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FROM SCORPION PRODUCTS, Getting A Grip With The Klaw– (Lake Forest, CA June 22, 2009) Proving you can?t have too much of a good thing, the engineers at Scorpion Sports have revamped the original Venom version of their race-spec glove to create the all-new Klaw. In keeping with Scorpion?s goal of providing ExoSkeletal protection, upgraded goatskin leather is combined with ?PowerStretch? panels across the knuckles and a protective plate over the back of the hand. The result is an expanded range of flexibility and a perfect fit, without sacrificing protection.
Working in conjunction with the protective plate is the patented ExoTec CE-approved armor. All seams on the Klaw gloves get the ExoStitch overlapping safety seams to make sure they don?t blow out in the event of an impact. The natural wear characteristics of the tough goatskin, combined with added protection of the ExoTec armor inserts, earns the Klaw a full ?4? on Scorpion?s unique Abradium abrasion scale. There is also a full 1 year warranty on these gloves as well.
However, all these up rated specs still don?t mean riders on a budget will have to resort to a five-fingered discount to get their hands on these top-of-the line gauntlets. MSRP remains under 50 bucks! Available in Black, Silver and White, the Klaw fits mitts ranging from XS all the way up to 2XL.
Available exclusively from Scorpion dealers, MSRP: $49.95
Join Team Scorpion! More information about the full range of ScorpionExo? Helmets and Scorpion Sports, Inc.?s complete ScorpionExoWear? line can be found at www.ScorpionUSA.com.
Help Bikernet & Brass Balls Bobbers support the returning vets that have sustained head injuries.
Brass Balls is raffling off the Military Bobber with the proceeds going to the Intrepid Fallen Heros Fund. For just three Starbucks you could put a custom Digger motorcycle in your living room!
This fund is helping the returning veterans that have sustained head injuries. It is a way for you to support the troops and feel good at the same time.
Please help us help the men and women who are serving this great nation of ours. For just $10 you could be saving a life. Skip a few Starbucks and put your money where it will positively impact a soldier?s life.
Our team of sponsors include Bikernet.com, K&N Filters, Torian Chopper Leathers, D&D Performance Exhaust AFT Customs, Cycle Source Magazine and Saddlemen.
The bobber will be given away at the 2009 Daytona Oktoberfest. Click here for more details.
LASER ALIGNMENT TOOL STILL AVAILABLE– I own an 88 FXRS and I went down earlier this year. I got to thinking about the slide I was in before the down part and I am interested in this tool however I cannot find any additional information on line. Do you have any further info?http://www.bikernet.com/garage/PageViewer.asp?PageID=209
— Tony
Here’s Mil Blair’s phone number: (714) 398-2360. He still has some units available.–Wrench
INDIAN PROJECT REPORT– I have attached a photo of my scout for you to see. The reason I was looking for the bikes ownership papers the other day was because I wanted to make sure the frame/engine numbers matched the papers for when I get license plates. I brought this bike over with me when I emigrated from New Zealand.
I will send you more as it gets finished. The other photo is of my business where I also live. It is safe, secure and the neighbours go home at 5 o’clock!
–Indian Joe
THE CAMY DOCTRINE– Enjoyed the news. Would’ve even if you didn’t publish my wife on page 1. She neglected to mention that she rides her Sportster to the small town in Florida where she grew up, to play piano in church as well as visit her 82-year-old mother. It gives me a giggle to see her up there playing in her jeans and riding boots.
The up side of being caught in the rain is that I found out that my boots don’t leak. Once they fill up, they hold water really well.
–RW
COULD WATER BILL INFLUENCE MOTORCYCLE ACTIVITY?–I have included info on this bill for you to act as you see fit. Once again it strives to give the feds too much control over a very valuable resource, WATER. My concern as it relates to motorcycles is what will they do in relation to an off-road park or trail system where you cross various streams and creeks. The way this bill reads it could be on your own property even. Will the EPA say that can’t drive your tractor across that stream because it may leak a drop of oil or fuel in it when you cross? Will you have to get a permit to fill in a ditch or clear a stream bed? (This has happened in the past) In fact the way this reads if you have a bird bath in your garden theoretically it would be subject to federal regulation. While not directly motorcycle related it has the potential to be through the law of unintended consequences.
