November 9, 2000

The Blue Flame will be home tonight and we ride like hell bent for leather once again. I’ll break out the riding crop and whip her like she’s never been beaten before. It’s Love Ride Weekend, when Los Angeles becomes biker-world for a wild couple of days. Every night is a party — The Sage Brush Cantina one night, an Indian party, Easyriders party, Jesse’s No-Love extravaganza, Samson and the YMCA ride to the various manufacturers, and, of course, the Love Ride on Sunday.

I’m gonna make this quick ’cause I’m already deep into Buell tweaks for some of the weekend activities. I’m teaching myself how to do wheelstands. Bubba Blackwell will be slippin’ me tips. It’s the front wheel wheelstand that has me baffled.

Hey, don’t forget to send me some shots of you on the road. The more outrageous, the better. We’re beginning a section of reader’s shots with some collectin’ valuable prizes. Oh, by the way, we need a title for this section, such as: Open Road, Bandit’s Road Pics, Asphalt Adventures, and some that are too nasty to print. We’ll pop for a Bikernet T-shirt for the rider who comes up with the luscious label we plaster on the site.

My feeble mind is whirling with faint female touches, modifications to the Buell, the return of the Blue Flame and the approaching weekend, so let’s get this over with and let the party begin:

LOVE RIDE NOVEMBER 12, 2000– Visit http://www.loveride.org for details and event schedules. But first some info about this event. Love Ride 2000 is supported by 50 California dealers. Jay Leno is the grand marshal, Willie G. Davidson is the honorary chairman and Peter Fonda is the honorary grand marshal. Music will be provided by Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Blood Sweat and Tears (featuring David Clayton Thomas), and John Kay and Steppenwolf. The national anthem will be sung by Pat Boone. Last year’s event raised $580,043 from gross receipts of $1.3 million, so 53 percent of the gross receipts went to charity.

BIKERNET ATTEMPTS CHARITY INVOLVEMENT–We tried to get involved with the annual Anaheim Family YMCA benefit ride that’s sponsored by Samson Exhaust, Hot Rod Bikes, Performance Machine and more. It’s on from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday. The ride takes scooter jockeys from the Anahiem Street Promenade to various manufacturers and back to the Promenade. It costs $35 a rider and $15 for passengers, and is a helluva way to meet and greet some of the guys who make the parts for our bikes. For more information, call Danea Roth at (714) 635- 9622.

We attempted to make Bikernet part of this ride and scramble eggs for everyone to kick off the event. Unfortunately, Roth checked out the site and found a dirty joke. We were 86’d from the line-up for being to risque. Should we clean up our act?

NEW BOOKZINE BY RICK CAMPBELL– the publisher of Motorcycle Industry magazine. Rick announced that he’s created “Motorcycle Pros,” a compilation of favorite stories from motorcycling’s top magazine editors. The publication will be available in January.

Rick contacted me some time ago and I sent him my story and some flicks of my lovely self. He’s never spoken to me since. Maybe the story sucked, was too long, too risque, too bizarre, or all of the above. We’ll see if I was cut from the coffee-table quality, glossy “bookazine.” For more information, call (800) 574-4624.

SCREAMIN’ EAGLE TO TEAM WITH VANCE & HINES IN NHRA DRAG RACING– Harley-Davidson announced todaythe signing of a multi-year agreement that teams Screamin’ Eagle PerformanceParts and Vance & Hines Racing in a new National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)Pro-stock Drag Racing effort.

According to Mike Kennedy, director of Harley-Davidson parts and accessoriesmarketing, the move comes with a renewed commitment to field achampionship-caliber drag race team.

“To say that we’re excited about this partnership is anunderstatement,” Kennedy said. “Harley-Davidson has raced motorcycles fornearly 90 years for one purpose: to win. And the Vance & Hines organizationhas an unmatched winning record in NHRA drag racing.”

Vance & Hines Racing, which has won 17 NHRA national championshipsand has never failed to qualify for an NHRA event, will immediately begindevelopment of the Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Pro Stock Bike.

“This is a natural fit,” said Terry Vance, a former multi-time NHRAchampion. “A big part of our business is designing and building performanceexhaust systems for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Now Byron and I will beable to take our racing experience and work with Screamin’ Eagle to field acompetitive Harley-Davidson Pro Stock bike at the top level of drag racing.”

