BIKERNET NEWS ALERT– TEENAGERS BUSTED FOR STRANGLING BIKERS, VICTORY AND S&S BUILD PERFORMANCE, STURGIS FILES LAWSUIT AND DEADWOOD REDUCES SPEED LIMITS

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WATCH OUT FOR NEW DEADWOOD SPEED LIMITS–Having reduced the speed limit in one area, Deadwood officials continue to work on improving pedestrian and vehicle safety on the town’s main thoroughfare.

Police Chief Kelly Fuller told the Deadwood City Commission Monday night that the city’s parking and transportation committee met again with a state Department of Transportation official over safety measures for Highway 85-14A, the four-lane highway.The northeast end is hilly, connecting to Boulder Canyon and Deadwood Hill. There is active foot traffic between area gaming hotels, trolley stops, the Days of ’76 Museum, rodeo grounds, and the foot path along Whitewood Creek. Nearer to downtown, tourists migrate between the gaming district, parking areas and the new facade attraction depicting frontier storefronts.

The city and DOT earlier this year reduced the speed limit in that section, although some city officials want it even slower speeds. To educate drivers, a mobile electronic sign alerts motorists to their speed and the posted speed limit.

Additional measures are under consideration, and Mayor Francis Toscana said he expects one in particular to generate a great deal of discussion.

He pointed to the plan to eliminate all on-street parking along the four-lane highway to create room for a fifth lane, a center-turn lane. He said a public hearing would be held on the concept to help determine if the proposed change would go forward.

Other issues presented by Fuller included proposed pedestrian cross-walks and traffic lights. He said the state does not support one city priority project – adding a traffic light at the intersection of the four-lane with 76 Drive, the short street and bridge over Whitewood Creek that leading directly to the rodeo grounds.

Fuller said, overall, he was very pleased with the meeting with the DOT. He said many of the issues discussed would be paid by the state, which will require more time as the agency finds the money in its budget.

Among the more costly items under discussion is the possibility of having an pedestrian overpass over the four-lane. It would connect the convention facility proposed at the corner of Sherman Street and the highway, where the Treber Building was demolished. This is suggested as an important issue to increase pedestrian safety.On another issue, the board reminded all drivers that bike-only parking will start on Main Street Saturday, Aug. 8.

–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

STURGIS CHAMBER FILES RALLY SUIT– A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but it might not be as profitable for the owner of the rose, according to Sturgis motorcycle rally officials who have filed suit in federal court to protect the event’s name.

The Sturgis City Council, after an executive session Monday night, voted to join the Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce in the civil action. The chamber board of directors voted July 7 to file the lawsuit.The city will pay half the cost of the legal action, with a cap of $5,000.A hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, in front of Judge Karen Scheier in U.S. District Court in Rapid City.

The legal action is a continuation of a suit filed in 2000 against Sturgis Bike Week Inc. (then known as Sturgis Rally and Races), a breakaway company that was part of the umbrella organization overseeing many of the event activities. The initial suit was aimed at preventing Sturgis Bike Week from portraying itself as an official sponsor of the rally.

At that time, Scheier ruled against the company but allowed it to sell T-shirts and caps as long as it didn’t use the chamber’s trademark or logo.The most recent action, filed Tuesday by the city and chamber, alleges that the owners of Sturgis Bike Week are making a conscious effort to change the name of the event to that of their company. Sturgis Bike Week is owned by Bob Davis, Gary Lippold and Francie Reubel-Alberts.

The new action alleges that in the rally magazine the company publishes, there are more than 60 references to “Sturgis Bike Week,” including calling it the 64th annual and saying it started in 1938 -n both attributes of the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Rapid City attorney Mike Reynolds represents the city and the chamber.”This is a concerted effort to change the name to Sturgis Bike Week and make our trademark useless,” Reynolds said about the references in the magazine.

By Bill Cissell, Journal Staff Writer

–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

VICTORY TEAMS WITH S&S TO BUILD VICTORY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS–To satisfy the power and performancedesires of its customers, Victory Motorcycles has teamed up with the leadingaftermarket source for American V-twin performance equipment, S&S Cycle,Inc. in an alliance that will result in the development of high-performanceengine components for Victory motorcycles.

Victory, the motorcycle division of Polaris Industries Inc., willprovide the S&S Cycle product development team with technical informationabout Victory Freedom(tm) V-Twin engines as well as advanced informationabout new Victory products. This will allow them to design, test and produceperformance equipment for Victory motorcycles in the most timely fashion.

The alliance was announced during the Polaris 50th anniversarycelebration held at the Minnesota State fairgrounds this past July and willbe formally unveiled to hardcore motorcycle enthusiast this August duringthe Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Smith said the first S&S Cycle products for Victory motorcycles willbe performance kits that convert Victory’s Freedom(tm) 100/6 and 92/5 V-twinengines into high-performance 106-cubic-inch (ci) engines. These kits arescheduled to be available in the spring of 2005.

S&S Cycle will sell its Victory-related performance equipmentdirectly to authorized Victory dealers and will not sell the productsdirectly to consumers.

HUPY ALERT–On July 13, 2004, Daniel Buckel and his girlfriend, Theresa Brzykcy, were taking a relaxing ride on Buckel’s 2002 Honda. As the night air cooled, a hazy fog cover masked the roadway, and Buckel slowed down to around 40 mph. That likely saved his and Theresa’s lives. Suddenly, they were catapulted through the air, landing on a nearby driveway. Buckel required 15 stitches to close a cut on his head and received a broken finger. Theresa was knocked unconscious when she hit the ground.

Someone had stretched kitchen variety plastic wrap across the roadway, attached to two sign posts. The consequences could have been deadly, but in this instance luck was on the side of the riders. Waukesha County Crime Stoppers offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for this act. Attorney Michael F. Hupy, nationally known for fighting for motorcyclist’s rights and representing injured bikers, offered an additional $5,000. According to Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department Detective Steve Pederson, they received over 50 tips regarding the plastic wrap case.

Some tips pointed directly to specific individuals, and after interviewing them, the Sheriff’s Department received calls from attorneys representing four teens who were interviewed, one 14 year old, and three 16 year olds. The older teens could be waived over and charged as adults, but it is unlikely according to the District Attorney.

Attorney Hupy offered the $5,000 reward in order to prompt someone to come forward with information. He said the sheriff will determine whom, among the 50 tipsters, will get the reward. He also stated that although he will represent the injured bikers, he will not accept a fee but rather donate any fee to a local motorcycle safety organization. He said he offered the reward in an attempt to make sure this kind of thing doesn’t happen again. This type of prank could have been fatal for motorcyclists, and he wants other teens to realize the consequences of such actions.

AIRPLANE CRASH–An airplane was about to crash; there were fivepassengers on board, but only four parachutes. The 1stpassenger said, “I am Kobe Bryant, the best NBAbasketball player; the Lakers need me, I can’t affordto die.” So he took the 1st pack and left the plane.

The 2nd passenger, Hillary Clinton said, “I am thewife of the former US President, a NY State Senatorand a potential future president. And I am thesmartest woman in American history, so America’speople don’t want meto die,” and she took the 2nd pack and jumped out ofthe plane..

The 3rd passenger, George W. Bush, said, “I’m thepresident of the United States of America. I havegreat responsibility being the leader of a superpowernation.” So he grabbed the pack next to him andjumped.

The 4th passenger, the Pope, said to the 5thpassenger, a 10 year old schoolgirl, “I am old andfrail and don’t have many years left, and as aCatholic, I will sacrifice my life and let you havethe last parachute.”

The girl said, “That’s okay. There’s a parachute leftfor you. America’s smartest woman took my schoolbag.”

–from Mr. Samson

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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–OLD SCHOOL CONFUSION, AMA WATCHES STURGIS AND JIMS/H-D TWIN CAM PERFORMANCE

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HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND JIMS CREATE A NEW TWIN CAM RACE KIT–Exclusive Component Package offers 120 CID and 125 Horsepower & 121 ft pounds of torque.

MILWAUKEE (January 26, 2004) – The new JIMS Twin Cam Race Kit, available exclusively through Harley-Davidson dealers, is a complete component package designed to serve as a solid foundation for racers seeking big horsepower and displacement. The engine kit is designed to fit Harley-Davidson Dyna and FL models originally powered by the Twin Cam 88 engine. The JIMS Twin Cam Race Kit is NOT a street legal motor.

This 120-cid package, developed by JIMS of Camarillo, Calif., pumps out 125 rear-wheel horsepower at 6200 rpm and 121 ft. lbs. of torque at 3750 rpm on 91 octane pump gasoline. This engine kit was developed as a result of a license Harley-Davidson granted to JIMS for use of some Harley-Davidson Twin Cam intellectual property.

The JIMS Twin Cam Race Kit is based on a 356-T6 aluminum crankcase with enough case material to support a bore size up to 4.800 inches. This is NOT a bored stock case, it is a brand new JIMS crankcase with increased wall thickness for larger bore potential. Being a new crankcase, the kit ships with a JIMS serial number and a MSO. The JIMS Twin Cam Race Kit is delivered with the lower end fully assembled. All other components required to complete the engine are included, including JIMS forged pistons, JIMS 4.125-inch bore cylinders and JIMS cylinder heads with matching stud spacing. The cylinder heads and cams were developed in conjunction with the Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle group. Stock rocker covers are CNC relieved by JIMS to clear special valve springs. Fuel is delivered by a Screamin’ Eagle Pro Super Bore 51mm carburetor and matching intake manifold. A Screamin Eagle Pro Adjustable MAP Ignition System handles timing and spark (engines for ’04 models use the Screamin’ Eagle Pro Ignition Race Tuner Kit).

Experienced technicians can finish the assembly of the JIMS Twin Cam Race Kit in just four to six hours using detailed instructions included with the kit. The kit is offered in black or silver powdercoat, color-matched to stock Harley-Davidson transmissions. It will also be available as uncoated (intended for custom paint or polish). Suggested retail price in the United States is $7,999.95. This price includes ALL the necessary components to build your racing motor including ignition and carburetor. The JIMS Twin Cam Race Kit engine is intended for racing use only. Softail cases and EFI kits are currently not available.

JIMS has also announced a special racing contingency program with AHDRA as an incentive to race with the new JIMS Twin Cam Race Kits. Racers in four classes will receive awards for first or second place finishes. Those classes include: Super Eliminator, Super Sport, Super Gas and Hot Street. Each first place finisher racing with a JIMS 120 Race kit receives a $250 cash award along with a JIMS $250 product certificate. A second place finish merits a $200 JIMS product certificate. Additionally, any national champion in any of the above classes will receive a $2500 cash prize if using the JIMS 120 race kit in the competition (Minimum of 6 races). Just want to go to the track? Any JIMS 120 Race Kit owner who competes in an AHDRA event with the JIMS 120 Race Kit will receive a one time $150 cash rebate and a special competitor certificate. A valid AHDRA time slip with engine verification is all that is required to redeem the rebate.

JIMS Twin Cam Race Kit Specifications
Peak Horsepower125 @ 6200 rpm
Peak Torque121 @ 3750 rpm
Displacement120 cid
Bore x Stroke4.125″ x 4.500″
Compression Ratio10:1

Intake Valve Diameter2.080

Exhaust Valve Diameter1.625

Cam Lift.635

For information on JIMS Twin Cam Race Kit call 805-482-6913, or visit the JIMS website at www.jimsusa.com

THE ALABAMA FILES–Regarding the year 2000, a senior at the University of Alabamawas overheard saying “when the end of the world comes, I hope to be in ” Alabama ”

When asked why, he stated that everythinghappens here 20 years later than the rest of the civilized world.

STURGIS JUSTICE FOR ALL– IN ITS furtherance of the ‘Justice for All’ campaign, the AMA is bringing its Information Center to the Sturgis Rally on August 10th-13th.

