Hey,
I’m in a difficult situation. When I first watched “The Inconvenient Truth” I was impressed. But I’m a biker and sort of a journalist. I questioned it. How could man have such a massive impact on the climate? I started to question these findings like all journalists should and the info surfaced.
Global warming doesn’t exist, ice is growing and we have more polar bears than ever. It was all a governmental lie to allow them to control everything. When the atmosphere started to cool they changed their tactic to Climate Change. That allowed them to blame everything that happened from car accidents to earthquakes, to rainfall on us. Scary stuff..
Now we are facing another California move to force us all ride electric bikes. But last night a young man said to me, “Just don’t mention Climate Change.” It’s so interesting. Even guys in the industry who make pipes are afraid to discuss this issue. We are all a bunch of white guys who destroyed the planet and must be punished. But it ain’t true. We didn’t destroy the planet. The Climate will continue to change like it has done for 13 billion years, whether we ride choppers with fishtails or not. So there!
The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron Trader News, ChopperTown, BorntoRide.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. Most recently the Smoke Out and Quick Throttle Magazine came on board.
SHOP DOGS SALUTE–
Hey there! Wow, it’s crazy how the years fly by! I kept a low profile for a few years, and recently as I was helping my sister with her fight against cancer. She lost the battle this past Dec.
I’m starting to get back with the pace of things. I still stay close to home, don’t do any events, just working in shop. Jim has been keeping busy, still building bikes.
Looks like things are still jumping for you out there on the West Coast with Bikernet and the associated sites.
I was wondering if you knew of any west coast shops that have dogs? I do a monthly column in Thunder Press called Shop Dogs.
Thanks!
–JoAnn
www.crazyhorsepainting.com
joann@crazyhorsepainting.com
NEWS FROM THE CLIMATE DEPOT–Judge dismisses climate-change lawsuit against 5 oil giants
By Bradley Olson and Timothy Puko
Published: June 25, 2018 10:38 p.m. ET
Ruling says problem must be fixed through ‘political branches,’ not court
Bloomberg News
The suit targeted Chevron and four other oil companies.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed lawsuits by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland alleging that five of the world’s largest oil companies should pay to protect the cities’ residents from the impacts of climate change.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted a motion by the companies — BP PLC BP, -3.36% , Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDS.A, -2.97% , Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, -2.02% , ConocoPhillips COP, -2.42% and Chevron Corp. CVX, -1.99% — to dismiss the suits, ruling that while global warming was a real threat, it must be fixed “by our political branches.”
“The benefits of fossil fuels are worldwide,” he wrote. “The problem deserves a solution on a more vast scale than can be supplied by a district judge or jury in a public nuisance case.”
The ruling is a blow to an emerging legal campaign by cities and municipalities, who are trying to argue that oil and gas companies created a public nuisance by producing fossil fuels they knew would result in harmful emissions. New York City and several other local governments in California, Washington and Colorado have also sued on similar grounds.
By: Marc Morano – Climate Depot
HARLEY ISSUES–Harley doesn’t always resonate in Europe.
The American brand plays better than the bike
In Europe, the Harley-Davidson brand is probably as familiar as Levi jeans or an Apple iPhone, at least in pop culture.
Sure, there are more German, Italian, British and Japanese motorcycles in the European Union, but the Harley brand is associated with America and the freedom of the open road.
Harley-Davidson is the world’s largest manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles, and it’s been selling bikes overseas for about 100 years, practically since the company was founded in a shed in Milwaukee in 1903.
About 16 percent of all new Harleys are sold in Europe, the company’s second- strongest market behind the U.S.
Harley-Davidson has viewed the European Union as a growth opportunity, going wheel-to-wheel with Euro competitors Ducati, Triumph and BMW, whose bikes are especially popular.
In 2013, Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders as the American motorcycle manufacturer celebrated its 110th anniversary with a loud parade and plenty of leather in Vatican City.
An unnamed European buyer paid 241,500 euros ($327,000) for a bike that Willie G. Davidson, a retired Harley designer and grandson of the company’s co-founder, donated to Pope Francis.
A Harley-Davidson leather jacket signed by Pope Francis sold for 57,000 euros.
The company will flex its European muscles again in a 115th anniversary celebration July 5-8 in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.
The biker rally is expected to attract 100,000 people from about 70 countries, many of them riding through the city’s narrow cobblestone streets against a backdrop of medieval architecture and 600-year-old castles.
Harley doesn’t sell a lot of bikes in the Czech Republic, but most of the rally-goers will be from other countries anyway, so the company ought to reach its audience.
But aside from the big events, how popular are Harley’s big cruisers and touring bikes in Europe?
It depends upon whom you ask, of course, but Mark Hinchliffe, editor of Motor Bike Writer magazine, doesn’t put much stock in the brand and the made-in-the-USA label.
“I think the way that Europeans look at Harley-Davidson is it’s more of a fashion statement than something that’s high-tech and really useful,” said Hinchliffe, who is based in Australia but has decades of riding experience in Europe.
“Germans, Brits and Italians think of themselves as great engineers and technical innovators. They view American- made as big, ugly, old-fashioned and technically inferior,” he said.
Harley-Davidson said Monday it plans to move production of motorcycles destined for the European Union to its international factories, in Thailand, Brazil and India, in response to 31 percent tariffs the EU has imposed on bikes made in the U.S.
The company has significant opportunities in Europe, but it’s up against Japanese motorcycle makers that aren’t subject to a 31 percent tariff on bikes coming from Asia.
“Harley’s market share is much lower in Europe, at about 10 percent versus 50 percent in the U.S., so there is more room to grow. But there is also more entrenched competition,” said analyst Sharon Zackfia with William Blair Co.
“You have to be fairly well off to afford one,” said Ian Malone, editor of Biker and Bike magazine in the United Kingdom.
“Harley riders are a different breed here,” Malone said, adding that often they’re “slightly older guys” who returned to riding after raising a family and spending years out of the saddle.
In Europe, you’re either “into Harleys or you’re not,” according to Malone
–Rick Barrett
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel USA
–from Rogue
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HUMOR TO COPE WITH LIFE–In the military: Drink some water, take these Motrins, and change your socks.
I was taught this song in primary school but don’t remember the words. On the internet there are just thousands of different lyrics of this song and I can’t find the one I learned and loved in school. This below one I found is closest to what I remember.
Gee, Ma, I Wanna Go Home
They say that in the army
The coffee’s mighty fine
Well, it’s good for cuts and bruises,
But it tastes like turpentine!
Oh, I don’t want no more of army life
Gee, Ma, I wanna go home!
The chicken in the army,
They say is mighty fine,
A drum rolled off the table
And squished a pal of mine!
Oh, I don’t want no more of army life!
Gee, Ma, I wanna go home!
The clothing that they give us
They say is mighty fine
Well, me and half my regiment
Can all fit into mine
Oh, I don’t want no more of army life
Gee, Ma, I wanna go home!
The salary that they pay us,
They say is mighty fine
They give you thirty dollars
And take back forty-nine
Oh, I don’t want no more of army life
Gee, Ma, I wanna go,
Hey, Ma I gotta go,
Gee, Ma, I wanna go home!
–Ujjwal Dey
wayfarer@bikernet.com
Builders Breakfast Welcomes First Presenting Sponsor–Stars of “Motorcycles As Art” Meet Fans at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip CrossRoads
The Flying Piston Builders Breakfast, keeps getting better! This celebrity-strewn meet & greet held Sunday, August 5th, brings together cutting edge custom builders and industry influencers to support veterans suffering from PTSD and provide technical education scholarships.
Also new at the Breakfast this year, seven Strider Rider Custom balance bikes will be unveiled from the workshops of famed builders: Rick Fairless, Paul Yaffe, Jody Perewitz, Pat Patterson, Kirk Taylor, Bryan Fuller and Donnie Smith.
In addition to an exclusive first look at the Strider Riders, Builder Breakfast ticket holders also enjoy a catered breakfast and silent auction of selected items autographed by the builders—plus the chance to meet the Chip’s own Rod “Woody” Woodruff, photographer Michael Lichter, the stars of the History Channel’s Counting Cars from Count’s Kustoms, and the Strider Rider builders.
Cycle Source Editor Chris Callen and Bikernet.com editor Keith “Bandit” Ball will be on hand plus all of the builders whose work is displayed in the Buffalo Chip’s invitation-only 2018 Motorcycles As Art Exhibition: Passion Built, curated by Michael Lichter.
