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NICOLAS CAGE STARS IN GHOSTRIDER BIKER FLICK–I’m probably the last to hear about this one, but I figure you’d like to check it out. Definitely looks like something Bikernet readership would be interested in. Looks sick!http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/ghostrider/
–Johnny White
BIKERNET BONNEVILLE 5-BALL RACING SPONSOR SHIPPING LUBRICANTS FOR 2006 EFFORT–I’m planning to ship you the Amsoil products, you’re going to need, this week, I want to be sure I’m on track and that you’ll have everything you’ll need. Your quick attention to this would be appreciated.
My plan is to ship you:
2 cases (24 qts) of Amsoil 20W50 Synthetic Motorcycle oil, ( engine and primary oil )
1 Case (12 qts)of 75W90 Synthetic Gear Oil ( transmission )
4 Quarts Fork Oil
1 Case (12 qts) of 0W30 Series 2000 Synthetic Motor Oil for your truck
2 Oil filters for your truck ( this will allow you to run the oil for 35,000 miles by changing the filter at 17,500 miles and adding enough fresh oil to bring it back to full )
Does this sound right? If I’ve overlooked anything or you need more than this please let me know ASAP.
Ridin’ n’ Glidin’
–Nick
For All Your High Performance Lubrication Supplies.
Nick’s Performance Accessories
Independent Amsoil Dealer ZO# 1124190
Louisville, Kentucky
Phone: 502-548-3023 Fax: 509-691-4313
nicks_amsoil@mac.com
“Always do the right thing. It’ll gratify some and astonish the rest.”- Mark Twain
JEFF DECKER RECREATES “RUBY” EXCLUSIVELY FOR KIDS AND CHROME, SPONSORED BY BIKERNET.COM–It isn’t every day that an acclaimed artist volunteers to rework one of his limited edition masterpieces, but Jeff Decker, renowned for his detailed yet uncluttered motorcycle sculptures, will do exactly that.
The original sculpture version of David Uhl’s now famous “Ruby’ was created in 2005 by Decker. Jeff Decker’s reputation left no doubt that the piece would be an essential addition to collectors, however no one could have anticipated that the much sought after sculpture would be sold out before the formal unveiling at the Harley-Davidson winter dealer show.
Jeff Decker will rework “Ruby” for the last time, creating a one-of-a-kind sculpture exclusively for Kids & Chrome. The sculpture will have a unique silver nitrate patina and be mounted on a black, hand rubbed walnut base, and will be auctioned at the Wednesday evening event. “I think what made me feel this was a worthy event was observing the passion of the families with special needs kids, and the amount of effort I saw others putting forth. If the slightest gesture can make these kids a little happier, then it’s an easy thing to do,” states Decker.
Jeff Decker has been creating sculptures for 15 years, focusing on motorcycles specifically for the last 12. His extensive research has allowed him to capture the passion and speed of greats like Rollie Free, prone on his 1948, prone on his 1948 HRD, and Joe Petrali on his record breaking knucklehead. Several of his creations are currently on exhibit in the nations major motorcycle museums, capturing in bronze some of motorcyclings most significant moments in history. Visit his web site
For more information about Kids & Chrome visit http://www.kids&chrome.com/
BIKERNET WEEKLY ART EXHIBIT– Photo from a black and white dream sequence not induced by dope or Jack. Just 64 days and a wake up till we leave for Sturgis,
Ride Hard,
Whiplash Biker Photog
mailto:soffordphotos@comcast.net
THE WORLD’S FASTEST INDIAN– Anthony Hopkins stars as Burt Munro, a man who never let the dreams of youth fade. In the late 1960’s, after a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt sets off from the bottom of the world, Invercargill, New Zealand, to clock his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all odds against him, Burt puts his irrepressible kiwi spirit to the test, braving the new world on a shoestring budget. He makes fast friends of many he encounters along the way who find themselves swept up in his energy and singular determination. Burt’s quest culminates in an unlikely conclusion and remains legendary within the motorcycle community to this day.
The DVD will be released in June and we hope to have copies for sale on Bikernet.
WORLD’S FASTEST INDIAN OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.magpictures.com
KAWASAKI SUMMER RELEASE LINE-UP–All of Kawasaki’s early release product information will be posted to our media site, www.kawasakimedia.com, on June 1st at 9am PST.
Our featured products include two new ATVs, the special edition Brute Force? 750 4x4i NRA OUTDOORS, and two updated motocross bikes that are returning in 2007 to continue their domination. You’ll also find crisp, colorful and stunning studio and static images, detailed close-ups, a variety of lifestyle pictures, and some beautiful high-energy action photography that is sure to knock your socks off.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR LA CALENDAR SHOW EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION–The 15th annual Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show, SPONSORED BY BIKERNET.COM, weekend takes place July 15-16th 2006 at the Queen Mary Event Park in Long Beach / Los Angeles, as it continues its extraordinary growth and success having become the biggest Custom and Performance Streetbike Show in America and possibly the World focused on the custom, cruiser and high performance sport / streetbike markets.