The Justice for All movement was triggered by a traffic incident in South Dakota, home of the Sturgis Rally.The perceived injustice of that incident served to focus attention on many sentencing inconsistencies within the US legal system, where poor driving had resulted in death, or serious injury.The AMA campaign serves to raise public awareness over these issues.

Rather than work in isolation, it encourages members to publicize such problems in their home states, providing stickers, flyers and pins to help spread the message.

The campaign has already received the wholehearted support of many riders’ clubs and organizations across the US.

With its Information Center easily accessible at Sturgis, the AMA hopes to reach many more riders who have the potential to assist Justice for All, eventually for the greater good of all who use the roads.

The Information Center will be found at the Sturgis Music Festival, one block off Main Street at the corner of 2nd and Lazelle, Sturgis, South Dakota.

AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION
Pickerington, Ohio, USA
Tel: 614 856 1900
Fax: 614 856 1921
E-mail: mailto:ama@ama-cycle.org
http://www.amadirectlink.com

The Stealthman from North Carolina.

THE STEALTH REPORT–One subject you hear a lot of bikers talk about these days is old school vs. new school. The conversations usually range from paint, to frames, to brakes, to gas tanks and the list goes on. Let’s take a look at what is called old school today and is it really old school and if the “good old days” were really that good.

We all like to look back and think, boy those were the “good old days” and the bikes were a lot better. I am an old schooler and my favorite style bike is probably a bobber, not that I don’t like long choppers, I just seem to relate to the bobber bikes better. You hear the young guns of today talk about their old school bikes with the 4 foot long fuel tanks. I don’t remember any real old school bikes running long tanks. Don’t get me wrong, I like those tanks, they just really are not old school. The long frames with all their rake and stretch are another example of today’s components being called old school, when that is the farthest thing from the truth. Back in the day, the good old days, the front ends were 20+ inches over and the rake very seldom matched the front end. Most of the bikes of that era sat at an angle.

A true story, I knew a guy who had a 650 Yamaha and he extended the forks to about 12 over and didn’t rake anything. The bike sat at such a high angle that the oil pump could not feed the top end, you know the rest of the story!

The technology of today has made things a lot safer on bikes than back in the good old days. Welding technology has improved to state-of-the-art. Case in point, back in the late ’60s to mid ’70s you would see bikes running wicked looking Z-bars. All of a sudden they disappeared. It was rumored that a couple of sets of Z-bars came apart in the rider’s hands as they were riding, not a good feeling. This was said to be due to bad welds. Now today you see people running Z-bars again and they are available again from many sources. Do you think those welds have improved? Sure they have!

Some braking systems from back in the good old days were suspect at best. Sometimes with some systems you needed to make sure you had new heels on your engineer boots just in case you had to dig into the pavement. Today’s braking systems, factory and aftermarket, are also state-of-the-art. They will stop you on a dime. Another area that things have really improved in is lighting. Some lighting systems back in the good old days were dim to say the least. Today we have the power of halogen lights. They will light up a field. You know how they light up the road!

Tires are another area of improvement, the tires of today are superior to the tires of yesterday. They make our bikes handle better and they last a lot longer. Tire choices are endless today, back in the OLD days you had two or three choices at the most. Paint and painting techniques have improved along with all painting equipment and material. I have always been a flame freak and the flames of today are killer! Back when I was a kid coming up and even when I first got into bikes everyone wanted “high gloss” look but sometimes due to a lack of money we settled for the flat primered look. Nowadays the flat “STEALTH” black look is in and it is one my favorite looks on a bike. I guess in a way the more things change, the more they stay the same!

I know what you are thinking, that if I am an old schooler then why I am knocking the good old days? Well I am not, I just think sometimes we imagine the good old days being better than they really were. No I don’t like everything new, like some of the billet stuff. Aluminum is supposed to make things lighter but not when you hang it on bikes in five pound blocks! One thing about the good old days is that we all have our memories and that is the best part. Our memories of friends and runs and our bikes and bike shows and rallies and our loved ones. That’s what makes the good old days, good. Consider, maybe “these” are the good old days?

So maybe today we should have a new tag for all the young guns out there building bikes, “New Old Schoolers”? They are still building bobbers and choppers, it’s just that they have a lot better components and equipment to pick from. One thing they have that is old school, though, is that they all have a burning desire and love in their soul for bike building and that will never change no matter what school you are from!

One thing I like better today than back in “the good old days” is Bikernet. Now, you have got to agree that’s an improvement!So keep on choppin, bobbin? and remember one day these will be the “good old days”!

Time to burn some pavement!

–STEALTHMAN

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BIKERNET NEWS TOPS–BIG BIKERNET NUMBERS, CRAZYHORSE DOES IT AGAIN, CHARITY T-SHIRT, SCREAMIN’ EAGLE RESULTS AND INDIAN NAME SOLD

It’s Thursday goddamnit, time for the news. Not just any Thursday. Half the biker world is rolling out of garages and shops, cutting a dusty trail towards the Badlands. I’m not going, so I’ll piss and moan all week long.

On the otherhand, most bros are leaving their women behind, and I’ll bring you day to day reports on rides and Sturgis action. Bikernet reporters embedded in the Badlands front include Frank Kaisler for the bikes of Sturgis and the babes, CrazyHorse for the insider connection and of course Jose from Caribbean Customs for the Old School, Hardcore take on the event. His bob-job will be featured at the Journey Museum display in Rapid City. Hang on.

In the meantime, check out the Steed’s babe of the week, and let’s hit the news. It’s a good one:

QUOTE FOR THE DAY– “Instead of getting married again, I’m going to find a woman I don’tlike and just give her a house.”

–Rod Stewart

I say don’t give her the house unless she bought it in the first place. Then again, if she bought it, she can afford to buy another one.–Bandit

SPEEDFREAKS BLOW OUT THE GOODS WITH THE KING OF OFF ROAD– Hollywood, CA (August 2, 2004) – The Kings of Motorsports Media are again a plethora of motorsports madness as their doors swing open tonight on Speed Channel with dirt demigod, Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart, and open wheel ‘wizo’, Ryan Hunter-Reay. The Freaks continue to lay down some mad love with The World According to A.J. (Foyt) and IHRA Pro Mod Champion, Mitch Stott. Then to top off the large time, the quartet throws in bits with Indy five-oh-oh Champ Buddy Rice, 3-Time IHRA Top Dog Clay Millican and Sport Compact champion Nelson Hoyos.

“Ironman? has been a staple in the SpeedFreaks Pits for the last four years,” vents Freaks’ Kenny Sargent. “And the stories you hear tonight from The First Man of Dirt will stain your mind with laughter. Seeing naked Mexicans while running Baja is a classic! Then we top it off with Ryan dishing out the salt-n-pepper on his initiation from team sponsor, Herdez. A delicacy to some. Others? A freakin’ road to sure nausea.”

“As Speed Channel rolls tape of the Freak Radio Network from Sunday nights to playback Monday night, the viewing audience sees why the two entities are at the pinnacle of their respective fields,” states SpeedFreaks’ Statt Mann Caruthers. “SpeedFreaks throwin’ heat with Ivan and Ryan while Speed Channel is there to catch it all. Any questions?”

SpeedFreaks and this big-ass motorsports guest line-up can be seen tonight on Speed Channel at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT) and repeated at 12:30 a.m. (9:30 p.m. PT).

http://www.speedfreaks.tv/>www.SpeedFreaks.TV to hear it all.

INDIAN NAME CHANGES HANDS AGAIN–IT HAS recently been announced that the intellectual property and rights to the Indian motorcycle name have finally been sold. The buyer is the British investment company Stellican, headquartered in London but with one of its business partners based in Florida.

The rights to the Indian name were offered by CMA Business Credit Services, based in Burbank, California.This company was acting as liquidators of the Indian Motorcycle Company of Gilroy, California, which had built a range of motorcycles from 1998 until bankruptcy in 2003.

The contents of the Gilroy factory had already been sold, but the intellectual property remained for separate negotiation.

Stellican has an enviable record of turning round companies that also traded as well-respected names but failed for a variety of reasons.Its highest-profile success is the Chris-Craft company.

After a long history of providing stylish pleasure boats for both American and European markets the company closed just before the Millennium. Stellican has re-vitalised Chris-Craft and the company is actively trading and has regained the respect of the market.

Among other companies included in the Stellican portfolio are the Italian luxury boat manufacturer Riva and Vicenza Calcio SpA, a premier Italian soccer team.

STELLICAN OF THE AMERICAS
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Tel: 941 351 4900
Fax: 941 358 3722
E-mail: dwright@stellican.com
www.stellican.com

SCREAMIN’ EAGLE DRAG TEAM SOLID IN SONOMA–Andrew Hines Sets Track Speed Record and Boosts His Lead in Pro Stock Bike Points.

SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 1, 2004) ? The Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines drag racing team put riders GT Tonglet and Andrew Hines in the Pro Stock Bike elimination rounds and saw Hines advance to the semi-finals and pad his season-points lead at the 17th Annual Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway. Hines also rode his Screamin? Eagle V-Rod to a new Pro Stock Bike track-record top speed of 196.13 mph during qualifying.

Hines showing his stuff.

Hines landed in the number-three qualifying slot, with a best run of 7.100 seconds at 196.13 mph. Tonglet qualified ninth with a best run of 7.139/194.86. Angelle Savoie ran 7.084/188.10 to take the top qualifying position.

In the first round of eliminations, Tonglet (7.160/191.46) used a 0.040-second reaction time to beat Steve Johnson?s quicker but losing run (7.124/182.62), due to a slower reaction time of 0.089. Hines (7.098/189.31) beat Redell Harris (7.288/182.90), and both Screamin? Eagle riders advanced to round two.

In the second round, Tonglet (7.137/183.72) fell to the red-hot Savoie (7.085/188.49). Hines (7.097/187.96) used his quickest run of the weekend to dispatch Karen Stoffer (7.121/188.31) and move on to the semi-finals.

Tonglet resting between rounds.

A red-light start foiled Hines in the next round, a result made doubly disappointing when Brown stalled his bike just off the starting line. The jumped start by Hines handed the win to Brown, and Hines missed a chance to make his fourth final-round appearance of the season. Savoie won the final when Brown jumped the start by just 0.001 second to hand the win to his US Army teammate.

?Red lights are part of the game for everybody, especially after the second round on Sunday,? said Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso. ?It was a good result and we?ve got both riders in the top-ten in points with Andrew leading the class. Byron Hines and the team are still figuring out the extra 40 pounds mandated by NHRA just three races ago, but if we can keep the team consistent, we?ll be in good shape for the championship.?

Hines? performance at Infineon helped boost his lead in NHRA Pro Stock Bike season points. After nine of 15 rounds, Hines leads with 809 points, 169 points clear of Shawn Gann, who is second with 640 points. Savoie?s win helped her jump from sixth place to third, with 595 points. Brown is fourth with 573 points, followed by Craig Treble with 566 points and Tonglet with 532 points.

The next Pro Stock Bike event on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series is the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Aug. 12-15, at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minn.

The Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Pro Stock Bike team is sponsored by Dunlop, Ford Quality Checked Certified Pre-Owned, Matco Tools and S100.

CARLISLE SUMMER BIKE FEST NEWS–The crew from Around PA visited the Carlisle Summer Bike Fest July 23-25 totape an episode for their Web TV show.All the great activities and attractions, from the Orange County Choppers tothe StarBoyz to the famous bike customizers at the event, were caught ontape by Around PA.

The show’s trailer is already available to view at www.aroundpa.net. Itgives a great feel for what was a spectacular show! Sign up on the site tobe notified when the episode is completed.

Check www.carsatcarlisle.com for updates on this year’s York Open House(Sept. 23-25) and next year’s Carlisle Summer Bike Fest (July 22-24). Alsobe sure to sign up for our e-mail newsletter to get the latest newsdelivered right to your inbox.

