THE DECEMBER WINDS BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for December 16th, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
What’s going on? If only I knew. Each week I scramble for progress on multiple fronts. The weather cleared last week, but our contractor was detailing a spec home, so it could slip into the multiple listings book for the world to see.
Our trusses were delivered this week, but it snowed and the driver didn’t dare back his rig into our back yard to unload them. He had a notorious process. He backed up to the edge of the road and let them slide off his trailer into our yard. Crazy. He told me that when he first started delivering building supplies, one of his loads slipped off his massive trailer and slid right through a garage, oops.
He dropped them and took off. Unfortunately, the tip rested right on the edge of the road on the curve. I couldn’t sleep, if a holiday spirit-soaked neighbor took that curve wide and clipped the trusses, we were fucked. The next morning, my neighbor and I used massive straps and a come-along attached to a nearby tree to pull them at least 5 feet from the road.
I took delivery of this almost complete XA front end from Matt Olsen, the Knucklehead expert. And I’m working with Irish Rich on a single-loop VL frame. Projects and Progress are what life’s all about. A brother, Edge, the Smoke Out master called this week about riding to Sturgis, and I reached out to Rich Worley from American Biker in Charlotte about an FXDR from 2019. So a project can also be the next run to the Badlands.
Let’s hit the news. May all your projects come to fruition, and you make progress daily.
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Climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer: “To claim ‘global warming’ as cause for tornadoes ‘is directly opposite to the clear observational evidence’”
Even the UN IPCC disagrees with Joe Biden – Extreme Weather Expert Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. noted: UN IPCC AR6 WG1 states: “trends in tornadoes… associated w/ severe convective storms are not robustly detected” … “attribution of certain classes of extreme weather (eg, tornadoes) is beyond current modeling & theoretical capabilities” … “how tornadoes… will change is an open question”
NAMZ NEWEST PRODUCT–Mini Mirror Mounted Turn Signals–Our BRAND NEW Mini Mirror Mounted front LED turn signals will offer you a sleek alternative to the factory turn signals and they are now available on our website (sold as a pair).
Stocked in both Black and Chrome, these lights feature WHITE SWITCHBACK running light that switches to AMBER when the turn signal is applied.
(Universal fitment, for EZ-Install, use Turn Signal Tap Harness part # LLC-FTTH-01, LLC-FTTH-02, LLC-FTTH-03 or LLC-FTTH-04)
SEMINOLE, FLORIDA: A woman in Florida was arrested after she and her friend ended up having a bit aggressive intimate moment in a bathroom eventually breaking a pub’s sink. The woman later was charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief.
The woman has been identified as Kathryn Trammel. She got slapped with $500 worth of damage that she and her friend caused inside a bathroom at Seminole eatery Irish 31 on Tuesday, December 7, as reported by the website, Smoking Gun.
This is not the first time when sex made headlines for the wrong reasons. A Florida woman named Danielle Ferrero was caught exposing her breasts and masturbating during a visit with her inmate lover Cody Thomas.
In another incident, Tina Gonzalez, a corrections officer in a prison facility came under fire for having sex with an inmate while 11 others watched.
Similarly, a 30-year-old guard Javonte Richardson, was caught having sex with a female inmate, 15, in CCTV footage.
In another reported incident a couple of years ago, a married 27-year-old correctional officer Sinead Nichole Hagan was seen having sex with multiple male prisoners.
–By Ashish Singh
Meaww.com
–from Rogue
TEXAS WEATHER REPORT–Four Evo’s, three Shovelheads and a Twin Cam in a Peat Tree, some for sale, some not. Was frickin windy and cold Saturday, had on the 5-Ball vest, but it was really a jacket day. Sunday Sunshine and 60 degrees but needed a vest too, but back into the 80s today.
–RFR
Certified Meteorologist
Bikernet.com™
NEWS FROM ENGLAND–Brits In Trouble Over Motorcycle Transport To The European Union
British motorcyclists who have their bike transported to the European Union by truck or van, often run into trouble and are confronted with high fines and duties in EU countries.
This is an unforeseen consequence of Brexit, the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union. British and European riders’ organizations FEMA and NMC, and historic vehicles owners’ group FIVA ask the European Commission to help solve this problem.
Many British owners of motorcycles and historic vehicles like to travel to the European Union to go to events like shows, rallies, exhibitions to share their passion with others. Or they simply want their vehicle waiting for them in the country where they planned their holidays or leisure trip.
For practical purposes, the vehicles are often transported in vans, on trailers or in transporters. We are aware of situations where owners of motorcycles and historic vehicles from the United Kingdom thought, after inquiries, that they did the right thing but were confronted with problems and extremely high fines and duties in EU countries they crossed or at borders of EU countries. Similar problems have been experienced entering the UK from the EU.
It seems that EU member states have different views on the necessary papers and how to handle this kind of transport.
For clarity, the problem relates to vehicles which are road registered and legal for use on highways – not unregistered vehicles for sports purposes or exhibitions for which the ATA Carnet regime is in place as detailed in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
FIVA, NMC and FEMA have written to the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Mr. Thierry Breton, asking him to help solve this issue. We offer a number of possible solutions and we have asked the Commissioner for an opportunity to discuss the matter further.
–FEMA
BAGGER RACING NEWS–Shane Narbonne Takes Pirelli to the Top Step of the Podium and Captures Bagger Racing League Championship at Sonoma
Narbonne’s Trask Performance Harley-Davidson Relies on Pirelli’s DIABLO Superbike SC1 Front and Rear Slicks to Capture Custom Dynamics GP Bagger Victory
SONOMA, Calif. (December 15, 2021) – Pirelli Tire North America carried its momentum into the Bagger Racing League season finale at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday, December 11 by once again capturing the top step of the podium thanks to an impressive performance by Trask Performance’s Shane Narbonne.
Competing aboard a Harley-Davidson equipped with Pirelli DIABLO Superbike slicks, Narbonne would prove to be the star of the weekend by capturing the Custom Dynamics GP Bagger class win, which was enough to crown him 2022 Custom Dynamics GP Bagger class champion.
Shane Narbonne captured both the event victory and championship at Sonoma.
“First off, I just want to give a huge thank you to Pirelli for coming on board with my racing program,” said Narbonne. “It’s my first year working with Pirelli and this past weekend was an incredible time working with Oscar [Solis] to get my bike working great with the sticky tire, even though we had cool temperatures. We had a great tire choice for the race and the tires worked amazing the entire time, which allowed me to take the Bagger GP victory!”
Narbonne consistently set the pace throughout the weekend by capturing pole position and the fastest lap of the weekend using a Pirelli DIABLO Superbike SC1 front slick in 120/70R17 sizing and a DIABLO Superbike SC1 rear slick in 190/60R17 sizing. He would overcome a mid-race charge from his competitors and use excellent late-race speed and grip to prevail. The race-winning performance helped clinch the class championship and prove Pirelli’s capability in bagger racing.
RESULTS
Sonoma Raceway – Sonoma, California
December 11, 2021
Custom Dynamics Bagger GP
1. Shane Narbonne
Cory West
Ben Bostrom
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EV NEWS FROM THE GOVERNMENT–Electric Vehicles were in the news a great deal recently. Last week, President Biden ordered an EV federal fleet by 2035 and he wants all of the federal government to be carbon-neutral by 2050. Vice President Harris unveiled the administration’s plan for an electric vehicle charging network across the country.
Power companies banded together for a coast-to-coast EV fast-charging network. The website Governing proposed that the US needs at least 100,000 stations by 2030 for the EV recharging network. Now, the feds need to mandate that all EVs and chargers use the same system to charge or it might be even a bigger headache for car owners.
Some Congressional news: US House Transportation Chair Peter DeFazio will retire next year. On Thursday, a Senate panel will hold its hearing to decide on Biden’s nominee to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. Steven Cliff formerly served as an official at the California Air Resources Board and since February has been serving as the NHTSA’s deputy administrator.
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The original Harley-Davidson LiveWire bike that morphed into the LiveWire One under H-D’s new sub-brand gave us our first look at a high-powered electric Harley, but the manufacturer’s Arrow platform for a second electric motorcycle pushes that technology further with a new middleweight design that is likely to be easier on riders’ wallets.
Harley-Davidson LiveWire Arrow platform
The major difference in the Arrow platform is that the battery pack is no longer housed inside of a frame but rather becomes the frame.
Or rather, it becomes a structural component of the bike to which the steering head tube, motor, control electronics, swingarm, and other major components simply bolt onto.
The battery pack will be comprised of 21700-sized lithium-ion cells and it will be produced in a number of voltages and capacities.
That creates a much more modular platform that can be used to create a number of different models. And that appears to be what Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire engineers are doing.
The first new model, which bears the model designation “S2” and the name “Del Mar,” bears a striking resemblance to the flat tracker electric motorcycle that Harley-Davidson revealed as a concept several years ago.
We’ve previously discussed how such a middleweight electric motorcycle could be exactly what H-D needed to revive interest among younger riders. And that’s exactly the bike that is slated to follow the LiveWire One. The S2 Del Mar will become the first production bike using the new Arrow platform.
A teaser for the new bike was included in a presentation to investors following Harley’s announcement that LiveWire would go public using a SPAC with KYMCO.
–Micah Toll
Motorcycle Industry Veteran Steve Piehl to Drive Monimoto’s Series A Funding Round in North America
Vilnius, Lithuania – December 14, 2021 – Monimoto, the producer of smart, anti-theft GPS trackers for motorcycles, has partnered with former Harley-Davidson executive Steve Piehl to drive its Series A funding round in the U.S.
Mr. Piehl, a powersports expert who spent 35 years on staff at Harley-Davidson Motor Company, was responsible for developing and launching the Harley Owners Group, one of the motorcycle industry’s biggest success stories, with nearly a million members in more than 90 countries.
He was inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame in 2012 and now acts as a consultant in communications and business development for several companies in the powersports, bioscience and industrial design industries.
“I’m delighted to partner with Monimoto to help them with this round of fundraising. I’ve been working with the company for nearly a year and I’m impressed with what they’ve already accomplished and their vision for the future. As our world moves toward more two-wheeled transportation in an increasingly urban environment, their product makes practical and emotional sense. It gives motorcycle owners a feeling of confidence that their investment, and their passion, has an extra level of protection,” says Piehl.
The Monimoto device is designed to be secured to high-value and collectible motorcycles or bicycles. When the device senses movement and the owner is not within range, it provides exact location tracking to the owner’s smartphone, allowing authorities to secure the return of the bike.
The current device, Monimoto 7, uses the latest worldwide eSIM, 4G/5G IoT technology and upcoming versions will leverage yet to be announced hardware and software improvements to further security and connectivity to owners and authorities.
Monimoto is raising US$5 million to accelerate R&D and continue its expansion in the U.S. motorcycle and e-bikes markets. The company is profitable already, but additional funding will help drive growth in this new market and segment.
“Most standard solutions, such as locks, fail to prevent theft, and just a small fraction of stolen motorcycles and bicycles are returned to their owners,” says Andrius Bruno Rimkunas, one of Monimoto founders. “Our tracker allows owners to immediately work with authorities to recover their stolen bike or motorcycle.”
“We’ve already seen the demand for this product in motorcycle applications throughout Europe. The high-end bicycle market is a huge opportunity for our growth, as the total available market in the U.S. bicycle segment is $14 billion. The market in Europe is even bigger, and we already have a strong presence there,” says Rimkunas.
The company aims to become the anti-theft solution of choice for motorcycle and bicycle owners in the U.S. and the EU and grow into a marketplace offering a wide range of services.
Chix on 66 is a cross-country ride that follows Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. Riveter Chapter President Karan Andrea says, “Gina Woods of Open Road Radio has been an enthusiastic supporter of this event and the Riveter Chapter from the beginning. In fact, she was so all-in with our endeavor that she joined Riveter as a charter member, and she has already given us the advantage of her experience in PR and broadcasting behind the scenes.
To have that kind of support so early in our venture was pivotal in the growth of the Chix on 66 ride from a cool idea to an event with nationwide reach. With Gina’s Open Road Radio as our premier broadcast sponsor, we will have an even more powerful presence in women’s motorcycling.”
Co-creator, president and host of Open Road Radio Gina Woods affirms, “I am thrilled to be a part of this group of women riders and to not only share the camaraderie of motorcycling but also vintage motorcycling with them. I have always been passionate about antique motorcycles and have been riding one, a 1949 Panhead “Sweet Melissa” for over 30 years and ridden it through most of the 50 United States!
“I look forward to swapping stories about motorcycling and share tips & tricks of riding and wrenching on them.” Gina has also created a team of women motorcycle mechanics, Gina Woods’ XX Chromes All Women Bike Builds, who built bikes that were raffled off with all monies going to charitable organizations.“
Gina continues, “I have been ever so fortunate to have had such a great run of ‘motorcycling to the airwaves’ for 25 years with Open Road Radio! Open Road Radio (ORR) is moto-talk radio on everything motorcycle. It combines entertainment, education and information into weekly programming.”
ORR broadcasts up-to-the-minute race results, tech tips, product reviews, road trips, rides and rallies, and motorcycle lifestyle news from around the world. Her zest for life and motorcycling has been captured in magazines and photos over the years. This lifestyle is her calling. “It’s a lifestyle, not just a weekend thing,” she exclaims.
Gina has appeared on a WGN-TV segment on women and motorcycles, and has also been the subject of a Chicago Tribune front page (Riders’ section) article. Both of these news stories followed on the wheels of Gina as a featured biker in the book Biker Chicz of North America, with her own chapter on her journey in motorcycling. ORR has been awarded a trunk load of awards over the years like the AMA MVP (Most Valued Program) Award.
While you tune up your machine, tune into 1500 AM & 92.5 FM WPJX and follow:
@roadhost @openroadradio
gina@openroadradio.com
And for more information on the Chix on 66 ride, follow:
www.chixon66.com @chixon66 @chixon66
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LEGENDS & LEGACIES MEMORIAL RUN—Rick Salisbury, owner of Legends Motorcycle Museum, has announced details for the 2022 “Legends and Legacies Memorial Run.”
Planned as a cross-country motorcycle endurance ride in memory of antique motorcycle enthusiast Lonnie Isam Jr. (Junior), the event will be held September 7 through September 25, 2022 and will feature antique motorcycles pre-dating 1922.
Junior was the visionary who led antique motorcycle riders across America four times before passing away in 2017 at age 48. Salisbury was friends with Junior and participated in all his endurance rides, with the exception of the first in 2010.
Through his continued friendship with Junior’s parents, Lonnie Sr. and Marianne Isam, Salisbury became inspired to memorialize Junior’s legacy by following Junior’s last request – for his friends to go on a motorcycle ride in his memory in lieu of funeral services.
Now, five years after Junior’s passing, his friends are doing just that.
Antique motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world will be invited to honor the individual who revitalized the sport of antique motorcycling by experiencing Junior’s first route while riding 100 year old (or older) motorcycles.
Stay tuned for more information on the 2022 Legends and Legacies Motorcycle
Endurance Memorial Run.
info@legendsandlegaciesrun.com
Apply now for the 2022 cross-country motorcycle endurance ride in memory of antique motorcycle enthusiast Lonnie Isam Jr. (Junior) starting Wednesday, September 7th in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and ending Sunday, September 25th in Santa Monica, California — A distance of approximately 3,300 miles.
Antique motorcycles pre-dating 1930 are eligible.
Official rules, map, and prize information coming soon.
Tucker Powersports to Deliver Expanded Dealer Education Programs
Tucker Powersports, is focused on its expansion of dealer education programs. Tucker currently has four courses in development.
The courses cover a variety of topics important to dealership owners and staff.
The course titles are:
Retail Sales 101 – How to get your employees out from behind the counter
Customer Loyalty – Establishing a rider community around your dealership
No Inventory, No Problem – How to get customers to buy when you don’t have items in stock
Strategic Relationships- Are you working with an order taker or a business partner?
The company is also participating in the MIC Symposium titled “Electrification of Powersports” with Tucker’s President and CEO Marc McAllister participating in a panel discussion.
Tucker will also roll out an updated and expanded version of its online training platform, known as Tucker University. The online tool allows Tucker and its distribution partners to share product information, updates and industry information with dealership staff and their entire rep force. Access is provided to all staff members working at Tucker’s dealership partners.
Tucker Team members will also help dealers succeed in the ePower segment, with an overview of Tucker’s expanding product line of e-scooters, e-bikes and accessories.
ANOTHER SAMSUNG LAWSUIT–So, what would the warning say? Don’t stick this up your ass or other places?
Woman sues Samsung for $1.8M after cell phone gets stuck inside her vagina.
An Albuquerque woman is suing Samsung for $1.8 million after she needed medical attention after inserting her cell phone inside her vagina and was unable to retrieve it for 96 hours.
Salma Briant, 39, claims her medical bills at the University of New Mexico Hospital amount to $1,168,000 and that she has suffered from severe psychological distress because of the whole ordeal.
Briant said she first inserted the cell phone inside her vagina as a dare from one of her friends, but quickly realized that the phone would not come out.
Attorney Jim McAfee’s claims his client was forced to undergo a cesarean section to remove the cell phone because of the atypical shape of her pelvis and had no insurance at the time.
A Samsung spokesman said they would not comment on this case at this moment, but explained that an out-of-court settlement was still an option on the table.
PRIZE POSSESSION REVIEW—I’ve read Prize Possession nine times. I’ve read it so many times I wake up thinking I’m one of the characters, Mick.
I can’t wait for your next book.
–Bernard
Brooklyn, NY
HOT START FROM NASH— New! “PUSH” Button!!
The “PUSH” button starter comes in bronze or stainless-steel button and is available now!
Buy just the knob itself or the whole push button plunger assembly.
The “PUSH” button threads (1/2-13) on to the 4 ¼-inch starter button shaft. The plunger comes with a black powder coated steel body, steel shaft and bushing.
Just give it a push to start your bike! Fits most all 1.4 kw and 1.6 kw starters.
AMA MAGAZINE UPDATE–American Motorcyclist, December 2021
Enjoy these stories and more in the December issue of American Motorcyclist :
“U.S. Women’s World Trophy Team triumphs at the 95th ISDE,” by Joy Burgess
“2021 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Inductees,” by Kali Kotoski, Joy Burgess and Keaton Maisano
“Appalachian Ingenuity: Backroads of Appalachia non-profit unites America’s coal country through motorcycle tourism,” by Erin Reda
“Making History in the Age of COVID: Riding Into History concours and charity returned with a vengeance,” by William Robinson and Mitch Boehm
HARLEY TO TAKE EV UNIT PUBLIC–via SPAC deal as valuations soar. The new stock will be LVW. Apparently, 75 percent of the new company will be owned by Harley-Davidson.
Harley-Davidson Inc’s electric-motorcycle division will go public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal valued at $1.77 billion, the company said on Monday, as the 118-year-old brand bets on younger customers to boost volumes.
Hmmm, the three top honchos at Harley now are a German Puma sneaker pusher and two woman bean counters. Now wonder the masculine old school vibe is gone from Harleys new products.
–Geno
QUOTE OF THE WEEK, SORTA–Remember… Four boxes keep us free:
– The soap box,
– The ballot box,
– The jury box,
and…
– The cartridge box.
“I love my country. It’s the government I’m afraid of!”
–Sam Burns
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THIS JUST IN FROM SWEDEN–Huey outside Finkys Daytona late ~’80s that’s when I got to know Donnie Smith Dave P, EKB, Picture Pat
Before my days 1994-2000
My ‘82 FLP bought in Glendale Nov 1982
$5600 No Harley print anywhere. I guess it was supposed to go into a Police fleet. But Gerald Foster and Tom Fairbairn of Bill Industries INVADER SFV, helped me to ship it to Sweden instead.
Foxy lady, she is Still running the show on my farm.
–Sheriff
Major Correspondent
Sweden
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OWNING A CAR IS OUTDATED— ’20th-century thinking’ and we must move to ‘shared mobility’ to cut carbon emissions, UK transport minister says
Owning a car is outdated ’20th-century thinking’, transport minister says – Trudy Harrison, 45, is also Boris Johnson’s parliamentary private secretary – She said the UK should move to ‘shared mobility’ to cut carbon emissions
Marc Morano: “You were warned! Don’t be surprised when the climate agenda is successful in taking away private car ownership and use. They have literally been talking about this since the 1970s and now with the power of COVID lockdowns, they see a real possibility of success.”
Flashback: Dem presidential candidate Andrew Yang: Climate Change May Require Elimination of Car Ownership – Suggests ‘constant roving fleet of electric cars’
– “We might not own our own cars.”
UK funded 2019 report ‘Absolute Zero’ urged climate lockdowns: ‘Stop flying…no new roads, airport closures…stop eating beef and lamb…stop doing anything that causes emissions’ – Regulate CO2 similar to ‘asbestos’
Climate lockdown: ‘It’s Time To Ban The Sale Of Pickup Trucks’ – ‘Shift away from relying on private vehicles entirely’
Business Insider mag: ‘Electric vehicles won’t save us — we need to get rid of cars completely’
–Climate Depot
There needs to be one major goal for all car and bike organizations: Eliminate Climate Doom by demanding open debate and scientific clarity. Then do the common-sense thing, a test in a community, state or country. Test all the renewable or unreliable programs and see if they work or not. –Bandit
IMPORTANT New Bikernet Reader Comment!–BIKER LIVES MATTER Story
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Great article and program.
Bikers Lives Matter
Much love and respect
–Cat AKA OneLeggedBlonde Cat_health@hotmail.com
Racine , WI
Thanks Cat! Rode across the state of Florida today to attend the Celebration of Life of a club brother. It was a good celebration and I jammed exceeding the speed limit most of the way and back, how we use to ride in the club days. I like to think he somehow knows that, and it is my way of showing respect to him.
–Rogue
At least four states in recent weeks have called in members of the National Guard to deal with health care staffing issues amid COVID-19 vaccine mandates for hospital and nursing home workers.
Late last week, Indiana became the latest state to deploy the National Guard to hospitals. The Indiana Department of Health confirmed to local media that Guard members were sent to 13 facilities after officials with Indiana University Health, the state’s largest hospital system, made the request.
Indiana University officials said it’s dealing with “all-time highs” of both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. Earlier this year, about 125 Indiana University health care workers were fired for not complying with the system’s vaccine mandate, although the hospital said at the time that most fired workers were part-time.
“As COVID cases continue to increase and hospitalization of COVID and non-COVID patients reach all-time highs, the demand and strain on IU Health’s team members, nurses and providers has never been greater,” Indiana University Health said over the weekend, adding that it “will leverage all available resources and enlist members of Indiana’s National Guard, in conjunction with the Indiana Department of Health, to assist in areas of critical need.”
Six-person National Guard teams with both clinical and nonclinical members will be sent to Indiana University hospitals in two-week intervals, officials said.
In New Hampshire, authorities confirmed several days ago that about 70 Guard members would be deployed within the coming weeks to provide nonclinical support at medical care facilities.
“Primarily, we’re going to start with non-clinical care in the hospitals, and the primary reason why is—we’re a part-time force,” National Guard Maj. Gen. David Mikolaities told local media in a statement. “And for us to utilize our doctors and nurses and physician assistants, we don’t want to take away from the health care system that is already strained.”
That deployment will start on Dec. 12 or Dec. 13, he confirmed.
“If unfortunately during the winter months, the hospitalization rates continue to increase, we’ll be more than happy to provide additional resources,” Mikolaities said.
–BY JACK PHILLIPS
Epoch Times
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EUROPEAN Motorcyclists Want Dedicated Charging Infrastructure–Electric vehicles like motorcycles and mopeds offer a solution to many of the present and future challenges in urban mobility. That is why they need dedicated charging infrastructure with secure parking places.
Part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package that the European Commission launched in July 2021 is a revision of the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Directive and it will be turned into a regulation, which is a binding legislative act. In the draft regulation the Commission proposes binding targets for electric vehicle charging points and hydrogen refueling points, telling EU Member States they will have to provide for minimum coverage of publicly accessible refueling and/or charging points.
Motorcycle rider organizations and the industry noticed that, even though we earlier filed our views in the public consultations from the European Commission, the proposal from the European Commission was entirely focused on cars and trucks, so called M- and N-category vehicles.
The draft regulation does not include L-category vehicles, like motorcycles, mopeds and other small vehicles. For this reason, ACEM, FEMA and FIM Europe decided to take joint action and try to include motorcycles in the new regulation. We sent messages with proposed amendments to the draft regulation to several members of the European Parliament, members of national parliaments and attachés of Permanent Representatives (the “Embassies” of the member states at the European Union).
In our letter, we asked for:
Accelerated development of recharging infrastructure for L-category vehicles, especially in the urban and peri-urban environments.
Members States should support and engage in the roll out of DC charging infrastructure, following the requirements as specified by EN/IEC 61851-25:2021 next to AC charging infrastructure, and swappable battery infrastructure for L-category vehicles.
Member States must also ensure a minimum coverage of publicly accessible and secure recharging points dedicated to L-category vehicles in their territory. With secure, we mean that charging points should be designed in such a way as to protect vehicles while charging.
Finally, we demand targets for 31 December 2025, 2030, and 2035 for electric recharging infrastructure for L-category vehicles: number of recharging stations and power output.
Comments from FEMA General Secretary Dolf Willigers: “Electric small vehicles like motorcycles, mopeds and small three- and four-wheeled vehicles offer a solution to many of the present and future challenges in urban mobility. They need dedicated or at least suitable charging infrastructure with secure parking places. It is strange that the Commission, while promoting the transition to electric vehicles, did not include L-category vehicles in the proposed new Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation. We count on the Parliament and the Member States (the Council) to correct this omission.”
Top photograph courtesy of Roelof Veldhuis
–FEMA
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TATTOO OF THE WEEK–Clown girl, the ‘payasa’. Fineline single needle black Grey made at Goodtime Charlie’s Tattooland.
–Frank Ball Jr.
Grand Master
Frank Ball Tattoo
5-Ball Leathers
NEW ART FROM THE DESERT–Deal of the Day “Kings of the Corkscrew” 26 x 36 Canvas Giclee’, Signed, Numbered, Hand Painted Frame, $2000.00 Frt. Normally $2500.00.
@tylerohararacing leading the pack through the Corkscrew at the inaugural KOB race. Go get it at the #baggerracingleague race in Sonoma this weekend Tyler. I’m watching on #fitetv Saturday. The original is on display @pikespeakindianmotorcycle
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480 575 7559
www.EricHerrmannStudios.com
— at Eric Herrmann Studios.
WORDS FROM THE BASE OF PILLAR PEAK–Family of Choice
For many years I have said that blood does not make a family. I have two blood brothers who I have not talked to in years. I tried in the past to build a relationship, but it just wasn’t in the stars.
On other hand I do have my family of choice, friends who have become my family. People who have been part of my Life, some for over fifty years. I am not saying that there is anything wrong with blood relatives but if you don’t have those embrace those friends who are your family.
Fifty-three years ago, I met my best friend and Brother Dan, our bond knows no limits. Dan has been there for me and my family unconditionally since the day we met. We have built a relationship that few have ever had.
Dan and I have not lived in the same city for 33 years, yet we talk at least three to four times a week and I see Brother Dan more often than I see people in the city where I live. He has been an Uncle to my kids who Love him very much and I am one to his. He has an amazing wife Leah who we instantly fell in Love with and is another member of our family.
Over the last 50 plus years Dan and I have been on hundreds of excellent adventures, some I cannot talk about, but every one of them has been a great time. This weekend I am in Sonoma California with Brother Dan for the Harley Racing League races.
We are among other friends who make it even better I can tell you that we have never had a fight in all these years, we may have not agreed on some issues, but we agreed to disagree. There has not been a moment that we have not been there for each other. This is what family is, always there for you.
Today Know: Today I embrace my Family; I give Thanks for All those who are close to me. I Know that Family is much more than blood. I choose to call those who I Love My Family. I am Grateful to have the choice of who my Family truly is. I embrace the gifts of the people who make my world a better place, My Wife, My Children, My Grandchildren, My Sister, My Nephews, My Brother Dan, Leah and All My Family.
And so It Is
Namaste’
–Yale
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. –Richard Bach
SOLID MOUNTS FOR RUBBERMOUNTED SPORTSTERS FROM NASH— Nash motorcycle company may have a solution with their nicely machined hardmount system. Marked for easy part location, stamped with RR, for right rear, as an example.
Going to give them a shot on my project bike.
Eric Stahl, Moto America bagger racer uses them on his xr1200 track bike…
Can’t be all bad, right?
Nash motorcycle company may have the solution with their nicely machined hard mount system.
Stamped with location… RR for right rear, for example.
Keep you posted with an update once installed and Dr Feng tested…
Wanted to give shout-out to Jake over at Motorcycle Collision Specialties regarding tires, brakes etc…
Have blown through at least 8 tires, and many sets of brake pads on the Sporty, and probably saved well over a thousand dollars over other vendors.
They do quality work as well, and Jake and his brother are old time Roady Racers, so have excellent tire knowledge, and take the time to do great tire balancing, and proper wheel alignment when reinstalling.
Dr Feng recommended.
(They also deal with Progressive shocks, and are Ohlins suspension distributors as well.)
–Dr. Feng
Road Racing Expert
Bikernet.com™
BREAKING NEWS: RPM ACT REINTRODUCED IN U.S. SENATE FOR 2021—ACT NOW!
Our voices have been heard once again! After receiving more than 1.5 million letters from enthusiasts like you, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act (RPM Act) has been reintroduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in the 2021-2022 session of Congress!
The RPM Act must be enacted into law to guarantee your right to modify street cars, trucks, and motorcycles into dedicated race vehicles, and ensure that industry can offer parts that enable racers to compete.
This legislation has no chance in hell until there is some true climate and C02 clarity.—Bandit
A NAME SUGGESTION FOR THE FIRST BADLANDS BIKE PROJECT—
Love the knuckle and you are right Choppers Forever !
Name suggestion:
“Bandit’s Knucklesled”
Just a thought.
–Terry Lovering
I like it. –Bandit
WE’RE BACK! HALF MOON BAY CALIFORNIA’S FESTIVAL OF MAGNIFICENT MACHINES MARKS 30TH YEAR IN 2022— Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show Returns Sunday, April 24, 2022 to Half Moon Bay Airport
World-Class Tricked-Out Cars and Trucks, Fantastic Flying Machines, Custom Motorcycles, Quirky Contraptions, Warbird Flyovers, Monster Truck Rides, Helicopter and Plane Rides, Unimotorcycle Drag Racing…
Plus Bob Senz’ Big Cacklefest, a Mass Firing-Up of the Engines
NEW, IMPROVED EVENT LAYOUT TO BRING ALL THE ATTRACTIONS CLOSER TOGETHER
HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA (December 10, 2021) –– We are back! After all, a dream goes on forever.
After two consecutive COVID-created cancellations in 2020 and 2021, organizers plan to bring back Half Moon Bay California’s remarkable, one and only Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show in 2022, marking its 30th year with a massive celebration of mechanical ingenuity, power and style.
“It feels like there is a sense of renewal and optimism that live events will be back in 2022,” said Janie James, Executive Director of event beneficiary, the Coastside Adult Day Health Center. “Everyone has missed Dream Machines so much and we’re all excited and energized to bring it back to life in accordance with health and safety guidelines.”
It’s quite simply the “Coolest Show on Earth”. This year’s spectacular show will be held on Sunday, April 24, a one-day mega-show, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Half Moon Bay Airport’s Eddie Andreini Field, located in the picturesque seaside town of Half Moon Bay, CA about 20 miles south of San Francisco.
The show is a whimsical, fascinating, amusing, curious and absolutely unique show and tell spectacle featuring some 2,000 magnificent driving, flying and working machines from the 20th and 21st centuries.
The world’s coolest cars of every era and style, model-T fire engines, vintage busses, custom motorcycles, tricked out trucks, sleek streamliners, one-of-a-kind antique engines and tractors and historic military aircraft will be among the mesmerizing displays.
Additional attractions include action-packed amusements in the Kidz Super Duper Funzone, fabulous food and drink with craft beer, premium wine and custom cocktails, and stellar live music all day.
This year’s show will feature a new, improved event layout bringing all the attractions closer together and making it a more walkable, unified show with separate entrances for spectator parking (access from Capistrano Road at the south end of the airport) vs. display vehicles, vendors, sponsors and volunteers (access from the airport main entrance on Highway 1).
It all takes place at Half Moon Bay Airport, 9850 N. Cabrillo Highway, Half Moon Bay CA 94019 – located on Highway 1, about 20 miles south of San Francisco and 5 miles north of Highway 92.
For event information and registration forms, call the info-line at 650-726-2328 or visit the website https://dreammachines.miramarevents.com
Natural as well as anthropogenic factors cause warming
The geological archive reveals that Earth’s climate has varied as long as the planet has existed, with natural cold and warm phases. The Little Ice Age ended as recently as 1850. Therefore, it is no surprise that we now are experiencing a period of warming.
Warming is far slower than predicted
The world has warmed significantly less than predicted by IPCC on the basis of modeled anthropogenic forcing. The gap between the real world and the modeled world tells us that we are far from understanding climate change.
Climate policy relies on inadequate models
Climate models have many shortcomings and are not remotely plausible as global policy tools. They blow up the effect of greenhouse gases such as CO2. In addition, they ignore the fact that enriching the atmosphere with CO2 is beneficial.
CO2 is plant food, the basis of all life on Earth
CO2 is not a pollutant. 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 yields of crops worldwide.
Global warming has not increased natural disasters
There is no statistical evidence that global warming is intensifying hurricanes, floods, droughts and suchlike natural disasters, or making them more frequent. However, there is ample evidence that CO2-mitigation measures are as damaging as they are costly.
Climate policy must respect scientific and economic realities
There is no climate emergency. Therefore, there is no cause for panic and alarm. We strongly oppose the harmful and unrealistic net-zero CO2 policy proposed for 2050. If better approaches emerge, and they certainly will, we have ample time to reflect and re-adapt. 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, birthrates are low and people care about their environment.
Epilogue
The World Climate Declaration (WCD) has brought a large variety of competent scientists together from all over the world*. The considerable knowledge and experience of this group is indispensable in reaching a balanced, dispassionate and competent view of climate change.
From now onward the group is going to function as “Global Climate Intelligence Group”. The CLINTEL Group will give solicited and unsolicited advice on climate change and energy transition to governments and companies worldwide.
* It is not the number of experts but the quality of arguments that counts
https://clintel.org/world-climate-declaration/
As alumni of Bruce Brown’s legendary documentary On Any Sunday, the three of us have lived and breathed motorcycles since we were young — and we know many of you have, too.
Motorcycling has a way of becoming an important fixture in the lives of those who ride, and for that reason — and several others — we’re big supporters of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio.
We firmly believe in the Hall of Fame’s mission to preserve and promote the heritage of American motorcycling, and no wonder: The stories of our Hall of Famers — the legends of our sport — inspire current and future generations to ride and enjoy motorcycles.
To keep the achievements and memories of our legends alive, we’re asking you to join us!
Will you please make a financial contribution to the Hall of Fame?
Tax-deductible donations directly support the preservation of our history. And a well-preserved history is the foundation we need for a strong future.
We believe so much in the HOF mission that we’re offering a very special premium this season: For those making a donation of $7,500 or more, we’ll send you a restored Husqvarna fuel tank personally signed by all three of us!
Supplies are limited and will go quickly, so don’t delay. Just think how cool one would look in your garage or living room!
There are several levels of financial support for the Hall of Fame, all with interesting and compelling premiums, so please pledge your support.
Please donate now!
–David Aldana
We can’t imagine a world without motorcycles. Together let’s tell the legendary stories of motorcycling and inspire riders for generations to come.
Respectfully yours,
–Malcolm, Mert and David
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WORD OF THE DAY— angst
[ ahngkst, angst ]
noun
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
HOW IS ANGST USED?
It can be hard to tell the difference, in the midst of a crisis, between normal levels of angst and those that indicate we might be edging into serious psychological problems. Key signs of declining mental health include changes in appetite or sleep patterns that last more than a week …. Having more trouble concentrating than usual or being unable to enjoy things you used to enjoy may also indicate that your mental health is declining and that you need to try new coping strategies.
MELINDA WENNER MOYER, “YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS DARK PANDEMIC WINTER USING TIPS FROM DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY,” SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, DECEMBER 21, 2020
My motherly intuition senses that my baby is an old soul, recalling many past lives and really feeling them. According to her doctor, she’s teething and has gas. This may be true on a basic level, but I am certain that she’s also a highly advanced nascent human with acute existential angst. I’ve lived long enough to know flatulence from the unbearable dread of existence.
CARLA CICCONE, “MY BABY’S EXISTENTIAL ANGST,” THE NEW YORKER, AUGUST 12, 2020
Our government is causing young and old angst constantly and needs to be honest and refocused on making folks happy and contented with life and not under constant fear of doomsday and socialism. Nuts. We just want to party and ride free.
–Bandit
Grand Emperor
Bikernet.com™
HANG ON—We are working on a wheel stained glass window with an artist who lives in a magnificent home in the hills behind Spearfish, SD. Here are some of her images.
I’m going to take pictures of the iridescent purple and let you pick the color to see, since it changes throughout the pieces of glass. I picked the most vibrant piece, but it’s up to you.
Christie Jensen
Terrapin Studio
AHRD Sec/Treas
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“Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength.” ~Ralph W. Sockman~
I spoke to Steve Massicote, at Paughco this morning about some springer rockers, an axle and a top tree.
I’m bugging my neighbor in Deadwood about some roof shingles made from chemical tanks. Have you ever seen a garage or a house with a roof make from license plates? Yep, they existed. He has a garage shingled with these large lids of heavy gauge tin. I’m going to try to find some for my shop, not for the roof, but for a waist high attraction around the exterior. Hang on.
We are working with J.J. Solari and a guy who is selling a Knucklehead with a sidecar. It looks to be the one Dave and Jacque Mann posed with during their wedding. Hang on.
Wall space is sorta limited, but I was able to create a wall of only David Mann art.
A view from the Jackson house after a snow, amazing. We needed a handful for napkin rings, so natch they are made with Buddha sitting on a chunk of exhaust pipe. Perfect.
I dug into the basement garage. It needed to be cleared out, so a slab of 4-inch concrete can be poured. It contained a small cart with two flat tires. It took a little digging to find some replacements, but mostly Chinese Harbor Freight came through.
Hang on for more reports next week. Have a helluva holiday season.
–Bandit
WINTER KICK-OFF BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for December 23, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
Another fascinating week in paradise. Folks write and text me about the weather in South Dakota constantly. It’s amazing, challenging and never dull. I tell friends from California, “It’s not cold unless you go outside naked, goddammit.”
The Redhead watches the weather reports constantly. I watch for motorcycle parts and equipment for the new shop.
Just received three issues of Choppers Magazine, a subscription-only Chopper book designed by Beatnik the Magnificent, the former art director of Biker Magazine. It’s a sharp piece celebrating pure chopper freedom.
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.
FRANK BALL’S NEW SHIRT AND TILES—My grandson is cooking on all fronts. He’s rapidly becoming a master tattoo artist. He took over the 5-Ball leather line and is doing a helluva job.
He recently rode his Street Glide north to San Francisco for a Tattoo gathering and painted on some ceramic plates. He also created a new shirt for Bartels’ H-D.
“Doing a small run of these to see how they do,” Frank said. “20% smaller collar and a straight bottom waist with the adjustable snaps. Got a few request.”
He’s rocking out and building a chopper behind the master Domenic M. We’ll bring you reports in the near future.
–Bandit
THE MORAL CASE FOR FOSSIL FUELS REPORT–The greatest energy technology of all time
Last we discussed that for energy to be useful, it must be cheap, plentiful, and reliable, and to be cheap, plentiful, and reliable, every element of the process to create energy must also be cheap, plentiful, and reliable. We saw how this can be difficult to achieve with some alternative energy sources, such as solar.
It’s important to know this because if somebody tells you “Let’s replace the way we currently produce energy with this other way,” you have to be able to evaluate whether or not the process is really viable.
Fossil fuels: cheap, plentiful, reliable energy for billions
The subject of this email is that the hydrocarbon, or fossil fuel, industry is the only industry that can produce cheap, plentiful, reliable energy on a scale of billions. That means that without such an industry, we don’t have the amount of food we need, the amount of technology we want, the amount of anything we need or want.
The first thing to realize is that the vast majority of the world’s energy is in fact produced by the hydrocarbon industry. This was true back in 1980, and it’s also true in the present.
As you can see, there’s much more overall energy consumption now and the vast majority of that is still fossil fuel energy. What that means is that we’re using considerably more fossil fuels, not less.
There is currently no other industry that can match what the fossil fuel industry is producing and on the scale that it’s producing it.
Why? The reason is that the hydrocarbon industry has developed a highly resource efficient process to find, extract, and harness a naturally concentrated, plentiful, and stored source of energy. It’s the only industry that has come up with a process that is cheap, plentiful, and reliable.
To understand why that is, it’s important to understand what fossil fuels are and how to explain it to someone who doesn’t work in the fossil fuel energy. We’ll take that up next week.
–Alex Epstein
THE GRISSLY RETURNS–
I have been contributing for Biker magazine under the name Grizzly. I wrote for many other mags as well. I am now making the Chop, ride & party books ( www.choprideandparty.com ) and I am doing research.
I would like to know when did bobbers turn into choppers. I mean, the first modified motorcycles in the US were called bobbers. In my opinion bobbers are just heavy stock American bikes stripped of all unnecessary shit to make them go faster.
At a certain point people started calling those bobbers, choppers but my question is when? For a long time, I was under the impression it wasn’t until bikers started raking the frames. But I found out that long before that happened they already called their bike choppers.
For instance the Frisco chopper didn’t sport a raked frame but they certainly were not bobbers. So what made people call their bikes choppers? As soon as they started individualizing them? Or when they started making them pretty?
Or was it when they went from smaller gas tanks to bigger tanks. Many people tend to call choppers with a stock frontend and a big gas-tank bobbers, but when they see the same bike with a small gas tank they tend to call them choppers.
Was it when it was not only about stripping but started to become more about making things for them? Custom things like sissy-bars and seats and stuff?
I already asked many old biker guys who were around in the late ‘50s, early ‘60s. Many different opinions. Would like your take on it. Maybe even publish it if you don’t mind. Right now I am just collecting opinions and memories of different people. Can you help me out a bit?
–Beer
www.choprideandparty.com
chopper culture books
PS. I asked your friend Bob Tron as well. He suggested I should ask you
Hey Beer,
I will tell you the exact date and time of the first Chopper. I will tell you who the first builder was, how old he was and what he drank, snorted and smoked before creating the first chopper.
But this isn’t easy. This is a secret that only I know and one other Easyriders editor, Frank Kaisler. Of course J.J. Solari might know, but you can’t believe a word he says. First, I must get their permission, which is nearly impossible.
You are right about many of your statements. In my lifetime, I’ve watched Choppers die several times, but they always return. There are many threats against the Chopper Kingdom currently.
I will be glad to share this with the Chromed Gods and Bikernet Readers.
May the Twisted Steel Santa bless your holidays,
–Bandit
Jesus Christ, as usual Bandit is fulla shit. The answer is simple: When you bob something, you take shit off your bike for performance.
When you chop something, you modify it, like chopping the frame, chopping fenders or gas tanks, narrowing seats and modifying frontends. WTF, over?
–Renegade
WILD REPORT OF THE WEEK FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER–Mexico’s Supreme Court says you can choose your own age
Think the ability to choose your own sex is the most amazing feature of the Depraved New World? Well, actually, it probably is. But now, at least in Mexico, you can also choose your own age!
That’s right, Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) has affirmed that a “fundamental right to personal identity” includes the right to change one’s date of birth on government documents. The Court ruled that, under the Mexican Constitution’s recognition of individuals’ “right to identity,” a birth certificate should reflect how someone has “constantly identified himself in his private and public acts.” It added that identity is comprised of more than just “biological truth.”
Indeed it is. “My truth” and “your truth” supersede silly old “biological truth” any day. Our feelings don’t care about your facts. So there!
Just because I’ve been “assigned” a sex at birth doesn’t mean that’s my destiny. Doesn’t mean I have to live with it. Just because I happen to have a penis, scrotum and protruding Adam’s Apple doesn’t mean I am confined to being a male for life. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. I can be whatever gender I wish to be at any given moment in time.
Man! I feel like a woman!
–By American Thinker
And now, though I may have allegedly been “born” in 1946, I should also be able to alter my birth certificate to identify as whatever age I wish to be. (Tomorrow I’m going to be a coquettish young schoolgirl.)
But this doesn’t go far enough. It should also be everyone’s right to identify as whatever race they choose. For that matter, we all should be able to pick what species we wish to be. The right to pick one’s own sex, age, race, and species should be self-evident. I don’t know how Jefferson and the other Founders missed it. And what was God thinking? Anyway, next month I’m going to present as a seven-year-old female water buffalo! Bisexual, at that! Can’t wait!
Those of us who are allegedly nearing the end of our lifespans need only move to Mexico and have our birth dates changed on government documents. If we do this repeatedly over time, we will never die! Immortality!
I don’t know about you, but I feel better already.
–Sam Burns
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NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA HARLEY–Santa rides a Harley!!! and I know it is alot. That nice lady standing next to Santa with the long hair is Jodi, member of the staff.
The only thing lacking was the bourbon but that is just my preference. Those people over there not only live the life of the H-D legend, they love their jobs and love having satisfied customers
Merry Christmas!!!
–Gearhead
ANOTHER PROGRESSIVE FAILURE–Fentanyl Overdoses Become Leading Cause of Death in 18- to 45-Year-Olds
Fentanyl-related drug overdoses in 2020 became the top killer in adults aged 18 to 45—overtaking suicide, vehicle accidents, and gun violence, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by nonprofit group Families Against Fentanyl.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that’s 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, highly addictive, and deadly. Buyers may be unaware that the drugs they buy contain illicit fentanyl, a 2 milligram dose of which can be fatal.
The substance is most often manufactured in Mexico using chemicals supplied from China and trafficked across the southern border by Mexican drug cartels. Fentanyl is mixed with other narcotics to increase potency as well as pressed into counterfeit pain pills that are made to look like blue Oxycodone prescription pills and are commonly known as “Mexican oxys.”
Families Against Fentanyl is advocating for the U.S. government to designate fentanyl and its analogs as a weapon of mass destruction under federal statute.
The statute defines “weapon of mass destruction,” in part, as “any weapon that is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxin or poisonous chemicals, or their precursors.”
More than 100,000 Americans, a record amount, died of drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending in April, according to CDC data. Fentanyl was involved in almost two-thirds of those deaths.
During 2020, as lockdowns became prolonged and widespread as a response to the pandemic, overdose fatalities accelerated.
“This represents a worsening of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States,” the CDC stated in an emergency health advisory issued more than a year ago, on Dec. 17, 2020.
This year, as the southern border became more porous, record amounts of drugs have been seized by authorities.
During fiscal year 2021, which ended in September, Customs and Border Protection confiscated 11,200 pounds of fentanyl, up from 2,150 pounds the year prior.
In addition, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized a record-breaking more than 20 million counterfeit pills containing fentanyl this year, according to Cheri Oz, DEA special agent in charge of the Phoenix field division.
Almost half of those were seized in Arizona, she said.
BY CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
ALERT FROM THE WHITEHOUSE–Omicron Forces Wave of Closures Nationwide as White House Warns ‘Winter of Death’ Coming
The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has sparked a wave of closures across the United States in recent days, including schools and businesses, as the White House is warning of a “winter of severe illness and death” for individuals who are unvaccinated.
“For the unvaccinated, you’re looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm,” White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said during a briefing. He then encouraged people to get vaccinated or receive boosters if they’re eligible.
So far, few Omicron-related deaths have been officially confirmed worldwide, and it’s not clear if any have been reported in the United States. The United Kingdom reported the first known death with Omicron, while the UK Health Security Agency, in a Dec. 18 update, reported seven deaths so far, although scant details have been provided.
–Jack Phillips
Epoch Times
Bikernet Covid Analysis:
I don’t know who Jeff Zients-rhymes-with-science is, but he’s broken new ground in “bureaucrats making fools of themselves.” Who knew there was still untraveled Stupid Territory in DC for an idiot Presidential spokesman to trod and explore?
Five days before Christmas his message to America is “You’re all going to die writhing screaming deaths if you don’t do what I say.” Not “Merry Christmas.” Not even Merry Xmas. I’da settled for THAT.
“Happy Goddamn Holidays” – even that would be better than “You are on the verge of killing a whole lotta people, including your loved ones and the heroes on the front lines scratching their fat lying nurses-unions asses in the hallways allegedly filled with the bodies of your parents.
This in on you, kids! You want Santa to bring you toys and you’re not vaccinated against the flu that’s not a flu?” There should be a whole new way to say Fuck You to this asshole.
–J.J. Solari
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ACE CAFÉ–Enjoy your holidays and this cool little twist on a Christmas classic- biker style!
‘Twas the Ride Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas
and I went on a ride.
No creatures were stirring,
myself set aside.
The cold winter night
was crisp and was clear.
No cagers, road ragers,
or traffic to hear.
Just me and my bike,
and the road I was on.
I opened that throttle,
with a roar I was gone.
The moon was out full,
and the stars they were bright.
I picked some great pavement
for my ride on that night.
When all of the sudden,
what was that I just saw?
I stopped my bike hard
and just stood there in awe.
Sure enough, it was Santa.
He was clear, and not hazy.
This couldn’t be real.
This is so crazy!
The legit dude in red
rode a hog through the air!
I rubbed my eyes twice,
but still, he was there.
“HO HO!” he laughed loudly.
On the ground, I could hear,
“You see my new bike
instead of reindeer?
The elves made a point,
That the old way was lame.
Adding some horsepowerupped me and my game!”
“I have gifts for you, brother,”
he grinned as he said.
“Not toys, but I got you
some cool stuff instead.”
He parked down beside me,
and then with a smile,
Opened up his big bag
and dug around for awhile.
Then, in a flash,
he pulled out my loot.
An awesome new lid that
matched with my scoot!
“Wow, thank you Santa!”
It’s all I could say!
He gave me the wave
and went on his way.
I stood there in shock
for a little while more.
He rose in the air
and took off with a roar.
I heard his voice clear
as he flew out of town,
“Merry Christmas to all,
and dirty side down!”
–The RumbleOn Rider-Writers
Ace Cafe Orlando
100 W. Livingston St.
Orlando, FL 32801
P: 407-996-6686
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HOLIDAY Wisdom for the Season of Giving—
“Give people the best of what is within you and help others to awaken to their best self so that they too can live a life of abundance.”
“It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.” – Albert Einstein
“Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.” – John D. Rockefeller Jr.
“There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.” – Khalil Gibran
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Pablo Picasso
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Winston S. Churchill
“To do more for the world than the world does for you – that is success.” – Henry Ford
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – Dalai Lama
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” – Meister Eckhart
–Professor Wayfarer
Monk in Training
Two-Wheeled Temple
Pillar Peak
Sturgis, South Dakota
EASYRIDERS COMPLETE DIGITIAL COLLECTION DELAYED AGAIN–The Latest from “Classic Easyriders” – below
The original launch & shipping was changed from August to September.
Now the website mentions it will be delivered to customers by December 15 which has not been updated since their below email.
On their website they have promised a free printed issue number 555 of December 2021 with the digital collection as loyalty bonus for pre-ordering the digital collection.
The digital collection continues to be on Pre-Sale at Classic Easyriders website and GIT Corp website.
At Classic Easyriders :
https://classiceasyriders.com/product/classic-easyriders-complete-digital-magazine-collection/
At GIT Corp :
https://gitcorp.online/shop/ols/products/classic-easyriders-complete-digital-magazine-collection
Dear Valued Customer,
As you may know, the shipment of your Classic Easyriders Digital Collection has been delayed due to the backup of freighters in Long Beach Harbor. We are awaiting the delivery of the shipment and have no control over when our products will be trucked from the docks. Because your order is extremely important to us, we want to offer you the entire Digital Collection online so that you can enjoy all 554 back issues of the original Easyriders magazine.
