Hey,
I’m staying on track today with my pre-game Sunday Post timing. This is slated to be a helluva post, no news, all bullshit, but fun. What the hell. Life is rapidly becoming way too complicated. Let’s keep is simple, fight for freedom, chase redheads, and ride forever.
Let’s hit the news. I’m about to wrap up my book project and start to build for the Diablo run. I’m also going to find another Girl of Bikernet:
62nd ANNUAL KRAGEN O’REILLY GRAND NATIONAL ROADSTER SHOW– Customs: Then and Now. Featured at this year’s Grand National Roadster Show will be a classic collection of the most notable and historic custom cars on the planet. Building 9 at the Fairplex in Pomona will be filled with over 75 different members of custom car royalty. It promises to be a room full of chopped up beauties, dripping with impeccable colors and intricate paint. Aesthetic detail and flowing body lines will please the eye as you stroll through the exhibit and feel the history of the cruisin’ custom days.
This exhibit is sure to represent this car class with pride and will, without a doubt, bring you back to the days when the era began. Though it won’t take place on your high school’s field, we hope it brings you joy as you remember the adventure of creating a unique car that responded to the lack of individuality that marked the 1950s.
With the endless possibilities of channeling, chopping, decking, frenching, lowering, nosing or
sectioning, modifying the vehicle beyond its “make and origin” became a priority. Added beauty in the details and different interior, wheel covers, custom paint jobs and chrome pieces meant the finished product would be breathtaking. Builders such as Barris, Hines, Westerguard, Watson and Winfield designed creations that constantly challenged each previous build.
Presented by Kustoms Illustrated Magazine and O’Brien Truckers, this customs exhibit is gaining excitement across the country and the world! Join us and make history at January 28-30, 2011.
Customs Meet & Greet Autograph signing party: Building 9, Saturday January 29 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Confirmed Meet and Greet Attendees:
George Barris
Jack Stewart
Steve Stanford
Rod Powell
Penny Pichette
Blackie G
Howdy Ledbetter
Bill Hines
Gene Winfield
DeRosa Sr.
Paul Bragg
Rik Hoving
Dean Jeffries
Greg Sharp
Sam Foose
Frank Livingston
BIKERNET SPACE PROGRAM FINAL MISSION UP DATE–WE TICKLED THE CANS AND LIGHTED FIRES. AT 1310HRS AND 30SECS. LESS THAN AN HOUR LATER OUR PEOPLE ON THE FRONT LINE HAD ANOTHER TOOL TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY.
WE CAN SEE AND HEAR YOU PURVEYORS OF TERRORISM AND ALL OTHERS WHO WOULD DO US HARM. BEWARE OF ROUGH MEN WHO STAND READY IN THE NIGHT TO VISIT HARM ON YOUR MISERABLE COWARDLY HEADS.
MISSION OUT BRIEFING TO COME SOON.
–SOFTAIL BILLY
SCOTTISH COMPASSION FROM BIKERNET SOCIAL ANALYSIS–A man was sitting on a blanket at the beach. He had no arms and no legs. Three women, from England ,
Wales , and Scotland , were walking past and felt sorry for the poor man.
The English woman said
“Have you ever had a hug?”
The man said
“No,” so she gave him a hug and walked on.
The Welsh woman said,
“Have you ever had a kiss?”
The man said,
“No,” so she gave him a kiss and walked on.
The Scottish woman came
to him and said, “‘ave ya ever been fooked,
laddie?”
The man broke into a big
smile and said, “No”..
She said, “Aye, ya
will be when the tide comes in.
–from Irving Marsh
BIKERNET GUN NUT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE– Court Grants NRA/CRPA Foundation Motion, Invalidates Unconstitutional Ammunition Regulation Statute That Would Have Banned Mail order Ammo Sales & Required Ammo Sales Registration.
In a dramatic ruling giving gun owners a win in an National Rifle Association/California Rifle and Pistol (CRPA) Foundation lawsuit, this morning Fresno Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Hamilton ruled that AB 962, the hotly contested statute that would have banned mail order ammunition sales and required all purchases of so called “handgun ammunition” to be registered, was unconstitutionally vague on its face. The Court enjoined enforcement of the statute, so mail order ammunition sales to California can continue unabated, and ammunition sales need not be registered under the law.
