I’m a tad hungover this morning. Dr. Hamster and Marko swung by last night and we had a feast fixed by the lovely Sin Wu. The good doctor was driving his two-door, restored ’63 Cadillac. Whatta boat. Marko had just returned from Afghanistan. He had some interesting stories to tell. He was training military troops for the north so they could have viable military presence while the world tries to figure out what the hell to do with the various contingencies in that region. It may be that they will end up dividing the country into states so the various tribes can run their own areas. You wouldn’t believe the confusion there.
Earlier in the evening we had three young broads in the house and Sin Wu. I thought I would loose my guests to the cuties. The girls slipped out to haunt the night. We partied, but once the guys rolled that big Cadillac away from the curb, I had Sin Wu alone at last. Let’s get to the news:
Century Motorcycles–Deal Of The Week
Century is run by Cindy Rutheford. Her dad established the shop in San Pedro some 50 years ago. If you need Triumph parts she can help.
She also has the deal of this week, a mid ’70s Shovelhead with highbars and stretched tanks. It’s clean and runs good for $6,500. Check the site or call (310) 832-6190.
YOU GOTTA LOVE TEXAS WOMEN
The owner of a golf course in Texas was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help.
He called her into his office and said, “You graduated from the University of Texas. If I were to give you $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?”
The secretary thought a moment, then replied…”Everything but my earrings.”
–from Rev CarlR
Breakers Get A Break On Room Rates–Bikers Get Fucked
By VALERIE WHITNEY
Business Writer
Last updated: Feb 26, 11:35 PM
DAYTONA BEACH — For $45 a day, college students heading here next month can stay at the Beachside Ocean Inn. Or they can spend $39.95 and stay at the Surfview Motel provided they book a five-night minimum.
Such rates pale when compared to the $200 per night charged by some properties during other special events. “They fill the hotels up,” said Jon Hunter, a spokesman for the chain, which owns seven area properties with a combined 1,400 rooms. Students are free to stay at the chain’s other properties but they will have to pay the prevailing open rate.
The rate for students who check into the Silver Sands Inn, 2119 S. Atlantic Ave., is $55 per day for as many as four people in a room.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 100th ANNIVERSARY OPEN ROAD TOUR ROARS INTO AUSTRALIA
Sydney [November 28, 2002] – Harley-Davidson, the company that has been making motorcycling dreams come true for nearly 100 years, is coming to Australia with the world’s largest rolling birthday party – and INXS, Jimmy Barnes, Yothu Yindi and 2002 ARIA winners, Killing Heidi, will be there to rock this momentous occasion!
Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, will host the only Australian stop of the nine-city worldwide Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Open Road Tour on March 15th and 16th, 2003. The Open Road Tour is a series of weekend festivals for the whole family, created to celebrate 100 years of great motorcycles. Tickets will be available on Tuesday, December 10th from Ticketek and the Harley-Davidson Website.
“The world’s largest rolling birthday party will feature something for everyone, riders and non-riders alike,” said John Shingleton, managing director of Harley-Davidson, Australia. “The tour features one-of-a-kind exhibits including some rare, never-before-seen motorcycles from the Motor Company archives and unique exhibits that chronicle the history of Harley-Davidson. The Open Road Tour is complete with rides and activities for the whole family and will showcase celebrity motorcycles, including those belonging to Elvis and Jon Bon Jovi.”
General Public Tickets
Ticket Price:
* Two Day Pass (Saturday and Sunday) – AU$68.50* (including GST)
* Children 13 & Under FREE with a paid adult
Old School Confession
I’ll have to shoot you some pics of Wicho’s sled over, I’m tapping a 2″ Tiki idol this morning to use as a shifter knob. A couple coats of flat black from rattle cans, and it’ll look respectable for a $7K ’52 Pan.
We’ve got an interesting group headed up to Daytona: my ’57, Wicho’s ’52, Gary’s ’02 WideGlide, and a ’02 Jap-cruiser. The latter is a co-worker, it’s his first sled (& first ride) so I’m going to immerse him in the lifestyle for a few days so he’ll get on something more respectable soon. Hell, I learned to ride street bikes on a ’83 Virago myself, need to start somewhere…
–Kev
Texas Rights News
Any one in Texas and does not know of “TMRA2” ( Texas Motorcycle Rights Association ) or of “Sputnik” should check out his personal web site. http://www.jacobswell.com/tmra2/sput.html-ssi
This site covers “all” the latest happenings in the state Capitol relating to bikers. A secondary site is http://www.TMRA2.org/index.shtml and has an abundance of information and background info
–Terry G
http://home.earthlink.net/~tgoode
Hell of a good music CD(bike riding buddy)
http://www.fallingrockmusic.com
Man Searches For Panhead
Haven’t been on the net in a while…thought I’d update you on the search for a pan. Right after we comunicated I found a ’51 EL up in the bay area. Got loads of spare stuff with the project. Should have it whipped into shape by Laughlin.
