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BIKERNET CRAZY HORSE RIDE TO STURGIS DEADLINE APPROACHING– I’ll give you a brief rundown: Thecharity efforts are to support the Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills.We leave from Phoenix on Wednesday the 3rd of August and ride along warmtwisting highways, ducking interstates wherever possible to Durango,Colorado for the night. Then it’s up Thursday morn and down the terrificmountain roads into Aspen, Colorado for the night. Both these towns areknock-outs for terrific restaurants and nightlife. Friday morning we cut adusty trail north again into Cheyenne and we’re almost home. Saturday wemeander up killer roads into the Badlands and Deadwood, but we won’t stopuntil we reach the Full Throttle Saloon for our first party of the Rally.
Each day will cover 250-300 miles so we’ll roll into town in time to hangout by the pool, hit the gym, shop in town then have a killer meal.
Here?s the latest: Master Builder Harold Ponteralli, Barry Wardlow ofAccurate Engineering, Bandit, Rogue the writer, are riding along. Guys areflying in from Hawaii and moto-journalists from Australia. On the final daywe?ll meet up with the Hamster Ride in Wyoming for lunch before the finalblast into the Badlands. Just today we found that a national non-motorcyclemag will be covering the ride and the celebrity ride to the Crazy HorseMonument during the rally with Branscomb Richmond. We may even have a filmcrew along for the Sturgis Run. We?ve already collected a check for $250 from Biker Attorney and Bikernet Sponsor Mike Hupy?Thanks Mike. Let?s ride.
That’s it, you cover the hotels and your expenses, we make all thearrangements and you make a donation to Crazyhorse.
To get hooked up you need to contact Joerlene, quick. She?s our travel agent and will line uphotels. She will have rooms booked from Phoenix to Cheyenne and if you’renot hooked up in Sturgis, she’ll try to help. Her contact info is:
— The lovely Joerline
(808) 638-8550
Sent By Joe Lankau
JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT SCANDINAVIAN HOG BIKE WEEK IS JUST 43 DAYS AWAY– August 11th-14th 2005 ( 12th consecutive rally ).On our website: www.bikeweek.noYou will find:Program,Hotel, motel and camping info, andOnline registration.
PLS Note:Our spoinosring dealer: Lazy Boyz Sped & Customs Workswill be responsible for the service-workshop.If you like you can pre-order a repair/service by contacting:Tommy at: workshop@lazyboyz.noOr telephone: +47-22907814
See you in Lillehammer ? Norway
Dag Koppervik
Scandinavian HOG Bike Week
Nybuveien 59
N-2609 Lillehammer- Norway
Phone: +47-612-86057
Fax: +47-612-63008
Cellular: +47-915-34385
Email: mail@bikeweek.no
http://www.bikeweek.no
NEW SIN CITY SHOW OPEN FOR THE OLD SCHOOL FANS–When I opened the shop last year you mentioned you could do an article on us or help out. Well it?s been a year business is amazing and we just launched our #2 web site.
Please take a looky see and do what you can. Also need to get into the mags with some advertising. Anyway hope we see ya in Long Beach this year maybe a vendor
ROB “chop” Wilkinson
O School Choppers
SINCITY,NV
http://www.oschoolchoppers.com>www.oschoolchoppers.com
I?m working on an article for Bikernet and some of the industry mags. We?re moving on it.–Bandit
SUCKER PUNCH SALLY REPORT COMING TO BIKERNET–Here is an SPS update pasted below. I have alsoattached a copy of the roller, working man’s, hot rodfender struts and H-bomb oil bag. You can get someother pics of bikes from Curt. I will send anothere-mail with some bikes….
–Ken
Watch for the article to be launched this evening.–Bandit
INTERNATIONAL BIKER SHOW MOTOR SHOW 2005–The Moldovan Biker’s Club Brothers” is pleased to invite all biker clubs to take part in the 6th International Biker Show Motor Show 2005″, that will take place in Chisinau, from 18 to 24 July. To get more information, please, visit our web-site www.brothers.md .
