Merry Merry, Goddamnit,
So, as we rumble near that sacred day and wrestle between being warm and friendly and paying the bills, it’s no wonder folks lose their minds. Plus, let’s add 2008 planning and refurbishing the Assalt Weapan for the show circuit. But it’s all wonderful, right?
Sure it is, there’s just not enough miniscule minutes in each day to make it all happen. Yvonne Mecalis just finished painting Chris Kallas’ Bonne Belle Art on the 45 fatbob tanks (I may have a shot of the tanks for the Sunday Post). I’m going to put the roller together and ship it to Departure Bike Works for final assembly.
Air Tech is finishing the final molds for the Assalt Weapan fairing and I need to mount this wild aerodynamic puppy and ship it to Jim Waggaman of Air Stream studios for paint. This flying hot dog will look like 200 mph just sitting still. I can’t wait. Jerry from Rollin Sixes will flip. More of the emerald flake will be utilized to make her shine. Let’s get to the news and out of the garage. It’s packed fulla Holiday Spirit:
CHECK THIS, THE GRATITUDE CAMPAIGN–As we enter the Year of The Veteran on Bikernet, we will hunt constantly for ways and means to display our gratitude to veterans. This is just one of the simple was we can show respect:
WILD BAGS FROM REDNECK–We’re about to build a touring Pro Street and we discovered these killer bags at Bonneville. If Mike could haul ass across the country on a Softail hooked up with these bags, make passes at Bonneville and ride it home, they were good enough for our rubbermounted effort. We’ll show you how they fit and function as we build this cool touring model.
TEXAS BLOOD CENTER DRIVE–…Once Again Carter Blood Center will set up their Bloodmobile at the Longhorn Ballroom during Texas Scooter Times Dallas Chopper Show January 13th where after the Toy Run Season Motorcycle Enthusiasts will be given the opportunity to donate The Gift of Life. …January is always a difficult month for the Carter Blood Center which requires 900 donors per day to meet the growing blood needs of our area which is only made possible through the generosity of the donors from the community.
…One out of every three people will need blood during their life. Cancer and Leukemia patients are the primary users of blood products. Blood from each donor is separated into three elements, red cells, plasma and platelets, touching and saving three different lives..
…Information for making an appointment during the 6th Annual Dallas Chopper Show to donate is available at www.texasscooter.com and donators will be given FREE ADMISSION to ENJOY
Judged FOR Competition
Manufacturer Built Choppers (Big Dog, Iron Horse, Ect)
Shop Built Choppers (constructed by motorcycle shop)
Home Built Choppers (constructed by owner)
….1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place Trophys in Each Catagory –
PLUS large Peoples Choice Award – NO ENTRY FEE
LIVE BAND – Pete Barbeck & 7th Son
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LOCATION: Longhorn Ballroom, Corner of Industrial & Corinth -Take Industrial Blvd. Exit from either I-30 or I-35 at Downtown Dallas & go South 5 blocks.
SHOW HOURS: 11am – 5:30pm
ADMISSION: $8 Adults, $5 5-14, Under 5 Free
INFORMATION – DOWNLOADABLE FLYERS – BIKE SHOW ENTRY FORMS & MUCH MORE – WWW.TEXASSCOOTER.COM
254-687-9066 Office
214-428-4500 Day of Show ONLY
WHAT IF 20 MILLION “ILLEGAL” ALIENS VACATED AMERICA?—Tina Griego, journalist for the Denver Rocky Mountain News wrote a column titled, “Mexican visitor’s lament” — 10/25/07.She interviewed Mexican journalist Evangelina Hernandez while visiting Denver last week. Hernandez said, “They (illegal aliens) pay rent, buy groceries, buy clothes …. What happens to your country’s economy if 20 million people go away?”
That’s a good question – it deserves an answer. Over 80% of Americans demand secured borders & illegal migration stopped. But what would happen if all 20 million or more vacated America? The answers may surprise you!
In California, if 3.5 million illegal aliens moved back to Mexico, it would leave an extra $10.2 billion to spend on overloaded school systems, bankrupted hospitals & overrun prisons. It would leave highways cleaner, safer & less congested. Everyone could understand one another as English became the dominate language again.
