LONG GONE SUNDAY POST for August 5, 2018

Hey,

I need to run a couple of concepts past you. First, I watched a documentary series on the 1929 depression, which at one point led to prohibition of booze.

Prohibition suddenly reminded me of what’s happening around fossil fuels. I could go on and on, but I’ll let your brain cells work on it. Are we in the middle of a fossil fuel prohibition?

Next, a brother asked me about riding to Sturgis. I thought about how Sturgis changed and how so much of life is becoming like Disneyland. It’s not exactly real.

Actually Sturgis could be considered one of the last real places on earth. Then again, for some it’s sort of a safe biker Disneyland. Let me know your thoughts.

Let’s hit the news.

DIRECT FROM RUSSELL MITCHELL–The Pure Sex Dragster. We may have the opportunity to feature a series of classic Exile bikes in the near future on Bikernet™.

The master with a lense has shot several of his bikes and Markus Cuff discovered them locked in a vault of digital photography.

We are ready.

–Bandit

BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–STURGIS RUN BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for August 2, 2018

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13725

Excerpt from Stealth is so right on it hurts! I have never worked for Harley, but I love Harley-Davidsons. My dad built a sporty when I was 5 or 6 and I’ve been hooked since. He put me on a Yamaha 100 when I was 11 and I rode circles in our yard so much it looked like a dirt track proving ground! I like to tell people I rode Harleys before they were cool, but that’s not true because they’ve always been cool.

Yes, there are a lot of posers according to some, but who cares! I don’t ride my bike because of them.

Harley transferring some production overseas, I really hate to see it, but that’s been in the works for years. I don’t remember Harley asking me what I thought, so i’m pretty sure my opinion isn’t in the equation anyway. I still love Harley-Davidsons.

The guys who won’t ride because of their wife, because they grew tired of it, because they can make any excuse in the world…well that’s on them. Riding isn’t about anyone else, its about what’s in your soul, your blood.

Now, you said something about riding to work still exciting you, I gotta admire that. AS for me, there’s times I hate getting on that hot bitch of a land shark and battling through the traffic on the way home, 100 degree heat, texting fools everywhere around you. At times I get home from work more stressed than when I left because of it….yet, I still love Harley-Davidsons.

My 2016 Road Glide Ultra has over 41,000 miles on her now. It’s the bike I call “the rainmaker” as my first ride from the dealer it rained. The next morning as I was ready to leave for work it was pouring and I thought, “Well, guess the new bike’s getting dirty.” I think I’ve ridden at least 10,000 of those 40 in the rain since. But I still ride her every day, back and forth to work.

I, like you, have spent thousands on Harleys. I added numbers the other day with a buddy and it was disgusting. Hell, I haven’t added much to the “new” bike and I counted over 5 grand on accessories for it….WTF???!! Also like, you, I’d do it again. When I die, I won’t have much, but H-D has provided more memories than I could ever put a price tag on.

Thanks for writing what you did, Stealth. I love hearing from the Bikernet™ originals and knowing things are still kicking for you. Bandit has cultivated a hell of a following and introduced the biker world to social media long before it was even a thing. To be honest, Bandit and Bikernet gave some of us hacks our break in the game….and I’m damn thankful for it.

I’m sitting here pounding keys after watching all of these people post Sturgis pcs and it makes me remember my trips to the Black Hills, and I think 2019 is the year of my return…it’s been too long.

Keep doing what you do and enjoy the ride my friend, we never know when it will be our last.

–Johnny White
Humble, TX

ALMOST DANCING IN THE STREETS–New today: Unemployment dips to 3.9%

The American economy is continuing its longest monthly streak of positive job growth in history, with 3.9 million jobs added since President Donald J. Trump was elected.

Today marks just the eighth time since 1970 that unemployment has fallen below 4 percent—with three of those occasions occurring in 2018. This success is good news for everyone, but it’s crucial for communities that have struggled historically: The unemployment rate for Hispanics has reached another all-time low, and unemployment for individuals with less than a high school diploma fell to its lowest mark since the series began in 1992.

Just as important: Jobs are paying better. Significant wage gains had been a missing piece of the economic “recovery” since the Great Recession, CNBC reports, but that reality is changing under President Trump. “Compensation for workers rose to a nearly 10-year high in the second quarter,” Jeff Cox writes.

The longest job streak in American history keeps going strong.

CNBC: ‘Worker pay rate hits highest level since 2008’

Air and Radiation (OAR)–U.S. EPA and DOT Propose Fuel Economy Standards for MY 2021-2026 Vehicles–WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking, the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (SAFE Vehicles Rule), to correct the national automobile fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards to give the American people greater access to safer, more affordable vehicles that are cleaner for the environment.

The SAFE Vehicles Rule is the next generation of the Congressionally mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is the first formal step in setting the 2021-2026 Model Year (MY) standards that must be achieved by each automaker for its car and light-duty truck fleet.

