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SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ROADHOUSE HITS THE ROAD AGAIN!ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?–Picture yourself basking in the sun, on a Hard Rockin? custom bike, that you just won, compliments of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. You can make this dream become a reality, but you have to hit the Road?the Hard Rock Roadhouse Tour.
The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse is back for more hard rockin? action with the 2005 featured custom bike builders showcasing metal-carving ingenuity and raw talent. Doug Keim, of New Jersey?s Creative Cycles, Jesse Rooke, of Rooke Customs, Phoenix, Arizona, Roland Sands ?New Blood?, from in LaPalma, California and Johnny Vasko aka Johnny Chop from Southern Cal, are set center-stage at five key bike rallies?first stop, Daytona Bike Week.
These artists have been featured on TV shows and magazines across the country and around the world, and they?ll be presenting their Hard Rockin? bikes for fans to see-and WIN! Your entry could be the one?and you could be the one lucky biker to choose a Hard Rock bike to ride home from the season grand finale?all you have to do is enter!
Entries are taken at each of the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse tour stops, as well as online at http://www.hrroadhouse.com or at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, when the featured bikes are showcased between Roadhouse trips. Just roll up to a laptop, enter your contact information and you?re on the road?the Hard Rock Roadhouse!
After touring from Daytona, to Sturgis, to New Orleans and back to Daytona, (see http://www.hrroadhouse.com for the full schedule), the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse will wrap up in South Florida for the season?s Grand Finale at the new and smoking Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino–party central and the custom bike Mecca for the second annual Ft. Lauderdale Bike Rally, December 1-4. Entertainment, music, food?we?ve got it 24/7 at the Seminole Paradise where the crowd will be rocking to great music at Hard Rock Live, cruising the vendor booths, and gathering heat–especially during the Hawaiian Tropic bikini contest–just in time to cool down in the slick 130,000 s.f. casino?that?s where the action really kicks up a notch!
Entertainment is non-stop and the nightlife is never-ending at the Seminole Hard Rock! Join sponsors Budweiser, Hawaiian Tropic Performance Machine, S&S Cycle, Baker Drivetrain, Hot Bike, and bikernet.com. Cold Bud and Hot Babes and Bikes–Are you ready to Rock? Then hit the road! Take a ride on the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Tour.
THE PASSING OF AN ERA– Pearl Hoel passed away on Sunday, Feb. 27th, 2005. Pearl will always be remembered as the First Lady of the Sturgis Rally. She and her husband Pappy started and made the rally into what it has become today. We will miss her, but we know she isn?t far away. These are her Hills, and this is her Rally. Her role has simply changed from hostess and historian, to guardian. Of this you can be certain, she is off somewhere reunited with Pappy, riding around on an old Indian, watching over her town and her two wheeled friends.
We believe this 65th Rally should be dedicated to Pearl. We can thank her for bringing us all together in a spirit of everything that is positive about biking, bikers and riding in the Black Hills.
The 65th Annual Sturgis/Black Hills Rally is starting to come together… it’s going to be a big rally! More bikers and more activities… and the 65th Anniversary! August 8th – 14th, 2005Check out the current Schedule of Events at: http://www.Sturgis.com/schedule.html – There will be LOTS more to come, so keep checking back.
This is the time of year to start getting your lodging taken care http://www.BlackHillsReservations.com of: Hotels, motels, B&B’s, etc. are hard to find… but there are a few openings yet. Tent camping sites can normally be found somewhere, even during the Rally. Private housing is starting to get busy too. Check out the following to help arrange your accommodations… they go fast, so hurry!
http://www.Sturgis.com/lodging.html – List of campgrounds, motels, etc
http://www.Sturgis.com/lodgingboard – Private Housing Ads
– One stop reservations for many different places.
Also join in on the Message Board: http://www.sturgis.com/messageboard/The board has a great bunch of folks all willing to share their experiences and help give answers and recommendations to those that have questions. The message board can be a great source of information (and fun) from like-minded individuals.