The lawsuit was prompted in part by the many objections and questions raised by confused police, ammunition purchasers, and sellers about what ammunition is covered by the new laws created by AB 962. In a highly unusual move that reflects growing law enforcement opposition to ineffective gun control laws, Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit. Other plaintiffs include the CRPA Foundation, Herb Bauer Sporting Goods, ammunition shipper Able’s Ammo, collectible ammunition shipper RTG Sporting Collectibles, and individual Steven Stonecipher. Mendocino Sheriff Tom Allman also supported the lawsuit.
The ruling comes just days before the portion of the law that bans mail order sales of so called “handgun ammunition” was set to take effect on February 1, 2011. The lawsuit, Parker v. California is funded exclusively by the NRA and the CRPA Foundation. If it had gone into effect, AB 962 would have imposed burdensome and ill conceived restrictions on the sales of ammunition. AB 962 required that “handgun ammunition” be stored out of the reach of customers, that ammunition vendors collect ammunition sales registration information and thumb-prints from purchasers, and conduct transactions face-to-face for all deliveries and transfers of “handgun ammunition.” The lawsuit successfully sought the declaration from the Court that the statute was unconstitutional, and successfully sought the injunctive relief prohibiting law enforcement from enforcing the new laws.
The lawsuit alleged, and the Court agreed, that AB 962 is unconstitutionally vague on its face because it fails to provide sufficient legal notice of what ammunition cartridges are “principally for use in a handgun,” and thus is considered “handgun ammunition” that is regulated under AB 962. It is practically impossible, both for those subject to the law and for those who must enforce it, to determine whether any of the thousands of different types of ammunition cartridges that can be used in handguns are actually “principally for use in” or used more often in, a handgun. The proportional usage of any given cartridge is impossible to determine, and in any event changes with market demands. In fact, the legislature itself is well aware of the vagueness problem with AB 962’s definition of “handgun ammunition” and tried to redefine it via AB 2358 in 2010. AB 2358 failed in the face of opposition from the NRA and CRPA based on the proposal’s many other nonsensical infringements on ammunition sales to law abiding citizens.
Constitutional vagueness challenges to state laws are extremely difficult to win, particularly in California firearms litigation so this success is particularly noteworthy. Even so, an appeal by the State is likely, but the Court’s Order enjoining enforcement of the law is effective – February 1, 2011 – immediately regardless.
To see a partial list of the LAP’s recent accomplishments, or to contribute to the CRPAF LAP and support this and similar Second Amendment cases, visit www.crpafoundation.org.
BIKERNET INTERIOR DESIGNER PROJECT–Charlie’s wife, Lucy, had been after him for several weeks to paint the seat on their toilet.
Finally, he got around to doing it while Lucy was out. After finishing, he left to take care of another matter before she returned.
She came in and undressed to take a shower. Before getting in the shower, she sat on the toilet. As she tried to stand up, she realized that the not-quite-dry epoxy paint had glued her to the toilet seat.
About that time, Charlie got home and realized her predicament. They both pushed and pulled without any success whatsoever. Finally, in desperation, Charlie undid the toilet seat bolts. Lucy wrapped a sheet around herself and Charlie drove her to the hospital emergency room.
The ER Doctor got her into a position where he could study how to free her (Try to get a mental picture of this.). Lucy tried to lighten the embarrassment of it all by saying,
“Well, Doctor, I’ll bet you’ve never seen anything like this before.”
The Doctor replied, “Actually, I’ve seen lots of them. I just never saw one mounted and framed.”
–from Sam Burns
WINTER PROJECT OF THE WEEK–Looks like someone is missing riding season and has a little xtra time in the shop.
–Weezdog
BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER Hospital Regulations–Require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. However, While working as a student nurse, I found one elderly Gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a Suitcase at his feet, who insisted He didn’t
Need my help to leave the hospital. After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator.
On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.
‘I Don’t know,’ he said. ‘She’s still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown.’–from Don Wills
FRANCE WARNED BY EU court over rare Hamsters– A top EU legal adviser has warned the French government that it must do more to protect endangered hamsters living near Strasbourg in eastern France.
