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THE SMOKE OUT SIX–Every June, for the last six years, thunder rolls across the North CarolinaHills. Bikers on their home built choppers from as far away as Californiaand Canada ride, yes I said ride, to the Rowan County Fairgrounds for a realold chopper show down. The Smoke Out sponsored by BIKERNET.COM and the Horse/BackStreetChoppers Magazine brings out the best of the best in true “old Skool” bikesand back yard builders. Undeterred by the 95 degree heat and the 100%humidity the joint was jumping again this year as usual. Approximately15,000 people attended this year and no one was disappointed.
On hand this year to greet their fans were Billy Lane of Choppers Inc., Joseof Caribbean Custom Cycles of Puerto Rico, Hank Young, Eric Gorges of VoodooChoppers, Paul Cox and Keino of Indian Larry Legends and many other giantsof bikerdom.
This year’s event marked a special tribute to our troops.Scores of active duty service men and women rode in and were given a specialtribute on stage by the event staff and were entertained on Saturday nightby the Reverend Horton Heat.
There was every type of home built chopper youcould imagine at the Smoke Out this year. The Smoke Out has earned itsreputation as being one of the countries most Hard Core events with justcause. It’s one of the last events you can attend where all the bikes andbuilders are truly individual.
You won’t get confused by all the same bikeswith different sideshow paint work here. This event is put on by bikers forbikers. No attitudes and no Prima Donna’s here, just good people who buildgreat bikes getting together to party and share ideas.
–TBear
NEW STINKIN? ?54 LINCOLN BANDIT RACE NEWS–I?ve run this in the news before, but there?s new news. We?re beginning to see some interest from sponsors. We?re running 2,500 miles from the bottom of Mexico in Oaxaco, to Texas in a mad dash to get out of the country.
Nick Roberts from Amsoil stepped up to offer all the lubricants we need to hang for 2,500 miles in the Mexican desert. ?I’m offering everything you’ll need motor oil, gear lube, grease for the Lincoln and your support vehicles,? said Nick. This particular car ran the race in 1999. This model won the race two years running in the mid ?50s. We?re looking for more sponsors to have their emblems emblazoned on the big sheet metal panels. Kellog cereal, Mercedes and major corporate sponsors are all over these cars like Nascar players. Some race efforts eat over a million bucks on this annual competition.
We?re looking for $8,900 in sponsorship funds to keep up with the big dogs. Let us know if you want your company logo running with the big dogs all over Mexico. Sure, it?s crazy for a couple of bikers to enter this race, but what the hell. Ya only live once.
–Bandit
FABRICATOR KEVIN’S STEEL CHOPPER PARTS–If it ain’t steel, It ain’t real.
Fabricator Kevin’s Steel Chopper Parts “Doubleshot” taillight and bracketis designed to mount to most rear axles, on stock H-D frames as well asafter-market. The CNC machined and show polished aluminum light housingholds (2) high output dual intensity LED light pods, and is much brighterthan stock. The laser cut and formed steel side-mount bracket is availablein a vertical or horizontal tag position, and is designed to be the onlyside-mount bracket you will ever need. Retail – 199.95
The Stainless Steel sprung seat hinge is also laser cut, but of 304stainless steel. The hinge pivots on stainless steel shoulder screwsutilizes pressed-in oil impregnated bronze bearings to eliminate slop,noise, and all other headaches associated with cheaper seat hinges. Thepivot tube is 1018 steel, so it can easily be welded to an existing frameusing mig, tig, stick, or even gas welders. Retail – 104.95
Fabricator Kevin’s Steel Chopper Parts
44306 Macomb Industrial Drive
Clinton Township, Mi 48036
ph: 586-465-2600
fax: 586-469-3194
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GOBLIN MILLWORX–GOBLIN MILLWORKX is a full service magneto repair facility. GOBLIN can repair/refurbish ARD, Hunt, Morris, Fairbanks, Morse, Ratley and Ferguson as well as Burkehardt and Drag Race conversions, as well as being an authorized service facility for Morris Magneto,
GOBLIN MILLWORX only use Genuine parts, and stands behind their work. They also are a manufacturer of one -off custom parts, bar end mirrors, grips, pegs, Hydraulic clutch conversions, master cylinder conversions (remote ops) Custom Trees, fwd controls as well as many other custom adaptations.GOBLIN prides themselves on their products durability and quality, as well as its being unique, no two parts will ever be alike. Goblin uses 7075 aluminum, Brass, copper, and Titanium.
