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Hey,

My last dog, Cash, died. It broke my heart that I was in Deadwood drinking Jack Daniels, when it happened. I wanted to be with him one more time before he departed. Death seems to be everywhere with the Covid, although half a million meet the Reaper from cancer and heart attacks annually and we are facing a rapid decline within the baby boom population, which is my group.

We will see the impact of drugs on much of the aging population. And I touched on Kip’s documentaries this week with “What the Health.” Our current diet is killing folks and spreading disease more now than ever. Hell, it’s way worse than the opioid epidemic.

This problem comes from a meat and dairy based diet, not sugar. So hang on, the meat industry is 86 times more detrimental to our society and planet than all the fossil fuel use put together. But even Al Gore didn’t want his control freaks to go down that road.

It’s so interesting, and that’s why we need the first amendment or free speech. We need to discuss real solutions, real problems, and be comfortable and open with dialog about the topics. Death and hate are not the correct path. Rest and be kind, we will sort it out.

Let’s hit the news:

THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON QUARTERLY REPORT–
Harley-Davidson posts quarterly loss of $96 million; reveals turnaround plan—Shares in Harley Davidson tumbled Tuesday after the company posted a fourth-quarter loss and said it was setting “realistic expectations” after years of underperformance.

Harley also revealed a five-year turnaround plan that includes $190 million to $250 million a year in capital investments and a focus on touring, cruiser and trike markets to achieve higher growth in motorcycle revenue.

The company said its bike shipments to dealers for 2020 fell 32% to about 145,000 units, one of the lowest levels since the 1990s. In the recent quarter, bike shipments were down 48% to about 40,500 units.

Part of the company’s strategy has been to tighten inventories to address an over-supplied market, along with eliminating discounted pricing.

“We will not chase volume for volume’s sake,” Jochen Zeitz, chairman, president and CEO said in a conference call with analysts.

Harley posted a fourth-quarter loss of $96 million, or 63 cents per share, compared with a profit of $13 million, or 9 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue fell to $725 million, down 32% from a year earlier.

The company said its North American motorcycle sales were down 15% in the quarter and 18% for the full year. Worldwide, it exited 39 markets in 2020, and its bike sales were down 17% for the year.

Going forward, Harley has set goals of low double-digit earnings per share growth through 2025 as it comes off years of disappointing results.

“In the past, we have over committed and under delivered,” Zeitz said.

Highlights of the five-year turnaround plan, named The Hardwire, include launching a used bike program called Harley-Davidson Certified, creating a separate division for electric motorcycle development, and extending employee ownership to all 4,500 employees through an equity grant.

“We launch The Hardwire with capabilities, assets and a legacy unmatched by any competitor,” Zeitz said.

Still, it’s going to be a hard road back for the world’s largest manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles as its baby-boomer customer base ages out of riding and not enough young people have embraced the big cruiser and touring bikes.

Following the earnings announcement and conference call with analysts, Harley shares tumbled nearly 19% as investors showed skepticism. The stock closed at $33.28, down 17% for the day.

“Obviously the earnings were a big disappointment. Until they can prove Wall Street wrong, I think the stock is going to continue to be volatile,” said analyst Brian Yarbrough with Edward Jones Co.

“They are doing the right thing by trying to correct the supply and demand problem. There has been way too much supply in the market and not enough demand,” Yarbrough said. “But I just don’t know that shrinking your way to profitability works.”

“The biggest cloud that hangs over Harley is the cloud of aging demographics and younger customers not being interested in their bikes. Whether that is the truth or not, it’s the cloud that hangs over them from an investor standpoint,” he added.

A year ago, then-CEO Matt Levatich said 2020 would be a pivotal year as the company focused on attracting new customers through smaller, more versatile bikes and electric motorcycles.

Shortly after, Levatich left the company after 26 years. Under Zeitz’s leadership, Harley-Davidson has focused on big bikes that are more popular with older, wealthier, experienced riders.

The company has taken strong measures over the last 12 months such as exiting international markets where sales were flat or nonexistent to focus on key markets in North America, Europe and portions of the Asia-Pacific region.

“We are now committed to setting realistic expectations, and we know that execution is everything,” Zeitz said.

Until the company shows consistent growth, Yarbrough said, investors are going to have doubts about the turnaround plan.

“I think there are a lot of questions around that. … I’m just not sure they can recreate the kind of demand they had back in the heyday of bike sales. That’s the million-dollar question.”

–Rick Barrett
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

They have been talking aging population since before 2000. Hell, my son got into riding and now his son and one of his daughters builds and rides motorcycles. –Bandit

THE SUGAR BEAR BUILD–
Finally healed up enough to get started. Maybe a slow process, but reckon I have a couple of months to get parts and install them. That little Sportster is now longer than a whore’s dream. Will follow up with pictures as progress continues.

–Andy Assel
King of the Wild Frontier

MISS LUBE RACK 1959–
I know, you have no idea! She could be a Movie star? Recording artist? Politician?

Her name is Nancy D’Alesandro.

Still stumped?

Nancy D’Alesandro is today known as Nancy Pelosi, the former Miss Lube Rack 1959!

Her father was Tommy D’Alesandro …who ran the Baltimore mafia and controlled the port.

They brought in tons of drugs and Tommy D made millions of dollars. He wrecked Baltimore and relocated to San Francisco.

–from Joe Smith

SWAP MEET DATES FOR WALNECK’S 2021 1/7/2021–Feb 14 Due to COVID, , , this event has been cancelled. Princeton, Illinois. Walneck’s Motorcycle Swap Meet. Bureau County Fairgrounds, Off I-80 at exit # 45. All indoors, 3-connected – heated buildings. Great food in building. 10’ x 10’ vendor spaces $ 50. ( tables included .)

TWO-wheel access through multiple doors. General admission adults $ 7.00 under 14-free, free parking. Vendor set up 6-8AM. Hours 8AM – 2PM. 630 / 985- 2097 www.walneckswap.com Very nice family diner and new motels at the exit.

Thanks Buzz & Pixie

BRAND NEW New Bikernet Reader Comment!–Life and Times 2020

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Life_and_Times_2020.aspx

I am 72 myself . Have followed you since the Easyriders days, as well as Bikernet. Had the opportunity to have met you in Hollister 50th rally, but you were busy in conversation with others and I am not one to butt in.

Been a few years since I have been to Sturgis. I love Deadwood and Keystone. Also have been to Mount Moriah cemetery. If I ever go back to Sturgis, with your permission, I would like to have the opportunity to meet you sir.

–John JC Cruz
jcruz49@austints.rr.com
Austin, TX

Absolutely, stay in touch and let me know when you will be in town. My son works as All Saints Tattoo in Austin. Stop in and say hello.

–Bandit

LATEST FROM RMJ–
To keep it fair, all of the Ragnaroks will be sold first come first serve on the website. Please do not call us to attempt to reserve one. Also, we do not take pre-orders, or special request orders.
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If you miss one on our website, the bulk of them have shipped to our dealers, they’ll be hitting their sites later this week.

The Ragnarok 12″ is a full tang tomahawk made from .270″ 80CRV2 carbon steel with a Black Cerakote finish. The handles are made from Black G10 and feature a grippy 3D contour without being overly aggressive. The handle end features a one of a kind pry-bar feature, and the holes provided in the handle allow for the addition of paracord to help lock it in to your hand for aggressive use.

The Ragnarok is like a high-end skeleton key that allows the user to access countless functions whether by prying, chopping, cutting or use as a defensive tool.

There are 2 versions available, Blackout and a hand textured version.

Specifications
Overall Length: 12″
Cutting Edge Length: 3.5
Thickness: .270 in
Weight: 1 pound, 3 ounces (without sheath)
Blade Steel: 80CRV2 Carbon Steel (HRC 56-57)
Handle Material: G10 Scale
Sheath: Molded kydex Bottom-Eject sheath and Low-Ride M.O.C. Straps

QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY— A teacher asks each of the kids in her class what they need at home.

Joey said, “A computer.”

The teacher replied, “Yes, Joey, that would be very useful.”

Jenny said, “A new lawn mower.”

The teacher again replied, “Yes, Jenny, that also would be very useful.”

Little Johnny popped up and said, “At my house we don’t need anything!”

Shocked because Little Johnny’s family was quite poor, the teacher asked, “Johnny, your family must need something. Everyone needs something.”

Little Johnny replied, “Nope, I’m sure we don’t. When Biden was elected, I clearly remember my dad saying, ‘Well, that’s the last fucking thing we needed!’”

–Rik Savenko

CHOPPERS MAG SUBS NOW AVAILABLE— US Domestic Subscriptions available again.

Available for a limited time. Subscriptions will be offered this month only.

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Get the next four issues of Choppers Magazine… Issues 5, 6, 7, and 8 guaranteed delivered to your doorstep before everyone else. You’ll also get exclusive access to new merch only available to subscribers.

He moved to Arizona and for awhile he had a good time until the Covid struck. He will be missed. His cartoon strip “Nick the Dick” is still on Bikernet.

