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2 WHEELER NEW BIKE PROJECT–Arlin’s new ride, I think it’s a generator Shovel, but he isn’t answering his cell phone, so I can’t ask him. Hope this makes the news.
— Donna
OLD SCHOOL REMINDER–I’m sad ta say that the world’s gettin’ tamer every day, Amigo, I remember the old Bike Fest in Hanford where the wet T-shirt contest turned into a drunken free fer all, with the chicks gettin’ nekkid, drinkin’ Jack Daniel’s and tequila outa the bottle, an’ flippin’ pussy juice on the crowd. That was the year Billy Idol jumped on stage an’ jammed with the band. Chicks were ridin’ the midway naked all night, an’ it was F-in’ HEAVEN!!
Now, the big runs like the Thunder Run have a bikini contest, an’ everybody makes a big fuckin’ deal out of it. If they only fuckin’ KNEW, Bro!!
–from Buckshot
DAVID UHL DISCOVERS ELVIS–David Uhl’s latest work “In Tune” represents Elvis Presley kicked back ,enjoying a glorious Memphis spring morning. This piece of work captures Elvis outside his new home Graceland, tuning his original Gibson J200, (before it’s re-configuration).
Behind him stands another embodied passion, the legendary 1957 Harley-Davidson Panhead. Without a doubt he is experiencing first hand all the the early fruits of his impending mega success.
This is the first depiction combining two of Americas most important icons in one painting. Endorsed by both Harley-Davidson and Elvis Presley Enterprises, the historical magnitude of this project suggests that a series of limited edition reproductions be created. In order to accommodate the immense potential interest generated by this image, the following edition specifications will be offered.
** Large edition: (24″x30″) will number 350 with 50 artist proofs. $1850 framed.
** An exclusive oversized edition numbering 50 will be added, which duplicate the actual size of original (36″x46″) along with 25 artist proofs. $4500 framed.
All print editions will be reproduced in the finest quality giclee on canvas and arrive beautifully framed with seamless miter joints. The oversized edition will be outfitted with a special custom hand-gilded frame.
All prints will also be hand signed and numbered and accompanied with a certificate of authenticity. A decorative brass plaque displayed on the front center of the piece will be inscribed with the name of the painting and release date.
All prints will be sold through Graceland Harley-Davidson and be official licensed products of The Motor Company and Elvis Presley Enterprises .
The original is 36″x46″, oil on linen and framed with a 2 piece composite hand-gilded moulding.
–Greg Rhodes BIKERNET MEDICAL FINDINGS–A University Professor was giving a lecture on “Involuntary MuscularContractions” to his first year medical students. Realizing thatThis was not the most riveting subject, the Professor decided toLighten the mood slightly. He pointed to a young woman in theFront row and said, “Do you know what your asshole is doing whileYou’re having an orgasm?” She replied, “Probably deer hunting with his buddies.” –from Jill Z. WELCOME TO THE CLUB FROM SCOTT JACOBS–The latest H-D wine painting, “Welcome to the Club” is limited to 195 canvas giclees; same as the last “Toasting a Legend” and “Invitation Only”. You have right of first refusal on your matching number if you ordered the previous release in this series; Toasting a Legend. Please let us know if you are interested in adding to your collection by ordering the current offering. Any released numbers will be sold on a first come first served basis. Another question we’ve been getting is “what brand of cigar is it?” The answer is Cohoba (Dominican). If you have any other questions please ask and we do have extremely limited openings for new collectors on this image. Thank you. “Members Only” SOLD OUT New: “Welcome to the Club” $1295 with frame –Ron Copple BIKERNET CORRESPONDENT RIDES TO SMOKE OUT–Hey Bandit what’s up? Hope all of ya’ all are well. I’ll be headin to the Smoke Out Thursday an ridin the Blue Ridge Parkway as far south as I can. I only got an Ol’ Nikon F/G 35mm. I’ll be takin pics of any thing I find interestin. My question to is, can you use 35mm stuff for the site? If so I will put together some words an send the extra sets of dobble prints to ya’ all? Sorry I aint got one of them new fangeled camaras but I seem to spend all my cash on my Shovel and a 12 second Mustang. –Art BIKES AND GIRLS OF BIKERNET COMING FROM PETER LINNEY–Mr. Linney a master motorcycle photographer is shooting several bikes and girls for Bikernet. Watch for Chica, Tom Foster and Route 66 customs to pop up on Bikernet in the months to come. BIKER DISCRIMINATION KILLED IN NEVADA–Nevada AB-396 prohibits a homeowner’s association (“common-interest community”) from banning motorcycles from the community. However, the homeowner’s association may still place “reasonable” restrictions on parking and storage of motorcycles. The legislation, which passed 42-0 in the Assembly and 19-2 in the Senate, became a state law that takes effect Oct. 1 THE LONELY BRAIN CELL– Once upon a time there was a Female Brain Cell which, by Mistake, happened to end up in a Man’s Head. She Looked around nervously because it was all Empty and Quiet. “Hello?” she cried, but no answer came. “Is anyone here?” she cried a little louder, but still no answer. Now the Female Brain Cell started to Feel Alone and Scared and Yelled at the top of Her voice, “HELLO, IS ANYONE HERE?” Then she heard a faint voice from far, far away…. “We’re down heeeere” “We’re Down Heeeere.” –from Art Friedman MATT HOTCH DESIGNS HARD BRAKE LINE KIT–Fullerton, CA – June, 2007, The Matt Hotch Designs Hard Brake Line Kit helps achieve that serious custom show bike look. “I wanted my bikes to look clean and sexy,” says Matt Hotch, owner and master bike builder. “I don’t like the clutter of cables and wires hanging all over a bike. Our Hard Brake Line Kit will help keep your bike looking sleek and sano.” Unlike stock braided hoses, the stainless