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SASHA AND HER NEW FRIEND, WES–This is my new boy-toy for the road. My little 1%erwho watches my back. Every gal needs a boy like thiswhile she prowls the highways happy and sweet, avagabond gypZ exploring unique experiences on thejourney.
Well, I’ve started my new book “Chrome Cowgirl” whichis also my alter-ego anime character. She’s the sideof me that has that wild-west pioneering spirit.Which is why *she* likes having *Wes* around.
Oh, Wes lives in one of the saddle bags and hisoff-spring sized bullets are something I keep handy.More, he’s just a scary, polished dude. All buff. Nopuff.
I hit the road for Sturgis in a week. I’m supposed tobe there now, but I’m in the recording studiorecording my debut album here in Nashville. Yes,truly this is a record that will turn up the noisefactor in this sweet country town. A city girlascends with some alternative ghettoTech Southernrock. Watch out.
At Sturgis, you’ll find me at the Broken Spoke Saloonwhere I work as a Jill-of-All-Trades and a master atit all because you just have to be the best to work atthe B’Spoke! 18 hour days are the norm there but it’sfun because it’s family.
When I return from Sturgis, I begin my apprenticeshipwith a fine motorcycle builder here in Nashville.Why? Because I’ve lived in NYC most of my adult lifeso far and didn’t have a garage. When I was a kid, Iwould love to hang with my dad who is a gearhead andlearn stuff. I’m intoxicated and erotified by thescent and feel of grease. I love the idea of my handsgrasping bare metal and creating something. (That RonFinch just rocks my arts & crafts wow out of the park! He’s a master craftsman.)
So now, I’ll do my apprenticeship and maybe somedaycreate a really, groovy ride from the knowledge Iacquire working with Raullo the builder.
My history? I come from a family of gearheads andmetal masters and arts & crafts junkies…so we’ll seeif there’s any of that high pulse in my ripped upGENES. If not, well there’s plenty to do in amotorcycle shop anyway…
There’s just not enough hours in the day for a littleartsy fartsy chick who surely does not like to fartaround with nothing to do.
Wes, is that you calling, dear?
Well, off I go to feed *Wes*. See ya on the road.
–Sasha
MAJOR LOS ANGELES GASOLINE ALLEY DEALERSHIP FOR SALE?That?s right, LA County Chop Rods, Saxon, Swift, Hell Bound, Titan, Independance and more, dealership is for sale right across Lincoln Blvd from Bartels? Harley-Davidson in exclusive Marina Del Rey less than ? mile from the water.
Gard Hollinger is not going out of business, but changing his focus to building wild customs and cutting edge parts in his Torrence facility. ?Running both shops slows me down,? Gard said. ?My heart is in being a builder and designer, not running a dealership.? The 2,000 square foot state-of-the-art, service department with two roll-up doors handles Big Dog and American Iron Horse service work.
The 4,000 sq. ft. shop was remodeled to the tune of $80,000 four years ago. The lot has 2,500 sq. ft. of parking and additional parking is available in the back and on Lincoln Boulevard. The lease is still good for a year with an option for the future. The parts department holds a complete Light Speed dealer computer system and all the cool point of purchase display and ready to rock.
The price, more than reasonable. Shit, I wanted to jump into the deal myself, but the girls held me back.
–Gard Hollinger
Shop (310) 822-4220
E- Jbrown@lachoprods.com
FORMER COLORADO RESIDENT HINES SCORES FIRST NHRA VICTORY OF THE SEASON FOR SCREAMIN’ EAGLE V-ROD TEAM–DENVER (July 17, 2006) – They’ve been working toward this since last summer. The Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines team earned a victory Sunday during the 27th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. It wasn’t just any win, it was the win the team has been waiting for. Andrew Hines rode his V-Rod entry to the win over Matt Guidera – the first win for Hines since the August event in Memphis last season.
“It was a complete team effort,” Hines said. “We worked so well in the hot conditions that we faced here this weekend and we tuned the bike correctly from the first hit (Sunday). My dad and brother stared at the computer nonstop through qualifying, trying to figure out what it would take to make this bike go fast. It worked.”
It was the sixth career victory in 13 final round appearances for Hines. Not only did Hines earn the win, but he also jumped back into the points lead. It’s the first time the two-time defending NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle has held the top spot in the point standings this season.
“It feels so good to have the first win of the season over and done with,” Hines said. “I’ve had a longer winless streak before, and that was tough on everyone. We still have a lot of races left this season so this is a great time to get a victory in and gain some momentum.”
Hines beat Karen Stoffer and the Geico Suzuki team in the opening round of eliminations. Hines posted a 7.430-second pass at 180.36 mph over Stoffer’s 7.533 at 178.59. Hines then went on to beat Chip Ellis in Round Two. Hines went 7.419 at 180.74 to top Ellis’ 9.087 at 100.27 on the G Squared S&S Buell.