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/nick_the_dick.aspx

–Bandit

WOW NOBODY CAN FOOL A WELL-INFORMED CITIZEN…The Keystone pipeline upon completion would carry more than 800,000 barrels or 33.6 million gallons of oil through the pipeline per day. With no harmful emissions. A Barrel of Oil is 42 gallons, not to be confused with a Drum which is 55 gallons. Because a gallon of oil weighs between 7.5 and 7,8 lbs per gallon, most trucks can’t carry but up to 130 barrels of oil at a time without violating our department of transportation laws of 80,000 lbs. on our roadways.

That’s truck and cargo weight, It would take 6,154 more trucks going just from Canada to the Gulf Coast for that same oil and that’s every single day.

Now a rail car holds approx. 30,000 gallons or 700 barrels. It would take trains every day pulling 1,143 more rail cars per day. just pulling the oil from that pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Trains and Trucks emitting more emissions and burning more fuel that would be eliminated by the pipeline.

So, when they tell you this is about the environment, it is not, that would be a lie. Just thought you should know.

I don’t take credit for this post, but I think it’s eye-opening.

–Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com

THE MASTER AT DIME BAG LEATHERS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR FLYING PISTON BREAKFAST–Yo, been in talks with Marilyn Stamp about DimeBag Leather one of a kind POW/MIA King Queen chopper seat with tons of special features including a built-in custom taillight.

We spoke with the good folks a Naamz during Sturgis 2020 at JP Cycles. They have superior led lighting fixtures I can use for handmade taillights.

Also, gonna feature a handmade knife mounted to seat made by another well-known builder. A couple more features and donated accessories we will reveal along the way.

The entire set will be donated to the Flying Piston Benefit builders breakfast in Sturgis to help raise money and awareness.

We need to find or make a cool King Queen seat pan. If anyone would like to donate a cool King Queen chopper seat pan like this, please email dimebag.leather@yahoo.com.

I would make one, but I am still saving for a Miller welder. We will definitely give name/business props for a similar handmade seat pan that’s off the hook!!

–Adam Croft
Dimebag Leather
PO Box 391
Danvers IL 61732
309-336-0714

NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT–Artist David Uhl

I hope this finds everyone well as we move into 2021. All is well here at Uhl Studios. Our production crew has been feverishly working to get all of the pieces on order out to you. We’ve encountered some delays in receiving framing materials, so we appreciate your patience.

You, our customers and friends, have been our lifeblood for so many years now — and we recognize and appreciate that and are thankful for your support of David’s program!

As a thank you, we are announcing a time-sensitive offer for a never-before-produced, limited edition of one of David’s pieces from several years ago. Most people have never seen this one – it’s based on an archival black and white photo circa 1915. This famous racing group was photographed after a 300 mile race in Venice, California.

We will now take orders and close the edition on Friday at 5:00 pm Mountain Time. At that time, we will count up the orders and close the edition. David will sign and number each piece, which will also come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

“The Wrecking Crew”
David Uhl

Each of these 10 x 10 (appx) paper prints are offered unframed for $95 including shipping within the Lower 48 United States. If you are outside that area, please contact me for shipping details.

Thanks for your time, and thanks for your support!

–Greg Rhodes
International Sales Director
David Uhl Fine Art
Uhl Studios

THE BIKERNET GUN NUT REPORT–
1 – Eleven teens die each day because of texting while driving. Maybe it’s time to raise the age of Smart Phone ownership to 21

2 – If gun control laws actually worked, Chicago would be Mayberry, USA.

3 – The Second Amendment makes more women equal than the entire feminist movement.

4 – Legal gun owners have 300 million guns and probably a trillion rounds of ammo. Seriously, folks, if we were the problem, you’d know it.

5 – When JFK was killed, nobody blamed the rifle.

6 – The NRA murders 0 people and receives $0 in government funds. Planned Parenthood kills 350,000 babies every year and receives $500,000,000 in tax dollars annually.

7 – I have no problem with vigorous background checks when it comes to firearms. While we’re at it, let’s do the same when it comes to immigration, Voter I.D., and candidates running for office.

8 – Folks keep talking about another Civil War. One side knows how to shoot and probably has a trillion rounds. The other side has crying closets and is confused about which bathroom to use. Now tell me, how do you think that would end?

Don’t be afraid to share this. There’s more logic and common sense expressed here than probably anything you have seen on the news today.

–from Micah McCloskey
5-Ball Racing Pilot
Inductee
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame
Bike Builder extraordinaire

NEW MAGAZINE IS NOW ONLINE
FEBRUARY–FULL THROTTLE 2021

BIKE WEEK 2021
FULL THROTTLE BIKE SHOW SCHEDULE?
Sat March 6th – Destination Daytona – Pavilion
Sun March 7th – FT Bike Show at the Rats Hole (Indian Daytona)
Tues March 9th – Jam On Swap meet FT Bike show
Wed March 10th – REVVED Up Bike Show – Beaver Bar
Thurs March 11th – Cabbage Patch (Day) Grandview Live (Night)
Fri March 12th – Boardwalk Bike Show – Daytona Beach Boardwalk

TEXAS WEATHER REPORTER USES BANDIT’S BEDROLLS–Needed both the Day & the Bedroll just to go see the grandson today, couple games up front & my first bike jacket and denim in the bedroll.

Factory jacket from the ‘70s has that back panel doesn’t really fold, sort of like a kidney belt. Sure, he’s not two yet, but they’ll be waiting. That’s the no-fun part of leaving the redheads, but life continues forward.

I got him that balance bike for Christmas, I was surprised at the quality for the cost. Needs a Bikernet sticker.

There’s an App For That I’m sure & probably from my dad’s box. A decimal to fraction pocket ruler, it changes with the light angle. The other is my grandfather’s Blackhawk ¾-inch drive ratchet you just slide the head through, no switch. I remember messing with it when I was young, always thought it was cool.

Eventually I need to rebuild that front master cylinder, that was really the only causality from us being in the mud, stop light staying on. Have the part, but my Blue Tape/Bungee Cord repair is working. You won’t get that kind of repair service anywhere else.

–RFR
Certified Meteorologist
Bikernet.com

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We are about to re-do the survey, so ignore it, if you like. It’s a pain in the ass.

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–Bandit

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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS–
Famed Oceano Dunes Recreation Area
Faces Phaseout of OHV Access

California officials are looking to reduce OHV use, end machine-rental concessions, and study the possibility of phasing out all riding and driving at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area.

The MIC’s Government Relations Office is calling on everyone wanting to keep public riding lands open to weigh in with public comments prior to the March 2 deadline.

“The GRO team has testified multiple times in opposition to limiting motorcycle, ATV, and OHV access at Oceano Dunes, and California Parks and the California Coastal Commission need to hear from businesses and consumers that stand to lose if these changes are made,” said Scott Schloegel, senior vice president at the MIC’s Washington office. “The team also held meetings with California officials and has submitted written comments. More will be coming from us before the deadline. We are also hearing that the California Coastal Commission may separately attempt to authorize a five-year phaseout study as part of a March 18 meeting.”

Released on December 31 by California State Parks, the draft public works plan:

Proposes an immediate 42 percent reduction of OHV day-use limits, from the current 1,720 vehicles/day, down to 1,000/day (p. 78 of the PWP).
Proposes ending OHV/ATV rental concessions when their current contracts expire in 2022. Phasing out of OHV rental concessions would require visitors to bring in their own OHVs (p. 79 of the PWP).

Proposes an Environmental Impact Review alternative to consider phaseout of OHV recreation over five years (see Volume 3, Chapter 2, Alternatives).

Proposes possible purchase of the Phillips 66 refinery property and construction of new camping, OHV staging, and day-use facilities near the south entrance, which is close to a residential area whose residents have voiced strong objections to any OHV use (p. 53 of the PWP).

Proposes to conduct an “independently peer-reviewed carrying capacity study” to determine appropriate limits for beach camping and day-use by OHVs and street-legal vehicles, and update use limits accordingly, which could further limit OHV access/use in the SVRA (p. 76 of the PWP).

–MIC

OWNER OF FAMOUS WHEELS THROUGH TIME MUSEUM PASSES—Dale Walksler has been fighting cancer for awhile and now he’s gone. The guy was one of the brightest, mechanical masterminds I ever met. He helped me and the 5-Ball racing team with several projects for Bonneville.

I hope his son, Matt, will follow in his footsteps and keep the magnificent museum going.

–Bandit

THE SHERIFF GOES TO THE CANARY ISLANDS–
Instead of the US of A. THINGS Will never be back to normal, as We used to know it??!!

Let’s enjoy the moment. Soon 66 live life full throttle.

–Sheriff
Media Group
Sweden

NEWS FROM THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION–Nominees Wanted for the 2021 Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall of Fame

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall of Fame (MRFHOF) was introduced at the Meeting of the Minds in Denver, Colorado. This institution was created to recognize individuals that have worked through the MRF to positively impact motorcycling. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is proud to announce that the nomination process for the next class of inductees into the MRFHOF is now open.