We would also like to make up for this delay by offering you the first issue of the all-new Classic Easyriders December issue that is soon to be a rare “collector’s edition”, most have you may have already received it. You will receive an email from us in a few days that will explain how you can access the entire Digital Collection online as well as the digital version of our December issue.
The email will provide a link to the Digital Collection of Easyriders online and will give you a special password so you can register to grant you full access and enjoy the product. If for any reason you decide that you’d rather have a refund, simply respond to this email and we will refund your money in full.
We are very sorry for this delay in shipping and thank you for your continued patience.
Ride Easy and Happy Holidays,
–Russell Brown
Chief Marketing Officer
Classic Easyriders a Division of GIT Corp
212-220-3651 x703 Office
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russ@classiceasyriders.com
www.classiceasyriders.com
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BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB—It has never been shown that human emissions of the gas of life drive global warming. Large bodies of science that don’t fit the narrative have been ignored by IPCC, COP and self-interested scientists paid by taxpayers.
A huge, subsidized industry of intermittent unreliable wind and solar electricity has been created based on unsubstantiated science. The same hucksters now want subsidized hydrogen, costly inefficient EVs, subsidized mega-batteries and other horribly expensive tried and failed schemes to impoverish people, create unemployment, transfer wealth and enrich China.
Germany, Texas, California and the UK had a glimpse of Net Zero with blackouts, astronomically high electricity costs and hundreds of deaths. We once had reliable cheap electricity and now that governments have gone green, we are heading for hard economic times.
In this book I charge the greens with murder. They murder humans who are kept in eternal poverty without coal-fired electricity. They support slavery and early deaths of black child miners. They murder forests and their wildlife by clear felling for mining and wind turbines. They murder forests and wildlife with their bushfire policies. They murder economies producing unemployment, hopelessness, collapse of communities, disrupted social cohesion and suicide.
They murder free speech and freedoms and their takeover of the education system has ended up in the murdering of the intellectual and economic future of young people. They terrify children into mental illness with their apocalyptic death cult lies and exaggerations. They try to divide a nation. They are hypocrites and such angry ignorant people should never touch other people’s money.
The greens are guilty of murder. The sentence is life with no parole in a cave in the bush enjoying the benefits of Net Zero.
Official Bikernet Review:
Every bureaucrat on earth knows all this environmental crap is just another gateway to forcing civilization back to a point to where government can’t be blamed for “infrastructure problems.” We for some reason put bureaucrats in charge of utilities and transportation, and they can’t fucking keep up. They dont know how! All they know how to do is STOP things. CAUSE THEY’RE FUCKING MORONS!
There are now too many people to service with SERVICE forget about quality of service. We got a light bill that’s so fucking high….we actually have to cut back. Blackouts from the government and now blackouts from the victims of government. and stupid citizens give them the most important jobs in civilization: gas, electricity, transportation. and communication. I mean the game is rigged from the instant people decide they need “to be represented.” Who the FUCK started THAT! Ok: don’t get me started.
–J.J. Solari
Certified Book Review Expert
Bikernet.com™
ART Deal of the Day— “Indian” Canvas Giclee’, Signed, Numbered, 20 x 30, for $600.00 / Frt. Normally $850.00.
An early Indian with one of the coolest Gas Tanks ever! Practical engineering. Notch the gas tank so you can change plugs. Not in todays world. A simplistic painting that makes a powerful statement hanging on a wall.
TEXAS WEATHER REPORT–Christmas weather hasn’t seen New Year’s Day yet. Baring monsoons, I always ride New Year’s Day to start the year off right!
I thought this ring broke. Second oldest ring I have, but it is so thin I don’t even know what it caught on?
Anyway, I think I might have to purchase a 3rd wallet since ‘70 something? The cover flap staring to look like it’s gonna break off. Chain, loop and key hook are all diesel mechanic upgrades ‘70s upgrades.
Merry Christmas! I’ll be waiting for my coal from Santa Clause!
–RFR
TRUCK SHIPPING NEWS–In 2021 we had three shipping rate increases from our domestic carriers. In 2022 the average increase is 5.9% on the rate card but the actual impact of the 2022 rates with the increases in surcharges, fees and new terms that were added meant that the actual rate increase is 10.25%. This hits auto/truck parts, furniture, home goods, and the sporting goods sectors harder than everyone else.
We have worked hard at keeping prices down, but we need to raise our shipping charges and move to zone charging based on our increases.
New Zone Shipping Charges will go into effect on January 6th, 2022. The chart below represents the new zone pricing.
–LMC Truck
Milwaukee, WI (Wednesday, December 22, 2021) – Royal Enfield, the world’s oldest motorcycle brand in continuous production since 1901, has tested the endurance of man and machine time and again, and last week, it made history once again by successfully completing the 90° SOUTH Expedition, the quest for the South Pole on the Royal Enfield Himalayan.
This extraordinary endeavor is a tribute to the brand’s 120-year commitment to pure motorcycling, and to the courage and resilience of countless riders and explorers who have made history on two wheels.
On December 16, 2021, two riders Santhosh Vijay Kumar and Dean Coxson reached the geographic South Pole in 15 days, making the ambitious attempt a reality.
The Royal Enfield Himalayans and crew arrived at the geographic South Pole on December 16, 2021. (The team is in communication via satellite phone, hence the low-resolution image.)
The team arrived at Novo in Antarctica from Cape Town for four days of acclimatization, loading of supplies, checking equipment and the motorcycles. From Novo, the team covered an overland distance of 3200 km (1988 miles) over the next 9 days braving extreme weather conditions with temperatures between -30° to -25°C (-22° to -13°F) and wind speed of 60 km/h (37 mph), towards Ross Ice Shelf.
The Ross Ice Shelf was the designated start point for the riders, however, an unexpected blizzard forced the team to alter their course. Instead of starting the ride from 86 South, the team started the 400-km (250-mile) ride from 87 degrees South. Despite a few initial roadblocks and a slight detour, the expedition team completed the quest by reaching the South Pole on December 16, 2021.
For this expedition, two Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycles were modified in-house, with functional upgrades to be able to navigate snow and ice, and function under extreme conditions in Antarctica. The motorcycles were ridden on a compacted snow track from the Ross Ice Shelf to the South Pole, to reduce motorcycle drag and limit emissions to an absolute minimum.
Royal Enfield is consciously ensuring no footprint is left behind by the expedition team except wheel tracks that will be quickly lost to snow drift. In line with our #LeaveEveryPlaceBetter initiative, the team is ensuring all waste including human waste is brought back for appropriate disposal.
The team is currently heading towards the western part of Antarctica, Union Glacier, from where they will fly out to Punta Arenas, Chile.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As Helping A Hero has already awarded over 150 homes to veterans across 24 states, Johnny Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops, issued the 100 Homes Challenge to help fund the next 100 homes. As part of the challenge, Lee Greenwood and Paula Deen will serve as hosts of the Helping A Hero Telethon, which will premiere on Monday, December 27, at 8e/7c PM on RFD-TV, The Cowboy Channel, and One America Network.
Music performances by Crystal Gayle, Debby Boone, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Frontmen, John Conlee, The Gatlin Brothers, Home Free, Darryl Worley, and a finale with Sam Moore and T. Graham Brown with special guests Janie Fricke, Lee Brice, Michael Ray, Tim Rushlow, and Darryl Worley will highlight the one hour program.
The goal of the telethon is to raise awareness and money to fund the remaining seventy-five percent of the 100 Homes Challenge, initiated by Morris, who is funding the initial twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost of the homes.
“I am thankful for the friendships that I have nurtured over the years with so many fellow artists that when I simply asked for their help in performing for this telethon event, so many quickly agreed,” says Greenwood. “This program is going to be something fans of country music will enjoy and I am hopeful that we raise lots of money to help fund these homes for our veterans.”
The Helping A Hero Telethon is executive produced by Kim Greenwood and Lee Greenwood.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP TO THE SEMA ACTION NETWORK IS NOW OPEN–Now YOU Can Be Part Of Our SEMA Community And Protect Your Automotive Freedoms.
As part of the SAN community, you understand the importance of working together to protect the future of our hobby.
For the first time ever, SEMA is opening up a unique opportunity for individuals to support the organization in its uphill battle to preserve and grow the aftermarket. The SEMA Individual Membership program will give YOU the power to help make change for the automotive community as a whole and get access to unique benefits and cool merchandise along the way. For more information, click the link below and stay tuned for updates as the program gains momentum.
BURMA SHAVE SLOGAN OF THE WEEK–I drempt we took a road trip /
and I gave my tongue a callus /
because I licked your pussy /
from San Berdoo to Dallas /
Burma Shave
–J.J. Solari
DIME BAG LEATHERS MEETS SONS OF SPEED— Adam Croft is making a custom leather seat for Billy Lane’s Sons of Speed Racing coming up in Daytona Beach, Florida. Stay tuned for more and the completion of this seat. The brilliant blue on brown leather is solid.
Follow, like and share Billy Lane’s @choppers.inc on Instagram for more Sons of Speed and choppers
–Dime Bag Leathers
NEW FROM LOWBROW–The gas tank you like won’t bolt on to your bike?
No problem.
There are a number of ways you can mount a custom gas tank to your motorcycle. And here at Lowbrow we make tons of fabricator bungs, tabs and parts to make the job easier.
Check out their 30-minute video and see one way you can mount a gas tank using straight-forward methods and basic tools!
PS – We have a wide array of gas tanks and fenders, many of which are not available anywhere else in the world! We also have a custom fender mounting how-to video that you may find useful.
–LowBrow Crew
BIDEN EPA Introduces New Regulations To Force Electric Vehicle Transition
The Biden administration rolled out a series of new emissions regulations for passenger vehicles and light trucks that it said would “unlock” $190 billion in benefits for American consumers.
The regulations will be enforced beginning with 2023 car models and will be revised with more stringent standards in 2027, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced. The EPA said the new emissions standards would ultimately quicken the transition from traditional engine vehicles to zero-emission cars.
“This day is truly historic,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said during an event on Monday.
“At EPA, our priority is to protect public health, especially in overburdened communities, while responding to the President’s ambitious climate agenda,” Regan said in a statement prior to the event. “Today we take a giant step forward in delivering on those goals, while paving the way toward an all-electric, zero-emissions transportation future.”
The standards are the “most ambitious” rules of their kind ever put into place, the EPA said. They are projected to cut car emissions by 3 billion tons over the next three decades, the equivalent of half the carbon dioxide emitted in the U.S. per year.
The rule announced Monday will also lead to 15% less gasoline consumption nationwide, according to the agency.
“Today’s action is a tremendous step in the right direction in our fight against the climate crisis,” House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone said in a statement. “Paired with the investments in the bipartisan infrastructure law, this action will accelerate the process of transforming our transportation sector to the benefit of public health and the environment.”
–Thomas Catenacci
Climate Depot
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–CHOPPER CHRONICLES Episode 1
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/CHOPPER_CHRONICLES_Episode_1.aspx
I love the first chapter. Everything in life centered on the next move.
–Koz Mraz
Sedona, AZ
FIRST CLASSIC EASYRIDERS SWEEPSTAKES 2022—
Classic Easyriders has a Sweepstakes to Win accurate replica of Captain America Chopper built by Bikernet.com Sponsor Ron Paugh of Paughco with Mondo Porras of Denver’s Choppers.
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To Win the chopper all one has to do is Subscribe to Classic Easyriders Magazine and the Winner will get this replica at Buffalo Chip Campgrounds during Sturgis Bike Week 2022.
–Wayfarer
SHOULD THE BICYCLE BIKELASH BE OVER–Even before the pandemic, bike lanes were springing up all over the country in cities large and small. Most motorists weren’t happy, mainly because fewer travel lanes typically translated into longer trips through congested traffic. During the pandemic, the rate of cities building bike lanes and banning cars on streets rose dramatically. The anti-car crowd used every trick in the advocacy playbook to make this happen.
The Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail recently posted an opinion piece entitled: Is the War against Bike Lanes Finally Over? The writer proclaims:
“Bike lanes, in Vancouver and across Canada, have grown from political flashpoints—and ideological signifiers—to standard-issue civic infrastructure. They’re being built everywhere.”
The article pointed out that the critical element is that many bike lanes in Canada are protected and not just white lines drawn at the side of the street. The paper’s editorial board even used the term ‘induced demand’—build it, and they will ride it. A cited Boston study used “causal inference,” i.e., an educated guess, to suggest that protected bike lanes increase bike traffic by 80 percent.
The problem with protected bike lanes is that cities generally put them on arterial roads, taking out parking and narrowing the driving lanes. Gridlock generally ensues for drivers who can no longer drive the speed limit. As evidenced along Venice Blvd. in Los Angeles, those protected bike lanes are inconsistent from block-to-block. Intersections are a complete mess. Compounding the confusion, bicyclists emboldened by Vision Zero often use an Idaho stop—stop signs mean yield, and stoplights are stop signs—which drivers and pedestrians don’t always anticipate.
Narrowed lanes are more difficult for first responders to move through during an emergency. If there are protected bike lanes at the side, drivers have nowhere to pull over to let police, ambulances, and fire trucks through. Not only that, when protected bike lanes are built in areas susceptible to forest fires, they can become death traps, as happened to 85 people trying to flee Paradise, CA, during the Camp Fire in 2018.
The anti-car media loves to tout their goal of eliminating private car ownership as we know it. Groups are becoming more emboldened than ever before. In early November 2021, for example, the Los Angeles-based Streets for All announced its 25×25 Challenge. The group wants city leaders to endorse giving 25 percent of street space back to the people by 2025. If implemented, this program would expand bus and bike lanes, pedestrian spaces, green space, outdoor dining areas, plazas, and what some folks call ‘slow streets.’ Los Angeles has 55,360 acres of streets with 61,358 intersections. However, most residents still drive to work, and one of the most congested cities in the world will likely become even more so.
NYC Streets for All has a similar 25×25 campaign. New York City just elected Eric Adams, already being touted as ‘the bike mayor.’ He might be the kind of elected official to push the 25×25 project through.
UK’s The Guardian newspaper recently posted a piece about the bikelash paradox. Even though bike lanes are opposed by many, public officials who endorse them win votes. This is especially true in many European cities, Australia, and Canada.
In America, mayors can also get elected on the promise of adding bike lanes. During his campaign, the aforementioned Eric Adams promised to build 300 miles of new bike lanes in the city that never sleeps.
Motor City Mayor Mike Duggan easily won reelection in November. In 2018, he released his four-year, 82-step plan that focused on Detroit’s traffic flow, transit options, protected bike lanes, speed bumps, and even lowered the speed limits. He recently saw the most extensive one-year buildout of protected bike lanes in the US.
As protected bike lane infrastructure is built, resistance to using the 85th percentile rule to determine proper speed limits is often a byproduct. Motorists get hit with a double whammy, dealing with longer trip times caused by increased traffic congestion while watching lightly used bike lanes absorb their tax dollars.
So, the emphatic answer to our own question of whether bikelash, the organized opposition to the building of bike lanes at the expense of drivers and driving, should be over is NO!
THE BILL MAY REPORT–This is the son of my old pal Dave Ruth. He didn’t look so dorky 11 years ago when he and his mother worked at a casino on the north east side of Deadwood. I been looking at this stuff of maps. I think it had to be the first gold casino. I see there is a Cadillac Jacks up there too. My crazy stepdaughter worked at the midnight star in the ‘90s. She should have stayed.
Dave Ruth Sr. playing at Rochford during bike week 2010. I played a few Steve Earle tunes there too. He was a true brother. It is warmer there now than Nashville is. Amazing. Love the girl pics but prefer saggy real tits to those huge plastic ones. Ride on brother.
–Bill May
MERRY CHRISTMAS—I’m making all sorts of progress on Bandit’s Knucklesled. Shortly, I’ll bring you a report on the VL frame being rebuilt and modified by Irish Rich of Shamrock’s Customs. He’s a master with frames and just moved to the Badlands.
I was hunting for a Knuckle driveline and Steve suggested a flathead 74 or 80, which intrigued me. Then this Flathead 80 complete scooter popped up at a great deal, so I jumped on it. So, I’m back to looking for a Knucklehead driveline for the VL frame.
My son is kicking ass in Austin Texas, downtown tattoo parlors.
This bike built in 1970 by Paul Wheeler was an inspiration to me, although I ran into some handling issues with super-stretched scooters.
Check out this feature, from Dangerous Dave, celebrating Wounded Warriors.
We are making progress on the shop yesterday and today. Can’t wait. In the meantime have a terrific Christmas.
Ride fast and free forever,
–Bandit
HAPPY NEW YEARS BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for December 30, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
I’ve been telling friends in a joking manner that 2022 will be a much better year than 2021, “I promise.” That’s my optimism pouring forth. I believe it. I believe there is room for truth. I believe the media will open up and find balance. I believe we will correct our course for freedom and America, or die trying…
I’m just a grubby biker. I’m not a scientist, but I can read, and I do read a lot. As a biker, and for the future of motorcycling, I demand the truth. I’ve read the doom and the anti-doom. I want the truth to shine. I don’t get it. How could any control freak dare to use the hearts and minds of children to push their agenda? How could any media outlet do the same and not demand to share the absolute truth.
Here’s what blows my mind, and I know brothers all over the world think the same thing. So, the Greens want to force kids to hate their folks for driving an SUV. The SUV that takes them to the school built with fossil fuel technology, to stare at a computer made from fossil fuel technology, where almost everything in the school is made from fossil fuel technology. Hello?
Hell, their windmill and solar panels are made using fossil fuel technology. WTF. Give me the truth. 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.
Tracey’s Top Riding NEW YEARS Resolutions–
(Note: You won’t find “cleaning” or “maintenance” on my list ‘cuz I like to spend the limited time I have riding instead, but those are good things too!)
The point is to look forward rather than back… ‘cuz that’s where the good stuff is: ahead of us!
All our Best,
Tracey & Tim
Leader Motorcycle Accessories
GROWING GAS PRICES–Talking Points on skyrocketing oil and gasoline prices
Skyrocketing oil and gasoline prices are a failure of anti-oil politicians, who artificially restricted the supply of oil
Skyrocketing oil and gasoline policies are not a failure of the oil industry. They are the total failure of *anti-oil politicians*, who have artificially restricted the *supply* of oil with massive restrictions and threats to oil production and transport.
Elizabeth Warren says gasoline prices are rising “because giant oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil enjoy doubling their profits.” Joe Biden says “companies have not ramped up the supply of oil quickly enough.”
These anti-oil politicians should blame themselves instead.
Contrary to rhetoric by Elizabeth Warren and others, oil and gasoline prices are not rising “because giant oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil enjoy doubling their profits.” If oil companies could control prices they would have done so during often-unprofitable 2015-2020.2
The most direct cause of rising prices is supply and demand. As our Energy Secretary says, “As we come out of an unprecedented global economic shutdown, oil supply has not kept up with demand.” But why not? Because anti-oil policies have prevented supply from meeting demand.
There is no physical reason the oil industry can’t meet rising demand. The world has hundreds of years’ worth of oil deposits. There is no technical reason the oil industry can’t meet rising demand. It is more capable than ever thanks to amazing technologies like fracking.
If there is no physical or technical reason the oil industry can’t meet rising demand, what is inhibiting it?
Decades of rising restrictions on oil production and transport from anti-oil politicians–including Biden’s massive threats to punish oil production going forward.
Perhaps the greatest limiter of the supply of oil has been anti-oil politicians’ constant threats to severely restrict or even ban oil production going forward. E.g., when Joe Biden promises “I will end fossil fuel” and then becomes President, oil investors run for the hills.
Is it any wonder that, threatened with punishment, investment in oil and gas has declined dramatically? Between 2011 and 2021, oil and gas exploration investments declined by 50%. Less investment = less supply = higher prices.
Anti-oil politicians’ restrictions on infrastructure, especially pipelines, have reduced the supply of oil by making it difficult or impossible to transport US oil to international markets. If not for these restrictions we’d be producing more oil, with lower prices for everyone.
The dynamic US oil industry could be rapidly increasing production to take advantage of higher prices. But thanks to anti-oil politicians’ threats to oil investors and infrastructure opposition, the US is ramping up production more slowly than OPEC!
If not for Joe Biden and other anti-oil politicians around the world radically restricting the production/transport of oil, as well as threatening oil companies and investors, the global oil industry would have rapidly adjusted to rising demand—and prices would be far lower.
The cause-and-effect of unnecessarily high oil prices is simple:
1. Anti-oil politicians around the world artificially restricted the *supply* of oil with massive restrictions/threats.
2. These restrictions prevented supply from keeping up with demand, and prices went way up.
“Build Back Better,” aka “Make Everything Worse,” promises to further restrict US oil production and increase prices via:
1. new bans on offshore drilling,
2. a costly methane tax that only applies to US production, and
3. many other oil taxes and penalties.
It must be stopped.
–Alex Epstein
Center for Industrial Progress
Yep, we still get tingles remembering those epic motorcycles too, which is why we’re taking a look back at some of the best bikes that changed the world of motorcycles and motivated so many to join the lifestyle. Collected by Cycle Trader, here are nine famous bikes that inspired us to ride.
1.Brough Superior SS100
Considered the Rolls-Royce of motorcycles—and the very first superbike—Brough Superior SS100 emerged in the British market between 1924 and 1940. With a custom design and build by racer/manufacturer George Brough, these bikes boasted speeds of 100 miles per hour, which was an exception for the time.
2.Indian Chief
Indian Chief boasted power and speed when it was first unleashed in the American market. As a top-selling bike for the company, Chief was a crowd-pleaser and emblem for years, known for easy handling, smooth riding, and high speeds. It’s earned collector status since original production stopped in 1953. Since then the Chief has undergone a modern revival and it’s immediately recognizable when roaring down the street.
3.Vincent Black Shadow
By the middle of the 20th century, Vincent Black Shadow was claiming its bike was the fastest motorcycle the world had ever seen in the commercial market, reaching a top speed of 125 miles per hour. Only 1,774 of these British bikes were made from 1947 to 1955, and in recent years one was auctioned off for nearly $1 million.
4.Harley-Davidson Sportster
Ever since its introduction in 1957, the Sportster has been an icon for Harley. More than half a century later it’s still in production as a symbol for the company and status for the brand’s riders. While over the years the engine has changed, the fanbase for this stylish and powerful American bike has remained.
5.Triumph Bonneville
When British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph introduced Bonneville in 1959, it was an instant classic and the company defined its legacy. “Bonnie” gets its name from Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats where the bike broke motorcycle speed records at nearly 115 miles per hour. Its popularity continued in the preceding decades with a modish design helping to earn its legendary status.
6.Norton Manx
For years this British racing bike dominated the Grand Prix and Isle of Man TT until its last model produced during the 1960s. Part of the Manx legacy is due to its design: a featherbed frame for improved handling, speed, and performance. Reliability, affordability, and the bike’s ability to help racers add to their trophy collection gained its popular reputation throughout the world.
7.Honda CB750
Known as the original Universal Japanese Motorcycle, Honda’s CB750 evolved with a sport bike layout and a reputation as a superbike with its introduction in the 1960s. Bringing with it entire generations of new riders for its power, speed, and efficiency, this bike brought the company to the world stage and made Honda a household name.
8.BMW R80 G/S
The multisport bike was designed to fit off road and on the street, and with its roll out in the 1980s, BMW had created the first ever adventure bike. Its durability and ability to manage terrain has inspired the market’s dual-sport bikes and riders to explore uncharted territory with motorcycles.
9.Ducati 999
Italian manufacturer Ducati has produced a number of world-class bikes known for their high speeds and maneuverability in motorcycle racing. The 999 was introduced in the early 2000s with complaints about its design, but the bike quickly hushed critics with its performance in World Superbike. With its 999S and 999R versions, the bike is able to reach a top speed of 170 miles per hour.
Conclusion: From superbikes to collector motorcycles, the performance and design of these iconic rides have left an epic biking legacy of inspiring thousands of riders to conquer the open road. They are classics that have become major brands and have given us all a sense of pride. Looking for your own famous bike? Check out all the new and used motorcycles on CycleTrader.com!
–Ryan Miller
CycleTrader
NEWS FROM THE BALL BRIGADE—We have new stuff coming from new full sleeved leather shirts, new tattoos from Frank Ball Jr., new brown leather dayrolls and more.
Frankie is penning new T-Shirt art for Bartels’ Harley-Davidson.
He did this in Frisco at a Tattoo gathering. I’ve told him that slogan several times. It was told to me by a Richmond Hells Angel in ’75.
–Bandit
TESLA NEWS--Finland Man Blows Up His Tesla After Claiming to Face $22,000 Replacement Battery Bill
A man in Finland has blown up his Tesla vehicle with 66 pounds of dynamite in defiance over the cost of a new battery after he claimed to face a $22,000 repair bill.
Tuomas Katainen, who lives in Jaala village in south Finland’s Kymenlaakso, exploded his 2012 Tesla Model S at a former quarry in a video uploaded to YouTube.
The Tesla S model 2012 cost around $57,400 to $77,400 when it was released.
Tesla’s warranty covers battery replacements if the capacity drops below 70 percent within 150,000 miles or eight years of purchase, leaving some owners of the older models facing large repair bills.
The video, which is over eight minutes long, shows Katainen and a group of people loading the car with the dynamite before notably placing a dummy with Elon Musk’s face on it inside the car.
The vehicle then explodes into pieces amid a rather serene and picturesque scene of snowy mountains.
“When I bought that Tesla, the first 1,500 km were nice. It was an excellent car. Then error codes hit. So, I ordered the tow truck to take my car in for a service. So, the car was at a Tesla dealer’s workshop for about a month. Finally, I got a call that they cannot do anything for my car and that the only option is to change the whole battery cell,” Katainen said in the YouTube video.
He didn’t reveal the total miles the car has been driven or show proof of the would-be repair bill in the video.
The Epoch Times reached out to him for comment.
“The cost would be at least 20,000 € ($22,000), and permission to operation has to ask Tesla. So, I told them that I’m coming to pick up the Tesla. Now I’m going to explode the whole car because apparently there is no guarantee or anything,” he added.
Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk—who has said he will pay more than $11 billion in taxes this year—is the world’s richest person with an estimated net worth of $244.2 billion, according to Forbes’ real-time billionaire’s list.
Battery issues are not the only problems, Tesla vehicle users have encountered, as safety issues have also been raised over a number of the vehicle’s features, including its autonomous driving features.
In August, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a formal probe into Tesla’s Autopilot and full self-driving (FSD) systems following nearly a dozen crashes with parked emergency vehicles that left one person dead and injured 17 others.
According to an NHTSA document issued on Aug. 13 (pdf), the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation was probing 765,000 Tesla vehicles—Models Y, X, S, and 3, from model years 2014 to 2021. On Aug. 31, that investigation was expanded to cover a 12th incident (pdf).
In October, Tesla withdrew its latest version of its FSD beta software just one day after it was released after noting “some issues,” and said it would roll the software back to version 10.2 for now.
While Musk didn’t specifically mention what the issues were, he noted that Tesla’s internal quality assurance had found problems with some left turns at traffic lights.
“Regression in some left turns at traffic lights found by internal QA in 10.3. Fix in work, probably releasing tomorrow,” Musk said at the time.
Earlier this month, the NHTSA said it was in discussions with Tesla to replace cameras in some U.S.-made vehicles after it was made aware of an issue related to faulty Autopilot cameras.
The Tesla CEO said this month that no other CEO on the planet cares as much about safety as he does and insisted that he had not misled Tesla’s customers about the company’s self-driving technology, including Autopilot and FSD, and any potential risks to their safety.
Musk has sold nearly $14 billion worth of Tesla stock since November and the electric vehicle maker is worth about $1 trillion.
–By Katabella Roberts
EPOCH TIMES
KLOCK WERKS TO BE TITLE SPONSOR OF TRAVIS WYMAN RACING BMW AT MOTOAMERICA SEASON FINALE–Wyman also to compete in MotoAmerica King of the Baggers exhibition for Trask Performance.
Travis Wyman Racing BMW is pleased to announce Klock Werks will be the team’s title sponsor for the season-ending MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest at Monterey, which takes place Oct. 23-25 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif.
The South Dakota-based company makes a wide range of parts and accessories for motorcycling and off-road enthusiasts and will have its branding displayed prominently on the team’s 2020 BMW S 1000 RR.
“I met Brian Klock years ago while I was working for Kuryakyn,” Wyman said. “When I approached Brian about joining my team’s family of sponsors, he was enthusiastic about getting on board. I’m really happy about the opportunity to help get the word out about Klock Werks’ quality products to MotoAmerica fans across the nation.”
“Since I met Travis in 2012, I’ve been very impressed with his professionalism and passion for the sport,” Brian Klock said. “With a little bit more support, I believe Travis can become one of the most successful riders in MotoAmerica.
Wyman also is set to race for Trask Performance in the MotoAmerica King of the Baggers exhibition race, in addition to competing one Stock 1000 Class race and three Superbike races.
Phoenix, Arizona-based Trask Performance is one of 14 companies invited by MotoAmerica to participate in the exhibition. The bike Wyman will compete on is a 2017 Harley-Davidson Road Glide that was built specifically for the King of the Baggers.
How to Watch
All three Superbike races slated for the MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest at Monterey are to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 2, Eurosport and the MotoAmerica Live+ streaming service. The Stock 1000 race is to be broadcast on MotoAmerica Live+ and on Facebook Live, and the King of the Baggers race will be broadcast on MotoAmerica Live+ only.
Coverage of Sunday’s first Superbike race starts at 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific. The third and final Superbike race of the weekend takes place at 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific.
To learn more about MotoAmerica Live+, visit https://www.motoamericaliveplus.com.
QUICK, BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY–Three Promises
President Biden visits a remote Native American reservation. With news crews following him around as they tour the place, the President asks the chief if there is anything they need.
“Well,” says the chief, “We have three very important needs. First, we have a medical clinic, but no doctor to man it.” Biden whips out his cellphone, dials a number, talks to somebody for two minutes, and then hangs up. “I’ve pulled some strings. Your doctor will arrive in a few days.” “Now what was the second problem?”
“We have no way to get clean water. The local mining operation has poisoned the water our people have been drinking for thousands of years. We’ve been flying bottled water in, and it’s terribly expensive.”
Once again, Biden dials a number, yells into the phone for a few minutes, and then hangs up. “The mine has been shut down, and the owner is being billed for setting up a purification plant for your people. Now what was that third problem?”
The chief looks at him and says, “We have no cellphone reception up here!”
–Sam Burns
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BIKERNET UNIVERSITY PHILOSOPHY CLASS—
This writing took some effort for me to find the right words. I hope it resonates in the right way with you
Come Together
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” – Dalai Lama XIV
Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.
–Sitting Bull
I remember when the Beatles release this song, Come Together. There were many interpretations of the meaning it, but today the most important is that we come together as a world in the right way.
It seems that so many of us of come together in feeding on the prophets of doom and gloom. The collective consciousness seems to be fixated on covid and negativity. No matter where we turn, we are reminded of covid. You cannot walk into store, restaurant, building without some reminder, and 50% of every news cast is covid related.
If it is not covid then it’s the economy, and not the economy it’s the weather. How many segments have there been on how to prevent covid through good health?
We sure don’t hear a whole lot of positive stuff. Do you remember of all the great deed stories that people did around Christmas. Well, I sure did not hear many of these this year?
Along with that we have Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms that keep feeding the negativity.
There is a collective Consciousness that is fixated on the prophets of doom and gloom. I believe it is time for Positive Revolution. Let’s collectively make a conscious shift to stop listening or participating in negative conversations. How about we start listening to the news a little less to start. Maybe Pause and make a list of 5 or more things your grateful for every day. Possibly block someone who is constantly posting negative stuff.
I know that this doesn’t sound like much, but I believe if enough of us make a conscious shift we can make a change. The Universe will respond to our collective thoughts positive or negative. Let’s fill the world with Good Thoughts. We can be part of the solution.
A Thought
As I begin this day, I unite with others to make a Positive change. I begin with recognizing 5 things that I am Grateful for. I will only watch or listen to the news once today, if not at all. I will hold thoughts that I am in perfect Health. I will not judge or gossip. I refuse to participate in any negative conversations. I block posters who keep sending me negative stuff.
Today I will come together with others who see through all of this to know Good is unfolding. The World is Amazing and so is our futre.
Namaste’
–Yale
PHOTO OF THE WEEK–The new year is upon us, God help…
Have a great week
–Barry G
BANDIT’S KNUCKLESLED KICKS OFF—Adam Croft contacted me about the new shop project bike. He offered to design the sprung seat and sketch up a concept drawing for the bike. The best I could, at this juncture I described my notions:
I want the bike to have a badass attitude, but not with skulls or snakes, just the stance. So, we can mess with the highbars, the pipes, the tank and the rear fender. Oh, of course the seat or perhaps a P-pad. Also, the headlight could be part of the theme.
Maybe, badass is not the term, but tough as nails. I want it to give the impression of a bike no one will touch without permission. We need to work on the paint scheme. No heavy molding, but I just had a thought. So, say we go with 5-Ball Orange theme. So the frame and tank will be orange, but the rear fender will be black, along with some engine parts. Maybe a 5-Ball will be painted on the tank followed by a flame.
–Bandit
QUICK, POINTS FOR 2022—
“The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.” – Al McGuire
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein
“War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” – Ambrose Bierce
“It would be nice to spend billions on schools and roads, but right now that money is desperately needed for political ads.” – Andy Borowitz
“At every party there are two kinds of people – those who want to go home and those who don’t. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.” – Ann Landers
“My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I’m right.” – Ashleigh Brilliant
“Have you noticed that all the people in favor of birth control are already born?” – Benny Hill
“The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” – Bill Watterson
“As a child my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.” – Buddy Hackett
“My favorite machine at the gym is the vending machine.” – Caroline Rhea
“All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.” – Casey Stengel
“Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.” – Dave Barry
“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” – Edward Abbey
“How many people here have telekinetic powers? Raise my hand.” – Emo Philips
“If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age.” – George Burns
“Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.” – Benjamin Franklin
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PAINT JOB OF THE WEEK—From an Italian artist, who goes by the name Solo.
–Mike Stevenson
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY KINDNESS DEPARTMENT— God’s Wife…Priceless
IT WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF
I especially liked number 5!
The purpose of the Contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was:
When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy just said, ‘Nothing, I just Helped him cry.’
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2. Teacher Debbie Moon’s first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted.
‘What does it mean to be adopted?’, asked another child.
‘It means’, said the girl, ‘that you grew in your mommy’s heart instead of her tummy!’
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3. On my way home one day, I stopped to watch a Little League baseball game that was being played in a park near my home. As I sat down behind the bench on the first- base line, I asked one of the boys what the score was ‘We’re behind 14 to nothing,’ he answered with a smile.
‘Really,’ I said ‘I have to say you don’t look very discouraged.’
‘Discouraged?’, the boy asked with a Puzzled look on his face…
‘Why should we be discouraged? We haven’t Been up to bat yet.’
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4. Whenever I’m disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott.
Jamie was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother told me that he’d set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen.
On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement. ‘Guess what, Mom,’ he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me….’I’ve been chosen to clap and cheer.’
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A lady approached the young boy and said, ‘My, but you’re in such deep thought staring in that window!’
‘I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes,’ was the boy’s reply.
The lady took him by the hand, went into the store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her.
She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt, washed his little feet, and dried them with the towel.
By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy’s feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes.
She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said, ‘No doubt, you will be more comfortable now.’
As she turned to go, the astonished kid caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face, with tears in his eyes, asked her:
‘Are you God’s wife?’
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Hope this put a smile on your face it sure, did mine!
–Joe Smith
TRAILRIDE NEWS–While you may not be able to pull off a ride to the South Pole, you can participate in one of the best trail rides in North America.
Entries just opened for the 2022 Nevada 200 Trailride hosted by Dakar veteran and Dealernews columnist Scot Harden. But don’t wait until the new year to register! A strict cut-off means entries have historically been hard to get, and the fact that the Nevada 200 was rated “The Best Trailride In America” by several publications will make it that much harder to get a spot.
Harden says the 2022 event will feature 200 miles of some of the best single and two track riding in the country, “with a couple of new twists.” Based out of the remote railroad town of Caliente in Eastern Nevada, the event is attended annually by some of the biggest names in the sport, so don’t be surprised to line up next to someone like roadracing legend Kevin Schwantz or US Outdoor, Supercross and World Motocross champ Grant Langston.
“This is a bucket list ride for many so don’t hesitate to enter as entries are limited,” Harden notes. “As much fun as we have, it would not be possible without our generous sponsors.” The Nevada 200 is supported by Motion Pro, KLIM, Rocky Mountain ATV/MC, Seat Concepts, Beta Motorcycle, 100%, Rigid Industries, Kristi Harden Real Estate, A’Me and sanctioned by the AMA.
For more information including videos, photos, articles on past Nevada 200 Trailride events visit www.harden-offroad.com
–Dealernews
“Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas.” – Charles Kettering
“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.” – Jonathan Huie
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S. Eliot
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” – Paulo Coehlo
“Although no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard
“Everything in life is centered on the next move.”
“What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.” – Vern McLellan
“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” – William E. Vaughn
“You can’t ride if you fear the road.” – Ujjwal Dey
–Wayfarer
Senior Philosopher
Bikernet University Hillside Thought Center
Pillar Peak, South Dakota
FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. JUDITH CURRY– Christopher Balkaran
Yeah. I think that warrants a separate discussion on what journal articles are getting approved and funded and, and how that shapes public opinion. I wanted to talk to you because people said, “Christopher, you agreed too much with Judith Curry on your podcast!” So, you need to challenge her.
One thing that some mentioned was that in your articles, you talk a lot about food security, water and energy. And it kind of is divorced from the emissions discussion. And so I wanted to know from you, because here in Canada, we’re experiencing really severe weather patterns in the west coast and British Columbia right now. And as I was reading those, I was thinking exactly about what you said, which is why don’t we focus on our wastewater management. It seems that when we talk about climate change, that’s muddled into the emissions discussion. And reducing emissions seems to be the number one priority. Why do you think it’s important that we separate the two and respond to each kind of differently?
Judith Curry
The whole issue of climate change adaptation has taken second or third seat behind emissions. Even if we do manage to fix the emissions problem, you’re still going to get crazy floods and storms in British Columbia. I mean, they’re not going to go away. You can say, well global warming makes it 3% worse – maybe it does, but it’s not like these storms still aren’t going to occur. So, the whole issue of reducing vulnerability and adapting to weather extremes and sea level rise should transcend the global warming debate.
We need to reduce our vulnerability to these weather and climate extremes. Many places have too much water or too little water, even in the same region during different seasons. So, the challenge is to better manage the reservoirs and sewage systems. You need to figure out how to manage your water so you can buffer against the extreme wet and the extreme dry. And building in floodplains and right on the coast just causes problems. These issues are soluble and the big driver here is not that they might be impacted at a few percent level by man-made global warming. Even if we fix man-made global warming, these problems won’t go away.
That’s why I emphasize solutions that support human wellbeing, minimize losses and so forth and so on. And food is another issue. We produce enough food globally, the challenge is getting it distributed in the right places. Helping places produce their own food in developing world, making better decisions about their agriculture, would substantially support human well-being.
My company just got funded for a new project to develop an agricultural forecast system for one of the states in Pakistan. We’re working with an NGO and agronomists who are on the ground in Pakistan. We provide the forecast information so they can make better choices about which seeds they plant for a given season.
They can time their planting based on monsoon onsets. And they can maximize irrigation based on understanding when the monsoon break periods will come along. They can use information about severe convective storms and wind gusts to make sure they pick their crops before they all get flattened by the wind and on and on.
So, there’s a lot of little things like that that do not cost a heck of a lot of money where you can use information to optimize your yield to the extent that countries can grow their own food. This really makes the global food supply much more secure. A lot of little things like that that you can do, and that’s not to mention all the new hybrids and GMOs and whatever that improve the hardiness and the nutrition of the crops.
And then if you go to energy security, I mean, what is the point of all this? If we destroy the energy security of the planet, by having electricity that’s intermittent, unreliable and too expensive, that’s not helpful to anyone. We’re headed towards a real reckoning here, you can’t run industrial economies on wind and solar. People are starting to realize this.
Within the last few months, a lot of people and some governments are suddenly saying nuclear is the answer. Well, yeah, it sort of is, but why are you just realizing this now? The realities of wind power are being realized. In the North Sea, they have all these offshore wind turbines. In 2020 these produced 25% of England’s power, which is fabulous. But in the first 10 months of 2021, they produced 7% of the power. So, England and the rest of Europe is scrambling, having to pay too much money for natural gas and then with all the political problems with the natural gas supply from Russia. So, being able to produce your energy from within your country has a lot of appeal.
The one advantage of solar and wind as it gave some local autonomy to the countries, but wind and solar are not enough to run an industrial economy. And nuclear power gives you the best of both worlds. And also, if the countries were to frack for natural gas, that’s another energy source that could be more local. The most important issue is energy security, so that its abundant and reliable, and you’re not held hostage to other countries or crazy price spikes.
I have no problem with going to cleaner energy sources. Everybody would prefer clean over dirty energy. But energy security has to be first and foremost, we have to have reliable, affordable energy. Otherwise, none of this makes sense.
NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT–“Iron and Ice”
David Uhl Holiday Series 2021
We will begin taking orders now and will close the edition on January 1, 2022. Each canvas print will come hand-signed and numbered with Certificate of Authenticity.
Edition specifics:
** Image size 26.5 x 20, holiday price $895 framed
** Image size 32 x 24, holiday price $1,295 framed
** Image size 40 x 30, holiday price $1,895 framed
NOTE: Shipping is additional
Those collecting the series will be given first right of refusal on matching edition numbers. New collectors to the series will be slotted in as order confirmations are received.
VERY limited quantities of the previous holiday pieces are available.
Please email me or call me at 303-913-4840 with any questions, or to place your order. Thanks for your time!
–Greg
International Sales Director
David Uhl Fine Art
Uhl Studios
303-913-4840
COMMENT FROM MASTER J.J. SOLARI–This Renegade guy?….who just explained what choppers and bobbers are? You need to hire that fucker. He knows how to explain things. This is not sarcasm. Who the fuck knew I was capable of learning. I guess it all depends on the teacher.
–J.J. Solari
CANCEL CULTURE COMES FOR INDIAN MOTORCYCLE—
What the hell do I do ?
1. Not call motorcycle companies or models of India ever as Indian motorcycles ?
2. Never introduce myself as an Indian?
From Bikernet Blog:
https://blog.bikernet.com/cancel-culture-comes-for-indian-motorcycle/
Maybe we should get some piece of the profits from branding use of word “Indian”? What makes the Native Americans think they have the Monopoly on the word and term “Indian” ???
Actually, it is TYPICAL of All Americans including Native Americans to imagine the “World” means “USA” – World Championship Title therefore means competitors only from 50 States of USA. Maybe the citizens won’t be able to / won’t care to find India on a world map.
Worst still – there are Authorized Dealerships of Indian Motorcycle in India – selling it to a population of 100% Indians. Registered Trademark !!!
3. On a serious note – these a-holes are diverting required attention from critical rights, freedoms and basic needs of the Native Americans which are denied and robbed by the American Government – by providing this typical pompous hashtags for a company that creates jobs and pays taxes
They don’t – and won’t ever – have the balls to stand up to the Feds or even their State – so they bully a well-known iconic company instead.
–U Dey
India
15 Miss BUFFALO CHIP Photos You Can Kiss at Midnight–
The New Year is nearly upon us, and if you’re unsure of where you’ll be getting your midnight kiss, you may be panicking. To those of you frantically swiping through your preferred dating app, we say, “fear not!” These delectable Miss Buffalo Chip contestants will ensure you have something sweet to plant your lips on when the ball drops.
WHAT ARE FOSSIL FUELS–The hydrocarbon industry has developed a highly resource efficient process to find, extract, and harness a naturally concentrated, plentiful, and stored source of energy. It’s the only industry that has come up with a process that is cheap, plentiful, and reliable. To understand why that is, it’s important to understand what fossil fuels are and how to explain it to someone who doesn’t work in the fossil fuel energy.
Fossil fuels 101
Fossil fuels are created by the decomposition of living organisms over millions of years. Let’s take the example of coal. The organic matter decomposes and combined with time, heat, and pressure, becomes more and more dense, getting buried under several layers of earth and eventually forming coal.
Fossil fuels are also referred to as hydrocarbons because they are very rich in molecules made of hydrogen and carbon atom combinations. When these atoms bond together, they have some remarkable properties.
One is that they are able store a lot of energy in a very small amount of space that is released when burned. This is what allows hydrocarbons to power engines, such as an internal combustion engine or a steam engine.
When you burn fossil fuels, you introduce oxygen into the system, leading the carbon atoms to bond with oxygen and become carbon dioxide, while the hydrogen atoms bond with oxygen to become dihydrogen oxide—that is, water. The energy formerly holding them together is released in the form of heat, which creates pressure that can move the engine. That’s basically how all the different engines in modern life work. It’s a very efficient way of generating energy.
Just how plentiful are fossil fuels?
It’s important to note that there is an enormous amount of hydrocarbon in the earth. But even though there is a huge amount of this material, if we don’t know how to get it or don’t know how to use it, it’s useless. For most of history, we haven’t been able to do either. However, today, thanks to the ingenuity of the fossil fuel industry, we’re able to find and extract those hydrocarbons and use them more efficiently.
Exactly how much is there? What we often discuss is what are called reserves, which is the amount we have in inventory. The thing to realize is that the reserves are usually a very small fraction of the overall in-place amount or deposits that actually exist in the earth.
This graph shows how our consumption of oil over time goes up, but our reserves also go up. (The same is true of natural gas.)
That seems impossible unless you realize that the overall deposits are massive; many, many, more times than we have used in the whole history of civilization.
So, the key question is not how much deposit is there; it’s whether we have the ingenuity to turn those deposits into usable energy.
The hydrocarbon industry has answered this question by continuing to improve how we access and use these resources, which has translated into an abundant energy source for billions.
Vitamin O
The hydrocarbon industry produces energy for every kind of use, including heating and electricity. Other energy sources can also supply heating and electricity. But oil is unique: it is the only cheap, plentiful, and reliable form of portable energy.
Why is portability important? It has allowed us to create new applications for energy, such as cars, planes, and harvesters, which would not exist if their energy sources were not portable.
For example, a modern harvester that reaps enough wheat for 500,000 loaves of bread a day needs to carry its energy with it. Nothing can match liquid hydrocarbons, in this case in the form of diesel fuel. That’s why over 90% of the world’s transportation comes from liquid hydrocarbons, because in terms of portability, it is the best. So, when people talk about restricting oil-based fuels, the conversation should include all of the potential consequences.
The hydrocarbon industry is the only industry that can produce cheap, plentiful, and reliable energy that we need to power our machines, amplify our productivity, and provide significant amounts of power on the go. It is the only industry to do so for billions of people throughout the world.
–Alex Epstein
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STAFF MEMBER EDITORIAL COMMENT–Ah, the venerable Solari breaks through with truth, mirth, and wisdom once again. Good stuff as always.
I wish a very Happy New Year to You and all your Crew. Thanks for making this a good year and helping us through the fog.
–SB
NEWS FROM THE PRISM–We collaborated on this build with DicE Magazine for The Congregation Show, sponsored by Harley-Davidson.
We took a 2020 Harley-Davidson Low Rider S, stripped it down, and built it back up using the iconic FXR Police Cruiser as our inspiration.
See all the shots on their web site.
With fully functional lights, sirens and loud speaker, this thing is the real deal.
Northern Lights Photographer of the Year Winners Feature Auroras Above Volcanoes, Frozen Forests, and Fiords—
In search of northern lights, photographer Marc Adamus delves into the Alaskan boreal forest, marching to the sound of ice crystals crunching beneath his snowshoes. Setting up his camera in the dying light of sunset, he has only to wait for adequate darkness to fall; aurora borealis, though omnipresent day or night, diminishes in sunlight, but is most spectacular in the pitch dark—as his stunning photo attests to.
As twilight faded, Marc snapped this sublime winter wonderland, which he titled “Forest of the Lights” and submitted to Capture the Atlas’s 2021 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year
Wandering around these forests coated in rime ice is one of the most magical experiences, but also one of the most difficult to capture,” Marc told Capture the Atlas, a website for outdoor photography buffs. “Temperatures are often in the minus 30s and negotiating the easily broken, crusty snow on snowshoes with nothing but a headlamp makes for great challenges in hiking and composing.”
The aurora borealis phenomenon is caused by the cosmic collision of solar plasma, constantly being bombarded at us from the sun, and the Earth’s protective magnetic field deflecting those particles. The subsequent release of photons (light), seen most visibly near the Earth’s polar regions, illuminates gasses in the atmosphere, such as oxygen and nitrogen, giving off a sometimes greenish, reddish, or bluish glow.
–By Michael Wing
Epoch Times
“The 1937 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead.”
–Wheels Through Time Museum
THERE IT IS—So we’ve had some snow and cold fronts. I call them fresh fronts. Jason, my contractor took his kid to North Dakota for a wrestling match. The guys from North Dakota look at us lightweights in South Dakota as if we live in the Bahamas.
The Redhead found this egg solution that’s terrific and easy. Take a glass and cut a hole in the middle of a piece of bread. Put some butter in a frying pan and brown the bread, toss in the egg and cook it to your liking, turn it over and brown the other side and bada bing, delicious.
Charlie, my grandson’s barber and riding partner sent me this gas cap for an upcoming project. Too cool. I helped him get his dyna back to LA in one piece. When it arrive, the battery was dead, so Frankie helped him load it in his battered and busted Ford Ranger that just keeps going after over 250,000 miles.
We’ve started to grow some house plants, including some lemon grass for Thai Food dishes.
We did it up big in the Xmas tree department.
We just feature this customized Indian. Check it out on the home page.
We are hoping for shop walls to go up next week. I’m working on a propane hook-up so the redhead can have a fossil fuel stove. We are still discussing underfloor shop heating and back-up generators.
And the Hamster bros around the Badlands are calling for drinks tonight. Hell, it’s 7 degrees outside. No problem. Let’s party.
Stay strong and vigilant in 2022. The positive line-up of guys against Climate Doom, including politicians and scientists is growing by the minute. We will continue to ride free forever…
–Bandit
COLD SNAP BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for January 6, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
Yesterday I met with one of my insurance agents in Sturgis. Life is complicated and insurance is nuts, but I suppose you must deal with it. Then we met with my shop building contractor for the final rundown on the bid.
I know a couple of other teams like lowbrow who are building shops. I’m excited about the prospect, but when it’s -7 degrees outside, progress is plodding. Wait, yesterday afternoon as the fleeting sun was beginning to set and the fresh factor outside dipped to -13 a large flatbed pulled up to deliver lumber from Knecht’s, amazing.
This week coming up is going to warm and shop progress will fly. Looking forward to it.
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.
NEW FROM THE LOWBROW CREW–Now, even more MOON & Rat Fink gear in stock!
Lowbrow has carried a selection of Mooneyes motorcycle parts and other gear for many years.
Mooneyes was started in Santa Fe Springs, California in the 1950s and is still in operation there.
The name and logo is known the world over by aficionados of the internal combustion engine.
Pay homage to your gearhead roots!
Spun aluminum rear wheel discs custom made by Mooneyes in Sante Fe Springs, California. (Note the Mooneyes logo on the chin spoiler and Lowbrow Customs script on the oil tank.)
Lowbrow Customs has sponsored racer Alp Sungertekin since 2011. Alp built this 1948, nitro-burning Vincent 666 (engine cases are #666) in 2020, his first Vincent.. Top speed at it’s debut race event, Bonneville World Finals in October 2020, was 182 mph.
In September 2021 Alp beat his own record in the 1000cc A-VF class on this bike at 193.621mph.
NINO 925 Jewelry Handcrafted in The USA!–What do you get when you combine an independent spirit, a unique sense of style and superior craftsmanship in the form of biker jewelry – Nino925 by Frank Zubieta.
For over 20 years, Frank Zubieta has been entrenched in biker jewelry lifestyle personally attending and creating biker jewelry for rallies around the country and worldwide in cities including Sturgis, Daytona Beach, Reno, Hollister, Las Vegas, New York City, and internationally attended by distribution, London, Barcelona, Italy, Germany, Portugal and many others.
