Hey,
This one of those weekend. I don’t know which way to turn. New Orleans is in hot water again. We decide to ride to Alaska on our way to Sturgis 2009, on vintage styled bikes and the foxy Governor from Alaska become the V.P. candidate. History is changing. Hell, we have an Australian Bikernet reader, Ray Russell, and a friend of the family who is altering the down-under environment in a positive way and producing pure diesel fuel, no sulfur, from old tires and plastic trash and his technology is coming to America.
The news is damn good but scattered with Bonneville, 105th, Paul Newman, Sturgis and more reports. Let’s hit it:
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SUPER SAD NEWS– With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.
Larry LaPrise, the man that wrote “The Hokie Pokey” died peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.
–BD
SCOTT AND GREG AT VICIOUS CYCLES DO IT AGAIN– They put together this radical springer in only 4 days in front of a live audience at the Motor Trend show in Harrisburg, Pa. Check out the pictures of the build here Better yet it was runner up in Radical Chopper class at the Metzeler show this year at Sturgis! The best thing is you can own this one or have one built for as low as $24,000.00! 2008 Vicious Cycles Black Custom Springer Chopper If you are at the Delmarva Bike Week Sept 11 -14, They are going to be set up at Sunset Marina 2008 STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY WRAP MEETING SCHEDULED– STURGIS, S.D. ? The Sturgis Rally Department has announced that a meeting to review the 2008 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will be held on Monday, September 8 at 6:00 pm in the Meade Room of the Sturgis Community Center. Business and community members are encouraged to attend the meeting which will begin with the city?s review of the 2008 Rally and plans for the 69th annual event in 2009. Brief comments and suggestions will be taken from the audience to ensure that everyone wishing to participate is given the opportunity. ?The Rally is such a large part of this community and many people that live here have ownership of the event on some level,? stated director Pepper Massey. ?We value their input and look forward to an insightful dialogue that will result in continuing to move the event in a positive direction.? REPORT FROM BANDIT’S CANTINA BARTENDER– The town drunk, you know his name, was at the bar drinking away and enjoying every cold drop of the golden nectar. After about ten beers, two biker girls arrive on one motorcycle. One obviously butch and the other her girlfriend. The drunk calls the barkeep and tells him, ” send those two fine women drinks on me”. The barkeep takes the drinks to the female couple. He tells them that they are compliments of the gentleman at the end of the bar. The mannish woman with the leather jacket thanks the drunk and diplomatically tells him that they are a couple. Lesbians. The drunk says’ “Okay”. He orders another beer and drinks it. After a while, the drunk is pretty well the proverbial three sheets into the wind. He tells the barkeep, “take two drinks to those women and tell them that I can cure them of that lesbian thing”. The barkeep does as he was asked. The female mannish looking girl gets irate at this obvious insult by the drunk. She decides to kick his ass. Her girlfriend says’ ” No honey, just have a word with him”. She approaches the end of the bar and sits next to the drunk who instantly says, “So ya wanna let me cure you of that lebeen thing?” She says, “No. But I’ll let you smell my girls crotch for five dollars”. The drunk takes out a fiver and says, “That’s a deal! Here ya go.” And she blows into his face. –from Johnny G. Ron Finch Custom Motorcycles On Display At The Milwaukee Art Museum– There is so much to see and do while in Milwaukee for Harley?s 105th and it definitely should include a stop by the Milwaukee Art Museum where Ron Finch as 12 of his custom motorcycles on display. Ron Finch has been building choppers since 1965, when he opened Finch?s Custom Styled Cycles. His innovative designs are ?art in motion? and have appeared in numerous magazines, on television and museums. The show is free thanks to the law firm of Hupy & Abraham of Milwaukee and Tony Sanfelipo. –Rogue READER LOOKING FOR CUSTOM WORKS CONTACT– Can anyone give me info pertaining to Custom Works Plating? Owners Marvin and Barbara Brown ,I have delt with many years and then The spilling of chromium. The prices they charge were expensive but, worth the money. I have lost parts and money and I just want the parts back. They are rare parts and very hard to replace. Can someone please help? I’m desperate and don’t know who to turn to. —Thomas Sylvester STURGIS BAR SHOOTING CASE– I think we all need to watch this case. I know that happens all the time, but he is actually getting charged with it. I am not trying to pick on law enforcement, but feel that they should have to abide by the law just like anyone else. The many good people in law enforcement should insist on this as well. It is long overdue for law enforcement to clean up their members. –Rogue Grand jurors have indicted two Whatcom County men, a Seattle police officer and a Hells Angel biker shot during a bar fight