In today’s proposal, EPA and NHTSA are seeking public comment on a wide range of regulatory options, including a preferred alternative that locks in MY 2020 standards through 2026, providing a much-needed time-out from further, costly increases. The agencies’ preferred alternative reflects a balance of safety, economics, technology, fuel conservation, and pollution reduction. It is anticipated to prevent thousands of on-road fatalities and injuries as compared to the standards set forth in the 2012 final rule. The joint proposal initiates a process to establish a new 50-state fuel economy and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions standard for passenger cars and light trucks covering MY 2021 through 2026.

“We are delivering on President Trump’s promise to the American public that his administration would address and fix the current fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards,” said EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “Our proposal aims to strike the right regulatory balance based on the most recent information and create a 50-state solution that will enable more Americans to afford newer, safer vehicles that pollute less. More realistic standards can save lives while continuing to improve the environment. We value the public’s input as we engage in this process in an open, transparent manner.”

“There are compelling reasons for a new rulemaking on fuel economy standards for 2021-2026,” said Secretary Elaine L. Chao. “More realistic standards will promote a healthy economy by bringing newer, safer, cleaner and more fuel-efficient vehicles to U.S. roads and we look forward to receiving input from the public.”

The current standards have been a factor in the rising cost of new automobiles to an average of $35,000 or more—out of reach for many American families. Indeed, compared to the preferred alternative in the proposal, keeping in place the standards finalized in 2012 would add $2,340 to the cost of owning a new car, and impose more than $500 billion in societal costs on the U.S. economy over the next 50 years.

Additionally, a 2018 government study by NHTSA shows new model year vehicles are safer, resulting in fewer deaths and injuries when involved in accidents, as compared to older models. Therefore, the Administration is focused on correcting the current standards that restrict the American people from being able to afford newer vehicles with more advanced safety features, better fuel economy, and associated environmental benefits.

On April 2, 2018, EPA issued the Mid-Term Evaluation Final Determination which found that the MY 2022-2025 GHG standards are not appropriate and should be revised. For more than a year, the agencies worked together to extensively analyze current automotive and fuel technologies, reviewed economic conditions and projections, and consulted with other federal agency partners to ensure the most reliable and accurate analysis possible.

EPA and NHTSA are seeking public feedback to ensure that all potential impacts concerning today’s proposal are fully considered and hope to issue a final rule this winter.

The public will have 60 days to provide feedback once published at the Federal Register. Details can be found at NHTSA’s website and EPA’s website.

This is amazing. –Bandt

LATEST ISSUE OF OZBIKE–Do you want to know more about the people who build, ride & race motorbikes in Australia? Then check out the latest issue of Ozbike magazine.
You’ll enjoy reading about Elliott setting a new Open Class Land Speed Record at the Salt Flats in South Australia; and the article on the brothers, Ken & Barry, who took on the world at Daytona’s famous Battle Of The Twins championship with their HRD Irving Vincent machines.

You’ll also get a peek at the new Harley models about to be released including Harley-Davidson’s first Adventure Touring motorcycle.

Of course a copy of Ozbike magazine wouldn’t be complete without its many custom bike features. Here’s a list of the outstanding motorbikes features this issue:

–Dragger Bagger & Jasmine

NMA STREET ALERT–The Zipper Merge—Coming to a Construction Zone near You:

The most controversial, or more accurately the least understood, highway driving maneuver sanctioned by transportation experts is the zipper merge. It is a method of combining two streams of traffic into one when there is a lane restriction ahead, such as in a construction zone.

Invariably some drivers think that others are trying to take advantage of them by zipper merging, causing tempers to sometimes flare.
You know what happens in construction zones, where people see signs saying “Left Lane Closed Ahead 1 Mile” and everyone moves to the right lane, so that there’s one mile of traffic in the right lane and not much in the left?

That’s what the zipper merge is designed to deal with. It allows for greater number of vehicles in a shorter overall distance and gives a sense of fairness in that all lanes are moving at about the same speed. And, since speeds are similar, crashes (or their severity) may be reduced.

Yes, it means you do not merge until the very last minute and then do so alternately with vehicles already in the merged lane. That’s why it’s called a zipper merge.

Here in Montana the state is doing a construction project on US 12 between Helena and East Helena. It’s a 5-lane road with a center turn lane and a 55-mph speed limit. They’re putting islands in the center turn lane so that means the left lanes of east- and westbound traffic will be closed for a few weeks. The zipper merge is being tried here for the first time in the state. I think it is also important that the Montana Department of Transportation’s main office is less than 5 miles away, so they can easily monitor this. Helena (population 30,000) is the capitol of Montana.

