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ORIGINAL PAINT THOR COMING TO BIKERNET.COM–5Ball- this un’s hot off the griddle–Don’s Auction bike for Bonham & Butterfield’s… I’ve pitched it to Maida, but for a few thousand I might let you have sloppy seconds…
–Cuff
SMOKE OUT WEST MEETING–My name is Daniel Garcia , I met you at the Horse Smkeout 2 . I did not get a chance to say thank you for having a badass web site. Your website helped me deal with the stress with being on deployments for example Guatanamo Bay, Cuba, Okinawa and Japan. When I was on deployment the only way I ever got to see choppers and bobbers was through your website and through the Horse Backstreet Choppers. I had my mother send the magazines to me every month. Now that I’m in California, I’ll be here for 3 yrs, as a Navy Instructor teaching Electrical Construction, I almost got sent to Iraq but lucky for me someone else filled the spot. But I’ll get my chance to go over there.
Well thanks again sir and thank you for this badass website it helps a lot when we’re overseas.
–Daniel Garcia
Construction Electrician Second Class Petty Officier Seabee Combat Warfare USN
garciad25@yahoo.com
P.SI ride a 2005 Night Train,1990 FXSTCAnd I ‘m working on a 1975 FLH that I’m going to make into a hardtailthis Tuesday I’m the frame it to a shop in Carson CA I don’t know shit aboutabout putting bikes together but I’m going to find out.
FLORIDA BIKE DEAL OF THE WEEK–Thought maybe you could post this somewhere for us.It’s a gorgeous bike and needs a new home.He will deliver!
It’s called Burnt Sunshine.Richard Castagna got a good deal on the whole drive train and motor kit from Southern Motorcycles Works out of Virginia for his next build. He haughtily speaks that the 2005 Ultima 113 inch motor along with its sister Ultima six speed transmission that pulls more torque, is less problematical and was much less expensive than the countless kits he researched before he purchased anything. Then he added a super G S&S carb for absolutely no breathing problems, a HI-4 Crane ignition and some swap meet specials like the exhaust pipes, lower legs and a freebie headlight, Richard was ready to rock and roll on this metal flake copper chopper.
There’s a hint of influence from the early Billy Lane days. This ride is indeed, modern and yes, different. Check out the low lying handlebars, reminiscent of the ones seen on a Discovery Channel Build Off between Lane and Indian Larry. They are, along with the fuel tank and rear fender, all one-of-a-kind pieces from South Florida fabricator Jerry Graves. The frame is also modified by Graves, with its geometric holes in the front slanted down tube. Also traditional cool, and space saving, is the oil tank in the front half of the rear fender which significantly opens up the space between motor and frame. A Brighton frame never looked so fresh.
Richard has live in South Florida since 1974. He opened his own tattoo shop in 1998. Knowledgeable and consistent about being healthy, Richard has been a body builder for several years, and says he’s fighting the aging process all the way! His new age heavy metal custom chop is a lot of entertainment for the man who actually built it in his garage. It turns a lot of heads, and Richard’s unassuming demeanor by no means falters at all the attention. His girlfriend, Jerilyn Scott, enjoys spending time with her man, whether it’s at the tattoo shop, on the road or posing for these pictures.
Richard credits John McAteer at Red Devil Cycles in Stuart with help in the “very little” wiring process. The alligator seat is from local upholstery master Scott Valentine, of Dead Animal Seats. Its real alligator and sits nicely solo atop the custom frame. The only good gator is a dead gator.
Richard wants to acknowledge Jerry Graves for all his skillful works and Chris McKevitt for laying down the metal flake House of Kolor Mother of the Sea Creature Pearl and Orange which reminds Richard of those early sixties toilet seats.
It is now for sale so he can build yet another piece of riding pie. You can own it when you call Richard’s cell at 772-215-7180 or Gothic City in Stuart, Florida 772-288-1633. Tell him I sent you.
Wear shades.
–Katmandu
katmandu74@bellsouth.net
THE BIKERNET VETENERY CLINIC SEMINAR– A little girl asked her Mom, ‘Mom, may I take the dog for a walk around the block?’
Mom replies, ‘No, because she is in heat.’
‘What’s that mean?’ asked the child.
‘Go ask your father. I think he’s in the garage.’
The little girl goes to the garage and says, ‘Dad, may I take Belle for a walk around the block? I asked Mom, but she said the dog was in heat, and to come to you.’
Dad said, ‘Bring Belle over here.’ He took a rag, soaked it with gasoline, and scrubbed the dog’s backside with it to disguise the scent, and said ‘OK, you can go now, but keep Belle on the leash and only go one time round the block.’
