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NEW BATCH OF GIRLS OF BIKERNET CALENDARS ARRIVED AT THE HEADQUARTERS–We got into the holiday spirit by taking a gaggle of girls, had them disrobe, took their picture and made them keep track of your appointments and important dates.
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BAD SANTA Robs Tennessee Bank NASHVILLE, Tenn. ? He may have been dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, but this Santa was no saint.According to Metropolitan Nashville Police, a man wearing a Santa Claus suit ? including hat, beard and mustache ? and dark sunglasses robbed a SunTrust Bank on Tuesday morning, demanding money from the teller at gunpoint.
After the teller complied, the man fled in a gray midsize car.
–from Rogue
BAD MAYOR,Former Wisconsin Mayor Pleads Guilty in Underage Sex Sting–Tuesday, December 22, 2009 RACINE, Wis. ? Former Racine Mayor Gary Becker has pleaded guilty to two charges stemming from an Internet sex sting.
In exchange, prosecutors agreed to dismiss six other charges during Tuesday’s hearing.The 52-year-old Becker pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault of a child under 16 and child enticement.
He faces up to 45 years in prison when he’s sentenced March 3.Defense attorney Patrick Cafferty declined comment until after Becker’s sentencing hearing.Becker was arrested at a shopping center on Jan. 13 in a sting operation after authorities said he was involved in explicit Internet chats with a state agent posing as a 14-year-old girl.
Becker was charged Jan. 15 and resigned as mayor five days later.
–from Rogue
D&D – FOR POWER, TORQUE & TONE–D&D slip-on pipes are designed to get the power and the tone back for the stock Harley-Davidson set-up. D&D loads up the dyno and runs test after test to find the optimal settings for the pipe.One of our latest successes has been with the Sportster. It comes from the dealership sounding like a washing machine and after a little D&D love it sounds ready to rock.D&D recomends a Hi-Flow aircleaner from Zipper’s or K&N to increase the efficency from both ends. So if you want more power and a better sounding motorbike then give a call to the pros at D&D.Call D&D Performance Enterprises at 817-834-8961 for more details.
Hundreds gather to protest Global Warming–This exclusive report just in from Bikernet International News Desk.
–Marilyn Bragg
HELMET ARREST REPORT FROM B.O.L.T.–Before I tell you how my local police department pulled my friend and me over because of my home made helmet, then threatened to put me in jail because I was recording the traffic stop, let me explain the end result.
No ticket was issued and nobody went to jail. So why are the details of this traffic stop such a big deal? Because I do what most riders think will get you ticketed, tazered and jailed.
I?ll explain. While riding through my neighboring city, I was pulled over. He said he was going to write a ticket because ?you can?t just make your own helmet.? Ya see, I know you can. It is not illegal in California to make your own motorcycle helmet. When the officer walked away to make a phone call to the headquarters, the backup officer was making small talk for 6 minutes until he told me I could not record the traffic stop. He claims he didn?t know I had been holding the recorder up to his face the whole time. I mean, I was holding the recorder like a reporter interviewing the basketball player after the game. It was half the distance between my head and his. So I told him I?d turn it off if he could show me the law that prohibited what I was doing.
That?s when he began the aggressive steps toward me, completely invading my ?space,? and telling me he was going to take it out of my hand and take me to jail if it stayed on.
When the cop that originally pulled me over got off the phone, he told the 2nd cop it was legal to record, then proceeded to explain what the lieutenant said over the phone. I would not be ticketed because I found a ?loophole? in the law. I absolutely refuted that description of the situation. I follow the law, and I know the federal regulation that our state law incorporates well enough to be certain I am legal even though the helmet is about the size of a music CD. A Manufacturer Certification, otherwise known as a DOT sticker is the rebuttable presumption that the helmet is legal and meets the federal standard. Either way, the Lieutenant said if they ticket me they will lose.
Before the police ?let us go? the aggressive un-informed one gave me advice, to never tell an officer he is wrong about law, even if he is wrong. Well, that advice will simply not be followed. Not by me.
