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YOU KNOW YOUR FROM SOUTH DAKOTA IF……You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
You’ve ever been sunburned and frostbitten in the same week.
Snow tires come standard
What about North Dakota?–Bandit
CHRISTMAS GREETING–SORTA–You Know………..your getting old when Santa starts looking younger than you……….
–from Skooter
BREE WAS NEVER FINER–Here’s Bree on the bike I sent you yesterday. I’m going to use these shotsfor some print advertising for the V-Twin Expo in Cincy, and Bree is goingto go along to sign posters of one of these pics.
I need a tag line for the shot where she’s holding the tool…better than”size matters” or “do you have the nuts”…any ideas?
I’m starting to plan a bike that will be featured during the “Bike WeekCharleston”/ Heritage motorcycle rally, www.heritagemotorcyclerally.com , Ibeen told that Speed Vision is going to do a 2 hour build off type show andI’ve been invited to be in it. I don’t know if you know anything about thisrally in April, but I think it will be good to get some East Coast and TVexposure…maybe this bike will be good for what you’re talking about below.
–John Covington
She has all the tools she needs. I’ll be in Cincy to share ideas with her. She’ll also be in the March issue of Hot Bike. Will Bree be in Charleston? Hot Bike will be there–Bandit
DON’T GET CAUGHT WITH A CLUB MEMBER–ENFIELD (AP) — The state Department of Correction has fired its fourth employee in a year on allegations of associating with the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.
Forty-seven-year-old Mark Vincenzo was fired Friday on suspicion of attending a fund-raiser sponsored in part by the Outlaws.
Vincenzo is not a member of the club but previously has been disciplined for associating with it. He tells the Hartford Courant that he did not attend the fund-raiser but rather went to the adjacent bar after the event was over.
Vincenzo had been on administrative leave for nearly seven months as the state investigated his association with the motorcycle club. Three other officers were fired earlier this year for being – quote — “less than truthful” during the investigation.
Vincenzo has filed a union grievance regarding the action.
–from Art. F.
TIM CONDER WORKING FOR HOT BIKE–Here’s an illo Tim masterfully drew for our new Hot Bike joke page. Don’t miss the March issue.
ALLEGED POT THIEF BRANDED WITH FOREHEAD TATTOO–FORT BRAGG, Calif. — Four Northern California men have been busted for allegedly tattooing the word “thief” in 2-inch-high letters on the forehead of a man they suspected of stealing a pound of marijuana.
Authorities in Mendocino County reported the four face charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment, conspiracy and mayhem.
The victim is a 31-year-old man whose name hasn’t been released. Investigators said the victim was lured to the home of one of those arrested, then duct-taped and tattooed
ALLEGED ROBBER DIES AFTER ACCIDANTAL SHOOTING– A San Lucas man apparently bled to death at a King City hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while fleeing from an armed robbery, King City police said Wednesday.
Abran Godoy, 20, and an accomplice were robbing a catering truck in the 900 block of Broadway Street in King City around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, said King City Police Chief Jim Copsey. As Godoy was running away, he accidentally shot himself in the leg, Copsey said.
The gun may have gone off when Godoy was tucking it into his waistband or because he fell to the ground, Copsey said.
“We’re positive that it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” the chief said.
By JONATHAN SEGAL, Herald Staff Writer
–from Rogue
WOMAN CHARGED WITH IMPERSONATING HER SISTER–MUNCIE – Authorities said an Indianapolis woman identified herself as her sister when she was pulled over for a traffic violation.
Mary E. Walker, 43, presumably didn’t know that there was an outstanding warrant for her sister’s arrest. According to court documents, Walker told jailers her real name while being booked into the jail under the name of her sister.
The incidents leading to Walker’s arrest occurred after she was pulled over while driving near Kirby and Highland avenues on Nov. 5.
Walker has been charged with identity deception, a class D felony carrying a standard 18-month sentence. An initial hearing in the case is set for Monday in Delaware Circuit Court 3.In other court news:
–from Rogue
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DRIVER WHO KILLED TWO MOTORCYCLISTS GETS 10 YEARS —Texas driver was legally drunk when he killed couple.November 22, 2004 ? A drunk driver who turned his pickup truck left into the path of a motorcycle, killing the rider and his passenger, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The driver, Andrew David Read, 31, of San Angelo, Texas, also was fined $10,000 for each victim when he was sentenced November 19. He had pleaded guilty to two counts of intoxication manslaughter, which is a second-degree felony.
–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com
LEPERA SORRENTO–PERFECT BLEND OF FORM AND FUNCTION– Looking like something you?d expect from the hands of a fine saddle craftsman, the LePera SORRENTO is a prime example of why after nearly four decades the LePera family remains on the cutting edge of custom seating for Harley-Davidson based motorcycles. Blending the best of classic and contemporary styling with exceptional comfort, the SORRENTO, seat is pure class in a totally functional package. One look at the flawless fit and finish and intricate stitching tells you this is an extremely high quality piece of workmanship. As with all LePera seats the SORRENTO, is constructed around a stamped, formed, welded and powder-coated steel base plate fit with soft yet durable carpet on the bottom and metal reinforced vinyl trim around the edges. A specially developed, custom molded ?Marathon? foam ensures comfortable all day cruising. LePera?s intricate ?stitching? is legendary and every inch features double stitching with bonded polyester thread.
Each LePera seat can be custom made to order and all are available in a wide variety of traditional and exotic materials, colors, custom stitching and with or without the revolutionary ?Biker Gel? and new ?Air Gel.? For complete details on the entire line of LePera seats for stock and custom chassis applications visit
THE BIKERNET PET STORE–A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to clean up the bird’s vocabulary.
Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back in its usual salty language. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked, swore and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute.
Fearing that he’d hurt the parrot, John opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John’s outstretched arm and said, “I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I’m sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior.”
John was stunned at the change in the bird’s attitude. He was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior when the bird continued, “May I ask what the turkey did?”
–from Art F.
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