Hey,
Life is so interesting. I rode over by the LA airport yesterday to attend a memorial for Paul Larquier, who once was the boss of Santee and worked for Jammer Cycle and was a member of the Jammer Cycle streamliner team.
Travis, another member of the Jammer Streamliner Team rode with me with a young engineer and bike builder. We hooked up with the family in a nice home on the east side of Hawthorn. We ate fresh made on the spot tacos and discussed Paul’s life with his daughter.
Then we rode down to a marina where several old bikers live including Harold, who was the boss of the Berdoo Hells Angels in the ‘60s. He’s 81 and living with his wife on their sailboat. We talked old times and Frankie, my grandson rode over and hooked up with us.
Travis taught Frankie how to kickstart his old Panhead. It’s strange. We’re getting very old and the kids are having kids. What’s it all mean, goddammit! Let’s hit the news.
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THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY IS STILL OPEN–Phyllis Dillerisms…
Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age. As your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.
-Phyllis Diller
Housework can’t kill you, but why take a chance?
-Phyllis Diller
Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.
-Phyllis Diller
The reason women don’t play football is because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit in public.
-Phyllis Diller
Best way to get rid of kitchen odors:
Eat out.
-Phyllis Diller
A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once.
-Phyllis Diller
I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.
-Phyllis Diller
Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.
-Phyllis Diller
–from Joe Smith
DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN’S RIDE–Once a year over 650 cities and 120,000 riders worldwide come together to embark on their own Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride to benefit the Movember Organization in support of men’s prostate cancer research and male suicide prevention.
To show support of this special event, Blue C provided overall event management in association with Ducati of Newport Beach. We also worked with this year’s Grand Marshall to create an event video for social media along with initial campaign development and visual direction, partnership management and enthusiast outreach.
Eric Morley, Co-Founder of Blue C said, “We are honored each year to provide ongoing visual brand development, brand storytelling and ongoing digital and event direction with the objective of consistently being well received, increase rider participation and be better than the previous year.” The creative and account services team at Blue C continues to rise to the occasion with their ongoing dedication and insightful creative capabilities.
Orange County’s ride certainly delivered on the commitment of riders, quality of the ride and a majestic ending destination of the Monarch Beach Resort located in Dana Point, California. With a total 530 registered riders and a charity donation of over $40,000, the third year of the Orange County DGR ride rose to become the third largest in the United States. Blue C and Ducati of Newport Beach started developing and organizing this event in June and have supported this ride for the last three years.
This year’s Grand Marshall, Doug McLaughlin, CEO of Nobleman Magazine, alongside last year’s Grand Marshall, the legendary Steve Caballero, led the massive snake-like group of riders from Ducati Newport Beach through the Back Bay to Vans Shoes Corporate Headquarters down Pacific Coast Highway to the four star Monarch Beach Resort. The afternoon reception was spent at Monarch Beach Resort’s Grand Lawn overlooking the main pool and Pacific Ocean.
Additionally, the Monarch Beach Resort provided a gift attached to each rider’s handlebars. In continued support of DGR, the Resort provided the following offers for returning guests who mention the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride:
Special DGR Monarch Beach Resort Offers
• One-day preview pass invitation where riders can explore The Club at Monarch Beach Resort including celebrated dining, oceanfront golf, restorative services at Mirava Life in Balance Spa, exclusive beach club access, personal Member concierge services, and social events to compliment your Orange County lifestyle.
• Bourbon Steak Orange County, A Michael Mina Restaurant where each rider is invited to spend $100 per person and receive complimentary dessert for each person in the party.
For more information on the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride go to: Gentlemansride.com
If you have photos of this year’s DGR event, please email to: aaron@ducatinewportbeach.com
BAD COP FILES–Alabama police chief accused of masturbating in public while in Florida
Panama City Beach, Fla. (WMBB) – An Alabama police chief is accused of masturbating in public while in Panama City Beach.
Panama City Beach Police arrested Billy Maurice Driggers, 44, Thursday and charged him with four counts of disorderly conduct. Officers wrote in a news release that Driggers was seen masturbating in elevators with other people and also while following teenage girls on the beach on Tuesday.
Driggers never exposed himself while doing this, officers wrote, but his actions were caught on camera. Driggers was also seen taking photos of girls rinsing off in outside showers.