The nomination form and a timeline are posted on the MRF website at:

https://mrf.org/mrf-hall-of-fame/

Nomination applications are due to the Hall of Fame Committee by March 1st, 2021 – please send completed forms to communications@mrf.org

Past Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall of Fame inductees are: Keith “Bandit” Ball, Karen Bolin, Mark Buckner, Vince Consiglio, Wayne Curtin, Michael “Balls” Farabaugh, “Still” Ray Fitzgerald, Richard Gray, Fredric Harrell, Teresa Hepker, Bob Illingworth, Nathan “Buck” Kittredge, Simon Milward, Ed Netterberg, JoAnne Packard, Sherman Packard, Lee Richardson, Rodney Roberts, Jerry “JT” Thomas, Todd Vandermyde, Paul Vestal, Penny Walker, Ed Youngblood, Wanda Hummel-Shultz, “Biker” Jim Rhoades, Lee Ryan, Marc Falsetti, Gary Klinker, Charlie Williams, Dave Dwyer, “Radio” Bob Letourneau, “Farmer” John Eggers and Michael “Boz” Kerr.

About Motorcycle Riders Foundation

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) provides leadership at the federal level for states’ motorcyclists’ rights organizations as well as motorcycle clubs and individual riders. The MRF is chiefly concerned with issues at the national and international levels that impact the freedom and safety of American street motorcyclists. The MRF is committed to being a national advocate for the advancement of motorcycling and its associated lifestyle and works in conjunction with its partners to help educate elected officials and policymakers in Washington and beyond.

QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
The “Pandemic” Con

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/The_Pandemic_Con.aspx

Tell it to the 400,000 plus dead and people in the hospitals trying to catch their next breath.

–Rhys
FL

NEWS FROM S&S–
VIOLA, Wis. – Paul Langley will depart S&S Cycle in late March, according to a company press release. Langley joined S&S Cycle in 2015 and brought with him decades of experience in the high-performance parts space as well as multiple racing disciplines.

“During Paul’s tenure, the company has seen strong growth, including the addition of an exhaust manufacturing facility, an industry-first focus on emissions-compliant performance parts and a product diversification that now includes parts for Indian and Royal Enfield machines,” said S&S Chairman of the Board Mark Platt.

LIFESTYLE CYCLES DEAL OF THE WEEK–
2016 Harley-Davidson® FLRT – Freewheeler FOR $22,995.00

See it here: https://www.lifestylecycles.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=5517045

This bike is a pure hot rod bagger, from the clean front end to the dual slash-cut pipes.

ONLY 1396.00 Miles !!!!!

2016 Velocity Red Sunglo Harley-Davidson FREEWHEELER TRIKE

Some of the features/Add-on’s on this bike

* 103c.i. Motor
* 6 Speed trans
* Reverse
* Park brake
* Mustang seat
* Corbin passenger backrest

This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 101 point safety and mechanical inspection. Whether your looking to commute to work, ride the coast or take that dream vacation, this bike is ready to go!!!

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LET’S SEE IF I GOT THIS RIGHT!!! —
IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.

IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.

IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.

IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.

IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY
YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.

IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET ……. !!!
A JOB, A DRIVERS LICENSE,
SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WELFARE,
FOOD STAMPS, CREDIT CARDS,
SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE,
A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY’S FLAG WHILE YOU
PROTEST THAT YOU DON’T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE SITUATION !!!

–Joe Smith

And PBS thinks you need to be re-educated—Bandit

STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM ANNOUNCES HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2021—

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame seeks out the most influential people in the motorcycle industry to highlight their accomplishments and promote the future of motorcycling. On behalf of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame Board of Directors, I am proud to announce our 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees (in alphabetical order by first name):

Fred Kodlin
Jared Mees
Nick Trask
Ray Drea
Rick Ball
Wayne & Donna Pingel

Freedom Fighter – Deb Butitta
Arlen Ness Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient – Mike Corbin

Congratulations to each of these individuals! Stay tuned for Hall of Fame Highlights where we share info about each inductee leading up to the ceremony.

The induction breakfast ceremony will be held on August 11, 2021 at The Lodge @ Deadwood. Tickets go on sale March 1, 2021. For corporate tables, please call Emma at 605-347-2001.

The Coalition for Sustainable Automotive Regulation (CSAR) is officially withdrawing from a lawsuit between California and federal authorities over the coastal state’s ability to establish its own emissions standards.

California leadership had vowed to ignore the Trump administration’s proposed rollback and began making binding side deals with automakers (specifically BMW, Ford, Volkswagen, Volvo, and Honda) committed to adhering to the aggressive limits established under President Obama. Unfortunately, this ran the risk of undermining the revised national standards penned shortly after the United States became energy independent. It also set up the CSAR to embrace any entity that had views conflicting with California Air Resources Board.

Federal concerns were that the Golden State setting its own targets would butt heads with the relaxed national benchmarks and ultimately divide the U.S. market and may even influence the types of vehicles that were manufactured for all of North America. But the issue became moot once President Biden broke the record for executive orders by signing 22 in his first week. Predictably, the brunt of these were designed to instantly undo any actions taken throughout the duration of the Trump administration and included one directing the Department of Transportation and EPA to reconsider the 2019 decision to remove California’s authority to limit tailpipe emissions by April and revise the fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles by summer.

Perhaps seeing the writing on the wall, General Motors dropped out of the lawsuit after backing the Trump administration shortly after the U.S. election. “We believe the ambitious electrification goals of the President-elect [Biden], California, and General Motors are aligned, to address climate change by drastically reducing automobile emissions,” GM CEO Mary Barra said in a November letter addressed to various environmental groups.

It wasn’t long before Toyota, which had also joined the Coalition for Sustainable Automotive Regulation — along with Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, and the National Automobile Dealers Association — said it was similarly “reconsidering” its position.

Meanwhile, companies backing California (especially Ford) suggested opponents should change their minds. Before long, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI) — which represents many of the world’s largest automotive conglomerates and tech firms — issued similar messaging that members should support the Biden-Harris energy plan. It even vowed to work with the administration on establishing a revised nationwide program that utilizes California in addition to reaching net-zero carbon production from automobiles and transitioning the whole nation toward electric vehicles.

They appear to have taken its advice to heart, too. On Tuesday, the Coalition for Sustainable Automotive Regulation announced that it had realigned itself with the new administration much in the same way GM had in November.

From CSAR:

The Coalition for Sustainable Automotive Regulation (CSAR) chose to intervene in a lawsuit between California and the federal government to support a unified fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) program. We are aligned with the Biden Administration’s goals to achieve year-over-year improvements in fuel economy standards that provide meaningful climate and national energy security benefits, reduce GHG emissions and promote advanced technologies. In a gesture of good faith and to find a constructive path forward, the CSAR has decided to withdraw from this lawsuit in order to unify the auto industry behind a single national program, with ambitious, achievable standards.

We don’t anticipate hearing much more from the Coalition for Sustainable Automotive Regulation and presume any future announcements to closely resemble messaging from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation.

–Truth about Cars.com

–NMA

NEW FROM NASH MOTORCYCLES—

ANOTHER New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
The “Pandemic” Con

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/The_Pandemic_Con.aspx

That was fuckin’ beautiful, man!
I rode my wife’s bike today. it was COLD out there!!!

–Cap’n Bill
Cornpone, TN

NEW SOFTAIL IN THE WHITE FAMILY–Added LEDs from and rear. Ordered a pair from H-D that required splicing and of course they offer a plug’n’ play type a week later but at least I had the opportunity to tear into the new Bike.

Easy, easy, easy to remove fender and work on it. Bike looks mean as hell and I am surprised there aren’t more customs or chips built with this…. could be fine as hell.

–Johnny Humble
Texas

Please Contact Your U.S. Senators and Ask Them to Oppose H.R. 8, H.R. 1112, and S. 42!

Anti-gun Democrats made good on their promises this week, advancing two extreme gun control bills through the U.S. House of Representatives. While there remains a slim pro-gun majority in the upper chamber, your U.S. Senators need to hear from you NOW to ensure the Second Amendment firewall stays intact and stops this legislation in its tracks.

Contact your U.S. Senators Today!

And check out H.R. 127 in the House.

–NRA

BIKERNET UNIVERSITY HISTORY LESSON FOR TODAY–1974
Patty Hearst kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army
On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, the 19-year-old granddaughter of newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped from her apartment in Berkeley, California, by three armed strangers. Her fiancee, Stephen Weed, was beaten and tied up along with a neighbor who tried to help.

Witnesses reported seeing a struggling Hearst being carried away blindfolded, and she was put in the trunk of a car. Neighbors who came out into the street were forced to take cover after the kidnappers fired their guns to cover their escape.

Three days later, the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a small U.S. leftist group, announced in a letter to a Berkeley radio station that it was holding Hearst as a “prisoner of war.” Four days later, the SLA demanded that the Hearst family give $70 in foodstuffs to every needy person from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles. This done, said the SLA, negotiation would begin for the return of Patricia Hearst. Randolph Hearst hesitantly gave away some $2 million worth of food. The SLA then called this inadequate and asked for $6 million more. The Hearst Corporation said it would donate the additional sum if Patty was released unharmed.

In April, however, the situation changed dramatically when a surveillance camera took a photo of Hearst participating in an armed robbery of a San Francisco bank, and she was also spotted during a robbery of a Los Angeles store. She later declared, in a tape sent to the authorities, that she had joined the SLA of her own free will.

On May 17, Los Angeles police raided the SLA’s secret headquarters, killing six of the group’s nine known members. Among the dead was the SLA’s leader, Donald DeFreeze, an African American ex-convict who called himself General Field Marshal Cinque. Patty Hearst and two other SLA members wanted for the April bank robbery were not on the premises.

