RALLY PLANNING BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for July 14th, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
My grandson just experienced his first rally vendor effort in Southern California. He’s 28 and went to fantastic efforts to build a cool booth, man it and display a large inventory of leathers for sale.
Yesterday, his dad asked him if he wanted to set up a booth at the Sturgis Rally in a couple of weeks. His response was immediate and layered with expletives, “Fuck that,” Frankie said. “I wanna ride.”
Attending a rally even for a young rider takes planning, scheduling, finances, maintenance, you name it. Today a brother on a chopper might need to save for months to afford the gas.
Think about Saddlemen seats, moving product, marketing materials, staff, you name it to be present at the Sturgis rally for a week. The planning for one event could take several months.
I guess what I’m trying to say is: I honor and congratulate every brother who makes it to the Black Hills for rally. There better be enough Jack Daniels to go around. And for every vendor small and large, I respect their efforts to make the rally a more complete experience for every rider and enthusiast. I wish them traveling luck and success in the Black Hills. The brothers and sisters are anxiously waiting.
This rally represents so much more to the world of riders. It represents freedom from all the anxiety of daily life. It represents creativity in the best custom motorcycles from all over the world, new technology and innovation, the wild west, open roads and the Zen beauty of the Black Hills.
What could be better. Have a helluva rally and don’t run out of Jack Daniels, or we’re fucked!
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
RGGI’s Flawed Climate Analysis
Over the last two years, members and staff of the CO2 Coalition have been actively fighting against the imposition of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in Pennsylvania (PA).
We have provided testimony before committees in both the PA House and Senate and published a detailed report debunking the supposed justification for it entitled Pennsylvania’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Relies on Faulty Data – Why RGGI is a “solution in search of a problem”.
On Friday 8 July 2022, Judge Michael Wojcik granted a preliminary injunction preventing the state from implementing this costly program pending a court ruling later this fall. According to the injunction, the outcome of the ruling is likely to succeed in completely blocking this program.
–CO2 Coalition
CO2 Coalition
1621 North Kent Street, Suite 603
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Friday, August 5th
Ages 21+ welcome
No Cover, No Tickets Required – FREE CONCERTS
Should the Public Score Police Encounters?—
“To Protect and To Serve” is the motto we frequently see on the side of police vehicles. Most of us understand the “To Protect” part of the equation. We ask the men and women in blue to handle life-and-death situations on a regular basis. But what about the ‘To Serve” portion of the job?
The Washington Post recently reported on three police departments, which employ a new officer rating system. The Warrenton, Virginia, department, patrolling a small town of nearly 10,000 residents an hour’s drive from Washington DC, uses Guardian Score along with two university police departments.
After any significant encounter, an officer hands out a business card with a QR code on the back. Each officer must then take additional time to explain what it is and how one can access a questionnaire.
The person stopped by the officer can fill out a questionnaire by first pointing their smartphone at the QR code on the back of the business card. After accessing the portal, the respondent can rate the officer’s conduct anonymously through a series of questions on their phone. The questionnaire is similar to how we rate a ridesharing experience or a phone company call. The police department wants people to give honest feedback on the effectiveness of the officer’s communications and fairness.
The goal is to give more power to those stopped by the police, most commonly during traffic stops. Most people are anxious during these encounters, but being black or brown takes on additional significance due to the potential for racial profiling. Filling out a Guardian Score is a way citizens can give feedback without feeling intimidated.
An officer’s conglomerate score could also be used as part of an individual evaluation that goes beyond the number of arrests and tickets issued. Burke Brownfeld, former Alexandria, VA police officer and founder of Guardian Score said in the Post article:
“If we started to measure how officers are treating community members, we realized we could actually infuse this into the overall evaluation process of individual offers. The definition of doing a good job could change. It would also include: How are your listening skills? How fairly are you treating people based on their perception?”
In May 2022, President Biden signed an executive order that called for the creation of standards for police department accreditation. The order also requires an update on departmental use-of-force policies. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, the subsequent street protests, and calls for police reform, many see this executive order as necessary.
Police Executive Research Forum Executive Director Chuck Wexler said he feels the Guardian Score program could become a powerful tool for departments across the country to measure community engagement—sometimes an elusive and missing element. He added, “At a time when many people are questioning police accountability and how police deal with citizens, police departments are looking for ways to measure how they are doing. And this is one of them.”
So does the program work?
Launched in November 2021, the Warrenton, VA pilot presents many questions about its impact and whether it could work in major cities. The other pilot locations are at two university campus police departments at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, and Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA.
So far, the Warrenton citizen response rate is around 10 percent, and the rate is closer to 20 percent at both universities. As of early June, the Warrenton police department received 170 reviews, with every one of them positive. Over the past six months, the average department score was 4.94 out of 5 stars.
Questions for our readers: Would you feel comfortable filling out a questionnaire about an officer’s conduct during a traffic stop? What if the encounter was negative–Would it make a difference to you whether to fill out a Guardian Score-type questionnaire?
Your responses could lead to a follow-up newsletter.
He is mounting old Sportster heads on custom long jugs on UL and WL cases I suspect he is going to drill and tap the rockers for grease zerks.
They are really cool but you would need to carry around a squirt oil can to go very far. He was on the run, so I didn’t get to interview him much. He loves my truck.
Billy will be featured at the Flying Piston Breakfast in Sturgis on August 8th.
–Bill May
Late fee applies from July 16th 2022.
FIM World Record Application Form now online
The FIM World Records Form is now available online to download, fill in and submit for your FIM World Record Attempt. Be sure to take a look at the Checklist ensure you have submitted ALL 3 parts for an FIM World Record Attempt. Click here to access the FIM Info and forms page.
July 15th Pre-Entry discount Closes, FIM Entries due
August 15th- Online Entry Closes (Entry on the salt still available after deadline)
August 26th – VIR Pit Entry and Registration
August 27th – General Entry Pits, Registration & Scruineering Open
August 28th- Sept 1st – Racing
September 1st – Awards Party.
Read the whole story on Mama Tried.
This year it is an all-outdoor event at Hale Farm & Village, a 90 acre historic property housed in a National Park.
This will be a weekend you don’t want to miss!
A few tips to ensure the best time:
Join in on the BMW Motorad Ride to Fuel Cleveland Run! Departing from Edgewater Park in Cleveland on Saturday, July 30th at 9am sharp. It is a beautiful ride that ends at Fuel Cleveland!
There are no ATMs at Fuel CLE, so be sure to bring cash for food, beer, and to shop with the unique vendors that are coming from all over the country!
Entry to Fuel Cleveland and Motorcycle parking is FREE, car parking costs $10 cash.
Get the Details at: FuelCleveland.com
PS – Scope out FuelCleveland.com for all the details, to submit your bike for a spot in the show, or to secure your vendor spot!
–Carl Pussar
Walkintallcycles@gmail.com
I wonder which of the genders /
would get oral sex the most / burma shave
–J.J. Solari
Dutch farmers – who sit as the second-largest agricultural exporter in the world and largest meat exporter in Europe – have brought the Netherlands to a standstill, protesting against Climate Change regulations.
The newly elected government has set up a 55-60 per cent emissions goal by 2030, 70 per cent by 2035, and 80 per cent at 2040. To meet these arbitrary climate targets, they have created a self-inflicted disaster that will see the government drag its agricultural sector up the temple stairs, tear it to bits, and let whatever bloody stumps are left to tumble down the steps for the pleasure of the United Nations climate gods.
Farms which have been feeding the world for hundreds of years are going to be unceremoniously shut and their owners ruined because a couple of bureaucrats decided they didn’t like the nitrogen and ammonia emissions produced by growing food.
–Climate Depot
Dan just received his paint back from Blue Moon Kustoms, Jayme Schmidt. This cutie will be auctioned off to support the All Kid’s Bike efforts.
–Bandit
A European Council decision leaves room for the internal combustion engine.
The European Commission wants to ban the sale of vehicles with an internal combustion engine from 2035. The political reality may however force the Commission to accept a compromise that allows for vehicles to run on alternative fuel alongside battery electric vehicles. FEMA’s Dolf Willigers looks at the possible consequences for us motorcyclists.
Although many press releases from environmental organizations and several other articles could make you believe different, the Council of the European Union left some room for vehicles with internal combustion engines that run of fossil-free fuels after 2035.
After the legislators of the European Parliament adopted – with some changes – the plans (part of the Fit for 55 package, reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030) of the European Commission to ban the sales of new cars and vans that have no zero CO2 tailpipe emission from 2035 (in practice all vehicles with an internal combustion engine), the Council of the European Union – after a long discussion that went into the night of 29 June 2022 – also came to a compromise that meant the adoption of this among other elements of the Fit for 55 package. One of them is the introduction of a CO2 tax for the heating of houses and other buildings and for fuels for cars. This should also affect private households and persons from 2028.
However, there is a difference. In the European Parliament the lawmakers that could not agree with the new plans were just outnumbered and the proposal about the zero CO2 emission for new cars from 2035 passed with 339 votes in favor to 249 against and 24 abstentions.
However, the Council decisions are by consensus: in the end, all member states must agree with a compromise to get it adopted. This changes everything, because some countries have a large car industry and lots of people working there. The idea of having a large part of these workers made redundant did not appeal very much to – for example – the German liberal party.
The solution came in the form of an additional sentence to the Council agreement: “Different technologies are and remain available to reach the zero-emission fleet wide target. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing.
Zero and low-emission vehicles, which also include well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway.” And an additional clause 9a: “Following consultation with stakeholders, the Commission will make a proposal for registering after 2035 vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels in conformity with EU law, outside the scope of the fleet standards, and in conformity with the Union’s climate neutrality objective.”
Now, whatever is meant by “outside the scope of the fleet standards”, this leaves the door open for cars thermal engines after 2035 and not only for a few years for small series supercars like Ferrari. This is not the end of it.
The next step is that delegates of the Commission, the Parliament, and the Council of the EU are going to negotiate in the so-called trialogue. Here they must find a compromise and with that the Parliament and the Council will have a vote again. In short: that can be the end of the story, or a new round of negotiations will start.
Range and costs are the main reasons that not many larger electric motorcycles are being sold yet.
Now what does this all mean for motorcycling? Motorcycles are still not mentioned by either the Commission, the Parliament, or the Council of the EU and are out of the scope.
The reason why we look at what happens with cars and vans is that history has learned that sooner or later the same will happen with motorcycles, and then it may not be possible to escape the fate that strikes cars and vans. The day will come that the Commission comes with a proposal for a new type-approval regulation that contains a clause that means that motorcycles must have zero CO2 emission too.
Here it becomes interesting. We already see electric motorcycles. They are not sold much yet and the market for electric powered two-wheelers consists mainly of mopeds and small, city-oriented motorcycles. There are large ones too, think of Energica, Zero, Livewire, but these are expensive and still offer an at best moderate range.
Range and costs are the main reason that not many larger electric motorcycles are being sold yet. A 150 km range may be enough for the commuter and the average leisure rider, but you do not spend more than € 30,000 on a commuting bike.
As was recently pointed out in an article on the Bennetts website, with motorcycles, the drivetrain is a larger part of the vehicle, compared with cars, and the higher costs of engine, battery pack and software, that also must be special developed for motorcycles on a smaller scale, have a larger effect on the purchase costs of the motorcycle.
This may be one of the reasons that the established motorcycle brands are slower than their colleagues of the car brands. Another reason could be that with present development of batteries when you want a larger range, they will use a lot of space and add much weight to the motorcycle which has of course consequences for the handling. All good reasons why electric motorcycles are not as obvious, yet as electric cars may be.
Next to the motorcycle themselves (weight, price, range), there are other reasons why maybe we should not be very keen on a quick transition to electric motorcycles.
There is the issue of the infrastructure. Only a few countries in Europe have a proper charging infrastructure, and that is directed exclusively at cars.
Some motorcycles cannot even charge at all charging poles and the parking lots that comes with them are designed for cars. Car owners will not be happy with you when you keep one of ‘their’ parking spaces occupied while charging. Neither will you, because the charging stations ore often located at a far end of the service area with no facilities, social security, or anti-theft provisions.
We asked for that in a letter to the rapporteur of the new Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation, MEP Ismail Ertug, but he has ignored our input to his report.
Then there is the issue of the grid and the production of electricity. In the EU member state that is most advantaged in implementing a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, the Netherlands, there is a problem with the grid already because of the great number of electric cars and the transition from heating of buildings and houses with natural gas to electricity. Even to the point that at present new companies are denied a connection to the grid. More or less the same do we hear from other countries. For producing electricity coal plants are re-opened or their capacity is enlarged because of the larger demand, the present situation with the shrinking supply of natural gas from Russia, the rising cost of oil and the lagging production of sustainable energy. To be honest: e-fuels are not available yet on a commercial scale, the price will also be high and there is no guarantee that it gets cheaper on the long term.
There is the element of the production of batteries, solar panels, and turbines. All needed to produce and store electricity. This needs large amounts of rare materials that can only be delved at high social, economic, and environmental costs. This is also often the case with oil, let us not forget that. But still, contrary to what was and still is predicted, the prices of these raw materials and thus of batteries is rising and there is a good chance that they will rise even further with a growing demand.
As said before: this has a larger effect on the price of motorcycles than it has on the price of other vehicles.
Motorcycles, partly due to lower mileage per year, last very long, much longer than cars. In the European parliament, the Havana-effect was already mentioned: people will use their vehicles as long as they can to avoid purchasing a new car or motorcycle that they perhaps cannot afford or that they just do not want to have.
This transition period will be very long for motorcycles because of their longer lifespan. If you want to lower the CO2-emission it is better to have cleaner fuel than to wait until the end of this transition period.
The motorcycle industry should not be forced to completely switch to electric in 2035; there are still too many unsolved problems to put all efforts on one technique.
This being said, the Japanese big four in motorcycles have already announced that, due to environmental legislation in Japan, many existing models will not be made after this year, even the iconic Honda Gold Wing and the Yamaha FJR1300 will not be sold anymore. They have also announced that they will shift to electric. Honda will completely switch to electric from 2040, Yamaha will make 90% of new vehicles plug-ins by 2050.
–Written by Dolf Willigers
–Sam Burns
Feature investigator
Bikernet.com
“Rest and be kind, you have nothing to prove.” — Buddha
–Yale Gelfant
Choppers Cycle
Thanks to everyone who came out last weekend to celebrate our 20th Anniversary! We had a great time firing up over 20 of the rarest bikes in our collection and sharing their incredible history. We’re continuing the celebration all month long, and you can join in with us through this month’s raffle special.
CELEBRATE 20 YEARS!?
This month, when you enter our annual raffle at the “Greater Deal” package, you will get our limited edition 20th Anniversary Commemorative Coin along with your Raffle Tee, DVD, and Tickets. At the “Better Deal” package or higher, you will get the new Anniversary package, including the 20th Anniversary Commemorative Coin, Lapel Pin, and Anniversary Tee, in addition to your ’37 Knucklehead Tee, DVD, and Tickets!
This year’s Raffle Bike is the stunning 1937 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead finished in one-year-only Delphine Blue, striped in Teak Red, and edged in Gold. This Model EL features an all-1937 61c.i. Knucklehead engine cradled in a genuine 1937 frame and fork, along with all-original pre-war fenders and gas tanks. The 1937-only dash panel sports a 120-mph speedo, NOS amp gauge, and oil pressure switch. This 30-year assemblage of genuine HD components makes it the rarest and most original WTT Raffle Bike to date!
In May, President Biden announced the Environmental Protection Agency would temporarily lift the summer restrictions on the sale of gasoline with 15% ethanol (E15). In response Representative Austin Scott (R-GA) and Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced the Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2022 (H.R. 7731).
H.R. 7731 requires more detailed labeling of gas pumps that dispense E15 fuel. Clearer labeling of E15 at the pump will warn consumers about the harmful impacts of misfuelling so consumers can better protect their engines.
Unfortunately, most consumers are not aware that these fuel blends may be causing damage to their vehicle. A recent survey found 3 in 5 consumers mistakenly believe that E15 is safe for use in all their products. Motorcycles, boats, pre-2001 model year vehicles, and outdoor power equipment are especially at risk to E15 blends.
Please GO to the MRF website and help us tell your Representative that consumer education on E15 is needed and ask them to cosponsor H.R. 7731.
[page break]
—————————————-
Song: I’m Not for Everyone
Artist: Brothers Osborne
Album: Skeletons (2020)
Song Duration: 2:52
… Some people clap on the one and three
Some people clap on the two and four
Some people don’t join at all
‘Cause they got no rhythm
And that’s alright
Some people, they drink too much
Some people don’t drink enough
Some people are just like me
I hope y’all forgive ’em
… I’m like scotch and zydeco bands
I’m like B-side Townes Van Zandt
I’m always speaking my mind
When I’m better off biting my tongue
I’m a bad joke at the wrong time
Hell, I’m a legend in my own mind
I’m good for some but I’m not for everyone
… If I was sweet tea, it’d be a bit bitter
If you took a drink, you might reconsider
If I was a church, I’d be hanging with the sinners
Talking ’bout Hendrix and Heaven
If I was a bar, I’d be a dive
A free jukebox in a double-wide
Neon lights saying “Come inside”
And I’d be “Open 24/7”
… I’m like scotch and zydeco bands
I’m like B-side Townes Van Zandt
I’m always speaking my mind
When I’m better off biting my tongue
I’m a bad joke at the wrong time
Hell, I’m a legend in my own mind
I’m good for some but I’m not for everyone
Yeah, I’m hard to love, it’s true
I’m a little more rough than smooth
It’s a wonder I found somebody like me, like you
… I’m like scotch and zydeco bands
I’m like B-side Townes Van Zandt
I’m always speaking my mind
When I’m better off biting my tongue
I’m a bad joke at the wrong time
Hell, I’m a legend in my own mind
I’m good for some but I’m not for everyone
Yeah, I’m good for some but I’m not for everyone
–Wayfarer
Music Editor
Bikernet.com™
The kind of machines that are fondled by the wild-eyed and sleepless?
Then here you are.
Lowbrow has over 40 different back issues of DiCE Magazine available (along with some killer DiCE shirts, hats and stickers).
–Lowbrow Crew
A few of Ms Cheyenne “Fire” Wolf(?), trying to confirm her name, somehow I missed getting her site, I’m sure Silvia & Kent have all the info. I’m doing the mother medical thing daily, after 122 days for the broken arm
She’s back home. But now the cancer adventure starts, not sure if she’s going to even try and fight it. Life moving forward.
Public service message – 6 years is too long for a helmet face shield. I can actually see out of the new one I got today! Not sure if my girls are going to require a helmet once the Shovelhead is back together? Don’t think I’ve ever ridden that bike wearing one since ‘79? Your shop is frickin’ cool!
–RFR
Certified Meteorologist
Bikernet.com™
For the Sturgis rally, we’ll be at the Gold Dust Casino in Deadwood from August 4-14.
For those who have ordered the new “Eternal Radiance” piece, we are now moving forward with production. I’ll be reaching out to you soon for any information we may need.
The big news for today is that we are offering a special Summer Promotion!
We recently went through all of the pieces we take on the road and also the ones on display in the gallery here in Colorado. It’s time to put find new homes for these! Because some of these pieces have traveled a bit, we are offering them at fantastic prices. With this promotion, we are also including pieces that are for sale by clients. There are some true gems in here.
You can view all of these pieces on our website. Please note the Current Price on our website, compared to the prices posted for these specific pieces for sale.
Art, listed alphabetically
The list below is not a complete list, so if you don’t see the piece you’re looking for below, please let me know!
“Eternity”(above)
David’s 115th Anniversary European Harley-Davidson commemorative. Image size 32×24
$1,850 and Rare on our website, this one is priced at $1,150
“Bikini Bike Wash”
David’s 2014 Sturgis commemorative, image size 20×26.5
$3,850 and Rare, this one is $2,500
Malcolm Smith Motorsports funded the All Kids Bike program at Loma Linda Elementary during the 2021-22 school year.
Alexander grew up on two wheels with his motorcycling legend father Malcolm Smith. Two wheels meant freedom and adventure for Alexander in his youth but was also serious business for the Smith family.
Malcolm Smith Motorsports in Riverside, California is home to 15 OEM franchises and 70 staff members while Malcolm Smith Adventures operates motorcycle adventures in Baja Mexico. When Alexander isn’t riding with his young daughter, he spends his time managing the Smith family of companies.
If you’re interested in seeing the All Kids Bike Program in a school that’s important to you, or would like to create your own fundraising page, please contact hunter@allkidsbike.org.
In May, President Biden announced the Environmental Protection Agency would temporarily lift the summer restrictions on the sale of gasoline with 15% ethanol (E15). In response Representative Austin Scott (R-GA) and Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced the Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2022 (H.R. 7731).
H.R. 7731 requires more detailed labeling of gas pumps that dispense E15 fuel. Clearer labeling of E15 at the pump will warn consumers about the harmful impacts of misfuelling so consumers can better protect their engines.
Unfortunately, most consumers are not aware that these fuel blends may be causing damage to their vehicle. A recent survey found 3 in 5 consumers mistakenly believe that E15 is safe for use in all their products. Motorcycles, boats, pre-2001 model year vehicles, and outdoor power equipment are especially at risk to E15 blends.
Please take action now and tell your Representative that consumer education on E15 is needed and ask them to cosponsor H.R. 7731.
HANG ON!— United Nations Will Allow Automated Cars To Maneuver At Higher Speeds
FEMA: ‘Motorcycle safety has to be the highest priority when automated cars change lanes at high speeds’.
The UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations has adopted an amendment to UN Regulation No. 157, which extends the maximum speed for Automated Driving System (ADS) for passenger cars and light duty vehicles up to 130 km/h on motorways (the current limit is 60 km/h, which was introduced in January 2021), and allows automated lane changes. It will enter into force in January 2023 in those contracting parties which decide to apply it.
These systems can be activated only under certain conditions on roads where pedestrians and cyclists are prohibited and which, by design, are equipped with a physical separation that divides the traffic moving in opposite directions. The driver can override such systems and can be requested by the system to regain control of the vehicle at any moment.
The regulation stipulates clearly that all test that need to be conducted for a system like ALKS (Automated Lane Keeping System) or LCP (Lane Change Procedure), have to be carried out with a passenger car target as well as a powered two-wheeler target. In the amendment all tests that need to be conducted are described in detail, including all the tests – both on test tracks and in real-world conditions – where a ‘motorcycle target’ is to be used.
FEMA General Secretary Dolf Willigers: “FEMA has been asking for mandatory tests for automated vehicles to include motorcycles and other powered two-wheelers for years and we are pleased to see that the amended regulation now considers riders’ safety as important as drivers’ safety. We will however keep monitoring this, to make sure that manufacturers of automated cars do not take any ‘short cuts’ in the testing procedures. FEMA thinks motorcycle safety has to be of the highest priority when automated cars change lanes at high speeds.”
In October 2016 FEMA expressed its concern about automated vehicles not being able to detect motorcycles under all circumstances, because at that point advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) were apparently not tested with motorcyclists in mind. After this, the Netherlands Vehicle Authority RDW investigated the visibility of motorcycles for vehicles with innovative driving systems that control the speed of the vehicle.
RDW’s research showed that cars with an innovative driving system are capable of noticing motorcycles. But when motorcycles are riding at the edge of their lane, the adaptive cruise control does not respond well to them. In many tests, action had to be taken by the driver of the car to prevent a collision. The UN Regulation now sets out clear performance-based requirements that must be complied with by car manufacturers before equipped vehicles can be sold. It includes provisions concerning type approval, technical requirements, audit and reporting, and testing both on test tracks and in real-world conditions.
The adopted amendment mentions the following tests that need to be conducted with a motorcycle target (for the full details of the tests, please download the document)
A test to demonstrate that the ALKS does not leave its lane and maintains a stable motion inside its own lane across the speed range and different curvatures within its system boundaries.
A test to demonstrate that the ALKS avoids a collision with a stationary vehicle, road user or fully or partially blocked lane up to the maximum specified speed of the system.
A test to demonstrate that the ALKS is able to maintain and restore the required safety distance to a vehicle in front and is able to avoid a collision with a lead vehicle which decelerates up to its maximum deceleration.
A test to demonstrate that the ALKS is capable of avoiding a collision with a vehicle cutting into the lane of the ALKS vehicle.
A test to demonstrate that the ALKS does not leave its lane and maintains a stable motion inside its own lane across the speed range and different curvatures within its system boundaries.
A test to demonstrate that the ALKS avoids a collision with a stationary vehicle, road user or fully or partially blocked lane up to the maximum specified speed of the system.
A test to demonstrate that the ALKS is able to maintain and restore the required safety distance to a vehicle in front and is able to avoid a collision with a lead vehicle which decelerates up to its maximum deceleration.
A test to demonstrate that the ALKS is capable of avoiding a collision with a stationary vehicle, road user or blocked lane that becomes visible after a preceding vehicle avoided a collision by an evasive maneuver.
A test to demonstrate that the ALKS is capable of detecting another road user within the forward detection area up to the declared forward detection range and a vehicle beside within the lateral detection area up to at least the full width of the adjacent lane. If the ALKS is capable of performing lane changes, it shall additionally demonstrate that the ALKS is capable of detecting another vehicle within the front, side and rearward detection range.
A test to demonstrate that the ALKS vehicle does not cause an unreasonable risk to safety of the vehicle occupants and other road users during a (Lane Change Procedure), that the system is capable of correctly performing lane changes, and is able to assess the criticality of the surrounding situation before starting the manoeuvre.
Written by Wim Taal
Source: UNECE
Top photograph courtesy of itu.int
–FEMA
And, of course, watch for Frankie’s full page ad in Choppers Magazine.
And he’s showing his prowess with portraits. Amazing. He’s available in Los Angeles, Austin or Deadwood.
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/SciFi_Satire_Gavin_Newsom_and_the_Doomed_Planet.aspx
I liked the article! That’s why I am trying to get the hell out of California as soon as possible, before they squeeze another hard-earned dollar out of my pocket, let alone $40 billion out of the state of taxpayers!
— John Gray
Fawnskin, CA
Available in Black or Stainless Steel finishes
A Quick and Easy Install On 1991-2003 Harley Sportsters
Help You Be Prepared For Any Terrain!
Made in the USA
CHECK ‘EM OUT
PS – If you would like to help us spread the word about our new Sportster Skid Plates, post up the link www.lowbrowcustoms.com/skid on your favorite motorcycle group or forum! Thanks!
GASLAMP KILLER
FIGURE
JBREWW
Ages 21+ welcome
No Cover, No Tickets Required – FREE CONCERTS
VIP AFTERPARTY IN CLUB CALIENTE: MIDNIGHT – 2AM
UPGRADES IN LIMITED QUANTITIES
This bike is a LIKE NEW LOW MILEAGE 114 Street Glide some of the features/Add-ons on this bike are
* 114c.i. Motor with a 6-Speed trans.
* Prodigy wheels 19 front and 18 rear
* LED headlamp
* ABS Rotors with dual floating rotors
* 2-1-2 Dual exhaust with tapered mufflers
* High-flo air cleaner with rain cover
* Detachable backrest
* Only 127.00 miles!
* Two-tone paint
This bike is only $35,995.00
Plus, license, $85.00 documentation fee, and local sales tax. NO HIDDEN FEES like some dealers. And we have no reconditioning or prep fees. This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 92-point safety/mechanical/structural inspection.
Fill out an online application today. We have EZ FINANCING and EXTENDED WARRANTIES available!
Lifestyle Cycles is located at 1510 State College Blvd,Anaheim,CA,92806. NOT LOCAL? WE HAVE SHIPPING AVAILABLE! Call today (714) 490-0155. Open 7 days a week.
We carry Street Glides, Road Glides, Road Kings, Ultras, Sportsters, Softails, Dynas, and much more!
We are California’s pre-owned Harley Mega-Store with over 200 Pre-Owned Harley-Davidsons in stock! To view our current inventory,
Please visit www.LifestyleCycles.com or www.facebook.com/LifestyleCyclesUsedHarleys/
[page break]
Our Co-Founder Bill Bryant put a new Harley Pan Am through the paces on and off-road to try and wrap his head around the ADV thing in general and the new machine from Milwaukee specifically. The results may surprise you as much as they did him…
Check the Biltwell site for all the info.
“We received some very positive feedback from a member of the Uglies, who rode one all over Alaska.”–Bandit
It was made with a lot of people you know in it including me.
ENJOY
Today is Charlie Brechtel’s Birthday!?? We are happy to announce “Rough Boys” the Movie is ready for streaming! The Movie is high quality definition, some tvs will have to go to settings and lower the speed! You will need an email to receive confirmation!
Go to https://roughboysthemovie.live
–Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com™
To say this project has a long story is quite an understatement. . and because we have all stayed friends and loosely in contact over the years there are so many memories, kids, work, life and the madness that comes from it all, haha!
Now the bike is finished and the first tech article is headed to Bikernet in the very near future.
–Kent Weeks
There is a AMA National Dual-Sport ride happening soon!
What: Mountain Madness
When: August, 6th – 7th, 2022
Where: Flagstaff, Ariz.
Hosted by: Coconino Trail Riders
There will be four available routes, Expert (A), Intermediate (B), Novice (C), and a Rally style route. A, B, and C routes will be approximately 100 miles on Saturday and 70 miles on Sunday. Rally style route will be Saturday only and approximately 200 miles. GPS tracks provided. Rally route will also include a road book. Routes start and end at Fort Tuthill. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included on Saturday. Breakfast included on Sunday.
Check website for more Information!
Questions? Contact Coconino Trail Riders at info@coconinotrailriders.org.
The Rum Runner
My part of this trike’s story goes back some years ago when I acquired the rolling chassis from my homie Junior Combs out in Indiana. He had bought it out of a storage unit in Chicago to pull the OG Knucklehead out of it and told me that she had last been seen at the Chicago World of Wheels Show sometime in the early 1980s.
Now, I love Knuckles just as much as anyone, but that motor didn’t matter to me; I had mucho desire and grand plans for this dreamily idiotic chassis. I had been wanting a crazy throwback trike forever and figured one day I’d just have to build something wacky. Then this fell in my lap like a golden gift from the Gods!
See the whole story at the Choppers Mag Web Site. But that’s not all. Gotta couple more.
Michael Lichter’s Motorcycles As Art Exhibit (8/7/22-8/11/22)
The Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast (8/7/22)
The FXR Show and Dyna Mixer (8/7/22)
The Old School Chopper Show (8/8/22)
Biker Belles Women’s Day (8/9/22)
The BAKER Burnout Drags (8/9/22)
The Perewitz Paint Show (8/10/22)
The Evo Entanglement Show (8/10/22)
The FREE BAKER Drags (8/10/22)
Our headquarters for the event will be Deadwood Custom Cycles, be sure to see Jason and his crew to have your BAKER products installed during the rally!
During rolling road and track trials, the TE-1’s electric powertrain delivered 130kW (177PS/175bhp) peak power, for a 0-60mph time of 3.6 seconds and 0-100mph in 6.2 seconds. It also achieved a 100-mile range, based on live testing and official projections.
The high-power density that characterizes Helix electric powertrains contributed to making the TE-1 prototype as much as 25% lighter than comparable electric motorcycles and achieving its outstanding power-to-weight ratio.
Integral Powertrain Limited’s e-Drive division developed the SIMI in close cooperation with Triumph from 2018. On 4 July 2022, the company relaunched its electric powertrain engineering and manufacturing capability under the Helix brand. Helix offers unique Scalable Core Technology across three Product Levels, while advanced product development, epitomised by the Scalable Integrated Modular Inverter, is delivered by its X-Division.
Andrew Cross, Helix Chief Technology Manager, said: “We’re delighted to see the final TE-1 motorcycle testing phase completed and further validation of the performance and efficiency of our Scalable Integrated Modular Inverter.
“In its TE-1 application, the motor achieved peak and continuous power densities of 13kW/kg and 9kW/kg respectively; 60% higher than Advanced Propulsion Centre technology roadmap targets for 2025. All this was achieved using materials and processes compatible with volume automotive production and using a motor scalability concept that provided a springboard to our Scalable Core Technology, providing similar performance levels at much greater manufacturing scale than previously possible.
“We’re really proud to have been a key part of this exciting project, which is a landmark for electric motorcycles and British industry.”
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/FCKERS_CHOPPERFEST_X_.aspx
–Bandit
MILWAUKEE, USA (July 12, 2022) – If it seems like there’s something new popping up on the campus of the world’s only Harley-Davidson Museum every month, you’re right! The 10,000-square-foot Harley-Davidson Shop – with its eclectic collection of exclusive apparel, collectibles and accessories – has been wowing customers since opening in June. And now, the all-new Experience Gallery has been unveiled, bringing the thrill of the open road to guests from all corners of the globe.
With this new multimedia experience, guests will be able hear straight from the H-D team how Harley-Davidson motorcycles are designed and engineered to be the most desirable in the world. Find inspiration from your fellow riders’ stories or discover how easy it is to take the first step in learning how to ride. And of course, finish off your visit by throwing a leg over one of five fresh-from-the-factory Harley-Davidson models – including the Pan America, a premier two-wheel multi-tool built to endure, designed to explore, and engineered for adventure.
Plus, the Harley-Davidson Museum is thrilled to announce that guided tours have made their triumphant return. And they’re all new in ’22! The guided-tour portfolio has been updated with new experiences and content. Choose from the Spotlight Tour, the Beyond the Gate Tour or the VIP Tour.
And another community event will be headed back to campus this month. The H-D Museum is partnering with WISN-TV and 102.9 The Hog to host “Coffee with the Morning Crew.” Mark your calendars for Friday, July 29 as we welcome everyone to stop down to 6th & Canal for a morning of fun, prizes and free coffee.
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/HONORING_FREEDOM_FIGHTERS.aspx
Great article and CONGRATULATIONS to all.
— Robert Chester
Phoenix, AZ
WHAT’S NEXT?—My son just received his seven-year clean and sober token. I’m very proud. He’s very involved in AA, runs meetings and counsels guys.
Tim made me a gantry for moving shit in the shop. We immediately hoisted the Salt Torpedo and removed the damaged rear tire. It’s at Jason Mook’s Deadwood Custom Cycles having a new tire mounted and balanced.
Frank and I rolled over to Irish Rich’s Shamrocks Fab shop to pick up the VL frame. I’m real close to writing our first tech. I just need that concept drawing from Atomic Bob.
Bob is also working with Andy Calagero on our Salt Torpedo t-shirt art.
If you’re headed to the Black Hills for the Sturgis Rally and slide through Deadwood, you might just spot our Billboards.
With the help of the Salt Torpedo Crew, Dan and Luke, we unloaded the final crates. Then my son came over and helps install vices and move tools and equipment around. Gotta keep the flow going.
Yesterday, we received our certified Harness back. We will install them back into the Torpedo next week. Need some help ordering parts from S&S including intake flanges and a velocity stack for this puppy.
I need to ride more. Getting ready to ride out to meet some Hamsters heading this way. Shit, I moved to Sturgis, and I’m still riding to Sturgis for the Rally. WTF?
Keep after the dream and ride free forever or die trying.
–Bandit
The TRUTH BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for July 21st, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
The truth is everything. I scrambled out of bed a 6:24 this morning. My mission, to complete the Bikernet Weekly News always with hope for the future of America and Freedom. So, what hit me immediately as I opened the email world?
The Real Story of January 6, an Epoch Times documentary, reveals the truth that has been hidden from the American people. The mainstream media’s narrative has ignored key events and witnesses, until now:
On July 22, The Epoch Times will finally release the long-awaited documentary, The Real Story of January 6.
This is the first full-detail, unbiased look at what really happened on Jan. 6.
New information, including testimonies from people who were there on the ground, sheds a disturbing light on what really happened on Jan. 6, 2021.
“We’re labeled as terrorists … If they can lie about me, I know for a fact that they can lie about everybody else that was there that day,” said one eyewitness.
–The Epoch Times Staff
Hang on. I look forward to this documentary and the twists and turns of our government. I spoke to a progressive friend recently, who studies the issues and admits that the parties are struggling for power not the people. They need to find the right path for the people of America not a path for more power.
Another friend pointed out the obvious. There are radicals on both sides, but most of America is in the center, just trying to build a life, a family or a chopper and be free.
Let’s hit the news:
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
AN IMPORTANT INVITATION—
MIC Asks Members to Join a New Team to Address Emerging PFAS Challenges
MIC Technical Programs and the Government Relations Office are establishing a new working group to examine PFAS legislation and proposals and develop a comprehensive approach to federal and state regulations that could forever change manufacturing across the industry.
“We’re calling on MIC members with expertise and vested interests to contact us about joining our new PFAS working group,” said Eric Barnes, MIC technical programs vice president. “PFAS presents a major powersports industry challenge, and whether you’re an OE, aftermarket, or riding gear manufacturer you must learn about government PFAS proposals and look for ways to replace PFAS in products you sell.”
In powersports, PFAS chemicals can be found in or used to produce products such as riding gear, vehicle components resistant to heat, fuel, and chemicals, as well as semiconductors and chrome plating.
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a class of synthetic chemicals used for decades in a wide range of consumer products. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, these are “long lasting chemicals, components of which break down very slowly over time” and “are found in the blood of people and animals all over the world and are present at low levels in a variety of food products and in the environment.”
Both federal and state governments have examined the health impacts of PFAS in recent years and many bills have been introduced to ban its use. Some states are also setting up registries to list any vehicles, components, parts, and clothing that contain PFAS.
–MIC
VETERANS CRISES LINE AVAILABLE— New, Easier-to-Remember Veterans Crisis Line Number
No Veteran should go through a crisis alone. Save the new Veterans Crisis Line number—Dial 988 then Press 1—in your phone in case you or a Veteran loved one needs support.
–DAV
MELT METAL COMES TO BIKERNET—Spencer and his mom rode from Wyoming to Deadwood to check the new Bikernet shop progress.
Spencer is a fabricator who worked for Bassini exhaust for several years. He is opening his own fab shop, Melt Metal, in the San Luis Obispo area in California. We hope to share his efforts on Bikernet in the near future.
STURGIS RALLY ACTION–Tucker Powersports, Kuryakyn and TwinPower to have
Huge Presence at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Tucker Powersports, the nation’s premier powersports product distributor, and its Kuryakyn and TwinPower brands will roll into South Dakota next month for the Sturgis motorcycle rally for the largest rally program the company has ever executed. Rally attendees will see the three brands at multiple locations in the Sturgis area with a crew of employees ready to serve customers at the event.
At the Buffalo Chip campground, the company has signed a multi-year deal with the Chip’s Fozzy’s Cycle Shop, an on-site motorcycle repair facility. Fozzy’s is a Tucker dealer and will be able to offer the distributor’s full range of parts, accessories and apparel. The relationship with the Buffalo Chip extends the brands’ visibility to two additional display locations at the campground and numerous other branding opportunities.
In the city of Sturgis, Kuryakyn and TwinPower will have nearly 4,000 square feet of display space outside the J&P Cycles Store on Lazelle Street, the main route through the city. J&P will provide retail support and technicians will be available for customers who want to purchase products and have them installed immediately.
Tucker will send a full crew of employees to staff the event for the duration of the rally, which is the biggest manpower commitment that the company has ever made to a consumer event.
The company’s Sturgis Rally events will run at all locations from Friday, August 5 through Saturday, August 13.
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–Illusion Custom Motorcycles
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Illusion_Custom_Motorcycles.aspx
I have a ‘96 Illusion motorsport bike… It’s a bit of a franken-harley, half Softail, half Dyna but it sounds like King Kong when you fire it up.
It was my uncle’s bike. He was a master mechanic who managed a fleet for a long haul logistics company out in Riverside. He was obsessed with everything around internal combustion engines.
He raced off road in the Baja 500, built a few custom cars, drove a C4 corvette most of his life and had a custom motorcycle. He passed away a few years back….
His bike got passed around like a hot potato until I took it on. I got it running again, but I wouldn’t call it road worthy just yet. Still needs some work on carbs, desperately needs lighter wheels.
Like everything worth doing, just needs more money and time invested. I am short on both, but it’s worth the effort. I’ll see it through.
— Brian Werner
40ohms@gmail.com
Long Beach , CA
We’re glad. Did you know the original Illusion Motorcycles were the first production choppers ever built. You may have a piece of Chopper World history on your hands. Rusty would know, he’s the current owner of Illusions Cycles.
–Bandit
Yet another crash involving a Tesla this week. Road and Track reports 38 of NHTSA’s 47 ADAS Crash Investigations Involve Teslas. In Germany, Tesla was ordered to reimburse a customer over its Autopilot. A whistleblower who still works at Cruise has declared that the company launched too early because the robotaxis are still too buggy.
–NMA
It affects motor vehicle renewals that are currently scheduled to take place between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, so for an entire year Tennesseans have a moratorium on motorcycle and personal motor vehicle registration fees to the state (not any others).
It’s part of Senate Bill 2491, which Governor Bill Lee officially signed into law on June 3,2022, and the whole thing is a larger budget appropriations bill, but it includes what could be a helpful provision for a lot of road users tucked inside it, by putting some money back into the pockets of most vehicle owners.
The waived fees will be for Class-A vehicles, which include motorcycles, and Class-B vehicles, which include passenger motor vehicles and motor homes, but not for commercial vehicles or electrics.
–Bill Bish
NCOM Newsbytes
–Bandit
Interesting Veterans Statistics off the Vietnam Memorial Wall
There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those added in 2010.
The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it is 36 years since the last casualties.
The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North Weymouth, Mass Listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as having been killed on June 8, 1956. His name is listed on the Wall with that of his son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard B. Fitzgibbon III, who was killed on Sept. 7, 1965.
There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall.
39,996 on the Wall were just 22 or younger.
8,283 were just 19 years old.
The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old.
12 soldiers on the Wall were 17 years old.
5 soldiers on the Wall were 16 years old.
One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old.
997 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam .
1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in Vietnam .
31 sets of brothers are on the Wall.
Thirty-one sets of parents lost two of their sons.
54 soldiers attended Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia . I wonder why so many from one school.
8 Women are on the Wall. Nursing the wounded.
244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on the Wall.
Beallsville, Ohio with a population of 475 lost 6 of her sons.
West Virginia had the highest casualty rate per capita in the nation. There are 711 West Virginians on the Wall.
The Marines of Morenci – They led some of the scrappiest high school football and basketball teams that the little Arizona copper town of Morenci (pop. 5,058) had ever known and cheered. They enjoyed roaring beer busts. In quieter moments, they rode horses along the Coronado Trail, stalked deer in the Apache National Forest.
In the patriotic camaraderie typical of Morenci’s mining families, the nine graduates of Morenci High enlisted as a group in the Marine Corps. Their service began on Independence Day, 1966. Only 3 returned home.
The Buddies of Midvale – LeRoy Tafoya, Jimmy Martinez, Tom Gonzales were all boyhood friends and lived on three consecutive streets in Midvale, Utah on Fifth, Sixth and Seventh avenues. They lived only a few yards apart. They played ball at the adjacent sandlot ball field.
They all went to Vietnam. In a span of 16 dark days in late 1967, all three would be killed. LeRoy was killed on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the fourth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Jimmy died less than 24 hours later on Thanksgiving Day. Tom was shot dead assaulting the enemy on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
The most casualty deaths for a single day was on January 31, 1968 ~ 245 deaths.
The most casualty deaths for a single month was May 1968 – 2,415 casualties were incurred.
For most Americans who read this they will only see the numbers that the Vietnam War created. To those of us who survived the war, and to the families of those who did not, we see the faces, we feel the pain that these numbers created.
We are, until we too pass away, haunted with these numbers, because they were our friends, fathers, husbands, wives, sons and daughters. There are no noble wars, just noble warriors.
–from Vietnam Vet Robert Tronolone
BIKERNET FEATURE BIKE OF THE WEEK—Another classic from 1980.
–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™
Royal Enfield BTR and Moto Anatomy X bring Flat Track action to Port Royal Half-Mile in Pennsylvania
The 2022 season of Royal Enfield’s groundbreaking Build. Train. Race. Flat Track program reached its halfway point at the Port Royal Half-Mile, where the full grid of 15 women returned to the track. Jaycee Jones took another victory with newcomer Zaria Martens hot on her tail and Jillian Deschenes rounding out the BTR Flat Track podium.
Port Royal Speedway in Pennsylvania was also the site of Cameron Smith’s second and final fill-in ride with the Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield team. Smith was looking to repeat his Production Twins podium performance from the Weedsport round, but would ultimately settle for a top-ten finish.
BUILD. TRAIN. RACE.
The previous BTR Flat Track round (Laconia Short Track, June 12) was short a few riders, namely round-one winner Jillian Deschenes and Nean Kiskela. Both racers unfortunately tested positive for Covid and were forced to stay home. For the Port Royal Half-Mile, however, all racers were healthy and ready to race. Deschenes, in particular, was ready to fight for another win against title rival Jaycee Jones and rookie star Zaria Martens.
The battle royal was somewhat spoiled after an incident in the Semi in which Deschenes and Jones both got sideways at the start. The contact resulted in Deschenes going down. Stephanie Pietz was able to slide through the wreckage, but Kiskela wasn’t as fortunate, getting tangled with Deschenes and sheering off a footpeg in the process.
All the ladies were able to grid up for the Main, with Deschenes relegated to the third row after a DNF in the Semi. It was an uphill battle for the BTR veteran, especially against Jones, who won at Port Royal in 2021, and was scorching fast all day. Jones’ quickest lap time in the Main was a 27.9, putting her just outside qualifying times for the Production Twins class.
In the main, Jones led from flag to flag, with 18-year-old Martens relentless in her pursuit. Martens would collect another podium finish ahead of Deschenes, who worked her way up from the third row to third place overall.
“I came into this weekend with a lot of nerves after having missed the last round due to Covid,” explained Jillian Deschenes. “After the incident off the start in the Semi I felt hungrier than ever for the podium. Starting from the third row in the Main, I didn’t feel the same pressure I usually do when starting on the front row, but I was motivated to work as close to the front as possible and was thrilled to come away with a third-place finish. That was one of the most fun BTR races I’ve had to date.”
The BTR women will reconvene at the Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, South Dakota on August 6th for the fourth full-grid round of the season.
1. Jaycee Jones (#33)
2. Zaria Martens (#08)
3. Jillian Deschenes (#31)
4. Makenna Hiatt (#81)
5. Stephanie Pietz (#57)
6. Alex Bumpus McDonald (#2)
7. Erin Ferris (#909)
8. Malary Lee (#6)
9. Lanakila MacNaughton (#88)
10. Anna Serena (#800)
11. Kaiela Hobart (#46)
12. Nean Kiskela (#27)
13. Gabrielle Hughes (#327)
14. Nia Reese (#15)
15. Moriah Hummer (#7)
PRODUCTION TWINS
Cameron Smith had a breakthrough ride, and a near win at Weedsport Speedway in New York two weeks prior, and was looking to back up his performance at the New York Short Track with a win at the Port Royal Half-Mile. Although he ran into hard luck at his home race in Pennsylvania, Smith, who was filling in for the injured Johnny Lewis, kept plugging away and ultimately carded a ninth-place finish on the Royal Enfield Twins FT motorcycle.
Smith suffered a broken chain earlier in the day and qualified 12th on the grid for the Production Twins Main. The Moto Anatomy X team, which was under the direction of Lewis, who made the transition from rider to Team Manager for the Port Royal round, made some geometry changes to the Twins FT for the Main, and while it took Smith a few laps to acclimate, he quickly began working his way through the pack. He was mid-pack and building momentum when a mechanical issue struck. Fortunately he was still able to take the checkered flag in ninth for the night.