This year’s Motorcycles As Art theme features 35+ non-pro designers, fabricators and builders. The list includes Ben Jordan, Nick Pensabene, Brad Gregory, Kevin Baas, Skeeter Todd, Christian Newman, Jeff Holt, Tim Dixon, Gilby Clarke and more. Presented in a gallery-like setting at the Chip’s Russ Brown Event Center, the motorcycles are accompanied by artwork from known and emerging artists. Admission is free.
The Builder Breakfast, organized by The Flying Piston, takes place Sunday, August 5 on the upper deck of the Big Engine Bar in the free-access CrossRoads at the Buffalo Chip. Silent auction items are provided by Klock Werks, Nash Motorcycles, Kicker Audio, Biltwell, Mark V, Darren McKeag, Low Brow, Atomic Bob, CruzTools, Aeromach, Quarto Group, Kuryakyn and more.
Builder Breakfast sponsored by Russ Brown tickets are $20 each at http://www.theflyingpiston.com/ or goo.gl/gzILrl Proceeds benefit: Motorcycle Missions, which encourages U.S. military veterans suffering from PTSD to pursue motorcycling careers, and Tech Ed Scholarships for regional high-schoolers.
Media, Sponsors and Participants: The Flying Piston Builders Breakfast is produced by Marilyn Stemp of Iron Trader News and Jeff Najar of Biker Pros. For sponsor information or to donate auction items
Contact: Marilyn Stemp, 828-205-8482, marilynstemp@gmail.com or www.theflyingpiston.com
Harley-Davidson Moves Some Production Out of U.S. After Tariffs–Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Trade War awaiting it’s Third World War
Harley-Davidson Inc. plans to shift some production of its iconic motorcycles out of the U.S. in response to retaliatory European Union tariffs, as President Donald Trump’s trade war ripples back to American companies.
Each motorcycle will cost an average of $2,200 extra after the European Union raised its tariff on imported U.S. bikes to 31 percent from 6 percent on June 22, the Milwaukee-based manufacturer said Monday in a regulatory filing. That’s expected to add up to a burden of $90 million to $100 million annually, which Harley-Davidson will absorb rather than pass extra costs on to customers.
In the meantime, it’s planning to increase production in international plants over the next 18 months. While it’s committed to making motorcycles in the U.S., it has no other choice in a market where it sold almost 40,000 bikes last year. Besides its U.S. plants, Harley-Davidson maintains manufacturing facilities in Australia, Brazil, India and Thailand, according to itswebsite.
“Increasing international production to alleviate the EU tariff burden is not the company’s preference, but represents the only sustainable option to make its motorcycles accessible to customers in the EU and maintain a viable business in Europe,” the company said.
The shares dropped 2.7 percent to $43 in early U.S. trading.
Not long ago, President Donald Trump pointed to Harley-Davidson Inc. as an example of what was going to go right for manufacturing in America. Now, Harley seems to encapsulate a lot of what’s going wrong.
Citing tariffs tied to escalating tension between Trump and the European Union, the iconic motorcycle maker will further retrench its U.S. operations. Bikes destined for the EU were made less viable by levies that’ll boost costs for the company by about $100 million a year.
Already, Harley had announced plans to close a factory in Missouri and build one in Thailand, after Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the free-trade agreement with a bloc of Asian countries that would have lowered barriers to key markets.
Now, Harley joins iconic American companies including Levi Strauss & Co. , Bourbon Whiskey brands and even Germany’s Daimler AG in getting caught in the middle of Trump’s trade skirmishes with major trading partners.
“A company that is as connected to America, and Americana, as Harley is probably going to be laying off U.S. workers in favor of foreign workers and going to be losing money as a result of this,” James Hardiman, an equity analyst with Wedbush Securities, said of the trade battle between the U.S. and the EU. “There’s a lot of irony here, to put it mildly.”
Ramping up output in international plants for the EU may take at least nine to 18 months. While Harley said it’s committed to making motorcycles in the U.S., it suggested it had no other choice but to move production from its home market. The manufacturer sold almost 40,000 bikes in Europe last year, and the continent’s share of total deliveries was the highest for the company since 2011.
Bloomberg
They were planning this move long before the tariff issue surfaced.—Bandit
CHOWHALL OF THE WEEK FROM THE BIKER DUDE–
This is one of my favorite spots in the Country, they have one of the most unique cookers I have ever seen! Old Style Beer on Draft and an awesome Cheeseburger! Here are some pics, the link and write up. Thanks!
These amazing cheeseburgers are made in the most unique cooker I have ever seen! First read about Paul’s in George Motz’s best selling book Hamburger America. Great bar, people and of course awesome cheeseburgers! Make sure and add this place to your list and don’t ask for avocados on your burger!
–Biker Dude
Brian Darwas’ THREE MILE gets Amazon Prime Release!–In an ever changing technological landscape, gearheads have to find new ways to watch the content they love.
The good news is, streaming movies at home is easier than it’s ever been. With the simple click of a button, you have a seemingly endless library of entertainment at your finger tips.
The bad news? Well, for us car and bike guys the content is somewhat lacking. Luckily, Brian Darwas has stepped up and for the first time ever you can stream his ground breaking documentary THREE MILE on Amazon Prime. This is huge news for the hot rod community!
If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber. . . head over and give it a watch!
If you’re not a subscriber, you can stream it on their website, and on Amazon (DVD’s are still available).
www.AtomicHotRods.com
– THREE MILE synopsis:
“Join Brian Darwas and the Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop on a cross country trip full of roadside breakdowns, shop tours, parking lot parties and plenty of racing at what most people consider the birthplace of hot rodding, the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats.
All thirteen hot rods embark on a life time adventure from New York to Utah, where Keith Cornell breaks the world record for the fastest Ford Y-block. With enough salt pit rebuilds, tech inspections, and race runs to keep even the most jaded gearhead one the edge of their seat. Be there to experience the sun on your face and salt in the air when it all comes down to that THREE MILE pass.”
SUGAR BEAR CHOPPER MUSEUM EVENTS–Aug 5 – Rick Fairless
will present his history at The Museum.
Aug 7 – Bob Kay will present
“The Kustom Kulture Forum” with Jeff Nicklus (Desperado Motorcycles)
and Dar Holdsworth (Brass Balls Cycles) assisting, Aug 9 – Brittany
Olson will present “A History of Motorcycling in South Dakota”.
Come out enjoy the bikes and panoramic views away from the
maddening crowds.
A roller will be raffled off w/Sugar Bear, Paughco, Rolling Thunder, and Metzler parts, with a second prize – a set of Metzler Tires.
More to come!!!!! 19484 N Hwy 79, 4 miles N of Papy Hoel/Full Throttle Campground.
CYA there! Maybe even the Bikerbuildoff Chopper bike will be there!
PIRELLI Sweeps Heavyweight Class Podium at the 96th Running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb–Chris Fillmore Smashes Middleweight Record by More Than 30 Seconds
The highly anticipated 96th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) got underway early Sunday morning and ended with Pirelli tires earning a clean sweep of the Heavyweight Class.
Carlin Dunne (Ducati) made a statement in his return to the mountain by taking top honors with a time of 9:59.102. Dunne was followed closely by Rennie Scaysbrook (KTM) and his Ducati teammate Codie Vahsholtz (Ducati). Following his record-setting Heavyweight win in 2017, Chris Fillmore (KTM) switched his focus to the Middleweight class where he used his Pirelli tires to take the title, bettering the previous class record by more than 30 seconds (10:04.038).
Both Dunne and Fillmore ran the iconic Pirelli DIABLO™ SUPERBIKE (SC1 front, SC0 rear) tires to victory.
Carlin Dunne raced to yet another victory at the PPIHC | Photo: Ducati North America
Carlin Dunne raced to yet another victory at the PPIHC | Photo: Ducati North America
Weather and road conditions on the mountain can change almost as fast as the racers climbing it and today was no different. Inclement weather moved into the area as the latter morning sessions got underway, presenting adverse conditions for the Heavy and Middleweight contenders.
But the weather as no match for the Pirelli-clad racers as Dunne and Vahsholtz (10:12.703) put an exclamation point on Ducati’s return to the “Race to the Clouds” with podium finishes for the Ducati MTS-1260 Pikes Peak bike. Dunne is undefeated on the mountain, claiming his fourth overall motorcycle win in as many tries.