CHARITY HARD-CORE T-SHIRTS–What better way to raise some much needed funds for Charity then sellinghardcore nasty t-shirts? Profits from the sale of these truly offensiveshirts will go to the Tahiti Harley Riders Club to aid in their good workwith handicapped children in French Polynesia. We at Bikernet have personallyvisited the club and the kids there. We’ve seen first hand the differencethat a few riders in a far flung part of the world can make to kids in need.

TBear started TBearWear, specializing in shirts and other items thatmake a statement. If you’re tired of being confused with “TV Bikers” andwant the world to know that you don’t give a damn about what O.C.C. built onlast nights episode, then these shirts are for you.

We’ll have a web site real soon and will be taking credit cards. The shirtswill be limited editions. The first shirt was specially designed for me byArtist Jon Towle will soon be a collector item. I’ll be adding a new shirtevery few weeks. If you can’t wait for the company to get up and running, orif you just want one of the limited run first edition shirts, here’s all youhave to do.

The first run of the shirts will be black printing on a good quality grayshirt. Design on front. Sizes for the moment are Large, XLarge and 2XLarge.$20 for the L & XL. $22 for the 2XL. + $3.95 shipping, for 1 or 2 shirts.Have to use either paypal or money order till my vendor account comes thruso I can take credit cards.

Please specifiy quantity and size.MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR MAILING ADDRESS in the paypal message box whenpaying, so I know who to send the shirts to!!!!! my paypal email is :TBEAR@MHCABLE.COM

The snail mail addy for money orders is:
TEDDY BEAR INC.
PO BOX 94
ELIZAVILLE, NY 12523

PERSONAL CHECKS will be held till they clear before shipping the shirts.

Thanks for your interest,
–TBear

CRAZYHORSE PAINT JOB OF THE WEEK–This week’s paint job belongs to Denny Sullivan. He’s known as the’Wolfman,’ and wanted his Fatboy to reflect his love for wolves.

My husband Jim came home from work with the biggest smile on his face. Thenewest Crazy Horse chopper fired up Saturday. He took it for a ride andproclaimed it blew his former bike away. This baby has a healthy stretchthat harken back to his days working as the fabricator at Thunder Cycles. Healso took my gooseneck for spin, while my ass has been painting instead ofriding. My sweet ride coughed a little but finally smoothed out. Of courseI had to ask him which one he liked better.

“Your gooseneck rides like adirt bike. Like you could just ride over anything. You just sit on thatthing and it feels like you’re part of the bike,” Jim reported. “But my bike is cool. It hasthat total chopper feel with the long front end and big up stretch.”

Wellhell, I still like my bike better.I’m writing this on Monday. Tomorrow six bikes get loaded and we hitthe road. I think Jose will be two days ahead of us. I can’t wait. For meSturgis is all about the riding. Sure the clever business woman in me saysto put my bike in shows, network and advertise. But I don’t think I couldtake it, hanging around a bike show all day while there’s so many wonderfulroads to ride out there. So I will put my business second and my ridingfirst. It will cost me $$ but life is short. A whole lot shorter after youcross the 4-0 mark.

After Sturgis I am hopping on the gooseneck and riding up to Virginiafor the annual Gathering of the Amazons, a bike club I belong to. To anyone out there who thinks because I trailersometimes means I don’t ride, can kiss my round butt. I started riding in1981 on a ’66 Triumph Trophy. My boyfriend at the time rode a choppedBonneville. I like to joke I’ve pushed bikes more miles than most folks haveridden. And on those long nights back in the early ’80s when the marvelouselectrical system on those bikes would hiccup, it sure felt like it. I spentalot of time as a passenger back then as Derek liked to ride very, very fastand I don’t. No cell phones back then. It was push or leave the bike andwalk.

Once I got a bike that ran more than it didn’t, I spent very little timebehind the wheel of a car. I strapped nearly everything imaginable on thatNinja, bike parts, tires, boxes of paint, best friends, bags of groceries.While living in South Fla, getting to the Auto Paint Store before closing onFriday was always an adventure. Splitting lanes of bumper to bumper trafficon I-95, riding on the shoulder- on sidewalks, pulling up just as they wereputting the key in the door. After the little Jap started feeling all thosemiles, I put big saddlebags on my sporty and could not even count the mileson it, as it’s on its 2nd speedo and the speedo was the one thing thatdidn’t work most of the time. The little 1,200 has kept up with big dresserstearing up the Katamagus Highway or blasting down I-95. I’ve ridden throughmany a downpour, even over the seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys during atropical storm. I’ve ground the bottoms of it’s saddlebags tearing up thecurves, hammered the brakes so many times when blind drivers pull out orturn in front of me, it has become second nature to slide that thingsideways.

The craziest memory is after a day of playing on the switchbacksof the Smokey Mts the key broke apart in my hand. I was alone on a verylonely road. I cautiously slid the end in then inserted the rest. Somehow itstarted and made it home. I tried it again after I got home and no way itwould do it. I’ve been welding or painting on bikes since I was 16 yearsold. That’s 28 years of seeing bikes and bikers change.

So to anyone whoisn’t even 30 years old yet, don’t mistake the fact that I haven’t figuredout how to strap a painting display on my chopper for thinking I’m too bigof a wuss to ride.

For me, paradise is loading up my backback and hoppingon that gooseneck and never looking back. And if you think I’d rather bebehind the wheel of my truck that on the seat of my bike, meet me down atthe little park by the seven Mile Bridge next time a hurricane blows up. Lastone to Islamorada buys drinks. Actually I could care less who got therefirst. I would just love to be on my bike in the Keys.

–Crazy Horse

BIG NUMBERS AT BIKERNET ONCE MORE–Last month over 98,000 unique users came to bikernet, almost 226,000 visits, 550,000 page views and 4,654,000 hits for July.

“I see that Steed girl of the week, London (1517 visits) beat out bikernetnews (1403 visits),” Said John Covington or Steeds Motorcycles. ” Isn’t it the shits when tits beat out the hard newsevery time!”

PAUL COX FEATURE–Check the new feature by TBear. Paul had developed a special seat for rigid riders. Check it out.

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The bike started out as a Sumax frame that was sitting around for years. I found an H-D Evo motor and tranny, fresh out of the box a few years back. We used Boyd’s Mid-Glide 41mm trees and fat boy lower legs turned down on the lathe. Top caps were made to match. A swap meet rotor and Rev Tech caliper were used on the front. The front axle was cut flush, drilled and tapped for custom washers. Jim traded chrome lower legs for an 18-inch front rim. Ness bars, plate welded in with milled slots, the speedo, mounted underneath, and some handle bar controls that were stashed at the bottom of a lost box finish up the front end. The air dam is just something that was thrown together late one night. I have no idea where the forward controls came from. The gas tanks are stock 4- gallon fat bobs extended. All tank mounts are hidden with a custom-made flush dash. The seat is by Keith’s Seats. The rear fender started as an 8-1/2 inch trailer fender. Jim put some sides on it and built in an LED light. The lower part of the rear fender started out the same, but with bolts to the swingarm. The swingarm has built-in axle covers like Jim used to make back in the days at Razorback Motor Works. The rear rotor was a little thing that Jim saw in the CCI catalog. He figuired since he wasn’t gonna be doing any road racing, it should work out fine. The rear rim is an Akron 18-by-5.5, laced up to a stock H-D hub by some guy in Florida for $50. He put some scoops in the oil tank. He got the idea from the chrome slots on the sides of old Mustang cars. Little chrome grills are recessed in the slots. There are small bits of fabrication everywhere on this bike, from the frenched-in front of the gas tanks to the built-in paneling around the primary and transmission. The paint color is one that I first painted on a friend’s bike in the Keys. The graphic idea was something I came up with six years ago. It seemed to fit well on this bike. The taillight and license plate mount were a few bits of billet that Jim machined and polished until he came up with what is seen here.> The rear fender running light is extra brilliant because Jim used a clear lens with the red bulbs. The bike has a polished look to it, but it was built to be ridden. -Crazyhorse

Many of us madmen started with Sportsters. Not long ago, there wasn’t much a guy could do with his Sportster to make it sing, but now there is. So we went after a complete list of parts and recommendations for a strong, better handling Sportster. We started with Bartels’ Harley-Davidson. Bartels’ is a family organization of performance-minded folk who believe and live by performance and speed. The Bartels family has been competing in 883 and Buell Lightening racing series, for nigh on 75 years, not really, but they’ve been at it for a couple of decades. Bill, the father and owner of the Marina Del Rey dealership, still races stock cars every weekend. Scott and Bill’s wife, Merle, run Bartels’ Performance Products. Ron Bartels is the head of the service department where we recently watched the transformation of an 883 Sportster belonging to Brenda Fox, a hard-riding woman. Using her bike as a base, we spoke to Ron first then to his brother Scott. We’re talking street performance here. No stroker kits or tearing into the bottom end. Keep in mind the kind of riding you like to do. Stoplight drag racing, in the hills flying, or all-out high speed freeway endurance runs. I’ll touch on them all. Check it out:
	Heads: You have a couple of choices here. You can have your heads flowed and shaved for higher compression or you can replace them with Buell heads and barrels. If you have an 883 don’t hesitate to go with a Factory 1200 kit, but you’ll feel real potential if you have the heads messed with. For an 883 you need to have the valves replaced with 1200 valves and the heads shaved for higher compression.
Cylinders: The way to go without big bore situations is with the Factory 1200 kit, or Buell heads and cylinders. In this case Buell cylinders and pistons were added to shaved and ported heads to create a 10;1 compression situation.
	Cams: Brenda’s bike was goosed with Bartels’ Performance 140 cams.
Intake Manifold: Bartels makes a flowed performance manifold that is something to consider if you’re upgrading your heads and carb.
Carburation: Mikuni carbs were the ticket until the Factory developed the CV carb for stock bikes. With the installation of Thunder slides and Dyna jets, the CV carb can keep up with a big bore Mikuni.
Front ends: Scott recommends the Sportster Sport front end with Race Tech Gold Valves to adjust the ride. You can also add a White Bros steering dampner.
Front Brakes: Pre-2000, the only way to go was dual 4-piston Performance Machine brakes. You could also replace the stock rotors with Harley or Performance Machine floating rotors. Now stock Harleys come equipped with 4-piston brakes, which are comparable to the P.M. units.
Clutch: The Factory clutch is good to 110 horsepower. Transmission: The stock transmission hangs together under any load, but if you need to shift fast, you could consider Zippers back-cut gears.
Exhaust: Exhaust is as critical as carburation, but more difficult to tune. Scott recommends Bartels’ Performance two into one exhaust. But depending on your configuration you may want to research an adjustable system such as Supertrapp or Hooker. Gearing: This is an area of choice. Depends on what you want to do. Buells are designed to top out at 110 mph. They’ll do wheelies all day long. They’ll blast through the canyons, but the top end ends at 110. Scott likes that style, but if you want to ride the freeways and hit 130 mph from time to time you may want to look into Daytona gearing and go to chains and sprockets. You may need to slip the clutch in first and second, but you’ll ultimately get to 130 mph.
	Ignition: Scott Bartels recommends the Screamin’ Eagle performance model.
Branching Out:
In our effort to bring you a complete list of performance products for Sportsters we’ve broadened our scope and found a couple of other items to consider: Vortex Heads R&R mega Flow Vortex Heads are now available for Sportsters. OEM castings are carefully welded to add material in the intake and exhaust port to allow precision CNC machining. They say the intake port “vortex fin,” plus the raised exhaust port floor generate amazing horsepower. An otherwise basically stock 1200 Sportster with Vortex Heads produced 97 horsepower on a chassis dyno. For more information contact Hyperformance at (515) 266-6381, or e-mail hyperformance2dwx.com.
Ride Forever, –Bandit

BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–THIS IS QUICK–THE RUN FOR BREATH REPORT, BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT AND BIKERNET ALCOHOL USE STUDY

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BIKERNET STUDY AIMS TO SORT OUT ALCOHOL USAGE– WASHINGTON (AP) — Alcohol is the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the medical world: Drinking too much causes serious problems, while drinking a little may help many people’s health.