After sitting out two rounds due to suffering a knee injury at the Laconia Short Track, Johnny Lewis is on the mend, and plans to make his return to racing the American Flat Track series at the Peoria TT, July 30.
Visit https://www.americanflattrack.com/results/default for detailed results.
THE HEAT WAVE FACTS—from Climate Discussion Nexus.
Climate alarmists often claim that current temperature, and other aspects of the weather, are “unprecedented.” But in our latest “Backgrounder” John Robson examines the past history of the planet and finds that, just since the end of the last glaciation 12,000 years ago, a series of natural cyclical peaks have frequently been warmer than today, and without any runaway “greenhouse effect,” terrible weather, mass extinctions or any of the other dire consequences we’re told will accompany a further half-degree rebound from the depths of the Little Ice Age.
Indeed, the current warming cycle seems to be weaker than any of its predecessors during the Holocene.
LIFESTYLE CYCLES DEAL OF THE WEEK–2016 Harley-Davidson FXSB – Softail Breakout FOR $18,995.00
SEE IT HERE: https://www.lifestylecycles.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=12428516
There’s nothing like a fistful of American street muscle.
Feast your eyes on the Breakout motorcycle’s glittering new High Output Twin Cam 103™ engine, waiting to send mountains of torque to that meaty 240mm rear tire. The profile is low, stretched out and undeniably aggressive. We top it with drag bars. This one lives to defy gravity and everything else.
Features may include:
Authentic Styling
Get an eyeful of a Softail motorcycle and you see more than some weepy-eyed exercise in nostalgia. You’re looking at the kind of style that has the power to defy time. Honest. Uncluttered. Unaffected by the fad of the moment. There’s a good reason for this. We’ve used our long decades on the road, riding, wrenching, talking to other custom bike fanatics, to discover what works. Then we stick with it, and use it to push the boundaries of motorcycle design ever further.
Take a look at the horseshoe oil tank adorning our Softail models. It’s the same one you’d see on a restored dresser from the ‘50s, or a radical Panhead chopper from the ‘70s. And you’ll find it right now on future Harley-Davidson models that still on the drawing board.
Other companies may be content to imitate bits and pieces from our long history. On a Softail motorcycle every part down to the axle nut cover comes from an authentic tradition. With a genuine reason for looking the way it looks.
Iconic Engine
The air-cooled 45° V-Twin engine at the heart of every Softail model is a prime example of what makes a Harley-Davidson motorcycle more satisfying than anything else. Its clean, uncluttered shape fits perfectly in the downtubes of the frame. Twist the throttle and the surge of torque hits you exactly where it counts.
The knowledge of what makes an engine truly move a rider runs deep at The Motor Company, and it’s been put to particular good use to power the Softail family. We counterbalance the engine, which means we can bolt it directly to the frame. It keeps the styling tight at the center of the bike. It lets the rider feel the pulse of the V-Twin. Yet there aren’t any vibrations rattling the fillings out of your teeth.
What’s good gets even better for 2016. The Softail family gets a power upgrade to the new High Output Twin Cam 103™ engine. More power is always a Harley-Davidson tradition.
Technology
The beauty of the technology on a Softail motorcycle is that it never looks technological. That didn’t happen by accident and it doesn’t come easy, particularly when you consider that the inspiration for the family is the clean, wide-open lines of a vintage hardtail. Clutter it up with too many high tech doo-dads and you have a different machine entirely.
Take a look at the anti-lock brakes now standard on many Softail models and available across the line. ABS gives you the control you want on a modern motorcycle. But our teams of industrial designers and engineers weren’t finished until the whole system had a streamlined design. The same goes for the clean look to the handlebars, thanks to a new electronic throttle system on every Softail model. With each passing year, adding a little technology to the ride looks better and better.
Handling
If you’ve never experienced a Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycle, it’s time to find out what you’ve been missing. The venerable Softail frame has logged untold millions of miles, and we’ve put every one of them to good use. The result: one of the most fun rides in all of motorcycling.
SALT TORPEDO BONNEVILLE 2022 UPDATE—Working with David at S&S to find the proper part numbers for our monster S&S Carb for the 135-inch JIM’S Twin Cam.
I’m sure you are slammed with the rally, but I’m sorta getting closer on the parts I need for this S&S Super part number 20965 carb. I did find a part number for the phenolic block 16-0157. But I still need twin cam flanges for the manifold which is a S&S 360-SB with the O.D. port of 2.31. The venturi on the carb and intake manifold is 2.25 inches. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. The general flange kit part number is 160-0168.
There you have it. See what you can do.
–Bandit
We are currently working with Lori in sales and here are links to catalogs. The web site can be a challenge:
S&S catalogs
https://www.sscycle.com/dealer-center/catalog
https://view.publitas.com/ss-cycle/20220405-2022-510-0585-late-model-dealer-cat/page/221
BIKERNET GUN NUT REPORT—
Yesterday, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed two egregious gun control bills, H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 and H.R. 2814, the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act. It is highly likely that one or both of these bills could come up for a vote on the U.S. House floor in the coming days.
H.R. 1808 is a sweeping ban on semi-automatic long guns (what it calls “assault weapons”) – targeting what are in fact the most popular rifles in America today. The legislation would also ban standard-capacity magazines larger than 15 rounds (a marginal change from H.R. 1808’s original text to ban on magazines larger than 10 rounds).
H.R. 2814, would completely repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (“PLCAA”) and would make firearm trace data maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive (“ATF”) available to the public. The PLCAA prohibits lawsuits against the gun industry for the criminal misuse of their products by a third party.
Again, there is a strong chance one or both of these bills will receive votes in the U.S. House in the coming days. Please take action today and respectfully ask your U.S. Representative to oppose this gun control legislation.
Yours in Freedom,
Ken Lan
NRA-ILA Grassroots
http://www.nrailafrontlines.com/
[page break]
Nepal continues import ban on 10 goods items as foreign exchange reserves dwindle
The latest restriction has been imposed on importing mobile sets that are priced over $300 and motorcycles with capacity over 150cc.
Since end of Royalty in 2007, elected officials decide the nation’s fate in Nepal.
Undercover Associate
Bikernet News Desk
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation announces the 2022 Freedom Fighter Hall of Fame Inductees.
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is pleased to release the names of the 2022 class of Inductees to the Motorcycle Riders Foundation Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame (MRF HOF). These will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Minds conference September 22-25, in Des Moines, Iowa.
This year’s MRF HOF Class of 2022 – Freedom Fighter Inductees are:
- Jay Jackson
- Gary Sellers
- Kirk “Hardtail” Willard
ROUGH BOYS FILM AVAILABLE—We mentioned this last week, but thought we should share it again.
Thought you might like to know Charlie Bechtel’s movie is finally out. Bikers and Musicians many you know.
https://roughboysthemovie.live
Rogue
Senior Editor Bikernet
Bikernet.com™
Melbourne, Fla
rickety, pieced together contraptions could manifest so much joy and happiness in those who piloted them. I came to realize that these machines are a true extension of the self, each oil spot dripping with intention, artistic expression, and personality.
–Liam Kennedy
Michael Lichter Exhibit
Buffalo Chip
TEXAS WEATHER REPORT— Decided there was no safe way to clean the rocker box gaskets off and thought I can see how the cylinders are looking at 3600 hundred miles. This would be my 10th Shovelhead top end and numerous diesel truck KW, Pete’s Freightliners so I’m fairly competent in what I do.
You can just barely feel it, but the consensus is to hone it and put it back together. Kent recommends having the piston skirts Teflon coated, a practice he learned from Jet at Full Throttle. Nobody has seen anything like it, just forward of the wrist pin. Just can’t figure out what it could have been, like Greg at MC Creations said if motors could talk.
Need to pull the exhaust valve and make sure it’s okay. Wish I had the cash to have someone just make it bigger, but at 62 I just want it to last until the final ride.
I was actually planning on having it back together today when I started this morning.
Tell the Austin crew they are missing out, Houston wins because of the humidity.
I put a stereo on the Shovelhead! Back to thinking about making it a little different for a while, keeping the original sheet metal off to the side. Maybe 3.5-gallon tanks, different fender and front end or black on the front, the kicker is staying either way.
Whatever caused it, not wrist pin related, yeah cylinder is off. Need to check the valves still, I don’t think anything came from the carb? Is it sad I made the dry rotted tire shiny. New tire, but Burt Monroe on the sides from sitting.
–RFR
There you have it. You put a stereo on a Shovelhead. That’s against the code and the cylinder spoke to you. –Bandit
Our Letric Lighting Co. line of LED’s is continuing to grow!
Our brand new Deluxe Tombstone Saddlebag Support LED’s are sold exclusively through our website, dealer and retail! These filler lights are available with black powder-coated or show-chrome aluminum frames and are packed with (4) Royal Flush V2 LED’s (left & right, in black, polished, blue, gold or red frames, as seen below) for super high-visibility RED running light, brake light and turn signal functions.
We can also wire these lights for international (AMBER) turn signal functions as well. Includes plug-n-play wiring harness and fits: 2014-Up Road Glide, Road King, Ultra, Electra Glide & CVO Models with exposed (oval opening) saddlebag brackets.
New to the “Color Series” line of LED’s are our brand new, 360-degree halo 4.5″ passing lamps in blue or red. They are a perfect match to our 7″ 360-degree halo blue or red headlamps for Harley and Indian models.
- LLC-LPL-NH: 4.5″ Blue Full-Halo LED Auxiliary Fog/Passing Lights. (pair) (includes pigtail for Plug-n-Play universal fitment, 1997-Up)
- LLC-LPL-RH: 4.5″ Red Full-Halo LED Auxiliary Fog/Passing Lights. (pair) (includes pigtail for Plug-n-Play universal fitment, 1997-Up)
- LLC-ILPL-NH: 4.5″ Blue Full-Halo LED Auxiliary Fog/Passing Lights. (pair) (includes pigtail for Plug-n-Play universal fitment) Fits all 2014-Up except Scout, FTR, Challenger, 2020 Roadmaster Dark Horse and Springfield Dark Horse Models.
- LLC-ILPL-RH: 4.5″ Red Full-Halo LED Auxiliary Fog/Passing Lights. (pair) (includes pigtail for Plug-n-Play universal fitment) Fits all 2014-Up except Scout, FTR, Challenger, 2020 Roadmaster Dark Horse and Springfield Dark Horse Models.
“We make it easy for you to do it right!”®
MOTORYCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION — MEETING OF THE MINDS 2022
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine
- Membership promotion & retention
- Organization continuity
- Legislative strategies
- Why PACs are necessary
- Riding skill enhancement
Enduring twelve workshops, twelve topical presentations, and gathering the tools to promote and protect the rights of motorcyclists’ may be fatiguing. However, fatigue is a cheap price to pay for freedom. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s 38th Annual Meeting of the Minds Conference will provide freedom loving motorcyclists the essential tools to help protect motorcycling and the freedoms we love.
Thank you for your support of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation and we look forward to seeing you in Des Moines for the 38th Annual Meeting of the Minds.
F?CKERS CHOPPERFEST X
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/FCKERS_CHOPPERFEST_X_.aspx
Excellent description of the event! Best weekend in a long long time, kind of reminded me of the parties in the 70s.
— Ronny R?nning
Malm?, Sk?ne, Sweden
‘Emma come first.
Den I come.
Den two asses come together.
I come once-a-more!
Two asses, they come together again.
I come again and pee twice.
Then I come one lasta time.’
The lady can’t take this any more, ‘You foul-mouthed sex obsessed pig!’ she retorted indignantly. ‘In this country, we don’t speak aloud in public places about our sex lives!’
‘Hey, coola down lady,’ said the man. ‘Who talkin’ abouta sex? I’m a justa tellin’ my frienda how to spell ‘ Mississippi .’
$50 says you’re gonna read this again
–El Waggs
Lithium and battery producers warned the European Union that a proposal to classify the metal as a reproductive toxin could severely hurt Europe’s burgeoning electric-vehicle industry.
–Sam Burns
Supreme Trike Editor Extreme
Bikernet.com™
NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT—Artist David Uhl
You may recall that David painted Jessi Combs last year, in a piece titled “Shooting Star”. He donated the original oil to The Jessi Combs Foundation, hoping to raise as much money as possible for the scholarship efforts in getting women into the trades.
The Foundation is now moving forward with their raffle of this beautiful oil painting.
We encourage everyone to support this wonderful cause – and who knows, you may just end up with this original Uhl painting!
For more information and to purchase your tickets, please visit website:
Shooting Star sweepstakes
Thanks and have a great week!
–Greg Rhodes
International Sales Director
David Uhl Fine Art
Uhl Studios
303-913-4840
Canada’s ‘expert’ panel recommends the mentally ill be candidates for euthanasia
Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) law is already the most permissive euthanasia and assisted-suicide legislation in the world.
Understandably controversial in itself, there are many horror stories surrounding its implementation. For example, as lifesitenews.com recently reported,
A 71-year-old widower was admitted to a Southwestern Ontario hospital after a fall. His family says during his admission he contracted an infectious diarrheal illness. He was humiliated by staff for the smell of his room, his family said. He developed a new shortness of breath that was not comprehensively assessed.
In this context, a hospital team member suggested he would qualify for MAiD. The team said he had end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and it was terminal.
The patient was surprised by the diagnosis but trusted the team. Within 48 hours of his first assessment, he received a medically assisted death. Post-mortem testing showed he did not have end-stage COPD. His family doctor, when notified of his death, also stated he did not have end-stage COPD, but the team had failed to contact her when they were assessing his history.
Oops. Sorry.
First, do no harm? Respect for life? Canadian nice?
Nonetheless, the Great White North’s federal “expert” panel on MAiD has recommended mental illness be added to the list of maladies making one eligible for MAiD……apparently without any legislative changes. How nice, euthanasia by administrative fiat. What could go wrong?
To some degree, mental illness is in the eye of the beholder
But, someday soon, in Canada at least, the nice people in the white smocks may be able to help you.
In fact, you may not have a choice.
–Epoch Times
As the top amateur motocross riders from around the country prep for their chance at the championship, Tucker Powersports’ ProTaper and Answer Racing brands are preparing for their trip to “Loretta’s” as well. This year, the two brands will team up to show the depth of Tucker’s product lines for MX and off-road recreation. ProTaper, a staple at major MX events, will have its rider support team and gear ready to help the riders and fans at the event. Answer Racing’s presence further demonstrates the Tucker organization’s support for MX at all levels of the sport.
Answer Racing, Tucker’s iconic motocross apparel brand, recently rolled out its 2023 lineup of MX and off-road riding gear. The line features gear for every level of rider, from pro motocrossers to weekend enthusiasts. It includes the latest tech fabrics along with dramatic design and graphics. The Answer Racing display at Loretta Lynn’s will be the first showing of the 2023 line to public.
Earlier this year, ProTaper introduced its industry leading ACF Handlebar, a revolutionary carbon fiber-reinforced, aluminum handlebar designed specifically to meet the needs of motocross riders. The ProTaper ACF Handlebar uses a revolutionary Carbon Core system to maintain strength while creating the lightest 1 1/8-inch handlebar in the industry.
“At ProTaper, we design, engineer, and build for everyone who lives for motocross. It’s especially rewarding for us to be at the Amateur National Championship, this is the heartbeat of MX racing today and for the future,” said Steven Reed, Tucker Powersports’ ProTaper Brand Manager.
“Answer Racing has been delivering breakthrough apparel for decades,” said Brent Ash, Tucker Powersports’ Answer Racing Brand Manager. “It’s an honor to debut our 2023 lineup to the riders and to the race attendees at Loretta Lynn’s.”
The ProTaper and Answer Racing display areas will be available throughout the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship weekend, from August 1 to August 6.
–Steve Piehl
HANG ON FOR THE COWBOY LUAU –Tickets on sale THIS FRIDAY!
Pre-sale registration starts today!
It’s time to “Get Your Good Times On” and “Party in the Poconos!”
The sound of music will once again fill the air of the Poconos Mountain region with the first major event to be held at POCONOS PARKTM.
Brantley Gilbert and Brett Young will headline COWBOY LUAUTM, a two-day country music festival, on Friday, September 16, and Saturday, September 17, 2022. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 22 at 10 A.M. Eastern. Presale registration starts today through Thursday at www.CowboyLuau.com.
The full line-up of entertainment will run from 1 P.M. to 11 P.M. daily on three stages: the Main Stage–the Amphitheater at Poconos Park; an outdoor festival stage; and a Party Bar Dance Tent. Additional acts include Pennsylvania’s own Warren Zeiders, as well as Ryan Griffin, Dylan Schneider, Austin Meade, Kassi Ashton, Rick Monroe & the Hitmen, Aydamn, and Jake’s Rockin’ Country Band, with more talent to be announced in the coming weeks.
COWBOY LUAU will also feature hula and line dancing, dance instruction every hour on the hour, a corn hole tournament (with the daily winner receiving a backstage photo with Brantley Gilbert or Brett Young), DJ dance parties, and even an opportunity to win a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. COWBOY LUAU will also include locally sourced artisan food options, chef-driven cocktails, and, of course, cold beer curated by Event Hospitality Solutions. Additionally, the festival will feature delicious food and beverage options from local restaurants and chefs, including local establishments The Morning Brew, Juby’s Smoothies, and more.
Early Bird Tickets for the two-day festival start at only $69.99 (plus fees) for general admission. Elevated experience packages such as front row, standing pit, dinner on the lake, private cabanas, and hotel packages are available for an additional cost. All COWBOY LUAU tickets and packages are available for purchase starting this Friday via Fever. Download the Fever app available on Google Play and Apple Store or on the Fever website, www.FeverUp.com or www.CowboyLuau.com.
“We are honored to announce the first major event at POCONOS PARK bringing country music stars Brantley Gilbert and Brett Young to the Poconos,” exclaimed John M. Oakes, CEO/Founder of From The RootsTM/POCONOS PARKTM. “We look forward to seeing the East Coast country music fans to show up and ‘Get Your Good Times On’ in their flannel and flip-flops, luau skirts or Daisy Dukes or cowboy boots and Hawaiian shirts and ‘Party in the Poconos!’”
In early 2022, Oakes ’From the Roots, a real estate development and venue management company, acquired 200+ acres of land including the nearly 40-million-dollar development formerly known as Mt. Laurel Performing Arts Center and the Tom Ridge Pavilion. Just a short drive from New York City, Philadelphia, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Newark, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, From the Roots recognized the venue’s immediate potential, took action, renovated, upgraded, and reopened it as POCONOS PARK. Stay tuned for future event announcements in the coming weeks.
If you have all the money in the world, but have 2 or 3 lifestyle illnesses – you can’t enjoy the branded clothing or driving expensive vehicles or even great food they can afford to invite friends / clients to. Forget about Glenfiddich Scotch or any expensive wine.
But if suppose, you lose everything you have — all your money, home, income, wife & kids run away — if you still have your physical & mental health, you can regain and start from zero.
— I love the base concept of “Count of Monte Cristo”.
Health and Gold are always priceless investments. Unfortunately, gold is not safe, at home nor in bank lockers. Biggest of banks sink like a paper boats.
(bank lockers ‘safety deposit boxes’ are additional features of many banks)
–Wayfarer
Financial Wizard
Bikernet International News Bureau
Two out of Three ain’t bad for NHDRO at Edgewater
NHDRO’s July Nationals presented by APE
NHDRO’s three races in one weekend format has the added advantage of completing races despite weather curveballs. While the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series provided the Edge at Edgewater Sports Park on Friday and Saturday, Sunday rains brought in plenty of Water. And although not a wheel turned at NHDRO’s July Nationals presented by APE Raceparts on Sunday, racers left the Ohio track with points, NHDRO Big Checks, and no dangling questions about how classes will complete their eliminations.
“NHDRO was a blast as normal,” said Jeremy Teasley. “(NHDRO owners) Niki and Brian Welch did an awesome job.”
The veteran Columbus area drag racing veteran won Schnitz Racing Top Gas on Saturday and split the Top Gas Shootout purse when persistent sprinkles shut down Friday’s action just short of completion.
In both instances, Edgewater regular Jeremy England was Teasley’s all-Jeremy final round opponent. “Friday they did the Shootout for Top Gas and I made it to the finals with Jeremy England. Due to rain we split. Then comes Saturday and we meet in the finals again.”
There was talk that the two Jeremys would burn out each other’s similarly prepped, nitrous-huffing, no-bar Suzuki Hayabusas, then mount their own bikes to stage. That would have been fun and cool, but it didn’t happen.
Teasley took the tree .015 to .082, giving him a gap wide enough to back off to an 8.26 and still take the holeshot win against England’s otherwise sharp 8.20. “I knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” said Teasley. “I got lucky and got the tree, and it was enough to hold him off.”
Donnie Emerson qualified number one in the 8.20 index class with an 8.2012.
England wasn’t finished splitting Shootout pots, as he and Greg Mallett—also on a no-bar ‘Busa—split the Delay Box Shootout pot rather than wait it out overnight.
Joe Klemme and Rylan “Birthday Boy” Rowe likewise split the No-Box Shootout, and Klemme backed that up with the Advanced Sleeve Dirty 30 win on Saturday.
Klemme put .032 on Jim “Just a Swangin’” Swanger in the Dirty 30 final, pushing Jim to Swang right on past the index by .020.
“As always, my win was a total KPM Racing team effort,” said Joe. “I would like to give special thanks to my friend and pitman Tim Genung for enduring the heat as we tried to wade our way through three classes, successfully getting it done in one. Also a big thanks to my brother Tom Klemme at KPM, who builds and maintains our stable of dragbikes and our good friend John Mealy who pits for Tom this year and is also the owner of several of the team’s bikes. I would also like to give thanks to my brother in-law Ed Grothus at GDB, who did some fabrication and welding on a part on the winning dragbike that was instrumental in it’s success this weekend.
“Last but not least, thank you to Tim Hailey at eatmyink.com and Brandi Neithamer at dragbike.com for the continued media coverage.”
B.J. Evans qualified number one in the 9.30 index class with a 9.301
Alongside Joe Klemme in the winners circle you’ll often find his brother Tom, and that was the case at Edgewater. In fact, Tom won MPS Pro ET despite having to race Joe in the first round.
“NHDRO has a hard system to beat, and I had to race my brother in the first round,” reported Tom. “You have to draw cards for pairings for the first few rounds until they get under sixteen bikes. Joe and I drew threes in the 1st round.”
His fellow Klemme wasn’t Tom’s only tough round of the day. “Roger Wilhelm gave me a tough race in the fourth round and Dave Beshara treed me (.018 to .032) in the final, but I got lucky and ran closer to my dial (8.952 on an 8.95 vs. Beshara’s 8.91 on an 8.89).
“It is a total team effort. I couldn’t win without great help from Joe, John Mealy and Tim Genung.”
In addition to England’s Shootout splits and Top Gas runner-up, the “Little Island” also runner-upped in Kevin Dennis Insurance Street ET. Jeremy’s -.042 redlight gave Kevin Adams the easy win.
“It’s only my second time out this year,” noted Adams. “It’s been a busy baseball season with my two boys, so I was excited to get out and go racing! Went up against some tough racers in Street ET and came up with the win.
“I would like to thank Greg and Maria Kubach, Tyler Kubach, Joe Marasco, and my wife and kids for all their support.”
We’re not finished with finalists named Jeremy, as Ohio second generation racer Jeremy Hines Jr. won MTC Engineering Super Comp when runner-up Tom Guzan went -.073 red.
“I couldn’t do any of this without my family and team behind me,” said Himes. “Thanks to my dad for supporting me and helping me with whatever I need, Jeremy Teasley with the tunes and constantly helping with the bike, and Brian Welch for putting on such a awesome event!
“This bike is basically all new this year and it’s proven itself every race. Hopefully we can keep this win streak going!”
Box Shootout splitter Mallett qualified number one in the 8.90 index class with an 8.905 and lost to Joe Klemme in E2.
Jaden Hall was able to beat defending M2.Shocks Quick Street champion Marty White in that final. Big Joe Holt qualified number one in the 8.70 index class.
NHDRO Road Course Shootouts were run Friday and Saturday nights under the lights, with the road course requirement run as the sun was low in the sky for the instant green, no-time class.
Chad Fleener won an all-Port Tech Road Course Shootout final against Port Tech’s own Bill Deshong—who redlit.
“I would really like to thank my best friend Bill (Deshong) for building the bike and Nathan (Hollingsworth) for tuning,” said Fleener.
Saturday’s Road Course Shootout final went to Justin Hodge over Louisville’s Brandon Holland. “Thanks to Brian from NHDRO for having the events, and thanks to Joe Marasco from MSP for all his help tuning my bike. And thanks to Tyler Hodge for his help lining me up.”
The NHDRO family includes lots of winning lady racers, but Friday at Edgewater saw an All-Female Shootout. Ceslie Shellhaas took the win against Allison Neeld just days before her birthday.
“It was a fun weekend!” said Shellhaas, one of a family of racers. “This was my third time out to race this season, first NHDRO event of the year, and first win on my green bike.
“I actually hadn’t won an NHDRO Big Check since July 2012 in Muncie—a 10 year drought (Ceslie was 22 in 2012)! Had plenty of good weekends, going rounds, but hadn’t sealed the deal since 2012 on my old black and blue Kaw.”
In addition to the pot, Kenneth Smith put up $150 for the All-Female Shootout winner and $50 for the runner-up. High Risk Motorsports offered up a free sweatshirt to Ceslie for the win and there was free beer and pizza for all female entries (pizza and cupcakes provided by Vansboy Racing).
The most interesting VooDoo Grudge race of the weekend must have been the pairing between Odell Williams Sr. and Jr., with the younger Odell taking the win over his old man.
The best news of all is that NHDRO is running round robin at Edgewater, returning to the shady, park-like, family-friendly track just outside of Cincinnati on August 5-7. Join the NHDRO family and show us what you got!
NHDRO thanks M2.Shocks , Kevin Dennis Insurance , MPS Racing , Liguori Drag Racing , Schnitz Racing , Voodoo Custom Motorcycle Components , Vanson Leathers , BB Racing , MTC Engineering , Advanced Sleeve , Rock Auto, High Risk Motorsports and APE .
ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK—Army bicycle from WWI.
–Fred Cuba
Nebraska Collector
Give yourself a gift of five minutes of contemplation in awe of everything you see around you. Go outside and turn your attention to the many miracles around you. This five-minute-a-day regimen of appreciation and gratitude will help you to focus your life in awe.
— Wayne Dyer
Today I take the time out to give thanks. There are so many things that I am grateful for.
I am grateful for the right of choice. Spirit has given me the choice to change my Life if I truly believe that I can. I am grateful for this new day which is a brand new canvas for me to create new.
I am grateful that I have the choice to take back my Power and Live the Life of my dreams.
I am grateful for new opportunities for I am now ready to accept them. I think about how many times over the years have I had opportunities presented to me that I was not ready to accept. Today I open up to the flow of the good life.
I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – They are right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.
–Brene Brown
Yale Gelfant
Choppers Cycle
PROGRESS REPORT—This week has been a firestorm of activity. I’m not sure I have time to report on everything.
.jpeg)
Salt Torpedo report coming, hopefully tomorrow with our checklist of Bonneville prep notions. I need to reach out to Jason Mook today regarding the new rear tire. Just found out that it is ready, and I will pick up tomorrow.
I’m working on a bannister for the Deadwood digs. I don’t want brothers or sister slipping down the stairs. This puppy will blow your mind.
A brother came over this week, 45 John, who has two 45-trikes and a 1942 Willies Jeep. He helped me clear the parts boxes and fill the old lockers again. Whatta mess, but we made serious progress.
The Redhead is trying to launch the 100-episode Bandit’s Cantina series on Vella /Kindle/Amazon whatever. Who knows if it will help, but what the hell. We’ll give it a shot.
Here’s our other Deadwood billboard for the rally. Hang on.
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
They changed our Torpedo number to 5 or 5-Ball, perfect. New vinyls ordered.
They are tearing the Darryl Desmond bridge down in Long Beach and replaced it with a monster. I asked Jeremiah if he could score a piece of the old bridge. He did… Now what?
The welding benches are back together. Chris from Baldwin electric installed 50 amp 220-Volt outlets, but all my equipment is 30-amp. He saved the day by making a pigtail.
Saving the velocity stack for the Torpedo. Need to trim this puppy for the current S&S G.
My son came to visit. He rode my Indian around for a couple of days and complained about shifting. We straightened the rod some and he was good to go, but that rod always bothered me. I bought a new one a year ago and thought with all the moving I would lose it. The day Frank returned the bike I put it into gear and broke the shifter linkage rod. Fortunately, I still had the new, slightly different one.
Cabana Dan is making trophies for Marilyn’s bike show. She reached out to me for a pinstriper and I sent her to Deadwood Custom Cycles.
There’s more, but it’s almost whiskey-time. Let’s get the truth about climate doom and continue to ride free or die trying.
–Bandit
HIGH PRESSURE BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for July 28, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
It seems like the pressure is on. The rally is just around the corner and the projects and commitments are piling up and then there is Bonneville. I’m on it even today.
I try to commit Thursdays to just the News, but then other shit slips into the fray. Today, I will try to handle some bureaucratic requirements for the FIM European Bonneville sanctioning body.
Finally, Fuel Cleveland is happening this weekend, which according to Cabana Dan, one of our Bonneville Team members, is a little over 18 hours, about 1250 miles. He’s been an invited builder four years running and he’s headed out. That’s close to the run from LA to Sturgis, about 1500 miles. Maybe that’s why fuel Cleveland is such a success. We wish them the best this weekend.
.jpeg)
Let’s hit the news:
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT— Greetings from the Air Show here in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! If you are in the area, please stop by and see us in Hangar B.
We are pleased to announce the release of David’s second Sturgis commemorative for 2022.
And, as a reminder, with a minimum purchase of $900 through August 14th, you can own a David Uhl original oil painting!
Around this time last year, we introduced a special contest and had so much fun with it, we decided to do it again this year!
Starting today, with a minimum purchase of $900 through August 14th, you will be entered into a drawing for an original David Uhl oil painting!
The winner will be responsible for shipping. We will film the drawing shortly after the end of the Sturgis Rally on August 14th.
David’s new piece, titled “Full Throttle” is his first 1960s piece. His work has lived mainly in the earlier decades, but his friend Dennis Goodson built this ’68 Shovelhead which lent itself to David jumping ahead into the ’60s.
As David stated, “Have you ever seen when the light does this to the fields? In the middle of a storm, a swath of light hits the fields. It’s ultra-dramatic and in a way so beautiful. This piece is deeply symbolic. We have all been weathering some tough storms. This is about leaving them in the rear-view mirror whilst arriving again in the majestic Black Hills.”
“Full Throttle”
David Uhl
2022 Sturgis Commemorative
–Greg Rhodes
International Sales Director
David Uhl Fine Art
Uhl Studios
303-913-4840
William J. “Bill” Davidson is the son of Willie G. and Nancy Davidson. He serves as the vice president of the Harley-Davidson Museum, which houses one of the largest corporate archival collections of unrestored Harley-Davidson motorcycles and artifacts in the world. His role as ambassador for the brand gives him the chance to travel the world as well, meeting and greeting people from all walks of life from all points on the map.
Bob Kay
Bob Kay and his wife Deborah partnered with a friend and opened Motorcycle Madness in 1974. He later went to work at Honda of Boston. In 1979, with the help of Ralph Cerundola, he started Recreational Dimensions, a parts distributorship.
After graduating from Dean College with high honors, he went to work and later, with Deborah, bought into Nempco. He also met Dave Perewitz, who suggested he organize a bike show benefiting children’s charities in Laconia and later Sturgis.
In 1992, his partners retired and Nempco was sold to Tucker Rocky, to become Bikers Choice. He managed the integration and became VP at Tucker and GM of Bikers Choice. He went on to found Biker Pros to help American custom builders, initially supplying parts and eventually focusing on custom bike shows helping builders get better exposure and sponsorships.
Carlo & Emma Lujan
Carlo and Emma Lujan of Auburn, California, grew up dreaming of the life they ultimately created. In 1982, Carlo and Emma opened their first motorcycle shop and it was called Carlo’s Custom Motorcycle Parts. In 1988, Carlo was National #1 Pro Dragster for the Drag Bike series. In 1989, Carlo and Emma became C&E Auburn Harley-Davidson. It took up much of their time and racing got put on the back burner. However, they did race in Sturgis in 1990 for the 50th Anniversary and won 1st place. They closed their old dealership in 2008 but reopened an independent shop. In 2014, they added Polaris and Indian and they became C&E Auburn Indian and V-Twin.
Karen Davidson
Karen Davidson has a lifetime of living the Harley-Davidson experience. Davidson, the great-granddaughter of the company’s co-founder, William A. Davidson, and daughter of Willie G and Nancy Davidson began riding at the age of nine.
As director in Harley-Davidson’s Marketing Dept., she maintains Harley-Davidson’s distinctive reputation and legacy as she works on new initiatives for the company. Upholding her belief that authentic H-D design and innovation must be original, she acknowledges her father, Willie G Davidson as her greatest inspiration for pushing newness and originality in design.
Robin Bradley
Robin Bradley started AMD Magazine (initially as European Dealer News) in September 1993; International Dealer News followed in 1997, and the collaboration with Custom Chrome resulted in the first AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building in 2004, at Morgan Hill, California. The event moved to Las Vegas (Big Twin West, 2005) and then to he moved it to Sturgis, at the ‘Thunderdome’ in 2006; then to Lynn’s Dakota Mart lot from 2007 to 2012, before moving the show to Europe.
He gravitated to the dealer and industry journal publishing market. He learned that a publication positioning itself well as a ‘trade enabler’ can establish itself as the oil in the engine that drives a market’s business cycle. He brought consumer magazine personality and production values to a ‘trade publication,’ and set a new template for how industry magazines could operate in a consumer market.
Tom Seymour
Tom Seymour studied science and received a full scholarship to Cooper Union. He earned his BSME in Engineering in 1969 and his MBA in 1973. He worked for several large corporations as an Engineer, Test Engineer, and Engineering Manager.
Later, Tom launched Saddlemen seats. With Saddlemen, Tom used his engineering skills and experience of thousands of hours to develop some of the best motorcycle seats on the market. He was personally granted several patents on innovative seat technologies including gel technology.
Tom has supported industry innovation, all levels of racing efforts including his own, a tireless advocate for the entire motorcycle industry, his longtime employees and continues to riding cross-country on a regular basis.
Benjamin “Benny” Hardy was a prominent Harley-Davidson motorcycle mechanic and custom builder. His business “Hardy’s Motorcycle Service” was in Los Angeles CA.
Freedom Fighter
Motorcycle Riders Foundation
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is a national organization dedicated to lobbying for those who ride, to protecting and defending their rights as motorcyclists, and to addressing the concerns of street riders and the motorcycle industry they support.
In 1985 the MRF held its first annual Meeting of the Minds conference. For many activists from around the country this marked the first time they’d met to discuss how to best preserve and protect motorcycling. The main issues of the day, mandatory helmet laws, unfair insurance laws, and the right to modify motorcycles, are still faced today, along with many others.
In 2022, the MRF will hold its 38th Annual Meeting of the Minds, representing an unbroken chain of unparalleled training and networking opportunities that has molded the American biker’s rights movement into the highly effective force it is today.
MRF also holds its annual ‘Bikers Inside the Beltway’ grassroots lobbying event where riders from all over the country go to Washington, D.C. to help fight for their rights.
Arlen Ness Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Don Emde
Don Emde’s list of accomplishments is extensive. He began AMA professional racing in 1969 and won AFM racing association’s overall national championship. His racing successes continued, and he moved to Expert level in 1971, riding with the BSA factory team and ranked 11th in US. In 1972, he switched to Yamaha.
When he won the Daytona 200, he set many milestones, including the first Daytona 200 victory for a Yamaha motorcycle, first two-stroke and smallest engine size to ever win that challenging race. After racing for a few more years, he transitioned into other roles and went to work for Bell Helmets and was promoted to its VP of Sales & Marketing.
In 1986, he became the publisher for “Motorcycle Dealernews.” Some of his notable changes were to shorten the magazine’s name to “Dealernews” and add the tagline “Voice of the Powersports Industry” to reach a larger audience.
Emde was instrumental launching the PR campaign in the ‘90s “Discover Today’s Motorcycling” (now motorcycles.org). He started his own newsletter, self-published many books, and produced a dealer publication for Parts Unlimited.
Emde served on the AMA Board of Directors, helped to create the bylaws and election processes for the AMA Hall of Fame, and has been involved with Trailblazers for over 25 years and served as its president for the past 10.
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–Salt Torpedo Chapter 25
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Salt_Torpedo_Chapter_25_.aspx
Wow…looks amazing. We all need to be there!
— Gary
Garyjmraz@gmail.com
Sedona , AZ
We have the area’s best professionally trained Dyno tuner and are setup directly with Dynojet via Tuning link. We are a full-service year-round shop located just a few miles from downtown Sturgis.
Don’t be fooled by the fly by night dyno guys. Trust the professionals at Dakota V-Twin for all of your motorcycle needs during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT
605-717-0009
3123 East Fairgrounds Loop
Spearfish, SD 57783
(605) 717-0009
contact@dakotav-twin.com
Don’t panic! The scientific consensus is that warmer temperatures do more good than harm
Climate change has done more good than harm so far and is likely to continue doing so for most of this century. This is not some barmy, right-wing fantasy; it is the consensus of expert opinion. Yet almost nobody seems to know this. Whenever I make the point in public, I am told by those who are paid to insult anybody who departs from climate alarm that I have got it embarrassingly wrong, don’t know what I am talking about, must be referring to Britain only, rather than the world as a whole, and so forth.
At first, I thought this was just their usual bluster. But then I realized that they are genuinely unaware. Good news is no news, which is why the mainstream media largely ignores all studies showing net benefits of climate change. And academics have not exactly been keen to push such analysis forward. So here follows, for possibly the first time in history, an entire article in the national press on the net benefits of climate change.
There are many likely effects of climate change: positive and negative, economic and ecological, humanitarian and financial. And if you aggregate them all, the overall effect is positive today — and likely to stay positive until around 2080. That was the conclusion of Professor Richard Tol of Sussex University after he reviewed 14 different studies of the effects of future climate trends.
To be precise, Prof Tol calculated that climate change would be beneficial up to 2.2°C of warming from 2009 (when he wrote his paper). This means approximately 3°C from pre-industrial levels, since about 0.8°C of warming has happened in the last 150 years. The latest estimates of climate sensitivity suggest that such temperatures may not be reached till the end of the century — if at all. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, whose reports define the consensus, is sticking to older assumptions, however, which would mean net benefits till about 2080. Either way, it’s a long way off.
Now Prof Tol has a new paper, published as a chapter in a new book, called How Much have Global Problems Cost the World? It is edited by Bjorn Lomborg, director of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre, and was reviewed by a group of leading economists. In this paper he casts his gaze backwards to the last century. He concludes that climate change did indeed raise human and planetary welfare during the 20th century.
Overall, Prof Tol finds that climate change in the past century improved human welfare. By how much? He calculates by 1.4 per cent of global economic output, rising to 1.5 per cent by 2025. For some people, this means the difference between survival and starvation.
–Matt Ridley
The Spectator
Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it the most never use it.
My tolerance for idiots is extremely low these days. I used to have some immunity built up, but obviously there’s a new strain out there.
It’s not my age that bothers me; it’s the side effects.
I’m not saying I’m old and worn out, but I make sure I’m nowhere near the curb on trash day.
As I watch this generation try and rewrite our history, I’m sure of one thing: It will be misspelled and have no punctuation.
I haven’t gotten anything done today. I’ve been in the Produce Department trying to open this stupid plastic bag.
If you find yourself feeling useless, remember it took 20 years, trillions of dollars, and four presidents to replace the Taliban with the Taliban.
Turns out that being a “senior” is mostly just googling how to do stuff.
I want to be 18 again and ruin my life differently. I have new ideas.
God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the world. Then he made the earth round. . . and laughed and laughed and laughed.
I put my scale in the bathroom corner and that’s where the little liar will stay until it apologizes.
My mind is like an internet browser. At least 19 open tabs, 3 of them are frozen, and I have no clue where the music is coming from.
Hard to believe I once had a phone attached to a wall, and when it rang, I picked it up without knowing who was calling.
.jpg)
Apparently RSVPing to a wedding invitation “Maybe next time” isn’t the correct response.
She says I keep pushing her buttons. If that were true, I would have found mute by now.
Sometimes the Universe puts you in the same situation again to see if you’re still as stupid as the first time.
There is no such thing as a grouchy old person. The truth is that once you get old, you stop being polite and start being honest.
And there you have it!
–Sam Burns
Maybe you guys can help me with our Salt Torpedo. We are only running a tack and need to know when we hit 100 mph. We are running your 135-inch Twin Cam, a standard BDL belt drive, your Fat5 overdrive transmission and a 46-tooth rear sprocket.
–Bandit
Vance & Hines’ VO2 Air Intake lineup is the company’s fastest growing product line, driven by the improved airflow and the dramatic styling upgrade the VO2 units provide to Harley-Davidson V-twins. The lineup of air intakes now includes new styles and finishes, including the addition of “skullcap” styles, which are the definition of minimalistic styling. All of these new additions to the VO2 lineup are priced under $300.
“We’ve seen tremendous demand for the improved performance and style offered by our VO2 Air intake products,” said Vance & Hines President and CEO Mike Kennedy. “It’s only natural that we offer more options for Harley riders looking for the finishing touch for their bike.”
Vance & Hines begins the expansion of their VO2 lineup with this month’s launch of the Radiant III and the Radiant V, which are three and five spoke styles allowing the customizer to match the air intake’s look with other components on the bike.
The sleek and minimalistic design delivers maximum air flow to a bike’s engine using a high-capacity air filter and the new patent pending Force™ Velocity Stack. The Radiant III and Radiant V deliver increased air flow and give a motorcycle a sleek custom look. Both models are available in Black, Brushed Stainless Steel or Chrome. Fitments are available for Harley-Davidson’s Milwaukee 8-powered motorcycles, Throttle By Wire Twin Cam, Sportsters and early Twin Cam models. Radiant III and Radiant V retail for $299 in black(red filter element), $259 in Brushed Stainless Steel(red filter element) and $279 in Chrome(black filter element).
Also new to the Vance & Hines portfolio of VO2 Air intakes are two “skullcap-style” intakes, the Stingray and the Eliminator. These units are the ultimate in minimalistic styling, allowing the washable filter element to remain in full view while the cover provides visual impact to the engine. Both offer improved airflow using the company’s Force Velocity Stack and add a touch of Vance & Hines style to a rider’s bike. Available in both Black and Chrome versions, the Stingray and Eliminator are available as a full air intake setup and also as a replacement cover for other Vance & Hines VO2 air intakes.
The VO2 Stingray Air Intake is inspired by the scoop hoods of classic high-performance hot rods. The Vance & Hines logo adds the finishing touch to the Stingray cover.
The look of the VO2 Eliminator Air Intake, inspired by the company’s racing heritage, emulates the CNC-machined pockets of the billet end caps used on Vance & Hines racing motorcycles from flat track to road racing.
Fitments are available for Harley-Davidson’s Milwaukee 8-powered motorcycles, Throttle By Wire Twin Cam, Sportsters and early Twin Cam models. VO2 Stingray Air Intake Kits and VO2 Eliminator Air Intake Kits retail for $249.99. Stingray and Eliminator skullcap covers, which can also be purchased separately to go on Screamin’ Eagle or other aftermarket round filters with a center bolt mount retail for $79.99.
Rain covers are available for all of the new VO2 Air Intakes.
Link: https://www.buffalochip.com/Evo-Bike-Show-Registration
And, BTW, attached are two handmade Tank Trophies by Ron Harris of Chop Docs Choppers in S. Daytona.
–Marilyn Stemp
Editor:
•Iron Trader News
•Kiwi Indian E-News
•Sturgis Rider Daily
- Better use of automated vehicles
- Defies various claims from tech experts on how low-end manual Labor will permanently end
- My view is that even basic Farming Techniques should be essential teaching and saved for future generations.
Man Beats Robots at Mercedes’ most efficient factory
Mercedes Menz’s Factory 56 in Germany is probably one of the first ones to have reduced robots and replaced them with human and highly digitized shopping cart model to enhance efficiency.
This particular factory claims to be 25% more efficient than the company’s previous most productive factory. Surprisingly, this was achieved by removing over a dozen robots and enhancing digitization and syncing it with human resources.
The new in-house-developed digitalization setup is called MO (Mercedes Operations) 360 degree which can digitalize every production process, the company said.
The factory has moved ahead of the conveyor belt and adopted the most flexible shopping cart model where thousands of AGVs (automated guided vehicles) of different sizes keep ferrying parts all around the assembly and manufacturing lines. The carmaker calls the transition from lean manufacturing to digital production.
AGVs move on unending serpentine magnetic strip crisscrossing Factory 56 which is almost equal to the size of 30 soccer grounds.
IMAGE: image only typical representation – Not the Mercedez Factory 56, Germany.
–Wayfarer
Chief Investigator
Bikernet.com™
WISDOM QUOTES : by Dale Carnegie
from his second best-selling book – still topping Top 10 Lists: “How To Stop Worrying and Start Living”
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself”
– Dale Carnegie quoting Emerson in his Essay on ‘Self-reliance’
“I have never known six happy days in my life.”
– Napoleon at St.Helena
“I have found life so beautiful”
– Hellen Keller (blind, deaf & dumb)
“A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinions of what happens”
– Montaigne (French philosopher)
Dale Carnegie comments : ‘And our opinion of what happens is entirely up to us’
“Sit up cheerfully and you will be on the path to cheerfulness”
– William James (practical psychology)
“To be wronged or robbed is nothing unless you continue to remember it”
– Confucius
“The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet and Doctor Merrymen”
– Jonathan Swift (author of Gulliver’s Travels)
Dale Carnegie comments: ‘most devastating pessimist in English literature. Quote about great health-giving powers of cheerfulness and happiness’
CAVE SPRING MOTORYCLE AND MUSIC FEST
Located on the Trail of Tears in Georgia, Cave Spring is holding its 9th Annual Motorcycle Rally and Music Fest. New this year – Ice Cold Beer, Born To Ride Choppertown Live, Ride in Bike Show, Bike Games hosted by Georgia Riders!
Extra cool mountain riding weather has been ordered just for you!
Tucked away just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in a small North Carolina town called Crumpler, a gaggle of folks get together to throw down in the woods for a weekend. Hosted for its third successful run by Zak Gibbons, a couple of hundred curious individuals from near and far flooded the primitive campsite with choppers, vans, and good times.
Luckily a buzz had hit the town alerting the only close gas station to be fully stocked with extra brews, as people began filing in on Thursday ready to hang out riverside and breathe in that sweet mountain breeze.
[page break]
Small changes to Lil Ruby…added a different air filter assembly, grips, and a gas cap. Contemplating springing’ goofy pun intended, for a springer front end. More changes on the way…
–Johnny White
–Wink
Almost from the beginning of motorcycle development and manufacturing, makers sought to expand the usefulness of their machines. Besides the civilian population seeking transportation to work or riding for pleasure, they hoped for businesses to use their machines for delivery, police and fire service and hoped the military would adopt motorcycles for a range of specialized duties.
