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EMPOWERING YOUTH—

Helping with Horsepower Takes on Tiny Custom Chop—Off

Resulting auction supports putting kids on bikes in kindergarten P.E. Class nationwide

Helping with Horsepower, founded by Laura Klock in 2011, is taking part in the prestigious 2023 Tiny Bike Custom Chop Off, a competition that encourages young people to pursue careers in the industrial arts. The Chop Off is featured at the 2023 Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast and Auction in Sturgis. Six programs are competing in the Chop Off with each bike making its debut at the event.

“We are thrilled to be taking part in the 2023 Tiny Custom Chop Off and showcasing the incredible talent and resilience of our youth involved in the Bike Rebuild Program,” said Laura Klock, founder of Helping with Horsepower.

The Flying Piston breakfast kicks off on Sunday, August 6th, from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip and the tiny customs are auctioned off that morning via an online platform. Anyone can bid from anywhere.

Proceeds from the auction support All Kids Bike, a program that puts bike riding classes in kindergartens nationwide. The Flying Piston Benefit has helped train over 100,000 kindergartners to ride on 2 wheels.

The tiny custom bike began as a stock Strider balance bike generously provided to all six programs by Strider Sports International, of Rapid City, SD.

Six schools are taking part in the Tiny Custom Chop Off including Lakeville North High School from Minnesota; Pine Bush High School, NY; Helping with Horsepower in Ethan, SD; WyoTech, Laramie, WY; Mitchell Tech in Mitchell, SD; and the Jessi Combs Foundation.

“This competition provides a great experience for the students,” explained Marilyn Stemp, co-producer of the Flying Piston. “The young men and women are exposed to career paths they may never have known about. And really, in this competition, there are no losers, only winners!”

Helping with Horsepower invites everyone to attend the Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast and witness the unveiling of the custom tiny bike.

The silent auction that follows presents a rare opportunity to own a one-of-a-kind creation while supporting a worthy cause.

Enthusiasts can register for the auction at https://qtego.us/qlink/piston to bid online from anywhere. To buy tickets for the Builders Breakfast, held at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Crossroads on Sunday, August 6th and presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, go to https://www.tixr.com/groups/sturgisbuffalochip/events/sturgis-buffalo-chip-2023-60458.

www.AllKidsBike.org, www.Striderbikes.com

Event Hashtags:
#FlyingPistonBenefit
#PerformanceArt
#BuildersBreakfast

KNUCKLEHEAD OF THE WEEK—By Kenny Slaughter

–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™

STORY RECOMMENDATION OF THE WEEK—

Fiction that kicks butt: You gotta read this guy

He also has a version of some of his novels marked “Low Profanity Edition”

Author Clayton Lindemuth

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Clayton-Lindemuth/author/B0094UDSQK

Thanks & regards,
Wayfarer

CHRIS CALLEN’S TOP TEN PRODUCTS—from Dennis Kirk.

The list includes tanks, wheels, cams, pipes, tools, shocks, fairings controls, springers, you name it. Check out what the Cycle Source mastermind has to offer.

NEWS FROM THE LOWBROW CREW—

Fuel CLE is brought to you by Lowbrow Customs, Forever The Chaos Life & The Gasbox.

FRIDAY July 28th

Official Pre-Party
Skidmark Garage: 7pm to 1am
4600 Hamilton Ave. Cleveland OH 44114
Free to attend, live music, adult beverages, food, motorcycles and so much more.

SATURDAY July 29th

BMW Motorrad RIDE TO FUEL CLE
Meet up at West 14th and Abbey Avenue. Ride departs at 9am sharp, arrives at Fuel around 10am! Check out the route / get directions here.

Fuel Cleveland Show
The Historic Hale Farm & Village 2686 Oak Hill Rd. Bath, OH 44210 • 10am – 7pm

Official After Party
Hoopples: 8pm to last call
1930 Columbus rd. Cleveland OH 44113

SUNDAY July 30th

Fuel Cleveland Show
The Historic Hale Farm & Village 2686 Oak Hill Rd. Bath, OH 44210 • Time 10am – 4pm

PANHEAD OF THE WEEK–

–Sam Burns
Official Curator
Bikernet.com™

NEW CVO CHANGES—

Lengthy article but people who know CVO would love it

Well, this year, besides bumping the displacement up to 121 cu. in. from the now paltry 117 cu. in. of the previous year, other huge changes were mixed in, giving an advanced look at what we predict the bulk of the Milwaukee-Eights will be like in the not-to-distant future.

https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/touring/2023-harley-davidson-road-glide-cvo-and-street-glide-cvo-review-44593012

–Wayfarer
Chief Media Investigator
Bikernet.com™

83rd STURGIS RALLY— at Legend Suspensions

Front and Rear installations at our manufacturing facility. All installation appointments are first come first serve. Be sure to stop by 3461 Whitewood Service Road, Sturgis, SD 57785 to make an appointment.

July 31st – August 11th, 2023

For more information and location details please visit:
https://www.legendsuspensions.com/sturgis-rally/

FEATURE BIKE OF THE WEEK–

Aaron Egging is a tattoo artist at Project Tattoo Studio, N Seattle WA.

Contact info: 22000 64th Ave W Ste 2E, Mountlake Terrace, WA, United States, Washington (425) 967-3265 projecttattoostudio.com

–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™

THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT–

I realized something today. We are experiencing first hand right now what a female president would be like. America is currently being ran by a ditsy, blonde, trophy 2nd wife, fake doctor, schoolteacher, fucking female, who is just dragging around her potato of a husband and calling all the shots from behind the scenes.

It’s come out lately that she hired Pissantski and probably the Ramen Noodle, too. It said she has say in all the staff hiring at the White House, and that she controls everything Biden says or does, his schedule and all the planning. If you think about it, his little handwritten notes and atrocious speeches sound like they are her talking… the laminated cheat sheets with reporter’s for him to call on? Schoolteacher bullshit… Jill is running the show. Biden even slips up and says so often.

The Biden administration is like watching some goofy ‘80s Mel Brooks comedy with Jill played by Shelley Long, as a school teacher trying to run the country in ugly dresses and shoulder pads and Farrah Fawcett hair.

Joe woulda been played by Leslie Nielson, of course, as the demented, dottering, perverted old president who goes around nibbling children and sniffing people and honking Eva Longoria’s boob on a stage and falling down everywhere. The Secret Service would be just a bunch of bumbling morons getting serviced by Kamala, and nobody notices Hunter doing shady foreign deals while sniffing blow out of an Asian hooker’s crack in the White House library.

End

by Amy White aka The Wicked Bitch

BAGGED BIKE BUREAU–

Man Tracks Stolen Bike With Apple AirTag, Says Police Can’t Help

What do you do in a situation like this?

Sorry, Basket Case Bike Enthusiasts: Vermont Closes Registration Loophole

Which is worse: Having your bike stolen and not knowing what happened to it, or having your bike stolen, knowing where it is, and not being able to do anything about it? That’s the problem that Chicagoan Scotty Woods is facing in mid-July 2023. According to him, his Honda CBR was legally parked on the street near his apartment building.

What about the Chicago police? When NBC 5 asked what they would advise in this situation, a spokesperson informed them that the best course of action would be to contact the local district office where the stolen property is located, explain the situation, and ask for assistance.

That’s exactly what Woods did, but so far, it hasn’t helped. “[The officer] wasn’t on the scene for two minutes. I asked him if he could take me through the alley or anything of that nature just to do a safety check or assist. They denied and they said I don’t see it in plain sight that they can’t help me,” Woods told NBC 5 Chicago.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/677752/man-tracks-stolen-bike-airtag/

–Wayfarer
Chief Media Investigator
Bikernet.com

AMERICAN MIDWEST AND CLIMATE CHANGE—

Life in America’s Breadbasket is Good and Getting Better

Our report, American Midwest and Climate Change: Life in America’s Breadbasket is Good and Getting Better, was just published. In it, we provide the science that disputes the claims of ongoing and future climate catastrophes.

We document that there is no climate crisis. In fact, we discover just the opposite. The ecosystems and agriculture in these ten Midwestern states are thriving and prospering partly because of modest warming and more CO2.

Below is information provided by NOAA showing that maximum temperatures have declined since the Dust Bowl years of the late 1920s and 1930s and all the while CO2 was steadily increasing.

We find that:

High temperatures peaked 90 years ago.
Recent temperatures are comparable to those nearly 100 years ago.
Growing seasons are lengthening.
Minimum winter temperatures are increasing (that is a good thing).
There is a beneficial increase in precipitation.
There is a decline in droughts, strongest tornadoes and heat-related deaths.
Agricultural productivity has increased greatly.

Further, we find that a transition to “net zero” for the Midwest would make no improvement to the environment and be prohibitively expensive.

The cost to transition the 10 Midwestern states to so-called renewable power would cost more than $6 trillion, or $92,000 per capita. A theoretical effect of such a transition is calculated as averting 0.043° C of warming by the year 2100, which translates to a cost of $14 trillion for each tenth degree of warming averted.

Download the entire report here (pdf).

5-BALL RACING TEAM UPDATE—

Yesterday we hit it hard with Dan and Luke working on final aspects of the Salt Torpedo. Just about the time we think we’re close we stumble onto more challenges.

I’m working on a Torpedo check list. We let the parachute pop out and discovered a mess. Luke is cleaning it up with the help of the Redhead.

I thought I had some space above the tank and raised it slightly. Fuck, it smacked the top and we had to adjust.

We got it buttoned up and decided to soak it. We also made progress with the rules. The EMTs need to be able to turn on the fire entinquisher, shut off the battery and the fuel from the outside of the liner. Crazy.

