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LATEST LEATHER FROM DUANE BALLARD–For some reason I’ve had a bunch of wallet orders come in the last few weeks. This one with the simple design went out today. The liner is made out of Kangaroo leather. It’s thin and strong as hell. The exterior is 7 oz. cowhide all hand stitched with calfskin binding. Hope everyone is doing well and keeping busy.
–Duane
Duane Ballard Custom Leather
3401 Spruce St.
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
603-781-7505
http://www.dbcustomleather.com
Rivera Primo’s New “Carbo Core” Rear Drive Belts–These replacement & custom rear drive belts from Gates Rubber offerthe rider unmatched service & performance levels never before seen !
Manufactured to the highest standards, each & every belt featuresa polyurethane outer jacket with a carbon fiber core.
Tested & run to combat the most serious threats to rear belt service,these 14mm “Carbo Core?” belts displayed overwhelming results.
Sold in belt widths of 1-1/2″, 1-1/8″ and a new 30mm (1.181″) customwidth, they are available in lengths from 126-tooth on up to 139-tooth.
MSRP’s range between $145 to $183 per belt. The complete selectionis shown on page 25 of Rivera Primo’s new 2008/2009 parts catalog(also shown on our website).
For further info on these & other fine products contact:
Rivera Primo Inc.
12450 Whittier Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90602
Tel: 800-872-1515
? 562-907-2600
? Fax: 562-907-2606
Website: www.riveraprimoinc.com
Shell, House of Harley Sponsor Chopper Chicks All-Women Bike Build for Charity Custom-Built Bike to Benefit RAACE Foundation– WHAT: The Chopper Chick Crew, a group of highly skilled and successful female motorcycle designers and builders, will transform an array of hundreds of bike parts into a fully functioning motorcycle within a matter of hours. These women are some of the best in their field and have been featured on NBC?s Today Show, the Discovery Channel?s Biker Build-Off and SPEED TV?s American Thunder in addition to publications such as Easy Riders, American Iron, and Ironworks.
During the bike build, the Garage-Girls motorcycle experts will conduct free seminars to educate audience members about the importance of proper motorcycle care and maintenance
WHY: The bike build is being held as part of an entire day of events celebrating women in motorcycling. When completed, the custom-built and painted bike will be donated to the RAACE Foundation, an organization dedicated to fighting child sexual abuse by raising public awareness of the epidemic.
WHO: Chopper Chicks Crew, led by Athena Ransom Garage-Girls Motorcycle Experts Thousands of avid women motorcycle enthusiasts
WHEN Friday, August 29th 7:30 am? 2:00 pm& WHERE: House of Harley-Davidson Dealership, 62nd & Layton Ave. – Milwaukee
INTERVIEWS: Athena Ransom, Chopper Chicks Crew Leader
Sara Liberte, Garage-Girls
Meg Kreutzer, Category Manager ? Fuels & Forecourt Marketing, Shell Oil Products
John Schaller, Owner ? House of Harley Dealership
J&P CYCLES ULTIMATE 2-PIECE RAIN SUITS– J&P Cycles new ultimate rainwear is for the serious rider wanting the best in rain gear. Our 2-piece rain suit is made of 100% waterproof nylon with sealed seams and covered zippers. The jacket comes in gray with black trim and features a mesh inner lining and reflective stripes on the front and back.
The pants are made of the same 100% tough waterproof nylon material in black with gray trim and also has a mesh nylon liner. The pants feature a reflective stripe down each leg with easy access cargo style pockets.
Both the jacket and pants have the world famous J&P logo. This stylish rain suit looks great and offers the added features and toughness for all-weather riding. Available as a complete suit or just as a jacket alone.
For more information on this and other rain suits, visit us on the web at WWW.JPCYCLES.COM or call us toll-free at 800-397-4844.
Top 50 Rally Park Women?s Day, Sturgis 2008– Top 50 Rally Park, Independent Cycle Inc., and Legend Air-Suspension onceagain joined forces to celebrate and honor women bikers by continuing thenew Sturgis tradition of Top 50 Rally Park?s ?Women?s Day? Thursday, August7, 2008 at the Top 50 Rally Park.
* The exclusive event once again celebrated the independence, freedom andadrenaline that inspires women to ride their own motorcycle, not just hangon for life. Top 50 Rally Park is honored to be the first Sturgis rally parkto recognize the rapidly evolving image of women in the motorcycle industryby creating events designed specifically for women by women.
