Hey,
It’s Father’s Day and I’m supposed to be relaxed with a Corona and a big-titted girl, but I’m workin’. I guess I deserve it. I was always a biker, but not always a great dad. Ah, but my son is doing very well and has three terrific kids. I’m gramps now. What’s up with that?
Let’s hit the news, then I see if they’ll gimme a pass to the barbeque.
KNOCKOUT MOTORCYCLES AND BIKERNET SHOVELHEAD EXHAUST CONTEST–That’s right. We’re giving away a complete set of black and heat wrapped exhaust, from Knockout Motorcycles. These are specifically designed for a Shovelhead in a stretched custom frame. They won’t fit in stock frames.
Here’s how you win. Send us a crisp shot of you?re the Shovel you plan to mount them in. I don’t care if it’s just an engine for your next project bike. Just send me a shot. A panel of drunken judges will determine the best possible bike for these pipes. Feel free to send us a few convincing words.
Make it quick, you only have a couple of weeks before we make a decision. Drop your entries to Bandit@bikernet.com. Don’t forget the code of the West, the judges decision are final!
LOST MOTOJOURNALIST FROM SEDONA, ARIZONA REACHES OUT TO BIKERNET– Hope all is well in Ballville and you’re having fun out there. Trying to do a piece on empty, lonely but interesting roads. Know any?
–jp
J. Joshua Placa/Editor-in-Chief
jpBLVD.com
(office) 928-282-9293
(mobile) 928-274-0602
joshua1@npgcable.com
Good god Placa, What road isn?t interesting at 4 in the morning when you?re drunk, your throttle stuck and the redhead on the back is trying to take her bra off.–Bandit
You are, of course, absolutely right, sir. The highway to hell is always the best road to salvation.
–jp
HOUSE OF HARLEY 105TH H-D ANNIVERSARY UPDATES– Potawatomi Bingo Casino will be holding 3 – 4 Biker Bingo sessions daily.
There will be a Pancake Breakfast 7:30 – 11:00 daily. On Aug 28th – Law Enforcement Day a portion of the proceeds will benefit the charity C.O.P.S. (Caring for Police Survivors.) Jack Daniel’s is sponsoring this breakfast. There will be special seating for Law Enforcement, the Jack Girls will serve and there will be special drawings.
Jack Daniel’s will be doing a charity ride on Sunday August 31st leaving our dealership at 11:30. We’re only selling 105 ticket packages for $105.00. This will get riders a T-shirt, Pin, Bandana, Bottle of Single Barrel & Lunch at the destination point. I’m still working on producing the tickets but have people knocking down my door to purchase them. A portion of the proceeds will go to the CAP Fund benefiting Children’s Hospital.
–Brooke Pape
House of Harley-Davidson, Milwaukee WI
414-282-2211 x168
brookep@houseofharley.com
www.houseofharley.com
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Welcome to The 2008 Hollister Rally, The Most Historic Motorcycle Event on the Planet– I’ll make this quick. This is a party, a celebration commemorating 61 years of wild wickedness in the streets of Hollister, all based around motorcycles. So what can I write except, “Have a helluva good time.”
And one warning, “Don’t Drink and Ride.” First the cops are all over the place, just ask Cowboy a chopper rider from San Pedro, California, and second, gas is so expensive it’s cheaper to drink. So drink, just don’t ride. This historic event is growing. We’re hoping to bring you more motorcycle history and racing in years to come, but don’t hesitate to drop me a line at Bandit@bikernet.com or to the brothers at Horsepower Promotions. In the meantime have a helluva good time.
–Bandit
Bikernet.com
AMSOIL INC. revolutionized the filtration industry with its introduction of AMSOIL Ea Oil Filters– For the first time exclusive nanofiber technology the same technology used in the Abrams M1 tank and other heavy duty applications was made available for automotive applications. Now, AMSOIL has made this outstanding new technology available for motorcycles.
MEMO TO BIKERNET BOSS– I urgently needed a few days off work, But I knew the Boss would not allow me to take leave. I thought that maybe if I acted ‘CRAZY’ then he Would tell me to take a few days off. So I hung upside down on the ceiling and made funny noises.
My co-worker (who’s blonde) asked me what I was doing.
I told her that I was pretending to be a light bulb, So that the Boss would think I was ‘CRAZY’ And give me a few days off.
A few minutes later the Boss came into the office And asked ‘What are you doing?’
I told him I was a light bulb.
He said, ‘You are clearly stressed out. Go home and recuperate for a couple of days.’
I jumped down and walked out of the office. When my co-worker (the blonde) followed me, The Boss asked her …And where do you think you’re going?’
She said, ‘I’m going home too, I can’t work in the dark!
