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Hey,
Cannonball wraps up today. I had a suggestion for the future. My thoughts included a Cannonball every other year, and each rally we would move the bikes up a decade. So the next Cannonball would include bikes older than 1926, the next run would reach to 1936, and so on. What the hell.
Another opportunity surfaced this week from within the Bikernet ranks. I attended an MRF Meeting of the Minds legislative convention a couple of years ago. I discussed the Bikernet Independent Noise study, which is always available to anyone fighting noise ordinances anywhere. I also talked about our effort to create a Power Sports group within the SEMA ranks for more motorcycle Legislative punch in the future. That effort continues to move forward.
The final aspect of my presentation was a creative challenge, one that I have grappled with ever since. I feel fervent about a film effort to point out the need for freedom in our country through motorcycles. It would be a large part documentary. I stumbled with this effort, reached out for help to no avail. I took notes, collected business cards from state motorcycle rights leaders, and still have them within reach on my desk. I ran into one wall after another, but didn’t give up. Recently I watched an interview with Tony Blair, the ex-Prime minister of Great Britain. When asked about the negotiating a peace agreement, he said, “Once your sitting at the table, you can never give up.” That hit home, then Wayne, or Uncle Monkey wrote me about a screenplay effort and we got to talking.
I now have a knowledgeable and connected partner in this effort to honor freedom in this country. Hang on for more reports as we move forward with this project. Let’s hit the news:
Problem solved.
–from Rogue
5-BALL RACING FASTENER SPONSOR–DMP Enterprises was started in 1991 as a custom metal polishing shop called Distinctive Metal Polishing. Over the years we noticed the increasing frustration from our customer of where to purchase automotive type fasteners, thus DMP Fasteners was born.
Our facility carries a wide variety of fasteners . DMP carries over 12000 line items in stock with over 1,000,000 PC on hand and the ability to access over 300,000 line items threw distribution centers throughout the U.S. with many vendors able to drop ship anywhere in the world. DMP stocks metric and American fasteners in polished chrome, polished-stainless, steel, stainless, titanium and brass.
Grades stocked are A2, 5, 8, 9, 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9. DMP manufactures our own line of polished chrome and stainless fasteners in house being the only company producing high quality Chrome plated fasteners in California. DMP Stocks t-bolts, marine lined hose clamps, all thread, electrical supplies including nylon, sealed and solder type connectors, shrink tubing, wire , weather pack connectors and zip ties, stainless line clamps and heat shrink clamps from Gates.
DMP now stocks a full line of XRP Hose Fittings and Hose in stainless braid, nylon braid, push on, power steering , Teflon and for the serious racer or performance minded HS-79 crimped Teflon. We also carry products from Fragola Hose company and the ability to get in 1-2 days Earls Hose Fittings.
With the demand for a local performance stocking house needed in the area we have brought in VP and F&L race fuels, Nitrous Oxide fill station, Stainless hard-line, Brake Quip D.O.T brake line machine, Dzus fasteners, Silicon Hoses, Thermo-Tec heat products and much more to come this year.
BIKERNET STAFF WILL ESCAPE TO TAHITI FOR ANOTHER SHARE THE SAIL– May 23-30, 2011
It’s here! We’ve had record response to this Share the Sail. Since our 2011 plans leaked out, we’ve been flooded with calls and emails. Come Share the Sail with Bob, Jody, editor Sue, Capt. Woody, BANDIT and Nyla, and the Latitudes staff in the ultimate cruising destination.
When cruisers imagine paradise they dream of French Polynesia. The islands have it all, from white sand mounds and inviting blue water, to tall lush peaks and majestic waterfalls.
The Tahitians are beautiful and genuine. Placed in the middle of the trade wind belt, the islands are ideal for sailing. The temperatures are 70’s and 80’s year ’round. Paradise found.
Secure your spot!
Booking deposit is $1000. Click here to book online.
Or call Cheryl M: 888-893-7245 ext. 5
Questions? woody@seafaring.com
Basic Stuff: These are not crewed charters with deckhands serving you drinks. This is a Share the adventure. All those aboard are expected to Share in setting the sails, dropping anchor, raising same, meal prep and cleanup. A skipper is on board to help you learn the ropes … er, lines. This is as close as you can get to real cruising without casting off on your own boat!
Costs and Inclusions:
Couples $4100 own stateroom
Singles $3300 own stateroom or $2300 shared
$100 off cost for LACC members.
