Hey,
Is life wild or what. As you will see in the news the government can’t do anything right, but they want to tell us how to run our lives, or restrict them constantly. But let’s not even go there. Next weekend the Hamsters are heading to Paso Robles for a wine run, lots of guys are headed to Laughlin for the River Run. The Long Beach Grand Prix is buzzing in my ears right now, and plans for Sturgis are in high gear.
Brothers and sisters all over the country are building bobbers to take to the Smoke Out, or the new run in New Mexico. So let me get this straight, a bunch of bikers can organize and throw events annually, cover their budgets and handle the myriad of duties involved from picking up the trash, to marketing, and paying their taxes on time, and still survive to kick off the party the following year.
But our government can’t even agree on a balanced budget, can’t control the banking system, can’t keep track of grant funds, and yet wants to restrict gun purchases for our own good, natch. Give me a break. Head through the news. It will blow your mind.
MEN’S CYCLOPS JACKET–Grateful Dead and River Road have teamed up to create some great leathers.
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NEWS FROM THE BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER–A woman visited her Bikernet plastic surgeon who told her about a new procedure called ‘The Knob,’ where a small knob is placed at the top of the woman’s head and could be turned to tighten up her skin and produce the same effect as a brand new face-lift.
Of course, the woman wanted ‘The Knob’. Over the course of the years, the woman tightened the knob, and the effects were wonderful, the woman remained young looking and vibrant. After fifteen years, the woman returned to the surgeon with two problems.
‘All these years, everything has been working just fine. I’ve had to turn the knob many times and I’ve always loved the results. But now I’ve developed two annoying problems: First, I have these terrible bags under my eyes and the knob won’t get rid of them. ‘
The doctor looked at her closely and said, ‘Those aren’t bags, those are your breasts.’ She said, ‘Well, I guess there’s no point in asking about the goatee.’
–from Sam Burns
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE TOWN JUST SOUTH OF US–Court: Former CSULB Student Castrates Husband .
Scorned wife is on trial for allegedly slicing off his penis and throwing it in the garbage disposal.
Furious that her estranged husband was dating a former girlfriend, a Garden Grove woman drugged her spouse with Ambien, tied him up and castrated him as he woke up, tossing his penis into a garbage disposal, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday.
Catherine Kieu’s attorney countered that his client suffered from post- traumatic stress disorder and did not have the required mental state to be convicted of the charges she faces — aggravated mayhem and torture, with a sentence-enhancing knife-use allegation.
If convicted, she faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
“This is a case about a husband wanting to seek a divorce from his wife and her unwillingness to accept it. That’s it,” Deputy District Attorney John Christl said in his opening statement. “By refusing to accept it, she committed a vicious act. She took away his manhood.”
The prosecutor characterized Kieu as a “very controlling, manipulative woman… who knew exactly what she was doing.”
The “well-educated” Kieu, who had a degree in mathematics and computer science from Cal State Long Beach, was also vain and reluctant to start over again, Christl said.
“She was going to have to get a job, pay rent, and she’s angry,” he said, adding that the victim “never saw it coming.”
On his Dec. 27, 2009, wedding day, the victim penned a letter to guests that he had changed his mind, but ended up going through with the nuptials, Christl said.
About 11 months later, he told Kieu that they had “made a mistake” and he wanted a divorce, Christl said. However, the victim, “concerned the defendant did not have a place to live,” allowed her to continue residing with him in his condominium, Christl said.
At first, the victim slept on the couch, but it was too uncomfortable so the estranged couple agreed to sleep in the same bed, separated by pillows, and they stopped having sex, Christl said.
Meanwhile, Kieu’s estranged husband was spending time with a former girlfriend, which angered the defendant so much that she bought several voice- activated recorders and planted them throughout the condo and his car to catch the two having sex, which never happened, according to Christl.
The voice-activated recorders, however, did give authorities an accounting of what happened between the two before and during the castration, Christl said.
Less than a week before the July 11, 2011, attack, Kieu got a prescription for the insomnia drug Zolpidem, known by its brand name Ambien, which she put into a bowl of tofu soup she made him for dinner, Christl alleged.
“You can hear him saying, ‘Oh, it’s good,’ ” Christl said. “You can also hear him saying, ‘It’s a little salty,’ ” a reference to him unwittingly tasting the drug, the prosecutor said.
The victim dragged himself to bed uncharacteristically early — about 8:10 p.m. — and Kieu used ropes to tie him to his bed between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., Christl alleged.
When the victim awoke, Kieu told him “You deserve it” three times, and then “slices off his penis with one motion of the knife,” the prosecutor said. “She then walks into the kitchen, takes the severed penis and puts it in the garbage disposal.”
As the victim begged for help, Kieu dialed 911, Christl said. When the emergency workers arrived, he was still tied up with a towel over his groin and the 10-inch knife in the sink next to the garbage disposal, Christl said.
