Hey,

I’m in a difficult situation. When I first watched “The Inconvenient Truth” I was impressed. But I’m a biker and sort of a journalist. I questioned it. How could man have such a massive impact on the climate? I started to question these findings like all journalists should and the info surfaced.

Global warming doesn’t exist, ice is growing and we have more polar bears than ever. It was all a governmental lie to allow them to control everything. When the atmosphere started to cool they changed their tactic to Climate Change. That allowed them to blame everything that happened from car accidents to earthquakes, to rainfall on us. Scary stuff..

Now we are facing another California move to force us all ride electric bikes. But last night a young man said to me, “Just don’t mention Climate Change.” It’s so interesting. Even guys in the industry who make pipes are afraid to discuss this issue. We are all a bunch of white guys who destroyed the planet and must be punished. But it ain’t true. We didn’t destroy the planet. The Climate will continue to change like it has done for 13 billion years, whether we ride choppers with fishtails or not. So there!



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. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board.







SHOP DOGS SALUTE–
Hey there! Wow, it’s crazy how the years fly by! I kept a low profile for a few years, and recently as I was helping my sister with her fight against cancer. She lost the battle this past Dec.

I’m starting to get back with the pace of things. I still stay close to home, don’t do any events, just working in shop. Jim has been keeping busy, still building bikes.
Looks like things are still jumping for you out there on the West Coast with Bikernet and the associated sites.

I was wondering if you knew of any west coast shops that have dogs? I do a monthly column in Thunder Press called Shop Dogs.

Thanks!
–JoAnn
www.crazyhorsepainting.com
joann@crazyhorsepainting.com






NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–Judge dismisses climate-change lawsuit against 5 oil giants


https://www.marketwatch.com/story/judge-dismisses-climate-change-lawsuit-against-5-oil-giants-2018-06-25

By Bradley Olson and Timothy Puko

Published: June 25, 2018 10:38 p.m. ET

Ruling says problem must be fixed through ‘political branches,’ not court

Bloomberg News

The suit targeted Chevron and four other oil companies.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed lawsuits by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland alleging that five of the world’s largest oil companies should pay to protect the cities’ residents from the impacts of climate change.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted a motion by the companies — BP PLC BP, -3.36% , Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDS.A, -2.97% , Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, -2.02% , ConocoPhillips COP, -2.42% and Chevron Corp. CVX, -1.99% — to dismiss the suits, ruling that while global warming was a real threat, it must be fixed “by our political branches.”

“The benefits of fossil fuels are worldwide,” he wrote. “The problem deserves a solution on a more vast scale than can be supplied by a district judge or jury in a public nuisance case.”

The ruling is a blow to an emerging legal campaign by cities and municipalities, who are trying to argue that oil and gas companies created a public nuisance by producing fossil fuels they knew would result in harmful emissions. New York City and several other local governments in California, Washington and Colorado have also sued on similar grounds.

By: Marc Morano – Climate Depot






HARLEY ISSUES–Harley doesn’t always resonate in Europe.
The American brand plays better than the bike

In Europe, the Harley-Davidson brand is probably as familiar as Levi jeans or an Apple iPhone, at least in pop culture.
Sure, there are more German, Italian, British and Japanese motorcycles in the European Union, but the Harley brand is associated with America and the freedom of the open road.

Harley-Davidson is the world’s largest manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles, and it’s been selling bikes overseas for about 100 years, practically since the company was founded in a shed in Milwaukee in 1903.

About 16 percent of all new Harleys are sold in Europe, the company’s second- strongest market behind the U.S.

Harley-Davidson has viewed the European Union as a growth opportunity, going wheel-to-wheel with Euro competitors Ducati, Triumph and BMW, whose bikes are especially popular.
In 2013, Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders as the American motorcycle manufacturer celebrated its 110th anniversary with a loud parade and plenty of leather in Vatican City.

An unnamed European buyer paid 241,500 euros ($327,000) for a bike that Willie G. Davidson, a retired Harley designer and grandson of the company’s co-founder, donated to Pope Francis.
A Harley-Davidson leather jacket signed by Pope Francis sold for 57,000 euros.

The company will flex its European muscles again in a 115th anniversary celebration July 5-8 in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.
The biker rally is expected to attract 100,000 people from about 70 countries, many of them riding through the city’s narrow cobblestone streets against a backdrop of medieval architecture and 600-year-old castles.

Harley doesn’t sell a lot of bikes in the Czech Republic, but most of the rally-goers will be from other countries anyway, so the company ought to reach its audience.

But aside from the big events, how popular are Harley’s big cruisers and touring bikes in Europe?

It depends upon whom you ask, of course, but Mark Hinchliffe, editor of Motor Bike Writer magazine, doesn’t put much stock in the brand and the made-in-the-USA label.

“I think the way that Europeans look at Harley-Davidson is it’s more of a fashion statement than something that’s high-tech and really useful,” said Hinchliffe, who is based in Australia but has decades of riding experience in Europe.
“Germans, Brits and Italians think of themselves as great engineers and technical innovators. They view American- made as big, ugly, old-fashioned and technically inferior,” he said.

Harley-Davidson said Monday it plans to move production of motorcycles destined for the European Union to its international factories, in Thailand, Brazil and India, in response to 31 percent tariffs the EU has imposed on bikes made in the U.S.

The company has significant opportunities in Europe, but it’s up against Japanese motorcycle makers that aren’t subject to a 31 percent tariff on bikes coming from Asia.

“Harley’s market share is much lower in Europe, at about 10 percent versus 50 percent in the U.S., so there is more room to grow. But there is also more entrenched competition,” said analyst Sharon Zackfia with William Blair Co.
“You have to be fairly well off to afford one,” said Ian Malone, editor of Biker and Bike magazine in the United Kingdom.

“Harley riders are a different breed here,” Malone said, adding that often they’re “slightly older guys” who returned to riding after raising a family and spending years out of the saddle.

In Europe, you’re either “into Harleys or you’re not,” according to Malone

–Rick Barrett
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel USA


–from Rogue





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HUMOR TO COPE WITH LIFE–In the military: Drink some water, take these Motrins, and change your socks.

I was taught this song in primary school but don’t remember the words. On the internet there are just thousands of different lyrics of this song and I can’t find the one I learned and loved in school. This below one I found is closest to what I remember.

Gee, Ma, I Wanna Go Home

They say that in the army
The coffee’s mighty fine
Well, it’s good for cuts and bruises,
But it tastes like turpentine!
Oh, I don’t want no more of army life
Gee, Ma, I wanna go home!

The chicken in the army,
They say is mighty fine,
A drum rolled off the table
And squished a pal of mine!
Oh, I don’t want no more of army life!
Gee, Ma, I wanna go home!

The clothing that they give us
They say is mighty fine
Well, me and half my regiment
Can all fit into mine
Oh, I don’t want no more of army life
Gee, Ma, I wanna go home!

The salary that they pay us,
They say is mighty fine
They give you thirty dollars
And take back forty-nine
Oh, I don’t want no more of army life
Gee, Ma, I wanna go,
Hey, Ma I gotta go,
Gee, Ma, I wanna go home!

–Ujjwal Dey
wayfarer@bikernet.com




Builders Breakfast Welcomes First Presenting Sponsor–Stars of “Motorcycles As Art” Meet Fans at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip CrossRoads

The Flying Piston Builders Breakfast, keeps getting better! This celebrity-strewn meet & greet held Sunday, August 5th, brings together cutting edge custom builders and industry influencers to support veterans suffering from PTSD and provide technical education scholarships.

Also new at the Breakfast this year, seven Strider Rider Custom balance bikes will be unveiled from the workshops of famed builders: Rick Fairless, Paul Yaffe, Jody Perewitz, Pat Patterson, Kirk Taylor, Bryan Fuller and Donnie Smith.

In addition to an exclusive first look at the Strider Riders, Builder Breakfast ticket holders also enjoy a catered breakfast and silent auction of selected items autographed by the builders—plus the chance to meet the Chip’s own Rod “Woody” Woodruff, photographer Michael Lichter, the stars of the History Channel’s Counting Cars from Count’s Kustoms, and the Strider Rider builders.

Cycle Source Editor Chris Callen and Bikernet.com editor Keith “Bandit” Ball will be on hand plus all of the builders whose work is displayed in the Buffalo Chip’s invitation-only 2018 Motorcycles As Art Exhibition: Passion Built, curated by Michael Lichter.

This year’s Motorcycles As Art theme features 35+ non-pro designers, fabricators and builders. The list includes Ben Jordan, Nick Pensabene, Brad Gregory, Kevin Baas, Skeeter Todd, Christian Newman, Jeff Holt, Tim Dixon, Gilby Clarke and more. Presented in a gallery-like setting at the Chip’s Russ Brown Event Center, the motorcycles are accompanied by artwork from known and emerging artists. Admission is free.

The Builder Breakfast, organized by The Flying Piston, takes place Sunday, August 5 on the upper deck of the Big Engine Bar in the free-access CrossRoads at the Buffalo Chip. Silent auction items are provided by Klock Werks, Nash Motorcycles, Kicker Audio, Biltwell, Mark V, Darren McKeag, Low Brow, Atomic Bob, CruzTools, Aeromach, Quarto Group, Kuryakyn and more.

Builder Breakfast sponsored by Russ Brown tickets are $20 each at http://www.theflyingpiston.com/ or goo.gl/gzILrl Proceeds benefit: Motorcycle Missions, which encourages U.S. military veterans suffering from PTSD to pursue motorcycling careers, and Tech Ed Scholarships for regional high-schoolers.


Media, Sponsors and Participants: The Flying Piston Builders Breakfast is produced by Marilyn Stemp of Iron Trader News and Jeff Najar of Biker Pros. For sponsor information or to donate auction items




Contact: Marilyn Stemp, 828-205-8482, marilynstemp@gmail.com or www.theflyingpiston.com








Harley-Davidson Moves Some Production Out of U.S. After Tariffs–Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Trade War awaiting it’s Third World War

Harley-Davidson Inc. plans to shift some production of its iconic motorcycles out of the U.S. in response to retaliatory European Union tariffs, as President Donald Trump’s trade war ripples back to American companies.

Each motorcycle will cost an average of $2,200 extra after the European Union raised its tariff on imported U.S. bikes to 31 percent from 6 percent on June 22, the Milwaukee-based manufacturer said Monday in a regulatory filing. That’s expected to add up to a burden of $90 million to $100 million annually, which Harley-Davidson will absorb rather than pass extra costs on to customers.

In the meantime, it’s planning to increase production in international plants over the next 18 months. While it’s committed to making motorcycles in the U.S., it has no other choice in a market where it sold almost 40,000 bikes last year. Besides its U.S. plants, Harley-Davidson maintains manufacturing facilities in Australia, Brazil, India and Thailand, according to itswebsite.

“Increasing international production to alleviate the EU tariff burden is not the company’s preference, but represents the only sustainable option to make its motorcycles accessible to customers in the EU and maintain a viable business in Europe,” the company said.

The shares dropped 2.7 percent to $43 in early U.S. trading.

Not long ago, President Donald Trump pointed to Harley-Davidson Inc. as an example of what was going to go right for manufacturing in America. Now, Harley seems to encapsulate a lot of what’s going wrong.

Citing tariffs tied to escalating tension between Trump and the European Union, the iconic motorcycle maker will further retrench its U.S. operations. Bikes destined for the EU were made less viable by levies that’ll boost costs for the company by about $100 million a year.

Already, Harley had announced plans to close a factory in Missouri and build one in Thailand, after Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the free-trade agreement with a bloc of Asian countries that would have lowered barriers to key markets.

Now, Harley joins iconic American companies including Levi Strauss & Co. , Bourbon Whiskey brands and even Germany’s Daimler AG in getting caught in the middle of Trump’s trade skirmishes with major trading partners.

“A company that is as connected to America, and Americana, as Harley is probably going to be laying off U.S. workers in favor of foreign workers and going to be losing money as a result of this,” James Hardiman, an equity analyst with Wedbush Securities, said of the trade battle between the U.S. and the EU. “There’s a lot of irony here, to put it mildly.”

Ramping up output in international plants for the EU may take at least nine to 18 months. While Harley said it’s committed to making motorcycles in the U.S., it suggested it had no other choice but to move production from its home market. The manufacturer sold almost 40,000 bikes in Europe last year, and the continent’s share of total deliveries was the highest for the company since 2011.

Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-25/harley-davidson-to-shift-motorbike-production-to-counter-tariffs

They were planning this move long before the tariff issue surfaced.—Bandit






CHOWHALL OF THE WEEK FROM THE BIKER DUDE–
This is one of my favorite spots in the Country, they have one of the most unique cookers I have ever seen! Old Style Beer on Draft and an awesome Cheeseburger! Here are some pics, the link and write up. Thanks!




https://youtu.be/JABds8HS_PI




These amazing cheeseburgers are made in the most unique cooker I have ever seen! First read about Paul’s in George Motz’s best selling book Hamburger America. Great bar, people and of course awesome cheeseburgers! Make sure and add this place to your list and don’t ask for avocados on your burger!




–Biker Dude




Brian Darwas’ THREE MILE gets Amazon Prime Release!–In an ever changing technological landscape, gearheads have to find new ways to watch the content they love.

The good news is, streaming movies at home is easier than it’s ever been. With the simple click of a button, you have a seemingly endless library of entertainment at your finger tips.

The bad news? Well, for us car and bike guys the content is somewhat lacking. Luckily, Brian Darwas has stepped up and for the first time ever you can stream his ground breaking documentary THREE MILE on Amazon Prime. This is huge news for the hot rod community!

If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber. . . head over and give it a watch!
If you’re not a subscriber, you can stream it on their website, and on Amazon (DVD’s are still available).
www.AtomicHotRods.com

– THREE MILE synopsis:

“Join Brian Darwas and the Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop on a cross country trip full of roadside breakdowns, shop tours, parking lot parties and plenty of racing at what most people consider the birthplace of hot rodding, the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats.

All thirteen hot rods embark on a life time adventure from New York to Utah, where Keith Cornell breaks the world record for the fastest Ford Y-block. With enough salt pit rebuilds, tech inspections, and race runs to keep even the most jaded gearhead one the edge of their seat. Be there to experience the sun on your face and salt in the air when it all comes down to that THREE MILE pass.”






SUGAR BEAR CHOPPER MUSEUM EVENTS–Aug 5 – Rick Fairless
will present his history at The Museum.

Aug 7 – Bob Kay will present
“The Kustom Kulture Forum” with Jeff Nicklus (Desperado Motorcycles)
and Dar Holdsworth (Brass Balls Cycles) assisting, Aug 9 – Brittany
Olson will present “A History of Motorcycling in South Dakota”.
Come out enjoy the bikes and panoramic views away from the
maddening crowds.

A roller will be raffled off w/Sugar Bear, Paughco, Rolling Thunder, and Metzler parts, with a second prize – a set of Metzler Tires.

More to come!!!!! 19484 N Hwy 79, 4 miles N of Papy Hoel/Full Throttle Campground.

CYA there! Maybe even the Bikerbuildoff Chopper bike will be there!



PIRELLI Sweeps Heavyweight Class Podium at the 96th Running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb–Chris Fillmore Smashes Middleweight Record by More Than 30 Seconds


The highly anticipated 96th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) got underway early Sunday morning and ended with Pirelli tires earning a clean sweep of the Heavyweight Class.

Carlin Dunne (Ducati) made a statement in his return to the mountain by taking top honors with a time of 9:59.102. Dunne was followed closely by Rennie Scaysbrook (KTM) and his Ducati teammate Codie Vahsholtz (Ducati). Following his record-setting Heavyweight win in 2017, Chris Fillmore (KTM) switched his focus to the Middleweight class where he used his Pirelli tires to take the title, bettering the previous class record by more than 30 seconds (10:04.038).

Both Dunne and Fillmore ran the iconic Pirelli DIABLO™ SUPERBIKE (SC1 front, SC0 rear) tires to victory.

Carlin Dunne raced to yet another victory at the PPIHC | Photo: Ducati North America

Carlin Dunne raced to yet another victory at the PPIHC | Photo: Ducati North America


Weather and road conditions on the mountain can change almost as fast as the racers climbing it and today was no different. Inclement weather moved into the area as the latter morning sessions got underway, presenting adverse conditions for the Heavy and Middleweight contenders.

But the weather as no match for the Pirelli-clad racers as Dunne and Vahsholtz (10:12.703) put an exclamation point on Ducati’s return to the “Race to the Clouds” with podium finishes for the Ducati MTS-1260 Pikes Peak bike. Dunne is undefeated on the mountain, claiming his fourth overall motorcycle win in as many tries.

“I felt good off the start and we had a really good cadence going at the bottom of the mountain,” said Dunne. “Once we got into the second half of the race the road started to get really slick so I decided to back it down a little bit knowing the conditions might prohibit a record-breaking day. I was really happy with how my Pirelli tires performed today. Even with the tricky conditions they were still giving me a lot of good grip and feedback all the way to the top of the mountain.”

Following closely behind Dunne, Scaysbrook rode his KTM 1290 Super Duke R to a second consecutive runner-up finish with a time of 9:59.794.

Proving he has a penchant for record-breaking performances, Fillmore rode his KTM 790 Duke with to a dominating Middleweight win, finishing nearly 32 seconds ahead of second place and bettering Vahsholtz’s 2017 Middleweight record (10:34.967) by almost 31 seconds.
Chris Fillmore set yet another absolute record at the PPIHC | Photo: Larry Chen

Chris Fillmore claimed the Middleweight absolute record at the PPIHC | Photo: Larry Chen


“We were a little unsure of how the conditions on the mountain were going to be as the weather rolled in but we couldn’t be happier with how the racers and Pirelli tires performed today,” said Oscar Solis, road racing manager, Pirelli. “The conditions this morning were quite a bit different than in testing and practice but the Pirelli tires were more than up for the challenge as evidenced with the podium sweep and new Middleweight record.”

To learn more about the complete line of Pirelli motorcycle tires, please visit www.pirelli.com.




ATK’s FRANK WHITE SURVIVES MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT FOR THE SECOND TIME–ATK’s, CEO Frank White on Wednesday June 20th survived three hours of surgery to eradicate a 4-inch long tumor from his lung at Huntsman Cancer Hospital. White refers to his tumor as “Wilson,” which White thinks looks like a buffalo wing. According to the pathology report no cancer was found, just sterile remains of tree materials.

White crashed in July 1996 and the Emergency Room Surgeon didn’t fully remove the tree. White was leading a Dual Sport Motorcycle Ride out of Fish Haven Idaho, when he was pierced by a 2-inch diameter tree limb on a remote trail.

According to White; Huntsman Surgeon Dr. Varghese, said, “This was a bizarre tumor, that was building a thicker border wall around the infection each year, very impressive”. Unlike Tom Hanks, White is glad to be done with “Wilson” who has gnawed on him since 1996, especially while riding motorcycles in the desert.



White is grateful to the Huntsman Family and their generous donations of hundreds of millions (yes hundreds of million dollars) to their Hospitals in eradicating cancer and tumors to people worldwide.
http://huntsmancancer.org/giving/foundation/

White said; “Yes, they spend their own money and walk the walk of being true Christians, none better on the planet. I’ve been fortunate to be a motorcycle buddy with Jon Huntsman Jr. Mr. Honda was right, you do meet the nicest people on Motorcycles and none better than the Huntsman family.

White is indebted to Dr. Thomas Varghese Dr V Bio and his team. Whitecalls Dr. Varghese his Rockstar Doctor, who has a stellar reputation in Thoracic surgery.






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GOLDEN BOLT SHOW COMING TO LA– Since its inception in Cape Town almost 5 years ago, motorcycles have been a core pillar of The House of Machines (THoM or The House for short).

Each of the owners have had lifelong love affairs with machines of the two-wheeled variety and hosting the inaugural Golden Bolt Motorcycle Builders Invitational at The House of Machines Los Angeles is the culmination of that passion.

The space itself is the product of a labor of love. Initially conceived as “an environment to honor both man and machine”, the store grew from a place to meet to a diverse community, and that in turn grew into a global network.

At The Golden Bolt you’ll experience each of THoM’s pillars brought to life and get a taste of what it’s like to be part of LA’s newest community. See you on 12 July…





BORN FREE ELEMENTS– I didn’t go, but here are a couple of pix from Born Free, an annual weekend rally held in Orange County.




Nothing says ladylike than flying tits atop a gas cap…cowabunga sister!

–Josh Placa






CLARIFICATION FROM Harley-Davidson–
“It is shameful that we live in a time when people need to create fake quotes attributed to others on social media.

There is a fake quote attributed to me that… is circulating. This is false. I want you to know that I have not, nor would I ever speak about the President of the United States in that way. Or anyone else for that matter.”

– Matt Levatich, President and CEO, Harley-Davidson, Inc.

–from Rogue






BEELINE MOTO is the antidote to navigation frustration– Everything about it has been built with elegant simplicity in mind. From the clean navigation interface and fast setup with the motorcyclist’s smartphone, through to the super long battery life and the rugged, award winning design, Beeline has put motorcyclists’ needs first throughout.




–Roxanne Truesdell Stevenson
US Consultant

M: +1 858 366 3849
W: www.galliumventures.com




BANDIT’S HANDMADE BUCKLES–
All belt buckles can be made in Small 1.5 inch diameter, Medium 2.5-inch, Large 3-inch and Extra Large 3.5-inch outside diameter sizes. Keep in mind as they get larger they are heavier.

Each buckle is hand made for the most part and you will be in a very small group of owners in the world, perhaps one or two, or at most a dozen. No two buckles are exactly the same.

–Bandit









THE MIDNIGHT GAS STATION BLUES

It was darker than a sprarkplug hole
And cold enough to freeze your balls off,
Following that straight white line crossing the state
That night on the freeway

Got gas a hundred miles ago
Maybe thirty ‘fore we start runnin’ out
Our butts were numb, eyes peerin hard into the darkness
Hands stiff as granite clamped to the bars,
Still looking for a station

First curve in forty miles was a strain to maneuver
But something ahead made us sit up.
It disappeared and reappeared
The bright star flashed in and out of our sight
As the station came into view

The neon lights made the road grime stand out
Draggin ourselves off our bikes, we fueled
Rested and repaired for what seemed short minutes
Stiffness relieved and warmth regained
We hovered in the shelter of the station

A home on the road for patches and petrol
To take the knots out of our bones,
To wish fellow two-wheelers a safe trip.
The blues really come only between gas stops
When the cold whistles up our sleeves and our toes freeze in steel-tipped boots,
And the darkness falls like a blanket, leaving only the white line to follow.
Then the blues strike and we look for another station.

–Renegade

June ‘78





CAPE CANAVERAL: MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT – FLORIDA – CALL TO HONOR #16 CAPE CANAVERAL NATIONAL CEMETERY MIMS, FL. – 10:00AM

MISSION STATEMENT: The purpose of the Missing in America Project (MIAP) is to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans through the joint efforts of private, state and federal organizations, and to provide honor, respect and dignity to those who have served this country by securing a final resting place for these forgotten heroes.

“IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO” On Saturday, June 23, 2018, at 10:00AM, MIAP – Florida, in cooperation with the StoneMor Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach, will be interring the unclaimed cremains of 21 veterans and 1 spouse of a veteran, with full military honors, at the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery located at 5525 US-1, Mims, FL 32754.

The veterans being interred served during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and other non-war specific periods, eleven in the US Army, two in the Marine Corps., six in the Navy and one spouse, one in the Coast Guard, and one in the Merchant Marine.

The longest that any of these being interred has been unclaimed is since 1997.

There will be an escort for this service that will leave from American Legion Post 1, 1281 N. US Hwy. 1, Titusville, FL 32796, to the cemetery. Any and all motorcycle organizations, riders, and vehicles are welcome to participate. Meeting time is 8:30AM at the Post for a safety briefing, and the escort will depart (KSU) to the cemetery at 9:10AM.You are cordially invited to attend this service. This service is open to all residents of our area communities.


–Kathy Church
MIAP – FL State Coordinator
(904) 219-3035
miapjax@yahoo.com





BIKERNET GARAGE SALE LESSON OF THE WEEK–Some guy bought a new fridge for his house.

To get rid of his old fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a Sign on
it saying: ‘Free to good home. You want it, you take it.’

For three days the fridge sat there without anyone looking twice. He eventually decided that people were too mistrustful of this deal. So he changed the sign to read: ‘Fridge for sale $50.’

The next day someone stole it! They walk among us!

–from Sidehack Jerry









MRF ALERT, Industry News – Rough Week for Harley

Boring but important: the European Union announced a 25 percent tariff this week on products ranging from motorcycles, to steel, bourbon and jeans in retaliation for President Trump’s tariffs on imports of European steel and aluminum. (Basically, Europe is going to tax the hell out of all the good shit this country makes).

What this could mean for you? Well, if Harley is paying more in taxes to get their motorcycles into Europe, that money has to come from somewhere… and I doubt their CEO is volunteering to take a pay cut. Oddly enough, India, who is also threatening tariffs and taxes, left motorcycles off their list. Guess India really loves their Harley’s?!



NEWS FROM THE STATES – Missouri’s Freedom of Road Riders Doing It Right



Setting a good example for all motorcycle rights orgs that want to get an early supporter in Washington, Missouri’s Freedom of Road Riders (FORR) are helping to host a rally for Senate Candidate, Lt Colonel Tony Monetti. There is going to be a motorcycle escort to the event and some of FORR’s members have volunteered to participate as well as help to set up/take down/generally help out. This is how its done folks…if Lt. Colonel Tony Monetti becomes Senator Monetti, guess who he is going to remember that helped him get there? Nicely done, Missouri.


MRF NEWS & ANNOUCEMENTS – Announcement Time

If you attended Meeting of the Minds last year, you may have heard me mention that there was a group of folks representing different facets of motorcycling (some of which are our friends, some of which are our enemies) that were trying to figure out how to have some sort of arrangement going forward where, at the very least we all talked regularly and had an open dialogue, and at best, worked together on some common interests. I have an exciting update that this is officially underway….

Last year the National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA) and your MRF teamed up to form the National Motorcycle Safety Alliance. The Alliance held its first meeting September 27, 2017 in Burlington, Vermont. Participants of the alliance include the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). And of course, yours truly.

It’s a power house of people that directly touch the rider community in one way or another. In addition to regular communication we are going to initially focus on 2 issue areas – Left turn crashes involving a motorcycle and rider impairment.

More to come on this over the next few months, but I think that it’s so critical that the MRF is not only seen as a participant, but also viewed as a leader in this newly formed group. It helps increase our political clout, expand our reach and puts us on a level playing field with organizations with MUCH bigger budgets and staff that we could only dream of.

Anyway, I hope you’ll share in my enthusiasm as this group moves forward. And as always, I promise to keep you in the loop and up to date with my eyes and ears WIDE open in case the conversation turns sour. But for now, all is quiet on the helmet front.



Enjoy your weekend and most importantly-



RIDE FREE-


Megan Ekstrom
Vice-President of Government Affairs & Public Relations
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation



BORN FREE HITS 10–It’s not free anymore like in the beginning years. Got too big. $10 Park. $15 entry.






Not free either: No camping, no colors, no pets, no drinking, no drugs, no burnouts, no, no, no freedom.






This is the first batch of bike builders invitational competition. It’s obviously an old school style event. Draws international crowd of about 10,000 over the weekend





So here are the mostly rusty and dusty old bikes that are the essence of the show. Some are cleaner than others but it’s the ratty stuff that gets attention. Well used and barely cared for. Road hard and put away wet. The big group of guys are from Indonesia and some remember me from when I judged their big bike show. About 200 vendors. Bands. Good. Drink. Etc.





–Art Hall
Bikernet International Editor Supreme
Waiting for his plane to Panama




SPLITTING CALIFORNIA--Friends and Statespeople —

We qualified!

There is hope for the future of people who live in California. Cal 3 (Cal3.com) is a plan to give Californians a fresh start — three new states to empower people to guide positive changes to overcome our failing government systems. And we have qualified to be on the statewide ballot in November.

Now we need your help.

So many people believe they cannot prosper in California, whether it is because they can’t afford the housing, because their business moved out of the state, because their children are getting a poor education, or because they can’t afford the high taxes this state imposes on them.

According to SF Gate, “The rumors that more people are leaving California than moving here appear to be true, according to a new report from the state of California. From 2007 to 2016, about 6 million people left the Golden State while about only 5 million moved here in the same period.”

This mass exodus is a failure of government. California’s bloated government needs to be broken up.

Have you ever wondered why our streets are full of potholes? Why our water supply is in jeopardy? Why our taxes are higher than any other state and our education system ranks among the worst? Why businesses like Bechtel, Sony, Occidental Petroleum, Denny’s, Toyota, ERG Aerospace, Allstate and many others are leaving the state and taking jobs with them? Why did California even lose Tesla’s battery factory, Uber’s self-driving car and Amazon’s headquarters?

And why, in the face of these failures, is our state government lavishing layers of state officials with unaccountably irresponsible perks like overindulgent new office space, fat raises, carefree extra-long vacations, phone-it-in work weeks and rampant corporate favoritism?

These abominations should offend the sensibility of every hard-working Californian.

In the past few weeks, U.S. News & World Report came out with a study that ranked California dead last in the U.S. in “Quality of Life.” Even with our near-perfect weather, we rank 50th out of 50! For any Californian — for all Californians — this is an unacceptable result from an as-yet unaccountable government.

And the Orange County Register stated: “In what is sounding like a broken record, California once again ranked dead last in Chief Executive Magazine’s annual Best and Worst States for Business survey of CEOs – as it has all 12 years the survey has been conducted. Texas, meanwhile, earned the top spot for the 12th straight year.” And based on McKinsey data, U.S, News & World Report ranked California 44th out of the 50 states in K-12 education. Unacceptable!

It is time to stem the tide of bad government. We Californians need to make a change!

With three new states, we get to clean the slate. We can be empowered and better represented to provide better education for our children, lower taxes and better jobs for all of us. We can fix the highways and waterways. We can make our local schools not just vastly more successful, but something we can be proud of. We can bring businesses back to our region and get all Californians working again. And, as three states, we can once again be a beacon of hope and an example for America and the rest of the world to follow.

Starting right now in mid-June and through voting day November 6, we hope you will join us and help pass this initiative. Cal 3 will bring its message of positive change, local empowerment and statewide responsiveness to every corner of California.

People are just starting to learn what Cal 3 is all about, but all polling shows that as Californians become aware of the initiative — its need, its simplicity and its benefits — they become more enthusiastic to support it. Momentum is on our side.

If you want to learn more, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) created a report on Cal3, and it shows how easy three states will be to implement. It is a link on our website at Cal3.com. After the states agree on basic state compacts around water, higher education, prisoner distribution and debt and pension assumption, we will get our chance ata clean slate and an awesome state.

As citizens across the entire political, socio-economic and geographic spectrum join the movement to pass this ballot initiative in November, I hope you will also be enthusiastic to help expand our platform of voter awareness and energize our wave of voter engagement.

Please encourage people to visit Cal3.com and to sign up to learn more about our initiative.


–Tim Draper and the Cal3 Committee
“Paid for by Citizens for Cal3. Committee major funding by TimDraper. Funding details at www.fppc.ca.gov.”





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JOANN BORTELS IS STILL AT IT–I’m still painting motorcycles, but I also have been doing a good deal of bicycle, helmet, and custom car work. My big project this year is restoring a 1969 Camaro. I replaced the whole floor-pan this past weekend. Still gotta change out the trunk pan, wheelhouses, and right quarter panel.



I’ve attached a few photos of some of the bike stuff I’ve been doing. Some of it is from last year.



Hey, thanks for posting about The Trials of Nina McColl. Wow! I had no idea that kind of stuff went on and into my lifetime!!



–JoAnn
www.crazyhorsepainting.com






STURGIS BUFFALO CHIP ALERT–The psychobilly rockers will set the stage on fire at The Best Party Anywhere!



Psychobilly rock-cowboys Reverend Horton Heat will be taking the Buffalo Chip’s Wolfman Jack Stage to new heights immediately following the RSD Super Hooligan National Championship Races and prior to a smokin’ hot performance by country rocker Eric Church on Wednesday, Aug. 8.

Reverend Horton Heat’s show has been described as a primal tribal rock & roll transfiguration that rocks hard, drives fast and lives true.

See the announcement video here: https://youtu.be/3WFBIdKXcvg

“Listening to the ‘Rev’ is like injecting nitrous into your bike’s engine on the Chip’s race track,” said Rod Woodruff, President of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. “The music takes you on the ride of your life! And then we will see an absolute superstar take the stage. Eric Church is one of America’s top performers and we are looking forward to seeing him put on a smoking hot show!”


From the high-octane spaghetti-western sound in “Big Sky” to the dark driving frenetic paranoia of “400 Bucks” to the brain-melting western psychedelic garage purity of “Psychobilly Freakout,” Reverend Horton Heat’s music is akin to a drive-in movie soundtrack.

Superstar Eric Church Rocks Country at the Chip

Church’s top ten hits include “Love Your Love the Most,” “Drink in my Hand,” “Springsteen,” “Like a Wrecking Ball” and “Raise ‘Em Up,” a duo with Keith Urban. Pollstar named his 2017 “Holdin’ My Own Tour” as the most attended music tour in the world, selling out every stop. Church was this year nominated for three Country Music Association Awards; Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year.


The 2018 Growing Lineup of Entertainment Announced So Far Includes:
Friday, Aug. 3 Pop Evil

Saturday, Aug. 4 Foreigner
Red Sun Rising

HUNKS The Show – #1 All Male Revue

Sunday, Aug. 5 THEORY of a Deadman
Buffalo Chip TT American Flat Track Grand National Championship Races Presented by Indian Motorcycle

Monday, Aug. 6 Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tuesday, Aug. 7 Aaron Lewis
The Marshall Tucker Band

HUNKS The Show – #1 All Male Revue

Wednesday, Aug. 8 Eric Church
Reverend Horton Heat

RSD Super Hooligan National Championship Races Presented by Indian Motorcycle

Street Drag Invitational with Crazy John

Thursday, Aug. 9 Kid Rock
Lita Ford

Friday, Aug. 10 John Kay & Steppenwolf
Yelawolf

Saturday, Aug. 11 Chevelle
Queensrÿche


Admission pass prices for the Best Party Anywhere will never be lower. More information and reservations are available at BuffaloChip.com


More details are available at www.BuffaloChip.com



–Nyla Griffith
Sturgis Buffalo Chip







AUTHOR WILL SIGN BOOKS IN YOUR BOOTH—Baron Teach, the author of the new top selling outlaw book, It’s Going to Get Tough,” headed to Sturgis.

He would like to hook up with a booth where he could sell and sign his books. If you would like a cool rider sign books in your booth, don’t hesitate to reach out.

–Teach
baronteach@gmail.com




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TRAILBLAZERS NEWS

The Board has had their first of two meetings to select those who will be honored at our April 6, 2019 banquet. It is always difficult, but this year more so with over 20 deserving nominees. Great pains are taken to see that each receive equal time and consideration by the board members.

EDDIE LAWSON AND WAYNE RAINEY TO RECEIVE THE DICK HAMMER AWARD

The late Dick Hammer exemplified Drive, Desire and Determination. This award is in his honor and is given to those that have the same values. Our very highest award will be given to two very special Trailblazers. Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey. Each will be awarded separately. Congratulations to two of the finest.



AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS JULY 6-8

Three days of Vintage & Post-Vintage Racing and Observed Trials at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle days at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. There will be Trials, Hare Scrambles, Motocross, Road Racing and youth classes. They are raffling an Ural Sidecar Motorcycle and a 1941 Harley Davidson.

www.amavintagemotorcycledays.com

ROBERT BERGENER R.I.P.

Trailblazer, Bob Bergener passed away in Grand Junction, Colorado on June 14th. He was 71 years old. Bob’s passion was vintage cars and motorcycles. He was a great friend of Pat and Howard Barnes and he and his wife, Barrie, kept an eye on Pat until her recent death. He leaves 2 sons. Funeral June 30th at Battlement Mesa Golf Course from 12 -3. Donations to American Heart Association or a charity of your choice.

TONY KRETZ R.I.P.

By Judy Maely Whitson

A year after Ed Kretz Sr’s wife Irene died, Ed married his second wife, Mary. She came with a package deal, her son Tony and daughter Rosemary. We camped and rode together with Ed Sr, Eddie Jr, the Chapman’s and our families. There were always racers living at our ranch, but every summer we also ended up with several boys, usually around 14 years old, that wanted to spend their vacation with us. Tony Kretz, and his best friend, Terry Chapman were among them. The boys snuck in the pits with Ken, slow raced for hours, rode motorcycle, had fun and worked their butts off on the ranch and in the shop. Tony died far too young and will be dearly missed. Condolences to his sister Rosemary, their family and many friends. Love you Tony.



ANTIQUE MOTORBIKE DRAG RACES AND SHOW AT IRWINDALE

To be held on Thursday night, June 28th at the drag strip at Irwindale. All makes and models welcome. We know you got em. We wanna see em! A helmet and proper safety gear is required. $10.00 to watch, $20.00 to run. Gates open at 4 pm and racing 5-10pm. 500 Speedway Dr. Irwindale.

TRAVIS PASTRANA JUMPING IN LAS VEGAS SUNDAY, JULY 8TH

Travis will be recreating 3 of Evel Knievel jumps, all on the same night. He will attempt to jump over 52 stacked crushed cars, 16 buses and the Caesar Palace Fountain on an Indian FTR750. You can watch it LIVE on the History Channel 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. Pastrana is a professional motorsports and stunt performer. He has won championships and XGames gold medals in several events including SuperCross, Motocross, FreeStyle and Rally Racing.

LOOKING FOR A PHOTO

Wade Chaney is looking for a photo of his father in law, John W. Billings. He rode for the Harley Davidson Factory racing team in 1949. His AMA number was 94W. His historic pictures were lost in a fire. Wade would appreciate a photo of John on a bike. If you have a photo or information, please contact him at: wadecchaney@gmail.com



PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM HAS EXTENDED HOURS FOR THE SUMMER!

The museum will be open every Friday evening, from June 22 through August 31 from 10am to 8pm. It is a great way to get out of the heat. There are always interesting exhibits. The Custom Revolution has some of the most innovative and influential custom motorcycles in the world from renegade builders who push the boundaries of design and style. Take a Vault tour. Contact the Petersen for tickets and more information. (323) 930 2277 www.petersen.org 6060 Wilshire Blvd, LA 90036

JERRY HICKSON IN HOSPICE

Sent by Howie Zechner

Former Speedway and Isle of Man racer, Jerry (John) Hickson, was moved to a private hospice facility. Gran Serenity Homes has less than a dozen residents. Jerry has no TV, computer or phone, by choice. He is weak and has difficulty talking, but enjoys listening to old days of racing. Please visit or send a card. John Hickson, 409 Wing St., Glendale, Ca 91205.



AMERICAN FLAT TRACK TO THE 25TH GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED JULY 12 – 15

The 25th Goodwood Festival of Speed is a vintage hill climb that draws up to 100,000 spectators. It is a 4 day celebration of motorsports history, design and technical achievement in a beautiful setting in Southern England. It is also the most glamorous, fun, amazing event you can imagine. Seven American Flat Track competitors and their motorcycles will be there to greet fans and make a run up Goodwood’s wooded hillside circuit. Brad Baker, Jared Mees and Bryan Smith will be on their Indian Scout FTR750s. Shayna Texter on Husqvarna FC 450. Stevie Bonsey on a Ducati 821 and Jeffrey Carver Jr. and Danny Eslick on Harley Davidson XR750s. They are all excited to have been invited to this prestigious festival.

Also put the Goodwood Revival on your calendar for September 7-9.These two events are a must. Here is one of the websites: www.goodwood.com/flagship-events/festival-of-speed. There are lots of websites and videos of both events. You have never seen anything like these events.



KEITH MASHBURN, GARTH BROW AND MOTORAMERICA IN THE PULSE

The Pulse is an online magazine put out by Ls2 Helmets and motorcycle accessories. Issue three has really good articles on Keith Mashburn, MotoAmerica, Garth Brow and more. Take a look. The writing and presentation is excellent. And they couldn’t have picked better subjects. www.Ls2dealer.com/pulse-denniskirk-3-ride

“STEADY” EDDIE LAWSON PAST AND PRESENT

Eddie Lawson is interviewed by Rennie Scaysbrook in Issue #23 of Cycle News. Kawasaki has created a retro Z900RS Café’ in honor of their most famous superbike star. Good read.

DAVE DESPAIN RACING’S GOLDEN VOICE

Also in issue # 23 Larry Lawrence writes of Despain’s career and retirement. Dave seems to be everywhere. So much for retirement. But as long as he has time to ride, he is happy.



BRYAR MOTORSPORTS PARK

Issue # 25 by Larry Lawrence. There will never be another experience like Bryar Motorsports Park and Larry did a great job of capturing it. The action on and off the track, 24 hours a day, gave it a carnival or maybe a war zone atmosphere, with some really super races. There were a lot of first wins and stories to tell.

MOTOCROSSER JIM WEST

By Kent Taylor in Cycle News #24. Jim was one of the top riders in the mid-70s’ when motocross was just starting in Southern California. He was also the first to lose his life at motocross in an AMA Pro Motocross race. West was just 23 when he died in 1975.

TROPHEE DES MARQUEZ by Larry Lawrence

Larry has been researching through the late Henny Ray Abrams articles and notes. In Issue #24 Larry has put together the many vague references to a preseason race in March, which maybe started as far back as 1974. The Trophee Des Marquez pitted brand against brand team racing. It was a European event, but some of our best participated, including Brad Lackey, Danny La Porte, Marty Moats and others.



50 YEARS AGO IN CYCLE NEWS

Ronnie Hall beat home favorite, Bart Markel at the Livonia 5 Mile National. JN Roberts won the San Bernardino M.C. European Scrambles. Bart Markel beat Dan Haaby to win the Louisville National. Larry Bergquist and Gary Preston won the Stardust 7-11 Off-Road Championship Race near Vegas. And beat the top-finishing four-wheeler. Bill Pettigrew won the first AMA Mammoth Mountain Motocross. Cal Rayborn won the 100 mile National Championship Road Race in Laconia. J.N. Roberts won the Prospectors Hare Scrambles. Reg Pridmore and his teammate won the sidehack class at Carlsbad road race.

40 YEARS AGO

Steve Eklund on cover. Jay Springsteen won the Camel Pro National in Harrington. Pat Hennen, Team Suzuki road racer, crashed at the Isle of Man TT and suffered a head injury. He recovered but it ended his racing career. Tommy Croft won the 500cc class at the AMA National Motocross at Sears Point. Scott Wallingsford/Scot Harden won the Baja 500. Cover story was preview of Superbowl VII of Motocross. Skip Askland won AMA GN Road Race at Bryar Motorsports Park in New Hampshire. Bob Hannah won the 25cc National Motocross in St. Peters, Missouri and clinched the title. Mike Bell won the 500cc class. Bernie Scheiber won the Wagner Cup in Pennsylvania. Broc Glover, Marty Moates and Sherman Schneller were some of the winners at the Mammoth Mountain Motocross. Mike Bell won the Superbowl of MX at the L.A. Coliseum. Steve Eklund won the Santa Fe TT and Charity Newsies Half Mile, within 3 days.

30 YEARS AGO

John DeSoto won the Mauna Kea 200 Enduro on the Big Island. Steve Morehead won Louisville half mile. Rick Johnson won the 250cc National MX in San Antonio and Jeff Ward wrapped up the title. Kevin Schwantz won the 500cc German GP at Nurburing. Curt Hough on cover for winning the Idaho City ISDE Two-Day Qualifier. Dan Ashcraft/Kurt Pfeiffer won the Score Baja 500 on a Yamaha. Eric Geboers won the 500cc German Motocross Grand Prix. Scott Gray won the WSMA Formula USA Series round at Willow Springs. Doug Polen won the AMA Superbike/Camel Pro round at Loudon. Eddie Lawson won the Austrian Grand Prix. Sam Ermolenko won the American Speedway Final at Long Beach.

KURT CASELLI FOUNDATION

The Kurt Caselli Foundation recently held its annual Moto Doffo Fundraiser at Doffo Winery in Temecula. During the presentation they outlined the work they have done so far. The three areas they focus on are: racecourse safety, rider safety and injury management. They donated over 100 yellow caution flags and over 300 safety bibs for youth racers to major off-road series. They donated a Kawasaki Mule outfitted with emergency response equipment to the Grand National Cross Country Series. They host CPR and first aid training courses and they have a scholarship fund. This year’s recipient was Josh Knight ($2500.) For more information, or to donate: www.kurtcaselli.com & Facebook

YOU CAN READ “CYCLE NEWS” FREE ONLINE. JUST GO TO WWW.CYCLENEWS.COM TO READ THE REST OF THE STORIES.

SANTA ROSA SHORT TRACK

Saturday, June 30th, the Western Flat Track Pro/Am Championship Round 3 will be at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Chris Beck Arena in Santa Rosa. There will be National pros – Hooligans –Mad Monkey Mini’s and Locals. What is Mad Monkey Mini’s you ask? 150c c Max, Unlimited Mods, Minimum age is 12 and you must be in costume.. www.westernflattrack.com

HUMBOLDT HALF MILE CANCELED

Round 4 of the Western Flat Track Pro/Am Championship has been canceled.

4th ANNUAL AJ HERRERA MEMORIAL

This event takes place at the Ventura Raceway on Saturday, July 21st. Flat Track, Speedway and Extreme Side Cars will put on a great show along with the Running of the Buls, Round 3 with a $1500 Pro Expert purse. There is currently an $11,000 Flat Track Purse. The Speedway purse is still building and could use your help. Bring your vintage bike and race the 125 Vintage Class with Rod Lake.

Grand Marshall is Sammy Tanner, with special guests Eddie Mulder and “Mad” Mike Hughes

They are still looking for Raffle Donations (805) 315 5703 and/or Sponsors (805) 698 1490 gailwaller27@gmail.com

Gates open at 2:00, Practice at 2:30 and Racing at 5:30.

SPEEDWAY

2018 AMA SPEEDWAY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Round 3 July 28 at the Santa Maria Raceway

Round 4 August 11 Industry Racing

Round 5 September 29 Fast Fridays

COSTA MESA www.costamesaspeedway.net Gates open 6pm Racing at 7:30

Friday, July 13 Freestyle Motocross Invitational/Sidecars

Saturday, July 14 Fair Derby/ Sidecars

PERRIS Dreamteamspeedway@sbcglobal.net (310) 309 9418

Saturday, June 30 All Star Team Racing

INDUSTRY RACING www.industryracing.com 7:30pm

Wednesday, July 11 All Divisions and Sidecars

Wednesday, July 18 All Divisions and Sidecars

Wednesday, July25 Bruce Flanders Ugly Hawaiian Shirt Contest/Speedway & Sidecars

FAST FRIDAY’S IN AUBURN fastfridays@aol.com

Friday, June 29 Speedway 25 lap Main event

Wednesday, July 4 Speedway Demo & Team racing Fireworks

Friday, July 6 Speedway and Extreme Sidecars Round 3

Friday, July 13 Speedway and AMA Youth National Champ

Friday, July 20 Budweiser North vs South “Civil War of Speedway”

BSAOCSC EVENTS


Sunday, July 1st. Meet at Starbucks, 331 W. Esplanade Dr., Oxnard, CA 93036. Arrive at 9, ride at 10am. (818) 384 4074 or (661) 703 9249

NORTHWOODS RIDE

Fri-Sun, July 6, 7, 8. BSAOCNC Northwood’s Ride. (415) 898 0330

VINTAGE BIKE MEETING

Sunday, July 8 is the Vintage Bike O.C. at Castenada’s Mexican Food, 19071 Brookhurst, Huntington Beach 2-4pm

RIM OF THE WORLD RIDE

Sunday, July 22, BSAOCSC Rim of the World Ride. Start at “Douglas Motorcycles” 390 N. H Street, San Bernardino. Arrive at 9am, Ride at 10am. (951) 440 3521 or (661) 703 9249

RACING AT GLEN HELEN

Saturday, June 30th REM MX/ MX Practice

Sunday, July 1 MX Practice

Saturday, July 7 REM MX/ MX Practice/ UTV Series #1

Sunday, July 8 UTV Series #1

Saturday, July 14 REM MX/ MX Practice

Sunday, July 15 SoCalOTMX/ ARX MX (Vet Track)

Saturday, July 21 REM MX / MX Practice

Sunday, July 22 SRA GP

CALVMX

FLAT TRACK CalVMX

Saturday, July 7 Flat Track Practice from 12-i6 at Camp Lockett

Sat-Sun, July 28-29 Flat Track weekend Round 3

799 Forrest Gate Road, Camp Lockett (Campo) www.calvmx.net

www.calvmx.net






MOTOCROSS CalVMX

Saturday, July 14 Round 6 at Perris MotoX



MOTOAMERICA

Next race is on July 20-22 at the Utah Motorsports Campus in Tooele, Utah. It will be back to Californian on August 9-12 at the Sonoma Raceway.

SOCAL NORTON CLUB RIDES

WRIGHTWOOD

Sunday, July 15th to Wrightwood. Join us for a beautiful one day ride through the Angeles National Forest via Hwy 2 to Wrightwood for lunch. Meet at Lucky Baldwin’s Trappiste located at 1770 E. Colorado Blvd in Pasadena. Ride departs at 9am sharp.

PRINCE OF DARKNESS NIGHT RIDE

Charge up the batteries, you’ll need em. This is our annual “night ride” over the Mulholland Hills to Bob’s Big Boy in Toluca Lake for a bite to eat. Meet at the Los Feliz Café located at 3207 Los Feliz Blvd in Los Angeles. Ride departs at 6:30pm Sharp.

AMERICAN FLAT TRACK RACES

Saturday, June 30 is the Lima Half Mile at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima Ohio. The next weekend, Saturday, July 7 watch for the New York Short Track at Weedsport, New York. You can live stream the races at FansChoice.tv and catch all the American Flat Track racing action on NBCSN

SCFTA RACING AT PERRIS RACEWAY

SATURDAY, July 14 is Round 5 of the SCFTA Championship Series. Gates open at 12:30pm, Practice at 3:30pm with races to follow.

Saturday, July 28 is Practice from 4 – 9





DENNIS HOPPER DAYS—Coming to Taos New Mexico. May 17 is Hopper Day, his birthday, which started in 2010. It’s a chance to ride through sacred places in Pueblo. When they shot ER in Taos but they faked it was Texas, because they couldn’t shoot in Texas without cutting their hair—cops.

First year 2014, no bikes were allowed in Pueblo since the ER filming. 50th Anniversary of ER next year. Asking Fonda to come next year. Dennis BD on a Friday. For more details check DennisHopperday.com.

–Bandit






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JIMS New 2018 Catalog–JIMS is proud to announce that we have a brand new catalog! This new catalog is absolutely filled to the brim with the Worlds finest tools and performance parts for Harley-Davidson motorcycles!

After the release of the new Milwaukee Eight engine, we have had our hands full to say the least, releasing all sorts of specialty tools and parts for the new design. In our giant new products section you will find amazing tools and performance parts to fit anything from Shovelhead to the new Milwaukee-Eight Touring and Softail models Call and order yours now for just $15.00 (Includes shipping).

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QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY–
The other day, as I was working in my front yard, the next door neighbor brought his lawn mower into his front yard. When he started the mower engine, his cat, who was sitting nearby, immediately ran under a bush in the corner of the flower bed.

Eventually, as his mowing progressed, he got to the corner bush, and so he pushed the mower underneath, to get any grass growing there. Immediately there was a distinct “whacking” sound, a loud yowl from the cat, and it ran out from under the bush. The neighbor shut down his mower, and reached under the bush, bringing out the distal portion of the cat’s severed tail, a few inches long.

The owner of the cat ran over, picked up his cat, and rushed over to my yard, asking, “Can you take me to Wal-Mart as fast as possible?” I asked him, “Why do you want to go to Wal-Mart?” He replied, “They are the largest retailer in town!”

–from Sam Burns







BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–1st Annual David Mann Benefit



http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=962


What can one say about David Mann that hasn’t already been said? Well, I really don’t care because I will say it anyway.

The Mann’s influence on the Harley lifestyle in my humble opinion equals that of the cult movie Easy Rider! As a young man I discovered an off-the-wall American biker magazine called Easyriders and what an impact that had on me. It literally laid the highway for which I have travelled for over 45 years.

The bikes, the stories and of course the Dave Mann poster. It spoke to me and millions like me. It said build what ya damn well like, look like you want to look, ride the hell out of it and be your self.

Dave changed our lives and his artwork depicted a generation and lifestyle that is just about gone. Respect brother. Respect.





— Tony Williams
Redfxr90@yahoo.com.au
Sydney, Nsw, Australia








Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s full-throttled love of Harley-Davidson motorcycles– has been intertwined with his rising political career, but now he must navigate revved up criticism of the Milwaukee-based company from President Donald Trump.

The president on Tuesday tweeted that if Harley goes through with its plans to move some production overseas, “it will be the beginning of the end – they surrendered, they quit! The Aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before!”

Trump was referring to tariffs Harley-Davidson would face on motorcycles produced overseas and shipped back to the U.S. for sale.

Walker has avoided directly criticizing Trump on the issue, repeatedly saying instead that no tariffs would be good for Wisconsin manufacturers and farmers. He hasn’t spelled out what he would do to further that policy and his spokeswoman repeated that same position Tuesday when asked to react to Trump’s tweets.

“Governor Walker believes there should be no tariffs or trade barriers as the President stated earlier this month at the G7 summit,” Walker spokeswoman Amy Hasenberg said. “When there’s a level playing field, American workers and businesses win.”

Walker’s Democratic opponents — eight are running for a chance to take him on — pounced on the conflict.

“Wisconsin needs a governor who says Donald Trump is a dangerous idiot on every issue from immigration to trade policy,” said Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. “I am saying it.”

Walker owns a 2003 Harley Road King motorcycle that he’s driven across the state to promote tourism and his own political ambitions. When Walker officially launched his presidential run in 2015, about half of his stops in the first week were at Harley shops and he exclusively wore motorcycle boots.

At a presidential debate that year, the motorcycle-boot wearing Walker said his Secret Service nickname as president would be “Harley.”

In an October re-election campaign launch video touting his record, Walker rides his Harley and asks the viewer, “Are you with me?”

Trump made fun of Walker for his love of motorcycles during the presidential race. At a rally in Janesville in 2016, Trump said: “He doesn’t look like a motorcycle guy to me. I’m sorry.”

Walker and Trump made amends, and the governor last year invited the president to take a ride on a Harley after he canceled a visit to the company’s headquarters.

Harley executives later traveled to Washington for a meeting with Trump, who said they told him of the difficulty they faced selling motorcycles abroad.
Harley has also long lobbied against retaliatory tariffs, saying they put the company at a competitive disadvantage.

Harley said Monday it came to its decision to move some production overseas because of retaliatory tariffs it faces in an escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and the European Union.

Trump denied Tuesday that his trade policy was to blame for Harley’s decision.

Trump will get a chance to comment on the situation in Wisconsin on Thursday, when he joins Walker for the groundbreaking of a Foxconn Technology Group factory 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Milwaukee, where Harley is based. The event was supposed to be a chance for Walker to highlight the Taiwanese company’s plans to invest up to $10 billion in the state and create 13,000 jobs.

But Trump’s comments on Harley could make for an awkward meeting with Walker, especially if the president renews his attacks. Instead of talking about Harley on Tuesday, Walker tried to shift the focus to Foxconn, tweeting: “Foxconn’s state-of-the-art products will be made in the U.S.A. — proudly in the state of Wisconsin!”

–By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press









COLORS AND DISCRIMINATION LAWS--The following should translate into businesses that do not allow colors are breaking the law.

Justice Anthony Kennedy said business owners generally cannot deny equal access to goods and services under anti-discrimination laws without creating “a community-wide stigma inconsistent with the history and dynamics of civil rights laws.”


Florist who denied gays gets new hearing

When it comes to creating products for same-sex weddings, the Supreme Court reasoned Monday that what’s good for the baker is good for the florist.

After ruling that a Colorado baker was treated unfairly for refusing on religious grounds to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, the justices said a Washington state florist deserves another chance to challenge lower court rulings against her.

Rather than agree to hear the case of Arlene’s Flowers next term or deny its owner’s appeal outright, the high court sent the case back to Washington’s Supreme Court to determine whether Barronelle Stutzman was treated fairly by state courts.

That leaves unresolved the central dispute between proponents of gay rights and religious objectors: whether anti-discrimination laws in 22 states can require businesses to serve samesex weddings against their beliefs.

The court’s 7-2 ruling this month in the case of Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, did not resolve whether an array of same-sex marriage opponents can refuse commercial services available to opposite-sex couples.

In that case, the majority agreed that Phillips was met with “religious hostility” on the part of a state civil rights commission that ruled against him while allowing other bakers to turn away a customer seeking cakes with anti- gay messages.

Justice Anthony Kennedy said business owners generally cannot deny equal access to goods and services under anti-discrimination laws without creating “a community-wide stigma inconsistent with the history and dynamics of civil rights laws.”

Like Phillips, Stutzman appealed a lower court’s ruling that the state’s antidiscrimination law
required her to serve gay and straight couples equally.

After the justices sent the baker’s case back to Colorado for review, Stutzman’s lawyers sought the same treatment, contending that the state trial court “has treated Barronelle with neither tolerance nor respect.” Monday, they claimed an initial victory.

“The justices agree that her case, and the judgment against her, should be reconsidered,” said the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has represented Phillips and Stutzman.
State officials and the American Civil Liberties Union representing the gay couple urged the court to deny her appeal.

“We are confident that the Washington state Supreme Court will rule once again in favor of the samesex couple and reaffirm its decision that no business has a right to discriminate,” said the ACLU’s James Esseks.