Keep an eye on your government since they are surely keeping an eye on you.
–Jay Huber
Committee Chair Barbara Boxer has been frustrated for the past month, and is strong-arming Democrats on the Committee to support a bill without a hearing. She has also established a ‘gang of four’ to come up with language that would assure Committee approval.
The four are Max Baucus (D-MT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), George Voinovich (R-OH), and Lamar Alexander (R-TN). Baucus is the leading critic on the Democratic side, and is trying to ‘cut a deal’ by appeasing interests in his state.
Hopper wasn’t exaggerating. This bill expands federal power in two ways:
1) By removing the limiting term ‘navigable’ from the 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act and replacing it with the all inclusive ‘waters of the U.S.’ (including wetlands, intermittent streams, playa lakes, prairie potholes, sandflats, mudflats, ponds, meadows and sloughs).
2) By adding the new language ‘activities affecting these waters,’ which refers to land use activity as well as atmospheric deposition.
The simple definition of a non-point source is ‘anything that doesn’t come out of a pipe.’ This would include agriculture, forestry, mining, energy development, home-building and other property improvement, as well as recreational uses of public lands and waters. It would include activities such as mowing your lawn, planting a garden, or building, maintaining, or using a recreational trail–virtually any human activity you can imagine. As Ali Cambel, professor of Environmental Studies at George Washington University warned over 30 years ago, “Wait until they get around to controlling non-point sources of water pollution.”
The bill is not about pollution, it’s about power. It is being supported by every national environmental organization in the country as a means of maintaining and expanding their power base in Washington
In Border States, BATFE Asks: “May We See Your Guns?” Speaking of the Mexican border situation, NRA-ILA has recently received several calls from NRA members in border states who have been visited or called by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. In some cases, agents have asked to enter these people’s homes, and requested serial numbers of all firearms the members possess.
For other updates on state legislation, please go to the state legislation section at www.NRAILA.org, and check each week’s issue of the Grassroots Alert.”)
SADDLEMEN WEEKLY PRODUCT, SDP2600 Roller Sissy Bar Bag–I use this bag all the time whether I’m on the bike or not. It’s very convenient.
Smooth rolling wheels and retractable handle make this the perfect bag for airline travel.
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Rigid construction holds bag shape even when empty
Top cargo straps for attaching Saddlemen roll bag (optional) or for strapping on your jacket, rain gear, etc
Top pocket office organizer and lockable zipper pulls
Built-in pocket with raincover
Constructed of UV, water and weather resistant 1200 denier SaddleTuff? and leather-like vinyl panels
Optional roll bags available separately
Dimensions: 18? W x 21? H x 11.5? D (2,600 cubic inches)
Part # 3515-0079 MSRP $165.95
Saddlemen products are available at your nearby Parts Unlimited (for metric)and Drag Specialties (for Harley) retailers
–Larry Langley
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saddlemensales@msn.com
JESSE JAMES TROUBLES–Late afternoon on June 16, James flew across the windswept dust of El Mirage dry lake bed in the California desert and tripped the lights at 199.712 mph in a hydrogen powered car. That was 14 mph faster than the previous record of 185 mph, set in Germany by BMW in its hydrogen-powered H2H.
“This, I honestly believe, is world-changing,” James said of the emissions-free race car. “We can’t rely on gasoline forever. I’m paying it forward.”
The whole deal was for the season-ending episode of James’s TV show, Jesse James is a Dead Man. The episode is set to air at 10 p.m. Eastern on Aug. 9 on the Spike TV network.
“Not bad for a bunch of guys with no college degrees, huh?” said James of his West Coast Choppers crew.
And even when two members of the team sheepishly admitted that they indeed had college degrees.