Another possible reason for this is that the west end of the construction zone is about a half mile from an interchange between Interstate 15 and US 12. US 12 goes through Helena itself and is a major cross-town route. The congestion caused by the construction zone would cause problems at the interchange and west of it into Helena.
What’s different?

For one, there are no signs saying the left lane is closed 1 mile ahead. Instead, about one-half mile out is an electronic message board saying “Zipper Merge Ahead/Use Both Lanes”.

Closer to the merge, there are orange signs asking drivers to stay in their current lane and to use both lanes. About 30 yards from the merge point, there is sign that says “Left Lane Closed Ahead.” Finally, about 10 yards before the merge is an orange sign stating “Take Turns Merge Here”. At the merge point is an electronic arrow board pointing traffic to the right lane.

I think this is a great way to manage a construction zone merge. Time will tell if it actually promotes the merging of traffic at the end.

One problem that might skew the results: since this is not an interstate, it carries mostly local traffic and drivers might just stay in the right lane before they get close to the construction zone. I also think the arrow board should be turned off in the day, but it is probably needed at night.

–From Montana Member Bob Morrow

For more details, the Montana Department of Transportation has a web page on the zipper merge: https://www.mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/ehelenaviaduct/zippermerge.shtml

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the author.

NEWEST Bikernet Reader Comment!–STURGIS RUN BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for August 2, 2018

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Point of clarification re: Joe T’s story about Florida drug testing welfare recipients – This story is old news from 2011. Predictably, Gov. Rick Scott’s publicity stunt WAS declared unconstitutional.

–Biker Mike
Longwood, FL

QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY–On the first day after his divorce, he sadly packed his belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.

On the second day, he had the movers come and collect his things.

On the third day, he sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining-room table, by candle-light; he put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, a bottle of spring-water, 3 cans of sardines.

When he’d finished, he went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimps dipped in caviar, and some sardines into the hollow center of the curtain rods.

He then cleaned up the kitchen and left.

On the fourth day, the wife came back with her new boyfriend, and at first all was bliss.

Then, slowly, the house began to smell.

They tried everything; cleaning, mopping, and airing-out the place. Vents were checked for dead rodents, and carpets were steam cleaned.

Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which time the two had to move out for a few days, and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked!…People stopped coming over to visit.

Repairmen refused to work in the house…The maid quit.

Finally, they couldn’t take the stench any longer, and decided they had to move, but a month later – even though they’d cut their price in half – they couldn’t find a buyer for such a stinky house.

Word got out, and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls.

Finally, unable to wait any longer for a purchaser, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.

Then the ex called the woman and asked how things were going. She told him the saga of the rotting house. He listened politely and said that he missed his old home terribly and would be willing to reduce his divorce settlement in exchange for having the house.

Knowing he could have no idea how bad the smell really was, she agreed on a price that was only 1/10 nth of what the house had been worth … but only if he would sign the papers that very day.

He agreed, and within two hours her lawyers delivered the completed paperwork.

A week later the woman and her boyfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home and to spite the ex-husband… they even took the curtain rods!

I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON’T YOU?

Have a Great Day!

–Sam Burns

NEWS FROM THE PLANET–The week’s news that wasn’t

Bearing, printing, attributing, taunting and diversifying the most unbearable, untraceable, unverifiable, uncomfortable and bigoted fakeries in the week’s fake news.

Polar bear fraud

The environmentalists love polar bears. They love those large white snow-dwelling seal crunchers so much that polar bears are the go-to animal for those whackos who continue to push the false narrative that 1) global temperatures are rising and 2) people driving large SUVs and heating their homes with electricity generated from burning fossil fuels is causing temperatures to rise on an unprecedented scale.

But sometimes even the environmentalists have to admit when they go too far.

Take National Geographic magazine, which is doing something of a mea culpa these days after getting caught in a leap of logic that not only wasn’t provable, it was fake news.

You might recall that last year NatGeo published a video showing an emaciated polar bear laboriously trudging across a rocky landscape and scrounging for food from garbage cans. The video came from two environment propagandists from SeaLegacy — a nonprofit that profits off the anthropomorphic global warming hoax — who double as NatGeo photographers.

Photographers Paul Nicklen and Christina Mittermeier shot the footage while on a “mission to capture images that communicate the urgency of climate change,” as Mittermeier admits.

After capturing the footage, Nicklen posted the video on Instagram with the passage, “This is what starvation looks like.”

“He pointed out,” Mittermeier writes, “that scientists suspect polar bears will be driven to extinction in the next century. He wondered whether the global population of 25,000 polar bears would die the way this bear was dying. He urged people to do everything they could to reduce their carbon footprint and prevent this from happening. But he did not say that this particular bear was killed by climate change.”

Maybe not, but he certainly implied it. But Nat Geo went further. It posted the video with added graphics that included the line, “This is what climate change looks like.”

The video “went viral,” as they say, and was picked up by news organizations around the world, reaching an estimated 2.5 billion people.