Hines earned a trip to the final round for the third time this season with a semifinal round win over Geno Scali. Hines turned in a 7.424 at 180.74 over Scali’s 7.465 at 179.71 on his Performance Machine Suzuki. Hines beat Guidera and the Rocklin Motorsports/Rocklin Harley-Davidson team in the first final round meeting between the two riders. Hines used a 7.435 at 179.97 to grab the win over Guidera’s 7.566 at 176.63.
“The V-Rod was so consistent I had a great time riding it,” Hines said. “The bike performed so well I didn’t have to make a single correction. We earned four win lights in one day for the first time this season and it’s even better because the V-Rod was just awesome to ride.
“Beating Chip Ellis was almost like winning the race itself. He had been running in the 7.30s all weekend and it was great to get past him that round. This is going to be a great upswing weekend for this team.”
Hines was in second place of the standings before the weekend started, 28 points behind Angelle Sampey and the U.S. Army team. Hines now has a 28-point lead because of the win combined with a second round loss for Sampey.
Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said the team couldn’t ask for better results from one weekend.
CALIFORNIA HELMET LAW FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL ONCE MORE–Quig won in Superior Court again on July 14, 2006. What he did in a nutshell is get the judge (Honorable Michael Barton) to dismiss nine of his helmet tickets as unconstitutional. He then had the judge hold the tenth ticket over for trial, keeping the judge, who actually understands this stuff, involved in the issue.
Now, he also got the judge to agree that the presiding judge (who distributes traffic citations to various judges) should direct any and all helmet violation tickets to judge Barton and the judge agreed that it was in the interest of the court to do so and he thought the presiding judge would have no problem doing that. Quig also suggested that judge Barton then summarily dismiss any of those tickets that might come before him as unconstitutional. The judge wanted to do one thing at a time, and set trial date for Quigs last ticket (actually there are two more tickets) for August 25, 2006. He also put the AG and the DA on notice, so they could not come back and say any trial or ruling was void because they weren’t informed.
The groundwork is set, and the players are getting into uniform. Can’t wait for game day.
By the way, if you go to www.usff.com/print, you can find the transcript for the July 14th hearing and ruling. Hey Kit, Quig continually referred to the DA’s office as weasels. That was the derogatory implication of the word, and had nothing to do with the fun loving party/social association of bikers. I’m not sure if Quig even knows who the Weasels are, but meant nothing derogatory toward them.
–Pan
BIKERNET STEALTH REPORTER UNDERCOVER IN A NC SHOP–It is a busy week here at STEALTH BIKE WORKS. Last night( Wed.) SBW was the featured bike shop at Kristopher’s bike night. Kristopher’s is a biker friendly bar and grill here in the Charlotte area. The food is top notch and Kristopher, Robbie and all the crew there are first rate. All the staff were sporting SBW t-shirts! Tomorrow night(Fri.) is “Biker Night” at STEALTH BIKE WORKS and Sunday is the 1st Annual “No Class” bike show at SBW. It is a full plate this week!
We have finished the ’78 Shovel re-build, restoration project. The old Shovel is like new and it is super sharp! All of us here are proud of the end result. The old Shovel came to SBW in boxess at the end of last year and was in need of just about everything. In a way we will miss having the Shovel around the shop. It was a lot of work but the end result made it all worthwhile. It was fun bringing the old boy back to life!
This past Saturday a little event took place at SBW that made me stop and realize how lucky I am right now. It made all the effort, all the struggle, all the determination worth while. Let me set the story up. Stewart one of STEALTH BIKE WORKS best customers, we built the 71 Shovel that was pictured here a few weeks back for him had brought Cole to SBW a week earlier. Cole is 6 years old and one of Stu’s firends son. At the time Cole’s bicycle had been stolen and Cole was a little concerned with getting a new bike. Well the Saturday Cole visited the shop he told Max and myself that he wanted us to build him a bike. A couple of days went by and the plan was put into place.
Stu went out and purchased one of those bicycles that looks like a chopper. We did some SBW customizing on it with SBW stickers, a few little other odds and ends. Saturday(7-15-06) Stu, Cole and Cole’s dad arrive at STEALTH BIKE WORKS around noon and we all walk back to our service area and Cole spots the bike and his eyes are as big as saucers and he wants to know whose bike that is and when Stu tells him that it is his, the moment was worth a million! Cole said that we really listened to him and put fire(flames) on the bike.
Then Max and myself got big hugs from Cole, Stu got one too. Cole is bringing the bike to the “No Class” show Sunday. The only thing he was concerned with was how he was going to get the bike here since it is a ride in show. We worked it out so he can get there early and unload and ride around the building. I think everyone will be cool with that? You know it is the little things like this that make STEALTH BIKE WORKS all worth while!