How many drinks provide just the benefits and not the harm? It depends on whether a person is most at risk of heart disease, diabetes or breast cancer. But there is one bottom line: Five or six drinks only on Saturday night will provide no benefits, while a drink or two a night might.

So concludes an exhaustive new analysis by the National Institutes of Health that sorts out a plethora of sometimes conflicting research on alcohol’s effects.

The review was prompted by cardiologists’ complaints that patients suddenly were asking if they should start imbibing, and how much. Other research is overturning the dogma that people at risk of diabetes should abstain; still more links even light drinking to breast cancer.

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Adding confusion, people are vulnerable to more than one disease as they age. A 50-year-old woman with breast cancer in the family might get very different advice on alcohol than one who’s pre-diabetic with high cholesterol.

Hence NIH’s review:

“We are not encouraging anybody to start drinking,” stresses Lorraine Gunzerath of the NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol, who led the analysis published last month in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

After all, alcoholism remains a major health problem, and people with liver disease may not tolerate even moderate drinking.

Instead, the report, aimed at people who already drink some, concludes that to get alcohol’s potential health benefits, how much those people can consume must be customized by their age, gender and overall medical history.

For many of these diseases, “If you do drink moderately now, fear … is not a reason to stop,” explains Gunzerath. “Some people have said, `Should I stop now because there’s diabetes in my family?’ Well, if you’re a moderate drinker, there’s some protection.”

As population-wide advice, consuming two drinks a day for men and one a day for women is linked to lower mortality and unlikely to harm, the review found. Men shouldn’t exceed four drinks on any day, and women three – bingeing is simply bad.

But NIH’s disease-by-disease findings provide better details:-Studies consistently show that in people 40 or older, consuming one to four drinks daily significantly reduces the risk of heart disease, the nation’s leading killer. In contrast, five or more drinks daily markedly increases heart risk.

However, frequency seems key. Consuming smaller amounts several times a week – one or two daily or every other day – is most heart-protective. It apparently takes low, regular alcohol exposure to help raise levels of the body’s so-called good cholesterol, the HDL type, and to thin blood.

-The alcohol-breast cancer link remains controversial. Some studies suggest a small increase in risk, that roughly 9 in 100 nondrinkers may get breast cancer by age 80 compared with 10 in 100 women who consume two drinks a day. Per person, that’s a tiny risk.

But women whose mothers or sisters had breast cancer, or those taking post-menopausal estrogen replacement, are at greater risk from alcohol. Those women, Gunzerath says, must weigh the fear of breast cancer against their risk of heart disease in deciding whether to avoid alcohol.

-One to two drinks a day several days per week seems to lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a disease rising at epidemic proportions.

Low levels of alcohol apparently help the body use insulin to process blood sugar better. The benefit was seen among the overweight and those with “metabolic syndrome,” a cluster of pre-diabetic weight-related symptoms that include high blood pressure and poor cholesterol.

-There’s no known safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, but what about while breast-feeding? Nursing mothers who want an occasional drink should consume it several hours before the next feeding, enough time to metabolize the alcohol so little reaches the infant. And contrary to folklore, alcohol does not aid lactation but temporarily decreases milk production.

How much is a drink a day? Five ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits. To help people add that up, consumer groups are pushing for alcohol containers to list serving sizes and the moderate-drinking advice; the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau hasn’t yet responded.

By LAURAN NEERGAARD,AP Medical Writer

–from Rogue

STEALTH RUN FOR BREATH REPORT–The 6th Annual Run For Breath “In Memory of Justin Pullin” was held this past Sunday (July 25) here in Charlotte. It turned out to be our most successful Run For Breath ever. Before I get into the actual run itself, I want to give you some idea of what took place and what it took to make the RFB happen this year, so stay with me!

This was the most trying and toughest year as far as putting on the RFB. As far as our volunteer staff, we were hit with illness and we lost a member of our staff. Two of our members were diagnosed with breast cancer. They both are doing better. and we are all very thankful for that. Sandy’s (aka Meanest) mom, Jean passed away in April. Not only did we lose a great volunteer, we all lost a great friend. This took a toll on all of us but we pulled together to help the Meanest, and although it will never be the same, life has calmed. On top of all of this, at times I became very frustrated with the way the RFB was progressing. The MEANEST and I had discussed calling it quits after this year and had nearly sealed the deal. A couple of weeks ago, Carmen, the director of Camp Air Care, a camp for kids with asthma, came by to pay us a visit at work. The proceeds from the RFB go to Camp Air Care. Carmen presented us with a framed picture of all the kids at the camp holding a banner saying “Thanks for Supporting Camp Air Care”. It hit me pretty hard and I started to rethink. Rolling into Sunday the fate of the Run For Breath was still not clear.

Then the day started out with 150 riders meeting at the STEALTH headquarters. This was by far the most riders ever, usually we have around 60. As the time approached to pull out, I was startled by how many people were telling us how much they looked forward to the RFB and how much it means to them. The MEANEST noticed also. As we picked up the police escort to Ben’s V-Twins, the sign up location for the RFB, I looked in my mirror and saw the ribbon of bikes that followed, and I told Meanest that this is what makes all the work worthwhile. The riders who followed said the line of bikes was a mile long! Ben Edwards and his wife Robin are the hosts every year for the RFB poker run registration and always do a great job. We rolled out of Ben’s lot and proceeded to the memorial stop at the cemetery. This is always the toughest part of the run for me and I always feel the pain of losing Justin. This year the stop was even harder as we also paid our respects at Jean’s (Sandy’s mom) gravesite, since she was such a big part of the RFB.

We headed onto Tumbleweeds Bar & Grill for the bike show and music. Speaking of music we were in for a BIG surprise later in the day. As things started to unfold, The Meanest asked if she could make an announcement. I told her to go ahead. I had no idea what she had to say. She told the crowd about how much work and time went into the run and how we had pretty much decided to call it quits, but that after everyone had expressed how much the RFB means to the biker community here in Charlotte that there would be a 7th Annual Run For Breath “In Memory of Justin Pullin”. The crowd responded with a big round of applause and I was blown away. The announcement made the day for me! “Thanks Meanest,” my heart really wasn’t into calling it quits!

More bikes rolled into the lot and signed ups for the bike show than ever before. Speaking of the bike show, the awards were unreal! There was a crowd at the awards table all day and the best of show award by Mr. Bandit had it’s own table and was closely guarded all day with threats of bodily harm from me if anything happened to it! A total of 88 bikes competed for the awards and by the pictures you can see they were all top notch sleds. We had modern choppers, old school choppers, mild customs and even stockers, a little of everything!

New to the RFB this year, we gave away three awards for the riders who rode the longest distance. That’s what it is all about, right, RIDING! A lady from Long Island, NY took first, Fritz from Indiana second and Milo from Virginia took third. No matter where you live think about riding to the RFB next year. Also unique to the RFB, we give awards for the top sponsors, so there is always something for everyone!

As the judges’ sheets were being tallied we were paid a surprise visit by the KING himself, that’s right ELVIS! He performed for about forty five minutes and the crowd really got into it.

It was finally time for the bike show awards to be handed out. One thing I noticed about the awards, since they are all built out of motorcycle parts and by bike builders, not only locally but from places as far away as California, Detroit, Indiana and Puerto Rico, there seems to be quite a competition growing among the builders. This can only mean one thing, bigger and better awards! Maybe next year we will let the crowd pick the best of the lot! Thanks to everyone who took the time to make the awards. The list is too long to name you all, but you know who you are and how much your efforts are appreciated.

I have kept you in suspense long enough, the winner of the best of show award was Ben Edwards, owner of Ben’s V-Twins. His ’47 Knucklehead, “old school chopper” is a bike that would make any HORSE reader proud. Ben was blown away and Mr. Bandit’s award will be on display at his parts counter.

One part of the Run For Breath that doesn’t get mentioned much is the people that the MEANEST and I get to meet through the run. People like Bandit, Nyla, Jose, and the list goes on. This year we had the pleasure of meeting Fritz and his wife Brenda who rode in from Indiana. Fritz also made three killer awards for the bike show. Fritz is the real deal as far as bikers go. Fritz, you and Brenda always have a place to stay here in Charlotte!

So as the books were closed on the 6th Annual Run For Breath “In Memory of Justin Pullin,” it goes down as the most successful, raising $9000.00! It will also go down as one the most memorable. The one where it almost came to a close. I think, though, it will go down as the one that makes the RFB solid for years to come.

I’m gonna close out now and I want to thank all of our sponsors and all of our volunteers, without you the RFB would not be the success it is. Thanks again to all who made awards, you have made the bike show grow. Thanks to all who came up and expressed their feeling as to what the RFB means to you. Thanks to all who participated, the RFB has always been about you, you all are the stars of the RFB! Finally thanks to MEANEST. You made the most important announcement in RFB history!

As always we will be looking to improve this event for next year’s Run For Breath. Stay tuned right here for upcoming info. All of you are invited to the 7th Annual Run For Breath “In Memory of Justin Pullin.” Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 24, 2005.

The RFB LIVES ON!

–STEALTHMAN

BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–The calm after the storm. Everything is shipped and on its way to the US. Soon we will be rolling up and down Interstates heading to the Black Hills, as well as half a million others; we are heading to Mecca. This year is pretty cool, as you know the Bob’s Back event by Michael Lichter is taking place at the Journey Museum and we are some of the few chosen ones. It?s a tribute to David Mann, who well deserves it, but at most it will be a very cool reunion of friends who are into old school. I would dare say (without including myself and daring to sound cocky) the best of the best on Old school builders in the nation. There?s a group of friends that I call the band of the hand, at most will be there. These guys are the mark in which old school building is reborn, or not reborn, but those carrying the torch. To anyone that is able to make it, it will be well worth it. I for one can’t wait to see all the other bobbers that will be displayed.

On the same front, I have been getting reports of magazines here and there with a lot of interest on the styles of bikes we are building. Kopteri has done a pretty good spread on Puerto Rico and my friend Lojacks pan in its latest issue (if anyone has it, send me one please). Hardcore choppers from Japan went all the way to the Smoke Out to do the proper and Vibes from Japan as well had a pretty cool spread of the old school stuff in Daytona, including Fabricator Kevin’s shovel and many others. Even the new Chopper mag from Hawaii is jumping on the bandwagon and has just gotten a hold of yours truly as a monthly contributor.

Just as an example, an old school bob was the favorite bike at the Choppers Only show, which means a lot. The ripples on all this are obviously becoming waves. I have been predicting the demise of wide tires and going back to the old ways. We are building 5 right now and they keep coming in through our doors on a weekly basis, so why all this crap about old school bikes?

Well, it’s pretty simple; to me we?re all are part of this lifestyle to be unique, to be different. When the things that are done become mainstream, some of us need to part from that sameness. Don?t get me wrong, many of us have always done the same things and gone against the current trends, but we also need to show, as shop owners and builders what we are capable of doing, and sometimes what the customer wants, since we all have bills to pay. I try to bend people to follow what I like doing, or what I personally believe is cool, but like everything, it?s just an uphill process and struggle.

Like once upon a time (and not so long ago) we did custom bikes to be set apart from the stock Harley cool crowd. Then did whole customs for the same reasons. Now all these choppers are the latest fad, so people went back to jockey shift, kick-start and no front brakes, why? Not everyone can ride a jockey rigid with kick-start and no front brake, as simple as that. There?s some stuff and some talents that can’t be bought, no matter how big the bank account or how bright the credit card. I might not be getting a call from Discovery channel for the next build off nor getting covers on The Horse, but I’m certainly enjoying building the bikes I like and lots of em. Like I have said many times before, my biggest accomplishment is being able to reach all of you. Here, in magazines and any other media outlet, from a place that will not sound like a hot bed for bike building and still brings weird gestures form peoples faces when mentioned. Puerto Rico, with the liabilities and distance that is implies.

