GETTING A GRIP BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for October 7, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
What do you think? We’re headed directly into the magnificent Holidays. Sometimes I get depressed about what’s happening in America. But I need to remind myself of two things: This isn’t the first time, or will it be the last, and we are actually living in the absolute best of times.
Think about it. How about the Civil War. It almost cut the country in half. How about the McCarthy era with the threat of communism, when folks lost their jobs for mentioning Russia over lunch. Then we fought over the Vietnam war. Now, it’s Socialism and Climate Doom. I just search for the truth and anything that will support our freedom to ride.
Check out the news. The truth will set you free.
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TANYA TUCKER’S
COSA SALVAJE TEQUILA
NOW AVAILABLE —
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The demand for Tanya Tucker’s Cosa Salvaje Tequila continues to expand across the U.S. and Canada with retailers carrying the exclusive tequila in stores across North America, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. See full list of locations, distributors and stores below.
“Since we launched Tanya Tucker’s Cosa Salvaje Tequila in early 2019, tequila connoisseurs to everyday people have raved about the flavorous taste without the ‘bite’ some tequilas have. It’s perfect for sipping for even non-tequila drinkers and we know that’s why new customers are demanding the product,” CEO/Founder Elle France said.
Tanya Tucker’s Cosa Salvaje Tequila currently offers Blanca and Extra Anejo tequila. Blanca is an enticing treat that is a true sipping tequila. It is bottled fresh from the still, with a slight sweet cooked agave finish. Extra Anejo is subtle and elegant, with 5 years of maturation in French white oak barrels. It holds a dark amber color and mezcal of sweet aromas, excellent toasted flavor and vanilla notes. The bottles are truly a work of art, handmade out of recycled glass along with an embossed leather strap with Tanya’s logo.
“I’ve had the good fortune of helping launch many brands in the spirits industry, and the ones that worked best have 3 things in common: First, they have a founder who believes to their core in what they’re doing and that’s what we have in Elle. Second, they have a liquid that people love and keep coming back to you and that’s what we have in Cosa Salvaje.
Third, they have a way to reach consumers and break out from the crowd, and with Tanya Tucker on board, we couldn’t ask for better authentic reach. I couldn’t be more excited as we expand this exciting Tequila brand. If you haven’t tried it you must,” said Smoke Wallin, Board Member and Industry Leader.
Tanya, a two-time 2020 GRAMMY® winner, enjoys drinking the succulent cocktail with fresh ruby red grapefruit juice and a touch of pulp. Cosa Salvaje translates as “wild thing” in Spanish. “I used to be a wild thing, now I just drink a wild thing! I truly love the taste of Cosa Salvaje Tequila. What’s even more important to me is how the agave and distilling process is environmentally conscious, so we’re taking care of our planet too,” Tanya shared.
ARIZONA: Distributor – Silesia Brands Inc.
KENTUCKY: Distributor – Heritage Wine and Spirits, LLC.
OKLAHOMA: Distributor – Aiko Importers
TENNESSEE: Distributor – Lipman Brothers, LLC.
TEXAS: Distributor – United
Tanya Tucker’s Cosa Salvaje Tequila retails for under $50.00 per bottle and is available online at CosaSalvajeTequila.com.
PRISM SHOW THIS WEEKEND–Run Off Show
We’ve been running The Congregation Show with DicE Magazine since 2017. It keeps growing and growing. We honestly can’t believe that what we started in 2017 has turned into this, but here we are, pinching ourselves and along for the ride!
This year’s iteration of The Congregation Show features more than ever – from our very own beer with Free Range Brewing, the Congregation Pils, to the Wall of Death, a playlist to accompany you through the weekend and our biggest turnout of motorcycle and hot rod builders to date. We decided to compile all the need-to-know information for y’all in one place so you can focus on what’s important – lettin’ the good times roll!
www.prismmotorcycles.com
CANNONBALL NEWS— Dave who won the 2021 Cannonball on a 1911 Harley-Davidson was also a runner-up in the 2018 Cannonball riding a 1915 Harley-Davidson. See the news from an old 2018 article included in this year’s article.
Dave Currier, aged 68, on Winning Cannonball riding his 1911 Harley-Davidson
https://blog.bikernet.com/dave-currier-aged-68-on-winning-cannonball-riding-his-1911-harley-davidson/
From September 2018. “I’ve already been doing a lot of thinking,” Currier said, chuckling. “I have done the twin cylinder. The next challenge for me would be to take a single cylinder and make it across the U.S. But this was a trip of a lifetime. Going over the mountain in Kalispell, Montana, that’s when I turned 65.”
Watch for an interview with Dave on Bikernet in the near future. –Bandit
Address: 3939 State Road 44, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
Dates: October 16, 2021
Location: New Smyrna Speedway
Time: 1:00 PM
Price: General Admission: $20; VIP $75
Sons of Speed is a motorcycle race inspired by early 20th-century board-track racing. Featuring stripped-down bikes with pre-1925 American V-Twin engines, Sons of Speed hearkens back to a wide-open, full-throttle, thrilling style of motorcycle racing and is quickly becoming a Biketoberfest® must-see.
Watch over 30 vintage motorcycles take the track at New Smyrna Speedway. Racers include Jody Perewitz, “eBay” Jake Smith, Michael Lange, Jacob Smallwood, Ken Curtis, Shawn McLean, Tom Keefer, Dave Morrill, Chad Bolender, Matt Sorenson, Joe Miller, Rich Packer, Steve Aretz, Nathan Grubb, Chuck Kichton, Carey Maynell, Roxie Hanna, Freddie Bollwage, Mike Bellomo, Randy Hayward, Nike Hunter, and many more! General Admission Gate Opens 12 PM; VIP Gate Opens 10 AM.
Founded by veteran motorcycle builder Billy Lane of Discovery Channel’s Biker Build-Off and Monster Garage, the Sons of Speed race will feature some of the sport’s most accomplished riders, builders, and enthusiasts at New Smyrna Speedway’s half-mile, paved, banked racetrack.
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY–Health & Wellness Humor
A worried woman called her family physician at night on the phone, “My husband just swallowed a paracetamol tablet by mistake! What should I do?”
The good doctor replied, “Give him a headache now – why waste the medicine.”
We found a leaflet in our newspaper this morning which read –
‘Are You An Alcoholic?
CALL NOW!
We Can Help.’
My wife insisted I make a call.
I called the phone number mentioned. It was a liquor shop with promotional offer: ‘Buy 3 and Get 1 Free’.
This morning I received a message:
‘When you cross 40…
You must reduce your evening friends
And increase morning friends’
That’s absolute nonsense! If my friends and I start drinking from morning itself, then my family will throw me out of the house!
–Wayfarer
Certified Librarian
Bandit’s Cantina Bad Joke Library
NEWS FLASH FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–‘The Nobel Prize has committed suicide’: Fmr. Harvard Physicist rips award for climate models: ‘Nobel Prize in Physics has become a joke, too’
Physicist Dr. Lubos Motl: “The climate modeling hasn’t led to any new yet reliable insights. In those 50 years, while the short-term weather models have made some progress, the long-term models have made virtually none and it is especially the case of the question about the magnitude of the influence of CO2 on the climate.
All the relevant quantities (like the climate sensitivity) remained about as uncertain as when these modeling efforts were launched and the claim about the “reliable prediction of global warming” is a pure lie. So, there is no reason for a Nobel Prize, especially not one that would go to somewhat random “physicists of the climate.” …
“The political motivation of this prize is 100% obvious. These people have been picked to steal a part of the credit accumulated by physics, the hardest discipline of sciences, and give it to one of the worst pseudoscientific superstitions of the contemporary era.” …
“Al Gore got his one-half of a Nobel Prize for a fraudulent PowerPoint presentation about the catastrophic global warming because tons of dishonest leftists loved these kinds of anti-scientific lies.”
Read the whole story at: https://www.climatedepot.com/2021/10/06/the-nobel-prize-has-committed-suicide-fmr-harvard-physicist-rips-award-for-climate-models-nobel-prize-in-physics-has-become-a-joke-too/
–Dr. Lubos Motl
Climate Depot
Manufacturing HyperSport Motorcycles in Vancouver, BC–We’re proud to officially announce the development of our cleantech manufacturing and R&D plant in partnership with Bosa Properties.
In addition to serving as ground zero for production of the HyperSport, the state-of-the-art, 110,000 square foot facility is expected to stimulate the Surrey local economy with several hundred jobs. Projections suggest that by 2025, the plant will create more than 300 high-tech manufacturing jobs and more than 500 high-tech office jobs.
“As Damon accelerates a clean energy future with our electric vehicles, we’re also introducing a cleaner, industry-leading manufacturing process.”
“We’re honored Damon has selected Surrey for its production headquarters and are proud to welcome this dynamic and innovative young company to our city”
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum and Bruce Ralston, British Columbia Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, were among the dignitaries in attendance at Damon’s Groundbreaking Ceremony in Surrey, BC.
704 Alexander St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1E3, Canada
REMEMBERING TEACH–The Barons Motorcycle Club, Salt Lake City,
It was the summer of 1975. I was a member of the Easyriders Jammer Streamer Liner crew. It was Speed Week at Bonneville Salt Flats. One of our runs we broke a part and head to Salt Lake City. Up walked a lone Barons Motorcycle Club member. His name was Teach and out of nowhere he said, “I can get it,” and off he took off on his chop.
Teach saved the day for us. Years later I was at the Brother Speed Motor Cycle Club Spring Opener in Idaho. Standing around with the Barons and Brother Speed telling stories and lies. We started taking about racing at the Bonneville Salt flats and I stated telling the story about That Lone Baron who helped us out at Bonneville Salt Flats, and up walked Teach.
“I was that Lone Baron,” Teach said. It was 30-plus-years since we saw each other. It was a great reunion. Thanks for the books. “Rest in Peace. I will always remember you.”
–Bob T.
Historian
Bikernet.com™
QUOTE OF THE WEEK— I’ve been a grubby biker all my life. I am what I am and that’s all that I am (Popeye). Fuck all the analyzing shit.
–Bandit
A PRIMER ON INDUCED DEMAND, PART 1—
Editor’s Note: We touched on induced demand—the theory that as highway capacity increases, demand does also, thereby creating a never-ending need for more capacity—in NMA E-Newsletter #599 last year. In light of the current infrastructure negotiations in Washington, and the ongoing effort to reshape urban land use by decommissioning freeways, we asked Chris, who has a master’s degree in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania, to provide a more detailed look at the topic that he says is “ripe for myth-busting.”
While the concept of induced demand has been understood for decades, if not centuries, the seminal work in induced demand was conducted by Mark Hansen and Robert Cervero of the University of California. In their initial papers, they studied the results of lane-mile additions on freeways in California, finding that over the course of around a decade, most of the capacity added by various freeway construction projects ends up being used up, sapping the rush hour travel time benefits of the new capacity.
Cervero later published an excellent short summary on induced demand, entitled “Are Induced Travel Studies Inducing Bad Investments?” Written for a broad audience, this is a great starting point to explain the underlying relationships between new highway capacity and travel times, and bust some myths. In Figures 2 and 3 of that article, Cervero illustrates the relationships between capacity, land use, and travel time. There are a few key observations:
Twenty percent of added capacity is preserved over a six to eight-year period.
This is crucial. Twenty percent may not sound like a lot, but even a one to two percent difference in the volume-to-capacity ratio on freeways can have a huge impact because traffic congestion is a “threshold effect.” In other words, traffic congestion does not increase linearly with traffic, but rather exhibits an S-curve. We know this to be true intuitively: You can add a lot of traffic to an empty road without any change on travel speeds, but a few additional cars during rush hour can grind an entire freeway to a halt. That is why rush hour traffic is often noticeably better in the summer. Even though a very small proportion of the traveling public are on vacation in any one summer week, that small reduction in demand has a huge effect on congestion.
In short, a 20% capacity preservation after the better part of a decade is a huge success story, not a failure.
The most prevalent induced-demand behavior is “behavioral shift.”
Behavioral shift means that when people are confronted with new highway capacity, i.e., their travel time is reduced, they respond by traveling more. People might go and try out a new restaurant or see a friend on the opposite side of town which would have been prohibitively distant before the capacity was added. I would argue that this is a net societal benefit since it gives more people the opportunity to do more things.
In the most extreme case, people might move to the outskirts of an urban area because it has become more convenient to commute into the urban core. This is the typical argument wielded against adding capacity: that it will cause urban sprawl. While this is theoretically true, it is facile to suggest that people make a choice as important is their housing location as a reaction to a freeway expansion. People in the U.S. have generally been become less mobile over time, and the purely transactional economic argument of “less travel time = sprawl” ignores the many social variables which go into one’s choice of housing.
One of the other sources of behavioral shift is a change in the demand pattern over the course of a day. If peak hour travel times improve, people who would have waited until after rush hour to take a discretionary trip instead decide to take it during rush hour. Again, I would consider this to be a net benefit, with more people traveling when they want rather than waiting for rush hour to end.
The next-most prevalent induced-demand behavior is “land use shift.”
This pattern is most easily explained by example, where an outlet mall sprouts around a new freeway interchange. This should not be a surprise because it is often part of the reason why new capacity is added: to increase the value of the surrounding land. This is exactly the same reason why developers in the late 1800s built streetcars: they built the loss-leading mass transit system to increase the value of their own land. It is also for exactly this reason why transit systems in the 1800s are wildly inefficient by modern standards – they followed the paths that the developers chose, often in direct competition with neighboring developers. To this day, the New York City subway system operates as a legacy of the competing IRT, IND, and BMT systems.
Personally, I interpret both forms of induced demand to be parts of the same story. Just like it is a choice to up-zone the area around a freeway interchange for commercial use, it is a choice to build housing on the periphery of a region because the freeway provides access. If we believe that we can limit freeway expansion, then we should be equally capable of limiting urban sprawl without using congestion as a weapon. Indeed, the green belt development limits first put into organized practice by disciples of Ebenezer Howard’s “garden city” movement predate freeways by almost 50 years.
The bottom line is that while induced demand is real under certain conditions, it is neither infinite, uncontrollable, nor inevitable.
–By Christopher M. DiPrima, NMA Board Member
Part 2 of A Primer on Induced Demand will appear in next week’s NMA E-Newsletter.
SOMETHING BIG IS COMING TO THE CHIP–TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12
The Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling®
is sparing no time announcing
THE FIRST HEADLINER OF THE
2022 STURGIS RALLY!
If you want the best prices, you’ll need to act fast because…
PRE-SALE PRICES END
Before This Headliner Drops
October 11 @ 5 p.m. MDT
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
STAY CALM BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for September 30, 2021
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Glad to see you got the Robinson bike.
–Ann Robinson
Long Beach, CA
Ann Robinson was Hal’s second wife. She’s pushed hard to keep the Hal Robinson name alive. He was one of the original artists, and the finest line-art artist I ever met. What a guy. We worked with Ann to create some t-shirts and art prints. Cool, classic ER art.
–Bandit
VP Racing Fuels Returns as Official Fuel Provider of 2021 UTV World Championship—
Will be on site at AZWest UTV Festival and providing fuel to racers, including industry-leading UTV96
UTV World Championship officials are pleased to announce that VP Racing Fuels will return as the Official Fuel Provider of the 2021 UTV World Championship presented by Polaris, which will return to Lake Havasu City, Arizona this October. VP will be on hand to supply fuel to the world’s top UTV racers at this year’s event, and will also be on hand displaying their full product line at the AZWest UTV Festival in downtown Lake Havasu City.
One of 80 premium fuel blends in VP Racing Fuels’ product lineup, UTV96 is an innovative and industry-leading fuel designed specifically for UTV racers. UTV96 allows racers to make more horsepower and resist vapor lock better than traditional pump gas, enabling them to gain the edge on the competition. In addition, the VP brand has racers covered well beyond race fuels, with the addition of VP Detailers products like VP Power Clean all-purpose cleaner, automotive performance products like VP Octanium Unleaded Octane Booster and VP Stay Frosty Hi-Performance Coolant, and more. Top racers have placed their trust in VP Racing Fuels since 1975, and countless entries in this year’s UTV World Championship presented by Polaris will do the same.
The UTV World Championship presented by Polaris takes place on October 13-17 in Lake Havasu City, AZ. For up-to-date information on the event, visit utvworldchampionship.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @utvworldchampionship. For more information on VP Racing Fuels, visit www.vpracingfuels.com.
– Queen Elizabeth II learned to Ride And Maintain a Motorcycle as part of her military service in 1945 (she would have been 19 years of age in 1945).
HOW COOL IS THAT ??? – The Queen of England, the Head of Great British Empire, the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch (Queen since 1952 till Present), the longest-serving Female Head of State in history, Can Ride and Maintain a Motorcycle !!!
Also Check Out the Comments there –
“I have the book “The Rugged Road” by Theresa Wallach where she and Florence Blenkiron overcame all odds, and believe me when I say that most men would never have completed the 7500 mile trip from London to Cape Town in 1935 on a 600cc Panther motorcycle and sidecar.
Theresa became a well-known motorcycle rider and trainer in America from 1947 and only died on her birthday in 1999.
I have just sold my 1933 Calthorpe Ivory Major and didn’t even have the guts to ride it on the British roads of today let alone the roads these two ladies used once they arrived in Africa.
Google “Theresa Wallach” and be very surprised, better than that, get the book.” – Solosolo
Another Comment by Vidocq – “Anybody who rides any British bike built before 1968, at 100 MPH deserves a medal! How ’bout them thar brakes?”
So, What Do You Guys Think – The Cannonball Run guys would do it next year – London to CapeTown at the bottom edge of African continent ???
— Wayfarer
Bikernet Blog Supreme Editor in Charge
Bikernet Blog™
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FOSSIL FUELS RULE–What Is Petroleum Good For? Aspirin
100 Years of Aspirin
Aspirin – the drug widely used to deal with hangover headaches and many other minor illnesses – was developed in Germany by a chemical process described by research chemist Felix Hoffman on October 10, 1897. Decades later it is still the most versatile and effective medicine on the pharmacist’s shelf. But as doctors are now increasingly recognising, the drug does not just relieve aches and pains, it can also prevent a wide range of serious, life threatening conditions.
The active ingredient in aspirin, acetyl salicylic acid, is a synthetic derivative of a compound, salicin, which occurs naturally in plants, notably the willow tree. Extracts of willow were traditionally used in folk medicine and as early as 400 BC the Greek physician Hippocrates recommended a brew made from willow leaves to treat labour pains.
Later in 1763 an English clergyman, Reverend Edward Stone carried out the first proper scientific study of the herbal medicine when he described the benefits he observed after giving ground up willow bark to 50 parishioners suffering from rheumatic fever.
However, when the active ingredient salicin was converted to the medicine salicylic acid it was hard to swallow, causing irritation to the lining of the mouth and stomach. Then in 1897 Felix Hoffmann of the Bayer pharmaceutical company developed the process of synthesising the acetyl salicylic acid named later as aspirin.
In early clinical trials aspirin was found to be a potent treatment for pain, fever and inflammation. Today it is the best known and most widely used medicine in the world with an estimated 100 billion tablets swallowed every year. Indeed it is also used out of this world – as every Space Shuttle carries a small supply.
The link to petroleum: The acetyl part is derived from acetic acid, which comes from methanol and the Monsanto acetic acid process. All these feedstocks are derived from petroleum.
Just another reason we need fossil fuels in our lives.
–From the team at The Norwood Resource (TNR).
GENO’S MERC FOR SALE– For Sale! A true traditional Kustom 1949 Mercury built by Bo Huff for Geno DiPol’s magazine Ol Skool Rodz.
Two years in build time. Built in Bo’s shop in Dragerton Utah.
It was Bo’s last full build before he passed in 2015, Bo built over 70 Merchs in his lifetime. Geno is from New Orleans, so he named/designed her as a tribute to the South.
The build started when Geno found a mint 1955 Corvette steering wheel. Bo refinished it in bone and red and then the Corvette thing started. She has an early ‘70s totally rebuilt 350 Vette engine/350 Turbo tranny. The paint is ’55 Corvette white with a flattner for the body and gloss for the ghost flames, all pinstriping and flame outline is by the “Von Dutch Pin Stripe Grand National winner,” Stella and Bo’s son Jr.
The custom interior is from Courson Interiors of Denver who picked up the stars and bars pattern in the seats and door panels but just subtle embossed them- not like Evel’s pants lol.
The side pipes are custom shaped as well as the grill, bumpers, taillights etc. all custom shaped and rechromed in Utah.
The front seats are rare 1963 Impala SS seats and the rear wrap seats are from a 1963 Thunderbird all redone by Courson.
Headlights are frenched 6 inches and a power steering pump was recently added. It was at the Grand National Roadster show and took a second place trophy. Also, on display at Viva Las Vegas and many other national shows. She is driven monthly and stored in Geno’s garage in The Treasure Coast of FLorida.
Geno is just ready for a different build so he is letting her go to a fellow Hot Rod hood with cash. Take time to listen to the video in Bo’s voice to hear what was done. $79,000
https://youtu.be/nZA7YY4m1-s
–Geno Dipol
Founder Ol’ Skool Rodz
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–STAY CALM BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for September 30, 2021
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I am already looking forward to the Smoke-Out! There are a lot of people here in the Charlotte area counting the days!
–Stealth
Charlotte, NC
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY MARKETING LESSONS–1. In India advertisements for tobacco and alcohol products is against the laws. While people can buy it at almost every street, the companies cannot promote their competing brands to customers.
So, pseudo advertisements for carbonated water (added in whiskey), bottled drinking water, music CDs for party, breath freshners, etc are advertised under the well-known brand names of established whiskey and beer and cigarette companies.
These can’t be banned on TV or Magazines or in Stores, Street Billboards, Sports Stadiums, Music Festivals, even movie Award Shows, etc as they are “Not Advertisements For” Alcohol or Tobacco.
Typical street corner tobacco products and cigarette stall but with the “difference” – its named “The Cancer Hub.”
–Wayfarer
International Correspondent
Bikernet News Desk
With the COVID issue, last year was missed completely, however the event was strong this past weekend (October 1-3). Have fun with the images, the weather was stunning and the beach was as terrific as ever.
–JACK MCINTYRE
PHOTOGRAPHER, SPECIALIZING IN THE POWERSPORTS INDUSTRY
VETERAN OWNED COMPANY
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BONHAMS AUTUMN SALE–The Autumn Sale
The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, Stafford
9 Oct 2021, starting at 12:00 BST .
Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
NARCISSE-SACHS TYPE 100
REGISTRATION NO. NOT REGISTERED
FRAME NO. 134
ENGINE NO. 1149136
Fitted with a Sachs engine, this machine’s mechanical condition is unknown. Offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed. Accordingly prospective bidders must satisfy themselves as to the condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. There are no documents offered with this Lot.
Footnotes
As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold ‘as is/where is’ and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness, and originality prior to bidding.
BABES RIDE OUT RIDE–THE RETURN TO BORREGO
We are thrilled to return to Borrego Springs, CA where it all started this weekend! If you missed out, there is still a chance to grab our last remaining room below! Want to see the schedule of events + suggested riding routes? Click HERE. Safe travels!
LAW TIGERS SUPPORTS– Supports Classic Easyriders Magazine
Easyriders had been the biker bible industry for over 50 years, and it’s back this December with all the features that fans love with the original team of industry-leading editors including Dave Nichols, world-famous motorcycle photographers such as Michael Lichter, and the original Easyriders design team to create a monthly motorcycle magazine that is filled with a STURGIS SPECIAL from this year’s 81st running of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, plus every month: killer custom motorcycle features; wild runs; rallies and biker parties; hot new parts and accessories; tech tips; interviews with biker legends; and of course, lifestyle art by David Mann.
LawTigers is happy to announce their participation as a premier advertiser, and as such, here’s a great offer for our friends and family- up to 60% off the cover price for a monthly subscription which includes a digital copy every month. And there are more bonus items, including a 16-page dedicated magazine showcasing our biker cover girl. And with the three-year subscription, it’s only $4.00 per issue ($10 cover price).
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See you in Classic Easyriders soon!
BIKERNET MEDICAL ALERT—
This just in from hackworld. So far everything’s working, no matter what side you’re on; we’re halting the flu. We’re keeping everyone safe and we’re still surging with whatever it is we are supposed to be slowing. lotsa rock-solid data coming from all sides.
–Dr. J.J. Solari
Bikernet Medical Center
BIKERNET EDITORIAL BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS
https://blog.bikernet.com/honda-motorcycle-bought-in-1981-with-zero-miles-in-original-condition/
I think the hub-center steering article would be of lot interest to Custom Builders wanting to produce unique motorcycles for a customer – they are also prize-worthy entries to bike shows – and Dallas Motorcycle Museum owner and collector Bobby Haas commissioned a very expensive one for himself from Revival Cycles.
Certainly, for builders a lot can be explored on this system of steering which provides much greater benefits in braking, cornering and riding experience in motorcycles.
I found another article on the unique paint job done by Georges Roy on his Majestic brand hub-center steering motorcycle which could be of interest to custom builders and their paint techs as well.
What is Hub-center Steering Motorcycle & Why it is Better
https://blog.bikernet.com/what-is-hub-center-steering-motorcycle-why-it-is-better/
–Wayfarer
Supreme Editor in Charge
Bikernet Blog™
SELF-HELP BOOK OF THE WEEK— How Did We All Get So Miserable?
These simple habits can bring balance and peace to your life (and restore some broken relationships in the process).
Berkeley Springs, WV (October 2021)—It’s been a tough year and a half. It’s not just all the stuff that’s happened (a bitter election and a deadly pandemic), it’s the dismay you feel over friends and family who see these events very differently than you. If you’re not arguing with them, you’re griping about them to anyone who’ll listen. The rifts and the bad feelings that result make a terrible time worse.
Elaine Parke suggests trying something new: instead of trying to change their attitude, focus on uplifting yours.
“Trying to convince others to change not only doesn’t work; it makes you angry and miserable,” says Parke, author of The Habits of Unity: 12 Months to a Stronger America…one citizen at a time (Outskirts Press, 2021, ISBN: 978-1-9772-4276-1, $21.95, www.12habits4allofus.org).
“It would be easy to just cut people off—and many have—but these relationships matter,” she adds. “In hard times especially, we need our friends and family in our lives.”
Parke isn’t saying we shouldn’t have political convictions. She’s saying we can find a way to disagree with those on the “other side” while treating them with dignity and respect. We can still love and value them. And making that shift starts with the man or woman in the mirror.
Parke—who’s distressed by what she sees as a complete lack of concern for cooperating, connecting, and treating others with dignity and respect—is on a mission to reunify America. That will happen when we master the “get along” skills we should have learned as children.
Her book gives readers a simple, doable framework for uplifting themselves and practicing unity that simultaneously improves their mental health. Her big goal is to get everyone focused on the same branded behavior each month. The idea is that the sheer force of all that concentrated positive energy sparks a unity revolution that rises from the ground up and sweeps the nation.
Yet, until that happens, we can leverage the power of The Habits of Unity on a personal level by absorbing the book’s 365 “one-magic-minute-a-day” motivationals to form one good habit per month:
January: Help Others
February: You Count
March: Resolve Conflicts
April: Take Care of Our Environment
May: Be Grateful
June: Reach Higher
July: Become Involved
August: Know Who You Are
September: Do Your Best
October: Be Patient and Listen
November: Show a Positive Attitude
December: Celebrate Community, Family, and Friends
Those who’ve tried it say the plan is easy to put into practice. It feels good, so you’ll want to keep doing it. And you’ll be shocked by how fast your “difficult” relationships improve.
“It reminds me of the saying about how prayer doesn’t change things for us, it changes us for things,” says Parke. “Adjusting our own attitude makes us more centered and peaceful. We’re just happier. We’re no longer so desperate to get others to come around to our way of thinking.”
And here’s the irony, says Parke: that’s precisely when they might. The less you beat your head against the wall trying to sway people, the more influential you become.
“The bigger your attitude shift, the more others will be drawn to you,” she says. “When they actually enjoy being around you they’re far more likely to listen to what you have to say.”
SHARP, New Bikernet Reader Comment!-STAY CALM BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for September 30, 2021
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/STAY_CALM_BIKERNET_WEEKLY_NEWS_for_September_30_2019.aspx
Commenting on Stealth’s article about visiting a dealership and the apparel girl telling him about new rules for T-shirts. We were in New Orleans in August and went into the apparel shop in the French Market and my wife found a shirt with a voodoo doll design on the back and decided to buy it. The girl at the shop said she heard the new rule for T-shirts was no more pin-up type girls, voodoo dolls or, wait for it…skulls! WTF!
–Dennis R Hylton
Ashland, KY
FROM THE BIKERNET ARCHIVES 2010—And KustomFab in Hawaii.
“We never had time to build bikes for ourselves,” Roger said. “I have a polished Shovelhead motor in the corner collecting dust. Mel had a Daytec frame he wasn’t happy with. It sat around until he took it to Nuie’s and ask them to modify it into a single-loop job.”
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/_Stretched_Softail_From_KustomFab.aspx
We are going to promote Bikernet articles from the past each week in the news. Bikernet has been around longer that Wikipedia, like 25 years. If you have a suggestion don’t hesitate to drop me a line at Bandit@Bikernet.com.
–Bandit
THE MASK BUSINESS–Subject: the masks
we have a lot of smoke where I live for the past two years because of bums starting fires in the forests. You can smell the smoke through the masks.
If the masks don’t stop smoke entities…..why would they stop viruses which are a million times smaller?
You’ll wait a long time before you see that question being asked by anyone in office, in medicine, in journalism, in entertainment or in anything.
Also, why aren’t the 20,000 Haitian invaders and the 200,000 Afghanistan importees a threat, since they have NEVER had masks, social distancing, testing or vaccines.
Why is it us Americans? Thank you.
–J.J. Solari
The questioning one
Bikernet Editorial Board Member
TEXAS WEATHER REPORT–This one’s in focus I think? So, how’s the weather in the a Badlands? It’s cool as heck up there in the summer, but what do people do in the Winter? Being on the main drag is a good idea, but don’t see it happening in my near future.
–RFR
Texas Weatherman
Bikernet.com™
It’s been fantastic here, beautiful and from 75-85 degree, but everyone is looking for the cold to arrive maybe this weekend. –Bandit
LIFESTYLE CYCLES DEAL OF THE WEEK–
2013 Harley-Davidson FXDB – Dyna Street Bob for only $17,995.00
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LONGTIME FRIEND COMMENT–
I’ve been keeping up with your move to your new digs.
Nice to see it all coming together for you.
You should have done this 20 years ago, you belong there.
I’m a chopper guy and I love the new cover of the Cycle Source Magazine it is so fuckin’ awesome.
Choppers Forever.
Brings back so many good memories…….
That is where we all started.
Beautiful bike.
Take care buddy,
The Best,
–Terry Lovering
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PRE-VALENTINES STUDY— The way to a man’s heart is loving what he loves that isn’t you. The way to a man’s heart is not through his stomach. He can buy his own fucking hamburgers. The way to a man’s heart is loving what he loves that isn’t you.
But most women throw out what a man loves that isn’t them. Or forbid him to indulge in it. That’s a way to a man’s dissolution. And most men don’t ever figure out why they’re reacting that way. Good thing i showed up, uh? So if she doesn’t love what you love that isn’t her….fucking dump the harridan nagging annoying fucking cunt. Find an actual woman. Because what you’ve got is a parasite. You’re welcome.
–Dr. J.J. Solari
Bikernet Medical Center
Relationship Studies
BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB—How to Rebuild and Restore Classic Japanese Motorcycles– Description
Everything you need to know to restore or customize your classic Japanese motorcycle.
Whether you want to correctly restore a classic Japanese motorcycle or create a modified, custom build, you need the right information about how to perform the mechanical and cosmetic tasks required to get an old, frequently neglected, and often long-unridden machine back in working order. How to Rebuild and Restore Classic Japanese Motorcycles is your thorough, hands-on manual, covering all the mechanical subsystems that make up a motorcycle. From finding a bike to planning your project to dealing with each mechanical system, How to Rebuild and Restore Classic Japanese Motorcycles includes everything you need to know to get your classic back on the road.
Japanese motorcycles have been the best-selling bikes in the world since the mid-1960s, driven by the “big four”: Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki. Of course certain bikes have always had a following – Honda CB750, 305 Hawk, CB400-4, Benly; Suzuki GT750, Katana, GS1000S; Yamaha XS650, RD400 Daytona, TZ; Kawaski H1, H2, Z1R – and these have now become the blue-chip Japanese bikes leading collectors to seek out more common (and now more affordable) alternatives.
This is the perfect book for anyone interested in classic Japanese motorcycles, as well as prepping a bike to build a cafe racer, street tracker, or other custom build.
Author: Sid Young
Format: Paperback / softback, 240 Pages
ISBN: 9780760347973
Publisher: Motorbooks
Series: Motorbooks Workshop
NEWS FROM THE BIKERNET LAW FIRM–Scarlett Johansen can now join the Hells Angels in a rare community of I THINK JUST TWO parties that have successfully sued the Walt Disney Corp.
–J.J. Solari
LOOK OUT—Ya never know what’s going to happen next. Regarding living in the best of times, I don’t need to tell you that you can do anything you desire currently, safely and with all the resources in the world at your fingertips.
So, what’s happening in the Badlands. There are activities every week from Bull Riding competitions to craft fairs, jazz conventions, hot rod weekends and Halloween is heading this way and the Redhead is all over it.
I’m beginning to itch for bike to build, maybe a Knucklehead. I got the permits to build my shop this week and we are researching the road to the shop, heating and cooling, concrete surface finish, etc.
I’m helping my grandson Frankie with his Road Glide pipe crack. And we are writing a review on a Biker Lid polo helmet. It is the most comfortable helmet of this type I’ve run across. Plus, it has a quick release latch, so when you enter a state without a helmet law, you can let that puppy fly.
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I’m working on a number plate for the shop property. It’s done.
We just featured this sharp Zodiac anniversary chopper. They just sent us a very well-done and complete photo shoot.
Ride fast and free forever and never give up!
–Bandit
FOSSIL FUEL BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for October 14th, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
Interesting day in Paradise. I watched another movie by Ben Affleck and of course his character made a statement about how humans fucked with the planet. I know where this narrative comes from. It comes from extremist who want nothing less than pushing back the time clock to when we lived by a campfire, and then they would bitch about the fire.
This bothers me because of our kids and kids to come—they are being lied to. Humans have made mistakes, but in general they have helped people live longer and healthier lives, more comfortable with more energy to do the things they want and be able to work and make a living. So generally, man has made amazing strides. And some scientists believe that by using fossil fuels we have added much needed CO2 into the atmosphere when we needed it the most.
Most folks don’t realize that if we didn’t use oil, it would bubble out into the ocean and into streams and anywhere it could get out. Because we just didn’t let it set there, we now have clothes, gas for cooking, medicine, medical equipment, plastics for products, you name it. We are living in the absolute best of times. Let’s ride free forever.
But first, 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.
BLM NEWS–U.S. Bureau of Land Management Seeks Resource Advisory Council Members
Sixteen of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Resource Advisory Councils in the West have members whose terms are scheduled to expire soon. These RACs provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the National System of Public Lands within their geographic areas.
The AMA encourages qualified off-highway enthusiasts to apply for these vacancies to help ensure that the motorcyclists’ perspective is considered before recommendations are made to the BLM.
Prospective members may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be residents of the state in which the RAC has jurisdiction. The BLM will evaluate nominees based on their education, training, experience and knowledge of the geographic area of the RAC. Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-making.
As required, RAC membership must be balanced and representative of the various interests concerned with the management of the public lands. The rules governing RACs are found at 43 CFR subpart 1784. RACs include the following three membership categories:
Category A
Organized labor or non-timber forest product harvester groups
Developed outdoor recreation, off-highway-vehicle users or commercial recreation activities
Energy and mineral development interests or commercial or recreational fishing interests
Commercial timber industry
Hold federal grazing or other land use permits, or represent nonindustrial private forest land owners, within the area for which the committee is organized
Category B
Nationally recognized environmental organizations
Regionally or locally recognized environmental organizations
Dispersed recreational activities
Archaeological and historical interests
Nationally or regionally recognized wild horse and burro interest groups, wildlife or hunting organizations or watershed associations
Category C
Hold state elected office or their designee
Hold county or local elected office
American Indian tribes within or adjacent to committee area
School officials or teachers
Represent the affected public at large
The following must accompany all nominations:
-A completed RAC application, which can either be obtained through your local BLM office or online at: blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council.
-Letters of reference from represented interests or organizations
-Any other information that addresses the nominee’s qualifications
Simultaneous with this notice, BLM state offices will issue press releases providing additional information for submitting nominations. Before including any address, phone number, email address or other personal identifying information in the application, nominees should be aware this information may be made publicly available at any time. While the nominee can ask to withhold the personal identifying information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Deadline: Oct. 21.
Nominations and completed applications for RACs should be sent to the appropriate BLM offices:
Go to the AMA web site for more info and contacts. –Bandit
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–ROADTEST: Johnny Pag 250 Spyder
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Hello, does anyone know where I can find the part that goes above the tank with the tachometer included, I have been looking online and I have not found, I got a Johnny Pag Spyder 2006
–Julio
julio.alvarado7@gmail.com
Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala
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THE INDUCED DEMAND THEORY–Editor’s Note: In Part 1, Chris detailed two major causes of induced demand and explained why the overall supply vs. demand effects are manageable. Here he takes on some of the arguments which cite induced demand as a rationale against increasing highway capacity.
Having established the relationship between new capacity, demand, and land use, there is yet more ground on which to challenge induced demand as a critique of adding new capacity.
One benefit of increasing capacity is that more people are able to get where they want to go, when they want to go there.
As documented in Part 1, not all new capacity is consumed after it is built. However, if we assume for the sake of argument that 100 percent of the new capacity is eventually used, and that in the long term, travel speeds return to pre-expansion baselines, more people are traveling at that slow speed.
Each freeway lane can typically carry up to around 1,200 vehicles per hour before it starts to exhibit congestion, and flow rates in heavy congestion tend to sit at over 2,000 vehicles per lane per hour. This means that even if all of the new capacity is absorbed by new trips, over 2,000 more people are served by the expanded road. This is a net social benefit which is independent of travel-time improvement.
The addition of freeway lane-miles tends to decrease traffic on parallel roads and increase traffic on perpendicular ones.
This relationship has been known since the Detroit and Chicago Area Transportation Studies (DATS and CATS) of the 1950s. It should also be obvious to anyone who lives in a region served by freeways. In those regions, the parallel surface streets tend to see a decrease in traffic volume, but the perpendicular streets which connect to freeway interchanges see an increase.
Therefore, a key benefit of adding lane capacity to one route is a proportionate decrease in traffic on a parallel route. This is the fundamental purpose of bypass roads: They carry through traffic on purpose-built roads, leaving parallel local streets to serve local traffic. In rural areas, these bypass roads have caused significant damage to local businesses and communities – one need only look at the decaying remnants of Route 66 as an example. But in urban and suburban areas, these freeway bypasses of local town centers provide significant benefits, as those town centers would be gridlocked without them.
Hayward, California is an excellent example of a city center plagued by the results of an unintentional gap in the freeway system, with its Foothill and Mission Boulevards becoming honorary freeways at rush hour, pushing locals out. There are many examples of the same outcome in other regions, especially in areas where expense, local opposition, or other factors created gaps in the originally planned freeway system.
The planning horizon for transportation projects are not infinite.
It is true that new freeway capacity cannot solve problems for which it was not designed. Most of our urban-area freeways were designed in the 1950s with a 30-year planning horizon, so we are now more than 40 years past the intended lifespans of the original freeway system. In that time, we have added 100 million Americans.
Additionally, in the 1950s, it was assumed that most families would only have a single worker. The mass introduction of women into the workplace alone practically doubled the 1950s-era predicted traffic volumes. The extra congestion generated by those new trips hardly seems like a bad tradeoff, nor is it an indictment of the concept of automobility. Quite the contrary.
As an aside, there is often an argument made that implementing high-speed rail along congested corridors will alleviate congestion on freeways. With few exceptions, this is simply false. By connecting a region more closely, trips will be induced between the cities via the exact mechanisms described in Part 1 of this e-newsletter. (Again, I would suggest this is a good thing – more people get to experience more places!) While a proportion of these trips will be served by high-speed rail, even more of the increase in demand will be picked up by other modes, including the personal car. High-speed rail has many of its own advantages, but it is not a direct substitute for freeway lane-miles.
Another study by Bignazzi and Figliozzi compares the environmental effects of capacity-based (adding lanes) and demand-based (reducing demand) strategies for improving congestion, and that ends up being a lecture unto itself about how certain strategies in certain places under certain conditions produce different results. But that is a topic for another day.
Induced demand is a real phenomenon which should be considered when adding capacity to any transportation network. I conclude with a paragraph from Cervero’s “Roads and Decision Making,” one of the articles cited in Part 1:
“Over the last several decades and in many corners of America, claims of induced demand have stopped highway projects in their tracks. This is wrong-headed. Highway investment decisions should be based on a full accounting of costs and benefits over the service life of a facility. Induced-demand studies have told us only that some benefits of new or expanded highways get eroded over time. This is important to know, for it gives us a handle on the numerator of the benefit/cost ratio. However, induced-demand studies say nothing about other benefits conferred by highways—e.g., increased economic productivity or satisfaction of one’s preference for suburban living.”
By Christopher M. DiPrima, NMA Board Member
–NMA
NEWS FROM THE KLOCK WERKS EMPIRE–iOmounts Under New Ownership
Klock Werks is proud to announce they have acquired iOmounts™. iOmounts™ is the most universal magnetic mounting system for smartphones, tablets, and other devices.
Brian Klock, President and Visionary, said “We have now acquired this company and are going to be pushing it harder than ever, because it works, it’s universal, it’s sleek, it’s innovative! This is not just for powersports! The patented iOmounts™ systems can be used on motorcycles, utv’s, cars, trucks, boats, really any vehicle, as well as in your home and office. We are so so excited about this new business adventure.”
The adaptor snaps to a magnetic “core,” which rotates in practically any direction. No clips, no cables, no hassle, just a simple magnet, infinite rotational adjustment, and a sleek modern design.
Crafted in solid steel, iOmounts™ is universally compatible with almost any device, making iOmounts™ the most functional and flexible line of tablet and phone stands on the market.
Visit our website for current iOmounts™ products at GETKLOCKED.COM.
LOWBROW NEWS–Choppers invade the Jersey Shore…
Cheap Thrills happened last weekend, and did not disappoint.
Brought to Seaside, NJ by Walter Gemeinhardt of Kickstart Cycle Supply (the man behind The Gypsy Run)…
Our own Mikey Arnold was there, and he did a stellar job capturing the vibe of this event in the newest Lowbrow video.
From the mini bike races to vintage motorcycles, swap meet and pool party, scope it out and add it to your ‘must-do’ list for next year!
JUST IN FROM THE BDL FACTORY–New stronger compound being used in BDL final drive belts.
BDL has taken another leap forward with their new collection of final drive belts. The latest belts are constructed using a X7N material and carbon chord. This advanced compound is stronger and more durable than the previous X3N currently used by other belt manufacturers and is now used in all BDL Gates belts from 1-1/2” wide down to 24mm wide belts.
You’ll find the latest belts and complete BDL line up at www.beltdrives.com. Contacts phone 714-693-1313 ext 227 or 232. BDL-sales.com
OPEN LETTER TO THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON FACTORY–
We will publish this (museum release) on our blog because it represents the museum. We can’t publish H-D stuff anymore. The Bikernet Board of Directors voted:
The factory can’t afford $145 a month to support a site that has worked for them for 25 years.
The factory doesn’t support the motorcycle aftermarket
The factory denies real science that refutes Climate Alarmism, which will ultimately destroy H-D and all internal combustion vehicles wrongly.
CO2 is not a pollutant and Harleys may have helped promote life on earth by increasing dangerously low CO2 levels over the last 100 years. Straight pipes forever.
All the best,
Keith R. Ball
President
Bikernet.com™
5-Ball Inc.
NEWS FROM THE WHITE FAMILY–Well, put the ‘16 RGU on a diet, removed the tour pak, 100lb cushy seat, Yaffe monkey bars, and installed the Low-profile touring shocks in the rear. Totally changed the way this bike rides and handles for the better and still looks killer… even better than before, in my opinion.
–The Humble One
The Twin Cam Fan
Classic Easyriders Complete Digital Magazine Collection Delivery Update–We are having a problem with our overseas delivery. Since our products are manufactured China and come into the Long Beach Port in California, there has been a major backup at the Long Beach Port in California were all the cargo freight ships come from Asia and unloaded at the Long Beach Port.
If you have seen the news about LB Port, you will know there is now a backup of almost 100 tanker ships waiting in the harbor to dock and unload their cargo. The ship that has our cargo has been in the harbor for over 2 weeks waiting to unload….so we do not have a delivery date at this moment.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/22/cargo-ships-traffic-jam-los-angeles-california
What GIT Corp will do is offer a free first printed issue of the new Classic Easyriders Magazine that will hit the newsstand on December 07, 2021. This would be a gift for your patience in this matter, as it is completely out of our control. Some of you may have already ordered a print subscription and receiving this issue, but this issue 555 will be a collector’s issue and having two is always better than one.
We can offer a full refund to those customers that are not willing to wait for a future delivery and free first issue 555.
If you are willing to wait, no response is necessary…..for a full refund, just write REFUND in your email response back.
We at GIT Corp. appreciate your patience and loyalty.
Thanks
Support Team
BIKERNET BATTERY TENDER INVESTIGATION—How to use battery tenders? We are on the hunt. A friend kept his bike on a tender all the time. But when he rode to his girl’s house and spent the night, the bike was dead in the morning.
So, what’s the proper way to use a tender. Many folks recommend keeping their bikes on tenders all the time. I don’t like leaving a bike on a tender overnight or for long periods. If something goes wrong with the battery, the tender or garage circuits, your garage could burn down and perhaps your house.
Jason Mook, the owner of Deadwood Custom Cycles recommends putting your bike on a charger or tender once a week, charge it and then unplug it. You may need to charge more often depending on how new your bikes is and the constantly operating electronics, like the clock or security system.
We are also looking into how to check your battery. Our ’69 Panhead just had an issue with a recently replaced battery. At fully charged, it worked to electric start the bike, but with the slightest draw, it quit. Jason replaced the battery, but the damn things are expensive to be replaced once a year.
Let us know your thoughts and experiences. I will also reach out to some of the manufactures.
–Bandit
INDIAN MEETS JACK DANIELS–In celebration of American craftsmanship, Indian Motorcycle and Jack Daniel’s will once again come together to unveil a bold, new collaboration. To debut the newest limited-edition motorcycle, the two iconic American brands are hosting a special event from the Jack Daniel’s Distillery in Lynchburg, TN. The can’t miss premiere event will not only debut the 2022 model, but will welcome a special performance from country musician Tim Montana.
The event will premiere on the Indian Motorcycle Facebook page on October 14 at 6:00PM PST//9:00PM EST.
As America’s first motorcycle company and America’s first registered distillery, each brand has become synonymous with American ingenuity and fine craftsmanship. Like each limited-edition motorcycle within the series, the 2022 model will draw inspiration from Jack Daniel’s legendary Tennessee whiskey and its high-touch distilling process. With meticulous attention to detail, this year’s model will feature a host of premium amenities and boast extraordinary details.
Following the launch, the 2022 limited-edition motorcycle will be available through Indian Motorcycle dealerships with the order window opening October 21, 2021. Additional information and specific details will be released at the time of launch.
CELEBRATING WOMEN RIDERS–Over the past several years there has been widespread growth in female-oriented activism. Would you take a solid stand in support of girls everywhere? Would you agree to travel on two-wheels across five continents, German Shepherd in tow, dedicating 18 months of your life to raising awareness and funds?
Jess Stone certainly would.
And she’s doing so in a way that creates an easier opportunity for others to support girls everywhere via a fundraiser campaign for Girl Up, so that you can help without having to be the one to traverse continents.
Stone is a former contributor to Rider, who detailed both what it was like to ride her motorcycle with her dog on board and how she and her husband designed the K9 Moto Cockpit that made it possible. She has since gone on to start Ruffly, “where she works with women artisans to make ethical outdoor dog gear that does good, goes everywhere, and looks amazing.”
NEWS FROM SEMA–Call Congress and Tell Your Lawmakers to Pass the RPM Act
Support for the bipartisan Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act (RPM Act), H.R. 3281 and S. 2736, continues to expand each day as members of Congress receive an outpouring of support for the bill from racers and the motorsports community. It’s clear the letters SAN members have sent are being noticed on Capitol Hill and are making a difference (109 members of the House and 18 Senators have cosponsored the RPM Act).
If you’ve already sent a letter to Congress about the RPM Act, please follow up by making a short call to their office to voice your support for the bill. SEMA has made it easy to call your elected officials by using the following link—phone numbers for your lawmakers’ offices and talking points are included:
The RPM Act must be enacted into law to guarantee your right to modify street cars, trucks, and motorcycles into dedicated race vehicles. It is imperative that lawmakers continue to be reminded of the importance of passing the RPM Act.
–SEMA
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HEARTLAND CLIMATE CONFERENCE–The CO2 Coalition will be well represented at the upcoming Heartland 14th International Conference on Climate Change in Las Vegas, October 15th to 17th. It is not too late to sign up. Below are 9 members that will be speaking:
Breakfast Keynote: Senior Fellow Dr. Patrick Michaels
Lunch Keynote: Coalition Chair Dr. William Happer
Dinner Keynote: Coalition Director Dr. Patrick Moore
Panel Speakers: Dr. Roy Spencer, Dr. Howard “Cork” Hayden, Gregg Goodnight, Gregory Wrightstone, Tom Sheahen
If you are attending, please stop by our booth and meet Patrick Moore, who will be selling and autographing his outstanding book Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom.
–CO2 Coalition.org
Every Fossil Fuel freedom organization such as SEMA, MRF, AMA, NCOM, bike clubs, auto clubs and Drag Racing associations should attend this conference. It could save us, our bikes, our sports and millions of indigenous folks all over the globe who need readily available transportation and energy. –Bandit
The 29th Annual Biketoberfest–
October 14-17, 2021
Biketoberfest celebrates a full-throttle lifestyle born on two wheels. Motorcycle enthusiasts come together during the four-day rally each year to enjoy beautiful Florida weather, live music, motorcycle racing at Daytona International Speedway, and miles of scenic rides along famous A1A, historic Main Street or the scenic Loop.
Come experience the Southeast’s best motorcycle rally featuring motorcycle shows, custom bike builds and hundreds of the industry’s top vendors throughout Daytona Beach. All roads lead to this rally.
Biketoberfest is a collection of activities that take place at venues and businesses in cities throughout Volusia County and beyond. Our local hotels, businesses, parks and beaches are open for visitors to enjoy the area’s beautiful October weather and scenic rides. We ask all our visitors who do decide to travel to please visit responsibly.
And don’t miss Willie’s Show and the Smoke Out Party.
2022 Rally Dates
The 81st Annual Daytona Bike Week is March 4-13, 2022. For information go to OfficialBikeWeek.com.
The 30th Anniversary of Biketoberfest® is October 13-16, 2022.