Many of the world’s top Pro and Amateur Builder street bike builders will be on hand to compete in the Performance Machine Calendar Show Bike Building Championship with a record breaking purse of our $70,000 in cash and awards. This year’s Show Contest features 3 new classes including Street Chopper, Bar Hopper, plus the new RoadBike Magazine Metric Class located in the exciting new Roadbike Metric Midway featuring Japanese Cruisers, along with classes for European and Japanese Sportbikes. There will be a total of 10 Calendar Bike Building Championship Classes including the premier Radical Pro Builder Class sponsored by American Iron magazine with a $5,000 cash purse up for grabs, plus the coveted Performance Machine Best of Show Trophy.
Other Championship Classes feature contingency sponsorships by Jardine, Vance & Hines, Havoc Industries, American Iron and Iron Works magazines with winners receiving complete exhaust systems of their choice, magazine subscriptions, and other many other awards totaling $70,000. Not the least of which is the $5,000 product award for Best Performance Machine Equipped Bike at the show from the title sponsor. Many of the class sponsors will be constructing unique one off trophies for 1st place, and in most other classes the Iron & Lace Calendar sponsor’s famous Mikuni Carburetor Desk Set awards will go out for 1st in each class, with 2nd and 3rd receiving the Show’s Engraved Liquor Flasks for the most unique and coveted awards from America’s premier Bike show.
And perhaps most exciting of all, selected bikes form the Calendar Bike Building Championship will be invited by producer Jim Gianatsis to have their motorcycles photographed and featured in the next FastDates.com’s Iron & Lace Custom Bikes & Centerfold Models, and SBK Fast Dates Racebike Pinup and Swimsuit Model Calendars sponsored by Mikuni, Performance Machine and Jardine Performance. Many of the world’s premier custom bike builders including Jesse Rooke, Harold Pontarelli, Russell Mitchell and Dreamcraft Studios scored their first Bike Show wins and won international media recognition in the Calendars and at the Calendar Motorcycle show as their springboard to fame and fortune.
Spectator attendance reaches close to 20,000 hard core motorcycle enthusiasts at the exciting 2-day weekend. Exhibitors include 195 major motorcycle and parts manufacturers, with selected product and apparel venders added into the mix to keep it fun for the entire family. Spectators have a chance to meet top celebrity custom bike builders and attend free Iron & Lace Calendar Bike Builder Seminars with America’s top celebrity Iron & Lace Calendar builders including Russell Mitchell of Exile, Jesse Rooke, Roland Sands, Mike Stafford of MGS Customs, Harold Pontarelli and Joe Takai of Mercury Customs and Ken Zeller of Evoluzione Sportbikes. All weekend long you can watch or enter your own bike in the exciting Jardine World Record Horsepower Dyno Shoot Out.
A new feature at the Show this year will be the Calendar Motorcycle Show Auction which will take place late on Saturday afternoon. Top builders will have a chance to put their latest creations on the block with a Reseve Price, or move out an older custom or show bike to the best availble bid. With Los Angeles being home to the most affluent bike owners in America, the Calendar Motorcycle Show Auction is certain to pull some incredible bikes and bidders and will continue to grow in years to come.
SPORTSTER AND BUELL WEB CONNECTIONS–Two websites you should definitely check out for all things Buell and Sporty:
http://xlforum.net/vbportal/ Everything you can imagine. From sponsors to zillions of tech threads to windshields and choppers. Hell, even has video games. Free to join and no BS.
http://www.nrhsperformance.com/ NRHS Performance. Aaron and the boys are absolutely stand-up guys. Always willing to share knowledge even when it doesn’t mean a sale. They are tits in my book and their engine/head work is reknowned. Aaron and his crew have the LSR record Buell.
Take it easy and twice if ya can,
–Erik
BIKERNET RADIO INTERVIEWS FULL THROTTLE SALOON OWNER–Brandscombe Richmond interviews Paul Allen of Full Throttle Magazine. He talks about his magazine, which is published in pulp and online and his Florida bike show.
Click here to hear Brandscombe Richmond on Bikernet Radio.
BIKERNET.COM FORUM SET UP TO GIVE READERS IMMEDIATE ACCESS–Just wanted to say Highwayman from Norcal has been a great asset – his recommendations have been right on.
