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Valentine’s Day Already? Don’t Worry, Still Time–The retail industry has not only given us holidays which, in reality, were never meant for gift-giving, they also seem to start earlier each year to guilt us into buying stuff for others than ourselves. While this is mostly a major factor contributing to stress, it may as well be an enjoyable pursuit.
Even though the intention behind merchandise labeled ‘special edition’ or ‘seasonal’ may often be ‘buy it already, godamnit’, some offerings in these categories may just have merit. Like the ‘Valentine’s Lingerie Collection from the guys at Wickedelic over in England.
The Devon-based firm?s sexy lingerie collection includes everything from saucy stockings and erotic underwear to beautiful babydolls, corsets and basques.
?If you want to indulge the lady in your life with a luxurious and sexy lingerie set there is plenty of choice at Wickedelic,? according to Sonia Jeffery, purchasing manager at Wickedelic Lingerie. Sonia also advises consumers to remember the broad market buying lingerie online caters to: ?Women can now buy lingerie for their husbands or boyfriends – it?s not just about men buying lingerie for women anymore.? OK, that last one is a totally different subject…
You can view Wickedelic Lingerie?s special Valetine’s collection at www.wickedeliclingerie.co.uk.
– – C.S. Berg
BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER FINDINGS, GREEN TEA BEATS THE BLUES–Folks are less likely to be depressed if they sip four or more cups of green tea daily. In a study involving both men and women, all of whom were over 70, Japanese researchers found that those subjects who drank more than four cups of green tea were 44 percent less likely to report symptoms of depression than those who drank less than four cups daily.
The effects of green tea held true even after the researchers factored in gender, social and economic status, diet, history of medical problems and antidepressant use. No such association with depression was found for black or oolong tea or coffee.
More studies are needed to confirm that drinking green tea really does have an anti-depressant effect, but the investigators noted that the amino acid theanine found in green tea may play a role in the benefits they saw. The study was published in the December 2009 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
–DrWeil.com
STOLEN JEFF DECKER SCULPTURE DISCOVERED–LINDON — The mystery involving the disappearance of a statue worth $100,000 from a motorcycle dealership in Lindon over the weekend appears to be solved.
The statue was found at the home of the artist who created it. It seems he believes the statue is his and was on loan, while the Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership listed it as an asset in its current bankruptcy filing. Now Lindon police are investigating the artist.
Lindon Police Chief Cody Cullimore says, “He has expressed his opinion that it is his property. He has admitted he was involved in arranging to have it removed from Timpanogos Harley-Davidson’s property. So again, we are determining if there was anything criminal in this incident.”
Store managers called police Saturday morning and reported the 4-ton metal statue on a rock slab, title “Land Speed,” was missing.
When news got out Saturday about the theft, police received numerous calls from people who saw it being removed by a crane truck.
Detectives eventually tracked down the statue at the home of the artist, Jeff Decker, in Springville.
Police say Decker did know the dealership had listed the statue as an asset in its bankruptcy filing in late November.
The artist claims he told the dealership he was coming to get it and was told he could not, but apparently he did take it on Friday.
The police will pass the case to prosecutors, who will have to determine if it is a criminal case or a civil one.
By Sam Penrod
OFFICIAL BIKERNET AUSTRALIAN GREEN SCIENTIST REVEALS WATER PURIFICATION TESTING–Today we conducted a trial for a cheese manufacturing company.
They currently pay $40,000 per month to Melbourne Water for sewer discharge.
–Ray Russell
ramonr@bigpond.net.au
Ray has performed tests stateside with amazing results. Contact him for help with saving water efforts.–Bandit
THE CHOP-OFF SLED GETS UNDERWAY–The Brass Balls team is building a bike for The Horse Backstreet Chopper Chop-Off, which will be a part of the Horse Smoke Out and Long Road.
We have started by completely gutting and rebuilding a ’75 Ironhead motor, putting it in a Lead Sled frame, using our new Knuckle Dragger front end and some fat spokes for the wheels. Stay tuned, Bikernet will be reporting on our progress… To see Brass Balls’ latest builds, checkout their website at www.brassballsbobbers.com
LONG BIKE ISSUE FROM CYCLE SOURCE, ON THE STANDS NOW– The Cycle Source Magazine February 2010 Issue is on the newsstands now andtrue to form for their February offering, it’s a special edition. Prioryears that focused on Next Generation, Bobber Madness and Wicked Sporties,this year the decided to keep it going with a feature on “ThrowbackChoppers” and the ’70s lifestyle that is coming back like mad.