Driggers is the chief of police in Level Plains, Ala.
Driggers was arrested in Alabama Thursday by the beach police with help from the Alabama State Bureau of Investigations, and the Dale County Sheriff’s Office.
The City of Level Plains has placed Police Chief Billy Driggers on administrative leave without pay pending the outcome of Chief Driggers recent apprehension by Florida law enforcement officials on October 4th.
The City of Level Plains will be cooperating and assisting with the ongoing investigation with Alabama and Florida law enforcement agencies.
–Rogue
Great News! The wine for the toast will come from the vineyards of former racer, Ron Pierce, sponsored by Barnett Tool & Engineering. We are looking forward to the toast. Thank you.
POWER SPORTS INDUSTRY WEEK IN LAS VEGAS
OCTOBER 11 – 14 WEEKEND INCLUDES:
Las Vegas Bikefest
The Monster Energy Cup Supercross
13th Annual Las Vegas Ride for Kids Charity.
The Las Vegas BikeFest is focused on the Downtown Events Center. Thursday thru Saturday 11am – 10pm. Sunday 10am to 5pm. This event has everything. Bike shows, slot tournament, Bike Bingo, Poker Run’s, Vendors, Tattoo Competition, giveaways, eating contest, bikini contest, music and much more. www.Lasvegasbikefest.com
The Monster Energy Cup Supercross – on Saturday, October 13 at the Sam Boyd Stadium. Gates open at 6pm.
13th Annual Las Vegas Ride for Kids supports the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Meet at the Town Square on Sunday, October 14th. Registration from 8am – 9:30am. Ride starts at 10am. Food, fun and entertainment while supporting a very worthy cause. Must be street legal. www.curethekids.org
LESS THAN 2 WEEKS TO ENJOY KINGS OF SPEED – ASCOT RACEWAY 1957 –1990
This is a DO NOT MISS exhibit celebration Ascot Raceway and the Agajanians. It closes on October 13th. Gallery hours are noon to 4pm, Monday to Saturday, and noon to 8pm on Thursday. It is located at the California State University Northridge Art Galleries. 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge, CA 91330-8299 www.csun.edu/artgalleries 818 677 2156
40th LOS ANGELES SPORTSWALK OF FAME IN SAN PEDRO
This event recognizes athletes from Los Angeles. The luncheon is sold out but there are a limited number of general admission tickets available free of charge at the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce. The ceremony will be held at 10:00am on Columbus Day, Monday, October 8th on the dock in front of the celebrated Battleship IOWA at the Port of Los Angeles. 2018 inductees are:
Lynn Swann Legendary wide receiver from USC and Pittsburgh Steelers. He also made his mark in broadcasting, politics and philanthropy. Currently Director of Athletics at USC.
Mike Scioscia Manager of L.A. Angels since 2000. Dodger’s regular catcher for a decade. An All-Star catcher. World Champion as player and coach
Frank Manumaleuna First Samoan in the NFL (Kansas City Chiefs. The linebacker was a star at UCLA and Phineas Banning High School in Wilmington, CA.
Don Horn NFL quarterback and first round draft pick. Eight season with Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns and San Diego Chargers. First Packers quarterback to throw +400 passing yards when they beat the Cardinals 45-28 with five TD passes.
Robby Gordon The talented and versatile driver made a mark in NASCAR, IndyCar, and Off-Road. He operates and competes in his own Stadium Super Trucks series which local fans have seen at the Long Beach Grand Prix.
Chris Forsberg One of the winningest drivers in Formula Drift history.
Tony Dobra He took over coaching Girls’ Softball at San Pedro High School in 1987 and built a dynasty, capturing 13 City titles in a span of 34 seasons, 728 wins and 23 League Championships. He retired in 2014, but returned in 2018. He will also receive a special recognition, the Trani Award.
Ralph DeQuebec Pat Tillman Award. Pat Tillwaman left the NFL on 9/11 to join the U.S. Army Rangers. He died while serving in Afghanistan. The award honors Pat but also recognizes the bravery and service of other athletes. Ralph was injured by an IED while serving as a Marine in Afghanistan which resulted in bilateral, above the knee amputations. He received a Purple Heart and became a Paralympic Gold Medalist in hockey during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics. He graduated from San Pedro High School.
