Revised Sturgis Billboard after the censorship board finished with us.

Hell, it’s been bananas around here. The Los Angeles Calendar Show is this weekend and while I’m trying to take care of business, the girls are crazy with preparations and demands on me to sign books for the show. Hell, I’m still tweaking the Buell, packing for Charlotte, preping for Sturgis, writing for HORSE, finishing an interview of Bob Kay the boss of Biker’s Choice for Hot Rod Bikes and negotiating with the evil king of Cruising Rider for the rights to ride through his home town of Sedona to get to the badlands. He’s a stickler.

There’s this girl ya see in Charlotte nick-named “Meanest” who is going to meet me at the airport. I’m not sure what to expect. It’s a charity event right. If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by Charlotte H-D this weekend, I may need back-up. Let’s pound into the news, there’s a lot going on…

BUBBA BENEFIT–Patrick William Ellis, III aka ?BUBBA? was 23 years old and he was dying of a rare type of cancer called Rhabdomyasarcoma. The pain was intense and the doctor bills high. In an effort to help him and his family a benefit was held at the B.C.C. Pavilion in Melbourne Florida on Saturday July 14th 2001.

A lot of people put in an awful lot of time and effort to make this event a success. The list of sponsors, organization and clubs is to long to put here but you all know who you are and so do we.

Every one that I have talked to has said the event went off very well and they had a good time. We were able to raise $20,000.00 to help the family.

I would like to join the Ellis Family in thanking all that helped put this event on and also those that attended.

–ROGUE

Watch for full coverage of the event on Bikernet shortly.–Bandit

BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–Hell is a cool place compared to this past few days.The bikes are finally on their way to Florida, after many nights turninginto mornings. Yep ,it’s a ton of work but well worth it, just to enjoy afew days of riding in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Some of thehighlights was tearing apart a motor, and putting it back together in anight, some slight problem with bent valves and pushrods looking likearches, anyway the bike fired at the second try and was promptly loadedinto the trailer.

Placing twelve long choppers on a trailer is no easytask, loading all the stuff for the trip seems to be a never ending projecteven to the last minute before getting the whole rig in the barge, we stillhave stuff to take to Sturgis, and so will always be.

Last Sunday the doctors and family decided to unplug our friend (the onewho had the accident in OK), their last hope was gone. To the amazement ofall Cucho refused to go, and started getting better, hints of a recoupstarted showing right away.

I believe there is a higher power watching overus, call it any name you want. He was 95 % brain dead, and in coma forthree weeks, how hard is to get back from that? I know it’s almostunbelievable, but that is the way it is. There will be an organized ride to gather funds for hisbetterment soon. I’m not asking for money, but at least some messages wishingCucho well, will be passed along. (demiguel@compuserve.com)

Bourget’s Bike Works of Arizona has a new model, they will be called EX andEXP. This will be their patented oil in the frame bikes in regular orchopper style. With an H-D Evo motor and the rest of the usual BBW goodies, thebikes will be in the $23 thou and less range. We have two on the way andwill feature in the near future.

Caribbean Custom Cycles became the exclusive dealer for BMC choppers in theCaribbean, this cool rigid chopper come in two models, the 988 with a TC 88motor and the 918 with a Revtech 100 Evo. Check Bigmikeschoppers.com formore info, MSRP is $20,000.00. A new Softail model and 250 rigid are on theway. They’re solid inexpensive, well made bikes, and our first order wasdone in a week! That’s having your shit together.

The Dia del Harlista in Hatillo took place last Sunday, thousands of Harleyfanatics from all over the island enjoyed a whole day of bike oggling,music and vendors. The organizers raffled two Sportsters 883’s.Of course we could not attend, we were getting the damn trailer ready ! Sothe WCC will have it’s debut some other time.

I’m glad to report that some 5-balls rolled their way into our shop, andwill be passed along to Bandit, I know it’s been a few weeks since some barowners reported their balls missing, (I mean pool balls), but I guess theones we found are not related to the above mentioned events, and I’m sticking tothat story. They did not look like the 5-balls in the milk cartons.Only a couple weeks before we can roam the roads of the Black Hills, nowit’s time to rest (yeah right) till its time to hit the US highways on ourjourney to South Dakota, leave the lids in Puerto Rico and enjoy the crisprides through Spearfish Canyon. Like I said , if you see a bunch of chopperswith Puerto Rico plates come over and say hello, we will be around, Hellyeah !!

–Jose, Bikernet Caribbean overworked correspondent

DA NEW CHOPPA–A guy bought a new 113″ choppa and was out on an interstate road for a nice evening cruise. As the needle jumped up to 80mph he suddenly saw a flashing red and blue light behind him. Confident he could outrun the police car, be began to twist the throttle. The needle hit 80,100,120 and finally 140 with the lights still behind him.

“What am I doing?” he thought and pulled over. The cop came up to him, took his license without a word and examined it and the bike.

“I’ve had a tough shift and this is my last pull over. I don’t feel like more paperwork so if you can give me an excuse for your driving that I haven’t heard before you can go.”

The ride scratched his head and thought for a moment, “Last week my wife ran off with a cop,” the biker said, “and I was afraid you were trying to give her back.”

“Have a nice night,” said the officer.

–Geno, HORSE Magazine

THUNDER OVER DIXIE REPORT–Hey Dixie Riders! We’ve been having problems with the postal service that’s driving us nucking futs! (no that’s spelled correctly…don’t get offended!)

We’re choosing about 2 dozen of you to get your paper three different ways. Over the next couple of months we’re going to be testing to see which is the best way for us and you. In the meantime…if you don’t get an issue by the 10th of the month, call us and we’ll send it again, first class.

Also, please let us know what’s happening in your neck of the woods…Remember each month we pick someone who entered their local event in our calendar at www.dixierider.com/calendar/ and send them a t-shirt free! So enter your event today!

RUSTY’S FORUM–Rusty an Orange County Hells Angel currently incarcerated for conspiracy is interviewed on Bikernet. Check it out. Intersection read that make you think of Sam “Chopper” Orwell and the future of freedom.

“Here’s a link to Rusty’s site for more information.www.rustysforum.com We take bikers rights to the next level.Bikernet?rocks, The Cantina kicks ass, HardTail as a download is a dandy also. A computer network with an?early Easyriders magazine heart.”?

–Respectfully, Bill?

EASYRIDERS BANKRUPT–Oh NOOOOOOOOO-what happens to our stock-NOW——can’t say that we didn’t seeit coming, but damn. ?How long do you think they will keep publishing? ?Notgoing to the drag races for a while, finally figured out that I’m probably abetter spectator thanpolitician.

–M.L>

NEW BDL “TOP FUEL STREET DRIVE”– The all new 14MM by 85MM wide (3 3/8-inch) belt is the same as the top fuel racers use on the 600-plus horsepower top fuel drag machines. The newly designed kevlar clutch consists of Nine 6 3/8-inch diameter friction plates and 11 steels and they put the power where it needs to be. BDL special pressure plates use up to 9 springs for varying pressure to accommodate any size motor on the market. The all new hub is made from 7075 aluminum then hard anodized for superior strength and reliability. They offer 2 kits, both are designed for oil filter mounting in the motor plate.

The TF-1000 is the complete drive with side guard. The TF-2000 is the complete drive with outboard bearing support. The support plate is reversible. The back side is channeled for another distinctive look, however just the flat side is polished. Find out where to get this new hot drive on the BDL site here.

FBI BLOWS IT AGAIN–By JESSE HOLLAND. In a fresh embarrassment to the FBI, officials saidTuesday that 184 laptop computers – at least one containing classifiedmaterial – are missing from the agency, along with 449 weapons.The missing laptops include 13 that are thought to have been stolen. One ofthe missing computers is known to contain classified material and threeothers might have classified material, said officials from the JusticeDepartment and FBI, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

They said 184 weapons were stolen and 265 were lost. One was used in ahomicide. The weapons mostly are sidearms, but some submachine guns are alsomissing.

The disclosure came on the eve of an FBI oversight hearing on Capitol Hillatwhich bureau whistle blowers were scheduled to testify. The FBI has beenunderfire for a series of missteps going back years, including the failure toprovide thousands of documents to Timothy McVeigh’s lawyers, the RobertHanssen spy case, the Branch Davidian and Ruby Ridge standoffs and thebotched investigation of former nuclear scientists Wen Ho Lee.

TUNES ON BIKERNET– Yep, that’s right we will have a report on Big Mike Griffin’s new CD on Bikernet before I go to Sturgis, if I’m lucky. Mike’s entertainment schedule will be posted also. He’s now the Spokesman for the Living Large clothing line for Chrome Specialties. The bike he’s straddling was built for him by the guys at Chrome Specialties.

BB is working on a report on DAGO’s CD to be launched in the next week. If you don’t watch out we’ll have music clips in the near future.

COP INVESTIGATED FOR CONFISCATING MOTORCYCLES– I am sure this is the same Cop and he has been doing this for 30 years.Heeven travels to events around the country to confiscate bikes.

While I was in Connecticut and Running the Connecticut Motorcycle RightsOrganization I was contacted by Schietinger Harley-Davidson in BridgeportConnecticut about a motorcycle that they had rebuilt out of 2 old PoliceBikes and sold to one of the Hells Angels.

Kenney confiscated the bike because a Hells Angel was riding it. Thedealership went to court and I filed charges against Kenney. In no time at all I was stopped and my bike confiscated. I fought it andeventually got the bike back. It got real ugly with him coming to my houseand me going after him with a gun.

He eventually got transferred out of the area but got back into it shortlyafter I moved to Florida and no one was keeping a eye on him.

This must stop. How about a line or two on Bikernet asking if any one has had a badexperience with cops illegally confiscating bikes. Especially interested In Connecticut State Trooper Bob Kenney. Request Facts, Names Dates, Disposition of case, What happened to bikes? Whoended up with them?

Looking for information to show that certain individuals are using theirposition in law enforcement to confiscate motorcycle for their own personalgain. Are they living above their means, fancy houses, toys, trips, cars etc.

There are a lot of eyes out there. Put a Stop To Dirty Cops ConfiscatingMotorcycles.

— ROGUE

CHARLOTTE H-D RUN FOR BREATH– I asked “THE MEANEST” to send you an update on the run and her reply was “I am not sending shit”! Well with that I took upon myself to send it. She is in one of those moods. She said she was only kidding, but I didn’t want to take a chance of making her mad before the run, she didn’t get that nickname for nothing!

Everything is set to go for Sunday. The door prizes are tagged. we have over 100. I have arranged for you to ride an American Eagle bike while you are here. The weather forecast for Sunday is perfect, 88 degrees and sunny. We are going to Buffalo’s tonight to deliver the door prizes and pass out flyers one last time. It seems like all the hard work and long hours are about to pay off. We will see you Saturday!

–Mike Pullin, Charlotte H-D

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HORSE STAFF MEMBER BECOMES RICH NEW RIDER–I just picked up a one-owner ’87 Softail custom to re-do HORSE style. It’s obvious that most of our readers lust for rigids but have Softys in the garage, so why not do a low buck but cool Softy project?

Billy and maybe Jesse is gonna help me with sheet metal/fab. And I’d like to get a set of those fat Samson shotguns.

–Geno

I thought you guys hated anyone who rode an Evo.

NOBLES TAKES SECOND IN EMOTIONAL BUELL PRO THUNDER AT LAGUNA–A week after his father passed away, TilleyH-D/Buell’s Tripp Nobles finished second in an emotional Buell Pro Thunderrace at Laguna Seca Raceway on Friday. It was Nobles’ first AMA podiumfinish in three years, and kept Buell racers streak of five straight podiumsalive and well.

“I wasn’t sure if I could race this weekend, but my family encouraged me totry, and my team gave me a lot of support,” said Nobles.Nobles, who qualified on the front row, started slowly, but received asecond chance when a crash brought out the flag and a restart.”We changed a few things on set-up during the break, and Don Tilley helpedme concentrate on the areas of the track where they were beating me,” saidNobles, who ran strong off the restart and took over first when teammate

David Estok suffered a mechanical problem.Thomas Montano, riding on his home track, eventually passed Nobles for firstin the Laguna Seca corkscrew. Nobles held on to second, while Dean Mizdalfinished third.”It’s frustrating when you have a lead and it gets away, but it’s a greatfeeling to be back on the podium, especially this weekend,” said Nobles.”The Buell ran strong and the team did a great job.”

Hal’s H-D Buell rider Mike Ciccotto, racing with a fractured wrist from aweek ago, finished a courageous fourth and is second in overall seriespoints to Montano.”Overall, it was a very good weekend for Buell, with Tripp second, Mikefourth while nursing a sore wrist, and Dave running in the lead until havingvery minor clutch difficulty,” said Buell Race Manager Henry Duga.

THE MOTHER WITH THREE VIRGINS–A mother had three virgin daughters. They were all getting married within a short time period. Because Mom was a bit worried about how their sex life would get started, she made them all promise to send a postcard from the honeymoon with a few words on how marital sex felt.

The first girl sent a card from Hawaii two days after the wedding. The card said nothing but “Nescafe.” Mom was puzzled at first, but then went to the kitchen and got out the Nescafe jar. It said: “Good till the last drop.” Mom blushed, but was pleased for her daughter.