–Richard Wolf
USA TODAY


–from Rogue




New Scholarships from LOWBROW Customs To Promote USA Manufacturing–Lowbrow Customs, based in Brunswick, Ohio, has announced a scholarship program that is aimed at supporting USA manufacturing. Being located directly in the Midwest’s resurging Rust Belt may have provided some inspiration for the custom motorcycle parts brand.



“Part of our motivation is self-serving. We deal with manufacturers on a daily basis,” said Tyler Malinky, founder of Lowbrow Customs. “We are trying to help create the next generation of manufacturers so we can work with them!” Lowbrow is located just south of Cleveland, Ohio, where industrial buildings and factories are part of the normal backdrop. “We love developing motorcycle parts, and working with other people who have the same attention to detail that we do,” said Malinky, “So we decided to do something to help fill the demand for skilled workers.”



Lowbrow Customs donates two $2,500 scholarships per year to Cuyahoga Community College, also known as Tri-C. The scholarships are awarded by the Tri-C Foundation to students in financial need who are pursing workforce training. “I took both basic and advanced Solidworks 3-D CAD classes at Tri-C myself a couple years ago,” said Malinky when asked about Lowbrow’s decision to back the local college. “I started putting that knowledge to work after just the first few classes. It made a real impact in my life.”



For more information please visit www.lowbrowcustoms.com/tric





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THE THREESOME REPORT – TRIKE NEWS AND VIEWS–Well it is indeed 2018, which means this new millennium is 18 years old and ready to rock n roll, have wild parties and enjoy new freedoms.

Rediscover the Commuter Three-Wheeler concept with Electra Meccanica’s Solo. Another electric three-wheeler, this one for everyday commute wanting you to ride to your post office or to the grocery shop. Drifting isn’t just about sports cars and the Can-Am Spyder F3-S three-wheeler will allow you the drifting experience with its electronic stability system. Bombardier company have a great Spyder Community culture with its groups, events and a complete Spyder Rider Education Program for those wondering how they will ever learn to use the many features of this fastest growing three-wheeler in the market.

Motor Trike Inc. which makes the best, most reliable Trike Kits for all the popular Tourer Motorcycles have the best Trike Kit for 2018 Honda Gold Wing with an unbeatable introductory price. As always it has their awesome Warranty too. Meanwhile in UK, the Trikeshop family owned business is making some really pretty Trikes showing up on magazine covers. This UK family also have a long association with the National Association for Bikers with a Disability (N.A.B.D) with their expertise in making Custom Trikes for the handicapped.

American Company Tanom has their Invader three-wheeler in place with an initial flagship dealer in Virginia. They offer a premium Hayabusa engine Invader to directly take on the Canadian Campagna T-Rex. No helmet required in 45 States. We have a look at the other American dream of Elio Motors wanting to make an affordable fuel-efficient commuter three-wheeler for everyone. Founder Paul Elio had a press conference in May and investment from another American company, the online retailer Overstock.com who share the same belief in making things affordable and accessible for everyone while meeting their customers daily needs.

Go over to www.BikernetTrikes.com and make some noise. To quote Johnny Cash, Get Rythm and get rid of your Transfusion Blues.


–Ujjwal Dey
Bureau Chief
Bikernet News Desk India
wayfarer@bikernet.com



See the whole world wide Trike News Report on Bikernet Trikes.–Bandit



QUICK, THE VOCABULARY LESSON FROM THE BIKERNET UNIVERSITY–
transmundane

[trans-muhn-deyn, tranz-; trans-muhn-deyn, tranz-]
adjective
1.
reaching beyond or existing outside the physical or visible world.

Transmundane was first recorded in 1770-80. It combines Latin trans- “beyond” and mundane, which finds its roots in the Latin word meaning “world.”





GLOBAL SEA ICE REBOUNDS-– One Million Square Kilometre Higher Than Last Year

Global Sea Ice extent 1,000,000 km2 higher than last year on this day.

–Climate Depot



COMMENTS FROM BIKERNET TRIKES--In Memory of Hubert Kriegel: The Timeless Ride
http://trikes.bikernet.com/pages/sidecar_ural_tour_ride_world_road_life_.aspx

“He lived well and got to see so much.”

–Phil White
Ashburnham, MA
Tuesday, April 10, 2018


Wayfarer@bikernet.com replied: “Book of Life, best read by being there done that.”

REGGIE’S TRIKE
http://trikes.bikernet.com/pages/REGGIES_TRIKE.aspx

“Outstanding couple.”

–Sam
TX
Thursday, June 28, 2018








SPORTSTER SHOWDOWN–Led Sled Customs, Biltwell, Inc. and the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Bring Annual Sportster Showdown® Bike Show and Party Back to the Legendary Buffalo Chip.

Led Sled Customs, Biltwell, Inc. and the Sturgis Buffalo Chip will once again host the annual Sportster Showdown, the wildest bike show at the Buffalo Chip, on Tuesday, August 7th from 2pm to 5pm at the Chip Event Center located at the east gate entrance.

The bike show and party are free to enter and attend and feature a mind-blowing collection customized Sportster models, a large dose of memorable mayhem, as well as cash prizes, aftermarket parts and handmade trophies awarded in eight categories including Best Sportster of Sturgis.

“The Chip is the place where my friends and I all go to party and stay in Sturgis,” said Led Sled Customs owner Pat Patterson. “The Sportster Showdown has been at The Chip for a few years now and the only thing cooler than the bikes, is the party and all the great people we meet.”

New to the show this year, is a picnic-style hog roast and Sportster invitational bike build-off. In addition to the eight bike show categories being judged, the Sportster Showdown has invited three of the industry’s best Sportster customizers, Brad Gregory, Christian Newman and Mike Schrickel, to compete in a Sportster build-off. The crowd favorite wins a new Sportster model motorcycle the winner gets to customize for next year’s show.

“Led Sled and Biltwell know all about superior custom bikes and the style and parts that set them several steps above the norm,” said Sturgis Buffalo Chip President Rod Woodruff, “they add a spirit and coolness to the show and party that few others could do.”


The Sportster Showdown is also pleased to host riders of the 4th annual Aidan’s Ride, a charity ride benefitting the Aidan Jack Seeger foundation which seeks to heighten awareness about Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), help families with children diagnosed with ALD, and push for legislation in all 50 of the United States that mandates screening of newborns for the disease.

Rally is only days away, so put Tuesday, August 7th on your calendar, come to the hog roast and check out some killer Sportsters, brought to you by Hydra Beer Company, J&P Cycles, Metzeler, and S&S Cycles.


–Nyla Griffith,
Sturgis Buffalo Chip
Nyla@buffalochip.com








KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–Yesterday, I told my wife that I had been reading some philosophical literature, which advised us to, “embrace our mistakes, and move on”, whereupon, she came over, hugged me very tightly, and immediately left the room!

–from Sam Burns





Oliver Shokouh–
Owner, Harley-Davidson of Glendale
Greater Los Angeles Area
Is celebrating 42 years in business. Great guy, member of the Uglies, Sturgis Hall of Fame member and founder of the Love Ride.

Congratulations!

–Rogue and Bandit





AND THAT’S NOT ALL—I had Michael Lichter and his son staying in the compound for Born Free this last week. We had long and deep discussions about these issues of Government interference, the motorcycle industry and Global Warming.

They looked at me sorta crosseyed, like I was standing on their Bible. We’ve been indoctrinated, but we can all change our minds by studying the facts, which I have tried to do for a couple of years.

Soon, it will be out. Fossil fuels are cool. If you run into some greenie, you just gotta say, “Sorry Pal, but you’re wrong. You need to read up on the facts.”



Don’t miss the coverage from the Petersen Museum latest wild motorcycle exhibit. Peter Linney shot every bike in the show and I will bring them all to you, perhaps tomorrow.



We sent our Wilmington sculpture notion to our Congresswoman’s woman’s office and they went crazy and sent it to everyone in town. Let’s see what happens next. Maybe I can get it sent to the mayor of LA.



Keep your fingers crossed. My Grandson might have some of his art featured in the Michael Lichter Buffalo Chip Exhibit this year in Sturgis. He will be featured right along side Willy G.

I believe I fixed my Panhead. It quit running as soon as I got it registered and bolted up the plate. WTF? I kept John Reed in mind, consulted with Eric Bennett and Berry Wardlaw. May go for a ride in a few minutes.

Keep the two-wheeled faith and ride free forever,

–Bandit

Hey,

I had a strange day yesterday. My mission was pure creativity, to come up with an artistic notion for the Flying Piston Charity Builder’s Breakfast in Sturgis about a month away.

I was burning daylight with no concept, materials and limited time. It was 4th of July and my mind spun with my plans for getting on the road to Sturgis, which would cut my deadline back for making a metal piece and shipping it, or hauling it to Sturgis.

I went to the Long Beach VA for a healing hands treatment Tuesday and struggled trying for focus. My son wants me to write a book about my life and when I think about all the Bandit shit I’ve done and the renegades I’ve known, my head spins.

But there’s something I tell myself when I’m feeling down or stressed, and it always works, actually two things. First, ya gotta remember your thoughts are just that, “Thoughts.” So tell yourself, “Wow, that was an interesting thought. That’s all it was.”

And I remind myself, “I’m too strong to let shit bother me!” Works every time. At the end to the day I had something sorta amazing coming together. It’s something I’ve never done before. Then Jeremiah showed up with Ceviche, avocados, and marinated Chicken. I poured a glass of whiskey and the party started. We avoided the crowds and headed to the headquarters roof with the Redhead and his girlfriend Honor (I said her last name should be Everything) for the most amazing fireworks show on the planet.

I’ll show you more at the conclusion of 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. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board.

TRIKE NEWS FROM FLORIDA–Florida autocycle enthusiasts can now enjoy motor vehicles such as the Campagna T-Rex and Polaris Slingshot without the benefit of a motorcycle license. Florida House Bill 215 was signed by Gov. Rick Scott (R) on March 30 and took effect on July 1. Among other provisions, H.B.215 removed the motorcycle endorsement requirement for legal operation of autocycles on Florida roads.

The New York Times series “Overlooked No More” featured AMA Hall of Famer Bessie Stringfield, the Motorcycle Queen of Miami. Visit the NYT here, to discover what the Times uncovered about the inspiration for the AMA Bessie Stringfield Award.

The Christian Motorcyclists’ Association holds its Florida Summer Springs Fling in Fort.McCoy July 27-29.

BIKERNET FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER IS NOW OPEN–To achieve peaceful matrimonial effervescence? Listen!
1. Whenever you’re wrong, admit it,
2. Whenever you’re right, shut up!

–DR. Sidehack Jerry

QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY– Teacher: Little David, can you tell me the name of three great kings who have brought happiness and peace into people’s lives? Little David answered: Drin-king, Smo-king and Bon-king.

–from Rogue and Sidehack Jerry

CHOPPER TOURS COMING TO AMERICA–Aside from the Australian option a mate of mine involved in off road racing in Mexico has run it past a Discovery channel producer he has been involved with in the racing scene

He is also interested and accordingly my son (based in London and involved in marketing who you met at the BMR) and my Mexican mate are putting some video and shots together to provide an idea as to concept

We are cranking up the chopper building and I am looking at buying a building in Virginia for that purpose.
Chopper tours around the southern states is also on the table

Interesting you mentioned Royal Enfield as the guy I did the tour with to Everest Base Camp on Royal Enfield Himalayan’s has commissioned the factory to build him 20 bobbers of his design. I understand he will use 10 for bobber tours in India and the factory will sell the rest

One other bike option is the Honda Fury. We are building and riding CB Honda choppers and bobbers so it would be a good fit

I’m back in New Zealand arrived this morning. Off to Mexico in three weeks to do an off-road race in Baja.

Will come back to you with the dates for 2020 but the tour will end at the Burt Munro Memorial in Invercargill where we met up when you were out here.

Let me know also if you are on for the Australian leg as we will kick on there after Invercargill

–Mark

Ducati presents the program of the World Ducati Week 2018 with the unveiling of the Monster 1200 25° Anniversario

· Ducati announces details for the bi-annual gathering that will welcome thousands of fans in Misano and the region from July 20-22
· Dovizioso unveils the Monster 1200 25° Anniversario limited edition that pays tribute to the iconic naked bike
· Exclusive “closed room” with a preview of Model Year 2019 for the public of the WDW2018
· At World Ducati Week a jam-packed schedule of events, parties, motorcycle parades, shows, concerts, races on track and much more

Less than a month to go until the 10th edition of the World Ducati Week that will exhilarate the Romagna Riviera and the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli”. From July 20-22, thousands of Ducatisti from all corners of the world will celebrate their passion for the legendary “Reds of Borgo Panigale.” Ducati announces day-and-night activities and events happening at the Circuit and along the Adriatic Riviera with a full schedule of events, parties, motorcycle parades, shows, concerts and races on track with professional riders of modern and historic Ducatis.

During the Press Conference at the Company’s headquarters, Andrea Dovizioso also surprised everyone by unveiling the Monster 1200 25° Anniversario, a limited edition dedicated to the iconic naked bike from Borgo Panigale.

The races

On Friday, July 20, a Flat Track Race will open the competitions with a direct elimination race for eight riders: Andrea Dovizioso, winner of the 2016 edition, Troy Bayliss, Danilo Petrucci, Jack Miller, Michele Pirro and others will battle it out on the seat of a Scrambler Flat Track Pro, specially set up in race configuration.

Lined up for Saturday, July 21, “The Race of Champions” is the real novelty of this 10th edition:, a track race that only Ducati could give its fans. Twelve Ducati riders of all times will duel each other on the track of the Misano World Circuit riding the Panigale V4 S, specially prepared in a “limited edition” with a racing configuration.

With free practices, qualifying practices and starting grid, it promises to be a unique experience and a chance to see some stiff competition with even a spectacular fly-by of The Frecce Tricolori Aerobatic Team. At the starting grid, the riders – like Dovizioso, Lorenzo, Davies, Melandri, Petrucci and Miller, also Bayliss and others still- will be ready to tough it out on the track in a battle for the highest step on the podium. Official timekeeper will be Locman, licensee of a line of watches dedicated to Ducati.

A motorcycle to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Monster

Produced in a limited edition of only 500, the Monster 1200 25° Anniversario features a three-colour Italian flag livery on the nose fairing, tank and passenger seat cover, inspired by the 2008 Monster S4RS Testastretta Tricolore from 2008. The special colour scheme partners perfectly with the seat and its embroidered 25th anniversary logo. The motorcycle, unveiled by the standard bearer of the Ducati Team, Andrea Dovizioso, will have an important space in the paddock of the WDW2018.
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The public of the WDW2018 will have the chance to enter an exclusive “closed room” where they can admire a new Ducati motorcycle representing a preview of the Model Year 2019 which will be unveiled to the public during EICMA2018.

The 2018 edition of the WDW will include special “Rookie” ticket prices, for young people aged 18-25, who can purchase a 1-Day Pass at a special price. WDW2018 will also see a number of new initiatives dedicated to millennials, such as test rides with entry-level motorcycles and opportunities to tell and share emotions and experiences.

The WDW2018 offers plenty of opportunities for visitors to challenge themselves on a Ducati motorcycle. The Ducati Riding Academy and the Scrambler Days of Joy will be there with “nuggets” of the Enduro, Safety and Flat Track School courses. Over the three days participants will be able to take test rides of the Ducati and Scrambler range.

As with every edition, the 266 clubs (Desmo Owners Clubs) provide an international dimension and infuse a strong sense of belonging to the community. Boasting more than 35,913 members in 59 countries around the world, the DOCs are a key component of the Ducati universe.

Regular updates before and during the event are broadcasted via the new Official WDW App of World Ducati Week 2018. Download from Apple Store and Play Store.

BIKERDUDE CHOW HALL OF THE WEEK–

Voted #1 beef burger for 2017 by The Illinois Beef Association!! Route No. 73 Brew & Chew in Pearl City, IL.

Missed my turn on the bike and ended up in Pearl City and found burger Nirvana!! It took me seven napkins to finish my burger. The Owner is the lead singer in 3 Rock bands.

The bun is so crispy, but does not overpower the star of the show, the fresh ground beef. The flavor of beef, the perfect seasoning and the crust from cooking on their griddle make this one of my all time favorite burgers.

Their fresh cut fries are also outstanding! They also have awesome Craft Beer on draft. Make sure and get to Rt. 73 Brew & Chew now!

–BikerDude

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BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–THAT’S NOT ALL BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for June 28, 2018

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13685

The pretty little gal the 4TH of July swimsuit….I just got sentenced to 20 for just what I was thinking…

— Sam
Hiding out in TX

Remember you can change your thoughts, or not.–Ming

18 H BY RIDEAPART.COM 4–
Wherein a guy from Hawaii tries to make saving the environment attractive to men by starting a motorcycle club

There’s this guy named Scott Cooney. He’s the founder and CEO of a media company that includes the website Clean Technica, which is dedicated (among other things) to spreading the word about clean energy.

Not too long ago, Cooney decided that, in an effort to get men around the world more involved in saving the environment, he’d start a very manly motorcycle gang in which all the members ride electric bikes.

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“Sometimes, men just need to know that fighting climate change can also kick serious ass,” said Cooney.

Ah, huh. HUH. Okay, so, how does he plan to do such a thing? Well, Cooney and a coalition of “sustainability business leaders” from Hawaii got together and drafted a request for proposal. The coalition, which includes both Clean Technica and The Blue Planet Foundation, proposed the foundation of an electric motorcycle gang in Honolulu, Hawaii. They then put the proposal out there on the internet and invited electric bike manufacturers and dealers to contact them for a fantastic opportunity.

“Electric motorcycle manufacturers and dealers are welcomed to submit proposals to sell or lend a bulk number of electric motorcycles to this group of business leaders for any type of special offer or at a discounted price, and for any period of time,” reads a portion of the RFP. “In exchange for these discounted rates and special offers, our electric motorcycle gang will showcase the bikes to the public and bring media attention to the manufacturer through group rides, educational outreach, and local sustainability events.

In addition, the electric motorcycle gang will be routinely covered on Cleantechnica, the world’s largest clean tech news website, with more than 4 million monthly readers and 1.5 million social media followers, the grand majority of whom are men with incomes above $100,000, mainly in the U.S. and Europe.”

It goes on to state that interested parties should send questions, comments, or proposals right to Scott Cooney. If you’re interested, you can read the entire RFP here. It’s sure something.

Look, we like electric bikes around here. We like them a lot in fact, but we’re not convinced this is a real tenable idea. That said, anything that gets the word out about electric motorcycles is pretty great in our book though, so we wish Cooney and his coalition luck. See you on the road soon, man!

–from Rogue

NEW ISSUE OF RENEGADE MAGAZINE—Issue #39 is now available on line.
Copyright© Renegade Magazine, All rights reserved.

–Renegade Magazine
Our mailing address is:
info@renegademagazine.com

CHOPPERVILLE COMING TO STURGIS—Sugar Bear and his lovely wife Fuji purchased 100 acres and are announcing their Chopper Museum effort at the Rally in a few weeks.

He’s dreaming that his Chopper Museum effort will become the centerpiece of a new town called ChopperVille. Hang on for more reports or google Sugar Bear for more info.

Bikernet is proud to be a sponsor. And we have the ultimate Biker Build-off Chopper, which was owned by the Chopper King, the Discovery Channel Producer. We will be glad to haul it to Sturgis as soon as he has a secure museum building built.

–Bandit

THE FLORIDA FREEDOM FIGHT–As we prepare to celebrate the birthday of American democracy, Second Chances Florida wants to place a spotlight on some of the 1.4 million Floridians who are still fighting for the eligibility to participate in our democracy.

These are our friends and neighbors that want to be able to fully participate in their communities and build a stronger Florida. These are men and women who have served our country and placed their lives on the line to protect that very democracy. These are our family members that want to contribute and build stronger communities.

Will you help make a stronger Florida by supporting our work to pass Amendment 4, the Voting Restoration Amendment? Your gift of $4 today will help ensure that every Floridian hears our stories.

Here in Florida, we know our system is broken. There are countless stories of thousands of American veterans living in Florida that have been banned from voting for life because of a past conviction, even after they’ve completed their full sentence and paid their debt to society.

Former member of the U.S. Army Andrew Darling of Orlando, who served two tours in Iraq—in Baghdad and Kandahar—is a recent graduate of the University of Miami School of Law. Andrew said, “I spent seven and a half years in the U.S. Army, including two tours in Iraq. Losing your eligibility to vote shouldn’t last longer than the sentence for the crime you committed. Having access to voting, the ability to vote, is fundamental to being an American and a Floridian.”

Amendment 4 will restore the eligibility to vote for Floridians that have earned a second chance.

Help us celebrate America’s Independence Day and thousands of Florida veterans by supporting the campaign today.

–Jackie Lee
Campaign Manager
Second Chances Florida

WE DON’T NEED IT NOW, BUT A READER WANTS TO KNOW —I had some questions about this tech about Heated Clothing. The Bikernet Baggers Editor in Chieftain immediately responded.

The lead is long enough to run pretty much out either side of the motorcycle and it would not be a problem with the clothing working. The only problem I would see is if the clothing was not in use you would have a long connector running? In this case it is neatly secured to the saddlebag crash bar.

The lead from the motorcycle to the clothing is a Quick Disconnect slide fit. No problem if you had to get off the bike quickly. It would Not damage the lead. See 6th photo down.

There is one fused power lead to the motorcycle if for and reason the hot lead became damaged the fuse would go and protect everything else and of course the ground is ground anyway.

A Y jumper cable comes off the lead to the battery and supplies power to jacket and pants which each have separate heat controls. If only one garment was used you would not need the Y.

The garments also have connectors in case you want to add gloves, socks etc. Note connector wires on sleeve of jacket all have little pockets for the wires to store in when not in use. See photo of jacket.

Looks like H-D did their homework on this.

The heated clothing comes with really good information and instructions. Depending on the rider preference some minor variations are possible

–Rogue
Supreme Editor in Control
Bikernet Baggers

ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF AMERICA–The current issue is in the mail now. If you have not yet received your copy in the mail, you go to their web site and click on the cover image to see exactly the same magazine, containing every page, every story and every ad, from your desktop computer, your laptop, your tablet or even your phone!

If you’re a New Member or a member who’s membership expired before June 1st, your first (next) printed issue will be the following issue but please enjoy this digital issue this month.

For those in the U.S. you will receive your copy within days. Members in Canada and Mexico in a week or so and overseas in several weeks. That’s the main reason for this email. Regardless of your postal worker’s speed, everyone gets this version at the same time.

The digital edition is an invaluable tool for members who want to find a story from an old magazine. As new magazines are posted, we are building up an archive of past issues you can refer to anytime, without fumbling through that stack of printed magazines in the corner of your shop.

All you’ll need to take advantage of this new benefit is your AMCA number and your last name. Just fill in that information on the login page and start reading.

In the July/August 2018 issue of the Antique Motorcycle, you’ll get:
A look at some modern classics on display at the annual Sunshine Chapter National Meet in Florida.

The story behind the effort to rescue the rare Lamson motorcycle brand from extinction more than 115 years after the company ended its short, one-year production run.
The saga of the AMCA’s expansion from its starting point in New England all the way to the Pacific Coast, and beyond!
And much more!

So go ahead, click here (or on the magazine cover above), and experience The Antique Motorcycle Digital Companion Edition.

TECH VIDEO OF THE WEEK FROM S&S–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT5-6UWshGQ

Thought you might like to see this from S&S.

–Rogue

New BANDIT’S CANTINA Reader Comment!– REVEALING SUNDAY POST for July 1, 2018

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13691

Great issue. Missed the jokes, but the article from the wayfarer and Rogue made it worth it

— William Sherman
East stroudsburg , Pa

THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, DON’T FORGET TO VOTE–You and I are in the fight of our lives.

Anti-gun politicians are spewing hate at NRA members, claiming that law-abiding gun owners like you and me are responsible for horrific crimes committed by society’s sickest criminals.

And the mainstream media is pouring gasoline on the fire by spreading lies about NRA and anyone who dares to question their anti-freedom agenda.

They’re coming after you, me and our gun rights like never before.

Make no mistake – if we lose our pro-gun House and Senate majorities in the upcoming November election, it could mean the end of the Second Amendment as we know it. That’s why I’m counting on your support now more than ever.

And to thank you in advance for your continued NRA leadership in this crucial election battle, I’m inviting you to enter NRA’s “Summer Tan” Gun Giveaway today.

ENTER today and you’ll have a chance to WIN three top-tier firearms, including:

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ENTER today for your chance to WIN all three of these high-quality guns in NRA’S “Summer Tan” Gun Giveaway.

But please don’t wait! This Giveaway will end at 11:59 P.M. EDT on Saturday, July 7 so our winner can be selected.

And when you enter, I hope you will make a special contribution to NRA to help us FIGHT BACK against the anti-gun elites who are determined to destroy the Second Amendment on November 6th.

No contribution is required to enter or win, and a contribution will not improve your chances of winning a prize.

But your contribution WILL go a long way toward helping us save freedom!

Only with your financial support can we get our message out with hard-hitting TV and radio ads that tell the truth about guns and crime… reach out to voters online with targeted digital ads… turn the tide toward freedom in this election… and save our guns and our rights!

Without your strong NRA leadership, we don’t stand a chance. I’ve never needed your help more than right now. So please, let me hear from you today!

Thank you in advance for your support. And good luck in the giveaway!

–Wayne LaPierre
Executive Vice President
National Rifle Association

NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–
Greenland Continues To Gain Ice – 2 year in a row ‘which there has been a large increase in ice’

https://realclimatescience.com/2018/07/greenland-continues-to-gain-ice-2/

With only 30 days left to the Greenland melt season, it hasn’t started yet. Yet another catastrophe for climate alarmists.

Last year, DMI scientists tried blaming it on Hurricane Nicole, but there wasn’t any hurricane this year. Sea surface temperatures around Greenland are running very cold.

This is the hottest week of the year on the ice sheet, and temperatures are well below freezing.

Everyone should read this book. It’s amazing.—Bandit

5-BALL RACING HOLIDAY DEAL—Order anything from leathers, to buckles, to books and I will sign a Bonneville book and toss it in the box.

This book will take you through the entire process of building the World’s Fastest Panhead and launching it down the track.

–Bandit

AMA LEGISLATIVE NEWS– National and Regional News

MILWAUKEE – The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. announced it may shift to overseas production of motorcycles for the European market to avoid stiff tariffs approved by the European Union in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on European products.

Harley says President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum will cost Harley as much as $20 million this year, with European Union retaliation adding $45 million in costs. The company has plants in India, Brazil and Australia, where production for its European customers will move. The European Union raised U.S. motorcycle tariffs from 6 percent to 31 percent. Harley sells about 40,000 bikes a year in Europe.

MEDINA, MINN. – Polaris Industries Inc., which produces the Indian brand of motorcycles, said it may shift some production to its plant in Poland because of the European Union tariffs on motorcycles with 500cc or larger engines.

The move would include the production of motorcycles aimed at the European market. Polaris said the tariffs will add $15 million a year to the company’s costs if it continues to ship U.S.-made motorcycles to Europe.

The Twin Cities Business Journal reports that Indian Motorcycles are manufactured and assembled in Roseau, Minn.; Spirit Lake, Iowa; Osceola, Wis. and Huntsville, Ala. Manufacturing and assembly also takes place in Monterrey, Mexico. Polaris’ Opole, Poland facility is 345,000 square feet and has a capacity for 500 employees, according to the company. It opened in 2014 for manufacturing off-road vehicles.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced higher proposed levels of ethanol for 2019, which could lead to increases in the number of stations selling fuel blends containing more than 10 percent ethanol by volume. The 2019 renewable volume obligations announced June 26 call for 19.88 billion gallons of ethanol to be blended into the nation’s vehicle fuel supply in 2019, up 3 percent from the 19.29 billion gallons mandated for 2018.

All of the proposed increase is in advanced biofuels-those made from non-food sources-while the amount of ethanol derived mainly from corn remains flat at 15 billion gallons.

The AMA opposes any increase in the amount of ethanol the government mandates for U.S. vehicle fuels, because none of the estimated 22 million motorcycles and ATVs currently in use are approved by the EPA to use fuels containing more than 10 percent ethanol by volume. The AMA also fears that higher-ethanol blends, such as E15 will begin to push ethanol-free and E10 fuel out of the marketplace, much the way E10 has marginalized E0.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act (H.R. 857) has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The AMA supports this bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (R-Calif.). The bill would establish or expand six Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas in the California desert.

Other areas would be designated as wilderness, primarily within these wilderness study areas and Death Valley National Park. H.R. 857 also would protect OHV users by ensuring that OHV areas cannot be closed by administrative action. The bill would add about 39,000 acres to the National Park System at Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley National Park.

The bill also would designate about 18,000 acres of federal land as the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, restricting large-scale projects, while preserving existing recreational and commercial uses. Motorized vehicle use would be unaffected.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Boat Owners Association of The United States is surveying its members about their experiences with fuel that contains ethanol. The 13-question survey (http://sgiz.mobi/s3/EthanolSurvey) is intended to provide an understanding of how ethanol fuels are affecting recreational boating this summer, gauge opinions and seek comments related to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

BoatUS says that gasoline use has not increased as forecast when the RFS was enacted, which forces more ethanol into each gallon of gas. As with motorcycles, recreational boats are approved only for use of fuels containing up to 10 percent ethanol. However, 92 percent of readers of Boating Industry magazine reported in 2017 that they have seen damage caused by ethanol, which also decreases fuel economy.

State News

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige (D) vetoed a bill that would have allowed motorcyclists to use the right shoulder to navigate around congested traffic. H.B. 2589 passed the state House and Senate, with a two-year sunset provision. Ige also has reportedly said he will veto any lane-splitting legislation that reaches his desk.

NEW YORK – The New York Motorcycle & Scooter Task Force has set up a Checkpoint Alert System for riders. The AMA urges New York-area riders to take advantage of this service.

Those who sign up for the Checkpoint Alert System get notifications about motorcycle-only checkpoints in New York City. The system also allows them to warn other riders about MOCs. The AMA supports the work of the NYMSTF on this practice and its fight for riders’ rights in the city.

Whether it’s discriminatory checkpoints, ticketing riders for daring to open their face shields at a stop light, unfair congestion pricing proposals or the unnecessary impounding of parked motorcycles for minor infractions, the NYMSTF has organized a community of riders to fight back. Motorcyclists can connect with the NYMSTF on its website (www.nymstf.org),

Facebook page (www.facebook.com/groups/nymstf/about) and Twitter to stay up to date on the group’s efforts to address motorcycling issues in New York City.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – S.B. 1316 has passed the state Senate and has been referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for consideration. This bill again attempts to deny the OHV community a long overdue opportunity for increased motorized recreational opportunities on property purchased using funds from the Off Highway Vehicle Trust Fund over 20 years ago.

This legislation ignores the fact that a majority of the opposition comes from local land owners, many of whom previously agreed to the acquisition, and disregards the legislature’s own approval of the purchase expressly for OHV recreation. This important State Vehicle Recreation Area has been part of the California State Parks system since 1980, when the site was purchased by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

Prior to that the 1,500+ acres was privately owned and enjoyed by generations of motorized recreationists, including a period when it was operated as a private motorcycle park. AMA members and indeed all OHV recreationists must immediately contact their elected officials and remind them of the agreement that was made when the expansion properties were acquired.

It is also important to remind them that the program uses no general fund monies and is in fact based on a user-pay, user-benefit style model. Monies used to pay for the program include those taxes collected on fuel, SVRA entrance fees and vehicle registrations (green and red stickers).

Visit http://cqrcengage.com/amacycle/app/take-action?engagementId=473814 to make your voice heard.

Industry News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The late Nicky Hayden, an AMA Superbike Champion, is among seven inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. Hayden, of Owensboro, Ky., grew up dirt bike racing against kids twice his age and raced superbikes at age 17 in 1997 while he was still in high school. Nicknamed “The Kentucky Kid,” he began riding professionally in the AMA circuit in 1999, and won his first championship race and AMA Rookie of the year honors.

In 2002, at age 21, Hayden became the youngest-ever AMA Superbike Champion. In 2006, he finished first in the pinnacle of world road racing, the FIM MotoGP an 18-race series visiting 13 countries and four continents. Hayden continued his success, earning numerous MotoGP wins and 28 podium trips before transitioning to the Superbike World Championship series . He was killed in Italy in 2017 when struck by an automobile while training on a bicycle.

CYPRESS, Calif. – Yamaha Motor Corp. USA has announced its continued support for former long-distance motorcycle-riding competitor Paul Pelland (Longhaulpaul) and his “Chasing the Cure” million-mile journey to raise funds for the battle against multiple sclerosis.

After tallying nearly 300,000 miles on Yamaha Super Ténéré adventure touring motorcycles, Pelland received the keys to a brand-new Yamaha Star Venture outfitted with the Transcontinental Option Package. Pelland is an AMA member and has delivered presentations at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.

In 2012, Pelland made his MS diagnosis public and began documenting his “Chasing the Cure” million-mile motorcycle journey to raise awareness and funds.

During the past five years, he has documented more 300,000 miles across 49 states, speaking at over 250 events while raising more than $100,000 for MS research. His Yamaha Super Ténéré, CURECHASER, was retired in 2016 and is on display at the Barber Motorsports Museum in Leeds, Ala.

International News

STOCKHOLM – Cake, a Swedish company, is developing a line of light electric off-road motorbikes, including its Kalk model. The new electric motorcycle features Ohlins suspension, 24-inch tires and a solar charger that can recharge the Kalk’s 2.6 kWh battery pack in 90 minutes. The Kalk weighs 150 pounds and sells for about $13,000. More information is available at https://ridecake.com.

AMA News

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -2018 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Royal Enfield, is July 6-8 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The annual event is the largest fundraiser for the benefit of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and features racing, bike shows, live music, seminars and motorcycle attractions. Tickets are on sale now through Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course online at www.midohio.com or by calling (419) 884-4000. Tickets also are available at the gate.

PICKERINGTON, Ohio – Plan now to attend the 2018 AMA Legends & Champions Weekend, Dec. 7-9. This event celebrates the past, honors the present and builds for the future. The event at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris in Columbus, Ohio, includes the 2018 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the 2018 AMA Championship Banquet and the annual AMA Congress. Also during the weekend, the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, will host an open house in honor of the Class of 2018 and to install their Hall of Fame nameplates and representative motorcycles or memorabilia in the Hall of Fame museum.

Tickets for the 2018 AMA Legends & Champions weekend will be available soon. Reservations at the Columbus Hilton/Polaris are available now at a special group rate at the following link: www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/C/CMHPOHF-AMOTOA-20181205/index.jhtml.

Guests also can call (614) 310-2229 and reference the group “American Motorcyclist Association” or “AMOTOA.”

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KEEPING THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPEN DURING LUNCH–
I will never hear or see this word again without thinking of this. I was at my bank recently; there was a short line. There was just one lady in front of me, an Asian lady who was trying to exchange yen for dollars.

It was obvious she was very irritated. She asked the teller, “Why it change? Yesterday, I get two hunat dolla fo yen. Today I only get hunat eighty? Why it change?”

The teller shrugged his shoulders and said, “Fluctuations.”

The Asian lady says, “Fluc you white people too”

–from Sidehack Jerry

STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM Hall of Fame Inductee Breakfast SOLD OUT!–
Over the years the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame breakfast has grown from just a couple hundred attendees to nearly a thousand. This years list of inductees generated a lot of buzz and tickets sold out within a few hours.

You still have a chance to hear directly from the Sturgis Hall of Fame Class of 2018! Join us at the Museum August 7th from 12-3 PM to meet and greet this years Hall of Fame Inductees.

The timeless passion for the motorcycling industry is displayed in each one of our 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees. This year world famous jewelry artist, Steve Soffa, has created an individual timepiece that showcases each inductee’s drive. Please explore his jewelry collection at https://stevesoffa.com.

–Emma

LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST Big July Giveaway is back!–We are giving away prizes every day the entire month of July! Gift cards, hotel stays, show tickets, and so much more!
If you are already registered or register in July, you are eligible to win!

Register Quick. Good Luck!

Register for a Party, Ultimate, or VIP Pass & you will be eligible to win one of ten $500 BikeFest Bucks Shopping Sprees!

?ŽBikeFest Bucks are good at vendor booths at Rally Central and
Rally West and at the Rally Stores.

VIP Passes Almost Gone!

Only a Few VIP Passes remain so get yours today before they sell out!

Use promo code LVB505 for $5 Off a VIP, Ultimate or Party Pass.

Friday Poker Walk*

Tour the Fremont Street Experience and Downtown Las Vegas while you draw the best poker hand you can!
Best hand wins $500
Worst hand wins $100

*Must be registered with Ultimate or VIP Pass to participate

Book Your Room Today!

Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino returns as Headquarter Hotel for the 2018 Vegas BikeFest. As the headquarter hotel, the Golden Nugget is including exclusive perks for everyone who stays with them during the 2018 Vegas BikeFest. Value-added perks include:

Two (2) 2-for-1 Breakfast or Lunch Buffets
$5 off a $20+ lunch or dinner at the Grotto
$5 off lunch or dinner at Chart House
One (1) complimentary dessert at Lillie’s with a purchase of two entrees
10% off at Nineteen Forty Six or Style & Trend
$2 draft beer & $3 well drinks at casino bar locations (5pm – 7pm)
Complimentary fried rice side at Red Sushi with an entree purchase

Click here to check out what the Golden Nugget and all additional hotel options have to offer and to book your room today!

QUICK New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
The History of Biker Poetry

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=8195

Haven’t read your rag in years. Used to subscribe going back to 1975. Miss the ole’ days. I’m looking for a poem written by Gypsy called “Rode Rash Blues” published in a 1970s issue. I’m going to give it to my grandson, who just wiped out bad. I’m hoping to cheer him up.

–MizuBoy
mizuboyo@yahoo.com
Salem, OR

We will keep looking and we wish your grandson the best. Send me his address. I’ll send him a care package.–Bandit

DAVID ALLAN COE CONCERT NEWS–Like Merle Haggard before him, David Allan Coe served time in prison before setting his dreams on becoming a country music star. Coe headed to Nashville in 1967 and found his first big success over five years later — as a songwriter. As a singer, his biggest hits were “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile,” “The Ride,” “You Never Even Called Me by My Name,” “She Used to Love Me a Lot,” and “Longhaired Redneck.”

His best-known compositions are the No. 1 successes “Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)” (which was covered by Tanya Tucker) and “Take This Job and Shove It” (which was later covered by Johnny Paycheck and inspired a hit movie.) His defiant stance and love of motorbikes, multiple tattoos and ultra-long hair made him a natural ‘Nashville outlaw’, which he wrote about in the self-glorifying ‘Longhaired Redneck’ and ‘Willie, Waylon And Me.’

Coe’s musical style derives from blues, rock and country music traditions. His vocal style is described as a “throaty baritone”. His lyrical content is often humorous or comedic. Thomas Erlewine describes Coe as “a great, unashamed country singer, singing the purest honky-tonk and hardest country of his era…..He may not be the most original outlaw, but there’s none more outlaw than him.”

Produced by Elko Concerts
Presented by the King Center
Wednesday, October 24, 8 p.m.
Tickets on Sale Friday, July 13 at Noon
Tickets are $51 (inclusive of fees)

–from Sarge

TRUMP SAYS HARLEY WILL TAKE A HIT–
Trump rails against Harley-Davidson, claims sales are down 7 percent.
Ryan calls tariffs ‘basically taxes’ amid Trump’s Harley-Davidson feud
Trump says Harley-Davidson’s planned overseas move will be its ‘end’
Trump slams Harley-Davidson over tariff dispute

WASHINGTON– President Trump in an interview aired Sunday, accused American motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson ?of using tariffs as an excuse to produce more bikes overseas.

“Look, I devoted a lot of time to Harley-Davidson. I treated ?them good. I guarantee you everybody that ever bought a Harley-Davidson voted for Trump,” Trump told Maria Bartiromo during a sit-down for her ?Fox ?News show “Sunday Morning Futures.”

“I guarantee you everybody that ever bought a Harley Davidson voted for Trump,” the president claimed. “I don’t know if you know that. I would have to – they call them Bikers for Trump. There’s hundreds. ”

?T?he Wisconsin-based company announced Monday that it would move some of its production overseas to avoid retaliatory tariffs enacted by the European Union? in response to Trump’s trade policies.

The president ?also ?claimed Harley-Davidson had planned to make the move for the past six months.

“They made this deal at the beginning of the year, long before they ever heard of the word tariff,” Trump said. “They made this deal at the beginning of the year. And I don’t think they should do it.”

“Increasing international production to alleviate the EU tariff burden is not the company’s preference, but represents the only sustainable option to make its motorcycles accessible to customers in the EU and maintain a viable business in Europe,” the company said last week.

“I think that Harley is an American bike. It’s an American motorcycle and they should build them in this country,” ?Trump told Bartiromo?, repeating comments he made earlier in the week?. “They shouldn’t play cute.”

Trump suggested the company would take a “big hit” for not building its bikes in the United States.

The company recently finished construction of a plant in Thailand.

“I know those people. Those are my voters,” he said of Harley enthusiasts. “They don’t want Harley-Davidson getting cute to make $2 more.”

–By Nikki Schwab
New York Post

CAMP WITH THE STEEL PONY AT STURGIS–Come show some Lone Star Rally support for our friends in Sturgis, SD at the Steel Pony Campground.

Book your private cabins Book your full service rv campsites Book your tent camping and wristbands

BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB–The Triumph Tiger Cub Bible,
By Mike Estall

One of the iconic bikes produced by Triumph was the Tiger Cub. Mike Estall has gone through great effort to record the history of this fine machine for posterity.

He has researched the history of the bike and all the trials and tribulations that have been apart of its past. In this book you will find the history of the bike from both a personal and technical view. Covering the individuals that brought this bike to life and how they struggled to make it a success, Mike brings the story to life.

— David “Dangerous Dave” Campbell
Earl’s Garage – Motorcycle, Hotrod, and Event Photography
www.earlsgarage.co 

Check out the whole tamale on Bikernet, now.–Bandit

Ace Cafe is teaming up with ONE DAYTONA to celebrate the Coke Zero Sugar 400 Race weekend!-– ONE DAYTONA is Daytona Beach’s newest entertainment epicenter located directly across from the Daytona International Speedway. Shop, dine, play and stay.

This FREE registration is open to ALL classics, new & old muscle, antiques, exotic and special interest vehicles.

The event is split into 4 show time slots (11am-4pm & 4pm-8pm), please pick one or more that your car will be shown in!

Welcome gift for all pre-registered vehicles.
Hurry, space is limited for Victory Circle, the central courtyard area!

Register on Eventbrite.com – simply search Red, White and Vroom and pick a time slot!

Email tbush@acecafeusa.com with any questions! See you there!

KILLER RIDES COMING–
We wanted to invite you to our 7th Annual Killer Rides car show taking place on July 29th from 10 am to 1 pm at Killer Shrimp in Marina del Rey. The show has grown so much since it’s inception in 2011. We have some truly amazing cars that attend our show, everything from hot rods to classics, muscle cars to low riders.

–Danielle Whitaker
Director of Communications
Killer Shrimp Restaurant and Bar | Killer Cafe | The Hamburger Hamlet |
4211 Admiralty Way
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
main 310.578.2293
direct 310.439.8282
cell 626.375.6458
e-mail danielle@killershrimp.com

HAPPY 4TH FROM WALTHER–HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
We’ve been working extra hard on some exciting new things and the subject from a previous email was used.
Be safe out there.

NEW GUN?
We are putting the final touches on a new Walther handgun.
Look for more info coming this August!

Why wouldn’t you enter?
Enter to win a Walther PPQ Sub Compact

HAPPY 4th of July from JIMS!
We want to wish everyone out there a Happy 4th of July! Be safe out there, enjoy the fireworks, and take time to remember those who served to ensure a better future for us!

We Have a New Catalog!

We are proud to announce that we have a brand new catalog! This new book is filled to the brim with the worlds finest tools and performance parts for Harley-Davidson motorcycles! After the release of the new Milwaukee-Eight engine, we have had our hands full to say the least, releasing all sorts of tools and parts for the new design. In our massive “New Products” section you will find amazing new tools and performance parts to fit an abundance of your needs.

Summer is just around the corner and we know you’ll be out riding at every opportunity! We believe it’s going to be a hot one so make sure you protect you’re engine from overheating with the JIMS ForceFlow!

HOLIDAY SAVINGS, 20 % Off Vance & Hines products–For the rest of this week we are doing 20% off Vance & Hines plus U.S. Shipping included. FREE RYD Shirt to the first 3 orders too so think quick. http://www.WanaRyd.com

NEWS FROM VINTAGE RIDES–The trails of Mongolia afford a sense of freedom that defies description.
In the steppe, time stops for you to appreciate a land without limits,
where paths take shape in front of you.

You ride through virgin nature: vast steppe, sand dunes, rolling forests, volcanic landscapes, pristine lakes, and even a thermal spring.

No signs, no traffic lights, no speed limits – just ride along to a soundtrack of holy rivers and herds of wild animals.

Every night you sleep in a yurt, the ingenious traditional white tent.
Finally, on the most arresting aspects of the journey is your encounter with
the nomads, this strong and generous people who offer legendary hospitality.

So, let’s go?

The Wild Spirit of the Steppe
10 days including 8 days riding

August 24th to September 2nd 2018
September 1st to 10th 2018

Immersion in Tsaatan Lands
14 days including 9 days riding

September 9th to 22nd 2018

Photo credits: Thomas Goisque / Stéphane Gautronneau / Vintage Rides

–Vintage Rides
At Tendance Roadster
(by appointment only)
98 rue Baudin
92300 LEVALLOIS-PERRET
contact@vintagerides.com
+339 70 44 01 30?

QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–June 14, 2007 Part 1

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=4404

Do you carry a ribbed outer primary cover that will fit my 1994 FXSTS?

— John
John.perssonoki@gmail.com
Colorado Springs, CO

I believe his best shot is with Paughco. Reach out to the team, or go online and check their massive catalog.–Bandit

HONOR THOSE WHO SERVE–Join in the day-long celebration of the brave men and women who have selflessly served and, in some instances, lost their lives.

FREEDOM CELEBRATION

Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018

Veteran’s Charity Auction
Emotional Support Dog Presentation
Custom Trike Presentation to a Triple Amputee
Bob Hanson Distinguished Service Award Presentation
Much more!

LEARN MORE

Sturgis Buffalo Chip, 20622 Fort Meade Way, Buffalo Chip, SD 57785

KEEPING THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–
Bookseller conducting a market survey asked a woman: “Which book has helped you most in your life?”

The woman quickly replied, “My husband’s check book.”

–from Sidehack Jerry

ROLLING THUNDER HONORING THOSE
LEFT BEHIND–Harley-Davidson has partnered with Rolling Thunder Inc since 2001 to unite riders in support of the men and women who serve our country.

RIDE FOR FREEDOM

Every Memorial Day, thousands of riders from across the nation descend on Washington D.C. to honor those men and women who are prisoners of war or are missing in action. Find your local Rolling Thunder® Inc. chapter and show your support.

ROLLING THUNDER® INC.

Rolling Thunder Inc is non-profit organization united in cause to bring awareness of those missing in action or remain prisoners of war.

LEGISLATIVE NEWS FROM The American Motorcyclist Association supports the following legislation in Florida.

H.B. 33: Texting while driving, removes the requirement that enforcement be accomplished as a secondary action.
Update: Died in committee
The American Motorcyclist Association opposes the following legislation in Florida.

H.B. 583 and S.B. 346. Both bills raise the age at which a motorcyclist is no longer required to wear a helmet from 18 to 21 and require a moped registered to someone younger than 21 to display a license plate. The AMA is opposed to imposing additional restrictions on adult riders.

For information on other legislation the AMA is monitoring in Florida, please visit our legislative report.

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Meet Recreational Riding Manager Heather Wilson

Heather Wilson first joined the AMA staff as an Associate Editor in 2014. She is currently the Recreational Riding Manager. She works with AMA-chartered organizers to coordinate both on- and off-road riding activity. She grew up immersed in motorcycling, with her dad owning motorcycle dealership in Ohio for 40 years and the family frequently camping and riding together. She currently rides a KTM Freeride 250R dirt bike and a KTM 690 Duke street bike.

She holds a bachelor’s journalism from Ohio University, with specializations in public relations and marketing, as well as a minor in organizational communications. She is also a motorcycle safety instructor and volunteers with a local race series.

To reach Heather regarding AMA sanctioned non-competition events in Florida, please email her at hwilson@ama-cycle.org.
Address:
American Motorcyclist Association
13515 Yarmouth Dr.
Pickerington, OH 43147

NEVER STOP AND NEVER GIVE UP—I know some of my stress is self induced with too many projects, but I’m not stopping until I handle some and get them off my plate.

On the other hand some of the stress comes from our government. I’d like to produce a report on all the government related shit we need to do or pay for every month, but it’s depressing. There must be a way.

I’m working with Tony Sanfelipo and others on another report regarding anti-tampering laws and the California Air Resources Board. Hang on for that. We need to make a difference.

In the meantime, let’s do fun shit, ride hard, build very cool shit, hope someone will make a movie out of Sam ‘Chopper’ Orwell and save motorcycling forever. Like Sugar Bear said this morning, “Dreaming takes us there.”

So, I’m pondering whether to go all deco or dragon with my sculpture.

This is still the restored Panhead deal of the year. It was built to be the exact replica of the Pan on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post in 1951. It’s amazing and would make a helluva addition to any collection. Drop me a line if you’re interested.

I’m still working on my bronze effort. Too bad Jeff Decker isn’t next door, but I do have access to several local artists, who are very helpful.

So, I was forced to make a quick run to Home Depot on July 4th. Fortunately they had the shit I needed to keep the art project rolling.

Here’s the start. I finished two wings, a sketch, part of the base, and I was sorta proud of myself for getting this concept off the ground. The goal will be to hit this for a chunk of time every day until it’s done. Hang on. Let’s see how far I get before Sunday.

In the meantime, ride free forever!

–Bandit

Hey,

It’s a good one, this week under the stars and blistering heat. There’s progress on lots of fronts. I’m making headway on my metal art donation for the Flying Piston Breakfast Charity effort. You’ll see it next week.

We are making a move on our Salt Torpedo Bonneville Effort with JIMS and Paughco.

Sturgis Plans are finally coming together. My efforts for the community and the Port of Los Angeles are soon to be wrapped up.

The Panhead repairs are taking a twist. I’m going to succumb and take my Linkert to Larry Settle for another look. I’ll ride this puppy yet.

I’m finishing another Cantina Episode and may post it tomorrow. Regarding the California Air Resources Board and the future of custom motorcycles, I’ve attacked and they no longer speak to me. I told them they should honor freedom and go plant trees to be productive. I don’t think they get it…

I’m waiting for a report back from Tony Sanfelipo on our next call to action report. I’ll keep you posted. In the meantime shit is happening everywhere. It’s hot and heavy and folks don’t want negative waves disturbing their Wa.

Wa is a Chinese word for your comfort zone. It’s that area in your shop where you don’t allow anyone to say, “No,” or “I can’t.”

The next word I learned in a book from the ‘70s called “Zen and Martial Arts,” was Ri. Ri means you looked past an obstacle to see your positive conclusion. The obstacle in your face is no longer there and your positive conclusion has unfolded.

Let’s hit the news. Nothing can stop us and we will never give up, right?

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. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board.

CHOPPERS MAGAZINE IS COMING BACK–I am bringing back the Ed Roth style of Choppers Magazine. I’m sure my Paisano e-mail will be turned off soon. I’m no longer an Associate Editor for Easyriders. Note my new e-mail. Choppers forever.

–Cary
brobeck@choppersmagazine

ACTION NEWS OF THE WEEK–LAS VEGAS (Sunday – July 8, 2018) – Sunday night, in front of an estimated 25,000 fans watching in-person from Las Vegas and more tuning in live on television across North America, action sports superstar Travis Pastrana celebrated Evel Knievel during the unprecedented HISTORY live event, “Evel Live.”

Produced in partnership with Nitro Circus, “Evel Live” saw Pastrana pay homage to Knievel’s legacy as he set out to recreate three of the American legend’s most iconic jumps.

Pastrana pushed the limits even further though, breaking Knievel’s famous car and Greyhound bus jump records before completing the epic Caesars Palace fountain jump that left Knievel grasping for his life 50 years ago. Shortly after Pastrana took a celebratory dive into the Caesars Palace fountains to cap off the night.

“I’m thrilled to have had this opportunity to honor Evel Knievel, whose guts and showmanship created the foundation for action sports,” Travis Pastrana said afterwards. “Evel pushed himself and flew further on a motorcycle than anyone thought possible.

So with this modern day tribute we wanted to bridge generations – from my parents generation who was inspired by Evel to the generation after me who may not know much about the original stunt men who paved the way – HISTORY and Nitro Circus wanted to show just how incredible his accomplishments were. To be able do that in Las Vegas and at Caesars Palace, where Evel’s legend was born, is so awesome.”

 https://www.dropbox.com/s/o2p2d2cjrmfp6ka/Evel_Live_VNR_Long.mp4?dl=0

–Brandon Goodreau

A BLAST FROM THE PAST–1998 on assignment for Easyriders— Arizona.

Travis Pastrana, sailing over the stands, Los Angeles X Games 2010. Could he top Evel Knievel? Never doubted him…

–Markus Cuff
Most masterful Photographer
Bikernet.com
Easyriders
Cycle Source
American Iron

Developing: Stormy Daniels Arrested In Ohio While Performing–
Her attorney, Michael Avenatti, posted the matter via his Twitter account, saying that he believes the move is politically motivated and “reeks of desperation”.

Her attorney further commented: “She was arrested for allegedly allowing a customer to touch her while on stage in a non-sexual manner! Are you kidding me? They are devoting law enforcement resources to sting operations for this? There has to be higher priorities!!!”

“We will vehemently contest all charges,” Avenatti said. Her attorney spoke further with NBC News, saying that the arrest involved multiple undercover officers who were in the club while Daniels was performing. After her set, he says, a customer touched her and that’s when vice officers arrested her.

Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, claims she had sex with Trump in 2006, while he was married to Melania Trump. In 2016, on the eve of the presidential election, Michael Cohen, then Donald Trump’s personal attorney, used a shell company he had set up to pay Daniels $130,000 in exchange for her signing a nondisclosure agreement.

Daniels has said the agreement barred her from speaking publicly about her tryst with Trump and yet she did anyway? Can she even be trusted at this point?

Daniels has since then used every opportunity that has come her way to speak about the event and since then has become more popular than ever. Sure, it’s speculation, but it’s not hard to see why she would break such a contract whether or not the “tryst” happened.

–Steadfast and Loyal.com

–from Rogue

BLAST FROM THE PAST— Were you looking for a good copy of this? Dita Von Tease & Sturgis Chop by you and the West Coast Chopper team.

–Markus Cuff
Officially Certified Feature Photographer
Bikernet.com
Cycle Source
American Iron Magazine

We shot this about a week before I headed out to Sturgis.–Bandit

Freedom of the Road

Is it righteous or are we toads.
Can we raise a fist for freedom
Or are our desires eliminated from the kingdom?

Can we blame Change on Life
And disavow human strife?
Should we know the taste of exhilaration
Or leave the grass pure for our nation

Can we compare an open valley
Against the trash in a city alley?
Are Fossils bad fuels
Or did it bring us hope and closer to schools.

Can a brother get straight answers,
Or will the control freaks become the masters?

Are we living through another Vietnam era?
But this time it’s the environmentalists against citizens and industry?

–Renegade

SPORTSTER FEATURE COMING TO BIKERNET–I have a short bike feature coming up for Bikernet.

–Ben Lamboeuf
Supreme Advertising Director
Bikernet.com
Bikernet-Trikes
Bikernet-Baggers
Bikernet-Blog
Bikernet-e-mail program

NEW FROM MOTORBOOKS–Triumph Bonneville 60 Years

Ian Falloon is one of the world’s foremost motorcycle historians. In his career as an author, he has penned more than forty books on motorcycles. His titles include The Ducati 750 Bible, Ducati 900 Bible, The Moto Guzzi Story, Honda Story, Kawasaki Story, BMW Story, The Book of MV Agusta Fours, Moto Guzzi Sport Bible, and Laverda Twin and Triple Bible.

He has a small collection of classic sporting motorcycles, including a 1974 Ducati 750 Super Sport, which he has owned since 1976. A contributor to a number of motorcycle magazines around the world, Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand, but currently lives in Australia.

Triumph Bonneville
by Ian Falloon
Motorbooks · July 17, 2018
$50.00 US · 208 pages · Hardcover
ISBN: 9780760360910

NEW FROM BARNETT– Clutch Shaft Arm- 2014 & later Indian Baggers

The latest addition to the line of Indian products from Barnett is their new clutch shaft arm to fit 2014 & later Indian Baggers. This shaft arm has been redesigned for better clutch separation, smoother shifting and ease in finding neutral. Like all Barnett products, it is proudly made in the USA. To order, please contact your dealer or give us a call at 805-642-9435.

Part # 356-40-80014
MSRP: $93.95

Contact:
Barnett Clutches & Cables
2238 Palma Dr.
Ventura, CA 93003
Ph- 805-642-9435

JIMS Engine Stand for Milwaukee-Eight Touring Models–What was the first thing we did when we took delivery of our new Milwaukee-Eight test bike? We pulled the engine to take a look inside, of course.

Instantly we realized a new engine stand was in order! JIMS enginestands (Part No.5826) are made from .125” steel and are powder coated JIMS® blue. This stand has an MSRP of $98.50, and is a must if you are going to be doing any powertrain work on your bike.

For more information please contact us at (805) 482-6913, email us at sales@jimsusa.com, or visit www.jimsusa.com.