“I felt good off the start and we had a really good cadence going at the bottom of the mountain,” said Dunne. “Once we got into the second half of the race the road started to get really slick so I decided to back it down a little bit knowing the conditions might prohibit a record-breaking day. I was really happy with how my Pirelli tires performed today. Even with the tricky conditions they were still giving me a lot of good grip and feedback all the way to the top of the mountain.”
Following closely behind Dunne, Scaysbrook rode his KTM 1290 Super Duke R to a second consecutive runner-up finish with a time of 9:59.794.
Proving he has a penchant for record-breaking performances, Fillmore rode his KTM 790 Duke with to a dominating Middleweight win, finishing nearly 32 seconds ahead of second place and bettering Vahsholtz’s 2017 Middleweight record (10:34.967) by almost 31 seconds.
Chris Fillmore set yet another absolute record at the PPIHC | Photo: Larry Chen
Chris Fillmore claimed the Middleweight absolute record at the PPIHC | Photo: Larry Chen
“We were a little unsure of how the conditions on the mountain were going to be as the weather rolled in but we couldn’t be happier with how the racers and Pirelli tires performed today,” said Oscar Solis, road racing manager, Pirelli. “The conditions this morning were quite a bit different than in testing and practice but the Pirelli tires were more than up for the challenge as evidenced with the podium sweep and new Middleweight record.”
To learn more about the complete line of Pirelli motorcycle tires, please visit www.pirelli.com.
ATK’s FRANK WHITE SURVIVES MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT FOR THE SECOND TIME–ATK’s, CEO Frank White on Wednesday June 20th survived three hours of surgery to eradicate a 4-inch long tumor from his lung at Huntsman Cancer Hospital. White refers to his tumor as “Wilson,” which White thinks looks like a buffalo wing. According to the pathology report no cancer was found, just sterile remains of tree materials.
White crashed in July 1996 and the Emergency Room Surgeon didn’t fully remove the tree. White was leading a Dual Sport Motorcycle Ride out of Fish Haven Idaho, when he was pierced by a 2-inch diameter tree limb on a remote trail.
According to White; Huntsman Surgeon Dr. Varghese, said, “This was a bizarre tumor, that was building a thicker border wall around the infection each year, very impressive”. Unlike Tom Hanks, White is glad to be done with “Wilson” who has gnawed on him since 1996, especially while riding motorcycles in the desert.
White is grateful to the Huntsman Family and their generous donations of hundreds of millions (yes hundreds of million dollars) to their Hospitals in eradicating cancer and tumors to people worldwide.
http://huntsmancancer.org/giving/foundation/
White said; “Yes, they spend their own money and walk the walk of being true Christians, none better on the planet. I’ve been fortunate to be a motorcycle buddy with Jon Huntsman Jr. Mr. Honda was right, you do meet the nicest people on Motorcycles and none better than the Huntsman family.
White is indebted to Dr. Thomas Varghese Dr V Bio and his team. Whitecalls Dr. Varghese his Rockstar Doctor, who has a stellar reputation in Thoracic surgery.
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GOLDEN BOLT SHOW COMING TO LA– Since its inception in Cape Town almost 5 years ago, motorcycles have been a core pillar of The House of Machines (THoM or The House for short).
Each of the owners have had lifelong love affairs with machines of the two-wheeled variety and hosting the inaugural Golden Bolt Motorcycle Builders Invitational at The House of Machines Los Angeles is the culmination of that passion.
The space itself is the product of a labor of love. Initially conceived as “an environment to honor both man and machine”, the store grew from a place to meet to a diverse community, and that in turn grew into a global network.
At The Golden Bolt you’ll experience each of THoM’s pillars brought to life and get a taste of what it’s like to be part of LA’s newest community. See you on 12 July…
BORN FREE ELEMENTS– I didn’t go, but here are a couple of pix from Born Free, an annual weekend rally held in Orange County.
Nothing says ladylike than flying tits atop a gas cap…cowabunga sister!
–Josh Placa
CLARIFICATION FROM Harley-Davidson–
“It is shameful that we live in a time when people need to create fake quotes attributed to others on social media.
There is a fake quote attributed to me that… is circulating. This is false. I want you to know that I have not, nor would I ever speak about the President of the United States in that way. Or anyone else for that matter.”
– Matt Levatich, President and CEO, Harley-Davidson, Inc.
–from Rogue
BEELINE MOTO is the antidote to navigation frustration– Everything about it has been built with elegant simplicity in mind. From the clean navigation interface and fast setup with the motorcyclist’s smartphone, through to the super long battery life and the rugged, award winning design, Beeline has put motorcyclists’ needs first throughout.
–Roxanne Truesdell Stevenson
US Consultant
M: +1 858 366 3849
W: www.galliumventures.com
BANDIT’S HANDMADE BUCKLES–
All belt buckles can be made in Small 1.5 inch diameter, Medium 2.5-inch, Large 3-inch and Extra Large 3.5-inch outside diameter sizes. Keep in mind as they get larger they are heavier.
Each buckle is hand made for the most part and you will be in a very small group of owners in the world, perhaps one or two, or at most a dozen. No two buckles are exactly the same.
–Bandit
THE MIDNIGHT GAS STATION BLUES
It was darker than a sprarkplug hole
And cold enough to freeze your balls off,
Following that straight white line crossing the state
That night on the freeway
Got gas a hundred miles ago
Maybe thirty ‘fore we start runnin’ out
Our butts were numb, eyes peerin hard into the darkness
Hands stiff as granite clamped to the bars,
Still looking for a station
First curve in forty miles was a strain to maneuver
But something ahead made us sit up.
It disappeared and reappeared
The bright star flashed in and out of our sight
As the station came into view
The neon lights made the road grime stand out
Draggin ourselves off our bikes, we fueled
Rested and repaired for what seemed short minutes
Stiffness relieved and warmth regained
We hovered in the shelter of the station
A home on the road for patches and petrol
To take the knots out of our bones,
To wish fellow two-wheelers a safe trip.
The blues really come only between gas stops
When the cold whistles up our sleeves and our toes freeze in steel-tipped boots,
And the darkness falls like a blanket, leaving only the white line to follow.
Then the blues strike and we look for another station.
–Renegade
June ‘78
CAPE CANAVERAL: MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT – FLORIDA – CALL TO HONOR #16 CAPE CANAVERAL NATIONAL CEMETERY MIMS, FL. – 10:00AM
MISSION STATEMENT: The purpose of the Missing in America Project (MIAP) is to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans through the joint efforts of private, state and federal organizations, and to provide honor, respect and dignity to those who have served this country by securing a final resting place for these forgotten heroes.
“IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO” On Saturday, June 23, 2018, at 10:00AM, MIAP – Florida, in cooperation with the StoneMor Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach, will be interring the unclaimed cremains of 21 veterans and 1 spouse of a veteran, with full military honors, at the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery located at 5525 US-1, Mims, FL 32754.
The veterans being interred served during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and other non-war specific periods, eleven in the US Army, two in the Marine Corps., six in the Navy and one spouse, one in the Coast Guard, and one in the Merchant Marine.
The longest that any of these being interred has been unclaimed is since 1997.
There will be an escort for this service that will leave from American Legion Post 1, 1281 N. US Hwy. 1, Titusville, FL 32796, to the cemetery. Any and all motorcycle organizations, riders, and vehicles are welcome to participate. Meeting time is 8:30AM at the Post for a safety briefing, and the escort will depart (KSU) to the cemetery at 9:10AM.You are cordially invited to attend this service. This service is open to all residents of our area communities.
–Kathy Church
MIAP – FL State Coordinator
(904) 219-3035
miapjax@yahoo.com
BIKERNET GARAGE SALE LESSON OF THE WEEK–Some guy bought a new fridge for his house.
To get rid of his old fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a Sign on
it saying: ‘Free to good home. You want it, you take it.’
For three days the fridge sat there without anyone looking twice. He eventually decided that people were too mistrustful of this deal. So he changed the sign to read: ‘Fridge for sale $50.’
The next day someone stole it! They walk among us!
–from Sidehack Jerry
MRF ALERT, Industry News – Rough Week for Harley
Boring but important: the European Union announced a 25 percent tariff this week on products ranging from motorcycles, to steel, bourbon and jeans in retaliation for President Trump’s tariffs on imports of European steel and aluminum. (Basically, Europe is going to tax the hell out of all the good shit this country makes).
What this could mean for you? Well, if Harley is paying more in taxes to get their motorcycles into Europe, that money has to come from somewhere… and I doubt their CEO is volunteering to take a pay cut. Oddly enough, India, who is also threatening tariffs and taxes, left motorcycles off their list. Guess India really loves their Harley’s?!