Foremost among package delivery three-wheelers might be the Indian Traffic Car which is almost a panel truck in design. This super rare Indian was on display some years back in the Motorcycles at Work exhibition and was originally used by Norman Bent’s Cycle Shop.
Much like trucks and some automobiles of the era, the Traffic Car’s coachwork construction was contracted to a specialist company. Indian did not make the body. Indian also made the smaller Dispatch Tow, currently on display, and Harley-Davidson, in the ’teens, the “forecar” and later the Servi-Car.
Harley also offered sidecar rigs with boxes instead of typical sidecar bodies. Maneuverable and easy on gasoline, all of these machines were great for short runs in the city or between small towns.
Wells Fargo was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo. It served banking needs and also delivered packages not unlike the United States Postal Service, UPS or FedEx does today.
By 1917 when World War I began, it had 10,000 offices and about 80,000 miles of railroad route and was international. Today Wells Fargo, through numerous mergers and acquisitions, is a very large banking organization.
To our knowledge, Wells Fargo never used such a machine as this three wheeled “truck.” But about 20 years ago, the creative minds, resourcefulness and skilled hands of Bryan Vander Laan and Lonnie Isam, Jr made what they imagined Wells Fargo might have commissioned for package delivery.
It uses a Yale single cylinder inlet over exhaust engine of 573 cc’s and likely produced about four horsepower. An Indian Tri-Car front end and an American Motorcycle rear frame section are the basis of the chassis.
When you visit the National Motorcycle Museum you can take in a range of purposeful two and three wheeled motorcycles including an early Indian Tri-Car, military motorcycles and a beautiful Indian Dispatch Tow. This fine creation is from the Jill & John Parham Collection.
Racing Legend Richard Petty and SEMA Advocate for RPM Act in Washington, D.C.
On Tuesday, July 19, “The King” Richard Petty joined SEMA CEO Mike Spagnola in the nation’s capital to advocate for Congress to pass the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act (RPM Act). The bipartisan bill (H.R. 3281/S. 2736) protects Americans’ right to convert street vehicles into dedicated racecars and the motorsports-parts industry’s ability to sell products that enable racers to compete.
Like most NASCAR drivers, Petty competed in racecars that started out as street-legal vehicles. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains the position that such modified race vehicles are not legal under the Clean Air Act, threatening many classes of racing along with an industry that employs tens of thousands of Americans and contributes more than $2 billion to the U.S. economy each year.
Petty and Spagnola sat down with key members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to advocate for the interests of racers, enthusiasts, builders, tracks, sanctioning organizations and businesses, while also looking to gain stronger congressional support to protect one of America’s oldest pastimes and hobbies: motor-vehicle racing.
–SEMA
He asked his wife Mary if she would go to Home Depot and pick up a hinge.
Mary agreed to go. While she was waiting for the manager to finish serving a customer,
her eye caught a beautiful bathroom faucet.
When the manager was finished, Mary asked him, “How much is that faucet?”
Mary exclaimed, “My goodness, that’s an expensive faucet — certainly out of my price range..”
She then proceeded to describe the hinge that Charlie had sent her to buy.
The manager said that he had them in stock and went into the storeroom to get one.
From the storeroom the manager yelled. “Ma’am, you wanna screw for the hinge?”
Mary shouted back,
“No, but I will for the faucet.”
This is why you can’t send a woman to Home Depot!
–El Waggs
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Salt_Torpedo_Chapter_25_.aspx
See you on the salt. I”ll be running 2 bikes for my (501c3) Racing For Orphans !
— Revrend Jim
Seminole, FL
Today, motorcycle industry leader Harley-Davidson announces their support for the Sturgis Rally Wrap Party on August 12, 2022, the end of the 82nd annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The event will be hosted at the world-famous Buffalo Chip bar and campground and is organized by Why We Ride / MOTOvational.org. All proceeds will benefit Treasured Lives Foundation.
The luau-themed event will take place in the Buffalo Chip Gardens and Indoor Event Center starting at 6:00 pm. It features a cocktail hour surrounded by the photography of famed motorcycle artist Michael Lichter, as well as a unique collection of custom motorcycles. Tickets include a sit-down, tropical island feast and raffle, live auctions, and special guest speakers. A notable inclusion of a limited edition commemorative luau shirt for every attendee is a highlight of the events and speaks to being part of a unique group. The event is limited to 250 guests.
“In Hollywood, the wrap party is a celebration for the completion of a big project,” said Bryan H Carroll, Founder and CEO of MOTOvational.org and producer/director of Why We Ride. “We know that there are many events during rally week, and our goal is to create an event that is turn-key, fun, and absolutely unique within the typical rally activities. It’s going to be as much fun as a wrap party for a film!
The fact that we are benefitting Treasured Lives speaks to the mission of Motivational.org and the beating hearts that fill the motorcycling community.”
Treasured Lives fights to end sex trafficking in South Dakota. Why We Ride / MOTOvational.org are partnering with them to open a crisis house for those rescued and provide the means to a fresh start in life. MOTOvational.org was founded by critically acclaimed filmmaker Bryan H. Carroll and his award-winning producing partner, James Walker.
The two were responsible for the hit moto-themed documentary, Why We Ride. When a crew member fell ill with a brain tumor, Carroll and Walker decided to use their influence – and the generosity of the motorcycle community – to support others.
Each ticket costs $195. Tickets, raffle, and auction items are tax-deductible charitable donations. For tickets and additional information, visit www.SturgisrallyWrapParty.com
SONG OF THE WEEK—
Song: “Only a Fool Would Say That”
Artists: Steely Dan
Album: Can’t Buy a Thrill (1972)
Our world become one
Of salads and sun
Only a fool would say that
A boy with a plan
A natural man
Wearing a white stetson hat
Unhand that gun begone
There’s no one to fire upon
If he’s holding it high
He’s telling a lie
I heard it was you
Talkin’ ’bout a world
Where all is free
It just couldn’t be
And only a fool would say that
The man in the street
Draggin’ his feet
Don’t wanna hear the bad news
Imagine your face
There is his place
Standing inside his brown shoes
You do his nine to five
Drag yourself home half alive
And there on the screen
A man with a dream
I heard it was you
Talkin’ ’bout a world
Where all is free
It just couldn’t be
And only a fool would say that
Anybody on the street
Has murder in his eyes
You feel no pain
And you’re younger
Then you realize
Only a fool would say that
Only a foooo oooooo ooooo oooool
I heard it was you
Talkin’ ’bout a world
Where all is free
It just couldn’t be
And a fool would say that
And a fool would say that
And a fool would say that
The 2022 Easyriders Rodeos are coming to Fowlerville Michigan August 19-21 and Bloomville Ohio Sept 1-5. Vendor space is limited! Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the action! Ask about our poker crawl. We supply everything. Get all the attendees to stop at your booth. More information can be found at EasyridersEvents.com
Please attend the grand opening of the Buffalo Chip’s 2022
Motorcycles As Art exhibition
curated by the celebrated Michael Lichter and titled, “Emergin’ Virgin: Coming Out Custom.”
Fire (arrow)
Ign. Kill (arrow)
Fuel (arrow)
Classification: CAP.I/GRP.B3/DIV.C/TYPE V/CLASS 2500/CYL.2
Micah reminded me to remove and clean the float bowl on the S&S G.
Today, hopefully will send photos and forms to the BMST crew and get caught up on our deadlines with the sanctioning body, FIM. Stickers.
I just received a proof of our Bonneville shirts.
I set a time during the rally with Micah, to adjust the new harness.
This is another expense that must be calculated in the purchase of solar on their homes and commercial buildings. (Increased insurance rates)
Now, as we all now know, life expectancy of solar panels is 10 to 25 years, in the long run pollution will be much greater with solar panels. Government and solar sales companies do not know how to dispose of them safely. Thousands of homeowners will soon find out what it costs to remove and dispose of bad panels.
–Anonymous donor
In all the years you’ve ridden, how have you never jumped onto the fixed fairing game? I know Frank has one as does Frankie Jr, so I’m sure you get to hear all the time how great they are. Being 6’5″, I know you have a hard time fitting onto the stock bikes….I guess I’m lucky at 5’9″ as I fit on everything.
I have recently considered getting rid of the Winnebago Road Glide Ultra as two up riding sucks, and I just don’t do the cross-country riding to justify it anymore. I did look at the Indians a few times, but to be honest, I really like the Harley Fatboy. I may sell my bike and grab one of them.
Just wondering how you never jumped onto the Bagger craze, as they say everyone ends up on a glide…as for me, they’re just kinda boring to me. I don’t know.
–Johnny White
Texas Tech Reporter
Bikernet.com™
A long time ago, when I was still with ER, I built a custom bagger. I stretched it a few inches, lowered it and rode it to Sturgis. It was cool, but it was still a bagger. Then I built the Touring Chopper with Jesse James. It had its issues, but the notion was to build a chopper/touring bike.
I had to admit to myself that I’m a chopper rider and nothing else will ever do. Your Sportster project is a prime example. Why does anyone take a perfectly good stock bike and make it a rigid chopper? We should write a manifesto on the topic.
Choppers in America represent pure freedom, sex, exhilaration and creativity. Think about it. I have some apehanger articles touching on the subject.
Finally, fixed fairings. I rode a Victory Vision once with a fixed fairing. That was it for me. WTF? FTW. Ride free or die trying…
–Bandit
On an uncharacteristically sunny British Columbia day, two of our HyperSport prototypes were put through their paces at Mission Raceway Park!
And if that doesn’t get your heart pounding, an under the hood peek at some of the pre-production, full-performance bikes should get your adrenaline pumping.
Stay tuned for more performance validation content as we continue to put these HyperSport prototypes to the test.
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Lifetime_Motorcycle_Returns.aspx
By the way, was your Touring Chopper or Sturgis Red Chopper covered in ER when you were there? I’m slowly making my way through the archives but can’t seem to find anything about them yet. Looking through the early 2000s and Late ‘90s.
–The Humble One
White Plains, Texas
Yes, we ran a series on the Touring Chopper build and a feature around 1998.—Bandit
NEWS FROM THE RIGHT TO REPAIR OR BUILD DEPARTMENT–
Referenced Article:
Kerala, (India) Man Travels Europe With Family on Plane He Built During Covid Lockdown
The idea to construct a private plane struck him during the Covid-19 lockdown. According to the report by The Sun, the family had spent nearly INR14,000,000 (approx USD 187,300) and approximately 1500 hours to complete their project.
While speaking to The Sun, Ashok described his experience and said, “It’s like having a new toy, except much more exciting. We started saving money during the first lockdown, and we knew we always wanted to have our own plane, and in the first few months, we were saving a lot of money so we thought we would give it a go.”
His wife, Abhilasha, further elaborated and said that Ashok has worked incredibly over the last two years and now their dream has finally happened.
He has travelled to many places aboard this aircraft. These places include many European countries including Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic. He has also taken trips with his friends.
Ashok moved to the UK in 2006 for his master’s degree after completing BTech in India.
–Wayfarer
International Editor Supreme
Bikernet.com™
–Johnny White
Chopper Investigator
RALLY HITTING THE BLACK HILLS NEXT WEEK— And our billboards are up.
I’m scrambling to make every bike in the shop road worthy.
I am determined to add oil filters to all the old bikes and discovered the ’69 Pan has one, so I added this one to the Pandemic. The Redhead is out buying oil line right now. I’m going to bring the ’48 UL into the shop tomorrow. I have a vintage filter for that one.
We are supposed to finish up the Clutch Tech on the Pandemic tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed. In the meantime…
.jpeg)
It’s whiskey time. Ride fast and free, forever!
–Bandit
THE STURGIS RALLY 2022 BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for August 4th, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
If you’re rolling into the majestic black hills for the rally, feel free to drop me a line with your thoughts: Bandit@bikernet.com. Tell me how many years you’ve been coming and why. Or tell me how you felt about the Rally or the ride this year.
Since I’m in the industry and have been involved since 1979. I’ve been coming and riding out since 1987 and now I’ve lived in the region for 2.5 years. I sorta have my reasons for being here. Since moving to Sturgis, the rally experience has changed for me. I’m helping Marilyn with her show activities. That includes S&S, Paughco and Baker drivetrain. I’ll sign books at the Builders Breakfast which supports All Kids Ride.
I will attend several Hamster rides including one for fallen brothers. I plan to check out the new Saddlemen Ranch, and I’m involved with the Sturgis Hall of Fame Breakfast and will introduce new inductee, the master of gel seats, Tom Seymour. Of course, I will also check out Michael Lichters Motorcycles and Art Exhibit. He does a helluva job.
That’s not all, we are preparing for the run to Bonneville this year, later this month. Micah McCloskey, the pilot, is riding into the Black Hills from Auburn, California and we will spend a day, or part of a day tinkering with the Salt Torpedo. Hang on for another report in the news.
I’m hoping to meet and spend some time with my grandson, who is riding out from LA with Dr. Hamster.
Two days ago, I spent most of the day fixing a brother’s old Softail and yesterday another long-distance rider called. He broke his drive belt and was looking for a shop. I steered him to Dakota V-Twin, Randy Cramer’s pristine shop in Spearfish. Randy is all set up for Dyno tuning. And yesterday I stopped at Sasha’s Cycles in Sturgis, a vintage shop, to see if he had a front brake cable and lever for the ’48 UL in the shop.
I heard from Mike Taylor, the boss of Barnett’s Cables today. They are set up next to the Sturgis community center and Chance can make any cable I need. There’s more, but I better hit the news:
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
1PM-3PM
ABOUT @JOEY55._:
Joey Robinson is a stunt rider and business owner from San Diego, California. Joey is the owner of a successful apparel business,
Senders Only.
“Senders Only’s heritage is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for an extreme lifestyle. There are details and styles that go beyond time and identify an attitude and a way of life. Senders come from all walks of life. From athletes to entrepreneurs to that sweaty palmed teenager looking to approach the cute girl in class.
It’s not what you send but, how you SEND IT!”
-Joey Robinson
We replaced the battery and discovered our Ctek charger wasn’t working properly. I will send it in for checking today. With the battery charged I checked the controls and attempted to start the beast. It wouldn’t start. No apparent spark. I started chasing the power source.
Cabana Dan and I installed the new balanced rear wheel with a fresh time from Deadwood Custom Cycles, but we weren’t happy with the brake caliper alignment and I ordered shims from McMaster Carr. They arrive and we will tackle alignment tomorrow.
I discovered a bad ground, although we made sure we had extra grounds because of the rubber mounted JIMS driveline. I solved the issue and the monster fired to life immediately. I will run a direct ground from the ignition system to the battery tomorrow.
–Bandit
MIC members, through the association’s latest retail sales report, are now getting a detailed look at sales performance for the industry at the end of second quarter. But let’s take a step back and look at some data over the years.
When you compare this year’s sales performance to the same period in 2019, the last year before the pandemic, sales are up in every category:
Scooter: 18 Percent Increase
On-Highway: 3.8 Percent Increase
Dual: 63.7 Percent Increase
Off-Highway: 40.7 Percent Increase
Here’s where it gets really interesting. Dual-purpose sales have continuous YOY growth since 2016 and impressively, the Q2 2022 sales volume is the highest quarter in the history of the MIC Retail Sales Reporting System for this segment. The off-highway category is also on a sales tear; YTD 2022 sales are the third highest since 2008 (with only 2020 and 2021 outperforming).
Fuel prices are expected to remain high, though they have eased slightly since the historic highs we experienced in May and June. During previous spikes in fuel prices, our industry saw an influx of new and returning riders seeking an efficient commuting alternative. With two years of increased sales, can we leverage this spike in fuel prices to attract even more new riders, while keeping the tens of thousands of new riders who purchased during the pandemic riding?
Will increased fuel prices incentivize riders to take their bikes out of the garage more often and encourage newer riders to keep riding, helping to build more lifelong riders?
Our team is committed to innovating and developing ways to support our membership and the entire industry, with a strong focus on inspiring new riders and keeping the riders we do have riding and engaged. This includes spearheading initiatives for our industry to accomplish together. While there are several examples, I’d like to share updates on two programs.
In light of the growing popularity of the dual-purpose category, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation created the AdventureBike RiderCourse. This course will help new owners get the most out of their bikes by teaching them fundamental dirt-riding skills so they can gain the confidence to take their bikes off-road. You can read more about what this course entails in this Men’s Journal story.
Additionally, this fall we are launching a national campaign and a new comprehensive website at RideWithUs.com.
–Erik Pritchard
MIC President and CEO
Morgan Hill, CA based company Kodlin USA Inc. has partnered with Brands That Shine to improve their education and training of the US Dealer Network.
In addition to Kodlin’s North American distributor Harddrive, Kodlin has recently signed a distribution agreement with Janesville, WI based distributor Drag Specialties.
The assignment of Brands That Shine will add the on the ground support necessary to give dealers and distributor sales reps the tools to drive incremental sales with the Kodlin product line.
Jessica, owner of Brands That Shine and her team will travel the country while directly representing Kodlin at dealerships and industry events.
Holger Mohr, President of Kodlin USA says: “I was always impressed with Jessica’s passion for the Powersports Industry, Parts & Accessories and for Sales and Marketing in general. Her positive attitude, great dealer network and knowledge of all levels of the distributor’s sales organization as well as her professional work attitude are a perfect addition to our team”.
Jessica ads that “I am looking forward to working with the Kodlin team and to educate hundreds of reps and dealer staff about the product line. While headquartered in the US, we know the Kodlin roots are in Germany and that they have an uncompromisable focus on high-quality engineering and manufacturing. That gives my company the confidence to only promote the best quality products you can find on the market and the dealer will see minimal to no returns because Kodlin products don’t fail.”
What started as a line of M8 Softail oriented products has grown into the lighting, suspension, body and controls category for Touring, Sportster S and even Pan America models. Kodlin USA is going to continue to grow their product portfolio. Look forward to a visit from Brands that Shine making sure your dealership can turn this into incremental sales.
About Kodlin USA Inc.:
In 1984, sparked by Fred Kodlin’s vision of creating custom bikes represented in a way the world hadn’t seen before, Kodlin Motorcycles was established. Pushing the boundaries of what a motorcycle can be, the Kodlin name has built a reputation for original bike building, cutting-edge product design and high- quality manufacturing. Now available worldwide, Kodlin USA co-founders Len Kodlin and Holger Mohr have created a hybrid of accessories and design – inspired by both American and European influences.
Kodlin accessories have distinct fit, form and functional characteristics not found on the market today.
info@KodlinUSA.com and www.KodlinUSA.com
INTERMOT 2022: WORLD OF eNNOVATION presents innovations for smart technologies
Test modern mobility on the ePARCOURS
It’s time once again from 4 to 9 October 2022: INTERMOT, the international motorcycle and scooter trade fair, will then open its doors in Cologne. As an important and leading international business and event trade fair for the world of motorised two-wheel vehicles, INTERMOT 2022 is starting with a future-oriented concept that combines the tried and tested with innovative segments and activities. Under the overriding theme “WORLD OF INTERMOT”, the most important segments will be brought to life and depicted in six “worlds”. At the WORLD OF eNNOVATION, everything thus revolves around e-mobility and visionary technologies. Modern mobility on motorised two-wheel vehicles has long since become more than a vision for the future, and all motorcycle and scooter fans who are interested in alternative propulsion and smart technologies will find the corresponding solutions and models at INTERMOT 2022. The WORLD OF eNNOVATION shows, for example, how visionary technologies can be used to improve your motorcycling experience. From smart safety technologies like riding assist systems and app & smartphone integration to eFuels.
State of the art technology provides practical solutions for everyday use – evident in the WORLD OF eNNOVATION with, among other things, Black Tea Motorbikes, the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Horwin, Ilafa, Solevtric, Ridelink or Zero. From Zero, Black Tea Motorbikes, Horwin and Ilafa, motorcycle fans will see cool and high-quality electric motorcycles and electric scooters. Solectric presents intelligent assistants and innovative cameras, while Ridelink will show the latest connect apps and WingMan modules. The University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt is represented in Cologne with an interdisciplinary research project dedicated to the development and testing of new technologies in the field of e-mobility. The GAUSS electric motorcycle presented at INTERMOT is equipped with a quickly exchangeable battery system that can be replaced with a fully charged system within a few seconds.
One can also directly try out and test many innovations live, because the motto on the ePARCOURS of INTERMOT is: completely energised – with smart e-mobility! Here you will find models ready for test rides – pedelecs, electric kick scooters or scooters. For many of the vehicles you don’t even need a driver’s licence at all.
BIKE SHOWS & EVENTS : FREE ENTRY FOR CONTESTANTS & SPECTATORS
DENNIS KIRK GARAGE BUILD
Saturday, August 6
CYCYLE SOURCE CUSTOM BIKE SHOW
Sunday, August 7
AMCA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE SHOW
Monday, August 8
LIL EVIL’S PERFORMANCE BUILT BIKE SHOW
Tuesday, August 9
@ Steel Pony Campground
BAKER DRIVETRAIN BURNOUT DRAG RACING
8:00 PM START
Tuesday, August 9
Perewitz Custom Paint Show
PEREWITZ CUSTOM PAINT SHOW
Wednesday, August 10
Hamsters’ Ride In
HAMSTERS RIDE-IN
& SHOW
Thursday, August 11
RUN TO THE LINE
Thursday, August 11
@ Steel Pony Campground
BLACK HILLS BOOGIE & CHOPPER SHOW
Thursday, August 11
@ Steel Pony Campground
BIKER OLYMPICS
Friday, August 12
RAT ROD INVASION
& BIKINI CONTEST
Saturday, August 13
Iron Horse Saloon – Sturgis | 888 Junction Avenue, Sturgis, SD 57785
All wheels unite every Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Join riders (and non-riders) for free live music from some of Milwaukee’s favorite bands, fun, drool-worthy rolling sculptures and outdoor food and beverage. The Bike Night Koozie Special is back. Enjoy $3 Busch Light all season long. Plus, the all-new Harley-Davidson® Shop is keeping its doors open until 8 p.m. for Bike Nights throughout the season.
8/4 This Side Up
8/11 The Now
8/18 Barnyard Stompers
Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar), Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) and Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) return to the demanding Silverstone track for the British Grand Prix, round twelfth of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship season.
The British round of the World Championship was held at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy between 1949 and 1976 on the legendary 60.7 km public road course. The first winner in the former 500 cc premier class was British rider Harold Daniel on a Norton.
The Isle of Man TT retained its status as a World Championship event until 1976. The British round, already as British GP, was held in 1977 at the Silverstone circuit, a permanent 4.7 km track built on an air base of World War II.
From 1987 the British GP moved to the technical and winding Donington Park, a 4,023-meter track that hosted the event until the 2009 season. From 2010 onwards, the British GP returned to a renovated Silverstone with a longer perimeter of 5.9 km, hosting the event until today. Since then, the British GP has been cancelled in 2018 due to faulty resurfacing unable to drain rainwater and in 2020 due to the global health emergency.
The biggest winner of the British GP at Silverstone in the 500 cc era (1977-1986) was the American Kenny Roberts, with three victories with Yamaha in 1978, 1979 and 1983. With two wins stands Randy Mamola (1980 and 1984), followed by the single wins of Pat Hennen (1977), Jack Middelburg (1981), Franco Uncini (1982), Freddie Spencer (1985) and Wayne Gardner (1986).
In the British GP period at Donington Park (1987-2009) under the 500cc (until 2001) and MotoGP (from 2002 to 2009) regulations, the most successful rider was Valentino Rossi, with five victories (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005), followed by Kevin Schwantz with four (1989, 1990, 1991 and 1994), Mick Doohan’s three wins (1995-1997) and Casey Stoner’s two victories (2007 and 2008).
Focusing on the modern MotoGP era at Silverstone (2010-2021), the biggest winner has been Jorge Lorenzo with three victories (2010, 2012 and 2013), followed by the single wins of Casey Stoner (2011), Marc Marquez (2014), Valentino Rossi (2015), Maverick Viñales (2016), Andrea Dovizioso (2017), Alex Rins (2019) and Fabio Quartararo (2021).
By manufacturers, the biggest British GP winner (whether at Silverstone or Donington Park, in 500 cc or MotoGP classes) has been Honda with 16 victories, followed by Yamaha with 14, Suzuki with 10 and Ducati with 3 wins.
The king of MotoGP pole position at Silverstone from 2010 onwards has been Marc Marquez with 5 poles (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019), followed by Jorge Lorenzo’s two (2010 and 2018) and the single poles of Casey Stoner (2011), Alvaro Bautista (2012), home hero Cal Cruthlow (2016) and Pol Espargaro (2021).
In the modern era the fastest race lap has gone to Marc Marquez on three occasions (2014, 2017 and 2019), followed by the two of Jorge Lorenzo (2010 and 2012), Nicky Hayden (2011), Dani Pedrosa (2013), Valentino Rossi (2015), Maverick Viñales (2016) and Fabio Quartararo (2021).
D&D Machine was one of the first really well built custom springers I remember. I think D&D may have become Jammer.
Of course, Paugho made good springers and may have supplied parts to other manufacturers. W&W was a good source as well.
I’ve always liked the looks of the girder, but have never personally owned one. I stick to telescopic front ends. The Earl’s front fork seems more like a reversed swingarm than a springer to me, though they have a loyal following and work very well on sidecar rigs. I suppose the leaf spring front forks count as springers as well.
–Sam Burns
We have a ton of springer images. We are pondering a springer experience story. I have a couple, but feel free to reach out if you have a story we can share.
–Bandit
SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR KRISTI NOEM
JOINS LEGENDS RIDE–CELEBRITY LINEUP
Get the chance to meet South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as she joins the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Legends Ride festivities on Monday, Aug. 8!
During the event, you’ll also have opportunity to bring home a signed copy of her brand-new book, “Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland.”
Be one of the first 30 to reserve Gov. Kristi Noem’s Book and she will place a personalized autograph and have her photo taken as the book is handed to you at the reception that follows the Legends Ride.
Proceeds of all purchases will benefit the Buffalo Chip’s chosen Legends Ride charities, the SD Special Olympics Rapid City Flame and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame.
Learn More
Reserve Ride Space
Reserve Book
Ride & Rub Elbows with Legends
Monday, Aug. 8, 2022
Kristi Noem is just one of many big names joining the Legends Ride!
AMA National and Regional News—
Washington D.C. — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a special investigation into the crash of a 2020 Tesla Model 3 vehicle that killed a motorcyclist in Utah. The driver of the car told police the vehicle was using Autopilot, an advanced driver assistance system that handles some driving tasks. Since 2016, NHTSA has opened 38 special investigations of crashes involving Tesla vehicles and where advanced driver assistance systems such as Autopilot were suspected of being used. A total of 19 crash deaths have been reported in those Tesla-related investigations, including the most recent fatal Utah crash.
The Utah Department of Public Safety said a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was traveling in the HOV lane southbound on I-15 near Draper, Utah, at 1:09 a.m. when a Tesla collided with the back of the motorcycle, which threw the rider from the bike. The 34-year-old rider suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. DPS said “the driver advised he had the Autopilot setting on” and “did not see the motorcyclist.”
Recently, NHTSA said it has opened a special investigation into a crash that killed a motorcyclist in California. Media reports said a 48-year-old motorcyclist was killed on July 7 after a collision with a 2021 Tesla Model Y on the Riverside Freeway. NHTSA typically opens more than 100 special crash investigations annually into emerging technologies and other potential auto safety issues that have, for instance, previously helped to develop safety rules on airbags. In June, NHTSA upgraded its defect investigation into 830,000 Tesla vehicles with Autopilot, a required step before it could seek a recall. Tesla, which has disbanded its press office, did not respond to a request for comment.
.jpg)
International News
Paris, France — The wait was long, but the requirement for a periodical technical inspection for motorcycles has been repealed. The decree “Removes the obligation of a technical inspection of motorized vehicles with two or three wheels and motorized quadricycles.” The French Federation of Angry Bikers and the French Motorcycling Federation have been working on this issue for more than ten years.
The European directive of 2014 first raised the possibility of repealing the technical inspection for powered two-wheelers if measures promoting road safety were adopted. Six alternatives had been sent to the European Commission, some of which have already taken effect. These include:
Installation of sound emission control radars and penalties for non-approved and/or tampered exhaust pipes.
Better communication on the safety of two-wheelers, particularly in terms of equipment.
Include the issues related to two and three wheels in the Departmental Road Safety Action Plans.
Integration of the issue of the safety of powered two-wheeler users when passing the B permit and adding a program on maintenance, eco-driving and noise when passing the A1 and A2 permits.
The use of blind spot monitoring systems on heavy vehicles
Geneva, Switzerland — The launch of the official and dedicated website of the International Foundation for Motorcycling (IFM) — fim-foundation.com — marks an important milestone in the ongoing establishment of this new charitable organization, with global supporters now able to make online donations towards the many and varied worthy IFM projects. The IFM was recently founded by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. The FIM being the long-standing governing body for motorcycle sport and the global advocate for motorcycling.
Visitors to the new website will have the opportunity to learn about the IFM’s formation, board members, history and mission plus about the wide scope of work that it undertakes for the benefit of the whole international motorcycle community.
Listed under the ‘What we do’ section are the main areas of the IFM’s activities these include safety & advocacy; education & training; environment & social responsibility; promotion of women; touring & leisure; plus motorcycling heritage & legacy. Under each heading there are various individual projects that cover an extensive spectrum of work, all of which require donations from enthusiasts, manufacturers, promoters, motorcycle sport stakeholders and motorcycling fans to be able to bring them to a successful outcome.
Visit fim-foundation.com to learn more about the IFM and to make an online donation.
[page break]
Apparently, there are limits to what a left wing editor will get let out. At least after a sufficient amount of what-the-fucks come back at him from the readers.
Assuming Fortune has any readers.
–J.J. Solari
Investigative Reporter
Bikernet.com™
A new bombshell report found that 96% of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) temperature stations produce corrupted data due to purposeful placement in man-made hot spots. These stations fail to meet the published standards deemed “acceptable” by NOAA itself.This nationwide study follows up widespread corruption and heat biases found at NOAA stations in 2009, and the heat-bias distortion problem is even worse now.This report eviscerates the media’s narrative that the Earth is seeing runaway global warming.
Has the Earth warmed over the last 20 years? Yes. Has it warmed to the degree the media claims? No.
And most importantly, is it catastrophic? Absolutely not.
Anthony Watts, director of the study, takes the reins for today’s Climate Change Roundtable to provide definitive evidence that the temperature record is flawed.
–Anthony Watts
The Heartland Institute
–Sam Burns
Trike Editor in Charge
Bikernet.com™
Shayna Texter-Bauman, the AFT Singles winningest rider and the latest member of the Indian Motorcycle Wrecking Crew, is now looking to become the first female rider to reach an AFT SuperTwins podium. Check out her First Movers feature created in partnership with DiCE Magazine.
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION MEETING OF THE MINDS 2022—
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson
For nearly forty years, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation has been eternal vigilant. Nothing demonstrates more the MRF’s commitment to freedom and liberty than the MRF’s ongoing presence on Capitol Hill and the offices of members of Congress.
Eternal vigilance comes from an unyielding commitment by the MRF that goes to the roots of the nation’s premier bikers’ rights advocacy organization – the Annual Meeting of the Minds Conference.
The 38th Annual Meeting of the Minds, scheduled for September 22-25 in Des Moines Iowa, will do everything to reinforce the MRF’s commitment to motorcyclists’ rights and staying eternal vigilant.
Charlie “Chopper” Gilmore – U.S. Army veteran, motorcycle restorer, and freedom fighter is on deck as just one of the presenters at the 2022 Meeting of the Minds. His presentation – The Price of Freedom – is taken from life experiences and will certainly motivate and inspire attendees. Plus, the conference is sure to reinforce the MRF’s commitment eternal vigilance.
The Meeting of the Minds – renewing old friendships and making new ones. The Meeting of the Minds – three days of nuts-and-bolts workshops to augment the tools needed to promote and protect the rights of all motorcyclists.
The Meeting of the Minds – more than a dozen presentations and workshops to build and strengthen individual’s and state motorcyclists’ rights organization’s commitment to protecting the freedoms motorcycling brings us all.
Workshops and presentations include but are not limited to:
- Up-to-the-minute Legislative Updates
- The necessity of Political Action Committees
- Riding skill enhancement
- What aging demographics means to motorcycling
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation lives and understands Eternal Vigilance… understands The Blessings of Freedom… and understands the commitments needed to protect rights, liberty, freedom, and our motorcycles from the pending siege from over-regulating and callous bureaucracies. Jefferson, Paine, and a host of others took stands to promote and defend the freedoms that all motorcyclists’ rights advocates understand.
Thank you for your support of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation and we look forward to seeing you in Des Moines for the 38th Annual Meeting of the Minds
The T-shirt for Honda CB 750 riders
There is hardly a motorcycle that has put its mark on the world of two wheels in the last five decades as much as the legendary Honda CB 750 Four. For the riders and fans of the first four-cylinder motorcycle from mass production, there is an exciting T-shirt from the CB750Four.us online shop.
“OLD BIKES RULE! CB 750 FOUR SINCE 1969” is the motto of this shirt with white-and-red, extra-large print. The high-quality shirt is offered in three colors: black, olive and navy blue in sizes M to 3XL.
Sales Manager
www.cb750four.us
Hit the back trails in their rugged off-road adventure van and go deep off grid to explore caves, outlaw hideouts, abandoned mines and mountain top summits. Reduced tour rates of $125 are available on their website for all Sturgis Buffalo Chip guests!
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/CHOPPER_CHARLIE.aspx
Half the time, I’m sure my memories are a mix of different events spiced up with a little wishful thinking anyway.
Yeah, I liked it.
–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE RACING PRIVATEER BOBBY FONG WINS
Fong & Roland Sands Design Capture First King of the Baggers Win
Indian Motorcycle Racing, presented by Mission Foods, captured two King of the Baggers podium positions at Brainerd International Raceway. Privateer Bobby Fong, piloting Steve Delorenzi’s Sacramento Mile S&S-built RSD Indian Challenger, secured his first-career King on the Baggers win, while Indian Motorcycle Racing factory rider Tyler O’Hara rounded out the podium with a third-place finish.
The sixth King of the Baggers event of the season was nothing short of dramatic, as a red-flag restart rescheduled the event to end of the day and shortened it to five laps. Though during competition, rain on turn 3-4 ultimately caused race officials to call the race after just three laps.
Despite starting from the back row, Fong fought hard during the first lap to reach second. Without hesitation, Fong then made an aggressive move, as he dove inside and stood up O’Hara to make the pass and capture the lead and secure his first-ever King of the Baggers win.
“Congrats to Bobby and RSD on their first win. It was a well-deserved victory as the RSD race team works extremely hard to ensure those Indian Challengers are dialed-in and ready for competition,” said Gary Gray, Vice President Racing, Service & Technology. “This has been fun, neck-and-neck battle throughout the entire season. With one race remaining, it’s all on the line, and we couldn’t be any more excited to head to New Jersey and give it all we got.”
The 2022 King of the Baggers season will conclude September 9-11, in the Millville, NJ, at New Jersey Motorsports Park. For more information on Indian Motorcycle Racing, visit IndianMotorcycle.com and follow along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Prior to the King of the Baggers race, on Friday July 29, MotoAmerica racer Scott Briody passed following a single-motorcycle crash. “Our condolences go out to Scott Briody’s friends and family, his team, and everyone in the MotorAmerica paddock,” said Gray.
Vance & Hines to Debut New PCX Products at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally—
Vance & Hines will debut new Power Chamber Exhaust (PCX) versions of its most popular exhaust systems at the Sturgis Rally starting this week. The company’s new PCX technology delivers higher performance and rider comfort while retaining the popular style of Vance & Hines exhaust systems. The extensive launch impacts sixteen different part numbers and includes top selling styles including Vance & Hines Power Duals, Big Radius, Shortshots Staggered and Big Shots Staggered. The inclusion of a catalyst ensures EPA emissions compliance on all PCX systems.
The Vance & Hines’ exclusive Power Chamber Exhaust technology uses a high-flow double-matrix catalyst that improves torque delivery through the mid-range RPM, which delivers more responsive acceleration. The catalyst positioning is deeper into the exhaust system moving catalyst heat further away from the rider and improving rider comfort over a stock system. The new technology produces an even deeper full-throated rumble while retaining the sculpted styling of each of the exhaust systems.
“The whole team from Vance & Hines is thrilled to launch the new PCX technology at Sturgis, this is a huge moment for our company,” said Vance & Hines President and CEO Mike Kennedy. “Our technology delivers exactly what riders have asked for, more torque and less heat.”
PCX technology-equipped exhaust systems will be sold at the two Vance & Hines locations at the Sturgis Rally, which starts this week. Company staff will show all of Vance & Hines top products at both Black Hills Harley-Davidson in Rapid City and at J&P Cycles in Sturgis. In addition to exhaust systems, the show trucks will feature the expanding line of VO2 Air Intake products and the FP4 engine management system, introduced earlier this year.
PCX Systems will replace previous versions in the company’s product portfolio.
PCX Product Details (further information is available on the company’s website)
Power Duals
- PCX™ (Power Chamber Exhaust) Technology
- Chambered High-Flow Catalyst Cartridge Designed to Increase Torque
- Catalysts Repositioned Downstream for Rider Comfort
- New Stepped Header for improved performance
- Full Coverage Heat Shields
- Available in Chrome or Matte Black
- Meets EPA emissions criteria
- Retail price: $999.99
- PCX™ (Power Chamber Exhaust) Technology
- Chambered High-Flow Catalyst Cartridge Designed to Increase Torque
- Full Coverage Heat Shields
- Available in Chrome or Matte Black
- Meets EPA emissions criteria
- Retail price: $999.99 to $1149.99
Shortshots Staggered
- PCX™ (Power Chamber Exhaust) Technology
- Chambered High-Flow Catalyst Cartridge Designed to Increase Torque
- Full Coverage Heat Shields
- Available in Chrome or Matte Black
- Meets EPA emissions criteria
- Retail price: $849.99 to $899.99
Big Shots Staggered
- PCX™ (Power Chamber Exhaust) Technology
- Chambered High-Flow Catalyst Cartridge Designed to Increase Torque
- Full Coverage Heat Shields
- Power Chamber Hidden Crossover
- CNC Machined Billet End Caps
- Available in Chrome or Matte Black
- Meets EPA emissions criteria
- Retail price: $1049.99 to $1149.99
Learn more about the company’s history and products at www.vanceandhines.com.
–By Steve Piehl, Authentic CX, LLC, Customer Experience and Communication.
After 2 years of COVID19, we really did NOT need another disease to worry about, but here we go:
Warning Gonorrhea Lectim Pandemic
The Center for Disease Control has issued a warning about a new virulent strain of this disease! The disease is called Gonorrhea Lectim. It’s pronounced “Gonna re-elect ’em”, and is capable of crippling our current population. The disease is contracted through dangerous and high risk behavior involving putting your cranium up your rectum. Many victims contracted it in 2020 when they elected Joe Biden and Liberal Progressives into power and are now starting to realize how destructive this sickness really is.
It’s sad because Gonorrhea Lectim is easily cured with a new drug just coming on the market called Votemout. It’s pronounced “Vote-em-out.” It can be picked up at your local pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription. You take the first dose now. The second dose should be taken just before the 2022 elections; otherwise, it could eventually wipe out all life as we presently know it in the USA.
Please pass this important message on to all those bright folks who truly care about America, and to the many misguided fools who think socialism is the answer to all their personal failings.
“In God and Veterans We Trust”
NEW FROM KODLIN PRODUCTS—
KODLIN 2” LOWERING KIT FOR HD PAN-AMERICA:
• Easy installation which doesn’t require a modification
to your suspension.
• No shock compression tool is required
• Comes with installation instructions
• Note: Operation of center stand can only be done by 2 people after the installation of the 2” lowering kit. Caution when operating the kick stand is required
Lowering Kit for HD Pan-America
For Models 2021-up
KODLIN 1” LOWERING KIT FOR PAN AMERICA:
• Made of steel with a black powder coating finish
• Easy installation which doesn’t require a modification to your suspension
• No shock compression tool is required
• Comes with installation instructions
K66029 Kodlin 2” Lowering Kit for Pan America
(RA 1250) models 2021-up
Price: $99.99
K66031 Kodlin 1” Lowering Kit for Pan America
(RA 1250) models 2021-up
Price: $99.99
408.228.4508
WWW.KODLINUSA.COM and INFO@KODLINUSA.COM
[page break]
If you wanted a show-stopping, one-of-a-kind radical show bike in the Southern California area during this time period, chances were that you commissioned Dean for your project.
Dean was very well known in the Hollywood community and provided his services to movies such as Cycle Savages 1969, The Naked Angels, and The Wild Angels with Peter Fonda.
In the later 1960s Dean was responsible for painting the bikes in Easy Rider, including “Captain America” and “The Billy bike,” both of which helped define American motorcycle culture.
PS – Spread the love! Share this article by posting www.lowbrowcustoms.com/quicksilver in your favorite motorcycle forum or group or forward this email to a friend!
FEATURE BIKE OF THE WEEK—Bistella 500
Bistella 500 boasts DIY 10-cylinder supercharged radial engine in a Jawa frame
Marek Foltis resets our understanding of what’s possible from a home-built project
We’ve exchanges a few emails with Marek, and before we go into the details of his incredible Bistella 500 motorcycle, it’s helpful to understand what might possess a person to set about with such a monumental task.
“Honestly, I don’t know what kind of devil possessed me,” he told us before breaking his real motivation into two parts. He said he had been tinkering with motorbikes for 15 years, and wondered, “What I should do to test the limits of my ability.”
See the whole story by Jeremy Korzeiniewski on Autoblog.
–John Martinisko
Deadwood, SD
–Drew Carey
HAL ROBINSON ART COMES TO BIKERNET
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/HAL_ROBINSON_ART_COMES_TO_BIKERNET.aspx
Loved his work back in the day!! always had to buy the next Easyriders to read the Mutha!
Does anyone sell his art? I see you guys have a few shirts but how about prints? I going to order one of them from you.
Stay in the wind.
–Larry Ramos
BEND, OR, OR
Hey Larry, check out our shop and the Hal Robinson collection. We do have some prints.
KAWASAKI ANNOUNCES SUMMER RELEASE OF 2023 STREET MOTORCYCLES
The following 2023 street motorcycle models will be launching:
- Ninja® 1000SX
- Ninja® 400
- Ninja® 400 KRT Edition
- Ninja® 400 ABS
- Ninja® 400 KRT Edition ABS
- Z H2
- Z H2 SE
- Z900RS
- Z900RS CAFE
- Z400 ABS
- Vulcan® S
- Vulcan® S ABS
- Vulcan® S CAFE
- Vulcan® 900 Classic
- Vulcan® 900 Classic LT
- Vulcan® 900 Custom
- Vulcan® 1700 Voyager® ABS
- Versys®-X 300
- Versys®-X 300 ABS
- KLR®650
- KLR®650 ABS
- KLR®650 ADVENTURE
- KLR®650 ADVENTURE ABS
- KLR®650 TRAVELER ABS
Just like DAV, A&W Restaurants has been devoted to supporting the homecoming of our service members for over 100 years. For A&W, it all started with a tiny root beer stand. Entrepreneur Roy W. Allen thought his concoction would be perfect for the parade honoring the return of World War I veterans. His root beer was a hit and has remained a symbol of celebration and camaraderie ever since.
Don’t forget to take a photo with your free Root Beer Float and share it using #RootBeerFloatDay.
Thanks for supporting our American veterans!
P.S. Donations to DAV will be collected at A&W Restaurant locations across the country, or you can donate online right now.
SEE IT HERE: https://www.lifestylecycles.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=12412302
Stock # 13436C is a 2022 Midnight Crimson/ Vivid Black two-tone Harley-Davidson STEET GLIDE SPECIAL 114 FLHXS with only 127.00 miles!
This bike is a LIKE NEW LOW MILEAGE 114 Street Glide some of the features/Add-ons on this bike are
* 114c.i. Motor with a 6-Speed trans.
* Prodigy wheels 19 front and 18 rear
* LED headlamp
* ABS Rotors with dual floating rotors
* 2-1-2 Dual exhaust with tapered mufflers
* High-flo air cleaner with rain cover
* Detachable backrest
* Only 127.00 miles!
* Two-tone paint
This bike is only $35,995.00
Plus, license, $85.00 documentation fee, and local sales tax. NO HIDDEN FEES like some dealers. And we have no reconditioning or prep fees. This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 92-point safety/mechanical/structural inspection.
Fill out an online application today. We have EZ FINANCING and EXTENDED WARRANTIES available!
Lifestyle Cycles is located at 1510 State College Blvd,Anaheim,CA,92806.
NOT LOCAL? WE HAVE SHIPPING AVAILABLE!
Call today (714) 490-0155. Open 7 days a week.
We carry Street Glides, Road Glides, Road Kings, Ultras, Sportsters, Softails, Dynas, and much more!
We are California’s pre-owned Harley Mega-Store with over 200 Pre-Owned Harley-Davidsons in stock! To view our current inventory,
Please visit www.LifestyleCycles.com or www.facebook.com/LifestyleCyclesUsedHarleys/
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) today reported second quarter results—
Second Quarter 2022 Summary of Results
Global motorcycle shipments were adversely impacted (down 15 percent in Q2) by the approximately two-week production suspension caused by a regulatory compliance matter at a third-party supplier.
HDMC Revenue down 5 percent with global pricing and growth within Apparel offsetting much of the negative impact from the temporary production suspension.
HDMC Operating Income margin of 15.1 percent, was up 1.2 points versus last year; pricing, lower operating expense and lower EU tariffs offset the impact of the suspension.
HDFS Operating Income decline of 9 percent was driven by the continued normalization of credit losses in-line with expectations.
GAAP diluted EPS of $1.46 was up 10 percent vs last year; Harley-Davidson repurchased $64 million of shares (or 1.7 million shares) on a discretionary basis in Q2.
The Company reaffirms its full-year 2022 outlook
Merger transaction between LiveWire and AEA-Bridges Impact Corporation now expected to list at the NYSE in late September
Pickerington, Ohio — The votes have been tallied, and the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is proud to announce the six inductees to be honored during the 2022 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 28 in Pickerington, Ohio. The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2022 is Kenny Coolbeth, Greg Hancock, Effie Hotchkiss, Sandy Kosman, Ben Spies and James Stewart.
The induction ceremony will include a cocktail reception at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame followed by dinner and the induction ceremony at the nearby Violet Township Event Center on Friday evening, with the following day to include an Open House and Class of 2022 installation exhibit in the AMA Hall of Fame Museum on the AMA campus.
Hall of Fame inductees are selected from eight areas of influence: Ambassadors/Industry, Design/Engineering, Dirt Track, Leadership/Motorcycle Rights, Motocross/Supercross, Off-Road, Road Racing and Specialty Competition.
Pickerington, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association’s Sound Test Kit Program is officially open for 2022 applications. The program is administered by the AMA’s Government Relations Department and provides kits to AMA Districts, club members, race organizers and others who educate riders about sound levels. The kit contains a Type 2 sound meter, a tachometer, training materials, a spark-arrestor probe, personal protective equipment and a storage case.
–Bob
RSD launches all new SECTOR performance parts line for V-Twin motorcycles.
The team at Roland Sands Design is excited to announce the release of the all-new SECTOR Performance Parts Product Line.
Designed, engineered, and manufactured in Long Beach California, USA; the SECTOR collection from Roland Sands Design is a highly detailed V-twin performance product line.