Bonneville Check list

• Check front end
• Check Fuel Level
• Check Engine and trans oil
• Check chain adjustment
• Check parachute connection
• Check Fire Extinguishers

THE BUFFALO CHIP RIDES BDR—

The Buffalo Chip City hosted a new style of rider to the Black Hills this weekend.

Get On! ADV Fest Tickets

A Four-Day Camping and Adventure Motorcycle Festival July 20-23, 2023.

It rocked with four days of camping, adventure riding and community in the gorgeous backcountry and front-country of remote South Dakota July 20-23, 2023. In addition to world-class adventure riding, the weekend was full of test rides, seminars, entertainment, prizes, awards, and the latest adventure riding gear and accessories for you and your bike.

I was invited for movie night under the stars, while the boss roasted marsh-mellows behind the bar.

I ran into a kid at the Tiki Bar buying a beer who was very excited to see this film. I dug out my camping chair, stretched is out and watched the boss, the film director and the main promotor, Zero motorcycles sit on stage and discuss the making of the film.

They came from BDR a 501c(3) non-profit organization. “We are here to help you plan adventure motorcycling trips. This non-profit website provides you with free GPS tracks, information, and planning tools for each Backcountry Discovery Route. Plan your multi-day off-road motorcycle adventure with their free tracks, interactive maps, photos, video content as well as hotel, food & gas information. Be sure to check out the discovery points, packing lists and FAQ’s for any routes you are considering. Have fun, be safe and enjoy exploring on two wheels.

I watched some of the promotional film, but was caught by a guy, Bill Hearne, who acted as a guide for the team of six who rode the three-day loop through the black hills.

He’s a major supporter of making the off-road trails accessible. When the BLM tries to shut a trail down because they say the budget doesn’t exist to maintain it, he steps in to negotiate with the Bureau of Land Management and raise the funds to repair the trail.

I’m concerned about the new BLM mission and Bonneville. The new mission will shift from management and human access to less management and less access. There is current legislation to stop the shift.

The Zero aspect of the film played a major role and the rep who rode the tour touted the ease of charging which she attempted to do at every stop or coffee break and all night at the hotels, motels or lodges along the route. She said it was no-problem, but fortunately there were only two electric bikes in the crew. Hang on if there were 20…

–Bandit

Harley-Davidson to Introduce Nightster 440 in India–

Here’s What We Know So Far

After successfully launching the feature-loaded X440 in partnership with Hero Motocorp, the premium two-wheeler manufacturer Harley-Davidson is all set to drop another product in the Indian market.

It has been reported the company is likely to introduce Nightster 440 in collaboration with a homegrown bike maker. The report says Hero Motocorp has already filed the trademark for the upcoming Nightster 440, which will hit the market soon.

The brand has taken the name inspiration from its international 975cc Nightster motorcycle and might share some of the design elements from it as well. However, the company is yet to reveal official details about the same.

Full Story at:
https://www.msn.com/en-in/autos/news/harley-davidson-to-introduce-nightster-440-in-india-here-s-what-we-know-so-far/ar-AA1edTly

Wayfarer
Editor:Bikernet Blog & Facebook Page

“If you sign-up for free email alerts, you will be alerted as to new, hot Bikernet Blog Content.” –Bandit

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY—

“Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.”

–Dale Carnegie

THE ONLY BIKER RALLY ON THE WATER IS BACK!

Don’t miss your chance to experience the BEST BIKER PARTY ON THE HIGH SEAS!

Law Tigers and High Seas Rally are cruising together in 2023 and WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US!

DATES: OCTOBER 28 – NOVEMBER 4, 2023

PORTS OF CALL:

• Tampa Bay, FL
• Key West, FL
• Cozumel, MEXICO
• Costa Maya, MEXICO

UNPRECEDENTED PROPAGANDA–Unprecedented Propaganda’: ‘Phoenix previous record of 18 consecutive days over 110F was set in 1974, the same week Time Mag was warning of new ice age’

Phoenix previous record of 18 consecutive days over 110F was set the same week Time Magazine was warning of new ice age.

The NEW BIKERNET AI FILE—

Millions of cars daily analyzed by artificial intelligence for ‘suspicious’ behavior

Dystopian surveillance is here and providing a growing market for tech entrepreneurs. Police agencies are daily `using artificial intelligence to identify “suspicious” patterns of behavior in millions of random cars caught on surveillance cameras connecting with databases of ownership and enabling searches and arrests. In an era with politicized law enforcement, what could go wrong?

Thomas Brewster of Forbes reports:

March of 2022, David Zayas was driving down the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale. His car, a gray Chevrolet, was entirely unremarkable, as was its speed. But to the Westchester County Police Department, the car was cause for concern and Zayas a possible criminal; its powerful new AI tool had identified the vehicle’s behavior as suspicious.

Searching through a database of 1.6 billion license plate records collected over the last two years from locations across New York State, the AI determined that Zayas’ car was on a journey typical of a drug trafficker.

According to a Department of Justice prosecutor filing, it made nine trips from Massachusetts to different parts of New York between October 2020 and August 2021 following routes known to be used by narcotics pushers and for conspicuously short stays.

So, on March 10 last year, Westchester PD pulled him over and searched his car, finding 112 grams of crack cocaine, a semiautomatic pistol and $34,000 in cash inside, according to court documents. A year later, Zayas pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking charge.

Prior to the guilty plea, Zayas’s lawyer Ben Gold contested the evidence and via FOIA requests discovered that:

…the ALPR [Automatic License Plate reader] system was scanning over 16 million license plates a week, across 480 ALPR cameras. Of those systems, 434 were stationary, attached to poles and signs, while the remaining 46 were mobile, attached to police vehicles. The AI was not just looking at license plates either. It had also been taking notes on vehicles’ make, model and color — useful when a plate number for a suspect vehicle isn’t visible or is unknown.

To Gold, the system’s analysis of every car caught by a camera amounted to an “unprecedented search.” “This is the specter of modern surveillance that the Fourth Amendment must guard against,” he wrote, in his motion to suppress the evidence. “This is the systematic development and deployment of a vast surveillance network that invades society’s reasonable expectation of privacy.

“With no judicial oversight this type of system operates at the caprice of every officer with access to it.”

The article describes the growing number of companies providing AI-powered systems of surveillance that can be hooked up to not just traffic and police cameras, but to private surveillance cameras that opt in to the system. Connect all of these cameras to public and private databases, and we have a recipe for police to repress political opposition that even Big Brother himself couldn’t dare dream of. Imagine cops knowing that you’re headed in the direction of a rally for, say, Donald Trump and that you rarely drive that way.

As Pixy Misa of AoSHQ puts it, Welcome to the goldfish bowl.”

Click to View at AmericanThinker.com

Harley-Davidson CEO says India model pre-orders ‘exceeding expectations’

Harley-Davidson said on Thursday that pre-orders were “exceeding expectations” for a new model the U.S. big-bike maker launched this month in India in partnership with a local manufacturer.

Harley and British rival Triumph have unveiled their cheapest models globally in India, the largest motorbike market by sales, to tap into higher spending in premium segments across categories as varied as mobile phones and cars.

Harley-Daivdson X440 is priced at $2,841 in India.

“We’ve been extremely pleased with the reception that the X440 has received since launch, with pre-orders exceeding initial expectations from launch,” Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz said on an earnings call with analysts.

“Now I look at India as a long-term opportunity … it’s a huge market overall,” Zeitz said.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/harley-davidson-ceo-says-india-model-pre-orders-exceeding-expectations/ar-AA1erqni

INDIA IS WORLD’S NUMBER 1 IN REGISTERED TWO-WHEELERS—

According to the latest Road Transport Year Book, India has the maximum number of registered two-wheelers, followed by Indonesia.

India ranks eighth in the world in number of passenger cars, while China, the United States and Japan are the top three.

The report has referred to the 2020 data of the International Road Federation, which is used as the reference across the countries.

Full story at:
https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/two-wheelers/india-worlds-number-1-in-registered-two-wheelers/102093561

–Wayfarer
Chief Investigator
Bikernet International New Bureau
Mumbai

LOVE TIPS for HORNY BIKERS– chapter 5,203 – Sensitive Poetry

Women want 4 things out of life: diamonds; closet space; shoes; and new Corvettes. If you can’t supply them with these things, they will OFTEN settle for thoughtful, gentle, romantic poetry.

Lotta guys ain’t good at comin’-up with that shit. I on the other hand am blessed with an ability in this arena that is DAMN near goddamn supernatural. You would THINK I would be selfish about this gift, this wonderment, this corn-you-copia of grandiose sensitivity that leads directly into the hearts of women. But I am not. It is a gift given to me…..and I share it with that same grand spirit of giving…. with others.

Memorize this vaulting, soaring expression of tender emotion to some chick you have your eye on, and even if you DON’T have a chopped Harley, she will come VERY CLOSE to not noticing. Stay studly my friend.

