Hey,
It’s so interesting, this year, the elections, our freedoms, and the ever-growing government. So many folks feel this year and this election is critical to our future. In many respects, I hope so. If we can witness Freedom honored and real change occur, then we have a shot.
It’s all good. Kids are now asking about politics and what the parties represent. Maybe they are finally waking up. I hope so.
Let’s hit the news. It’s never too late to get involved.
SUNDAY GUN NUT REPORT–
Yesterday, some nut sponsored a nationwide challenge to people to “wear orange for (so-called) ‘gun violence’ awareness.” The timing worked out perfectly, as the smoke from the murder-suicide on the campus of UCLA had barely cleared.
The orange soiree arrived mere days after disgraced ex-journalist Katie Couric’s film “Under the Gun” stove-piped badly. The film, which earned endorsements from not only the anti-liberty crowd but the White House itself, turned out to be a bigger sham than so-called “global warming.”
Even as our leftist friends were donning their best tangerine duds, the film was headed to the non-premium lineup of a little-watched cable channel named “EPIX;” the TV equivalent of the remaindered rack at a bookstore.
In the wake of every one of these senseless tragedies, the be-oranged set demands more restrictions on not only citizens’ rights to defend themselves, but their right to know that their children and loved ones are safe from the thugs and lunatics to whom anti-gun laws are practically “Open For Business” signs.
Liberals are fond of pointing to the proliferation of firearms as cause for “school shootings” and “gun violence.” They’re less fond of being reminded that the most violent places in America are the urban slums of the cities with the strictest gun laws. Guns don’t have a causal relationship to crime; if they did, placid communities in places liberals fly over would be ghost towns. Wear all the orange you want; just remember to wear black to the funerals.
GUNSMOKE REVISITED– I thought I had seen every episode but, I obviously missed this one!!!
–EL WAGGS
LIFESTYLE CYCLES WEEKEND DEAL ON NEW BIKE– 2015 Harley Davidson Street Glide Special FLHXS.
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PANDEMONIUM CHOPPERS— Seems I received something from this group in Ohio. Maybe it was facebook, or twitter, or some other tweaked out site. I also received a note about the Vagabond Chickie. I hope she’s alright. She had an accident a few years back. Let me know if you know anything about these shops.
It looks like these guys build some cool shit.
Pandemonium Choppers
8936 Christy Rd
Defiance, OH 43512
info@pandemoniumc2.com
Tel: 419-576-6812
MEET THE MACHINE GUN PREACHER at SMOKE OUT 17– The Machine Gun Preacher, Sam Childers, is a guy who overcame a life of negative, self-interested violence to become a rebel of hope, waging a 13-year war to free enslaved children. He’ll be at the Smoke Out on Friday and Saturday. Sam’s story is told in the Hollywood movie, “Machine Gun Preacher,” where Sam is played by Girard Butler.
I would highly recommend that you watch this movie on Netflix (or rent it) before the event.
The Mother Teresa International Award for Social Justice was presented to Sam in 2013 and he is currently the only American to have received this prestigious recognition for his work.
Not long after his first trip to Sudan, Childers and his wife Lynn founded the Angels of East Africa, the Children’s Village in Southern Sudan.
The Children’s Village currently houses and educates over 100 orphans, with over a thousand children rescued since its conception.
The staff at the Children’s Village are primarily Sudanese orphans and widows themselves.
Stop by and say hello…at the Smoke Out the wildest Chopper event on the planet. It’s the Renaissance Fair for Bikers. It’s the Burning Man for Motorcycle Millenniums
TICKETS AT THE EVENT
Only $40
QUICK, WORD FROM THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN IN NEPAL— Poverty is the Jade that refines determination.
Lowly lot is the winter snow that matures body and mind.
Adverse circumstances are the exams that test life.
Affliction is the resource that attains the way.
–Venerable Master Hsing Yun
CAR PROJECT VIDEO–
A teaser video from the documentary Motor House Media was produced about Rob Ida Concepts’ 1940 Mercury business coupe he built for Jack Kiely. It is a true work of art with many hand crafted details and innovations.
Starting with front wheels skirts that turn with the wheels, an amazing full body aluminum belly pan and headlights that with one touch flip up to gain access to those front skirts. A Shelby GT 500 4 cam Mod motor sits within the customized built body panels and trim, many of which where scratched built.
