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I’m finally getting caught up with the e-mails, I think. Don’t hesitate to send me news again, if I missed posting it. I don’t even know what to comment on, to kick off this extravaganza of news from one end of the world to another, one demographic to another and one market to another.
Here’s some spots. Buell turned our Alaskan Adventure down. I thought it would be a natural to ride around Alaska on Buells. We will film the adventure, plus a six months series of articles will follow our bikes, planning, arrangements and the adventure. How could they go wrong? We needed 6-12 bikes for three weeks.
Bikernet is about to launch a separate metric cruiser department hosted by Josh Placa, called JPBLVD. We know that the metric element is growing, but I didn’t have the resources to cover it on the Bikernet side or the hours, besides some of us are old school and want to stay cemented to the American way of welding shit together. Watch for it. We’ll see if Josh can keep up.
This week blistered with interesting info, downed brothers and heart. Let’s hit the news and maybe, at the end, I can articulate my feelings. If not we’ll have a Jack on the rocks and relax.
BRASS BALLS BOBBERS POSTER SALE– Get an early jump on sprucing up your office, den or garage with Brass Balls Bobbers most excellent poster. It is normally 10 smacks but for all our Bikernet friends it is only $7.50.
It’s the best combination, an all American blond with an All American Bobber. Click here to get your poster today!
BANDIT BED ROLL HAS IT ALL– I thought about the Old West and the bedrolls the cowboys used to carry their shit, and it came to me. Something over the headlight, as long as it wasn’t too heavy, could do the trick. The bike would maintain its nasty profile, I could still pack someone on the back, and carry my shit.
As I wound through the canyon, my mind went to work on the bedroll concept. Could it carry all I wanted to pack? Another question smacked me as I rounded another corner and caught a glimpse of the Pacific lapping the Malibu shores in the distance. What about a tool bag?
Bandit’s Bed Roll is the perfect combo of tool bag and weekender engineered by the man that delivers form and function and keeps your ride looking clean. So pull out your wallet and click here to get your official Bandit Bed Roll Today.
BIKERNET WEEKLY PRODUCT RELEASE FROM RIVERA PRIMO / 11-1-07,OFFSET TRANSMISSI0ON SPROCKETS FOR BIG TWINS, SPORTSTERS & BUELLS–These offset transmission sprockets are designed to allow you the freedom to convert 5-speed Big Twins & Sportsters with rear belt drives to chain drive for wide tire use.
Designed to fit 1994-2003 Big Twins, 1991-2003 Sportsters & 1994-2002 Buell models and can be used on 1986-1993 Big Twins if spacer #3217-0008 & oil seal #12067A are used in conjunction with the sprocket.
Each sprocket is drilled & tapped to accept a late model lock plate (#3183-0026).
These are CNC-machined, high quality American-made sprockets !
For these & other fine products contact:
Rivera Primo
12450 Whittier Blvd. Whittier, CA 90602
Tel: 800-872-1515
Tel: 562-907-2600 Fax: 562-907-2606
www.riveraengineering.com
HEARTBREAK IN THE D&D PITS– Bonneville is a wanton woman. She’ll dazzle you with her beauty one minute and break your heart the next. Team D&D Performance Enterprises felt they were on a mission to break the Fat Book Flyer record from 2006. They had the bike, technology and the team to do it. The weather and a few gremlins laid their plan asunder.
Bob Dowdy talks to Bikernet TV before there last attempt. Click here to see the interview and all the Bonneville action on Bikernet TV.
SAVE YOUR FAVORITE MAGAZINE, STOP POSTAL RATE HIKES– In March, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) voted to implement a massive rate hike for magazines, which puts diverse, independent free speech at risk.
The new rates favors the nation’s largest publishers — like Time Warner who submitted the plan — while unfairly burdening thousands of smaller and independent magazines with much higher postal rates, as high as 20 or 30 percent.
Now it’s up to Congress to reverse the unfair rate hikes and save these important publications. Take Action today!
LIFESTYLE SAVES BIKERNET STAFF WITH FREE SPAGHETTI DINNERS– You’ve been asking for it, and now it’s back … LifeStyle Cycles Night at Big’s! We’re recreating our old bike night with a free spaghetti dinner (pick up your free dinner coupon at LifeStyle Cycles), great drink specials, play Blackjack with Junior for free T-shirts, awesome raffle prizes, a 50/50 drawing, trophy for best bike and LifeStyle’s own “DJ Dan” spinning the tunes until Tru to Crue kicks the party into high gear! We’ll also have the Jack Daniel’s girls and Sam Adams’ girls on hand, so it’ll be an evening to remember!
Tell all your friends to be there on November 3rd from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM!
FEATURING LIVE MUSIC FROMTRU TO CRUE at 9:00 PM!
Couple of weeks ago a Bikernet Staffer, Jeremiah Soto won best of show award at Bike Night. We haven’t seen him since.–Bandit
JIMS RACE ENGINES NOW AVAILABLE– JIMS has released a line of race engines beginning with the 131ci Twin Cam race engine.
The 131ci, which fits into all stock and after market frames, features a 4- 1?2 stroke with a bore diameter of 4-5?16in. The CNC-ported heads were developed specifically to flow maximum air, and the oil pump is upgraded from the stock H-D unit. A billet cam support plate, which utilizes Harley-Davidson’s new hydraulic cam chain tensioner, is fitted as are the new JIMS Powerglide II hydraulic tappets.
