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BIKERNET TRAVEL REPORTER CHECKS IN–Just a handful of pic’s from our August trip to South Dakota and beyond. Beyond being Montana for the Custer Battlefield and several days in Yellowstone. 5850 miles from the Tampa area back to home and yes, we rode.
Kudos to Bone Daddy’s Custom Cycles in Red Lodge, Montana, when the clutch cable on my dresser broke just before going over Beartooth Pass. The Harley shop in Red Lodge..er, the t-shirt shop in Red Lodge, couldn’t do a thing. ‘Dan the man’ at Bone Daddy’s had me up and running the same day, and before I could drink 19 beers at the Snow Creek Saloon!
Watch the gravel in your drive belt after you go over Beartooth, if it’s still covered in gravel. Which by the way at 10,947-feet elevation and is a twisting turning test of skill on a two-up Electra Glide loaded down with three weeks worth of crap. Take care and ride safe.
–Doze
Tampa, FL
NEW MODELS FROM CALIFORNIA CUSTOMS–California Customs celebrates our 17th anniversary by announcing our new model line-up for 2007. The latest edition of California Customs models totals 25 base models offered both as custom built bikes as well as unassembled custom designed kits.
All of our bikes and kits are done to the customer’s specs, no cookie cutter bikes allowed here. The line offers a huge amount of diversity, from rigid frame Bobbers to rubber mount Baggers. We do it all.
We offer the customer the ability to have their project custom designed like a one off build from a licensed motorcycle manufacturer. Between the huge number of diverse model offerings and the total customization to the client’s specs California Customs offers the best custom built bikes and custom kits available today.
Some of the new models for the coming year are the Retro Rockitt and the Coaster. To see the entire line up check out www.calcustom.com or call 888-707-CUSTOM.
BARBER MUSEUM RACES–At Barber event, Dale Walksler on his 1095 Indian won Race of Century for 100-year-old-bikes. There was also an air show, 400 vendors, and I met and interviewed Mr. Barber and John Surtees who was there for a dedication. Great guys. Surtees rode his MV and championship 1964 Ferrari on the track.
–Paul Garson
NEW PLAYGROUND OPENS FOR MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS–DAYTONA BEACH — Call it a dealership or call it a tourist attraction. Randy Epling doesn’t care. He’s counting on his new Cycle World of Daytona to fill both roles.The 50,000-square-foot motorcycle showroom, which opened two weeks ago at 2900 Bellevue Ave., breathes new life into a 12-year-old building that has been sitting vacant since 2003 when the Klassix Auto Attraction went out of business.
Cycle World still has the car museum’s old rotating platform, surrounded by mirrored walls, as the focal point of its main floor. But instead of showing off the Batmobile, the platform now exhibits five tricked-out heavyweight motorcycles, including Epling’s personal Boss Hog, priced at $48,874.
In all, the two-story building displays more than 300 motorcycles, scooters and off-road vehicles from five brands — Japan-based Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha, and American-made Boss Hoss and Ridley. It also contains a used motorcycle department, repair shop, sportswear and accessories boutiques, displays for pre-teen riders, a snack bar, offices, and conference rooms.
Another eye-catching feature is a new miniature movie theater, a 20-seat screening room created inside a replica of a Grumman Albatross Flying Boat, a vintage seaplane.”We’ll use it for infomercials, footage of factory tours, safety training films, highlights of Daytona Beach’s tourism, and things like that,” Epling said.The theater isn’t quite finished, but Epling hopes to have it operational within a few weeks.
Several other features remain to be added, such as reflective billboards for walls along the circular ramp leading to the second floor. “It’s still a work in progress but we plan to have everything finished by Bike Week next spring,” said Tina Martin, the dealership’s marketing director.Kevin Killian, vice president of special events for The Chamber, Daytona Beach/Halifax Area, said he was glad to see the dealership open in time for Biketoberfest.”It fills up a space that’s pretty significant for our tourism corridor,” he said.
The dealership is open 9-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9-5 on Saturday.
— By THOMAS S. BROWN
Daytona Business Writer
–from Rogue
GREAT PRICES * GREAT SELECTION * EXHAUST PIPES– Metric Thunder has great prices on Rinehart 2 into 1 performance exhaust pipe systems for Harley-Davidson Softails, Dynas and Baggers. Rinehart pipes make big power, are dyno proven and deliver a sound all its own.