We’ve developed a complete riser offering with adjustability, gauge mounts and high-performance finishes tested for durability and long-term quality.
These are products designed with the racetrack in mind, but built for the street with the fit, finish and performance expected from RSD.
Each product in this all-new collection has a unique design language that pushes the aesthetics of your machine. The all-new SECTOR product line will be launched in various phases starting with our Modular Riser System & Gauge Relocation Systems for H-D touring Softail and Sportster fitments kicking it off. Stay tuned for additional parts to drop very soon.
I did a lot of the fabrication on this bike like the headlight bracket, peg mounts, foot controls, exhaust, handlebars, sissybar, passenger pegs, clutch linkage, clutch release arm, jockey shift lever, oil lines and more stuff that I’m forgetting about.
See the whole tamale at Choppers Mag.
Meet 2022 Poster Model Marilyn—
2022 has been full of surprises. If you’re a fan of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, you’ll be pleasantly surprised when you see who earned the title of 2022 Poster Model!
There were so many captivating contestants who participated, but only one was crowned the winner of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Poster Model Search, presented by Twisted Tea, Fozzy Cycle Shop and XRock…
The Sturgis motorcycle rally is right around the corner (officially starts this Friday).
All week we’ve been shipping Priority Mail (and even Express) for folks who need our products for their trip. If you’re one of those lucky souls: RIDE SAFE AND HAVE FUN!
We’ll also be out of town (and closed!) next week, not for Sturgis, but for a once-in-a-lifetime family whitewater rafting trip in Idaho.
I dusted off our trusty Olympus “Tough” waterproof camera (I like it better than the GoPro) and plan to take lots of video of us thrashing the Class III and IV rapids.
Speaking of taking action video… have you ever tried shooting while riding? Have you ever wanted the result to be more… well, interesting?
Read on…
Tracey & Tim, Owners
See all Discounted Camera Mounts
The BEST Ride Video is… YOURS!
An unchanging view from the saddle can become kinda boring if you’re not the rider.
–Leader Motorcycle Accessories
New Road Safety Report Helps Raise Awareness Among Cannabis-Users Who Drive
–By Joana Scopel, Benzinga Staff Writer
After a number of fatal automobile accidents involving drivers testing positive for cannabis during the pandemic in the United States, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), Responsibility.org, and the National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving (NASID) released a new report that provides guidance on how State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) can better communicate with cannabis consumers and advance traffic safety outreach.
Since recreational cannabis became legal in some states, its use has increased significantly. “In 2019, 18% of people aged 12 and older in the U.S. reported using cannabis in the past year, up from 11% in 2002,” according to the GHSA.
As cannabis becomes more popular and the call for federal legalization increases, it is extremely necessary for drivers who use cannabis to drive safely, hence the need for effective public outreach and education.
A survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that “95% of people say driving above the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit is very or extremely dangerous, but only 69% believe driving is dangerous within the first hour of using cannabis.”
According to the NHTSA, cannabis use is playing a growing role in road traffic deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. “33% of drivers involved in fatal crashes had tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in their system, a significant increase from 21% before the pandemic,” indicated an NHTSA report.
–NMA
MIC ALERT–Members Called on to Confront the PFAS Problem for Powersports
The MIC wants more members for its new working group built to examine PFAS legislation and proposals and develop a comprehensive approach to federal and state regulations that could forever change manufacturing across the industry.
“We’re calling on MIC members with expertise and vested interests to contact us about joining our new PFAS working group,” said Eric Barnes, MIC technical programs vice president. “PFAS presents a major powersports industry challenge, and whether you’re an OE, aftermarket, or riding gear manufacturer, you must learn about government PFAS proposals and start looking for ways to replace PFAS in products you sell.”
–MIC
ON JULY 20, 1969, AS COMMANDER OF THE APOLLO 11 LUNAR MODULE, NEIL ARMSTRONG WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON.
HIS FIRST WORDS AFTER STEPPING ON THE MOON, “THAT’S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND,” WERE TELEVISED TO EARTH AND HEARD BY MILLIONS.
BUT, JUST BEFORE HE RE-ENTERED THE LANDER, HE MADE THE ENIGMATIC REMARK “GOOD LUCK, MR. GORSKY.”
MANY PEOPLE AT NASA THOUGHT IT WAS A CASUAL REMARK CONCERNING SOME RIVAL SOVIET COSMONAUT.
HOWEVER, UPON CHECKING, THERE WAS NO GORSKY IN EITHER THE RUSSIAN OR AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAMS.
OVER THE YEARS, MANY PEOPLE QUESTIONED ARMSTRONG AS TO WHAT THE ‘GOOD LUCK, MR. GORSKY’ STATEMENT MEANT, BUT ARMSTRONG ALWAYS JUST SMILED.
THIS TIME HE FINALLY RESPONDED BECAUSE HIS MR. GORSKY HAD JUST DIED, SO NEIL ARMSTRONG FELT HE COULD NOW ANSWER THE QUESTION.
HERE IS THE ANSWER TO “WHO WAS MR. GORSKY?”:
HIS NEIGHBORS WERE MR. AND MRS. GORSKY.
AS HE LEANED DOWN TO PICK UP THE BALL, YOUNG ARMSTRONG HEARD MRS. GORSKY SHOUTING AT MR. GORSKY,
–Mr. Wonderful
Official Certified Librarian
Bandit’s Cantina
I can now finish the old 4-speed Knuckle/Pan/Shovel clutch tech. I’ve been working on these for 50 years, and I still learned a lot.
I’m also installing a spin-on oil filter on the Pandemic and fixed the seat springs. This puppy leaked out of the top, so we made a funky inner-tube gasket.
We confirmed Charlie’s Knucklehead feature for Cycle Source.
With a local rider who rides 45 Trikes, we are going to put together an article on dealing with rust.
.jpeg)
I need to go to Quick Stickers tomorrow in Spearfish and pick up our stickers. Our number is now 5 and I like it.
Salt Torpedo shirts are approved and ordered. I’m working with Alpine in Spearfish and they’ve done a helluva job.
Did I mention these locking flat or concave washers last week. John brought over a case and told me in no uncertain terms, “Fuck split ring lock washers.”
I’m trying these out.
I rode the UL out of Deadwood in the dead of night passed dead dear in the road. It ran like a top. I’m going to install a front brake as soon as the dust settles.
Sometimes I just want to stay in the shop and tinker.
Don’t get stressed about anything. Erika, Son’s wife is helping me focus on changing my thoughts. Don’t ask me if it’s working.
Pack your shit. Let’s ride…
–Bandit
RALLY WINDING DOWN BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for August 11th, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
Thursday will be nuts. Not sure if the news will be finished on Thursday or Friday. Hang on. It’s been a wild week in the nerve center of motorcycling, Sturgis, SD.
Guys are flying along every highway. Marilyn Stemp held a show maybe two every day. We entered our two Panheads in the Chopper Magazine show at Outlaw square. The action is hot and heavy. The bands at the chip are over the top.
If you want something done to your bike, it’s here. I don’t know where to start. I’m thinking about a Sturgis story. But I better hit the news before it’s never completed.
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
SEMA ALERT–
As automotive technology continues to evolve, automotive enthusiasts and the marketplace we support must have access to the tools and information necessary to allow for consumer choice to safely modify, service, and preserve motor vehicles. SEMA is committed to protecting your right to these basic freedoms, but we need your help NOW!
The REPAIR Act (Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair), H.R. 6570, is a bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would ensure enthusiasts, specialty businesses, and repair shops have access to the information and tools that are needed to produce and install parts that are used to maintain and upgrade the cars, trucks, and SUVs we love. Without Congressional protection, vehicle data from automobiles and their components may become off-limits.
Don’t wait—tell your member of Congress they need to protect the right to modify and repair vehicles before it’s too late.
Signing the letter only takes a moment. Every letter counts!
Rigor mortis had set in and it was flat on its back with its legs in the air.
When his Dad came home Billy said, “Dad our roosters dead and his legs are sticking in the air. Why are his legs sticking in the air?”
His father thinking quickly said, “Son, that’s so God can reach down from the clouds and lift the rooster straight up to heaven.”
“Gee Dad that’s great,” said little Billy.
A few days later, when Dad came home from work, Billy rushed out to meet him yelling, “Dad, Dad we almost lost Mom today!”
“What do you mean?” said Dad.
“Well Dad, I got home from school early today and went up to your bedroom and there was Mom flat on her back with her legs in the air screaming, “Jesus I’m coming, I’m coming” If it hadn’t been for Uncle George holding her down we’d have lost her for sure!”
You probably know you can get reproduction English girders form India. They are selling them on eBay. I think that is what is on Billy Lane’s demo open pushrod thing.
I had a M20 BSA in Vegas years ago. Like all the other cool shit I sold it to pay the bills. I was searching for Indian scout girders when I found them. I still have my Triumph. I may hard-tail it this winter and put one of those girders on it. Got the hearse on the market now. I cleaned up the interior.
–Bill May
THE OUTLAW CODE–All I got to say is, if you wanna live the life of a gangster, you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop.
My lawyer told me, when you’re running down the street with your hair on fire, i.e. living the life of a gangster in public sight saying fuck you to the authorities, don’t be surprised when you’re under investigation and due for an early morning wake Up call by the feds.
–Archy
Devil’s Bones MC
This one is huge, like literally huge. The S&S R&D team has been working on this project for the better part of 18 months and done an intensive level of durability testing to develop the perfect combination of materials and piston shape. Can not wait to see the dyno charts that come out of this kit. ~DZ
S&S Cycle – 129” and 132” Big Bore Kits for 2017-2022 HD M8 engines
We love raw unadulterated thumping, makes your heart skip a beat kind of power and that’s the very stuff S&S Cycle specializes in. This obsession with power is further proven out by their latest efforts for the Milwaukee Eight® powered Harley-Davidson® models. Their bolt-in 129/132 Cubic Inch (that’s well over 2000cc for you metric folks) Big Bore Kits are just this side of monstrous.
Taking the stock engine from a mild mannered 107 CI to a fire breathing 129 CI or the 114 CI models to 132 cubic inches of tire melting power. Their latest is a 4.32” bore and is slated for 11:1 compression ratio so it’s happy with pump gas, but will still complement a high lift cam.
S&S® Cycle, Inc.
14025 County Highway G, Viola, WI 54664
Office 608.627.0358
Email dzemla@sscycle.com
Summer sounds like soothing beach waves and the crackle of a campfire are great and all, but we think the roar of a motorcycle engine is the best sound of summer. Sunnier days means more opportunities to ride.
Here’s just one example from Nick’s Picks for the Summer:
Robert M.’s 2002 Harley-Davidson XL 1200 S Sportster 1200 Sport
Honolulu, HI
See all ten of his picks at Twisted Road.
THE PEBBLE BEACH AUCTION REPORT—
The Last Crocker Motorcycle Built According to the Crocker Registry
- One of Approximately 70 Examples Ever Built
- Once Owned by Crocker Historian Ernie Skelton
- This Crocker, of the Rare and Legendary Marque Dubbed “The Duesenberg of American Motorcycles”, is One of the Finest Vintage Motorcycles to Ever Come to Auction
Joan and I leave in a week for the West Coast. Our 1942 Crocker, #310, the Last Crocker was selected by David Gooding, Gooding & Company for display at The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this year. It will be on display the week of August 15-20th and will go across the auction block Friday evening, August 19th at the VIP Party.
The vintage motorcycle hobby has been a passion of Joan and I over the past 35 years. Without Joanies love of antiques and encouragement in the beginning, I would have not gotten involved.
The hobby has been good to us all these years and we have met the best people because of it at swap meets, auctions, and a multitude of vintage events nationwide. You have likely been a part of this journey with us. So we felt you may wish to follow online to see if The Last Crocker sets a new worlds record for motorcycles? If not we load it up and take it home to ride and enjoy even more.
August 19, Friday Evening
Google GoodingCo.com
Click on the link to watch the live auction feed.
If a camera walks by we will be sure to wave to all y’all!
We wish to thank each and every one of you for your time, knowledge and experiences that you have each shared with us the last 35 years in this wonderful Sport of Vintage Motorcycling. And we sincerely hope to continue in future years.
See You On The Road;
Steve and Joan Klein
SierraMadreMotorcycleCompany.com
Sierra Madre Motorcycle Company -Facebook
1137 Western Trail
361.652.8300 Steve Cell
SierraMadreMC@Gmail.com
Steve@SteveKlein.com
Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out, since it is such a beautiful day. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book.
“Reading a book,” she replies, (thinking, “Isn’t that obvious”?)
“You’re in a Restricted Fishing Area,” he informs her.
“I’m sorry, officer, but I’m not fishing, I’m reading.”
“Yes, but you have all the equipment. I’ll have to write you up a ticket.”
“For reading a book”? she replies.
“You’re in a Restricted Fishing Area,” he informs her again.
“But officer, I’m not fishing, I’m reading.”
“Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I’ll have to write you up a ticket and you’ll have to pay a fine.”
“If you do that, I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault,” says the woman.
“But I haven’t even touched you,” says the Game Warden.
“That’s true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment.”
“Have a nice day ma’am,” and he immediately departed.
MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads.
Sure, God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece!!
–Sam Burns
Come hang out at Legend Suspensions for a meet and greet with @road_warrior_aka_r_dub Friday August 12th, 2022 from
10AM – 12PM.
WORDS FROM ROB CARLO:
UPDATE: California Advances Resolution Celebrating Automobile Cruising’s History and Culture to Senate
Encourage support from your lawmaker on this pro-hobby proposal:
California has introduced a SAN-supported resolution (A.C.R. 176) celebrating the history and culture associated with automobile cruising. This resolution encourages local officials and law enforcement to work with local car clubs to conduct safe cruising events.
Highlighting the automotive community’s positive spirit and cultural contributions, the proposal recognizes the vital roles of legendary cruising strips and car club activities spanning the state.
The resolution passed the House and now awaits consideration before the full Senate. Remind lawmakers of the automotive hobby’s importance to California—as well as American society—by respectfully voicing support for this effort and requesting further action.
Your Lawmaker Must Hear from You Right Away!
Request support for this proposal by using the following SAN website link for an overview and lawmaker contact.
–SEMA
Good luck with that. Maybe after November.–Bandit
–Sam Burn
Feature Bike Editor Supreme
Bikernet.com™
Kuryakyn Expands Lineup of Industry Leading Tracer LED Lighting for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
Kuryakyn recently expanded its lineup of the top-of-the-line Tracer LED lighting accessories for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The new products include LED accessories that run from front to back on a customer’s Harley, or from Fairing Lower Accents to an innovative new rear fender light that doesn’t require a factory fender tip. There’s even a taillight that illuminates with the American flag. The new products are available immediately and are being shown at the Kuryakyn displays at the Sturgis Rally this week.
The Tracer line from Kuryakyn stands out as the most stylish lights on the market. The smooth, consistent and intense light emitted by the units are from the “fully diffused” technology in the product. Fully diffused means that the products show no light dots, no glare, no shadow and provide an even and intense glow. Tracer products have a lower profile than most aftermarket LEDs, which provides a clean look without sacrificing brightness. Most of the products are available with red or smoke polycarbonate lenses and all are fully DOT/1 compliant.
“LED lighting isn’t new to the market, but the technology we use in our Tracer line definitely provides the smoothest and most intense light available,” said Kuryakyn Brand Manager Tyler Anderson. “Kuryakyn’s been creating customizing products since we started, these lights are a great combination of both style and function.”
The newest additions to the Tracer lineup are Tracer LED Fairing Lower Grills, LED Taillights, front and rear Turn Signal Conversions, LED Inserts for Saddlebag Supports, Saddlebag Lights, Tour Pak Side Lights, Windshield Trim Lights, Rear Fender Tip Light, Filler Panel for the space between the saddlebag and rear fender and the Freedom Flag Taillight. (A list of products is included below with MSRP pricing.)
New Tracer Products with Pricing
- Tracer LED Fairing Lower Grills MSRP:$262.99
- Tracer LED Taillights MSRP:$159.99
- Tracer LED Rear Turn Signal Conversions MSRP:$129.99
- Tracer LED Front Turn Signal Conversions MSRP:$129.99
- Tracer LED Inserts for Saddlebag Supports MSRP:$249.99
- Tracer Saddlebag Lights MSRP:$183.99
- Tracer Tour Pak Side Lights MSRP:$299.99
- Tracer Windshield Trim Lights MSRP:$249.99
- Tracer Rear Fender Tip Light MSRP:$149.99
- Tracer Filler Panel MSRP:$249.99
- Freedom Flag Taillight MSRP: $149.99
Stock # 13484 is a White 2020 Harley-Davidson DYNA LOW RIDER FXDL with only 5041.00 miles!
This bike is a super low mileage Dyna some of the features/Add-ons on this bike are
* 107c.i. Motor with a six speed trans.
* S&S exhaust system
* Chrome extended risers
* Handlebar pouch
* Detachable windshield
* Mag wheels
* Saddleman seat
* Detachable passenger back rest
* Dash speed-o and tach combo
This bike is only $16,995.00
Plus, license, $85.00 documentation fee, and local sales tax. NO HIDDEN FEES like some dealers. And we have no reconditioning or prep fees. This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 92-point safety/mechanical/structural inspection.
Fill out an online application today. We have EZ FINANCING and EXTENDED WARRANTIES available!
Lifestyle Cycles is located at 1510 State College Blvd,Anaheim,CA,92806. Open 7 days a week.
NOT LOCAL? WE HAVE SHIPPING AVAILABLE! Call today (714) 490-0155.
We carry Street Glides, Road Glides, Road Kings, Ultras, Sportsters, Softails, Dynas, and much more!
We are California’s pre-owned Harley Mega-Store with over 200 Pre-Owned Harley-Davidsons in stock! To view our current inventory,
The Little Red Story, Part 1
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/The_Little_Red_Story_Part_1.aspx
I enjoyed the article. Kent Weeks is one talented man!
–Lonnie Bissell
Omaha, NE
Super small, amazingly bright with smoked lenses
Engineered in Germany with SMD-LED technology
The housing is CNC machined from billet aluminum and available in black or chrome finish
Some applications may require the use of a load equalizer
Sold in pairs
Direct fit for M8 Softails 2018-up (may fit other cable operated clutch models by adding spacer) and universal fitment available
NEW AND IMPROVED, IN STOCK AND READY TO UPGRADE YOUR RIDE
Elypse LED 2-1 Turn Signals
For M8 Softails and Universal fitments
K68501 Price: $179.99
K68500 Price: $179.99
K68511 Price: $179.99
K68510 Price: $179.99
HAL ROBINSON ART COMES TO BIKERNET
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/HAL_ROBINSON_ART_COMES_TO_BIKERNET.aspx
Love seeing Hal’s work up for all to see who read the news. Loved the way you covered him and some of the detailed writing about Hal and wife, Ann (me). Keep up the good work! It makes me happy!
— Ann Robinson
Long Beach, California
[page break]
The BIG GREEN LIE Almost Everyone Claims to Believe
Epoch Times Sticking it where it hurts, to all the politicians who have given lip service over the years to the climate crisis lie.
The Big Green Lie Almost Everyone Claims to Believe
Almost every member of Congress, Democrat or Republican, pays homage to the Big Green Lie. So do all the past and remaining Conservative candidates vying to be prime minister of the UK and every candidate currently vying for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. So does virtually all of the mainstream press. The Big Green Lie—that carbon dioxide is a pollutant—is so pervasive that even those considered skeptics—including right-wing NGOs and pundits—generally adhere to the orthodoxy, differing not in their stated belief that CO2 is a pollutant but only in how calamitous a pollutant it is.
The claim that the “science was settled” on climate change never withstood scrutiny. Scientists around the world signed a series of petitions to dispute that claim. The 2008 Oregon Petition, spearheaded by a former president of the National Academy of Science and championed by Freeman Dyson, Albert Einstein’s successor at Princeton and one of the world’s most preeminent scientists, was signed by more than 31,000 scientists and experts who agreed that “the proposed limits on greenhouse gases would harm the environment, hinder the advance of science and technology, and damage the health and welfare of mankind.
Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth.”
What is settled is the abject failure of the three-decade-long attempt by the bureaucracies of the 195 countries of the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to convince anyone other than themselves, a credulous media, and a relatively few gullible people that climate change represents an existential threat. Poll after poll over the decades show the public gives climate change short shrift when asked to rank its importance.
Read more: https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-big-green-lie-almost-everyone-claims-to-believe_4639112.html
What bothers me most about the climate crisis is the opportunity cost, the needless economic pain people endure.
In the USA gasoline prices have skyrocketed, because Brandon’s rabid green administration refuses to allow domestic energy providers to drill for more oil, and refuses to build new pipelines like Keystone.
How many ordinary American families have missed out on visiting the grandparents, because they can’t afford the road trip? How many people will die this winter, because they can’t afford to warm their homes?
Britain, which has embraced this fable more than most, is expected to experience 70% household power bill increases this year, which no end of sight – even though the British people are literally sitting on vast reserves of shale gas, which could cut their energy bills almost overnight.
As for Australia, our nation is a mountain of coal and Uranium, but our government is trying to shut down coal and has forbidden the construction of nuclear power plants.
Sooner or later voters will tire of waiting for the promised low-cost energy renewables are supposed to deliver, but when they finally awaken, it will still take many years more, to undo the damage this madness has caused.
–Essay by Eric Worrall
Epoch Times
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!—
THE STURGIS RALLY 2022 BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for August 4th, 2022
2022 marks my thirty ninth trip to the black hills, admitting not always on one of my scooters at the rally. Just love South Dakota, and its people!
Rally week has always been the best. I’d go back to camping in the park. I plan on coming every year no matter what. I’m old now planning on getting a lot older, so as a precaution to aging, I built a sidecar. Nothing is going to stop me.
YES, ride forevermore!
— Stevie B
Just South of chi-town, IL
Our team of valuation experts recommend increasing the values on these vehicles.
Vehicle
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FL
Recent value
$35,000
New value
$47,500
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLATHEAD UL 80
Recent Value
$20,000
New Value
$24,000
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHB ELECTRA GLIDE
Recent Value
$12,000
New Value
$13,000
HARLEY-DAVIDSON PANDEMIC
Recent Value
$20,000
New Value
$24,000
HARLEY-DAVIDSON S
Recent Value
$35,000
New value
$42,000
HARLEY-DAVIDSON WLD
Recent Value
$17,000
New Value
$20,000
HARLEY-DAVIDSON WLDR
Recent Value
$35,000
New Value
$42,000
TRIUMPH TR6 TROPHY
Recent Value
$13,000
New Value
$13,500
SAVE THE DATE: Sand Sports Super Show: September 16-18 in Costa Mesa
WHAT:
The Sand Sports Super Show is the biggest and most exciting dune and sand sports expo in the world with over 300 industry-leading exhibitors. The Sand Sports Super Show provides attendees the opportunity to get up close to the latest Sand Rails, UTVs, ATVs, Side x Sides and Toy Haulers, as well checking out accessories, apparel and much more. The sand sports and off-road community come together at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., September 16-18 for this year’s edition of the Sand Sports Super Show.
Event Features include:
Performance Marketplace, with many vendors offering “Try, Before you Buy” opportunities and special “Show-only Pricing.”
Side X Side and ATV/UTV Demos, with industry-leading brands at the Proving Grounds
Manufacturers launching new products and showing off their latest innovations to an engaged crowd of enthusiast attendees.
Dozens of prizes will be given out to lucky attendees, including the American Sand Association (ASA) raffling off a Polaris RZR and a Genesis Overnighter Trailer
Entertainment and music at the mainstage all weekend
WHEN:
Friday, September 16, 2022 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 17, 2022 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 18, 2022 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:
OC Fair & Event Center | 88 Fair Dr. | Costa Mesa, CA 92626
ocfair.com | (714) – 708-1500
TICKETS:
Purchase discount tickets online at
SandSportsSuperShow.com
Online Discount Ticket:
Adult/$16 | Child/$6 (ages 6-12)
Gate Price:
Adults/$20 | Child/$7 (ages 6-12)
Kids ages 5-and-under are free
INFO:
Visit, SandSportsSuperShow.com and follow on Facebook and Instagram
@SandSportsSuperShow
TRIKE OF THE WEEK—
–Sam Burns
Trike Editor in Charge
Bikernet.com™
14th International Motorcycle Conference – Hybrid event for PTW safety: SAFETY IN MOTION
Whether on site at INTERMOT Cologne or on screen from all over the world, when the 14th International Motorcycle Conference opens its doors on 3 and 4 October 2022, everyone will be able to follow and discuss the latest findings in the field of motorcycle safety. Because then the time will come again, and the Institute for Motorcycle Safety (IFZ) will invite experts and other interested parties from numerous nations to this almost unique world congress in Cologne.
The event will soon be started, the contents of the lectures are ready, and the registrations have begun. Due to its excellent partners, such as the American Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF, USA), the European (ACEM) and German Motorcycle Industry Association (IVM), the German Road Safety Council (DVR) and, last but not least, Koelnmesse, this year’s ifz International Motorcycle Conference will once again set standards in the context of the International Motorcycle and Scooter Fair INTERMOT Cologne.
The aim is to publish the latest research results on powered two-wheelers and to promote the international exchange of road safety experts in order to further reduce the number of accidents involving powered two-wheelers worldwide. Hence, the motto “Safety in Motion” marks the focus of the event.
Once again, the two days will offer the committed participants from research and practice an excellent opportunity to exchange information on the latest safety-relevant aspects of motorcycling. A highlight of the conference will be the high-level round table discussion “Vision 2030+: the motorcycle industry’s future within the EU mobility transformation”, organized under the leadership of ACEM, the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers. Industry leaders and policy makers will discuss key topics such as the potential of powered two- wheelers mobility for the urban transport of the future and ongoing efforts to further improve the safety of powered two-wheelers.
More information on the conference is available at www.ifz.de .
ANOTHER New Bikernet Reader Comment!–CHOPPER CHARLIE
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/CHOPPER_CHARLIE.aspx
Fun read. Reminds me of a much simpler times. Life was straightforward and focused. The beginning of a lifelong passion!
Bandit, hope things in Deadwood are running smooth.
Cheers Brother
— Capt Ed Hardison
ethmarsol@gmail.com
Corolla, NC
All is well in outlaw territory. I feel so fortunate to be living in motorcycle nirvana. –Bandit
THE ENERGY FREEDOM PLATFORM—
The root of our global energy crisis is Green Energy Fascism. The solution is Energy Freedom.
The root of our global energy crisis is Green Energy Fascism—the idea that government should have total control over the energy industry (fascism) used for the “green” goal of rapidly eliminating fossil fuels and nuclear.
The solution is Energy Freedom—the idea that individuals should be free to produce and consume energy how they judge best, provided they follow laws protecting everyone from truly harmful emissions and dangerous practices.
There is no inevitability whatsoever to today’s energy crisis.
In fact, if we replace Green Energy Fascism with Energy Freedom policies, America can lead the world in producing low-cost, reliable, plentiful, and cleaner energy—enriching ourselves and billions around the world.
The Opportunity
Human beings’ knowledge of how to produce energy in a way that is low-cost, reliable, and plentiful has never been greater. And we can do it in ever-cleaner ways.
As the world’s leading economy and energy producer, America can lead a global energy renaissance.
The Problem
Even though the world could be in an energy renaissance, it is instead in an energy crisis—with skyrocketing costs and declining reliability around the world.
Europe fears industrial collapse and citizens freezing this winter. Poorer regions fear literal starvation.¹
The Cause
The direct cause of our unnecessary energy crisis is simple: governments around the world have restricted the supply of energy through anti-fossil-fuel, anti-nuclear policies. When demand outstrips supply, energy prices rise—which causes all other prices to rise.
The Root Cause
The reason that governments have been able to get away with anti-fossil-fuel, anti-nuclear policies is that they have used the pretext of climate apocalypse to justify Green Energy Fascism—total government control over the energy industry to achieve “green” goals.
Today’s energy policy is fascist.
Economically, “fascism” means: unlimited control of govt over private industry.
Our leaders exercise such control by using mandates, subsidies, prohibitions, and ESG rules to dictate the behavior of energy producers and energy consumers.
Using energy fascism to achieve “green” goals makes a terrible policy far worse.
“Green” = “minimal impact.” Since all energy impacts nature, all energy can be opposed as not “green.”
In practice, “green” energy means, disastrously: oppose everything but unreliable solar and wind.
The pretext of Green Energy Fascism is “climate emergency.” But:
Trying to lower CO2 emissions by favoring unreliable solar/wind and punishing nuclear is wildly ineffective.
–Alex Epstein
The MIC wants more members for its new working group built to examine PFAS legislation and proposals, and develop a comprehensive approach to federal and state regulations that could forever change manufacturing across the industry.
“We’re calling on MIC members with expertise and vested interests to contact us about joining our new PFAS working group,” said Eric Barnes, MIC technical programs vice president. “PFAS presents a major powersports industry challenge, and whether you’re an OE, aftermarket, or riding gear manufacturer, you must learn about government PFAS proposals and start looking for ways to replace PFAS in products you sell.”
In powersports, PFAS chemicals can be found in or used to produce a wide range of products such as riding gear, vehicle components resistant to heat, fuel, and chemicals, as well as semiconductors and chrome plating. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a class of synthetic chemicals used for decades in many consumer products. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, these are “long lasting chemicals, components of which break down very slowly over time” and “are found in the blood of people and animals all over the world and are present at low levels in a variety of food products and in the environment.”
Both federal and state governments have examined the health impacts of PFAS in recent years and many bills have been introduced to ban its use. Some states are setting up registries to list any vehicles, components, parts, and clothing that contain PFAS. And news reports are now regularly covering the PFAS story.
–MIC
Motorcycle Riders Foundation inducted into the Sturgis Museum & Hall of Fame—
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation was inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame at the breakfast in Deadwood on Wednesday August 10th.
The MRF President and Chairman of the Board Kirk ‘Hardtail’ Willard had this to say, “On behalf of the original Steering committee, the Board of Directors, all Sustaining Motorcycle Rights Organizations, MRF State Representatives, and general members, we appreciate the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of fame recognizing the MRF for their tireless dedication to protecting the members rights and freedoms for nearly four decades.”
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is a national organization dedicated to lobbying for those who ride, to protecting and defending their rights as motorcyclists, and to addressing the concerns of street riders and the motorcycle industry they support.
In 1985 the MRF held its first annual Meeting of the Minds conference. For many activists from around the country this marked the first time they’d met to discuss how to best preserve and protect motorcycling. The main issues of the day, mandatory helmet laws, unfair insurance laws, and the right to modify motorcycles, are still faced today, along with many others. In 2022, the MRF will hold its 38th Annual Meeting of the Minds, representing an unbroken chain of unparalleled training and networking opportunities that has molded the American biker’s rights movement into the highly effective force it is today.
MRF also holds its annual ‘Bikers Inside the Beltway’ grassroots lobbying event where riders from all over the country go to Washington, D.C. to help fight for their rights.
Time is running out! Only 10 days until the Easyriders Rodeo in Fowlerville, MI., August 19-21.
It wouldn’t be a true biker rally without the very best motorcycle-lifestyle related vendors in the country, but hurry time is running out and space is limited.
You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity to show your amazing products at the original Easyriders Motorcycle Rodeo! Thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts will converge for a weekend of camping, dirt track motorcycle rodeo competitions on two-wheeled steel ponies, a great lineup of concerts, and more!!
Sign up at check-in for our poker crawl. We supply everything. Get all the attendees to stop at your booth.
Do you have used Motorcycle parts laying around? Call us for special pricing in the “Used Parts Corral” – let those used parts earn you some cash instead of gathering dust in your shop!
More information can be found at EasyridersEvents.com
or call us at 800-962-9857
When we first met Tony Bang (@bangtime) about 13 years ago he was just a young lad rippin’ around on a little XS650 chopper. After a few years of hangin’ and bangin’ on the XS, he was ready to make the jump to some good ol’ American Iron.
Tony always lived near Downtown Los Angeles and would hang out with all the LA chopper boys at “the Chun” (If you don’t know what the Chun is, make sure to pick up issue 4). Hanging on the wall there was (Shr)Eddie Cleveland’s old busted up 1972 XLH Ironhead. Shreddie had gotten into a pretty bad accident on it at one time, and moved onto Big Twins, so the crashed up Ironhead found its place hanging on the walls of the Chun.
NEWS FROM THE DAMON ELECTRIC NERVE CENTER—FAST is 200 mph.
FAST is 0-60 mph in less than 2.7 seconds.
FAST is the seriously fierce torque HyperDrive™ delivers to all our electric motorcycles.
And FAST is how quickly our reservations are filling up. 2023 is already sold out, and our 2024 reservations aren’t far behind.
So move FAST. Reserve your Damon today.
I need to apply the new stickers and perhaps go to Spearfish to get the new ones for the class. Carl Pussar suggested a S&S carb support strap and I need to reach out to Lori about parts for the Thunder-Jet enhanced S&S B we are going to take along.
Tom’s K-model from 5-Ball racing is on the road and Buck Lovell shot it for a Cycle source feature.
I’m also going to ask Sarison’s for a bid on paving the road to the shop. I’m sure the amount will kick my ass.
Looks like I’m going to write a separate story about the rally experience this year. I’m about to publish another Why Choppers Story. Let me know what you think.
Our shirts are very close to completion for Bonneville.
I hope everyone rides safely home. We almost sorted out the funky Panhead. Damn, I wanted to ride it to a party. Next year…
In the meantime, ride fast and free, forever.
–Bandit
POST RALLY BLUES BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for August 18th, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
The rally came and went in the blink of an eye. I’m trying to write my rally report and get a handle on my experience and the vibe for this year.
I’m also experiencing post rally and flooded Bonneville blues, while studying the Texas mile for Salt Torpedo test runs in March. My son Frank, called this morning to discuss a friend who is wrapped in the Flat Earth notion and then he said, “Okay pops, what’s next?”
I think I am enjoying the outta-of-gear feeling right now. I’m still quizzing folks about their rally experience. My grandson had a blast, then was forced to ride back to war-homeless torn Los Angeles.
I wonder if Sturgis doesn’t represent so much more than motorcycles and new parts this year. Maybe it represented an escape from the madness. We’ll see. Let’s hit the news.
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
.jpg)
Congratulations to the Law Tigers Challenge Winner at Sturgis!
Congratulations to Travis Bailey, a US Navy veteran, who won the 2022 Indian Chieftain Dark Horse provided by Indian Motorcycle. He lasted 77 hours in the competition!
Contestants were allowed a 15-minute break every 4 hours, and Law Tigers provided food and water. Thank you for your service, Travis; we can’t wait to see you on your new ride at Sturgis next year!
TIRE NEWS–Stefano Mesa Proves to be Unstoppable with Pirelli DIABLO Superbike Slicks at Pittsburgh International Race Complex
Pirelli Makes it Six Track Records for the 2022 Season
Pirelli Tire North America captured its sixth absolute motorcycle track record of the 2022 racing season as Stefano Mesa proved to be unstoppable at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Pennsylvania on Sunday, August 14. It marked the third time this season that Mesa and his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R motorcycle equipped with Pirelli DIABLO Superbike slicks have prevailed with a new track record.
“What a weekend!” said Mesa. “I always say these things never come easy, but we are on a pretty good roll these past few weeks. That’s three for me this season with my Pirelli slicks. My bike and tires are just working unbelievable right now. We’ve got a great setup and I want to try and keep this momentum rolling!”
Mesa’s new lap record of 1:41.619 was set during the WERA Motorcycle Roadracing Series in the A Superbike race on the non-chicane configuration while using Pirelli’s DIABLO Superbike SC2 125/70R17 front and DIABLO Superbike SC0 200/65R17 rear slicks.
“Another weekend, another record,” said Oscar Solis, Senior Racing Manager, Pirelli. “Stefano has been on fire with the way he’s been getting along with his bike and Pirelli tires. His riding really demonstrates the capability and continued performance of the DIABLO Superbike tire lineup. Stefano worked with our trackside vendor Alex Spellman at Trackside Tires to get dialed in for another great weekend of racing and it paid off. Congrats, Stefano!”
Mesa’s first two absolute motorcycle track records of the season were set at Roebling Road Raceway and Carolina Motorsports Park. He be became the first rider this season to earn three track records, topping JC Camacho who has two. Pirelli continues to remain the motorcycle tire of choice for North American riders looking to reach the top step of the podium and log fast laps at events and series that do not have a spec tire rule. Reward prizes are offered to riders who set a new motorcycle track record while using Pirelli race compound tires.
For more information about the complete line of Pirelli motorcycle tires, please visit Pirelli.com
WHY WE CHOP SERIES, Chapter 2
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/WHY_CHOP_SERIES_Chapter_2.aspx
Good stuff
–Steve
Nelson, State, New Zealand
HERE’S THE TEXAS MILE—
–Wikipedia
Location(s): Beeville, TX
Next event: October 28-30, 2022
Also in March…
TRIKE OF THE WEEK–1895 Tricycle of Count Albert de Dion
Engine 185 cm3 with electric ignition of 2.25 hp, speeds up to 40 km / h.
De Dion entered his first tricycle in the 1896 competition on the route Paris – Marseille – Paris with a length of 1700 km and won them, having covered the entire distance at an average speed of 24 km / h
–from Fred Cuba
Indian 741 Scout Dirt Track Racer—
This Indian Scout dirt track racer powered Joe Ferrini to the 1950 New England Half Mile Championship. The bike is probably a good example of a typical post-World War II era homebuilt racer for AMA Competition Committee approved Class C* dirt track racing.
Indian Chief Engineer and Designer Charles B. Franklin’s Indian Scout, first introduced in 1919, has a strong history of both street riding and racing. Initially, the Scout had a 37 cubic inch 42 degree V-Twin with a gear primary. The motor was mounted in a cradle frame. In 1927 a 45 cubic inch engine was introduced which greatly increased the Scout’s power. In 1934 the Model 634 Sport Scout was introduced with a two-piece bolt-up rigid keystone frame and girder forks.
The new frame also increased ground clearance and agility when compared to former Scouts. The Sport Scout became a very good AMA Class C race bike, winning many races. An aside, in 1922 as Indian’s big machine, the first Chief was produced based on the Scout.
This homebuilt racer consists of a fabricated keystone frame and many Model 741 Military Scout components. The front bottom frame casting appears to be from a Sport Scout, the rear frame is from a 1941 Model 741 as is the girder fork and the crankcase halves. The cylinders and heads are from 1940 and later Sport Scout, and the primary case appears to be Sport Scout. It was typical of post war era homebuilt racers using 741 cases to bore out the cases to take Sport Scout cylinders. The bottom ends are pretty much the same in both models.
The net result of using these components is a bike of just under 45 cubic inches or 750 ccs, legal for AMA Class C racing. But typically, a Class C bike would use “matched” components, a factory engine assembly. Note that AMA racing rules called for “brakeless” race bikes through the mid-1960s, and down shifting was not permitted once the green flag dropped.
This fine racing Scout was restored by Ray Janelle 1992. The bike, a jacket, trophy and helmet came with the bike, now part of the Jill and John Parham Collection. A wide range of dirt track racers are displayed at the National Motorcycle Museum including a Harley-Davidson WR, an XR750, a KTM, a Yamaha, a BSA Gold Star and others, all near the Board Track Racing display at the Museum.
Specifications:
Displacement: 45 Cubic Inches / 750 cc’s
Ignition: Magneto
Carburetor: Linkert
Transmission: 3-Speed (4-Speed Optional)
Primary: Gear driven
Horsepower: 18HP, Stock
Suspension: Girder Front, Rigid Rear/Sprung Seat
Brakes: None
Wheelbase: 57 Inches
–NMM
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: PLEASE JOIN
The MIC wants more members for its new working group built to examine PFAS legislation and proposals and develop a comprehensive approach to federal and state regulations that could forever change manufacturing across the industry.
“We’re calling on MIC members with expertise and vested interests to contact us about joining our new PFAS working group,” said Eric Barnes, MIC technical programs vice president. “PFAS presents a major powersports industry challenge, and whether you’re an OE, aftermarket, or riding gear manufacturer, you must learn about government PFAS proposals and start looking for ways to replace PFAS in products you sell.”
–MIC
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION – MEETING OF THE MINDS 2022
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson
For nearly forty years, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation has been eternal vigilant. Nothing demonstrates more the MRF’s commitment to freedom and liberty than the MRF’s ongoing presence on Capitol Hill and the offices of members of Congress.
Eternal vigilance comes from an unyielding commitment by the MRF that goes to the roots of the nation’s premier bikers’ rights advocacy organization – the Annual Meeting of the Minds Conference.
The 38th Annual Meeting of the Minds, scheduled for September 22-25 in Des Moines Iowa, will do everything to reinforce the MRF’s commitment to motorcyclists’ rights and staying eternal vigilant.
Charlie “Chopper” Gilmore – U.S. Army veteran, motorcycle restorer, and freedom fighter is on deck as just one of the presenters at the 2022 Meeting of the Minds. His presentation – The Price of Freedom – is taken from life experiences and will certainly motivate and inspire attendees. Plus, the conference is sure to reinforce the MRF’s commitment eternal vigilance.
The Meeting of the Minds – renewing old friendships and making new ones. The Meeting of the Minds – three days of nuts-and-bolts workshops to augment the tools needed to promote and protect the rights of all motorcyclists. The Meeting of the Minds – more than a dozen presentations and workshops to build and strengthen individual’s and state motorcyclists’ rights organization’s commitment to protecting the freedoms motorcycling brings us all.
Workshops and presentations include but are not limited to:
- Up-to-the-minute Legislative Updates
- The necessity of Political Action Committees
- Riding skill enhancement
- What aging demographics means to motorcycling
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation lives and understands Eternal Vigilance… understands The Blessings of Freedom… and understands the commitments needed to protect rights, liberty, freedom, and our motorcycles from the pending siege from over-regulating and callous bureaucracies. Jefferson, Paine, and a host of others took stands to promote and defend the freedoms that all motorcyclists’ rights advocates understand.
Thank you for your support of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation and we look forward to seeing you in Des Moines for the 38th Annual Meeting of the Minds.
Greetings from The Rodder’s Journal!
It has been sometime since we have sent out a Rodder’s Journal email blast to you, but we are excited to announce that we are in full swing and working hard to get back on track. It has been a tough road getting back to this point, but we’re confident we are headed in the right direction, and we are excited about the future.
You may have heard that we debuted the new issue, TRJ #85, this past weekend at the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky. First of all, we would like to thank everyone for the positive and supportive reception we received. Thank you to all that took the time to stop by.
We’d like to give you a quick run-down on where things stand without going into too much gory detail. You will be able to read more about all of that in the Editorial of TRJ #85.
But, first off, we do want to thank you for your patience, and your continued support in all of this. Failure is not an option and we have never faltered in our efforts to continue with The Rodder’s Journal. It has been a tough couple of years and many challenges lay ahead, but we firmly believe that we are well on track to bring the Rodder’s Journal back to its former glory.
Rodder’s Journal #85 is at the mailing house ready to ship. It will ship out to all current and Lifetime subscribers in the next few days. At Louisville we were asked quite a few times if existing subscriptions including Lifetime subscriptions will be honored and the short answer is yes.
For those of you that are not subscribers and prefer to pick up your copy in person. We will be shipping our Dealer copies over the next few days as well. We will not be going back to the large retail newsstands at big box retailers, so check with your local hot rod shop or independent book retailer in the next couple weeks to see if they have it in stock.
Our idea was really just to get an issue finished and out to you, so a lot of the logistics such as customer service phone calls, emails etc. are on the back burner until we have the capacity to handle them all. We expect that in a few weeks we should be able to start taking phone calls on the same 1-800-750-9550 number as we have in the past and answering any query emails at customerservice@roddersjournal.com too.
We are also rebuilding the website from the ground up. But all of this will take time. We will keep you posted as we make these changes.
On the International front, we know that the vast majority of subscribers did not get TRJ #84. We now have enough TRJ #84s and #85s to go to each international subscriber and they are at the mailing house ready to ship. We hope to have these out in the coming weeks also. Due to being two magazines, we are looking at the logistics of shipping both together, so this may take a little longer.
We are already in the midst of producing TRJ #86 and it’s beginning to shape up into what we think is a great issue. We’ll bring you more details of what to expect soon.
We are still rebuilding from the ground up, so it will take time, but you can be sure that we are working as hard as we can to get TRJ back to where it once was if not better!
Once again, thank you for your patience and support. We will try to keep you all as updated here as possible.
Sincerely,
The Rodder’s Journal
National awards program recognizes outstanding efforts to honor veterans and their families
The mission of Wreaths Across America (WAA) is to Remember the fallen, Honor those that serve and their families, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom. Although the organization is best known for laying veterans’ wreaths on headstones of our fallen each December on Wreaths Across America Day (December 17th this year), the WAA mission is year-round and supported by the efforts of thousands of dedicated local volunteers throughout the country.
Each year, WAA recognizes some truly outstanding individuals with its national Remember, Honor, Teach and Learn awards.
Each award recipient is chosen from recommendations by our volunteer base and staff, culminating in an extensive review process by the WAA Executive Leadership Team.
Other awards include the Jim Prout Spirit of Giving Award which is chosen by the WAA Logistics Team based on recommendations from professional truck drivers, volunteers and staff, and the Founder’s Award which is an honor bestowed by the organization’s Founder, Morrill Worcester, for appreciation of outstanding contributions in the effort to honor our nation’s veterans. These two additional awards will be presented later this year.
On Saturday, August 6th, as part of its annual Stem to Stone event, WAA recognized this year’s Remember, Honor, Teach and Learn Award recipients.
And the winners are:
REMEMBER Award: Given to an individual or group who REMEMBERS the fallen and their sacrifice in a way that goes above and beyond. This year’s recipient is Richard “Richie” Poirier of Maine.
Corporal (ret) Poirier of Bravo Company 2nd 34th Mechanical Infantry Division of the United States Army served his country between 1983 and 1985. Following the events of 9/11, Poirier moved into a role of community service, helping to raise funds for people in need, coordinating blood drives, and served as a local Fire chief in Maine.
In 2015, his most satisfying community project was building a display case for a piece of steel that originally came from the twin towers in New York for the Wreaths Across America Museum. Recently, Poirier helped complete renovation work on the newly completed Gold Star Family History and Hospitality House located next door to Wreaths Across America’s headquarters. This 1800’s home features period rooms that honor many eras of American service, bravery, and sacrifice.
HONOR Award: Given annually to an individual or group who HONORS those who serve and their families in a way that supports the Wreaths Across America mission. This year’s recipient is Cyndi Valencia of Illinois.
As a proud descendent of Revolutionary War patriots, Cyndi has made it her personal mission to Honor our present and past veterans. For over two decades, she has been volunteering for numerous causes including Operation Care package, the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad and support committee, Grateful Nation Remembers, Daughters of the American Revolution, Illinois Children of the American Revolution, Honor Flight Chicago, and many others through the years.
TEACH Award: Given annually to an individual or group who has made a large contribution in TEACHING the next generation to Remember and Honor those who serve in our nation’s military. This year’s recipient is Cindy Tatum of Tennessee.
Cindy Tatum became a Gold Star Mother on December 24, 2007, when her son, Cpl. Daniel Lee Tatum, USMC, who had served two deployments in Iraq, was killed outside of Camp Pendleton in an automobile/train collision. Approximately two years later, Cindy knew she had to “do” something to help keep the memory of her son’s service alive. In 2009, Cindy joined American Gold Star Mothers in her home state of TN. Cindy served on the National Executive Board of AGSM from 2013-2021 and served as the 2020-21 National President. She retired as an educator in May 2020, after spending 26 years as a Government and Economics teacher at Milan High School.