Zubieta combines his love for biker jewelry handcrafted in sterling silver, yellow, rose, white gold, and platinum with precious and semiprecious stones to create wearable masterpieces that not only reflect the lifestyle of their owners, but can also be passed down for generations. That’s because Zubieta creates biker jewelry with a lifetime warranty.
Zubieta’s Biker jewelry is worn by men and women across the globe, with a certified distributor headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. Los Angeles based Nino925 biker jewelry is a known and respected brand in the jewelry industry and has been featured in multiple lifestyle magazines and on national television shows..
NEW AEROSTICH Custom Motorcycles Calendar–Stunning photography presented in a substantial 17”×11.5” format on luxurious art paper, worthy of framing, or at least pinning up to the garage wall. $18.00
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NEWS FROM THE FREEDOM FRONT–Why We’re Winning
When people learn the truth about the environment and crime, everything changes–Over the last 30 years, liberals and progressives have operated under a very specific set of assumptions about how to address environmental and social problems, including climate change and crime. Climate change was the most important problem in the world, many came to believe, and would be addressed by moving away from fossil fuels and nuclear to renewables.
Crime and homelessness would be addressed by reducing the size of the criminal justice system, decriminalizing drugs, and giving mentally ill and drug-addicted homeless people their own apartments and equipment with which to reduce the harms of addiction like HIV-AIDS.
Today, those assumptions are in serious question. Progressive efforts to expand renewables and shut down nuclear plants and natural gas production created global energy shortages, a return to coal, and rising emissions, raising questions about the sincerity of their concern for climate change.
Efforts to defund and demonize the police caused police withdrawal, officer shortages, and criminal emboldenment contributing to record-high homicides in 2021. And efforts to provide housing, drug equipment, and other services to, without requiring anything in return from, mentally ill and drug-addicted homeless people, contributed to record high (~100,000 in 2021) drug overdose and poisoning deaths.
Many and perhaps most progressives still do not recognize the implications of real-world events for their policy agendas. Most progressives and the mainstream media still refuse to acknowledge the role their policies and advocacy played in creating the global energy crisis and return to coal, while Germany and Belgium are going forward with nuclear plant closures.
And few progressives or mainstream journalists have properly reported on how progressive policies enabling and subsidizing hard drug use, including through the provision of free housing and equipment, and the elimination of tough love/carrot-and-stick policies, including bans on public camping, contributed to the spread of open drug scenes in major American cities, not just ones on the left coast.
But a growing number of more moderate liberals in the United States and around the world are waking up to the trouble with progressive policies on the environment and crime, and responding appropriately. Senator Joe Manchin recently killed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better omnibus legislation in part because it doubled down on unreliable renewables and undermined reliable sources of energy, while France, Japan, Britain, and The Netherlands have all announced a return to nuclear power.
And a growing number of moderate liberals and Democrats, including New York Mayor-Elect Eric Adams and San Francisco Mayor London Breed, are pushing back against dogmatically Woke policies on drugs, crime, and homelessness.
As the policymakers change course, the news media are changing their tune. The Washington Post published an article pointing out that the vitriol progressive Democrats directed to Sen. Manchin after he opposed Build Back Better is self-destructive. It has become the consensus view of mainstream energy and environment reporters that Germany’s closure of nuclear plants, particularly during Europe’s electricity shortages, is irrational.
And Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle yesterday argued that progressives more than others should care about reducing crime since so much of their agenda depends on safe cities, while the day before that the newspaper published a long feature on the growing conflict among Democrats over record homicides in Philadelphia.
Environmental Progress and I are happy to have contributed to these policy shifts and public debates. Our work on energy and the environment is bearing fruit in many ways, including in greater support for nuclear, and greater skepticism of renewables.
And our work on drugs, crime, and homelessness has similarly resulted in policymakers, journalists, and influencers rethinking their prior assumptions.
–Michael Shellenberger
President and Founder
Environmental Progress
https://environmentalprogress.org/founder-president
THE LATEST FROM BURMA SHAVE–She said “Let’s do the doggy /
“And because you’re such a devil /
“I’m gonna let you visit /
“The room at the upper level.” / burma shave
–J.J. Solari
DONSTRADAMUS MAKES TOP TEN OHV & TRAIL-BASED RECREATION PREDICTIONS FOR 2022—
After a long hiatus, the Great Donstradamus is back making his OHV recreation predictions for 2022. Actually it is our Advocacy Editor Don Amador calling the shots for what the New Year will see on the land use front.
10 – The COVID-related explosion in public land recreation and resultant sales increase in OHVs inspires state and federal land agencies to devote more resources to manage roads, trails, and facilities for both casual use and permitted competition events.
9 – Firefighting agencies will add recreation and trail specialists to their interdisciplinary teams to help them better identify ingress and egress routes that can be used by firefighters and resource professionals to manage wildfires in the West.
8- Federal land agencies address challenges created by both the growing popularity of electric Adventure motorcycles with limited range and the lack of recharging stations in remote backcountry areas by installing solar powered charging stations in campgrounds and decommissioned work stations or lookouts.
7- Environmental groups join forces with off-road organizations to halt wind and solar farms proposed for installation on sensitive habitat, scenic areas, or lands used for multiple-use recreation.
6- The CA Air Resources Board reverses current effort to ban fossil fuel powered outdoor equipment such as generators, chainsaws, and OHVs after an articulate and passionate presentation given to them by rural powersports dealers, mom and pop gas station owners, RV industry, OHV consultants, and forest/grassland pre and post wildfire mitigation experts.
5- Tech giant and international businessman, Elon Musk, assigns a team of engineers and scientists to research and once-and-for-all solve the infamous “jeep death wobble” after reading about numerous complaints on various 4-wheel drive blogs. Musk states this task might be his most difficult challenge and he is committed to finding a solution.
4- Off-road racing champion partners with Kim Kardashian to create a new body spray that captures the scent of sweat, chain lube and forest loam for use by customers who don’t have time to ride but want to smell like they did. Sales soar with Generation Z and Generation Alpha customers.
3- A software company hires a number of OHV advocates to create a video game where participants pretend to champion OHV issues in the following venues; state legislatures, land agencies, Congress, counties, and social media. The gamer is considered a winner if they score a victory in any of the venues.
2- States that ended their reciprocity related to OHV registration/decals do an about face when they receive angry complaints by their residents who now have to pay for out-of-state permits in states with reciprocity requirements. States with reciprocity enjoy marked increase in permit revenue.
1-Electric bicycle riders in large cities rejoice when major state and regional parks in California authorize their widespread use of nearby designated non-paved single-track trail systems. The S.F Bay Area sees the largest celebrations.
NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT—
As we begin this new year, we wanted to recap 2021 for those who may have missed some of the new releases.
Any successes (or fun) that we have is because of you, and we sincerely appreciate it! Happy New Year to all! Greg
NEW PIECE IN 2021
“Bounty Hunter”
New series! Second one will be released by March 2022.
EVENTS
Due to the various lock downs and changing event requirements, our show schedule was still a bit limited last year. But we did take the traveling gallery to Daytona, Oshkosh (EAA), Sturgis and, for the first time ever, Laconia.
Thanks for your time, and we look forward to seeing you at a future event!
–Greg Rhodes
International Sales Director
David Uhl Fine Art
Uhl Studios
303-913-4840
There are a bunch of pieces available on David’s web site. If you go there make sure to tell him or Greg that you came from the vast and unrelenting Bikernet kingdom. Thanks, –Bandit
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY METEOROLOGY CLASS LESSON—
Where Does The Name “Winter” Come From? It’s easy to tell when winter is coming in the parts of the world that feel the full force of the four seasons. The leaves have all come and gone from the trees, the air regularly has a distinct bite to it, and people don’t leave the house without their winter caps (and the mountains put on their winter snow caps, too).
In the Northern Hemisphere, winter falls in the months of December, January, and February, while the season spans June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. Regardless of when winter comes, however, it always gets the same name in English. Yet if you look at where that name comes from, it’s not always the best description of what it’s like outside.
When did winter get its name?
Winter is not only the coldest part of the year in snowy locales, but it’s also often the wettest. That’s a defining characteristic that in part gave winter its name: the word winter, is recorded in Old English and is related to the words wet and water. Winter, wet, and water have many cognates in Germanic and other Indo-European languages. The word’s longevity is a hint to its importance. The Anglo-Saxons counted their years by how many winters had passed.
What about the season also known as fall? Learn about the many names of autumn.
When winter doesn’t feel like winter
Of course, despite the name, winter is not a universally wet season. In fact, in some parts of the world it’s the dry season.
Places close to the equator don’t see the same winter, spring, summer, and fall seasons as other parts of the world. Instead, there’s a rainy season and a dry season. India sees its rainy monsoon season from July to November, while Florida is hit with its rainy season from May through October.
So yes, the name winter itself may have an origin story that suggests a wet time of year, but sometimes the opposite is true.
When does winter start?
The seasons are based around four celestial events: the two equinoxes and the two solstices. Winter starts with a solstice.
The winter solstice is when the sun is at the southernmost point from Earth’s equator. The exact day varies, but the winter solstice typically lands around December 22. That day, which is astronomically the first day of winter, is also the shortest day of the year.
From an astrological standpoint, winter ends as soon as spring begins. That date is around March 21 during the spring equinox, which is also called the vernal equinox or the March equinox.
Of course, if you’re staring out of your window at a blizzard on December 16, it can certainly feel like winter even before the winter solstice comes and goes. On the other side of the season, a warm and sunny early March day certainly doesn’t feel like winter despite the start of spring still waiting for the equinox to pass.
–Dictionary.com
MORE CLIMATE DOOM RESTRICTIONS–More than 100 Oceano Dunes Acres Now Closed to OHVs
The California Coastal Commission, without deliberation, unanimously voted in late December to further restrict OHV use at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, immediately shutting down 108 acres of riding and driving area. Commission staff cited dust control and dune restoration as reasons to propose the shutdown, despite evidence that dust in the area is primarily caused by the wind and dunes themselves, not any human activities.
“The Coastal Commission rammed the closure through during the holidays with minimal public notice,” said Scott Schloegel, MIC senior vice president of government relations. “This will further diminish the recreational experience and access for the millions of visitors to Oceano Dunes each year.”
The MIC sent a letter to the CCC in December noting that claims about dust from OHVs have been debunked in two separate reports authored by Dr. Lynn Russell of the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. And the MIC’s Mario Mairena, senior manager, federal affairs, spoke at the commission meeting opposing closure during the public comment period.
“Throughout the public works plan process, we submitted comments and testified at public hearings suggesting ways to responsibly and safely preserve OHV access and resources at ODSVRA,” stated the letter, signed by Erik Pritchard, president and CEO of the MIC, the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America, and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association. “We repeatedly offered to partner with State Parks to enhance safety, training, and awareness of sensitive areas at ODSVRA.”
–MIC
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LATEST FROM THE DAMON EMPIRE–HyperFighter Unleashed–And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for! Introducing the HyperFighter Colossus.
Colossus is a fierce, muscular stripped-down demon of a bike that is not for the faint of heart. In addition to our revolutionary technology, this urban assault motorcycle is equipped with top-of-the-line wheels, Brembo brakes, Ohlins suspension, and a premium bodykit.
So you can fight traffic, fight status quo, and fight compromise.
But that’s not all.
Joining Colossus are HyperFighter Unlimited 20 & 15 — Damon’s line of electric streetfighters built for a new generation of urban riders.
The HyperFighter family pays homage to the streetfighters of yesterday, while looking to the future with the unparalleled safety and performance – including CoPilot™ & Shift™ – found in every Damon motorcycle.
One night, she confided in him that she was pregnant.
Not wanting to ruin his reputation or his marriage, he paid her a large sum of money if she would go to Italy and secretly have the child.
If she stayed in Italy to raise the child, he would also provide child support until the child turned 18.
She agreed, but asked how he would know when the baby was born.
He would then arrange for the child support payments to begin.
One day, about 9 months later, he came home to his confused wife.
‘Honey!’ she said, ‘you received a very strange post card today.’
Oh, just give it to me and I’ll explain it later,’ he said.
The wife watched as her husband read the card. He turned white, and fainted.
On the card was written:
“Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti. Three with meatballs, two without. Send extra sauce.”
–El Waggs
NEWS FROM THE BUCKLE GUY–See How to Use Pete’s Tape for Prepping Leather
Prepping leather can save a lot of time in the end. By adhering leather together in the proper position before sewing, riveting, punching, or other process, you free up your hands to be able to focus on these tasks.
Pete’s Tape is a new alternative to our popular Ted’s Tape double-sided tape or traditional adhesives like glue or cement.
What makes the transfer tape useful is it conforms to any shape. When you apply pressure to the back of the tape, the adhesive permanently “transfers” to the leather, allowing you to position and stick it however you need.
–The Buckleguy Team
GOOD NEWS FROM THE VA–Increase in VA Disability Compensation
VA disability payments are going up in 2022. Watch this edition of the SITREP with Marine Corps Veteran Paul Corbett and learn about the changes in compensation. For additional details and to see what your new monetary compensation will be in 2022, be sure to visit the links in the YouTube video description.
2021 UPDATE FROM THE CO2 Coalition–One of the primary goals for the CO2 Coalition in 2021 was to upgrade our outreach to the public while continuing to research and present the science that disputes man-made catastrophic warming.
We were highly successful in doing so, with more than 400 interviews on podcasts, radio and television that reached tens of millions of people around the globe.
Our new website has been widely praised as highly informational. One of the most popular pages is the Climate Quiz where a person can test their knowledge about our changing climate.
https://co2coalition.org/climate-quiz/
Check it out!
HAL ROBINSON LIVES—I had a strange series of phone calls the other day. I was speaking with Hal Robinson’s ex and my phone started to beep, it was David Mann’s wife Jacquie Mann. I thought, “What the hell?”
I’ve worked with Hal’s ex for a while and recently her designer friend took a piece of Hal’s art and modified it onto a bandana. We have a few and if you order one of his shirts or a piece of art you will receive one of these cool bandanas absolutely free, no extra charge.
–Bandit
They’re gonna be here a lot longer than humanity, is my guess, but the WWF is worried about critters that could shred a WWF employee to confetti in ABOUT two seconds.
But here’s what we can do: we can send money to the World Wildlife Fund……and APPARENTLY the ice will return. You know, if a polar bear doesn’t have ice…..we will all die.
It is important for polar bears to have ice. It’s SO important….that only you sending money to the World Wildlife Fund will……and we don’t know that part. Because the WWF never actually says HOW sending them money……will make more ice.
YOUR money….going to THEM……will make more ice. I guess. APPARENTLY more ice is the solution to the polar bears remaining in existence. Apparently polar bears EAT ice. Hell, Jeff Besos sent them 100 million.
I live in Southern California and the mountains RIGHT OVER THERE….are covered in ice at the moment. But at the North Pole?…….no fucking ice. No ice means no polar bears. And we don’t want to fucking run out of polar bears. Holy shit, no polar bears?
I’d rather abort ten trillion human babies than have no polar bears. I bet if humans were gestating polar bears and decided to abort the hairy little fuckers the WWF would be right there, pronto, saying WHOA-HO NELLIE!! HOLD ON THERE BUB! YOU NEED TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT THE FUCK YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO!!! THAT’S A POLAR BEAR YOU’RE KILLING!!
You know what will happen if there actually is no ice because no one sent the WWF money? Polar bears will move onto actual terrain. They’ll become land bears. Not polar bears. That’s what will happen. They’ll turn fucking brown.
And who in their right mind gives a fucking shit if a goddamn fucking polar bear changes color. Great Thunberg. Maybe. And possibly her IQ soul mate goddamn brain-dead Ocasio.
Thank you. God bless.
–J.J. Solari
5-BALL RACING IS COOKING WITH GAS (or Fossil Fuels)—Frank Ball Jr. is creating new shirt art and new photo sessions for 5-Ball Racing leathers.
–Bandit
AT LAST THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY IS WIDE OPEN—
Doctor Digger Young, who was positive that this old geezer didn’t know beans about medicine, thought this would be a great opportunity to get $1,000 so he made a visit to Dr. Geezer’s clinic.
Dr. Young: “Dr. Geezer, I have lost all taste in my mouth. Can you please help me?”
Dr. Geezer: “Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in Dr. Young’s mouth.”
Dr. Young: ‘Aaagh! — This is gasoline!”
Dr. Geezer: “Congratulations! You’ve got your taste back. That will be $500.”
Dr. Young gets annoyed and goes back after a couple of days, figuring to recover his money.
Dr. Young: “I have lost my memory, I cannot remember anything.”
Dr. Geezer: “Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient’s mouth.”
Dr. Young: “Oh, no you don’t — that is gasoline!”
Dr. Geezer: “Congratulations! You’ve got your memory back. That will be $500.”
Dr. Young (after having lost $1000) leaves angrily and comes back after several more days.
Dr. Young: “My eyesight has become weak. I can hardly see a thing!”
Dr. Geezer: “Well, I don’t have any medicine for that so here’s your $1000 back” (giving him a $10 bill).
Dr. Young: “But this is only $10!”
Dr. Geezer: “Congratulations! You got your vision back! That will be $500.”
Moral of the story: Just because you’re “Young” doesn’t mean that you can outsmart an old “Geezer”.
Remember: Don’t make old people mad. We don’t like being old in the first place, so it doesn’t take much to piss us off.
ENJOY YOUR DAY!
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EDITORIAL COMMENT FROM STAFF MEMBER— I to believe this year will be better.
As for riding free. We have never been so free. Remember when you couldn’t pass a cop without being pulled over and checked for equipment violations. California had some exceptions for old bikes but as a rule you had to have front fender, two mirrors at least 3 inches wide and mufflers.
Now cops are so worried about gangbangers and terrorists they don’t even bother with us. Straight pipes are everywhere even on baggers. Handlebars go clear to the sky, and they don’t care. They will let you run anything here in Tennessee with no inspection whatsoever.
I’m not sure if this is good, because a lot of these dummies are riding bikes that are unsafe. I haven’t been checked for anything since around 1971. I have never ran turn signals on anything I built.
Many of the riders are cops. They love bikers these days. I think it is because they know we are true Americans. It sure is different than 1969. I see Deadwood finally cooled off.
Ride forever,
JIMS TOOL OF THE WEEK–JIMS Piston Jet Test Stand
Is your Milwaukee-Eight or Twin Cam sumping oil? Are the tappets noisy at startup? Are you experiencing excessive heat in the top end?
All these conditions can easily be diagnosed incorrectly, which can lead to wasted time, money and effort – or, worse yet, an expensive engine failure.
Stock piston jets sometimes fail, this is a fact. The check valve inside can be open at idle, adding too much oil to the crankcase resulting in a sumping condition. Or, worse yet, the top end of the engine can be oil starved causing heat and pre-mature damage or engine failure.
JIMS has now updated the piston jet test stand to include BOTH applications – Milwaukee-Eight and Twin Cam. Before you spend time, money and effort chasing a problem in the wrong direction – be sure that your piston jets are functioning properly.
For more quick and concise information on piston jet failure rates and how this test stand works … check out Baxters Garage “JIMS Piston Jet Test Stand” video on youtube
For additional product information please contact JIMS at (805) 482-6913, email us at sales@jimsusa.com, or visit www.jimsusa.com.
–Paul Platts
JIMS Machine
GUN NUT REPORT–As we move into what is already shaping up to be a busy year, I wanted to be the first to announce that we are launching an online NRA-ILA Action Center.
This Action Center will feature our most pressing legislative priorities at both the state and federal level, as well as ways you can get involved and take action. The information will be constantly updated throughout the year. You can access this new Action Center (and bookmark it) by clicking the button below.
Action Center
We are facing unprecedented challenges, and will need all Second Amendment supporters fighting together if we are going to be victorious. As a Frontlines volunteer, you are among the NRA’s most dedicated grassroots activists, who are ready at a moment’s notice to get involved in the legislative and political fight to defend our Second Amendment Rights.
If you would like to get involved in volunteer opportunities this year, please let me know by replying to this email.
Yours in Freedom,
–Ken Lan
NRA-ILA Grassroots
http://www.nrailafrontlines.com/
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY GOVERNMENT CLASS–Government is the perverse opposite of an insurance company: you pay them so they can harm you. The perversity gets worse: their “customers” are convinced this is a good idea.
–Professor J.J. Solari
Bikernet University
Malibu, California
LEATHER TECH PRODUCT OF THE WEEK—We plan to sample and review the Fix N Zip – perfect for instantly fixing the zipper on your biker essentials (including jackets, bike covers, boots and more).
The brand even has a partnership with a number of Harley-Davidson dealerships around the U.S. – as its proving to be the “go-to” for BIKE ENTHUSIASTS.
Amazon Link: Amazon.com: FixnZip Instant Zipper Replacement, Medium, Black Nickel. The product is also sold in Michael’s Stores.
This product slides over any broken zipper and instantly replaces it as a new zipper – it’s also perfect for any wardrobe malfunctions! FixnZip is available for purchase at www.fixnzip.com and price points start at $10.99.
FixnZip® (http://www.fixnzip.com) is a new way to solve that annoying problem with effortless zipper repair sans needles, threads and tools. We would love to send you as much product that you need for a possible feature.
Easy to use and eco-friendly, FixnZip is reusable and can be taken off one item and used for another. The slider parts are made of nickel plated zinc die cast and the spring and thumbscrew of stainless steel.
The FixnZip comes in three sizes: small, medium and large. Its design enables each to fit a range of sizes as well as universally apply to teeth or coil zippers, metal or plastic.
Product highlights:
· Zipper repair without tools or sewing
· Easy to apply
· Repairs tooth and coil, metal and plastic zippers
· Each fits a range of sizes
· Can be started anywhere on the zipper
· Comes in attractive bright nickel or black nickel finishes
· Non-corrosive surface
· Durable
· Promotes recycling and sustainability
· Can be re-used
· Full website and online instructional support
· Online store for ease of ordering
· Made in the USA
· Assembled and packaged by Exceed Enterprises, an employer of the disabled
It can be used on open ended (such as a jacket) or closed ended zippers and can be started anywhere on the zipper. In the case of a zipper that may be missing some teeth, the FixnZip glides over these and realigns the remaining teeth thus restoring the functionality of the zipper.
–Bandit
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–HAPPY NEW YEARS BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for December 30, 2021
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/HAPPY_NEWS_YEARS_BIKERNET_WEEKLY_NEWS_for_December_30_2021.aspx
Bandit, I’ve been following you for years and have completely enjoyed the content. I’m an independent voter and believe that the extreme beliefs on both sides are just as bad as each other.
It seems that I can’t read an article on here that isn’t completely hard-core right wing. People are so far right and so far left that they are now touching butts.
We need to ride more and bitch less. Us in Colorado just had a horrible fire that burned a thousand houses, people were putting comments in the news saying it’s gods way of punishing the liberials.
I was thinking of the tornadoes out south wondering if god was also punishing the conservatives. Can’t we just ride, this is all bullshit and it’s tiring.
— William Gilstrap
firestone, CO
I appreciate and take your comments to heart. I try to stay away from most of the issues, including many of the far-left policies with the Homelessness, destroying cities, CRT, etc. My only major focus is on Climate Doom for several reasons. I don’t want motorcycles to be outlawed. I don’t want your mom to feel bad because she drives an SUV. I don’t want your kids to feel threatened every day, when they should be going to school and having a blast.
If that makes me far-right that’s too bad. I just want us to be able to ride and enjoy life. Hell, we are living in the best of times, except for Covid. But some folks want it to be the worst of times. I’ll fight for freedom forever.
–Bandit
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY–For your inner engineer.
Understanding Engineers #1
Two engineering students were biking across a university campus when one said, “Where did you get such a great bike?” The second engineer replied, “Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, “Take what you want.”
The first engineer nodded approvingly and said, “Good choice: The clothes probably wouldn’t have fit you anyway.”
Understanding Engineers #2
To the optimist, the glass is half-full. To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Understanding Engineers #3
A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, “What’s with those guys? We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!”
The doctor chimed in, “I don’t know, but I’ve never seen such inept golf!”
The priest said, “Here comes the greens-keeper. Let’s have a word with him.”
He said, “Hello George, What’s wrong with that group ahead of us? They’re rather slow, aren’t they?”
The greens-keeper replied, “Oh, yes. That’s a group of blind firemen. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime!”
The group fell silent for a moment. The priest said, “That’s so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight.” The doctor said, “Good idea. I’m going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there’s anything she can do for them.” The engineer said, “Why can’t they play at night?”
Understanding Engineers #4
What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers? Mechanical engineers build weapons. Civil engineers build targets.
Understanding Engineers #5
The graduate with a science degree asks, “Why does it work?” The graduate with an engineering degree asks, “How does it work?” The graduate with an accounting degree asks, “How much will it cost?” The graduate with an arts degree asks, “Do you want fries with that?”
Understanding Engineers #6
Three engineering students were gathered together discussing who must have designed the human body. One said, “It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints.”
Another said, “No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections.”
The last one said, “No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?”
Understanding Engineers #7
Normal people believe that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet.
Understanding Engineers #8
An engineer was crossing a road one day, when a frog called out to him and said, “If you kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.”
He bent over, picked up the frog, and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, “If you kiss me, I’ll turn back into a beautiful princess and stay with you for one week.”
The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog then cried out, “If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I’ll stay with you for one week and do anything you want.”
Again, the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, “What is the matter? I’ve told you I’m a beautiful princess and that I’ll stay with you for one week and do anything you want. Why won’t you kiss me?”
The engineer said, “Look, I’m an engineer. I don’t have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog – now that’s cool.”
Understanding Engineers #9
Two engineers were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking at its top. A woman walked by and asked what they were doing.
“We’re supposed to find the height of this flagpole,” one of them said , “but we don’t have a ladder.”
The woman took a wrench from her purse, loosened a couple of bolts, and laid the pole down on the ground. Then she took a tape measure from her pocketbook, took a measurement and announced, “Twenty one feet, six inches,” and walked away.
One engineer shook his head and laughed, “A lot of good that does us. We ask for the height and she gives us the length!”
Both engineers have since quit their engineering jobs and are currently serving in the United States Congress .
–EL Waggs
A DRIVER’S LICENSE AS A CONVENIENCE FOR WHOM?—
If you drive, you likely have a physical license indicating you passed a test and can legally drive on the nation’s roadways. After the September 11th attack 20 years ago, driver’s licenses became a primary form of identification if you wanted to fly domestically.
Now, a driver’s license is once again being asked to do more—as a digital product that can be used on your smartphone. In September, Apple announced that it would soon have a product to store your driver’s license and other valid government IDs on your iPhone. The Transportation Security Administration subsequently announced that it is already preparing its systems to accept valid digital documents from Apple Wallet for domestic flights.
Not only that, the Secure Technology Alliance issued a December 2021 press release noting that mobile-device-based digital driver’s licenses have gained traction in at least 30 US states. It proclaimed that “the progress exemplifies that the transition from physical driver’s licenses is well underway, and the future of identification documents is digital.” The pace of adoption by states has tripled in 2021.
Three states (Arizona-Delaware-Oklahoma) have implemented digital driver’s licenses. Five states (Florida-Iowa-Maryland-Utah-Virginia) are currently running pilot programs. Legislatures in 16 other states (California-Georgia-Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky-Michigan-Minnesota-Missouri-Mississippi-New Jersey-New York-North Dakota-Pennsylvania-Tennessee-Texas-Wyoming) are studying the ramifications of using the smartphone for individual identification. Colorado also has some jurisdictional specific implementation of phone licenses.
Christine Nizer, who runs the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and serves as chair of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators International Board, observed:
“Smartphones carry everything, from payment cards to precious photos. It is only natural that the devices are becoming a platform for storing identity credentials too. The success of mobile driver’s licenses depends on stakeholders and relying on parties banding together to create an mDL environment that is convenient and secure for the end-user.”
Of course, it is more convenient to have your driver’s license and ID information on your phone, but should we?
With so many states (and mobile phone users) jumping on the digital ID bandwagon, what could go wrong?
Experts say that mobile digital licenses (mDL) will offer enhanced security by requiring a cryptographic protocol that provides assurances the IDs were issued by a trusted authority, such as a state Department of Motor Vehicles. Individuals as the phone would. They can point their phone toward a receiver using a QR (Quick Response) code; the information is captured instantly. The cryptography protocols will theoretically prevent alteration or counterfeiting.
Apple is not a member of the Secure Technology Alliance, and it is unclear how or if it will store the encrypted driver’s license and ID information of iPhone users. It should be noted that police enforcement agencies are also not members of the Alliance.
You can bet, though, that a digital license will be more convenient for the police during traffic stops. A scan of the driver’s QR code can provide instantaneous access to his/her history. Information from the stop (including drone or body cam video) can be scanned in, becoming a permanent entry to the driver’s record. The officer then instantly sends a ticket via the police handheld device back to the driver’s phone without creating a paper trail.
Picture this: The officer who stops you offers a discount of the traffic fine by a single screen tap or code scan. No muss, no fuss!
That would be convenient, but for whom?
BRAT STYLE TEAM SPOTTED AT WILMINGTON, CA GAS STATION–Saw your friend and his lady at Chevron today, they were heading to Walker’s Cafe.
–Toby
THE FOOLISHNESS OF ANTI-FOSSIL FUELS–Oil is everywhere
On top of the many benefits that fossils fuels provide, including the ability to use machines to amplify our productivity and improve our lives, we have yet another set of benefits.
Our hydrocarbon world
Using oil and gas, the hydrocarbon industry also produces a caliber of synthetic materials that cannot be matched by any other industry. Oil and gas are used to create artificial hearts, bullet-proof vests, insulation, carpet, golf balls, ink, and countless other products.
Where did these materials come from? Let’s take something as seemingly unrelated to oil as paper. You might say, “I know where paper comes from. Paper comes from trees.” But if you notice, there’s a coating on the paper that makes it a lot easier to write on.
With paper and with all the products around us, it’s worth asking: “Where does it come from? Does it come from a rock, does it come from a plant, does it come from metal? Glass? Sand?”
If you ask that question, you’ll find that the answer often is that it comes from oil or from natural gas. It’s amazing how much in our life is made from hydrocarbons.
Another question you should ask yourself is, “How frequently do I use oil-based materials?” You may be surprised to find that it’s nearly impossible to get through an entire day without coming into contact with dozens of oil-based products that improve your life. (When I say oil-based, I include natural gas-based products too.)
An oil walk
Let’s try this: let’s go through your day and spot all of the things made possible by oil. Say you wake up and hit snooze on your alarm clock. It’s an electric device so why aren’t you worried about potentially getting electrocuted? Well, there’s a cord that insulates the electricity and protects you from that. What’s it made of? It’s made of oil, which means that some brilliant engineers figured out how to take this hydrocarbon and turn it into a cord, and do it very affordably.
How does that work? Basically, hydrocarbon molecules have a potential to be very versatile, but you need human ingenuity to figure out how to break them down into “monamers,” which are very small hydrocarbon molecules. Then, the brilliant engineers figure out how to make the monamers into “polymers,” which are these different combinations of the hydrocarbon molecules that can serve any purpose.
This is oil, too. You might think, “Well, this isn’t relevant to me because I have a Sleep Number bed, and that’s high gauge plastic, not just foam.” Wait. The oil industry makes that, too.
You can’t even get out of bed in this exercise, because there are so many things about your bed that are made from oil.
When you do get up, what’s the first thing your feet touch? The floor and very likely a rug or carpet. What’s that carpet made from? It’s made from oil. And why are you warm? It’s not just because of the natural gas-based heating you may have, but also because of the oil-based insulation in the walls. “What about the paint on the walls?” That too, is from oil.
And as you get dressed, you’ll find that your plastic eyeglass lenses, your nylon socks, and your rubber-soled shoes all come from oil, too.
Oil is literally everywhere.
What if hydrocarbons were more expensive?
Here’s the question to ask. What would happen to these materials if oil and gas were more expensive? The products that use those materials are made that way because the oil-based materials enable them to be higher quality, less expensive, or both. And sometimes those products can’t be replicated with other materials: absent oil and gas, they wouldn’t exist.
If oil and gas are more expensive then products would be lower quality, more expensive, or non-existent.
Only fossil fuels can give billions access to energy
To recap what we’ve covered so far:
Energy is fundamental
Energy needs to be cheap, plentiful, and reliable
The process for creating energy also needs to be cheap, plentiful, and reliable
The fossil fuel industry is the only industry that can provide cheap, plentiful, and reliable energy for billions of people
And that brings us to the conclusion that without the hydrocarbon industry’s unique efficiency, vital energy and materials would not be affordable or available to billions of people.
Fossil fuels = access to energy
Simply put, using fossil fuels means more people have more access to energy. Which means, all things being equal, more years of life added on to billions of people’s lives.
And thus, every fossil fuel discussion should incorporate the context that the fossil fuel industry is the only industry that can produce cheap, plentiful, reliable energy for billions of people.
–Alex Epstein
Center for Industrial Progress
He mentioned that while all 50 years of PDF versions are available, they only display correctly in single page mode.
They plan to change this online PDF Viewer to resolve this problem. So, the woes of both the fans and this new team seems to continue.
– Bee
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ROCK AND ROLL—Okay, we are scrambling on so many fronts. Building the shop is one. Preparing to build another classic is another and Adam Croft volunteered to create some concept sketches to keep us motivated.
Neighbor caught a deer hanging out in Deadwood.
In the meantime, ride fast and free forever.
–Bandit
THE PROGRESS REPORT BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for January 13, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
This should be interesting, but first I need my second cup of coffee. The shop is flying together, but weather is a constant factor. It might start to snow tonight or tomorrow.
Jason’s crew is moving quick to build the exterior walls, add the trusses and roof. Once the exterior is in place we can heat and pour the interior slab.
So, what’s a poor biker to do but to buy parts and pieces, so when the shop has the green light there’s shit to build.
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.
LATEST FROM THE PRISM GANG–Prism x Bates
The Prism x Bates Solo Seat and P-Pad were 100% made by the Bates team in Long Beach using the original templates, material and decades of experience their team carries with them.
OVERLAND’ AT THE PETERSEN MUSEUM–THE LATEST EXHIBIT FROM
THE MOTORCYCLE ARTS FOUNDATION TEAM
Curated by Paul d’Orléans, and presented by the Sasha Tcherevkoff and the Motorcycle Arts Foundation (with support from Harley-Davidson), ‘ADV:Overland’ celebrates the spirit of adventure! Round-the-World, long-distance racing, off-world prototypes, and sci-fi fantasy vehicles in one remarkable exhibit.
NEWS FROM THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION–Lawmakers Head to the Exits in 2022
Happy New Year! As is the case every two years, 2022 is an election year for much of Congress. All 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and 1/3 of the U.S. Senate are up for reelection in November. Add state and local elections to that and literally thousands of elections will take place this year.
What’s been interesting about this year’s congressional races is the number of lawmakers who are retiring, and not seeking reelection. While every year has a handful of retirements, 2022 might set a record! As of this week, 37 Representatives (26 Democrats and 11 Republicans) as well as 6 Senators (1 Democrat and 5 Republicans) have announced they will be stepping down at the end of the year.
The reasons for retirements vary, some are seeking higher office, others are fed up with Washington D.C. and others are simply avoiding potential election defeat. Regardless of the reason for these departures, it’s surprising that nearly 10% of lawmakers are headed for the exits.
There are two important things you as a Motorcycle Riders Foundation member should take away from these retirements. First, if your elected official is retiring, have they been supportive of MRF priorities in the past? In the final months of their time in D.C., many congressional offices will change their tune on issues and be more supportive of topics they avoided in the past. It doesn’t hurt to reach out again, and push for MRF priorities before the lawmakers are gone for good.
Ask the MRF D.C. team if we can help!
Second, with so many vacancies around the country, it’s a great time to get to know new candidates. Getting in on the ground floor and building relationships early in the process is one of the best ways to impact change and support your fellow bikers.
In 2020, bikers in Michigan developed an early relationship with a candidate for office months before the election. That candidate won and became a U.S. Representative! She still fondly remembers the support she received early on from riders in her district. So, get involved early and introduce yourself to the new crop of leaders headed to D.C.
Below is the current list of lawmakers departing their current positions. This list will grow in the coming months, keep your eyes and ears opened and stay up to date on who represents you in D.C. Reach out to the MRF D.C. team if you have any questions about the changing make up of Congress.
Alabama: Brooks, Shelby
Arizona: Kirkpatrick
California: Bass, Lowenthal, Roybal-Allard, Speier
Colorado: Perlmutter
Florida: Crist, Demings, S. Murphy
Georgia: Hice
Illinois: Bustos, Kinzinger, Rush
Kentucky: Yarmuth
Maryland: Brown
Michigan: Lawrence
Missouri: Blunt, Hartzler, Long
New Jersey: Sires
New York: Reed, Suozzi, Zeldin,
North Carolina: Budd, Burr, Butterfield, Price,
Ohio: Gonzalez, Portman, Ryan
Oregon: DeFazio
Pennsylvania: Doyle, Lamb, Toomey
Texas: Brady, Gohmert, E.B. Johnson, Vela,
Vermont: Leahy, Welch
Wisconsin: Kind
NEWS FROM THE BUCKLEGUY–When to Use Pricking Irons & Stitching Punches
The primary difference is pricking irons cut slits or pricks through the leather, while stitching punches make actual holes. With the irons, the different options are based on the shape and direction of the cuts, which determines the length and direction of the stitches. With punches you instead have the option to choose the size of the holes that are cut from the leather.
The other big difference is your personal aesthetic; do you prefer the final look of pricking irons, or the round hole punches?!
Both pricking irons and stitching punches work with a variety of threads used for hand stitching. These include Maine Thread, Ritza Tiger Thread, and Fil Au Chinois. With stitching punches you also have the ability to use a thicker thread or lace as well.
Made in South Korea, Sinabroks irons and punches are top-of-the-line tools due to their fine materials and craftsmanship. They all have hand-polished teeth for precision cuts and smooth entry and exit. We recommend using vinyl pricking pads to protect the teeth instead of a standard cutting board.
–The Buckleguy Team
NEWS FROM THE AEROSTICH SERVICE CENTER–Our repair experts are available to turn-around incoming work quickly this time of year.
So, this is a great time to get your Aerostich gear carefully repaired or refurbished – or even have us clean and renew the water-repellent treatment. Your suit, jacket, or pants will be ready to ride again well in time for spring.
(Average turn-around is 1-3 weeks.)
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY NEW ZEALAND CAMPUS REPORT–Have a read of this and quiz your grandkids.?
Lost Words From Our Childhood
Mergatroyd! Do you remember that word? Would you believe the spell-checker did not recognize the word Mergatroyd? Heavens to Mergatroyd!
The other day a lady said something to her son about driving a Jalopy; and he looked at her quizzically and said, “What the heck is a Jalopy?” He had never heard of the word jalopy! She knew she was old … But not that old.
Well, I hope you are Hunky Dory after you read this and chuckle.
About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included: Don’t touch that dial, Carbon copy, You sound like a broken record, and Hung out to dry.
Back in the olden days we put on our best bib and tucker.
Heavens to Betsy! Gee whillikers! Jumping Jehoshaphat! Holy Moley!
We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley; and even a regular guy couldn’t accuse us of being aknucklehead, a nincompoop or a pill. Not for all the tea in China!
We wake up from a short nap, and before we can say, “Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!” Or, “This is a fine kettle of fish!”
Poof, go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left behind. Where have all those great phrases gone?
Long gone: Pshaw, The milkman did it. Don’t forget to pull the chain. Knee high to a grasshopper. Well, Fiddlesticks! I’ll see you in the funny farm. Wake up and smell the roses.
Leaves us to wonder where Superman will find a phone booth…
See ya later, alligator! Okidoki.
You’ll notice they left out “Monkey Business”!!!
WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE FABULOUS 40’s and 50’S … NO ONE WILL EVER HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AGAIN .. WE WERE GIVEN ONE OF OUR MOST PRECIOUS GIFTS: LIVING IN THE PEACEFUL AND COMFORTABLE TIMES, CREATED FOR US BY THE “GREATEST GENERATION!”
–Graeme Lowen
New Zealand Editor
Bikernet.com™
HOT NEWS FROM DIME BAG LEATHERS–Working on Race and Rally leather wallets. Be sure to checkout True Grit Vintage Motorcycle Show in Daytona Beach Hosted by Warren Lane with all the greats attending.
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CULTURE–‘OLIVE HAGER, THE ‘MILE A MINUTE’ GIRL–She was probably the first woman to ride a Wall of Death, in the same year the vertical Wall was invented – 1914.
Olive Hager found fame, a career, and love on the Wall, and she rode for decades, regardless of injuries and accidents – even fatal ones.
It’s a remarkable story by Motorcycle Hall of Famer Cristine Sommer-Simmons.
5-BALL LEATHER ORDER STATUS— Thanks for keeping me posted on MY status! I think I have all your books, but I am always happy to get another!
Does it amaze you at how prophetic Sam Orwell has become? I don’t think we are there yet, but there are certainly people in the world that would love to make internal combustion engines illegal!
They have obviously forgotten their first bicycle or their first car and the sense of freedom it gave them!! And there is no feeling better than a cross country ride on your bike!!
Hell yeah!!
Ride hard, live free Amigo
–Ken
2021 was a Championship year for SBS BRAKE PADS—
Again in 2021, SBS is the preferred choice for the world’s best championship riders and teams. We are proud to support not only the leading Champions but also help the upcoming talents.
Contact your local dealership to order your posters.
Choose between:
6809726100 / #99 Adrian Huertas / World SSP300 2021
6809727100 / #77 Dominique Aegerter / World SSP600 2021
6809728100 / #95 Tarran Mackenzie / British Superbike 2021
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NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT–About two years ago, we announced a new “Aviatrix” series. The first piece in the series, titled “The Aviatrix” was a big success.
We are pleased to announce the worldwide release of David’s second piece in the series, titled “The Valkyrie”.
“The Valkyrie”
David Uhl 2022
David recently stated “The Valkyrie”, maidens in service to the chief god Odin, Viking saga /story. I have always loved the pantheon of the Nordic Gods, and believe they have deep connections to Atlantean times”.
We are now taking orders for the Fine Art canvas prints in this edition. Each piece will be hand-signed by David and numbered, with Certificate of Authenticity.
If you own the first piece, The Aviatrix, you have first right of refusal for your matching edition number on this new one. And all orders placed by Sunday will receive 10% off the prices below.
If you don’t have The Aviatrix and want to collect both pieces, you still have time. As an added bonus, through Sunday if you get both we are offering special pricing on the package. Please email me if interested. Having both will also grant you first right of refusal on matching numbers as the series moves forward.
Edition specifics for “The Valkyrie”:
** Image size 24 x 24, edition of 30 plus 5 Artist Proofs and 5 Hors d’ Commerce, $1,295 framed.
** Image size 30 x 30, edition of 30 plus 5 Artist Proofs and 5 Hors d’ Commerce, $1,895 framed.
** Image size 36 x 36, edition of 10 plus 3 Artist Proofs and 3 Hors d’ Commerce, $2,895 framed.
Shipping is additional.
Please let me know if I can be of assistance. As always, thanks for your time!
–Greg Rhodes
International Sales Director
David Uhl Fine Art
Uhl Studios
303-913-4840
https://www.uhlstudios.com/
SENIOR EDITOR RECEIVES STURGIS HALL OF FAME RING—John “Rogue” Herlihy just received his Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame silver ring from Frank Zubieta at Nino 925 American Made Jewelry.
For over 20 years, Frank Zubieta has been entrenched in biker jewelry lifestyle personally attending and creating biker jewelry for rallies around the country and worldwide in cities including Sturgis, Daytona Beach, Reno, Hollister, Las Vegas, New York City, and internationally attended by distribution, London, Barcelona, Italy, Germany, Portugal and many others.
Zubieta combines his love for biker jewelry handcrafted in sterling silver, yellow, rose, white gold, and platinum with precious and semiprecious stones to create wearable masterpieces that not only reflect the lifestyle of their owners, but can also be passed down for generations. That’s because Zubieta creates biker jewelry with a lifetime warranty.
Zubieta’s Biker jewelry is worn by men and women across the globe, with a certified distributor headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. Los Angeles based Nino925 biker jewelry is a known and respected brand in the jewelry industry and has been featured in multiple lifestyle magazines and on national television shows..
It means a lot to me to have this ring.
These are the Superbowl rings of the motorcycle industry in size and stature.
–Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com™
BIG AUCTION NEWS–Mecum’s Las Vegas sale is January 25-29 and returns to the South Point Hotel and Casino! Check out their list of amazing machines!
Brothers are headed that direction from all over the country.
–Bandit
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WORD OF THE DAY–tchotchke
[ chahch-kuh ]
noun
an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament.
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF TCHOTCHKE?
Tchotchke “an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament” is a borrowing of Yiddish tshatshke, from obsolete Polish czaczko “toy, trinket” (modern Polish cacko), which is cognate with Czech cacka and Russian cacka, of the same general meaning. These Slavic terms are all most likely of imitative origin; with the addition of the diminutive suffix -ka or -ko, the original forms (Czech caca and both Polish and Russian caca) appear to be reduplicated syllables that are typical of baby talk.
In case you thought it was a little strange that a word for “toy” or “trinket” would derive from a doubled syllable, bear in mind that English contains the similarly reduplicated term knickknack. Tchotchke was first recorded in English in the late 1960s.
HOW IS TCHOTCHKE USED?
For a reminder-through-association to work well it needs to be distinctive—something out of place that will catch the eye. To remind yourself to mail a stack of bills in the morning, for example, you might put a tennis ball on top of them …. And to remind employees to fill out the sign-up sheet for the holiday party, place it next to the brand new large snow globe on the receptionist’s desk and let people know to sign-up when they see the distinctive new tchotchke.
TODD ROGERS AND KATY MILKMAN, “A NEW WAY TO REMEMBER: THE POWER OF QUIRKY MEMORY JOGS,” SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Michael Zegen, a star of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” is an unabashed hunter and gatherer. It runs in the family …. He says that tchotchkes make him feel good. “From the time I was a kid I’ve been into knickknacks,” said Mr. Zegen, whose collectibles include an orange Snoopy and a robot.
TONY CENICOLA, “THE FEEL-GOOD POWER OF TCHOTCHKES,” NEW YORK TIMES, NOVEMBER 27, 2018
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Monster Energy’s UNLEASHED Podcast Welcomes Motocross Champion Adam Cianciarulo–Episode 22 Interviews 25-Year-Old Dirt Bike Racing Prodigy and Team Monster Energy Kawasaki Rider
CORONA, California – January 10, 2022 – Kicking off the 2022 Supercross season with a special treat! Monster Energy is proud to host 2019 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Series Champion and dirt bike racing prodigy Adam Cianciarulo on Episode 22 of the sports and pop culture podcast UNLEASHED with The Dingo and Danny.
“I’m glad that I’ve reached this point that I’m able to go out there on Saturday nights and live my dream. Sports are always going to be up or down with results or injuries. But at the end of the day, there is nothing in my life that I would rather be doing.
It has been a crazy journey,” said Monster Energy’s Cianciarulo on the new edition of the UNLEASHED podcast.
Fans can now get the inside story of Cianciarulo’s pro motocross journey in this latest episode of UNLEASHED. Released today, the new podcast starring Adam Cianciarulo and special guest interviewer “Dirt Shark” Ash Hodges is streaming on all major platforms, including Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube.
Cianciarulo has been riding dirt bikes for as long as he can remember. He started on his first minibike at age 3 and began racing one year later. His natural talent earned the native Floridian eleven AMA Amateur Motocross National Championships – still an unsurpassed record! As a pro, the Team Monster Energy Kawasaki rider kept collecting trophies, including the 2019 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Series Championship and the coveted AMA Pro Motocross Rookie of the Year award.
Raised in Port Orange near Daytona Beach, Florida, Cianciarulo was born with a need for speed. “My whole existence is really around dirt bikes. I got a bike when I was three years old and just started shredding around on it. I started racing locally when I was four and was pretty naturally gifted at it right away. So my parents were always super supportive and did everything to help me,” he said on the episode.
Soon enough, Cianciarulo’s natural talent allowed him to dominate far beyond local races and attract sponsors at a young age. “It kind of snowballed and became my life, I guess,” said Cianciarulo, who decided to pursue a career as a professional early on. “At age ten, I knew that’s all I wanted to do. I kind of understood the gravity as I get older. But in the moment, I just wanted to win! I just had that drive for it.”
In an unparalleled reign as an amateur racer, Cianciarulo became the winningest minibike rider in amateur motocross history. He clinched eleven AMA Amateur National Championships at Loretta Lynn, considered the Super Bowl of amateur motocross racing. But he always had his eyes set on fulfilling his lifelong dream of turning pro: “Any accomplishment in amateur racing was always about, how can I be a good pro? I wasn’t counting championships or counting checks. I was always like, how can I be one of those guys racing Supercross every Saturday night? I was just so focused on the process that success came naturally.”
In 2013, Cianciarulo turned pro for Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki and soon became a force to be reckoned with in the 250 division. After years of battling for the top spot and a heated rivalry with Frenchman Dylan Ferrandis, he finally earned the national AMA championship in 2019. “I just have this desire to win dirt bike races. There is just something about me that I’m obsessed with it. I enjoy that feeling. I wake up every day, how the hell am I going to win?”
Since joining the 450 division in 2020, Cianciarulo has overcome injuries and worked tirelessly to perfect his racing skills. Speaking on the ultra-competitive league, he said on UNLEASHED: “The one thing about the 450 class is that the top fifteen guys have all won championships on 250s. So, your margin for error is just so small. The races are a little bit longer, the tracks are rougher. All the little things you don’t do well show ten times more!”
Heading into the 2022 season alongside teammate Jason Anderson, the prodigy is laser-focused on perfecting his skillset through daily training. “I figured out along the way that the joy is in the doing. To fall in love with the process of what you’re doing every day. And the results will come.” Asked what he most looks forward to in the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross season, Cianciarulo replied: “Winning!”
But better hear the full story yourself! Head over to the landing page to access Episode 22 of the UNLEASHED with The Dingo and Danny Podcast featuring Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Adam Cianciarulo.
The UNLEASHED with The Dingo and Danny Podcast is here to celebrate the personalities behind the Monster Energy lifestyle. With each episode dedicated to a unique guest or topic, listeners learn about living on the edge and advancing the state of the art in the world of high-energy sports as well as music, games, and pop culture from individuals at the top of their game. More than a drink, Monster Energy is a way of life lived by athletes, sports, bands, believers, and fans – and the podcast is an extension of this unique DNA.
For more on Adam Cianciarulo and our team of motocross athletes visit www.monsterenergy.com. Also follow Monster Energy on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok for exclusive content and athlete features.
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THE SCIENCE OF SCIENCE— this is the most sensible article ever written by someone not me.
–J.J. Solari
Investigator
Bikernet.com™
WARREN HEIR JR’S DEATH DEALER—
Warren Heir Jr. had his teeth cut for motorcycles when he was still a cub. His old man, Warren Heir Sr., ran a motorcycle shop out of the garage of their childhood home, and Heir Jr. spent time hearing stories about his father’s motorcycle escapades from all his various “uncles” — friends of the family who’d always hang around the shop.
Story By Choppers Magazine
Check Mama Tried for more info
THE HONEST BROKER: MAKING SENSE OF SCIENCE IN POLICY AND POLITICS, BOOK REVIEW–
Scientists have a choice concerning what role they should play in political debates and policy formation, particularly in terms of how they present their research. This book is about understanding this choice, what considerations are important to think about when deciding, and the consequences of such choices for the individual scientist and the broader scientific enterprise.
Rather than prescribing what course of action each scientist ought to take, the book aims to identify a range of options for individual scientists to consider in making their own judgments about how they would like to position themselves in relation to policy and politics.
Using examples from a range of scientific controversies and thought-provoking analogies from other walks of life, The Honest Broker challenges us all – scientists, politicians and citizens – to think carefully about how best science can contribute to policy-making and a healthy democracy.
–by Roger Pielke, Jr.