NatGeo has since edited the video’s captions and issued this editor’s note:

National Geographic went too far in drawing a definitive connection between climate change and a particular starving polar bear in the opening caption of our video about the animal. We said, “This is what climate change looks like.” While science has established that there is a strong connection between melting sea ice and polar bears dying off, there is no way to know for certain why this bear was on the verge of death. This is an updated version of the video.

However, NatGeo continues to push the false narrative that polar bear populations are declining and sea ice is melting because of global warming. They are not, and it is not.

In 1845 the British ships Erebus and Terror set out to find a Northwest Passage and got trapped in sea ice. Everyone on board the two ships died. If they were following the same route today, they’d be trapped in the same place.

–Personal liberty Digest

Actually there are more Polar Bears now than ever.–Bandit

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THIS JUST IN FROM MAIN STREET—2Wheelers is alive, kicking and supporting Bikernet.com™. We will bring you more reports as the rally unfolds.

Don’t miss stopping by and saying hello to Arlin and Donna, and don’t forget to buy something from the Mudflap girl collection.

–Bandit

THERE’S HOPE FOR MOTORCYCLING IN THE FUTURE—The governor of California wants to eliminate the performance marked and ultimately motorcycles should be replace with electric bikes. Fortunately, the Trump administration said this morning it wants to freeze fuel efficiency standards for vehicles made from 2022 to 2025 at current levels and revoke a Clean Air Act waiver that allows California to set its own GHG specifications.

Here is the release and a link to the draft rule.

This morning EPA’s Bill Wehrum and NHTSA’s Heidi King hosted a pen and pad conference call to discuss proposed national fuel economy standards for MY 2021-2026 vehicles.

SOME HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Remember, many experts knew and suggested as far back as 2012 that the Phase II rules were always going to be a stretch. And the 11th hour 2017 Obama EPA review really didn’t credibly change the fact that technology challenges still remain a problem.

As well, on the waiver, again many experts have suggested that since California itself has focused its attention on GHGs for its waiver now rather than the smog-forming pollution that make its circumstances unique to California, that there is no longer grounds to grant a specific, special waiver.

WHAT TO DO ON WAIVER QUESTIONS

Many of you have already spoken with my colleague Jeff Holmstead, a former EPA air office head, on the waiver issue. He reminds that in 2007, EPA made a similar argument that was subject to litigation – just as this one will be – but it never played out to its end because the Obama Administration came into office in 2008 and re-granted the waiver. Jeff can be reached at jeff.holmstead@bracell.com or 202-294-8700 should you have questions. You can also forward questions to me.

OTHER EXPERTS

Our friends at Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) also weighed in on several topics. SAFE President and CEO Robbie Diamond:

“The release of this proposal now enables the federal government and California to engage in the serious conversation that is needed between both parties. President Trump called for a deal when he convened the auto industry in May to discuss fuel economy standards—we look forward to sharing solutions and continuing a dialogue with all parties as this process moves forward.”

“Oil prices are at the highest point since 2014 thanks to the continued market manipulation of OPEC and rising geopolitical risk. Fuel economy standards, coupled with domestic production, are one of the best policies available to maintain momentum on reducing our oil dependence—these rules improve our national security, unleash innovation, save consumers money and help insulate our economy from oil price volatility.”

“The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have a unique opportunity to modernize the fuel economy standards by incorporating new technologies that create a win-win situation for all stakeholders. A long, litigious road is the worst possible outcome for the auto industry and its consumers, the administration and our national security.”

Diamond also offered specific additional on-the-record comment about the NPRM language on several topics”

On safety argument:
“The federal government’s own data shows that when managed properly for vehicle footprints, lightweighting and fuel economy rules don’t undermine highway safety. Saving lives while saving fuel can be accomplished simultaneously—especially while integrating new technologies such as advanced driver assist and other semi-autonomous features, which can result in 18-25 percent reductions in fuel demand system-wide, and save approximately 10,000 lives per year.”

On vehicle prices:
“Thanks to the incredible innovation of the automotive industry, the impressive gains in fuel efficiency that have been achieved since 2012 have come at a price that consumers can afford—vehicle purchase prices have fallen by 3% since 2013 even as the total Consumer Price Index has risen by 8%. By contrast, housing prices have increased by 15% and food prices have increased by 7%. We need a regulatory framework that supports continued technological innovation that will strengthen the industry, boost our economy, and help consumers deal with the rising price of oil.”

On assumption oil prices will stay low through 2050:
“Trying to predict oil prices is a fool’s game. Just 6 months ago, we were told oil prices wouldn’t rise above $75 per barrel in the near future. The only safe assumption about oil prices is that they are unpredictable, and subject to manipulation by foreign actors. Let’s remember that every modern recession has been preceded or occurred concurrently to an oil price spike.”