When I called a few days later to begin the process for filing an Internal Affairs complaint, the supervisor began siding with the cop who said it was illegal to record. He agreed to let the District Attorney research it, and I even told him if the DA found a law prohibiting me from recording my own traffic stop I would turn myself in and they could prosecute me for whatever crime I had supposedly committed.
Well, of course the DA called him to say their research discovered there is nothing illegal about recording a cop who pulled you over. The supervisor said he would send a memo so all their officers knew, and would not violate anyone?s Rights, as my Rights were violated that night. That was my hint. There will be something in writing. California law also allows for citizens to ask for certain information from the police, and usually they must provide it. Look into the California Public Records Act (CPRA). Government Code sections 6250-6276.48
Within 10 days of asking for the written memos or bulletins regarding any citizen recording their own traffic stop, they mailed the document to me. It was an email from the supervisor that I talked to, and he had sent it to almost everyone in the city PD. Well, now the email memo is public information, so you can read it, too.
While they were at it, they sent me the info I asked about criteria they use to determine the legality of helmets.
You will find the information interesting, very close to legally accurate, and above all useful. Wouldn?t it be a good idea to have documents like this with you when you ride? Or if you get a ticket because the officer doesn?t think your helmet is legal, use the Folsom PD documents in court. Best case scenario, use the CPRA to request info from your local PD. Folsom Police have read and understand the memos from the boss that tiny little helmets are not illegal, and if you pull someone over the citizen can record the police during the traffic stop.
Much of the information we use to craft these procedures can be found at www.boltofca and if there are questions, email me – nolistnolaw@sbcglobal.net
–Mark Temple
BOLT of California
THE FUTURE OF MOTORCYCLING ACCORDING TO ILLUSTRATOR DICK ALLEN:
1. Future tactical use of 5-Ball bar mounted tank concept.
2. Long Rider.
3. Drag bike tow vehicle. Mission Drags.
4.Terrific illustration for Lowson Fiction.
–DA
ANOTHER NEON XMAS–We at Dr. Neon’s wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and Remember times are tough things are hard here’s your Fracking Christmas card
with all my love, Doc
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ROGUE STUDIES THE CODE OF THE WOMEN WEST–
Women want what?s off limits
In the Garden of Eden, Eve sinks her teeth into the one piece of fruit that God instructed her to avoid — so began a long line of women who wanted, oh so badly, what they could not have.
We see the same trend continue today with women staring longingly at designer shoes, fawning over limited-edition jewelry and above all, chasing after already spoken-for men. Be it human or handbag, the more tantalizingly out of reach it is, the more appealing it becomes.
Women like what is popular
This one is fairly straightforward. Girls want what other girls have. To women, the simple fact that a guy is someone?s favorite flavor makes him worth a try. A guy in a relationship is wanted by at least one person — the girl on his arm, who confirms that he has been tested and approved as boyfriend material — and therefore attracts the buzz of many others.
–Rogue
RUMBLE WITH A CAUSE– Help support active and retired members off the Military for a chance to win one of two Military themed motorcycles.
The Armed Forces Foundation, with the support of Oshkosh Defense, announced that the ?Rumble With a Cause? sweepstakes is off to a rousing start. Through April 15, 2010, donations raised from this sweepstakes campaign will support active and retired members of the U.S. Military and their families.
Entrants to the sweepstakes will have the chance to win one of two custom-painted Harley-Davidson Fat Boy motorcycles, donated to the AFF for the sweepstakes by Oshkosh Defense. On the entry form, participants are asked to select entry into either the sweepstakes for the Marine Corps-themed ?Semper Fidelis Salute? or the sweepstakes for the Army-themed ?American Soldier Salute? motorcycle.
Enter or donate online at www.rumblewithacause.org, or at these upcoming events:
Dec. 30-31 : Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, TX
Jan. 4?9 : All-American Bowl, San Antonio, TX
Jan. 15-17 : Cycle World, Washington, D.C.
