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MOTORCYCLE JOURNEYS THROUGH NEW ENGLAND–Enjoy some of the finest motorcycling in America with a veteran two-wheeled traveler from the region as your guide. From Maine?s rugged Atlantic coast to the high notches of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, over the rolling farmlands and lush gaps of Vermont, and on to the lakes region of New York, south through the rolling Berkshire hills of Massachusetts and along the south coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island, New England captivates its visitors with a variety of terrain and rich heritage unsurpassed in the United States.
This latest edition of Berke’s popular book offers 25 carefully-plotted routes, detailed maps and specific route directions, with most of the trips taking one day to complete. Each trip is designed to accommodate various riding styles and audiences, from two-up sightseeing travelers to sport riders chasing the curves. Among these trips are favorite roads like Vermont?s Route 100, the Lake George area near the New York-Vermont border (site of the Americade rally), and the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire.
From Maine’s rugged coast to the mountain passes of New Hampshire, over the rolling farmlands of Vermont to the pristine lakes of upstate New York, south to the Berkshire hills and on to seaside fun in Connecticut and Rhode Island, New England captivates its visitors with unsurpassed riding opportunities and a rich cultural heritage that always fascinates.
Two-wheeled veteran and author, Marty Berke, is your guide as he offers 25 carefully-plotted routes with detailed maps and specific route directions, each taking about one day to complete. Berke’s recommendations for unique restaurants, diners, roadhouses, places to stay, and interesting attractions to visit often lead to the off-beat-and always to spots off the beaten path. Favorite roads like Vermont’s Route 100, the Kancamagus Highway or the Mount Washington Auto Road in New Hampshire, and the “Height-of-Land” ridge road in central Maine are included, as well as little-known riding treasures like Wilmington Notch in the Adirondacks or Evans Notch on the Maine/New Hampshire border. The trips are designed to accommodate various riding styles from two-up sightseers to sport riders chasing the curves.
Whether you want to extend a fun trip to the annual rallies such as Americade in Lake George, New York or Bike Week at Laconia, New Hampshire, or hope to discover new adventures, this book offers a full banquet of choices. There?s plenty here to suit your own time, budget, and interests.
For more info, call Whitehorse Press at 800-531-1133 or log on to http://www.whitehorsepress.com
SWEDISH SPORT FROM PAUGHCO–Paughco’s latest addition to the world’s largest line of custom and replacement frames for Harley-Davidson motorcycles comes in the form of this stretched RIGID SWEDISH SPORTSTER. The follow-up to their hugely popular Swedish chassis for Big Twins, feature 3″ stretch in the backbone and a full 6″ in the legs. The SWEDISH SPORT is designed to fit `86 to present Sportsters, can be ordered with 30, 35 or 40 degree rake, and is fit with stock style neck and no tabs.
This particular model accepts 130 rubber but a “wide” model is on the way. For complete details on this and the complete line of Paughco frames, springers, exhaust systems and more call 775-246-5738. On the Web at www.paughco.com
SNITCHES ATTACK HELLS ANGELS–Federal agents raided Hells Angels motorcycle club hangouts across the West on Wednesday and made 38 arrests, including nine in Washington and Alaska, after a two-year undercover investigation into alleged violations of gun and drug laws.
All 38 people arrested were either members or associates of the Hells Angels, according to Patrick Berarducci, senior special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (search) in Los Angeles.
Agents arrested five people in Washington state at homes in Tacoma, Kirkland, Silverdale, Spokane and Wenatchee, said ATF spokeswoman Vera Fedorak in Seattle. Four arrests were made in Alaska, at three homes in Anchorage and one in Two Rivers.
Agents also searched three clubhouses in Washington and Alaska — on Sprague Street in Spokane, and in Anchorage and North Pole, Alaska — but made no arrests there.
The raids came before dawn, and the arrests were for drug trafficking, weapons charges, possession of stolen explosives and other crimes, Fedorak said.
The San Francisco headquarters of the Hells Angels was targeted, and other search and arrest warrants were executed in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and Alaska.
The Northern California warrants resulted in 16 or 17 arrests, said Marti McKee, a bureau spokeswoman in San Francisco. She declined to say what agents were looking for, saying the supporting documents were sealed by court order.
Targets in Northern California included 29 search warrants and 24 arrest warrants in locations that included Richmond, San Jose and Santa Cruz County.
“San Francisco police did the entry and secured the scene,” she said of the Hells Angels raid. “Now that they’ve taken care of that, ATF agents are going in to search.”
–from Rogue
SCREAMIN’ EAGLE DRAG TEAM POURS ON POWER IN POMONA–Tonglet and Hines Qualify For NHRA Pro Stock Finals, End Season Top-10 In Points. The Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines team qualified both riders for the Pro Stock Bike elimination rounds of the 39th Annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, Nov. 7-9 at Pomona Raceway in Pomona, Calif. The event was the final round of the 2003 National Hot Rod Association POWERade Drag Racing Series.
Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines was fourth quickest in the 16-rider field with a qualifying run of 7.136 seconds at 189.15 mph aboard his Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod. GT Tonglet rode his Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod into the elimination rounds with a qualifying run of 7.164/191.81, good for sixth position. Craig Treble was the top qualifier with a run of 7.075/192.47, a new track ET record for the class.
Both riders advanced through the first elimination round on Sunday. Tonglet won his race when Shawn Gann drew a red light for jumping the start. Hines (7.210/182.21) defeated Antron Brown (7.259/179.56). In the second round, Tonglet jumped the start by just -0.005 second to hand the race to Angelle Savoie on a red light. Hines (7.333/174.96) had an outstanding reaction time of just 0.003 second for a great start but lost to Mike Berry (7.210/182.21) when a transmission problem caused his bike to shift from second to fourth gear. Treble (7.129/184.07) won the event when Savoie jumped the start for a red light (-0.013) in the final round.
The Pomona event wraps up an exciting second season of Pro Stock Bike competition for the Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines team that saw Hines and Tonglet qualify for the elimination rounds at each of 15 Pro Stock Bike events on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, running consistently in the upper half of the field throughout the season.
The 2004 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Bike season kicks off with the 35th Annual Mac Tool Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. on March 18-21, 2004.
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ODD NEWS: DAIMLERCHRYSLER TO SPONSOR LINGERIE BOWL– DaimlerChrysler AG’s sponsorship of a Super Bowl halftime football game between lingerie-clad women could draw criticism, say experts. But the Lingerie Bowl is a marketing risk the automaker, which has become known for its sexually-suggestive ads, says it’s willing to take.
For 20 minutes during the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, 14 models dressed in lingerie will participate in a tackle football game. The program will be broadcast live on a pay-per-view channel for an estimated $20 to $30 viewing fee.
James Kenyon, a spokesman for the Auburn Hills-based Chrysler Group, said “it’s another way for us to break through the advertising clutter” during the Super Bowl.
The company will use the Lingerie Bowl to pitch Dodge cars and trucks bought primarily by men, Kenyon told the Detroit Free Press for a Thursday story. But some experts say viewers may get the wrong message.
“This is horrendous,” said John Antil, professor of marketing at the University of Delaware.
“It is blatantly chauvinistic. You have the potential of offending a significant amount of people and what is the message? I am going to think the car is sexy or it makes me look more macho. It’s a boneheaded move.”
But Kenyon says Dodge isn’t trying to please everyone. The brand tends to attract male buyers, so risque programming is appropriate, he said.
Associated Press
–from Rogue
RON COVELL METALWORKING WORKSHOPS–Ron Covell is starting his 11th year giving metalworkingworkshops, and he’ll be traveling to 13 states this year. Thousands of people nationwide have learned how to shape and repair sheet metal with simple hand tools, and in most workshops, Ron demonstrates the use of the English Wheel. The workshops are open to people at all levels of experience, and sharing of individual experience is an important part of the workshop.
For more information contact Covell Creative Metalworking, 106 Airport Blvd #105, Freedom, CA 95019 800 747-4631, or 831 768-0705 Visit the website for the workshops schedules. http://www.covell.biz
STEED’S NEW MUSCLE-BIKE FRAME–Attached are a couple of photos that I just took of the first new 300Monoglide chassis. I’ve been working simultaneously on this chassis, fromthe information that Leo has been supplying me, so I hope we’re close withall our dimensions.
We’re going to do a promotion with the new chassis, in conjunction with the1991 NHRA top fuel funny car champion, Jim White. Jim has been one of ourcustomers for quite some time now, and he was the first guy to do 300 MPH ina funny car. So we’re going to work his 300 milestone along with hisendorsement of our new 300 Steed bikes.
Please check out this linkfor more information on our 200/300 Steed Monoglide platform.http://www.surgicalsteeds.com/surgicalsteeds.com_section2/section2.html
John Covington
john@surgicalsteeds.com
Steed Musclebike
www.musclebikes.com
9550 North 90th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
480 661-1990 phone
877 4-STEEDS toll free
That’s All Folks–I’m escaping to Mexico soon. Maybe the women south of the border will talk to me. Did ya notice that there’s not babes in the news? I’m bummed. Should be an interesting ride, though.
Tomorrow Sin Wu and I have a to-do list a mile long, Christmas shopping hell, the Bikernet way. We only give custom gifts. No malls for us. I’ll ship out the Sheet metal for the Amazing Shrunken FXR and what else?
We’ve received several orders for custom embroidered shirts. We’ll deliver them to the sewing elf tomorrow. Many thanks to George Lamb for the Tullamore Dew, Irish Whiskey. Arrived just in time to celebrate the Thursday news. I’m outta Jack.
Have a helluva weekend. Avoid the feds and Christmas shopping crowds. Don’t let holiday stress wear ya down and find a good woman to keep you warm this chilly season. Maybe even two.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
