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MAJOR CONDOM MANUFACTURER LOOKING FOR TEST SUBJECTS–MELBOURNE, Australia – A major condom brand said Friday it expected thousands of applicants for a new unpaid job on offer – condom tester.
Durex said 200 adult Australians – men and women – are wanted to test a range of its condoms.
While the successful applicants will not be paid, each will receive a pack of Durex sex products, a chance to win 1,000 Australian dollars ($857 U.S.), plus professional prestige, the company said in a statement.
“Who wouldn’t want to have a chance with an actual authorized professional?” Durex marketing manager Sam White asked.
“Durex is expecting thousands of applicants,” the statement said.
Hopefuls must explain in their applications why they would make “expert” condom testers.
How they test the condoms is not specified, but testers must provide honest feedback about how they find the products.
No deadline is set for evaluating a range of four condoms and other sex products.
–from Robin hartfiel
HARLEY WOMEN AND MT. RUSHMORE–New this year during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this August 4-11, From 8-9 a.m., women-only demo rides will be available with complimentary coffee and morning snacks. Special seminars will be held indoors at the women’s booth that day, including a special functional MotorClothes preview. Renowned female moto-journalist Genevieve Schmitt is also slated to be at the booth at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. –from Rogue 4-VALVE HEADS SEEM TO KEEP TRYING TO COME BACK–This style head was designed by Jim Fueling many years ago and I had the opportunity to do some Research and Development on them.I did numerous tech articles and was employed by two aftermarket motorcycle manufactures that used them on their motorcycles. While the design of multiple valves did allow more air and fuel into the combustion chamber and the compression ratio was increased providing more performance there was always numerous problems with the package mostly in the rockerbox area. While the aftermarket manufactures were using this style head the Rockwell of the valves were changed as well as the swivel feet, rockerarm shims and other parts. There were numerous problems with these changes. The aftermarket companies went out of business and though there are many differences of opinion why the 4 Valve Head was felt by many to be one of the reasons.Officers of the companies had differences of opinion on how the head and rockerbox assemblies should be built. This resulted in them becoming very unreliable. I do believe the heads when assembled correctly and using the correct parts do work well for certain engines. I did do a article on How To Accurately Build a 4 Valve Engine which was a use of words. I was employed at American Quantum at the time and they were trying to develop a 96 cubic inch engine. I went to Accurate engineering in Dothan Alabama and with the help of Berry Wardlaw the owner built a 96 cubic inch 4 valve engine and did the article. I might add that that engine is still running today which is a lot more than I can say for most of Quantum’s engines.I would suggest that anyone considering these heads look into them very carefully. Ask people who have used them and find out their opinion before buying. –ROGUE For those of you interested in article on the 4 Valve Heads you can check them out at. HARLEY PLANS FOR 105TH BIRTHDAY PARTY–Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Continuing its tradition of throwing itself a big birthday bash every five years, Harley-Davidson will hold a four-day celebration next summer to honor 105 years of building motorcycles. The 105 reunion rides to Milwaukee will start as soon as Aug. 17, 2008. Riders led by Harley officials will travel from 80 starting points to converge at the following 25 cities for official routes to Milwaukee. All 25 of those rides are scheduled to arrive at Milwaukee on Aug. 27, 2008.The 25 cities are: Seattle; Bend, Ore.; San Francisco; Glendale, Calif.; San Diego; St. George, Utah ; McAllen, Texas; Odessa, Texas; San Antonio; New Orleans; Mobile, Ala.; Fort Myers, Fla.; Miami; Savannah, Ga.