Hey,
We’re just back from Bonneville and sorta in a haze of constant activity, projects, mechanical hiccups, freaky weather, and massive camaraderie.
You’ll read a couple of stanzas from a Robert Service poem later in the news. These stanzas hit the nail on the head.
You’ll see a full report next week on our Bonneville action. We are going to take a different, more informed tack next year. Our team is more cemented than ever, and we had a blast this year though we didn’t set any records, we had one of the coolest bikes on the salt. Does that count?
You’ll read the full report next week, a blow-by-blow description of our efforts, mistakes, blunders, and fun on the salt. You will also read Ray Wheelers mystic report on his efforts.
BIKERNET INTERNATIONAL EDITOR REPORTS FROM JAPAN— A group of Japanese porn actresses are preparing to have their breasts squeezed by fans for 24 hours this weekend for a charity event loosely translated as ”Boob Aid.”
–Art Hall
Supreme Commander of the Bikernet Japanese News Bureau
DON TILLEY KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT–Long time Carolina Harley dealer Don Tilley was killed and his wife, Robinette, was critically injured in a motorcycle accident Friday evening. They were riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway with other members of the Harley-Davidson Dealers Association.
Tilley owned shops Statesville and Salisbury. Don was known throughout the world as a major sponsor for all kinds of motorcycle racing.
The Tilley Harley-Davidson Facebook page said that, “We ask that everyone keep the entire Tilley family in their thoughts and prayers,” “We thank you all for your love and condolences and appreciate the many years of loyalty to the Tilley Harley-Davidson family.” Tilley will be missed by all.
–Richard Kranzler
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Dared the unknown, led the way, and clutched the prize:
Have you marked the map’s void spaces, mingled with the mongrel races,
Felt the savage strength of brute in every thew?
And though grim as hell the worst is, can you round it off with curses?
Then hearken to the Wild—it’s wanting you.
Have you suffered, starved and triumphed, groveled down, yet grasped at glory,
Grown bigger in the bigness of the whole?
“Done things” just for the doing, letting babblers tell the story,
Seeing though the nice veneer of the naked soul?
Have you seen God in his splendors, heard the text that nature renders?
(You’ll never hear it in the family pew.)
The simple things, the true things, the silent men who do
Things—
Then listen to the Wild—it’s calling you,
–Robert Service
What is amazing is that it didn’t pull his arm off or pull it out of the socket.
I was watching it live…UGH! They took the other guy to the hospital, then they took Greg. Ultimately, other than he’s going to be really sore, he just dislocated his middle finger and broke his index finger.
He is leading in world points right now and flying. Looks like he’s heading for another world championship. He needs those two fingers for his clutch (The next race is in 2 weeks). Only 3 more GPs left. So that’s the story.
But I am still so thankful that he was walking and talking. They said he almost passed out from the pain…awe 🙁
–from Vern
noun
Quotes
… the strange fruit was not good if eaten before ageing and bletting, when its taste became like chocolate.
Origin
Bletting comes from the French word blet meaning “overripe.” It entered English in the 1830s.
NEW DEFINITION FOR LOOTERS–
Hey, I just read that the reason they are not arresting any LOOTERS in Ferguson is because Eric Holder’s Justice Department has reclassified them.
They are not LOOTERS anymore
They are UNDOCUMENTED SHOPPERS
–from Jim Waggaman
HAVE YOUR TICKETS FOR THE POMONA FLAT TRACK FINALS?--There are a variety of ticket prices and seating options for the Final at Pomona on October 11th. Call 888-718-4253 or Toll Free 844-323-4625.
In addition to great Flat Track Racing, Speedway bikes will be sliding on the 1/2 mile track. More info on that at www.speedwaybikes.com.
Get there early for the Gasser Customs Motorcycle Show and Miss Flat Track Finals Pin Up contest. Also the Ascot Reunion.
TROPHY’S STOLEN
It was reported that there was a break-in at the Birmingham National Motorcycle Museum in England this week. Display cases were smashed and the thieves were able to get away with Isle of Man TT Trophy’s.. They hope for a quick recovery of the stolen goods. A lot of history in those items.
