–RFR
Hey,
Here we go, stumbling blindly into another Sunday with news from all over the globe. The sun is out, it’s hot like SoCal is supposed to be and the Sinners MC is having a gathering in Long Beach this afternoon and we may just make it.
We’ve grappled with our Year of the Vet Program, but that’s cool as long as we’re supporting Vets. We’ve covered numerous Vet programs from Wounded Warriors to the Billy Lane and Paul Cox Angels for Vets program. I finally found a writer who grabbed the baton and ran with it. You’ll see her folks history in the Marines during WWII right here in the news. Well, let’s hit it. It’s jam packed:
A 250MM WIDE TIRE BAGGER?DONE RIGHT BY ROLLING THUNDER– BAKER and Rolling Thunder Mfg. Inc., are proud to announce a revolutionary new concept for baggers! Thanks to Rolling Thunder Mfg?s innovative frame design and BAKER?s innovation with drive train concepts, stock baggers can be perfectly equipped to handle a rubber-mounted, right-side-drive 250mm wide tire for that custom, hardcore look rarely seen with baggers.
While keeping most of your OEM parts, and especially your OEM VIN#, the wide ride will make the drones of stock baggers seem quite modest. This wide tire will provide the toughest of looks for most any dresser, while the right-side-drive allows the correct balance and performance for a comfortable and safe ride. A 1.5? longer wheelbase keeps the geometry proportionate and adds a hair more breathing room in the cockpit. To add to the proportionate and balanced performance, the rubber-mounted design will keep the wide bike rolling smooth as a touring bike should.
How does one obtain this look? The first option is to send your OEM frame directly to Rolling Thunder Mfg, where they quickly, seamlessly, and professionally modify your frame to fit the 250mmRSD styling. Your modified frame is then sent back to you together with your new transmission. Another option is to simply purchase a brand new 250mmRSD Bagger frame package from Rolling Thunder, in any of the Evo, Twin Cam A or even Twin Cam B configurations which will include the appropriate BAKER transmission to get you that special custom ride.
BAKER Drivetrain has provided an industry?s first, proprietary modular RSD transmission that allows a Softail primary configuration, the BAKER FFP wet primary, the BAKER SBD belt drive or any 3rd party Softail primary. Currently, there are very few primary options to FL drivetrains, this softail configuration is just another example of how BAKER Drivetrain continues to be an important leader in our industry.
More information can be found by calling Rolling Thunder Mfg., at (450) 699-7045 or visiting www.rollingthunderframes.com.
CANTINA WEEKEND TOOL RECOMMENDATIONS–WELDING GLOVES: Heavy duty leather gloves used to prolong the conduction of intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub you want the bearing race out of.
WHITWORTH SOCKETS: Once used for working on older British cars and motorcycles, they are now used mainly for impersonating that 9/16 or 1/2 inch socket you’ve been searching for the last 45 minutes.
–from Buckshot
S&S TEARDROP AIR CLEANER FOR 2008 BAGGERS– This air cleaner allows owners of 2008 Harley-Davidson? touring models to enjoy the added performance and good looks of our trademarked teardrop air cleaner. All 2008 touring models are equipped with electronic throttle control, which requires a new design and different hardware. The new S&S teardrop air cleaner for 2008 baggers bolts directly to the stock EFI throttle body, and provides increased air flow for more power.
Normally the air cleaner kit will not cause any tuning problems because the stock closed loop fuel injection system can easily accommodate the additional fuel requirements?as well as a set of S&S SPO slip-on mufflers.
The addition of performance cams will require additional tuning for proper operation. MSRP $239.95 106-2091
Contact Find your local S&S dealer at www.sscycle.com Or call (608) 627-1497
UNIVERSITY OF BIKERNET HAS CONFERENCE AT BANDIT’S CANTINA– New research has led to the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however, it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally take less than a second to take from four days to four years to complete.
Governmentium has a normal half-life of 5 years; It does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium’s mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical level of concentration.
This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass. When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium, an element that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons.
–from Weasel Dave
BYE BYE FRANKIE?– Does that sound like the name of a song from the sock hop era? It’s not, but if you live in the South Jersey area, you may already be singing something along those lines. Senator Frank Lautenberg, the nation’s number one helmet law advocate, is facing his first serious contender in his four terms as a US Senator. New Jersey Democrat US Rep. Robert Andrews has announced his bid for the 84-year-old sitting Senator’s seat late last week. Andrews’ run for higher office has irked many of his democratic colleagues; bad for the party they say. Andrews isn’t backing down though; he is digging in and offering New Jersey democrats a choice for the first time in a long time.
Andrews is no slouch ? the son of a shipyard worker, he made a splendid career for himself as law professor at Rutgers and is currently serving as a nine-term member of the US House of Representatives. He is such an effective Congressman that he ran unopposed in his last election. He is the self described underdog both financially and in name recognition however he is a legitimate political force.
Andrews has sworn to vote against any mandatory helmet legislation and to continue to be as supportive of motorcycling as he can in the US Senate. Not only would Lautenberg be out of power, he would be replaced by a Senator who would support motorcyclists instead of putting up barriers to riding.
The MRF has been working very closely with leadership of ABATE of the Garden State (that’s New Jersey’s MRO to you west coast guys) regarding Andrews bid for the Senate. Andrews for Senate has a website where you will be able to support his campaign in a variety of ways. It’s not completely up and running just yet but should be fully functional in a few days, the campaign tells the MRF. Check out http://robandrews08.com
–Rogue
Sturgis Freedom Fighters
Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005
www.bikerrogue.com
BRASS BALLS BOBBERS AVAILABLE NATION WIDE THROUGH NEW DEALER PROGRAM– Darwin Motorcycles to set up dealer network Darwin Motorcycles, the manufacturer of Brass Balls Bobbers, has announced the signing of Peirspeed, a Cobra Powersports company, to build a dealer network for its brand of old school motorcycles.