It won Ford’s Best Of Show at Sema ’15 along with a Good-Guys Gold Award and Kustom D’elegance Award. Its next journey is to the Grand National Roadster Show where we will continue to shoot footage.
–By Jersey Jibs and Jim Mundell
–from Jim Waggaman
ALL ENCOMPASSING BIKERNET WEEKLY NEWS for June 2, 2016
Cars 23rd Annual Collector Car Drawing…………..is this motorcycle related?
–Diane M
glidingblondfire@yahoo.com
Clearwater, FL
You’re right, but about 99 percent of all bike owners, own cars. And lot’s of bike builders end up building cars. Motorcycles are a metal medium and so are cars, cruisers, hot rods, and speedboats. So, we touch on the other side once is a while. –Bandit
MORE FROM THE GUN NUT CLUB HOUSE– NRA Response to Gun Control Lobby’s Endorsement of Hillary Clinton.
The chairman of the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund, Chris W. Cox, released the following statement regarding the gun control lobby’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton:
“The Second Amendment is on the ballot this November. Hillary Clinton does not believe that law-abiding Americans have the right to use a firearm to protect themselves in their homes.
She said the Supreme Court got it wrong in its landmark Heller decision, which held that the Second Amendment guarantees the individual right to keep and bear arms.
Gun control groups are endorsing Hillary Clinton because they believe that she will work to eliminate individual gun ownership in this country.”
FROM THE ROGUE COLLECTION–
How to recognize a tough guy.
–from Rogue
MONSTER ENERGY Sweeps the Harley-Davidson Flat-Track Competition at X Games Austin 2016– Jared Mees, Kenny Coolbeth, Jr. and Brad Baker take Gold, Silver and Bronze, respectively.
Monster Energy athletes swept the podium with Jared Mees taking his first gold medal at the Harley-Davidson Flat-Track competition on opening night of X Games Austin 2016. Setting the stage for a spectacular weekend of action to come, teammates Kenny Coolbeth, Jr. claimed silver, while Brad “The Bullet” Baker finished third.
On a track that was essentially underwater just a day before due to torrential and often violent thunderstorms across South Texas, crews worked tirelessly to get the course in shape for the evening’s main event. However, Mother Nature was kind tonight as the clouds parted and the race went off as planned.
From the beginning it was anyone’s race with a mishap taking out two of last year’s top finishers on the first lap. Vying for the lead it was Mees and Coolbeth Jr, who provided the most intense action of the race toying with one another’s position early on. Yet by the 9th lap Mees began to secure his spot in the lead on his high-powered Harley.
“I just felt good today. I felt good in practice yesterday and I felt good in qualifiers earlier,” said Mees.
Though Coolbeth, Jr. did give him a run for the money, ultimately Mees fended off his teammates tenacity for the remaining half of the race to take his first ever gold medal at the X Games.
“I got up to Jared and showed him a wheel too soon,” admitted Coolbeth. “He saw that, played defense and from there it was just following him.”
Meanwhile, Brad Baker repeated his same feat of last year hanging on to third ahead of the pack of hungry racers.
Mees, who hails from the small town of Clio, Michigan and is a three-time AMA Pro Flat-Track Grand Champion was all smiles after the race adding, “It just feels amazing. You never know with this, it’s a dangerous sport and Mother Nature can play a part as well, so right now I’m just honored to win gold.”
AGING REBEL ROAD SAFETY WARNING– This road condition is Very Dangerous For Motorcyclist.
Edge traps are most deadly when a rider attempts to immediately ease back into the correct lane at an angle of less than 45 degrees. The correct riding tactic for negotiating an edge trap is to ride away from the edge trap then swerve back in order to bump over the edge trap at an angle above 45 degrees.
Mississippi Edge Trap Lawsuit
Adams died after he strayed into the wrong lane in December 2010 and failed to negotiate an edge trap when he tried to steer back..
The ruling explains: “Christopher Adams died from injuries he sustained when his motorcycle wrecked on Interstate 10 in Jackson County. After traveling north on Interstate 110 in Harrison County, Adams merged onto an eastbound lane of I-10, where he entered a construction zone.