There’s very good projects on the making for these upcoming months. Good or bad, nothing beats getting together with a bunch of friends, all on Pans and Shovels and cruising down the beach roads, just like we did 15 years ago at the beginning. No worries, no egos, no nothing, just a gang of big kids having a blast, slapping those jockeys and setting off car alarms with those shotgun pipes…..

I will be on the road next week, but will try to squeeze a short report if possible.

As always……without history, there’s no future.

Jose – Bikernet Caribbean Reporter…..

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BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–BIG DOG’S 10 SECOND CLUB, CONSUMER ALERT, BIKERNET ADVICE AND VIAGRA CONNECTION

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CARIBBEAN REPORT FOR STURGIS–Here’s a taste of Jose’s bobber he built specifically for Michael Lichter’s Journey Museum display in Rapid City during the Black Hills Rally. It will also be featured at an up-coming Las Vegas Bike Show competition and featured in Easyriders.

Mike Lichter, famed Easyriders photographer, will exhibit his photography, sign his Motorbook Int. book dedicated to Sturgis photography and promote David Mann art in his exhibit devoted to old school bikes.

Jose built this bike just for Mike’s show. Mike specifically chose lesser known builders to give them the recognition they deserve, in addition to heavy hitters Billy Lane, Hank Young, Chica, the OCC pops. In a world gone wild with bike building celebrities it’s good to see a Bikernet Correspondent and owner of Caribbean Custom Cycles represented. Check out Jose’s bikes on his site below.

For more information on the Journey Museum display, Mike’s prints or books click below.

BIKERNET VIAGRA CONNECTION–This man got his prescription for Viagra, and goes home to get ready for… when his wife gets home. He calls her on the phone, and says, “I’ll be home in an hour.”

“Perfect,” she replies.

The man thinks her agreement is because the Doctor told him to take his Viagra an hour before. He takes the Viagra and waits. Well, and hour goes by, the man is ready to go, but no wife?

She calls him on the phone and she says, “Traffic is terrible. I won’t be there for about an hour and a half.”

The man, frustrated, calls his Doctor for advice. “What should I do?” he asks.

The Doctor replied, “It would be a shame to waste it. Do you have a housekeeper around?”

“Yes” the man replied.

“Well, maybe you can occupy yourself with her instead?” said the Doctor.

The man then replied with dismay, “But I don’t need Viagra with the housekeeper…”

–from Rogue
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BIKERNET FINAL EXAM– The blonde reported for her university final examination that consistsof yes/no type questions.

She takes her seat in the! examination hall, stares at the questionpaper for five minutes and then, in a fit of inspiration, takes out herpurse, removes a coin and starts tossing the coin, marking the answersheet: Yes, for Heads, and No, for Tails.

Within half an hour she is all done, whereas the rest of the class isstill sweating it out.

During the last few minutes she is seen desperately throwing the coin,muttering and sweating.

The moderator, alarmed, approaches her and asks what is going on.

“I finished the exam in half an hour, but now I’m rechecking my answers.”

–from Rev CarlR

NEW JAQHAMA FICTION COMING–The master of the Swamp Story is beginning a new segment in a week or so. As soon as George Fleming completes his illustration, we’ll Rock.

HIT AND RUN LEAVES A BIKER BROTHER DEAD–The following report hit close to Bikernet home. The following involves Jim Murillo a custom painter who is working with Danny on a 5-Ball sign for the Bikernet Headquarters. It’s Jim’s Brother-In-Law. Read on. Our hearts go out to the family.–Bandit

A Las Vegas man was killed and another arrested Thursday night after ahit-and-run accident in the Silverado Ranch area.

The motorcycle rider, 39, died about 11 p.m. Thursday after his 1993Harley-Davidson motorcycle was broadsided at the intersection of Bermuda andPilot roads. Investigators say Michael Davis, the 26-year-old driver of the2000 Chevy pickup that struck the man, stopped for the stop sign but did notyield the right of way to the motorcycle.

Witnesses told police that Davis got out of the truck and walked towardthe victim before fleeing the scene. Metro Police officers, using a licenseplate number provided by a witness, went to Davis’ home but did not locatehim.

The man was transported to University Medical Center, where he later died.

Davis was arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run after he calledpolice about 3:30 this morning admitting he was the driver.

BIKERNET CONSUMER ALERT, NEVADA FRAUD ATTEMPTS– > Nevada Power Co. has reported to Metro Police at least six incidences ofattempted fraud in Southern Nevada.

According to a spokesman for the company, people posing as power companyemployees threaten to cut off power to residents’ homes if the residents donot immediately make a credit card payment over the phone. The power company, however, would never ask for payment over the phone, aspokesman said. And customers who are at risk of having their power shut offare supposed to receive a letter in the mail 48 hours before their power isdisconnected.

Anyone who suspects they may have been a victim of fraud, should call theNevada Power Co. at 227-2359.

BIKERNET DAILY ADVICE– If you have a lot of tension and you get aheadache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle:

“Take two aspirin” and”Keep away from children”

–from Rev CarlR

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION CONGRATULATES RUN FOR BREATH–I just wanted to send you and Mike a note of thanks for the terrific job that you did with the ride last weekend. Carmen told me about the great turnout and bikers coming all the way from Florida–wow!

You have really touched hearts and impacted lives with your support. You have helped us continue to offer these camps (six across NC: the two day-camps in Charlotte, residential camps on the coast, in the triangle, and in Asheville, and a day camp in Hickory) at a time that we would not have been able to without such generous and caring support, and children’s lives have been changed as a result.

I know that Justin would have been so proud of what you do in his honor. I cannot imagine a loss greater than that of losing your child; your work is a living tribute to the boy you loved so dearly, and to the person that he was. On behalf of our Board and staff, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Deborah C. Bryan, MAEd
President and CEO
American Lung Association of North Carolina
PO Box 27985
Raleigh, NC 27611
Office:919-832-8326 ext.12
FAX: 919-856-8530
www.lungnc.org

BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES RIDER RACES INTO 10 SECOND CLUBTom Crow becomes the first member of exclusive club who raced a Big Dog Motorcycle, which is powered by an S&S 107-inch engine and Super G Carburetor

WICHITA, Kansas (July 27, 2004) ? Big Dog Motorcycles, the leader in the high performance, highly-styled cruiser niche and the second largest American V-twin motorcycle manufacturer, is proud to announce Tom Crow, an employee of the company?s service department, turned the quarter-mile in 10.6 seconds, achieving membership in S&S Cycle?s exclusive 10-Second Club. This is the first time a Big Dog motorcycle was used to achieve such status, and is the fastest S&S Club time recorded in Kansas history.

Crow completed the quarter-mile in an awe-inspiring 10.6 seconds, reaching a top speed of 124 miles per hour. With a reaction time of .40 seconds, he traveled 60 feet in 1.6 seconds and first eighth-mile in 6.7 seconds. The event took place at Wichita International Raceway on July 17, 2004.

?My reaction time could have been better, but I quickly made up for it,? Crow stated. ?The bike performed excellently,? he added.

Nick Messer, president, Big Dog Motorcycles, stated, ?We?re very proud of Tom; this is a truly impressive achievement. And we?re especially excited he achieved ten-second status on a nearly stock Big Dog Motorcycle he rides almost every day,? he added.

Powered by an S&S 107-inch engine and Super G Carburetor, his Pitbull was specifically tuned to gain enormous speed in such a short amount of time. ?It?s impressive to see our bikes can perform as well on the racetrack as they do on the streets. After the record-setting run, Tom road his bike fifty miles to dinner, though not quite as fast!? Messer exclaimed.

S&S Cycle supplies Big Dog Motorcycles with the engine components, then the engines are assembled to exacting specifications at the Big Dog Motorcycles? factory by its own employees. The 107-inch is the smaller of the two engines available on Big Dog motorcycles; the company also offers a 117-inch option. Regarding future engine development, Messer said, ?We have always focused on performance as a core design strategy. We have a great relationship with S&S, and are proud to run their engines.?

Crow, who now holds the Kansas record, has set his sights on Texas. ?I?m going after that record next,? he said with determination.

About S&S Cycle?s 10-Second Club:Continuing in the spirit of the 11-Second Club, the 10-Second Club is for registered and licensed street motorcycles with S&S carbs. Other rules include: no wheelie bars are permitted, and D.O.T. tires, full charging systems, and self-contained starters are permitted. Motorcycle must be street-ridden on a regular basis. To be a member, rider must submit proof that the motorcycle is equipped with an S&S carburetor and has turned a 10.999 or quicker quarter-mile.

BIKERNET TRIVIA–Did you know that the average person has 600 hours of sex between the ages of 20 and 70.

–from Rogue

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BIKERNET NEWS TOP STORIES–THE CRAZYHORSE DASH, BUELL RACING BLUES, CARLISLE FEST REPORT AND GOTHAM SHOW COMING

Sturgis blues. As the date nears I stare at the King and it calls me to hit the road. Maybe it’s the Bikernet women holding me back. They don’t like the notion of me riding through Arizona where the Phoenix babe lives or Colorado where, well you know. Don’t forget the girl in Wyoming I saw just before the Deer hit me, and Sturgis… Damn, I want to ride.

Let’s hit the news, I’m in trouble all over again:

IN A VACUUM– A blonde was playing Trivial Pursuit one night. It was her turn. Sherolled the dice and she landed on Science & Nature.

The question was,”If you are in a vacuum and someone calls your name, can you hear it?”

She thought for a time and then asked, “Is it on or off?”

–from Rev CarlR

WORLD CLASS, ALL-BRANDS MOTORCYCLE SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY OCT 9 & 10–The Gotham Motorcycle Classic (www.GothamMC.com) rolls into New York City October 9 and 10 on the decks and docks of the Intrepid aircraft carrier.

All makes, models and years of motorcycles are welcome, and with 32 classes of show bikes there is plenty for everyone from a four-cylinder Ace to a Zundap.

There will be plenty of motorcycle celebrities on hand showcasing their latest machines, including Roger Bourget, Indian Larry and Eddie Trotta.

Last year’s event featured over 200 classic and custom American and import motorcycles and over 11,000 people attended the event.

American Iron Magazine and RoadBike are the presenting magazines, and each will have staff on hand for a meet and greet sessions and to pick motorcycles for features in their magazines.

Saturday, October 9 is American Iron Calendar day, when a dozen classic and custom American motorcycles will be chosen for a photo shot on the deck of the Intrepid for the 2005 American Iron calendar.

Sunday, October 10 will feature judging for trophies and awards.

For more information, visit
www.GothamMC.com
write info@GothamMotorcycleClassic.com.

ADULT CORRECTIONS POPULATION HITS RECORD NUMBERS–

WASHINGTON — A record 6.9 million adults were incarcerated or on probation or parole last year, nearly 131,000 more than in 2002, according to a Justice Department study.

Put another way, about 3.2 percent of the adult U.S. population, or 1 in 32 adults, were incarcerated or on probation or parole at the end of last year.

A record 4.8 million adults were on probation or parole in 2003, about 73,000 more than the year before. About 70 percent of adults involved in federal, state or local corrections systems fall into this category. The states of California and Texas together accounted for about 1 million.

The number of adults on parole after serving a prison sentence rose by 3.1 percent from 2002 to 2003, to more than 774,500 people. That compares with an average annual rise of about 1.7 percent since 1995 for those on parole, a figure that has been increasing at a much slower rate than those in jails (4 percent a year), in prison (3.4 percent) and on probation (2.9 percent).

Since 1995, states around the country have increased the use of mandatory parole after prison release and cut down on use of discretionary releases overseen by parole boards, the report says.

The report, released Sunday, focused most on the characteristics of those on probation or parole. Its findings include:

* Almost half of all probationers were convicted of a felony, with 25 percent convicted of a drug violation.