The second girl sent the card from Vermont a week after the wedding, and the card read: “Benson & Hedges.” Mom now knew to go straight to her husband’s cigarettes, and she read from the Benson & Hedges pack: “Extra Long. King Size”. She was again slightly embarrassed, but still happy for her daughter.

The third girl left for her honeymoon in the Caribbean. Mom waited for a week, nothing. Another week went by, and still, nothing. Then, after a whole month, a card finally arrived. Written on it, in shaky handwriting, were the words: “British Airways”. Mom took out her latest Harper’s Bazaar magazine, flipped through the pages, fearing the worst, and finally found the ad for the airline. The ad said: “Three times a day, seven days a week, both ways.”

Mom fainted.

–from Rogue

GOLD STAR MOTHERS–Gold Star Mothers is an organization made up of women whose sons were killed in military combat during service in the United States armed forces. Recently a delegation of New York State Gold Star Mothers made a trip to Washington, D.C., to discuss various concerns with their elected representatives.

According to NewsMax.com, there was only one politician in D.C. who refused to meet with these ladies. Can you guess which politician that might be?

Was it New York Senator Charles Schumer? Nope, he met with them.

Try again. Do you know anyone serving in the Senate who has never showed anything but contempt for our military? Do you happen to know the name of any politician in Washington whose husband once wrote of his loathing of the military?

Now you’re getting warm! You got it! None other than the Queen herself, The Hildebeast, Hillary Clinton. She refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers.

Now — please don’t tell me you’re surprised. This woman wants to be president of the United States — and there is a huge percentage of the voters who are anxious to help her achieve that.

–Rogue

BIKERNET DRAG RACING CORRESPONDENT-HELEN WOLFE–This was taken at Downtown Harley before we got home from the Denver Race. JW Everitt has a “Cheeta” bike I would like to do a little report on. I’ll use his info sheet he gave me. I got a signed poster, CD and single song video tape of him playing “Leopard’s Lament” on guitar. I took a couple pictures of his bike at Downtown too.

The bike in the picture was custom made for a lady who decided she didn’t like it. Check out the drag racing coverage. We’ve made more changes. It’s hot!

MO’ NEWS FROM THE BADLANDS–Big push this year to check registration and insurance, HINT, put your titleand insurance card in Zip-lock and have on bike at all times, this will saveyou a huge hassle if you are one of the lucky ones that gets stopped.

With the new road in Boulder Canyon, it’s tempting to let it go fast, but thespeed limit is 55 mph. Radar will be set up through the canyon.

–BobIllingworth

STURGIS ROOM AVAILABLE–There is another room available in SPEARFISH at the BEST WESTERN. The room isa double (two queen size beds), easy location, great rooms, pool, laundryfacilities, great bike parking, within walking distance to the bars, whatmore do ya need?!!

Anyway, the cost is $872 for Saturday through Thursday. Call DOMINICK as soon as possible if you’re interested or know someone in needof a room. Dominick’s number is (310) 399-3259. Leave a message if he doesn’tanswer. Spread the word!!!

–Patty

HARLEY-DAVIDSON 100TH–For those of you who can’t take a month off work but want your bikeat the 100th anniversary, this will only take a couple of weeks and isprobably way cheaper than riding over…dan

The new Web site is up and running. As mentioned before, KING 5 isshutting down theHome Team Community as of July 20. Until then, we have two sites.

The new URL is http://mytown.koz.com/community/nrra

BEACH RIDE THIS WEEKEND–If you live in Southern California, don’t miss the Beach Ride this coming Sunday. They have the best bands of any biker event around. Don’t miss it!

THE VANISHING TATTOO–Documentary TV series “The Vanishing Tattoo” makes its marktoday withcoverage inUSA Today:http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/

Vancouver, British Columbia – With over 10 million hits per month to its Web site, “TheVanishing Tattoo,” a television documentary series chronicling thehistory ofthe origins of tattooing, is finally getting due recognition today withafeature piece running in USA Today. “Tattoos leave indelibleimpressions” byAnn Oldenburg quotes Producer Vince Hemingson extensively in her articleontattooing among celebrities in the Life Section of this Friday’s (July6,2001) Weekend Edition of USA Today.

Tattoos…We’ve practiced indelible body art since the dawn of time. Launched Sept. 6, 1999, “The Vanishing Tattoo,” a 13-part half-hourtelevision documentary series, looks at the incredible history, powerfulrituals and extraordinary social significance of tribal tattooing inmanydifferent cultures around the world through the eyes of renownedCanadiantattoo artist Thomas Lockhart and Vancouver filmmaker and tattooenthusiastVincent Errol Hemingson.

–Dan

MO’ ON THE BLACK HILLS RALLY–Seems everyone is anxious to get the low down on the roads around the Sturgisarea for bike week. Well I put in a message to our friend Bob Illingworthout there and he responded with some great information! Looks like we’ll havesome nice roads to ride on with very little, if any, construction!!! Yipee!

1- Vanocker Canyon Road all open, no problems, great ride
2- Spearfish Canyon Drive all open, no problems, still a great ride
3- Boulder Canyon all open, no construction, all paved, great ride
4- Cheyenne Crossing to Deadwood and through O’neil Pass, everything is super
5- I-90 construction will be completed by rally time with the exception ofthe area around Rapid City. Short delays, if any.
6- Belle Fouch to Devils Tower via Highway 34, construction will cease duringthe rally; 6 miles of hard packed base fill to accommodate bikers
To check on the highways on your way to South Dakota or in South Dakota,please click on this link and put in the destinations. It’ll give ya everykind of construction report you want! Rand McNally – Plan a Trip

–Patty

FREE INSURANCE QUOTES–And road service protection for long run. Check it out.

STRANGE GUN LAWS–H.R. 123 (Barr): This bill would prohibit a federal or state action againsta firearms manufacturer or seller for criminal actions committed by thirdparties using their firearms.

H.R. 139 (Nadler): This bill would provide for a 15 percent increase in somefederalcrime funds to any state which implemented an approved handgun registrationprogram.

H.R. 215 (Towns): This bill would require the Consumer Product SafetyCommissionto ban any toy which resembles a handgun.

For more information contact: Chris W. Stark – Director
P.O. Box 1924
Crosby, Texas 77532-1924
Ph. 1-713-202-9548 Fax 1-810-283-7459
http://www.GOA-Texas.org
email: Director@GOA-Texas.org

QUOTE FOR THE DAY–I am ready to meet my maker. Whether or not my maker is prepared for thegreat ordeal of meeting me is another matter. –Winston Churchill

THE WHINER CONTINUES–He may be back Sunday (I hope to hell he does the Post), but thenhe?s off again to South Carolina. And that leaves me and a bunch of weepingwomen to pick up the pieces, to pick up the pace, to pick our asses up off theground and put this Web site together.

Holy horse shit, we?re doomed, he?s locked up the liquor. I just realized that when the Bandit?s in Carolina (the state andprobably some filly of the same name), we?ve got to put together theBikernet/Calendar Bike Show at the Queen Mary July 21-22.

Maybe I canget mugged comin? outta Harolds Bar on Pacific Avenue in Pedro. Somebody put meout of my misery. There?s going to be a mutiny for sure. That Sin Wu willkick the shit outta everybody. Let’s ride–NuttBoy.

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CANTINA OFFER–Every 10th rider to join Bandit’s Cantina receives a signed copy of Bandit’s latest book “Sam ‘Chopper’ Orwell”. Here’s the latest winner:

Phillip Babcock
Lantana, Fla.

BIKERNET BIKESHOW WINNER–I just got in from California. I took my wife down to Mexico cancer treatmentplace, which was a scam, American Biologics of Mexico. They really dxed her, nowshe’s going into liver failure. Winning this bike show thing was a brightspot for us in the midst of the struggle of our lives, and thank you if youcould put out the info for other brothers not to buy into this cancer place.It’s in Tijuana, Mexico. I would be very grateful, and thanks again for the proudsmile we’re wearing.

–Paul Gendron

PS. My wife is 31 and got breast cancer at 28. It went toliver, lungs and bones. Terminal so we bought into the Mexico gig

DONT LETTHIS HAPPEN TO YOU OR LOVED ONES!

Our hearts go out to you and your wife. Keep the faith that you’ll find a way and make every hour count.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON VR TEAM CONTINUES REBUILDING FOCUS– Harley-Davidson VR 1000 riders Pascal Picotteand Mike Smith finished ninth and 10th respectively in the eighth round ofthe AMA Superbike Series held at Laguna Seca Raceway on Saturday.”The weekend went well, but we still have a long ways to go.

The team andriders continue to work around some of the bike’s deficiencies, and arelooking toward new improvements the engineering team is addressing,” saidHarley-Davidson Director of Racing John Baker. “The kind of improvementneeded takes time, but I’m pleased with our progress.”Picotte and Smith, who qualified 12th and 13th, ran strong throughout therace, with Picotte locked in a race-long battle with Yamaha’s Tommy Hayden.Smith moved into 10th midway through, and held that position to the end.”I’m happy with our finish,” said Smith. “We’re not that far away – I wasmatching the leaders in several areas of the track, such as exit speed outof the corners, and even horsepower seemed close.”

Privateer VR rider Jordan Szoke finished 11th for the Austin/Blue Bayou H-Dracing team, earning top finishing privateer honors once again.”Jordan is having a very good year as the top privateer in the series,” saidBaker. “We’re proud of that team’s efforts and will continue to activelysupport them.”

Kawasaki’s Eric Bostrom finished first, Honda’s Miguel Duhamel grabbedsecond and Suzuki’s Mat Mladin took third.Harley-Davidson’s VR Team will return to action July 20-22 as the AMASuperbike Series heads to Lexington, Ohio, for a double-header.

EROTIC HOME REMEDIES–A man and a woman are riding next to each other in first class on a plane. The woman sneezes, then takes a tissue and gently wipes it between her legs. The man isn’t sure he saw what she did, and decides he is probably hallucinating.

A few minutes pass. The woman sneezes again. She takes a tissue and gently wipes it between her legs. The man is about to go nuts. He can’t believe that he’s seeing what he’s seeing.

A few more minutes pass. The woman sneezes yet again. She takes a tissue and gently wipes it between her legs yet again.

The man has finally had all he can handle. He turns to the woman and says, “Three times you’ve sneezed, and three times you’ve taken a tissue and wiped it between your legs! What kind of signals are you sending me, or are you just trying to drive me crazy?”

The woman replies, “I am sorry to have disturbed you, sir. I have a rare condition such that when I sneeze, I have an orgasm.”

The man, now feeling badly, says, “Oh, I’m sorry. What are you taking for it?”

The woman looks at him with a coy smile and says, “Pepper.”

–I. Evans

BANDIT’S CANTINA DOOR PRIZES–We pull a door prize for a Bandit’s Cantina member once a week for valuable prizes or junk. But the twist to this program is that you can make a wish, and if we can fill it, goddamnit we will. The wishes reach off-the-wall proportions at times, like the following: “You need to send a prayer from Bandit and a signed copy of Orwell to:

Steve Wilson,
Glenwood Springs

You got it Steve. We’ll take care of you. Next week we’ll run more of these requests.

BANDIT RECEIVES UNMARKED PACKAGE–UPS recently arrived with a small package. Bandit opened it and discovered an old 45 record by the Arrows. Prepared to find a record player and play it backwards to retrieve the satanic message, he discovered that one side had the “Blues” theme, which is the title cut from the “Wild Angels” movie. Peter Fonda and Bruce Dern are in it. There are some old shots of Pedro in it also. “BongoParty” on the other side speaks for itself. The Arrows were a cool band for the time.

This little trinket from Paul at Charlotte H-D will be framed and become a valuable part of the Bandit Museum.

TWO COUPLES–Two couples were playing cards. John accidentally dropped some cards on the floor. When he bent down under the table to pick them up, he noticed that Bill’s wife wasn’t wearing any underwear! Shocked by this, Johnhit his head on the table and emerged red-faced.

Later, John went to the kitchen to get some refreshments. Bill’s wife followed him and asked, “Did you see anything that you liked under there?”

John admitted that, well, yes, he did.

She said “You can have it, but it will cost you $100.” After aminute or two, John indicates that he is interested. She tells him that since Bill works Friday afternoons and John doesn’t, John should come to herhouse around 2 p.m. on Friday. Friday came and John went to her house at 2 p.m. After payingher $100 they went to the bedroom, had sex and then John left.

Bill came home about 6 p.m. He asked his wife, “Did John come by this afternoon?”

Reluctantly, she replied, “Yes, he did stop by for a few minutes.”

Next Bill asked, “Did John give you $100?” She thinks, “Oh hell, he knows.” Finally she says, “Well, yes…he did give me $100.”

“Good,” Bill says. “John came by the office this morning and borrowed $100 from me. He said that he would stop by our house on his way home and pay me back.”

Caribbean Custom Cycles rigid comin’ together on Bikernet. Check the Garage.

BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–While reading the feature on the WCC bike I sort of sounded like I wasbitching too much. My purpose was to make sure Bikernet.com readersknew exactly what to expect of the parts ordered, and avoid frustrationwhen you buy these parts.

