June 16, 2005 Part 3
By Bandit | | General Posts
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LA CALENDAR BIKE SHOW SPONSORED BY BIKERNET.COM–The complete Mapand current Exhibitors List is on our website athttp://www.FastDates.com/BIKESHOW.HTM.We are very close to sold out now with some 160 Exhibitors and all the bignames are in place.Signups are still coming in at a rate of about 2-3 a day, so we willcertainly sell out next week and continue to match our previous growth rateof approximately 20% growth per year in Exhibitors and Spectators..
The Queen Mary has worked with us to extend the Exhibitors further intothe Catalina Ferry parking lot to accommodate the growth. Plus I have ourbeautiful spokes model Rockin’ Robin recording a radio ad campaign for us onKLOS that will run the 2 weeks leading into the Show to really knock thesocks off things.
The buzz, and the list of celebrities scheduled and unannounced to appearis amazing. From Branscome Richmond launching his new bike line, to moviestars Vince Vaugn and Leonardo DiCaprio being “in the house” to the worldpremier of the new Dreamcraft Cycles “Saga.”Great builders, good food, rocking music and the world’s most beautifulmodels……
Does it get better than this?
JG
P.S. FastDates.com Calendar Angel Joanna Krupais featured in July Playboy
BIKERNET RUN TO STURGIS– I’ll give you a brief rundown: Thecharity efforts are to support the Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills.We leave from Phoenix on Wednesday the 3rd of August and ride along warmtwisting highways, ducking interstates wherever possible to Durango,Colorado for the night. Then it’s up Thursday morn and down the terrificmountain roads into Aspen, Colorado for the night. Both these towns areknock-outs for terrific restaurants and nightlife. Friday morning we cut adusty trail north again into Cheyenne and we’re almost home. Saturday wemeander up killer roads into the Badlands and Deadwood, but we won’t stopuntil we reach the Full Throttle Saloon for our first party of the Rally.
Each day will cover 250-300 miles so we’ll roll into town in time to hangout by the pool, hit the gym, shop in town then have a killer meal.
Here?s the latest: Master Builder Harold Ponteralli, Barry Wardlow ofAccurate Engineering, Bandit, Rogue the writer, are riding alone. Guys areflying in from Hawaii and moto-journalists from Australia. On the final daywe?ll meet up with the Hamster Ride in Wyoming for lunch before the finalblast into the Badlands. Just today we found that a national non-motorcyclemag will be covering the ride and the celebrity ride to the Crazy HorseMonument during the rally with Branscomb Richmond. We may even have a filmcrew along for the Sturgis Run.
That’s it, you cover the hotels and your expenses, we make all thearrangements and you make a donation to Crazyhorse.
To get hooked up you need to contact Joerlene, our travel agent and line uphotels. She will have rooms booked from Phoenix to Cheyenne and if you’renot hooked up in Sturgis, she’ll try to help. Her contact info is:
–joerline
(808) 638-8550
fax 808- 638-0171
email – carefreetours@hawaii.rr.com
INVESTORS SUE HARLEY-DAVIDSON–In a bit of bad news for execs at The Motor Company, several class action lawsuits have been filed against Harley-Davidson. Two of its officers are also alleging securities violations along with false and misleading accounting practices that caused inflation of Harley stocks.
The lawsuits claim that former Harley CEO Jeff Bleustein, his successor James Ziemer and the company used false accounting practices both to hide slowing motorcycle sales and to pump up the price of Harley’s red-hot stock. The lawsuits further claim that both Bleustein and Ziemer sold 740,000 shares of Harley common stock for approximately $45.9 million prior to announcing softening motorcycle sales in April. A sudden sell-off followed the announcement, leading to a 20% devaluation of Harley stock in two days on a volume of more than $50 million shares. At least five class action lawsuits have been filed since May 18 on behalf of investors who purchased stock between January 21, 2004 and April 14, 2005.
Harley denied the accusations in a prepared statement, “The company believes the allegations in the lawsuits are without merit, and it intends to vigorously defend against these actions.” As of press time, the U.S. District Court in Milwaukee, where the suits were filed, had not ruled on whether a class action was proper in this situation – stay tuned.
–from Rogue
NEW CHROMED, BORED AND BOOSTED CARBS FROM MC ADVANTAGES– MC Advantages is proud to announce the availability of a modified,Power-Boosted Chrome S&S Super G Carburetor. This chromed carb has threeavailable formations. The first is an unmodified, premium-quality,chrome-finished Super G. The second option is chromed and boosted for mildlymodified engines less than 100 cu. in. The final option is chromed, boredand boosted for 100 cu. in. and larger engines. Boosted S&S Super ECarburetors for smaller applications will be available soon.
The boosted carburetors feature a custom booster for improved throttleresponse and fuel economy. This Power Booster is available as a separate kitfrom MC Advantages. It can add new life and razor-sharp throttle response toany carb by more effectively atomizing the fuel mixture.
To dress up a carb even more, MC Advantages offers a Chrome Bowl Bolt Kitand Chrome Dress-Up Kit for stock S&S Super E & G Carbs. Bowl Bolt Kits haveall the necessary bolts with a premium chrome finish. Chrome Dress-Up Kitscontain the bolts, a chrome enrichment knob and a chrome linkage cover.
MC Advantages is a distributor of high-performance V-Twin parts based inGrimes, Iowa, serving dealers in the U.S. and abroad. MC Advantagesdistributes many brands including: S&S Cycle, Martin Bros., Spyke, Stampede,Prowler, D&M Custom Cycle, Progressive Suspension, K&N, TFI, RiveraEngineering/Primo, Edelbrock, Russell and Tauer Machine.
MC Advantages
1-800-726-9620
http://www.MCAdvantages.com
S&S ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF RACE ENGINES & COMPONENTS– LA CROSSE , WI (June 14, 2005) S&S announces that G-Squared Motorsports is the exclusive distributor of Proven Performance S&S Racing engines, components, and assemblies for North America . Additionally, they are the exclusive distributor of the S&S NHRA Prostock engine and special application twin-cam style crankcases and engines worldwide.
The performance and reliability of the S&S 160″ Prostock Motorcycle engine has been instrumental to a very successful racing program this season for S&S in the United States , in part due to the expertise of G-Squared Motorsports. This success is carrying over to the international market and S&S, along with G-Squared, are taking the lead to support racing abroad.
With the advance of racing internationally, S&S Cycle has brought two of their major overseas distributors to the table with G-Squared Motorsports. These two distributors are East Coast Custom in Australia and Zodiac in the Netherlands. Customers in these market areas (Australia and Europe) are now able to purchase Proven Performance S&S racing components through these distributors with the help and support of G-Squared Motorsports and S&S Cycle.
G-Squared Motorsports, Inc. is owned by George Bryce and George Smith. They have been very successful working with new teams and expect to bring more teams on board with various S&S power plants before the season concludes. They provide turn-key solutions and valuable training opportunities for new riders, along with continued support at the track with the backing of S&S Cycle.
“G-Squared paved the way by demonstrating the potential of the S&S engine last year. We have worked with S&S to offer the package to racers and are giving our customers the necessary support at the track to win,” said George Smith of G-Squared Motorsports.
In the United States , S&S is actively involved with the sponsoring the AHDRA and the NHRA sanctions this season. S&S is the official sponsor of the AHDRA Pro Stock, Pro Gas, Super Sport, and S&S 124 Challenge classes and is also the largest contingency sponsor for the Prostock Motorcycle class in the NHRA. This contingency sponsorship is a very important because it allows S&S to stay connected with the individual racers/teams using the S&S power plant at the highest level of competition available. Riders who are signed up for this contingency sponsorship will be awarded if they pilot their S&S powered bikes to the finals or semi-finals.
“Our sponsorship program with the AHDRA is huge,” says S&S Race Relations Manager, Charlie Hadayia. “It’s very important for us to stay connected with a growing organization like the AHDRA and we’re excited to see the number of fans growing for these events. Additionally, providing the contingency sponsorship for the riders in the Prostock Motorcycle Class of the NHRA is integral to our relationships with competitors at all levels,” continued Hadayia. “We’re looking forward to new opportunities to get involved with racing in Europe and Australia very soon,” concluded Hadayia.
S&S has recently received TUV approval in Europe for their 96-inch and 124-inch S&S engines. This is part of a strategic plan to continue growing distribution in this market and plans to support racing are in the works. Having agreements with distributors in Australia (East Coast Custom) and Europe (Zodiac) is very important to the success of S&S racing products globally.
“It has been a great pleasure working with all of our global race parts distributors, particularly because they work so well together,” said S&S president, Brett Smith. “G-Squared, my dad’s company with George Bryce, has really promoted our NHRA Pro Stock engine with great success in a short period of time. Ton Pels from Zodiac-the ‘godfather’ of racing-is the European ‘go-to guy’ for racing support. And our business in Australia is exploding with EC Custom under the direction of Greg Shepherd and Neal Bolam. Those two are helping S&S put together some exciting things for racers ‘down-under’.”
“We are proud to announce we have been appointed exclusive distributors of Proven Performance S&S Racing and G-Squared Motorsports products for Australia ,” said Neal Bolam, Marketing & Racing Manager for East Coast Custom. “We have had a strong involvement with USA V-Twin motorcycle drag racing in Australia since 1984, with staff having raced everything from street to double engine top gas to nitro Harleys. Managing Director of EC Custom, Greg Shepherd, was the first Australian to run a seven second quarter mile in 1991 on his top fuel USA V-Twin,” continued Bolam. “EC Custom also conduct the S&S Pro Gas Series across Australia at Nostalgia Meetings, Drag Bike Riders Of Australia, and All-Bike Meets with great trophies and S&S product vouchers awarded to sportsman racers at every round and the final,” concluded Bolam.
‘Godfather’ Ton Pels of Zodiac had this to say, “The appointment as Europe’ s only S&S Racing and G-Squared Motorsports products distributor is a significant milestone for Zodiac International. Zodiac has always been very involved in the V-Twin High Performance and Drag-Racing scene in Europe . The Zodiac Drag Race team has been at the forefront of V-Twin Top Fuel every year since 1992. We hold 3 European titles (including the 2004 title) and in 1996 we were the first in Europe (and third in the world) to run over 200 MPH on a Harley. The back-up of S&S and G-Squared to our performance parts division will allow the racing and performance market to grow immeasurably in the future. My sales offices throughout Europe are excited to be part of the new product distribution,” concluded Pels.
For more information about G-Squared Motorsports visit www.g2motorsports.net . Visit S&S Cycle at http://www.sscycle.com .
For more information, please contact Charlie Hadayia at 608-627-0292 or at chadayia@sscycle.com .
BEST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY– In an effort to determine the top crime fighting agency in the country, the President narrowed the field to three finalists,the CIA, the FBI, and the NYC Police Dept. The three remaining contenders were given the task of catching a rabbit which was released into the forest.
The CIA went into the forest. They placed animal informants throughout.They questioned all plant and mineral witnesses.After three months of extensive investigation they concluded that rabbits do not exist.
The FBI went into the forest. After two weeks without a capture, they burned the forest killing everything in it, including the rabbit. They made no apologies.The rabbit deserved it.
The NYC PD went into the forest. They came out two hours later with a badly beaten bear. The bear was yelling ” Okay, Okay, I’m a rabbit, I’m a rabbit”.
–from Rogue
MOTORCYCLE IMPORTING INFO–I’ve just checked and no I can’t import it into the US as it’s a UK bike and doesn’t conform to the US legislation. The only way I can do it is to strip it and send it as spares without an engine and then send the engine at a later date. This means purchasing a wrecked Busa in the US and rebuilding it as a US bike!
Pain in the ass but I don’t really want to give up this bike. Any bikes over 25 years old are ok. In case you are ever asked this question again.
Ric
CHELSEA?S BIKE FROM GLIBY’S IS UP FOR A FEATURE– This is Chelsea from Gilby’s. Chase Deacon told me you might be able to help me out. I got a 98 wide glide we customized this past winter. We have been to a few shows this spring and have had great response. Arlen and Cory Ness saw it in Green Bay at the 1st Annual Midwest Cyclemania Show. Arlen said “I love the lines, I love the color.”
The bike is built by Todd Gilbertson, a.k.a. Gilby. Everything is done in shop. The tank and side panels are all hammer formed. Fenders, handlebars, floorboards, pretty much everything has been fabricated by Gilby. All paint and pinstriping is also done by Gilby. Just so you know this isn’t our first bike, and won?t be the last.
Please let me know what you think, I would love to hear from you.
— Chelsea
HAWAII?S BIKER WEEKEND IS GROWING–The 3rd AnnualChoppers Only show SPONSORED BY BIKERNET.COM is moving ahead at warp speed!–
As the list of Guest Builders and Celebs grows, anticipation runs high in preparation for Hawaii’s Biggest, Baddest Biker event of the year.
Heading this years list is master builder Chica, Discovery Channel Biker Build off http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/bike/bike.html star andowner of Chica Custom Cycles http://www.chicacustomcycles.com/
Don’t be surprised if you run into this years overallBiker Build Off Champion Matt Hotch.Watch for him on the Discovery Channel http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/bike/bike.html or on the web at http://www.hotmatchcustomcycles.com
Florida’s custom wizard Eddie Trotta willbe on hand. Check his style at www.thundercycle.com
Returning this year, The legendary Keith ?Bandit? Ball of Bikernet.com
The folks at Reaper Choppers will be there to give away one of their popular Mini Choppers. Check em out atwww.reaperchoppers.com
Local custom paint master and owner of Cosmic Custom AirbrushDennis Mathewson will be on hand to provide custom pinstriping
BUT THERE?S MORE–Come join builders Johnny Chop, Hank Young, and Jose De Miguel for Hawaiian Chopper Magazine’s first anniversary celebration on 01 July 05 (7-10PM) at the Hard Rock Cafe.
$5.00 entry – First 100 people receive a complementary Budweiser Select beer from Hawaiian Chopper.
Plenty of motorcycle parking (cars parked by valet). Parking lot opens at 6PM.
Two bands (Paradise XS, and Starsky & Hutch), giveaways courtesy of South Seas H-D, Pacific Rim Cycle, West Coast Choppers, Hawaiian Chopper, Griffen Embroidery, Hawaiian Islands Choppers, Chopper Freak, Young Choppers, and more…
Help us celebrate the birthday for Hawaii’s chopper mag!For more info call 808-780-2998
FOURTH AMENDMENT SEARCH AND SEIZURE OVERVIEW– The right of the people to be secure in their persons, house, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Definition of Search: A search occurs when an expectation of privacy that society is prepared to consider reasonable is infringed upon by governmental action. United States v. Jacobsen, 466 U.S. 109, 112 (1984). A search implies an invasion into private or hidden areas, including the body. Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U.S. 443 (1971).
Definition of Seizure: A person has been “seized” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment if, in view of all of the circumstances surrounding the incident, a reasonable person would have believed that he was not free to leave. United States v. Mendenhall, 446 U.S. 544, 554 (1980); Michigan v. Chesternut, 486 U.S. 567 (1988)(no seizure where police in marked patrol car drive along-side and follow pedestrian). The Fourth Amendment also protects property interests, even in situations where neither privacy nor liberty is at stake. Thus in Soldal v. Cook Co., 113 S. Ct. 538 (1992), the Court held that the police action of physically tearing a mobile home from its lot and towing it to another location constituted a “seizure” of the property within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.
Definition of Probable Cause: Probable cause is the reasonable belief that a specific crime has been committed and that the defendant committed the crime. It does not require evidence of each element of the crime or evidence to the degree necessary to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Probable cause to issue a search warrant may be described as bits and pieces of information cobbled together until a picture is formed that leads a reasonable prudent person to believe a crime has been committed and to believe evidence of the crime may be found on a particular person or in a place or means of conveyance. State v. Grissom, 251 Kan. 851, 910, 840 P.2d 1142 (1992).
police who have made a valid custodial arrest to search incident to arrest. The principal requirements for a search incident to arrest are a valid custodial arrest based upon either an arrest warrant or valid probable cause, and a reasonably contemporaneous search.
–by Julie Weems
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June 16, 2005 Part 2
By Bandit | | General Posts
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S&S TO SPONSOR GOLD COAST BIKE WEEK AUSTRALIA–LA CROSSE, WI (June 9th , 2005) S&S Cycle is pleased to be an officialsponsor this year for the Gold Coast Bike Week in Australia.Representatives from S&S Cycle are planning to appear with East Coast Customat the rally, scheduled for August 30th – September 5th , 2005.