* Washington state had the highest number of people on probation per 100,000 population, at 3,767. New Hampshire had the lowest rate at 426.

* Of the 2.2 million people discharged from probation in 2003, three out of five met the conditions of their supervision. Another 16 percent were jailed because of a rule violation or a new crime, with 4 percent becoming fugitives.

* About 95 percent of those on parole had been convicted of a felony.

* Of the 470,500 parolees discharged from supervision last year, 38 percent went back to jail for a new crime or a rule violation, with 9 percent becoming fugitives.

By CURT ANDERSON | Associated Press Writer

–from Rogue

BIKERS AND TV FANS FLOCK TO CARLISLE SUMMER BIKE FEST– The Carlisle (Pa.) Fairgrounds made the transition fromfour-wheeled to two-wheeled vehicles at Carlisle Summer Bike Fest, July23-25. A record 56,087 people visited the event over the weekend, many tosee the group from Orange County Choppers.

Famous chopper builders and stars of the Discovery Channel’s AmericanChopper, Paul Sr., Paul Jr. and Mikey Teutul, as well as Vinnie and Cody,appeared at the Carlisle Summer Bike Fest. Thousands of bike enthusiasts andthose who just love watching the family dynamics of American Chopper stoodin line for hours to get autographs and talk to the crew of Orange CountyChoppers, the shop Paul Teutul Sr. opened in 1999 to customize bikes. “We’dlike to thank all the fans that came out who’ve helped make us a hugesuccess,” said Keith Quill, director of operations for OCC. “We’d like toapologize if there was anyone we didn’t get to see. We didn’t expect such ahuge turnout.”

The Custom Builder Roundtable featured the best custom motorcycle designminds from the East Coast to the West Coast. Legendary builders DonnieSmith, Dave Perewitz, Roger Bourget, Eddie Trotta and other authorities onhigh-performance motorcycle products answered questions about the latesttrends in custom motorcycle building and the future of the custom-buildinghobby. Michele Smith, host of Speed Channel’s “American Thunder,” was themoderator of the Roundtable and also signed autographs for fans throughoutthe weekend.

Also at Bike Fest, the StarBoyz stunt riders amazed crowds with their insaneperformances. Other attractions included a judged bike show, Bike & Ridercustom bike competition, regional builder competition and a specialinvitational display. A 19,000-square-foot Harley-Davidson mall offeredaccessories and apparel for enthusiasts, and thousands of outdoor vendorssold all kinds of motorcycle equipment as well.

Ed Kerr and Rod Jones (Jonesy?s Custom Cycles), both of Carlisle, won theCustom Builders Competition. Nicole Iacono of Hockessin, Del., won thebeauty contest to be named Ms. Carlisle Summer Bike Fest. Bill Foster ofHanover, Pa., won the burnout competition and $500 from Koup’s Cycle Shop.Leah Gable of Elizabethtown, Pa., won the 2004 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6RRgiveaway on Saturday, sponsored by Koup?s Cycle Shop and CumberlandKawasaki. Kent McLean of Muncy, Pa., won the Vivid Black 2004Harley-Davidson FXDI Dyna Super Glide Injected, provided by AppalachianHarley-Davidson, on Sunday.

The 2005 edition of the Carlisle Summer Bike Fest takes place July 22-24.Visit www.bikesatcarlisle.com or call the Carlisle Events Info Line at (717)243-7855 to learn more about the Carlisle Summer Bike Fest.

ORANGE COUNTY FIREMEN’S ASSOCIATION ANNUAL PARADE– Saw your article on Indian Larry and Gasoline Alley NYC. I woud love to be able to get in contact with Larry and invite him to bring one of his classic bikes to participate in a volunteer firemen’s parade in Orange County, NY. The Orange County Volunteer Firemen’s Association has been having an annual parade for the last 88 years, and our fire department has been around for 90 years. We thought it would be pretty neat to invite Indian Larry, who makes his bikes from scratch, to ride one of his bikes in the parade.

The 89th Annual Orange County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Parade will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2004, in Maybrook, NY. The parade begins at 2 PM. Hundreds of firemen as well as numerous pieces of fire equipment will march down Homestead Avenue in Maybrook. After the parade there will be food, soda, beer and souvenir tee shirts available for purchase. Come out and support the volunteers that put their lives on the line for no other reason than to help their community.

Jon Hansen
Maybrook Engine Company #1
EMTdRN@aol.com

BARNES FOILED BY MECHANICAL IN FORMULA XTREME AT MID-OHIO–Buell Rider on Pace for Season Best Performance until Engine Problem Ended Run.

LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 24, 2004) ? Kosco Buell/Innovative Motorcycle Research rider Michael Barnes battled for a podium position and a season best performance aboard his Buell Firebolt at the AMA Lockhart Phillips Formula Xtreme race held at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course but was thwarted by a mechanical problem that forced him out of the race.

Barnes qualified eighth for the event, among the ever deepening field of solid Formula Xtreme entries. A great start moved Barnes up to fourth position by the end of the first lap, where he battled for a podium position with a pack that included Yamaha rider Larry Pegram, Suzuki racers Jason Pridmore and Vincent Haskovec, and Ducati-mounted Doug Chandler. Barnes was in fifth place on lap 12 of the 16-lap event, when he experienced an engine problem that ended his race. The race was won by American Honda factory rider Miguel Duhamel, who also leads the series in season points.

The Hal?s Performance Advantage team, which has also been contesting the AMA Formula Xtreme series with a Buell Firebolt, skipped the Mid-Ohio round to let rider Mike Ciccotto recover from injuries suffered in a super-moto training accident. The Hal?s team plans to be back in action at the next Formula Xtreme event.

?Michael put in a great ride,? said Erik Buell, chairman and chief technical officer at Buell Motorcycle Company. ?These Buell dealer teams are going through a big learning year, as they have not competed at this level before, and the bikes are still under development. But each race they get stronger, and they definitely have respect now. The AMA is right on target with Formula Extreme. The class is really exciting. It?s the class with the most brands able to participate, and the rules structure appears to have created a fair playing field. We hope to see the entry list and the mix of machinery continue to grow at every event.?

AMA Formula Xtreme is a class open to highly-modified motorcycles with 600cc four-cylinder engines or larger-displacement V-Twin engines. The next stop on the 2004 AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship schedule is Sept. 3-5 at Road Atlanta near Braselton, Ga.

THE CRAZY HORSE PRE-STURGIS REPORT–I figured I could slow down after I finished my chopper in Jan, especiallyif it did well at the bike show, which it did.

Then suddenly the gettingready for riding season rush was on and I was buried in customer work and inwriting a How To Custom Paint Bikes book from Motorbooks International. I tell myself that things willslow down after I finish the book. But I finished the book and immediatelyleft for the Smoke Out. I could rest after that. Then Sturgis was only amonth away and my husband was without a bike having sold his.

So the rush was on to paint his new bike, and seeing how his wife is acustom painterwho thinks she is expert enough to write a custom paint book, this paint hadto be extrawild. Three layers of airbrushed flames covered the frame, tank, fenders, oiltank and headlight. Making things even more stressful was the fact that thebike had to be painted, assembled and running in less than a month. So ofcourse all kinds of things seemed to go wrong. The starter didn’t fit. Theprimary cover was cracked. The bars chosen turned out to be ugly when boltedon. And the air cleaner Jim picked out, which looked cool as hell in thecatalog, was absolutely hideous.

The seat came back from a wanna beseatmaker and was so bad, Jim would not even show it to me. This kidcame into the shop and showed Jim his work. It looked good and Jim alwayslikes to give folks a chance. Bad mistake this time. He rushed the seat downto his usual guy and the guy sent it back looking great in no time flat.

Tuesday night, the tank was bolted on and today, it will be kicked off forthe first time. I wasn’t sure if the paint scheme would work. Would itbe too busy? Too much magenta? No time to think or plan, just paint and now, three weeks later, it looked worth it. No nights off, going out for drinks or dinner.No relaxing rides in the countryside on our bikes. No sitting aroundwatching bike shows on tv. It was a bike build off right outside in thegarage, only no team of builders, just one old guy coming homefrom work and putting in 2-3 hours a night. In 7 days we will beleaving from Gastonia, NC for Sturgis. Hopefully the rest of the buildingprocess will run smooth.

Next the bike leaves for Jim’s daytime shop at Carolina Harley- Davidson.He’ll tune the bike and the staff will put it on the dyno and dial in thedigital speedo. He wants to change the seat springs on my gooseneck chopperand fine tune a few things on that bike before we leave. The speedo on thatbike also needs dialing. It now reads 255 mph when I’m putting down side streets.

By the way, my gooseneck appears on the cover of the Sept issue ofEasyriders. Some 14 years ago when I was extremely poor, broke, and hungry, agood friend told me that my bike would be on the cover of Easyriderssomeday. At the time I had no bike. I’d sold my ’66 Triumph to pay rent ayear earlier. I was lucky to have gas money at the time. I thought my friendwas full of pipedreams. Turns out, he was right. He died 3 years aftermaking that comment. I’m dedicating my next book to him.

Speaking of books,book 1- “How to Custom Paint Your Motorcycle” is in the editing process.Editing a technical book is pretty stressful as one thing placed in thewrong spot can be a big problem. Bikers can be extremely criticial and anymistakes I make, I’m sure I’ll hear about them over and over again.

Book 2-” Basic Motorcycle Painting” is being written.Nine days after I return from Sturgis, I’ll attend the Sportster giveaway partythat SunDrop soda is throwing. They are celebrating 50 years of SunDrop bygiving away a 2004 Sporty. I airbrushed a pinup girl from the ’40s on thetank back in May. The day after the party, I hook up with two friends fromFlorida and ride the gooseneck up to Virginia where the bike club I belongto, The Amazons, is holding their yearly gathering. We have ladies riding infrom as far as California and Vancouver.

So it appears the slowdown I’vebeen waiting for since Jan isn’t happening anytime soon. Everyone headingout to Sturgis– have a fun and safe trip out and back. And ride with extremecare while there.

–CrazyHorse

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BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–KAWASAKI DEAL, LEGALIZE POT, TITTY BAR FIGHT, REAR PULLEY CAN BE FIXED, NEW VICTORY MODELS AND H-D MOVES TO SOUTH AMERICA

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MAJOR MOTORCYCLE ART SHAKE-UP–Some of these artist were represented by Segal Fine Art for as long as 16 year. Segal lost the license with Harley-Davidson which meant only one thing, they had to strike out on their own.

Traditionally David Uhl, Tom Fritz, Jeff Decker and of course, Scott Jacobs have been notable licensed artists for years and now they’re back as officially licensed Harley-Davidson Artists under their own title.

We’ll keep you up to date on their works that will be sold throughout the dealer network.

Ron Copple
http://www.art-inc.biz

HARLEY-DAVIDSON INCREASES SOUTH AMERICAN SALES AND PRODUCTION– BRAZIL is to become the South American export base of Harley-Davidson.

It has been revealed that the company will distribute clothing and accessories from Brazil to a number of Latin American countries, including Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay.

This action is hoped to increase income from non-motorcycle sales in the region by 60 per cent. Brazil is one of the few large-scale manufacturers of H-D brand clothing and accessories. Currently, 50 outsourced suppliers manufacture 40 different items.

Worldwide sales of ‘general merchandise’ are increasingly important for H-D. In 2003, this sector of trade accounted for $202.1 million revenue (excluding additional sales of 100th-anniversary memorabilia), a growth of 11 per cent compared with 2002. In South America, the rate of increase is even stronger, with sales growing by approximately 20 per cent each year.

Mexico, as a country in which H-D already has 12 dealers and four stores, is a particularly important target. In this country, the manufacturer expects to increase sales of clothing and accessories, and also hopes to significantly expand the volume of motorcycles sold. Ninety per cent of these machines will be assembled in H-D’s plant in Manaus, Brazil.

