Damn, it’s a turkey Thanksgiving and Thursday all at once. What the hell am I going to do? At least I have the cool California day off from Hot Bike and I can take the Bikernet News off the shapely backs of Sin Wu, Layla and Coral, while they fix the Thanks grubs. I’ll just watch them move around the kitchen, sip on egg nog and hammer away at the news.
I’ve got a thousand things to report from the new Compu-Fire, engine-based starter system that will revolutionize performance starters, to a couple of new books from Wolfgang publications. One revolves around building cheap chops and the other is focused solely on hopping-up dressers. That’s just the beginning. How about touring mufflers with lights in the end?
I’m feeling scattered. I can smell the turkey cookin’. Let’s hit the news and I’ll tell you about the March issue of Hot Bike and some tricks headed for Street Chopper and Hot Rod Bikes.
SUCKER PUNCH NEWS–Bandit-I thought you might want to get this out to your readers, Sucker Punch is now manufacturing bikes. They start at $13995. I have pasted the official release below and included some pictures of their Sucker Punch “Hot Rod”, which has some sick pinstriping and comes in at $15995. The base model comes flat black.
–Ken
“This was the next natural step in our business plan, we wanted to move forward and we knew that getting our manufactures license would enable us to do that,” said Loos.
S.P.S LLC has produced 60 of their Sucker Punch model in the last two years in a variety of configurations. “The public seems to like these bikes because they’re simple, if you take anything off the bike it won’t work. In other words everything on the bike has a purpose,” said Cochran.
Sucker Punch offers choppers that are unique and well made at an exceptionally low price. Their base Sucker Punch model starts at just $13,995. Please visit Sucker Punch Sallys on the Web at
PARTS SEARCH–Lookin for a Harley Davidson softail frame with title. I have all the parts just need the frame.If you have one for sale or know someone that has one please e-mail me back. thank you
–KUKY1156@aol.com
WINNER?.NATIONAL SURVEY OF BEST DRAG BIKE PHOTOS– As the lingering aroma from a smokin? burnout invades your senses and the anticipation of a little sideways action starts to fade, you are about to witness the shear velocity and deafening sound of the quickest object on two wheels. Oh well, you weren?t really in the mood for a quiet picnic at the park today anyway.
This shot by renowned photographer Matt Paulito is the hands down winner of the national photo contest which you participated in and will now be forever memorialized on canvas by Scott Jacobs. Anyone who is familiar with Scott?s dedication to his craft knows that this painting will be one for the ages with the prints destined to be instant collector?s items.
Scott is exploring the possibility that Andrew Hines will sign each limited canvas print as was the case with the previous flat track series featuring Scott Parker and Jay Springsteen. Since this is a brand new series all of the most desirable numbers (low #s and Artist Proofs) are wide open to snap up so Scott decided to initiate a reservation list on a first come basis.
If you?re interested in the print simply drop me a note. I?ll let you know on the ETA as we get closer to release. (est.January, no obligation)
–Ron Copple
Artists Riding Together
866-985-9989
http://www.art-inc.biz
WIDE TIRE SERIES– Will have pics of our 280/300 going togetherand will send if you’re interested. I don’t know if this is what you had in mindwhen ya said send more info but…here it is.
Just how wide can you go on a stock bike?
Well, if you ask Empire Mfg Inc. we’ll tell ya to have a look at our 280/300 mm swingarms for Dyna, Evolution and Twin Band if ya still need more meat why not try our new 330mm swingarms, (available at Cincy ’05).
We’ve added a few special touches to our family of swingarms…press in paint savers to keep your paint or chrome from being torn up by wheel spacers.drilled thru axle plates so wires for available led lighting can be concealed anddesigned to be up to 1-inch lower riding positioning than stock with 1-inch o.d. hidden axlesmooth covers for a clean look.
The not so well kept secret is in using a patented Empire swingarm and Bert Baker’sRight Side Drive transmission or equivalent (wait a second, Baker has no equal).
The combined cost varies depending on chosen width, model application swingarm and 5 or 6 speed Baker trans.Short end, around $4,500 up to $6,000 on the high end. Of course new wheel/s are also required and a new rear fender to cover the behemothrubber your stock bike will be sporting.
The advantages are many in taking this route to a super wide ride over building a ground up custom.First it won’t take all year or more to get it done! the complete installation can be done in just a few days.Insurance is a breeze and you already have a title on you stock machine so no hassle there either,just a perfectly balanced bike and a very smooth super wide ride.
If you really want to build that one of a kind custom we can help with one of our hand made frames. For more details and features of Empire Swingarms please visit www.empiremfginc.com.
We are working on a complete series of wide tire installation articles in Hot Rod Bikes, the only complete tech mag on the market. Watch for Fuel Injection article series, sheet metal series and more.–Bandit
STILL THE BEST BIKERNET DEAL IN TOWN–Dr. Hamster’s FLH styled 1978, 80-inch Shovelhead for only $9,300. Rebuilt engine and trans, fresh paint, recently built with no miles on the new motor, it’s ready to rock. Call (310) 830-0630 for more information.
THIS IS THE HEAVIEST TRAVELED DAY IN HISTORY–WE’RE BREAKING RECORDS–Potential weapons pile up at airportsAir travelers aren’t diligent in weeding out banned items, TSA says.WASHINGTON – Is it possible the word still hasn’t gotten around? Leave your handguns and knives at home when you leave for the airport. The chain saw, land mines and gunpowder, too.More than three years after the Sept. 11 attacks, air travelers still are trying to carry thousands of potentially deadly items on planes every month.
The Transportation Security Administration, which took over security screening at 450 airports in February 2002, said Tuesday it had confiscated 15.6 million prohibited items, including 2,150 guns, 75,241 box cutters and 4.7 million knives through the end of October.
A college student who hid bags of box cutters and fake bombs in the lavatories of four Southwest Airlines jets last year pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors.
The student, Nathaniel Heatwole, said he was trying to expose what he called gaps in aviation security. By taking a dangerous weapon aboard an aircraft, he could have been charged with a federal felony that carries a possible 10-year prison sentence.
Most confiscated items trivialOregon Rep. Peter DeFazio, ranking Democrat on the House aviation subcommittee, said most of the seized items are trivial.
Primarily nail files and small knives and scissors,mostly innocent things, said DeFazio, who has lost several pairs of mustache scissors to the TSA.
Some have not been so innocent:The TSA has found knives disguised as lipstick, a radio with a handgun inside, a loaded gun stuffed into a teddy bear. Several people have tried to bring chain saws onto planes. An Army sergeant was kicked off a flight after an inert land mine was found in his checked luggage. One man packed gunpowder and a fuse for his hobby of shooting golf balls out of cannons.
–from Rogue
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