These performance exhaust pipes are made from the best of the best materials and provide instant recognition with the black anodized billet aluminum Rinehart signature end caps. Heat shields, performance, 02 sensors, deep tone — they have it all.
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—Thunder Bob
PA DROPS HELMET LAW AND MOTORCYCLE DEATHS DROP, TOO– In the year after a new law permitted Pennsylvania motorcyclists to ride helmetless, the number of deaths has decreased enough to maybe let some Big Ben critics breathe a sigh of relief.
The number of motorcyclists killed on Pennsylvania highways dropped to 157 last year from 171 in 2003, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger created a furor earlier this month when he acknowledged that he rides without a helmet. Neither Roethlisberger nor his spokesman could be reached for comment.
Helmets became optional in September 2003 for riders at least 21 years old who either have been licensed for two years or have completed a motorcycle safety course.
The numbers were welcome news for the 6,000-member Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education, which lobbied to end the mandatory helmet law. The Pennsylvania chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration opposed the move for safety reasons.
“Our critics predicted mayhem and carnage all over the highway. Everyone said the number of fatalities would climb dramatically,” said ABATE spokesman Jeff Harris. “The number of fatalities is still too high, our goal is zero. That may be difficult, but we are doing everything in our power to reduce it.”
Motorcycle fatalities nationwide increased between 1997 and 2003, according to agency statistics.In 2003 in the U.S., 3,661 motorcyclists were killed and 67,000 were injured. That’s up from 3,270 fatalities and 65,000 injuries in 2002. More recent numbers are not yet available.
–By Treshea N. Wade
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
–Rogue
DAVID MANN FOUNDATION BUILDING MOMENTUM TO SUPPORT THE ARTS–The 3rd Annual David Mann Chopperfest will be held on Sunday Dec. 10th 2006 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura CA from 8am-3pm. www.chopperfestival.com The show is a Tribute to David Mann and will feature a new and old skool motorcycle show, hundreds of vendors, custom bike builder displays, an art show, new and used parts swap meet, blues and rock bands, beer and food, and The Victor Mclaglen Motorycle Stunt and Drill Team.
The event is sponsored by Ventura & Simi Valley Harley Davidson, Jims Machine, Biker Magazine, Exile Cycles, Gary Bang and Renegade Classics Ventura.
Last year’s custom bike builder display included Central Coast Cycles, LA Choprods, Chica Custom Cycles, Exile Cycles,Dave Perewitz, Donny Smith, Back Road Choppers, Powers Custom Cycles, Mercury Customs, Evil Spirit Eng. Ventura Motorworks, Kiwi Indian, Bobber Shop, Blak Flag Choppers, Working Class Customs, Blacksmith Choppers, Garage Company, Trollworx Choppers, Custom Design Studios, Blue Ribbon Customs, Top Dead Center and many more.
Last year the “If You Build It They Will Come” all brand bike show had over 150 world class bikes on display, I have never seen so many old skool bikes in one place, as well as many new radical customs. The Kustom 1st place Tropheys and 2nd & 3rd place ribbons are always handed out by the lovely Jacquie Mann.
Come out a celebrate the art of the motorcycle as David Mann himself visioned it and partake in one of the coolest events on the West Coast. It is ingenuity and imagination that created the Chopper. By honoring both David Mann and the custom bikes he inspired, we keep them bothalive within us.
Once again a one of a kind painting from the master himself will grace the event t-shirt and promotions. A portion of all proceeds goes to the David Mann Memorial Fund.
General admission is $10, Military w/ID $5, and Children 12 and under are free!
To enter the bike show, become a vendor or sponsor, and for more information please check out www.chopperfestival.com or call Tory @ 805.217.2113
–John Vogele
The David Mann Foundation
702-204-8803
VOLL BREIT IN 2007, RICK’S GETRIEBEVERSATZKIT TC 96 8MM–Aktion bei Harley-Davidson, Reaktion bei Rick’s:Die schnelle Antwort auf Neuentwicklungen und Modifikationen am Harley-Modelljahrgang ist im “House of Custom” schon Tradition. Dementsprechend lie? auch die Antwort auf die neuen 2007er Modelle mit 200er Hinterradreifen und 6-Gang-Getriebe nicht lang auf sich warten.