Finally, on September 18, 1975, after crisscrossing the country with her captors—or conspirators—for more than a year, Hearst, or “Tania” as she called herself, was captured in a San Francisco apartment and arrested for armed robbery. Despite her claim that she had been brainwashed by the SLA, she was convicted on March 20, 1976, and sentenced to seven years in prison. She served 21 months before her sentence was commuted by President Carter. After leaving prison, she returned to a more routine existence and later married her bodyguard. She was pardoned by President Clinton in January 2001.

NEW FROM TWISTED ROAD–Yosemite Motorcycle Ride Guide

Yosemite National Park, as one of North America’s Seven Wonders has become adventurers’ dream destination. With over 700,000 acres to explore, I knew I wanted to do it cageless—take in the whole experience of the road through Yosemite on two wheels. Here are some of the details of my Yosemite motorcycle ride, and how I prepared for the trip.

Ashley Murillo rode from San Diego, through Los Angeles, Bakersfield and Fresno to reach Yosemite Valley. Then she came south through Fish Camp and Fresno again to Visalia and turned inland to the Sequoia National Park.

–Bandit

Read the whole story on the Twisted Road. https://www.twistedroad.com/blog/posts/yosemite-motorcycle-ride-guide

KEEP THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN—Mask Free. His name was Bubba, he was from Mississippi … And he needed a loan. So … he walked into a bank in New York City and asked for the loan Officer. He told the loan officer that he was going to Paris for an International Redneck Festival for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000; and that he was not a depositor of the bank.

The bank officer told him that the bank would need some form of security for the loan, so the Redneck handed over the keys to a new Ferrari. The car was parked on the street in front of the bank. The Redneck produced the title and everything checked out. The loan officer agreed to hold the car as collateral for the loan and apologized for having to charge 12% interest.

Later, the bank’s president and its officers all enjoyed a good laugh at the Redneck from the South for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral for a $5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drove the Ferrari into the bank’s private underground garage and parked it.

Two weeks later, the Redneck returned, repaid the $5,000 and the interest of $23.07. The loan officer said, “Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out on Dunn & Bradstreet and found that you are a Distinguished Alumni from Ole Miss University, a highly sophisticated investor and Multi-Millionaire with real estate and financial interests all over the world. Your investments include a large number of wind turbines around Sweetwater, Texas.

What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?”

The good ‘ole boy replied, “Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $23.07 and expect it to be there when I return?”

His name was BUBBA….

Keep an eye on those southern boys! Just because we talk funny does not mean we are stupid.

–from Ed Hardison

I GOTTA TELL YA—Life is nuts. I needed some rugs shampooed. My dog, Cash, head of Bikernet Security was dying. He pissed on the carpet, so I set about cleaning the carpets. I called some companies who never called back. I emailed companies, who didn’t get back to me. I finally reached out to San Pedro Carpet Company and received a call back.

I went over the project with the caller and he gave me a price: $70 per room and $80 for the room with the stains (pee). Okay, we set a schedule. The guy alerted me to the time of his on-time arrival. When he arrived, he didn’t bring in his equipment, but wanted to tour the project.

I gave him the tour and pointed out how he didn’t need to shampoo complete rooms, but just specific areas. When he was finished he shook his head and said this needs deep cleaning and started to play with the calculator on his phone. He came up with the price of $430.

The redhead vacuumed and we moved all the appropriate furniture for the project. We were committed and he knew it. He was a short, obese plug of a man, who was not professionally dressed and neither was his van. I immediately thanked him for his time and said that I would need to get back to him. I showed him the gate that Cash had guarded for 15 years.

I called James, the Tile man, Dyna rider, who maintains entire apartment complexes. He coached me on Bissel products. With his inspiration, I headed to Home Depot. I looked at shampooing products, tools and ultimately rented a shampooing machine and bought a gallon of shampoo. Ultimate time about 2.5 hours and $45 and I was done. Bada Bing.

Life is full of scams, watch out.

I’m working with Haul Bikes to pick up the Bonne Belle sans flathead 45 engine for shipment to Richmond, VA. Hang on for more reports. Haul Bikes said they can move the Salt Torpedo to South Dakota. More reports coming.

J.J. gave me a report on something to do with Japan. I told him I have a terrific assortment of photos, to which he said. “You can’t find a bad shot of a Japanese babe.” Hang on!

In the meantime, ride free forever!

–Bandit

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The Bagger Racing League™ explodes onto the scene!

The Harley-Davison and V-Twin motorcycle community will now have their day at the racetrack!

Durango, CO (January 29, 2021) – On January 25, 2021, the biggest news to hit the Harley-Davison and V-Twin motorcycle community arrived in the formation of the Bagger Racing League™ at the V-Twin Only Track Day at Chuckwalla Raceway in Southern California on Monday. The idea was to bring the V-Twin Performance Community to a road race track and let the world know what the upgrades are all about. The V-Twin Only Track Day with the help of Tony from Shred Moto Co and Eric from Jiffy Tune, hosted over 100 American big twin bikes at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway and was the perfect opportunity for the big announcement.

Bagger Racing League™ welcomed DRAG Specialties, world leader in V-Twin aftermarket parts, accessories and apparel distribution, as their Title Sponsor.

Bagger Racing League™ founder Rob Buydos and Chief Operations Officer John Oakes welcomed representatives from the best aftermarket parts and accessory companies and race teams in the world as they all took part in signing a commitment to race with the Bagger Racing League™ for the 2021 Season. Race team conformations included:

Alloy Art

Barnett

Bassani

Feuling Parts

Performance Machine

Saddleman

Slyfox

The Speed Merchant

Trask Performance

More teams will be announced as they sign on.

Additionally, The biggest news in the custom bike game was also announced! Zach and Cory Ness of Arlen Ness Motorcycles have signed a commitment to host a massive custom motorcycle show at the 2021 event.

“With the rise of performance baggers we’ve seen over the last 5 years, we wanted an event that could help promote those parts that make these bikes so sought after. This is just the beginning, and I can’t wait to see where it leads,” said Rob Buydos, Bagger Racing League™ founder.

Bagger Racing League™ race will be a 3-day event, featuring the world’s largest V-Twin vendor village at a road racetrack, stunt shows, camping, the Arlen Ness Custom Bike Show and much more. Each event will telecast live and feature a live audience. If the V-Twin Only Track Day is any indication, and with over 100 riders and nine separate Harley-Davidson dealerships with staff or their principals participating, as well as riders coming all the way from Maine, the Bagger Racing League™ is sure to sell out quickly.

“Bagger Racing League™ will allow Harley-Davidson and V-twin parts manufacturers to showcase their performance parts in a competitive atmosphere. I am excited to be a part of the team and to take my passions—for events, motorcycles, sponsorship, marketing and racing—and combined them all into one loud, fast and fun weekend,” said John Oakes with BRL™ .

BRL™ will feature 4 classes of racing:

1. Hooligan GP: Includes V-twin inspired platform.

2. Big Twin GP: Includes any large-displacement big twin.

3. Stunt GP: Is an invitational. Invited entrants will compete in a judged stunt competition on Friday night then take the same bike to the track for qualifying on Saturday and the main event on Sunday.

4. Premier Class Bagger GP: Harley and Indian touring bikes duke it out in the fight for dominance

Bagger Racing League™ Round 1 will take place June 25–27, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at Utah Motorsports Complex. Presale tickets, hotel packages, camping and more will be available for an early bird presale on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Those interested can sign up for presale ticket access at http://www.BaggerRacingLeague.com.

If you missed the live announcement, see the video on the Bagger Racing League Facebook page.

Follow Bagger Racing League online:

www.Facebook.com/BaggerRacingLeague

On Instagram: @BaggerRacingLeague

The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the writer. Me. Period. No one else on earth thinks like me or has the opinions I do. And if they do they’re keeping pretty fucking quiet about it.

It’s not a conspiracy if it’s dancing naked on your lawn and shouting, “We’re actually doing this to you!” into bullhorns while setting off fireworks.

The “pandemic” is a hoax. But it’s not a conspiratorial one.

They’re being pretty up-front about it. Even Greta
Thunberg and Allay-handro Ocasio I-yam Inigo Montoya
Cortez Con Gleem could see through this one. But
Americans are now so fucking stupid they believe
anything.

Not that there’s a lot of Americans. A very large
part of the American population is here illegally, from
places with actual real and deadly health dangers and
since they are immune to danger in general…. being here
illegally: with their fucking infants and children: which
takes some fucking nerve and kay-hone-A’s; not to
mention recklessness and child abuse – they laugh at
these silly restrictions protecting them from the flu when
they have to normally deal with TB, malaria, typhoid fever, diphtheria, reptiles, insects, putrid water, infections from everything, rotted food, drug dealers, and cops who make the drug dealers look valiant and saintly.

Their attitude is, “Do ju theenk I am wore-reed about deh plu my pren? I doan tink so, puto.” Plus, they come here from places so restricted and tyrannical that telling them they have to wear a useless mask on their face and need to stay home with their 20 other immediate family members…..is not harsh to people who used to live in bone-dry landscapes and disease-infested jungles and were eating rattlesnakes and algae because there ARE no stores to go to, mask or no mask, social distancing or no social distancing.

