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ULTIMATE SERVICEMAN DEAR JOHN LETTER RESPONSE– You gotta love a man like this, Humor in the face of defeat.
A Marine was deployed to Afghanistan. While he was there he received aletter from his girlfriend. In the letter she explained that she hadslept with two guys while he was gone, and she wanted tobreak up with him. AND, she wanted pictures of herself back.
So the Marine did what any squared-away Marine would do.He went around to his buddies and collected all the unwanted photos ofwomen he could find. He then mailed about 25 pictures of women (withclothes and without) to his girlfriend with the following note:
“I don’t remember which one you are. Please remove yourpicture and send the rest back.”
–from Joe Lankau
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BIKERNET STANDING IN LINE PHILOSOPHY–A bus carrying only ugly people crashes into an oncoming truck, and everyone inside dies. As they stand at the Pearly Gates waiting to enter Paradise and meet their maker, God decides to grant each person one wish because of the grief they have experienced.
They’re all lined up, and God asks the first one what the wish is. “I want to be gorgeous,” and so God snaps His fingers, and it is done.
The second one in line hears this and says “I want to be gorgeous too.” Another snap of His fingers and the wish is granted.
This goes on for a while with each one asking to be gorgeous, but when God is halfway down the line, the last guy in the line starts laughing.
When there are only ten people left, this guy is rolling on the floor, laughing his head off.
Finally, God reaches this last guy and asks him what his wish will be. The guy eventually calms down and says:
“Make ’em all ugly again.
NEXT TIME YOU’RE LAST IN LINE. BE HAPPY.
–From CarlR
BIKERNET.COM ? CANTINA CONTEST WINNER!!–OK, Bikernet has two contests; one in the free area and one in the Cantina. Right now I?m giving away three copies of ?The World?s Fastest Indian? DVD in the Cantina drawing. Today I picked the first winner and the lucky duck is:
Paul Destito from Hobe Sound , Florida
I have two more copies that I?ll be giving away next week and the week after that so ENTER IN THE CANTINA!! (Must be a Cantina member to enter- duh.)
Not to leave out those of you who don?t want to become members and support our site, (thanks to those who do), we also have the winner from the Free section.
MARTIN MATANIC (BUTCH) from MORRISTON, FLORIDA
Suggestion: THERES’ NOTHING MORE PLEASING TO THE EYES THAN BEAUTIFUL BIKES AND BEAUTIFUL NAKED WOMEN (NOT NECESARILLY IN THAT ORDER)HOW ABOUT ADDING MORE WOMEN BY HAVING YOUR OWN BEAUTY CONTEST. BASE IT ON ONE OVERALL CATEGORY OR MULTIPLE ONES, EXAMPLE TITS, ASS?
Wanted: A SET OF 3-1/2 GALLON TANKS FOR MY ’99 SOFTAIL .
Martin, congratulations on being the winner in the free section, you win a box set of Monster Garage DVD?s!!! (not what you asked for unfortunately) However, in answer to you suggestion, there are naked women and cool bikes in the CANTINA. So join if you haven?t already.
Till next week – Layla
TRUE-TRACK TOURING FRAME TUNER TESTIMONIAL–Just got my True Track stabilizer link and installed it on my 1999 FLHRC-I. Installation is a breeze… Takes about 15-20 minutes.Inventor is a super person to talk with and very helpful.
Now to the results…Been out riding for several hours. At slow speeds, she handles like a smaller, more nimble bike. Much more responsive than without the True-Track. At highway speeds, the bike feels tremendously more stable and responsive. Going over the edge of road patches or tar snakes doesn’t cause the rear to feel like it’s on ice.
I’m off tonight for a spin on some back roads with known bumpy curves that used to cause a really high pucker factor.
So far, I’m thoroughly impressed and it’s well worth the price. The bike no longer feels like a 1,000 lb bear……more to come after the bumpy curve ride!
Background
I first noticed my bike wobbling when banking hard (about 70MPH), getting onto the Interstate and I hit uneven pavement. For a couple of seconds I thought I was going down. It never got to a tank slapper stage, but it was oscillating so bad, I had to pull over and check my underwear. That turned out to be a bad rear tire, but after replacing the tire I began to notice that every time I went into a bumpy curve or ran over uneven pavement the rear end would give a little shimmy.
I checked everything, frame alignment, fork nut adjustment, fork oil, rear shock air pressure, motor mounts, tires, tire pressure, spokes… Nothing was wrong or out of proper adjustment. After much frustration, someone posted the reason that FLs wobble… The rubber mount system. The rear swingarm is also attached using rubber bushings which allows the swingarm to get out of verticle alignment with the frame and front tire briefly when banking or during quick corrections. Many people may never notice it, but mine apparently was amplified or I am just extra sensitive to it.