“I totally recognize the challenge of our new commitment,” saidByron Hines, who is regarded as the leading engine builder in motorcycledrag racing. “The NHRA series is extremely competitive and I’m excited withthe prospects and challenge of building a winning V-twin machine.”The Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Team will use the 2001 NHRA season as adevelopment year, attending selected events.

More information on the newScreamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Pro Stock motorcycle race team will beannounced at a later date, including rider selection and race dates.

WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER (the actual AP headline)– Linda Burnett, 23, a resident of San Diego, was visiting her in-laws. While they went to a nearby supermarket to pick up some groceries, several people noticed her sitting in her car with the windows rolled up and with her eyes closed, with both hands behind the back of her head. One customer who had been at the store for awhile became concerned and walked over to the car.

He noticed that Linda’s eyes were now open, and she looked very strange.

He asked her if she was OK, and Linda replied that she’d been shot in the back of the head, and had been holding her brains in for over an hour. The man called the paramedics, who broke into the car because the doors were locked and Linda refused to remove her hands from her head. When they finally got in, they found that Linda had a wad of bread dough on the back of her head. A Pillsbury biscuit canister had exploded from the heat, making a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot, and the wad of dough hit her in the back of her head. When she reached back to find out what itwas, she felt the dough and thought it was her brains. She initially passedout, but quickly recovered and tried to hold her brains in until someone noticed and came to her aid.

And yes, Linda is blonde.

VICTORY DELUXE V92C– In its third model year, Victory has introduced the 2001 Deluxe Cruiser in response to consumer demands for a comfortable, accessorized cruiser suitable for touring. The Victory V92C Deluxe offers the same performance, power and handling of the previous two models, but with the addition of accessories such as a full-height windshield, slightly oversized, studded leather saddlebags, custom-touring seat, backrest and passenger floorboards.

The Deluxe is powered by a 1507 cc fuel-injected V-Twin engine. It features custom-blended paint in three color choices and 40-spoke wire wheels with chrome-plated aluminum rims. Watch for the Deluxe on highways near you.

MCCLURE SETS NEW IHRA ET AT 6.491–Jim McClure of Williamsburg, Va., set a quick pace qualifying No. 1 for the 2nd Annual CARQUEST Autumn Nationals at Rockingham, N.C., with a 6.429 ET at 219.08 mph in the Screamin’ Eagle Nitro Harley series.

McClure, riding this season’s bike for the last time before it goes to its new owner, locked in the new IHRA Nitro Harley ET record in round one of eliminations with a 6.491 at 216.34 mph when Bill Furr of Orangeburg, S.C., broke on the start line.

In the semi-finals, McClure was defeated by Mike Romine of Sturgis, Miss., with a 6.644 over McClure’s 6.792 ET.

McClure was also honored with the prestigious IHRA best pro engineered car award (although we all KNOW it’s a BIKE) at Rockingham Dragway.

McClure is supported on his national tour by Rivera Engineering, Primo Products, Red Line Synthetic Oil, ACCEL, Hampton Roads H-D, Southside H-D, F & S H-D, S & S Cycle Inc., Performance Machine, Axtell, Autolite & Vanson Leathers.

Contact McClure at www.jimmcclureracing.com.Don’t forget to watch IHRA on TNN on Sunday nights at 10:30 p.m. EST.

RACER SHOT AND KILLED–Here is a statement from Steve Frisbee’s friend, attorney and fellow racer Toni Froehling: Long-time Washington state Harley-Davidson drag racer Steve Frisbee was shot and killed by unknown assailants on Nov. 4. He was a victim of a shotgun blast as he looked out his front door. As of this time, the investigation is continuing and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is working hard to make an arrest. There was no obvious motive for the shooting.

As anyone who knew him can verify, Steve was a free spirit who was filled with adventure, creativity and a sense of humor. He operated his shop, Fantasy Motorcycles, in Sumner, Wash., for nearly 20 years and had been active in the local and national racing scene for most of that time. For the past 10 years, he has been riding fuel bikes, including his own under the name Altered States Racing, and one built by Carl Pelletier operating as Competition Motorcycles based in Boise, Idaho. He most recently competed at the California Fun Drags and the AHDRA races at Las Vegas.

Those who knew Steve will miss him, and those who never had the pleasure have missed a great opportunity. Plans for a memorial will be announced in the near future. In the meantime, any kind thoughts will be appreciated. They are being collected for his mother, who continues to reside in Arizona, and can be forwarded to:

Toni Froehling
16208 – 60th St. E
Sumner, Wash. 98390
email ctjstr@aol.com

AN ELDERLY MAN IN PHOENIX– calls his son in New York and says, “I hatetoruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I aredivorcing;45 years of misery is enough.”