Ken Moreland of Moreland Choppers and I are going to ride rigid Pans to Sturgis this year. Probably the dumbest thing we’ve cooked up yet for a couple of old guys, but what the hell…life’s an adventure. Maybe I’ll keep a log or journal of our trip and let you see if it’s something you might work with on Bikernet.
Made a great find at a swap meet last weekend. I found an original Dick Allen Springer lying in a pile of junk and grabbed it for $100.00. It’s in great shape, just needs rechroming. I guess I’ll use it on my next streached frame project.
Anyway, that’s about it from here. By the way, why does Towle draw all bikers like they never heard of a squat rack or leg press before…?
— Mike Trussell
panheadmike@yahoo.com
Care Packages To Afghanistan
I have a little problem I need some help with. 25th Aviation our old Vietnam units have been sending care packages to the troops in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Bosnia and afew other places for a while. we had been scrambling to find enough concerned souls to keep the packages going. I was hoping Wal-Mart would step up and help, but as yet..no reply. Then a miracle happened. A lady contacted me today, someone’s Granny. Who’s son was in Vietnam, and they sent packages then. During Desert Storm she did it. Now comes the good/funny part.
One little Granny, has now turned into 15 chapters of Grannies of about approx 25 Grannies each and friends.Who want to sponsor an entire unit…each…A whole damn Army of Grannies. We will run out of units quick…I need more units. So if you have kids in the gulf, or know someone that is please have them contact me. I need one point of contact for each unit. I will match up one Granny Battalion with one Army/marine/Airforce unit the packages will be delivered from the ground up PFC’s upwards.
Ron Leonard –from Miss Kris The Hillary Report Senator Hillary Clinton and her driver were cruising along a country road one evening when an old cow loomed in front of the car. The driver tried to avoid it, but couldn’t and the old cow was killed. Hillary told her driver to go up to the farmhouse and explain to the owners what happened. She stayed in the car making phone calls to lobbyists. About an hour later, the driver staggered back to the car, drunk, with the remains of dinner down the front of his clothing. “What happened to you?” asked Hillary. Well,” the driver replied, “the farmer gave me all his whiskey, and his wife made me a huge dinner. “What in the world did you tell them?” asked Hillary. The driver replied, “I said ‘I’m Hillary Clinton’s driver, and I just killed the old cow.'” –from Chris T. The May Report Comes In Early Ok, here is a shot of my friend Jim Bell’s 83FXR. This was taken with my pencam so I know it is lousy, but I’ll get some good ones next time he is over. I raked this thing about 10 degrees and changed the rear shock top bolt so it is like the later models. The tank and fender are factory original from an ’87 low rider. I rode this thing out to Good springs (about 100mi round trip) with Stormy Davis on the back and she weighs about 150lbs. It handled like a dream and the tire didn’t rub. Stormy is a local rock and blues vocalist, check her out at stormydavis.com. She has a tight little band and is available for biker parties anytime. I have become very involved in the local acoustical music scene. I play a lot of Steve Earle type stuff and wrote a couple of tunes myself. One of my song is called “Hotrods and Harleys” and the other is “I’m a Biker”. We are working on a website, songscraft.com. My friend Dave Ruth wrote one about Harleys 100th aniversary. I’ll try to get a cd together. I am starting to have a lot of fun being single again. Hey, I got a new camera, wish I had this one when I was building this sucker. Here are a few shots I just made so you can see how trashed my garage is. I think I’m going to do some spring cleaning before I start on the Triumph. This may take several e mails. The Rivera is my daily driver, tell Jesse James I will take four thousand or a ratty old shovelhead for it. –More later, Bill May Bike Week Partiers Wary Of Ill Winds And Ill Will By ANDREW LYONS DAYTONA BEACH — Just west of the Main Street Bridge, a sign politely asks bikers “Please ride quiet.” On the beachside, the easy riders encounter a banner emblazoned with the words: “Daytona Beach welcomes bikers.” But Terry Pringle doesn’t feel very welcomed. The city, in his opinion, is driving away more and more bikers with every citation issued for loud pipes, thin thongs and other minor ordinance violations or moving infractions. It’s part of a crackdown that revved up during Biketoberfest last fall in the city’s ongoing debate over how to control event crowds and keep the cash coming in. “How can you drive quiet when you’ve got pipes?” asked Pringle, 42, a biker from Apopka. “They’re trying to run us out of town.” Today marks the kick off of Bike Week, a 10-day festival of chrome, leather and beer that could draw upward of half-a-million visitors. But several longtime participants say the bikefest is falling victim to unneeded censorship and policing. Some say the last straw came when the Daytona Beach City Commission passed a new law in October requiring people to cover one-third of the buttocks and one-quarter of a woman’s breast. This week, a thong worn under chaps — a popular piece of Bike Week attire — could result in a $106 fine. Revving a cycle with loud pipes and no muffler will prompt another $106 fine. “If the city wants to make money then the city ought to go about things differently than charging bikers,” said Brendan Daulton, 43, from Newfoundland, who earned himself a $78 fine four years ago for loud pipes. “With the money bikers put into this town, the police ought to treat us better.” At least one merchant feels the same way. Fed up with rising special event fees, Harley-Davidson dealer Bruce Rossmeyer announced this week plans to build a 100,000-square-foot dealership north of Ormond Beach city limits at U.S. 1 and Interstate 95. There, he’ll stage Bike Week and Biketoberfest events he currently holds downtown. Inside Dirty Harry’s saloon on Main Street, patrons discussed Rossmeyer’s plans and, more specifically, the $250,000 the city charges him to use the parkland across from his Beach Street dealership. Bikers Beware Daytona Beach Police officers can issue steep fines for minor ordinance or traffic violations, including: ? Failing to use headlights, $44. SOURCE: Daytona Beach Police Department Kite Flying A man in his back yard is trying to fly a kite. He keeps throwing it into the air, where the wind catches it for a few seconds before it comes crashing back down. Watching him from the kitchen window, his wife mutters to herself how men have to be told how to do everything. She opens the window and yells, “You need more tail.” He shouts back, “Make up your mind. Last night you told me to go fly a kite! –from Rev CarlR
Diamondhead 085
Webmaster 25th Aviation Battalion
Staff Writer
Last updated: Feb 27, 11:24 PM
? Failing to use eye protection (i.e. windshield, goggles or glasses), $44.
