SEARCHING BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for October 6, 2016

Hey,

I’m still catching up on sleep from Las Vegas Bikefest. I’m also in the process of constantly learning. I’m learning business, new technology and constantly on the search for more information regarding our freedoms to ride and build motorcycles.

I’ve been after the EPA and CARB in California for several years purely from a freedom basis. The planet may or may not be headed down a troublesome path, but these agencies don’t need to attack motorcycles for any reason. But recently many other issues came to light. I’m going to touch on a couple here.

The Wall Street Journal recently reported in the Week Magazine: A new study from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has concluded that most forensic-evidence techniques—including fingerprint, bite-mark, firearm, footwear, and hair analysis techniques—have surprisingly high error rates, and often are “rank guesswork.” Only “the most basic form of DNA analysis” is scientifically sound, the study found. Forensic experts work for the prosecution, natch. Let that sink in.

Several times recently during heated discussions on the EPA, the cow fart issue surfaced. I listened and was intrigued but didn’t know the facts until the Redhead of Redheads found a documentary on Netflix called the Cowspiracy from www.cowspiracy.com. This documentary will blow your mind. Here are just a handful of facts:

Animal Agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, more than the combined exhaust from all transportation.

Livestock and their byproducts account for at least 32,000 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, or 51 percent of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.

Methane has a global warming potential 86 times that of CO2 on a 20-year time frame.

That’s not all. The one thing on the planet that gives back to the environment is plant life and trees and we are cutting them down at the rate of one acre per second for live stock grazing and feed production.

Get this: One cow and a café require 10 acres of grazing land. A cow eats 140 pound of feed and drinks 40 gallons of water a day. The production of one gallon of milk takes 1000 gallons of water.

I’m just letting this sink in. Let’s get to the news. I’ll bring you more on this topic in the near future. One more fact: In 1812 there were 1 Billion folks on earth, in 1912 there was 1.5 Billion and in 2012 we exploded to 7 Billion. Hang on, over 200,000 babies are born every day.

The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by Cycle Source Magazine, Las Vegas Bikefest, Choppertown, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, Iron Trader and Born to Ride.

AMERICAN IRON SPECIAL ON THE STANDS NOW– TAM Communications is our small, family owned publishing business started in 1989 in a spare room over the garage, as the thesis for my MBA. Prior to that I worked in my family publishing business – Penny Press.

Our American Iron Magazine is the undisputed best selling motorcycle magazine on the newsstand, and has been for more than a decade. We publish it every 4 weeks (13 issues a year).

A few years ago we tested American Iron Garage – an all tech magazine. It was quite popular, and we have been increasing the frequency from annual to semi-annual to quarterly. We are increasing the frequency to 6 issues in 2017.

Our latest adventure is American Iron Salute, on sale October 25. We are publishing it as a motorcycle salute to our brave men and women in uniform. We feel this is a good thing to do. There is a strong emotional tie between motorcycle riders and our military, police, fire and EMS members, so we feel this is a wonderful way to say thank you.

American Iron Salute, an offshoot of category leader American Iron Magazine, ?goes on sale October 25.

Articles in this issue include various tribute bikes, a World War I Harley carrier pigeon carrier, a 1950s NYPD Indian motorcycle, and an article on how some of our military are using motorcycle therapy to deal with Post Tramautic Stress Disorder.

If this issue sells as well as we expect it might, we will make it an annual issue.

American Iron Magazine at 13 issues a year, American Iron Garage up to 6 issues a year, and our new American Iron Salute might become an annual.

So no, we do NOT believe print is dead.

–Buzz Kanter
TAM Communications, Inc
American Iron Magazine
American Iron Garage
Classic American Iron forum

AUSTRALIAN NEWS REPORT–
Andy, the main subject of this news item is the guy who has built my last four custom bikes.

I am told that even if the Federal court judges that he should stay in Australia, the Immigration Minister can, with a stroke of a pen, once again cancel his visa and kick him out of our country.

It is not right that one man, the minister, should not be beholden to the law of the land.

–Doc

A one-way ticket out of Australia

It is as breathtakingly simple as it is blunt. And it is now one of the most effective tools in the armory being used by law enforcement to combat bikers in Australia … writes Nigel Hunt in a rehashed “police/politician PR puff piece” for the South Australian Sunday Mail newspaper.

Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan has revealed the Federal Government has cancelled the visas of 116 motorcycle club members and other criminals as the war against organized crime continues unabated.

One by one, they are slowly being picked off. While some are household names, others are known to no one but their immediate circle of friends and family.

So far, three Adelaide bikers have had their visas cancelled as the purge continues. The highest-profile club member deported is Mongols state treasurer Andrew Peter Stevens.

His clinical removal took place in June. He was still in bed when Crime Gangs Task Force detectives and STAR Group members “knocked’’ on the door of his home. In minutes he was travelling in a police convoy – dressed only in underpants – to Adelaide Airport where he was placed on a charter jet that ferried him straight to Christmas Island.

Stevens, a father of six and grandfather of three, has lived in Australia for 45 years after emigrating from the UK with his family aged just nine. He remains in custody at Christmas Island, having opted to fight his deportation from there, rather than the UK.

His application for a review of the decision is set down for a hearing before the Full Court of the Federal Court in November.

He is arguing his deportation is constitutionally invalid.

There is little doubt Stevens’ legal team is pushing a heavy wheelbarrow up a very steep hill to win the appeal.

An identical challenge by former Rebels national president Alex Vella was quashed early last year. He subsequently sought leave to appeal that decision in the High Court but, in October last year, it was refused.

Vella, 60, was visiting his birth country of Malta in mid-2014 when then-Immigration Minister Scott Morrison cancelled his visa, leaving him with no legal means of returning to Australia.

Another ousted Adelaide biker is Comanchero Paul Burgess. He was also removed from Adelaide in June and, likewise, is fighting the order rescinding his visa.

Under Section 501 of the Immigration Act an individual’s visa can be cancelled with the stroke of Minister Peter Dutton’s pen.

The clause allows cancellation on character grounds if individuals “are or have been a member of a group or organization or had or have an association with a person, group or organization that the minister reasonably suspects of being involved in criminal conduct”

Keenan said the cancellation of outlaw motorcycle club gang members’ visas has had a “significant’’ disruptive effect, from the micro day-to-day operations – including criminal activity – in Australia to the larger scale disruption to the command and control of OMCGs.