Cindy was delighted when she was approached by Wreaths Across America and asked to help develop a curriculum for the Teach component of the Mission. The programs she developed for teachers in their classrooms, from Kindergarten through Senior year of high school, can be found at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/teach. Cindy lives in Milan, TN, with her husband of 39 years Andy, and her service dog Linus. They have two adult children and four wonderful grandchildren.
LEARN Award: Given semi-annually to a young individual who has LEARNED, and understands, the Wreaths Across America mission and incorporates it into their young life. This year’s recipient is 11-year-old Trevor Geer of Maryland.
Despite the challenges associated with concerns over a pandemic, for the past few years Trevor Geer found a way to overcome these obstacles and still manage to honor over 500 fallen service members buried in four cities along the Chesapeake Bay. He attended his first wreath-laying ceremony at the Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery at the age of six, Trevor remembers being upset that some headstone did not have a veteran’s wreath to honor the interred. He said, “The people who fought for us is what made the country what it is today, and they deserve a wreath.”
This year, National Wreaths Across America Day will be held on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. It is a free event, open to all people. Click here to find a local participating cemetery near you to support go to and type in your town and/or state. For more information or to find a participating cemetery near you, please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
[page break]
- Frame is low profile aluminum construction
- Very bright white LED’s
- Frame dimensions: 7-3/16” length x 4-1/4” width, mounting hardware included
- Direct fit black powder coated bracket
- Available in black
We recommend the use of the Kodlin 3-1 Light Bar K68499 to complete the look
Fits HD Sportster S (RH 1250 S) models 2021-up
OVERLAND EXPO– Ladies! So, You Want to Ride a Motorcycle?
Join an all-women panel facilitated by Christine Kathryn, a lady rider who’s just a year and a half into her journey at age 55! Christine was inspired to pull together more experienced lady riders to share their wisdom and advice for any woman who is curious about the two-wheeled experience but maybe doesn’t have other women to go to for help getting started or just has questions!
Come on out and slay some of your fears! This is the class Christine wishes she’d had when she first decided to go for it!
Saturday, August 27, from 3 to 3:50 pm at Overland Expo Mountain West.
–MIC
5-BALL RACING LEATHERS NEWS—Check out our new Shopify sales site. Let us know what you think, even if you don’t buy anything.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7QGX61N
Of course, our leathers and bedrolls are now available on Shopify.
LATEST BURMA SHAVE SLOGAN—
The cock slides all along the ‘toris, both combatants scream in chorus
There is often semen sloppage, and twats can gush requiring moppage
All this mess creates more babies that wriggle out from between mom’s labies
This is how we all got here, from two people fucking who were not queer
— Burma Shave
–J.J. Solari
KEEP THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–Worms
A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.
Three worms were placed into separate jars.
The first worm was put into a jar of alcohol.
The second worm was put into a jar of cigarette smoke.
The third worm was put into a jar of good, clean soil.
At the conclusion of the sermon, the minister reported the following results:
The first worm in alcohol – DEAD.
The second worm in cigarette smoke – DEAD.
The third worm in good, clean soil – ALIVE.
So, the minister asked the congregation, “What can you learn from this demonstration?”
A little old woman in the back quickly raised her hand and said, “As long as you drink and smoke, you won’t have worms!”
LIFESTYLE CYCLES DEAL OF THE WEEK–2016 Harley-Davidson FLHXSE CVO FOR ONLY $24,995
Plus, license $85.00 documentation fee, and local sales tax. NO HIDDEN FEES like some dealers. And we have no reconditioning or prep fees. This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 92-point safety/mechanical/structural inspection.
Fill out an online application today. We have EZ FINANCING and EXTENDED WARRANTIES available!
Lifestyle Cycles is located at 1510 State College Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92806. Open 7 days a week.
We are California’s pre-owned Harley Mega-Store with over 200 Pre-Owned Harley-Davidsons in stock! To view our current inventory,
Please visit www.LifestyleCycles.com or www.facebook.com/LifestyleCyclesUsedHarleys
NEWS FROM THE DENIERS’ DEN–20 myths about fossil fuels, refuted
In Fossil Future I refute literally hundreds of myths about fossil fuels. Here are 20 myths that 11,000,000 people heard on Joe Rogan’s podcast this year.
Monday Andrew Dessler debated physicist Steve Koonin, author of Unsettled, whom Dessler unconscionably smeared on Joe Rogan as akin to a tobacco lobbyist. Dessler lost the debate, but we need more open debates. Science is never settled.
Myth 1: We can rapidly reduce fossil fuels at very low cost.
Truth: Fossil fuels are a uniquely cost-effective form of energy, which is why they are 80% of global energy and still growing. Rapidly reducing fossil fuels, in a world that needs far more energy, is catastrophic.¹
Myth 2: Solar and wind are cheap.
Myth 3: Solar/wind is cheaper than fossil fuels because Lazard’s “Levelized Cost of Electricity” (LCOE) is lower for solar/wind.
Truth: LCOE, by Lazard’s own admission, doesn’t include many costs of solar/wind—above all the cost of a reliable grid needed for 24/7 life support.³
Myth 4: Solar and wind are “winning in the marketplace,” outcompeting fossil fuels and nuclear with superior economics.
Truth: Unreliable, parasitical solar and wind are only “winning” when given massive preferences—mandates, subsidies, and no penalty for unreliability.4
Myth 5: Renewable energy is projected to exceed fossil fuel energy by 2026.
Truth: No one has come close to even 50% unreliable solar/wind without huge dependence on reliable neighbors. And without the flexibility and scale that only natural gas provides.6
Myth 7: Anti-fossil fuel activists just want the most energy for the least CO2.
Truth: Anti-fossil-fuel activists are hostile to hydro and nuclear. E.g., Andrew Dessler said this year “I agree that hydro is not something to expand” and has attacked nuclear for years.7
Myth 8: Nuclear is too expensive, so we should use solar/wind instead.
Truth: Solar/wind can’t provide reliable energy; nuclear can. And nuclear is only expensive because it has, with the help of many “green” activists, been falsely labeled unsafe and effectively criminalized.8
Truth: All their untested schemes involve many ruinous, unaccounted-for costs—e.g., a crash program of unprecedented mineral/infrastructure development in an anti-development political environment.?
The academics who have supported fossil fuel restrictions based on the false promise that their untested schemes full of false assumptions could replace fossil fuels in a world that needs far more energy, are irresponsible cranks who have brought about a global energy crisis.¹°
Myth 10: The TX winter blackouts were a failure of fossil fuels, especially natural gas.
Truth: Fossil fuels perform beautifully in far worse winter weather than Texas had in February 2021. TX blackouts were caused by defunding reliable/resilient power in favor of unreliable solar/wind.¹¹
Myth 11: Hugely varying estimates of “the social cost of carbon” mean that economists warning about the costs of reducing CO2 can’t be trusted.
Truth: These variations show that little definite is known about any net harm from CO2. But the huge harms of reducing CO2 are certain.¹²
Myth 12: Replacing fossil fuels with solar/wind will make us more secure because we’ll depend less on hostile countries.
Truth: Not only are solar/wind incapable of replacing fossil fuels, but the control of their supply by China dwarfs any nation’s influence over fossil fuels.¹³
Myth 13: Climate changes from rising CO2 levels will require ruinously costly adaptation.
Truth: Speculated climate changes would be slow and thus affordable to adapt to—while rapidly eliminating fossil fuels would make billions far poorer, including more endangered by climate.¹4
Myth 14: Continued CO2 emissions will cause “irreversible” climate change.
Truth: At some point future technologies will enable us to reverse the rise in CO2 levels if we want. But nothing can reverse mass-death caused by trying to rapidly eliminate CO2 emissions.¹5
Myth 15: Because we could reduce CFCs without disaster, we can do the same for CO2 emissions.
Truth: While it’s sometimes non-disastrous to rapidly reduce something, it often isn’t. E.g., “green” attempts to reduce DDT and nuclear radiation killed countless millions.¹6
Myth 16: Rising CO2 levels will be bad for agriculture.
Truth: Rising CO2 levels will continue to come with the huge agricultural benefits of oil to power equipment and natural gas for fertilizer. And with GMO technology, higher CO2 can be leveraged to make crops grow even more.
Myth 17: We should be terrified of a 5°C temp rise, because that’s ½ the distance from an ice age.
Truth: Global temp rises are not the same kind of threat as global temp decreases, because human life, like most life, does better when it’s warm.
And 5° is extreme speculation.¹7
Myth 18: Melting permafrost could be a terrible “tipping point” that will lead to rapid, dangerous warming.
Truth: Significant methane release from permafrost is a very speculative and slow-paced potential impact that a more advanced world will be able to deal with if needed.¹8
Myth 19: Fossil fuels “kill” millions of people a year via air pollution.
Truth: This claim
1. Ignores how fossil fuels extend every life on Earth
2. Uses pseudoscientific speculation about pollution deaths.
3. Ignores the fact that fossil fuels can be burned very cleanly.¹?
Myth 20: The anti-fossil-fuel movement is leading to better sources of energy.
Truth: Anti-fossil-fuel activists like Andrew Dessler are responsible for artificially restricting the supply of fossil fuels and thereby causing a deadly, worsening global energy crisis.²°
Not only were 20 myths about fossil fuels dangerously spread on Joe Rogan to 11 million people by Andrew Dessler, Dessler has not corrected even one of them. This despite the fact that I have publicly refuted most of them in debates with him. (See the footnotes.)
If you want to learn the full truth about the future of energy, read my new book Fossil Future. It’s been out for 2.5 months and despite its phenomenal success not one advocate of fossil fuel elimination has even attempted to refute it. (They’ve just smeared or straw-manned me.)
–Alex Epstein
BAD News for Motorcyclists–
In the last few weeks two national stories related to motorcyclists have been in the headlines. Last week a jury in New Hampshire acquitted a truck driver accused of killing seven motorcyclists in 2019. The Boston Globe reported, “The verdict was at odds with findings from the National Transportation Safety Board, which concluded in 2020 that the driver’s drug use was the probable cause of his initiating the collision.”
The story out of New Hampshire comes on the heels of news from California and Utah in which two different Teslas, allegedly operating on autopilot, killed motorcyclists in each state. In response, the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent investigative teams to the two crashes last month.
These two stories, less than one month apart, are very disturbing. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has long advocated for accountability from individuals and manufacturers when their actions result in the loss of a motorcyclist’s life. The MRF remains committed to defending the rights and safety of our nation’s 10 million bikers. We will monitor the finding from NHTSA and remain vigilant in Washington, D.C. on behalf of all bikers. Remember, if we don’t stand up to protect our rights and safety no one will!
Now more than ever, Ride Safe and Ride Free!
–MRF
Congratulations! You got your motorcycle license, took the required safety classes, and you’re ready to buy a brand new (or previously loved) bike. The question is, which bike is best for a rider who is just starting out?
Before making an impulse purchase, check out our recommendations to learn more about what motorcycles are most suitable for beginners.
What to Look for in a Beginner Motorcycle
The first thing to determine is what you plan on using your motorcycle for. Is it for joyriding on the weekends? Will it be your primary form of transportation? Do you plan to go off-road? Once you’ve figured that out, you can begin narrowing your selection.
BUDGET
First things first. How much do you want to spend? A motorcycle can cost anywhere from $5,000 to $35,000 or more. For most beginners, the recommended price range is under $10,000, but there’s still a lot of range. Pick a price you’re comfortable paying and stick to it.
Remember that the amount you pay for your bike is not the only cost you’ll face. You will also have to buy insurance, gear, and incur additional costs for maintenance.
POWER
The size of your motorcycle engine affects not only speed and power but also the weight of the bike. You can get anything from a 125cc (cubic centimeter) engine to something more than 2,000cc.
For beginner motorcycle riders, the recommended engine is 500cc to 600cc. The lower the cc figure, the easier the bike will handle, and the more forgiving it will be to the inevitable mistakes that new riders make.
Just because a bike has a smaller engine doesn’t mean you can’t still ride fast. A 600cc motorcycle can easily go up to 200mph and be ridden comfortably at 75 to 80mph.
WEIGHT
You might have your eye on a beast, but it’s important to realize that heavy bikes can be a challenge to handle, and they go down hard. When you’re comparing manufacturers and models, stick to the lightweight end of the spectrum.
TECHNOLOGY
Features like Bluetooth connectivity, variable ride modes, and advanced handling features will add to your bike’s price tag, but you might appreciate the convenience and flexibility that technology adds to the riding experience. If you plan on keeping the motorcycle for a while, the cost could be well worth it.
COMFORT
As you already know, riding a motorcycle feels a lot different than driving a car. Generally, that’s a good thing! However, from a practical standpoint, it’s also important to acknowledge that riding isn’t going to be as comfortable as driving.
Before you commit to a bike, make sure it fits your body right, and you feel at ease. You might need a different seat height depending on how tall you are, for example.
MANUFACTURER
Premium, iconic brands are inevitably going to be more expensive than less established companies. On the plus side, you’ll have an expansive dealer network and easy access to parts. How well a model does at retaining resale value can also be a consideration if you plan on selling the bike for a more advanced model down the road.
Our Top 3 Picks
There are several bike categories, but to keep things simple, we’ve picked a favorite from three categories: Adventure bikes, sportbikes, and cruisers.
TOP ADVENTURE BEGINNER MOTORCYCLE: BMW G 310 GS
BMW has been in the adventure bike game for more than 40 years, and they’re a solid contender. Known for luxury vehicles, quality engineering is also prevalent in the brand’s motorcycles. This bike is versatile and lightweight, perfect for touring and limited off-road adventures.
TOP SPORTBIKE BEGINNER MOTORCYCLE: APRILIA RS125
This Italian stallion will have you feeling confident on the road in no time. Its eighth-liter engine is a pared-down version of the liter-sized model that’s more suitable for experienced riders. Other than the reduced engine size, there’s almost no discernable difference between this bike and its flagship model.
TOP CRUISER BEGINNER MOTORCYCLE: YAMAHA V-STAR 250
Cruisers are known for being large and unwieldy, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Yamaha’s V-Star has the authentic look of a cruiser without the bulk. With top speeds of more than 80mph and incredible fuel economy, you’ll love the experience of this bike. You can even add a passenger.
Enjoy Your Ride with Law Tigers
At Law Tigers, we’re not just motorcycle accident attorneys. We’re also a team of motorcycle riding enthusiasts. If you’ve been injured in a motorcycle accident, callus at 1-888-863-7216 for a free case evaluation. Sign up for our free riders benefit package today..
Love is reliable, comfortable, and dependable. And Twisted Road member, Steven N. knows he found love—in a Yamaha FZ-07. The duo took on the Florida Keys, soaking up the sun, exploring the roads, and more Steven loves every mile they conquer. Luckily, he is generous enough to share his story (and Yamaha!) with the Twisted Road Community.
–Austin
I have three suggestions:
Drink pomegranate juice. I’ve read several reports on this juice. I’m sure you eat well, but you know the drill about fats, cheese and bad processed foods.
Second would be meditation. They have found recently that you can actually improve your brain, like lifting weights for muscles, through meditation. You can get a free app on your phone called let’s Meditate. You just lie down and take your brain out of gear for 10-30 minutes. If you take naps, it’s the perfect time. Believe me, it’s difficult and takes practice, but man-o-man it works.
Finally, there’s an exercise I do with tennis balls. I can’t juggle three, but I juggle two tennis balls to the left and to the right. Just start taking 2-3 minutes and stand facing a blank wall (if possible). After you get the hang of it, start counting each time you throw a ball. Then start multiplying like 4-8-12-16 etc. I say as I throw the balls, “4 plus 4 is eight, plus 4 is 12, plus 4 is 16 and so on. Try to do it at least three times a week.
Give it a shot
Stay strong and healthy goddammit!
–Bandit
Research Director
Bikernet Medical Center
WE THE PEOPLE — FREEDOM PLUS RESPONSIBILITY CREATES LIBERTY
To have a better understanding of the basis of this writing, it is suggested that you read the Preamble of the Constitution, the First Article of the Constitution, and the Declaration of independence, as well as any writings of your preferred Higher Power that apply to Freedom and Liberty.
I am very weary of hearing people demanding their FREEDOM. The only freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution are in Article 1. Freedom of religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition for redress of grievances.
Back in my younger years, there was a very popular song by Janis Joplin, Bobby McGee. The phrase that burns in my brain is, “freedom is just another word for nuthin’ left to lose.” Exactly. You may have guarantees of Freedom, but if you do Nuthin’ to guarantee your LIBERTY, there IS nuthin’ left to lose. One must apply Responsibility to Freedom to realize LIBERTY.
The Preamble of the Constitution states: “in order to SECURE the Blessings of Liberty”….. we must DO things to secure Liberty. The government, your Higher Power and centuries of brave fighting men and women have provided us with Freedom. We cannot enjoy those freedoms without applying our own personal Responsibility.
We the People, MUST add Responsibility to Freedom to achieve our Liberty.
Please share this concept as it applies to your Life with all in your Circle of Life, young, old, relatives, friends and acquaintances. Realizing this concept seems to be the only way to preserve our country and the lifestyles we have, evidently, taken for granted.
Looking forward to talking to many about their reaction to this article.
Respectfully submitted, July 24, 2022
Carol A Simpson
“Granny Carol”
csfreedom@aol.com
BUILDER PARTS FROM BILTWELL— Whiskey Throttle
Another classic Biltwell DIY part for home and pro bike builders. Our Whiskey throttle is available for 1″ or 7/8″ bars and in black or polished aluminum finishes.
Precisely constructed with investment-cast clamshells and a CNC lathe-turned 6061 T-6 aluminum throttle tube, these components give a well-tuned Whiskey throttle its distinctive snap, and allow builders to use a wide range of molded rubber grips.
Four Harley-specific cable ferrules included with each assembly interface with a wide model-year range of Motor Company cables. Whiskey throttles are available in single or dual cable styles.
AMERICAN BIKER SPECIAL–GET READY FOR FOOTBALL SEASON
Wow, 50% OFF Our Men’s Green Bay Lightweight Shirt + FREE SHIPPING while supplies last!
ORDER TODAY!
(One Promo Per Order. Not Valid on Sale Items. Can’t be Combined with Other Offers or Specials.)
–Cary
See Choppers Magazine website for the full report. –Bandit
Say hello when you see them in the crowd at the Show!
Name: Robert Hultz “Bobby Good Times”
Instagram : @bobbygt
ANOTHER SELECTION FROM TRIKES OF THE WEEK—
Hang on for this batch.
–Sam Burns
Trike Editor Supreme
Bikernet.com™
Tucker is a noted distributor of products for motorcycles and utility vehicles (UTV’s), with thousands of dealers in the United States. After launching a full lineup of electric-powered bicycles, scooters, skateboards and related gear in April of 2021, Tucker has become a leader in electric powered recreation and transportation as well.
Viewpoints with Dennis Quaid digs into the ease of accessing powersport-focused recreation and directs consumers to their local dealer to find the right products and gear to get started. The news show interviewed Marc McAllister, Tucker’s President and CEO, and Steven Reed, Brand Manager for Tucker’s ProTaper product line. The segment includes video of some of the company’s most popular products, especially the company’s range of e-powered vehicles.
The Tucker segment will air on several public television stations over the next few weeks. The first showing will be on FOX’s Business Network (available on cable systems, streaming systems and via apps on most mobile devices) on Thursday, August 18 at approximately 8:50pm Eastern Daylight Time.
Joining SAF are the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. B&L Productions, Inc., d/b/a Crossroads of the West; Gerald Clark; Eric Johnson; Chad Littrell; Jan Steven Merson; Inc; Asian Pacific American Gun Owners Association; and the Second Amendment Law Center, Inc. The case is known as B&L Productions v. Newsom.
SAF is represented by noted civil rights attorney Donald Kilmer, who successfully represented SAF in overturning the ban on gun shows at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego County, where the defendants were ordered to pay plaintiffs close to half-million dollars in combined damages and attorney fees
Named as defendants in this case are California Gov. Gavin Newsom in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California, Attorney General Robert Bonta in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California, Karen Ross, in her official capacity as Secretary of California Department of Food & Agriculture, and Todd Spitzer, in his personal and official capacity as District Attorney of Orange County. The 55-page federal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
“The state has been regulating gun show operations almost out of existence, and more restrictive than brick-and-mortar retail gun shops or even internet sales,” explained SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb, “Now the California Senate Bill 256 ban amounts to a total deprivation of rights under the color of law, including the First Amendment rights of free speech and freedom of assembly, and the 14th Amendment’s equal protection under the law.
“This lawsuit follows our successful action against the Del Mar Fairgrounds,” he added, “but the regulatory ban regime now in place in California applies to any gun show on public property, anywhere in the state. What is alarming to us is that Crossroads of the West has followed the rules, and so have vendors at their gun shows. Yet, the state is prohibiting constitutionally protected activities that are common all over the country, and are already highly regulated.
“Like it or not,” Gottlieb observed, “gun shows are public forums where like-minded people can meet and discuss various issues, engage in firearm sales and purchases, learn about gun safety and enjoy the camaraderie inherent at such events. Obviously, the defendants don’t like that, but they simply cannot violate constitutional rights to satisfy a personal disdain.”
–from Truth about Guns
I also stole a photo RFR took of Joe while he was still with us, please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Sorry to hear about the flats by the way, but if I’m lucky that might mean a trip to the Texas mile!
–Kent Weeks
The Real Lucky Devil
Billet aluminum paired to a super-strong , non-scratch rubber coated magnet. The Freakmount is designed to hold at high speed without killing the looks of your bike.
Holds smartphones from 2 1/2″ to 4.3″ (63 to 109mm) wide and up to 1/2″ (12.7mm) thick.
When you think you don’t have a choice, guess what, you just made one!
It has become very clear to me over the years that each and every day I am going to be faced with challenges and obstacles, this is just part of Life. How I handle these challenges and obstacles is the key to how my day is going to go.
Will I allow someone to tick me off first thing in the morning and ruin the rest of the day? Does a regret from the past pop up and I beat myself up? Does an old fear or doubt that was programmed into me years ago still hold me back? These are just a few questions I think we should contemplate. Whom or what are we giving our Power to?
One of the reasons I do these morning writings is to keep me on track, to take My Power back and to Live My Truth. I have learned that I have a choice of who is going to control my day, and it is up to me to take responsibility for my thoughts and beliefs.
Today Know: Today I choose to Live Life to the fullest. I move to a Higher Level of Living, a Higher level of Expression, a Higher level of Being. I am no longer haunted by my past for I Live fully in the present. Right here and right now counts.
I am controlling My Day, for it is My Day!
And So It Is!
Thank You
–Yale Gelfant
Choppers cycle
NEWS FROM THE PRISM GANG— My Garage with Zach Hindes
Our latest series, in partnership with Harley-Davidson, My Garage, brings us inside the garage of Harley-Davidson enthusiasts around the world.
We get to see the collections and workspaces of some truly talented and inspirational individuals, beginning with Prism Supply co-founder, Zach Hindes.
The green agenda needs to become the topic of open, honest, balanced, and very public debate.
By Edward Ring
Earlier this summer, the CO2 Coalition was banished from LinkedIn. The CO2 Coalition, with only three full-time employees and an annual budget of under $1 million, had committed the unpardonable sin of sharing contrarian perspectives on climate science. Its work, produced by a network of volunteers that includes dozens of distinguished scientists, offers indispensable balance on a topic that requires honest debate now more than ever.
Among the many comments that followed LinkedIn’s decision, the mentality of the climate crisis mob came through loud and clear. If “the science is settled,” then any contrary perspective is dangerous and must be silenced.
A typical comment: “Why does LinkedIn allow so much Climate Disinformation to persist throughout its platform?” Brigades of these content wardens continuously log complaints with LinkedIn against climate skeptics. The impeccable work of Bjorn Lomborg is one of their next targets.
This is not the environmentalism of previous generations, and this new zealotry does not negate or diminish the common-sense concern for the environment that most reasonable people share. But this new breed of intolerant, fanatical environmentalism, manifested in the movement to avert a “climate crisis,” is perhaps the most virulent and dangerous expression of fascism in America today. If left unchecked, this fascistic climate change movement will destroy freedom and prosperity while it destroys the planet it purportedly wants to save.
Ideological and Economic Fascism Combined
This is not a frivolous accusation because, in this case, the shoe fits. There are two types of fascism. One is based on ideology and manipulates popular emotions, and the other is based on economics and appeals to elitist greed. The climate crisis movement has found a way to combine both.
Read the full report at: AMGreatness.com
https://amgreatness.com/2022/08/16/green-fascists-are-destroying-the-world/
HOLY SHIT—This is sort of my vibe from the rally. I saw brothers from all over the country riding free and enjoying the freedom we have all worked for forever. But in the back of their minds, they know something bad is coming, especially after Biden signed the Climate bill.
Watch for my Rally report next week.
I finished and posted our 4-speed clutch wars article. I also sent it to Cycle Source. I won’t pull the plug on Bikernet until I see it in print. It’s the code of the west.
Someone gave Irish Rich this virgin Elite oil bag build by an original Oakland Hells Angel. It’s never been in a bike, and he got it with the original instructions and mounting hardware. I tried to talk him out of it…
The day after they canceled Bonneville, I received two calls. One, my FIM required stickers were ready. And second, our team shirts were finished at Alpine impressions. The next day I looked into running at the Texas mile in March.
Fred Cuba, a serious builder in Hastings, Nebraska stopped by during the rally. He built this and brought me some stickers. I put one on the Torpedo.
Two days before the rally ended Adrian showed up at our door with LuLu the manic dog. “I gotta ride to Nebraska. Can you watch my dog?”
LuLu and the neighbor’s bulldog Tank immediately kidnapped a local kid’s stuffed animal and sent a ransom note to the parents. The animal is severely wounded.
I will touch on Michael Lichter’s exhibit at the chip in my rally report. We might have the opportunity to cover his stellar exhibit in a month or so.
Nick Trask, Trask Turbo, with one of his Turbo Twin Cams. It makes over 200 HP. On my way back to Deadwood I saw him pulled over.
Hang on for next week and major shop progress. And think about freedom and joining your local motorcycle rights organization, or join the MRF or even the AMA.
Like Carol said above, if we don’t fight, we won’t have freedom.
–Bandit
COOL BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for August 25th 2022
By Bandit |
The Rally is a couple of weeks behind us, and hopefully I will launch my report tomorrow. Rumor has it Easyriders Magazine is struggling. A couple of staff members have bowed out, and they didn’t do well with their Captain America subscription raffle bike. It sold on ebay for $38,000. Is that legal? That’s not showing respect for the contributors and builder, Mondo at Denver’s choppers.
On the positive side, Ron Paugh at Paughco is considering building another Captain America replica with Mondo in the future. Ron has the most original Captain America bike on the planet and knows the history. He’s the man to build them. Stay tuned.
Let’s hit the news:
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
THE LATEST FROM THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION–Two Stories Caught Our Eye
August in Washington, D.C. is normally a quiet time of year as lawmakers have left town and will not return until after Labor Day. Despite this, a few issues caught our eye that we wanted to make you aware of.
On August 11th Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a joint letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on how the agency is working to address its report showing that Tesla vehicles were implicated in numerous crashes, including crashes involving serious injuries and five known deaths. As we mentioned last week, two fatal crashes between Tesla vehicles and bikers in California and Utah earlier this year have raised concerns at the MRF.
According to the letter, “Federal investigations and recent reporting have uncovered troubling safety issues associated with these systems, including but not limited to the following:
Driver Engagement– The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that Tesla’s Autopilot system does not effectively monitor driver engagement and respond to driver inattentiveness.
Erratic Driving – Reports have found that vehicles in Full Self Driving (FSD) mode have imperiled bicyclists and pedestrians, driven down tram tracks, and crashed into bollards.
Rolling Stops– Last year, Tesla issued a software update enabling FSD to make “rolling stops,” in which the vehicle fails to come to a complete stop at all-way stop intersections.
Passenger Play – Last year, Tesla introduced a new “Passenger Play” feature enabling occupants to play video games on the center console while the car is in motion, which could be used by the driver when the Autopilot feature is engaged.
Phantom Braking – In October 2021, Tesla recalled certain vehicles equipped with FSD software over issues with vehicle braking. 11 Vehicles equipped with this software were reportedly braking sharply in response to falsely detected road hazards.”
The other major news this month was the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Included in the legislation was a 10-year tax credit worth up to $7,500 for the purchase of a new electric vehicle and a $4,000 tax credit for a used vehicle. The Department of Energy has released a list of nearly 30 vehicles that meet the requirements for the tax credit, however, clearly missing from the list are electric motorcycles. The tax credit only applies to four wheeled vehicles assembled in the United States.
Now there is no doubt that many of the 10 million bikers in this country have no interest in purchasing an electric motorcycle! If it doesn’t run on an internal combustion engine, they have no interest in riding it. Nevertheless, it’s concerning when the federal government crafts policy regarding our transportation system and omits motorcycles from that policy. While D.C. has ignored bikers, a handful of state governments have rightly included motorcycles in their state-run tax credit programs for electric vehicles.
Even with Congress on vacation until September, the MRF remains committed and vigilant in defending the rights and safety of all bikers.
Ride Safe and Ride Free.
NEWS FROM THE MAGNIFICENT ARCH MOTORCYCLES–J.W. Speaker Provides Premium Lighting Solutions for all ARCH Motorcycles
J.W. Speaker, an LED and emerging lighting technologies designer for automotive, powersports, transport, and industrial products, creates technologically advanced lighting solutions for every ARCH Motorcycle produced.
J.W. Speaker’s premium LED headlights for all ARCH Motorcycle units built in 2022, including the ARCH KRGT-1 and the upcoming ARCH 1s and ARCH Method 143 models. J.W. Speaker and ARCH Motorcycle will also partner in developing customized LED lighting technology for future ARCH models.
“J.W. Speaker has been at the forefront of innovative LED lighting designs for decades and developed the world’s first dynamically Adaptive Motorcycle Headlight, designed to calculate bank angles on a real-time basis, automatically sending light up or down as the motorcycle leans into a corner,” said Trish Logue, Director of Marketing at J.W. Speaker.
“J.W. Speaker has been an important collaborator of ours for years, so we’re excited to evolve that relationship further as we look ahead to the release of upcoming models like the ARCH 1s,” said Gard Hollinger, co-founder at ARCH Motorcycle.
ARCH Motorcycle was founded on the idea of redefining the American performance cruiser and delivers an unrivaled riding and ownership experience through an obsession for innovative design, engineering excellence and dedication to the rider. Every ARCH Motorcycle is delivered via a uniquely collaborative process tailoring livery and ergonomic fit to each owner. What started off as an exploration of what may be possible in the world of motorcycling has quickly evolved into the benchmark for the premium motorcycle category.
RED CROSS ALERT— With the increasing pace of disasters like wildfires and hurricanes — and as we’re currently seeing in Texas, record-breaking rainfall that’s causing extreme flooding damage — the Red Cross must be prepared to provide lifesaving assistance anywhere and anytime it’s needed.
This work is so important that we set a goal to raise $500,000 by midnight to fuel our response efforts. With this deadline coming up in just a few hours, will you make a gift today to help provide emergency assistance like food and shelter to communities coping in the aftermath of a disaster?
HELP THE RED CROSS RESPOND TO DISASTERS
NEWS FROM BONNEVILLE— Dear Racers,
I am heartbroken to not be able to host BMST 2022, and we will certainly miss seeing all of you achieve your goals, have fun, and get to do what we all love.
The amount of water out there amazed me. If you haven’t already seen it, check out- our Facebook page. It has a video that will show a bit more about what we saw out there that forced our cancellation.
We were excited to implement race-driven improvements that include additional signage, flagging, better line marking equipment (to save time and increase the quality of markings we can add), and a hybrid center-line markings to help orient you on-course.
We appreciate your patience as we are an all-volunteer organization and we’ve been implementing our cancellation procedures to minimize costs.
The good news is that some items purchased for course improvements will be ready to go next year and we have been able to recover some deposits and prepayments thanks to supportive vendors and organizations. However, we already went to print on 2022 merchandise and have other non-recoverable deposits.
What this means for you:
All registered participants will be receiving their 2022 Participant T-shirt and decal. We have several options for you to designate how your registration fees can help the continued success of the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials and are offering options beyond what is currently listed in our standard Terms and Conditions.
These includes
- Donating your entry to sustaining the event by becoming an official ‘Friend of BMST’ with some exclusive rewards.
- Donating a portion of or your entry registration
- Rolling over your entry registration to 2023
- Refunds
We understand that everyone is in a different financial position, and we hope it offers flexibility in how your registration fees are processed. All income from BMST Sponsorship, registration, gate tickets and merchandise sales go directly into funding the event. As an all-volunteer program, we work diligently to stretch every dollar for a premier land speed racing experience.
In the coming days you will receive an email with the details and a link to form to complete the cancellation process regarding your entry registration, as well as an opportunity to purchase merchandise and support BMST now and in the future.
Again, I appreciate your patience as I’ve switched from preparing the event to cancellation. I do wish I was out there right now awaiting your arrival to race!
Yours in Racing,
Delvene Reber,
Event Director/Owner
Deliciate Promotions LLC
Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials
PH: 530.263.7276
BonnevilleMST.com
on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @bonnevillemst
–
Special Thanks to our sponsors:
Moto Nomaddicts- On The Salt- CAS Group, Red Hook Racing, HunterSills Racing, John Caraway, Stripper Juice, Fez Monkey’s Salt Racing, Z Man Machining, Morto (Neil & Gina Olson), Sodium Distortion, Big Bad Nitro Daddy, Killerfish Engineering
Brought to you by Deliciate Promotions LLC,
Sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association and Inscribed with the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme.
NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF J.J. SOLARI—
My favorite Facebook videos are the ones where the wise and pontificating student of the Constitution tells the cop outside his car window that he doesn’t have to do anything the cop tells him to do. Not once has the cop ever said, “Well, this has been very informative! Enlightenment has come unto me this day! I feel like I have not only advanced my education but that a door has been opened in my spirit through which the angels of knowledge have swarmed and have found lodging inside my heart! Go thy way, citizen! I have impeded your life and stalled your day enough! Proceed unto thine destination!”
That has not happened even once. What HAS happened is the cop screams for a while, then takes out a metal object, breaks the window, wrangles with the still-lecturing inhabitant, unsnaps the seat belt, opens the door, drags the occupant to the ground and kneels on his temple until 20 more cops arrive, which happens within 30 seconds after the expert in constitutional laws cheek hits the gravel.
To date not one police officer has listened to the particulars of the legal arguments being presented and become convinced that stopping the driver was a big mistake in judgement and that remorse and apologies were in order. In fact, it’s as though the dissertations on the Founding Fathers’ hopes and desires for a fair and just society and the listing of their measures and plans for achieving it are falling upon deaf, if not increasingly infuriated, ears.
J.J. Solari
Constitutional Law Professor
Bikernet University
JOHNNY MAC’S CHOPPER HOUSE— Charitable Custom Motorcycles & WONDERFUL SPONSORS
At Johnny Mac’s Chopper House in Philadelphia, our focus has been on building motorcycles for qualified charities, and so far it’s been terrific.
We have one rule when choosing a charity, it has to support the military, kids, or dogs. We then work closely with the charity to handle advertising, social media, colors, and more.
We had HUGE success with our first charity build for Philabundance in Philadelphia, only to be followed up by our latest Tunnel to Towers Foundation Custom Build at the MECUM Auction in Las Vegas 1/28/22, which brought in $41,000.00.
What’s up next? Well we are already on it, two new builds again, for our charities. Want to be involved, donate some parts from your company or a few dollars, all help is accepted. See the full feature on our latest charity builds on Bikernet tomorrow.
SUPREME QUOTES FOR THE WEEK–
With all the bad news you got — here is some inspiration for all those who persevere
“A fool’s brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence university education.” — George Bernard Shaw
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.” – Richard P. Feynman (winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1965)
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.” – Bruce Lee
“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.” – Baltasar Gracian
“The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.” — Epicurus
“A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.” – Louis L’Amour
–Wayfarer
persevering monk in training
Bikernet Temple
Available worldwide at SUPPORTGOODTIMES.COM
NEWS FROM THE WORLD AUTO PARTS INDUSTRY—
Auto parts industry booming, but dollar keeps rising. So not easy to import fuel for those cool motorcycles and four-wheelers. During the chips shortage, along with people needing to commute under Covid strains scare, the price of used-vehicles were highest ever recorded in India.
Auto parts industry reports highest ever revenue
Despite reporting the highest-ever revenue in rupee (INR 4.2 lakh crore), auto component business in terms of dollar stood at USD 56.5 billion in the last financial year compared to the peak sales of USD 57.1 billion in FY19
Read full article at:
https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-components/auto-parts-industry-reports-highest-ever-revenue-of-inr-4-2-lakh-crore/93710628
–Wayfarer
WILD TRIKES OF THE WEEK—
–Sam Burns
Supreme Trike Editor
Bikernet.com™
THE LATEST FROM THE CHOPPER CHRONICLES–Windsor (NY) man arrested for motorcycle theft.
A 37-year-old Windsor man was arrested for motorcycle theft on August 15th.
Scott Frost II allegedly displayed a handgun when he stole a motorcycle from a residence in the Town of Windsor.
Frost has been charged with one count of Robbery in the First Degree, a class B Felony.
He was arraigned on his charge and remanded to the Broome County Jail.
SOURCE:
https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/crime/windsor-man-arrested-for-motorcycle-theft/
I’m working on the second Chopper Chronicles story. –Bandit
“Advise caution, even draperies have ears.” –Charlie Chan (Warner Bros)
[page break]
RESTORERS REJOICE AS NEW LAWS PROTECT AGAINST PROSECUTION
By Shauna Morrison
Everyone from the biggest car enthusiast to your average Joe has a dream car. You know: the car. The car you fantasized about since you were 16. The one that you gawk at on the street or at car shows. The car that you spend years saving for. The car that, when you see it, your heart races and you get butterflies in your stomach.
Imagine finally getting your hands on your coveted dream car only to have the state seize it as “contraband,” with the state intending to destroy it. Well, such was the nightmare case for one Kansas enthusiast.
Richard Martinez spent decades looking for his dream car—a red and white 1959 Corvette convertible with a hard top—and finally found it at a dealership in Merrillville, Indiana, in 2017. He bought it for $50,000 and brought it back to Kansas to register, expecting to drive his prized car on the streets in no time. The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) had other ideas.
KHP seized the Corvette as “contraband” at a routine state inspection when the inspectors found new rivets on the dashboard VIN plate, suggesting that the VIN plate had been removed. In fact, it had been removed years earlier during the car’s restoration process and then reinstalled.
According to Kansas state law at the time, police were required to seize and destroy any car on which the VIN “has been destroyed, removed, altered or defaced.” Although KHP declared Martinez innocent of any wrongdoing and found that nothing was removed from the vehicle with nefarious intent, his car was still slated for the crusher.
Under the law, there was no exception for a car lawfully purchased by someone who had no reason to be aware of its VIN issues. Martinez filed a lawsuit in the hopes of saving his dream car, which has been sitting in an impound lot in Topeka, Kansas, since its seizure.
SEMA learned of Martinez’s problem in late 2021 and immediately enlisted the help of a committed ally in the Kansas State legislature: Representative Leo Delperdang. As SEMA’s 2021 recipient of the Stephen B. McDonald Lawmaker of the Year award, Representative Delperdang has a proven history of pro-hobby advocacy, championing an effort to ease restrictions on vintage vehicles eligible for antique registration. Eager to prevent what happened to Richard Martinez from happening to any citizen of Kansas, Rep. Delperdang introduced H.B. 2594.
The Kansas House and Senate unanimously passed the bill, and Governor Laura Kelly signed it into law this spring. The new law ensures that restorers do not face prosecution for removing a vehicle’s identification number during the restoration process. It clarifies that a VIN may be removed from an antique vehicle “if the removal and reinstallation are reasonably necessary for repair or restoration unless the person knows or has reason to know that the antique vehicle is stolen.”
Kansas was not the only state to tackle this issue in the 2022 legislative session. Arizona passed SEMA-supported legislation to allow full restoration of pre-1981 vehicles, including temporary removal of the VIN when necessary.
The new law allows for the removal and reinstallation of a VIN if the vehicle was manufactured before 1981 and if the removal and reinstallation is reasonably necessary for repair or restoration. Before Governor Doug Ducey signed the bill into law, enthusiasts in Arizona who intentionally removed or altered a VIN—regardless of reason or vehicle model year—were guilty of a felony.
The biggest opponent of VIN removal exceptions for restorers is law enforcement. Some argue that VIN-tampering laws aid law enforcement in their ability to catch car thieves and deter thefts. They believe that laws like the ones passed in Kansas and Arizona could allow the states to become havens for stolen cars and chop shops. While this claim is a valid concern, wary citizens can rest assured that police will still be able to enforce existing VIN-tampering laws against bad actors.
The laws passed in Arizona and Kansas seek to narrow the scope of VIN tampering by adding clarifications to similar laws that are already in place. The new laws protect classic-car restorers and owners by creating an exemption that allows them to bring their dream cars back to their full glory.
Other states have tried to enact less severe VIN-tampering laws. Colorado statutes declare as contraband any vehicle that has its identification number removed, defaced or altered. The state then grants the person from whom the property was seized a post-seizure hearing to plead his or her case, giving them the chance to prove their ownership.
Illinois changed its laws in response to a court case where the circumstances were quite similar to Martinez’s. In 1979, Allison Bridegroom purchased a brand-new 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix, unaware that the VIN number on the vehicle was a false identification number that belonged to a car registered in Texas. Under Illinois law at the time, the vehicle was to be seized and sold by the state. Bridegroom filed a lawsuit that ended up at the Illinois Supreme Court, where it was determined that Bridegroom was innocent of wrongdoing and that seizing his car violated his right to due process.
This incident sparked Illinois to amend the law to leave an exemption for owners who were unaware of any VIN tampering on the vehicle. Current Illinois law states that vehicles are not considered contraband if the owner is unaware that the manufacturer’s VIN has been removed, altered, defaced, falsified or destroyed. This prevents the state from taking the vehicle and allows rightful owners to keep their prized cars.
While Colorado and Illinois laws are friendlier than those in other states and prevent innocent owners from getting caught up in the system, they do not go as far as they need to. Every restorer should have the right to thoroughly restore a vehicle into award-winning condition without fear of being prosecuted for tampering with a VIN.
SEMA’s government affairs team is working to ensure that right nationwide to prevent what happened in Kansas from happening anywhere else. This is just one example of how SEMA stays on top of emerging issues and is at the forefront of protecting the automotive hobby.
- Developing a database of public land trades to help generate public awareness and involvement in protecting access for recreation.
- Conducting a workshop educating land managers on sustainable trail building and maintenance to protect the safety of riders and the future of access on public lands.
- Significant trail rehabilitation and rerouting efforts to improve off-road experiences while protecting sensitive environments.
- Introducing kindergarteners to biking.
The second quarter grants for 2022 have been awarded to six applicants:
- Colorado Wild Public Lands — Basalt, CO
- Indian Creek Valley ATV Club – Indian Head, PA
- Limestone Trail Hawks — Aroostook County, ME
- National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council
- All Kids Bike
- The Nature Conservancy – Tennessee Chapter
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY— My goal for 2022 was to lose just 10 pounds … only 15 to go!
Ate salad for dinner … Mostly croutons & tomatoes … Really, just one big, round crouton covered with tomato sauce … And cheese …
FINE, it was a pizza … Ok?!
How to prepare Tofu:
1. Throw it in the trash.
2. Grill some Meat.
I just did a week’s worth of cardio after walking into a spider web …
I don’t mean to brag, but …. I finished my 14-day diet food in 3 hours and 20 minutes!
A recent study has found women who carry a little extra weight live longer than men who mention it …
Kids today don’t know how easy they have it … when I was young, I had to walk 9 feet through shag carpet to change the TV channel …
Senility has been a smooth transition for me …
Remember back when we were kids and every time it was below zero out, they closed school? Me neither.
I may not be that funny or athletic or good looking or smart or talented … I forgot where I was going with this …
I love being over 70 … I learn something new every day … and forget 5 other things.
A thief broke into my house last night … He started searching for money … so I woke up and searched with him …
My dentist told me I need a crown … I said, “You bet, pour mine over rocks” ….
I think I’ll just put an “Out of Order” sticker on my forehead and call it a day …
“Just remember, once you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.” So, lighten up and enjoy the ride downhill!
–Sam Burns
Certified Librarian
Bandit’s Cantina Bad Joke Library
1-Day Build | 1961 Panshovel
If you follow our channels, you’ll recognize this bike. We built this ’61 Harley-Davidson Pan / Shovel in one day and have since brought it all over the country from TMMR in Tennessee to Sturgis, South Dakota.
We’ve made several videos documenting the build, but realized we haven’t shot photos of it yet. So, we asked Jonny Bourgault to snap some pics of it using his 35mm film camera.
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION – MEETING OF THE MINDS 2022
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson
For nearly forty years, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation has been eternal vigilant. Nothing demonstrates more the MRF’s commitment to freedom and liberty than the MRF’s ongoing presence on Capitol Hill and the offices of members of Congress.
Eternal vigilance comes from an unyielding commitment by the MRF that goes to the roots of the nation’s premier bikers’ rights advocacy organization – the Annual Meeting of the Minds Conference.
The 38th Annual Meeting of the Minds, scheduled for September 22-25 in Des Moines Iowa, will do everything to reinforce the MRF’s commitment to motorcyclists’ rights and staying eternal vigilant.
Charlie “Chopper” Gilmore – U.S. Army veteran, motorcycle restorer, and freedom fighter is on deck as just one of the presenters at the 2022 Meeting of the Minds. His presentation – The Price of Freedom – is taken from life experiences and will certainly motivate and inspire attendees. Plus, the conference is sure to reinforce the MRF’s commitment eternal vigilance.
The Meeting of the Minds – renewing old friendships and making new ones. The Meeting of the Minds – three days of nuts-and-bolts workshops to augment the tools needed to promote and protect the rights of all motorcyclists. The Meeting of the Minds – more than a dozen presentations and workshops to build and strengthen individual’s and state motorcyclists’ rights organization’s commitment to protecting the freedoms motorcycling brings us all.
Workshops and presentations include but are not limited to:
- Up-to-the-minute Legislative Updates
- The necessity of Political Action Committees
- Riding skill enhancement
- What aging demographics means to motorcycling
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation lives and understands Eternal Vigilance… understands The Blessings of Freedom… and understands the commitments needed to protect rights, liberty, freedom, and our motorcycles from the pending siege from over-regulating and callous bureaucracies. Jefferson, Paine, and a host of others took stands to promote and defend the freedoms that all motorcyclists’ rights advocates understand.
Thank you for your support of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation and we look forward to seeing you in Des Moines for the 38th Annual Meeting of the Minds.
(One Promo Per Order. Not Valid on Sale Items. Can’t be Combined with Other Offers or Specials.)