GOOGLE BULLIED BY ENVIRONMENTALIST GROUPS–Google to block ads from appearing next to content denying climate change
YouTube said it would remove false claims that vaccines cause autism, cancer or infertility
Alphabet Inc.’s Google will no longer allow digital ads bought on its platform to appear next to online content that denies climate change, a ban that will also apply to YouTube, the company’s giant online-video service.
The ban applies to “content that contradicts the well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change,” Google, the world’s largest digital-ad company by revenue, said in a blog post Thursday. It also applies to any content denying that human activity or greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change.
Google’s move aims to cut off a major source of income for providers of climate-change misinformation. Google’s $147 billion in ad revenue comes from selling ad space in its own products, such as YouTube, as well as from brokering ad sales on thousands of sites across the web.
A spokesman for Google said the company would use a “combination of automated tools and human review” to enforce its policy.
Google is the leading provider of tools used in the many steps of purchasing and selling online ads—whether they are meant to run on Google’s own platforms or sites around the web. Google is expected to take 29% of global digital-ad spending in 2021, according to research firm eMarketer.
For several years, Google has prohibited advertising on certain content that is deemed misleading to the public or unattractive to advertisers, including civic disinformation, disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic and some content featuring minors.
Critics have said Google’s enforcement has been lax and ineffective at restraining the spread of disinformation.
By Patience Haggin Wall Street Journal
Unfortunately for Google Climate Doom is misinformation. Oops. –Bandit
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE RACING SECURES FIFTH CONSECUTIVE
AMERICAN FLAT TRACK MANUFACTURER’S CHAMPIONSHIP–Indian Motorcycle Wrecking Crew Rider Jared Mees Wins Seventh Career Grand National Championship;
Indian Motorcycle Racing, presented by Progressive Motorcycle Insurance, earned its fifth consecutive American Flat Track (AFT) Manufacturer’s Championship, while its Wrecking Crew factory rider, Jared Mees, secured his seventh career Grand National Championship following the conclusion of the 2021 AFT season. In addition, Indian Motorcycle privateer Davis Fisher finished the 2021 season by reaching the top of the Charlotte Half-Mile podium – earning his first career AFT SuperTwins victory.
Entering the 2021 AFT SuperTwins finale, Mees lead fellow Indian Motorcycle Wrecking Crew rider, and two-time defending champion, Briar Bauman by a mere four points. Following a complete red flag restart in the Main, it was Bauman who established himself with the early lead, while Mees ran comfortably in second. Though after hitting a wet section on the track, Bauman’s bike clipped a hay bale and sent him over his bars.
With nowhere to go, Indian Motorcycle privateer Sammy Halbert crashed into Bauman’s bike and went flying into the air. Halbert was taken to a nearby hospital via ambulance, while Bauman joined the restart on his back-up bike, but eventually decided he was physically unable to compete and pulled out of the race – ultimately crowning Mees as the 2021 SuperTwins champion.
“First and foremost, we wish Sammy and Briar a speedy recovery. It’s an unfortunate way to end the season, but we know these guys are warriors and will be back stronger than ever,” said Gary Gray, Vice President Racing, Service & Technology. “We also want send a huge congratulations to Davis Fisher and his team, as they put in incredible work and truly deserve this victory. We also cannot say enough about Jared Mees – a true competitor in every sense of the word. Congrats on number seven, Jared.”
The 2021 championship could perhaps be Mees’ finest performance, as he battled through adversity following mid-season knee surgery. Costing him critical points in the season standings, Mees continued to train hard and ended the season by winning five of the last seven races. With 60 career wins, seven championships, and multiple records, Mees is now just two championships from reach his career goal to meet Scottie Parker’s record of nine championships.
For more information on Indian Motorcycle Racing, visit IndianMotorcycle.com and follow along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
ROCK ON!-– 545 days! I was 17 & in Germany when Slowhand came out, I knew of Eric prior of course. Not bad for standing on a 12” folding stool vertically, (need a place to rest a monopod) at the other end of the Toyota Center.
RFR – WTF Run A Muck!
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT–Gratitude
If the only prayer in your entire life is “Thank You” that would suffice. Meister Eckhart
I used to cry because I had no shoes until I saw a man with no feet
Namaste’
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
Thank You
–Yale
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AMA ALERT–Help Exempt Motorcycles from NYC Congestion Tolling!
Riders Against Congestion and the American Motorcyclist Association need your help! We believe motorcyclists should be exempt from any proposed congestion tolling in New York City.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has released its Central Business District Tolling Program, and it’s time for us to act. There will be a series of 10 regional public hearings and the MTA must hear from motorcyclists ASAP!
The Traffic Mobility Review Board, controlled by the MTA, will soon set toll rates and decide who, if any, will be exempt from congestion-based tolling. This is a crucial moment for us to advocate for a 100% exemption from congestion pricing for our fuel efficient, congestion reducing vehicles. Our goal will be to have as many motorcyclists as we can muster speaking at every single hearing.
Sign-up to participate in public meetings
These hearings will be virtual, via Zoom, which will mean easy access for all. If you’re unable to speak at a hearing, you can submit written comments on the MTA website.
You’ll receive a confirmation via email once you register to speak at a hearing. While each hearing is each geared towards affected regions, you can participate in any hearing that fits your schedule. In an effort to ensure we have motorcyclists participating at every virtual meeting, please send an e-mail to grassroots@ama-cycle.org to let us know what meeting you are slated to participate in.
Speak from your heart and your personal experiences but, above all, please be polite and respectful. Here’s a brief synopsis of key talking points:
Our vehicles demonstrably reduce traffic congestion.
Motorcycles are impressively fuel efficient.
Our vehicles are lightweight, which reduces wear on roads and infrastructure.
Two-wheeled vehicles take up a small fraction of the space of an auto when parked.
Virtually every municipality around the world where Congestion Pricing has been imposed has exempted motorcycles from congestion pricing charges.
Now is the time for all motorcyclists to act! No one else can do this for us. NYC will be the first in the US to implement Congestion Pricing. City planners around the country are watching closely as they prepare their own congestion mitigation strategies. Let’s make sure we get this right the first time.
Riders Against Congestion and the AMA will be happy to provide more detailed information, links to supportive studies and any other supporting information to help you make your point. And please remember to let us know if you’ve signed up to speak at a hearing.
–AMA
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CENTER–This just in: worms could perhaps maybe according to reports be the cause of climate change. Yeah: this is all real. This ain’t a con. I wonder if the worms are gonna haffta stop using air conditioners.
–Dr. J.J. Solari
Senior Consultant
Bikernet University
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY–
A woman takes a lover home during the day, while her husband is at work.
Her 9-year-old son comes home unexpectedly, sees them, and hides in the bedroom closet. Then the woman’s husband also comes home. She puts her lover in the closet, not realizing that the little boy is in there already.
The little boy says, ‘Dark in here.’
The man says, ‘Yes, it is.’
Boy – ‘I have a golf ball.’
Man – ‘That’s nice.’
Boy – ‘Want to buy it?’
Man – ‘No, thanks.’
Boy – ‘My dad’s outside.’
Man – ‘OK, how much?’
Boy – ‘$250’
A few weeks later, it happens again that the boy and the lover are in the closet together.
Boy – ‘Dark in here.’
Man – ‘Yes, it is.’
Boy – ‘I have a sand wedge.
The lover, remembering the last time, asks the boy, ‘How much?’
Boy – ‘$750’
Man – ‘Sold.’
A few days later, the boy’s father says to the boy, ‘Grab your sand wedge and golf ball, let’s go outside and have some short game practice.’
The boy says, ‘I can’t. I sold my ball and sand wedge.’
The father says, ‘What?! How much did you sell them for?’
Boy – ‘$1,000.’
The father says, ‘That’s terrible to overcharge your friends like that. That is far more than those two things cost. I’m going to take you to church and make you confess.’
They go to the church, and the father makes the little boy sit in the confession booth and he closes the door.
The boy says, ‘Dark in here.’
The priest says, ‘Don’t start that shit with me again. You’re in my closet now.’
–Genevieve Geyser and El Waggs
CANNONBALL THANKS–A Huge Thank You to all Victoria TX Sponsors and Supporters for having the Vision to support the Motorcycle Cannonball as they raced from the Canadian Border through Victoria TX to the Mexico Border in the Toughest Endurance Race on Earth.
The size of Victoria TX crowd and their friendliness was simply amazing according to the Motorcycle Cannonball Race Promoter, Racers and Race Teams.
Please know that Joan and I are truly humbled and appreciative of everyone’s support, tireless help and commitment. It is simply not possible to list all whom came from Oklahoma, from all over Texas including Dallas, Houston, Austin, The Valley and from all over our local region just to help us make this event happen and “Show True Texas Hospitality” to all these fine Vintage Motorcycle People from all over the world that raced these incredible vintage machines.
–Steve and Joan Klein, Victoria TX
Motorcycle Cannonball Hosts & Supporters
SierraMadreMotorcycleCompany.com
SteveKlein.com
NINO SUPPORTS THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME–Frank Zubieta, Nino925 owner and designer, has had a life-long passion for creating superior lifestyle jewelry that spans from the edgy biker and ink culture to the more refined and growing custom design market.
An artist craftsman at heart, Zubieta specializes in turning the abstract into imaginative, quality jewelry and accessories that stand the test of time. For over 20 years, Nino925 has specialized in creating superior, handcrafted custom jewelry in .925 sterling silver, yellow gold, white gold, and platinum. Every piece is handcrafted and designed in the heart of the Los Angeles jewelry district.
Nino925 has gained worldwide exposure among those looking for unique jewelry that helps express their individuality – whether you are a biker, rocker, ink addict, weekend rider…you name it, you’re just a few clicks away from finding that perfect piece. Nino925 designs are currently being worn by rock stars, celebrities, bike builders.
All pieces come with a satisfaction guarantee. Nino925 also fulfills requests for original designs for specialty retailers, private label, and motion pictures. All pieces are designed to last for many years of enjoyment and wear. For additional information or to request a custom design, call us at 1-877-Nino925 or email us at sales@nino925.com.
Here are a few pics of John Shope’s rings/he was inducted in 2015 but ordered his a few weeks ago. His and Nick’s from Trask Performance are in 14k white gold and diamonds. I also make them in Platinum and silver 925.
Pricing will depend on what metal and if accented with diamonds. I could be reach at 877-Nino925 or email at. frank@nino925.com, Instagram at Nino925jewelry and FB at Nino925jewelry.
HANG ON–Nevada lithium mine, key to ‘Green’ energy, opposed by Greens
The mine would be “the most advanced lithium project in the U.S., and will become a major domestic supplier of refined lithium products, with enough supply of lithium materials for 400,000 electric vehicles a year for another quarter of a century,” ioneer executive chairman James Calaway said. …
But standing in its way is the Tiehm’s buckwheat, a flowering plant whose entire habitat is a 10-acre stretch of land located right where the new lithium mine would be operating. Responding to a 2019 petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on June 3 proposed protecting the Tiehm’s buckwheat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The FWS will undertake a 12-month review to determine whether the buckwheat will be listed as threatened or endangered.
–Climate Depot
NASH MOTORCYCLES GOES FOR THE GOLD–Order yours now to make sure that you get one before Jason tells Instagram and they sell out.
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DIRECT FROM THE DOOMSDAY COALITION–California will soon ban the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers, a move aimed at curbing emissions from a category of small engines on pace to produce more pollution each year than passenger vehicles.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Saturday that orders state regulators to ban the sale of new gas-powered equipment using small off-road engines, a broad category that includes generators, lawn equipment and pressure washers.
The California Air Resources Board has already started working on a rule to do this, a lengthy process scheduled to conclude early next year. But the law Newsom signed on Saturday removes any doubt, ordering the agency to apply the new rule by Jan. 1, 2024, or as soon as regulators determine is “feasible,” whichever date is later.
“Gov. Newsom signing (this law) really sets a strong course to not only his commitment to transitioning to zero emissions but also to cleaner air and healthier lungs,” said Will Barrett, director of clean air advocacy for the American Lung Association in California.
The law, authored by Democratic Assemblyman Marc Berman, is part of an aggressive strategy to reduce pollution in the nation’s most populous state. California is the only state with the authority to regulate air quality this way, part of an exception carved out in federal law in the 1970s. While other states can’t enact their own regulations, they can choose to follow California’s lead.
Comment by Joe Barlow on Bikernet Facebook Page for this:
“Dumbest shit yet. I’m still trying to imagine an electric generator.”
https://blog.bikernet.com/banned-chainsaws-golf-carts-lawn-mowers-more/
OLD SCHOOL RULES REVIEW— Old School Rules, “great fucking article. maybe the best ever, anywhere.
I could go on. So, I’m readin’ this shit and payin’ attention, sorta goin’ on this slow scrolling-ride and I’m thinkin’, ” I would never have wanted to live like that then. But I sure want to live like that now.”
I mean….based on what I just read….I think I’m ready. Poor Cecily if I ever get another chopper. ‘Cause at the same time I’ll get an XP 100……and nobody might never see me again. Except asleep in some arroyo in the Mojave.
–J.J. SOLARI
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Maryland Gains Office of Outdoor Recreation–East Coast off-roaders may be benefiting from Maryland’s new Office of Outdoor Recreation within the state’s department of natural resources.
Maryland became the 18th state to create an OREC, following Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Virginia, and Wisconsin, all of which launched their own in 2019.
“One of our state’s hallmarks is the stewardship of our lands and waters by the Marylanders who love them,” said Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. “Today we are honoring this partnership for the outdoors while assuring that it continues to grow with the establishment of Maryland’s first Office of Outdoor Recreation.”
Hogan also announced that J. Daryl Anthony would serve as the office’s first executive director. Anthony has 35 years of experience with the DNR, most recently as assistant secretary for land resources. He joined the DNR in 1983 as a park ranger and also served as a regional manager for the Maryland Park Service. Anthony will work with the Maryland Department of Commerce, other agencies, and various stakeholders to implement recommendations from the Maryland Outdoor Recreation Economic Commission.
–MIC
The first episode is almost completed. The first one is always the toughest. We are open for stories.
–Bandit
BIKETOBERFEST ACTION–Daytona Beach, FL – Builders Showcase indoor show are Robison’s Motorcycle Shop. Its guaranteed you will see some awesome antiques, bobbers and choppers!
VINTAGE RIDES NEWS: NEPAL AND SOUTH AFRICA OPEN THEIR BORDERS–
What do these two destinations have in common? Well, they both promise exciting faraway adventures and have recently reopened their borders to visitors!
South Africa boasts superb coastal roads, the breathtaking Western Cape and its stunning beaches, and excellent tracks through passes and canyons and across vast wilderness and arid lands. This country is home to rich history, world famous vineyards and the legendary Cape of Good Hope.
Whereas Nepal combines epic scenery, the highest peaks in the world, rocky tracks and moonscapes. Roads wind between tea fields and rice terraces with the lush Terai jungle and the snow-capped Annapurnas as the backdrop.
These two fantastically different countries both make for an amazing adventure and are OPEN FOR VISITORS*
* Only fully vaccinated travellers, please check your government’s official travel advice before booking
Bikernet University Management Lesson–
A woman in hot air balloon realized she is lost…
She reduced altitude & shouted to a man below: “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend to meet him an hour ago but I don’t know where I am.”
Man below replied: “You are in a hot air balloon 30 feet above the ground. You are at 41 degree North latitude & 59 degree West longitude.”
Lady: “You must be an Engineer.”
Man: “How do you know?”
Lady: “Everything you told me is technically correct but useless & the fact is I’m still lost.”
Man: “You must be in Top Management.”
Lady: “Ya. How do you know?”
Man: “You don’t know where you are or where you’re going. You made a promise, which you’ve no idea how to keep & you expect people beneath you to solve your problems..!!”
–Wayfarer
Certified librarian
Legislation ensures motorcyclists have a voice on infrastructure issues
The Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act, H.R. 2141 and S. 1853, is bipartisan legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.), Don Young (R-Alaska), Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), Troy Balderson (R-Ohio), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) and in the Senate by Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Tammy Baldwin (D-Ill.), and Angus King (I-Maine) will reauthorize the Motorcyclist Advisory Council (MAC) for six years and expand membership on the council to include more motorcyclist voices and transportation officials.
The MAC serves as the only official forum for the motorcycling community to have an open dialogue with the U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss concerns about infrastructure design, issues with intelligent transportation systems, and other areas of safety affecting motorcyclists on the road.
The last iteration of the MAC was co-chaired by AMA Director of Government Relations Michael Sayre, and was disbanded after their formal recommendations where submitted to the Federal Highway Administration in early 2020. You can read those recommendations here.
H.R. 2141 and S. 1853 takes the lessons learned from the last iteration of the MAC and will create a more effective and diverse council that will issue three rounds of recommendations over six years.
Take action now: Let’s ensure the U.S. DOT continues to hear from the motorcycling community!
Compose First Message
Officials who did not sponsor/co-sponsor the bill H.R. 2141 (U.S.-117th Congress (2021-2022))
Sponsors of the bill H.R. 2141 (U.S.-117th Congress (2021-2022))
Sponsors of the bill S. 1853 (U.S.-117th Congress (2021-2022))
Co-sponsors of the bill H.R. 2141 (U.S.-117th Congress (2021-2022))
Officials who did not sponsor/co-sponsor the bill S. 1853 (U.S.-117th Congress (2021-2022)
–AMA
DIRECT FROM THE BIKERNET ARCHIVES–Stray Kat
Minimalist Chopper From Master Huze
–by Renegade
This feature was published on Bikernet in 2010. With his nothing-was-left-untouched wizardry, Cyril Huze will go any length to make those few chopper parts look even more minimalist. In a competitive chopper world one of Cyril’s signatures is detail. He takes the time, and whatever talent needed in addition to his own to form each component into some form of an art object.
HANG ON!–This is what is called the “if you’re good” carrot in child psychology. Which is what your “representatives” think you are: children.
If you do what you’re told MAYBE you can have Thanksgiving. EVEN THOUGH you will be hurting the Muslims’ and the other enemies of Christianity’s feelings. But we’ll see! Now clean your room.
–J.J.
MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY NEWS FROM INDIA–While Kawasaki announced that all their motorcycles will be Electric in Developed Nations such as in Europe and North America by 2035 – the other Japanese major brand Honda is reported to launch an Electric Scooter in India next year.
It’s not surprising since many new small startup Indian companies with no automotive history have not only offered Electric Motorcycles and Scooters for sale in India but have also seen incredible growth in sales numbers.
Some may think sales growing from 20 units per month to 600 units after three months is nothing – but it shows investors the demand from customers. Percentage is also a significant number for new brands / companies entering any market.
Electric Scooters are especially having many new companies with huge sales because they are almost exclusively used for commuting within the city or within their neighborhoods.
Booking opens and closes in 10 minutes on their website as if it was a Cyber Monday deals or Amazon Prime Day – even though no Discounts or Freebies are offered by any small Electric Two-wheeler Company.
So, Honda’s decision to start with an Electric Scooter is a predictable market strategy. The Honda Activa scooter has been the highest selling Scooter every year in India for decades.
If they want to retain that unsurpassable lead, they had to offer an Electric Scooter. Activa is their “bread-and-butter” in India market.
All Two-wheelers have always had lot more sales than cars by customers here because:
– it consumes lot less fuel,
– is a whole lot more affordable to purchase (for some even a loan is not required),
– those who want to travel daily for work don’t need more than a pillion seat
– finding a parking spot is easier and parking charges for two-wheelers are a lot less
– maintenance expenses, cost of parts, repair costs, insurance policy charges, all cost less than any car
– for occasional family travel, there are many options including Taxis, Uber, tourist vehicles for hire, public transport Buses or Trains, etc.
– Last-mile Delivery to customers for the booming e-commerce websites in India including Amazon and restaurant food deliveries, for example Domino’s pizza, courier from DHL or FedEx etc are all dependent on two-wheelers.
No wonder – India has the world’s largest sales of two-wheelers with China being second highest in sales.
Honda set to enter electric two-wheeler segment in next Financial Year
Competition is set to heat up in India’s electric vehicle segment with Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) looking at launching an electric scooter next financial year to take on former partner Hero MotoCorp and the other two-wheeler companies of India, Bajaj Auto, TVS Motor and SoftBank-backed Ola Electric.
HMSI, the country’s second largest two-wheeler maker, declined to specify details of the product planned for the Indian market. People in the know of its plans said the company is in the process of testing electric scooter BENLY e, developed by Japanese parent Honda Motor, at the Automotive Research Association of India.
Kawasaki Set to Electrify Its Entire Range in Developed Markets by 2035
While motorcycles make up just a small bit of Kawasaki’s core business, they operate as stalking horses to market its large machine production facilities and products.
Kawasaki sold 380,000 motorcycles last year, despite a global market share of roughly 1%, as per Nikkei Asia.
Read Article at: https://blog.bikernet.com/kawasaki-set-to-electrify-its-entire-range-in-developed-markets-by-2035/
–Wayfarer
Lead Correspondent
Bikernet International News Desk
BIKERNET MEDIA ANALYSIS–studies vs “big new” studies: a “study” is basically an announcement that something that may or may not be true……… may or may not be true.
A “big new” study, especially from Oxford, and then reported by a hack at Axios is an announcement that something that may or may not be true…..now may or may not be true in upper-case letters.
–J.J. Solari
Media Analysist
Bikernet.com
KEEPING THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPEN DURING TOUGH TIMES–A guy stuck his head into a barbershop and asked,
‘How long before I can get a haircut?
The barber looked around the shop full of
customers and said, ‘About 2 hours.’ The guy left.
A few days later, the same guy stuck his head in
the door and asked, ‘How long before I can get a haircut?’
The barber looked around at the shop and said,
‘About 3 hours.’ The guy left. A week later, the same
guy stuck his head in the shop and asked,
‘How long before I can get a haircut? The barber looked
around the shop and said, ‘About an hour and a half.
The guy left. The barber turned to his friend and said,
‘Hey, Bob, do me a favor, follow him and see where he goes.
He keeps asking how long he has to wait for a haircut,
but he never comes back.’ A little while later, Bob
returned to the shop, laughing hysterically. The barber
asked, ‘So, where does he go when he leaves?’
Bob looked up, wiped the tears from his eyes and said,
‘Your house!!!
–Rik Savenko
EASYRIDERS UPDATE–
So, the Launch and Shipping Date changed from 15-August to 30-September and Now it is Unknown Date – as the ships are all lined up at California port.
Classic Easyriders Website however continues to list the product as “Pre-Sale for launch and ship date 30-Sep-2021”
I think those who were disappointed with the new owner’s direction with Easyriders magazine had some hope when another magazine titled Classic Easyriders with print subscription and original team was announced.
Let’s see if the print magazine scheduled for December 2021 launch goes as announced.
Additionally, a Digital Only Subscription for the new issues to be launched December 2021 is now listed for sale on their website. All the same content of new print issues will be available for $30 for 12 issues which is $2.5 per issue.
That’s half the print magazine subscription price of $60 for 12 issues but the print subscribers already get Free Digital Copies included in that $60 price.
–Wayfarer
Supreme Editorial Director
Bikernet Blog™
NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT— Many of these are offered at great prices. I’m also including a few display pieces from the studio here that are in great shape.
Please review the offerings below and let me know if you’d like to add any of these to your collection. You can click on the images to see all specifics on our website.
Steampunk Collection
“The Diva”
18×24, sold out at $5,000 – this one is $3,000.
24×32 hand-embellished priced at $5,500.
“Steampunk Seduction”
24×32 hand-embellished $6,000.
“The Saboteur”
24×32 hand-embellished $5,500.
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–GETTING A GRIP BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for October 7, 2021
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/GETTING_A_GRIP_BIKERNET_WEEKLY_NEWS_for_October_7_2021.aspx
Hub Center steer has been around a long, long time. You should contact John Reed who built a hub center steer bagger back in the 90’s. I got to ride it and can tell you first hand he knows what the hell he’s doing. You could turn the thing around in a closet. Typical John, he built it to prove he could then parked it. I don’t think a dozen people ever saw it.
I need to talk him out of it.
— Dangerous Dan
San Jose, CA
Ocasio Whoretez is what is known as a communist. Most American bureaucrats are communists. Marx declared “monopolies” as capitalistic strangleholds on “the people.” Government is the actual monopolistic stranglehold on the people.
She’s also a liar: Facebook, whatever you think of it, is not a threat to “democracy.” It’s actually a better version of democracy than the “press.” Because it’s just individuals communicating with other individuals. Of their own choosing. It’s also private property. Something no communist understands because they usually live by looting and looters are convinced what they are taking is really theirs. At least once they get their hands on it.
Thieves are low-level sociopaths, basically. Which is what Whorecasio is. As are all bureaucrats, not to be picking on the Whore-ster.
–J.J. Solari
Professor of Politics
Bikernet University
Hang On—This week Laban, of Legendary Electric, installed a 220 outlet in my packed garage so the MIG welder will be operational. Perfect.
Never a dull moment, but it’s all a positive adventure. Even fixing stupid shit, is a positive endeavor and keeping me from thinking about building another motorcycle.
Let’s hit it. Ride and fast and free forever.
–Bandit
THE NUTS BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for October 21, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
Weekly I ask myself if I’m nuts and on the wrong track. I know lots of brothers and folks in the industry question Bikernet’s direction to research Man Made Climate Doom. They cringe and point. Some might quietly pray that I keep going and that what I profess is correct and man hasn’t caused anything. If we have a storm it’s just Mother Nature doing her thing.
I started in this industry in 1971 as the manager of ABATE. We fought for the freedom to choose to wear a helmet or not. We also fought for the freedom to build choppers and succeeded. For some reason I can’t stop fighting for the freedom to ride whatever you want. For some reason I started to question Al Gore’s lovely film and discovered he lied to us and all the kids in our country for personal gain.
Don’t ever give up on Freedom. It works. 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.
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–OLD SCHOOL RULES
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/OLD_SCHOOL_RULES.aspx
Great look back in time to the peak of the west coast chopper scene. But now I feel like I was ten years late too late to the party with photos and accounts like this article the only way I can ever contact the genuine bikes, bikers and life of those days. Now the guys I knew who were there, are no longer around to pass on those stories and lessons.
–Vern Moore
Kingsley, PA
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CALIFORNIA SMALL ENGINE BAN–California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that aims to ban the sale of gas-powered lawn equipment, generators, and other small engines designed for off-road use.
This new law builds from the executive order signed by Newsom in 2020 that bans the sale of new passenger cars powered by internal combustion engines in 2035. In the same order, Newsom calls for “100 percent zero-emission off-road vehicles and equipment,” the phaseout of which must now be road mapped by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in 2022 and officially put in place by 2024.
The text of the signed bill specifically calls for the banning of small off-road engines (SORE), calling out emergency response equipment and generators as well as both residential and commercial lawn equipment.
However, the SORE category expands past the named items. CARB officially defines SOREs as off-road spark-ignition engines that produce 25 horsepower or less. Other equipment examples given by the board include industrial, logging, golf carts, and specialty vehicles. It’s not yet clear how this will affect small off-road recreational and sport vehicles like ATVs and dirt bikes, though most exceed that 25-hp threshold.
“Small gas engines are not only bad for our environment and contributing to our climate crisis, they can cause asthma and other health issues for workers who use them,” said Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, a co-sponsor of the bill. “It’s time we phased out these super polluters and help small landscaping businesses transition to cleaner alternatives.”
There are currently 16.7 million small engines in California, according to a fact sheet supplied by CARB. That’s significantly more than the state’s fleet of 13.7 million passenger vehicles. Approximately 77 percent is made up of residential lawn and garden equipment, while federally regulated construction and farming machinery make up 11 percent. The remaining 9 percent is attributed to commercial lawn and garden, which may be hit hardest by this legislation.
These fleets of small engines are responsible for a substantial amount of the state’s emissions. In fact, CARB says that running a leaf blower for an hour is equivalent to driving a 2017 Toyota Camry for 1,100 miles.
Marc Berman, author of the legislation, recognizes that the transition to battery-powered equipment will be a hardship for some small businesses. He says that California will pledge approximately $30 million to aid commercial businesses, but given that there are around 50,000 outfits in the state that’ll be affected by the change, that works out to around $600 each.
Equipment cost aside, there are also logistical concerns. For example, Bray believes that a three-person crew would need to carry as many as 40 fully-charged batteries to complete a full day’s work. Additionally, these small companies may even need to upgrade their workshops to handle the daily charging of this equipment.
Legislators have their concerns as well. Given California’s history of brownouts and power grid problems, some lawmakers like Senator Brian Dahle say that banning critical fuel-based power backup mechanisms like generators makes no sense.
“[Fuel] is very sustainable. It’s easy to access. And when the power is off, you can still use it,” said Dahle. “You can still run a generator to keep your freezer going, to keep your medical devices going. But when your battery’s dead and there’s no power on, you have nothing.”
California will require that the ARB determine the regulations which will govern small engines no later than July 1, 2022. The adopted regulations will be put in place 18 months later on Jan. 1, 2024.
–Rob Stumpf
www.theDrive.com
NEWS FROM THE BIKERNET BLOG–BMW made no bones about moving in on the Harley-dominated cruiser market when it launched the R 18 and R 18 Classic in 2020.
To truly hit Harley where it hurts, BMW went after the grand touring segment. BMW re-engineered the chassis to suit the cruiser’s new touring ambitions.
Released in July, 2021, the R 18 B added long-distance comfort and convenience to the platform’s repertoire.
First Ride Review of 2022 BMW R 18 B
https://blog.bikernet.com/first-ride-review-of-2022-bmw-r-18-b/
–Wayfarer
Supreme Commander Editorial Magnet
Bikernet Blog™
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CONSTRUCTIVE WORDS FROM THE YALE TEMPLE–Today I Take Constructive Action
It is only when I let go of the lesser will there be room for the greater. Ernest Holmes
Today I let go if anyone and anything that does not serve my greater good. In this Consciousness I let go of confusion, so I can embrace Peace, I move from doubt and fear to Faith and Trust. I Know it is time for me move on to a greater expression of Life. The Gifts of the Good Life of God are mine to expect, accept and express.
I go within to my God Space for Divine Guidance; in this place I know exactly what I must think and do. Knowing that the Divine is ever present in my life, I make right decisions, I act on these decisions intelligently. I accept this guidance and manifest great results.
Today I take the action needed knowing that All is unfolding in right and perfect order. I am so Grateful for this Truth, My Truth. I release these words to the Divine action of The Law and Know It Is Done.
And so it is
Namaste
–Yale
TEXAS WEATHER REPORT–Got to wear my Special Ops vest again last Saturday with a brief, but really nice day!
Unfortunately the one image is staged, like the old Hollister picture with all the beer bottles. Then yesterday wasn’t quite fall, but was able to stop by and change my EV vehicle up!
Only in the Woodlands could there possibly be a need for an electric vehicle charging station at Walmart!
–RFR
Official Meteorologist
Bikernet.com™
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL ON HOLD, FOLLOWING EXTENSION–If you don’t know what’s happening with the infrastructure bill, you’re not alone, as even political insiders who should be in the know seem not to be. The vote on this ‘highway reauthorization bill’ is complicated by action to be taken on another measure, a sweeping social spending and climate package, that has been politically tied to the infrastructure proposal by congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden.
Despite both chambers of Congress agreeing to extend the FAST Act deadline, H.R. 5434; the “Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021,” Biden put the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on hold, telling Democrats that a vote on the highway measure must wait until the party agrees on spending trillions more for his far more ambitious social policy and climate change package.
In addition to providing billions in new funding to rebuild America’s deteriorating roads and bridges, improve airports and rail services, and expand high-speed internet access, the infrastructure bill still offers several pro-motorcycle provisions such as expanding prohibitions on motorcycle-only checkpoints, prohibiting law enforcement activities that profile motorcycle operators, evaluating biker profiling by law enforcement, specifies that motorcycles must be considered in autonomous vehicle operation, allocates increased motorcyclist safety funding, and reauthorizes the Motorcyclists Advisory Council at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
–Bill Bish
NCOM
Biketoberfest celebrates a full-throttle lifestyle born on two wheels. Motorcycle enthusiasts come together during the four-day rally each year to enjoy beautiful Florida weather, live music, motorcycle racing at Daytona International Speedway, and miles of scenic rides along famous A1A, historic Main Street or the scenic Loop.
There’s nothing like the warm Florida sun. Daytona Biketoberfest is a classic example of great riding, weather, and a nonstop 4-day long party. From the super-beautiful beer tub gals to the assortment of motorcycles, events, contests, and bands, it’s simply a stunning Bikefest to attend. This gallery is only from the first Thursday, 10/14/21. Much more to come as out photographers creep around and shoot everything & everyone, especially the sun-tanned skin of the gals on Main Street.
Check all the action in Jack’s Galleries in the Cantina. –Bandit
THE DENIEL DESK—Check SEMA or SANS latest offering–
https://www.semasan.com/driving-force/quarterly-article/grounding-ev-buzz
Unfortunately for them here’s the wildest truth: Climate Alarmism or Climate Doom IS misinformation. Oops. –Bandit
THE SAP IS BACK FROM RMJ TACTICAL–The SES Sap is our twist on a true classic. We’ve blended sharkskin with 9 ounces of lead to produce these gorgeous exotic skin saps. The SES sap is is 8 3/8 inches long and weighs in at 11 ounces. They are died in a deep rich black and include a sterling silver Uncle Stumpy’s accent.
SES SAP – SHARKSKIN
Regular price $225.00
–RMJ
NEWS FROM THE RED CROSS–This month is scary, and it’s not because of Halloween. Fall is typically a time when the blood supply bounces back from summer blood shortages, but this year is different. We’re experiencing an emergency blood shortage amid the lowest donor turnout in all of 2021. Hospital demand for blood remains high, so it’s critical that blood is always available.
One blood donor can make a big impact, and one appointment is all it takes. Come in to give blood this October and receive a link by email to claim a free Zaxby’s® Signature Sandwich reward!* Or get a $5 e-gift card to a merchant of your choice.** PLUS, get double the thank-you with an extra $5 e-gift card when you come to give by Oct. 31!**
Will you join the mission to help save lives today?
You may still donate after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. Knowing the name of the manufacturer is critical in determining your blood donation eligibility.
The Red Cross follows the highest standards of safety and infection control. For the safety of our donors and staff, the Red Cross will require all those at blood drives and blood donation centers to wear face masks regardless of their vaccination status. Valve face masks are not permitted. Face shields can be worn in addition to face masks but not as a substitute.
You may still donate after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. Knowing the name of the manufacturer is critical in determining your blood donation eligibility.
The Red Cross follows the highest standards of safety and infection control. For the safety of our donors and staff, the Red Cross will require all those at blood drives and blood donation centers to wear face masks regardless of their vaccination status. Valve face masks are not permitted. Face shields can be worn in addition to face masks but not as a substitute.
NEWS FROM THE BUELL MOTORCYCLE HEADQUARTERS–Over the next six months, Buell will be hiring full and part-time employees across multiple areas within the company including:
· Production Technicians
· Engine Technicians
· Parts Technicians
· Fabrication, Welding, & Painting Specialists
· Marketing & Sales Associates
· CAD & Mechanical Engineers
· Electrical System Specialists
· Warehouse & Order Fulfillment
· Technical Phone Support
· Office Support Staff
Prior skills and experience are a plus, but not a must with enthusiasm, self-motivation and a willingness to learn key factors in joining the Buell team.
“We are excited for our future and bringing Buell back to our loyal customers and many new ones as well, but we are also excited to partner with the community and bring good paying jobs to West Michigan,” said Steve Laham, Chief Products, Development & Strategy Officer at Buell Motorcycle Co.
Over the next six months, Buell will be posting career opportunities online at www.BuellMotorcycle.com. For those interested, please submit resume and position of interest to careers@buellmotorcycle.com.
For future Buell updates, follow our news page on our website at www.buellmotorcycle.com and our social media pages.
BIG NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DOOM FRONT–Biden EPA sued for illegally stacking science advisory panels
Young v. EPA is a hugely important lawsuit. The law requires that EPA seek scientific advice from an independent and balanced panel of qualified scientists as part of its policy-making process. The Biden EPA has turned the law on its head by first deciding what its policy is and then stacking the panel with its cronies.
These EPA cronies are academic researchers who have been awarded tens of millions of dollars’ worth of EPA grants. This will not be independent and balanced scientific review; rather it will be the rubberstamping of EPA’s predetermined policy in contravention of congressional intent. Dr. Stan Young and other applicants were rejected by EPA from panel membership not because they are unqualified, but because they have points of view that might jeopardize EPA’s pre-determined policy plans.
The EPA policies at stake rely on of the agency’s most potent regulatory powers and will have major economic and social ramifications for America. The notion that these policies will not get the independent and balanced review Congress intended for them to have is simply outrageous. A copy of the complaint is here.
https://junkscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1-Complaint.pdf
–by Steve Milloy,
Reposted from Junk Science
Wreaths Across America to Add Ceremonial Wreath Representing the
United States Space Force
This addition will be the eighth wreath provided to all participating locations with corresponding service flag for use on National Wreaths Across America Day.
National nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) announces the addition of the United States Space Force to the set of ceremonial wreaths that are provided to all participating locations nationwide to be used on National Wreaths Across America Day – this year scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. This is the eighth ceremonial wreath with corresponding service flag to be provided by the organization to all registered, participating locations. The ceremonial wreaths represent each branch of the service, and POW/MIA, and are encouraged to be on display as part of each National Wreaths Across America Day ceremony held.
The U.S. Space Force, which was established December 20, 2019, with the enactment of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, is the first new military service since the Army Air Forces were reorganized as the U.S. Air Force in 1947. The U.S. Space Force organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force.
“The U.S. Space Force traces its roots to the beginning of the Cold War, with the first Army Air Forces space programs starting in 1945, and the first major employment of space forces culminated in the Gulf War, where they proved so critical to the U.S.-led coalition,” said Joe Reagan, U.S. Army Veteran and Director of Military & Veteran Outreach, Wreaths Across America. “As an organization whose mission is to Remember the fallen, Honor those that serve and Teach the next generation the value of freedom, it is imperative that we recognize all those who have stepped up to serve as Guardians and continue to protect those Freedoms all Americans enjoy.”
Since in founding as a 501c3 in 2007, WAA has provided seven live, handmade balsam veterans’ wreaths – each with a corresponding service branch flag, including a POW/MIA flag – to each registered participating location to use in that year’s National Wreaths Across America Day ceremony. Moving forward, eight wreaths will be provided along with the U.S. Space Force delta service flag. Each participating location is coordinated by local volunteers who are encouraged to host a ceremony using these wreaths as part of their National Wreaths Across America Day ceremony and invite veterans, current servicemembers and their families to participate.
This year, more than 2,700 participating locations are registered to take part in National Wreaths Across America Day – Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 – each one will receive the now eight ceremonial wreaths for this event.
For more information on how to volunteer locally or find a participating location near you, please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–FOSSIL FUEL BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for October 14th, 2021
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/FOSSIL_FUEL_BIKERNET_WEEKLY_NEWS_for_October_14th_2021.aspx
Nice, But I Will never be able to buy a Nino Sturgis Hall of Fame ring.
— Rogue
rogue@bikernet.com
Palm Bay Florida, FL
I’m checking with Nino to see what we can do. –Bandit
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NEWS TITLE OF THE DAY—This just in from the news giants: water could possibly extinguish fires.
–J.J. Solari
Media Specialists
Bikernet.com™
NEW AT THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM–
Following a 12 model-year run of the first overhead valve Big Twin FL that we now call the Knucklehead, for 1948 the fully enclosed, hydraulic lifter overhead valve Big Twin FL arrived at dealerships.
Though World War II had just ended, apparently engineers had been at work ready to offer an updated machine that even had aluminum cylinder heads. A carryover element, 1948 was final year of the springer fork on the Big Twin with the exception of sidecar equipped machines. This one year only design, the ’48 Pan, is highly sought after.
The “springer fork” went away in 1949 and the new hydraulic fork model was dubbed the Hydra-Glide. Harley finally introduced the clean, sleek hydraulic fork with, in just the first year, gloss…
–NMM
37TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MINDS AGENDA–One of the most important events at Meeting of the Minds is the legislative strategy session. Each year, during this session, state motorcycle rights groups develop the federal legislative priorities for the following year. Items are discussed, debated and eventually voted on, with each Sustaining State Motorcyclists’ Rights Organization (SSMRO) having a voice and a vote. Legislative priorities are placed in one of three categories, “High,” “Medium” and “Monitor”. These priorities will serve as a roadmap, for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation Washington D.C. team, as we focus on 2022.
Profiling:
Continue pursuit of the House anti-profiling resolution mirroring the Senate version that passed unanimously. Build momentum for inclusion of anti-profiling language in other legislation.
Renewable Fuels:
Advocate for targeted changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Autonomous Vehicles:
Advocate and monitor any legislation or regulations related to motorcycles concerning connected and autonomous vehicles.
Emission Regulations:
Engage the EPA & Congress on any activity related to motorcycle emission regulations.
Definition of a Motorcycle:
Educate policymakers and advocate for change to current definition, that better reflects the current two- and three-wheel motorcycle landscape.
Crash Avoidance:
Continue to promote the theme of crash avoidance versus safer crashing urging NHTSA and the DOT to focus on crash prevention and rider education.
Helmet Laws:
Oppose any mandatory federal helmet, apparel or conspicuity standards.
Black Box:
Pursue legislative language that any collected or available vehicle data is the property of the consumer and in which the consumer has the choice to opt-out of having their personal data communicated to interested parties.
Surface Transportation Reauthorization (Highway Bill):
Advocate and pursue legislative efforts that impact motorcyclists in the Highway Bill, now set to expire in 2021.
Additionally, new topics were added to the broader agenda including threats to the internal combustion engine, lane splitting and potential changes to transportation taxes.
Remember, as part of your MRF membership you receive an issue of each American Bikers’ Journal (ABJ). Not a Member of MRF? Click here and join today! The next ABJ is where you will find more details on these specific priorities, as well as the list of over a dozen other priorities in the “Medium” or “Monitor” categories.
–MRF
HOT NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–
America has been called “the Saudi Arabia of coal.” At today’s prices, America’s coal industry would love to be powering the world. But it can’t because of onerous restrictions on coal transport, as well as myriad domestic restrictions on desperately-needed coal production. …
GUN NUT REPORT–You may have heard on the news about a Southern California man who was put under a 72-hour psychiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and allegedly had 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his home.
The house also featured a secret escape tunnel.
By Southern California standards, someone owning 100,000 rounds is considered “mentally unstable.”
BUT…
In Michigan, he’d be called “the last white guy still living in Detroit.”
In Arizona, he’d be called “an avid gun collector.
In Arkansas, he’d be called “a novice gun collector.”
In Utah, he’d be called “moderately well prepared,” but they’d probably reserve judgment until they made sure that he had a corresponding quantity of stored food.
In Kansas, he’d be “A guy down the road you would want to have for a friend.”
In Montana, he’d be called “The neighborhood ‘Go-To’ guy.”
In Idaho, he’d be called “a likely gubernatorial candidate.”
In Georgia, he’d be called “an eligible bachelor.”
In North Carolina, Virginia, WV, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina and Minnesota he would be called “a deer hunting buddy.”
AND, OF COURSE,
In Texas, he’d just be “a guy who’s a little short on Ammo.”
–Rik Savenko
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER HISTORY: EVOLUTION OF THE LEGENDARY MODEL BLOWING AWAY BIG TWINS SINCE 1957
In 1957, Elvis Presley released the hit song “All Shook Up”, the first Frisbee was produced, and the Harley-Davidson Sportster model motorcycle was introduced. This is the start of the great Harley-Davidson Sportster history. Known as the XL series, and with many of the same characteristics as it’s K model ancestor, such as the frame, fenders, gas tank and front fork. The Sportster is still being produced today, and it retains its status of being one of the world’s most popular motorcycles.
The Sportster is a direct descendant of Harley’s legendary but sometimes-overlooked Model K series.
The middleweight K model was introduced in 1952, with a 45 cubic inch flathead engine, and a unit construction four-speed transmission that was contained inside the engine cases. Later models of the K series Harleys were equipped with 55 cubic-inch engines.
The K model Harleys were the first models to sport a hand-clutch and a foot-gear shifter. The design was opposite that of the Harley-Davidson Big-Twin models, with the foot-brake lever on the left side of the bike, and the gear-shifter on the right side.
One of the mechanical advances offered on the K models was the inclusion of hydraulic suspension systems on both wheels. The K models were the first civilian cycles made by Harley-Davidson that featured hydraulic front forks, and a swing-arm in the rear that contained two shock absorbers.
When the Sportster debuted, it closely resembled the K models in appearance, but the K model’s 45 cubic-inch engine was replaced with a more powerful 54 cubic-inch, overhead-valve powerplant that was known as the ironhead motor because of the iron cylinder heads that were used. Ironhead motors were used to power Sportsters from 1957 through 1985.
In 1986 the ironhead engines were replaced with the new Harley Davidson Evolution engine. The “Evo” motors were available in 883 cc and 1,100 cc sizes.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL SERIES SPORTSTERS
What does XL mean on a Sportster? The term XL on a Sportster means Experimental Lightweight or Extra Light.
XL, IRONHEAD, 1957-1985
The dynamic new Sportster represented the start of a new era in American motorcycling. The model was created in part to provide some real competition to the best British Triumphs, BSAs and Nortons that were becoming increasingly popular with American riders. The price of a brand new XL Sportster in 1957 was approximately $1,100.
With its fresh and dynamic appearance, the Sportster became appealing to motorcycle consumers almost immediately. Not only was this cycle as sleek and exciting as the British imports, but it was more powerful, and it was a Harley-Davidson!
By the time the 1958 XLCH models came out, the Harley-Davidson Sportster engines featured higher compression, with larger valves and domed pistons. The iconic peanut fuel tank also made its entrance that year.
Sportsters made from 1957 through 1990 were outfitted with four-speed transmissions, while models made since 1991 have five-speed gearboxes. The earlier models that had the gear-shift lever on the right side were inspired by Harley-Davidson’s impressive flat track racing history.
Read the whole tamale on the Lowbrow site.
YESTERDAY IN HISTORY–Congress investigates Communists in Hollywood
On October 20, 1947, the notorious Red Scare kicks into high gear in Washington, as a Congressional committee begins investigating Communist influence in one of the world’s richest and most glamorous communities: Hollywood.
After World War II, the Cold War began to heat up between the world’s two superpowers—the United States and the communist-controlled Soviet Union. In Washington, conservative watchdogs worked to out communists in government before setting their sights on alleged “Reds” in the famously liberal movie industry.
In an investigation that began in October 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) grilled a number of prominent witnesses, asking bluntly “Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?” Whether out of patriotism or fear, some witnesses—including director Elia Kazan, actors Gary Cooper and Robert Taylor and studio honchos Walt Disney and Jack Warner—gave the committee names of colleagues they suspected of being communists.
A small group known as the “Hollywood Ten” resisted, complaining that the hearings were illegal and violated their First Amendment rights.
They were all convicted of obstructing the investigation and served jail terms. Pressured by Congress, the Hollywood establishment started a blacklist policy, banning the work of about 325 screenwriters, actors and directors who had not been cleared by the committee. Those blacklisted included composer Aaron Copland, writers Dashiell Hammett, Lillian Hellman and Dorothy Parker, playwright Arthur Miller and actor and filmmaker Orson Welles.
Some of the blacklisted writers used pseudonyms to continue working, while others wrote scripts that were credited to other writer friends.
Starting in the early 1960s, after the downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the most public face of anti-communism, the ban began to lift slowly. In 1997, the Writers’ Guild of America unanimously voted to change the writing credits of 23 films made during the blacklist period, reversing—but not erasing—some of the damage done during the Red Scare.
Where’s the Anti-Climate Doom Hollywood ten now? We need them to bring free speech back to the Science community? —Bandit
BONNEVILLE WORLD FINALS REPORT–Alp Racing & Design is with PlatinumTruck Equiment and 4 others.
We just got back from Bonneville USFRA ‘World Of Speed’… and got a new World Record!!!
The 1948 Vincent Twin Engine, production number ‘F10AB/1/666’ became the fastest 1000cc Vincent Record Holder of all time with a two way average of 193.621MPH.
Qualifier Run: 193.952
Return Run: 193.291
This record was achieved with a NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE WITHOUT STREAMLINING In the ‘A-VF 1000cc’ class.
Super thankful to my crew of Bryan Thompson and Mikey Hanrahan, they worked hard and did great. I’m also super stoked to see so many of our friends and family joining us on the salt from all over the US…Even our littlest teammate Sequoia was able to come out to Bonneville for the first time and watch her papa run!
Big thank you to my sponsors for helping us make this possible…
Lowbrow Customs
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Coventry Spares, Ltd
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The AMAL Carburetter Company
Kibblewhite Precision Machining, Inc.
Klotz Synthetic Lubricants
JRC Engineering, Inc.
Pingel
RC Components – Comp Series
MOONEYES
Laurie Dunlap
CP-Carrillo
SpeedisExpensive: The Untold Story of the Vincent Motorcycle
Worldwide Bearings
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…and Thank you to all the volunteers at Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (+SCTA) for putting on a safe, smooth and fun event, Cheers!
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Bare Knuckle Performance Now Offering Parts Installation With 25% Off Labor
Bare Knuckle Performance knows there’s nothing worse than spending your hard-earned money on quality American-made parts only to have them installed by those who lack the skills and are not certified technicians. This is why they are now offering parts installation and 25% off their already lower labor costs than others.
“When unqualified people install parts, you risk damaging the parts or, worse, even the entire motorcycle. We know how hard our customers work to earn their money, and we don’t want to see them getting raked over by shops that are not qualified. Besides, who better to install Bare Knuckle Performance parts than the guys who make them.” Paul Wideman, CEO of Bare Knuckle Performance, stated.
Starting October 15th, 2021, when you purchase any Bare Knuckle Performance parts, you can now schedule the installation and receive 25% off your labor costs. This applies to Bare Knuckle Performance parts and other quality parts purchased through Bare Knuckle Performance.
Visit bareknuckleperformance.com today to learn more about their line of American Made Performance Motorcycle Parts.
LEGISLATIVE RELEASE–Oppose $600 IRS Reporting Proposal
The U.S. Congress is currently negotiating next year’s budget bill. As a revenue raising option, the bill could include a new system of information reporting that would jeopardize the security of your personal financial information.
Specifically, there is a proposal that would require financial institutions to automatically report your private account information to the IRS every year. This includes deposits, withdrawals, loan payments, transfers, and more above $600.
Every American has a reasonable expectation of financial privacy. This proposal would jeopardize that right. Furthermore, the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures unless probable cause exists.
There is no probable cause justifying the automatic reporting of your personal financial information to the government. In America, our justice system mandates that we are innocent until proven guilty. However, if this proposal passes, the IRS is assuming Americans are guilty of tax evasion, and we must prove that we’re not.
To learn more, or to use your voice in opposition, visit the Texas Bankers Association Grassroots Action Center.
Thank you,
First Financial Bank
–from Sam Burns
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY VOCABULARY LESSON OF THE WEEK– burgeon
[ bur-juhn ]
verb (used without object)
to grow or develop quickly; flourish.