UPDATE, 12:10 p.m. ET June 19: Roy Creel, president of the Southern California Timing Association, sent this note to correct a point in the original post:
The SCTA (Southern Calif. Timing Association) was neither involved in, nor did we confirm Mr James’ ?record.? In fact, Mr James did not set any record. What he did accomplish was to exceed an existing record speed previously set by BMW. His private timing event was timed by the same folks that time SCTA events and the course was set up by the same folks who set SCTA courses.
Someone ought to tell Mr. James that if he wants to be something more than a ?TV racer? then he needs to play the by the rules every one else has followed for more than 80 years.
In my opinion, this ?press release? is well-written mature manure that proves he is a self-promoting blowhard who hasn?t got the stones to play with the real racers.
Mike Cook did his job, kept ?amateur James? from killing himself, or anyone else, but understand the man got paid to do only that. As for the timers, the Rice brothers, they are top-notch guys who were also being paid to do a job. That an SCTA course was used only tells us the course was properly measured.
There was no mention of an independent sanctioning organization to oversee the activities. No one inspected this car, nor its propulsion system to certify anything about it or what it did.
James achieved nothing except personal satisfaction from a test day where he was paying all the bills and counts for absolutely nothing on the world motorsports stage.
–“LandSpeed” Louise Ann Noeth
BACK FROM JESSE–Hey LouiseYou should probably Lick My Fuck’n Ball Sack!
Your Pal
–jesse
TV’s Jesse James fraudulently claims besting BMW’s FIA ratified hydrogen-powered World Record Speed Record–Cable TV personality Jesse James claims he set the world record for hydrogen-powered vehicles on June 16th on the southern California El Mirage dry lake.
The claim is without merit since the activities were conducted without benefit of any motorsports sanctioning authority. The vehicle was neither inspected, nor certified and all the timing personnel were on the James TV payroll.
World speed records require two runs over a one-mile course within one hour. James was 5,148 feet short — being timed one-way for a total of 132 feet; he made only three or four passes over an eight to ten-hour period. Any world record holder will tell you it?s quite a technical feat to hold speed for a full mile.
The baseless speed stunt was reportedly for “the season-ending episode of James’s TV show, Jesse James is a Dead Man.” The episode is set to air in early August.
James claims to have bested the FIA ratified BMW HR2 record of 185 mph. The BMW HR2 race car set 9 international and FIA-ratified land-speed records for hydrogen cars at the Miramas Proving Grounds in France .. The BMW HR2 is one of the few hydrogen cars developed with internal combustion engine (ICE) technology instead of fuel cell technology.
Mr. James efforts count for absolutely nothing on the world motorsports stage and amount to little more than a self-promoting ?TV racer? PR stunt since he chose to ignore the sport’s sanctioning rules that have applied to all records certified for the past 80 years.
When contacted to explain the fraudulent claim, James responded with a short crude retort that reminded this writer that vulgarity is indeed the refuge of a destitute mind.
Speedy Regards,
–“LandSpeed” Louise Ann Noeth
CHOPPERTOWN NATION ONLINE CONTEST–Ok, here it is…the first annual Choppertown Nation online bike contest. Simple rules, cool prizes, FREE to enter (and free to just look!)
1. We’re not really into categories, but here’s the three we decided on:
Chopper, Bobber, and Cafe. (If you don’t know which category you belong in, just pick one.)
2. Post two (2) pics under the appropriate category and tell us something about the build.
3. The bike must have been built by you or your buddies in your backyard or garage.
4. Pics can be posted for the next two weeks: June 22nd-July 6th.
Prizes will be awarded to the top 5 in each category:
1st place gets a Biltwell lid, set of Dickies workshirt and pants, Lick’s Jellies, and Choppertown DVD set!
2nd place gets Dickies workshirt, Lick’s Jellies, and Choppertown DVD set!
3rd place gets Dickies workshirt and Choppertown DVD set!
4th and 5th place gets a Choppertown DVD set!