East Coast Custom, a major distributor for Proven Performance S&Sproducts, will have the biggest marquee at the event HQ and will beshowcasing the latest S&S products for race, street, and custom bikes fromWednesday till Sunday. Technical seminars will be presented at the ECC/S&Sdisplay between 11:00AM and 4:00PM on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
S&S president, Brett Smith, will lead two rides this year. The firstride will be on Wednesday, leaving at 1:00PM from Bike Week HQ at Carraraand traveling north to Willowbank Raceway for the “S&S Bike Week Drags”.Riders will receive VIP pit parking at the track and be able to meet theracers and watch the S&S 124 Challenge, S&S Pro Gas, and other streetclasses. The second ride will be on Friday, departing at noon from Carrara. This “S&S Chopper Shop Cruise” is bound for various S&S Dealers on theGold Coast and in Brisbane . Free food and refreshments will be offered ateach stop and free prizes of S&S apparel will be won at each stop with anS&S mechanics jacket being the grand prize at the final stop.
On Friday evening, after the “S&S Chopper Shop Cruise”, ECC and S&S willbe attending the Biker Ball at Carrara .
On Saturday, S&S will be sponsoring the Dyno Challenge held from noon to4:00PM. S&S is also the sponsor of the 1985 Heritage Motorcycle Display andtop Australian chopper builders, along with S&S representatives, will beavailable for an autograph session at 1:30PM. Saturday evening, ECC and S&Srepresentatives will be attending the “USA V-Twin Aftermarket IndustryDinner”.
Bike Week organizers have announced the biggest ever prize for anAustralian Bike Show. At The Australian National Chopper Show, at Bike Weekon Saturday September 3rd , 2005, all category winners will receive NationalChopper Show trophies. Five finalists will be selected and each will receive$1000 cash. The overall winner will also be presented with a brand new,fully polished 124ci S&S motor valued at over $15,000. The motor will beautographed and presented by S&S President, Brett Smith.
“The Australian market is extremely important to S&S and is one of ourmost loyal and rapidly growing V-Twin markets in the world,” said S&Spresident, Brett Smith. “When I traveled to Australia last October, I gotto meet many of our valued customers and felt very welcome. I’m lookingforward to repaying that hospitality by sponsoring this event.”
“We are very pleased that S&S Cycle is a major sponsor the Gold CoastBike Week,” said Neal Bolam, National Marketing & Racing Manager for EastCoast Custom. “Now in its seventh year, this rally just gets better everyyear and knowing that S&S is so involved with our business and our market isa boost to the V-Twin business here. Having Brett Smith , president of S&SCycle, present an autographed S&S polished 124 motor as the top prize forthe Australian National Chopper Show will be very exciting, especially tothe winner,” continued Bolam. “We’re looking forward to having S&Srepresentatives here as they travel the beautiful Gold Coast and take partin rides, races, and shows.”
For more information about this rally visit
http://www.goldcoastbikeweek.com .
MIKE LEARN SIGNATURE AIRBRUSH–Mike Learn has been airbrushing for 28 years. In that time he has usednearly every airbrush on the market from Paasche to Iwata. As long as hecan remember, Mike has been performing a series of modifications to ?tuneup? his brushes and get the most out of them. For some time he has beenlooking for a company to work with on a MLearn Signature Series Airbrush.RichPen is that company. Since the day he tested the stock RichPen Phoenix213C, Mike has been impressed. ?The performance of the RichPen blew meaway,? said Mike, ?I knew right away that this was the company I wanted towork with for my signature airbrush.?
The RichPen / MLearn Phoenix MOJO takes an already amazing airbrush tothe next level. The MOJO is configured to Mike?s specifications withmechanical modifications to allow finer output and a series of tune ups toincrease performance. These exclusive guns are also engraved with Mike?ssignature and are currently only available through Mike Learn Airbrush &Design. Visit www.mikelearn.com or call the shop at 480.557.0747 for moreinformation or to order yours today!
PRODUCT REVIEW RichPen Phoenix 213C– Mike Learn has been airbrushing for 28 years. In that time, he has usednearly every airbrush on the market, starting at the age of 12 with aPaasche and a Badger, and moving later to Thayer & Chandler. For the past10 years, Mike has been painting almost exclusively with Iwata guns, notingtheir quality and durability.
In the Spring of 2005, at Dave Perewitz?s Grand Opening party, SteveAngers of Bear Air introduced Mike to the RichPen Phoenix 213C. ImmediatelyMike noticed that the gun felt natural in his hand. The extra machining onthe sides of the body allowed a thinner and more comfortable grip. Heinstantly noticed the consistent spray. ?Honestly, I was shocked by theperformance of the stock gun,? says Learn. ?I have always ?tuned? myairbrushes. I have a certain regimen that I do the get the most out of anygun. The stock RichPen however, is every bit as good, if not better, thanthe stock Iwata Micron C+.?
Since his initial trial was so positive, Mike decided to take the RichPento the next level. He made some changes to the mechanicals to allow fineroutput, and then performed his standard set of tune-ups. The result, whatis now known as the RichPen/MLearn Phoenix MOJO, instantly performed beyondMike?s expectations. ?The level of detail I was able to get was consistentand extremely well defined,? states Mike. ?The ability of the RichPen tohold a line tighter allows detail that I have not achieved with any otherbrush. The modified RichPen clearly outperforms the modified Iwata MicronC+. It is like increasing the resolution on my creativity monitor.?
Mike is not the only airbrush artist to realize the power of the RichPen.Vince Goodeve, custom painter for Rick Fairless and Kenny Samson, has beenusing his RichPen for some time now.
Having been a micron user for years, Mike cannot stress the performanceof this brush enough. It is easy to adapt to and the significantly lowerprice point is just an added bonus. ?I?m sending a RichPen MOJO to Fitto inQuebec? Mike chuckles. ?We met recently at a show and he mentioned that hewas unhappy with his micron. I can?t wait to hear what he says about theRichPen.?
The RichPen/MLearn Phoenix MOJO Series airbrushes are speciallydesigned guns and are currently available only through Mike Learn Airbrush &Design (www.mikelearn.com
ALL ABOUT TP ENGINEERING– CT- TP Engineering is the leadingpremier engine builder in the US. One of the best kept secrets in theindustry is that TP Engineering manufacturers all of their own parts, casesand internal components of each and every engine that they build. They aretotally ?self contained?! This is one of the main reasons that they havereceived numerous awards for their innovative designs including: ?PowerTrain Builder of the Year? (VQ and Hot Bike Magazines) ?Best PerformanceProduct of the Year? (V-Twin Magazine) ?Engine of the Year? (EasyriderMagazine) ?Industry Leader of the Year? (Easyrider Magazine) and ?Productof the Year-Patented Pro-Vent Rocker Boxes? (Easyrider Magazine). Custombike builders come to TP Engineering again and again because their productsare second to none.
Their 2005 engine line up includes a 114, 121 and 124-inch all packedfull of reliable ?fire breathing? horsepower and ?stump pulling? torque andfeature their new proprietary Scramjet air cleaner which performs as goodas it looks. And TP has several patented products found on each one of theirengines that are ?totally? unique to them. All TP engines are designed,engineered and manufactured in-house which simply means that they rely on noone to produce their engines. All of these factors add up to a quieter,smother running high performance engine.
For dealers or custom bike builders interested in adding TP Engineeringproducts to their line up, products please call 866-873-6446 or email themat info@tpeng.com mailto:mike@hellboundsteel.com . To see the latest fromTP Engineering, visit www.tpengineering.com.
MOTORSPORT ARTIST ERIC HERRMANN SIGNS MULTIPLE LICENSING DEALS WITHJACK DANIEL?S & RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING- The fine folks at Jack Daniel?s approached me with the idea of creating amotorcycle work of art with a Jack Daniel?s flair. Well I know Jack, and Iknow motorcycles, so the idea intrigued me. What I didn?t know, sent me downa three year road that educated me about the famous Jack Daniel?s.
Several trips to Lynchburg Tennessee, where the distillery is located,sent me back in time, as I photographed Mr. Jack Daniel?s office and othersignificant landmarks. It was a cold early morning, ice on the trees, thefirst time I was there. There?s a cave spring that Jack Daniel?s used waterfrom in his distilling process. Steam was rising from the historic watersand I envisioned Mr. Jack as he first discovered this magical place. Thesmall town of Lynchburg is equally unique. Spring brings a wealth of colorsto this beautiful area and the riding is magnificent. So without making thisstory too long I returned to my studio armed with photos and visual memoriesto begin my painting journey.
Trying to combine the history and tell the story of Jack Daniel?s, in onepainting, is too large of a task. I thought I?d do what I do best, hidestuff. So, hidden within this work of art you?ll find over fifty JackDaniel?s, whiskey, references. I?ll overlook the obvious like Mr. Jack?sfirst office, the cave springs, and the burning bricks, which are used in themellowing process, but I will itemize some more of the subtle elements. Heregoes, starting from left to right, top to bottom: Total
1. Jack Daniel?s bottle in the trees1
2. Jack Daniel?s barrels2
3. Jack Daniel?s on the back of the trike1
4. #7 on the hubcap1
5. JD on the rear slick1
6. #7 on the floorboard1
7. #7 on the brake pedal1
8. Old No. 7 logo on the gas tank1
9. Jack Daniel?s painted on a rock pile above my signature1 ( Jack on the rocks)
10. #7 hidden in the cave (large)1
11. #7 in the grass (background)1
12. #7 in the sidewalk (shadow)1
13. #7 in the grass (foreground)1
14. Old No. 7 on the chopper gas tank1
15. Jack Daniel?s logo on the side of the tank1
16. Jack Daniel?s on the seat of the chopper1
17. #7 in the sissybar of the chopper1
18. #7 in the shadow of the sissybar1
19. #7 on the floorboard of the chopper1
20. 1866 on the license plate (founding year)1
21. Jack Daniel?s cast in the choppers shadow1
22. Repeated #7 pattern in the rear tire tread11
23. Jack Daniel?s sign on the office1
24. Jack Daniel?s in the smoke from the chimney1
25. The bushes are landscaped to look like shot glasses6
26. Jack Daniel?s on the gas tank of the foreground bike1
27. Old No. 7 in the taillight lens1
28. Jack Daniel?s cast in the shadow of the bike1
29. #7 on the rear brake caliper2
30. Hip flask used for a muffler1
32. Whiskey barrel used as an oil tank1
33. #7 on the floorboard1
34. Old #7 logo on the brake pedal1
35. #7 number plate on the front wheel1
36. #7 pool ball shifter (color correct)1
37. Jack Daniel?s logo on the seat1
38. #7 on a rock in the foreground (just for fun)1 _________
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That?s the scoop on the first Jack Daniel?s painting from Eric HerrmannStudios. As I was painting this piece, I kept thinking of more that I coulddo, but I just couldn?t fit all that heritage in to one work of art. As luckwould have it, my friends at Jack Daniel?s enjoy the painting as much as Ienjoyed creating it. They just commissioned me to work on another paintingfeaturing their #07 Nascar. Wait until you see what I?ve got in mind forthis one!
The research took me several years but when I got down to painting, ittook me three months to complete this one. Measuring three feet by fourfeet, the original canvas is available for $37,000.00.Limited Edition prints, (1866, the founding year) are available for $150.00.They measure 26.5? x 32?. I also have a select few canvas and Gicleeeditions left from $650.00 to $2500.00. For information on prints, ordering,and availability, check out my website at www.EricHerrmannStudios.comor call me at(480) 575-7559 .
Remember to pace yourself and drinkresponsibly.
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New 2005 Victory Hammer
By Bandit | | General Posts
I recently enjoyed the latest Victory press Party ( complements of Bikernet ), where Victory motorcycles showed off their new line for '05.
I flew out from Houston on an extreeeeemly short fight to Austin. So, why not just run out for the Victory trip? The response is just as strange as taking such a short flight. I had the bike builders blues, tons of time in the shop building cool customs but no time to relax with my thoughts of chrome and welding beads, or basically, I don't have a personal bike currently. Don't tell anyone.
Once I arrived in Austin, the Victory guy's were kind enough to have a shuttle waiting to cart me and another writer out to the function. It was comforting to have someone to talk bikes with along the way and help pass the time. The press function was held at a country club with a full size golf course, (no bike riding on the course is the only complaint I had ). The facility was second to none, with tennis courts, pool tables , pool and spa area including a fully equipped gym ( where I got a much needed work out in the morning before the day's events ). Also on hand were plenty of Victory staff (such as engineers and development techs ), to discuss the models in detail. They had a incredible spread prepared for dinner and further discussions of my favorite topic–Motorcycles.
When I arrived, Monday evening, they had the full '05 line on hand for review. The Austin Country Club housed a manicured round patio at the rear of the facility overlooking the golf course, where they had the bikes arranged around the area with tables and chairs set up in the middle. The table were decorated with Victory information and souvenirs to help familiarize the moto-journalistic crowd with the new Hammer as well as the other 05 model: Vegas, 8 Ball, Ness Vegas, Kingpin , Ness Kingpin , Kingpin Deluxe , Touring Cruiser, and last but not least the all new 100-inch sporty Victory Hammer. there were several variations of the different models from bone stock to models dressed up with their custom order options and new accessories.
The first time I gazed at the Victory Performance model, Hammer, I was impressed with the cosmetic appearance. It snagged an semblance combination between a sport bike and an FXR. I was also impressed with the seat pocket in the tank and the bottom curve of the tank. I have chopped- up stretched and molded many factory tanks in the past to get this shape. To witness that you can grab a bike right off the shelf with the same cool lines is an eye-opener.
After reviewing the new models along with technical discussions, they let me in on the best part: We'd get to ride these bastards! They laid out a hot route that took us through the hill country surrounding Austin (if you haven't been for a ride there you need to). I'm new to this, my first assignment. I stood in the lavish lobby looking at all this sparkling chrome, with camera, pin, and pad, but I wasn't ready to ride.
I looked around quickly and figured out that there were not enough Hammers for everyone. Bandit's dispatch info clearly stated that I was to look at the Hammer specifically since it was a new model and there was no way I was coming back empty handed! Everyone else had obviously been tipped off on the departure time (or they were regulars to these press gigs).
I knew there was no time to get to my room and back before the Hammers were all gone. Some of the guys (and Gals) were heading out already.
Then I quietly walked up to my room to put my crap away and get my lid on (my buddy Bradley, Da Polisher, just went down the day before and helped me remember why I choose to wear a helmet ). When I returned to the launch site, almost everyone hit the road, but as I expected someone had their eye on my ride and was in search of the key. I didn't want them to waste any more time looking for the key, so I slid the key from my pocket and kindly pointed out that this one was reserved for Bikernet.
I don't think there were any hard feelings but with the Title of the “Devil” I might not have noticed anyway. Needless to say I rode the 50 degree v twin with electronic fuel injection, by myself after that, which was fine with me, since I wanted to see if it was worthy of the Lucky Devil 100 mph stamp of approval. The Hammer, not only did well on the top end, where I played around for a while, but took turns just as well. I started speeding up and slowing down taking quick turns and just getting to know the beast. Then I took some time to check out the bottom end. I had fun with the strong torque off the line and handling at lower speeds was light and agile.
We all met up at the lunch stop, they had planned for us, and scarfed good ol' Texas BBQ. Then we pulled out to research hot photographic locations of us testing out the bikes. At this time we traded bikes around, blasted the new models back and forth on some backroads, conducted interviews and visited for a while. Then they cut us loose with the request to return the bikes after we were done.
They did give us a map with some suggested return routes, (naturally I got my hands back on my selected bike of the day). At first I thought I might go along with the crowd, but it wasn't long before I slipped out in front and wandered off on my own. Never been a follower, but I gave it my best shot, (okay, so I kinda got lost).
On my trip back to the Hotel I tested every aspect of the Hammer, my first experience on a Victory. I felt the brakes, tested my grip on the controls, sensed the motion of the throttle and clutch. I leaned harsh into corners, grabbed big handfuls of throttle, nailed the brakes and slid to a stop more than once. I checked the idiot lights for position and readability, and inspected the gauges and speedometer. Since I build bikes at Lucky Devil Customs, in Houston, I kept a keen ear and all senses alive for temperamental aspects, wild vibrations, controls that snagged or rattled, pegs that were awkward to reach or navigate. For someone who doesn't like anything over a 200 tire ( for my personal riding taste, when I have a ride ), I had a very good time.