earlier this month in Sturgis, South Dakota. Five of the men, including Scott Lazalde of Bellingham and James Rector of Ferndale, are members of the Iron Pigs Motorcycle Club, which is made up of law enforcement officers and firefighters. Lazalde and Rector both work for the Blaine sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Joseph McGuire, 33, of Imperial Beach, Calif., was shot and injured Aug. 9 at the Loud American Roadhouse by Ronald Smith of Seattle, 43, a vacationing off-duty Seattle police detective, authorities said. Both men are charged with alternative counts of aggravated and simple assault. The four other men charged are Lazalde, 38; Rector, 44; Dennis McCoy, 59, a Seattle police sergeant, and Erik Pingel, 35, of Aurora, Colo. All were charged with carrying a concealed pistol without a permit and an alternative count of failure to abide by a permit of a reciprocal state. McGuire and Smith also face those charges, and Smith also is charged with perjury. “The grand jury must’ve decided that Mr. Smith, having taken an oath to testify truly, in a state proceeding, stated intentionally and contrary to the oath, a material matter which he knew to be false,” Meade County State’s Attorney Jesse Sondreal wrote in an e-mail to the Associated Press. No court dates have been set. Ten people testified Thursday before the grand jury. On Aug. 10, 25 people appeared before the same panel, Sondreal told the AP. In a brief statement Thursday, the Seattle Police Department said only that its officers who were involved remain on paid administrative leave. Smith, who said after the shooting he had been attacked, had clashed with the Hells Angels before. In 2005, he pressed misdemeanor charges against the owner of a Seattle motorcycle shop, Anthony James Magnesi, for threatening him over the telephone. Smith was twice disciplined in 2005, first for taunting fans at a Seattle Seahawks playoff game and later after he was accused of threatening to shoot a Tacoma restaurant manager. The first incident resulted in a two-day suspension, the second with a letter in Smith’s file. He testified last year at a federal racketeering and murder trial involving members of the Washington Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels. –from Rogue BIKERNET STURGIS/ALASKA RUN 2009– Here’s a rough notion about next year’s run to Sturgis via Alaska. The downside at this point is the number of days, about 21, give or take a few. We would meet in Bellingham, Washington and take a 3-day ferry ride to Anchorage. From there it’s one day to Fairbanks and a half day to the artic circle. Then back and another three day ferry ride back to the Seattle area. Then it’s 4-6 days to Sturgis. We figured 4 days in the Badlands and then back to LA. If you wanted to ship bikes to Seattle and fly in, we will have a chase truck and enclosed trailer. Let’s ponder this for a week, then panic. Chopper Chicks Build Custom Motorcycle in Under Nine Hours for Charity Shell, House of Harley- Davidson Donate Bike to RAACE Foundation– In exactly 8 hours and 45 minutes, the nationally recognized Chopper Chick Crew of all-women designers and builders, led by Athena Ransom, transformed more than a hundred customized, modified and accessorized parts from a Harley-Davidson Sportster into a one-of-a-kind motorcycle at the House of Harley-Davidson Women?s Day event in Milwaukee today. The completed bike was donated by Shell and House of Harley to the RAACE Foundation, an organization dedicated to fighting child sexual abuse by raising public awareness of the epidemic. The completed bike, sporting an eye-catching purple and yellow custom paint scheme emblazoned with the RAACE and the Shell V-Power sponsorship logos, made its debut atop a flatbed truck as part of the Women?s Day ride. By The Numbers: Chopper Chicks Bike Build sponsored by Shell ? Number of individual parts and pieces, pre-build: 180 NEED TO GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY, GO SAILING– The new Latitudes & Attitudes TV season is getting ready to start, and the first two shows are now available for viewing on-line. They are shows # 40 and 41. Just click here. Then select show # 40, and click “Play Part 1”. The newest show, #41, has just been uploaded this morning. Starting in November, Latitudes & Attitudes 1/2 hour magazine formatted TV show will start airing the fourth season on Direct, DISH and Cable to the whole country! This will bring the fun of our lifestyle right into their homes. Want to see what the new season is all about? Here it is! JIMS BIKERNET LABOR DAY TOOL–Tire rotator tool– Use to rotate the front or rear tire. Have you ever wished you had a third hand? Well now you do. Think about the possibilities of being able to put your motorcycle in high gear and turn the rear wheel with one hand and having the internal engine parts rotate. Check tappet adjustments, check cam timing, ignition timing, check primary chain adjustments, rear belt or chain adjustments, check spoke torque and install or remove any part or parts that need the engine rotated. Can also be used for finding the air fill and cleaning the wheel or tire. No.936 – Use on all Big Twins, Sportsters, and Buells. Suggested Retail Price: $158.00
Redneck monoshock frame, 48deg rake.