FLORIDA DUI ALERT–The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has asked Florida and 12 other states to participate in a sustained enforcement effort. The Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) Safety Office is responsible for implementing this You Drink and Drive. You Lose. Sustained DUI Enforcement Program in Florida. Administrative duties for the effort will be handled through a grant with the Institute of Police Technology and Management (IPTM).

The You Drink and Drive. You Lose. Sustained DUI Enforcement Program targets those counties that report 60% of the state’s alcohol-related crashes. Fifteen Florida counties – Brevard, Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Lee, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Leon, Manatee, Pasco, Polk, Sarasota and Volusia – accounted for 71.8% of the state’s alcohol-related crashes in 2001. These 15 counties are the focus of the sustained effort.

–from Rogue

SHOW CIRCUIT COMPETITION HECTIC– Bike Shows, Biker Build Offs and Just Every Kind Of Competition That You Can Think Of Concerning Motorcycles Has Gotten Hectic. Well known and famous builders are constantly striving to build another motorcycle that will encourage bikers to vote for them. Though the motorcycles are pieces of art in many cases the engines have been kind of blah until recently. Okay they were chromed, polished or powder coated and some times contain exotic exhaust and carburetors.

That has all changed when Bill Lane of Choppers Inc. had Berry Wardlaw of Accurate Engineering in Dothan Alabama build the engine for a Camel Show Bike. The engine was such a success that Billy continues to use them. Other builders like Indian Larry have had and continue to use Accurate Engines with their creations. As a matter of fact when Billy and Larry did the Discovery Channel Build Off they both used Accurate Engines.

OKAY, See where I am going with this? Accurate Engineering Engines are the Choice of The Show Winners. Watch for more of them in upcoming competitions and Build-Offs.

The photo is a sample. If you are interested in a engine of any kind you can visit the Accurate web site at http://www.accurate-engineering.com, or phone them at 334-702-1993

Yes I do use their engines in all my motorcycles because I think they are the Best Out There.

–ROGUE

JUDGE DENIES NEW TRIAL FOR CONVICTED MIAMI OFFICERS–Men Among 13 Charged With Planting Guns, Cover-Up.

MIAMI — A judge denied a new trial Wednesday for four Miami police officers sentenced to federal prison in a plot to plant guns after the police shootings of unarmed suspects and to cover up the wrongdoing.

But U.S. District Judge Alan Gold agreed to consider why prosecutors dropped charges against the last of 13 officers charged in the conspiracy. Two trials ended in nine convictions or guilty pleas in the biggest corruption scandal to hit the department in a generation.

The judge asked for ?a detailed explanation? and any documents from federal and state prosecutors and Miami police to justify the dismissal of charges against Sgt. Jose Acuna last month. Prosecutors must provide their reasoning and supporting papers under seal.

The four convicted officers are free on bail while appealing their convictions and sentences ranging from 13 months to three years. They are Jesse Aguero, Art Beguiristain, Jorge Castello and Oscar Ronda.?The secrecy of the dismissal and the lack of reasoning on any record is something that bothered not only us but the judge,? said Richard Sharpstein, attorney for Beguiristain and Castello. ?We believe that when all of that comes to bear, we?ll be in a new trial situation.?

The U.S. attorney?s office had no comment.

–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

NEW MODELS ON BIKERNET FIRST–We’ve done our best to bring you all the new model info first. This way, if you make it to Sturgis you can hunt down your favorite.

We’ve all been H-D fans for decades, but try a Victory. I was knocked out by the Vegas and may build a custom Vegas next year. Check ’em out. They’re on the home page or in Special Reports now.

–Bandit

FINALLY, THE BLONDE JOKE TO END ALL BLONDE JOKES!– A girl was visiting her blond friend who had acquired two new dogs, andasked her what their names were.

The blonde responded by saying that one was named Rolex and one wasnamed Timex.

Her friend said, “Whoever heard of someone naming dogs like that?”

“HellOOOooo,” answered the blond. “They’re watch dogs!”

–from Rev CarlR

WORLD’S ONLY ANSWER TO WORN PULLEYS– After 5 years of proto-typing and testing, Super Max now offers the world’s only answer to worn pulleys.

We now can replace the teeth on almost all stock factory and aftermarket 65 and 70 tooth rear wheel pulleys, increasing their wear-ability by at least FIVE times. The fancy aftermarket pulleys that you have paid enormous buck’s for and are gone in as little as 15 to 20,000 miles can be over-layed by Super Max to retain the “LOOK” that you now have. They will outlast “ANY” pulley currently on the market regardless of who made it.

Super Max pulleys have been on the market since the early ’70s and as many of you know, They do not wear out. Our “Space Age” materials have the best “Wearability” of all.

We offer these over-Lays in a variety of colors as well as Black. They are quiet as well as functional. The ‘Squeal’ associated with many drives is gone. These pulleys are not affected by sand or small debris as long as the recommended tensions are adheared to, these pulleys should outlast the motorcycle, regardless of miles ridden.

Many customers ask, “How far will your pulleys go?” and our answer is, “We still don’t know.”

Send Super Max your old pulley to us and we will perform the conversion for you…Retail…$300.00

“PHIL ROSS”
Supermax Belt Drives
supermaxbelts@hotmail.com

Photo by Frank Kaisler

PALM BAY CLUB GODDESS AT WAR WITH CITY–After a decade-old battle with Palm Bay, Club Goddess now has filed a lawsuit against the city.

In the latest round, the club complained that Palm Bay police officers intimidated patrons by offering them free alcohol breath-testing as they were leaving the business.

The complaint said that in one case, a patron at the club blew into a breath-testing device, then said he was going to sleep in the back of his vehicle. Police told him that if he got anywhere near the vehicle, he would be arrested.

“As the city is aware, my client, Your Dreams Inc., is concerned that the city has instituted a policy of harassment geared toward closing or crippling its business,” attorney Steven Mason wrote to attorneys representing Palm Bay on the issue.

Palm Bay city manager Lee Feldman was not available last week. An assistant referred questions to an attorney for the city. The attorney did not return a telephone call to his office.

–Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

MAKE POT LEGAL, AND WE’LL BENEFIT–Ah, there’s nothing quite like summer in the Sierra. Mexican drug cartels. Hidden marijuana gardens. Camouflaged rangers armed with M-16 rifles seeking out hoodlums toting AK-47s. Know what?We can end this desecration of national parks, the threat to public safety and the drain on taxpayers by dumping the prohibition on adult marijuana use.

Before explaining why America should abandon its failed war against marijuana, I’ll answer the big question. I’ve smoked dope. More than once. Unlike Bill Clinton, I inhaled. Then, like millions of other baby boomers, I matured a little bit and stopped. But if I had kept smoking marijuana, why is it the government’s business?

Adults in this country use alcohol and tobacco without fear of being arrested or having to obtain those drugs from criminals. Marijuana shouldn’t be any different. The worst thing about it is that it’s against the law.

By deeming cannabis illegal, we waste $10 billion to $15 billion a year turning citizens into criminals and compound that mistake by turning over the cultivation, distribution and sale of the drug to gangs.

Make pot legal, and hikers don’t have to worry about getting shot because they stumble into a marijuana grove in Kings Canyon National Park.

Make pot legal, tax it and regulate it — as we’ve done with alcohol, tobacco and gambling — and everyone but the drug cartels is better off.

A marijuana tax could pay for drug education. Why is a declining percentage of Americans addicted to tobacco? Because it’s been drummed into our heads tobacco is bad for us.

The tax also could help fund schools and public safety. Freed from chasing down otherwise law-abiding pot-smokers, police could focus more on violent criminals.

Farmers would benefit, too. Instead of growing food and fiber subject to market volatility, they’d have a guaranteed cash crop. There might not be a better place than the San Joaquin Valley — with its long growing season and fertile ground — to grow the stuff.

One objection to legalizing pot is children would have more access to the drug. Actually, they’d have a harder time getting it. Legal pot would reduce the black-market trade, and approved sellers would risk losing lucrative licenses by making underage sales.

Besides, how could pot become any easier to get than it is now? Two Fresno middle school teachers I talked to last week said it’s readily available on their campuses.

Legal pot sounds like a radical idea, but it isn’t. William F. Buckley Jr., flag-bearer for American conservatives, says marijuana prohibition is costly and hypocritical.

Last month in National Review Online, Buckley wrote: “General rules based on individual victims are unwise. And although there is a perfectly respectable case against using marijuana, the penalties imposed on those who reject that case, or give way to weakness of resolution, are very difficult to defend. If all our laws are paradigmatic, imagine what we would do to anyone caught lighting a cigarette, or drinking a beer. Or – exulting in life in the paradigm – committing adultery. Send them all to Guantanamo?”

In other words, our marijuana laws smell like they were written by someone smoking too much pot. They need reform.

by Bill McEwen, The Fresno Bee

–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

JAMES STEWART AND KAWASAKI SIGN AGREEMENT– Team Chevy Trucks Kawasaki Racer Signs through 2006.

IRVINE, Calif. (July 29, 2004) James Stewart, the young supercross-motocross phenom from Florida, today signed a two-year agreement to continue with the Kawasaki motorcycles that have taken him to multiple national championships

BIKERNET LEGAL FILES–Bozeman, Montana, has a law that bans all sexual activity between members of the opposite sex in the front yard of a home after sundown – if they’re nude. (Apparently, if you wear socks, you’re safe from the law!)

–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

WE’RE CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE THURSDAY NEWS–That sounds so fuckin’ official. It’s a tad late, but the guys on the east coast will just be rolling in from work.

Here’s a couple of shots of us old farts during our Monster Garage Segment. On top is Custom Chrome master designer for 30 years, John Reed. What a character and an incredible talent. Behind him is Carl Morrow the master of Carl’s Speed Shop in Daytona.

This shot shows my ugly self and old friend Don Hotop, of Don’s Speed and Sport in Fort Madison, Iowa. If there was ever a master builder, Don’s the man. He builds nearly every Drag Specialties project bike. I’ll tell you why. When he hands over a bike, it not only looks sharp, but it will run forever. Guy has a lot of class. This segment on building an Old School Chopper from a stock 2004 Heritage Softail will air on October the 11th. Don’t miss this one.

I want to slip out of the shop this afternoon after I pound iron and shower. I need to ride to a local bar and check out the bartender. She’s a Hispanic goddess with tits forever. The bar is tiny and frequented only by longshoremen and local drunks. She doesn’t deserve to be there. I need to rescue her…

Ride Forever,

–Bandit

BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–NEW VICTORY BIKES FOR 2005, BRADY’S SUICIDE SHIFT, RIGHT-OF-WAY LAW PASSED, AUSTRALIAN BIKE MUSEUM CONNECTION AND DRUNK GERMANS

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BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–Tuesday, 6 am, felt like I got hit by Vito the bat boy-bill collector. I guess the 18 to 20 hour days took their toll. I was hit with my worst enemy, a fucking flu that had me bedridden for a whole day. A very precious day I needed to finish the bob for Sturgis. Let?s not even think that I felt like shit and my kidneys felt like they had been kicked by combat boots on an Skin Head let’s beat the puertorican party. All that worried me is that the bobber had to be done, my word was played on it, and you know how I am with my word. I’m still fucked up and floating around the life of the spaced out and cold induced trance, but I still managed to get up and got to the shop, had to finish, no matter what. I guess all those extra hours catch up and when they do, it sucks….Big time.

I also had sent the news to hell, my report was not going to be in Bikernet once more, something that I seldom do, but as everything turns around, here I am, late in the morning, just pounding the key board, one of those nights that you wake up and doze off dozens of times, I guess you know what I mean, and it sucks.

I have not posted any photos lately, and almost no report as well, since all I have been working on is the bobber and the shipping to Sturgis. Yeap that time of the year is back again and I always forget what a pain in the ass it is. Then again, we still do it. I will release the bobbers photos soon, I’m just waiting on getting to the Black Hills so it will be a surprise for all. Not that it will become a standard in the building industry, but it will be cool to keep the expectation, and I like it, so that’s it.