“By removing individuals who exude influence within the criminal gang, including some in long-term leadership positions, the Government is destabilizing criminal groups and interrupting their criminal operations,’’ he told the Sunday Mail.

Surprisingly, about 20 per cent of SA’s 206 full-time club members are on the ACIC’s top secret national criminal target list.

Nationally, there are now 4700 patched members and 910 prospects across 38 groups.

The ATO also targeted 370 people as part of the operation, collecting $3 million in cash and launching 12 prosecutions.

Keenan said intelligence provided by the ACIC was “absolutely vital’’ in the success of such operations. “It is intelligence that has helped us stop 10 terror attacks in Australia, it is intelligence that has helped us exclude 116 very serious criminals from Australia through our visa strategy,’’ he said.

“Information is power in these things and that is what the ACIC brings, the intelligence we need.

“We are doing an awful amount of work to keep people safe in what is a difficult environment.

The NEW Round-The-World Spark Plug Holder FROM LOWBROW– Never get caught on the side of the road again with fouled spark plugs or with a frustrating motorcycle that won’t start with ease. Stay on the road and self-sufficient with a RTW Spark Plug Holder from Lowbrow Customs.

The RTW (Round-The-World) Spark Plug Holder comes complete with a cold-forged, 304 stainless steel multi-tool which allows you to swap out your spark plugs without having any other tools on hand.

The RTW Spark Plug Holder will fit on any motorcycle with a USA-sized motorcycle license plate. The slotted, investment-cast aluminum spark plug holder will mount at the top or bottom of any license plate, or on the backside of your license plate bracket as long as there is room.

Simply unbolt your license plate, bolt the RTW Spark Plug Holder in place and thread in a spare pair of spark plugs. The wrench multi-tool includes a spark plug gapper, an inch and metric ruler, bottle opener, straight screwdriver blade and 1/4″ hex driver. Spark plugs not included!

There are two versions of the RTW Spark Plug Holder, one for 14mm spark plugs, which are found on Harley-Davidson Panheads, Shovelheads, 54-85 XLs and 84-99 Evo Big Twins. The 12mm version works for models with 12mm spark plugs such as 86-up H-D Sportsters and 99-up Twin Cams.

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QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY– Tom finally decided to tie the knot with his longtime girlfriend.

One evening, after the honeymoon, he was cleaning one of his hot rods for an upcoming show.

His new wife was standing there at the bench watching him. After a long period of silence she finally speaks-up, “Honey, I’ve just been thinking… now that we are married maybe it’s time you quit spending all your time out here in the garage and you probably should just consider selling all your cars along with your gun collection.”

Tom gets a very concerned look on his face.

She says, “Darling, what’s wrong?”

“There for a minute you were starting to sound like my ex-wife,” he said, calmly.

“Ex wife?” She screams, “YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU WERE MARRIED BEFORE!”

Tom smoothly replied, “I wasn’t.”

–Joe Teresi

BIKERNET INVESTIGATION— One of the Sons was caught on camera at a mall. The new Federal Anti-Gang Task Force closed the mall and pulled the city charter. They have also closed all the streets and highways in and out of the town.

I can’t tell you where it is. They would deport me to Christmas Island in the Pacific.

http://www.sonsofarthritis.com/

–Robert J. Page
President / Principal
The Page Group
www.ThePageGroup.us

GOVERNMENT THEORY AND WASTE– Some poignant tribal wisdom of the old Lakota Nation, passed on from generation to generation, says that:

“When you discover that you are riding a dead horse,
the best strategy – dismount, as soon as possible.”

However, in most government agencies, a plethora of
bogus more advanced strategies are generally employed,
such as:

1. Buying a stronger whip.

2. Changing riders.

3. Appointing a committee to study the horse.

4. Arranging to visit other countries to see how other cultures
ride dead horses.

5. Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included.

6. Reclassifying the dead horse as living-impaired.

7. Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead horse.

8. Harnessing several dead horses together to increase speed.

9. Providing additional funding and/or training to increase
the dead horse’s performance.

10. Doing a productivity study to see if lighter riders would improve
the dead horse’s performance.

11. Declaring that as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower overhead and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line of the economy than do some other horses.

12. Rewriting the expected performance requirements for all horses.

And of course,

13. Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory position.

If you don’t understand this theory, you haven’t lived long enough, or you work for the government.

–from Rogue

NEW LARGE SWIVEL BOLT SNAPS FROM THE BUCKLE GUY–
We have just added 2 new ‘larger’ body sizes to our swivel bolt snap line! Great for heavy duty items. The 3500 and 3600 are now the two largest bolt snaps we stock. They come in 3 to 4 sizes each, and in the 4 standard finishes.

More body sizes to come for the lever snaps and trigger snaps later this month. Stay tuned!

–The Buckleguy Team
www.buckleguy.com

STURGIS 2016 Cycle Source MAGAZINE WILD Ride In Bike Show

Great article by Rogue. Nice knowing who is in the photo. Nicely done.

The funnel on the Pan? This guys doctor told him he had to quit drinking…hence the funnel. A little rain must fall.

— Sam
TX

The All-New TRIUMPH STREET CUP–The Contemporary Urban Sports Bonneville

All the stripped back style, iconic silhouette, clean lines and minimal bodywork of the Street Twin.

New distinctive urban sports features, including an authentic bullet seat and removable ‘café racer’ seat cowl, racing inspired fly screen and bar end mirrors.

Premium finishes, hand applied coach-lining and exciting 2-tone paint schemes.

Real Urban Sports Poise, Presence and Agility

Dynamic sports focused ergonomics, engaged riding position and agile handling.

Dedicated urban sports equipment, including dropped ‘Ace’ bars, unique RSUs, new Nissin twin piston sliding front caliper and floating disc.

Unique chassis for a neutral and predictable ride with a low seat height and confidence inspiring “stand-over” – delivering a truly accessible bike for every type of rider.

Thrilling Riding Experience

Critically acclaimed 900cc ‘High Torque’ Bonneville engine perfect for urban blasts and twisty B-road ride-outs.

Dedicated shorter and lighter twin satin black and stainless steel upswept silencers, for a unique raw, rich and full soundtrack.

Rider-focused technology for precision, control and safety, including ride-by-wire, switchable traction control, ABS and a torque assist clutch.

Fun, Accessible and Ready to Personalize

Just like the Street Twin the Cup has a low seat height and ‘stand-over’ ergonomics for great rider confidence and control

Built to personalize with over 120 accessories for even more sporty attitude, style and comfort.

