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CHOPPER CHICKS INTERNET TV–Finally after two months of shooting we hit the air. Got 11 episodes in the can now and more to come. This is the first of 11 Chopper Chicks shows throughout the U.S.
We will be looking for bike shops and chopper chicks in Seattle, L A, Dallas, Chicago, NY, South Beach, Daytona, Mid West, etc. At the end of the year it will be a 33 girl build off some place. Internet today TV tomorrow.
The show is airing NOW. Each week there will be new episodes posted and they just get better.The show aired Monday and there should be 4 episodes up today. As I mentioned this is the first of 11 planned shows throughout the U.S.
We are building fan base via the internet then plan to move to TV 2007, if all goes successfully…but we think we have a winner.
–Oschoolchoppers.com
Sin City, Nevada
http://www.chopperchicks.tv
OFFICIAL NEWS FROM THE HERITAGE MOTORCYCLE RALLY– It is with excitement that we announce the launchingof the official Heritage Million Dollar Bike Build-Off website!
www.heritagemilliondollarbikebuildoff.com
This site introduces you to the fifteen distinguished builders whoare right now in their shops, putting their heart and soul into whatthey hope will be named:”The Heritage One Million Dollar Grand Prize Winner”.
The builders with their bikes will arrive in Charleston, South Carolinaon April 13, 2007 to unveil to the public for the first time everthese creations. The builders will place them on display for eightdays and there these entries will remain for spectator voting andprofessional judging. Their final task of the competition will be a100-mile, non-stop, judged ride to test their handling androadworthiness.
If you can’t be in Charleston for the big show, or just simplydon’t want to wait to see these two-wheeled masterpieces on theESPN2 Series that Premieres April 9th for 13 weeks then check outthe First Look Fan Club on the site. Here, with membership, youwill be rewarded with sneak-peaks of the ESPN2 Series, the unveilingof the bikes along with many more cool “members-only” perks!
–from Rogue
2-WHEELER PRODUCT OF THE WEEK– Kat Eye Tail Light $21.00.
HELLS ANGELS, STATE FACE-OFF IN BIDDING WAR FOR CLUBHOUSE– Arizona Republic, AZ – It was Abe Lincoln who said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”Now, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club are testing that theory in a bidding war for the bikers’ clubhouse in Phoenix.State prosecutors, who obtained a half interest in the property under forfeiture laws, are competing with the outlaw club’s Cave Creek Charter to buy the house through a court-ordered auction.
Sonny Barger, a co-founder of the Hells Angels and member of the Cave Creek outfit (which is really in Phoenix), said the whole thing seems crazy: “Somebody in the state wants to say they threw us out of the clubhouse, even if they’ve got to buy it to prove it. Where do they get the money to do that?”
Andrea Esquer, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Terry Goddard, said state lawyers would not comment on why they are trying to acquire the house, where the purchase money would come from or what the plans are for the building.
The tale begins in 1996, with the purchase of vacant land at 1121 W. Ironwood Drive in the city’s Sunnyslope area. The buyers were Daniel “Hoover” Seybert, then club president, and Bob Eberhardt, who was vice president. Using money and manpower from their biker brothers, the men built an 1,800-square-foot structure that they completed in 1999. It has been used since then for twice-weekly Hells Angels gatherings, known as “church meetings.”
Eberhardt said the clubhouse includes some special features: reinforced-steel door and window frames, surveillance cameras and a 40-foot-long bar.In March 2003, Seybert was gunned down outside a Phoenix tavern by an unknown assailant, leaving his heirs as co-owners of the clubhouse with Eberhardt, owner of a concrete company. He ascended to the Hells Angels presidency.
Two years ago, law enforcement agents raided Hells Angels clubs statewide, including the house on Ironwood, as part of a huge federal sting known as Operation Black Biscuit.
The prosecution’s case, once touted as a landmark success, collapsed this year. Most defendants went free or pleaded guilty to minor charges. Racketeering allegations were dropped. No one from the Cave Creek Charter was convicted. An associate who was guarding the house during the raid and got shot by police sued the government. The case is pending.Meanwhile, state attorneys filed seizure papers alleging that the clubhouse was acquired with criminal racketeering funds. Eberhardt contested that claim in Maricopa County Superior Court and beat the government.
“They accused us of a lot of things they couldn’t prove,” he said.
However, because Hoover’s heirs did not fight the confiscation, the state became half-owner of the property.