Front to back,this issue is filled with long as hell wicked styled seventy choppers withfront ends as long as the stories that are told on how they came to be.
So get out your corduroy bell bottoms, cockroach trampers and red velvetvest and let’s take a trip back to the golden era of the chopper. A killerKnuckle from Trevelen shot by Jeff Cochran adorns the cover and commentariesfrom Sugar Bear, Carl Olsen, Rogue and a crop of the young guns add to thefull spectrum overview of now and then. They even have a history of thesixbend section, the mystery was somewhat solved……
Pick it up onnewsstands to day or hell, click here www.zinio.com/cyclesource and read iton line right now in digital version with embedded videos and more!
HAULEN ASS PRACTICAL DETACHABLE BACKRESTS–Haulen Ass offers innovative yet stylish and practical Detachable Backrests for Harley Davidson, Victory, and soon Yamaha motorcycles. These are 100% American made by riders for riders so we knew exactly what you?re looking for. If you?re a rider who doesn?t want a backrest but has a woman who won?t get on without one because she?s afraid of sliding off the back this Backrest is the perfect solution.
The Haulen Ass Backrest installs or removes in minutes and with an overall height of 8-9 inches it still leaves your bike looking slick & smooth. Choose from either show quality Chrome or high gloss Black Powder as well as two different pad sizes.
–Haulen Ass
554 Colfax St
Rochester, NY 14606
866.872.6876
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BIKERNET STUDIES FUEL ADDITIVE, OXYTANE– Do you know the potential for return on investment in Combustion Research?:In any area of the economy where a huge amount of money is spent, even the most modest improvements in efficiency can mean savings of very large amounts of money. One goal of the combustion research within NASA’s microgravity science program is to generate knowledge that may eventually lead to more efficient combustion, and therefore a saving of fuel.
In the first half of 1996, the United States imported an average of 9,285,000 barrels of oil per day.* In addition, to this imported oil, we used about 18,000,000 barrels of domestic oil per day.* On September 9, 1996, a barrel of OPEC crude oil cost $20.34.* One can therefore estimate the yearly expenditure on crude oil as nearly $200 billion.
This amount of money would finance one space shuttle mission each day for a year.A mere 1 percent increase in fuel efficiency, like taking your gas mileage from 25 miles per gallon to 25.25 miles per gallon, would translate into a savings to America of nearly 100 million barrels of oil a year (roughly $5.5 million per day), repaying more than the cost of the entire mission every year.
*Data Obtained from the American Petroleum Institute Web-Site, http://www.api.org/news/factglnc.htm
Did You Know That:The cost of a space shuttle mission is about $2 per person in America. In 1992, Americans spent over $114 billion dollars at the pump, or about $456 per person.** So, the same 1 percent increase in efficiency above, which each American taxpayer would pay $2 to obtain, would save them $4.56 each year.
**Data obtained from 1992 Census of Retail Trade published by the Census Bureau If one assumes Carbon deposits penalize fuel economy 10% in the fleet. Then using that 10% restoration in fuel economy alone with the price per barrel of crude at $60 . Using the equation above the savings in the USA alone are in excess of $ 150,000,000.00 per day.
We will continue to bring you more information about fuel useage, deteriorated fuel, and the EPA regs. Oxytane restores damaged fuel and removes static electricity.
GOING MEDIEVAL, GOTHIC, OR GOTH (Where is that girl?)–Gothic, or Goth, is nowadays mostly associated with kids wearing black clothes influenced by industrial design and a rather dark view of the world. As an offshoot of the punk movement of the 1980s in England, goth has come a long way and, despite being pronounced dead numerous times, evolved into several forms of cultural and subcultural movements – some of them rated M. Mixed into one of the modern day gothic subcultures is the aesthetic of the 12th century medieval gothic art movement that originated in France and was later absorbed in the Renaissance.
When it comes to contemporary gothic, or medieval, clothing, there is much more to be had than the run-of-the-mill stuff you see at a certain nationwide mall-based chain who claims their roots in the music scene. Former performer and stage-costume maker Rachel van Asch, for example, discovered her passion for medieval fashion over a decade ago and launched her own exclusive label in 2000. Fusing eclectic and traditional inspirations, Rachel offers her creations also online at www.vanash.co.uk.