Burgeon “to grow or develop quickly” derives via Middle English and Anglo-French from the Old French noun burjon “shoot, bud,” and though the word’s history becomes murky from that point, the prevailing theory is that burjon is ultimately from Late Latin burra “wool, fluff,” in reference to the fine hairs that cover certain types of buds.
An alternative theory connects burjon instead to a Proto-Germanic verb meaning “to raise; to emerge, occur”; compare Dutch gebeuren “to happen” and Swedish börja “to start.” If the latter theory is correct, burgeon derives from the Proto-Indo-European root bher- “to carry” and is therefore distantly related to burden (from Old English), transfer (literally “to carry across,” from Latin ferre “to bear”), and phosphorus (literally “light-bearing,” from Ancient Greek ??phérein “to carry”). Burgeon was first recorded in English around the turn of the 14th century.
HOW IS BURGEON USED?
Among the other mammals that made it through were some of the earliest placentals .… But only after the end-Cretaceous extinction did these advanced mammals burgeon and split into the major modern subgroups, including rodents and primates. The reason for their sudden about-face is clear. With Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and kin out of the way, these placentals now had a clear playing field to conquer, and once again they quickly evolved to fill available niches.
STEPHEN BRUSATTE AND ZHE-XI LUO, “THE ASCENT OF MAMMALS,” SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, JUNE 1, 2016
Since 2005, [Freddy] Mamani [Silvestre] and his firm have completed sixty projects in El Alto, the world’s highest city, which sits at nearly fourteen thousand feet, on an austere plateau above La Paz. In the past twenty years, the economy there has burgeoned, along with an enterprising, mostly Indigenous population. Mamani earned his fame building mixed-use dream houses for the city’s nouveaux riches.
AUSTRALIAN CLUB NEWS–WA top cop tells bikers to ‘wear makeup’ as club tattoos to be banned
The West Australian government will make it illegal for motorcycle club members to wear their patches or any other insignia, including tattoos, under draconian new laws to be introduced to Parliament this week.
The laws are a significant step up to the anti-consorting laws that failed to make it through Parliament during the last term of Mark McGowan’s government, before its re-election.
In addition to making it illegal for offenders to consort with other club offenders, the new laws will include the ability for police to issue notices to club members to remove any insignia being displayed in a public place.
The Criminal Law (Unlawful Consorting and Prohibited Insignia) Bill 2021 applies to 46 organizations specifically named in the legislation from outlaw motorcycle clubs to “feeder” clubs and smaller street gangs. Insignia means patched vests, flags and even tattoos.
Acting WA Police commissioner Col Blanch told local radio the laws would mean someone such as the heavily tattooed Perth-based Hells Angels member Dayne Brajkovich (below) would be forced to cover his Hells Angels tattoos with Band-Aids, a mask or makeup.
“He must cover up anything that says ‘1%’ or references the club, whether it’s on his face, whether it’s on publicly displayed arms, or whether it’s on anything – his motorcycle, flag or vest,” Mr Blanch said.
Mr Blanch said the law wasn’t anti-tattoo but anti-outlaw motorcycle club.
If caught showing club colours in public, bikers can face 12 months in jail and fines between $12,000 to $60,000.
“On top of boosting our Gang Response Squad with extra officers, we are ensuring police have the powers they need to systematically and methodically dismantle bikie gangs in this State.”
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NEWS FROM THE CHOPPER CHRONICLES—We continue to research stolen motorcycle stories.—Bandit
1909 Winchester. Photos courtesy Hagerty Insurance.
Hagerty Insurance’s Twitter account reports that two collector motorcycles were stolen from a single owner in the Turlock, California, area on September 24, including an ultra-rare (and hence, ultra-valuable) 1909 Winchester model and a 1912 Harley-Davidson.
All of the 200 Winchester bikes built were manufactured in San Francisco by the Edwin Merry Bicycle Company. The stolen 1909 Winchester, red in color, is equipped with a 4-hp Marsh-Metz single-cylinder engine and is believed to be one of only two remaining from the original 200 Winchesters built between 1909 and 1911.
The bike was offered at the August 2013 Worldwide Auction in Auburn along with a blue 1910 Winchester; neither motorcycle was sold. Bidding for the 1909 Winchester reached $520,000, yet still failed to meet the bike’s reserve price.
Because this was a private sale, it did not make The Vintagent’s top sales at auction list. Both Winchesters were again offered at a firearms auction in March of 2015 by James D. Julia; however, no details could be found on whether either bike sold. Certainly, the location of the theft leads us to believe the red 1909 model was still available for purchase from the last known owner at the time it was stolen.
1912 Harley-Davidson X8A.
At the same time, a 1912 Harley-Davidson Model X8A with a 30 cubic inch, single-cylinder engine, belt-drive and pedal-start was also taken. The theft could well rank as one of the top motorcycle heists of all time, and any information can be forwarded to Hagerty Insurance at Stolen@Hagerty.com.
–By Jim O’Clair
–from Sam Burns
ON WRITING—I sent a draft of my first Chopper Chronicles to Gearhead for review. He said, “Why ask me other than it is a good read?”
I said, “Inspiration comes from everyone who cares.”
–Bandit
NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DOOM FILE–Climate Activists Throw in the Towel, Admit They Have Failed
The progressive news blog Vox admitted Friday that one-sided media coverage, one-sided student indoctrination, one-sided government propaganda, and an enormous funding-and-spending advantage have failed to carry the debate against Climate Realism. Summarizing the climate debate in one word, Vox admitted climate activists have “failed.”
“Has the climate movement failed?” Vox asked.
“It’s hard to look at the world at this moment and not conclude that the answer is yes. Despite all the activism, despite all the protests, despite all the warnings….” Vox answered its own question.
Vox’s admission mirrors the frustration expressed by many climate activists. They feel that they are achieving success monopolizing the field in their preferred tactics, but they still can’t break through to winning over the American people and our elected officials.
Despite a climate-alarmist Democrat in the White House and Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate, Congress has failed to pass any far-reaching legislation furthering the mythical climate crisis.
Polling shows only one-third of Americans are very concerned about climate change – which is the same percentage as those who are not concerned at all. Polling also shows a majority of Americans would not even pay $10 per month to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. And just 12 months from now, we are likely going to experience a wave election that will sweep climate alarmists out of their current seats of power.
Internationally, governments in Central and Eastern Europe are pushing back more strongly every day against the United Nations’ Climate Delusion.
I frequently hear Climate Realists expressing frustration and despair that climate activists have taken over media, public schools, government agencies, and the nation’s huge donor base. If despite all those advantages, they cannot impose their agenda on the American people, what is there to despair?
Take heart that the American people continue to reject climate alarmism, and that even a Democrat-controlled federal government cannot implement the desired agenda of climate activists.
–By James Taylor
Climate Realism
We need more CO2. It feeds life on earth. Did someone miss that.–Bandit
LATEST, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–OLD SCHOOL RULES
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Hey Bandit, you hit the old nail right on the head with this article. Things sure have changed!!
–Tom Rodan
Tujunga, ca
Actually, Bob T., from Chop and Grind Racing, did the job. Their clubhouse is in an old rusting ’59 Cadillac in desert near 74 Palms. –Bandit
UPDATES FROM THE EAST COAST–
Couple updates – since you asked – !
Testified at virtual hearing last week on our “No motorcycles only check points and anti profiling’ bills – only person testifying in support – no one against.
Lousy ‘facts’ coming out of MA motorcycle fatality ‘stats’ – 5+ year ‘trend,’ . . .
More than 50% of those crashes attributed to ‘rider error’ vs. driver fault . . .
(and over 65 deaths this season vs. 5-year average about 46 . . .)
I don’t mind telling /reminding drivers to ‘check twice’ –
but telling riders ‘stupid hurts’ . . . I’m not ‘as comfortable’ – while having been young and stupid (and surviving) – now feeling old and wise(r) . . .
About 10-15 years ago, Honda gave me license to it’s ‘Stupid Hurts’ motto BUT not using their Band Aid and retaining ‘approval’ on (new) logo.
We sent them one, they rejected.
Sent another one. They rejected.
And another and another.
Light bulb went off they weren’t going to approve anything.
Was on a Conference Call last month with our State’s DOT Deputy Director; Registrar; Public Safety Director and a couple other G-men/women, they invited me to . . .
They want to do ‘mandatory rider training’ – I’m against it.
Told them to involve dealers / shops and the insurers – who will SAVE $$ on claims payouts while we save hearts . . . ‘educate don’t legislate.’
Then they asked about mandatory helmets – told them we already have it and don’t want it – reminded (and asked) our Registrar to repeal it – she has the statutory authority – but our Governor supports mandatory protective head gear – then got into philosophical comparison of deaths due to COVID – mandatory vacations for State Employees and citizens opposed to mandates – . . . they ‘seemed to’ understand a bit more ‘why’ riders support ‘choice’ – given the Govt’ they are a part and non-riding citizens opposing these ‘mandates.’
Followed up today with them on my request for the 600+ crash reports from this season, that THEY HAVE for greater sampling of data / causation
– after reminding and showing them my 2016 Public Records Request for 2010-2015 crash reports resulted in THEIR RESPONSE telling me 9,000 reports @ $20 each = $182,000 and 151 days to gather – and request for waiver THOSE BEFORE THEM had denied –
Got a TEAM of riders working on / adding to Honda’s theme with things like
“Remember . . .
“Riding Stupid Hurts, Riding Smart Doesn’t,
A lot of people care about YOU’
Two more winter projects – . . . trying to get above data and look at a few other New England States ‘fault data’ – and an outline of ‘history’ of the motorcyclist rights movement – initiating with Clubs in CA coming to MA; early days of Easyriders and ABATE’s
Your site and100th Laconia could be good vehicle to into those ROOTS . . .
Rouge shipped me up some info / docs on discs – sites . . . does not seem to be all ‘in one place,’ . . . unless you know where that ‘one place’ and ‘accurate’ is ? ? ?
–PC
MA
VETERANS NEWS–House Veterans Affairs Committee Considers Marijuana Research Bill—
BY JUSTIN STREKAL, NORML POLITICAL DIRECTOR POSTED ON OCTOBER 13, 2021
The House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) will conduct a legislative hearing on Wednesday, October 13th, which will include consideration of the bipartisan VA Cannabis Research Act of 2021, HR 2916.
The legislation “would direct VA to conduct clinical research with varying forms of medicinal cannabis to evaluate the safety and effects of cannabis on health outcomes of veterans with PTSD and veterans with chronic pain.”
The House bills sponsor is Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA), a member of HVAC, and co-led with Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI). The bill has a Senate companion (S. 1467) carried by Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT) and co-led with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK).
According to nationwide survey data conducted by The American Legion in 2017, 39 percent of veteran respondents affirmed that they “know a veteran” who is using the plant medicinally. Furthermore, twenty-two percent of respondents said they themselves “use cannabis to treat a mental or physical condition.”
You can read more about the implications of cannabis reform and veterans on NORML’s factsheet entitled Marijuana and Veterans Issues here.
Supporters of the VA Cannabis Research Act can contact both their Senators and member of the House in support of the legislation with NORML’s Action Alert here.
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REVZILLA LAUNCHES RIDER’S ALLIANCE PROGRAM, GIVING VOICE TO A DIVERSE TEAM OF RIDERS TO SHARE THEIR POWERSPORTS JOURNEYS
The Motorcycle Retailer Is Seeking to Create a More Inclusive Riding Community with a Team of Riders from all walks of life
RevZilla is pleased to announce the launch of its Rider’s Alliance Program, a new approach to the brand’s content and story-telling from voices across the country and different styles of riding. This new team of riders will share their riding adventures from their unique perspectives across all RevZilla’s communication platforms.
This is a first for RevZilla, whose customers and fans have shared their desire to hear from a broad set of motorcyclists on their eclectic riding experiences. The program was created with the intention to establish a team of riders that better represent the entire ridership of RevZilla customers, inspire them to share their passion within their local communities, and make riding a more inclusive sport.
The inaugural ambassador roster showcases a diverse background of riders from across the country, with varied skill sets. Further, the roster is primarily female, as RevZilla seeks to give voices to women riders so they can encourage others in the sport. The riders’ stories will be hosted on RevZilla’s website, and include how-to content, gear reviews, opinion columns, and more, to help educate the community on essential powersports topics.
Introducing, the RevZilla Rider’s Alliance:
? Liz Kiniery, Northeast Region
? Fred Foster, Southwest Region
? Kimba Reams, Southeast Region
? Ananda Costa, Southwest Region
? Dax Jordan, Southwest Region
? Matt Carman, Western Mountains
“The riders we’ve selected for this program were chosen due to their authenticity, relatability and passion for riding. They have day jobs, just as our customers do, but have so much to contribute to the community and this program aims to help them achieve that,” said Jen Dunstan, Program Manager at RevZilla. “Thanks to Rider’s Alliance, we can give a voice to motorcyclists who align with our mission to help make the sport more inclusive.”
To read the RevZilla Rider’s Alliance team stories, visit: www.RevZilla.com/riders-alliance
BANDIT’S BEDROLL REVIEW--That Bandit’s Bedroll it awesome, thanks. And the free gifts awesome too. I’m enjoy the book you sent. It’s good. I’m surprised it’s not on a top 10 list somewhere.
Okay, just wanted to say thanks and safe riding!
–Daniel
THE COVID FILES–While what I sent may be a stretch for some people who do not want to get the Covid Jab, I believe there are many who may be interested in this approach.
What do you think about this?
A person just says I am against this because of my religious beliefs.
It may be accepted and it may not be.
If not, they simply say I am a member of Bikers Church.
I suspect the person and or agency pushing says something to the affect, “I never heard of them.”
It does not matter, Bikers Church Does Exist and has for a long time and is sanctioned by Universal Life Church.
It should now fall on the person or agency to prove the person who made the statement is incorrect and maybe even take the person to court over his or her beliefs, similar to what we did by getting helmet tickets and tying up the court.
This could fast get to the point it becomes unprofitable for the agency and court to push the issue.
It would also depend on how far the person refusing the Jab wants to take it.
JUST SAYIN
–Father Rogue
Founding Member
Bikers Church
NEWS FROM THE CHOPPER CHRONICLES STAFF–From Old School bolt and chain cutters to cordless grinders and cut-off tools to high-tech electronic equipment for the modern bikes the thieves have quite an arsenal at their disposal.
Vans, trucks, trailers, or just riding them away make the deed quick and dirty. An individual or all-out highly practiced crew can grab your wheels in the wink of an eye.
Some are bold enough to grab a bike right in the middle of a busy public area. Some can open your garage door and roll your pride and joy away. Of course, there are the thieves who are just shopping for parts and strip away parts easy as pie. And of course, there’s the sucker punch where money passes hands but you never get the bike.
Being ripped off is something that is almost never over. It goes much deeper than the loss of the bike or part. It is a personal defeat that can really gnaw at a guy. It is a violation of a person. Dirty deeds, but not dirt cheap.
–Sam Burns
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Great article, Great pictures! These were the days! Brings back a lot of memories of my days in Virginia with my riding brothers, those were the days! I agree The Best Generation of bikers!
–Stealth
Charlotte, NC
THIS WEEK’S TECH QUESTION— I’m working on an ‘81 Shovelhead that a kid bought who has no knowledge or experience with these things.
He bought it from a consignment shop with no idea what it actually was. It is a new S&S 93p. The one that uses evo oiling through the pushrods.
Anyway, it has a Rivera pro clutch, and I get it set perfect and he rides it a little while and it starts slipping. All the free play goes away and it gets hot. It looks like a great clutch. I have been running ATF in the primary. Maybe that is causing the problem, but it is supposed to be a wet clutch.
I put it together with brand new plates and it did fine for me, and then he got on it and rode 70 miles and burned up the new plates. Are those just junk? I have been running semi stock Shovelhead clutcha like that for years with no problems.
Just thought I would run it by you. I love that motor. He gave $7000, for which is about 3000 more than I would give, but those S&S motors are over $8000 so I guess he did okay, except because he can’t work on it without screwing it up, he is going to spend a couple of thousand with my shop and still have the usual problems.
This is it. The owner is a 21-year-old hillbilly. He’s about 6’4” has huge hands and feet and no mechanical ability at all. Fortunately, he is not into drugs or alcohol. Glad you are with the VA. They take great care of me. Stay safe
–Bill May
KEEPING THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE WIDE OPEN—LUCILLE, THIS IS TOOOOOOOO GOOD!
A State Trooper pulled an 87-yr-old woman over for speeding.
As he looked at her driver’s license, he was surprised to notice that attached to it was a concealed weapon permit.
Taken aback, he couldn’t help but ask if she had a gun in her possession. She replied in her crackly voice that she indeed did have a 45 automatic in her glove compartment.
The trooper then asked if she had any other weapons, to which she replied that she also had a 9mm Glock in her center console.
The shocked trooper asked if that was all and the little old lady held up her purse and replied, “Well, I do keep a 38 special in my purse.”
Finally the astonished trooper asked, “What are you afraid of?” ….and the little old lady smiled and replied,
“Not a F###ing thing”
–from Joe Smith
HANG ON—Frankie, my grandson took over 5-Ball Leathers and is working on a new logo. His art is cool.
Okay, the shop build is snow and covid stalled. My contractor picked up the mung and is down for a minute, but we are also waiting for the snow to clear.
I pulled the Salt Torpedo out of the shop garage so the Redhead could escape South Dakota hail. I don’t like this situation, but the Torpedo is completely wrapped.
Never a dull moment and always remember, ride free forever!
–Bandit
HALLOWEEN BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for October 28, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
On Halloween the Glasgow Climate Conference will kick off with Mother Nature disguised as an SUV. And there will be large rooms full of folks claiming Doomsday. Here are the simple facts from the co2Coalition. Check it out.
If this wasn’t ridiculous, it would actually be funny. How many doomsdays have we experienced in history. Just 100 percent of them were wrong.
I wonder if we sit down with a one-eyed, witchy woman who reads tea leaves for wide-eyed predictions. Would she say as the candle mysteriously blows out on her floating table, “This is Hitler’s birthday and all the evil, control freak ghosts have reemerged to take over the world again.” Hang on, 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.
FUEL CLEVELAND ACTION, BE THERE BE THERE, BE THERE–It’s nearly time. Fuel Cleveland is happening next weekend.
Fuel Cleveland takes place Saturday, November 6th, 2021.
There are hangouts, shindigs, parties and goings-on happening all weekend.
Stay in the know as to the schedule, address and such here. See you soon!
FUEL CLE INFO
Looking for more fun to be had while in Cleveland? We’ve got you covered…
The Crawford Auto and Aviation Museum in Cleveland has a killer display going, “Year Of The Motorcycle”, on loan from the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, Alabama.
In addition to the motorcycle exhibit they have a really cool collection of cars, trucks and planes! We highly recommend a visit. For more info check out the Crawford Museum website.
–Lowbrow Crew
FEMA NEWS FROM THE EUROPEAN FRONT– UK: ‘Tampering With A Motorcycle’s Environmental Performance Will Be Illegal’– British bikers were alarmed by the suggestion that the government wanted to introduce measures that would stop motorcycle customization.
These anti-tampering proposals have generated huge concern among motorcyclists that motorcycle modification would be rendered illegal.
To find out the truth about these alleged measures, representatives of motorcyclists’ organizations met with officials from the Department for Transport.
Controversial plans for vehicle anti-tampering regulations were the subject of a high-level meeting between a delegation from the National Motorcyclists Council (NMC) and officials from the Department for Transport (DfT). The anti-tampering proposals have been put forward in the British Government’s Future of Transport Regulatory Review Consultation: Modernizing Vehicle Standards. Proposed ‘anti-tampering’ regulations are aimed at environmental performance and speed ‘defeat devices’ on new electric vehicles, but regulations are still set to impact emissions modifications of petrol motorcycles.
The proposals aim to create new offences for ‘tampering with a system, part or component of a vehicle intended or adapted for use on the road’. This would specifically outlaw advertising, supplying or installing a ‘tampering product’ and create an offence for removing or reducing the effectiveness of, or rendering inoperative a system, part or component of a vehicle.
These anti-tampering proposals would impact not only motorcycle riders, but also the thousands of accessory and component businesses which serve a thriving market in motorcycle adaptation and customization.
‘It is not the government’s intention to stop motorcycle customization, modification and adaptation where this does not relate to the environmental performance or design speed of a motorcycle.’
The meeting,with the DfT was attended by Craig Carey-Clinch (National Motorcyclists Council, NMC, Anna Zee (British Motorcyclists Federation, BMF) and Colin Brown (Motorcycle Action Group, MAG). Both BMF and MAG are members of FEMA.
The DfT immediately confirmed that it is not the government’s intention to stop motorcycle customization, modification and adaptation where this does not relate to the environmental performance or design speed of a motorcycle.
The proposals are instead aimed at ensuring the motorcycles can no longer be legally modified to generate more pollution and in the case of electric motorcycles, cannot have software changes made to increase speed. In this area, the proposals have been inspired by the practice of modifying electric bicycles and e-scooters to make them faster and more powerful.
The practice of using non-OEM parts (Original Equipment Manufacturer part) will not be stopped, as long as these do not degrade the specified environmental performance of a bike. Modifications that improve this performance are still planned to be possible. The DfT quickly acknowledged that the consultation was not worded precisely enough and that more could have been said with regard to the specific areas of concern when it comes to ‘tampering’. The Department confirmed that it had received a huge postbag on the subject.
Although the NMC has successfully gained clarification about the scope of the anti-tampering proposals, many concerns remain about unintended consequences of the proposed regulations as they apply to existing and older motorcycles, how the regulations will be applied and the scope of what will be covered. The DfT acknowledge these concerns and have agreed that the NMC will be able to input to the development of any new regulations after the consultation period has finished.
Engine modifications often improve how a bike runs and the freedom to be able to make these changes must remain. But it does seem clear that in the drive to reduce vehicle emissions and to decarbonize all vehicle types, at the very least, modifications that lead to increased emissions from petrol motorcycles and cars are likely to be outlawed.”
Written by Wim Taal
Source: NMC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tanya Tucker’s Cosa Salvaje Tequila has customized an exclusive signature pink bottle to honor and support breast cancer survivors year-round as the tequila brand partners with the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition. Tucker has always been an advocate for women’s health issues and will be donating a portion of the proceeds from all of the signature pink bottles made.
“I’m so very proud to be partnering with the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition. All my life I’ve worked hard to perfect the gift I was given – it’s always a challenge. But nothing compared to the struggles these women have every day, fighting to live, stay with their families and care for their children. To be there as they grow and to help guide them through their lives. I want to help them DO that! I want to be a part of finding a cure. I hope that every sip brings us closer to that glorious day when the suffering halts and the living begins. Together we can win!” Tanya shared about the partnership.
Cosa Salvaje has customized their signature pink tequila bottles with a black leather strap bearing an embossed pink ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Each bottle is embellished with a quote from Tucker that reads, “This bottle is dedicated to all the women fighting breast cancer. Together…we can win!”
“October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we look forward to working with Tanya to bring awareness to the financial difficulties associated with a diagnosis of breast cancer. 65 percent of Americans list unexpected medical expenses as their top financial concern and healthcare-related costs cause bankruptcy every 30 seconds. The financial burden of breast cancer is real and not just in October,” shared Executive Director of the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition, Jami Wright Eller.
“Tanya and I both believe that if we all do our part, big or small, we will be able to help conquer breast cancer. Being involved with the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition makes us feel like we are one step closer,” CEO/Founder of Cosa Salvaje, Elle France said.
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE PARTNERS WITH VETERANS’ CHARITY RIDE ON
MILITARY-THEMED ‘HONORING HEROES’ CLOTHING COLLECTION–100% of Proceeds to Benefit Non-Profit Military Organization & Fund Veteran Rehab Efforts
Indian Motorcycle, America’s First Motorcycle Company, today announced the release of an all-new, military-themed clothing collection where 100% of its proceeds will benefit the Veterans Charity Ride (VCR) and its veteran rehab efforts. The Indian Motorcycle ‘Honoring Heroes’ collection was designed to recognize and support those who have served in the United States Military, while at the same time providing resources for post-war veterans rehabilitating within the VCR program.
With eight pieces, the Indian Motorcycle Honoring Heroes collection features military-inspired casualwear for both men and women. The men’s line includes a Khaki Contrast-Sleeve T-Shirt, a Khaki Icon Long-Sleeve T-Shirt, and a Khaki Camo Hoodie. For women, the Honoring Heroes collection includes a Khaki Contrast-Sleeve with three-quarter, baseball-style sleeves, a Khaki Icon Long-Sleeve T-Shirt and a Khaki Camo Hoodie. A Khaki Icon Beanie and Khaki Camo Snapback Cap complete the exclusive collection.
Created by veteran Army Paratrooper Dave Frey, VCR leverages the therapeutic effects of motorcycle riding to create an adventure of a lifetime for wounded and amputee combat veterans adjusting to post-war life. Each year VCR hosts 15-to-20 veterans on a therapeutic ride from the Southwest to the legendary Sturgis Bike Week®. The 10-to-14-day adventure allows participating veterans the opportunity to push towards conquering their post-war challenges while out on the open road. Throughout the trip, veterans conduct team-building exercises that allow riders to share their service experience during the emotional and mind-detoxing motorcycle ride.
The Indian Motorcycle Honoring Heroes collection is available now at select Indian Motorcycle dealers around the country. To learn more about the collection visit the Indian Motorcycle Outpost. To support the Veterans Charity Ride, donate, or to learn more visit VeteransCharityRide.org. Riders can also follow along on Indian Motorcycle’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
THE HARLEY 3RD QUARTER REPORT–Harley’s pivot to high-margin bikes delivers profit, revenue beat
NEWS FLASH FROM ECOSENSE–Shareholder divestment campaigns caused oil and gas shortages, a return to coal, and higher emissions
Over the last decade, climate activists have successfully pressured governments, banks, and corporations to divest from oil and natural gas companies. At first such efforts appeared to be strictly symbolic. But in recent years climate activists succeeded in driving public and private investment away from oil and gas exploration and toward renewables. The result is the worst energy crisis in 50 years.
Under-investment in oil and gas exploration is not the only cause of today’s energy crisis. The economic comeback from the covid pandemic has pushed up demand. Lack of wind in Europe meant higher demand for both natural gas and coal. And a drought in Brazil meant it had to import natural gas.
But the main cause of energy shortages is the half-decade-long under-investment in oil and gas driven by climate concerns.
“ESG [environmental, social, and governance] considerations account for much of the decline in capital expenditure by international oil companies in recent years,” notes The Financial Times today, “and the investor exodus out of oil and gas markets.” Bloomberg agrees, noting that “the market is now fixated on climate change and the dwindling appetite to invest in fossil fuels.”
China, India, the U.S., East Asia, and Europe are all mining and burning more coal to make up for the lack of natural gas. China’s government recently waived environmental safeguards on coal mining. China imposed rolling blackouts due to energy shortages while India narrowly avoided them.
Normally, the anticipation of higher oil and gas demand causes firms to increase investment in exploration. That hasn’t happened. The main reason, according to Goldman Sachs, is climate activist pressure on governments, firms, and banks to divest from oil and gas exploration.
Oil and gas exploration investments declined by half between 2011 and 2021, notes The Financial Times. New oilfield discoveries fell to historic lows between 2016 and 2020, not due to lack of oil, but lack of investment in exploration. Today firms are spending 25 percent less than they need to hold oil production steady.
The result of successful climate activism is, paradoxically, rising coal use and carbon emissions. That’s because electricity produced from natural gas produces about half of the emissions of coal.
Some of us warned that climate activist efforts against natural gas would backfire. Eight years ago, I defended fracking for making natural gas cheaper than coal. Reducing natural gas exploration would make gas more expensive, I argued, and delay the transition away from coal.
Some worry that cheap oil increases its use, but petroleum use is highly inelastic, since our cars and trucks rely on it. Little oil is burned for electricity production, and natural gas is required to balance at the intermittency of solar and wind.
The proof is in the data. Fossil fuels’ share of global energy production remain unchanged at 84 percent since 1980. To the extent emissions in Europe and the US declined, it was largely due to the transition from coal to natural gas.
As a result of successful activist pressure, governments and investors have punished oil and gas companies. When an oil and gas exploration firm, EOG Resources, announced in February that it intended to expand output, its share price dropped more than any other company on the S&P 500. Naturally, American oil and gas firms have since refused to expand production, even as prices have risen.
Social responsible investing is decades old, but ESG was embraced over the last decade by large university endowments, investment banks like Blackrock, governments, the International Energy Agency, the United Nations and eventually by oil and gas companies themselves, including Shell, Total, and many others. In May, a court in The Netherlands ordered Shell to reduce its emissions, a ruling that made firms reluctant to invest in new oil and gas exploration.
It’s not like oil and gas executives didn’t know that underinvestment would lead to today’s price shocks. It’s that they were ignored. When the former CEO of Exxon, Lee Raymond, was asked what kept him up at night he said, simply, “Reserve replacement.” Shareholders had demanded he stop investing. In 2020, under pressure from climate activists, JPMorgan Chase, America’s largest investment bank, removed Raymond from his role as the board’s lead independent director.
Part of the problem is that neither corporations nor governments are taking the right actions. Some are going in the wrong direction. The U.S. Congress appears close to approving a deal to pour $500 billion into renewables and its enabling infrastructure over the next decade. Those taxpayer subsidies could further reduce the incentive for private firms to invest in oil and gas. Even if they don’t, the Biden administration has moved to restrict oil and gas drilling on public lands.
Meanwhile, even in the middle of the global energy crisis, the United Nations and the International Energy Agency (IEA), funded by developed nations, are putting pressure on nations to reduce oil and gas investments even more than they already have.
But high oil and gas prices will create political problems for governments as they worsen inflation. And prices are likely to remain high for years not months.
“Today, investment in fossil fuel is vilified and financing has become sparse as big western banks withdraw,” notes The Financial Times. “Due to long lead times between investment and supplies, we are yet to see the full impact of this slowdown in spending on conventional oil and gas production. In other words, supplies will continue to lag behind demand for the next few years.”
As a result, even as the Biden administration prepares to promote its heavy investments in renewables in preparation for United Nations climate change talks in Scotland, it is also pressuring OPEC to increase oil production.
–Michael Shellenberger
LONE STAR RALLY NEWS–From the same people that have brought you the Search for Miss Lone Star Rally for the last 15 years, Outlaw Dave Productions is excited to be hosting the Annual Search for Miss Lone Star Rally. A premiere bikini spokesmodel contest along the Gulf Coast, Miss Lone Star Rally this year coincides with the 20th Anniversary of this motorcycle rally that sees over 400,000 attendees annually.
This annual search, sponsored by Nitrilis Health, is conducting preliminary events at motorcycle destinations and Harley-Davidson dealers throughout the month of October in Southeast Texas. Ladies from the Gulf Coast will vie for this coveted title and their share of the $10,000 cash we award.
Interested contestants should contact 1st Class Models (218) 451-6793
Schedule
QUALIFYING PRELIMS:
Sunday, October 24 at 6 pm
? Voodoo Hut in Kemah
Saturday October 30 at 12 pm
? Mancuso Crossroads
FINALS: Saturday Nov 6 Saengerfest Plaza
Party on VIP Balconies with 2021 VIP Packages!
BRAND NEW Bikernet Reader Comment–THE LAST CROCKER EVER BUILT
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‘The motorcyclist’ 1936 magazine stated 12 bikes were pre ordered for the year. The 1938 advert stated “manufactured in limited production.” The 1939 Big tank advert stated “manufactured in limited production.”
All bikes were by advance order ONLY, and no dealerships. The Oct 1940 Motorcyclist mag debuted the ‘Scootabout’ after production of the V twin ended.
Paul Bigsby left the factory in 1941 and Gene Rhyne soon after. It has already been documented that Ernie Skelton made patterns for Crockers in 1968.
Harry Sucher wrote in ‘The Antique motorcycle’ vol 10 #3 1971. The Crocker Register was fabricated by Skelton and Chuck V. There are no previous owners for most of the bikes listed and most of them use HD XA-705, 706 rods and flat head pistons, do the math 3-5/16″ or 3-7/16″ by 3-5/8″, 4-1/8″ or 4-5/8″ stroke.
–Strickland
New Zealand
INFAMOUS SMOKE OUT RALLY Is Headed Back to Salisbury For ’22
After reaching a deal between Flat Black Productions and The Source Media Group, the two-decade-long Smoke Out Rally will not only come back for 2022 but will return to the original Salisbury location at the Rowan County Fairgrounds.
Slated for September 9 & 10, 2022, the long-standing traditions of Smoke Out will not change. Everything that attendees have come to expect over the years, from the mini bike racing to the chopper show, is still intact. Some additions will be the Legacy Invitational that features original SmokeOut Builders in a 100-foot air-conditioned exhibition hall alongside one legacy builder that is a newcomer to the Smoke Out traditions. Already confirmed are Billy Lane, Paul Cox, Jeff Cochran, Bill Dodge, Donny Loos, Pat Patterson, and Steve Broyles, to name just a few.
Also new for 2022 is their charitable component titled “Tankful.” Which will raise money through an auction of custom-painted motorcycle tank wall art. In conjunction with Ed Kerr and the Hamsters USA®, some of the top industry paint slingers will throw down their best on a half shell provided by Paughco. All tanks will be on display throughout the Smoke Out Rally in the Legends Gallery. After the rally is over, the tanks will be auctioned off. All the proceeds will go towards the “Meals On Wheels” program in Rowan County and Spearfish, South Dakota.
While other details like the band lineup and some additional bike show info are yet to come, the big news is that Smoke Out is back. It’s in a better time of year and is headed back to the place of its former glory. Stay tuned to the @smokeoutrally on Instagram, Facebook, and of course, smokeoutrally.com for more info.
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY MARKETING CLASS—
My personal view on Logo for any Company or Brand. –
1. Think of any of the big companies or brands that come to your mind when you think of a particular product for a particular need and which you like –
– Example: For a Motorcycle, For a Car, For a TV Channel, For an Online Selling Website, For a Bank, etc
2. Now, do people instantly remember that Logo – a symbol – after having seen it just once?
– Why ?
– Because it is simple, clean, very limited in color and artwork, etc.
3. If there was a very complicated looking but also very beautiful intricate artwork being used by a Brand or Company as their Logo – would the customers out there be able to remember it to associate it with the Name of the Product ?
– if they find it difficult to describe a particular logo to others (example, lady asking a salesman at Walmart for a particular grocery item)
– or difficult to Recall a particular Brand Name because of association with its logo when they want to buy a particular product
– most likely they won’t remember the name of the company / brand / website, etc.
4. Memory works better with Symbols – hence people remember a brand name when they remember a Logo
– which is why Logo are Registered as Trademarks by Companies.
5. Look at iconic products recognised globally – simply recognised by their Logo – a symbol for a product they admire –
– “Bar and Shield ?” – Harley-Davidson
– BMW
– iconic half-bitten Apple logo of Mac and iPhone company
– Nike
– even CNN or BBC
– Amazon.com with the smiley underneath the word going from A to Z of that word, saying people can buy anything with best service through Amazon
6. Simplicity is more difficult and more artistic than intricate artwork.
– The “Two Fingers Not Touching” is the Most Remembered Part of the detailed intricate beautiful painting by Michelangelo in Sistine Chapel called The Creation of Adam, portraying the creation of mankind by God.
– but of course bikers pay lot of money for painting intricate artwork on their motorcycles.
– That’s a different concept of “Customization” (personalized) compared to Company Logo.
–Professor Wayfarer Phd.
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Try to continue to travel the roads that have been paved by our fore fathers. I have traveled many miles across the 7 western states alone and with Brothers. This piece of American history your speaking of rears its head once in a blue moon, although more-so when traveling alone or it may just be the side effects of the peyote.
Needless to say, losing oneself on the road is where you find oneself. Reminder, you’re Never really lost. Ya, just have been there before.
–Larry D Petrie
chopngrind66@gmail.com
The Zoo, CA
ARTICLE TITLE OF THE WEEK–there are now breakfast experts. journalists can find an expert for anything. except the truth.
–J.J. Solari
Media Specialists
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UBER MYTH EXPOSED–Piece by piece, the mythology around ride-sharing is falling apart. Uber and Lyft promised ubiquitous self-driving cars as soon as this year. They promised an end to private car ownership. They promised to reduce congestion in the largest cities. They promised consistently affordable rides. They promised to boost public transit use. They promised profitable business models. They promised a surfeit of well-paying jobs. Heck, they even promised flying cars.
Well, none of that has gone as promised (but more about that later). Now a new study is punching a hole in another of Uber and Lyft’s promised benefits: curtailing pollution. The companies have long insisted their services are a boon to the environment in part because they reduce the need for short trips, can pool riders heading in roughly the same direction and cut unnecessary miles by, for instance, eliminating the need to look for street parking.
It turns out Uber rides do spare the air from the high amount of pollutants emitted from starting up a cold vehicle, when it is operating less efficiently, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University found. But that gain is wiped out by the need for drivers to circle around waiting for or fetching their next passenger, known as deadheading. Deadheading, Lyft and Uber estimated in 2019, is equal to about 40% of ride-share miles driven in six American cities. The researchers at Carnegie Mellon estimated that driving without a passenger leads to a roughly 20% overall increase in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions compared to trips made by personal vehicles.
The researchers also found switching from a private car to on-demand rides, like an Uber or Lyft, increased the external costs of a typical trip by 30%-35%, or roughly 35 cents on average, because of the added congestion, collisions and noise from ride-sharing services. “This burden is not carried by the individual user, but rather impacts the surrounding community,” reads a summary of the research conducted by Jacob Ward, Jeremy Michalek and Constantine Samaras. “Society as a whole currently shoulders these external costs in the form of increased mortality risks, damage to vehicles and infrastructure, climate impacts and increased traffic congestion.”
But as Lyft would have it, “By using Lyft to share rides, passengers are helping to reduce the carbon footprint left by our country’s dominant mode of transportation — driving alone.” That’s what the friendly Uber alternative claimed way back in 2016.
So what about all those other pledges? They’ve proved to be just as illusory.
Take urban congestion. Uber and Lyft envisioned a future in which software algorithms would push each car to host three or more passengers, easing traffic and providing a complement to public transit options. Instead, passengers have largely eschewed pooled rides and public transit in favor of private trips, leading to downtown bottlenecks in cities like San Francisco. The duration of traffic jams increased by nearly 5% in urban areas since Uber and Lyft moved in.
Lyft’s president, John Zimmer, once claimed the majority of rides would be in autonomous vehicles by 2021, but the company has largely backed away from its self-driving efforts, including selling its developmental unit to a Toyota subsidiary this year. Uber, which once characterized robot cars as “existential” to its future, sold off its autonomous vehicle division last year after mounting safety and cost concerns.
The efficiencies of ride hailing were supposed to all but end car ownership; instead vehicle sales are on the rise again this year, after a down year in 2020. There is also evidence that Uber and Lyft may actually spur an increase in car sales in cities where they begin operating.
Public-transit use in some areas, despite the companies’ claims, has been waning, according to several studies, as more consumers opt to jump in Ubers and Lyfts that drive them door to door. That was before the COVID pandemic spooked users into staying away from crowded subway cars and buses.
Underwritten by venture capital, Uber and Lyft hooked users by offering artificially cheap rides that often undercut traditional yellow cabs. But labor shortages and a desperate need to find some path to a profitable future have caused ride-share prices to skyrocket, perhaps to a more rational level.
After burning through billions of venture capital dollars, Uber said it was on a path to profitability last year, using an accounting metric that ignores many of the costs that actually make it unprofitable. By the same measure, chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi is projecting this quarter could be profitable. That remains to be seen. Sure, the pandemic had an outsize impact on ride-sharing, but even though food delivery helped prop up Uber’s results, the company still lost a staggering $6.8 billion last year, following $8.5 billion in 2019 losses, in supposedly better times. Lyft hasn’t fared much better, racking up $4.4 billion in combined losses over the same period.
Despite the hype for the companies’ stock market debuts, some Lyft investors are still underwater more than two years later, while Uber stockholders have eked out meager gains. Hardly winning business models.
It is tempting to chalk much of this up to marketing and typical corporate chest thumping. But the companies skirted laws for years to help drive growth and along the way have made drivers pawns in their race to the bottom. Displeased by a California law that would grant drivers employment status and guaranteed benefits, Uber and Lyft teamed up with DoorDash and other gig companies. They forked over more than $200 million to back a ballot measure that all but ensured thousands of workers would never gain the dignity of a consistent living wage — ostensibly to help safeguard the company’s not-quite-thriving business models. (A state judge has called the law unconstitutional.)
Now, despite the cynicism of the California fight, Lyft and Uber are trying to foist a similar law upon Massachusetts with the promise of “historic new benefits” for “app-based ride-share and delivery drivers.” Voters shouldn’t fall for it.
The companies are correct that they offer a useful service, including food delivery to the homebound, an alternative to drunken driving and access to transportation in underserved areas. But after years of bluster, it’s hard to believe them about much else.
–By Greg Bensinger, New York Times
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
–from the NMA
When will they publish a lead article on the myths behind Climate Doom? It’s coming.
–Bandit
DVLA set to make changes to car and motorcycle tests to help people pass first time
By Gemma Jones and Christopher Harper
The changes will affect automatic drivers and motorcycle users
The DVLA has composed new plans for motorcycles and automatic car drivers.
The proposed changes plan to allow drivers of automatic cars to also drive a manual vehicle and for motorcyclists to take their tests on a bike with a lower sized engine.
Amendments have been recommended to Parliament to simplify passing tests, as reported by Birmingham Live.
Automatic drivers will soon be able to also drive a manual vehicle as long as they can already drive a manual vehicle in another category.
The changes will effect the car and trailer (B+E) category, medium-sized lorry (C1) and its trailer towing equivalent (C1+E) and the minibus (D1) and its trailer towing equivalent (D1+E).
The Licensing Agency stated that the statutory instrument is to: “Permit drivers who passed certain driving tests using a vehicle with automatic transmission to acquire the manual entitlement for that sub-category, provided that they already hold a manual licence for another category, such as a car.”
They added: “This brings licence upgrades for sub-categories, including the car and trailer combination, medium-sized lorries and minibuses, together with their trailer towing entitlements, into line with the full lorry and bus or coach categories.”
Motorcyclists will be able to do their tests on bikes with a smaller engine, allowing engine sizes that are as low as 245cc.
The purpose of this is to allow motorcyclists to use a bike in their test that they are “more comfortable and confident riding.”
The changes are believed to allow riders to have a better chance of passing their test first time.
A spokesperson for the DVLA said the changes are needed because: “The government is modernising the regulations in light of developments in engine technology.
“Especially the trend towards electric vehicles, which almost always have automatic or semi-automatic transmission, and the increasing power produced by relatively small motorcycle engines.
“These are sensible and pragmatic changes and received widespread support when a public consultation was held.”
SOURCE: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/dvla-set-make-changes-car-21940463
LIFESTYLE CYCLES DEAL OF THE WEEK— 2014 Harley-Davidson® FLHXS – Street Glide® Specialfor $18,995.00
see it here: https://www.lifestylecycles.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=10634942
This bike is a sharp looking bike check out the Rims
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2014 Pearl white Harley-Davidson STREET GLIDE SPECIAL FLHXS
Some of the features/Add-on’s on this bike
* 103c.i. Motor
* 6-Speed trans
* CV exhaust
* Matching custom Front and rear wheels
* Custom kickstand
* Detachable touring pack
This bike has passed Lifestyle Cycles rigorous 92 point safety and mechanical/structural inspection. Whether your looking to commute to work, ride the coast or take that dream vacation, this bike is ready to go!!!
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NEW FROM RMJ—The Range 37 Kestrels are in stock!
The Range 37 Kestrel Spike and Hammer Poll models are forged in the RMJ custom shop by Reid Carmack. Forging allows a custom look at feel, each one has it’s own marks and character that set them aside from production tomahawks.
The head features a 2.5″ hand ground main cutting edge on both the spike and hammer poll. The spike model features a 2.75″ distal tapered, sharpened spike, and the hammer poll model has a very useful hammer end. The handles are wrapped with hemp cord and lacquered for durability. Each tomahawk is hand stamped with custom maker marks, and feature our Fire Scale finish.
The Range 37 Kestrel’s includes a Chattanooga Leatherworks Edge Scabbard and Wilderness Carry Baldric ring that will allow for belt carry or attachment to PALS webbing with the included MOLLE straps, as well as a cherry presentation box.
Please note: Each tomahawk is hand forged and finished, with unique hammering marks and finishes. Specifications will vary slightly due to the handmade nature of this item.
Specifications:
Head Length: Spike 6″, Hammer Poll 4 3/8″
Overall Height: 12.5″
Forward Cutting Edge Length: 2.5″
Blade Thickness: .375″
Weight: 1 pound 6 ounces (without sheath)
Blade Material: 80CRV2 Carbon Steel
Jack loves to photograph girls and he wasn’t about to turn the Country Girl down. Check her out in the Cantina.
–Bandit
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–THE NUTS BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for October 21, 2021
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As for VA, for years I have asked about my skin condition that VA says is agent orange. My VA dr. will not call it that. He calls it the stuff they sprayed that won’t hurt you.
A final observation, look at how Hitler took over a country and denied free speech. Seems the dems did, but they have not been able to disarm us. It’s time to go for a ride on the Pan and clear my head. ride safe!
— A.J.
Deland, FL
20th Anniversary of LONE STAR RALLY Rolls into Galveston Island Nov 4th – 7th
Four days of tailpipe thunder, motorcycle magic, live entertainment, and vendors.
Galveston Island (Oct. 26, 2021) – After a pandemic hiatus, the Lone Star Rally returns to Galveston Island from November 4 to 7, 2021. Known as the nation’s largest four-day motorcycle event, hundreds of thousands of people from around the country come to marvel at the glorious work of man and machine – primarily of the two-wheeled kind.
“Motorcycle enthusiasts are anxious to get back on their bikes and the Lone Star Rally is happy to have them with a plethora of open-air events covering a wide territory on the island,” said NAME.
The jam-packed weekend of mostly free, outdoor events begins Thursday, November 4 at noon with live music concerts day on two stages. Vendors selling everything from chopper trailers to saddlebags, leather jackets, clothing and jewelry, custom bike painting, parts and accessories of all kinds, line the streets of downtown Galveston and stationed along the Seawall from 21st to 25th St. and around the Beach Central Park events area at 21st and Seawall.
Good causes and good times return with The Miss Lone Star Rally contest, hosted by legendary Houston rock-radio personality, Outlaw Dave, where 2019’s winner will crown a new queen Saturday night at Sangerfest Park. Outlaw Dave’s Annual Ranch Ride benefiting the Stevens & Pruett Ranch for Children and Animals takes place on Saturday beginning at Stubb’s Harley Davidson in Houston at 8:30 a.m.
A family-friendly, patriotic atmosphere has always been a big part of Lone Star Rally and this year is no exception with a special appearance by Lee Greenwood singing God Bless The USA (Proud To Be An American) on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Sangerfest Park. Greenwood will also make a personal appearance on Saturday giving support to veterans through his Soldier Valley Spirits line of beverages that includes Whiskey, Vodka, and Bourbon. Greenwood will sign bottles and proceeds will go to veterans.
The weekend presents a full slate of rock, country and tribute bands on both the main stage at Sangerfest Park and the Beach Central Stage at 21st and Seawall. Bike events such as the Rodeo Games, Performance Bike Show, the Sound Off Competition and Custom Bike Show will also entertain throughout the weekend.
Visit www.lonestarrally.com for a full line-up of events, concerts, vendors, and specials on Galveston beach accommodations and VIP pass.
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NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA HARLEY IN THE HEART OF THE LA HARBOR–What I have is some photos of the Breast Cancer awareness party on Friday night at California H-D. I saw Red and Green sitting with Black and White patch holders. The Coronas were ice cold and the brothers all got along .
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The vendors were good to us all .The Taco truck made spicy eats like always. It was a mask free environment with the guys and gals.
I wore my 5/8s Jak shirt and impressed the bros.
A good time was had by all . Jodi recognized that the Bikernet web site makes a difference.
–Gearhead
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY’S HISTORY CLASS–October 26
Shootout at the O.K. Corral
On October 26, 1881, the Earp brothers face off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in a legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
After silver was discovered nearby in 1877, Tombstone quickly grew into one of the richest mining towns in the Southwest.
Wyatt Earp, a former Kansas police officer working as a bank security guard, and his brothers, Morgan and Virgil, the town marshal, represented “law and order” in Tombstone. Although, they also had reputations as being power-hungry and ruthless.
The Clantons and McLaurys were cowboys who lived on a ranch outside of town and sidelined as cattle rustlers, thieves and murderers. In October 1881, the struggle between these two groups for control of Tombstone and Cochise County ended in a blaze of gunfire at the OK Corral.
On the morning of October 25, Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury came into Tombstone for supplies. Over the next 24 hours, the two men had several violent run-ins with the Earps and their friend Doc Holliday. Around 1:30 p.m. on October 26, Ike’s brother Billy rode into town to join them, along with Frank McLaury and Billy Claiborne. The first person they met in the local saloon was Holliday, who was delighted to inform them that their brothers had both been pistol-whipped by the Earps. Frank and Billy immediately left the saloon, vowing revenge.
Around 3 p.m., the Earps and Holliday spotted the five members of the Clanton-McLaury gang in a vacant lot behind the OK Corral, at the end of Fremont Street. The famous gunfight that ensued lasted all of 30 seconds, and around 30 shots were fired.
Though it’s still debated who fired the first shot, most reports say that the shootout began when Virgil Earp pulled out his revolver and shot Billy Clanton point-blank in the chest, while Doc Holliday fired a shotgun blast at Tom McLaury’s chest. Though Wyatt Earp wounded Frank McLaury with a shot in the stomach, Frank managed to get off a few shots before collapsing, as did Billy Clanton. When the dust cleared, Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers were dead, and Virgil and Morgan Earp and Doc Holliday were wounded. Ike Clanton and Claiborne had run for the hills.
Sheriff John Behan of Cochise County, who witnessed the shootout, charged the Earps and Holliday with murder. A month later, however, a Tombstone judge found the men not guilty, ruling that they were “fully justified in committing these homicides.”
The famous shootout has been immortalized in many movies, including Frontier Marshal (1939), Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957), Tombstone (1993) and Wyatt Earp (1994).
–from History.com
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Let’s keep planting mini forests in big cities. That is the trend in LA anyway. It’s a matter of keeping the carbon where it’s needed and creates the correct balance needed for the planet.
Guess I sound like a bit like Melody from Bandit’s series in the Cantina. This is a trend that needs to continue, I think. That would help make a lot of people happy, so great bikes like Harleys can stay authentic with that wonderful rush of a sound that they have.
No other bike on this planet has it like the Harley-Davidson. That’s what I think anyway, Namasta. May the gods be kind and stay positive and free.
— Ann Robinson
Long Beach, CA
ALLAH THE KILLJOY—
–J.J. Solari
A LESSON FROM THE MASTER—Gratitude. Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. –Oprah Winfrey
I have said many times through my writings how important it is to Pause and take inventory of how much we are grateful for, not just one day a year but every day of the year. Each morning I begin with a minimum of 5 things I am grateful for. It helps me find the balance I need throughout my day. One thing I have learned over the last 67 years is it could always be much worse and there is always something better around the corner.