Cost includes your spot on a sailing yacht, staff skipper, partial provisioning (most meals), fuel, taxes, etc.
Transportation and meals ashore not included. Deposit holds your spot. Balance due 60 days from event. Refunds given if a replacement is found under the same terms. Checking airfare?
The airport code for Papeete is PPT. Info on the hopper flight, hotels, side-trips, transfers, what to bring etc. will be emailed to you directly … if you have a spot.
See you in paradise!
–Captain Woody
NOSTALGIC PHOTOS DISCOVERED– Few more old pictures just for Cantina members.
–Eric
FATBOB’S KNUCKLE OF THE WEEK IS BACK– Here is the finished product, check out the muffler, it has a cutout, The 3% is for only three percent of us that get clean, and stay sober, so what the fuck, represent. I retired officially yesterday, getting my pension and insurance before the shit is gone.
–FATBOB
FROM CUSTOM CHROME: Billet Grips by Cycle Kraft– CNC-Machined from 6061-T6 Billet Aluminum.
DUAL HYABUSA BREAKS WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD FOR MOTORCYCLES–Ack Attack just set a new motorcycle speed record. Not certain of the average, think it’s 386 +, the exit speed was 394. It was still pulling when he clicked it off at the 4 mile. Wow !
–Rodan
SCTA official
MOTORCYCLE CANNONBALL STAGE 15, LAUGHLIN– The troupes’ overnight in Laughlin was quite the adventure. We arrived in the scorching river town hot and parched, but happy for the miles and great ride. Whatever tinkering needed to be done was handled quickly and everyone headed into the Edgewater for some R&R until about 4a.m. when some fool decided to liven things up by pulling the fire alarm on 6 floors, which included the floors most of the Cannonball riders and crew were on. Made for a less then peaceful night.
For this day, the 221 miles included some bad roads that strained patience and steel. Metal fatigue has set in and motor mounts have broken off, as well as kick stands and fender tabs. It seems engines are running better than ever, however.
In 1915 Harley-Davidson boasted that their motorcycle could reach a top seed of 68 mph, so Steve Barber wanted to beat that number, which he did nicely by topping out at 70 mph on his 1915 H-D. Twice.
Vince Martinico is having problems with his oil tank, again. For the third time he will address the reoccurring problem and will ride across the finish line on Sunday. Hell or high water.
Dieter’s bike will not, however, see the checkered flag. He spent the day on the back of Jerry Wieland’s side car rig, following his wife along as Katrin piloted her 1907 JAP across the rough sections of Route 66. After 30 miles of bumping along grueling road surfaces, Katrin arrived at the Victorville H-D with a smile saying, “Nice ride”.
Dave Thompson’s 1914 Indian surprised its owner by bursting into flames. Dave calmly pulled off the road and leaned the bike over, extinguished the fire, and set to work getting the bike road worthy. As he filled the oil tank, a seam split and oil gushed everywhere, a predicament that was not repairable roadside, so rider and machine were delivered to check in via transport. By evening the Thompson Brothers were working on the crispy Indian and I congratulated Dave on his quick thinking and great fireman skills. He plans to cross the finish line alongside his brother, Kris.
Pete Gagan, the Canadian rider who had to withdraw from the rally before it began due to his wife’s health, just couldn’t stand it anymore and has flown in to meet up with his brethren riders via a rental car. We’re all glad for his enthusiasm and happy for his support.
Buddy Stubbs, the Arizona H-D dealership owner, shipped his 1915 Excelsior home due to the extensive engine repairs needed. Buddy will be joining the Cannonball riders for the awards dinner, however.
The Grand Finish at the Santa Monica Pier is scheduled for 1 p.m. this afternoon. The route has been a hotly debated topic since riders will be navigating some tough traffic issues and have some 55 (possibly more) traffic lights to go through. The rider’s meeting last night was tense, but it was voted to stick with the original route and riders will stay in groups of 2-3 with the thought that “safety in numbers” is the best plan.
Side hack sweep rider, British Tim, says he hates to see this ride come to an end. A sentiment most of us share.
–Felicia Morgan
Cannonball
Director of Communications
SWEDISH PINUP OF THE WEEK– Shot this 23-year-old pinup this week. By the way the 22nd I will know if I retire from the Army next year.
California beachbum next life?