The judges are:
Kutty (Hippy Killer)
Irish Rich (Shamrock Fabrication)
Duane (Duane Ballard Custom Leather)
Carpy (CB750 Cafe)
Fab Kevin (Fabricator Kevin’s)
Carl (Guilty Customs)
Chris (Biltwell)
Wes (Four Aces)
Big Truth (Choppahead)
Sean (XsSpeed Choppers)
Rich (Rich Phillips Cycles and Leathers)
Meatball (Hell On Wheels)
Here’s the link: http://www.choppertownnation.com/forum/categories/choppertown-nation-bike-show/listForCategory
Hot Leathers Offers Large Collection of Saddle Bags and Sissy Bar Bags–Manchester, Conn.–June 23, 2009–It’s the peak of motorcycle riding and rally season, and Hot Leathers, the industry leader in motorcycle apparel and accessories, is making sure riders have their basics covered before hitting the open road. Motorcycle bags are a necessity for every biker, and Hot Leathers offers a wide selection of saddle bags and sissy bar bags that are high-quality, durable and reasonably priced.
While on the road, riders need a place to store their gear. Saddle bags vary significantly in size and price, but Hot Leather’s collection of bags offers a great fit for any bike at an even greater price. Many of Hot Leathers’ saddle bags are waterproof, offer heat protection and come with a unique, easy zip-off feature that makes travel a breeze. The zippers are hidden so only the rider knows how simple the bags are to detach. When the ride is over for the day, the bags can be zipped off and, using the sturdy, built-in handles, carried into a house or hotel for the night.
Some riders prefer a sissy bar bag or travel bag over saddle bags, and Hot Leathers has a huge selection to choose from. Hot Leathers offers one- and two-piece sissy bar bags, which fit tightly to any bike and provide plenty of room for travel amenities. Travel bags are used to protect belongings when riders are away from their bikes. Whether riders prefer rolling or handled bags, they are sure to find the perfect Hot Leathers bag to guard their gear.
To view Hot Leathers complete inventory of motorcycle bags, as well as other riding gear and accessories, please visit Hot Leathers online. Stop by www.hotleathers.com and see what’s in stock and ready to ship today.
Hot Leathers has been serving the motorcycle community for over 25 years. The company’s growing wholesale and printing facilities have earned it a place as one of America’s top 50 volume screen printers. Known for fast and friendly service, Hot Leathers makes its customers a priority whether in the shop or on the road. Hot Leathers is a division of Good Sports, Inc. and currently has store locations in Sturgis, S.D., Swansea, Mass., Daytona Beach, Fla., East Providence, R.I. and South Windsor, Conn. Hot Leathers also takes its merchandise to various rallies and events across the country. Keep an eye out this summer for the Hot Leathers logo. It’s a brand you can trust with prices you can easily afford.
–Ken Conte
BONNEVILLE SALT RACER ANNOUNCEMENT–Delvene and I would like to would like to honor and celebrate your team with an article in this year’s event program! This is an opportunity to inform and entertain the BUB Racing community of who you are and why you love the Salt so much.
In five hundred words or less, tell us about you, your team, your machine and your passion for racing on the Salt. If you are including photos, make sure they are 300 dpi.Just reply to this email with your text, and photo and we’ll palce it in for consideration!
Thank you and see you on the Salt
–Linnea
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DAVE ZIEN, SUPERMAN ON TWO-WHEELS FLIES SOUTH TO NORTH ON NEW STREET GLIDE–Yo, Zien just left my home heading for Key West and then to Purdo Bay Alaska and back, another record.
Ak trip will be around 12k miles, he is gonna go to Jacksonville Fla/LA round trip for another 50cc as she calls it, 50 hours round trip, then on the Virginia and then to Sturgis. When he left home he had 26,667 miles on the bike already, in 7 weeks. He is thinking he will have almost 50k by Sturgis.
–Charlie Gorton
e-mail: charlie@ecbi.cc
NORTH CAROLINA:NC Man Beats Helmet Ticket…. writes Governor, Legislators– Dear Governor Purdue, Mr. Apodaca and Ms. Justus,
I received a helmet ticket on 24 Sept 2008, because the Hendersonville police officer said my helmet was not compliant with FMVSS 218 as required by the new law our legislators voted for and became new law on 1 Jan 2008. My helmet had a DOT sticker on back and was compliant, yet Lt Allen told officer Smith to write me a ticket and let the court decide.