I have to get this one little jab in before closing out. I see where the MOTOR COMPANY is introducing that “Brand New” model, the FXSTC. If I am not mistaken, wasn’t that model already introduced way back around 1984??????????????????????
Until next week, RIDE!
–STEALTHMAN
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IRISH PERSONAL ADS–How can you possibly not love the Irish? These were actual”Personal Ads” in the Dublin News:
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Bitter, disillusioned Dublin man, lately rejected by longtime fianc?e, seeks decent, honest, reliable woman, if such a thing still exists in thiscruel world of hatchet-faced bitches.
Ginger haired Galway man, a troublemaker, gets slit-eyed and shitty after a few scoops, seeks attractive, wealthy lady for bailpurposes, maybe more.
–from Joe Lankau
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MEES EARNS VICTORY IN VIRGINIA FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON WRECKING CREW–SALUDA, Va. (July 17, 2006) – Jared Mees led Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew Saturday, earning a place on the top spot of the podium during an AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Twins championship competition. Mees – a Clio, Mich., resident – took the Joe Weatherly Memorial event victory, riding his Texter Harley-Davidson/Screamin’ Eagle entry to the win at Virginia Motor Speedway.
“It was actually the most important win of them all,” Mees said of his first win of the season, third career. “My team is based in Virginia, and all of (tuner, team owner) Johnny Goad’s friends, family and neighbors were all at the track. To pull off a win there in front of everyone made Johnny look like the fat cat.”
The Lancaster Harley-Davidson supported rider said the win helps ease the pain of some poor finishes earlier in the season – results the team couldn’t avoid.
“We had the lead in a race a few weeks back and then got a flat tire with less than five laps to go,” Mees said. “We’ve had some bad luck like that but it’s turning around. We have buttoned things up and now we can move forward. The win is going to just give this team more confidence. Everything is clicking and we’re lucky to have great dealers and sponsors to help make it all happen.”
The win propelled Mees into the top five of the point standings for the first time this year. Mees is fifth after six Twins events this season and he’s in good company too. Harley-Davidson dealer supported riders dominate the top 10 in AMA Flat Track point standings. Bryan Smith and the Pat Moroney’s/Screamin’ Eagle team are tied for first place with Chris Carr and the Quality Pre-Owned Ford Harley-Davidson team. Screamin’ Eagle factory supported riders Kenny Coolbeth and Rich King are third and fourth, respectively.
Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said this is exactly what the Motor Company was striving for when they decided to revive the Wrecking Crew team concept from the 1920s.
“The concept of the wrecking crew is working and we have our Harley-Davidson supported riders in four of the top five spots,” Paluso said. “From the team standpoint, everyone worked so well together this weekend. This is our second Wrecking Crew win of the season (Coolbeth earned the Lake Odessa, Mich. Win) and second in three events.”
Smith finished in third place during the main event while Coolbeth was sixth.
King did not qualify for the main event for the first time this season. A broken fuel line kept King from moving on to the final race.
“We were the third-fastest in the qualifier and then it went downhill from there,” King said. “We thought we would make a couple of changes to the bike and go faster and we ended up not making the main event because of that. Dirt track racing is like being on a roller coaster and every team has their ups and downs.
“The weekend could have been a lot worse. It’s tough watching the main event instead of racing in the main event but I had three teammates racing out there. Jared won and Chris Carr finished 16th and both of those things helped our team. It would have been nice to gain some ground on Chris, but we just have to put it all behind us, look forward and try to gain some championship points next weekend.”
There are seven GNC Twins events remaining on the schedule before the champion is crowned at the season finale event at Scioto Downs in Columbus, Ohio on Sept. 23.
“It’s so unfortunate what happened to Rich,” Paluso said. “The good news is that Kenny went out and finished well for the factory team. Without gaining any points Rich is still in the top five and he’s anxious to get to the next event. Rich is one of the best at staying focused on his season goals and this won’t get him down.”
The Mees victory shows the strength of the entire class of competition this season. Only Carr has earned multiple victories this season. Carr captured the season opening event win at Springfield, Ill., as well as the win in Syracuse, N.Y. Three other riders, Coolbeth (Lake Odessa, Mich., winner) and Dominic Beaulac (Lima, Ohio) and the Lombardi Harley-Davidson team as well as Mike Hacker and the Doc’s Harley-Davidson team (West Virginia) had posted wins this season before Mees added to the list on Saturday.
“The competition is great and we always have multiple winners throughout the season,” King said. “But what makes this season different is the amount of events. They split the series and separated the singles and the twins categories and now we don’t have as many races in each individual category. That makes each race more and more critical.”
Saluda, Va. Screamin’ Eagle Wrecking Crew Race Summary
Main Event Finish Heat Finish Qualifying
Jared Mees 1st 1st 4th
Bryan Smith 3rd 2nd 8th
Kenny Coolbeth 6th 2nd 6th
Rich King DNQ 5th
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