I drempt you had two huge torpedos,
and I was in my Italian speedos,
with a sac like a one pound bag of Fritos,
and a cock like end-to-end burritos,
and people on the beach they smiled,
and said “Your fucking i’ll bet is wild!
And every second she births a child
when her twat by your cock is defiled!”
I said “How very nice of you to say!
Your reward is now to watch us play!”
and off my speedos you did yank,
and all beheld my unrolling crank,
and as it stretched up to the sky,
with hundreds of gawkers gathering by,
and you now naked leaped upon it,
a living version of a Shakespeare sonnet,
all beauteous and like Athena,
you mesmerized the whole arena,
with acrobatics on my pole,
your spread-legged slit jarred every soul,
with lust and longing in all who leered,
with hungry eyes: and each one teared.
You shimmied up, then slid back down,
a hundred times and then did drown
the both of us in jizz cascades
that would have filled the Everglades.
You then, pure naked, approached the crowd,
and then “All kneel” you said aloud,
your hand then pulled your twat up tight,
its hairless nudeness a wondrous sight,
you then approached each upturned mug,
and bent slightly back, you twat still a-tug,
and said “My cunt i’ve lengthened,
my slit now long,
you may but stare and whack your dong,
or slide you fingers inside your twat,
but touch me, no, that you may not,
for only one my touch my cunt,
but you may stare at my slitted front,
and my cocksman here will simply watch,
as you all stare at my tacoed crotch.”
And all did gape and masturbated,
until the gathering was all sated.
Then they all did disappear,
and my pythoned cock was nowhere near,
instead my normal cock and sack,
and your tits were just your normal rack,
of teenage elevated titty plates,
which I each licked as this pome states,
an hour each and then I nursed
for two more hours as if rehearsed,
and then my helmet massaged each nipple,
and milk then did begin to ripple
down your stomach and down your legs,
even though you had no eggs,
that had-had contact with my spermage,
and I then jizzed your epidermage
where your nipples were spraying milk,
and cock and nips were mingling cream,
and then I woke up from the dream.

Burma shave.

–J.J. Solari

COMING TO DICE MAGAZINE— Coming to Issue 101

The 101 run 2023 pictures by Del Hickey
With a little over 6 weeks until Issue 101 of DicE magazine arrives here’s a sneak peak at Machi’s Ariel Square Four show bike.

If this is anything to go by you know it’s going to be another epic issue.

THE EVO ENTANGLEMENT IS COMING—

Here’s the important stuff about the Evo Entanglement:

• 3rd Annual Evo Entanglement Show Presented by S&S Cycle at Sturgis Buffalo Chip
• Wednesday, August 9th
• Free to enter, free to spectate

Major points:
– First 100 registered get a free limited edition Mint Speed Shop flannel just for entering – and it’s free to enter!

– Meet show hero Paul Wideman, artist Darren Mckeag and actor Rusty Coones

– Paul and Darren worked together on the trophies – true works of art and you can only get one by winning it!

– Best in show wins a complete S&S Evo-style engine – plus Paughco frame and $1000 Baker Drivetrain voucher.

The trophies are AWESOME. Here’s pics!

THE LATEST FROM SUPPORT GOOD TIMES—

SGT Ride Old Bikes. Available in adult, youth, toddler, and onesie sizes.

SUPPORTGOODTIMES.COM

MAMA TRIED IN STURGIS–WE ARE HEADING WEST!
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2023!

Visit us @ Full Throttle Saloon & Pappy Hoel Campground
Saturday 8/05 – Thursday 8/11

BAN WATER HEATERS—

Biden Admin Targets Water Heaters With New Rule Proposal–

The Biden administration introduced a new proposal for water heater efficiency standards Friday, becoming the latest widely-used household appliance to be singled out by the Energy Department.

The Department of Energy (DOE) claims the new water heater standards will curb carbon dioxide emissions and save Americans billions in the long-term, according to a Friday press release. The proposed rules are the latest advancement in the Biden administration’s wider push to regulate household appliances in pursuit of its climate agenda.

The regulation would mandate higher efficiency standards for new water heaters that use heat pumps, and would require new gas heat pumps to gain efficiency by using condensing technology, according to the DOE press release. Gas water heaters are smaller and less expensive, and thus carry cheaper installation costs than alternatives, according to FOX News.

“It’s just spreading to more and more appliances. It seems that almost everything that plugs in or fires up around the house is either subject to a pending regulation or soon will be,” Ben Lieberman, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, said of the administration’s efficiency regulations push, according to FOX News.

“Consumers aren’t going to like any of it,” Lieberman continued, according to FOX News. “These rules are almost always bad for consumers for the simple reason that they restrict consumer choice.”

The efficiency regulations would take effect in 2029 if they are finalized, according to the press release. Other appliances that the Biden administration is planning to issue updated energy standards for include dishwashers, residential laundry machines, refrigerators and boilers, according to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

The Biden administration has also attempted to regulate gas stoves, which led the Republican-controlled House to pass a bill in June that would bar any prospective federal ban on new gas stoves if it became law.

The DOE estimates that the new rule will save American consumers $198 billion in energy costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 501 million metric tons over 30 years, according to the press release. The projected emissions reduction is equivalent to the combined annual amount of emissions generated by more than 60 million homes, or about half of the homes in the U.S., according to the press release.

“This proposal reinforces the trajectory of consumer savings that forms the key pillar of Bidenomics and builds on the unprecedented actions already taken by this Administration to lower energy costs for working families across the nation,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Friday, according to the press release. The rule would “improve outdated efficiency standards for common household appliances, which is essential to slashing utility bills for American families and cutting harmful carbon emissions,” she added.

The DOE did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

–Nick Pope
Contributor
Daily Caller

BABE OF THE WEEK—Jenny James, a friend of Rogue’s

–from Rogue
Senior Editor
Bikernet.com™

AUSTIN TEXAS OUTLAWS—

95 year-old wanted to take some photos on the road glide. “ That’s 95-year-old Dr. Jose Siguad, while celebrating his birthday.

He’s my son’s father-in-law from Dallas and he decided to move to Austin. Busy guy.

–Bandit

THE WORD FROM BILL GATES–

The risks of AI are real but manageable

The world has learned a lot about handling problems caused by breakthrough innovations.

By Bill Gates

https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-risks-of-AI-are-real-but-manageable

And Hang On!

Science has the answer ?

Why Your Cat Is Weird

The origin of domesticated cats, the reason ‘pspspsps’ causes mayhem, and how to pet your feline overlord in precisely the right way (according to science).

https://getpocket.com/collections/why-your-cat-is-weird

–Wayfarer
Chief Weird Investigator
Bikernet.com™

MICHAEL LICHTER VISITS CUBA—

Michael stopped on way to Milwaukee in Nebraska to visit Freddie Cuba in his new digs. Michael shot pics and peeled out on Monday. Dirty Ernie from Beatrice showed up and took the track picks.

I believe Fred has a flat track on his property, but I’m trying to confirm. Billy Lane might want to know about it.

–Bandit

THE NEW RULE DEPARTMENT—

Biden Admin Rule Would Ban Nearly All Portable Gas-Powered Generators

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has proposed a policy (pdf) that would remove nearly all existing portable gas generators from the market. The new rule restricts the amount of carbon monoxide that generators can emit by forcing these generators to switch off when they reach a certain level of emissions…

Once the proposed rules come into effect, manufacturers would have to comply with them in just six months, a process that usually takes several years…

Nearly all models currently available are expected to not follow the new standard.

–Yikes

UPS Labor Contract Deal–

UPS reached a tentative five-year agreement with about 340,000 Teamsters union workers yesterday, one week ahead of a potential strike that would have disrupted supply chains nationwide.

The historic $30B deal, considered to be the largest private sector contract in North America, includes higher pay for part-time workers, who comprise more than half of the UPS employees represented by the union. The minimum starting wage for part-time workers would rise to $21 per hour from $16.20. Hourly pay for existing full- and part-time workers would increase by $7.50 over the duration of the contract.

The deal would also require air-conditioning in delivery trucks purchased after Jan. 1, 2024 and make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a full holiday for the first time. Union members will vote on the deal from Aug. 3 to Aug. 22. See contract details here.

Last year, UPS workers, on average, sorted and delivered 24.3 million packages a day, amounting to 6.2 billion packages annually, up from 5.5 billion in 2019.

–1440 Daily Digest

“We live in seriously strange times. But one of the items that should be on the list of every legislator would be middle-class income. It stopped going up in 2000. It needs to be fixed.” –Bandit

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ALL HEAT ALL THE TIME

You cannot open an email from almost any mainstream media outlet these days without being told something like “Heat is torching records and spreading across the U.S. and Europe” during an unprecedented, record “smashing” global heat wave.

Often based on factual errors that will do until lies come along, like the Washington Post fib Tony Heller exposed about Fort Meyers, Florida having a “record” 89 days over 90 degrees when it had 169 such days in 1944. And when AP linked to a very useful NOAA tool summarizing records set in the U.S. and globally on a given date or date range, we compared July 15, 2023 to July 15, 2003. The latter broke more American records. Weird, huh? And (h/t Heller again) the proportion of U.S. weather stations recording a temperature of 95°F or higher has been falling steadily since 1931 and is at a record low so far this year.

It’s almost as if journalists occupied a separate reality. Indeed, Emily Pontecorvo wrote revealingly in Heatmap Daily that “The heat is weighing on me, and I don’t even live in the part of the country experiencing a prolonged, life-threatening heat wave.” Except rhetorically.

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INDIA’S MIDDLE-WEIGHT BIKE MARKET–

This detailed article would give you some perspective on what was and is in the middle-weight bike segment in India.

 Big motorcycle battle: Hero-Harley, Bajaj-Triumph and Honda are gearing to fight Royal Enfield; here’s who can win

https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/big-motorcycle-battle-hero-harley-bajaj-triumph-and-honda-are-gearing-to-fight-royal-enfield-here-s-who-can-win/ar-AA1eg1pS

–Wayfarer

IT NEVER ENDS—

Actually, I hope a couple of things come to fruition in the next couple of months for all the kids on the planet.

Hopefully projects will never end. I decided to make my 2nd book Outlaw Justice ready for printing. I’m working with Trisha and Kate. In the middle of the process, we discovered a couple of versions. An ass-kicking process began of checking, editing, and scrambling through corrections. The writing process never ends. This book is much improved, but… I should have copies in a month or so.