Johnny Campbell 11 times Baja champion, among many other accomplishments in the sport of motorcycle off-road racing. He also launched Team JCR/Honda and organized the most talented racers in the sport.
Joe Bird Swimming and polo coach at Fermin Lasuen and Mira Costa high schools. He trained several All-Americans that became L.A. City champions, collegiate swimmers and Olympic medalists. Bird also founded the Los Angeles County Junior Lifeguards.
Ray Deeter Accomplished athlete who won awards and championships in baseball, softball, and basketball. He was recognized as one of the top 100 athletes to come out of San Pedro during their centennial celebration. Ray passed away in 2008 and will be inducted posthumously.
Trailblazer, Chris Agajanian is the Executive Producer of this event. For info: chris@lasportswalk.org (310) 560 9898
See the rest of the Trailblazers report on Thursday in the Bikernet Weekly News.—Bandit
“The jobless rate fell to 3.7%, the lowest since December 1969, the Labor Department said Friday,” Eric Morath and Harriet Torry report. “This is the best job market in a generation or more,” Glassdoor Chief Economist Andrew Chamberlain said.
“Trump administration negotiators reached a major agreement with Canada on trade over the weekend. The breakthrough, which came on the heels of an earlier deal with Mexico, vindicates President Trump’s tough approach to reforming trade and will mark a fundamental turning point for American jobs and global power,” writes Christian Whiton, Senior Fellow at the Center for the National Interest.
“On this Manufacturing Day, Americans around the country can celebrate the growing manufacturing revival due to the tireless efforts of President Donald J. Trump and those in his Administration,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross writes. Under President Trump, “year-over-year manufacturing job growth in 2018 increas[ed] at the fastest rate since 1995.”
“Mrs. Trump is sending a powerful message by selecting the continent of Africa to embark upon her first major multi-country solo foreign trip as the first lady,” White House East Wing historian Jennifer Boswell Pickens writes. “The message is clear: She wants to address challenging and substantive issues both domestically and abroad. She is secure in her position and willing to spend her own political capital to take a stand for causes she cares about.”
“Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican, or an independent, you should welcome President Trump’s announcement of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, on Monday,” Tom Rogan writes. “A replacement for NAFTA, the USMCA will increase U.S. access to Canadian markets and ensure greater centering of the car industry in North America.”
“Vice President Pence on Thursday issued a broad indictment of the methods behind China’s rise to becoming a major economic power, asserting in a sharply critical speech that Beijing has sought to undermine U.S. interests across the globe — and to undermine President Trump in the midterm elections,” David Nakamura and Anne Gearan report.
“National wage growth is at the highest it’s been in nearly 17 months — and, according to a new study released by Glassdoor, it’s not expected to slow down anytime soon,” Megan Henney reports. “Wages grew 2.6 percent year-over-year from 2017 to $52,664, making it the fastest wage growth seen since April 2017.”
“Few Americans would say that they’re actually sick of winning, but you can add one more positive report to the recent run of upbeat readings on the nation’s economy,” James Freeman writes. “NFIB Chief Economist William Dunkelberg says that a record 37% of small businesses in September ‘reported raising overall compensation in hopes of hiring and retaining needed employees.’”
“President Trump’s maxim that ‘economic security is national security’ comes with an important corollary: A strong manufacturing base is critical to both economic prosperity and national defense,” writes Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy. In addition to pro-growth policies such as tax cuts and deregulation, President Trump adds a key order: “the first governmentwide assessment of America’s manufacturing and military industrial base.”
TEXAS DREAMING–
Use your Bandit Mind Meld Magic and have either Baker or Revtech send me a 6/4 with kicker or a 5/4 with kicker, for me to do a comprehensive, long term, Texas road test. See a RFR Texas Road Test is different than other states road tests!
Think I’m gonna pull the bags off for a while & see if I can find a set of upswipe fishtails to run. Of course I’ll leave the luggage rack on, to strap my Dayroll too. She’s a Shovelhead, she loses parts occasionally. Got to carry stuff.
I was surprised I didn’t get any feedback on my music recommendation, not even a “she’s cute.”