According to the complaint, Adams inadvertently drove into a closed lane and then, when he tried to navigate back into an open lane, his motorcycle hit an uneven surface between lanes and “rotated.” Adams was thrown from his motorcycle and into traffic, where two other vehicles hit him, causing injuries from which he later died.”
Claimed Immunity
The two state agencies had claimed they were immune from liability in the incident and had requested a summary judgment against the widow in 2014. Jackson County Circuit Judge Robert Krebs ruled against the state and the supreme court affirmed his decision.
Dominique Adams is also suing Mallette Brothers Construction Company, Inc., the Gautier company that actually did the road work. Mallette Brothers was legally obligated to follow certain standard practices, like re-striping the road each day, and the state was obliged to ensure the construction company followed those standard practices.
According to a highway safety expert named V.O. “Dean” Tekell Jr. who testified in the case, the state highway agencies “knew or should have known of Mallette Brothers’ non-compliance with the Traffic Control Plan,” and they “failed to require Mallette Brothers to place a solid white traffic stripe in the area of the subject incident and failed to require the placement of drums in conformance with the traffic control detail.”
Edge Traps
Edge traps (sometimes called pavement edge drop offs) result from milling one lane in a multi-lane highway before that lane is resurfaced. The milled lane often feels like ice or oil to motorcyclists. When a road is milled poorly the resulting grooves may vary greatly in size and direction.
The process also creates a lane that is two or more inches lower than the adjacent, un-milled lane. This drop off in the height of adjoining lanes is called an edge trap.
In September 2009, two motorcyclists named Jude Bihari and Ronald Ross were killed in separate incidents about eight hours apart as a result of an edge trap on Route 295 near Bordentown, New Jersey. There are no federal standards to ensure motorcyclists safety in road construction zones.
Christopher Adams fatal mistake may have been trying to return to the proper lane too quickly. Edge traps are most deadly when a rider attempts to immediately ease back into the correct lane at an angle of less than 45 degrees.
The correct riding tactic for negotiating an edge trap is to ride away from the edge trap then swerve back in order to bump over the edge trap at an angle above 45 degrees.
— http://www.agingrebel.com/14287
–from Rogue
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WALTHER Celebrates 130th Anniversary at the NRA Show– Q5 Match Winner
Congratulations to Justin from Cedar Falls, Iowa for winning the Q5 Match in our 130th Anniversary NRA giveaway! Justin, we hope you enjoy your new Q5.
Q5 Match – Now on the USPSA Production List
The new Q5 Match pistol is now on the approved production list for USPSA competitions.
New item in the Walther Store
We have a brand new threaded barrel kit for the 4-inch PPQ classic and PPQ m2 in our web store. The kit comes with a polygonal rifled barrel with 1/2″ x 28 TPI threads, spring for use with a suppressor, and thread protector.
Note: if installing the threaded barrel without a suppressor use the spring that came with your firearm, the spring included with the kit is intended for suppressor use.
We had a great time at the NRA show. Thanks to everyone that came by the booth to ask questions and share stories. See you next year in ATL!
Our mailing address is:
Walther Arms, Inc.
7700 Chad Colley Blvd
Fort Smith, AR 72916
Quotes
Such heaped up platters of cakes of various and almost indescribable kinds, known only to experienced Dutch housewives! There was the doughty doughnut, the tender olykoek, and the crisp and crumbling cruller …
— Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” The Sketch Book, 1820
Origin of olykoek
Olykoek is an Americanism with roots in New York Dutch. It is formed on the basis of the Dutch oliekoek meaning “oilseed cake,” equivalent to olie, “oil,” plus koek, “cake.”
Confederate Railroad’s Danny Shirley Will Host Upcoming Episodes Of Heartland TV’s ‘Country Classics’
Upcoming Album ‘Lucky To Be Alive’ Available July 15
ACM award-winning group Confederate Railroad will bring their music to Heartland TV’s hit show, “Country Classics.” Beginning this week, lead singer Danny Shirley will guest host four upcoming episodes. The show focuses on classic country from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s, highlighting some of the genre’s biggest hits.
The multi-platinum selling band will release their upcoming album, Lucky to be Alive, on July 15. The project features guest appearances by Willie Nelson, John Anderson, Colt Ford and former NFL coach, Jerry Glanville, on a special 20th anniversary version of their signature smash, “Trashy Women.” Fans can pre-order a copy HERE.