In Colorado, 500,000 illegal migrants, plus their 300,000 kids & grand-kids – would move back “home,” mostly to Mexico. That would save Coloradans an estimated $2 billion (other experts say $7 BIL) annually in taxes that pay for schooling, medical, social-services & incarceration costs. It means 12,000 gang members would vanish out of Denver alone.
Colorado would save more than $20 million in prison costs, & the terror those 7,300 alien criminals set upon local citizens. Denver Officer Don Young & 100s of Colorado victims would not have suffered death, accidents, rapes and other crimes by illegals.
Denver Public Schools would not suffer a 67% drop out/flunk out rate via 1000s of illegal alien students speaking 41 different languages. At least 200,000 vehicles would vanish from our gridlocked cities in Colorado. Denver’s 4% unemployment rate would vanish as our working poor would gain jobs at a living wage.
In Florida, 1.5 million illegals would return the Sunshine State back to America, the rule of law and English.
In Chicago, Ill, 2.1 million illegals would free up hospitals, schools, prisons and highways for a safer, cleaner and more crime-free experience.
If 20 million illegal aliens returned “home” –If 20 million illegal aliens returned “home,” the U.S. Economy would return to the rule of law. Employers would hire legal American citizens at a living wage. Everyone would pay their fair share of taxes because they wouldn’t be working off the books. That would result in an additional $401 billion in IRS income taxes collected annually, and an equal amount for local state and city coffers.
No more push ‘1’ for Spanish or ‘2’ for English. No more confusion in American schools that now must contend with over 100 languages that degrade the educational system for American kids. Our overcrowded schools would lose more than 2 million illegal alien kids at a cost of billions in ESL and free breakfasts and lunches.
We would lose 500,000 illegal criminal alien inmates at a cost of more than $1.6 billion annually. That includes 15,000 MS-13 gang members who distribute $130 billion in drugs annually would vacate our country. In cities like L.A., 20,000 members of the “18th Street Gang” would vanish from our nation. No more Mexican forgery gangs for ID theft from Americans! No more foreign rapists & child molesters!
Losing more than 20 million people would clear up our crowded highways and gridlock.. Cleaner air and less drinking and driving American deaths by illegal aliens!Drain on America’s economy; taxpayers harmed, employers get rich
Over $80 billion annually wouldn’t return to their home countries by cash transfers. Illegal migrants earned half that money untaxed, which further drains America’s economy – which currently suffers an $8.7 trillion debt.
At least 400,000 anchor babies would not be born in our country, costing us $109 billion per year per cycle. At least 86 hospitals in CA, GA. & FL. Would still be operating instead of being bankrupted out of existence because illegals pay nothing via the EMTOLA Act. Americans wouldn’t suffer 1000s of TB & hepatitis cases rampant in our country-brought in by illegals unscreened at our borders.
Our cities would see 20 million less people driving, polluting and grid locking our cities. It would also put the “progressives” on the horns of a dilemma; illegal aliens and their families cause 11 percent of our greenhouse gases.
Over one million of Mexico’s poorest citizens now live inside & along our border from Brownsville, Texas to San Diego, California in what the New York Times called, “colonias” or new neighborhoods. Trouble is, those living areas resemble Bombay and Calcutta where grinding poverty, filth, diseases, drugs, crimes, no sanitation & worse. They live without sewage, clean water, streets, electricity, roads or any kind of sanitation. The New York Times reported them to be America’s new “Third World” inside our own country. Within 20 yrs, at their current growth rate, they expect 20 million residents of those colonias. (I’ve seen them personally in Texas & Arizona; it’s sickening beyond anything you can imagine.) By enforcing our laws, we could repatriate them back to Mexico.
High integrity, ethical invitation
We invite 20 million aliens to go home, fix their own countries and/or make a better life in Mexico. We invite a million people into our country LEGALLY, more than all other countries combined, annually. We cannot & must not allow anarchy at our borders, more anarchy within our borders & growing lawlessness at every level in our nation.
It’s time to stand up for our country, our culture, our civilization and our way of life.
So far Oklahoma is the only state to do so!