“I don’t know how they could do that to Hoover. He was dead,” Barger said.
The result: a house divided. Eberhardt said the Hells Angels never stopped using the place or paid attention to a state notice banning guns and alcohol from the premises.
To resolve the situation, a special commissioner was assigned to determine the building’s fair-market value, which turned out to be $150,000. The house was put up for auction, with plans for Eberhardt and Arizona to split the proceeds. Two bids were submitted, each for $150,000. One came from Eberhardt, the other from Goddard’s office.
In court on Wednesday, Judge Kristin Hoffman gave the contestants seven days before a new round of bidding.
It is unclear whether the state will make a new offer and, if so, why. If the state were to prevail, the attorney general most likely would then auction off the house, a standard practice with homes obtained by forfeiture.Eberhardt has upped his bid to $160,000.
If the government wins, Eberhardt said, Arizona will be paying money to the Hells Angels. If that happens and the group loses its house? Eberhardt said he has a couple of options: He owns a house across the street suitable to become the new headquarters. Or he could take his proceeds and buy another place elsewhere in Phoenix: “I’d like to get in an even nicer area with even more expensive homes,” Eberhardt said.
–from Rogue
ROCKEM SOCKEM EASYRIDERS CENTERFOLD TOUR CONCEPT BIKE–Ralph Randolph was selected to be one of six builders chosen for the Easyriders Centerfold Tour. His bike will be shipped countrywide to over 12 Easyriders Bikes Shows in 2007. Here’s a concept illustration. Very cool.
S&S INTRODUCES OIL FILTERS–After years of engineering and developing the best engines in the v-twin aftermarket, S&S took a step back to look at what is most important to the life of their engines. Lubrication. Clean oil flowing through an air/oil-cooled engine is the surest way to prolong the life of the engine. The cleaner the oil flowing through the engine, the more effective it is at lubricating vital components and helping cool the engine down by moving the oil as quickly as the oil pump dictates.
For most, an oil filter is an oil filter. For S&S it represents another opportunity to ensure the life of a Proven Performance engine. So S&S Cycle designed and engineered an oil filter specifically for the entire line of S&S engines. The filters-available in black and chrome finishes-utilize a filtering media that traps the smallest particles possible without interrupting the velocity of oil flow from the pump. By eliminating the back-up that some filters can create, S&S has helped eliminate a significant amount of oil-carryover that can cause blow-by or sumping.The S&S oil filter was engineered to have a smaller outside case diameter than other filters on the market, making it easier to remove when mounted in close proximity to Crank Position Sensors and other engine components.S&S oil filters are available for all models of S&S engines and will work on other engines that are similar in engine family to the line of S&S Proven Performance engines.
For more information see your local S&S dealer or visit www.sscycle.comAdditional information available at (608) 627-1497
TBEAR CHARITY RAFFLE BUILD–Finally got the paper work straightened out with the N.Y. DMV on the bike that had not been registered since 1984.A minor hassel but worth the effort.
I got the entire bike stripped down and mounted the hard tail on today to check the fit.Here are a few photos of the roller before we tore it apart again today.
Gonna run the stock front end with a few modifications.Trying to keep the original 18″ rear wheel and the 19″ front if I can get the rim and hub all cleaned up. I love the look of the original front drum brake set up.Probably going to have the hub and rim powder coated black with a red pinstripe and twisted stainless spokes and going to polish the aluminum front brake unit.
Definitely going to run a remote oil filter and mount the CycleBoyz tail/stop light on the right rear. Gonna have to figure out the license plate bracket to work with them to avoid more wires on the other side of the frame for the light.Can’t wait to see what Hank is going to do with the tank and Duane with the seat.
What ever they do, I’m sure it’s gonna look killer.Kevin, the seat/spring mount studs on the rear of the seat pan should be 6″ apart ( 3″ each side of center) for the best fit on the rear cross member.
The unit construction 650cc motor is ready to ship down to Buck at Goblin Millworx in South Carolina for a complete re-build and the addition of a magneto.I’ve deceided to name the bike “The Von Zipper” after the Harvey Lembeck biker character in those old Frankie and Anette Beach Party movies from the mid ’60’s. Eric Von Zipper.
I was about 12 yrs old when I first went to the movies and got a chubbywatching those beach bunny babes in bikinis twisting in the sand.All my buddies wanted to be surfers, but I was into the Ratz MC and theirchopped Trumps.