Before police arrived, Kieu gathered up the recorders and deleted audio files from her laptop computer while also peeling off the label on the Ambien prescription bottle, the prosecutor alleged.
Kieu’s attorney, Frank Bittar of the Orange County Public Defender’s Office, called it “a tragic case for all parties … It’s exceedingly tragic for Catherine Kieu.”
The defendant suffered a “lifetime of trauma,” beginning with her childhood in Vietnam during the civil war, Bittar told the jury.
A year after her mother died, a “very troubled” older brother began raping her continuously for months when she was 6 years old, according to Bittar.
“And war was everywhere. Shelling, machine gunfire, rockets, tanks,” he said. “That was another layer of trauma she endured.”
An expert is expected to testify that Kieu could not tell anyone about the sex abuse because of the patriarchal culture in her country at the time, Bittar said.
When she was a teen, she fled her homeland with an aunt and other relatives, Bittar said. While adrift at sea, a Pakistani merchant ship picked up Kieu and her relatives and took them to a camp with “deplorable conditions” in Indonesia, Bittar said.
She eventually made her way to California, where she went to high school in Westminster and later got married in 1984, Bittar said.
Kieu and her previous husband had a grocery store that failed, which contributed to the demise of their marriage in 1997, Bittar said. Their divorce was “amicable,” Bittar said.
“She’s not jealous and she’s not wicked and she’s not a black widow,” he said.
–Nancy Wride
Belmont Shore/Naples Patch
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY HISTORY LESSON–Irish Luck
Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
‘I want to repay you,’ said the nobleman. ‘You saved my son’s life.’
‘No, I can’t accept payment for what I did,’ the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer’s own son came to the door of the family hovel.
‘Is that your son?’ the nobleman asked.
‘Yes,’ the farmer replied proudly.
‘I’ll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he’ll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.’ And that he did.
Farmer Fleming’s son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman’s son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.… His son’s name Sir Winston Churchill. Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
Work like you don’t need the money.
Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Dance like nobody’s watching.
Sing like nobody’s listening.
?Live like it’s Heaven on Earth.
May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
and may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you’re dead.
IS SEX WORK?–A U.S. Marine Colonel was about to start the morning briefing to his?staff. While waiting for the coffee machine to finish its brewing, the?colonel decided to pose a question to all assembled.??
He explained that his wife had been a bit frisky the night before and?he failed to get his usual amount of sound sleep. He posed the?question of just how much of sex was “work” and how much of it was?”pleasure?”
A Major chimed in with 75-25% in favor of work .??
A Captain said it was 50-50%.
A lieutenant responded with 25-75% in?favor of pleasure , depending upon his state of inebriation at the?time.??
There being no consensus, the colonel turned to the PFC who was in?charge of making the coffee. What was HIS opinion???Without any hesitation, the young PFC responded, “Sir, it has to be?100% pleasure.”??
The colonel was surprised and, as you might guess, asked why.??
“Well, sir, if there was any work involved, the officers would have me?doing it for them.”??The room fell silent.??God Bless the enlisted man.
–from Jim Waggaman
BIKERNET DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE ‘80s–Mr. Ben Kudon 1985, Rivera-Primo via J&P Cycles Facebook.
–PSD
NORTH DAKOTA WIFE OF THE YEAR—by unanimous decision, when put to a vote from the Bikernet board of directors.
–Snake
CENTRAMATIC ANNOUNCES BALANCERS FOR VICTORY MOTORCYCLES–Thousands of truck owner operators and fleets have realized the benefits of Centramatic wheel/tire balancers for dramatically improved ride, tremendous longevity of front end steer, drive-train and suspension components with 35-50% increase in tire life saving operators thousands of dollars year after year. Centramatic On-board balancers are the “permanent solution” to balancing the tire/ wheels assembly!
Centramatic has been making motorcycle balancers for Honda Goldwing GL 1800 and Harley-Davidson. Centramatic Balancers are one of the top five best selling aftermarket products in the world to Goldwing owners. Now they are available for Victory Motorcycles from 2007-2013 models. Call us for pre-2007 applications by model.
The improvement in stability, handling, safety and increased tire wear are one of the best things to hit the motorcycle market. How many products do you put on a motorcycle that will actually pay you back?
Centramatic balancers are made of the highest quality materials, 30-day money back guarantee and carry a five year unlimited mileage warranty. There are trucks with over 2.6 million miles on them and they keep on working and you can expect the motorcycle balancers to last a long time too. The motorcycle balancers are made of 304 polished stainless steel and a high tech combination of balancing media that will provide long lasting no service no worry performance.
Centramatic Balancers are available from Tucker Rocky/Bikers Choice dealers and Wing Stuff.com or contact Centramatic at 855-448-8473 www.centramatic.com
We installed them on our Mudflab Girl FXR. Check the tech: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/Mudflap_Girl_FXR_Part_13_New_Paint_and_More.aspx
NEWS FROM THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION MRF–House Committee Approves Ethanol Study Bill.