VINTAGE CANNONBALL RACE
The 2014 Vintage Motorcycle Cannonball race requires contestants to ride pre 1937 motorcycles for 16 days, over a 4,150 mile route. It will begin in Daytona Beach, Florida on September 5th and end in Tacoma, Washington on September 21st. One of the contestants, Dottie Mattern, 70, is, riding a 1936 Indian Scout. Follow her on her website www.ridedottieride.org.
One of the overnight stops is Downtown Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on September 9.The town is planning on a big welcome. For more information motorcyclecannonball.com
THE PENTON MOVIE IN YOUR HOMETOWN?
If you are interested in setting up a screening for the John Penton Movie in your area, please contact https://gathr.us/films/penton
SCOUTS AVAILABLE AT INDIAN DEALERSHIPS–Indian Motorcycle Of Orange County
Join Indian Motorcycle Of Orange County as they celebrate Scout’s First Run, and see the all-new 2015 Indian Scout on display.
Reserve your Scout at this time to receive limited time offers, including receiving an industry leading 5 years of coverage and a special commemorative owner kit.
DEALER INFORMATION
Indian Motorcycle Of Orange County
13031 Goldenwest St
Westminster, CA 92683
1-800-765-2747 NEXT STEP
Contact the dealer to learn more about the event. If you would like to contact Indian Motorcycle directly, please call us at 1-800-765-2747.
THE NATION’S JOB RATES—
So how can over 873,000 people come off the unemployment rolls when there were only a little over 114,000 jobs created?
Below is a transcript of a conversation between two eminent economists discussing this very question.
COSTELLO: I want to talk about the unemployment rate in America.
ABBOTT: Good Subject. Terrible Times. It’s 7.8%.
COSTELLO: That many people are out of work?
ABBOTT: No, that’s 14.7%.
COSTELLO: You just said 7.8%.
ABBOTT: 7.8% unemployed.
COSTELLO: Right, 7.8% out of work.
ABBOTT: No, that’s 14.7%.
COSTELLO: Okay, so it’s 14.7% unemployed.
ABBOTT: No, that’s 7.8%.
COSTELLO: WAIT A MINUTE!!!! Is it 7.8% or 14.7%?
ABBOTT: 7.8% are unemployed. 14.7% are out of work.
COSTELLO: If you are out of work, you are unemployed.
ABBOTT: No, Congress said you can’t count the “Out of Work” as the unemployed. You have to look for work to be unemployed.
COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!!
ABBOTT: No, you miss his point.
COSTELLO: What point?
ABBOTT: Someone who doesn’t look for work can’t be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn’t be fair.
COSTELLO: To whom?
ABBOTT: The unemployed.
COSTELLO: But ALL of them are out of work.
ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work. Those who are out of work gave up looking and if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.
COSTELLO: So if you’re off the unemployment roles that would count as less unemployment?
ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!
COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don’t look for work?
ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes down! That’s how they get it to 7.8%. Otherwise it would be 14.7%. Our government doesn’t want you to read about 14.7% unemployment.
ABBOTT: Absolutely!
COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are two ways to bring down the unemployment number?
ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.
COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?
ABBOTT: Correct.
COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job?
ABBOTT: BINGO!!!
COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down, and the easier of the two is to have people stop looking for work.
ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like an Economist.
COSTELLO: I don’t even know what the hell I just said!
ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like Congress……
–from Jim Waggaman
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–What the hell is CSAL?
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11857
I want to THANK Rogue and D-mac for printing this. I am amazed at what you all have done with M.A.F.T and CSAL. Hopefully we can come to Florida to TEACH the NON-RIDERS like here in Tennessee.
— Jim (rebel ) Henderson
jimrebel@yahoo.com
Stantonville, Tn
BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY NOW OPEN–A bear walks into a bar in Billings , Montana and sits down. He bangs on the bar with his paw and demands a beer.