The engines fit Twin Cam Touring and Dyna models, as well as the ’91-’99 Evolution model.An additional version of the 131ci motor has been developed which will bolt directly into Evolution style frames of older H-D models.
The range of 131ci engines is complemented by a 120ci Twin Cam race engine for 2000 – 2006 Softail models. The JIMS 120ci is the only race engine available for counter-balanced Softail models. It is claimed to deliver 121hp and 125 ft-lbs of torque.
JIMS thick-walled cases offer greater strength and can support a bore size of up to 4.800. This engine features pressed flywheels, forged pistons, Screamin’ Eagle valve springs, forged 4340 steel connecting rods and the latest JIMS Powerglide II tappets.
As with the 131ci version Jims offers a 120ci Twin Cam engine which will bolt into a frame designed for an Evo.
–JIMS USA
Camarillo, California, USA
Tel: 805 482 6913
>www.jimsusa.com
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PROJECT USING LEGEND’S COMPONENTS MAKE AMERICAN BAGGER– I attached some pictures taken by American Bagger. This bike was created by Mike of A-1 Cycles Inc. he used our frame, tank, and handlebars to create a bagger!
–Tyna Bower
The bike is called team player. It’s an A 1 Cycles convertible. Mike used the Independent Cycle Inc softail, drop neck frame, Slither gas tank and ICI pullback bars.
Mike says “I wanted to do this bike to show people that you can go from prostreet to bagger in less than 4 minutes.” Mike entered the bike in “The Boardwalk” in Daytona on Friday and won radical evo. The bike also placed third at the rats hole in Daytona with a solid black paint job, so, as Mike put it, “it placed incredibly well for a solid color bike.”
His web site is www.a1cycles.net please link to it (A-i’s logo is attached) and the American Bagger website…www.americanbagger.com. The bike will be featured in a upcoming issue of the magazine.
Bike builder Mike @ a-1 cycle’s mobile phne # is 561-603-6671
HINES DEFENDS LAS VEGAS PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE VICTORY; MAINTAINS COUNTDOWN POINTS LEAD–LAS VEGAS (Oct. 29, 2007) – Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Motorsports rider Andrew Hines experienced a completely different feeling at the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals on Sunday.
Hines was calm.
The three-time defending NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle champion didn’t have the usual butterflies normally associated with a big race weekend. As if the 15th of 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events wasn’t pressure-packed enough every other year, this season the stakes were much higher.
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the first of two final events in the Countdown to the Championship. Only four racers in each professional category have qualified to race for the 2007 crowns.
Hines walked into Las Vegas with a 10-point lead. He’s leaving with a 39-point lead following his victory.
“It really was the strangest day I’ve ever had in racing,” Hines said. “Everything was nice and smooth and there weren’t any issues on the bike or with anything else. I give all the credit for this unusually calm and great day to my team. They did a great job preparing the V-Rod for competition and I was ready to go without the butterflies because of it.
“It was an excellent day. We won the race and extended our points lead and it is all pretty overwhelming. I can’t wait to get to the season finale.”
Hines beat Shawn Gann and the Race Girl/Lucas Oil Suzuki team in the first round. Hines recorded a 7.053-second pass at 188.49 mph to top Gann’s 7.217 at 186.15. Hines earned a second round victory over Chris Rivas and the Torco Buell team with a 7.085 at 187.83 over Rivas’ 7.157 at 182.62.
Hines earned his 22nd career final round appearance with his semifinal matchup win over Matt Smith and the Torco Race Fuels Buell. Hines won with a 7.086 pass at 186.92, beating Smith’s 7.096 at 186.43.
With a final round victory over Chip Ellis, Hines earned his 13th career victory. Hines rode to the quarter-mile victory with a 7.073 run at 187.34 to beat Ellis’ 7.144 at 185.41 on his Buell.
“With one race left we have a 39-point lead and that’s a great position to be in,” Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said. “The team has worked extremely hard to overcome some challenges this season and put us in a position to compete for the championship. The work paid off this weekend. It was a great race and we’re proud of the way everyone performed under the pressure of battling for a record number of championships.”
The victory was the second consecutive for Hines at Las Vegas. With one race remaining (the Auto Club Finals in Pomona, Calif., Nov. 1-4) Hines is aiming for history.
Hines is tied with two other racers, older brother and current crew chief Matt Hines and Angelle Sampey, as the only riders in NHRA history to win three consecutive titles. If Hines can win the championship this year, he will be the first rider in NHRA history to win four consecutive crowns.
“It’s nice knowing we have a little bit of a cushion in the point standings going into Pomona, but that won’t change our goals of trying to win rounds and win the race,” Hines said. “Almost any other time of year it’s nice to have a week or two off after you win a race so you can savor the victory. But I’m very happy we race before the week is out. The team is focused and I’m excited about this Countdown to the Championship.”
Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Motorsports teammate Eddie Krawiec qualified in the No. 5 position before losing to Geno Scali and the Performance Machine Suzuki team in the first round.
GENO’S DRESSER FOR SALE–can you get Tar Baby up on the news page this week? It’s for sale cheap, low mileage ’89 FLH.I gotsa sell her catfishI needs da money for my next monkey on my back
–Geno
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