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology approved a bill that would require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a comprehensive study on the E-15 gasoline fuel blends. The committee approved the bill, HR 875, by a vote of 18-17.
Committee Chairman had this to say, “Time and again, we see instances where American businesses are unnecessarily harmed by the EPA’s regulatory and political agenda.”
Both the American Petroleum Institute and the Environmental Working Group, two organizations that do not often agree, back Mr. Sensenbrenner’s E15 bill. The American Automobile Association (AAA), as well as groups representing snowmobile, boat and motorcycle owners also support the bill.
Motorcycle champion, James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), authors HR 875.
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation encourages you to contact your U.S. Representative and ask them to co-sponsor this important legislation. You can reach the US Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121
WEEKEND MUDFLAP DISCOVERY– don’t know who makes them. Upon more research we found them on the No Fear web site.
—Ray C. Wheeler
VP
Cantina Business Development
AUSTRALIAN HIGH COURT APPROVAL OF CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION LAWS–
Under conditions of deepening political instability at both federal and state levels, and growing popular hostility toward all the traditional ruling parties, the Australian High Court has cleared the way for legislation that potentially could be used to outlaw a wide range of organizations, including political parties regarded as a threat to the political establishment.
For the first time, Australia’s supreme court has upheld far-reaching state “criminal association” laws. Far from being confined to “bikie gangs,” as the mass media and governments claim, these provisions create a framework for the unprecedented use of secret evidence and undisclosed hearings to illegalize organizations.
Significantly, the beleaguered federal Labor government of Prime Minister Julia Gillard intervened in the case, as did nearly all the state governments, to support the Queensland Criminal Organization Act of 2009, which had been introduced by the former Queensland Labor government of Premier Anna Bligh.
Earlier this month, as part of her campaign for the scheduled September 14 election, Gillard called on the state and territory governments to refer constitutional powers to Canberra to declare groups “criminal associations.” She did so in a conscious effort to divert mounting discontent over the destruction of working class jobs and conditions behind a “law and order” scare campaign, while further boosting and centralizing the powers of the police and state apparatus.
Dating back to 2001, and increasingly over the past five years, state Labor governments have made repeated attempts to enact such draconian laws, only to have them struck down by the High Court on a series of constitutional technicalities. Now the court has declared unanimously, by 7 to 0, that the Queensland legislation was perfectly valid under the Australian constitution, and could be applied, in the first instance, to the Finks Motorcycle Club.
The court ruled that an organization can be outlawed on the basis of secret “criminal intelligence” that is tabled in a “special closed hearing,” of which the group is not given notice, let alone allowed to attend. Under the legislation, when a court then conducts a hearing to decide on an organization’s illegality, the group and its lawyers are excluded from any part of the hearing where the “criminal intelligence” is to be considered.
These are police-state measures.
S&S CYCLE 55TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION COMING–
S&S Cycle of Viola, Wisconsin is proud to celebrate our 55th anniversary this year, and we’d like everyone to us for the celebration party on Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd! The party will take place at the Oktoberfest grounds in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with a side trip to the S&S factory in Viola for breakfast, plant and museum tours, and rides through the beautiful hills of the “driftless area” of southwest Wisconsin.
Live Music Featuring Foghat and The Outlaws!
There’ll be live music, vendor displays, traditional Wisconsin brats and beer, and a bike show featuring five student-built bikes. Hang out, relax, enjoy the music, scarf a few brats, have a cool one, and ogle the bikes. There will be several regional bands including the Eric Tessmer Band from Austin, Texas on hand to provide good partying tunes and headliners Foghat and The Outlaws will rock us into the night!
Wristbands are on sale now!
$15 two day wristbands are an online deal only! Order yours today. Online sales close on June 12th.
$18 two day wristbands and $10 one day wristbands are available at the gate.
While there is no age restriction to enter the Oktoberfest Grounds, you must be 21+ years of age or be accompanied by a parent or guardian to enter the beer garden and stage area.
Be sure to check in for more details as they developd. Click on the banner below.
LESS THAN 2 WEEKS UNTIL — Little River Dragway’s Texas Hot Rod Reunion Saturday APRIL 27 & 28 –
…The 2nd Annual Texas Hot Rod Reunion will hold Open Competition in Heads Up Trophy Class Racing, in Foot Brake E.T. Bracket Racing, and will be having Exhibition Runs & Open Drags for folks that just want to enjoy going down the Historic Old Dragstrip with Pre ‘72 Cars, Hot Rods, Vintage Dragsters & Vintage Fuel & Gas Motorcycles.
AA/VINTAGE FUEL, Twin engine & supercharged vintage motorcycle dragsters
A/VINTAGE FUEL, 72 to 125 Vintage motorcycle dragsters w/o.e.m. heads
B/VINTAGE FUEL, Vintage motorcycle dragsters under 72 w/o.e.m. heads
V/GAS MOTORCYCLE, Vintage motorcycle dragsters on Gasoline or Alcohol
S/M, Pre ‘72 Street Motorcycles – E.T. Bracket Race
V/M Pre Œ46 Vintage Street Motorcycles – E.T. Bracket Race.