? Wearing a thong that does not cover one-third of the buttocks, $106.
? Failing to have a muffler on pipes, $106.
? Carrying an open alcoholic beverage in public, $53. 
The Miller Build–
We’ll report on this new Ken Miller creation next week. Watch for step by step research.
Lobbying To Put the Segway on Profit Path
By Jim VandeHei Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway Human Transporter, wants the federal government to provide a big financial boost to his new-age scooter.
Kamen, the multimillionaire creator of the futuristic vehicle, is lobbying the government to buy some of the self-balancing electric devices so U.S. Special Forces can scoot into battle and rangers can zip through national parks.
The inventor, a proponent of free markets, also wants Congress to help him sell more Segways to consumers by funding projects that would create paths for the scooters in cities, and by providing environmental tax credits to people who buy them.
It’s all part of a broader campaign by New Hampshire-based Segway LLC to boost sales of the ballyhooed transporters, a product that Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr once called “bigger than the Internet.”
“One of the reasons Dean moved to New Hampshire was he loved the ‘live free or die’ motto. Keep government out,” said Brian Toohey, a vice president at Kamen’s company. “But to make this technology widely available, we need government help.”
–from Art Friedman
What bullshit. Should I go to the government for a Bikernet Grant?–Bandit
Legalize Prostitution, Quick!
Two prostitutes were riding around town with a sign on top of their car which said: “TWO PROSTITUTES— $100.00.”
A policeman, seeing the sign, stopped them and told them they’d either have to remove the sign or go to jail. At that very moment, another car passed with a sign saying: “JESUS SAVES.”
One of the ladies asked the cop, “How come you don’t stop them?”!
“Well, that’s a little different,” the cop smiled. “Their sign pertains to religion.”
So the two ladies of the night frowned as they took their sign down and drove off.
The following day found the same cop in the area when he noticed the two ladies driving around with a large sign on their car again.
Figuring he had an easy arrest, he began to catch up with them when he noticed the new sign which now read:
“TWO FALLEN ANGELS SEEKING PETER—$100.00.
–from Art Friedman
American Rider Breaks Ground
Following is a letter to me after a Geny read the story about Sloopy, a longtime member of the Diablos, in American Rider. This is the only bike magazine in the country to have the balls to run these stories. I’m trying to convince the editor, Buzz Buzzelli to continue to run them, until the book is completed. Here’s Geny’s recent e-mail:
Thanks you are a Sweetheart. I really enjoyed reading that article. It is so hard for me to put into words how I felt back then. I left Nashville TN when I turned 21 and bought a one way ticket to CA . I just knew I would meet a Hells Angel. Boy did I have a lot to learn ? I wanted him to pick me up an take me away and ride forever. I felt like I could have wrote the movie Easy Rider. You know I still love riding, even more now because I can go whenever and wherever I choose. I would have never gotten on anything but a Harley. Oh well. I said to much . Ride safe, and God bless you. Keep on keeping on.
–Geny
Time To Ride–I don’t know about the weather where you are, but the sun is blazing here. I’ve got to steal away from the computer and crawl into the sunlight.
–Bandits ready to roll. Let’Next week you’ll see a new tech on Fasteners 101, then a tech from Frank Kaisler on a very handy wiring tool. I’ve been soldering wires together for 30 years, then Frank shows up with this gadget that holds the wires carefully together for soldering while creating a head sinc. Jesus.
The King is in pieces, but the Panhead is ready to roll. Let’s Ride.
–Bandit