–from Bob Clark
BIKERNET JIMS FATHER’S DAY TOOL–JIMS ignition switch CONNECTOR remover and alignment HOUSING TOOL JIMS, a manufacturer of performance parts and specialty tools for use on Harley-Davidson, has just released some new and practical tools for 2008.
The new JIMS Ignition Switch Connector Remover Tool, No.942 and JIMS Ignition Switch Alignment Housing Tool, No.943 is a must for all FL models 2003 and later and all V-Rod models 2002 and later. The use of this tool No.942 safely removes the ignition switch wiring connector.
Slip the dog bone end of tool into the bottom side of connector until it is touching the back end of connector box. You can gently extract the male wiring connector and tool.
Another innovative tool is the Ignition Switch Housing Alignment Tool No.943, will easily align the ignition switch housing as the retaining screws are being torqued. This gives the ignition switch knob the alignment it needs to help extend the life of ignition switch housing.
Both of these tools is manufactured from 6061 grade aluminum with a precision CNC machine, then finished with JIMS famous blue anodizing. Visit JIMS on the web at, www.jimsusa.com No.943 – Use on all FL models 2003 and later. Use on all V-Rod models 2002 and later Suggested Retail Price $94.60 No.942 – Use on all FL models 2003 and later. Use on all V-Rod models 2002 and later. Suggested Retail Price $98.85 Call JIMS at 805-482-6913, or visit us on the web at www.jimsusa.com Mail your payment and request to JIMS Machining- Attn: Sales Dept.555, Dawson Drive, Camarillo, CA 93012. Do not send cash. –JT Lepien Metric Thunder?s Bob Osias Co-Produces the Bike Show at the BIKERNET.COM Brouhaha in Sturgis– BikernetMetric.com & Bikernet.com Provides Full Coverage of the Brouhaha! Bike Show. Los Angeles, California, June 13, 2008 ? Bob Osias, President of www.MetricThunder.com This year?s Brouhaha! features dawn to dusk non-stop entertainment including an all-star bike show, skits, giveaways, music and special guests including major builders, magazine editors and rocker Steven Tyler. The Thunder Road facility hosts 15,000 campers and upwards of 20,000 visitors daily. BikernetMetric.com is reporting on the rally and is conducting interviews with seasoned veterans and up and comers in the custom motorcycle world. The Bikernet.com Brouhaha! staff is experienced and passionate about producing an outstanding show. The team includes Edge, Seth Dalton, George Najar, Bob Osias, Nyla Olsen, Jeff Najar, and Keith ?Bandit? Ball. About Metric Thunder 2WHEELER FATHER’S DAY GIFTS–They have all the cool stuff. Pinup Scooter Glasses $20.00 New shopping cart and photo gallery also. Or stop by the shop in Denver. You can’t go wrong. –Donna BIKERNET OFFICIAL PET SHOP– A woman went into a store to buy her husband a pet for his birthday. After looking around, she found that all the pets were very expensive. She told the clerk she wanted to buy a pet, but she didn’t want to spend a fortune. “Well,” said the clerk, “I have a very large bullfrog. They say it’s been trained to give blow jobs!” ” Blow jobs!” the woman replied. “It hasn’t been proved but we’ve sold 30 of them this month,” he said. The woman thought it would be a great gag gift, and what if it’s true….no more blow jobs for her! She bought the frog. When she explained froggy’s ability to her husband, he was extremely skeptical and laughed it off. The woman went to bed happy, thinking she may never need to perform this less than riveting act again. In the middle of the night, she was awakened by the noise of pots and pans flying everywhere, making hellacious banging and crashing sounds. She ran downstairs to the kitchen, only to find her husband and the frog reading cookbooks. “What are you two doing at this hour?” she asked. The husband replied, “If I can teach this frog to cook, your ass is gone.” –from Terry M Leebove BIKERNET HELPS BIKERS AND SHOPS WORLD WIDE– Just wanted to say thanks for putting my updates up on your site! I’ve just finally updated my motorsikles. Check out the new builds! Stay gold! BIKERNET ALL-DAY FRIDAY BROUHAHA BIKE SHOW CLASSES STURGIS AUGUST 8 AT THUNDER ROAD– Don’t miss is. We will honor all types of customs and classics. No charge to enter your bike. BEST OF SHOW–FIVE MASSIVE AWARDS BY BANDIT AND KEVIN BASS. Specific Classes receive 1st and 2nd awards: American: Harley, Victory, V-rods with unmodified frames. (Softail, Dyna, Sportster, FXR, etc.) American Manufactured Custom: Big Dogs, American Iron Horse, Titans, etc. European: Any bike produced by a European manufacturer. Touring: Custom dressers and modified touring bikes. American or European. Should have windshield, saddlebags and/or a fairing. Metric Cruisers: Asian manufacturers, non-touring. Metric Touring: Should have windshield, saddlebags and/or a fairing. Radical Chopper: Extended forks and or highly modified frames. Bobber: Bikes striving to look