And being out of work? Leettle Seester Yolanda and Cute Little Juan can always be rented out just like before in the
former homeland. So, they have at least SOME sense of
how to deal with reality.

Meanwhile the rest of America is in some dreamworld
created by the opiate of gullibility and the intoxication of
socialism and believes government is inherently good, that mandatory schooling of children in classes full of crazed strangers taught by impotent losers taking advantage of children’s’ innocence and gullibility is “education,” that humans affect planetary climate, that a man’s butthole is a woman’s vagina, that planets billions of miles away affect and influence human decision-making and terrestrial events in general, that tv news hacks who literally cannot spell “restaurant” are wise gurus of wisdom and gentle guardianship of human existence, that Choko-Balls are the NUTRITIOUS part of “this nutritious breakfast” of steak and eggs, that taxes are not confiscation, that arrest is not kidnapping, that legislation is not tyranny by committee but
is instead “democracy,” that the Bill of Rights is actually a
bill of rights, and that the Pope has the authority to
eliminate two of the ten commandments. Which he did this year and I suspect you are hearing about it right now for the first time. From me, of all people: The World Champion Commandment Breaker.

I know a hoax and a con and a lie when one shows up. I
was born and raised in a traveling carnival that went up
and down the San Whoa-quin Valley, yes including
Fresno. I worked in show business as a child with the
elites of Hollywood, I had jobs with Loretta Young, Peter
Graves, Fess Parker, Leo Carillo, Ed Sullivan, Broderick
Crawford, Richard Conte, Vincent Price, Jack Webb, John Wayne, James Arness, James Mitchell, Judy Canova, Walt Disney, Jerry Lewis, fucking Lassie.

I was Born an Italian in Boston with relatives in the North End who were in the import business via Genoa, bringing allegedly silk from China, and there must have been SOME silk in the shipments because Adolphe Menjou, considered the best dressed man in Hollywood, got his linings from my grandfather.

My other grandfather was in charge of food
preparation at Harvard for 30 years where he would take
me as a child and regale me with the grandeur of America and show me the vast libraries there and emphasized the value of higher learning. I tap danced for the Sica brothers, sometimes allies of, sometimes renegades from, Jack Dragna, at their insistence at their restaurant in San Fernando. And Joe Sica, one of the first 11 Original Las Vegas Black Book bad guys showed up at my grandfather’s burial. I either did a good job tap dancing or he wanted to make sure he was dead.

Talented and successful Italians and talented and successful Jews were all I knew. I talked frequently on the Disney lot when I was a Mouseketeer with that fellow from Nazi Germany who designed rockets to kill British civilians in the ‘40s and rockets to send Americans to the moon in the ‘60s, because I was a total WW2 addict as a child and, awestruck and inebriated with gratitude.

I learned from him about the most driven bureaucrat in history since Alexander of Macedon, Adolph Hitler: revenge-filled artist who would show the world what artists can accomplish when truly pissed and crawling with the gifts of persuasion and with a flair for design mixed with firepower.

I’ve worked in construction, restaurants, retail,
vagrancy, and then hit rock bottom as a hack for
Easyriders Magazine: probably the lowest level of
employment available since the building of the pyramids,
where propriety was greeted with caution, where decorum was something you did with cakes, where attire was something that went onto wheel rims, where grooming was what brides married, and where proofreading was what you did when checking-out a liquor bottle’s label.

I experienced the Easyriders “offices,” where the people all the people at all the previous places of employment
mentioned went out of their way to avoid, because it
contained a lot of the kinds of people only a hardened
carhop could deal with – bikers with long police records
either in existence or pending. Bikers who shambled,
plodded, fell, slept and scratched themselves through the
oil-dripped hallways and went in and out of the rooms and offices in every imaginable variety of consciousness, a lot of it altered. Biker tramps from both heaven and hell who could read a person better than Kenneth Branagh can read Shakespeare…..
…..so, therefore I can smell a con ten trillion miles away,
who’s behind it, and why. Because I’ve seen damn near
every version of humanity possible for there to be and the kind of mischief and stupidity and hoodwinking they are capable of and am not impressed by fame and certainly not by bureaucratic title, so bullshit from notoriety doesn’t get by me. I see the bullshit. Not the notoriety. I am only impressed by ability and job performance and when I see proclamations coming from clearly and without controversy and as all would agree the most inept and worthless useless piles of crap on earth, bureaucrats and news hacks…..I know I am being conned.

Anyone with an IQ higher than 9 and who has anything
close to an awareness of how anything works at all on this planet of the apes, has known from Day One, which was two days after the Senate tore up Pelosi’s impeachment fuckass nonsense…..that this flu emergency is a con job.

And you have to be a pretty trusting imbecilic never-had-a real-job dumbass loser to think it’s anything else.

There’s so many lies involved you can even itemize them.

Lie Number One: that the “pandemic” is making the rules
you are now obeying. No. A fucking useless, probably
child molesting, public servant bureaucrat sociopath is
making the rules using as justification the
recommendations of “health advisors.” Most of whom are
such physical freaks of Nature you wonder what they are
doing on Earth at all, forget about giving health advisories
to Terrestrials.

And now Biden, the guy who Homeland
“security” is declaring anyone who has a PROBLEM with
him as a national security threat, has installed, in the
National Health Emperor slot, a fucking man who is
insisting he is actually a woman – a guy who doesn’t know
that genitals, not your opinion, are what proclaim one’s sex to be, a man who literally doesn’t know a woman’s twat from a hole in the ground OR from a man’s ass.

…..he’s now in charge of Virus Command. Remember: Levine thinks his balls are a twat. He thinks his cock is a pussy. And he fucks guys. Because he thinks their anuses are vaginas.

This is a guy fucking-up at 100 on a major scale
of 1 to 10. Levine is confused on real easy stuff. This is
kindergarten knowledge, knowing if you’re a boy or a girl.
And he’s confused about it. And he is now going to keep
you from getting the flu? He’s that fucking intelligent?
And he, she, or it is going to blame what he, she, or fucking it plans to do to you…..ON the flu.

He, or whatever the FUCK he is, is going to fuck you up…..and blame a virus for it. He’s going to blame a virus…..for what he’s doing.

There’s a reason Biden likes this guy: because he’s a
degenerate pervert. But at least Levine sticks to ADULT
Caress Partners. Far as we know. Unlike Biden, who, if
you’re 11 and you’re female, and Biden’s in the room, you are going to be VERY uncomfortable and suicidal in very short order, soon as he gets over there and does his love dance with his hands down your hair and face and tries to kiss your lips. To Joe Biden… Miss Levine With A Dick who looks like something that went through the transporter wrong is a fucking Grade-A version of normal.

Lie Number Two: that Covid-19 is something different from the millennials-old annual winter cold and flu season. It isn’t. It’s the fucking flu. It’s the annual cold and flu season disease. Its job is to kill people. People on the margins of life. Old fucks. Sick fucks. Fucked-up fucks. Maybe you. Maybe not. The flu has a fucking job to do and you standing six feet away from the obliviosity at the check stand and then sitting at the dinner table with fifteen people all named Sanchez and eating from the same just-killed-chicken buffet acquired from out in the yard and beheaded by Ojar…..is not going to give you the flu or keep you from GETTING the flu. It’s just going to keep you annoyed at the supermarket. The flu doesn’t care what you put on your face, how far away from the big fat cow in front of you at Trader Joe’s you stand, how many times you play with your balls before taking your produce out of the shopping cart so the hasn’t-had-the-flu-yet cashier who deals with three thousand flu-carrying contaminated customers a day and still hasn’t died can put her ass-scratching mitts all over it and then give it back to you, the flu doesn’t care if you eat inside or outside a restaurant or fucking even eat at all, the flu doesn’t care if you live in a slum or a suburb or in a tent or on an island or in the park with 5,000 tubercular aids victims or on the fucking moon, because it will have gone there with you, motherfucker, and if you are destined to be overwhelmed by its little fucking spikes…..there’s not a goddamned motherfucking thing you, or your rectal-faced sexual abomination National Health Advisor, Rachel Levine, or your brain-dead mayor or your child molesting governor or your shitbrained county supervisor or your ass-breathed city councilman can fucking do about it, sparky. Because it’s the flu.

It’s been around a lot fucking longer than you have, ben-dayhoeputo cabrone, and if your immune system says, “fuck this shit” and throws in the towel….you’re gonna get the fucking flu. And if you’re in pretty good health and
vibrancy…..you are still gonna get knocked right on your
ass, fucker. And if you are in an old folks home because
you now have the resistance and resilience of someone
who spent a year in Auschwitz courtesy of Hitler……you’re gonna die, bud.

Tell your buddies where you hid the porn,
the drugs, the guns and the video-ed evidence of the
killings……and kiss your ass goodbye. Do you remember
before Feb 2020 when there was such a thing as the 24-
hour flu? That’s the one that drops you in your tracks for
one full day and you don’t move, you don’t wake up, you
don’t eat, you don’t drink…..and 24 hours later you spring
to your feet and say what the fuck just happened?
Remember those days?

That’s the flu. The one that kills the marginal ones. And remember the long-drawn-out flu that would fuck you up, make your bones hurt….and then
proceed to your lungs so you could cough up kind of
attractive piles of green and yellow clumps of writhing snot balls?….that you would look at with a kind of admiring sense of accomplishment?…..that’s also the flu.