Behind the headquarters it’s amazing this time of year. And I put the 1914 Single engine back on the gun safe. I needed a place to hang my denims, goddammit. I snagged the carb. I may need it for the ’13 twin I’m building.

We are about to feature this bike shot by Peter Linney. I may make a call about the story tomorrow, if I survive the news.

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There is an American wives tale that without the Constitution there would be no America. Which is nonsense. The Constitution is the thing that is going to eradicate America. Something every other nation is going to cheer. They won’t even have to take part in the overthrow. America will overthrow itself. By law and by riot – which two words are synonymous by the way: the law is just rioting in slow motion.

The world loves 6 things; porn, booze, music, drugs, Kelly Ripa, and the Code of the West. The Code of the West came into being ON ITS OWN as a result of the eastern population of the USA trying to escape the increasingly strangling manifestations of the Feds and the States and the cities and the counties, all four American governments governing all Americans in pulverizing relentless increments of steady increase.

Out West there was just….liberty. The Fed’s attitude was, well, if you want to go out there, we are not responsible and you’re pretty much on your own. APPARENTLY, the Feds thought that was a disincentive. TURNS OUT they were wrong.

It also turns out that when you stop fucking with people by ordering them around, and if they were raised in a Christian environment with everyone having their own notion of what to do with their life, had their own teachers and advisors and tutors and employers and their own FIREARMS!!!….voluntary rules everyone considered fair and equitable basically slammed into place almost overnight!

That’s what happened in the American West. It was THE CODE OF THE WEST. It just fucking happened. No votes, no representatives, no newspaper editorials, no news teams, no special sessions of Congress….. just common fucking sense.

This all came to an end once the Constitution made its way across the Rio Grande. APPARENTLY, the Rio Grande’s only justification for existence is to allow passage across for trouble makers.

The Constitution is now in full power in the West, it’s Leading Superstar and future candidate for a fake election to the Presidency being Gavin Newsom, the “governor” of California, who is so far removed from the Code of the West even the Younger Brothers would start a fast gallop to Maine and Vermont just to be away from someone so vile and worthless as a human being.

Let the Code of the West, some salient aspects of which are itemized below, be a guiding light to you when someone tells you without law there is no order. Because if everyone has a gun and there is no law…..order is the First Item on the To-Do list, and it gets taken care of not only pronto, but with full foolproofness, full cooperation and full enthusiasm. No voting on it necessary. Kinda like with the Biden Presidency!! Only, ya know, with no one sniffing the kids.

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“A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.” — John Wayne.

First chronicled by the famous western writer, Zane Grey, in his 1934 novel The Code of the West, no “written” code ever actually existed. However, the hardy pioneers who lived in the west were bound by these unwritten rules that centered on hospitality, fair play, loyalty, and respect for the land.

Ramon Adams, a Western historian, explained it best in his 1969 book, The Cowman and His Code of Ethics, saying, in part:

“Back in the days when the cowman with his herds made a new frontier, there was no law on the range. Lack of written law made it necessary for him to frame some of his own, thus developing a rule of behavior which became known as the “Code of the West.” These homespun laws, being merely a gentleman’s agreement to certain rules of conduct for survival, were never written into statutes, but were respected everywhere on the range.

Though the cowman might break every law of the territory, state and federal government, he took pride in upholding his own unwritten code. His failure to abide by it did not bring formal punishment, but the man who broke it became, more or less, a social outcast. His friends ‘hazed him into the cutbacks’ and he was subject to the punishment of the very code he had broken.”

Though the Code of the West was always unwritten, here is a “loose” list of some of the guidelines:

Don’t inquire into a person’s past. Take the measure of a man for what he is today.

Never steal another man’s horse. A horse thief pays with his life.

Defend yourself whenever necessary.

Look out for your own.

Remove your guns before sitting at the dining table.

Never order anything weaker than whiskey.

Don’t make a threat without expecting dire consequences.

Never pass anyone on the trail without saying “Howdy”.

When approaching someone from behind, give a loud greeting before you get within shooting range.

Don’t wave at a man on a horse, as it might spook the horse. A nod is the proper greeting.

After you pass someone on the trail, don’t look back at him. It implies you don’t trust him.

Riding another man’s horse without his permission is nearly as bad as making love to his wife. Never even bother another man’s horse.

Always fill your whiskey glass to the brim.

A cowboy doesn’t talk much; he saves his breath for breathing.

No matter how weary and hungry you are after a long day in the saddle, always tend to your horse’s needs before your own, and get your horse some feed before you eat.

Cuss all you want, but only around men, horses, and cows.

–Camp Cook Marfa, TX – Lee Russell, 1939.

Complain about the cooking and you become the cook.

Always drink your whiskey with your gun hand, to show your friendly intentions.

Do not practice ingratitude.

A cowboy is pleasant even when out of sorts. Complaining is what quitters do, and cowboys hate quitters.

Always be courageous. Cowards aren’t tolerated in any outfit worth its salt.

A cowboy always helps someone in need, even a stranger or an enemy.

Never try on another man’s hat.

Be hospitable to strangers. Anyone who wanders in, including an enemy, is welcome at the dinner table. The same was true for riders who joined cowboys on the range.

Give your enemy a fighting chance.

Never wake another man by shaking or touching him, as he might wake suddenly and shoot you.

Real cowboys are modest. A braggart who is “all gurgle and no guts” is not tolerated.

Be there for a friend when he needs you.

Drinking on duty is grounds for instant dismissal and blacklisting.

A cowboy is loyal to his “brand,” to his friends, and those he rides with.

Never shoot an unarmed or unwarned enemy. This was also known as “the rattlesnake code”: always warn before you strike. However, if a man was being stalked, this could be ignored.

Never shoot a woman no matter what.

Consideration for others is central to the code, such as: Don’t stir up dust around the chuckwagon, don’t wake up the wrong man for herd duty, etc.

Respect the land and the environment by not smoking in hazardous fire areas, disfiguring rocks, trees, or other natural areas.

Honesty is absolute – your word is your bond, a handshake is more binding than a contract.

Live by the Golden Rule.

**Historic images from Sam Burns**

Industry & Legislative Motorcycle News from USA and the world
Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish

This week in the news:

• U.S. HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES BILL PROTECTING ‘MULTIPLE-USE’ LAND
• NATIONAL FUNDING FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION
• VERMONT CLOSES “BASKET CASE” REGISTRATION LOOPHOLE
• MIC WARNS OF BILLS THAT “WILL HINDER THE POWERSPORTS INDUSTRY”
• HELP TO PRESERVE VEHICLE CHOICE
• FIGHT FOR YOUR “RIGHT TO REPAIR”
• and lots more

Click Here to read this month’s NCOM Newsbytes on Bikernet.com

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A Book Review by J J Solari that kicks some sense & hits you with wit & wisdom

The book doesn’t have long paean – look it up – to the nobleness of destitution, suffering or sadness…… nor long tirades against the relentless oppression of the government and “the greedy corporations” and Man’s inhumanity to trees or anything else remotely whiney.

This utter lack of depressing content and mega overdoses of relentless can-do-ness CAN be upsetting to some readers who demand to be driven to despair via their reading material.

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The book doesn’t have long paean – look it up – to the nobleness of destitution, suffering or sadness…… nor long tirades against the relentless oppression of the government and “the greedy corporations” and Man’s inhumanity to trees or anything else remotely whiney. This utter lack of depressing content and mega overdoses of relentless can-do-ness CAN be upsetting to some readers who demand to be driven to despair via their reading material.

And you are not going to get that kind of a book from someone who, from what I have read so far, is the human version of a river otter.

The target audience for this book is other chopper hobos or at least other chopper lunatics. I don’t mean chopper criminals, I mean chopper lunatics. The joy of captaining a Harley that has been transformed into looking more like an eel than a capybara is not for everyone, certainly not sane people, because motorcycles are inherently dangerous enough and this would be the case even in a world without automobiles – all the drivers of which consider an accident with a motorcyclist to be, if anything, a piece of good fortune. Because, let’s face it, they could have hit another car or even a truck. Hitting a motorcyclist?…….why have empathy for someone who is traffic-tie-up-proof and is going to get where he’s going before you do? This is how drivers think. Despite all the efforts of “biker awareness” lardheads who think slogans and activism is going to change all this. Auto drivers not only resent motorcyclists they don’t actually CARE if they hit them: THEY won’t be hurt. They’ll be like Superman accidentally flying into a goose. Except in Superman’s case it actually would be accidental.

Getting back to choppers: chopper fanatics turn an already really bad idea – the large-engine motorcycle – into a really enjoyable experience. But they also turn it into an even worse idea than it was to begin with! It is only lunatics who have this particular circuitry that translates turning an already savagery-filled machine into one that is even more-unwisely configured for safety but also a lot more relaxing and fun and still goes like hell. You cannot really LIKE chopper-riding…..and be normal. So they’re NOT for everyone. They’re for lunatics.

So the target audience for Chopper Hobo……is other lunatics. Lunatics don’t care if you say bwa ha ha a lot. Plus, he only says it when he has sublimely overcome what to anyone else would be a deal-breaking misfortune or piece of stupidly bad luck, or when he squeaks by via impromptu cleverness what could have been a real problem, either from an inanimate object or another human.

A “chopper hobo” should not be confused with the one category of “chopper addict” that existed in the “Chopper Hobo” days that was leagues-ahead in lack of “upper crust affiliation” and lack of personal couture than a chopper hobo, and that would be the “one-percenter” category. The chopper hobo of the Chopper Hobo book is as different from the one-percenters of the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s as, well, a river otter is different from a Nile crocodile.

Can we talk about the woodworking?

