Bikernet Bonneville 2006 Sponsors

I don’t know where to start with this? It’s all come together so fast. Last year while blazing across Mexico, with Dr. Hamster, in the La Carrera Pan Americana, World’s Most Dangerous Road Race, he asked me if I would be his partner the following year? At first I was pumped as the ’54 Hot Rod Lincoln rattled across Texas, then I realized that my adventure for 2006 was, and will always be, motorcycle destined. I was forced to decline his offer. We had decided to run to the Bubs Bonneville International Speed Trials, September 3-7 in Wendover, Utah.

As I started to work on our bikes in the Bikernet Garage, notions started to fly. Bob T., a Bikernet Contributor, contacted me from 14 Palms, California and the Chop N Grind effort formed, another bike was added to the 5-Ball Racing Team. Shit, I don’t know squat about Bonneville, except for being on the Easyriders team that took, and still holds, the World Land Speed Record. I wasn’t going after that record. We just wanted to have some fun on the Salt for our 2006 Motorcycle Adventure. Suddenly we had a team of three bikes and a department was formed on Bikernet. Jeff Najar called and said, “Can I be a sponsor?”

Next thing we knew, we had sponsors, brothers contacting Bob T. to help. Bob T. calling me for parts and we needed to form a Bikernet Sponsor system to credit anyone who bought us lunch, sent us a part, welded a frame or sent a check.

I’m not kidding when I say I’m flabbergasted at the response and the interest in our race effort and Bonneville. I immediately pitched in to help Bubs Bonneville effort as a sponsor to support the motorcycle-only event.

So here’s our growing list of sponsors. We will update this list on at least a weekly basis and try our damnest to give all the people and companies credit where it’s due. Don’t hesitate to contact me, if I screw-up or if you want to be involved.

–Bandit
Bandit@bikernet.com

BIKERNET BONNEVILLE 2006 5-BALL TEAM SPONSORS

“So far our sponsors include AMSOIL, BMC Choppers, Jims USA, AVON Tires, S&S Cycle, Leinweber Cams,” Bob T. said. “We also have help from my brother at Expressive Designs in Oahu, and LMC Concrete Pumping. We want to thank each and every sponsor and we will in our articles, on our Bonneville Banners, truck and bikes.”