The one that kills grandpa in the dead of winter and clogs his breathing effectiveness enough to make his brain click the off switch, show’s over, that’s all, folks. IT’S CALLED THE FLU!!! IT HAPPENS EVERY FUCKING YEAR!!

And every year it mutates. In order to kill new people.
Because, you see, if you get it – and everyone gets it – if
you don’t die from it or even know you have it and you
come through the other side unscathed……it’s because
your immune system killed it and restructured itself to
forever be immune to it. So, what does the flu do in
response because it’s a million-year-old cunning mother
fucker?….it mutates. That’s it’s job. And it’s really good at
it. Probably better at it than you are at yours. Because it’s been at it longer. Millions of years longer. While you have been at YOUR job for only….oh, wait, you lost your job. By order of a crossdressing bureaucrat. In order to keep you safe.

Now, then; your faithful government representative piece
of shit and his piece of shit failed-novelist journalist pals in the “news” departments….have correctly concluded that you are an idiot and that you’ll believe anything. So, they are declaring the Twenty-Twenty-ONE flu……”a variant.”

Well, yeah, asshole, it’s a variant. That’s what the flu does. Every goddamn year. It changes. It variants itself. In order to kill new old people. YOU can’t stop it, Gavin fucking Idiot NEWSOM can’t stop it, Joe Child-Sniffer BIDEN and his fucking freak show of a HEALTH GURU can’t stop it…..all they do is stop you. Not the virus. Just you. And so that’s what they’ve done. Because they can.

They can’t stop the flu because the flu has half a brain. But they can stop you because you’re a fucking moron. As is being proved. For one full year and counting.

Lie Number Three: the flu can be “slowed.” Or “curtailed.”
Or “lessened.” Or “corralled.” Or “impeded.” Or “stalled.”
Or “halted.” Or “reformed.” Or “retrained.” Or “re-directed.” Or “paused.” Or “impeached.” Or “repurposed.” Or “reeducated.” Or “converted.” Or “reasoned with.” Or “stopped.” Or “threatened.” Or bribed.” Or “blackmailed.” Or “tricked.” Or “brought to Jesus,”….. It can’t. It ain’t like us when it comes to diplomacy or bargaining or convincing. Furthermore, it doesn’t care what you do or don’t do to pretend that you have some strategy against it. It’s like honeybadger. It just plain fucking doesn’t give a shit. It doesn’t give a shit about you or your rules or your plans or your protective gear or your whereabouts or your defenses or your masks or your fucking hand-sanitizer, or
your social distancing or your garage full of toilet
paper……. the flu says Fuck You to all of those things.

Do you see any of this bullshit you and your asshole governor are doing actually WORKING? No? Well, then, let’s keep doing it. Forever. Because you’re insane.

Lie Number Four: We’re all at risk.
You’ll notice no bureaucrats have died of the flu. They
never do. At least not while in office. They die when they
retire from fucking your life up when they hit 90. THEN
they die. OF THE FLU!!. BECAUSE THEY’RE FUCKING
OLD!!! You would think a city councilman or certainly an
Arab TSA agent who has to feel the gonads of 50,000
travelers to Foreign Country Hell every day….would die of
Covid-19. Wouldn’t you. No. You wouldn’t. ‘Cause you’re
pro’bly fucking stupid. But in fact, he should be dead of the pandemic global catastrophe massacre pyroclastic flow of the bat-created wet market Chinese bio-chemical lab World Health Organization flu by now. But he ain’t. He’s still right there feeling your wife’s pussy and thanking Allah for the miracle of flight.

Lie Number Five: The healthy are a threat.
Here’s where Karl Marx comes boldly in, all unwashed
and unshorn and full of fleas and French coffee and
eternal unemployment.

Because of the fake Pandemic Emergency Holocaust
Abattoir Butchershop River of Blood Apocalyptic
Screaming Global Health Massacre Catastrophe Great
Concerningness Covid-19….the HEALTHY are being put in quarantine. No one has a problem with it. We’re
quarantining the healthy. Because….they are a threat. Not to themselves! God forbid there be any self-preservation involved in any of this tyranny. No, they are a threat to everyone who is NOT them. Did I say no one has a problem with this? Well, if I didn’t, no one has a problem with this.

On a normal planet this is called lunacy and/or The
Diabolical Upheaval of Right and Wrong. On Earth this is
called “caring.”

EYE call it Marxist Communism.
“We’re all in this together.” Yeah: against our wills,
Valiant Comrade. YOU don’t matter. Everyone else does.
YOUR immunity is a threat to everyone you never met.
You go to the store?….you take off your mask for a
second?…… you can be killing someone in Tanganyika in
an oxygen tank via a tracing modeled study contagion
vector biometrical analogue probability function indicator.
Your family get-together is not a time for joy and
happiness, it’s a Superspreader. If you violate the
meaningless useless idiotic made-overnight rules invented by freak-faced Health Advisors and decreed by
“concerning” unemployable bureaucrats enjoying a free rein Reign of Terror…….you are being irresponsible. And the idiot hacks with “media” by-lines pulling the strings of the bureaucrats like THIS asshole below is….. are pouringit-on what a selfish cruel person you are.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/deal-anger-ignoringcovid-
19_l_6009cbbec5b6df63a91e4197

Kelsey Boring, SENIOR REPORTER of the Greta
Thunberg mongoloid publishing-twin The Huffington-Post
Hall-Monitor of Virtue, is upset with you. You dare to
endanger others with your disobedience? Kelsey doesn’t
like that. You better behave, worm with a penis, or else the stiletto heels rivaling Sapphic Isles Daughters of Wrath will stand on your nutsack,

Filthy Man Creature that you are who dares to defy the vaj-hatted warrior of guilt and accusations and makeup-free butt-ugliness.

Lie Number 6: The vaccine actually “makes you safe” from the Get Rid of Trump Flu.

There is no way to know this. No experiments have
been run on actual humans that the vaccine actually
works. Actually, I should say vaccines, plural. Everyone
and their ballsacks are making Covid-19 vaccines this
week. They’ll be packaged inside every box of useless
Chinese facemasks in a few days. Even though there is no tested experimental evidence that any flu vaccine, forget about this one made yesterday in a garage in Bakersfield by methhead toothless Sunland-Tujunga arroyo inhabitants, actually keeps anyone from getting whatever the fuck Covid-19 actually is, assuming it even exists.

Lie Number 7: This will someday all end.

No. It won’t. Fauci and Gates are making new laughingfaced predictions every other day about “variants,” and will the vaccine work on them or not, yes it will, no it won’t, “studies suggest that possibly maybe perhaps could according to reports from the science and the World Health Disinformation Organization and the Center for Demonic Control according to experts close to a source, it’s too soon to tell but let’s temper optimism with caution.

The important thing is that we all are in alignment and full
accord and not deviating from the dictates of safety for us all because people are dying.”

Well, yeah! That’s what we fucking do! We die! Deal
with it! My kid wants to see her grandma!! Asshole!! I want to go to the saloon! Asshole! I want to see the Rose
Parade! Asshole!! I want to sit down at MacDonalds!
Asshole! I want to see a stripper, asshole. I’m gonna die
whether I get the fake fucking flu or not! But I wanna live
first!! Asshole!

“Oh, well I’m sorry Mr. Solari, you can’t do that because
you might catch the flu.”

“I don’t care!”

“Oh, but you might give the flu to someone else.”

“I don’t care about that either! That’s their problem!
Besides I don’t have the flu!”

“Oh, but you might have the virus. You’re just not sick.”

“So, what’s the problem??”

“We need to know if you have the virus.”

“What the fuck for??”

“So that if you do we can claim you have The Covid
and that you’re a menace to the weak and infirm-otons
and maybe to one race or ethnicity or another in particular that we need to keep around so they’ll vote for us, being even stupider than you, you being an Italian and probably a bit feral, and so we can continue making you suffer. Because we’re insane. You’re stupid and we’re insane. And it’s all Trump’s fault.”

Lie number 8: the flu obeys what we tell it. We tell it don’t
pass through a useless petri dish on our face and it will
obey us. We tell it never travel six feet through the global
world atmosphere we all walk around in to get to another
person and it will obey us. We tell it to succumb and
surrender to a vaccine that has never been experimentally tested on a Covid-19 or non-Covid-19 human living being and it will obey our directive to it to keep us immune.

We tell it not to contaminate take-out food handled by teenage-or-worse couldn’t-care-less bottom-rung employees on the job-ladder who are pissed off and convinced they should be paid more but are nonetheless very diligent and respectful of your need to stay healthy and free from whatever contaminates they are plowing into your food with their fingers, tongues and feet and maybe cocks but since it’s TAKE-OUT the covid viruses are courteously committing suicide so you will stay safe via the edicts, which edicts and overnight protocols the viruses will obey because they knows that only by sitting inside a restaurant with other diners eating the same asshole-employee contaminated food the take-out customers are getting gives you the flu.

Take-out is flu-free. Because studies have shown.
What’s the answer to this? The answer is get used to it.
You’ve proven you’re a dunce. So therefore “Wear A Mask While I Caress This Little Girl” Biden is going to pour it on. Because he can. And because you won’t care.

Thank you. Sucker.