– – C.S. Berg
BIKERNET MONTHLY READERSHIP REPORT–According to Google Bikernet Readership dipped 4.3 percent in December, which is usually the case during the Holidays. Here’s the numbers from Web Trends and Google. This will be interesting to follow throughout 2010. If we miss a month, remind us.
Unique Users (web trends) 254,865
Google visitors: 92,104
Google Visits: 139,195
Web trends visits: 459,233
Google Page views: 509,523
Web trends page views: 708,998
Google average time on site: 3:49
Web trends average time on site: 7:49
Our visitors came from 173 countries
72 percent from the U.S.
5 percent from Canada
2.5 percent from Australia
2.3 percent from England
1.6 percent from Germany
1 percent from France
.8 percent from the Netherlands
And so on.
Let us know if you need any other info.–Bandit
HARLEY-DAVIDSON INDIA ROLLS OUT MOTORCYCLE LINE-UP–Announces 12 motorcycles from Sportster, Dyna, VRSC, Softail, and Touring families Price range starting at Rs. 6,95,000 ex-showroom Bookings for Harley-Davidson motorcycles to commence in April 2010.
NEW DELHI (January 5, 2010) ? Today at the Auto Expo, Harley-Davidson India announced it will bring 12 motorcycles from its 2010 model portfolio to India. The broad selection, with bikes from each of its five model families, will give riders in India maximum choice and opportunity to join millions of Harley-Davidson owners worldwide in pursuit of adventure, freedom and self-expression.
?For over a century, Harley-Davidson has inspired motorcyclists across the world to celebrate their passion for riding. Our experience in leading the leisure motorcycle market worldwide makes us naturally suited to help lead and define leisure riding in India. We entered India with a promise to bring riders the pure Harley-Davidson experience with bikes from every family. Over the past year we have listened to riders across India at our many events, and we have produced a line-up to stir their soul,? said Anoop Prakash, Managing Director, Harley-Davidson India.
The 2010 Harley-Davidson models introduced across Harley-Davidson?s five motorcycle families in India include:
Sportster: XL 883L SPORTSTER
XL 1200N NIGHTSTER
XL 883R ROADSTER
XR 1200X
Dyna: FXDB STREET BOB
FXDC SUPER GLIDE CUSTOM
VRSC: VRSCDX NIGHT ROD SPECIAL
Softail: FLSTF FAT BOY
FLSTC HERITAGE SOFTAIL CLASSIC
Touring: FLHR ROAD KING
FLHX STREET GLIDE
FLHTCUSE ULTRA CLASSIC
ELECTRA GLIDE ( CVO )
Featured at the Auto Expo is a custom-painted Harley-Davidson Fat Boy in Indian color accents that will be the first motorcycle sold by Harley-Davidson in India.
The Harley-Davidson motorcycles are being imported into India as completely built units and will be priced between Rs. 6,95,000 and Rs. 34,95,000 ex-showroom (New Delhi).
?We have worked hard to give every enthusiast an opportunity to realize their dream of joining the global Harley-Davidson family,? said Anoop Prakash. ?Our aim is to provide our riders with a world-class ownership experience comparable to the best in the world. We will have available genuine parts and accessories and a broad selection of riding apparel and merchandise through our dealer network in India.?
Bookings for Harley-Davidson motorcycles will be open from April 2010 at dealerships to be announced in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chandigarh. Delivery of motorcycles will commence from June 2010.
The Harley-Davidson Boot Camps and Founders Rides held in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore gave over 300 riding enthusiasts the opportunity to learn about the motorcycles and the model families and provide their input on the model lineup. In 2010, Harley-Davidson India will conduct more such experiential opportunities in India for passionate motorcyclists to experience the unique look, sound and feel of Harley-Davidson.
For more information, visit Harley-Davidson India’s web site at www.harley-davidson.in
?ENTER to WIN?2010 Harley-Davidson Street Bob & a Trip to the K&N Horsepower Challenge–June, NHRA Pro Stock racers will head to Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio for a chance to win $50,000 at the 2010 K&N Horsepower Challenge Race. The top seven Pro Stock drivers who accumulate the most points while qualifying during the 23 race NHRA series face off in Norwalk, Ohio. ?In 2010, we?re doing something different,? said Steve Williams, K&N Vice President of Research and Development. ?We?re going to allow the fans to vote for the 8th Pro Stock Racer. It?s going to be the 7 drivers who earn the most points during qualifying at the events leading up to the Horsepower Challenge and the 8th driver will be picked by the fans.?