Jan. 27?28 : Marine West, Camp Pendleton, CA
Feb. 7?9 : NDIA Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Conference, Monterey, CA
Feb. 24?26 : AUSA Winter, Fort Lauderdale, FL
March 3 : Armed Forces Foundation Gala, Washington, D.C.
March 26?28 : Texas National Guard State Conference, Austin, TX
No donation or purchase is necessary to enter. Entries may be made at events attended by the AFF and Oshkosh Defense and on the sweepstakes Web site at www.rumblewithacause.org.
Individuals will receive one entry for each $10 donation made up to a total of $200 or 20 entries. All rules, including instructions for entry without donation and eligibility requirements are on the sweepstakes Web site.
– – C.S. Berg
“Special Event Liability Insurance” – Choice and Economically-Stimulated Pricing. That’s what you’ll get from the Bikernet Insurance Center LLC– Event Organizers, Sponsors and/or Champions of Motorcycle-Related Events, like the Bikernet Insurance Center LLC, can offer exhibitors coverage from a group liability insurance policy for only about $65 bucks.
Individual exhibitors who want to purchase their very own policy can buy $1,000,000 in general liability insurance, with a $2,000,000 aggregate limit, for around $100 bucks. Now, no one can match this coverage-pricing range combo.
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Happy Holidays to our Biker Community. Connect with us anytime if you have any questions.
From the BossMan@Bikernet-Insurance.com
Classic Indian Chief motorcycle ready to roll–The revived brand, already for sale in 16 other states, clears California’s tough emissions standards. But it arrives during the worst motorcycle market in decades.
The classic Indian Chief motorcycle, prized for its fanciful fenders and an American heritage different from its much bigger rival, Harley-Davidson, is back and finally ready to roll in California.
The Chief just hasn’t been available on the West Coast. But that’s about to change this spring with the 2010 Chief, selling for $26,000 plus. This month the latest incarnation of the 108-year-old Indian brand announced the names of two of its five planned California dealerships — one in Harbor City and the other in Fresno.
Steve Heese, the boss, said the delay was caused by the state’s emission requirements and a lengthy search for the right dealers. California, which accounts for 10% of all U.S. motorcycle sales, has tougher emissions standards than the rest of the country.
For a company to sell motorcycles in the state, California’s Air Resources Board must provide an additional emissions certification to the one issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that allows a manufacturer’s products to be sold in other states.
Indian secured its California emissions clearance only last week. Heese is confident that the motorcycles will arrive well before the planned April openings of California Harley-Davidson Indian Motorcycle Los Angeles in Harbor City and Indian Motorcycle Fresno, based out of a car dealership, Herwaldt Subaru.
Stephen Julius and Steve Heese purchased the Indian brand in 2004, having had success reviving well-known, but bankrupt, luxury boat brands Chris-Craft and Reva.
The company reported net income of $163.6 million in that nine-month period of 2009, down 71.6% from the year-earlier period. It said the income drop partly reflected lower motorcycle shipments and the effect of the economy on its retail and wholesale loan business. As a public company, Harley-Davidson’s financial data is released quarterly. Indian is privately held and does not release similar information.
–by susan.carpenter, latimes.com
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US AT BIKERNET–We feel very fortunate to be able to eek out a living in these tough times, and live a life around constantly creative endeavors and custom motorcycles.
We try our damnest to share our fortune and love for our lifestyle with our readers and the industry. As you see weekly we enjoy publishing any article that might entertain you or help any reputable motorcycle company.
We know it’s tough out there and everyday we reach out to help a shop or company, no charge. It’s the least we can do during these harried, bad economic times. Plus, we’ll do anything we can to spread the legislative word and promote Bikers Rights Organizations. It’s the Code of the West, especially at Christmas.
Next year we plan to offer more services, more content, more tech and more company assistance. Don’t hesitate to contact us with suggestions, or requests. It’s our duty, goddamnit, to keep the faith, and the Chopper Code alive.
Merry Christmas!
–Bandit and the Crew of Bikernet