By Frosty Wooldridge, October 29, 2007, NewsWithViews.com
–from Pan
HEL’s LINES ARE ALL WHITE NOW–Want to add some bling to your ride, improve your stopping power and give your brakes some serious race cred? The UK’s number one performance brake line supplier, Hel, has the perfect solution.
Hel Performance’s new White braided steel brake lines are PVC coated for added style and increased protection against paint rub, perfectly complimenting any bike with white in the colour scheme, including Suzuki’s GSX-Rs or Yamaha’s R series. The braided steel inner line ensures consistent breaking performance no matter how hard you ride.
They’re another first from the company that brought the swaged (permanently attached and tamper evident) brake line to the market, offered titanium brake line fittings (in addition to stainless steel) in a range of colours, and also the first to offer a free PVC cover on all hoses.Best of all it doesn’t cost any extra to pick White, or other colours from the massive HEL Performance range.
All Prices Include VAT, All Required Banjo Bolts, Copper Washers, Carriage, Lifetime Warranty and choice of PVC Cover.
Contact: 01392 811601 or visit: www.helperformance.com
Retail Price List:? One Line Kit – Stainless: ? 29.00.
Coloured stainless: ? 29.00.
Titanium: ? 58.00?
Two Line Kit – Stainless: ? 58.00.
Coloured stainless: ? 58.00.
Titanium: ? 116.00?
Three Line Kit – Stainless ? 87.00.
Coloured stainless: ? 87.00.
Titanium: ? 174.00?
Four Line Kit – Stainless: ? 116.00.
Coloured Stainless: ? 116.00.
Titanium: ? 232.00?
Five Line Kit – Stainless: ? 145.00.
Coloured Stainless: ? 145.00.
Titanium: ? 290.00?
CBS – 10 Line Kit – Stainless: ? 260.00.
Coloured Stainless: ? 260.00.
DOUGZ CUSTOM PAINT REJOICES– Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you all for making 2007 one of the best years yet, and we hope you all have a wonderful and successful 2008!
–Doug Wozney
DOUGZ Custom Paint & Fabrication LLC
2323 Palace St. La Crosse, Wi. 54603
(608) 783-3684
doug@dougz.com
www.dougz.com
NEW TALLBOY SEAT FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON TOURING MODELS– Seat Provides More Leg and Arm Room for Tall Riders.MILWAUKEE (Dec. 21, 2007) – Tall riders can dial in long-range comfort with the new Tallboy Seat (P/N 52099-08, $299.95) from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories. Designed for 2008 Touring models, this new Tallboy seat moves the rider back two inches to provide additional arm and leg room for the long-limbed rider.
The seat height is similar to stock, and the slight bucket shape offers additional lower back support. Passenger comfort is maximized with the Tour-Pak Luggage mounted in the rear-most position. Seat width is 16 inches; passenger pillion width is 14 inches. Seat does not accept rider backrest. Does not fit with Passenger Grab Rails.
Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories offers a selection of Tallboy seats for VRSC, Touring, Softail and Dyna models. See a Harley-Davidson dealer for details.
For additional information on Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories, see your local Harley-Davidson dealer or visit the Harley-Davidson Web site at www.harley-davidson.com. To find a dealer near you, call toll free 1-800-443-2153 in the U.S.A. or Canada.
BIKERNET XMAS WISHES–
It was Bikernet rigged and rakish,
with a long and lissome hull.
And it flew the pretty colors of the crossbones and the skull!
The paint was black and silky,
the engine hellfire hot.
A worthy steed for the Bikernet Crew,
a riotous, unruly lot.
Now at this time of commercialism cheer,
and the Government getting you down,
when the cops are prowling
and the sirens are growling
and the world’s a-moaning a-loud
Remember you’re a biker and you can still stand proud.
Do as they say and as they do,
and too your brothers stay you true.
The citizens and their cages,
the zombies one and all,
The walking dead,
the empty heads,
the ones who never will
Understand what drives us,
day out and long night through,
So Happy Xmas Muthafuckers,
this poem is meant for YOU!
Best wishes: Jaqhama and Shalako-Lin.
