I’m still hungover. I had this crazy experience Tuesday night. I was invited to Phil Ross’s daughter’s home in Torrance for a Fondue dinner. Phil is one of the masters behind the belt drive movement on bikes. He still make Supermax belt drives, one at a time, by himself in Montana. He introduced gates belts to H-D and that’s what they run on the rear of most Harleys. Hell, I have one of his systems in the primary of my pan.
We arrived at this 1930s home and discovered that the whole family is made up of South Bay riders. Two elements stuck out. The Daughter’s old man runs a porno shop in town and guaranteed that if we come in, we’ll leave with a smile. Second, they poured me a Jack on the rocks that was little rocks and a 1/2 pint of Jack.
We ate Fondue, or stuff dipped in boiling grease, drank Jack, like it was water, and shot the shit with Fred Sanders of the Ink Slingers Ball who dialed Gil Monte, who ran Tattoo Mania and is Fred’s partner. I couldn’t understand a word he was saying on the cell from the Pan handle. About midnight my body told me, “He mofo, if you want to stand much longer, you better split.”
I haven’t drank that much whiskey in 20 years. That was bonfire times except we stood around a bucket of boiling grease. I’m still hungover. Let’s hit the news:
MISSOURI HELMET BILL SHAFTED– We were promised our Bill would be brought to the Senate floor on Wednesday.The 2004 Legislative session ended at 6:00 pm today (5/14) with our billnever making it to the floor, and it was NEXT IN LINE! You can thank SenatorKen Jacob of Columbia for his afternoon filibuster, which kept ALL billsfrom coming to the floor. Our bill was offered up to be allowed on thefloor, but he refused to yield for it to be considered!
FORR has been played like a “cheap fiddle” by a handful of our electedrepresentatives this session. Catherine Hanaway told us she would not usethe power of her office as Speaker of the House, to keep our bill off theHouse Calendar, despite her personal beliefs against our bill. She kept itoff the House Calendar for over a month, resulting in us getting it to theSenate a month later (one week ago)!
Senator Jacob also promised not to filibuster and keep our bill from a voteon the Senate floor!
PLEASE REMEMBER THESE NAMES WHEN YOU VOTE IN AUGUST AND NOVEMBER, AND EVENNEXT YEAR!!Agree with their platform or not, FORR will be there working for theopposition! As we said in 2000, “Paybacks are Hell!” Hell hath no fury likea biker scorned!
Sam “Hog” King
Webmaster
Missouri Freedom of Road Riders
SCREAMIN? EAGLE/VANCE & HINES TEAM STORMS TO FINALS IN CHICAGO–Hines, Tonglet Qualify 1-2; Hines Pads Pro Stock Bike Points Lead
JOLIET, Ill. (May 23, 2004) – The Screamin? Eagle/Vance & Hines team advanced to the final round of Pro Stock Bike eliminations at the 7th Annual NHRA Route 66 Nationals after riders Andrew Hines and GT Tonglet dominated qualifying aboard their Screamin? Eagle V-Rod motorcycles. Hines finished in the runner-up position after a red-light start in the final, but left Route 66 Speedway with a new track ET record and a 53-point lead in Pro Stock Bike points after four NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series events this season.
?This is a really quick track and the team found a good set-up early in qualifying,? said Screamin? Eagle Racing Manager Anne Paluso. ?Our times in the first 60 feet have really improved and the riders are able to put their Screamin? Eagle power to good use. Andrew has pulled further ahead in points and GT is right there in third. The NHRA Pro Stock Bike championship is our goal.?
Hines was the number one qualifier for the event with a run of 7.167 seconds at 184.62 mph. Tonglet was right on his tail with a 7.169/187.16 run to claim the number two qualifying position.
?The Pro Stock Bike field is really competitive, so we have to feel good about taking the top spots in qualifying,? said Tonglet. ?It really makes a statement for this Screamin? Eagle team.?
Under threatening skies on Sunday, Hines (7.158/187.34) defeated Blaine Hale (7.351/169.74), while Tonglet (7.174/186.67) beat Scott Valetti (7.286/179.44) as both Screamin? Eagle riders moved through the first round of eliminations. In round two, Hines (7.120/187.68) got the win on a red-light start by Antron Brown (9.622/81.55). Tonglet (7.226/184.93) had a bad pass, his slowest of the weekend, and was defeated by Michael Phillips (7.197/184.98).
Hines faced Craig Treble (7.233/183.57) in the semi-final round and backed up an outstanding 0.009 reaction time with a 7.093/187.76 run to set a new track ET record and roll to an easy win.
?My Screamin? Eagle V-Rod just got quicker with each run,? said Hines. ?We had some engine trouble early in the weekend and this was a brand new motor and it was really strong. We seem to have found the set-up we need to get through the first 60 feet smoothly. And the traction at this track is outstanding.?
The final round saw Hines facing number six qualifier Shawn Gann, and a red-light start by Hines gave the win to the Suzuki rider.?This is really tough because I had the bike to win with,? said Hines. ?I short-shifted after I saw I had the red light and still ran a 7.177. But we earned good points this weekend and leave in first place, which is what counts at the end of the season.?
After four rounds Hines leads the NHRA Pro Stock Bike class with 348 points. With his win, Gann moves into second place with 295 points. Tonglet is third with 282 points, followed by Antron Brown (256) and Angelle Savoie (255).
The next Pro Stock Bike event on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series is the 40th Annual NHRA Pontiac Excitement Nationals, June 11-13, at National Trail Raceway near Columbus, Ohio.