I’m glad to say that the sprocket spacers arefinally exact, the powdercoaters did their job and the bike is rolling onits own. I will send the photos as soon as I can, know all we’ve got left isdetails, even though the bike will take a break since we are loading up forthe trip to Sturgis. Hell seems like a nice option compared to what weexpect this coming week (We have to ship by the 19th. The trailer,paperwork and bikes have to be in the docks by the 17th.) Anyway, it’s thatSturgis time again and I’m sure we are not the only ones who will havedreadful deadlines. Hope you liked the WCC bike. Make sure to log in forsome new stuff coming from the balmy shores of Puerto Rico. And now to thevery limited news this week.

El dia del Harlista (Harley Riders Day) will take place Sunday in thecoastal town of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. It’s a two-day event and the closest we haveof a “formal” bike event. A few years back ol’ Rip came downto our island to enjoy the festivities and shoot some photos. He had a ballwhile riding our old Pans through Puerto Rico.

I had heard rumours of a second Jesse James video, and now it will happen.The video will include Sturgis and such antics. It’s due out in September.

Our friend who had the accident is getting better. His condition is stillfragile but he’s holding on. Thanks to those who wished him well.

Oh well, here it is, short. Gotta go back and deal with the bikes, oilchanges, brake pads and such before loading. Hope to see some of you in theBlack Hills.

–Jose, Bikernet Caribbean Agent

BANDIT THE ASSHOLE–Just wanted to drop you a note and tell ya what an asshole you are…..I gotmy copy of “Chopper” last week, three days away from deadline…… busier thanshit…….I open it up just to browse the first page, and fuck….I’mhooked….I wound up having to work until 4 a.m. this morning just to finish’cause I couldn’t stop reading the damn thing, and when I finished I had torewrite my whole fuckin editorial ’cause you made me think about thepotential future….

Anyway…congrats, and thanks for sending the book…but next time, don’tsend it at deadline……

Scott
Dixi

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I?m here at Bikernet headquarters trying to bang out somethinglike the Thursday news. I got one finger swathed in a raggedy, oil-soakedBand-aid, I got a hell of a hangnail on the other and them?s the only fingersthat can operate on this here damned keyboard.

If any of you out there depend seriously on the Bandit?s stuntedprose to guide your miserable, misbegotten lives, you?re fucked. Whateverwriting I do, I usually scrawl stuff with a crayon I stole from some whinykid down the block. My vocabulary has been blistered by too much acid in the’60s, too much coke in the ’70s, too much crank in the ’80s and too muchecstasy in the ’90s. Now I survive on a daily pint or two of Jack Daniels. I?m lucky to string three words together. So don?t be whining about thequality of the news, ya? ungrateful assholes:

RUN FOR BREATH IN CHARLOTTE, UPDATE–It’s hard to believe we’re a little more than two weeks away from the Run For Breath (July 22, Charlotte H-D). We’ve been organizing and planning since January!

Last night we had a dozen bikes ride to Camp Air Care, which is where the proceeds from this year’s run will go. This is a camp for kids (ages 6-12) with asthma. What a beautiful spot! Swimming pool, wooded areas, playgrounds, baseball diamond, basketball court, everything a kid could want. There were stock cars, a helicopter, fire engines, and, of course, the bikes. Would you believe we were the biggest attraction for the kids? They heard us as we came roaring into the park and they lined up to greet us.

We spent a lot of time talking to the volunteers at the camp. What wonderful people they are to devote their time and energy to these kids. The kids have a regular day at camp, just like any other kid, but at least once during each day they are involved in asthma education. One of the nurses there told us that most of these kids go to the emergency room with every asthma attack because they have no education about the disease.

All of the funds that are donated this year will go to the Justin Pullin Scholarship Fund for kids who couldn’t otherwise afford to go.

Also, yesterday’s Monroe, N.C., Enquirer-Journal newspaper featured a front-page article about Mike, Justin and the Run For Breath. It was a well-done story, with pictures of Mike and the bike he built in memory of Justin.

We have been able to get the run posted on a Charlotte web site, GoCarolinas.com, which lists local events.

–Meanest
Charlotte H-D

BRAND NEW JOKER MACHINE ROCKER BOXES–Precision machined, billet aluminum with a no-worries gasket seal, these are the hottest, cleanest rocker boxes on the market. Drag Specialties carries them or check the Joker Machine area right here in downtown Bikernet.

IT’S ALL IN THE ATTITUDE– A new business was opening and one of the owner’s friends wanted to send him flowers for the occasion. They arrived at the new business site and the owner read the card, “Rest in Peace.”

The owner was angry and called the florist to complain.

After he had told the florist of the obvious mistake and how angry he was, the florist replied, “Sir, I’m really sorry for the mistake, but rather than getting angry, you should imagine this: Somewhere there is a funeral taking place today, and they have flowers with a note saying, ‘Congratulations on your new location.'”

STURGIS HOUSING UPDATE–Because there are less expected rally-goers this year, housing has not been so difficult to find. There are quite a few private houses still available. Of course finding a tent space has never really been a problem, even for the record-breaking 60th. I’ve heard of a few hotel/motel openings too… not many, but a few. All the lodging info we provide is located at: http://www.Sturgis-Rally.com/lodging.html

We’re also going to continue the Black Hills map special… Buy anyfour 2001 T-shirts and we’ll send you this great map for free! It’s a very hard to destruct, detailed map of the greater Black Hills region. We work with many of the different local Sturgis T-shirt producers and places that sell their own T’s, (like the Buffalo Chip or the Full Throttle Saloon, etc) and are able to offer you one place to get T-Shirts from several different places… saves you time and money because you don’t have to go online to several different places and pay separate shipping and handling charges. And of course you don’t have to fight the crowds and figure out a way to haul more stuff back home!

http://www.sturgis-rally.com/mall/t-shirts.html
http://www.sturgis-rally.com/mall/fsmap.html

Rally Patch collectors… Check out http://www.sturgis-rally.com/mall/pins.html We’ve actually found some older patches and have made some patch sets available… Obviously, these are VERY limited sets. When they are gone, it’s doubtful that we’ll be able to find any more.

WILD INTAKE/CARB SET-UP–I recently received a shot of this engine and freaked. I needed to know more so I contacted the owner, Cronin. We’ll feature it shortly, but this is a recent shot–“TRANSMISSION IS 6-SPEED, BAKER, DELKRON, ANDREW COMBINATION.WE JUST “SHOVED” THIS ONE IN THE SOFTAIL. “

Here are more specs:

139 c.i. V-TWIN SPECIFICATIONS
ENGINE CASES
Manufacturer: Keck
Materials: Billet 6061
Modifications: DR-2 style bearings by Delkron
OIL PUMP
Manufacturer: Proflow
CRANKSHAFT
Manufacturer: JIMS
Modifications: Balanced at 180 degrees from the crank pin using 1-1/4 inches
Tungsten Pins, by J.B. Customs
RODS
Manufacturer: Carrillo, 8 inch w/ .927 Wristpins
PISTONS
Manufacturer: J.E., 4-3/8 inches
CYLINDERS
Manufacturer: Hy-Performance
Materials: Ductile Iron 4-3/8 inch bore
Modifications: Hydraulic fit using 7/16 inch studs
HEADS
Manufacturer: R@R
Materials: 6061 Aluminum
Modifications: Breather vents and O-ring intake ports by J.B. Customs,
CAMSHAFT
Manufacturer: PowerHouse, 620m
VALVES
Manufacturer: Ferrea
ROCKERS @ LIFTERS
Manufacturer: Jims
PUSH RODS
Manufacturer: Delkron
INTAKE MANIFOLDS
Manufacturer: J.B. Customs
Materials: 403 Stainless Steel
Note: Port Flow Analyzed @ 321.2 C.F.M. @ 700 Lift / 313.5 c.f.m. @ 600 Lift(mounted on heads w/carburetors and stacks complete)
CARBURETORS
Manufacturer: Keihin, (4) 39 m.m.
Modifications: Blueprinted, shortened throttle shafts, synchronized, matchedthroats and constructed velocity stacks. By J.B. Customs
EXHAUST PIPES
Manufacturer: J.B.Customs
Materials: 2-1/8 inch Stainless Steel
ROTATING ASSEMBLY (specific)
Manufacturer: Sprocket Shaft (+ 0.750 inch), Pinion Shaft (+ 0.370 inch), Crank Pin,
Rod Bearings, and Cages all By JIMS
Rods By Carrillo
Notes: Total weight = 32.28 pounds (compared with a stock Harley 80″ EVO @ 31.52 poundsPiston set = 3.60 pounds (compared with a stock Harley 80″ EVO @ 2.41 poundsThat is only .76 pounds + 1.19 pounds = 1.95 pounds (884.51 grams) of additionalweight! *Head and crankcase is vented and pressure monitored upper and lower,by J.B. Customs

SUPER VEE REPORT, SURVIVED ANOTHER 700 MILES– Just back from another 700 miler over the mountains to Vernon.Vintage flattracking with Indian Sport Scouts, Harley WRs, Rotaxtwin (snowmobile engine) ice-racer sidehack, a variety of British twins andsingles, etc. Had a great time, apart from my buddy beating all the Indianson his WR, and the Vee ran great. I’ll be writing this one up, and justfinished a report on the Isle of Lamb run last weekend (another old bikecampout).

Generally they run 300 to 1,000 words, may even send you one forthe flavour.

–Allan.

WRONG GRILS–Come on Bandit, you can do better than that. Put real biker woman on gril of the day, not ones I have seen in magazines. That sucks. DON’T USE MODELS, there are lots of GREAT biker ladies, use them.

–The undertaker

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Watch the site’s up-to-the-minute drag racing reports by Helen Wolfe, and the new hot fiction. We hit 1.4 million hits with 79,000 user sessions again last month. The “It’s the Tits” billboard idea didn’t fly with the Nipple Haters Society so we’re back to the drawing board. Never a dull moment.

Let’s get to the news:

BUBBA BLACKWELL CRASHES– The stunt rider’s try at breaking his own car-jumping record ended tragically Wednesday night when the Harley-Davidson XR-750 he was riding failed to clear a line of 22 vehicles.

The front wheel of the Alabama native’s bike clipped one of the last few cars in the line, sending the stuntman flying head-over-heels into a landing ramp and sliding onto the pavement.

Blackwell, 34, is known as the “American Daredevil.” In February, he jumped over 14 tractor-trailer trucks. Two years ago, Blackwell successfully jumped over 30 school buses.

Blackwell was transported to Scripps Medical Center and remains in critical condition.

Bubba’s wife called Tommy with the San Diego Star last night to say thatBubba is responding and talking and that she will call us immediately ifthere’s anything we need to know. She was confident that he will be fine.

She said, “He was given medication immediately at the fair and hewasn’t able to talk because of the medication.”

When it finally wore off, he was talking and responding to her and themedical team at the hospital. He could move his legs and toes andeverything, according to his wife.

Bubba told us on the air a few weeks ago, and the crowd last night, thatthis would be his last jump. Bubba told Jeff and Jer he would stop jumping because his wife hates the risk and that it was time for himto raise a family.

THE MAN IN THE CAFE–A man enters a cafe and sits down. He notices that the special ofthe day is cold chili. When the waitress comes to take his order,he says, “I’ll take the cold chili.”

“I’m sorry, the gentleman next to you got the last bowl,” saysthe waitress.

“Oh, I’ll just have coffee then.”

After a while the man notices that the guy next to him who gotthe last bowl of cold chili is finishing a rather large meal andthe chili bowl is still full.

He asks, “Are you going to eat that?”

The other man replies, “No.”

“Would you sell it to me?”

“You can have it for free if you want it.”

So the man takes the bowl of chili and begins to eat it. When hegets about half way through the bowl, he notices a dead mouse inthe bowl and pukes the chili back into the bowl.

The other man says sympathetically, “That’s about as far as Igot, too.”

IRON HORSE TRIKE GOD DOWNED–The main mechanic, Paul Venturo, behind the success of car-powered Iron Horse Trikes in Rosewell, N.M., was run off the road last week. Paul’s new 2000 Wide Glide H-D was totaled.

Paul has been in a coma for more than a week. Don Center, owner of Iron Horse Trikes, has been going to the hospital and spending hours talking to Paul, trying to revive him. Paul has worked for Don for 4 years. Paul broke his left foot, leg, kneecap, arm and wrist, but the crucial aspects of the accident were the brain bleeders, which rendered him unconscious.

We wish him luck and a full recovery. If you would like to send a buck or two to help defray medical expenses, his bank is Wells Fargo, Rosewell, N.M., account number 1352516198. Any donations will be acknowledged and appreciated. Thank you.

NEW CYRIL HUZE FRAME-STRAY KATS–?Take the classic chopper frame, ask Cyril to redesign it and here is the result: a New School chopper frame called Stray Kat, which accepts the 250 series tire with a stock width belt. It is constructed out of 0.95 wall, 4130 chromemoly, using 1?1/4 inch tubing for superior strength, tig welded and fixture cooled.

For a clean look, internal fork stops are integrated in the steering head. The Stray Kat features details Cyril is famous for: top and below neck areas are CNC machined with a staircase design; there is a hidden axle with Cyril’s exclusive trick billet teardrop axle covers and no visible bolts; CNC square tubing motor mount with internal wiring loom inside the backbone for ease of wiring. For this frame, Cyril designed an?innovative stainless steel teardrop oil tank (included with the frame) with center oil fill and?”hidden” battery. A chopper frame has never looked so cool. It is available in 3-inch stretch/38-degree rake, or 5-inch stretch/40-degree rake. Any other stretch or rake on request.