–Greg Thiessen
Marketing Representative

JIMS®
555 Dawson Drive,
Camarillo, CA 93012
Ph: 805-482-6913
www.jimsusa.com

ANSWER FOR SUNDAY NEWS COMMENT BY ROSS–The query on Timeless Motor Company by Ross Apperley

With my expertise in Detective work having trained from reading many novels of Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, I believe – They are still in business –

http://www.timelessmotorcompany.com/home.html

DISCLAIMER on their website – Timeless Motorcycles are produced to a 1910 era technology. Due to liability issues, Timeless Motorcycles are sold as collectors’ items only and not to be used on streets or highways. Modern Department of Transportation Standards (DOT) are not applicable.

Well, sure as hell CARB, California rules might not be met. LOL.

They also have two new vintage motorcycles to their family, (Replicas of the 1911 Flying Merkel and the 1911 V-twin), you can now choose from five vintage motorcycle Replicas in their collection. The V-twin is beautiful.

Their whole line of Replica motorcycles can be purchased as a kit or fully assembled.

I think they undertake commissioned orders for a specific antique model you want re-created based on their mention of a custom Dave Catallini Timeless boardtrack racer featured in Hot Bike magazine with the logo on its tank “Hawley-Wood”.

With the bent and broken rules and laws in India I could totally legally ride these replicas on every road here with a license plate registered. But then I can’t afford these beauties at all. Unless my rich uncle Bandit is feeling generous or drunk enough to send me one. LOL.

Anyways, Bikernet should drop them an email because Bikernet.com is not mentioned in its Press section which has list of media coverage of that company from AMD, Cycle World, MCN, Thunder Press, etc.

http://www.timelessmotorcompany.com/press.html

My only advice to that company is that – their website mentions plenty of things about their bikes including starting prices but says absolutely nothing about how anyone could purchase one from their company.

I would recommend people to get in touch with this Master Crafter of Timeless Motorcycles on his Facebook Page – where he has mentioned a 1903 motorcycle he re-created.

https://www.facebook.com/TimelessMotorCompany

–Ujjwal Dey
Professional Private Dick, Conspiracy Theory Investigator and Pain-in-the-pretty-ass
Chief Investigator Bikernet India News Desk
wayfarer@bikernet.com

EVEL KNIEVEL WEEK–Seems everyone is celebrating….

–Barry Green

BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–Biker Culture – “A Poetry in Motion”

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13699

I used to write quite a bit. My wife, Frances Ann, passed away and I lost all desire to do much of anything for a while. Some of the older(!) writers really give you a taste of the road and the experiences that come with it.

FTW FTP

–Cap’n Bill
capn_bill@hotmail.com
TN

Movie: The Incredibles 2–
Gotta love Pixar: Even though The Incredibles franchise is for the PG crowd, it isn’t afraid to be cerebral and wordy. (I mean … author Sarah Vowell is an Incredibles voice actor.)

While I’m not thrilled that Pixar—and movie studios in general—continue to invest in retreading franchises rather than creating more Coco-style originals, I still support The Incredibles 2‘s mission: a strong, female-led family saving the world locally and globally.

Much like I let it slide that The Incredibles 2 is a sequel, I’ll also let slide that the sentences are short and the language is unchallenging. It’s a kid movie! It’d be hard to hammer in the feel-good morality with SAT-level vocabulary.

That being said, we did find some pretty awesome literary devices in this pretty awesome film …

alliteration: “Over Dusseldorf, Doozles are dozing…”
wordplay: Screenslaver (a character’s name)
callback: Dash Parr: “Wait, I thought you renounced superheroes.” Violet Parr: “Well, I renounce my renouncement!”
rhetorical question: Violet Parr: “So, are we going to talk about it?” Bob Parr: “What?” Violet Parr: “The elephant in the room.”

NEW FROM IRON AND RESIN–Just in time for summer, we’re completely stoked to introduce our Revival Aloha Boardshorts. These brand new boardies are a classic
3-stripe style with our very own Iron & Resin custom aloha print.

To top it off, these are handmade right here in the USA.

Revival Aloha Boardie

Features:
Front drawcord waistband with a 4-eyelet closure

Dual snap front fly

Button flap rear pocket with eyelet drain hole

Rear utility loop on waistband for ease of hang dry

Embroidered Iron & Resin Anchor Piston label

Materials:
4oz. 100% Polyester Microfiber
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Iron & Resin custom aloha print
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Nylon drawcord
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Fit:
Classic fit with 18-inch outseam

THE FULL 2018 BUFFALO CHIP LINEUP HAS ARRIVED
(Drumroll please…)

have joined the likes of Eric Church, Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, John Kay & Steppenwolf, Aaron Lewis, Theory of a Deadman, Chevelle, Queensrÿche, Phil Vassar, Pop Evil, Lita Ford, Yelawolf, Red Sun Rising, The Marshall Tucker Band, American Flat Track Racing, Reverend Horton Heat, and The Flaunt Girls to round out the 2018 concert lineup!

SEE FULL LINEUP
RESERVE NOW
GET A LIMITED PRINT RUN POSTER!

(ONLY 100 PRINTED)

If you act fast, you could be one of only 100 people to get your mitts on an insanely cool collector’s edition art print that commemorates the monumental 2018 lineup of concerts, entertainment and events at The Best Party Anywhere. Anyone would be stoked to have this is extremely limited run of screen printed festival posters hanging on their wall! If you’d like to memorialize your trip with one, you’d better nab it now before they’re all gone!

THE MOST EXPENSIVE WATCH IN MONTANA NEWS– July brings us the annual Livingston Rodeo, the 4th of July Parade, Music in the Moonlight and so many summer activities to our little stretch of Main Street.

We also share great story about a very involved and detailed family legacy timepiece, we introduce you to Elichai Fowler – one of our favorite locals and engraving partners and finally we share some of our Model 1920CE designs… available for only six more months as we continue to celebrate 20 years of The Montana Watch Company.

On the Watchmakers Bench….
Marchi Highline Aviator

This is a story that actually begins almost 5 years ago when a gentleman and his wife stopped in our store in Livingston to admire our unique American timepieces. Flash forward to his 40th Birthday and a very big secret from his wife – and this truly spectacular piece was born.

Many elements were incorporated to make this timepiece an heirloom for his family. From honoring his education to his love of the Western Scroll, this Highline Aviator is one of a kind and a lifetime piece. Some of the custom elements included:

Fully engraved case with deep relief Western Scrollwork

Caseback personalization with client signature

Custom engraved internal watch works
Custom hand blued gears and gold plated screws on watch works

Custom engraved Virginia Military Institute logo on buckle

Sincere congratulations on this very distinctive Highline Aviator!

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CYRON RALLY NEWS–Great news if you are planning a trip to the Sturgis Rally this year. CYRON will be in attendance and doing free installations of all of our latest cutting edge products.

If you are a distributor, dealer, or retail customer, we invite you to drop by for a free demonstration and to discuss why CYRON is the logical choice for your personal bike, your customers, and your business.

After a demo, you will agree that Cyron is the industry pacesetter.

New HELLCAT Bikernet Reader Comment!–MEETING THE HELLCAT PINSTRIPER

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11189

Hellcat is a beautiful pinstriper. I’m just getting started in this art and hope to be that good someday, thanks hellcat. How can I find videos to learn pinstriping.

— Dewayne browning
Browningkd@yahoo.com
Hillsboro, MO

Check out Youtube. I’m sure there are thousands. Find the major paint supplier. I’ll bet they have books and videos. Start with House of Kolors.–Bandit

QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY–Wives are magicians. They can change anything into an argument.

–SIDE

After 10 years, the wife starts to think their kid looks kinda strange, So, she decides to do a DNA test. As she suspected, she finds out the kid is actually from completely different parents. So, she decides to ask her husband what’s up?

Wife: “Honey, I have something very serious to tell you.”

Husband: “What’s up?”

Wife: “According to DNA test results, this is not our kid.”

Husband: “Well you don’t remember, do you? When we were leaving the hospital, you noticed that our baby had pooped, then you said: “Please go change the baby, I’ll wait for you here.”

So, I went inside, got a clean one and left the dirty one there.”

–Sidehack Jerry

CAFÉ CALENDAR ACTION–Cafe Racers 2019. 16-Month Calendar September 2018 Through December 2019

In Café Racers 2019, master photographer Michael Lichter visually traces café racer motorcycles from their origins in the mid-twentieth century all the way into modern times.

Café Racers 2019 showcases classic and contemporary café racers through museum-quality portraiture of top motorcycle photographer Michael Lichter. The unique and ever-morphing eras of these nimble, lean, light, and head-turning machines are breathtaking to behold. Café Racers 2019 visually celebrates a motorcycle-riding culture as complex as the vast array of bikes within it.

Cafe Racers 2019
$14.99 / £10.99
Author: Editors of Motorbooks
Photographer: Michael Lichter
Format: Calendar, 24 Pages
ISBN: 9780760362440
Publisher: Motorbooks
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The author
The Editors of Motorbooks know their craft. Motorbooks is among the world’s leading transportation publishers, offering books created by motoring’s top photographers and writers, many created with major partners like Harley-Davidson, Chevrolet, Ford and Chrysler and magazines like Hot Rod and Cycle World.

Since the early 1980s, Michael Lichter has been photographing custom motorcycles for the pages of Easyriders magazine–often hanging from the beds of pickup trucks during rainstorms or photographing packs of bikers in such places as Daytona Beach, Florida, and Sturgis, South Dakota. He has written and provided photography for a number of books, and he lives and works in Boulder, Colorado.

CAVE RESCUE REPORT–‘A beautiful moment’ in Thailand

The world received good news from Thailand this morning. After being stranded in a cave for more than two weeks, 12 young boys and their soccer coach were successfully rescued in a difficult mission. “On behalf of the United States, congratulations to the Thai Navy SEALs and all on the successful rescue,” President Trump tweeted.

American personnel helped stage equipment, prepared the first three chambers of the cave system for safe passage, assisted in transporting the soccer team evacuees through the cave system, and are providing medical personnel and other technical assistance as needed. U.S. coordination with the Thai military, Thai government, and other entities was extremely positive and effective, according to Department of Defense officials.

NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT– Against The Forecasts: Sea Ice Grows…Surface Temperatures Fall… Troposphere Cools…Polar Regions Stable!

By P Gosselin on 7. July 2018

German climate and weather analyst “Schneefan” (Snow Fan) here writes a summary of the first half of 2018 thus far. All data show that the surface temperature of the globe has been cooling strongly over the past months and polar ice mass growing.

He writes that in the first half of this year we have seen weak solar activity and La Nina conditions acting to cool the globe’s surface. Moreover Arctic and Antarctic ice mass have grown in comparison to the previous years.

For the whole tamale click here:
http://notrickszone.com/2018/07/07/against-the-forecasts-sea-ice-grows-surface-temperatures-fall-troposphere-cools-polar-regions-stable/

COUNCIL OF CLUBS REPORT–The Imaginary War Between MC’s And the Government

The National Council of Clubs (NCOC), dedicated to protecting the legal and political interests of motorcycle clubs coast-to-coast, is extremely concerned about an imaginary war between motorcycle clubs and the government, created in the minds of some law enforcement and government prosecutors, playing itself out in courthouses across America.

This ideology of war has followed us to the steps of the criminal justice system, where visibly draconian security measures have been implemented based on unsubstantiated and ambiguous sources, even though there have been no validated examples of motorcycle clubs storming courthouses during a trial.

A topical example reinforcing such irresponsible claims has been recently memorialized in a Texas District Attorney’s press release relating to the supposed and constant threat of violent retaliation that prosecutors face during biker trials.

Despite the absurdity of the claim that any motorcycle club would storm a courthouse or target prosecutors with violence, there are no consequences for these falsehoods meant only to perpetuate fear and reinforce false narratives about 1% motorcycle clubs. And, of course, these false threats are used to justify excessive security measures during biker trials.

This fear-based tactic has real implications. Inside the courtroom, juries will be biased against biker defendants because of the perception that their safety is in jeopardy. Outside the courtroom, law enforcement will increasingly treat those exercising the constitutional liberties of association and expression as a direct violent threat based on inaccurate information and training.

Incidents of motorcycle profiling and selective enforcement of the law will likely continue at epidemic levels until a more accurate narrative is reported by the media, both grassroots and mainstream.

Texas – The Recent Battleground

Sharon Wilson, the Tarrant County District Attorney, issued a press release on June 28, 2018 (below) reporting that Assistant District Attorney Pamela Boggess has been named “2018 Prosecutor Of The Year” by the Texas Gang Investigators Association for the successful prosecution of Ft. Worth Bandido Howard “Drifter” Baker, convicted last year of directing a criminal organization.

Without debating the merits of Drifter’s prosecution, or the sufficiency of his legal counsel, the NCOC believes that the Tarrant County District Attorney’s press release further perpetuates baseless claims only intended to sensationalize and prejudice public perception against defendants and motorcycle clubs generally. Boggess is being recognized not only for a successful prosecution, but also for being successful under the constant threat of gang retaliation, a theatrical claim at best. The Press Release states:

“Prosecutors were the target of violent threats from gang sources throughout their handling of the case, and Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn maintained an unprecedented lockdown of the courthouse, including deputies positioned on the rooftops, for the duration of the trial.”….”These gang members rely on intimidation tactics, but they find out quickly they’ve met their match in Pam Boggess.”

What gang sources? What information did these sources provide? Why has no one been arrested or prosecuted for these threats? Unfortunately, this “made for Hollywood” scenario in Ft. Worth is NOT an anomaly. Similar incidents in Waco and San Antonio courthouses involving enhanced security measures based on fictitious threats, with the same unanswered questions, have been widely publicized in the media.

Imaginary Threats in Waco and San Antonio

In fact, NCOC participants were present during both trials and witnessed firsthand the ridiculous security measures employed, again based on unsubstantiated claims. In Waco, the Sheriff’s Office constructed a fence around the entire courthouse and paid hundreds of thousands for extra security at the courthouse, and for personal security for prosecutors away from the courthouse. In San Antonio, a person was required to go through two metal detectors and have their ID photographed before they could enter the courtroom and sit in designated seats. Marshals surrounded the defendants in court, even when the jury was present.

The idea of using a tragic incident, whether it be a trial or a shooting, to advance a campaign of fear and draconian security, is not a new one. And it’s particularly not new in Texas.

An Example Outside The Courthouse- Sgt. Swanton’s Fairytale Fiction

Years before the mistrial in the first Waco prosecution of Dallas Bandido Jake Carrizal, Sgt. Swanton of the Waco Police Department declared on national TV, as nearly 200 people were rounded-up to ultimately be arrested on generic fill-in the blank arrest warrants based solely on their associations, that they had received credible threats that bikers had “green-lit” law enforcement and were coming to Waco to retaliate. 1 Immediately following the incident at Twin peaks Waco law enforcement issued a statement warning “bikers to stay off the streets because it was difficult to distinguish between law-abiding riders and those bent on criminality.” The local Harley Davidson dealership was even closed. 2 The Federal Board of Prisons, the Texas Border Intelligence Agency, and the Texas Department of Public Safety all issued bulletins based on these reports about retaliation. 3 But in the end, after the national spotlight had disappeared, authorities admitted that none of the threats of retaliation were found valid or true.

Law enforcement quietly acknowledged, but failed to emphasize, that these reports were based on completely unsubstantiated information provided by an unnamed informant. 4 Additionally, the alleged
informant lost all credibility and believability by naming a non-existent club called the “Black Widows” as the source of the information. “The Black Widows Motorcycle Club, while it might carry a looming scary name, is actually the fictitious group from a Clint Eastwood movie “Every Which Way But Loose“. There is no actual Bike Gang called “The Black Widows” anywhere in the South or Southwest.” 5

Furthermore, NCOC participants observed firsthand Waco PD and Texas DPS officers admitting under oath during the Carrizal trial that threats reported by Swanton in 2015 turned out to be false and unsubstantiated. But even after the Waco PD’s original story started to fall apart, most of the media that originally swallowed Swanton’s narrative without question, never doing their own investigation or fact checking, never went back to correct the record even though many were present during this testimony.

After the smoke and mirrors are removed, no valid threat of violence from motorcycle clubs against law enforcement or government authorities exists. An NCOC participant from Nevada with vast trial experience, including trials with excessive security issues, confirms that authorities have zero historical basis when he writes, “We have asked judges or prosecutors to find a biker trial where they have had court issues, and they cannot.” But the headlines have already done their perceptual damage. The outlaw image is simply too easy to exploit, too easy to sensationalize, and too easily manipulated to generate real fear. Fear in the eyes of jurors, law enforcement, the general public, and even other motorcyclists.

The Media’s Responsibility

The NCOC believes that public officials and law enforcement should be challenged by the media when they feed reporters sensationalized rhetoric. The media should demand an answer to these questions before irresponsible and one-sided messaging is used to generate fear and hysteria that has tangibly negative impacts on motorcycle clubs and their members. The imaginary threats faced by law enforcement do not exist. But the ability to influence juries, justify draconian security on the taxpayer’s dime, and perpetuate law enforcement profiling and abuse is very real.

Until that happens, grassroots media unconstrained by institutional control must continue to challenge mainstream media with balanced and investigative reporting. Reducing the use of one-sided media reports that reinforce stereotypes of danger reduces bias, and the probability of treating bikers as criminals, Media that counters stereotypes can reduce perceptions of danger. There is even evidence that “counter-stereotypic information can reduce or even eliminate bias.” (*See JOSHUA CORRELL from the University of Chicago, The influence of stereotypes on decisions to shoot, Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. 37, 1102–1117 (2007))

Balanced media that highlights the positive contributions and attributes of the motorcycling community directly impacts the general perception that all bikers are dangerous. Beyond the inherent value of truth, reducing perceptions of danger can directly reduce mistakes made by police when dealing with bikers.

Contact: David Devereaux-Spokesperson

INTERMOT 2018–International Motorcycle, Scooter and E-Bike-Fair

The best access to the global motorcycle industry & key markets
On target to repeat the success of INTERMOT 2016:
• 40 premieres by motorcycle manufacturers
• 1,100 exhibitors from 32 countries (+17%)
• 220,000 attendees from 95 countries incl. 26% trade visitors
• That’s 59,000 buyers!
• Over 2.1 million sq.ft. of space

Featured this year: INTERMOT will be the site of the AMD Championship of Custom Bike Building. The “Who’s Who” of customizers will be competing before an international jury with their spectacular conversions.

Plus the “Connected Motorcycle World” topic will highlight the digital technologies that are transforming the industry. Safety-related components are becoming better and better while the growing demand for two-wheeled comfort and communication is being met with new technologies.

BIKERDUDE FEAST OF THE WEEK—

https://youtu.be/Gy98ktxUc8g

THE MAID-RITE with A Biker Dude!! Worth riding 200 miles for! The Cedar Falls, Iowa MAID-RITE is not only rocking out their famous sandwich, they are making made from scratch PIES every day!!

I had three slices! Coconut Cream, Fresh Strawberry and for nostalgia Rhubarb! All three were amazing! From the perfect flaky crust to the filling, so tasty!

This location has been open for the last 77 years and owned by the same Family for the last 44 years!! Had a wonderful time with the Owner Penne and her staff, but also with My Mom, My Sister and her Family and my Best Friend Drew and his Wife Angela! Miss you all already!

–BikerDude

Subscribe here to my You Tube Channelyoutube.com/c/ABikerDude

QUOTE OF THE WEEK–“Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”

–Denis Waitley

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VESTAL WATCH COMPANY LAUNCHES A NEW #VESTALVILLAGE PARTY EXPERIENCE ON THE SANDS OF BOLSA CHICA STATE BEACH JUST NORTH OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, SURF CITY USA, CA.

FROM THURSDAY, JUNE 28 TO SUNDAY, JULY 1 AND MARKING ITS 10TH VESTAL VILLAGE TO DATE, VESTAL HOSTED A MULTI-DAY CELEBRATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACH CULTURE AND WELCOMED 1,085 GUESTS DUBBED “VILLAGERS” TO BOLSA CHICA STATE BEACH FOR THE WEEKEND.

THE EXPERIENTIAL EVENT INCLUDED 100 GLAMPING TENTS PARKED JUST MERE STEPS FROM THE WATER, RUSSEL SURFBOARDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL GUESTS TO DEMO, OVER 40 UP AND COMING ARTISTS FROM THE SOCAL AREA AND PERFORMANCES BY WELL KNOW ACTS INCLDUING MICKEY AVALON, THE BLACK LIPS, DEAD SARA AND LOCAL PHENOM GROUP, SPENDTIME PALACE.

It’s Saturday, and Mickey Avalon’s performance just began so surreal as the sun disappeared over the horizon to reveal a deep red, brilliantly lit sunset. The perfect backdrop for the main headliner that night. A night that included girls, girls and more girls plus an unannounced special guest performance by Scott Russo of Unwritten Law performing Mickey’s song, GIRLFRIEND. A day and night filled with entertainment, special moments and surprise performances, and ended with Mickey welcoming the girls crowding the front stage to join him on the main stage for one last song.

100 GIANT GLAMPING TENTS ON THE SAND // were nestled on the beach just mere steps from the ocean.

With special permission by California State Beaches, Vestal celebrated its 10th Vestal Village on the beach by doing something that hasn’t been allowed at any California State Beach in decades. Camping on the beach and on the sand, ocean front. There were 100 large Glamping Tents perfectly constructed over two long days and arranged in a grid pattern. The beach looked awe-inspiring along the ocean front that weekend. Glamping was a hit at Vestal Village and fully booked all weekend by artists and villagers alike.

There were a lot of micro-parties at the village and when they checked in, they found out that Mickey Avalon was their next-door neighbor. The proximity set the stage for good times that weekend.

Gettysburg Bike Week 2018 Starts July 12th–Full Lineup of Entertainment including Jackyl, Lita Ford and Parmalee

Back for its 17th year Gettysburg Bike Week kicks off Thursday, July 12, 2018, and runs through Sunday, July 15 at the Allstar Events Complex in Gettysburg, PA. The entertainment line-up is full of great music, The Wall of Death and Cycle Source Magazine Bike Show

On Thursday night July 12th, country music act Parmalee takes the stage. It took 12 long years of hard work for brothers Matt and Scott Thomas (lead vocals and drums), their cousin Barry Knox (bass) and their best friend Josh McSwain (lead guitar) to achieve breakout success with their platinum-certified, #1 hit single “Carolina” in 2013. From humble beginnings, they now play hundreds of dates each year, on the world’s biggest stages and reside at the top of Billboard’s country chart.

Gettysburg Bike Week is proud to welcome Lita Ford to the Budweiser stage on Friday July 13th. Lead guitarist of the seminal all-girl hard-rock band The Runaways, and known for her blistering guitar and powerful vocals, Lita Ford has been playing her solo brand of heavy rock for over 35 years.

Saturday night will bring Jackyl to the stage with their outrageously entertaining style of rock and roll. Hailing from the great state of Georgia. Jackyl will brings its brand of musical mayhem to Gettysburg Bike Week: Is it hard rock? Heavy metal? Southern rock? It’s all three, so get ready to get down!

In addition to headliners top-flight regional music acts include the Metallica tribute band Fade to Black; acoustic wizards Redemption Road, Tom Senseney, and Acoustic Juice; Marshall’s Highway; Sound of Silence; and child percussion prodigy Avery the Drummer.

And music is just the beginning when it comes to this year’s entertainment.

–Ken Conte

SWEDISH CHOPPERS RULE—Bikes from the annual Swedish Chopper Ride.

–Christer Johansson
King
Sheriff Media Group
Sweden
hamsters666@icloud.com

BRAND NEW SPORTBIKES MAGAZINE--In this issue of SportBikes Inc Magazine…

This is our Annual Ladies Issue of SportBikes Inc. On the cover and featured inside with an exclusive interview is the winner of our 2018 Cover Rider Model Contest, Ms. Keerati Julsophon!

Read the entire issue for FREE online at www.sportbikesincmag.com.

There is no need to log in… Just click the cover on the home page and enjoy SBI in its entirety.

#SBINATION… Ride with us. You know we got it!

ANOTHER TIMELY QUOTE OF THE WEEK–“Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.”

– Bethany Hamilton

LIFESTYLE DEAL OF THE WEEK–
2006 Harley-Davidson XL883 – Sportster 883

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The custom look wouldn’t be complete without a 150mm rear tire. And for the finishing touch, we even gave this ride a sleek two-up seat. Because the only thing better than eating up miles of endless asphalt is sharing the experience.

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Red metallic paint is in excellent condition with only minor scuffs and scratches. Painted H-D Sportster tank graphics. Chrome handlebars have internal wiring, chrome tear drop mirrors and polished levers.

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PASSION BUILT IN STURGIS EXHIBIT–Michael Lichter and Rod Woodruff invite you to the 10th Annual 2018 Motorcycles as Art exhibition at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip titled “Passion Built – Garage to Gallery,” curated by Michael Lichter.

Curated by world-famous photographer Michael Lichter, the 2018 exhibit, “Passion Built – Garage to Gallery” features the work of more than 50 builders and artists who demonstrate incredible passion and have built motorcycles and made art especially for this show. All support themselves by other means, yet they all build professional-quality custom motorcycles outside of a professional workplace.

As a follow up to the 2017 “Old Iron – Young Blood” exhibit, which focused on the work of builders under age 35, this exhibit broadens the diversity of the artists to include those passionate about custom building motorcycles even through retirement.

In addition to the custom motorcycles on display, you’ll have the opportunity to take in multiple artists presenting 2-dimensional art hanging throughout the hall alongside each motorcycle.

The exhibit will also include a Biltwell helmet display with 10 artists each painting one helmet.

The Custom Motorcycle Builders and Artists Scheduled to Present Their Masterpieces at the 2018 Motorcycles as Art Exhibit Are:

Ben Jordan – Waxhaw, NC
Ben Zales – Burbank, CA
Brad Gregory – Glenwood, IA
Brad Richards & Ry Seidler – Milwaukee, WI / Detroit, MI
Bryan Lane – Waxhaw, NC
Bryan Stalcup – Arlington, TX
Bryce Schmidt – Kansas
Carsten Fritzen – Beaufort, SC
Chris Callen – Tarentum, PA
Chris Graves – Milwaukee, WI
Chris Tope – Richardson, TX
Christian Newman – Buffalo, NY
Clinton Wallace – Cleveland, TX
Dan Rogensvoog – Franksville, WI
Eric Stein – Monroe, NC
Gilby Clarke – Sherman Oaks, CA
Jack Deagazio – East Syracuse, NY
Jeff Holt – Orange County, CA
Johnny Humphrey – Terre Hill, PA
John Barwood – Payson, AZ
Justin McNeely – Jackson, MO
Kevin “Teach” Bass – Prior Lake, MN
Mark Shell – Idaho Falls, ID
Marty Davis – Pensacola, FL
Nick Pensabene – Edgewater, FL
Peter Ballard – Barrington, NH
Randall Noldge – Saint Louis, MO
Rick Pew – Fort Lupton, CO
Skeeter Todd – Maryland, NY
Stacy McCleary – Manteca, CA
Steven Bates – Saginaw, TX
Tim Dixon – Ten Mile, TN
Tim Scates – Waller, TX
Ulf Musekamp – Munich, GERMANY
Walker Pew – Frederick, CO
Wayne Burgess – Fenwick, Ontario,
CANADA
Will Thomas – Los Feliz, CA
Xavier Muriel – Round Rock, TX
Graphic Artists presenting works in 2018, including a display of 10 custom painted helmets from exhibition sponsor Biltwell are:

and Custom painted Helmet

Frank Ball Jr. – Los Angeles, CA
Aaron Kruger – Denver, CO 
Ana Vivian – New York, NY 
Anthony Phillip Festa – NY 
Billy spACEy Lyons – Meridian, MS 
Chris Callen – Tarentum, NY 
Christopher Galley – Buffalo, NY 
Dan Venditto – Ephrata, PA 
Genevieve Mariani – Pasadena, CA 
Grail Ogzewalla – Staunton, VA 
Jimmy Frizell – Sussex, NJ 
Ken Carvajal – Lombard, IL 
Ray Drea – Whitefish Bay, WI 
Steve Cabalellero – Carlsbad, CA 
Tyler Nottingham – China Grove, NC 

Thank you to these Motorcycles as Art sponsors:

Avon Tires
Baker Drivetrain
Biltwell, Inc.
Black Rifle Coffee Company
BMW Motorrad
Daily Direct/Haul Bikes
GEICO Motorcycle
Hot Leathers
Indian Motorcycle
J&P Cycles
JM Logistics
Kuryakyn
Mustang Seats
Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys
Roland Sands Designs
S&S Cycle
Sailor Jerry
Twisted Tea
Wrangler

BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY IS STILL WIDE OPEN–During a commercial airline flight an experienced Air Force Pilot was seated next to a young mother with a babe in arms. When the baby began crying during the descent for landing, the mother began nursing the infant as discreetly as possible in limited space

.The U.S. Air Force Officer pretended not to notice anything, and, upon disembarking, he gallantly offered his assistance to help with the various baby-related items.

When the young mother expressed her gratitude, the pilot responded, “that’s a good looking baby, and he sure was hungry!”

Somewhat embarrassed, the mother explained that her pediatrician said that the time spent on her breast would help alleviate the pressure in the baby’s ears.

The Air Force Pilot sadly shook his head, and in true pilot fashion exclaimed, “And all these years, I’ve been chewing gum!”

–Sidehack Jerry

GEORGE CLOONEY INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT--OLBIA, Sardinia — Actor George Clooney slammed his motorbike into an oncoming car that turned suddenly into his lane Tuesday and was thrown several meters (yards) in the air on the Italian island of Sardinia, according to video of the crash.

“He is recovering at his home and will be fine,” Clooney spokesman Stan Rosenfield told The Associated Press in an email.

Surveillance video of the crash, apparently taken by a fixed security video, was obtained late Tuesday by the newspaper Corriere della Sera. It shows a blue Mercedes veering into oncoming traffic apparently to turn into a residential compound near Olbia. The video shows what is reported as Clooney’s scooter crashing into the car while another scooter alongside him manages to veer around it.

Ambulance personnel tend to a man lying on the ground, later identified as actor George Clooney, after being involved in a scooter accident in the near Olbia, on the Sardinia island, Italy, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Actor George Clooney was taken to the hospital in Sardinia on Tuesday and released after being involved in an accident while riding his motor scooter, hospital officials said. “He is recovering at his home and will be fine,” spokesman Stan Rosenfield told The Associated Press in an email.

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press, MSN.COM

–from Rogue

VINTAGE ROAD TOURS NEWS–Bathed by the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka appears to have been designed for
motorcycle tours: a dense and lush greenery, imperial cities, mountains
and idyllic beaches, tea plantations and a gorgeous and wild fauna…

Ride to the most isolated landscapes of the country through big spaces
or sinuous and secret roads – we only offer varied itineraries
that showcases the country’s terrific cultural and natural mosaic.

Whether you’re a hard-bitten biker or a mere beginner,
in a pair or in a group, we have a motorcycle trip in Sri Lanka for every taste!

Photo credits: Eric Corley / Vintage Rides

–Vintage Rides
At Tendance Roadster
(by appointment only)
98 rue Baudin
92300 LEVALLOIS-PERRET
contact@vintagerides.com
+339 70 44 01 30?

A CULTURAL RESPITE–The Chinese Gardens at The Huntington…

–Markus Cuff
Supremely Certified Feature Bike Photographer
Bikernet.com
Cycle Source,
American Iron

ROGUE’S NATURE WARNING FOR SUMMER RIDING–Bear attacks on human are rare, despite what this photo and dramatic news reports say.

Visitors to the backwoods of Alaska are more apt to die from bee stings and snake bites than they are to be mauls by a bear, yet we fear bears more than bees and snakes.

Humans have a primal fear of being eaten by a wild animal, like a bear. This may be an involuntary fear left over from our pioneer days.

Still, anytime we venture into the natural habitat of a wild animal, especially an apex predator, we need to be on alert and avoid any sort of behavior that could provoke an attack…perhaps, riding a bike.

–Rogue
Editorial Director in Charge
Bikernet Baggers

NEW FLASK JERRYCAN PRODUCT–Kool concept, I wonder how much it holds?

–EL WAGGS

VA MEDICAL CENTER NURSE INDICTED– Arraigned for Allegedly Tampering With and Stealing Prescription Opioids

PROVIDENCE – A nurse employed at the Providence VA Medical Center was arraigned and pled not guilty today in U.S. District Court in Providence to a federal grand jury indictment charging him with stealing liquid opioids for his own personal use and replacing them with saline.

Jared Scott, 34, of West Warwick, was indicted on June 28, 2018, on one count each of tampering with consumer products and acquiring a controlled substance by deception and subterfuge.

Scott was released on unsecured bond following his arraignment before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Lincoln D. Almond.

According to information presented to the court, Scott, as a Providence VA Medical Center nurse, had access to vials of liquid opioids for patient use. Scott would access the vials, often for patients that were not his, remove vials of the drug for his own personal use, and leave behind vials filled with saline.

The indictment and arraignment of Jared Scott are announced by United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch; Sean J. Smith, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General; and Jeffrey J. Ebersole, Resident Agent in Charge of the United States Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations.

An indictment is merely an allegation and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Tampering with a consumer product is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 10 years in federal prison, 3 years supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, deception and subterfuge is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 4 years in federal prison, 1 year supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Terrence P. Donnelly.

The matter was investigated by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General and the United States Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations.

–from Rogue

KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–
A while back, when I was considerably younger, I picked up a lovely date at her parents’ home.

I’d scraped together some money to take her to a fancy restaurant.

She ordered the most expensive items on the menu. Shrimp cocktail, Lobster Patron and Champagne.

I asked her, “Does your mother feed you like that when you eat at home?”

“No,” she replied. “but my mother’s not expecting a blow job and a piece of ass tonight.”

I said “Would you care for dessert?”

–Jim W.

SEE SCOTT JACOBS IN DEADWOOD–First, I’d like to welcome all of our new Studio Insiders. This is the first place to find out about New Releases, Sales, Blog-worthy News, Local Events, and more at Jacobs Gallery.

Now that our newcomers have been formally welcomed into the Jacobs Fanily (yes, I said FANily beacuse we consider you part of the family), I’d like to get right to the point of this email.

Most of you probably remember Scott’s 2017 Sturgis painting, “The Riding’s on the Wall”. When this piece came out, it was like a feeding frenzy to collect it.

Everyone was in awe over its nostalgia that it sold out in FIVE days!

Due to popular demand, we’ve come out with a Tin Sign just in time for Summer!

Here’s Scott signing the first Tin fresh out of the box!

Get your signed “Riding’s” Tin TODAY!

RIDING FOR WARRIORS 4th ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE RIDE RAISES MORE THAN $30,000 DOLLARS FOR HOPE FOR THE WARRIORS–
Air Force and Army veterans raises money to support A Warrior’s Wish program for wounded veterans

Photo Caption: (Left to Right): Michael Nehlsen and Jeff Molesko at No Man Left Behind statue at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

 The fourth annual Riding For Warriors recently wrapped its 17-day motorcycle journey raising more than $30,000 for Hope For The Warriors and its A Warrior’s Wish program.

Celebrating 11 years of service, Hope For The Warriors is a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring a sense of self, family, and hope for veterans, service members and military families.

Through its first established program, A Warrior’s Wish, Hope For The Warriors fulfills a desire for a better quality-of-life or supports a quest for gratifying endeavors for those who have sustained physical and psychological wounds in the line of duty.

For the fourth year, the ride was led by Air Force veteran Michael Nehlsen and sponsored by Union, New Jersey-based Hillmann Consulting. Joining Nehlsen again this year on the more than 4,500 mile trip was New Jersey-native and Army veteran, Jeff Molesko.

While in North Carolina, the veterans visited Hope For The Warriors staff at Camp Lejeune and toured the Wounded Warrior Battalion East. In addition, they visited the No Man Left Behind statue to honor those who have served and those that continue to do so by reading names submitted by ride supporters, Hope For The Warriors staff and prior A Warrior’s Wish recipients.

“Over the past four years, Riding For Warriors has been incredibly important to me both personally and professionally,” said Nehlsen. “It has given me, and Hillmann Consulting, the opportunity to be part of the Hope For The Warriors family while making a meaningful contribution to the A Warrior’s Wish program.

“This annual ride has become our way of us saying ‘thank you’ to veterans and honoring the price they have paid for our freedom. I often think of the No Man Left Behind statute and I can only hope that the veterans we have helped through Riding For Warriors know that their service to our country has not gone unnoticed and is greatly appreciated,” added Nehlsen.

In four years, Nehlsen’s annual ride has raised more than $120,000 for A Warrior’s Wish providing wounded veterans with woodworking and farm equipment, family trips, a saw mill, a horse trailer, a bass boat, two road bicycles and more.

“You can always count on veterans continuing to serve their fellow veterans and that’s just what Mike and Jeff continue to do year-after-year,” said Robin Kelleher, co-founder and president of Hope For The Warriors. “They truly understand the sacrifice and service of those who serve in the United States military and believe in the A Warrior’s Wish program and its mission to fulfill wishes for those who have sustained physical and psychological wounds in the line of duty.”

Key sponsors for the Ride For Warriors include: Sal DiLorenzo and Bill Nelson in memory of his fallen fellow Vietnam infantryman John F. Ward.

For more information on Hope For The Warriors or its A Warriors Wish program, visit hopeforthewarriors.org, Facebook or Twitter.

Run For The Warriors has captured the hearts of more than 23,500 since 2010. For more information, visit hopeforthewarriors.org.

THAT’S NOT ALL—Tomorrow we will launch a new SmokeOut 19 report. Then I will surprise Cantina members with the latest Bandit’s Cantina Episode.

We have a couple of cool Bike Features headed your way and a history piece from Tim Remus on Triumphs.

I bought this leather tank bra from Mil Blair. It’s from the ‘20s in Europe. It’s emblazoned with rally badges and awards. Dr. Hamster looked down at them and discovered most were within 20 miles of his home in Germany. Amazing.

Mil is still selling his 1950 Panhead, which was featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post in 1951. It’s an amazing bike. Drop me a line if you’re a serious buyer.

Now, I must dive back into the shop and fire up the welders. I’ve got shit to do.

Ride Free forever,

–Bandit

Hey,

Sturgis is just around the corner. My Indian is leaning toward the gate. It’s the 40th anniversary of the Hamsters and 115th of Harley-Davidson.

I’m reading a book called Save the Cat about writing screenplays. My goal is to finish the one I’m working on before the end of the year. I watched a movie made in New Zealand last night about a girl, with her two little kids, who is caught up in a violent crime investigation, gone wrong. It’s unbelievable. It follows the pattern of about a thousand adventure crime movies. But the actress did a helluva job and it was shot in an quirky fashion.

So, what else? I’m about to head north, before or after Sturgis to pick up the Salt Torpedo. Need to make progress on this puppy this year or die trying. I’m pulling together my Flying Piston sculpture for the builders’ breakfast at the City of Buffalo Chip in South Dakota. It needs to be there on the 5th. I’m burnin’ daylight. 

I quit reading Factfullness. I get it, but every chapter points out that us humans can’t answer his questions any better than a chimpanzee. Gets old. The World is a better place is his bottom-line contention and the population is shifting. He can prove the population will almost double and then stop growing. Not sure doubling is a good thing? He would like industry to start to invest in Africa and Asia, because the potential is larger there. Okay, I get it, let’s move on. Oh, he pointed out that during your 70s you have a 50/50 chance of dying each year. I said I was burning daylight.

Two riders from New Zealand stopped in the headquarters yesterday to bring me a Burt Munro sweatshirt. I left it in New Zealand. I helped them with some of their travel plans and they bought a used Gold Wing. After a trip to Disneyland they are heading to Sturgis.

Let’s hit the news. I need to weld.

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. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board.

MRF REPORTS–Motorcycles, Boats, & Lawnmowers Ask for Help on Ethanol

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, representatives from the marine, motorcycling, and outdoor power equipment gathered on Capitol Hill to discuss concerns over ethanol-blended gasoline and a lack of consumer education and understanding of the risks associated with ethanol.

Hosted by the Congressional Motorcycle and Boating Caucuses, the breakfast briefing featured a panel of industry representatives and welcomed congressional staff and policymakers to learn about the issue from those with direct experience.

Speaking on behalf of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation was Mike Sponseller, an avid motorcyclist, professional racer and part owner of a Washington, D.C. motorcycle shop. Sponseller explained to the audience why higher ethanol blended gasoline is such a concern for riders, showing images of corroded and damaged motorcycle engine parts including fuel injectors, tank liners, fuel lines and even showing a snapshot taken directly from a Harley-Davidson owner’s manual explaining the risks of using E15, E30 and E85.

He outlined riders concerns and the lack of consumer education that currently exists despite these types of fuel being federal prohibited for use in motorcycles. “The problem with E15 isn’t that motorcycles are unreliable, but it creates the perception that they are because of the damage it can cause. When in reality, it’s the fuel that we are being forced to use.”

Panelists agreed, citing their own industry examples of damage, lack of consumer education and misfuelling.

The event also touched on newly introduced legislation, H.R.5855, the Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2018. Authored by Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) and U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fl.), the legislation would require the EPA to revise the labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15 and conduct a consumer education campaign to inform the public about the risks of improper use of E15 and the vehicles and equipment that are prohibited from using E15.

In coordination with the panel, a letter was sent to all Members of the House and Senate signed by the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, the National Marine and Manufacturers Association, the American Highway Users Alliance and others conveying support for the legislation.

More information on the legislation can be found here:https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr5855

NEW DEADBEAT DUFFLE FROM KURYAKYN–A scaled down version of the popular Freeloader Duffle, the Deadbeat shares the same wide roll-top design featuring high-strength hook-&-loop closure that provides added water resistance and easy access to the main storage.

Additional features include multiple MOLLE modular attachment points, large quick-stash pocket, external adjustable bungee storage system for coats, bedrolls or other items, low profile carrying handle and removable shoulder strap for convenience off the bike, and a rain cover for added weather protection.

Pick one up at your local Biker’s Choice Dealer.

FIM plans Moto-e World Cup–Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, better known as FIM, has announced an electric motorcycle racing category, called Moto-e World Cup, for 2019. The governing body has finalized Energica as the official supplier of racing motorcycles for the grid.

The Moto-e World Cup will be a support series, run alongside select MotoGP rounds. While the first few seasons will be run as a one make championship with Energica, it will eventually become an open series allowing other brands to compete. The race bike used by the teams will be a tuned version of Energica Ego.

In its street bike guise, the Ego churns out 145 horsepower with top speed limited to 241kmph. However, considering that the standard Ego weighs over 259 kilograms, it is quite evident that a diet would be in order. As the race will last for up to 10 laps, we can expect the Ego to get smaller and lighter batteries which should contribute towards weight saving.

Dorna, the organizer of MotoGP, is yet to confirm which venues will host the Moto-e World Cup.

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM, International Motorcycling Federation) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 111 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions. The British Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) was one of the founding members.

The FIM is also the first international sporting federation to publish an Environmental Code, in 1994. In 2007, a Commission for Women in Motorcycling was created by the FIM in order to promote the use of powered two-wheelers and the motorcycle sport among women.

Clearly, they have always focused on the future of motorcycles since it was founded in 1904.

–Ujjwal Dey
Supreme Commander
Bikernet New Bureau India
wayfarer@bikernet.com

NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–Meet the new second in command at EPA — Henry Darwin

A former Arizona state official brought to EPA by Scott Pruitt to streamline agency operations got a promotion yesterday in the wake of the embattled administrator’s departure.

Henry Darwin is taking on the duties of deputy administrator at EPA.

Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced Darwin’s move up yesterday in his address to employees. Darwin joined EPA last summer as assistant deputy administrator and chief of operations.

An EPA spokesman told E&E News that while he is serving as acting administrator, Wheeler will be delegating his deputy administrator responsibilities to Darwin.

In his year at EPA, Darwin has been at the forefront of effort framed as making the agency quicker and more effective, measuring its performance with new metrics and instituting the so-called Lean management system. He had done similar work in Arizona as chief of operations for Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and before that as director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).

Pruitt touted Darwin’s reforms at EPA as well as his time at ADEQ in an interview last year with The Daily Signal, the conservative Heritage Foundation’s news organization.

Pruitt said Darwin had told him that ADEQ under his watch had gone from an agency of 700 employees to 350 but was improving its performance and would better tabulate its results. At EPA, Darwin has set up a “dashboard” to measure the agency’s results every day, the former administrator said.

“The Darwin Effect is in full force and we are going to make sure that we achieve accountability,” Pruitt said.

Darwin has been an advocate for bringing the Lean system more into play at EPA, speaking to staff about its benefits over the past year.

“The system at its core is designed to keep small problems from becoming big problems,” Darwin said in one meeting with EPA employees.

By Kevin Bogardus, E&E News reporter

YELVINGTON NEWS–Now expanding our
Front Fork Cartridge Product Line for HD Touring Models 1994 to 2013

We have expanded our current product line of Front End Suspension Kits! Replace your 1994 to 2013 Harley-Davidson Touring front end suspension with our new Suspension Technologies Front Fork Cartridge Kit.

Our cartridge design, allows for superior oil management, improving your ride quality and maximizes handling performance. Your bike will stop better, run through the corners with greater control, and deliver an outstanding ride quality.

Available in 1-inch lower and standard length

Have a newer Harley-Davidson Touring model?

Check out our 2014 to 2018 Front End Suspension Kits, which also are available in 1-inch lower and standard length. Visit our website for more information!

www.yelvingtonusa.com

FROM THE BAD COP FILES–It Looks Like The Cops Did Not Make Enough Money Over the 4th Of July With Their Traffic Stops, So They Are At It Again

STATE BRIEFS
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, 2 other states in speed enforcement task

ATLANTA – Georgia joins Alabama and three other states in a week-long speed enforcement operation beginning today.
“Operation Southern Shield” will run through July 22.

Law enforcement in Georgia and Alabama will join Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina in pulling over drivers who are traveling above legal speed limits on interstates, major highways and local roads.
Col. Mark W. McDonough, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said the focus will be to encourage motorists to slow down. He said they hope the effort will reduce crashes and provide a safer experience for motorists.

–from Rogue

JIMS NEW Axle Installation Guide–
Installation of motorcycles axles has always been problematic.

Trying to align the wheel with other components such as swing arms, caliper brackets, wheel hubs and spacers can be frustrating, especially when trying to do the job alone.

For only $43.50 you can easily eliminate these problems by purchasing the brand new JIMS axle installation guide (Part no.5820). This tool is exclusive to JIMS® and was designed by our talented partner, Hiro Koiso. For more information please contact us at (805) 482-6913, email us at sales@jimsusa.com, or visit www.jimsusa.com.

–Greg Thiessen
JIMS
555 Dawson Drive,
Camarillo, CA 93012
Ph: 805-482-6913
www.jimsusa.com

WILD CUSTOM OF THE WEEK–TMC Dumont sits 36-inch hubless rims either side of a roaring aircraft engine

Impractical? Sure! Vulgar? Most certainly. Unique? In every sense. This staggering custom motorcycle uses the biggest pair of hubless wheels we’ve ever seen, as well as placing the rider astride a snarling, 300-horsepower Rolls-Royce aircraft engine. Live in fear – of corners, if nothing else.

One of the most outrageous custom motorcycles in recent years: the TMC Dumont.

TMC Dumont: does not look practical, but who cares?

TMC Dumont: 300-horsepower Rolls Royce aircraft engine makes a heck of a racket
TMC Dumont: the work of Brazilian former F1 driver Tarso Marques.

The TMC Dumont is the work of Brazilian ex-Formula One driver and champion motorcycle custom builder Tarso Marques. Its name is a tip of the hat to Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, who Brazilians believe got an airplane aloft before America’s Wright Brothers.

Hence the aircraft engine – a monstrous Continental flat six from the Rolls-Royce aircraft company that was lifted from a 60’s-era aircraft and polished within an inch of its life.

Three hundred horsepower (224 kW) is a heck of a lot for a motorcycle, and it’s even madder when you look at the bike’s signature feature: gargantuan, hubless 36-inch wheels that sit high enough to block the rider’s view, and connect to underslung swingarms by the flimsiest of connections.

Here’s a video of this bizarre contraption on the road, in which you can watch the rims flex and wobble at a standstill, without any of those 300 horses wreaking vengeance upon them.

— Loz Blain
news atlas.com

–from Buckshot

METAL BENDING CLASSES–Since you like bending metal so much and made that belt buckle sold in Bikernet store, making pieces for the Sturgis etc – I thought you and your fellow metal-heads would like this man.

Kevin Caron has plenty of free videos on youtube where a complete newbie can learn about metal sculpting. He even has a video for people who ask what is a “collet” what is a “mill”, etc.

On his website he has a range of small and really large metal sculptures which he sells as metal art installations or jewellery, etc.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kevincaron/about

Website: http://www.kevincaron.com

Installed in public or private outdoor locations: http://www.kevincaron.com/installations.html

Artist Kevin Caron has a broad knowledge of and love for tools and processes from many disciplines. He shares tips and tricks about a variety of welding and fabrication tools and techniques. Keep up with the latest by subscribing now! Please note that he is self taught and not a certified welder. If he mentions products, it is because he believes in them.

–Ujjwal Dey
Chief Technical Correspondent
Bikernet New Bureau India
wayfarer@bikernet.com

BROCK’S WHEEL DEAL OF THE WEEK–Brock’s Performance Product, 4064 East Patterson Road, Dayton, OH 45430 | Phone: (937) 912-0054

THIS COULD ALSO APPLY TO SOME BIKES–15 ‘Car Tips’ Every Driver Needs To Know

While driver’s education may teach a person how to drive, it doesn’t teach everything a person needs to know about their car. Here are 15 ‘car hacks’ that all drivers need to know. These things could also help you in the case of an accident or emergency situation!

1. Use A Plunger to Remove Small Dents

Those annoying small dents in the car can amount to thousands of dollars to fix up! But a simple hack that works for most small dents is to use a toilet plunger by placing it over the area of the dent and getting the air pressure tight and giving it a nice little tug. Works for small and medium sized dents most of the time!

2. Know What Your Check Engine Light Means

While it may not always mean you’re going to destroy your car if you continue to drive it, in many cases, the check engine light does indicate a major problem. There’s a new device though that can actually save you thousands of dollars in car repairs. It’s called FIXD and plugs into cars manufactured after 1996. If your “check engine light” comes on it will tell you the exact reason why. This is great because it means that mechanics won’t be able to lie to you in the hopes of taking more of your hard earned money (you’d surprised how many do).
Learn More About FIXD »

3. No Tickets? Get A Lower Auto Insurance Rate

You might think you’re already paying a low auto insurance rate, but recent research shows that only 5% of Americans over the age of 30 are paying less than $50 per month for car insurance. If you’re currently paying more than $50 per month, and have had no accidents or tickets in the past two years, you can probably secure a much lower car insurance rate. The best way to do that is to compare quotes from multiple insurers – let them compete for your business. Check out Best Quotes Auto Insurance. Once you fill out the form on their website they’ll provide you with multiple quotes you can choose from. .

4. Change Your Air Filter Every 6 Months

If you want to help increase your fuel efficiency, make sure you change your air filter every six months or as recommended in your owner’s manual. A lot of people often neglect doing this, and they find that they just aren’t getting the fuel efficiency they were promised by their car manufacturer. This alone can save quite a few hundred dollars yearly.

5. Get A Roadside Emergency Flare

Being stuck on a highway with a puncture or engine problem is most peoples ideas of a bad day. The Haylo Safety flare is something everyone should have with them. Offering the highest level of roadside safety for on-the-road situations and more, it can be used as a road flare and emergency beacon. It’s perfect for emergency use, camping/outdoors, road flares etc.

It’s easy to use: Just press the button and hold to turn on and cycle through the different lighting options. The super bright array can be seen up to 1 mile at night and can also provide additional protection during the day as well. The strong magnetic backing allows the Haylo to adhere to your vehicles hood.
Click Here To Get The Haylo Safety Flare »

6. Keep A Multi-tool In Your Car

For anyone who has ever been involved in a serious car accident, you know just how traumatic it can be. In the United States alone nearly 40,000 people per year are killed in car accidents. That’s why it’s imperative that every American have something like the ‘RoadSide Hero’ in their cars. It has 9-in-1 Multi-Function life saving tools. It can function as a belt/rope cutter, glass breaker, hammer, compass, mounting magnet, strobe/emergency light, powerbank and solar panel. This is the ultimate tool that should be in every vehicle.

7. Free Frozen Locks With Hand Sanitizer

Even if it’s only parked out front, getting from the front door to your car in the middle of a harsh winter can be pretty miserable. It’s worse if you get there only to find the door locks are frozen shut. Hand sanitizer is your key to getting inside. The alcohol works to thaw the ice, so you can hop in and get the heater turned on high.

8. Get a Portable Handheld Car Starter

We have all experienced that moment where you turn the key and nothing happens. Nothing can be more annoying, especially when you are in a rush! Using a portable car starter is far quicker than having to find someone else to help you get the car started and finding jump cables to make it happen.
This portable car starter is the next-generation of rechargeable 4-in-1 multi-function power banks.

It is compact enough to store in a glove box or under a seat when not in use, ensuring that drivers anywhere have a power option to start their vehicle in a number of situations without the need to rely on towing services or the generosity of a jumpstart from a stranger.

9. Use Toothpaste To Clear Cloudy Headlights

After many miles on the road, your car’s headlights are going to get scuffed up and cloudy. It might not majorly affect their performance, but it certainly doesn’t look good. Smear a little bit of toothpaste on a clean rag and start scrubbing the headlights. It contains mild abrasives that can remove a thin layer from the headlight housing and fill in any tiny scratches. Toothpaste is an easy and convenient compound to get your headlights clear again.

10. Transform Night Driving By Using Night Sight Glasses

Did you know that the vast majority of car accidents happen at night and right before dawn? A lot of that has to do with glare and the problems with vision many people experience.

These Night Sight HD glasses promise to reduce night driving glare and eye strain, and dramatically improve seeing at night during snow or rainy conditions. They let you see enhanced colors, are durable, lightweight and fully equipped with polarized lenses. Unlike clip-ons they protect your eyes from all sides, and you just slide them over your existing pair, if you wear glasses.

11. Fill Window Damage With Nail Polish

Small stones and other road debris can leave chips and cracks in your car’s windows. Oftentimes a crack can grow, meaning you need to shell out for an expensive window replacement.

Try filling in window damage with (clear) nail polish. Carefully apply a thin layer to the damaged area. When it dries, it will be almost completely invisible, and might even help prevent a crack from growing. The money you’ll save against a whole new window is worth it, but use this advice with caution.

12. Extend Your Car Warranty

While most manufacturers offer factory warranty coverage on new vehicles, they typically expire within 3 years or after 36,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Has your car’s auto warranty expired? Purchasing extended auto coverage offers the same peace of mind as a no-cost factory plan without the restrictions. That means if your car breaks down, malfunctions or requires a replacement component, you could enjoy huge savings on repair costs without the new car price tag.

Make sure you shop around for rates on this.

13. Know When Your Oil Needs Changing

This is an obvious one that every car owner should know. While the rule of thumb used to be every three months or around 5,000 miles, that’s no longer true for all new cars.

Read your manual to know when your vehicle’s oil change is due, we recommend setting the date on your calendar. If you’re not sure when you should change your oil, some signs to look for are if your oil looks black & gritty, your engine sounds louder than usual, or you notice the oil level drops.

Some newer luxury models will also provide you with an alert when you need to change your oil.

14. Turn Your Smartphone Into A Heads Up Display

If you never used a heads up display before then that means you are bound to look down to your phone once in a while if it isn’t properly placed.

This brilliant new device turns your smartphone into a heads up display for your car. It’s called VIZR. All you have to do is take it out of the box and place it on your dash, place your smartphone on top of it and let it do all the navigating while you drive. It’s a transparent display that works in any weather, day or night.

It also fits any smartphone no matter the size, and it’s slip resistant. Best of all, there are tons of apps available that you can use to see traffic conditions, a speedometer, street maps & much more. You can use it in any car – it has an ultra-grip mat that leaves no messy residue on the dash.

15. Park Your Car Facing East to Defrost Windscreen in the Morning.

Although it seems simple you can save some considerable time in the morning. If you live in a place where frost is a big problem on winter mornings and leave your car parked outside then this is for you.

Whenever you can make sure you park your car facing east. As the sun rises in the east you’re using the suns warmth to defrost the ice on your windscreen rather than you having to stay outside in the cold and scrape it off yourself.

With this trick you should be able to use your windscreen wipers to do the not so heavy lifting for you. Who doesn’t want a little bit of added comfort on a cold winters morning?

–Lifed.com
–from Sarge

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NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON COOLING VESTS: BEAT THE HEAT & KEEP COOL ON THE ROAD

With the help of Harley-Davidson’s Cooling Vests, any rider can beat the heat and keep cool.

Made with HyperKewl™ lining, the Women’s Cooling Vest (P/N 97076-15VW, $60*) and Men’s Cooling Vest (P/N 98215-18VM, $60*) work by absorbing water after a quick one to two minute soak. The vests then slowly evaporate to cool the core and back for up to three hours on the road. Stretch panels and a snug fit let this lightweight vest fit perfectly under a riding jacket. Plus, it can be re-hydrated up to 100 times.

Take it down another level of chill with the Men’s Dual Cool Cooling Vest and Cooling Kit (P/N 98186-17VM, $199*). Featuring the same cooling effect and HyperKewl™ lining as the Women’s and Men’s Cooling Vests, this product steps it up a notch for a greater cooling effect.

With removable inserts that activate in just 45 minutes after being in a fridge, freezer, or cooler with ice water, the cooling effect doubles. Slide the inserts into the interior pockets of the vest, and it’s ready to go. The kit includes four cool packs that can be reused up to 1,000 times and a thermal tote bag designed to fit into saddlebags for easy storage.

Harley-Davidson Riding Gear & Apparel is available at more than 750 authorized retail locations in the United States and online.