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BIKERNET MEDICAL DEPARTMENT–Doctor Dave had sex with one of his patients and felt guilty all day long.No matter how much he tried to forget about it, he couldn’t. The guilt andsense of betrayal was overwhelming.
But every once in a while he’d hear an internal, reassuring voice thatsaid: “Dave, don’t worry about it. You aren’t the first doctor to sleepwith one of their patients and you won’t be the last. And you’re single.Just let it go.”
But invariably another voice would bring him back to reality,whispering…………..”Dave, you’re a veterinarian…”
–from Dave F.
BUELL RACERS TACKLE MILE-HIGH CHALLENGE AT PIKES PEAK–Kosco Team Continues Top 10 Run; Hal?s Team Suffers Electronic Gremlin
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (May 23, 2004) – Buell Firebolts entered by Hal?s Harley-Davidson/Buell and Kosco Harley-Davidson/Buell mounted a challenge to factory-backed teams in the Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme class during the AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship Series at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Hal?s rider Mike Ciccotto ran as high as fifth position while Michael Barnes pushed his Kosco Firebolt as high as seventh spot before dropping back to ninth at the finish.
?The Pikes Peak course presents some special challenges, and our dealer teams responded with a good performance,? said Erik Buell, chairman and chief technical officer at Buell Motorcycle Company. ?The guys were running strong and it?s clear these teams are making some real progress, and learning more at each race.?
Located at an elevation of 5,300 feet in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, the tight, 1.3-mile Pikes Peak course demands that teams re-tune for the oxygen-thin air and cope with higher engine temperatures. Ciccotto qualified in 10th position, with Barnes right behind in the 11th qualifying position.
Both riders got a great start in the Formula Xtreme race. Ciccotto jumped up to fifth position after the first lap, but a faulty engine sensor that started acting up on the warm-up lap caused him to lose power. As the race wore on, he dropped back steadily before leaving the race on lap 13 of the 29-lap event.
?This was a really disappointing result, because the Hal?s team made some set-up changes in the morning warm-up session and gave me a bike that was just about perfect,? said Ciccotto. ?I moved right up at the start and we made our best lap times of the weekend, and I think a top-five finish was in the cards. But we learned a lot this weekend. We made some internal fork changes and tried a wider rear wheel. I?m looking forward to bringing this Buell Firebolt to Road America, which is the home track for Hal?s and Buell.?
Barnes moved up to seventh place on lap five, and finished ninth for his third top-ten finish of the season. The race was won by Honda rider Jake Zemke.
AMA Formula Xtreme is a class open to highly-modified motorcycles with 600cc four-cylinder engines or larger-displacement V-Twin engines. The next stop on the AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship schedule is June 4-6 at the Road America course near Elkhart Lake, Wis.
BIKERNET CONTEST WINNERS– Every week I try to pick winners from our two contests; one in the free area and one in the Cantina. I get lots of submissions with great suggestions, and then occasionally I get some a-hole who just wants to bitch. We really do read each submission, and try to implement some of the suggestions. Some just take a little longer to do. Keep them coming cause I?m out hustling our sponsors for better items to give away besides your regular t-shirt or hat.
This week, it?s with great pleasure that I announce the winners of a complete BDL belt drive set-up for a softail, and a brand-new set of Harley-Davidson leather-covered hard bags for a sporty. The belt drive winner will bring his bike here to Bikernet for the installation and assist. Article to come?
Next week I?ll be giving away some H-D collector plates, ?Road Trip? from 1995.
Here Are The Winners:
JOHN C. NORRIS FROM MATTHEWS, NC
Suggestion: I SUGGEST YOU ALL SEND A SECRET CHOPPER AGENT TO MY HUMBLE BUT EFFECTIVE CHOPPER MAKING GARAGE AND DO A FULL ON ARTICLE ABOUT ME. THEN AFTER YOU PRINT IT MAYBE I CAN QUIT MY SHITTY JOB AND MAKE A SMALL LIVING BUILDING CHEAP BUT BAD ASS RIDES. THAT IS IT.
Wanted: THAT SOMEBODY WILL DONATE PARTS FOR FUTURE BIKES. IF YOU DO, I WILL SAY YOUR NAME 3 TIMES ON MY DISCOVERY CHANNEL SPECIAL CALLED ” SHIT YOU CAN BUILD IN A GARAGE THAT LOOKS LIKE SHIT BUILT IN A GARAGE”.
I?m not sure what I?m gonna send John yet, but it will be cool.
ROGER MILLER FROM ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
Suggestion: I THINK IF YOUR WEB HAD MORE TYPES OF TECH ADVISE FOR GARAGE BUILDERS AND A WAYS TO SEARCH FOR THE TECH HELP ON YOUR SITE WHENEVER YOU LOOK UP TECH ADVISE,LIKE WHATS THE COMPRESSION ON A STOCK MOTOR, OR WHEN DO YOU RECOMMEND TO CHANGE THE OIL.
Wanted: I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A 3-INCH OPEN BELT DRIVE WITH CLUTCH AND ALLTHE BELLS, NEW FORWARD CONTROLS 2 INCH OVER, ECT,ECT ANYTHING TO HELP MOD MY BIKE MORE IS ALWAYS HIGHLY APPRICIATED. THANK YOU ROGER
Roger wins the BDL belt drive and we are currently looking into get a search feature here on Bikernet. I?ve been bitching for years to Bandit that we needed it, and finally now he listens.
From The Cantina
PETER HAGEN FROM HAMPSTEAD , NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wanted: The leather saddle bags for the sportster you mention in Thursday News.I have an old leather pair and some new ones would be perfect.
Peter gets the H-D saddlebags.
Till next week, Layla
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