Cambridge University Press
NEW FROM RMJ–
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All three groups are drawn together around top shelf products made from CPM 3V steel. This high end, American made tool steel is a lot like the members of the Syndicate, it’s cantankerous, extremely tough, and can be rough around the edges. CPM 3V is hard on the equipment used to shape it. Machinery, cutters, grinding belts, and the craftsman’s patience are all tested by this difficult to work steel. However, in the end, the tools crafted from it are worth the effort, they are the embodiment of American excellence.
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The 3V Syndicate Sparrow is a compact bird and trout style fixed blade knife that excels in a concealed carry or everyday carry (EDC) capacity. You can use the Sparrow to cut an apple in the park without anyone being concerned that you have a dangerous weapon in your hand. It blends in well in both urban and rural settings and is a great companion for any type of adventure. The classic drop point blade has a Cobalt Cerakote finish for corrosion and glare resistance.
The 3V Syndicate Sparrow is finished with smooth carbon fiber handles scales for a stealthy look. The Sparrow comes with a molded kydex scabbard with two MAD straps that allow for scout-style carry (horizontal) and inside the waistband (IWB) vertical carry. It is also MOLLE compatible and can be set up to attach to PALS webbing on any pack, plate carrier, or similarly equipped gear. The Sparrow also includes a 3V Syndicate Coin, Leather Patch, and cherry presentation box.
Specifications
Overall Length: 7 in
Blade Length: 3.5 in
Cutting Edge Length: 3.125 in
Blade Thickness: .130 in
Weight: 2.3 ounces (without sheath)
Blade Material: CPM-3V (HRC 58-60)
Blade Finish: Cobalt Cerakote
Handle Material: Carbon Fiber
Sheath: Kydex scabbard
In the box: Sparrow Knife, Kydex Scabbard, Coin, Leather Patch, Cherry presentation box.
TRUTH ABOUT CARS— More Western Leaders Call for the End of Private Vehicle Ownership
If there’s anything that’ll get my stomach into a twist, it’s the government talking about the merits of reducing people’s ability to own things. Fortunately, the 36-hour flu I just experienced made me nigh-invulnerable and someone had forwarded me the latest on what U.K. Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department for Transport Trudy Harrison had to say about personal vehicle ownership. She’s very keen on public transpiration but not so interested in the plebian masses having access to their own, individual modes of transport.
Earlier this month, she told a virtual audience at shared transport charity CoMoUK that the United Kingdom needed to move away from “20th-century thinking centered around private vehicle ownership and towards greater flexibility, with personal choice and low carbon shared transport.”
Though the matter is hardly isolated to the U.K. In the United States, the San Diego Association of Government’s board of directors has recently passed its annual Regional Transportation Plan that originally included a provision to charge drivers a fee for literally every single mile driven. It’s sort of like the fuel tax, but worse since it applies an additional 4 cents per mile regardless of whether you’re burning liquid fuel or sourcing it from the grid using an electric vehicle.
Fortunately, that particular item received sufficient opposition to have it taken out of the plan. However, the board hinted that it wanted to revisit the item at a later date, because it believes the entire premise of its existence is to create a 30-year blueprint that encourages the region (encompassing 18 Californian cities) to transition away from personal vehicle ownership as a way to enhance public transportation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
While she never weighed in on it, we’re under the assumption that the UK’s transport minister is of a similar mind.
“Changing the way people consider car ownership and dependency will take time,” Harrison said during the CoMoUK conference. “Many things seem far fetched until they aren’t and I believe the same is true for shared mobility.”
I’m only aware of Minister Trudy Harrison’s position thanks to Motorious’ Steven Symes, who has been tracking the issue and likewise tied the U.K. plotting to what’s been happening on the Western Coast of the United States.
–By Matt Posky
Truth about CARs
MOTORCYCLE TOURS FOR 2022–Adriatic Coast and Northern Islands
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BIKERNET UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CLASS—Thought we should clarify after the movie, Don’t Look Up, was released.
Meteor vs. Asteroid vs. Comet: The Astronomical Differences Between These And More Terms
Meteors, meteorites, meteoroids, asteroids, comets … that’s a lot of terms (and space objects) flying around! Not to mention shooting stars and meteor showers. Are they all the same thing? Even though some of them may appear pretty similar to us, the answer is no, they’re not the same thing—especially not to the scientists who study them and who use different terms for specific reasons (more on them later).
You’re about to get a crash course in the differences and similarities—some subtle, some meatier—between meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids. You’ll also learn how they compare or relate to asteroids and comets. And you’ll even get some tips for when to spot them in the sky!
Quick summary
Meteor: A meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up.
Meteorite: A meteoroid, especially one that has hit Earth’s surface.
Asteroid: A rocky object that orbits the sun and has an average size between a meteoroid and a planet.
Comet: An object made mostly of ice and dust, often with a gas halo and tail, that sometimes orbits the sun.
–Dictionary.com
Got it?—Bandit
GOOD NEWS FOR 2022—We now have a bunch of Chopper and classic motorcycle magazines available. Cycle Source is still the king and if you want an informative classic bike magazine join the Antique Motorcycle Club of America. Hell, I saw the cover of Outlaw Bikers and got to glance through the most recent Easyriders Classic Magazine.
Foreseeable electric car catastrophes
Imagine: It is September 4, 2035 in Miami and a large Cat. 5 hurricane is offshore headed straight for Miami.
Roughly 7 million persons are in the general area where the hurricane will come ashore in 24 hours. The governor orders an evacuation of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area of Florida. All of the cars start heading north on I-95. All lanes are cleared to head northbound. With Congress and President Cortez having mandated that all cars built after 2030 must be electric (no hybrids) everyone heads north, but now they are caught up in a terrible traffic jam.
Hurricane Katrina on US Weather Service radar
Electric cars are starting to stall out on the I-95 as well as the A1A and the Turnpike as they run out of power. There are simply not enough charging stations to charge the cars and police monitoring the available chargers are limiting drivers to 15 minutes. Chargers are shutting down as water shorts out the charging heads on the cars. The electric cars are turning off their air conditioners to preserve their remaining charge.
You are stuck in the traffic jam all night with the storm headed right at you. No battery, no A/C/ no windshield wipers, no GPS. All that you can do is call 911 and hope for help, but they can’t because all the roads are blocked with stalled electric vehicles. The new electric police and EMT vehicles mandated by President Cortez soon are out of juice. The wind is increasing. Then Florida Power and Light turns off the grid as power lines come down.
How do you charge thousands of electric cars stalled in a traffic jam? Each car must be towed to a charger or given a quick charge just to get it off the road. With no A/C many elderly and infirm will die in their cars. In Florida or the Gulf coast thousands will surely drown.
Where is the electricity to charge these cars going to come from? Today’s grid is maxed out almost every day during the summer. No nuclear power. California has two nuclear plants and one is being totally decommissioned and the other is scheduled for decommissioning.
Lithium-ion batteries are toxic waste. Where is the infrastructure to recycle these “green” car batteries.
Oil was “discovered” for commercial development in Pennsylvania in 1859. With 150 years to develop the infrastructure and distribution system for oil and gas, we are blessed with a robust and reliable source of power. Modern gasoline powered cars yield almost no air pollution. Is it such a smart idea to trash this well-developed system to go “green”?
THE VINTAGENT CLASSICS–
‘Angels Die Hard’
A classic B-movie biker flick in which, for once, the 1%ers are the good guys, or at least, the victims of violent rednecks. It’s the first film distributed by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures: Corman launched countless careers in Hollywood, including James Cameron and Ron Howard – both big-time Oscar winners. This film is directed by Richard Compton, who went on to a very long career directing mostly TV series, from Baywatch to X-Files.
TATTOO ALERT FROM EUROPE: the muslimization of civilization continues the EU has outlawed tattoo ink.
It’ll be like heroin. you’ll have to get ink from the chinks and the wops and the spics. Get caught, 40 years in prison for tattoo ink. The Muslims run Europe now, kinda like they do here.
They don’t like tattoos, dogs, art, music, adult women, and non-Muslims. and that’s the SHORT list.
–J.J. Solari
Senior Investigator
Bikernet.com™
BANDIT’S KNUCKLESLED REPORT–Workin the first concept sketches for the Bikernet Knuckle Sled with different color combos. For this concept, I Chose a skinny 21” 40-spoke with dual large diameter polished brake rotors and small polished calipers.
Customized Blings Cycles gas tank. Handtooled leather sprung seat. Custom trumpets pipes. Rear 21” wide tire with Arlen Ness Taildragger fender. I’ll have more soon, traveling day.
Also starting to work on custom leather Key Fobs for Billy Lane at Choppers Inc for the first 7 or 50 custom motorcycle based around the Crocker he has. Read all about it in the New Classic Easyriders
All the best
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ARE PEDESTRIANS VERMIN? Philosophers Debate Anti-Automobile Notions
In November of 2021, an obscure philosophy article was given inordinate attention in the press, propelled by press releases from anti-automobile activist groups. The article, “The vermin of the street: the politics of violence and the nomos of automobility” by Robert Braun and Richard Randell, appeared in the journal Mobilities, published online by Rutgers University. Its thesis is that the street—the space between the curbs—is a lawless, violent domain where drivers may kill pedestrians without penalty as if they were vermin.
The article was seized on by activists trying to sell the notion that the auto is inherently violent and can’t be redeemed—only expelled. While the original philosophical piece went largely unread, commentary on it has been widespread by people wanting to restrict auto use.
Ill-formed ideas are sometimes dressed up in foreign words. Nomos meant “law” in fifth-century-BC Greece when ownership of land was first fought over, customs were evolving into law, and the obligations of citizens were being debated for the first time.
The law of the street has evolved over the 12 decades of the automotive era, starting out as custom and progressing into standardized vehicle codes. A recent wave of propaganda says that this was not a democratic evolution but an appropriation by hegemonic automotive industries. Should the law governing the rights of pedestrians and drivers now be overthrown, and absolute power given to pedestrians?
Democracy doesn’t like absolutes. The laws that gave motorists power between the curbs are the product of democratic government and the larger legal system. The journal authors acknowledge that the decision for automobility was the same in every country, under every system of government, even in developing countries with horrific traffic casualty rates. The present system is the result of 110 years of political decisions balancing mobility, risk, and competing street uses. It’s not going to be overthrown easily.
Sure, it’s a tragedy that most streets are no longer usable for quiet strolling, markets, or children’s playgrounds. They now have a higher function: giving the great mass of people access to their world. Activists quoting the Rutgers article evidence unashamed hostility toward mobility by the masses. Remember that auto means self. When anti-auto partisans militate against automobility, they want to deny people agency over their own movement.
The journal article describes the road as a “totalitarian” environment. This is an Orwellian shift in meaning. (“War is peace. Freedom is slavery.”) Such meaning reversals are becoming common in anti-democratic politics. In the anti-auto world view, driving is violence, the highway is totalitarian, and transit is liberating. In the real world, automobility is one of the great democratizing forces in history, while transit restricts travel to a few approved destinations and rigid schedules.
ELECTRIC WORLD–Hah! not your ol’ man’s Knuckle.
The range-topper can also cover 146 miles on a single charge.
Shared from Apple News
–Geno
It’s a National Record holder and contains the best of the best stuff components. Lonnie Isam worked on it at one point.
If you’re seriously interested, give Dan a call 262-909-6937. He’s asking $35,900.
LATEST FROM THE COVID FILES–Have a look at this article in MSN today.
‘Can’t Eradicate This Virus’: Top Scientists In US, UK Say Covid Could Be Endemic
“There’s no way we’re going to eradicate this virus given its contagiousness, its propensity to mutate into new variants and the large pool of unvaccinated people,” Fauci said.
Fauci said that he hoped that the US will soon enter a transitional phase where it will be easier to treat high-risk Covid-19 patients. “The country will hopefully enter a new phase where there’ll be enough protection in the community, enough drugs available so that when someone does get infected and is in a high-risk group, it will be very easy to treat that person,” he said.
He also pointed out that particular point will indicate the US is transitioning and learning to live with the virus. Fauci, however, warned that with 1,200 deaths reported daily, the US has not reached that point.
UK cases drop
The UK reported 120,821 new cases and 379 new deaths on Tuesday but cases dropped, according to a report by news agency The Guardian. The report also outlined that the total number of cases over the past one week has dropped by at least 13.1% compared to the week before.
The UK’s Office for National Statistics says that at least 95% of the population in the UK have developed antibodies to Covid from vaccination, infection or both.
THIS JUST IN FROM DR. J.J. SOLARI:
Official response: There is no way to eradicate ANY virus. The flu mutates over and over but whatever it mutated FROM never disappears. THIS IS WHY THERE IS NO CURE FOR THE COMMON COLD!!!!! THERE’S TOO GODDAMN FUCKING MANY VARIETIES OF THE BASICALLY THE SAME VIRUS! THE FUCKING “PURPOSE” OF THE WINTER FLU AND THE COMMON COLD IS TO PUT THE FUCKING KIBOSH ON THE SICK AND ELDERLY OF THE HUMAN SPECIES!!!!! THE FLU VIRUS FAMILY IS A PREDATORY LIFE FORM THAT DEVOURS HUMANITY! AND LIKE ALL PREDATORS IT KILLS THE WEAK!! FUCKING THANK YOU!! GODAMMIT!!!
And, now that I have had three straight shots of Lapis-brand tequila, let me say, if I may, that in my opinion, based on just my examination of his insipid fucking face in newscasts and propaganda statements from his throne in DC, Fuckface Fauci is a soulless little piece of insufferable shit with some kind of weird agenda, which I have determined based on his listless rambling “explanations” of the annual cold and flu season which he has somehow singlehandedly transformed into a worldwide total loss of intelligence among the populace.
Not that the populace was ever intelligent. We’re where we are as a species because of the occasional individual who singlehandedly makes everyones’ lives better. Like Tesla. And Pasteur. And UN-like fuckface Fauci who singlehandedly, like all driven, ruthless, sociopathic wielders of power, makes everyones’ lives’ astoundingly worse. Fauci is one of these.
Look at his rambling vapid droning wandering very patiently elaborate “explanation” of 3rd grade health-and-safety about the common flu virus: like as though it’s suddenly some mighty and majestic anomaly. And that’s another thing: this whole Wuhan Schmoohan thing is a fucking fable. Designed to pretend that the annual cold and flu season is some clandestine secret lab monster accidentally let loose. The only fucking monster on the loose is Fauci.
Thank you. Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.
–JJ Solari,
Professor Enematis
Fuck U Niversity 101
THE ART OF GRATITUDE–Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie
Today, as I Pause to prepare myself for my day, I think about all the things that I should be Grateful for. I Let Go of all my fears, doubts, regrets, worry, stress, and negativity. I close my eyes and think how lucky I am to be able to take on another breath of healthy fresh air.
All I have to do is look around my house and see so many things that I am Grateful for, electricity, my computer, my desk, a kitchen full of food, hot water, a toilet, toilet paper and so much more.
I have been blessed with the gift of being able to walk, talk, read and write. I have been born in a country that allows me to be, do and have anything I want if I set my Mind to it. I am thankful for all my experiences both good and bad for I would not be the person I am today if I did not learn from all the lessons.
Namaste’
–YALE
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
THERE YOU HAVE IT—We are going to bring you my first bike feature in Easyriders, direct from the pages in about the 5th issue, but I will confirm it.
I’m about to complete the Sturgis storied 2021 run with my grandson and Jeff Holt as he rode out from the west coast for the first time.
We ran into Buck Lovell, once the editor of Hot Bike magazine. He told us about the hike to the Roosevelt Tower behind the Deadwood Lodge. It was fresh outside but the Redhead and I made it. Amazing, we could see the entire state from the stone tower.
We have this 38-inch in diameter Hamster piece hanging in the Deadwood pad, but we can’t seem to find out who the artist was or where it came from.
My grandson, Frankie, had a meeting with George from Choppers Mag about advertising. George is into his long chopper, perfect for Choppers Magazine.
Frankie outside catching a sunset. He never gets a sunrise. He sleeps till noon then hits the gym.
I’m going to have just a few of these shirts, produced by Hal Robinson’s ex. She’s held onto them for a long time. Hall drew this for Lou Kimzey, who wrote under the name Spider. Lou or Spider was a trippy guy.
A couple of Hamster brothers are helping me get my hands on a driveline for another project. One of them is Carl Pussar, who recently sold his shop and is on the move. But he didn’t stop building bikes. Here’s his latest coming together in his makeshift shop.
Hang on for next week’s news. In the meantime Ride Fast and Free Forever!
CARSON CITY RUN BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for January 20, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
We blasted out of Boulder Canyon between Deadwood and Sturgis, South Dakota at 4:00 in the morning last Friday. There was a deal on a 1948 ULH 80 Flathead Harley, the last year. An ex-longtime Paughco employee Steve H. was struggling and needed cash.
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We sought various options, but then the weather cleared, and we needed bolt early to miss the next snow. As it turned out we ran into some snow in Wyoming, but no big deal.
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We powered through to Wendover where lodging was scarce, but we bunked in at the Best Western and they treated us well and the morning coffee was stellar.
We rolled alongside the Paughco Headquarters at 2:00 p.m. on the dot. After a meeting with the grand emperor of the Paughco empire, Ron Paugh we did the deal and made for Downtown Carson City and the Courtyard Marriot, which got a very low score from us. I’d watch out for those guys.
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Regarding Paughco, they are perhaps the largest most trusted manufacturer of custom and old Harley replacement parts in the industry. Their product line is massive, and they do it all in house. I’ll get into that more as we start on project bike builds for this year as soon as my shop is completed.
Let’s hit the news, then I’ll tell you about the rest of the knockout 1,100-mile Flathead blast and shop progress. It’s screaming together.
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.
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME–This week the Motorcycle Riders Foundation was notified by Emma Garvin, Executive Director of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame, that the Motorcycle Riders Foundation will be inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2022 Inductees. The ceremony will take place in August during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
While there are a significant number of individual members associated with the Motorcycle Riders Foundation that have been inducted into the Sturgis Hall of Fame, it is noteworthy that our organization as a whole will now be included.
MRF Chairman and President, Kirk “Hardtail” Willard, had this to say, “Our organization being inducted into the Sturgis Hall of Fame is an outstanding achievement that truly recognizes the impact the Motorcycle Riders Foundation has had on the National and International motorcyclists’ rights scene over the past four decades.
It is truly a celebration of our Founding members and the contributions of each Sustaining Member Organization, Sustaining Motorcycle Club, and individual members since the beginning of this movement. For this recognition to happen in the spiritual center of motorcycling makes it even more special.”
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation would like to thank Gary Sellers and Jiggs Cressy along with all of you that sent in letters in support of our nomination.
–Fred Harrell
Senior Communications Specialists
Motorcycle Riders Foundation
MEME OF THE DAY–“This tire’s going flat. But I’m not. Wanna ride me for a while?”
–J.J. Solari
BIKERS FOR TRUMP CREW CHECKS IN–Our Bikers rolled up in force to Pres. Trump’s Arizona Rally and made it clear – President Trump and his supporters will not be canceled by Leftist thugs!
We’re the only grassroots organization with the determination to take on the violent Left at a moment’s notice. Now we’re being called to rally behind Trump and his supporters in Texas in less than 10 days!
Keith, we have a major problem. After Arizona, our Bikes are running on empty. If we can’t keep our gas tanks filled, our Bikers aren’t going anywhere.
Because of Bidenflation, our biggest cost is the gas to fuel up our Bikes. If you care about stopping ANTIFA and BLM from harassing our voters, rush your contribution so we can fuel up our Bikes for Pres. Trump’s Texas Rally!
Skyrocketing gas prices are a serious emergency that threatens the biggest advantage we have over the Left – MOBILITY!
We’re counting on you to pitch in whatever you can to get our Bikers gassed up and on the road for Texas!
Democrats think they can flip Texas and deny President Trump another major victory in the state. Help gas up our Bikes so we can show the Country that Texas is still solidly behind President Trump.
–Chris Cox
Bikers for Trump
NEWS FROM THE PRISM GANG— Paradise Road Show
We just got back from a trip out west to see a bunch of our friends at the Paradise Road Show. Our trip started with a visit to the Cycle Zombies crew where we got to see Beach Pig and Tropical Beef, Matty Matheson’s two panheads that feature a slew of our parts.
After that, we got to see the show in Palm Springs at The Saguaro. Our friend Jonny shot some photos while perusing The Golden State, so keep scrolling to enjoy his pics from our trip.
–Prism Gang
Frankie and Em blasted out to the Palm Springs show. Wasn’t a big deal according to them, but a nice ride to the desert.
–Bandit
DEPARTURE BIKE WORKS BONNE BELLE PROGRESS REPORT—Brian one of the new partners reports: We had an issue with the Timken set pushing the crank assembly too far over to one side in the case, no allowing bother cases to close together properly.
I was able to tur the lip off the ounput shaft in order to get us back to where we need to be. We are sending the flywheels out to be cut for active balance at the balance master.
The cylinders are being fit to pistons currently.
RESPECT TODAY–If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.
–Cavett Robert
I refuse to allow anything or anyone to disturb my peace of mind.
I Let Go of yesterday and the fears of tomorrow by living fully in the Present. I will not condemn or judge anyone or anything, even the guy who cuts me off in traffic.
I find an opportunity in each second and refuse to waist one precious moment of my day. I make choices to block out any old tapes playing in my head of doubt, regrets or negativity. As my day unfolds, I return to these words to remind myself of my commitment to Live large. I don’t know how many days I have left on this plain, so I commit to this Consciousness constantly.
Today is a gift and I am so Grateful for It. Make it the best day ever! As I Pause at the end of Today, I will look back and just smile and say Thank You.
And So It is…
Namaste’
“Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
I hope everyone who is reading these words is having a Great Day and if you are not you do have the right to change it right now.
THE COOL ANTI-DOOM READ OF THE DAY—by Ed Berry, PhD
The journal, Science of Climate Change, published my landmark scientific paper on December 14, 2021.
My paper, and papers by Murry Salby and Hermann Harde, are checkmate proof that natural CO2, not human CO2, causes most of the increase in atmospheric CO2. Physics proves our CO2 does not change our climate.
In 1992, Al Gore claimed,
“Only an insignificant fraction of scientists deny the global warming crisis. The time for debate is over. The science is settled.”
I attended the meeting in the San Francisco Bay area where Bush’s toady told some 100 climate physicists like me that we were out of a job. They did not want physicists to tell them our CO2 does not cause climate change. They wanted and would fund only ecologists to write reports on the damage humans do by burning carbon fuels.
The dark side propagates its climate fraud by trying to scare you with its claimed consequences if you do not do what they tell you to do. Fear causes us to abandon our logic and common sense. Likely, the witch doctors of old used the same techniques.
How to understand the climate fraud.
Almost Every day, the news media tells us about a new “climate catastrophe.” The subliminal message is “because it’s bad, you caused it.”
The climate fraud may be the mother of all frauds. Belief in IPCC’s core assumption dumbs us down and makes us susceptible to other frauds, like gun control and COVID mandates.
They say, “natural CO2 emissions stayed constant and human CO2 caused the problem.” This is the ecological nonsense of “Nature is Good, Human is Bad.”
My book Climate Miracle explains in a short read the logic you need to defend yourself against climate alarmism.
The proof is important.
According to the scientific method, it is impossible to prove a theory is true (as climate alarmists try to do) but it takes only one contradiction to prove a theory is false. My paper supplies that contradiction.
According to the scientific method, my paper overturns the “consensus” claim that IPCC’s core assumption is true, and it “outvotes” the thousands of IPCC papers that claim IPCC’s core assumption is true.
Now, the only scientific way for them to justify their climate alarmism is to show there is a major error in my paper. Many have tried but no one has succeeded.
Human CO2 does not “accumulate” in the atmosphere.
CO2 flows through the atmosphere like water flows through a lake. Imagine a lake where a river sends water into a lake and lake water flows out over a dam. Pretend we arrive when the inflow is small but constant and the water flowing over the dam is equally small and constant.
The lake level is at equilibrium. Its outflow equals its inflow. The lake level is constant. Suddenly, the inflow increases. It raises the lake level. This rise in the lake level makes more water flow over the dam. The lake level rises just enough to make its new outflow equal its new inflow.
That illustrates now human and natural CO2 that flow into the atmosphere change the CO2 level in the atmosphere. Nothing accumulates. The level rises only enough to make CO2 outflow equal to the CO2 inflow.
Let’s do a first approximation.
The IPCC says annual human CO2 emissions are about 5% of natural CO2 emissions. This is like a recipe. What you put in is what you get. The only difference here is your recipe is flowing out of a hole in the bottom of your bowl as you pour things in.
Because human CO2 inflow is 5% the human CO2 level in the bowl is also 5%. The natural CO2 level in the bowl is 95%.
Same for CO2 in the atmosphere. This first approximation says human CO2 is only 5%.
But the IPCC theory is that human CO2 is at 30%. This shows IPCC’s core assumption is wrong.
Let’s do more accurate calculations.
My paper uses IPCC’s natural carbon cycle data and annual human CO2 emissions data to calculate the true effect of human CO2 emissions. Notice I use IPCC’s own data to prove its assumption about human CO2 is false.
Human and natural CO2 do not react with each other. So, we can calculate their effects independently, which simplifies the calculations.
My calculations include human CO2 that recycles back into the atmosphere and the transfer of human carbon from the slow carbon cycle to the fast carbon cycle. The whole banana.
The result, as of 2020, is human CO2 has increased to only 8% of all atmospheric CO2. This is still nowhere near the 30% required by IPCC’s core assumption. Therefore, IPCC’s core assumption is wrong. Not even close. In fact, a fraud.
The IPCC attempts to explain this problem.
The IPCC tries to get around this problem by claiming human CO2, but not natural CO2 stays in the atmosphere for hundreds of years. And by staying around longer, the human CO2 goes up to 30%.
Thus, the IPCC digs its own grave.
This IPCC claim is absurd because human and natural CO2 molecules are identical, so they flow out of the atmosphere at the same rate.
IPCC’s story (and it is a story) would require a magic demon in the atmosphere that can separate human CO2 from natural CO2 molecules, and then detain the human molecules. It can’t happen. No one should fall for this baloney.
–Ed Berry
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REPORT FROM DIME BAG LEATHER–Made a stop in Stonehead Leather in Utica, IL. Cool shop, Keith and Darsi were very helpful and carry a huge lineup of leather and biker goods.
Visit Stonehead Leather in Utica, IL and on Facebook. Also visit their website stoneheadleather.com
Reference: stoneheadleather.com
We are located in the quaint village of Utica, IL, just outside of Starved Rock State Park. We are near Mattheissen State Park and Buffalo Rock State Park. We specialize in motorcycle leather and motorcycle riding accessories.
The owners, Keith and Darsi have been riding for 40 years and are very knowledgeable about your biking needs.
We carry a wide variety of men’s and women’s leather jackets, chaps and vests covering a large size range. We have a large selection of doo-rags, gloves, clothing and jewelry. We have over 2000 patches in stock to customize your leathers.
We also do custom work making gun holsters, shoulder holsters, phone cases, repairs, and various other leather needs.
–Adam Croft
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OPEN ROAD RADIO IS COOKING FOR THE MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY–Open Road Radio is celebrating 25 years on radio this year…First broadcast was January 2nd 1997!
WOW – It’s been a thrilling ride and I have met the best people thru motorcycling – YOU!
That sure did go fast!
If you would join us LIVE this Saturday by zoom in our LIVE broadcast, record your message on your phone and send to me via email, OR pre-record with me on…Friday Jan 7th.
Plz pick one of the options most convenient to you for a :30 sec to 3 min:
Congratulations Open Road Radio on 25th yr. Anniversary
Happy New Year Greeting
Thoughts of potential motorcycle Industry trends 2022 -Motorcycle predictions
RECORD YOUR MESSAGE ON YOUR PHONE: State name, business & message Send to me: gina@openroadradio.com TODAY FRIDAY . Engineer will supercut and add your name & business caption
GO LIVE WITH OPEN ROAD RADIO SAT JAN 8th: Various Time slots on Open Road Radio Saturday Jan 15th LIVE (will provide zoom link)
Plz feel free to mention your business, ambitions, goals of 2022!
Plz let us know if you are avail to join us (asap) in one of these fashions…we are stoked to have you on our memorable Open Road Radio 25th Anniversary Edition! (All month long)
–Gina Woods / President
Open Road Radio- Moto Lifestyle Talk
Celebrating 25 years!
LIVE every Sat 11 am – 12 pm cdt
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–THE PROGRESS REPORT BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for January 13, 2022
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/THE_PROGRESS_REPORT_BIKERNET_WEEKLY_NEWS_for_January_13_2022.aspx
I don’t agree with you! Been subscribing to Cycle Source for 2 years and it’s BORING! All the bikes are the same. All rigids, aftermarket front end, blah blah blah. No originality! I could teach anyone to build a rigid in a weekend. It ain’t hard mounting a fender on a rigid, give me a break!
I understand having bikes for the common guy but if you look at the recent issue featuring all the bikes from the past year there are only one or two standouts. Look at the rigid you just featured under construction from Carl Pussar, this will be a bitchin ride!
I’ll let my subscription expire. I pay money for mags that show me something new not stuff I built 40 years ago. Yeah, yeah choppers forever, whatever. Build something!
Just cause the guy built his own handlebars or sissybar, big deal. Are there any magazines out there that show some pro builds? A magazine full of garage builds are boring. Sorry. I’m sure this will piss off a lot of people.
I’m entitled to my view and I’m not pissing on any of those builders, just the magazine. We all started somewhere but magazines are supposed to spark our imagination by showing us something we haven’t seen.
— Danger
San Jose, CA
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REPORT FROM WAR-TORN HOMELESS OVER-RUN LA–I went down to the bar at lunch and the girls said tell Bandit Hi!
The bar manager gave me free whiskey in my Coke, and all is good. Tomorrow is the last day before retirement. I gotta figure out what the next move is. I hope to eventually talk the old lady into moving to Austin, Texas.
–Gearhead
THE ULTIMATE CLASSIC FROM RMJ–
–Rob O.
NEWS FROM SEMA–Thank you for your dedication to our cause as automotive advocates. Your efforts help safeguard our hobby from serious threats. As you’re likely aware, enthusiasts are being hit by unjust, unfair, and unnecessary government actions across the nation.
To strengthen our fight together and win the battles ahead, our collective influence must become unmatched. And, to make the amount of noise required for those in elected positions to listen more intently, deeper involvement must come from everyone.
The good fight for our cause must be won. Ready to get more involved? For the first time ever, die-hard enthusiasts like you can officially join SEMA. Please help our entire community conquer the battles ahead by stepping up as an official SEMA Individual Member today. Many thanks for your consideration and ongoing support!
An air of cautious optimism rang in the New Year following the close of a tension-filled 2020. Historic difficulties appeared to be making way toward recovery on many fronts. Not surprisingly, a slew of challenges awaited our automotive hobby directly in the coming days—along with a few welcome opportunities. However, a completely unexpected legislative battleground revealed itself as the year progressed.
In the wake of lingering uncertainty, enthusiasts’ concern with government overreach grew to an unprecedented level. In short, actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) caused a viral backlash—awaking a “sleeping giant” in the process. The result forged an epic movement that attracted hundreds of thousands of fresh advocates to our cause. After all, the laws and regulations impacting one’s garage likely affect many others. Learn more about the events that unified our hobby at the following link: “PUTTING OUT FIRE… WITH GASOLINE!”
The legislative slate is wiped clean with the arrival of the 2022 sessions. Thank you in advance for your help supporting initiatives introduced in your state. Meanwhile, here’s a look back at the SEMA Action Network’s (SAN) recent pro-hobby efforts:
FEDERAL UPDATE
RPM Act: The Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act (RPM Act) was reintroduced in the 117th U.S. Congress. The bipartisan, pro-motorsports, pro-business legislation will clarify that it is legal under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to make emissions-related changes to convert a street vehicle into a dedicated racecar.
It will also confirm that it is legal to produce, market and install racing equipment. In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft rule stating that such conversions were illegal, as were products used to make the conversions.
The EPA withdrew the draft rule following a huge, SEMA-led public outcry but still stands by this controversial interpretation of the CAA. The legislation (H.R. 3281/S. 2736) is sponsored by Representatives Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) and Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Jon Tester (D-MT). There has been unprecedented grassroots support for the RPM Act in 2021, as more than 1.5 million letters have been sent to Congress this year supporting the bill.
SEMA Challenges EPA Position on Race Parts: In early 2021, SEMA filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit between the EPA and Gear Box Z Inc. (GBZ) in which the EPA stated that the CAA does not allow a motor vehicle to be converted into a racing vehicle used solely for competition. In its brief, SEMA challenged the EPA’s assertion, noting that “the agency’s interpretation breaks from the plain language of the CAA, the legislative history, and EPA’s regulations and guidance.” The U.S. District Court for Arizona declined to consider the motor vehicle conversion issue raised by SEMA, and GBZ ultimately settled with the EPA over the issue of selling defeat devices for highway vehicles.
Replica Vehicle Law: SEMA worked with Congress to enact a 2015 law allowing low-volume motor vehicle manufacturers to begin selling fully functional, turn-key replica cars that resemble vehicles produced at least 25 years ago—from 1930s roadsters to 1960s muscle cars and more. Each company could produce up to 325 replicas a year for the U.S. market. The program has been on hold until the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issues a regulation to implement the law. The agency completed the rule in early January 2021, but it was not officially published in the Federal Register before the presidential transition. The rule is now scheduled to be reviewed and published in January 2022.
E15 Ethanol Fuel: SEMA submitted comments opposing a proposed rule by the EPA to modify or remove the current E15 warning label requirement for gasoline that contains 15% ethanol (E15). 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 certain specialty high-performance equipment installed on newer vehicles. The EPA’s proposed new label at the gas pump would weaken the warning message and be smaller in size. SEMA argued that these changes would increase the likelihood of E15 gasoline being used in incompatible vehicles.
In a separate action, a federal appeals court found that the EPA had overstepped its authority by issuing a 2019 rule allowing gasoline with up to 15% ethanol to be sold year-round. The court ruling reimposes a summertime restriction for certain E15 sales due to fuel-volatility concerns that higher blends of ethanol combined with warmer temperatures may lead to increased smog.
Recreational Trails Program: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a study which concludes that the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) should be receiving nearly $300 million annually rather than the $84 million currently allocated from its portion of federal gas tax receipts. The amount is based on an analysis of fuel used for nonhighway recreation from the 18.4-cents-a-gallon federal taxes collected at the pump.
RTP funds are used to construct and maintain trails for all types of activities, including motorized, non-motorized and mixed-use trails (off-roading, snowmobiling, hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, etc.). SEMA is urging Congress to enact legislation to increase the RTP funding to the FHWA study estimates.
National Monument Boundaries: President Biden has directed the U.S. Department of the Interior to reconsider the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments, which were reduced under the previous administration. A decision is pending.
The stunt was for the film ‘Riding High’ about the life of a motorcycle stuntman. “They asked me to do the jump at the end of the film because they were worried,” said Kidd. “It had been raining a few days before and they insisted that I have a mudguard on the front of my bike.
But while in flight the wind caught the mudguard and overbalanced the bike, so the landing was not easy.” In the film, audiences were amazed at how the bike was nearly vertical when landing. “I was also told to wear a visor on my helmet, which blew backward as I was landing, but I ‘nailed’ it” Eddie told BBC Essex.
Kidd, who was only 20 at the time, completed the stunt before a stunned group of spectators, fans, and press. Only wearing motorcycle leathers and a crash helmet, he landed on the jump and despite the pressure came away with only a minor leg injury.
Photo attribution: BBC
–from Sam Burns
FUCK Commiehartt–
To all the bikers, brick layers, construction workers, dock workers, ranchers and farmers across America who previously bought work clothes from the vax-Nazis at Communist China Carhartt Corporation:
Support your brother and sister Americans in harm’s way!
Don’t buy from any CCP-ball-licking company telling free American citizens what experimental crap they have to inject into themselves to have a job, like Communist Australia. Let Carhartt know what you think, as a former customer: covidquestions@carhartt.com
United we stand, divided we fall.
–Special Agent Zebra
ARCH Motorcycle and J.W. Speaker Announce Official Lighting Partnership–J.W. Speaker, an LED and emerging lighting technologies designer for automotive, powersports, transport, and industrial products, and ARCH Motorcycle, a Los Angeles based bespoke production motorcycle company co-founded by Gard Hollinger and Keanu Reeves, today announce their official lighting partnership.
J.W. Speaker will provide its 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.
“We’re beyond thrilled to be working with ARCH Motorcycle as their lighting partner for 2022 builds and beyond. We look forward to collaborating with the ARCH team,” said Trish Logue, Director of Marketing at J.W. Speaker. “J.W. Speaker has been at the forefront of innovative LED lighting designs for decades and developed the world’s first dynamically Adaptive Motorcycle HeadlightTM, designed to calculate bank angles on a real-time basis, automatically sending light up or down as the motorcycle leans into a corner. ARCH Motorcycle has built its brand around utilizing best-in-class components and we’re proud to be part of its roster of partners.”
“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. “Our riders’ safety is of utmost importance and working alongside a trusted partner like J.W. Speaker with their Adaptive 2 Series headlights ensures we deliver best-in-class lighting technology for all ARCH motorcycles.”
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.
For more information on J.W. Speaker’s premier LED lighting technologies, visit www.jwspeaker.com. Information on ARCH Motorcycle is available at www.archmotorcycle.com.
–ARCH Motorcycle
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NEWS FROM THE STURGIS MUSEUM–I am beyond excited to announce to you that Carlo & Emma Lujan have been selected to join the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame Class of 2022! We received handfuls of letters that made it clear Carlo & Emma are well deserving of their induction. They have spent their lives in the motorcycle industry.
–Emma K. Garvin
Executive Director
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum
605-347-2001
www.sturgismuseum.com
TEXAS ALERT–Wall Street has never been too keen on Texas. The bustling streets of progressive Manhattan are a stark contrast to the wide-open plains and freedom-founded principles of the Lone Star State. But until now, coastal elites’ disdain for Texas has been mostly limited to peering down their noses at our state.
But today, Wall Street firms are colluding on a coordinated attack against Texas and our way of life. Wealthy investment managers like BlackRock and Bank of the West are denying capital to energy companies, wielding their money and power like a wrecking ball with one goal — destroying the oil and gas industry.
But energy is the driving force of our lives and livelihoods — so I’ve made it a priority to fight back.
Senate Bill 13 sends a strong message to big business: If you boycott Texas energy, Texas will boycott you.
Under this new law, the state of Texas will no longer do business with companies that actively boycott or divest from fossil fuels. The reason is simple: Texas wouldn’t be Texas without energy. Our economy, prosperity, and quality of life would be at risk without the fuels made right here in our state.
In 2017, I championed similar legislation regarding Israel. Thanks to Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature’s decisive action, the state of Texas no longer contracts with companies that boycott Israel. We’re proud to stand firmly with one of our greatest allies — and to show the same support to the energy workers who power our state and our entire nation.
Energy makes our lives possible. It’s not just about jobs and the economy, although those things are important. Energy represents nearly a third of Texas’ GDP and funds more than 10 percent of the state’s budget. Last year alone, oil and gas contributed nearly $14 billion to our schools, roads, and Rainy Day Fund. In pre-COVID times, that number was even higher.
More importantly, nothing we do is possible without Texas’ rich natural gas and petroleum reserves. We rely on fossil fuels to get through our day, from the gas we put in our cars and the electricity keeping our businesses running to the plastics used in a myriad of medical products, including the masks and gloves keeping our health care heroes safe.
The burgeoning energy discrimination movement is denying capital to our responsible, hard-working energy businesses, which means the energy we need will be less affordable and less secure — and everything we do will be more expensive. It’s a recipe for worsening poverty in a time our economy, though stronger than the rest of the country’s, is already struggling to return to normalcy.
And when investment managers choose political pet causes over their fiduciary duty, our retirees will suffer for it even more. The Texans who will one day depend on their investments and pensions for retirement — including our teachers, first responders, and state employees — deserve to know their money is being treated with care, not manipulated for political purposes.
BlackRock and its compatriots in the investing world will claim that divesting from fossil fuels is necessary to prevent a climate catastrophe. But these claims don’t stack up for several reasons. First, the data models used to justify big-government climate policies are suspect at best. Second, these same models project that even eliminating fossil fuels entirely would have next to no impact on global temperatures.
A realistic and pragmatic view of climate science recognizes that the climate is changing, but those changes are likely to be mild and manageable — even more so as technological advancements make us more resilient.
The tangible benefits of affordable, reliable energy to Texas — lower poverty, improved economic opportunity, better heath, stronger national security, and even a cleaner environment — far outweigh the risks of slightly warmer temperatures decades from now. To continue to reap those benefits, this critical legislation sends a strong signal to both Washington and Wall Street.
Texas is proud to lead the fight.
–The Honorable Phil King
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Kuryakyn Adds High-End Audio and Travel Bags to Expand Offerings for On and Off Roaders– Kuryakyn today introduced new products expanding its offerings in motorcycle audio and travel bags for both adventure and on-road motorcycle riding. This is the company’s first launch event since being acquired by Tucker Powersports in September of 2021.
The new king of the hill in mobile speakers is the Kuryakyn Wanderbar. It delivers audiophile sound quality to motorcycles, ATV’s, side by sides or a tailgate party or campsite. The Wanderbar’s 35-watt dynamic stereo amp delivers power to two woofers and four tweeters while integrated passive radiators produce thumping mids and bass lines owners won’t expect from a compact speaker. The chargeable lithium battery packs power for hours of music, for charging other electronics or powering the built-in task light. It’s available in a 14-inch ($599.99) or 10 inch ($579.99).
If smaller size and permanent mounting is important to a rider, the Road Thunder Sound Bar Plus is the right choice for your motorcycle or ATV. It packs a punch in sound and includes a solid mount to a motorcycle or ATV. while using less handlebar space. The two full range speakers and four tweeters add a personalized soundtrack to every ride. The mounts for the Road Thunder Soundbar Plus accommodate a smaller 1 1/2 in handlebar. It’s available in Satin Silver and Black. ($469.99).
Man’s best friend will enjoy Kuryakyn’s best accommodations ever, with the new Pet Palace Flyweight Ruff Pack. This backpack-style dog carrier is loaded with creature (and human) comforts, making it perfect for motorcycles, bicycles, hiking, or hitting the town.
The weather resistant 1000-denier nylon construction and PVC-coated mesh vent panels will support up to 15 pounds of furry fun. Soft tie-down points allow for mounting on motorcycle passenger seats and other vehicles. ($99.99)
Kuryakyn’s Torke line of waterproof carrying cases for ADV and overlanding gets four new additions to the family. A large removable dry pouch, a waterproof pannier, waterproof gun case and a waterproof duffle bag join the lineup that is especially appealing to off roaders and riders who don’t have hard bags on their bikes. All have waterproof RF-welded PVC construction, submersible IPX7 zippers. The Torke Dry Rifle Case features a plush padded interior to ensure your rifle stay protected and dry. The Pannier has a 24-liter capacity and the Duffle is 33 liters, expandable to 39 liters.
The Momentum line of bags gains four new styles this season, the Wanderer Touring Seat Bag the Road Warrior Bag, the Vagabond Bag, and the Freeloader Bag. All are constructed from UV-rated weather-resistant 1200 denier textile material. The Wanderer is a great do-it-all bag with a huge center storage area. It has a 60-liter capacity. The Road Warrior features eight separate storage areas and works great as a trunk or sitting on a luggage rack. It has a 60-liter capacity. The Vagabond Bag is great for a weekend road trip with lots of storage options and a 46-liter capacity. The Freeloader Bag is a duffle style that quickly mounts to any sissy bar or backrest. It has a 33-liter capacity and expands to 39 liters.
“Kuryakyn continues its mission of delivering great products that make a better experience for all riders,” said Kuryakyn Brand Manager Tyler Anderson. “Our new products are designed to meet the needs of motorcycle riders, ATV and side-by-side owners and their ‘faithful companions.’ This brand continues to innovate and improve the riding experience for all of our customers.”
A New Year and a Call to Action–The MIC Government Relations Office is asking association and powersports industry members for their eyes and ears in 2022. A new year in statehouses across the country and in the nation’s, Capital can mean anything from new regulations to new legislative bills and even new tariffs. It can mean new challenges at the local, state, and federal level.
“Your government relations team stays on top of federal and state legislative matters, but if there is legislation that you are particularly interested in, we welcome you to contact us to express your interest, support, or concern regarding individual bills in your state,” said Scott Schloegel, senior vice president at the MIC’s GRO. “A new legislative season means a blitz of new bills being introduced and fresh opportunities to be proactive, grow relationships with lawmakers, and help shape the policies that impact our powersports industry.”
Those with something to report on the legislative front are welcomed to call (703) 416-0444 and speak with the MIC team in the Washington, D.C., area.
NEW CANTINA MEMBER SPEAKS UP–I actually have both of those books. I had Prize Possession a long time ago and gave it to a good friend that was going through a rough patch. I was lucky to get another copy when you started selling them again.
I really feel like all this climate doom and a lot of what they are screaming about is nothing but their attempt to control us. In our day it was polio, nuclear war, communism ,and the domino effect. Anything to keep people scared and thinking the government was looking out for them.
Orwell would make a great movie!!
Ride hard, live free!!
–Ken
MORE FROM THE PRISM GANG— Our ’82-’03 Sportster Hardtail Kit is 100% made in Charlotte, NC and completely tig welded from top to bottom.
The looped back end is a node to the motorshop frames from the ’60s and ’70s. Coupled with 1” diameter tubing, this kit enables you to bring classic big twin chopper style to your Evo Sportster.
We developed this kit for the home builder and designed it to accommodate stock components such as wheels, axles and brakes. With a goal to stay as close to OEM specs as possible, we made the frame with 1.5” stretch to allow room for fender clearance, seat fitment and an oil tank.
Everything needed for installation is included such as hardware, slugs, bungs and fittings.
’82-’03 Sportster Hardtail Kit Features Include:
Made in Charlotte, NC
100% tig welded
1-inch .120 wall stainless steel tubing
1.5-inch stretch
Accommodates stock components such as wheels, axles and brakes
Necessary hardware, slugs, bungs and fittings included
Compatible Parts Coming Soon:
Horseshoe Oil Tank
Axle Kit
Brake Kit
Rigid Seats
GUN NUT ALERT–Today, January 20th, the Assembly Appropriations Committee is hearing legislation to further restrict “precursor parts” at gun shows. Please click the button below to ask committee members to OPPOSE AB 331.
Assembly Bill 311 prohibits the display or sale of any “precursor firearm parts” at gun shows on state property. So-called “precursor” parts are not regulated as firearms under federal law; however, they are regulated under state law and are limited to being transferred by licensed vendors in California. Such restrictions continue to cut off access to law-abiding individuals who are looking to acquire firearm parts in accordance with existing law.
Please act, GO TO THE NRA WEB SITE TO TAKE ACTION
Yours in Freedom,
–Ken Lan
Communications Coordinator
NRA-ILA
http://www.nrailafrontlines.com/
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY HISTORY DEPARTMENT—This week’s history lesson:
1919 January 16
Prohibition is ratified by the states
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes,” is ratified by the requisite number of states on January 16, 1919.
The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in the early 19th century, when Americans concerned about the adverse effects of drinking began forming temperance societies. By the late 19th century, these groups had become a powerful political force, campaigning on the state level and calling for total national abstinence. In December 1917, the 18th Amendment, also known as the Prohibition Amendment, was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification.
Nine months after Prohibition’s ratification, Congress passed the Volstead Act, or National Prohibition Act, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto. The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of prohibition, including the creation of a special unit of the Treasury Department. One year and a day after its ratification, prohibition went into effect—on January 17, 1920—and the nation became officially dry.
Despite a vigorous effort by law-enforcement agencies, the Volstead Act failed to prevent the large-scale distribution of alcoholic beverages, and organized crime flourished in America. In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified, repealing prohibition.
The Night Prohibition Ended
Look back at America’s surprising reaction to the end of Prohibition.
By the 1930s, it was clear that Prohibition had become a public policy failure. The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had done little to curb the sale, production and consumption of intoxicating liquors. And while organized crime flourished, tax revenues withered. With the United States stuck in the throes of the Great Depression, money trumped morals, and the federal government turned to alcohol to quench its thirst for desperately needed tax money and put an estimated half-million Americans back to work.
The Repeal
In February 1933, Congress easily passed a proposed 21st Amendment that would repeal the 18th Amendment, which legalized national Prohibition. Even 17 of the 22 senators who voted for Prohibition 16 years earlier now approved its repeal. State conventions quickly ratified the proposed amendment, and by December 5, 1933, only three more states were needed to garner the requisite three-quarters approval to make it law.
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Important COVID-19 Information for the Grand National Roadster Show–We are thrilled for the return of the Grand National Roadster Show for 2022. This year will feature a large number of new builds, debuts, exhibitors, and of course the AMBR and Slonaker competitions along with the Gathering of Hot VW’s and 90th Anniversary of the 32 Ford exhibits. After being forced to cancel in 2021, we are grateful to our sponsors, attendees and the community for sticking with us.
As we near the show kickoff on January 28, we want to address some questions around COVID protocols at the show. As of January 15th the State of California Covid-19 protocols changed. Given the choice of canceling the Grand National Roadster Show or complying with local laws, we chose to return. That means complying with county rules that currently require a vaccination card or negative COVID test for event entry and masks required indoors. While not our ideal situation, we believe it is the only option given the cards dealt to us by current government mandated event guidelines. Be prepared to show a proof of vaccination or a negative test within 48 hours of the event. For your convenience we are currently working on having on-site testing at no charge to attendees.
As a family-owned business with just a small year-round staff, we could not have made it to 2022 without all of you. Our sponsors, builders, vendors and fans have all been wonderful and we appreciate the car community’s support so we can keep the longest-running car show going despite the current challenges.
We look forward to seeing you on January 28!
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ANNOUNCES CONTINGENCY PROGRAMS FOR 2022 RACE SEASON–More than $500,000 Available for Harley-Davidson Racers in American Flat Track and MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers Series
MILWAUKEE, WI (January 19, 2022) – Harley-Davidson is stepping up its support of flat track and road racing competitors for the 2022 season with cash contingency programs totaling more than $500,000 available for qualified racers.
In 2022, the Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle® factory racing team will defend its 2021 championship in the MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers road racing series with riders Kyle Wyman, the 2021 Mission King of the Baggers champion, and his brother Travis Wyman aboard race modified Harley-Davidson® Road Glide® Special motorcycles powered by modified Screamin’ Eagle® Milwaukee-Eight 131 Performance Crate Engines. Kyle and Travis Wyman are sons of Kim Wyman, owner of Harv’s Harley-Davidson in Macedon, N.Y., and grew up around Harley-Davidson and flat track racing.
MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers Contingency
The MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers series for race-prepared, American V-Twin touring motorcycles equipped with a fairing/windscreen and saddlebags expands to seven races in 2022, each held in conjunction with the MotoAmerica Superbike Series. The series opens with a double header on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., March 10-12. Harley-Davidson will offer a $110,000 cash contingency program for qualified Harley-Davidson racers competing in the Mission King of the Baggers series, with a contingency payout from first to 10th place and a $35,000 championship bonus. Terms and conditions apply; please see www.MotoAmerica.com for full details, eligibility requirements and deadlines.
Harley-Davidson will offer contingency opportunities for racers competing in two classes on the 18-event 2022 Progressive American Flat Track series, the most prestigious and competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing in the world. Harley-Davidson has committed $225,500 in contingency funds for qualified riders competing in the premiere SuperTwins class, and $195,500 for qualified riders competing in the AFT Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines class. Harley-Davidson contingency will pay first to 10th place in each class as well as a championship bonus – $20,000 for Production Twins and $50,000 for SuperTwins. The season opens with the Volusia Half Mile double-header, March 10-11, at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. Terms and conditions apply; please see American Flat Track for full details, eligibility requirements and deadlines.
Photo credits:
Racing Contingency 1: Brian J. Nelson
Racing Contingency 2: American Flat Track
–Jennifer Hoyer
OKAY, WHERE WAS I?—We loaded the Flattie in the back of the 5-Ball Racing Van like it was meant to be. It scooted right into place in my centered chalk. Two straps and we were ready to roll.