NEWS FROM THE STATES – Missouri’s Freedom of Road Riders Doing It Right
Setting a good example for all motorcycle rights orgs that want to get an early supporter in Washington, Missouri’s Freedom of Road Riders (FORR) are helping to host a rally for Senate Candidate, Lt Colonel Tony Monetti. There is going to be a motorcycle escort to the event and some of FORR’s members have volunteered to participate as well as help to set up/take down/generally help out. This is how its done folks…if Lt. Colonel Tony Monetti becomes Senator Monetti, guess who he is going to remember that helped him get there? Nicely done, Missouri.
MRF NEWS & ANNOUCEMENTS – Announcement Time
If you attended Meeting of the Minds last year, you may have heard me mention that there was a group of folks representing different facets of motorcycling (some of which are our friends, some of which are our enemies) that were trying to figure out how to have some sort of arrangement going forward where, at the very least we all talked regularly and had an open dialogue, and at best, worked together on some common interests. I have an exciting update that this is officially underway….
Last year the National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA) and your MRF teamed up to form the National Motorcycle Safety Alliance. The Alliance held its first meeting September 27, 2017 in Burlington, Vermont. Participants of the alliance include the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). And of course, yours truly.
It’s a power house of people that directly touch the rider community in one way or another. In addition to regular communication we are going to initially focus on 2 issue areas – Left turn crashes involving a motorcycle and rider impairment.
More to come on this over the next few months, but I think that it’s so critical that the MRF is not only seen as a participant, but also viewed as a leader in this newly formed group. It helps increase our political clout, expand our reach and puts us on a level playing field with organizations with MUCH bigger budgets and staff that we could only dream of.
Anyway, I hope you’ll share in my enthusiasm as this group moves forward. And as always, I promise to keep you in the loop and up to date with my eyes and ears WIDE open in case the conversation turns sour. But for now, all is quiet on the helmet front.
Enjoy your weekend and most importantly-
RIDE FREE-
Megan Ekstrom
Vice-President of Government Affairs & Public Relations
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation
BORN FREE HITS 10–It’s not free anymore like in the beginning years. Got too big. $10 Park. $15 entry.
Not free either: No camping, no colors, no pets, no drinking, no drugs, no burnouts, no, no, no freedom.
This is the first batch of bike builders invitational competition. It’s obviously an old school style event. Draws international crowd of about 10,000 over the weekend
So here are the mostly rusty and dusty old bikes that are the essence of the show. Some are cleaner than others but it’s the ratty stuff that gets attention. Well used and barely cared for. Road hard and put away wet. The big group of guys are from Indonesia and some remember me from when I judged their big bike show. About 200 vendors. Bands. Good. Drink. Etc.
–Art Hall
Bikernet International Editor Supreme
Waiting for his plane to Panama
SPLITTING CALIFORNIA--Friends and Statespeople —
We qualified!
There is hope for the future of people who live in California. Cal 3 (Cal3.com) is a plan to give Californians a fresh start — three new states to empower people to guide positive changes to overcome our failing government systems. And we have qualified to be on the statewide ballot in November.
Now we need your help.
So many people believe they cannot prosper in California, whether it is because they can’t afford the housing, because their business moved out of the state, because their children are getting a poor education, or because they can’t afford the high taxes this state imposes on them.
According to SF Gate, “The rumors that more people are leaving California than moving here appear to be true, according to a new report from the state of California. From 2007 to 2016, about 6 million people left the Golden State while about only 5 million moved here in the same period.”
This mass exodus is a failure of government. California’s bloated government needs to be broken up.
Have you ever wondered why our streets are full of potholes? Why our water supply is in jeopardy? Why our taxes are higher than any other state and our education system ranks among the worst? Why businesses like Bechtel, Sony, Occidental Petroleum, Denny’s, Toyota, ERG Aerospace, Allstate and many others are leaving the state and taking jobs with them? Why did California even lose Tesla’s battery factory, Uber’s self-driving car and Amazon’s headquarters?
And why, in the face of these failures, is our state government lavishing layers of state officials with unaccountably irresponsible perks like overindulgent new office space, fat raises, carefree extra-long vacations, phone-it-in work weeks and rampant corporate favoritism?
These abominations should offend the sensibility of every hard-working Californian.
In the past few weeks, U.S. News & World Report came out with a study that ranked California dead last in the U.S. in “Quality of Life.” Even with our near-perfect weather, we rank 50th out of 50! For any Californian — for all Californians — this is an unacceptable result from an as-yet unaccountable government.
And the Orange County Register stated: “In what is sounding like a broken record, California once again ranked dead last in Chief Executive Magazine’s annual Best and Worst States for Business survey of CEOs – as it has all 12 years the survey has been conducted. Texas, meanwhile, earned the top spot for the 12th straight year.” And based on McKinsey data, U.S, News & World Report ranked California 44th out of the 50 states in K-12 education. Unacceptable!
It is time to stem the tide of bad government. We Californians need to make a change!
With three new states, we get to clean the slate. We can be empowered and better represented to provide better education for our children, lower taxes and better jobs for all of us. We can fix the highways and waterways. We can make our local schools not just vastly more successful, but something we can be proud of. We can bring businesses back to our region and get all Californians working again. And, as three states, we can once again be a beacon of hope and an example for America and the rest of the world to follow.
Starting right now in mid-June and through voting day November 6, we hope you will join us and help pass this initiative. Cal 3 will bring its message of positive change, local empowerment and statewide responsiveness to every corner of California.
People are just starting to learn what Cal 3 is all about, but all polling shows that as Californians become aware of the initiative — its need, its simplicity and its benefits — they become more enthusiastic to support it. Momentum is on our side.
If you want to learn more, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) created a report on Cal3, and it shows how easy three states will be to implement. It is a link on our website at Cal3.com. After the states agree on basic state compacts around water, higher education, prisoner distribution and debt and pension assumption, we will get our chance ata clean slate and an awesome state.
As citizens across the entire political, socio-economic and geographic spectrum join the movement to pass this ballot initiative in November, I hope you will also be enthusiastic to help expand our platform of voter awareness and energize our wave of voter engagement.
Please encourage people to visit Cal3.com and to sign up to learn more about our initiative.
–Tim Draper and the Cal3 Committee
“Paid for by Citizens for Cal3. Committee major funding by TimDraper. Funding details at www.fppc.ca.gov.”
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JOANN BORTELS IS STILL AT IT–I’m still painting motorcycles, but I also have been doing a good deal of bicycle, helmet, and custom car work. My big project this year is restoring a 1969 Camaro. I replaced the whole floor-pan this past weekend. Still gotta change out the trunk pan, wheelhouses, and right quarter panel.
I’ve attached a few photos of some of the bike stuff I’ve been doing. Some of it is from last year.
Hey, thanks for posting about The Trials of Nina McColl. Wow! I had no idea that kind of stuff went on and into my lifetime!!
–JoAnn
www.crazyhorsepainting.com
STURGIS BUFFALO CHIP ALERT–The psychobilly rockers will set the stage on fire at The Best Party Anywhere!
Psychobilly rock-cowboys Reverend Horton Heat will be taking the Buffalo Chip’s Wolfman Jack Stage to new heights immediately following the RSD Super Hooligan National Championship Races and prior to a smokin’ hot performance by country rocker Eric Church on Wednesday, Aug. 8.
Reverend Horton Heat’s show has been described as a primal tribal rock & roll transfiguration that rocks hard, drives fast and lives true.
See the announcement video here: https://youtu.be/3WFBIdKXcvg
“Listening to the ‘Rev’ is like injecting nitrous into your bike’s engine on the Chip’s race track,” said Rod Woodruff, President of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. “The music takes you on the ride of your life! And then we will see an absolute superstar take the stage. Eric Church is one of America’s top performers and we are looking forward to seeing him put on a smoking hot show!”
From the high-octane spaghetti-western sound in “Big Sky” to the dark driving frenetic paranoia of “400 Bucks” to the brain-melting western psychedelic garage purity of “Psychobilly Freakout,” Reverend Horton Heat’s music is akin to a drive-in movie soundtrack.
Superstar Eric Church Rocks Country at the Chip
Church’s top ten hits include “Love Your Love the Most,” “Drink in my Hand,” “Springsteen,” “Like a Wrecking Ball” and “Raise ‘Em Up,” a duo with Keith Urban. Pollstar named his 2017 “Holdin’ My Own Tour” as the most attended music tour in the world, selling out every stop. Church was this year nominated for three Country Music Association Awards; Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year.