Still need to come across something smoking for the oil tank. I’ll be hitting all the local farm and swap meets till I come across something suitable to make it from.I want to thank you Gents again for your contributions to this build.
I’ll keep you all posted as to its progress.
–TBear
CUSTOM BRAKE FITTINGS FROM STREAMLINE DESIGNS INC.– Introducing the Cleanest and easiest brake fittings on the market. Thread the 3/8-24 fitting into the brake or clutch and run your 3/16 kevlar reinforced tubing inside your frame or outside. Cut to length and push the hose in. that’s it no ferrules, no wrenching, no Nothing. and if you ever need to service it you just hold to collets down and pull the line out. No replacing the ferrules ever because there isn’t any.Attached is the fittings and hose pictures.
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–Austin Weiss
Streamline Designs Inc
954 557 0977
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2007 Easyriders Centerfold Master Builder
ARLEN NESS BIKE SHOW SPONSORED BY BIKERNET.COM–Riding high on the growth and success of the American ThunderPromotions Donnie Smith Invitational Bike Show throughout the Midwest,American Thunder Promotions is going to California. Starting 2007 offright, American Thunder Promotions is taking over the famous San JoseConvention and Cultural Center in San Jose, California to bring thefirst ever Arlen Ness Bike Show to life!
This show will be like no other you have ever attended. Arlen and CoryNess invite you to be part of history as 42 different bikeclasses–including a Pro Class–are assembled under one roof for theultimate California bike show. American Thunder Promotions has beenpacking stadiums in the Midwest with their blend of incredible bikes,great vendors, displays and focus on fun, but now they have a chanceto get really wild with the show-stopping California machines.
This weekend in January will be like no other and nothing else youcould be doing will top meeting some of the biggest names in custombike building and seeing what wild creations they unveil at the show.Remember, the Arlen Ness Bike Show takes place just a few days beforethe biggest v-twin industry trade show, so new builds should be allover the show floor. With over 100,000 square feet of bikes and parts,how can you go wrong?
For tickets and information call (866) 746-7790
Arlen Ness Bike Show, San Jose California January 27-28, 2006.
KIWI MIKE WINS ENTREPRENEUR AWARD–I talked w/ Kiwi Mike this morning. He just won a entrepreneur award for the “innovator” category at a black tie event in Riverside last night. This was not tied to the industry at all, and I think it’s a cool personal achievement as well.
I must issue a word of caution: Beware of your stapler: I am bleeding all over my keyboard this morning; I was re-loading and clamped her shut…… all seemed well until I looked at my thumb and realized that there was a staple going through the bottom of my thumb and protruding through the top of my thumbnail !! Yes, I said through my thumbnail! I guess those staple things are made sharp at the factory…. didn’t feel a thing nor did it bleed; until I pulled it out. Apparently there are nerves in your thumb as well…..
I will be extra careful upon next reload- I suggest you do the same. HA!
–Rick
U.S. Choppers
2039 S. Lyon St
Santa Ana, CA 92705
714-546-4699
Appointments Only Please
www.uschopper.com
IT’S JACK DANIELS THURSDAY–Sometimes we think the Thursday News will kill us for sure. We start with a cup of coffee at the crack of dawn and don’t stop until it’s finished and launched. Sometimes it feels like producing an entire magazine in a day.
Yesterday I worked on our 2007 Bonneville Department and the first chapter explaining our World’s Fastest Panhead concept. I haven’t been in this speed game as long as Bob George, Dave Campos, Wink Eller, Carl Morrow or any number of guys who have ground cams in their sleep for decades, so don’t be surprised if I’m completely off base or out-to-lunch about my theories. What the hell, we only go around once, but I have a helluva team with me. In the next couple of days we’ll launch the new department in our Free Section and everyone can get involved through our sponsorship program.
Scooter, our Official Bikernet Bonneville Photographer for 2006, produced his own book on Bubs Bonneville and our 5-Ball Racing Team. It’s available on LuLu, and we’re working with Wolfgang Publishing on a book for 2007, so this bike better do something-fast.
Next week Scooter’s sending a Girl of Bikernet feature for the Cantina. We have another Digital Discovery. I need to write Keino’s bike feature and we have a Roland Sands feature waiting for the words from David Zelma at Performance Machine. Techs are coming from Frank Kaisler and Johnny Humble. Let us know if you need anything. We even have Christmas Fiction in the wings. Hang on, there’s never a dull moment at Bikernet.com.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
