Hey,
We’re packing our shit and heading toward Brisbane for a couple days, then a 14 hour flight home. This news is just a tease. We’ll hit it hard Sunday, if I don’t have all the time differences screwed up. I’m anxious to return to my I-Mac and hammer out reports on this trip with stunning photos. You’ll meet many of the biker talents on the east coast of Australia.
Next we will run at our Assalt Weapan project like mad dogs. Hang on as we begin the sheet metal process. There’s a ton of content waiting to be posted, features, tech, Girls of Bikernet and more.
I need to work on the Bikernet Noise Study with D&D Exhaust systems. I’m giving a talk on noise at the National Coalition of Motorcyclists Convention in May. Then I’m the keynote speaker at the Banquet. I was supposed to work on that speech during my time here, but it’s slipped away. I’ll let you know what I’m going to say, even before I catch the flight to NC. Maybe I can hammer on the speech on the return flight.
Let’s hit the brief news so I can haul ass to the airport.
BIKER HIT IN HARBOR CITY, CA – HELP NEEDED–I’m looking for any information regarding a hit and run, between a harley and a dark suv on sun 3/25/07 around 6 pm on the corner of Anaheim and Gaffey.
It was a dark suv with possible driver side broken window and dent below window, with a dollar sign on the back window.
The suv made a illegal u turn in front of me messing up my bike and putting me in the hospital for 4 days.
Any information please contact Martin Solarez at #310-507-3612.
This is our friend/plumber/all around good guy. He has his own plumbing business and can’t afford to be laid up in the hospital while the fucker who did this to him roams free. Please contact Marty or the authorities if you think you know anything that my help bring the piece of shit hit and run driver in to face his mistakes.
Layla
ROLAND SANDS DESIGN INTRODUCES NEW PRODUCT FOR STOCK SOTFAILS– April 3, 2007 (La Palma, Calif.) ? Roland Sands Design has expanded their widely popular RSD Vintage Conversion Kit to include new fender and seat kits that accommodate a 200mm rear tire on stock Softails. The new product builds on the successful RSD Vintage line, while eliminating the need for costly wide-wheel conversions. These two new kits carry the same vintage look of the RSD Vintage Handlebars, RSD Vintage Gas Tank and Cap, and the RSD Vintage Cover Line.
The 200mm Vintage Seat Kit fits all 2000-2006 stock Softails and includes a hand laid fiberglass battery cover, CNC machined billet aluminum seat pivot, laser cut steel seat pan support, stainless steel ?torsion? seat springs, stainless steel spring perches, hydroformed steel seat pan and all necessary hardware. The RSD Vintage Seat Kit retails for $599.95.
The 200mm Vintage Fender Kit is designed to be used on OEM Harley Davidson Softail frames from 1990-2007 accommodating any tire up to 200mm. RSD recommends a 180mm tire on 18? x 5.5? rear wheel, or a 200mm tire on an 18? x 5.5? to 6? rear wheel to make this fender kit look clean. The kit includes CNC machined billet aluminum fender struts, one piece formed, 14-gauge steel fender and all necessary hardware. The RSD Vintage Fender Kit retails for $899.95.
Both kits are manufactured in the U.S.A. by Performance Machine, Inc. and are available through Drag Specialties. For more information, please contact your local Drag dealer or visit www.dragspecialties.com for product information and specs.
Please visit our website at www.rolandsands.com.
OCC HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE–I’m going with Photoshop. Even if it’s true it’s still a joke. But my 2? says horrible nightmare.Is this real or is this a joke?
JJ SOLARI BOOK ALMOST READY FOR THE PRINTER–ok ok. dont get hostile. settle down. it’s almost ready for the printer. just moving stuff around and tweaking the design. any circa 1975 easyriders reader who doesnt like this 400 plus pages of shit gets a free swing at my head with a crowbar.
S&S CARB TUNING QUESTION–I read the tuning of carbs but mine will miss when starting off the line and really getting on it, what would be your guess for this condition. Please keep in mind that this is a chrome shorty with the throat bored out, I have one of the D&M spike air cleaners and it all worked great when the “spike” was pointing forward but, when I pointed it straight up it started the missing.
–Venier, John
John.Venier@parsons.com
HOLLEY PERFORMANCE SPONSORS SOMERNITES POWER CRUISE–Holley Performance Products is proud to announce that it is the official sponsor of the Somernites Power Cruise to be held July 28th.
Please click the following link for full details. If you can find a place for this in your magazine, website news, club listings, or other news outlet please feel free to click on the image, then right click and save the image as a high resolution jpg.http://www.holley.com/HolleyNews/Holley%20Somernites%20Power%20Cruise%202007.asp
–Matthew Held
HARLEY-DAVIDSON JOINS BUELL AS FEMMOTO 2007 SPONSOR–MILWAUKEE (April 4, 2007) ? For the first time at Femmoto, female riders will have the opportunity to demo ride motorcycles on the street as well as the track, and Harley-Davidson is excited to be one of the event sponsors. Buell Motorcycle Company has offered on-track demo rides at Femmoto for the last two years, but this is the first time Harley-Davidson will be involved with the event, held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from October 5-7.