The 2018 Growing Lineup of Entertainment Announced So Far Includes:
Friday, Aug. 3 Pop Evil
Saturday, Aug. 4 Foreigner
Red Sun Rising
HUNKS The Show – #1 All Male Revue
Sunday, Aug. 5 THEORY of a Deadman
Buffalo Chip TT American Flat Track Grand National Championship Races Presented by Indian Motorcycle
Monday, Aug. 6 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tuesday, Aug. 7 Aaron Lewis
The Marshall Tucker Band
HUNKS The Show – #1 All Male Revue
Wednesday, Aug. 8 Eric Church
Reverend Horton Heat
RSD Super Hooligan National Championship Races Presented by Indian Motorcycle
Street Drag Invitational with Crazy John
Thursday, Aug. 9 Kid Rock
Lita Ford
Friday, Aug. 10 John Kay & Steppenwolf
Yelawolf
Saturday, Aug. 11 Chevelle
Queensrÿche
Admission pass prices for the Best Party Anywhere will never be lower. More information and reservations are available at BuffaloChip.com
More details are available at www.BuffaloChip.com
–Nyla Griffith
Sturgis Buffalo Chip
AUTHOR WILL SIGN BOOKS IN YOUR BOOTH—Baron Teach, the author of the new top selling outlaw book, It’s Going to Get Tough,” headed to Sturgis.
He would like to hook up with a booth where he could sell and sign his books. If you would like a cool rider sign books in your booth, don’t hesitate to reach out.
–Teach
baronteach@gmail.com
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TRAILBLAZERS NEWS
The Board has had their first of two meetings to select those who will be honored at our April 6, 2019 banquet. It is always difficult, but this year more so with over 20 deserving nominees. Great pains are taken to see that each receive equal time and consideration by the board members.
EDDIE LAWSON AND WAYNE RAINEY TO RECEIVE THE DICK HAMMER AWARD
The late Dick Hammer exemplified Drive, Desire and Determination. This award is in his honor and is given to those that have the same values. Our very highest award will be given to two very special Trailblazers. Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey. Each will be awarded separately. Congratulations to two of the finest.
AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS JULY 6-8
Three days of Vintage & Post-Vintage Racing and Observed Trials at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle days at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. There will be Trials, Hare Scrambles, Motocross, Road Racing and youth classes. They are raffling an Ural Sidecar Motorcycle and a 1941 Harley Davidson.
www.amavintagemotorcycledays.com
ROBERT BERGENER R.I.P.
Trailblazer, Bob Bergener passed away in Grand Junction, Colorado on June 14th. He was 71 years old. Bob’s passion was vintage cars and motorcycles. He was a great friend of Pat and Howard Barnes and he and his wife, Barrie, kept an eye on Pat until her recent death. He leaves 2 sons. Funeral June 30th at Battlement Mesa Golf Course from 12 -3. Donations to American Heart Association or a charity of your choice.
TONY KRETZ R.I.P.
By Judy Maely Whitson
A year after Ed Kretz Sr’s wife Irene died, Ed married his second wife, Mary. She came with a package deal, her son Tony and daughter Rosemary. We camped and rode together with Ed Sr, Eddie Jr, the Chapman’s and our families. There were always racers living at our ranch, but every summer we also ended up with several boys, usually around 14 years old, that wanted to spend their vacation with us. Tony Kretz, and his best friend, Terry Chapman were among them. The boys snuck in the pits with Ken, slow raced for hours, rode motorcycle, had fun and worked their butts off on the ranch and in the shop. Tony died far too young and will be dearly missed. Condolences to his sister Rosemary, their family and many friends. Love you Tony.
ANTIQUE MOTORBIKE DRAG RACES AND SHOW AT IRWINDALE
To be held on Thursday night, June 28th at the drag strip at Irwindale. All makes and models welcome. We know you got em. We wanna see em! A helmet and proper safety gear is required. $10.00 to watch, $20.00 to run. Gates open at 4 pm and racing 5-10pm. 500 Speedway Dr. Irwindale.
TRAVIS PASTRANA JUMPING IN LAS VEGAS SUNDAY, JULY 8TH
Travis will be recreating 3 of Evel Knievel jumps, all on the same night. He will attempt to jump over 52 stacked crushed cars, 16 buses and the Caesar Palace Fountain on an Indian FTR750. You can watch it LIVE on the History Channel 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. Pastrana is a professional motorsports and stunt performer. He has won championships and XGames gold medals in several events including SuperCross, Motocross, FreeStyle and Rally Racing.
LOOKING FOR A PHOTO
Wade Chaney is looking for a photo of his father in law, John W. Billings. He rode for the Harley Davidson Factory racing team in 1949. His AMA number was 94W. His historic pictures were lost in a fire. Wade would appreciate a photo of John on a bike. If you have a photo or information, please contact him at: wadecchaney@gmail.com
PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM HAS EXTENDED HOURS FOR THE SUMMER!
The museum will be open every Friday evening, from June 22 through August 31 from 10am to 8pm. It is a great way to get out of the heat. There are always interesting exhibits. The Custom Revolution has some of the most innovative and influential custom motorcycles in the world from renegade builders who push the boundaries of design and style. Take a Vault tour. Contact the Petersen for tickets and more information. (323) 930 2277 www.petersen.org 6060 Wilshire Blvd, LA 90036
JERRY HICKSON IN HOSPICE
Sent by Howie Zechner
Former Speedway and Isle of Man racer, Jerry (John) Hickson, was moved to a private hospice facility. Gran Serenity Homes has less than a dozen residents. Jerry has no TV, computer or phone, by choice. He is weak and has difficulty talking, but enjoys listening to old days of racing. Please visit or send a card. John Hickson, 409 Wing St., Glendale, Ca 91205.
AMERICAN FLAT TRACK TO THE 25TH GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED JULY 12 – 15
The 25th Goodwood Festival of Speed is a vintage hill climb that draws up to 100,000 spectators. It is a 4 day celebration of motorsports history, design and technical achievement in a beautiful setting in Southern England. It is also the most glamorous, fun, amazing event you can imagine. Seven American Flat Track competitors and their motorcycles will be there to greet fans and make a run up Goodwood’s wooded hillside circuit. Brad Baker, Jared Mees and Bryan Smith will be on their Indian Scout FTR750s. Shayna Texter on Husqvarna FC 450. Stevie Bonsey on a Ducati 821 and Jeffrey Carver Jr. and Danny Eslick on Harley Davidson XR750s. They are all excited to have been invited to this prestigious festival.
Also put the Goodwood Revival on your calendar for September 7-9.These two events are a must. Here is one of the websites: www.goodwood.com/flagship-events/festival-of-speed. There are lots of websites and videos of both events. You have never seen anything like these events.
KEITH MASHBURN, GARTH BROW AND MOTORAMERICA IN THE PULSE
The Pulse is an online magazine put out by Ls2 Helmets and motorcycle accessories. Issue three has really good articles on Keith Mashburn, MotoAmerica, Garth Brow and more. Take a look. The writing and presentation is excellent. And they couldn’t have picked better subjects. www.Ls2dealer.com/pulse-denniskirk-3-ride
“STEADY” EDDIE LAWSON PAST AND PRESENT
Eddie Lawson is interviewed by Rennie Scaysbrook in Issue #23 of Cycle News. Kawasaki has created a retro Z900RS Café’ in honor of their most famous superbike star. Good read.
DAVE DESPAIN RACING’S GOLDEN VOICE
Also in issue # 23 Larry Lawrence writes of Despain’s career and retirement. Dave seems to be everywhere. So much for retirement. But as long as he has time to ride, he is happy.
BRYAR MOTORSPORTS PARK
Issue # 25 by Larry Lawrence. There will never be another experience like Bryar Motorsports Park and Larry did a great job of capturing it. The action on and off the track, 24 hours a day, gave it a carnival or maybe a war zone atmosphere, with some really super races. There were a lot of first wins and stories to tell.
MOTOCROSSER JIM WEST
By Kent Taylor in Cycle News #24. Jim was one of the top riders in the mid-70s’ when motocross was just starting in Southern California. He was also the first to lose his life at motocross in an AMA Pro Motocross race. West was just 23 when he died in 1975.