Delivering on our ambition to bring riders more choice and build on the Street Twin’s position as the fun and accessible contemporary Bonneville, the new Street Cup joins the Street Twin line up as the contemporary urban sports custom street racer.

Street Racer Style and Attitude

With a name inspired by the club-racing scene, the Street Cup has been designed to deliver all the attitude, personality, presence and style of a contemporary custom cafe racer for today’s riders.

Sharing the same contemporary custom styling principles as the Street Twin, the new Street Cup has the iconic Bonneville silhouette combined with clean lines, minimal bodywork and modern finishes. These include cast wheels, elegant fuel tank with a locking fuel cap, black sculpted engine covers with the Triumph makers mark triangle and Bonneville engine badge, elegant single throttle body with aluminum finisher and distinctive finned head and header clamps.

As you would expect from its name the new Street Cup is also absolutely loaded with distinctive and beautiful urban sports features and details, including:

-Authentic bullet seat with Alcantara effect top panel, beautifully accented with Silver contrast stitching.

-Café racer inspired seat cowl, body color painted with number board graphics. Easily removable to reveal pillion seat area.

-Color matched fly-screen with matching graphic.

-Contemporary bar-end mirrors with forged arms.

-Twin clocks with polished stainless steel bezels, as featured on the Thruxton.

-Thruxton R style foot pegs

-Thruxton forged headlight mounts and painted bowl and bezel

-Sporty fork protectors, replacing the Street Twin’s classic ‘fork gaiters’

-Stylish Black bullet indicators

There is also an incredibly high level of finish across the whole bike with hand-applied coach lining on the tank, pinstriped wheels, Gold colored engine badges and unique decals and Triumph tank badges.

In terms of paint schemes there are two exciting two-tone options to choose from, either Racing Yellow and Silver Ice with Jet Black hand-applied coach lining and Racing Yellow wheel pin striping or Jet Black and Silver Ice with Gold hand-applied coach lining and Gold wheel pin-striping

To see the full range of Triumph motorcycles, visit www.TriumphMotorcycles.com.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TriumphNorthAmerica

R.I.P DANNY, HESSIAN’S MC–
Lost a great friend and pal today, Had many great times and rides together. Rest In Peace Hessian “OC” Danny. Great asset to the Chop N Grind Racing team.

LATEST FROM LOWBROW–Bell is a big name when it comes to helmets. It is well deserved; they are the originators of modern safety helmets and championed their use in automotive and motorcycle racing.

The Bell Moto-3 helmet is a modern reproduction of a true classic. Whether you wear your Bell Moto-3 riding single track trails, during on and off-road enduro excursions, or splitting lanes through dense traffic, it will perform at it’s best.

NEW DICE ISSUE FROM CHOPPERTOWN– Just a quick note to let you know that Dice Digital 69 is ready to download. Save a couple bucks and support Dice Magazine and Choppertown by becoming a yearly subscriber.

Have a great week! Stay independent.

–Zack and Scott
Dice Digital Issue 69

TEAM REVIVAL’S The Twist Off–
We are currently offering early tickets to make sure the first year of this event is one hell of a good time and encourage everyone to race . Prices will go up November 1st. Find tickets for Sprinters and Spectators below.

While in the South of France for Wheels and Waves 2015, team Revival experienced something that was inexplicably more enthralling and exciting than many forms of motorcycle racing we have ever done….

Sprint Racing. This wasn’t your typical drag race at a big concrete-covered modern professional track because it was up a mountain on a section of twisty road in Spain. Inspired by that thrilling blast up the mountain, we’ve decided to try our best to recreate the fun and cheap thrill TEXAS-STYLE. We’re coining this weekend of frolicking and wheelie-laden sprints, The Twist Off.

Some might wonder “Why sprint races?” Well fellow Motonerds, sprint races are magical because of their informality, quick assembly and total inclusiveness. Much like our Handbuilt Motorcycle Show, we want to include EVERYONE.

Sprint racing allows anyone who rides a motorcycle, vintage-bike, dirt-bike, scooter, cruiser, cafe bike or really ANYTHING to compete at their own pace! This is to encourage you and your loud mouth friend to line up what you’ve got and twist open to full throttle or whatever you can handle.

We’re encouraging everyone out on our straight dirt track or asphalt drag we’re setting up at Little River Dragway to experience something new or re-settle old scores.

We’ll have overnight camping, bands, drinks, food and a bunch of good old fashioned grudge racing!

More information to come soon, but for now clear your November 19th weekend because everyone’s doing THE TWIST! so….BRING IT!

BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY STILL OPEN– At The Villages in Florida last week, there was a bumper sticker on a parked car that read: “I miss Chicago.” Someone broke the window, stole the radio, shot out all four of the tires, added an Obama bumper sticker and left a note that read: “Hope this helps”

–from Rogue and Jerry

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CYCLE TRADER JOINS REVER AND RIDE FOR KIDS IN SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE– “Cycle Trader Challenge for the Kids” to raise money for Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

Cycle Trader, one of the most prominent providers of motorcycle classifieds advertising in the country, has announced a new partnership with Rever and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF).

The Cycle Trader Challenge for the Kids launched throughout the month of September and encouraged riders to log their traveled miles in Rever, a newly launched app bringing together motorcycle enthusiasts like never before.

Similar to other map-based mobile apps that track covered distances, Rever lets riders plan, record and share their trips with other riders. The platform has also partnered with Ride for Kids, a nonprofit organization sponsoring motorcycle rally events all over the country to raise money for pediatric brain tumor research.

The Challenge for the Kids ran throughout the month of September, with the goal of reaching 250,000 miles logged by motorcyclists in the app by the end of the month. Enthusiasts surpassed the goal by September 19th and continued to ride throughout the month, achieving over 380,000 total miles and 4,695 rides by September 30th. As a result, Cycle Trader will provide funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation to award college scholarships to three childhood brain tumor survivors.

“The PBTF is honored to be a recipient of this generous challenge,” said Tiffany Armstrong, vice president of campaign development for Ride for Kids. “Cycle Trader has been a wonderful partner in promoting our Ride for Kids program, the longest running charity motorcycle event in the country, and their investment in our scholarship program is deeply appreciated.”

The Rever app is available for download on both Google Play and iTunes. Cycle Trader would like to thank all of the riders who participated nationwide in the challenge and encourages enthusiasts to continue to get out and ride!