France could be fined if the European Court of Justice rules that it has failed to heed a final warning from the European Commission in 2008.
Numbers of Great Hamsters of Alsace are dwindling. The Commission says only 298 burrows were found in 2010, down from 1,167 in 2001.
Farms and roads threaten their habitat.
The hamster’s last remaining habitat in France is the Lower Rhine department, near Strasbourg. Hamster numbers are calculated on the basis of one hamster per burrow.
Threat of extinction “If agro-environmental measures were put in place, in 2008, to protect the Great Hamster [Cricetus cricetus], they are incomplete at this stage,” EU Advocate General Juliane Kokott said on Thursday.
Her opinion on the case has been handed to the judges. In most cases the judges accept the advocate general’s opinions and the court’s rulings are binding on EU member states.
The Commission wins most infringement cases against states for alleged breaches of EU directives.
In 2008 the Commission called on France to do more to “combat the agricultural practices and the urban sprawl that are destroying the animal’s natural habitat”.
According to Ms Kokott, French conservation measures apply to only 60% of the areas inhabited by the Great Hamster.
She said the measures taken were insufficient to ensure the hamster’s long-term survival.
France had failed to fulfil its obligations under the EU directive on conservation of natural habitats, she said.
Many farmers in the region have planted maize instead of the hamster’s favourite crop – alfalfa (lucerne), the French news website L’Express reports.
MUDFLAP BUILD FOR DIABLO RUN– I didn’t see an image of the front end in the email, but found one on Spitfire’s site. Is Spitfire making the frame? They don’t have a FXR frame up on their site.
Also, about the Nitrous II Wheels from Motorsport… When I clicked on their image it said “Front” sizes: 18″, 21″, 23″,26″. What about a Rear? What size wheels do you plan to run?
–Chris Kallas
Official Bikernet concept artist
Yes, Spitfire made this frame. It’s a new frame for them. What do you think about wheel sizes. I tend to go 18 or 21 on the front and probably 17 or 18 on the rear. Rear tire will be about 170-180, no larger.
–Bandit
AMERICA IRON TO LAUNCH A NEW BAGGER MAGAZINE–Are you aware of our launching Motorcycle Bagger as a freestanding new magazine in 2011? We tested it with 2 issues last year and both issues outsold all other motorcycle magazines on the newsstand except American Iron Magazine.
–Buzz Kantor
Publisher, American Iron Magazine
OUT BRIEFING BIKERNET SPACE PROGRAM–
THE ASSET IS UP IN THE REQUIRED ORBIT. AFTER HEALTH CHECKS IT WILL BE THERE READY TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY. WE WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT THE TRUE CAPABILITIES ARE. IT IS PART OF MANY KEYHOLE MISSIONS WHICH HOLD ONE OF MANY KEYS TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY. THE MISSION IS ESTIMATED TO COST A $BILLION LARGE.
SOMETHING TO PONDER YOU PERVERTED TERROIST “WE ARE WATCHING YOU THRU THE KEYHOLE”
BE READY FOR MORE IN FEW MONTHS, BACK TO WORK WE GO.
–SOFTAIL BILLY
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GUN NUT RIGHTS UPDATE–I have been with NRA for so long that I can’t remember when I first joined, 1970s?? I have come to the conclusion that supporting every aspect of any origination to protect our rights of the 2nd amendment has to be a never-ending fight. No matter who you send your money or support to But……
Please realize that a person can flush it all down and not send money or support to any of the organizations out there (trust me, sometimes money is tight…right?) but the bottom line is this…..Find out what your State considers the carry law and live by it to the fullest. I mean get “legal to carry a concealed weapon” and get trained to carry it everywhere you go, and pray we all see these laws passed everywhere we live. Some states recognize other state laws and some don’t. It’s hard to travel from state to state to know what’s within our rights without keeping a printed sheet in the truck at all time as a reference to go by as you cross the state line.
There’s a list out there to go by but what we have to understand is this. The Bill of rights protect us wherever we go in the USA we all love. And if it’s ever needed in court then get the best damn lawyer you can afford. Which is sad.!!!