I started on this project because the one sole surviving old school shop in this area couldn’t manage to make my ’63 Panhead right and they were falling further and further behind in time. I’m not negative – we’ve all had our problems to deal with of late. But I figure I could look at this bike on a lift in my home and get more enjoyment out of it than letting it stay in a shop where time stood still.
Now I’ve got this big idea I could tear into it myself and make it right. *cough*
Well, I’ve stripped the motor off the frame, discovered where things weren’t right with the transmission too. Stood with wonderment at the parts involved, gaped in awe at man’s ability to make precision parts out of metal. It’s scary when you’re clueless about what you’re doing, knowing at any moment you could fuck things up forever. What’s worse? Telling friends you failed or admitting to your wife she’s right?
All this to say without your site available, without willing advice from readers and in particular “Highwayman” I wouldn’t have lit my pants on fire, impressed myself with power to split steel gear hubs, or amused myself with the grease under my fingernails. Nor would I have gone this far…
Thanks.
–Marc
geezer@nexprime.com
BIKERNET INDEPENDENT NOISE STUDY CRITIQUE–I read it. I like the idea, but I think we need to work on parts of it.
It is far to subjective, due to the lack of control of the measurements. In order to really have some data that can be used I think it would be good to conduct some testing in a controlled arena. The California testing criteria is quite a bit different than anything done in the Bikernet tests. It follows a scientific method so that the results are repeatable and valid. That’s the thing about qualified data, it must always be repeatable. Otherwise it can be suspect. Your testing did a good job of introducing doubt, but failed to supply qualified data.
Did you know that sound pressure (what we actually hear) decreases dramatically with distance? That’s why publishing numbers taken too close to the tail pipe can be harmful, due to the high numbers. Politicians don’t know sound, but they can count. In the California test setup the measurement is taken 50ft behind the bike. By taking the readings right at the pipe as you did the sound pressure is hundreds of times higher. The actual number isn’t much higher looking though. Remember sound has a half power point of 6db. Most other electronics the half power point is 3bd, but sound is 6. It also decays at 6ft.
So each 6 feet from the sound source the reading goes down 6bd, or half. Half the power, half the perceived sound. Perception is the key to sound.
Think of it like this, you have a light and it only makes perfectly straight beams of light. They shine out in all directions equally. If you hold up a sheet of paper and look at the impact marks from the beams of light you can see all the dots. Now back up 6 ft. The beams are still going perfectly straight. The dots are much farther apart. Now switch to sound waves moving out from a sound source. You can easily see that as you move farther away there is much less of the sound hitting your ear.
I really don’t agree with the open pipes thing. They have no place on the street. They annoy people for no good reason other than to do it. They hurt performance in any usable rpm range. They hurt gas mileage and they cause you to pollute for no good reason. All you get is the “biker sound” and you don’t care who is disturbed by it. That’s what being a biker is all about, at least in Hollywood.
Yes louder pipes. Yes the right to modify. But with rights come responsibilities. If you want to do something, learn to do it right. We talk about how freedom isn’t free, but we want it all for nothing. Damn right freedom isn’t free. If you want freedom you have the responsibilities that come with it.
In this case I believe that is a small amount of education. We all fuck up when we are just starting out. That’s what older bikers are still alive for, to educate the prospects. We do a fair job with the etiquette. Now we need to pass on the bike information too. But we need to get it right before we attempt to teach. That means learning, studying, doing that science stuff. It’s not hard, but it has to be done right. That’s the only way to get meaningful data that can be used successfully to win. And we have to be sure that what we think is winning is, and it’s right.
What I mean is that with enough cleaver people and the right legislative opportunities (politician that needs a vote) we can win and get this. Should we? Or should we drop the idea of open pipes and advocate the use of an exhaust that can be proven to work? Are we just trying to be noisy?
–Tim
I agree and disagree with your assumptions. Our testing is very close to the federal governments? requirements regarding distance and angle. I researched California and you’re right for cars. My source could not find an approved distance for motorcycles.
We did not suggest that open pipes were cool or that any of our tests were conclusive, only the premise needs to be considered and studied further. We also addressed responsibilities and made suggestions regarding anti-revving and after-hours abuse.
I agree that further testing needs to be employed in a strict environment, and I always appreciate your comments. I’m hoping motorcyclists all over the country/world can share our initial study with representatives in an effort to show communities the other side of the coin.–Bandit
BIKERPICS.ORG COMES CLEAN WITH MYRTLE IMAGES– Attached are two quick images. I’ll go through the rest later. The one is the MYRTLE BEACH CHICKEN CHOKER, and the other is THE BALD PUSSY, as he called himself. (both shots are from Myrtle)
–“Jack at BikerPics.Org” Jack@BikerPics.org
Sorry, couldn?t post the Bald Pussy…
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