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ASSALT WEAPAN PILOT REQUESTS–Hey Valerie.As you may know I’ve been working with Keith Ball on the design of his next Bonneville bike.He forwarded your stats to me so that I can do a scale drawing of the bike so he can get aframe made to size . The drawing shown here is not to scale, just a preliminary design.
I hope this isn’t asking too much but, It would be very helpful if you could send me a couple of photos taken of you in profile.I could then measure from different points (shoulder, elbow, rist, knees etc.), and fit you to the bike.You don’t have to wear your leathers if its too much trouble but your helmet would be nice.
The drawings below show what I’m looking for. Try to match each pose as best you can.The camera might be held at about the same level as the bottom of your arm (the line in art),and not too closely to avoid a wide angle affect. A shot from behind would be helpful asKeith wants a sketch of the bike from the top also.
–Chris Kallas
BIKE DEAL OF THE WEEK– Sportster runs good. It’s real clean. X-Mass sale!!!!!! $3500.00. It comes with a California title.
— Negotiableparts@aol.com
INERTIA ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS REVS UP TELEVISION PRODUCTION DEAL WITH EAST SIDE CUSTOM CHOPPERS IN A TV PROGRAMMING FIRST–NEW YORK, NEW YORK, December 11th 2006, New York based film and television production company Inertia Entertainment Partners LLC has signed an agreement with East Side Custom Choppers of Walden, New York to create the first authentic Biker Lifestyle? show. The 30 minute docu-soap episodic is in production under the working title Born to Ride.
Inertia Entertainment’s Tony Anzivino and Jeff Kovatch are in partnership with Peter Rotondo’s Fantasia Works Partners to produce the series. Anzivino is quick to point out what the show is not. “We don’t want people falling into the trap of thinking this is a bike-build show. The producers of American Chopper have a dynamite program, but the only similarities between their show and ours is that we both have amazing bikes. This is first and foremost a behind the scenes, in-depth look at the biker lifestyle as captured by our cameras through their daily lives. Between the Torres Brother’s custom bike shop, their restaurant, The East Side Bar and Grill, the country-wide biker mega-events, the various MC Clubs and charity runs, we’ll eat and drink with them, ride with them, and document their lives. To our knowledge, this has never been done.” Inertia’s Kovatch continues, “Here we have the Torres brothers, three outlaw-style entrepreneurs Puerto Rican/American brothers, who against all odds, left Brooklyn and settled in the Up-State town of Walden, NY. They’ve built a thriving construction company, started a custom chopper shop that is taking orders from people all over the country, and then right in the middle of everything is the hub holding it all together, The Eastside Bar and Grill. A biker social scene that you have to see to believe. This is about the East Coast biker arena, which differs from California in many interesting ways.”
East Side Custom Choppers? Sam Torres is excited. “This is a great opportunity for all the people out there watching TV in their living rooms to really experience the biker lifestyle, up-close and personal. “When they see some of the tough crew that hang at the bar and hear their stories, I guarantee that they’ll relate on many levels that they never expected.” David Torres adds, “We’ve got everything from Vietnam Vets to Wall Street Traders. When everybody bellies-up to the bar, it’s a lot of fun, which can of course get volatile at times. We’ve wanted to see a show like this for years. Who knew we’d be front and center telling the story? It’s insane.”
Born to Ride swings into production in early January ’07.
For more information contact: Tony Anzivino at Inertia Entertainment Partners LLC.
(646) 391-8109.
Inertia Entertainment Partners LLC:
http://www.inertiapartners.com
East Side Custom Choppers:
http://www.eastsidecustomchoppers.comeastside xmas flyer
EPA TO CONTROL LAWNMOWERS–The EPA granted California long-awaited permission Monday to implement emission controls on lawnmowers and other small-engine machines.
The EPA waiver will allow California, starting Jan. 1, to require lawnmower engines to be sold with catalytic converters that cut smog emissions by roughly 40 percent. EPA also said that early next year it will propose the same rule nationally.
“EPA approved the California waiver request because new, cleaner engines can safely reduce emissions,” said Bill Wehrum, EPA acting assistant administrator for air and radiation.
Engines under 50 horsepower account for 7 percent of smog emissions in California from mobile sources the equivalent of about three million cars. The engines also power pressure washers and small generators but most are on lawnmowers.
The EPA action Monday ended several years of political dispute driven by Republican Sen. Kit Bond, whose state of Missouri is home to two factories owned by Briggs & Stratton Corp., the nation’s largest small engine maker.
Briggs & Stratton had resisted installing catalytic converters on its engines, and Bond had sought to block California from instituting its regulation. The state has unique authority under the Clean Air Act to set tougher pollution standards than the federal government, once it gets an EPA waiver.