Here’s the link that I was given:http://www.bikernet.com/garage/PageViewer.asp?PageID=776
If you’re having wobbling or handling instability on your FL, it is well worth the bucks. I do suggest that you check everything that I checked to be sure that there is not another problem as well.
WEIRD NEWS: BOLD MOTORCYCLISTS RIDING BLIND– “I live for this,” shouted VIP Charlotte Gotz over the distinctive rumble of an idling motorcycle. “I love Harleys,” she told Greater Milwaukee Today for their article “Visually Impaired Passengers Feel The Thrill Of Open Road”
The wind on their faces and scenery roaring past, VIPs (Visually Impaired Persons) rode along with members of ABATE of Wisconsin and West Bend and Hartford Harley Owners Group chapters for a BOLD (Blinded Outdoor Leisure Development) outing. The Richfield Lions Club supplies the VIP riders, and ABATE with the help of local HOG chapters, bring the bikes.
“They’re gutsy,” said Andrew Olson of the BOLD passengers he’s had over the past five or six years he has participated. “They’re getting on with somebody they don’t know, they don’t know the road, what’s around the next curve or where they’re going,” said Olson, a member of the West Bend HOG Chapter. “I would’ve thought it would be terrifying, but everyone I’ve ever taken with me knows how the bike handles, the countryside – their other senses are developed.”
When VIP and BOLD Director Marty Hutchings is asked why he enjoys the annual ride, he replied, “the feel of the wind in your hair, the open road, the freedom you have. It’s something any biker would tell you.”
–Bill Bish
DEAL OF THE WEEK, FAMOUS SHRUNKEN FXR FOR SALE–That’s right the famous Bikernet Shrunken FXR, designed for the smaller rider is FOR SALE.
This bike was specifically designed for the smaller rider. It’s a rare, Bandit built, one-off custom motorcycle-all new. Only $28,000 obo, (310) 830-0630,
SCREAMIN’ EAGLE RIDERS MAKE RARE EARLY EXIT AT NHRA EVENT AT OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK–ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., (June 18, 2006) – Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines riders Andrew Hines and GT Tonglet have each earned a trip to the final round at NHRA events at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park at one point in their careers. Sunday’s K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals wasn’t a day for repeat performances.
For the first time this season both V-Rod entries suffered first round losses. Hines – the 2004 winner of this event – lost to Ryan Schnitz. Hines turned in a 7.173-second pass at 186.25 mph, falling to Schnitz’s 7.149 at 180.48 on the Team Muzzy Buell. Tonglet lost to Matt Guidera. Tonglet went 7.168 at 187.05 to Guidera’s 7.148 at 185.36 on the Rocklin Motorsports Buell.
“We never want to make excuses for this team, but the weather really threw us for a loop,” Tonglet said. “During Saturday’s qualifying it was actually cool and not humid at all. We woke up Sunday and it was hot and humid. We just didn’t make enough changes to accommodate the atmospheric conditions.”
Hines qualified in the No. 7 spot, the lowest he has qualified since the final event of 2004 (12th in Pomona, Calif.). Hines recorded a best pass of 7.045 at 190.06 in qualifying. Tonglet was 11th in qualifying with a 7.085 at 189.95.
“We struggled in qualifying and that carried over to Sunday,” Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said. “It’s unfortunate, but it happened and it’s over. Now we need to think about what we can do differently to produce better results next weekend.”
The next stop for the entire NHRA POWERade Series is the O’Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill., just outside St. Louis. Qualifying starts Friday, which doesn’t leave much time for the team to prepare.
“I’m happy we don’t have a lot of time between races because it means we can redeem ourselves quickly,” Hines said. “Englishtown has been a bittersweet track for me. I think I used up all of my luck here in 2004 when we set the national record, took the top qualifying spot and won the race. I guess we will have to wait to come back next year and turn it around.
“Thankfully, we’ve done well in St. Louis and it’s nice to know that we are going to be back on the V-Rods in a couple of days. I don’t want the team’s first round losses to linger longer than it has to.”
Matt Smith earned the event victory, beating Karen Stoffer in the final round.
BIKERNET QUOTE OF THE WEEK– “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
–Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (1911-2004)
AVON TYRE TECH QUESTION OF THE WEEK–How load and speed are related in the tire world?
A V rated tyre is rated to 149mph sustained speed. However, after 130mph, the load the tyre can take reduces by 5% for every 10kmh increase in speed up to 149mph.
Max Speed Max Load (%)
190kmh (118mph) 100
200 (124mph) 100
210 (130mph) 100
220 (137mph) 95
230 (143mph) 90
240 (149mph) 85
Therefore, as the speed increases above 130mph, the load reduces. These tyres are drum tested (ECE reg 75 conditions which are more severe than DOT high speed conditions) for ten minutes at each speed but with a different percentage load due to take account of the fact the tyre is running on a curved drum rather than on a flat road.