NEW MEXICO WELCOMES New Mexico a new MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION assistant rep– I would like to welcome a new assistant MRF Rep in New Mexico Raymond Gallegos.

Raymond serves as CO/Chair of the New Mexico Motorcyclist Rights Organization along with myself. He is a young freedom fighter, enthusiastic, a strong leader with a passion for motorcycle rights and safety awareness. I am proud to work beside him.

We have already heard that their will be upcoming mandatory helmet legislation for New Mexico in 2017. We have had an increase in motorcycle crashes reported to us in 2016. 186 motorcycles that we are aware of in our area of the state only with 35 fatalities.

Last year at this time we were a 140 crashes with 23 fatalities. We have spent a lot of time with our biker down program at the hospital supporting the families of the fallen motorcyclist and the injured. My concern is that they will use these statistics against us. We are preparing for the fight again.

I am sorry missed MOTM this year one of our board member lost his daughter to illness and I need to attend the funeral in support. James Smith NM assistant rep attended in representation of our state.

Thank you all. Ride Safe.

–Annette Torrez
New Mexico MRF Rep

INTERMOT 2016: Come together– ride now!

All signals are green for the leading motorcycle and scooter show

In two weeks, it will finally be that time again: the international motorcycle industry and motorcycle fans from all over the world will be meeting up in Cologne for INTERMOT 2016. Right up front in the starting lineup are the numerous world premieres from manufacturers of motorcycles, scooters, E-scooters and E-bikes, which promise a veritable wealth of innovations.

Positioned directly behind these are the new products of a total of 1,127 providers from 41 countries, who are also presenting themselves to the international specialised trade and the biker scene.

The extraordinary event program of INTERMOT has its eye on a podium finish, with spectacular stunt shows and action for big and small. The basic conditions for an unforgettable course of the trade fair from 5 to 9 October 2016 are optimal: all top players of the industry will be there, and the range of offerings extends from motorcycles, scooters, e-bikes, combustion and electric motors, as well as trailers and sidecars, to parts and accessories for motorised two-wheelers. INTERMOT customized, an area of focus specially targeting the customizing scene, is also taking place for the first time.

Everyone that is anyone in the world of motorised two-wheelers is represented with an impressive presentation at INTERMOT 2016. Trade visitors and the public can look forward to the sophisticated presentations of BMW, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Horex, Kawasaki, KTM, Kymco, the Piaggio Group, Polaris, Suzuki, Triumph and Yamaha. Expansions: Harley Davidson and Horex! Daytona, Held, Rev’it, iXS and Rukka will be among those presenting their latest clothing products. Innovations in the parts/accessories segment will be presented by Paaschburg & Wunderlich, Johannes J. Matthies, Parts Europe, Touratech and SW-Motech. Well-known return or new exhibitors of INTERMOT include the renowned companies Detlev Louis and Alpinestars.

INTERMOT Cologne will be open daily from 5 to 9 October 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on 7 October from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Admission is free as of 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 5 October is reserved exclusively for trade visitors. Private visitors can gain entry on this day with a specific day ticket on special terms. The availability of these tickets is limited. There will be no programme of outdoor activities on the trade visitor day.

–Volker De Cloedt

TOOL OF THE WEEK– JIMS No. 5517 Shifter Mechanism Sleeve Removal & Installation Tool

This is a real time saver for removing and installing the shifter mechanism sleeve in Cruise Drive Big Twin transmissions. With this new tool, the sleeve (bushing) can be removed and installed correctly without disassembling the transmission, saving hours of labor!

This tool will pay for itself in one use! JIMS No. 5517 is proudly made in the USA, features JIMS lifetime tool warranty, and has a suggested retail price of $88.00.

For use on 2006 Dyna and all 2007-present Big Twin with Cruise Drive 6-speed Transmission.

For more info, contact sales@jimsusa.com, visit www.jimsusa.com, or call (805) 482-6913. See the video on our new You Tube page, JIMS USA.

I have attached text and images for you to use. Thank you for you continued support of our products. If you have any questions, feel free to call me at (805) 482-6913. I greatly appreciate your time in reviewing this press release, as well as any past or future coverage.

–Clark Kirkendall
Product Coordinator

KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN– I was talking to a
young woman in the bar last night.

She said, “If you lost a few pounds, had a shave and got your hair cut, you’d look all right.”

I said, “If I did that, I’d be talking to your friends over there instead of you.”

–Sam Burns

TRAILBLAZERS NEWS–Short newsletter due to your newsletter editor being on the road again.

2017 TRAILBLAZERS BANQUET
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
Just a reminder to check your calendar to make sure you reserved the date.

CHUCK “FEETS” MINERT R.I.P.
1931 – 2016
So sad to pass the news that Chuck ” Feets” Minert has died. He was an honest to goodness superstar, still racing and flying at 83, and a truly nice guy. Jody Weisel, his friend for almost 40 years has written a great tribute to him in MX Action Magazine. Feets will be remembered by his family and many, many friends and competitors. God Speed.

http://motocrossactionmag.com/more-stuff/jodys-box/godspeed-chuck-feets-minert-1931-2016

CHARLOTTE KAINZ AND KYLE MCGRANE R.I.P.
Two GNC2 racers tragically lost their lives in two separate accidents at the Santa Rosa Mile. Charlotte Kainz, 20, of West Allis Wisconsin and Kyle McGrane, 17, of Pennsylvania. Our condolences to their family, friends and fans.

HAMMER PHOTO
Wayne Kerner let us know that the rider in the last newsletter, in the photo with Hammer at Ascot, was Hilltopper, Grant Ryan. He lost a tooth.

FUNDRAISER AND KICK OFF PARTY
1/2 MILE AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY
OCTOBER 7, 2016
IV League Flat Track will hold a fundraiser for the families of Charlotte and Kyle at kickoff party on October 7th, the day before the half mile at Perris Auto Speedway.
Party presented by Lifestyle Cycles in Anaheim. Jared Mees, Brad Baker, Kayl Kolkman and Nick Armstrong will be there. Also the new Indian factory bike & Dodge Bros XR750.

Lot’s of great raffle prizes including a Vance and Hines exhaust system.