–American Biker
While there is motorcycle rider education through Motorcycle Safety Foundation and state programs offered for motorcycle riders’ licenses, in most cases we learned to ride bicycles in a more casual, even haphazard manner. Dad or mom walked along side helping with balance or catching us before we hit the pavement. But for about the past ten years there’s been a more formal training approach…
–NMM
This is just a quick pic that I pulled off the net, but I still have the whole magazine article and pics from 1978.
I’ve just always wanted to know WHO?
–Thanks, Todd
“I believe it was Frank Kaisler R.I.P., but I’m putting it out there for confirmation.” –Bandit
The government of the United Kingdom has launched an open consultation, called “L-category vehicles: ending sales of new non-zero emission models,” in which they announce a sales ban for new non-zero emission motorcycles from 2035: “It is important that motorcycles do not remain fossil fueled as the rest of the transport fleet cleans up,” states Trudy Harrison MP, Minister of State for Transport.
‘L-category’ vehicles include 2- and 3-wheeled mopeds, motorcycles, trikes, sidecar-equipped motorbikes, and quadricycles, and in the consult the government clearly states: “While cars and vans vastly outnumber motorcycles on UK roads, motorcycles are an important and sizeable vehicle population, with 1.3 million currently licensed in 2021. We do not want to see them remaining fossil-fueled as the rest of our vehicles clean up.”
The British government has already committed to phasing out new cars and vans that run solely on petrol or diesel by 2030, and all new non-zero emission road vehicles by 2040.
Jim Freeman, Chairman of the British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) said: “The BMF will oppose any proposals to ban the use of motorcycles powered by internal combustion engines while such vehicles are still capable of being run. We also oppose a ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine-powered motorcycles while there is the possibility of providing alternatives to fossil fuel and while the electric vehicle charging infrastructure does not adequately support electric motorcycles.”
–Bill Bish
NCOM biker newsbytes
“Read Bill’s complete legislative report on Bikernet, quick. See below, without scientific transparency we’re toast.” –Bandit
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/NCOM_Biker_Newsbytes_for_August_2022.aspx
[page break]
AMA NEWS—Motorcyclists repel hill climb assault.
The “Monson Monster” operated by the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club since 1946 is known for some of the most challenging hills in the country. But that didn’t stop the Town of Monson, Mass., from issuing to vaguely written cease-and-desist orders to ban hill climbing under the guise of zoning laws.
The false accusations brought out hundreds of bikers to protest closing the hill. The Zoning Board of Appeals struck down the cease-and-desist order. Bada bing.
Brand new at Kodlin Motorcycles is a line of CNC machined billet aluminum floorboards, brake pad pedals, pegs and mini boards.
All Kodlin extra lightweight Trackboard products are CNC machined from billet aluminum in a black anodized finish with all needed hardware included for an easy installation.
The floorboards are sold in pairs and fit 1980-2022 H-D Touring models.
Same fitment for the matching Brake Pedal Pads that are sold each and feature a small “K” Logo.
Shifter pegs are sold each and fit all H-D models using a traditional style 5/16NF screw in toe peg.
The Kodlin Mini Boards complete the package or can be used as driver pegs for multiple applications.
They require the use of Kodlin specific splined adapters that are sold in pairs and are model specific
Please check www.Kodlinusa.com for details.
I discussed legislative agenda with a motorcycle rights group recently. They wanted to stick to their historic agenda, as if the battlefield was still the same as it was 20 years ago. I asked if they wouldn’t ask their legislators for scientific transparency and open discussion regarding the climate (or free speech). They disagreed. Here’s how I responded:
But if the most important topic to impact all aspects of our industry is not on the agenda, why attend? Climate doom is absolutely the most important issue for our industry, our time, our society, our lifestyle, freedom you name it.
I could be wrong, but there is one easy way to find out. Ask for scientific transparency. If you guys decide not to ask this simple question, our lifestyle is gone, toast, nada in a few years. You won’t need to worry about helmet laws, a socialist government will dictate everything. Humanity and freedoms will come a distant second or even third to the planet agenda.
You need to read Green Murder by Ian Plimer from Australia.
–Bandit
Six men arrested in Sturgis Motorcycle Rally sex-trafficking investigation
–Wayfarer
Chief Investigator
Bikernet.com
1. The dog is NOT allowed in the house.
2. Okay, the dog is allowed in the house, but ONLY in certain rooms.
3. The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay OFF the furniture.
4. The dog can get on the OLD furniture only.
5. Fine, the dog is allowed on all the furniture, but is not allowed to sleep with the humans on the bed.
6. Okay, the dog is allowed on the bed, but only by invitation.
7. The dog can sleep on the bed whenever he wants, but not under the covers.
8. The dog can sleep under the covers by invitation only.
9. The dog can sleep under the covers every night.
10. Humans must ask permission to sleep under the covers with the dog.
The Honeymoon!
Little boy says to his dad one day, “Dad, when you and mummy got married, afterwards you went away on that thing called a honeymoon”. Dad says, “ Yes son that’s right”. Little boy says, “ Did I go with you and mummy”? Dad says, “Well son, you went with me and you came back with your mother”!
–Joe Smith
SEE IT HERE: https://www.lifestylecycles.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=12633622
OUR MOST ROAD-DEVOURING MACHINE GOES TO A DARKER PLACE
Blacked-out and loaded with premium features. Fire up the thrill-inducing Milwaukee-Eight® 114 V-Twin engine and you’re in for one hell of a ride.
Features may include:
BLACKED-OUT FINISHES
Blacked-out from the front forks to the tips of the exhaust for an aggressive, modern look.
MILWAUKEE-EIGHT® 114 ENGINE
The most displacement in standard H-D® Touring models. You get 114 cubic inches of passing and horizon-chasing power.
BLACKED-OUT TALON™ WHEELS
Big, bold wheels with spokes that extend all the way to the edge of the rim, so you can roll in with style and attitude.
STRETCHED SADDLEBAGS
A sleek look on the outside and roomy on the inside with more than enough space to stash your riding essentials. The lids open with a single touch of one hand.
NEW BOOM!™ BOX GTS INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM
A new, evolved interface experience that offers a contemporary look, feel and function of the latest mobile devices and tablets, with exceptional durability and features designed specifically for motorcycling. Every element is optimized to enhance the rider’s interaction with the bike and connectivity with the world.
REFLEX™ LINKED BREMBO® BRAKES WITH STANDARD ABS
The front and rear brakes are electronically linked to provide exactly the right amount of brake to each tire no matter the road condition. No matter how good you are, this will make you a better rider.
RESPONSIVE SUSPENSION
And More!
TUNES OF THE WEEK–This is quite a song – check out the lyrics for sure. Hard-hitting words.
Song: Crooked Tree
Artists: Shaggy and Sting
Album: 44/876
(album title inspired by the International Dialing Code for calling from UK to Jamaica)
All rise for the Honorable Judge Burrell.
This court is called to order,
These charges are serious,
Stand up and face the bench,
How do you plead, Sir? How do you plead?
“Guilty as charged, ” the Judge decreed, “stand up and face the bench,
I have some words to say to you before we recommence.
A list of crimes this serious, I swear I have not seen,
In all the years that I have served Her Majesty the Queen.
Arson, murder, blackmail, grand larceny and theft,
Drug dealing, human trafficking, I ask the court, what’s left?
Are there words of mitigation, before I pass the sentence?
Anything that you can tell the court to add to your defense?”
I faced the court, thought long and hard before I gave reply,
“There’s something that you need to hear, from me before I die.
The circumstances of my birth were something short of bliss,
I have this from my mother, it was told to me like this…
‘The day that I was born, she said, The Good Lord woke from slumber,
Looking ’round his timber yard, He found He had no lumber,
Apart from some old twisted branch, in shadows left to lurk,
He pulled it out into the light and set about his work.’
She told me that the world should not expect too much of me,
When the Good Lord carved my crooked soul, out of a crooked tree.
When the Good Lord carved my crooked soul, out of a crooked tree.”
“Stand up and face the bench,
I’ve heard all you’ve got to say,
That there look on your face says you’re guilty,
And now it’s your judgment day.”
“I’m not asking for forgiveness,
I’m not proud of what I’ve done,
I did the things I had to do, like any other mother’s son.
None of us are perfect, so remember what you see.
When the Good lord carved this crooked soul, out of a crooked tree.
When the Good Lord carved this crooked soul, out of a crooked tree.”
Songwriters: Gordon Sumner (Sting) / Shaun Pizzonia / Orville Burrell (Shaggy) / Martin Kierszenbaum / Shane Hoosong / Dwayne A Shippy
(album released year 2018)
–Wayfarer
Editor in Chieftain
Bikernet International New Desk
We’ve edited and launched 12 saucy chapters of the Bandit’s Cantina series on Vella, under the Kindle books site. You can read three for free, then they have some token system to follow. We will launch a new chapter or two each week.
They are also available, all 100 of them in Bandit’s Cantina.
Read first 3 episodes for FREE
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella
Bandit’s Cantina Series
by Keith Randall Ball (Author)
Bandit loves every minute of the biker lifestyle, building bikes & running wild. By his 40s he was able to open his own place overlooking the Port of Los Angeles, Bandit’s Cantina where all hell broke loose weekly. It’s a place where romance flourishes, fights rage, the Cantina family supports & protects one another. K. Randall Ball, Keith “Bandit” Ball is a published author, former Easyriders editor, Bike builder, Land Speed Record holder, ex-Hells Angel, Vietnam Vet, founder of Bikernet.com, you name it.
1,200 Scientists and Professionals Declare: “There is No Climate Emergency”
The political fiction that humans cause most or all climate change and the claim that the science behind this notion is ‘settled’, has been dealt a savage blow by the publication of a ‘World Climate Declaration (WCD)’ signed by over 1,100 scientists and professionals. There is no climate emergency, say the authors, who are drawn from across the world and led by the Norwegian physics Nobel Prize laureate Professor Ivar Giaever. Climate science is said to have degenerated into a discussion based on beliefs, not on sound self-critical science.
The scale of the opposition to modern day ‘settled’ climate science is remarkable, given how difficult it is in academia to raise grants for any climate research that departs from the political orthodoxy. (A full list of the signatories is available here.) Another lead author of the declaration, Professor Richard Lindzen, has called the current climate narrative “absurd”, but acknowledged that trillions of dollars and the relentless propaganda from grant-dependent academics and agenda-driven journalists currently says it is not absurd.
Particular ire in the WCD is reserved for climate models. To believe in the outcome of a climate model is to believe what the model makers have put in. Climate models are now central to today’s climate discussion and the scientists see this as a problem. “We should free ourselves from the naïve belief in immature climate models,” says the WCD. “In future, climate research must give significantly more emphasis to empirical science.”
Since emerging from the ‘Little Ice Age’ in around 1850, the world has warmed significantly less than predicted by the IPCC on the basis of modelled human influences. “The gap between the real world and the modelled world tells us that we are far from understanding climate change,” the WCD notes.
The Declaration is an event of enormous importance, although it will be ignored by the mainstream media. But it is not the first time distinguished scientists have petitioned for more realism in climate science. In Italy, the discoverer of nuclear anti-matter Emeritus Professor Antonino Zichichi recently led 48 local science professors in stating that human responsibility for climate change is “unjustifiably exaggerated and catastrophic predictions are not realistic”. In their scientific view, “natural variation explains a substantial part of global warming observed since 1850”. Professor Zichichi has signed the WCD.
The Declaration notes that the Earth’s climate has varied for as long as the planet has existed, with natural cold and warm periods. “It is no surprise that we are experiencing a period of warming,” it continues. Climate models have many shortcomings, it says, “and are not remotely plausible as global policy tools”. They blow up the effect of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, but ignore any beneficial effects. “CO2 is not a pollutant,” it says. “It is essential to all life on Earth. Photosynthesis is a blessing. More CO2 is beneficial for nature, greening the Earth; additional CO2 in the air has promoted growth in global plant biomass. It is also good for agriculture, increasing the yield of crops worldwide.”
In addition, the scientists declare that there is no statistical evidence that global warming is intensifying hurricanes, floods, droughts and such-like natural disasters, or making them more frequent. “There is no climate emergency,” the Declaration goes on. “We strongly oppose the harmful and unrealistic net-zero CO2 policy proposed for 2050,” it says, adding that the aim of global policy should be “prosperity for all” by providing reliable and affordable energy at all times. “In a prosperous society, men and women are well educated, birth rates are low and people care about their environment,” it concludes.
The WCD is the latest sign that the ‘settled’ fantasy surrounding climate change science is rapidly breaking down. Last year, Steven Koonin, an Under-Secretary of Science in the Obama Administration, published a book titled Unsettled in which he noted that, “The science is insufficient to make useful projections about how the climate will change over the coming decades, much less what our actions will be.” He also noted that rigidly promulgating the idea that climate change is settled demeans and chills the scientific enterprise, “retarding its progress in these important matters”. In 2020, the long-time green activist Michael Shellenberger wrote a book called Apocalypse Never in which he said he believed the conversation about climate change and the environment had in the last few years “spiralled out of control”. Much of what people are told about the environment, including the climate, is wrong, he wrote.
Of course, green extremists in academia, politics and journalism will continue to argue for the command-and-control they crave through a Net Zero policy. In the end, their warped view of the scientific process will fade, leaving a trail of ludicrous Armageddon forecasts, and yet more failed experiments in hard-left economic and societal control.
Chris Morrison is the Daily Sceptic’s Environment Editor.
[ muh-kad-uh-mahyz ] SHOW IPA
verb (used with object)
To pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF MACADAMIZE?
Macadamize “to pave by compacting successive layers of broken stone” is a verb based on the noun macadam, the word for a road paved in this way. Macadam is the namesake of John Loudon McAdam, the inventor of this technique, and the surname McAdam “son of Adam” is a compound of the Scottish patronymic element Mc- (also Mac-) and the Hebrew-origin name Adam. Mc- is anglicized from Scottish Gaelic mac “son,” while Adam comes from Hebrew adham “man,” which may be related to any or all of the Hebrew words adhom “red,” adhamah “earth,” or dam “blood”; for a similar pattern, compare Latin humanus “human” and humus “earth.” Macadamize was first recorded in English circa 1820.
HOW IS MACADAMIZE USED?
I noticed little matters, as usual. The road was filled in between the rails with cracked stones, such as are used for macadamizing streets. They keep the dust down, I suppose, for I could not think of any other use for them.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, “MY HUNT AFTER THE CAPTAIN,” THE ATLANTIC, DECEMBER 1862
–from Dictionary.com
We are about to launch two Girls of Bikernet in Bandit’s Cantina, this one from good friend Jack McIntyre. Hot stuff.
JACK MCINTYRE
PHOTOGRAPHER, SPECIALIZING IN THE POWERSPORTS INDUSTRY
VETERAN OWNED COMPANY
JACK MCINTYRE PHOTO
STREETSTUDIOPHILLY.COM
IRON TRADER NEWS.COM
HOUSE OF CHOPPERS NATION.COM
FLYING PISTON BENEFIT.COM
BIKERNET.COM / CANTINA
JOHNNY MAC’S CHOPPER HOUSE, PHILLY
INDIA: Mandatory standards for EV batteries in 2-3 months
According to sources, the standards and testing protocols will be notified simultaneously for both two- and four-wheeler EVs. The government will also make it mandatory for vehicle manufacturers to sell EVs with only standard-compliant batteries.
Read complete article at:
–Wayfarer
Bikernet International News Desk
Vendors, there are still a few spaces to fill, so get your application in to us before it’s sold out.
On-line tickets sales will be closed Wednesday Aug 24, 12 noon PDT. But don’t panic, you will still be able to purchase your tickets at the gate.
Go to EasyridersEvents.com for more info
ROYAL ENFIELD Welcomes SCRAM 411 to North America
Adventure tourer meets street scrambler with the fun and versatile all-new 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411
Royal Enfield, the global leader in midsize motorcycles (250-750cc), is proud to welcome the all-new 2023 Scram 411 to North America. Adventure-touring meets the accessibility and playfulness of a classic scrambler with Royal Enfield’s first ADV crossover.
Based on the globally popular Himalayan motorcycle, the Scram 411 brings a modern, urban twist to this proven platform, while maintaining its adventure DNA. The Scram 411 is an engaging, accessible and capable street scrambler, ideal for city riding, but its competent rough-roading capabilities mean the fun doesn’t stop when the pavement ends.
Built upon Royal Enfield’s venerable 411cc single-cylinder engine platform and the Harris Performance-developed chassis, the Scram 411 combines spirited agility on the street with the capability to tackle rugged roads. A 19-inch front wheel and streamlined styling characterize the appearance of the all-new Scram 411 motorcycle, which delivers a lighter, nimbler, and more street-smart package tuned for urban life.
The front wheel and one-piece seat lend to distinct ergonomics of the Scram 411, delivering a comfortable, neutral riding position with an easy reach to the ground. The Scram 411 sheds the distinctive engine guards, windshield, center stand and rear rack of its adventure-touring counterpart, leaving a delightfully agile, freshly styled ADV crossover motorcycle. The new geometry livens up handing for a responsive ride on the street, while long-travel suspension, provided by the 41mm fork and link-mounted shock, maintain class-leading ground clearance and well-rounded capability.
Speaking about creating a new subspecies of motorcycles, he said, “Most scrambler motorcycles focus only on aesthetics and looks. When we began work on the Scram 411, we were determined to create a motorcycle that would be distinct in design and purpose, and bring the best of rough-road capability to urban riding. With its distinctive look and design, playful colorways, accessible riding proposition, the Scram 411 is an ultimate ADV crossover for the urban environment.”
With the global goal of offering a fresh, multipurpose motorcycle for modern urban markets from London, New Delhi and Tokyo, the Scram 411 brings its own potential to the North American market. Whether it’s winding back roads, exploring the countryside or cruising beach towns, the Scram 411 will welcome new riders as well as delight experienced motorcyclists with its versatile performance and accessible nature, both in price and size.
The Scram 411 will be available in seven distinctive colorways, and will arrive at North American Royal Enfield dealerships as early as September 2022. The first 1000 units in North America will feature the Royal Enfield Tripper Navigation, a simple and intuitive turn-by-turn navigation pod that pairs with your smartphone via the Royal Enfield App. Royal Enfield will also offer an all-new Scram 411 Collection of apparel and Genuine Motorcycle Accessories.
The 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 will retail for $5,099 USD, $6,749 CAD.
Yesterday, we rode two 1947 45 flatheads into the hills and through Spearfish Canyon, on mostly dirt roads, about 100 miles. We had a blast until we reached a hill too steep for the 45 trikes. The clutch started to fade on the blue one and we retreated to the highway home.
I’ve decided to add two Paughco mufflers to my UL and I sent my front brake to Capitol Clutch and Brake in Sacramento, CA for new, bonded woven shoes and forming to my brake drum. I want to move on this tech quickly and be able to ride it before the snow falls. I’m also going to black out the white wall on the rear and add an oil filter. That should do it. Hang on for the tech.
In the meantime, I’m going to start riding the dicey ‘46 Knucklehead around town and maybe to Cool August nights.
I had some interest in my 1928 lower end, front end and frame. It’s the first year of H-D 45 flathead, which was produced until about 1972, amazing.
THE BROS BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for September 1, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
What can I say, we have tons of inspirational quotes in the news this week. We have friends and old outlaws visiting from the coast. We ate at Scott Jacobs restaurant in Deadwood last night. Scott has been a licensed artist for Harley-Davidson for 32 years.
Last week I rode my ’46 Knucklehead around Boulder canyon, and every time I shut it off, it got pissed and wouldn’t start again. It just wanted to keep going.
Tomorrow we are having a gang over to discuss choppers and winter builds. Ah, I didn’t know Keith Terry can fix or rebuild starters. I have two that need help. We discussed the Sturgis Hall of Fame for next year.
I just wish the whole world could have as much fun and as many bros as us grubby bikers.
Let’s hit the news:
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
–Leo Tolstoy
TEASER FROM BUCK LOVELL PHOTO SHOOT—That’s Charlie from Sturgis, SD. These are shots from a feature photo shoot for Cycle Source Magazine. Hang on for the full feature on the esteemed pages coming up in an issue near you.
If you need old shit for your motorcycle reach out to Charlie’s company Rustyoldiron: 708-431-6778. And if you’re into wild romantic, Western photography of the Black Hills check out Buck’s web site.
—-Buck Lovell
Lovell Photography & Design
B.L.A.B.B. (Buck Lovell’s American Biker Blog)
bucklovell@gmail.com / bucklovellsblog@gmail.com
20824 Eddy Place
Sturgis, SD 57785
(605) 490 2991
MILWAUKEE (September 1, 2022) – Harley-Davidson turns up the intensity on an iconic styling theme with the introduction of the Low Rider® El Diablo model, the latest offering in its limited-edition Icons Collection program. In a nod to an American West Coast custom styling trend, the Low Rider El Diablo model combines lean performance and sport-touring versatility with a stunning paneled hand applied paint scheme and the sonic power of Harley-Davidson® Audio powered by Rockford Fosgate.
“The Low Rider El Diablo is a modern expression of the iconic 1983 Harley-Davidson FXRT and a representation of the creative times it was born in,” said Brad Richards, Vice President of Design and Creative Director – Motorcycles Harley-Davidson. “It embodies the spirit of counterculture in Southern California in the ‘80s in a contemporary package that features meticulously crafted custom paint, including pinstripe trajectories that nod directly to those of the original FXRT.”
The Icons Collection
An extraordinary series of motorcycles inspired by some of our most recognizable and sought-after models. Each Icon in the collection will celebrate H-D’s signature colors, designs and parts — along with the latest technology. A limited collection, each model will be individually numbered and only produced once. A new Icon will debut annually, with no more than two bikes released in any given year.
Low Rider El Diablo Model
The Low Rider El Diablo is a model intended to take style and sport touring performance to an extreme. The Low Rider El Diablo model combines the touring capability of hard bags and a frame-mounted fairing with the taut handling performance of the Harley-Davidson® Softail® chassis and the V-Twin muscle of a Milwaukee-Eight® 117 powertrain. Global production of the model will be limited to a one-time build of 1,500 serialized examples, scheduled to reach authorized Harley-Davidson® dealers in Fall 2022, with an MSRP of $27,999*.
Artistry In Motion
The Harley-Davidson® Low Rider® ST motorcycle serves as the foundation of the Low Rider® El Diablo model. The limited-production Low Rider® El Diablo model transforms the look of the Low Rider® ST model with the addition of a detailed paint scheme applied by Gunslinger Custom Paint. The paint scheme begins with a base of El Diablo Bright Red and a second pass of Bright Red Sunglo.
The red pinstripes are masked off, and a layer of El Diablo Dark Red and Dark Red Pearl is faded around the panel shapes to add depth. After masking, a layer of El Diablo Dark Red Metallic is applied to surround the El Diablo Bright Red color, with a fade effect where the colors meet to add depth. When the masking is removed El Diablo Bright Red pinstripes are revealed on the saddlebags, tank sides, fenders and fairing. Pale Gold pinstriping is then hand-applied within the El Diablo Bright Red panels. The El Diablo Bright Red Sunglo is formulated with a tinted clear element to create a “candy” effect.
Black finishes on the powertrain, front end and exhaust highlight the El Diablo paint scheme. Radiate cast-aluminum wheels are finished in contrasting Matte Dark Bronze.
The Low Rider® El Diablo motorcycle paint is hand-applied by the artisans at Gunslinger Custom Paint in Golden, Colo. The Gunslinger roster of nationally-known painters, designers, artists and manufacturing team leaders has decades of experience as a supplier of custom-painted components for Harley-Davidson® Custom Vehicle Operations motorcycles and Limited Edition paint sets.
High-Performance Audio
The Low Rider El Diablo model features factory-installed audio designed for outstanding performance and an ideal fit within the fairing. A powerful, intelligent amplifier with digital signal processing (DSP) technology developed jointly by Harley-Davidson and Rockford Fosgate is engineered to perform in the demanding motorcycle environment. The system connects to a mobile device via Bluetooth to play stored or streaming audio through a pair of built-in two-way speakers.
- Speakers include a pair of 5.25-inch woofers and two remote tweeters for great audio performance.
- Bluetooth 4.2 provides a strong wireless connection to most devices with minimal compression for outstanding sound quality.
- A compact 250-watt amplifier mounted within the fairing delivers crisp, clear sound quality at any volume.
Learn More about the Harley-Davidson Audio powered by Rockford Fosgate.
- Frame-mounted fairing shape is inspired by the classic FXRT Sport Glide® model fairing, favored by West Coast customizers.
- Aerodynamic performance was developed through CFD (computational fluid dynamics) analysis and real-world testing.
- A single center and Softail® triple splitstream vents reduce rider head buffeting at highway speeds.
- A 6-inch high windshield has a Dark Smoke tint.
- Single 5.75-inch LED headlamp.
- The Milwaukee-Eight® 117 V-Twin engine with precision oil/air cooling is the pinnacle of torque and displacement from a factory-installed, regular-production Harley-Davidson® powertrain. This engine delivers outstanding performance and instant bragging rights on the street.
- 117 cubic inch displacement.
- 125 ft. lbs. of torque at 3500 RPM
- High-performance camshaft is matched to displacement and air flow intended to maximize performance.
- High-performance, tuned Heavy Breather intake with forward-facing exposed filter element flows more air into the engine to produce exciting mid-range torque, and gives the motorcycle added hot rod presence.
- High-performance 2-into-2 offset shotgun exhaust is tuned to provide smooth and broad mid-range torque while producing a stirring tone.
- Dual counter-balancers help reduce primary vibration at idle for improved rider comfort.
- Dealer-installed Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts Stage Upgrades from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories are available to boost engine performance even further.
- Lockable clamshell saddlebags can be removed in seconds with an internal quick-release mechanism, converting the bike from sport-touring to urban cruising mode. (Combined saddlebag capacity is 1.9 cubic feet/53.8 liters).
- Tall monoshock suspension raises the rear of the motorcycle to improve ride comfort and increase lean angle.
- Inverted 43mm forks.
- Dual front disc brakes.
- Premium Michelin® Scorcher® 31 tires (Front 110/90B19, Rear 180/70B16) enhance ride and handling performance.
- Digital “tech gauge” instrumentation in the handlebar riser presents a stripped-down “no gauges” look.
- A deep solo seat helps hold rider in place during aggressive acceleration and cornering.
- One-inch-diameter moto handlebar mounted on four-inch pull-back risers is a West Coast style element that puts the rider in an aggressive posture on the bike.
- Low-profile tank console.
- Bright LED brake/tail lamps.
- USB charging port.
- Standard Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) and Cruise Control.
To learn more about the Harley-Davidson® Icons Collection, and the Low Rider® El Diablo model, go to: http://h-d.com/icons.
BIKE FEATURE OF THE WEEK—Here is one of Earl’s Triumphs (R.I.P.). The guy had major machining and fabrication talents.
He was located in a small shop in San Pedro. I still have one of his billet signatures like the kicker shown here.
–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Mike_Egan_Story_19432021.aspx
Hi, I got some badge from USA
the badge said: Southern California Chapter
Antique Motorcycle Club, Mike Egan
National Meet, La Mirada, Oct. ’79.
I checked his name by internet, So I think this is the guy. I did not know he was passed away.
But if you can contact his family
let them know.
— Hayami “sonny” takeharu
zama, kanagawa
Japan
“Thanks, and I will reach out.” –Bandit
Grab one of these top selling gas tanks and save a bunch of dough…
Plus, get free domestic shipping!
One of these gas tanks may be perfect for that current build, or a future one…
Sale pricing applies while supplies last, as they say.. don’t snooze on this!
With road fatalities increasing by 10.5% from 2020 to 2021, safety advocates are looking for causes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has begun a nighttime test of vehicles that use automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems to address the high percentage of pedestrian crashes that occur on dark roads.
“As we expected, most of these pedestrian AEB systems don’t work very well in the dark,” says IIHS President David Harkey. You heard that right, out of the 23 brands of mid-sized cars and trucks, only 4 scored the highest rating of “superior” by the IIHS. When the same testing was done in daylight, 19 of the 23 vehicles received the highest score.
While pedestrians are the focus of this study, motorcyclists are rightly concerned. All too often, motorists assume the technology in their cars is perfect and rely too heavily on it. This study shows that this new technology is far from flawless!
Motorcyclists are operating at higher rates of speed, with a different profile, and in closer proximity to other vehicles than pedestrians or other roadway users. If a car, with this new technology, can’t see a pedestrian walking across the street at night directly in front of them, can it see a biker in the lane next to them?
This is one of the many topics we will discuss at the MRF’s upcoming Meeting of the Minds in Des Moines, Iowa, September 21-25. To learn more about the MRF and the Meeting of the Minds click here.
Bikernet Thought Temple
Pillar Peak, SD
This event will feature a very special David Mann and Friends Art Show with tons of original and tribute art on display and for sale. The “If You Build It They Will Come” all brand antique and custom Motorcycle Show features 22 classes with something for every motorcycle enthusiast. There will be hundreds of motorcycle culture Vendors as well as a new and used parts Swapmeet, World Class Bike Builders showcasing their latest bike builds, Rock and Blues bands. Join us to celebrate the legendary David Mann, the artist whose work influenced and inspired so many!
General Admission is $15, Military with ID $10, kids 12 & under Free
Bike Show Registration:
Register your bike online or download the bike show registration form. You can mail it in, or send to tory@chopperfestival.com. 805.217.2113 Bike Show registration is $40 and includes 1 General Admission, 1 David Mann ChopperFest Event T-Shirt and Poster.
Vendor and Swapmeet registration: Vendor registration is now open. Vendor/Swapmeet forms can be downloaded by clicking the link below, visiting www.chopperfestival.com or you can call or email Tory to reserve your space. 805.217.2113, tory@chopperfestival.com.
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK FROM American Prime Manufacturing— APM Advance Assembly
This Comp Master brand advance assembly from American Prime has a 304 stainless steel base, center post and pivot pins.
The weights are coated with a specially formulated polymer that protects from heat saturation, reduces friction, and, in most cases, strengthens the component to make it more efficient.
The special CNC-coiled springs hold precision tolerances controlling spring rates to within 5% of specification to provide the maximum advance and retard applicable to the model.
They are manufactured with precision-drawn wire, then zinc plated for corrosion protection with post baking for relieving any potential of hydrogen embrittlement. The kit includes the center bolt, is made in the U.S.A. and assembled at the APM facility in Santa Fe Springs, California. Rebuild and spring replacement kits are also available.
AMERICAN PRIME MANUFACTURING
www.americanprimemfginc.com
First Major Congestion Tolling Program Proposed in U.S. Let’s Make It the Last.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which is responsible for public transportation in the greater New York City (NYC) area, has announced a public comment period ending September 9, 2022, on the implementation of the Central Business District (CBD) Tolling Program. The Program’s claimed purpose is to reduce traffic congestion in the Manhattan CBD while generating revenue for future public transportation improvements at the expense of motorists.
Since this would be the first activation of a congestion pricing plan by a major city in the United States, all motorists have a vested interest in the outcome. That is why we are encouraging members across the country to respond to the MTA in opposition to the tolling plan during the comment period. You could be impacted if you visit NYC for business and/or pleasure, so you should feel entitled to comment.
Information on how to comment by webform, email, or voicemail is provided below. Remember, you have until September 9th to respond.
Ultimately, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will decide whether to impose the tolling plan so it is the audience for our comments. The FHWA can essentially approve it, direct the project sponsors to modify the plan based on public comments, or flat out reject it. Because the sponsors are in favor of implementing the tolling program — with all that revenue generation — the best hope for motorists is a massive push-back during the public comment period. You can help drive that opposition and deliver a message to other jurisdictions considering similar budget-bolstering tolling.
This is a money grab to pay for MTA services without providing any congestion relief to motorists. In essence, the CBD Tolling Program would create an inner-city tollway on roads below 60th Street, forcing motorists to pay again for roads they funded many times over through the gas tax.
Reasons for Opposition
There are many reasons to oppose congestion tolling in NYC or elsewhere. We recommend you choose the two or three that resonate most with you to include in your comments to the MTA. We don’t want a verbatim repeat of the full list of opposition points, which could give the impression of an organized “form letter” drive and cause the responses to be discounted.
Congestion tolling is another tax, not a user fee. Low-income drivers are taxed disproportionately, but so is everyone since the cost of goods and services goes up to cover the increase in transportation costs.
Congestion tolling is double taxation. Drivers are forced to pay two taxes for the same road: a gas tax and a toll tax. And, depending on the scenario, Connecticut and New Jersey motorists may have to pay congestion tolls on top of existing bridge and tunnel tolls.
Congestion tolling is an inefficient, bureaucracy-laden form of taxation. Toll management, enforcement, and operations have run anywhere from 8 percent to over 35 percent of revenue collected. That is money spent not on road improvements but on efforts to gather revenue for non-road projects.
Congestion tolling is all about providing $1 billion/year for the MTA. Each of the possible seven toll scenarios is designed to generate this annual revenue for the MTA. No investment allocation to provide congestion relief is specified in the plan.
Congestion tolling worsens traffic diversion. Traffic diversion from tolled routes can adversely affect surrounding neighborhoods and clog alternative toll-free routes.
Go to our website to make comments.
Webform
The webform has several fields and an essentially unlimited comment box with no provision to attach documents. The required fields are first and last name, email, and the county you live in. The “county” pulldown offers several choices, including “I am not sure or prefer not to respond.” That is a legitimate selection for anyone not in the New York tri-state region, but if you have a reason to represent a particular county or state listed, please do so. You do not need to include a company or affiliation, and you don’t have to provide a phone number.
Email
You can also respond by email at CBDTP@mtabt.org or directly to the FHWA at CBDTP@dot.gov. You can be creative with the subject field to immediately express your opposition since these are dedicated addresses for comments on the program. No mandatory information is required.
Voicemail
For those who would rather speak their mind, you can leave voicemail at 646-252-7440. After you indicate a language, you are prompted with, “Please leave your comments or questions here.” There is no requirement for providing mandatory information such as name or address, but we do recommend providing your name —your first name at a minimum.
Tips for Commenting
Please follow through before the end of the comment period on September 9th.
It is often helpful when commenting to include anything that makes a personal connection to the issue. Another approach is to express what would bother you about the program and perhaps what you would do or not do if the program were implemented.
Whatever approach you take, please comment to ensure the motorist’s viewpoint is loud and clear. You choose your vehicle for the travel advantages of safety, speed, comfort, and convenience. If the value and fairness of being tolled are not apparent, drivers become nothing more than cash cows.
[page break]
NEWS FROM THE SHERIFF— Now at KOS GREECE
The Club Reborn (No religious) just went from One clubname to another
Mid-August They Have since the two Corona-years had a RUN to officially close summer in Sweden
2022 They left for Nora, a Swedish Deadwood But happened 300 years earlier
That mining area was behind Swedish wealth which now is Gone….
Average length of these long-forkers goes from 24” and up
Average age 35 so there is hope
I felt like an Old Indian Chief by the campsite telling stories from the ‘70s
Only bummer so many runs at the same Time 2022 so attendance down however the positive We could Cruise at 75 mph and still make sure nobody left behind.
Sportsters slowly getting into the game, cheap and fast.
Election in 3 weeks so SHERIFFMEDIAGROUP hide out in the Greek part of Mediterranan til the smoke clears
10-4
–The Sheriff
On the run
Europe
BIKERNET RECOMMENDATION— Remember last year, I sent you some pics of my roached Pan engine and I was asking about a builder to do the repair. You suggested Carlo up at A&E in Auburn.
Well, I went up and talked to him and we got it set up to do the work. I am really happy with the work he did, whole new bottem end. Came out great. That guy is good. Took a little while, but that’s ok. So, thanks again
I had him go through my 4 speed too, he made it right and no leaks. The bike is all back together now and am starting to put some break-in miles on it.
Here are some pics, I changed a few things, cut the pipes down, new oil system, had some stuff chromed. Finally found a good chrome shop here in CA. Meclec down in Fresno. Nice work and decent prices and turnaround times.
Thanks again brother.
— KERRY
“Carlo and Emma have been together forever, through a Harley-Davidson dealership, custom shop, drag racing and now an Indian Dealer in Auburn, California. I was there for their induction into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of fame. Good people!” –Bandit
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION ALERT–We Told You So…
At last year’s MRF Meeting of the Minds in Atlanta, Georgia the fate of the internal combustion engine was discussed. In fact, at the urging of ABATE of Illinois, the following language was added to the MRF’s 2022 Legislative Priorities: “Work to ensure the survival of combustion engines. Including elimination of the California air quality waivers which threaten combustion engine production.”
In October of 2021 California Governor Gavin Newson signed a bill into law banning the sale of all off-road, gas-powered engines, including generators, lawn equipment, pressure washers, chainsaws, weed trimmers, and even golf carts.
And less than one year later we learn this, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that governs motor vehicle emissions for the state adopted new rules that will require 35% of the new cars sold in the state are electric or plug-in hybrids by 2026, with that percentage rising to 68% by 2030 and 100% by 2035.
That’s right, new gas burning cars will no longer be for sale in the country’s largest state in less than 15 years. Other states, including Massachusetts and Washington have already signaled that they would follow California’s lead.
- What does the future of motorcycling look like?
- Will the bike you are riding today be legal in a few years?
- What will your kids or grandkids be riding… or will they even be allowed to own a motorcycle?
Your Freedom is under assault and without your help we can’t fight back!
Thank you to all the members of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation for defending your Freedoms.
“We need all street riders to join this fight, if you are not a member of the MRF click on the logo below to join.
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/COOL_BIKERNET_WEEKLY_NEWS_for_August_25th_2022.aspx
Glad to hear the Dicey Knuck is getting much needed time on the road.
–Rhys
DB, FL
“Yes, having issues with ethanol fuel and we might remove the mag. I have another auto-advance circuit breaker and a mini battery. Runs great once it starts…” –Bandit
FEATURE FROM THE PAST—Hang on! From Ann Robinson with an illustration by Hal Robinson.
–Bandit
STAFFER COMMENT—
Most excellent regarding your Sturgis Rally Report. You, your family, friends, and brothers are all amazing. I was speaking to my wife this afternoon about all your activities and the wonderful work done by the Hamsters. She asked about your age and without thinking I told her.
Now I look like a real slug. Seriously though, I appreciate all that you and yours do. Be well and as you say, all the best.
–Sam Burns
Supreme Contributor
IT’S BACK: Make plans NOW to join The Heartland Institute at the 15th edition of the most-important and informative conference on climate science and energy policy in the world. Held at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista in Orlando, Florida — a location we picked to honor Florida’s status as by-design ‘free state.’
This conference will once again bring together the world’s best experts to analyze the latest climate science and the wrong-headed energy and policy solutions the world’s governments are determined to impose on us all.
From the green energy boondoggles in the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” in the United States, to the ongoing wind-power disaster in Germany, and threats of energy cuts in the winter in the UK, the climate policy “solutions” are a real and growing problem for the people of the world. Why are we making life poorer and more miserable for most of the people on the planet when there is no climate crisis?
Attend this conference to learn the truth, and inspire your own passion to spread that truth around the globe.
“I would love to attend this. Maybe Rogue could cover it and the MRF should send a board member.”—Bandit
I have googled the crap out of it and no luck. And please focus on the pipes …lol.
BTW the Cantina story is very creative.
–Barry G
“I would say they are handmade and you can get the pieces from Paughco.” – Bandit
by Lori Dillon
DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a crash between a motorcycle and a boat that injured two people.
It happened shortly after six Wednesday night in the 1300 block of State Road 8, near State Road 327. The motorcycle was traveling behind an SUV hauling a boat. The SUV slowed for stopped traffic and the motorcycle operator, Kyle Landrum from Fort Wayne, was unable to avoid hitting the boat and trailer.
Landrum and his passenger, Kayla Griffith from Garrett, were both thrown from the motorcycle. Medics took both to the hospital for treatment. Information on their conditions was not released. The driver of the SUV was not hurt.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash.
SOURCE:
https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/2-hurt-in-motorcycle-boat-collision-near-garrett/
–Wayfarer,
Editor in Chief – Bikernet Blog
https://blog.bikernet.com/
Bikernet.com™
ANOTHER QUOTE OF THE WEEK–Can you search inside yourself, find your weaknesses, and muster up the determination to overcome them all?
CHARITY EFFORT OF THE WEEK—
Checking back in as the Comoto Family of Brands is excited to share its partnership with GEICO to support the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF). The duo have already raised $50,000 to help support families affected by this disease. But the race is not over — Comoto hopes to surpass last year’s fundraising total of $305,000 this year and you can help spread this message!
On September 18, Comoto will be hosting the 2022 National Ride for Kids Day fundraising event. This event includes 10% of proceeds across all participating brands (RevZilla, J&P Cycles, and Cycle Gear) being donated to the foundation. It also includes hosting the Philadelphia Ride for Kids. Full details can be found in the press release below my signature.
Would you be interested in sharing with your readers to encourage participation and bring awareness? I’d also be happy to connect you with a Comoto executive for an interview via phone or email to further discuss the company’s commitment to find a cure for pediatric brain cancer.
I’ve copied my colleague Susannah here as I’m out next week and she can answer any questions and connect you with the Comoto team.
Best,
LIFESTYLE CYCLES DEAL OF THE WEEK–2016 Harley-Davidson FLTRUSE – CVO Road Glide Ultra FOR $28,500.00
SEE IT HERE: https://www.lifestylecycles.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=12644278
Stock # 13534C is a 2016 Red/gold Harley-Davidson ROAD GLIDE CVO FLTRUSE with only 18215.00 miles!
This bike is a FULLY CUSTOM Road Glide some of the features/Add-ons on this bike are
* 110c.i.Screaming Eagle Motor with a 6-Speed trans.
* Chrome 2 into 1 exhaust
* Big wheels @# front and 18 rear Chrome and painted to match
* Detachable touring pack with custom passenger seat,smoked lightingand speakers
* Fully chromed pull back apes
* Painted inner fairing
* CVO package
* Front LED turn signals with smoked lens
* Chrome lower legs
This bike is only $28,500.00
Plus, license, $85.00 documentation fee, and local sales tax. NO HIDDEN FEES like some dealers. And we have no reconditioning or prep fees. This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 92-point safety/mechanical/structural inspection.
Fill out an online application today. We have EZ FINANCING and EXTENDED WARRANTIES available!
Lifestyle Cycles is located at 1510 State College Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92806.
Open 7 days a week.
NOT LOCAL? WE HAVE SHIPPING AVAILABLE! Call today (714) 490-0155.
We carry Street Glides, Road Glides, Road Kings, Ultras, Sportsters, Softails, Dynas, and much more!
We are California’s pre-owned Harley Mega-Store with over 200 Pre-Owned Harley-Davidsons in stock!
HOMETOWN RALLY IS HERE!
Roll up and check out all the music, food and fun found on Harley-Davidson Museum’s 20-acre campus – including the grand opening of the Factory Shop!
MILWAUKEE, USA (Sept. 1, 2022) – The party of the summer starts today! The Harley-Davidson Museum is your central rally point for the Hometown Rally™ and a celebration of all things Harley-Davidson. Over the Labor Day weekend, nearly every inch of the H-D Museum’s 20-acre campus will be filled with free music, good food from MOTOR® Bar & Restaurant and some of our favorite food trucks, thrilling stunt shows, boonie bike races and so much more.
And you know the latest and greatest from Harley-Davidson will steal the spotlight in our all-new Garage event space. But you don’t have to just admire them – the demo fleet will be filled with the new models from Harley-Davidson just itching to be taken for a spin. Enjoy a ride astride a new H-D® motorcycle through the Menomonee Valley, or join fellow riders who are aiming a bit farther with the Women’s Ride or the Pan America® Owner’s Ride, launching from the H-D Museum (advance registration required).
And if your travels take you to all six participating H-D® dealers over the weekend, collect the six dealership rally tokens and stop in at the H.O.G. tent on the H-D Museum™ campus to receive a special gift from H.O.G.
But with new galleries, new display and two new shops on campus, there’s plenty to explore at the crossroads of 6th & Canal. If you haven’t seen the new Experience Gallery, now is the time – especially with extended hours Thursday, Sept. 1 – Saturday, Sept. 3 (10 a.m. – 7 p.m.) and expanded tour offerings. On Sept. 1 & 2, guests can enjoy early morning access, plus coffee and conversation with Bill Davidson, great-grandson of founder William A. Davidson and Vice President of the H-D Museum. This special program takes place in the H-D Museum’s brand-new Experience Gallery. Advance reservations are required as this is a very limited-capacity event. After enjoying coffee and morning pastries with Bill, guests will be treated to a Beyond the Gate Tour of the H-D Museum, including the Motorcycle Vault. And on Sept. 3 & 4, check out the Beyond the Gate Tour before the H-D Museum opens to the public. A limited number of guests will be welcomed to enjoy a guided, pre-opening tour of the Museum and the Motorcycle Vault. Make your reservations today!
If you’re looking to take home memories and more, the H-D Museum™ campus now features two retail outlets to get your H-D® gear. check out the fresh threads from the Harley-Davidson® Shop with more than 150 new items lining the shelves – including new items to celebrate next year’s 120th Anniversary. And beginning Sept. 1, Harley-Davidson’s first-and-only Factory Shop will be open to the public. The Factory Shop is an outlet for non-current H-D Products that have limited inventory – including helmets, gloves, jackets and more. The two locations will encompass more than 13,000 square feet of Harley-Davidson premium retail experience.
It’s not a party without music. Fan favorite Hairball kick starts the fun on Thursday, Sept. 1, with headliners Parmalee and Jackyl keeping it rolling all weekend long.
But the campus will still be buzzing in September with the last Bike Nights of the season happening on Thursdays and Valley Week coming to campus on Sept. 30 for an outdoor movie night.
PROGRAMMING / EVENTS
Join us Labor Day Weekend at the Hometown Rally™, for a celebration of all things Harley-Davidson. Situated on the 20-acre campus of The Harley-Davidson Museum, it features live events, exhibitions, motorcycle demos, and something for every enthusiast. Start with a visit through the museum which serves as a central rally point for all of the events taking place at that downtown site and six surrounding Harley-Davidson® dealerships. From there, a two-wheeled adventure is yours for the making.
All wheels unite every Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Join riders (and non-riders) for free live music from some of Milwaukee’s favorite bands, fun, drool-worthy rolling sculptures and outdoor food and beverage. The Bike Night Koozie Special is back. Enjoy $3 Busch Light all season long. Plus, the all-new Harley-Davidson® Shop is keeping its doors open until 8 p.m. for Bike Nights throughout the season.
9/8 Robert Allen Jr. Band
9/15 The Verdict
9/22 Bruce Humphries and the Rockabilly Rebels
9/29 Blacktop Kings
[page break]
VINTAGE INDIAN OF THE WEEK—
–Sam Burns
Vintage Indian Editor
Bikernet.com™
Two good ol’ boys, Bubba and Junior get promoted from Privates to Sergeants.
Not long after, they’re out for a walk and Bubba says, “Hey, Junior – there’s the NCO Club.
Let’s you and me stop in and have us a drank.”
“But we’s privates,” protests Junior.
“NO, we’s sergeants now,” says Bubba, pulling him inside
“Now, Junior, I’m gonna sit down and have me a drank.”
“But, we’s privates,” says Junior.
“You blind, boy!” says Bubba, pointing at his stripes.
“We’s Sergeants now!”
So they order their drinks and pretty soon a hooker comes up to Bubba.
“You’re cute,” she says, “and I’d like to take you someplace and make you feel good — but I’ve got a bad case of gonorrhea.”
Bubba pulls his friend to the side and whispers, “Junior, go look in the dictionary and see what that gonorrhea means.