I know many of you are awaiting my Hawaii story, and I do have part of it already done, but I need more time to finish it up, I’m also waiting on Bandit’s and Glenn’s side of the story, to me it’s always as interesting to hear someone elses view of what I lived and how they perceive things…..Come on..get to work you bums!

By the way, if you are in Sturgis, come by the Journey Museum for the Bob’s back exhibition. I’m really looking forward to it and seems there’s going to be a press and media frenzy, it’s Tuesday, 10th. I believe at 4:30 pm, it will be tribute to Dave Mann, and that guys does deserve it. You can see all the cool bobs there and even try to whack me on the head, and I mean try, if you are one of those who don’t like me.

On the Puerto Rico front, I’m working on like 6 bobbers/choppers right now, so guess what, Bob’s back, and I dare to predict that in the near future 280 tires and such will be a thing of the past. We will go back to the venerable 130’s, unless you happen to be a rubbie wannabe who loves watching TV shows of your local heroes…

Anyway, let me get out of here, since I feel like shit and before I start receiving e-mails that I got nasty towards a bunch of clueless dudes, which will prompt me to unleash all the fury, since I don’t feel like being my amicable self….Anyway, for those of you who expect these words week after week, thanks, I hope I have not let you down.

Jose sick as a fucking dog, Caribbean Bikernet Reporter

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HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT SURVIVES TEST RUN–Here is a real good finished side shot of the pan withthe Paul Cox seat on it and a pic of me on it lastSaturday at the BOOGIE.

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FBI AGENT CHARGED WITH DUI– CLEARWATER – An FBI agent was arrested last weekend after Clearwater police found her asleep in her car at an intersection with the car running and she fled the scene once she awakened, court documents state.

Elizabeth Elaine Scott, 37, was charged with felony fleeing and eluding and with driving under the influence of alcohol. One reading of her blood alcohol level was .183 percent, more than twice the 0.08 percent threshold where a motorist in Florida is presumed drunk, the documents state.

Clearwater police spokesman Wayne Shelor said that at roughly 8:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities received a report that a green BMW Mini Cooper had been involved in a hit- and-run wreck on Devon Drive on Clearwater Beach.

Scott was found asleep in her green 2004 Mini Cooper at the intersection, arrest affidavits state. The engine was running and the car was in drive, the affidavits state.

–by Stephen Thompson, Tampa Bay Tribune

–from Rogue
http://www.bikerrogue.com

ONE IN FIVE GERMANS DRINK TO GET DRUNK BIKERNET SURVEY REVEALS– LONDON (AP) — Almost 1 in 5 German adults – or 17 percent – believe the point of drinking is to get drunk, according to a survey released Wednesday.

Only 8 percent of Britons drink to become stupefied, according to the survey by Mintel, a market research firm.

“Drinking can be more of a low-key social event in Britain than some may have believed,” said Michelle Strutton, consumer analyst at Mintel. “Although Germans may not go drinking as often as the British, when they do drink, many do want to get drunk.”

The average German adult drank 255 pints of beer last year, 35 more pints than his British counterpart, the survey found.

Mintel’s survey of 35,000 consumers covered France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Britain.

Spain, the third-largest consumer, was the fastest-growing market for beer, but Italy was likely to overtake it. Beer consumption in Spain grew by 17 percent since 1998.

France’s consumption was down 13 percent since 1998, though sales of premium beers were holding their own.

Britain has the highest percentage of beer drinkers in Europe, with 61 percent of adults – including 82 percent of men.

In the United States, annual consumption per person in 2002 was around 175 pints, according to industry figures.

–from Rogue

DA, DA, DAMN, SHA SHA SHOES–Sha Sha Fine Shoes, Inc., a manufacturer of alternative styled footwear for men and women, has introduced their first ever signature shoe, co-designed by one of the most famous chopper builders in the United States, Billy Lane.

Billy Lane of Choppers, Inc., made famous by his beautiful bikes and appearances on the Discovery Channel chopper build-offs, has collaborated with Sha Sha and his pinstriper, Joe Richardson, to develop his own signature line of custom pinstriped shoes in three different colors. The shoes are available at dealers throughout the U.S. and Canada and are available direct to consumers on Sha Sha?s website as well.

For more information about the Billy Lane Signature Shoes, or any other products available from Sha Sha, visit the Sha Sha Fine Shoes website at http://www.sha-sha.com, or click on the banner above. Email info@sha-sha.com, or call 1-877-3-SHA-SHA.

VIRGINIA GANGSTER CHOPPERS PROFILE–On the South side of Richmond, in Chesterfield County the crew at Gangster Choppers still carries out the spirit of rebellion in their approach to building hard core rides.

John Dodson along with his father Ken and Floyd Young make up the crew at Gangster Choppers. John is a machinist by trade having served the mandatory 4 year state apprenticeship program and working in the rigid confines of industrial machine and fabricating shops. John and Ken wanted to open a shop where they could let their imagination run wild on bikes.

Gangster Choppers has a full in house machine shop and fabrication department that enables them to truly build one of a kind choppers.

Gangster Choppers believes that a chopper should be fun and safe to ride. That’s why only the best materials and parts go into the fabrication of their bikes, no corners cut here. The parts they make or modify are engineered to meet and often exceed industry standards. All of their bikes, parts and services are by bikers for bikers. They know from many years of machining, welding and fabricating what they want to ride and they pass it on to you.

John was tired of seeing hacked up frames that were too unsafe to ride. Frames modified with out the use of a frame jig to retain correct geometry and poor welds covered by bondo. To be sure they produced the finest quality frames; they engineered and built their own frame fabrication table. The table is so versatile, a new frame can be manufactured or an existing frame can be stretched and raked. They are able to calculate the trail on any given chassis to determine the ride ability and know what stretch and rake combination will work best with any given project.

In addition to frame work, Gangster Choppers hand manufactures their own sheet metal. Their gas tanks are fabricated with a one piece bottom, no leaks there. Steel fenders are hand rolled from 14 gauge steel in various widths to accommodate different tire sizes. Oil tanks can be had in steel or stainless, with internal plumbing so all the oil lines are routed nice and clean to the bottom of the tank.

They also have the Gangster line of billet aluminum foot pegs, hand grips, jockey shifter knobs, derby and points covers. The crew is hard at work now developing some hard core parts that will adapt to factory style bikes. Foot controls that will incorporate the ace of spades theme and a well-engineered jockey shift set up. The jockey shift lever pivots on maintenance free bearings and is “O” so smooth feeling. It is nice to see a shop introducing such well engineered parts that feel good and most importantly deliver that rebellious southern flavor. Check out their web site at www.gangsterchoppers.com to see what’s new from the shop or give them a phone call a t804 640 CHOP (2467).

–TB

A BIKERNET ROMANTIC MOMENT–One night Jerry brought home a dozen red roses to his wife.

“How lovely, dear,” she said, “What’s the occasion?”

“I want to make love to you” he said simply.

“Not tonight, dear. I have a headache.”

The next night, Jerry came home with a big box of chocolates and explained that he wanted to make love with her.

“I’m awfully tired, honey” said his wife. “Not tonight.”

Every night for a week Jerry brought home something, but each time his wife’s answer was no.

Finally he came home with six black kittens with little red bows around their necks and handed them to his wife.

How adorable, Jerry,” she exclaimed. “But what are they for?”

“These are six little pallbearers for your dead pussy.”

–from Skooter

Don’t forget the Sturgis Museum if you’re in the Badlands this year.

AUSTRALIA HAS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM–Things are really flat chat busy – flat chat is an old biker term I believe,from sitting on top of the tank or something.

Hey, there is a biker museum in Australia, down the road from here @ Nabiac.

Check out:
http://www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.com.au
http://www.mediaman.com.au/profiles/bulahdelah.html
http://www.mediaman.com.au/profiles/regional.html

Best Rgds from down under.

–Greg Tingle

PENNSLYVANIA CHANGES RIGHT-OF-WAY TO CARELESS DRIVING BILL–In PA HB 873 passed the house 202-1. We changed it from Right of Wayviolations to careless driving. ROW only covered certain accidents wherecareless driving applies when someone rear ends you at a red light or justabout any other way someone can run over you. We also included a definitionof “serious injury” to say “any bodily injury which creates a substantialrisk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protractedloss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ”. That waylawyers can’t argue if your injuries were serious or not an delay yourgetting paid for years.

–John

HN JT Purviance during battle for Salman Pak, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

MILITARY ASSISTANCE–Alexandria, Va. – The U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center issupporting families of deployed soldiers by providing a toll-free FamilyAssistance Hotline. The number, 1-800-833-6622, is for use by family members of soldiers onactive duty as well as those in the Army National Guard and the Army Reservecalled to active duty. The hotline will remain in operation indefinitely.

The call is free from the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska,PuertoRico, Guam and the Virgin Islands. Hotline staff takes calls from 8 a.m. to8 p.m. EDT to answer family support-related questions. Emergency assistanceis provided between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. EST.

While the hotline staff cannot give out information about a soldier’sspecific location, status, or mailing address, the staff has beeninstrumental in linking thousands of extended family members to the familysupport groups and rear detachments at the soldier’s unit.

In addition to local and Army level assistance via telephone, familymembers can find answers to many routine questions about family readiness,Army Community Service, and deployment support resources online at the ACS

Web site, www.goacs.org, and at the Army Family Liaison Office website,www.aflo.org. Information about Operation Iraqi Freedom is atwww.army.mil

The Army National Guard and the Army Reserve state and regional supportcommands also operate assistance lines, though they may not always betoll free. Information is available at www.guardfamily.org andwww.army.mil/usar.

The U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center is the headquartersDepartment of the Army agency responsible for Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs the Army provides soldiers and families worldwide.

BRADY’S BIKE–Brady’s suicide Shovel,home-built ride by hard-core bikemaster in Minnesota.

BIKERNET STAFF VENTRILOQUIST–A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night he’s doinga show in a small town in Arkansas. With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when a blonde in the 4th rowstands on her chair and starts shouting: “I’ve heard enough of your stupidblonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype women that way? What does the color of a person’s hair have to do with her worth as a humanbeing?

It’s guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at workand in the community and from reaching our full potential as a person.Because you and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against not only blondes, but women in general, and all in the name of humor!”

Theembarrassed ventriloquist begins to apologize, and the blonde yells, “You stayout of this, mister! I’m talking to that little smart-ass on your knee.”

–from Skooter

NEW VICTORY 8-BALL IS THE BEST VALUE FOR 2005–New 2005 Model Combines the Stunning Looks and Performance of a VegasWith a Tough “Blacked-Out” Look at a Great Price!

July 2005, Minneapolis – There’s no need to qualify the statement. Plain and simple, the new Victory Vegas 8-Ball is the absolute best value on the market among American-made cruiser motorcycles.

The new for 2005 Vegas 8-Ball is a basic black version of the award-winning Victory Vegas and its suggested retail price in the U.S. is just $12,999. That’s about two grand less than a Vegas and the same as the suggested retail for an original Victory V92C in 1998. The 8-Ball is priced lower than competitive models and beats them all in terms of styling, comfort and performance.

Next week we will launch all the new Victory models for 2005 with complete specs. If you haven’t thrown a leg over a Victory yet, try one on. You’ll be surprised.–Bandit

photo by RFR

THAT DOES IT–No more politics here, just motorcycles, sex and Jack Daniels. My shop is just below me now and my new Paughco Project Chopper is waiting . I’m picking up another lift this weekend and it will immediatly find a home, as I begin to slip this baby together.

I’m working with S&S on the engine, the JIMS tranny is in and I’m ready to rock. I’ll hand make the pipes and ponder what to do for the gas tank and seat. Hang on.

That’s ahead for the weekend. In the meantime I’m headed over to the Monster Garage offices, then to the bar for a drink.

Ride Forever,

–Bandit