Party at 1510 State College Blvd, Anaheim from 6-9, (949) 374 3773 ivflattrack@gmail.com www.IVLFT.com

KAWASAKI IS LOOKING FOR….
Norm Bigelow, the curator for Kawasaki’s Museum Heritage Hall, is searching for information on Kawasaki’s early racing days in the USA. He would appreciate any information on a road racer named James or Jim Deehan. You can contact Norm at cuzcobig@aol.com

INDIAN 2017 WRECKING CREW
Indian has gathered a formidable team for the 2017 season. Jared Mees, Bryan Smith and Bryan’s long time rival, Brad Baker. Bryan Smith will carry the #1 plate in 2017. Indian has been renting and testing on tracks the day after the Nationals. Joe Kopp did a fine job of showing what the bike can do during the Santa Rosa weekend. Several Indians raced on Saturday night at the CFTA event.

AMA HALL OF FAME
On October 13th the AMA 2017 inductions will take place in Orlando, Florida. Trailblazer Hall of Famer and Board member, Dennis Mahan will be inducted along with: Chris Haines, Charles Franklin, Jeff Cole, Miguel Duhamel, Jack Johnson, Gloria Struck and Ronnie Jones.
Congratulations to all.

EDDIE MULDER’S WEST COAST DIRT TRACK SERIES
October 1 & 2nd at Willow Springs on the 3/8 mile track. It’s a double header so pack up your sleeping bag and head to Rosamond.
eddiemulderswcvdts.com

THEY HAVE CHANGED THE NAME AGAIN
AMA/PRO Racing is now American Flat Track. They say it has been re-envisioned. More on that next time.

PERRIS HALF MILE OCTOBER 8TH
The Perris half mile is little more than a week away. The race will be during the Farmer’s Fair and the speedway and fair have offered up an 8K purse. Several Pro racers including Brad Baker, Nick Armstrong and Kayl Kolkman will be there. A crowd is expected and the fair is going on so get there early and ride the ferris wheel.

PERRIS 1/2 MILE WILL BE A NATIONAL NEXT YEAR
Bryan Bell of IVLFT didn’t do all the leg work for nothing. The track he will be using for the races on October 8th will host a National next year. Come out and next week and get a preview of the 2017 season.

DAYTONA TT
American Flat Track will start the 2017 season inside the “World Center of Racing” on a one-of-a-kind .6-mile TT course. It will be on the evening of Thursday, March 16 at Daytona Bike Week.

ALTA ELECTRIC BIKE WINS ENDUROCROSS
Kurt Nicoll, three time EnduroCross Vet Champion, won the Vet-class main event at the Phoenix Endurocross on the Alta Electric Bike. Kurt was very happy with the results and plans to compete in Denver this weekend and at the finale in Ontario, California on November 19.

WHEELIE AT ISLE OF MAN TT
Dougie Lampkin, 12 times World Trials Champion, rode the 37 3/4 mile course in about an hour and 30 minutes. Seven months of planning, but it is one more thing off his bucket list The feat was streamed live on Red Bull TV. http://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1PBETMPFW1W11/dougie-s-wheelie

50 YEARS AGO IN CYCLE NEWS

40 YEARS AGO IN CYCLE NEWS
Mike Bell won the National 4 Stroke title at Carlsbad, Marty Tripes 2nd, Marty Smith 3rd. Jay Springsteen won Toledo, Ohio. The USA came in 6th in the Trophy Des Nations. The team consisted of Bob Hannah, Tony DiStefano, Kent Howerton and Rex Staten

SCFTA AT PERRIS
Saturday, October 15th will be round 10 of the flat track series. Gates open at 12:30, practice 3:30, followed by racing. Saturday, October 22 will be Flat Track practice from 4-9pm. socalflattrack@aol.com, www.southerncaliforniaflattrack.com

MORE FLAT TRACK
CFTA/AMA California Championship series, rounds 8 and 9 will be on Saturday and Sunday, October 8- 9. This will be a 1/2 mile TT at the Salinas Sports Complex. www.californiaflattrack.com

The Fresno Motorcycle club has flat track races on the Carruthers District Fair schedule for Friday and Saturday, Sept 30 and Oct 1. More information at fresnomotorcycleclub.com

BEST IN THE DESERT
Round 4 will be in Parker, Arizona on October 6-8.
AMA WEST HARE SCRAMBLES
Round 7 on October 1 -2 in Plaster City, CA.

NEW, HIGHLY REFLECTIVE MOONSHINE RUNNING VESTS- provide lifesaving visibility at night

In response to concerns over the number of people struck and injured by motor vehicles on roads day and night, Seattle, Wa. based running enthusiast Dave Larimer has created a highly reflective running vest that dramatically improves the visibility of runners, bicycle and motorcycle riders.

“I was in two accidents both in the middle of the day,” said Larimer. “I wanted something that was extremely visible in no light and in broad day light and that fit properly while I was running and biking.” It took nearly two years for him to create it and he calls it the Moonshine Performance Wear Videri vest. It is a light, bright fluorescent green colored vest with a high grade reflective surface mesh designed to provide true 360-degree visibility at distances of more than 600 feet at night.

The reflective tape is segmented to allow for breathability and comfort. All vest materials meet ANSI/ISEA 107 design standards for retroreflectivity and fluorescent background. The retroreflective tape has a durability rating for over 75 home washes.

Each vest is uni-sex and multi-size. Available in 4 adjustable sizes for women and men with waist sizes from 24 inches to 59 inches.

• Lightweight breathable and comfortable design.
• 3X more segmented reflective tape than most running vests of its kind.
• Longer and increased torso area for maximum protective area.
• Inside pocket designed to accommodate modern mobile phones.
• Accurate fit with no bounce. Fits small petite to large body sizes

List price is $34.95 For more information, visit https://www.trainwithmoonshine.com

Moonshine Performance Wear
http://trainwithmoonshine.com
Seattle, Washington

The ALL-NEW TRIUMPH Bonneville T100 and T100 Black– An Original for Everyone

The exciting new entry point for the internationally acclaimed Bonneville family has arrived in the classically styled form of the T100 and T100 Black. Now even more accessible and lighter than the T120, the all-new Bonneville T100 and T100 Black make owning an original icon easier than ever before.

Inspired by the legendary ’59 Bonneville, and styled to incorporate more of the iconic design, silhouette and character of the original, the T100 and T100 Black have all the timeless style and signature touches of a genuine motorcycle icon.

Combining the highest standard of detail and finish with the quality, performance, capability and comfort of the next generation Bonnevilles. Powered by the critically acclaimed 900cc Bonneville engine with more torque, better fuel economy and a rich, deeper exhaust note.