I spent 9 months fighting this unjust ticket, and just when I was suppose to have my day in Superior court this past week to have a jury of 12 peers decide my case, the DA dismissed the charges stating “NOT IN THE INTEREST, OR EFFICIENCY, OF THE COURT SYSTEM TO PROSECUTE THIS CASE.” This law is unconstitutional, and cannot be enforced as written except with ad hoc and on an arbitrary subjective basis. I ask you all to please correct this law—-harassment of citizens on the streets and in the court rooms is an injustice, and a violation of our rights.
Motorcyclists all over our state are being harassed and ticketed everyday for legal helmets, yet police officers are using their subjective opinions on what they feel a helmet must look like in order to be compliant with FMVSS 218 and this is illegal in accordance with the Unites States Supreme Court and our constitution. Under United States Code, Title 49, Chapter 301, Section 30103 it says that once a state has adopted a federal standard, as N.C. did in adopting FMVSS 218, that federal standard has supremacy, and states may enforce no other standard other than the federal standard. There is nothing inside FMVSS 218 stating any fabrication requirements of any kind. DOT standard does not specify the type of material or design that manufacturers must use to comply with FMVSS 218; in fact Claudia Covell, Safety Compliance Engineer of the NHTSA, DOT writes that helmet manufacturers may use ANY material they wish, and any design they want. Now when motorcyclists get ticketed for a certain type of helmet design or for a helmet not being made out of a certain type material that is in violation of federal law.
Ms. Justus you signed the law–you agreed to it, you should know what the law says–but you don’t. Why did you sign a bill into law that is unconstitutional and violates our rights as citizens while traveling on the streets of N.C? It states in FMVSS 218 in section 5.6.1 (e) that the DOT sticker constitutes the manufacturers certification that the helmet conforms to the applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. That’s it. That sticker makes a helmet compliant, and the DOT has no fabrication requirements at all, of any kind, on how manufacturers must make their helmets look, and the State of N.C. MUST accept that standard by federal law, but they are not doing that. They don’t want to accept the fact that helmets may look any way the manufacturer so desires and so they write us tickets because they feel a helmet, by their own subjective opinion, should look like this or that or have this or have that, etc., etc. This is illegal, yet they are getting away with it because most people don’t have time, like my 9 months I spent, fighting their unjust illegal tickets.
I ask you to please stop this injustice and repeal the helmet law until a law can be made that is understandable by both LEO’s and motorcyclists alike. Police right now are running amok writing tickets for whatever personal reasons they feel a helmet must look like to be compliant. So the standards that determine if your helmet is legal of not, change every time another police officer looks at you. We have a constitutional right to have the law clearly defined and have a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited. The United Supreme Court says Police officers must have explicit standards of the law in order to enforce it without doing so arbitrarily and with ad hoc…and this law does not meet those requirements.
This case has grabbed the attention of many people across the country and will be in several magazines coming out soon. All we want is to have this law corrected, we are not asking for much. The below is a partial comment from a writer here in N.C. concerning this ticket, the outcome and our helmet law. Thank You. I wait for your reply.
Sincerely, Ron McAnally Hendersonville area, North Carolina
Ron McAnally appealed a motorcycle helmet ticket case, on grounds that the statute is unconstitutional due to vagueness, to NC Superior Court and was awaiting a trial by jury. On June 11, 2009, after almost a year of inefficient court proceedings, his case was dismissed, with a note:
NOT IN THE INTEREST, OR EFFICIENCY, OF THE COURT SYSTEM TO PROSECUTE THIS CASE. The dismissal document is posted as both a .jpg and .pdf in several places. http://bikercourt.com/docs/dismissal_ron1.pdf
GET INVOLVED–I know Ron and have been in touch with him while he was fighting this ticket.He plans to get another one and keep doing so until his case is heard or the state repeals the mandatory helmet law.
He could use a little help by others getting tickets as well and taking them to court.Ron told me he would supply free of charge copies of the defense he used to anyone wanting to take their ticket to court.