* The highlight of the day was the Bike for Breast Cancer Awareness – EWC(Every Woman Counts) Top 50 Rally Park Charity Ride. This year?s eventbenefited Brenda Fox, a motorcycle journalist and spokesperson for women inmotorcycling. Brenda has been battling with breast cancer issues and risingmedical bills. This year?s ride and charity auction proceeds will assist herin getting through this difficult time.
* Nearly 100 men and women participated in the ride lead by Laura Klock,World?s fastest bagger record holder. Laura was joined on the ride by bothBrenda Fox and Malcolm Smith (Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee and star of?On Any Sunday?). The off-the-beaten-path adventure through the Black Hillsregion stopped at three locations? Pactola Lake where Brenda Fox shared herstory of diagnosis and ongoing battle, Boondocks where ride participantswere encouraged to share their own stories, and Nemo Guest Ranch where ownerWilly told her story of surviving breast cancer.
* Top 50 Rally Park was also proud to present the second annual Women of theMotorcycle Industry Awards. In 2007 the ?Industry Leader? award went to LisaBaker of Baker Drivetrain. This year the award was passed on to KathyCovington of Covington Cycles. The Sandy Leone award is given in remembranceof a woman who gave her heart and soul to the motorcycle industry. 2007recipient Cindy Erato of Biker Incite presented the award to this year’swinner, Marilyn Stemp of IronWorks magazine. The 2007 ?Fearless Leader andOne Cool Chick? award was passed on from Laura Klock to Jody Perewitz forher innovative work with Perewitz Design. This year a new award called the?Positive Image Award” was presented by IronWorks magazine. This award wasgiven to a man or woman in the industry they feel impacts women ridersfavorably. Leslie Prevish of Harley-Davidson Motor Co. was the recipient forher role as Harley Davidson?s Women?s Outreach Manager.
For further information on the park itself, special guests, andfuture details on the 2009 Women?s Day event go to www.Top50RallyPark.com
For more information Contact:
Tyna Bower
tyna@independentcycleinc.com
c: 605-390-3262
w: 605-787-4200
f: 605-787-4207
THE CRIME SCENE REPORT–Here is the latest happenings at Crime Scene Choppers. We’ve got some great new builders products on the shop site, and some cool new parts in the works.
The best news is that we’re building a new bike, built on a one-off gooseneck frame with a lot of rake and a low neck. We’ll be posting the details on the build on the website as it progresses.
We’re also setting up a gallery on the website, if you’d like to see your bike up there just send some pics by email along with some information about your bike.
Crime scene products are also feature in the Iron Works/Bikernet Brass Balls bike build. You can see the first tech in the Bikernet tech department right now.
THURSDAY SCRAMBLE FINALE–So here’s the plan as it stands, but you know how that goes. It may change at any second. I’m going to build a ’20s styled bike around a new Paughco/US Choppers chassis, with a Crazy Horse Power Plus engine and a Baker transmission with 23-inch wheels and ride it to Sturgis. Billy Lane is building something for the ride. Hiwayman, Caleb from Cro Customs and I spoke to someone the morning who threw in.
Get this. We’ll meet in Vancouver and ferry to Alaska, ride to the Artic Circle, kiss the sod and peel back to the lower 48, then ride across to the Badlands. “I want to drive the chase truck,” Nyla said and so she’s in. We’ll also try to hook up with the Hamster Ride to Sturgis so I can check in.
Unfortunately, you’ll be forced to witness the entire build, ever-changing plans and whatever else we do wrong in the process. Somehow we need to muster the cash for a new or different truck for this voyage. I was going to stick with my hearty Ford formula. But we need something enclosed. Ford makes a Sprinter styled van, but it’s not sold in the US, only in Australia. They also make a UT in Australia, like a Ford Ranchero. It’s even built by Ford, but not sold stateside. Doesn’t make sense. Both vehicles would sell like crazy. We’ll find something.
The scurvy list of Bikernet content is growing like crazy. I’ll wrap up my 2008 Sturgis Saga over the weekend. We have another road test from John Towle of a 2008 Softail Custom Deluxe. UDay is bugging me about his fiction and I’ll publish the evil saga shortly. I have an interview with an Aussie artist, from Glenn Priddle, and Perry’s art is a knockout. I also have a feature coming from DBBP in Europe. We need to pull the story together, but this BMW custom will blow you away. Another feature from Power Plant highlighted in the Chopper Challenge is coming up and a tech install on a Rivera Primo clutch, if Ben Kudon will ship it over here. There’s more like Rogue’s R-rated Sturgis coverage that will be pop up this Sunday in the Post. Plus we have the saga from Billy Lane and Doc.
That’s it for now. It’s margarita time.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