The T100 and T100 Black are the latest additions to the contemporary new Bonneville range, each one built to enhance the iconic Bonneville character and to satisfy today’s demand for bikes that combine timeless style with modern capabilities.

The all-new 900cc powered T100 and T100 Black are lighter than the T120s, easy to manage and with over 150 accessories available are ready to personalize.

Inspired Styling

Inspired by the legendary ’59 Bonneville and styled to incorporate more of the iconic design, silhouette and character of the original, the T100 and T100 Black each have their own distinctive character, enhanced by the premium finishes and signature touches of a genuine motorcycle icon.

Sharing the distinctive Bonneville silhouette and many of the stunning features of the T120, the new T100 and T100 Black are both timeless icons, beautifully evolved. From the sculpted lines of the signature fuel tank, to the intricately detailed Bonneville engine plate and stylish feature-packed twin clocks, the new T100’s set a new standard for quality and finish.

The Bonneville T100 features a wealth of classically inspired detailing and stunning chrome finishes including high-value brushed aluminum covers, classic bolt-on Triumph badges unique to these two models, and deep chrome mirrors, mudguard stays, handlebars and headlight bezel.

Contributing to the classic Bonneville profile on the T100 is the detailed comfort seat and pillion seat finished in contrast piping with deeper foam for heightened comfort.

Along with all the quality enhancements offered on the T100, the T100 Black boasts even more style and sophistication featuring fully black components including wheel rims, a twin skin peashooter exhaust in a matt black finish and blacked out engine covers for a truly unique look.

Distinctive Color Schemes

The Bonneville T100 comes in three classically inspired paint schemes:
-Aegean Blue and Fusion White with hand painted coach lines
-Intense Orange and New England White with hand painted coach lines
-Jet Black

The Bonneville T100 Black is available in two more moody and sophisticated paint schemes:
-Jet Black
-Matte Black

Real Accessibility

One of the key areas of development for both T100 models is the new chassis and suspension set-up which significantly enhances comfort levels for the rider giving a better overall riding experience whether for long distance journeys, every day use or with a pillion.

Each model features a unique longer rear suspension unit and cartridge front forks, which work together to offer the rider an engaging yet easy-going riding experience.

HEARTLAND USA Chooses V-Twin Marketing as Their Agency of Record– Heartland USA has been known for their E-Z Rear Fender Conversions and quality accessories for the American V-Twin marketplace for the last 20 years has recently had a change in ownership.

With that said, he has announced the sale of Heartland USA to his Previous Director of Sales and Marketing and V-Twin industry veteran Lonny Spiva.
Lonny Spiva is a veteran of the V-Twin industry, working for Famed companies as Bikers Choice, Custom Chrome, Hard Drive and Renegade Wheels.

“One of my first moves was I chose V-Twin Marketing to partner up with on our marketing team on the basis of their new dealer direct email program as well as their incredible PR abilities, stated Lonny Spiva, new CEO of Heartland USA.

Jim says that “Lonny was the first choice to carry the Heartland USA brand into the future. In the three plus years that Lonny was here at Heartland, his fingerprints can be found all over this brand, he was instrumental in developed the first HL Catalog”

Raus added, I cannot think of a single person in this industry that has the potential to take Heartland to the next level as Lonny. “He’s always had his heart and soul in Heartland, Raus concluded.

This year Heartland has reached out to over 1,000 Harley dealers from around the world, including Australia, Japan, China, New Zealand, Malaysia, Taiwan, India, Turkey and Russia. We give special thanks to all our dealers for their continued support of HEARTLAND USA products.

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LOVE JUGS IN DAYTONA FOR BIKETOBERFEST– Check Out the Three Coolest Locations in Daytona Beach…Love Jugs!

Going to Daytona Beach? Get ready for the time of your life…The weather conditions will vary from hot to cold, windy to rainy and back to hot as hell. Two or more hours in stop and start traffic will catch your attention…if not 2nd degree burns to your thighs.

Given the huge success in cooling Harley’s V-Twin engines, Hammerhead has responded to the demands of Indian owners and is now making their amazing product available for the Indian.

PERFECT FOR DAYTONA BEACH TRAFFIC!

So cool your burning thighs, prolong the life of your engine, and avoid costly repairs along the way. At the same time add Cool-Master’s cool look to the beauty of your Indian. Here’s more good news. This sleek stainless steel cooling marvel is a cinch to install in under fifteen minutes

Of course the company hasn’t forgotten Harley owners. For the first time two great motorcycle brands, Indian and Harley-Davidson can obtain the wonderful benefits of Love Jugs. Its unique patented design looks as great as it works. Get ready to really enjoy your ride- Use Love Jugs Cool-Master to make your Harley or Indian Super COOL!

The Cool-Master comes with a 100% Money Back Guarantee, a full One-Year Warranty and is available in luxurious show polished stainless steel, gloss black powder coated and flat black finishes.

Check Out the Following Installation Locations in Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona International Speedway Venders Midway (2 LOCATIONS)
October 13th-17th; Hours are 9:00am-6:00pm Everyday

J&P CYCLES (Destination Daytona)
October 13th-17th; Hours are 9:00am – 6:00pm Everyday

Please call Adam at
(828)-342-5637 to Schedule an Appointment

For more information, please contact: Hammerhead Engineering CEO Steve West at info@love-jugs.com or visit the web site: www.love-jugs.com.

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SAN PEDRO, CA SPORTSWALK TO HONOR SIX NEW INDUCTEES– San Pedro Sportswalk’s new inductees include Hendi Ancich, Doug Krikorian, Jon Arnett, Mike Walsh, Sarah Gascon, and Auto Racing’s Agajanian Brothers

Patterned after the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Sportswalk quickly became a homegrown favorite when it was launched in 1978 as a tribute to star athletes.

The popular outdoor tradition that brings out marching bands and scores of people to celebrate will honor new inductees on San Pedro’s Sportswalk to the Waterfront at 10 a.m. Oct. 10, in San Pedro’s historic downtown district. The free ceremony will recognize this year’s great athletic inductees with the installation of bronze plaques into the sidewalk of downtown San Pedro on Sixth Street between Palos Verdes and Centre Street.