MAKE PLANS NOW FOR WHAT’S GONNA BE A GREAT TIME April 27 & 28 2013, at the Historic Old Dragstrip, NO CHARGE FOR RV’S – Early Set Up Information, Class Descriptions, Times & Prices at- Underneath The Giant Shade Trees Along The Banks Of The Little River.. BE THERE!!!!!! For The 2nd Annual Texas Hot Rod Reunion…..
2013 MOTORCYCLE AND SCOOTER ANNUAL “RIDE TO WORK DAY”–The 22nd annual Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is Monday, June 17th. Every year more than a million two-wheeled moto-commuters demonstrate the benefits of riding, including: reduced road congestion, shorter commute times, more parking spaces and less fuel consumption.
Reasons to encourage motorcycle and scooter commuting:
• Shared parking spaces, providing more parking for everyone else.
• Fewer resources consumed per-commuter than other powered mobility options.
• Reduced traffic and congestion.
Supporter Tools:
• Template for a letter to city Mayors, requesting a proclamation of support. www.ridetowork.org/files/mayors/2013_Mayor_letter.doc
• Template for a support proclamation. www.ridetowork.org/files/mayors/2013_PROCLAMATION_template.doc.
• List of all 2006 – 2012 supporting cities, and a .pdf of each city’s proclamation.
• If your city officially supports Ride to Work Day by proclamation, contact local media, and also send us a copy of the Proclamation so we can post it on our website. propaganda@ridetowork.org.
Contact Ride to Work Day, a 501 c4 nonprofit organization, at:
POB 1072, Proctor, Minnesota, 55810 USA
http://www.ridetowork.org
218 722 9806
info@ridetowork.org
Mission Statement:
Some Affiliated Countries:
Canada, Germany, Philippines, England, France, Israel, Turkey, Ecuador, and many others.
FLORIDA VIETNAM AND ALL VETERANS ANNUAL REUNION–
~
–Rogue
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NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL MOTORISTS ASSOCIATION–NMA E-Newsletter #223: New Studies Provide Insight on Distracted Driving.
With police and policymakers fixated on stopping cell-phone use while driving, one might conclude that all other potential driving distractions have been miraculously eliminated. Sadly, nothing could be further from the truth. According to a new study from the Erie Insurance Group, the number one cause of distraction-related highway fatalities in the United States is daydreaming.
The study, which analyzed two years of NHTSA fatality data (2010-2011), found that 62 percent of distraction-related highway fatalities were due to being “generally distracted or lost in thought.” By comparison, cell-phone use contributed to only 12 percent of distraction-related highway fatalities.
So, should we ban daydreaming behind the wheel? It sounds absurd, but some misguided lawmaker may try. And based on the results of bans already in place, it wouldn’t work anyway. The Erie study also found that stimuli outside the vehicle (objects, persons or events) contributed to seven percent of distraction-related fatalities. Coincidentally, results from another recently released Canadian study shed light on the potential impact of this kind of distraction.?
Researchers at the University of Alberta found that billboard messaging had a profound impact on driver distraction and driving performance. Messages with positive emotional connotations sharpened driver attention, while messages with negative emotional connotations blunted attention and resulted in distracted driving behavior.
A news release, citing comments from lead study author Michelle Chan, summed up the results: Chan contends that emotional distraction while driving may come from anything from music to news to conversations, so it would be hard to legislate against those types of factors. Self-regulation on the images and language marketers use on billboards could be one way to reduce potential for emotionally related vehicular incidents.
Ultimately, she says, drivers need to take responsibility for their actions behind the wheel, even if it means reducing the usual driving stimuli such as talking or listening to the radio. “Any kind of distraction is risky when you’re driving. But there would appear to be a larger risk when it comes to emotional stimuli.” Chan’s views mirror those of the NMA: Drivers face so many kinds of distractions that selectively legislating against one potentially risky activity is ineffective and counter-productive.
Chan’s findings also show that potential distractions can come from what’s going on outside the vehicle, not just from what’s going on inside. This seems obvious to us, but given the current obsession with banning certain in-vehicle behaviors, you would never know it.
We don’t want to ban billboards (although a drive along Wisconsin’s bucolic highways would be more pleasant without them). We do, however, urge traffic planners and policymakers to address driver distraction and confusion stemming from cluttered visual environments. The over-application of highway signage/markings has been shown to increase accidents. In contrast, open traffic designs, with minimal or no signage, can significantly reduce accidents. The reason? When drivers are freed from micromanagement, they assume greater responsibility for their own actions. This naturally leads to safer, more attentive behavior behind the wheel.