Und diese Antwort ist deutlich. Deutlich einfacher einzubauen als alle bisherigen Versatzkits – denn das Getriebe mu? nicht ge?ffnet werden!
Artikelnummer
Beschreibung
54-0810000-1
Getriebeversatzkit TC 96 8mm
Breitreifen-Umbauten sind eine Aufgabe f?r Profis – und wenige Shops in Deutschland haben so viel Erfahrung wie das Team von Rick’s House of Custom in Baden-Baden.
Das zeigt sich auch in der Neuentwicklung der Breitreifen-Kits f?r den Harley-Davidson Modelljahrgang 2007. Mit CNC-gefr?sten Distanzst?cken wird der Prim?rantrieb 6,5 mm nach au?en gesetzt.An Stelle aufw?ndiger neuer Kupplungsdruckstangen und Getriebewellen, die zudem eine (zeitintensive) ?ffnung des Getriebes mit sich bringen, setzt dieser Kit auf ein breites, aus massivem Werkzeugstahl gefertigtes, Offsetpulley, welches den Platz zum Rahmen optimal ausnutzt. Bei der Verwendung einer Rick’s Breitreifenschwinge sind damit 240er Reifen auf 9-Zoll breiten R?dern MITTIG im Rahmen zu realisieren und 260er Hinterradreifen auf 9 Zoll Breite werden m?glich, wobei der Radversatz 7 mm betr?gt. Diese 7 mm entsprechen dem Serienzustand der 2007er Modelle mit 200er Hinterreifen.
Um letzteres nochmals besonders zu betonen:Erst der Rick’s TC 07 Versatzkit mit 240er bringt das Hinterrad der 2007 Softail Modelle in eine mittige Position zum Rahmen!Warum also bis zum n?chsten Jahr warten?Mit dem Rick’s TC 07 Umbaukit kann man schon jetzt “Voll Breit” in die n?chste Saison rollen…
Ein technisch ausgereifter und preiswerter Umbau-Kit – beim n?chsten Rick’s Partner oder direkt bei Rick’s im “House of Custom” in Baden-Baden!
BIKETOBERFEST FUN– I have been attending Biketoberfest since it first started and have to say that I have enjoyed doing so. I have seen it grow, spread out, and change. Like Bike Week there is so much to see and do that you have to do a little planning on how to spend your time and even then things change.
I actually started off with the intention of covering some of the events that have women wrestling in stuff like pudding and whipped cream. Hey! I like that kind of stuff and so do a lot of my readers. It’s a dirty job but someone has to do it. I hope one of the other people there did because like a lot of others my plans changed some.
I was in some of the places out side of town that have this type of entertainment But at the wrong time. I was at the White Eagles though when Molly Hatchet played. Also Renee was applying whipped cream to her body. Yea I was one of the people that helped remove it. Tasted Good Too!
I chose to visit places other than Down Town and got to ride around the county with friends from Joisey! I also went to a couple of Meet and Greets at places like the American Legion and B.F.F.A.R.
I did not make it to Orlando but friends that did told me they had a good time there. There was also a lot going on down towards Cocco Beach.
Many say that Biketoberfest is an indication of what is going to happen at Bike Week of the coming year. So start making plans now to Come On Down and Have Some Fun In The Florida Sun. Okay it does rain some days so have fun indoors with who your with Oh Yea!
— ROGUE
BIKERNET D&D EXHAUST QUESTION OF THE WEEK– Question: Why do mufflers blue?
Answer: Chrome turns blue due to oxidation at high temperature. If you look behind our heat shields you Will find bluing on all of our headpipes due to exhaust gas temperatures above 1000 degrees F.
The heat-shields provide an air-gap to reduce conductive heat transfer, plus chrome plating to reduce radiant heat transfer. Also the billet clamp mounts and the heavy gage of the heat-shields themselves help prevent hot spots. Our baffle designs incorporate a variety of protective chambers, sealed exhaust pathways and heavy gage materials to protect the finish.
Bluing of heat shields and muffler housings is caused by excessive heat generated from improper fuel mixture, ignition timing, or a combination of the two. Rich fuel mixtures burn inside the pipe and lean mixtures raise the exhaust gas temperature.
This inquiry was sent in from Brian Cook of Speedway, IN. Mr. D&D is taking all questions. Send your performance exhaust question to Mr. D&D at dd@horsepowermarketing.comdd@horsepowermarketing.com”> dd@horsepowermarketing.com.