You can also request special “Private Forums” for your own group… Private forums only allow the members that you select. Only you and your members can see, read and post messages to it! Private forums allows you to easily and quickly keep in touch with your group. Simple, straightforward and to the point! Easy to use and best yet, it’s FREE!
Thanks, and we’re already looking forward to August!
The Sturgis.com crew
BIKE WEEK TRAFFIC TIPS– Half a million motorcyclists and motorcycle race fans are expected on local roadways between today and March 13. Here are some tips:
BUSIEST TIMES: 10 p.m. March 11 (Daytona Supercross by Honda) and 2 p.m. March 12 (Daytona 200) at Daytona Beach International Speedway.
BIGGEST CROWDS: Speedway area, Main Street, Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard, North Beach Street.
BIKE PARKING ONLY: Main Street, some sections of North Beach Street, and the south side of Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard between Beach Street and Palmetto Avenue. Only local residents may park in some beachside areas; watch for signs.
BIKE RIDING ONLY: Main Street between 11 a.m. and 2 a.m. No large vehicles allowed on Main Street.
GETTING TO MAIN STREET: Southbound on Atlantic Avenue: Stay in the right southbound lane; turn right onto Main. Northbound on Atlantic Avenue: Turn left on International Speedway Boulevard, then right on Peninsula Drive. Southbound on Peninsula Drive: Turn left onto Oakridge Boulevard, then south on Atlantic Avenue.
LIMITED ACCESS: Between Auditorium and Harvey on South Coates, South Fern, South Wild Olive and North Noble streets, South Grandview and South Oleander avenues, and North and South Hollywood.
BEACH ACCESS: Use Seabreeze, Orange Avenue or Broadway bridges. Watch for bridge closings.
SHHHH: Noise laws in residential areas will be enforced.
NO PARADE: Police said no permits had been requested or issued as of Wednesday.
BUS RE-ROUTES: Latest Votran bus route information: (386) 761-7700 (Daytona Beach); (386) 424-6800 (New Smyrna Beach); or (386) 943-7033 (West Volusia).
Rogue
www.bikerrogue.com
14th ANNUAL GOLD WING GETAWAY VENDOR EXPO– pin-striping, air brush artists, leathers, tires, accessories, food and more; presented by Chapter FL1-H, Gold Wing Road Riders Association, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., New Smyrna Beach Airport, U.S. Highway 1, New Smyrna Beach. Free. (386) 673-6176.
KICKSTAND CITY: featuring variety of activities including entertainment by Ross and Rotten, 5 p.m.; Charlie Brechtel Band, 6:30 and 10:30 p.m.; Harley Hypnotist, 8 p.m.; Hawaiian Tropic Girls, 10:15 p.m.; Daytona International Speedway, 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. $30 daily admission; camping sites also available. All prices and performers subject to change. (800)-PITSHOP.
LEATHER AND LACE BASH: featuring biker fashions, food, live rock music by Running with Scissors, 7-10 p.m., DeLand Museum of Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. $30. (386) 734-4371.
FASTLANE PROMOTIONS’ MOTORCYCLE SWAPMEET: featuring “World’s Biggest” hotdog, live music, beer, food and more, Volusia County Fairgrounds, State Road 44 and Interstate 4, DeLand. $5. (386) 801-1810.
Rogue
www.bikerrogue.com
CYRIL HUZE SPIKEE COILS BRACKETS– Looks great on choppers. CNC machined out of a piece of T6-6061 billet aluminum, highly polished and chrome plated. Without or with a hole to accept an ignition switch. Accepts single fire, single plug Dyna coils (paint the coils like Cyril does, and nothing will look more custom). Bolt on directly on Huze Dreamliner motor mount, on any FXR type motor mount, or to your Harley 2-piece Evo motor mount using a top motor mount adapter. Ignition switch and coils sold separately.
