestions.
Hopefully I can ride the Mudflap girl FXR this weekend.
Ride Free Forever,