NEW HOG BOOSTER PORTABLE BATTERY PACK: BOOST A BATTERY BACK TO LIFE

Motorcyclists can easily bring their batteries back to life with Harley-Davidson’s new HOG Booster Portable Battery Pack (P/N 66000130, $129.95). Small enough to fit right in a saddlebag or backpack, this 1000-amp pack can boost a battery back to life in a matter of seconds.

This pack is a simple fix for a weak battery. With the help of high quality alligator clamps and spark proof and reverse polarity connections, this product protects from damaging the bike’s electrical system.

The battery easily recharges from a wall outlet with a cell phone’s charging cube, from a computer’s USB port or from a 12V power outlet. Plus, as an added bonus, it even has the ability to power and charge USB devices like cell phones and cameras.

A 100-lumen flashlight with high, low and strobing SOS modes comes in handy on the pack when a light source is needed. The kit includes a HOG booster unit, 12/V cigarette lighter adapter, a USB charging cord and a storage bag.

Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Parts and Accessories are available at more than 750 authorized retail locations in the United States and online. To request a Parts & Accessories catalog, visit www.h-d.com/catalogs.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK–
“If you do not love yourself totally, wholly, and fully, somewhere along the way you learned not to. You can unlearn it. Start being kind to yourself now.”

—LOUISE HAY

CRANK AND STROKER DEAL OF THE WEEK–Free T-shirt and Free Shipping Extended!

Any purchase over $20 dollars recieved a Free T- Shirt and Free Shipping.

Dont miss this killer deal and grab some tees or gear today!

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CHOW HALL OF THE WEEK–LEGENDARY BRISKET!! Insane Porchetta!! Chicago Culinary Kitchen!! The Dynamic Husband and Wife duo of Greg and Kristina Gaardbo have created a BBQ and Craft beer Mecca! Greg is an amazing and award winning Pit Master and Kristina is a Graduate from the World Brewing Academy, she knows more about beer then anyone I have ever met!

You no longer have to go to Texas to get Real Texas style BBQ, it is right here in Palatine, IL and their Craft Beer selection will blow your mind! Get here now!

They are open on Saturday and Sunday 11:00am-2:30pm unless they sell out which they do everyday they are open!

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE AND PROGRESSIVE MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE PARTNER ON NATIONAL DISPLAY & TEST RIDE TOUR–Indian’s Cruisers, Baggers & Touring Models Go Coast-to-Coast to Reach Riders
at Events & Dealerships Across the Country

Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company founded in 1901, and Progressive Motorcycle Insurance, the leading provider in motorcycle insurance, today announced a collaboration to showcase Indian’s 2018 model lineup.

The Indian Motorcycle Demo Tour, sponsored by Progressive Motorcycle Insurance, will travel to key events and dealerships around the country to provide riders the opportunity to test ride Indian motorcycles. The demo tour visits nearly every Indian Motorcycle dealership in the calendar year, along with 18 of the major motorcycle rallies in the U.S. Demo rides are free of charge and riders can ride as many models as many times as desired.

Indian Motorcycle on Tour is a traveling display that showcases select models at various motorcycle and lifestyle events, including boat shows, air shows, festivals and more. It allows the brands to connect with both existing and new riders in a very grassroots and approachable manner.

“We’re excited to be collaborating with Progressive on our display and demo tour,” said Reid Wilson, Senior Director of Marketing and Product Development, Indian Motorcycle. “Our newly-forged relationship creates a unique opportunity for riders to engage with both brands, and not only test ride any of our 2018 models, but also learn more about Progressive’s robust coverage options.”

“As America’s #1 motorcycle insurance company, we understand the passion of the motorcycle community and its incredible excitement around the return of Indian Motorcycle over the last several years,” said Eric Doubler, Progressive’s Recreational Vehicle Business Leader. “Teaming up with Indian provides Progressive a unique platform to engage with riders across the country passionate about Indian Motorcycle and eager to check out its 2018 lineup.”

To learn more about the Indian Motorcycle demo tour and its test ride schedule, visit IndianMotorcycle.com. To stay up to date with the latest news and events from Indian Motorcycle follow along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For information on Progressive Motorcycle Insurance, visit Progressive.com/Motorcycle.

TESLA SAYS NO TO ELECTRIC BIKES— Elon Musk says no to electric bikes, Says they are unsafe

Tesla, the company that changed the electric vehicle scene across the globe doesn’t plan to get into the growing e-bike business.

This news was confirmed by Tesla boss, Elon Musk, at the firm’s 2018 shareholder meeting. One of the audience member asked if Tesla ever thought of about going into the motorcycle business.

“I actually used to ride motorcycles when I was kid, dirt-biking for like eight years or something. Then I had a road bike until I was 17, and was almost killed by a truck. So we’re not going to do motorcycles,” replied Elon Musk.

It’s clear that Musk was talking about the safety aspect of motorcycles. Two-wheelers are more prone to accidents as compared to four-wheels due to lack of physical structure around the rider and the bike.

It would have been super interesting to see Tesla made e-bikes, considering the fact that it will look cool and will have a good charging support, especially in the developed markets.

Of course all the start-up companies trying to sell electric motorcycles in USA and Europe won’t be complaining – Elon Musk with his ability to always get investors with deep pockets for completely unheard of business ideas would have been a huge rival competitor for an existing thriving business concept of electric two-wheelers.

–Ujjwal Dey
Chief Tech Wizard
Bikernet News Desk India
wayfarer@bikernet.com

TELLURIDE Festival of Cars and Colors September 29 & 30, 2018– 4th Annual Golf Course Concours in the beautiful San Juan Mountains of Telluride, Colorado!

–Sam Burns

FUEL CLEVELAND–My good friend Carlos Amador of Daily Driver Choppers LLC is an invited builder to Fuel Cleveland.

This year has been a roller coaster and he is making his way. His build backed out about halfway through and he had to regroup for the show. Carlos made arrangement to show his bike Ringmaster and was stoked and ready for the show.

A couple of weeks ago I get notified that Carlos had a stroke. Over the last couple of weeks he has had tests and is set for heart surgery.

Back to Fuel Cleveland, his doctor cleared him for travel. He is doing well and getting better everyday, in-fact he was back on his bike this weekend. Amazing man and he is making a great recovery.

If everything goes to plan I will drive with Carlos to Fuel Cleveland and share the adventure. Bringing coverage of Fuel Cleveland to Bikernet.

–David “Dangerous Dave” Campbell
Bikernet Event and Girl of Bikernet Photographer
Earl’s Garage – Motorcycle, Hotrod, and Event Photography
www.earlsgarage.co

WISCONSIN ATTACKS BIKERNET—Beware of this if you have a business crossing state lines. The attack on internet businesses is coming. South Dakota passed a state sales tax to be applied to businesses selling to folks in SD. This is likely to spread as a measure to raise money for state governments.

In 2012 Wisconsin passed an income tax law to raise funds from mail order businesses, publishers or internet publishers. They waited for five years then started to send us nasty letters. We tried to comply, but they wouldn’t have it.

We had to find an accounting firm in Wisconsin. That didn’t help and we found a consultant and paid him to find out the deal. He couldn’t help much and the accounting firm offered to file for six years– $400 a year, but the consultant said we only owed as little as $50 a year, so I reached out to my local accountant.

He reached out to Wisconsin and with the help of the tax agency filled out one year’s return. We didn’t own anything, zero. We have currently,filled out the forms for two years and we still don’t owe anything. My accountant has submitted the forms and is waiting for their response.

And you don’t think we should be involved in our governments. –Bandit

BIKE SHOWS CELEBRITY–Cross-country adventure rider, racer and Columnist for Motorcyclist, Tiffani Burkett hosted the Adventure Out Space in Cleveland and Washington, D.C. at the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows (IMS).

HANG ON FOR MORE MOONEYES ACTION!–13th Annual Motorcycle Swap Meet & Hot Summer Cruise
Date: September 9 (Sunday) 2018
9:00am ~ 15:00pm Rain or Shine
Location: Odaiba, Tokyo Aomi Parking

Swap Meet: Swap meet type Event that Motorcycle shop and individuals exhibit and sale Motorcycle parts.

Admission Fee: 1,000Yen (Under 12years old is FREE)

When it comes to Summer of Odaiba, it is Motorcycle Swap Meet!

There will be many Special Prices, rare items at this swap meet with many booths! You may find the Motorcycle parts you were looking for!!

At the end of summer, on your way of touring, visit to Good Location Odaiba.

Moreover, continued from last year, at the same location there will be HOT ROD & CUSTOM Car Only Morning Cruise ” HOT SUMMER CRUISE”! If you are Owner of that valid car let’s participate!

ARTICLE TEASE, COMING SOON TO BIKERNET–I recently wrote an article for Car Craft that is getting a great response.

It was a nostalgic piece looking back at a car event.

It got me thinking, I have a great story about one crazy night after work in 1981. We all had badass bikes and cars. On Friday nights after work we would hang out in the parking lot of a local shopping center and “release the tension” of the week.

But there was one night where it all went sideways. It was one of those once in a lifetime crazy nights when all kinds of things happened at the same time. From a guy crashing a Triumph Bonneville into the wall of the shopping center, to an incident of bike dragging (not a race), to an almost ass whooping, to little kids smashing a big window of the shopping center, to several people going to the hospital.

I think Bikernet would be the best place for it.

–JoAnn

www.crazyhorsepainting.com

Sounds perfect to me.–Bandit

VA BURIAL BENEFITS–National Cemetery Administration

Veterans’ Burial benefits available include a gravesite in any of our 136 national cemeteries with available space, opening and closing of the grave, perpetual care, a Government headstone or marker, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate, at no cost to the family.

Some Veterans may also be eligible for Burial Allowances. Cremated remains are buried or inurned in national cemeteries in the same manner and with the same honors as casketed remains.

Burial benefits available for spouses and dependents buried in a national cemetery include burial with the Veteran, perpetual care, and the spouse or dependents name and date of birth and death will be inscribed on the Veteran’s headstone, at no cost to the family. Eligible spouses and dependents may be buried, even if they predecease the Veteran.

The Veterans family should make funeral or cremation arrangements with a funeral provider or cremation office. Any item or service obtained from a funeral home or cremation office will be at the family’s expense.

–from Rogue
Extremely Powerful Editor in Chief

New BANDIT’S CANTINA Reader Comment!–QUESTIONING SUNDAY POST for July 15, 2018

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13704

Ah yes! The power of positive thinking! And being lucky enough to enjoy the company of a fine Redhead, who actually may seem to give a shit about you. Life IS good.

— Pauly D.
pdispensa@plrb.org
Chicago, IL

Yep, amazing. Couldn’t be much better for an old grubby biker. As long as I don’t run out of welding rod again.–Bandit

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Ink Mayhem is Coming to Vegas BikeFest–
Don’t miss Ink Mayhem in the Grand Ballroom at the Golden Nugget all four days of Vegas BikeFest.

Free admission with BikeFest wristband!

Grab your passes at the super early bird price today!
Registration will increase Aug. 1st.

The Baddest Bagger Bike Show returns to Vegas BikeFest!
Check out the bikes at Rally Central in front of the stage on
Saturday, October 13 from 11am – 5pm.
Register today to enter your bike*!

Check out the categories that will be on display
Stock Class: Up to 23″ Front Wheel
Modified Class: Up to 26″ Front Wheel
Radical Class: Up to 30″ Front Wheel
Pro Class: 32″ and up Front Wheel (Professional Builders Only)

*Free for Party, Ultimate, and VIP registrants. $25 for non-registrants

Register today for your chance to win any of the remaining prizes.
Check our social media pages to see if you’ve won!

NEED A LIGHT BREATHEABLE VEST FOR THE SUMMER—A vest with class and toughness, built out of ballistic nylon with leather trim.

Check out the 5-Ball Pit Crew light vest offering with two gun pockets and a media sleeve. We will ship it out with a sign book about the future of motorcycling by K. Randall Ball.

–Bandit

BRAND New Bikernet TRIKES Reader Comment!–Iron Horse Trikes TV Concept Bike

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

I just bought one of these! Well built, lots of fun! I was told that it weighed a little more than a Corvette.

Mine has a brand new chromed
out crate 350 4-bolt main that sounds as good as it looks. I would like
to redesign my gauges though. I can barely see my speedo and tach. Let me know if you have any notions?

–Curtis
csanderson1974@yahoo.com
Hot Springs, AR

I’m sure an online search will find anything you need, maybe on hot rod sites.–Bandit

KICKSTARTER OF THE WEEK–
I want to let you know that Domio Pro will be hosting a Kickstarter live stream on July 23 at 12 p.m. EST. Domio Pro is a smart wearable device that mounts to any helmet, transforming it into an incredible audio and communication system.

This would be a great opportunity for you to see the new product and ask questions for the team in real time. Follow this link to learn more about the live stream and check out the campaign at Kickstarter.com.

If you have any questions please let me know. We hope you’ll join us on July 23.

–Paxton

MEETING OF THE MINDS COMING–Nine nuts & bolts workshops. A battery of speakers on a wide range of topics emphasizing motorcycling rights history, unity, working with non-traditional resources, and looking to the future of motorcycling and motorcyclists rights. Plus, over 30 years of bringing leaders and great minds together for a common purpose – promoting & protecting the rights of all motorcyclists — that’s the Meeting of the Minds!

Whether you’re a veteran attendee or this is your first time, you’ll be blown away by what the Motorcycle Riders Foundation brings to the table. Promoting & protecting the rights of motorcyclists is what the MRF is all about. However, the Meeting of the Minds is more than meetings. It’s about bringing old friends together, meeting new friends and giving you tools to take home to your SMRO to help protect your right to ride.

The Meeting of the Minds is about building networks of freedom fighters to help quell the never ending onslaught of motorcycling detractors. Rooms are still available, but the hotel is filling up. While this is still fresh in your mind, log on, register and get ready to be enlightened, educated, challenged, provoked, and even entertained. The 2018 Meeting of the Minds is a motorcycling event you don’t want to miss.

Register Online: Meeting of the Minds 2018

Register by Phone: 202-546-0983

Register by mail: MOTM 2018 Flyer

See you in Denver!

–Fred Harrell

Director of Conferences & Events

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation

RumbleOn to Sponsor 78th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally–
RumbleOn to act as the exclusive online pre-owned motorcycle company sponsor at the annual rally

RumbleOn is pleased to serve as the exclusive online pre-owned motorcycle company sponsor for the 78th annual Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally on Aug. 3-12, 2018. This partnership will continue for the next three years at the rally held in Sturgis, S.D.

RumbleOn will also have an onsite presence during the rally at the corner of 6th and Lazelle St. where guests have the opportunity to partake in motorcycle appraisals, receive immediate cash offers and shop RumbleOn’s inventory of over 1,000 bikes.

“When people think about rallies, they think about Sturgis. This is such a highly respected event in the motorcycle community and we’re here for the first-time rider, to the person who has been here for decades and anyone in between. While at Sturgis we want to share that age and experience don’t matter, but love for the open road does,” said Marshall Chesrown, CEO of RumbleOn.

RumbleOn aims to transform the way pre-owned vehicles are bought and sold by providing users with the most efficient, timely, transparent and trustworthy transaction experience. To accomplish this feat, RumbleOn utilizes an e-commerce platform where consumers and dealers can buy, sell, trade and finance pre-owned motorcycles 100 percent online.

“Every year brings change, but the heart of the rally is always here. RumbleOn is shaking things up this year by ensuring that the buying and selling of motorcycles is easier and more accessible than ever, giving everyone a chance at the bike of their dreams,” said Lance Scherer, Sponsorship Coordinator, Sturgis Rally and Events. “Their presence here is about improving the festival for everyone, not a select few of the most seasoned riders.”

For more information visit www.rumbleon.com and RumbleOn Events.

New TECH Bikernet Reader Comment!–
Stiffey Installation from Rivera-Primo

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=10761

I just added the “Stiffey” to my 2005 Ultra Classic, I do like them as far as the handling but the vibration is quite noticeable, has anyone come up with a idea to lessen the vibration? I was hoping someone has tried a different material spacer? Any Ideas?

— John
johnfire@msn.com
Spring lake, MI

I’ll bet you’re referring to the STIFFEY SWINGARM STIFFENER KIT. FITS
RUBBER MOUNT MODELS 1980-2008? If so, I do not have any immediate plans to
resurrect these, maybe in the future when I have money!

–Ben Kudon
American Prime

BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT HIGHFALUTING WORD OF THE DAY–
hoity-toity

adjective
1.
assuming airs; pretentious; haughty.
2.
giddy; flighty.

Always crowing about their kid with the straight A’s at that hoity-toity school.

The adjective hoity-toity now means “pretentious, haughty”; formerly it meant “frivolous, giddy.” The phrase is probably an alteration and reduplication of hoit, an obsolete verb of obscure origin meaning “to romp, play the fool.” Hoit may also be the source of or akin to hoyden “boisterous, carefree girl, tomboy,” possibly a borrowing from Dutch heiden “rustic, uncivilized person.” Hoity-toity entered English in the 17th century.

ANOTHER QUOTE OF THE WEEK–
ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT PROFILING IS ONLY APPLIED TO BLACK PEOPLE HAS NEVER BEEN A BIKER

–Rogue

NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–Activists claim Trump & Putin ‘climate villains’ who are ‘colluding to destroy our planet’s climate system’

Climate activists see climate treason: “The world’s increasingly desperate effort to preserve a livable climate just took another hit, now that the two biggest climate villains — Putin and Trump — have clearly teamed up.”

The uproar over President Donald Trump’s summit in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended into the climate change debate.

Climate activist Eric Holthaus is warning the world that “the Trump-Putin alliance as a deliberate attempt to delay action on climate change.” In a July 16 article at Grist, Holthaus declared that President and Trump and Putin were “colluding to destroy our planet’s climate system.”

“Trump and Putin are clearly in cahoots — over propping up fossil fuels,” he wrote, adding, “the quicker we resolve to move away from our dependence on fossil fuels, the quicker Putin and Trump will become powerless.”

Climate activist Joe Romm, a former Clinton Administration official, declared of the Trump/Putin summit the “world’s biggest climate villains team up to do more damage to the environment.”

“If Putin keeps swaying elections toward pro-pollution populists in America and Europe, climate action is doomed,” Romm wrote on July 16.

Romm summed up the summit this way: “The world’s increasingly desperate effort to preserve a livable climate just took another hit, now that the two biggest climate villains — Putin and Trump — have clearly teamed up.”

To Romm, President Trump pulling out of the UN Paris climate pact is evidence that Trump is colluding with Putin. “Putin has never liked the Paris deal because it means a large fraction of Russia’s fossil fuel reserves would remain in the ground, unable to provide vast revenue for him and the Kremlin,” Romm wrote.

“Trump could and did announce last June his intention to unilaterally pull this country out of the Paris agreement,” Romm wrote. “Trump himself came out of the Helsinki summit downplaying the impact of global warming more than usual,” Romm added.

At least Trump and Putin are up front in their disdain for climate stupidity. Other world leaders don’t have the guts to break ranks with the global scammers. Instead, they fly all over the world to climate change summit meetings spewing CO2 as they go.—Climate Depot reader

WOW, Incredible stuff—I often don’t know which way to turn. I’m trying to find balance. Of course that’s what I want from the government, balance.

I run a lot of reports about Climate Change and the bullshit side of it. But nobody responds. Sometimes I think folks think we’re all guilty, so why fight back. Maybe city dwellers look at the traffic in horror and think most of the cars need to leave anyway.

I’ve worked for years with groups like the MRF and recently with Fred Harrell who has fought for our rights all his life. Also recently I was working with John Paliwoda, the boss of the California Motorcycle Dealers association. We’ve tried to muster the industry. Some guys have worked with the MIC, but that didn’t work. Most of the industry is either too busy or they join the AMA and the MIC and hope they can fix something.

One thing is for sure. Times are changing, and we can’t just sit back and let them change. We know what they are planning in California, and it isn’t fun. I have a plan and will keep plugging away. Remember, we can’t stop or ever give up. 

Ride Free Forever,

–Bandit

Hey,

This is looking good on all fronts. Brothers are heading to Sturgis next week. We shipped my metal art sculpture to the Buffalo Chip a couple of days ago. I will report next week. I’m also going to report on my effort for the Wilmington Waterfront. I know it’s not about motorcycles, but it was created by a Grubby Biker and needs to be documented.

Hell, It might turn into something spectacular in the future. The redhead sold my 5-Ball Racing van out from under me this week. I’m without a 4-wheeled vehicle and looking. Was convinced to look for a Sprinter, but now I’m also looking at Transit vans. I like Fords and American Made.

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. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board.

The Ultimate Poach Camping App– Motorcycle vagabonding in the United States usually involves some camping, occasional couch surfing and a few cheap motels.

The camping stuff divides between authorized and unauthorized campsites. Unauthorized means poach-camping. Stealth camping. Finding someplace to pull off the road for the night where nobody is likely bother you, and hopefully also in an open-enough space so as to also be bothered too much by insects. Hard to find camping spots that are both open and hidden.

“This app (onX Hunt, illustrated at left) is the ultimate tool for poach campers, and this story is all about poach-camping, which you need to know is illegal and scary. Just how scary and how illegal depends on the site’s particulars, some of which you can see directly, and some you can only see via this app.”

Aero Design and Mfg. Co. Inc.
8 S 18th Ave W
Duluth, MN 55806
http://www.aerostich.com/

SOON TO BE FEATURED IN CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE–Cycle Source musta missed my 1st email on this. Never heard a word… after a prompting by Anthony I sent it again & they said an enthusiastic YES. Winner in its class at Born Free.

–Markus Cuff
Officially Certified Feature Photographer
Bikernet.com™
Cycle Source
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BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–Racing Sculpture of a Lifetime

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=8825

I won this at Smokeout 12 .Wonder what it is worth now-a-days.

–Tom Whitfield
Chapel hill, NC

Very cool, we are about to feature the original world’s fastest Indian with a batch of history from New Zealand.

–Bandit

LATEST FROM VINTAGE RIDES–
In 2019 this women-only trip becomes a true event, accessible to all, in South Thailand. Ten teams of two women in semi-autonomy will be able to test their sense of directions, their listening and communication skills, but most importantly, their determination.

You can expect challenges (not only related to motorbikes), an itinerary full of surprises with diverse stages and plenty of space for discovery and exchange.

But in the end, the values that we place at the core of this project are cooperation and solidarity : each team will support the charity of their choice.

Departure in March 2019

Photo credits: Elisabeth Fieujean / Josh Rhodes / François Combes / Vintage Rides

–Vintage Rides
At Tendance Roadster
(only by appointment)
98 rue Baudin
92300 LEVALLOIS-PERRET
contact@vintagerides.com
+339 70 44 01 30?

 NEW FROM LAW TIGER–The 5 Best Rides In Sturgis

Planning your itinerary for the 78th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally? Whether you’re a first-time participant or attend the rally annually, be sure to include these top 5 Sturgis rides to make your trip truly unforgettable.

With the 78th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally just around the corner, it’s time to start planning your itinerary for this monumental event. With more than 376,000 riders expected to attend this year’s rally, you’ll likely want to plan strategically in order to see the sights, and experience the best rides.

Regardless if you make these South Dakotan festivities an annual event, or if this is your first time experiencing the celebration, be sure to include the following five rides at the 2018 Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Know before you go

Many of the attractions listed on this page are part of the National Park system. Individual entrance fees apply for each National Park site, and depending on how many National Parks you plan to tour, you can save money by purchasing the America the Beautiful Annual Access Pass. In addition to the several National Parks en-route-to and around Sturgis, the Access Pass permits you year-long entry into any National Park in the U.S.

*Please note that current US Military and their dependents can obtain free annual National Park passes with up to date photo identification.

Perks: As one of the most famous National Parks in the United States, Mount Rushmore affords an up-close-and-personal look at the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Nestled in the heart of the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore was carved by the esteemed sculptor Gutzon Borglum in 1925.

Debrief: While credit of this impeccable monument can (and should) be given to the dozens of workers who meticulously chipped away at the sculptures, this astonishing mountainside wouldn’t exist if not for the imagination of Doane Robinson, the “Father of Mount Rushmore.” It was Robinson who invited renowned sculptor Borglum to invest in the project in August of 1924. Despite Robinson’s “fathering” of the mountain, however, this four-faced marvel is actually named after the renowned New York lawyer, Charles Edward Rushmore, who represented the first group of esteemed men to find tin in the Etta mine of the Black Hills. Awestruck by the majesticness of the large granite mountain, Rushmore decidingly deemed the landmark “Rushmore Peak” in 1885.

Fun Fact: Once appointed to the project, sculptor Borglum worked diligently with the intent to make Mount Rushmore the “Shrine of Democracy.” While Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson were shoe-ins for the memorial, there was much debate over whether the fourth bust should be that of Thomas Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson. Ultimately, Roosevelt’s conservation efforts and involvement in the construction of the Panama Canal outweighed Wilson’s leadership efforts during World War I.

Fees: Motorcycles are charged $10 per vehicle. Active Duty Military can enter the Park for free.

Perks: Despite the awe and perplexity of Mount Rushmore, you’re sure to find yourself again amazed by the magnificence of Crazy Horse. After nearly seven decades of construction, Crazy Horse is relentless in its mission of becoming the world’s largest sculpture of a Lakota tribe leader.

Debrief : A member of the Teton Sioux tribe, Crazy Horse was presumably born in 1843 on Rapid Creek, nearly 40 miles southeast of Sturgis. Originally called “Curly” for his wavy hair, it wasn’t until he proved himself in battle that Crazy Horse earned the namesake of his father, Tasunka Witco, the original “Crazy Horse.” Once old enough to focus on the rites of passage for a Lakota warrior, Crazy Horse became the epitome of bravery and power amongst the Lakota people.

In 1876, Crazy Horse lead a battle against Sargent Custer’s Seventh U.S. Cavalry battalion. Though 32 of Crazy Horse’s fighters were killed in the fight, Custer, along with nine of his officers and 280 enlisted military men ultimately perished in the event. It wasn’t until 1877 that Crazy Horse approached the U.S. Military at Fort Robinson with a flag of truce. However, due to a misunderstanding in translation, Crazy Horse was fatally wounded by an Indian infantry guard.

Today, the memorial features Crazy Horse pointing forward, which represents his response to the Cavalry man who asked him,”Where are your lands now?” His left hand pointing forward is indicative of his response: “My lands are where my dead lie buried.”

Fun fact: Crazy Horse Memorial was under construction for more than 67 years and today, stands at a staggering 6,532-feet-tall. As the 27th highest mountain in South Dakota, Crazy Horse was sculpted with the intent of preserving and protecting the tradition and heritage of the North American Indians. You can learn more about the South Dakota Indian Tribes here.

Fees: Unlike the $30.00 per four-axle car, motorcyclists visiting Crazy Horse Memorial are only charged $7.00 per rider. See the Crazy Horse Memorial web page for more entrance information.

Perks: Located just 67 miles south of Sturgis lies Custer State Park, an expansive 71,000-acre haven in the heart of the Black Hills. Known for abundant wildlife and endless adventure, visitors of Custer State Park have the freedom to camp, hike, bike, swim, fish, and relax in some of South Dakota’s most pristine terrain.

Debrief: Deriving its namesake from George Armstrong Custer, who discovered gold in the region in 1874, Custer State Park encopasses 114 square miles of southwestern South Dakota. Spanning across expansive prairies and staggering mountain ranges, Custer State Park is one of the largest in the continental U.S.

Fun fact: During your ride, keep an eye out for one of the nation’s largest free-range bison herds; with over 1,500 bison in the group, it shouldn’t be hard to miss. Be sure to also look for pronghorn, deer, elk, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, wild burros, eagles, and turkeys. If you’re lucky, you might even catch sight of the illusive mountain lion, coyote pack, or Great Horned Owl.

*Note: Though rich with wildlife, Custer State Park has very strict hunting seasons. There is NO hunting of any sort during the dates of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Fees: $10 per motorcycle

Perks: One of the most famous National Scenic Byways, Needles Highway showcases just over 14 miles of South Dakota’s spectacular roadways. Staggering granite towers, looming tunnels, and tight, winding turns make Needles Highway ideal for riders looking to explore the wild territory around Sturgis.

Debrief: Also known as South Dakota’s Highway 87, Needles Highway winds through the heart of the Black Hills. As one of the most recommended routes through Custer State Park, this picturesque roadway stunned doubtful critics when it was completed in 1922.

Fun fact: Several uncertain evaluators deemed the construction of Needles Highway “impossible.” Yet, nearly a century after the project’s completion, Needles continues to be one of South Dakota’s greatest attractions for riders.

Fees: As mentioned above, there is a $10 fee per bike entering Custer State Park.

Perks: Known as one of the coolest rides around Sturgis, the Canyon Ride cuts into some of the greatest scenery in South Dakota. Winding around Spearfish Canyon, Boulder Canyon, and Vanocker Canyon, this motorcycle ride is the ultimate reprieve from the hustle and bustle of the Sturgis rally. Soak in Spearfish Canyon’s 19-miles of cool mist and bask in Boulder Canyon’s sights all the way from Sturgis to Deadwood. For riders looking to go the extra mile, Vanocker Canyon winds through the heart of Nemo and back to Deadwood.

Debrief: Commonly known as the “Northern Hills Ride,” the Canyon Ride offers a unique type of topographical diversity: in just 2.5 hours, this 100-mile-long loop begins on west Main Street in Sturgis. Following Main Street (Highway 14), you’ll soon come through Boulder Canyon to the town of Deadwood. Once in Deadwood, go north on Highway 85 to I90 until you reach Exit 14 toward Spearfish. Follow Highway 14A to Cheyenne Crossing to experience the beauty of Spearfish Canyon and head east on Highway 385 through Vanocker Canyon to downtown Sturgis.

Fun Fact: Though the Canyon Ride showcases just three picturesque canyons, riders should prepare for the 600 curves that wind through this jaw-dropping terrain.

Fees: Free!

–Law Tigers

EXPERIENCED WINE TASTER NEEDED–At a wine merchant’s warehouse the regular taster died, and the director started looking for a new one to hire. He posted a sign at the entrance to the building… EXPERIENCED WINE TASTER NEEDED — POSITION STARTS IMMEDIATELY.

A retired Marine sergeant named Gunny, drunk and with a ragged dirty look and smelling of last night’s rounds, strolled by the building and saw the sign. He went into the building to apply for the position.

Aghast at his appearance, the director wondered how to send him away but, to be fair, he gave him a glass of wine to taste.

The old “jarhead” held the glass up to his left eye, tilted his head toward incoming sunlight and studied the contents looking through the glass. He then took a sip and said, “It’s a Southern California Muscat , three years old, grown on a north slope, matured in steel containers. Somewhat low-grade but acceptable.”

“That’s correct,” said the boss. Glancing at his assistant he said…”Another one, please.”

The old Marine took the goblet, full of a deep red liquid, stuck his nose into the glass, sniffed deeply and took a long slow sip….rolling his eyeballs in a circle, he then looked at the director and said… “It’s a Cabernet Sauvignon, eight years old, south-western slope, oak barrels, matured at eight degrees. Requires three more years for the finest results.”

“Absolutely correct. A third glass.” said the director.

Receiving another glass, again, the Marine eyed the crystal, took in a little bit of the aroma and sipped very softly….
”It’s a pinot blanc champagne, very high grade and exclusive,” said the drunk calmly.

The director was astonished and winked at his assistant to suggest something.

She left the room and came back in with a wine glass half-full of urine.

The old Sergeant eyed it suspiciously…a color he could not quite recall.

He took a sip, swishing it over his tongue and across his teeth, musing upward all the while.

“It’s a blonde, 26 years old, three months pregnant, and if I don’t get the job, I’ll name the father.”

–Rogue

ANOTHER BIKERNET™ GUN NUT REPORT FROM THE NRA--Washington: Seattle City Council Passes Ordinance Making Firearms Unavailable for Self-Defense

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2018 Washington: Seattle City Council Passes Ordinance Making Firearms Unavailable for Self-Defense

On July 9th, the Seattle City Council passed a mandatory firearm storage ordinance to restrict the self-defense rights of Seattle residents. The ordinance, if signed by Mayor Jenny Durkan, will impose a one-size-fits-all method of storing firearms as well as punish victims of theft by requiring them to report a lost or stolen firearm within 24 hours or face increased fines.

Please contact Mayor Durkan and urge her to VETO this legislation. Click the “Take Action” button below and call 206-684-4000 to contact her office directly.

This legislation will restrict the self-defense rights of Seattle residents by making it illegal for firearms to be kept in a private residence unless the firearms are kept in a “locked container” at all times when not being carried by the owner or other “lawfully authorized user”.

Additionally, it will create a separate offense for an individual that has their firearms stolen or accessed by a minor or prohibited person, even if the firearms were stored in a locked container or obtained through illegal means such as burglary or theft. A violation of this ordinance can result in up to a $10,000 fine, and would be considered “per se evidence” of negligence in a civil action, even if the firearms were stolen or obtained through other illegal action.

Gun safety and storage is a matter of personal responsibility and every person’s situation is different. It is unreasonable for the law to impose a one-size-fits-all solution. This poorly thought out legislation is without any consideration for personal circumstances. It invades people’s homes and forces them to render their firearms useless in a self-defense situation by locking them up.

The ordinance would also punish victims of crimes rather than criminals by charging a $1000 fine for a failure to report lost or stolen firearms within 24 hours. Individuals should not be further victimized after experiencing a burglary or other loss.

Furthermore, such legislation will be in clear violation of Washington’s state firearm preemption statute. The state preemption statute, which passed in 1983, helps keep firearm and ammunition laws consistent throughout Washington by establishing that the State Legislature has full authority to regulate and create laws pertaining to firearms and ammunition.

These statutes help prevent a confusing patchwork of gun control laws which make it difficult for gun owners to ensure that they are following the law. Further, Second Amendment rights are guaranteed to all citizens, regardless of where they reside.

State preemption statutes help protect against the infringement of rights of citizens who live in localities controlled by anti-gun elected officials. The proposal by Mayor Durkan is exactly the type of legislation against which the state preemption statute was designed to protect.

Again, please click the “Take Action” button above and call 206-684-4000 to contact Mayor Durkan and urge her to VETO this legislation.

NEW FROM IRON AND RESIN–Fold-A-Flame makes heritage quality goods for people who love to have fun. Packing should be as simple as partying, so they designed a super durable firepit and grill system that flat-packs down to 1-inch.

Every Fold-A-Flame is made with pride in the USA and includes a carrying bag made from durable and abrasion resistant nylon. The carrying bag makes it that much easier to pack up and go!

Whether you’re a boogie BBQ’er, famished fishermen, cold camper, or toasty tailgater, relax! We’ve got a warm Fold-A-Flame ready for your next adventure.

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Ventura, CA 93001
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BANDIT’S CANTINA SUNDAY POST REVIEW–Good Sunday Post.

As motorcyclist Ethanol in fuel is of serious concern to us.

Money from people who grow corn and process it and use lobbyist to push its use are a problem. The lobbyist give money to legislators to help them get elected and then pass laws they are in favor of. Even with Big Money people running for office need the Votes and that is where we come in, We Can Vote People Out Of Office that Make and or Support Laws that are Against the best interest of motorcycling.

I realize that politics is not why most people come to Bikernet – But I feel we need to continue to share a reasonable amount of information to them so they will know that there are people and organizations fighting for them.

We did have some success in making some changes while Scott Pruitt was the head of the EPA and I believe more can be made with the current people running the organization.

This year Mid-Term Elections are going to be Very Important and Everyone should be informed as best they can and VOTE.

–Rogue
Supreme Editor In Charge
Bikernet Baggers

BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT VOCABULARY LESSON FOR THURSDAY–leonine

[lee-uh-nahyn]
adjective
1.
resembling or suggestive of a lion.
2.
of or relating to the lion.

The English adjective leonine comes from Latin leoninus, a derivative of the noun leo (inflectional stem leon-), a borrowing from Greek léon (inflectional stem léont-). Léon is not a Greek word, but it does look somewhat like Hebrew labhi; both the Greek and the Hebrew nouns may be borrowings from a third language. The Greek historian Herodotus (484?-425? b.c.) and the philosopher Aristotle (384-322 b.c.) both assert that lions were rare in Europe in their day but were still found. Leonine entered English in the 14th century.

How a Former Stuntman Became the Force Behind a Hit TV Show Building Unique Toys–Celebrity David Ankin shares how ingenuity can help fuel your business

People often find themselves in jobs where they know they don’t want to be for years to come. Yet many of those people are unsure what to do about it in order to move forward in the direction of a career of their dreams. For one former stuntman, he didn’t sit idly by and wish for a position he would be passionate about. Combining his passion for car shows that stemmed from his childhood with his ingenuity, he was able to take steps to create a career path that led to him having a hit television show building unique one-of-a-kind custom hot rods and cars for adults.

As a child, Ankin spent a lot of time being dedicated to bike and car shows. In fact, his idea of a vacation was working late into the night for six weeks to get ready for a bike or car show, then traveling halfway across the country and meeting up with other fabricators. When he wasn’t doing that, he was struggling to get his car or bike ready to win a race. At the end of the day, the factors that really influenced him on his journey are the industry itself and all the people and fabricators who no one will ever meet.

Today, his ingenuity has led to his company, ToyMakerz, where the toys are made, and has also been turned into a hit television show, where people can tune in and see him work his magic. Here are 5 ways that ingenuity can help fuel your business:

“The journey hasn’t been short or easy,” added Ankin. “It started as a childhood dream and has evolved over time. I happened to come across the right location to set up shop in Reidsville, NC, where the town and the people have been so supportive. Then, using ingenuity, I started assembling my team to help me grow my vision of ToyMakerz, and it’s still evolving today.”

ToyMakerz partnered with Source Digital to develop an app, which is helping fans connect with the show. Enhancing the viewer experience with new digital brand integrations, the ToyMakerz app lets fans connect with the cast, score exclusive deals on anything they see on the screen while they are watching the show live, and sharepictures of their own rides!

The ToyMakerz TV show, which is just weeks away from a major announcement, is currently re-airing episodes from season 2 On Demand on Velocity. ToyMakerz season one is also available on iTunes and Amazon. ToyMakerz is produced by Los Angeles based production company, Lucky13Cinematic. For more information about ToyMakerz, visit the site at: www.toymakerz.com.

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THE FUELING CLEVELAND UPDATE–
Sometimes the idea or concept of mortality does not become real until
you wake up feeling like you’ve been rode hard and put away wet when in
reality you did nothing. Having heart surgery takes it out of you.

Even though the surgery went great and the doctor cleared Carlos to travel he thought better of it and will be spending a little bit of time at home recuperating. So I hate to disappoint our readers but i wont be hitting
Fuel Cleveland this year.

I’ll bring you more of Carlos’s work soon, he
just finished another long chopper and we are trying to shoot it this month.

Travel Safe

–Dangerous Dave
Earl’s Garage – Motorcycle, Hotrod, and Event Photography
www.earlsgarage.co

P.S. My wife is relieved as not only was she worried about Carlos, I broke 4 vertebra last Monday and she would really like me to
slow down a little.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON SALES SLUMP– as motorcycle business sputters

TODAY NETWORK – WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE – Swept up in President Donald Trump’s trade war, Harley-Davidson said Tuesday it faces up to $100 million in European Union tariff costs in 2019.
That’s in addition to about $50 million this year as the company calculates the damages from recently imposed tariffs.

The European Union imposed the levies in retaliation to Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. The company said recently that it would shift some production out of the U.S. to avoid the tariffs, a prospect that drew a concerned tweet from Trump.

“We are doing everything we can as a company to absorb the costs,” Chief Financial Officer John Olin said during a conference call with analysts. “But we can’t eat the whole $45 million to $55 million,” so the company has lowered its motorcycle-segment profit margin this year to reflect the tariffs.

Harley now says the margin will be between 9 and 10 percent, down from an estimate of 9.5 to 10.5 percent before the tariffs. The $90 million to $100 million in EU tariffs in 2019, if unchecked, would represent most of the company’s profit in that market.

“We are making every effort to mitigate the costs,” Olin said.

Olin’s comments came as Harley-Davidson said U.S. motorcycle sales fell in the second quarter ended July 1. Harley, based in Milwaukee, said a strategy announcement is coming July 30. It could address new products, ways to reach customers and strengthen dealerships.

Year after year, Harley and other makers of cruiser and touring motorcycles have seen sales fall as baby boomers begin to age out of riding and fewer younger people step up to take their place.

Harley said its net income fell to $242.3 million, or $1.45 per share in the second quarter ended July 1, down from $258.9 million, or $1.48 per share, a year earlier. Revenue fell 3.3 percent to $1.71 billion.

However, the company’s financial results zoomed past the earnings per share and net income forecasts of Wall Street analysts.

— Rick Barrett Milwaukee Journal Sentinel USA

–from Rogue

RSD Super Hooligan Races Presented by Indian Motorcycle–Watch Racers Stir Up Motorcycle Mischief Prior to Headlining Concert Aug. 8 during Moto Stampede

Who:YOU!

What:RSD Super Hooligan Races Presented by Indian Motorcycle and Concerts from Eric Church and The Reverend Horton Heat

Where:Buffalo Chip Amphitheater

When:Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, 4-7 p.m.

Why:Get a shot of adrenaline as racers revive the thrill of traditional dirt track races!

How:Reserve your passes now!
Register to race online!

Feel the ground rumble, see the dirt fly and experience a serious adrenaline spike as hand-built street bikes go handlebar to handlebar during the Buffalo Chip Moto Stampede Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018.

A crazy crew of unrulies will slide sideways and tear past spectators during a full day of Hooligan events, and when they do, you’ll want to be sure you’re caught in the dust.

The already crazy day will then go completely off the rails when The Reverend Horton Heat and Eric Church rain down from the Wolfman Jack Stage!

QUOTES OF THE DAY--“A film, a piece of theatre, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.”
– Alan Rickman

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
– Carl Sagan

“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”
– Dr. Mae Jemison

“As long as I’m learning something, I figure I’m OK – it’s a decent day.”

– Hunter S. Thompson

“I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.“
– Simone Biles

–Dictionary.com

NMA ALERT–Should Parents be Teaching Their Kids How to Drive?

Our son will soon turn 16 and he has no interest in learning how to drive yet. I’m relieved. I don’t want to teach him how to drive especially since I drive a stick shift.

It doesn’t help that I’m not really the best role model of driving. I’m a safe driver and never text and drive for example but I admit I have been known to become pretty irate with a tailgater or someone who turns in front of me and makes me brake hard. I use my horn a lot.

Many media outlets have written about there being no teen car culture anymore. Most teens, my son included, prefer building friendships online rather than face-to-face. It seems to me that this generation of teens has no desire to hurry up and become adults.

I see that in my own son. And maybe that’s okay.

When I was his age, I didn’t feel I had a choice. My mother wanted me to learn how to drive so I could become the after-school chauffeur for my younger siblings.
At that time, I didn’t have to worry about a graduated driver’s license program. In fact, I didn’t even take driver’s ed because I wanted to save that half of a high school credit.

I didn’t pass my driver’s test the first time because I couldn’t parallel park. I lived out in the country and that was something we never needed to do. In my hometown, you could park in a space on Main Street and you just needed to know how to back up.

Very few high schools teach driver’s ed anymore. The courses are gone due to budget cuts. Most were taught by a teacher who had extra hours and did not necessarily have any special training.

Now, beginning drivers can take online courses, attend driving school or be taught by their parents or guardians.
Teens between the ages of 16 and 18 must now go through their state’s graduated driver’s licensing program, usually completed in three stages: permit stage, probationary stage and fully licensed. In the permit stage, they are permitted to drive with adult supervision (over 25 and usually with a parent or guardian) and in many states must log anywhere between 30 to 50 hours of practice.

I started driving in the pasture when I was 14 and then my mom supervised my road driving maybe a few times from there. But she would never have had the time or inclination to spend 50 hours of logged practice with me and her other children.

Should parents really be the ones to teach their kids how to drive?

I lived in Germany for a number of years and if you wanted to learn how to drive (beginning at 18), you went through a six-month driving school course and learned from trained professionals who worked with you in all aspects of driving practice. No pathos, no drama, no tension…just driving.

In my experience, Germans are undoubtedly the best drivers in the world. They know how to navigate a roundabout, how to execute a zipper merge properly and can even drive their finely tuned engines over 120 KM on the Autobahn. And most importantly of all, German drivers universally practice lane courtesy – keeping right except to pass or exit. This is all due to learning how to drive the right way in a professional driver’s education course.

Now, some states mandate that parents must attend a driver’s education class before they can teach their kids. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Northern Virginia require that parents or guardians take a two-hour class about the rules and restrictions their teen drivers will face before they can get a license. In Texas, and probably a number of other states, a parent has to declare to the state that you will be the one teaching your kid how to drive.

Why do I feel like a huge rock is on top of me? All these regulations and mandate suck the fun right out of learning how to drive for everyone involved.

Driving, of course, is a learned skill and an important one. It is one of those basic skills every child should learn such as typing. But with all the hoops one has to jump through now, is it any wonder many teens have little interest in learning how to drive?

I will not teach my son how to drive. I’ll leave that to the professionals, when he’s ready of course.

–By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director

THE SHORT RIDER SYNDROME–Three mistakes short riders commonly make

Riding motorcycles is challenging enough for those of us who are shorter than the average rider that most motorcycles are designed for. But we sometimes make it impossible on ourselves through simple mistakes that we could’ve avoided by making slightly different decisions along the way.

In an earlier article, I wrote about how I personally overcame the limitations of my five-foot, two-inch size to learn to ride whatever motorcycle I wanted. This article, by contrast, is about the mistakes I see short riders commonly make. I also know that there are exceptions to every rule, and sometimes something works for one person, and not another, but these three things often hold back a short person’s riding career instead of helping advance it.

Almost every day I talk to someone who’s shorter (sometimes they’re even taller than me) and is thinking about lowering their motorcycle. I’m not going to tell you not to. That would be presumptuous. But I will tell you what might happen if you don’t do it properly. Yes, your feet are now flat on the ground. How does that help you? How does that hurt you? By reducing ground clearance, you might be sacrificing too much of your ability to lean, and that’s just one pitfall to consider.

One of the most common ways to lower a motorcycle is to use lowering links on the rear suspension. That changes not just the ground clearance, but also the motorcycle’s geometry. It may completely change the way your input affects how you corner, steer, brake and accelerate. It can even make things even more dangerous, especially at the track.

My friend Ken Hall,Owner of SB Suspension is a Suspension God and works with riders of all heights, backgrounds and riding lifestyles.
“Lowering a bike is always a compromise,” said Hall. “The key is finding the right geometry. A lowering link doesn’t address how the suspension needs to work. It just changes geometry, but in a negative way. Also, shoving a set of forks (upward) in the triples changes geometry in a negative way. Wheelbase is altered and steering becomes unstable. Most lowered bikes are terrible to ride. I would never want to handicap a rider by taking that route.”

Ken has successfully lowered bikes for his customers without compromising on ergonomics, bike geometry and ridability. It’s absolutely possible and achievable to lower it the way you need to. I’m not the biggest fan of lowering, in most cases, but understandably there are times when it makes sense.

Find your local Suspension God (everyone has one somewhere…) or go online and find a suspension tuner who can work with you remotely. There is more than one approach a professional can take. For example, Ken gave me a softer shock that was ideal for my weight and that not only completely changed the feel of my bike, but also immediately dropped me about a quarter to half an inch. With some professional help, you can get the lower ride you want without sacrificing too much.

Five feet, two inches tall and riding a Suzuki DR-Z400SM with a 35-inch seat height? It can be done. Gearchic.com photo.
Mistake two: Skipping really good boots and gloves
It sounds crazy, but the right boots can make a huge impact on how you feel when you put your feet down. If all you have on the ground is one foot, or maybe like me in the photo above, just the ball of one foot, then you need all the traction you can get in that small contact patch. There’s absolutely no way I could’ve ridden that DR-Z400SM without my Sidi Vertigos that day.

Many times I’ve heard my friend and our Philly Showroom Manager Brian tell customers, “You’ve got to be honest with yourself.” So ask yourself, how much traction do you really have with your sneakers or leather booties?

There are also boots that add a little height, like Daytona Lady Pilots and TCX Drifters. Your feet are are the key to giving you the confidence to put your foot down again and again without losing your footing on the pavement and dropping your motorcycle.

A pair of quality gloves, like these Held Air N Dry gloves for women, will give you maximum feel for the controls. RevZilla photo.
And why do gloves matter? If you don’t have three inches of extra inseam to get a foot firmly planted on the ground with lots of leverage, then it’s that much more important to have complete control of your motorcycle through your throttle, clutch, brakes and steering. When you have to brake suddenly or swerve your 500-pound bike because a pedestrian stepped out in front of you, it’s up to you to control that weight and that’s mostly done through your hands. You want gloves that give you a good feel for the controls.

Mistake three: Focusing on hardware instead of riding skills

So far we’ve talked about changing your motorcycle and your gear. That’s normal. Most of us like to buy farkles for our bikes (and RevZilla has some great ones to sell you!), but professional instructors will also tell you that money and time spent on your skills always pays bigger dividends than the same amount of money and time spent on parts for our bikes.

Triumph Speed Triple

With the right techniques, I can ride my husband’s Triumph Speed Triple.

How am I riding my husband’s annoyingly tall Triumph? Magic? Leg extensions? The Daytona boots in this photo help a smidge but I still can’t get even one foot flat on the ground. So what mysterious solution have I found to make this work without dropping his bike (which I never have)? The answer is me. I became my own solution. I’ll never grow taller, so I have to compensate for my lack of height by perfecting my riding skills, including:

Incredibly smooth braking

Perfectly timed throttle and clutch control
Extra awareness of where I’m parking or stopping, such as avoiding an incline or uneven pavement
Don’t be afraid to make up your own rules to ensure your safety and manage the weight of your bike. You might hop off to park and block traffic for 10 seconds instead of looking cool and backing it in, but that’s better than taking 10 times longer to do it because you dropped the motorcycle in traffic.

Parking the motorcycle

If you aren’t tall, why struggle to back your motorcycle into a parking spot while sitting in the saddle? I just get off and park the bike like this, especially when there is a slope or an uneven surface. Gearchic.com photo.
Along with developing skills and strategies, we sometimes have to adjust our attitudes. Sometimes, we perceive things as impossible just because we tell ourselves they are. It’s no different when it comes to motorcycles.

There are people who are riding a cruiser solely because of the low seat height and would like to try something new. If you lack the confidence to make the change because you can’t get two feet flat on the ground, you will never move up, literally.

A few small changes, and development of your riding skills, can make a big difference. I know, because if I hadn’t made those changes myself, I would still be riding the Honda Rebel 250 I rode in my Motorcycle Safety Class back in 2004. My motorcycling life has since has been a lot more interesting because I did.

-Revzilla

MORE FROM THE MRF– EXECUTIVE & REGULATORY UPDATES – Pruitt Out, Wheeler In

Just weeks ago, the head honcho of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt announced his resignation from the agency. Since then, there has been a lot of speculation about why Pruitt resigned. There are several ongoing investigations concerning his conduct in office.

For riders’ purposes, your MRF was keenly aware of the fact that Pruitt had huge support from the oil and gas industry and because of this, had taken actions to slow the ethanol train down in the country despite President’s Trump support of the corn industry.

While its possible we may continue to see some of these efforts through Pruitt’s predecessor, it isn’t as clear what that might look like. Andrew Wheeler is a former coal and uranium lobbyist who is likely to carry out a similar agenda as Pruitt with a focus on overturning burdensome regulations.

He is also a former staffer of climate science denier Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) and has previous experience working at the EPA under former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

The ethanol industry took no time getting acquainted with the new leader – this week the entire Iowa delegation met with Wheeler and directly asked him to uphold President Trump’s commitment. They may have a sympathetic ear; last year in a public hearing Wheeler was quoted as saying, “The RFS is the law of the land. I fully support the program.” (p.s. when someone says “RFS” they mean ethanol).

The conversation carried over at a public hearing this week; the EPA proposed the ethanol volumes for 2019….what was in their proposal? A mandate that 19.88 billion gallons of ethanol and biofuels be blended into our fuel supply next year. That’s an increase, folks. Not lookin’ so good. At the hearing in Michigan ethanol and oil supporters duked it out over the proposed increase. Don’t hit your panic button quite yet though – this is just a proposal and won’t be formalized until November this year. But, like I said: no looky so goody. It means we’ll just have to double down on our pressure to Congress.

MRF NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS – We Need More People Like YOU!
As we rapidly approach Sturgis, the MRF is set to roll out a new marketing campaign designed to sign more folks up to be MRF members. As you know, our own Kirk “Hardtail” Willard will be inducted into the Sturgis Hall of Fame on August 8.

We’ll use this as an opportunity to spread the word about the MRF. We’ve long been referred to as “the best kept secret in Washington” but guess what? That adage doesn’t always result in awareness of our organization. And the lack of awareness means a lack of members. And a lack of members means a lack of $$$ and a lack of money means…well….I think you know where I am headed.

SO, we’ll highlight Hardtail’s award, issue fancy new brochures and marketing materials, push our message through our partners that have offered to help, run some Facebook advertisements to target Sturgis attendees and hope that the “best kept secret” morphs into the visible powerhouse that it is for riders across the nation.

You have a part in this too – if you have friends or family who ride, send them our way. For new folks we’ll even take a little of the top…reach to me for a $5 off discount code that can be used for new members who sign up during the month of August.

Until next time,

RIDE FREE-
–Megan Ekstrom
Vice-President of Government Affairs & Public Relations
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation

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QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY AND SERVING COFFEE AND DONUTS–BREAKING NEWS:
Santa Claus is accused of Sexual Harassment for having Girls sit on his lap and asking them if they are NAUGHTY!!!!!!!

–from Sidehack Jerry

Gym Discriminates Against Woman That Complained About Sharing Locker Room With Transgender Person–
An ‘all-inclusive’ gym takes it way too far when they chose to ban a woman from using their facility because she complained about using the changing room with a trans man. Who, by the way, had multiple complaints against him by other female members for making them uncomfortable. Even allegedly exposing himself to one woman at one point.

A Michigan Planet Fitness gym reportedly revoked a woman’s membership after she refused to stop telling other members that “a man” was using the women’s locker room.

Yvette Cormier requested a new transgender restroom be made available for members, but she was told that she had violated the gym’s “judgment-free zone” policy and her membership was canceled.

According to The Daily Wire, “this is not the only incident with Mr. Rice known to Planet Fitness,” said the letter. “Another woman reported that he exposed his naked body to her in the women’s locker room at this location. In another instance, he was involved in an argument with another woman overuse of the tanning room. Misogynist, anti-woman harassment should have no place in Planet Fitness locations, and violates Florida law.”

— DAPHNE MOON
As Written By The Blaze:

–from Rogue

HOOLIGAN DANNY MISCHLER IS 2018 X GAMES MINNEAPOLIS CHAMPION–Jake Johnson Takes Bronze in Harley-Davidson Flat Track Race

Danny Mischler topped an all-Harley-Davidson podium in the Harley Hooligans final at X Games Minneapolis. Mischler, riding a modified Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle backed by Mischler Harley-Davidson of Beaver Dam, Wis., passed for the lead in a tough battle on a tight-and-rough 1/8-mile dirt track laid out on the floor of US Bank Stadium.

“Flat track racing is the original American action sport, and Hooligan racing gets down to the sport’s grass roots,” said Harley-Davidson Marketing Lead Eric Jensen. “The Hooligans put on a great show for both the fans here in the stands and the millions of viewers watching around the world. Our partnership with ESPN allows us to showcase this sport as part of X Games Minneapolis.”

Mischler, whose grandfather William Mischler opened a Harley dealership in Beaver Dam in 1958, grew up racing on local flat tracks in the state. The 34-year-old racer has become a top competitor on the Hooligan scene, building and tuning his own bikes.

Harley Hooligan racing is a grass-roots series for amateur riders aboard “run what you brung” home-built motorcycles. Hooligan racing has minimal rules and usually takes place on short oval courses on a dirt or hard surface.

A series of heat races paired 48 Harley Hooligan qualifiers down to six racers for the 20-lap final, broadcast globally both via ESPN and Facebook Live during the X Games coverage on Sunday. In the final, Benny Carlson took the lead on a modified Harley-Davidson Sportster but let Mischler by on lap six. Mischler stretched his lead to 1.6 seconds at the finish. Jimmy Hill was second on a modified Harley-Davidson Street 750 motorcycle. Carlson finished third.

Veteran flat track star Jake Johnson, racing a Harley-Davidson XR750 motorcycle, won the bronze medal in the Harley-Davidson Pro Flat Track race on Sunday. Johnson was one of 24 top pro flat track racers invited to compete in the ESPN X Games event. The field also included Harley-Davidson® Factory Flat Track Racing Team riders Sammy Halbert, Jared Vanderkooi and Ferran Cardus, and Harley-mounted racers Cory Texter, Johnny Lewis, Robert Pearson, Jake Shoemaker, Larry Pegram, and Kolby Carlile.

STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM NEWS–2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
The Lifetime Achievement Award honors those who have greatly contributed to the world of motorcycling and have been recognized by many of the leading motorcycle related organizations, their peers and the general riding community. Fred Fox has been inducted into many Halls of Fame, including the Sturgis Hall of Fame in 2002, the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame in 2010 and the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2011.

As a young man Fred Fox was nicknamed BUMP because of his knack for running into or falling out of places that would result in a few broken bones. He started out wrenching on bikes during his teen years.

Fred began riding and racing motorcycles and snowmobiles when he was 13 years old and later took up go-cart racing. After finishing a 5 year engineering degree in 4 years, Fred became an motorcycle distributor and came up with his own recipe for success. When Fred Fox started his Parts Unlimited distributing business in Edgerton, Wisconsin in 1967, his entire inventory fit in his garage.