Enclosed is a picture of the Neiman Marcus Rotunda in San Francisco. There is a lot of woodwork visible. A lot not visible. The guy that spends most of this book sleeping in the dirt, who would today be called “homeless” …. though that would have been news to HIM, and who very often for the years spanned in this book didn’t know where his next meal was exactly coming from….was part of the woodworking crew of artisans who did all the shit you’re looking at. If he wants to say bwa ha ha or anything else in his own book, I’m gonna take my hat off no matter WHAT the fuck he says or how many times he says it. To review?….the Harley bum who wrote this book helped create the interior you see in the photo. Of, no, not a Walmart: a Neiman-Marcus. They oughta hang a fucking sign from the imported-from-France ceiling that says “CHOPPER HOBO WAS HERE.”

Dealing with how you make each new day not only survivable but also enjoyable – even though nothing that has happened so far is going to resemble in any way what’s going to happen five minutes from now….and finding it all interesting and mostly cool as hell…..is what this book is all about. It’s not a book for the self-pitying. It’s a book for the enthusiastic. And if you don’t know what enthusiasm is….Chopper Hobo will walk you through it. Ok, ok, pack you down with bunji straps through it. Whatever. Jesus. Critics everywhere. BWA ha ha.

On Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1667830546

Hey,

Brothers and sisters all over the world are on the road. It’s that time of year and the Sturgis motorcycle rally is coming up fast.

Since most folks are on the road and not reading the news, I’m going to jump right into the action.

The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.

RECORD CROCKER ATTENDANCE—

This shot was taken at an AMCA event is Wassion. This is one Washington enthusiast’s collection. Incredible.

–Bandit

BREAKING SEMA NEWS: California Judge Rules in Favor of SEMA, EcoLogic to Protect Motorized Recreation at Oceano Dunes

July 20, 2023 (San Luis Obispo County, California) — The California Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County ruled that the California Coastal Commission does not have the authority to prohibit motorized recreational and overnight camping access at Oceano Dunes State Vehicle Recreation Area (SVRA).

The Honorable Judge Tana Coates ruled in favor of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, EcoLogic Partners (a legal collaboration between the Off-Road Business Association (ORBA), American Sand Association (ASA) and American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) District 37), and Friends of Oceano Dunes, ruling that the Coastal Commission abused its discretion by unilaterally ordering the elimination of off-highway vehicle (OHV) use at the Oceano Dunes SVRA.

“Today’s ruling is a huge win for SEMA, ORBA, ASA, and AMA District 37 in the fight to protect motorized recreation access in California and across the United States,” announced Mike Spagnola, President & CEO of SEMA. “The Coastal Commission’s efforts to stop off-road access at Oceano Dunes were unreasonable and set a dangerous precedent,” continued SEMA President and CEO Mike Spagnola. “This is a hard-fought victory for the motorized recreation community and the millions of enthusiasts that recreate at Oceano Dunes each year. SEMA is proud to have supported this lawsuit and is committed protecting the right to responsibly recreate on California’s coast and public lands throughout the country.”

The court determined that San Luis Obispo County’s Local Coastal Program (LCP) governs activities at the SVRA under the Coastal Act. The LCP expressly allows OHV use at the Oceano Dunes SVRA. Under the Coastal Act, the County of San Luis Obispo has exclusive authority to enforce and manage the LCP. The Coastal Commission, acting on its own, has no power to take any action inconsistent with the LCP.

Oceano Dunes SVRA is a premier destination for motorized recreation enthusiasts and tourists alike as the only off-road park in the state offering direct access to the Pacific Ocean.

For decades, recreationists and off-roaders have enjoyed riding all types of motorized vehicles, from trucks and SUVs to dune buggies and quads, on the California beach, which was threatened by the Commission’s March 2021 amendments to Coastal Development Permit 4-82-300 that demanded the California Department of Parks and Recreation phase out OHV access to Oceano Dunes SVRA by 2024.

ACTION AT THE PRISM—

Going to Sturgis? Join us, along with Harley-Davidson, for our Choppical Pool Party! The Choppical Pool Party is exactly as it sounds, a tropical themed pool party & chopper show that will feature the most unique and custom builds.

THE BONNEVILLE MOTORCYCLE SPEED TRIALS ARE COMING–

FIM Rules and Forms Now Online.

All final forms you need to complete your FIM World Record Entry and registration are now on our website. There are some slight adjustments on the processing of the Licensing and Application to the AMA so please read all the instructions. A printable checklist is also online to assist the process. All form are on our FIM Licensing Info and Forms Page.

Pre-Entry Discount Deadline Extended.
Thanks to those that already have submitted their BMST Registrations! We’ve extended our discount deadline to JULY 22nd 2023 @ Midnight. Late fees will now apply from July 23rd 2023.

entry@bonnevillemst.com.

Salt Conditions
We’re heading to the Salt early next week to check on conditions and track layout options for BMST. The best place to get the most up-to-date info from us while were out there is via our Facebook, page where we can post live. We will add infomation to our Salt Conditions page @ bonnevillemst.com

More Volunteers Needed!
As an all-volunteer organization, this doesn’t happen without the help of a dedicated crew. We’re always looking for volunteers, without who we would not be able to race! Looking for a front row seat to the action? Volunteering is a great way to have an active role at BMST! Check out our Volunteer Page for more details or to get signed up!

Dates to mark on your calendar:
July 22nd Pre-Entry discount Closes, FIM Entries due to AMA
August 13th- Online Entry Closes (Entry on the salt still available after deadline)
August 25th – VIR Pit Entry and Registration
August 26th – General Entry Pits, Registration & Scruineering Open
August 27th- 31st – Racing
August 31st – Awards Party.

Keep Posted to our Web & Social Media pages for updates!

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ENGRAVER OF THE WEEK—Freddie

–Sam Burns
Art Curator
Bikernet.com™

NEWS FROM THE WHEELS THROUGH TIME MUSEUM—

The heart of this year’s raffle bike comes straight from the collection of the American Pickers.

Matt acquired the ’37 Knucklehead engine from Mike Wolfe and built this year’s incredible raffle bike around the storied motor.

The ground-up restoration, presented in a period-modified look and feel, features Flanders bars with risers and bobbed fenders and is finished in HD custom Silver, striped in black, and edged in Gold.

The 61 cubic-inch engine, paired with a four-speed transmission, is built to give the winner plenty of power and performance while hitting the road.

Don’t miss your chance to own this incredible piece of history ??

EPA CORRECTION– Few Stations Show Increase in Hot Days

Look for upcoming newsletters that will document how U. S. governmental agencies like EPA and NOAA have been removing data and information that does not conform to the their promotion of a man-made climate crisis.

Below is an important chart that somehow slipped by EPA’s “consensus” censorship squad. It is a map of all 1,066 weather stations across the United States. The change in the number of hot days for that station are ID’d as increasing (red), stayed the same (blank) or decreasing (blue).

A total of 863 stations, or 81%, reported either a decrease or no change in the number of hot days! Any guesses on how long this map will remain up on their site?

As reported by EPA, only 19% of all weather stations report an increase in the number of hot days since 1948!

BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–

HOMECOMING BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for July 13th, 2023 – click here to read

Hey Bandit, Have you ever considered bringing back some content from those old Easy Rider, Tech, Tricks & Tips books? It seems like you put a lot into them. I still enjoy flipping through my old copies, especially when I putting together one of my Shovelheads.

I know some of the stuff is out dated, but it might be good for some riders today to get an idea of how it was done before we had ten thousand aftermarket options to work with. Then there’s all the politically incorrect art work to raddle some cages.

Also, would like to see more about events, roads & rides out here in the great Northwest. Just asking for a friend.

— Bill O’Neil
Eltopia, WA

“Great notions. I’ll see what I can do after the rally and after Bonneville.”
–Bandit

SECRET PROJECT FROM DICE MAGAZINE—

TEAM DicE is out on location at the Malle Mile with the Demon Drone Wall of Death working on a secret project.

Keep an eye on Instagram for updates.

NEWS ALERT FROM NCOM– FIGHT FOR YOUR “RIGHT TO REPAIR”

If you want to continue to be able to work on your own motorcycle, with guaranteed access to the parts, tools and service information needed to modify, service and maintain it yourself, then you need to contact your member of the House of Representatives and ask them to cosponsor H.R. 906; the “Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair” Act, or better known in Congress as the “REPAIR Act”.

“The REPAIR Act ensures that vehicle owners or repair shops are not denied access to the information, software or tools needed to work on vehicles,” reports the Motorcycle Riders Foundation in an MRF alert. “The proposed law also establishes rules regarding vehicle data access. This commonsense law will help preserve consumer choice and a fair marketplace.”

The MRF invites motorcycling constituents to communicate with your federal lawmakers via this link:

https://igniteadvocacy.com/go/you-gotta-fight-for-your-right-to-repair—support-h-r-906-/589

–Bill Bish
Editor
NCOM Biker News Bytes

“See Bill’s complete report on Bikernet in the next couple of days. Don’t miss it.”
–Bandit

GAS STOVE WARS– Lawmaker Questions Top Official Over Proposed Gas Stove Ban, Cost to Move to Electric.

A top Biden administration official behind the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed regulatory crackdown on gas stoves said in congressional testimony on July 18 that she doesn’t know the details of electric stove installation.

Geraldine Richmond, the Department of Energy’s undersecretary for science and innovation, on July 18 testified before the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs during a hearing called “Canceling Consumer Choice: Examining the Biden Administration’s Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Home Appliances.”

During the hearing, Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) addressed Ms. Richmond regarding a DOE notice of proposed federal rulemaking unveiled in February that would allow the agency to set new efficiency and conservation standards for home appliances, including gas stoves.

