I now have a new morning workout. I shovel and sweep snow for an hour to clear the historic sidewalk in front of our house on Jackson Street. I discovered yesterday that Jason, who owned Deadwood Custom Cycles lives on Taylor, less than a block away. I met with a contractor yesterday, Paul. He said this region is all cowboys and bikers. Sounds good to me. We need to watch out. READ THE BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS – CLICK HERE Do you want more fun, action, tech, reviews and reports? Join the Cantina https://www.bikernet.com/pages/custom/subscription.aspx The best of 24 years of Bikernet.com content – at the Cantina.

by David Gianatasio from https://musebycl.io/

Hit the open road and ‘Breathe’

Can Harley-Davidson help you outrun the internet and escape the digital hassles of modern life for a while, even if just metaphorically? The bikers in “Breathe,” a moody, cinematic :60 from Droga5, aim to answer that question.

Zipping through a hazy urban landscape, they appear to race against the accompanying narration, delivered by a robotic voice spewing lines like, “Keep scrolling. Be generous with likes … Keep scrolling. Stay in bed. Order food. Keep scrolling… ”

This prattle reaches a panicky pitch as the riders escape the city: “Don’t go outside! Don’t leave the phone behind! Do not engage your heart, your mind … Don’t ever let yourself feel this alive!”

Once they hit the open road, surrounded by nature, with the mist burning off, the voice concludes, simply: “Breathe … ride.”

Filmed in and around Prague, “Breathe” draws inspiration from Claude Lelouch’s 1976 experimental short “C’etait un rendez-vous,” about an anonymous driver’s high-speed jaunt through Paris in the wee hours.

“There is something exhilarating about feeling yourself go that fast in a closely built European city,” Droga5 creative director Thom Glover tells Muse. “When the buildings have character, the stakes feel higher.”

Indeed, it’s a more regal, picturesque dystopia than steel-and-glass skyscrapers would convey.

Filming presented challenges, as the team strove to “recreate the feeling of what it’s actually like riding a Harley-Davidson,” Glover says. “When you want to create that effect for a car, you build a hood-mount for the camera. But part of the thrill of the bike is how it bends on the corners, and shudders, and how close you feel to the road.”

Director of photography Matthias Koenigweiser and his team “built a number of original rigs to give the impression of single ride, some of which were mounted to the bike itself, some of which were attached to a camera vehicle, with the camera operator hanging upside down, inches behind the precision rider’s back wheel at 80 mph,” Glover says.

Directed by Smuggler’s Jaron Albertin, the spot effectively delivers a compelling—if somewhat predictable—message. That’s not really a knock, by the way. Motorcycle ads almost always depict a revitalizing journey of some sort—it’s almost a given. This spot succeeds way better than most in that regard by showing a special trip well worth taking.

The same goes for its companion piece, “Magic Hour.” Helmed by Epoch Films’ Elena Petitti di Roreto, shooting took place in Los Angeles and at rugged Tejon Ranch, two hours outside the city.

In this :60, a male narrator adopts a quasi-mystical tone, stressing themes of freedom and spirits roaming free: “It’s just you and the road, and the wind and the trees, and it fills you up.”

“You’re flying, but centered—lost, but found,” the V.O. continues. “Every part of your body’s engaged. Every part of your mind is activated. Synapses firing. Dopamine oozing. It’s chemical … You feel reborn.”

“Magic Hour” lacks the tension/release dynamic of “Breathe,” but the accelerating stream of quasi-Beat brand-poetry provides fitting accompaniment to the scenic grandeur of Southern California’s highways and byways.

“Riding puts the whole world in your rearview and lets you think,” says Droga5 copywriter Dan Litzow. “So, it made sense for us to make a film that simulates that in a way. Something easy to follow, but raw and stimulating at the same time.”

In a broader sense, these commercials represent an effort by the iconic 116-year-old company to rev its image and kick-start sales following recent declines. They also mark Droga5’s first major excursion for the brand since adding the business a year ago. Both ads take somewhat unexpected routes, and should engage eyeballs as the Harleys roll.