Redneck springer front end.
PM Domino wheels.
6 spd utlima trans.
2″ BDL belt drive.
Vicious Cycles Custom tank.
Kendal Johnson rear fender.
Vicious Cycles handle bars.
Vicious Cycles custom hand controls.
Phantom forward controls.
Custom trim by Vicious Cycles.
Paint by BK Rodz. 
www.bikerrogue.com 
Email tsnake3320@hotmail.com 
? Hours spent in modification and design: 100
? Hours to assemble: 7
? Coats of custom paint: 11
? Chopper Chicks: 5
? ?Tiffs? during build: 0
? Cost of one Harley-Davidson Sportster, two-tone motorcycle: $10,385
? Estimated cost of completed custom bike including accessories, modifications, and paint: $35,000 +
? Estimated value: N/A 
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ALABAMA NEWS ALERT– All of the Wal-Marts across Alabama sold out of ammunition as of yesterday. A reliable source said that one of the purchasers commented that while Russia may have invaded Georgia, they sure as heck ain’t doin’ it to Alabama.
–from Buckshot
DAVENPORT ANTIQUE MEET REPORT– Her are the Davenport pics. I told Billy he could take his pic with me and my sign and I’d make him famous HA HA.
The old caat with the Indian is Rocky the president of the Ohio chapter he puts on the meet in Ohio. The painter for Evel Kneivel, George was there and he did a helmet for Bobby Hill one of the Indian Wrecking Crew. Bobby signed it. Jay Leno is going to do a documentary on them.
I met those old cats, I had dinner with Billy Tuman at the Christmas party for the Chief Blackhawk Club, AMAC. I didn’t have much time to take pics. I was at the booth most of the time.
All the classic biker trash was in Davenport. All the rubbish went to Milwaukee.
–FATBOB
Boss rocks hog heaven Performance at Veterans Park caps rollicking anniversary celebration– Milwaukee?s lakefront was transformed into Thunder Road on Saturday night.
From Lake Drive to the War Memorial and down past Summerfest, tens of thousands of people watched and listened to a continuous throbbing rumble of Harleys capping off a rollicking birthday party with a visit from the Boss.
Who better to headline the final concert of Harley?s 105th anniversary than a hog owner?
?Harley-Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts!? Bruce Springsteen shouted to the crowd at Veterans Park after he and the E Street Band opened with ?Gypsy Rider,? before tearing into ?Out In The Street.?
Heads wrapped in colorful bandannas bobbed beneath the bright lights as Springsteen surfed the crowd and shared his microphone with fans while singing ?Spirit in the Night.?
It was a fitting peak for the days-long celebration that turned southeastern Wisconsin into a roaring parking lot of Harley-Davidson enthusiasts. While the motorcycles were loud, the crowd at the lakefront was relatively mellow.
Before Springsteen took the stage, leather-clad bikers, many in their 60s, strolled along the lakefront with their grandchildren beside them. Non-riders walked their dogs, and teenagers weaved through the crowd on in-line skates.
Motorcyclists in their ’20s comfortably mingled with people old enough to be their grandparents. A Harley was what they had in common, and it transcended the generation gap and other social barriers.
?I can talk about Harleys as easily with a 70-year-old white guy as anyone. It?s something we have in common,? said Michael Rogers, a 35-year-old African-American biker from Ypsilanti, Mich.