AFPM Also Weighs In: The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President/CEO Chet Thompson:

“The return to national, unified emissions targets set at reasonable levels would be a positive step toward ensuring that the vehicle fleet contains affordable options with features that meet the needs of American drivers. Today, vehicles with internal combustion engines are cleaner and more efficient than ever, and fuel, petrochemical and automobile manufacturers are innovating continuously to help Americans get more out of their cars. We applaud the administration, EPA and NHTSA for offering this practical proposal and look forward to a final rule that reflects market realities, industry progress and consumer preferences.”

ANOTHER INTERESTING SIDEBAR

Given today’s fuel economy announcement, one issue that can improve fuel economy that states ACTUALLY have control over is how rough roads are and how they are maintained. MIT’s Concrete Sustainability Hub has done significant research on Pavement-Vehicle Interactions – studies about how we can lower fuel consumption and vehicle emissions by taking a new approach to building and maintaining our roadways. This is significant for how states determine their transportation budgets and the kind road maintenance projects they might undertake.

This is a good add-in to any stories you or your colleagues may be considering on the States AGs response, the actual CAFE policy impacts and how you can deal with fuel economy/GHGs outside of the rule.

MIT experts posted a new White Board Video that explains how texture, roughness, and structural properties of the road all play a role in vehicle fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions (it can be as high as 4%, which is pretty big when you think about how many drivers are out there).

In addition to Holmstead, my colleagues Scott Segal and Anna Burhop are also digging into the draft rule so please call/email with questions.

–Frank Maisano

WE STILL HAVE THE RESTORED PANHEAD DEAL OF THE YEAR—This 1950 Pan was restored by Mil Blair, to be a replica of the bike featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post in 1951.

Drop Mil a note if you’re seriously interested.

Mil Blair harleymil@aol.com

–Bandit

REMEMBER PROHIBITION?–
“So, as TIME reported in the Jan. 10, 1927, issue, a solution emerged from the anti-drinking forces in the government: that year, a new formula for denaturing industrial-grade alcohol was introduced, doubling how poisonous the product became. The new formula included “4 parts methanol (wood alcohol), 2.25 parts pyridine bases, 0.5 parts benzene to 100 parts ethyl alcohol” and, as TIME noted, “Three ordinary drinks of this may cause blindness.” (In case you didn’t guess, “blind drink” isn’t just a figure of speech.)”

http://time.com/3665643/deadly-drinking/

–Rogue
Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005

WE ARE WORKING WITH THE RSD STAFF—On a story about the Indians Roland’s guys modified for the jumps at Casear’s Palace recently. Here’s a list of the mods:

Here’s the Parts/Mods List from RSD:
RSD Traction race wheels
Dunlop DT3 flat track racing tires
Suspension mods to stock Ohlins forks and Race Tech GS3 shock by Jimmy Wood (Front: 115mm travel / Rear: 118mm travel)
RSD gusseted stock swingarm
Custom jump triple clamps (Howerton spec)
Custom handlebar mounts (RSD spec)
ProTaper handlebars (Pastrana FMX bend)
ProTaper grips
Custom mid-mount foot controls (RSD spec)
S&S TT Front Brake Kit
Spiegler brake lines
S&S 2-into-1 TT Exhaust System
ProTaper handlebars (Pastrana FMX bend)
ProTaper 2.3 Platform Footpegs
TrailTech Stealth Striker Speedometer
TrailTech electric cooling fan
Evans Coolant
D.I.D. 520ERV3 Chain with press link master
Superlite Quickchange Rear Sprocket
Saddlemen custom MX-style gripper seat (RSD spec)
Paint by Airtrix

–Bandit

NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–108 Graphs From 89 New Papers Invalidate Claims Of Unprecedented Global-Scale Modern Warmth

During 2017, there were 150 graphs from 122 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals indicating modern temperatures are not unprecedented, unusual, or hockey-stick-shaped — nor do they fall outside the range of natural variability. We are a little over halfway through 2018 and already 108 graphs from 89 scientific papers undermine claims that modern era warming is climatically unusual.

For the sake of brevity, just 13 (15%) of the 89 new papers are displayed below.

The rest of the non-hockey-stick scientific papers and graphs published thus far in 2018 can be viewed by clicking the link below.

http://notrickszone.com/450-non-warming-graphs-1/

–By Kenneth Richard on 2. August 2018

GUN NUT REPORT–Over 450 People Lose Their Guns Under Florida’s New Red Flag Law So Far

Pinellas County Sheriff Gualtieri Red Flag Law courtesy tbo.com

“It’s a constitutional right to bear arms and when you are asking the court to deprive somebody of that right we need to make sure we are making good decisions, right decisions and the circumstances warrant it.”

– Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri in More than 450 people in Florida ordered to give up guns under new law, report says.