I part – Unofficial18 – 21 July, Hospitable Moldova. Visiting the most famous European wine cellars: Cricova” winery – the biggest depository of wine in Europe; Milestii Mici” winery and Cojusna” winery.
Trip along Nistru River by white boat.
National cuisine tasting.
II Part – Official22 – 24 JulyAnyone can take part in this wonderful show that will last for 2 days:
22 July – Registration of our guests, accommodation and dinner.
23 July – Motor show”, city’s parade.We’ll be glad to meet old friends!
ROLLER KIT FROM WAR EAGLE– A NEW ROLLER KIT from War Eagle Customs is based on the company’s most popular frame. Essential geometry of the frame has a five-inch stretch in the backbone, but nothing in the leg, combined with a 42-degree neck rake. The sheet metal includes the oil bag as well as a teardrop gas tank, also with a five-inch stretch. The fender is frame mounted using a kit that includes smooth fender struts. The fender can also be supplied as swingarm-mounted. Front forks are billet aluminum, of 41mm diameter supported aluminum triple trees with a smooth top and internal fork stops. These can also be supplied chrome plated or in black powdercoat.
The wheels are WEC (War Eagle Customs) Slots, supplied in either black powdercoat or polished finishes.
The kit can also be supplied with a number of upgrades. Any chrome wheels can be supplied from the ranges of Weld or RC Components. The gas tank can have hidden mounts and a HotMatch gas cap is a further option.
WAR EAGLE CUSTOMS
Oakland Park, Florida, USA
Tel: 954 938 6224
Fax: 941 938 0238
E-mail:
http: www.wareaglecustoms.com
NEED SPORTSTER INSPIRATION?– Chances are your Sportster could use an overhaul. In fact, with the right game plan, it could be a really sweet ride. Top Shelf Customs used the frame you see here for one of its custom projects. After seeing how cool the ride turned out overall, the guys at the shop thought other people would like to get their own Sportster projects started out on one of these babies as well.
The Top Shelf Customs Frame is made with the top standard DOM steel tubing featuring a hidden axle. It also sports a 2-inch stretch, 34-degree rake, and is 2 inches under in the single downtube. It will accept up to a 150mm tire with chain drive or 130mm with a belt. Use with all Evo-style, Sportster, or Buell engines. There are a lot of people out there that have a Sportster and don?t know what to do with it ? well here you go.
For more information, contact: Top Shelf Customs, (714) 903-8042, www.topshelfcustoms.com.
LUCKY DEVIL REPORT FROM HOUSTON–And now I am busy stripping it down to finish out all the welding and send this rascal next door to Lucky Devil Paint Works for some clothes. The booth arrives on the 9th so we are making sure to have plenty of scoots ready to shoot.
— The Devil
HOLLEY REVAMPS WEBSITE–Bowling Green, KY ? Holley, the world?s largest manufacturer of aftermarket speed parts, is proud to announce the launch of their new and improved consumer website, www.holley.com.
Holley?s new website is much easier for consumers to find the information that is most important to them during their visit. While visiting www.holley.com consumers now have access to over 15,000 products from Holley, Hooker, Lunati, Weiand, Earl?s, NOS, and Flowtech. New products are hot linked on the product brand pages along with any consumer news such as rebates, coupons or special discounts.
Several functions were added to make a www.holley.com visitors life much easier. Holley added downloadable instruction sheets for all products, and an application search function by year, make and model or look for a product with a keyword search. A catalog section was added for all Holley brand catalogs so they can be viewed in PDF formats. Holley added a Motorsports page for the circle track and drag racers with online contingency program information and event/race trailer schedules. Other areas of interests will be the Virtual Show and Shine online car show where consumers can show off their pride and joy, the Holley Store and Holley?s Custom Shop.
For those of the media you will love the Holley News section. Media can find relative news by brand, month, search a date range or by a keyword search. All artwork and product photos on www.holley.com are hi-res and can be downloaded for printing. There is also an option to join Holley?s press release mailing list and information on how to source each Holley brand in editorials.