I like the training knowledge aspect. That’s what we all want and need. It’s close to you there in California but it’s costly. In fact, I am trying to come up with the money to go and take my wife with me. http://www.frontsight.com/ Its Located in Windsor, CA corporate office. The training is in Nevada. Frontsight will inform you of your state laws, get you licensed, and put you “over the top” as far as being prepared for anything including Law enforcement encounters. You will be prepared for home invasions or the thug on the street trying to rob you or cause harm to you or your family. This is by far the best place to put my money at this point in my life. Time to get serious about our “RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS” in this country.
–Mike Boen
Pahrump, Nevada, about 40 miles west of Las Vegas in southern Nevada.
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SPITFIRE BUILD FOR GNRS COMING RIGHT ALONG– The Spitfire team is clamoring to finish a couple of bikes for the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, in February. We will keep you updated on their progress.
KIDS JUST WANT TO RIDER ACT– Take Action! Call Your Representative Now!
The Kids Just Want to Ride Act is set to be introduced next week by Representative Denny Rehberg (MT) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) strongly supports the Kids Just Want to Ride Act and is urging everyone to call their Representative to become an original cosponsor.
The Act is a legislative exemption for youth-model motorcycles and ATVs from the lead provisions in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), known as the Lead Law. The CPSIA effectively banned the sale of small displacement recreational vehicles due to overly restrictive lead content standards.
Rehberg recently circulated a “Dear Colleague” encouraging other representatives to become original cosponsors.
The AMA needs you and everyone you know that is concerned with the future of youth riding to call your Representative and ask them to cosponsor the Kids Just Want to Ride Act.
To call your Representative, click on “Take Action” to insert your zip code in the “Call Action” box to get your Representative’s phone number. Or, you can call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-225-3121 and ask for your Representative by name.
Call your Representative now and let them know you would like to see them cosponsor the Kids Just Want to Ride Act.
AUTHOR REVIEW OF BANDIT’S WORDS IN BILL HAYES’ BOOK, AMERICAN BIKER–I just read your account of Hugh King’s contribution to the two-wheeled culture in Bill Hayes’ book, “American Biker.” He sent me a copy for my perusal with an eye toward enlisting my input in a book he’s currently writing. Your words entertained, informed and exhibited your flare for the language, your passion for the subject matter and your attention to detail.
Keep the good stuff comin’
–PJ
TRIUMPH SCORE AND NEW PROJECT FOR THE RISE ABOVE TEAM–I found a guy who had one last bike to get rid of in his collection. It had been sitting since ’78 and was a Triumph Bonneville, not sure what year. It looks to be a 1963 Triumph Bonneville Tiger 650. He said it had been covered and was semi converted into a flattrack racer.
I bought it sight unseen and was happy that it was more or less complete. I collaborated with Ryan Boyd www.boydmotorcompany.com on my last project and I was really pleased with his willingness to let me help where I could and his attention to detai. He is a true craftsman and a great friend!
We already have some plans brewing for the Triumph, not gonna let the cat out of the bag, but we are trying to come in at 250 lbs or less, and it will not be a rigid.
–Ken
BIKERNET READER BANNED FROM THE CANTINA–
I just love getting up on Sunday morning, Getting my cup of Joe. Walking in the the Den with the wife and fuzzy dog still asleep in the bed. All alone, lights are low, Still in my P-J’s and getting on Bikernet. It’s like reading the Sunday paper like Grand Pa use to do. Life is good!!
UNTIL TODAY!!!! Is there a way to come up with a warning when my subscription is coming close or may need to be renewed. Logged in this morning with sleepy eyes and coffee steam tickling my nose as I type on the keyboard. I thought I typed it wrong, So, I wake up a little more and Typed it again. Still seeing that Error popup was a bad sinking feeling. Shit, how did this happen. Did I miss something along the way. I was heart broke. Was not working for me this morning. Fuck it, I’m going back to bed.
–Mike Boen
BIKERNET 5-BALL FACTORY RACER FEATURE COMING TO HEAVY DUTY IN AUSTRALIA–The editorial staff came up with the name for it. I wonder if you might think it’s a bit too close to the Bandido MC and would like it changed.
It’s obviously a play on your nickname but …
Let me know.
Otherwise I like the layout and treatment they’ve given it although I have since sent a headshot of the famous man to be slipped in somewhere.