This year’s inductees are:

Cary, J.C. Jr., and Chris Agajanian the sons of one of auto racing’s greatest car owners and promoters, J.C. Agajanian. As the owners and operators of Ascot Park, the storied raceway in Gardena, CA, which launched the career of Evel Knievel, the Agajanians brothers produced over 160 events a year and boasted crowds of over a half a million loyal fans annually. In 2016, the boys succeeded in stacking up another win at the Indianapolis 500 with a dramatic finish, as their rookie driver brought the famed #98 IndyCar across the finish line first. This thrilling win gave the Agajanian family four of the most coveted victories in motorsports, the 1952, 1963, 2011 and 2016 Indy 500s. To this day, three winning #98 racecars are displayed in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, while the fourth is expected to be installed later this year.

Hendi Ancich, a longshoreman from San Pedro, was an NFL referee for twenty-one years, including Super Bowl XXIV, two Pro Bowls, two Canton Hall of Fame games, and six years in the replay booth. Ancich, a graduate of San Pedro High, began officiating football games in 1961, starting with Pop Warner, then gradually moving up the ladder, doing high school games, junior college, Pac-10 and finally the NFL in 1981. At San Pedro, Ancich was a four-sport varsity letterman in baseball, football, track and tennis. He was an All-City lineman in football, played at Harbor College, and was the starting center for three semi-pro teams, the Longshoreman A.C., South Gate A.C., and the Anaheim Rhinos.

Jon Arnett is a Los Angeles football hero, who played most of his career in the Southland. A graduate of Manual Arts High School, Arnett was a running back for the USC Trojans, where he earned first-team All-American honors, and was presented the Voit Trophy, in 1954 and 1955, as the Pacific Coast’s outstanding football player. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.

The Los Angeles Rams drafted Arnett with the second pick in the first round of the 1957 NFL draft. He played for the team from 1957 to 1963, during which time he made five Pro Bowl teams. In 1964, Arnett moved to the Chicago Bears, where he concluded his career in 1966.

Sarah Gascon is an all-everything athlete that has excelled in numerous sports. A 2000 graduate of Mary Star High School, Gascon was a three-sport star at Southeastern Louisiana University, where she lettered in volleyball, softball, and soccer. While at Southeastern Louisiana, Gascon was a four year all-conference softball player, two time all-conference volleyball player, and she shattered an NCAA volleyball record for defensive digs. In 2004, Gascon was selected as the starting centerfielder for the inaugural USA national women’s baseball team and drove in the gold medal winning run at the first ever World Cup of Women’s Baseball. She is currently the captain of the USA women’s handball team.

Doug Krikorian has a strong place among the legends of Southern California sports media. He was a sportswriter for forty-four years – twenty-two at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and twenty-two at the Long Beach Press-Telegram. In addition, Krikorian and the late Joe McDonnell started the McDonnell-Douglas Show, an L.A. sports talk radio show, which appeared on and off the airways from 1992 to 2005. Krikorian covered twenty-six Super Bowls, twenty-five World Series, seventeen NBA Finals, three Olympic Games, and countless championship boxing matches. He has written two books, “Between the Bylines (The Life, Love and Loss of Los Angeles’s Most Colorful Sports Journalist)” and “Los Angeles Sports Memories.”

Mike Walsh will forever be known in the Harbor area as the man who brought a Los Angeles City football title to San Pedro High School – and he did it five times. Walsh began his career as the head coach of San Pedro in 1991 and led the Pirates for twenty five years before retiring after the 2015 season. In that span he won 227 games and five city titles. The Pirates were back-to-back champions twice — 3A champs in 1992 and 1993, 4A champs in 1996 and 1997, and they shared the Division 1 championship in 2008 after tying Narbonne in a thrilling come from behind game at the Coliseum.

Immediately following at the same location is a noon luncheon at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Ticket reservations for the luncheon are $55 and can be made by calling the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce at (310) 832-7272.

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THE BAD COP FILES–
Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the most infamous police killing of Eric Garner – and was thereafter targeted by police in a barrage of “false and/or trumped up charges” – was sentenced to four years in prison for gun possession and drug charges.

While many of NYPD’s finest will celebrate the silencing of an activist who helped expose police brutality, the reality is that another man is being locked in a cage for victimless crimes, while the one who murdered Eric Garner walks free.

As court officers put handcuffs on Orta, protesters stood up in the courtroom, holding their fists in the air, flashing peace signs and chanting, “No justice no peace! F–k these racist police!”

We can only hope that Orta does not suffer physical and mental abuse while in the confines of a prison. He endured a short time in jail last year until a grassroots fundraising effort bailed him out, but while there Orta found rat poison in his food and refused to eat.

“My biggest fear about prison would be not coming out alive. I fear for myself being behind enemy lines,” said Orta. “I’m going in there with a level head. I’m praying that I can come right out and continue my life as an activist.”

We can’t help but be reminded of another police brutality activist – Sandra Bland – who mysteriously died in jail after being pulled over for improper lane usage.

Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ramsey-orta-eric-garner-4-years/#dMcR6IdtDTJfada6.99

It is Not Unusal For Cops to retaliate by trying to plant guns and or drugs on someone who has informed on their illegal behavior.

I know it happened to me in Connecticut. Luckily a Good Old Cop searched me before a state trooper tried to plant drugs on me.
There are other stories as well.
THIS HAS TO STOP!

–Rogue
All-Powerful Bikernet Baggers
Editor on High

OKTOBERFEST PARTY IN DAGO–
Saturday, October 8th 5PM

Prost! Don’t miss hanging out with our San Diego Harley MotorClothes girls dressed as beer maids and serving up brews, brats, and an apple cider bar.

Sign up for the stein holding competition and wear your best Oktoberfest outfit to win Gift Cards + VIP packages. All participants will be rewarded! Sponsored by our friends at Lagunitas and catered by Offshore Tavern + Grill.

Stay to watch the UFC fights, always for free and always a good time. Freedom starts here.

BIKERNET QUOTE OF THE DAY– “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

UNCLE MONKEY ON THE PROJECT CONUNDRUM–
Oh, I want to do this, oh, I want to do that. We work with our hands and aren’t afraid to roll up our sleeves. We are always looking for something new, something exciting to test our metal. A little project here, a big one over there we start collecting projects to occupy our free time.

Some sit on the shelf for years waiting for money, others are just waiting for time, and others find themselves put back because something else catches our eye.

Eventually though we have to start pumping the brakes. Eventually we have to start being honest with ourselves about what we are doing, where we are going and just how much time is really left on that invisible hour glass losing its sand.