Cyril Huze
Tel: (561) 392-5557Web site: http://www.cyrilhuze.com

SPORTBIKE CONTACT– Be sure to stop by and see what’s new…. ?See us at the SRA Booth at Laguna Seca Raceway for World Superbike Racing July 6-8! ? ?See us at the SRA Booth at the Los Angeles Calendar Show in Long Beach, Calif., July 21-22. ?You can find more information about the show at http://fastdates.com/BIKESHOW.HTM

Did you know the SRA is the title sponsor of the 2002 FastDates Racebike Pinup Calendar? ?Check out the SRA Web site or http://fastdates.com/FDRP.HTMfor more details!

We have more discount providers! ?This is the main reason to become a member of the SRA. ?With your help, we all benefit by the unity of our members. ?The SRA is constantly using its clout as the nation’s largest sportbike club to secure discounts from suppliers and manufacturers. ?You can easily save more than the membership fee in just one order. ?These discounts are direct from the providers. ?The SRA is not in the business of selling parts and accessories. ?We are in the business of benefiting our members.

Mike DiSabatino, President
Sportbike Riders’ Association, Inc.
Where the web meets the streets
(888) 8.DR.BIKE – Toll Free
(888)837-2453
www.sportbikes.com

Welcome Bikers? Is this the committee?

HUNTING ELK–Two hunters got a pilot to fly them into the far north for elkhunting. They were quite successful in their venture and baggedsix big bucks. The pilot came back, as arranged, to pick them up.

They started loading their gear into the plane, including the sixelk. But the pilot objected and said, “The plane can only takefour of your elk; you will have to leave two behind.”

They argued with him; the year before they had shot six and thepilot had allowed them to put all aboard. The plane was the samemodel and capacity. Reluctantly, the pilot finally permitted themto put all six aboard. But when they attempted to take off andleave the valley, the little plane could not make it and theycrashed into the wilderness.

Climbing out of the wreckage, one hunter said to the other, “Doyou know where we are?”

“I think so,” replied the other hunter. “I think this is aboutthe same place where we crashed last year.”

BIKERNET BIKE SHOW WINNERS FOR JUNE– Here’s the list of winnersand a picture of the Street Stock winner. Remember, it’s free to enter, and if we can find enough lying around, you’ll receive a special 5-Ball trophy, a signed book and valuable prizes from Samson, JIMS, Crime Inc., Bikernet and more.

In the Sportster Category
Mike Coffield
North Conway, N.H.

In the Radical Custom Category
John Boucher
Lewiston, Maine

In the Street Custom-Stock Category
Paul Gendron
Taylor, Mich.

In the Pro-Street Category
Atlantic choppers/Rich Santerre
Manchester, Conn.

AN ITALIAN, A MEXICAN AND A REDNECK– An Italian, a Mexican, and a redneck were building a bridge. One day at lunch, the Italian opened his lunchbox and said with disgust, “If I have to eat fettucini alfredo ONE more day, I’m going to jump off this bridge.”

The Mexican looks in his lunchbox and says, “If I have to eat tacos for lunch ONE more day, I’M going to jump off this bridge.”

The redneck then looks in his lunchbox and says, “If I have to eat a ham sandwich for lunch ONE more day, I’M going to jump off this bridge.”

The next day when the three men looked in their lunchboxes, they all had the same lunch as they’d had before and they all jumped off the bridge!

At the memorial service, the wife of the Italian said, sobbing, “If I had only known he was tired of fettucini alfredo, I could have made spaghetti with meatballs.”

The wife of the Mexican said, “If I had only known he was tired of tacos, I could have made enchiladas.”

The wife of the redneck said, “Don’t look at me… that dumbass made his own lunches!”

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This is a comp for our Sturgis billboard art, check it out! I sent it to all 7,000 members of the Bikernet staff and this was the worse response

All right, all right, let’s break up this shilly shallying.– ?God Damn it,I’ve got some bent over 16d nails and a bag of old coffee grounds dripping onthe linoleum. ??What the hell is all the hubbub about? ?Ya’ got yer bouncin’Brenda and her bodacious breasts, ya’ got yer Sturgis drunks and yahoos, ya’got yer Sin Wu tits in an uproar…enough already. ?

Let’s see…okay, here’sthe test. ?I spit in my upturned left hand, then I slaps my right hand downon top. ?Whatever the most splattered spit lands on is the winner. ?Okay,here goes……..!Splat! ?Shit! Got me right in the eye, goddamn it. ?Okay,that’s it, the eyes have it. ?Run the fucking “Flaming Deaths Head” as Laylacalls it, maybe then she won’t kick me in the balls. ?Jesus, you guys reallyknow how to have a good time. ? ?????????????????

Shave your poodle, ?? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????

????That CrotchityOld Fuck that waves at the traffic on PCH

PULL OVER, DAMNIT–A California policeman pulled a car over and told the driverthat because he had been wearing his seatbelt, he had just won$5,000 dollars in the statewide safety competition.”What are you going to do with the money?” asked the policeman.

“Well, I guess I’m going to get a driver’s license,” he answered.

“Oh, don’t listen to him,” yelled the woman in the passenger seat.”He’s a real jerk when he’s drunk.”

This woke up the guy in the back seat, who took one look at thecop and moaned, “I knew we wouldn’t get far in a stolen car.”

At that moment, there was a knock from the trunk and a voice said,in Spanish, “Are we over the border yet?”

LOS ANGELES CALENDAR BIKE SHOW UPDATE–We are happy to announce the 2002 edition of theHot Bike magazine presentsThe White Brothers LA Calendar Motorcycle ShowSaturday July 21st & Sunday July 22ndsponsored by Performance Machine, The Recycler, Hollywood Blond Beer and BikerNet is again a sold out affair with some 100 major manufacturers, product companies, and a few select venders for added variety, in attendance. We are happy to have additional New Exhibitors joining us year from way back East including Chrome Specialties, Drag Specialties and RC Components among others.

I hope to see all our you at the Bikernet.com party aboard the Queen Mary on Saturday night. Hopefully you’ve booked a room to stay onboard the ship for the weekend.

Spectator Parking -The good news is the Queen Mary is presently building a new parking structure in their parking lot to increase parking in the future, but the bad news is it won’t be completed until next year. On Sunday in particular, the Queen Mary’s paid parking lot will be limited just to motorcycles so we accommodate as many ride-in spectators as possible and provide their bikes with theft security. Plus the City of Long Beach is allowing us to chain link fence-off and close the public street north of the Park for additional security paid motorcycle parking.

Spectators and Exhibitors arriving in cars must anticipate parking in the City parking structures by the Aquarium and the Convention center and riding the City Shuttle Bus to the Bike Show. This parking problem is the tradeoff we must accept to be at such a beautiful location as the Queen Mary. We have investigated every other location in greater Los Angeles from the Rose Bowl, to the Petersen Museum, Pomona Fair Grounds, to California Speedway and Irwindale Speeday, Griffith Park, and many others, and the Queen Mary is the best there is, all factors considered. Besides the Queen Mary’s own Security Force, the City of Long Beach police will be out in force and patrolling all the parking areas at this year’s Show.

New Hostess -Our LA Calendar Bike Show this year, for the first time ever will be hosted by a woman -actress, stunt woman and kick ass biker babe Brenda Fox! Brenda’s knows many of our exhibitors, personally (!), and will be pumping your exhibits throughout the weekend. Check out Brenda’s pic on Bandit’s chopper at http://www.FastDates.com/BikeShow.htm

New Vintage Bike Class!

Do to popular demand we will be adding a new Class for Vintage Bikes at this year’s Calendar Bike Show. One of celebrity judges, renown bike restorer Don Whalen who’s bikes are the centerpieces of the Otis Chandler, Peterson Automotive, Barbour and Jay Leno collections, has promised us to bring out the finest Vintage bikes on the West Coast for our Show.

See you at the Show!Best regards,-Jim Gianatsis, Producer

MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE QUOTES ON LINE–Actually Dana can quote insurance for your business, health or life. He rides and understands the lifestyle. If you need a question answered don’t hesitate to ask.

HOW DO MAGAZINES’ SALES COMPARE TODAY?Magazines are sold in two basic ways, on the newsstand or by subscription. Many experts view newsstand sales as the more realistic measure of the popularity of a magazine, as subscription sales are easy to manipulate via contests, deep discounts, etc.

The largest player on the newsstand distribution side is Anderson News Company, which sells roughly 1 out of every 3 magazines on the newsstand.

Anderson News Company runs annual rankings of their magazines sales by category. Here is the information they developed for the last period for their Street Cycle Category:

INDUSTRY SHARE OF MARKET

1 Motorcyclist
2 Cycle World
3 American Iron Mag
4 Hot Bike
5 Sport Rider
6 MC Tour & Cruiser
7 V Twin
8 Hot Rod Bikes
9 Moto X Journal
10 American Rider
11 CW Specials
12 Ironworks
13 Rider
14 Cruising Rider
15 MC Street & Strip
16 Am Road & Racing
17 Long Riders
18 Sturgis Rally News
19 MC Performance
20 Eng Fast Bikes
21 Official MC Prices

As you can see from the above data, the three best selling titles,Motorcyclist, Cycle World and American Iron Magazine, combined represent well over halfof all motorcycle magazines sales, and more sales than the other 18 titles’ sales COMBINED.

This HarleySmart@aol.com information is brought to you by Buzz Kanter andthe staff of American Iron Magazine, the world’s most popular Harley-oriented magazine.

If you wish to contact anyone at American Iron Magazine, please call 203/425-8777 in Connecticut. American Iron Magazine’s editor is ChrisMaida, and the advertising manager is Steve Jaten.

LIFE’S LITTLE LESSONS–Someone who teaches at a middle school in Safety Harbor, Fla., forwarded the following letter. The letter was sent to the principal’s office, after the school had sponsored a luncheon for the elderly.

Dear Safety Harbor Middle School,

God bless you for the beautiful radio I won at your recent senior citizen’s luncheon. I am 84 years old and live at the Safety Harbor Assisted Home for the Aged.

All of my family has passed away. I am all alone now, and it’s nice to know that someone is thinking of me. God Bless you for your kindness to an old forgotten lady.

My roommate is 95 and always had her own radio, but before I received one, she would never let me listen to hers, even when she was napping.

The other day her radio fell off the night stand and broke into a lot of pieces. It was awful and she was in tears. She asked, if she could listen to mine, and I said fuck you.

Life is good.

–Rita Mines

JOKER MACHINE QUALITY–We’re fortunate to have the highest quality billet manufacturer in the industry represented on the site. If you want billet accessories that work and fit, check them out at http://www.jokermachine.com.

THE FACE LIFT–A lady in her late 40s went to a plastic surgeon for a face lift. The doctor told her of a new procedure called “The Knob.” This small knob is planted on the back of a woman’s head and can be turned to tighten the skin to produce the effect of a brand new facelift forever.

Of course the woman wanted “The Knob.”

Fifteen years later, the woman went back to the surgeon with two problems. “All these years everything had been working just fine. I’ve had to turn the knob on lots of occasions and I’ve loved the results.

But now, I have developed two annoying problems. First of all, I have these terrible bags under my eyes and The Knob won’t get rid of them.”

The doctor looked at her and said, “Those aren’t bags; those are your breasts.” She replied, “Well, I guess that explains the goatee.”

–Helen Wolfe

BIKER/SAILOR REPORT–Go for it friend! After many years of offshore life, I still am amazed at the ways of landlubbers. The sea is an open canvas, a way of life dependent on the shifts of the earth’s elements. It is also the ultimate monitor and measure for the magnitude of man. Everything man does in his landbound existence finds its way to the sea. The sea is also something that man has never been able to enforce his control over. Time at sea would be time well spent.

–All the best,Anson

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION–In November 2000, the VNV M/C USA, Ga. & the Brothers Too M/C USA, Ga. entered into an agreement with the Al Sihah Shrine Temple to rent the Al Sihah Shrine Park in Macon, Ga., for the weekend of July 20 & 21, 2001 for the purpose of hosting the July Jam. On June 9, 2001, the VNV M/C USA, Ga. state president was notified that the Al Sihah Shrine Temple was exercising its right to cancel the contract due to the VNV party interferring with a Shrine event they had scheduled for the same weekend; at the samelocation.

It is with sincere regrets that, after exhausting all efforts to aquire another location and obtain the required alcoholic beverage permits, that we, the VNV M/C USA, Ga. & the Brothers Too M/C USA, Ga., have had to cancel the July Jam. We thank all whohave supported us at previous July Jams and hope that all will understand. We hope to be able to locate a place and host the party in July 2002.

–Glenn “Boats” Grimes

CRIME IN ANN ARBOR– The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Mich., at 12:50 a.m., flashed a gun and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said hecouldn’t open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, theclerk said they weren’t available for breakfast. The man,frustrated,walked away.

GUN LAW ALERT–H.R. 255 (Gilman): This bill would:Create grant programs for states which, among other things, buy backfirearms,require licensees to sell trigger locks with all firearms, and criminalizeanypurchase of handguns by a person who has not attained the age of 21;Prohibit the importation of magazines used in semiautomatic firearms;

Allow current and retired “qualified law enforcement officers” withidentification to carry concealed firearms in other states, subject to thosestates’ restrictions on carrying concealed firearms;Establish a school counseling demonstration grant program.