“Pop, what are you talking about?” the son screams.

“We can’t stand the sight of each other any longer,” the old man says.”We’re sick of each other, and I’m sick of talking about this, so youcallyour sister in Chicago and tell her,” and he hangs up.

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. “Likehellthey’re getting a divorce,” she shouts. “I’ll take care of this.” ShecallsPhoenix immediately, and screams at the old man, “You are NOT gettingdivorced. Don’t do a single thing until I get there. I’m calling mybrother back, and we’ll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don’t do athing. DO YOU HEAR ME?” and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone too, and turns to his wife. “OK,” hesays,”they’re coming for Thanksgiving. Now what do we tell them forChristmas?”

“1%er” UPDATE–Zebra and his partner in crime, Ian Truitner, authors of the outlaw biker script, “1%er” are at last done with the 10,000th re-write on their semi-literate nightmare. Producer Kearie Peak, who’s feature credits include executive producer of “American History X,” is preparing to take the script to studios late next week.

“We’ve been doing a lot of hand shaking and partying,” Zebra told our people from his palacial estate (the late Gianni Versace’s mansion) in Miami Beach. “Loads of drugs, nude women, late night drag races through downtown L.A. Just a lot of hard work, nose to the grindstone stuff.”

Zebra was in L.A. last weekend for New Line Cinema’s Halloween Party, hosted by studio President Bernie Goldman.

“It was a blast. Later we went out drinking and raising hell. We got into a huge brawl in Beverly Hills. Those two old ladies didn’t know what hit ’em.

“One of the studio execs who read “1%er” recently commented that he felt the characters were a ‘little over the top’ and ‘somewhat Marvel comics-like.’ He changed his tune after we chain whipped him and drug him through the ports in Long Beach behind the Great Northern Steamer, then dumped his corpse in the drink.”

We wish Zebra all the best and we’ll keep you posted on the progress, if there ever is any, on his script “1%er” and whether or not he lands his sorry ass in the federal pen before he can actually get the goddamned thing made.

FTW
Big Lucy, on assignment, South Beach, Miami

ULTRA SIGNS NEW DEALERS– Bikers Dream Inc., which operates under the name Ultra Motorcycle Co., has announced a new president, Hal Collins. Hal has been working hard to bring seven new dealers to its dealer network and started shipment of the 2001 Sledgehammers. Hal championed the chopper-style rigid frame, Sledgehammer, which is the newest addition to the Ultra line, and features apehanger handlebars and a 230 rear tire.

The company will be offering $500 rebates to customers on select 2000 model Ultra motorcycles to make room for 2001 models in the dealer showrooms. Ultra says that it increased production capacity, and is continually seeking new dealers.

The lastest seven to sign up brings the dealer network to 95 locations. Ultra also participated in the grand opening celebration of the Bikers Dream Superstore in Santa Ana, Calif., under new ownership and management. The store and four others were owned by Ultra until Jan. 31, when it sold its retail operation to V-Twin Holdings Inc.

We’re considering interviewing Hal, who seems to be turning this company around, for Hot Rod Bikes magazine in the near future. Congratulations, Hal, we wish you the best of luck in the future.

BIKERNET BIG APPLE BABE REPORT–I wish I could go to the Love Ride. I was prepared to purchase my air ticket but the money is not available for this trip.

It pains me to miss this ride. I was looking so forward to it all yearbecause I thought I would finally be able to go. What I will miss most,though, is spending time with you and Brenda. Have a wonderful time and myspirit will be with you.

I’m forging onward, though, working hard, believing in my dream and tryingto make it happen. I met a wonderful lady friend who has had severalsuccessful business in the past and is very eager to work with me onbikerlady.com. Myfirst priority is a technology person to help me create this site.

Bikers Dream hired me to write all their marketing and operations materials.This is terrific. Also, they are taking meto Indy and reserved me a room at the Radisson. Isn’t that great? They arekeen on having me help them with all things related to the female motorcyclemarketplace. They especially want to develop a merchandising relationshipwith my company.