If it’s good, give me the okay sign.”
Junior goes to look it up, comes back, and gives Bubba the big okay sign.
Three weeks later Bubba is laid up in the infirmary with a terrible case of gonorrhea.
“Junior,” he says, “What you give me the okay for?!”
“Well Bubba, in the dictionary, it says gonorrhea only affects the privates.”
Then he pointed to his stripes and says, “But we’s Sergeants now!
–Joe Smith
Peach Country Branch
Bandit’s Cantina Bad Joke Library
A ROYAL ENFIELD NOTE—
What I especially like about my Royal Enfield is that it remains faithful to its Tradition; a good big mono tumbled long-run and since time immemorial. It is not a famous brand that has emerged from a dusty corner to remake an ersatz trying to regain its former glory. Born Bullet G2 in 1948, she won many victories in enduro, both individually (Scottish, British Expert) and as a team in the ISDT, the premise of today’s rallies.
Top: Royal Enfield Classic MK.II – 2021-2022?
Bottom: Billy Mills; 1967 ISDT, 1966 Royal Enfield 499cc Bullet
–Sam Burns
BAKER DRIVETRAIN NEWS—
Bagger Racing with the Baker GrudgeBox
Requiring no case modifications for installation, and as used by Trask in its Bagger Racing 2017 Road Glide, the Baker GrudgeBox was designed for big engine applications and engineered with a focus on “excessive torque capacity and crisp shifting.”
“The power-robbing nature of the stock helical gears were replaced with straight-cut spur gears for minimal parasitic losses associated with gear-to-gear torque transfer. Circumferential tooth thickness is 100% thicker than stock and the width is 40% thicker than stock for no excuses on strength and durability.”
Built to take high horsepower abuse found in late model H-D performance applications while providing elegant shift precision, it is available for 2006-2017 Dyna, 2007-up Softail and Touring and 2017 and up M-8 applications.
Bert Baker says that the straight 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th gears are “designed and geared for performance buffs, racers and speed freaks seeking negligible power loss. We use wide-ratio gearing for heavier performance applications.
“The GrudgeBox is built for aggressive take-offs and long distances at above-average speeds with a 250 rpm drop at higher highway speeds (approx. 80 mph) – our engineering focus throughout the design has been on excessive durability and we use a patent-pending bulletproof main drive gear bearing with gears up to 40% wider than stock, positive dog tooth engagement in gear with pie-shaped shift dogs and frictionless linear detent shift system for smooth shifting.”
BAKER DRIVETRAIN
www.bakerdrivetrain.com
(from Act 1, Scene 3 of the play)
Lenders remember very differently than borrowers, psychologists’ study finds.
The researchers narrowed their study to loans between individuals, not loans from institutions or even parents, because it’s safe to assume most parents know they will never see their money again.
But when it’s a trust agreement between peers, it gets really tricky.
Read full article at source:
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/borrower-lender-scientists-explain-loan-friend-dangerous/story?id=16857078
–Wayfarer
Financial consultant
Bikernet University
THE SCIENTIFIC TRANSPARENCY FILES–Fossil Fuels are the Greenest Energy Sources
The CO2 Coalition just published an excellent article by member Indur Goklany concerning just how “green” fossil fuels are.
According to Dr. Goklany, “Contrary to the claims of proponents of the Green New Deal and Net Zero, fossil fuels are the greenest fuels.
First, uniquely among energy sources, fossil fuel use emits CO2, which is the ultimate source of the elemental building block, carbon, found in all carbon-based life, i.e., virtually all life on Earth.”
Second, fossil fuel dependent technologies have increased agricultural yields directly or indirectly by at least 167% (Goklany 2020). This increase in agricultural productivity is due to the use of fossil-fuel-dependent technologies, specifically, nitrogen fertilizers, pesticides and carbon dioxide fertilization resulting from fossil fuel emissions.
Read Fossil Fuels are the Greenest Energy Sources here. https://co2coalition.org/publications/fossil-fuels-are-the-greenest-energy-sources/
Please support our mission
The CO2 Coalition is the world’s leading organization providing facts, resources and information about the vital role carbon dioxide plays in our environment. Would you like to support this important mission?
Please help us to advance our cause with a tax-deductible contribution. You can send a check to:
CO2 Coalition
1621 North Kent Street, Suite 603
Arlington, Virginia 22209 or donate on-line here
https://co2coalition.org/donate/
AMA NEWS—AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Night September 10, 2022
Bike Night at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame will be held on Sept. 10 from 4 – 8 p.m. Activities include free admission to the museum, food and entertainment. Find out more.
Can’t make it to Bike Night? The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. (Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) Plan a visit or group ride to the museum.
Beta AMA National Dual Sport Series
Ready for a little adventure? Check out these upcoming events for the Beta AMA National Dual Sport Series:
Sept. 10-11: Baby Burr, New Plymouth, Ohio
Sept. 10-11: Land Between the Lakes 200, Golden Pond, Ky.
Sept. 17-18: Buffaloe 500, Columbus, Ind.
Sept. 17-18: Yosemite Dual Sport Adventure, Groveland, Calif.
Sept. 24-25: Show Me 200, Bixby, Mo.
Find more Beta AMA National Dual Sport Series and AMA National Adventure Riding Series events.
SONG PICK for the Week
Song: Automatic
Artist: Miranda Lambert
Album: Platinum (sic) (2014)
Songwriters: Miranda Lambert / Natalie Hemby / Nicolle Galyon
Quarter in a payphone
Drying laundry on the line
Watching sun tea in the window
Pocket watch tellin’ time
Seems like only yesterday, I’d get a blank cassette
Record the country countdown ’cause I couldn’t buy it yet
If we drove all the way to Dallas just to buy an Easter dress
We’d take along a Rand McNally, stand in line to pay for gas
God knows that shifting gears ain’t what it used to be
I learned to drive that ’55, just like a queen, three on a tree
Hey, what ever happened to waiting your turn
Doing it all by hand?
‘Cause when everything is handed to you
It’s only worth as much as the time put in
It all just seems so good the way we had it
Back before everything became automatic
If you had something to say
You’d write it on a piece of paper
Then you put a stamp on it
And they’d get it three days later
Boys would call the girls
And girls would turn them down
Staying married was the only way to work your problems out
Hey, what ever happened to waiting your turn
Doing it all by hand?
‘Cause when everything is handed to you
It’s only worth as much as the time put in
It all just seems so good the way we had it
Back before everything became automatic, yeah
Automatic
Let’s roll the windows down
Windows with the cranks
Come on, let’s take a picture
The kind you gotta shake
Hey, what ever happened to waiting your turn
Doing it all by hand?
‘Cause when everything is handed to you
It’s only worth as much as the time put in
It all just seems so good the way we had it
Back before everything became automatic, yeah
Automatic
–Wayfarer
Official DJ and Music Curator
Bikernet.com™
LEGENDS ARRIVES AT HOMETOWN RALLY
Join us Labor Day weekend for Hometown Rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Come find the Legend Suspensions tent at House of Harley-Davidson September 1st – 5th during Hometown Rally. We are excited to see you, talk suspension, and celebrate all things Harley-Davidson during the holiday weekend.
SEPTEMBER 1ST – 5TH
House of Harley-Davidson
6221 West Layton Ave.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“This is interesting, because if you want your new Harley to handle and ride correctly, you need to discuss your options with these guys quick.” –Bandit
HANG ON! Every week is a blast in the Black hills or should I call it motorcycle Nirvana.
We have another Girl of Bikernet Feature headed to the Cantina. Quick join up and support Bikernet and Cantina content.
Later today, I’m going to put Lucas ethanol treatment in all my gas tanks. Ethanol is a problem.
This Linkert was perfectly tuned until the dread Ethanol had its way. I’m still struggling with it.
The fucking Bastard, Mike Kane had this brass plaque engraved recently at my engraving connection in the hills, the Winners’ Circle. I have another trophy plaque to engrave. I’m wondering if I should win or not. Maybe I’ll make it 5th place for 5-Ball.
More clutch action with 45 John’s 1947 trikes. Hope it worked.
My UL tech is expanding every day. I’m now going to run dual Paughco mufflers, a new oil filter, old stock rebuilt front brake, and more. Hang on.
I went to Dakota V-twin for oil and Sparkplugs. Didn’t think it would be difficult, but it was sorta confusing. Randy had 60-25 oil, so I went for a case. He had to order my sparkplugs for the Knuckle and Pans. What do you recommend?
Hang on for the next report, and in the meantime ride free forever.
–Bandit
THE ATTACK of the E15 FUEL BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for April 21, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
As you scroll through the news you’ll come across two teaser reports by Bill Bish of NCOM. You’ll read that England has made it easier for Harley-Davidson to sell motorcycles. The next report discusses banning (ICE) internal combustion engines in England. “We must ride electric or we’re doomed.”
Is the world nuts or what. Let’s hit the news:
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell returns to the big screen, once again riding a Kawasaki Ninja.
There are few motorcycle movie scenes more iconic than Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell riding his Kawasaki Ninja GPZ 900R along the flight line at United States Navy Fighter Weapons School in Miramar, California back in 1986.
That scene helped cement Mitchell’s “Maverick” image as a TOPGUN hero. 36 years later, Maverick is not only back at TOPGUN, but back riding a Kawasaki, only today he chooses to ride the supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2™ Carbon in the new Paramount Pictures blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” opening May 27th, 2022.
“Working with the “Top Gun: Maverick” team has been amazing,” said Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., Vice President, Marketing, Chris Brull. “When we had the chance to jump onboard and see our Kawasaki Ninja motorcycles on the big screen again, we had to be involved. We know that Maverick is a dedicated Kawasaki rider and we made sure he had a full garage of Kawasaki models.”
To celebrate “Top Gun: Maverick,” Kawasaki has partnered with Paramount Consumer Products to launch limited edition t-shirts exclusively sold at participating Kawasaki dealers in the U.S.A. These t-shirts feature both the iconic Ninja GPZ 900R featured in the original Top Gun as well as the supercharged Ninja H2 Carbon. Visit your local Kawasaki dealer while supplies last.
A total of four supercharged Ninja H2 Carbon machines and restored two Ninja GPZ 900R motorcycles were provided to the “Top Gun: Maverick” production team along with some additional surprise models that may appear in Maverick’s personal hanger featured in the film.
“Top Gun: Maverick” will premiere in theaters nationwide on May 27th, 2022 and fans can now experience the breathtaking power of the world’s only supercharged production hypersport motorcycles by owning a Ninja H2™, Ninja H2 Carbon or Ninja H2™R.
Hopefully Top Gun is headed to Ukraine to take care of business.—Bandit
–Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com™
FOUR Morning Rituals to Start Your Day Off Right–
Establishing a regular morning routine helps you stay more focused and productive during the day. It can be as simple as making your bed, or reminding yourself of one good thing that happened the previous day. These habits will help shift your perspective to a positive one and get you prepared for the day ahead.
1. Make Your Bed!
As soon as you get up in the morning, make sure to make your bed. It may seem tempting to leave it unmade and rush to get some breakfast but the simple task of tidying your bed is attributed to boosting mental health. American author and retired Navy admiral, William H. McRaven writes in his book, “Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life,” that making your bed in the morning sets you up for success. A tidy bed is a start to a tidy life. The act may be small, but it helps kick off a chain of small successes to achieve throughout the day. 2
2. Drink a Tall Glass of Water
It’s very important to drink a tall glass of water right after you wake up as your body may be very dehydrated. We tend to lose water through the night by breathing and sweating which is why it’s so incredibly important to replenish our water intake as soon as possible. Expert opinion on how much water to drink varies but ranges from a minimum of 16 ounces to a liter. Water is very important in aiding your kidneys in flushing out toxins and also helps you achieve better skin. Including this simple task in your morning routine can make a big difference in your health and will help you stay more focused and alert throughout the day, improving productivity.
3. Do a Simple Meditation
Setting aside just 10 to 15 minutes every morning to meditate and self-reflect can have surprising benefits for both mind and body. In this modern age, we are increasingly overburdened with information and thoughts which make it very difficult for us to achieve stillness and relaxation. Our minds jump from one random thought to another, almost like a monkey jumping from branch to branch. This is a well-known concept in Buddhism commonly referred to as “monkey mind.” People often complain that they feel overwhelmed in the mornings just thinking about all the tasks ahead of them. Meditating has proven to help with this by helping you kickstart your day more peacefully. By calming the mind, you can think more clearly during the day and decrease anxiety.
Meditating has also been associated with boosted energy levels due to the release of endorphins. This natural energy boost can help productivity, without needing as much caffeine throughout the work day to sustain energy.
Simply hop into some comfortable clothes and drink a tall glass of water before finding somewhere quiet to relax. There are many techniques to help you meditate, but the simplest is to just close your eyes and breathe gently while trying not to think of anything. This is difficult to achieve at first, but that’s normal! Keep on trying for a few weeks until your mind learns to use this time to quiet down. You can try lighting a candle or your favorite incense to help you achieve this and send a signal to your brain to relax.
4. Try Dry Brushing
Practiced by the ancient cultures of the past, dry brushing has been associated with improving blood circulation and lymphatic drainage. The act of brushing or scrubbing your body helps exfoliate the skin, making it softer and giving it a youthful glow. It will also help get rid of dead skin thus helping you absorb moisturizers more effectively. Sweat and toxins will be able to leave your body more easily due to the unclogging of pores. Many people also report feeling energized after dry brushing. This is why it’s best carried out in the morning, before you hop into the shower.
The whole process should only take 5 minutes. Choose a good body brush—a firm bristle brush—and start brushing upwards from the bottom of your legs towards your heart, until you have covered your whole body. It should not hurt; if it does, make sure to stop as you may have sensitive skin. Brush as often as you like, but preferably a couple times a week. Your skin should give you a good indicator of how well it’s doing.
Incorporate these four habits to your morning, and you’ll be setting yourself up for a more productive, fulfilling day.
–By SKYLAR PARKER
Epoch Times
Experience four days of the world’s best riding in the Smoky Mountains as the 2022 V-Twin Visionary Smoky Mountain Tour comes to The Shed October 6-9! We’ll have two days pro-lead bike rides followed by concerts and real-deal Tennessee barbecue.
You’ll also see all the cool stuff from our tour sponsors, ride new H-D models, check out killer iron at our pro biker build-off, and have the chance to pit your bike against the competition in our ride-in motorcycle show. Get your VIP pass or day pass now!
Click To Read the St. Paddy’s Day Weekly News
Bandit! Enjoyed seeing the Robinson Scarf/Bandana. Ruby said, “Yes, it matched my black leather jacket too. I got so many complements before and during dinner.”
I went to Tennesse Jack’s and the barmaid really wants to buy one. I plan on selling her one next time I go in after work.
–Ann Robinson
Long Beach, CA
Two guys were discussing popular family trends on sex, marriage, and family values..
Bill said, ‘I didn’t sleep with my wife before we got married, did you?’
Larry replied, ‘I’m not sure, what was her maiden name?’
A little boy went up to his father and asked: ‘Dad, where did my intelligence come from?’
The father replied. ‘Well, son, you must have got it from your mother, ‘cause I still have mine.’
‘Mr. Clark, I have reviewed this case very carefully,’ the divorce Court Judge said, ‘And I’ve decided to give your wife $775 a week,’
‘That’s very fair, your honor,’ the husband said. ‘And every now and then I’ll try to send her a few bucks myself.’
–Joe Smith
Librarian
Bandit’s Cantina Bad Joke Library
LAW TIGERS HEADED to STURGIS–STYLIN’ in STURGIS GRAND PRIZE
TRUE STYLIN’ in STURGIS TRIP WORTH $90,000
A TRIP to the 82ND STURGIS RALLY
HARLEY-DAVIDSON BAGGER
TRAVEL CREDIT for TWO
VIP EXPERIENCE at GLENCOE CAMP RESORT for TWO
MAGNUM RESEARCH DESERT EAGLE, and a TOMMY GUN
ROCKFORD FOSGATE FULL BAGGER SOUND SYSTEM
EMBELLISHED PRINT and MEET AND GREET with SCOTT JACOBS
NIGHTRIDER JEWELRY SHOPPING SPREE
Enter Before it’s Too Late!
Biden has announced that he will direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue an emergency waiver to allow for the sale of E15 during the summer months, as well as other actions to facilitate the sale of E15.
The American Motorcyclist Association strongly opposes these moves. The AMA fought a similar waiver under the Trump administration to allow for year-round sales of E15 and even joined a lawsuit led by the American Petroleum Institute, which successfully overturned that proposal.
None of the estimated 22 million motorcycles and ATVs in use in this country is certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use fuel containing more than 10 percent ethanol by volume. E15, which contains 15 percent ethanol, is in fact illegal to use in motorcycles, boat engines, lawn mowers, chainsaws and other outdoor power equipment products.
The planned EPA waiver is set to be finalized before summertime sales begin on June 1. E15 sales are traditionally barred between June 1 and September 15 due to the blends’ higher volatility, which contributes to smog in the warmer months. According to the White House, the EPA will also consider working with states to expand E15 availability and modifying labeling at the fuel pump.
The AMA opposes modifying labels at the pump that could potentially misinform customers. The AMA instead advocates for stronger labeling at the pump to make the potential dangers of E15 clear and concise. The inadequacy of labeling can be seen in the rise of Unleaded 88, a fuel that contains 15 percent ethanol and is deliberately mislabeled.
The AMA is asking motorcyclists nationwide to make their voices heard and send a pre-written message to President Biden and EPA Administrator Michael Regan telling them to reconsider this misguided proposal that will increase the risk of misfuelling for motorcyclists, boaters, and other small engine owners while doing little to address the increased cost of fuel.
American Motorcyclist Association
13515 Yarmouth Dr
Pickerington, OH 43147
Email: grassroots@ama-cycle.org
TRIKES OF THE WEEK—
–Sam Burns
Supreme Trike Editor
Bikernet.com™
THE LATEST FROM BURMA SHAVE–
With my hand up your dress /
and your hand down my pants /
as we stroll through the old folks’ bingo game /
we are icons of romance / burma shave
–J.J. Solari
Chief Burma Shave Editor
Bandit’s Cantina™
Fury v Whyte will take place on Saturday, April 23, and is exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office
LONDON, UK – Ahead of defending his world title belts, heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury has joined forces with legendary American singer-songwriter Don McLean to create a brand-new rendition of “American Pie”.
Fury, who will take on fellow Brit Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 23rd live on BT Sport Box Office, famously performed “American Pie” after defeating Deontay Wilder in Fury v Wilder II in 2020. The song has since become synonymous with the boxer who is not afraid to showcase his musical talent.
The latest iteration of the song sees McLean singing the verses to “American Pie”, perfectly articulating Tyson’s comeback story before he’s joined in the chorus by the Gypsy King himself. The Morecambe-based fighter is no stranger to jumping on the mic, having previously appeared on Robbie William’s song “Bad Sharon” in 2019.
Ahead of Fury v Whyte the song will be aired on BT Sport to promote the fight and will be played in the stadium on fight night as 94,000 fans pack into Wembley stadium to witness the first all-British heavyweight world title fight for a generation.
In addition to celebrating Fury’s homecoming, the duet coincides with the 50th anniversary of ‘American Pie’ – both the album and single as well as the release of a children’s book, a documentary about the pop culture impact of the song, and a world tour which will come to the UK and Europe starting in September 2022.
Fans will be able to watch all the build-up, undercard and the main event of Fury v Whyte exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office.
STURGIS RALLY LAND AVAILABLE—It’s on Lazelle Street right across from the massive Iron Horse Saloon. If you’re looking for a spot, small or large drop me a line.
–Bandit
Bandit@Bikernet.com
310-528-9258
THE BIKERNET OIL COUNCIL–US Democrats are engaging in epic denial on oil and gasoline prices.
Politicians around the world, including US Democrats, have opposed and threatened the oil and gas industry’s existence. Now they are denying responsibility for the consequences: higher prices.
Oops
US Democrats are trying everything imaginable to lower oil/gasoline prices except the thing that would actually work: STOP THREATENING THE EXISTENCE OF THE OIL INDUSTRY. Instead of acknowledging their key role in increasing oil prices, Dems are engaging in epic denial tactics.
For 15+ years Democratic politicians, including Joe Biden, have relentlessly attacked oil investment, oil production, and oil transport—leading to higher prices and lower security.
Instead of taking credit for their “success,” they are denying that they are anti-fossil fuels!¹
The “business decisions” denial tactic
For 15+ years Democratic politicians have pushed everything they can to threaten new oil production: net-zero, ESG, proposed bans, etc.
Now they are blaming companies for “business decisions” to refrain from threatened oil production!²
The “windfall profits” denial tactic
For 15+ years Democratic politicians have done everything they can to make new oil production unprofitable—leading to less investment.
Now they are condemning companies for not investing enough “windfall profits”!³
The “9000 leases” denial tactic
For 15+ years Dem politicians have driven up oil prices by delaying/destroying countless economically viable oil projects.
To deny responsibility they are attacking companies for not developing 9000 leases the companies judge to be economically nonviable.4
The “price gouging” denial tactic
For 15+ years Democratic politicians have driven up oil prices by attacking oil investment, oil production, and oil transport.
To deny responsibility they are calling for yet another worthless “price gouging” investigation.5
The energy crisis is simple.
Politicians around the world, including US Democrats, have restricted fossil fuel investment/production/transport on the false promise of replacement by unreliable solar/wind.
The result: higher prices and lower security.
Anti-fossil fuel politicians, please stop the denial.
–Alex Epstein
DIRECT FROM THE BIKERNET ARCHIVES—Bandit’s Blue Flame.
We discovered thousands of missing content pages and many of them involved bike builds. They are back now, and we will share them again.
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Bandit_builds_Sturgis_2000_chopper.aspx
–Bandit
Paughco is the master manufacturing facility, and the team has help numerous other companies develop products. Check the website for more info and classic products.
–Bandit
Smack in the middle of Cinco de Mayo and Super Sunday, tacos have been added to the menu, plus some tasty new builds will tempt party goers. “Come down and check out the new builds, enjoy some good food and kick it with some good company,” he adds. “See y’all soon!” Mark your calendars for May 6.
Steady Garage
861 Meridian St.
Irwindale, CA 91010
[page break]
BIKERS INSIDE THE BELTWAY 2022– Paving the Way & Rolling Toward Washington, D.C.
Bikers Inside the Beltway, less than a month away and the Motorcycle Riders Foundation is rolling toward Washington.
Since 2009 the MRF has brought over a thousand motorcyclists to Washington to meet with their members of Congress with the sole mission of promoting a legislative agenda that continues to successfully become law on behalf of all street riding motorcyclists.
The MRF’s legislative agenda – beyond the three items listed below — recommended and approved by SMRO leaders at the 2021 Meeting of the Minds, is not all-inclusive. The following items are at the top of the MRF’s legislative agenda as we move toward Bikers Inside the Beltway:
Profiling: Sustain lobbying efforts for the passage of resolutions or legislation that promotes awareness and prohibition of motorcyclists profiling.
Renewable Fuels: Advocate for targeted changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Support the universal availability of approved fuel blends, containing no more than 10 percent ethanol by volume. Ensure that consumers are educated on proper fuel usage.
Autonomous Vehicles: Advocate and monitor any legislation or regulations related to motorcycles concerning connected and autonomous vehicles (AV) including endorsing rulemaking to set new standards specific to seeing, detecting, and properly reacting to motorcycles. Ensure motorcycles are part of all testing and development procedure.
The pandemic, and the events of January 6, 2021, did not deter the MRF. More than one-hundred motorcyclists attended the first in-person meeting in 2021 with members of Congress last May. The above items are the missing pieces of the 2021 infrastructure legislation, and they are driving the MRF’s need to return to Washington when Bikers Inside the Beltway meets on May 17.
To ensure that the mission of getting our message to Congress does not fail, please consider the following:
– Make your appointments locally or in Washington.
– Familiarize yourself with the briefing points.
– Confirm your appointment locally or in Washington.
– Virtual or in person, make notes on your meeting.
– Share your meeting notes with the MRF.
The pre-event briefing and Q&A for visits to Congress at 7:00 p.m., May 16 is required for all attendees. Briefing packets and “leave behinds” will be available during the briefing.
Bikers Inside the Beltway 2022 – The Motorcycle Riders Foundation — paving the way for the long haul and rolling toward Washington, D.C.!
–MRF
I would hope they would ask about scientific transparency and climate doom. That’s the key to significant legislation now and in the future.–Bandit
NEW FROM THE NAMZ GANG– The industry’s first truly “stand-alone” fuel injection system is now here!
Designed by the electrical guru’s at NAMZ along with some help from their friends over at Thundermax and Dakota Digital. This fuel injection system allows anyone with an OEM or after-market Twin Cam motor and (throttle-by-wire) throttle body to run a Thundermax EFI system on any custom build! To get all of the features of a Thundermax wide-band and self-tuning EFI system, along with a NAMZ 100% plug-n-play wiring harness, and exclusive twist grip assembly, is a huge step into the future of custom-built bikes.
This kit will offer a speedometer data wire for use with any electronic speedometer, and also the use of a Sportster or Big Twin fuel pump while providing a ground switched, “low fuel” output wire for an LED or gauge of your choice.
All items are proudly Made in the USA!
Our expected release for this product is around May/June 2022.
MSRP: $1995.00, which includes EFI
ECM and extend O2 sensors, complete plug-n-play wiring harness, proprietary twist grip sensor and low fuel module.
What additional details do I need to know about this product?
This is a stand-alone fuel injection/engine management kit ONLY. The lighting and switching functions of the bike wiring is not included.
NAMZ does offer complete wiring harnesses in three different configurations, part number NCBH-01-A is the most robust with self-canceling turn signals, a combined run & turn signal front wiring option, and combined run and brake wiring functions on the rear (RED) turn signals.
Lastly, part number NCBH-01-C is a “bare-bones” full bike harness WITHOUT any turn signals but like the rest, provide headlight, taillight, key switch and all other basic functions to run your motorcycle.
THE BIKERNET SONG LYRICS OF THE WEEK– WISDOM SONG FOR THE WEEKEND:
– Album: Brand New Day (1999)
– Written by: Sting
– (feat. James Taylor)
Mobile station, where I stand
This old gas pump in my hand
The boss don’t like me
A face like a weasel
Oil on my hand
And the smell of diesel
Here comes a big shot
(Here he comes!)
From the city
(Goddamn!)
A V8 engine
She runs so pretty
(Woo!)
Fill her up, son, unleaded
I need a full tank of gas where I’m headed
Up in the front seat
A pretty red-head
We’re going to Vegas
We’re gonna get wed
So fill her up son!
Don’t be starin’!
Yeah, that’s a real diamond
She be wearin’
I’m gonna take my baby one day (yeah)
I’m gonna fill her up and head west
(That’s it)
I’m gonna find some money, all right
See those tail lights heading west
I got no money to invest
I got no prospects or education
I was lucky getting a job at this gas station
That old cash box
(That old cash box)
On the top shelf
(On the top shelf)
The boss is sleeping
(The boss is sleeping)
I’ll just help myself
Let’s consider this
As just a loan
I can sort it out
Later on the phone
I’m gonna pick my girl up tonight
I’m gonna fill her up and head west
I’m gonna show her all the bright lights
We’re gonna say we lived ‘fore we come home
And as I head through the woods on the way back
The evening sun is slanting through the pine trees real pretty
It’s like I walked into a glade of heaven
And there’s music playing
This money is cold in my hand
And a voice somewhere is saying
“Why would you wanna take that stolen thing?”
“What real happiness can it bring?”
You’re gonna fill her up with sadness
You’re gonna fill her up with shame
You’re gonna fill her up with sorrow
Before she even takes your name
You’re gonna fill her up with madness
You’re gonna fill her up with blame
You’re gonna live with no tomorrow
You’re gonna fill her up with pain
You’re gonna fill her up with darkness
You’re gonna fill her up with night
You gotta fill her up with Jesus!
You gotta fill her up with light!
You gotta fill her up with spirit!
You gotta fill her up with grace
You gotta fill her up with heaven!
You got the rest of life to face
You gotta fill her up the right way
You gotta fill her up with care
You gotta fill her up with babies
You gotta fill her up with this way
You’re gonna love that girl forever
You’re gonna fill her up for life
You’re gonna be her loving husband
She gonna be your loving wife
You’ve gotta fill her up with gladness
You gotta fill her up with joy!
You gotta fill her up with love
You gotta fill her up with love
SOURCE: https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Sting/Fill-Her-Up-5-1-mix
The 48 states in 10 days caught my eye first.
In his annual State of the Climate report, Ole Humlum, emeritus professor at the University of Oslo, examined detailed patterns in temperature changes in the atmosphere and oceans together with trends in climate impacts. Many of these show no significant trends and suggest that poorly understood natural cycles are involved.
And while the report finds gentle warming, there is no evidence of dramatic changes, with snow cover stable, sea ice levels recovering, and no change in storm activity.
https://www.thegwpf.org/publications/empirical-observations-show-no-sign-of-climate-crisis/
A systematic review of climate trends and observational data by an eminent climate scientist has found no evidence to support the claim of a climate crisis.
–from the Climate Depot
LIFESTYLE DEAL OF THE WEEK– 2018 Harley-Davidson XL1200X SPECIAL FOR $11,995.00
SEE IT HERE: https://www.lifestylecycles.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=11900572
2018 Silver hard candy Harley-Davidson SPORTSTER FORTY EIGHT XL1200X
ONLY 3474.00 Miles !!!!!
This bike is a Low mileage Sportster super clean
Some of the features/Add-on’s on this bike
* 1200c.c. Motor
* 5-Speed trans
* Vance & Hince exhaust
* Spring seat
* Tall Sissy bar
* Ape hangers
Just $11,995.00
Plus, license, and a $85.00 documentation fee and your local sales tax. NO HIDDEN FEES like dealers, We have no reconditioning or prep fees.
This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 92-point safety and mechanical/structural inspection.
You can fill out an online application with EZ FINANCING and EXTENDED WARRANTIES available to purchase!!! and you can ride today!
Lifestyle Cycles located at 1510 State College Blvd,Anaheim,CA,92806 NOT LOCAL WE HAVE ******SHIPPING AVAILABLE!!!******
Call today (714) 490-0155. **Open 7 days a week**
To view our current inventory, please visit www.LifestyleCycles.com or www.facebook.com/LifestyleCyclesUsedHarleys/
The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) have detailed three key points in their recently announced decarbonization policy; “regarding the use of internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycles, the sale of ICE bikes, and the idea of electric battery technology as the only solution going forwards for motorcycles.”
BUT WAIT–‘EXPANSIVE REMOVAL’ OF TARIFFS BENEFITS HARLEY-DAVIDSON
A deal has been made between the United Kingdom and the United States to suspend retaliatory tariffs on imported American products such as Harley-Davidson motorcycles, leading to potentially cheaper bikes.
Both of these reports came from Bill Bish this month in his NCOM legislative report. Read the whole tamale on Bikernet this weekend. –Bandit
OPEN ROAD RADIO REPORT– Thank You for joining us tonight for “Barn Finds” on Open Road Radio & 1400 AM KSHP Las Vegas
Please share this promo video during the week: https://animoto.com/play/igcRrrmo6PkkxdPTf9exiw
Gina Woods in FB – share button as we promote your business, please help us to promote the LIVE stream ??
Here is the log in info -Isaiah will bring you in at the scheduled time and require you to do a audio/video test with your zoom prior about 5:30-5:45 pst (see below)
Sit back & relax- Lets talk about motorcycles that we all have that passion for …enjoy the show!
TODAY’S HISTORY LESSON– Do you ever wonder who first thought of Masking Tape?
In the 1920s, prosperity and production changes made automobiles more affordable for the average American. And along with the ability to purchase an automobile came the desire to make one’s car stand out with custom pinstripes. However, it was difficult for paint shop workers to perfect the pinstripe because the tapes available at the time often caused issues, either coming off too soon or sticking too firmly and ruining the paint job.
Richard Drew, a 3M employee, was on a sales call with an auto shop when he heard a worker swearing; subpar tape had ruined the man’s paint job. Drew promised he would create a solution. And after two years of experimentation, he did!
In 1925, Drew successfully created Scotch Brand Masking Tape, which adhered strongly but came off easily so as not to ruin a worker’s paint job. Drew’s masking tape was quickly adopted and remains a staple tool in many industries today.
LATEST from the LOWBROW CREW— Get everything you need for an oil change with no hassle, and no guesswork.
Is your Harley powered by an Evolution engine, or a Twin Cam?
Would you like a chrome oil filter, or a black one?
If you can answer these two questions, then you are ready to order! (Hint: Sportsters are Evolution engines)
Grab yourself an Oil Change Kit and get everything you need (including a couple PanAm stivkers!) in one box, delivered right to your door.
PS – For an easy-to-digest, quick-reference guide check out the Illustrated Sportster Oil Change How-To by Greasy Reaper!
–Josh Elliott
(815)291-3209
https://elliottgraphix.imprintableapparel.com/
To do some printing on each of my feather flags that I order. Two each style. (” Many moons ago he up made two ABATE flags for me.”) See attachment of how they are used. The MRF (2) and Membership Drive (2) will be in the mix soon. The cost of printing the ABATE flags was $15.00 each, Each Feather Flag system was on sale at $49.99 at the time of purchase. It was a lot higher this time. Oh well it’s only money .. right !
I have a list of different places that I’ll be at throughout the summer, and I might pick up another event or two along the way.
Pushing raffle ticket sales, and membership drives too. It’s a kick ass game I got going and my good looks and charm bring them in like flies to fly paper!!
“I can dream, can’t I?”
I’m giving it the good old college try to be the top gun/recruiter this year. MOTM 2021 will tell for sure if I make it or not. Watch your six folk, I’m taking names and money to get the job done.
Thank you all for what you all do out there for motorcyclists right across the U.S.A.
Beowulf M.C. LTD since Oct. 1976 – Life
H.O.G. #US0011276, since 1983 – Life
A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois #01078 since April 1986
Freeport Chapter, A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois FED-PAC Committee
A.B.A.T.E. of Wisconsin #1000095, since 2004 before that the WBBA.
A.M.A #0787849, Charter Life Member 25 years
MRF member #11876777 – 01/2008
MRF Illinois State Representative, since 1/2020
.jpg)
“Cleaver”
Dennis Yeager
815-238-6262
Cleaver1957@gmail.com
[page break]
Once considered impossible, brain recovery is now a well-studied phenomenon
Have you ever wished you could regenerate those brain cells you sacrificed in college? Do you fear that your aging brain is in a perpetual state of decline? Medical science is being rewritten to show that we can repair our brain and it’s something anyone can do.
It’s a commonly held misconception that the brain is beyond repair. Even the medical establishment has asserted that once we kill brain cells, they are gone forever. The fact is, the brain can repair itself, and as science is now proving, there is a real benefit to simple practices that can help keep our brains sharp and elastic throughout our lifetime.
Rewriting the Story of Brain Health
The field of cognitive neuroscience is relatively new—only around 100 years old—so it’s no surprise that we are constantly arriving at a newer and better understanding of how the neural circuitry of the human brain supports overall brain functioning.
For most of those 100 years, it was believed that once damaged, the brain couldn’t regenerate. Brain cells were finite, and any loss or injury would be suffered as a deficiency for the rest of that person’s life. This created a false belief that the brain is essentially in a perpetual state of decline.
Although compelling evidence to the contrary was presented as early as 1960, the medical dogma was (and is) slow to change. It wasn’t until the 1980s when Fernando Nottebohm’s research at Rockefeller University clearly indicated that neurogenesis—production of new nerve cells, aka neurons—was taking place in the adult vertebrate brain.
The next big step in this scientific evolution would take more than 30 years. However, the pace of our understanding of how the brain is wired was about to take a quantum leap.
Our Elastic Brain
The growth of new neurons in an adult, mammalian brain was first seen in 1992, when scientists isolated neural stem cells from mice in a Petri dish. This regeneration was then replicated thousands of times in a variety of published studies over the next 25 years.
It’s now accepted in the medical scientific community that the adult brain is capable of growing new neurons and glial cells, something previously disbelieved by the medical establishment. The brain is now considered to be resilient, pliable—plastic.
The term neuroplasticity refers to the ability of the brain to “rewire” itself through the practice of the desired skill. It’s the combination of new cells and new learning that creates this magic. When fresh nerve cells are well-stimulated (i.e., trained through specific learning exercises), they make new connections. In other words, they become healthy brain cells that contribute to learning and the development of new skills.
Just like the muscles of the body, when the brain is well-nourished and stimulated through proper exercise, it heals and grows. And with proper care and feeding, this amazing brain regeneration can occur throughout life.
To help make this a “no-brainer,” GreenMedInfo has compiled a simple list of ways you can safeguard brain health, stimulate new brain cell growth, and even heal the brain.
Get Lots of Physical Exercise
When you hear the phrase “train your brain,” you probably don’t think of lifting weights. Turns out, physical exercise is one of the best things you can do for your body and your brain.
The brain benefits of exercise are two-fold. First, the brain is a voracious consumer of glucose and oxygen, with no ability to store excess for later use. A continual supply of these nutrients is needed to maintain optimal functioning.
Physical exercise increases the blood flow to the brain, delivering a boost of fresh oxygen and glucose to hungry brain cells. A 2014 study showed that just 30 minutes of moderate cardio was enough to boost cognitive functioning in adult brains of all ages.
But the benefits don’t stop there. Exercise is believed to stimulate hippocampal neurogenesis: new cell growth in the region of the brain associated with long-term memory and emotions. Healthy cell growth in this region is important to the aging brain and believed to help prevent cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Use Stress Reduction Techniques
Our modern world runs on stress, so the need to unwind is easy to understand. What you might not be aware of, is just how damaging continual immersion in the fight-or-flight hormones of stress can be to your brain.
Stress is one of the top factors in age-related cognitive decline. This makes engaging in regularly scheduled leisure activities not just a fun thing to do, but an important step toward ensuring optimal brain health.
You don’t need to look far to find ways to de-stress. Let your interests guide you. The key to picking brain-healthy pastimes is to avoid passive activities such as watching TV and instead choose stimulating hobbies that engage the brain through patterns, puzzles, and problem-solving.
A 2011 study published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry found that activities such as playing games, reading books, and crafts like quilting and knitting reduced rates of cognitive impairment by up to 50 percent.
Engaging with art also ranks high on the list of brain-healthy hobbies. Studies prove that once again, it isn’t enough to be a passive observer. To get the brain boost, we must engage.
In a German study reported in the journal PLOS One, researchers studied two groups: a group that observed art, and a group that produced art. The study concluded that compared to those who observed art, the art producers demonstrated increased interactivity between the frontal and parietal cortices of the brain. This increased brain connectivity translates to enhanced psychological resilience in the group of art producers. In other words, their ability to resist the negative effects of stress improved.
Looking for a more low-key way to unwind? How about playing beautiful music or sitting in quiet contemplation? Meditation has been shown to lower blood pressure, reduce inflammation, and even build resistance to feelings of anxiety and depression. And while listening to music may seem like a passive activity, research suggests that the act of listening to musical patterns facilitates brain neurogenesis.
Both meditation and listening to music affect the secretion of key hormones that enhance brain plasticity, thus changing the very way we respond to stress. Talk about good medicine!
Employ Continuous Learning
Aging is often associated with cognitive decline, both in research and anecdotal evidence. However, a growing body of literature shows that retaining a sharp, lucid brain means never retiring our critical thinking skills.
The need to continually challenge and expand our thinking was demonstrated in the aforementioned 2011 study published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry. In this study, the leisure time activities of a group of older adults (ages 70 to 89) were monitored for effect on mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
The study determined that the level of complexity of the activity was key to its effectiveness at preventing MCI. Working with computers, reading books, and activities associated with patterns and problem-solving contributed to a significant decrease in the odds of developing MCI. Less stimulating activities showed no statistical effect. This stresses the importance of feeling challenged and stimulated by the activities we pursue as we age.
These findings were reinforced by a 2014 study of nearly 3,000 volunteers, spanning more than a decade. This study examined the potential long-term benefit of cognitive training in older adults. Results showed that participants demonstrated enhanced brain processing speed and reasoning skills for up to 10 years after the training was completed.
These tangible brain benefits spilled over into daily life and were measured in the participant’s ability to complete normal daily tasks, such as personal finances, meal preparation, and personal care routines. The study revealed that stimulating environments help increase the complexity of the brain.
For more information on ways to keep your brain healthy, visit GreenMedInfo’s brain health research database online.
–by SAYER Ji
Sayer Ji is the founder of Greenmedinfo.com, a reviewer at the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, co-founder and CEO of Systome Biomed, vice chairman of the board of the National Health Federation, and a steering committee member of the Global GMO Free Coalition.
MORE FROM THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION–There is no doubt that next month during “Bikers Insider the Beltway” self-driving cars will be a major topic of discussion!
During every Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) presentation around the country, we lay out our agenda, which includes concerns over the deployment of self-driving or autonomous vehicles. One point that is hammered home is that these vehicles are on the roads right now and bikers should be aware of that fact. Most people understand this, but just in case, a recent story from San Francisco might open some eyes.
Last week a self-driving car was pulled over by police, and NO ONE WAS INSIDE. The vehicle was pulled over for operating without its headlights on, no doubt a safety concern. Yet after the police officer returned to his patrol car to confer with his partner, the self-driving car took off and fled before being pulled over again.
While it’s hard not to laugh at the idea of a car with no driver fleeing the police, it does raise a major issue the MRF has been worried about, the lack of oversight and rush to deploy this new technology without proper oversight. Specifically, the MRF has pressed lawmakers to require these auto manufacturers attest that their technology can read, respond, and react to all roadway users and more specifically that motorcyclists are accounted for.
Some in Washington D.C. seem to understand, Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently said about the deployment of this technology “We essentially have the Wild West on our roads right now.” Adding, “It is a disaster waiting to happen.”
To see the 2-minute video of the police interacting with a driverless car click here.
There is no doubt that next month during “Bikers Insider the Beltway” self-driving cars will be a major topic of discussion!
As always, Ride Safe and Ride Free.
–MRF
REPORT FROM THE CENTER FOR INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS–Health & safety standards
The third aspect of establishing the right standards of health and safety is “economically desirable.”
What are the economic consequences?
Part of looking at the full context involves asking whether a policy aimed at promoting human health and safety actually has negative economic consequences that do more harm than good to human health and safety.
Imagine if somebody had said in the 1800s, for example, that people shouldn’t be allowed to use coal to run their stoves to cook their food and heat their homes because it creates a lot of smoke, which has a negative health impact, and instead mandated cleaner coal technologies that simply weren’t affordable at that point in time. Such a mandate would effectively ban the use of coal altogether.
While that would protect people from one threat to health, it would also eliminate the positive consequences to health that come from using coal—namely, keeping warm and having a steady supply of cooked food. And those positives were far, far more positive than the negatives were negative.
Of course, we want to improve over time—and we do, using technology and using the right policy.
For example, eventually we progressed to where we could economically gain the benefits that come from powering our homes with coal without the harms of filling our homes with coal smoke.
But that has to happen gradually. At any given time, it is wrong to restrict energy or anything else that’s fundamentally vital for human beings to a degree where it does economic damage. If everything has to be perfect in order to be used, then this will prevent people from improving their lives.
Who decides?
And who should decide what these standards are? In general, it makes sense for the people directly affected—who need energy, who need to protect themselves from endangerment—to have control over those standards, whether that be at the state level or the local level.
It’s very questionable to have all of these things decided on a national level when the people are affected by them locally in very different ways, for all sorts of economic and geographic reasons.
For example, a certain amount of car emissions may cause smog in Los Angeles due to its unique topography whereas in another area that threat doesn’t exist at all. It doesn’t make sense for both of them to have the same emission levels.
In general, decision-making should be local. But the key is no matter where those decisions are made, achieving freedom from endangerment requires that our decisions be reasonable and equitable, scientifically verifiable, and economically desirable.
–Alex Epstein
Center for Industrial Progress
187 CUSTOM CYCLES TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT– “Adulting” is finally catching up with Richard Gadson.
Last week Gadson announced that Jordan Angelo would be riding the famous, Brad Mummert-owned, old school GS, nitrous Pro Street bike. And now Gadson says that he will have to miss the All-Harley World Shootout race in Fayetteville this coming weekend.
It was big news when Gadson announced he would go Bagger drag racing with Live Oak, California-based V-Twin powerhouse 187 Custom Cycles, and his Fayetteville replacement is every bit as newsworthy—veteran drag racing superstar Chip Ellis.
“I was trying to think of someone else who could ride a hand-clutch bike and help tune, and I thought of Chip Ellis,” said Gadson.
“I felt terrible telling Pat and Crystal (187 owner/builder/tuner Patrick Lynch and his wife/rider Crystal Lynch) that I wouldn’t be able to go to Fayetteville. They’ve been so excited about this race. But when I told them I’d already talked to Chip, Crystal lit up. She said ‘I’ve always wanted to work with Chip!’”
“We look at Richard as family, and we need to do what’s necessary,” said Patrick. “Crystal and I are grateful that we can help Richard in a time of need and still have a high quality rider during his time off.”
Ellis piloted the first 8-second, all-motor Harley streetbike when he rode for George Bryce and Star Racing back in the mid 2000s.
“We ran all the AHDRA races back then,” said Ellis. “That was when we were racing with S&S and we had a lot of fast Harley’s. We also had 124 Challenge bikes, and I went 9.30 on one of those things.”
Way back in the AMA/Prostar days, Ellis hooked up with Coby Adams of Adams Performance to race a Kawasaki V-Twin in the Hot Rod Cruiser class that was sponsored by Yamaha’s Star brand. Politics of the day being what they were, the quick Kawasaki eventually had a whopping 100 pounds added to slow the combination down against the Yamahas.
Ellis had a stellar NHRA Pro Stock career with Bryce and S&S Cycle’s George Smith and their G2 (G-Squared) brand, and was personally responsible for helping G2’s customers get acclimated to their new Buells back when those bikes first hit the NHRA. He’s also ridden for Vance & Hines, Harry Lartigue, Junior Pippin, White Alligator Racing, and most recently Matt Smith.
He’s never let his streetbike clutch hand get rusty, currently lapping a Superstock Kawasaki ZX14. “I’m really looking forward to racing these Baggers and see what this old man can still do,” said Ellis. He’ll be riding in Superstock and Pro Bagger while Crystal focuses on Eliminator classes.
For now, this is a one-race only deal, as Gadson hopes to be caught up with off-track responsibilities in time for the May 27-28 Junior Pippin Southern Nationals at Silver Dollar Motorsports Park in Reynolds, Georgia. “That gives me a month to keep doing what I’m doing and working really hard,” said Gadson, who has recently stepped up his tow truck driving game. “I’m doing exceptionally well and I just don’t want to stop. I’ve got to put the same energy into this that I’ve put into racing.”
Meanwhile, Ellis and the Lynch’s will be squeezing every bit of energy they can out of their Fuelab, Worldwide Bearings, GRC Crankshafts, and M2 Shocks equipped 187 Custom Cycle Baggers.
Find out more about 187 Custom Cycles
For additional information about the team and sponsorship opportunities, contact Patrick Lynch at pat@187customcycles.com
This report was prepared by Tim Hailey of eatmyink.com
FLYING PISTON TEAM AT IT AGAIN– Can’t wait to do this again at Sturgis Buffalo Chip to benefit All Kids Bike!