We spent the night. The Redhead had to hit the local Trader Joe’s. They haven’t come to the Badlands yet. So, noon on Sunday we rolled out of town and away from Reno and Carson City and started the bleak trip across Nevada from border to border.
We asked about taking Highway 50 but were warned against it. We checked the weather and the news was good. We had a two-day window to return to the Badlands without encountering severe weather.
In the meantime, in Sturgis our shop flew together. Trusses went up. Exterior siding slipped into place.
No kidding, we ran across Beverly Hills about 100 miles out of Wendover.
While I was gone my Sturgis Hall of Fame Ring arrived. It’s massive, like a Superbowl ring and just as detailed. Check Nino 925 online.
Our second Best Western was the Outlaw Inn in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It was built in 1966 when I graduated from High School. Cool building, great room, but business was hurting.
But all went well, ultimately and he met up with his love the magnificent Em in Pioneertown near 74 Palms, California.
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Johnny Humble sent me these shots of a 45 flathead questioning if I bought one of these. The 45 Flathead was built from 1928 to 1972, when they were used as police servi-cars or trikes.
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The big twin flatheads were offered from 1937 to 1948 almost the same as Knuckleheads. They were available in 74 and 80-inch models. It was a big deal to score a set of 80-inch wheels and install them into your Shovelhead, which I did in ’71.
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We flew into Sturgis just as it started to snow. It’s never dull around here.
Hang on for the next report. In the meantime, ride fast and free forever!
–Bandit
FUCK OFF BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for January 27th 2022
By Bandit |
Back in the ‘70s someone came up with the FUCK OFF T-shirt and it became massively popular. Brothers were pissed. It’s all nuts, but I’m pissed. I even have brothers ask me why I bother about CO2? If the doomsday crowd wins, we won’t ride choppers for long. One brother said I was radical right because I promoted freedom.
Finally, someone is suing the EPA because they aren’t playing by the rules. When you talk to riders and even guys in the industry, they know that fossil fuels aren’t bad. They know that everything from medicine to computer screens use Fossil Fuel technology. If they read, they know that fossil fuels are feeding plant life on earth. It’s amazing and all good.
What bothers me the most is that our society and media like Time magazine are playing this lying game. They won’t even investigate the scientific facts. When this all blows up, what will they tell their kids? “Sorry guys, there was no doomsday. They bullied me to report it like this, so I did it, no critical thinking allowed.”
I’m reading Ian Plimer’s book Green Murder. It’s a kick, and sort of a monster of a book. I just open it up every evening and read to the Redhead as she prepares dinner. I was reading about Doomsdays starting in the 1500s. He keeps pointing out that if one of these doomsday scenarios was correct, we wouldn’t be here. None of them have been correct. They were all designed to scare, or in Al Gore’s case make money.
This chapter will blow your mind. There was a guy in 1970 Paul Ehrlich, who promoted one doomsday after another. That year was big for doom and Paul. He became sort of famous, although he was never right.
Here’s a quote: Paul Ehrlich wrote in 1970: Population will inevitably and completely outstrip whatever increases in food supplies we make and the death rate will increase until a least 100-200 million people per year will be starving to death during the next ten years.” Wrong. There is currently a PhD research topic on why environmentalists are so obsessed with death, doom and gloom and get a great glee from terrifying children.
Okay, all I ask is that you ask politicians, media, schools, whatever to open-up to the other side. Let’s let the facts shine.
And now off to 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 NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM GRAND PRIZE WINNER FOR 2021 IS …Frank Hill of Kentucky!
Frank is now the proud owner of the 1946 Harley-Davidson EL Knucklehead Bobber Fundraiser Motorcycle!
Winner of the 1946 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead Bobber, Frank Hill of Sharpsburg, Kentucky says he first learned of the National Motorcycle Museum about 20 years ago when he got hold of a copy of the J&P Cycles catalog. A story there explained the Museum and the fund raising bike program. He ordered some fund raiser tickets through the mail, and each year since he’s received a set by mail for the next bike. “Most times I would send back a $25 or $50 donation for six to 12 tickets. But this year I only donated $5 and got one ticket.” One lucky ticket!
Frank started riding about 20 years ago and has stuck to American V-Twins, had a Panzer for a bit, and a Big Dog among his several rides. He’s also had a few Corvettes along the way. He’s retired from Whirlpool Appliance and has time to ride and drive on eastern Kentucky’s fine back roads.
Frank has not yet visited the Museum which is about 600 miles from home. He says he hopes to visit as he plans to personally pick up the fabulous 1946 Knucklehead Bobber he won.
2nd Prize – $500.00 J&P Cycles Gift Card was Richard & Judy Lines of Washington
Winner of the $500 J&P Cycles gift card, Richard Lines is a heavy equipment operator based in Lynwood, Washington. He’s currently working in a huge Amazon warehouse and directs tower cranes, does rigging work, signaling, is involved in big construction projects.
Richard and Judy Lines are very supportive of charity organizations that do the kind of things they like. Preserving motorcycle history is one thing important for them, but winning a bike or gift card is not their focus. Helping to make sure the National Motorcycle Museum thrives for many years, they’ve been donating for three to four sets of tickets every year.
A motorcyclist for over 40 years, when Richard’s not working he and his wife Judy have time to go out on their 2015 CVO Road Glide. Judy is learning to ride their 2005 Sportster following in her dad’s footsteps. Though there was one Victory in Richard’s history of motorcycling he’s pretty much a Harley guy. And he’s a J&P Cycles customer with his most recent purchase a Condor chock for the family toy hauler. A couple thousand miles west in Washington state, they have 15 inches of snow on the ground, so their bike is safe in a garage. But they hope to make a journey to the Museum soon. Their $500 J&P Cycles gift card will be mailed this coming week.
3rd Prize – $250.00 J&P Cycles Gift Card was Joan Hamilton of California
Joan Hamilton won the $250 J&P Cycles Gift Card and says, “Thanks so much!” and figures spending it will be no problem at all. She and her husband George recently finished restoring a 1975 Harley-Davidson FLH and the parts they needed came from the J&P Cycles catalog. George says, “If you ask any of the folks on the J&P tech line, they’ll know my name. I have called them a lot and they have been fantastic on parts for this two year Shovelhead restoration project.”
With their home not far from Yosemite they currently have their bikes in the game room of their log cabin, safe and sound. Snow and cold temps are the norm this time of year. But they have wished for some time to get on one of their Harleys and ride east to visit the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa. Their $250 J&P Cycles gift card will be mailed this coming week.
The Museum congratulates Frank, Richard & Judy, and Joan! We wish them good riding with their winnings.
CLIMATE DOOM IS OVER—More quotes from GREEN MURDER–Did you know for decades, horticulturalists have been burning fossil fuel gas and releasing the exhaust fumes into glasshouses to increase yields. Why? Because the exhaust fumes are warm, rich in carbon dioxide and contain water vapor and the plants respond by growing bigger, better and quicker. What is it about carbon dioxide the green activists don’t know about?
To claim that there is a climate emergency due to what is effectively plant food production is the cry of the unbalanced. There is no climate emergency, climate crisis or climate catastrophe. These words flow like honey off the tongues of green activists yet not one journalist stops them and asks, “Show me?”
In the past there have been times when the carbon dioxide in the air was hundreds of times higher than now. There were no tipping points, runaway global warming or climate catastrophes. The planet is a self-correcting dynamic system. During these times of high atmospheric carbon dioxide there were ice ages as well as warm times.
–Professor Ian Plimer
Geologist
Green Murder
HARLEY-DAVIDSON REVEALS POWERFUL NEW GRAND AMERICAN TOURING,
CRUISER AND CVO MOTORCYCLES
New Models Highlight Thrilling Performance of Milwaukee-Eight 117 V-Twin
Harley-Davidson adds performance and factory-custom style to its 2022 motorcycle line with the reveal of eight new models, each powered by the Milwaukee-Eight® 117, the most-powerful factory-installed engine offered by Harley-Davidson. New models include the Street Glide® ST and Road Glide® ST in the Grand American Touring line, the more powerful Low Rider® S, and the new Low Rider ST® Cruiser models, and four super-premium models from Harley-Davidson® Custom Vehicle Operations™ (CVO™).
“As part of our focus on stronghold segments, including Grand American Touring and Cruisier, the 2022 product line is designed for power and performance. Each of these new models feature the unrivalled power of the Milwaukee-Eight 117, for those riders who want nothing but the biggest and the best, building on our position as the most desirable motorcycle brand in the world,” said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman, President and CEO, Harley-Davidson.
Street Glide ST & Road Glide ST
Harley-Davidson elevates bagger performance and brings the purposeful style of the championship winning MotoAmerica King of the Baggers race bikes to the street with the introduction of the Street Glide® ST and Road Glide® ST models. These hot rod baggers combine the V-Twin muscle of the Milwaukee-Eight 117 powertrain with new dark and bronze finishes. For riders who want to strafe corners in comfort, the STs feature the complete suite of Harley-Davidson Grand American Touring features including Reflex™ linked Brembo® brakes with ABS, Boom!™ Box GTS infotainment system with color touch screen and navigation, cruise control and Daymaker® LED headlamps. The Street Glide ST features the iconic Harley-Davidson batwing fairing, while the Road Glide ST rolls with an aerodynamic frame-mounted sharknose fairing with dual headlamps.
The Low Rider S and new Low Rider ST models offer the taut handling performance of the Harley-Davidson® Softail® chassis and the V-Twin muscle of a Milwaukee-Eight® 117 powertrain.
“Our customers truly inspire us and the Low Rider ST was born from seeing the incredible builds at motorcycle shows around the world,” said Brad Richards, Harley-Davidson Vice President of Design. “We took the iconic Motor Company design from the Eighties and gave it a new identity with a modern echo. Add the Milwaukee-Eight 117 engine, a taller suspension and raised saddlebags and the Low Rider ST delivers both a dynamic visual package as well as a dramatic performance punch.”
The Low Rider S model is a performance cruiser kingpin designed for the rider seeking unapologetic power. The new Low Rider ST model offers the versatility of hard bags and a new frame-mounted fairing, plus an available Harley-Davidson Audio system powered by Rockford Fosgate.
Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO)
Premium limited-production factory custom models from Harley-Davidson® Custom Vehicle Operations™ (CVO™) offer the most-discerning rider a very special motorcycle designed to represent the pinnacle of style and design from the world’s most-desirable motorcycle brand. Exclusive and hand-crafted paint and designs are executed to a level of intricate quality that is unmatched in the motorcycle and automotive categories.
Each is powered by a Milwaukee-Eight 117 powertrain. Other standard features include a premium Harley-Davidson® Audio powered by Rockford Fosgate® system, a Boom!™ Audio 30K Bluetooth® Helmet Headset, and Cornering Rider Safety Enhancements by Harley-Davidson, technology designed to enhance rider confidence during unexpected situations or poor road conditions. Each CVO model offers all-new paint options for 2022.
CVO Street Glide Model is a super-premium bagger for the rider who rolls loud and proud. The classic silhouette of the batwing fairing topped with jaw-dropping paint and finish details, premium audio and the pavement-peeling power of the Milwaukee-Eight 117 engine make this one outrageous bike.
CVO Road Glide Model is designed for the rider who wants to run out front behind its distinctive dual LED headlamps, frame-mounted shark nose fairing and the unrelenting performance of the Milwaukee-Eight 117 powertrain. Powerhouse audio, an exclusive 21-inch front wheel, fabulous custom paint and extraordinary attention to detail complete this very desirable bike.
CVO Road Glide Limited Model is loaded with luxury and long-haul comfort, head-turning style and power that always satisfies. Premium audio, heated seats and grips, and the aerodynamic Road Glide model shark nose fairing make this motorcycle the ultimate Harley-Davison Touring machine.
CVO Tri Glide Model is a super-premium trike offering distinctive style, powerful performance and long-haul touring capability plus the added confidence of a third wheel. The CVO Tri Glide is loaded with premium audio, luxurious comfort features and an astounding finish and attention to detail, on a chassis designed from the wheels up as a trike.
Cornering Rider Safety Enhancements by Harley-Davidson
Standard on CVO models and an option for all Grand American Touring models, including the Street Glide ST and Road Glide ST models, Cornering Rider Safety Enhancements by Harley-Davidson is a collection of technologies designed to assist the rider in maintaining the rider’s intended path through a curve. This technology package provides the following enhancements:
Cornering Electronically Linked Brakes
Cornering-ABS
Cornering-Traction Control with modes
Drag Torque Slip Control
Vehicle Hold Control
Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS)
Harley-Davidson stands for the timeless pursuit of adventure and freedom for the soul. Go to H-D.com to learn more about the complete line of 2022 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, gear, accessories and more.
NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT–Artist David Uhl
David did a few adjustments to “The Valkyrie”. The final image is shown below. Thanks and have a great Wednesday! Greg
Reminder that the 10% discount on this new piece run-through Sunday, then we’ll be reverting to the regular Opening Prices going forward. Thanks and have a great weekend! Greg
About two years ago, we announced a new “Aviatrix” series. The first piece in the series, titled “The Aviatrix” was a big success.
We are pleased to announce the worldwide release of David’s second piece in the series, titled “The Valkyrie”.
David recently stated “The Valkyrie”, maidens in service to the chief god Odin, Viking saga /story. I have always loved the pantheon of the Nordic Gods, and believe they have deep connections to Atlantean times”.
We are now taking orders for the Fine Art canvas prints in this edition. Each piece will be hand-signed by David and numbered, with Certificate of Authenticity.
If you own the first piece, The Aviatrix, you have first right of refusal for your matching edition number on this new one. And all orders placed by Sunday will receive 10% off the prices below.
If you don’t have The Aviatrix and want to collect both pieces, you still have time. As an added bonus, through Sunday if you get both we are offering special pricing on the package. Please email me if interested. Having both will also grant you first right of refusal on matching numbers as the series moves forward.
Edition specifics for “The Valkyrie”:
** Image size 24 x 24, edition of 30 plus 5 Artist Proofs and 5 Hors d’ Commerce, $1,295 framed.
** Image size 30 x 30, edition of 30 plus 5 Artist Proofs and 5 Hors d’ Commerce, $1,895 framed.
** Image size 36 x 36, edition of 10 plus 3 Artist Proofs and 3 Hors d’ Commerce, $2,895 framed.
Shipping is additional.
–Greg Rhodes
International Sales Director
David Uhl Fine Art
303-913-4840
Uhl Studios
https://www.uhlstudios.com
THE TIM AND LINDA LAQUAY PANHEAD COLLECTION AT THE MECUM AUCTION IN VEGAS—Auction is going on right now. There are two ‘48s and at least six more Panheads. Check it out, quick. They were into the ‘20s and ‘30s this afternoon. Bikes were going for 35-60K.
–Don Whalen
Sierra Madre Motorcycle Company
https://www.sierramadremotorcyclecompany.com/
LEGISLATIVE CORRECTION–Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board Jennifer Homedy told the Associated Press last week that a widely cited government statistic that 94 percent of serious accidents are due to driver error is misleading. She wants the Department of Transportation to stop using that statistic and instead focus on a Safe System Approach to traffic accidents. The Next City website posted an opinion piece on why road safety is about more than just crash data.
The Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) has set new guidelines to rate vehicles with partial automation systems. This includes Autopilot, Super Cruise, and other partial automation tech. The Truth About Cars says that the IIHS is impositioning drivers with its new rating system. TechCrunch claims that advanced driver assistance tech in cars today won’t pass IIHS’ new safety rating. Consumer Reports says it will reward automakers whose automation systems encourage safe driving. Streetsblog USA looks into how automakers can stop drivers from over-relying on autonomous tech in the first place.
Carjackings have soared by an alarming 510 percent in major US cities—in cities such as Chicago, New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia. On WBBM 780 News in Chicago, an expert claimed that the City’s carjackings are not as bad as residents perceive them. Really?
Consumer Reports investigated and released its findings on the big business of bad auto loans.
Allowing 18-year-olds to drive big rigs was in the news this week. The US now allows older teens with a commercial driver’s license to drive trucks across state lines. CBS Chicago talked with folks about their concerns for this latest action. In other trucking industry news, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg rejects hours-of-service court challenge claims. Truck drivers are also speaking out about the Biden infrastructure plan that overlooked parking, critical for driver breaks.
–NMA
SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE–
New Program in Montana
Small powersports businesses in Big Sky Country may be eligible to benefit from the Montana Down Payment Assistance Program launched this month by Governor Greg Gianforte. The program has a $37 million allocation to help existing Montana businesses finance the acquisition of equipment, the purchase of real estate or buildings with improvements, and new construction. Loans have a low fixed interest rate for 10 years and range from $250,000 to $3 million.
Program details, eligibility, and applications are available at https://investmentmt.com/Loan-Programs/Programs-and-Applications or by calling Doug Hill, director of in-state loan programs at the Board of Investments, at (406) 444-1217. For information regarding resources offered by states nationwide, the MIC continues to provide information on its COVID-19 resources page.
–MIC
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–Bandit’s Cantina Episode 97: Clay’s Christmas
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Bandits_Cantina_Episode_97_Clays_Christmas.aspx
I like the way it ended. Maybe Clay will straighten up and fall in love with Nicky.
— Ann Robinson
Location: Long Beach, CA
THIS JUST IS FROM JAPAN—
Sole Art Design. I’m constantly on the hunt for the odd and unusual from the mysterious Chopper Empire of metal flake and chrome.
There’s always something flying in the night in a drug-induced haze.
Hell, this chopper image held the code 666.
–Da Cat
NEW FROM THE PRISM GANG— Flash Sale
Get 30% off our Sling Shot Clutch Control kits today only!
No code necessary.
Don’t wait. The sale ends tonight, January 27, 2020, at midnight EST.
Made of Stainless Steel
Consists of both forward and backward internal lever stops. Bolts directly up to Harley big twin frames. Can be used with OEM kickstand and kickstand plate. Kickstand mounting holes are tapped eliminating the need for nuts.
Generator can be serviced without removing the assembly.
Contains replaceable brass bushings.
Can be used on an open or closed primary.
Backing plate and lever are available in either mild or stainless steel (The clutch pivot bolt comes in stainless only).
All necessary stainless steel mounting hardware is included.
Sold in raw finish. The stainless can be polished.
—www.prismmotorcycle.com
TOLEMAR TAKES OVER TODD’S CYCLE— After manufacturing their handlebars for more than a decade, Tolemar, LLC has acquired Todd’s Cycle, effective immediately.
“We have been proudly manufacturing products for Todd’s in the USA for more than 10 years, making this a great transition for us,” explains Tolemar President and CEO Eric Ison. “We look forward to continuing the legacy of Todd’s Cycle, expanding on the product line and infusing new marketing efforts.”
Todd’s Cycle was created by Todd Silicato, with the goal of designing and manufacturing the best looking and functioning parts and accessories for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. That goal is something the team at Tolemar will proudly carry on with all current and future products, according to Ison. Nor will there be any disruption at the dealer level… “if anything we can respond even quicker.”
Distribution remains the same as well. Dealers can contact their Drag Specialties rep of click on www.toddscycle.com
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BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER FINDINGS–“Epidemic” vs. “Pandemic” vs. “Endemic”: What Do These Terms Mean?
COVID-19 has provided a consistent vocabulary lesson in epidemiology. Among the most important distinctions it has highlighted are the differences between the terms epidemic, pandemic, and endemic.
These words have major similarities—all three end in -demic and deal with the spread of disease. But there are key differences, including those related to scale and duration.
In this article, we’ll sort out the differences and answer these questions and others:
How is a pandemic different from an epidemic?
What does endemic mean?
Is COVID-19 endemic?
An epidemic disease is one “affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.” The World Health Organization (WHO) further specifies epidemic as occurring at the level of a region or community.
Epidemic is commonly used all on its own as a noun, meaning “a temporary prevalence of a disease.” For example: The city was able to stop the flu epidemic before it spread across the state.
Metaphorically, epidemic is “a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something,” usually with a negative or humorous connotation: An epidemic of gentrification was affecting low-income communities or The hipster look gave way to an epidemic of 1990s fashion.
The -demic part of epidemic (and pandemic) comes from the Greek dêmos, “people of a district.” This root also ultimately gives English the word democracy. More on the prefix epi– later.
Compared to an epidemic disease, a pandemic disease is an epidemic that has spread over a large area, that is, it’s “prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world.”
Pandemic is also used as a noun, meaning “a pandemic disease.” The WHO more specifically defines a pandemic as “a worldwide spread of a new disease.” In March 2020, the WHO officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic due to the global spread and severity of the disease.
While pandemic can be used for a disease that has spread across an entire country or other large landmass, the word is generally reserved for diseases that have spread across continents or the entire world. For instance: After documenting cases in all continents except Antarctica, scientists declared the disease a pandemic.
As an adjective, pandemic can also mean “general” and “universal,” also often with a negative connotation. However, pandemic appears to be most commonly used in the context of epidemiology, which is concerned with infectious diseases.
Pandemic also entered English, through Latin, in the 1600s. Like epidemic, pandemic ultimately derives from the Greek pándemos, “common, public.” Also like epidemic, pandemic was originally used of diseases when in came into English.
What does endemic mean?
Endemic is an adjective that means natural to, native to, confined to, or widespread within a place or population of people.
Endemic is perhaps most commonly used to describe a disease that is prevalent in or restricted to a particular location, region, or population. For example, malaria is said to be endemic to tropical regions. In this context, it can also be used as a noun: an endemic disease can simply be called an endemic.
When used to describe species of plants or animals that are found only within a specific place, it has the same meaning as native or indigenous, as in This plant is endemic to this region.
It can also be applied to characteristics of a people, place, or situation, as in Corruption was endemic in that organization when I worked there.
The first records of endemic in English come from the mid-1600s. It comes from the Greek éndem(os). The prefix en- means “in or within” and the Greek root dem(os) means “people.” So the basic meaning of endemic is “within a certain people” (or “within a certain area”).
Is COVID-19 endemic?
The short answer is “not yet.” Currently, COVID-19 is not endemic and is still classified as a worldwide pandemic. The COVID-19 virus is still mutating into variant strains and widespread immunity to COVID-19 will likely take a long time to achieve.
However, most experts predict that COVID-19 will become an endemic disease after its pandemic phase, once enough people have developed immunity to COVID-19 (through vaccination or infection). In other words, COVID-19 is expected to become a recurring disease like the flu. When this will happen is hard to predict—and it will most likely vary from place to place. For more info on need-to-know coronavirus words, see our explainer on the flu vs. COVID-19.
Epidemic vs. pandemic
As we mentioned, it’s unsurprisingly easy to confuse these two words. For one, they both feature -demic, which can make it difficult to suss out which word should be used in which situation.
But, here’s a handy rule of thumb for using the prefixes of these two words: epi- and pan-. The prefix epi- is Greek and variously means “on, upon, near, at,” while pan-, also a Greek prefix, means “all.”
Knowing this, think of an epidemic as the start of something—whether a disease or a trend—spreading rapidly within a community or region, whereas a pandemic is what an epidemic becomes once it reaches a far wider swath of people, especially across continents or the entire world.
If something is spreading like wildfire, it’s an epidemic. If something has already spread like wildfire and is currently massive in its reach and impact, it’s a pandemic.
For good measure, here’s an example of each in a sentence:
The city had to close schools to contain a measles epidemic.
Although it isn’t exactly known where the disease first originated, the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is estimated to have affected one-third of people across the entire globe.
Pandemic vs. endemic
Classifying a disease as endemic indicates a level of permanence, whereas a pandemic has a defined end (even if it seems like the COVID-19 pandemic will last forever). Due to its worldwide reach, a pandemic can lead to a disease becoming endemic (as opposed to being largely contained or eradicated through the use of vaccines, for example).
Here are examples of each word used in a sentence.
Medical experts feared that the new virus would spread beyond the country’s borders and cause a worldwide pandemic.
Polio is endemic in a few countries where its spread has not been contained.
What is the difference between an epidemic, pandemic, and an outbreak?
An outbreak is a “sudden breaking out or occurrence” or “eruption.” When referring to an infectious disease, an outbreak is specifically a sudden rise in cases, especially when it is only or so far affecting a relatively localized area.
That makes a disease outbreak roughly synonymous with an epidemic. In everyday speech and writing, people may more generally refer to the major spread of an infectious disease as an outbreak.
In official, medical, and scientific communication, however, it’s important not to confuse a local epidemic (such as a disease affecting just a city) with a pandemic, because pandemic implies the outbreak spread all over the world.
–Dictionary.com
A Note from the CYCLE WORLD Editor
For decades Harley-Davidson had the big twin bagger market all to itself. Then Indian brought the Chieftain to market, and gave those searching for American Cool an option to the tried-and-true Street Glide. Now, BMW has joined the club with its take on an American bagger with the R 18 B.
We got our hands on a Street Glide Special, Chieftain Limited, and R 18 B First Edition and headed up the California coast in search of answers. Is Harley still the top dog? Is the Chieftain the smart money? Can BMW really capture the bagger essence with the R 18 B? Read the full shootout here to find out.
https://www.cycleworld.com/story/motorcycle-reviews/baggers
Yamaha’s MT-09 got a revamp for 2021, but some fans of the CP3 triple-powered hyper-naked want more. Luckily for them Yamaha has the solution in the 2021 MT-09 SP. Our former Superbike-racer contributor Doug Toland gave the SP a thrashing to see if its fully adjustable suspension and cruise control make for a better backroad blaster. Read the test here.
Zach Bowman is the editor-in-chief of Cycle World’s four-wheeled sibling UTV Driver, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t know a great motorcycle when he sees one. So much so he emptied his pockets for a 1993 Ducati 900SS located 770 miles away. A move he came to quickly regret—until he didn’t. Check out his love letter to the motorcycle Hunter S. Thompson called the Sausage Creature.
As always, there’s more than we can fit into this email. So check out cycleworld.com for additional tests, reviews, and news.
Ride on,
Justin Dawes
Executive Editor
LIFESTYLE CYCLES DEAL OF THE WEEK— 2013 Harley-Davidson FXSB – Softail Breakout for $12,995.00
See it here: https://www.lifestylecycles.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=11509187
The new 2013 Harley-Davidson FXSB Softail Breakout is a premium custom cruiser that mixes premium features, fit and finishes with a wide, muscular, stance and slammed, low-slung power profile inspired by classic Gasser dragsters of the 1950s and 1960s. The Harley-Davidson® Breakout model has a stretched, slammed custom style that’s low, long and aggressive.
The 2013 Breakout Harley Softail model is driven by a powerful air-cooled Twin Cam 103™ Harley engine with 6-speed cruise drive transmission that provides more performance power for passing and hill-climbing, and a low cruising RPM for more comfortable cruising.
The big, bold Gasser wheels have alternating-position spokes with alternating Vivid Black and machined treatments. The FXSB Softail Breakout model’s Gasser wheels recall the powerful, muscular wheels of classic 1960s and 1970s dragster bikes. The new H-D® FXSB model’s Big V-Twin engine has a unique, sharp-looking Vivid Black and Chrome treatment. The massive 240 mm rear tire on the Breakout® model is the widest wheel on any Harley-Davidson® production motorcycle. The FXSB Softail® model’s fenders are chopped to the legal limit to show off the big tires and complement the sleek dragster style.
The exclusive drag-style handlebars are low, wide and offer an aggressive, lean-forward riding position. The new Breakout FXSB model sports an exclusive fuel tank medallion and premium paint treatments. Every fit, finish and tolerance of the Softail Breakout has been painstakingly crafted and engineered. The new 2013 Breakout model has a neutral balanced suspension for a fun, nimble ride. Its two-piece saddle with detachable pillion is comfortable for solo and two-up riding. Don’t miss this all new model debuting as the latest chapter in Harley-Davidson’s long legacy of motorcycle masterpieces.
Breakout to the New
Don’t just break the mold—forge your own with the latest chapter in Harley-Davidson’s legacy of freedom. A premium custom cruiser inspired by the classic Gasser drag bikes of the ’50s and ’60s, the all-new 2013 Softail Breakout model rolls with modern power, top-of-the-line treatments and lots of low-down menace.
Big wheels, big paint, big chrome, all wrapped in a refined style—the Breakout model is a true attention-grabber with a ride that’s been painstakingly engineered for fun whether you’re winding mountain roads or cruising the strip. It may be low-profile, but the Breakout® motorcycle always makes a big, bold statement.
Black and Chrome Engine Styling
Feast your eyes on the Twin Cam 103™ engine and there’s no mistaking its roots. From the classic edge of the cooling fins to the clean lines of cases and covers, this is authentic Harley-Davidson style through and through with an attention to detail you won’t find from any other motorcycle company.
And true to the rest of the Softail Breakout model’s style, its engine treatment is also a masterpiece of machine art—the Vivid Black and Chrome finishes create a stark, sharply defined pattern of gleaming light and dark: glossy black muffler covers and oil tank cover, gleaming chrome pipes and rocker covers.
3-in-1 Stop/Turn/Tail Lights
These chromed 3-in-1 lamps complement the Breakout model’s overall stylish, powerful profile while their state-of-the-art technology packs tail lights, turn and stop signal technology into each sleek, minimalist bullet.
–Dan Leadbetter
Director of Marketing
Lifestyle Cycles
(714) 490-0155
VINTAGE RIDES: SOUTH AFRICA IS CALLING–Can’t wait for this Omicron wave to end? Are you fed up with the chilly winter weather? Are you dying to jet off somewhere warm and far away? You’re not alone. Come and join one of our small groups of bikers, who’ve booked to ride across South Africa on a Royal Enfield.
As of late, South Africa is featuring heavily in the news, and unfortunately, it’s not for its natural wonders and excellent wines. After the South African variant was discovered, the country has been used as a scapegoat for the new Omicron variant. Luckily, today figures are showing that we have got over the peak of the wave.
With this pandemic, we have the impression that we are constantly taking one step forward and two steps back. In an attempt not to be overwhelmed by fear and to keep moving forward, we have just one course of action: if an opportunity opens up, we take it! Isn’t the most important thing to get things back on track?
The Rainbow Nation lives up to all our expectations with its stunning nature and lively atmosphere. South Africa boasts the very best of everything the African continent has to offer. It’s a magical place with spectacular landscapes, where you’ll no doubt enjoy an unforgettable rendezvous with nature and wild animals. We first fell for this country and Cape Town in 2018. You could say it was love at first sight! And our boss was the first of us to become besotted!
Enjoy the warm sunshine on your face on either of these two very different tours across this vast country of contrasts. These fantastic tours will take you on secret tracks and scenic roads across Chapman’s Peak, through Blyde River Canyon and over Sani Pass. Experience the Cape of Good Hope, Swaziland’s rural charm, Kruger Park and so much more. Expect to be amazed, as our motorcycle tours in South Africa are full of surprises and chance encounters in spectacular natural settings bathed in the most magical light.
With a direct flight and not too much time difference (just two hours with the UK), these tours are perfect for those of you who are craving to get away. What are you waiting for? Let South Africa surprise you!
Vintage Rides
53 Rue Président Krüger, 69008 Lyon
teamvr@vintagerides.com
+442070316050
QUICK New Bikernet Reader Comment!–STURGIS RUN 2021
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I run a D & D 2 into one Boarzilla pipe on my 2015 120 CID Street Glide. It flows great, great quality, never had an issue. A little loud.
Pella, IA, IA
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY MOTORCYCLE HISTORY DEPARTMENT–William Harley envisioned a more potent 45 as overhead. He was tired of sport scout victories. He produced three ironhead oh 45s and one aluminum. William Davidson preferred the flathead and Harley was over ruled. The 61 EL had all priority.
This is not a Knucklehead. A one off, aluminum overhead, 52 cu inches
–from Sam Burns
LACONIA RALLY NEWS— For the 2022 Rally News with Check Twice Night, Monday, June 14th, at the Looney Bin, with “Check Twice Signs banner ad on the bottom as on Page 79 of the 2020 Rally News . . . and add the picture of YOU TOO Jenn . . . and Michelle, as used on Page 50 of the 2021 Rally News!
Recognizing greatness in our motorcycling road riding bikers rights, and safety awareness community, “Check Twice Night” in Bob Doiron’s & Bill Gannon’s memories, hosted by Paul W. Cote & Sue Hart, www.CheckTwiceSigns.com, Michelle of the Looney Bin Bar and Grill, with Charlie, Jenn, and a bunch of GREAT PEOPLE !
Join us Monday night, June 13, from 7:30-9:30 p.m., at the Looney Bin Bar and Grill, for a motorcyclist safety, rights, and riders reunion with some of the longtime gatekeepers working for our rights to ride and keeping us safe on the road. We were a flock to remember, recognize and honor, fifty (50) years since the February, 1972, with Easyriders Magazine leaders the official start of “A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments (ABATE)”, . . . pleading for bikers to come together to fight impending restrictions from the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) by joining its new national bikers’ rights organization. Keith “Bandit” Ball, Easyriders editor, was its original national coordinator.
ABATE organizations which came into existence around this same time were chartered and filled with a lot of Club members’ support, in Kansas, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and New York; and also the Modified Motorcycle Associations of California and Massachusetts, the New Hampshire Motorcycle Rights Organization, the Rhode Island Motorcycle Association, the Connecticut Motorcycle Rights Association, and the Wisconsin Better Bikers Association.
Easyriders published some phone numbers and a loose knit network of bikers’ rights activists began to grow, while today, few remember, appreciate, or take a bit for granted, the fantastic volunteer work of many protecting our / YOUR rights to ride, and that need continues 50 years later!
“Down Cellah” will be back with their classic live rock music with riders Cara Heredia, Charlie Beal, Frank Grasso, and Joe Sirois of “Down Cella.” Enjoy the camaraderie, music, presentations, along with great food and beverages by Michelle and the Looney Bin Team. Free admission. Pay your own eats and drink. For more info information – email Paul W. Cote at ClaimsCote@aol.com. Charlie and Paul were longtime New England District Road Riding delegates-representatives to the AMA Congress and are AMA EAGLES.
FREE ‘Check Twice – Save a Life, MOTORCYCLES ARE EVERYWHERE !’ Stickers
Following the tradition since 1982 of Bob Doiron, creator of this recognized motorcycle awareness motto, Paul and Sue continue offering FREE “Check Twice” bumper stickers to those sending a stamped, self-addressed return envelope to Check Twice Signs, P.O. Box 516, Amesbury, MA 01913. For more stickers and customized stickers, lawn signs, and other awareness products, see www.checktwicesigns.com
–Paul Cote
BORN FREE WINNER— With the exhaust routed through the frame tubes to the insanity of the single-handgrip handlebar. Builder Cliff Cavins was up for the Biltwell People’s Choice award at Born Free, which requires eligible bikes to complete a ride over the twists of Ortega Highway.
Not only did Cavins endure the 50-mile trip, he won the $10,000 prize, plus an extra $2k for running Metzeler tyres.
–Doc Robinson
Senior Editor
Heavy Duty Magazine
Australia
5-BALL RACING ACTION—Frank recently shot this model wearing the women’s pit crew vest, which is light, inexpensive and it breathes for summer rides. As it turns out, she recently posed for an Easyriders Magazine cover.
Here’s a recent tattoo from the master himself. We have pit crew vests for men and women.
–Bandit
SENIOR EDITOR REPORT–Charlie Has a CD Out and the guitar he is playing has a Bikernet sticker on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwHPVYiKB0c
I had Tony Sanfelipo and Betsy Lister contact me about wanting Hall of Fame Rings. I gave them info on how to contact Frank.
Hopefully some of the other people who saw article will contact him as well
–Rogue
Tickets & Booth Space on Sale for the Sand Sports Super Swap on Saturday, May 21
Tickets and booth space are now on sale for the Sand Sports Super Swap at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Saturday, May 21 and can be purchased online at sandsportssupershow.com/sand-sports-super-swap.
Pre-sale tickets (ages 13+) are Half Price at $5 until May 20 when purchased online. Day of Show Tickets (May 21) will be $10. Children ages 12 & under are free.
The Sand Sports Super Show is a one-day opportunity for off-road enthusiasts to “swap” their sand toys and equipment. Sellers of new and used quads, dune buggies, motorcycles, tires, engine parts, helmets and anything for the off-road enthusiast are welcome.
Exhibitors can buy a booth and see the interactive floorplan online, by CLICKING HERE.
The Sand Sports Super Swap is open for business from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 21.
To purchase discount tickets in advance online as well as to buy a booth at the Sand Sports Super Swap, visit sandsportssupershow.com/sand-sports-super-swap.
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EPA LAWSUIT–Statistician S. Stanley Young has just sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging it has illegally stacked a legally required panel of independent science advisors with agency cronies.
Past the issue of complying with the law, the lawsuit’s outcome could very well determine whether the federal government can, through the back door, regulate greenhouse gas emissions on a state-by-state basis.
The Clean Air Act requires that, when setting air quality standards, EPA seek the advice of a panel of experts known as the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). When Biden EPA administrator Michael Regan assumed office earlier this year, one of the first things he did was abruptly and without cause fire by terse email all the members of all EPA’s science advisory panels, including CASAC. Administrator Regan also announced he was jettisoning conflict-of-interest rules (instituted by the Trump EPA) barring science advisors from being current or recent recipients of EPA grants.
Dr. Young, serving at the time on EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), was one of those terminated advisors. When EPA announced it would seek nominations to reconstitute CASAC and the SAB, Dr. Young was renominated to both but was not selected to either by the agency.
Instead, EPA opted to fill the positions mostly with academic researchers with financial ties to EPA. On the seven-member CASAC, five are EPA grantees.
The new chairman, Dr. Lianne Sheppard of the University of Washington, has received over $60 million in EPA grants. Other notable grantees include Yale University’s Dr. Michelle Bell ($29 million in grants) and the University of Rochester’s Mark Frampton ($36 million in grants).
Most importantly, however, all seven CASAC members are likely to have the same point of view (identical to the agency’s) on the available science regarding fine particulate matter (dust or soot known as PM2.5) in outdoor air. This is particularly important because President Biden’s EPA has already announced that it would be revisiting President Trump’s decision to leave the federal air quality standards for PM2.5 at the level set by the Obama administration.
This decision was supported by the CASAC’s majority view in 2019 that the case to tighten the standards was essentially junk science.
What’s PM2.5 got to do with climate? Scientifically, little if anything, except that the combustion of fossil fuels results in emissions of both carbon dioxide and PM2.5. So regulatory-wise, PM2.5 could be a key means for EPA to control carbon dioxide emissions use across the country.
The Clean Air Act requires that EPA establish national air quality standards for PM2.5. States that do not attain these standards risk losing federal highway funding at EPA’s discretion. The current PM2.5 standard (12 millionths of a gram per cubic meter of air) is stringent but easily attainable in almost the entire country.
When the CASAC last reviewed the PM2.5 standard as required by law in 2019, it was pressured to advise that the PM2.5 standard should be tightened from 12 to as low as zero – that is, an impossible goal of no dust or soot in the air. The CASAC rejected that as without a scientific basis and left the standard at 12.
Now the agency wants to tighten the PM2.5 standard. However, it has no scientific basis for doing so because of the most recent CASAC review. Rather than fighting the CASAC panel, the Biden Administration simply purged the existing members and installed more pliable members. The agency will have its crony-filled CASAC rubber-stamp the agency’s already-determined conclusion to tighten the standard, which could go as low as zero.
Depending on where the EPA sets the PM2.5 standard, many or even all states will fall out of attainment and compliance with the Clean Air Act, handing EPA vast control over economic development in non-attainment areas. That control could include banning new or existing power and manufacturing plants, control over highway use and construction, and even control over agricultural production.
Given that no federal court, including the Supreme Court, is likely to second guess CASAC’s view of PM2.5 science, regardless of how off base it is, the only thing standing in the way of the Biden administration and the dire scenario laid out could very well be Dr. Young’s lawsuit.
Steve Milloy publishes JunkScience.com and is the author of “Scare Pollution: Why and How to Fix the EPA” (2016, Bench Press).
BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB, BOOK REVIEW–Will We Purposely Add CO2 to the Atmosphere Soon?
I finished Patrick Moore’s book. Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom, recently. In fact, I was unable to put it down. Moore is an ecologist and one of the original founders of Greenpeace. He parted ways with them because of “…their transition from what was sensible environmentalism, to a platform of anti-human and anti-science campaigns that were more concerned with fundraising and scaring people with mis-information….” Moore has since become a public critic of the general global warming hysteria and has dedicated his work toward researching and providing evidence of what he believes are mostly false narratives.
Moore addresses each major subject within the global warming trope by chapter. He doesn’t deny that the climate is changing. Rather, he looks at it from the perspective of geological time. From that view, the climate we humans have enjoyed for only 160,000 years is nowhere near the norm for the planet. We are in the relatively cold Pleistocene glacial period which consists of multiple warming and cooling periods and has no definitive end date that science can pinpoint.
The book discusses the political emphasis on funding for research and technology supporting the general hysteria, but I won’t go into that here. I’m confident that most readers fully understand by now that if it doesn’t fit the prevailing political and social narratives, it doesn’t get the research grants, it doesn’t get widely published, and it certainly doesn’t get good peer or Amazon reviews.
Moore explains that polar bears, undersea reefs, African trees, and other “warming threatened” forms of life on the planet actually thrive in the current climate and there are more diverse species of animal life on Earth right now than during most other eras. He explains in detail that the CO2 level and climate temperature data are not correlated in any way. There is a causative relationship only if you look from the arbitrary range of data points starting in about 1850 to the present—a mere 170 years.
One of the points that climate warming proponents do not speak about is the fact that carbon is possibly the most important element on our planet. We are carbon-based life forms. Water and carbon led to the most basic life forms, and they in turn used photosynthesis to create glucose…the sugars necessary for the energy plants and animals needed to evolve and survive. Without them, there is no us.
Moore further discusses how the level of CO2 in our atmosphere is close to an all-time low at some 415 ppm rather than at some unusually high-level that global warming proponents would have us believe. In fact, the CO2 level has been much higher than this during most of the existence of modern life. Considering geological time spans, the Earth’s atmospheric CO2 has been about 2,000 ppm with highs of some 6,000 ppm. It has dropped very low before during the peak of glacial periods. Moore adds that at about 150 ppm plants begin to suffocate.
Where did all this CO2 come from? Carbon is abundant in our planet and is released into the atmosphere through vulcanism. Volcanos have erupted since the early formation of the Earth. The more active the volcanos, the more CO2 in the atmosphere. Mammalian life has lived through millions of years with atmospheric CO2 levels at 2,000 ppm and even higher. It makes no sense that the current level of 415 ppm is somehow dangerous. On the contrary, one might argue that it is dangerously low.
If it is true that our CO2 is low, where did the CO2 go? The elements in the Earth that helped fuel vulcanism, such as uranium, radon, and others, were deposited on the planet 4.6 billion years ago and they have been decaying ever since. That is why volcanic eruptions are a relatively rare event in the present era. So, the planet is producing much less atmospheric carbon than it did millions of years ago.
Still, this implies that even though the carbon would stop increasing, it would be at some consistent level, right? Unfortunately, the level of atmospheric CO2 has steadily declined for the last 150 million years, and where that carbon has gone may surprise you.
We know that carbon is stored in fossil fuels and in living and dead plants. Did you know that plants and soil contain twice as much carbon as the atmosphere? The ocean holds 45 times the carbon as the atmosphere does. The really surprising thing is that 100 million billion tons of carbon are stored in carbonaceous rocks, such as marble, limestone, and chalk, which are the fossilized remains of ancient sea animals that could make their own protective shells. This is 118,000 times the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. These are all referred to as carbon sinks. Carbon is predominantly being absorbed rather than released into the atmosphere, and this may be the real global threat.
In geologic thinking, we are perilously close to the lowest levels of atmospheric CO2 that can sustain life as we know it, and we do not know of another natural mechanism that releases more carbon into the atmosphere. To intentionally reduce it further is to put an even greater strain on the growth of the plants that make up the foundation of all life on Earth. Perhaps this is even the natural way life as we know it is supposed to end—except for that pesky, climate-denying neighbor and his big SUV. Get the book.
I highly recommend it.
By Matt Rowe, American Thinker
NEW EASYRIDERS MAGAZINE ALERT–Sent a question to the Easyriders bunch. Wanted to know if I subscribe do I get credit for the refund I never got.
Anyway, ride safe when warm weather returns.
–A.J.
NEW AT THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM–1968 Harley-Davidson XLCH Sportster
Harley-Davidson surprised riders with the new XL model line for 1957. And for 1958, the hotter XLH and XLCH Sportster satisfied the needs of riders looking for lighter, nimbler high performance motorcycles.
Following in the tracks of the flathead K model, which remained only in racing form as the KR750, the overhead valve XL Sportster was built on the K model.
The biggest advancement was overhead valves plus eventually electric starting on the basic H model. But the XLH options list included saddlebags, a windshield, buddy seat and riders could even opt for two ride heights by specifying 18-inch or 19-inch wheels.
Seat options varied from traditional sprung post to rigid mount in later years, and there was even the “boat tail” seat/fender unit for awhile. The magneto ignition XLCH was a no holds barred beast, strong competition for the Triumph Bonneville.
While it has played an extremely limited role in the military, or as a police mount, like its predecessors the K Model and the WL model, the Sportster has been a very flexible machine.
Properly equipped it was a light weight “sport touring” machine. Stripped, it served well at the drag strip. And men like Leo Payne were able to tune it for assaults on the Land Speed Record at Bonneville. Some riders have enjoyed chopping and bobbing Sportsters as well.
With the high-performance Buell no longer in Harley’s product mix, after over 60 years in the model line-up the Sportster lives on now as DOHC technological wonder. Recently with big changes to bring comfort, smoothness and overall sophistication, the new liquid-cooled Sportster is as cool as ever.
This great original XLCH Sportster was donated to the National Motorcycle Museum by Lawrence Allen of Sterling, IL. It’s one of several Sportsters, stock, custom and competition that you’ll see when you visit.
Specifications:
Engine: 45 Degree Overhead Valve V-Twin
Displacement: 54 Cubic Inches / 883 cc’s
Bore & Stroke: 3.00? x 3.81?
Carburetor: Tillotson
Primary: Triplex Chain
Clutch: Dry, Multi-disk
Transmission: 4-Speed, Foot Shift
Ignition: 12V Battery, Points & Coils
Horsepower: 61HP
Frame: Steel, Double Down Tube
Suspension: Telescopic Fork / Dual Shocks, Swingarm
Brakes: Drum, Internal Expanding
Wheelbase: 58.5?
Weight: 530 Pounds
Wheels/Tires: 3.50 x 19 / 4.00 x 18
ANOTHER New Bikernet Reader Comment!–CARSON CITY RUN BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for January 20, 2022
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Ron Paugh doesn’t get enough press for the facility/quality and quantity of parts he builds. And Ron is one of the nicest guys in the industry. Newbies could take some lessons from him! I’ve personally dealt with Ron since the late 80’s. Ron was the first guy to recognize that Nevada/ Carson City had more to offer than L.A.
Great guy and great shop!
All the Best Ron!
— Dangerous Dan
Dan/ex-CCI VP
San Jose, CA
LATEST FROM LOWBROW–Be tuned & ready to hit the road!
In this free video, learn basic maintenance and keep your Ironhead Sportster tuned and ready!
For those interested, you can get the Ironhead Tune & Service DVD for only $10, BUT we also put it out here on the internet for you all, completely for FREE…
Please comment on our video and let us know what you think. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Lowbrow YouTube channel to get notified each time we release another new video! Enjoy!
PS – Lowbrow has everything you need to be ready for Spring! Oil, oil filters, tires & tubes, and of course loads of custom Sportster parts delivered right to your door!
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MAMA TRIED UPDATE–First, the 2022 Mama Tried Show will go back to being held in March. As you probably know the promoters had to move the date due to Covid.
Next, as we wait for further details here’s what happened in 2021. And also here’s more about the Mama Tried Show & Flat Out Friday race will now be held in December 2021. And yes there were tentative dates in February 2021. But the promoters made the decision that it was too soon and didn’t want to say that the Bike Show is a “maybe.”
And Eagles Ballroom will host the Mama Tried Motorcycle Show. Because of the quality of motorcycles at this top-shelf show is on the LightningCustoms.com’s Major Motorcycle Rallies List.
Now there are a lot of bike shows where to enter your bike you simply have to pay a fee. But this is one thing that differentiates the Mama Tried from other shows as it is by invitation only. Subsequently, you will find that the over 100 home-built motorcycles are some of the best in the Midwest. In addition, there are various brands and styles of motorcycles in the Show.
Details are still in the works, so check back.
Finally, your 2020 Mama Tried Bike Show tickets will be good in 2021.
ALERT FROM THE BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER—
Here are a few of the things that water does for you:
It helps regulate your body temperature.
Water supports your digestion and keeps the process moving.
Water in the form of synovial fluid in your joints acts as a shock absorber and slows down wear and tear.
It’s crucial in controlling your blood pressure.
Water helps your immunity by flushing toxins from your body.
It helps balance your body’s electrolytes, which regulate nerve and muscle function and maintain the acid balance (pH) in your body.
–Nurse Redhead
UPDATE: SEMA APPLAUDS PUBLIC-PRIVATE EFFORT TO SAVE THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS—
Good news, land speed racing fans! We’re pleased to announce exciting progress regarding SEMA’s “Restore Bonneville” program. SEMA and the racing community have joined forces with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and its Utah Geological Survey (UGS) division, and Intrepid Potash, Inc. in a collaborative effort to restore the Bonneville Salt Flats, starting with the installation of a new water well and weather and hydrologic equipment for measuring salt growth conditions on the salt flats.
The BLM and DNR signed a Memorandum of Understanding in April 2020 to jointly pursue restoration efforts. DNR is managing the program in conjunction with the BLM, and it is operated by Intrepid Potash. The endeavor, which SEMA calls “Restore Bonneville”, is strongly supported by the Save the Salt Coalition, a SEMA-led collection of companies, organizations, individuals, and land speed racing teams.
Thanks to everyone from the automotive community who have sent letters in the past encouraging Utah and Federal agencies to spend the money appropriated to them to help restore the Bonneville Salt Flats. Federal and state funds have been released to install the monitoring equipment and to increase the volume of salt pumped onto the Bonneville Salt Flats this year to a total of up to 500,000 tons.
Stakeholders are now identifying projects to be pursued in 2022 and beyond to continue increasing the volume of salt being pumped. While the bulk of the program funding will come from federal and state appropriations, both industry and the land speed racing community will voluntarily help pay the costs. Financial contributions from the racing community are encouraged and gratefully accepted at www.savethesalt.org, a 501(c)(3) organization.
More information: SEMA Applauds Public-Private Effort to Save the Bonneville Salt Flats | Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)
–SEMA
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NEW COOL TANKS FROM LOWBROW–In 1946 Harley-Davidson introduced the WR factory racer…
The factory WR tanks were the inspiration for Lowbrow’s WX Tanks.
The narrowed gas and oil tanks were part of the slim profile and ‘form following function’ when it comes to a fast & nimble motorcycle.
With bolt-on fitment for 1936-1984 Harley Big Twin frames, WX Tanks are perfect for a custom Shovelhead or Panhead chopper, bobber or custom motorcycle.
Ian Smith of Americana Speed Shop really making our WX Tanks look good!
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IT NEVER ENDS—It’s interesting that freedom works, including free speech. The original ABATE members knew that. Against all odds, they fought for freedom to choose to wear a helmet or not. They also fought for the freedom to build choppers or custom motorcycles and they won and our industry survived. It’s not as easy to hand-build custom motorcycles in other countries.
There should be another amendment to the Constitution. Maybe it should be the 2nd amendment Plus. The FREEDOM TO BEAR ARMS AND BUILD CHOPPERS. I like that and FUCK OFF if you don’t like it.
It’s snowing like crazy in the Badlands, so shop work is not progressing, but everything else is.
With the help of Mama Tried we are posting a Black Biker history piece on Bikernet in the next couple of days. It’s interesting. I knew members of the Chosen Few. In fact, three brothers came to the Wilmington Headquarters and wanted to turn it into their clubhouse. We weren’t finished with it yet.
The famous Pandemic was loaded onto a Haul Bikes rig yesterday in 13 Palms, California for shipment to the Badlands. Hang on for more reports.