–Hugs,Sasha

HORSE MAGAZINE TURNS DOWN AD–It’s too risque, according to a statement from the creators at Chrome Specialties. “They said it wouldn’t fly with their distributor in Canada,” said our contact at CSI. Seems perplexing that the most outrageous chopper publication on the planet would turn down this ad. Horse management would not comment except to say, “We hate yuppies, the factory and anyone who can afford chrome.” We’ll try to get to the bottom of this startling controversy and report back.

VANCIL/VANCE & HINES SEASON WRAP-UP–Doug and Julie Vancil put 25,000 miles on the Vance & Hines/Drag Specialties 18-wheeler this season and if you count all the passes on the Nitro Harley you can add about 25 more miles under nitro power.

Vancil took the Vance & Hines/Drag Specialties nitro monster to his personal best at the Grand Bend Motorplex in Ontario, Canada, to a sizzling 219.03 mph and 6.453 ET. He qualified at every event, setting track records at Englishtown and Ontario. They competed in two countries and 15 major metropolitan areas. And that was before the IHRA 2nd Annual CARQUEST Autumn Nationals at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, N.C.

Vancil, qualifying third, was victorious before a record crowd at the Rock and set his personal best with a 219.97 mph at 6.456 ET over Mike Romine of Sturgis, Mi., on his Chromatic Inc. Nitro Harley in the final. The win is good enough to move Vancil into the third spot in the Screamin’ Eagle Nitro Harley Championship points.

The Vancils are proudly supported by Vance & Hines, Drag Specialties, Performance Machine, K & N, PJ 1, B & J Transmission, & Axtell.

Don’t forget to watch IHRA on TNN on Sunday nights at 10:30 p.m. EST.

QUANTUM REPORT FROM OUR FLORIDA CORRESPONDENT–On Nov.7 in Federal Court in Orlando, the judge gave Quantum two daysto come up with $150,000 to go forward with Chapter11.

If they are not successful, the company will slip into Chapter 7 and be over with.Richard Block and Murray Smith were off to New York to try and raise the money.Everyone is still optimistic at this time that it will be a success and thecompany will be able to move forward.

ELECTION DAY BUELL REPORT–This is the setup to use on your Buell M2 when installing a non-stockairfilter setup. (ex. Buell race kit)It is a manifold with hardware kit that allows for running the head breatherhose to a K/N type breather filter or back to the air breather backing plate.Available at your local H-D dealer, it is Eagle Iron product P/N 29281-91T.The manifold and hardware are chrome plated. List price is $30.It was originally intended for the XL model.–Agent M-2

If you are going to install the race air filter on the Buell, you will have to do something about the stock breather head sytem. Here is what I used for the same application: Head over to your local H-D dealer and pick up Eagle Iron P/N 29281-91T, $30 list. It is a breather manifold and hardware kit for the XL which will work on your Buell. It will allow you to run a hose to a K/N type filter or back to the rack kit breather if you prefer. The manifold and hardware are chrome plated.Also I had the carb spacer welded to the backing plateas I heard “rumors” that the backing plate could crack where the carb bolts were drilled due to vibration.

–Anson

HELLS ANGEL RUSTY’S PRISON FORUM–In future news sections, we will run excerpts from Rusty’s forum on clubs, police and the court system. The Web address for our Forum is http://www.geocities.com/freerusty/Rustys_Forum.htmlThis is the direct address, and we are linked off the Defense Fundpage.

If you can’t wait for the news next week, there’s the info for the full scoop.

NEW FEATURE–IN MEMORY OF JUSTIN–Here are some pictures of a bike I built in memory of my son Justin. Hepassed away on Nov. 14, 1998, from an acute asthma attack.I hope you find the photos useful. Justin always wanted to own a Harley oneday. The bike won first place at the Easyrider Show here in Charlotte (January2000, Spectator Class-In the Wind).

The bike itself is based around a Santee rigid frame, 4-speed Rev-Techtransmission, Jockey shift, Del-Kron engine cases. The paint was done by myfriends Teddy Hodge and Rodney Burnett. Max at Brown’s American Cycleshandled final assembly and fabrication.Sometimes when I am out on the bike I feel as though Justin is right therewith me.

–Mike Pullin

Mike has entered the “Justin Machine” in the Bikernet Cyber Cycles Bike Show, and we have just finished a full feature on it in Wrench’s Bike Barn. Check it out–Bandit.