For the past five years, manufacturer demo rides at Femmoto were limited to on-track riding. The organizers, Sportbike TrackTime, decided to broaden the scope in 2007 to include street rides. They also changed the format to include a track day on Friday, October 5, for men and women riding their own motorcycles. Saturday and Sunday, October 6-7, will be women-only demo rides on the street and track.
In conjunction with the event, Las Vegas Harley-Davidson will host a Garage Party the evening of Thursday, October 4, geared toward non-riding women interested in getting into the sport of motorcycling. In addition, the dealer?s Rider?s Edge New Rider Course that weekend, October 5-7, will be exclusively for female students. Details on the Garage Party are still being finalized, but interested women can sign up now for the New Rider Course (which is limited to 12 participants) by contacting the dealer directly at 1-888-218-0744.
More details on Femmoto activities will be announced in the coming months. For more information and to register for the event, log onto www.femmoto.com. For updates on additional Harley-Davidson and Buell activities at Femmoto, keep an eye on the Women & Motorcycling section of www.harley-davidson.com (under Rider section).
Femmoto began in 2001 as a women-only track day, but has quickly evolved into much more. Today Femmoto is an organization that looks to fill the void for women motorcycle riders who are looking not only to improve their riding skills with on-track instruction, but who need information, contacts, and specialty services/products. The event also raises money for The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation “Race For The Cure”. A portion of Club Femmoto membership fees go towards this cause along with a donation from the proceeds of the event.
DAYTONA SPECIAL UP FOR AUCTION–Up for auction is the SHK ’06 Daytona Special: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290101328060&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:11
Cheers,
–Svenmeister–
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See Grown Men Cry!– Check out the closing stages of the recent Official European Championship of Custom Bike Building on YouTUBE … www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GGuV3OuVaEThis is a flavor of what the industry will see when the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building moves into its new permanent home at Champions Park, on Lazelle Street, Sturgis.Share the vision, share the passion, share the opportunity!
See all the winning bikes and all 108 entries from the European Championship at: www.amdchampionship.com
For Sturgis bike registrations – Neil ‘ShowMaster’ Blaber at: “E-mail: neil@amdchampionship.com
For Champions Park vendor enquirys – Mary Beth Crowe at:”E-mail: info@sturgis-events.com
WELCOME TO LATINO BIKER MAGAZINE– http://www.latinobikermagazine.com/ Latino Biker Magazine takes pride in being the first online motorcycle lifestyle magazine for the Latino biker community, as a whole. We have known for quite a long time now, that the Latino rider is everywhere. From Daytona to Sturgis the crowds are filled with our brothers and sisters. Every one of us has been in those crowds, only to have our ears perk up when we hear our language being spoken from every corner and space, accentuated with our special laughter and salsa.
The time has finally arrived when Latino Bikers have a place to call home and a platform to show off; not only the work of up-and-coming or established bike builders, but all the events nationally geared to our unique riding community. Whether it be a local ride or event or a national event, we will provide the space for the info. If you are a Latino builder interested in getting national exposure, or even a garage builder who wants to show off his pride and joy, Latino Biker Magazine is the place. We’re always interested in getting to know anything and everything about what our Latino brothers and sisters are up to, when it comes to the biker lifestyle. So, if you ride and you have pride, Latino Biker Magazine is the online place you can call home.
SLANT CUT FUELIE SLIP-ONS–Expanding on their and rapidly growing selection of BASSANI exhaust systems, NORTH COUNTY CUSTOMS is now offering a FUELIE version of their SLANT CUT SLIP ON mufflers that is designed to be fully compatible with 2007 closed loop fuel injection systems. An exaggerated slant cut barrel provides a Heart-of-Steel image and unmistakable exhaust note. Featuring rugged 16 gauge steel construction with a show quality chrome finish the latest mufflers from Bassanipipes make a bold statement with massive 4? diameter tips.
Developed to enhance the appearance and performance of Road King, Road Glide, Dresser and Twin Cam models, these awesome mufflers fit precisely and quickly to your stock pipes using factory hardware.
Suggested retail for the FUELIE SLANT CUTS is $419.00. BASSANI exhaust systems are available exclusively from North County Customs. Call toll free: 866-439-4287. On the Web at www.bassanipipes.com
THAT’S ALL YOU’RE GONNA GET–until I’m stateside again. Wait, I want to give a RIP to Joe McPherson of Joe’s Garage. He passed away last weekend.
He owned several Southern Californian car dealerships and collected rare Indy race cars. Recently, with Don Whalen, he started collecting antique motorcycles. We photographed his museum, Joe’s Garage, and several of his bikes. After almost a year a 45 flathead, historic Indian, finally made it to the pages of American Iron. Joe read the article, and smiled approvingly, only a few hours before he passed away. He was in his 70s, and a good man to know. If you’re ever in Orange County, maybe you’ll have a chance to see his collection.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