“Country Classics” will air new episodes, beginning this week. Additional all-new episodes will air on June 6, June 13 and June 20. Along with Heartland TV, the show airs on Blue Highways TV, The Family Channel, Angel Two (DISH TV), AMG-TV, Country TV (New Zealand) and DTC Cable (check local listings).
The multi-platinum recording artists will hit the road in support of their upcoming project. They are bringing their unique blend of Country and Rock to audiences nationwide, with a blockbuster tour that will hit both the east and west coast and everywhere in between (see tour dates below).
Confederate Railroad On Tour:
Jun 03 Tuscaloosa. Ala. – Druid City Music Hall
Jun 04 Sanford, Fla. – The Barn – M.F.C. for J.O.S.H.
Jun 09 Wise, Va. – Virginia Kentucky District Fair
Jun 10 Nashville, Tenn. – CMA Music Fest – WSM Stage and Nashville Palace
Jun 11 Waynesville, Ohio – Keeping It Country Farm
Jun 12 Nashville, Tenn – CMA Music Fest – Digital Rodeo Stage
Jun 17 Frankfort, Ky. – Knights Club
Jun 18 Tell City, Ind. – Pour Haus
Jun 24 Central City, Iowa – The Linn County Fair
Jun 25 New Albany, Miss. – Hill Country Blackberry Festival
Jul 01 Prospect, Pa. – Big Butler Fair
Jul 03 Arley, Ala. – Concert On The Water
Jul 04 Decatur. Tenn. – Downtown Square/Downtown Summer Nights
Jul 09 Brainerd, Minn. – Green Lantern
Jul 15 Arthur, Ill. – Moultrie Douglas County Fair
Jul 16 Beckley, W.Va. – Friends of Coal Auto Fair
Aug 03 Tuolumne, Calif. – Willow Creek Lounge – Black Oak Casino
Aug 04 Corvallis, Ore. – Benton County Fair & Rodeo
Aug 05 Crescent City, Calif. – Del Norte County Fair
Aug 07 Brooks, Calif. – Cache Creek Casino Resort – Club 88
Aug 11 Point Pleasant, W.Va. – Mason County Fair
Aug 13 Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa State Fair – Mid American Stage
Aug 26 Guntersville, Ala. – Civitan Park – Bill Moore Field
Aug 27 Summerville, Ga. – Chattanooga County Ag Fair
Sep 17 Eldorado, Ill. – Eldorado Town & Country Days
Sep 24 Liberty, Ky. – Casey County Apple Festival – Courthouse Square
Oct 07 Springfield, Ga. – Springfield Fall Festival
For more information on Confederate Railroad, visit confederaterailroad.net.
New BDL EVO-3000 Installation
I have the same BDL belt drive. How do I remove the clutch basket from the primary
— Will schmidt
paml1963@a0l.com
frenchtown, MT
LIFESTYLE CYCLES RACING TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT–
Come out and support Shawn McConnell on his new bike sponsored by Lifestyle Cycles.
We will have a section of the bleachers reserved just for us in turn 2, and Shawn is ready to show us what his new bike can do!
Meet at Lifestyle Cycles: 5:00pm
Pre-Ride Meeting: 5:15pm
KSU: 5:30pm
(or go straight to Costa Mesa Speedway and meet us by turn 2)
Tickets at the gate on the night of the event. CASH ONLY!
Adults (18-64) $20
Seniors (65+) $15
Juniors (13-17) $15
Children (3-12) $10
2 and under FREE
Gates open at 6pm and the first race blasts off at 7:30pm sharp at the O.C. Fair & Event Center.
LAW TIGERS Presenting Sponsor Hooligan Dirt Dash– Racing Fans Are Coming Back for the Hooligans
Although the term “hooligan” brings to mind a brash young troublemaker, Hooligan racers are hardly the violent type. Dirt track racing is certainly nothing new, and, in fact, it is one of the oldest forms of motorcycle racing.
Yet, although the dirt bikes are still insanely fast, and the tracks just as unforgiving, attendance at dirt tracks has seemed to lose some momentum as fans have looked elsewhere for their racing fix – until now.