–JJ Solari

Press Release: Bikesport NZ from https://www.scoop.co.nz

It was a special weekend of motocross that had everything – high intensity dirt bike action, a slew of different race winners, weather that remarkably switched from chilly to baking hot and, of course, a significant birthday party.

The 60th annual Honda-sponsored New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville on Saturday and Sunday was a celebration of the sport, the popular event at the eastern end of the Manawatu Gorge achieving a landmark in more ways than one.

It was not only marking six decades since the sport was properly introduced to New Zealand in 1961 by now-87-year-old Palmerston North man Tim Gibbes, but it was also for the first time being run in conjunction with the first round of four in the 2021 New Zealand Motocross Championships.

It was a rare double honour – the opening round of the national championships tied in with New Zealand’s largest stand-alone motocross event – and the riders rose to the occasion.

With all three races in each class counting towards the Woodville GP titles and only the first two of the three races being deemed eligible for the national championships, the event threw up separate podiums in each class.

Taupo’s Wyatt Chase therefore won the Woodville GP crown for the first time and West Auckland’s Hamish Harwood, incidentally the GP title winner last season, missed out on repeating the feat, but Harwood left Woodville with a slender six-point lead in the premier MX1 class for the national title hunt, the national series continuing on at Rotorua in three weeks’ time (on Sunday, February 21), with round three to follow at Pukekohe on Saturday, March 20. It all wraps up at Taupo on Sunday, March 28.

Mangakino’s Maximus Purvis won the MX2 (250cc) class for the Woodville GP trophy and he also leads that class for national honours, while the same applies for Matamata’s Brodie Connolly in the MX125 class. In addition, Connolly also leads the points in terms of Under-19 years’ age-group honours.

Motueka’s Roma Edwards topped the women’s class at Woodville and she also leads the chase for Women’s Cup honours.

Motorcycling New Zealand Motocross commissioner Ray Broad said it was a spectacular weekend of racing, with so many riders and a large crowd thrilled to be a part of the 60th celebrations.

“The first two races of GP carry over points towards New Zealand titles, so when we head to round two at Rotorua, those riders still have it all to play for and the fierce battling that we saw at Woodville will continue on.

“We knew that, with all that goes on here at Woodville, it was always going to be difficult getting through three championship-length races, which is why the last round of sprint races weren’t counted towards national championship points.”

Broad added that the 2021 Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville, and all of the other rounds of the nationals too, would be live-streamed on the Sky Sport Next programme and also repeat screened on Sky Sport.

For 21-year-old Taupo rider Chase it was a particularly special weekend as he won his first Woodville GP title in the premier 450cc MX1 bike class.

“This is a massive win for me,” said Chase. “This is a title that all motocross riders want to win and it’s great that my name will go on the trophy alongside so many legendary riders that have gone before me.”

The New Zealand Motocross Championships are supported by Aon Insurance, Kawasaki New Zealand, Pirelli tyres and Fox apparel.

Class winners from the weekend’s 60th annual New Zealand Motocross

Woodville GP seniors (Sunday):

Woodville GP: Taupo’s Wyatt Chase (MX1 class and main Woodville GP trophy); Mangakino’s Maximus Purvis (MX2 class); Matamata’s Brodie Connolly (MX125); Motueka’s Roma Edwards (Women); Rotorua’s Cam Negus (Veterans); Palmerston North’s Paul Whibley (River Race); Connolly (Roddy Shirriffs Under-19 trophy).

Senior NZ Motocross Champs points:

MX1 class: 1. West Auckland’s Hamish Harwood, 47 points; 2. Chase, 41; 3= Mount Maunganui’s Cody Cooper and Hamilton’s Kayne Lamont, 40.

MX2 class: 1. Purvis, 50 points; 2. Oparau’s James Scott, 44; 3. Mount Maunganui’s Josiah Natzke, 40.

MX125 class: 1. Connolly, 47 points; 2. Silverdale’s Hayden Smith, 45; 3. Clevedon’s Cobie Bourke, 40.

Women’s Cup: 1. Edwards, 72 points; 2. Opunake’s Taylar Rampton, 69; 3. Hamilton’s Amie Roberts, 58.

Under-19 class: 1. Connolly, 50 points; 2. Tauranga’s Donovan Ward, 38; 3. Te Aroha Luke Van der Lee, 36.

Woodville GP juniors (Saturday):

Pukekawa’s Tyler Brown (14-16 years’ 250cc class); Invercargill’s Jack Symon (15-16 years, 125cc class); Te Puke’s Flynn Watts (12-14 years’ 125cc class); Auckland’s Lachlan Bourn (14-16 years’ 85cc class); Waitoki’s Cole Davies (12-13 years’ 85cc class); Taupo’s Declan Connors (8-11 years’ 85cc class); Tauranga’s Levin Townley (8-11 years’ 65cc class); Palmerston North’s Hannah Powell (12-16 years’ women 125cc/250cc); Raetihi’s Karaitiana Horne (12-16 years’ women’ 85cc/150cc); Taupo’s Mikayla Griffiths (8-11 years’ 85cc/150cc).

Senior 2021 NZ Motocross Champs calendar:

Round One: January 30-31, 2021 (in conjunction with the NZMX Grand Prix at Woodville). Manawatu-Orion MCC. MX1 (& 2T Cup), MX2 (& under-19), MX125 & round one of the Women’s Cup.

Round Two: Sunday, February 21, 2021. Rotorua Motorcycle Club. MX1 (& 2T Cup), MX2 (& under-19), MX125 & MX3.

Round Three: Saturday, March 20. Pukekohe Motorcycle Club. MX1 (& 2T Cup), MX2 (& under-19), MX125 & MX3 (followed by Junior and Mini open at Pukekohe on Sunday, March 21).

Round Four: Sunday, March 28. Taupo Motorcycle Club. MX1 (& 2T Cup), MX2 (& under-19), MX125, MX3 & round two of the Women’s Cup. Prize giving is arranged for that evening.

by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com

Audi is famous for a lot of things: it is known for things like quattro, or the high-powered stations wagons it makes, but also for something that’s a lot more visible, a special shade of gray called nardo gray.

The shade, or variants of it, is not exclusive to Audi, and was used over the years, including as an aftermarket choice, on a number of cars, but people generally associate it with the four-ringed brand. Just type in the Google search bar nardo gray, and see what suggestions are made.

And yes, there are bikes wrapped in it as well.

Take the Germans from Thunderbike, an unstoppable garage in the business of remaking Harleys. They used nardo gray on a number of their projects, and we must say, the color looks right at home on the limited real estate provided by a motorcycle’s body.

Case in point, the Fat Boy Solid Dude they got out last summer. Or this here Greyhead, one of their even more recent releases. Once a Breakout, it got extensively changed, with the addition of some 30 custom parts and no-nonsense use of nardo gray on the headlamp fairing, fuel tank, rear fender, and elsewhere, combined with black on most of the other parts.

The new visual impact achieved with the paint is boosted by the lower stance, made possible by the use of a Stage 2 lowering kit, which brings the two-wheeler down by 30 mm.

As said, over 30 custom parts were used to make this, most of them of the German’s own design, including the headlamp, and covers where covers are due.

The entire affair cost around 7,000 euros ($8,500) to put together, but that does not include the base bike, the exhaust system, man-hours that went into it, and probably a host of other parts we’re not told anything about.

Racing Applications include Pro Stock, Pro Mod and Pro Street Classes

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February 1, 2021 – Santa Fe Springs CA – Vance & Hines today launched the company’s long-expected four-valve motor for Suzuki GS-based drag racers. The new powerplant will debut at the NHRA Gator Nationals in Gainesville FL in mid- March. Several teams will be competing with the new Suzuki-based motor and a new Vance & Hines-designed chassis at that event.

“The scale of this launch is unprecedented in the drag racing world and it highlights our company’s technical capabilities,” said Vance & Hines President Mike Kennedy. “This engine and the cylinder head design are applicable to several racing classes and easily adaptable to every team that is currently running a two-valve Suzuki GS. This launch is a proud moment for Vance & Hines and hopefully will net many victories for our Suzuki riders in 2021 and beyond.”

The new four-valve head modernizes the technology in Suzuki drag racing motors. It replaces the two-valve design which was introduced in 1998 and it retains the 1850 cubic centimeters engine displacement.

For the first time, Vance & Hines has integrated finger follower technology rather than a shim-under-bucket design in a drag racing cylinder head, which allows for less mass in the valve train and increased RPM.

The intake and exhaust port spigots are modular, so they can be adapted to different air boxes and exhaust pipes without redesigning or remanufacturing the head itself. This allows the new head to be used not only in NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle class, but also in the Pro Mod and Pro Street classes.

Design credit for the motor, code named “VHIL18504V,” goes to six-time NHRA champion Andrew Hines. The head was completely developed in Solid Works CAD design and was a fully functional running model prior to production.

“The 1850cc motor is approaching nearly 400hp and we believe that this is just the start of a new era of Suzuki drag racing championships,” said Andrew Hines. “Right now, this four-valve design is more powerful than the best of our two-valve motors. And there’s room to get better and faster with this architecture.”