Irish Rich got heat installed in his shop from Mac Gas. He’s ready to get started on my VL to Knucklehead frame.
If you’re a Cantina Member check out the Hump Day Girls from Barry Green and quotes from the Scott Adams book about life and success. Could be helpful and share them and his book with folks who are struggling.
We are working with Frankie on several projects. He recently returned to Wilmington for a photo shoot.
I’m itching to work on a motorcycle but for now I tinker around the digs and drink whiskey.
Hang on for next week’s report. You know it’s going to be good.
Ride Fast and Free Forever,
–Bandit
SPIES BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for February 3rd, 2022
By Bandit |
Hey,
We had spies at the Grand National Roadster Show, at the Barrett Jackson Auction and at the Mecum Auction. Most of the bidding came from online buyers.
Prices went through the roof with a ’61 Bubble top Chevy going for $209,000. At Mecum a ’46 Indian Chief went for $75,000 and a ’47 for 82 Grand. Wild.
Grand National Roadster Show was attacked by Covid for a couple of years, but it was back and filled several buildings, but only a few motorcycle were offered. Hang one for the all-motorcycle Donnie Smith show coming up in Minneapolis in March just after Biker Week.
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MOTORCYCLE BAN ATTEMPT– Paris Moves to Ban Motorcycles
I’ve warned before about the strong possibility of motorcycles being banned on public roads in some areas. Such proposals have been floated in certain UK counties as well as parts of the European mainland and even some cities in the United States. However, nobody has moved on the idea of outright banning all internal combustion engine motorcycles in a specific geographical location. As a result, by pointing out movements towards that, I’ve been mocked by those who think they know better.
Get a refresher on the banning motorcycles from public roads movement here.
Well, news has come out of Paris, France where there’s a serious push to get all internal combustion engine motorcycles and scooters off the roads entirely. That’s right, not just stop selling them but to make driving them anywhere in the city limits illegal.
This fight isn’t about how much carbon spews out of the tailpipes of motorcycles, which is probably what you’re assuming. Instead, it’s all about noise pollution. That’s right, Parisians are sick of their city being loud. Instead of realizing that’s what you get by packing so many people into tight spaces, they’ve decided to blame motorcycles and scooters for their woes.
A noise plan for the City of Paris was presented last October, with 30 actions proposed by city administration. However, an initiative sought to collect ideas from regular citizens. One proposal which gained a lot of support was the banning of internal combustion engine motorcycles since all-electric models produce little to no noise.
The author of this proposal is quoted by the local news as saying, “Outright banning thermal PTWs is therefore a commonsense solution to solve the number 1 source (by far!) of noise pollution in Paris.” A total of 944 voted for this proposal and 307 voted against it.
Already, Paris authorities have been experimenting with sound radars as a way to fight excessive noise pollution in the city. Such devices allow police to pinpoint which motorcycle is emitting more decibels than is allowed, then fine the rider. The claim is that noise pollution is leading to serious health and economic consequences.
If you think the claim of health consequences is ridiculous, you’re not the only one. The European Environment Agency says 16,600 “premature deaths” in Europe are caused by noise pollution as well as 72,000 hospitalizations. Yes, everything is a health crisis these days.
Of course, there’s the saying that a loud motorcycle is a safe motorcycle. Anyone who’s ridden in traffic before knows many drivers just plain don’t see you, so it’s better if they can hear you. While all-electric motorcycles might make some noise, I have yet to hear one that duplicates the Screaming Eagle wail which does such an excellent job of making a bike noticeable. Apparently, riders being hit by cagers in 6,000-lb. vehicles doesn’t constitute a health crisis, at least in Europe.
Reinforcing the argument for banning motorcycles and scooters from Paris is the supposedly inevitability of all internal combustion engine cars also being banned. This is, of course, to fight the health crisis known as noise pollution and not global warming, global cooling, climate change, or whatever the term is this week.
–Steven Symes
MSN.com
Sources: Le Repaire, Plainsmen Post
It’s funny. I had the opportunity to visit Paris just before this shit storm broke. It wasn’t the cycle riders so much as the idiots flying around in cars and trucks not to mention tour buses.
—Rhys
This sounds like book-burning and ban on books by authors such as Harper Lee and Mark Twain.
Let’s see how much fun there is left on ICE in third-world nations.
Hey, it might just boost the motorcycle tours mentioned in Bikernet Thursday News from time to time. Lot of such trips for South Africa, Nepal, India, Bhutan. The way people cross from one US State to another to legally buy weed, gambling or even for abortion.
They will ban everything except the Taxes we have to pay it seems.
On Bikernet Blog and Facebook.
https://blog.bikernet.com/troublesome-news-for-motorcyclist-community-in-europe/
–Wayfarer
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THE MAGNIFICENT WORD FROM THE FACTORY—I was impressed by the mantra written at the end of a recent Harley-Davidson press release. Check it out:
Harley-Davidson stands for the timeless pursuit of adventure and freedom for the soul.
Seems like someone at the factory gets it.—Bandit
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY—
A father walks into a restaurant with his young son. He gives the young boy 3 nickels to play with, to keep him occupied. Suddenly, the boy starts choking, going blue in the face. The father realizes the boy has swallowed the nickels and starts slapping him on the back.
The boy coughs up 2 of the nickels, but keeps choking. Looking at his son, the father is panicking, shouting for help. A well dressed and serious looking woman, in a blue business suit is sitting at a coffee bar reading a newspaper and sipping a cup of coffee.
At the sound of the commotion, she looks up, puts her coffee cup down, neatly folds the newspaper and places it on the counter, gets up from her seat and makes her way, unhurried, across the restaurant.
Reaching the boy, the woman carefully drops his pants; takes hold of the boy’s testicles and starts to squeeze and twist. Gently at first, and then ever so firmly…after a few seconds the boy convulses violently and coughs up the last nickel, which the woman deftly catches in her free hand.
Releasing the boy’s testicles, the woman hands the nickel to the father and walks back to her seat at the coffee bar without saying a word.
As soon as he is sure that his son has suffered no ill effects, the father rushes over to the woman and starts thanking her saying, “I’ve never seen anybody do anything like that before, it was fantastic. Are you a doctor??”
“No,” the woman replied, “I’m with the IRS…”
–from El Waggs
NEWS FROM LAW TIGERS–
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THE CHOPPER LEGACY—Here’s a quote from a recent Bikernet Weekly News:
” It’s not as easy to hand-build custom motorcycles in other countries.”
This is very true for India. The registration or documentation is so ridiculously full of red-tape and demands that only some large corporation would ever be able to become a custom builder of 2 or 4 wheelers.
Apart from that – even after going through this process which may take any amount of months – every other traffic cop will stop you everywhere to check and verify if you have the authentic paperwork from the government to ride it on the roads and highways.
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FROM THE FOSSIL FUEL MASTER–More fossil fuels, a cleaner environment
It is certainly true that fossil fuel use can cause significant harm to environmental quality, but as you can see from this chart, as fossil fuel use has gone up in the US, concentrations of air pollutants have gone down, which contradicts the catastrophic pollution narrative.
We can use more fossil fuels and have a cleaner environment. What’s behind this? The cause is technology plus laws. Let’s start with the technology.
Technology vs. pollution
Here’s a question. What industry invented recycling? The oil industry invented recycling. In the 1800s the oil industry was refining crude oil into kerosene but they had a lot of waste material because you might get only 50% kerosene from the crude. The rest of it was unusable and sometimes would just be dumped into a river.
But thanks to human ingenuity, we not only stopped dumping the waste into rivers; we started transforming what had been waste into wealth. For example, the industry began generating waxes and lubricants and all kinds of other useful materials from oil.
Then in the 20th century, they developed processes to break down the crude oil and its hydrocarbons into petrochemicals, which as we’ve seen have created countless different products. That’s a way in which something that can be a negative can be turned into a positive.
You can also use technology to dramatically reduce emissions sometimes to the point where they are completely benign. North Dakota, for instance, has coal power and also some of the world’s cleanest air. How does that happen?
Using technology, you can mitigate threats–and you can even turn them into benefits.
–Alex Epstein
Center for Industrial Progress
THE FXR THROWDOWN KICKED OFF BY DEADWOOD CUSTOM CYCLES–FXR Friends Throwdown
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We’ve run into an issue with Evo cases. Shops are saying they are junk, but with Jason Mook at Deadwood Custom Cycles, we’ve dug further. He warns that ‘80s Evo cases can’t be trusted. But anything after ’92 can be okay. Here’s the issue. The studs can pull out of the case and leave a rider high and dry. S&S has stronger replacement cases.
Here’s the other catch. Even the factory doesn’t recommend that the stock studs be torqued more than once. So, we need the above Feuling products. Jason replaces studs in stock cases with 543 Loctite sealant.
It’s odd that we build and rode Evos for 20 years and now we are having costly issues. I’ll keep digging.
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BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–STURGIS RUN 2021
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With all the performance mods on his new RG, two birds with 1 cruise. Great reading KRB. ‘Rona sucks.
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Port Charlotte, Florida (USA)
YOU TUBE VIDEO OF THE WEEK— The Differential…
It’s a trip, filmed in black and white, from the ‘50s. It explains how differentials work and how they were developed.
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MECUM AUCTION RESULTS–Mecum Las Vegas 2022 Motorcycle Auction Takes January Sales to $239 Million
31st Annual Return of World’s Largest Motorcycle Auction Achieves 93% Sell-Through
1938 Brough Superior SS100 (Lot S112) sold at $236,500 Below: 1951 Vincent Series C Black Shadow (Lot F195.1) sold at $231,000
1938 Brough Superior SS100 (Lot S112) sold at $236,500 Below: 1951 Vincent Series C Black Shadow (Lot F195.1) sold at $231,000
With January 2022 now in the rearview, Mecum Auctions has once again put its official stamp of unparalleled success into the record books with total sales from the world’s largest collector car auction and the world’s largest motorcycle auction reaching a combined total of $239 million.
Mecum Kissimmee 2022—held Jan. 6-16 in Florida—saw nearly 3,000 vehicles change hands for $217 million in overall sales, while Mecum’s 31st Annual Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction—held in Las Vegas this past weekend—continued the auction house’s long line of highly successful events, reaching $22 million in sales for a 21% increase over last year’s Las Vegas motorcycle auction.
In all, 1,221 motorcycles were sold of the 1,310 offered in Las Vegas for an outstanding sell-through rate of more than 93%. With the excellent results achieved in both Kissimmee and Las Vegas reaching a cumulative total of $239 million, January 2022 stands as the company’s highest-grossing month in its 35-year history.
All of the top 10 sellers at the Las Vegas auction achieved impressive six-figure sale prices with a 1938 Brough Superior SS100 (Lot S112) leading the pack at $236,500. The iconic motorcycle boasted a professional restoration and resulting awards including People’s Choice from the San Jose Clubman Show and Best of Show at El Camino. Runner-up among Vegas top sales was a celebrated 1951 Vincent Black Shadow Series C (Lot F195.1) that sold for $231,000. A 1917 Henderson Model G Four Cylinder (Lot S58) and a 1936 Harley-Davidson EL Knucklehead (Lot F192) tied for the third and fourth seat among top sales bringing $203,500 each, followed by a 1919 Harley-Davidson J Twin (Lot T12), three Indian Four Cylinders (Lots F153, S151 and S152), another Knucklehead (Lot S150) and a 1931 Henderson Four Cylinder (Lot F195).
Private collections were well received at the auction with the headlining Harley-Davidson Heritage Collection achieving more than $4.1 million in sales and The Bob & Dolva Mitchell Collection selling in its entirety and seeing its 14 motorcycles bring an aggregate $1.3 million. The desirable five-bike offering from Dr. J. Craig Venter also sold in its entirety for a total of $821,700. The Brown Family Collection achieved $911,350 overall, and The Robert Richardson Collection saw 12 of its cycles hammer sold for a total of $444,400.
Road Art also found great success in Vegas with $553,342 in total sales achieved and top-selling lots including a handful of bronze sculptures by celebrated artist Jeff Decker. A life-sized rendering of Joe Petrali (Lot S179) sold for $88,500, while his work titled “Neck and Neck with Death” (Lot Z534) brought $67,260. Decker’s “Harley-Davidson Bronze Bullet Sidecar” statue (Lot Z539) came in as Road Art’s third highest seller at $47,200.
The complete top 10 motorcycle sales at Mecum Las Vegas 2022 include:
1938 Brough Superior SS100 (Lot S112) at $236,500
1951 Vincent Series C Black Shadow (Lot F195.1) at $231,000
1917 Henderson Model G Four Cylinder (Lot S58) at $203,500
1936 Harley-Davidson EL Knucklehead (Lot F192) at $203,500
1919 Harley-Davidson J Twin (Lot T12) at $165,000
1939 Indian Four Cylinder (Lot F153) at $159,500
1941 Harley-Davidson TA Knucklehead (Lot S150) at $154,000
1932 Indian Four Cylinder (Lot S151) at $154,000
1940 Indian Four Cylinder (Lot S152) at $154,000
1931 Henderson Four Cylinder (Lot F195) at $154,000
For access to complete auction results, sign up for a free MyMecum account at Mecum.com. Watch an encore presentation of the Mecum Las Vegas motorcycle auction anytime on MotorTrend+. Mecum’s Glendale 2022 auction at State Farm Stadium in Arizona is next on the company’s live auction schedule. Slated for March 16-19, the still-growing auction is expected to feature 1,500 collector cars and approximately 100 vintage and antique motorcycles on offer along with a large and impressive selection of large-scale, authentic neon signs. To consign a vehicle or to register as a bidder for this and all future Mecum auction events, visit Mecum.com, or call (262) 275-5050 for more information.
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Discount tickets to AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days are on sale now! This three-day, must-do motorcycle event will be held July 22-24 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. You’ll enjoy watching national championship vintage racing in numerous disciplines and finding parts and accessories at America’s largest motorcycle swap meet. Learn more and get tickets.
NEWS FROM RIDER MAGAZINE–In This Issue:
Harley-Davidson Sportster S vs. Indian FTR S and Scout Bobber: A trio of American Twins compared.
Kickstarts: Rider Greece Tour with Edelweiss; Royal Enfields Reach the South Pole; 2022/2023 Motorcycles.
Chasing Gene and Washie: Retracing the historic path of two diehard Indian racers
The Long Ride: Every now and then, the best kind of ride can be on the worst type of road.
Anything But a Straight Line: Every road has a story to tell.
Favorite Ride: Rocks ’n’ Roll — a scenic ride to Seneca Rocks, West Virginia.
First Gear: Storytellers
Riding Well: Hacked!
The Moto Life: Heroes and Villains
Exhaust Note: And Just Where Are My Tires?
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Gear Lab: We review Michelin Road 6 Tires, Aerostich Windstopper Jersey, Motoport Air Mesh Street Jeans
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THE NEW THUNDER PRESS–Your February Issue of Thunder Press is Here!
Get to know the man who’s dedicated his life and career to motorcycling, Roland Sands, who has recently opened a new facility in Long Beach. We take a look at the man himself, the new builds in his pipeline, and how this new workspace operates.
Also, inside is one hell of a journey. Chris Hopper did what few thought was possible, riding 100,000 miles in 100 days. He touched every state in the lower 48 on his Harley-Davidson Road Glide, raising money and awareness for those afflicted with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
We enjoy keeping history alive. The Thomas Auto-Bi is the first motorcycle with both front and rear suspension, while Harley’s Softails have a range of distinguishing features to look back on over its evolution since 1984. In addition, we bring a feature on Lana MacNaughton, a female biker photographer who is capturing today’s women on two wheels in photos so that they may be remembered for years to come.
This month’s coverage also includes our staple Partz section of cruising gear, upcoming motorcycle events all over the USA in the Calendar, interesting editorials, and more!
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–THE LAST CROCKER EVER BUILT
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Who built 42-61-310, and where? There is a list of 11 employees at the Crocker factory, 5 of those were teenagers. Building the 1940-41 Crocker Scooters, with bolt on Lauson motors.
–Strickland
strickland101@outlook.co.nz
Auckland, New Zealand
This story was about the original Crocker Company. Several companies have used the Crocker name.–Bandit
QUOTE OF THE DAY–We have allowed tyrants and control freaks to take power ever since Al Gore was allowed to lie to the public and kids for personal gain. Until we force scientific transparency and end the doom, these people have the excuse to control everything we do. Only takes one honest leader to make truth shine once more.
–BANDIT
2021 AMA Board of Directors Awards–
The 2021 AMA Board of Directors Awards were announced on Dec. 17, 2021. Motorcyclists being honored are:
2021 AMA Motorcyclist of the Year: Brandy Richards
AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award: Dan Kleen
AMA Bessie Stringfield Award: Ryan McFarland
AMA Hazel Kolb Brighter Image Award: Porsche Taylor
Kleen, McFarland, Taylor receive 2021 AMA Board of Directors Awards
— Following a historic and undeniable performance in the 2021 International Six Days Enduro (ISDE), Brandy Richards has been named the 2021 American Motorcyclist Association Motorcyclist of the Year.
Richards became the first person in the century-plus history of the ISDE to win every single test in her class. Her flawless performance in Italy spanned 28 tests scattered across six days of riding. Her efforts helped the U.S. Women’s World Trophy Team win the 2021 ISDE by more than 15 minutes over runner-up Great Britain.
“Brandy Richards accomplished something truly extraordinary in Italy this year,” said AMA Board of Directors Chairman Russ Ehnes. “Making ISDE history with her performance on the world stage deserved recognition — which is why we selected her as the AMA’s 2021 Motorcyclist of the Year. We’re extremely proud of her stellar example of American greatness and to have her as an AMA member.”
The annual award is given to the individual or group that had the most profound impact on the world of motorcycling that year, and the recipient is voted on by the AMA Board of Directors.
“I never thought I’d be considered for [Motorcyclist of the Year] even after winning ISDE,” said Brandy Richards. “It’s amazing that the AMA recognized me…and I’m shocked and grateful to be given this honor.”
The AMA Board also awarded the AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award to Dan Kleen, who has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council for the last 21 years.
Recipients of the award showcase the highest level of service to the AMA in an area of activity, and Kleen’s help establishing the Iowa Off-Highway Vehicle Association, efforts forming the Iowa Motorsports Coalition, and role in founding the Friends of Iowa’s Trials group, made him the perfect candidate for the honor. An avid hunter, Kleen also helped set up hunts and rides for disabled veterans in Iowa and other states.
The AMA Bessie Stringfield Award is bestowed upon an individual who has been instrumental in introducing or promoting motorcycling to emerging markets, and the 2021 honoree is Ryan McFarland.
McFarland, founder of Strider Bikes, focuses on increasing kids’ exposure to riding bicycles and developing necessary skills that are beneficial to riding motorcycles. But his efforts do not stop with addressing youth participation and education to uplift the future of motorcycling, as McFarland’s Strider Bikes also create bikes and programs to assist individuals with special needs in learning to ride.
Rounding out the AMA Board of Directors Awards, Porsche Taylor is being recognized with the AMA Hazel Kolb Brighter Image Award — an honor given to individuals or organizations that generate good publicity for motorcycling.
Taylor, founder and editor-in-chief of Black Girls Ride (BGR) Magazine, has contributed to increasing representation and recognition of women — particularly women of color — in motorsports. The BGR movement has led to an annual Beautiful Bikers Conference and an annual Black Girls Ride to Essence Fest, which aim to integrate motorsports into the largest celebration of Black women in the world.
More information about 2021 AMA Motorcyclist of the Year Brandy Richards can be found in the January edition of American Motorcyclist.
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5-BALL LEATHERS ACTION—There’s a bunch to report. The new order is due to arrive next week, and Frankie is cooking.
We are going to rebuild our shop on Bikernet to be driven by Shopify and we’ll be more connected than ever and able to give you deals and specials.
I just tested one of Crank and Strokes flannels and the fit, style and material was amazing.
–Bandit
VIRGINIA INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT ENTHUSIASTS FROM UNFAIR EXHAUST NOISE CITATIONS—
DON’T DELAY! Please contact the Senate Transportation Committee to request support for S.B. 180:
YOU MAY USE THE FOLLOWING POINTS IN YOUR MESSAGE:
S.B. 180 implements an objective testing procedure for determining if a vehicle’s installed exhaust system is in excess of 85 decibels, measured at a distance of at least 50 feet.
S.B. 180 supplies inspectors with an enforcement standard, replacing a system that relies on subjective judgments on whether an exhaust system amplifies the noise emitted by the motor vehicle.
S.B. 180 allows the operator of a vehicle to defend an exhaust noise violation, recognizing that the best way to address exhaust noise is by establishing a fair and reasonable exhaust noise decibel limit.
Overview: Virginia has introduced SAN-supported legislation (S.B. 180) to implement a fair testing procedure for vehicle owners accused of unreasonable exhaust noise violations. This bill applies to motor vehicles with a gross weight of 6,500 pounds or less. A vehicle cannot be in violation of the 85-decibel exhaust noise limit unless it has been tested under these fair standards. The bill currently awaits consideration in the Senate Transportation Committee.
–SEMA
DOG STORY OF THE WEEK–Whether you own a dog or not, you must appreciate the efforts of this owner trying to sell her dog. Look at the picture of this lovable Chinese Mastiff and then read the sales pitch below.
DOG FOR SALE:
Excellent guard dog. Owner cannot afford to feed Jethro any more as there are no more drug pushers, thieves, murderers, terrorists or molesters in the neighborhood for him to eat. Most knew Jethro only by his Chinese street name, Ho Lee Schitt.
–El Waggs
BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB OFFERING–One of the most insidious developments that has occurred over the past decade has been the extent to which mainstream media outlets and government-run schools and colleges have acted in concert to deprive the American public—especially young people—of access to objective information about climate change.
A whole generation is being brainwashed into believing long-debunked assertions about an impending “existential climate crisis,” the presence of ever more severe hurricanes and tornadoes, rapidly rising sea levels, and countless other dubious predictions of future climate calamities.
Moreover, the vast majority of America’s youth are completely ignorant about the fact that tens of thousands of scientists believe— and, even more importantly, mountains of scientific evidence show—that humans are not creating an existential climate change crisis.
We will not stand by and watch as this problem persists. On the contrary, The Heartland Institute is taking bold action to provide American students with the truth about global warming and climate science.
Read more in The Heartlander, our quarterly report pulled together for supporters like you.
–James Taylor
—Heartland.org
INDUSTRY NEWS–Motorcycle sales among leading brands are up 21.8 percent since 2019.
And MIC members can access reports that detail motorcycle sales – including sales in the on-highway, off-highway, dual-purpose, scooter, and ATV categories. MIC reports cover new-retail-unit sales among leading manufacturers by brand and segment – across the nation and also by state. The MIC also summarizes manufacturer and distributor shipments of motorcycle and scooter replacement tires – in total and by market segment.
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KEEPING THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–Professor Higgins at the University of Sydney was giving a lecture on ‘Involuntary Muscle Contraction’ to the first-year medical students.
This was not an exciting subject and the professor decided to lighten up the mood.
He pointed to a young woman in the front row and asked, ‘Do you know what your asshole is doing while you’re having an orgasm?’
She replied, “Probably golfing with his buddies”!
–Professor El Waggs
NEW YORK INTRODUCES PRO-HOBBY BILLS AS LEGISLATURE RECONVENES
The New York State Assembly introduced a variety of pro-hobby bills for the 2022 legislative session. These bills are pending before the Transportation Committee and may be scheduled to be heard at any time.
DON’T DELAY! Please contact the Assembly Transportation Committee to request support for A. 4008, A. 4202, and A. 6931:
YOU MAY USE THE FOLLOWING POINTS IN YOUR MESSAGE:
A. 4008 — Allows the display of only a single, rear-mounted license plate for a $50 fee.
This bill protects the aesthetic contours of cars and relieves vehicle owners of the burden of having to create mounting holes on original bumpers.
This bill accommodates classic and special-interest vehicles, many of which are not originally equipped with a designated place to display a front plate.
This bill saves money, conserves resources, and allows greater performance and styling equipment options for automotive enthusiasts in the state and the industry supporting their hobby.
A. 4202 — Reduces safety inspections from annual to biennial for antique, classic, and collector vehicles.
This bill requires a biennial inspection instead of an annual inspection for antique, classic, and collector vehicles.
This bill recognizes that these vehicles are generally driven significantly fewer miles on New York roadways than other passenger vehicles, making the annual inspection an undue burden on hobbyists.
A. 6931 — Creates a one-time registration fee for historical vehicle owners.
The reduced registration fee would be available to owners of historical vehicles owned and operated as an exhibition piece or collector’s item and used for club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, occasional transportation, and similar uses.
This bill replaces the current annual fee of $28.75 with a $100 one-time fee.
This bill brings the state in line with other states seeking to reward automotive enthusiasts and expand opportunities for these prized vehicles to be enjoyed.
–SEMA
Five states have introduced some version is hobby bills including New Jersey, New Hampshire, West Virginia and Vermont.
—Bandit
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE CLIMATE COMEDY NOTIONS—Famous actor gives a Climate doomsday speech in 2004 and in 2021 gets on his private jet and flies to an island where he has a mansion.
Obama gives a dire speech in 2006 and in 2021 buys a house on the water.
McGibben debates in 2006 and points out a doomed island nation. In 2021 the island nation is building luxury hotels on the water.
Greta cries wolf and doom in 2018 and chart shows the opposite.
Famous cook decries Climate Change and owns 12 restaurants, and all the kitchens use natural gas.
Here’s the real doom. Take all the cooking fires in the world and turn them off–Oops
Here’s another odd one. Take a strip of land that suffering from drought and have a biker gang throw a party with all their loud bikes. And when they leave the area is green and lush. CO2 is not a pollutant, and more CO2 makes the earth more green. No doom. Let’s fix obesity and opioid use and have a party because life on earth is cool.
–Bandit
ANOTHER WILD YOUTUBE OF THE WEEK–Amir Glinik – 1936 EL exploded experience short preview……
1936 EL exploded experience short preview… www.3d-files.co.il long version link https://youtu.be/bLSDlxamuUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLSDlxamuUE
LATEST FROM Metalsport Wheels—
Get Your Racks Here!
Californian wheels specialist and Vee Rubber tires distributor Metalsport has branched out with this classy new luggage rack design for stock tour packs.
Precision CNC-machined from lightweight, high-strength aerospace grade aluminum, “it has been contoured to fit the profile and curves of Harley’s stock hard luggage perfectly. We make them right here in the USA and they are available in either a chrome, black anodized or polished finish.”
They “are a must-have for that complete custom look, adding style, form and function to standard or razor style tour packs.”
Metalsport offers a full line of 3D, 2D and now Hybrid finished wheels featuring over 25 designs, including the Chip Foose Signature Series. “We have one of the largest selections of wheel sizes in the USA. Wheel sizes start from the 16″ wheel to our monster 34″ wheel – all available with matching rotors, pulley and sprocket options.”
METALSPORT WHEELS
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DEADWOOD CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES PODCAST—DAMN DEADWOOD
American V-Twin Aftermarket Information, Experiences, and Lessons Learned, with decades of experience in working on Harley-Davidsons and Harley based custom bikes.
From the owner and employees of Deadwood Custom Cycles in Deadwood, South Dakota with top tier special guests. All kinds of advice from a bunch of Dickheads who like to fumigate self-proclaimed wisdom about the American Motorcycle Industry.
And no, we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Enjoy!
Sponsored by Law Tigers
Vance & Hines, Suzuki Motor USA, and Mission Foods Partner to Create
Powerhouse NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Team—
Santa Fe Springs, CA – February 1, 2022 – Vance & Hines today announced a partnership that brings three legendary brands together in a quest for the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) Championship. This triumvirate of performance-focused, industry-leading companies make the Vance & Hines/Mission Foods/Suzuki Factory Pro Stock Motorcycle Team an early favorite for the top spot.
Suzuki, a global leader in motorcycle performance, plans to add to its NHRA PSM legacy in 2022 when it dubs Vance & Hines as its “premier drag race team.” The two companies have a storied relationship dating back to 1978 with the launch of the GS 1000. That year, Vance & Hines began operating Suzuki’s factory drag racing team, with racing programs under several sanctioning bodies. In the years that followed, they earned numerous victories and championships with company co-founders Terry Vance as rider and Byron Hines as tuner. Ultimately, the collaboration established Suzuki as the fastest and winningest brand on the drag strip. Their success paved the way for the emergence of PSM racing as a professional sport.
When the NHRA, established the PSM class as full-fledged national championship in 1987, Vance won its inaugural race in Gainesville on a Suzuki GS 1150E, and later in that season set a Pro Stock milestone as the first motorcycle to run a 7-second ET. Since that time, Vance & Hines-built Suzuki powerplants have won five NHRA national titles, including three consecutive championships on bikes piloted by Byron’s son, Matt Hines.
The Vance & Hines/Suzuki partnership is a multi-year program which will allow racing fans to see the performance of a 6.3 second, 200+ MPH Hayabusa model in the world’s premier form of motorcycle drag racing. Additionally, fans will be able to experience a Suzuki presence at many of the national NHRA PSM events and V&H/Suzuki team members will meet with fans in the paddock area at every race.
Mission Foods continues its sponsorship of the team in 2022 and has become a significant presence in racing, with partnerships and sponsorships in IndyCar and several racing organizations in powersports. Mission Foods, the largest manufacturer of tortillas in the US and a worldwide leader in Mexican foods, joined the Vance & Hines NHRA PSM effort in 2021.
“Suzuki has a tradition of competing at the highest levels in motorcycle racing,” said Kerry Graeber, Suzuki Motor USA, LLC Vice President, Motorcycle/ATV Sales and Marketing. “Given our history and success in drag racing it’s fitting that we take a high-profile role in NHRA PSM.” Graeber added that “one of the specific goals of this program is to showcase Suzuki’s all-new, third generation Hayabusa sport bike and Vance & Hines is without a doubt the best partner for this initiative. We’re thrilled to be reuniting with Vance & Hines in NHRA to show the extraordinary capabilities of the Hayabusa.”
“We’re happy to expand our partnership with Vance & Hines for NHRA racing and are overjoyed to have Suzuki on board. This is a great expression of our #2FAST2TASTY campaign,” said Juan Gonzalez, Mission Foods Chief Executive Officer. “NHRA with Vance & Hines and Suzuki, IndyCar with Arrow McLaren SP and our sponsorships in American Flat Track will make 2022 an exciting year for all race fans.”
“Vance & Hines was born on a racetrack and has a passion for high performance,” said Mike Kennedy, President of Vance & Hines. “That’s why partnering with organizations with equally strong cultures of winning is perfect for us. We are overjoyed to have Mission Foods return to our program, and to begin a long and successful strategic partnership with Suzuki. This is already a great start to the 2022 racing season.”
Additional details of the Vance & Hines/Mission Foods/Suzuki racing program will be released in February as the team prepares for the first NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle race of the season in Gainesville, Florida. The season includes 15 PSM races and its finale takes place in November in Pomona, California at NHRA’s Auto Club Finals.
NEW FROM THE NASH GANG— Own the stainless-steel version of the original sought-after Knuckle Buckle design by Jason Momoa with the help of Nash.
This thing is designed to be an heirloom collector’s item that you can wear, thrash and improve it’s character over time – while the stainless steel material prevents total destruction. May this be your way of saying “Viva La Knuckleheads!”
Collect yours today!
NEW BOOK FROM THE CENTER FOR INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS–A detailed preview of Fossil Future
“Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less” is a systematic analysis of our energy future from a human flourishing perspective
On April 19th, my new book Fossil Future will be released by Penguin Random House.
Fossil Future systematically analyzes the world’s energy, environmental, and climate choices from a human flourishing perspective—and concludes definitively that, as the subtitle of the book says: “Global human flourishing requires more, oil, coal, and natural gas—not less.”
Over the next two months I’ll be publicly sharing some sections of Fossil Future before the release date. Let me know in the comments which sections you want me to release.
For those considering bulk purchases: if you commit to making a bulk purchase (100 or more) of Fossil Future, I’ll send you a signed bookplate for every book. Just email assistant@alexepstein.com subject Bulk Orders with the number of books you want, and we’ll connect you with a low-cost bulk seller.
My #1 fear about Fossil Future is that once it launches with a huge media campaign *and* blows new readers away, there will be a big shortage that will be hard to remedy given the supply chain crisis.
You can help prevent a shortage by preordering. Thanks for considering this!
—Alex Epstein
“Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein” is my free Substack newsletter designed to give as many people as possible access to concise, powerful, well-referenced talking points on the latest energy, environmental, and climate issues from a pro-human, pro-energy perspective.
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE BRINGS AN AGGRESSIVE EDGE TO THE ICONIC SCOUT FAMILY WITH THE NEW SCOUT ROGUE & SCOUT ROGUE SIXTY
Powerful, Reliable, Comfortable & Agile – New Scout Rogue Offers the Most Aggressive Style & Performance-Minded Expression of the Iconic Indian Scout
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – February 1, 2022 – Indian Motorcycle, America’s First Motorcycle Company, today unleashed the most aggressive iteration of its iconic Indian Scout with the launch of the new Scout Rogue and Scout Rogue Sixty. Packed with attitude and edge, thanks to its aggressive styling and performance-minded features, Scout Rogue exudes performance, begs for more throttle, and is ready for whatever comes its way.
Combining iconic design with contemporary style, the Scout Rogue demands attention and inspires riders to express a bolder sense of self-expression. A lineup of new features give Scout Rogue its edgy, hard-riding demeanor, including a quarter fairing, mini ape-hanger handlebars, sport style seat, blacked-out fenders and valve covers, and a 19-inch front wheel. The proven Scout and Scout Sixty powertrains pack serious punch with loads of low-end torque for snappy acceleration.
“For so many motorcyclists, riding carries a rogue spirit – a bold statement of freedom and individuality that brings riders together – and Scout Rogue delivers that in spades,” said Aaron Jax, Indian Motorcycle Vice President. “It’s an attitude that can only be found on a motorcycle, and it creates a totally unique level of camaraderie and community, and that’s what Scout Rogue is all about.”
The introduction of the Scout Rogue and Scout Rogue Sixty add two more Scout models for riders looking to stand out from the crowd. Starting at $9,999, the Scout Rogue Sixty opens the door for even more riders to join the crew. Each model inspires rider confidence with a low seat height and manageable wheelbase, while a lower center of gravity provides superior handling for all riders – regardless of experience and skill level.
Riders can achieve a smoother, more comfortable ride with increased suspension travel from Adjustable Piggyback Rear Shocks. Using twist knobs, riders can easily dial-in their compression and rebound damping settings.
Lighting Accessories
For superior nighttime visibility, the Scout Pathfinder 5.75-inch Adaptive LED Headlight activates 15 individual beams based on the bike’s lean angle. The upgraded headlight utilizes patented technology that projects light farther and improves the overall light spread in front of the bike.
Style Accessories
To add personalized, custom-inspired styling, riders can add Smoked LED Turn Signals and an Auxiliary Tachometer with Shift Light. Rather than amber and red turn signal lenses that can distract from the bike’s style, the smoked turn signals feature clear lenses, but still provide bright, easy-to-see amber LED lighting in front and bright red LED lighting in the rear.
Mounting next to the standard instrumentation, the Auxiliary Tachometer with Shift Light keeps the rider aware of the engine’s revolutions per minute (RPM) and enhances the bike’s high-performance style. An LED shift light illuminates to indicate recommended shift points.
Comfort Accessories
Whether riding solo or two-up, exploring a town or crushing miles, Indian Motorcycle offers a host of comfort and touring accessories. Scout Rogue riders can personalize their ergonomics with the Rider Comfort Seat. The Syndicate 2-Up Seat and Syndicate Low Profile Passenger Backrest add comfort for passengers.
If packing gear, riders can add the black Saddlebag, Solo Luggage Rack, and a black, water-resistant Solo Rack Bag.
New Accessories
In addition, the Scout Rogue’s stock quarter fairing and sport style solo seat are now available as added accessories for Scout and Scout Bobber models. The Indian Motorcycle Quarter Fairing delivers custom style in a high-profile location at the front of the bike. The fairing encircles the headlight and creates a look that is both classic and sporty. The Quarter Fairing can be color-matched for Scout Rogue models, Scout models from 2015-2022 and Scout Bobber models 2018-2022.
The sport style Indian Motorcycle Syndicate Solo Seat provides long-riding comfort, as an upraised rear lip creates a comfortable bucket that keeps riders planted during hard acceleration. The interior padding provides an ideal blend of comfort and support, and the black, leather-like vinyl seat covering provides long-term, all-weather durability. The Syndicate Solo Seat fits Scout Bobber models 2018-2022.
Complementing the Scout Rogue is the Indian Motorcycle Rogue clothing and gear collection. The Rogue Collection personifies blacked-out styling and has been designed for men and women looking for simple, clean lines with tones of black and gray.
Riders and fans can shop the full Rogue Collection at www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/shop/apparel/collections/rogue/.
Starting at $11,499, the Scout Rogue delivers 100 horsepower by way of a liquid-cooled, 69 cubic-inch (1133cc) motor. The Scout Rogue is available in Black Metallic, Storm Blue, Sagebrush Smoke, Black Smoke and Stealth Gray.
The Scout Rogue Sixty starts at $9,999 and features a 60 cubic-inch (999 cc), liquid-cooled motor with 78 horsepower. The Scout Rogue Sixty is available in Black Metallic, Titanium Smoke and Bronze Smoke.
The 2022 Scout Rogue and Scout Rogue Sixty will begin shipping to Indian Motorcycle dealers throughout the U.S. and Canada in early 2022. Riders can learn more at their local Indian Motorcycle dealership, by visiting IndianMotorcycle.com, or by following along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
NEW REPLICATOR TOMAHAWK WHEEL–Make your Harley look new again by updating to one of the latest Harley style wheels! The all-new TOMAHAWK by Replicator wheels is stunning! Available in all sizes and finishes … this wheel can take your bike to a whole other level!
Starts at $1,199 depending on size and finish. NOT CURRENTLY ON OUR SITE. CALL TO ORDER
–WanaRyd Wheels
www.wanaryd.com
NOMINEES WANTED–Class of 2022 Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall of Fame
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall of Fame (MRFHOF) was introduced at the Meeting of the Minds in Denver, Colorado. This institution was created to recognize individuals that have worked through the MRF to positively impact motorcycling. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is proud to announce that the nomination process for the next class of inductees into the MRFHOF is now open.
The nomination form and a timeline are posted on the MRF website at:
https://mrf.org/mrf-hall-of-fame/
Nomination applications are due to the Hall of Fame Committee by March 1st, 2022 – please send completed forms to communications@mrf.org
Past Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall of Fame inductees are: Keith “Bandit” Ball, Mark Buckner, Wayne Curtin, Michael “Balls” Farabaugh, “Still” Ray Fitzgerald, Richard Gray, Bob Illingworth, Nathan “Buck” Kittredge, Ed Netterberg, Sherman Packard, Todd Vandermyde, Paul Vestal, Penny Walker, Ed Youngblood, Vince Consiglio, Fredric Harrell, Rodney Roberts, Simon Milward, JoAnne Packard, Karen Bolin, Lee Richardson, Jerry “JT” Thomas, Teresa Hepker, Dick “Slider” Gilmore, Charles Umbenhauer, Wanda Hummel-Shultz, “Biker” Jim Rhoades, Lee Ryan, Marc Falsetti, Gary Klinker, Charlie Williams, Dave Dwyer, “Radio” Bob Letourneau, “Farmer” John Eggers, Michael “Boz” Kerr, Butch Brown, Deb Butitta, Jim Dahling and Carol Downs.
EPA Expands Pesticide Outreach and Education to Better Meet the Needs of Pesticide Applicators, including Farmworkers, and Consumers–
Kicks off Fifth Annual National Pesticide Safety Education Month with new Spanish-language Pesticide Safety Videos for Farmworkers
Contact: EPA press office, press@epa.gov
WASHINGTON (Feb. 1, 2022) — In February, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates National Pesticide Safety Education Month to raise awareness for pesticide safety education and share best practices for using pesticides safely in and around our homes. Throughout the year, EPA provides resources and takes action to protect the well-being of all those who may come in contact with pesticides, from consumers who use disinfectants in their homes to pesticide handlers and farmworkers who work with and around pesticides in the fields.
“EPA is pleased to participate in National Pesticide Safety Education Month because providing tailored resources for farmworkers and other pesticide applicators is critical for ensuring that pesticides are responsibly used,” said Ya-Wei (Jake) Li, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs. “Additionally, EPA continues to provide education and outreach on pesticide safety, particularly on disinfectants, to help consumers choose the right product for their needs and use that product safely.”
EPA’s Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) aims to prevent and reduce pesticide poisonings and injuries among agricultural workers and pesticide handlers, an effort propelled by making pesticide safety information accessible in several languages. Through a producer and syndicator of Spanish-language educational content, EPA developed public service announcements to help farmworkers reduce take-home pesticide exposure. EPA now offers a Spanish-language video (available in two lengths) that is based on learning from focus groups comprised of migrant and seasonal farm workers. The videos emphasize the importance of handwashing when working in agricultural areas where pesticides may be used. The videos have already been viewed more than 89,000 times and have reached over 82,000 users on social media. Watch the videos: El Factor Invisible and El Factor Invisible – Extended Version.
EPA is also proud to support numerous successful efforts and programs that help the public every day, including:
Responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency – EPA continues to provide helpful consumer tips and outreach on the best cleaning and disinfectant practices. These efforts included an informative video on how to use EPA’s List N: Disinfectants for Coronavirus to find approved products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The Agency has successfully reviewed and approved more than 500 surface disinfectant products to ensure American businesses, families, schools, and other organizations have as many tools as possible to disinfect surfaces during the pandemic.
Increasing access to pesticide safety information – EPA supports programs like the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), which provides objective, science-based information about pesticides and pesticide-related topics to enable people to make informed decisions. NPIC addresses current and emerging pesticide-related issues through their pesticides hotline with pesticide specialists answering calls from the public in over 240 languages. The site, which provides free federal, state, and local resources, receives around 8 million views per year.
Supporting Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEPs) – PSEPs teach pesticide safety across the country to workers and target communities. EPA supports PSEPs to provide workshops and educational tools to approximately 825,000 certified pesticide applicators in a variety of languages and help them meet certification requirements. PSEPs reach an additional 2 million people, including pesticide educators, farmworkers, and inner-city and rural communities. Find a program near you.
Furthering pesticide-related outreach – EPA funds several projects that advance pesticide safety education. Most recently, EPA awarded a five-year cooperative agreement to the University of California-Davis, in partnership with Oregon State University, for the second phase of the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC). PERC coordinates development of pesticide-related educational resources that meet national needs. Many new resources were launched through this cooperative agreement including multilingual manuals, pamphlets, webpages, videos and guides for different targeted audiences on how to work with or around pesticides safely. More than 47,000 materials have been distributed.
The Agency also expects to release another grant opportunity later this month to increase the reach and scope of pesticide safety educational programs. Learn more today about pesticide safety by visiting: https://www.epa.gov/pesticides.
NEWS FROM THE BUCKLE GUY–Barry King Leather Tools. Handcrafted leatherworking tools, including mauls, awls, edgers, skivers, mallets, molders, and more. Barry King leather tools are famous and popular leather craft tools for making leather belts, bags, wallets, and other handmade leather products. Made in the USA in Wyoming.
WHAT’S NEXT?—It’s never dull in the Badlands.
We went to the Deadwood dog races last weekend. What a kick. It was just 20 degrees, but when the sun’s out, it just doesn’t matter.
I found a local who will paint silver scallops on my flathead Sporty gas tank. Hang on.
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Windows have gone into the shop and Baldwin’s Electric drilled holes in perfectly good walls and ran wiring.
We are working with a local Spearfish artisan on a wheeled stained glass for our Sturgis front door. It’s getting very close.
I got sucked into the Bring a Trailer Auction site and came across this 1948 fast back Cadillac. The bid was low enough to draw me closer. After these auctions, I’ll bet the owner pulled it down. He’ll be back with higher expectations.
For Christ’s sake, don’t forget Valentine’s Day. Your life is at stake.
I bought this solid Silver springer in Greece while traveling around the world. I’m going to give it to my son for his birthday, this month. He needs something super bling to hang around his neck during tattoo conventions.
ENLIGHTENMENT BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for September 23, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
I wrote to the former President Trump about unity and bringing the country together. I’m all about progress, enlightenment and unity and not about blame. I guess, if anyone was going to seriously investigate our issues, they would be funneled in the direction of our media.
So, I’m driving into Sturgis the other day and because I bought a Bikernet Billboard for the rally I looked at billboard row as I entered town. It’s sorta strange, like suddenly there are maybe a dozen billboards, six on each side of the Highway 14a within just 100 yards of road. Most of the ads are for the Deadwood Casinos like Cadillac Jacks or the American Roadhouse in downtown Sturgis. But suddenly one popped out. This image shows a smaller version of the same billboard.
It bothered me. I spoke to a leader inside the Climate Science realm and be said this group (WWF funded by Coca Cola) was posting these things and of course they are wrong. There are no offshore oil rigs near Polar Bears. Plus, just so you know, there are more Polar Bears now than ever. I called the billboard company and discovered this political statement was a PSA, a public service announcement. That means no charge, free.
The attack on the fossil fuel industry is crazy, interesting, ignorant, misguided and political bullshit. I may post a billboard contrary to this one, just to educate folks who are being pushed around by these bullies. For instance, if fossil fuels went away, people would die, not just a few folks but lots of folks and more would suffer because of a lack of medical supplies and medicines. And did you know CO2 is not a pollutant, not at all, so how did they get it all so wrong and try to make us all feel like we are doing wrong? More on this later. 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.
VANCE & HINES— Enters ADV Motorcycle Segment With Exhaust
for Harley-Davidson Pan America Motorcycles
System Delivers More Power, More Torque and Increased Rider Comfort
Vance & Hines, America’s premier manufacturer of motorcycle performance products, today announced the launch of its exhaust system for the new Harley-Davidson Pan America motorcycle. This slip-on exhaust takes Vance & Hines into a new segment of the industry, adventure bikes (ADV), which is experiencing significant world-wide growth. The offering for the Harley-Davidson Pan America precedes additional Vance & Hines systems being designed to fit other popular ADV models.
The Vance & Hines Adventure Hi-Output 450 delivers a performance increase of five foot-pounds of torque and over five horsepower versus the bike’s stock exhaust. It reduces the overall weight of the Revolution Max-powered Harley by nearly six pounds. The product is designed with V&H’s distinctive look, a massive 4.5″ stepped, high-output canister constructed of 304 grade stainless steel with a brushed finish and a ceramic-coated, CNC-machined, billet aluminum end cap. The riveted badge showcases a new laser engraved logo graphic which will be used on all Vance & Hines ADV and off-road products.
For rider comfort, the mid-pipe has been designed to improve rider’s boot clearance while standing on the pegs.
The system delivers a Vance & Hines signature exhaust note while meeting the SAE Standard J2825 sound levels. It maintains the bike’s 50-state emissions compliance.
“This is an important launch for Vance & Hines,” said company President Mike Kennedy. “In addition to being a great exhaust for an outstanding motorcycle, the new Adventure Hi-Output 450 product moves us into a whole new category. ADV bikes are a hot market, and we are bringing Vance & Hines performance, style and sound to the category. In the coming months we’ll be delivering greater exhilaration to riders of all the most popular ADV bikes in the market.”
“We are making a significant investment in the off-road segment,” Kennedy continued. “Our R&D capabilities are already expanding in preparation for our growth in this category.”
The new Vance & Hines exhaust is compatible with Harley-Davidson factory saddlebags. A US Forestry Spark Arrestor will be available as an add-on for riders traveling off road.
The Vance & Hines Adventure Hi-Output 450 Exhaust System for Pan America will be available through retail outlets in October. Retail price is $599.95.
Vance & Hines is based in Santa Fe Springs CA and has its Racing Development Center in Brownsburg IN. Learn more about the company’s history and products at www.vanceandhines.com.
–Steve Piehl, Authentic CX, LLC,
WELCOME TO THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY–A fourth-grade teacher asked the children what their fathers did for a living. All the typical answers came up – fireman, mechanic, businessman, salesman… and so forth. However, little Justin was being uncharacteristically quiet, so when the teacher prodded him about his father, he replied,
“My father’s an exotic dancer in a gay cabaret and takes off all his clothes to music in front of other men and they put money in his underwear. Sometimes, if the offer is really good, he will go home with some guy and stay with him all night for money.”
The teacher, obviously shaken by this statement, hurriedly set the other children to work on some exercises and took little Justin aside. “Is that really true about your father?” “No,” the boy said, “He works for the Democratic National Committee and helped to get Biden elected, but it’s too embarrassing for me to say that in front of the other kids.”
–from Sam Burns
Certified Librarian
Bandit’s Cantina™
FIT FOR 55–What Do The European Climate Plans Mean For Motorcycling?
The European Commission proposes policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. FEMA’s Dolf Willigers explains what the European Commission’s ‘Fit for 55′ plans could mean for us motorcyclists.
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission presented its ambitious package ‘Fit for 55’. A total of 12,000 (!) pages of plans and measures, including twelve new regulations, all aimed at one goal: to make the European Union climate-neutral in 2050. According to the Commission, road transport emits almost 20% of the greenhouse gasses (mainly CO2) in Europe and is, as only sector, still on the rise. No wonder that some of the measures the Commission published are aimed at the reduction of CO2 emissions from road traffic.
In 2030 all new sold cars and vans must have 0% CO2 tailpipe emissions. In 2050 the CO2 emissions of all vehicles must be reduced with 90% compared to 1990. Although the Commission claims technical neutrality, with the present state of techniques, this means that from 2030 only battery or hydrogen powered electric cars and vans can be sold. Before that, tailpipe emissions of cars and vans must be reduced with respectively 55% and 50% (on the average fleet) from 2030, instead of respectively 37.5% and 31%. From 2035 the reduction will be 100%.
You may have noticed that I did not mention motorcycles. This is because in all 12,000 pages of plans motorcycles are not mentioned at all. However, this does not mean that ‘Fit for 55’ does not affect motorcyclists. The 90% reduction in CO2 gasses is for all road transport, including motorcycles. It is just a matter of numbers.
Because of the low part of emissions by all powered two-wheelers compared to other vehicles, the Commission seems it not feasible to mention them yet. They couldn’t be squeezed into 12,000 pages. They are also no part of the Regulation (EU) 2019/631 that concerns the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. Does this mean that motorcycles are out of the loop? I doubt it.
Just look at what happened in the UK, also on the 14th of July. On the same day that Frans Timmermans presented his ‘Fit for 55’ package, the Department for transport (DfT) of the United Kingdom announced that from 2035 “All new L-category vehicles (have) to be fully zero emissions at the tailpipe”. L-category vehicles means motorcycles, mopeds, and light three- and four-wheelers. This contrary to earlier announcement of the British government that motorcycles were not in the scope in a plan to end the sale of new petrol fueled vehicles in the UK by 2030.
‘Fit for 55’ is a whole package of plans. Motorcycles may not have been included (yet) in these plans but there is more to come. Part of the plan is a revision of the European Emission Trading system (EU ETS). The plan is to create a parallel EU ETS for emissions from fossil fuels that are used in combustion engines for road transport, heating of buildings, maritime transport. In other words: the petrol that you use to fuel your motorcycle will be part of the ETS. This may well affect the price of petrol, but if this is really the case is not to be seen yet and will probably differ per member state.
Does this all mean that after 2035 we can only buy battery- of hydrogen-powered motorcycles? That must be seen. Look at the answer to our question about electric motorcycles in April 2021 by ACEM General Secretary Antonio Perlot. The motorcycle industry predicts that for urban use battery electric (small) motorcycles and scooters are the most logical choices. Already some manufacturers are working on a system with swappable batteries.
But he also wrote: “decarbonisation does not necessarily go through electrification.”. This means that the industry is also looking at technical developments to make motorcycle engines more economic and emit less greenhouse gasses (CO2) and pollution. It also means, as vocalized again by Perlot in an online debate on 14 July 2021, that the motorcycle industry looks at other alternatives for petrol like e-fuels and biofuels for larger motorcycles that are often used for leisure. These could be good and ‘clean’ alternatives for petrol and electricity.