Law Tigers, America’s Motorcycle Lawyers
Hooligan Racing Started Out as Crashing and Entertaining the Crowd
That is, until former racer and custom bike builder Roland Sands took a major interest in dirt track, particularly the Hooligan class. Over the past eight years, Sands, along with his closest friends, have participated in numerous Hooligan events, both locally in California, as well as across the nation.
According to Sands, the Hooligans began racing at Costa Mesa, nearly a decade ago with Rad Brad Oxley. In the beginning, it was about nothing but all-out fun. Sands says they began racing Harley Softails in a show that was about “crashing and entertaining the crowd” as much as it was about racing.
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Hooligan Racing Started Out as Crashing and Entertaining the Crowd
Hooligans Take Las Vegas
Since that time, the Hooligans have turned themselves into a legitimate race class, even being welcomed by the AMA to compete at the Super Prestigio in Las Vegas. While different motorcycles are used by the Hooligans, the bikes are not purposely build for dirt tracks—which makes it more fun and entertaining both for the spectators as well as the riders. At the Las Vegas race, the Super Hooligans showed the world what flat track racing on a heavy bike with smaller pistons and fewer gears, on a tight dirt oval is all about.
Hooligans Transcend Competitiveness for Camaraderie
The Hooligans exhibit a camaraderie which transcends the usual competitiveness seen in dirt bike racing. In case you are wondering, “hooligan” is the class of race, or the rules of the races. While GNC dirt bike racing has many rules regarding how the bike must be set up, types of bikes, etc., the Hooligans have much more freedom to play fast and loose. Although the Hooligans began racing Harley Softails, they have largely gone to the dirt track version of the Indian Scout Sixty.
The Hooligan Dirt Dash
In Hooligan races, there are only four laps to qualify for the main event, and eight laps in the main event. Some equate the size of the Hooligan track to that of a large living room, meaning there is much more brawling for position in the race—and no front brakes on the cycles. The Hooligan Dirt Dash is scheduled to take place in New Braunfels, Texas on June 4th. The Dirt Dash is more like a series, or an event. Sturgis hosted a dirt dash last year, and the spectators loved it. Hooligan racers, race under Hooligan rules, then add in fun, cool races such as the kid’s race and the kickstand race. All in all, a night spent watching the Hooligans race is reminiscent of a night at the races which harkens back to the hey-day of dirt bike racing.
Hooligan Racers Love the Sport
If you take away one thing about the Hooligans, it should be that Hooligan racing encompasses a different type of rider, a different type of bike, and a different type of riding than typical dirt bike racing. The backgrounds of the riders vary from freestyle motocross pros to vintage bike builders. What they all have in common is a love of motorcycle. Roland Sands, Chopper Dave, Josh Johnson, Shaun Guardado, Gabriel Vidrio, Ben Giese and Ed Subias—these are a few of the great racers you will find at a Hooligan dirt bike race. Come see the Hooligans ride, and be ready to have some fun!
Vice President Marketing for the Law Tigers, Ari Levenbaum presenting the plaque to Bryan Smith, winner of the Law Tigers Arizona Mile.
Vice President Marketing for the Law Tigers, Ari Levenbaum presenting the plaque to Bryan Smith, winner of the Law Tigers Arizona Mile.
Law Tigers Support Flat Track Racing
The Law Tigers are huge flat track racing fans and we love having the opportunity to help promote the sport. We are proud in joining other incredible industry leaders including Speed Merchant, Rusty Butcher, Suicide Machine Company, Biltwell, Austin Speed Shop, RAM, Rock Star, Giddy Up, Broken Homme and Unknown Industries in helping bring the Hooligan Dirt Dash to Texas.
We will see you at the races!
The Law Tigers, America’s Motorcycle Lawyers
WE HAD TO CUT THIS ONE SHORT – Because we’re suiting up and blasting to Bartels’ H-D and the Redhead is making chilli, on site, under specific Chili Cook-Off rules for the competition.
We will show off some of our 5-Ball Leather Line, make chili, sign new and old books and hang out. I hope the parts department is open, ‘cause I need some Evo spark plugs and a sealed headlight. I hope they have me covered.
We are forced, under the Bartels’ Chili Guidelines to get up at the crack of dawn, wash our hands and report to the site for cooking. Hang on for the results.
Then next week will kick off with a new adventure, that for sure.
Rider Free Forever,
–Bandit