Cyril Huze
Tel 561-392-5557
http://www.cyrilhuze.com
HIDE-AWAYINTERNAL FORK STOP SYSTEMS– Fork stops are a necessary evil for any scooter and if you’re riding a custom they need to be internal. Just as importantly, the fork stops you install had better be STRONG, precision fit and free from any movement. PRO-ONE developed what may be the best internal fork stops available for use on their mega-buck show machines and now they’re making them available to the public. Shown here are two different styles. The HIDE-AWAY INTERNAL FORK STOP KIT shown with cups is designed for use with PRO-ONE triple trees and front end kits as well as with many stock and custom forks.
Components are precision machined from super tuff, highly polished stainless steel, ease of installation and a precision fit. The second layout shows the HIDE-AWAY INTERNAL FORK STOP SYSTEM developed for Hourglass style necks. Once again components are machined from aircraft quality, polished stainless steel to meet PRO-ONE’S strict tolerance requirements. These must have components are the most important protection your paint and molding have from potentially devastating damage by unbridled triple trees, fork legs and handlebars.
Hourglass HIDE-AWAY INTERNAL STOP KITS sell for just $99.95 while the PRO-ONE/Custom kit retails for $104.95. To order call 800-884-4173 or catch the full PRO-ONE show at http://www.pro-one.com
HIGH TECH COVER UPS–Dressing up that portion of your fork legs between the upper and lower trees is a simple task with these slick covers from PRO-ONE. The high tech covers are crafted from billet aluminum in lengths of 5 ?? and 7 1/8?. Precision machined for a precise fit using 41 mm forks, these impressive COVER UPS feature a Ball Milled design and are finished in show quality chrome. PRO-ONE CHROME BILLET FORK TUBE COVERS retail for just $74.95 and can be used with most stock and custom applications. If you?re looking for a way to add some style to an otherwise boring area, these COVER UPS are just what the doctor ordered. To order check with your local PRO-ONE dealer, call direct at 800-884-4173 or catch them on the web at http://www.pro-one.com.
SOFTAIL ROAD RAGE– Softail riders looking for both unique styling and the ultimate in performance will find all they can handle in Bassani’s new SOFTAIL ROAD RAGE. Designed to fit all EVO and Twin Cam Softail models, with or without floorboards, the pipes feature low and lean swept back lines and an aggressive, unmistakable exhaust note. Dyno tuned for maximum performance, front and rear head pipes merge into a power tuned 4″, true reverse-cone megaphone. Tunable, replaceable baffles are secured with a polished billet aluminum end cap. As with all BASSANI systems the chrome finish is both flawless and durable.
Available exclusively from NORTH COUNTY CUSTOMS, SOFTAIL ROAD RAGE headers are designed to develop gains in torque and horsepower over a wide rpm range. Each system is supplied with all mounting hardware and retails for $519.00. For complete details call 866-439-4287. On the web at http://www.bassanipipes.com.
RALLY?S GRAND DAME DIES AT 99–
By Dan Daly, Journal Staff Write
STURGIS ? Pearl Hoel cooked dinner for all 150 people who attended the first Sturgis motorcycle event in 1938. In 2004, she remained a high-profile supporter of the Sturgis motorcycle rally, an event that now draws as many as half a million bikers from all over the world.
“Everyone in town referred to her as the First Lady of Sturgis,” Pepper Massey-Swan, head of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame, said. “She loved the event, she loved the people. ? I don’t what we’ll do without her.”
Pearl T. Hoel died Sunday at Sturgis Community Health Care Center. She was 99.
Her husband, Clarence “Pappy” Hoel was an Indian Motorcycle dealer who started a motorcycle race outside Sturgis in 1938 as a way to generate interest in Indian Motorcycles and the sport of motorcycling.
Pearl, who personally didn’t like riding motorcycles, supported his early efforts and continued her support of the event after his death in 1989.
Through the years of the rally, she developed friendships with people from throughout the world. She was interviewed by National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel and other media.
“When the reporters wanted to speak to someone who had seen the various changes in the growth of the rally, we would always send them to Pearl,” Massey-Swan said Monday. “And Pearl was always generous with her time.”
She was the perfect interview. She had watched the annual rally grow from a tiny local gathering into “Sturgis,” the international event that has become the symbol of the biker lifestyle.