Peirspeed will make use of its professional team of sales, marketing, parts and service personnel to handle the expansion of the Brass Balls Bobber brand. The firm expects to award two to three new Brass Balls Bobber dealerships each month with a total of just over 20 being selected during the first phase of the product distribution plan.
“To say we are excited about this new venture is like saying the BUB streamliner with Chris Carr at the controls goes fast,” said Dar Holdsworth, President of Darwin Motorcycles. “This opportunity is the greatest single event that has happened at Darwin Motorcycles and we expect Peirspeed will execute and build a successful and profitable channel for our company.”
“We are very excited about helping Darwin Motorcycles expand its distribution of the Brass Balls product line,” said Bill Peirce, President of Cobra Powersports. “The Brass Balls product line is old school, but with the best technology offered today. The market is ready for a high-quality bobber and chopper like Dar’s and we look forward to being able to set-up the right dealers to service the pent-up demand for Brass Balls Bobbers.”
DARWIN MOTORCYCLES
Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
Tel: 405 285 0808
Fax: 405 359 5956
E-mail: dar@darwinmotorcycles.com
www.brassballsbobbers.com
PANHEAD CONTACT FOUND IN BANDIT’S CANTINA WRITING GUN NUT REPORTS FOR BIKERNET– I’m a Mechanical Engineer, old school gear head, 99%er biker, gun nut, considered a Panhead contact by locals. Small potatoes gun collector. I travel too much to be able to pay anything much attention. Pic of my latest pan attached.
–Stan Jones
Stan_jones@knology.net
VETERAN COUPLE CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN BANDIT’S CANTINA–
On their 50th Anniversary, a wife found the negligee she wore on her wedding night and put it on.
She went to her husband, a retired Marine pilot, and said: ‘Honey, do you remember this?’
He looked up from his newspaper and said: ‘Yes dear, I do. You wore that same negligee the night we were married’
She said, ‘Yes, that’s right. Do you remember what you said to me that night? ‘
He nodded and said, ‘Yes dear, I said; ‘Oh baby, I’m going to suck the life out of those tits and screw your brains out’.
She giggled and said; ‘That’s exactly what you said. So now it’s fifty years later, and I’m in the same negligee. What do you have to say tonight?’
He looked her up and down and replied, ‘Mission Accomplished’
–from Rik
SHERIFF REPORTS IN FROM ARIZONA BIKE WEEK– Some green stuff I found in the dessert. Small event, great people.
–Sheriff Springtour 08
REV TECH ENGINE INSTALL COMMENTARY FROM KOREA– I primed the lines and the pump again.. oil pressure… but… I’m gonna be very fucking nervous till this engine breaks in..I have no Tach.. so I would assume..and once again I will say I hate to use that word..80K in 5th gear should be about right.
I’m as nervous as a cat in a room full of rockin chairs. I can HALO from over 20 thousand feet, and this shit makes me nervous? Go fuckin figger. I’ll Let you know how it goes..
Just don?t lug it. Keep the revs up and don?t let it get too hot. Give it lots of breaks and change the oil often. Inspect the oil. 80K is about 55 mph right? That?s cool for the first 500 miles. You?ll be fine.–Wrench
Put 100 K on the engine today.. treating it like a baby.. It works nice.. Really happy. No leaks, all good, gonna change the oil and filter tomorrow.
–Harold Lear
dsyfunctional_01@hotmail.com
RENEGADE DEVELOPS TRUE BLACK CHROME– Once again the engineers at RENEGADE have addressed and resolved a decades old problem that has been a real thorn in the side of builders as long as most can remember. And, the industry as a whole will reap the benefits of their success.
Numerous forms of simulated black chrome have been around for years, but never has it been perfected to the point that it looks like, acts like and is, in fact, true ?BLACK CHROME? with all the features and durability of traditional chrome. That is until Renegade set their chemists to work on developing what they are calling EBONY CHROME.
After several years of intense research and testing, Renegade has announced they are offering their exotic ELITE SERIES of wheels, pulleys and sprockets finished in the revolutionary finish. EBONY CHROME is true chrome with a smoky tint in its chemical make up. It is not a surface treatment or easily damaged coloring.
Renegade?s revolutionary EBONY CHROME is as durable as chrome and can be polished without dulling or damaging the finish. In the past, for so called black chrome to have even minimal life expectancy, it was relegated to show machines that were seldom run and cleaned with ultra soft, baby diaper like materials and non toxic glass cleaner or the like. Thanks to Renegade those days are gone forever and you can treat your custom, bagger or cruiser to rolling art finished in a durable, eye popping ?EBONY CHROME.?
For complete details visit the entire Renegade lineup at www.renegadewheels.com
BIKERNET’S VETERAN CORRESPONDENT CHECKS IN– If you get a chance I would like to review the additions to the Veterans Charity interview page with you…. I will type it up, with your new comments and resend… so we have the same thing.
Another idea… attached is an article published about my folks two years ago… They are now probably the oldest married Marine couple living in the US (both WWII vets)… They met in Camp Lejeune… I have found some great photos from WWII. My father is currently VERY active in 3 or 4 veterans groups and fights for veterans rights (at 84)… He remains the major reason I am so involved. I have found some wonderful, rare pics since that article was published, I wanted to write more about them for you… Their stories are amazing (not just cause they are my folks!). Interested?
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