The bartender approaches and says, ‘We don’t serve beer to bears in bars in Billings
The bear, becoming angry, demands again that he be served a beer.
The bartender tells him again, more forcefully, ‘We don’t serve beer to belligerent bears in bars in Billings …’
The bear, very angry now, says, ‘If you don’t serve me a beer, I’m going to eat that lady sitting at the end of the bar.’
The bartender says, ‘Sorry, we don’t serve beer to Belligerent, bully bears in bars in Billings ‘
The bear goes to the end of the bar, and, as promised, eats the woman. He comes back to his seat and again demands a beer.
The bartender states, ‘Sorry, but we especially don’t serve beer to belligerent, bully bears in bars in Billings who are on drugs.’
The bear looks at him quizzically and says, ‘I’m not on drugs.’
The bartender says, ‘You are now.
That was a barbitchyouate.’
–from Jim Waggaman
LOVE RIDE COMING—If you need any info about the upcoming Love Ride, don’t hesitate to contact the staff.
Love Ride Foundation
3717 San Fernando Road
Glendale, CA 91204
US
Contact Name: Love Ride Foundation
BIKERNET PHOTOGRAPHER RECOGNIZED BY OL’ SKOOL RODZ— I finally got my toe in the door, been trying since ‘04 with both, The Horse and Ol Skool Rodz/Car Kuture DeLuxe. Not the cover, but an article on the Day of the Drags which is a run what you brung ‘63 & older event. So pretty cool!
I may get to shoot Def Leppard and Kiss tomorrow still waiting to hear.
–RFR
BIKERNET WORLD REPORT–Priceless!
They’re not happy in Gaza ..
They’re not happy in Egypt ….
They’re not happy in Libya ..
They’re not happy in Morocco …
They’re not happy in Iran ..
They’re not happy in Iraq ….
They’re not happy in Yemen …
They’re not happy in Afghanistan ….
They’re not happy in Pakistan ..
They’re not happy in Syria …
They’re not happy in Lebanon ..
SO… WHERE ARE THEY HAPPY?
They’re happy in Australia ..
They’re happy in Canada …
They’re happy in England ..
They’re happy in France ..
They’re happy in Italy …
They’re happy in Germany ..
They’re happy in Sweden ..
They’re happy in the USA ..
They’re happy in Norway ..
They’re happy in Holland ..
They’re happy in Denmark ..
Basically, they’re happy in every country that is not Muslim and unhappy in every country that is!
AND WHO DO THEY BLAME?
Not Islam.
Not their leadership.
Not themselves.
THEY BLAME THE COUNTRIES THEY ARE HAPPY IN !
AND THEN- They want to change those countries to be like … THE COUNTRY THEY CAME FROM WHERE THEY WERE UNHAPPY!
Excuse me, but I can’t help wondering…
How damned dumb can you get?
Everyone seems to be wondering why Muslim Terrorists are so quick to commit suicide.
Let’s have a look at the evidence:
– No Christmas
– No television
– No nude women
– No football
– No pork chops
– No hot dogs
– No burgers
– No beer
– No bacon
– Rags for clothes
– Towels for hats
– Constant wailing from some idiot in a tower
– More than one wife
– More than one mother-in-law
– You can’t shave
– Your wife can’t shave
– You can’t wash off the smell of donkeys
– You cook over burning camel dung
– Your wife is picked by someone else for you
– and your wife smells worse than your donkey
– Then they tell them that “when they die, it all gets better???”
Well No SHIT SHERLOCK!….
It’s not like it could get much worse!
–from Harvey Tow
BIKERNET TRAVEL TIPS–The airplane seat you’ll never get!
–from Jim Waggaman
HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND UFC UP THE ANTE AT UFC 177 AND GIVE ONE LUCKY FAN THE CHANCE TO THROW THE ULTIMATE PARTY OF A LIFETIME–One Fan Will Win a New Harley-Davidson Motorcycle and a Rockin’ Weekend as Host of a 2015 UFC Fight in Their Hometown
Harley-Davidson and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will launch a new contest at UFC 177 this weekend sure to make one fan an instant hometown hero. The Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown III event puts one lucky fan and their city in the spotlight; the two iconic brands will roll into the winner’s home town with the ultimate prize package – a UFC fight and tailgate party topped off with custom Harleys, live music, Octagon Girls and more.