The NMA’s position on distracted driving is clear: Distracted driving can best be addressed through efforts to educate the public about its dangers. Enforcement can be useful to a degree, but banning specific actions behind the wheel is unnecessary. Distracted driving is distracted driving, regardless of the cause. If a motorist demonstrates a lack of control of his vehicle and is a safety risk, there are distracted driving laws on the books of all states that allow law enforcement to pull that driver over.
–National Motorists Association
BIKERNET 5-Ball RACING WHEELER REPORT–
Adrenaline File:
*2nd Grand Child, It’s A Boy, Leon Gerald Wheeler, arrival, early June
*Texas Mile* …..212 mph…..VALERIE THOMPSON ….212 mph ….www.texasmile.net
*N H R A * ..Motorcycle…April 19-20-21….Charlotte, N C … April 26-7-28…Houston, Texas..
*Ohio Mile 2013* *April 27-28 June 8-9 July 6-7 Sept. 28-29 ….www.ecta-lsr.com
*El Mirage 2013* *May 18-19, June 9, July 14, Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 9-10.. www.scta.org
*Loring Maine* The Maine Event July 12-14 ….www.lta-lsr.com
*Bonneville, SCTA* *110 Days….August 10-16, 2013* ….www.scta-bni.org
*BUB Speed Trials* *118 Days…. *August 24-29, 2013* ….www.speedtrialsbybub.com
*Mojave Mile* October, 12-13 ….www.mojavemile.com
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We just blasted through another week in So Cal and the weather has been perfect other than a lot of wind the first couple of days. With 110 days until Bonneville we experienced major strides in a forward direction this week on our 5-Ball racing Teams Bonneville Twin Cam Raycer. Late Friday afternoon Master fabricator/welder Juan and I loaded the Raycer in my pick up truck for a trip to the next stop on the list. Ending up on an air table in the infamous Dr. Willie’s garage, tucked away in a quiet back alley located about 5 miles from home.
For some unknown reason one of the Doctors first questions, “Does the transmission oil pan have a baffle installed?”
“Baffling question,” I replied. What to do? We drained the oil, and off came the pan….no baffle. Monday morning will find me looking for a baffle in Fullerton at the H- D Dealership that may or may not be open, we have a gasket on hand.
Tech Tip from an old guy in the event the oil pan is held in with bullet proof sealer and no prying on the pan is allowed, ever. The oil drain plug screws into a 1/2 inch fine threaded hole. We found a 4 inch bolt, a nut and a flat washer. We installed the washer first, then the nut and threaded the bolt into the drain hole tightening the nut to secure the bolt securely in place. We used a long handled pry bar to leverage against the bottom frame rail with the tip resting on the bolt and washer. The pan came off without pry marks or a severe beating with a rubber mallet. Easy does it, removed and cleaned immaculately. Removing the gasket by hand with a new razor blade works perfectly without any damage to the mating surfaces.
We were so busy I forgot to take photos of the bolt.
It’s early Sunday just after midnight. In the morning you will find me in the Doctor’s garage with Dr. Willie making progress. We’re waiting on a call from Race Tech Team with a date and time to load and head to Corona for a suspension tune up. The men at Race Tech have ask for a 2 to 3 day session for the suspension up-grades and alignment.
Next on the getting shorter list, we re-install the oil pan with a baffle. Dr. Willie will then connect the headlight and tail ight via Busa wiring plugs for easy removal of the fairing and tail section.
Progress in the making….once again thanks to all involved.
Thanks….With one helleva lot of help from my family and Industry friends….Thanks, Thanks, Thanks.
We’re on track for a stellar year on the street and on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
3 Ex-Wives, My 3 Sons, Aerocharger, All Balls Racing, Kent Rich, Dutch and the Crew@Air Tech Streamlining, Arai Helmets, Keith Ball and the Crew@Bikernet, Bikers Choice, Brad Beach@Beach Racing ,Cometic Gaskets, Dan Thayer@vtwinfuelinjection, Allen Alvarez@Daytona Twin Tech, ERC Race Gas, George The Wild Brush, ET Krankvents (Thanks Ted Shrode, Ph.D—- R. I. P.), Fisher Harmonic Damper, Dan Stern@House of Thunder H-D, Horsepower Inc., Ron Williams, Jeff, Kevin@Hardtailz, Randy Torgeson, Michelle and the Crew@Hyperformance, Jim’s Machine USA, K&N Air Cleaner, Paul Kittrell@Lyndall Racing Brakes, Marc Susman@Colorado Custom Cycle Wheels, Juan, Colorado Custom Cycle Wheels, Ray Whitehead@Pegasus, Pingel, Jim @Sharp Eye Transmission, Reggie and Crew@R&R Cycle, Ben Kudon@Rivera Primo, Matthew Wiley@Race Tech Suspension, Rick Tedder@ R/T Performance, Schnitz Racing, Mr. McCahill@Spyke, S&S Cycle, Matthew Negherbon@Thunder Motorcycles in San Jose, Guy Caputo@Tiger Racing, Steve The Turbo Doc, Tsubaki Chains, Vanderbeck Race Cars, Vanson Leathers, Dr. Willie, World Wide Bearings, Duncan Keller, Yankee Engineuity in San Jose, Ca..