FEMA’s General Secretary Dolf Willigers
Here’s an interesting fact. Greenhouse gas is 95 percent water vapor and maybe 3 percent C02, which is absolutely good for life on earth and has little or no effect on our climate, oops. –Bandit
Motorcycle Event Q: “Chaos” Or “Joy?”
EastCoastin organizers Sal Fusco and Gabe Canestri Jr.: This event is going ahead.
Mayor Justin Elicker and Chief Dominguez: Prepare for arrests.
by Thomas Breen
Dueling press conferences in the Annex Wednesday painted an upcoming motorcycle event as a potential scene of disruptive and illegal “chaos”—or one of safe and controlled “joy.”
Both sides seemed to agree on at least one point: Like it or not, thousands of motorcyclists will be descending on Forbes Avenue Saturday. So, get ready, New Haven.
Those press conferences took place back-to-back Wednesday morning outside of the New Haven Police Department substation at 830 Woodward Ave.
The first was held by Mayor Justin Elicker and Interim Police Chief Renee Dominguez. The second held by EastCoastin founders and organizers Gabe Canestri Jr. and Sal Fusco.
The annual event is slated to take place this Saturday. That’s when city officials and EastCoastin organizers expect up to 3,000 motorcyclists from across the country to ride down to the Hole in the Wall motorcycle club on Forbes Avenue, and to fill the Annex’s surrounding industrial streets.
Police have sought to discourage people from attending by posting on social media that the event has been “cancelled.” The organizers have insisted on social media that, whatever the NHPD says, the event is still taking place.
Backed by a half-dozen white-shirted police supervisors, Elicker and Dominguez took one more stab at convincing EastCoastin organizers and attendees to stay home on Saturday.
“We want to make absolutely clear that this event is not permitted and will not be tolerated,” Elicker said.
“New Haven is a place where people deserve to feel safe. They deserve to have a high quality of life. We are telling people: Do not come to this event. Do not come to this event if you care about New Haven’s public safety. Do not come to this event if you care about the fact that we’re devoting police resources to this event [that could be directed elsewhere.] Do not come to this event if you respect our city.”
Both Elicker and Dominguez acknowledged, however, that—despite their admonitions—thousands of motorcyclists will likely be coming to Forbes Avenue anyway this weekend, just as they’ve done for each of the past five years.
Dominguez estimated that 10,000 people attended last year’s EastCoastin event. She described the event as “disruptive,” and then backtracked on that word, saying it was too “kind” of a way to describe what happened.
“There was a lot of chaos,” she said. “There was a lot of individuals not following the law.”
She and the mayor said that New Haven will have a “significant” police presence in and around Forbes Avenue on Saturday.
“Parking will be enforced,” Dominguez said. “Ticketing and towing will be enforced. And, if necessary, arrests will be made.”
Arrests for what kinds of offenses?
For everything from motor vehicle violations to, potentially, “inciting a riot,” Dominguez said. She said the NHPD is in contact with the state’s attorney’s office about what kinds of charges might be appropriate for what kinds of activity wind up taking place at the EastCoastin event.
Dominguez said that the local police department issued warrants for “several individuals after the fact” following last year’s EastCoastin event. “If we need to charge, we will,” she said about this year’s gathering.
Hill Alder Carmen Rodriguez said that EastCoastin doesn’t affect just the Annex. Its impact ripples out citywide.
She said she was on Long Wharf during last year’s EastCoastin event and saw thousands of motorcyclists, many revving their engines and riding to and from the Annex.
“Chaos erupts” when EastCoastin takes place, she said. “Shame on these two young men” for going ahead with this event without a legal permit. “We have two selfish young men who are going to fill their pockets” and leave the city in disarray.
EastCoastin Organizers: “Motorcycles Bring A Lot Of Joy”
Right after the official city press conference ended Wednesday, Fusco and Canestri held an impromptu press conference of their own, during which they defended the annual motorcycle event and described it as safe, clean, and inevitable.
“We don’t want to make this chaos,” Fusco said. “We want to make this a good time.” Where motorcyclists can come down for one day, enjoy each other’s company, ride around a little, maybe enjoy a few motorcycle tricks, and then head home safe and sound.
Fusco and Canestri said they tried to work with the city and the police on making the event legal and permitted. They said they never got a clear answer from the city on what they needed to do make the event legit. (The mayor and police chief, meanwhile, said they have spoken with the organizers for months, pointing them toward how to pull the appropriate permit and limit the event to a legal and reasonable size. They said the organizers dragged their feet.)
Fusco and Canestri said that area hotels are already sold out for people looking to attend the event. Even if the organizers put out a message saying EastCoastin is cancelled, which they won’t be doing, people would still show up anyway, they said.
“We can say it. But they’re still going to want to come to New Haven to see all the cool spots here,” Fusco said.
“No matter what we say,” Canestri added, “people are still going to come to this area. It is what it is, at this point. People are gonna come, and we’re gonna stay true to it.”
What happens at a typical EastCoastin gathering?
Fusco said the group has “some of the best Harley-Davidson stunt riders” in the country attend. People come out to “watch motorcycle stunts, burnouts, things like that. There’s food in the backyard. It’s free. People just come to watch and enjoy it.”
“Motorcycles bring a lot of joy,” Fusco added. “We hope people come, have a good time, stay safe,” and head home—with no arrests, and in good spirits.
Fusco and Canestri also said that, from what they understand, the Hells Angels will not be attending and will not be providing security at Saturday’s event. A source told the Independent for a previous article that the Hells Angels would be providing “tight security” on Saturday. Fusco and Canestri said they didn’t know where that rumor came from, and that it’s not true.
posted by: manofthepeople on September 22, 2021 1:08pm
The organizers seem to be responsible and forthright, unlike Elicker. They changed the event date at the city request, only to be stabbed in the back.
If this was a BLM rally, which would destroy businesses, injure people, and cause disruption, everyone would be calling for the police to stand down and allow the event to proceed.
SOURCE: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/motorcycle_pressers/
BOLT ALERT–GM tells Bolt EV owners to park 50 feet away from other vehicles, and in parking garages, go to the roof or an open area
If you need to park on the street or in a parking lot, how is it possible to park 50 feet away from another vehicle? What a mess and how embarrassing for GM. This ongoing battery fire issue does not promote confidence for any future electric vehicle buyers.
This advice is being given to reduce the chance that a spontaneous Bolt EV fire could spread to other nearby vehicles. Bloomberg first reported this latest development in what has become a Bolt EV fire saga.
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–MAKIN’ PROGRESS BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS–for September 16th, 2021
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/MAKIN_PROGRESS_BIKERNET_WEEKLY_NEWSfor_September_16th_2021.aspx
Congrats on the remarry. WE just had our 47th. Does this mean my Harley kept us together?
–A.J.
Deland, FL
I’ll bet it does. –Bandit
MEDICAL CONFUSION OF THE WEEK–Fauci has tabulated to the Nth when people will be allowed to get the flu without being punished.
–Dr. J.J. Solari
Senior Medical Advison
Bikernet.com™
KODLIN M8 SOFTAIL LOWERING KIT–
Attached is the updated PR and some pictures of the lowering kit and compression tool (K66030). The tool works with all M8 Softail shocks.
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Below is a link to our installation videos for the lowering kit.
https://kodlinusa.com/tech-guide/#video-guide
I will also send you a separate email with info on our M8 Softail Lift Kit / Shock Extensions.
You want it low or high, we got you covered…
–Holger
KODLIN USA Inc.
www.KodlinUSA.com
BANDIT’S CANTINA INTRODUCES JACK’S GALLERIES AGAIN—If only we could get it right. Jack shoots major event all over the country. And if you didn’t make it, he takes you there, big time. If you did attend the event, he reminds you of the good times, in a colorful way. Here’s the first one we are launching next week: Sturgis 2021.
Each year we feel blessed that we can once again visit the mother of all motorcycle rallies, Sturgis. I’m equally lucky to participate as a freelance photographer & often work directly for the Buffalo Chip. The friends I have there are some of the best I’ve ever met.
This year is even more special for me, because my wife is visiting for the first time ever and I couldn’t wait to show her around. Between all that goes on at the Chip and the great stops surrounding Mt. Rushmore, Custer State Park, Crazy horse, Deadwood and the historic town of Sturgis, she fell in love with the region.
Please enjoy the images, I hope that they can help paint a picture of the event through my eyes and join the Cantina to help support our galleries.
–JACK MCINTYRE
PHOTOGRAPHER, SPECIALIZING IN THE POWERSPORTS INDUSTRY
BIKERNET.COM / BANDIT’S CANTINA
JOHNNY MAC’S CHOPPER HOUSE, PHILLY
REJOICE, THE EARTH IS BECOMING GREENER–Amid all the talk of an imminent planetary catastrophe caused by emissions of carbon dioxide, another fact is often ignored: global greening is happening faster than climate change which comes from Mother Nature. The amount of vegetation growing on the earth has been increasing every year for at least 30 years. The evidence comes from the growth rate of plants and from satellite data.
In 2016 a paper was published by 32 authors from 24 institutions in eight countries that analyzed satellite data and concluded that there had been a roughly 14% increase in green vegetation over 30 years. The study attributed 70% of this increase to the extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The lead author on the study, Zaichun Zhu of Beijing University, says this is equivalent to adding a new continent of green vegetation twice the size of the mainland United States.
Global greening has affected all ecosystems – from arctic tundra to coral reefs to plankton to tropical rain forests – but shows up most strongly in arid places like the Sahel region of Africa, where desertification has largely now reversed. This is because plants lose less water in the process of absorbing carbon dioxide if the concentration of carbon dioxide is higher. Ecosystems and farms will be less water-stressed at the end of this century than they are today during periods of low rainfall.
There should have been no surprise about this news. Thousands of experiments have been conducted over many years in which levels of CO2 had been increased over crops or wild ecosystems and boosted their growth. The owners of commercial greenhouses usually pump CO2 into the air to speed up the growth of plants. CO2 is plant food.
This greening is good news. It means more food for insects and deer, for elephants and mice, for fish and whales. It means higher yields for farmers; indeed, the effect has probably added about $3 trillion to farm incomes over the last 30 years. So, less land is needed to feed the human population and more can be spared for wildlife instead.
This first appeared in Die Weltwoche.
By Matt Ridley
www.human progress.org
EMERGENCY WEATHER REPORT–This is terrible. Rake sales are going to plummet.
–J.J. Solari
MEDICAL ADVICE GONE WRONG–His guy lost his govt. approved medical permission to heal people because he told his patients the truth.
A doctor from Oregon who said mask-wearing can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning got his medical license revoked.
A doctor from Oregon who said mask-wearing can lead to carbon monoxide p…
When asked if he’d rather lose his license or wear a mask, Steven Arthur LaTulippe said he’d “sacrifice” his license.
THE 3rd ANNUAL RIDE FOR THE CHILDREN MOTORCYCLE EVENT RIDE COMMITTEE WITH A HIGH PROFILE CELEBRITY LINEUP OF GRAND MARSHALS WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2021!
A host of celebrity Grand Marshals, other celebrities, Law Enforcement and the general public, will take to the road for a beautiful motorcycle ride from Bartels’ Harley-Davidson, Marina Del Rey to Sycamore Cove State Beach, Malibu with a BBQ lunch, live concert and Beach Party on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 – BARTELS’ HARLEY-DAVIDSON & GLENDALE HARLEY are excited to announced a host of celebrity Grand Marshals will join in for the 3rd Annual Ride for the Children Charity on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
The Ride for the Children will begin at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson, 4141 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Rey, CA with a beautiful escorted ride from along the Pacific Coast Highway to the serene Sycamore Cove State Beach, 9000 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA.
Join Lorenzo Lamas, Perry King, AMA Hall of Famer, Dave Ekin, Actor/Musician Sean McNabb, Jamie Elvidge, professional motorcycle journalist and Scott Patterson for what will be a wonderful day ending with a concert by Aces & Eights, a BBQ lunch by J Wolf Catering and a Beach Party at Sycamore Cove State Beach, Malibu, CA.
Olive Crest has been transforming the lives of abused and neglected children through the healing power of family since 1973. Olive Crest is the leader in prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect, and homelessness, serving over 4,000 children and families each day throughout Los Angeles County. The 3rd Annual Ride for the Children will fund programs that help us break the cycle of child abuse and enable at-risk youth and families to become healthy and productive citizens.
Registration begins at 8:00 AM – Ride begins at: 10:00 AM at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson, 4141 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Rey, and concludes with a concert by Aces & Eights, a BBQ lunch by J Wolf Catering and a Beach Party at Sycamore Cove State Beach, Malibu, CA. The Event concludes at 3:00 PM.
For more information on Olive Crest, go to www.olivecrest.org.
Like us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OliveCrestLA/
To register online: www.olivecrestride.org.
Contact: Cherry Hepburn, 818.505.1104, cell: 818.232.1765, cherry@putnam-smith.com.
CONTROL FREAK DOOM NEWS OF THE WEEK–the UN is giving ultimatums. That’s a photo of steam incidentally. not that anyone in the press is trying to intentionally mislead.
–J.J. Solari
Media Consultant
Bikernet.com™
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THE BIKERNET INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT–$3.5 trillion spending bill — and not one penny for truck parking
Independent owner-operators took congressional Democrats to task for failing to fund expanded truck parking in the $3.5 trillion federal spending bill.
In marking up its portion of the legislation on Tuesday, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee voted down an amendment offered by Mike Bost, R-Ill., that would have provided $1 billion over the next five years for truck parking projects.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which has been pushing hard for the legislation the past two years, said the vote-down was ironic given that it happened during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
“Despite the long history of broad, bipartisan support, numerous government studies and repeated pleas from truck drivers, Democrats on the T&I Committee opposed efforts to address trucking’s number one safety concern: the lack of safe parking,” commented OOIDA President and CEO Todd Spencer. “Truckers likely face another five years of a worsening crisis that jeopardizes their safety on a daily basis.”
Spencer said that addressing the parking shortage also supports efforts to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector — a major goal of the legislation — by noting that truck drivers waste approximately 56 minutes per day looking for parking while needlessly burning fuel.
“It’s tough to swallow the fact that in a year when Congress is authorizing hundreds of billions of dollars for infrastructure projects and highway safety programs, not a single penny was set aside for truck parking,” he added.
Photo of John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent
www.freightwaves.com
LOWBROW TIPS OF THE WEEK–There are many ways you can mount a rear fender.
This freeze-frame isn’t doing Tyler any favors. Someone get that guy a haircut!
Is mounting the rear fender on your motorcycle project ‘To-Do list’?
Lowbrow has the fabricator parts you need to make the job easier.
For an in-depth, how-to video check out the Rear Fender Install video below (it’s 60 minutes long, and follows the whole process from start to finish!).
It shows, from start-to-finish, a custom fender being mounted on a Triumph bobber using a variety of Lowbrow fabricator parts.
BIKERS FOR TRUTH—My deal has always been the freedom to ride whatever, wherever we want, forever. There’s a movement, the Environmental Doom effort that wants to fuck with our thing.
I’ve tried to research this movement, not to prove them wrong, but to find out if there is room for our lifestyle, fossil fuels and freedom. At first like so many I felt doomed. But more and more there is serious contrary information. Hell, there is scientific info to prove that by using fossil fuels we saved life on the planet by raising CO2 levels from dangerously low levels.
So, don’t believe me. Check out the evidence for yourself. Here are the scientific sites to watch:
Some websites that will help keep you sane if you haven’t been following them.
Watt’s Up With That: https://wattsupwiththat.com/
Climate Nexus: https://climatediscussionnexus.com/about-us/ (sign up for newsletter).
Climate Depot: https://www.climatedepot.com/
Here’s Patrick Moore’s paper on fossil fuel use and CO2 levels: Read his latest paper on The Positive Role of Human Emissions of CO2
Share them with your friends, and let me know what you think.
–Bandit
NEWS FROM THE LAW TIGERS–What to Do in the Event of Motorcycle Injury and Accident
Motorcycle riders love the excitement, and endorphins of riding- it’s why we get on the bike in the first place. However, most riders realize we aren’t immune to some risk every time we go on an adventure – or a quick trip to the store, for that matter. One of the dreaded scenarios is the possibility of getting into a motorcycle accident, but we have to acknowledge that possibility and plan for how to deal with it in advance. We’re going to go over some motorcycle injury and accident statistics, what to do should you or a loved one find yourself in an accident, and how to treat the physical, emotional, and legal follow-up.
While collisions and other road incidences can cause financial damage, the true concern is protecting you, your passengers, and any other people involved. As a rider, you should always follow ATGATT (All the Gear, All the Time). This means you should be wearing a full face helmet, proper riding gloves, a protective vest, riding pants, and motorcycle boots. Do not substitute non-riding specific versions of these, as they are not made to stand up to road rash and other trauma stress.
While this may seem like an excessive amount of caution (trust us, we understand the notion of the wind whipping in your face on the open road), proper protection can reduce risk of injury or fatality by 37 percent and 68 percent, respectively. When the most prevalent injuries in major motorcycle crashes include nerve damage, spinal cord injury, foot injuries, broken bones, and head trauma, this level of increased protection is well worth paying attention to.
If you or another person involved in an accident are in need of medical attention, do not waste time, call the paramedics and the proper authorities. Often, there is an element of shock even if you aren’t seemingly injured, and short-term decision making is difficult. It is important to breathe, relax, and let medical professionals assess everyone before you depart from any moderate-to-serious incident. Even if it is a single-vehicle incident, you need to be sure that you are fully healthy and there is no damage to report to you or your bike, as an insurance claim will often be rejected without proper proof and documentation.
The likelihood of being involved in a motorcycle accident over the course of one’s riding career statistically outweighs that of being involved in a car accident. However, studies have also shown that this is due to a skew in personality type and safety precautions among a select group of riders. The statistics won’t matter if you are involved in an accident- what you do next will, though.
In the event you are conscious and able to move, the first thing you need to do is make sure you are safe, no matter what type of accident you are in. This means getting yourself out of harm’s way and making sure that you are stable and able to appraise the situation. Next, call 911 and report the accident.
From there, if there is another party involved, go check on them. If they are ok, size up the damage to your respective vehicles. Make sure you haven’t damaged their property before attending to yours- this is an annoying detail in the moment, but one that will help you avoid further incidents.
Finally, you will want to be documenting everything for legal purposes, insurance claims, and any other follow-up necessary. Take photos, write down key information, and get statements from witnesses if possible. We know it will be a stressful time, and you may be dealing with injury and mental distress, but if you take the time for these steps, your insurance and lawyers will have the best information possible to support your case.
WHO TO CALL AFTER A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
After an accident, it can be scary, shocking, and humbling. It is perfectly normal to take your time trying to sort out what happened, and hopefully count your blessings that you were wearing gear and are not severely injured. Once the moment has slowed down, we recommend you contact a motorcycle accident lawyer.
When speaking to the law firm, you will need to get them the details of the motorcycle crash: who was involved, the claim of fault, and any damage to the bike and other vehicle(s) that is necessary to report. Preserve evidence by taking pictures and making a list of things you described on the phone. If there is an insurance or legal dispute, it is important to maintain consistent information, which can be difficult during the aftermath of a crash if you try to do it by memory.
If there is another party involved, you should have documentation of what they claimed for personal injury and damage to their property. The same consistency in that reporting will be key for settling disputes between insurance companies.
In the event you are an accident victim and the other party has fled, you should look to get any eyewitness accounts or information that may help your case. Law Tigers offers a $10,000 hit-and-run reward to help find and prosecute these reckless people.
One of the most difficult parts of a motorcycle accident is the recovery and subsequent confidence to get back on the bike. There can be chronic physical injuries that prohibit or change your riding style, and PTSD from the accident. To help you physical and emotional recovery:
Consult professionals for any injuries or emotional trauma you have.
Don’t dwell on things that weren’t your fault, and learn from actions that were.
Take medical treatments seriously- riding is tough enough on your body already.
Take your time in recovery if necessary. Often we can exacerbate the injuries or lingering PTSD from a crash by trying to push through them.
If you follow safety procedures before rides, know what to do in a high-stress collision situation, and are willing to follow proper recovery protocols, it will make a lifetime of motorcycle riding much easier to navigate.
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Dealing with legal cases is not exciting for anyone who has just been in a motorcycle accident. However, it is often necessary, and you need to have the best representation. If you are looking for motorcycle injury lawyers, you have to know who to trust and should choose a qualified law firm.
The Law Tigers is a national association of local personal injury law firms, industry professionals, and riders that support the motorcycle riding community, and advocate for all riders and their families when impacted by an injury. We’ve spent decades working with the community we love, and nothing is more important than keeping you safe in every respect. If you need representation following a collision, please reach out today – let’s get through this together.
THE STOLEN MOTORCYCLE ARCHIVES–I realize you may already have a story line mapped out but just had a couple of thoughts, for what they are worth.
1. The hero stops off at an old girlfriend’s house to renew acquaintance. He takes care to stash his bike behind the bungalow. He does not see the ex-boyfriend lurking in the shadows. As he and the sweetie get down to business he worm gets a few of his friends and once our hero drifts off to sleep they make off with the bike. In the morning when he discovers the cut chain it sets off a series of events in an effort to recover his prize.
2. Our hero drops off his bike at a local shop to have some repairs done that he does not have the tools to perform. He learns a day or two later that the shop was raided by a gang and they made off with several bikes and equipment. Hi bike being one of the casualties. Learning who the groups is and being outnumbered he enlists the help of some old service buddies to help get his bike back and deliver punishment to the lowlifes.
–Rhys
Daytona Beach, FL
THE GUN NUT REPORT–The two countries’ opposite approaches [to gun control] are especially striking given both nations were born from armed insurrection — the US winning its independence in the Revolutionary War in 1783, and the Chinese Communist Party establishing the People’s Republic of China in 1949 after a lengthy rebellion against the Nationalist government.
But their attitudes diverged from there, with the US enshrining the right to bear arms in the Constitution, arguing that this right, and a “well regulated militia,” were “necessary to the security of a free state.”
China swung in the other direction, deciding that an armed public posed a threat to safety and stability in the still-fragile, newly won country. For Communist Party leaders, weapons were a means of revolution, with Chairman Mao Zedong famously declaring in 1927: “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”
Just two years after the People’s Republic was founded, the government implemented measures prohibiting citizens from buying, selling or privately manufacturing guns. Several smaller ministries had passed gun control laws over the years — but the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in which the Chinese military crushed protests led by college students in Beijing with deadly force, marked a tipping point.
The government implemented new gun control regulations just months later — an extension of its wider crackdown on all forms of public dissent and organized resistance.
By 1996, a national gun control law had been promulgated by the National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp legislature. Under the law, only a few groups of people are allowed to own guns, including law enforcement, security personnel, government-approved sports shooters and government-approved hunters.
The Communist Party’s grip has only grown tighter under President Xi Jinping. In recent years, authorities have carried out more raids and offered freedom from prosecution in firearms amnesties. Police destroyed 69,000 illegal guns last November; this May, the government announced it was launching yet another four-month campaign to seize illegal guns.
— Jessie Yeung and Steve George in China and the US were both born from armed conflict. They’re now polar opposites on gun control
–Truth about Guns
MARTIN MOTO CLASSICS RIDE–Come for The Bikes & Food!
This years’ Modern Classics Ride In Event will be full of some blasts from the past, vintage classics, and rare bikes you may never see again! As always, all bikes are welcomed.
Some exciting bikes will be on display inside our shop the day of the event. I don’t want to ruin the surprise too much, but I do have one word for you… TURBO 🙂
–MIC
NEWS FLASH FROM SUPPORT GOOD TIMES–SGT Thongs are back in stock!
This is a pretty small run so don’t wait, get yours now. Available worldwide.
SUPPORTGOODTIMES.COM
BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB— Back in print!
Complete year-by-year history of the Trophy (and unit construction Tiger) twins from 1949 to 1983. Includes original factory model photos, technical specifications, colour schemes, engine & frame numbers, model type identification and details of Trophy & Tiger achievements. The complete source book.
Back in print after a long absence, The Triumph Trophy Bible is the complete year-by-year history of the Trophy (and unit construction Tiger) twins from 1949 to 1983. It includes original factory model photos, technical specifications, colour schemes, engine and frame numbers, model type identification, and details of Trophy and Tiger achievements. As a long-time employee at Triumph’s Meriden factory, Harry Woolridge shares his knowledge and expertise to provide the complete source book for Triumph Trophy owners and enthusiasts.
Definitive history of Triumph’s famous Trophy and (unit construction) Tiger twin-cylinder motorcycles from 1943 until the end of production in 1983
Very popular at home and abroad, over 113,000 of these bikes were sold
Coverage includes individual model specifications, colour schemes, engine & frame numbers, build totals, model type identification and much more
144 pages and over 130 illustrations (mainly factory originals for maximum authenticity)
Covers Triumph TR5, TR6, TR5A/C, T100S/C, T100C, TR7 & TR5T
The author worked at Triumph’s Meriden factory from 1953 until 1983
This is the ‘Bible’ for those seeking information about the Trophy & Tiger
TRUMP’S SUING THE NEW YORK TIMES– for 100 mil.
If there was ever a cause for celebration it’s the cause of seeing the New York Times going out of existence and its staffers returning to the algae they spawned from.
“A Times spokesperson, Danielle Rhoads Ha, said the lawsuit “is an attempt to silence independent news organizations and we plan to vigorously defend against it.”______AP
Fucker’s name is Ha. What the fuck kinda name is that. Ha. Hey, Ha: the best thing that could happen to this planet would be if the New York Times became forever silent. It’s a fucking hellhole of bad writing, non-existant reporting, and a devotion to preaching an agenda of eternal shit upon mankind.
–J.J. Solari
News Editor
BUILD. TRAIN. RACE. ROAD RACING WRAPS UP AT BARBER MOTOAMERICA–
Milwaukee, WI (Monday, September 20, 2021) – The rain-soaked and program-delayed round of MotoAmerica at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, might not have been the season final anyone was hoping for, including the women of Royal Enfield’s Build. Train. Race. (BTR), but for a program with the goal of cultivating the life experience that comes through racing motorcycles, perhaps it was a fitting way to close the series after all.
“It was a bit of a wild weekend for the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Road Racers,” said Breeann Poland, Marketing and Communications Lead – Royal Enfield Americas. “We had some pretty serious weather, some difficult racing conditions, and several spills in the wet. But this is racing, and it’s not for the weak. The challenges are all part of the experience that shapes us. It’s finding your limits, getting up after you fall, dealing with the unexpected and working to solve problems while the clock is ticking. These women faced all of these challenges at Barber this weekend and really pushed through. To say that I’m proud of them would be a gross understatement.”
After the original start time was postponed during to Sunday’s downpour, many Royal Enfield team members were sent scrambling to rebook flights in the attempt to stay at the ready for a race that may or may not even take place. Five of the seven-rider field were able and/or willing to stick it out in the hopes of getting their track time, and fortunately the MotoAmerica crew found a way to slot in time for the third of three BTR Road Racing exhibition races in the revised schedule.
CJ Lukacs, who all but dominated the first two rounds, found herself on a second-row start behind Kayla Theisler, Trisha Dahl and Alyssa Bridges (fifth rider Michaela Trumbull experienced mechanical issues on the warmup lap and did not make the start). Dahl grabbed the holeshot and lead the early charge, but was soon overtaken by Lukacs and Theisler. The trio remained tight in the opening laps in what was the closest racing all season. “We battled back and forth almost every corner,” said Lukacs. “It was so exciting! Having that push between all of us, bar to bar, there’s nothing else like it.”
Lukacs maneuvered her way out front, only a bike-length or two in front of the number 52 of Theisler. Given more time, Theisler might have overtaken the point, but a red flag handed the top spot to Lukacs by a fraction of a second, with Dahl and Bridges not far off. In the end, it cemented the former pro motocrosser’s top spot in the BTR Road Racing ranks, making for a clean sweep of the three-round series.
“We all wanted to finish upright,” Lukacs said, “and the fact that we did so, even through battling each other in crazy track conditions, makes me so proud. I am humbled by everyone’s talent and growth. As crazy as this last round was, the experience of racing in the rain for the first time couldn’t have been better.”
The finish marked Theisler’s first podium of the championship, while Trisha Dahl’s third-place finish completes her podium sweep of the series, having finished in the top-three at every BTR MotoAmerica event this season.
“What a weekend!” Trisha Dahl exclaimed. “My nerves were through the roof and I had no idea how hard I could push it. As my mentor Melissa Paris would say, ‘to finish first, you must first finish.’ I kept the inputs light but also stayed aggressive on the throttle when I knew the bike was upright. For the very little experience we have on rain tires, I am very impressed with myself and all my teammates. We went headfirst into this weekend and adapted to every challenge that was presented. I’m so proud to be a part of this team.”
Kayla Theisler echoed the sentiment, “Royal Enfield not only provided the resources for me to grow as a rider and racer, they also allowed me to create lasting relationships with so many talented, strong, inspiring women. I’m grateful and humbled to be a part of this trailblazing program for women in motorcycling.”
“That wasn’t an easy weekend, and we’d like to thank MotoAmerica for shuffling the program and giving our racers the chance to finish out their season,” Breeann Poland added. “And, of course, to all our sponsors who really came through, once again! After several spills on Saturday morning in the rain, these ladies worked so hard to repair their Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 race bikes in order to be ready for Sunday. We’re beyond thrilled to see a strong finish to our first Build. Train. Race. season with MotoAmerica and we’re already looking forward going bigger next year.”
Visit https://motoamerica.com/standings/ for detailed results.
The Royal Enfield BTR Road Racing program has concluded for 2021, and is looking forward to an expanded platform with MotoAmerica next season. Look for an announcement on the 2022 Royal Enfield BUILD. TRAIN. RACE. USA Road Racing program, including details on the application period, in the coming weeks.
For more information on Royal Enfield North America, visit www.RoyalEnfield.com/us/en/,.
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT VOCABULARY LESSON–
The word equinox comes from Latin and means “equality of night and day.” So … what’s a solstice then?
Four times a year, the season officially changes. And each change is marked by a specific point known as an equinox or a solstice. One term is used for the transition from winter to spring and summer to fall, and one is used for the switch from spring to summer and fall to winter.
Join us on a journey through the seasons as we break down the difference between equinoxes and solstices, tell you when they occur, and explain why this is different depending on what hemisphere you’re in.
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AND MORE CONFUSION–crisis standards means “lower standards.” Gee: apparently nothing we’re doing to stop the flu is working. Although it is stopping a lot of other things: liberty, sanity, equilibrium, happiness, prosperity, patience……. to the government mind “Well, that’s SOMETHING!!!!!!!!”
–J.J. Solari
Media Investigator
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BACK TO THE BIKERNET FICTION FILES–With all the actual factual news of present years – soon you will have a full-length novel starring Melody – instead of the traditional male biker heroes such as Hogan, Vince, Sam Chopper Orwell, etc.
That would be a good thing with the equal opportunity against gender bias being popular with Media and Politics – especially good for motorcycle industry.
Will you be completing the Non-Fiction Book Project “Badlands” in the Cantina Book Section ?? – the last chapter was on Rogue in 2010. It is very important and relevant now than back in 2010.
Your winter this year would have time to draft that one now that you are Living In The Badlands itself. If you need help looking up News Articles on any topics or ideas, you have then let me know.
For example, if you want to know if there has been any news or science on the topic of flying drones being used for city police surveillance instead of the common traffic cameras and manual patrol by policemen – I can help you find if such things have been tried anywhere in the world or has been proposed by any Tech Company to Big Government.
–Wayfarer
Internet Investigator
Bikernet.com™
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Hero Motorcycle Team in Rally Championships–Silk Road Rally 2021 – second round of the 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship – was run entirely within Russia due to changing Covid-19 restrictions in neighboring Mongolia. (July 2021)
Early leader Hero MotoSports’ Franco Caimi was embroiled in a very tight fight for the podium places and, in the end, it proved a solid performance from the Hero team with a third place.
2021 Silk Road Rally Results:
1. Mathias Walkner (KTM)
2. Skyler Howes (Husqvarna)
3. Franco Caimi (Hero)
4. Daniel Sanders (GG)
5. Sebastian Buhler (Hero)
Kazakhstan Rally 2021 – opening round of the 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship (June 2021)
Hero’s motorcycle rally Team had 3 riders in the overall Top 10 results at June 2021 Kazakhstan Rally. Joaquim Rodrigues of Hero MotoSports won Stage 5 of this Kazakhstan Rally which was the final stage of the Rally.
Yamaha and KTM held the overall top 3 positions. Three riders of Hero Motorcycles finished in the overall top 10 ranking with Joaquim Rodrigues at number 7. Less than five minutes separated the top 10 in the final stage that Hero MotoSports rider Joaquim Rodrigues won.
Hero MotoSports Team is building up to carry their momentum into the Dakar Rally in 2022.
Source: https://www.cyclenews.com/2021/07/article/2021-silk-road-rally-results/
Source: https://www.cyclenews.com/2021/06/article/2021-rally-kazakhstan-results/
–Wayfarer
International Editor
Foreign News Bureau
Bikernet.com™
BACK TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL FILES–Layered levels of taxation are nothing new to motorists. The gas tax, road tolls, congestion pricing, registration fees, and even wheel taxes are commonplace. Congress is looking at us hungrily again as being ripe for the picking as it debates the final details of desperately needed transportation infrastructure funding.
The idea is not new. In fact, the NMA has editorialized against the mileage-based road user fee many times in the past, more commonly known today as a vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) tax. The concept has never entirely gone away, and now it is mentioned prominently in both the House and Senate infrastructure packages.
The $3.5 trillion House “Invest in America” plan would require the Comptroller General of the United States to “carry out a study on the impact of equity issues associated with per-mile user fee funding systems on the surface transportation system.”
The Senate bipartisan bill, with a $1.2 trillion budget currently, is even bolder. The title of Section 13001 of the bill gives it away: Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection. It would direct the U.S. Transportation Secretary to “establish a program to test the feasibility of a road usage fee and other user-based alternative revenue mechanisms . . . to help maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, through pilot projects at the State, local and regional level.” One of the stated objectives is “to consider, to the greatest extent practicable, the potential for revenue collection along a network of alternative funding stations.”
In other words, if 13001 is part of the infrastructure plan signed into law, the X painted on the backs—really the wallets—of motorists by the government will become an even more enticing target.
It is going to take all of us contacting the members of the House and Senate Transportation & Infrastructure Committees to get their attention on this issue. Here are the committee rosters and contact information:
Senate Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
After the following NMA email detailing our concern about VMT programs was sent to the legislative directors of each of those members, an aide for Congresswoman Michelle Steel (CA-48) responded by saying that his boss was in full agreement with the NMA position. She submitted an amendment to H.R. 3684 that would strike all VMT language from the House bill. Unfortunately, House leadership designated the bill as a closed rule not subject to amendments. Nevertheless, the NMA has made a connection with Rep. Steel, a potential ally on other motorist issues from the country’s most populous state.
NMA August 30th/31st Email to Senate and House Top T&I Aides
H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Bills: Concerns of the Motoring Public, Part 4 – Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Tax
Dear Dixon,
Section 13001 of the infrastructure bill would provide $125 million in funding for pilot programs to explore methods of levying road-usage taxes on drivers. The VMT (vehicle miles traveled) tax has been bandied about for many years as a replacement for the established per-gallon gas tax, or even as an add-on tax to the revenue already collected at the gas pump.
We urge Senator Inhofe to oppose the funding of VMT pilot programs. It is telling that the arguments supporting our recommendation are as applicable now as they were a few years ago when the following NMA op-ed was published by The Ripon Society think-tank in its February 2015 Forum. The editorial takes 2 to 3 minutes to read, and it sums up why a properly adjusted gas tax is a more efficient and equitable (and less intrusive) system of charging drivers for the maintenance and improvements of our nation’s roads and bridges.
By Gary Biller, NMA President
LAND SPEED NEWS–Guy Martin Aims to Break the Land Speed Record on a 1,200 HP Turbine-Engine Motorcycle–Martin made his bones on the strength of his appearance in the gripping Isle of Man TT race documentary Closer To The Edge, and since then he’s set records for the fastest hovercraft, fastest gravity snow sled, and even the fastest gravity-powered Soapbox racer.
The team behind the 52 Express hopes to break a land speed record for streamliners – currently set at 376.363 mph (605.679 kph) by Rocky Robinson in the Ack Attack streamliner motorcycle at the Bonneville Salt Flats – by the end of 2021 or the spring of 2022. The machine they’ve built is a melding of a 30-foot-long streamliner body with a Rolls Royce Gem helicopter turbine engine.
Robinson’s streamliner used an amazing twin Suzuki Hayabusa engine. In 2010, Robinson broke the land speed record when he rode his Top Oil Ack Attack streamlined motorcycle at an average of 605 kph (376 mph) over a distance of one kilometer.
And Martin himself once attempted to break a speed record over a mile back in 2013 atop his own Hayabusa.
Martin is joined in the project by British Superbike team owner Bernie Toleman and has Martin already inked a deal for a Channel-4 documentary on the effort for British television. The documentary will follow the team’s attempt at the record on the salt flats at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.
THE 52 EXPRESS project is led by former GP and TT sidecar racer Alex Macfadzean. Macfadzean is no stranger to quests for pure speed as he’s worked on several Land Speed Record vehicles – both of the two-and-four-wheeled variety.
EARLY VALENTINES MESSAGE–I’d like to squirt my pecker snot /
deep inside your pussy slot /
’cause you’re the only gal that’s not /
giving me a fucking shitload o’ grief about everything under the fucking sun like the other three (or fill in correct number) whores, cunts, pigs, bitches (cross out three) are doing right now day and night.
Happy Valentine Day, Honey!!
–J.J. Solari
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DON McLEAN ANNOUNCES 2022 AMERICAN PIE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
EUROPEAN TOUR–Dates include Manchester, Glasgow, London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Hamburg, Berlin, Antwerp, and more!
London, UK – In the lyrics for Don McLean’s immortal mega-hit ‘American Pie’ it says “…bye-bye, Miss American Pie…”. But now it means “…hi hi, Mister American Pie…”! The creator of the probably biggest pop music evergreen is back. The hit celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and McLean will embark on a 35-date European tour in 2022.
As tragic as the backstory behind the song ‘American Pie’ is with the much too early death of the new rock’n’roll-hope Buddy Holly, the track is also magnificent and legendary. And ‘American Pie’ still goes to heart as soon as originator Don McLean plays this classic at his concerts. Still, it’s worth remembering that the 76-year-old composer has written and sung numerous other melodic and harmonic successes in his decades-long career with “Vincent (Starry Starry Night),” “Castles in the Air,” “And I Love You So,” and “Cryin’,” all of which will be heard and revel in along with newer pieces on the upcoming tour.
The eight-and-a-half-minute ballad “American Pie” has been making history since its release in 1971. Alongside songs by other icons such as Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Woody Guthrie, and Aretha Franklin, McLean’s composition was also voted “Song of the 20th Century”. Handwritten lyrics to the song were auctioned off for more than $1.2 million in 2015, and the composition was added to the Library Of Congress National Recording Registry two years later. Here, you’ll only find a few selected evergreens, such as “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”. So much for the cultural significance of Don McLean and his 1971 stroke of genius!
In addition to the depth of content and language and the melodic class, the century piece has other special features as well. The not only musically, but also business and legally trained New Yorker had the expression “American Pie” registered as a trademark at the time.
Over the years, the song has been covered again and again by music icons like Madonna and Garth Brooks. Rapper Drake repeatedly sampled McLean tunes and hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur also cited him as an important influence.
Accordingly, the complete discography of the legendary and still active singer/songwriter is also significant. Among other things, Don McLean has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and was inducted into the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame in 2004.
And he never gets tired of writing new songs and new stories. In 2018, the sound senior released his 19th studio album, ‘Botanical Gardens’ which received rave reviews. Songs from it subsequently proved themselves live and will maybe even find their way into the setlist next year, alongside ‘American Pie’ and all the other feats from this decades-spanning and unparalleled composition and performance career.
UK
Sunday 11/09/2022 Cardiff / St Davids
Tuesday 13/09/2022 Ipswich / Regent Theatre
Wednesday 14/09/2022 Birmingham / Symphony Hall
Friday 16/09/2022 Bath / Forum
Saturday 17/09/202 Torquay / Princess Theatre
Sunday 18/09/2022 Bournemouth / Pavilion Theatre
Tuesday 20/09/2022 Brighton Dome
Wednesday 21/09/2022 Southend / Cliffs Pavilion
Friday 23/09/2022 Manchester / Bridgewater Hall
Saturday 24/09/2022 Gateshead / Sage
Sunday 25/09/2022 Glasgow Royal / Concert Hall
Tuesday 27/09/2022 Edinburgh / Usher Hall
Wednesday 28/09/2022 York / Barbican
Friday 30/09/2022 Leicester / De Montfort Hall
Saturday 01/10/2022 Sheffield / City Hall
Sunday 02/10/2022 Liverpool / Philharmonic Hall
Tuesday 04/10/2022 London / Palladium
Friday 07/10/2022 Dublin / 3 Arena
EUROPE
Sunday 9/10/22 Nijmegen, Holland / De Vereeniging
Monday 10/10/22 Amsterdam, Holland / Carre Theater
Friday 14/10/22 Bergen, Norway / Peer Gynt Salen
Saturday 15/10/22 Stavanger, Norway / Kuppelhallen
Sunday 16/10/22 Oslo, Norway / Sentrum Scene
Tuesday 18/10/22 Gothenburg, Sweden / Lorensbergsteatern
Thursday 20/10/22 Turku, Finland / Logomo
Friday 21/10/22 Helsinki, Finland / Kuulttuuritalo
Sunday 23/10/22 Stockholm, Sweden / Gota Lejon
Monday 24/10/22 Malmo, Sweden / Palladium
Tuesday 25/10/22 Greve, Denmark / Portalen
Thursday 27/10/22 Hamburg, Germany / Fabrik
Friday 28/10/22 Neuruppin, Germany / Kulturkirche
Saturday 29/10/22 Berlin, Germany / Admiralspalast
Tuesday 01/11/22 Antwerp, Belgium / De Singel
Saturday 12/11/22 Munich, Germany / Prinzregententheater
Sunday 13/11/22 Linz, Austria / Posthof
For tickets and more information, visit www.donmclean.com.
HARLEY EFFORTS IN INDIA–Work in full swing to introduce retro-styled Harley-Davidson: Hero MotoCorp
Leading two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp is going full throttle to launch a Harley-Davidson model with retro styling as it looks to enter a very profitable segment in the premium motorcycle space, according to a senior company official.
The alliance between Hero and Harley-Davidson fructified last year after the iconic US two-wheeler maker announced discontinuation of sales and manufacturing operations in India, a decade after it started selling its premium bikes in the country.
“There are two legs to the Harley tie up strategy. One of course is that we are the sales distributors for Harley bikes in India. We have 14 dealers, around 30 touch points, and that is going well. The second part of the strategy is to launch a bike in that retro segment, which is almost one-third of the overall premium segment out of the profit pool,” Hero MotoCorp CFO Niranjan Gupta said in an analyst call.
He further noted: “I dare say that the segment probably has around 60 to 70 per cent of the profit pool of the premium segment, so that is the second leg of the strategy, to launch in that segment, and clearly Harley is an iconic brand and the work is going on in full swing on that.”
He was replying to a query on the road ahead for Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the country. In October last year, Hero MotoCorp and Harley-Davidson announced a partnership for the Indian market.
As per the licensing pact, HeroMotoCorp has taken over the exclusive distribution rights of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, parts and merchandise in India after the iconic American motorcycle maker pulled out of the Indian market.
Hero MotoCorp expects the tie-up with Harley-Davidson would help it accelerate its presence in the premium bike segment where it aims to establish a complete portfolio cutting across segments and engine capacities.
Hero MotoCorp is the largest two-wheeler manufacturer in the world. The company, which is the leader in the budget bike segment (100-110cc), is also in the process of developing electric two-wheelers for both mass and premium segments. Gupta noted that the company’s first EV product would be rolled out by March 2022.
Hero and Gogoro Inc, which is a Taiwanese EV company with the world’s largest battery-swapping network, announced a partnership earlier this year.
Elaborating on the factors that would help the company in the EV segment, Gupta noted: “Hero has got a huge distribution strength and we have got 100 million cumulative customers, and people coming into EV are not going to be entirely new one.”
He noted that even the semiconductor shortage issue that is impacting the industry has no impact on the Hero MotoCorp company. “So we are building well towards a good festival and our inventories are building towards that,” Gupta noted.
–Wayfarer
Motorcycle Correspondent
Bikernet International News Desk
THE BIKERNET BUSINESS NEWS, MEXICAN VERSION
I will summarize and interpret what is being written and implied here by the hack:
1: Amazon, the world’s largest employer, will not increase unemployment in this shithole.
2: This massive industrial warehouse is an embarrassment to the neighborhood for flaunting its capitalist imperialism.
3: squalid, putrid living conditions around the new factory are being threatened with looking bad by comparison.
–J.J. Solari
HISTORY— Sears to close its last store in home state of Illinois; company was once America’s largest retailer and employed 178,000 as recently as 2016.
When you focus on problems, you get more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you have more opportunities.
“And everyday, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, “This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this! And this!”
And each day, it’s up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, “No. This is what’s important.” – Iain Thomas
Spend more time with people who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.
Life and Time are two global teachers. Life teaches us to make good use of time, while time teaches us the value of life.”
–Wayfarer
Monk in training
Bikernet Cultural Center
Pillar Peak
South Dakota
FOREIGN NEWS ALERT–and they say there’s no good news
–J.J. Solari
Foreign Correspondent
BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY IS STILL OPEN–
A mad man was riding a wild buffalo on the street.
Another mad man cautioned him, “You are crazy, the police will arrest you!”
The man roaming on the buffalo asked, “Why?”
Second man replied, “Because you are not wearing a helmet.”
Man on the buffalo laughed, “Look below, this is a four-wheel drive!”
* * * *
A teacher asked her students, “What would be a nice way to die?”
A little girl in the rear said, “It’s dying just like my grandpa.”
“OK, and how did your grandfather die?
“He died in his sleep.”
Then the teacher asked, “What would be the most horrible way to die?”
And the same little girl replied, “That would be like the way my grandpa’s friends died.”
The intrigued teacher asked, “And how did they die?”
“They were all in my grandpa’s car when he fell asleep…”
* * * *
80% of men don’t know why their wife is angry. If you think the rest 20% of men know, then you are wrong. They don’t even know their wife is angry.
* * * *
Mercedes for Sale @ $1
Someone put up this advertisement.
No one believed it could be true so no one responded, but an old man responded and went to see the car.
The Lady actually sold him a Mercedes, which had done just 6,000 miles, for $1.
She handed him the papers and the car keys.
Deal done.
As the old man was leaving, he said, “I shall die of suspense if you don’t tell me why this car was sold so cheap?”
The Lady replied, “I am just fulfilling the will of my deceased husband, where it’s written that the money received from the sale of his Mercedes would go to his Secretary’
Wives are Wives, in life, after death too…
NEVER GIVE UP—We won’t. We’re having too much fun, because we’re living in the best of times. We should, hopefully start building our shop next week.
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I spend a lot of time at hardware stores recently. Every time I learn something, like shit to fill cracks in concrete which is $34 a tube. It’s basically gray resin but hard as a rock.
My grandson is building another chopper. My son bought a cool ’58 Chevy Belair. Most aftermarket companies are making bank this year and last during Covid lockdowns.
Life is just so interesting. We are living in the best of times and I’ll prove it over the weeks to come. Our government can implode on itself creating as much hate as possible, but we’re bikers and the party never ends.
Ride fast and free forever,
–Bandit
STAY CALM BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for September 30, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
My son sent me a documentary about the Great Reset. I started to watch it, then stopped—too depressing. I called him and said, “If it’s going in that direction only one thing to do. Let’s Party!
Actually, there are two things, fight back and let’s party, but no one wants to fight back, so let’s party until the end.
Let’s hit the news.
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NEW CALIFORNIA SMOG REQUIREMENTS—
We recently received a query from an ADVRider reader asking whether a new California regulation applies to motorcycles. The regulation in question requires vehicles to pass a biennial smog check. While that part of the regulation is not new, it does add some new requirements that could be of significant interest to enthusiasts. So, we decided to check on the reader’s question.
Smog check
As amended, the new reg states that model year 1996 or newer vehicles with an ECU that’s not approved by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will automatically fail the California biennial smog check.
As of July 19th, 2021, the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) is expanding the smog check test to accommodate the regulation. The new procedure will check that each ECU is running factory software or a CARB-approved ECU tune. If the vehicle is running software that does not meet these criteria, it will fail the smog check. A failure means that the vehicle cannot be registered or renewed until the ECU is brought into compliance.
In addition, any aftermarket computer device like the ECU or an inline tuner must have an Executive Order (EO) number that is CARB approved.
Are motorcycles affected?
So now that we know what California thinks and does about modified ECUs, we turn to the question of whether the new regulation pertains to motorcycles. And with a little research, we’ve found that it does not. Clicking on to CARB’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, we see that motorcycles have been specifically exempted from the new California smog check regulation.
Actually, there’s a long list of vehicles that do not require a biennial smog check. They are as follows:
Gasoline-powered vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and alternative-fuel vehicles that are model-year 1975 and older.
Gasoline-powered vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and alternative-fuel vehicles that are eight model years and newer do not require a biennial Smog Check.
Gasoline-powered vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and alternative-fuel vehicles that are four model years and newer do not require a change-of-ownership Smog Check.
Diesel-powered vehicles that are model-year 1997 and older.
Diesel-powered vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds.
Electric-powered vehicles.
Motorcycles.
Why are motorcycles exempt from the smog check?
There’s no rationale given for why motorcycles have been exempted. It’s interesting because some governments are targeting motorcycles in other parts of the world due to the sheer number of two-wheelers on the road. With California having the strictest smog regulations in the USA, you must wonder why the state has decided to exempt them.
–from Adventure Rider
Adventure Rider seems to be pushing for more CARB motorcycle regulations. –Bandit
Peter Wade, fantastic hack for the brilliant Rolling Stone Whateveritis, is saying that Texas is throwing the US Constitution into the trash by…..get this…..denying Haitian illegal invaders their rights under the US Constitution.
“Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to crack down on undocumented immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border has led to the arrests of hundreds of migrants who are now languishing in Texas prisons, often without being charged with a crime or assigned legal representation in violation of both their constitutional rights and Texas state law.”
–Peter Wade, Rolling Stone
XDA Champions will be crowned at DME Racing Fall Nationals–Two wheels, one mission, defeat the competition and secure the crown.
On October 8-10 the XDA concludes its motorcycle drag racing season at Maryland International Raceway with the 29th annual DME Racing Fall Nationals.
In the seventh and final battle of the year, sixteen classes and over 700 racers will be armed and ready as they compete for the 2021 XDA Championship titles and $85,000 in cash purse. 
The DME Racing Fall Nationals will feature 6-second, 220+mph Pro Street Motorcycles, 7-second, 190mph Real Street bikes, 3-second 1/8 mile Pro Xtreme motorcycles, and the “Running of the Bulls” Grudge Shootouts.
And to end the season with a bang, XDA is offering up mo’ money to their sportsman racers with a $10K to win MPS Racing Pro ET race on Sunday! The class will feature a guaranteed $14,300 total payout, with double-entries permitted in Pro ET. Riders MUST enter their second entry on a different bike with a different bike number, no exceptions.
The vendor midway will be full of great deals on motorcycle parts, accessories, and apparel. And the Saturday night corn-hole tournaments are still the place to be on Saturday night at the track.
Orient Express Racing Pro Street
Next weekend the Orient Express Pro Street class will turn up the dial on the country’s quickest and fastest 650+ horsepower Pro Street motorcycles. For the last nine years, the Pro Street championship chase came down to the season’s final event. But Rodney Williford has put an end to that streak by clinching the championship at the Bike Brawl earlier this month with a 206 point lead over #2 Justin Shakir. Jason Dunigan, Greg Wallace, and Gaige Herrera follow to round out the top five in points.