–CJ
SHERIFF MEDIA GROUP
S-36030 LAMMHULT
SWEDEN
SUNDAY CANTINA HEARSE–Only in Baton Rouge.
LSU Tiger fans are a “dead”icated group.
–GENO
BIKERNET MIGHT FEATURE THE WINNER– Sometimes even I am not aware what “jewels” rest in both my archives and the website of AMDChampionship.com. Fortunately enough, this bike is now available as feature bike!
–Horst Roesler, Motographer.de
BIKERNET HOT SAUCE MANUFACTURER WINS AGAIN!–Our Trailboss Habanero won 2nd place at the 10th annual Houston Hot Sauce Festival this past weekend. That makes a dozen national awards for us. It won under the Cinchili “Hells Passion” label thanks to Cinchili and Co. I want to again thank all of ya’ll out there that love our hot sauces. It’s because of ya’ll I get to live my dream here. I get rewarded every day by people calling me from all over the country telling me how much they love my sauces.
Whether it’s for their personal use or for their restaurant, they seem to get a quick addiction to them and that really makes me feel like I am doing something right here. I assure all of ya’ll that I will stay totally committed to Ol Gringo’s products and customer service. I will also stay committed in expanding our product line with new sauces. Our newest sauce (Saddle Burn) is ready and will be in production mid October. I will also be introducing our new BBQ Sauces soon. I think you’re gonna love em. I really appreciate all of ya’ll, I really do. Talk to ya’ll soon,
–Tom West
IMS INTERNATIONAL 2010-11 MOTORCYCLE SHOW SERIES– IMS tour is in danger of becoming a glorified swap meet instead of the nation’s premiere motorcycle show series. Loss of the Cycle World sponsorship after 25 years and OEMs rumored to be backing out are some serious chinks in the armor… Long-time Show Manager Jeff D’Entremont bailing out and Advanstar not having the site updated three weeks before the show series kicks off are also bad signs!
–Robin Hartfiel
Motorcycle Show Series Unveiled
The Progressive International Motorcycle Shows (IMS) tour kicks off the weekend of Nov. 12-14 in Dallas and travels across the country until coming to a close March 9-12 in Daytona, Fla.
The Long Beach show (Dec. 17-19) and New York show (Jan.21-23) should be the tour stops to watch for new product unveilings.
SCHEDULE
Dallas, Texas Nov.12-14
San Mateo, Calif. Nov.19-21
Seattle, Wash. Dec.10-12
Long Beach, Calif. Dec.17-19
Novi, Mich. Jan. 7-9
Washington, D.C. Jan. 14-16
New York, NY Jan. 21-23
Cleveland, Ohio Jan. 28-30
Minneapolis, MN Feb. 4-6
Chicago, Ill. Feb. 11-13
Greenville, S.C. Feb. 25-27
Daytona, Fla. March 9-12
Actually the news isn’t all bad for this show series. We are working with Jeff Najar and Bob Kay on the Custom portion of the show. Bikernet might become a major sponsor, and the AMD has sanctioned this series of shows as the American contingent to the annual AMD series. These shows are massive and contain all the new OEM models for the coming year. We plan to enter three of the Bikernet stable of bikes including our Peashooter in the Long Beach Show.–Wrench
GOVERNOR TO PARTICIPATE IN FALL MOTORCYCLE TOUR SATURDAY– Manchin encourages motorcyclists to join for Saturday trip, fall community events.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin, along with fellow West Virginia motorcyclists, will participate in a fall motorcycle ride on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. The daylong motorbike tour beginning in Charleston will include stops for breakfast at the Glenn Farris Inn in Gauley Bridge and dinner at Smokey’s on the Gorge in Fayetteville.
The governor encourages all motorcyclists interested in participating to gather at the Governor’s Mansion (state Capitol) at 8 a.m. Saturday, for departure.
“I am eager to join fellow motorcycle riders for this tour and the opportunity to attend various community events. This is truly one of the most enjoyable ways to see the beauty of the Mountain State and I look forward to this occasion,” said the governor.
Saturday’s bike tour also will include stops at a noon event in Marlinton for the West Virginia Autumn Harvest Festival/Roadkill Cookoff and at the Cass Harvest Festival Day at 2 p.m. in Cass, W.Va. The multi-county motorbike trip will cover more than 350 miles.