Haul Ass!
Ride for your Life!
–Ray C Wheeler
Performance Editor
wheeler@bikernet.com
NOW OPEN, BIKERNET BAD COP FILES–NORTH CAROLINA– Officer resigns after knife fight SHELBY — A Cleveland County sheriff’s lieutenant is out of a job after allegedly pulling a knife on a man who questioned why he parked in a handicapped space while buying beer.
Reports say Lt. Steve Smith resigned the job he’s held for 18 years on Friday after Shelby police began investigating an argument. Investigative reports say the incident started early Friday when Smith parked outside a gas station and walked inside. When he came out, one of the men in the car commented that Smith parked in a handicapped parking spot.??The report states Smith then pulled a knife and held it to the man’s throat. A fight followed, with Smith getting knocked to the ground and cutting the other man’s hand.
–Rogue
EXTRA, EXTRA NHRA Addition– Finals today in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dollar General NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Fueled by Full Throttle
You read it correctly, FOUR-Wide Racing.
Saturdays Results
Its a Family Affair ***Check Out the John Force family and the Arana family.
Top Fuel
1. Shawn Langdon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.751-327.90 mph
2. Spencer Massey Schuamacher Electric Dragster 3.773-326.24 mph
9. ***Brittney Force (Rookie) Castrol Edge Dragster 3.836-323.81 mph
Funny Car
A mere 8,000 Horsepower to play with.
1. Chad Head (Rookie) Head Racing Camry 4.014 315.29 mph
2. ***John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.039 316.08 mph
12. ***Courtney Force Traxxas Mustang 4.533 190.65 mph
Motorcycle
1. ***Hector Arana Jr. 3/4/1989 Lucas Oil Buell 6.826 195.19 mph 4 Wins/9 Rounds
4. ***Hectar Arana 9/17/1958 Lucas Oil Buell 6.860 194.24 mph 6 Wins/16 Rounds
8. ***Adam Arana (Rookie?) 7/18/1991 Protect the Harvest.com/MAVTV Buell 6.895 193.24
mph O Wins/) Rounds
–Ray C. Wheeler
Bikernet Performance Editor
BIKERNET BAD JOKE DEPARTMENT–I was standing in a bar and this little Chinese guy comes in and stands
next to me. After a while, I said to him, “Do you know any of those martial arts
things, like Kung-Fu, Karate or Ju-Jitsu?”
He says “No, why the fluck you ask me dat, is it coz I Chinee”?
“No”, I said, “It’s because you’re drinking my fucking beer you slanty
eyed little bastard.”
–from Gerry Celia
WEEKEND QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND, WHATEVER–“Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle”
–Lori
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WEEKEND PAIN IN THE ASS WORD OF THE DAY–quoin koin, kwoin, noun:
He learned how to fashion an ornate quoin corner in many styles, before he settled on the unadorned quoin corner that is his trademark.
See you yon quoin o’th’ Capitol, yon cornerstone?
Quoin, which entered English in the sixteenth century, shares its root with the word coin. They both come from the Latin cuneus meaning “a wedge.”
POLISH GP RACES TODAY–The 2nd GP in Poland today. Starts at 10:00 AM our time 🙂 As usual I am a complete wreck but what’s new!!
http://speedwaygp.com/live_stream
–Carroll
AMA HEALTHCARE Insight, no matter which side you are on–The American Medical Association has weighed in on Obama’s new health care
package. The Allergists were in favor of scratching it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. The Gastroenterologists
had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve. Meanwhile, Obstetricians felt certain everyone was laboring under a misconception, while the Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted.
Pathologists yelled, “Over my dead body!” while the Pediatricians said, “Oh, grow up!” The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the Radiologists could see right through it. Surgeons decided to wash their
hands of the whole thing and the Internists claimed it would indeed be a bitter pill to swallow.
The Plastic Surgeons opined that this proposal
would “put a whole new face on the matter”. The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists were pissed off at the whole idea. Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and those lofty Cardiologists didn’t have the heart to say no.
In the end, the Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the assholes in Washington.
–from Gerry Celia
BEST CANTINA PARKING LOT SHOT OF THE WEEKEND–
“Paul Sr. has gone downhill since the show ended.”
–Buckshot
MUDFLAP GIRL FXR CARB PROBLEMS–something is up with that low speed adjust.
screw circuit. Did u remove the screw? By
screwing it in the all the way engine will die at
idle, no air. All the way out engine will die, rich.
Is this your old Trock CV?
Have you checked the accelerator pump discharge stream/mist?? This should be checked if the carb sat for awhile. There is a needle in the float bowl that can gum up.
You can pull the float bowl and shake it to listen for movement. No movement no accl.
pump gas stream!
Also is your fuel tank vented properly? Check it.
Most of these checks are based upon years
of trouble shooting bad running bikes using
this carb.