2008 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend July 12-13th 10% Early Registration Discount Ends Jan 1st–The 17th annual edition of the Los Angles Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend, America’s premier outdoor custom, cruiser, sportbike and performance street bike event weekend returns to the beautiful Queen Mary tourist attraction in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13th 2008. Mark your event calendar now to join us, and take advantage of the 10% Early Registration Discount if you sign up before January 1st 2008.
2008 Exhibitor Registration Forms & Information http://www.FastDates.com/BIKESHOW.6Exhibitors.HTM
Looking forward to having you joining us at the 2008 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend!
–Jim Gianatsis, Director
Gianatsis Design Associates
LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend
4801 Reforma Road
Woodland Hills, CA 91364 USA
ph (01) 818 223 8550
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MY WISH FOR YOU IN 2008–May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills? May love stick to your face like Vaseline, and may laughter assault your lips!
May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires. May happiness slap you across the face, and may your tears be that of joy? May the problems you had forget your home address!
In simple words …………May 2008 be the best year of your life!!!
Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
–Mike Cagle
60 WARLOCK RIDERS HAMPER TRAFFIC ON WAY TO GENTLEMEN’S CLUB–Florida Today, FL – MELBOURNE – What was intended to be a tribute to a motorcyclist who was killed in an accident last month on Strawbridge Avenue turned into a confrontation in Melbourne on Saturday between about 60 motorcyclists and area law enforcement.
One cyclist was charged with disorderly conduct after being stopped by a deputy at Aurora and Turtle Mound roads, but the incident escalated at Bare Assets on U.S. 192 when other cyclists arrived there and were confronted by a sheriff’s deputy. He called for backup and about a dozen deputies and officers from Melbourne and West Melbourne police responded.
According to members of the Warlocks motorcycle club, based in South Brevard County, the group planned a memorial in honor of Jo Jo Touzzo, who was killed in a motorcycle accident Nov. 14. They said they contacted the sheriff’s office about an escort, but a voicemail message they left was not returned.
They conducted the memorial anyway. An estimated 60 motorcyclists rode along 192, blocking traffic, riding through stop signs and backing up traffic along the route toward Interstate 95. A sheriff’s deputy managed to stop the lead rider at Aurora Road.
“We were trying to have a good time, but without the cooperation of the sheriff’s office they put a squash on it,” said a man who identified himself as the group’s president.According to sheriff’s Sgt. Jon Potter, dozens of motorcyclists turned around, came back to the spot on Aurora Road and began threatening a deputy. One motorcyclist was arrested for disorderly conduct.
“The deputy out here was by himself, and was being approached by a group of about 50 people,” Potter said.A second confrontation occurred at the Bare Assets gentleman’s club, where the cyclists concluded their ride. The president of the club calmed the group down.No other arrests have been made, but some citations were being issued for various offenses, including expired tags.
In reference to the article above there seems to be a difference of opinion and much missing information.The person that wrote the article showed up when things were pretty much over and got a statement from police and did her story around that.I have a different version, as I was one of those riding in the memorial run.About 200 motorcycles left the Warlocks clubhouse in Melbourne Florida on a tribute ride for one of their members who recently died in a motorcycle crash.They held a riders meeting before departing explaining the route, stating they were taking a longer way to get to the first stop of three so as not to get caught in heavy traffic around the malls
I was about _ of the way back in the pack riding with my wife and friends. I was in the right of a two bike side by side procession.I did not see any altercation on Turtle Mound road. The group stopped for the traffic light at the next intersection which was John Rhodes Blvd. and Eau Gallie Blvd. As we were traveling south on the two lane road with drainage ditches on both side I saw blue lights in my mirror and the motorcycles behind me. The next thing I saw was a Brevard Deputy Sheriff going past me at a high rate of speed in the north bound lane after having crossed a double yellow line.
To avoid hitting on-coming traffic the car pulled into the pack forcing emergency braking and collision avoidance by the riders. I watch this repeated at least twice more before the car reached the intersection of John Rhodes and state road 192.
The motorcycles had stopped for the traffic light. The car stopped in the intersection for a short period of time and the proceeded east on 192. The procession followed. When we arrived the short distance we were to turn into the parking lot of the first stop the cruiser was across both lanes of westbound 192, a motorcycle was on its kickstand and the rider was face down on the roadway handcuffed behind his back.