Complete Tour Route:
• Riders will depart from the Governor’s Mansion at 8 a.m. and ride on U.S. Route 60 to the Glenn Farris Inn;
• After breakfast, riders will continue on Route 60 to Gauley Bridge;
• From Gauley Bridge turn onto state Route 39 and ride to Richwood;
• At Richwood pick up state Route 39/55 to the intersection of state Route 150 (Scenic Highway);
• Travel across Scenic Highway to U.S. Route 219 south and ride back to the intersection of state Route 39;
• Turn onto state Route 39 and ride into Marlinton:
• At Marlinton continue on 39 to the intersection of state Route 28;
• Turn onto Route 28 to Cass;
• Leave Cass on state Road 66 across Snow Shoe Mountain back to U.S. Route 219;
• Turn south on U.S. Route 219 to Mill Point and turn onto state Route 39/55 to U.S. Route 19;
• Travel U.S. Route 19 to Fayetteville for dinner;
• After dinner, turn left on state Route 16 and ride back to U.S. Route 60 and on to Charleston.
Additional information regarding the bike route may be obtained by contacting: Joe Tyree at 304-558-1041.
LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST UPDATE–Just added to the Branscombe Richmond line-up for this year:
Veteran hard rocker PAUL SHORTINO (Rough Cutt, Quiet Riot, Great White)
KENNY CETERA (Chicago) who was brought into the group to add percussion and high harmony vocals.
LOWBROW PRODUCT LINE EXPANDS– New products are all over the site, including a new brand we are carrying, Fork Co. out of Japan. Check out their parts for amazing cast aluminum parts for Harley Davidsons, Triumphs, and Yamaha XS650s. More parts for modern Triumphs are also in stock from Joker Machine, and we just got in four custom-painted, one-off helmets from Old School Helmets that will disappear quick. Check out the New Products section as always to wade through all the cool new stuff.
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SEXUAL WORD OF THE DAY– diaphanous dy-AF-uh-nuhs, adjective:
1. Of such fine texture as to allow light to pass through; translucent or transparent.
2. Vague; insubstantial.
The curtains are thin, a diaphanous membrane that can’t quite contain the light outside.
— Eric Liu, The Accidental Asian
She needed more than diaphanous hope, more than I could give her.
— Tej Rae, “One Hand Extended”, Washington Post, August 12, 2001
This phantom wore many faces, but it always had golden hair, was enveloped in a diaphanous cloud, and floated airily before his mind’s eye in a pleasing chaos of roses, peacocks, white ponies, and blue ribbons.
— Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Diaphanous ultimately derives from Greek diaphanes, “showing through,” from diaphainein, “to show through, to be transparent,” from dia-, “through” + phainein, “to show, to appear.” It is related to phantom, something apparently sensed but having no physical reality.
BIKER LOWDOWN TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY — Come Celebrate Two years of Biker Lowdown Radio with Your Bro’s LJ James and Preacher Chuck D! LJ and Chuck will be Broadcasting Live from The Mortal Skulls MC Clubhouse in Bohemia NY. The Heart of Long Island!
Come join the Festivities and meet the Crew that has brought you Two years of weekly Broadcasts!
Wednesday November 3rd
Mortal Skulls MC Clubhouse
1633-7 Sycamore Ave
Bohemia NY 11716
Party Starts 7pm
Go to BikerLowdown.com for more info and Updates (Special Guests?)
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HOLY SHIT, THAT WAS SHORT–We have brothers rolling in from the north and the south. The Hamsters are headed to café Montana for breakfast then to the Santa Monica pier to meet the Cannonball riders. Ray Wheeler is lining up for a speed pass at the Mojave Mile, then heading to our headquarters with our Bonneville tool bag. We hope he’s successful.
Jim Waggaman and a brother is wandering the Long Beach Swap meet then headed to the Pier and finally to the headquarters to search for missing parts, not found at the Veteran’s stadium. I’ve got to wrap the news, scramble over to help my 87-year-old ma, then back to meet the bros, work on the 1%er book, and somehow get something rolling on the next HORSE deadline with Brass Balls Bobbers.
It’s going to be another exciting week at the Bikernet Interplanetary Headquarters. We have deadlines, a Storz Sportster feature, BUB pipe install on my son’s dyna, and a dyno test at Bennett’s Performance in Long Beach.
Then we’re going to install a Zipper’s ECM, a Performance Machine highflow air cleaner and a Bub 2-into-1 on a 2010 FLH and bring you the results. Make me a margarita.
Ride Forever,
-Bandit