This is why if you run a tire at sustained high speed with too heavy of a load you can wear out a tire quickly. It’s also important to make sure you are running the correct tire pressures.
–Sukoshi Fahey (Ms.)
Sales Manager, North America
http://www.avonmotorcycle.com/
Thunder Road “The Custom Capital of Sturgis” has more Bike Shows, Babes, Beer, and Vendors Four Years Running–
Sturgis, S.D. – For the fourth year in a row, during 2006 Sturgis Bike Week, Thunder Road will be the custom capital of Sturgis. Thunder Road will have more bike shows, babes, and beer than anywhere else in Sturgis. This year, the 40,000 square foot Thunderdome will be host to the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building, three major bike shows, and Michael Lichter’s “School’s Out; Old School, New School, All(s)Kool” exhibition, which will highlight the industry’s best builders and motorcycle artists. As always there’s plenty of free motorcycle parking at Thunder Road.
Thunder Road has grown over the last four years into the custom capital of Sturgis with custom bike builders, manufacturers, and high-end parts companies on the lot. In addition to vendors, the prestigious AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building will be held from Saturday, August 5th through Monday, August 7th. The fourth annual Metzler Custom Bike Show will be held on Tuesday, August 8th. Thursday will once again be host to the Biker/Penthouse bike show and Build-Off, an event that is sure to be a huge hit. The week will end on Friday with the ever-popular Rat’s Hole show. All these events will draw the top builders in the world, and there is no better place to showcase their world-class bikes than at Thunder Road.
“The Journey continues at Thunder Road” with Michael Lichter’s 6th annual art exhibition of custom motorcycles and wall art. This year’s exhibit includes custom bikes from over 20 of the top custom builders from around the country, and explores what is meant by the popular and often loosely used phrases “old school” and “new school.” Regardless of approach, the lines between different styles of custom bikes are blending, and “All(s)Kool”.
“We have made every effort possible to ensure that everyone who comes out to Thunder Road gets the full Sturgis experience because we’re hosting the best bike shows and exhibits, along with having the top custom bike builders on the property,” says Gary Lippold, owner of Thunder Road. “We feel like we have created an atmosphere at Thunder Road where people can come out, get a beer at Strokers, see some of the top custom bikes from around the world, and experience Sturgis Bike Week.”
The Thunderdome will once again be host to Rick Fairless’ Strokers Sturgis. This venue will be open from 11 am until midnight Saturday August 5th through Friday August 11th. There will be food and beer available all day long from Rick’s bar and there will be free live entertainment nightly.
In conjunction Thunder Road will have the best attractions around, including Miss Sturgis, The Texas Bikini Team, and even more great entertainment. Thunder Road is a part of the Glencoe Nation and is located directly in front of the Glencoe CampResort which will be host to Rock’n The Rally, an event that will have over 20 national music acts including Big and Rich, Cheap Trick, Sammy Hagar, Steve Miller Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Nickelback.
Thunder Road is located 3 miles east of Sturgis on Highway 34 and is home to the premier bike builders and vendors in Sturgis.
LUCKY DEVIL UPDATE–There’s this small, humble builder in Houston who builds and fabricates like a mad dog. We’re about to receive a Girl of Bikernet feature on his Shamrock bike. He’s building a shrunken Bobber for Sin Wu. He’s just built the seat pan you see here for a Shovelhead and he’s working with Victory, Cruising Rider Magazine and Bikernet on a Victory chopper. “I really like working with those guys,” Kent said.
He works non-stop. Hell, he sold his house and moved into the shop, so he could work without the time wasted on a commute. We’ll bring you a report on the Victory shortly.
HOLY SHIT, CHIP MONK–Today started late and ran afoul, amuck, and asunder. I even dueled with computer glitches and shutdowns. I received a release from Baker and it killed my e-mail system. I’ll get Tony for that.
If all goes well here’s how the weekend could play out. Tonight the strippers invade a local bar. Tomorrow I pick up the powdered parts for the 45, then talk the girls into attending the erotic festival with me in the evening. There’s Marco’s Birthday Party on Saturday here in Wilmas and the Rose Bowl Show on Sunday, or do I have events switched? Let’s see how it really plays out.
Oh, there’s a tattoo gig also happening and Bob Roberts is going to swing by on his way. We need to discuss another historic biker feature for the HORSE and Bandit’s Cantina Archives.
Sunday morning we hit Bandit’s Cantina Sunday Post and bring you the Sunday News from Bikernet. There’s some hot shit in the Cantina.
In the meantime we’ve got a ton of content heading our way from a Saxon “Griffin” Road Test, a Von Dutch feature, an RS Performance bike feature, Girls of Bikernet from Jack Daniels and Deacon in Hawaii and a tech from Wolfgang publishing on soldering. There’s mo’, but wait, we have a feature brewing from LA Chop Rods and one on the ROT rally in Texas. Hang on.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