–Doc
BIKERNET GARAGE DOOR ISSUE–The Boss walked into the office one morning not knowing his zipper was down and his fly area wide open.. His assistant walked up to him and said, ‘This morning when you left your house, did you close your garage door?’
The boss told her he knew he’d closed the garage door, and walked into his office puzzled by the question. As he finished his paperwork, he suddenly noticed his fly was open, and zipped it up. He then understood his assistant’s question about his ‘garage door.’
He headed out for a cup of coffee and paused by her desk to ask, ‘When my garage door was open, did you see my Hummer parked in there?’
She smiled and said, ‘No, I didn’t. All I saw was an old mini van with two flat tires..
–from Don Wills
Don Wills is a hard riding member of the Hamsters, and a helluva good dude. He was recently injured, and he’s stuck in a chair for months due to a broken hip. Drop him a line, or send him a joke, or a small engine to fire up that chair: okhamster@sbcglobal.net. Tell him Bandit sent ya.–Bandit
JON TOWLE HAS AN IDEA–We are working with the official “Nick the Dick” artist on a project for a local kid’s electrician business. John is available to create logos, event illustrations, shop T-shirt art, you name it. Drop me a line if you have a project. He’s worked for Easyriders and the HORSE for 20 years.
–Bandit
Bandit@bikernet.com
JESSE JAMES TO MAKE COOKWARE AND MARRY A TATTOO ARTIST–Jesse James & Kat Von D Are Engaged
“You know sometimes the public and press gets it wrong. This is one of those times. 2010 was actually the best year of my life because I fell in love with my best friend. An amazing woman who stood behind me when the world turned their backs,” James tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Good god. And he told Heavy Duty magazine in his sniveling editorial about all his wrongs in 2010 that he won’t be building choppers anymore, maybe cookware. Can’t believe a word.
BIKERNET RETIREMENT HOME–Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says: ‘Slim, I’m 83 years old now and I’m just full of aches and pains. I know you’re about my age. How do you feel?’
Slim says, ‘I feel just like a newborn baby.’
‘Really!? Like a newborn baby!?’
‘Yep. No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet my
Pants.’–from Don Wills
BIKERNET CLASSIFIEDS DEAL OF THE WEEK– Check out this new area and service on Bikernet.
Here is the deal of the weekend, A 1977 Lowrider, first year for the Lowrider, less than 300 miles on rebuild. A GREAT bike for a GREAT price! Check this bike out along with all the others at the BIKERNET CLASSIFIEDS!
It’s a 1977 low rider with all new Superglide sheet metal and speedo setup. new tires, billet forward controls, batt. etc. 1340 engine with 4 spd. trans. Bike has only 216 miles since redo. Will entertain offers or trades or sale, but be real. Will not trade for 1 or 2 thousand value. If you have a trade I’m interested, and I’ll flex on my end.
HARLEY SHOVEL HEAD
Ad #2105087 Posted:2011-01-20 20:47:15
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BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER ATTEMPT TO DRAG BANDIT AWAY FROM HIS BOWL OF PASTA–Ditch the Spaghetti! Couscous is a type of pasta that can be prepared in an instant. It’s done as soon as the “grains” soak up the hot liquid. This version, with its traditional Mediterranean flavors, is a wonderful accompaniment to fish and a salad of cucumbers, tomatoes and feta cheese. Once you make this dish, you’ll find yourself wanting to experiment with other flavorful additions to couscous.
–DRWEIL.COM
NEW HELMET STUDY DUE TO BE RELEASED ON BIKERNET, BY GEORGE DILUCCA–George was a DOT accident investigator for 18 years. He is going to bring us some serious head injury insight. Here’s a teaser:
US DOT records are public information. The old Northwestern Traffic Institute in Illinois compiles its own records and cooperates with all. I will go into details in the future if this grabs you. Suffice it to note that the US has X000000000 cars, trucks, buses and tractor-trailer rigs. Motorcycles are by comparison X00000 of the highway vehicles (the whipping boy objects of disdain). Research the facts and you will note that head injuries in the former are collasaly by hundreds of thousands more than those acquired riding while motorcycles. Roof door headers and passengers heads colliding in the impact event, should be of particular note
My Sun Tsu line of attack is not to rail against motorcycle helmets, but jump on the bandwagon. If stopping vehicle head injuries is a ‘true’ ( Not!!) effort; have the guy picking up his new Crown Vic buy 4 helmets at the parts department before he drives away while wearing one. 🙂 :)) You know that would fly like the old lead balloon. The hypocrisy of it all is exposed and the politicos go on the ropes for, at least, not helping to cut down on the tremedous medical costs.