Having a gratitude journal has helped me through many tough times. I promise you that if you choose to be grateful daily that your Life will have more meaning and continue to improve. As I have said many times today is a Gift, be thankful for it and Live it to the most.
Today Know: As I begin the gift of today I Pause to just say Thank You. I find at least 5 things to be grateful for. I express my appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. I truly appreciate those around me, I appreciate my life, and the opportunity to Live more than ever before. I choose to focus on Good, and find my own personal sweet spot in Life.
May you find many reasons to be Grateful today and every day!
Namaste’
–Yale
BIKERNET WEATHER STATION ALERT— Lake Tahoe is back up to its normal liquid level. took one day. All I’ve been hearin’ all year from the eco news assholes is, “Lake Tahoe is going dry! We’re all going to die!”
Took one day. it’s called rain. rain happens by Mother Nature, unless you’re an eco fuck. Then only shit that never actually happens, happens.
–J.J. Solari
TEXAS WEATHER REPORT–Quick Product Note: I’ve been using the Kuryakyn LED taillight & LED run/turn/stop bullets as well on the Dyna.
I’m all about being seen coming & going. These are bright lights, problem is the wiring is hair thin, not even an automotive style wire pliers work, so smaller then 20gauge.
The R/T/Stop have broken the wires so many times since I put them on in 2019. That is why you see all the extra wire still. Which were originally hidden behind the bags. I was going to wire them up properly with the recent tire change, but the wiring just won’t hold up with daily use.
No matter what I tried it will break at the solders edge. 3rd pic is factory vs too tiny thin. I’m a diesel mechanic, 12 gauge is my choice in wiring!
I’m not knocking Kuryakyn products. I use them, but just don’t recommend these lights. They’d be great if they used 18 gauge wires! I haven’t reached out to Karyakyn, and don’t really expect anything. This product just doesn’t hold up to my riding, I guess.
Think it’s broken, broken this time, maybe in a tamer environment.
–RFR
Tech Specialists
Bikernet.com™
STEALTH CLASS– ‘Supermarine’ by Bandit9.
The Vietnamese-based Bandit9 have achieved a lot since they burst onto the custom scene ten years ago. Founder and head designer Daryl Villanueva has been pushing the envelope on motorcycle design since he started and has bikes in the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Haas Moto Museum and the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.
To celebrate a decade in business, he has turned it up to eleven, and released an incredible stealth-looking motorcycle that is like nothing we’ve ever seen before. We chatted to Daryl about this Mobula Ray-inspired project he has appropriately dubbed the ‘Supermarine’ – which we’re sure will get tongues wagging.
Firstly, congratulations on the ten year anniversary of Bandit9. What are your proudest moments over the last decade?
Thanks! My proudest moment is, well, now. To have lasted this long is a larger accomplishment than any singular motorcycle or milestone. Running a motorcycle business, any business, is tough – emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually! A lot had to go right to have survived this long so I’m incredibly proud of the team I’ve put in place.
Let’s talk about your latest build. The Supermarine is stunning. Where did the name and inspiration come from?
I’m glad you like it! The name “Supermarine,” means above-water. The inspiration came from these elegant marine creatures that leap above the surface of the ocean called Mobula Rays. It’s pretty clear how we adapted the body to look like a Mobula Ray flapping its wings.
The frame is also interesting. If you look at most bikes, it’s always tubular and looks like a support element (I know; it literally is) but never a feature. We designed it to fascinate you for hours. It has these organic curves and loops that play with your eyes.
–Pipeburn, Moto Goodness
–from El Waggs
QUOTE OF THE WEEK–
If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.
–Bruce Lee
BIKERNET EMAIL BLAST—Do us a big favor and sign up for our email blasts. No, we won’t ask you to donate. There are no charges, no upgrades, no monthly fees and just a few ads. Hell, we don’t have a YouTube ad in your face for count them, four seconds. Nothing, nada except news about what’s happening at Bikernet or Industry news.
Okay, we run jokes once in a while.
–Bandit
Like You Say, “Ride Forever”.
LATEST FROM THE SUPPORT GOOD TIMES CREW–
Made a small batch of SGT points covers for shovelheads and big twin evos. We’re gonna give a few away… tag a pic of your shovel or evo with the hashtag #WHASSUPSGT and we’ll pick some winners on Thursday. The rest are up for sale online under the Limited Run tab.
Starting from the 2023 season Ducati will be the sole official supplier of motorcycles for the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup, the electric class of the MotoGP™ World Championship.
https://blog.bikernet.com/ducati-to-make-electric-motorcycle-for-motoe-world-cup/
–Wayfarer
Emperor in charge
MORE ON BIKERS’ CHURCH RIGHTS–The following is from a local newspaper.
I will follow up with more about Bikers Church.
Bikers Church has been around for a long time and part of what they believed in is Freedom of Choice.
One of those is against Mandatory Helmets and other things.
If someone is a member of Bikers Church they should be able to say what their choice is and not be forced to go against their Religious beliefs.
To be a member you simply say you are, We even allow people who are not Bikers to join if they believe in the same things as we do.
Anyway I think this kind of thing should work if they allow any other religious exemption.
Religious exemptions pose challenges
Vaccine mandates met by no proof required on forms
Jean Hopfensperger Minneapolis Star Tribune TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS – A recent post on Kate Lincoln’s neighborhood website caught her by surprise. A neighbor had written ‘Need a vaccine exemption? … Holy Trinity Church in South St. Paul is helpful.’
Lincoln called the church and left a message inquiring about the exemption. Her call was returned by a woman who confirmed that the church had a letter for requesting the exemption from employers. The church staffer even read her the letter, said Lincoln, who was outraged.
‘I have no issue with people getting a religious exemption if it’s legitimate, but it seems like they were just giving it out to anyone,’ said Lincoln, of St. Paul.
As a growing number of public and private employers issue vaccine mandates for workers or guests, many Americans are exploring religious exemptions to the rules. Such exemptions can be given if the vaccine violates sincerely held religious beliefs.
But there are no specific requirements or proof, or even standardized application forms, putting employers in an often difficult position of determining if the request is legitimate.
‘There are certainly sincere objections to the COVID vaccines … but we know that some people are being encouraged to characterize their objections as religious, whatever the actual basis is,’ said Thomas Berg, a professor of law and public policy at the University of St. Thomas. ‘We know there are boilerplate exemption forms circulating online.’
It’s unclear whether Holy Trinity Church was actively promoting the exemptions, or simply facilitating exemption requests for those who asked. Its senior pastor, the Rev. John Paul Echert, declined to comment on the issue. His associate pastor is the Rev. Robert Altier, a well-known priest who last year was reprimanded by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for telling parishioners that they’ve been ‘lied to’ about the seriousness of COVID-19 and that he wouldn’t take a vaccine unless ‘they force it upon me.’
St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda has discouraged clergy from writing the appeals, noting that vaccine exemptions don’t require clergy certification.
‘It’s an individual and personal decision whether to receive a COVID vaccine,’ Hebda wrote in a statement to area Catholics, noting that Catholic Church teachings say the vaccines are morally acceptable.
Pope Francis, for example, called getting a vaccine ‘a simple and profound way of promoting the common good.’ Leaders in most of the major religious traditions, including Muslims and Jews, also have encouraged members to be vaccinated. That complicates the exemption argument that the vaccine violates a specific religion.
Religious exemptions are based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on religious beliefs or moral convictions. It requires employers to accommodate someone’s ‘sincerely held’ religious beliefs and practices unless doing so would create undue hardship on the employer.
Individuals seeking exemptions typically provide written explanation to their employer about why the vaccine violates their religious convictions, and provide any other documentation required. Human services staff, at workplaces ranging from airlines to health care facilities to restaurants, review the requests and determine validity.
But their decisions are increasingly challenged. For example, nearly 200 Minnesota health care workers last month filed a federal lawsuit to stop enforcement of their employers’ vaccine mandates. A federal judge denied the request for an injunction last week, in part because nearly all had received exemption, and most for religious exemptions.
In another decision this month, a federal judge ruled that New York state must allow employers to grant religious exemptions to its vaccine mandate for health care workers while a lawsuit challenging them makes it way through court. Conversely, a federal judge ruled that Maine could prohibit religious exemptions for its health care workers.
Determining the scope and use of religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines in Minnesota and the nation is difficult, as there is no central authority that oversees them or monitors the requests. Neither the Minnesota Department of Health nor the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce tracks such data.
There is a state health department process and form for contesting school and child care immunization laws, but it doesn’t apply to COVID-19 vaccines because they weren’t included when the law was written, said health department spokesman Scott Smith.
The archdiocese – representing the largest single faith tradition in Minnesota – doesn’t track exemptions, but acknowledges it has been receiving inquires from clergy about how to handle requests for them. The archdiocese reminds them of the Catholic Church’s position on the vaccine.
Austrian Motorcyclists: Road Bans For ‘Loud’ Bikes Must End— In some Austrian regions motorcycles with a registered standing sound emission of more than 95 dB (A) are banned from using the road. But how realistic is this limit? Motorcyclists’ organisation Bikers’ Voice did a soundcheck.
During a demonstration at the Red Bull Ring with guests from politics and the media, Bikers’ Voice demonstrated the technical ineffectiveness of the Tyrolean ordinance.
Regina Stiller, chairwoman of Austrian motorcyclists’ organisation (and a probationary member of FEMA) Bikers’ Voice, explains: “The chosen method of excluding EU-approved motorcycles with a stationary noise entry of more than 95 dB (A) in the vehicle registration certificate, means a serious curtailment of the basic rights of owners of legal motorcycles.
Regina Stiller: “The expert and measurement technician Christian Wagner, who we called in, carried out standard-compliant follow-up measurements on various motorcycles in front of invited guests and running cameras. The measurements were taken at a standstill and in typical riding situations in town and under acceleration at the end of town. It was clear to see that motorcycles with a high level of stationary noise produced far less than 95 dB.”
Motorcycles such as Ducati’s or Suzuki’s famous 300km/h Hayabusa, which were denounced particularly loud or aggressive by motorcycle opponents, fell well below the 95 dB static noise limit in the measurement and proved to be barely louder when riding and sometimes even quieter than simple touring machines permitted in Tyrol with lower levels engine power.
‘Residents and motorcyclists can work together to find more meaningful solutions’
Triumph’s displacement giant Rocket III with no less than 2,500 cc, was the star of the Bikers’ Voice measurement demonstration. Regina Stiller: “The Triumph’s nameplate has a standing noise note of 99dB, the registration certificate says 98 dB. So, the operation of the mostly low-revving Triumph is forbidden in the Tyrolean exclusion zones. However, we could not measure more than 93.5 dB. Well below the prohibition limit of 95dB in Tyrol. But that is of no use to the owner. He is not allowed to ride.”
Stiller concluded: “The Tyrolean model must be seen as a wrong decision to the detriment of residents and road users. It should be ended as soon as possible. The political decision-makers apparently lack the political will to make sustainable decisions to enable residents and motorcyclists to interact. We believe that residents and motorcyclists can work together to find more meaningful solutions more quickly.”
Source: Bikers’ Voice
–FEMA
NEW FROM THE LOWBROW CREW, KNIVES— We are proud to officially release Whiteknuckler x Lowbrow Customs Limited Edition knives. Carry this classy, American-made blade and be prepared, in style.
The fish scale pattern and Lowbrow ‘lightning’ logo on the handle pair perfectly with the brass liners and black oxide American D2 steel. These are a hand-crafted, small batch item and in limited supply.
Each knife comes tucked in the Convertible sheath which is a unique 3-in-1 design by Whiteknuckler Brand that’s perfect for long-haul truck drivers, hot rodders, and motorcyclists. It’s a new take on the classic horizontal sheath that allows you to swap between traditional vertical, front horizontal, or cross pull options all with one product for a true 3-in-1 design. Perfect for people that spend long hours in the seated position in or on a vehicle! Designed for both function and style, it makes a great everyday piece. Put a classic on your hip or that of someone you love today.
Special Features:
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THEY NEVER STOP New Bikernet Reader Comments!–Lou Kimzey: America’s 20th Century Founding Father
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Lou_Kimzey_Americas_20th_Century_Founding_Father_.aspx
I am honored to have known Lou, and thankful for all he taught me and what he did for so many people. The world of motorcycling would not be what it is today if not for him and those he mentored.
RIP Brother.
–Rogue
rogue@bikernet.com
Palm Bay, Florida
MEDIA WATCH DOG AT WORK–the only thing that got actually shattered in this headline are the tall-tale records established by Paul Bunyun. There was a gentle rain for two hours. How come everyone gets to lie with impunity via the 1st Amendment but if you tell the truth you get fired or go to jail or beheaded?
Has anyone but me noticed that the Constitution apparently has no actual meaning. Oh: and just because Pelosi calls it “a living document”……she never explains the nature of the life form. I mean Greta Thunberg is alive. So being a living anything isn’t necessarily a wondrous thing. Using Greta as an example, for instance.
–J.J. Solari
LIFE IS NUTS—I wish just one major newspaper would write the article, “Maybe We’re Not Doomed” or “Co2 is Critical for Life.” It will happen, in fact it’s happening on scientific web sites all over the world.
Did you see the piece about Battery Tenders? We just posted it. It contains several terrific shop recommendations.
My grandson is in Austin Texas messing with his dad and tattooing like crazy. I sent my son this knife. My dad gave it to me. Someone tried to engrave his name, Frank C. Ball into the engraved aluminum bolsters.
I took it to a local digital engraver and he straightened it out. Then I sent it to my son.
We are working with the starving George the Wild Brush, a guy who worked with lots of the greats on the drag strips, race cars, boat racers and chopper builders. He’s not the easiest guy to work with, but as he get older his customers are fading and he’s on the verge of being homeless.
We are working with Atomic Bob on some illustrations for the Chopper Chronicles first episode. I can’t wait to post it. Bob got this kit car built over a ’65 Bug for his lovely wife Sara the mystic. I gotta stay away from her. She might find out. He’s going to pinstripe her car soon.
George pointed out that our new logo looks something like this evil cartoon character from the ‘40s.
Mike Egan passed the other day. He worked with Steve McQueen and Bud Ekins. He was one of the first guys who traveled around the country buying up old dealer inventories of parts. It paid off like big candy.
Frankie and the famous Tattoo Artist Em attended a show across the street from our old building in Wilmington next to the homeless encampment and container-war torn Port of Los Angeles. They survived and still looked cool.
Remember to Ride Fast and Free Forever,
–Bandit
SHOWTIME BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for November 4th, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
We are going to break ground on our shop project today. We have a couple of issues hanging over our heads that I won’t go into here, but our options are many.
It’s another magnificent day here in Deadwood, South Dakota. The deer are cleaning the fields, the sky is amazing blue and clear and if you step into the sun, you would think it was summer again.
A brother offered me a killer deal on a Paughco Rigid frame. I’m itching for another project. Another brother offered me a big candy deal on a David Mann Original. I’m pondering my options. Hell, Geno offered me a deal on a ’48 Ford. So many of these issues involve the shop completion. Being forced to be patient is tough.
We are working with Nino on a couple of Hall of Fame rings. We had to confirm when we were inducted into the Sturgis Hall of Fame, way back in 2005. Hell, Michael Lichter was inducted the same year.
Here’s a mid-‘80s shot of Gary Bang and Micah McCloskey. Micah was inducted last year. Let’s hit the news:
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POLARIS TAKES A “STEP” IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION–Polaris ponied up a $1 million grant to develop an on-the-job training program specifically for powersports techs. The “Service Technician Education Program” (STEP) connects college curriculum with real word wrench-spinners working the dealership level in a partnership between Central Lakes College (CLC) in Brainerd, MN, and local dealer Power Lodge.
“In addition to providing hands-on learning experiences for students, this project helps decrease the technician labor shortage in the industry by connecting trained students with our dealers to complete a specific list of services while working alongside dealer technicians,” explains Power Lodge director of operations Laura Fleisher. Students will be paid for their work as student technicians when working for the dealership as part of a new career pathway in the industry. “As a result, more experienced technicians are freed up to work on more complicated services. Simultaneously, we will be building the next generation of skilled professional technicians.” Win-Win!
“This program is about building a connection between powersports businesses and students who have chosen powersports as their career,” adds Bridget McLennan, Polaris VP, dealer services. “STEP brings new life to powersports and marine programs offered at colleges like CLC while strengthening this industry as a relevant and meaningful career path that fosters diversity, equity and inclusion,” she notes.
“Not only is the curriculum focused on emerging vehicle technologies, but it’s also infused with rich hands-on learning experiences for the students. CLC has a compelling and exciting program, and the partnership of powersports dealers like Power Lodge helps apply those learnings in an actual work environment, ultimately building a highly-skilled network of future employees in a high-demand field.”
CLC, Polaris and Power Lodge will begin building the foundational capabilities of this comprehensive pilot program immediately, with full implementation at CLC to begin with the 2022-2023 academic school year. Based on critical milestones and success proven under CLC and Power Lodge’s leadership, additional Polaris educational partnerships will have access to the modified curriculum and will be encouraged to replicate the model.
Polaris anticipates the pilot program with CLC and Power Lodge to train 80 student technicians and an additional 89 staff over the course of the grant, many of whom will be hired upon graduation.
It Comes Down to This: AHDRA at Gainesville–AHDRA Nitro World Finals
when: November 5-7, 2021
where: Gainesville Raceway, Florida, USA
The AHDRA World Nitro Nationals are set to rotate the earth of north Florida, as the all-American motorcycle drag racing series takes over Gainesville Raceway on November 5-7.
National champions will be decided and rewarded at this final 2021 stop on AHDRA’s nitro and gas V-Twin road show.
Milford, Ohio, based Top Fuel Harley racer Ryan Peery has a big 108 point lead in TKR & Associates Top Fuel over Cecil County winner Tracy Kile, and yet both of these nitro studs will be pushing the limits of steel and aluminum to finish off the season with their best performances ever.
Defending champ Rich Vreeland will be doing the same, while graciously handing over his nitro crown in what is essentially a peaceful yet violently explosive succession of power.
Frank “Brother” Capone, Dr. Jimmy “Mac” McMillin and more will be pounding the Gainesville pavement, along with Rebel Glover riding Jake Stordeur’s Knucklehead Racing bike.
Bike owner/tuner Red Rhea is stoked about his rider Michael Balch’s year in Hawaya Racing Nitro Funnybike—the first year on nitro for Balch. “Michael won his first race and is on his way to a championship,” said Rhea, who also touted Balch’s prowess at acquiring and servicing sponsors—an essential skill for today’s racers. “If anyone is sitting on the fence waiting to jump into nitro racing, Michael’s year should be an inspiration to them to get out here!”
Rhea will have the bike’s Orangeburg destruction repaired and on track in Gainesville, along with Sam White, Armon Furr, Rocky Jackson and more.
Preston “President” Bartlett is the runaway leader for the Hawaya Racing Pro Fuel championship. His four wins set-up a 158 point lead over second place multi-class racer White.
Still, expect to see Sam racing at Gainesville, along with Jim Martin and many more in the popular carbureted nitro class.
Kevin Campbell leads GMS Racing Pro Open points, but gasoline power-adder studs Mike Motto, Andy Simon, and Columbus winner Paul Vicory are all expected to huff and blow their way to some serious scoreboard assaults.
Shane Pendergrast has a commanding Zippers Performance Pro Modified lead over John Price, while Gary Douglass’ Pingel Modified points lead is only 22 points over Jeff Workman, who has just 10 on Nate Carnahan. Carnahan brings a 59-point lead over Brad Reiss Jr. into the last 10.30 index race of the year.
Ken Strauss leads 63-year-old John Shotts for the Top Eliminator 9.30 index championship, but John is calling the Shotts as Vreeland’s Harley-Davidson 9.90 leader. He’s only 22 points ahead of Robert Willis, who has a scant 5 points on Reiss. This class is going down to the final round!
Reiss holds the Universal Fleet & Tire 10.90 points lead, 40 ahead of Loren Potter, with Crosby Blair within striking distance.
Potter leads Monkey Motorsports Eliminator and is tied for third in 11.50 index. That class’ championship battle is a classic father/son duel between Jordan and Jason Leeper.
The Bagger classes will all be totin’ the luggage, including Law Tigers Pro Bagger and T-Man Performance Bagger Eliminator. Victor Gotay, David Miller, Rylan Mason, Crystal Lynch and more will all be sending it.
Wanna get your own start in racing? Start with AHDRA’s Trophy class and see if you’ve got what it takes!
Friday is reserved for test and tune, followed by live music from the Local Traffic Band. Qualifying starts on Saturday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, with eliminations on Sunday from noon to 6:00 pm. Spectator prices are $25 daily, $45 for two days, or $55 for all three days. Save by preordering at raceahdra.com. Camping and vending spots are available.
AHDRA will cap this championship weekend with a full-blown banquet at the Gateway Grand Hotel and Conference Center, 4200 NW 97th Blvd in Gainesville.
Bill Rowe, his family, and the AHDRA community look forward to welcoming racers and fans back to beautiful and fast Gainesville Raceway.
The AHDRA website is at http://raceahdra.com/
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BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!--Lou Kimzey: America’s 20th Century Founding Father
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Lou_Kimzey_Americas_20th_Century_Founding_Father_.aspx
So great to hear the truth spoken once again. J.J. Solari is a national treasure without a nation. Justice is Just Us.
My whole life I was told “you can’t do that! Truth is, I could.
Lou Kimzey could. Bandit could too along with a rag tag group of misfits who fit, so perfectly, my lifestyle.
Thanks J.J.
We’ll meet again someday in Texas, at a Mesquite fired BBQ by total chance. You made my day.
–Big Dave Hansen
weaseldave@msn.com
Bethel Springs, TN
Good to hear from you Dave. We hope to make a road trip to Texas in the Spring. Ya never know.–Bandit
We have been receiving new leather in as soon as we can. See what we currently have available and get your leather now.
We have added dozens of boxes of discounted scrap leather available for purchase, including some of our favorite leathers from Hermann Oak, Horween, and Wickett & Craig.
All boxes contain high-quality leather remnants of various sizes cut down from larger pieces.
–The Buckle Guy
December Deadline for Tariff Exclusion Applications— The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced it will consider excluding tariffs on select products currently captured under the China tariffs.
Manufacturers and dealers could get relief from tariffs on items such as small-displacement motorcycle engines, electric motorcycles, helmets, apparel, accessories, insulated electric conductors, parts for internal combustion engines, and starter motors – if they submit a persuasive exclusion request to the USTR explaining the need for tariff relief.
USTR Ambassador Katherine Tai made the announcement in a recent speech stating that tariff exclusion requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
The USTR will entertain exclusion requests only on the 549 harmonized tariff schedule codes previously granted exclusions. Powersports companies are urged to review the list closely for HTS codes that may apply to their imports.
Most of the exclusions expired December 31 and the remainder ended earlier this year. The USTR is inviting specific comments on reinstating particular product exclusions as well as public comments on the appropriate length of the reinstated exclusions. The deadline is December 1.
–MIC
Join Black Girls Ride in New Orleans for an epic weekend of sisterhood, empowerment and parties!–We’re excited to announce our 4th Annual Black Girls Ride to Essence Fest!
If you’ve never been to Essence Fest, this is the perfect opportunity! We’ll arrive in New Orleans for all of the festivities. We’ll host rider events to pick up new riders in cities along the way! Riders are invited to join our ride leaders from all over the country, as we all meet in New Orleans for an epic weekend of sisterhood, empowerment and parties!
All riders are invited to join us from all over the world on this ride!
Host Hotel Info will Follow Paid Registration.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Here’s a few frequently asked questions about Black Girls Ride to Essence Fest:
– Who’s invited? All Female Motorcycle Riders of all levels are invited to join us for this unique riding vacation! This experience is great for new to intermediate riders. We’ll help you get prepared for the cross country journey!
– Can I bring my husband/significant other? You sure can! While our itinerary caters to women who ride, men are welcome to follow along. Simply purchase their registration and they are all set to join us!
– What if my guest only wants to do some of what’s on the itinerary? Do they still have to pay full price? Absolutely! Our pricing is based on providing female motorcycle riders with the full experience. To ensure this, we’ll only offer one package this year.
– What if I want to trailer my bike? We strongly encourage you to ride, and enjoy the full experience of a cross country motorcycle ride. We don’t have parking accommodations for trailers.
– I don’t think I can get enough time off to ride. Can I fly in and rent a bike? Sure, but those accommodations are yours to make. Our goal is to provide an excellent experience once you arrive on ground.
– What if my girls want to drive instead? Can we park at the BGR lot? We hope you can understand that our lot is reserved for BGR Motorcycle Riders, and your registration includes bike parking only. Registration DOES NOT include car parking, but car parking will be available for $30 per day with your registration band.
PLEASE NOTE: ITINERARY IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE ESSENCE FESTIVAL CALENDAR. THIS PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE TRAVEL, HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS OR ESSENCE FESTIVAL CONCERT TICKETS.
– What is the refund policy? There are No Refunds at anytime.
– I have other questions. How can I reach you? I’m always available at (310) 733-0508 or drop an email to blackgirlsridemag@gmail.com.
BGR Ride Leaders:
Louisiana Contact: Juicy J (504) 251-1397
Louisiana Contact: Tru (504) 906-0465
Ohio Contact: Squeaky (614) 989-3956
North Carolina Contact: Foxy (919)423-3268
Virginia Contact: Pepsi (804) 938-5299
Texas Contact: Lady Feisty (832) 886-3455
Georgia Contact: FeeNom (404) 441-4527
New York/New Jersey: Sandra (917) 319-1466
Alabama Contact: Blacq (256) 541-6019
Vendor / Sponsorship Contact: Porsche Taylor 310) 733-0508
Black Girls Ride Magazine is not affiliated with Essence Festival or Essence Magazine. Riders are responsible for their own travel, accomodations and insurance. These packages WILL NOT include Essence Festival concert tickets.
NEW FROM THE CLIMATE HEADQUARTERS–Considering all the dire forecasts on climate change, maybe some facts could lower the temperature.
Steven Koonin, a physicist at the Department of Energy in the Obama administration authored a book titled:
“Unsettled, What Climate Science Tells Us, What it Doesn’t, and Why it Matters”
Somehow the book did not get much coverage even though the media continually reports on climate change.
· “The warmest temperatures in the U.S. have not risen in the past fifty years,” Koonin writes, according to the U.S. government’s Climate Science Special Report.
· “Humans have had no detectable impact on hurricanes over the past century,” according to the 2014 National Climate Assessment.
· “Since the middle of the twentieth century, the number of significant tornadoes hasn’t changed much at all, but the strongest storms have become less frequent,” according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data (NOAA).
· “The rate of global sea-level rise 70 years ago was as large as what we observe today,” according to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
· Instead of droughts, “the past fifty years have been slightly wetter than average” in the United States, according to NOAA figures.
· Rather than famine, “in the fifty years from 1961 to 2011, global yields of wheat, rice, and maize … each more than doubled,” according to the IPCC.
· “The net economic impact of human-induced climate change will be minimal through at least the end of this century.”
It would be helpful if the media covered all sides of the climate issue.
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J.J. INVESTIGATES SPLITTING LANES–I was just talking to someone about traffic. and he said a motorcycle doesn’t know what traffic is. When you ride a motorcycle you are riding a big middle finger. I said I’m stealing that.
–J.J. Solari
ON ANY SUNDAY Movie Re-release Premier!
Martin Moto will be partnering with The Boyertown State Theater on Saturday Nov. 6th from 3:30pm-6:00pm for an anniversary showing of On Any Sunday! It’s been 50 years since this movie has been released and we’d love to celebrate this iconic film with you! Snacks and drinks will be provided by Martin Moto the day of the event. We will also be hanging out with Grind Restaurant and Iezzi’s On 3rd after the show! They will be offering special coupons for our after-movie premier if you’d like to stop by.
Tickets will be FREE! First come first serve basis.
Reserve your tickets now!
or Call us at: 610-369-3120
Martin Moto
1037 UNGER LANE
BOYERTOWN
PA 19512 (610) 369-3120
RENEWABLE NEWS–
Making a solar electric panel produces more CO2 than the panel will ever save.
And it’s also a sword of truth that solar electric panels are made in China. Made in factories using huge amounts of high heat in production. And these are powered by coal-fired electric generating plants.
Solar electric panels are basically created by fossil fuels. And as mentioned, their preparation produces more CO2 than they will ever save.
–Issues and Insights
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BIKERNET MEDICAL ALERT–Gee, the highly educated journalist religion cultists are wondering if maybe there is no way to actually get rid of C-19 since animals can be carriers. Which is what you learn in the first grade if you pay attention in the first grade.
So we’re slowing the spread among humans…..meanwhile the deer population is holding onto a reservoir of the flu if it turns out it disappears among humans. Which it will never do by the way. It’s a rhinovirus. They cause colds and flu. They are indestructible. Just like bureaucrat and apparently society’s noggins.
–J.J. Solari
Medical Research Specialists
Bikernet Medical Center
AMA NEWS–AMA Members Save on SX Tickets
The 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season kicks off on January 8 in Anaheim, Calif. View the event schedule, 2021 photos and results at amasupercross.com. Tickets for all 17 rounds are on sale now, and AMA members can save $5 on up to 8 tickets. Use the AMA discount code when you buy tickets. (Restrictions, exclusions and additional fees may apply.) Get the member discount code.
AMA-chartered clubs – Join an AMA Club
AMA Clubs have long been a way for motorcyclists to connect and enjoy camaraderie. The AMA offers different types of club charters, including service, social and historic clubs. Many of our service clubs hold events to raise money for charitable causes. With more than 1,200 AMA-chartered clubs around the country, you can connect with like-minded riders in your area.
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VINTAGE RIDES ARE BACK–THE WORLD IS OPENING BACK UP at long last!
At the time of writing, 4 groups are on the road in Morocco, Peru, Sardinia and Nepal. In total, around 100 riders have hit the roads with us this October! Our destinations are slowly but surely announcing that they are reopening their borders and we are thrilled to be sending you our new motorcycle tour calendar, including South Africa, Mongolia, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
We can’t wait to see you again!
–Vintage Rides
53 Rue Président Krüger, 69008 Lyon
teamvr@vintagerides.com
+442070316050
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MIL BLAIR STILL BUILDS GROUND UP RIDERS—Mil Blair is one of the originals in our industry. Him and Joe Teresi started D&D Distributors and ultimately Jammer Cycle. They were responsible for our chopper industry to grow without government interference. They proved to the DOT that choppers were as safe as stock bikes. Amazing.
Mil continues to build bikes and develop products like his Pegasus fuel injection system.
The new owner is Dr. LeRoy Perry, D.C. and Mil’s co-builder is John Teresi.
–Bandit
MIJ INDUSTRY #PROfile–The latest with Jeff Holt.
He’s been doing it nearly 20 years… and if you know Jeff, you know he’s done it by being himself the whole way. The motorcycle industry is cool enough that you can be as cool as Jeff and make it big.
His big personality has been great for the V-Twin market too. The dude bleeds for it and for that, he’s definitely A-OK in our book. Keep on keeping on, Holt.
–Dealernews
We are working with Jeff on my grandson’s pipe install. Hang On! –Bandit
THE CLIMATE QUIZ—Direct from the co2Coalition.
https://co2coalition.org/quiz/more-hurricanes-are-making-landfall-in-the-united-states/
NEWS FROM MCQUISTON’S CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES—Charly Parks bought a chopper recently and took it to Ryan’s shop for a do-over. Here are some teaser shots.
That’s Charly’s engine on the bench behind the frame.
–Bandit
QUOTES For Thursday News–Life ends when you stop dreaming. Hope ends when you stop believing. Love ends when you stop caring. So, dream, believe and care – it makes life beautiful.
“The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.” – John Burroughs
Humility is an ability to give up your pride and still uphold your dignity.
If you don’t have everything you want, realize that you still have an opportunity to be happier tomorrow than you are today. Change your outlook.
Sometimes a hard day’s work is easier than a lot of things you face in life.
“If you have enough breath to complain about anything, you have more than enough reason to give thanks about something.” – Mattie J.T. Stepanek (1990-2004), Poet & Peace Advocate
–Wayfarer
Monk in training
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Across the country, local candidates are pitching themselves as advocates on safety and supporters of the police
Mayoral candidates across the country are closing out their campaigns pledging to restore law and order, a major setback for racial justice protesters who only a year ago thought they had permanently reshaped the debate on policing in American cities.
As voters head to the polls Tuesday, local elections are dominated by discussions about safety and law enforcement amid a surge in violent crime. The tone of the debate, even in many liberal urban communities, highlights how major policing reforms have stalled.
From Buffalo to Seattle, Democratic politicians who once championed significant reductions or reallocations of police department budgets are backtracking. In other cities, including Cleveland, liberal candidates are being hammered over their stances on public safety.
Even in cities without a competitive mayor’s race, the question of how to get tough on crime and bolster public safety has emerged as a defining issue. In Miami Beach, for example, Mayor Dan Gelber (D) is campaigning for a controversial referendum that would ban the sale of alcohol at bars and nightclubs after 2 a.m., which the mayor says is needed to regain control of the city after a tumultuous year of unruly behavior and gun violence. Gelber is also exploring how Miami Beach can hire more police officers.
“My residents are saying ‘we need to crackdown’, or ‘we need to have zero tolerance,’ ” said Gelber, adding that his party has been hampered by public perceptions that it is soft on crime.
The shift in the political strategies among big-city politicians, many of whom are Democrats, comes as a new poll shows public support for traditional policing strategies has increased since last year, when the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement and powered its “defund the police” slogan.
A Pew Research Center poll published Tuesday shows that 47 percent of Americans want to increase funding for police, compared to 15 percent who want to decrease funding. In June 2020, when the racial justice protests were at their peak, 31 percent of Americans wanted to increase funding, while 25 percent supported a decrease. Three-fourths of Black Americans, who form a decisive voting bloc in many mayoral contests, either support increasing or keeping spending on police the same, Pew found.
The shift in public opinion comes after large U.S. cities experienced a 30 percent jump in killings in 2020, the biggest one-year increase since the federal government began compiling national figures in the 1960s.
In many cities, the number of homicides continued to rise this year, though at a slower rate than in 2020. At the same time, many large police departments have seen a decline in the number of active officers, fueling residents’ sense of unease.
From a Washington Post article
–NMA
WATCH OUT FOR CITY COUNCILS–Paul Hollywood’s hopes for his dream motorcycle garage dashed by council
Paul Hollywood had hoped to build a four-bay steel barn motorcycle garage at his luxury farmhouse in Kent after he was the target of thieves earlier in the year
Paul Hollywood has had his dreams dashed when it comes to his latest project idea.
The Great British Bake-Off judge, 55, had high hopes for a motorcycle garage but the council in the area have claimed it would be an eye sore.
The star wanted to erect a four-bay steel barn after he was the target of thieves earlier in the year. Plans showed that Paul wanted to build the 39ft by 26ft structure in a field next to his £1million farmhouse.
However, he was told the intended design at the listed 18th-century property would be “visually harmful” and ruin views.
When asked about the proposals, the local council told The Sun that the plans would be a negative towards the “rural character and appearance of the landscape”.
Paul Hollywood had hoped to build a garage to store his motorbikes ( Image:
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They said: “The plans submitted show a substantial utilitarian building with a large footprint outside of the residential curtilage.
“The building would be prominent and by virtue of its size and exposed location, intrusive in views across the wider landscape.”
Last month the judge moaned how the hit series had let to him piling on the weight again.
Speaking to the Sunday People’s Love Sunday magazine, he revealed that he had gained 12lb thanks to this year’s delicious cakes while his fellow judge Prue Leith only put on 1lb.
–By Jamie Roberts Showbiz Reporter
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Special Session on Pandemic Mandates Set for Mid-November
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday directed lawmakers to return to Tallahassee on Nov. 15 for a special session to push back against White House attempts to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The mid-November session, which will overlap with a week of previously scheduled legislative committee meetings, will focus on efforts to prevent schools, businesses and governmental entities from imposing vaccination mandates and other pandemic restrictions.
“In Florida, we believe that the decision whether or not to get a COVID shot is a choice based on individual circumstances, so we are litigating against the Biden Administration and will be passing legislation in this special session to protect Florida jobs and protect parents’ rights when it comes to masking and quarantines,” DeSantis said in a press release announcing the dates of the special session, which is expected to wrap up by Nov. 19.
Mask mandates in schools and government-imposed vaccination requirements have become political flashpoints in Florida, with DeSantis and other Republican leaders sharply critcizing President Joe Biden’s approach to the pandemic.
–By Jim Turner
–Darrin “Scribe” Brooks
State Vice President
State Legislative Trustee,
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DIME BAG LEATHER SEAT OF THE WEEK—Hand tooled Leather set for Panhead
Completed hand tooled leather set by Adam Croft for a Harley-Davidson Panhead that Dan Starkey is building for John, his brother.
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CLIMATE ALERT–On the eve of the UN COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, CLINTEL, an organization of over 925 scientists and scholars has called out the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for false claims of a climate crisis in the policymakers summary (SPM).
Friends of Science says this critique and the Allan Inquiry reports show the Tar Sands Campaign environmental groups are misleading the public on climate change and the Alberta oil sands.
CALGARY, AB, Oct. 28, 2021 /CNW/ – In a letter dated Oct. 26, 2021, Dr. Guus Berkhout, president of CLINTEL, calls out Dr. Hoesung Lee, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for misleading policymakers with skewed information in the Summary for Policymakers, versus the scientific realities expressed in the full IPCC AR6 Working Group I report.
Berkhout writes:
We have now carried out an interim review of the AR6 WG1 Summary for Policymakers (SPM) and believe that it misrepresents the latest objective climate science in six key areas:
It is not “unequivocal” that human influence alone has warmed the planet; the observed modest warming of ~1°C since 1850-1900 has occurred through some as yet unresolved combination of anthropogenic and natural influences.
The new “hockey-stick” graph (Fig SPM.1), when analyzed in detail, is a concoction of disparate indicators from various time periods over the last 2,000 years, which together fail to recognize the intervening well-established temperature variability, for example of the Roman and Medieval Warming periods and of the Little Ice Age.
The incidence of so-called “extreme weather” events is erroneously misrepresented in the SPM compared to the more accurate depictions in the draft main report, which latter identify no statistically-significant trends in many categories over time.
Developments in the cryosphere are also misrepresented in the SPM, particularly noting that there is virtually no trend in Arctic sea ice in the last 15 years.
Likewise, developments in the ocean are erroneously misrepresented in the SPM; in particular, the likely modest GMSL rise to 2100 does not point to any “climate crisis”.
The CMIP6 climate models are even more sensitive than the already overly sensitive CMIP5 models of AR5, and ignore peer-reviewed scientific evidence of low climate sensitivity. The models lead to invalid conclusions on ECS and “carbon budgets”; the likely global temperature increase to 2100 does not indicate a “climate crisis”.
…We regrettably conclude that the SPM is erroneously pointing to a “climate crisis” that does not exist. The SPM is inappropriately being used to justify drastic social, economic and human changes through severe mitigation, while prudent adaptation to whatever modest climate change occurs in the decades ahead would be much more appropriate. Given the magnitude of proposed policy implications, the SPM has to be of the highest scientific standards and demonstrate impeccable scientific integrity within the IPCC.
The CLINTEL letter goes on to detail that there is no climate crisis.
Friends of Science Society says this backs up the recent findings of the Alberta Inquiry into the Tar Sands Campaign, as reported in the National Post on Oct. 21, 2021. Some $1.3 billion dollars was poured into the pockets of numerous environmental groups (many tax-subsidized Canadian charities) who were funded by foreign philanthropies to push various ‘green’ policies like carbon taxes, wind and solar, and to phase out the ‘tar sands’ entirely, allegedly to stop climate change. These groups directly and indirectly blocked hundreds of billions of dollars in resource development, says Friends of Science, and they were also misleading the public on climate change, as outlined in this assessment by CLINTEL and by other climate policies experts like Roger Pielke, Jr. These exaggerated climate crisis claims stem from both the reliance on climate models that are far too sensitive to greenhouse gases and the misuse of an implausible climate scenario known as “RCP8.5”. Peer-reviewed research by Pielke, Jr. and Justin Ritchie shows that RCP8.5 is a near-impossible extremely high emissions scenario.
Dr. Berkhout’s very popular presentation “Climate Science: Let the Data Speak” for Friends of Science Society’s 18th Annual Event has caught the imagination of thousands of people.
COP26 participants are proposing to force their countries to reach NetZero by 2050, targets which cannot be met without new technologies, as shown in this report by Robert Lyman. Likewise, NetZero is not what the experts predict; the US EIA forecasts a boom in oil, gas, and coal demand worldwide.
Friends of Science has issued two reports that address the Tar Sands Campaign – “Fear and Loathing” and “Protest vs Green Trade War”.
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–from Climate Depot
BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB–Let’s Have a “No-Negativity November”
Berkeley Springs, WV (November 2021)—America runs on negativity. From news headlines to social media posts to your family’s daily complaint-fest, we’re constantly pointing out what’s wrong instead of what’s right. This negativity bias made sense when our ancestors had to be on guard for deadly threats the next cave over—but all it does now is perpetuate an epidemic of division and conflict that poisons every level of government and citizen life.
Elaine Parke says we’ve surely evolved past the constant kvetching—which is why she wants Americans to spend November becoming more positive.
“On a personal level, cultivating a positive attitude is great for your mental and physical health and for your relationships,” says Parke, author of The Habits of Unity: 12 Months to a Stronger America…one citizen at a time (Outskirts Press, 2021, ISBN: 978-1-9772-4276-1, $21.95, www.12habits4allofus.org). “But I’ve always been more interested in the ripple effect it can have in the world around us.”
As her book title suggests, Parke is deeply invested in bringing together our fractured nation. She says in the tense aftermath of the past few years, we’re all hungry for kind words, laughter, and moments of connection. When we get intentional about sharing them, others are more likely to respond in kind.
November, with its cultural emphasis on thankfulness, is a natural time to practice positivity—but Parke urges you not to stop there. The Habits of Unity is structured around her scalable outcome-proven, color-coded, 12-month model for instilling “good citizenship” habits in readers (and improving their mental health in the process). Note November’s theme:
January: Help Others
February: You Count
March: Resolve Conflicts
April: Take Care of Our Environment
May: Be Grateful
June: Reach Higher
July: Become Involved
August: Know Who You Are
September: Do Your Best
October: Be Patient and Listen
November: Show a Positive Attitude (Color of the Month: Sunny Yellow)
December: Celebrate Community, Family, and Friends
“The idea is to get everyone focused on the same branded behavior each month,” says Parke. “The plan is easy to put into practice. It feels good, so people want to keep doing it.”
As you focus on cultivating a positive attitude in November, keep in mind the following tips excerpted from the book’s 365 days of “one-magic-minute-a-day” motivationals:
Focus on blessings, which are the antithesis of worries. As we approach Thanksgiving, celebrate things, events, and people you are grateful for. Bask in these moments of beauty. Talk and even write about them. There’s a reason everyone suggests keeping a gratitude journal—it’s an amazingly powerful tool.
If necessary, fake it ’til you make it. A “true” positive attitude develops more quickly when we put on an optimistic act. For example, smiling when you may not necessarily feel like it stimulates the nervous system to produce a hormone that gives us a pleasant feeling and even has an anesthetic effect. Plus, it puts others at ease.
If you can’t say something nice, say nothing. Positivity is about what you “don’t” as well as what you “do.” (A good practice to keep in mind at Thanksgiving dinner, especially if hot-button issues come up in conversation!)
Work on accepting others’ weaknesses and annoying habits. Remembering that we are all human can bring peace and foster a positive attitude (another Thanksgiving “must”!).
Use the “spoonful of sugar” approach when encouraging others to change. Anger and criticism rarely spark inspired positive change. (Plus, they worsen your own mood.)
Remember that we do “get through” most setbacks. Adversity usually isn’t “the end,” and it often leads to opportunity (like getting a better job after being laid off). Reminding ourselves that good things can grow out of “bad” circumstances can help us stay more positive during personal challenges.
“None of these positivity practices are earth-shattering revelations,” notes Elaine. “We know this stuff already. We just need to do it. And yes, it takes work to counteract the negativity bias that comes with being human, but it makes life better for everyone.”
CHOPPER OF THE WEEK—from Sole Art Design. Check the build on facebook.
–submitted by Mike Stevenson
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY— Every box of raisins is a tragic tale of grapes that could have been wine.
They say we can have gatherings with up to eight people without issues. I don’t even know eight people without issues.
Theme parks can snap a crystal-clear picture of you on a roller coaster going 70 mph, but bank cameras can’t get a clear shot of a robber standing still.
Someone posted that they had just made synonym buns. I replied “you mean just like the ones that grammar used to make?” I am now blocked.
Dear paranoid people who check behind their shower curtains for murderers .. if you do find one, what’s your plan?
The more I get to know people, the more I realize why Noah let only animals on the boat.
Facial recognition software can pick a person out of a crowd but the vending machine at work can’t recognize a dollar bill with a bent corner.
When all this pandemic stuff is over, I still plan to wear a mask. It hides the perpetual look of annoyance I have for most people.
Covid-19 Fact: 87% of gym members don’t even know their gym is closed.
I never make the same mistake twice. I do it like, five or six times, you know, to make sure.
My train of thought derailed. There were no survivors.
If you see someone buying candy, popcorn and a soda at the movies, they are a drug dealer. There’s no other explanation for that type of income.
After a year of this pandemic, I’m either going out for ice cream or to commit a felony. I’ll decide in the car.
I know it’s time to clean out my purse when my car assumes it’s an extra passenger who isn’t wearing a seat belt.
Dr. Oz says rubbing coffee grounds on your naked body will get rid of cellulite. Apparently, you can’t do this in Starbucks. And now the cops are here…
Do not vaccinate health care workers first. If it fails, we’re all in trouble. Vaccinate the politicians first. If we lose a few of them, it won’t matter.
In the 1980s I fell off my bike and skinned my knee. I’m telling you this now because we didn’t have social media then.
Some people seem to have aged like fine wine. I aged like milk … I got sour and chunky.
Dear Sneeze: If you’re going to happen, happen. Don’t just put a stupid look on my face and then leave.
Vegetarians live up to nine years longer than meat-eaters. Nine horrible, worthless, bacon-less years.
I still have a full deck… I just shuffle slower.
We all know Albert Einstein was a genius. But his brother Frank was a monster.
–EL WAGGS
BIKERNET GUN NUT REPORT–
This Wednesday, November 3rd, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the NRA backed case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. This is the first Second Amendment-related case that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear in over a decade, and it is centered around whether or not a “special need” is required for law-abiding citizens to be able to exercise their right to “bear arms.”
You will be able to hear oral arguments live on Wednesday by going to this link: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx.
Your NRA has worked for years with our New York State Association to advance this case throughout the judicial process and we are excited to present our case on behalf of all Second Amendment Supporters.
Yours in Freedom,
–Ken Lan
NRA-ILA Grassroots
http://www.nrailafrontlines.com/
The Oak Ridge Boys Perform “Love, Light, and Healing” and “Old Ways” –Tickets Available Now for The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas In Tennessee at Gaylord Opryland Resort
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – GRAMMY Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members The Oak Ridge Boys, appeared on TBN’s Huckabee over the weekend to perform two songs from their latest album, Front Porch Singin’. The group performed their single “Love, Light, and Healing,” which emphasizes hope, joy in the simplicities of life, and the importance of being there for one another. They also performed “Old Ways” for the Huckabee digital platform.
To watch The Oak Ridge Boys perform “Love, Light, and Healing” on Huckabee, visit HERE.
To watch The Oak Ridge Boys perform “Old Ways” on Huckabee, visit HERE.
To watch The Oak Ridge Boys interview on Huckabee, visit HERE.
Listen to Front Porch Singin’ HERE.
“Over all of these years Governor Huckabee has honored us with his friendship,” shares Joe Bonsall. “We never miss an opportunity to do his show … and utilize his bass playing … !!!”
The Oak Ridge Boys recently announced their return to Gaylord Opryland Resort to celebrate the holiday season at home for a 31-show residency as part of the resort’s 38th annual ‘A Country Christmas’ event.
The Oaks’ ‘Christmas in Tennessee’ Dinner Show, November 24 – December 25, 2021, will feature a delicious holiday meal prepared by the resort’s culinary team prior to The Oak Ridge Boys and their band performing Christmas classics, new favorites, and many of the timeless hits that have shaped their legendary career. Click here for tickets and holiday room accommodations. The group made the official announcement during their 10th-anniversary appearance as Grand Ole Opry members.
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HARLEY STOCK NEWS–Shares of Harley-Davidson, US whiskey makers soar as EU tariffs finally end
Shares of Harley-Davidson and the maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey roared on Monday after a punishing, three-year-old European tariff on steel and aluminum that dates back to the Trump administration was finally ended.
The Milwaukee-based motorcycle maker — along with US whiskey makers including Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman Corp. — oddly got pulled into a trade dispute between Donald Trump and the European Union over steel and aluminum in a longstanding conflict over subsidies to the aircraft industry.
The tariffs, most recently at 25 percent, were slated to increase to 50 percent on Dec. 1 when the US and EU agreed to end the dispute at the G-20 summit in Rome over the weekend.
Harley-Davidson shares on Monday climbed 9.1 percent, closing out the trading day at $39.80. Brown-Forman rose 4.5 percent, to $70.94.
The tariffs were a constant drag on Harley-Davidson’s financial reports. Likewise, they decimated small whiskey producers in the US while denting the biggest brands, including Jack Daniels, Maker’s Mark and Jim Beam, all but drying up their export business to Europe.
“Today’s news is a big win for Harley-Davidson and our customers, employees and dealers in Europe,” said Harley-Davidson Chief Executive Jochen Zeitz.
“With the removal of these EU tariffs, we are energized and ready to ramp up our American Whiskey promotions in the EU to re-introduce America’s native spirits to EU consumers and resume a great American export success story,” Distilled Spirits Council Chief Executive Chris Swonger said in a statement.
American whiskey is the US spirits industry’s largest export and over the past several years sales to Europe plunged 37 percent to $440 million, according to the trade group.
In a filing on Monday, Harley-Davidson said it expected the annual impact for 2021 tariffs to be $61 million, down from the $64 million it expected if the rate would have doubled in December.
By Lisa Fickenscher
–New York Post
ELON MUSK SPLITS–As Covid descended on California in March and April last year economies began to shut down and the debate raged over what businesses were deemed “essential.” There was a rather public dialogue between Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, and Alameda County authorities regarding the forced shutdown of the Tesla plant in Fremont.
This dialogue was punctuated by a pithy tweet from Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez who describes herself as a Progressive (Socialist) Latina Democrat, “F*ck Elon Musk!”
At that time, we had no idea how much that tweet… and that attitude… would cost us. Elon Musk rather calmly threatened to leave the state.
The Governor was arrogantly dismissive, saying “Elon Musk isn’t leaving California anytime soon!”
Six months later, Elon Musk has left California.
He has sold (or is in process of selling) all his personal real estate in the state. He is now a resident of the state of Texas. He has moved his philanthropic foundation to Texas. One of his companies, Space X, is based in Texas and Tesla is building a new plant outside of Austin, TX.