The proposed rule (pdf), which is meant to reduce emissions from household appliances, would affect at least half of new gas stove models sold in the United States and make most of the existing ones on the market noncompliant, according to Republicans on the subcommittee.

‘Not a Ban’?
During the hearing, Mr. Perry disputed Democrat claims that the DOE rule shouldn’t be referred to as a gas stove ban.

“I don’t know what kind of gas stove you have in your house … and to the gentlelady on the other side of the aisle, she says it’s not a ban [but] according to my figures, 4 percent of current gas stovetops available on the market today meet the rule, which means that 96 percent of them don’t,” Mr. Perry said.

The GOP lawmaker then said that many people on lower incomes wouldn’t be able to afford a new gas stove that’s compliant with the new rules and so would opt for an electric stove but pointed out that installing one could be costly.

“If you’re not making a lot of money, you can’t afford the expensive one that probably will meet it, so you’ve got to try and buy the other one,” he said, adding that he’s glad the DOE is getting people to save money by “forcing them to spend a bunch of money.”

Mr. Perry continued, “If you have a gas stove in your home right now, there’s a gas line coming to it and probably a 110 [volt electrical] connection.

“Do you know what it takes to put an electric stove in your home? Do you have any idea?”

“No, I don’t, but—” Ms. Richmond replied, and before she could elaborate, Mr. Perry cut her off.

“Here, I do! You got to run a 220 [volt] line. Which means you’re going to probably have to get an electrician because unless you know how to do that yourself, you’re playing with potentially losing your life and electrocuting yourself,” he said.

“You’re going to have to hire someone to come in and drill holes in your floor and pull wire to the panel and hook that whole thing up.”

He then asked whether Ms. Richmond had included installation costs for a new electrical line for an electric stove in the DOE’s estimated efficiency savings.

Mr. Perry added that such installation costs would be especially burdensome “for poor people, who are just happy to have a gas stove.”

Ms. Richmond replied by saying that the administration isn’t looking to force anyone to replace their existing stove with an electric one, prompting Mr. Perry to argue that when a person’s existing stove breaks down, he or she would be forced to buy a more expensive one that complies with the new rules.

“We’re strongly in favor of consumer choice,” Ms. Richmond began to say, with Mr. Perry interjecting, “Apparently not!”

–Tom Ozimek
Epoch Times

Why WALKING Helps Us Think–

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

Walking organizes the world around us; writing organizes our thoughts.

By Ferris Jabr

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/walking-helps-us-think

–Wayfarer
Editor: Bikernet Blog

NEW SAXON BIKERNET READER COMMENT–Roadtesting The 2007 Saxon Warlord

I own a 2007 Saxon Warlord and enjoyed hell out of this story! I can’t wait to get mine back to where it supposed to be. Third owner, guess first one trashed hell out of it. No fenders, crap handlebars etc. Pure sacreledg!

–Avis T Woods

“Thanks, great bikes. I hope you can bring it back to life. Check Ebay for parts. Too bad, the guys are no longer around.”

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BIKERNET BOOK OF THE WEEK CLUB–CHOPPER HOBO by Shovelhead Dave

This book is gettin’ a lotta flack from people with no discernment complaining that it’s not Hunter S. Thompson or Jack Kerouak. The bwa ha ha’s and the ha ha ha’s seem to annoy them.

The book doesn’t have long paens – look it up – to the nobleness of destitution, suffering or sadness….. nor long tirades against the relentless oppression of the government and “the greedy corporations” and Man’s inhumanity to trees or anything else remotely whiney. This utter lack of depressing content and mega overdoses of relentless can-do-ness CAN be upsetting to some readers who demand to be driven to despair via their reading material.

And you are not going to get that kind of a book from someone who, from what I have read so far, is the human version of a river otter…

–J.J. Solari

“Read the massive and unrelenting review on Bikernet in the next couple of days, or fuck it, just buy the book.”
–Bandit

REPORT FROM Ron Harvey’s Classic Motorcycles–

Ron went to the Palmer, Alaska DMV on Friday to get the title for the Panhead. He got a number and waited in line for almost an hour when he got a phone call of some bikers in need. Riders do a 2200 mile motorcycle run in Alaska for the 22 Vets that commit suicide every day. Ron helps to organize it each year.

A couple guys on the run needed some repair work on their bikes so he left the line and went to his shop to help them out. He got them back on the road and returned to DMV to find out his number had just been passed over, so he had to start over. Someone in line did give him their number to help out.

Anyway, he did succeed in getting an Alaska title with the VIN number on the case for my project Panhead. He had to do the surety bond which is basically an insurance policy for 3 years that will pay anyone who might come forward claiming ownership of the bike. Doesn’t seem to be a concern. The VIN number came back clean.

He will have the bike to the shipper later this week and it should arrive in Rapid City in about 3 weeks. I’m pumped.

–45 John

WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS BIKERNET READER COMMENT—
THE SPRING HAS SPRUNG BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for June 15, 2023

I love the Bikernet Inspirational Seminar. I read the book by Paramahansa Yogananda once back in the ’70s. I am a great believer in Astral Projection. You project yourself to other places in the world. It takes a while to recognize it after you learn about it. That has been my experience.

I think the older you get, the more inclined you are to recognize it. I experienced transcending pain years ago during meditation. I left my physical body and was outside of not only my body but outside of my house too. I could see myself inside through the window. I was sitting in my chair in the living room. I was experiencing a lot of ear pain at the time and was able to rise above the ear pain completely in this state.

This takes practice in meditation and refining your body with a correct diet. No lie!

–Ann Robinson
Belmont Shore, CA

JUNE WINNER–Magnificent Bikernet.com 100-Word Fiction Contest

We decided to get our readers engaged in fiction focused on motorcycling lifestyle. The contest is completely free for anyone to participate. All you have to do is subscribe to Bikernet weekly newsletter and email us your fiction. Can you weave a tale in 100 words or less?

The May 2023 winner was announced on June 22, weekly Thursday News — click & read it here.

We are glad to announce the winner for the month of June 2023 is Chris Dutcher for his 100 words adventure “A Hundred”. As Bikernet Metaverse Editorial Emperor Bandit himself stated “Great story, no wasted words, emotion and action strong. Well done.”

You can read all the multiple fiction entries for this contest at Bikernet.com by Clicking Here.

Chris is not new to fiction writing. He has published two novels in his “Storm Rider” series. You can read a review of those books on Bikernet.com itself.

Storm Rider – Book One — click for review
Storm Rider – Book Two — click for review

Chris Dutcher wins a fantastic goodie bag, full of Bikernet gifts, signed Bandit books and swag. Don’t miss your chance. The July winner will be announced next month.

Don’t ever stop riding or writing…

–Wayfarer
Supreme Judge
Bikernet.com™

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING OF THE WEEK—Check this hear out from just a couple of days ago. Senator Perry vs. John Kerry…

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/07/17/john-kerry-devastated-at-house-hearing-on-climate-by-scott-perry/

–Bandit

THE FIRST PANHEAD—1948 Panheads

–Sam Burns
Feature Bike Editor
Bikernet.com™

MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023 – LISTENING, MAKING A DIFFERENCE, & MOVING FORWARD TO PROTECT THE FUTURE OF MOTORCYCLING & MOTORCYCLISTS’ RIGHTS

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s annual Meeting of the Minds conference will reflect that the MRF listens to our members, partner state motorcyclists’ rights organizations, and motorcycle clubs.

MRF members and the motorcycling world can see that the MRF is making a difference and moving forward – on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures — to protect the future of motorcycling and motorcyclists’ rights. The Meeting of the Minds conference is where it all began and it’s where motorcyclists’ rights advocates come to experience tailormade workshops addressing issues facing motorcyclists today.

The Meeting of the Minds is where motorcyclists’ rights advocates can get up-to-date information on issues relating to the attacks against motorcycling and motorcyclists’ rights. The success of this year’s Bikers Inside the Beltway was a result of what the MRF shared at the Meeting of the Minds. Keeping our members and partner SMROs informed and on point is what makes the Motorcycle Riders Foundation the foremost motorcyclists’ rights advocacy group in the nation.

Listening, making a difference, moving forward to protect the future of motorcycling, and motorcyclists’ rights — this year’s Meeting of the Minds features sixteen workshops and ten new presenters, plus a stack of new topics added to the mix!

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation – presenters who live and breathe motorcyclists’ rights, topical workshops that have real-world applications for protecting the future of motorcycling – Bikers Inside the Beltway, the Meeting of the Minds – there’s no other place in the world that you can get this much information in such a short span of time!

If you haven’t already, get ready to meet Bob Stoner, a 27-year member of ABATE of Indiana. He’ll join MRF Vice President, Jay Jackson, to present 90 minutes that will help keep your SMRO on track – SMRO

Guidebook: A Cookbook for Your Organization.

Whether you’re contemplating running for political office or supporting a motorcycle-friendly candidate, “think globally, act locally” puts the mission of protecting the future of motorcycling directly into the avenue of approach to motorcyclists’ rights advocacy.

Traci Beaurivage and Imre Szauter present Beyond Legislative Lobbying and share their collective political experience with attendees in their workshop.

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation — Bikers Inside the Beltway, Meeting of the Minds–listening, making a difference, and moving forward to protect the future of motorcycling & motorcyclists’ rights!

The Meeting of the Minds – September 21-24, Red Lion Hotel, 4751 Lindle Road,
Harrisburg, PA 17111. Use the QR codes below to register and make reservations or call 717-939-7841 and mention Motorcycle Riders Foundation 2023 Meeting of the Minds.