BY DAN ZIMMERMAN
[via foxnews.com]

QUICK, KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–Since only 11 million people have ObamaCare, how will 24 million people die if it is repealed? Will an additional 13 million people be randomly shot?

If Liberals don’t believe in biological gender then why did they march for women’s rights?

If Democrats don’t want foreigners involved in our elections, why do they think it’s all right for illegals to vote?

–from Sidehack Jerry

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE AND LEE MUNRO ATTEMPTING TO REACH 200 MPH AT 2018 BONNEVILLE SPEED WEEK

Legendary Land-Speed Record Holder’s Great Nephew Returns to Bonneville Salt Flats Aboard Indian Scout “Spirit of Munro”

America’s first motorcycle company, Indian Motorcycle, announced today that Lee Munro, the great nephew of the legendary land-speed racer Burt Munro, will attempt to break 200 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats this August. Equipped with the Indian Motorcycle engineering team and the newly modified Indian Scout dubbed “Spirit of Munro”, Lee Munro is back and prepared to eclipse his previous official speed of 191.286 mph at the upcoming 70th annual Bonneville Speed Week.

In preparation for this year, Indian Motorcycle’s engineering team has worked on refining the Indian Scout Streamliner which will run in the MPS-G (Modified Partial Streamliner) 1350 cc class. Lee Munro’s record-breaking run of 186.681 mph at El Mirage and official run of 191.286 mph at last year’s Speed Week has motivated the team to update the bike with modifications to the intake and minor body adjustments, to help Munro break into the exclusive 200-mph club.

“Indian Motorcycle was honored to partner with the Munro family last year and pay tribute to Burt’s incredible accomplishments and land-speed record set in 1967. We’re eager to be back on the salt flats with Lee and the ‘Sprit of Munro’,” said Gary Gray, Vice President – Racing, Technology & Service for Indian Motorcycle. “Our engineering team led by Wayne Kolden and Dan Gervais have put long hours into developing a bike capable of hitting the 200-mph mark and we’re excited to watch Lee pursue this goal. I would also like to thank our sponsors Cargill Station Ltd, Garry Robertson of Ocean Ridge Kaikoura New Zealand and Jerry Stinchfield of Roof Systems of Dallas, TX for helping us get to the salt.”

Lee Munro attributes his love for speed to the bloodline he shares with his great uncle, Burt Munro, who famously set a land-speed record in 1967 aboard a 1920 Indian Scout. In 2005, Burt Munro’s legacy was immortalized with the making of the popular film, “The World’s Fastest Indian,” starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and in 2017, Lee Munro celebrated the 50th anniversary of his great uncle’s record with a commemorative run at Bonneville Speed Week.

“My great uncle Burt is a significant inspiration for my own motorcycle racing career, and his appetite for speed is clearly a part of my DNA,” said Lee Munro. “Partnered with the exceptional team at Indian Motorcycle, I know we can make our dreams of hitting 200 mph a reality.”

Speed Week will be held August 11-17 in Bonneville, Utah. This six-day event is created for determined riders who not only have a quest to be record holders, but also to ride at one of the most legendary locations for speed runs.

The Indian Scout “Spirit of Munro” race bike and Lee Munro’s 2018 land-speed attempts are proudly supported by Ocean Ridge and Roof Systems of Dallas, TX. For more information on Indian Motorcycle visit IndianMotorcycle.com, or follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

–Jeff Millard

QUICK, ANOTHER GUN NUT REPORT–Ninth Circuit Three-Judge Panel Upholds Right To Open Carry Firearms

Ninth Circuit Open Carry Guns Second Amendment

The right to carry a firearm for law-abiding citizens barely exists in Hawaii. A so-called may-issue state, the Pacific paradise hasn’t issued a permit to carry this century. As far as the fiftieth state is concerned, Americans only have a right to keep and bear arms in their own homes.

That violation of his Second Amendment rights (see District of Columbia v Heller) was the basis for George Young’s suit against the state. Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a two-to-one decision, agreed with Mr. Young.

A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment protects a right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defense, rejecting a claim by Hawaii officials that the right only applies to guns kept at home. …

Two of the three 9th Circuit judges voted to reverse a decision by the U.S. District Court in Hawaii that state officials did not infringe on the rights of George Young, the plaintiff, in twice denying him a permit to carry a gun outside.

“We do not take lightly the problem of gun violence,” Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain wrote in Tuesday’s ruling. “But, for better or for worse, the Second Amendment does protect a right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.”