When you build wild unruly choppers for a living, it's strange to test a stock bike. I immediately looked for aspects that could be chopped, lightened, trimmed or discarded. The Victory is a tight OEM bike with Arlen and Cory touches that take this stock bike from an awkward factory construction to a more detailed, artistic, Ferrari finish. The Stretched tanks contoured to fit the seats, the inlaid taillight, the extra-step finishes on the controls, custom ignition switch housing, styled wheels and headlight take this model beyond the average factory built bike.
The notion of a OEM factory bike pushing a custom builder, challenging his artistic and detail senses was stimulating, to say the least. It's usually other customizers or other custom bike builders who have pushed me in the past.
Victory's new beast, The Hammer, flies off the floor with the new freedom 100/6 power plant. A 99.7-ci ( 1634cc ) air & oil cooled 50 degree v twin with electronic fuel injection, overhead cams, 4-valves-per-cylinder and hydraulic lifters. Bore and stroke is 101x102mm with a 9.8:1 compression ratio.
The new motor was designed and built by Victory engineers and packs 10 % more horsepower and 22% more torque than the Victory 92/5 unit. They even managed to shave the cast aluminum cases down (10mm) to increase cornering clearance.
They also developed a new dual exhaust system specifically for the Hammer.
The primary is a gear drive unit with torque compensator that packs wet multi-plate clutch system. The other plus is that in the freedom 100/6 the 6 is for, you guessed it, a six-speed tranny. The overdrive offers a 13.6% reduction in rpm from a standard 1:1 ratio. The overdrive gear also reduces engine noise and vibration, but in my opinion, with the well balanced motor, it didn't need vibration reduction. Don't get me wrong that extra gear just can't be beat.
Moving back to the rear tire this beast sports the newly designed Dunlop 250/40/R18. This tire has been developed specifically for the Hammer with a little teamwork between Victory and Dunlop to make the most out of the handling and traction.
Now for one of my favorite part, the chassis! The wheelbase is 65.7 inches, 5.8-inch ground clearance, rake is 32.9 degrees and trail 5.57 inches. The rear swingarm has a single gas shock and up front they have 43mm inverted-cartridge telescopic forks. For stopping power the Hammer boosts 300mm floating rotors with a 2-piston caliper in the rear and dual 4-piston calipers up front. The seat height is 26.3 inches with the fat tire and 6-speed tranny. Victory is knocking down a lot of OEM first time goodies right out of the box.
From a styling perspective the Hammer goal was to come up with something that was in-between a sport bike and a cruiser, and I think that being the goal they did a killer job. They are also stepping up to the plate with factory accessories to develop custom bolt on components such as custom wheels, seats, bars and custom goodies and apparel. All custom goodies have the Ness blessing. These Items and more can be purchased from your local dealer or on line at http://www.purepolaris.com>www.purepolaris.com.
They have also been working on Victory performance components such as performance exhaust systems and 100-inch big boar kits for Vegas, Kingpin, and TC.
Hammer accessories are inspirational. With this accessory, if you pick up a passenger, you can attach the seat cover to this wind screen. I know this seems insignificant but just try stuffing one of these down your shirt, yea it's cool when you think of it like that.
Here is an example of one of the custom seats they are working on for the Hammer.
There's another goodie, this is a bolt on replacement for the passengers seat. not to good for riding on but if you are going solo you can stash your crap in there.
Victory also has a custom order program that runs 3 months of the year where you can pre order your bike with custom components and paint options. then when your bike hits the assembly line they build it with all the right stuff the first time and deliver it to your local Victory Dealer ready to ride. Currently the program runs August 1 – October 22, 2004 for more info you may check: http://www.victorymotorcycles.com>www.victorymotorcycles.com.
With increased production of accessories, apparel and model line improvements, Victory Motorcycles made serious steps to provide their customers with a solid product with as much factory custom styling as possible. For their 7th production year, they're only picking up speed.
From a customizer and custom builder stand point, I think Victory offers a sharp platform to work with. The peg mounts offer a good foundation for some good lucky devil style foot controls. As usual the front ends are just not long enough for me, but we can fix that with a saws-all and a welding machine. Maybe a new Hammer?
Okay, it's back to the grind, we have tons of custom metal work to put out and I am in the middle of doing the final assembly of Lucky Devil 001 ( I'll send some more info on that later ).
–Take care, The Devil
I also have some good info for our buddy, Jeff, in sunny Baghdad, regarding custom Victorys. The bad news is the tolerances are too tight to install a bigger tire with the early stock models. BUT there's good news: I did grab a good custom contact from the guys at Victory. It seems there's a custom shop in their area that produces fat tire kits and other custom production components for Victory Motorcycles.
They have an exchange program for most Victory models to reduce the wait time. I checked out their web site http://www.northstarcustomcycle.com, and they have some good looking stuff on their web site. I also gave them a call and spoke with Mr. Peterson over the phone. They seem to be on the ball.
–The Devil
Texas National Bike Show 2005
By Johnny White | | General Posts
I had the privilege of attending the inaugural Texas National Bike Show this past weekend sponsored by Bikernet.com. The show was held in The Convention center of the San Luis Resort in Galveston, Texas. I interviewed The Devil, Kent Weeks, several months ago for a feature here on Bikernet.com, when he invited me to the show. Being an aspiring young writer looking to get my fingers working on any new story, I was elated to be included.
My only experience with bike shows was limited to one Easyriders bike show I attended last year. Besides that one show, I didn’t know dick about what goes on to put on a show. Let me say, if a promoter charges 25 bucks a head to enter the show, you’re getting off cheap. It cost so much in time and energy to put any show together that it’s worth every dime. For many promoters breaking even isn’t a remote possibility after all their time and effort. Oh well, sucks to be them, back to the report.
My wife and I had made it to the Lone Star rally Friday afternoon and were starting to look for a nice place to get a cold beer and rest our feet, (my leg was throbbing constantly, but I didn’t say anything ‘cuz I’m not a bitch). We were just about to hit a little bar off The Strand when my phone began vibrating like crazy. (I always let it vibrate a few times so I may derive a small amount of guilty pleasure from the movement next to my crotchital region.) Thanks to Caller ID, I saw it was Bandit.
“Hey ya Old Bastard, what’s up?”
“What’s up? Well, first I’m going to plant my foot up ‘yer ass for calling me ‘old’ again. Second, where the fuck are you?”
“I’m on The Strand with Salena. We’re heading that way in a few minutes.”
“Get your ass here. I want to start judging these bikes and Nyla refuses to help me. She says I’m too picky and I frustrate her.”
“Ok, Boss. I’m on my way.”
“Hurry up, Goddamnit! I’m not waiting all day.” With that last heartfelt sentiment, the phone went silent. He probably started the timer on his watch to see how long it would take me before I finally showed up. Luckily I wasn’t far from where we had parked my Softail springer, so we were on our way in less than 10 minutes. The Rally is located around blocks 19 to 29 while the Bike show was around block 53. We didn’t have but 20 straight, flat, wide, city blocks to ride.
As we headed to the show, we enjoyed the scenic coastal view to our left while the city was jumping on our right. Everything seemed peaceful and exciting all at once. Then again, it could have been the handful of Seconal and Vicodin I mixed up half hour before we left the rally.
When we arrived at the resort and parked downstairs, I was surprised to see very few bikes in the lot. I’m not kidding; there were less than 30 bikes there. Huh, I guess everyone probably parked by the beach and walked in. WRONG!
We walked upstairs and were met by The Devil himself. He was pacing the balcony overlooking the beach. He strode back and forth like a caged lion waiting to be unleashed on a feeble Christian sacrifice during the reign of the Roman Empire.
I approached him with a smile and my head bowed, never looking him in the eye. My hand outstretched as if I was trying to pet and aggressive dog that could bite at any minute. Never daring to look up, I could tell he was close to me by the persistent halitosis that emanates from his mouth. He only gets this way when he’s pissed, and I could feel the hair on the back of my neck beginning to shrink from the heat.
“H…h…h…Hello….Kent. How’s it going?”
“The amount of feeble piss ants running these streets makes it almost impossible for me to slaughter someone without the chance of a few witnesses.”
“Bad day, huh?” I was really trying to act cool, but I would have run like a bitch if my wife wasn’t standing there. Truth be known, I ended up sharting (pushing out a fart and actually shitting in your pants) and was in need of finding the head.
“No, not necessarily a bad day. I am just irritated being out in the public eye for this amount of time. I don’t like to leave the lair; I’m too exposed right now. What was that?” He looked over my shoulder as if he had heard a noise he perceived as a threat.
“Hear what, dude? All I hear are the bikes, man.”
“I swear I heard a trumpet. You didn’t hear a trumpet?”
“No man, no trumpet here. Maybe it’s the Rapture.” With that he was gone as quickly as a cool breeze in July. Before I knew it, I saw him holding a pedestrian 6 inches off the floor while cussing like a rabid dog. The guy’s intense.
Holly, the devil’s evil temptress, saw us milling about outside and immediately invited us into the show. She quickly gave us the lay of the land as she explained where the refreshments were. I needed a cold beer badly. She led us towards the Devil’s cave-like display to let us grab a cool one, when I was distracted by the sight of something spiraling towards my head. It was only due to my great Ninja reflexes and fighting skills (Yeah, ok!), that I was able to dodge the projectile and knock it out of the air before it took my wife’s pretty head off. Ok, it was actually a plastic Gatorade bottle, but I still dodged it. Bandit launched it from the Bikernet booth with the lovely Nyla, and thought it was a good idea to chunk his junk my way.
“Hey Old Man, what’re you doing?”
“What did I tell you, kid? Stop with the Old Man shit! You ready to go look at some bikes?”
Well hell, yeah I was. I didn’t come down here to talk to your gigantic noggin!
“Yeah, sure thing, boss.” We left the girls running the booth as we began to look for the bikes listed on Bandit’s judging sheet. The place had somewhere just over 50 bikes displayed, and many more not in the competition. Being Friday afternoon, I guessed people were at work, so the crowd was minimal. Things would definitely pick up the next day.
Bandit started schooling me on the art of “judging” a bike show.
“First thing to remember is a brand new stock bike is a 5. We are judging on a 10 point scale. If the bike is worse than stock in an area, then that area gets less than 5 points and vice versa. The first thing we do is make sure it’s in the right class.”
We began circling a few bikes and I watched as he diligently wrote numbers for each bike. He was meticulous in his critiques, but he knew when to say enough is enough! After half the bikes, we called it quits to watch the burlesque show. Let me tell you, this was definitely an adult affair. No little kids circling the stage on this one. It all started with The Sultry Suzanna and her “Balls of Death”. She danced and hopped around stage swinging these little glass balls on what looked like small chains. I could feel the sexiness in the air, but unlike the few knuckleheads screaming in the front row, I reserved my cheering. The girls who followed ranged from the 6’3” Bohemian named Estella Roman to the pert and petite headliner Bee Bonnie, “the housewife”. I enjoyed Bee Bonnie’s dance the most, as she came out with an ironing board and was wearing an apron. That sight alone gave me wood. She finished her tease by taking the frying pans she had been hiding her half naked body with, only to reveal two large egg yolk style pasties covering her nipples. I don’t know why, but I suddenly had the urge for eggs….mmmmm!
We finished the day with a few more bikes to judge. Bandit’s expertise showed as compared to my glitter stricken eye. I was ready to award 9s and 10s on a few bikes while Bandit stayed with 6s and 7s. It was an honor to be a part of the judging with the old crack head, but I just don’t have enough experience to judge a bike show just yet. Still, it was cool as hell and I had a blast.
We ended up checking out a few of the booths there and Bandit ended up paying several hundred dollars for some old, rusty, antique toys and a few trinkets. Personally, I think the guy must be running a whore smuggling ring in Southern California, but who am I to judge?
That night at dinner, my wife and I had the pleasure to join, Bandit, Nyla, Kent, Holly, Eric, a few girls from Eric’s harem, and Rick Fairless’s partner JT. Everyone was a real blast to hang out with and we enjoyed a wonderful meal at Landry’s. I particularly enjoyed talking with everyone, and enjoying the meal and drinks while hearing the bikes roar by on The Seawall. It was surreal.
The next morning, my wife and I attended the Easyriders bike show in Houston. Due to the hurricanes in September, both these great shows were scheduled for the same weekend. Although the show was cool, the crowd was small and the bikes at The Devil’s show were more competitive. I think Kent and Holly had more bikes in their show, but I didn’t confirm that with anyone.
We rode back to Galveston on a beautiful Texas morning of clear skies and high 70 degree temperatures. We were joined riding by my wife’s friend Amanda and her cool as hell Houston firefighter boyfriend, David. David was riding a kick ass ’05 Softail Springer, and I was aboard the ’05 Springer Classic. We roared down I-45 hauling ass when we noticed the sky turning black ahead. Shit!!!! It looked like rain ahead. Like many places in America, Texas is famous for weather that can change in a minute.
The weather wasn’t bad, but I was relieved to get to The San Luis Resort. Being that the bike show was indoors, we’d remain dry. We were immediately drawn to the crowd inside. There must have been 4 to 5 times the amount of people in the convention center on Saturday as compared to Friday. I would venture to say as many as 200 people were at the bike show at any one time, so it was definitely more successful the second day. The atmosphere was much lighter, the music kicked ass, and I even think I saw The Devil smile once. We were having the time of our lives. After two days, the time had come to name the winners of the show.
The lovely ladies who finished 1-3 in the bikini contest were trophy presenters along with some old hack, Bandit. The winners were announced and the crowd went out to enjoy the bikes that won by looking at their kick ass Lucky Devil Metalworks designed trophies. They looked like the state of Texas was on fire; just radical! My favorite bike in the show, listed as a ’02 Pan, also won The Judges Choice Award. Check the winners list below.
All the winners were very gracious, although Billy Akron wasn’t present. He was at the Easyriders show. All in all. it was a great show that will definitely keep growing every year. The bikes were first rate, the music was awesome, and the people running the damn thing were just cool as hell! I will make this an every year show for myself and I hope you do the same.
That night I got to watch Bandit get liquored up on Mai Tai’s at The Safari café. He kept shivering like a little bitch when the mechanical monkeys would come out of the walls and start singing. I think he was just trying to get a feel on Nyla, but that’s just me.We ate dinner and said our goodbyes. My wife and I headed out to check the end of The Rally.
I wanted to thank Kent and Holly weeks for putting on a great show. You guys rock and I hope this work out for ya’ll. You guys letting me hang around you for a few days made my wife think I am less of a stalker, so I may actually get a little action now and again. I also wanted to thank the many builders who took the time to talk to me at the show. Everyone was great, and we will never forget it! Till next time, Ride Safe!
Antique Class
First Brad Johnson. 49 FL
Second Keith “ Crash “ Giles. 54 Triumph
Third Bill Taber 63 Duo Glide
Street custom Class
First Karlton Styron 01 Dyna
Second Myles Anthony 01 H-D fxst
Third Leroy Potts 03 Fat Boy
Specialty Class
First Billy and Beth 02 Pan
Second Jim Best 53 chopper
Third Disqualified
Production Custom Class
First Jeff Stepp. Redneck Hardtail
Second Scooter Big Dog Pitbull
Third Phillip Harmon Mcc Street chop
Radical Custom Class
First Synister Cycle Designs
Second Wilson. Kingpin cycles
Third Snakes Texas heat
Best of show
Synister Cycle Designs
Best Paint
Hemi Head Texas Chop
Judges choice
Billy and Beth 02 pan
Due to the twin bitches, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, this bike event was moved from the sweltering heat in September to the more “tropical” climate of November. I am thankful now that it was. This was the 3rd year of this rally, and it was set up perfectly, again. Very classy and well organized from start to finish. The local hotels and restaurants must made a killing throughout the weekend.
If you have never been to Galveston, Texas, the layout is very simple. Basically, once you get to the seawall, everything is on one side, so it’s virtually impossible to get lost. That doesn’t mean I didn’t manage to do so, but I would never admit to it. Once you arrive in the old downtown Galveston, just look for The Strand. That’s where the party was.