“The audience is anyone who wants more balance in their life, but doesn’t necessarily feel totally comfortable with the ‘green juice and yoga’ definition of wellness,” Glover says. “Their takeaway should be that riding a Harley-Davidson is the perfect way to leave it all behind.”

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ARIZONA

H2285: MOTORCYCLE OPERATION; PASSING VEHICLES [Support]

The operator of a two-wheeled motorcycle is permitted to overtake and pass another vehicle that is stopped in the same direction of travel in the same lane and to operate the motorcycle between the lanes of traffic on a street that is divided into at least two adjacent traffic lanes in the same direction of travel with a speed limit that does not exceed 45 miles per hour, if the motorcycle is traveling at a speed that does not exceed 15 miles per hour.
First sponsor: Rep. Campbell (R – Dist 1)

Categories: SMRO
Single List Comments:
However, the California standard for emissions, aka the CARB standard, violates the black letter that has forced hundreds of businesses in the motorcycle industry to relocate to our beautiful state. While this has had a negative impact on the California economy, it is a windfall for Arizona.

The ability of a consumer to purchase and install federally approved exhaust systems that increases fuel efficiency would be outlawed under CARB standards. This would impact the motorcycle industry into the hundreds of thousands of dollars upwards into the millions each year.

ABATE of Arizona has stood before the Arizona legislature on many occasions and successfully argued with facts and statistics in reference to the emissions output of a motorcycle on our roads. This is why emissions testing requirements were repealed not only in Pima county but in Maricopa county as well.

Any proposed legislation, although well intentioned, will cost Arizona financially in the way of lost businesses, wage earnings and a lifestyle of freedom. And it is this reason we are opposed to any CARB legislation proposed.
On behalf of the 327,000 motorcyclists and thousands of motorcycle related businesses in our state, we oppose this legislation

H2630: MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FUND [Support]

The Director of the Department of Transportation is required to deposit $1 of each motorcycle registration fee collected in the Motorcycle Safety Fund through June 30, 2025, extended four years from June 30, 2021.
First sponsor: Rep. Bolick (R – Dist 20)
Others: Rep. Biasiucci (R – Dist 5), Rep. Blackman (R – Dist 6), Rep. Nutt (R – Dist 14)

FLORIDA

H2007 Provides an appropriation for the Abate of Florida, Inc. Motorcycle Safety Awareness Program.

H0455 Provides criminal penalties for person who commits moving violation that causes serious bodily injury to or death of vulnerable road user; requires person to pay specified fine, serve minimum period of house arrest, & attend driver improvement course…

MASSACHUSETTS

S.2380 An Act relative to motorcycle helmets
of Michael D. Brady and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation relative to motorcycle helmets …

S.2091 An Act to promote and advance motorcycle safety
Senate, No. 2091) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation to promote and advance motorcycle safety …

H.3071 An Act relative to motorcycle helmet choice
requirement for operators and passengers on motorcycles over the age of eighteen to wear …

H.3020 An Act relative to motorcycle inspections
by bill, House, No. 3020) of William C. Galvin relative to motorcycle safety inspections …

S.2124 An Act relative to motorcycle permit requirements
2124) of Patrick M. O’Connor for legislation relative to motorcycle permit requirements …

H.3043 An Act relative to motorcycle safety
House, No. 3043) of Bradford Hill and others relative to motorcycle awareness instruction …

H.2967 An Act establishing a motorcycle safety fund
2967) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to establishing a motorcycle safety fund …

S.2094 An Act relative to a motorcycle safety fund
other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a motorcycle safety fund …

H.4249 An Act relative to automobile and motorcycle accidents
of persons involved in automobile and motorcycle accidents by news media organizations …

H.2978 An Act relative to a motorcycle safety fund
2978) of Daniel Cahill and others for legislation to establish a motorcycle safety fund …

H.3125 An Act to further regulate motorcycle exhaust sound levels
No. 3125) of Jeffrey N. Roy for legislation to further regulate motorcycle sound levels …