For more information contact:GUN OWNERS ALLIANCE, Chris W. Stark – Director,
P.O. Box 1924
Crosby, Texas 77532-1924
Ph. (713) 202-9548 Fax (810) 283-7459
http://www.GOA-Texas.org
e-mail: Director@GOA-Texas.org

IRON HORSE TRIKE GOD DOWNED–The main mechanic, Paul Venturo, behind the success of car-powered Iron Horse Trikes is Rosewell, New Mexico was run off the road recently. Week before last on a Wednesday at 7:30 Paul was run off the road on his brand new 2000 Wide Glide H-D. The bikes was totaled.

Paul has been in a comma for over a week. Don Center, the owner of Iron Horse Trikes has been going to the hospital and spending hours talking to Paul, trying to revive him. Paul has worked of Don for 4 years. Paul broke everything on his left side, left foot, leg, kneecap, arm and wrist, but the crucial aspects of the accident were the brain bleeders, which rendered him unconscious.

We wish him luck and a positive and full recovery. If you would like to send a buck or two to help defray medical expenses, his bank is Well Fargo, Rosewell, New Mexico, account number 1352516198. Any donations will be acknowledged and appreciated. Thank you.

HEY, I’M DONE–I quit focusing an hour ago. I’m snorting Diet Cokes and praying for parts. Phil arrived with the paint and a bill that floored me, but it’s a fuckin’ knockout. I hope to have a report on the Buell’s progress over the weekend, and I just got word that the Dallas Shovelhead is being torn down for paint in the next couple of weeks.

I’m headed to Dallas in a few weeks, and there maybe something to look at.

I’m fading and need to get into the garage and to work. I want this damn thing fired this weekend so we can ride, goddamnit.–Bandit

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BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–The Jack Daniels BBQ was a hit, we had over 200 bikes in and out. Weplaced a booth with a few of our bikes and goodies to sell, Roger Bourgetfrom Bourget’s Bike Works was present, posing for photos, talking to peopleand helping with the judging. The bike show was an event, bikes coming andgoing made it extra hard to judge, but late in the afternoon we managed tochoose the favorites. Best of Show went to a ’50s Pan-Shovel chopper (photoabove). Sure, it was not the nicest, most perfect bike, but it was the onlyguy who showed up on a rigid, kickstart, jockey shift, old- school chopper.While all the HOG bikes and chrome barges sparkled in the hot sun,the trusty old chopper waited patiently while dripping oil for its turn tohead back the 60 miles or so home.

The choice of Best of Show was my choice, solely, based on what I’m writingabove, and many other little things. The obvious lotsa money bikes werethere, but the old chopper caught my eye. Maybe some people have learned thelesson, it’s not only the bike, but the story behind it. We had as manyas 50 of our bikes parked around, from simple mods to full customs, allin a family type of camaraderie, which made the day a better one for us andour customers.We hope next year Bandit might join us, get loaded on Jack and taste thekick ass BBQs all over the grass lot.

The HOG MDA run took place Sunday (also). Seems that the attendance waspretty good, although rain in the mountains created a quick return to thecity.Someone heard that they (HOG) would not attend the BBQ because they werenot “formally” invited Tsk..Tsk… (that’s stupid)

The WCC bike is already painted and ready for final assembly. Next week wewill load some photos for the Bikernet.com guys to enjoy. The metalflaketangerine is looking very good, but you guys will be the judge.

Word was passed among the bikers at the BBQ for the search of choppers forThe Horse magazine, as well as an invitation to join Bikernet and sendtheir photos. We will try to load some photos up in the near future.

That’s it for now, we are working hard on the WCC and theSturgis trip is just down the road. Like everyone else heading to the BlackHills, we have a ton of work ahead of us, so I’ll make this short and headback to the dungeon, er…shop.

— Jose, Caribbean BikernetAgent.

MOTORCYCLE RIGHTS ALERT–GET INVOLVED–Hey all you bikers out there, I just got the following e-mail from Ray at theMMRA (Minnesota Motorcycle Riders Association). If you’re interesting in yourrights as a motorcycle enthusiast, read and write! ?THANKS! (You can justcopy and paste any of these letters into your word processor, fill in theproper names and send away.) It does help to send these letters. This is anationwide issue!

It would be good for everyone to write to their U.S. senator and representativeon this issue. If anyone receives a written response, please ask them to senda copy to the MMRA and we can pass them on to the MRF.

Ray Egan
Executive Director
Minnesota Motorcycle Riders Association Inc.
P.O. Box 18067
Minneapolis, Minn. 55418-0067
Phone: (763) 541-1704
Toll Free: (800) 541-1704
Fax: (763) 425-0176

SAMPLE LETTER TO SEND TO YOUR SENATOR–[Address to The Honorable______, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510]

Dear Senator _____,

Recently, the White House nominated North Carolina trauma surgeon Jeffrey Runge to be the next Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.?

I am concerned about this nomination, because Dr. Runge has supported NHTSA?s ?passive approach? to traffic safety and its emphasis on injury reduction over accident prevention. ?Traffic crashes are predictable and preventable and therefore are not accidents,? Dr. Runge and other physicians wrote in September 1999. I would like to know how that belief squares with Congress, because, in TEA-21, the Congress made accident prevention NHTSA?s number one mission.

Despite TEA-21, injury reduction still dominates NHTSA. According to ?Wrong Turn? — the June 11 cover story in New Yorker Magazine — the epidemiologists and their followers at NHTSA felt ?that the best way to combat the epidemic on the highways was to shift attention from the driver to the vehicle. No other country pursued the passive strategy as vigorously, and no other country had such high expectations for its success. But America’s slipping record on auto safety suggests that somewhere in the logic of that approach there was a mistake. And, if so, it necessarily changes the way we think about car crashes.? Isn?t the NHTSA-Ford-Firestone :?controversy? reason enough to begin to ?change the way we think about car crashes???

Like other motorcyclists, I am committed to safety on the road through accident prevention, such as more resources for state-run rider safety training and a national program of making motorists aware of motorcycles. Will Dr. Runge support or oppose accident prevention strategies or will he keep attention focused away ?from the driver to the vehicle???

I urge you to read the important New Yorker Magazine article as you consider the Runge nomination. For more information, please contact me or call the Motorcycle Riders Foundation at (202) 546-0983.

Sincerely,
[Name and Address]

Here’s a great wheelie by an ET racer. While they don’t generate the attention the pro bikes do, the sport classes have their share of exciting moments. Sorry I can’t ID him yet, but hopefully I will.

SEATTLE DRAGS THIS WEEKEND-BE THEREas the AHDRA brings Seattle race fans two full days of the fastest V-Twin action inthe world on June 30 and July 1. Downtown Harley-Davidson, DestinationHarley-Davidson; Eastside Harley-Davidson will present the PacificNationals. The show was a great success in 2000, and AHDRA plans to stagethe biggest show yet at Seattle International Raceway. Our webmaster, the Gangster and Bikernet correspondent Helen Wolfe will be covering the event and handing out stickers (if the bookkeeper send the damned things….) Stop them and say hello.

Coming off back to back races in Norwalk, Ohio, and Denver, Colo., the points chase is heating up at this mid-season sixth event on the AHDRA National Points Tour. California’s,Chicago Joe leads the JIMS Top Fuel ranks in National and Western points,but New Jersey’s Drums Brancaccio (Out of Time/Bammer Racing), the onlyrider to pilot three fuel bikes in AHDRA competition, is close behind.At this time, Drums is not expected to compete in Seattle. Dave O’Hara,however, will compete. Following a monumental first-ever win at last week’sRocky Mountain Nationals that tied him for the West points lead with ChicagoJoe, O’Hara and the “Hell Racing” team are fired up for competition atSeattle International Raceway.

Eastside Harley-Davidson will host the AHDRA “Kick Start Party” on June 28, beginning at 5 p.m. Reality Motorsports/ Eastside Harley-Davidson?s Kristine Becker,AHDRA?s first-ever female JIMS Top Fuel rider, will be on hand for autographs,along with entertainment, food and beverage.

The fun continues on Fridaynight when Children?s Ride 6 hosts the first ever, Pre-Ride Party at Freddie?sClub in Auburn, Wash. The party gets underway at 4 p.m. and goes until 10 p.m.Party participants can register for Children?s Ride 6 and purchase raffletickets for a Harley-Davidson Road King Classic to be given away at SeattleInternational Raceway. Seattle local Steve Huff will be on hand with twonitro machines, including his 200 mph JIMS Top Fueler that led racingicon Jim McClure to a 9th National Championship. Live music, great doorprizes and plenty of food will also be available. Freddie?s Club is locatedat 333 15th St., NE.

On July 1, motorcycleriders from all over the Northwest will participate in Children?s Ride6. The escorted ride will leave from Sammamish State Park and head to SeattleInternational Raceway for the Pacific Nationals, presented by DowntownHarley-Davidson, Destination Harley-Davidson and Eastside Harley-Davidson.All proceeds from Children?s Ride 6 and the Harley-Davidson Road King Classicraffle will benefit the uncompensated care program at Children?s Hospital,which assures quality care to all children of the Northwest, regardlessof their ability to pay. Last year over 850 motorcycles participated, raisingover $133,000 for Children?s Hospital. For more information on Children?sRide 6, call (206) 368-4876 or visit the Web site at www.childrens-ride.com.

Event Details:Gates open both daysat 8 a.m. Qualifying begins Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and eliminations beginat 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.Admission is $25 forone day, and $35 for the weekend. H.O.G. members receive a $5 discountwith a valid card; Children (6-12) are admitted for $5. Ages 5 andunder receive free admission.

For more information onthe Pacific Nationals presented by Downtown Harley-Davidson, DestinationHarley-Davidson and Eastside Harley-Davidson, please contact the AHDRAat (336) 924-2095 or visit www.ahdra.com

THEN catch the drags in Mission, B.C., on July 14-15 for more Harley DragRacing with the CMDRA (Canadian Motorcycle Drag Racing Association) atMission Raceway Park. Log on to www.cmdra.com for more info.And the following weekend in Mission, B.C. on July 21-July 22 Top FuelHarleys second debut with the NHRA at the NHRA Canadian National Open.

Hope to see you all at the races!!!!

ROGUE COPS ATTACK BIKERS–Actually, Rogue sent me this shot, but Buch Lovell is working on a book of Cops on Bikes, a coffee table masterpiece. If you know of any old prints of cop bikes or cops on bikes, don’t hesitate to contact us. We want him to finish this damn thing and get the Pedro cops off my ass. You can send the shots to Bikernet, P.O. Box 1168, San Pedro, Calif. 90733-1168. We’ll scan them and return them unharmed and without bullet holes.

BIKER EXECUTIVE WANTED–Dear friends, we would really appreciate it if you would pass this along toyour readers!Thanks, ?Bob Illingworth,
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame
President and Acting Director

Executive Director Position,Sturgis Motorcycle Museum And Hall Of Fame,Seeking Individual For Full Time Year Round Director Position. ?CandidateWill Be Responsible For The Complete Operation Of The Museum Including GrantWriting And Other Fund Raising Programs. Send Resume ?To:
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum
P.O. Box 602
Sturgis, S.D. 57785

CHOPPERS INC. ON BIKERNET–One of the major up and coming shops on the East Coast, Billy Lang’s Choppers Inc., is hopping. We were fortunate to feature his latest creation on Bikernet. Check it out in Wrench’s Bike Barn. Here’s his latest creation and a banner so you can find this hot head from the east. The link would be www.choppersinc.com.

” The Knuck Sandwich originally was going to inherit the ’46 EL mill that my red Pan was supposed to get,” said Billy. “I decided instead to use KnuckleheadPower, USA’s 84- inch twin carb engine. They build a great product. The frame is a ’39 Knuck frame that I paid $500 for-severely bent. I paid $400 for the 1935 VL springer. Trying to build something with old parts cheap, except for the engine. I’ll send some updated pics next week.”

BUELL REPORT PART II– Installed the 55t international Buell pulley on my S2 yesterday. I also had to put back on the 29t trans pulley.?Started doing the rear belt adjustment. Man, I turned the fuckin axle adjusters all the way out and still had 3 to 4 inches of belt deflection. What the hell is going on here??

So I went to the?Buell parts manuals. The belt for the Buell listed is a 128t. So I go count the teeth on my belt. 128 teeth, right on, so what the fuck is the deal here? I called up my Buell guy at the factory and P/N for the 128 tooth belt was correct. OK, now what? Is there a different swing arm, shock? All bad news. All shocks and swing arms are the same P/N. So that was the good news with more good news coming.

Well, after some more digging around, the factory found the correct P/N for the belt match when using the 55t rear pulley. It’s a “Swiss” Buell P/N! It is not listed in the Buell part manuals! Again my buddy from Wisconsin comes through. The “Swiss” belt?has?125 teeth.

My connect says “this will fix your problem Paul.” Well it?makes sense to me now. I thought that it had to be a different belt. It costs a hell of a lot less to make only one type of swing arm and have a different size belt to make this work.