The little girl left and returned a few minutes later with no dog on the leash.
Surprised, Dad asked, ‘Where’s Belle?’
The little girl said, ‘She ran out of gas about halfway down the block, so another dog is pushing her home.’
–from Bogart
2WHEELERS BIKETOBERFEST PRODUCT OF THE WEEK– See the Winged Lady in Daytona on Main, or in Denver. $ 79.99, Base is 5″ by 8″1/2 wing spread. Two bolts on bottom. Wings can be wired to light up. Hey be creative.
TRANSFERABLE PLATES FOR MOTORCYCLES IN CANADA–In November of 2003 after presenting a proposal to ICBC, the B.C. Coalition of Motorcyclists and Blair Lekstrom, M.L.A. Peace River South were told that transferable plates for motorcyclists were “doable” and would be available in January 2005. After sending out press releases to that effect the Coalition was then informed that with the take over of the B.C. Utility Commission as the new regulator of ICBC the deal was off.
The Transferable Plate Program consists of strict rules to which motorcyclists must adhere to be eligible, for further info go to www.bccom-bc.com. Over the winter we are going to be pushing very hard to try and make this happen. If you would like to see this program implemented please sign our petition to be presented to the Provincial Government, The Honorable John Les, Solicitor General and Minister of ICBC, and the Insurance Corporation of B.C.
The petition will be available at the BCCOM booth at the Vancouver Toy Run on October 7th. If you are unable to attend the Toy Run we will also have the petition available at different events that we are attending coming up, including the Vancouver Motorcycle Show, January 24-27 at the Tradex in Abbotsford. If you are not planning to attend either of these events yet feel that you could get 100 signatures or more in your community. Please let us know and we can send you the forms. Thank you for your support!
–B.C. Coalition of Motorcyclists
Email: office@bccom-bc.com
Website: www.bccom-bc.com
Phone: (604) 580-0111 or 1-877-580-0111
“Working for Your Freedom to Ride!”
BIKERNET SHOTS FROM THE PAST–Bandit, I know you guys like pictures from the ” old days”. Here is one of the city mngr of Kansas City, LP Cookingham, testing a new Harley police bike in 1940.
–kink04fxd
e.kinkhorst@centurytel.net>
TEXAS NATIONAL BIKE SHOW MOVED TO NOBLIQUE STUDIOS– Not a typical gallery, not a typical studio, not typical at all really, the Nic Noblique Studio Gallery is an environment to inspire, educate, and simply enrich the community in a provocative, raw, and utterly uninhibited way. New to Galveston Island, Nic Noblique has relocated his art studio from Abilene, Texas to a 5,000 square foot warehouse space at 2527 Mechanic Street. More than just Noblique?s personal studio space, the warehouse contains a huge gallery showroom, skate ramp, and tattoo studio. As he explains, “this space is really the culmination of everything I enjoy, everything that inspires me” the studio gallery is an extension of everything that makes me tick and I want anyone and everyone to just come and explore and look at art and what art is from a broader lense.
The studio gallery?s most recent addition is The Tattoo Uprising by renowned Tattoo Artist Teri Turrentine, hailing from Northern California, now opening the third and most unique Tattoo Studio of her professional career of 14-years. Tattoo Uprising is located inside the Nic Noblique Studio Gallery in its own sculptural building designed and built by Noblique and Turrentine to mimic the motion and flow of the giant steel sculptures that grace the main floor of the gallery.
Things are really shaping up this year, we have open registration going on as we speak
See you at the show!
–Holly
BAGGER TAILS FOR SOFTAILS–Allows the installation of FLH? style Harley Davidson? hard or leather bags onto your Softail?. Made of high-quality steel. Black powder coated finish. Fits all Softail? models, except Deuce?. Excludes fiberglass bags and related locking mechanisms. Patent Pending. Note: Bagger Tail? may interfere with some larger seats and turn signals may need to be relocated.
Bagger Tail for Softails
CV-7200A Fits FL (Black Powder Coat Finish)
CV-7205 Fits FLH (Chrome Finish)
CV-7210 Fits 200 Series Tire-SE & 07 FLSTF? (Black Powder Coat Finish)
CV-7215 Fits 200 Series Tire-SE & 07 FLSTF? (Chrome Finish)
–CycleVisions
4263 Taylor Street n San Diego, California 92110
619.295.7800
www.CycleVisions.com
..:: GRAND NATIONAL LODGING ::.. While staying at the Larkspur Landing hotel in South San Francisco,California, they want you to feel right at home during the Grand NationalBike Show. That’s why they offer a variety of suite types to fit all of yourneeds. Choose from a Studio Suite, an Executive Suite or the Grand Suite.All of our suites feature fully equipped kitchens, the Larkspur signatureFeatherBorne Bed and pillow menu, a large work desk, complimentaryHigh-Speed Internet access, a DVD player and more.