For a minimal fee of 5 bucks per bike, you bought a pass to ride down the strand. Everyone needs to ride the strand at least once. I would recommend it Thursday or Friday, because Saturday is just insane. The line to get on The Strand can last more than an hour. Once you get to enter The Strand, the pace is a minimal idle down the strip with erratic burnouts occasionally. It’s amusing to see the women flashing as you ride by and people pawing you. You have to be careful not to run anyone over, cuz people are freaking retarded. The atmosphere is upbeat, and much like a shark feeding frenzy for bikes, food, and beer! What a show!
So, like Sturgis and Daytona, you have a main strip decorated on each parallel street with vendors. Lots and lots of vendors. The great thing about Galveston’s rally is the bikes constantly rumbling by while you check out parts, leathers, and of course eye candy. Although I wasn’t at the rally till the end every night, I did stay till well after midnight. Let me say this, things get crazy after the sun goes down. I saw a wild mix of people, from whole families with little children walking the streets, to girl on girl full lesbianism running rampant down the street, not bad. It was great. My wife attended the rally for the first time with me, and she had a blast. We were there Friday and Saturday evenings, driving the 65 miles home every night. If I would do anything different, I probably would get a hotel room next year. (Maybe we could have more fun like we did Saturday morning, right baby?)
This year’s rally started on a scary note for me. I traded in my 2003 Fatboy on August 18 for a Softail Springer Classic. August 28th, the day after I dropped the bike off at the dealer to check a fuel injection hesitation, the bike had over 7500 dollars worth of damage. Unfortunately, the mechanic test riding the bike was hit and laid the bike over on its side. The dealer handed me the keys to a 2005 Road King to ride during the wait, but I am a very impatient.
Well, I finally received the call Thursday afternoon that my bike is ready. Ecstatic, I trudged through the, ever-slowing work day and prayed for it to end. At 5:01 pm, I headed to the dealer on the 2005 Road King. Now, even though Houston is the 4th largest metropolitan city in the U.S., traffic is really minimal. We have traffic jams occasionally, but for the most part, it’s the ducking and diving nimrods talking on cell phones while they act like they are driving in NASCAR and jabbering on a cell phone. Well, literally less than 2 miles from the dealership, I have an accident on the King.
While driving on loop 610 heading west towards the Main street exit, I get sideswiped by some asshole on the left. He just drove right into my lane smacking my left side at 70mph! I don’t know how I did it, but I kept the bike up. Unfortunately, this cocksmoker didn’t stop, and I wobbled off the freeway by myself. I heard people honking and screaming at him, but I was a distracted with the pain in my left leg and the emergency attempt to keep it upright.
My leg was momentarily pinned between the car and the bike. Throbbing like a sonuvabitch, I barely pulled into the dealer parking lot when the bike stalled out due to the broken clutch housing, which was the only damage on the bike. Thankfully, the dealership was really cool, and they replied with a half-hearted, “Well, I guess we’re even.” I only half laughed. They were really cool about the whole incident, and I wanted to thank Mancuso Harley-Davidson for helping me out with the rental. They were very helpful during this whole ordeal.
By the time I got home, my left leg had swelled to three times its normal size. My wife took one look and made me change into shorts so we could blast across town to the ER. What a disaster that was. After 6 hours, I ended up with x-rays of a badly bruised leg, a lecture on the dangers of motorcycling, and a shiny set of crutches. Miraculously, I awoke the next morning with little more than a bruise and a limp. My body reminded me all weekend to keep my head on a swivel while riding.
The rally was filled with plenty of action between the bands, all local, and the vendors kept my eyes busy. The beer flowed and the fun lasted through the weekend. Sometimes a great party will re-energize you for the rest of the year. Forget the bills, the mortgage, and the kids’ college fund. Forget work, gossip, and neighborhood association letters. Let your hair down and have a great time. Like my Grandpa used to say, “Sometimes a man (or woman) just has to let their hair down and have some fun.”
Very true Grandpa, very true.
Overall, the rally was first rate. The attendance seemed a little more manageable this year, but it was still packed. I haven’t been given an official number yet, but I heard the estimate was around 200,000 folks rumbled to the island this year. I could believe that. While the celebrities weren’t here like the big rallies, the fans were. But who cares, the rallies aren’t for the builders and celebrities anyways. This rally is for us, the bikers. They didn’t let us down.
June 09, 2005 Part 4
By Bandit | | General Posts
Continued From Page 3
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LET?S PAUSE FOR A BIKERNET RELIGIOUS MONK MOMENT–A new monkarrives at the monastery to help the other monks in copying theold laws of the church by hand.He notices that all the monks are copyingfrom copies,not the original manuscript. The new monk goes to the head abbotto question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error inthe first copy, it would never, ever be picked up.
The head monk says,”We’vebeen copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point myson.”
He goes into the caves under the monastery where the originalmanuscript is held in a locked vault that hasn’t been opened for hundreds ofyears. Nobody sees the old abbot for hours.
The new monk goes downstairstofind him banging his head against the wall. His forehead is bloodied andbruised and he is crying uncontrollably. The monk asks the oldabbot: “What’s wrong father?”
With a choking voice, the abbot replies: “The word is celebrate.”
DOUG KEIM MINI MAKEOVER– In a matter of seconds Doug KeimCreative Cycles has a solution to rid you of an eyesore on your ride. Do youlove your Mikuni HSR 42 or HSR 45 carb but hate that really ugly idleadjuster hose that just hangs down with no where to go? Or how about thatunattractive white plastic knob on your awesome set of Dual Mikunis?
Thesolution to these aesthetic issues is a Doug Keim Creative Cycles CNC-BilletIdle Adjuster Screw. Problem solved with a simple swap and a few seconds ofyour time.
For more information, contact: Doug Keim Creative Cycles,(732) 751-1403, http://www.creativecycles.com.
BIKERNET TECHNOLOGY CORNER–THE NOKIA GL 23, GREAT TECHNOLOGY, FOR THE 21st CENTURY.THE NOKIA PHONE/ WEAPON COMING TO A WALMART NEAR YOU!!!
LOYAL TO NONE?JOHNNY CHOP– Johnny Chop Ind. ? sworn to fun, loyalto none, except himself. And that?s how you should be too when you?recreating your bike. When you go with a Johnny Chop Ind. (J.C.I.) RollingChassis, the above motto applies to you too. Johnny hand assembles thesebabies, giving you some input on the design when you order. Each onefeatures a one-off tank and sissy bar ? your choice of short, tall, or noneat all.
Johnny runs an Avon Speedmaster up front and a classic Voguedual-stripe out back, both wrapped around chrome steel wheels with stainlessspokes. Mr. Chop uses an early FL-style front end with Johnny Chop Ind.T-bars for that classic Frisco look that he?s known for. Not your vision?Alright, you can also choose J.C.I Narrow Apes, just pick your size.
Wantmore details? Shoot Johnny Chop an e-mail a chop@johnnychop.com or swing byhis Web site at http://www.johnnychop.com.
FAST DATES AT BRANDS HATCH WORLD SUPERBIKE AUG 5-7TH —Team Ducati confirms Fast Dates Angels for the GridMeet Us in the SBK Paddock Show!June 1st, 2005: America isn’t where its at his year when it comes toNational and International Superbike racing, but it sure gives FastDates.coma great reason to travel to the world Mecca of Superbike racing, the BrandsHatch round of the SBK World Superbike Championship on August 5-7th 2005 inKent, England, just southeast of London to photograph the next edition ofthe world’s premier race bike swimsuit calendar, the SBK endorsed Fast DatesCalendar sponsored by Performance Machine & Jardine Performance.
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE 1902? (www.AMC1902.com)–Branscombe Richmond, star of TV and movies (www.branscomberichmond.com),asks you to join us in Sturgis, SD this August 6-13th, 2005 for the nationalrollout of ?American Motorcycle 1902?. It will all take place at the HotBike, Bikernet.com Full Throttle Saloon.
?American Motorcycle 1902? (www.amc1902.com) is one of the oldest vintagemotorcycle brands in the USA. It was first established in 1902?one yearafter Indian and one year before Harley-Davidson. The motorcyclemanufactured by the original company, and proudly bearing the Americanmarquee, was considered to be the best hill climber of its time; ?power andbeauty? were two words often used to describe these classic motorbikes. Theoriginal American Motor Cycle Co. ceased production of its motorcycles in1922.
Join us in all the activities and excitement of the 2005 Black HillsRally in Sturgis, South Dakota. Visit our booths at The Full ThrottleSaloon Chop Lot, and say hi to Branscombe Richmond, star of movies and TV,at the ?American Motorcycle 1902? / Hot Bike/Bikernet.com Vendor row locatedat the Full Throttle Saloon. Or, join us on a ride through the majestichills of South Dakota on Thursday Aug 11th for the American Motorcycle 1902/ Full Throttle Saloon / Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse / Hot Bike /Bikernet.com Crazy Horse Charity Ride leaving the Full Throttle Saloon at11AM (registration is 8-10AM). You can also participate in the AmericanMotorcycle / Full Throttle / Hot Bike / Bikernet.com / Custom PerformanceHorsepower Shootout at the Custom Performance booth located at the FullThrottle. And of course you can just find us hanging out at the FullThrottle Saloon or the Seminole Hard Rock Road House listening to the bands,and having fun. Branscombe will host the awards shows, as well as MC theinduction of numerous friends into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame (www.sturgis motorcycle museum.org/) at the inductee?s breakfast on Wednesday Aug10th at 10AM. Stop by, say hi, we would love to see you there.
The vision for the new American Motorcycle trademark is to re-introducethe brand and its logo images through a very limited number of specialedition custom v-twin heavyweight motorcycles, that will be introduced atThe American Motorcycle 1902 Vendor Row at the Full Throttle Saloon duringbike week, and to develop a lifestyle brand with related apparel,accessories, and motorcycle lifestyle products that appeals to bothmotorcycle enthusiasts and mainstream consumers alike.
The company will launch a content rich website as well (www.amc1902.com)hosting an online store, information re: Branscombe Richmond and theRenegade Posse, the motorcycle mafia, our new celebrity rich club,information re: various other entertainers members, events calendar, news,and content re: the industry and company.
The American Motorcycle 1902 is also heavily involved in the creation of4 fully customized, and radical, American Motorcycles that are being builtas star?s of an upcoming movie (to be released in the fall of 2006)featuring Branscombe Richmond, a principal of American Motorcycle 1902. TheMovie called ?The Ironhorsemen? will feature the American Motorcycle brandand these exceptional motorcycles. Our website features the building ofthese bikes along with photo?s and film of the production once it commencesin late-summer 2005. Visit frequently to see the progress of the build.
Additional features will be added the the website (www.amc1902.com)throughout the year.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -Save this Date!SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2005–An Open 70-Mile Fun Ride,START: SANTA ANA AUTO MALL,FINISH: Westfield Shoppingtown MAINPLACE
&VOLUNTEERS
FOR A FANTASTIC
RIDE & CHILI COOK-OFF!
Because of you, the Boys & Girls Club met its fundraising goal of morethan $80,000!Benefiting more than 8,200 children and teens from disadvantagedcircumstanceson the road to successful adulthood.
Swedish Custom Bike Show joins Championship affiliate program–REGARDED as one of Europe’s premier bike shows, and cited as the leadingbike show in Sweden, ‘Custom Bike Show’ is the latest European event to jointhe Official European and World Championship of Custom Bike Buildingaffiliate program.
The show is owned and run by Twin Club MC at Norrt?lje, and situated onthe coast (about an hour North East of Stockholm). Held on the firstSaturday of June (June 4th this year), the one-day ride-in event attracted300 exhibitors, 4,000 motorcycles and 10,000 total visitors in 2004. Likethe World and European Championships, the show is ‘open’ in that it mixesprofessional and privateer builders.
Though dominated by air-cooled V-twins, the show also sees stunningcustoms enter. Events include custom bike competitions with six main classesand three overall classes, for best paintwork, people’s choice and jurychoice.
As a European and World Championship affiliate, the winning three bikesand builders in the principal class will receive exposure in AMD andinvitations to attend the European Championship in Germany next March. Theoverall winner will also be invited to attend the World Championship in LasVegas.
With the exception of the jury and people’s choices, all the otherclasses are judged by the builders themselves. The Swedish custom buildingscene is famed for its own ‘Swedish Style’, featuring choppers and longfront ends. But the performance and retro scenes are big in Sweden too.
This year’s European Championship showed that standards in Sweden arehigh, with three of the top 10 bikes being Swedish built. ‘Viridian’ by MikaNieminen and ‘Broken Arrow’ by Stefan Uhlen were among the class winners atthe 2004 Sweden show and came third and fifth respectively in this year’sEuropean Championship.
TWIN CLUB MC/CUSTOM BIKE SHOW
Norrt?lje, SWEDEN
Tel: +46 (0)176 157 90
E-mail: twinmail@twinclubmc.se
http://www.twinclubmc.se
THAT?S THE NEWS, DAMNIT–Man, it?s getting packed with action. Isuppose it?s the season, the industry, the events, the action, the new bikesand the girls. About the girls, we?re looking forward to bringing you thefinest girls and bikes in the country. Hang on as we slip this together.Thanks Livia and Sam for making it happen.
I have so much on my mind that I feel like I?m swimming laps in a mudbath. It?s all good, maybe too good. I don?t know how you feel about life,work, and communications, but to me it?s pushing on hectic. We need to findmore time. It?s more precious than money. I haven?t found the answer yet,but I?m working on it. I?ve said this before, but I believe that time ismore precious than cash. Cash can be a pain in the ass. We need enough toget by, but when we start buying more shit, it?s more shit that needsmanagement, maintenance, service, insurance, registration, etc.
I?m going to get off this subject. Nobody can own too many motorcyclesor chase too many girls. So I?m building another one and want more time forfutz with it. So I?m going to go pick up my new computer and jam back tomachine spacers and scramble through fasteners in the shop. It?s going to beweird bike, but I like it.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
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STEALTH BIKE WORKS REPORT–The beat goes on at STEALTH BIKE WORKS. It has been a roller coaster rideso far to say the least, which was to be expected. The word isgetting out though, as we see more people coming into the shop.
This past week STEALTH BIKE WORKS and “Chopper John” reached andagreement.”Chopper John” will be doing custom sheet metal fabrication. I met “ChopperJohn” about 3 years ago and was impressed with his determination to makesomething different. So if you need some custom metal work done give us acall at 704-882-0889.
The Horse Smoke-Out is fast approaching(June 24th&25th). All the rooms atmyhouse are booked for the weekend. My brother Gary, my buddy Fritz and maybeKevin Baas are all rolling in, so it should be a fun weekend.
Our 7th Annual Run For Breath “In Memory Of Justin Pullin’ is July 24th.Heywe still need help with the bike show awards. I know some of you out therehave some old junk parts lying around collecting dust. Come on give us ahand and make an award! It helps a great cause and you will be helping a lotof kids out. Think about it and if you decide to do an award, contact me atSTEALTH BIKE WORKS, 704-882-0889. Thanks in advance your efforts are greatlyappreciated.
You know owning my own shop has always been my dream. Right now thebottomline is not making any big jumps but I know we are headed in the rightdirection and that counts for something. STEALTH BIKE WORKS will never beall about the bottom line, it is about a passion for bikes and the bikerswho ride them, BOTTOM LINE PERIOD! So with that being said I will close.
Until next week, RIDE!
–STEALTHMAN
SAXON MOTORCYCLE COMPANY ANNOUNCES THREE-PROGED LIFE-LONG CUSTOMPROGRAM–CASA GRANDE, Ariz. ? June 7, 2005 – Representatives ofSaxon Motorcycle Company proudly announced today thelaunch of a three-pronged program designed tostrengthen the Saxon brand and turn Saxon Motorcyclebuyers in to life-long customers.
?Since we launched the Saxon line, we have receivedtremendous feedback from our dealers, customers andmembers of the media. To stay on track and build ourreputation further, we need to continue to proveourselves. The three programs we?re introducing willhelp to ensure that our dealers and owners get thesupport they deserve, and Saxon continues to developas a world class manufacturer? said Director of Salesand Marketing, David Schwam.
The three programs are as follows:
Customer Satisfaction Assurance Program – After everyservice is performed on a Saxon motorcycle, arepresentative of Saxon’s “owner satisfaction team”will contact the owner to make sure repairs werecompleted in a timely and satisfactory manner and toprovide the dealer with appropriate feedback.