–By MEG JONES
journalsentinel.com
–from Rogue
Parties ? Parties ? Parties. There are just so many parties, events and things to do at Harley?s 105th Anniversary it is hard to decide which ones to go to.
We are doing our best though and will have reports and photos as soon as we can.
–Rogue
Better duck, more incoming in New Orleans– I was just thinking that three years ago this time, I was high-tailing it north on my Softail to Chattanooga from Baton Rouge as Katrina was bearing down on Nawlins. For once, I’d planned my vacation at just the right time.
Katrina’s path north killed my plans to ride the Natchez Trace south and back to Louisiana, so I took a long detour and skedaddled across Tennessee, Arkansas and into Texas, where I crashed at a bro’s place in Plano. Then spent a long day’s ride south and east through the Piney Woods before making it back to south Louisiana and the detritus Katrina left behind.
Glad I ain’t there this time around.
–Bruce
7,500 motorcycles crank up decibel meter readings– Earplugs? Check. Sound level meter? Check. Harleys? Oh, lots and lots of checks.
Milwaukee was hit by a wall of sound Saturday, a souped-up, tricked-out parade of 7,500 Harley-Davidson motorcycles that rumbled and roared through the city streets during a three-hour extravaganza of machinery and muscle.
At N. 33rd St. and W. Wisconsin Ave, the parade clocked in at a steady 80 decibels ? about the sound of a garbage disposal.
Farther east on Wisconsin, beneath a pedestrian overpass between 4th and 3rd streets, the Harleys hummed at a steady 90 decibels ? that?s lawn-mower noise.
And along the way, you could pick up a few blasts worthy of the ?1812 Overture.? When a dozen motorcycle cops drove by with screeching sirens, that hit 100 decibels ? chain-saw territory.
Harleys, in case you didn?t know it, like to announce their arrival.
?It?s a nice sound, isn?t it?? said John Wollman, 60, a welder from Slinger who watched the parade just a few paces away from his Harley. ?When you ride, that sound is always behind you.?
Ray Johnson, 48, a salesman from Hartford, wouldn?t think of wearing any earplugs while riding his Harley, a 1998 Electra Glide with a 95-cubic-inch motor and a Thunderheader custom exhaust. His motorcycle idles at 80 decibels and with one flick of the throttle puts out 97 decibels. And that?s while parked.
?Everyone likes the sound Harleys make,? he said.
–By BILL GLAUBER
journalsentinel.com
–Rogue
LABOR DAY MOVIE QUESTION– Does anybody know who built the Panhead for the movie Ghost Rider? Not the bony lookin? sumbitch, that was Billy Lane, I think. The ?Capt. America? lookin? one.
By the way, Rob @ Thunderstrike is gonna raffle off my Panhead chop at his Halloween party for charity. Tickets are $20 each. If ya know anybody interested, their # is 559-436-4222.
BANDIT’S CANTINA, SAVE THE PROSTITUTE, EFFORT– Ha… I have heard that St. Thomas Aquinas viewed prostitution as a necessary evil, probably so that married guys can have sex.
–Anonymous
BONNEVILLE UPDATE, IT’S JUST AROUND THE CORNER– Here is the full team pic and a pic of my “road race hump”, you get the idea. I’ll be sending you more.
–Huff
TRIBUTE TO PAUL NEWMAN IN THE LIME ROCK PARK– Lime Rock Park was closed down for an hour and half today to honor Paul Newman. He was attended by his family, close friends, Skip Barber, mechanics on his race team, and those who happened to be at the track.
PLN toured the track in his Corvette race car with his Buick V8 powered Volvo station wagon following. He had come to say goodbye. Diagnosed with terminal cancer he is not expected to live beyond September.
“Race driver, actor, humanitarian, family man and friend, they did not come any better.”
IT’S MARGARITA TIME–as the paint crew hits our remodeled head, and we scramble around here running from project to project. Maybe I shoulda gone fishing.
One last chance to purchase the Amazing Shrunker FXR at Micah McCloskey’s shop. We’re going to pick it up in the next couple of weeks and put it on display in the Bikernet Headquarters. It’s too cool to lose.
In the meantime it’s Labor Day Weekend. Let’s ride.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
