Hey,
Sorry we’re late with the Sunday Post, but revelry smacked with old show tunes at a quarter to 7:00 a.m., and we were on a mission to pack our shit and roll out to Santiago Canyon for Rip’s Bad Ride. I haven’t attended one of these for 10 years, and I believe this was number 13. Bad Rides for Juvenile Diabetes have spread across the country until there are eight of them this year making millions for diabetes disease research. Incredible what a bunch of scurvy bikers can do.
I didn’t always get along with Rip, but I always support any effort for the betterment of riders and charity efforts that help our society. The media hammers the Iraqi police action daily, but they fail to mention true strident causes of death in this country annually. Like 500,000 die of heart disease and 600,000 die of cancer each year. There’s a fight.
So we rolled out to the park with the Salt Shaker and set up a booth. I judged the show with Sugar Bear, Bogart, Travelina, Rusty and his partner from Illusion Cycles, Bill Kennedy, Micah McCloskey and New York Mike, the madman from Dago Harley-Davidson.
Let’s hit the news. I’m hammered by the sun, the drive, judging and the women of the Bad Ride. I want to kick back and ponder the week ahead:
NEW BLOOD SHOW SYNSOPSIS–: Take an adventure with Roland Sands as he becomes the first motorcycle designer to build a custom bike out of a factory MotoGP motor. Early in 2005, “King” Kenny Roberts and his prestigious race team provided Roland with one of their MotoGP KRV5 engines; the only MotoGP engine ever to leave their coveted paddock. Never before had a builder had the chance to create a complete custom with such a highly-engineered engine and Roland Sands Design put the build on DVD for all to see. _
_New Blood provides a glimpse into the creative mind of Roland Sands and his drive to infuse this unique motorcycle with the history of MotoGP racing. New Blood details the storied backgrounds of Kenny Roberts and Roland Sands and includes interviews from MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden, legendary builder Arlen Ness, Perry Sands and Charley Boorman.
–Choppertown
oneworldstudios@yahoo.com
NEW DIGITAL DISCOVERY FROM CHRIS KALLAS– Thought you’d like this. Digital discovery? Maybe some one knows about this conversion. This was a bike found in a barn listed recently on ebay.
The guy selling it doesn’t know about Harleys. It’s a ’53 with an electric starter on the kicker. I’ve never seen anything like it before.
It’s sort of like an old version of the one you had on the site recently. That’s the oil tank behind the trans hanging off the right side.
There is a big long box on the other side that may have held the battery.
–CGK
Hey, we’re looking for any additional info about this starter. I’ll bet it’s off a car and jury-rigged to fit. Let us know and we’ll finish this up and put it securely in our Digital Discovery area.–Bandit
NEW ART COMES TO BIKERNET– Here is one example . This is the 100 year anniversary image. It’s 16 x 20 inches, mounted on hard board (not a poster). Each print is signed and numbered.
–Bob
ANOTHER HOT ROD MOVIE COMING THIS SUMMER–The official one-sheet and the official site for Paramount Pictures’ HOT ROD, hitting theaters on August 3, 2007, are now online!
Please visit the official site, featuring the official Line Rider game, where users can design a track and ride as stuntman Rod Kimble:
Amateur stuntman Rod Kimble (ANDY SAMBERG) has a problem – his step-father Frank (IAN MCSHANE) is a jerk. Frank picks on Rod, tosses him around like a rag doll in their weekly sparring sessions, and definitely doesn’t respect him, much less his stunts. But when Frank falls ill, it’s up to Rod to stage the jump of his life in order to save his step-father.
The plan: Jump 15 buses, raise the money for Frank’s heart operation, and then… kick his ass.
Cast: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Bill
Hader, with Sissy Spacek and Ian McShane
Executive Producers: Will Ferrell, Jimmy Miller, Jill Messick
Produced by: Lorne Michaels and John Goldwyn
Written by: Pam Brady
Directed by: Akiva Schaffer
SKINNY MINNY WILD EXHAUST FROM STREET WALKER–Terry from Street Walker keeps coming up with new exhaust systems. Check this one. Check is site for all the models and configurations. He keeps 500 sets in stock, so you don’t have to wait.
TEXAS VET STUCK IN THE HILLS, NEEDS A TRIKE FOR TRANSPORTATION–I sure appreciate you writing me man. I have been stuck out here for a long long time. I will survive. I just thought that maybe somehow, someway, I might be able to find anyone who had a trike, so I could at least ride to the store for food.