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Raleigh, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; Washington, D.C.; Atlantic City, N.J.; New York City; Providence, R.I.; Boston; Concord, N.H.; Bangor, Maine; and Port Huron, Mich.The 105th anniversary party, scheduled for Aug. 28-31, 2008, will be more similar to the fest in 1998 than the big 100th anniversary celebration in 2003 that culminated with a massive party on Milwaukee’s lakefront and an Elton John concert that played to, well, mixed reviews. At the company’s annual meeting this spring, Harley Chief Executive Jim Ziemer already promised – to cheers – that Elton John won’t be back next year. What will be new in 2008: the first chance for enthusiasts from around the country to check out the new Harley-Davidson Museum, which is under construction on W. Canal St. in the Menomonee River valley.The anniversary celebration will kick off at 105 official starting points around the country, with rides heading toward Milwaukee on 25 major routes, the company announced Monday. It will be “the biggest anniversary ride in company history,” Harley-Davidson spokesman Bob Klein said.The first ride will begin on Aug. 17, and all the rides will finish in Milwaukee on Aug. 27. The next day, the Harley Owners Group will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a gathering at Miller Park featuring a private concert with “headline entertainment.” HOG visitors will have a special hospitality area at the new Lakeshore State Park, and, as in previous Harley reunion years, there will be camping for members at the Washington County Fair Park in West Bend. On Aug. 29 and 30, the celebration shifts to Milwaukee’s lakefront, including Maier Festival Park, home to a two-day event featuring music and entertainment. Discovery World will also feature a Harley exhibit. At the Harley museum, anyone can come and tour the grounds, but admission to the museum itself will be limited.The museum will be open, but anticipating a crush of visitors, Harley will hold a lottery for museum admission from those who have paid in advance for tickets to other anniversary events. The drawing system is similar to one for the 100th anniversary parade through Milwaukee that prevented some of the big traffic tie-ups seen during the 1998 parade.Harley has said the museum is scheduled to open in 2008 but hasn’t set a date for the grand opening. In any case, Klein said, the museum will be ready for the anniversary event. Most anniversary events will be available to ticket holders only. Ticket packages will go on sale Aug. 15, with advance ticket sales for Harley Owners Group members planned for Aug. 1-15. Tickets will cost $60 plus $5 for shipping and handling, Klein said. Those who buy tickets will be entered into special drawings to see the museum and obtain a parade pass.Though most events require a ticket, The Main Street Exposition at Veterans Park, an outdoor festival with music, food and entertainment, will be free and open to everyone, Klein said. The company stated that information would be made available on a Web page, www.harley-davidson.com/105th. –from Rogue PREPARATIONS FOR STURGIS RUN–STURGIS — Preparations for the 2007 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will be similar to last year’s planning, according to law enforcement, military and state officers.Early predications indicate if gas prices stay steady, visitor numbers should be similar to the 2006 event. Law officers plan to work 12-hour shifts during the week, with two ambulance crews on call. Also, the Pennington County 40-member special response team will be on call.Pepper Massey, interim rally director, said preparations are going smoothly. “I think there are certain things that are set in place that we’ll continue. Keeping up with trends, we always want to be an event that would entice people to come. We’re always looking for new and exciting things,” Massey said. So far, 90 vendor permits have been sold through the city of Sturgis. The state reports 200 vendor permit sales. –from Rogue RICHIE MORRIS RACING RIDES BUELL TO MOTO-ST CLASS VICTORY–ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (July 8, 2007) – The Richie Morris Racing/Daytona Harley-Davidson/Buell team won the Grand Sport Touring (GST) class with a Buell XB12R Firebolt at the Road America 500K, the fourth round of the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series. High winds and temperatures in the mid-90s at the four-mile road course handed an additional challenge to riders in the three-hour MOTO-ST endurance event. But Richie Morris Racing riders Shawn Higbee and Dan Bilansky never faltered and enjoyed perfect pit work to lead the GST class from start to finish. The team completed 66 laps and finished 10th overall. “Everything went smoothly for us today,” said Bilansky. “I was pretty busy with other races this weekend, and Shawn had the bike set up perfectly for us. The Richie Morris team did a great job on all of our stops, and we got great performance from our Pirelli tires. We knew there would be a lot of Buell fans at this race in Wisconsin, so we’re glad we could bring home a win for them.” The James Gang Racing/Hoban Brothers Buell XB12R sponsored by Hal’s Speed