Bond backed off under pressure from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., but he did succeed in blocking other states from being able to copy California’s rule, something the Clean Air Act normally allows. Instead he required EPA to write a national standard.
Bond had questioned whether mowers with catalytic converters could spark fires, but an EPA study earlier this year found there was no safety problem.
The California Air Resources Board has estimated that walk-behind mowers will cost between $37 and $52 more under the new regulation, while the price of commercial turf care mowers will go up between $71 and $179.
California, home to some of the nation’s most polluted air in the Los Angeles basin and San Joaquin Valley, is under constant pressure to meet federal air quality standards or risk sanctions including losing money for highway projects.
The California Air Resources Board, which passed the mower emissions rule three years ago but couldn’t enforce it pending the EPA waiver, welcomed the news as key in developing clean air plans.
“We’re really having to struggle to find enough reductions to achieve the air quality standards, so if you take away a piece that’s this big it would probably permanently handicap us,” said Tom Cackette, the agency’s deputy executive officer.
— By ERICA WERNER, associated press
–from Donald Kline
DAVE PEREWITZ TEAMS UP TO HELP FAMILY–Dave Perewitz has teamed up with American Iron Magazine to help a family who has had a horrific event happen to them. Dave, a world famous motorcycle builder from Bridgewater has built a custom Harley-Davidson for Steve Groene. He is the father of the only survivor of the tragic murders in Idaho in May 2005. Shasta Groene was kidnapped, raped and molested by the man that brutally murdered her mother, 2 brothers and her mothers boyfriend. Steve had to sell his motorcycle so that he could take care of his only daughter. Just a short time after they found Shasta Steve was diagnosed with throat cancer.
Dave, who was featured on Discovery Channel’s Biker Build-off, will be presenting the motorcycle to Steve and Shasta Friday December 15, 2006 on the Geraldo show. Steve does not know anything about the motorcycle. The motorcycle is going to be a surprise for him and his daughter. This is a great story about a local hero making Christmas worth while for a family stricken with tragedy. Please visit these sites for more information.
www.perewitz.com
http://www.americanironmagazine.com/
–Jody Perewitz
(508)697-3595
TAKE A MINUTE OUT FOR A SOLDIER–This is pretty neat and takes all of ten seconds. Please take the time to send a card to a soldier!
Something cool that Xerox is doing…If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a thank you cardand Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . Youcan’t pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services. HowAMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!! Whether youare for or against the war, our guys and gals over there need to know we are behind them…
This is a great site. Please send a card. It is FREE and it only takes a second. Go ahead…spread some holiday cheer!
–Darcy Betlach
Chrome Marketing Inc
Polishing and Building Brands
Phone 952-470-4297
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM WHITEHORSE–Everyone at Whitehorse wishes you the happiest of holidays and good riding in 2007. We very much appreciate your business and your support.It’s Never Too Late to Shop at Whitehorse Gear Where Everything’s In Stock, The Riding is Superb,and All the Employees are Good Looking!
FASTENERS TIP OF THE WEEK FROM DMP ENTERPRISES–I thought I would first start on discussing different head markings on bolts and what they mean.What do those slashes and numbers generally mean on a hex bolt? It very simple, generally speaking on a clear zinc plated bolt you will notice 3 hash markings on the head this represents grade 5, which carries a tensile strength of 120,000 psi. A gold color zinc plated bolt has 6 hash markings on the head this represents grade 8, which carry a tensile strength of 150,000 psi.
Is their a stronger bolt than grade eight? Yes there is a F-911 hex bolt and 12-point flange bolt that are rated between 180,000 & 190,000 psi tensile strength. Now to really screw things up for all of us who have Harley Davidson’s, the V-rod has many metric fasteners. If you have ever looked at a metric hex bolt you might notice the markings 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9 this does not mean grade 8,10 or 12. The grade 8.8 refers to the tensile strength which is generally 116,000 psi, grade 10.9 is generally 150,000 and grade 12.9 is generally 175,000 psi.
Now what about stainless steel bolts? Well 18-8 stainless is great for corrosion resistance and polishes up to a brilliant finish but is not extremely strong. Generally speaking most of the stainless fasteners are 18-8 and carry a 100,000 tensile strength. Do they make a stronger tensile strength stainless? Yes, and the answer is ARP or Automotive Racing Products has stainless fasteners rated at 170,000 psi tensile strength .
Part 2 of this article will be on plating of fasteners and what to look out for when trying to do it yourself. If you have a question about fasteners, don’t hesitate to drop me a line.