Larkspur Hospitality Co.
690 Gateway Blvd
South San Francisco , CA 94080
Ph: (650) 827-1515
Fax: (650) 452-1009
–Spike Fletcher
Horse Power Promotions
Office 805 686-2007
sd@silcom.com
spikehpp@yahoo.com
THE CRAZED LAWS INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OF BIKERNET.COM–Mileage-Based Road User Charges Coming Soon? The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has funded an expensive pay-as-you-drive research, development, and evaluation project with the thought to implementing such a program in the not-too-distant future.
VERY COOL RETRO RACKS– When it comes to restoration and resto-custom projects, Paughco has the industry covered. Check out these very cool, bolt on luggage racks. The closest thing to can get to the early original racks they are designed to fit just about any stock or 6″ wide from 1941 to present.
Fabricated from raw steel and flawlessly chrome plated these racks make for a slick addition to ant restoration or resto-custom and are as useful as they are cool to look at.
Paughco Luggage Racks retail for under a hundred bucks and can be ordered by calling 775-246-5738 or on the Web at www.paughco.com.
BIKERNET EDITOR DISCOVERS OSAMA BIN LADEN–While trying to escape through Pakistan, Osama Bin Laden found a bottle on the sand and picked it up.Suddenly, a female Genie rose from the bottle and with a smile said, “Master, may I grant you one wish?”
Osama responded, “You ignorant, unworthy daughter-of-a-dog! Don’t you know who I am? I don’t need any common woman giving me anything.”
The shocked Genie said, “Please, I must grant you a wish or I will be returned to the bottle forever!”
Osama thought a moment, then grumbled about the impertinence of the woman and said, “Very well, I want to awaken with three American women in my bed in the morning. So just do it and be off with you.”
The annoyed Genie said, “So be it!” and disappeared.
The next morning Bin Laden woke up in bed with Lorena Bobbitt, Tonya Harding, and Hillary Clinton at his side.His penis was gone, his knees were broken, and he had no health insurance!
–Bruce Snyder
CANADIAN RIDERS SURVIVES RUN HOME FROM ARIZONA SMOKE OUT–Hey man, I finally made it home. Awesome trip with great weather the whole way, until around Seattle, then it got wet, but no biggy on the road soffa.
I will send a few of the shots I took via email, and then put them all on a disk and shoot them off in the next day or so. I came home through Zion Park, man that place is unreal. After leaving Sedona, there was a lady who flopped over dead at a look out I was at, and people doing CPR for like almost an hour. Very sad indeed. Her family was all there by her side when the medics arrived to take over the cpr. It reminded me of how fragile life can be.
Once again, thanks for letting me be part of the adventure. I had an unbelievable trip. Got to meet some great people, and hanging with Bandit and crew for a few days was the best.
I am working on a couple of stories. One about the sidecar adventure with the kids, and another about the Smokeout. I will shoot them to you asap.
Watching the rain pour down from my office window, dreaming of cruizing the AZ desert…
–E Out… <(((><
SHE WAS A TEN AT TWO AND A TWO AND TEN–Wait till you read the Smoke Out report from the road leading from Parker, Arizona to Cottonwood, Arizona. We’ve got some slick slogans, wild stories and dusty boots.
This weekend I plan to run through all the Bonneville 2007 chapters and make sense outta them for the Wolfgang book. That’s the major project, but we have some other surprises including a monster Softail Tech from the Wolfgang book mentioned in the news. We also have two new Girls of Bikernet waiting in the wings. Do you want the blonde hottie on the European chopper or another tortured and tattooed broad from Denver? What’s Curt do to these broads?
Plus I’ll work with Lee Clemens on a Bonne Belle tech, and I’m waiting for some info from John Green and some shots of Ralph Randolph’s Knockout bike. Steve Blevins won it at the ER Chillocothe Rodeo and it’s a sharp scooter. More features are coming from the Troll family and Route 66 Choppers, an Australian builder, plus a wild Japanese built H-D Shovelhead from right here in LA. Hang on.
Hell, the W8less rotors are in. We have a Smoke Out Torrian Vest road test and a set of travelin’ tools from Starwest. Did I say slow down?
Let’s ride
–Bandit