–RFR
THE CANTINA HISTORY LESSON–
This has been around before but is really relevant in light of recent BS.–Joe Smith
This is Priceless! Note reference to the “Main Stream Media”…73 years ago
What is meant by the modern term referred to as “POLITICAL CORRECTNESS”…The definition is found in 4 telegrams at the Truman Library and Museum in Independence , Missouri .
The following are copies of four telegrams between President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur on the day before the actual signing of the WWII Surrender Agreement in September 1945.
The contents of those four telegrams below are exactly as received at the end of the war – not a word has been added or deleted!
(1) Tokyo , Japan 0800-September 1,1945
To: President Harry S Truman
From: General D A MacArthur
Tomorrow we meet with those yellow-bellied bastards and sign the Surrender Documents, any last minute instructions?
(2) Washington , D C 1300-September 1, 1945
To: D A MacArthur
From: H S Truman Congratulations, job well done, but you must tone down your obvious dislike of the Japanese when discussing the terms of the surrender with the press, because some of your remarks are fundamentally not politically correct!
(3) Tokyo , Japan 1630-September 1, 1945
To: H S Truman
From: D A MacArthur and C H Nimitz
Wilco Sir, but both Chester and I are somewhat confused, exactly what does the term politically correct mean?
(4) Washington , D C 2120-September 1, 1945
To: D A MacArthur/C H Nimitz
From: H S Truman
Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end!
Now, with special thanks to the Truman Museum and Harry himself, you and I finally have a full understanding of what ‘POLITICAL CORRECTNESS’ really means…..
–Mr. Wonderful
THE PUNISHMENT SOCIETY GROWS–Ivan Sever, Life Member and former NMA Massachusetts State Coordinator, has never been one to sit back and just take it. About a year ago, the Salem City Council voted to lower the speed limit on Swampscott Road, a busy route driven frequently by Sever, from 40 to 25 mph. No speed study, no discussion, not even any checking to see if the lower limit on the two-lane road met state DOT requirements and was enforceable.
Ivan pointed out the safety concerns in a local news report this past June, noting that many drivers are still going 40 mph while others abide the 25 mph posting. “It makes people impatient. They may try to pass and it’s a no-passing zone.”
Salem police traffic commander Lt. Robert Preczewski responded that, “I don’t think it’s clear cut,” when questioned about the legality of the speed limit change. Sever had his own response:
1. If the city didn’t get the state’s approval, the 25 mph speed limit is not enforceable. That’s not confusing.
2. The purpose of petitioning the state is not to get an approval of a speed randomly picked out of a hat. The purpose is to notify the state of [an] intended speed study so that Mass DOT can ensure the study is conducted according to the guidelines.
In correspondence with the NMA, Ivan added, “The real issue is in 2016 Mass legislation enacted a law giving local bureaucrats more power over local speed limits but no accountability. Although MassDOT created very specific guidelines, the state legislation provided no mechanism to ensure the guidelines are actually followed.” The mechanism in this case is called Ivan Sever who triggered the local report.
The Swampscott saga doesn’t end there. Weeks after the linked story was published, Salem had taken no action to correct the illegal speed limit despite active campaigning by Sever to rectify the situation. Ivan contacted Fred Zotos, a local attorney who took on the case pro bono. He filed a complaint against the City of Salem in US District Court. One month later, Salem restored the legal 40 mph postings.
The case is still open. Salem never admitted to any wrongdoing and has filed a motion to dismiss the Sever complaint. Zotos is currently working on his opposition motion.
The last words (for now) belong to Ivan, motorist advocate extraordinaire:
“It really bugs me that such a simple engineering decision (the results of a speed study) is now so political. Not just on Swampscott Road but practically everywhere. Of course one big reason is that as long as people keep complaining about “the speeders,” cities and towns will look for ways to placate their constituents. And make money in the process.
For a number of reasons it’s crucial that the City of Salem agrees they replaced the signs on Swampscott Road illegally. One of the reasons is that it would keep them from putting up speed limit signs whenever they feel like it and then accuse motorists of not following the law.
Fighting for motorists rights is time consuming and expensive, but I think we all agree there is no doubt in any of our minds how important this is.”
–NMA
QUOTE OF THE WEEK–It’s a shame nothing is built in the USA anymore. Just bought a TV and it said ‘Built in Antenna’, I don’t even know where that is.