vintage chopped Custom Rigid: Any moderate rake rigid frame?. (with stock length forks), Frisco Choppers (highbars or outrageously high risers and stock front ends), New York Style Choppers (some stretch, little rake), Rock-a-Billy Choppers, etc. Racing: Caf? racers, street racers, drag racers. Vintage or Vintage Customs: Custom bike designed with an antique bike flair. Specialty Awards (one award per): Best Paint LATEST New Nail Gun, made by Dewalt– It can drive a 16-D nail through a 2 X 4 at 200 yards. This makes construction a breeze, you can sit in your lawn chair and build a fence. Just get the wife and kids to hold the fence boards in place while you sit back, relax with a cold beer, when they have the board in the right place just fire away. With the hundred round magazine, you can build the fence with a minimum of reloading. After a day of fence building with the new Dewalt Ra pi d fire nail gun, the wife will not ask you fix or build anything else. *Available for a little more is the “band aid magazine” for those “near misses” when fence building. CANTINA ART EXHIBIT FOR FATHER’S DAY–After a long day of making money for someone else – shake it off with a ride – only bikers know. Live it up, KILTS ACROSS AMERICA–TWO MEN, TWO BIKES, TWO KILTS. Scotsmen set out to raise awareness of rare syndrome on a journey Across America. New York, New York: The Scots have been known for centuries to be able to make the impossible happen. From Robert the Bruce to William Wallace, facing the challenge and winning is the only option. So when you get two good friends having a late night dram of The Glenlivet single malt scotch in a pub and they have a cause and want an answer, there is only one thing to do. ?Why don?t we ride across America on motorbikes? says one and the other replies ?in kilts!? On June 28th, these two intrepid Scots will mount up outside of St. Andrews Restaurant New York 120 West 44th Street in New York City and set out across America. The fearless bikers will leave St. Andrew?s pub to the sound of pipes and the roar of hundreds of motorcycles as they head across the river and into the wilderness. There will be a silent auction from 2 to 4P.M on Saturday to send the boys off in style. Why would anyone in their right mind decide to embark on a journey across the U. S. in kilts and on motorcycles to boot, and in the middle of summer? Why, because one of those men, Colin Read, is the father of a child with the very rare Moebius Syndrome. People keep asking me why my son is so sad,? says Colin, organizer of this journey of discovery and hope. ?My son, George is a very happy little boy, but he suffers from Moebius Syndrome which means he will never be able to smile, he can?t blink, and he has no facial expression at all. Colin and his wife, Dionne are the founders of the Moebius Syndrome Research Trust, a Scottish charity. Their goal is to create awareness of this tragic condition in a most unusual way. ? Two guys in kilts on motorcycles will be quite a sight, especially if the wind blows,? smiles Colin Read. Colin, his friend Iain Whyte and little George have all been outfitted by celebrity kilt maker Howie Nicholsby of 21st Century Kilts in Edinburgh. Nicholsby has outfitted such guys as Sean Connery, Vin Diesel, James Bond star; Robert Davi, Alan Cummings and Ozzie Osbourne, in all manner of fabrics and colors. But for the first time, Nicholsby has taken into consideration the aerodynamics and challenges in riding a bike at 70 miles per hour. He has designed a special kilt that, ahem, protects a man?s modesty. Hence his new design will be a first for motorcycle riding, kilt wearing men. ?People often ask what?s worn under and kilt and in this case the answer is courage,? says Nicholsby So get ready America! Here come the Scots in their leather kilts doing what no Scot has ever done before. ?As we ride across the U.S. in our kilts, we know that we will make many friends.? Both Colin and Iain feel that along their journey they will encounter many who have never heard of the condition who might offer to help in the cutting-edge research is taking place around the world from the United States to Scotland looking for the cause of Moebius Sydrome. We want to raise a minimum of $400,000 dollars, which works out to be about $150.00 per mile. If we can get people to RIDE FOR A SMILE on this once in a life time adventure and donate dollars for miles I know we can raise the money that will help ultimately to lead to the cause of Moebius Syndrome and from there to a possible cure.? Says Iain Whyte. Colin, Iain and George will be stopping at Harley-Davidson dealerships in each city they visit, to catch up with them just check www.kiltsacrossamerica.co.uk and register. You can follow their journey and join them anywhere along their trip by going to www.kiltsacrossamerica.co.uk Continued OnPage 2
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