You can read the full ruling here. The majority opinion wasn’t friendly to concealed carry, but here’s the main takeaway:

The panel acknowledged that while the concealed carry of firearms categorically falls outside Second Amendment protection, see Peruta v. County of San Diego, 824 F.3d 919, 939 (2016) (en banc), it was satisfied that the Second Amendment encompasses a right to carry a firearm openly in public for self-defense. Analyzing the text of the Second Amendment and reviewing the relevant history, including founding-era treatises and nineteenth century case law, the panel stated that it was unpersuaded by the County’s and the State’s argument that the Second Amendment only has force within the home. The panel stated that once identified as an individual right focused on self-defense, the right to bear arms must guarantee some right to self-defense in public. The panel held that because Hawaii law restricted plaintiff in exercising the right to carry a firearm openly, it burdened conduct protected by the Second Amendment.

In determining the appropriate level of scrutiny to apply to section 134-9, the panel first held that the right to carry a firearm openly for self-defense falls within the core of the Second Amendment. The panel stated that restricting open carry to those whose job entails protecting life or property necessarily restricts open carry to a small and insulated subset of law-abiding citizens. The panel reasoned that the typical, law-abiding citizen in the State of Hawaii was entirely foreclosed from exercising the core Second Amendment right to bear arms for self-defense. The panel concluded that Hawaii’s limitation on the open carry of firearms to those “engaged in the protection of life and property” violated the core of the Second Amendment and was void under any level of scrutiny.

The State of Hawaii, much the same as California, now has a decision to make. They can appeal for an en banc review of the decision a la Peruta and risk a possible further appeal to a Supreme Court that’s expected to include a Justice Kavanaugh. Or, in order to avoid another potentially precedent-setting Supreme Court ruling, Hawaii could decide to bite the bullet and, like DC, be dragged kicking and screaming into issuing citizens (open) carry permits. Watch this space.

–BY DAN ZIMMERMAN
The Truth about Guns

FROM THE WHITEHOUSE–The facts on Russia and election security

The media talks a lot about Russian meddling and election security, but they don’t talk much about what President Trump is actually doing to confront it. Here are just a few of his Administration’s recent actions to protect the integrity of our elections:

• The President chaired National Security Council meetings on May 3 and July 27 to coordinate his whole-of-government approach to election security.

• In March 2018, the Administration imposed sanctions against 16 Russian entities and individuals for their roles in interference in the 2016 election.

• The Department of Homeland Security is working with all 50 states, local governments, and the private sector to bolster defense against cyber operations targeting voting.

• The Administration provided on-site cybersecurity support to states during the 2017 elections.

• The Justice Department and FBI continue to investigate and disrupt any threats to election systems, while alerting potential victims and targets.

How President Trump is strengthening the security of our elections

Not in the headlines? The Administration’s tough stand on Russia

BAD COP INVESTIGATION REPORT–
Detroit Police Officer Suspended Over Videotaped Arrest

A Detroit police officer who was filmed beating a naked woman in a hospital has been suspended without pay and is under criminal investigation.

DETROIT — A Detroit police officer who was filmed beating a naked woman in a hospital has been suspended without pay and is under criminal investigation, Chief James Craig said at a press conference on Thursday.

The officer, whom Craig declined to identify, was caught on camera beating the unidentified woman in Detroit Receiving Hospital while another officer and two hospital security guards helped restrain her. Fox2Detroit first reported the incident and aired video on Wednesday night.

Craig said police responded to a call at 6:45 p.m. in the Third Precinct and found the woman completely naked. Surmising that she was having a mental health crisis, officers placed her in their marked scout car and brought her to the hospital. The woman was calm in the car and officers provided her with “some draping.” She was not handcuffed, which Craig said was a violation of protocol.

Upon arriving at the hospital, the woman grew agitated and began spitting on hospital staff. She attempted to bite the officer who beat her and successfully bit a security guard twice. The officer then began to strike her with his fists, Craig said.

The woman was treated for minor injuries and had some evidence of contusions. She is currently in stable condition, according to Craig. The police chief declined to confirm whether she has been diagnosed with any mental illness.

Craig described the footage aired on Fox as “very disturbing” but warned that it didn’t show the events preceding the use of force. He did say he was “troubled” when the footage appeared to show the officer continuing to punch the woman after she had turned her back and was no longer a threat. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has been notified of the incident.

After the woman was subdued, officers reported the use of force to a supervisor per department regulations. An investigation was immediately opened and interviews with hospital staff and security have already been conducted. Craig said these interviews confirmed officers’ accounts of the woman’s agitated behavior but that interviewees didn’t comment on the use of force.

Body camera footage and hospital security cameras will also be examined.

An 18-year veteran of the force, the officer, a corporal, has never had a “category one” use of force incident – when force leaves injuries, Craig said.

In a statement, the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality condemned the incident. “When we looked at the video, we saw an officer with corporal stripes who had total disdain for a citizen who was obviously ill,” they wrote.

–from Rogue
Supreme Commander in Charge
Bikernet Baggers

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STURGIS RUN BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for August 2, 2018

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About time somebody came back with SU carb parts, I tried contacting Primo Rivera earlier this year with no luck. I’ve been running SU carb on my 69 shovel since 82 great carb wouldn’t run anything else on that bike.