ACE CAFÉ LONDON HOST ACU National Road Rally–Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the full reopening of the original Ace, on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June, the cafe is hosting one of the six “Start” and “Finish” controls for the 2011 ACU National Road Rally.
Held annually since 1933, with a brief interruption, it is one of the longest established events for road riders in the motorcycling calendar. The rally offers the opportunity to join hundreds of other enthusiastic riders taking in some of England’s finest roads at the peak of Summer.
There are rally categories for every type of two or three wheelers and entries are welcomed from novice beginners to seasoned adventurers.
The rally is organised by the ACU (Auto Cycle Union) in association with the BMF (British Motorcyclists Federation) and the UK’s leading learning disability charity Mencap.
More information and on-line entry can be found at www.nationalroadrally.co.uk
MORNING SEX–She was standing in the kitchen, preparing our usual soft-boiled eggs and toast for breakfast, wearing only the ‘T’ shirt that she normally slept in.
As I walked in, almost awake, she turned to me and said softly, “You’ve got to make love to me this very moment!”
My eyes lit up and I thought, “I am either still dreaming or this is going to be my lucky day!”
Not wanting to lose the moment, I embraced her and then gave it my all; right there on the kitchen table.
Afterwards she said, “Thanks,” and returned to the stove, her T-shirt still around her neck.
Happy, but a little puzzled, I asked,
“What was that all about?”
She explained, “The egg timer’s broken.”
Full Throttle Magazine’s Florida Motorcycle Expo and Bike Builders Invitational January 28-30, 2011 at THE LUBE!!–13th Annual Florida Motorcycle Expo and Bike Builder Invitational. Starts on Friday January 28th and ends on Sunday January 30th. At Quaker Steak and Lube, 10400 49th St. North. Presented by ATTORNEY FRAN HAASCH, QUAKER STEAK & LUBE, ST. PETE POWERSPORTS & FULL THROTTLE MAGAZINE – Contests, events, exhibitor booths, live music and the Bike Builder Invitational that showcases the top motorcycles in the USA.
This is a new venue for the Motorcycle Expo & Bike Builder Invitational. The Build Off Bikes are located inside two enormous, climate controlled tents along with numerous vendors consuming these tents as well as the entire surrounding parking lot (where it will only be $5 to enter). There are inside and outside stages that feature Tampa Bay’s top bands like BOBBY FRISS, DIVE BAR STALKERS AND THE GREG BILLINGS BAND.
Quaker Steak & Lube offers great food and full liquor bars. Annual Miss Full Throttle $1,000.00 bikini contest, ride in Bike Show, Tattoo Contest, plus a $100 per hour cash giveaway, vendor and sponsor info 813-814-1424. Website: www.floridafullthrottle.com.
THIS JUST IN FROM AUSTRALIA–Doc Robinson, the Tech Editor, from Heavy Duty Magazine, in Australia woke up this morning to the latest weather news. Since he is headed this direction next month and plans to stay at the vast Bikernet Ivory Tower, he asked if he could come early, before his little island is swept away.
GAME DAY THOUGHTS–A brother asked me recently, if I had wicked plans for the coming months.
I have a notorious plan scheduled for this year, as soon as I finish with this book. I just wish I knew what it was? The document is buried in the fin of a ‘59 Cadillac on the outskirts of Salome, Arizona. Over the next month I’m going roll out to Salome, dig up the Code of the West and figure out the meaning of life for this old biker.
We have some stringent goals outlined for this year, but we’re going to make some lifestyle adjustments for peace of mind. We’re also going to fight for freedom this year.
So let me get this straight. We are going to build a couple of bikes, for my son and I. We are going to ride on the Diablo run, then tear them down for paint, and dial them in for the Sturgis run. I’m going to rough out a screen play this year to support freedom. What else?
Ride forever,