–PSD
CIGAR OF THE WEEK FROM BIKERNET BAGGERS–CASA MIRANDA – MIAMI CIGAR & COMPANY
American made, this cigar comes from the El Titan de Bronze factory in Little Havana, Miami, Florida.
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Construction: Firm construction with a slightly toothy wrapper that is soft to the touch.
Prelight: Rich Barnyard and hay with a soft nutty and caramel nuance. On first impression there is quick black pepper spice when lit with smooth smoke, cedar wood, almond and a noticeable sweetness.
The pepper spice quickly diminishes and organic leather and soft cedar takes over the foreground underpinned with a true tobacco taste and hint of honey sweetness. Through the first third this cigar burns straight and the ash is firm and did not fall off.
Casa Mirandi is A medium-bodied smoke, as the flavors meld and deepen there is an overall impression of sweetness with soft cedar wood, nuts and leather showing the predominate taste. There is also a ground coffee tone with a nice lemon rind developing on the edges in the second third. The solid white ash lasted, with some care, through the second third of the smoke.
GO RACE AND TASTE THE ACE CAFÉ– Celebrating the cafe’s 75th anniversary, having originally opened in 1938, Ace Cafe London has teamed up with T3 Racing to provide Team Hospitality, throughout the 2013 season, for the prestigious factory-backed, 9 Round, Triumph Triple Challenge Championship, run as part of the BSB race series – British Superbikes.
The Ace Cafe T3 Racing Team, rider Rob Guiver and the T3 Racing tuned and prepared Triumph 675R Daytona, will be at all twelve Rounds of BSB, racing in Motorpoint British Supersport. Ace Cafe Team Hospitality will be available at all 9 Rounds of the TTC.??Special introductory pre-booked Ace hospitality at Oulton Park (4th-6th May), is exclusively available to BSB ticket/pass holders, the TTC racing teams, T3 Racing, Triumph and Ace Cafe London, at a unique “Team Hospitality” rate of £10 per person per day.
THIS JUST IN, New Bikernet Reader Comment!–
FEULING TWIN CAM PLATE TESTING TOOL
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11010
It does make sense and definitely if you use the right tool for any job makes things go easier, faster, and it doe eliminates most mistakes.
–Victor Boccheciamp
allaroundmoto@yahoo.com
Longwood, FL
THIS JUST INTO THE BIKERNET GOOD-GOD FILE–Twenty-four current and former Internal Revenue Service employees have been charged with stealing government benefits, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
The IRS employees were indicted on charges that they illegally received more than $250,000 in benefits including unemployment insurance payments, food stamps, welfare, and housing vouchers, the U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis said in a news release.
Prosecutors say 13 of the IRS employees face federal charges of lying about being unemployed while applying for or recertifying their government benefits…
They each face up to five years in prison if convicted of making false statements to receive the benefits.
Eleven others face state charges of theft of property over $1,000, a felony that can carry a sentence of probation up to 12 years in prison if they are convicted.
Now take this fraud, multiply it by a million dollars or so, and you get your typical Senator.
Two DOZEN IRS employees ‘received more than $250,000 in food stamps, welfare, and housing vouchers after lying about being unemployed’
• Twenty-four current and former Internal Revenue Service employees charged today with stealing government benefits
• Many claimed unemployement benefits like food stamps and welfare checks while still working
–from Sarge
THIS IS HOW EVERYTHING IS HANDLED IN BANDIT’S CANTINA--soigné swahn-YEY; Fr. swa-NYEY, adjective:
I saw…books being borrowed from the library by gentlemen of soigné appearance.
A moment later the lights dimmed, the orchestra struck up the prelude and the curtain slid smoothly up. Later, during the intermission, Hearn took a cup of hot chocolate and mingled with the soigné crowd.
Soigné came to English in the 1800s from the French word soigner meaning “take care of.”
AND NOW FOR ANOTHER ENTRY INTO THE BIKERNET GOOD-GOD FILE–California hasn’t spent safe-drinking-water funds, EPA says
The state has failed to spend $455 million in federal funds and isn’t adequately managing the program that dispenses money intended to improve water quality in rural communities, U.S. officials say.
By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times
California has failed to spend $455 million in federal safe-drinking-water funds and isn’t adequately managing the program that administers the money, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials said.
“Nearly half a billion dollars that could be actively used today is being held and basically parked,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA regional administrator.
Blumenfeld’s office on Friday sent a notice of noncompliance to the California Department of Public Health, warning that if the state doesn’t take corrective action within 60 days, the EPA may suspend grant payments to the program.
The Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund primarily is used to pay for treatment systems and other facilities to improve drinking-water quality in small rural communities that have contaminated wells or other problems.
The state provides a 20% match for the federal funds, which then are distributed as grants or loans to local water agencies. The loan repayments go back into the fund.