Nationwide Service Coverage – Saxon has entered in toa relationship with Servicegard Systems Inc.,administrators of the Extremegard extended servicecontract program, that will allow its customers toutilize Extremegard?s network of over 2,000 servicecenters nationwide in the event they either liveoutside the serviceable area of a Saxon dealer or havea mechanical failure when outside that area.
Dealership Branding Program – In order to strengthenSaxon’s brand presence and support their dealerships,Saxon will be shipping all of its dealers brandedpromotional material and signage for their stores.This program will help to create the link betweenSaxon?s current print and web campaigns and thein-store experience.
?The life-long customer program, complemented by ourpartnership with GE Capital and the launch of theBlack Crown model round out our offering and solidifyour commitment to our customers and dealers.? SaidMike O?Brien, Co-Founder and Executive Vice Presidentof Marketing.
Saxon operates out of a modern40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on 9 acresin Casa Grande, Ariz. Saxon Motorcycles are availablethrough an elite group of over 20 dealers nationwide.You can visit Saxon on the Web athttp://www.saxonmotorcycles.com
REGISTRATION FOR SCANDINAVIAN HOG BIKE WEEK–Its high time to plan and regsiter for the Scandinavian HOG Bike Week 2005,in Lillehammer Norway.The dates are August 11th to 14th.
All infomation can be found at our website:( info also include hotel, motel, apartments and camping )Online registration. Just fill in and send.
See you in Lillehammer
–Dag Koppervik
Scandinavian HOG Bike Week
Nybyveien 59
N-2609 Lillehammer- Norway
Phone: +47-612-86057
Fax: +47-612-63008
Cellular: +47-915-34385
Email: mail@bikeweek.no
http://www.bikeweek.no
STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM & CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL JOIN FORCES–March 2005 – – The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is excited toannounce that it has joined with Children?s Care Hospital & School in afundraising effort to benefit both non-profit organizations, scheduled onWednesday evening, 10 August 2005, at the Holiday Inn in Spearfish, SouthDakota.
The event, BIKERNET.COM, V-Twin Kids & Chrome A Grand Affair, willinclude an exclusive dining experience, silent and live auctions and willboast the who?s who in motorcycling. Those unable to attend the dinner canstill be a part of this incredible event by participating in the raffle. Twocustom motorcycles, donated by Independent Cycle and Thunder MountainCustoms, with a combined value of $110,000, will be raffled as part of theevent.
Children?s Care Hospital & School, with centers in Rapid City and SiouxFalls, is a non-profit organization providing cutting-edge family-centeredservices to children with special healthcare and educational needs. Thechildren range from severely disabled, needing care in a residentialsetting, to children with mild challenges, served in their homes, schools,and daycares by outreach staff. Diagnoses include cerebral palsy; traumaticbrain injury; spina bifida; autism; Down Syndrome; behavioral challenges;and learning, motor and speech delays. Children?s Care believes all childrendeserve the help they need to reach their greatest potential.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame was established in 2001 topreserve the great history of motorcycling and to honor the men and womenwho have made a positive and significant impact in our sport andlifestyle. Located in downtown Sturgis, it is dedicated to education, and thepreservation of important artifacts documenting the history of motorcyclingand the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. This world-class, non-profit museumcontinually rotates its exhibits and collection of national andinternational marquees. With an increasingly impressive selection of uniquemotorcycles and exhibits, the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum has been listed asone of the ?10,000 Places To See Before You Die? by author Patricia Schultz.
For more information on how you can participate in this exciting newevent check out the web site at www.kidsandchrome.com
THANKS TO WEST COAST CHOPPERS–First of all I would like to thank the folks at West Coast Chopper, Wiley-X,Cactus Mountain, and Tribal Motorworks for their recent donations to theSpecial Olympics Poker Run.Secondly, this letter goes out to the other firms whom we have solicited fordonations asking if you would please take the time to consider how much yourdonation would help the Special Olympics of Lawrence County Program and howmuch these programs help the athletes involved in them.
I do understand that you all probably get requests like this all the timeand I also understand that you can?t possibly honor every one of thoserequests, but please consider this worthy cause.I have previously sent you all the information you may need including ourtax exemption number for you tax deductible donations, but if you are inneed of further information please don?t hesitate to contact me by emailhere or call my new cell number at (330) 550 ? 4053.
Rev. Michael T. Wimer
mikewimer@dynatektelecom.com
We generally supply a box of signed books to respectable charityendeavors?Bandit.
TASTE OF BIKERNET, HOT BIKE, STREET CHOPPER AND BIKE WORKS STURGISACTIVITIES– SAT, AUG 6THAll Day: Pre-registration for:
1) Hot Bike / Bike Works / Street Choppers / The The Full Throttle Saloon/ Bikernet.com / American Motorcycle 1902 Bike Builders Show,
2) Hot Bike / Bike Works / Street Choppers / The The Full ThrottleSaloon/ Bikernet.com / American Motorcycle 1902 Crazy Horse Charity Ride
3) The Custom Performance / The The Full Throttle Saloon / Hot Bike /Bike Works / Street Choppers / Bikernet.com / American Motorcycle 1902Raffle to Benefit The Crazy Horse Monument:Locations: The The Full Throttle Saloon Chop Lot Main Office, AmericanMotorcycle 1902, and Custom Performance locations.
Noon to 8PM daily: The Full Throttle Saloon / Hot Bike / Bikernet.com /American Motorcycle 1902 / Horsepower Shootout presented by CustomPerformance, The Full Throttle11am to 8pm: Seminole HardRock Roadhouse Hot Bike Vendor Booth ?(Subscription booth, registration for the Crazy Horse Charity Ride, andregistration for the Custom Performance / The Full Throttle Saloon/ Hot BikeTurbo Package Raffle) downtown.
11 am to 2 am: Live Bands Hot Bike / Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse,downtown.
10 am to 2 am: Live bands at The Full Throttle Saloon
8PM to Midnight: Big Name Bands on main stage ?The Full Throttle Saloon
SEMINOLE HOT BIKE/BIKERNET.COM HARD ROCK ROADHOUSEVARIOUS TIMES DAILY:
Live Bands from 11 am ? 2 am
Meet Jesse Rooke, Rolands Sands, Johnny Chop, Doug Keim
Budweiser Model
Hawaiian Tropic Models
Miss Hard Rock ? Ashley Smith
Celebrity Builder Ride-Ins
Contests, Prizes, Free Stuff
Thursday 6 pm: Miss Hawaiian Tropic Pageant
BIKE WORKS MAG Bike Builder Seminar?s at Road House
MEDICAL MARIJUANA OVERTURNED–In an historic decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6 – 3 that thefederal government can continue arresting patients who are using medicalmarijuana legally under state law. However, the decision did not overturnthe medical marijuana laws in 10 states, which still protect patients fromarrest by state and local police.
The Marijuana Policy Project’s grants program provided the majority ofthe funding for this litigation, which is only the second medical marijuanacase ever to reach the Supreme Court.
TAKE ACTION
Now that the Court has ruled, we need you to spring into action. Pleasevisit http://hinchey.kintera.org to send a free fax or e-mail to your U.S.representative to ask him or her to protect medical marijuana patients,since the ball is now in Congress’ court. In fact, a medical marijuanaamendment is scheduled to come to the House floor for a vote next week. Ourgoal is to send 10,000 letters to Congress by the time of the vote, but wewon’t be able to achieve that goal without your help.
Then, please visit http://www.RaichAction.org to participate in ademonstration outside of your U.S. representative’s local district office atnoon on Wednesday, June 8.
STATE LAWS UNAFFECTED
The ruling does not affect states’ ability to pass new medical marijuanalaws; states are free to continue enacting laws that protect medicalmarijuana patients and their providers from arrest and prosecution by stateand local law enforcement officials.
What the Supreme Court has done is continue the status quo: Patients inthe 10 states with medical marijuana laws are protected under state law butwill continue to risk prosecution under federal law. In other words, theCourt’s decision means that nothing has changed. Visithttp://www.mpp.org/raich for background on the case.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PROTECT PATIENTS
Since it’s now clear that patients cannot count on the federal courts forprotection, we must push harder than ever for Congress to change federallaw.
We need you to lobby Congress to end the federal government’s attacks onmedical marijuana patients and caregivers. Please visithttp://www.RaichAction.org to learn how you can help pressure Congress toprotect medical marijuana patients.
Then — if you agree that sick and suffering patients should not have tolive in fear of armed federal agents breaking down the patients’ doors totake away their medicine — please visit http://www.mpp.org/donate3015 toensure that MPP has the necessary funds to push hard this week and next forCongress to pass an amendment that would prevent the DEA from arrestingmedical marijuana patients or providers who are acting legally under statelaw.
Thank you,
Rob Kampia
Executive Director
Marijuana Policy Project
Washington, D.C.
–from Kit Maira
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Wild West’s Vigilante Gunfire–THE VIGILANTE GUNFIRE, Wild West Motor Company’s new model, is aimed at thehigh end of the custom V-twin market, and is the result of ten year’sexperience of building custom motorcycles.
The company has a broad spread of capabilities, and Paul Seiter -mechanical engineer and now CEO of Wild West – points out that with thiscapacity the company can make all the parts it needs, rather than compromiseits designs by buying in parts from the aftermarket industry.
Features of the Vigilante Gunfire include a 280-series rear tire, frontforks in an inverted style and wheels and brake assemblies formed frombillet aluminum. There is an impressively low 21in seat height, achieved bystoring oil in the frame’s 2in diameter backbone and seat post tubes, ratherthan in a separate tank.
The rest of the frame is fabricated from 1-1/4in tubing with flush axleblocks for a smoother finish, and the overall balance of the bike has beenmaintained with the use of a Baker right-side drive transmission. The280/35×18 rear tire is matched with a 120/70×21 front tire.
The rear end embraces a concept that Wild West calls an ‘IST’ (IntegratedSupport Technology) strutless fender, which uses a hidden mounting systemthat eliminates both struts and the need for visible mounts. The companysays the carbon fiber rear fender offers greater strength in its resistanceto bending and torsion forces than the equivalent steel item.
The bike is powered by a polished 111ci motor, assembled by Wild Westfrom S&S components, with computer-balanced flywheels.
Other features of the bike include the 1-1/4in diameter handlebars, theintegrated German-made Nova MMB speedometer, a single riser and LEDindicator lights. Oil lines are braided steel and the hardware is chromed.
Customers can specify a number of custom options, including paint andwheel size.
WILD WEST MOTOR COMPANY
San Diego, California, USA
Tel: 858 547 9780
Fax: 858 547 9760
E-mail: sales@wildwestmc.com
http://www.wildwestmc.com
Gray Indian’s looking for international distribution–ITALIAN custom V-twin parts and accessories manufacturer Gray Indian’sCollection is looking to increase its international sales with theappointment of importers and distributors for selected internationalmarkets.
Owner and designer Andrea Panzani told AMD: “We have a large productrange now and are selling internationally already. There are certainmarkets, though, in which we are not yet represented, and I think that withthe right partners our products offer a strong profit opportunity.”
The company’s product range includes a large selection of contemporaryand stylish designs of grips, mirrors, risers, license plate holders, aircleaners, triple trees, forward controls, handlebars, head-lights, gas capsand speedo brackets with integral warning lights.
For a copy of the firm’s current catalog ‘Jewels for AmericanMotorcycles’ contact:
GRAY INDIAN’S COLLECTION
Cavezzo (MO), ITALY
Tel: +39 0535 58376
E-mail: info@grayindian.it
http://www.grayindian.it
BIKERNET RUN TO STURGIS– I’ll give you a brief rundown: The charity efforts are to support the Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills. We leave from Phoenix on Wednesday the 3rd of August and ride along warm twisting highways, ducking interstates wherever possible to Durango, Colorado for the night. Then it’s up Thursday morn and down the terrific mountain roads into Aspen, Colorado for the night. Both these towns are knock-outs for terrific restaurants and nightlife. Friday morning we cut a dusty trail north again into Cheyenne and we’re almost home. Saturday we meander up killer roads into the Badlands and Deadwood, but we won’t stop until we reach the Full Throttle Saloon for our first party of the Rally.
Each day will cover 250-300 miles so we’ll roll into town in time to hang out by the pool, hit the gym, shop in town then have a killer meal.
That’s it, you cover the hotels and your expenses, we make all the arrangements and you make a donation to Crazyhorse.
To get hooked up you need to contact Joerlene, our travel agent and line up hotels. She will have rooms booked from Phoenix to Cheyenne and if you’re not hooked up in Sturgis, she’ll try to help. Her contact info is:
–joerline
(808) 638-8550
fax 638-0171
email – carefreetours@hawaii.rr.com
CALIFORNIA DEPUTY?S CAR STOLEN BY GUEST– COMPTON, Calif. A guestwent on a ride-along with a sheriff’s deputy, then stole the deputy’s patrolcar early Wednesday and led police on a chase through three cities,authorities said.Steven Funderburk, 20, was riding with Los Angeles County Deputy AlexanderMiller under a program that allows anyone to accompany an officer if theyhave no felony convictions and fill out an application, authorities said.
When Miller’s shift ended after 1 a.m., Funderburk asked to retrieve hisbag from the car in the parking lot. When Miller returned to check onFunderburk, the car was gone, sheriff’s Sgt. Don Manumaleuna said.Miller was able to talk to Funderburk on the patrol car’s radio andpersuaded him to surrender without incident after a chase through Compton,Long Beach and Westminster, Manumaleuna said.
He was arrested for investigation of possession of a stolen vehicle andevading arrest.Manumaleuna said Funderburk developed a good rapport with Miller during theride-along and did nothing to arouse suspicion.
“It’s very bizarre,” he said. “We’re still trying to figure this oneout.”Authorities said Funderburk had told Miller that he was part of a youthprogram at the Long Beach Police Department, but the department had norecord of his participation
–from Rogue
ONLY TWO HOURS?COME ON NOW, SISSIES– A training exercise became a bit too realistic for a group of sheriff’sdeputies, who filed a grievance after their boss ordered them to spend acouple of hours behind bars.Leelanau County Sheriff Mike Oltersdorf last month required his three dozenlaw enforcement and corrections officers to spend two hours in the newcounty jail to prepare for real inmates.
Ten officers filed a grievance May 24 with Pat Spidell, localrepresentative for the Police Officers Association of Michigan.The grievance complains of false imprisonment, Oltersdorf said. He calledthe idea ludicrous.
Oltersdorf, who also spent an hour in jail said theincarceration was on par with other mandatory training, such aspepper-spraying officers or shooting them with stun guns before they carrythose weapons on duty
–from Rogue
METH-LAB BUSTS REQUIRE SAFETY–TALLAHASSEE – More meth labs are being found and seized in Florida, and withthem comes increased danger to law enforcement and first responders whoencounter the volatile, sometimes booby-trapped rigs.Florida’s State Fire Marshal this month will start training first responderson how to protect themselves. More than 150 firefighters have signed up.
CFO Tom Gallagher, who oversees the marshal’s office, said the dangerassociated with illegal methamphetamine production requires efforts toprotect officials and the public.”Meth makers are domestic terrorists, no doubt about it,” Gallagher said,likening the illegal labs to “chemical time bombs” that have resulted in 29fires or explosions in the state.
Jeff Land, chief of the East Milton Volunteer Fire Department, wouldwelcome the training. His department was recently called by the Santa RosaCounty Sheriff’s Office, serving a warrant at a house.There was a meth lab. The volunteer fire department didn’t have theequipment or training to act.
The Drug Enforcement Administration says there were 332 meth labs seizedin Florida last year, up from 28 in 2001.
Almost 1,800 first responders in 16 states, including Florida, have beeninjured by meth labs in the four years before June 2004.
–from Rogue
FLORIDA CLASSIC PHOTO SHOOT–Thanks for the setup on the photo gig. Nelson is kinda purdy and hemakes that knuck look kinda good. We had a good time and all went well.Mark talks a lot but you know Mark. I think about you a lot and hope youare in the COOL mode. (riding, happy , healthy and all that good stuff)
Gosh Keith, how many years ya got now? Hope you are the one to do the write up. Cause you just have a waywith the right words. Don’t wanna brown nose or any thing like that ya know.
If you don’t mind, give me a street # so me and Nelson can send $$ forsigned copys of “Orwell” please.