–Derek Stankovich@DMP Fasteners.com
All questions and feedback can be sent to wegotum@sbcglobal.net or 1 888 MR BOLTS.
–Derek
DMP Enterprises
info@dmpolish.com
GIRLS GONE WILD PRODUCER SENTENCED– PANAMA CITY – The multimillionaire founder of the popular “Girls Gone Wild” video empire was sentenced to community service on Wednesday after the company pleaded guilty to federal charges of failing to monitor the ages of the women it films.
Mantra Films Inc. also agreed to pay $1.6 million in fines for using drunken 17-year-olds in videos it filmed on Panama City Beach during spring break and failing to properly label its DVDs and videos as required by federal law.
U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak told company founder Joe Francis he added the community service to the fine because it did not appear a fine would be a meaningful punishment to the 33-year-old Francis, who makes an estimated $40 million a year.
The fine represents less than 3 percent of Mantra films’ profits since 2002 and only 12 percent of Mantra’s 2005 profits, Smoak said.
Besides Francis, the judge also ordered the founder’s three top aides – likely the company president, general counsel and chief financial officer – to also complete eight hours of community service monthly for the next 30 months. But Smoak gave Francis the option of “stepping up” and serving 16 hours a month of community service himself and voiding his corporate officers’ obligations to do the service.
“It does not take a very brave man to go out and corner a girl in the middle of spring break who had four drinks,” Smoak told Francis.
Smoak ordered Francis to read aloud in court a victim impact statement from one of the 17-year-old girls filmed in Panama City. The girl said she was emotionally tormented by her appearance on a “Girls Gone Wild” video and that the video damaged her relationship with her family.
Francis told the judge his policy has always been not to film girls under 18 and that the girls filmed in Panama City lied about their ages. Aaron Dyer, an attorney for Francis and the company, said his client would serve the judge’s sentence.
Dyer said he did not know whether Francis would take on the entire sentence himself or have his corporate officers participate in the community service as well.
–associated press
–from Bill Bish
NEW U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LOVES TO RIDE– Mary E. Peters, the new U.S. Transportation Secretary, recently visited the Harley-Davidson plant in Milwaukee and talked about the “alarming rise” in motorcyclist fatalities. Peters is an ardent motorcyclist who will “never, ever ride without a helmet,” but she does not, however, think that the federal government should order mandatory helmet use.
“We don’t believe that it’s up to the federal government to mandate helmets,” she said, adding that was something for the individual states to decide. She urged motorcyclists to wear helmets and protective gear, drive sober and take classes on safe motorcycling.
“Cyclists have a lot of responsibility to take care of themselves,” she said, but added that motorists also have to do a better job of sharing the road with motorcycles. Peters commended Harley-Davidson Inc. for its efforts in motorcycle safety programs and cycle maintenance.
On Sept. 30, the U.S. Senate confirmed Peters’ appointment, and the Harley-Davidson tour was her first public event since she was sworn in. Nicole Nason, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, also took the tour. They visited what is called Harley-Davidson University, where the 660 Harley dealerships nationwide learn how better to service the vehicles.
–from Bill Bish
FLORIDA BIKERS WANT HARSHER PENALTIES IN FATAL ACCIDENTS– The streets that lead to Daytona Beach are lined with spots where motorcycle enthusiasts have lost their lives. Some of the dead during past Bike Weeks and Biketoberfests were at fault, unwisely mixing alcohol and speed. Others, like Jody Driggers, were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
His death stands out, biker-rights activists say, because he was doing no more than sitting at a stoplight on International Speedway Boulevard when he was hit from behind by a sport utility vehicle. “I remember that case,” said James “Doc” Reichenbach II, president of ABATE of Florida and chairman of the board for the National Coalition of Motorcyclists. “I’m tired of going to funerals.”
Motorcycle advocates look at fatality and injury statistics and see a pattern. In too many cases, they say, at-fault drivers of cars or trucks involved in fatal crashes with motorcycles received nothing more than a slap on the wrist. They chafe at laws that require evidence of malicious intent or extreme recklessness before criminal charges can be filed. Advocates say that should change. They want criminal penalties to apply and they’ve collected thousands of signatures nationwide, pushing Congress and state legislatures to enact their goals into law.
Reichenbach’s group is trying to stiffen penalties for motorists who cause a biker’s death by violating their right of way. He acknowledges that one reason those who have fatal crashes with motorcycles are not treated more harshly is because of the social stigmas attached to the biker culture. “The lifestyle has carried such an image over the years,” he told the News Journal. “People say ‘whatever,’ because you’ve got hair down the middle of your back. These are just solid citizens who care about their state and their country. We’re mothers, fathers, patriots. All we want is to be treated like everybody else.”
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