As of the end of the last fiscal year, California had spent a smaller portion of its federal money than any other state, the EPA said. Much of the unspent $455.4 million had been committed to projects that were not shovel-ready. An additional $260 million of repaid loans had not been earmarked for any project.
The EPA also said the health department lacks adequate fiscal controls, leading to “errors or confusion in tracking commitments, calculating outstanding balances and determining the program’s funding capacity.”
Since 1998, the federal government has paid about $1.5 billion into California’s revolving fund. An EPA infrastructure assessment found that the state will need $39 billion to make necessary water system improvements through 2026.
“On the one hand, there’s a great need,” Blumenfeld said. “On the other hand, a great amount of money isn’t being actively spent.”
In a letter to the EPA released Friday evening, state public health director Ron Chapman said he would “take all steps necessary to address the compliance issues.”
“We have been faced with challenges in meeting the EPA requirements in the past,” he wrote. “But this administration has made significant progress in resolving those challenges and getting more money to local communities to improve their drinking water. However, as you note, there is more work to be done.”
NEW LAW TO GIVE AUSSIE COPS POWER TO TAKEDOWN CLUB WALLS–
Police in the Australian state of Victoria say they will be able to tear down fortified walls and other defenses built around biker clubhouses under new draft laws.
Under legislation introduced into State Parliament, police will be able to apply to a magistrate for an order to have fortifications removed from club property.
Premier Denis Napthine says criminal motorcycle clubs will have nowhere to hide under the new laws.
“This is another step forward in my government’s tough on crime agenda,” he said.
“This is a very real crackdown on criminal organizations and criminal bikie gangs in this state.”
Laws cracking down on motorcycle clubs in South Australia and NSW were struck down by the High Court after successful challenges by the groups.
But Attorney-General Robert Clark said he was confident Victoria’s legislation would withstand any High Court challenge.
He said there will be penalties of up to two years’ jail if anyone obstructs the removal of fortifications that courts have ordered to be removed.
Deputy Commissioner Graham Ashton welcomed the new law, which he said would complement the anti-association legislation targeting the clubs.
Police expect to put an application before a court within weeks that would brand an outlaw club as a criminal organisation and effectively ban members from wearing club patches and associating with each other.
It remains unclear which clubs police intend to target, but Mr Ashton did reveal six clubhouses had been identified as being heavily fortified.
SMOKING PINSTRIPING AT THE SMOKEOUT SPONSORED BY BIKERNET.COM–Jillian Rossi Joins the Monstercraftsman at Smoke Out 14
Jillian Rossi is providing pinstriping seminars at the Monstercraftsman booth during the Smoke Out 14 Rally on Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22, 2013. Enthusiasts will see how a professional pinstriper creates the look that is in such demand.
Jillian will showcase the basic strokes and demonstrate them in complete detail. She’ll demonstrate the techniques to produce steady straight lines along with rotating the brush in curves and much more.
“We are excited to bring Jillian to the Rock and introduce her to the Smoke Out Rally,” explained Greg “Edge” Scheuer, the Smoke Out Rally Grand Poobah. “Our Chopper Jockeys are really going to enjoy seeing how to stripe up a tank.”
The Smoke Out is a celebration of everything Chopper. Entertainment at the rally includes mini bike racers, a painted lady contest, bands, the Horse Backstreet Chopper Magazine’s Chop Off and plenty more.
“I have a natural ability to communicate and educate,” said Rossi. “I’ll be sharing my tips and techniques that will keep people riveted whether they are interested in pinstriping for themselves or not.”
Jillian comes by her ability honestly. Her father, Rich Rossi, is a painter and a metal fabricator, and both have the gift for working with their hands. Jillian strives for quality and line consistency. She challenges herself to deliver a precise design.
The Smoke Out is about choppers. It is about builders, from professional builders to those bloody-knuckled guys (and ladies) burning the midnight oil in an unheated shed to build a chopper they can call their own. Check the SmokeOutRally.com for updates.
ANOTHER WILD WEEK STARTS TO UNFOLD—Hang on as we roam into another non-stop week of activities, racing efforts, motorcycle builds, tech efforts, fuck, you name it. Even maybe a new redhead.
We’ve got a pile of hot content headed your way, and I need to dive back into the shop and replace my CV carb with a spare. That will give us some indication of my adjustment problem. I would love to be able to jump the Mudflap Girl and haul ass to Laughlin. For some odd, unknown reason, I love to ride across the hot desert to the neon mecca on the Colorado River.
GMA is also helping me cure one of my own creations on my rear brake. Unfortunately it was the wrong move. I endeavored to make the rear caliper float, so when the pedal was depressed the caliper could grab the rotor to it’s best advantage. Lot’s of H-D brake calipers are designed to float slightly, but my system was too loose and caused the caliper to bounce around and open the gap between the pads and the rotor, so after just a few miles the brakes felt soft, and the whole system rattled too much. Enough of that. I will replace the mounting plate with an unmodified original. And I thought I was being clever.
Let’s have a helluva week, and a great time next weekend.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