Russia scoops 2018 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building–
98 bikes, 85 competitors, 30 countries
Russian customizer Zillers Garage scored a convincing first place in the 13th annual AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building at INTERMOT Customized, Cologne, Germany, October 7.
With ‘Insomnia’, Zillers’ Yamaha SR 400 based masterpiece, rising star Dmitry Golubchikov takes the coveted title of Avon World Champion of Custom Bike Building for the next two years, and becomes the first winner of the AMD World Championship from Eastern Europe.
Sponsored by leading custom tire manufacturer Avon Tyres, the Freestyle class at the AMD World Championship is internationally recognized as being the premier showcase for originality, innovation craftsmanship and advanced custom motorcycle design and engineering.
In a very broad international spread of top honours, second place and first reserve champion went to Omar Jumiran, all the way from Malaysia for ‘BoneX’, his exquisite handbuilt, race-inspired AJS 350 engined drag style one-off special. Omar qualified to compete at the AMD World Championship as a result of his win at MotoNation, Kuala Lumpur in 2017, one of the international network of AMD’s official affiliate custom bike shows.
Third place and second reserve champion went to Károly Orkonyi from Hungary for ‘Speedster King’, his futuristic 1700 cc handmade rigid.
Altogether 51 bikes competed in Freestyle, with no less than 13 different countries featuring in the top 20.
Fourth place went to Pavel Malanik from the Czech Republic for ‘Beast of Brooklands’, a handmade one-off replica of what itself was a handmade one-off JAP engined racer, of over a century ago, that was built by North London Garage (NLG) in England to hold the then World Landspeed record.
Fifth place was taken by 2013 AMD World Champions Don Cronin and Mick O’Shea of Medaza Cycles (Ireland) with ‘Stechmücke’, a remarkable re-imagining of a 1981 MZ250 – complete with 1920s art deco streamliner styling.
In total 98 bikes competed at this year’s AMD World Championship, entered by 85 individual competitors from 30 different countries including as far afield as the United States, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia and India.
The ever-popular Modified Harley-Davidson World Championship was won by Julian von Oheimb of One Way Machine with ‘Silver Storm’, a 1450 cc 2001 Softail Deuce.
In an extremely high quality field, this year’s Retro Modified win was taken by VM Cycles of Italy, with a 1942 WLA SV 750 cc engined Flathead with a BSA military style M20 drivetrain – almost entirely handmade with stainless steel and brass accessories.
Also flying the flag for Italy, the Cafe Racer class was won by FMW Motorcycles with ‘Hurakan’, an S&S Superstock Avon Tyre-shod 1968 Shovelhead.
In the demanding Street Performance class, the win was taken by Paul Milbourn of the United Kingdom with ‘Titanium V’ – an 1100 cc Moto Guzzi weighing in at just 155 kg.
In an AMD World Championship first, respected German retailer Detlev Louis sponsored a public choice vote, with the win taken by Szajba’s Garage of Poland – a clear choice taking more than 10 percent of the hundreds of votes cast.
Staged as the lead feature at ‘INTERMOT Customized’, the show-within-a-show concept created to showcase custom industry excellence at INTERMOT (Cologne, Germany, October 3-7 2018), the AMD World Championship was widely praised by exhibitors and visitors alike as delivering an inspirational and aspirational show environment that champions the outstanding craftsmanship and innovation of the international custom motorcycle market.
In addition to the AMD World Championship bikes, the 150,000 plus high-mileage riders that visit INTERMOT Customized saw presentations of custom excellence from a wide range of exhibitors that included several of the leading OEMs such as Harley-Davidson, BMW, Yamaha and Kawasaki.
Additional Hall 10 features included displays from popular Sprint race series, a Garage Area featuring customizing, technical and workshop displays, and history and memorabilia from the Ace Café, London.
The 14th AMD World Championship will be staged at INTERMOT Customized at the Cologne Exhibition Center (Koelnmesse) in October 2020.