So I?had Mike (Paladin) order that puppy for me and it should be at the shop a few days before I head off to Chicago. I hope. Anyway, here are the P/N’s for the International belt and pulley:
Pulley: P/N 327727-97Y 55 tooth International rear pulley ?
?Belt : P/ N??40038-91??125 tooth Swiss/International belt
Stock Buell belt is 128t Its P/N is 40022-91

?Note: This?belt?is not listed in the Buell parts manuals.?(Stock belt P/N 40022-91 128t) Ratio- 55t divided 29=1.896 Stock is 2.26 for 27/61 combo or 2.10 for the 29/61 combo

Hope this info is of help for the long-distance, high gas mileage Buell rider.

Later, Paul

EXHAUST SYSTEM CRITERIA– How about a Harley-Davidson aftermarket exhaust system roundup. But not the usual horsepower stats, I want to know how each manufacuters stack up for:

1- ease of installation
2- resistance to bluing
3- warranty
4- heat shields
5- quality fit and finish
6- sound
7 – tuneablility
8- legal considerations
9 – curb appeal

Not all of us are into 140hp monsters. I ride around town and like to have my fatboy looking sharp. I don’t want to spend $500 on a new system and find out it is crap that will be blue in a week or, worse yet, sounds like crap.

–“Jeff”

This could be a tough task–Bandit

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Last week at the drags, two riders collided and both ended up in the hospital. They are coming along well. We’re in the heat of the season. We are also fortunate to have Helen Wolfe on board following the drag racing season. Check out our “Down the Track” section created by Helen and the Digital Gangster, our V.P. and Web master. They have created a state-of-the-art database so we can bring you the news as fast as the timing light.

I can’t think straight. I attended a Beach Ride meeting last night, then met with Dr. Hamster and the lovely Veronica to discuss the run for the Badlands. The Doctor wanted to know how many thousands of miles we would cover each day. The smoking brunette wanted to know how many stops we were going to make, and I want to know which one of us she plans on sleeping with each evening. Then I met my chrome connection on the corner of an Orange County ghetto at midnight and immediately returned to put the Buell back together until 3 a.m.. Over the weekend we’ll be back on the road and testing for Sturgis. We better get to the news before I nod off:

One of the items being auctioned off to pay the hospital bills for the downed racers.

UPDATE ON JIMS TOP FUEL RACERS DALE NUNGESSER AND ROCKY MANN and GRIZ ROBINSONIt was late afternoon, during the third round of Qualifying at Bandimere Speedway on Saturday, June 16th when JIMS Top Fuel Champion Dale Nungesser, TF 1 and Rocky Mann, TF 737 collided at the top end of the track sending both into the wall.

Both were alert upon arrival at St Anthony?s and made recounts of the incident. Rocky says he remembers drifting over (he was in the left lane), knowing that he was going to get the cone and was praying that Dale was far enough behind him. That wasn?t the case, as Dale was only 0.010 seconds behind him as the readerboard recorded. Rocky says his next memory was being awakened by EMT?s. Dale was also alert and asked what his time was and about the condition of his bike. His MPH showed 456.85 on the readerboard.

Dale suffered a ruptured spleen, which they removed. His right hand is severly injured; pins were inserted in an operation on his hand Saturday. He has puncture wounds and major abrasions, especially in his shoulder area. He has a punctured lung and 9 of 12 broken ribs. He has been heavily sedated.

Report from Diane Nungesser as of Thursday, June 28th: Dale has developed pneumonia and has been running a high temp for a few days and has a very high white blood count even though he has been on antibiotics. His lungs are infected, his right foot has a small fracture but?will heal on its own and he is still on a ventilator. The good news is his lungs are showing signs of improvement and his vital signs are solid as a rock according to his doctors.?

Rocky Mann suffered trauma to both knees and was operated on to repair damage to his kneecaps. He also suffered broken fingers on both hands which will require surgery. He is reported to have a broken ankle and abrasions.

Rocky suffered cardiac arrest Sunday night possibly due to the morphine dosage. Fortunately his wife Linda was with him and called for the doctors as he was not on a monitor when it happened. His arms and hands are bandaged (Linda says he looks like a mummy) to protect the broken fingers and abrasions. He has 4 broken ribs and bones in his foot.

Rocky was taken out of intensive care by Wednesday, June 20th. His CAT scans and MRI?s came back good. He?s been moved to a nursing home in Phoenix for six weeks before he can start physical therapy (walking). Linda Mann phoned the AHDRA office and reported that Rocky’s transfer, via airlift went very well.

We spoke with Griz Robinson today. Griz, was injured Sunday, when his bike exploded in the burnout box. He is doing fine, but is very sore.?

Well wishes can be sent to:
Griz Robinson
709 E. 4th Street
Pueblo, CO 81001

Patient: Dale Nungesser/Room #260 SICU
C/O St. Anthony’s Central Hospital
4231 W. 16th Avenue
Denver, CO 80204

Home Address:
Dale Nungesser
502 E. 4th Avenue
Belle Plaine, KS 67013
Sign Dale’s Guest Book by clicking on:http://nungesser.homestead.com/index.html

Home Address:
Rocky Mann
40172 N. 50th Street
Cave Creek, AZ 85331
Rocky Mann
Life Care of Scottsdale
9494 E. Becker Lane
Scottsdale, AZ

CAR RENTERS BEWARE–Big Brother may be riding shotgun.

In a case that could help set the bar for the amount of privacy drivers of rental cars can expect, a Connecticut man is suing a local rental company, Acme Rent-a-Car, after it used GPS (Global Positioning System) technology to track him and then fined him $450 for speeding three times.

The case underscores the ways in which new technologies can invade people’s privacy, said Richard Smith, chief technologist at the not-for-profit Privacy Foundation.

“Soon our cell phones will be tracking us,” he said. “GPS could be one more on the checklist here. Frankly, giving out speeding tickets is the job of the police, not of private industry.”

BIKERNET ONLINE BIKE SHOPS–We want to deliver the best of the industry to our readers, so we’ve been working with two reputable online bike shops so you can get the parts you need and the service right here on Bikernet. So check ’em out and let us know how they treat you, and if they have the selection you’re after.

HARDTAIL MAGAZINE’S RIDE-IN SHOW–Hardtail Magazine will host a “Ride-In” Bike Show at TB Scotts restaurantin Corona, Calif., on July 28. A trophy and $200 prize will beawarded to the best ride-in rigid frame motorcycle. Trophies only will beawarded for Best Swingarm, Best Softail, Best Paint, Peoples Choice andBest Use of a Primo Belt Drive. Entry fee is $30 per bike at the gate. Each paid entry includes lunch, abrass riding bell and a Hardtail CD. Rigid frame entires will receive aHardtail T-shirt while supplies last. TB Scotts is located at the 91Freeway and Lincoln Avenue. Call (909) 340-3111 or (909) 340-3474 for moreinformation.

2001 LAUGHLIN COLLECTORS TRUCK BANK–We carry the entire line of General Meredith’s truck collection in Bandit’s Gift Shop. If you’re interested in the 1939 Ford truck from Laughlin for this year, holler and we’ll hook you up.

GOOD MORNING, CLASS– The following is today’s simple two-cow lesson in types and styles of government. No matter which system of government, there seems to be a common theme. Do you know what it is? (See answer below!)

SOCIALISM: You have two cows. You keep one and give one to your neighbor.

COMMUNISM: You have two cows, the government takes them both and provides you with milk.

FASCISM: You have two cows, the government takes them both and sells you the milk.

BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. The government takes them both, shoots one, milks the other, pays you for the milk, and then pours it down the drain.

CAPITALISM: You have two cows, you sell one and buy a bull.

CORPORATE: You have two cows, you sell one, force the other to produce the milk of four cows, then act surprised when it drops dead.

DEMOCRACY: You have two cows, the government taxes you to the point that you must sell them both in order to support a man in a foreign country that has only one cow, which was a gift from your government.

WIDEGEAR–Here’s the engineered solution for fitting today’s mega-width tires to late model (’91 and up) 5-speeds. It comes complete with all the parts necessary for in-frame installation, including JE’s exclusive triple lip oil seal, 4-point trapdoor bearing and chamfered, extra-hard transmission spacer.

Incorporating the smoother, quieter, stronger and quicker Twist Gear helical fifth-gear technology, correct tire clearance is provided by extending both the transmission and engine sprocket shafts instead of playing around with wheel or drivetrain offsets. WideGear also incorporates an engine shaft end bearing (requires suitable outer primary) for additional support.

For more info, contact Johnson Engineering (319) 984-9298, Twistgear@juno.com.

SCREAMIN’ EAGLE PARTS AND AHDRA ANNOUNCE $12,500 HIGH STAKES SHOOTOUT–screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts announced today that it has teamed up with AHDRA to host the Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts Las Vegas High Stakes Shootout, where one lucky winner will go home with a check for $10,000.

The shootout will be held Oct. 19 at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the night before the largest and last event of the 2001 National Point Series, the AHDRA JIMS Las Vegas Nationals presented by Las Vegas Harley-Davidson.

This is the biggest purse in history going compeletely to Harley-Davidson sportsman racers. In addition to $10,000 going to the winner, $2,500 will be given to the runner-up and both will be presneted with a one-of-a-kind trophy made with Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts.

All professional and novice racers are encouraged to participate. You must be a current member of AHDRA and all participants must pre-register by Oct. 12. Pre-registration will be available on ahdra.com starting July 15.

Entry fee is $100 and participants will receive one gate entry ticket, one commemorative competitiors plate, a Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts T-shirt and an entry to win one full year of membership and entry fees for the 2002 season. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

DENNIS MANNING INTERVIEW IN HOT ROD BIKES– I’ve been fortunate to interview some of the major racing legends in our industry. In the August issue there’s an interview with tech wizard Dennis Manning, who continues to chase the world land speed record. The other day I interviewed Don Vesco, a man who has been 430 mph on the salt and hopes to push the motorcycle land speed record close to 400 mph. Hang on!

VICTORY MEETS REDWING– On June 24, NASCAR stars Kyle and Richard Petty will lace up their Red Wing boots and jump on their Victory motorcycles to kick off the 7th annual “Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America.”

During this year’s ride, Red Wing Shoes is giving one lucky fan the chance to walk in Kyle Petty’s shoes…literally. Kyle will be autographing and giving away one pair of his custom-made Red Wing boots, which feature his embroidered racing number and special black and white checkered soles. Fans have a chance to win the boots by logging on to the Red Wing Shoes Web site at www.redwingshoe.com during the charity ride.

The “Kyle Petty Charity Ride” begins June 24 in Folsom, Calif., and ends July 1 at the Petty farm, near Charlotte, N.C., with a grand celebration featuring a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. More than $2 million has been raised to benefit children’s hospitals across the country since the first ride in ’95.

To learn more about the ride, check www.redwingshoe.com. Information about Victory, the New American Motorcycle, can be found online at www.victory-usa.com.

RUN FOR BREATH CHARITY RIDE AT CHARLOTTE H-D–I talked to Edge and he said he will be here for the Run For Breath. He said he wasplanning on doing a story on the run for The Horse, which is real cool. Things are going good as far as the run goes. We are having banners made “Welcoming The Horse.” There seems to be a lot of excitement being generated in the community by the run. Two of the local newspapers are doing stories on the run. “The Meanest” and I have been working hard promoting the bike show. The law has even gotten involved, they are giving us a police escort to Ben’s V-Twin, that is where the run starts. I look forward to meeting with you in July while I am in L.A. Don’t forget as the date gets closer to send me the directions. Thanks again for all your help!Later, Mike?

DENNIS RODMAN FINDS– a bottle on the beach and picks it up…Suddenly a female genie appears from the bottle.

“Master, I may grant you one wish,” says the genie with a smile.

Hey, Bitch. Don’t you know who I am? I don’t need no woman to give menuttin!”, barks Rodman.

The genie pleads… But Master I must grant you a wish or I will be returnedto this bottle forever.”

Dennis thinks a moment… then grumbling about the inconvenience of itall… He says, “OK OK… I wanna’ wake up with three women in my bed in themorning. So just do it!” (giving the genie an evil glare)”Now leave me alone!” he screams.

So the very annoyed genie says, “So be it!” and disappears back into thebottle.Next morning, he wakes up in bed with three women,Lorena Bobbit, Tonya Harding, and Hillary Clinton.

His penis is gone, his leg is broken, and he has no health insurance.

HOLLISTER UPDATE–Mr. Bandit, the Hollister rally opens Friday the first weekend in July. It is puton by The Downtown Committee, with lots of help from Tophatters MC.Street events are on East Street, one block east of the main drag, San Benito, which is closed off to bikes only till Sunday. This year, Gypsy Tour willopen Bolado Park on July 4. There is entertainment and events all week (bulldog boxing, Saturday/Sunday) and they have camping. Ride On! Wino Joe,USA

BUELL REPORT– Time to update the Buell report. Not much going on lately. It’s kinda in between events, etc.Today I serviced a 2001 X-1, all black with PM wheels. The tail section was polished. A lot of people in the shop noticed the bike and had a lot of comments on it.?The polished tail section really made you take notice.

This X-1 also had a set of BUB?chrome dual exhaust pipes?installed on it.?All the people who saw it really liked the?pipes. More?important, really,?were the comments on the sound?coming from the pipes?of the X-1.