You To Could Say You Stood Up For Your Rights and also that of the other riders of the state who just sit around and whine about bad laws.
I can tell you that this system does work as it worked for me and others years ago in Connecticut and tied up the court system plus cost the state so much money local judges ordered the police department to stop issuing tickets. That all led to Connecticut?s Mandatory Helmet Law being repealed.
Many people are watching to see what the organizations in North Carolina that say they are for motorcycle rights are going to do to help. They should have massive rides and get a bunch of tickets and everyone one go to court. If they do not then what people are saying about them being social clubs that make believe they are fighting for motorcycle rights would appear to be true.
Thank You Ron!
–ROGUE
D&D’s NEW BOB CAT PIPE FOR HARLEY’s XR1200–Twist the throttle and hug the hairpin? the XR1200 hits hard like a Harley-Davidson XR750 dirt track racer and D&D Performance Enterprises has just the added accessory? full throated exhaust system with the new Bob Cat pipe that delivers the Harley boom and performance at a reduced sound signature.Increase power, Improve tone and Pump the Torque
D&D has partnered with Zipper?s to create an XR1200 performance kit that lights a fire under the air-cooled, silver powdercoated 1,200cc Evolution V-twin engine. The results? Canyon carving power that punches up the Torque and Horsepower by as much as 12%. Results with other tuners may vary.D&D?s new Concentric Flow Baffle System reduces the sound signature of the pipe and increases performance. It was designed in conjunction with the Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Arlington.
D&D Pipe Options
Part # 551-31 A ? Black pipe and end cap with aluminum sleeve.
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D&D’s new upswept 2 into 1 Bob Cat pipe is offered in Aluminum sleeve, Black sleeve or Carbon sleeve.
Get the details at D&D Performance Enterprises.
BILLY LANE’S NEW CROCKER SEAT– This is a hand made seat that I finished a couple of weeks ago. Billy got it back a week ago for his custom built Crocker that he will be riding to Sturgis this year. He gave me a basic idea of what he wanted.
So, I combined his ideas and mine together, and this is what came out of the Last Ride garage. I look forward to seeing the Crocker completed and on the road where it should be.
–Adam Croft
Last Ride Leather
www.lastridecustoms.com
309-530-4943
THE RAKED TREES CONTROVERSY HEATS UP– I bought a new ultima front end for my Harley Rocker ’09. It has a 3 degree rake and is only 2 inches over stock. I had it installed at a custom shop. They quoted me 4 hrs. When it was complete the guy ended up charging me 30 hours plus parts. It took nearly 3 weeks.
Now the bike handles terribly. You have been the only person I could find who describes my problems correctly. It appears I am getting to much trail now as I measured nearly 5 inches.
The bike now handles exactly like you described “the bike will handle sluggishly at high speeds. It will seem almost too steady. You will have trouble balancing your bike at lower speeds, or on winding roads. It will feel generally sluggish and clumsy”.
My question is are there any suggestions you can offer me to decrease the trail, such as maybe getting a 21 inch wheel (currently 19) or lower the back end. I’m really looking for a simple solution as this has turned out to be a nightmare and has cost me a lot of cash. I do not want to have to take that front end back off and have to start over.
Any help you could offer would be really appreciated.
–Steven
Actually, it should handle fine with only three degrees. Some V-Rod models come with raked trees. We put Steven onto Johnny’s Customs in McAllen, Texas, near his home town. Johnny Gil is an excellent builder. We’re about to feature one of his bikes. He has a full service shop (956) 687-4256.
We’ve recently received questions regarding raked triple trees. Some builders will never recommend raked triple trees. So builders use raked triple trees to improve handling on highly modified customs. Here’s a brief code. Raking frames adds trail and straight-line stability. Raked trees reduces trail and straight-line stability. So, if you’ve raked a frame and have too much straight-line stability, then raked trees will improve cornering ease without jeopardizing straight-line stability. Get the picture? If you add severely raked trees to a stock frame you’ll reduce your trail too much and hinder straight-line handling. Be careful and work with a reputable shop.–Wrench
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