In the early 1930s, the Hoels had an ice business, Canyon Ice Co. Each winter, they would cut blocks from the holding dams in Vanocker Canyon during winter and store them until summer. Then, they would sell block ice to Sturgis residents in the summer, Cliff Linn, former Sturgis mayor and longtime friend, recalled. Some of the dams are still in Vanocker Canyon, he said.
When electricity came to Sturgis, people abandoned their ice boxes. Pappy Hoel decided to get into the motorcycle business and acquired the Indian Motorcycle dealership.
While he built the business, she worked at Meade County Courthouse, a steady paycheck that helped keep the dealership going through the tough years of the Great Depression.
In 1938, there were enough young bikers in the area to stage a regional motorcycle race. Each year after the race, the Hoels and others would put on a barbecue for the racers and fans, Linn said. That is how the big Sturgis event began.Except for 1938 and 1939, when he was living on the farm near Hereford, and the two years during World War II when the event was cancelled, Cliff Linn has attended every Sturgis rally.
Linn said he has more memories of Pearl Hoel on horseback than astride a motorcycle. She and Clarence were active members of the saddle club Linn belonged to. The group often rode their horses in the Vanocker Canyon area where the Hoels had a cabin.
“She didn’t ride a whole lot, but she liked to associate with us, so she’d come by car,” he said.
In November 2004, on her 99th birthday, Pearl Hoel said: “The most important thing that has happened to me over the years is the friends I’ve made. I don’t know what I’d do without them.”
The feeling is mutual, according to Massey-Swan. In a tribute posted Monday on the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Web site, www.sturgismotorcyclemuseum.org, Massey-Swan profiled the First Lady of Sturgis.
“When I first met Pearl, she seemed fragile, small of stature, soft spoken, smiling and in her late 80s. My opinion was soon modified. The more time I spent with this amazing woman, the more I learned of her strength, tenacity and sense of purpose,” Massey-Swan wrote.
“Even at 99 years young, Pearl was the best source of information on the Rally. Because she was there from the beginning, and because this event was her passion, her gift of recall and her ability to share oral history was constantly in demand, and she reveled in each opportunity.”
Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Sturgis.
Contact Dan Daly at 394-8421 or dan.daly@rapidcityjournal.com
Sent by Skooter
A Biker’s Prayer–
God, grant me patiencefor idiots and old ladies.
Keep me safein your sight at all times,
(But out of the sight of cops.)
Shield me on my rideswith your protection
And protect thosewho ride with me.
Keep me frombeating the crap out ofpeople who annoy meor drink my last beer.
With your handbless my bikeand bring me home safely, and not in handcuffs,To those I love.
Amen
Sue
BX, NY
LOVELY LIVIA–Layla, I made it down to Florida……… spent most of last night reading this month Hot Bike and the Daytona Survival Guide that came with it……….
Can’t wait til the party starts!
Livia
IT’S A WRAP–It’s nuts at the HOT BIKE headquarters. Half thestaff is flying to Daytona this weekend, the other half is scrambling to putout another fine magazine within the evil corporate Primedia structure. It’sall good and we appreciate you standing by us as we scramble through thismagazine adventure.
I’ve got to once again thank the babes for keeping it all together atBikernet. My sense is that this industry is exploding. It seems to me that anew, hot builder is born everyday and that’s not a bad thing. This industryis all about freedom to build any goddamn thing you want. Speaking ofbuilding, hopefully I’ll have time to put serious time into the Shovelheadthis weekend. I’ll report on my progress. Also Sin Wu has a feature fromPaul Garson on a killer, retro, Shovelhead from the Garage company inBurbank, California. It’s a classic. Plus, if we’re lucky Layla will postFrank’s next oil pump tech.
Next week means freedom for half a million winter-trapped bikes as theyescape to Daytona’s shores and pray for warm riding weather. I’ll be ridinga Viper. It was 46 degrees in Florida today. Let’s say a prayer to the godof chrome to unleash the Sun’s powers on the Florida Coast.
Ride Forever,
Bandit
