The sun is shinning along the coast while New Yorkers can’t find their streets for all the snow, and roofs are collapsing in New Jersey. I’m listening to Marvin Gay slur his words while pondering the ride to Sturgis.
I packed off every bracket I could pry loose from the King and sent the box to our Powder Coating connection and Sponsor, Custom Powder Coating, in Dallas, for the heavy gloss black finish.
My next question for Frank Kaisler and the tech bros is what to do with all the cadium plated fasteners. Should I dip them in black enamel? I can’t see paying for Powder coating to have half of them chip, black is the order of the day. I don’t want to roll with chrome. Let me know what you think.
I’ve got some other shit to share with you, but we better get to the news. But first I want to wish Michael Hupy and Johnny Suede much success as our two newest sponsors. Make sure to check them out:
JOHNNY SUEDE ON BIKERNET–Talk about some cool looking clothes. Here are just a couple items Johnny has on his site. Not to mention the pants, wallets and Flames Socks! He also has a line of women’s articles, not yet available on the site. Order his catalog for his full line. Tell em’ Bikernet sent you.
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Craig McDowell of Alamogordo, N.M. (center), stands among his new treasures. McDowell was the grand prizewinner of the Polaris “Ride Of Your Life” sweepstakes, held in conjunction with the Polaris National Open House last October, through a random drawing he entered at Rocky Mountain Supplies in Alamogordo. McDowell was presented his prize by Polaris dealers Doug Brown, owner of Rocky Mountain Supply in Alamogordo, and Dean Rose of Rose-Dale Enterprises in Albuquerque.
POLARIS’ FIRST NATIONAL OPEN HOUSE PAYS OFF BIG TIMEFOR NEW MEXICO ENTHUSIAST–ALAMOGORDO, N.M., February 18, 2003 – The holidays have come and gone, but for Craig McDowell of Alamogordo, N.M., the season brought a lot of good fortune. McDowell was named grand-prize winner of the “Ride Of Your Life” Sweepstakes, which was held in conjunction with Polaris’ first-ever National Open House celebration in October, and his prize pulled up to his front door last week – on several trailers. The prize package included:
A 2002 Polaris 700 XC SP snowmobile
A 2003 Classic Cruiser Victory motorcycle
A 2002 Polaris Virage i watercraft
A 2003 Polaris Magnum 330 4×4 all-terrain vehicle
A Floe two-place trailer
$1000 in Polaris apparel and accessories (excluding service and parts)
Through the “Ride Of Your Life” nationwide sweepstakes, participants who registered at a local Polaris dealership were eligible to win the prize package worth nearly $50,000. McDowell is excited about his prize package, and is especially excited about the Classic Cruiser Victory motorcycle because although he is an avid motorcyclist, he has never had his own motorcycle.
“I was completely shocked when I discovered that I had won the grand prize,” said McDowell. “I currently own a Polaris ATV, and when I heard about the ‘Ride Of Your Life Sweepstakes,’ I went to my local dealer to enter right away. I’m excited to try out all of my new toys.”
Herbert Eastman of Harpswell, Maine, also snagged a cool prize from the “Ride Of Your Life” Sweepstakes. As first-prize winner, he’ll get to learn to drive like “The King” of NASCAR with a free enrollment in the Richard Petty Driving Experience this summer.
The first-ever Polaris National Open House took place Oct. 12-19, 2002. It was an opportunity for customers across the U.S. and Canada to visit their local Polaris dealer to demo product, learn about Polaris’ new product lineup for 2003, take advantage of a special financing offer, and register for the “Ride Of Your Life” Sweepstakes.
“The Polaris National Open House was a phenomenal success,” said Ken Sobaski, Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Business Development. “We had a great time re-introducing customers old and new to our dealerships across the country, and we’re already planning the next open house on April 10-12, 2003. We’re also especially excited for Alan and Herbert and congratulate them on their winnings.”
Information about the complete line of Polaris products is available from authorized Polaris dealers or from the Polaris homepage at
THE ENTHUSIATS ROCKS AGAIN–The painting on the cover of Enthusiast Magazine is a David Uhl work entitled “The Enthusiast” in case you are unfamiliar. We are inundated with calls from riders and will refer them to their respective dealerships to order. Please call if you have any questions.
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THE SHERIFF AND THE BLONDE–The sheriff in a small town walks out in the street and sees a blond cowboycoming down the walk with nothing on but his cowboy hat, gun and his boots.
So the sheriff arrests him for indecent exposure.As he is locking him up he asks “Why in the world are you dressed likethis?”
Cowboy says ” Well it’s like this Sheriff… I was in the bar down the roadand this pretty little redheadasks me to go out to her motor home with her….and I did.
We go inside and she pulls off her top and asks me to pull off my shirt…soI did.Then she pulls off her skirt and asks me to pull off my pants…so I did.Then she pulls off her panties and asks me to pull off my shorts…So I did.
Then she gets on the bed and looks at me kind of funny and says, “Now go totown cowboy….”
So here I am.
–from Rev CarlR
DAYTONA BEACH LEADERS WANT SPECIAL EVENTS SCALED BACK–By JOHN BOZZO (john.bozzo@news-jrnl.com)Staff Writer.DAYTONA BEACH — A majority of city commissioners said Tuesday they would support actions to scale back special events such as Bike Week, Spring Break and Black College Reunion.
In separate interviews Tuesday, six of seven commissioners contacted suggested reining in events. Those included asking a county board not to spend tax money to advertise Spring Break, beefing up law enforcement and imposing a tax on businesses that promote events to pay for extra police costs.
“Our economy is based on the business of selling beer cans,” said Commissioner Mike Shallow. “It’s discouraging when you’ve got kids tearing our town apart and the business community saying we need this business.”
One study reported that special events bring in $1.3 billion to the community, while another showed the city lost $2 million providing services during events last year.
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