Hard work, long hours and a vision of what was possible paid off and Parts Unlimited rapidly grew into a thriving company. Fox later acquired Drag Specialties in 1988. Today, over fifty years later, Janesville, Wisconsin-based LeMans Corporation—the parent company of Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties—is the world’s largest motorcycle aftermarket distributor and employs more than 1,500 people in operations spread across the United States, Canada and Europe.

The company’s own brands include Drag Specialties, Thor Motocross, Moose Off-Road, Icon and Z1R helmets and apparel. Hundreds of other leading brands of powersports products fill the pages in the Drag Specialties FatBook and numerous Parts Unlimited and Parts Europe catalogs.

Fred Fox became an avid collector of Americana, with a collection of over 60 rare and interesting Harleys, Indians and other antique motorcycles and motor vehicles. After 50 years of business innovation you would understand if Fred were ready to slow down but that’s no where near his thought process. It is our honor to recognize Fred Fox as the 2018 Sturgis Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award winner for his career of excellence and innovation.

RIDE TO WORK DAY 2019–
Ride to Work Day 2018 is in the books and was a great success thanks to riders like you. Measuring participation world-wide isn’t easy, but from the volume of received messages and photos, as well as from the Facebook and Blogosphere, this year looks like it was the largest ever.

Planning is already underway for next year’s annual Ride to Work Day, which will be Monday, June 17th 2019. Until then, we hope you will continue to ride to work, and for your everyday errands, all through the year. All riders, and each ride increases public and governmental awareness about the benefits of riding.

Ride to Work 2019 Tabloid Ad

Also, be sure to check out the Ride to Work webpage, where all of the new 2019 RTW Day promotional ads and a new poster soon will be available (as well as other RTW Day stickers and propaganda). Post your comments to the forum or share a photo of your ‘daily ride’ with fellow riders. Check it out at: www.ridetowork.org. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with any RTW updates, news or related events that are shared via social media. Good riding!

Ride to Work Day, a 501 c4 nonprofit organization, can be reached at:
1730 W Superior St, Duluth, MN 55806 USA
http://www.ridetowork.org
218 722 9806
info@ridetowork.org

CRIME OF THE WEEK–Man severed employee’s penis to protect wife 24. Police inspect the rented house where a man cut his subordinate’s penis because he believed the…

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–SAICHON SRINUANJAN
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TIRES 101- AVON TIRES Sends Us Back To School

http://baggers.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=12822

right to the point. explained things just fine good diagrams

— Larry Grande
Ashland, WI

LATEST FROM LOWBROW– The 8th annual Lowbrow Getdown has passed. This may have been the biggest turnout yet, with a bit over 1,000 people making their way to Northeast Ohio to hang out, swim and have good times. It is our own favorite event for many reasons, check out the coverage and you will likely see why. See you there next year!

A MEMBER OF 5-BALL RACING TO BE FEATURED IN BUFFALO CHIP MIKE LICHTER EXHIBIT–Frankie C. Ball Jr.

I am a second-generation tattoo artist and third-generation motorcycle enthusiast. I’ve been inspired by tattoo art and motorcycles art all my life.

Growing up in Southern California I was fortunate to be surrounded by a colorful, passionate variety of different cultures inspiring me daily. They included custom built choppers, classic cars and being around the older guys who were covered in what seemed to be war paint representing their interests, beliefs and cultures.

My grandfather has been a huge inspiration to me. Being around his collection of hand-built sculptures and custom built bikes with his extreme attention to detail, pushes my art work, yet at the same time, reminds me to keep the foundation and roots of my work classic and packed with passion.

I was taught how to tattoo by my father who’s been practicing the trade for over 25-years starting when he was just 15, two years before he began riding and working on bikes with my grandfather.

My family has a lot of history when you consider my grandfather, Keith R. Ball, who spent most of his life dedicated to the world of custom motorcycles, whether documenting, building, riding or racing them.

Today I dedicate most of my time to both of these passions in the tattoo shop, at home practicing my craft through paint or at Bikernet.com™ headquarters wrenching on bikes alongside my grandfather, where I learn something new everyday.

I live for art and motorcycles. I’m inspired on a daily basis to keep moving forward creating and telling my passionate story piece by piece. I express myself through the tattoos I design, the paintings I make and the bikes I work on and ride. I couldn’t do any of these creative endeavors without the ones I love most at my back.

Ride free forever.

Frank Ball Jr.

SUGARBEAR CHOPPERVILLE MUSEUM COMING TO STURGIS–Aug 5 – Rick Fairless
will present his history at The Chopper Museum

Aug 7 – Bob Kay will present
“The Kustom Kulture Forum” with Jeff Nicklus (Desperado Motorcycles)
and Dar Holdsworth (Brass Balls Cycles) assisting

Aug 9 – Brittany
Olson will present “A History of Motorcycling in South Dakota”.
Come out enjoy the bikes and panoramic views away from the
maddening crowds. A roller will be raffled off w/Sugar Bear, Paughco,
Rolling Thunder, and Metzler parts, with a second prize – a set of Metzler Tires.

More to come!!!!!

Chopperville Museum
19484 N Hwy 79, 4 miles N of Papy Hoel/Full Throttle Campground.

CYA there! Maybe even the Bikerbuildoff Chopper bike will be there!

–SugarBear

IMMIGRATION AND CALIFORNIA– I believe the last 4 words of this article pretty much sum up California. I’ve got 2 more friends who just sold and are moving to Prescott, AZ.

The more and more the Democratic controlled state legislature burdens the working class, tax paying legal residents of this state with all their entitlement programs the more and more I really seriously think about packing it in myself.

What the hell are these morons going to do when the working class is finally out numbered by the non working pieces of shit who are sucking this states economy dry? Will someone please answer me that.

–Steve Bauman

JIMS MACHINE TOOL OF THE WEEK– Swing Arm Bearing Installer

Swing Arm bearings must be installed and aligned accurately to avoid unsafe handling and ensure control of the motorcycle. With an MSRP of $156,this tool (Part No.5822) installs both drive side and brake side bearings, which are at different depths. JIMS® took it one step further and added a remover to press the spacer out of the bearing.

At JIMS® we look out for riders and technicians alike. For more information please call us at (805) 482-6913, email us at sales@jimsusa.com, or visit www.jimsusa.com.

–Greg Thiessen

GUN NUT REPORT–Appeals Court Affirms Constitutional Right to Openly Carry Guns in Public

The San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Second Amendment guarantees Americans’ right to carry a gun for self-defense in public, overturning a Hawaii licensing rule that limited gun possession to the home.

The ruling, which comes one year after the Supreme Court declined to rule on the issue, overturns a Hawaii court of appeals ruling that held officials did not violate a plaintiff’s Second Amendment rights by prohibiting him from carrying outside of his home.

“We do not take lightly the problem of gun violence,” Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain wrote in Tuesday’s ruling for the two-judge majority. “But, for better or for worse, the Second Amendment does protect a right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.”

The plaintiff, George Young, sued after a state official “twice [denied] him a permit to carry a gun outside,” Reuters reported Tuesday.

The decision does not affect previous court rulings that the Second Amendment does not guarantee a citizen’s right to carry a concealed weapon in public. It comes exactly one week after the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court’s ruling that California’s high-capacity-magazine ban was unconstitutional.

–BY Jack Crowe
National Review

Working on the Redhead promise for the Sunday Post…lol
Here is a teaser….

–Barry Green

TRAILBLAZERS HALL OF FAME FOR 2019

We are so very proud to present the class of 2019. They will be inducted at our banquet on April 6, 2019 at the Carson Center, in Carson, California. Congratulations to all.

The inductees are……drum roll Please……..

TRAILBLAZERS HALL OF FAME

CHRIS AGAJANIAN 2nd Generation Race Promoter

A.C BAKKEN Desert racer, ISDT gold medalist

MARK BLACKWELL 1st 500cc Natl MX Champ, MotorCycle industry marketing leader

ED BURKE Dealer, Long career in motorcycle design at Yamaha

JOHN PENTON 6 Days and Enduro Champion, Founder Penton Motorcycles &

Hi-Point accessory line

REX STATEN “Rocket Rex” Factory Yamaha & Harley-Davidson Motocross racer

JIM WILSON Pioneer American motocross rider. Trials Champion

THE EARL AND LUCILE FLANDERS AWARD

In addition to his Hall of Fame Induction, CHRIS AGAJANIAN will receive the newly renamed, EARL AND LUCILE FLANDERS AWARD.

DICK HAMMER AWARD

Our highest honor is to be bestowed on two outstanding men who happen to be exceptional racers. They will receive this honor individually.

EDDIE LAWSON

WAYNE RAINEY

Both have previously been inducted into the Trailblazers Hall of Fame.

ON OUR WEB PAGE THERE IS A LINK TO THE 2017 AND 2018 HALL OF FAME VIDEOS

WWW.TRAILBLAZERSMC.COM

ASCOT EXHIBITION

THE KINGS OF SPEED ASCOT RACEWAY 1957-1990

AUGUST 27 – OCTOBER 13

Reception: Saturday, September 8, 2 – 8pm

Curator’s Talk: Monday, September 10, 10am

This exhibition will be held at the Cal State University, Northridge Art Galleries. It will showcase a selection of vehicles, including sprint cars, midgets and motorcycles, all integral to the legacy of Ascot Park. There will be historic objects and memorabilia, mostly on loan from the Agajanian family. It was curated by John Parker. CSUN Art Galleries – 18111 Nordhoff St. – Northridge, CA 91330-8299 Gallery hours are from noon to 4pm, Monday through Saturday and noon to 8 pm on Thursday. (818) 677 2156

JUNE LAWWILL R.I.P.

June Lawwill, passed away last week from complications of recent medical issues. She and Mert Lawwill were married in 1965, A couple years after he moved from Boise to race motorcycles in California. She is survived by her husband, Mert, Daughter Marcella and son Joe. There are no other details or plans available at this time. She was a beautiful lady and will be missed dearly by friends and family.

JOE RAMOS R.I.P

Sorry to say that Joe Ramos passed away. The family appreciates all the cards and emails and especially the many stories and photos. They would love to hear more from you, so if you have a story or a photo, please forward to Joeramossb@gmail.com. They will organize and display them. You are invited to:

JOE’S PARTY

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH AT 1 PM

(Short Military Send Off)

RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETARY

22495 VAN BUREN BLVD. RIVERSIDE, CA

AFTER

AYRES HOTEL & SPA

12631 MEMORIAL WAY MORENO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

THERE WILL BE A BAR…..

JERRY HICKSON R.I.P.

Jerry (John) Hickson passed away on July 17, 2018, shortly after moving to Hospice. He raced Speedway and the Isle of Man. God Speed Jerry

FOX RACEWAY (PALA RACEWAY) GOING 1ST CLASS

Fox Racing is now partnered with the Pala Band of Mission Indians. They have world-class motocross tracks and a fully stocked Fox Racing retail store. Other additions are six beginner to pro level MX tracks, a new covered patio area, product demo’s and jersey-printing. Also a “Jeff Emig’s Learn to Moto”center and more. Camping is available. www.raceway.palatribe.com 12799 Hwy 76 in Pala, California

BUSINESS VENTURE WOMEN A WORK

https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/overcoming-stereotypes-blazing-motorcycle-trails

ROUND 4 OLD SCHOOL TT SCRAMBLE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Old Time TT Scrambles on SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH at Glen Helen Raceway’s Truck Track in San Bernardino. There are 24 vintage and post-vintage classes to choose from. Novice, intermediate and expert classes. 4 time national champion, Gary Jones will design the custom track. “Masters of Mini”, open to all age groups” and “Kids Mini Support”, sponsored by Rod Lake , are popular events. This series has become well attended because it has great racing, is organized, fun and there is something for the whole family to do. PRACTICE on Saturday, August 11 from 2-6. 18585 Verdemont Ranch Rd . www.oldschoolscramblesracing.com

If you don’t have a vintage bike, rent one. Call (760) 403 3634 for information

MOTOAMERICA COMING TO SONOMA

The MotoAmerica races will be at the Sonoma Raceway from Friday, August 10th to Sunday, August 12th. They will then move east for the final three events. www.motoamerica.com

WATCH MOTOAMERICA IN PERSON, ON TV OR ONLINE

You can watch most of the races live on beIN Sports on cable or beIN Sports Connect online. The Twins Cup and Stock 1000 races will be live on Facebook. To find out how to connect go to: getbein.beinsports.com Coverage begins Saturday morning.

MotoAmerica Twins Cup and Stock 100 will be live streamed on the MotoAmerica Facebook page. Check Facebook and website for times.

BRAD BAKER SERIOUSLY INJURED

Brad Baker, currently running 3rd in the AFT races, was seriously injured at the XGames in Minneapolis on July 22nd. He had surgery to repair multiple fractures of his T6 vertebrae. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Donations for Baker’s hospitalization & care can be made electronically on the Class of 79’s website, http://www.amaft79.com/brad-the-bullet-baker-fund-html

Fans can donate via check too. Payable to Class of 79′, indicate donation for Brad Baker: 3989 Springer Lane, Springfield, Ill 62711

HORSEPOWER WITH FOUR WHEELS

LARRY LAWRENCE ARTICLES IN CYCLE NEWS

In Issue 28 Larry wrote the “Memphis Sizzler” about an AMA Superbike Championship that was held in the Memphis venue only one time.

In Issue 29 “The Flying Dutchman” brings back memories of 1973 when Pierre Karsmakers was lured to the USA by Yamaha. He was the 1st AMA SuperCross Champion and was one of the Europeans that made MX popular in the USA. After retiring from MX racing, he returned to Holland, opened a motorcycle dealership and raced off-road, including the Dakar Rally.

50 YEARS AGO IN CYCLE NEWS

Cover story was the 20 Mile AMA Natl. at Portland Meadows with a photo of Fred Nix way out in front. Also shown was top amateurs Tom Rockwood, Bill Cody, Jim Rice and Mark Brelsford. Don Emde won TT races at Mesa Speedway in San Diego. Skip Van Leeuwen won the Castle Rock TT. On cover were Skip, Sonny Burres, Mert Lawwill and Dan Haaby. Steve Staats won the Jack Rabbits European Scrambles. Sammy Tanner won the Class-A Speedway races at Whiteman Stadium. Earl Roloff Jr., 11 years old, won the 100cc Novice main at Fremont Raceway.

40 YEARS AGO

Mike Baldwin won his first Grand National victory at Sears Point. David Emde, Don’s younger brother, won the 250cc Expert Class at Sears. Rick Burgett (500cc) and Broc Glover (125cc) shared overall wins at AMA National MX at Atlanta Int. Raceway. Brad Lackey won the 500cc MXGP at Farleigh Castle. Broc Glover was on cover after winning the 125cc U.S. GP at Mid-Ohio. He won both motos. Hank Scott won the Sacramento Mile. Steve Morehead was second and Korky Keener third. Story on 19 year old Randy Mamola. Bruce Ogilvie was one of the big winners at the Viewfinders Dual European Scrambles in Red Mountain.

30 YEARS AGO

Rick Johnson on cover and was interviewed. Rick also won the 500cc class at the Broome-Tioga Sports Center Natl. MX at Binghamton. Guy Cooper won the 125cc class. A Bob Hannah interview. Bubba Shobert won the Superbike Challenge at Laguna Seca. Steve Morehead won the Hagerstown Half Mile. Chris Carr won at the Pakersburg Half Mile. Rick Johnson won the 500cc National MX Championship at Delmont, Pa. Erik Kehoe won the 125cc class. Don Estep won the AMA 600cc Natl. Dirt Track in Hagerstown. Interview with “rookie sensation” Wayne Rainey.

AMA ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP

1st Round August 25th Prescott Valley Event Center *

2nd Round September 15 racetrack at OC Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa

3rd Round September 22nd Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center *

4th Round October 220 National Western Events Center Denver, Colorado *

5th Round October 27 XFinity Arena in Everett, Wa.

6th Round November 3 Ford Idaho Center Nampa, ID *

Pits free and open to the public all day. Indoors Thrills & Spills Entertainment Saturday night.

www.endurocross.com Tickets @ https://www.endurocross.com/buy-tickets

PLUS

ENDUROCROSS PLUS MOTORCYCLES VS ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN BIKES

At four of the EnduroCross events the public can demo a wide variety of electric mountain bikes on Saturday and Sunday. Minimum age is 16. The closed-loop dirt test track will feature a number of terrain elements designed to highlight the handling features and pedal power of an electric mountain bike. No limit on number you can test. The eMTB Challenge Series will be held inside the arena on Sunday, August 26th. The 4 venues where the electric bikes will be available for testing are marked with a *

The first ELECTRIC BIKE event takes place on August 26th at the Prescott Valley Event Center in Prescott, AZ. The 2nd event will be on September 23rd at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center. www.electricbikeevents.com/events/

BSA OWNER’S CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Their next ride is Sunday, August 5th and I sure hope it lives up to its name “BSAOCSC COOL RIDE”. Meet at 9am at Gateway Plaza Shopping Center, 101 Fwy at Topanga Cyn. Blvd. Ride at 10am. (310) 440 3521 or (661) 703 9249

On Sunday, August 12 the Vintage Bike of Orange County meets at Castenada’s Mex Food, 19071 Brookhurst, Huntington Beach 2-4pm

Sunday, August 29 is the BSAOCSC Malibu Mountain STREET RIDE. Start at Freedom Park parking lot, just off Pleasant Valley Road on the very west end of the Camarillo Airport Property. Be ready to ride at 10am with a full tank of gas. Ride is approximately 75-80 miles. Freedom Park is south from Hwy 101 on Las Posas Road in Camarillo. Right on Pleasant Valley Road, then straight thru 2 signal intersections, then past the airport to the west end of the property, then right turn. (818) 384 4074 or (661) 703-9249.

Sunday, August 26 is the Long Beach Motorcycle Swap-meet. http://www.socalcycleswapmeet.com

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY BSAOCSC !!!!

SPEEDWAY RACING

Costa Mesa Saturday, August 18 is Harley Night #2, plus speedway & sidecars. Gates open at 6pm, Racing starts 7:30pm www.costamesaspeedway.net

Industry Racing Wednesday, August 1 is Legends and Heroes night. Speedway All Divisions

Saturday, August 11 is Round 4 of the AMA National Series

Racing 7:30 www.industryracing.com 16200 Temple Ave.

Fast Friday, Auburn Friday, August 3 is Speedway & Extreme Sidecars Round 4

Friday, August 10 is Speedway & Team SOS Round 4

Friday, August 17 is Speedway + Hooligans (race your own V Twin)

Races at 8pm www.fastfridays.com fastfriday@aol.com

Perris Raceway Saturday, August 4 Gates open 2pm, Racing at 5pm

(310) 309 9418 dreamteamspeedway@sbcglobal.net

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FLAT TRACK ASSOCIATION

Next race is Saturday, August 11 – Round 6 SCFTA Championship Series. Gates open 12:30pm, Practice at 3:30pm and Racing to follow. (941) 443 7622 Facebook or http://www.southerncaliforniaflattrack.com 1205 Burton Road, Perris

NORTON CLUB RIDE

Saturday, August 11th is the annual “Prince of Darkness” night ride. So charge up the batteries, you’ll need them. Meet at the Los Feliz Café, located at 3207 Los Feliz Blvd in Los Angeles. Then we will ride over the Mulholland Hills to Bob’s Big Boy in Toluca Lake for a bit to eat. Ride departs at 6:30pm Sharp. www.socalnorton.com

HOOLIGAN RACES

If you are in or near Sturgis on Wednesday, August 8th, you can see the Hooligans race at the Buffalo Chip TT.

August 17-19 bring the Hooligans to the Battle on the Bay (Pier 32) San Francisco

www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/indian-hooligan (562) 493 5297

SOCALMX

Beginners to Masters. Sunday, August 12th at Glen Helen REM socalotmx.org

LODI MOTORCYCLE CLUB

Saturday, August 11 the Lodi Motorcycle Club presents the ½ Mile at Stockton Dirt Track. (Fairgrounds) www.lodicyclebowl.com (209) 368 7182

GLEN HELEN

Saturday, July 28 REM MX / MX Practice

Sunday, July 29 othgMX

Saturday, Aug 4 Lucas Oil Regional (night) MX Practice

Sunday, Aug 5 MX Practice

Saturday, Aug 11 REM MX / MX Practice

Sunday, Aug 12 SoCal AMA/ SoCal OTMX (REM)

Saturday, Aug 18 MX Practice

Sunday, Aug 19 TWMX (2 Tracks) / TT Scrambles

Saturday, Aug 25 REM MX / MX Practice

Sunday, Aug 26 SRA GP

www.GlenHelen.com (909) 880 3090

AMA NATIONAL HARE & HOUND

Round 8 on August 25th at Panaca, Nevada. 7th Annual presented by TrailBlazer Motorcycle Club www.nationalhareandhound.com

BEST IN THE DESERT

Vegas to Reno will be on August 15 to 18. Billed as the Longest Off Road Race in the US. Race on Friday. www.bitd.com

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COMMERCIAL OF THE WEEK—
–from Alan Lansburg

ROLAND SANDS THROW-BACK—Before he got high-tech Roland build a bobber.

We are hoping to feature on of the Evel Knievel Indians Travis used to break his records recently at Ceasar’s Palace in Las Vegas.

We will show you Roland’s mods with some historic Evel shots.

–Markus Cuff
Officially Certified Feature Photographer
Bikernet.com™
Cycle Source
American Iron

LE PERA SEAT OF THE WEEK–Le Pera
‘KickFlip’ for Dynas

North Hollywood, California seats specialist Le Pera has three stylish new designs for 2018 – the ‘Streaker’ for Sportsters; the new Sprocket for ’08 and up Baggers, and, seen here, the new ‘KickFlip’ for ’06-’17 Dynas.

The ‘Kickflip’ is available in ‘Diamond’, ‘Pleated’, ‘Pleated Gripper’ and ‘Basket Weave’ stitch finishes, “This is the seat that every Freestyler would be stoked to own,” says Bob Le Pera Jr.

Like all LePera seats, it has 46 years of handcraftsmanship invested into every detail and features a powder-coated 16-gauge steel base plate, a specially poured high-density “Marathon” molded foam foundation and a double-stitched handcrafted cover with bonded polyester thread for durability.

LE PERA ENTERPRISES
www.lepera.com

KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN– Dear Ma and Pa,
I am well. Hope you are.

Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled.

I was restless at first because you get to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m. But I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot, and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing.

Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there’s warm water. Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee.

Their food, plus yours, holds you until noon when you get fed again. It’s no wonder these city boys can’t walk much. We go on ‘route marches,’ which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it’s not my place to tell him different. A ‘route march’ is about as far as to our mailbox at home.

Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in trucks. The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is like the school board. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown (Yep that’s Pete & Bill). They don’t bother you none. This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don’t know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk head and don’t move, and it ain’t shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don’t even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes.

Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It ain’t like fighting with that ole bull at home. I’m about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake .. I only beat him once.

He joined up the same time as me, but I’m only 5’6′ and 120 pounds and he’s 6’8′ and near 300 pounds dry.

Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding in.
Your loving daughter, Alice

–“SIDEHACK” Jerry
sidehackjerry@gmail.com

LIFESTYLE HIGHBAR DEAL OF THE WEEK–2012 Harley-Davidson FLSTN – Softail Deluxe

Selling Price -$15,995.00

SPECIFICATIONS

California’s pre-owned Harley Mega-Store with over 200 Pre-Owned Harley-Davidsons in stock!!! We carry Street Glides, Road Glides, Road Kings, Ultras, Sportsters, Softails, Dynas, and much more!!! Choose from over 200 bikes in our inventory. To view our current inventory, please visit www.LifestyleCycles.com or call us at (714)-490-0155. EZ FINANCING and EXTENDED WARRANTIES available!!! **Open 7 days a week**

ABOUT THIS BIKE…..

2012 Harley-Davidson FLSTN Softail Deluxe

One of the most confidence-inspiring Big Twins, the Softail® Deluxe features an extremely low seat with “collapsing sides,? pull back handlebar and riser, and easy-reach, extended kickstand. The powerful, counter-balanced Twin Cam 96B™ and 6-Speed Cruise Drive® transmission are appreciated by many riders.

Exquisite style details round out every other corner of this bike, from the clean front light bar, to the tombstone taillight, to the chrome grab rail and luggage rack, to the laced wheels and wide whitewall tires. The addition of the new Security Package option means riders have the choice of adding anti-lock brakes, giving even more functionality to all this form. Pure nostalgic beauty wrapped around completely modern power and performance.

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDED:

Black Tempest and White paint is in very good condition.*NOTE* some chips on rear of front fender*

Chrome front end. Chrome axle cover.

Chrome wheels with 40 chrome spokes and wide whitewall tires. ABS. 16 inch DNA 1 1/2 Monster Ape Chubby style handlebars with internal wiring. Chrome tear drop mirrors. Chrome auxiliary and headlight are H-D Day Maker bulbs. Chrome bullet style turn signals with amber lenses up front and red out back. Black wrinkle finish engine with polished fins, chrome rockers covers and push-rod tubes. Arlen Ness Stage-1 Hi-Flow air filter. Chrome Samson exhaust with 32 inch fishtail straight pipes. Chrome cam and 6 speed covers. Chrome floorboards with chrome heel/toe and brake pedal. Chrome engine guard is DNA matching handlebars. H-D solo seat with chrome grab rail. Pillion pad. Luggage rack. Chrome horn and coil cover. Chrome primary with 103 derby cover. Tombstone taillight. Chrome belt guard. 4 point docking.

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

Fill out an online application and ride today!!!

**Open 7 days a week**

Only $15,995 at Lifestyle Cycles (714) 490-0155

NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT—
The U.S. government is still the UN’s top climate alarmist

President Trump and Energy Secretary Perry are both vocal skeptics of climate change alarmism, but the US Energy Department is still running one of the top drivers of alarmist science for the United Nations. This engine of alarmism is obscurely named the Climate Model Intercomparison Project or CMIP. Climate change alarmism is based entirely on computer modeling and CMIP is where the core modeling comes from.

What CMIP does is provide the computer climate modeling for the infamous UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading proponent of alarmist science. CMIP itself is a UN activity, part of the UN’s World Climate Research Program. The modeling is done by major climate modeling centers around the world, including a number of US federal agencies. So while the Trump Administrations says it does not support the IPCC, it is actually doing a lot of free work for it. This should stop.

What the Energy Department does first is to coordinate and oversee all of this modeling activity. The CMIP office at DOE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is the nerve center for all of UN CMIP. It is there that the modeling centers get their instructions and where they deliver their results for IPCC use.

This coordination work is paid for by the US, not the UN, as is the extensive modeling work done by the various US CMIP agencies and their laboratories. This US work involves numerous computer models, funded mostly by DOE, NSF, NOAA and NASA. No figures are available for the cost of all this work, but it must be many millions of dollars. Most of the climate models run on expensive supercomputers. So not only is the Trump Administration supporting climate alarmism via UN CMIP, they are paying heavily for the privilege.

That the modeling results support alarmism is guaranteed by the instructions given to the global modeling centers. These instructions specify which causes can be used to model and explain climate change. All of the significant allowable causes are due to human activity, with CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels being by far the largest.

The IPCC then uses these rigged computer results to claim that humans are causing the climate change. This is a classic case of circular reasoning, which is explained in some detail here.

The UN CMIP computer modeling occurs in waves that are timed to feed into the massive UN IPCC assessment reports, which come out roughly every five years. Thus both IPCC Assessment Report 6 and CMIP6 are presently in progress. CMIP6 is globally coordinated by the U.S. Energy Department’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. LLNL is part of DOE’s National Nuclear Security Agency, which builds and maintains the nuclear weapons stockpile, so has no climate mission.

According to the CMIP6 website, 44 different computer modeling institutions are registered for the project. Of these 13 are US, by far the largest number. 11 or these are federal; the other 2 are federally funded. In addition to NOAA, NASA and NSF, a whopping 8 Energy Department national labs are listed. The next largest national efforts are 7 Chinese institutions and 6 German, each of which we outnumber by about 2 to 1.

In other words, the U.S. government and especially the Energy Department are responsible for a great deal of the IPCC alarmist climate modeling. We may have stopped funding the IPCC but we are still doing a lot of their work.

Even worse, this free work is the mainstay of climate change alarmism. Alarmism is based entirely on rigged computer modeling and the Trump Administration is doing a lot of that modeling, plus coordinating much of the rest.

We need to stop doing the UN’s climate change dirty work. We need to terminate our role in CMIP.

by David Wojick, Ph.D,

BIKERDUDE FOOD SCORE OF THE WEEK- HOT DOGS, FRIES and CARS!!

Check out my new favorite hot dog place! They are located in Des Plaines, IL. Rich and Tony the Owners and their staff are not only knocking out amazing Red Hots, they are making some of THE BEST fries in the Chicago land area!

I am not kidding! I will put up their fries against anyones! Every Tuesday night they put on an awesome car show! How can you beat that? Hot Dogs, Fries, Cars and Family! Get here now!

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New BDL Bikernet Reader Comment!–
New BDL EVO-3000 Installation

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=1973

I have a BLD primary and noticed a trans leak under my bike. I took off the clutch basket and there was no oil, but after it was removed I noticed trans fluid leaking out of the spline.

–Darrin bennett
Qboros@yahoo.com
Fayetteville, NC

You may need to check the mainshaft seal. Don’t overfill the tranny.–Bandit

SALES TAX ISSUES–Minnesota will require remote sellers and Marketplace Providers facilitating sales into Minnesota to collect sales tax no later than October 1, 2018

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Revenue will require remote sellers and Marketplace Providers facilitating sales into Minnesota to begin collecting sales tax no later than October 1, 2018.

Remote Sellers
Minnesota law requires all sellers to collect sales or use tax to the extent allowed under the United States Constitution.

The June 21 U.S. Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair allows states like Minnesota to require remote sellers with no physical presence, such as online and mail-order companies, to collect and remit the applicable sales or use tax on sales delivered to locations within their state.

The Court’s decision in Wayfair caused Minnesota’s existing law, which was enacted in 1989, to become effective.

Remote sellers that sell goods or services into Minnesota from other states must register and begin collecting and remitting Minnesota sales tax no later than October 1, 2018.

Minnesota has a Small Seller Exception, which does not require remote sellers to collect sales tax until their sales during a period of 12 consecutive months total either:

• 100 or more retail sales shipped to Minnesota
• 10 or more retail sales shipped to Minnesota that total more than $100,000

Marketplace Providers
Minnesota law also requires certain Marketplace Providers to collect and remit Minnesota sales tax on all taxable retail sales made into Minnesota facilitated by the marketplace. Remote sellers do not need to collect sales tax when a Marketplace Provider is collecting and remitting.

The Court’s decision in Wayfair also caused Minnesota’s 2017 Marketplace Provider law to become effective.

Marketplace Providers must register and begin collecting Minnesota sales tax on behalf of remote sellers using their marketplace no later than October 1, 2018.

Guidance for sellers
We have updated our Frequently Asked Questions to help sellers outside Minnesota and in Minnesota understand how the Court’s decision affects filing requirements and resources to help collect and file.

We are updating our fact sheets, industry guides, and information on our website based on the Court’s decision.

RIVERA/PRIMO AND AMERICAN PRIME NEWS–Rivera may be gone but…..
We started American Prime to help dealers and consumers find the products that they need to fix or maintain their scoots with quality products.

Our goal is to manufacture the same products Rivera used to make only better with better availability. All our products are manufactured to directly interchange with like Rivera products.

One last thing…
These and many other products that fit Rivera products are now available from American Prime!

–Ben Kudon
The Kahn
American Prime

Rivera, Pro Clutch, & Primo are registered trademarks of Rivera Primo.

BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB–The Harley-Davidson Story
Tales from the Archives: The Harley-Davidson Story
$40.00 / £24.99

The Harley-Davidson Story: Tales from the Archives is a fascinating, visually driven overview of the motor company’s rich story, created in cooperation with the Harley-Davidson Museum.

The story of Harley-Davidson is a classic American tale of spirit, invention, and the right idea at the right time. From its beginning in a small Milwaukee shed in 1903, William Harley and his cousins, the Davidson brothers, set in motion what would eventually become the world’s most iconic motorcycle company.

While other motorcycle companies rose and fell through the teens and 1920s, Harley went from strength to strength, whether introducing its first V-twin motor or dominating race tracks across America. The Milwaukee Miracle even prospered during WWII, building war bikes for the armed forces. By the 1950s, they’d buried their last American-built competitor, Indian, and gained a hold over the US market that they maintain to this day.

A remarkable story deserves a remarkable space to recount it. Such is the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, which opened in 2009. Harley-Davidson partnered with Motorbooks to create this book relaying Harley-Davidson’s story, as told through the museum’s displays and archive assets.

Author: Aaron Frank
Format: Hardback, 224 Pages
ISBN: 9780760360712
Publisher: Motorbooks
Buy from an Online Retailer
US:Purchase From Amazon.com Purchase From Barnes & Noble Purchase From IndieBound
UK:Purchase From Amazon.co.uk Purchase From Waterstones Purchase From Book Depository Books Etc.
CA:Purchase From Amazon.ca Purchase From Indigo
AU:Booktopia

Specs
Format: Hardback, 224 Pages
ISBN: 9780760360712
Illustrations: 250
Size: 10.875 in x 9.25 in / 276.23 mm x 234.95 mm
Edition: First edition
Published: October 2, 2018

INCREDIBLE NEWS—Tomorrow we are meeting with the new Hal Robinson™ T-shirt line team to kick off our new line and limited edition prints. Hal was an amazing artist for Easyriders during the ‘70s. You’ll see the results shortly.

Hopefully, I can pick up my Linkert carb from Larry Settles and start breaking-in my new Panhead. I’ll report in on my progress.

Shortly we will bring you several features including the Bikernet.com™ winner from the 2018 SmokeOut. It’s a classic Knucklehead picked by Mike Pullin.

My son, Frank is on the move again. Check out his new shop.

I also came up with a modular approach to roadways and sent my concept to the Department of Transportation. Will they respond? I will publish my description next week. Let me know what you think.

In the meantime shit is happening fast. Hang on.

And Ride Free Forever,

–Bandit

Hey,

It’s Sturgis Run week. The brothers, sisters, and the industry are headed to the Badlands for all the action, the parties and the shows.

James the tile man came by yesterday to give me a bid on refurbishing a bathroom downstairs. When I mentioned Sturgis he got all starry-eyed. “I need to make that run before I’m any older and can’t raise some hell,” James said.

I had a flash of the old days and today. I didn’t say anything. I didn’t want to burst his bubble. In fact, I would like him to make it at 45 and give me his impressions. We will bring you reports all week long.

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. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board.

REPORT FROM THE PRINCE–
Thanks for the shout out. Callen’s Grease and Gears is doing a good job of sharing chopper action with millennial, where they do how-to’s on stage and explain what they are doing and then pumping it out on Facebook. I’ve shared it to the Bikernet FB page numerous times.

We’ve hired them at ROT, IMS and CHEROKEE and it has been received very well.

– Jeff Najar
BikerPros

2WHEELERS SET UP IN STURGIS–Parts and parts ready for Sturgis 2018. It’s all happening on Main and the shop to check out is 2Wheelers. Say hello to Arlin and Donna from the crew at Bikernet.

–Donna Maupin
2Wheelers Denver
2Wheelers Daytona
2Wheelers Sturgis on Main

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame announces Class of 2018
Fans, family, industry will celebrate inductees on Dec. 7 in Columbus

The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame will welcome six new inductees in the Class of 2018 on Dec. 7 at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris in Columbus, Ohio.

The 2018 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will officially induct four-time AMA National Enduro Champion Terry Cunningham, stunt rider Gary Davis, flat track and road racing tuner Skip Eaken, MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden, flat track racer Clifford “Corky” Keener, and pioneering motorcyclist Mary McGee.

“The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2018 recognizes greatness in racing and ambassadorship, whether on the track, at the mechanic’s bench or in the court of public opinion,” said Ken Ford, a member of the AMA board of directors and chairman of the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation board. “In their own way, each of these individuals has advanced motorcycling for generations of motorcyclists, and we’re honored to recognize them this Dec. 7, and in perpetuity, as inductees into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.”

The induction ceremony is part of the 2018 AMA Legends & Champions Weekend, Dec. 7-9. The AMA Legends & Champions Weekend also includes the 2018 AMA Championship Banquet at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris on Dec. 8, and an open house and formal installment of Hall of Fame honors at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, on Dec. 9. In addition, AMA Racing and Recreational Riding Commissions will meet to discuss rules governing amateur racing at the annual AMA Congress, also at the Hilton that weekend.

Tickets for AMA Legends & Champions Weekend will be available soon at www.americanmotorcyclist.com.

Reservations at the Columbus Hilton/Polaris are available now at a special group rate at the following link: www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/C/CMHPOHF-AMOTOA-20181205/index.jhtml. Guests also can call (614) 310-2229 and reference the group “American Motorcyclist Association” or “AMOTOA.”

The Columbus Hilton/Polaris is an amenity-packed, award-winning hotel located adjacent to Columbus’ expansive Polaris Center on Columbus’ north side. A complimentary shuttle serves a 5-mile radius, which includes Port Columbus International Airport. It features a day spa, a fitness center, indoor pool and whirlpool.

The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame was established in 1998 by the AMHF to honor the legends and heroes of American motorcycling and highlight their achievements and contributions to motorcycling. Hall of Fame inductees represent eight areas: Ambassadors/Industry, Design/Engineering, Dirt Track, Leadership/Advocacy, Motocross/Supercross, Off-Road, Road Racing and Specialty Competition.

For more information about the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the 2018 induction ceremony, see www.motorcyclemuseum.org.

Terry Cunningham

Terry Cunningham is a champion off-road rider who played a significant role in the growth of off-road racing in the United States in the 1980s. His efforts anchored the success of the Husqvarna Motorcycle Company throughout the decade.

The four-time AMA Grand National Enduro Champion faced off against some of the greatest riders in America during his career, including AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers Dick Burleson, Randy Hawkins, Larry Roeseler, Scott Summers and Jeff Fredette. Cunningham won the title in 1982, and then again in 1984, 1985 and 1986.

His other awards included six International Six Days Enduro gold medals and a silver medal. He also was a member of the American 1982 ISDE team that finished second overall against the best off-road riders in the world.

Gary Davis

Gary Davis, from Auburn, Calif., has spent more than 30 years in show business. He performed, coordinated and directed stunts in more than 280 films, 250 television episodes and 190 commercials. His longtime contributions have showcased the thrills of motorcycling to millions through the reach of Hollywood.

Some of Davis’s more notable credits include “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “The Amazing Spider-Man,” “Against All Odds,” “Terminator 2,” “Independence Day,” and “Spiderman 2.” His credits go back decades — to the 1977 Evel Knievel film “Viva Knievel!”

Davis’ motorcycle career began as an AMA professional dirt-track racer in 1969, riding alongside notables such as Hall of Famers Kenny Roberts and Gary Scott.

Davis soon shifted to showmanship, however, and he began exhibition motorcycle jumping in 1971, setting aside his racing career. In 1972, he entered the Guinness World Records for clearing 21 cars, bettering Knievel’s 19-car mark. After three years of jumping and more than 300 public jumps, he began doing stunt work.

Skip Eaken

Skip Eaken was a motorcycle racing tuner from Lodi, Ohio, who began building competitive and reliable flat track racers in the 1970s. He notched his first Grand National victory in 1983 with Ted Boody riding a Eaken-prepped Harley-Davidson.

Eaken is best known as the mechanic who worked on AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Bubba Shobert’s factory Honda motorcycles in the 1980s, when Shobert won three AMA Grand National Championships, collecting an AMA Superbike title and 28 Grand National flat track wins.

After Honda scaled back its factory racing programs, Eaken continued tuning flat track and road racing motorcycles in Indianapolis until his passing in 2012.

Nicky Hayden

Known as “The Kentucky Kid,” Nicky Hayden, of Owensboro, Ky., was a force on the American motorcycle racing scene before taking his talent to the world stage, ultimately winning motorcycle racing’s grandest championship, the FIM MotoGP title in 2006.

Born in 1981, Hayden raced flat track and road raced Yamaha YSR50s and then Honda RS125s as a youngster. With the full support of his family, especially parents Rose and Earl Hayden, Nicky Hayden’s story was a classic tale of an American grassroots racer accelerating through the ranks. In 1997, he capped his amateur career with the first-ever AMA Horizon Award, presented for his triumphs in flat track. The award signified that Hayden had proven himself to be the amateur racer with the brightest potential for continued success in the pro ranks.

With the Horizon Award in hand, the “Kentucky Kid” turned pro at the age of 16. As a professional, Hayden competed in the AMA Grand National Championship, the pro flat track series, as well as in AMA Pro Road Racing.

He signed with American Honda in 1999 to race the AMA 600 Supersport class, winning the 600cc championship that same year. Honda moved Hayden to the factory AMA Superbike team in 2000, and in 2002 he captured the AMA Superbike Championship. At age 21, Hayden became the youngest champion in the history of AMA Superbike racing.

Hayden then moved to the Repsol Honda MotoGP effort for 2003, earning his first MotoGP win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., in 2005. He won there again in 2006 while on his way to winning the MotoGP World Championship.

Hayden moved to the factory Ducati team in 2009, returning to Honda in 2014. He began racing in the FIM World Superbike series for Honda in 2016.

Tragically, Hayden was hit by a car while training on a bicycle in Italy on May 17, 2017. He succumbed to his injuries five days later, on May 22.

Clifford “Corky” Keener

Clifford “Corky” Keener was a professional flat track racer during the 1970s. Known by the nickname “Mr. Dirt,” he worked as an electrician for General Motors Corp. while he was getting his racing career started.

He almost quit racing when his results did not improve, but he decided to stick with it and eventually became a factory Harley-Davidson rider.

Keener won five AMA Grand National races during his career. He raced during a talent-filled era that often had him banging bars with the likes of AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers Kenny Roberts and Jay Springsteen. Keener raced through the 1980 season.

Mary McGee

Mary McGee was among the first women to race motorcycles in motocross and road racing events in the United States.

McGee was introduced to auto racing by her husband, Don, in the 1950s. In 1957, she learned to ride motorcycles on a 200cc Triumph Tiger Cub she bought from a friend and later took up motorcycle road racing to try to improve her car racing skills.

Switching to dirt riding in 1963, McGee started her off-road career by riding a 1962 250cc Honda Scrambler in an AMA District 37 enduro. She began riding Baja events in 1967 and, in 1975, rode solo in the Baja 500.

Also during the 1970s, McGee worked for Motorcyclist magazine and joined editors Jody Nichols, Brad Zimmerman and Rich Cox for a 24-hour road race in Las Vegas, in which the team changed riders every hour on a 650cc Suzuki.

In more recent years, she has returned to competing in select vintage races, while speaking out in support of women racers and recreational riders getting started in motorcycling.

— James Holter

New Bikernet BAGGERS Reader Comment!–There Is New Life For Your Screamin’ Eagle 6-speed Transmission

http://baggers.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13205

Really a good job Steve. Very professional other than a few fucks and an almost naked woman that I am sure every one that read this appreciated like I did.

–Mark Dragna
dragnam@yahoo.com
San Luis Obispo, CA

BIKERNET™ BAD JOKE LIBRARY ALREADY OPEN–A Harley Biker is riding by the zoo in Washington, DC when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion’s cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the collar of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents.

The biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings the girl to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly. A reporter has watched the whole event.

The reporter addressing the Harley rider says, “Sir, this was the most gallant and bravest thing I’ve seen a man do in my whole life.”

The Harley rider replies, “Why, it was nothing, really. The lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right.”

The reporter says, “Well, I’ll make sure this won’t go unnoticed. I’m a journalist, you know, and tomorrow’s paper will have this story on the front page. So, what do you do for a living, and what political affiliation do you have?”

The biker replies “I’m a U.S. Marine, a Republican and I’m voting for Trump.”

The journalist leaves.

The following morning the biker buys the paper to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on the front page:
“U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT & STEALS HIS LUNCH”
And THAT pretty much sums up the media’s approach to the news these days!

–David Campbell
Bikernet™ Correspondent
Earl’s Garage – Motorcycle, Hotrod, and Event Photography
www.earlsgarage.co 

SPOKE TO DENNIS MANNING TODAY—About his 7 Streamliner effort.

He said he’s scrambling to dive back on the salt next year with his rebuilt liner. He’s too close to the record to give up.

Valerie walked away from a high-speed crash on Lake Gairdner, Australia in March 2018. The unique design and engineering of the 7 Streamliner proved its worth, strength and durabilty

At Mile 4 his liner was tracking at 366 mph, less than 10 mph from the record and he still had a couple of miles to go.

Regarding this year, “The salt is perfect,” Dennis said. His daughter, Delvine will be back on the salt shortly for her motorcycle only speed trials event.

Dennis is working on a book about his history on the salt with John Stein, an accomplished author.

BAD COP REPORT--Stop the Government’s Aggressive Policy on Seizing Citizens’ Property

Momentum is building behind one of the NMA’s most important legislative initiatives: Enacting civil asset forfeiture (CAF) laws to prevent law enforcement agencies from seizing (and profiting from) the property of citizens – often motorists – who have not been convicted of an underlying crime. Under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Department of Justice has become more aggressive in promoting CAF, even in cases where a person is never charged with a crime.

On July 26th, the NMA joined 19 other civil liberties organizations such as the ACLU and The Institute for Justice in sending a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to adopt an amendment that would put into place the reform that is desperately needed.

Here is a link from the NMA site with the contents of that letter.

Our lobbying efforts with Talley & Associates in Washington DC are paying off on the same front. The congressman who has led the charge for national CAF legislative reform is interested in working with the NMA to build a grassroots movement to push a shared agenda to restrict the conditions under which enforcement agencies can seize property.

Be ready to act. With Congress entering a recess period until late August, this is a quiet period but we will send out another alert later this month with specific information of who to contact in Congress along with key points to be hammered home on how civil asset forfeiture policy must be amended. This is an issue that requires everyone’s involvement because under the current direction no one is immune from having property taken, due process be damned.

This is not just a current administration problem. Note in this graph from The Institute for Justice that the U.S. government dating back to 2013 has seized more property than the value of all other burglaries combined. That trend has grown and shows no signs of abating unless everyone gets vocal about the need for change.

As an example of how far wrong forfeiture procedures can go, read the cover story (The Fourth Amendment Under Attack) of the Winter 2018 issue of Driving Freedoms.

Look for our CAF action alert in a few weeks so that we can work together to accomplish a much-need goal: To effectively end indiscriminate asset forfeiture by the government.

Gary Biller
NMA President

MRF EXECUTIVE & REGULATORY UPDATES – Wheeler Speaks on Ethanol; and It’s Pleasantly Surprising!

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler thinks he can bring together the warring factions on the Renewable Fuel Standard and forge a new deal. This is significant – we knew Scott Pruitt – the old EPA head honcho – was not a fan, but we had concerns that Wheeler would be more ethanol friendly.

This week Wheeler he told reporters that the components of the old deal needed some updating. He thinks he can bring everyone together and if not make them all happy, then at least “make them all upset in equal amounts” (that’s MY LINE for the record).

Wheeler continued on to say, “I’ve worked on the RFS program for 20 years, I’ve worked with all the groups before. I’m talking to everybody, I’m trying to get everyone to tell me what they really need to bring them stability.” We will see what that means in the coming weeks, and make sure that RIDERS are one of the groups he talks to.

HANG ON FOR CAMP ZERO IN STURGIS–Forget WHAT you know about Sturgis and start from ZERO.

CAMP ZERO: A True Low-Life Moto-Celebration

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Pull in for a stint, or stay for 10.

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BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WORD OF THE RALLY DAYS—hagridden [hag-rid-n]

adjective
1.
worried or tormented, as by a witch.

We are a simple people, but we are hagridden by our fear of darkness.
— Jack Whyte, The Saxon Shore, 1995

The hag in hagridden has always meant “evil spirit (in female form), ghost, woman who deals with the Devil, a witch; an ugly, repellent, malicious old woman.” The noun is very rare in Middle English (hegge appears once in the 13th century, and hagge once in the 14th) and becomes common only in the 16th century as heg, hegge.

Hag is generally believed to descend from Old English hægtesse, hægtis “a fury, witch,” akin to Old High German hagazissa, German Hexe (cf. hex signs on barns, especially in Amish country), from West Germanic hagatusjon-. Hagridden entered English in the 17th century.

CHECK THE NEW FULL THROTTLE MAGAZINE—On line. Full Throttle Magazine
View the new AUGUST ISSUE online for FREE – Click the cover below!

–Tony Cianci

NEW FEATURE ON BIKERNET TRIKES– The Tattooed Motorcycle was previously covered but finally more details in the new article. I never received any reply from them when I was asking for info to promote their build on my bikernetTrikes article.

I did get some good images for my article which contained mostly just images actually with some really pretty ladies on that tattoed motorcycle.

A YouTube video link also in the old article.

You could use those images and embedded videos for this new article which gives lot more details which were left unanswered by the builders.

Old article – August 2017
http://trikes.bikernet.com/pages/Tattoo_For_Everyone_and_Everything.aspx

New article – July 2018
http://trikes.bikernet.com/pages/A_Tattooed_Motorcycle_And_Sidecar.aspx

–Ujjwal Dey
Trike News Correspondent
Bikernet New Bureau India
wayfarer@bikernet.com

NEW FLORIDAY LEGISLATION– Only 49 more states to go!

Hooray for Florida!

I-95 and I-75 will be jammed for the next month or so with druggies and deadbeats heading North out of Florida, because this is the first state in the union to require drug testing to receive welfare!

Hooray for Florida! In signing the new law, Republican Gov. Rick Scott said, “If Floridians want welfare, they better make sure they are drug-free.”

Applicants must pay for the drug test, but are reimbursed if they test drug-free. Applicants who test positive for illicit substances, won’t be eligible for the funds for a year, or until they undergo treatment.

Those who fail a second time will be banned from receiving funds for three years!

Naturally, a few people are crying this is unconstitutional.

How is this unconstitutional? It’s a legal requirement that every person applying for a job has to pass drug tests in order to get the job, why not those who receive welfare?

Let’s get welfare back to the ones who need it, not to those who don’t want to work.

–Joe Teresi
The Kahn of Easyriders Magazine

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THE FUTURE OF H-D– Think they will survive until 2020 to get them built and on the streets? LOL

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

— Paul Aiken
Owner
Aeromach USA, LLC
10015 Metromont Ind. Blvd, Ste F
Charlotte, NC 28269
800-990-9392 orders
704-599-1333 office
www.aeromach.net

Every time they go off in some other direction they fail. They need to stay true to the code. –Bandit

STURGIS HALL OF FAME NEWS–World’s Fastest Female Motorcycle Racer Valerie Thompson to be inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame

8-Time land Speed Record Holder and World’s Fastest Woman on Two-Wheels joins class of 2018 Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductees

Valerie Thompson will be inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame during the 78th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, a legendary ten-day event celebrating the worldwide motorcycle culture. Fellow inductees for the Hall of Fame this year include Jeff Decker, Jack Hoel, Armondo “Mondo” Porras, Marilyn Stemp and Hamsters USA.

The Sturgis Hall of Fame class of 2018 induction breakfast ceremony will be held August 8, 2018 at The Lodge in Deadwood, South Dakota, doors open at 8 a.m.

Thompson stunned the racing world at the 2016 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials with a speed of 304.263 mph (489.663 km/h) piloting the Team “7” Streamliner. On only her fifth run in a streamlined motorcycle, Thompson became the first female driver in a two-wheeled vehicle over 300 mph. Earlier this year, Thompson set a new land speed record of 328.467 mph (528.616 km/h) during the DRLA Speed Week competition at Lake Gairdner Australia where she also survived a horrific 363 mph crash during the World Speed Trials.

“It’s impossible to put into words how much this honor means to me. Looking over the list of Sturgis Hall of Famers is like a family reunion invitation list. I see friends, mentors, fellow competitors and legends dedicated to racing and promoting the sport each of us love so much,” said Thompson. “I don’t think I would be here today if were not for Jesse Jurrens, owner of Legend Suspensions. He lured me from drag racing to my first competition at Bonneville in 2005. So, I blame him for my salt addiction. I also set my first land speed record on fellow hall of famer Keith Ball’s Bikernet.com Harley-Davidson,” added an emotional Thompson.

Thompson holds eight land speed records on a variety of bikes ranging from Harley-Davidsons to BMWs to Streamliners with a personal best top speed of 328.467 mph (528.616 km/h). She is a member of seven-land speed racing 200 MPH Clubs and one 300 MPH Club. Valerie is the only female in history to compete for the world’s fastest motorcycle title.

“Valerie’s many accomplishments both on and off the track have certainly earned her a rightful place in the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame,” stated Myrick Robbins, Executive Director, Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame. “In addition to being one of the most accomplished female motorcycle racers in the world, she has always been an excellent ambassador for those of us who love life on two-wheels,” added Robbins.

“I’m tickled pink Valerie is receiving this level of recognition. She’s paid her dues on every type of racing surface and has the records to prove it. She knows no fear, delivers on her promises and is a wonderful sponsor representative. I’ve worked with the best riders in the business from Cal Rayburn to Chis Carr. Valerie ranks right up there with the best of the best,” said Team “7” Racing president, BUB “7” designer and AMA Hall of Fame member, Denis Manning.

Thompson and Manning’s Team “7” Racing plan to continue their quest for the world’s fastest motorcycle record in 2019 with the “BUB 7” streamliner.

–Eric Studer

BIKERNET GUN NUT REPORT–Fake Gun News Is Still Fake News Four Years Later

Donald Trump has made the expression “fake news” a household term. Of course, the mainstream media helps him at every turn, providing endless examples for the American people to see, ridicule and share on social media. Much fake news these days has to do with things like the Russia investigation and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. At the same time, gun owners find themselves on the receiving end of plenty of it as well.

We’ve all seen stories about the incredibly lethal .9mm pistol and spent rubber bullets. However, CBS News found something even more worrisome for those concerned about “gun violence.” Check out this story from four years ago.

Suspect killed, officer injured in Calif. shootout

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A police officer is in critical condition and a suspect is dead following an early morning shooting Friday near a Southern California nightclub, CBS Los Angeles reports.

A 31-year-old veteran officer and a new officer trainee were in an area known for criminal activity at around 2 a.m., to “check on some individuals,” said Lt. Rich Lawhead of the San Bernardino Police Department.

The officers confronted a group of five people, who had just left a nightclub, in front of a home on a dead-end street and “almost immediately shots were fired,” Chief Jarrod Burguan said.

A male suspect’s gunfire wounded the senior officer, a 6-year veteran of the San Bernardino Police Department, twice in the upper body.

…The training officer was able to return fire and wounded the suspect, who was a man in his 30s. He was also transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Seems like just another run-of-the-mill story, right? And with a happy ending, at that. If you keep reading, the fake news gem lies in the final paragraph.

An assault revolver with high-capacity magazines and a revolver were recovered at the scene.

Really. An assault revolver with high-capacity magazines. Scary stuff right there. What’s more, this utterly fake news report remains uncorrected after nearly four years.

Real news reporting requires at least a modicum of work and only a little bit of intelligence. If you didn’t know any better, you might think the whole world revolves around Putin and the 2016 elections. Democrats, CNN and the other legacy media outlets certainly think so as, rather than reporting actual news, they push their own particular agenda.

Which probably explains why CBS News has been too busy to correct this laughable report even now. Is it any wonder the American mainstream media struggles to retain their dwindling audience?

–BY JOHN BOCH

HANG ON FOR THIS FACT FINDING MISSION–
This is not 100% accurate but I don’t feel up to fact checking all of it. I know the “sleep tight” is a popular but incorrect statement but I submit this for entertainment purposes only.

Many years ago in
Scotland , a new game was invented.. It was ruled ‘Gentlemen
Only..Ladies Forbidden’.. .and thus, the word GOLF entered
into the English language.

The first couple to
be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma
Flintstone.

Every day more money
is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.
Treasury.

Men can read smaller
print than women can; women can hear better.

Coca-Cola was
originally green.

It is impossible to lick
your elbow.

The State with the
highest percentage of people who walk to work:

Alaska

The cost of raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:

$ 16,400

The average number
of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
hour:

61,000

Intelligent people
have more zinc and copper in their hair..

(Just a minute … let me check.)

The first novel ever
written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.

In the
1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed
to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have ‘the rule
of thumb’

The San Francisco
Cable cars are the only mobile National
Monuments.

Each king in a deck
of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades – King David

Hearts – Charlemagne

Clubs -Alexander,
the Great

Diamonds – Julius
Caesar

–from Sam Burns

BAD GOVERNMENT–Senator demands answers on Pentagon’s $10,000 toilet seat

A top Republican senator wants to know how the Pentagon ended up paying $10,000 for an airplane toilet seat cover.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, sent a letter last month after DefenseOne,com reported on the C-5 toilet covers, which can be 3D printed for $300, but which the Defense Department had been planning to pay out $10,000 for.

“It seems to me that there is no way to justify a $10,000 price tag for a toilet seat lid. It’s just not credible,” Mr. Grassley said, asking the department’s inspector general to investigate.
In the DefenseOne piece Will Roper, an Air Force assistant secretary involved in acquisitions, described the $10,000 price tag.

He said while the actual cost of the toilet cover is relatively low, it’s not something a manufacturer regularly produces. So the company ends up halting other production to make the cover, and the government ends up paying the costs of lost production.

Mr. Grassley said the inspector general should have been on the case long ago, and he said he it “makes me wonder whether the DoD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is asleep at the switch.”