Shop and Buell of Appleton and ridden by Paul James and Jeff Johnson completed 65 laps and took second place in GST (13th overall), as Johnson passed the Team Ducati Indianapolis entry with just four laps remaining and was 2.2 seconds ahead at the finish. Team Ducati Indianapolis was later disqualified for being below the minimum weight limit of 390 pounds, elevating the Touring Sports Ducati team of Peter Friedland, Brad Phillips and Frank Shockley to third place (14th overall). After four of six MOTO-ST events, Richie Morris Racing Buell leads the GST team standings with 135 points, followed by Touring Sport Ducati with 122 points and James Gang Racing with 116 points. The overall MOTO-ST win and first place in the Buell Motorcycle Company SuperSport Twins (SST) class went to Aprilla USA Team 2 and riders Ty Howard and Troy Green, who covered 68 laps on an Aprilla RSV1000 Tuono. Aprilla USA Team 2 leads the Buell Motorcycle Company SST team point standings with 134 points. Speed Werks.com riders Brian Kcraget and Scott Ryan captured the Sport Twins (ST) class win on a Suzuki SV650. The next race on the 2007 SunTrust MOTO-ST schedule is the Iowa Speedway 500K, July 12-14 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.For the Buell dealer nearest you, pull into AMA PRAISES MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY FOR FUNDING NEW MOTORCYCLE CRASH STUDY–The American Motorcyclist Association today praised the motorcycle industry for committing $2.8 million to make a new study into the causes of motorcycle crashes a reality.The motorcycle industry announced that it will provide the money through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. The funding will go to the Oklahoma Transportation Center, which is an independent and respected research center at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. That industry money will be used as matching funding for a federal grant previously approved by Congress. The terms of the federal grant required the motorcycling community to come up with 50 percent of the funding for the study. The AMA has also committed funding to the project, and the association has been collecting additional money from riders through its Fuel the Fund program. Since 1973, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation has set internationally recognized standards that promote the safety of motorcyclists with rider-education courses, operator licensing tests, and public-information programs. The MSF is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by BMW, BRP, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Piaggio, Suzuki, Triumph, Victory and Yamaha. “This commitment by the motorcycle industry is a vital ingredient in getting the first comprehensive study of the causes of motorcycle crashes in more than 25 years,” said Ed Moreland, AMA vice president for government relations. “We recognize and appreciate the investment the motorcycle industry is making in its customers. Without this financial support on their part, we could not have taken advantage of the federal funding we worked so hard to secure.” The last major study into the causes of motorcycle crashes was completed in 1980. That study provided a wealth of data that has been used by organizations and individual motorcyclists to help keep riders safer on the road. But the traffic environment has changed enormously in the decades since, prompting the AMA to begin campaigning for a new study several years ago. That process continues with the Fuel the Fund program, designed to finalize the budget for the study, which is expected to begin this fall. Riders can still support this effort by going to the IT’S HAPPY HOUR–And once more we kicked our asses. Hope you enjoy it. Let me grab my note pad and check out the content headed your way. Johnny Humble has two, that’s right, two Girls of Bikernet from Curt Lout and one should be launched tonight. I’m scheduled for Gene’s Speed shop for next week to install and gear-driven cam set in the ’03 King. Hang tight for that tech. New fiction just rolled in and we should have it edited and published this weekend. We have a Chica bike feature from Peter Linney and he’s shooting a Thunder Mountain Motor Sports bike this weekend and the coolest classic chop by Kirt Taylor. Damn, Paul Garson wrote a report on Laconia and I haven’t posted it. I’m working on another Smoke Out run article by Art Parry. It’s all about his ride to the Smoke Out on his old Shovel. I need to publish another sizzling hot chapter of Chance’s World Run and what else. Oh yeah, scramble on the Assalt Weapan over the weekend. Have a helluva weekend. Ride Forever, –Bandit
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