Thank you for your support of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation. We look forward to
seeing you in Harrisburg at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Minds, Sept. 21-24, 2023.
Yours in Freedom,

–Fredric Harrell
MRF Director of Conferences & Events

PS: Hotel rooms are available and going fast, confirm your plans now, register with the MRF, and use the QR codes to make hotel reservations early for the Meeting of the Minds 2023.

QUICK, New Bikernet Reader Comment—

Music Album Covers with Motorcycles in Bandit’s Cantina 

https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Music_Album_Covers_with_Motorcycles.aspx

Let’s not forget Purple Rain by Prince and his 1981 Hondamatic Honda CM400A

–Gary Mraz
Sedona, Arizona

“Yup, we had that and should have probably added it to the article which was originally expected to be just an image gallery. 

The risqué lyrics of “Darling Nikki” raised complaints from Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center and contributed to the implementation of Parental Advisory stickers and imprints on album covers.”

— Wayfarer
Editor for Bikernet Blog

RECORD ATTENDANCE AT THE 2023 HARLEY-DAVIDSON HOMECOMING FESTIVAL CELEBRATING 120 YEARS OF MOTO CULTURE

Headline Performances by Green Day and Foo Fighters and Events Across the

The Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival, the biggest music-and-moto event to hit Milwaukee this summer, took place from July 13-16 at venues across the Milwaukee area. Moto enthusiasts from all over the world enjoyed the festivities celebrating the rich, 120- year history of the world’s most-desirable motorcycle brand, Harley-Davidson. The Company also announced next year’s Harley-Davidson Homecoming will be July 25-28, 2024.

Some key highlights of the 2023 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival included:

Veterans Park on the Milwaukee Lakefront – Performances by Green Day and Foo Fighters

On Friday and Saturday night at Veterans Park, music headliners Green Day (July 14) and Foo Fighters (July 15) performed to massive crowds on the Milwaukee lakefront. The shows gathered more than 80,000 moto and music enthusiasts throughout the weekend.

Leading up to the headlining acts at the Veterans Park venue, key performances on July 14 included Abby Jeanne, KennyHoopla, Phantogram, and The Cult. On July 15, performances included Ghost Hounds, White Reaper, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Cody Jinks.

In addition, Nitro Circus, the most explosive crew in action sports, provided an action-packed freestyle motocross show, plus the exhilarating stunts of the Ives Brothers Wall of Death & Ball of Steel, food and beverage vendors, and special merchandise added to the family-friendly entertainment.

Matty Matheson hosted a Burger Build Off, where legendary chef, actor, author, and restauranteur Matty Matheson created the ultimate, show-stopping burger in a head-to-head cookoff.

Harley-Davidson Museum – Milwaukee

Activities kicked off at the Harley-Davidson Museum grounds on Thursday with Bike Night and continued through the weekend. 73,000 bikes lined the museum grounds and Sixth Street over the four days. 130,000 attendees enjoyed food trucks, Flat Out Friday Boonie Bike races, motorcycle displays and demo ride opportunities with LiveWire, and Stacyc electric vehicles, the Division BMX Stunt Show, custom and vintage motorcycle shows, and evening musical entertainment.

The music line-up included headliners Hairball, The Jimmys and The Now Band, Rust Bucket Road Trip, and The Toys and Rebel Grace.

Harley-Davidson Powertrain Operations – Menomonee Falls

The Harley-Davidson Powertrain Operations in Milwaukee suburb, Menomonee Falls, hosted demos of 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, factory tours, and Police Skills Riding Demonstrations.

Harley-Davidson 120th Anniversary Motorcycle Parade – Downtown Milwaukee

The 2023 Homecoming event concluded on Sunday with the Harley-Davidson 120th Anniversary Parade, winding through Wisconsin Avenue to the heart of downtown Milwaukee, ending at Veterans Park on the lakefront. 7,000 motorcycles participated in the parade to the cheers and waves from crowds gathered along the route.

Ride In Routes

All roads led to Milwaukee as Harley-Davidson plotted six exciting Ride In routes, each starting from the furthest reaches of North America and leading to Milwaukee, to arrive for Homecoming festivities. This provided an opportunity for riders to join at any point and ride at their own pace while mingling with fellow H-D riders. Each daily Ride In segment began and ended at an authorized Harley-Davidson dealership, with a mid-day stop also at a H-D dealership, to meet other riders, chat with local staff, eat at local food trucks, and conduct bike maintenance, as needed.

New 2023 Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) Motorcycles

Homecoming weekend was also the official consumer debut of the new 2023 CVO Street Glide and CVO Road Glide models showcasing advanced technology, enhanced rider comfort, and dynamic performance propelled by the powerful new Milwaukee-Eight VVT 121 engine, with a technical display in the Harley-Davidson Museum Garage area and demos at the Company’s Powertrain Operations facility.

Harley-Davidson Dealership Events

Six Milwaukee-area Harley-Davidson dealerships hosted events and entertainment. Dealerships that participated included House of Harley-Davidson (Greenfield), Milwaukee Harley-Davidson (Milwaukee), Suburban Motors Harley-Davidson (Thiensville), Uke’s Harley-Davidson (Kenosha), West Bend Harley-Davidson (West Bend), and Wisconsin Harley-Davidson (Oconomowoc).

EPA Uses Misinformation to Promote Climate Fear–

One year ago, if you had visited the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) page on heat waves (Climate Change Indicators: Heat Waves) you would have found the lead chart to be the one below (Figure1). It shows that heat waves peaked 90 years ago and have been at a relatively low level (thankfully) since that time.

Since the government allows nothing good about our modern climate to be presented, the above chart has been replaced with the one below (Figure 2). It shows an alarming increase in frequency and intensity of heat waves.

As you have likely guessed, there is more to this story than first meets the eye. First, the chart begins in 1961, near the end of a 33-year cooling period that had some of the coolest temperatures since the 1930s and conveniently omits the high temperatures of that decade of the “Dust Bowl”.

Second, and more importantly, the charts above are not representative of America but, rather, are heat measurements in the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the Lower 48 states. As you may be aware, the Urban Heat Island Effect has artificially increased urban temperatures greatly over the last several decades.

This fact is revealed only deep within the fine print of the description of the methodology used. The authors DO admit that “Urban growth since 1961 may have contributed to part of the increase in heat waves…” Indeed.

–cO2 Coalition

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ANOTHER MAGNIFICENT 100-WORD FICTION PIECE–

For The Hearing Despaired

The speed limit signboard hid behind overgrown flora on public land. The no parking signboard, worn-out junk rested in the weeds. The district magistrate crept behind schedule. My lawyer, rusty on traffic violations, ducked. Me? I was screwed…tighter than the bolts on my motorcycle, which was impounded for being on the road!?

I took the stand, hand raised, and swore; cussing instead of the solemn oath. No comic relief. The Sheriff banged on the cuffs as soon as the judge’s gavel hit. Contempt of court, wasting court’s invaluable time, while possession of ‘some balls.’

–by Wayfarer

DICE ACTION–Holy moly, what a weekend it was at the 101 Run in Margate.

Never drinking again!

Ok, maybe one tonight for a laugh.

BABES RIDE OUT ALERT–

SEPTEMBER 15TH – 17TH

CENTRAL COAST

Join us in Santa Barbara, CA to celebrate 10 years of BRO at our annual west coast gathering. It’s coming up quick and we don’t have too many tickets left…

NEW TECH READER QUESTION—Rev Tech DFO Performance System

I bought a 2004 Softail Standard that has the RevTech DFO installed. The Bike is not currently running. There are 4 wires on the Revteck module, Green, White (kinda yellowed), Red, and Black.

The Black wire is not connected, has no terminal (Broken ?) and is not connected to anything. Is this supposed to be a ground wire ? Where does it go ?

Please help as I am not finding any wiring directions anywhere…Many Thanks !!

–CARL

“It’s probably a ground wire. Hook it to ground and see if that makes a difference. You might reach out to Custom Chrome. They are still in Morgan Hill, CA.”
–Bandit

STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM UPDATES—

Cabana Dan and his van travel far and wide to bring the finest antique and historic race bikes to the Sturgis Museum.

When he’s back in the Black Hills he’s building or restoring very early Harley’s also for the museum. He hit Michigan then Lacrosse for the night. Like he said the other day, “No rest for the weary.”

Check it out at the Sturgis Museum.

THE SOLAR AND WIND STORY–

The ultimate debunking of “solar and wind are cheaper than fossil fuels.”

I’ve identified, for the first time, the root fallacy behind the all the claims that “solar and wind are cheaper than fossil fuels.”

Myth: Solar and wind are cheaper than fossil fuels

Truth: Solar and wind are only cheaper than fossil fuels in at most a small fraction of situations. For the overwhelming majority of the world’s energy needs, solar and wind are either completely unable to replace fossil fuels or far more expensive.

Why we should be suspicious of the pervasive claim that “solar and wind are cheaper than fossil fuels”

Observe that “solar and wind are cheaper than fossil fuels” is usually invoked, not to encourage competition but to justify coercive government policies to punish fossil fuel use and favor solar and wind.

Observe that the same people claiming “solar and wind are cheaper than fossil fuels” moved heaven and earth to demand hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies under the “Inflation Reduction Act” for these supposedly “cheaper forms of energy.”

On its face, justifying favoritism toward solar and wind by invoking their cheapness is highly suspicious. If they’re cheaper, why do they need coercive policies to throttle their fossil-fueled competitors (e.g., opposing fossil fuel investment, production, and pipelines) and reward solar and wind?

If a company has a TV set that’s as good as others, but cheaper, they win by selling their cheaper TVs on the market.

They don’t ask government to ban other TVs, to mandate their TV, or to give them hundreds of billions of dollars.