By Stephen Dinan – The Washington Times

A NEW CONCEPT–Rethinking California’s Highways as Utilities

https://www.pe.com/2018/07/28/rethinking-californias-highways-as-public-utilities/

In November, state voters will decide whether or not to repeal the 2017 state law increasing gasoline and diesel taxes. In Los Angeles, roads are in such bad shape that it costs the average driver $892 a year in additional vehicle wear and tear. Nationally, 25 percent of all U.S. highway bridges are either too narrow or structurally deficient, and chronic traffic congestion costs Americans $160 billion per year in wasted time and fuel.

Fuel taxes were sold to the public last century as “highway-user fees.” And originally, they were used solely to build and maintain highways. Yet that is far from the case today. Nearly one-fourth of all federal fuel taxes are used for non-highway purposes, and it’s worse than that in some states. In California, over the next 30 years, $18 billion of state gas-tax money is pledged for paying off bonds issued to build Gov. Jerry Brown’s high-speed-rail boondoggle.

It’s not hard to see that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way we fund and manage the highways we all depend on. Highways are one of our basic public utilities — along with water, electricity, natural gas, telephones, etc. Yet we don’t have huge political battles over how to pay for those utilities. Every month you get a bill from your electric company, water company, phone company, and satellite or cable company. You pay for the specific services you used, and the money goes directly to the company that provided those services.

Highways need to be financed and operated as utilities, rather than as politicized, state-owned enterprises. That means each highway needs an owner. Highway customers should pay their highway bills directly to that owner, based on how much they use the roads and how damaging their vehicle is to the pavement. The owner should assess the need for new links or more lanes, and finance the construction by issuing long-term revenue bonds. Of course, as with any other major construction projects, they should have to comply with existing planning and environmental regulations.

This might sound like a libertarian fantasy, but it’s a model with a long history that stretches into the present day. Private turnpikes were the main inter-city roadways in 18th and 19th century Britain — and 19th century America. After WWII devastated Europe, three countries — France, Italy, and Spain — developed their major highway networks as investor-owned toll roads. Highways there remain very similar to our electric-utility franchises today. Companies bid for a long-term franchise to build and operate a particular highway, subject to the terms and conditions of a long-term contract called a concession.

It has taken a couple of decades for this to catch on in the United States, with the first two projects — the 91 Express Lanes in Southern California and the Dulles Greenway in Virginia — opening in 1995. Since 2000, investor-funded toll projects worth $36 billion have been financed, primarily in Colorado, Florida, Texas, and Virginia. Highways are being upgraded with all-electronic toll systems and resurfacing, while some added lanes and better service plazas, among other things.

If done right, a shift from politicized highways to customer-friendly highway utilities could address the American system’s major shortcomings. Highway owner/operators have strong incentives to properly maintain their facilities so that customers willingly pay to use them. With per mile toll charging, they have reliable, bondable revenue streams that make it possible to finance large-scale reconstruction, widening, etc. when it’s needed, not someday in the future when the money is somehow cobbled together.

Continuing the status quo is untenable. The federal highway-funding system, which now depends on tens of billions in “general revenue” each year to supplement dwindling fuel-tax revenue, is not sustainable. State governments are poorly positioned to take up the slack since the majority of them have massive unfunded liabilities in their public-employee pension systems that will restrict their spending for decades to come. And the gas tax system is running out of steam, as conventional engines go twice as far on a gallon of gas and electric and other propulsion sources get set to become mainstream in coming decades.

The transformation of highways from state-owned enterprises to highway utility companies won’t happen overnight but it is possible — and sorely needed.

Robert Poole is director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation and the author of the forthcoming book “Rethinking America’s Highways: A 21st-Century Vision for Better Infrastructure.”

From: The Press-Enterprise

DON’T MISS THE BIKERNET TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE HISTORY LESSON—Tim Remus did a helluva job and Bob Tronolone supplied the vintage ads.

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

Tim also created a classic Triumph Motorcycle Catalog. Check it out.

LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST ACTION–
October 11-14, 2018
We have announcements coming your way! Stay tuned for our weekly updates.
Grab your passes at the super early bird price today! Registration will increase tomorrow.

Use promo code: LVB505 for $5 off a
Party, Ultimate, or VIP Pass.

AIMExpo hosting Demo Rides

Be a part of Powersports Industry Week by checking out the demo rides happening at the AIMExpo.
Try out new models from:
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Indian Motorcycle
Yamaha
And Many More?Ó
Every BikeFest Pass receives either discounted or free entry.
Learn more about Powersports Industry Week.

Sunday Poker Run
Take part in the 5th Annual Pawn Stars Poker Run benefitting the Epilepsy Foundation of Nevada.

Best Hand wins $2,000

Worst Hand wins $1,000

Register for the run to help out a great cause! Be sure to check out their booth in Rally Central.

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Don’t Miss Out on the Tattoo Convention, Ink Mayhem, coming to the 2018 Las Vegas BikeFest!

Proud to be on the 2018 AMA Gypsy Tour

DON’T MISS BREAKFAST IN STURGIS—The Flying Piston Builders’ Breakfast, open to the public and featuring non-other than Atomic Bob.

And don’t miss your chance to support disabled Veterans with the charity auction featuring a Bikernet metal sculpture. You can bid on it.

–Bandit

BAD GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT–Federal Jury Convicts Former VA Field Examiner and OPM Investigator Kenneth Richard Devore of Fraud

On July 25, 2018, following a six-day trial in U.S. District Court, Kenneth Richard Devore, 44, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, was convicted of wire fraud, mail fraud, financial conflict of interest, theft of public money, and making false statements in matters within the jurisdiction of the United States.

Sentencing is set for 10:00 a.m., November 5, 2018, before the Honorable Judge Pamela L. Reeves in U.S. District Court in Greeneville. Devore was detained pending sentencing.

Wire fraud and mail fraud both carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Theft of public money carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Financial conflict of interest and false statements both carry a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

According to evidence presented at trial, in 2015, while acting as a field examiner for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Devore schemed to defraud a disabled and incompetent veteran of over $680,000.

Under the VA’s Fiduciary Program, field examiners are employed to help protect the financial assets of veterans who are unable to take care of themselves. As such, field examiners conduct on-site fact-finding examinations to ascertain the veteran’s income and assets and to observe his mental condition, living arrangement, and social adjustment.

While assigned to a disabled veteran in Knoxville, Tennessee, Devore used his position to convince that veteran that he needed a Last Will and Testament (will). Devore then drafted the will and deceptively inserted his own name as the sole beneficiary of the veteran’s financial bank accounts and investments, which totaled over $680,000. Devore falsified the victim’s initials on the will and mailed it to his legal guardian, Regions Bank.

As a result of his conduct, Devore was forced to resign from the VA. Shortly thereafter, in early 2016, he applied for a position as an investigator for the National Background Investigations Bureau, an agency within the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that conducts investigations for positions of public trust and security clearances.

In his application for the job and security clearance, he lied about his own educational and employment history, intentionally withholding that he had been forced to resign from the VA for misconduct and falsely claiming that he had received a college degree from the so-called “Canterbury University.” By his misrepresentations and omissions, Devore was hired for the job and worked through 2017.

Additionally, in 2009 and 2010, Devore lied about his own purported disabilities in order to obtain a 100% “total and permanent” disability rating by the VA. While he claimed to be unemployed and unable to work because of service-connected ailments, he worked gainfully and almost continuously in various federal and private sector jobs from 2009 through 2017. During that period, he received monthly disability compensation from the VA to which he was not entitled.

This case was investigated by the VA, Office of Inspector General and OPM, Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Gunn and T.J. Harker represented the United States at trial.

— The Press-Enterprise

–from Rogue
Supreme Commanding Editor

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ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDED:

Yellow and white pearl paint is near perfect, with black scallops pinstriped in silver. Santee frame with 43* rake. 6 inch stretch downtube, 4 inch stretch on backbone. Downtube replaced with I-Beam front axle from a 1932 Ford. Custom airbrushed Pin-up girl on oil tank sides. Custom frame gusset with a crown logo. Hidden rear axle plates. Custom gas tank with center rib and a LeMans style gas cap. Rear fender has matching center rib with chrome mount. Hand tooled leather seat, ‘Wretched Excess Customs’ with custom shock for comfort. Custom coil mount under oil tank. NEW 96 cubic inch and 5 speed, have less than 15 miles on them. 3 inch BDL open primary. Chain final drive. Compression relief. 21 inch front wheel is grey and 16 inch rear is as well. Performance Machine 4 piston front and rear calipers, hand controls and grips. BDL GMA forward controls. Mikuni carb with a custom velocity stack. Chrome Maltese cross rotors.

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

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FACEBOOK BANS PAGES–aimed at US election interference

Facebook says it has removed 32 accounts and pages believed to have been set up to influence the mid-term US elections in November.

It said it was in the “very early” stages of the investigation and did not yet know who was behind the pages.

It said the creators had gone to greater lengths to hide their identities than a Russia-based campaign to disrupt the 2016 presidential vote.

It described attempts to erase election interference as an “arms race.”

What did Facebook discover?

The social network said in a blog that it had identified 17 suspect profiles on Facebook and seven Instagram accounts.

It said that there were more than 9,500 Facebook posts created by the accounts and one piece of content on Instagram.

In total more than 290,000 accounts followed at least one of the pages involved, it added.
Facebook said the suspect accounts had also run about 150 ads on Facebook and Instagram, costing a total of $11,000 (£8,300).

The most popular fake accounts were:
Aztlan Warriors
Black Elevation
Mindful Being
Resisters

Why can’t Facebook be sure who is responsible?

The “bad actors” went to far greater lengths to cover their tracks than the Russian-based Internet Research Agency (IRA) had in the past, Facebook said.

This included using virtual private networks (VPNs) to hide their location, and using third parties to run ads on their behalf.
Furthermore, the social network said it had not found evidence of Russian IP (internet protocol) addresses.

Many of the posts included anti-Trump messages
Some of the flagged posts would have been difficult for the public to identify as election interference

It added that it “may never be able to identify the source” for the fake accounts.

–Wayfarer
International Correspondent
Bikernet India New Bureau

Interesting. How about we remove all politically promoted facebook accounts, and political phone efforts. Sure would make life easier.–Bandit

THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY IS NOW OPEN–The great question, which I have not been able to answer… is, “What does a woman want?”

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.

Four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put into a container of alcohol.

The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke

The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup.

The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.

At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results: The first worm in alcohol . . Dead. The second worm in cigarette smoke . . . Dead. Third worm in chocolate syrup . . . . Dead. Fourth worm in good clean soil . . .Alive

So the Minister asked the congregation, “What did you learn from this demonstration?”

Maxine was sitting in the back quickly raised her hand and said . . . “As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you won’t have worms!”

–Sidehack Jerry

BRONSON BAUMAN TO RIDE BRYAN SMITH’S INDIAN SCOUT FTR750
AT BUFFALO CHIP TT–Bronson Bauman to Get First Live Action Aboard the Indian Scout FTR750

Indian Motorcycle Racing today announced Wrecking Crew Rider Bryan Smith will miss the Buffalo Chip TT on Sunday, August 5. Rather than letting his factory race bikes sit, Smith has tapped Bronson Bauman to take to the season’s second TT race aboard the Scout FTR750.

Bauman will jump on the Scout FTR750 at a track where he finished in the top five just a year ago. This season, Bauman is still searching for his first top-10 finish, but hopes a run on the Indian Scout FTR750 is able to provide a spark and have him competing in the Main.

“I’m excited to give the Indian Scout FTR750 a run,” said Bauman. “My brother (Briar) made the switch at the end of June and has seen improvements in his finishes since. It’s only one race here, but I absolutely appreciate the opportunity provided by Bryan and the Indian Motorcycle team.”

Smith, who did not attempt to start Semi 1 at the New York Half Mile on July 7, underwent surgery on July 11 to repair screws that came loose in the leg he broke earlier this season at the Texas Half-Mile. Smith is targeting his American Flat Track return on August 7 at the Black Hills Half-Mile.

Bauman will pit at the Buffalo Chip TT in Bryan’s space, with access to his team and factory resources. Next to Bauman in will be Hayden Gillim, the “Man in a Van with a Plan.” In his first AFT race of the season, Gillim will set up with his privateer Scout FTR750 in Brad Baker’s pit area. Baker will miss the rest of the season, as he recovers from a fractured vertebra and a spinal cord injury sustained at X Games. Indian Motorcycle Racing, along with the entire racing community, are keeping Brad and his family in their thoughts and prayers.

For more information on Indian Motorcycle Racing, backed by Allstate Insurance, the Indian Wrecking Crew and Scout FTR750, visit IndianMotorcycle.com and follow along on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. For information on purchasing a Scout FTR750, please contact Racing@IndianMotorcycle.com.

BAD GOVERNMENT–Democrat Leader Arrested For 113 Counts Of Bribery, Money Laundering, Defrauding The IRS

Former Massachusetts state Senator Brian Joyce collected more than $1 million in bribes and kickbacks through money laundered through his law firm, Joyce Law Group. According to a sweeping 102-page indictment, Joyce was accused of running his office as a “criminal enterprise.”

Joyce lists among his accomplishments 20 years in the Massachusetts legislature, including 19 years in the Massachusetts Senate, where he was Assistant Majority Leader. While serving in the Massachusetts legislature he was Chair of the Senate Committees on Bonding, Bills in the Third Reading, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Election Laws, Federal Financial Assistance, Housing, Public Service, Tourism, and the Special Committee to Improve Government.

He was Vice Chair or a Member of the Ways and Means, Banking, Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Elder Affairs, Healthcare Financing, Higher Education, and the Judiciary Committees.

Yet the 55-year-old Democrat was reported to have gained more than $1 million through bribes and kickbacks, along with federal charges of racketeering, extortion, mail fraud, corruption, embezzlement, honest services fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to defraud the IRS. In December of 2017, the 55-year-old was taken into custody by the FBI at his Westport home following a two-year investigation. In January of 2018 Joyce’s accountant was charged with helping him file false income tax returns.

Acting US Attorney William Weinreb stated prosecutors launched an investigation into Joyce after a series of stories by The Boston Globe beginning in January 2015 detailing concerns with Joyce’s mingling of public and personal business.

The charges against Joyce reveal a stunning level of corruption.

Joyce chose not to run for reelection in 2016 and then moved out of Milton, his longtime hometown directly following the FBI and IRS conducting a raid on his Canton law office. The raid was precipitated by a series of stories published by the Boston Globe describing various ways in which Joyce used his public position to get private benefits for both himself and his family. Suspicions originally arose due to Joyce repeatedly receiving discounted and sometimes free goods and services, often from businesses in his legislative district.

–thepatriotchronicles.com

I like it when elected officials (Biggest Gang In The Country) get arrested–Rogue

CHOWHALL SCORE OF THE WEEK–

Voted best regional burger for Northern Illinois 2017! The ground meat is ground fresh every day and it is made from many different cuts of meat.

The burgers are cooked on a 70-year-old griddle. The buns are baked at a bakery in Rockford. Family owned for the last 38 years. Get there and get some!

It’s on highway 20 just 6 miles east of Freeport, IL.

–BikerDude

BIKERNET FINANCIAL TIMES–Polaris Q2 sales + 10% to $1,503 million; U.S Indian retail demand up

Polaris has posted North American retail sales of +6% for the quarter, with ORV up mid-single digit % for both side-by-side and ATV vehicles and gaining market share for ORV vehicles and Indian motorcycles.

–from AMD

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE ANNOUNCES DEMO RIDES, THRILL SHOWS AND MORE AT 2018 STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY

Indian’s Flat Track Wrecking Crew & Hooligan Race Highlight the Week’s Top Entertainment During the 77th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Indian Motorcycle®, America’s first motorcycle company, today announced an exciting schedule of events during the 2018 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Indian Motorcycle will offer riders demo rides on 2018 models, adrenaline-charged thrill shows, two nights of American Flat Track and Hooligan racing, as well as group rides throughout the week.

The Indian Motorcycle Wrecking Crew and stable of privateers take Sturgis by storm on August 5 at the Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motorcycle. Fans will have the opportunity to see team riders hit the track with the dominant Scout FTR750 race bike. American Flat Track 2017 reigning champion Jared Mees leads the series in total points and is fresh off a Gold Medal X Games victory.

“As the largest motorcycle rally in the U.S., Sturgis provides a great platform to connect with riders and current owners,” said Reid Wilson, Senior Director –Indian Motorcycle. “It’s important to have a strong presence with a full week of activities that enable riders to connect with us through displays and demos, flat track racing, custom builds, and exclusive events for our Indian Motorcycle Rider’s Group (IMRG).”

Below are highlights of Indian Motorcycle’s schedule of events for the 2018 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Displays, Demo Rides, and More at Indian Motorcycle Site on Lazelle Street (3rd St. and Lazelle St.)
Riders can experience the entire 2018 lineup from Indian Motorcycle at its primary display on Lazelle Street. The display also welcomes one of three “Evel Live” Scout FTR750’s used by Travis Pastrana to jump 16 Greyhound buses, 52 crushed cars, and the Caesar’s Palace Fountain on July 8 in Las Vegas.

Scout Thrill Show (Lazelle St. & 3rd St.)
The exhilarating Scout Thrill Show takes place at the stunt area within the Lazelle Street activation site. The show features stunt performances aboard the Scout Bobber, including freestyle tricks such as handstands, burnouts, firewall jumps and more.

American Flat Track (Sturgis Buffalo Chip)
The Indian Motorcycle Wrecking Crew and stable of privateers continue the American Flat Track season at the Buffalo Chip TT and Black Hills Half-Mile. Reigning 2017 AFT Champion Jared Mees has won nine of the 11 races this season aboard the Scout FT750 and seeks to improve on a second-place finish at last year’s inaugural Buffalo Chip TT. The Buffalo Chip TT opening ceremonies begin at 5:30 on August 5.

Veteran’s Charity Ride Heroes’ Welcome (Indian Motorcycle Sturgis)
Riders can join Indian Motorcycle on Saturday, August 4, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. to welcome members of the fourth annual Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis as they complete their eight-day journey from Las Vegas. A grand parade through Main Street will lead to Indian Motorcycle of Sturgis, where the group will be honored by a color guard salute and welcome reception. To learn more about the Veterans Charity Ride, visit veteranscharityride.org.

RSD Super Hooligan Moto Stampede (Sturgis Buffalo Chip)
On August 8 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. the RSD Super Hooligan race, presented by Indian Motorcycle, returns for the Buffalo Chip Moto Stampede. The night will be packed with racing, giveaways, and a performance by Eric Church. For more information, or to visit tickets, visit here.

The Wrench: Scout Bobber Build Off Unveil (Buffalo Chip & Indian Display on Lazelle St.)
“The Wrench: Scout Bobber Build Off” is a custom motorcycle competition designed to highlight non-professional builders who wrench for the passion and not the pay. After nearly three months of building, the three finalists’ custom Scout Bobber will be unveiled at the Buffalo Chip on Sunday, August 5, at 10 p.m. Following the unveil, all three builds will be on display for riders to see up close at the Indian Motorcycle display location on Lazelle St. Following the unveil, a fan vote will ensue to name the grand prize winner. Visit IndianMotorcycle.com for more information.

Indian Motorcycle of Sturgis (2130 Main Street)
Open every day and offering daily rally specials and free breakfast, Indian Motorcycle of Sturgis offers demos of any model from the full 2018 lineup. Riders can also visit the dealership to get their exclusive Indian Motorcycle Sturgis 2018 apparel.

Special Ride Opportunities
A variety of special ride opportunities will be available, including:
The annual Legends Ride on Monday, August 6, from Deadwood to the Buffalo Chip. Learn more or sign up at legendsride.com.
The annual Biker Belles Ride, presented by Indian Motorcycle, will be on Tuesday, August 7, from the Buffalo Chip to Deadwood. For more information or to sign up, visit bikerbelles.com.
The Carey Hart Good Ride, which raises money for Infinite Hero Foundation, is Sunday, August 5, from Indian Motorcycle of Sturgis to the Buffalo Chip. Riders can sign up by visiting goodriderally.com.

To track all the Sturgis excitement in real time, follow Indian Motorcycle on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about Indian Motorcycle by visiting IndianMotorcycle.com

–Jeff Millard

BIKERS FOR TRUMP- Meet and Greet/Poker Run during Sturgis SD Rally

August 8, 2018 11:00AM – 7:00PM MDT

Hosted by Christine Bestgen – Londa Gatt and Jack Dunn

Welcome to the Black Hills of South Dakota! We are in the final planning/details stages, so please be patient with me! Main gathering place will be Hale Hall, which is right next door to Bullwackers Saloon.

Poker Run – will post the route in the next couple of days
You are free to come anytime during the day to go on the poker run. I will be at Hale Hall all day.

MEET AND GREET TO FOLLOW POKER RUN.
Poker run will end in Whitewood, be in Whitewood by 5pm

Social hour 5-6pm
6pm Supper – Pulled Pork Sandwiches w/sides, Buffet style, at Hale Hall, $15 per person (Thank you Bullwackers!)

Please help us with a head count BY AUGUST1ST so we know we have enough food!
Bullwackers Saloon, 1010 Meade Street, Whitewood, SD, 57793
605-717-1888 and e-mail bullwackerssaollon1888@gmail.com

–Dmac

AMA ALERT–
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The AMA joined representatives from the Motorcycle Riders Foundation and the marine and outdoor power equipment industries to outline concerns over E15 fuel (15 percent ethanol by volume) to the Congressional Motorcycle and Boating caucuses and to raise concerns about a lack of consumer education regarding the risks associated with increasing levels of ethanol in fuels.

The AMA also signed a joint letter that went to each member of the U.S. House and Senate in support of the Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2018 (H.R. 5855), which would require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revise labeling requirements for E15 fuel pumps and initiate a consumer education program about the risks of using fuel containing more than 10 percent ethanol by volume in vehicles and machinery not designed for it.

Wayne Allard, AMA vice president of government relations, addressed the Congressional Motorsports Caucus on July 25, along with other representatives from the motorsports world. Allard discussed the importance of passing the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act, which clarifies that it is legal under federal law to modify the emissions system of a motor vehicle that is converted for race-use only.

Joining Allard were motorsports facility owners, automotive racing team owners, SEMA, NHRA Pro Stock racer Alex Laughlin and Feld Entertainment. The event was moderated by Tim Frost, the publisher of National Speedway Directory.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump Administration has announced plans to end a special waiver that allows California to regulate vehicle emissions. Reports from Bloomberg and Reuters said ending the waiver would eliminate California’s stricter vehicle-emissions standards and cap federal fuel economy requirements at 35 mpg, rather than allowing them to rise to 50 mpg by 2025.

The EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also are expected to propose barring California from setting its own fuel economy rules. Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have adopted California’s stricter emissions standards, accounting for nearly 40 percent of U.S. car and truck sales.

Ride Well with Biltwell–California based Biltwell is more than just a great helmet company, with great design and great branding – it delivers carefully thought out, well specified ergonomic, feature-rich products that genuinely enhanced the riding experience …

Riserless ‘bars for XL

Well known for its Tyson Risers, this Tyson XL handlebar is a riserless T-bar “that takes high-tech construction and rider comfort to the next level.”

The innovation begins with Biltwell’s exclusive butted and tapered 1-1/8-inch O.D. four-bend handlebar with 1” grip areas. This bar is TIG welded to 1-1/4-inch O.D. uprights in three sizes: 10, 12 and 14 inch rise. TIG welded 1/2 x 13 t.p.i. bungs on 3.5” centers inside both uprights let the handlebars mount to select H-D and aftermarket top trees with removable bar risers.

The right-side bar end is notched to accept H-D’s TBW module, and the bar is slotted on a CNC mill to accept internal wire routing.

Made in 0.120” wall (3 mm) seamless 4130 chromoly material throughout they are precision mitered with TIG welded joints and bungs for strength.

They are also available as non-TBW designs – with slots in the handlebar to accept internal wire routing inside the bar/underneath the lever clamps. They are available in a choice of electroplate or show chrome finishes.

Alumicore Grips

Biltwell says its AlumiCore grip system is a radical departure from the brand’s classic ‘less-is-more’ aesthetic and takes high-performance hand controls for Harley-Davidsons to the next level.

“The technical revolution starts with a forged and CNC lathe-turned 6061 T-6 aluminum tube. After precision machining and surface detailing, a Thermoplastic Vulcanizate (TPV) rubber sleeve is installed over the tube’s knurled surface for traction and comfort. This highly UV-resistant material is soft and comfortable, yet extremely durable.

“The right (throttle) side AlumiCore grip comes in two styles: 1 inch I.D. for select stock and aftermarket 2-cable H-D throttles, and another for H-D Throttle-By-Wire technology. The internal gear interface inside the AlumiCore grip for TBW is forged (not simply glued and screwed) into the grip’s aluminum sleeve, so it will never break or disengage from the TBW module’s gear interface.

“The throttle grip’s machined end cap is removable to make changing and replacing the TPV rubber sleeve fast and easy. The clutch side AlumiCore grip features an internal wedge system on the end cap that expands inside the handlebar to eliminate grip slip and end play.

Both grip flanges fit inside stock and select aftermarket H-D hand control pods.

They are available in black electroplate or chrome finish, with black grips sleeves. Other grip sleeve colors are also available for replacement or customizing.

BILTWELL INC.
www.biltwellinc.com

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QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–Typhoon Twist Billet Carburetor from Carl’s Speed Shop

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=12289

Hi, stationed in Germany. Want to do a rebuild on my Typhoon carb. Where can I get parts/kit now that Carl closed shop?

–Jim “Fuzzy” Egan
ackfuzzy@gmail.com
CMR 402 APO AE PO BOX 1946, NY

I’m trying to reach out. I sent a note to Bill Dodge. Bling’s Cycles is just around the corner from the old Carl’s Speed Shop. I’ll let you know.–Bandit

JUST OFF THE BENCH AT THE MONTANA WATCH COMPANY–A few years back Jeffrey created what would become one of our most sought after custom designs.

The Officer’s Watch 41mm Argentium Silver case was hand engraved by Christian DeCamillis in a deep relief of Western Scrollwork design in a tight swirling structure. The solid gold dial was also hand engraved to reveal a pattern of oak leaves and acorns that perfectly framed the clients initials dead center of the dial.

The 18 karat gold corona style crown was set with a elegant deep blue AAA sapphire. And today – it is finished with a beautiful individually hand stitched and tooled western strap by Clint Wilkinson that is attached to the elegant solid gold curved crossbar and post lug system.

When we explain to people what it is we do really well here at MWC – this is what we like to show them.

REBEL ON THE HIGHWAY – THE MOVIE–By now most of you reading this have heard about the movie Rebel On The Highway by Charlie Brechtel and Dennis Sanfelipo.

I have a very large collection of movies and videos that have two wheel vehicles in them, way too many to list here. I say two wheel vehicles as opposed to calling them motorcycle or biker movies because they include classics like Easy Rider (1969) Electra Glide in Blue (1973] Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) but also ones that had scooters like in Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) and of course a long list of what is often referred to as B movies with actors as bikers and maybe some bikers with bit parts. Oh and “Born to Ride” starring Keith R. Ball.

While I have enjoyed all of them they were made with actors except Bandit in Born to Ride. Now we have a whole new concept of using actual motorcycle people in a motorcycle movie.

REBEL ON THE HIGHWAY stars Charlie Brechtel aka Good Time Charlie a well know motorcycle riding musician with motorcycle people and musicians that actually live the lifestyle. It is a different concept and the movie is a big hit.

When you see who is in the movie I am sure you will recognize many of the names and people in it. Yes I even have a small part near the end, But that is not why I am recommending you get a copy of this movie.

I am doing so because I think you will really enjoy watching it and can do so with your family.

It is available in DVD and Blue Ray and you can get a copy by contacting
https://rebelonthehighway.com/products/rebel-on-the-highway-dvd

–Rogue
Supreme Commanding Editor
Bikernet Baggers

AMERICAN PRIME ALERT– Are you a diehard SU Carb fan???
Well we have news for you!!

We don’t have the whole SU carb just yet or many of the associated kits yet, but we are definitely on the right track! Our goal is to offer all the parts necessary to rebuild a SU Eliminator Carb just like the old days!!

Keep coming back to our website to see the new parts we are putting into our inventory.

–Ben Kudon
Emperor
American Prime Manufacturing
7310 Adams St.
Suite. G
Paramount, CA 90723
(562) 321-1989

Hours
Monday—Friday: 8:00AM–5:30PM
Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED

BIKERS ARE BORN!–
The other morning riding to work I made my usual breakfast stop, I pulled out my phone and my friend Palmer from back in Virginia sent me a video. Palmer and his family owned Waugh Enterprises in Orange Virginia for years. In my opinion it was the best Harley dealership in Virginia.

I purchased four Harleys from them. The dealership was family owned and had a great atmosphere.

Back to the video, it was a clip from the movie EASYRIDERS showing Captain America and Billy along with Jack Nicholson riding bitch with Peter Fonda. In the background Born To be Wild by Steppenwolf played. I never get tired of seeing it or hearing it! As I listened I thought about my life and motorcycles and what it had all meant to me.

I work at a dealership and can’t count how many times I hear excuses for not riding. Probably my favorite or should I sat my least favorite is ” My wife won’t let me have one?”

You have got to be kidding me! You either need to grow a set of balls or get a new wife? Then I hear, “I just got tired of it?” Well if this is the case, you never were into it to begin with!

For me I have never gotten tired of it. It has never gotten old. I remember being in the 10th grade going to the library and picking up a copy of MOTORCYCLIST magazine and there was a picture of a guy sitting on a black Sportster. The fire was lit!

There have been times when my bike helped pull me through hard times mentally, but none were harder than when I lost my son Justin. He was 16 and full of life. It devastated me.

For two years that followed I was in a very dark place until one day I was sitting in the garage looking at my bike and I threw my leg over it and went for a ride. It helped the pain, the hurt was still there but it was my first step I took to get back to living. Little by little I came back, not forgetting Justin but trying again to live each day.

Harley used to have a logo that said “HARLEY-DAVIDSON, MORE THAN A MACHINE” and for me it always has been more than a machine. It is where I feel at home, it is where I find peace of mind, it is where I relax!

I believe it is either in you or it is not–as to whether or not you are a biker. If you are a biker you never grow tired of it, you never let someone tell you can’t have one!

I still get excited every morning riding to work not for the work part but for the ride part. Every ride is as fresh as the first time I ever rode a Harley.

For just a little while the BS of the world fades and it is just me, the bike and the road and I love it! A lot has changed with bikes and riding but one thing that has not changed is my enthusiasm and love for it!

So all of this is why I say BIKERS ARE BORN! You can’t make a biker. You have to have the spirit in your heart and in your soul. You may have brothers to guide you and lead the way at first but if you did not have it they would not waste their time.

What all this means to you is up to you. For me I can’t imagine not having a bike and riding. Every morning before I take off for work I thank god for giving me the ability to ride for always giving me a means to have a bike ad for giving me the best wife in the world who never nags me about the bikes or how much I spend on bikes!

That brings me to another point I have spent a LOT of money on bikes and if you asked me if I would do it all again? My answer would be “HELL YEAH!”

Until next time, RIDE!
–STEALTH

BIKERNET WORKERS UNION DEMAND WE KEEP THE BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPEN–If women do the same job for less money, why do companies hire men to do the same job for more money?

A woman went to the doctor’s office where she was seen by one of the younger doctors. After about four minutes in the examination room, she burst out screaming as she ran down the hall.

An older doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was, and she told him her story. After listening, he had her sit down and relax in another room.

The older doctor marched down the hallway back to where the young doctor was writing on his clipboard.”What the hell is the matter with you?” the older doctor demanded. “Mrs. Terry is 71 years old, has four grown children and seven grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant?”

The younger doctor continued writing and without looking up said, “Does she still have the hiccups?

–from Sidehack Jerry

DON’T MISS THE Klock Werks Pre-Sturgis Party–

The mayor of Mitchell, SD will be making a proclamation with Dave and Donnie on stage at 7pm. The jump will go off at 7:30pm.

Enter from 5th and Main and we do have a “sober” bus provided by Jack Daniels and Klock Werks. The area is fenced and will have security.

We will also have sober riders to transport bikes to hotels if needed.

Food trucks and Jack Daniels Beverage Garden next to Corn Palace. Party from 5-10pm!

Parking for campers etc still available at Klock Werks as well as the after party parking lot “glow” that usually take place.

Two free drinks in honor of the 40th on Jack Daniels for each Hamster member.

We are excited to host you all!! Please call or text Dan Cheeseman (605)999-3700 or myself.

–Brian Klock
President & Visionary
Klock Werks
shop 605.996.3700

Greetings from Southern Biker Magazine!–
You will find lots of information / ads / articles about upcoming motorcycle rallies and events that you won’t want to miss. If you have an event you would like to see printed in our magazine, feel free to submit that to www.SouthernBikerMagazine.com and we will add it.

As always, we are happy to bring you the best motorcycle related news, event coverage, upcoming events, bike nights and articles covering local, regional and national topics. We look forward to bringing you the best of the motorcycle world to you each month.

Don’t forget, if you are looking to buy a house/land/commercial property in East Tennessee, please give me a call, text or email and I’ll be happy to help find your next property. If you are looking in other areas outside of East Tennessee, I have a network of reputable agents who can help you find property. You can find me at Tellico Mountain Realty and my office number is 423-253-6145 and my cell is 865-405-6989.

Enjoy this issue and please share it with your friends and family!

HOT NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–New York Times Getting Bolder With Their Climate Lies

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.

–George Orwell

In today’s New York Times, they say global warming was settled science thirty years ago, the world was ready to act, and that we could have saved the planet.

Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change – The New York Times

Even for the New York Times, this is a spectacular amount of lies packed into one article. The lead story on the front page of the New York Times on January 26, 1989 was “U.S. Data Since 1895 Fail To Show Warming Trend”

After examining climate data extending back nearly 100 years, a team of Government scientists has concluded that there has been no significant change in average temperatures or rainfall in the United States over that entire period.

New York Times lead story January 26, 1989

U.S. Data Since 1895 Fail To Show Warming Trend – NYTimes.com

Also that year, NOAA said most global warming occurred before 1919, Earth cooled from 1921 to 1979, and there is “considerable uncertainty among scientific experts”

Analysis of warming since 1881 shows most of the increase in global temperature happened before 1919 — before the more re-cent sharp rise in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. said Thomas Karl, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.

While global climate warmed overall since 1881, it actually cooled from 1921 to 1979, Karl said.

“In spite of all the well-publicized concern about global warming, you must understand that there is still considerable uncertainty among scientific experts about a number of critical factors which determine global warming,” NOAA administrator John Knauss said in a statement issued for the geophysics meeting.

07 Dec 1989, Page 14 – Santa Cruz Sentinel at Newspapers.com

Ten years earlier the New York Times said there is no end in sight to the thirty year cooling trend.

The report, prepared by German, Japanese and American specialists, appears in the Dec. 15 issue of Nature, the British journal. The findings indicate that from 1950 to 1975 the cooling, per decade, of most climate indexes in the Northern Hemisphere was from 0.1 to 0.2 degrees Celsius, roughly 0.2 to 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

International Team of Specialists Finds No End in Sight to 30-Year Cooling Trend in Northern Hemisphere – The New York Times

Nobody was “ready to act” – the Senate rejected Kyoto 95-0.

07 Jul 1998, 8 – The Montana Standard at Newspapers.com

Had NASA’s James Hansen been correct 30 years ago, lower Manhattan would be underwater now, and we wouldn’t have to be seeing the present stream of misinformation and lies coming from the fake news New York Times.

Stormy weather – Global warming – Salon.com

And the Arctic would be ice-free now.

The Argus-Press – Google News Archive Search

It is fascinating how bold the New York Times is becoming about lying to the public however. Yet there is nothing new about this practice.

–Climate Depot

New Bikernet BAGGERS Reader Comment!–There Is New Life For Your Screamin’ Eagle 6-speed Transmission

http://baggers.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13205

More “Out of Focus shots PLEASE!

–Doug Thomas
oulddoug@gmail.com
Myrtle Creek, OR

THE FUTURE OF HARLEY–Howdy, y’all!

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

Just got this and thought I’d pass it along. Lots of “new faces” in the future! While I’m a traditional, air cooled V-Twin kind’a guy, young people are not buying Harleys, and us old duffers already have ours, so Harley has to step up their game against the Japanese, the Germans, and the Italians if they want to remain in the business. I wish them success, because I’d hate to lose an American icon.

Ride safe!
–Buckshot

BIKERNET INTERNATIONAL NEWS FEATURE–Slovakia alarmed by pro-Putin Night Wolves bikers’ base

The Slovak foreign ministry says it is “disturbing” that the Night Wolves – a Russian nationalist biker gang close to President Vladimir Putin – now have a military base in Slovakia.

The bikers are under US sanctions, accused of providing military help for the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine.
Bikers’ Slovak supporters
Slovakia is a member of both Nato and the EU. Formerly part of communist Czechoslovakia, it was an ally of Moscow during the Cold War.

A Slovak nationalist group called NV Europa, led by Jozef Hambalek, is sharing the compound with the Night Wolves. Mr Hambalek owns the site, which was previously a pig farm

Full news at BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45019133

–Wayfarer
Bikernet News Desk India

GET ON YOUR PONY AND RIDE—
Interesting news. The whole world seems in a panic over something, just when I want to put myself in neutral and take a break.

It’s tough, but I’m getting there. Remember what I said a few month ago about meditation and changing your mind. It’s tough to do, but it can be accomplished.

One aspect of some of the items mentioned above. I watched a CSPAN hearing with Andrew Wheeler last night. One Senator wanted Wheeler to promise that our EPA will be the gold standard for the world. For some reason that bothers me. Are we in a race against other countries to regulate our people more than another country.

Two issues there: One, what if Global Warming is bullshit, then you have spent millions and tortured your citizens unnecessarily. Two: Our government represents us, the people, not the planet, not competitions with other governments. I don’t get it?

See, there I go again. I’m trying to avoid all this shit and Ride, like the Stealth says.

We’re working with Roland Sands on a story about the Indians he modified for Travis’ Evel jumps in Vegas.

The Sheriff sent me these images the other day. Maybe he’s on his way to Sturgis. I wish he was buying this Panhead frame for me.

Tomorrow I will launch the story of making the Guardian of the wheel. It’s full of metal slag, brazing rod and hot nights in the shop.

Hang on, and ride free forever,

–Bandit

Hey,

Incredible. We’re right in the middle of the heartland rally and I’m on the coast in the blistering heat, but as we will find out, it’s really not that hot. Actually, it was a lot hotter in the 1940s, but I digress.

From all accounts the rally numbers are up and everyone is having a good time. It has been a true opportunity to engage a large chunk of the industry in some of the factors facing the industry right now.

Let’s hope there’s progress. As you will see in the news there’s action from the MRF to bring some elements to the surface. As I’m sure you know, life isn’t about right and wrong or about inspiration. It’s about politics and power. But that’s why we like the Code of the West. It’s not about power and politics but about riding free and being left alone. It’s about being true to the code and standing tall no matter what.

This Rally is making a true effort, especially Chris Callen and the Cycle Source crew and Indian motorcycles to market the fun-loving and creative industry to a wider audience. Chris should be recognized for his efforts.

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. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board.

GUARDIAN OF THE WHEEL–
Here it is, a scan of a 35mm picture, it is old and new again.

Thanks for stirring up the memory sediments in this old brain.

–Mike Roland

New MRF Marketing Campaign Launched in Conjunction with Sturgis Freedom Fighter Award

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum will officially induct Kirk “Hardtail” Willard into the Hall of Fame. Willard, Chairman and President of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, will receive the coveted “Freedom Fighter” award and designation; a special category designated to honor those who have made an impact on motorcycle rights.

The ceremony will take place at The Lodge at Deadwood in South Dakota as a part of the 78th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally where dozens of Willard’s cohorts will be in attendance; including staff and fellow Board Members for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF).

In conjunction with the ceremony, the MRF will launch a new “for a limited time only” promotion and marketing campaign for new and prospective members attending Sturgis. “Through market research and member feedback, we learned that we had a great opportunity at Sturgis to communicate the importance of what this organization stands for,” said Megan Ekstrom, Vice-President of Government Affairs & Public Relations for the MRF. “Under Hardtail’s leadership we have doubled down on our efforts to improve the value of what we deliver to our membership, and we want to use this significant occasion to highlight that.”

Ekstrom also hinted at future membership benefits like roadside assistance; including 24-hour emergency tire changes, emergency fuel delivery and accident and collision towing. “In today’s world with more and more fuel stations carrying higher blends of ethanol, motorists texting while driving and not paying attention to riders, this is a necessary service for our members.”

Social media advertising, dozens of volunteers, a promotional video and a one-time discount for new members will complement an updated marketing brochure aggressively stating, “YOUR RIGHTS, YOUR LIFESTYLE, YOUR MOTORCYCLE: UNDER SIEGE.” The modernized and updated brochure will include a letter from Willard, highlight past accomplishments, and offer a plain and simple look and what the MRF does and why. “Our lifestyle as riders is threatened in a way it never has been,” said Willard. “Little by little, riders like you and I are slowly being relegated to history.”

Willard and the MRF refuse to let that happen under their watch, using the induction ceremony as the official launch for this aggressive “go forward” strategy. The bold move is signature to Willard’s style; where he is known as “Hardtail” in the motorcycle rights world. From the aftermarket industry and original equipment manufacturers to the motorcycle clubs and state motorcycle rights’ organizations, he is known as a force to be reckoned with. Logging thousands upon thousands of miles on his motorcycles, his objectives have always stayed pure; to promote and preserve motorcycle riders’ freedoms and lifestyles.

Tickets to the induction ceremony are sold out; however, Willard is scheduled to attend and speak at ABATE of South Dakota’s Annual Whitewood Social Hour on Thursday, August 9th at the Whitewood City Park near the Sturgis Rally. The event is free for MRF members and others involved in motorcycle rights.

BIKERNET™ UNIVERSITY CLIMATE WORD OF THE DAY–
calescent

[kuh-les-uhnt]
adjective
1.
growing warm; increasing in heat.

QUOTES

I’ve tested the misting fan’s potency in several clammy places, from subway stations to the congested, calescent queues at Disney World (where, on a stinking-hot day, I’d unwisely worn a boiler suit).
— Laura Bannister, “The Misting Fan That Kept Me Cool at Disney World,” New York, June 12, 2017

ORIGIN

The English adjective calescent comes directly from Latin calescent-, the inflectional stem of calescens, the present participle of the verb calescere “to become warm or hot,” a verb derivative of calere “to be warm or hot.” In Latin the element -sc- in the present tense has inceptive force (i.e., “I am beginning to x”); thus the present tense of noscere (also gnoscere) means “I get to know, I find out” and is the source of English recognize, cognition, and other words. Calescent entered English in the early 19th century.

Please Plan YOUR Rides or EVENTS accordingly–August 18, 2018, Military Vets Annual, Post 117

September 8, 2018, Ride to the Warbird Museum, Post 163

September 8, 2018, Veterans Suicide Prevention, Post 359

September 22, 2018 12th District Meeting, Cocoa, Post 22

September 29,2018 12th District Picnic, Wickham Park

October 7, 2018, Ride for the Girls, Bikers for Breasts, Space Coast Harley

October 14, 2018, Autism Run, Post 81

October 18- 21, 2018 Biketoberfest
November 1st- 4th Legion Fall Conference, Sea World Orlando

November 10, 2018 Veterans Day Parade, Melbourne, Presented by Post 163

November 11, 2018 Kids Without Christmas Poker Run, Post 81

November 12, 2018 Veterans Day Observed

November 18th, 2018 Treasurer Coast Abate Toy Run

November 25th, 2018 Shriners Toy Run, Byrd Plaza, 801 Dixon Blvd., Cocoa, Fl
December 2nd, 2018 Brevard Toy Run, Merritt Square Mall

–Joyce Cirigliano
Director, Central
12th District
Florida

QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY–I picked up a hitch-hiker. Seemed like a nice guy. After a few miles he asked me if I wasn’t afraid that he might be a serial killer? Told him that the odds of two serial killers being in the same car was extremely unlikely.

–Sidehack Jerry

CHOW HALL OF THE WEEK–Award winning STEAMBOAT BBQ in Wheaton, IL. was recently named one of the Ten Best BBQ restaurants in the state of IL.

John has been smoking meat for over 35 years. All of the food is outstanding. Some of the standouts are: The Ribs, The Sandwiches, The Beans and of course The Smoked and Candied Bacon.

Make sure and call ahead as they tend to sell out of items on a daily basis! See you there! Make sure and subscribe to my channel ” A Biker Dude”!

–The BikerDude

NEW On WorldRider–Adventure & Discovery Around The World

Podcast #31: The Truth About Greek Wine, Food, & Destinations
Posted by allan on Aug 06, 2018 07:58 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjNZeTfBxY

Podcast #31: The Truth About Greek Wine, Food, & Destinations
Meet Panos the owner of Vintage Wine Bar & Bistro, a legendary destination in the heart of Athens. Allan & Panos taste Greek wine while discussing the misconceptions about travel, food, and of course, Greek wine.

Recorded while Allan traveled through Southeastern and Eastern Europe during his 2018 tour in Athens Greece while his motorcycle was getting the final maintenance for his travels.

PSYCHOLOGY 101 – HUMAN BEHAVIOR EXPERIMENT
If you start with a cage containing four monkeys, and inside the cage hang a banana on a string from the top, and then you place a set of stairs under the banana, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana.

As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray ALL the monkeys with cold water.
After while another monkey makes an attempt with same result — ALL the monkeys
are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon when another monkey tries to climb the stairs,
the other monkeys will try to prevent it.

Now, put the cold water away. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new monkey. The new monkey sees the banana and attempts to climb the stairs. To his shock, ALL of the other monkeys beat the crap out of him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be assaulted.

Next, remove another of the original four monkeys, replacing it with a new monkey.
The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the
punishment – with enthusiasm — because he is now part of the “team.”

Then, replace a third original monkey with a new monkey, followed by the fourth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked.

Now, the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they were not permitted to
climb the stairs. Neither do they know why they are participating in the beating of the
newest monkey. Finally, having replaced all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys will have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, not one of the monkeys will try to climb the stairway for the banana.

Why, you ask? Because in their minds, that is the way it has always been!
This, my friends, is how today’s House and Senate operates; and this is why, from time to time:
ALL of the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME!

DISCLAIMER: This is meant as no disrespect to monkeys.

–Sam Burns

NEW FROM THE BUCKLEGUY–Buckleguy.com is now stocking black matte rivets and snap fasteners!
Hi Keith,

The long awaited arrival of the black matte rivets and snaps has finally come! Black matte rivets are available in all sizes, and the snap fasteners are available in four sizes. We are excited to finally put them live!

We hope you like them!

The Buckleguy Team

BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–INDIAN MOTORCYCLE UNVEILS FINAL BUILDS

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13733

It played out for the Indian scout just the way I seen it. A girder and a lot of custom parts custom made, makes the difference. I would have used candy apple red myself, but that is me.

Great custom!

–Gearhead
Torrance, Cali.

EPA finally admits ethanol mandate is causing environmental damage–

The federal requirement to blend ethanol into gasoline on the theory that it will reduce the hypothetical global warming that hasn’t appeared yet has been a joke from the start.

By adding a huge amount of demand for corn, it did push up prices for that commodity, and made vast swaths of the rural Midwest prosperous, though it has injured poor Mexicans and others who depend on corn for a substantial portion of their nutrition and driven up the rice of feed used for animals, raising meat prices.

The net energy balance of ethanol production – subtracting the amount of energy necessary to grow the corn, transport it to refineries, and then transport the ethanol to gasoline producers has been controversial. But owing to improvements in cultivation techniques (which have caused increased agricultural runoff – see below), the US Department of Agriculture estimated in 2015 that the balance is positive:

Ethanol made the transition from an energy sink, to a moderate net energy gain in the 1990s, and to a substantial net energy gain by 2008.

Unlike oil, which is produced in large amounts at the wellhead, corn production is widely dispersed, so pipelines can’t be used to transport it. Corn is trucked to the ethanol refinery, and then the ethanol is normally shipped in tank cars to oil refineries, where it is blended into gasoline. All of this transportation uses energy and imposes a cost from accidents, including derailments. Pipelines are more efficient and safer.

Now, the EPA has finally issued a new report, one that it is requited to issue every 3 years, but which has been delayed by 4 years, and admits that the ethanol mandate comes at a considerable environmental cost.

Federal law requires the EPA to assess the environmental impact of the fuel standard every three years, but the new report, issued in July, was four years overdue. According to David DeGennaro with the National Wildlife Federation, the report documents millions of acres of wildlife habitat lost to ethanol crop production, increased nutrient pollution in waterways and air emissions and side effects worse than the gasoline the ethanol is replacing.

“In finding that the Renewable Fuel Standard is having negative consequences to a whole suite of environmental indicators,” DeGennaro said, “the report is a red flag warning us that we need to reconsider the mandate’s scope and its focus on first-generation fuels made from food crops.”

Some of the negative effects aren’t specific to ethanol, such as the loss of wildlife habitat from expanded corn production. That would happen no matter what you were growing or building in formerly forested areas. But the increased runoff of nutrients and chemicals used in this type of farming are impacting water supplies far beyond anything caused by the occasional oil spill from a tanker car or pipeline.

The bigger surprise is the fact that ethanol production and combustion significantly increases the production of nitrous oxides (Nox). This combines with oxygen in the atmosphere when exposed to sunlight, producing ozone.

Now, when we have ozone far up in the atmosphere it helps shield the planet from the sun’s natural radiation, which is a good thing. But ground-level ozone produces no such benefit and actually contributes to the formation of smog and leads to respiratory ailments for many people.

Those vehicles that feature cuddly images like a new leaf and righteously proclaim themselves to be “flex fuel vehicles” are actually aggravating some people’s respiratory problems, far more than gasoline powered vehicles.

None of this speaks to the excessive costs that ethanol forces on drivers and auto manufacturers.

Alas, the mandate is so popular with corn farmers in Iowa, home of the first round of presidential nominations, that President Trump (and other politicians) that they not only maintain the mandate, President Trump just last week “told an audience in Iowa that he was “very close” to having EPA issue a waiver to the Clean Air Act to allow year-round sale of E-15.”

The madness continues.

By Thomas Lifson
American Thinker.com

–from Rogue

DigMyRide.com Is Now Live–DigMyRide.com is celebrating its official launch, offering visitors a platform that explodes all the common myths about car ownership and covering everything vehicle owners need to know.

The new site offers detailed insight into everything car-related, from the best wheel locks on the market to indispensable advice on maintaining every aspect of a visitor’s automobile.

DigMyRide.com aims to provide a one-stop-shop for detailed, expert advice for all facets of car ownership. The site offers visitors a plethora of articles covering everything they need to know about taking care of cars, the best kit on the market and the most prominent car care myths to avoid.

The site also offer a range of handy, segmented guides across all the areas casual and expert car owners might need to know about, with everything from accessories and car care to electronics, performance and tires given the DigMyRide treatment. Each area dives into the best options available on the market, stacking up what’s on offer and delivering an ultimate verdict. It’s the ideal resource for anyone who wants quick, accurate information on specific areas of car maintenance and technology – without the need to search the web and trawl dozens of websites for accurate, useful insight.

DigMyCar.com has made it their mission to provide a detailed, up-to-date resource that covers all the latest peripherals, essentials and technology US car owners will want to know. Moreover, the new site offers practical help for visitors on how to do things like cleaning and degreasing engines and the best synthetic motor oil for specific car manufacturers.

“We give people the low down on what they need to know – no myths, no marketing – just information and analysis on how different products perform. We hope to make it easier for our visitors to find what they need, and all they have to do is read our concise, informed articles to see what the best option is for them. We’re excited about the launch of the site, and we can’t wait to start rolling out more content and guides to help readers make an informed decision based on solid facts.”

To find out more, visit https://digmyride.com/

TRUMP’S EPA formally launches rollback of fuel economy standards–

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday pushed ahead with plans to unravel the federal government’s most effective action to fight climate change — aggressive fuel economy standards aimed at getting the nation’s cars and trucks to average more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025.

After months of discussion and drafts, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration formally unveiled their plan to rewrite those rules and replace them with ones so lax even automakers are wary.

The administration’s proposal would freeze miles-per-gallon targets in 2020. It would also move to end California’s current power to set its own, higher standards.

The administration’s proposal asserts that “attempting to solve climate change, even in part” is “fundamentally different” from the Clean Air Act’s “original purpose of addressing smog-related air quality problems.”

The administration’s proposal could set off a high-stakes legal battle with California and the 13 other states that follow its more stringent rules. Those states argue the Clean Air Act empowers them to keep the Obama-era fuel economy standards in place in their markets.

The states following California’s lead account for more than a third of the vehicles sold nationwide.

The Trump administration proposal could also invalidate California’s mandate that automakers sell a certain number of electric vehicles.

The release of the administration’s proposal was repeatedly delayed in recent weeks as officials debated how aggressively to push. In the end, the White House approved taking a hard line, despite fears of some administration officials that their plan is based on weak evidence that will not hold up under court challenge.

The administration argues its proposal will reduce traffic fatalities by keeping the cost of vehicles down compared with the current emissions standards, which it claims are a safety hazard that “restrict the American people from being able to afford newer vehicles with more advanced safety features, better fuel economy, and associated environmental benefits.”

“More realistic standards can save lives while continuing to improve the environment,” said EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler.

But the Trump administration is arguing its plan, which it dubbed Safer and Affordable Fuel Efficient Vehicles Rule, or SAFE, would save lives, replacing current standards that officials claim drive up the cost of vehicles too much and create a safety hazard for motorists.

The argument may prove a tough sell in court, where attorneys for states and environmental groups will come armed with a wealth of data undermining it.

— Evan Halper, Tony Barboza and David Lauter
Los Angeles Times

CALIFORNIA GUN NUT ACTION–California: Legislature Reconvenes After Summer Recess

On Monday, August 6, the California Legislature returns from Summer recess with hearings on firearm- and hunting-related bills in both the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees. Use the take action button below to contact the respective committee members.

The Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet at 10am on Monday, August 6. Use the take action button above to contact members of the committee and urge their support of AB 986 and opposition to AB 2382.

Assembly Bill 986, sponsored by Assembly Member James Gallagher (R-3), would reduce hunting license fees for veterans.

Assembly Bill 2382, sponsored by Assembly Member Mike Gipson (D-64), would require precursor firearms parts to be sold/transferred through a licensed precursor parts dealer in a similar process to the new laws regarding ammunition purchases. It would further create a new crime for transfer of precursor parts without the involvement of a licensed precursor parts dealer to anyone under 21 years of age or prohibited from owning firearms. Precursor parts include items such as barrels, ammunition feedings devices and upper receivers.

The Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday, August 8, at 9 a.m. Use the take action button above to encourage members of the committee to support SB 1311 and oppose SB 221, SB 1100, SB 1177 and SB 1487.

Senate Bill 1311, sponsored by Senator Tom Berryhill (R-8), would create an annual combined hunting and fishing license. SB 1311 would help generate participation and encourage the next generation of sportsman and women by providing a convenient and economical way to secure the necessary licensing for hunting and fishing activities in the Golden State.

Senate Bill 221, sponsored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-11), would prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition at the Cow Palace located in District 1-A on and after January 1, 2020.

Senate Bill 1100, sponsored by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-25), would raise the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 18 years old to 21 years old.

Senate Bill 1177, sponsored by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-25), would prohibit a person from making more than one application to purchase and the dealer delivery of any type of firearm within any 30-day period.

Senate Bill 1487, sponsored by Senator Henry Stern (D-27), would prohibit the possession of certain African species of wildlife. The true goal of the bill is to ensure that a lawful U.S. hunter is not allowed to bring home a hunting trophy—even though the animal was legally taken and the hunter has the approval of the U.S. Federal Government.

Continue to check your inbox and the California Stand and Fight web page for updates on issues impacting your Second Amendment rights and hunting heritage in California.

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA, UNITED STATES–

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 3, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Andres Alcaraz, from Gardena, California, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) weapons department, receives his Good Conduct Medal certificate from Cmdr. Arcangelo Dell’anno (left) and Master Chief Logistics Specialist Jeany Nemenzo during an awards at quarters ceremony in the weapons handling area onboard Ford.

Photo by Seaman Ryan Carter 
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) 

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Carter)(This image has been altered by blurring out space markers for security purposes)

REAL NEWS PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN’T WANT YOU TO MISS
155,965,000 Employed in June: 11th Record-Setter Under Trump
-CNS News

“Following last month’s strong employment report, the numbers released on Friday were even better in some respects,” Susan Jones reports. “The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics says a record 155,965,000 people were employed in July, the 11th record-breaker since President Trump took office 19 months ago.”

The US Manufacturing Job Market Hasn’t Been This Strong in Over 20 Years
-Business Insider

Bob Bryan writes that this week’s jobs report gives President Trump some data to back up his promise to “restore manufacturing in the United States.” Carolyn Lee, executive director of the National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Institute, says “this report shows tax reform and regulatory relief are continuing to deliver.”

Pence Hails ‘Tangible Progress’ with North Korea as Remains of Presumed Korean War Dead Arrive in Hawaii
-Fox News

“Today, they are known but to God. But soon we will know their names and we will tell their stories of courage,” Vice President Mike Pence said earlier this week in Hawaii, commemorating the return of 55 U.S. soldiers presumed dead from the Korean War.

Tax Cuts Bust ‘Secular Stagnation’
-The Wall Street Journal

Recent explosive growth “should finally discredit three popular claims made by opponents of the president’s policies: that tax cuts would blow a hole in the deficit, that corporate tax cuts would serve only rich investors, and that secular stagnation was a valid excuse for the slow growth of the Obama era,” Mike Solon writes.

President Trump Signs Bipartisan Technical-Education Bill into Law

“President Trump signed legislation Tuesday that renews a federal workforce development program, sending $1.2 billion a year to states,” Laura Meckler reports. The Perkins Career and Technical Education Act “will benefit millions of students + workers nationwide & equip them with the skills they need to thrive,” Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump tweeted.