Racers are not the only ones that can win. Eight K&N Horsepower Challenge Sweepstakes finalists will receive a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. In Ohio, each finalist will be randomly paired with one of the eight pro-stock drivers competing in the K&N Horsepower Challenge Race. Each finalist will join their driver on a stage before driver eliminations begin.
The sweepstakes finalist that is paired with the winner of the K&N Horsepower Challenge Race will win a 2010 Harley-Davidson Street Bob Motorcycle.
See the K&N 2010 Horsepower Challenge Sweepstakes Official Rules to enter and for details. To enter the K&N Horsepower Challenge Sweepstakes go to www.knfilters.com and complete the entry form.
NEW! BAKER Vintage 4-Speeds!–Retail Starting At: $2,695.00. – Fits 1936-1986 FL/FX, Shovelhead, Panhead, Knucklehead, Sturgis and Custom Applications.
– Vintage Style BAKER Cast Aluminum (A356-T6) Transmission Case Design To Fit A Roller Ball Bearing For Your Main Drive Gear.
– Case Designed For Traditional Gear Drive Speedo Pick Up And Modern Late Model Electronic Speedo Pick Up.
– Linear Detent System For Smooth Reliable Shifting.
– BAKER Billet Steel Machined And Case Hardened Shift Drum Rides On 4 Permaglide Bushings For Smooth Repeatable Shifting Every Time.
– BAKER Klassic Kicker Gears Come Standard On Kicker Models.
– BAKER Modern 4-Speed Gearset Made Out Of High Grade 8620 Gear Steel; Gears Ride On Needle Bearings Instead Of Brass Bushings.
Available With Several Upgrade Options! Shop Now! Visit http://store.bakerdrivetrain.com to find out more
Taos, New Mexico, Invites To Return To Sacred Places–The Town of Taos, New Mexico, announces its 2010 tourism theme, which sounds all too familiar to all of us who enjoy the open road and the wind in our face: Escape the Modern Day. Travel industry research is showing that people want to de-stress, reconnect relationships, stay closer to home, spend less and have experiential vacations in 2010. Taos prides itself to be naturally about these things, and the town’s 2010 Return to Sacred Places campaign is designed to make this experience even easier.
Taos is an international destination, with a rich culture, where activities abound. From gallery openings and world-class theatre, to festivals, fandangos, music, and workshops for writers, musicians, visual artists, and those inclined to culinary perfection, the annual calendar of events features a broad offering of activities in 2010, including the 40th anniversary commemoration of the return of Blue Lake to Taos Pueblo, a UNESCO Living World Heritage Site.
Whether it’s the arts, architecture, culture, history, land and vistas, outdoor adventure, legends, sanctuaries, or natural waters, Taos provides a wealth of lasting memories for the motivated traveler. Of course you can also just get on the bike and take in the impressive scenery and nearby Rio Grand Gorge from the saddle.
Taos is the dynamic result of centuries of history and interactions between diverse cultures that create a unique town. A good point to start your explorations from afar is the online Taos Vacation Guide at http://www.taosvacationguide.com, which provides plenty of information for travel planning and features the latest lodging deals.
– – C.S. Berg / photos Geraint Smith, Gak Stonn
Official Bikernet Tarantula Scientist
CLASSIC WISHBONE FRAME CONFIGURATION FRAMES FROM SWEDEN–My wishbone frame from Sweden are set up for evo. It’s a Mike Edlund frame (Sweden). These images are in Big Twin mag in Sweden this month. This is the frame Mike made.
It has stock style casting but fits an Evo. Forty degrees in the neck and 180 in rear. I will check its width against a stock frame and see what has to be done. I have one more of these frames here, plus I can sell from Sweden for $1,000. It’s a great frame if anybody wants an Edlund Frame. They are prizes.
–John
Remember, BUY AMERICAN FIRST ! See all my parts at www.hardtailchoppers.com or E-Mail John, the boss.
ILLUSION HAS A BAND–Rusty?s heavy Metal Band ATTIKA, with lead guitar riff?s similar to old Black Sabbath & a modern sound of Metallica & Pantera.The website is: www.myspace.com/atticafreakshow
Rusty will be signing contracts after Jan.6th and touring nationwide in2010.
The Band used to be called ‘Attica Freak Show’ >>NOW it’s called ‘ATTIKA’
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