We need to accept our mortal realm by committing to completing the tasks we ultimately want to accomplish; which projects do we really want to say we have done, what we have completed.

For me there is always another project, another curiosity, another skill I would like to pick up and learn – skilled at everything but master of none.

Lately though, I have become more honest with myself about what I can and cannot accomplish. There are dozens of little projects; little jobs gathered up over the years.

Maybe it is because my house it virtually finished after over a decade of renovations. Maybe it is guilt of shuffling projects from one area to the next, so I have room to work. Maybe, it is the list of jobs to do that I have stuck to my computer at work that don’t seem to ever get crossed off.

I’d love to build a cabin but I would also like to build a hot rod. An old knucklehead or Pan would be nice or maybe an Indian, write another book, travel a little more, or spend a little more time with my granddaughter.

Somethings I can do right now. Somethings will have to stay just out of reach. That means passing up on that really great deal on a frame. It means letting some of my existing projects go. It also means setting others to the side and hammering out several small projects before sliding back into a major one. But for now it is focusing on just one.

-bad Uncle Monkey

Paul Yaffe Celebrates Birthday, 25 Years of Custom Motorcycle Building at Morongo Indian Casino, December 16, 2016– One Lucky Attendee to Win The Morongo Casino Sailor Jerry Chopper

Legendary custom motorcycle builder Paul Yaffe will celebrate his birthday and over 25 years in the bike building and custom parts business Friday, December 16, at the Morongo Indian Casino in Cabazon, CA.

“It all started with a love of motorcycles and a curiosity and desire to see what could be made of them,” says Paul. “I never would have guessed, when I first started experimenting in the mid eighties, that it would lead to where we are today.”

Fans and motorcycle enthusiasts are encouraged not to miss the Paul Yaffe Birthday Bash and Custom Bike Display at the Morongo Indian Casino Friday, December 16, 2016. On Friday night, Paul will give away his newly created Sailor Jerry Chopper to one lucky attendee in celebration of his birthday.

ANDREW HITS THE BIG TIME— His Knucklehead shown here was first featured in Cycle Source Magazine and this month in Easyriders December issue and next week on Bikernet.

Of course the Bikernet editorial staff will have a few special surprises for our readers.
Hang on.

–Bandit

ART NEWS FROM ALLAN GORMAN–
Jersey City Art & Studio Tour – My Studio Will Be Open This Saturday

I’m part of the ESKFF at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City (Room 218)
through the end of November and I’d love to have you visit. Join me this Saturday
from 1-6 for an Open House during Jersey City’s Art & Studio Tour.
(Or come by any Saturday through November 20th.)

Mana Contemporary

888 Newark Avenue
Jersey City NJ
201.604.2702

Saturday, October 8, 2016 from 1-5 pm

Also visit The Flagship Gallery at 150 Pacific Avenue, Jersey City for their
kick-off party this Friday from 6-9 PM. And from 12-5 on Saturdays and Sundays
through October, where my fellow Mana Residents are represented.

Sotheby’s International Realty in Montclair is having a Grand Opening Show

Catwalk (2016) and a two other of my paintings will be featured
at Sotheby’s Grand Opening Event on October 20th

In conjunction with the celebration of their new office space Sotheby’s International Realty in Montclair NJ is hosting an exhibition with six local artists

Sotheby’s International Realty
Valley & Bloom
34 Valley Road
Montclair NJ 07042

October 20 – December 3rd, 2016

A cocktail reception will be held on Thursday, October 20th from 6 pm

A Sharp exhibition in Zaragosa, Spain

Three Lights and a Horn (2016) will be featured in Something More Than Realism at Galeria Artelibre

Previsión Social 20
50008 Zaragoza
Spain
November 5th – December 5th, 2016

Or call me at 973 477 3079 to arrange a personal studio visit if you’d like.

— Allan —

To see my newest work, please visit www.allangorman.com

ENDING MARIJUANA PROHIBITION
Legalizing Medical Cannabis Increases Workplace Participation Among those 50 and Older
Anthony Martinelli October 4, 2016
The legalization of medical cannabis increases workplace participation among those aged 50 and older. This is according to a study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

According to the research, “health improvements experienced by both groups (older men and women) permit increased participation in the labor market”, which led to a “9.4 percent increase in the probability of employment and a 4.6 percent to 4.9 percent increase in hours worked per week”.

The paper – titled The impact of medical marijuana laws on the labor supply and health of older adults: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study – concludes by stating that; “Medical marijuana law implementation leads to increases in labor supply among older adult men and women”, and that “These effects should be considered as policymakers determine how best to regulate access to medical marijuana.”

To determine this, researchers at the John Hopkins School of Public Health and Temple University examined decades worth of data from the Health and Retirement Study, and studied how implementation of medical cannabis laws altered workforce participation.

The results are similar to those of a study published in July in the journal Health Economics; that study found that following medical cannabis legalization, full-time employees between the ages of 50 and 59 were 13% less likely to report absences due to sickness; those ages 40 to 49 were 11% less likely, and those aged 30 to 39 were 16% less likely. It concludes by saying that; “The results of this paper therefore suggest that medical marijuana legalization would decrease costs for employers as it has reduced self-reported absence from work due to illness/medical issues.”

–Ellen Komp
Deputy Director
California NORML
www.CaNORML.org

Join CalNORML and help fight for our rights!
http://www.canorml.org/canormlmission.html

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AMCA NEWS AUSTRALIA– Did you know that you can keep up with Chapter Events by going to the AMCA Website and clicking on “Chapters” then “Chapter Events” to see what’s going on in your area?

If your Chapter is planning an event for the Fall and you want listed, please send the event poster or flyer to AMCA Executive Director.

IT NEVER ENDS— While in Vegas a man in dark clothing approached our booth. Glancing both ways he said, “I’ve got to report something. I worked at a company modifying vans. We were contracted by CARB in California to build eight specially equipped vans with blacked out windows to be used for monitoring shops that might be installing performance products.”

We asked him to send photos. Maybe they should monitor farms…Plus, the other day I wandered into a muffler shop. The owner started to tell me about all the inspections he pays for each year including: The fire department (two departments), Building and Safety, Air Compressors are inspected, and his lifts are checked. In each case he’s charged, his day is interrupted, and his employees stopped from working.

This is all nuts, but the point I’m making is that Freedom works and they should just leave motorcycles and hot rods alone. Watch for more wild reports coming soon including the Baggers of Vegas.

Ride Free Forever, goddammit

–Bandit