The motorcycles in the ride quickly cleared the intersection while the cruiser stayed in position and flashing lights were seen coming west, some driving in the median at high rates of speed. Even after there were numerous police cars on the scene and no other road restrictions the sheriff department cruiser continued to block traffic.
Police then proceeded to walk through the parking lot taking license plate information and asking for identification from those present. When questioned on why they wanted identification the riders were told to supply it or be stopped when leaving and also get a ticket for loud exhaust. Hell some of those people were not even on motorcycles.
It should be noted that for the past 20 years or more it has been a common practice for large groups of motorcycles to block intersection in the area if the lead motorcycle had a green light so that the rest of the group could get through safely.
After the incident at the first stop it was decided to suspend the rest of the ride and for riders to head back to the clubhouse and or other places in small groups.
Rogue
NEW YEARS DAY FREEDOM RIDES IN 3 COUNTIES AND CIRCLE THE GOVERNORS MANSION– North Carolina motorcyclists invite all motorcycle riders, and all citizens who love individual liberty, to participate in Freedom Rides to county courthouses in three counties on New Years Day, while in Wake County, motorcyclists will circle the Governors Mansion in Raleigh from 2 – 4pm, while liberty-minded citizens are encouraged to picket on the sidewalks.
This is in protest of the mandatory helmet laws which do not allow motorcycles on public roads unless people wear helmets. The other freedom rides will take place in the counties of Catawba, Gaston, and Guilford.
For details, see http:/bikersmag.com/html/freedom_rides.html or the Cruisin Calendar at www.fullthrottlemagazine.com
Some people wrongly think “it is just helmet laws” only effecting the liberties of motorcyclists, while most bikers, many of whom are military veterans, say “No, these are UNJUST laws” and the ramifications of allowing the government to dictate what people wear is enormous, as is the use of enforcement which uses subjective approval methods. Law enforcement officers do not have the training or equipment to conduct FMVSS 218 compliance testing on the side of the road.
North Carolina has had mandatory helmet laws for 40 years, yet the safety record is no better than many states who have no helmets laws. On New Years Day, the state will begin enforcing a changed helmet law which forces operators to ensure their helmet complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Standard (FMVSS) 218.Motorcyclists, like everyone else, are consumers. This embedding of FMVSS into traffic laws is a bad precedent which could ripple into the lives of other consumers.
When motorists purchase a car or truck, they are not forced to check to see if the vehicle and equipment complies with any of the hundreds of confusing federal standards. Motorists do not get ticketed if vehicle equipment suddenly appears in the recalls database, but somehow motorcyclists are going to be responsible if their helmet is not FMVSS 218 compliant. The NHTSA, who control FMVSS, has no statutory authority over motorists or consumers. FMVSS 218 is a self-certifying standard to be followed by helmet manufacturers. Helmets are not tested by the US DOT prior to appearing on store shelves. The DOT does not approve helmets, and there is no such thing as a “DOT Approved” helmet, in fact or in law.
If a statute does not tell the average citizen how to comply with certainty, the law is vague, therefore unconstitutional.So far, bikers have contacted the Governor, the AG, the DMV, and the NC Highway Patrol. None have been able to tell motorcyclists how they can comply with NC General Statute 20-140.4 with certainty. Even the NC legislator who introduced the bill in 2007, Rep Ron Sutton (D) Robeson County, is unable to answer how to comply with certainty.He has steered some people to pass/fail test results of some random sampling done each year by the Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC). The test results say to continue to use the helmets unless notified by the helmet maker to stop.
There are many ways for helmet tickets to be defeated on the basis of vagueness, in court. In November, Terry Malpass from Kinston was able to win his court case in a trial in Lenoir County. BOLT of NC, operates the Biker Court web site at bikercourt.com which helps bikers get information about fighting helmet tickets. According to BOLT, the embedding of FMVSS 218 only makes the law more confusing and vague. Each time a helmet ticket goes to trial, it costs the state $872. In addition to contributing to the court backlogs, if 2000 tickets go to trial, it will cost the state $1.7 MILLION, which has not been budgeted for. If every motorcyclist fights the helmet tickets in court, the costs should render the helmet statute unenforceable.
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