The contest, running through Dec. 31, 2014, kicks off with a bang Aug. 30 at UFC 177 in Sacramento, where Harley-Davidson will award a custom Harley-Davidson cruiser from their 2015 motorcycle lineup launched earlier this week to each of the five winning fighters on the main card, giving the fighters a reason to fight even harder.
“We want fans and fighters to know that when Harley-Davidson and UFC come together something big is about to happen,” said Dino Bernacchi, U.S. Marketing Director at Harley-Davidson. “We are raising the stakes for UFC 177 by giving each bout winner a new motorcycle, and we’re also bringing back for the third year a fan favorite – the Hometown Throwdown event – which proves to be a once-in-a-lifetime way to experience the world’s best fighters and the only motorcycle brand worthy of being in the Octagon.”
Fans can clinch the chance to host what could be the most street-rumbling, all-out bash their town has ever seen by explaining why their city should be the next location for the 2015 Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown event and how they would be the ultimate host at www.h-d.com/UFC .
In addition to the opportunity to play host for the 2015 Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown, the winner also will:
· Learn to ride Vegas-style with a five-day/four-night trip for four to Las Vegas in March where they’ll train with professional UFC fighters at the Harley-Davidson Riding Academy and be cheered on by – and hang out with – the famous Octagon Girls.
· Receive the ride of a lifetime with their choice of one customized 2015 Harley-Davidson Dark Custom motorcycle (www.h-d.com/darkcustom).
· Be the hometown hero by hosting a weekend experience in their hometown, including behind-the-scenes access at the Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown event and exclusive time with the fighters.
· Lead the pack with a UFC entourage during the parade-style group motorcycle ride through the streets of their hometown to the fight location.
· Plan the Party with Harley-Davidson and UFC, including the ride and the tailgate party entertainment.
Fans can learn more about the contest and submit their entries by visiting www.h-d.com/UFC through December 31, 2014.
SOCAL FLAT TRACK RACING EMBRACES CRUISERS–This is Harley night at the dirt track race course.
The actual speedway bikes are not much more than heavy duty bicycles.
They run about 50-60 mph and have no brakes.
On Harley night the brave (crazy) Harley riders can run the track.
Always crashes – Harley’s are not meant for dirt track racing.
Happy Labor Day.
–Art Hall
Supreme Bikernet Flat Track Racing Correspondent
HAPPY LABOR DAY—Seems there’s a holiday every other weekend. Makes it tough to get shit done. Then there are birthdays. Someone had a birthday in August and every other day for the entire month they had a party, a dinner, or lunch.
I’m sure she’s already planning for her birthday next year.
Okay, so what’s next on the Bikernet Agenda. I need to finish, produce, and publish the next Chance novel. I need to start to rewrite the last chapter this coming week. I decided it needed work.
Then I need to get started on my purchase of a 2014 Indian, which is financed through Freedom Road Financing. You will start to see reports on the bike, the mods, and the cross-country run by Rich Worley from American Biker in Charleston, NC.
Regarding Bonneville, I’ve been making a major mistake. I just build a bike and hope for the best. I build a bike based on what I love and what I stumble into, since we don’t have a lot of funds. So, we built some quirky bikes, including the 1940 Bonne Belle, then discovered it doesn’t really fit into any AMA category.
We are going to change up that bumbling formula and study the record books before we build anything. We are probably going to pull the K-model top end 45 flathead out of the super cool Bonne Belle and replace it with a 45 WR, if we can find one, or a WLDR. Then we will fit into some of the Vintage or Classic classes.
We are looking at some other bike notions and our Belly Tank trike is still very much alive for next year. Hang on for more reports.
Ride Free Forever
–Bandit