AAA PROMOTES USE OF AIR BAGS AND HELMETS FOR MOTORCYCLISTS– The American Automobile Association has issued a press release urging motorcyclists to “explore new safety advances – including airbags” in an effort “to help motorcycle riders curtail the growing number of fatal crashes involving riders.”
“AAA wants all motorists to be aware that tremendous growth in the popularity of motorcycling has added millions of new motorcycles and riders to our roadways,” said AAA President, Robert L. Darbelnet. “This means drivers need to be more aware than ever of how to share the road safely with motorcycles. And motorcyclists need to take every opportunity to increase their margin of traffic safety? (and) better protect themselves by wearing protective gear, clearly illuminating their rides and looking into new technologies such as motorcycles equipped with airbags, the road can be safer for all of us,” Darbelnet said.
“Promising new safety technologies – such as a motorcycle airbag system recently tested by AAA in cooperation with its equivalent motoring organization in Germany, ADAC – demonstrate that motorcycles can be equipped to provide much more protection for riders,” AAA said.
AAA continued, “Motorcyclists owe it to themselves and their loved ones, to upgrade to a high quality helmet if they have not already done so, and to wear appropriate eye protection, footwear, gloves, and bright or reflective riding apparel.”
“Motorists too, need to play a larger role in motorcycle safety,” Darbelnet said. Approximately 50 percent all motorcycle crashes involve another vehicle, according to AAA.
CELEBRITY R-O-W– By now you’ve probably read at least one report of Angelina Jolie’s sideswiping of a motorcycle, and injuring the teenage girl passenger, as she supposedly fled the paparazzi in India where’s she’s shooting A Mighty Heart. But a version of the story from the local Indian media relays the firsthand accounts of both the accident victim and an eyewitness:
The student, Mittal Rawat (19), told Janwadi police and The Indian Express newspaper that; “Two vehicles were also proceeding towards the same direction and tried to overtake me. One of the vehicles brushed against my motorcycle and I fell down. Both the vehicles then sped away,” he said. Eyewitness Nikhil George, a student, said the two vehicles had jumped the signal; “Soon after jumping the signal, one of the four-wheelers hit the motorcycle. The rider and a girl riding pillion fell, but had a narrow escape,” he said.
This Indian outlet’s version of events exemplifies their apparent disinterest in milking the accident story because of a celebrity’s involvement; while young Rawat’s statement that “immediately following the incident, Jolie’s vehicle pulled up beside me and my damaged motorcycle, rolled down a window, and she asked how old I was. When I told her 19, she said to the driver, ‘No, he’s way too old to take home to Maddy and Shiloh. Let’s get out of here,’ and they drove off. I’m not sure what she meant by that,” would have set off a week of cover stories in the sensationalist American tabloid media, The Indian Express let it pass without further exploitation.
But Coast to Coast Biker News won’t. Watch for the latest Bill Bish Legislative news on the Bikernet Home Page.
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEF STEALTH REPORT–I am off to Fort worth texas this weekend for the Boozefighters Nationals, so I am pressed for time. Please pass these pictures along. we have the bike for sale here at STEALTH BIKE WORKS. It is a 1993 Softail. My friend Laurie owns the bike and it has been taken care of. It features custom trees, Rev-Tech wheels and a killer paint job. The asking price is 14 grand. The bike has 14, 7000 miles on it.
If you are interested please give us a call at STEALTH BIKE WORKS, 704-882-0889. I will have a full report next week.
Until next week, RIDE!
–STEALTHMAN
THERE IT IS–The news in all it’s glory. Here’s what we have on tap for Bikernet Readers: Fab Kevin’s nasty bobber bike feature from Tbear, full Smoke Out West event coverage from Scooter, Hollister Fiction from Buckshot and more. We also have a Twin Cam hop-up formula hanging out there somewhere from Ansen and Johnny White.
I’m also going to write a feature about 2-Wheelers’ Arlin Fatland (above), and we’re going to follow the growth of the David Mann Foundation. So hang on.
Hopefully we’ll finish painting the kitchen, so I can put my 120 Panhead back together and clean the shop. Oh, we picked up a shop dog, Tank. He’s part Lab and Sheppard, a puppy (6 months) and all black with one spot of white in the center of his chest, like a chunk of stingray hide has that pearl. Have a terrific weekend.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