I’m a Liberal Feminist Lawyer. Here’s Why Democrats Should Support Judge Kavanaugh.
-Politico Magazine

“I am a liberal Democrat and feminist,” Lisa Blatt writes. “Sometimes a superstar is just a superstar. That is the case with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who had long been considered the most qualified nominee for the Supreme Court if Republicans secured the White House. The Senate should confirm him.”

Thanks to Trump, American Workers are Getting Big Raises

“U.S. workers have finally received a pay hike — the best in nearly a decade. Forgive us for saying: We told you so,” Liz Peek writes. “Donald Trump ran for the presidency promising we could do better and arguing that U.S. workers deserved a raise. Skepticism from the left was cutting.”

Top US Officials Warn of ‘Pervasive’ Russian Meddling in Midterm Elections, 2020 Cycle

“A group of senior intelligence and national security officials warned Thursday that Russia is waging a ‘pervasive campaign’ to undermine upcoming U.S. elections and influence voters, and said the Trump administration is taking several steps to prevent such meddling,” Gabby Morrongiello reports.

Make Cars Great Again

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler explain the Trump Administration’s plan to correct fuel-economy standards. “The effect of the last administration’s standards was to subsidize these expensive electric vehicles at the expense of affordable traditional cars and trucks,” they write. “Already, the standards have helped drive up the cost of new automobiles to an average of $35,000.”

Trump’s Trade Triumph

“The media and other Trump haters can’t seem to let themselves admit it, but Donald Trump scored a big victory for the American economy on trade last week,” Stephen Moore writes. President Trump and the European Union “agreed to shoot for zero tariffs on both sides of the Atlantic. Sounds like freer and fairer trade to me.”

GUN NUT REPORT FROM TRUTH ABOUT GUNS–Ninth Circuit Panel Rules CA Microstamping Requirement Not Covered by Second Amendment

A three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the restrictions of the California Unsafe Handgun Act (UHA) do not violate the Second Amendment. That’s the law that requires new models of firearms sold in the Golden State to have microstamping capability.

In circular reasoning, the opinion in Pena v. Lindley posits that the UHA restrictions do not restrict behavior protected by the Second Amendment. They then apply the least restrictive Constitutional test to determine whether the behavior is protected. Unsurprisingly, they found that it is not.

The key to the decision is the Ninth Circuit’s hostility to a broad reading of the Second Amendment. The Circuit, in it’s en banc rulings, such as Peruta, Teixeira v. County of Alameda, and in a three-judge ruling, Silvester v. Harris, has consistently worked to restrict Second Amendment rights to the narrowest possible interpretation.

An analogous reading of the First Amendment would be that the State can restrict certain publications on the grounds that they might impact public safety. For example, that violent video games could be banned. The Supreme Court has rejected that argument for the First Amendment.

Here is the summation of the opinion of the court, From Pena v. Lindley:

California requires that new models of handguns meet certain criteria, and be listed on a handgun roster, before they may be offered for sale in the state. Two provisions require that a handgun have a chamber load indicator and a magazine detachment mechanism, both of which are designed to limit accidental firearm discharges. The third provision, adopted to aid law enforcement, requires new handguns to stamp microscopically the handgun’s make, model, and serial number onto each fired shell casing. Plaintiffs asserted that these three provisions have narrowed their ability to buy firearms in California, in violation of the Second Amendment, and that the handgun roster scheme imposes irrational exceptions, in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The panel held that it did not need to reach the question of whether the challenged provisions fell within the scope of the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms because, even assuming coverage, the provisions passed constitutional muster. Applying intermediate scrutiny, the panel held that the Act only regulates commercial sales, not possession, and does so in a way that does not impose a substantial burden on purchasers. The panel held that the requirements for a chamber load indicator and a magazine detachment mechanism reasonably fit with California’s interest in public safety. The panel further held that California had met its burden of showing that the microstamping requirement was reasonably tailored to address the substantial problem of untraceable bullets at crime scenes and the value of a reasonable means of identification. The panel rejected plaintiffs’ claim that they have a constitutional right to purchase a particular handgun and their claim that the provisions violate the Equal Protection Clause.

The Court’s use of the words “intermediate scrutiny” belies the fact that, in the case of the Second Amendment, “intermediate scrutiny” has collapsed to mere rational basis scrutiny. Rational basis is so close to no scrutiny that there is effectively no difference.

Under “intermediate scrutiny” in a Second Amendment case at the Ninth Circuit, to pass Constitutional muster, the state only has to claim some vague governmental interest. “Public safety” is a favorite. It can be made to fit nearly every possible circumstance. The State does not have to show the law actually accomplishes any increase in public safety; nor does the state have to show the law performs better than other, less restrictive, remedies.

In effect, in the Ninth Circuit and in other circuits hostile to a broad interpretation of Second Amendment rights, intermediate scrutiny is used as a sophistry to restrict the Second Amendment to narrower and narrower meanings.

The problem cannot be solved at the current Ninth Circuit. There are too many judges on the Circuit actively hostile to Second Amendment rights.

Given the political situation in California, it is unlikely the California legislature will correct the situation. Citizens in California who resent every greater restrictions on exercise of their Second Amendment rights have one judicial remedy left: appeal to the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court may or may not accept the case. The Supreme Court has been unwilling to accept appeals from the Ninth Circuit on Second Amendment grounds. I cannot recall a single case the Supreme Court has accepted from the Ninth Circuit on a Second Amendment challenge.

When and if President Trump’s nominee, Judge Kavanaugh, becomes Justice Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, the makeup of the Supreme Court may be changed enough so the Court will accept Second Amendment appeals from the Ninth Circuit.

That remains to be seen.

An alternate, and plausible solution, would be for the Congress of the United States to pass legislation to enforce Second Amendment rights against the states. A national reciprocity act, as has broad support in the Congress, would go a long way to restore Second Amendment rights to Californians.

Congress could remove the current prohibition on interstate handgun sales, if it so wished.

©2018 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.

–BY DEAN WEINGARTEN
Truth about Guns

THE BAD COP FILES–Former Tennessee Sheriff Kills MC Member and Still Not Charged?

On July 7th, 2018 a former county sheriff driving an SUV hit and killed a 21-year-old motorcyclist wearing club colors in McMinnville, Tennessee. This former sheriff was cited for failure to yield, however, no criminal charges have been filed.

Although the investigation continues with assistance from the Tennessee Highway Patrol and District Attorney’s office, information that is often released to the public during accident investigations is being withheld, such as whether drugs or alcohol are thought to be involved. The National Council of Clubs (NCOC) and the Motorcycle Profiling Project (MPP), organizations representing the legal and political interests of motorcycle clubs nationwide, are concerned that the former sheriff is being protected legally and politically by the thin blue line.

The public has a right to know whether drugs or alcohol are thought to be involved because that would inarguably constitute vehicular homicide under Tennessee law, as opposed to a devastating accident. And the public has a right to know about the short life of Jay Alan Webster, extinguished by a former sheriff currently being shielded by the laws protecting investigatory information.

The Details

As reported by NBC News Nashville on July 7th, a former Warren County Sheriff named Kenneth Taylor was cited for failure to yield at a downtown McMinnville, Tennessee intersection, killing 21-year-old motorcyclist Jay Alan Webster. Police say it’s too early in the investigation to determine whether or not charges will be filed against the former sheriff. What was not reported was that Jay Alan Webster was a probate member of the Silent Creed Motorcycle Club.

Unusually, no information is being released on whether drugs or alcohol were thought to be involved. A simple Google News search reveals that law enforcement in Tennessee often release to the public whether drugs or alcohol are thought to be involved very early on in an accident investigation. For example, a FOX 17 News Nashville Story from 2016, “Two Fatal Motorcycle Accidents Saturday in middle Tennessee” reported:

“Metro Police identify 27-year-old Joshua Cannon of South Nashville as the motorcyclist killed in an accident after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night…They say he was driving at a high rate of speed before hitting the back of a car at a light, then slid and hit another car. Drugs or alcohol are not thought to be involved.” 2

Whether drugs or alcohol are a factor in an accident is information law enforcement often releases. So NCOC participant Rodney Mancini, in an attempt to obtain details of the accident, submitted a public records request and very quickly received a response.

Utilizing an investigation exemption to a public records request is common in many states, but in this case the McMinnville Police Department charged Taylor with failure to yield. Any accident reports written by officers present reflect the investigation that led to charging Taylor with failure to yield, which is now complete.

It is now August 7th, 2018, and the public still does not know the details. An accident is distinct from vehicular homicide, and the public still does not know whether vehicular homicide was committed by a former sheriff under the influence of drugs or alcohol in their community. The public has a right to know because criminal activity that results in death, in this case possibly committed by former law enforcement official, is irrefutably an on-going public news concern.

In addition to the public’s right to know, every motorcyclist in Tennessee has a right to know. Maybe most importantly, Jay Alan Webster’s family, brothers, and friends have a right to know whether their loved one was the victim of an accident or the victim of a crime. And we all have a right to know about the life that was prematurely taken from us all.

Who was Jay Alan Webster?

Though it would be impossible to do Jay Alan Webster’s life justice with just words alone, it is important to know who was taken.

Based on information provided to the NCOC by the Silent Creed MC, Jay was only 21-years-old when he was killed doing one of the things he loved- riding a motorcycle. Jay’s love of motorcycling eventually brought him to the Silent Creed MC, and at the time of his death he was a probate for the club.

Jay was also an accomplished welder, a skill he developed after he attempted to join the Marines at 18-years-old but was told a foot deformity would physically preclude him from serving. Welding was Jay’s full time employment until he recently returned to his Grandmother’s home to provide her full-time care. Jay’s charitable and empathetic nature was obvious through his actions. In addition to taking care of his grandmother, Jay participated in many charities including food drives for the homeless.

Remember, Jay was only 21. His life had barely begun, yet he was dedicated to the service of other people by choice. The NCOC believes that everyone has a right to know whether Jay Alan Webster was killed as the result of a former Sheriff driving his SUV under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Once these facts are revealed, then the discussion about proper justice can begin.

Is Vehicular Homicide Proper Justice?

If former Sheriff Kenneth Taylor was under the influence of drugs or alcohol then he could be charged with Vehicular Homicide. Tennessee law is unambiguous. TN Code § 39-13-213 (2015) subdivision (a)(2) says “vehicular homicide is the reckless killing of another by the operation of an automobile, airplane, motorboat or other motor vehicle, as the proximate result of the driver’s alcohol or drug intoxication.”

Unfortunately, even if convicted the sentence ranges are very light and dependent on prior alcohol or drug related offenses. TN Code says, “Vehicular homicide under subdivision (a)(2) is a Class B felony.” “Any sentence imposed for a first violation of subdivision (a)(2) shall include a mandatory minimum sentence of forty-eight (48) consecutive hours of incarceration.” And with three or more prior alcohol-related convictions “any sentence imposed by the judge shall include a mandatory minimum sentence of one hundred fifty (150) consecutive days of incarceration.”

However, the former sheriff would be off the road for three to ten years and not killing any more motorcyclists, at least not with a legal license. Tennessee law requires the court to “prohibit a defendant convicted of vehicular homicide from driving a vehicle in this state for a period of time not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years.”

A Demand for Information and Justice

The life of Jay Alan Webster was important and meaningful. Demanding justice for a human being of this quality is an honor and a responsibility.

The NCOC and the MPP publicly urge that the McMinnville Police Department:

release information confirming whether or not alcohol or drugs are thought to be involved in the death of Jay Alan

explain why a routine traffic accident investigation has taken a month and also articulate a likely timeframe for the investigation to be completed.

The NCOC, with participation nationwide, is dedicated to demanding public information and justice for motorcycle club members across America, including Jay Alan Webster and all motorcycle club members throughout Tennessee.

–Double D

Sources

1 WSMV TV, Nashville, Former Warren County Sheriff cited in fatal crash with motorcyclist, July 11, 2018, http://www.wsmv.com/story/38624716/former-warren-county-sheriff-cited-in-fatal- crash-with-motorcyclist

2 Anthony Glover, FOX 17 News Nashville, Two Fatal Motorcycle Accidents Saturday in middle Tennessee, March 6, 2016

VINTAGE RIDES–This brand new 10-day Royal Enfield trip, with a focus on off-road and intense rhythm, takes you on tracks where no motorcycle has ever been. After leaving from Chiang Mai we gradually go deeper into the jungle. Riding almost only on jungle paths, trails and small tracks, our itinerary passes through the heart of a lush nature in the northern part of the country.

Traversed by elephants during the Silk Route era, this circuit takes us back in time from village to village, as we meet tribes of the mountains.

Are you a seasoned biker thirsty for adventure?

This tour, limited to 8 participants, is for riders who have an all-terrain motorcycle experience of the type enduro or motocross. It is reserved for riders in good physical condition, who are able to push and lift the motorcycle. Another special feature of this tour: the assistance vehicle carrying the baggages will meet the group only at the end of the day, the tracks being too narrow.

Ready to take on the challenge?

January 26th to February 4th 2019
January 4th to 13th 2020
February 1st to 10th 2020
February 15th to 24th 2020

Photo credits: Elisabeth Fieujean / Tibostudio / Vintage Rides

Vintage Rides
At Tendance Roadster
(by appointment only)
98 rue Baudin
92300 LEVALLOIS-PERRET
contact@vintagerides.com
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ZERO MOTORCYCLES AWARDS HOLLYWOOD ELECTRICS AS “#1 DEALER GLOBALLY 2018” FOR 9TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

The All-Electric Los Angeles Dealer is Zero Motorcycles’ Highest Producer in the World

Zero Motorcycles, the global electric motorcycle sales and innovation leader, announced the award for “#1 Dealer Globally 2018.” The recognition went to Southern California-based Hollywood Electrics for the ninth consecutive year.

Harlan Flagg, owner of Hollywood Electrics, credits his dealership’s success to his staff’s expert knowledge and passion. Founded in 2009, the dealership has generated a loyal customer base and one of the world’s largest Zero Motorcycles riding communities. Flagg is an avid believer in the viability of electric vehicles and offers exclusively electric products.

“We’re knowledgeable about Zeros because we’re passionate about these motorcycles and ride them daily,” said Flagg upon receiving his dealership’s reward. “It’s all about the pure joy of the electric ride, the convenience of commuting, parking, and charging in the congested urban LA environment, and the Zero’s performance capabilities both on the streets and on the racetrack. Above all, we couldn’t have gotten here without the support of our enthusiastic customers, so the credit goes to them and their contagious love for these incredible bikes.”

The team at Hollywood Electrics is fully invested in electric motorcycles as both the ideal zero emissions transportation and a thrilling recreation staple. On the performance side, this has been proven by the Hollywood Electrics Racing Team’s multiple successes in such formidable challenges as the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association’s eMotoRacing eSuperSport races.

“We’re thankful to Hollywood Electrics for their experience and expertise that routinely gets more riders onto Zero motorcycles than anyone else in the world,” said Mike Cunningham, director of North American sales at Zero Motorcycles. “Harlan and his team are true believers in the EV cause and you can plainly see that through their massive investment in their community.”

Hollywood Electrics provides a variety of opportunities to experience the latest in electric motorcycle technology. The dealership offers test rides during regular business hours and regularly hosts Zero Motorcycles demo events. In addition, on the third Tuesday of each month the dealership hosts a community event that includes a group ride, raffles and contests.

To learn more about Zero Motorcycles or to schedule a test ride visit:
http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/

To learn more about Hollywood Electrics visit:
https://hollywoodelectrics.com/

KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPEN FOR LUNCH—

Yesterday my daughter e-mailed me AGAIN, asking why I didn’t do something useful with my time. “Like sitting around the pool and drinking wine is not a good thing?” I asked.

Talking about my “doing-something-useful” seems to be her favorite topic of conversation.

She was “only thinking of me,” she said, and suggested that I go down to the Senior Center and hang out with some of the other old fellows.

So I did this and when I got home last night, I decided to play a prank on her. I e-mailed her and told her that I had joined a Parachute Club.

She replied, “Are you nuts? You are over 72 and now you’re going to start jumping out of airplanes?”

I told her that I even got a Membership Card and e-mailed a copy to her.

She immediately tele Parachute Clubphoned me and yelled, “Good grief, Dad, where are your glasses?! This is a Membership to a Prostitute Club, not a.”

“Oh man, I’m in trouble again,” I said. “I really don’t know what to do. I signed up for five jumps a week!!”

The line went dead.

Life as a Senior Citizen is not getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun.

–Sidehack Jerry

New BANDIT’S CANTINA Reader Comment!–
LONG GONE SUNDAY POST for August 5, 2018

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=13732

Easily, one of the best Redhead snaps yet. I salute you!

–Pauly D.
pdispensa@plrb.org
Chicago, IL

Thanks to the Redhead department chief, Barry Green.–Bandit

THE AWARDS ARE IN:
Nominee No. 1: [ San Jose Mercury News]:

An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a former girlfriend’s windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged, blowing a hole in his gut.

Nominee No. 2:[ Kalamazoo Gazette]:
James Burns, 34, (a mechanic) of Alamo MI, was killed in March as he was trying to repair what police describe as a “farm-type truck.” Burns got a friend to drive the truck on a highway while Burns hung underneath so that he could ascertain the source of a troubling noise. Burns’ clothes caught on something, however, and the other man found Burns “wrapped in the drive shaft.”

Nominee No. 3:[ Hickory Daily Record]:
Ken Charles Barger, 47, accidentally shot himself to death in December in Newton NC . Awakening to the sound of a ringing telephone beside his bed, he reached for the phone but grabbed instead a Smith & Wesson 38 Special, which discharged when he drew it to his ear.

Nominee No. 4:[UPI, Toronto ]:
Police said a lawyer demonstrating the safety of windows in a downtown Toronto skyscraper crashed through a pane with his shoulder and plunged 24 floors to his death. A police spokesman said Garry Hoy, 39, fell into the courtyard of the Toronto Dominion Bank Tower early Friday evening as he was explaining the strength of the buildings windows to visiting law students. Hoy previously has conducted demonstrations of window strength according to police reports.

Peter Lawson, managing partner of the firm Holden Day Wilson, told the Toronto Sun newspaper that Hoy was “one of the best and brightest” members of the 200-man association. A person has to wonder what the dimmer members of this law firm are like.

Nominee No. 5:[The News of the Weird]:
Michael Anderson Godwin made News of the Weird posthumously. He had spent several years awaiting South Carolina ‘s electric chair on a murder conviction before having his sentence reduced to life in prison. While sitting on a metal toilet in his cell attempting to fix his small TV set, he bit into a wire and was electrocuted.

Nominee No. 6:[The Indianapolis Star]:
A cigarette lighter may have triggered a fatal explosion in Dunkirk IN. A Jay County man, using a cigarette lighter to check the barrel of a muzzleloader, was killed Monday night when the weapon discharged in his face, sheriff’s investigators said. Greg ory David Pryor, 19, died in his parents’ rural Dunkirk home at about 11:30 PM. Investigators said Pryor was cleaning a 54-caliber muzzle-loader that had not been firing properly. He was using the lighter to look into the barrel when the gunpowder ignited.

Nominee No. 7:[Reuters, Mississauga , Ontario ]:
A man cleaning a bird feeder on the balcony of his condominium apartment in this Toronto suburb slipped and fell 23 stories to his death. “Stefan Macko, 55, was standing on a wheelchair when the accident occurred,” said Inspector Darcy Honer of the Peel Regional Police. “It appears that the chair moved, and he went over the balcony,” Honer said.

Finally, THE WINNER!!!:[ Arkansas Democrat Gazette]:
Two local men were injured when their pickup truck left the road and struck a tree near Cotton Patch on State Highway 38 early Monday. Woodruff County deputy Dovey Snyder reported the accident shortly after midnight Monday. Thurston Poole, 33, of Des Arc, and Billy Ray Wallis, 38, of Little Rock , were returning to Des Arc after a frog-catching trip. On an overcast Sunday night, Poole ‘s pickup truck headlights malfunctioned.
The two men concluded that the headlight fuse on the older-model truck had burned out. As a replacement fuse was not available, Wallis noticed that the .22 caliber bullets from his pistol fit perfectly into the fuse box next to the steering-wheel column. Upon inserting the bullet the headlights again began to operate properly, and the two men proceeded on eastbound toward the White River Bridge.

After traveling approximately 20 miles, and just before crossing the river, the bullet apparently overheated, discharged and struck Poole in the testicles. The vehicle swerved sharply right, exited the pavement, and struck a tree. Poole suffered only minor cuts and abrasions from the accident but will require extensive surgery to repair the damage to his testicles, which will never operate as intended.

Wallis sustained a broken clavicle and was treated and released. “Thank God we weren’t on that bridge when Thurston shot his balls off, or we might be dead,” stated Wallis
“I’ve been a trooper for 10 years in this part of the world, but this is a first for me. I can’t believe that those two would admit how this accident happened,” said Snyder.

Upon being notified of the wreck, Lavinia ( Poole ‘s wife) asked how many frogs the boys had caught and did anyone get them from the truck? Though Poole and Wallis did not die as a result of their misadventure as normally required by Darwin Award Official Rules, it can be argued that Poole did in fact effectively remove himself from the gene pool.

–from Joe Smith

COUNT’S CUSTOMS AT STURGIS–Meet Shannon, Ryan & Horny Mike
Stars of “Counting Cars” at the CrossRoads

For the past seven years fans have been watching Shannon Aikau, Ryan Evans and Horny Mike restore and create beautiful vehicles on HISTORY’s top-rated show, “Counting Cars.” Now, courtesy of HAULBIKES, Sturgis riders can meet these three personalities and see some of their handcrafted choppers close up.

All three are based at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads during Rally week. If you missed Saturday’s School’s Out Chopper Show, you can find them at the Haul Bikes tent or Horny Mike’s Merch Trailer along with a group of their glam choppers. These include the Sailor Jerry bike so expect the Sailor Jerry Girls to be nearby, as well.

Meet the Stars
Born on Oahu, Hawaii, Shannon has been working on motorcycles since he was 6 years old and has worked with Danny “The Count” Koker for 20 years. He’s built over 300 bikes including Danny’s first bike, “Tattoo.” Ryan Evans, head painter and graphic artist, has been painting with Count’s Kustoms for 20 years and is a regular on the hit TV show. “Horny Mike” is a talented airbrush artist who loves to put 3-D horns on everything. Danny relies on Mike to bring “out-there” ideas to life and provide advice when an extraordinary project comes through the shop doors.

–Marilyn Stemp
Buffalo Chip
Iron Trader

PURPLE HEART DAY–I joined the Army because I wanted to serve my country. My tour of Iraq was like something out of a movie, we were shot at every day and the heat was unbearable. Just a few months in and only weeks after my son was born — I was wounded in a gunfight.

But I was proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with my comrades and fight for what we believed in. If sustaining my injuries protected one of my own, then my service was a success. As a fellow veteran, I’m sure you can relate and have similar stories.

In honor of those who served their patriotic duty with dedication and many times, sacrificed, today marks the day of the Purple Heart — an award bestowed upon those who have sustained injuries in combat. Will you fly a flag today in honor of our comrades?

As a veteran who sustained injuries while on a tour of duty, I was able to get my life back on track because of DAV. They changed my life. And I want to make sure they can continue changing other veterans’ lives. Will you fly a flag today to ensure that all of us who have earned a Purple Heart get the help we need by making a gift to DAV? If you’re unable to give, please consider asking friends and family to fly a flag.

Fly a Flag

–Robert Delgado
Army veteran and DAV supporter

We will.–Bandit

QUOTES OF THE WEEK–Character is doing the right thing when no one is looking — J.C. Watts

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined — Thoreau

Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass…it’s about learning how to dance in the rain–

How a Former Stuntman Became the Force Behind a Hit TV Show Building Unique Toys–Celebrity David Ankin shares how ingenuity can help fuel your business

People often find themselves in jobs where they know they don’t want to be for years to come. Yet many of those people are unsure what to do about it in order to move forward in the direction of a career of their dreams. For one former stuntman, he didn’t sit idly by and wish for a position he would be passionate about. Combining his passion for car shows that stemmed from his childhood with his ingenuity, he was able to take steps to create a career path that led to him having a hit television show building unique one-of-a-kind custom hot rods and cars for adults.

“I had to realize that being a stuntman wasn’t a long-term career. It was too hard on my body,” says David Ankin, inventor and star of the hit show ToyMakerz. “I decided to turn my passion into a career that I could grow in and others could also enjoy. Creativity is something that helped me get started in this field and remains a constant. Now the challenge is constantly coming up with something new and unique.”

Ingenuity, which is having the ability to be clever, original, or inventive, is what has propelled Ankin to the top of his field. But it’s not something that came to him overnight. In fact, he has been on the path since he was a child. Growing up without a lot of money, he wasn’t able to go out and buy the latest toy or car. But he also didn’t want his vehicles to look just like everyone else’s. That motivated him to learn to build his own. With his father as his inspiration, he hung out at his shop and watched in awe at the things that his dad could do.

As a child, Ankin also spent a lot of time being dedicated to bike and car shows. In fact, his idea of a vacation was working late into the night for six weeks to get ready for a bike or car show, then traveling halfway across the country and meeting up with other fabricators. When he wasn’t doing that, he was struggling to get his car or bike ready to win a race. At the end of the day, the factors that really influenced him on his journey are the industry itself and all the people and fabricators who no one will ever meet.

Today, his ingenuity has led to his company, ToyMakerz, where the toys are made, and has also been turned into a hit television show, where people can tune in and see him work his magic. Here are 5 ways that ingenuity can help fuel your business:

Gets you noticed. With your business being set apart by being original, it will help get you noticed. People have become immune to everything being the same and they crave things that are different or stand out from the crowd. Whether it’s a restaurant, clothing line, or something else, being different will open the doors to a whole new audience.
Helps with longevity. Those business leaders who are unique will be in a better position to roll with the punches. They don’t mind adapting and changing as the market demands. Rather than close up, they will be able to keep re-inventing themselves in order to keep thriving.
Fuels decision making. Being able to come up with creative solutions to problems will help take a business to the next level. Those with ingenuity are not afraid to put their ideas out there, no matter how out of the box they may seem.

Ultimately, that’s exactly what is needed to help grow their business.

Helps carve out opportunity. Whether fueled by your childhood passions or noticing what is missing in your city and wanting to make improvements, those with new ideas will create their own opportunity. They find a way to make things happen in the business world.

“The journey hasn’t been short or easy,” added Ankin. “It started as a childhood dream and has evolved over time. I happened to come across the right location to set up shop in Reidsville, NC, where the town and the people have been so supportive. Then, using ingenuity, I started assembling my team to help me grow my vision of ToyMakerz, and it’s still evolving today.”

ToyMakerz partnered with Source Digital to develop an app, which is helping fans connect with the show. Enhancing the viewer experience with new digital brand integrations, the ToyMakerz app lets fans connect with the cast, score exclusive deals on anything they see on the screen while they are watching the show live, and sharepictures of their own rides!

The ToyMakerz TV show, which is just weeks away from a major announcement, is currently re-airing episodes from season 2 On Demand on Velocity. ToyMakerz is produced by Los Angeles based production company, Lucky13Cinematic. For more information about ToyMakerz, visit the site at: www.toymakerz.com.

— Cher Murphy
cher@chermurphypr.com

NEW FROM S&S–Grand National 2:2 for 2018+ Fat Bob

Inspired by their total domination in American Flat Track, S&S Cycle has taken performance exhaust to the next level.

Combining a two into two format with a hidden crossover, the new Grand National system is designed for pure, relentless performance.

Clean bends, stainless header tubing and full shielding create an exhaust that makes real power without the punishment of melted boots and uneven torque delivery of most other short tract systems.

S&S also includes wide band O2 sensor ports as well as removable secondary baffles that allow for sound and backpressure tuning.

Available in chrome or black ceramic, the Grand National 2:2 looks to be a game changer for latest from the Motor Company.

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MotoDoffo Flash Sale–Celebrate Andrea Dovizioso’s Czech GP victory and Jorge Lorenzo’s 2nd place finish this past weekend with a limited time sale on our 2015 MotoDoffo Super Tinto.

Order online now through Tuesday, August 7th at 11:59pm and get 15% off, while supplies last.

Use promo code: MOTOG

WIN a Honda CB750 50th Anniversary Tribute Bike Restoration–
This year to honor the 50th Anniversary of the Honda CB750, we’re giving away a 1971 CB 750 K1 tribute bike, dressed up in iconic 69’ Candy Ruby Red paint and parts.

This ground-up restoration, orchestrated by VVMC member Shannon Sweeney of SS Classics, includes a complete motor rebuild, new powder coat from Safeway Sandblasters, period correct 1969 Candy Ruby Red paint, new rims and stainless spokes, polished hubs and engine cases, new K0 seat, and lots of new and restored bits, making this bike ready for one lucky winner to ride her home!

It all happens Saturday, September 22nd, at the 11th Annual Venice Vintage Motorcycle Rally in Venice, CA! One lucky winner will ride away on this beautiful bike! Tickets are ON SALE NOW! Keep an eye out for more events happening later this month!

Contact Us:
E-mail: info@venicevintage.com
Web: http://www.venicevintage.com

KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–Joke for the day!

Sex And Good Grammar….

On his 70th birthday, a man was given a gift certificate from his wife.

The certificate was for consultation with an Indian medicine man living on a
nearby reservation who was rumored to have a simple cure for erectile dysfunction!

The husband went to the reservation and saw the medicine man.

The old Indian gave him a potion and with a grip on his shoulder warned,’This is a powerful medicine. You take only a teaspoonful, and then say

‘1-2-3.’

When you do, you will become more manly than you have ever been in your life, and you can perform for as long as you want.”

The man thanked the old Indian and as he walked away, he turned and asked,

“How do I stop the medicine from working?”

“Your partner must say ‘1-2-3-4,’ he responded,”but when she does, the medicine will not work again until the next full moon.”

He was very eager to see if it worked so he went home, showered, shaved, took a spoonful of the medicine, and then invited his wife to join him in the bedroom. When she came in, he took off his clothes and said, “1-2-3!”

Immediately, he was the manliest of men. His wife was excited and began throwing off her clothes, and then she asked,

“What was the 1-2-3 for?”

And that, boys and girls, is why we should never end our sentences with a preposition, because we could end up with a dangling participle.

–David Campbell
Earl’s Garage – Motorcycle, Hotrod, and Event Photography
www.earlsgarage.co

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Hamsters USA raise $282,00 for special kids at LifeScape Children’s Care in Rapid City, South Dakota– Hamsters USA, the international motorcycle group with big hearts, rolled into western South Dakota to make an impact for kids with disabilities… AGAIN!

These great guys came together throughout the year to raise funds for LifeScape Children’s Care of Rapid City culminating near $282,000, all staying local to support children with disabilities in Western SD!

Hamsters USA has raised and donated funds at their annual meeting for the last 13 years, with a deep desire to give back to the greater Black Hills community, which many Hamsters consider their second home.

This year’s event brings their cumulative total for 13 years to over $3 million in total dollars raised for LifeScape Children’s Care in Rapid City. Their gifts help provide services to children in their Black Hills area homes and communities, delivered by LifeScape Children’s Care personnel who drive over 10,000 miles a month to provide services.

Their kind works and big hearts are exactly why LifeScape nominated this amazing group of gentlemen to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, to which they will be inducted this week, Wednesday, August 8.

Additionally, in recognition of this group’s incredible spirit, longstanding commitment to the motorcycle community, and especially for their dedication to the care of children in need, the entire group of Hamsters USA was presented with the 2018 Chrome Heart Award. (See attached photo of Jessica Wells, President of the LifeScape Foundation, and the Slaughter Family – Dwain, Gayla, and Michelet – presenting the Chrome Heart Award to Grady Pfeiffer and the Hamster founders who were present – Donnie Smith, Barry Clooney, Ed Kerr, Dave Perewitz, and Arlin Fatland.

Michelet Slaughter, a nine-year-old from Rapid City, SD, and his family, spoke at this year’s event. Michelet, a young man whose smile lights up a room, born in Haiti with hydrocephalus, causing his head to be so heavy, he couldn’t lift it or roll over.

His mother died when he was just a few months old, and his grandfather was unable to care for him, though he loved him very much. When Gayla Slaughter met him in his orphanage, she knew instantly she wanted to help, even adopt him, if that was an option. It took four years, and with the help of LifeScape, she was able to bring him back to Rapid City.

His first surgery happened immediately upon arrival, and since that time, he’s had three more. Gayla credits LifeScape for his amazing progress – when he first came to his new home, he had never even stood, but can now walk with a gait trainer he received through LifeScape!

He’s currently working on learning to walk with crutches, which will open up a whole new accessible world. Gayla and Dwain are so proud to be his parents, and they have given him the miracle he needed.

The Slaughters are proud to be ambassadors for LifeScape at the Hamsters’ event this year, thanking them for their fundraising efforts that directly impact their family.

LifeScape’s mission is to empower children with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives. Michelet and his family feel that LifeScape has truly done that for them, and they are so grateful to LifeScape and to the donors, like the Hamsters, who make the strides and miracles they’ve experienced possible.

LEGEND RIDE IN DEADWOOD–Palin talks politics, respect and bikes before Legends Ride

Former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in her trademark black-framed glasses, teased up black hair and star-spangled cowboy boots, posed for photographs in the back of a Deadwood casino when a passerby questioned, “Who is that?”

“That’s Sarah Palin, man!” said bearded Christopher Blanchard, who’d traveled from Garnet, North Carolina, for the Sturgis rally. He wore a “Keep America Great” T-shirt.

“If I knew she was that good looking, I would’ve voted for her,” Blanchard’s friend said.

“Heck, she was my favorite one on the ticket that year,” Blanchard replied.

Monday was celebrity day at the rally, as the special guest riders — including race car driver Rusty Wallace, actor Tom Berenger, and race truck driver Walker Evans — congregated in the Silverado-Franklin Hotel in downtown Deadwood before the afternoon’s annual charity-benefiting Legends Ride, a 50-mile excursion culminating at the Buffalo Chip.

Event organizers last week touted Palin as someone who has a “love for this country and respect for the Second Amendment,” but she (and other guests) mostly sidestepped partisan politics Monday.

“Thank God!” Palin exclaimed in her folksy air when told the press conference wouldn’t delve into political issues.

“It’s all about common sense,” said Palin, who would drive a Polaris Slingshot, seated next to Evans’ wife. “It’s just like the bumper sticker on my dad’s truck: ‘I’m not a Republican. I’m not a Democrat. I’m an American, and I was pissed off, so I made a difference.'”

One member of a renewable energy group sponsoring the event tried pegging Palin and Wallace on whether they support ethanol.

“In the Indianapolis 500, they’re 100 percent ethanol and running 245 miles per hour,” said Wallace, who used to be a spokesman for the ethanol industry. “Ethanol is just an incredible fuel.”

When the question turned to Palin, the former governor of a big petroleum state, she diplomatically veered, adding, “Decision-makers, whatever they’re doing, whether they’re legalizing it, illegalizing it, whatever they’re doing (about) making laws in regards to ethanol and our standards need to listen to guys like Rusty (Wallace).”

It was actor Berenger who made a minor faux pas, confusing the states.

“I think it (ethanol) is pretty good for the farmers,” he said, “But I don’t know if North Dakota grows it (corn).”

https://rapidcityjournal.com

–from Rogue

Traffic Up From Last Year At Sturgis Motorcycle Rally–

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) – Traffic is up at this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

The annual event in South Dakota’s Black Hills draws hundreds of thousands of people from around the world. This year’s rally began its 10-day run Friday.

The state Transportation Department says that during the first three days of the rally, traffic was up 3 percent from last year. The traffic count on Saturday was up 11 percent.

https://www.keloland.com/news

–from Rogue

BREW-DUDE HEADED TO THE SALT—According to Dennis Manning the salt is in record condition. The Brew is headed out, “We’re SO EXCITED! Found some extra power with some new port changes and bike will be done in a couple of days.”

The attempt for a FIM World Record is on!!!
And finally, 2 HUGE new banners will be here today.

Thanks again for all the support, let me know of anything I can do.

–Brew

THE BIKERNET MIDDLE EAST BUREAU–This morning’s announcement on Iran

In May, President Donald J. Trump withdrew America from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal. “Our policy is based on a clear-eyed assessment of the Iranian dictatorship, its sponsorship of terrorism, and its continuing aggression in the Middle East and all around the world,” the President said.

In making that announcement, President Trump laid out two “wind-down periods” of 90 days and 180 days for business activities in or involving Iran. Today marks the final day of that initial wind-down period. August 7, sanctions will be reimposed on the purchase of U.S. bank notes by the Government of Iran, Iran’s trade in gold and other precious metals, and a range of other financial and industrial transactions.

Remaining sanctions will be reimposed on November 5.

The Iranian regime has exploited the global financial system to fund its malign activities, including supporting terrorism, promoting ruthless regimes, and abusing the human rights of its own people. Since the President announced his decision to withdraw from the deal, the Administration has sanctioned 38 Iran-related targets.

KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN– The coach had put together the perfect team for the Chicago Bears The only thing that was missing was a good quarterback. He had scouted all the colleges and even the Canadian and European Leagues, but he couldn’t find a ringer who could ensure a Super Bowl win.

Then one night while watching CNN he saw a war-zone scene in the West Bank . In one corner of the background, he spotted a young Israeli soldier with a truly incredible arm. He threw a hand-grenade straight into a 15th story window 100 yards away.

KABOOM!

He threw another hand-grenade 75 yards away, right into a chimney.

KA-BLOOEY!

Then he threw another at a passing car going 90 mph.

BULLS-EYE!

“I’ve got to get this guy!” Coach said to himself. “He has the perfect arm!”

So, he brings him to the States and teaches him the great game of football. And the Bears go on to win the Super Bowl.

The young man is hailed as the great hero of football, and when the coach asks him what he wants, all the young man wants is to call his mother.

“Mom,” he says into the phone, “I just won the Super Bowl!”

“I don’t want to talk to you, the old woman says. “You are no longer my son!”

“I don’t think you understand, Mother,” the young man pleads. “I’ve won the greatest sporting event in the world. I’m here among thousands of my adoring fans.”

“No! Let me tell you!” his mother retorts. “At this very moment, there are gunshots all around us. The neighborhood is a pile of rubble. Your two brothers were beaten within an inch of their lives last week, and I have to keep your sister in the house so she doesn’t get raped!” The old lady pauses, and then tearfully says,

“I will never forgive you for making us move to Chicago!”

–Mr. Wonderful

LATEST REPORT FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–
‘Less fire today than centuries ago’ – Scientists, studies counter claim that wildfires due to ‘climate change’ – Book Excerpt

“There is increasing evidence that there is overall less fire in the landscape today than there has been centuries ago, although the magnitude of this reduction still needs to be examined in more detail.”…

“The ‘wildfire problem’ is essentially more a social than a natural one.” Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid found that “climate change” is not to blame for increased forest fires in the Mediterranean basin.”…
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“In the United States, wildfires are also due in part to a failure to thin forests or remove dead and diseased trees. In 2014, forestry professor David B. South of Auburn University testified to the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that, “data suggest that extremely large megafires were four-times more common before 1940,” adding that “we cannot reasonably say that anthropogenic global warming causes extremely large wildfires.” As he explained, “To attribute this human-caused increase in fire risk to carbon dioxide emissions is simply unscientific.”

–By: Marc Morano – Climate Depot

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from author Marc Morano’s new 2018 best-selling book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change.

The mainstream media seems to be very sure that wildfires are getting worse because of man-made global warming. ABC World News Tonight warned in 2014 that “here in America, more wildfires, intense burns” have arrived courtesy of climate change. CBS This Morning featured climate fear promoter Michio Kaku, predicting “hundred-year droughts, hundred-year
forest fires” and claiming that “something is very dangerously happening with the weather.”

Al Gore also thinks he knows all about wildfires. “All over the West we’re seeing these fires get much, much worse,” Gore said in 2017, adding, “the underlying cause is the heat.”

But the science tells a very different story. A 2016 study published by the Royal Society reported, “There is less fire in the global landscape today than centuries ago” and the “global area burned” has seen a “slight decline over past decades.”

The study, by Stefan Doerr and Cristina Santín of Swansea University in Wales, noted that “many consider wildfire as an accelerating problem, with widely held perceptions both in the media and scientific papers of increasing fire occurrence, severity and resulting losses. However, important exceptions aside, the quantitative evidence available does not support these perceived overall trends.”

The study also found that the data for the western U.S. indicates “little change overall, and also that area burned at high severity has overall declined compared to pre-European settlement. Direct fatalities from fire and economic losses also show no clear trends over the past three decades.”

The researchers concluded, “The data available to date do not support a general increase in area burned or in fire severity for many regions of the world. Indeed there is increasing evidence that there is overall less fire in the landscape today than there has been centuries ago, although the magnitude of this reduction still needs to be examined in more detail.”

According to the study, “fire is a fundamental natural ecological agent in many of our ecosystems and only a ‘problem’ where we choose to inhabit these fire-prone regions or we humans introduce it to non-fire-adapted ecosystems.

The ‘wildfire problem’ is essentially more a social than a natural one.” Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid found that “climate change” is not to blame for increased forest fires in the Mediterranean basin. “The change in the occurrence of fires that are recorded in the historical research cannot be explained by the gradual change in climate.” The fires instead “correspond to changes in the availability of fuel, the use of sources of energy, and the continuity of the landscape.”

Dominick DellaSala, chief scientist at the Geos Institute in Ashland, Oregon, has conducted research on fires in the western United States and found them declining. “If we use the historical baseline as a point in time for comparison, then we have not seen a measurable increase in the size or the severity of fires,” DellaSala said. “In fact, what we have seen is actually a deficit in forest fires compared to what early settlers were dealing with when they came through this area.”

A 2014 study found that Colorado wildfires have not become more severe since the 1900s. “The severity of recent fires is not unprecedented when we look at fire records going back before the 1900s,” said research scientist Tania Schoennagel. The study, “one of the largest of its kind ever undertaken in the western United States,” was published in the journal PLOS ONE and funded by the National Science Foundation.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/jpt6Bvr2L-s?rel=0&controls=0&showinf

VIDEO OF THE WEEK–
WWII Burial at sea, (plane and all)!

This is a VERY touching video, actually a piece of film that has been
made into a video, this is one that is NOT photo shopped, it’s the real scene!

Notice in the opening shot you’ll see the gunner’s position is all
shot up while the pilot’s cockpit ahead of it is undamaged. Later on notice the corpsman taking a fingerprint of the deceased gunner before the film continues, then showing the chaplain saying the final prayers, followed by taps. Soon after sailors push the
aircraft with the airman over the side and watch it sink into the sea.

THIS WAS REAL!

This is what 18-21 year old “kids” were doing 1941 to 1945.

What actually made this country great is ordinary guys and gals like this… daily doing extraordinary things….here and in Korea, Viet Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan and wherever sent in the future. All gave some, some gave all. They have earned our respect!.

–from Andy

BIKERNET INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT LEAVES THE COUNTRY AGAIN–In Manilla for a 15-hr layover.

Got hotel and went out to the entertainment zone.

Two movies on plane were real life stories. Maybe on Youtube. First was a movie about a movie that went to cult status.

Second was about US hiding Vietnam involvement/lies through three decades and four presidents terms.

Miss PI to compete in miss universe pageant in Bkk. Good stopover and fortunately did not get shot.

–Art Hall

MAKE IT PERSONAL WITH NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON CUSTOM PAINT–

Three brand new 2019 Harley-Davidson Limited Custom Paint Sets allow riders to express their personality and stand out from the crowd with their bikes. Be the first to let your local authorized Harley-Davidson dealer know you want to be the first on the street with these early 2019 offerings.

The La Jolla Limited Custom Paint Set was created for the rider who rides to get noticed. Featuring a vibrant chrome-yellow base with a gold pearl sheen and a bright orange undertone, it’ll catch everyone’s eye. Vivid Black slash graphics add a more subtle touch. The La Jolla Limited Custom Paint set fits 2018 and later Breakout® models.

Visually representing Harley-Davidson performance, the Grandstand Limited Custom Paint Set fits 2014 and later Road King®, 2015 and later Road Glide® and 2014 and later Street Glide® models. The black denim and fierce orange base is split by brushed aluminum and then highlighted with warm red pinstripes. Only 150 sets will be offered worldwide for all three touring models.

The Tagged Limited Custom Paint Set represents what Harley-Davidson has strived to do since 1903: inspire people to find their own freedom. This set is about stepping outside of the comfort zone and living free-er. A gunmetal base with a satin finish and hand-ground metal grind markings add an edgy touch. Tag lines that feature graphic messaging of freedom add unique detailing to this set that fits 2018 and later Fat Bob® and Street Bob® models. Only 150 sets will be offered worldwide. Check out this behind the scenes video on its creation.

The authenticity embodied in all three of these paint sets is proven with a hand-written certificate for each owner.

Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Parts and Accessories are available at more than 750 authorized retail locations in the United States and online. Download or request a free printed catalog at www.H-D.com/catalogs.

MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM INDIA–Russian Government finally reveals truth about their hostility and military ambitions.

–wayfarer
BIKERNET™ News chief
Bikernet New Bureau India

LAS VEGAS BIKEFEST ACTION–October 11-14, 2018

We have announcements coming your way! Stay tuned for our weekly updates.
Thursday Night Headliner

Our final Call for Bands has been answered! Be sure to catch
Carol-lyn’s Herstory of Rock at Rally Central on Thursday, October 11 at 8pm!

It’ll be a show you don’t want to miss.
All headline performances are included with ALL passes.

Bikini Contest
Friday, October 12
7pm -8pm

Prize Categories
1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $200
3rd Place: $100

Want to be a Contestant?
Sign up at the Rally 30 minutes prior to the contest.

Must be registered with a Party, Ultimate, or VIP Pass to enter.

Miss Las Vegas BikeFest
Saturday, October 13
7pm – 8pm

ªCompetition Categories
Bikini Wear*
Bedroom Attire*
Best Bike Pose

Prize Categories
1st Place: $1,000
2nd Place: $500
3rd Place: $250

Want to be a Contestant?
Sign up at the Rally 30 minutes prior to the contest.
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Must be registered with a Party, Ultimate, or VIP Pass to enter.

Grab your passes at the today!
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Use promo code: LVB505 for $5 off a
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Click here to check out what the Golden Nugget and all additional hotel options have to offer and to book your room today!

Don’t miss Ink Mayhem coming to the 2018 Las Vegas BikeFest!

Proud to be on the 2018 AMA Gypsy Tour

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LOWBROW HEADED TO THE SALT– We are on the road to Bonneville Speed Week, which starts this Friday! This year, Kyle rebuilt the Triumph he blew up on racing the salt back in 2013. Check out part 2 of his rebuild article including photos of the finished, race-ready bike!

If you are out at Speed Week this year be sure to look for the Lowbrow tents in the pit area and say hey! Also, we have a little hangout planned this Saturday night. It is at Carmen’s Black & White bar in town, all the details are on the flyer below. Hope to see you there!

COMING HOME—Many brothers are starting home already. Some are continuing their vacations into Yosemite, Yellowstone and Zion. Some will ride to Disneyland or fight their way back to Orlando.

I got my Linkert back from Larry Settle of Settle’s Custom Cycles in Harbor City. He said the carb was fine. So, my question is. If I rev an auto-advance distributor and it doesn’t retard the spark, when I try to return to an idle, will it continue to rev?

What else could it be? I’m still digging.

We hope to bring you a report next week on the Exile gang.

Rhonda was our agent at the Buffalo Chip Trike Show. Can’t wait for her report.

It’s hot as hell here, so I’m going to bail.

Ride Free Forever, goddammit.

–Bandit

Hey,

About the time I think I might back off on politics and the major attack against our lifestyle, it comes back.

For some reason the notion of Climate Change is strong right now. And we have a lot of news on the subject. Hang on, this news will be rocking. Plus, by tomorrow we will have Kirk Willard’s speech from the Sturgis Hall of Fame Breakfast where he outlines the government attack on motorcyclists.

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. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board.

CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD ATTACKS ELECTRICAL CLEANER–
https://www.arb.ca.gov/enf/casesett/crc_industries_inc.htm

Interesting CARB has been trying to export their programs to other states for years with few takers due to the cost to implement. Md. and Delaware have recently adopted the CARB VOC program

https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/workwithmde/Documents/CP-AQCAC-06-06-2016.pdf

The author of this doc lied stating no economic cost is impacted by adopting this.

The new products are pretty bad, only difference we don’t yet have the ARB enforcement program.

Interesting years ago I was on break during a CARB workshop and caught up with the mobile source chief. I could not help myself to ask what was the # 1 source of emissions in California. She said without any hesitation with no close 2nd, “the fires!”

Today

· Ca has 33 million acres of forests that are too dense
· Too many trees leads to many dead trees
· Clear Cutting banned
· Intense fire suppression because of environmental concerns

https://calmatters.org/articles/california-fights-wildfires-aggressively-but-prevention-takes-a-back-seat/

This will be a titanic battle, likely in Trumps next term.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/greggardner/2018/07/23/trumps-epa-is-poised-to-void-californias-greenhouse-gas-emission-standards/#634e972330bf

We need new leaders!

–Dan
Zipper’s

BIKERNET HISTORY LESSON–
Knowing The Right Person For The Job
I am not aware about how much you know about an issue from back in the time we were at Easyriders.

When I moved to Florida and opened Space Coast Custom Motorcycle Shop (Jammer Sponsored) I received a phone call from Gary Winn who was with the AMA at the time. He asked if I was planning on going to the races at Talladega. I informed him I had not planned on it and asked why he was interested.

He told me the prior year that Gloria Carter Spann (sister of President Jimmy Carter) had gone to the races and members of a motorcycle club had thrown her Honda motorcycle into the water making statements about women riding motorcycles. They also told her they would continue to do it should she come back with another motorcycle.

Gloria and her husband were planning on going again that year and she was now riding a Harley and had concerns of the same thing happening. I had met Gloria and Walter at a helmet law protest prior to this and we started being friends so I told Gary I would see what I could do.

Shortly after that I received a phone call from Lou Kimzey, the boss of Easyriders Magazine, asking me if I would go to Talladega to cover the races.

Well I went the club guys showed up and I had a come to Jesus meeting with them. An interesting story for another time, But they decided to see things my way and there was no incident.

I later went on to provide private security for Gloria and Walter. With that came a concealed Federal Carry License, but more important a direct phone line to Jack Watson at the White House. Jack was very helpful in solving some motorcycle issues. I also did a eulogy at Gloria’s funeral and did an article on it for Easyriders’ BIKER publication.

Okay the point of all of this we had a friend in the Whitehouse and things that benefited us got done.

We have not had that in a long time and now we have Donald Trump and Bikers For Trump.

Chris Cox is running that and both Dmac and myself are moderators for the organization web site in Florida. We see Chris on a regular basis and have his e-mail and personal cell phone number.

He meets with President Trump and his staff on a regular basis and we are working to make some changes in State and Federal Laws that affect motorcycles.

While we are working on that it is important to get the right people elected that will work with us.

One of the ways we do that is to let people know who is working with us and who we support.

In Florida one of the people is Ron DeSantis. Bikers For Trump will have a booth at Tropical Tattoo again this year during Biketoberfest supporting him, so that motorcycle people in Florida can get information and hopefully he becomes Governor.

I am working on EPA and some other issues with Chris Cox and other people in the organization.

Getting the right people elected is going to make a Big Difference in getting good results for the issues that motorcyclist are facing.

–Rogue
Supreme Leader Editor
Bikernet™ Baggers

ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE CLUB ACTION–
Chapter events are only better when two chapters get together. Then throw in a mix of AMCA members from coast to coast and you have Pandemonium. Look for full coverage in a future newsletter and in The Antique Motorcycle.

This month’s Chapter coverage is from Americade.

AMCA Again Hosts Vintage Garage at Americade, 2018
By Peter MacMurray #13336

To many motorcyclists early June represents the annual return of Americade. Begun in 1983 as a meet for touring riders, and held in Lake George, New York, this week-long event has grown to one of the largest and most widely known motorcycling gatherings of the year and attracts 60,000-80,000 attendees annually. From its modest inception in 2016 the featured Americade Vintage Garage has seen steady growth from the 18 antique bikes displayed that year to the 30+ machines featured in this year’s exhibit.

These motorcycles were brought to Lake George by 14 AMCA member volunteers from across the Northeast region. Additionally, as circumstances had it, we were joined by AMCA member and artist Makoto Eno whose tent was directly across from the Vintage Garage. In short order, we had arranged for Edo to paint in a corner of the Vintage Garage tent and we had filled the modest courtyard lawn between our sites with a rotation of antique bikes to draw in the passersby.

Furthermore, we were treated to a series of extraordinarily fine days after some dampness on Tuesday, June 5th, the opening day of the Rally. Over the course of the week we easily hosted over 10,000 visitors to the Garage and passed out in excess of 3000 flyers for the Yankee Chapter National Meet in August in Terryville, CT.

Make sure to check out all the Local Chapter Events below and enjoy the summer.

 

I just received my new membership card.–Bandit

QUICK, New BANDIT’S CANTINA Reader Comment!– IT’S A WRAP SUNDAY POST for August 12th, 2018

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/ITS_A_WRAP_SUNDAY_POST_for_August_12th_2018.aspx

Hey AJ in Deland, re: your comment about Polaris being Canadian. That is a popular misconception. I think it’s because they make and sell snowmobiles. It is a USA company and has been since 1954. Victory riders used to get that jab all the time.

— Paul
aiken@aeromach.net
Charlotte, NC

NEW FROM S&S – Quickee Pushrod Tube Kits in Black

S&S Cycle’s Quickee pushrod tube kits are a fundamental part of any v-twin cam install and have saved thousands of hours of service time since they launched years ago. Cut the stock pushrods, install the Quickee pushrods and adjust to length, no need to pull off the top end of the motor.

Their latest version includes gloss black powder coated tubes designed to complete the blacked out look of a well appointed motor while still adding subtle contrast against the matte finish of the cylinders. Available for the 1999-2017 big twins as well as 2017-2018 M8 applications as complete kits with Quickee pushrods or just blacked out covers.

Check out the details at www.sscycle.com/black-pushrods/

WE SCORED SOME WELDING SUPPLIES–
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Monkey Fab is my own little business I do on the side, but I take great care to get orders out quickly and accurately. You can always reach me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/monkeyfab or my Cell 910-584-1918.

I appreciate Txt messages as i’m probably working and will get back to you as soon as I can.

https://monkeyfabgarage.com/collections/welding-supplies

Trump: Harley-Davidson boycott would be ‘great’–By Mark Moore

President Trump said a planned boycott of iconic American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson for wanting to move some of its operations outside the United States would be “great.”

“Many @harleydavidson owners plan to boycott the company if manufacturing moves overseas.

Great!,” Trump wrote on Twitter Sunday. “Most other companies are coming in our direction, including Harley competitors. A really bad move! U.S. will soon have a level playing field, or better.”

Trump sent the tweet from his golf resort in Bedminster, N.J., where he hosted members of “Bikers for Trump” on Saturday afternoon.

Harley-Davidson executives said in June that they were planning to shift production of motorcycles being sold in European markets to overseas factories.

They said it was in response to retaliatory tariffs the European Union slapped on imported hogs after Trump imposed levies on steel and aluminum imports from Europe.

Harley-Davidson said the EU’s tariffs would increase the cost of one of its bikes by $2,200.

Some owners told the New York Times that the decision would end their decades-old relationship with the Wisconsin-based company. The plan to move started way before the President suggested tariffs.

“I’m riding my last Harley,” Gary Rathbun, a 67-year-old retired truck driver attending the legendary Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in North Dakota, told the newspaper. “It was American made, and that’s why we stood behind them.”

–NYPost

AEROMACH BOSS ATTENDS STURGIS MUSEUM HALL OF FAME BREAKFAST--Valerie invited me to be at her table for the HOF induction. Quite an honor.

There were a shitload of Hamsters there for their induction.

I test rode the Triumph Bobber. It is only the second bike I’ve tested I wouldn’t buy. The first was the new Yamaha touring bike rolled out last year.

The number of Indians on the road is impressive. If only Victory made that much impact in such a short time. I was hoping to see the new FTR street bike but nothing. Same with H-D, no peeks of the new bikes they’ve teased.

Do you really want to be there full time? It is beautiful now but in the winter, screw that! Maybe a tiny house like Marilyn got at the Chip? Tiny house with a giant garage!

–Paul Aiken
Owner
Aeromach USA, LLC
10015 Metromont Ind. Blvd, Ste F
Charlotte, NC 28269
800-990-9392 orders
704-599-1333 office
www.aeromach.net
www.highwayhawk.us
www.linkedin.com/in/paulaiken

Highway Hawk is a product of Motolux

BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT VOCABULARY LESSON–
anodyne

[an-uh-dahyn]
noun
1.
anything that relieves distress or pain: The music was an anodyne to his grief.
2.

… he realized that then, and now, work had been an anodyne of sorts. It had occupied his mind.

Anodyne has a surprising etymology. Its Greek original, an?dynos “painless,” breaks down to the elements an-, ?d-, -yn-, -os-. The first element, an- “not,” is from the same Proto-Indo-European source as Latin in- and Germanic (English) un-. The second to last element -yn- is from the noun suffix -ýne; the last element, -os, is an adjective ending. The main element odýne “pain” (édyna in the Aeolic dialect) consists of ?d-, a derivative of the Greek root ed-, od- from the Proto-Indo-European root ed-, od- “to eat” (source of Latin edere, Germanic (Old English) etan, Hittite et-, Homeric Greek édmenai, all meaning “eat, to eat.”) In Greek odýne is something that eats you (cf. colloquial English, “What’s eating you?”).

The Germanic languages also have the compound verb fra-etan “to eat up, devour,” which becomes in German fressen “devour, gorge, corrode,” and in Old English fretan “to devour,” English fret, which nowadays usually has only its extended sense “feel worry or pain.” Anodyne entered English in the 16th century.