Proprietary work is accepted, as are prototype projects. Upon completion all parts/plans/scraps are returned to the customer, with a guarantee never to reproduce, all threaded areas in the softer alloys(aluminum/brass /copper) haveinserts/helicoils, to further extend the parts life span. GOBLIN’s mirrors/stems carry a replacement guarantee and sizes/prices range from the smallest aluminum at $165 for a 1″.900 round and 3 “stem, to the largest titanium @288$ for a 3″inch round mirror with a 6″stem. GOBLIN sizes are 1.900″,2.500″ and 3” round, all can be made in any of the above listed materials
GOBLIN also polishes engine cases, tranny cases, lower legs, (they shave fender and brake tabs as well) any item billet or cast, and our prices are competitive in toadies market.GOBLIN MILLWORX also does tig/mig welding, NDT testing, case modifications(stroker) and will assist the customer in any way necessary to complete his/her project, from the smallest electrical component, to the hottest nitrous system, they will source out any part necessary to complete.
GOBLIN MILLWORX: (843) 200-1563
HTTP://WWW.GOBLINMILLWORX.COM
DIGITAL DISCOVERY IN BANDIT?S CANTINA–If you?re not a member of the Cantina you may not know about this fine department. It?s dedicated to the rare and unknown aspects of motorcycling and the historic search for the code of the west. You?ll find magnificent stuff in the Cantina that you won?t find anywhere else on the planet. We?re always on the search for the strange and never-before-discovered.
Gene Koch, a Hamster and a member of the Drag Specialties Sales team for over 15 years sent us this piece.
?About 25-30 years ago my brother Jerry printed t-shirts with an airplane that had chains to the propellers driven by a Harley motor and the caption, ?If Harley made an airplane would you fly in it?? I guess the answer is yes for some people, check out this web site.?
–Gene
ALL NEW CYRIL HUZE Z-BARS– Totally cool Z-Bars that you can ride because they are very comfortable. They measure: 8 inches center width, 30 inches wide, 5.5-inch pullback, 3-inch rise. They look bitchin’ when used on a chopper or bobber with Cyril Huze full line of Spikee risers, grips, pegs, mirrors, gas caps etc. Beautifully chrome plated.
Cyril Huze.
Tel 561-392-5557
NHTSA RECALLS TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES–The National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) has ordered Triumph Motorcycles of America to recall the popular Daytona motorcycle and several other models because a cooling system failure could cause the engine to seize and lead to a crash.
Also recalled are the Triumph Speed Triple, Sprint and Sprint with ABS. NHTSA reports that on some of the motorcycles the lower by-pass coolant hose can rupture. The loss of coolant from the engine could result in overheating and seizure.
Dealers will replace the coolant hose in July. Triumph Motorcycle owners should contact the company at 1-678-854-2010. Owners can also contact NHTSA at 1-888-327-4236
–Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com
PRUNO GIRLS TRAPPED–Hey, if you’re lucky, maybe you’ll score an autographedposter from our Pruno Girl or maybe even get a picture takenwith our Pruno Girls. Stop by our booth and check out ourkiller line of products and apparel…the eye candy isalways nice too…
They?ll get cut lose for the LA Calendar Show coming up.
MOM GIVES BIRTH IN CAR?POLICE POINT GUNS– And you thought YOUR childbirth story is a good tale. Move over. Debbie Coleman of Kettering, Ohio has you beat by a mile. In full labor, she drove herself to the hospital with her sleeping 3- and 4-year-old daughters in the back seat just after midnight on Tuesday. Knowing she’d never make it to the hospital, she pulled over to a Citgo gas station, report The Associated Press and Cox News Service.
A customer alerted the station’s co-owner, Lloyd Goff, that there was an emergency at pump No. 7. “I asked if she needed help, and she just leaned back in the seat, hollered a little, and I looked down and there was the baby’s head,” Goff recounted to The Associated Press. Coleman threw her leg over the steering wheel, groaned once, and the baby was born. “She caught that baby, put it to her chest, gave me a look, like, ‘I gotta go,’ closed the door, put the van in gear and away she went.”