TROPHEE DES MARQUEZ by Larry Lawrence
Larry has been researching through the late Henny Ray Abrams articles and notes. In Issue #24 Larry has put together the many vague references to a preseason race in March, which maybe started as far back as 1974. The Trophee Des Marquez pitted brand against brand team racing. It was a European event, but some of our best participated, including Brad Lackey, Danny La Porte, Marty Moats and others.
50 YEARS AGO IN CYCLE NEWS
Ronnie Hall beat home favorite, Bart Markel at the Livonia 5 Mile National. JN Roberts won the San Bernardino M.C. European Scrambles. Bart Markel beat Dan Haaby to win the Louisville National. Larry Bergquist and Gary Preston won the Stardust 7-11 Off-Road Championship Race near Vegas. And beat the top-finishing four-wheeler. Bill Pettigrew won the first AMA Mammoth Mountain Motocross. Cal Rayborn won the 100 mile National Championship Road Race in Laconia. J.N. Roberts won the Prospectors Hare Scrambles. Reg Pridmore and his teammate won the sidehack class at Carlsbad road race.
40 YEARS AGO
Steve Eklund on cover. Jay Springsteen won the Camel Pro National in Harrington. Pat Hennen, Team Suzuki road racer, crashed at the Isle of Man TT and suffered a head injury. He recovered but it ended his racing career. Tommy Croft won the 500cc class at the AMA National Motocross at Sears Point. Scott Wallingsford/Scot Harden won the Baja 500. Cover story was preview of Superbowl VII of Motocross. Skip Askland won AMA GN Road Race at Bryar Motorsports Park in New Hampshire. Bob Hannah won the 25cc National Motocross in St. Peters, Missouri and clinched the title. Mike Bell won the 500cc class. Bernie Scheiber won the Wagner Cup in Pennsylvania. Broc Glover, Marty Moates and Sherman Schneller were some of the winners at the Mammoth Mountain Motocross. Mike Bell won the Superbowl of MX at the L.A. Coliseum. Steve Eklund won the Santa Fe TT and Charity Newsies Half Mile, within 3 days.
30 YEARS AGO
John DeSoto won the Mauna Kea 200 Enduro on the Big Island. Steve Morehead won Louisville half mile. Rick Johnson won the 250cc National MX in San Antonio and Jeff Ward wrapped up the title. Kevin Schwantz won the 500cc German GP at Nurburing. Curt Hough on cover for winning the Idaho City ISDE Two-Day Qualifier. Dan Ashcraft/Kurt Pfeiffer won the Score Baja 500 on a Yamaha. Eric Geboers won the 500cc German Motocross Grand Prix. Scott Gray won the WSMA Formula USA Series round at Willow Springs. Doug Polen won the AMA Superbike/Camel Pro round at Loudon. Eddie Lawson won the Austrian Grand Prix. Sam Ermolenko won the American Speedway Final at Long Beach.
KURT CASELLI FOUNDATION
The Kurt Caselli Foundation recently held its annual Moto Doffo Fundraiser at Doffo Winery in Temecula. During the presentation they outlined the work they have done so far. The three areas they focus on are: racecourse safety, rider safety and injury management. They donated over 100 yellow caution flags and over 300 safety bibs for youth racers to major off-road series. They donated a Kawasaki Mule outfitted with emergency response equipment to the Grand National Cross Country Series. They host CPR and first aid training courses and they have a scholarship fund. This year’s recipient was Josh Knight ($2500.) For more information, or to donate: www.kurtcaselli.com & Facebook
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SANTA ROSA SHORT TRACK
Saturday, June 30th, the Western Flat Track Pro/Am Championship Round 3 will be at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Chris Beck Arena in Santa Rosa. There will be National pros – Hooligans –Mad Monkey Mini’s and Locals. What is Mad Monkey Mini’s you ask? 150c c Max, Unlimited Mods, Minimum age is 12 and you must be in costume.. www.westernflattrack.com
HUMBOLDT HALF MILE CANCELED
Round 4 of the Western Flat Track Pro/Am Championship has been canceled.
4th ANNUAL AJ HERRERA MEMORIAL
This event takes place at the Ventura Raceway on Saturday, July 21st. Flat Track, Speedway and Extreme Side Cars will put on a great show along with the Running of the Buls, Round 3 with a $1500 Pro Expert purse. There is currently an $11,000 Flat Track Purse. The Speedway purse is still building and could use your help. Bring your vintage bike and race the 125 Vintage Class with Rod Lake.
Grand Marshall is Sammy Tanner, with special guests Eddie Mulder and “Mad” Mike Hughes
They are still looking for Raffle Donations (805) 315 5703 and/or Sponsors (805) 698 1490 gailwaller27@gmail.com
Gates open at 2:00, Practice at 2:30 and Racing at 5:30.
SPEEDWAY
2018 AMA SPEEDWAY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Round 3 July 28 at the Santa Maria Raceway
Round 4 August 11 Industry Racing
Round 5 September 29 Fast Fridays
COSTA MESA www.costamesaspeedway.net Gates open 6pm Racing at 7:30
Friday, July 13 Freestyle Motocross Invitational/Sidecars
Saturday, July 14 Fair Derby/ Sidecars
PERRIS Dreamteamspeedway@sbcglobal.net (310) 309 9418
Saturday, June 30 All Star Team Racing
INDUSTRY RACING www.industryracing.com 7:30pm
Wednesday, July 11 All Divisions and Sidecars
Wednesday, July 18 All Divisions and Sidecars
Wednesday, July25 Bruce Flanders Ugly Hawaiian Shirt Contest/Speedway & Sidecars
FAST FRIDAY’S IN AUBURN fastfridays@aol.com
Friday, June 29 Speedway 25 lap Main event
Wednesday, July 4 Speedway Demo & Team racing Fireworks
Friday, July 6 Speedway and Extreme Sidecars Round 3
Friday, July 13 Speedway and AMA Youth National Champ
Friday, July 20 Budweiser North vs South “Civil War of Speedway”
BSAOCSC EVENTS
Sunday, July 1st. Meet at Starbucks, 331 W. Esplanade Dr., Oxnard, CA 93036. Arrive at 9, ride at 10am. (818) 384 4074 or (661) 703 9249
NORTHWOODS RIDE
Fri-Sun, July 6, 7, 8. BSAOCNC Northwood’s Ride. (415) 898 0330
VINTAGE BIKE MEETING
Sunday, July 8 is the Vintage Bike O.C. at Castenada’s Mexican Food, 19071 Brookhurst, Huntington Beach 2-4pm
RIM OF THE WORLD RIDE
Sunday, July 22, BSAOCSC Rim of the World Ride. Start at “Douglas Motorcycles” 390 N. H Street, San Bernardino. Arrive at 9am, Ride at 10am. (951) 440 3521 or (661) 703 9249
RACING AT GLEN HELEN
Saturday, June 30th REM MX/ MX Practice
Sunday, July 1 MX Practice
Saturday, July 7 REM MX/ MX Practice/ UTV Series #1
Sunday, July 8 UTV Series #1
Saturday, July 14 REM MX/ MX Practice
Sunday, July 15 SoCalOTMX/ ARX MX (Vet Track)
Saturday, July 21 REM MX / MX Practice
Sunday, July 22 SRA GP
CALVMX
FLAT TRACK CalVMX
Saturday, July 7 Flat Track Practice from 12-i6 at Camp Lockett
Sat-Sun, July 28-29 Flat Track weekend Round 3
799 Forrest Gate Road, Camp Lockett (Campo) www.calvmx.net
MOTOCROSS CalVMX
Saturday, July 14 Round 6 at Perris MotoX
MOTOAMERICA
Next race is on July 20-22 at the Utah Motorsports Campus in Tooele, Utah. It will be back to Californian on August 9-12 at the Sonoma Raceway.
SOCAL NORTON CLUB RIDES
WRIGHTWOOD
Sunday, July 15th to Wrightwood. Join us for a beautiful one day ride through the Angeles National Forest via Hwy 2 to Wrightwood for lunch. Meet at Lucky Baldwin’s Trappiste located at 1770 E. Colorado Blvd in Pasadena. Ride departs at 9am sharp.
PRINCE OF DARKNESS NIGHT RIDE
Charge up the batteries, you’ll need em. This is our annual “night ride” over the Mulholland Hills to Bob’s Big Boy in Toluca Lake for a bite to eat. Meet at the Los Feliz Café located at 3207 Los Feliz Blvd in Los Angeles. Ride departs at 6:30pm Sharp.