BURNIN, ONE HELLUVA LOT OF DAYLIGHT–A SPECIAL REPORT–Regarding the never-ending saga that “Burnin? Daylight” has become — the outlaw adventures of Bandit and myself — several new events have occurred. First, our criminal director, Marko the Destroyer, has finally been located thanks to tips from our loyal bros across America and a vigorous nationwide search. A former commando of the Argentina armed forces as well as a fighter pilot for seven years, the unwashed Hun can vanish instantly when he feels like it. Turns out our big Argentinean neck cracker had holed up at his warehouse in the ghetto area of Miami known as Overtown.

I tracked him down out here in the Far East and he promptly gave me an invitation to his bash, “Halloween in the Hood.” It was a rowdy ball with bands, home-spun DJs in the back lot, pitbulls hanging from rope swings and some of Miami’s finest pussy dressed up as, well, pussy. That’s right, stunning 6-foot-tall blondes and brunettes that would melt Avon rubber strolled about in leather cat suits everywhere. Must have been a good year for the costumers who were selling those sexy mothers. The beer was free, the whiskey cheap, the food good and, of course, plenty of hardcore riders happened to show and accidentally got into a drag race through the desolate warehouse district. Fortunately, nobody ran over a crackhead and even the celebratory gunfire, of which there was plenty (The Destroyer himself ripped off a 20-round mag full of .223 from an old Chinc SKS), failed to summon Johnny Law.

There was even a short but brutal brawl when a local gang thought it’d crash the party. The only thing that wound up getting crashed was their heads as they flew into the walls and pillars and then later out the door and onto the asphalt.

What’s the story with “Burnin? Daylight,” you might ask. Hell who knows? Marko said he had a rough cut, but he managed to get out of town before I could get it out of him. Bandit is screaming in my ear some drunken horseshit about having an Academy Award-winning editor in L.A. who owes him a favor for killing a rump who was getting on his wife, who allegedly stands at the ready to edit the piece. Digital Gangster is drunk and sending me several hundred Bikernet updates a day. Jon Towle is threatening to draw a likeness of my mother on the side of the Playboy building on Sunset. The Chinaman told me he’s pregnant and Bandit, well, he mysteriously got a rev limiter welded to the front rim of his new Buell recently. Of course it coincided with my being in town last week to knock on the door of a certain Spanish goddess, Ana, and I’m getting full credit/blame.

It’s probably better that it’s taking so long to get “Burnin? Daylight” up and running. Maybe some of the statutes of limitations will expire before we show the world who done it.

By the way, if anyone up north is wondering, the weather in Miami Beach today is a balmy 90 degrees, winds out of the south at 2 miles an hour and the topless beach is packed with endless rows of semi-nude 20-year-old fashion models fresh in from Europe for the winter catalog season. Eat me.

Burn, baby, burn.

Special Agent Zebra
Bikernet.com East
Miami Beach

FAST DATES HITS THE NEWS–For our calendar model fans, Pit Lane News has information on covergirl Jaime Pressly’s latest movie called “Poor White Trash,”premiering next month, plus information on where you can join Jaime inperson at the movie’s Hollywood premiere party on Nov. 30.

Plus two of our other popular calendar girls, Linda O’Neil andFrancine Dee, will be at the Asian Models Expo in Los Angeles on Nov. 12, where you can meet them in person and get anautographed picture. Check it out at:http://www.FastDates.com/PitLaneNews.com

Most of you Harley guys in Southern California, though, will be atThe Love Ride on Nov. 12.We’ll be doing lots of Iron & Lace Calendar shoots this coming week with all the top custom bike builders being in L.A. On Thursday, we’ll beshooting Russ Tom’s latest creation from Down-Town Harley Davidson,Seattle, with a beautiful babe for the TV cameras from American Thunder onSpeedvision.

Then on Friday it’s builder Paul Yaffe’s award- winning Prodigycustom bike shoot with calendar girl Taylor McKegney.Taylor was a Perfect 10 magazine feature model and has a current pictorialin Member’s Corner.

If you don’t have your current edition of the 2001 Iron & Lace, orany of our other motorcycle and pinup calendars, stop by and order fromyour local dealer or easily online. We’ve also got all five editions of the2001 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendars, all at:http://www.FastDates.com/CONTENTS.HTM

–Jungle Jim,FastDates.com Calendar Corner

BIKERNET FLORIDA BEACH BABE REPORT–Katmandu is back. Not that she ever really left us, but after a short hiatus with, of all things, RV parts, our girl is now parts manager for a shop here in Port St. Lucie called B.C. Choppers.