Thanks pard, Toby & Nelson
NEW UNITED BANK OF BIKERNET ATM PROCEDURES– A sign in the CreditUnion Lobby reads: “Please note that thiscredit union is installing new “Drive-through” teller machines enablingmembers to withdraw cash without leaving their vehicles. Members using thisnew facility are requested to use the procedures outlined below whenaccessing their accounts. After months of careful research, MALE & FEMALEprocedures have been developed. Please follow the appropriate stepsfor your gender.”
MALE PROCEDURE
1. Drive up to the cash machine.
2. Put down your car window.
3. Insert card into machine and enter PIN.
4. Enter amount of cash required and withdraw.
5. Retrieve card, cash and receipt.
6. Put window up
7. Drive off.
FEMALE PROCEDURE
1. Drive up to cash machine.
2. Reverse and back up the required amount to align car windowwith the machine.
3. Set parking brake, put the window down.
4. Find handbag, remove all contents on to passenger seat to locatecard.
5. Tell person on cell phone you will call them back and hang up.
6. Attempt to insert card into machine.
7. Open car door to allow easier access to machine due to itsexcessive distance from the car.
8.. Insert card.
9. Re-insert card the right way.
10. Dig through handbag to find diary with your PIN written on theinside of the back page.
11. Enter PIN.
12. Press cancel and re-enter correct PIN.
13. Enter amount of cash required.
14. Check makeup in rear view mirror.
15. Retrieve cash and receipt.
16. Empty handbag again to locate wallet and place cash inside.
17. Write withdrawal amount in check register and place receipt inback of checkbook.
18. Re-check makeup.
19. Drive forward 2 feet.
20. Reverse back to cash machine.
21. Retrieve card.
22. Re-empty hand bag, locate card holder, and place card into theslot provided.
23. Give appropriate one-fingered hand signal to irate male driverwaiting behind you.
24. Restart stalled engine and pull off.
25. Redial person on cell phone.
26. Drive for 2 to 3 miles.
27. Release Parking Brake
–from Rev CarlR
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June 09, 2005 Part 1
By Bandit | | General Posts
This has been an insane week. I?m trying to get back into the fold, yetevery other call is a magazine related project. Then I picked up my SturgisShovel powdered parts and I can?t stay out of the shop. It?s good to beback, but we?re a small staff hustling like crazy preparing for Sturgis, theChoppers Only show in Hawaii on July 4th, and I?m also the Grand Marshallfor the Boys and Girls Club Santa Ana Ride The Coast Chili Cookoff on June26th (info below). I?m thinking about riding the 1928 Shovelhead on thisride. It?s 70 miles along the coast completely escorted by the Santa AnaPolice Department. If you?ve never entered a ride like this one don?t missit.
Here?s the really big news. Bikernet has partnered with Sam Dixon tolaunch the Girls of Bikernet.com a separate site devoted to beautiful womenand bikes from all over the country. It?s a membership area because Sam willbe traveling to events and shops all over the country to bring you theabsolutely most beautiful girls and bikes. Some of the bikes will befeatured without the girls in the free section of Bikernet. This site willlaunch in July, watch for it. Let?s hit the news, then I?ll report on SturgisShovel progress:
MEET BIKERNET HOTTIE AND CHOPPERZ4LIFE SPOKESMODEL LIVIA CRISAN THISWEEKEND….Luray, VA. – Outlanders Motorcycles is having their annual bash thisSaturday in the Beautiful Shenandoah Valley. They will have the Ball ofSteel Stunt show and a Poker Run to benefit Cysticfibrosis.
Livia will be signing posters and taking photos at the Chopperz4Life Mfg.Co. booth. Outlanders is an authorized dealer for Chopperz4Life Mfg. Co.and there will be many gorgeous bikes on display. If it wasn?t for Livia wewouldn?t have The Girls of Bikernet site. Her cousin is Sam Dixon theofficial Girls of Bikernet Photographer.
Stop by and see Livia and get your FREE autographed poster.
Any Bikernet readers coming out to the event….. Saturday evening Liviawill be available to shoot photos on your bike if you’d like. Just ask fordetails at the booth and be sure to mention Bandit sent you…. and bringyour cameras!!!
BANDIT CO-PILOTS WITH DR. HAMSTER IN PANAMERICAN RACE IN OCTOBER?WE?RELOOKING FOR A SPONSOR–Description of our race car,?53 Lincoln Cosmopolitan:Lincoln seemed to go a different way in 1952. An entirely new body style,much more sporting, would be copied by Pontiac in 1955. New ball jointfront suspension and an engine done from a clean sheet of paper. This onewas a properly designed overhead valve V8 of 317ci. At 20 cubic inches lessthan the previous engine it put out 8 more horsepower, being rated at 160.Only one wheelbase was offered and Lincoln split the difference between thetwo used from ’49-’51. Nineteen fifty-two’s would stretch to 123. Somewhaton the small side for the largest Lincoln offering, but this, combined withthe ball joint suspension would make these excellent performers.
Not exactly what a Lincoln had represented, they nonetheless were quitesuccessful in racing. A club even exists today celebrating the cars, TheRoad Race Lincolns. They especially excelled in the Pan American Roadraces. The Hydramatic was made standard and it would not be until the 2000Lincoln LS that a Lincoln would again be available with a manualtransmission. Two trim levels were available. The Cosmopolitan was now theless expensive and the Capri was the top of the line. Weight was about4200 lbs and an average price was $3300.
Since Johnny Boyd first twanged it out in 1960, and Commander Cody passedit to a new generation some 15 years later, it has been applied toeverything from a primered Model A to the forgotten LSC coupe of theEighties. But the real, honest Hot Rod Lincoln was actually a series ofremarkably stock Lincoln Capri hardtops that pulled Ford out of aself-imposed exile from racing that had lasted more than 15 years.
It was a glorious return for Ford, as a factory Lincoln-Mercury teameventually rose to dominance in La Carrera Panamericana, the fabled MexicanRoad Race, the very last of the great long-distance competitions to becontested on public highways in North America. This Capri, which won theevent’s final running in 1954, was the race’s top-finishing stock car,albeit in the hands of an unheralded privateer who hung on after Lincoln’sfactory juggernaut came to grief.
In 1952 and ?53, Lincolns finished first through fourth in the race?sstock car division. Chuck Stevenson won both times, with Smith as co-driver.The 1954 race was won by Ray Crawford in a privately entered Lincoln,prepared by Stroppe, with Walt Faulkner second in a factory car. The otherteam cars dropped out, either through accidents or mechanical problems.
Tech InfoThe all-new Lincoln was launched in 1952 and was built through ’54, and ithad the brand new engine to replace the dated Flathead V8. The new 317ci(5.2-litre) unit was extremely smooth, thanks to eight crankshaftcounterbalances where most V8s had just six, plus it was easily tuned. Thenew car also had a very stiff chassis, with six crossmembers on the separateframe, making the car’s new MacPherson strut suspension work well andimproving the model’s durability. In its inaugural year the Capri took theCarrera Panamericana in first, second, third and fourth places, then did thesame the following year, but just first and second places in 1954. But theCapri boasted more than performance as it also has power-operated leatherseats, power windows, power steering and brakes, and even a Hydramatictransmission. In 1956 the car was dramatically restyled; production fell by50 percent.
Iron Wing scoops ‘President’s Pick’ at European Championship–WITH SO MANY of the bikes entered for the Official European Championship atthe Custom Chrome Dealer Show in Germany being based on S&S engines, AMDinvited S&S President Brett Smith, to nominate his personal favorite as a’President’s Pick’.
Smith attended the Custom Chrome Dealer Show with Senior Sales ExecutiveKurt Peterson to support the company’s product range and announce that S&Shad received confirmation that the first of a series of its best sellingproduct lines had just won T?V approval.
Smith, who was also invited by AMD to be one of the VIP judges for theOfficial European Championship, said that he was “really impressed by thestandard of bikes being built in Europe. This has always been a performanceoriented market characterized by strong technical and engineeringachievement, and choosing from among the entrants is really tough.”
One third of the top thirty bikes in the European Championship were builtusing S&S motors; indeed six of the top ten and all of the first three werebuilt around S&S power plants. When AMD publisher Robin Bradley realizedthis, the idea for Smith to personally recognize a favorite from among thembecame irresistible.
The lucky winner was Gerhard Strubbe of Iron Wing, based at Bremerhavenin Northern Germany.
Strubbe’s ’36 Special’ finished just outside the top 30 in the EuropeanChampionship. But when told of the ‘President’s Pick’ award by AMDco-publisher Sonja Wallace some four weeks after the championship event,Strubbe reaction was excited, and he said he was on cloud-nine.
Brett Smith told AMD: “It is just a personal thing, but given the historyof Harley heritage that is imprinted on my family’s DNA, I couldn’t helpbeing drawn to ’36 Special’ as a beautiful example of an old style bike thatis as faithful as can be to the era it represents, but that clearly offerswonderfully contemporary riding enjoyment.”
The engine is an S&S generator style early Shovelhead, topped by IronWing’s own ‘Knovelhead’ rocker boxes and using 1340cc STD cylinders, anAndrews J Cam, S&S 1340 crank, Velva Touch valves, S&S dual plug heads andArias pistons. Gerhard Strubbe has installed a Dell’Orto 40 carb, a Dyna2000i ignition and the Evo style S&S oil pump.
The ‘Knovelhead’ rockers are cast and laser-cut aluminum designs that useall the components of the Shovelhead rocker box, but in a choice of chrome,polished, lacquered or anodized colors they give a neo-Knucklehead look.
Iron Wing’s client for the bike had presented the company with a pictureof a 1930s 74 inch Big Twin, and the idea eventually agreed was forsomething that was styled after the first EL ‘Knucklehead’, which wasintroduced in 1936. Hence the bike’s name.
The wheels are 16in, 16-spoke Harley cast items, with a German-made SSCcaliper at the front, modified for the reduced diameter rotor. The 6-pistonpulley brake arrangement at the rear is also a German item, fromSpeed-point. The frame is a 1993 ‘Vintage’ softail design from VG MotorcycleProducts of The Netherlands featuring a rigid style front end to accept theoriginal Harley Springer forks.
IRON WING
Bremerhaven, GERMANY
Tel: +49 (0)471 72760
Fax: +49 (0)471 72760
E-mail: info@ironwing.de
www.ironwing.de
$10,000 RAFFLE FOR ABANDONED KIDS–For years I was on the board ofdirectors of Human Services Network, a community organization that maintainthree group homes for boys. It?s a place where abandoned kids end up afterterrible childhoods. They?re trying to raise some funds, so here’s thestory–Bandit:
We’re selling 300 tickets only. No more.Winning ticket gets $10,000. Really!
I’ve attached a JPEG of the raffle ticket.If you can sell any, it would be greatly appreciated.
You can e-mail the ticket with a personal noteto friends and business associates, or I canget actual tickets in your hands. The drawingis June 12. The winner doesn’t have to be present.
Call me if you need anything. My cell is best:(310) 714-8962.
“Send someone over quickly!”–the old woman screamed into the phone.
“Two naked bikers are climbing up towardmy bedroom window!”
“This is the Fire Department, lady,” the voice replied.
“I’ll have to transfer you to the Police Department.”
“No, it’s YOU I want!” she yelled.”They need a longer ladder!”
–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com
STURGIS RALLY Industry’s Premier Event and More!– Don’t miss this premier biker event during the Sturgis Rally Week,Wednesday, August 10, 2005. Mingle with the industry greats all whilehelping out two worthy non-profit organizations. Help the kids served byChildren’s Care and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame bygetting a raffle ticket or participating in awesome silent and liveauctions held at the event. For more information click on the Who We Arelink.
Win a $70,000 ride from Jesse Jurrens of Independent Cycle, Inc
A SECOND CHANCE
Win a $40,000 Thunder Mountain Custom Cycle
Get in on the raffle of two very cool motorcycles?even if you can’tattend Kids & Chrome. You can call for tickets or get them online. Drawingswill be held and winners announced the night of the event and notified byU.S. Mail.Get tickets by calling (605) 357-2525 or buy here online.A Jesse Jurrens Custom
A $70,000 custom motorcycle from Jesse Jurrens of Independent Cycle, Inc.of Rapid City, SD., is one of two motorcycles to be raffled. Chances are$100 each or 6 for $500. A maximum of 1000 tickets will be released. *A$2.50 processing fee will be added to online orders.
LUCKY DEVIL Metal Works/BIKERNET TEXAS NATIONAL BIKE SHOW– Howdy, we at Lucky Devil Metal Works are pleased to invite you to The Texas National Bike Show. This year the show will be held at the Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis on Seawall Blvd, during the Lone Star Rally
We are so excited about the show this year, those of you that participated last year will remember the fabulous rain storm that Mother Nature provided, even though there was ankle deep water everywhere we had almost 50 bikes! So this year we are going to make sure we have a ?high and dry? show. We have secured the Galveston Island Convention Center, and are extending the show to a two-day affair. We are also expecting around 200 bikes and numerous vendors. In addition to all that Prime Media (i.e. Hot Bike, Street Chopper, and Hot Rod Bike) will be covering the event in their magazines prior to the show itself. Along with the coverage Prime Media will be throwing into the mix a chance for 3 of the winners (not necessarily the 1st place winners) to have their bike shot for a feature in one of the 3 magazines! How cool is that! So along with some very choice trophies, and other goodies, you could have a chance to see your ride between the pages of the most read magazines in the industry. O.K. lets talk about our judges. We have a who?s who of judges, Keith ?Bandit? Ball (editor of Hot Bike) Rick Fairless (Strokers Dallas), and Tim ?Joe T? Moore of Joe T?s customs; will be officiating; so I?d say that?s about 200 years of experience! (sorry guys). Speaking of Rick Fairless, Mister Strokers Dallas himself will be our feature builder at the show. He will be bringing his big trailer, his merchandise, and his autograph hand for any and all fans! The Devil himself Kent Weeks of Lucky Devil Metal Works will bring his own brand of mischief to the show. Along with his band of evil minions you can see some of Lucky Devil?s cool customs, you may have seen some of them in recent issues of Hot Bike and Easyriders. You will also be able to procure your very own ?Devil Tee? while you are at the show, and see some of LDMW stellar products.
Well, that about wraps it up. If you want to see some awesome bikes, have a drink or two, shop, and see some very HOT BABES (oh! I forgot to mention the Bikini Show and Contest) make sure to register now, as spaces are limited.See You at the Show,Holly WeeksShow Coordinator281-477-3738
Become Miss Texas National Bike Show!!– Welcome to the official web page of the Lone Star Model Search. Thecompetition will take place on October 30 during the Texas National BikeShow, and will provide the opportunity for three competitors to be featuredin three of the most popular motorcycle magazines today, THE GIRLS OFBIKERNET, along with some of the finest motorcycles ever built! Along with agreat feature, the top competitor will be crowned Miss Texas National BikeShow. This is a great opportunity for models to gain national exposure, aswell as being noticed by the leaders of the motorcycle industry.
This page is still under construction and will be updated shortly. Inthe mean time, if you would like more information about this event, pleasecontact:
Eric Joly
713-973-0665
ericjoly@sbcglobal.net
PATRIOT ACT GOBBLES FREEDOMS–We have to watch more and more what kind of laws get passed. I rememberwhen the R.I.C.O. Bill was passed. They said it was suppose to be for ONLYOrganized Crime (Mafia) They should have included the Federal Government. Well we have seen that law used against motorcycle organizations andIndivuals. Once they get it on the books they keep widening it to includewho or what ever they want. The Editors of Florida Today have the following to say.–Rogue
Patriot Act fears–New proposals would add unchecked police power and further erode civillibertiesIf this doesn’t keep you awake at night, it should.When Congress returns to work this week, it’s headed toward approving broadnew police powers under a reauthorized Patriot Act that would further erodeour civil liberties.And there’s a good chance they’ll do it behind closed doors.That cannot be allowed to happen. And neither can a chilling proposal pushedby the Bush administration that would significantly expand the FBI’sauthority to get its hands on records and monitor mail in terror probeswithout approval from a judge.We’ve reached this point as Congress ponders revisions to the Patriot Act,which was hastily passed after the Sept. 11 attacks to give law enforcementagencies more tools to fight terrorism.
Many of the provisions were certainly necessary, but others mostdefinitely were not.Among them was a section that lets FBI agents obtain search warrants forlibrary records from a secret court and bypass the traditional standard ofshowing probable cause.In other cases, the government can seize whole databases from hospitals andother institutions during an investigation into the background andactivities of a single person.When the Patriot Act was passed, Congress put a sunset provision on somemeasures so they could bere-evaluated later. That time has arrived, with the sections just mentionedneeding repeal; others, revision.