steel hard line blends right in with the handlebars, setting your motorcycle apart from the rest. The .028-inch wall polished stainless steel line will look great for years to come and will not fail or wear due to exposure to the elements. Our kit ships with 5-feet of polished 3/16-inch stainless steel tubing, and two polished fittings – one for the master cylinder and one for the triple tree or attachment to a SS braided line to the brake caliper. Matt Hotch Designs also offers a Tool Kit consisting of a 3/16-inch heavy-duty bender and a deburring tool to help you make quick work of bending and fitting the tubing to your bike. The Matt Hotch Designs Hard Brake Line Kit works exclusively on Perse Performance Front Ends. Our kit is made from the finest products available and is the only kit of its kind on the market today. For ordering or additional information call Pat at (714) 525-4011, or email pat@matthotchdesigns.com RIGHT OF WAY VIOLATION PASSED TENNESSEE HOUSE– Tennessee HB1335 (Right of Way Violations) passed the Tennessee House today by a margin of 93-3. State Representative Rob Briley did a fine job of carrying the bill to success in the House while Senator Tim Burchett carried the companion Senate bill, SB794, to success. The bill will go to the Governor after the Senate signs off on a minor amendment that removes unnecessary language that was left in by mistake.Representative Briley will ask the Governor to schedule a ceremonial bill signing event at his earliest convenience. It will be up to the motorcyclists of Tennessee to educate those who will enforce and prosecute under this new law. Talking with your local police, prosecutors and judges is the best way to make sure the authorities use the new law where applicable. For further information on this and other Volunteer State legislation see the Statewatch section of NEW SOFTAIL TECH COMING FROM WOLFGANG PUBLISHINGEnclosed you’ll find 2 separate pdf files showing how they look in the book (How to Hop Up and Customize Your Harley-Davidson Softail). You already had this book from a past chapter we used. Anyway, Tim thought you could put both of these into one tech article. The word file has the copy and then below are the captions with the photo number/name. –Jacki Mitchell ROT BLUES–Jerry went to ROT, and said as your writer did, nothing new. We had afriend visit from San Angelo, TX; he has owned a one-man motorcycleshop in Angelo for twenty years. NEVER been to any runs because hewould have to close his shop. He said, “I have never seen so manypeople wanting my money.” That was ROT in a nut shell. –Gweado EUROPE KILLS PROPOSAL TO FIX ROADS FOR BIKER SAFETY–The European Commission’s proposal for a directive on infrastructure management (Directive) was rejected by the European Parliament. Parliament voted against a proposal aiming to save hundreds of lives per year on Europe’s main road network. The Directive, warmly welcomed by road users including the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA), was aimed at providing Member States safety management procedures and guidance to ensure that safety is integrated in all phases of road planning, design, construction, operation & maintenance, and could indeed drastically reduce the number of road fatalities as well as helping meet the road safety targets set in 2001 (50% reduction of road casualties by 2010). During the last voting session of 5 June, the Transport Committee however rejected the Directive on Road Infrastructure Safety Management as a whole. Being described as “too bureaucratic” and “too costly”, the directive was eventually judged “unnecessary”!
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BIKE WORKS MAG OFFICIALLY GONE-NEW HOT BAGGERS IN IT’S PLACEIt’s official, Bike Works from Primedia was shut down and Hot Baggers will take it’s place on the news stands. Now there’s two custom touring books, American Bagger and Hot Baggers. Let’s see what happens next.
THERE’S THE NEWS FIT FOR KINGS OF THE ROAD–Life is bananas and coming at us way too fast. Ya never know what will happen next, so struggle for the future, make those around you happy or fuck it all, party like hell. Just yesterday I went to my grandson’s middle school graduation with my 84-year-old mom. My son Frank met us on the edge of the field, just as a LA Sheriff pulled up. “You Bandit?” the officer said. I looked around for some other guy to point at, but I was surrounded by Hispanic kids. I was in the center of a town named Pico Rivera.
“I’ll give your mom a ride,” the officer said and cleared the law books off his passenger seat. I opened the cruiser door and she stepped in. “You guys can get in the back.”
Frank and I looked at each other, and we both turned pale. The notion that once inside we would never get out swept over us. Suddenly we were side by side in a cramped, caged police cruiser surrounded by hundreds of middle school kids and their relatives. Never a dull moment.
The officer pulled up to the grand stands, got out and opened the door for mom. We couldn’t get out of the back. We were locked in!
Okay, so I survived to deliver the news on time. We’ll do our damnest to keep Bikernet just as lively as the action around the Bikernet Headquarters. Watch for that Wolfgang Softail Tech within a week. Sin Wu is working on a piece of fiction from Allan Lowson. Laconia action will be covered by Paul Garson, plus a bobber you’ll go crazy over. We have a Booze Fighter feature on tap and a story about Hollister and the Booze Fighters. The legislative report is in from Bill Bish and Johnny Humble is scrambling to bring you a Big Dog road test and news about a limited edition K-9 model. There also the Peter Linney Girls of Bikernet and more heading your way. Hang On.
I need to write another Bonneville update and we’re planning a ride to San Francisco for the Three Bridges Run. And don’t forget to plan for Hollister. We’ll be there with Charlie Brechtel. Have a helluva weekend.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