H.3182 An Act relative to motorcycle safety with malfunctioning traffic signals not detecting motorcycles
utilizing vehicle detection devices that are operative due to the size of the motorcycle …

H.2995 An Act relative to the clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions

H.3064 An Act relative to certain motorcycle travel
By Mr. Kelcourse of Amesbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3064) of James M. Kelcourse for legislation to authorize motorcyclists to travel in the breakdown lanes …

S.1399 An Act prohibiting profiling of motorcyclists and motorcycle-only checkpoints
for legislation to prohibit profiling of motorcyclists and motorcycle-only checkpoints …

S.2090 An Act relative to standards for protective headgear for operators or passengers on motorcycles

S.2077 An Act allowing in specific situations, motorcyclists use of a breakdown or access lane, or splitting travel lanes
By Ms. DiZoglio (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2077) of Paul W. Cote and Anne M. Gobi for legislation to allow in specific situations, motorcyclists …

H.3083 An Act to allow hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcycles
R. Whelan relative to hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcycles …

HD.4454 An Act relative to inspections for new vehicles and motorcycles
12) of Shawn Dooley relative to inspections for certain motor vehicles and motorcycles …

H.3041 An Act relative to updating Massachusetts driver education
No. 3041) of Bradford Hill and others relative to motorcycle rider education curriculum …

NEW YORK

A00214 Authorizing the commissioner of transportation to conduct a comprehensive study of the efficacy of motorcycle helmets

A02210 Authorizes the seizure and impoundment of all terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles operated in violation of the vehicle and traffic law in N.Y. city

A02560 Increases the fine for operating a motorcycle with a muffler that produces excessive or unusual noise from one hundred dollars to seven hundred dollars

A03004 Requires motorcycle user to wear helmets that meet the requirements of the US department of transportation

A03027 Relates to making comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations (no-fault insurance) applicable to motorcycles

A03518 Relates to motorcycle profiling

A03731 Prohibits certain children from riding on a motorcycle

A04519 Prohibits the driving of motor vehicles or motorcycles in bicycle lanes and bicycle paths in N.Y. city

A05098 Relates to motorcycle awareness on state highways

A06030 Exempts bicycle, motorcycle, snowmobile and equestrian helmets from sales and use tax

A06080 Provides an exemption from any congestion pricing fees for motorcycles

A06895 Provides that motorcyclists over the age of twenty-one shall be exempt from the requirement to wear a helmet when operating or riding a motorcycle

A08876 Relates to issuance of distinctive plates for members of the Red Knights International Motorcycle Club

S00320 Authorizing the commissioner of transportation to conduct a comprehensive study of the efficacy of motorcycle helmets

S00398 Allows for distinctive plates to be issued for members of the New York city fire riders motorcycle club

S00994 Prohibits the operation of a motorcycle with any child under the age of 6 thereon, unless the child is seated in a sidecar

S02089 Relates to intermediate side reflex reflectors or intermediate side marker lamps on motorcycles

S06251 Relates to motorcycle insurance policies

TEXAS

Texas Legislature only meets every other year, the odd-numbered ones. so there will be no new laws on 2020.

VIRGINIA

SB 907 Adopts several initiatives related to transportation and safety, including: (i) making it illegal to possess an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, (ii) requiring all passengers in a vehicle to wear safety belts, (iii) prohibiting the use of handheld personal communication devices, (iv) establishing a speed monitoring program in highway safety corridors that uses a vehicle sensor to take a picture of a vehicle traveling more than 10 miles over the speed limit, subjecting the driver to a monetary fine, and (v) allowing localities to lower the speed limit below 25 miles per hour in business and residential districts. The Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles will establish an advisory committee to oversee education and enforcement of policies such as the seatbelt and hands-free provisions. The bill also changes the vehicle inspection safety program to only require inspections of salvage vehicles that have been rebuilt for highway use, converted electric vehicles, and off-road motorcycles that have been converted to on-road use.