Consider the unfathomable irony of in-your-face progressive/Socialist democrats forcing Elon Musk to give up on California? Musk came to this state as an immigrant and proceeded to do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through Solar City and Tesla than all the “progressive,” “ultra-leftist,” politicians in the state combined.
Anyone can make a proclamation or talk about climate change. Musk didn’t talk about it. He simply brought products to market that benefited the consumer, the environment, and his shareholders. He should have been the “poster boy” for the green agenda, but instead they turned on him and tore him apart because he refused to buckle to absolutely arbitrary regulations based on flimsy, most often ridiculous, medical data.
There is no way to know for sure what Mr. Musk will pay in California state tax this year, but it would surprise no one if he paid the most of any individual resident. Next year, he will be a much happier resident of another state and pay a small fraction of the taxes squeezed out of him and his employees while in our state.
The damage goes much deeper than the tax revenue of one person. Musk didn’t just leave the state. He “turned” on the state, as well he should have. It is now his mission to get other innovators to leave as well, as well he should According to the Governor of Texas, he is on the phone with Musk at least once a week, strategizing about how to get other CA companies to relocate to Texas.
In the last few weeks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Oracle have both announced they are moving their HQs to Texas, with 13 other potential moves in the pipeline. This will suck a lot of the financial and social life out of CA. That is not to say this was all caused by one arrogant and explosive, sneering, leftist, tweet.
Plenty of other factors are in play:
Companies are realizing they don’t need a highly centralized HQ, their employees can be productive from wherever they choose to live.
The outrageous high cost of living in the bay area…
Governments inability to deal with highly visible issues like homelessness; 2,000,000 in CA and growing by the hour.
Executives, their elderly parents, and their small children have grown tired to stepping over syringes and feces in the streets of San Francisco.
But the fact remains, CA state income tax is the highest, CA’s ranking for “business friendliness” is lowest, and we have elected hardcore USA-hating leftist representatives who happily — often to the cheers of their leftist supporter — lob crass, schoolyard, vulgar f-bombs at the people who are paying the freight. Half, 53.6%, of the tax in this state is paid by less than the top 1% (the top 0.91%), and many in that category are realizing they can easily make their living from anywhere.
Try to add up the lost tax revenues of having the second wealthiest man in the world and the executive teams of great companies, international giants like HP and Oracle, depart the state. We’re talking tens of billions of dollars in lost revenue every six months. Not to mention the philanthropy, which is gone too.
Any Progressive/Socialist, or Communist/Marxist, agenda only has value if someone can pay for it. The next time the state raises your taxes to make up for the millions — millions of — taxpayers who have been run out of CA, try not to use the 6th Grader language employed by Ms. Gonzalez.
By Kelly Brothers (CFP, MBA, 30-Year-TV-News-Anchor
OH, WHAT THE HELL—We started to take hikes. I want to investigate the entire region. We just finished a book about the Gem Theater in Deadwood and Al Swearingen the notorious owner. He bullied his way around until someone smacked him on the back of his head in a train yard and assassinated his twin brother in Iowa, just to make sure.
Then the weather changed, but it’s been amazing.
I invited the kids for Thanksgiving, but I think they got cold feet.
VETERANS DAY BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for November 11th, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
The world is nuts. Did you see that Germany won’t sign the declaration to eliminate internal combustion vehicles? Yet, none of our internal combustion organizations or publications in the United States, like the AMA, Rider Magazine, SEMA, MRF, Dice Magazine, NCOM, Easyriders, NHRA, FEMA, Auto Club, MIC or the NMA will even question Climate Doomsday scenarios. If they don’t motorcycles will be toast in a decade.
Maybe they are being bullied by the radicals, but I don’t think our veterans fought for climate lies. They fought for open debate and the truth. They fought for men and women to be able to stand up and question the government.
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.
THIS JUST IN FROM THE PRISM GANG–Veterans Day Sale
In an effort to honor our country’s veterans and their families, we’re extending a 15% discount* to everyone, today only.
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–SHOWTIME BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for November 4th, 2021
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Being a tit man all my life I gotta disagree with Honest Abe. I’ll take a broad with little to no ass and big tits over a broad with a big ass and no tits any day of the week!!!
–Steve Bauman
Mission Viejo, CA
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Since the beginning, Harley-Davidson® motorcycle riders have felt the pull to amp up their powertrain performance. Greater acceleration, increased passing power, or just more of that rip roaring, raw Harley-Davidson exhaust sound.
Building a performance engine can be intimidating, but you don’t have to start from scratch. A factory-engineered Screamin’ Eagle® Stage upgrade is the place to start with complete, street compliant performance configurations for the increased torque and horsepower you are looking for.
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VANISHING BREED MAKES THE CUT–
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Brian Andrews:
“Millenials & generation Z don’t have a clue.
My idiot younger brother’s idiot kids don’t even know how to change a tire.
Sad.”
Drew Gatewood:
“It’s up to us to see that young people gain knowhow and equally important desire to understand the workings of mechanical things. My Father had an old pocket watch that he would let me take apart and put back together with his set of “jewelers” screwdrivers. It never ran, but taught me about mechanics. Though my life has been involved with Harley-Davidson motorcycle engines I still have that old watch. Proverbs 22:6 “
(I looked up Proverbs 22:6 and as per King James Version it says: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” – Wayfarer)
Moopa Guastapalia:
“Been doing all my own wrenching for what seems like forever. The problem is those I used to call on occasion for help as in “how should I” questions were members of the “vanishing breed” and no longer there. Luckily I’ve got a good collection of service manuals and such.”
–Wayfarer
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NEWS FROM THE SPIRITUAL EMPIRE IN SEDONA–
The empire is expanding, printing 3X as many magazines this issue, working with Big Rig to turn www.spiritofsedonamag.com into a revenue-generating platform.
Starting a Podcast where I interview the practitioners, charging for that, Publishing books for locals, This one is actually selling and I have a percentage of sales.
https://www.lesscomplicated.net/store/p3/manly-hall-unpublished-pages-secret-teachings-all-ages.html
Arizona has wonderful riding I do a 180-mile loop once a week, which takes me through red rocks, pine forests at 7000 feet. I pass villages, lakes, grand vistas, mountain twisties. the ride has it all. and almost ZERO traffic.
I am sure you have the same story to tell. We are both very lucky to have gotten out of the madness that is Los Angeles.
–Koz Mraz
818-625-6540
Koz@kozmoto.com
www.KOZMOTO.com
CLIMATE DEPOT FLASHBACK–Men Warm Globe, Women Feel the Heat, Group Claims – The solution?! ‘Climate gender justice’
The spokesman for a feminist-based environmental group at UN climate summit, accused men of being the biggest contributors to human-caused “global warming” and lamented that women are bearing the brunt of the negative climate consequences created by men.
“Women and men are differently affected by climate change and they contribute differently to climate change,” said Ulrike Rohr, director of the German-based group called “Genanet-Focal point gender, Environment, Sustainability.” Rohr, who is demanding “climate gender justice,” left no doubt as to which gender she believes was the chief culprit in emitting greenhouse gasses.
“To give you an example from Germany, it is mostly men who are going by car. Women are going by public transport mostly,” Rohr told Cybercast News Service. Rohr was standing in front of her booth, which featured a banner calling for “creative gender strategies” from “rural households to global scientific bodies.”
“In most parts of the world, women are contributing less [to greenhouse gasses],” Rohr continued. But it is the women of the world who will feel the most heat from catastrophic global warming, she said. “At least in the developing countries, it is women who are more affected because they are more vulnerable, so they don’t have access to money to go outside the country or go somewhere else to earn money and they have to care for their families,” she said.
–Climate Depot
NMA TIP OF THE WEEK–Driving through a Weather Disaster
Weather disasters can take on many forms: a sudden downpour that is much worse than predicted, an ice storm that hits suddenly, a dust storm that shows up unexpectedly, or localized ground fog so thick, you can only see a few feet in front of you.
Everyone likes to say, “Be prepared.” You can be by knowing what to do before anything happens. For an unexpected weather event, you need to, more than anything, remain calm, think about where you are and where you need to go, and if you don’t need to drive, then don’t.
If you have to drive out of the situation, remember to travel at a safe speed for the road and weather conditions. Don’t be in a hurry no matter if you’re late. Safety should always be your priority.
Here are two prime examples of recent sudden weather events. In late September, a downpour in Abilene, Texas, was so severe that many drivers were caught off guard when driving their regular route. They found themselves in high water and had to be rescued. An atmospheric river event hit northern California in late October. Fresno and Sonoma County drivers found themselves in a deluge with the possibility of mudslides.
If you find yourself in an acute downpour situation, here are some things to keep in mind.
Avoid driving through water if it is fast-moving across or down the road. Even six inches of water may cause you to lose control, and two feet of water could carry you with the flow.
Underpasses are particularly vulnerable to rising waters.
Do not drive through flood water if fallen electrical lines are nearby or have dipped in the water. (You shouldn’t go on flooded roads anyway, except in extreme emergencies, since you might not know where the road is, or if the road could have been damaged in some way.)
Be alert for debris and trash, tree limbs and even trees, loose farm animals, and stranded vehicles.
Stoplights and stop signs may be missing or not working. Treat intersections as four-way stops and be courteous with other drivers.
Recognize that law enforcement will be busy and may not be able to direct traffic.
Bad weather coupled with dangerous driving conditions should be expected. If a forecast says bad weather is on the way, heed the warning. Postpone your travel plans. If you must drive, here are some general tips that might help:
Plan Ahead
Leave earlier than planned. Bring a paper map in case cell or GPS service is spotty or affected by the storm. Make sure your equipment is in good working order. Wipers need to work well. Keep all head and tail lights clean and visible for other drivers. Clear the windshield, mirrors, and all windows of ice and snow as much as possible. Keep wiper fluid in your vehicle in case you need to add more during the trip.
Check the Weather before you Leave
Know the current forecast to anticipate what might happen when you’re on the road.
Drive like you Want Others to Drive
Drive a speed based on road conditions and the weather.
Leave room between you and the vehicle in front of you. Some say double the cushion when the weather is frightful to have time to react to what is happening in front of you. You can control what you are doing, but not the actions of other drivers.
If someone is tailgating, let them pass you and then leave plenty of space between them and your vehicle.
If you become stressed during the drive, take deep breaths and calm yourself.
Pull Over for Safety
Driving during weather events can be stressful. If you need a break, find a safe place and pull over for a few minutes. Make sure you are not pulling into a deep puddle or snowbank, and are out of the way of other traffic. Rest your eyes and listen to the radio for additional road information and weather reports if you are tired.
If you have additional links or advice for sudden weather events while driving, drop us an email at nma@motorists.org.
–NMA
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–VANISHING BREED
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The vanishing breed, where parts availability makes the difference between an old bike or car being a survivor or scrap. Lack of Indian parts in the 1960s cost me the opportunity to carry on with the war surplus US Navy Indian my dad rode after getting home from the war. It had been handed down from dad to an uncle who kept it running into the ‘60s, but he could never find brake parts for it and that forced him to park the bike for good.
When I started making noises about wanting a bike dad said we’d look into getting the Indian for me. Sadly, after not being able to find brake parts my uncle gave up and sold the Indian to a collector who would use it for parts if nothing else. One more of the old breed had vanished.
I keep thinking what could have been if I’d gotten that bike as a 15-year-old and someday I’ll build a battleship gray bobber as a tribute of sorts to dad and my uncles who rode that bike after serving in the war.
–Vern Moore
Kingsley, PA
The MRF Salutes Our Veterans–Happy Veterans Day to the millions of veterans across our nation.
The motorcycling community is stronger because of the hundreds of thousands of riders who have served our country. Thank you for your service in defense of our liberties!
“Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they’ve suffered the scars of war. We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us.”
President Ronald Reagan
–MRF
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Country, Rock, and Americana Singer/Songwriter and INXS Co-Founder Andrew Farriss Joins Prestigious APRA Billion Streams List
“Break My Heart” Available to Download and Stream on All Digital Platforms
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Prolific country, rock, and Americana musician and INXS co-founder Andrew Farriss continues to make a major impact on the music industry, this time as a songwriter. Pop star Dua Lipa’s single “Break My Heart”, which is based on the 1987 INXS number one hit “Need You Tonight”, reached over 1 billion total streams across all platforms. This milestone has given Farriss a spot on the new APRA billion streams list, an innovative honor that recognizes Australian songwriters whose works have reached at least 1 billion combined streams across all digital platforms.
“As a songwriter, I feel very fortunate to be presented an award recognizing my writing contribution towards a billion streams of ‘Break My Heart’ by Dua Lipa,” shares Farriss. “Thank you to everyone who has enabled and supported this.”
Farriss might primarily be credited for the inescapably catchy melody from “Need You Tonight”, but his lyrical influence is plain to see as well. Both hits center around the inescapable grip of love, a feeling that we can all relate to. Whether it’s 1987 or 2021, that burning passion never goes away.
This monumental achievement is just another example of Farriss’ talent for writing classic songs which stand the test of time. Songwriting is a gift that Farriss continues to use today, releasing his debut self-titled solo album earlier this year. His latest single, “Drifting”, is certainly even more impactful now. The song describes Farriss’ journey finding his place in a world that is constantly changing around him. By earning his spot on the APRA billion streams list, Andrew Farriss has proven that one thing will always remain the same: his songs will be with us every step of the way.
For more information and everything Andrew Farriss, please visit andrewfarriss.com.
COMOTO FAMILY OF BRANDS RAISES OVER $300,000 IN FIRST YEAR SUPPORTING PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION’S RIDE FOR KIDS
Enthusiastic Support from The Powersports Industry and Riding Community Sets its Sights on Even More for the 2022 Charity Ride
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Nov. 9, 2021)—The Comoto Family of Brands is thrilled to announce it raised over $300,000 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF), smashing its $100,000 target. The month’s long effort culminated with the inaugural National Ride for Kids Day held on September 12.
For more than 30 years, the PBTF’s Ride for Kids has inspired powersports communities across the country to raise funds to help children with brain tumors, which is the leading cause of cancer death in children. This past September, Comoto joined forces with the Foundation, alongside American Honda and 18 other powersports brands* from across the riding community, to host one of the biggest motorcycle charity events in the country, which raised a total of $1.3 Million.
$309,500 was contributed directly from the Comoto community of riders. In addition to the nationwide charity ride, Comoto actively involved each of its brands within the family to help raise funds for PBTF. Of note, Comoto made a direct donation to PBTF of 2.5¢ for every mile logged in the Ride for Kids Challenge in the REVER app between August 12 and September 12. Further, 10% of sales made online and at Cycle Gear, J&P Cycles, and RevZilla stores across the country on National Ride for Kids Day (Sunday, September 12) were donated to PBTF.
“We had an outstanding turnout for the Ride for Kids event this year. With many of us having been stuck at home and socially isolated for so long, it was clear the community was eager to get out and ride for a good cause,” shared Ken Murphy, President and CEO of Comoto. “Thanks to the unity of Comoto’s Family of Brands, we were able to contribute nearly a quarter of the total funds raised this year for PBTF. I am incredibly proud of our organization and am honored to be working with PBTF to support this cause.”
For more information on Ride for Kids, please visit www.CureTheKids.org/events/ride-for-kids/. For more information on The Comoto Family of Brands, please visit www.RideComoto.com.
*$61k total additional sponsorship from: Tucker, Western Powersports, Shoei, Alpinestars USA, Fox Racing, Sena, Dunlop Tires, Pirelli Tires, Arai Helmets, O’Neal Racing, Biltwell, Vortex, Cardo, REV’IT!, Michelin Tires, ScorpionEXO, HJC Helmets, REV’IT!, Lindenmeyr Munroe, Satanoff Insurance, Culture Amp, Deloitte, NFP Corporate Benefits, AHS, OW Logistics, Grant Thornton
–Meghan Breen
Account Coordinator
Santa Fe Springs CA – November 11, 2021 – Vance & Hines, America’s premier manufacturer of motorcycle performance products, today introduced their V02 Military Power Series, a line of air intake products honoring five branches of the US military.
In recognition of active US military members and veterans, each product sold will generate a $50 donation to Children of Fallen Patriots, a non-profit which supports education for families who lost a loved one in service to the country. The program is done in partnership with J&P Cycles, the exclusive seller of Vance & Hines V02 Military Power Series products. Vance & Hines and J&P expect the donation to be nearly $100,000.
VO2 Military Power Series products are high-performance air intake systems which feature the logo of one of five branches of the US military (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard) on the CNC-machined billet aluminum cover. The design is based on the popular Vance & Hines VO2 line of air intakes. The program is inspired by the pride that military members feel about their service to America, including Vance & Hines co-founder Byron Hines, who served in the US Army. The products fit most late-model Harley-Davidson motorcycles and are “officially licensed” and approved by the branches of the military.
Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation’s mission is to provide college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty. Founded in 2002, the 501(c)3 non-profit has served hundreds of military families.
Byron Hines served 22 months in Vietnam in aircraft armament repair while serving in the US Army. “I spent the time thinking about the motorcycle I was going to buy when I made it home,” said Hines. “It’s important for veterans like myself to help other veterans and to show them the appreciation they’ve earned. We show that through our veteran workforce, by supporting military families and by helping them show their pride with this special line of products. I’m proud to put one on my own motorcycle.”
“There’s no stronger statement of American pride than a military veteran on a Harley,” said Vance & Hines President Mike Kennedy. “That’s why we’re so happy to create the Military Power Series and to work with great partners like Children of Fallen Patriots and J&P Cycles. We’re adding exhilaration and pride to every motorcycle ride for these veterans.”
“We have a great relationship with the Children of Fallen Patriots organization,” said Zach Parham, J&P Cycles’ Chief Merchant. “This partnership with Vance & Hines is another opportunity to help this tremendous organization and to support those who serve us in the military”
The Vance & Hines Military Power Series products will debut at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona CA this weekend.
BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB BRINGS YOU–Vincent Motorcycles, The Untold Story since 1946.
by Philippe Guyony
This is the story of the first superbike. Despite only nine years of production, Vincents continue to be ridden regularly in rallies, hard in racing, and certainly well beyond the normal lifespan of a motorcycle. This ebook tells the Vincent story from 1946 until the present day, including the stories of those significant individuals who helped to make Vincents such legendary machines.
With the original hardback edition out of print, this is the perfect way to read Philippe’s fascinating history of the “The World’s Fastest Standard Motorcycle.”
Base price: £29.99 UK / $39.99 US / €29.99
(Price varies by vendor)
Format: Fixed layout • 875 pictures SKU: eV5814
ISBN: 978-1-787118-14-0 UPC: 6-36847-01814-6
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Happy 246th Birthday United States Marine Corps
Happy Birthday and Semper Fi Marines! Today, United States Marines everywhere celebrate a proud legacy of 246 years of battlefield prowess.
“The work of our Marine Veterans is a living testament to the faith Marines keep with each other, with our Corps and our country.” – Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger. Watch the annual birthday message delivered by General Berger and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Troy Black.
–VA News
NEW FROM THE BUCKLE GUY–Try Something New This Year with a Downloadable PDF Pattern
We all know the best gifts are the ones you make yourself!
What do you want to make that you have not tried before? Get the ideas and guidance to help you with a downloadable PDF pattern template.
Each template comes with pattern cutouts for all the pieces you need, step-by-step instructions, and a list of materials. We also have suggestions for tools and supplies from our stock.
Choose from designs for tote bags, wallets, keychains, glasses cases, pencil cases, journal covers, passport cases, and more.
Thank you!
–The Buckleguy Team
NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT–Back by popular demand – – our “12 Days of Uhlness” promotion will begin tomorrow morning.
Last year’s promotion began in December and was such a success that we couldn’t fulfill many of the orders until after Christmas. This year we’re starting earlier so we can get your pieces to you sooner.
Over the next 12 days, I’ll be offering a grouping of pieces that we use in our traveling galleries or which have been on display here at the gallery in Colorado. These will be presented at fantastic prices! I’ll also be mixing in some original paintings and other special pieces. Each day will be it’s own “flash sale”, meaning you’ll only have 24 hours to obtain the pieces once the email is sent out.
Now for the really crazy part… anyone who spends a minimum of $500 during the 12 days will be entered in a drawing to win a David Uhl original oil painting. This time David has really stepped it up – he’s offering the “Lone Ranger” original oil, measuring 40×30. Note: the lucky winner will be responsible for paying the shipping cost.
“Lone Ranger”
If interested, please keep an eye on your emails starting tomorrow. If you would like to temporarily opt out of these emails, then be added back in after this promotion, simply let me know!
Please email or call me at 303-913-4840 with any questions.
Thanks for your time – – this should be fun!
–Greg Rhodes
International Sales Director
Uhl Studios website
303-913-4840
Harley-Davidson Museum salutes those who serve and have served this Veterans Day —
In addition to free H-D Museum admission for all active military, veterans and their families, a new display commemorates a monumental achievement by Cavalry Scout Benjamin Breckheimer.
MILWAUKEE, USA (Nov. 4, 2021) – Harley-Davidson’s history with the U.S military dates back more than a century. Harley-Davidson has always been on the front line – right next to the troops. In fact, the first American to enter Germany after World War I did so on a Harley-Davidson® motorcycle.
And in what has become an annual tradition of expressing gratitude for those who serve and those who have served, all active military, veterans and their families will enjoy complimentary admission to the H-D Museum on Thursday, Nov. 11. It’s the perfect time to check out a new installation that celebrates the achievements of Benjamin Breckheimer, the first Purple Heart recipient to reach all of the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
Don’t miss the in-depth gallery talks at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to learn more about Harley-Davidson’s storied military history.
Another tradition that is near and dear to our hearts is the gift of giving. That’s why this year, Harley-Davidson is teaming up with the United Way Worldwide to bring a little cheer to those in need during the most wonderful time of the year.
Finally, MOTOR® Bar & Restaurant has been hard at work cooking up new monthly specials that celebrate the flavors of the season. Before those specials disappear, make plans to lunch with a colleague or toast to new memories with a friend.
PROGRAMMING / EVENTS
Annual Pass
Looking for interesting things to do and ways to fully enjoy our programs and exhibits? The Harley-Davidson Museum’s new Annual Pass offers individual, family and VIP levels to fit your lifestyle. Just some of the perks of the new Annual Pass include: admission discounts, free admission for children under age 18, merchandise discounts at The Shop, dining discounts at MOTOR® Bar & Restaurant and more.
Plus, if you purchase an Annual Pass in 2021, those passholder perks can be enjoyed all of 2021 and 2022. Visit H-D Museum website to see complete ticket details for exclusions and other terms and conditions.
Engineering Merit Badge (Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.)
All scouts are welcome to come earn their Engineering Merit Badge at the Harley-Davidson Museum! This experience will be partially facilitated as scouts explore the history of Harley-Davidson as well as the engineering of motorcycles as they complete the nine merit badge requirements. Advance registration is required. Program registration closes one week prior to the scheduled program date.
Ticket includes: Downloadable activity booklet used for the program, partially facilitated program, blue card signed by the facilitator (one blue card per scout registration) and an exclusive H-D Museum™ patch.
Scout Virtual Engineering Merit Badge (Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. and Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.)
This new 90-minute online program is open to scouts from all over the country. Our program facilitator will guide the troops and explore the role an engineer plays while creating a Harley-Davidson® Motorcycle. Nine requirements for the Engineering Merit Badge will be discussed during this virtual, interactive program. Advance registration is required. Program Fee: $20 per Scout, which includes an activity booklet used during the program and a special H-D® patch upon completion of the program.
MUST-SEE EXHIBITS AND INSTALLATIONS
Inspiration and Recovery: Wounded Veteran Climbs the Seven Summits (on display now)
In September 2009, Specialist Benjamin Breckheimer, a Cavalry Scout with the U.S. Army 2nd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, was severely wounded during a tour in Afghanistan. His rehabilitation was difficult as he endured numerous surgeries. During this same time, the Harley-Davidson Museum regularly sent care packages – including H-D Museum flags dotted with well wishes – to active-duty military personnel. Breckheimer took to mountaineering during his recovery and over the summer carried the H-D Museum flag to the summit of Denali, the highest point in North America. With that peak reached, Breckheimer became the first and only Purple Heart recipient to reach all the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. He continues to climb, and he shares his inspiring story to encourage resiliency and support the mental health of veterans and current service members.
Revolution® Max Engine (on display now)
The brand-new Revolution® Max 1250cc engine powers a new generation of Harley-Davidson® motorcycles. See the liquid-cooled, 60-degree V-Twin that delivers for the Pan America™ adventure touring model and the performance cruiser Sportster® S motorcycle. On view in the Museum lobby.
Clubs & Competition (on display now)
In the early part of the 20th century, motorcycle culture was a homegrown phenomenon. It grew out of the passion of riders for their evolving sport. The camaraderie that developed around riding and attending competitive events led to the formation of motorcycle clubs that hosted destination rides, family picnics with motorcycle games and other riding competitions.
The newly reinstalled display case in the Clubs & Competition gallery highlights clothing from club members from primarily the 1930s and 1940s. The clothing selections on view include full dress uniforms, shirts, sweaters, jackets and caps, customized by the owners with their club name and logo, and pins or patches indicating membership in the American Motorcyclist Association. The H-D Archives™ collection includes Motorclothes® apparel sold in H-D® product catalogs but also non-H-D produced clothing items that have been proudly customized by riders.
Experience Gallery: Model Year 2021 Harley-Davidson motorcycles (on display now)
Always a favorite photo opportunity for riders and non-riders alike, the H-D Museum’s Experience Gallery has been refreshed with five 2021 Harley-Davidson motorcycles –including the all-new Pan America™ and the Sportster S!
Harley Fox (on display now)
Gail Anderson’s 1986 Softail® Custom motorcycle, “Harley Fox,” built by her partner Bob Burrows, took top prize at the first Ladies of Harley® (LOH) ride-in show during Daytona Beach Bike Week in 1987. With her custom bike and themed riding gear, Anderson presented a striking image that fit the growing visibility and exciting new options for women riders in the 1980s.
Alfonso Sotomayor’s 1957 Model FL (on display now)
The Harley-Davidson Museum is proud to announce its collection has recently grown with the addition of a 1957 Model FL that was ridden by famed Mexican stunt rider and racer Alfonso Sotomayor Canales.
Harley-Davidson’s history in Mexico dates back to at least 1913. In the 1920s, the brand was more frequently spotted throughout Mexico City as the motorcycles proved popular with the local traffic police who would also perform stunts with their Harley-Davidson® bikes. After racing from the 1930s into the 1960s, Sotomayor launched his own stunt riding career by performing the famed “Salto de la Muerte” or Jump of Death. Learn more about Sotomayor’s feats of derring-do and Harley-Davidson’s early entry into Mexico with this new display located in the Custom Culture area.
“Off-Road Harley-Davidson” (on display now)
In the decades before America paved its highways, early riders had to be prepared for all sorts of terrain: sand, clay or dirt – and wandering those makeshift byways were Harley-Davidson® motorcycles. Today, it’s called off-road or adventure touring; back then it was just called riding. Since 1903, Harley-Davidson motorcycles proved their toughness by riding over wooded hills, through stone-choked creek beds and up mountain sides. “Off-Road Harley-Davidson” tells the history of motorcycles designed for rough roads, the people who rode them and the adventures they shared.
“Building a Milwaukee Icon: Harley-Davidson’s Juneau Avenue Factory” (on display now)
A recently recovered cache of architectural drawings includes plans for the original Juneau Avenue facility. The pencil drawings, along with archival photographs, demonstrate the whirlwind pace of the company’s early growth. While building an international business—going from producing just over 1,000 motorcycles in 1909 to manufacturing 27,000 motorcycles in 1920—the company’s Milwaukee factory experienced near-constant expansion. Construction through this relatively brief period created the buildings that today, a century later, are still the proud home of Harley-Davidson.
“Building a Milwaukee Icon” provides a snapshot of Harley-Davidson’s formative years and illustrates a chapter of Milwaukee history when the city was known as the “Machine Shop to the World.”
THE SHOP
It’s that time of year to start thinking about who’s on your naughty and nice lists, and The Shop is here to help. With new items arriving this season, and specials designed to bring a smile to your wallet, be sure to stop in and see what you might want to give (or get). On Black Friday (Nov. 26), guests can scoop T-shirts for just a Jackson (while supplies last), nab 20% off select H-D® Originals T-shirts or $12 select hats and lids (again, while supplies last). And everyone can request complimentary gift wrapping to give those elves a break.
MOTOR® BAR & RESTAURANT
MOTOR® Bar and Restaurant is now open seven days a week – including dinner service on Fridays and Saturdays! Whether you’re hankering for an authentic all-you-can-eat Wisconsin Friday fish fry or just want to reconnect with your “virtual” colleagues, MOTOR bar and restaurant provides the perfect backdrop to toast great food and good times. Plus, November’s specials will give you an excuse to leave the cooking to MOTOR restaurant. Maple-Roasted Pork Loins, Brisket Popper Sandwiches, Spiced Apple-Oatmeal Trifle and Spiced Granny Smith apples celebrate the flavors of the season.
1903 EVENTS
It’s not too late to book your holiday party! After months of missing out on events and gatherings, it’s time to reconnect with friends, family and colleagues. Intimate or grand, the team at MOTOR Bar & Restaurant and 1903 Events are ready to take care of all the details so all you have to worry about is where you left your dancing shoes.
SAVE THE DATES
Mama Tried Motorcycle Show Official Pre-Party at MOTOR Bar & Restaurant, Thursday, Dec. 2, 5–9 p.m.
Ugly Sweater Party at MOTOR Bar & Restaurant (during BBQ & Blues), Saturdays, Dec. 11 & 18, 5–8 p.m.
Breakfast with Santa at MOTOR Bar & Restaurant, Sundays Dec. 12 & 19, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Make your plans to visit the Harley-Davidson Museum at H-DMuseum.com.
5-BALL TATTOO OF THE WEEK—Frank Ball Jr. is turning into a master. He’s also watching over the 5-Ball Leather Line.
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MAN ON THE MOON REPORT–I am actually not making this up for once. the partial lunar eclipse in two weeks or so is being called by “the legitimate press” – which there’s no such thing – anyway it’s officially being called “the full beaver moon.” now to me a full beaver moon is when a naked Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders shows you not only her ass but the ballsack twat taco just underneath it.
Anyway, if full beaver moon becomes a politically correct unhateful piece of jargon I would call that a step in the right direction toward libs starting to talk like Trump. And that’s NEVER a bad thing.
–J.J. Solari
Lunar Scientist
Bikernet University
BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB–Two books I would recommend by Paulo Coelho are:
1. The Pilgrimage (1987)
2. The Alchemist (1988)
They were originally written in Portuguese and translated into English. Even though they are not great literary manuscripts, they accomplish the important task of storytelling – more importantly, stories with insight, which are engaging and satisfying to read.
QUOTES FOR THURSDAY NEWS
“I learned the most important lesson of my life: that the extraordinary is not the birthright of a chosen and privileged few, but of all people, even the humblest. That is my one certainty: we are all the manifestation of the divinity of God.”
– Paulo Coelho
“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
– Paulo Coelho
“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
– Paulo Coelho
“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
– Paulo Coelho
“Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.”
– Paulo Coelho
“None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith.”
– Paulo Coelho
“People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.”
– Paulo Coelho
–Wayfarer
Chief Philosopher
Bikernet Thought Temple
Pillar Peak
South Dakota
ANOTHER AMAZING GALLERY HITS THE CANTINA–I just loaded a new gallery, THE PEREWITZ PAINT SHOW. Here are a few images.
JACK MCINTYRE
Photo Editor
BANDIT’S CANTINA
World Premier! New 2022 FastDates Motorcycle PinUp Calendars & Yearbook
The 2022 Iron & Lace Calendar this year features cool new V-Twin Customs and Metric Cafe Racers from Yaniv Evan / Powerplant Choppers, Jamie Oliff Fabrications, Richard Pollock / Mule Motorcycles, Russell Mitchell / Exile Cycles, Daniel Stern’s custom sidecar, Ron Baldonado, and Todd Daniel / BX Custom Design Bagger.
Plus, there’s one more special treat, legendary actor Steve McQueen’s 1942 Indian Scout from the collection of Daniel Schoenewald. Together with two historic Iron & Lace Calendar shoots with never-before-seen shots: A Big Twin custom from legendary East Coast Hamster Club builder Dave Perewitz, photographed in downtown Los Angeles with Playboy Playmate Cynthia Brimhall. And Roland Sand’s /RSD “No Regrets” street racer with Playboy Playmate Tamara Witmer. Beautiful new FastDates.com Calendar Kittens this year include are Maxim’s Karina Vélez featured i n black lingerie on the cover of both Calendars, plus Playboy centerfold Monica Sims and Penthouse centerfold Riley Anne.
The 2022 Garage Girls Calendar offers another look at the beautiful Calendar Kittens, some with some cool new Cafe Racer and Collector Bikes at the request of fans who miss the discontinued Fast Dates Superbike Calendar. One of the bikes is legendary actor Steve McQueen’s 1942 Indian Scout. These mechanics may not know how to tickle a float bowl or change a spark plug, but does it really matter?
These beautiful wall calendars are your exclusive 16-month pit pass to top custom and race bikes and prettiest centerfold models in revealing swimwear and lingerie. FastDates.com Calendars are highest quality full color 15 x 15″ wire spiral bound with hang clip, printed on heavy art stock art board. These 2022 16-month Calendars being with September 2021. $24.95 each.
CDC RECOGNIZES Zombie Preparedness–Zombie Campaign
Wonder why zombies, zombie apocalypse, and zombie preparedness continue to live or walk dead on a CDC web site? As it turns out what first began as a tongue-in-cheek campaign to engage new audiences with preparedness messages has proven to be a very effective platform. We continue to reach and engage a wide variety of audiences on all hazards preparedness via “zombie preparedness”.
–from CDC web site
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THE SUCCESS CODE FOR 2022–
At some point soon – in advance of 2022 federal elections, . . . we need to
ID affected industry leaders / their lobbyists / –
ID the elected Congressional ‘leaders’ of this ‘climate change needed’ they are pushing
Match up our riding grass-roots local leaders and local affected businesses
ID local viable candidates ‘against’ these crazy movements
Get these affected companies and lobbyists together with us and funnel their campaign dollars into local Motorcycle PAC’s / Treasuries . . .
and get on “RIDE” to DEFEAT current elected Congressional people supporting these crazy changes –
Local viable candidates will open the Climate Doom debate and we educate our Community how they ARE / WILL be affected IF they aren’t defeated.
Same goes with ‘preserving ‘Free Speech’ – DEFEAT some of these crazies and shock waves will be noticed . . .
Ready for another ‘hurrah’ or two ? ? ?
–PC in MA
ANOTHER, New Bikernet Reader Comment!
FEULING TWIN CAM PLATE TESTING TOOL
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What article? I’m just looking for Rogue’s Tech Inspector.
— Jimmy Overly
fuelishhabit@gmail.com
Parkersburg, WV
Me either
The article is what it is about explaining how a good tool by a good company is used.
Anything about making a homemade one or who my inspector is, (That could be my shop dog sometimes seen in my articles inspecting my work ) But it is out of scope of what the article is about .
If I was to answer his question it would be HUH?
Enjoy your day.
–Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com™
The Beer Guzzler’s Code of Ethics, per some notable persons– Wisdom of a glass of beer
“Sometimes, when I reflect on all the beer I drink, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I did not drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. I think it is better to drink this beer and let dreams come true, than be selfish and worry about my liver.”
–Babe Ruth
“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.”
–Paul Horning
“24 hours in a day and 24 beers in a case.
Coincidence? I think not!”
–H. L. Mencken
“When we drink, we get drunk When we get drunk, we fall asleep.
When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.
So, let’s all get drunk and go to heaven.”
–George Bernard Shaw
“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
–Benjamin Franklin
“Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer.
Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention,
But the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.”
–Dave Barry
“Beer: Helping ugly people have sex since 3000 B.C.”
–W. C. Fields
“Remember ‘I’ before ‘E,’ except in Budweiser.” and BEILMAN
–Professor Irwin Corey
“To some it is a six-pack. To me, it is a Support Group. Salvation in a can.”
–Leo Durocher
One night at Cheers, a TV Sitcom, Cliff Clavin said to his buddy, Norm Peterson: “Well, ya see, Normy, it’s like this … A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first.
This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells.
Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That’s why you always feel smarter after a few beers!”
–Sam Burns
Don McLean Hit “American Pie” –Featured in New AppleTV+ Movie Finch Starring Tom Hanks
Los Angeles, Calif. – Don McLean’s beloved hit “American Pie,” makes its way into the new AppleTV+ sci-fi movie Finch starring Tony and Golden Globe Award winner Tom Hanks. Hanks plays “Finch Weinberg,” a robotics engineer who builds an AI sidekick to take care of his companion canine after he’s gone.
Finch’s relatable and vulnerable side is revealed as he sings “American Pie” to himself when he is lonely and while making his way through a dust storm that might lead to his death. The song holds a tight grip on viewers as an emotionally commanding theme song heard at both the beginning and end of the film.
“Hollywood has been very good to me this year! I recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and now the great music supervisors, based in Hollywood, have chosen my song American Pie to be in this movie,” says award-winning singer-songwriter Don McLean. “American Pie is one of those timeless classics that has so many meanings. I just love how multiple generations of music lovers are learning about the song.”
The placement of “American Pie” in Finch has accumulated plenty of attention, proving just how important a film’s soundtrack has on the theatrical appeal of a performance. Mentioned in Rollingstone.com, Chicago.SunTimes.com, News.Yahoo.com, Hollywoodreporter.com, Patriotledger.com, Indiewire.com, Rogersmovienation.com, CNET.com, Mashable, WSJ, and more, the bookend scenes which McLean’s “American Pie” is featured in, capture the attention of the audience for dramatic yet sentimental moments.
Have We Become a Nation of Bullies?–
Online and offline, angry, aggressive, bullying behavior has become normalized, and it’s tearing our nation apart. Elaine Parke says it’s time we got back to behaving with kindness, respect, and dignity—and her unity movement must start with you and me.
“Adult bullies are everywhere,” notes Parke, author of The Habits of Unity: 12 Months to a Stronger America…one citizen at a time (Outskirts Press, 2021, ISBN: 978-1-9772-4276-1, $21.95, www.12habits4allofus.org). “They’re harassing healthcare workers and screaming at school board meetings. On social media, they’re arguing, name-calling, shaming, and slamming those who think differently.”
Yikes. Shouldn’t we know better by now?
That’s why Parke is leading the charge against incivility, division, and unproductive conflict in America. She says it starts with holding ourselves accountable for our own bad behavior—yes, even you and me.
“No one likes to think of themselves as a bully,” she acknowledges. “But most of us have raised our voices in anger, gossiped about others, or made snarky remarks on Facebook. We all have a civic responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect, even when we don’t agree.”
Parke worries that social media has played a role in normalizing hurtful and even abusive behaviors. It’s a shame because it was meant to be a source of connection and information (and used the right way, it still is that). Unfortunately, behind a screen, we’ll say things we’d hesitate to say in person. Plus, we’re steeped in a global echo chamber that tells us we’re right, while the other side is ignorant, ill-intentioned, immoral, or worse.
“We’ve all heard the saying that we are what we eat, but I say we are the messages we consistently consume,” Parke says. “It’s time we moved to a mental diet that nourishes, encourages, and brings us together.”
Parke’s The Habits of Unity is her attempt to help people take charge of what she calls their “mental nutrition.” Much in the same way that we (hopefully) approach the food we eat, we need to develop the discipline to make more nutritious mental choices every day. Her book’s 365 “one-magic-minute-a-day” motivationals make it easy to hardwire these choices into habits.
With her simple, doable framework for uplifting ourselves, boosting our mental health, and practicing unity, Parke hopes to get everyone focused on the same branded behavior each month—just like we all focus on holidays together. The idea is that the sheer force of all that concentrated positive energy sparks a unifying kindness revolution that rises from the ground up and sweeps the nation.
Yet, until that happens, we can leverage the power of The Habits of Unity on a personal level by forming one good habit per month:
January: Help Others
February: You Count
March: Resolve Conflicts
April: Take Care of Our Environment
May: Be Grateful
June: Reach Higher
July: Become Involved
August: Know Who You Are
September: Do Your Best
October: Be Patient and Listen
November: Show a Positive Attitude
December: Celebrate Community, Family, and Friends
Those who’ve tried it say the plan is easy to put into practice. It feels good, so you’ll want to keep doing it. And you’ll probably find when your behavior shifts from nastiness to positivity, your interactions become less contentious and your relationships improve.
“When we each commit, all together, to eliminating our own bullying behaviors, human nature will begin to evolve into ‘humane’ nature,” says Parke. “Our country needs all of us to move beyond persecution and name-calling, and focus on listening, understanding, and cooperating with one another as much as possible.
“And as for social media,” she adds, “let’s make it a space that fosters healing instead of harassment.”
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KNUCKLEHEAD DEAL OF THE WEEK–
Mil told me to email you pictures of Knucklehead to see if any one you know might have interest.
Asking 85k. I can send more pics .
–Pat
Caseys Cycle
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DIRECT FROM THE BIKERNET ARCHIVES—Check out Sturgis in 2003.
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Sturgis_2003_Double_Feature.aspx
REVEALING New Bikernet Reader Comment!–TROPICAL TATTOO CHOPPER TIME 2021
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/TROPICAL_TATTOO_CHOPPER_TIME_2021.aspx
One day, I’m going to leave work and make the 1.5-mile ride up there and enter my Panhead in the show. I built it with Edward Eisler ( Vintage Harley Works ) 30+ years ago. I should say that I was there and helped build it.
Edward Eisler actually won one of the Panhead or chopper divisions about 3 years ago. Not sure when it was.
Great show, Great pics and great people….Thank you!
–Scuba Dave
Daytona Beach, FL
FORBIDDEN OBSERVATION OF THE DAY–The difference between the arbitrary edict known as the Constitution and the arbitrary edict known as the Koran is it is taking longer for the Constitution to evolve to full tyranny than the Koran took. Because the Koran didn’t need endless interpreting by an appointed panel of 9 imbeciles for hundreds of years to determine its “actual” content. It was in full horrific sadistic form right out the gate in plain simple language and has stayed that way.
The Constitution, unlike the Koran, pretends to be, via mystical airy ‘we humans are gods” exhausting Kabbalistic cultic exultant enlightened blather, a gateway to “the common good” – a condition not exactly itemized as to what that actually is.
Time as shown, at least to those actually paying attention, that “the common good” is evolving into the same level of misery and death and absolute tyranny that the Koran provides.
The difference is the Koran is a lot more honest about it. I’ll give the fuckers that.
–J.J. Solari
Professor of Politics
Bikernet University
LATEST FROM THE LOWBROW CREW–This tank is absolutely…
Rad! Yeah, it’s also ?? ?? ??!
Lowbrow reproduced several styles of Banana Gas Tanks a few years back in a variety of tunnel depths and widths.
This brand new Frisco Banana Gas Tank has a 1-1/2″ deep tunnel, ensuring it clears the engine on custom Harleys.
It’s a Lowbrow exclusive. We hope you dig it!
CHECK IT OUT
PS – Get the scoop on the history of Frisco styling and check out some rare, classic photos in our article: What Is A Frisco Style Chopper?
STAFF ARTICLE COMMENT–Just finished reading the Vanishing Breed. Bill sounds like an amalgamation of the bunch I ran with. Mechanics, Truck Driver, Heavy Equipment Operators, Rough Necks, Aircraft Mechanics, and Aircraft and Commercial Electronics. We’re all a bunch of gearheads; many of which have decades of experience and talent.
I really enjoyed the article and can see a future for more along this line. They are indeed a vanishing breed.
–Sam Burns
THIS JUST IN FROM THE COVID DEPARTMENT-– BIKERNET MEDICAL ALERT–This just in: the surge of surges is now surging via the surgeance of surgiosity.
This is not a mediocre surgeness of a surge into surgistance. No. This is a surge of greater insurgency than all previous surges. A doctor no one ever heard of before this announcement from Surge Central in Fuck You Sucker, Wisconsin has announced in surgical surgecerity that this surgeness is the surge of surges. So, drink the koolaid vaccine that is not a vaccine and stay safe.
Thank you.
J.J. Solari
Medical Investigator
Bikernet Medical Center
BEST OF TIMES—Here’s the bitch about all the bullshit going around. We are living in the best of times. Think about it. If folks had to run to work to feed their families, would they be spending their time bitching about the weather or worried about how the cops are acting? Now they can protest all day, drive home in their SUV order a pizza and watch it on TV.
Here’s a Sheriff Media shot of my fossil fuel guzzling desk. Which brings up my book Sam “Chopper” Orwell. It’s all about what’s going on.
Paul Aiken rode past the old digs in Wilmington where the container wars are taking place and got a shot of our mural, which is now a homeless encampment.
Here’s an old shot with Mil Blair. He still has a few original David Mann paintings for sale. They are spendy, but if you’re interested let me know at Bandit@Bikernet.com.
We are working on our Xmas card and took this shot to get us going. It’s sorta on the border of Deadwood and Lead, SD.
Progress is being made on the shop build today, but it’s slow, the water table is high and the winds are blowing.
So, let’s party. Ride Fast and Free Forever and never give up.
–Bandit
PRE-THANKSGIVING BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for November 18, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
If you want total confusion about the motorcycle market read Robin Bradley’s piece on AMD about the state of the industry, or mostly Harley and Polaris. He touches on stock prices, semi-conductor stock, the crash of 2007 and mentions naughty and the environment. Hang on.
For us custom, outlaw, chopper freaks, let’s see how the IMS show in SoCal fares this weekend. That it may or may not tell us a lot about the strength of the industry.
Let’s hit the news and see what that tells us, then find a frame and start another project. We gotta ride no matter what.
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.
For years we have followed and admired Vermont Glove, a 4th generation, family-owned, US manufacturer of the highest quality and most durable leather gloves on the market. We proudly announce our glove collaboration with Vermont Glove, Jason Momoa’s On The Roam, and Nash Motorcycle Co!
Vermont Glove is an over 100-year-old American glove manufacturing company. They are family-run and continue to manufacture the highest quality work gloves on the original machines used back in the 1920’s and 50’s. They continue to produce a quality US product while focusing on the future as they transition the company to running off 100% renewable energy, reducing their carbon footprint, only using US material supply chains, and building their gloves 100% in the United States of America.
Pre-sale starts today on these limited edition gloves! We will offer a limited amount of pairs for purchase. Pre-sale orders will start shipping January 2022. Each pair is handmade in Randolph, Vermont, USA.
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TALKING POINTS FROM THE COP 26 Agreement–5 reasons why the COP 26 agreement is pseudoscientific and anti-human.
Before and during COP 26, I have claimed that it is not a scientific conference but a pseudoscientific, anti-human conference that is pursuing mass-genocide.
The COP 26 Agreement has proven me right. Here are the top 5 reasons the Agreement is pseudoscientific and anti-human.
Reason 1 the COP 26 Agreement is pseudoscientific and anti-human: It calls for the rapid elimination of fossil fuels—the source of 80% of the world’s energy—without addressing the *cost* of doing so. In fact, the word “cost” is not mentioned once in the Agreement!¹
Reason 2 the COP 26 Agreement is pseudoscientific and anti-human: It totally ignores the benefits of low-cost, reliable energy in general and fossil fuels in particular. The value of energy is not discussed once, even though COP 26 is trying to eliminate 80% of the world’s energy!²
Reason 3 the COP 26 Agreement is pseudoscientific and anti-human: It portrays the world as destroyed by human impact, even though by the standard of human flourishing today’s world is the best ever. Why? Because COP 26 is based on the anti-human dogma that human impact is evil.³
Reason 4 the COP 26 Agreement is pseudoscientific and anti-human: It totally ignores any positives of CO2 emissions, treating emissions as all-negative. But this is clearly untrue given that our emissions contribute to “global greening” and prevent cold-related deaths.4
Reason 5 the COP 26 Agreement is pseudoscientific and anti-human: It totally denies the fact that adaptation and mastery have made us far safer from climate than we’ve ever been. No mention of the fact that climate-related disaster deaths are down 98% over the last century!5
Here’s what I said about COP 26 on the 2nd day of the conference. I was ridiculed, yet the COP 26 Agreement did exactly what I predicted: called for the mass-genocidal policy of fossil fuel elimination, invoking pseudoscience and driven by anti-humanism.
–Alex Epstein
In this 9-minute interview/debate on @GBNEWS, available in full on Twitter for the first time, I explain why COP 26 is not a progressive scientific conference but an anti-human, primitive-religious attempt to commit mass genocide.
Watch this, it will blow your mind. –Bandit
BDL’s high strength SG-4 ring gear is a must have if you’re running a big horsepower 2007 – current power plant without compression releases and with one of BDL’s chain or belt drive baskets.
These ultra-strong gears are heat treated to a precise Rockwell hardness standard that is called for when used in these high impact applications. The BDL ring gear is a direct “Heat & Shrink fit to the BDL basket and provides far superior strength and longevity to OEM ring gear.
Remember for starting, battery voltage and ignition timing or MAP are critical for any size engine. For complete details visit your local BDL dealer or check them out online a www.beltdrives.com
ART DEAL OF THE DAY “Independence” 20 x 30 Canvas Giclee’ Signed/Numbered from my 2021 Display, $600.00 / Frt. Normally $850.00
Completed on the 4th of July, contains hidden Americana imagery. Statue of Liberty, Musket, Tri-Corn Patriot Hat, Liberty Bell, Flag, and a Classic Blue Panhead. About American as it gets!
Eric@EricHerrmannStudios.com
(480) 575-7559
www.EricHerrmannStudios.com
— at Eric Herrmann Studios.
NEW FROM THE PRISM GANG–Linkert Snap Throttle Kit
This kit contains all the necessary components you will need to convert your Linkert carburetor from the push/pull throttle to work with a snap type throttle. If you’re looking for a snap throttle, make sure to check out our “Super Prism” Throttle and “Super Prism” Throttle Cable.
Comes with four stainless steel #12-24 x 3/8 bolts to mount to your Linkert carb. If you run an air cleaner with this kit, you may need to use OEM or longer bolts.
$89.99 USD
I need about three of these, maybe four. –Bandit
Powersports industry staff who have not yet had a taste of two-wheeling are invited to sign up for a special Ride With Us Moto Intro in Costa Mesa, California, on Thursday – the day before the activations open to the public, along with the year’s final IMS Outdoors.
In the last six months, more than 500 people across the country have participated in the MIC’s Moto Intros and many have started their journey to becoming a rider.
“We look forward to hosting anyone working in the powersports industry looking for their first ride experience,” said Cinnamon Kernes, MIC vice president of market expansion. “Those who already ride are welcome to come down and cheer on new riders, say hello to the Ride With Us team, and see what we do.”
The half-hour Moto Intros will take place 10 am through 4 pm at the OC Fair & Event Center. Please note that the IMS show will not be open during this event.
Find Out All the Details and Register.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ride-with-us-moto-intro-industry-day-tickets-206869852297
from https://www.cincinnati.com by Quinlan Bentley
On Friday nights, the Lawrenceburg Motorcycle Speedway comes alive. The smell of exhaust fills the air and bleachers vibrate from the deafening roar of motors revving, as motorcyclists of all ages line up to compete in a high-adrenaline, high-risk race around a smooth dirt track.
