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Carribean Report
By the time you read this we will be (we hope) near Sturgis. We have beenwatching the weather and all the crap that’s been going around in theMidwest, seems like Bandit is staying dry, for now. The Caribbean is no funeither, ashes from the Volcano “Soufriere” in Montserrat have traveled allover the islands and deposited by the rains. These ashes leave a very”caulky” residue and are murder for car paint. Oh well, seems like theashes are better than storms from the Atlantic (the ones that createhurricanes). The less rain we get on the way to South Dakota the better,and the quicker the trip will be, even worse would be that it rained duringthe rally, but that would be Mr. Murphy at his best. Oh well, here we gowith the quick news.
A ride for Cucho will take place Aug. 5. The purpose is to raise fundsfor his recuperation and hospital bills.At the same time a ride will take place in Orlando, Fla., for the samepurpose. Too bad I don’t have the meeting place in Orlando to inform. I canpost an address later on for those who are willing to help.
Jesse James, Indian Larry and the crew should be on the way to Sturgis. They plan to ride the whole way while filming for the new Discovery show.
If you have thought about building a WCC bike, here’s another hint, theonly battery that will work on their bike is a Big Boar BB300 mini. It’sonly 41/8 inches tall.
Bill Of No Rights
The following has apparently been to State Representative MitchellKaye from Georgia. I hope this guy runs for president:
“We, the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to helpeveryone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any moreriots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior and secure theblessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and ourgreat-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordainand establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny,guilt ridden, delusional and other liberal, bed-wetters. We hold thesetruths to be self-evident: that a whole lot of people are confused bythe Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a Bill of NoRights.
ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV orany other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquirethem, but no one is guaranteeing anything.
ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. Thiscountry is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone –not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express adifferent opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and probablyalways will be.
ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If youstick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful, do notexpect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relativesindependently wealthy.
ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing.Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladlyhelp anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizinggeneration after generation of professional couch potatoes who achievenothing more than the creation of another generation of professionalcouch potatoes.
ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That wouldbe nice, but from the looks of public housing, we’re just notinterested in public health care.
ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people.If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don’t besurprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.
ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others.If you rob, cheat or coerce away the goods or services of othercitizens, don’t be surprised if the rest of us get together and lockyou away in a place where you still won’t have the right to a bigscreen color TV or a life of leisure.
ARTICLE VIII: You don’t have the right to demand that our childrenrisk their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience. Wehate oppressive governments and won’t lift a finger to stop you fromgoing to fight if you’d like. However, we do not enjoy parenting theentire world and do not want to spend so much of our time battlingeach and every little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.
ARTICLE IX: You don’t have the right to a job. All of us sure want allof you to have one, and will gladly help you along in hard times, butwe expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education andvocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.
ARTICLE X: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an Americanmeans that you have the right to pursue happiness – which, by the way,is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an overabundance of idioticlaws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.”
If you agree, we strongly urge you to forward this to as many peopleas you can. No, you don’t have to, and nothing tragic will befall youshould you not forward it. We just think it is about time that commonsense is allowed to flourish – call it the age of reason revisited.
Dear Abby
My husband is a lying cheat. He tells me he loves me, but has cheated our entire marriage. He’s a good provider and has many friends and supporters.
They know he’s a lying cheat, but they just avoid the issue. He’s a hard worker, but many of his co-workers are leery of him. Each time he gets caught, he denies it all.
Then he admits he was wrong, and begs me to forgive him. This has been going on for years and years. Everyone in town knows he’s a cheat. I don’t know what to do.
Signed,
Frustrated
Dear Frustrated:
You should dump him…. Now that you’re a New York senator, youdon’t need him anymore.
Picotte Takes 11th, Smith 12th at BrainerdTeammates Duel in 11th Round of AMA Superbike Series
BRAINERD, Minn. (July 30, 2001) – Harley-Davidson VR 1000 Superbike racerPascal Picotte finished 11th while teammate Mike Smith took 12th Sunday atthe Colonel’s Brainerd International Raceway in the 11th round of the AMASuperbike Series.
According to Harley-Davidson Director of Racing John Baker, the VR 1000’shorsepower shortage was evident on Brainerd’s mile-long straight. However,Baker said, expected horsepower improvements should be seen in the nearfuture.”The development team has been hard at work in developing improved power andengine performance,” said Baker. “Those changes are currently being testedand evaluated. Based on those tests, we expect to see gains on the tracksoon.”
Picotte and Smith battled each other throughout Sunday’s race, swappingpositions numerous times during the 21-lap event.”He would get me in one corner and then I would draft and get by him – wehad some fun,” said Smith. “He had a little better set up off the cornersand once he got a lapped rider between us later in the race, I couldn’t doanything about that.”
Honda’s Nicky Hayden took first at Brainerd, edging teammates Kurtis Robertsand Miguel Duhamel, who took second and third respectively.The Harley-Davidson VR 1000 Team will next race Aug. 24-26 in the AMASuperbike Series at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colo.
Price Runs All 200 mph Passes-Finals Rescheduled for Norwalk
Stanton, Mich.: Ray Price, Raleigh, NC’s Harley-Davidson dealer qualified thirdat the CarQuest Northern Nationals, Mid Michigan Motorplex, Stanton, Mich. In afield where the top seven teams ran in excess of 200 is significant but Price’sconsistency was just dazzling. All Price passes were in excess of 200,another feather in the cap of the Hall of Fame inductee.
“The team really worked hard and really hung together. We were the mostconsistent bike on the track all weekend.” (202.45, 205.13, 207.46, 208.49,211.63, and 214.45 mph) “We scuffed a piston and have minimal work to dobefore the next race,” said Price.
Price had left Raleigh feeling good about his team and his Screamin’ EagleNitro Harley-Davidson and was well prepared for the next two weeks of racingbut after making it too the final round, he’ll have to wait for the finalpass at Stanton. IHRA officials deemed the shutdown to be unsafe for thenitro two-wheelers and the CarQuest Northern National final between Price andSteve Stordeau will be postponed until Norwalk, Ohio Aug. 23-26.
Ray Price Racing is supported by Ray Price Harley- Davidson, Raleigh HOG, S &S Cycle, Cintas, Power Arc Ignition Co., Ultra Pro Machining, JIMS, RoyalPurple Synthetic Motor Oil, Shumaker Racing, Performance Machine, BarnettTool & Engineering, Vanson’s, Carolina Cobras, and Wilder’s Inc
Just a quick hello to Chris Trolone and his brother Bob. Bob did the painting. Sorry guys, I don’t know who’s who!
~Sin
Well, good night all. This news business is for the birds. Too much time spent on a computer for me, while I’m on vacation, I mean.
Hopefully Bandit will be home by next Friday. The girls and I are having a good time, but we really miss the big guy.
Phone sex is fun every now and then but there’s nothing like the touch of someone you love.
Have a great weekend,
~Sin, Layla and Coral