You have to remember here that a lot of the?X-1 Buells that are go-fasters use, for the most part, the Buell race?pipe.?Because of the?Buell DDFI injection system, you are kind of limited to what you can bolt on to the bike. So this really was?the first?time?for an exhaust system that looked and sounded way different.

The sound is, in my opinion,?the closest thing to sounding like an H-D Sportster?on steroids! It even got all the (chopper) “Buells Suck!” mechanics to take notice. Everybody was checking them out. When I came back from a test ride, I was asked how it ran.?I told them it was a little sluggish some till about?3500 rpm. Then the bike started to come on pretty good up to about 6000 rpm. The X-1 had a K&N air filter but?still had the?stock ignition module.

I think the Buell race module really needed to be installed here and would have helped the overall performance on the X-1. It has better ignition curves and a higher rev limit.?Maybe even the Dynojet Power Commander.

I would have liked to have put it on the “wheel” (dyno) and checked it out.?That?wasn’t gonna happen as this was one?those?hectic Saturdays that doesn’t?allow for?testing (real work). Just oil changes and bolt-on shit!

I haven’t seen any dyno sheets from BUB on the pipes. I would like to compare them with the?the Buell race pipe to see what really is going on.

The thing here?that I should?say is I myself want the best performance from an exhaust system?that I put on my Buell. I don’t really care how it sounds or looks. The BUB exhaust is well made, pretty cool looking?and sounds like a Harley. It will appeal to the?Buell owner who wants the Harley sound and likes the look of a high-quality chrome exhaust system. In saying all that, the BUB exhaust pipes are quite unique and,?when installed on a Buell, they will set the bike apart from all the rest.

One other note here and an important one to me cause I have to work on the things: It was pretty straight forward in getting to the drain plug for the primary/tranny oil. It also was a breeze to get at the lock nut and screw?to adjust the primary chain. BUB pipes and Dennis Manning get the old thumbs up from me today.

–Later, Paul

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DEVIL DOLLS FIRST GIRL POWER RUN–JULY 1. All bikes welcome. All women riders are welcome. There will be Bands, BBQ, contests and mo’. The men are supposed to meet at Erin Evans Custom Cycles or at Eaglerider. Here’s the Devil Dolls hotline: (415) 546-3700.

I need to warn you guys that this is a set up, you know, a trick bag. The hot line is to a phone sex number.

HARD OF HEARING–Monica Lewinsky walks into her local dry cleaning store andtells the guy, “I’ve got another dress for you to clean.”

Slightly hard of hearing, the clerk replies, “Come again?”

“No”, she says, “Mustard…..”

STURGIS RALLY UPDATE–The 2001 Sturgis Rally is just 7 weeks away.This year we are able to provide your Web site with liveupdating pictures of downtown Sturgis. This is a freeservice. Go here for more information:http://www.sturgisrally.net

We are also happy to advertise your Web site on our popularSturgis Banner Exchange network. This too, is free. Moreinformation here:http://www.sturgisrally.net

THREE ELDERLY LADIES– are sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons when they are approached by a man in a trenchcoat. He steps in front of them and whips open his coat exposing his huge, rock-hard penis.

The first woman immediately has a stroke.

The second woman immediately has a stroke.

The third woman, being older and more feeble, can’t reach that far.

–Deasal

CYRIL HUZE UPDATE–Last Monday, a guy from San Mateo called to have a bike built. He’s interested in?Expresso, but wants some modifications like turn signals, possibility of passenger pegs, etc…I stopped the molding and paint preparation in case we have to drill holes, etc…He was supposed to?be in Florida this Monday, but yesterday called to postpone one week.?Waiting also for a down payment.

So, I freeze everything for one?more?week. With or without him, I will finish the bike, but it’s going to be two weeks, at least, without any update.

–Cyril

CALL FOR ASSISTANCE– Earlier this year, Remeo Carano and his 12-year-old daughter, Jessica, were struck broadside by a pickup that “didn’t see them” while on Remeo’s Harley. Remeo sustained severe injuries and lost his leg above the knee and Jessica was in a coma. She eventually regained consciousness, but remains partially paralyzed from the accident.

Remeo was a North Port, Fla., fireman who spent his career helping others, and like the true fighter he is, has not let his misfortune hold him back. He is currently working on getting his instructor’s license so he can teach future fire/rescue team members.

My name is J.J., and last year I organized an event called NOODLEFEST at Chubbyz Bar in Port Charlotte, Fla., with owner Danny Lutinski to raise money for the family of our fallen brother, James “CHEECO” Bishop. With the help of many local and national contributing sponsors, we raised over $7,000 for Cheeco’s wife and two children.

I am hoping we can turn this event into a greater success for Remeo and Jessica with your help! Any items you can donate for our auction and raffle from gift certificates, t-shirts, parts, or whatever will be greatly appreciated. All proceeds from the event go right to Remeo and Jessica, including the bar take for the day, and all entertainment is donated as well. THIS IS NOT A MONEY MAKING EVENT!!! THIS IS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT!

Donated items can be mailed to:
J.J. Armstrong
26358 Tobago Dr.
Punta Gorda, FL 33983

ALL TAX DONATION FORMS WILL BE PROMPTLY SIGNED AND RETURNED LIKE LAST YEAR, AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE VENDOR?OR DISPLAY SPACE, OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT JENNJOEL92@MSN.COM OR CALL 941.766.1531 AFTER?7:30 PM EASTERN TIME.

The Blue Flame is currently for sale at Micah McCloskey’s Custom Cycles in Canoga Park, Calif.; (818) 348-8967.

LA CALENDAR BIKE SHOW UPDATES FOR JUNE–New Bike Show Hostess Brenda FoxThe LA Calendar Bike Show is pleased to announce that actress, stuntwomanand biker babe Brenda Fox will be working with us as mistress ofceremoniesand hostess at the Calendar Bike Show the weekend of July 21 and 22.Brendawill be on stage throughout the weekend to introduce activities,interviewnotable personalities and our Exhibitors at the show and to keepspectatorsinformed of what’s going on. Plus Brenda will be helping out at Bandit’s(aka Keith Ball of former Easyrider editorship fame) Bikernet.com snakeoiland T-shirt booth throughout the weekend where you can meet her.Brenda Fox will also be hosting the BikerNet party onboard the QueenMary onSaturday night in the Observation Lounge from 9 p.m. to midnight with aliveJazz band where she’ll be giving away highly valuable BikerNet doorprizes.And did we tell you about the huge fireworks display aboard the QueenMary,covering Long Beach Harbor and lighting up the downtown cityscape. Youdon’twant to miss this.Check out Brenda’s too hot picture riding a stretched chopper on oursite at http://www.FastDates.com/BikeShow.htm

And if you’re smart you’ll book a hotel room aboard the Queen so you canwalk from the show on Saturday evening when it ends at 8 p.m. to the QueenMary’s restaurant for dinner, to the party and fireworks show, then fallright into your nearby stateroom bed for the night, wake up in themorningand crawl back to the park. There are just a few rooms left, so give theQueen’s reservation desk a call at (562) 435-3511.

HOLLYWOOD BLOND BEER IS OUR NEW BREW MASTERLike most of us, Bike Show producer Jim Gianatsis enjoys a great qualitybeer, and at the top of Jim’s favorite list is Hollywood Blond Beerwhich isbrewed here in California and found in specialty markets like Gelsons.Thetaste is somewhat similar to Sam Adams, but we think even better. Wewerehappy that Hollywood Blond will be our featured beer at this year’sShow,with one of our beautiful FastDates.com Calendar models serving as theHollywood Blond spokes model throughout the weekend. We hope you’ll trythisgreat beer during the course of the weekend and choose to make it yourfavorite beer as well.

NEW Pre-1956 Classic Vintage Bike Contest ClassAlso added to the bike show this year is a new Vintage Bike Class forpre-1965 bikes, a spin-off from the previous Classic Streetbike Classnowfor 1965 and newer bikes. The Vintage Class is being puttogether by bike show contest judge and famed bike restorer Don Whalen.Manyof Don’s restored bikes are featured in the premier collections of OtisChandler, the Petersen Museum, The Barbour Museum, Jay Leno and others.Donpromises to have the class filled with some of the finest vintagecollectors’ bikes on the West Coast. It should be a real treat!

Exhibitor Spaces Almost Sold Out–As of this date we have over 80 major manufacturers signed for theupcomingJuly event. Many Exhibitors joining us from as far back as the EastCoastwith big rigs include Drag Specialties and RC Components.This is shaping up to be our 3rd sellout year again despite theexpanded2-day format. If you would like your company to be part of America’spremierstreetbike event please give us a call quickly this week at(818) 223.8550.

HOLLISTER 4TH OF JULY UPDATE–Thank you for yoursupport. Checkout next week and see if we are up.Remind people, if they go to HOLLISTER FOREVERRide On!
Wino Joe,USA

NEWS FROM THE CHIEF–June is the month bikers are busting out all over, and Sonny is at the Laconia Rally this weekend in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire with 350,000 others. Saturday and Sunday he and club brothers can be found at Weirs Beach Drive-In. Next weekend, he will be at Steel & Skin in San Diego, and the Bike Show & Swap Meet in Canoga Park. Get details and maps for his personal appearances: http://sonnybarger.com/meet

“Hells Angel” is now printed in five languages (the newest is Italian) and the Japanese edition is rumored to be rolling out next (not to mention Estonian and Turkish). See what all the editions look like, including the limited Collector Edition which is still available by special order:http://sonnybarger.com/book

Sonny Barger Cave Creek Cycles now has its own Web site, where you can order shop shirts and other support merchandise. Visit and see for yourself:http://sonnybargerscycles.com

If anybody thinks Sonny is in retirement, they should try keeping up with him. He’s not slowing down, just getting even better. The next project is his second book with the same co-authors, Keith and Kent Zimmerman. They are already fired up and putting together a great collection of biker tales, and our thanks go out to those who have contributed stories. “Ridin’ High, Livin’ Free” will be about clubs and independent riders of both sexes, showing the rich and complex culture that has been misundertood by the general public and press for decades. Those who have experienced it will be proud, and those who have not will be enlightened. It will be published by HarperCollins in 2002.

The photo galleries have more shots of Sonny and fans at events, the guestbook has entries from all around the world, and you can cast your vote in the new poll about sex on a motorcycle:

REDLINE DEAL OF THE WEEK– Well summer is here and if you can stay dry (not here) you should be?starting to rack up?some miles on your rides about now. If there’s anything we can do to make those trips a little better let me know (since I’m not?putting on any miles I may as well make your life easier) and we’ll do our best to help.

On to the good stuff, our?Monthly Free Gear winner for May is Dwight S.Dwight?is the proud owner of a new set of Heavy Duty Tie Down Straps and one of our famous Water Bottles. Thanks Dwight and everyone else for entering.

June’s Special Deal is on Coleman/Peak1 Tents. The (Aries which is standard in our Deluxe Packages is on sale (only to you receiving the newsletter) for $99.00. Check out the nice article City Cycle Motorcycle News (http://www.motorcyclenews.cc) just came out with on our Max Pack featuring the Aries Tent. Also available are all the the other new Tents from Coleman such as the Inyo (2 Person) $79.99, Lynx (3P) $199.00, Mantis (2P) $139.99, Oryx (2P) $99.00, and substantial discounts on their larger family style tents (including the 3 room 6 person one). I can e-mail you specs and photos of anything you’re interested in.

That will do it for now, good riding to you.

Rick Thomas
Redline Compact Camping & Travel Gear
PO Box 1113
Lakeville, MN 55044
http://www.redlinegear.com

PENDING GUN LAWS– H.R. 31 (Bartlett): This bill, the Citizens’ Self-Defense Act of 2001, wouldreaffirm the right of an individual to obtain a firearm for self-defense andto use the firearm to protect himself, his family, and his home.

H.R. 70 (Jackson-Lee): This bill would:Extend the labyrinthine rules making it almost impossible to legally teachyour kid the safe and responsible use of handguns by (1) expanding the rulesto semi-automatics; (2) raising the age to 21, and (3) raising the penaltyto five years in prison;Effectively require purchasers from licensees to purchase “gun storage orsafety devices”;

With fairly narrow exceptions, impose a three year prison sentence if anindividual “recklessly” keeps a loaded firearm (or an unloaded firearm andammunition) which is used by a child to cause death or serious injury;

Require that a child be accompanied by an adult at a gun show — a provisionwhich will effectively require the carding of gun show attendees;Allow the Attorney General to fund anti-gun safety education programs.

GUN OWNERS ALLIANCE
Chris W. Stark – Director
P.O. Box 1924
Crosby, Texas 77532-1924
Ph. 1-713-202-9548 Fax 1-810-283-7459
http://www.GOA-Texas.org
email: Director@GOA-Texas.org

GORILLA REMOVER–A couple of days after a gorilla escaped from the zoo, a man wakes up onemorning to find the gorilla on his roof. So he calls the zoo and they send azookeeper over. The zookeeper arrives, and gets out of his van. He’s got aladder, a baseball bat, a shotgun, a big bunch of bananas, and a mean oldpit bull. “What are you going to do”, the homeowner asks?

“First, I’m gonna throw this bunch of bananas on the roof. While the gorillais distracted eating the bananas, I’m going to put this ladder up againstthe roof, then I’m going to go up there and knock the gorilla off the roofwith this baseball bat. When thegorilla falls off, the pit bull is trained to grab his testicles and not letgo. The gorilla will then be subdued enough for me to put him in the cage inthe back of the van.”