Truly cheaper products don’t need preferences.

The simple reason that advocates of solar and wind who claim they are cheaper than fossil fuels aren’t willing to outcompete fossil fuels in reality but instead demand massive government favoritism.

If solar and wind were cheaper, much-hated fossil fuel use wouldn’t still be growing

Notably, fossil fuel growth is centered in the places that care most about cheap energy, above all China—which is using record amounts of coal to produce the solar panels and wind turbines we use. If solar and wind were cheaper they’d use solar and wind to produce solar and wind.

When China is concerned about its grid reliability, it starts building more coal power plants, not more solar and wind farms, to boost supply. In late 2022, the Chinese government permitted about 2 new coal plants a week.

China, despite being the world’s leading producer of solar and wind (using coal) is also using record amounts of oil. Why not just use solar and wind instead, since “solar and wind are cheaper than fossil fuels”?

Because solar and wind aren’t cheaper. In most cases, they’re totally incapable of replacing oil.

–Alex Epstein
AlexEpstein Substack

Alex can be long-winded albeit thorough. If you want to read more find his substack.

If you have issues with answering loaded climate alarmist questions, google Alex Epstein Energy Talking Points. He picks the top 10 Climate Question apart and give you the real data.

J.J. SUBMITS ANOTHER 100 WORD FICTION PIECE—

ME: “Yeah like I need 9 imbeciles in British Cosplay Dresses to tell me what free speech is.”

HIM: “Well, it’s actually them explaining what free speech is with regard to the Constitution.”

ME: “So the Constitution’s version of free speech is different from what free speech actually is?”

HIM: “You are a rabble rouser and a social detriment”

ME: “Fuck you. Just answer the question.”

HIM: “Fuck YOU.”

the end

–J.J. Solari

FLAGS FLYING AT THE BUFFALO CHIP—

This ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip on Friday, July 28, 2023.

National Anthem – Jeremy Waddell
Invocation – Deb Whitman
Special Guest Speaker – Gen. David Dailey
Assistant Adjutant General, SD Army National Guard
Food, Drinks, Friends & Fun

FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2023 AT 5:30 PM

We would be honored by your participation in helping to create this memorial to American Heroes lost.

STRINGENT BIKERNET READER COMMENT—

THE LAST MOUSEKETEER WILL EXPLAIN THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY HOAX TO YOU — click here to read it

Broke the literal record for highest global heat three times this year, but climate change isn’t real. How fucking retarded can you be? Come to Texas and tell me climate change is fake.

–Tom Jefferies

“You’re getting your news from a slanted source. Temps were higher 1000 years ago and 2000 years ago before SUVs.

We looked at the available data. Our Science and Research Associate Byron Soepyan reviewed temperature data from the US Historical Climatology Network and found that both the number of weather stations reporting temperature over 100 degrees F and the Maximum Average Temperature for July 4th were slightly declining since the record began in 1895 – not increasing”

–Bandit

TRIKE OF THE WEEK— Want more images of this X-Wedge powered trike?

–Buck Lovell
Lovell Photography & Design
B.L.A.B.B. (Buck Lovell’s American Biker Blog)
bucklovell@gmail.com / bucklovellsblog@gmail.com
Sturgis, SD 57785
(605) 490 2991

“Buck is pulling together a feature on this Trike for us. Hang on.”
–Bandit

FLYING PISTON BREAKFAST UPDATE—

WyoTech Students Revs Up for Flying Piston Benefit’s Tiny Bike Chop Off at 83rd Sturgis Rally

Resulting auction supports All Kids Bike, putting kids on bikes in kindergarten P.E. Class nationwide

The Flying Piston Benefit is pleased to announce that students from WyoTech, a technical training institute specializing in automotive and diesel technology education, is taking part in the 2023 Flying Piston Benefit Tiny Bike Custom Chop Off.

As part of this prestigious event, WyoTech students will showcase their skills by building a custom tiny bike, starting with a stock Strider balance bike. In Laramie, Wyoming, WyoTech has been empowering students since 1966, offering hands-on training and preparing them for successful careers in the automotive industry.

The custom tiny bike created by WyoTech students takes center stage at the Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast, followed by the online auction.

The Flying Piston breakfast kicks off on Sunday, August 6th, from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip and the tiny customs are auctioned off online that morning. Anyone can bid from anywhere. Proceeds from the auction support All Kids Bike, a program that puts bike riding classes in kindergartens nationwide. The Flying Piston Benefit has helped train over 100,000 kindergartners so far, encouraging confidence, enjoyment of the outdoors, and autonomy.

“We are thrilled to have WyoTech participating in the Flying Piston Benefit 2023 Tiny Bike Chop Off,” said Marilyn Stemp, Flying Piston Benefit co-producer. “This competition provides a great experience for the students and really, in this competition, there are no losers, only winners!”

Enthusiasts can register for the auction at https://qtego.us/qlink/piston to bid online from anywhere. To buy tickets for the Builders Breakfast, held at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Crossroads on Sunday, August 6th and presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, go to https://www.tixr.com/groups/sturgisbuffalochip/events/sturgis-buffalo-chip-2023-60458.

The tiny custom bikes began as a stock Strider balance bike generously provided to the programs by Strider Sports International, of Rapid City, SD. The Tiny Custom Chop Off highlights six programs include Kevin “Teach” Baas’ Lakeville North High School from Lakeville, Minnesota; Pine Bush High School, Pine Bush, NY; Helping with Horsepower in Ethan, SD; WyoTech, Laramie, WY; Mitchell Tech in Mitchell, SD; and the Jessi Combs Foundation.

Strider is changing the paradigm of how kids learn to ride through AllKidsBike, which seeks to teach every kid how to ride a bike in kindergarten P.E. class.

www.AllKidsBike.org, www.Striderbikes.com

Event Hashtags:
#FlyingPistonBenefit
#PerformanceArt
#BuildersBreakfast

LOWBROW NEWS—VIRGINIA CITY ROUND-UP.

Who thought mixing a chopper show and a rodeo was a good idea??

Oh, that was Choppers Magazine!

Back in 2021, Lowbrow was at the first annual Virginia City Roundup (Nevada) put on by Choppers Magazine.

Not only was it a good time, it was a different kind of show…

Show-goers had the opportunity to ride a bull, get dragged, or wrestle a calf.

You can join in the next one (or just watch)… The Virginia City Roundup is August 26th, 2023!

WATCH EVENT VIDEO

PS – Keep up with the latest news on the show by following @virginia_city_round_up on Instagram!

QUICK TECH QUESTION—
SCREAMIN’ EAGLE PRO STREET TUNER and AUTOMATIC TUNING MODULE

Do you offer some free advice or knowledge? I have a 2017 Street Glide special with a 107 M8 built to a S&S 124 bore with a 475c SNS cam. I have the Screamin eagle programmer that I have loaded. A couple of their programs.

Bike is running fairly well just with some hiccups I added the Screamin eagle auto tune and having a lot of running issues now with check engine light. Codes p0031, p0051, and p0134… any help or insight would be great. I do not have any accessory upgrades, except for two brothers exhaust slip ons and SNS big mouth air cleaner. I have a lot of popping and backfiring on mid throttle an heavy throttle. What base calibration should I be using?

The stock 107 calibration or a calibration closer to my setup?

–Keith Jackson

“You’re way ahead of me. I would use the calibration close to your setup. You might need to back down and reset your system.”
–Bandit

IT’S NOT QUIET AROUND THE HEADQUARTERS—

Vickie’s bike is coming together. I ordered a part that wasn’t needed. Thanks Rich. But I know her bike is close.

I’ve sorta decided to reduce the number of projects I have. It’s tough, but there’s only so much time in a day. Unfortunately, the ’48 UL may need to go. It’s a classic, but I’m trying to hang onto the bikes I was directly involved it or built. Make me an offer if you’re interested. It’s a classic.

That being mistakenly said, I’m building two bikes currently. One is a 1913 twin Harley board track racer, and I just scored some more parts. Billy Lane wants me to bring it to Tennessee and race it against his 1912 Twin. He knows the secrets to making them fast. But I told him I would kick his ass, if I can find a Sifton cam and a small Mikuni carb. Hang on.

I’m also building a VL, XA, FL Knucklehead. Check the tech on the home page. I had to install seriously longer studs in the transmission. Fortunately, with slight mods the transmission would fit.

My son, Frank got pulled over the other day because he had a problem with his tags. His old Suburban faded and he rolled to a lot to trade it in fortunately. He’s got tattoos on his face and lifts weights constantly, but the cop cut him a deal. He drove home with a semi-new Jeep pickup.

Okay, tomorrow we are having a Salt Torpedo Meeting and I’m driving the ’58 Chevy to a Chili Cookoff in Spearfish.

For a town of 1200, it’s never dull around here. Next week, we will have a meeting with our local Senator and see what’s up.

Make sure to support your motorcycle freedom fighters, so we can continue to ride free and not get banned.

–Bandit

Hey,

Brothers and sisters all over the world are on the road. It’s that time of year and the Sturgis motorcycle rally is coming up fast.

I’ve sorta decided to reduce the number of projects I have. It’s tough, but there’s only so much time in a day. Unfortunately, the ’48 UL may need to go. It’s a classic, but I’m trying to hang onto the bikes I was directly involved it or built.

Make me an offer if you’re interested. It’s a classic.

I’m building two bikes currently. One is a 1913 twin Harley board track racer, and I just scored some more parts. Billy Lane wants me to bring it to Tennessee and race it against his 1912 Twin. He knows the secrets to making them fast. But I told him I would kick his ass, if I can find a Sifton cam and a small Mikuni carb. Hang on.

–Bandit

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