HB 1236 Authorizes the operator of a two-wheeled motorcycle to pass another vehicle that is stopped or traveling at no more than 10 miles per hour in the same lane, provided that there are at least two lanes of travel in each direction, such motorcycle does not exceed a speed of 20 miles per hour, and the operator executes such passing safely.

Recall: Some Avon Cobra Chrome Tires May Unexpectedly Fail

If you have these, they’re dangerous and need replacement.

Tires are definitely near the top of the list of things on your bike that you don’t want to spontaneously fail. Avon Tires is issuing a voluntary recall on certain Cobra Chrome motorcycle tires because there’s an increased potential for complete tire failure, which could rapidly cause riders using affected tires to lose control and/or crash.

 

Avon’s parent company, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Limited, is recalling a very specific range of Avon Cobra Chrome tires in size 240/50R16, with DOT Tire Identification Code AT 6D 28 1418—2119. All affected tires were manufactured between the dates of April 8, 2018, and June 1, 2019.

 

To determine if your Avon Cobra Chrome tires are affected, you’ll need to examine the sidewalls of your tires to find the DOT Tire Identification Code. If your tires read “AT 6D 28” and then any four-digit code in the numeric range between 1418 and 2119, your tires are affected, per Avon.

 

These tires may wear unsatisfactorily and give you a less than stellar ride, and your steering and feel for motorcycle control may be affected. However, the most serious part of the defect that Avon lists is this: “If undetected, affected tires may develop an in-service inner-liner degradation, ultimately resulting in an increased potential of tire failure that could lead to the rapid loss of inflation pressure, motorcycle control, and increase the risk of a crash.”

 

Avon requests that you use the information above to check your tires. If you believe any tires you have are affected, you should contact the dealer from which you purchased the tires. You can also contact Cooper Tire directly for matters pertaining to this recall. Either way, you should arrange for inspection and replacement, free of charge, under the terms of this recall.

 

Above all, if you believe your tires are affected, you should avoid riding at high speeds on these tires until they have been inspected and replaced. Also, if you had one or more tires that were affected but have already replaced them out of your own pocket, you may be eligible for reimbursement. Contact Cooper for more details.

 

Source: Avon Tyres

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – Federal prosecutors have indicted 17 people with ties to a motorcycle club on charges alleging that they operated a drug ring in Indiana and Kentucky.

The indictments announced Thursday by U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler allege that some of defendants are members of the Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club or associates of that Evansville group.

Prosecutors said they believe Evansville residents Gary Wayne Forston, 39, and Jason Wilson, 42, were the ringleaders of a drug operation that allegedly distributed methamphetamine in Evansville and nearby communities.

Forston is the Grim Reapers’ president and was previously indicted on weapons charges after a November raid on the club.

Minkler said officials had seized 23 guns, $35,000 in cash and 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) of meth that has an estimated street value of more than $250,000.

Most of the defendants were allegedly mid-level distributors who are accused of selling drugs to lower-level drug dealers or directly to users, the Evansville Courier & Press reported.

The indictments are the culmination of a six-month, multi-agency investigation which included federal, state and local law enforcement.

Minkler said his office will consider pursuing forfeiture of the Grim Reapers’ headquarters.

“What we don’t want is the Grim Reapers to come back and relocate in that clubhouse and start doing business again,” he said.

by Rachel Riga from https://www.abc.net.au/

Queensland police say they have targeted several outlaw motorcycle gangs linked to “substantial trafficking of drugs” and organised crime during a series of raids across the Gold Coast.

Officers executed 15 search warrants at properties from Coolangatta to Yatala for offences involving drugs, weapons, fraud and money laundering.

The operation involved more than 110 police from the State Crime Command-Organised Crime Gangs Group, the Gold Coast District, Australian Federal Police and other external agencies as part of Operation Romeo Ionic.

Detective Superintendent Roger Lowe said eight people had been charged with 22 offences.

“Our investigations are centred on this criminal syndicate which operates across South East Queensland into northern New South Wales and their alleged involvement in trafficking dangerous drugs, rebirthing of vehicles, substantial fraud and other serious crimes,” he said.