Her many years in the parts department of two dealerships, T.S.I. in Ellington, Conn., and Harley-Davidson of Stuart(now called Treasure Coast H-D), have laid the solid foundation for new adventures in motorcycling.

Joining talents with owners Frank Hersey and Scott Trahan, they are producing bikes with mutha-sized motors, rainbow prism paint jobs and too much chrome to detail. Antique enthusiast that she is, her latest project is the “Heartbreak Harley” a bone stock, rigid frame ’57 Panhead with little chrome and lots of history.

She is also a well-known freelancing photographer, published several times over by national and local editors. Riding that same old flamed Shovelhead, now aptly named “The Mule,” she carries her cameras in those extremely used saddlebags and is quick to share a root beer or two with the members of our tribes.So what’s next for our favorite parts person? “I’d like to learn how to be a better storyteller. To weave a web of intrigue and leave ’em laughing, all at the same time.”

You can reach her by telephone, (561) 344-0305, during the week or leave a message at her e-mail address diva14789@aol.com.We’re glad she’s back to help with our motorcycling needs.We can’t wait to see what she’s up to next!

–from her friends and customers here in PSL and the TriCounty area.

THUNDER OVER DIXIE SCORES–The ride from Nashville to Biketoberfest was a thundering, thumping, roaring success. From thekick-off at Cool Springs Harley in Nashville, to the ass- kicking MontgomeryGentry, Danni Leigh concert in Daytona Beach, Thunder Over Dixie is nowestablished as THE ride in America.

On Oct. 15, the galaxy of Thunder Over Dixie celebrities, custombike building legends Arlen Ness, Dave Perewitz, Donnie Smith and JohnCovington, along with WCW wrestler and monster truck driver Madusa, Monumentrecording artist Danni Leigh, the irrepressible Biker Billy and 5,000Harley owners gathered at Cool Springs Harley-Davidson in Nashville for theadrenaline-drenched launch of Thunder Over Dixie, America’s newest, biggestHarley Jam.

The next morning, after a day of partying and rock ‘n’ roll, the five Thundersemi-trucks and a tumultuous tribe of riders headed to Steel Harley-Davidsonin Chattanooga, Tenn. Riders lazed along at their own pace, embraced bythe flaming fall colors of the Appalachians. The scenery was beautiful, theweather was perfect, and they’ll be singing songs in the hills aboveChattanooga about the night Madusa came to town.

There are concerts, and then there are concerts. Sometimes they rock,sometimes they just occur because everyone is getting paid. But the ThunderOver Dixie concert featuring Danni Leigh and CMA Duo of the Year MontgomeryGentry transcended anything ever seen in Biketoberfest.

Thunder Over Dixie 2000 ended with the concert and the riders who had riddentogether all week said their last goodbyes amid tears and hugs. They had metas strangers way back in Nashville — they departed as family.

(The Thunder over Dixie Television special will be broadcast Nov. 7 at7 p.m. on Speedvision’s BIKEWEEK show. Also, look for Thunder stories in everymajor motorcycle magazine, and Harley-Davidson’s ENTHUSIAST publication.Updates at www.thunderoverdixie.com)

BULLSHIT INFORMATION EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW–A Boeing 747’s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother’s firstflight.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive fromeachsalad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

The first CD pressed in the United States was Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in theUSA.”

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in themorning.

The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number ofvarieties ofpickles the company once had.

If you missed Daytona Biketoberfest, here are the first picturesof Cyril Huze’s new “Kool Kat” complete rolling chassis for the new 240 mm& 250 mm rear tires from Metzeler and Avon.

Just click on http://store.cyrilhuze.com/product.asp?ID=112.