So the guy throws the bananas on the roof. Sure enough, the gorillainstantly starts munching and doesn’t pay any attention to the zookeeper ashe puts the ladder up, gets the bat and the shotgun and walks towards theladder. As he gets to the bottom of the ladder, he hands the shotgun to thehomeowner.

“What’s the shotgun for?” asks the homeowner.

“If the gorilla knocks me off the roof, shoot the dog!”

DUCK OUT–As bikers we’re all wanderers, roaming roads all over the world, facing the elements like no other vehicle. It’s treacherous, but we love it. Sailors are the same in many respects, but watch out. Once you leave the harbor, there are no bar stops unless the toothless Captain decides to pull into port.

Bob’s been trying to get me to sail around the world with him for years. We’ve been through the Tahitian islands together, through the Panama Canal and from Cabo to Puerta Vallarta, but to this day he reminds me of the days when we discussed 6 months at sea. I couldn’t go. There were the girls back home, all the magazines I had to look after, the runs to Sturgis, the bikes to build and books to write.

Something’s happened to alter all that, and of course there’s a woman involved, a ship, a constant Internet connection and a dark challenge. I’ll keep you informed.

In the meantime, we ride “like the feds are after us.” –Bandit

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NCOM COAST TO COAST BIKER LEGISLATIVE NEWSCompiled and Edited byBILL BISH,NATIONAL COALITION OF MOTORCYCLISTS–

TEXAS GOVERNOR VETOES BIKER ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BILL Despite anoutstanding lobbying effort by the Texas Motorcycle Rights Association andthe four Confederations of Clubs of Texas, and in spite of near unanimouspassage in the Texas Legislature, Governor Rick Perry vetoed landmarklegislation that would have made Texas the second state to make it illegal todiscriminate against motorcycle riders. Minnesota passed the nation’s firstbiker equal access law in 1998.

”We’ll just have to get a new governor and run another bill throughnext session,” said Sputnik, Chairman of the TMRA-II and member of theNational Coalition of Motorcyclists’ Legislative Task Force. ”I just sent aletter to Governor Perry promising him that, ‘You’ll remember this bill everyday of your upcoming campaign,’ because Texas bikers WILL elect a newgovernor in November!” Perry succeeded former Governor George W. Bush tofulfill his term of office after Bush resigned to run for President, and willstand election this fall.

JUSTICE FINALLY PREVAILS FOR KANSAS BIKER On April 13, 2001, theKansas Court of Appeals handed down its second decision overturning theillegal sentence of biker Richard B. Aikman for the crime of wearing a beltbuckle.

In 1997, Aikman was charged with various drug charges resulting frominformation obtained from a confidential informant and from a raid of hishome in Natoma, Kansas. The confidential informant provided authoritiesuntruthful information about Aikman being involved in the distribution ofmethamphetamine in exchange for leniency in charges he faced. He alsoinformed authorities that the biker had a cache of weapons in his home, whichincluded automatic weapons.

Law enforcement officials in full riot gear and aided with an armedpersonnel carrier burst into Aikman’s home. No weapons were discovered,other than some shotguns used for hunting. However, a small quantity ofmarijuana and rolling papers were found. Despite finding no methamphetamineor evidence of distribution, Aikman was charged with several serious drugcharges. He pled guilty to possession of marijuana and possession of drugparaphernalia. The conviction for possession of marijuana was Aikman’ssecond, which under Kansas law constitutes a felony. Sentencing in Kansas is controlled by the Kansas SentencingGuidelines.Aikman fell under the portion of the sentencing grid which specifiedprobation, and unless factors justify a more harsh sentence the judge mustimpose the probation. During the original sentencing, the sentencing judgeremarked on a belt buckle he had observed Aikman wear to court when he hadentered his plea. The belt buckle had the words “Sons of Silence” upon it.Acting on his own initiative, the judge announced he was going to depart onAikman’s sentence because Aikman had displayed evidence of gang affiliationby his belt buckle. There had been no allegations that the crimes for whichAikman was being sentenced had anything to do with involvement with the Sonsof Silence Motorcycle Club. There was no evidence that Aikman was a member ofthe Sons of Silence M/C, or that the Sons of Silence even existed. The judgegave Aikman probation for the possession felony but sentenced him to one yearin county jail for the misdemeanor paraphernalia charge.

Aikman appealed his conviction through Kansas A.I.M. Attorney KeithRenner, who also serves as legal counsel to the Confederation of Clubs ofKansas. The Kansas Court of Appeals overturned the conviction and remandedthe matter to the District Court for resentencing. However, once again thesentencing judge (the same judge) brought up the belt buckle issue. He alsomade several attempts to force Aikman to waive his Fifth Amendment rights byindicating that if Aikman would disavow any interest in the Sons of Silencehe would be treated lenient. However, if he failed to disavow, the judgemade it abundantly clear that he would be treated harshly. Aikman, however,stood his ground and refused to be bullied.

The judge not only sentenced him to one year in county jail on themisdemeanor, but sentenced him to one year in a state penitentiary for thefelony. The matter was once again appealed.

The issues in the second appeal were substantially the same as in thefirst. Aikman claimed that his First Amendment rights to freedom of speechand association were violated by the court’s consideration of an article ofwearing apparel professing support of a group, and that the court hadviolated his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination for punishingAikman for failing to disavow interest in the Sons of Silence.

In very strong language, the Kansas Court of Appeals once againoverturned the sentences and remanded the matter to the District Court forresentencing under the instructions provided. The Court of Appeals ruledthat before the court can consider an issue relating to alleged gangmembership ”[e]vidence of gang membership must be relevant to the issuespresented atsentencing,” that the trial court violated Aikman’s FifthAmendment rights by punishing him for refusing to make any comment aboutmembership in the Sons of Silence, and that ”[a] defendant’s apparel atsentencing and his or her failure to disavow gang membership do notconstitute substantial and compelling reasons to support a departuresentence.”

The matter has not yet been returned to the District Court, but Renneris hopeful that his client will be released from court supervision instead ofbeing placed on probation since he has been under court supervision for overthree years while this matter was on appeal.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ”Don’t compromise yourself. You’re all you’vegot.”JANIS JOPLIN

THE CITY BOY–A city boy moved to the country and bought a mule from an old farmer. Thefarmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day. The next day, the farmerdrove up and said, “Sorry, but I have some bad news. The mule died.”

“Well, then, just give me my money back.”

“Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.”

“OK, then. Just unload the mule.”

“What ya gonna do with him?”

“I’m going to raffle him off.”

“You can’t raffle off a dead mule!”

“Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he’s dead.”

A month later the farmer met up with the city boy and asked, “Whateverhappened with that dead mule?”

“I raffled him off. I sold a hundred tickets at two dollars apiece andmade a ninety-eight dollar profit.

“Didn’t anyone complain?”

“Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back.”

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CRASH DASHES HOPES FOR STRONG VR 1000 FINISH AT NEW HAMPSHIRE–A promising weekend of competitive practice and qualifying times turned to disappointment Monday for Harley-Davidson and Pascal Picotte, who crashed while running fourth during the early laps of the rain-delayed 78th annual Loudon Classic AMA Superbike race at New Hampshire International Speedway. Picotte remounted to finish 18th aboard his heavily damaged motorcycle, while teammate Mike Smith suffered a mechanical problem on lap 20 and did not finish.”I think we would have had a very good chance of finishing fourth or fifth, maybe even third,” said Picotte. “I don’t think we could have caught Eric (Bostrom) and Mat (Mladin), who were way out front, but I think we would have gotten stronger during the race.”According to Harley-Davidson Race Director John Baker, the weekend was another step forward in the program’s 2001 rebuilding effort.

A scoot recently built by Jose and his crew at Caribbean Custom Cycles.

The WCC is on the paint booth. All the fab, welding, molding, etc. is done.Hope to have it ready in a few days. The Jack Daniels BBQ is thisSunday, which means we are stuck with preparations, getting the bikes andtrailer ready, trophies and all that crap. The guys did make sometime to take a ride up into the mountains, all the way inside the CentralMountan Range last Sunday.

For general information, Puerto Rico is dividedby these mountains, they run east to west, and these are the fun roads totravel, mile after mile of twisties, fresh temperatures and mostly nohelmet. Cops stick to the main highways down by the coasts. These roads areperfect for short escapades on any given day.

A visit to the lakes and rivers or any of the roadside food vendors is amust; an almost “you have to” is eating pig on a spit (lechon asao) up inthe national forest of Guavate.Well, I guess enough of the tourism tips for this week, let’s get to thenews.

The Dia del Motociclista (motorcycle rider day) at the local race track wasa success, they claim to have an attendance of over 5,000 motorcycles. Withmusic, drag racing, burnouts galore and a lot of bike oggling. Thedownside is that most of the bikes (and more every year) are the Jap bikes,the Harley crowd seems to be heading somewhere else and avoiding themayhem.

This week end is the annual MDA ride, the local HOG chapter organizes theride up to the mountain town of Barranquitas, to the MDA house, many of theclubs get together to help out and hand out on this ride.

Sunday will be the Jack Daniels BBQ. It’s a contest for the best BBQsauce made with Jack. Amateur and pro competitors prepare the spit andsauces for the enjoyment of the crowd. At least 50 participants areexpected, and as I have said before, we will be running a bike show. Theawards will be: 3 places in Sportster, Big Twin and Custom, one best ofshow and best antique. We hope to have the photos available to post here inthe following weeks. (Yeah Bandit, I’ll save all the Jack I can get andtake it to Sturgis…)

Soon to come (we hope), is an article on The Horse. We are planning onfeaturing a short story and a local chopper, also on the works is a fullpictorial of a local iron maiden. Will post as this takes shape.

We would like to congratulate Roger Bourget (of BBW) in the catch andboarding of his first Blue Marlin. I guess his itch started with the onethat got away in the Northern coast of PR.

That’s it for this week, gotta go take some photos of my girfriend onher chopper. I’ll tell ya’ that Brenda’s photo on Bandit’s chopper has given me aheadache. Her bike will be featured in American Iron by the end of theyear, but she wants to send some photos to Bikernet. I’m guessing it’ssomething that only girls understand. I see myself standing in the cornershooting away while she racks some miles on the green chopper. Anyway,here’s a photo of the chopper, sans girlfriend.

Saludos, Jose

We need to see more of the girls of the Caribbean, those who ride. Oh, where are the 5-Balls? The trophies are waiting.

CHARITY RUN–Here is the latest link to the benefit we are putting on. Could you get iton the news? Would you like to be on the sponsor list? $100 minimun of merchandise.Good advertising. Thanks ROGUE

http://www.geocities.com/bubbafund/

We’re in–

SNYDER PURSUES F-USA NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINTS LEAD– Jennifer Snyder continued her hunt for the Formula USA National Dirt Track Series Championship with a fourth place finish in the Ben Campanale Laconia Half Mile at the Rochester Fairgrounds on Friday night. Snyder, who four weeks ago became the first woman to ever win a national dirt track race, moved to second in overall points, just six behind leader Terry Poovey.

“It’s still early in the season, but Jennifer is fast becoming a formidable series championship contender,” said Harley-Davidson Director of Marketing Art Gompper. “With her natural ability, incredible work ethic and determination, she’s going to be a hard rider to beat.”

Snyder easily won her heat race Friday night, and was fourth off the starting line in the main event. She maintained fourth until the race was stopped due to a crash. After a single file restart, Snyder fell to sixth, but then reclaimed fourth with hard riding in difficult conditions.

“There was a very deep cushion and I couldn’t find a very good line – it’s a tough and rugged track that tests you as a rider,” said Snyder.

On the last lap, she pushed Poovey hard for third, but couldn’t quite make the pass before the finish line. Mike Hacker won the main event, with Bryan Smith finishing second.

H-D OF CHARLOTTE’S RUN FOR BREATH–Less than 5 weeks now until the 3rd Annual Run for Breath. We held a meeting with most of our volunteers last Monday night at Buffalo’s Cafe. It was a good turnout, and we have a lot of great people helping.

The official T-shirts (a Mike Pullin original) were delivered and they are “too cool for school.” We have one set aside for you. This year’s shirt is the best one yet.

The American Lung Association is helping to put up a billboard advertising this year’s event. That’s a first for the run. Next year we hope to have two billboards, and then three, and . . . who knows how big this event might become!

Door prizes are pouring in every day now. Our friends and sponsors have been extremely generous this year and there are a lot of great prizes that will be given away.

We’ll be seeing you soon! In the meantime, “ride it like your ex-wife is trying to take it!”

See ya!
M & M

HANOI JANE RETURNS– I’ve seen this before. My buddy Bill Bell who spent 10 years in Vietnam looking for POW/MIAs couldn’t get this report verified with any of hisPOW buddies.

Just more creative Fonda bashing. She already has committed enough treason for this country to prosecuteher. But the liberal assholes in charge won’t do it. At least Congress should pass a resolution condeming her behavior duringthe war.

THEY WON’T.

–Al

VINTAGE WIND–Remember when we rode from phone booth to phone booth or bar to bar? We were either calling for help, for money or help with bail. Well, those were the days, and last week Bob T. sent us 30 shots of the past that will be posted in our Freedom Film department. Be sure to check ’em out in the next week.

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