Full results are as follows …
Freestyle Top 10
1, Zillers Garage, ‘Insomnia’, Russia
2, Eastern Bobber Custom Work, ‘BoneX’, Malaysia
3, Marusius, ‘Speedster King’, Hungary
4, Pavel Malanik, ‘Beast of Brooklands’, Czech Republic
5, Medaza Cycles, ‘Stechmücke’, Ireland
6, Mannaia, ‘Flying Marla’, Italy
7, Radikal Choppers – 70s Helmets, ‘The Skinny’, Italy
8, Union Speed and Style, ‘SourKraut’, USA
9, Anarchy Custom, ‘Rise of Anarchy’, Romania
10, Roth Engineering, ‘Indian Super Scout’, Sweden
Modified Harley-Davidson
1, One Way Machine, ‘Silver Storm’, Germany
2, Lord Drake Kustoms, ‘Speedster’, Spain
3, PMS Bike, ‘HD3- Spritz’, Italy
Retro Modified
1, VM Cycles, ‘VM 003-16’, Italy
2, Abnormal Cycles, ‘Anniversary’, Italy
3, American Dreams, ‘Iceman Scout Boardtracker’, Italy
Street Performance
1, Paul Milbourn Customs, ‘Titanium V’, United Kingdom
2, Zen Motorcycles, ‘Ducati 900 Turbo’, France
3, MatCustom, ‘Alpha’, Russia
Cafe Racer
1, FMW Motorcycles, ‘Hurakan’, Italy
2, Zillers Garage, ‘Jawa 500’, Russia
3, PDF Motociclette, ‘Quadrophenia’, Italy
–Sara Viney
AMD Magazine
China reportedly infiltrated Apple, Amazon and other US companies using ‘spy’ chips.
“The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies by compromising America’s entire technology supply chain.”
Engadget October 4, 2018
China carried out a “hardware-hack” on Amazon, Apple and an estimated 30 US Technology companies. Data center hardware used by Apple and Amazon may have been fitted with surveillance micro-chips by Chinese server company Super Micro, claims Bloomberg in a new report. Almost 30 US companies reportedly fell prey to the “attack,” with the chips used to snatch intellectual property and trade secrets, according to Bloomberg’s anonymous government and corporate sources. The report notes that no “consumer data is known to have been stolen.”
Apple has flat-out denied the allegations, claiming that it did not find the chips, while Amazon said it had “found no evidence to support claims of malicious chips or hardware modifications.” As for Super Micro, it denied that it introduced the chips during the manufacturing phase. And China’s foreign ministry has said that the country “is a resolute defender of cybersecurity.”
That just leaves Bloomberg, which claims the issue was first discovered by Apple in May, 2015 and quietly reported to the FBI. Later, Amazon independently found the chip and also informed US authorities. Apple reportedly severed ties with Super Micro in 2016. A follow-up investigation was then conducted, which reportedly remains open to this day. Apple and Amazon, however, both deny working with the FBI on a top-secret probe. The report lays the blame for the so-called “hardware hack” squarely at the feet of China’s regime.
Apple — which tends to refrain from issuing direct responses to specific reports — has taken the unorthodox step of categorically denying Bloomberg’s revelations. “Over the course of the past year, Bloomberg has contacted us multiple times with claims …of an alleged security incident at Apple,” the company said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg. “We have repeatedly and consistently offered factual responses, on the record, refuting virtually every aspect of Bloomberg’s story relating to Apple.
“On this we can be very clear: Apple has never found malicious chips, “hardware manipulations” or vulnerabilities purposely planted in any server. Apple never had any contact with the FBI or any other agency about such an incident. We are not aware of any investigation by the FBI, nor are our contacts in law enforcement.”
This isn’t the first time a Chinese company has come under fire for surveillance in the US. Earlier this year, Donald Trump signed an act banning government personnel from using Huawei and ZTE devices, following years of concerns over the companies’ ties to China’s government.
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Bikernet International Investigator
Bikernet News Desk India
SPORTY STYLE FROM LOWBROW AND BILTWELL– Our good friend Mike D over at Biltwell put together this really clean Sportster when he wasn’t too busy drinking Coors Light or doing a bunch of hand stand pushups. We like it a lot and thought you might, too.
Sportsters make an excellent choice for a custom motorcycle that is both affordable and reliable. Also, cool parts are also readily available. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Enjoy your weekend, maybe see you at the Lowbrow Swap & Meet today!