Flying Piston Benefit, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, Motorcycles as Art™ Curated by Michael Lichter – Sturgis Buffalo Chip Motorcycles as Art, Strider Bikes, Steves’ Garage, Hot Leathers, Bandit’s Bikernet, Iron Trader News
EPA to Expand E15 Ethanol Fuel Sales into Summer–
Following long-fought debate, the Biden Administration announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a temporary waiver to allow for the summertime sale of gasoline with up to 15% ethanol (E15) to help address high fuel costs.
Currently, E15 cannot be sold between June 1 and September 15 due to fuel-volatility concerns that higher blends of ethanol combined with warmer temperatures may lead to increased ground-level ozone formation and smog. The agency will review the waiver every 20 days to determine if remaining in place is justified.
Summertime sales of E15 has been a hot-button issue for years. Under the Trump Administration, the EPA issued a rule to permanently allow year-round sale of E15; however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found this rule unlawful and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider the appeal. The Biden Administration says this latest decision is based on its authority to pursue a temporary emergency action.
Ethanol, especially in higher concentrations such as E15, can cause metal corrosion and dissolve certain plastics and rubbers in older automobiles that were not constructed with ethanol-resistant materials and in certain specialty high-performance equipment installed on newer vehicles. SEMA opposes the expansion of E15 gasoline as a lack of clear labeling on gas pumps does not provide sufficient protection to guard against misfuelling.
ANOTHER QUOTE of the WEEK–
“You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea. It is the cloud which thunders around everything that shines. Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. Do not bother yourself about it; disdain. Keep your mind serene as you keep your life clear.” – Victor Hugo
LATEST FROM THE ARTIST IN THE DESERT–Happy 420!
— at Eric Herrmann Studios.
www.EricHerrmannStudios.com
THIS JUST IN FROM THE BIKERNET MUSIC CENTER–Mare Wakefield and Nomad • • •
Greetings from an oh, so green and blooming Nashville. Nomad had the studio all re-configured for another project, so we recorded this month’s offering in the classic style, guitar and accordion and two voices, all around just one microphone. Hope you like the rustic, old-timey vibe on our version of Dan Fogelberg’s classic: Leader of the Band
According to our list, this song was the last cover request sent in by our Song of the Month Club family (that’s you!). If you have more, let us know. We’re also planning a re-do of a few songs off first record Girlfriend, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! Don’t even know how that’s possible! Must be a time-warp or something … 😉
Nomad’s heading to Turkey for a few weeks in May. We’ll hit the road when he’s home again, heading east this time for shows in Virginia and Pennsylvania, including a repeat performance at Urbanna, VA’s Arts in the Middle festival the first weekend of June. More info coming very soon.
–Mare & Nomy
* * * ORDER LATEST CD “NO REMEDY” * * *
Questions? Need international shipping? Message us: info@marewakefield.com
The Biden administration is calling for increased use of E15 biofuel, using a 15 percent ethanol blend, to be sold this summer in an effort to ease prices at gas pumps. But that move threatens to put powersports engines at risk of reduced power, stalling, hesitation, and, in some cases, costly or catastrophic engine failure.
“Many consumers remain confused about which fuels are appropriate for use in their vehicles and E15 should be avoided at all cost when it comes to powersports products,” said Scott Schloegel, senior vice president at the MIC Government Relations Office. “Increasing the sale and availability of E15 increases the possibility of misfueling. Using E15 in motorcycles and off-highway recreational vehicles is prohibited under federal law by the Environmental Protection Agency because of increased emissions and the potential for engine damage. And the use of E15 can void vehicle warranties.”
Due in part to its tendency to evaporate quickly in warmer temperatures and contribute to smog, the sale of E15 is usually banned in many parts of the country from June to September and may only be used in 2001 and newer cars and trucks. It’s available at about 2,300 fueling stations, according to the Department of Energy, but President Biden said the U.S. will invest $100 million in biofuel infrastructure to expand E15 production. According to the White House, at current prices, E15 can save an average of 10 cents per gallon compared to traditional gasoline.
The EPA is expected to issue an emergency waiver in early June to allow E15 use for the summer.
–MIC
Pricing starts at $13,499.
Read the whole tamale at the Rider Magazine website.–Bandit
FEATURE BIKE OF THE WEEK—This is a cool Panhead from Hip Line Motor Recycle Shop.
–Sam Burns
Magnificent Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
MULHOLLAND HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER PARTY
24050 VENTURA BLVD, CALABASAS, CA
Bring your Sportster for the Best Sporty Contest, Food Truck and Fine People
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sportster Party PreMeet Ride
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
STADIUM STEEPLECHASE
Join us for a day of exciting TT Racing on the Lucas Oil Truck Track
GLEN HELEN RACEWAY
Click here for more info
WHAT’S NEXT—I’m about to complete the first 1948 UL story. I’m getting close to firing it up. Real close. Great new paint job from Greg Robley, classic.
Irish Rich is close enough to organizing his shop, and we can finish up my single-loop modified VL frame, for my Knucklehead project.
We are working with Markus Cuff, a masterful photographer for all the greats including Hot Bike, Cycle Source and American Iron. He has a tremendous archives of most of the iconic motorcycle brands in American History. We are currently writing a story about Waverly and Jefferson motorcycles. Hang on!
Here’s another one from Markus, an ’05 NELK single, and we may cover it shortly.
Waiting for paint for the shop and final electric. Hang on for what’s going to happen next—almost anything…
In the meantime, ride fast and free forever.
–Bandit
EARTH DAY CANCELLED BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for April 28th, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
Life is amazing, treacherous, full of love and hate. This year is a tremendous example of our many plights from Covid to the Ukraine. I’m watching a documentary series called the Butterfly Effect. It’s about the turning points in Man’s history and how each one effected societies, countries and the world.
If you have kids or grandkids, the year is a stark lesson including how we think and process everything happening around us. I have some troubled neighbors. I’ve tried to coach them on how they can change their minds about anything. So far, it’s not working. Maybe they are bi-polar.
I don’t think it would be a bad notion to sit down with your kids and listen to their thoughts and concerns about life in America and the world. Hear what they say and let them know if they are troubled, they can change the way they think through mindfulness and meditation. It’s a bit of a workout, but very possible. Also, let them know you will always listen.
As bikers, we have our choppers or race bikes to take us away from whatever the world throws at us, until we are banned. That creative process is our escape from what the world or our politicians have in mind. Try to ignore much of what the world says. Focus on your next ride, your next run or race. Join and support your local or national motorcycle rights group. Let them know you appreciate their efforts to keep us riding free.
Let’s hit the news:
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.
The LAST EARTH DAY–
April 22, 2022, will be the last Earth Day that assumes human carbon dioxide causes dangerous climate change because next year a Montana climate lawsuit will prove this assumption is false and change the world.
Our Children’s Trust (OCT) of Oregon uses children as plaintiffs in climate change lawsuits. OCT has pending state actions in Alaska, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Washington and is working to file similar lawsuits in all 50 states.
The first active OCT lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana, will begin on February 6, 2023. Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudson is preparing to strongly defend Montana.
OCT filed a climate petition in Montana’s Supreme Court in May 2011, claiming they took their case to the state Supreme Court because a climatological tipping point was imminent. Now, eleven years later, no tipping point has occurred.
The court rejected OCT’s 2011 petition because I organized a public intervention to OCT’s petition. Among the intervenors were many Montana elected officials, including Matt Rosendale who is now Montana’s US Congressman.
Montana’s Supreme Court rejected OCT’s 2011 petition ruling,
“If they cannot prove a connection between eliminating Montana’s minute carbon emissions, and reducing the pace of global climate change, then public trust doctrine cannot, even under their own flawed legal theory, apply.”
OCT’s 2022 lawsuit thinks it is still 2012 and lists former governor Steve Bullock as a defendant.
The significance
Held v. State of Montana may go down as the most significant climate-change trial in history because it will influence every subsequent climate trial around the world.
If the plaintiffs win, they will put Montana’s economy in reverse. Energy costs will go up, state income taxes will go up, education quality will go down, and the IQs of Montana’s children will go down as the schools brainwash their malleable young minds to believe junk physics.
The plaintiffs want all Montana’s electricity, transportation, heating, cooling, and industrial production to run on 100% renewable energy by 2050.
This is ridiculous, of course, because producing and installing wind machines emits more carbon than the machines will save during their lifetime. And killing thousands of predatory birds is not “caring for the environment.”
The carbon fuels that they want to eliminate are the most efficient and cost-effective energy source we have, and we have it in abundance in Montana and the Bakken.
They don’t want Montanans to have small nuclear-powered stations that will be available by 2025 to provide abundant low-cost energy.
The argument
Thanks to the plaintiffs and their attorneys, this trial will force the alarmist scientists to face their scientific opposition, which they have so far avoided.
The plaintiffs must prove carbon fuels are the dominant cause of their listed harmful weather and climate events.
The defense must prove this plaintiffs’ theory is wrong.
I read all hundred pages of the OCT lawsuit. They present their scientific case in about 20 pages.
They have not improved their science since 2011 while scientists on my side have made significant improvements. We are going to destroy the dark side in this lawsuit.
My easy-to-read book, Climate Miracle, is about how to win climate debates and shows how Montana can easily win this lawsuit.
Conclusions
Climate alarmism is a political war and truth is the first casualty of a war. They reject climate truth to achieve their political goals.
The plaintiffs use fear to sell climate fiction. Montana’s defense will show the truth about climate change, and this truth will change the world.
Climate fiction will make us slaves. Climate truth will make us free.
They started it. Montana’s ‘gonna’ finish it.
–Ed Berry, PhD, Theoretical Physics, CCM
HARLEY-DAVIDSON HOMECOMING EVENT AND 2023 DATES ANNOUNCED
Four-Day Festival in Milwaukee Celebrates Harley-Davidson’s 120th Anniversary and Kicks Off the Annual Homecoming Event
MILWAUKEE, WI (April 25, 2022) – Harley-Davidson will celebrate its 120th Anniversary by launching the Harley-Davidson Homecoming™ event, an annual four-day festival filled with music, food and moto-culture. The inaugural event will take place at multiple venues throughout the Milwaukee area on July 13-16, 2023, and welcomes riders, enthusiasts, and fans to meet in Milwaukee for a huge celebration.
“We invite everyone, riders, non-riders and fans around the world, to join us in Milwaukee next summer for the Harley-Davidson Homecoming where we will celebrate 120 years of our incredible brand,” said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman, President and CEO of Harley-Davidson. “This will be the first in a series of unforgettable annual events in Milwaukee. Stay tuned for more details in coming months, and we look forward to celebrating with you in 2023.”
To find lodging options in Milwaukee visit https://www.visitmilwaukee.org/homecoming/. Camping and RV parking information is available at Wisconsin Campgrounds https://www.wisconsincampgrounds.com/. Note that most reservations are not available to book until one year in advance of event.
Harley-Davidson recently launched “The Road to Harley-Davidson Homecoming Challenge” where riders and non-riders alike can participate in chances to earn virtual badges, win daily and monthly prizes and enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a grand prize trip to Milwaukee to participate in the Homecoming event. For sweepstakes Official Rules, program and prize details and more information regarding The Road to Harley-Davidson Homecoming Challenge, download the Harley-Davidson App, or visit H-D.com/ride.
HOW MUCH IS YOUR MOBILITY FREEDOM WORTH?–Alarmed by the recent wave of unjust, unfair, and unnecessary government actions? It’s no secret: items on the agenda include EPA overreach, powertrain and fuel mandates, banning off-roading, and even your basic right to preserve, restore or modify your vehicle.
Or how about this story: Although the State of Kansas Admits This Guy Is Innocent, It Still Wants To Destroy His 1959 Corvette. Drastic recourse must be taken RIGHT AWAY—or we may ultimately lose the automotive freedoms we cherish.
–NMA
SUPPORT GOOD TIMES—Supports Titties and Beer. Don’t you?
SEMA LEGISLATIVE BREAKING NEWS–
Kansas Signs into Law Bill to Ease Titling Procedures for Antique Vehicles
UPDATE: Oklahoma Advances Bill to Allow Military Vehicle Titling to Senate Floor
EPA to Expand E15 Ethanol Fuel Sales into Summer
Province of British Columbia Proclaims “International Collector Car Appreciation Days” in July 2022
Michigan Introduces Bill to Reduce Registration Fee for Most Vehicles
California Introduces Resolution Celebrating Automobile Cruising’s History and Culture
Illinois Fails to Pass Single Plate Bill as Legislature Adjourns
Virginia Signs into Law Anti-Hobby Exhaust Noise Bill
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law SAN-opposed legislation (H.B. 632) to reform enforcement of Virginia’s exhaust noise laws. H.B. 632 repeals a 2020 bill which prevented law enforcement from stopping motorists solely for exhaust noise violations. Virginia prohibits mufflers that use an “excessive or unusual level of noise” and mandates that mufflers must be identical to their factory setting, comparable to factory equipment, approved by the Superintendent, or meets or exceeds standards of SAE International, ANSI, or the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In the next legislative session, the SEMA Action Network (SAN) will be seeking to implement a fair testing procedure and decibel limit for vehicle owners accused of unreasonable exhaust noise violations. Accordingly, please encourage others to get involved now by signing-up with the SAN without cost or obligation.
Thank you to those who voiced concerns with lawmakers about this effort.
–SEMA
VOTE NOW! for your favorite bike and help pick the winners of the Coker Showdown!
Take a moment and vote for your favorite bike from the ten Coker Showdown finalists!
Voting ends on April 30th, 2022.
Scope out this wide array of bikes sporting Coker Tires, it is quite the mix of wild machines!
VOTE NOW
PS – Help us spread the word! Share www.lowbrowcustoms.com/cokershowdown on your favorite forum, group, corkboard, or in a heated barroom discussion so like-minded weirdos can vote on their favorite bike!
THE INFRASTRUCTURE FILE IS OPEN–Tale of Two Cities’ Smart Intersection Programs
Pittsburgh, PA, and Lakeland, FL have instituted smart intersections but are handling them differently. As more cities become connected, i.e., having elements of infrastructure and society interconnected digitally via the internet, intelligent signaling might revolutionize traffic flow, for better or worse.
Market analysis firm Navigant Research has projected that smart signals will become a $3.8 billion global business in 2028. The USDOT mandate announced earlier this year requiring that municipalities dedicate a percentage of their infrastructure spending to Complete Streets programs might spur this growth industry.
In 2012, Pittsburgh installed smart signals at nine intersections utilizing the Rapid Flow Technology Surtrac (Scalable Urban Traffic Control) System, a briefcase-sized box at each junction. It gathers information on vehicular flow and uses it to adjust traffic signals in real-time—it’s a decentralized adaptive traffic control system. In the initial tests, city traffic engineers found that travel time dropped by 26 percent, intersection wait time decreased by 40 percent, and vehicle emissions were reduced by 21 percent. Pittsburgh was ripe for trying the system, which was developed at Traffic21, a nearby Carnegie Mellon University’s transportation research group.
Here’s how Surtrac works: Each intersection node utilizes a traffic camera to monitor traffic in real-time. The Surtrac computer in the suitcase node crunches a range of scheduling options and then continuously evaluates the signal timing while sending the information to neighboring nodes at other intersections. Surtac basically brings computational analysis closer to the data sources, improving response times while regulating unpredictable urban traffic. The current system only looks at traffic flow and does not (yet) surveil individual vehicles.
In 2022, Pittsburgh has grown its Surtrac program to 50 smart intersections, and plans are for the city to invest $30 million for 150 more. Currently, 22 cities use Surtrac—it’s relatively cheap and easy to install and maintain.
On the other hand, Lakeland utilizes a similar system but with a twist. Recently, officials announced that the city received a $500,000 grant from the state to expand its Intersection Avoidance Safety Program. Located east of Tampa, the city of nearly 108,000 will expand its program to include 25 additional high-impact intersections that work in conjunction with the city’s red-light camera program.
Similar to Surtrac, the Intersection Avoidance Safety System has sensors that measure the speed of a vehicle and its distance from an intersection. It predicts whether the driver will run the red light or be clear of the intersection in time. If so, it alerts the signal controller to extend an all-red phase, which means that all directions at the junction have a red light. This forces any driver approaching the intersection to stop.
In February 2021, the city council authorized these AI sensors to be placed at four of its red-light camera intersections. A city spokesperson said at the time, “The person who is running the red light, to begin with, gets a ticket, so it doesn’t reward bad behavior. However, it does reward the person who may have been T-boned.”
Lakeland is the first place in Florida and the country to use this particular system. In the next phase of the program, the city plans to explore a warning system that uses a driver’s smartphone or some other in-vehicle technology to give an alert about a possible red-light runner.
Both Pittsburgh and Lakeland utilize artificial intelligence and surveillance to decide intersection timings. On the surface, improving traffic flow is a lofty goal. Still, if automated traffic enforcement becomes a part of the equation, these systems could justify another way for a city to make money off the backs of motorists. Incorporating in-car alerts could also cause distracted driving at a critical time when navigating traffic at an intersection.
These AI data inputs will likely change how arterial streets are configured to give priority to pedestrians and bicyclists under Complete Streets and Vision Zero programs. While the safety goals are laudable, Surtrac and similar systems will undoubtedly subject motorists simultaneously to more regulation and distractions. Sensory overload is not often conducive to driving safely, particularly at intersections where traffic converges.
–NMA
NEWS FROM THE DAV–While on deployment in Kosovo, I suffered a traumatic brain injury and major damage to my lungs and other organs due to chemical exposure.
My recovery was extremely tough. I was in a coma for two months. I had to learn how to write and walk again … So when I returned home, I was bitter. I was angry. I really hated myself and everything else, and I went into a very deep depression. I even contemplated taking my own life.
DAV really saved my life and completely changed it.
Give Now
I participated in adaptive sports through DAV and found the inspiration I needed to turn my life around. Now, I have a new passion and purpose in life. And I pay it forward by showing up for my fellow veterans and their families as they heal.
I am DAV, and this is my story. But my story is just one. DAV helps more than 1 million veterans, like you, in positive, life-changing ways each year. As a member of DAV, you support your fellow veterans.
And sometimes, you even save their lives. Please make a special donation today to support DAV and your fellow veterans.
–Adam Greathouse
U.S. Army Veteran
If you are a veteran joining the DAV can change your life. I am a very positive example. Once you are signed up find your local DAV rep and meet with him or her. If you’re not blown away by their desire to help you, find another rep. –Bandit
GRAND NATIONAL ROADSTER SHOW FOR 2023–Make Plans to Join us February 3 – 5, 2023!
While it has only been three months since Grand National Roadster Show 2022, we’re already busy planning for 2023 and have some big news to share.
GNRS 2023 will be moving to February 3-5, 2023. That’s right, no more having to choose between joining us for our 73rd year or catching the playoffs. Same great event with the amazing cars, builders, entertainment and vendors you’ve come to expect with a new date.
Full details and ticket information will be made available in the coming months, so stay tuned and mark your calendars now!
Please note: if you have already made a hotel reservation with the Sheraton for GNRS 2023, the hotel has graciously agreed to transfer the reservation to the new date with the same arrival/departure day pattern.
However, you must contact Stacey Wang (Stacey.wang@sheraton.com) at the hotel between May 1 and May 31 to confirm the reservation on the new dates. Any reservation not confirmed by June 1 will be cancelled.
Thank you for your support and making GNRS one of the best car and bike shows anywhere! If we don’t catch you this at this weekend’s Sacramento Autorama, we look forward to seeing you at GNRS on our new dates in February 2023!
TRIKES of the WEEK— From the master curator.
–Sam Burns
Trike Curator
Bikernet.com™
VENDOR SPOTS AVAILABLE IN STURGIS—We know of a cool spot directly across the street from the massive Iron Horse Saloon on Lazelle Street. Let us know if you need a spot.
–Bandit
KRB@Bikernet.com
[page break]
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY–
A doctor examining a woman who had been rushed to the Emergency Room, took the husband aside, and said, ‘I don’t like the looks of your wife at all.’
‘Me neither doc,’ said the husband. ‘But she’s a great cook and really good with the kids.’
An old woman goes to the Wizard to ask him if he can remove a curse she has been living with for the last 40 years.
The Wizard says, ‘Maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse on you.’
The old woman says without hesitation, ‘I now pronounce you man and wife.’
_____________________________________
Two Reasons Why It’s So Hard To Solve A Redneck Murder:
1. The DNA all matches.
2. There are no dental records.
A blonde calls Delta Airlines and asks, ‘Can you tell me how long it’ll take to fly from San Francisco to New York City ?’
The agent replies, ‘Just a minute.’
‘Thank you,’ the blonde says, and hangs up.
–Joe Smith
Librarian
Bandit’s Cantina Bad Joke Library
5-BALL GARAGE NEWS OF THE WEEK—We are cooking with the new Shopify Shop. Check it out and let us know if we need to correct anything.
–Bandit
FREEDOM TO DEVELOP–What is the freedom to develop?
To develop is to change our environment from one form into another form—in particular, a form that the developer regards as more conducive to human life. All energy production requires development, and a lot of it.
Thus, for energy production to occur, we need to be free to develop; to be free to take our ideas—the best place for a power plant, which basin has the most potential for oil and gas, a new kind of refinery—and translate them into value.
What does freedom to develop mean? It means that others cannot forcibly interfere: private individuals should not be able to sabotage development, as sometimes happens with pipelines, and governments shouldn’t be able to sabotage development, which is far more common.
Pro-development vs. anti-impact
If we want the best laws to promote human well-being through energy abundance, we need this freedom. However, there are a lot of people in the world, particularly in wealthy countries, who advocate the idea that development is bad. They sometimes call it “being green” or “minimizing impact.”
If you really take that idea seriously it means that we shouldn’t do the things that we need to do to prosper, and that in fact we shouldn’t have done most of what we’ve already done to make ourselves prosperous.
If we’re anti-development, if we want to minimize our impact, then we should have never turned the patch of dirt and trees in the northeast United States into New York City.
If you look at the map of North Korea and South Korea, you’ll see that South Korea is lit up at night while North Korea is almost completely dark: if we really want to minimize impact, North Korea is doing a much, much better job.
I think this anti-development idea is a dangerous idea. We don’t want to be anti-development. We want to be anti-pollution, but pro-development.
The vital importance of private property rights
This doesn’t mean that the government has to develop itself. It just means the government has to allow people to be free to develop.
Historically, the United States has been the world’s energy leader and the world’s energy innovator because we have had the most freedom to develop of any place in the world—including a strong respect for private property rights, which are vital for enabling people to develop energy resources.
But today, the right to private property and the right to develop are both under attack. Much damage has already done by anti-development activists preventing people from using their land as they choose, and instead saying that landowners are obligated to use their land only in the way the activists see fit.
We might ask, “Does freedom to develop mean that anyone can develop anywhere?” There’s room for debate here, but in general, people who own private property can and should preserve the areas that they really want preserved and develop the areas they really want developed. It’s a very dangerous idea that one person’s property rights should be restricted because someone else wants that property to remain pure.
If I buy several acres with some trees, and then I learn that underground there’s an amazing amount of hydrocarbons, I should be free to extract that so I can get a royalty from it. Someone in Washington D.C. or Washington State shouldn’t get to say, “I want your land” or to tell you how to use your land.
The freedom to develop is crucial, so if we respect the freedom to develop while respecting the freedom from endangerment, we can make a lot of progress.
–Alex Epstein
Center for Industrial Progress
#SEEMOTORCYCLES
Two years of strong motorcycle and scooter sales, continued demand for rider training, and higher gas prices mean more riders are likely to be on the roads this spring and summer, so the Motorcycle Safety Foundation is doubling down on getting the word out to #SeeMotorcycles.
“May has been the traditional start of the riding season for many across the country because the weather is getting warmer and the days longer,” said Erik Pritchard, MSF president and CEO. “That’s why it’s a great time to remind drivers to actively look out for motorcyclists, and for riders who are taking their bikes out of hibernation to do a thorough pre-ride inspection. It’s also a good idea to take time to refresh your riding skills, ideally with a safety course.”
Motorcycles and their riders have a smaller profile than cars and trucks, and it can be easy to overlook them.
“We encourage drivers to use their turn signals, keep speeds down, and be vigilant when driving, especially when changing lanes,” Pritchard said. “Please remember to #SeeMotorcycles.”
–MIC
SIGN UP FOR BIKERNET BLOG EMAIL ALERTS—It costs nothing and forever be respected by the staff and girls.
Give it a shot
LATEST GUN NUT REPORT—A Jam-Packed Weekend You Don’t Want to Miss!
Join fellow Second Amendment patriots for a freedom-filled Memorial Day weekend! See the latest and greatest products from the industry’s leading manufacturers, book the hunt of a lifetime, and learn from subject matter experts at one of our many seminars!
Don’t miss out on our jam-packed schedule of events either. Featuring prominent political speakers, the women’s event of the year, and highlighted by a star-studded concert, there truly is something for everyone at the 2022 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits!
NEWS FROM THE BARGE—
The New York Times takes a closer look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, #InherentVice: http://nyti.ms/1yCHYro
The Wilmington Chowder Barge is the only authentic floating restaurant adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles. It’s going to be the biker hangout of the region since Walkers Café Closed. Besides the food is way better. Try the chowder, it’s amazing. I would know.
–Sin Wu
Da Boss
Chowder Barge
Wilmington, CA
Pirelli’s RYAO Road Racing Program Returns for 2022–The Nine Round Program Encourages Pirelli-Equipped Racers to Compete in Multiple Classes at CCS and ASRA Events Throughout the Nation
Pirelli Tire North America has announced that the RYAO road racing program will return for 2022, taking place at upcoming Championship Cup Series (CCS) and American Sportbike Racing (ASRA) events throughout the nation.
The program, which kicked off this past weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park on April 23-24, consists of nine events and encourages Pirelli-equipped riders to compete in multiple classes. Riders on Pirelli race compound tires who register to compete in one class will be eligible to race in as many additional classes as they wish with no extra registration fees.
DAMON MOTORCYCLES– Heating Things Up in Miami
On May 6th, 2022, the HyperSport & HyperFighter will be making a special appearance at our Miami Pop-Up Event hosted by Simply EV.
Come join us for an exclusive opportunity to see the bikes in action, say hello to the team, and connect with other Damon fans. There will also be livestreams of the F1 Miami Grand Prix events, car simulators, and delicious food & drinks!
EARTH DAY IN THE NEWS AGAIN–Earth Day’s failed predictions of 52 years ago & the amazing environmental improvements that have occurred since.
Morano: “We should actually promote prosperity, technology, and wealth. We should do what we’ve been doing since the first Earth Day in 1970, when we had filthy rivers, dirty air, and massive pollution.
We raised awareness and ended up with, in the 50 years since 1970, radical increases in population, radical increases in economic growth, and incredible improvements in just about everything, to the point where even mainstream media and climate activists now admit that the pollution problem has largely been solved. Where we were and where we are now is a light-and-day difference. I would argue that we do the best environmental policy, that we invest in technology, and that we keep doing what we’ve been doing.”
–Marc Morano
Climate Depot
KEEPING THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN—
Two Mexican detectives were investigating the murder of Juan Gonzalez.
‘How was he killed?’ asked one detective..
‘With a golf gun,’ the other detective replied.
‘A golf gun! What is a golf gun?’
‘I don’t know. But it sure made a hole in Juan.’
Moe: ‘My wife got me to believe in religion.’
Joe: ‘Really?’
Moe: ‘Yeah, until I married her I didn’t believe in Hell.’
A man is recovering from surgery when the Surgical Nurse appears and asks him how he is feeling.
‘I’m O. K. But I didn’t like the four letter-words the doctor used in surgery,’ he answered.
‘What did he say,’ asked the nurse.
‘Oops!’
–Joe Smith
Certified Librarian
Bandit’s Cantina™
Mees Edges Out Factory Teammate Briar Bauman to Capture the Win, with Bauman Finishing Second and Brandon Robinson Rounding out the Podium in Third
Minneapolis, MN. (April 25, 2022) – Indian Motorcycle Racing, presented by Progressive Motorcycle Insurance, had a stellar showing at round three of the 2022 American Flat Track series in Odessa, MO for the inaugural I-70 Half-Mile, with Jared Mees scoring his second consecutive victory of the season, moving him into the championship lead with a four-point advantage. Factory teammate Briar Bauman took second, while Brandon Robinson rounded out the top three aboard his Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750, giving Indian Motorcycle Racing an impressive podium sweep.
Coming off his dominant performance at the Texas Half-Mile, Mees looked to keep his momentum going and make a strong statement that he is the rider to beat in 2022, which is exactly what he did. While Bauman got a strong jump off the line to take the early lead, Mees started in third and swiftly moved towards the front by overtaking JD Beach on the opening lap. On lap three, Mees had closed in on the back of Bauman before sneaking his FTR750 to the inside and propelling himself into the lead. This time, Mees couldn’t run away with the win and spent much of the 25-lap race fending off advances from his teammate. It was a fight to the finish as Bauman put together a late-race charge to try and overtake the reigning champion. Mees was able to maintain his position, taking the checkered flag and win by a mere 0.116-seconds.
Brandon Robinson moved into third in the early portions of the race and despite his attempts to make it a three-way battle for the lead, he ultimately settled into position and took the checkered flag in third. This marked his first podium finish of the 2022 season.
“This was a solid showing for the whole Indian Motorcycle team, coming away with a podium sweep,” said Gary Gray, Vice President Racing, Service & Technology for Indian Motorcycle. “Although this win didn’t come as easy for Jared [Mees], with Briar [Bauman] right on his rear throughout the entire race, it was still an important win as he’s now leading in the championship standings. There is still a lot of racing left this season, but I think it’s going to be a battle to the finish between these two.”
“What a day,” Mees said. “Mother Nature actually played a good hand for the racetrack for us. Thankfully we got the racing in before the next storm came in. These races that are quick with just one round of qualifying and right into a Main Event are hectic. You’ve got to be on point from word go. What a hectic Main Event with Briar. I felt him breathing down my neck the entire time. A track like this makes for a lot of tiny little mistakes, but everybody has their fair share of them, and we stuck it out and got to the checkered flag first.”
After three rounds, factory Wrecking Crew riders sit 1-2 in the championship chase, with Mees having 64-points and Bauman sitting at 60-points. Both riders have a small cushion heading into rounds four and five, as third sits at 51-points.
The 2022 American Flat Track season continues on May 28 and 29 for the Red Mile Doubleheader in Lexington, KY.
Sponsors for Indian Motorcycle Racing’s American Flat Track efforts include Progressive Insurance, S&S®, Indian Motorcycle Oil, Mission Foods, Bell Helmets, Drag Specialties and Parts Unlimited.
For more information on Indian Motorcycle Racing, visit IndianMotorcycle.com
NEWS from the MASTER of LIGHT–
As you probably know, David’s hard cover art book has been in the works for quite some time now. We are pleased to announce that you can now place your order and you have a few different options (detailed below).
There is a lot of information in this email, so please read through carefully and let me know if you have any questions!
This 231-page look at his Fine Art career, now spanning 24 years, is a beautiful compilation of David’s artworks and history of his amazing journey thus far. Readers will enjoy learning the back story on many of his works. The amazing Jessi Combs found her way onto the cover, as is fitting. Willie G Davidson was kind enough to write the forward.
Unless you are buying one of the premium packages and want to add a separate book order, the book is only available through our website. You can click on the link below in this email to place your order.
Art Book, $95.00
Art Book signed by David Uhl, $145.00
** Shipping the books is $10 for orders shipping to the lower 48 United States. For orders to be shipped outside that area, please email or call me.
2,500 books have been produced. David is keeping some of these books for special premium offers. As a thank-you for being on his email list, he is giving you a chance to view these options before he posts this on social media later this week!
OPTION 1 – Art book presented inside the felt-lined leather case along with a signed/numbered watercolor print. The image will be David’s first-ever true self-portrait with a beach (Daytona) background. Only 75 of these will be offered in the edition. The first 30 we sell will be at $895 plus shipping. The image below is only partially completed but should give you a good idea.
Buy the art book here!
***************************************
If you are interested in one of the premium packages or have any questions, please reply to this email or call me at 303-913-4840. I am now in Panama City Beach for the event this week.
Thanks for your time and hope you have a great week!
–Greg Rhodes
International Sales Director
David Uhl Fine Art
Uhl Studios
303-913-4840
[page break]
HANG ON! Cancel Earth Day Again, celebrate Earth–
Despite unsupported allegations of increasing doom and disaster due to dangerous man-made warming, just the opposite is occurring.
A dispassionate review of Earth’s ecosystems and the human condition reveal that both are prospering — and not by a little but by a lot.
By nearly every metric, Earth’s ecosystems and the human condition are thriving. Much of the improvement is the result of a modest one degree of warming since the middle of the 19th century and an increase in CO2, likely the result from the burning of fossil fuels that have provided prosperity unknown to any previous generation.
We have done a very good job in protecting our ecosystems, cleaning our air and water and protecting endangered species. That should be celebrated. But Earth Day is no celebration. The observance has been hijacked by extremists who have made a bogeyman of the harmless gas carbon dioxide, ignoring its benefits as a plant food.
With no purpose other than to serve as a fund raiser for climate cultists, Earth Day should be canceled.
Read the entire commentary here first published at the Washington Examiner
Our new billboard is funded!!
Thanks to the many generous supporters who rose to our challenge to fund the money needed to get our second billboard up on the busy Pennsylvania Turnpike. With more than 35,000 vehicles going past it every day, it is likely we will reach as many 6 to 10 million people during the six-month contract.
Want to fund our important missions? We will soon roll out our education materials that will support fact-based science targeting the home school mothers and fathers. Please thoughtfully consider donating either by check or online.
–By Gregory Wrightstone
CO2 Coalition
1621 North Kent Street, Suite 603
Arlington, Virginia 22209 or donate on-line here
HERE’S THE FULL STORY–As a fourteen-year-old student in south-central Pennsylvania at the time of the first Earth Day in April 1970, I recognized the need for a real cleanup of what was a horribly abused environment. When I went off to study geology at college, I embraced the environmentalist movement as my own. In my early years at university, I subscribed to Mother Jones and the Militant. For a short time, I was even a member of the Socialist Workers’ Party.
Along with millions of other young and not-so-young people, I recognized the urgent need to improve our industrial processes and behaviors in a way that was more mindful of our air, water, and land. It may be difficult for a present-day adolescent to realize just how badly we were treating Mother Earth back then. It was common practice for people to throw trash and empty cans out of the windows of their Chevys and Fords. Industrial waste in the Cuyahoga River caught fire, a giant oil rig blowout offshore of Santa Barbara despoiled much of the western coast, Lake Erie was declared “dead,” and air pollution was so bad in Los Angeles that “smog” was coined.
Accompanying that first Earth Day were dozens of apocalyptic predictions of doom not too dissimilar to those of today. Among the most alarming were from Paul Ehrlich that “100-200 million people per year will be starving to death during the next ten years” and that some “65 million Americans would perish in the Great Die-Off between 1980 and 1989.” Kenneth Watt claimed that “we have about five more years at the outside to do something.” Even the New York Times warned, “Man must stop pollution and conserve his resources, not merely to enhance existence but to save the race from intolerable deterioration and possible extinction.”
Well, here we are 52 years later, with nearly all of the objectives of the inaugural Earth Day in the rearview mirror. The quality of our air and water has improved tremendously and likely has not been this clean since the advent of the Industrial Revolution. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there has been approximately a 50% decline in emissions of key air pollutants just since 1990 — sulfur dioxide by a whopping 90% (Figure 1). This improvement in air quality occurred during a period of increasing prosperity and growth of the U.S. economy. People drove more miles, and population and energy use increased.
Commensurate improvements have occurred to our nation’s water resources as well. Cleveland’s waterway, aflame in 1969, was named “River of the Year” in 2019. The once “dead” Lake Erie is now a mecca for sport fishing, and the formerly polluted waters of Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers are now known as the site of a major bass fishing tournament. In the coalfields of the northeast, thousands of miles of streams once left lifeless by mine-acid drainage now support fish and bald eagles. Industries often return water to streams cleaner than it was at the plant intake.
Despite unsupported allegations of increasing doom and disaster due to dangerous human-made warming, just the opposite is occurring. A dispassionate review of Earth’s ecosystems and the human condition reveals that both are prospering — and not by a little but by a lot.
NASA reports a significant increase in worldwide vegetation over the last 35 years is “largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.” This CO2-driven plant enhancement is also fueling crop growth from the hottest to the coolest climates that are turbocharged by a modest rise in temperature that is extending growing seasons.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the United States has seen a 50% increase in forested acres and an astounding increase in Pennsylvania alone of more than 500%. The area burned by forest fires globally is in significant decline. The number of acres burned in the United States is 20% of that burned 80 and 90 years ago.
By nearly every metric, Earth’s ecosystems and the human condition are thriving. Much of the improvement is the result of a modest one degree of warming since the middle of the 19th century and an increase in CO2, likely the result of the burning of fossil fuels that have provided prosperity unknown to any previous generation.
We have done a very good job in protecting our ecosystems, cleaning our air and water, and protecting endangered species. That should be celebrated. But Earth Day is no celebration. The observance has been hijacked by extremists who have made a bogeyman of the harmless gas carbon dioxide, ignoring its benefits as plant food.
With no purpose other than to serve as a fundraiser for climate cultists, Earth Day should be canceled.
Gregory Wrightstone is a geologist, executive director of the CO2 Coalition in Arlington, Virginia, and an expert reviewer of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (AR6). He is the bestselling author of “Inconvenient Facts: The Science that Al Gore doesn’t want you to know.”
This commentary was first published on April 21, 2022 at the Washington Examiner.
HAL ROBINSON BANDANA NOW AVAILABLE—Hal was the master of pen and ink drawings. Every piece of art was hand drawn meticulously.
Hal is gone now, but his wife is keeping his legacy alive with a few products and T-shirts.
https://5-ballgarage.com/products/hal-robinson-bandana
–Bandit
HANG ON FOR THIS–Like you said it “it’s all nuts”.
Someone asked for more! Like the adage “you asked for it”.
No “prerequisite” is required – unlike in the “billion dollar industry” it addresses where size is the prerequisite for a career.
They deleted the Tweet (Screenshot Attached) but the course is still going to be offered for 2 Credit points.
–Wayfarer
This US college offers a pornography class where students ‘will watch pornographic films together’
The course, titled Film 300O: Porn, will require students to watch pornographic films together and discuss the “sexualization of race, class and gender, and as an experimental, radical art form.”
Westminster college has stoked a controversy with its ‘porn’ class
A private college in the US is offering its students a pornography class which will require them to “watch pornographic films together”. Westminster College in Utah has said it will stand by its plan to offer an elective class on pornography during the upcoming May term despite social media backlash, Deseret News reported.
The liberal arts college in Salt Lake City stoked a controversy after the class listing for the pornography elective was shared on Twitter. The course, titled Film 300O: Porn, will require students to watch pornographic films together and discuss the “sexualization of race, class and gender.”
“Hard core pornography is as American as apple pie and more popular than Sunday night football,” read the listing, which appears to have been taken down from the college website amid social media backlash.
Despite the onslaught of criticism and the listing which seems to have been deleted, Westminster College says the class will be take place as planned in its upcoming term.
“We have no intention to back away from offering this class. By and large, the campus community is supportive of that academic freedom and Westminster’s commitment to talking about tough subjects,” said Westminster College’s chief marketing officer Sheila Yorkin on Thursday.
Yorkin added the course would be taught by a “well-trained, published Ph.D. who’s taught classes like this and similar to this and subject matter along these lines. She has lots of measures in place if students are feeling either uncomfortable or whatever the case may be to leave the room and there’s no academic punishment for that. So she’s really aware of the sensitive nature of it and she’s a professional.”
According to USA Today, 14 students had signed up for the class as of three days ago. Yorkin said the course has been offered in the past as well.
It’s kickstart only, jokey-shift and a mid-control suicide clutch. Note the seat. The own must be a very light pilot, no suspension. Hang on!
–Sam Burns
Feature Editor
Bikernet.com™
LIFESTYLE CYCLES DEAL OF THE WEEK–2017 Harley-Davidson FXDLS – Low Rider S for $16,995.00
See it here: https://www.lifestylecycles.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=11892411
2017 Black Harley-Davidson LOW RIDER SPECIAL 110 FXDLS
ONLY 48874.00 Miles !!!!!
This bike is a super clean Dyna 110S with tons of extras
Some of the features/Add-ons on this bike
* Screaming Eagle 110c.i. Motor
* 6-Speed trans
* Bassina Exhaust-Big breather intake-Power Commander
* T-Bars with Club style fairing
* Progressive front cartridge’s in Gold tubes-Rear Fox shocks
* Saddleman seat
* Gold MX pegs-Mirrors
Just $16,995.00
Plus license, and a $85.00 documentation fee and your local sales tax. NO HIDDEN FEES like dealers. We have no reconditioning or prep fees.
This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 92-point safety and mechanical/structural inspection.
You can fill out an online application with EZ FINANCING and EXTENDED WARRANTIES available to purchase!!! and you can ride today!
Lifestyle Cycles located at 1510 State College Blvd,Anaheim,CA,92806 NOT LOCAL WE HAVE
******SHIPPING AVAILABLE!!!******
Call today (714) 490-0155. **Open 7 days a week**
To view our current inventory, please visit www.LifestyleCycles.com or www.facebook.com/LifestyleCyclesUsedHarleys/
All throughout dinner my wife’s best friend’s four-year-old daughter stared at me as I sat opposite her. The girl could hardly eat her food for staring.
I checked my shirt for spots, felt my face for food, and patted my hair in place, but nothing stopped her from staring at me.
Finally, I asked her, “Why are you staring at me?”
Everyone at the table had noticed her behavior, and the table went quiet, waiting for her response.
Finally…. the little girl said….
“I am just waiting to see how you drink like a fish.”
–Wayfarer
CHIX on 66– Presented by Harley-Davidson Teams Up with Tucker Powersports
Riveter Chapter of the AMCA proudly announces that Tucker Powersports has been named the official oil sponsor for the Chix on 66 ride June 10-25, 2022. This sponsorship will allow our riders to replace oil, filters, and other fluids to keep their motorcycles freshly lubricated across the entire 2,500-mile route.
Chix on 66 is a cross-country ride comprising 40 women that will follow the entirety of Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. Riveter Chapter President Karan Andrea says, “When putting on a 2,500-mile ride like this, a lot more thought and planning goes into putting our bikes on the road and keeping them there. Since we are traveling east to west, the latter part of the journey will be through desert, which punishes everything—our machines as well as our bodies.”
“Tucker Powersports has generously stepped up to help us take care of our machines by providing us with oil, filters, and other consumables that we will need. I am particularly appreciative since I am doing this ride on my ’74 Shovelhead. Being able to put fresh oil in her before we hit the high desert will give me, as well as all the other women riding both antique and modern motorcycles, peace of mind riding through the heat.”
Tucker Powersports is a world-class distributor of powersports aftermarket parts, accessories and apparel.
Tucker offers tens of thousands of products for American and metric motorcycles and other powersports vehicles from its market-leading brands. Tucker will provide, through its Twin Power and BikeMaster brands, a supply of individually chosen motor oil and oil filters for each Chix on 66 participant so that riders can change their oil along the route.
The company will also supply other fluids and supplies that may be needed for minor on-the-road repairs.
NEWS FROM WINDVEST–15th Annual Norm Dober Memorial Run
Let’s celebrate the founder of WindVest and remember our fallen friends and family.
Take a ride around the lake and head to The 19th Hole for lunch.
Meet at: WindVest Motorcycle Products
Date: May 21st, 2022
Time: Kickstands up at 10am
16840 Joleen Way, Ste B2
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
408-762-7180
THE BIKERNET UNIVERSITY LYRICS OF THE WEEK–
Here is another great song about finding yourself on the road (though this one also mentions a car like the Sting song “Fill Her Up”).
–Wayfarer
* * * *
Song: “My Church” by Maren Morris
Won 2016 Country Music Association Award (CMA) for New Artist of the Year
I’ve cussed on a Sunday
I’ve cheated and I’ve lied
I’ve fallen down from grace
A few too many times
But I find holy redemption
When I put this car in drive
Roll the windows down and turn up the dial
Can I get a hallelujah
Can I get an amen
Feels like the Holy Ghost running through ya
When I play the highway FM
I find my soul revival
Singing every single verse
Yeah I guess that’s my church
When Hank brings the sermon
And Cash leads the choir
It gets my cold cold heart burning
Hotter than a ring of fire
When this wonderful world gets heavy
And I need to find my escape
I just keep the wheels rolling, radio scrolling
‘Til my sins wash away
Can I get a hallelujah
Can I get an amen
Feels like the Holy Ghost running through ya
When I play the highway FM
I find my soul revival
Singing every single verse
Yeah I guess that’s my church
Can I get a hallelujah
Can I get an amen
Feels like the Holy Ghost running through ya
When I play the highway FM
I find my soul revival
Singing every single verse
Yeah I guess that’s my church
Hey, can I get a hallelujah
Can I get an amen
Feels like the Holy Ghost running through ya
When I play the highway FM
I find my soul revival
Singing every single verse
Yeah I guess that’s my church
Yeah I guess that’s my church
Yeah I guess that’s my church
SOURCE: https://www.lyricfind.com/
THE ELECTRIC CASE FILE—Chennai electric vehicle store gutted after major fire.
The incident took place at a dealership of Okinawa Autotech, which recently recalled 3,215 units of its ‘Praise Pro’ scooters on April 16 in the wake of incidents where the vehicles caught fire.
Editor’s note: An earlier version of the IANS report stated that the fire broke out as the battery of one of the e-vehicles exploded. The copy has since been changed to reflect that the fire was the result of a short circuit at the store.
An Okinawa dealership burnt down to ashes in Chennai on Saturday, April 16, owing to an electric short-circuit in the building. No casualties were reported and the fire was put out with the help of locals but the entire showroom on the main road in Kunrathur was gutted. Okinawa, which recalled 3,215 units of its ‘Praise Pro’ scooters on April 16, just before the dealership was engulfed in flames in Tamil Nadu, said in a statement shared with IANS that no EV scooter or battery fire started the incident, as was reported earlier.
“The fire was due to an electric short-circuit in the panel wiring in the building. The dealership has also confirmed the same,” the company said. Five new e-bikes, and a total of 17 bikes were damaged, including 12 bikes that came in for service. Items in the showroom also caught fire and were damaged. Police have registered a case and are investigating. The fire caused a stir in the area for some time. This was the sixth EV fire incident since the onset of summer this year.
I picked up some rejected rectangular tubing for my new patio fence from A&J Welding Supply. My contractor bought a bit for his back hoe, so we can readily bore the holes in our nasty gumbo earth.
I need a new front brake cable for the Pandemic. I used whatever I had, but if the Redhead is going to ride it, it needs to be more robust for quicker action.
During the run to Carson City we visited the Paughco Empire and manufacturing plant. The redhead wanted some of these rolling wooden crates. Check out the new Paughco Web Site. They’ve come a long way and improved the user friendly aspects.
We faced a blizzard last weekend.
I’m supposed to see Irish Rich tomorrow about my VL for a Knucklehead frame.
Here’s a shot from the previous storm. I got a kick out of the ice slipping off the end of the table as if it was a tablecloth.
We ran across Buffalo Trace whiskey in a Sturgis Alley late one night. It’s damn good. I’m about ready for a shot.
In the meantime ride fast and free forever.
–Bandit