These are the nights that James Procopio lives for. The 74-year-old Vietnam War veteran started racing motorcycles in his 20s, but had to give it up after family and life got in the way.
Procopio says he was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2011 and needed surgery to remove his intestines. He returned to the race track about four years ago after receiving his final chemotherapy treatment.
“I came down here one night, said, ‘Man, I sure miss that,’ and from that night on I put a bike together and started racing,” Procopio told The Enquirer, sitting in the back of a pickup truck on a cold, dark November night, the orange glow of a portable heater at his feet, while waiting for his turn to race.
Procopio worked for two years fixing up a red, white and blue 1980 Honda XR 500 to get it in racing form. But he was only able to race the bike once before it was stolen, along with his pickup truck, from his apartment in Mount Healthy.
The truck was recovered not long after it was stolen but the bike was gone.
“Every spare dime went into that bike,” he said.
Working out of his garage on old and vintage motorbikes, Procopio is somewhat of a local legend. He got his first job when he was 13 working on bicycles and motorbikes at Bishop’s Bicycle Shop in Silverton, where he stayed until he was drafted into the Army at age 19.
It was through his part-time mechanic work that Procopio met Ben Groh, who’s since become a good friend and racing partner. In the past three years since Procopio’s bike was stolen, Groh said he had been working to track down the missing bike on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist.
“It’s popped up here and there for the past three years,” Groh said. “I’ve seen it come and go and I’ve been close to getting it and it slipped through the cracks.”
Groh’s brother spotted the bike at a local body shop, and he along with Rick Brun, another close friend of Procopio’s and fellow racer, were able to set up an undercover buy with Cincinnati police and retrieve the bike. It was returned to Procopio early last month.
Procopio describes the moment of seeing his motorcycle again as “totally amazing.” That same night he went down to the speedway and raced it.
Those who compete in flat track racing, in which racers drive on a dirt track with only rear brakes and must slide into each turn, describe it as more of a way of life than a sport.
“A lot of people don’t really understand it fully until you try it,” Groh told The Enquirer.
“It’s kind of like surfing: One good wave will call you back the rest of your life,” Brun said.
For Procopio, after surviving two heart attacks, two strokes and cancer, it’s become a source of relief.
“I’m in pain probably 24/7,” he said. “When I’m out there, I don’t feel a thing. Just everything goes away.”
The last race of the season in Lawrenceburg was held Nov. 5.
But Procopio says he’s going to keep racing “as long as I can.”
NEW FROM NAMZ– Speaker Tourpack Wiring
In the spirit of Halloween, we decided to play a trick on you…did you catch it? There was no information on the Speaker Tourpack Wiring!
So now in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we decided to give you a treat…all of the information you could ask for on our Speaker Tourpack Wiring harnesses!
We make it easy for you to do it right, this true more than ever with NAMZ line of Speaker Tourpack Wiring harnesses. With an array of model year coverage, our harnesses will allow you to install rear speakers on your touring model bike with ease. Below you will find our selection of available harnesses to get the job done. You can check out or Speaker Tourpack Wiring harnesses by clicking the blue link below!
NAP-SRRS-01 NAMZ Stock (’06-’13) HK Radio Rear Speaker Harness with OEM 35-Pin Connector. (**NOTE, customer will need to have their radio flashed by the dealer to activate rear channels in order for this harness to work.**)
NHD-69200489 OEM style Rear Speaker Harness Jumper, 100% Plug-n-Play. Fits 2014 – Up Touring Models with Fairing, (HD# 69200489)
NHD-70160-11 NAMZ OEM (AUDIO VERSION ONLY) Tourpack Rear Speaker Harness, Plug-n-Play. (Fits all models (2011-2013) with a Harman Kardon radio & using a factory speaker equiped Tourpack.) (Allows the use of Tourpack audio controls) 70160-11
NHD-70160-06 NAMZ OEM (AUDIO VERSION ONLY) Tourpack Rear Speaker Harness, Plug-n-Play. (Fits all models (2006-2010) with a Harman Kardon radio & using a factory speaker equiped Tourpack.) (Allows the use of Tourpack audio controls) 70160-06
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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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S-55 -56 22 1/4″ – 22 1/2″ = hat size 7
M-57 – 58, 22 3/8″ – 22 3/4″ = hat 7-1/8 to hat 7-1/4
L-59 – 60 , 23 1/4″ – 23 5/8″ = hat 7 3/8 to hat 7 3/8
XL-61- 62, 24″ – 24 3/8″ = hat 7 1/2 to hat 7 5/8
XXL-63cm , 24 3/4″ = hat 7 3/4 to hat 7 7/8
WORD FROM THE YALE MONK–You Can Do It
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t your right Henry Ford
This is probably one of the best quotes of the last century. The message is so clear that one must just pause and digest the meaning of these words. Basically, we have a choice of how we are going to Live Life.
What is our Consciousness, where are we going to direct our energy and beliefs? How often do we say I can’t do it? Where does this thinking come from, do we have a consciousness of defeat before we even begin. Do we sometimes set ourselves up for failure?
Unfortunately, many of us have been conditioned from a very young age to believe that we have natural limitation. I heard sayings like “don’t expect too much and you won’t be disappointed” or “money doesn’t grow on trees”. Aren’t these the types of phrases that you grew up with? Do you really think this is your Truth?
Today Know: I change my Consciousness of who I think I am. As of this moment I Know I Can. I Let Go of all doubts, fear and limited conditioning. I honor the great Ones who knew they could and have accomplished great feats, who have expressed Life at a Higher level of Living.
I give thanks to the inventors, the engineers, the teachers, the scientist, the artist, the athletes, the business leaders, the Spiritual Leaders, to all the people who have made this world a better place to Live.
Pausing and thinking about the wonders of today I am inspired to Know I can. Today I express an attitude of confidence, knowing that I am Divinely supported, expressing Good in every area of My Life.
If you believe it, think it and dream it you will do it!
–YALE
Master Monk
Yale Custom Motorcycles
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–VETERANS DAY BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for November 11th, 2021
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/VETERANS_DAY_BIKERNET_WEEKLY_NEWS_for_November_11th_2021.aspx
I wonder, I came home in ‘67 and was sent to Ft. Belvore. We were told we would be sent into DC as a show of force against protesters. Our commander did not send us. Will the government turn us against each other? Will it come too that?
How do we get our country back from the Washington crowd?
— A.J.
Deland, FL
ART FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT–Here are today’s offerings! Please let me know if I can be of assistance.
“Wing and a Prayer”
** 20 x 26 canvas framed – normally $2,450 and Rare, this one is $1,450.
“Bikini Bike Wash”
Consignment return
** 30 x 40 canvas framed – normally $2,650, this one is $2,100.
–Greg
COP 26 FAILED–Physicist rips ‘absurdly pathetic ‘result’ of COP26′ & the ‘idiotic parasitic class that believes that they are doing a very important work’
Former Harvard U. Physicist Dr. Lubos Motl: “The format was the same one that we remembered in dozens of previous summits: 30,000 parasites arrived by private jets and have bullšited about the evil of CO2 emissions for two weeks. The content of their talks was just nonsensical irrelevant gibberish, there was no agreement about anything, the talks had to go to overtime, like always, and some “result” was announced afterwards…These statements are just would-be prophesies by idiots who think that they are about 1,000 times more important and powerful than they are. …
Billions of dollars were wasted for another farce, the CO2 emissions created by these morons are obviously the least of the problems because there exists nothing such as a global problem with the climate, let alone one caused by CO2, and even if there were a problem, the subtraction of carbon dioxide’s contribution, at most 0.01-0.02 °C, from the warming per year would clearly do nothing to avoid the problems. Do you really need to move 30,000 morons across the world and store them in hotels for 2 weeks if the only outcome is just another hateful remark about the fossil fuels which is completely detached from reality? ..
The degeneration of the society has led to the birth of an entire extraordinarily annoying and idiotic parasitic class that believes that they are doing a very important work e.g. if they fly to a distant hotel for 2 weeks, babble nonsense that reveals their complete scientific illiteracy…”
— Climate Depot
https://motls.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-absurdly-pathetic-result-of-cop26.html
By Physicist Dr. Lubos Motl
–climate Depot
CARDO ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCT LINE-UP TO SET NEW STANDARD IN BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION DEVICES
Plano, Texas (November 16, 2021) – Cardo Systems, the global market leader in wireless helmet communication for powersports riders, today announced a brand-new range of Bluetooth communicators, raising the bar for quality and innovation once again.
With Cardo’s continued commitment to its customers, the new range confirms its position in the market as the best option for those demanding the most out of their riding. The new generation of products will feature the most advanced Bluetooth 5.2 chip on the market and a new standard of features, including over-the-air software updates – meaning no cords or cables are needed. In addition, fast charging via USB-C means riders can quickly charge at a pit stop, as 20 minutes of charge time delivers two hours of ride time.
The Cardo Spirit is a brand-new product line that delivers all the qualities that made Cardo recognizable as the high-quality brand it is today, at an incredible introductory price of only $99.00. The Spirit is powered by the latest Bluetooth technology and brings all the essentials needed by a rider and combines them with unprecedented attention to detail, build quality and durability. With the ability to connect two riders up to a quarter of a mile, it allows riders to focus on the ride ahead and enjoy seamless connectivity.
The Cardo Spirit HD provides the unbeatable package, with everything a rider will ever want from a Bluetooth communicator at an affordable price of $149. The Spirit HD is powered by the latest Bluetooth technology and is combined with features such as high-quality sound from powerful 40mm HD speakers, FM radio, and 13 hours talk time.
The Cardo Freecom 2x establishes itself as the mid-range, and firm favorite in the product lineup, as the best Bluetooth communicator for two riders. Added benefits include premium Sound by JBL, live intercom and analogue jog-dial. At $209, the Cardo Freecom 2x sets a new standard for Bluetooth communicators with features such as live intercom, an auto-reconnecting Bluetooth connection for two riders. The Cardo Freecom 2x is waterproof and features over-the-air software updates which provides additional value to an already incredible package.
For more information about Cardo Systems, visit CardoSystems.com
–Zac Herndon
NEW FROM Twin Power— Introducing Scalloped Floating Rotors
Tucker Powersport’s Twin Power brand has introduced a line of Scalloped Floating Rotors which offer the look and performance benefits similar to those found on sport bikes.
While sized to fit most V-Twin motorcycles, the new rotors meet the needs of riders and customizers who crave the high-performance look which is becoming increasingly popular in the market.
The center carriers are 6082-T6 anodized aluminum and incorporate heavy-duty hardware for quiet operation and long life. The proprietary, stainless steel friction surface is precision, double-disc ground and heat treated, while the edges are laser cut, rather than stamped.
All machining is done to a tolerance of +/- .004” with high-tech CNC equipment. The new rotors are developed for Twin Power by engineers who specialize in braking products and are manufactured in Spain. Installation is hassle-free, direct bolt-on using stock or aftermarket calipers.
“These new scalloped floating rotors feature all of the performance benefits and aesthetics of those found on the world’s finest sport bikes. The black, mesh-style centers and high-tech look will really compliment a hot-rod V-Twin,” said James Simonelli, brand manager for Twin Power and Biker’s Choice brand products.
Twin Power’s Scalloped Floating Rotors are available for most 84-present V-Twins that are equipped with either 11.5” or 11.8” diameters. They retail for $209.95 and are available through Tucker Powersports dealer network in November. (Part numbers 666846 – 666849).
EXPOSING CORPORATE ENERGY LIARS— Budweiser
Budweiser claims its beers are “100% renewable.” In fact, most of the energy that goes into its beer is fossil fuel.
Thanks to a combination of ESG pressures and status-seeking, hundreds of prominent companies today effectively lie to the public about their current energy use and planned energy use.
This lying is bad not only because it involves winning customers via deception (the essence of fraud) but because it helps promote the dangerous idea that “100% renewable” or “carbon neutral” is possible and desirable–when in reality it is impossible, and dangerous to try.
This exposé of Budweiser’s “100″% renewable” energy lies is the first of many planned exposés of corporate energy liars. I’m going to keep exposing these liars until the lying—and its terrible influence—stops.
Today’s Budweiser cans and Budweiser ads are plastered with logos saying “100% renewable electricity”–leading customers to think that if they drink Budweiser they are not using any fossil fuel. But in reality, most of the energy that goes into a Bud is fossil fuel.
When you drink a Budweiser beer you are indirectly using energy in many ways: mining for aluminum, manufacturing cans, farming hops, brewing beer, transporting beer, and refrigeration. Most of this energy comes from fossil fuels. How can Bud claim “100% renewable”? Deception.
Budweiser falsely advertises its beers as “100% renewable” through 3 deceptions.
1.Only counting brewing—a small % of beer’s energy use.
2.Only counting the fraction of brewing energy that comes from electricity.
3. Falsely labeling its fossil fuel electricity as “renewable.”
Read the whole story at: https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/exposing-corporate-energy-liars-budweiser
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TEXAS 5-BALL WEATHER REPORT–Gotten to wear the 5-Ball Pit Crew vest a bit more, back out to the cousins & then a Walgreens run.
It would be so cool to live up there in South Dakota, until the winter! I’ve never experienced this putting my bike away for winter silliness.
–RFR
Texas Weatherman
HARLEY DEALER OF THE WEEK–Based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Black Cat Harley has used up its nine lives and was reborn as Flying Iron Harley-Davidson on November 9.
“It is very bittersweet that today we announce the sale of ownership of Black Cat Harley-Davidson to Kevin Walsh,” was the statement to their customers.
The Cole Family of Harley-Davidson dealerships had owned Black Cat Harley-Davidson since February of 2017.
–Dealernews
LEGISLATIVE FRONT LINES–
COURT STRIKES DOWN 2019 EPA RULE ALLOWING YEAR-ROUND E15 ETHANOL SALES
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its authority by issuing a rulemaking allowing gasoline with up to 15% ethanol to be sold year-round.
Previously, there was a summertime restriction on the sale of E15, due to fuel-volatility concerns that higher blends of ethanol combined with warmer temperatures may lead to increased smog.
The Court stated that it was clear that Congress did not intend for ethanol blends higher than 10% to be allowed to be sold year-round and thus struck down the 2019 EPA rule.
SEMA opposed the EPA rulemaking to expand E15 availability to year-round.
Ethanol, especially in higher concentrations such as E15, can cause damage to high-performance parts and vehicles manufactured prior to 2001.
The EPA requires an E15 warning label on fuel pumps in recognition that many older vehicles were not constructed with ethanol-resistant materials and could be subject to metal corrosion or plastic and rubber deterioration. In its comments opposing the rule, SEMA reminded the agency that there are millions of older vehicles, motorcycles, ATVs, boats and machines with smaller engines still in the marketplace and that the warning labels should be even larger than currently required to protect against accidental misfuelling.
Complete list of Federal Legislative Action Alerts: semaSAN.com/Federal-Leg
NMA REPORT OF THE WEEK–A Data-Driven Approach to Transportation Safety
By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner
Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Parts 2 and 3 will be featured in subsequent weeks.
About 20,160 people died in traffic accidents in the first half of 2021, according to an early estimate released last week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This puts 2021 on track to be the first year since 2007 to have more than 40,000 annual fatalities.
Historically, fatality rates peaked at more than 450 per billion vehicle miles in 1909 and declined steadily to 10.1 in 2014. The 2021 rate of 13.4 represents a 33 percent increase over 2014 levels. This increase is partly due to changes in driving behavior during the pandemic, but rates had increased even before the pandemic, reaching 11.4 fatalities per billion miles in 2016. Although the evidence isn’t clear, many experts believe much of the increase, both before and during the pandemic, was due to people being distracted by smartphones.
Traffic fatalities have declined since 1969 and fatality rates since 1909, but the increase in fatalities and rates since 2014 remains a major concern.
Pedestrian Safety
I’ve noted in previous policy briefs that much of the increase in fatalities since 2014 was among pedestrians. Most of the rise in pedestrian fatalities occurred at night and involved pedestrians engaging in unsafe behavior such as jaywalking. Some say this is blaming the victim, but it is important to understand the problem before trying to fix it. Most of the remedies offered by urban planners—such as traffic calming, complete streets, and Vision Zero—don’t address the problem of unsafe pedestrian behavior.
NHTSA has not yet published detailed fatality data for 2020, much less 2021, but the recent estimate indicates that the biggest increases in fatalities took place in western states such as California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. These are the states that have most aggressively applied traffic calming and other anti-automobile programs, and the data suggest that those programs have failed to make traffic safer.
An article last week by journalist Erin Sagen claimed that Americans were in “collective denial about . . . how lethal our car dependency already is,” accepting “the carnage as an unavoidable fact of life.”
But that’s not true at all: thanks to great efforts by both highway designers and motor vehicle manufacturers, both highways and automobiles today are far safer than they were a few decades ago. Even if 2021 sees more than 40,000 fatalities, that will still be fewer than every year from 1963 to 2007. The worst was in 1969 when Americans drove only about a third as many miles as they do today, yet more than 55,000 people were killed in traffic accidents.
The improvement from 450 fatalities per billion miles in 1909 to 52 in 1969 to less than 11 in 2019 didn’t come about because people became safer drivers. It happened because both highways and motor vehicles were made to be safer. Recent motor vehicle improvements include curtain airbags, antilock brakes, and vehicle stability control.
One of the greatest improvements in safety came with the construction of the Interstate Highway System. Urban interstates and other urban freeways are the safest roads to drive on, seeing 4.6 or fewer fatalities per billion vehicle miles in 2019.
Unfortunately, such improvements have been stalled by the anti-highway movement. Urban areas whose transportation planners have made a conscious decision not to expand their freeway systems, such as Portland and Seattle, are allowing more people to die in a futile effort to discourage auto driving.
While programs such as complete streets call for greater mixing of bicycles, pedestrians, and motor vehicles, safety can be better improved by separating uses. Putting bicycles on bicycle boulevards, safeguarding pedestrians in clearly defined sidewalks and crosswalks, and even separating cars from heavy trucks in some places would do more to reduce fatalities than mixing them together by putting bike lanes on busy streets or allowing pedestrians free use of streets, as some planners advocate.
Chicanes and islands that narrow streets are supposed to make them safer by slowing traffic, but they can make them more dangerous for cyclists because they don’t leave room for both bicycles and autos at the same time.
Complete streets and traffic calming also are aimed mainly at collector and local streets, while in most places, the most dangerous streets are non-freeway arterials. This is another artifact of approaching traffic safety from a generalized anti-automobile mentality rather than addressing specific safety problems.
Part 2 of this report will focus on the safety record of transit modes.
Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner, is an economist with forty-five years of experience critiquing public land, urban, transportation, and other government plans.
Some NMA members have commented on the value of using Patch.com, the growing local-news networking site, to further our community-based advocacy efforts. Patch includes a “Neighbor Posts” section and allows members to post articles where opinions are expressed and calls-to-action made, somewhat similar to “letters to the editor” with greater assurance of publication without modification.
LIFESTYLE DEAL OF THE WEEK–2020 Harley-Davidson® FXBB – Softail® Street Bob for $13,995.00
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* M-8 Motor
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MIC BANKCARD
MIC Bankcard, the industry’s credit card processing service, is once again helping to fund the MIC’s Ride With Us market expansion program. This follows a substantial investment earlier this year from MIC Bankcard – powered by Pineapple Payments, now part of Fiserv – further demonstrating Pineapple’s commitment to helping grow the powersports industry.
Benefiting powersports dealers, MIC Bankcard also has expanded its suite of payment solutions.
“The MIC’s market expansion initiative is vital to the growth of the powersports industry,” said Ray Smith, director of sales and membership coordinator for MIC Bankcard. “Everyone in the industry, especially dealers, values the work the MIC is doing to inspire new riders. Our investment helps to ensure this work continues.”
–MIC
Cards are taking a hit due to higher fees, up to 4 percent. Take a look at what this new MIC Bank card will charge. – Bandit
ENTER TO WIN NOW– UNTIL NOVEMBER 25TH 2021! Longhorn Harley-Davidson and Law Tigers of Dallas.
NEWS FROM THE VA— Travel discounts, airfare deals for Veterans
Veterans can now get travel deals and discounts through, American Forces Travel, the Department of Defense’s MWR initiative offering a wide selection of discounted rates on hotels, air fare, rental cars, vacation packages, cruises and much more! Check out all the great deals and discounts available exclusively for those who served.
NEW AT THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM–1939 Triumph T100 Tiger
Edward Turner’s design for the new Triumph, the Speed Twin caused a stir when shown to the public in 1937 as a 1938 model. The Speed Twin was joined by this machine, the high performance twin carb Tiger, for 1939. The 100 referred to the Tiger’s available top speed.
Triumph made a bit of a spectacle of the new bike’s launch. Stock T100s, a Tiger and a Speed Twin made an 1800 mile run, stopping only for fuel and rider change. On roads and then at Brooklands race circuit the new Tiger…
See the whole story and more photos at the NMM web site.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS–Green Flag for the Infrastructure Bill and Key Funding Authorizations
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill signed into law by President Biden on Monday will direct billions to state and local governments for projects that will upgrade roads, bridges, transit systems, and more. It also means reauthorization for key transportation-related spending, including the Recreational Trails Program and the federal Motorcyclist Advisory Council – both of which are vital to off-highway powersports enthusiasts and on-highway riders across the country.
–MIC
LAPD Tells Citizens ‘We Can’t Help You, So Cooperate and Comply with Criminals and Be a Good Witness’
Los Angeles residents are living through a nightmare scenario. The local district attorney announced he’s releasing a 24-year-old convicted murderer after serving only six years of a 50-year sentence. Police are, at the same time, telling everyone, including would-be criminals, that they’re unable to quickly respond to calls for help and that crime victims should just “cooperate and comply” with the perpetrators.
That’s on top of the fact that California has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, all obstacles to law-abiding citizens wanting to buy a firearm for protection.
The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted a warning that they’re in the midst of a surging crime wave, including increased so-called “follow-home” burglaries. That’s where a criminal watches their victim leave a store, follows them home then robs them.
The paltry warning is frustrating for sure, but after caving to “defund the police” activists last year, the L.A. City Council voted 12-2 to cut $150 million from this year’s police budget. That’s left law enforcement reduced and resulting to public safety by press release.
“Due to an increase in violent street robberies, Robbery-Homicide Division has become aware of an ongoing crime trend of follow-home robberies,” an LAPD press release read. “If you are being robbed, do not resist the robbery suspects; cooperate and comply with their demands. Be a good witness.”
The release includes six more suggestions from LAPD for potential victims. All suggest the victims play nice with perpetrators or to change their behaviors while saying nothing about holding criminals to account.
–By Larry Keane
TTAG Contributor
BUY MADE IN AMERICA–Christmas isn’t just about the gifts (at least, it’s not supposed to be).
But if you’re looking to make your gifts more impactful (and meaningful), please consider buying products Made In the USA (not just ours).
I probably don’t need to tell you that small businesses are taking a serious beating in today’s economy. Now more than ever, Buying American Matters!
All our Best,
–Tim & Tracey
Leader Motorcycle Assessories
www.leadermotorcycle.com
P.S. Need gift ideas or tips? Check out our Gift Guides!
Besides, getting shit from overseas is turning into a real problem. –Bandit
LET’S ROCK—Life is nuts and then we die. I find it so fascinating. This year is one for the record books. How many proposals have we been bullied with and have failed miserably. But it demonstrates one distinctive fact. We can’t back down or ever give up. And when we see wrong happening, we must step up.
We don’t need to be pushy bastards, like them. We just need to point out the facts. The average citizen gets it. They just want to know the truth and they’ll figure it out.
Okay, I finally got to speak with my Grandson about his ride to Sturgis and about the products he installed along the way. He’s about to install this set of 16-inch Road Glide bars. He installed a new pipe from Sawika, and a whole new Legends suspension system front and rear. He rode from LA to Sturgis and back and discovered that no one can change his EFI mapping. The factory hasn’t allowed access to the software. Let me know if you know different.
We’ve got great stories headed your way from ex-outlaws, stolen bikes and I’m about to start to launch chapters of the third Chance Hogan novel, exclusively in Bandit’s Cantina. In addition we will post another Bob T story from the ‘70s with plenty of Girls of Bikernet from Barry Green. Hang On.
I haven’t shot a deer yet, but what about a Dragon head for the Chinese whorehouse? I’m working with Irish Rich for a VL frame set up to carry a Knucklehead engine. He has ways to hook up electric start on early models. I’m curious. I was thinking about a 5-speed trans with an Evo era starter. I’ll kick it around with him.
This is one of Frankie’s buddy’s Knuckle, sorta inspiring.
THANKSGIVING BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for Thanksgiving 2021 Goddammit!
By Bandit |
Hey,
We all have so much to be thankful for this Holiday season. We have been lucky Mofo’s forever. Hell, young builders don’t even know how lucky they are to be able to score parts at a swap meet and go to work building a bike, unhampered by a myriad of government agencies. Ask some brothers in Europe, where every product must be approved by maybe not one, but a group of government agencies.
I want to give thanks for being able to build Bikernet and write books without government interference, yet. I want to thank every contributor past and present who made Bikernet a cool place to hang out in. I still enjoy finding and posting content almost every day. I want to thank Joe Jorgenson’s crew, who keep the Bikernet infrastructure alive and cooking. I want to thank the Wayfarer for staying on top of the Bikernet Blog and for his editorial recommendations.
Then there is Barry Green and Sam Burns who keep me inspired with wild images for the news and other posts. Bob T. keep me going with historic motorcycle shots and stories about the wild ‘70s, before we got married and had kids. J.J. Solari has added a whole new dimension and insight to Bikernet. Jim Waggaman keeps me floating on cloud nine with jokes. And George fleming is a master artist, while I’m also working with Atomic Bob on sketches for a new series about stolen motorcycles. And I continue to use Jon Towle art for my new Chance Hogan book chapters.
We will always honor David Mann’s masterful art. I want to thank the Redhead, Laura and Palma for keeping our books straight. Keeping the books straight means I know when I can afford another bike project, like the one I’m about to start with an Irish Rich single-loop VL frame and an XA springer from Matt Olsen. I’m looking for a Knucklehead engine and 4-speed kicker trans. Although Rich has an electric start option I want to investigate.
I want to give thanks to all of our advertisers who keep Bikernet afloat in changing times.
There are so many folks and aspects of American life to be thankful for. We are living in the best of times, yet some folks want to tear it down, but I can’t imagine bikers will let them. And of course I want to thank you and every reader we have for your attention and support. Let’s hit the news, then let’s look at what’s coming up. Have a great day!
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.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM DAMON MOTORCYCLES–We’re thankful for you.
There’s the family you’re born into – and the one you choose.
No matter who you’re breaking bread with today, we can collectively reflect on a year where things have started to get back to normal. The last couple of years have made us all more appreciative of what and who we have in our lives.
And, for everyone at Damon, that means you – our chosen family.
All of our success is thanks to your support and the trust you put in us. Today, we raise a glass to you virtually – next year, we’ll celebrate together in person at demo days and test ride events.
Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and healthy holiday season!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE DAV– Before we sit down with our families at the dinner table today, I wanted to send a heartfelt note of thanks to YOU. For selflessly serving our country … for making tremendous sacrifices … for all you have given — we’re grateful for you this Thanksgiving and all year long.
–J Marc Burgess
DAV National Adjutant
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY VOCABULARY LESSON–repast
[ ri-past, -pahst, ree-past, -pahst ]
noun
a meal.
Repast “meal” derives via Middle English from the Old French verb repaistre “to eat a meal” (compare Modern French repaître “to feed, to eat”), which ultimately comes from the Latin prefix re- “again, regularly” and the verb pascere “to feed.” Pascere, the past participle stem of which is past-, is the source of numerous food- and livestock-related terms in English, such as antipasto and pasture. Despite the similar spelling, the words past and pasta are not derivatives of pascere. Past was originally a variant of passed, the past participle of pass, a verb that comes from the Latin noun passus “step,” while pasta is an Italian borrowing from Ancient Greek pastá “barley porridge.” Repast was first recorded in English in the early 1300s.
HOW IS REPAST USED?
One of the greatest aspects of the traditional Thanksgiving feast is the near-boundless array of food at the table. That also makes it perhaps the [year’s] toughest repast for wine pairing. Or not, if we extend the bounty of the food to the wine options .… [I]t makes sense to make them part of the meal and give guests a chance to try different wines with different dishes, or to hoard a bit of one wine for their favorite part of the meal.
BILL WARD, “DIFFERENT WINES FOR DIFFERENT DISHES AT THE HOLIDAY TABLE,” AP NEWS, NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Consider for a moment, the Thanksgiving meal itself. It has become a sort of refuge for endangered species of starch: sweet potatoes, cauliflower, pumpkin, mince (whatever “mince” is), those blessed yams …. And then the sacred turkey. One might as well try to construct a holiday repast around a fish—say, a nice piece of boiled haddock. After all, turkey tastes very similar to haddock: same consistency, same quite remarkable absence of flavor.
MICHAEL J. ARLEN, “COMMENT,” THE NEW YORKER, NOVEMBER 27, 1978
NEWS FROM THE BIKERNET BLOG EDITOR–This news item is a curious bit from the Third World. Maybe shows impact of vehicles in different parts of the world. Actual absolute “Outlaws”.
Like that old “Mad Max” movie (1979) – an Australian post-apocalyptic action film, follows the adventures of Max Rockatansky, a police officer in a future Australia which is experiencing societal collapse due to war and critical resource shortages. When his wife and child are murdered by a vicious biker gang, Max kills them in revenge and becomes a drifting loner in the Wasteland.
Maybe for the Stolen Motorcycle File under “Bizarre” section?
–Wayfarer
Insecurity: Niger bans sales of motorcycles
from New Telegraph by Daniel Atori, Minna
November 20, 2021
Following the incessant security challenges in some parts of Niger State and coupled with the demands of motorcycles as ransom by bandits and kidnappers, the State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has directed the immediate ban on the sales of motorcycles across the State.
A statement issued by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane revealed that the category of motorcycles affected by the ban includes any motorcycles (Bajaj, Boxer, Qiujeng, Honda ACE, Jingchen, etc) with engine capacity from 185 Cubic Centimetres (cc) and above remained banned from selling to the public.
The SSG further explained that the State Government rolled out this additional measure which is aimed at eradicating the activities of criminals and the unleashing of mayhem by bandits and kidnappers on innocent citizens in the State.
He stated Government has condemned in strong terms the degree of carnage and pandemonium bandits and kidnappers are causing to some parts of the State and reiterated its continued determination to rid the State of any security threat.
According to the SSG “Government is aware of the inconveniences the measure would cause the people, but the decision was taken in the overall interest of the State and appealed to the dealers of motorcycles across the State to cooperate with the directive”.
Ahmed Matane appealed to the people of the State to cooperate with the security agencies on the security measures being put in place to put an end to the activities of some criminal elements, as it is for the benefit of all and sundry.
The SSG disclosed that Government has also ordered security agencies in the State to ensure effective and strict compliance/enforcement of this directive.
In the same vein, the SSG has reaffirmed that the activities of commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada or Kabu-kabu and operation of illegal garages remained banned in Minna metropolis and environs.
It would be recalled that the State Government had earlier restricted the movements of all motorcycles from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am and the restriction order is still enforced.
SOURCE: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/insecurity-niger-bans-sales-of-motorcycles/
NEWS ALERT FROM THE NMA–A Data-Driven Approach to Transportation Safety
Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Check out Part 1 here.
Transit Safety
In her recent report, NBC News journalist Erin Sagen betrays an anti-auto bias when using such terms as “carnage” and “auto dependency.”
Americans are not dependent on autos: they are liberated by them, enjoying far greater mobility than anyone else, anywhere else, in the entire history of humanity.
That mobility has made us wealthy and given us access to, among other things, better health care. While every traffic fatality is a tragedy, and we should try to use evidence-based systems to reduce such tragedies, one reason why Americans seem to Sagen to be “nonchalant” about traffic safety is that we get so much from automobiles and highways.
One way to see this is to compare transit safety with automobile safety. According to the most recent report from the Federal Transit Administration, between 2011 and 2019, an average of more than 275 people per year were killed in transit-related accidents.
While that seems small compared with the average of 17,500 people killed per year in urban traffic accidents, transit also produced proportionately smaller benefits in those years. During those years, Americans traveled an average of 55 billion passenger-miles a year by urban transit, while they traveled 3.6 trillion passenger-miles a year by motor vehicles on urban roads and streets.
This means that transit accidents killed an average of 5.0 people per billion passenger-miles while urban traffic accidents killed 4.9 people per billion. Yet, few people decry the “carnage” caused by transit dependency.
While highway safety has mostly improved over the years, transit safety has, at best, remained stagnant. Changes in fatalities appear to be due more to the changing reporting requirements than to improved or worsened safety. Reports show that fatalities significantly declined in 2002, then slowly grew again.
The Federal Transit Administration says that the drop in 2002 resulted from a change in reporting requirements, which “may have resulted in unreliable data in that year.” While the agency claims that “the reliability of reporting is believed to be much better in 2003 and is expected to improve in the future,” it took until 2019 before reported fatalities reached what they had been before 2002.
If transit was no safer in 2019 than it was in 2001, then it seems likely that fatalities were underreported in the intervening years. Just as the pandemic has led to a higher traffic fatalities and rates, it has also worsened transit fatalities and rates.
The Federal Railroad Administration monitors and regulates commuter train safety, which hasn’t yet reported the 2020 or 2021 fatalities. But of the remaining forms of transit, 2020 fatalities were 8.6 percent greater than in 2019, and 2021 fatalities are on track to being 5.8 percent greater than in 2020.
With the huge decline in transit ridership, this pushed the fatality rate to 15.7 per billion passenger-miles in 2020 and 16.5 so far in 2021 (and the addition of commuter rail is likely to make it higher still).
Before the pandemic, the most dangerous form of urban transit was light rail, which killed more than 17 people per billion passenger-miles between 2011 and 2019, a number that increased to more than 43 in 2020 and the first half of 2021. The light-rail line in Houston was involved in so many collisions with automobiles that it became locally known as the “wham-bam tram.”
This collision of a light-rail train and bus in Dublin injured 21 people, three of them seriously. Light rail makes no sense when buses can safely carry more people for less money. Photo by William Murphy.
Streetcars weren’t as dangerous as light rail before the pandemic, but they killed nearly 50 people per billion passenger-miles in 2020 and 2021. Of course, streetcars moved only 60 million passenger-miles in 2020 and 2021 together, but the three people they killed in those years represent a higher fatality rate than any other form of transit.
These numbers include suicides, which transit agencies would like to exclude because they “aren’t the transit systems’ fault.” But just as bridge designers can and should make bridges safe from suicides using fencing and nets, transit designers should also make their systems safe.
For heavy rail, this means putting up platform walls with doors that open when trains are in the stations, as is done in the Chengdu Metro. For light rail, the best solution is not to build it and to replace existing lines with buses, as buses are much safer and can move more people per hour for a much lower cost.
The Chengdu Metro has clear walls and doors that protect passengers from suicide or accidentally falling onto tracks.
In short, when measured per billion passenger-miles, transit was slightly less safe than other motor vehicles before the pandemic and considerably less safe during the pandemic. I say this not to excuse motor vehicle fatalities but only to say that anyone concerned about one should be just as concerned about the other.
Advocates of transit expansion who claim they want to make roads safer by getting people out of their cars will need to explain how building light-rail lines that kill three times as many people per billion passenger-miles, as urban roads will make transportation any safer.
The Airline Safety Success Story
Those who genuinely care about transportation safety, and aren’t just using it to bludgeon one form of transportation or another, should learn a lesson from the airline industry.
During the 1990s, US airlines suffered 34 fatal crashes that killed 931 people.
As reported in an April 2021 issue of The Wall Street Journal, a group of airline and airplane manufacturer executives, government regulators, and pilot-union leaders responded by developing a data-driven incident reporting system that focused on fixing problems–not on blaming problems on individual errors or oversights.
“Government and industry experts extracted safety lessons by analyzing huge volumes of flight data and combing through tens of thousands of detailed reports filed annually by pilots and, eventually, mechanics and air-traffic controllers,” reported the Journal.
“Responses led to voluntary industry improvements, rather than mandatory government regulations.” Improved aircraft played a major role. “Cockpit automation provided stronger safeguards against crew errors,” says the Journal.
The 1996 crash of TWA flight 800, which killed 230 people, helped persuade the airline industry to work with federal regulators and pilots to create a data-driven incident-reporting system to improve the safety of air travel. National Transportation Safety Board photo.
The results can be seen in the 2010s, during which there were only four fatal commercial airline incidents that killed just 16 people. Considering that the airlines carried more than 6.3 trillion passenger miles during that time, this is a remarkable record of just 0.0025 fatalities per billion passenger miles.
Part 3 of this report focuses on data-driven safety and how that can be better utilized to make fundamental changes so that every road user is safer.
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–By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner
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RIVETER CHAPTER of the AMCA and Chix on 66— Team Up with the Motorcycle Cannonball/Cross Country Chase
Riveter Chapter of the AMCA proudly announces that the Motorcycle Cannonball/Cross Country Chase will provide sponsorship for our Chix on 66 event June 11-25, 2022. This sponsorship provides numerous benefits, including Chix on 66 participants having access to Cannonball Travel which will simplify their hotel/motel booking, and sweep support for riders who may experience mechanical difficulties or breakdowns.
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, “We are fortunate that Jason Sims has offered his support for the Chix on 66 event. His depth of knowledge and experience is valuable to us as this is our first event, and it has been no small undertaking. Working with Jason immediately elevates what we can offer our Chix riders. I also hope that through this experience, some of our members will be inspired to compete in the Chase or the Cannonball.”
The Motorcycle Cannonball, which ran its inaugural event in 2010, is the most difficult antique endurance race in the world. Riders compete on a transcontinental route of at minimum 3,000 miles on century-old motorcycles. Jason Sims, owner/operator of the Motorcycle Cannonball and the Cross Country Chase, comments, “We’re proud to be a supporter of Chix on 66 and the new female-focused Riveter Chapter. We’re encouraged that Chix on 66 is putting events together to attract women to the hobby.”
The Cross Country Chase, similar in structure, is a test of endurance, speed, navigation and knowledge. Riders on the Chase also compete on a slightly shorter cross-country route on antique motorcycles built between 1930 and 1960.
The Motorcycle Cannonball proved that 100-year-old bikes can and should be ridden cross country, and in the last 11 years, the governing body has fine-tuned the vintage endurance motorcycle event. The Cross Country Chase built on the groundwork of the Cannonball and brought the opportunity and challenge of cross-country navigation to a different set of vintage motorcycle owners.
The 2022 Motorcycle Chase will also be traversing the U.S. on Route 66 in September, so it made sense for them to pair with Chix on 66, which will be run in June of 2022.
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REPORT FROM THE CENTER for INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS–This week, we’re going to start talking about the positive impacts of fossil fuels and other forms of energy.
But first, it’s important to answer the question, “What is energy and why is it so valuable?”
Energy is a life and death need. It is our ability to use machines to dramatically increase our productivity.
How we became healthy and wealthy
Let’s break that down. To do so it’s valuable to give some historical context. Throughout history, human beings have been incredibly poor by our standards. Now we tend to think of poor people today as very poor, but even most of the poorest people today are fairly rich by historical standards.
If you look at this graph of data taken from the history of economics, what you see is that for thousands and thousands of years—and this just shows the last 2,000—human beings had a very low life expectancy, around 30 years old.
Think about what that means. Today, an average 30-year old still has more than 30 working years before retiring. But back then, you had a strong chance of dying at an early age. Very few made it to old age. As I write this, I’m 38. I would have had a less than 50% chance of reaching this age.
Power and energy
Why is this? It comes down to one basic fact. In our natural state, human beings are very weak. We have very little power and very little energy to generate more power—which means we are naturally able to do very little work to sustain our lives.
Let me explain what I mean by the term power. Power is how much work we can do at one time. Humans are about one-tenth as powerful as a horse, which is about one two-hundredth as powerful as a car.
And energy? Energy is the capacity to do work, or the amount of potential power we have stored. In humans, we measure energy in the form of calories. Our bodies are only capable of storing so much energy, and therefore can only produce so much power. That power can only translate to a certain level of work, and it’s not nearly enough to produce everything you need for the standard of living you have today.
Throughout history, it has been a challenge for human beings to produce enough crops to feed ourselves because agriculture requires a lot of energy (and a lot of other things) just to produce the meager number of calories we need. It has also been a challenge to produce clean water, sturdy housing, decent transportation, and just about everything else.
In the next email we’ll see how we overcame these challenges and raised our standard of living to once unimaginable levels.
–Alex Epstein
Center for Industrial Progress
Under the agreement, the AMA, the national sanctioning body for motorcycle sport, and the USMCA, which has pioneered a nationally recognized motorcycle coaching certification process and national network of rider coaches, will promote ease of access and availability, safety and membership in the AMA for AMA-sanctioned Competition Schools operated by USMCA-certified coaches.
“This effort will foster the development of responsible and competitive racers across numerous AMA-sanctioned disciplines,” said AMA Director of Racing Mike Pelletier. “Through this partnership, each organization will be able to leverage the others’ resources and nationwide networks to meet the growing demand for race-oriented training. The result will be more racers, and more confident racers, enjoying the motorcycle lifestyle.”
The USMCA was launched in 2016 by then-head of KTM North America Jon-Erik Burleson, AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer — and former Victory Motorcycle CEO — Mark Blackwell and former Supercross champion and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Jeff Emig. USMCA is a non-profit, membership-based organization that has certified coaches across several states, connecting students with coaches through www.motorcyclecoaching.org.
“As motorcycle sales have soared, especially during the pandemic, our robust coaching certification program has continued to grow to meet the needs of athletes,” said USMCA President Christy LaCurelle. “This agreement helps give USMCA coaches the chance to run AMA-sanctioned Competition Schools while broadening both of our networks.”
To become a USMCA-certified coach, applicants have to pass a motorcycle competency and skills test, complete a background check and have training in CPR/First Aid, concussion protocol, heat illness and cardiac arrest. The USMCA’s nationally-recognized coaching certification program is an industry first that brings the professionalism of coaching on par with other well-established sports. Coaching certification must be renewed every two years.
As part of this program, the AMA will host a dedicated website page to link AMA members with USMCA coaches, and promote coaching opportunities to competition members of the association.
–from the Dealer News and AMA
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THE WEEKLY J.J. REPORT–Pfizer is running ads on Facebook proclaiming their new expertise in meteorology. These are the same people insisting that the government-owned and operated pandemic is something they have a shot for, don’t worry, it will keep you safe.
–J.J. Solari
Media Investigator
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BUILD BACK BATTERY–Now that President Biden’s scaled back $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is law, Democrats are setting their sights on his Build Back Better Act, furthering the administration’s electric vehicle agenda, including tax incentives of up to $12,500 per vehicle to spur consumer demand for EVs and establishing a network of 500,000 EV chargers nationwide by 2030.
Transportation officials are touting the Build Back Better as a key part of Biden’s plan along with the new infrastructure package to help achieve the president’s EV sales goal of having half of all new vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric.
On November 19, after months of negotiations including hijacking the infrastructure bill until this “human infrastructure” measure could be acted upon, House Democrats passed the Build Back Better with no Republican support.
Included in $495 billion worth of climate initiatives, there’s proposed refundable electric vehicle tax credits, not just for new cars, but up to $4,000 for used electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, and also includes incentives for buying electric motorcycles and three-wheeled vehicles which would be eligible for up to $7,500 or half the vehicle’s price.
The $1.75 trillion Build Back Better bill will now go to the Senate, where it faces stiff opposition from Republicans and is likely to be revised in the coming weeks. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he aims to have the chamber pass the bill before Christmas. The House will need to vote on it again if the bill is altered.
–Bill Bish
NCOM
FORGED RAVENS FROM RMJ–The forged Raven Bearded Ax is a fully custom-made Nordic inspired bearded ax. Forged from super tough 80CRV2 steel, it is a true working ax, not just a collectors’ item as it appears.
The neck features a Viking knotwork design forged into the steel and the handle scales are linen Micarta textured with an interlocking Celtic pattern. It comes with a custom Chattanooga Leather Works scabbard and leather Baldric ring for belt or MOLLE carry.
The Raven also includes a solid cherry wood box with laser engraved touches, an a leather patch. The Raven is designed, forged, and finished by our inhouse blacksmith Reid Carmack.
Due to the handmade nature, the listed dimensions are approximate, each ax will vary in size slightly.
Specifications:
Head Length: 4. in
Overall Length: 14 in
Handle Length: 9.5 in
Forward Cutting Edge Length: 3.25 in
Steel Thickness: .375 in
Weight: 1 pound 3 ounces (without sheath)
Weight: 1 pound 5 ounces (with sheath)
Blade Material: 80CRV2 Carbon Steel
Steel Finish: Fire scale
Handle Material: Natural Micarta
GUN NUT REPORT–
The US government claims not to know (and MSM refuses to investigate) how much American weaponry the Taliban has seized, but UK’s Daily Mail has the figures:
And note that you can’t buy an “assault rifle” anymore, but the Taliban now has 358,530 M-16s, M4s, AK-47s, and Dragunovs (paid for by us). So the Dems are content with the Taliban arming up, while they don’t want the same for you.
A little noticed Biden initiative will soon make it hard to find ammo for the most popular weapons in the US
–from El Waggs
BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB–Expecting a Tense Thanksgiving?
Elaine Parke explains how gratitude can bring unity to your gathering
(yes, even this year)…and how to keep it going all year long.
Berkeley Springs, WV (November 2021)—This year has been filled with upheaval and division, and Thanksgiving might feel like a potluck of potential arguments rather than a chance to reconnect with loved ones. The key to a more harmonious holiday, says Elaine Parke, lies in not just paying lip service to Thanksgiving, but in actually being thankful—all the time.
“Gratitude makes us not only feel happier; we become more insightful, empathetic, and generous to those around us,” says Parke, author of The Habits of Unity: 12 Months to a Stronger America…one citizen at a time (Outskirts Press, 2021, ISBN: 978-1-9772-4276-1, $21.95, www.12habits4allofus.org). “That’s exactly the skill set people need to defuse some of the tension that might crop up this holiday season.
“Plus, on a larger scale, gratitude unites us,” she adds. “When we’re focused on all the good things in our lives (versus what we’re angry about), we are able to connect with others in a productive, civil way—even when we don’t agree.”
Parke created the 12 Habits showcased in her book to help Americans hardwire positivity, respect, and, yes, gratitude into our daily lives. She hopes to get everyone focused on the same branded, habit-forming behavior each month—just like we all focus on holidays together:
January: Help Others
February: You Count
March: Resolve Conflicts
April: Take Care of Our Environment
May: Be Grateful
June: Reach Higher
July: Become Involved
August: Know Who You Are
September: Do Your Best
October: Be Patient and Listen
November: Show a Positive Attitude
December: Celebrate Community, Family, and Friends
(Yes, Parke has allotted gratitude for May, not November…but that’s no reason not to start practicing it right now.)
Here, excerpted from the book’s 365 “one-magic-minute-a-day” motivationals, are a few ways to kick off a more grateful life:
Improve your “mental nutrition.” Instead of stuffing yourself full of depressing headlines and social media outrage along with the turkey, feed your brain encouraging, uplifting content that shifts your attention toward things you appreciate. (Bonus: This will give you some non-contentious topics to bring up at Thanksgiving!)
When you feel appreciation for someone, show it through your words and actions. Make a pot of coffee for your busy spouse, hug your child, or refill the copier’s paper tray at work. Better yet, accompany your actions with a “thank you.” Verbalizing gratitude prevents you from taking good things for granted and brings the other person joy.
Don’t put an expiration date on gratitude. Prepare a “thank you” for each person you’ll see this Thanksgiving, even if what you’re grateful for happened years ago. This will set the stage for more kind words and connection throughout your gathering.
Appreciate people you dislike. Reinforcing their good qualities through a “thank you” or a compliment can influence their future behavior—and heal relationships. There is always something good you can say: “I can tell how important our family is to you,” or, “Your casserole is delicious!”
Understand that thankfulness is a habit. So is complaining. For every gripe you voice, strive to identify three things you appreciate: a delicious meal, beautiful fall leaves, a friend’s phone call, etc. Better yet, write these “moment jewels” down. You’ll soon begin to see and appreciate more beauty in the “mundane.”
Don’t forget to be thankful for you. We really are our own worst critics. Write down several things you appreciate about yourself and post them where you’ll see them often. When you receive compliments this Thanksgiving, add them to the list.
“When you choose to be appreciative instead of argumentative, you will set the tone of your Thanksgiving gathering at a higher level where positivity and respect can thrive,” says Parke. “And there’s a ripple effect, because gratitude and unity feel good. Thankfulness might just become your family’s new year-round tradition.”
About the Author:
Elaine Parke, MBA, CS, CM, NSA, is the author of The Habits of Unity: 12 Months to a Stronger America…one citizen at a time. For 30 years, under the umbrella of the non-profit All of Us, Inc., her scalable and evidence-driven 12 habits of social unity model has transformed several million community citizens and youth across the USA’s Midwest and in Rwanda, helping them feel more caring and connected to one another. In 1993, her monthly branded and colorful habit-forming model was deemed a “Social Invention” by the London Institute for Social Inventions.
About the Book:
The Habits of Unity: 12 Months to a Stronger America…one citizen at a time (Outskirts Press, 2021, ISBN: 978-1-9772-4276-1, $21.95, www.12habits4allofus.org) is available at bookstores nationwide and from major online booksellers.
WE’RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
TODD CAMPBELL–The winner of the 2021 WTT Annual Raffle
The Grand Prize winner of the 1948 Harley-Davidson Panhead was Todd Campbell of East Palestine, OH.
A second-place prize of ten thousand dollars went to Sharon Crickmar of Raleigh, NC.
The third-place prize of five thousand dollars went to Rex Gore of Miamisburg, Ohio.
The day’s events were dedicated in memory of Walksler, who passed away earlier this year after an extended battle with cancer. “It’s been a year filled with mixed emotions. The loss of our founder, my dad Dale Walksler, has continually been on our mind, coupled with the amazing support of all our visitors throughout the year. I know he would be so proud and excited to see all the people here today and for the record-setting year we’ve had at the museum,” said museum Vice-President and Curator Matt Walksler.
Unveiling the 2022 Raffle Bike
The day was a perfect completion to the museum’s 2021 season, which had seen record-setting attendance each month. The museum also unveiled their raffle bike for 2022…
This year’s Raffle Bike is the stunning 1937 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead finished in one-year-only Delphine Blue, striped in Teak Red, and edged in Gold. This Model EL features an all-1937 61c.i. Knucklehead engine cradled in a genuine 1937 frame and fork, along with all-original pre-war fenders and gas tanks. The 1937-only dash panel sports a 120-mph speedo, NOS amp gauge, and oil pressure switch. This 30-year assemblage of genuine H-D components makes it the rarest and most original WTT Raffle Bike to date.
A WORD FROM THE SENIOR EDITOR–After the Mandatory Helmet Law For Motorcyclist Was Beat The Government Made A Law For Kids To Wear Helmets While Riding Their Bicycles and Threatened Their Parents With Child Abuse If They Did Not Enforce It.
