Hey,
This is crazy. I once said we were going to take August off each year, roll to Sturgis and relax, but you know it ain’t possible. The internet eats you alive. Content and action flies at us everyday. If we don’t keep up, it piles up like local grown vegetables in a restaurant pantry. If I don’t use them they go stale, quick.
Next week we have a number of stellar features headed your way. We are going to bring you a report on Florida falling accident statistics and the reasons why–it’s amazing, and their helmet law was repealed several years ago.
We will bring you an S&S tech from Bennett’s Performance in Long Beach. Next door John O’Keefe is keeping the Branch Flowmetrics Code alive with the finest headwork on the planet. Cams and Branch O’keefe heads can turn a stock 80 evo into over 100 horse monster. John is also helping the brothers at Spyke pull STD back together.
STD will live again with the help of Billy McCahill and the Spyke/CompuFire crew. Another tech on a Saddlemen service is being polished. Saddlemen offers modified seats for tall riders and short bikers. They will make you a seat that pushes you forward, like our test subject, or affords more leg room. You’ll see it next week, along with some snippets from the Badlands. Let’s hit it.
BIG DAY AT THE BUFFALO CHIP– Just wanted to send you a reminder that tomorrow is a big day at The Buffalo Chip with the Schwinn Biker Buddy Build-Off promotion, where bikers are assembling bicycles for the Black Hills Children’s Home from 3-5 p.m. In addition Pee wee Herman will be onsite and will be selecting his new ride (6-7:30) and attending the Kids and Chrome Reception. There will be some great photo opportunities at both events, let me know if you have any questions.
thx
Ken
KIMMY CRUZ STUCK IN LONDON– Sorry I didn’t inform you about my traveling to London for a program, I’m presently in London and am having some little difficulties here, because I misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money ,and other valuable things were kept. I will like you to assist me with a soft loan urgently with the sum of (970GBP which is about $1700) to sort-out my hotel bills and to get me back home.
I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with, I’ll Refund the money back to you as soon as i return,let me know if you can be of any help?
Thanks,
–Kimmy
BRAND NEW! Fred Kodlin Cross Airfilter – Iron Cross meets Mesh-Style!– Adding to the existing Thriller and Mesh Style Aircleaner Systems by Fred Kodlin, the german Master of Custom has just released new air-filter designs combining the current mesh style with the classic Iron Cross look. Fred Kodlin’s billet Aluminum air cleaner assembly offers a cool and new design. The billet base plate includes hidden breather holes at the upper left and right head mounting ports. The air cleaner insert is a 1st class quality unit, washable and re-usable with stainless steel mesh, offering a maximum of airflow. The base plate has 5 joints to reach the outer cover following the aircleaners conical shape. Available in black, chrome and flat gold anodised versions as the Mesh and Thriller lines, PLUS powder-coated (here shown in white) with carbon fiber inlays – a very high-tech look!
These air cleaner fit all carbureted and FUEL INJECTED Twin Cam Big Twins. A true eyecatcher for your bike, easy to exchange. For the full line of new Thriller and Mesh parts check the www.kodlin.com website.
Available from:
FRED KODLIN Motorcycles
Fred Kodlin
Rudolf-Diesel-Str. 1
D-34583 Borken
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)5682 7071-0
Fax: +49 (0)5682 7071-29
E-Mail: support@kodlin.com
Internet: www.kodlin.com
SUNDAY CANTINA BREAK– It was entertainment night at the Bikernet Cantina, and Claude the Hypnotist was the featured attraction.
“I’m here to put you all into a trance,” Claude announced. “I intend to hypnotize each and every member of the audience.”
The excitement was electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat. The polished metal gleamed in the light.
“I want you to keep your eyes on this antique watch. It’s a very special watch. It’s been in my family for six generations.”
He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting, “Watch the watch, watch the watch, watch the watch…”
The Cantina crowd was mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, light shimmering off its polished surface. Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the swaying watch, until suddenly it slipped from the hypnotist’s fingers and fell to the floor, shattering into a hundred pieces.
“Shit!” exclaimed Claude.
It took Bandit and his crew three days to clean up the Cantina.
AMCA ANTIQUE BIKE WINNER CHECKS IN– I am Ryan Mackey, the winner of the AMCA bike giveaway contest. I don’t know if you have been following the contest but I spent 5 weeks in South Dakota at Carl’s Cycle Supply last winter. I came back 2 weeks ago to finish the bike up and just got it started today!
Here is a link to the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhdAy-Ga7Dw
Thanks and have a great day!