But rather than move in that direction and protect the civil libertiesthat are the foundation of our country, the White House and GOP-controlledCongress are going in the opposite direction.Take the request to increase the FBI’s investigative powers on just aboutany kind of record seizures without a judge’s OK, and without any evidencethe people whose records are being gathered are involved in criminalactivity.
It comes even though Valerie Caproni, the FBI’s general counsel, hastestified that she knows of no cases where national security has beenjeopardized through the current procedure, which requires officials toobtain warrants.
Making matters worse is the Senate Intelligence Committee’s recentdecision to bar the public from Patriot Act hearings, which adds morecredence to righteous fears that our civil liberties are being undercut.
Committee members should open the proceedings when they reconvene thisweek, and stand up for the Constitution by killing the newno-judicial-review proposal and moving to enact other reforms andsafeguards.Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other administration officials andallies are falsely portraying Patriot Act reformers as trying to tie thehands of law enforcement and hurt national security.
But they never mention that many leading conservatives and conservativegroups are demanding the Patriot Act be revamped.They and countless Americans recognize the rule of law and protecting therights of the individual must prevail over unchecked police power, and thatwe cannot sacrifice our most cherished principles under the guise offighting terrorism.If we do, then the bad guys have won.
I got a New Florida Drivers License last week and it amounts to aNational I.D. Card with all kinds of information about me on it. If I wereto object then I would not have a operators permit. Watch for this to happen Country Wide.
–Rogue
MOTORSPORTS WEEKEND EXTRAVAGANZA TO DEBUT IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS–2005-2006 Arenacross Championship Series and 25th Annual Cycle WorldInternational Motorcycle Shows presented by Toyota Trucks Share a Home.Santa Ana, CA – June 6, 2005 – Advanstar Communications, Inc. – a leadingpublisher of print, event and online media for the powersports, off-road andautomotive aftermarket industries – today announced the kickoff dates forits two firsts – an all new Arenacross Championship Series and stop numberone on the 25th Annual Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows tour. Bothevents will take place at the Fort Worth Convention Center and Arena onNovember 4-6, 2005 in Fort Worth, Texas.
“Combining action-packed racing with America’s leading consumermotorcycle show series is a great way to capture the excitement ofcompetition and have it translate to even more enthusiasm on the motorcycleshow floor. This combined entertainment experience is unequalled in themotorcycle market,” said Skip Johnson, Vice President of the PowersportsConsumer Events division of Advanstar. “For the first time ever, we’ll offerour OEM, accessory, and enthusiast customers a fully integrated andinteractive motorcycle experience over the course of a weekend. Race fansand enthusiasts will have the opportunity to witness the latesttechnologies, new launches, accessories and merchandise from leadingmanufacturers on Friday and Saturday nights, and experience those productsfirst-hand on the show floor the next day.”
Home of the first-ever Arenacross produced in 1984 by Mike KiddPromotions, Fort Worth is an ideal starting point for both events. “We’revery excited and proud to be launching our combined program in Fort Worth.It’s a part of the country that’s full of committed motorcycle racers,enthusiasts, and fans. It’s also where the Advanstar Arenacross team callshome – what can be better than that?” said Mike Kidd, Race Director.
Advanstar will feature the motorcycle show and race combination in selectmarkets across the United States, with the second stop in Long Beach, CA onDecember 9-11, 2005. “Many motorcycle manufacturers and accessory companiescall Southern California home – the Cycle World International MotorcycleShows presented by Toyota Trucks have always attracted the “who’s who” inthe motorcycle industry – adding high caliber professional racing on Fridayand Saturday nights, along with a full amateur program on Sunday is sure toenhance the motorcycle crowd coming to Long Beach”, said Jeff D’Entremont,IMS Show Director.
Complete schedules for the Arenacross Championship Series and the CycleWorld International Motorcycle Shows presented by Toyota Trucks will beannounced shortly.
BIKERNET RELATIONSHIP ADVICE–My girlfriend and I had been datingfor over a year when we decided toget married. My parents helped us in every way, and my friendsencouraged me.. My girlfriend? She was a dream! There was only onething bothering me.
That one thing was her younger sister. My prospective sister-in-law wastwenty years of age, wore tight miniskirts, and low cut blouses.She would regularly bend down when near me, and I got many a pleasantview of her underwear. It had to be deliberate. She never did it whenshe was near anyone else.
One day little sister calls and asked me to come over to check thewedding invitations. She was alone when I arrived. She whispered to methat soon I was to be married, and she had feelings and desires for methat she could not overcome and did not really want to overcome. Shetold me that she wanted to make love to me just once before I gotmarried and committed my life to her sister. I was in total shock andcould not say a word. She said, “I’m going upstairs to my bedroom, andif you want to go ahead with it just come up and get me.”
I was stunned. I was frozen in shock as I watched her go up the stairs.When she reached the top, she pulled down her panties and threw themdown the stairs at me. I stood there for a moment, then turned and wentstraight to the front door. I opened the door and stepped out of thehouse and walked straight toward my car.
My future father-in-law was standing outside. With tears in his eyes hehugged me and said, “We are very happy that you have passed our littletest. We could not ask for a better man for our daughter. Welcome tothe family!”
The moral of this story is:Always keep your condoms in your car!!!!!!!
ABATE of Indiana Celebrates with Lynyrd Skynyrd–ABATE of Indiana, the nation’s largest state motorcyclists’ rightsorganization, is proud to announce the 2005 Boogie? on July 14, 15, 16 and17 in Lawrence County, Indiana. ABATE will be celebrating 25 years of greatmusic and great memories with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Edgar Winter and many otherlocal, and regional bands.
Every year, bikers from all over the world gather at the “Midwest?sBest Biker Fest” for music, bikes, entertainment and a wild good time! Thisno-holds-barred biker festival.
This year’s Boogie? will include 3days of live music on two stages, ride-in bike show, field events, bike run,contests (tattoo, arm wrestling, buns, and the fabulous “Hoosier Honey”),motorcycle swap, and plenty of food vendors. A 2005 Harley-Davidson?RoadKing? will also be given away on Saturday evening for only $5 perchance! (License number 104958)
All proceeds from this event go directly back to ABATE of Indiana (a501c3 non-profit organization) for their efforts to teach and advocate forIndiana motorcyclists.
Lawrence County Recreational Park in Springville, Indiana (Located 12miles south of Bloomington, Indiana, west of State Road 37 Citgo Station).Gates open: Thursday, July 14th. Admission: $35 per person (you must be amember of a recognized state motorcyclists rights organization, and showproof, to attend. ABATE of Indiana membership available at the gate: $35single, $55 couple). No one under 18 allowed, everyone must show ID.Parking: cars and trucks $10; trailers $5; campers, buses and RVs $50;camping and motorcycle parking included with admission. RV campground spots(some with hook-ups) are limited in availability, please call 800-232-2283.
For more information, call 800-23-ABATE or 317-422-8040, Vendors: Ifyou would like information on being a vendor at the Boogie, please contact:Herb Archer (food vendors) 317-247-0217; Mike Strode (all other vendors)765-482-6448 .strodefamily@sbcglobal.net
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RIDER LOOKING FOR MUSTANG–HELLO SIR, IM WRITING IN QUESTION TO THAT FABULOUS MUSTANG RETURN BIKE.THE GREEN MACHINE THAT NOW HAS ME CRAVING FOR SUMIN LIKE THAT.I CONSIDERED A 1963 CUSHMAN VTWIN23HP HOTRODDED OR EVEN AN ORIGINAL MUSTANG STALLION LIKE A 61 BUT NOW SEEING THE TOP QUALITY CUSTOM MUSTANG RETURNS.I WANT TO OWN ONE.IS IT POSSIBLE TO FORWARD MY INTEREST IN GETTING ONE BUILT TO IKE AND JASON.OR WOULD THEY SELL A KIT FORM OF THAT BIKE WITH ALL THE PARTS AND SPECS.I REALLY AM INTERESTED.JUST BUY CHANCE WHAT WOULD BE AN APPROX COST FOR THAT GREEN MUSTANG OR ONE SIMILAR?PLEASE RESPOND SOON.THANK YOU I WILL START SAVING NOW!!!!!SMILE.I MAY CONSIDER A THEME BIKE .IM A RET DAV US ARMY GULF WAR 1990-1991 FIELD ARTILLERY FT. HOOD TX 1CAV
SCOTT + SCOTT LLC FILES FIRST SECURILTIES FRAUD CLASS ACTION AGAINST HARLEY-DAVIDSON–Stock Price Of Motorcycle Manufacturer Drops 19.6% After Alleged False Accounting Measures Are Announced. COLCHESTER, Conn., May 25 /PRNewswire/ — On May 18, 2005 Scott + Scott, LLC filed the first securities class action against Harley-Davidson, Inc. [HDI] and individual defendants Jeffrey L. Bleustein and James L. Zeimer in the United States District Court for the District of Wisconsin on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased or acquired Harley-Davidson securities between January 21, 2004, and through April 14, 2005, inclusive. Since that time, other law firms have filed actions against Harley-Davidson alleging similar, if not identical allegations, contained in Scott + Scott’s original complaint.
If you would like more information about Scott + Scott’s original action against Harley-Davidson please contact Neil Rothstein at nrothstein@scott- scott.com (800/332-2259 or 619/251-0887) or Amy K. Saba at asaba@scott- scott.com (800/332-2259). Scott + Scott has offices in Connecticut, Ohio and California and specializes in complex litigation including securities fraud and represents foundations, individuals, corporations and pension funds worldwide. The firm is involved in numerous major securities, antitrust and employee retirement plan cases throughout the United States including securities cases against Friedman, Billings, Ramsay Group, MBNA, Rhodia, GlaxoSmithKline, Doral Financial, Able Pharmaceuticals.
Neil Rothstein Esq. Scott + Scott, LLC 401 b Street Suite 307 San Diego, CA 92101 619-233-4565
–from Rogue
WANT TO BUILD A QUALITY BIKE?–To build bikes like the pros, it?s integral that you pick the right parts. A smart yet simple decision is to work with top-of-the-line parts by working with Doug Keim Creative Cycles products. Already being used by many of the top custom builders, the Doug Keim Creative Cycles Oil Star attaches any three oil lines in a more natural round shape than the standard flat shape of most other clamps out on the market. CNC-machined from 6061 T6 billet aluminum; the Oil Star Line Holder is finished in polished or high-quality chrome. Just remember, to build like the pros, work with parts that make the most sense. For more information, contact: Doug Keim Creative Cycles, (732) 751-1403, www.creativecycles.com/
THE PRICE WAS RIGHT AT DEALER EXPOKENNY PRICE AND RAY PRICE TEAM UP FOR 2005 AHDRA TOP FUEL DRAGS–The Founder and President of SAMSON Motorcycle Products, Kenny Price met with World Famous Drag Race Champion Ray Price at the 2005 Dealer Expo to finish final details for the AHDRA 2005 season. Samson Exhaust will be the title sponsor for the Ray Price Motorsports Top Fuel Nitro bike.
?The name Ray Price is synonymous with Harley Davidson drag racing and we are proud to be able to sponsor this race team,? said Kenny Price. ?As title sponsor to Ray Price Racing, we are able to show our support to the industry.? Ray Price has been racing for over 35 years and is owner of one of the largest Harley Davidson dealerships in North America. Located in Raleigh, NC it is the only dealership in the country with a Harley Davidson Drag Racing Museum.
?SAMSON EXHAUST is the industry leader in motorcycle exhaust and Ray Price is the leader in drag racing,? said Nick Trumbo, SAMSON Sales and Marketing Manager. ?It is only natural that Kenny and Ray team up to put the Number 1 plate on Ray?s bike.?
SAMSON Motorcycle Products designs, manufactures, markets and sells premium quality motorcycle exhausts exclusively in Anaheim, California, USA. Every product has been thoroughly tested to improve performance, enhance appearance and give the sound customers are looking for. As the industry leader in aftermarket exhaust, every part is inspected for the highest quality standards. SAMSON Motorcycle Products markets products under the Samson Exhaust?, Caliber? High Performance Exhaust and Shogun? Exhaust brand names.
Caliber Four Step Dual Crossover and Muffler —Caliber High Performance Exhaust has designed and developed a cutting edge true dual crossover Four-Stepped Exhaust system for 1995 to 2004 Road Kings and Dressers. The system utilizes a three-step header and incorporates the tuned muffler. This amazing system greatly improves the street performance of these fine road motorcycles, and at the same time producing a deep invigorating sound.
The complete system includes full coverage heat shields, 2 sets of baffles, all mounting hardware, chromed mounting bracket, a brilliant chrome 3? muffler and an engraved chrome aluminum end cap. The beauty of the Caliber True Dual Header System is the beauty of the system. The smooth flowing lines are evidence of careful planning and an eye for good looks. The right side pipe carefully follows the lines of the classic styling of the bike and makes a single straight line from the floorboards to the end of the muffler. Without drama or excess, the left side pipe exits from the rear cylinder to form strong lines that end at the perfect location behind the bags.
?Street ride-ability is what these pipes are all about? said Kenny Price, CEO of Samson Motorcycle Products. ?The new Caliber line raises the bar for performance pipes that look good.? Extensive Dyno testing proves the Caliber True Dual Crossover system put the power to the road with significant increases in horsepower and torque.
All Caliber exhaust systems come with a Full Two Year Warranty.
Samson Motorcycle Products designs, manufactures, markets and sells premium quality motorcycle exhausts at their state of the art facilities in Anaheim, CA. Every product has been thoroughly tested to improve performance, enhance appearance and give the sound customers are looking for. As the industry leader in aftermarket exhaust, every part is inspected for the highest quality standards. Samson Motorcycle Products markets products under the Samson?, Shogun? and Caliber? Brand Names.
LANDMARK BAR BOUNCES BACK–HUTCHINSON ISLAND – Battered by two storms, Archie’s Seabreeze, a landmark biker bar, reopens today — the first day of hurricane season.
The owner wants to taunt the weather.”Bring it on, baby. Nothing can hurt me again like that hurt me. It’s been nine months of hell,” said Patty McGee, the 61-year-old owner, who spent $250,000 making repairs that brought the biker joint up to building code.
The first hurricane, Frances, damaged the roof and let in 21 days of rain last year, while McGee slept on the pool table. Repaired now with steel beams and laminated wooden trusses, Archie’s is still funky and open to the breeze coming off the ocean.”My building was on its last legs,” said the freckled, tanned and blonde owner, a biker chick who worked as a cook until she bought the place in 1994.”It was old. It was funky,” she said.
Now it’s new and funky.
When the concrete threshold was poured, someone etched “No shirt, No shoes, No problem” into the wet cement. Pink Floyd plays on the jukebox. And an ancient bougainvilla blooms in the courtyard, protected by a lattice enclosure.
“We all decided that Archie’s is priceless. The karma, the love, it’s just so steeped in history and good feelings,” she said. “Besides, in five years, I’ll have the hottest joint in America.”
–BY PATRICK PETERSON FLORIDA TODAY
–from Rogue
BMC MANUFACTURED FOR 2005–BMC Choppers has been busy over in Bend. Just like the brand-new website says on the homepage thanks to the talents of 530medialab, BMC manufactures more than a name. A whole hell of a lot more, just click onto the line up for 2005 and you?ll be impressed by what?s coming straight outta Bend, Oregon that is. There are images, stats, and details on the ?05 Hooligan and Big Daddy models. On the easy-access BMC news and updates section Big Mike is letting everybody know about BMC?s new BMC apparel and accessories available in the online store, gotta love the ease of the internet these days. Big Mike and BMC Choppers have built a custom Hooligan for the PBR tour, his appearances on that and his participation on the S&S Shovelhead tour are posted on the new site as well. The other usual and customaries of your typical Web site are there for your surfing convenience. So check it out, www.bmcchoppers.com.
STEALTH BIKE WORKS BIKERNET REPORT–This past week we hung our security door in place at STEALTH BIKE WORKS. This door is too cool! My good friend “Chopper John” came up with this creation. The door weighs in at around 150 pounds! “Chopper John” is a wizard when it comes to metal and welding. He is our part time fabricator and we hope one day to make him full time. We plan on doing our windows the same as the door. The door is one of the coolest attractions at STEALTH BIKE WORKS to date and hopefully it will attract a lot of attention as to getting people to stop by the shop.