Weapons, including a handgun and a rifle, various quantities of drugs, and phones were seized during the searches.

“They’re really governed by greed and their involvement in normally illicit drugs and weapons, unlawful trafficking, so it’s not uncommon to see these gangs cross over and do business with each other and particularly even on an international scope.”

A 33-year-old Southport man, alleged to be a member of the Lone Wolf motorcycle gang, is among those in custody.

He is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday on weapons and drug trafficking charges, and a 28-year-old man from Redland Bay, allegedly a member of the Mongols, is due to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court.

The police operation was launched last year and investigations are still underway.

If you have dreamed of building and riding a custom Panhead with a big motor and all the updates, here’s your chance to WIN the bike of your dreams!

The hard work is done. The build components top notch. The custom fabrication, paint and assembly everything you would hope for as it was done in the J&P Cycles shop. The bike came out so well HOT BIKES featured the build in the May and June 2006 issue, and Corbin’s RIDE ON TV show featured the build in 2006 as well. The Museum’s drawing was held and it was given away to a winner at the end of 2006, But John Parham, who loved the bike, bought it back from the winner. Now Jill Parham has donated it to the Museum and it’s become the National Motorcycle Museum’s 2020 Fund-Raiser Bike!

2nd Prize is $500.00 J&P Cycles Credit

3rd Prize is $250.00 J&P Cycles Credit

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John Parham supervised the build and here’s how it came together.

Starting with Chopper Guys’ Fat Guys Rigid Custom frame and chrome Paughco wide springer fork and triple tree, the stock geometry chassis came together. Wheels are 40 spoke by DNA; 16 inch rear, 19 inch front for good handling. Brakes are the best; polished PM calipers with massive 11.5 inch Russell rotors. Fenders are straight from the J&P Cycles catalog as are the tanks and caps. But through custom fabrication, the oil tank is in the right fuel tank. Tail light is Knucklehead era. The ride is enhanced by the Burly handlebar, Lepera seat, footboards, lighting and controls from J&P Cycles with turn signals by Auto-Gem. Powder coating was handled by Custom Z Powdercoating. Red and silver paint plus unique graphics incorporating gold leaf were done by Scott Takes, Underground Studios right here in Iowa.

Using S&S cases, the 88 cubic inch motor is built around Truett & Osborn flywheels assembled by V-Twin. Cylinders, rods and pistons are from V-Twin Manufacturing as are the heads and most of the valve train. Cams are by Sifton, wrapped hand made headers are from the J&P Cycles shop and fishtails are from the catalog. An easy to service points ignition fires the fuel charge from the S&S Carb. Custom Chrome supplied the kicker kit, but there’s a Spyke Stealth Starter, too. Primo Rivera supplied the Pro Clutch and chain primary drive. The five-speed tranny is from Milwaukee Twins and runs a belt final drive.

Specifications:

• • Fabrication & Assembly: J&P Cycles, 2006
  • Paint: Underground Studios, Scott Takes
  • Frame: Chopper Guys, Fat Guys Rigid Custom
  • Fork: Paughco Wide Springer
  • Wheels: DNA 40 Spoke; 19″ Front, 16″ Rear
  • Brakes: Chrome PM Calipers, Russel 11.5” Rotors
  • Handlebar: Burly
  • Seat: Lepera
  • Controls: J&P Cycles
  • Lighting: J&P Cycles, Auto-Gem
  • Engine Assembly by V-Twin
  • S&S cases, 88 Cubic Inch
  • Truett & Osborn Flywheels
  • Cams by Sifton
  • Top End: V-Twin Manufacturing
  • Exhaust: V Twin Fish Tails
  • Carburetor: S&S
  • Ignition: Points / Coil
  • Kicker: Custom Chrome
  • Elecric Starter: Spyke Stealth Starter
  • Clutch & Primary: Primo Rivera Pro Clutch
  • Transmission: Milwaukee Twins 5-Speed
  • Final Drive: Belt Drive

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