LETTER FROM THE FRONT–Been reading Bikernet for a while. Enjoy the articles and event coverage aswell as the tech info. This is the content of an e-mail my father sent me. I’m sure it’s goingaround, but I thought maybe you and your readers might like to see it too.
Thanks,
Chris
DID YOU KNOW THIS? I DIDN’T. Did you know that 47 countries have re-established their embassies in Iraq?
Did you know that the Iraqi government employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?
Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are underrehabilitation, 263 schools are now under construction and 38 new schoolshave been built in Iraq?
Did you know that Iraq’s higher educational structure consists of 20Universities, 46 institutes or colleges and 4 research centers?
Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January2004 for the re-established Fulbright program?
Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is operational? They have five 100-footpatrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.
Did you know that Iraq’s Air Force consists of three operation squadrons,nine reconnaissance and three US C-130 transport aircraft which operate dayand night, and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and four Bell jet rangers?
Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a CommandoBattalion?
Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully trained andequipped police officers?
Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over3500 new officers each 8 weeks?
Did you know there are more than 1100 building projects going on in Iraq?They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroadstations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electricalfacilities.
Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of five have receivedthe first two series of polio vaccinations?
Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary schoolby mid October?
Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq andphone use has gone up 158%?
Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consists of 75 radiostations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?
Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004 and thatthe Iraqi economy is BOOMING?
Did you know that two candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had atelevised debate recently?
OF COURSE WE DIDN’T KNOW! WHY DIDN’T WE KNOW? OUR MEDIA WOULDN’T TELL US!
RUCKER PERFORMANCE SELECTS METZELER TIRE– The 2005 Assassin Motorcycle Runs Metzeler Tires.
Fort Worth, Texas (July 5, 2005) ? The Assassin, the formidable American Muscle Bike, is equipped with the Metzler high-performance radial tires.
In today?s custom V-Twin market form and function must work together to provide the customer the right look with comfort and safety. The ME880 series tires do just that.
?In order for the super clean Assassin to have the right look the rear tire and fender need to be as close as possible,? said Chris Wall, Metzeler?s Marketing Manager. ?Other tire manufacturers? tires have a tendency to give in to centrifugal growth and actually rub on the fender and damage paint. Metzeler’s ME880 tires grow only 2mm at 160mph in testing due to our patented zero degree steel belt technology.?
Metzeler tires utilize an Advanced Silica Compound, which reduces rolling resistance, and that increases tire mileage. The Metzler tread pattern combined with the Advanced Silica Compound increases wet grip. Metzeler provides one of the softest rides in the V-Twin marketplace due to high-quality construction materials.
Buyers of Rucker Performance motorcycles can select from over 16 Weld Racing Wheels to fit with Metzler rubber. The full selection of Weld Wheels includes the new Master Builders series designed by five of the country?s top custom bike builders like Eddie Trotta of Thunder Cycle Designs, Kendall Johnson of Kendall Johnson Customs, Matt Hotch of HotMatch Custom Cycles, Kim Suter of K.C. Creations and Vince Doll of Redneck Engineering.
The Tiki Bike – Best Of Show by Roger at Kustom Fab.
ALOHA FROM HAWAII–Which means hello and goodbye. We took a red eye from Honolulu to the mainland and boy am I tired of flying. Between the crowds and security, it?s a drag. Ah, but what a trip.
I had something else to report. I plan to work on the Sturgis chop all weekend. I?ll hopefully install the new Rev Tech Tranny with a Kicker. It?s going to be Kick Only until Compu-Fire and BDL get the bugs worked out on the engine based starter system. Then you?ll see it come together.
I have a complete set of hydraulic brake lines from Rev Tech at Custom Chrome, so I?ll have brakes before the end of the weekend, the BDL clutch system will be in place and then I?ll begin the wiring after I install a complete Compu-Fire charging and ignition system. I could be up an running by the middle of next week.
That would be a kick and a relief. Then I?d carefully apply Eddie Trotto?s break-in formula. Ride it a mile and check it out, and make adjustments. Then ride it five miles and do the same. Then 25 and change the oil. Then ride it 50 miles and check it over one more time. She should be ready to rock.
I?ll report on the progress. Have a helluva weekend.
–Bandit