One thing I have noticed is our customer base is about 50-50, old school-new school. It is a learning curve as far as knowing what to have in stock and what not to have.
This weekend STEALTH BIKE WORKS heads to the June Jam Bike Show and Swap Meet. This will be our first event since we opened. Our # 1 priority is to advertise this weekend, to get the word out that we are open. The June Jam is located at the Rowan County Fairgrounds, the same location as the Horse Smoke-Out, June 24th and 25th. I know I told you about this last week but our first shop rides heads for the Smoke-Out at 12 noon June 25th. If you are in the area look us up and ride with us. For more info give us a call at 704-882-0889. We will be glad to hear from you.
Another reminder, July 24th the 7th Annual Run For Breath “In Memory Of Justin Pullin” takes place.
STEALTH BIKE WORKS is RFB headquarters and is the 2nd stop on the run. RFB t-shirts will be available soon! So the calendar is jammed packed with up coming events. We hope to see you down the road!
On a completely different subject, I read where Discovery is dropping the Bike-Build off series. What is up with that? If we can find a phone #, we should all call in and let them know how we feel about this! Come on, what are they thinking?
So I guess that is about it for this week! Until next week, burn some pavement!
–STEALTHMAN
SANTA MARIA MOTORCYCLE MADNESS SPONSORED BY HOT BIKE–The first stop on Horse Power Promotions Hot Bike Super Show Tour – The Hot Bike All American Motorcycle Madness, May 20th, 21st and 22nd – brought out thousands of custom bikes from the celebrated to virtually unknown builders from all over the West.
Thanks to Santa Maria Harley-Davidson, the weekend was jamming with non-stop motorcycle madness and entertainment from morning to evening: Live music, David Chaves Trials “rider extraordinaire,” Eddie Mulder?s Vintage Flat Track Racing in the Santa Maria Ford Arena, and of course the Mitch Bergeron bike build that was definitely the hottest and most well-attended spectacle at the show.
Mitch Bergeron and Johnny Chop worked passionately throughout the weekend building the dream bike with a Revtec motor, Jims Transmission, Mean Street front end, Ego Tripp wheels, and bolted it all to a Mitch Bergeron frame. MC Advantage and Havoc threw in some other necessary pieces. Lincoln Welders provided the tools for the build and Johnny and Mitch powered out one cool bike and gave it away to the show?s luckiest participant on Sunday at the awards ceremony. With Mitch and Johnny?s blood, sweat and tears in the state-of-the-art project bike, it no doubt will quickly become a collector?s dream.
In addition, other outstanding giveaways of the afternoon included a Titan motorcycle from GA Motorsports and a two-bike enclosed trailer from Central Coast Trailers, which put the value of the prizes at well over $100,000.
Out of over 150 vendors in the Motorcycle Madness Marketplace, dozens had record sales over the weekend. The most popular hang out in the Motorcycle Marketplace was the builders square where many of the country?s best builders such as Scott Long, Harold Pontarelli, Top Shelf, Lucky 7, Straight Jacket and Steve Van Morkhoven to name a few, all had booths and exhibited their latest creations.
Horse Power Promotions added indoor spaces for more shopping and chopping in the convention center. This is also where the ongoing Quick Throttle TV Show was filming with builder and vendor interviews.
The buzz from the over 15,000 attendees was directed to the bike show and the killer billet trophies by Ego Tripp and the Cycle Smith and Dakota Digital awards. The Bike show participants agreed that they were the best they had ever seen.
There was almost too much to do for a three-day weekend! With 2 poker runs, 33-acres of vendors, stunt show, Flat Track racing, and an annual After the Madness Maverick Party that allowed the locals to mix with the builders and share some sweet adult beverage. Speaking of sweet, Michele Smith, host of American Thunder was on hand and needless to mention, provided one of the more popular photo ops!
2006 All American Motorcycle Madness will take place May 19th, 20th & 21st in Santa Maria, CA. Check out www.horsepowerpromotions.com for more info.
THAT’S A WRAP FOR THIS WEEK–I feel like a rider who broke down just before the Fresno Run. I’m helpless without my goddamn computer. Did you notice the stinkin’ ’54 Linclon. We’ll I’m signed up to be co-pilot in the LA Carrera PanAmerican race across Mexico with Dr. Hamster, one of my best buds. We’ve ridden to Sturgis, Arizona to bars and girl’s homes for decades. It’s a historic 2500 mile run from the bottom of Mexico in Oaxaco, to Laredo, Texas. Back in the ’50s these Linclons won the race, two years in a row, hands down. We’ll see in October how she runs again.
Bikernet.com is also sponsoring the Kids And Chrome benefit in Sturgis this year. It’s a major blast during the Rally to support the Sturgis Museum and a Childrens Hospital in Rapid City. Check their site for more info.
In the meantime I pick up my powder work tomorrow and George the Wild Brush plans to hit the headquarters on Saturday to touch off the sheet metal with pinstriping. Then the flag drops to build this bad ass Shovel. I can’t wait.
Let’s Ride,
–Bandit
June 2, 2005 Part 1
By Bandit | | General Posts
Hey,
It’s never a dull moment around this crap house. Yesterday morning my computer crashed. It didn’t just crap out. It crashed big time. It’s toast, curtains, shot. So, first I must apologize if you hoped your item would be glorified in the news and didn’t make it. Second, I hauled it off to the doctor and prayed for surf. He ran tests all night long with no luck. Today he endeavored to save the data. My fingers are still crossed. Hence, the fuckin’ news is up late and it’s a short version.
Last weekend I attempted to ride my Panhead to Brad’s house. He’s a shipping crane mechanic and owns Harbor Kick-Boxing Dojo. He also owns a pristine 1965 Panhead and was having a problem with his clutch. I jumped my ’48 and headed in his direction until my throttle stuck on the dual Mikuni job. I made a left on Anaheim and ducked into a residential district. I shut it down and tinkered. The initial throttle cable was jammed. It was nearly dark and I didn’t have time to fuck with it alongside the street. I kicked it to life and the engine roared. I jammed it into second and let out the foot clutch. It was stuck at about 25 mph, so I feathered the clutch at stops and weaved toward home. I rolled passed the gate without ever stopping, shut ‘er off and rolled out the Road King. I stll made it in time for Thai food and bullshitting in the garage.
Let’s hit the news, then I’ll report on my Sturgis Update and bike project. I pick up the powder tomorrow, and then final construction begins:
TEN LEGISLATIVE UPDATE– Here is what happened today HB 456 which was our clean helmet bill was rolled until the first calendar in Budget in 2006.Tomorrow we have the Senate Version of the parade bill and the House version of the Bicycle Helmet Bill.John will update me on these bills as soon as he knows something on the bills that are being heard tomorrow.We have made some huge strives this year we have made new friends and we start next year exactly where we left off in budget committee so we are already ahead of the game for 2006. Our sponsors are willing to work hard and have not given up our dream of freedom of choice and they are going to help us this summer and the 100’s of megs of other information we have already gathered plus what ever anyone digs up this summer we have 7 months before we are ready to go again lets get busy working on it.
Nancy “Halftrack” Carr
CMT/ABATE Office Manager/ Newsletter Editor
Member of Sons of Liberty Riders
MRF Member
Penn DOT REPORTS THAT HIGHWAY DEATHS WERE DOWN IN 2004–HARRISBURG: Highway deaths in Pennsylvania dropped to 1,490 last year,87 fewer than 2003 when 1,577 people lost their lives on the Commonwealth’sroads, according to State Transportation Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E.
According to PennDOT statistics, the number of alcohol-relatedfatalities decreased from 558 in 2003 to 542 last year.
To be more consistent with how the federal government reports crashstatistics, PennDOT included police, coroner, hospital and actualblood-alcohol content reports to indicate an alcohol-related fatality. From2001 to 2003, PennDOT used only police reports to indicate alcohol-relatedfatalities.
The number of motorcyclists killed dropped to 157 last year from 171in 2003. Additionally, the number of pedestrians killed dropped to 151 lastyear from 175 in 2003.
Fatalities that resulted from speeding dropped to 250 last year from270 in 2003. PennDOT also changed how this number is reported to be moreconsistent with federal crash reporting. For 2004, PennDOT dropped drivingtoo fast for conditions and fleeing a police officer from the speedingcategory, which now only includes actual speeding.
Unbuckled fatalities dropped significantly to 578 last year from 623in 2003. Since 2000, PennDOT has allocated over $14 million in federal fundsto state and local police agencies to conduct special enforcement events andeducation aimed at increasing seat belt use. Pennsylvania’s current seatbelt use rates stands at 82 percent, compared to roughly 71 percent in 2000.
Heavy truck-related fatalities dropped to 183 last year from 214 in2003. Also, aggressive driving played a role in 868 fatalities last year,up 10 from 2003. Aggressive driving includes factors such as speeding,fleeing police, careless passing and tailgating.
I had two telephone interviews this afternoon with the Patriot News(Harrisburg, PA) and the Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh, PA) concerning theofficial PennDOT statistics that were released today. I stressed to thereporters that Motorcycle helmets do not prevent accidents, education ofmotorcycle operators and other road users are the key to saving more lives.
I was told by one reporter that the breakdown of the numbers is this:
70 – Helmetless
73 – With Helmets
2 – Improper Helmets (non-DOT)
6 – Helmets worn improperly
6 – unknown
I was also asked to comment about how in 2003 helmetless m/c fatalities were37 compared to 70 in 2004. I declined to comment on those numbers andexplained that on September 4, 2003 was when we gained our freedom here inPA and that meant that there was only 4 months of freedom that year comparedto 12 full months in 2004. Not only that, but the 4 months of freedomincluded 2 months that the majority of PA bikers didn’t ride in, therefore thenumbers were meaningless statistics.
If we wanted to, we could say that 37×3=111 vs. the 70 fatalities thatactually occurred. That would indicate a 37% decrease in helmetless deathsfrom 2003 to 2004.
Hmmmm…?
Jeff Harris – ABATE of PA – State Public Relations Officer
S&S ANNOUNCES DEALER HIGHLIGHT ON WEB SITE– LA CROSSE, WI (June 2, 2005) S&S Cycle is pleased to announce that two dealers, DOUGZ Custom Paint and Fabrication and J&P Cycles, are featured dealers in the Dealer Center at www.sscycle.com .
DOUGZ Custom Paint and Fabrication of La Crosse, Wisconsin was the first dealer to be highlighted and the current highlight is J&P Cycles of Anamosa, Iowa . Viewers will have the opportunity to learn about these and other dealers through this service and S&S is proud to be associated with so many professional customers.
An electronic submission form can be filled out by dealers wishing to be considered. The web site for this form is http://www.sscycle.com/iframes/login.php – simply enter the Dealer Area for directions. Previous highlights will be archived for continued viewing in the future.
“Since our dealership has been featured on the S&S website, our DOUGZ.com traffic has increased 23%. Being the first highlighted dealer on the S&S site is a thrill for us as we are not as well known as many other custom shops across the globe. We are honored by the opportunity to be aligned with the greatest company in the V-Twin industry,” said Doug Wozney , owner of DOUGZ Custom Paint and Fabrication.
STURGIS RUN 2005 FOR THE CRAZY HORSE MONUMENT–Is the Run To Sturgis from Phoenix still happening????Do you know when YOU will be at the Full Throttle???Charlie Brechtel would like to be there to play the 5-Ball song he wrote about you.
He is not looking to be paid for it. He wants to do it for you. It would have to be when he is not busy playing at the Buffalo Chip or somewhere else and also work it out with the owners of Full Throttle.
–Rogue
Of course it’s happening. And I’ll run it down every week in the news. Tomorrow we’re designing fliers and will have them in Irvine on Saturday at the HOT BIKE Super Show. Check it out below and sign up for the ride.–Bandit
I’ll give you a brief rundown: The charity efforts are to support the Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills. We leave from Phoenix on Wednesday the 3rd of August and ride along warm twisting highways, ducking interstates wherever possible to Durango, Colorado for the night. Then it’s up Thursday morn and down the terrific mountain roads into Aspen, Colorado for the night. Both these towns are knock-outs for terrific restaurants and nightlife. Friday morning we cut a dusty trail north again into Cheyenne and we’re almost home. Saturday we meander up killer roads into the Badlands and Deadwood, but we won’t stop until we reach the Full Throttle Saloon for our first party of the Rally.
Each day will cover 250-300 miles so we’ll roll into town in time to hang out by the pool, hit the gym, shop in town then have a killer meal.
That’s it, you cover the hotels and your expenses, we make all the arrangements and you make a donation to Crazyhorse.
To get hooked up you need to contact Joerlene, our travel agent and line up hotels. She will have rooms booked from Phoenix to Cheyenne and if you’re not hooked up in Sturgis, she’ll try to help. Her email address is carefreetours@hawaii.rr.com.
BUILD-YOUR-OWN CUSTOM TANK–If you?ve ever wanted to try your hand at custom fabrication, here?s a perfect starting point. Pro-One has just released a collection of WELD YOUR OWN FUEL TANK KITS that provide the perfect baseline for designing and fabricating your own custom gas tank. The kits are sold with components shown including side panels, bottom plates, tunnel, brackets and even a pop-up custom cap. Available in 3 styles, Frankentank, Tear Drop and Dagger Style, the kits can be modified and altered to your personal taste and requirements. Retail on for the WELD YOUR OWN TANK KITS is $549.95. For complete details call 800-884-4173 visit www.pro-one.com.
PAUGHCO?S RETRO-COFFIN–Paughco?s newest line of Old School style chopper gas tanks really aren?t new at all. They?ve been making them and thousands of other traditional CHOPPER components since 1968! Upgrades for late model screw in caps and the addition of larger capacity models are the only things that have changed. Otherwise these are the same COFFIN TANKS that along with PAUGHCO?S renowned MUSTANG tank, ruled back in the wild 60?s and 70?s. Fabricated from 12 gauge steel, the tank shown here carries 2.5 gallons and measures 21″ L x 11 ?” W x 8″ H. Paughco COFFINS are fit with 3/8 petcock bung on the left side and feature a low tunnel. Tanks come with mounting hardware shown and are 100% American Made. This particular style is offered in 2, 2 ?, 3.8, 4, 4.25 and 5 gallon capacities. For complete details call 775-246-5738 or catch the complete Paughco line of traditional and contemporary CHOPPER accessories at www.paughco.com
DAYTONA BEACH GOOD COP GONE BAD ROGUE REPORT — A former Edgewater police officer will get a different prosecutor when he faces a new trial for a shooting death during an early-morning fight.However, 45-year-old Ronald Robbins won’t get a prosecutor from a different judicial circuit, said Circuit Judge Julianne Piggotte, who ruled Wednesday that Robbins doesn’t have enough legal ground to bar other attorneys who work in the local circuit under State Attorney John Tanner.
Robbins’ attorney, Paul Kwilecki Jr., argued Wednesday that the new trial on his second-degree-murder charge should be handled by a different circuit because local prosecutors mishandled the first trial and prejudiced the jury.Though Kwilecki’s request was denied, he was relieved to know that the local prosecutor who handled the first trial, Assistant State Attorney Bryan Feigenbaum, won’t be handling the new trial. The homicide division of the State Attorney’s Office will prosecute.However, the motion heard Wednesday was the latest in a case full of bizarre twists.
Robbins, who served on the Edgewater Police Department from 1987 to 2002, was convicted in May 2003 of the shooting death of 22-year-old Jason Starkey. According to records, Starkey and Robbins fought outside a Daytona Beach dry-cleaning business about 4:50 a.m. Sept. 22, 2002.Starkey was killed from a single gunshot wound to the back, and during the trial Robbins argued that the shooting happened in self-defense.Starkey was a murder suspect in the death of a cross-dressing male prostitute, and Robbins’ former lover was acquitted of charges she tried to have Feigenbaum killed.
The 5th District Court of Appeal overturned Robbins’ guilty verdict in December, ruling that Robbins didn’t get a fair trial.
The appellate court ruled that Feigenbaum got improper testimony during the trial and made improper remarks during closing arguments for which the trial judge should have declared a mistrial.
The improper testimony and the improper remarks focused on whether Robbins didn’t mention to police that Starkey had a knife. Such remarks by a prosecutor are prohibited because Robbins has a right to remain silent, the appellate court ruled.
–byLudmilla Lelis Orlando Sentinel
–from Rogue http:// http://www.bikerrogue.com
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