Everyday holds adventures and risks for bikers. We run a fine line between terror and sex. No wonder we like sex so much. I’ve got another axiom to add to the Code of the West: After each blood-boiling treacherous ride, pushing man and motorcycle to the limits, a man should come home to ready and willing woman. If she’s not up for the passion of the road, he finds a bottle. So if you run into a rider lost in a bottle, it’s ’cause he ain’t got no good woman, or not enough women. How’s that sound?That also goes for our troops overseas. Better be lotsa good women waiting when they get home.
Let’s hit the news.
BEACH RIDE UPDATE–Save The Date! Beach Ride 2003 is Sunday, September 7, at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach. Sponsorship opportunities available. There will be two world famous bands, contests, bike show, food and vendors. Get pledges and earn prizes. For more information, email Proceeds benefit the Exceptional Children’sFoundation (ECF) which helps children and adults with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries. JESSE JAMES IN THE MIDDLE EAST– My oldest daughters friend from high school sent me this today …her boyfriend is on the far right and his name is ADAM ….he’s a sharp kid, and he and his other buddies have more weight on their shoulders than most of you will ever know.These are the faces of the boys and men who pay the checkfor the cost of our freedom which WAY too many Americanstake for granted. Thanks to Jesse and Kid Rock, for taking time out of theirhectic schedules and at great risk to themselves, to thankthe troops personally. These young men will, not only have something to talk about the rest of their lives, but perhaps more importantly will know that there are many amoung usback home that really appreciate what they are doing.They are willing to DIE for you …. would you do the same for them? Until you have been shot, or shot at, you have know idea of the valueof life, much less the value of freedom.Thank the troops and thank the USO ….. FROM THE BIKERNET MEDICAL DEPARTMENT–A nurse walks into a bank. Preparing to endorse a check. She pulls a rectal thermometer out of her pocket and tries to write with it. She looks up at the teller, pauses for a moment, then realizing her mistake, “Well,” she says, “That’s great…just great..some asshole’s got my pen.” –from A. Friedman LACOINA AGAIN– BYTEDDY “BEAR” BABOLCSAY. Another June can only mean one thing. It’s time for Laconia again.This year marked the 80th anniversary of the famous Laconia Motorcycle Week Rally and Races. I thought I’d do something special in honor of the anniversary. I had been to Tahiti back in March for the Tahiti Harley Riders Club annual Charity Ball to benefit the handicapped children and I had invited their president Kiki Teagai to join my entourage for the Laconia run. He jumped at the chance and we made the arrangements. We were set. I picked up Kiki at JFK on Saturday morning and we hit it bright and early Sunday morning. See the entire saga as TBEar and Kiki travel to the 80th renunion, tomorrow. COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWS–Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish,National Coalition of Motorcyclists, runs bi-weekly on Bikernet in the Rights Department. Here’s two excerpts from this weeks critical news to our freedom. Read the whole story in: http://www.bikernet.com/rights/. RAVE ACT MAY THREATEN BIKER EVENTS Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Just two months after the RAVE Act was passed by Congress, it has been used by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to intimidate the owners of a Billings, Montana, venue into canceling an event to raise funds to reform marijuana laws.The RAVE Act expands federal law to make it easier to jail and imprison event organizers and property owners who fail to stop drug offenses from occurring on their property. Check the whole story at: http://www.bikernet.com/rights/ BIKERS BOYCOTT LAUGHLIN RUN Members of the Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs, irked at security precautions such as checkpoints and a ban on wearing colors, boycotted the Laughlin River Run and held a “Screw Laughlin” run in Phoenix instead. Check the whole story by Bill Bish at: http://www.bikernet.com/rights/ RUN FOR BREATH UPDATE–Mike, the Run For Breath Founder, wanted me to let you know about the bike show we had here at the dealership on Saturday. He took a page from your book, and made notes about each bike after the judging was complete. When he announced the winners, he made comments about each bike. The crowd went wild!!! Well, maybe that was because I was handing out the trophies to the winners in a wet t-shirt – guess we’ll never know!!!!It was the next best thing to having you here! Love and kisses, RARE COVAIR POWERED MOTORCYCLE SPOTTED AT HOT BIKE SHOW– Shot this relic @ the HOT BIKE Show Newport beach 6/15. I wasn’t able to speak with the person a the booth. I recongnized it as a Corvair 6-cylinder. If my memory serves me correctly it was created by Mil Blair of D&D, as well as Norm Grabowsky (spoke with him Saturday at the LA Roadster show). SIX PACK was one that travel the bike circuit in the late ’60s but was ridden extensively by Norm. I had the pleasure of working on it (1969) with Curt Hamilton as well as Norm’s HENWEIGH truck (fabbed grill, hood, fenders, cowl, fuel tank and bed frame circa 1972. He still has the truck). –Wil Phillips JIVE CONTEST–Win $35,000 toward the purchase of — a Harley Davidson V-Rod.Or just keep the cash! Yes, you can win $35,000 in the 2003 “The Sky’s the Limit!” Sweepstakes? which you can spend any way you choose, including the purchase of a Harley Davidson V-Rod. With the V-Rod, custom American muscle meets hot rod styling. AMERICA’S RIDE–THE SECOND ANNUAL AMERICA’S RIDE IS A TWELVE DAY, COAST TO COAST MOTORCYCLE AND GRASS-ROOT COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING EVENT TO ASSIST THOSE WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF 9/11/01 AND ARE STILL IN DIRE NEED. PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER MIRACLES FOUNDATION. LEAVING LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ON AUGUST 31, 2003, THE SECOND ANNUAL RIDE TRAVELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH MEMORIAL CEREMONIES IN SHANKSVILLE, PA, WASHINGTON DC, AND NYC AT GROUND ZERO ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2003. THE ROUTE WILL VISIT 12 HOST CITIES ACROSS THE NATION WITH SPECIAL EVENTS PLANNED ALONG THE WAY. JOIN US FOR THE WHOLE RIDE, OR PICK UP ALONG THE WAY NEAR YOUR HOME TOWN, OR JUST JOIN US AT ONE OF THE LOCAL EVENTS! THE NEW RIDE ROUTE: CONTACT INFORMATION: Continued On Page 2
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AUG 31 – LOS ANGELES, CA TO LAS VEGAS, NV
SEPT 1 – LAS VEGAS, NV TO GRAND JUNCTION, CO
SEPT 2 – GRAND JUNCTION, CO TO SEDALIA/DENVER, CO
SEPT 3 – DENVER, CO TO KEARNEY, NB
SEPT 4 – KEARNEY, NB TO OMAHA, NB
SEPT 5 – OMAHA, NB TO ST. LOUIS, MO
SEPT 6 – ST. LOUIS, MO TO DANVILLE, IL TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN
SEPT 7 – INDIANAPOLIS, IN TO CLEVELAND, OH
SEPT 8 – CLEVELAND, OH TO NEW CASTLE, PA
SEPT 9 – NEW CASTLE, PA TO SHANKSVILLE, PA TO WASHINGTON D.C.
SEPT 10 – WASHINGTON D.C. TO PHILADELPHIA, PA
SEPT 11 – PHILADELPHIA, PA TO NYC, GROUND ZERO TO THE INTREPID
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