MPP ALERT–New Mexico Motorcyclists Confront Sheriff Over Motorcycle Profiling

According to data collected by the New Mexico Motorcyclists Rights Organization (NMMRO), motorcyclists in New Mexico have been increasingly experiencing profiling stops at the hands of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department. But instead of merely collecting data, the NMMRO recently confronted Sheriff Manuel Gonzales requesting that all department policies and procedures be reviewed, and that all deputies be properly trained and educated so that they understand that profiling and selective enforcement of the law are simply unacceptable.

Motorcycle profiling deprives individuals of basic constitutional guarantees and should therefore be a concern to all Americans. The 1st Amendment irrefutably protects the rights of association and expression and judicial precedent has specifically applied these rights in the context of motorcycle clubs, including clubs that law enforcement labels a gang. Being in a motorcycle club is not justification for a traffic stop. And even when a traffic pretext is provided in an attempt to justify the stop, the 14th Amendment prohibits selective enforcement of the law.

The Motorcycle Profiling Project (MPP) commends the NMMRO’s proactive grassroots efforts. The MPP joins the NMMRO in the request to the Bernalillo Sheriff’s Department to properly educate and train deputies to cease the common practice of motorcycle profiling. Furthermore, the MPP believes that the Bernalillo Sheriff’s department should confirm a commitment in a public statement condemning the practice.

Finally, please take the time to fill out the National Motorcycle Profiling Survey 2018 (http:// www.motorcycleprofilingproject.com/national-motorcycle-profling-survey/) and assist the MPP and motorcycle rights organizations nationwide in the effort to end motorcycle profiling and discrimination.

NMMRO’s Official Request To Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department

About the Author–David “Double D” Devereaux is the Spokesperson for the Washington State Council of Clubs, Founder of the Motorcycle Profiling Project, and works with motorcyclists at the national level.

GUN NUT REVIEW OF THE WEEK-– Wilson Combat Tactical Supergrade .45 ACP Pistol

I remember as a high school kid standing in front of the magazine stand and seeing a couple of firearm magazines on the shelf. Back then I had no interest in guns, so I didn’t flip through them. I didn’t know what a 1911 was and have never heard of the name GLOCK.

One particular magazine had a pistol on it, and I thought its grips with the starburst pattern was really unique looking, the only other thing I remember from that magazine cover were the words “Wilson Combat.” It wasn’t for another decade until I wanted to get into firearms, and I started off with the new age polymer wonder guns in 9mm just like pretty much everybody else.

When a buddy suggested I should get a 1911, my exact words were, “Nobody in their right mind would spend over a thousand dollars on a pistol.” Boy, how things has changed.

Gun Review: Wilson Combat Tactical Supergrade .45 ACP Pistol

The Wilson Combat Tactical Supergrade in .45 ACP is the second Wilson I own, which retails for $5,045. People who aren’t short on money or patience can still pay even more and wait for months to get one exactly the way they want it. This model is available in .45 ACP, 9mm, .40S&W, 10mm, and .38 Super.

The standard offering has many practical features along with bulletproof parts throughout, which are machined from bar stock instead of casted metal. Some of the features include a flush-cut and reverse-crowned match grade barrel, 30 LPI top serrations, 30 LPI front strap checking, 40 LPI checking on the rear of the slide, tritium front sight with U-notch Battle sight on the rear, and 3.5lb to 4.5lb trigger pull from the factory.

The beavertail grip safety, ambi thumb safety, the one-piece mag well/mainspring housing, and mag release are all bulletproof parts. The gun comes with six 8-round magazines, 19 lb recoil spring installed, and a spare 12 lb recoil spring.

The Tactical Supergrade I’m reviewing is a base model with the only exception being it doesn’t have front cocking serrations. Instead, mine has carry cuts without the ball end mill cut, which is my favorite look on a 1911.

In addition, this is not a T&E gun that I only got to put a couple hundred rounds through. It’s not a safe queen. It’s not part of a rotation that I take to the range from time to time, and it’s not my carry gun. This is a single-purpose gun that I use to compete in USPSA Single Stack, that I have put over 10,000 rounds through.

By the look of the mag well, you can see that I have practiced with it once or twice. At the time of this writing, I have trained with this gun every day for the past 245 days; live fire, dry fire, and some days both.

With it being a competition gun, I swapped out the night sight with a fiber optic front with 0.04? rod, and also running a 15lb recoil spring with 18lb hammer spring, which lowered the smoothed out trigger pull weight down to around 2.75lb.

Speaking of which, everyone who has ever tried the trigger is amazed at how good a 1911 trigger can be, and raised their expectation of what a 1911 trigger should be. There is a “proper” amount of pre travel, then it’s stopped at a very noticeable wall. It breaks crisp and clean once you apply about 60% of the pressure you assumed it would take for the hammer to fall. Wide eyes and wider smile usually follows for anyone who pulled the trigger for the first time.

The fit and craftsmanship is also equally impressive. The slide to frame fit is not loose, as nothing rattles if you shake the gun. It’s also not overly tight where you’d need considerable strength to rack the slide. The only way I can describe the slide to frame fit would be “precise,” where the rails are mated perfectly and glides back and forth on a complete straight path.

Running a finger on the back of the slide, you can see where the slide and frame meets, you just can’t feel it. It’s so perfectly blended to the point where two separate pieces of metal feels like one. The back of the extractor is blended the same way with the back of the slide, and so is the mag well with the frame of the gun. You can see the seam, but can’t feel the gap.

When the grip safety is engaged, the part that meets the web of the hand is completely flush with the frame, it’s smooth with no gaps and no edges. The ambi safety clicks on and off with just the right amount of pressure, and it’s extremely positive with no play at all. The left one also has a notch on the inside by the frame, which makes taking the gun apart quicker.

Since most matches are outdoors, I do detailed cleaning every time it gets rained on. Ambi safeties tend to work themselves loose over time, and this one is no exception. But given how much I have trained with this gun, it was definitely expected. After drawing from a Kydex holster thousands of times, the Armor Tuff finish is wearing off on the contact points as well. But I wouldn’t have competed with this gun had I worried about damaging the finish.

The barrel lock up is rock-solid. There is absolutely zero movement when pushing down on the barrel. The barrel and bushing fit is done to the same level of precision as the slide and frame, not overly tight, but exactly how it should be.

Therefore it’s no surprise how accurate this gun is, as demonstrated by the test target. I usually start my range session by putting up five half to 3/4? diameter target pasters at 5 to 7 yards, and it’s a great feeling to see the pasters fly off with my first five shots.

In the sport of USPSA where you are wasting time with anything more than “acceptable” sight picture, the gun has proven to be very accurate. I’m still trying to get better at calling my shots, and whether it’s a hit or miss, the bullet always ends up exactly where the front sight was on the target right before lift off from the recoil. When I’m at a match, I always joke that I’m doing the best I can to not make the gun look bad.

Wilson Combat test fires their 1911s with various types of ammo before it leaves the shop. But even though the test target was shot with 200 grain lead semi wadcutters at 1.250? overall length, I had trouble getting that to run reliably in this gun. For every eight-round mag, one or two rounds would fail to chamber.

I had tried loading it to 1.20?, 1.250?, and everything in between with no luck. Not all 200 grain LSWCs have the exact same shape, and I have yet to find the right length for it to feed reliably. The gun had zero issues with round nose bullets and hollow points.

My competition load is 230 grain coated round nose bullet going about 740 FPS, and it runs without any issue. Even though the SWCs make a more clean cut on paper targets, I still prefer the recoil of a heavier, slower bullet rather than the snappier feel of a lighter bullet at a higher speed.

While many guns at half this price are adequate for competition from the accuracy, fit, and reliability standpoint, I have just never seen anyone ask to handle someone’s Springfield. Thinking back to all those years ago when I knew nothing about guns, to now owning not one, but two Wilson Combat 1911s, my perspective has certainly changed. I have come to appreciate the people who don’t just assemble parts at a factory, but actually take the time and go the extra mile to build the best guns they can build.

I highly doubt that anyone would go out and buy a Supergrade after reading this review, and if people were to only put up a target and shoot for groups, un-timed at five yards, then of course any other gun is just as good. Someone once said 1911s are always a crapshoot, but if you hit the jackpot, the payout is priceless.

I have spent hours researching and reading the forums on whether the Supergrade really is better than Wilson’s standard models, and whether or not it’s worth the extra money. After handling both extensively, I can honestly say the Supergarde makes the standard model look like it’s nothing special. There’s no comparison. And as far as if it’s worth the extra money, when I first picked up this gun, I racked the slide once, and never looked back.

Specifications: Wilson Combat Tactical Supergrade

Caliber: .45acp
Magazine Capacity: 8 rounds
Barrel Length: 5? Match Grade
Overall Length: 8.7
Sight Radius: 6.6
Height: 5.6
Width: 1.3
Weight Empty: 36.6 oz.
Weight Loaded: 45 oz.
Grips: G10 Black starburst
Sights: Battlesight with tritium front
MSRP: $5,045

Ratings (out of five stars):

Appearance and Style * * * *
The standard offering is Armor Tuff black slide with gray frame, but other colors and finishes are also available, stainless, blued, and color case hardened.

Reliability * * * *
Runs great with just about everything except certain profile of SWCs.

Accuracy * * * * *
The test target shows a 5/8? group at 15 yards. It’s one of the most accurate 1911s I own.

Overall * * * * *
A superbly fitted pistol where you can see and feel the quality and expertise of the gunsmiths who built it. There are not a lot of 1911s left that are worth getting once you own a Wilson Combat Supergrade.

–By Ang Li:
TTAG CONTRIBUTOR

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CLIMATE DEPOT VIDEO GOES VIRAL WITH 7.4 MILLION VIEWS —warmists-try-to-ban-all-climate-deniers-attack-zuckerberg/

Morano’s skeptical Facebook video goes viral with 7.5 million views – Prompts warmists try to ban ‘climate deniers’ & attack Zuckerberg
Morano’s Facebook video debunking climate change claims for the Heritage Foundation’s Daily Signal has gone viral on Facebook, garnering more than 7.5 million views and over 128,000 shares.

Watch Facebook video here:

https://www.facebook.com/LetFreedomSpeak/videos/854579488082979/?mc_cid=f1524ed1a3&mc_eid=fb88532d8a

It’s easy and direct. –Bandit

MILWAUKEE ATTACKS MOTORCYCLIST JUST PRIOR TO THE 115TH–Here’s a photo of the actual streetcar tracks in Milwaukee that have caused at least two motorcycle crashes and one near-crash.

On the public comments section of a newspaper article, some weirdos actually suggested that bikers should walk their motorcycles over the tracks like any sensible bicyclist would do, and one guy suggested banning two-wheeled traffic on roads with the tracks.

Nice advice from the motorcycle friendly city of Milwaukee. And of course, no comment from Harley-Davidson and the city suggested motorcycles follow the same safety techniques as cars since they’re more like cars than bicycles. Not sure what in the hell that’s supposed to all mean.

–Tony Sanfelipo
Motorcycle Marketing Specialist
TSanfelipo@hupy.com

PS. You’re supposed to cross tracks at 90 degree angle or close to it, but these tracks run parallel to direction of travel, and these guys were moving over one lane to turn at the corner and the tire caught the track. There are some wide-sweeping curves in the tracks too, which are hard to cross at a proper angle when cars are creeping into your lane. Don’t forget, these tracks are in an already congested tw- lane traffic pattern, so not much room to maneuver or swerve to cross the tracks at an angle.

–Tony Sanfelipo

Read the full report on Bikernet: https://www.bikernet.com/pages/SPECIAL_MILWAUKEE_SAFETY_ALERT.aspx

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CHOW HALL OF THE WEEK–
My favorite Sandwich and Cannoli have been found at J.P. Graziano Grocery! They are located on Randolph Street. Order the Mr. G Sandwich, it will blow your mind!

Every bite is an explosion of flavor! The crunch of the bread, meat and cheese ratio perfection,marinated artichokes and the truffle-mustard vinaigrette take this sandwich to the #1 spot! Oh their Cannoli! I have been thinking about it every day since my last bite!

Your taste buds won’t even know what to do! Also order their Muffuletta sandwich, it is awesome! Get there now!

–BIKERDUDE

LOWBROW FEATURE OF THE WEEK– LOWBROW SPOTLIGHT: GARRETT DITTMER’S 1967 HARLEY-DAVIDSON SHOVELHEAD

Garrett rode his Shovelhead to the Lowbrow Getdown back in July. Mikey met up with him later on to get the skinny on his bike, which used to be his dad’s, and get some more photos. Enjoy the article here!

TAKE A VINTAGE RIDE–Today we propose to explore a little-known region with few western tourists: Uttarakhand.

Vintage Rides takes you on a ride across the mountains with a hypnotizing backdrop in the northern horizon, the Great Himalayan peaks.

 The mesmerizing roads of Uttarkhand wind through a sumptuous setting: Picturesque little villages, Hindu temples, pine forests, terraced crops, and unbeatable views of the mountains. On the road, we visit the holy cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh, where encounters take on a special atmosphere
and a sense of spirituality is present everywhere.

Are you ready to discover the most beautiful routes in the Himalayan foothills?
Let yourself be carried away along twisting roads on cliff faces and amid pine forests.

EXPLORE

Photo credits: Johann Rousselot / Danny Kretz / Géraldine Shandilya / Vintage Rides

–Vintage Rides
At Tendance Roadster
(by appointment only)
98 rue Baudin
92300 LEVALLOIS-PERRET
contact@vintagerides.com
+339 70 44 01 30?

BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
SPECIAL MILWAUKEE SAFETY ALERT

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

Good for Milwaukee. More city’s and towns should be returning too trolly cars, not self driving anything. If you choose too ride on less than 4 wheels you know the risks.

My problem is there are too damn many layers. He fell off his bicycle. Get over it, and yes I have been injured and badly a few times on my Harley. Never felt the need too sue anyone for my choice to ride.

–AJ
Deland, FL

BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB–The Daily Rituals Of Famous Writers

Mornings: you groggily emerge from your bleary-eyed state, fumbling for the snooze button while steering well clear of that drool patch on the pillow. Then after downing your first coffee of the day, you proceed to type the final chapter to one of the best-selling novels ever written.

Okay, so perhaps you play Angry Birds instead. But whatever your reason for not penning a masterpiece, you can be sure that your own daily habits don’t stray too far from those used by famous authors – past and present – to trigger their creative spark.

For new book Rituals: How Great Minds Make Time, Find Inspiration, And Get To Work, New York-based author Mason Curry has listed 161 famous names and the 161 very different ways they approached their work. You might even be surprised by a few.

So take a look at the 10 literary examples we’ve exclusively taken from the new book, below, and marvel at how some of your finest books were forged…

Jane Austen

Austen rose early, before the other women were up, and played the piano. At 9:00 she organised the family breakfast, her one major piece of household work. Then she settled down to write in the sitting room, often with her mother and sister sewing quietly nearby. If visitors showed up, she would hide her papers and join in the sewing. Dinner, the main meal of the day, was served between 3:00 and 4:00. Afterward there was conversation, card games, and tea. The evening was spent reading aloud from novels, and during this time Austen would read her work-in-progress to her family.

Victor Hugo

Hugo wrote each morning, standing at a small desk in front of a mirror.

He rose at dawn, awakened by the daily gunshot from a nearby fort, and received a pot of freshly brewed coffee and his morning letter from Juliette Drouet, his mistress, who he had installed on Guernsey just nine doors down. After reading the passionate words of “Juju” to her “beloved Christ,” Hugo swallowed two raw eggs, enclosed himself in his lookout, and then wrote until 11:00 A.M.

Mark Twain

His routine was simple: he would go to the study in the morning after a hearty breakfast and stat there until dinner at about 5:00. Since he skipped lunch, and since his family would not venture near the study – they would blow a horn if they needed him – he could usually work uninterruptedly for several hours. “On hot days” he wrote to a friend, “I spread the study wide open, anchor my papers down with brickbats, and write in the midst of the hurricane, clothed in the same linen we make shirts of.”

Stephen King

King writes every day of the year, including his birthday and holidays, and he almost never lets himself quit before he reaches his daily quota of two thousand words. He works in the mornings, starting around 8:00 or 8:30. Some days he finishes up as early as 11.30, but more often it takes him until about 1:30 to meet his goal. Then he has the afternoons and evenings free for naps, letters, reading, family, and Red Sox games on TV.

Franz Kafka

In 1908, Kafka landed a position at the Worker’s Accident Insurance Institute in Prague, where he was fortunate to be on the coveted “single shift” system.

[He] was living with his family in a cramped apartment, where he could muster the concentration to write only late at night, when everyone else was asleep. As Kafka wrote to Felice Bauer in 1912, “time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straight forward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers. In the same letter he goes on to describe his timetable: “…at 10.30 (but often not till 11.30) I sit down to write, and I go on, depending on my strength, inclination, and luck, until 1, 2 or 3 o’clock, once even till 6 in the morning.”

Leo Tolstoy

“I must write each day without fail, not so much for the success of the work, as in order not to get out of my routine.” This is Tolstoy in one of the relatively few diary entries he made during the mid-1860s, when he was deep into the writing of War and Peace.

According to Sergei [his son], Tolstoy worked in isolation – no one was allowed to enter his study, and the doors to the adjoining rooms were locked to ensure that he would not be interrupted.

Charles Dickens

First, he needed absolute quiet; at one of his houses, an extra door had to be installed to his study to block out noise.

And his study had to be precisely arranged, with his writing desk placed in front of a window and, on the desk itself, his writing materials – goose-quill pens and blue ink – laid out alongside several ornaments: a small vase of fresh flowers, a large paper knife, a gilt leaf with a rabbit perched upon it, and two bronze statuettes (one depicting a pair of fat toads duelling, the other a gentleman swarmed with puppies).

George Orwell

The post at Booklovers’ Corner [a London second-hand bookshop where he was a part-time assistant] proved an ideal fit for the thirty-one-year-old bachelor. Waking at 7:00, Orwell went to open the shop at 8.45 and stayed there for an hour. Then he had free time until 2:00, when he would return to the shop and work until 6.30. This left him almost four and a half hours of writing time in the morning and early afternoon, which conveniently, were the times that he was most mentally alert.

Haruki Murakami

When he is writing a novel, Murakami wakes at 4:00 A.M. and works for five to six hours straight. In the afternoons he runs or swims (or does both), runs errands, reads, and listens to music; bedtime is 9:00. “I keep to this routine every day without variation,” he told The Paris Review in 2004. “The repetition itself becomes the most important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.”

The one drawback to this self-made schedule, Murakami admitted in a 2008 essay, is that it doesn’t allow for much of a social life.

Simone De Beauvoir

Although Beauvoir’s work came first, her daily schedule also revolved around her relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre, which lasted from 1929 until his death in 1980. (Theirs was an intellectual sponsored_longform with a somewhat creepy sexual component; according to a pact proposed by Sartre at the outset of their relationship, both partners could take lovers, but they were required to tell each other everything.) Generally, Beauvoir worked by herself in the morning, then joined Sartre for lunch. In the afternoon they worked together in silence at Sartre’s apartment. In the evening, they went to whatever political or social event was on Sartre’s schedule, or else went to the movies or drank Scotch and listened to the radio at Beauvoir’s apartment.

Daily Rituals is published by Picador US $ 9 for paperback at Amazon.com

https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/books/the-daily-rituals-of-famous-writers/96234

NEW AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION–
http://theconversation.com/rare-and-deadly-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-remains-a-bit-of-a-medical-mystery-44408

The demise of this rare and deadly disease by my brother Chris has given way to a suggested foundation in his name to raise funds for further research.

This picture depicts him wearing his two decorated bravery medals whilst serving the Queensland police force for 50 years.

–Ray Russell

NMA ALERT OF THE WEEK–The Not-So-Hidden Cost of Vision Zero

The implementation of Vision Zero programs, with the goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities through various means including reducing vehicle speed and movement, is spreading to many U.S. cities seemingly without concern for cost.

If Vision Zero had a goal of minimizing road deaths rather than the unrealistic plan to eliminate them all (as if we can make life totally risk-free at whatever the cost), if it recognized that all road users – drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians – have a personal responsibility for their own safety as well as those around them, and if it didn’t automatically demonize drivers and motorized traffic, we could offer our support.

But as Vision Zero initiatives make clear, there is no middle ground. So we will keep on pointing out the fallacies of the singular focus against motorists (while others ignore the contributory errors made by pedestrians and bicyclists) and continue to fight road diets, speed cameras, and all other artificial devices designed to get cars and trucks – primary engines of our economy – off of the road.

The taxpayer cost of instituting Vision Zero is staggering. A few examples of current program annual budgets:

San Diego $18.0 million
Boston $18.9 million
Los Angeles $37.0 million

Of course, the king of all-in is New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio where Vision Zero expenditures of $1.6 billion are scheduled through 2021.

But are even these significant budget amounts a realistic estimate of the total cost of Vision Zero? NMA members participating in a recent discussion thread on the topic think not. Excerpts from their exchange:

VZ is a lovely policy idea but in implementation will justify just about any measure, no matter how extreme. Add the local block that wants cars off their street, or a speed hump, or a cam, and it’s bad for actual engineering but good for cash and politics.

The anti-car forces forget that cars aren’t the only traffic on the streets. When you slow down traffic, you make a direct subtraction from the economic productivity of all kinds of businesses. Say a repairman now makes four calls a day, charging $100 each. If you slow down the trip between calls enough so that he can only make three, the cost to unclog your drain or fix your washing machine just rose by 33 per cent.

They completely ignore economic realities AND they ignore the negative results of diversion of some frustrated drivers onto smaller less-safe parallel streets when the collectors and arterials get too clogged up with improper changes that engineers should never make.

There were a few articles in our local (NYC) papers about how, on a few VZ re-striped streets, trucks unloading were now causing backups. Pre VZ, they went from two travel lanes with a truck unloading on each side, to one travel lane with trucks, and if there’s a truck on each side plus any sort of misalignment or other vehicle issue (with hard bike lanes now) that one lane is European tight.

The result is not to blame the VZ nonsense, but to restrict times of delivery for the trucks. This made the local merchants quite unhappy, and the bonus in NYC is that no store keeps a lot of stock due to limited inventory space so frequent visits are needed. The cost of out-of-hours delivery is more, of course, and this hidden cost will get passed along to the Manhattan consumer. The VZ lobby views this road design as a success.

Add to that the removal of parking spaces, short-time parking meters that force cars to keep moving around and enforcement that raises a lot of money for the City and you have a perfect VZ storm. They have no idea how much that bike ride costs everyone else….they complain about the auto subsidy but it serves everyone!!!! And what about the bike subsidy? They pay nothing as bikers and have all of that pavement to use, FOR FREE!!!

City planners occasionally rediscover “goods movement” or “urban freight.” They have to be reminded that trucks exist and serve a purpose. I never thought about the “bike subsidy” as such, but the ratio of investment and the distribution of congestion costs on a bike-laned street amounts to an extreme subsidy.

As many of our truly great metropolitan areas rush headlong to adopt Vision Zero and all that it entails, we have yet to see a clear-eyed analysis of the true cost of implementation including the impact of longer commute times on worker productivity. Almost as certain as death and taxes, the law of unintended consequences can rarely be avoided.

BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY IS WIDE OPEN –-A Wish to Live Forever

I met a magical fairy yesterday who said she would grant me one wish

“I wish to live forever,” I said.

“Sorry,” said the fairy, “I’m not
allowed to grant that particular wish.”

“Fine,” I said, “then I want
to die the day after Congress is filled with honest, hard-working,
bipartisan men and women who act only in the people’s best interests!”

“You crafty bastard,” replied the fairy.

–from Sidehack Jerry

New Bikernet BMC Reader Comment!–
Mid 2007 BMC Report

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Mid_2007_BMC_Report.aspx

“I” had a 2003 BMC bobber 88. Best bike “I” ever owned..was bought at Iron Horse Dallas TX and shipped to Hanford, CA, where “I” got it From My Nephew with only 3.336 miles on it.

But the story on the Bike,was a good one. The ride from CA to Duncan, OK.,toured AZ on the BMC was the best times of my life. I put over 30.000 miles in 3 months time, when “I” got back to Duncan ..but the point of it all..sad thing..what happen to that Great motorcycle. I got back to work at Ace Hardware for John Gallaway…I’m a Plumber/ Truck Driver /Home-renovator / was painting a House for a friend.,just finished Nov.27th 2016.

Only back on the job almost 3 months back from CA…when it happened, after painting the House for Kenny. I was going to my RV, south part of town. I stoped at a quick-mart to fill up tank and get a pack of smokes. The last red light going to RV, “I” caught the red light. I was waiting for the light to change, and then it happened. A SUV rear-ended Me at the light.

“I” remember waking up on the right side of motorcycle. She was on the cell phone. She didn’t even see the red light much less me /with the –LED lights on. The Bike was done t frame bent, it landed on the right side..messed it up. Motor was the only thing worth keeping.

But the bike /wow, what a piece of Art work..miss it bad. After 22months of trying to get health back. I ended up with messed up Neck and spine, left shoulder, arm, legs knees, right wrist.

But that bike was the best thing ever happen to Me..thanks to My–Nephew Brian..who is a Fire Fighter in BIG CREEK CA.

And thanks for to BMC for building a great Motorcycle. Wished “I” had that ONE Back. Thank you for making a great ride.

your friend always,

—- Darel Lee Kilcrease/ Lee
dlkdlklees.com@gmail.com
Duncan, OK

P.S. Have a good Life..you guy’s made mine good…wow what a ride.

BEST NEWS FROM LAS VEGAS BIKERFEST, CHICKEN RANCH RUN–October 11-14, 2018
We have announcements coming your way!
Stay tuned for our weekly updates.
Saturday Poker Run*

Enjoy a ride to Pahrump while you draw the best poker hand you can! Visit stops like the Famous Chicken Ranch and Sanders Family Winery.

Best Hand: $3,000
2nd: $1,000
3rd: $250
4th: $250
Worst Hand: $500

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BIKERNET INDIA CORRESPONDENT INJURY REPORT–
Doing much better. All systems functioning normally and reliably since Wednesday (ER procedure was on Tuesday). Nothing found in any blood tests or other tests. Just “lucky” me.

Spirits are also much better. Shit happens. At least I never ever had to visit a Doctor due to riding motorcycles since 2003 till present on roads which can be used by NASA for test driving their Rover Mars vehicle for free.

I haven’t been hospitalized much in life since childhood birth. One humerus bone right arm fracture in office wheeled chair in 2007 working long hours / late hours. One clinical depression related hospitalization in 2010.

The old school advice is best medicine – “man up” or “keep your chin up” or as Johnny Walker Scotch says “Keep Walking”. (Scotch spells “Whisky” and rest of world spells it “Whiskey”).

“Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can – A gentleman will walk but never run”
– from a song by Sting named Englishman in New York.

–Ujjwal Dey
News Bureau Chief
Bikernet India News Department

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BIKERNET GUN NUT REPORT–Trump Era July NICS Continues Trend of 2018 as Second Highest Gun Sales Year on Record

The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) continued to record near-record numbers in July. During the 2016 election cycle, the fear of a Clinton presidency pushed gun sales and, correspondingly, NICS background checks to an all-time record high.

Many people thought sales and NICS checks would crater once President Trump was elected. But both sales and NICS numbers only fell back a small amount. 2017 was the second-highest year on record for NICS checks.

Over half way through 2018, the 2018 NICS checks are trending higher than 2017. July, 2018 NICS checks totaled 1,835,318. In 2017, year-to-date NICS checks through July were 14,343,658. For the same period in 2018 NICS checks totaled 15,128,636. In the all-time record year of 2016, NICS checks through July were 16,026,660.

The 2018 total is 94% of the 2016 total.

These near-record NICS checks numbers don’t necessarily reflect near record gun sales. More and more NICS checks are being used for carry permits and permit renewals.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has been able to subtract out checks done for carry permits and carry permit re-checks. Using that information, checks done for firearm sales are down 9.5% from the 2017 figures.

The NSSF adjusted chart shows adjusted NICS checks for July close to 2012 – 2014 levels.

The NICS checks have historically indicated about one NICS check for about .6 firearms added to the private stock in the United States. NICS checks are also done for sales of used firearms. And, one NICS check can be done for multiple firearms purchased at the same time. In addition, in half the states, once a person receives a carry permit, the permit can serve in lieu of another NICS check.

The number of carry permit holders in the United States is currently over 16 million people. This can be seen in the rising number of permit checks and permit re-checks done in the NICS system. Again, many of those permit holders don’t have to undergo a NICS check for gun purchases.

If the .6 number holds, the number of guns added to the private stock in July would have been about 1.1 million. That would bring the total private stock in the US to about 427 million firearms. If the trend continues, there will be about 432 million firearms in private hands by the end of the year.

–BY DEAN WEINGARTEN
Truth About Guns

New BIKERNET BAGGERS Reader Comment!–USING THE RIGHT JIMS TOOL FOR THE JOB

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TEA PARTY GETS REVENGE– against IRS as judge approves $3.5 million payout

A judge late Wednesday signed off on the settlement between the IRS and hundreds of tea party groups, closing out the last major legal battle over what all sides now agree was unwarranted and illegal targeting for political purposes.

The IRS agreed to pay $3.5 million to groups that were wronged by the intrusive inspections, and insists it’s made changes so that political targeting can’t occur in the future.

A few issues are still being fought over in the courts — including whether former IRS senior executive Lois G. Lerner will be allowed to forever shield her deposition explaining her behavior from public view, and whether the IRS should pay attorney fees — but this week’s decision closes out five years of litigation over the targeting itself.

“It shows that when a government agency desires to target citizens based on their viewpoints, a price will be paid,” said Edward Greim, the lawyer who led the class action case in federal court in Cincinnati.

The $3.5 million closely approximates the fines the IRS would have had to pay in damages for each intrusive scrutiny of tea party groups, had the agency been found in violation of the law. The money will be split with half going to the lawyers who argued the case and the other half to more than 100 tea party groups, which will get a cut of about $17,000 each.

By Stephen Dinan – The Washington Times –

REPORT FROM THE BORDER–
TRUMP is destroying the local Arizona economies. Illegal immigrants are boycotting Arizona by the thousands.

They are showing their outrage with Donald Trump’s pardon of sheriff Joe Arpaio and his rescinding of Obama’s unconstitutional executive order known as DACA.

In the small town of Guadalupe, AZ, south of Phoenix, Manuel Renaldo is one of those who are vowing to punish Arizona by leaving. As he loaded his stolen car with his taxpayer-furnished belongings and family of ten, Renaldo told this reporter through an interpreter: “It’s a matter of principle; I refuse to be supported by a state that treats me like a criminal!”

The effects of the exodus are already being felt by some Arizona retailers, who are reporting dwindling thefts & sales of beer, tequila, spray paint, and ammunition. Also hit hard are the state hospitals, which have reported a dramatic decline in births and emergency room visits of non-revenue patients!

State welfare agencies are preparing to lay off staffs that distribute food stamps and unemployment benefits. Tattoo parlors are in an absolute state of panic!

Renaldo told a reporter, through an interpreter, that he and his family are moving to the sanctuary state of California, with a Liberal government under Democrats and Governor Jerry Brown, new higher taxes and hardworking people who will better able to support him and his growing family with dignity!

Kinda brings a tear to your eye, doesn’t it?

–Sidehack Jerry

New BANDIT’S CANTINA Reader Comment!–IT’S A WRAP SUNDAY POST for August 12th, 2018

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Polaris is a U.S. company. Maybe AJ is thinking of Bombardier.

–Sam
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INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT WANDERS THE STREETS OF PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA WHILE I WATCH JACOB’S LADDER—He’s headed home tomorrow.

Lots of construction. Mostly Chinese condos.

The Chinese are taking over the country. Locals not happy.

Local curry dish. Very good.

One party like North Korea. Opposition party dissolved. Opponents jailed for treason and leader assasinated Then United Nations recognizes new govt. !!

New construction everywhere. Mostly Chinese. Lotsa American franchise joints. Ruins the culture.

Ho Sen has been in power for thirty years or more. Quashes any opposition. Public not happy.

–Art Hall
Esteemed International Correspondent
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#SBINATION… Ride with us. You know we got it!

Now that the date is set, April 6, 2019, and our honoree’s selected, it is time to get to work on the program. It may seem like we have a lot of time, but it goes so fast. Tickets won’t go on sale until after January 1. Watch the newsletter for exact date.

If you need information or pay dues, contact Judy at (909) 226 6038 cell, (951) 780 1978 home or mctrailblazers01@gmail.com.

Trailblazers Web Site

Bios for all the Inductees will be added to the website in the next couple of months. www.trailblazersmc.com.

You can see past Hall of Fame videos at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXufYWyZ0AU&index=9&list=PLyZTL2E7LJnE1W9No7njdMnojKPAgylE&t=0s

KINGS OF SPEED – ASCOT RACEWAY 1957-1990

August 27 – October 13

Reception: Saturday, September 8, 2-8pm

Curator’s Talk: Monday, September 10, 10am

The California State University, Northridge Art Galleries presents this fine exhibition of Ascot Park Raceway. Ascot was located in Gardena, California and was ranked behind only the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Daytona International Speedway as the best-known racing facility in the country. For 33 years, Ascot was the busiest racing venue in the world. Gallery open noon to 4pm, Monday through Saturday and noon to 8pm on Thursdays. CSUN Art Galleries, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330-8299 www.csun.edu/artgalleries

JANE FERGUS R.I.P.

Jane was born on February 27, 1936 and died in the arms of her husband, Neil, on August 6th, 2018. She was a graduate of USC Dental School and was a dental hygienist for 40 years. She was a Master Gardener, dietician, Master Chef, expert swimmer, expert skier (on snow and water ) a certified SCUBA diver. Jane and Neil, married 42 years, rode thousands of miles on antique motorcycles. Jane loved her family and was a loyal friend to all who knew her.

Celebration of Life on October 13th, 2018 at Parkside Church 1- 3pm. 3885 Richardson Drive, Auburn, CA 95602

HURLEY WILVERT R.I.P

Hurley Wilvert died in a road accident on Monday. He was a top road racer in the early 1970’s. He started his career as a mechanic but was soon riding instead of wrenching. In 1974 he had a podium finish at Daytona with Giacomo Agostini and Kenny Roberts Sr. Condolences to his wife, Brenda, and family. God speed Hurley.

CODY KURTZ R.I.P.

Cody Kurtz, 17, a talented off-road and motocross racer, lost his life at Glen Helen. He started his racing career young & competed in motocross, becoming a Pee Wee champion. Then he and his sister, Caitlyn turned their skills into off-road racing. They competed in the AMA National Hare & Hound, AMA West Hare Scramble, USDR and AMA Big 6 GP Series. In 2015 Kurtz was presented with the Rich and Kurt Caselli Sportsman award. He leaves his father, Kyle, mother, Jessica and sister, Caitlyn. He is mourned by all whose lives he touched. He lived a full life, but much too short. God Bless you, your family, and friends.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR JOE RAMOS

Joe, 73, owned motorcycle shops in the Bay Area, before joining Yamaha, and then Kawasaki. He owned a Karting company before retiring. He leaves behind his wife, Kerry, daughter Shay and son, Joe Jr. Joe was Charismatic, Creative, Loved people and a Party. May the party never end Big Joe.

Services will be on Friday, September 7 at 1pm at the Riverside National Cemetery.

22495 Van Buren Blvd. Riverside, CA

It will be followed by a Celebration of Life at the Ayers Hotel and Spa. There will be a bar……

12631 Memorial Way, Moreno Valley, CA

CLASS OF 2018 AMA MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME

The AMA will induct six into the Class of 2018 on December 7th at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris in Columbus, Ohio. Congratulations to all.

Terry Cunningham Four time National Enduro Champion

Gary Davis Stunt Rider]

Skip Eaken Flat Track and Road Racing Tuner

Nicky Hayden MotoGP World Champion

Clifford “Corky” Keener Flat Track Racer

Mary McGee pioneering motorcyclist.

MARY MCGEE WROTE 2ND STORY FOR WORDPRESS

Mary has a lot of wonderful stories to tell and she is doing it on WordPress. What a life! What a career!

https://marymcgeeracing.wordpress.com/ https://marymcgeeracing.wordpress.com/photos

WWW.TODAY’S CYCLE COVERAGE.COM

Find the results, stories and photos of many races online. Recent additions are from the Speedway races in Auburn “Fast Fridays”, A.J. Herrera Memorial Event, Speedway from New York. SCFTA at Perris, Speedway Racing at Industry and the AMA National Speedway Championships.

IS INFLATING TIRES WITH NITROGEN WORTH IT?

Continental Tires will give you some answers in Issue # 30 of Cycle News. They give the advantages and disadvantages. Cycle News is free online. www.cyclenews.com

MEMORIAL FOR PAT AND HOWARD BARNES

A memorial will be held for Pat and Howard on August 25, 2018 at 2pm. It will be at the Legion in Carbondale, Colorado. 97n. 3rd St. Howard passed away several years ago and Pat died in April. They were a staple at Ascot, supplying Barnes Wheels and Sprockets, and traveling the Flat Track Circuit often.

BIKES AND BOMBERS VII

Saturday, August 18th at the Lyon Air Museum from 9 -1. Bike show judging 10 – 11. Bike show winner takes flight in a WWII T6 Texan. 19300 Ike Jones Road, Santa Ana, CA 92707 www.lyonairmuseum.org (714) 210 4585

TCM MEMORIAL WEEKEND COASTAL RIDE

Sunday, September 2 “Remember and Honor Ride”. Meet at Triumph Classic Motorcycles, 1281 Logan Ave. Suite F, Costa Mesa, CA 92629 Contact them for time and route. (714) 556 0170 www.triclassic.com

If you would like try a British bike, they will rent you one.

A YOUNG TRAVIS, BUBBA AND RICKY

Sent by Ernie Aragon

https://youtu.be/U8OU81oEKUk

SUPPORT BRAD BAKER

Brad was seriously injured in practice at the XGames. He has had surgery on his spine, but has a long way to go. He is working hard towards recovery. You can check in on his progress on Facebook. The Class of 79 and Friends, with your help, have provided funds that will be used to cover expenses above and beyond medical insurance and support provided by Indian Motorcycle, his sponsors and existing additional support. Memorabilia is being donated to raise funds and Jared Mees has paid for the production of special-edition Brad Baker number plates that will be available online or at upcoming AFT races. Also coming are specially designed t-shirts. For more information: http://www.amaft79.com/brad-the-bullet-baker-fund.htm/ https://www.facebook.com/amaft79

MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS TO BE AT REDBUD IN MICHIGAN

The AMA has chosen the team that will represent the U.S on October 6-7. Aaron Plessinger will race the MX2 Class, Justin Barcia will race the Open Class and Eli Tomac will race the MXGP Class. Roger DeCoster will manage the team. The U.S. team has won the Motocross of Nations 22 times, all-time leader in FIM MX of Nations. All the victories under the direction of Roger DeCoster. Our team hasn’t won since 2011. We were 9th in 2017. All are excited to be racing in the USA in front of friends and fans.

PASTRANA, SIPES AND MAC WILL REPRESENT PUERTO RICO

Travis Pastrana is coming out of retirement to represent Puerto Rico, the birth place of his grandfather, in the MotoCross of Nations. The all veteran (over 30) team will consist of Travis, Ronnie Mac, Ryan Sipes and team coach, Ricky Johnson. Pastrana will race the Open Class, Sipes in the MX2 Class and Mac in the MXGP Class. Pastrana agreed to ride if the team would raise funds to give back to Puerto Rico during their time of need.

50 YEARS AGO IN CYCLE NEWS

Skip Van Leeuwen won wire-to-wire at the Ascot 50 lap National. Freddie Nix won 10 Mile National at Santa Rosa. Pacific Coasters Motorcycle Club’s 3rd Annual Mickey Mouse Tour. Don McCarley won the expert Sunday MX races at Miramar, Ca. Cal Rayborn on cover after winning the AMA National Road Race at Indianapolis. John DeSoto, Tom Rapp and Lars Larson were some that were at Carlsbad Raceway. Dusty Coppage broke Skip’s winning streak at the TT at Ascot. Muskegon Natl. Hillclimb on cover. 10,000 fans and a couple hundred competitors. Mike Patrick won the Nevada State Championship Hare Scrambles. Evel Knievel received an honorary lifetime membership in the Salt Lake Motorcycle Club.

40 YEARS AGO

AT DuQuoin, Hank Scott won his 2nd Mile within 9 days. Marty Tripes won the 250cc USGP at Unadilla. Jimmy Ellis and Bob Hannah were the moto winners. Bernie Schreiber won the World Trials round in Italy. Bruce Ogilvie won the 250cc Expert class at Cal City. Steve Eklund won the Santa Fe Short Track. Chuck Joyner won the Peoria TT. Warren Reid and Rick Burgett won the National MX round in Rhode Island. Barry Sheene won the Swedish Grand Prix. Mike Baldwin on cover after winning at Pocono., round 20 of the AMA GNC/ Camel Pro Series. Brock Glover won final round and the 125cc title at St. Joseph, Missouri. Rex Staten won his first-ever national win in the 500cc class. Rick Burgett had already won the 500cc title. Interview motocrosser Mark Barnett.

30 YEARS AGO

Rick Johnson on cover and podium at the 250cc USGP at Unadilla. Bob Hannah 2nd and Micky Dymond 3rd. Bubba Shobert set new one lap record (34.344 seconds) in mile racing at DuQuoin. Jeff Ward and Ron Lechein on cover at Troy, Ohio. Lechien won. AMA Amateur/Youth Grand Nationals in Washington State. Winners were Larry Pegram, Georgie Price, Johnny Murphree, Kenny Coolbeth, Kevin Varnes and Jake Zemke. Kevin Atherton won the AMA 600cc Parkersburg Half Mile. Bubba Shobert won the AMA Camel Pro/Superbike Series in Mid-Ohio. Billie Liles won the 500cc MXGP in San Marino. Kevin McGee and Wayne Rainey won Suzuki 8 Hour. Kenny Roberts was the team manager.

ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON STARTS

Saturday, August 25th in Prescott Valley Arizona the 1st of six events this season. It will be held at the Prescott Valley Event Center. Stick around for Sunday’s special attraction, the eMTB Challenge Series. These are pedal-assist electric mountain bikes. They will be competing with the motorcycles and also be available on Saturday and Sunday for test rides. Check out the ebikes at Prescott Valley, Reno in September, Denver in October and Nampa Idaho in November. www.endurocross.com

THE WRITINGS OF LARRY LAWRENCE IN CYCLE NEWS

In Issue #30 go down memory lane with MotoCross 1978.

In Issue #31, “Criville’s Place in MotoGP History”. Criville was the 1999 250cc GP Champion. At the time, Mick Doohan, Valentino Rossi and Kenny Roberts were dominating so he was overlooked.

In Issue #32, “Seeing Indians’s History” Larry visited the Indian MotoCycle Museum (with no R), on the site of the Old Indian factory in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Esta Manthos Indian Motocycle Museum has the largest collection of Indian cycles and memorabilia in the world. www.cyclenews.com

SCFTA RACES AT PERRIS WERE RESCHEDULED

Round 6 was canceled because of smoke from the Holy Jim fire. It has been rescheduled for August 18th .

Round 7 will be on Saturday, September 8. Gates 12:00, Practice 3:30. Racing to follow.

MAV TV 2018 LUCUS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS SERIES

Round 11 will be on Saturday, August 18th 1pm ET. Watch it “Live” from Budds Creek Motorcycle Park in Mechanicsville, MD. MavTV will air “Opening” 450cc & 250cc Class motos starting on Saturday August 18 with re air at 4pm ET. www.mavtv.com

The final race of the season will be the Ironman National in Crawfordsville, In. on August 25th

FUJI PARK SHORT TRACK CARSON CITY, NEVADA

Practice on August 18 & 24th from 4-8pm. Racing August 25th. Spectator gate opens at 6pm and racing starts at 7:30pm. $5000.00 purse. Ontrac702@gmail.com

SPEEDWAY RACING

Costa Mesa Saturday, August 18 Harley Night #2/Speedway and Sidecars

Saturday, Sept. 8 Speedway/ Sidecars/ Juniors

Gates open 6pm, Racing 7:30p Orange County Fairgrounds cmspeedway@sbcglobal.net

Industry Racing Wednesday, August 22 JR Kurtz Memorial Cup Speedway/Sidecars

Saturday, August 25 43rd Annual AMA California State Championship

16200 Temple Ave. City of Industry Race 7:30 www.industryracing.com

Fast Fridays/Auburn Friday, August 17 Speedway plus Hooligans (race your own VTwin)

No races on August 24 or 31

Friday, September 1 Speedway Final points + Sidecars Grand Final

1273 High St. Auburn, CA (530) 878 7223 fastfridays@aol.com

KINGS SPEEDWAY HANFORD ¼ MILE

Friday, September 7th. This promises to be the wildest event of the year. Combine Super Hooligans and the World Surfing League. What? The WSL is bringing a round of their international surf competition to Surf Ranch at Lemoore. Roland Sands Design is bringing the Super Hooligans. And WFT brings its series show and makes it all happen. It should be a helluva hullabaloo. 801 S. 10th, Hanford . Please confirm before you make the drive (415) 320 7889 info@westernflattrack.com After party at the County Courthouse lawn.

GOODWOOD REVIVAL

Hurry and reserve you airline ticket if you want to see one of the greatest motorcycle shows and vintage races on the planet. September 7-9. It all takes place on the Duke of Richmond’s elegant country estate in southern England. A must. www.goodwood.com

MOTOBAY CLASSIC

Saturday, August 18th there is going to be Super Hooligan Flat Track Racing at Pier 32 in San Francisco. There will be Police finals, Stunt Show, Bike & art Show, Moto Vendors, Cops vs Hooligans Gymkhana, Food, Beer and lots of Music. August 1 – 18 is the Rever City Moto Scrounge (I have no idea what this is, but it is free. August 16i-18 is the International Police Motor Skills Competition. A lot going on. www.motobayclassic.com

BSA CALENDAR

Sunday, August 19 is the BSAOCSC Malibu mountain street ride. Start at Freedom Park parking lot, 275 E. Pleasant Valley Road in Camarillo. >From Hwy 101 on Las Posas Road. Right on Pleasant Valley Rd, then straight thru 2 signal intersections, then right turn of Eubanks. (818) 384 4074

Sunday, August 26 is the Long Beach Motorcycle Swap-meet. www.socalcycleswapmeet.com

Sunday, Sept 9 is the BSAOCSC Big Bear Dual Sport Ride. Meet at Big Bear Airport Parking Lot. 501 W. Valley Rd. Big Bear City. For vintage British motorcycles only, with street registration and spark arrestors. (310) 292 8997 or (760) 365 9191.

September 20-23 is the California BSA Clubs “North/South” Rally at Morro Bay.

ONLY 3 REMAINING AFT RACES.

Saturday, August 18 Round 14 TT Peoria, Ill

Sunday, September 2 Round 15 Mile Springfield, Ill

Saturday, September 8 Round 16 ½ Mechanicsburg, PA

VENTURA RACEWAY

Saturday, September 22 is Flat Track/ Speedway and Quads. Gates open at 3pm, Racing at 5:30pm. www.Venturaraceway.com (805) 648 7223 track (805) 985 5433

GLEN HELEN

Saturday, August 18 MX Practice

Sunday, August 19th TWMX (2 Tracks) / Scrambles

Saturday, August 25th REM MX / MX Practice

Sunday, August 26th SRA GP

On-Line info: www.glenhelen.com (909) 880 3090

HOOLIGAN RACING

August 17-19 Battle on the Bay (Pier 32) San Francisco

September 7 Hurley Surf & Turf – Lemoore, Ca

September 22 Costa Mesa Speedway

October 13 -14 Moto Beach Classic – Bolsa Chica

www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/indian-hooligan (562) 493 5297

NORTON CLUB RIDE

September 7 – 9 High Sierras. We will gather in Mariposa on Friday afternoon, leave on Saturday morning for Bridgeport, and back into Mariposa by Sunday afternoon. The Miner’s Inn in Mariposa is the club headquarters for Friday night and the Walker River Lodge in Bridgeport for Saturday night, however, feel free to stay anywhere you like in the area. We will meet on Saturday morning at the Miner’s Inn parking lot, located at 5181 Hwy 49 in Mariposa. Ride departs at 9am sharp. Ride maps will be posted here soon. www.socalnorton.com

WATCH FOR THESE EVENTS IN OCTOBER

El Camino Vintage Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet Saturday, October 13 at the Camino College in Torrance www.elcaminoshow.com

Las Vegas BikeFest October 11- 14 www.lasvegasbikefest.com

MINI MADNESS at the Perris Raceway Mini MotoCross Saturday, October 13th https://www.facebook.com/Mini-Madness-MX-135920579780511

47th Annual Bingham Side Car Rally Sunday, October 28th is tentative. Check Facebook

Round up at the Ranch Sunday, October 7 Calendar Bike Building Championship http://www.fastdates.com/bikeshow.htm jgdesign@fastdates.com www.exilecycles.com

Motoclimb Super Series October 6-7 in Tracy, California. Last round of the Motoclimb Series, the IRC Carnegie Classic. Hill Climb’s only coast-to-coast series.

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MRF President Kirk Willard inducted into Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame

https://youtu.be/2cawhWL8W_U

On August 8, 2018, MRF President Kirk “Hardtail” Willard received the coveted Freedom Fighter award during his induction into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame during the 78th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

I AM BEGINNING TO QUESTION ANYTHING A POLITICIAN SAYS—Recently three times I’ve heard Congressfolks say, “Mobil sources bring about the most CO2.”

I immediately started to look around. Here are some facts from the documentary Cowspiracy:

Animal agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, more than the combined exhaust from all transportation. [i]

“Livestock’s Long Shadow: environmental issues and options”. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome 2006

Transportation exhaust is responsible for 13% of all greenhouse gas emissions. [.i]

Greenhouse gas emissions from this sector primarily involve fossil fuels burned for road, rail, air, and marine transportation.

“Livestock’s Long Shadow: environmental issues and options”. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome 2006

Environmental Protection Agency. “Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data”.

Livestock and their byproducts account for at least 32,000 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, or 51% of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.

Goodland, R Anhang, J. “Livestock and Climate Change: What if the key actors in climate change were pigs, chickens and cows?”

Goodland, Robert & Anhang, Jeff. “Livestock and Climate Change: What if the key actors in climate change are…cows, pigs and chickens?”. WorldWatch. November/December 2009

Hickman, Martin. “Study claims meat creates half of all greenhouse gases”. Independent. November 2009

Hyner, Christopher. “A Leading Cause of Everything: One Industry That Is Destroying Our Planet and Our Ability to Thrive on It”. Georgetown Environmental Law Review. October 23, 2015. (New)

Methane is 25-100 times more destructive than CO2 on a 20-year time frame.

Shindell, Drew T, et al. “Improved Attribution of Climate Forcing to Emissions”. Science. 326, 716 (2009)

Vaidyanathan, Sayathri. “How Bad of a Greenhouse Gas is Methane? The global warming potential of the gaseous fossil fuel may be consistently underestimated”. Scientific American. December 22, 2015.

Methane has a global warming potential 86 times that of CO2 on a 20 year time frame.

Shindell, Drew T, et al. “Improved Attribution of Climate Forcing to Emissions”. Science. 326, 716 (2009)

“IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007. 2.10.2. Direct Global Warming Potentials”. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (new)

Livestock is responsible for 65% of all human-related emissions of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse gas with 296 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide, and which stays in the atmosphere for 150 years.

“Livestock’ Long Shadow: environmental issues and options”. FAO. Rome. 2006

“Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. March 31, 2011

Emissions for agriculture projected to increase 80% by 2050.

Tilman, David & Clark, Michael. “Global diets link environmental sustainability and human health”. Nature. Vol. 515. 27 November 2014

Energy related emissions expected to increase 20% by 2040.

“Carbon Dioxide Emissions to 2040”. Energy Global. 06 January 2015

“World Energy Outlook 2014 Factsheet”. International Energy Agency.

“International Energy Outlook 2016”. U.S. Energy Information. May 11, 2016

Here’s what an Ivy League4 geologist Robert giegangack, former chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania said about “natural interplay” between temperature. “For most of the Earth’s history, the globe has been warmer than it has been for the last 200 years. It has rarely been cooler.”

“I’m impressed by the fact that the present climate, from the perspective of a geologist, is very close to the coldest it’s ever been.” He also said, “The concentration Co2 in the atmosphere today is close to the lowest it has ever been.”

Greenpeace co-founder and ecologist Patrick Moore testified in front of the Senate, “we had both higher temps and an ice age at a time when CO2 emmissions were 10 times higher than they are today. There is no scientific proof that human emissions of carbon dioxide are the dominant cause of the minor warming of the Earth’s atmosphere over the past 100 years…The fact that we had both higher temperatures and an ice age at a time when CO2 emissions were 10 times higher than they are today fundamentally contradicts the certainty that human-caused CO2 emissions are the main cause of global warming…

These quotes came from Marc Morano’s recent book, “Climate Change, the Politically Incorrect Guide to…

I’m still digging. –Bandit

KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN—Speaking of Climate and the Weather: Thinking back a few years, living in Florida, I remember Hurricane Matthew. I was ready for it but my wife was not.

When the wind reached a screaming pitch with the trees snapping and threshing, the horizontal streaming rain, flying roofing iron and destroyed fences as well as the unnerving sound-levels, my wife was rooted to the spot.

She stared and stared through the glass of the window. Immovable, with her nose pressed to the windowpane, the stark fear in her eyes will stay with me forever.

Fortunately, as the eye of the storm arrived and the winds temporarily lessened, I was able to open the door and let her in.

–from “SIDEHACK” Jerry

BUYING AND SELLING BIKES–RumbleOn Revs Up Ease and Efficiency For Online Powersport Buying and Selling
Disruptive e-commerce platform launches new mobile application and website, ensuring clarity trust and transparency throughout the customer journey

RumbleOn (NASDAQ: RMBL), the only 100 percent online powersports marketplace, today announced a new mobile application for both iOS and Android, alongside a revitalized website experience. RumbleOn is transforming the way pre-owned powersports vehicles are bought and sold by providing users with the most efficient, timely, transparent and trustworthy acquisition and distribution experience.

The new RumbleOn website and mobile app include significant enhancements to user experience, as well as the delivery of cash offers and inventory pricing. Additionally, the platform will include an all-new lifestyle and educational content experience. The simplified, mobile-first platform allows users to easily switch between social-focused tasks like finding nearby biker bars and hangouts, to a consumer-centric list of recommended motorcycles to buy. With these new platform developments, consumers will have a faster, safer and easier buying and selling experience, along with access to easily-digestible and shareable content.

RumbleOn provides consumers and dealers instant cash offers for vehicles and guarantees fast payment and free pick up. If the seller owes on the vehicle, RumbleOn will cover the cost for the seller within the same day. Equally as convenient for buyers, every certified motorcycle in the huge RumbleOn inventory includes free shipping to 48 states, no dealer fees, a 90-day guarantee and more.

“What consumers really want is an experience that removes risk, emphasizes efficiency, and fosters trust for buyers and sellers. With RumbleOn, we offer a no dealership, no salespeople, but offer value pricing and a friction-free process delivered on the latest digital technology,” said Marshall Chesrown, CEO of RumbleOn. “With a digital platform, RumbleOn customers have all of the control. No one is coerced into taking a deal that is unsatisfactory, and the ease with which customers can get paid, trade, or buy the powersport vehicle of their dreams faster and safer than ever.”

Recent research from eMarketer forecasts that mobile-commerce sales, “will account for 39.6% of total e-commerce in 2018, growing at a rate of 33% annually, and will represent the majority of e-commerce spending by 2021.” With an all-new, easily accessible and robust digital platform, RumbleOn aims to address consumer buying preferences head-on.

For more information visit www.rumbleon.com or download the mobile application for iOS and Android.

NEW FROM MOTION PRO--Standard 4 Stroke Leak Down Tester

– Designed to check the amount of combustion chamber leakage in a 4-stroke engine

– Speeds up troubleshooting & helps to isolate bad components

– Gauge accurately displays the total percentage of leakage past the rings, head gasket,
intake and exhaust valves

– Tests at 80 psi cylinder pressure; minimum air source of 90 psi required

– Includes 1/4 inch male industrial quick connector

– Meets FAA leak down test specifications for cylinders below 5.00 in. (127 mm)
bore diameter

– Hose and adapter fits 10, 12, and 14 mm spark plug threads

– Includes high-quality regulator and gauge

– Includes convenient molded tray

– Instructions included

COO: China
Part# 08-0678
MSRP $99.99

WAIT, THERE’S MORE—Actually, I hope that’s enough.

Okay, let’s see if we can make the Climate Debate simple:

Alarmist: Watch out for Global Warming!
Oops, sorry it’s not warm but actually cooling slightly.

Alarmist: CO2 is destroying the planet!
Oops, it’s not. CO2 levels are the lowest they’ve been in centuries. Every plant on the planet needs CO2

Alarmist: Most of the CO2 comes from mobil sources like cars and trucks!
Oops, sorry, maybe less than 10 percent. Cows produce more than 50 percent.

Alarmist: The seas are rising!
Oops, sorry, centuries ago they rose 10 inches a century. Now they are rising only 7 inches every 100 years.

Does that make it easy?

I’m working on a two-part Cantina Episode about Sin Wu’s Vegas problems. Check it out.

I’m working Russell Mitchell of Exile on a story about his survival in this industry and his future growth, which includes the event above.

Looking for Rhonda’s trike story from the Chip in the new town of Buffalo Chip.

These belong to Urban and are place at his Spearfish digs in the Badlands, sorta. Jim Waggaman painted them. Not bad, custom yard art.

Okay, so have a helluva weekend and of course:

Ride Free Forever,

–Bandit