That prompted a good Samaritan at the gas station to call 911 so police could escort her to the hospital. But a mix-up in communication and license plate numbers led police to believe that Coleman had stolen the 1984 Chevy van in which she was driving. They gave chase. Meanwhile, Coleman was driving to the 7-mile trek to the hospital, naked below the waist, with her newborn son in one arm while she steered with the other. The umbilical cord was still attached. “I kept pulling over, making sure (the baby) was all right, breathing,” she told AP.
Before police caught up to Coleman, they figured out she was not driving a stolen van, but then they received what turned out to be a mistaken report that someone was trying to throw a baby from a van. By now the police had located Coleman’s van and one of several cruisers in pursuit cut her off to get her to stop. The police drew their guns and ordered her out of the van with her hands up. “I opened the door and said, ‘I just had a baby’ and just let them see everything,” she told AP. Police Sgt. Chris Selby told Cox News Service that when Coleman opened the door, he could see the baby still had part of the placenta on its head, “and I’d seen both my kids born, but I said, ‘What the hell?'” Police sent her on her way.
How are mother and son now? Coleman was discharged on Wednesday, and baby Richard Lee Coleman Jr., weighing in at 6 pounds, 8 ounces, remained in intensive care.
–Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com
NEWS FROM THE STEALTH MAN IN NC–The Horse Smoke-Out hit town last weekend and it was a great show! I don’t have any official numbers but I have to say this was the biggest Smoke-Out to date. The weather was hot and so were the bikes and yeah there were some hot ladies in attendance, including my wife “THE MEANEST!”My brother Gary and Fritz and his buddy Gary from Indiana rolled in Friday. This was the first road trip for my brother on his new Dyna Wide Glide. He had a smile from ear to ear all weekend. Fritz and Gary’s bikes are both shovels and you would swear they are out of a Dave Mann centerfold. Very cool and to the point bikes. Hey guys, I had a great time hanging out with you all. See you July 24th for the 7th Annual Run For Breath “In Memory of Justin Pullin”.
The Smoke-Out is more than a bike show. It is a place to see old friends and a place to make new ones. You see things here that you will never see anywhere else. This year the place was packed with Triumphs. Not your everyday Triumphs. These were top notch bikes and they stood out from the crowd. There were hard core shovels and Pans and Evo’s and even Twin Cams everywhere.
Speaking of old friends, I got to talk to my buddy Jose, something I always enjoy. Jose had some killer bikes on display. The old school variety. Another friend of mine I got to see was Fab Kevin. It was good to see you. Kevin makes some of the coolest stuff around! Another real good friend I got to see was Lee Clemens from Departure Bike works. Lee it was good talking to you. Crazy Horse was there with her paint display booth. Good to see you JoAnn. I also got to meet Kevin Baas. He mad 3 RFB awards and they are killer! Thanks for youe efforts, Kevin!
One the things I will always remember from this Smoke-Out is seeing a couple of people with STEALTH BIKE WORKS t-shirts. Yeah we wore ours, but I am talking about other people. I guess it made having the shop more real for me.
So if you missed this Smoke-Out plan on the next one, no matter where you live. There out of state plates from everywhere. So this Smoke-Out is in the books and it has to go down as the biggest yet. New friends were made and memories are stored for a lifetime. To me the Smoke-Out is really one the last true biker events remaining, so with that in mind plan on attending next year!
Until next time, RIDE!
–STEALTHMAN
HOT BIKE EVENT T-SHIRT AVAILABLE–Be the first on the road to wear the Hot Bike Tour T-Shirt. Regular $15.00 but buy it now for $10.00 including shipping at:
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IT?S A SHORT STROKE THIS WEEK– I had to hit the bricks early to make the Choppers Only show in Hawaii. So have a helluva 4th holiday, watch those fire crackers and drunks.
This last week we had the privledge of entertaining Kevin Lumley, Bikernet Fiction writer from Australia. He?s also a security professional and well traveled. Speaking of cutting a dusty trail he was headed to Kansas and ultimately Sturgis. A Pedro rider gave him a tour of the coastline while he road Sinwu?s Sportster. He was a smile from ear to ear. He honored the headquarters with an Australian Army badge and Australian flag. We?ll hook up again in the Badlands.
I launched three stories on the Sturgis Shovel and it?s flying together. More stories are forthcoming. It the meantime have a helluva holiday.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