AMERICAN FLAT TRACK RACES
Saturday, June 30 is the Lima Half Mile at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima Ohio. The next weekend, Saturday, July 7 watch for the New York Short Track at Weedsport, New York. You can live stream the races at FansChoice.tv and catch all the American Flat Track racing action on NBCSN
SCFTA RACING AT PERRIS RACEWAY
SATURDAY, July 14 is Round 5 of the SCFTA Championship Series. Gates open at 12:30pm, Practice at 3:30pm with races to follow.
Saturday, July 28 is Practice from 4 – 9
DENNIS HOPPER DAYS—Coming to Taos New Mexico. May 17 is Hopper Day, his birthday, which started in 2010. It’s a chance to ride through sacred places in Pueblo. When they shot ER in Taos but they faked it was Texas, because they couldn’t shoot in Texas without cutting their hair—cops.
First year 2014, no bikes were allowed in Pueblo since the ER filming. 50th Anniversary of ER next year. Asking Fonda to come next year. Dennis BD on a Friday. For more details check DennisHopperday.com.
–Bandit
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JIMS New 2018 Catalog–JIMS is proud to announce that we have a brand new catalog! This new catalog is absolutely filled to the brim with the Worlds finest tools and performance parts for Harley-Davidson motorcycles!
After the release of the new Milwaukee Eight engine, we have had our hands full to say the least, releasing all sorts of specialty tools and parts for the new design. In our giant new products section you will find amazing tools and performance parts to fit anything from Shovelhead to the new Milwaukee-Eight Touring and Softail models Call and order yours now for just $15.00 (Includes shipping).
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QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY–
The other day, as I was working in my front yard, the next door neighbor brought his lawn mower into his front yard. When he started the mower engine, his cat, who was sitting nearby, immediately ran under a bush in the corner of the flower bed.
Eventually, as his mowing progressed, he got to the corner bush, and so he pushed the mower underneath, to get any grass growing there. Immediately there was a distinct “whacking” sound, a loud yowl from the cat, and it ran out from under the bush. The neighbor shut down his mower, and reached under the bush, bringing out the distal portion of the cat’s severed tail, a few inches long.
The owner of the cat ran over, picked up his cat, and rushed over to my yard, asking, “Can you take me to Wal-Mart as fast as possible?” I asked him, “Why do you want to go to Wal-Mart?” He replied, “They are the largest retailer in town!”
–from Sam Burns
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!–1st Annual David Mann Benefit
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=962
What can one say about David Mann that hasn’t already been said? Well, I really don’t care because I will say it anyway.
The Mann’s influence on the Harley lifestyle in my humble opinion equals that of the cult movie Easy Rider! As a young man I discovered an off-the-wall American biker magazine called Easyriders and what an impact that had on me. It literally laid the highway for which I have travelled for over 45 years.
The bikes, the stories and of course the Dave Mann poster. It spoke to me and millions like me. It said build what ya damn well like, look like you want to look, ride the hell out of it and be your self.
Dave changed our lives and his artwork depicted a generation and lifestyle that is just about gone. Respect brother. Respect.
— Tony Williams
Redfxr90@yahoo.com.au
Sydney, Nsw, Australia
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s full-throttled love of Harley-Davidson motorcycles– has been intertwined with his rising political career, but now he must navigate revved up criticism of the Milwaukee-based company from President Donald Trump.
The president on Tuesday tweeted that if Harley goes through with its plans to move some production overseas, “it will be the beginning of the end – they surrendered, they quit! The Aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before!”
Trump was referring to tariffs Harley-Davidson would face on motorcycles produced overseas and shipped back to the U.S. for sale.
Walker has avoided directly criticizing Trump on the issue, repeatedly saying instead that no tariffs would be good for Wisconsin manufacturers and farmers. He hasn’t spelled out what he would do to further that policy and his spokeswoman repeated that same position Tuesday when asked to react to Trump’s tweets.
“Governor Walker believes there should be no tariffs or trade barriers as the President stated earlier this month at the G7 summit,” Walker spokeswoman Amy Hasenberg said. “When there’s a level playing field, American workers and businesses win.”
Walker’s Democratic opponents — eight are running for a chance to take him on — pounced on the conflict.
“Wisconsin needs a governor who says Donald Trump is a dangerous idiot on every issue from immigration to trade policy,” said Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. “I am saying it.”
Walker owns a 2003 Harley Road King motorcycle that he’s driven across the state to promote tourism and his own political ambitions. When Walker officially launched his presidential run in 2015, about half of his stops in the first week were at Harley shops and he exclusively wore motorcycle boots.
At a presidential debate that year, the motorcycle-boot wearing Walker said his Secret Service nickname as president would be “Harley.”
In an October re-election campaign launch video touting his record, Walker rides his Harley and asks the viewer, “Are you with me?”
Trump made fun of Walker for his love of motorcycles during the presidential race. At a rally in Janesville in 2016, Trump said: “He doesn’t look like a motorcycle guy to me. I’m sorry.”
Walker and Trump made amends, and the governor last year invited the president to take a ride on a Harley after he canceled a visit to the company’s headquarters.
Harley executives later traveled to Washington for a meeting with Trump, who said they told him of the difficulty they faced selling motorcycles abroad.
Harley has also long lobbied against retaliatory tariffs, saying they put the company at a competitive disadvantage.
Harley said Monday it came to its decision to move some production overseas because of retaliatory tariffs it faces in an escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and the European Union.
Trump denied Tuesday that his trade policy was to blame for Harley’s decision.
Trump will get a chance to comment on the situation in Wisconsin on Thursday, when he joins Walker for the groundbreaking of a Foxconn Technology Group factory 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Milwaukee, where Harley is based. The event was supposed to be a chance for Walker to highlight the Taiwanese company’s plans to invest up to $10 billion in the state and create 13,000 jobs.
But Trump’s comments on Harley could make for an awkward meeting with Walker, especially if the president renews his attacks. Instead of talking about Harley on Tuesday, Walker tried to shift the focus to Foxconn, tweeting: “Foxconn’s state-of-the-art products will be made in the U.S.A. — proudly in the state of Wisconsin!”
–By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press
COLORS AND DISCRIMINATION LAWS--The following should translate into businesses that do not allow colors are breaking the law.
Justice Anthony Kennedy said business owners generally cannot deny equal access to goods and services under anti-discrimination laws without creating “a community-wide stigma inconsistent with the history and dynamics of civil rights laws.”
Florist who denied gays gets new hearing
When it comes to creating products for same-sex weddings, the Supreme Court reasoned Monday that what’s good for the baker is good for the florist.
After ruling that a Colorado baker was treated unfairly for refusing on religious grounds to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, the justices said a Washington state florist deserves another chance to challenge lower court rulings against her.
Rather than agree to hear the case of Arlene’s Flowers next term or deny its owner’s appeal outright, the high court sent the case back to Washington’s Supreme Court to determine whether Barronelle Stutzman was treated fairly by state courts.
That leaves unresolved the central dispute between proponents of gay rights and religious objectors: whether anti-discrimination laws in 22 states can require businesses to serve samesex weddings against their beliefs.
The court’s 7-2 ruling this month in the case of Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, did not resolve whether an array of same-sex marriage opponents can refuse commercial services available to opposite-sex couples.
In that case, the majority agreed that Phillips was met with “religious hostility” on the part of a state civil rights commission that ruled against him while allowing other bakers to turn away a customer seeking cakes with anti- gay messages.
Justice Anthony Kennedy said business owners generally cannot deny equal access to goods and services under anti-discrimination laws without creating “a community-wide stigma inconsistent with the history and dynamics of civil rights laws.”
Like Phillips, Stutzman appealed a lower court’s ruling that the state’s antidiscrimination law
required her to serve gay and straight couples equally.
After the justices sent the baker’s case back to Colorado for review, Stutzman’s lawyers sought the same treatment, contending that the state trial court “has treated Barronelle with neither tolerance nor respect.” Monday, they claimed an initial victory.
“The justices agree that her case, and the judgment against her, should be reconsidered,” said the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has represented Phillips and Stutzman.
State officials and the American Civil Liberties Union representing the gay couple urged the court to deny her appeal.
“We are confident that the Washington state Supreme Court will rule once again in favor of the samesex couple and reaffirm its decision that no business has a right to discriminate,” said the ACLU’s James Esseks.