Ryan Mackey
MONKEY ROCK REPORT FROM STURGIS– Just an FYI, as a major sponsor of Monkey rock Bike week in Sturgis one of our Lucas mobile Pit Stop trucks will be staged for ten days in the Monkey Rock USA complex. Monkey rock has just announced the music schedule for the entire week. Not only will we be changing lots of oil and we will be rolling on the grounds also—-A very impressive line up—–come visit our Lucas Team in Sturgis at Monkey rock. And at Speeds Performance truck downtown on Lazalle Street.
— Michael
AUSTIN REPORT FROM BACK IN THE DAY– This was the reason I came to Austin, this is the place I got my nick-name. If you were a biker in those days this is where you went, cold Lone Star, hot college chicks. Had some good times and some bad. One of my best friends and fellow bouncer and artist Ken Fetherston was shot and killed in the line of duty by a mental patient that we had thrown out of the bar, came back and shot at us and hit Ken in the head. The Hippy days ended that day, from then on the ass holes went to jail or the hospital!
— Jerry H.
WHEELER RACING BONNEVILLE REPORT– Managed to stay in San Jose area until after Bonneville making life much easier.
How’s the pea shooter progressing? Were you able to find an off-
set sprocket? Panhead up-dates? dyno date(s)?,
Kerry Puccio, master-welder, fabricator of Puccio Machine & Welding
Works has fabricated the inter-cooler and turbo support systems ,
great job from San Jose’s finest.
Next stop Tuesday morning is Hardtailz located in San Jose where the Hardtailz crew, Ron, Jeff, Kevin and Mike are waiting with baited
breathe to gently remove the barrels and pistons so that Duncan at
Yankee Engineeuity scrutinizes the R&R heads and machine the barrels to fit the fresh turbo specific pistons that Terry Stewart with
Shaker Products provided.
More timely up-dates early next week.
–Ray Wheeler
Assalt Weapan Pilot
BIKERNET INVESTIGATES GOVERNMENT NOTICES–
“Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992, because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances.”
–Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina
Road Pictures by Eric Ahlquist – Genuine Motorworks —Location: 195 North 14th Street (corner of Berry)
Date: Friday August 13, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM
718.486.6971
www.genuinemotorworks.com
Come join us for music and drinks!
Our mailing address is:
Genuine Motorworks195 North 14th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
2WHEELERS LINE UP ON MAIN– If you’re in Sturgis and need anything see 2Wheelers or J&P at the end of town. If you’re on Main and need a break wander into 2Wheeler and report in. Tell Donna I sent you and she’ll hook you up with a deal. Best shop on main.
–Bandit
UPDATE ON JOHN PARHAM FROM J&P– Here are the latest updates on John Parham…he has had lung replacement surgery as of today…see family note sent out below.
Sunday August 8,2010
Posted 6 hours ago
Our good friends came to drive us to the plane and off we went. The weather was clear the entire way. Zach being in Sturgis was checking into how he was going to get there, Al from Mustang seats came thru for him and flew him to Cleveland. We can’t thank you enough. Now the wait to make sure the lung they took is still good, found out it was and be would go in at 5:00 for the 5 hour surgery. Zach and Jill sit in the waiting area struggling with no sleep, but will keep you all posted.
Sunday August 8,2010
Posted 1 hour ago
Dr just came out to tell us he did very good during surgery. He is of course vented coming out, but they actually will try to get him off this later today. He will be in ICU for quite a few days. Zach and I will stay right next door for now. We don’t get any information on the donor, but thank god there are people that believe in this. Today there were two lives saved, someone else received the right lung, while John received the left. We have a long road to recovery with the anti-rejection medicine that he will now be on. This medicine actually tricks your system to accept the transplant. During all of this we all have certainly learned a lot about friends and family and what is important in life. We will survive and thank you to all because we all know that the number of prayers happening especially all last night, is what has gotten us through.
BIKERNET VET CLINIC REPORT– Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like has never washed a dog.
Franklin Jo nes
–from Ray Russell
THE HITS KEEP COMING–We are working on a Daytona Twin Tech WEGO install right now in the Bikernet shop. This allows anyone to install 02 sensors in their exhaust and monitor you air/fuel mixture. We need this puppy for final Pegasus fuel injection adjustments, before we head to the salt.
Okay, I need to find an hour to relax today, since next week we will run the Assalt Weapan on the Bennett’s Performance Dyno, I’ll pick up the Peashooter powder coating, and hope the remaining parts fly into the Headquarters. I need the Assalt Weapan rolling next week and the Peashooter flying together for Bonneville.
Have a terrific week,
–Bandit