— Byrdman
69hdjim55@yahoo.com
Central square, NY

Ben Kudon is giving it hell with American Prime to revise Rivera/Primo. We will keep you posted.–Bandit

NEWS FROM THE CANTINA–

Unlike California, in Florida we can STILL get coconuts like THAT~~with a straw!

Just a bunch of stuff to help you fill Sundays post and maybe even something for Next Thursday

— Bamboo Bob

This confirms the popular conception that technology is ruining our world.

A father buys a lie detector robot that slaps people when they lie. He decides to test it out at dinner one night. The father asks his son what he did that afternoon. The son says, “I did some homework.” The robot slaps the son. The son says, “Ok, Ok, I was at a friend’s house watching movies.”

Dad asks, “What movie did you watch?”

Son says, “Toy Story.”

The robot slaps the son. Son says, “Ok, Ok, we were watching porn.”

Dad says, “What? At your age I didn’t even know what porn was.”

The robot slaps the father. Mom laughs and says, “Well, he certainly is your son.”

The robot slaps the mother.

Robot for sale.

–from “SIDEHACK” Jerry

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COAST GUARD
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE–
-The Coast Guard was founded on August 4, 1790, after Congress commissioned the construction of ten ships to help enforce federal tariffs and prevent smuggling.

– The Coast Guard does not only protect our ocean shores, but they protect our lakes and rivers.

– The Coast Guard operates under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during peacetime, and can be transferred to the U.S. Department of the Navy by the U.S. President at any time, or by the U.S. Congress during times of war. This has happened twice, in 1917, during World War I, and in 1941, during World War II.

– While the U.S. Coast Guard is the smallest of the U.S. military service branches, in terms of size, the U.S. Coast Guard by itself is the world’s 12th largest naval force.

–Thanks to the Law Tigers

FINAL GUN NUT REPORT FOR SUNDAY–Gun-Hating NY Daily News Lays Off Half Their Staff

Today, the chickens came home to roost for the NY Daily News. Fully half their staff will get the axe as a result of lost subscribers and advertisers. Furthermore, the owners of NY’s rabidly partisan newspaper also sacked editor-in-chief Jim Rich.

For years, The Daily News has worn its leftist politics on the front page as a badge of honor. And now, with the paper teetering on bankruptcy, here come the layoffs as part of a “fundamental restructuring“.

–BY JOHN BOCH

The NY Times ran the story:

The meeting lasted less than a minute. By the time it was over, reporters and editors at The Daily News had been told that the newsroom staff was being cut in half and that the editor in chief, Jim Rich, was out of a job.

Grant Whitmore, an executive at Tronc, the media company that owns The News, presided over the meeting, which took place shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday in the seventh-floor newsroom at 4 New York Plaza in Lower Manhattan. About 50 members of the newspaper’s staff were in attendance. The group did not include Mr. Rich or Kristen Lee, the managing editor, who is leaving as part of Tronc’s aggressive plan.

The new editor in chief is Robert York, currently the editor and publisher of The Morning Call, a Tronc-owned daily newspaper in Allentown, Pa. Before taking the reins at The Morning Call, Mr. York was the vice president of strategy and operations at The San Diego Union-Tribune. He has spent most of his career in San Diego.

Let’s face it, actions have consequences. When a newspaper writes off half or more of its subscribers through its editorial policy, that doesn’t make for a strong bottom line.

The paper’s editors have happily blamed good guy gun owners for violent crime in America. Indeed, every time a mass murder happens in America, The News blames not the killer(s), but…the National Rifle Association and its members.

The dead tree publication even managed to blame the NRA for Islam-inspired terror attacks.

Even more disgusting, the vile Daily News’ editors label the NRA and its members a terrorist organization.

Time will tell if the owners decide to remake The Daily News as a reputable publication through a fundamental restructuring. If they don’t make big changes, they’ll continue down the trail blazed by Newsweek and others into irrelevance and bankruptcy. In the meantime, I will enjoy a big cup of schadenfreude and urge the rest of The People of the Gun to do the same.

–Truth about Guns

I never understand why media hates freedom and rights. They are allowed to do what they do, unlike many countries, because of our right to Free Speech. –Bandit

STURGIS IS UNDERWAY—The builders are at breakfast right now under the banner of the Flying Piston. Hopefully someone bid on my sculpture.

Spoke to Jack McIntyre this morning. Hopefully we will see teasers all week from the Badlands and the growing town of Buffalo Chip.

I get to nurse a bad tooth and drink whiskey, while waiting on reports from the front.

We have two bikes in the Sturgis Museum, our World Land Speed Record Panheads.

I mentioned Dennis Manning and the number 7 Streamliner. He’s furiously working on his rebuild. Nothing can keep a guy going like an attempt to break the motorcycle world land speed record.