For more information, call (561) 988-0056 or e-mail info@cyrilhuze.com

THE PARTS CONNECTION–

10 dual carb plenums for Feuling-Quantum 4-valve heads, Retail $95.07, dealer $75, $50 each
20 intake plenum runners for Feuling-Quantum 4-valve heads, Retail $87.42-Dealer $58.28 $25 each
100 Feuling-Quantum intake valves Retail $12.15- Dealer $8.10$7 each
100 Feuling-Quantum rocker shafts Retail $17.03- Dealer $11.35$9 each
50 Feuling-Quantum oversize intake valve guides Retail $5.45- Dealer $3.63$3.63 each
50 Feuling-Quantum oversize exhaust valve guides Retail $5.45- Dealer$3.63 $3.63 each
100 Feuling-Quantum oversize intake seats Retail $7.50- Dealer $ 5$5 each
100 Feuling-Quantum oversize exhaust seats Retail $7.50- Dealer $5$5
*** 8 Feuling 4-Valve front rocker boxes for Sportster or 4-cam V-Twin$200 each
*** 8 Feuling 4-Valve rear rocker boxes for Sportster or 4-cam V-Twin$200 each
*** 8 Feuling 4-Valve front exhaust rocker arms for Sportster or 4-camV-Twin $150 each
*** 8 Feuling 4-valve front intake rocker arms for Sportster or 4-camV-Twin $150 each
*** 8 Feuling 4-valve rear intake rocker arms for Sportster or 4-cam V-twin$150 each
*** 8 Feuling 4-valve rear exhaust rocker arms for Sportster or 4-camV-Twin $150 each
*** 8 Feuling 4-valve plenun chambers for Sportster or 4-cam V-Twin$100 each
1 white powdercoated oil tank for Kenny Boyce frames$100
10 sets of billet fender struts to fit Boyce frames$100 set
10 front Ofset motor mount black powdercoat Boyce frames$25 each
10 front Ofset motor mount chrome KB 01-301 Boyce frames$30 each
10 petcocks CCI 25-253 & Chrome Spec. 260366$10 each
10 petcocks CCI 27050 Accel$30 each
10 Barnett idle cables 96 up H-D$8 each
10 Barnett throttle cables 96 up H-D$8 each
20 steel motormount stablizer (turnbuckle complete) rubber mount 5-speeds$40 each
2 chrome Softail oil tanks$150 each
5 FXR chrome kickstands$50 each
1 Sumax #8635 front fender $100$50
1 Sumax #8650 front fender $100$50
1 Sumax #8651 front fender $100$50
1 Sumax #8654 front fender $156$75
1 Sumax #8604 W rear fender $158$75
1 Sumax #8609 W rear fender $127$60
1 Sumax #8617 W rear fender $114$55
1 Sumax #8619 W rear fender $119$60
1 Sumax #8656 W rear fender $192$95

TO VERIFY SUMAX fender prices and other info, e-mail info@sumax.com.

Other stuff, such as seats, handlebars, stainless lines and cables, to be listedlater as I am still sorting parts

–Rogue, BIKERROGUE@email.msn.com>

ROB RASOR HEADS UP AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION–In a move that many around the country think was 11 months too latein coming,the board of trustees of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)announced that Robert Rasor has been named the association’s newpresident, effective Nov. 1.The announcement was made at a meeting of the AMA board at the association’s headquarters in Pickerington, Ohio.

Rasor has been a member of the AMA staff for nearly 28 years, startingin January 1973 as a legislative analyst. In the early ’80s, he becamedirector of the AMA’s Government Relations Department, a postsubsequently titled vice president for government relations.

We at Bikernet.com want to congratulate Rob and wish him great success.

FAST TRACK TO HELL–That’s right, I’m outta here for this week. The site is clickin’ like the magazine on a .357 magnum in the hands of Agent Zebra at a car theft convention. Rumor of his return to the West Coast has women returning to their farm roots in the Midwest and starlets eager to do anything to become almost famous in glittertown are rethinking their vocational choice. We discussed camouflage for the headquarters, but it wouldn’t help. His massive attack dog, Apache, would sniff us out.

In the meantime, while he’s stymied on the East Coast, we’ll have a helluva good time this weekend. If the morning escapades of the dark-haired one on her way to her highrise job are any indication, the weekend will be grand.

If it weren’t for Kyle at independent Gas Tanks, the Blue Flame wouldn’t have a new fuel cell. Paul Yaffe from Paul Yaffe Originals is hauling it in from Phoenix to be met with the newly painted tanks from Harold Pontarelli from H-D Performance in Sacramento. Paul mounted the new tank and made some adjustments to the bike to suit the new tank. It’s been a team effort. The Blue Flame will once again sparkle under the lights of Los Angeles, fly along the freeways and scream freedom to the caged motorists fighting to understand the monotony of their lives. There’s nothing in the world like being a biker on a Friday night, in heated bumper to bumper traffic in a state that allows lane splitting. It’s an E-ticket to the edge of the sinister mind. It’s a metalflake bull ride off the edge of a cliff, and it’s a heart-pounding precursor to stand up and shout sex later in the evening. So what the fuck are you waiting for? Let’s ride–Bandit.

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