–Rogue
Senior Editor
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TEXAS WEATHER REPORT–Weller when you absolutely, positively, want that underweight 20/22 gauge wire soldered in 2 seconds. You also can’t remember how to get the propane solder tool to light! And I lost the instructions. I put them someplace safe.
I did remember why I like propane soldering guns, the Weller is a tank! I had a Radio Shack red propane one for years, inexpensive and lasted forever! So did my first Weller.
I failed to mention I’ve tried 2 “Gucci for Mechanics” 20-gauge wire pliers. Also, you can’t buy 20-gauge wire at the unnamed auto parts. Thankfully, the turn-signal light still works. The power wire was broken in two places.
Also, another consumer used tip Ovenex baking pans for working on bikes. While great for holding parts, they will not hold oil for an extended period of time. Ovenex stated their products are for baking, not holding transmission oil for any period of time. Thankfully it was just a small Bundt pan that made a big mess, no more banana bread, I guess?
I just heard a boatload of bikes go by, wonder where everyone was going? Guess I’ll go test my, reconnected turn signals.
Hey, the Bandit’s Dayroll almost held an oil change! I had never utilized it that way before, but I gave you a waiver on the filter as a standard Shovelhead type filter would have fit, but not the spin on. Yesterday’s adventure, I had to leave a set of gloves, clothing layer and tie downs on the outside.
Went to the grandson’s Thanksgiving show at his school. The 2-3 year olds Rock!
–RFR
Bikernet Contributor
FROM THE AMERICAN THINKER–Something very peculiar is happening with our Strategic Petroleum Reserve
It’s no secret that Americans are paying record prices at the gas pumps. Rapidly ascending prices also affect the cost of all the goods and services that are an integral part of the American economy.
Farmers, manufacturers, delivery companies, repair people…you name it: they’re paying more to do their jobs, and they’re passing those costs to consumers. So why now, of all times, is the Biden administration selling off America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to Asia?
As the name suggests, the SPR is America’s emergency backup supply of oil. The reason we have it is because of the energy crisis in the early 1970s. According to Wikipedia, which is probably accurate about this, “[t]he United States started the petroleum reserve in 1975 after oil supplies were interrupted during the 1973–1974 oil embargo, to mitigate future supply disruptions.”
Fast-forward to 2021. Upon entering the Oval Office, one of the first things Biden did was to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline. Henceforth, rather than flowing safely through a pipeline, Canadian oil will come the expensive way, over land, whether in trucks (which are in short supply) or on trains.
At the same time, Biden halted new oil, gas, and coal leases on federal lands, something that’s being fought in the courts. As long as the suit continues, no sane business would start to drill.
Biden’s also on the verge of ending all new oil and gas leases around major Native American cultural sites, which will shut down massive amounts of exploration and drilling in New Mexico. And following initial denials, the administration admitted that it plans to close a major Michigan pipeline.
— American Thinker
ROYAL ENFIELD UNVEILS SG650 CONCEPT MOTORCYCLE AT EICMA 2021– SG650 Concept motorcycle marks beginning of a new chapter to Royal Enfield’s 120-year history.
Royal Enfield, the global leader in the middleweight motorcycle segment (250cc – 750cc), opened its showcase offering at EICMA 2021 today with the unveil of the Royal Enfield SG650 Concept motorcycle—marking another chapter in the brand’s 120-year journey of creative expression and conceptual development.
The SG650 Concept is the result of a challenge set to Royal Enfield’s Industrial Design Team by Mark Wells, Chief of Design. At its core, the message underpinning the concept build was about celebrating “transition.”
The aim, through this challenge, was for the Royal Enfield team to embark on a new creative journey with the SG650 Concept, starting from within Royal Enfield’s classic design sensibilities and pushing into a whole new era of what Royal Enfield motorcycles of the future could look like.
Wells describes the motivation behind the challenge. “We are a company in transition. So long a representation of the analog age and now developing new products that keep that same pure soul yet are fully integrated into the digital present. To celebrate this, we wanted to develop a project that really gave our design team an opportunity to stretch themselves creatively.
“Graphically, the blacked-out 650 Twin engine and exhaust system complement our imagined near future, while the polished aluminum forms transitioning with a ‘digital transformation’ graphic across the motorcycle speak to the progression of the brand. We’re delighted with the end result and truly believe this brings something completely new, in our 120th anniversary year, to the ever-developing story of Royal Enfield.”
MAMA TRIED SHOW COMING– Don’t miss out! Buy tickets now!
If you haven’t got those tickets yet, no more waiting! Time is running out to ensure your admittance to the Mama Tried Motorcycle Show. So act now and purchase your tickets for the 2021 show!
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY–Students in an advanced Biology class were taking their mid-term exam.
The last question was, ‘Name seven advantages of Mother’s Milk.’
The question was worth 70 points or none at all. One student was hard put to think of seven advantages.
He wrote:
1) It is perfect formula for the child.
2) It provides immunity against several diseases.
3) It is always the right temperature.
4) It is inexpensive.
5) It bonds the child to mother and vice versa.
6) It is always available as needed
And then the student was stuck. Finally, in desperation, just before the bell rang indicating the end of the test he wrote:
7) It comes in two attractive containers and it’s high enough off the ground where the cat can’t get it.
He got an A+.
An elderly, but hardy cattleman from Texas once told a young female neighbor that if she wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a pinch of gunpowder on her oatmeal each morning.
She did this religiously and lived to the ripe old age of 103.
She left behind 14 children, 30 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and a 40-foot HOLE where the crematorium used to be.
–El Waggs
Certified Librarian
Bandit’s Cantina Bad Joke Library
DOOMSDAY ALERT OF THE WEEK—It ain’t happening. Oops.
Tasmania just had the coldest night on this date in 70 years. Don’t tell Pfizer, they’ll have to shitcan their investment in The global Warming Catastrophe they are now touting as a major new problem for them to tackle personally. I BET they come up with a “vaccine” to immunize you against the horrific effects of climate change.
–J.J. Solari
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That’s right! A free buff with EVERY purchase! Buy a pair of shocks and receive a FREE buff. Buy any swag item, receive a FREE buff. Buy a decal packet, receive a FREE buff.
Sale is only valid from November 26th – November 28th. Buff, Neck Gaiter, Tube…we just chose the name Buff.
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BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–Just Another Weekend
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Just_Another_Weekend_.aspx
That’s a whole truck load of ladies in one single page.
Way-2-roll !!!
— Wayfarer
Over-the-Moon tonight !!!
LA MACCHINA: Moto Guzzi 850 T3 by MCNC.
Some builders are so prolific that every few months you open your inbox to find they’ve sent through another stunning creation.
Others, you don’t hear from for years and you wonder if perhaps they’ve left the game or life’s endless responsibilities have scuttled their creative endeavors.
It had been more than four years since we last heard from Frenchman Nicolas Baux, but now we know why, he’s been keeping himself busy building one of the coolest custom creations of the year. From the bare bones of a Moto Guzzi 850 T3, the man behind Motocyclette Certifiée Non Conforme has left no stone unturned in crafting this incredible slice of Guzzi greatness.
Having successfully displayed his last build, a gorgeous Royal Enfield, Nicolas took a short break and then launched himself into the T3 project. The CAD designer by trade first started with a storyboard to build inspiration, cutting out images of everything from automotive marvels to athletes in full flight and detailed mechanical masterpieces. Then he had to find a donor bike and the one he got his hands on had seen better days and came with the full set of panniers, giant windshield and a host of other horrors.
–Pipeburn
Moto Goodness
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–A HISTORY OF BIKERS RIGHTS IN AMERICA
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/A_HISTORY_OF_BIKERS_RIGHTS_IN_AMERICA.aspx
Good article. Two errors First it was Rogue who got Congressman McKinney to get us a hearing in Washington. Pappy was running the Connecticut Motorcycle Rights Organozation and it was politically beneficial that it looked like he was responsible.
The other is Florida Does Have A Mandatory Helmet Law. It was never repealed, just amended so that if you have medical insurance you can legally ride without a helmet.
There are numerous issues with that. One is law enforcement can stop you at any time to check if you have health insurance. The other is that many people are riding without it. Not that I personally think they should be required to have health insurance.
–Rogue
rogue@bikernet.com
Palm Bay, FL
ANOTHER HOLIDAY BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB OFFERING–‘Motorcycle Traveler’ Book & DVD Sales Benefit AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
‘Motorcycle Traveler’ is a book about AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Peter Starr’s motorcycle adventures through twelve countries with very diverse cultures. From the mountains around the equator in Ecuador at 15,000 feet to the lowest place on earth, Israel’s Dead Sea at minus 1400 feet, and from the haunted trails of Braveheart in Scotland to the elephant sanctuaries and magnificent temples of Thailand.
This is a book about adventure that was instigated from Starr’s need to create a ‘purposeful life’ as part of his cancer recovery program. The one consistent purpose in Starr’s life has been motorcycling. Read excerpts from the book.
Support the Hall of Fame and get the perfect present this holiday season! For a limited time, AMA members receive a 5% discount on the purchase of ‘Motorcycle Traveler’ and FREE Shipping. Plus, 20% of the purchase will go to support the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Use the discount code AMAHOF in the appropriate box at checkout.
GOOD DEED OF THE WEEK–Save Shantell’s: Owner raffles off Harley to keep her restaurant
SANFORD, Fla. —
A downtown Sanford restaurant owner finally felt she didn’t have a choice in asking for help.
“At first, I found shame to ask, like hey guys, I really need it, but I really need it,” said Shantell Williams, owner of Shantell’s Just Until Restaurant & Lounge.
Williams became a national name after riding her beloved motorcycle across the country in 2016. She traveled to 48 states in a little more than three weeks.
Now, she needs to raffle off that very motorcycle to save her restaurant and her 17 employees.
“Keeping the babysitters employed, so to speak, to help me run it, because I can’t run it myself,” Williams said.
There’s a spiritual connection she feels with the food she prepares for her customers.
A few months ago, she was a Meals on Wheels community champion, delivering food with a smile and kind words from the saddle of that same motorcycle.
Early in the pandemic, she had a day of free food for first responders.
But higher food costs and sparse crowds on weekdays have her struggling now.
“The weekend is not enough for me to get through Monday through Thursday,” Williams said.
Williams admits she shed a few tears when she posted her motorcycle raffle on social media. That motorcycle is such a large part of her life, but she loves her restaurant more.
“I know once the restaurant makes it, I know I’ll be able to rejoice and have another brand-new bike, and hopefully ride with the person who gets this one,” Williams said.
Raffle ticket sales have been slow, but she hopes to sell three thousand by the first of the year.
“I did have someone come in and say, hey, I don’t want your bike, but here’s a thousand dollars. Of course, I teared up,” Williams said.
She’s had a nine-year run in Sanford which she does not want to end.
“I can’t go anywhere, so if I need to call on others to help me, I need to lose that pride and say please, I need this help,” Williams said.
Raffle tickets are $25. The winner will be announced in March 2022.
HOLIDAY FRIDAY 5-BALL RACING DEALS—Hey, all the orders from the shop will receive bling and Bikernet Bandanas.
We want you to know how much we appreciate your support over the years.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Bikernet and 5-Ball crew.
–Bandit
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY HISTORY LESSON–November 23, First issue of “Life” is published
On November 23, 1936, the first issue of the pictorial magazine Life is published, featuring a cover photo of the Fort Peck Dam’s spillway by Margaret Bourke-White.
Life actually had its start earlier in the 20th century as a different kind of magazine: a weekly humor publication, not unlike today’s The New Yorker in its use of tart cartoons, humorous pieces and cultural reporting.
When the original Life folded during the Great Depression, the influential American publisher Henry Luce bought the name and re-launched the magazine as a picture-based periodical on this day in 1936. By this time, Luce had already enjoyed great success as the publisher of Time, a weekly news magazine.
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA CELEBRATES–After 59 Years, Senate Bill 2571
Gives the Families of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 A New Hope
Senate Bill 2571 looks to add members of secret Kennedy mission to
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.
COLUMBIA FALLS, ME — November 23, 2021 — Very little is known about what happened to Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a military mission plane that went missing on March 16, 1962, with 93 US Army Soldiers on board and 11 crew members.
Due to the complexities surrounding the mission, the names of all those who have been lost have not yet been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.
However, This past Saturday, August 21, the families of those lost received the good news that U.S. Senator Gary Peters introduced a bill to allow the American Servicemen onboard Flying Tiger Line Flight (FTLF) 739 to finally have their names placed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.
The story of the ill-fated flight. https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/19520/News/447/?relatedId=0
This bill introduction stems from a kind gesture by Wreaths Across America Founder Morrill Worchester. On May 15, 2001, Mr. Worchester donated land from his property known as “The Tip-land” in Columbia Falls, ME.
The Tip-land is where balsam trees are sustainably managed and pruned once every three years to make veterans’ remembrance wreaths to be placed on the headstones of our nations heroes on Wreaths Across America Day (December 18th, 2021.)
On the land he donated, he erected a monument to FTLF 739 and invited all known living family and descendants of the ill-fated flight to attend its unveiling.
Video: What is a remembrance wreath?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5_-EW6a_VAs)
This simple gesture became a media sensation, as almost 2000 articles (Radio, TV, Newspaper, and internet) were written, reaching out to over 2 billion people from around the world. This media effort helped connect over 30 new families associated with the history of FTLF 739. Some of these new families shared their history and included such stories as:
A woman who was married just two weeks before the flight left and awaited her newlywed husband for a honeymoon she never had. One of Bob hope’s USO tour Pilots and the inspiration for his granddaughter to become a pilot. Being credited as the life affirming driving force for 1 Fortune 500 CEO.
And creating a family healing moment as a family, scattered across the US, turned into the social media ceremony via conference call, so they could all watch and discuss their families legacy together.
Despite the kindness of the media and the success of this outreach, there are still more families that need to be identified so that they may all take part in the process of the next leg of this journey.
As A. Phillip Waite, Chief, Strategic Engagement, The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration stated at the unveiling of the FTLF 739 monument on “The Tip-Lands,” “This monument is a first-step, there are many to come.”
A. Phillip Waite, Chief, Strategic Engagement, The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration stated at the unveiling of the FTLF 739 monument https://www.dropbox.com/s/4n4cx7avpsv4n2v/IMG_0121.MOV?dl=0
For many in attendance at the monument unveiling in May, they were surprised and delighted to hear that this was not the last-leg of their journey. As prior attempts to have families recognized have either been met with failure or stalled on the way to competition such as Senate bill 1891.
However, The introduction of this new Senate bill, 2571 gives new hope to the families that their loved ones contributions and sacrifice for our freedoms and that their service will be recognized federally ahead of the 60th anniversary of this memorable mission commissioned by John F. Kennedy.
Wreaths Across America is the non-profit organization best known for placing wreaths on veteran’s headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. However, in 2020, the organization placed more than 1.7 million sponsored veterans’ wreaths at 2,557 participating locations nationwide.
You can sponsor a veteran’s wreath anytime for $15 at www.wreathacrossamerica.org. Each sponsorship goes toward a live, balsam wreath that will be placed on the headstone of an American hero as we endeavor to honor all veterans laid to rest at noon on Saturday, December 18, 2021, as part of National Wreaths across America Day.
BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB–The Big Book of Motorbikes
Orange County, CA: The Big Book of Motorbikes showcases the wonderful world of motorbikes to a new and vibrant generation.
Highlighting many of the different sectors within the motorbike space, The Big Book of Motorbikes takes the reader on a two-wheeled journey they will want to read again and again.
This is a fun and educational volume for children, illustrated and brightly colored by the book’s designer, Asim Hussain.
From industry to competition, records and just riding for fun, The Big Book of Motorbikes has it all just waiting for you to explore!
About the Author
Rennie Scaysbrook has been a motorbike rider from the moment he first sat on a Honda QR50 as a four- year-old in Australia. Rennie comes from a family steeped in motorbike culture that dates back three generations.
For the past 16 years, Rennie has been a full-time motorbike journalist, traveling the globe to test and write on the most important motorbikes from the world’s leading manufacturers.
Rennie is also an accomplished racer and holds the motorbike course record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado, USA.
The Big Book of Motorbikes is available in Amazon stores across the globe for $17.95 USD at this link. Rennie can be reached for comment at: rennie.scaysbrook@gmail.com
NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT-GIFT CARDS
As you may know, we will be introducing David’s new art book soon, as well as his new jigsaw puzzles and apparel. You can now purchase gift cards (in increments of $100). These can be used for any Uhl Studios product, they never expire and if you get a minimum of $500, you qualify for the drawing for the “Lone Ranger” original oil!?
Happy Holidays to all and thanks for your time!
Greg-** 20 x 27 canvas framed – normally $1,250, this one is $850.
“Roots in the Sand”
A FINAL WORD FROM THE CENTER FOR INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS—Here’s a quote from the Moral Case for Fossil Fuels by Alex Epstein:
For various technical reasons, progress in battery technology is extremely slow—electric cars have been around longer that gasoline powered cars—and it may well be another, non-battery storage solution will win out. For now, though, oil is the greatest portable fuel the world has ever known…
Oil is also coveted as the world’s most versatile raw material for making synthetic materials. You are probably sitting in a room with as least fifty things derived from oil, from the insulation in your wall to the carpet under your feet to the laminate on your table to the screen on your computer. Oil is everywhere!
–Alex Epstein
THE 2021 HOLIDAY SEASON—I started to watch an Xmas movie tonight. It was very well done, from an animation standpoint, and at 73 so many story lines start to seem contrived or repeated. I turned it off but was first inspired to write a Christmas story for today. I’ve never written anything of this nature, but what the fuck. Maybe I will rough something out. I have a notion.
Charlie’s bike is gone from Deadwood with Haul Bikes back to LA. I charged the battery a week before, but the cold tightened the engine and it wouldn’t fire on the icy morning. I tried to bump start it on Jackson Street and then Lincoln, but it wanted to slide, so I coasted through the light at the bottom of the hill and nearly all the way to the massive semi parked behind the historic train repair station. I had to remove his mirrors. He was super-close to the limit.
My brother, Mike Stevenson just got his classic flamed paint back for his latest project.
Atomic Bob is helping with art for the first Chopper Chronicles story. I might reach out to him for art for the Bandit’s Cantina Christmas tale.
Brian, from Departure bike works said, “Your engine is next up.” And Toby wants to ride it again at Bonneville in 2022.
Micah has a new project to clean up this 1931 VL.
According to the master, Micah McCloskey this bike at $85,000 is a steal.
We featured Ryan Wood’s Amen Sportster project. Check it out, and I grabbed this off his web site. Not sure what it is, maybe T-Shirt art, cool.
Never a dull moment, and hopefully by this time next week, some concrete will be poured for the shop in the canyon. Hang On!
Have a terrific day, and take a moment to reflect on how good we have it in American, because it is the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Ride fast and free, forever!
–Bandit
PARADISE BIKERNET WEELKY NEWS for July 15th, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
It’s another strange day in paradise. I’m watching the series Designated Survivor. It’s an incredibly well-done series about the Capitol being blown up and killing the entire federal government, and this guy (Kiefer Sutherland) must assume the role of President and pull it all back together, plus go after the bad guys. It’s a nail biter of the first order.
Of course, a big aspect of the show is about politics and power. We are also living in a time when the game changed, and you must look at anything political groups throw at us and wonder what’s behind the program and what are their motives.
For instance, what was Al Gore’s motives. Did he want to save the planet or make millions. He’s gone from being a millionaire with a little over one million to being worth over 300 million and climbing. He lied to the public and to young students for personal gain. Then he had the audacity to claim that anyone who came forward with new or related facts was a denier.
What’s interesting is the bullying aspect of each effort. Climate alarmists threatening you with denialism if you don’t agree. The BLM will threaten to burn your building down. The Critical Race guys will have you thrown out of your job. Remember when they told your kids to report bullies. Where do we report these guys?
So, what’s the goal? Is it money or power. Fortunately, Trump is now suing big tech companies for denying him the right to free speech. Hopefully, someone will sue the Climate Alarmists who lied to the public about doomsday for personal gain.
I find it interesting. We are living in the best of times. Folks couldn’t be healthier and happier than ever in history. Hang on for 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.
CHECK THIS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–The Tropics just logged its Second-Coldest Temperature in History, as ALL-TIME Record Cold sweeps South America
It’s been a historically chilly first half of the year for many locales –despite what the obfuscating mainstream media prints and bleats– and it is a fact that the global average temperature has regularly dipped below the 30-year baseline in 2021: in March, April, and June (click HERE for more on that).
And now comes the news that the Tropics has just logged one of its coldest temperatures ever recorded.
The reading comes from South America — a continent that has been suffering record-breaking lows and snows in recent weeks:
The Chaco Region (or Región Occidental) is a semi-arid region in Paraguay, known for its weather extremes.
The mercury can easily climb to 100F as well as tumble below the freezing mark.
A few days ago, Chaco logged a historic -7.4C (18.7F).
This was the second-lowest temperature ever recorded at such low elevations in the tropics, worldwide.
It also adds to the numerous ALL-TIME cold records busted across the South American continent of late…
By: Admin – Climate Depot
NEWS FROM THE H-D MUSEUM–Be a part of the next chapter of the Harley-Davidson Museum’s story. Groundbreaking for new, year-round event space slated for July 15.
Media and select members of the public, including Peggy Williams-Smith, President and CEO of VISIT Milwaukee, will join Bill Davidson, Vice President of the Harley-Davidson Museum, for a special groundbreaking on Thursday, July 15.
The Harley-Davidson Museum team is thrilled to announce a new addition to its lineup of incredible event spaces on the bucolic, 20-acre campus. When complete, the all-new Garage will boast more than 8,000-square-feet of event space, floor-to-ceiling views of the Menomonee Valley, state-of-the-art audio/visual components and more. The team at 1903™ Events is looking forward to booking special occasions, weddings, corporate events and more. The new space is expected to be complete in spring of 2022.
Media are invited to join the festivities beginning at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 15 for a uniquely Harley-Davidson “groundbreaking.” Please email Tim McCormick with any questions or to RSVP and/or follow this link for photos and renderings of the new event space.
With the recent return of Bike Nights (including Ladies’ Bike Night on July 22), weekend demos and so much more popping up on campus, no summer is complete without a visit to 6th & Canal.
In the early part of the 20th century, motorcycle culture was a homegrown phenomenon. It grew out of the passion of riders for their evolving sport. The camaraderie that developed around riding and attending competitive events led to the formation of motorcycle clubs that hosted destination rides, family picnics with motorcycle games and other riding competitions.
The newly reinstalled display case in the Clubs & Competition gallery highlights clothing from club members from primarily the 1930s and 1940s. The clothing selections on view include full dress uniforms, shirts, sweaters, jackets and caps, customized by the owners with their club name and logo, and pins or patches indicating membership in the American Motorcyclist Association. The H-D Archives collection includes Motorclothes apparel sold in H-D product catalogs but also non-H-D produced clothing items that have been proudly customized by riders.
Experience Gallery: Model Year 2021 Harley-Davidson motorcycles (on display July 20)
Always a favorite photo opportunity for riders and non-riders alike, the H-D Museum’s Experience Gallery has been refreshed with five 2021 Harley-Davidson motorcycles –including the all-new Pan America™!
Harley Fox (on display now)
Gail Anderson’s 1986 Softail® Custom motorcycle, “Harley Fox,” built by her partner Bob Burrows, took top prize at the first Ladies of Harley® (LOH) ride-in show during Daytona Beach Bike Week in 1987. With her custom bike and themed riding gear, Anderson presented a striking image that fit the growing visibility and exciting new options for women riders in the 1980s.
Alfonso Sotomayor’s 1957 Model FL (on display now)
The Harley-Davidson Museum is proud to announce its collection has recently grown with the addition of a 1957 Model FL that was ridden by famed Mexican stunt rider and racer Alfonso Sotomayor Canales.
Harley-Davidson’s history in Mexico dates back to at least 1913. In the 1920s, the brand was more frequently spotted throughout Mexico City as the motorcycles proved popular with the local traffic police who would also perform stunts with their Harley-Davidson® bikes.
After racing from the 1930s into the 1960s, Sotomayor launched his own stunt riding career by performing the famed “Salto de la Muerte” or Jump of Death. Learn more about Sotomayor’s feats of derring-do and Harley-Davidson’s early entry into Mexico with this new display located in the Custom Culture area.
PROGRAMMING / EVENTS
All-New Garage Groundbreaking, Thursday, July 15, 4 – 5 p.m.
Help celebrate and break ground on the H-D Museum’s new private events building, The Garage! Harley-Davidson Museum Vice President Bill Davidson will share a few remarks and give the official groundbreaking toast for the new event space. Keep your eyes peeled for an on-site surprise!
Bike Night Concert Series, Thursday, 5 – 9 p.m., through Sept. 16
All bikes unite every Thursday at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Grab your bike. Join your fellow riders (and non-riders) for free live music from some of Milwaukee’s favorite bands, fun, drool-worthy rolling sculptures and outdoor food and beverage. Bike Night Koozie Special all-season long. All wheels welcome.
On July 22, the H-D Museum will serve as the landing spot for the Women’s Empowerment Ride before rolling into Ladies’ Bike Night.
Powered by Budweiser® King of Beers and Bulleit® Bourbon.
Thursday, July 15: Bruce Humphries & the Rockabilly Rebels
Thursday, July 22: Wire and Nail
Thursday, July 29: Robert Allen Jr Band
Saturday Demos, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., through Sept. 25
Demo Rides available at the world’s only Harley-Davidson Museum! Visit the H-D Museum™ campus Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and throw a leg over a 2021 motorcycle to experience the fun and freedom of a Harley-Davidson® motorcycle.
Visitors with their motorcycle endorsement (and who bring their own helmet and riding gear) will be able to choose from a dozen of the latest and greatest #FreedomMachines from Harley-Davidson, including Touring, Softail® and Sportster® models. Plus, the all-new Pan America™ motorcycle will be available on a limited basis. A pre-determined scenic route through the Menomonee Valley will give riders the chance to explore the Museum’s surrounding neighborhoods.
Sunday H-D™ IRONe™ Demos, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., through Aug. 29
Head down to the Harley-Davidson Museum for Sundays Fundays with H-D™ IRONe™ demos. Designed for the pint-sized set, these electric balance bikes are a great introduction to two-wheeled freedom. Kids ages 3-7 (under 75 lbs. and under 42 inches tall) are invited to take a few laps at the world’s only Harley-Davidson Museum in the Motorcycle Plaza. Visit the H-D Museum™ campus Sundays* from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and take a spin on an electric-powered balance bike for kids with parents who want to share their love for riding. See website for complete details.
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY–VERN’S FUNERAL
Vern works hard at the Phone Company but spends two nights each week bowling, and plays golf every Saturday.
His wife thinks he’s pushing himself too hard,
so for his birthday she takes him to a local
strip club.
The doorman at the club greets them and says, ‘Hey, Vern! How ya doin?’
His wife is puzzled and asks if he’s been to
this club before.
‘Oh no,’ says Vern. ‘He’s in my bowling league.
When they are seated, a waitress asks Vern
if he’d like his usual and brings over a Budweiser.
His wife is becoming increasingly uncomfortable and says, ‘How did she know that you drink Budweiser?’
‘I recognize her, she’s the waitress from the golf club.
I always have a Bud at the end of the 1st nine, honey.’
A stripper then comes over to their table, throws her arms around Vern, starts to rub herself all over him and says, ‘Hi Vern. Want your usual table dance, big boy?’
Vern’s wife, now furious, grabs her purse and
storms out of the club.
Vern follows and spots her getting into a cab.
Before she can slam the door, he jumps in
beside her.
Vern tries desperately to explain how the stripper must have mistaken him for someone else, but his wife is having none of it.
She is screaming at him at the top of her lungs, calling him every 4 letter word in the book..
The cabby turns around and says,
‘Geez Vern, you picked up a real bitch this time.’
VERN’S FUNERAL WILL BE HELD THIS FRIDAY.
Gettysburg Bike Week Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Style with Record-setting Rally–Gettysburg Bike Week finally got to celebrate two decades of being one of the premiere motorcycle rallies in the country. The 20th anniversary rally, cancelled last year because of Covid, happened at the Allstar Events Complex in Gettysburg, PA, with festivities kicking off Thursday, July 8, 2021, and running through Sunday, July 11.
“We had to wait an extra year to celebrate our 20th,” said GBW event coordinator Kelly Shue. “Last year was a nightmare for everyone, but to see the joy on people’s faces to be out, socializing, cutting loose a bit—it made the wait worth it.”
The rally set attendance records as people, hopped on two wheels and enjoyed a normal social event for the first time in many months. Throngs of folks reveled in a slate jam-packed with motorsports and entertainment events—Mini-Bike Racing, the Moto Motion Stunt Show, Shinerunner Cornhole Tournament, Battlefield Ride of Chrome, these were just a few of the many highlights over the weekend.
And there was music galore: Fade To Black, the country’s preeminent Metallica tribute band, headlined opening night on Thursday, with Colt Wilbur Band and Dave Bray USA warming them up to a great Thursday crowd. Buckcherry laid down a blistering set of hard rock that had heads banging Friday night. Playing support earlier in the evening, Jasmine Cain returned to GBW for her second year in a row, and Honeypump got the evening off to a rollicking start. In the marquee Saturday-night-headlining-slot, KIX kicked out the glamrock jams as only they can, preceded by locals Small Town Titans and Redemption Road.
All of this in addition to one of the biggest vendor villages in the country, an epic swap meet, the Antique Bike Show, two poker runs and some of the best motorcycle terrain in the east had the record crowd in high spirits.
If you missed this year’s iconic rally, fear not: Plans for next year’s rally, number 21, are already in the works.
New and returning riders can find updates, events schedules, lodging information and anything they ever needed to know about Gettysburg Bike Week by visiting https://www.gettysburgbikeweek.com/.
–Ken Conte
NEWS FROM THE BIKERNET CULTURAL CENTER AT THE BASE OF THE GRAY MOUNTAIN–Manifesting happiness and positivity anytime, anywhere:
From knowledge to experience
If you go to a Zen master, he will ask you a question like this: ‘Have you ever been pricked by a thorn?’ You will say, ‘Yes.’ ‘What did you feel?’ You’ll say, ‘Pain.’ ‘Can you experience that pain now?’ You’ll say, ‘I remember it but I can’t feel it.’ Then the master will say, ‘Go and sit there and develop that experience.’
If you have already had an experience in life, why can’t you manifest it at another place and at another time? By the practice of yoga, you should break those limitations and be transported to the terrain of experience.
We human beings, particularly of this century, are intellectuals. Even the yoga we practise is intellectual yoga. I’ll give you an example so you can confirm this for yourself. Have you eaten chocolate?
Of course, everybody has, and some eat it every day. Now, sit quietly and try to experience the taste of the last chocolate you ate. Can you enjoy the taste of a chocolate without a chocolate? No, it is not possible. You know how sweet it was and how delicious it was, but you cannot experience it. That is the limitation of an intellectual mind. We have a lot of knowledge but we lack experience. If you ate a chocolate yesterday, why can’t you experience its taste now?
What you refer to as visualisation, I call an experience. The Sanskrit word for experience is anubhava which literally means ‘to be’. If you want to visualise a rose, you have to be a rose. If you want to visualise pain, you have to be the pain. If you want to visualise the guru, you have to be the guru. So, the definition of experience is, to be that. It’s not merely feeling or imagination; it is not illusion, it is a transformation of the total force of the mind. You can transform yourself into a rose, your guru, Christ or even a chocolate cake.
– excerpts from Visualisation
by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
at Condorcet College, Paris, Sept. 1981
–Wayfarer
Monk is training
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At the base of the Gray Mountain
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NEWS FROM THE KINGDOM OF BUFFALO CHIP–PRE-SALE PRICES END MONDAY
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Joined the likes of Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Clint Black, Shinedown, Stone Temple Pilots, Corey Taylor, REO Speedwagon, Anthrax, P.O.D., Puddle of Mudd, Black Label Society, Buckcherry, Black Stone Cherry, Drowning Pool, Matt Stell, From Ashes to New, Reverend Horton Heat and Blacklite District in the 2021 entertainment lineup!
THE QUEEN OF HARLEY-DAVIDSON PASSES–
Harley-Davidson announces the passing of Nancy Davidson who is widely regarded as the “first lady of motorcycling”. Nancy and Willie G. married in 1957. She was working as a school teacher and when Willie joined Harley-Davidson in 1963, she focused on raising her family.
When Harley-Davidson launched the Harley Owners Group in 1983, Nancy and Willie connected with Harley-Davidson customers through shared riding experiences. Together, Willie and Nancy logged thousands of miles, getting to know some of Harley-Davidson’s most loyal and committed riders.
The couple traveled together to hundreds of motorcycle events, including Daytona Bike Week, Sturgis and many international events. In 2010, Nancy was inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame, in recognition of her long-term positive impact on the motorcycling community.
Nancy is survived by her husband Bill (Willie G.) Davidson, their three children, and one granddaughter. (Painting by Ray Drea)
QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–KISS Bike Story
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I am the proud owner of this bike. It was purchased quite a while back and put into a private show collection. We have now decided to bring it back out on tour. It will be featured at MotorRama in Atlanta 2021.
–Jodi House
Jackson, GA
Congratulations. –Bandit
THIS JUST IN: Can you relate?
I Used To Be A Normal Person. As a man, I used to think I was pretty much just a regular person, but I was born White, into a two-parent household which now, whether I like it or not, makes me “Privileged”, a racist & responsible for slavery.
I am a fiscal & moral conservative, which by today’s standards, makes me a Fascist because I plan, budget & support myself.
I went to High School, got in some college, got a degree & have always held a job. But I now find out that I am not here because I earned it, but because I was “advantaged”.
I am heterosexual which, according to “gay” folks, now makes me a homophobe.
I am not a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel.
I believe in the 2nd Amendment, which makes me a de facto member of the “vast NRA gun lobby”.
I think & I reason, and I doubt much of what the “main stream” media tells me, which makes me a “Right-wing conspiracy nut”.
I am proud of my heritage & our inclusive American culture, making me a xenophobe.
I believe in hard work, fair play, & fair compensation according to each individual’s merits, which today makes me an anti-socialist.
I believe our system guarantees freedom of effort – not freedom of outcome or subsidies which must make me a borderline sociopath.
I believe in the defense & protection of America for & by all citizens, now making me a militant.
I am proud of our flag, what it stands for and the many who died to let it fly, so I stand & salute during our National Anthem – so I must be a racist.
Please help me come to terms with the new me, because I’m just not sure who I am anymore! Funny – it all took place over the last seven or eight years! If all this nonsense wasn’t enough to deal with, now I don’t even know which restroom to use… and I gotta go more FREQUENTLY.
–Peachtree Joe
NEW FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT– We are now preparing for the EAA aviation show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin followed by Sturgis.
You may be familiar with our “12 Days of Uhlness” promotion in December, where we make select pieces available at great prices each day for 12 days.
This year’s “Uhlness in July” will follow the same format, albeit a shortened one lasting only 3 days.
We recently went through all of the pieces we take on the road and also the ones on display in the gallery here in Colorado. It’s time to put find new homes for these! Because some of these pieces have traveled a bit, we are offering them at fantastic prices. With this promotion, we are also including pieces that are for sale by clients. There are some true gems in here.
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With Sturgis fast-approaching, I thought it appropriate to start with pieces from this collection.
We are featuring Fuel for the Soul today, but there are many more available prints. Check out David’s web site.
“Fuel for the Soul”
26.5 x 20, sold out at $3,850. This unframed piece is offered at $2,350.
Stay tuned!
–Greg Rhodes
International Sales Director
David Uhl Fine Art
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HANG ON FOR THE EUROPEAN REGULATORS–Europe plans aggressive new laws to phase out fossil fuels.
The legislation is expected to be in sharp contrast to vague aspirations by various other countries to neutralize their emissions by midcentury.
from New York Times
European officials are preparing to introduce ambitious legislation designed to wean one of the world’s biggest and most polluting economies off fossil fuels far more quickly than other nations have pledged to do. The proposals could include phasing out coal as an electricity source as well as imposing tariffs on polluting imports — an idea with the potential to set off global trade disputes.
The European Commission’s package of around a dozen legislative proposals, expected this week, is designed to swiftly reduce the emissions of planet-warming gases and meet an ambitious climate goal, already enshrined in law: The 27-nation bloc has said it will cut its emissions of greenhouse gases by 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels.
The proposals, known as “Fit for 55,” are just that — proposals. They will take many months to negotiate among the 27 member countries and the European Parliament before becoming law. And they will most certainly invite scrutiny of Europe’s own reliance on extracting and burning fossil fuels in its own territories, from oil and gas drilling in the North Sea to coal mining in countries like Germany and Poland.
The most contentious element is something called a border carbon adjustment tax. It would impose tariffs on the greenhouse gas emissions associated with products imported from outside the European Union and, in effect, would protect European companies from goods made in countries with less-stringent climate policies. Among the products that it could target, according to a draft leaked in June, are steel, cement, iron and fertilizers.
This carbon border tax could not only shake up global trade and invite a dispute over protectionism in the World Trade Organization, it could also create new diplomatic fault lines before international climate talks taking place in Glasgow in November.
All eyes are on targets set by the United States and China, which currently produces the largest share of greenhouse gases, and, more important, how they will get there.
China and India have publicly criticized the idea of a carbon border tax. Japan isn’t keen. And the United States has said only that it is evaluating the idea of its own carbon border tax.
Exactly which products the tax would target is still unclear. The United States, for instance, is particularly concerned about the potential effect on American-produced steel, and it remains to be seen whether the border tax proposal would take into account the carbon emissions intensity of imported steel.
The United States is in a tricky position with respect to a prospective European border tax. The Biden administration is keen to restore trans-Atlantic alliances, including on climate change. And yet, with no prospect of carbon pricing legislation in the United States, several U.S. companies could be vulnerable.
The Biden administration has dangled the prospect of a carbon border tax of its own, though its prospects would likely be dim in a divided Congress. “It’s not off the table, certainly, in any of the discussions,” the White House climate adviser, Gina McCarthy, said Tuesday at a conference organized by Bloomberg. “There are many ways in which you could look at a carbon border adjustment as an opportunity here.”
Other aspects of the legislative package are likely to be contentious within the European 27-country bloc itself. Efforts to phase out the sales of new internal combustion engine cars for instance are likely to face objections from some European carmakers. (Bloomberg reported this week that France opposed a proposed 2035 ban on new gas-burning car sales.) Efforts to phase out coal from electricity generation are likely to face opposition from countries with large coal operations, like Poland and Hungary.
Comment from the Bikernet International News Desk:
This emission/pollution border tax means various products can be taxed. It is not about cars or motorcycles. Steel, cement, fertilizers, etc will become uncompetitive for export to Europe. Keep in mind, if they pass this legislation, next they will pass a tax on plastics made from fossil fuels, including medical equipment.
They believe this benefits the world. How about rescuing the slave labor making Nike and other brand shoes, clothing in Bangladesh, the slave labor making Apple iPhones in China and now not allowed to commit suicide with nets installed in the buildings there, the slave labor including children mining gold, diamonds and mobile / laptop battery materials in Africa.
Maybe put border tariffs / tax on slavery associated with products imported from outside the European Union?
Why stop there? Maybe border tariff on products associated with human rights abuses? All the oil producing Arab nations including Saudi Arabia can be told their oil is not only causing greenhouse gases but affecting human rights and democracy.
What about the world’s biggest constant export market – military products? Will USA’s exports for military use get exempted since it is a stockpile by other nations, unused since there is no war going on in the importing nations?
–Wayfarer
Senior Correspondent
Bikernet International News Bureau
YOU’RE INVITED! City of Mitchell, South Dakota and Klock Werks to host 14th Annual Palace City Pre-Sturgis Party on Main Street Mitchell August 5th, 2021.
During this event the 7” Dare Devil, Vince Ream, will attempt to set a World Record for the longest jump from an Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle.
Festivities to include Live performance from Nashville recording Artist Shelby Lee Lowe, Strider Obstacle Course, Car Show and more.
–Vanessa Klock
ELECTRIC SHORTS OUT–Electric Vehicle Lawsuit: Prolonged Driving While Sitting on Giant Battery Caused Electromagnetic Radiation Injury
Electric Vehicle owner Josef Tater has filed a lawsuit against Nissan North America, Inc. in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He seeks up to $10 million from Nissan stating that his electric vehicle permanently damaged his health and destroyed his family and career. Tater claims that his 2015 Nissan Leaf caused serious health problems from prolonged driving while sitting on the giant battery that emitted large amounts of low-frequency electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation.
–NMA
NEWS FROM DISABLED AMERICAN VETS (DAV)–
The battle is not over when our men and women in uniform return home from war — as many are today from Afghanistan. Returning service members face a new battle — recovering from the visible and invisible wounds of war. This is something you may know all too well.
That’s why DAV is here. And that’s why it’s so exciting that today you can make a special gift that goes even further to support our life-changing programs for veterans.
Our generous partners at EG America are matching all Field of Flags donations, up to $70,000! Not only does your donation go TWICE as far to help your fellow veterans, it adds a flag to the field and helps us reach our goal of 5,000 flags flying in honor of our veterans.
But this special chance to double your impact ends in just three days, so don’t wait to add your flag and double your impact for your fellow veterans.
–J Marc Burgess
DAV National Adjutant
COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY–
This week, automotive enthusiasts nationwide celebrated this year’s Collector Car Appreciation Day (CCAD)! The SEMA Action Network (SAN) encourages you to find and attend an event near you—use the link below for the official list posted on the CCAD homepage. Post on social media using the hashtag #CCAD and tag the celebration’s Facebook fan page: @CollectorCarAppreciationDayCCAD
Earlier this year, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 292 (S. Res. 292) at the request of the SAN recognizing July 9, 2021 as CCAD. A similar resolution was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (H. Res. 491). The date marks the 12th commemoration of what has become an annual event to celebrate and raise awareness of the vital role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society.
Thank You for Honoring Our Automotive Holiday!
RPM Act Gains Steam in the U.S. House of Representatives
Support for the bipartisan Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2021 (RPM Act), H.R. 3281, continues to expand each day as members of Congress receive an outpouring of support for the bill from racers and the motorsports community. Over the past few weeks 17 House members have agreed to cosponsor the bill, including U.S. Representatives David McKinley (R-WV), Robert Latta (R-OH), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), David Kustoff (R-TN), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Jared Golden (D-ME), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Andy Barr (R-KY), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), and Austin Scott (R-GA).
Rep. McKinley’s support for the RPM Act is particularly noteworthy. Rep. McKinley serves as the Ranking Member of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, which has jurisdiction over the legislation. The Congressman cosponsored the RPM Act bill as a result of the strong support that his constituents voiced for the legislation and the importance of the bill to the racing community in West Virginia. Rep. McKinley also cosponsored the RPM Act during the 2019-2020 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. It is imperative that lawmakers continue to be reminded of the importance of passing the RPM Act. Currently, 82 members of the House have cosponsored the bill. See the current list of RPM Act cosponsors using this link, and don’t forget to ask your U.S. Representative to support the bill and fight for it to become law—here’s how:
–SEMA
NEWS FROM THE GAS STATION–Gas prices climb 40% since Jan. 1, experts predict they’ll get even higher
The average price for a gallon of gas is $3.13, the highest price so far this year.
By Seth Lemon, Audacy
Filling up your car will continue to cost consumers more. The cost of gasoline has jumped exponentially since the beginning of the year, and experts predict prices will continue to rise through the summer.
The average price for a gallon of gas is $3.13, the highest price so far this year and a 40% increase since the start of 2021. It’s still lower than the 2014 peak of $3.70 and the 2008 all-time record of $4.11, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). GasBuddy said the 2018 national average of $2.97 would actually be $3.18 in 2021 dollars.
“We believe it’ll rise another 10 to 20 cents at the pump between now and the end of August,” AAA representative Jeanette McGee told CBS, who pointed to the sudden increased demand in travel, businesses restarting after COVID shutdowns, and rising oil prices.
In California, prices are already well above $4. Los Angeles drivers are paying an average of $4.33 per gallon, nearly a nine-year high, said GasBuddy.
“With imbalances in supply and demand continuing, motorists will continue digging deeper to pay for gasoline, as prices are likely headed nowhere but up until global supply starts to catch up with the surge in demand,” said GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan.
A dispute between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia has hampered oil production by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Although the U.S. is not a member of the group, the White House said it is exerting pressure on those countries and key stakeholders.
–WBBM News Radio
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/gas-prices-climb-40-experts-say-theyll-get-even-higher
QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY– BIDEN AND THE TWO HOGS
Last Tuesday Biden got off the helicopter in front of the White House carrying a baby piglet under each arm.
The squared-away *Marine* guard snapped to attention and saluted, “Nice Pigs, Sir”.
The President replied, “These are not Pigs.
These are Authentic Arkansas Razorback Hogs.
I got one for Vice-President Kamala Harris and I got one for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
The squared-away Marine guard again snapped to attention, saluted, and said, “Excellent trade, Sir.”
–Joe Smith
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INDUSTRY CRITIC NEWS–
People imagine recreating a buzz around motorcycles by making a movie around themes of Easy Rider or The Wild One.
But that is not even needed.
Movies such as The Great Escape and Terminator 2 were not attempting to showcase motorcycles or bikers.
The scenes involving a motorcycle was a very small yet immensely memorable part of those movies.
Those movies were aimed at a broad audience across demography, not for a small segment of motorcycle riding movie-fans.
Such movies are the ones that attract new riders, new customers, people who never thought a motorcycle would be fun to have and ride – because they are more likely to have seen that movie and loved the movie.
Apart from that hit rock songs such as The Doors “Roadhouse Blues” or Steppenwolf “Born To Be Wild” create curiosity in people who had never considered riding a motorcycle.
–Wayfarer
Motorcycle Industry Investigator
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LICHTER NOTES BROUGHT TO YOU BY DENNIS KIRK–Dennis Kirk is proud to partner with world-renowned motorcycle photographer Michael Lichter for a new exclusive DK BLOG feature—LICHTER NOTES.
Michael will share his thoughts and photos of bike builds, bike builders and biker events—past and present. All his articles can be found exclusively on the DK BLOG: THE AFTERMARKET EXPERIENCE.
This week’s feature post is about the Sturgis rally in the early 2000s—the “Aughts”. It is post four of a five-part series leading up to the 2021 rally. Here’s an excerpt…
We not only rang in a new decade at midnight on January 1, 2000, we rang in a new century. All sorts of Y2K conspiracy theories built up around what was going to happen at that moment—including the end of civilization. But I for one, literally put my head in the sand by parking myself, Catherine, Kiera, and Sean in a palapa on a beach in Mexico—with no phones or connection to the outside world. (Could there be a better place for it to all end?)
Of course, nothing happened, and life just went on. Funny thing about the first 10 years of this century, even though the decade ended 11 years ago, there still is not consensus on what to call them. Some say, the “Early 2000s”, but probing deeper this seems to end with the economic crash of 2008 rather than 2010. Others simply say, “The 2000s”, but wouldn’t this refer to the entire 21st century? For the purpose of this feature, I’ll go with the “Aughts”, which the dictionary claims to be “the ten-year period from 2000 through 2009”.
The biggest defining moment of the Aughts must be the 9/11 attacks—which did change life as we knew it. Its impact was felt throughout our society and impacted so many aspects of our lives. It was certainly felt in the motorcycle world and in Sturgis, but we’ll save that in-depth discussion for another day. I’ll continue where I left off, with the unprecedented growth Sturgis had seen in the 1990s.
As the Aughts got underway, the same upward trajectory established in the ‘90s continued. For me, this was to be the most incredible decade in Sturgis to date. The excitement never ended. There was more and more to see and do, and it all seemed easier than before. This was also the time when I started my annual themed art and motorcycles exhibition series at the prestigious Journey Museum in Rapid City in 2001(now it’s held at the Buffalo Chip).
Since the history of Sturgis has always been in tandem with the rest of the motorcycle world, what was good for motorcycling was good for Sturgis. You could tell things were good when you were at a hotel during the V-Twin Expo trade show in Cincinnati and competitors were fighting over who was going to pay for the next round of drinks!
Powerhouse manufacturers like Big Dog and American Ironhorse may have started as “Harley clones”, but they grew to build close to 5,000 beautiful “custom” bikes and choppers a year. As they were sold through authorized dealer networks, it was imagined that they could eventually be legitimate challengers to Harley-Davidson.
Great aftermarket engine and transmission companies like S&S, TP Performance and Baker Drivetrain grew to supply all of the bike manufacturers that sprung up, as well as the new demand from the growing number of garage builders. And countless smaller aftermarket parts companies popped up with great ideas and products—some not so great.
As we built up toward the 100th anniversary celebration of Harley-Davidson in 2003, everything connected to the V-Twin world seemed to race off showroom floors, and the aftermarket business roared. There seemed to be enough business for everyone.
TODAY IN HISTORY– 1989
Chinese crackdown on protests leads to Tiananmen Square Massacre
Chinese troops storm through Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. The brutal Chinese government assault on the protesters shocked the West and brought denunciations and sanctions from the United States. In May 1989, nearly a million… read more
—www.history.com
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Here’s another mistake by the Critical Race Theory guys. White guys are not the bad guys. Folks have been messing with folks for centuries over land, power, wealth and religion. American Indians tribes tortured and annihilated other tribes. At one time four states were controlled by a single tribe. No one dared travel there, it didn’t matter what race or religion.
–Bandit
NEWS FROM THE BIKERNET BLOG EDITOR–
Honda CB200 Modified Into An Electric Motorcycle
https://blog.bikernet.com/honda-cb200-modified-into-an-electric-motorcycle/
Motorcycle Chase 2021 report
https://blog.bikernet.com/motorcycle-chase-2021-report/
Best motorcycle cleaner for 2021: Top 10 products
https://blog.bikernet.com/best-motorcycle-cleaner-for-2021/
Red River Harley Davidson hosts 33rd annual Poker Run and Ride
https://blog.bikernet.com/red-river-harley-davidson-hosts-33rd-annual-poker-run-and-ride/
–Wayfarer
Bikernet Blog Editor
Bikernet.com™
SUPPORT GOOD TIMES CUSTOMER—Walks into Austin, Texas tattoo parlor wearing a Bandit T-Shirt.
The shirts are exclusively rendered and produced by SUPPORT GOOD TIMES.
Keith “Bandit” Ball’s scope of work and influence has inarguably shaped our love of freedom, speed, and building and riding choppers.
In thankful tribute, SGT is honored to present this collaboration with the legend Keith “Bandit” Ball @banditsbikernet and @whiskey_river_art.
J.J. BRINGS YOU BURMA SHAVE–
You kicked my ballsack into soup / just cuz I fucked your sister / my testicles have flown the coop / and no one calls me mister / i’m practically a woman now / my cock is ineffectual / but on the plus side / from what I hear / your sister is bisexual / burma shave
–J.J. Solari
REPORT FROM THE BIKERNET BLOG EDITOR–
The new LiveWire One tries to compete in price with popular electric motorcycles but still it is not only fugly compared to Zero Motorcycles, the Harley-Davidson marketing avoids mentioning the real charging time of 11 hours for full charge when using the charge cord given to the customer.