And just because the championship has been decided, that doesn’t mean the battle is over. Pro Street racers will also be fighting for a top ten finish to qualify for the chance to compete in front of 40,000+ fans at the 25th annual Haltech World Cup Finals presented by Wiseco on November 3-7, 2021.
The exclusive Platinum General Services Pro Street Shootout at WCF offers a $5,000 to win purse. The top four riders are already locked in for a spot, while eight other racers will battle it out for the remaining six spots.
Darion Payne who currently sits in the #8 spot for WCF, is in serious jeopardy of being bumped out. Payne will miss the XDA finals to celebrate his wife Tonisha’s birthday. “Making my wife happy is worth it,” was Payne’s response when we asked him about potentially missing the WCF event.
Kenny Brewer, Jamie Lopes, Curtis Brown, Ryan Bonitatis, Ricky Wood, and James Waugh will be ready to capitalize on Tonisha’s happiness as they battle for one of the remaining spots.
XDA is also looking forward to seeing the Midwest racers of Brett Ware, Brad Christian, Rudy Sanzottera, and Jamie Hendricks at the DME Racing Fall Nationals for the first time this season.
DME Racing Real Street
The DME Racing Real Street class will be a pressure cooker as Mark Hylton and David Stewart battle for the championship. Hylton currently has a mere twenty-point lead on Stewart. Stewart has had three wins this season, and Hylton has had two. These are two well-matched competitors as the season finale approaches.
Brittany Bohne is in her first full season of Real Street and will finish in the top five in points. She is currently holding on to the #4 spot, one point ahead of Ralphie Navarro.
Another rookie, Trevor Schnitz, will finish in the top of ten for his first competition season. This season, Schnitz took a runner-up finish and has also been a fierce contender in HTP Performance Super Stock and several sportsman classes.
Real Street is a great class to make that next step if you are looking to enter the Pro ranks. Make plans to be at MDIR next weekend.
HTP Performance Super Stock
The HTP Performance Super Stock championship is also locked down by last year’s champion David Fondon. Fondon won the 2021 inaugural season by a respectable sixty-three-point lead. And this year, he is crushing the class with a 347 point lead! And the credit all goes to Fondon’s riding ability because he has taken wins on three different motorcycles this season. Fondon has ridden a Kawasaki ZX-10R, a BMW S1000RR, and a Kawasaki ZX-14. It has been impressive to watch Fondon at work this season.
Jy’rec Givens and Mike Davis are both sitting tied in the #2 spot. Along with Curtis McDougald and Derek Sobiech, these four will be battling for the second-place spot next weekend. Last year Givens finished the season in the #5 spot, so he would like to improve this year and hold onto that #2 position.
Maxx ECU Pro Xtreme
We are in the third year of the eighth-mile heads-up class of MaxxECU Pro Xtreme featuring the Turbocharged, Supercharged, and Nitrous Injected wheelie-bar drag bikes. Kevin Clarke and Travis Davis are the previous class champions and will be joined by Chris Garner-Jones as the new class champion.
Jones has already clinched the 2021 championship with a one hundred and seventy-eight point lead. This year, Jones also reset the ET record with a 3.897 pass at the Platinum Fleet Repair season opener. Out of the six races already contested, Jones has taken five wins. So regardless of what happens next weekend, it’s been a good year for Jones.
John Collins sits in the number two spot, and Rob Garcia is the only racer who can take that away. But what we really need to watch for next weekend are the performance numbers. With the fall air setting in and the first October race for XDA, the stage is set for real performance numbers.
MaxxECU Pro Xtreme is presented by Ace Mechanical, Billy Vose Racing, Dallas Flat Glass, Dunigan Racing, DME Racing, Grothus Dragbikes, Harley Haul, Rob Bush Motorsports, Robinson Industries, Schnitz Racing, Timblin Chassis, and Worldwide Bearings.
HTP Performance Grudge
The HTP Performance Grudge classes will be hooking up at the finals with their last chance to earn points and flex their performance on the best-prepped grudge surface around. Saturday night will be electric as the XDA Bull riders turn on win lights as they attempt to earn a few more points for a championship.
APE Nitrous Bulls
APE Nitrous Bulls is the only grudge class that already has the championship determined. Russell Dennison Jr on ‘Jimmy Hendricks’ tuned by Dave Norris officially locked down his 2021 championship at the Bike Brawl. In 2019 Dave Norris won this same championship on the very same bike. This team will still be looking for real competition next week while they celebrate success.
3 Sixty 5 Monster Bulls
The 3 Sixty 5 Monster Bulls championship is wide-open. The 2020 class champion David Page on ‘Pickin Pockets’ leads the class by three points. David Martin and Jason Herron follow Page in points, but all three competitors have an equal chance to win the championship next weekend. For the past three years, Martin has been one step behind Page in points, so next weekend, he will need to hit the override button if he wants to finally get out in front.
Tommie’s Motorsports DMV Bulls
The inaugural season of Tommie’s Motorsports DMV Bulls has been a success with twenty-nine riders showing up to play games. Duane Jackson on ‘Miss Behavin’ has a six-point lead over the class. But the top five riders in points all have a chance to win the championship next weekend at MDIR. Those riders include Geoff Godfrey, Cody Lowe, Desmond Spalding, and Edward Thomas.
Vance & Hines 4.60
The Vance & Hines 4.60 eighth-mile class showcases the fiercest Sportsman around. Their reaction times and their dead on eighth-mile times make them the most exciting sportsman class to watch from Friday through Sunday. And currently leading the helm is the 2020 class champion, Ronald Procopio. Procopio is presently leading by forty-one points over his seventy-eight competitors.
The top seven racers in the points chase still have a chance to knock Procopio out and take the throne. And six of those competitors have made final round appearances this year. Except for Broderick Jackson, so is Jackson due for a final next weekend? If Jackson takes his first win, and Procopio takes a round one loss, it will be the upset of the season! In this class anything and everything can happen come Sunday. Make plans to be there for the action.
1 Stop Speed 5.60
The 1 Stop Speed 5.60 is led by Dustin Lee, who has officially clinched the championship to defend his 2020 title. With a two hundred and eighteen point lead, Lee can start the celebrating early while the rest of the class battles for a top ten plate.
Carson Fields will be looking over his shoulder as he tries to hold onto that #2 spot. Nick Noble, Jimmie Miller, Nick Hamlet, and Duane Jackson are in striking distance to take Fields out of the #2 spot.
Barry Pryer Sr sits seventh in points but has been on a winning hot streak; another win could land him the number two spot. The Sunday battle in this eighth-mile class will be a furious fight from the starting line to the 660′.
Mickey Thompson Tires Top Sportsman
Mickey Thompson Top Sportsman will see the quickest sportsman racers on the property go to battle next weekend. Jefferey Santin’s points lead in this class has been shrinking and now only has the lead by one point. Six additional racers have the mathematical chance for the championship at the DME Racing Fall Nationals. Bobby Holland, Robin Procopio, Dustin Lee, George Shriver, Norman Teal, and Pablo Gonzalez are in championship contention.
Procopio and Lee are both previous class champions and know the way to this championship very well. Gonzalez won the last two events and is on a hot winning streak; however, those wins were at Virginia Motorsports Park. Can he win at MDIR? You have to be there to watch the action!
MPS Racing Pro ET
Jefferey Santin leads the MPS Racing Pro ET by sixty-one points over 264 competitors. Santin has four key competitors he needs to stay in front of next weekend. Dustin Lee, Duane Jackson, Dale Hamilton, and Nick Hamlett.
You have seen these names many times in the winner’s circle, which means next weekend is not going to be an easy task for Santin. It’s going to be a slugfest at the DME Racing Fall Nationals in this category with $10,000 up for grabs that you won’t want to miss.
Brock’s Performance Street ET
The Brock’s Performance Street ET class has seen close to two hundred riders, from the beginner to the seasoned racer this year.
The 2020 class champion Derrick Milbourne is on track to defend his title as he leads the class by eighty-two points. With an average of one hundred points to an event winner, only three racers are in proximity to dethrone the champ. Mark Blake, Patrick Farrow, and Louis Green Jr. all have a shot next weekend at the championship.
But don’t let a championship chase stop you from attending. For only $65 you can start a drag racing career with the best motorcycle drag racing sanction on the east coast.
Grab your family and friends and head to Maryland International Raceway next weekend for an exciting weekend of two-wheel racing action and history-making runs on October 8-10, for the 29th annual DME Racing Fall Nationals. XDA, it’s always the place to be!
Visit xdaracing.com for event information, class rules, schedule, and more.
HELP FOR CALIFORNIA SHOPS–Defense Attorneys for Repair Shops and Emission Laws
Automotive Defense Specialists Announces New Online Interview with Attorney William Ferreira on Auto Repair.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2021 — Automotive Defense Specialists, a team of best-in-class defense attorneys for the SMOG and auto repair industry at https://automotivedefense.com, is proud to announce a new online interview.
Lead attorney William Ferreira spoke with Racket & Wrench Magazine about the challenges facing those who might confront the state regulatory agency, or Bureau of Automotive Repair.
BEHIND THE SCENES AT HARLEY-DAVIDSON— Just a little something this past weekend. I went back to Virginia for my niece’s wedding. While there thought I would pay the local dealership a visit. While I was looking at shirts the apparel girl told me she heard about Harley’s new rule on t shirts. She told me, no longer can you have any type of weapon on the back of the shirts, no cleavage showing or any civil war scenes?
This part of Virginia is rich in civil war history. So, I guess Harley has joined the politically correct club now? Being a biker are we not rebels? I don’t plan on spending many more days in this segment of the industry. Things like this are part of the reason why!
Later!
–Stealth
NEW FROM CHOPPERS MAGAZINE— Color Me Gone II
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WHEELS THROUGH TIME ’48 RAFFLE— With less than 60 Days remaining till Raffle Day, we decided to ?sweeten the pot!
This year’s raffle bike is Harley-Davidson’s milestone machine, the 1948 Panhead. Finished in brilliant black and Harley’s deluxe chrome package, this machine has been Beautifully restored to showroom condition. As if that wasn’t sweet enough, we decided to add the Hanson Sport Windshield. This period-correct accessory is not only practical but gives the bike an even classier look!
With limited time remaining to get tickets, your chance to win this iconic machine is now.
A CHARGING STATION NEAR YOU–Biden announced earlier this year that he wanted 50 percent of all cars sold in 2030 to be electric. But is that practical? Car-buying decisions by consumers are just one piece of the puzzle.
According to the US Department of Energy, the nation has over 43,000 public charging stations with about 105,000 individual outlets. Approximately 5,000 of these are direct-current fast (Level 3) chargers. Biden wants to have a total of 500,000 chargers online by 2030. The Brattle Group estimates that the US will require 1.25 million public charging outlets to support a projected 20 million electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030. The cost to provide that capacity is projected to be $30 to $50 billion.
The charger designation dictates the cost. The higher the level, the quicker the charge, and, of course, the more expensive the charging station installation.
Automakers continue to promise that someday it will take as little as 10 minutes to charge an EV to about 80 percent capacity. Level 1 and 2 chargers, including home units, generally require four to twelve hours to charge an EV battery fully.
More electric vehicles need to be on the road to support such an expansion of charging capabilities successfully. Kind of like a chicken and egg situation—which comes first?
That’s not an easy task either since it will require a mix of public-private partnerships that involve local governments, businesses, utility companies, and automakers, along with an emerging group of EV charging companies. The logistics of constructing an EV charging network are not as simple as putting in a gas station on every corner.
A YouTube video from a few years ago illustrated just how difficult it is actually to charge your EV if away from your home charger. Convenient and efficient EV charging is a must if Americans are going to embrace the technology.
The Hill recently had an opinion piece called Right Ways and Wrong Ways to Electrify America. This paragraph stood out:
“We must move both fast and smart in this EV revolution. There are some major potholes that we must swerve around in this Indy 500 speedway towards making America all-electric.”
The overriding issue in the electric vehicle discussion is whether consumers will flock to EVs just because the government mandates it?
Currently, only 2.1 percent of the roughly 17 million vehicles sold each year in the US are all-electric. In 2020, EV sales dropped by more than 3 percent from 2018. One in five California EV car owners has already gone back to an internal combustion engine.
Electric vehicle technology must continue to advance for the hearts and minds of the car-buying public to follow, mandate or no mandate.
–NMA
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NEWS FROM THE BIKERNET BLOG EDITOR–
It’s maybe different that Triumph motorcycles can capitalize on movies, even with a Steve McQueen Edition – but there is no enthusiasm from Harley-Davidson with the legend status they so proudly wear on their marketing efforts.
I think it stems from the past image of biker gangs and rebels in heydays of Hollywood from the 1950s. No company can package that for selling their product to new customers. At the same time, no motorcycle brand like Harley-Davidson would want to appear with a “You meet nicest people on a Honda” type of branding even though now we live in a politically-correct 21st century which would think that’s a great slogan.
There is no balance between the two extremes, kind of like the divided nation portrayed in politics of the nation. No middle-ground to meet for the branding in movies.
I think that’s why both Indian Motorcycle and Harley-Davidson stay out of tie-ups with Hollywood movies. Who knows which movie / actor / director / producer offends whom and then a product from the movie starts receiving bad press for association in the production.
New Triumph Tiger 900 Limited Edition Celebrating James Bond
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Also, check out this crazy music video, no actual motorcycle used but unique concept. Reviews state this critically acclaimed album titled ‘Hot Sass’ from Liz Cooper as Muscular, Psychedlia-Inflected Garage Rock.
Liz Cooper Releases ‘Motorcycle’ Music Video From Recent Album ‘Hot Sass’
–Wayfarer
Editor and Supreme Chief
Bikernet Blog™
JOHN STOSSEL SUES FACEBOOK–
Former TV journalist John Stossel is demanding at least $2 million in damages from Facebook in a lawsuit he filed against the social media giant, alleging the company defamed him by appending fact-checking labels to two videos he posted about climate change.
In a statement to Variety, a Facebook spokesperson said, “We believe this case is without merit and we will defend ourselves vigorously against the allegations.”
According to Stossel’s lawsuit, in the past year he posted two short video reports on Facebook in which he “interviewed experts in the climate change arena.”
In one video, “Government Fueled Fires,” about the 2020 wildfires in California, Facebook and its fact-checking partners “falsely attributed to Stossel a claim he never made, and on that basis flagged the content as ‘misleading’ and ‘missing context,’ so that would-be viewers would be routed to the false attribution statement.” The complaint says that Stossel’s video “explored a scientific hypothesis” that “while climate change undoubtedly contributes to forest fires, it was not the primary cause of the 2020 California fires.” Per the suit, Stossel says he never made the claim that “Forest fires are caused by poor management. Not by climate change,” which was in Facebook’s fact-check.
On the second video, “Are We Doomed?”, Facebook added a “partly false”/“factual inaccuracies” label. That video questioned claims made by those Stossel refers to as “environmental alarmists,” including “claims that hurricanes are getting stronger, that sea level rise poses a catastrophic threat, and that humans will be unable to cope with the fallout.” Stossel claims the Facebook fact-check didn’t actually challenge any facts in the video, and he argues that the company’s fact-check process “is nothing more than a pretext… to defame users with impunity, particularly when Defendants disagree with the scientific opinions expressed in user content.”
The lawsuit alleges that “Stossel was given no meaningful avenue to contest these unilateral decisions about the truth of his journalism. Meanwhile, his viewership plummeted due to both Facebook’s censorship and the reputational harm caused by the false labels.”
If the courts won’t act then Congress must end its protection of Facebook’s monopoly—Michael Shellenberger
By Todd Spangler
More and more prominent folks and organizations are fighting back. –Bandit
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THE COVID REPORT–
Yeah, with a government shutdown Fauci would be out of a gig, the press would have nothing to make up news about and everyone would have a chance to wake up and realize they’ve been conned. I said a CHANCE. I didn’t say it would actually happen.
NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–Global warming saves 166,000 lives a year: UN says Stop That Now
In a surprise, mammals with a body temperature of 37 degrees Celsius do better in warmer weather
Who knew that global warming has saved 166,000 lives a year every year since 2000? Burn coal, save the world! Some countries are just not doing enough to help. Does your nation have a Net-100 Plan for 2050 to double CO2 emissions? It’s never too late to start. Countries that leave coal deposits undeveloped are not part of the solution.
–Marc Morano
QUESTION OF THE WEEK–Why is being forced to hire people who are NOT white…..not racism?
–J.J. Solari
MEMO FROM THE BIKERNET UNIVERSITY–The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
–from Sam Burns
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THE FOSSIL FUEL REPORT–Apparently, the mega geniuses “running” Illinois are convinced that once they get their air all nice and clean and free of carbon dioxide or whatever the fuck they are trying to get rid of…….that their brand spanking new clean air….is just going to stay there. It’s not going to move. Like, drift on over to Utah, maybe. Or that some air from, say, Vermont, isn’t just gonna meander on over to Michigan to see what’s the haps. I guess whatever goofballs are running Michigan are convinced air stays motionless and in place. Like bureaucrats bureaucrats do.
–J.J. Solari
THE LATEST FROM CYCLE SOURCE— Issue 286 is packed with killer content. We are thrilled to have a small sampling of Michael Lichter’s 2020 Heavy Mettle Exhibit.
Tyler Porter runs South Of The Border to Biltwell’s EDR 2021, Panhead Jim takes us on a trip to the Georgia Grundle Run.
As always we’ve got six outstanding feature bikes filling the pages including a Panhead, Shovelhead, Flathead, and even a Garage Build tribute to Kenny Roberts.
Chris takes a look at the Trask 2 Into 1 Exhaust, Jason looks a little deeper at the Vance & Hines FP3 and Daniel teaches us the art of Bluing metal.
–Chris Callen
Supreme Founder, Publisher and Editor
Cycle Source Magazine
BIKERNET ACTOR/MOVIE REVIEWS–
It’s incredible that Clint Eastwood makes great movies at this age and also finds an acting role suitable for himself in his own productions. Also, he covers the American life relevant to the present era with biographical dramas based on real-life persons and events.
Whether it is a two-part movie “Flags of Our Fathers” (first one in English and second one “Letters from Iwo Jima” entirely in Japanese) 2006, or “Invictus” about South Africa and apartheid 2009, the movie “J Edgar” on FBI Director in 2011, well-known “American Sniper” 2014 (two movies directed by Eastwood was released in 2014 with musical biographical story of group “The Four Seasons” releasing earlier that year under the title “Jersey Boys” – Eastwood was 84 years old in 2014), then the life of an ageing war-veteran in biographical drama “The Mule” based on a true story (in 2018, two movies directed by Eastwood released this year as well with a movie on Paris train terrorist attack), and most recently in 2019 movie based on the true life of security guard “Richard Jewell” who found the bomb in Olympic event only to be accused of being the bomber by FBI “Profiling System” (overweight single-white-male living with his mother with past rejection for law enforcement job)
Eastwood’s peers such as Warren Beatty or Al Pacino really never got any great roles after they crossed a certain age for landing a major role in a movie.
Jack Nicholson still kicked ass every now and then with great movies in so many different genres and stopped with his last movie in 2010.
Beatty came back after 15 years absence with a movie based on director Howard Hughes’ life in 2016 (it failed miserably at the box-office earning $3.9 m against a $25 million budget).
I highly recommend Jack Nicholson’s old-age romance comedy movie “Something’s Gotta Give” with Daine Keaton, where very much like in real-life his character dates hot young women every few months but then falls in love with the mother of his latest girlfriend (2003).
– and the dark comedy romance “As Good As It Gets” with Helen Hunt where he is an a—hole best-selling romance novelist who is a completely disgusting person devoid of any feelings called love or empathy in real life (1997).
–Wayfarer
Al Pacino did a helluva job in American Traitor, the story of the Axis Sally trial after WWII. –Bandit
VALERIE THOMPSON BEING INDUCTED INTO THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME— “I’m tickled pink Valerie is being inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame. She’s paid her dues on every type of racing surface and has the records to prove it.
She knows no fear, delivers on her promises and is a wonderful sponsor ambassador. I’ve worked with the best riders in the business from Cal Rayburn to Chis Carr. Valerie ranks right up there with the best of the best.” – Denis Manning (Team “7” Racing president/BUB “7” Streamliner designer/AMA Hall of Fame member)
“All I can say is anyone playing Valerie better come prepared because that girl always does! Frankly, I would no be surprised if Valerie figured out a way to play pickleball while riding one of her many motorcycles.”
— “LandSpeed” Louise Ann Noeth (Motorsports author and land speed racer)
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BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment! –ENLIGHTENMENT BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for September 23, 2021
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Reading what to do in case of an accident I agree with all of it THE PART ABOUT GETTING ATTORNEY IS QUESTIOBNABLE. I got hit Oct 2, 2020. As of today I have not received a dime. They made a shit offer and I turned it down, but it looks as though nothing is going to happen so I will probably get the shit offer?
–Stealth
Charlotte, NC
MORE THOUGHTFUL VALENTINES DAY MESSAGES FROM THE MASTER— I cannot stand the sight of you /
but my cock thinks you’re great /
and my tongue thinks that your pussy /
is the best it ever ate /
my hands think that your gorgeous tits /
are two goddesses of white /
that they love to squeeze and touch and feel /
every mother fucking night /
but me? I think you’re a fucking blend /
of horror, rage and stupid /
but my balls and cock and hands and tongue /
think your a personal gift from Cupid /
I wish my cock and balls et cet /
were more like me in taste /
then I’d have someone we ALL would like /
instead of you – a fuckin’ waste /
but I can’t cut off my body parts /
to repair my huge bad luck /
So, I guess I’ll let you hang around /
for my body parts to fuck /
Happy Valentine’s Day, Bitch
–J.J. Solair
Bikernet University Philosophy Assignment:
What if they’re not stars, but holes poked into the top of the container so we can breathe.
—Wayfarer
LEGISLATIVE NEWS FROM NEW MEXICO–When Forced To Choose, Some New Mexico Gas Station Liquor Stores Will Now Just Sell Liquor
Q: When is a gas station that sells liquor not a gas station?
A: When New Mexico lawmakers make its owners choose between selling gas or selling liquor.
Some gas stations in a rural New Mexico county are being forced by an inane new law to choose between selling gas or selling liquor and wine. Some have chosen to close their pumps in protest and sell alcohol instead of gas.
The new ban is part of a larger package of changes to the state’s liquor laws—one its chief sponsor, Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto (D–Albuquerque), calls “the biggest reform of liquor laws in 60 years in our state.” The new law contains several key elements in addition to the gas station liquor ban. Many of those changes are steps in the right direction. In fact, the “original intention” of the alcohol bill was deregulatory in nature. Among other things, it lifts a ban on home delivery of alcohol, introduces a new, less expensive liquor license for restaurants, and allows alcohol to be sold longer hours on Sundays (on par with allowable sales hours on other days).
The bad parts of the law are, well, bad. Ask the owners of Kokoman Fine Wines in Pojoaque, which was forced to try to offload $65,000 worth of nip bottles—those little liquor bottles commonly found lurking in a hotel mini-fridge—after the new law banned their sale across the state.
And then there’s the ban on gas station sales in McKinley County, where three out of four county residents are Native American. Sen. George Muñoz (D–Gallup), who introduced the gas-station amendment to the new law, says he did so because “people die in McKinley County because of alcoholism.”
While I have no doubt that some people in McKinley County who abuse alcohol die from that abuse, compelling gas stations that sell alcohol to become alcohol stores that don’t sell gas probably won’t save many (or even any) lives, and may do just the opposite. The ban is also likely unconstitutional. That’s why one chain of gas stations has sued the state to overturn it.
BAYLEN LINNEKIN, Reason.com
–from the NMA
NEWS FROM BOND, JAMES BOND–
In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Screenplay: Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, and Cary Joji Fukunaga and Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Story: Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Cary Joji Fukunaga
Producers: Michael G. Wilson, p.g.a. and Barbara Broccoli, p.g.a.
Cast: Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris,
with Jeffrey Wright, with Christoph Waltz and Ralph Fiennes as “M”
Also starring Rory Kinnear, Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, and Billy Magnussen
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY— Deb was lying in bed one night. Art was falling asleep, but Deb was in a romantic mood and wanted to talk. She said: “You used to hold my hand when we were courting….”
Wearily he reached across, held her hand for a second and tried to get back to sleep.
A few moments later she said: “Then you used to kiss me….”
Mildly irritated, he reached across gave her a peck on the cheek and settled down to sleep.
Thirty seconds later she said: “Then you used to bite my neck….”
Angrily, Art threw back the bed clothes and got out of bed.
“Where are you going?” Deb asked.
“To get my teeth!”
DOWN AT THE RETIREMENT CENTER:
80-year old Bessie bursts into the rec-room at the retirement home. She holds her clenched fist in the air and announces, “Anyone who can guess what’s in my hand can have sex with me tonight!”
An elderly gentleman in the rear shouts out, “An elephant?”
Bessie thinks a minute and says, “Close enough.”
OLD FRIENDS:
Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.
One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, “Now don’t get mad at me… I know we’ve been friends for a long time, but I just can’t think of your name.
I’ve thought and thought, but I can’t remember it. Please tell me what your name is.”
Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her.
Finally, she said, “How soon do you need to know?”
THE COMBAT TOUR–Combat Motors owner, Ernest Lee, invites all Combat, Confederate or Curtiss Warhawk motorcycle owners to join us on Combat Motors first AMERICA TOUR.
This tour begins in Jacksonville, FL and follows along the I10 corridor to Las Cruces, NM, then to Las Vegas, arriving at the LA Auto show on November 18, 2021. Travel plans can be found below.
The ride covers 2,500 miles over 8 days. We will make several scheduled stops for riders to join and exit, in addition to fuel and food. If you would like to join us for 100 miles or the entire tour, please complete the registration form. For questions or more information, please email jay@combat.net.
Ride Sponsors
Some stops will be sponsored. We are looking for additional sponsors. If you are unable to attend or attending and would like to sponsor a stop, please email Jay.
Have questions? Either respond to this email or contact the sender on jay@combat.net
BUELL MOTORCYCLE ANNOUNCES THE ALL NEW BUELL HAMMERHEAD—
Grand Rapids, Mich. – Buell Motorcycle Co. announces the legendary Buell Hammerhead 1190 is going into production and taking reservations beginning November 1, so get in line.
The Buell Hammerhead 1190 received extensive press coverage and unbridled enthusiasm from motorcycle riders around the world following Buell’s spring announcement that “Buell is Back”.
“When we said Buell is Back, we meant it,” said Bill Melvin, CEO of Buell Motorcycle Co. “We have former executives from Buell, General Motors, Lotus Engineering, Toyota, and Bombardier Recreational Products ensuring we are manufacturing and developing the highest quality products. Now we are putting the finishing touches on our factory and kicking off production of the Best American Superbike on November 1, the Buell Hammerhead 1190. Buell is Back!”
The Buell Hammerhead 1190 will have a Grand Rapids, Michigan built and proven 185-horsepower high-performance 72-degree V-Twin engine with 13.4:1 compression, sporting EFI with 4 injectors and exerting 101.6ft-lbs of torque. Buell’s unique chassis and braking system is the key to its success on the racetrack and on the road.
The Hammerhead has a specialized aluminum Fuel in Frame design which provides strength, lower center of gravity, and added balance unmatched against the competition. Buell’s unique single perimeter front braking system reduces the unsprung weight to allow the rider unsurpassed performance and feel during turns. And at just 419 lbs., it’s nimble and quick.
Buell’s new online reservation and delivery system, Buellvana®, will also be innovative and exciting for riders and dealers alike. Reservations will begin online November 1, while Buell plans to outline details on October 21. This novel and industry disrupting system will provide the best delivery and service experience for Buell riders, while giving dealers all the advantages in a modern technology & post-COVID world.
“When we announced that our future models will include variants for dirt, touring, and cruisers, while expanding our engine lineup, we were blown away at the rider response,” said Steve Laham, Chief Products, Development & Strategy Officer at Buell Motorcycle Co. “I knew Buell was a beloved brand, and now riders are pulling for us! With the Hammerhead going into production, innovative technology and products in our pipeline, and our online reservation system changing the industry, we’re lean, mean and on the move!”
For future Buell updates, follow our news page on our website and our social media pages.
Website: www.BuellMotorcycle.com
Buell Motorcycle
2700 Patterson Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
CALIFORNIA EXPANDS ROAD MILEAGE TAX–
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed legislation Friday expanding a pilot program that charges drivers a fee based on the number of miles they drive instead of a gasoline tax.
Oregon and Utah launched similar pilot programs in 2015 and 2020, respectively, that yielded mixed results. Few people volunteered for the programs initially because of privacy and equity concerns, but the states have since seen more participation after addressing some of those problems.
Federal and state gasoline taxes fund road construction and repair and have been consistently declining. Drivers increasingly are turning to more hybrid, electric and fuel-efficient cars.
Between 1993 and 2020, average fuel efficiency improved by approximately 26%, according to a 2020 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a liberal think tank, meaning drivers on average can go an extra 75 miles between fill-ups. “Those 75 extra miles of driving are generating wear and tear on the nation’s roads, without requiring any offsetting gas tax payment to cover the cost,” the report found.
By: Elaine S. Povich
Rick Pedroncelli The Associated Press
NHDRO motorcycle drag racing series pre-race report–event: NHDRO Midwest Fall Nationals/World Finals presented by Liguori Drag Racing
when: September 17-19, 2021
where: Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio, USA
The Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series—NHDRO—is making their first trip to the Midwest’s favorite dragstrip—Summit Motorsports Park. The Midwest Fall Nationals/World Finals presented by Liguori Drag Racing marks a sudden finale to NHDRO’s championship points season, and the whole NHDRO racing family is in for a real Big Money, Shootout-laden treat.
NHDRO’s Shootout Friday kicks the weekend off with a $10,000 Box vs. No-Box Shootout. Bracket Racing stars Tom and Joe Klemme, Dustin Lee, Robert “The” Mann, Norwalk stars Kevin and Craig Adams, and many more will all be cutting lights and taking stripes, measuring each other against the best in the world.
Friday will also be Ryan Schnitz Racing Road Course day—the no-time class that’s taking the nation by storm. Kyron Drake’s wild rides took the win last time out, but this class is just now getting serious. Martin runner-up Nico Grier, Mitch Pennington, “Kawasaki” Steve Adams, and many more have been tuning up and calling out competitors for this one.
Friday will also see the first round of qualifying for all Pro and Sportsman classes, including the big-tire nitrous and turbo studs of Grothus Dragbikes/Klemme Performance Motorcycles Pro Ultra 4.60
Dan McCarten has a strong 57 point lead in the 4.60 championship fight, with Jeff Jones in second. Joey Brandgard is another 8 points behind, and 7 points ahead of Les Stimac.
The MTC Pro Street championship battle is very tight, with Rudy Sanzottera 13 points ahead of Josh Ford and his nitrous Suzuki Hayabusa. Sanzottera’s Quicktime teammate (and brother-in-law) Brad Christian is another 28 behind in third.
Christian is the defending champ. Will Rudy break through this year for a well-deserved championship?
Jeremy Teasley has a short 8 point lead over Thomas “Turtle” Cole for the Schnitz Racing Top Gas 8.20 index championship, with Ryan Schnitz another 35 points back.
But there are other big Top Gas stories this weekend. Doug Fisher and David Beshera will run the rain-delayed U.S. 131 Top Gas final. Beshara is fifth in points and an extra win would help him make a big move at this event.
And both Beshara and Fisher will be hoping to win the $500 (plus interest?) bonus that “Kounselor” Kenny Schwartz is paying to the delayed Top Gas winner,
Teasley also has the BB Racing Super Comp 8.90 index points lead by 27 over Greg Mallett, who has 11 on Joe Klemme. Young Trevor Schnitz is another 50 points back.
Marty White leads M2.Shocks 8.70 Quick Street points on his mysteriously quick “Katanabusa,” 34 points ahead of veteran racer Dave Page. Eric Yost is another 12 back, followed by Rashad Rowe.
Marty also leads Kevin Dennis Insurance Street ET points, just 30 ahead of John “Spooky” Markham. Look out! When Spooky can sniff a championship, he’s a dangerous, dangerous man.
Justin Blackford and Rashard Rowe are tied for third, 80 points out of the Street ET lead.
Advanced Sleeve Dirty 30 9.30 is the other class that didn’t finish at Martin, and Joe Klemme and Rylan Rowe will also race that final at Norwalk. These two are also locked in a championship battle in the class, with Klemme ahead by 51 points. Todd “Bounty Hunter” Smith is third.
Klemme also has the points lead in MPS Pro ET, 20 points ahead of Beshara, who’s 60 points ahead of Doug Fisher.
Saturday night will see the Stock Wheelbase Shootout, another no-time class. Expect to see Martin winner Dustin Clark back for more, along with Drake and anyone else with a stock wheelbase and confident clutch hand.
VooDoo Grudge will throw down between all the Shootouts and late-night bracket racing till midnight each night.
Brian and Niki Welch look forward to welcoming the NHDRO family to everyone’s favorite track—Summit Motorsports Park at Norwalk!
WORLD NEWS REPORT–Apparently, according to journalists, the only thing that’s NOT a threat “to our democracy” is Marxism, Socialism, and Islam.
–J.J. Solari
Certified Investigator
Bikernet.com™
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HOW TO FIX SHIT–I thought I would pass this parts resource along. I have a friend who has used them many times. He said they not only show you how to determine what is wrong with the appliance, there is also a video on how to install the part once you have it. Sounds cool!
Repair Clinic is your one stop solution for all of the parts you need to keep your appliances parts, lawn & garden equipment and HVAC system operating at top performance. Making it easy to purchase the right parts is only a portion of what we do. Our blogs are full of great information about equipment/appliance repair, tips & tricks, videos, articles and other useful resources to help you make repairs easily and fast. Whatever topic you want to learn about, we have you covered. Be sure to check back regularly, as we are always adding new content to assist our customers.
–from El Waggs
NEW RELEASE FROM WILLIAM LEE GOLDEN–
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country and Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member William Lee Golden and his sons ‘The Goldens’ highlight their gospel roots with the release of “Come And Dine” off their upcoming album, Old Country Church Gospel.
The tune is a favorite of Golden and his sons, an upbeat calling to feast at the table with Jesus! The first of three singles is part of a collection including two other albums titled Country Roads: Vintage Country Classics, and Southern Accents: Pop & Country Rock, containing over 30 songs spread amongst several genres that all have an impact on the lives and careers of William Lee Golden and The Goldens.
“Come and Dine” was premiered by Taste of Country and is available to download and stream on all digital platforms now.
To view William Lee Golden and The Goldens’ premiere with Taste of Country, visit HERE.
“I was excited to record ‘Come And Dine’ as it allowed me to take my boys back to a time that I grew up in,” shares Golden. “It’s a positive song that was recorded during the pandemic when there was so much negativity in the world. This song provides hope for all. I am so excited to share it with everyone and thankful to Taste of Country for the premiere. They are wonderful.”
Country Roads: Vintage Country Classics
I Still Miss Someone
Four Walls
Welcome To My World
Take Me Home Country Roads
The Great Speckled Bird
Green Green Grass Of Home
Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On
You Are My Sunshine
For The Good Times
Jambalaya
Southern Accents: Pop & Country Rock
Me And Bobby McGee
The Long And Winding Road
Stand By Me
Long Black Veil
Southern Accents
Elvira
Multi-colored Lady
Bobbie Sue
Hollywood Nights
Old Country Church Gospel
Come And Dine
Old Country Church
It’s Suppertime
If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
Until Then
Why Me, Lord?
Power In The Blood
Too Much To Gain
Sheltered
Softly And Tenderly
Love Lifted Me
I Saw The Light
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment! –ENLIGHTENMENT BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for September 23, 2021
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/ENLIGHTENMENT_WEEKLY_NEWS_for_September_23_2021.aspx
Pandemic and warming are not ruining the country, politicians are.
–A.J.
Deland, FL
LATEST FROM THE LOWBROW CREW–One of the most important tools you can have in your garage… A proper manual!
A detailed service manual or trouble-shooting guide can help you quickly identify problems…
And save you many hours of work!
We have assembled an assortment of free Harley Sportster shop manuals, troubleshooting guides and parts books that you can view or download and save as a PDF.
Did we mention they are totally free?
Perfect for viewing, or print out sections as you need them and don’t worry about getting greasy fingerprints all over the pages!
BROWSE MANUALS
PS – Or if you prefer we have traditional printed manuals and parts books as well!
THE TEXAS WEATHER REPORT–So we had a brief glimpse of Fall weather last week, windows open until about noon, almost needed my Bikernet Special Ops Vest on Saturday morning.
Transmission is going or gone in the Bronco, so I had to get the bike legal. Went to Jiffy Lube by the house. There were two in front of me, then one left, so got in early. Directional Arrows are for other people. I go to pay my $7 with a $20 and they don’t have change, he already ran it as cash. I offered to walk across the street to the store, but the guy said don’t worry about it, cool.
So, then I had to go about 40 minutes away to HEB in Montgomery County, as I forgot to list a change of address last year. So, I’m waiting for the Customer Service to open at 10, it’s 9:50. Listening to a guy tell me he sold his bike, but still has the helmet. A young lady comes out, hands him something and commented something to me? Helmet on and ear plugs, I realize they don’t open until 11 on Saturday!
But she said hold on & goes in the back and someone came out and did my tags. I guess she saw the paperwork in my hand, cool of both places! Then we ended up at my cousin’s place. Now we’re back to our regular September heat & humidity.
–RFR
BIKERNET BOOK CLUB REVIEW OF THE WEEK–Bob Woodward of Watergate “fame” and some tv talking head named Robert Costa have a book called “Peril” that is of course about how scary concerning and worrying and troubling and whatever other word they’re using this week that ends in i-n-g Donald Trump was as President.
Bob Woodward wears a bow tie. Bill Nye the Science guy wears a bow tie. I rest my case. Also, he looks like a satire of the entire Borscht Belt as drawn by Robert Crump. And Costa looks like a lipless version of Tony Soprano who I would never turn my back on.
Tony Soprano?….HIM I would turn my back on. Costa? No. This Woodward fuck is a bottom feeder of the billionth magnitude. Without famous accomplished people for him to proclaim himself better than he would be writing daily menus in chalk on sandwich boards for restaurants.
–J.J. Solari
Official Book Review Specialists
Bikernet.com™
KEEP THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN AND MASK FREE—Vaccinations are your choice. Unvaccinated should keep strict adherence to social distancing.
What is it called when a midget waves at you….
“A Microwave”
–James Conway
Correspondent
Bikernet.com™
THE 3rd ANNUAL RIDE FOR THE CHILDREN MOTORCYCLE EVENT RIDE COMMITTEE WITH A HIGH PROFILE CELEBRITY LINEUP OF GRAND MARSHALS WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2021!
A host of celebrity Grand Marshals, other celebrities, Law Enforcement and the general public, will take to the road for a beautiful motorcycle ride from Bartels’ Harley-Davidson, Marina Del Rey to Sycamore Cove State Beach, Malibu with a BBQ lunch, live concert and Beach Party on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
BARTELS’ HARLEY-DAVIDSON & GLENDALE HARLEY are excited to announced a host of celebrity Grand Marshals will join in for the 3rd Annual Ride for the Children Charity on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
The Ride for the Children will begin at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson, 4141 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Rey, CA with a beautiful escorted ride from along the Pacific Coast Highway to the serene Sycamore Cove State Beach, 9000 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA.
Join Lorenzo Lamas, Perry King, AMA Hall of Famer, Dave Ekin, Actor/Musician Sean McNabb, Jamie Elvidge, professional motorcycle journalist and Scott Patterson for what will be a wonderful day ending with a concert by Aces & Eights, a BBQ lunch by J Wolf Catering and a Beach Party at Sycamore Cove State Beach, Malibu, CA.
Olive Crest has been transforming the lives of abused and neglected children through the healing power of family since 1973. Olive Crest is the leader in prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect, and homelessness, serving over 4,000 children and families each day throughout Los Angeles County. The 3rd Annual Ride for the Children will fund programs that help us break the cycle of child abuse and enable at-risk youth and families to become healthy and productive citizens.
Registration begins at 8:00 AM – Ride begins at: 10:00 AM at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson, 4141 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Rey, and concludes with a concert by Aces & Eights, a BBQ lunch by J Wolf Catering and a Beach Party at Sycamore Cove State Beach, Malibu, CA. The Event concludes at 3:00 PM.
For more information on Olive Crest, go to www.olivecrest.org.
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To register online: www.olivecrestride.org.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK–
“The aim of totalitarian education has never been to instill convictions but to destroy the capacity to form any.” – HANNAH ARENDT
–Commander Edge
I’ll see your quote on totalitarianism and raise you one on conviction!
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”
– Samuel Adams
NEW EASYRIDERS MAGAZINE COMING SOON—Apparently it’s covering Billy Lane, Mike Lichter, Sturgis and Dave Mann, and nothing new. Hang On!
–Anonymous Donor
NEW FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT–Artist David Uhl – Update
Welcome to our new subscribers! We are back from the Buffalo Roundup now. A truly unique event!
David brought a hand-embellished “True Grit” print for a charity auction there, benefiting South Dakota’s Habitat charity. Astonishingly, the piece sold for a whopping $110,000!
Reminder that we still have some of the signed/numbered canvas prints available. Also, I have a couple of the special embellished pieces (signed by both David Uhl and Kristi Noem) left. Please let me know if these are of interest – serious inquiries only, please.
You can view the regular canvas print edition specifics here:
True Grit on website
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David did some special pieces for the art exhibition in South Dakota, which we now have here at the studio. I’ve attached some images from my phone which definitely don’t do them justice, but will give you an idea. .
HAND-EMBELLISHED PIECES
(each comes with a handwritten calligraphy-style letter from David)
“Tatanka”, 24 x 18 ($3,000) and 40 x 30 ($5,000) hand-embellished
“The Wanderer” 24×32, hand-embellished $3,250
“Aurora” 24×32 hand-embellished, $3,250
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS
(most of these haven’t been named yet)
Bull red – 24×18 original oil painting, $8,000
Bareback Bronc Rider, image size 11×15 (21×25 matted and framed), original watercolor, $2,500
Brown bull bucking opaque, image size 10×15 (23×27 matted and framed) original watercolor, $2,500
“8 Seconds” image size 10×15 (23×27 matted and framed) original watercolor, $2,500
Brown bull, image size 10×15 (23×27 matted and framed) original watercolor, $2,500
On a final note, David is considering accepting Crypto currency as payment for his pieces in the future. Please let me know if this is something of interest to you specifically.
As always, thanks for your time and please let me know if I may be of assistance!
–Greg Rhodes
International Sales Director
David Uhl Fine Art
Uhl Studios
Uhl Studios website
303-913-4840
THOUGHTS FROM THE BIKERNET CULTURAL CENTER— Relationships don’t depend solely on how well we understand someone, but also on how well we manage the misunderstanding.
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia
A person’s most valuable asset is not a brain loaded with knowledge…But a heart full of love, with an ear open to listen and a hand willing to help.
You will never be good enough for everybody, but you will always be the best for someone who appreciates you.
Be good with good people.
But don’t be bad with bad people.
Because you can shape a diamond with a diamond,
But you can’t clean garbage with more garbage.
When someone has treated you unjustly, that is their Karma – you cannot control other people’s Karma.
What you can do is be good and fair with others and that Karma of yours is your Dharma.
Life isn’t about pleasing everyone, it’s about hurting no one.
–Wayfarer
SMOKE OUT IS BACK FOR 2022—The crew is going to share a beer at Willie’s Tattoo and show at Biketoberfest and share the news. The Smoke Out is back with Cycle Source Magazine. Hang on for more news.
DAV NEWS–Veteran Makes DAV Car Donation “all in the name of helping my fellow veterans”
Glenn E. Smith proudly joined the Pennsylvania Air Guard’s 111th Security Forces Squadron at Willow Grove in September 1998. Three years later, to the very month, the nation came under attack.
It wasn’t long after the attacks of September 11, 2001 that Smith’s unit activated and deployed to Lajes Field in the Azores, Portugal, where they would back-up and augment active duty forces.
Like so many who are deployed, being away from loved ones was difficult for Smith.
“Being away from my wife during deployments was hard on both of us, but likely tougher on her,” says Smith. “I wrote many letters to her and called home as often as possible, but nothing could replace being together. My comrades helped get me through it, and I helped them. My wife was home alone.”
As tough as military service was on their relationship, it was equally tough on the body, and, as many veterans have experienced, the impact of service injuries or illness can last a lifetime, and often worsen as the years go by.
“I’ve been retired from the service for 10 years, and the physical effects still linger,” says Smith. “Some even grow steadily worse.”
Smith’s wife convinced him to seek disability compensation, but the paperwork, he says, was “overwhelming.” That’s when DAV came into the picture.
“Fortunately, a friend who is active with DAV helped guide me through the process,” says Smith. “I could not be happier with what the DAV has done for me. They are my advocate – cutting through red tape and making life much more enjoyable for me and my wife.”
Grateful for the assistance he received from DAV, and wanting to pay it forward, Smith and his wife donated their car to DAV’s vehicle donation program.
“When it came time to replace her 18-year-old car, we decided to make a DAV car donation rather than sell it or trade it in,” says Smith.
The Smiths donation will help veterans and their families. DAV makes it easy to part with an old or extra vehicle and will pick up the car, free of charge, at the donor’s convenience.
“We can’t always donate a lot, but we do what we can, all in the name of helping my fellow veterans, which is the whole reason for DAV’s existence,” says Smith.
A DAV car donation becomes a resource to help veterans live their lives defined by the respect and dignity they deserve. More information about donating a car to benefit veterans is available by calling (833) 227-4328 or visiting Dav.org/cars .
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY PLANETARY WEATHER REPORT—STORM
This will eventually – maybe by tomorrow – this will eventually be blamed on Americans using air conditioners.
–J.J. Solari
Official Meteorologist
Bikernet.com™
NEW FROM BIKER LID–GERMAN MAYAN STYLE MOTORCYCLE HELMET BLACK | BIKER LID–Regular price$135.00 Sale price$88.00 Save $47.00
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To measure your head for the correct size take a tape measure just above your brow around your head just at the top of your ears. If your head measures in between sizes order the size smaller. Our helmets should fit snug when new they stretch and mold to the shape of your head. Also see hat sizes below
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SIZES SMALLER THAN NORMAL
S 54 -55cm 22 ” – 22 1/4″ = hat size 6-7/8
M-56 cm, 22 1/2″ = hat 7
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NEW STEPHEN KING BOOK— I’ve never read Stephen King because he’s too ugly. but have you seen the cover for his latest novel? it’s like something from the ‘50s. It’s totally cool.
–J.J. Solari
In-depth Book Reviewer
Bikernet.com™
IRS HOSPITAL AUDIT–At the end of the tax year, the IRS office sent an inspector to audit the books of a local hospital.
While the IRS agent was checking the books, he turned to the CFO of the hospital and said, “I notice you buy a lot of bandages. What do you do with the end of the roll when there’s too little left to be of any use?”
“Good question” noted the CFO. “We save them up and send them back to the bandage company and every once in a while, they send us a free roll.”
“Oh,” replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer. But on he went, in his arrogant and obnoxious way. “What do you do with what’s left over after setting a cast on a patient?”
“Ah, yes,” replied the CFO, realizing that the auditor was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. “We save it and send it back to the manufacturer and every so often they will send us a free bag of plaster.”
“I see,” replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all CFO. “Well,” he went on, “What do you do with all the remains from the circumcision surgeries?”
“Here, too, we do not waste,” answered the CFO. “What we do is save all the little foreskins and send them to the IRS office, and about once a year they send us a complete prick.”
THE INDIA TEST RIDE EXPERIENCE–
Hero has authorized dealerships in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Panama and quite a few other South American nations. Even in island nation of Trinidad.
None in USA or Canada.
They are also popular in Africa.
REGRADING TEST RIDES – in India, Authorized Motorcycle Dealers don’t ever have new motorcycle models available for a test ride.
If you go to the Enfield showroom and ask for a Test Ride of Meteor 350 which was launched so many months ago – they won’t have one for a Test Ride. But inside their showroom they will show you the new Meteor 350 and show how the dashboard display looks after turning the key on. And that’s about it.
For Hero, they may have one or two of the 100cc models such as Splendor or Passion for test rides. The Hero Splendor is highest selling model in Indian two-wheeler market for decades – but they won’t have the more expensive Xpulse for a test ride.
So, the Hero Showroom too will show you the XPulse inside their showroom and how the digital dashboard looks.
It is very expensive for authorized Dealers to have a model just for Test Rides, even though the ones they have require a valid driving license to take on a test ride.
The Enfield Showroom will have the top selling model Classic 350 available for Test Ride but that too will be from 3 or more years ago – not having the features of 2021 edition of the Classic 350.
However, Companies such as Harley-Davidson, Indian or Triumph will always have quite a few models available for Test Rides at their authorized Dealer Showrooms in India. They will let you take it for a spin and show you how to use the various features while out riding.
These are very expensive motorcycles and rarely if any customer will buy it without actually knowing that they like the riding experience on them.
It is the same for expensive cars costing above Rs.1.5 million. For Example, the Toyota Fortuner or Ford Endeavour which are not really luxury four-wheeler brands in international markets but very expensive compared to the popular hatchbacks and compact cars most people buy. Affordable sedans such as from Suzuki, Hyundai also have high sales. Uber drivers also buy the under Rs.1 million cars.
So, the Fortuner or Endeavour will be available for Test Rides – but the smaller cars will have a few older versions available for test rides and not all the models in the lower price range will be available for test rides.
Example: If you want to drive the Suzuki WagonR they may not have that one but the Suzuki Alto may be available.
Of course, the luxury car brands always have test ride models available, people spending on a Audi, Mercedes, BMW will always ride and compare specs before buying.
Jeep entered India a few years ago and is popular competitor in its expensive segment.
–Wayfarer
Foreign Correspondent
Bikernet International News Bureau
KEEP THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–Child goes to school first time in Ireland
“What’s your name?”, asked the teacher. “Mohammad,” he replied.
“You’re in Ireland now,” replied the teacher, “So from now on you will be known as Mike. “
Mohammad returned home after school. “How was your day, Mohammad?”, his mother asked.
“My name is not Mohammad. I’m in Ireland and now my name is Mike”
“Are you ashamed of your name? Are you trying to dishonor your parents, your heritage, your religion? Shame on you!”
And his mother beat him. Then she called his father, who beat him again.
The next day Mohammad returned to school. The teacher saw all of his bruises.
“What happened to you, Mike?” She asked.
“Well shortly after becoming an Irishman, I was attacked by two fuckin’ Muslims.”
–Rik Savenko
NEW FROM DEEP INSIDE THE PRISM–Our Process | Psychic Shifter
When we started Prism Supply back in 2012, one of our foundational goals was to manufacture as many motorcycle parts in-house as possible.
But, we were set on having our latest product, the Psychic Shifter, sand casted and that’s simply not something we’re cut out for.
Sand casting is a discipline that seems to be increasingly rare these days. Not to mention, it was important to find a US-based sand caster.
After spinning our wheels searching all over the country, we stumbled upon a company right here in Charlotte, Jenkins Electric, who has been operating a casting foundry since before anyone on our team was even born.
WHAT’S NEXT—I’m working with a local machine shop. The owner’s name is Reno. I’ll bring you a couple of shots next week of our new number plate for the new Bikernet Intergalactic Headquarters in the Badlands.
I’m working with my grandson on a story about the techs he performed on his way to Sturgis. And a story on his ride experience. It’s an indicator of the changes we’ve been through.
I’m working on a Story about Valerie Thompson, her history with Bikernet and 5-Ball Racing, which kicked off a vast and unrelenting motorcycle career.
We are working with Steve Klein and the Sierra Madre Motorcycle Company. He bends over backwards for our industry and recently hosted the Cannonball gathering in Texas where he hung out with Jody Perewitz, who loves riding vintage shit. Steve is going to work on a story about all the cross-country motorcycle rallies currently available.
I finally broke the ice with my Chopper Chronicles series about stolen motorcycles. Still some work ahead, but I believe it’s coming together.
Hang on. We’re getting there on several fronts including the shop.
In the meantime, ride fast and free to the final party in the sky,
–Bandit