Lowbrow Customs Tsunami Fender – Raw Aluminum – 1994 – 2003 Sportsters
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The Tsunami Fender from Lowbrow Customs bolts right in place of your stock rear fender (cutting rear fender struts required) on your 1994 – 2003 Harley-Davidson Sportster and instantly changes the look of your bike. The Tsunami Fender is the go-to choice for tracker style bikes whether for the street or hooligan races on the dirt track. The heavy aluminum construction gives you many options between paint or polish, ready to rock right out of the box.
-Fits stock ’94 – ’03 Harley Davidson XL’s
-Precision die stampled & CNC laser cut construction
-Heavy gauge 6061 T-6 aluminum
This installation of this fender is a simple bolt-on process for 1994 – 2003 Sportsters. It can also be made to fit 1982 – 1993 Harley Sportsters, though it requires modifying the Tsunami fender by drilling some new mounting holes and trimming the sides. View Custom Fitting a Lowbrow Tsunami Fender to a 1982-1993 Harley-Davidson Sportster for all of the details.
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WORD OF THE DAY–
brio
[bree-oh]
noun
1.
Although Stopsack had probably never before directed such an undertaking, he performed his duties with brio, skillfully heaping verbal abuse on the manacled inmates …
The Italian noun brio comes from Spanish brío “energy, determination,” ultimately from Celtic brigos “strength” (compare Middle Welsh bri “honor, dignity,” Old Irish bríg “strength, power”). Celtic brigos derives from Proto-Indo-European gwrigos, a derivative of the very common and complicated Proto-Indo-European root gwer- “heavy,” which has many variations, including gwer?-, gwer?u-, and gweri-. From gwer?- and its variants, English has “grave, gravid, gravity” from Latin; the prefixes baro- “heavy” and bary- “deep” from Greek; and guru from Sanskrit. From gwrigos, the same source as Celtic brigos, Germanic derives krigaz “fight, strife,” German Krieg “war.” Brio entered English in the 18th century.
WAR MOVIE OF THE WEEKEND–
A 1950s atom bomb bunker or a Zombie Apocalypse Prep Pack sounds great. Learn how to find and drink clean water, grow your own food for canned storage, use solar electricity and other means to sustain your remote plot of fortress in the woods. Bring more than just a gun. Bring engineering textbooks and medical textbooks. Survival books by British SAS and US Marines. Learn to exercise while locked up in a small self made bunker.
JJ Abrams made a movie about an Apocalypse enthusiast with a bunker.
Titled “10 Cloverfield Lane”.
10 Cloverfield Lane is a 2016 American science fiction psychological horror film which follows a young woman who, after a car crash, wakes up in an underground bunker with two men who insist that an event has left the surface of Earth uninhabitable.
The film is presented in a third-person narrative, in contrast to its predecessor movie’s found-footage style. It was released in the United States on March 11, 2016, in conventional and IMAX format. The film received positive reviews, with many praising the performances of the cast, as well as the film’s tense and suspenseful atmosphere; it grossed $110 million worldwide.
Runtime of 104 minutes is intense, gripping and total acting by actors with no interference of CGI or technology jargon display.
–Enjoy
Wayfarer
Bikernet Underground Movie Specialists
Bikernet Bureau Headquarters, India
BIG WEEK AHEAD—Hang on, as I work on getting a pickup and have my first 4-wheeler in several months. Then I’m hauling ass to Carson City, Nevada to the Paughco headquarters to pick up the Salt Torpedo. You’ll start seeing reports right away. We need to be on the salt next August. Actually, I’m going to look into making runs on El Mirage dry lake, but they don’t have a class for me.
Okay, so we are also working on getting Frankie’s front end on his FXR and get that puppy on the road. I spoke to Tim at Custom Cycle Engineering last week and we have a plan with Legends suspension systems for cartridge inserts. We will bring you a report on this 39 mm front end build unless he rolls with a springer from Paughco. Seems the classic choppers are coming back.
I need to move my new/old Panhead and start to design a lift for working on that 132-inch monster. Mil Blair attended Paul’s memorial and we discussed streamliners, rules and power. I’m still swimming with thoughts regarding the last couple of days. Some of these effort split up friends. It’s ironic. Nothing we do really means anything. If you always remember that, it puts life into perspective. Be kind and respectful always, there’s no reason to do anything else.
Competition is bullshit, a waste of time and stress. As long as it’s fun, okay. Just do your thing and enjoy each day and each friend.
And of course, Ride Free Forever.
–Bandit