–Richard Wolf
USA TODAY
–from Rogue
New Scholarships from LOWBROW Customs To Promote USA Manufacturing–Lowbrow Customs, based in Brunswick, Ohio, has announced a scholarship program that is aimed at supporting USA manufacturing. Being located directly in the Midwest’s resurging Rust Belt may have provided some inspiration for the custom motorcycle parts brand.
“Part of our motivation is self-serving. We deal with manufacturers on a daily basis,” said Tyler Malinky, founder of Lowbrow Customs. “We are trying to help create the next generation of manufacturers so we can work with them!” Lowbrow is located just south of Cleveland, Ohio, where industrial buildings and factories are part of the normal backdrop. “We love developing motorcycle parts, and working with other people who have the same attention to detail that we do,” said Malinky, “So we decided to do something to help fill the demand for skilled workers.”
Lowbrow Customs donates two $2,500 scholarships per year to Cuyahoga Community College, also known as Tri-C. The scholarships are awarded by the Tri-C Foundation to students in financial need who are pursing workforce training. “I took both basic and advanced Solidworks 3-D CAD classes at Tri-C myself a couple years ago,” said Malinky when asked about Lowbrow’s decision to back the local college. “I started putting that knowledge to work after just the first few classes. It made a real impact in my life.”
For more information please visit www.lowbrowcustoms.com/tric
LIFESTYLE SOFTAIL DEAL OF THE WEEK–2014 Harley-Davidson FLSTN – Softail Deluxe
Selling Price -$15,995.00
SPECIFICATIONS
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THE THREESOME REPORT – TRIKE NEWS AND VIEWS–Well it is indeed 2018, which means this new millennium is 18 years old and ready to rock n roll, have wild parties and enjoy new freedoms.
Rediscover the Commuter Three-Wheeler concept with Electra Meccanica’s Solo. Another electric three-wheeler, this one for everyday commute wanting you to ride to your post office or to the grocery shop. Drifting isn’t just about sports cars and the Can-Am Spyder F3-S three-wheeler will allow you the drifting experience with its electronic stability system. Bombardier company have a great Spyder Community culture with its groups, events and a complete Spyder Rider Education Program for those wondering how they will ever learn to use the many features of this fastest growing three-wheeler in the market.
Motor Trike Inc. which makes the best, most reliable Trike Kits for all the popular Tourer Motorcycles have the best Trike Kit for 2018 Honda Gold Wing with an unbeatable introductory price. As always it has their awesome Warranty too. Meanwhile in UK, the Trikeshop family owned business is making some really pretty Trikes showing up on magazine covers. This UK family also have a long association with the National Association for Bikers with a Disability (N.A.B.D) with their expertise in making Custom Trikes for the handicapped.
American Company Tanom has their Invader three-wheeler in place with an initial flagship dealer in Virginia. They offer a premium Hayabusa engine Invader to directly take on the Canadian Campagna T-Rex. No helmet required in 45 States. We have a look at the other American dream of Elio Motors wanting to make an affordable fuel-efficient commuter three-wheeler for everyone. Founder Paul Elio had a press conference in May and investment from another American company, the online retailer Overstock.com who share the same belief in making things affordable and accessible for everyone while meeting their customers daily needs.
Go over to www.BikernetTrikes.com and make some noise. To quote Johnny Cash, Get Rythm and get rid of your Transfusion Blues.
–Ujjwal Dey
Bureau Chief
Bikernet News Desk India
wayfarer@bikernet.com
See the whole world wide Trike News Report on Bikernet Trikes.–Bandit
QUICK, THE VOCABULARY LESSON FROM THE BIKERNET UNIVERSITY–
transmundane
[trans-muhn-deyn, tranz-; trans-muhn-deyn, tranz-]
adjective
1.
reaching beyond or existing outside the physical or visible world.
Transmundane was first recorded in 1770-80. It combines Latin trans- “beyond” and mundane, which finds its roots in the Latin word meaning “world.”
GLOBAL SEA ICE REBOUNDS-– One Million Square Kilometre Higher Than Last Year
Global Sea Ice extent 1,000,000 km2 higher than last year on this day.
–Climate Depot
COMMENTS FROM BIKERNET TRIKES--In Memory of Hubert Kriegel: The Timeless Ride
http://trikes.bikernet.com/pages/sidecar_ural_tour_ride_world_road_life_.aspx
“He lived well and got to see so much.”
–Phil White
Ashburnham, MA
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Wayfarer@bikernet.com replied: “Book of Life, best read by being there done that.”
REGGIE’S TRIKE
http://trikes.bikernet.com/pages/REGGIES_TRIKE.aspx
“Outstanding couple.”
–Sam
TX
Thursday, June 28, 2018
SPORTSTER SHOWDOWN–Led Sled Customs, Biltwell, Inc. and the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Bring Annual Sportster Showdown® Bike Show and Party Back to the Legendary Buffalo Chip.
Led Sled Customs, Biltwell, Inc. and the Sturgis Buffalo Chip will once again host the annual Sportster Showdown, the wildest bike show at the Buffalo Chip, on Tuesday, August 7th from 2pm to 5pm at the Chip Event Center located at the east gate entrance.
The bike show and party are free to enter and attend and feature a mind-blowing collection customized Sportster models, a large dose of memorable mayhem, as well as cash prizes, aftermarket parts and handmade trophies awarded in eight categories including Best Sportster of Sturgis.
“The Chip is the place where my friends and I all go to party and stay in Sturgis,” said Led Sled Customs owner Pat Patterson. “The Sportster Showdown has been at The Chip for a few years now and the only thing cooler than the bikes, is the party and all the great people we meet.”
New to the show this year, is a picnic-style hog roast and Sportster invitational bike build-off. In addition to the eight bike show categories being judged, the Sportster Showdown has invited three of the industry’s best Sportster customizers, Brad Gregory, Christian Newman and Mike Schrickel, to compete in a Sportster build-off. The crowd favorite wins a new Sportster model motorcycle the winner gets to customize for next year’s show.
“Led Sled and Biltwell know all about superior custom bikes and the style and parts that set them several steps above the norm,” said Sturgis Buffalo Chip President Rod Woodruff, “they add a spirit and coolness to the show and party that few others could do.”
The Sportster Showdown is also pleased to host riders of the 4th annual Aidan’s Ride, a charity ride benefitting the Aidan Jack Seeger foundation which seeks to heighten awareness about Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), help families with children diagnosed with ALD, and push for legislation in all 50 of the United States that mandates screening of newborns for the disease.
Rally is only days away, so put Tuesday, August 7th on your calendar, come to the hog roast and check out some killer Sportsters, brought to you by Hydra Beer Company, J&P Cycles, Metzeler, and S&S Cycles.
–Nyla Griffith,
Sturgis Buffalo Chip
Nyla@buffalochip.com
KEEP THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WIDE OPEN–Yesterday, I told my wife that I had been reading some philosophical literature, which advised us to, “embrace our mistakes, and move on”, whereupon, she came over, hugged me very tightly, and immediately left the room!
–from Sam Burns
Oliver Shokouh–
Owner, Harley-Davidson of Glendale
Greater Los Angeles Area
Is celebrating 42 years in business. Great guy, member of the Uglies, Sturgis Hall of Fame member and founder of the Love Ride.
Congratulations!
–Rogue and Bandit
AND THAT’S NOT ALL—I had Michael Lichter and his son staying in the compound for Born Free this last week. We had long and deep discussions about these issues of Government interference, the motorcycle industry and Global Warming.
They looked at me sorta crosseyed, like I was standing on their Bible. We’ve been indoctrinated, but we can all change our minds by studying the facts, which I have tried to do for a couple of years.
Soon, it will be out. Fossil fuels are cool. If you run into some greenie, you just gotta say, “Sorry Pal, but you’re wrong. You need to read up on the facts.”
Don’t miss the coverage from the Petersen Museum latest wild motorcycle exhibit. Peter Linney shot every bike in the show and I will bring them all to you, perhaps tomorrow.
We sent our Wilmington sculpture notion to our Congresswoman’s woman’s office and they went crazy and sent it to everyone in town. Let’s see what happens next. Maybe I can get it sent to the mayor of LA.
Keep your fingers crossed. My Grandson might have some of his art featured in the Michael Lichter Buffalo Chip Exhibit this year in Sturgis. He will be featured right along side Willy G.
I believe I fixed my Panhead. It quit running as soon as I got it registered and bolted up the plate. WTF? I kept John Reed in mind, consulted with Eric Bennett and Berry Wardlaw. May go for a ride in a few minutes.
Keep the two-wheeled faith and ride free forever,
–Bandit