Vance & Hines is the preferred provider of racing equipment for many teams in drag racing. The company is known for fully supporting customers by having all the necessary components in stock and available for racing teams. Currently Vance & Hines is taking orders for complete motors or individual cylinder head packages. The new chassis, which leverages the learnings from thousands of runs in NHRA competition, is available as well.

National and Regional News WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a Notice of Public Rulemaking regarding labels on E15 fuel dispensers. In the notice, the EPA proposed two changes to the current E15 fuel pump labels. The first is modification of the current label, and the second is removal of the label altogether. However, there would still be a label on the pumps, as required by the Federal Trade Commission. The EPA’s modified label proposal contains these possible changes: Removing the “Attention” stripe along the upper right corner of the label. Removing the phrase “E15” from the label, while including the language “contains up to 15% percent ethanol.” Revising the language “Use only in” to “Safe for use in.” Revising the language “Don’t use in” to “Avoid use in.” Revising the format of the word “prohibited” so it is not in bold and italicized type. The AMA believes either option holds potential harm for riders, whose motorcycles and ATVs are not EPA-certified to use fuel containing more than 10 percent ethanol by volume (E10). DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – City commissioners voted in January to welcome motorcyclists to the 80th Daytona Bike Week event, scheduled for March 5-14. The event, which attracts nearly 500,000 motorcyclists to the area for racing, riding and entertainment, was cut short by a day and a half in 2020, when the COVID-19 threat arose. The 2021 event carries new rules and restrictions. Bars, restaurants and shops that offer some outside activities must limit the number of customers at any given time to 60 percent of the normal facility capacity. Businesses that have outdoor activities also were required to submit detailed plans for the location and use of cleaning products, masks, hand sanitizer, temperature checks, signs and social distancing. Businesses without outside activities will be allowed to have their usual 100 percent occupancy. Property owners who violate the agreement with the city could be banned from future outdoor activities. LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. – The Americade Motorcycle Touring Rally, an annual event that draws thousands of riders from across the country, has been rescheduled to Sept. 21-25 this year due to restrictions related to the coronavirus. The event, which has been occurring since 1983, typically is scheduled for June. The 2020 Americade event was postponed to July before being canceled. For the most up-to-date information, visit americade.com. State News MORENO VALLEY, Calif. -The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is hosting several virtual public and stakeholder meetings to gather input on the development of off-highway vehicle grant proposals for submission to the California State Parks, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division, for the 2021 grant cycle. With the exception of El Centro, scoping meetings are scheduled for the first 45 minutes of each session. The stakeholder meeting will follow. Stakeholders and members of the public are invited to attend either session or both by using the Zoom virtual meeting platform or by phone. The meetings are: El Centro Field Office: Feb. 9, 3:30-4 p.m. scoping meeting; 4-4:30 p.m. stakeholder meeting Phone:  (833) 568-8864 / ID: 161 936 1494 / Passcode: 099547 Needles Field Office: Feb. 11, 5-6:30 p.m. Phone: (833) 568-8864 / ID: 161 207 5095 / Passcode: 524063 Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office: Feb. 17, 5-7 p.m. Phone: (833) 568-8864 / ID: 161 829 0522 / Passcode: 724142 Barstow Field Office: Feb. 18, 2-4 p.m. Phone: (833) 568-8864 / ID: 160 161 0703 / Passcode: 596221 Ridgecrest Field Office: Feb. 25, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Phone: (833) 568-8864 / ID: 161 314 1240 / Passcode: 261383 Preliminary applications must be submitted to OHMVR Division no later than March 1 and will be available on the OHMVR Division’s website at ohv.parks.ca.gov for additional public review and comment March 2 through May 3. OCEANO, Calif. – The state Department of Parks and Recreation is developing a public works plan for Pismo State Beach and Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. A public works plan is a long-range land use management plan for compliance with the California Coastal Act. To support this planning effort, officials are evaluating the use of the parks and are seeking public input regarding possible improvements. Take the agency survey at surveymonkey.com/r/oceanodunespwp. Learn more about the plan at oceanodunespwp.com. PLACERVILLE, Calif. – The El Dorado Resource Advisory Committee, which advises the U.S. Forest Service on projects related to the El Dorado National Forest in California, has scheduled two virtual meetings in February. During the meetings, RAC members and the public will consider Federal Advisory Committee Act regulations, update committee governing documents, review past practices, determine new process for project proposals and solicit project proposals. The meetings are at 4 p.m. Feb. 3 and Feb. 17. More information about the meetings is available from Kristi Schroeder, public affairs specialist, at (530) 305-6864 or kristi.schroeder@usda.gov. For more information about the RAC, visit federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/13/2021-00506/el-dorado-county-resource-advisory-committee. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has released a draft environmental impact statement and plan amendment for the three plans that underlie the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. The public comment period ends April 15. The BLM is proposing amendments to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan, the Bakersfield Resource Management Plan, and the Bishop Resource Management Plan. These amendments are intended to promote economic growth, support broadband infrastructure development, increase public access, and allow for greater management flexibility in order to meet our nation’s energy needs. Deputy BLM Secretary Kat MacGregor said the previous plan made 4 percent of 10.8 million acres managed by the BLM available as renewable energy development focus areas. This proposal will add more than 800,000 acres for renewable energy development and alter the approach to fostering responsible off-highway vehicle recreation, rural broadband and other multiple-use projects. The draft EIS and draft plan amendment can be viewed and comments submitted on the BLM website: go.usa.gov/x7hdj. Comments may also be submitted by mail to BLM-CA Desert Plan Amendment, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1623, Sacramento, CA 95825. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The state Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a permit to Baidu USA LLC, authorizing the company to test driverless vehicles on public roads in Sunnyvale, Calif. Baidu has had state authority to test autonomous vehicles with safety drivers since 2016. The new permit allows the company to test three autonomous vehicles without a driver behind the wheel on specified streets within Sunnyvale in Santa Clara County. The vehicles are designed to operate on roads with posted speed limits not exceeding 45 mph. Tests may be conducted during all times of the day and night, but not during heavy fog or heavy rain. Baidu is the sixth company to receive a driverless testing permit in the state. Currently, 58 companies have an active permit to test autonomous vehicles with a safety driver. BEND, Ore. – The AMA, with the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance, American Trails, the American Hiking Society, Back Country Horsemen of America, the International Mountain Bicycling Association and the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council, announces the fourth round trails grants in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service for the 2021 season of the National Forest Trail Stewardship Partnership Funding for National Forest System trails. Funding will be available for trails and stewardship organizations seeking to increase trail maintenance and reduce deferred maintenance. Funding will be available for motorized and nonmotorized trail uses. Details of the funding program including a fact sheet, an application form and a budget form are available at wildernessalliance.org. International News HOCHGURGL, Austria – Top Mountain Motorcycle Crosspoint Museum burned in January, destroying the 230 historic motorcycles housed there. Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze at the 32,000-square-foot facility. The museum was opened in 2016 by twin brothers and hotel entrepreneurs Alban and Attila Scheiber. AMA News PICKERINGTON, Ohio – AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers Mike Bell and Joël Robert passed away in January. Mr. Bell, one of America’s leading Supercross and motocross racers of the late 1970s and early ’80s, was 63. Click to read his full obituary. Mr. Robert, the legendary Belgian motocross racer who won the 250cc Motocross World Championship six times, including five consecutive titles from 1968 through 1972, was 77. Click to read his full obituary. PICKERINGTON, Ohio – The AMA announced in January the winners of the 2020 AMA Racing and Organizer Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that excelled in AMA-sanctioned competition and recreational activity during the calendar year. AMA members helped select the winners of certain racing categories, including the AMA Athlete of the Year and the AMA Racer of the Year awards. Read the full press release. * * * * * AMA News & Notes is a monthly publication compiled and edited by the American Motorcyclist Association. Designed to inform motorcyclists of rights-related issues and events in the United States and around the world, AMA News & Notes welcomes your input. Suggestions and editorial contributions can be sent to AMA Director of Communications Matthew Miles at mmiles@ama-cycle.org. Sign up and stay informed: AMA News & Notes keeps motorcyclists up to date on hot topics, news affecting the motorcycling community and opportunities to communicate with elected officials. Click here to check the “Sign me up for News & Notes” box. AMA Action Alerts notify motorcyclists when and how to make a difference on important issues. Click here to see the most recent AMA Action Alerts, or to sign up and receive them. Readers also may sign up for other AMA e-newsletters, including Hall of Fame Insider, which focuses on the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. To subscribe, click here. Protect your right to ride! Volunteering is easy, and it’s rewarding. To learn how you can help, email us at grassroots@ama-cycle.org.

Passion, Desire and Action

Curated by US-based design curator and physicist Professor Charles M Falco and writer and filmmaker Ultan Guilfoyle in collaboration with QAGOMA

Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) opens the world exclusive exhibition ‘The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire’ tomorrow, featuring 100 exceptional motorcycles from the 1870s to the present.

Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Director Chris Saines said ‘The Motorcycle’, showing until 26 April, 2021 celebrates 150 years of motorcycle history and included multiple interactive experiences for all ages.

‘Curated by US-based design curator and physicist Professor Charles M Falco and writer and filmmaker Ultan Guilfoyle in collaboration with QAGOMA, the exhibition features pioneering motorcycles and classic commuters, off-road bikes and speed machines, as well as custom creations and numerous electric bikes heralding the future,’ Mr Saines said.

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