All news showcases their claim of one hour charge at fast charging stations but that’s not what the customer gets to take home for $20,000+ and no list of public fast-charging stations have been provided by LiveWire in their grand announcement or their dedicated website.
BMW electric scooter is expected to cost more than available electric scooters but it is a BMW and like its cars their motorcycles always cost more. However, despite eye-catching design the BMW scooter has a poor range of 62 miles and 81 miles for its two variants. Top speed of 75 mph is good enough for those who buy scooters for urban commute.
Still, the large German company with its financial and technical resources hasn’t got a real-world replacement for the petrol scooters and motorcycles.
Tesla boss Elon Musk with the best electric vehicle in the market has of course in the past denied any electric motorcycles being made since he considers motorcycles dangerous and unsafe for the bikers.
Harley-Davidson’s Livewire One electric motorcycle debuts at $21,995
https://blog.bikernet.com/harley-davidsons-livewire-one-electric-motorcycle-debuts-at-21995/
BMW futuristic 75 mph electric scooter
https://blog.bikernet.com/bmw-futuristic-75-mph-electric-scooter/
BMW Motorrad VISION NEXT 100
https://blog.bikernet.com/bmw-motorrad-vision-next-100/
–Wayfarer
Bikernet Blog Editor
Bikernet.com™
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–THE RALLY-PREP BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for July 8, 2021
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Comments:
Hey Really Cool the thing on ROGUES MC out of Holland. Not the first club to be named after me. I say that to get things going and then ask when they started and then say I had the name since the ‘60s, so far all have started after that date’ so they have technically named their club after me, LOL.
–Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com
NEWS FROM THE GEARHEAD DIARY—During the days of old there were jockey pilots. A crew of us from Torrance went to Old Miners days in Big Bear back around 1980. My friend, Terry had recently bought the bike that Eddie Paul had built for the ‘ Streets of Fire ‘ movie.
I loved watching those guys in the day throw a shift on that jockey shifter. He had blazing red eyes in the bone skull shifter knob of that bike. It looked kind of eerie at night but real cool. The front end was 2 inches over with a 21-inch Speed master on her. That was really the way to do it. Eddie Paul could build some cool shit back in those days.
That is just how the builders did it back in those days. There is nothing like the rides of those guys that ran a jockey shift system. I grew up in the days when we spent money on fast choppers and fast hot rods.
Those days you threw a shift on a hot trod with a Muncie with a big block and it would go sideways, and you threw another shift just to hopefully get it straightened out. It was fast cars, fast hot rods and fast women.
This story is a tribute to guys like Eddie Paul, Ed Walker, Vic Larough, Bandit and the riders that built some really cool sleds.
— Gearhead
NEWS FROM THE EASYRIDERS FRONT–
Just to let you know I just received refund of my Easyriders subscription from ER71 USA Inc. dba Easyriders Events.
— Sam
We recently heard that Easyriders Magazine will be back with an October/November issue. The infusion of capital may have come from a comic book empire. The report from Google News is that Dave Nichols will be the Editor with Regina Marsh the Art Director.
We will bring you more reports as they become available. –Bandit
BIKERNET GUN NUT LEGISLATIVE REPORT–NRA-ILA Grassroots
On July 13th, the Assembly Public Safety Committee is hearing two anti-gun bills that previously crossed over from the Senate. SB 264 imposes further restrictions on gun shows and SB 715 further restricts Second Amendment rights of young adults. Please click the red button below to contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 264 and SB 715.
Senate Bill 264 bans state officers, employees, operators, lessees or licensees from entering into any agreement to allow for the sale of any firearm, firearm parts, or ammunition on property that is owned, leased, occupied, or operated by the state. This imposes a one-size-fits-all restriction to prevent officials from deciding how to use venues. In addition, this prevents businesses from renting taxpayer-funded venues for lawful activities
Senate Bill 715 limits when a hunting license satisfies the requirements for adults under 21 purchasing a long gun. This means an individual who has purchased a license for an upcoming season will not satisfy the requirements of the bill.
Thank you for making your voice heard against these bills!
Yours in Freedom,
Ken Lan
Communications Coordinator
NRA-ILA
http://www.nrailafrontlines.com/
NEVER A DULL MOMENT—Thursdays are often wild days. Thursdays are tough since I’m trying to focus on the news. So, everyone is trying to call, text or visit. Brothers are calling about Sturgis plans, which are ever-changing.
I need to make room in the Boulder Canyon property for a couple of bikes to clear them out of the Deadwood digs. My son is coming out next week. Monday the bros are starting flooring in the basement.
We are working with Markus Cuff on a feature around a new whacky Petersen Museum Exhibit on long distance travelers. If I’m lucky we will show you next week.
I’m working on a report about stolen motorcycle stories. I was thinking about a fictional series, but I may just post the real stories. There are lessons in each one.
I am working on another Bandit’s Cantina episode number 95. Hold on.
In the meantime, remember to ride free. We are living in the best of times. Some folks just don’t want to get it.
–Bandit
CRAZY TIMES BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for July 22, 2021
By Bandit |
Hey,
Crazy times, but if you want to taste the best of times read this news and come to Sturgis for the rally. If you turn off your TV and scrap reading any newspapers, you’ll discover that life is an open road wonderland.
Come to the Badlands and you won’t experience blame, hatred, Covid, Global Harming, electric mania, nothing but hard-working, tax paying Americans enjoying cool motorcycles and wide-open roads.
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.
MRF FLASH ALERT!--Next week the House of Representatives will vote on a bill to fund several transportation related agencies, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), for fiscal year 2022.
To ensure the federal government protects the rights of all motorcyclists, three members of the House of Representatives are offering an amendment to the transportation funding bill. Congressman Tim Walberg of Michigan, Congressman Troy Balderson of Ohio and Congressman Michael Burgess of Texas have submitted the following amendment to the House Rules Committees for consideration on Monday. The amendment states:
“None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for activities intended to encourage states to adopt legislation, regulations, policies, directives or guidance to profile motorcycle riders, nor shall such funds be used by States to implement any activity with the primary intent of profiling motorcycle riders.”
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is committed to pursuing all avenues to end biker profiling in this country. The MRF worked hand in hand with these Members of Congress on similar language in 2019 and again this year.
How can you help? This amendment is being considered by the House Rules Committee, a very small committee with only 13 members. If one of these 13 lawmakers is your Representative, please contact Rocky Fox, the MRF lobbyist in D.C., at wfox@hbstrategies.us to learn how you can help!
Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Ranking Member Tom Cole (R-OK)
Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-CA)
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
Rep. Deborah K. Ross (D-NC)
Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO)
S&S CYCLE – Attending 2021 Sturgis Bike Week
Sturgis Bike week is right around the corner and the team at S&S Cycle are prepping gear and a fresh collection of performance parts for you to check out.
They’ll have high performance exhaust and air cleaners in stock and will be doing free installs from July 31st through August 13th. Hours are 8-6 from 7/31-8/5 and 8-8 from 8/6-8/14. We’ll also have our brand new side-by- side product lineup and new S&S gear on display.
Come see us at Black Hills Harley Davidson in Rapid City South Dakota and say hello to the crew!
Also, check out the S&S sponsored Evo Entanglement show at the Buffalo Chip on August 11th, 11am-4pm. This show is a tribute to the best of the Evolution powered bikes and the winner walks away with a new S&S V111 Engine!
https://www.buffalochip.com/EVENTS/Bike-Shows/Evo-Entanglement
–David Zemla
VP – Marketing
S&S® Cycle, Inc.
Email dzemla@sscycle.com
NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT– Rules Gas Stations Can Be Liable For DUIs
Tennessee was the first state to decide that gas stations, auto parts stores, mechanics, and tire shops could be liable for selling fuel to intoxicated drivers. This ‘duty of care’ is not a part of New Mexico law but sets a precedent under the legal doctrine of negligent entrustment, which outlines how business’ responsibilities of supplying dangerous goods to someone competent to safely use them.
The dissenting opinion noted that there is little guidance to indicate how retailers can investigate customer intoxication or whether the guidance extends to self-service stations.
–NMA
The HadCRUT4 Global Temperature Dataset –-Now Unveils A Cooling Trend For The Last 7.5 Years
Since the last day of 2001 CO2 has risen from 372 to 419 ppm. However, there have been two cooling periods of 12 years (2002-2014) and 7.5 years (2014-2021), separated by a 1.5-year El Niño-induced warming event (2015-2016). Temperature changes that proceed in step- or event-like fashion do not seem to correlate well with linearly-rising CO2 concentrations.
HadCRUT4 temperature data (made available for public use by WoodForTrees.org) now presents a slight cooling trend since the first few months of 2014.
This new cooling trend follows a 12-year cooling trend that lasted from the first month of 2002 until the last month of 2014.
The abrupt warming event that spanned from 2015 to mid-way through 2016 was generated by an anomalous El Niño. Fossil fuel emissions had “a fairly insignificant role, if any role at all” in this short-term warming.
— by Kenneth Richard
NoTricksZone
–Climate Depot
DISCOVER THE EVOLUTION OF DAMON–A lot has happened at Damon.
Some of you have been along for the ride from the start, while others joined us more recently. Either way, we appreciate your support!
With that, here are some highlights of the road so far and what’s to come.
Dreaming of Zero Crash Fatalities
After crashing a motorcycle in Jakarta, Founder & CEO, Jay Giraud, saw the need to make motorcycling smarter, safer, and more personalized. He aimed to achieve zero crash fatalities on motorcycles by 2030.
It wasn’t long before that dream started to become a reality.
Developing an AI-Enhanced Electric Motorcycle
Building a smart motorcycle did not happen overnight.
CoPilot™, Shift™, HyperDrive™, and the rest of our proprietary technology developed over several prototypes, from our very first lidar bike to the ones you see on our website and social media.
Unveiling the HyperSport
The flagship HyperSport made its successful debut at CES 2020, taking home 2 awards with it! Since then, we have:
Introduced a total of 4 HyperSport models
Built the world’s first 100% electric, multi-variant powertrain platform, HyperDrive™
Opened test ride applications
Started a private community, the Damon Lab
Launched a first-of-its-kind subscription model
Raised $30M in funding & secured over $30M in reservations
Developed a number of strategic partnerships, including Auteco Mobility
Growing a World Class Team
The incredible recognition we’ve received has allowed us to attract the best minds. Our highly-skilled and experienced team continues to further our mission to bring you the future of motorcycling.
And we’re still hiring! Join us.
So What’s Next?
As we ramp up towards production, you’ll experience a brand new adventure with Damon – filled with merchandise, test rides, events, partnership announcements, new motorcycles, and much, much more.
Hang tight, it’s gonna’ be one hell of a ride!
NEWS FROM THE MASTER OF LIGHT–
We are excited to announce the worldwide release of David’s new masterpiece, “True Grit”. This stunning image is being offered in three sizes on canvas. Each print will be hand-signed by David, numbered and framed, with Certificate of Authenticity and nameplate.
“True Grit”
David Uhl 2021
As David recently commented, “I actually started this painting quite a while ago in gratitude for being allowed to bring the gallery to the Sturgis 2020 rally last year (find the motorcycles in the painting!). For obvious reasons, it was the only event the entire year and saved my family/employees from shutting down.
I attached some of the progress pics as it unfolded right up to displaying at the Governor’s mansion. The light on her horse “Ice Man” was what initially drew me to this image. It depicts South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem at the Buffalo Roundup in Custer State Park last year.
Many thanks to Rod and Marilyn at the Buffalo Chip for helping make this happen. A portion of all sales will go to Treasured Lives, a newer charity devoted to assisting the victims of human trafficking.”
Print edition specifics:
** Image size 32×24, 250 plus 25 Artist Proofs and 25 Hors d’ Commerce, $1,395 framed.
** Image size 40×30, 100 plus 15 Artist Proofs and 15 Hors d’ Commerce, $2,095 framed.
** Image size 48×36, 50 plus 10 Artist Proofs and 10 Hors d’ Commerce, $3,850 framed.
We are now taking orders. Please respond to this email or call me at 303-913-4840. Thanks and have a great week!
–Greg
QUICK, OPEN THE BANDIT’S CANTINA BAD JOKE LIBRARY AND GROUP COUNSELING CENTER–
His cell phone rang in church by accident during prayers…
The Pastor scolded him.
The worshippers admonished him after prayer for interrupting the silence.
His wife kept on lecturing him on his carelessness till they reached home.
You could see the shame, embarrassment and humiliation on his face.
*He has never stepped foot in the church ever again.*
That evening, he went to a bar.
He was still nervous and trembling.
He spilled his drink on the table by accident.
The waiter apologized, gave him a napkin to clean himself up.
The janitor also mopped the floor.
The female manager offered him a complimentary drink.
She also gave him a huge hug and kissed him while saying “Don’t worry man. Who doesn’t make a mistake?”
*He has never stopped going to that bar since then*
*Management Lesson*
*”You can make a difference by how you treat people especially when they make mistakes.”*
–Wayfarer
Master Librarian
International Wing
Bandit’s Cantina Bad Joke Library
IT’S GO TIME FOR #AMAVMD – July 23-25
Next week is 2021 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, presented by Royal Enfield! Join us at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, July 23-25. We are excited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of On Any Sunday and to welcome you back to this amazing event.
Here are a few things you won’t want to miss:
Lap for History – For a $10 donation, you can take your motorcycle on a parade lap around the road racing circuit.
Ashland Dinner Ride – Saturday, July 24. Space is limited. Register now.
Q&A with Grand Marshal and racing legend, David Aldana
Vendors and kid’s activities in the Old Bike Barn Crossroads
Racing, racing and more racing. Register to race.
Acres and acres of motorcycle parts in the swap meet
Single-day tickets and weekend passes are available at mid-ohio.com. View the event program at vintagemotorcycledays.com.
INSPIRATION IS KEY–Some inspiration, new problems, new opportunities.
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” — Thomas Jefferson
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” — Erich Fromm
“Never be afraid to be weird or go against the grain!”
“A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.” — G.K. Chesterton
“Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.” – Frank A. Clark
“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” — John Bingham
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas A. Edison
“One moment can change a day. One day can change a life. One life can change the world.”
–Wayfarer
Monk in Training
Bikernet Cultural Center
At the base of the Gray Mountain
Badlands, SD
Buell Dominates the NHRA Nationals
[Denver, Colorado]: On July 16th, 2021, the NHRA Nationals Championship were wide open throttle off the starting line all weekend!
Buell® blew the Bike Pros out of the water with both Matt and Angie Smith on their Denso Buell® bikes taking 1st and 2nd place in the Bike Pro qualifiers.
Matt and Angie had a strong run both reaching the semifinals.
It didn’t stop there though, in the semifinals all 4 racers were on Buell® bikes. Matt Smith (Buell®) vs Andrew Hines (Buell®) and Angie Smith (Buell®) vs Eddie Krawiec (Buell RX®).
The semifinals were a tight race. Matt Smith took Hines by fractions of a second for the win, and Kraweic did the same to Smith.
“No doubt that Buell was King of the mountain this weekend in Denver, Qualifying #1 & #2 with Matt & Angie Smith on their Buell’s was certainly a highlight of Saturday evening.
However, things got even better by Sunday evening as Matt Smith rode his Denso Buell to the winner’s circle, besting second place finisher Eddie Krawiec on his Vance & Hines Buell RX,” said Steve Laham, Chief Product Officer at Buell Motorcycles.
After this weekend the new rankings for the NHRA Nationals are as follows: Matt Smith (Buell®) in 1st, Angie Smith (Buell®) in 6th, Eddie Krawiec (Buell RX®) in 7th and Andrew Hines (Buell RX®) in 11th.
Follow more Buell rider success at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals on July 23-25.
Visit the Buell website for the latest information at: www.BuellMotorcycle.com.
NEW VINTAGE ROAD RALLY–
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, except for 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.
“We are beyond thrilled to have our son honored and remembered in this way,” Lonnie Sr. shared. “The 2022 Legends and Legacies Memorial Run will shine a light on Junior’s incredible legacy,” Marianne added.
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.
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!--PARADISE BIKERNET WEELKY NEWS for July 15th, 2021
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Comments:
I have pretty much given up on my easy rider refund.
— A.J.
DeLand, FL
THE SUICIDE ARCHIVES— This was a lesson for me. Most photos seem to be from the other side with most of them being foot-shift. I don’t know what I’ve done with all the personal photos I thought were there. It amazes me how few know what a jock shift is and how it came to be.
Still hearing the suicide shift misuse. Oh, the death of a thousand cuts.
–Sam Burns
Bikernet Historian
Bikernet.com™
CYCLE SOURCE CUSTOM BIKE SHOW—Be there! Be there! Be there!
Sunday, August 8, 2021
Registration 11AM to 3PM
Awards At 4PM
Free To Enter! Awards in 25 Classes, Best Of Show Wins A Rolling Chassis From Paughco And A Full Feature in Cycle Source!!
Chance To Win Prizes Just for Entering!
NEWS FROM THE BIKERNET BLOG EDITOR–1. Check out cool new electric motorcycle from Zero – their range of bikes under $12,000 are more relevant than the latest cheapest LiveWire costing $20,000.
2. Canada’s increasing insurance prices for motorcycles causing poor sales.
— Robb Hertzog, owner of the Regina
Motorcycle dealership Prairie Harley Davidson, estimates he’s lost well over $1 million worth of sales in 3 years.
Rick Bradshaw, owner of Schrader’s Motors says Prior to the insurance hike, more young women were taking an interest in the sport than ever before, but he believes expense has since reduced this trend.
“You can be a high-performance car enthusiast and buy a $100,000, loaded-up, 600 horsepower BMW car and you don’t pay any more for that car based on value … But for motorcyclists with the same zero clean record and no accidents, if that bike happens to have a bigger engine or more horsepower all of a sudden you’re penalized dramatically,” he said.
3. Here’s a wild idea for Harley-Davidson – Maybe create TV shows the way He-Man cartoons was created to sell new action figures of a toy company? The way pro-wrestling heavyweight WWE has been producing Hollywood movies to promote their existing and new star wrestlers. That’s where the motorcycle brand may be heading anyway.
Meanwhile Indian and Royal Enfield promote their racers and custom builders in USA to prove their motorcycle’s worth.
H-D Museum X Limited Edition of Jason Momoa is not available for purchase anywhere except the company’s website and at their museum building. So, it seems they are trying to promote the Museum to educate the masses about H-D’s place in America, the culture and freedom, the motorcycle industry, etc.
Zero FXE launched: Review and Details
https://blog.bikernet.com/zero-fxe-launched-review-and-details/
Motorcycle dealers in Canada blame rising insurance for drop in sales
https://blog.bikernet.com/motorcycle-dealers-in-canada-blame-rising-insurance-for-drop-in-sales/
–Wayfarer
Editorial Director
Bikernet Blog™
5-BALL RACING TRAVEL TIP OF THE WEEK—Sure, we’re promoting our Bedrolls and Dayrolls. If you’re making the run to the Badlands this year don’t forget tools.
Don’t hit the road without tools, some tools, even a handful of tools. Take tools for yourself and for any rider stuck beside the road. Don’t forget to stop and lend a hand.
–Bandit
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CAN THE BLACK RIFLE COFFEE COMPANY BECOME THE STARBUCKS OF THE RIGHT–Hopefully
To Our BRCC Community,
At Black Rifle Coffee, our mission is “to serve coffee and culture to people who love America”. Of course, this means our coffee must meet the highest standards of quality and safety. Our team of veterans is proud to roast your coffee in small batches, following rigorous health and safety guidelines at our roasting facilities.
We’re committed to serving you online
We’ve taken the necessary steps to ensure our supply chain goes uninterrupted. Club orders should ship per normal, and there’s no shortage of coffee available through our online store to stock up at home, or for family and friends.
Serving you and members of our BRCC community is the highest priority. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, we are updating you on how we uphold the highest levels of product safety throughout our supply chain.
Our roasting and distribution facilities maintain strict adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP’s”) for food handling and safety as mandated by the U.S. Government, along with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations on Health Considerations with Pandemic Outbreaks.
All coffee, apparel, and gear is monitored through the entire supply chain, from the moment it arrives at our facilities to the moment it goes out for shipment.
Our coffee is delivered directly to you by mail from our distribution facilities, ensuring higher sanitary standards than what you’ll find at your local grocery stores.
We’re working harder than ever to get your order fulfilled in a timely manner; however, due to recently implemented increased safety measures in our fulfillment centers and unprecedented demand, you may experience a slight delay. Shipping carriers have also temporarily suspended guarantees on delivery dates. Thank you for your continued patience, and please contact us if you have any questions at info@blackriflecoffee.com
If you’re stuck at home for a bit, we’ve got your back with the highest quality coffee you can buy. Thank you for supporting me and our BRCC community.
–Evan Hafer
LEE GREENWOOD AND BRELAND HOMES PARTNER WITH HELPING A HERO TO BUILD HOME FOR SPECIAL VETERAN IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
Lee Greenwood with Patti and Louis Breland
(Photo by Austin Smith)
Today, Lee Greenwood along with Louis and Patti Breland of Breland Homes announced a partnership with Helping a Hero to provide a custom-built home for a wounded warrior in north Alabama as part of the All-Star Salute to Lee Greenwood event. Helping a Hero has launched the “Nominate a Hero” program where the community can nominate a wounded veteran for consideration to be selected as a home recipient. Nomination forms can be found on Helping a Hero’s website at helpingahero.org.
“Helping a Hero has helped provide over 100 homes for veterans and I have served as an ambassador for them for over a decade. The work they do is tremendous, especially when you get to hand those keys to a wounded veteran. The reactions are priceless,” said Greenwood. “I know that I am being honored on October 12th and it’s very appreciated, however, after I met Louis and Patti, I knew this was a wonderful opportunity to team together and make a difference. I am honored to share the stage on October 12th to honor a special veteran.”
Breland Homes is one of the top home builders in the southeast with a 46-year history of constructing quality homes in exceptional communities and is one of the most trusted names in the homebuilding industry. Breland’s latest projects include two master-planned mixed-use communities, Clift Farms, and Town Madison. Clift Farms is located on Highway 72 across from Madison Hospital and Town Madison is on I-565 in Madison, which features Toyota Field – home of the new Trash Pandas minor league baseball team.
“When Patti and I met Lee Greenwood and learned about his partnership with Helping a Hero to build homes for our veterans we jumped at the chance to help,” said Louis Breland. “Our nation’s military and the heroes that fought for our country have a special place in our hearts and we are always looking for opportunities to honor and support them. I can’t think of a better way to do this than to build a home for a wounded warrior in our community.”
Helping a Hero is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan organization that has awarded more than 100 homes in 23 states for wounded warriors injured in the Global War on Terror. Helping a Hero raises funds and works with building partners to design the homes so they are specially adapted to the hero’s needs. Most homes include wider doorways and hallways, roll-in showers, roll under sinks and other adaptations to help our military veterans regain their daily independence after suffering combat-related injuries.
“Helping a Hero is excited to partner with Breland Homes to build a specially adapted home for a wounded hero in Alabama,” said Meredith Iler, Helping a Hero’s chairman emeritus and founder of its home program. “We are counting on Alabamians to help us locate a brave and deserving wounded veteran who was injured while serving the country and needs an adapted home. Our veterans have sacrificed so much for our freedom, and this is a way to say ‘thank you for your service.'”
In order to qualify, a veteran must be 100% permanently disabled and injured in combat during the post 9-11 Global War on Terror. Click here for more information on the Nominate a Hero project. Click here for more information on the Selection Process.
AUSTRALIAN CLIMATE STUDY— Wild pigs are having a bigger climate change impact than one million cars – Published in the journal Global Change Biology–BRISBANE, Australia.
Wild pigs may seem like a fairly innocent part of nature, but a new study finds they’re actually having a bigger impact on climate change than the emissions of one million cars.
Researchers from the University of Queensland say by uprooting carbon trapped in soil, the feral porkers are releasing around 4.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually across the globe. That’s the equivalent of 1.1 million automobiles.
An international research team used predictive population models along with advanced mapping techniques to pinpoint the climate damage wild pigs are causing across five continents. Dr. Christopher O’Bryan from the University of Queensland warns that the world’s ever-expanding population of feral pigs could be a “significant threat” to the climate.
“Wild pigs are just like tractors ploughing through fields, turning over soil to find food,” O’Bryan says in a media release. “When soils are disturbed from humans ploughing a field or, in this case, from wild animals uprooting, carbon is released into the atmosphere.”
“Since soil contains nearly three times as much carbon than in the atmosphere, even a small fraction of carbon emitted from soil has the potential to accelerate climate change,” the study author continues. “Our models show a wide range of outcomes, but they indicate that wild pigs are most likely currently uprooting an area of around 36,000 to 124,000 square kilometers, in environments where they’re not native.”
“This is an enormous amount of land, and this not only affects soil health and carbon emissions, but it also threatens biodiversity and food security that are crucial for sustainable development.”
Wild pig populations are a global problem
(CREDIT: The University of Queensland)
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–PARADISE BIKERNET WEELKY NEWS for July 15th, 2021
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Woohoo! That picture of the burgundy and chrome Trumpet outside the St Giles cafe is from my home city, Oxford , England. Ironic, as my Grandfather’s bro ‘Pops’ bought one just like it in Oxford, 1945, with the proceeds of a ‘heist’ in 1944!
Naw, it couldn’t be the same bike after all these years…
–Paul Harris
Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
HARLEY-DAVIDSON LAUNCHES H-D1 MARKETPLACE–Ultimate Destination for Pre-Owned Harley-Davidson Motorcycles in North America
MILWAUKEE (July 21, 2021) – Today we are launching H-D1 Marketplace on H-D.com. H-D1 Marketplace will provide consumers with the most comprehensive opportunity to search, experience, sell and purchase pre-owned Harley-Davidson motorcycles across North America.
Backed by the strength and scale of our dealer network and enhanced by the Harley-Davidson Certified™ program for extra peace of mind, H-D1 Marketplace will facilitate a seamless purchase experience for customers looking for that special pre-owned Harley-Davidson.
“The launch of H-D1 Marketplace is the first step towards our ambitious transformation of H-D.com into the leading online destination for everything Harley-Davidson,” said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman, President and CEO, Harley-Davidson. “We want our online presence to connect and support our H-D network – from enhanced online experiences, unique community engagement, to exclusive content and learning. The H-D1 Marketplace platform will connect our customers, community and our strong dealer network, with the goal to become the largest marketplace for pre-owned Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the United States.”
Launching first in USA, H-D1 Marketplace will start with the entire selection of pre-owned Harley-Davidson motorcycles from our participating dealer network, that will be available for our customers to browse and customize online. Powered by H-D Financial Services, customers will have access to innovative, industry-leading financing solutions, to make purchasing even easier. Through the ‘Sell My Bike’ feature, customers will also be able to sell their motorcycles directly into the Harley-Davidson dealer network.
Customer experience is a key element of the Hardwire Strategic Plan, designed to enhance our position as the most desirable motorcycle brand in the world. The Hardwire puts customers at the forefront of our products, experiences and investments. Our goal is to seamlessly engage with customers, creating a meaningful, unique and personalized experience with Harley-Davidson, every day.
H-D1 Marketplace also fulfills our Hardwire objective to include riders of pre-owned Harley-Davidson’s as an important part of the H-D customer base, recognizing their unique perspectives and contributions to the brand.
To experience and learn more about H-D1 Marketplace, visit www.H-D.com.
LETTER TO AOC FROM J.J. SOLARI–Ocasio-Cortez vs Jeff Bezos in Space
Dear Rep. Cortez,
Today you outdid yourself in clueless Marxist droning whining complaints about people with actual jobs by saying Jeff Bezos, who, unlike yourself, gets paid by customers rather than taxpayers……made it to space on the overburdened backs of his employees. All of whom can quit anytime. Unlike taxpayers who are paying basically a parasite who provides no products and no services, just noise – meaning you – under threat of imprisonment.
I mean, you GOTTA be breaking new ground for preposterous arrogance even for a bureaucrat.
Ya know, it’s a good thing you’re photogenic because the 2-dimensional you is the only you anyone can endure without physical upset because the three dimensional you is Excedrin Headache number 5, 24, and 600.
I mean, really: guy makes a fortune on customer service. I mean ALL his customers are happy….and you’re upset because his WORKERS must actually DO something?
I realize you being a bureaucrat, with no products and no services that anyone actually wants because all government products and services are hell on earth when they even exist at all, I realize that you have no idea what “single-handedly transforming the retail industry”….could possibly mean.
Because you’re a Marxist cult-infused phonograph record with no understanding of industry other than a vague nagging conviction that employment is a right. And that wages should be what you order them to be, not what the employer and the employee agree on. I get that.
You’re a self-contained, self-starting little impudent child voted into office by God only knows what, I get that. But some of us in the adult world applaud Jeff Bezos’s ability to become a huge success at free enterprise to the point of financing his own space program…..while you whine that his employees, who can quit at any time and 90% of whom probably steal from the company one way or another….they’re the real heroes to you.
Because you have the mind of a tricycle. Who takes a good photo.
Even more photogenically, yours,
–J.J. Solari
LIFESTYLE CYCLES DEAL OF THE WEEK–
2019 Harley-Davidson® FLHX – Street Glide for $22,995.00
SEE IT HERE: https://www.lifestylecycles.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=10807694
THIS IS WHERE HIGHWAY MEETS THE STREET
The original stripped-down hot rod bagger. The look is backed up by the refined power of a Milwaukee-Eight® 107 engine and high-performance suspension for an unmatched ride.
Features may include:
BOOM!™ BOX INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM
The BOOM!™ Box 4.3 Radio comes standard. To enhance your riding experience, and connect with the world, upgrade to the new BOOM!™ Box GTS infotainment system. It’s an evolved interface experience that offers a modern look, feel and function. It’s exceptionally durable and loaded with features designed specifically for motorcycling.
BATWING FAIRING
The Batwing fairing has an iconic shape with a sleek, progressive style that delivers smooth air flow and reduced head buffeting.
MILWAUKEE-EIGHT® V-TWIN ENGINE
A powerful, smooth-running engine with crisp throttle response and a pure, soul-satisfying rumble.
RESPONSIVE SUSPENSION
High-performing front and rear suspension with easily hand-adjustable rear shocks put you in control of a plush ride.
REFLEX™ LINKED BREMBO® BRAKES WITH OPTIONAL ABS
The front and rear brakes are electronically linked to provide exactly the right amount of brake to each tire no matter the road condition. No matter how good you are, this will make you a better rider.
STURGIS TROPHY OF THE WEEK–Do you proudly ride 2-up? So does Stephanie Thompson and she welded up this remarkable trophy to honor the best 2-up touring bike at the #womensday2021 #bikeshow at Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s free-access Crossroads on August 10th.
Free to enter, too. Be there! https://www.bikerbelles.com/…/Women-Wind-Wheels-Bike-Show
WATCH OUT, LOUISIANA PERFECTED THE SPEED TRAP–How Louisiana Perfected the Speed Trap
Like a one-two punch for motorists who are caught in a small-town speed trap in Louisiana (or everywhere else). Especially true if you’re from out of town. The city expects you to pay and has likely rigged the court to not let you win if you fight your ticket. Speed traps are taxation by citation, pure and simple.
–NMA
J.J. COVID DIRECTOR Of COMMUNICATIONS— this is the latest from Fucked-Up Joe
“The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, and that’s — they’re killing people,” said Biden.
So let me translate this demonic guilt trip into actual reality: according to Joe, people who are not “vaccinated” with the unapproved experimental vial of goodies…..are a pandemic.
The virus is not even in the picture anymore politically. Unvaccinated people are the threat. We have a pandemic of people….who refuse to do what they’re told to do by Joe Biden.
Someone needs to tell Joe Biden to go fuck himself and let’s see if HE can be obedient for once.
–J.J. Solari
Political Analysts
Bikernet.com™
FREEDOM FIGHTS WORK–Maine Bans Civil Asset Forfeiture
It’s the fourth state to halt the abusive practice—and the first to drop out of the federal version, too.
In a massive win for property rights, due process, and civil liberties, Maine last week became the fourth state in the nation to end civil asset forfeiture.
In civil asset forfeiture, law enforcement officers seize someone’s property if they suspect the property was involved in a crime—without ever convicting or even charging the owner with a crime. (This is distinct from criminal asset forfeiture, where someone has been convicted of or at least charged with a crime.)
The Institute for Justice has found that from 2000 through 2019, law enforcement agencies took nearly $69 billion worth of assets from Americans through this unjust procedure. Some of the horror stories became notorious, as when police in Oklahoma took $53,000 from a Burmese Christian rock band over a minor traffic violation, or when police in Arizona seized a man’s Jeep because his girlfriend was accused of using it to sell $25 worth of marijuana to an undercover agent. Both these cases ended with public interest law firms stepping in and helping the victims recoup their assets, but too many stories don’t end that way.
The practice has drawn criticism from all over the political spectrum, ranging from Patrick Leahy to Chuck Grassley in the Senate, from Jaime Raskin to Tim Walberg in the House, and from the ACLU to the Heritage Foundation. The ire comes with good reason: civil forfeiture shifts the burden of proof from the state to the individual, in direct contradiction to the spirit of our Constitution.
Civil forfeiture effectively creates a system wherein Americans are guilty until they can prove that they’re innocent and that the assets seized were not involved in committing a crime.
Read the whole story at: https://thebulwark.com/maine-bans-civil-asset-forfeiture/
By Dan King, The Bulwark.com
ANOTHER, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–PARADISE BIKERNET WEELKY NEWS for July 15th, 2021
https://www.bikernet.com/pages/PARADISE_BIKERNET_WEELKY_NEWS_for_July_15th_2021.aspx
Comments:
I recently installed one of those Dennis Kirk phone holders on my FLHTC and I like it.
–Rogue
rogue@bikernet.com
Palm Bay, FL
FLYING PISTON BUILDERS’ BREAKFAST—Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, be there, be there be there.
Michael Lichter’s Builders will be featured along with Stride Bikes and Bandit with five of his books. He will sign each one for a small donation to the Kids Ride school campaign.
Don’t miss the Builders’ Breakfast, the grub, the auction and my fucking books.
–Bandit
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NEW FROM ZODIAC–Replica Linkert M88 Carburetor
Completely built in Europe from all new parts, this replica carburetor looks 100% the same as the original that is found on 1940 and later WLA and WLC 45 ci side valve (Army) models.
I wonder why they picked this model to duplicate? –Bandit
FIRST RALLY WRAP-UP PARTY SCHEDULED--In 81 years, there has never been a wrap up party for the greatest motorcycle rally in the world…until now.
We would love for you and your team to be a part of it!
Produced by our 501c3 non-profit MOTOvational.org, along with Rod Woodruff of the Buffalo Chip. Join us at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Event Center on Friday, August 13th.
What better way to end Sturgis than a party for your team to wind down and meet up with all our industry friends before you pack up the rig and head home.
We will have individual tickets or table packages of 8 or 10 available to purchase with all proceeds benefiting charity. We also have sponsorships/supporter packages and additional opportunities available for you and your brand. All packages and tickets are considered a tax-deductible charitable donation.
We do hope you are able to attend, and I also would like to ask if you could help increase attention through sharing this event with your network – we know bikers are the most willing to lend a hand. The more tickets we sell the more funds we raise for TreasuredHouse
Learn more at www.SturgisRallyWrapParty.com or feel free to email or call me anytime to discuss.
–Bryan
CALIFORNIA SMOG INSPECTORS TO CHECK FOR ILLEGALLY TUNED VEHICLES–Beginning July 19, California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) may fail motor vehicles during their “smog check” inspection if they are found to have software modifications (tunes) not provided by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or approved through a California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order (EO).
These changes have generated significant concern within the enthusiast community, along with some misinformation. Here are the facts.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
In California, a vehicle’s software is considered part of its emissions system. Therefore, any modification to the vehicle’s software requires approval from the state through CARB’s EO process to be considered legal.
This provision is not new.
However, the state will now check to make sure your vehicle’s software is factory-stock or has received an approved EO from CARB. If not, your vehicle may fail its smog check. The SEMA Action Network (SAN) is working with BAR to ensure that vehicles modified legally do not inadvertently fail.
BAR anticipates approximately 5-10 vehicles will fail each day for illegally modified software. For context, BAR inspects approximately 1 million vehicles each month as part of the smog check program. Roughly 10,000 of these inspections result in failures due to problems other than modified software. In other words, BAR expects very few vehicles to fail for illegally modified software.
If your vehicle fails for illegally modified software, it must be restored to an OEM setup or CARB EO approved software configuration before it may be retested.
If your vehicle fails for illegally modified software and you believe it is already an OEM setup or CARB EO approved, you may schedule an appointment with the Referee for further inspection.
If you unknowingly purchased a vehicle with illegally modified software, you may file a complaint with BAR.
It’s important to note that BAR has had the authority to implement these changes since 2013 but has been gathering the data necessary to operate the program since at least 2015.
During a meeting of the BAR Advisory Group on July 15, BAR staff expressed confidence that non-tuning ECU modifications, such as aftermarket wheel and tire calibrations, would not result in failed inspections. A recording of the meeting will be posted to the California Department of Consumer Affair’s YouTube channel in the coming days.
To ensure equipment upgrades comply with emissions regulations, the SEMA Garage emissions compliance center helps manufacturers of performance related products, including ECU modifications, to obtain approved CARB EOs.
Questions? Please email stateleg@sema.org.
HEADLINE OF THE WEEK–some bears went into a swimming pool. That means we are in a climate crisis dystopia. Reporters should be executed.
–J.J. Solari
Media Advisor
Bikernet.com™
WARREN LANE’S TRUE GRIT
Sat. August 7, 2021
Noon Till It’s Over
CHOPPER & ANTIQUE SHOW
Warren Lane’s Choppers and Antique Show, in cooperation with Cycle Source
magazine. Free Public entry encouraged, show your best chopper or antique motorcycle to compete for killer trophies crafted by Warren Lane.
–Chris Callen
DURING STURGIS CLOSING CEREMONY–
My Medic To Support American Daredevil
Cole Freeman’s Motorcycle Jump Over Main St
High-Flying Motorcycle Daredevil fun comes with a risk, and no one understands that risk better than former EMT and firefighter Cole Freeman.
My Medic proudly announces support of Freeman during one of the most iconic stunts to take place in Downtown Sturgis during the city’s 81st Motorcycle Rally. Freeman will inject adrenaline-fueled thrills and champion support for non-profit group RESPONDER RESCUE as the main event during the Rally’s closing ceremonies on Saturday, August 14th, 2021.
The American Daredevil BlockParty will take over the corner of Main Street and Harley-Davidson Way, kicking off at 11 am for ticket holders. Freeman will attempt his next death-defying motorcycle jump LIVE- and advocate the importance of why motorcyclists should always carry a first aid kit.
“When seconds matter, it only makes sense to carry a My Medic First Aid Kit on your motorcycle; it can save lives and should be something we all carry. I had personally needed one of these kits after a head-on collision in Sturgis last year claimed two lives. Unfortunately, I was helpless in the fact I had no tools to rescue either victim. I won’t ride without a first aid kit again, and neither should you.” -Cole Freeman shared.
The crowd will be thrilled by Freeman’s exciting motorcycle stunts and his grand finale ramp-to ramp jump. He will also be raffling off a custom-built motorcycle, with proceeds going to Responder Rescue. In addition, audience members will have a chance to score one of many My Medic First Aid Kits!
“When we heard of Cole’s determination to help first responders, we knew we wanted to support his efforts. We are proud to support Cole because of his first-hand experience; he understands the importance of always having life-saving first aid items on hand. It’s great to watch Cole as he uses his daredevil skills to not only entertain but to help educate people how to be prepared with first aid.” David Barlow, CEO of MyMedic™, stated.
J.J.’S BURMA SHAVE--The 7:30 boner /
is why we all are here /
not because of passion /
whiskey, gin or beer /
not because your mom /
was so mother fucking hot /
because the 7:30 boner /
would fuck a pile of snot /
the boner on a timeclock /
has no inhibitions /
it will fuck a snake you hold its head /
it has no standards or conditions /
it will fuck whatever’s in the room /
when 7:30 rings /
it will fuck a dead corpse in the tomb /
or a plate of onion rings /
i think it’s fuckin’ safe to say /
and repeat for the whole fuckin’ day
that without the 7:30 protocols /
you’d still be in your father’s balls /
burma shave
–J.J. Solari
Gugle Mcfrugle’s Bike Show and Swap Meet on July 24th at the 1st Ave Bar –2310 N 1st St, Lincoln, NE 68521 from 10:30-6PM
-Vintage Bikes
-Swap Meet
-Food
-Raffles
Contact: 402-641-5713 or guglemcfrugle@gmail.com for vender spots.
$10 for an 8 ft table indoors. Limited availability for vender spots.
Good bikes, music and fun. Follow them on Instagram for updates
UNEARTHED WORDS FROM THE BASE OF THE GRAY MOUNTAIN—
“The duty of the common man is to obey the commands of his God–i.e. society; but the children of Light never do so. This is an eternal law.
One accommodates himself to surroundings and social opinion and gets all good things from the giver of all good–society. The other stands alone and draws society up towards him.
The accommodating man finds a path of roses; the non-accommodating, one of thorns. But the worshipers of Vox populi go to annihilation in a moment; the children of truth live forever.”
– Swami Vivekananda,
Letter to Miss Mary Hale. From New York: February 1, 1895. Complete Works, 5. 70–71.
SUFFRAGISTS RISE–Alisa Clickenger and Women’s Motorcycle Tours Announces Partnership with Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Suzuki Motor USA, LLC is sponsoring 2019 Iron Butt Association Rally champion Wendy Crockett on the Suffragists Centennial Motorcycle Ride (SCMR2021). Suzuki will also provide marketing support to extend visibility and reach for the Women’s Motorcycle Festival & Conference.
NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 21, 2021 – Women’s Motorcycle Tours welcomes Suzuki Motor USA, LLC as a sponsor of the Suffragists Centennial Motorcycle Ride, July 31 – August 20, 2021 and the Women’s Motorcycle Festival & Conference, August 19 – 22, 2021.
During the ride, Suzuki will be represented by Wendy Crockett, winner of the 2019 Iron Butt Rally, who will be riding from Portland, Oregon to Arlington, Virginia where she will showcase the experience for both Women’s Motorcycle Tours and SMC through video and photo.
“I am so happy that Suzuki is joining us on the Centennial Ride. They were a key supporter of my 2016 Sisters’ Centennial Motorcycle Ride cross-country event and it is fun to be working with them once again,” said Clickenger. “Suzuki makes terrific motorcycles, and I am delighted that Wendy Crockett will be riding a Suzuki V-STROM 1050XT as it’s the ideal cross-country motorcycle for this type of adventure.”
“Suzuki is very excited to sponsor this incredible women’s riding event and conference,” said Kerry Graeber, Vice President, Division Manager, MC/ATV Sales and Marketing. “Our involvement with Women’s Motorcycle Tours, the Suffragists Centennial Motorcycle Ride, and Wendy Crockett showcase the Suzuki V-STROM’s engineering, technology and riding excitement like no other event on the national schedule. Women riders are a key component of growing our industry.”
NEW FROM THE BUCKLE GUY–We have a new style of carabiner: the B9757 series.
These new carabiners are well-balanced, with smooth edges, curves, and clip connection.
In addition to the staple finishes of Antique Brass and Natural Brass, the carabiners are now for the first time available in PVD Black, always a fan favorite for its robust color and unmatched durability.
Please note these carabiners are for key chains and accessory use only, not climbing or load bearing. Safety first!
The Buckleguy Team
www.buckleguy.com
THE HARLEY STOCK MARKET REPORT–Harley’s stock tumbles as inflation worries overshadow progress on turnaround.
(Reuters) -Harley-Davidson Inc on Wednesday warned soaring raw material prices and supply chain and logistics bottlenecks would hurt its earnings in the second half of the year, prompting a sell-off in its shares.
In the latest quarter, raw material and logistics inflation shaved off 5 points from the U.S. motorcycle maker’s profits. The shipping delays, meanwhile, are affecting deliveries of bikes to dealers, hitting sales especially in Europe and Asia.
Harley said the supply chain logjam would keep inventories depleted at company dealerships in the remainder of the year.
“We’re going to sell what we make essentially,” Chief Executive Jochen Zeitz told investors on an earnings call.
To mitigate the mounting cost pressure, the company will impose an average 2% pricing surcharge from July 1 on some of its bikes sold in the United States.
The measure, however, will not completely offset elevated raw material costs.
Inflation worries overshadowed Harley’s better-than-expected earnings in the quarter through June, which offered evidence that Zeitz’s turnaround plan was gaining traction.
The company’s shares fell after opening higher. They were last trading down 7.3% at $40.61.
The 118-year-old American brand, which has failed to post sales growth in the United States in the past six years, has shifted focus back to big bikes, traditional markets like the United States and Europe, and to older and wealthier customers in a bid to grow profits.
Although the company’s performance in the latest quarter was exaggerated by a favorable statistical base as most of its dealerships in the United States were hit by pandemic-linked lockdowns last year, it offered signs that the new strategy was working.
For example, unit sales of its bikes in the United States – Harley’s biggest market – were higher than in the second quarter of 2019.
Similarly, the motorcycle maker substantially reduced the share of cheaper and low-margin models in overall shipments and was able to drive up sales despite spending less on marketing and promotions.
The measures helped mitigate about a $16-million hit in the quarter from increased tariffs on its bikes in the European Union – its second-biggest market.
Harley’s products in the EU are now subjected to 31% tariff after a ruling revoked the credentials that allowed it to ship motorcycles to the single currency zone from its international manufacturing facilities at a 6% duty.
Citing the higher tariff, the company revised down operating income guidance from motorcycle sales to 6% to 8% in 2021 from 7%-9% estimated earlier.
On an adjusted basis, Harley earned $1.41 per share in the quarter, beating analysts’ average estimate of $1.17 per share, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
— By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Ankit Ajmera
Reuters
The MIC Team Hosts Rider Training for NYC Media and Influencers–The MIC Communications team hosted 10 media and influencer guests in New York City for a Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic RiderCourse, the motorcycle licensing class. The group included staff from online travel and entertainment website Thrillist, an editor from Quartz, and financial experts who are regulars on television news programs.
“Hosting a class for media is one of the best ways we build our relationships,” said Andria Yu, MIC director of media relations. “We not only get to spend an entire weekend with them – many also get their first taste of riding a motorcycle and many also go on to earn their motorcycle licenses.”
Once these journalists and influencers gain their endorsements from the Department of Motor Vehicles, staff from the MIC will help them with their first road rides.
“We become not only PR folks to them, but their first riding buddies who can help provide mentorship and guidance,” Yu said. “This level of care has resulted in many positive, earned media placements for motorcycling over the years, in large national outlets, such as the New York Times, USA Today, Fox News, BuzzFeed, Popular Science, Men’s Journal, Thrillist, and many more.”
–MIC
SIX FACTS– the Left Doesn’t Want You To Know About Global Warming
Biden implores us that climate change is an “existential threat” to humanity. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry preaches to us that “[t]he climate crisis as a whole is a national security threat because it is disruptive to the daily lives of human beings all over the world.” Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns us that in 2030, “the world is going to end … if we don’t address climate change.”
Hold on to your wallet. The Left’s global warming Chicken Littles insist that the sky is falling but don’t want you to know six key facts.
First, in his new book “Unsettled,” Obama Administration Department of Energy chief scientist Steven Koonin shows that the models relied upon by the Left to predict future global warming are so poor that they cannot even reproduce the temperature changes in the 20th century.
If these models cannot reproduce past temperatures already known when the models were developed, how can they possibly reliably predict temperatures decades into the future?
Second, Koonin’s book also documents that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s own analysis indicates that any negative economic impact that global warming eventually may have will be so modest that it warrants no action.
Third, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the UN IPPC do not claim that a link has been established between global warming and natural disasters.
In 2020, the NOAA stated: “it is premature to conclude with high confidence that increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations from human activities have had a detectable impact on Atlantic basin hurricane activity,” and “changes in tropical cyclone activity … are not yet detectable.”
The UN IPPC, the Wall Street Journal reported, “says that it too lacks evidence to show that warming is making storms and flooding worse.”
Fourth, as the earth’s temperature has risen, natural disasters have become far less deadly.
Since 1920, the planet’s temperature has risen by 1.29 degrees Celsius and world population has quadrupled from less than two billion to over seven and half billion – yet EM-DAT, The International Disaster Database, reports that the number of people killed by natural disasters has declined by over 80 percent, from almost 550,000 per year to less than 100,000 per year.
Fifth, some of the world’s best scientists believe that global warming will be beneficial rather than harmful.
In 2017, a group of eminent scientists – such as Richard Lindzen of MIT and William Happer of Princeton – wrote that “[o]bservations [over the last] 25 years … show that warming from increased atmospheric CO2 will be benign.”
Carbon dioxide, they noted, “is not a pollutant but a major benefit to agriculture and other life on Earth.”
Sixth, global warming saves lives. A study published in 2015 by the British medical journal The Lancet found that cold kills over 17 times more people than heat.
This study by 22 scientists from around the world – which examined over 74 million deaths in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States in 1985-2012, “the largest dataset ever collected to assess temperature-health associations”– reported that cold caused 7.29 percent of these deaths, while heat caused only 0.42 percent.
And small changes in the temperature matter: “moderately hot and cold temperatures” caused 88.85 percent of the temperature-related deaths, while “extreme” temperatures caused only 11.15 percent.
We must not let the Left bully us into draconian action with unfounded claims of a looming climate catastrophe. Know the facts. Global warming is not a problem.
David M. Simon is a senior fellow at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity and a lawyer in Chicago. For more, please see www.dmswritings.com.
–By David Simon
www.realclearmarkets.com
DON’T TELL ME I’M DONE—and can have a whiskey. It’s too early. Okay, so Trent and his son, who may be a no-speaking dour teenager are tiling the basement. They will lay grout on Saturday, the day my Son flies into the Badlands for a short Pre-Rally visit.
We will attempt to put the Basement back together this weekend. For weeks prior to this weekend, Jerry and I have been preparing the basement for the heated tiles. It’s about 90 degrees today. Heat isn’t an issue. Fortunately Trent and his son are working in the cool basement.
Since I haven’t been in the Bikernet physical sweat shop over the last couple of days, the creative juices flowed. Look at what we put together in our Stolen Motorcycle File. I started to work on an old road story from back in the day. I’m going to launch it with Sam’s shots next week.
We have a new NCOM Newsbytes from Bill Bish, which I will launch tomorrow. It outlines how and when a big chunk of the world plans to ban internal combustion engines over the next 15-20 years. There’s more and more evidence that CO2 is a good thing and burning it might be helping the planet, but even NCOM won’t go there.
I said I was going to back off some of this stuff, but I can’t help but to post the truth, so brothers know they aren’t being bad when they ride to the rally, but it’s all good.
I’m working with Michael Lichter on his Chip Art Exhibit by writing some captions. The story about Matt Olsen’s Knucklehead build is amazing. The accident wasted frame was toast, and he brought it back to life.
I’m trying to carve out some time to work with Jack McIntyre on his galleries. Maybe next week we can kick it off. I’ll make a note.
In the meantime, come to the Badlands and have a blast. It’s free here…
–Bandit