–allen
windspirit@maverickbbs.com> When 11:00 AM PST, Thursday, June 21 Inspection Wednesday, June 20 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm and morning of sale from 8:00 am – 11:00 am Where 28655 Braxton Avenue, Valencia, CA | Get Directions Contact Roy Gamityan at 818-884-3737 ext. 340 or email at: rgamityan@greatamerican.com
THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM– “The battle for bikers’ rights is not about patches, parties or poker runs. We fight to protect the freedom and promote the interests of American motorcyclists … to defend our right to choose our own modes of transportation, attire and lifestyle … to deter and defy discrimination against us … and to vanquish those who violate our rights or right-of-way.”–Bruce Arnold
–from Bruce Arnold
http://ldrlongdistancerider.com/bikers_rights.php
EUROPEAN TELEVISION COMING TO BIKERNET– I’m ok but tired, I travel all Italy and Europe with my TV show …. when I’ll have 10 free days for me I’ll send a lot of beautiful pics from bikes and from my TV show on the Kustom Kulture 🙂 … the week end from 22th to 24th of June I’ll be to Fuingirola with my TV for the international HOG rally in Spain, near Malaga.
–Ela
I THINK YOU’RE THE FATHER OF ONE OF MY KIDS– A guy goes to the supermarket and notices an attractive woman waving at him. She says hello. He’s rather taken a back because he can’t place where he knows her from. So he says, “Do you know me?” To which she replies, “I think you’re the father of one of my kids.”
Now his mind travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife and says, “My God, are you the stripper from my bachelor party that I made love to on the pool table with all my buddies watching while your partner whipped my butt with wet celery???”
She looks into his eyes and says calmly, “No, I’m your son’s teacher.”
–from Joe Lankau
NEW SCREAMER CUSTOM FUEL TANK FROM HARLEY-DAVIDSON– MILWAUKEE (May 30, 2007) – The new Screamer Personal Accents Fuel Tank Kit ($1,050 to $1,100) from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories features a field of sinister stacked skulls and a color-fade tribal Harley-Davidson script logo. This five-gallon fuel tank from the Color Shop Personal Accents custom paint program is a perfect match for the original equipment single-color front and rear fender, and adds custom styling without replacing all of the sheet metal.
Available in Vivid Black, Cobalt Blue, and Fire Red Pearl for many Electra Glide, Softail and Dyna models. See dealer for fitment details.
For additional information on Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories, see your local Harley-Davidson dealer or visit the Harley-Davidson Web site at www.harley-davidson.com. To find a dealer near you, call toll free 1-800-443-2153 in the U.S.A. or Canada.
100TH ANNIVERSARY HARLEY CHOPPER IN DUBAI– Thought you would all be interested to see the ONLY 100 Year Anniversary Harley cut up to build a REAL chopper. This was my very 1st Harley ever, and still only Harley. I bought a Sporty because it was cheap and affordable. It was only coincidence that it happened to be a 100th Anniversary.
I live in the middle east, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and this is the ONLY Ole Skool chopper in the entire country. Even back home in the States, I haven’t seen a Sporty chopper like this.
I chopped the frame and removed the swingarm. Stretched the bike by 7″ and welded some tubing to make a rigid frame. Chopped a Rear Fender from a Fat Boy and bobbed it. Made some fender struts from using small metal rod, and welding a washer on each end. My buddy and I custom made a Suicide shift (complete back yard job). Doesn’t work that great but it does work.
I lifted the original tank to sit on top of the frame. Relocated the coil to the side of the bike, so you can see the engine better and gave it a chopper look. (Made the frame appear to look higher in the neck). Painted the Bike Copper, with Lime Green Flames, with slight metal flake. White Walls, Springer front-end from a crashed harley my buddy had. No front brake and home made solo seat.
Really guys… this bike is the definition of a REAL chopper. This is NOT a bolt together discovery channel bike or a Harley with a bunch of accessories. This bike was actually Chopped with a blow torch, stretched, and created by the creativity of drinking beer and being bored.
Hope you guys can appreciate what this sporty is and what it represents. I know you guys have some cool bikes on here and maybe mine is worth passing around your office so the guys can see what you can do with a Sporty.
–Tim Miller
Dubai, UAE
(originally from Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
WHERE’S THAT DRINK?–We peeled out this morning thinking we might share our booth space with Peter DiOro and Rick Krost of U.S. Choppers. Rick was snagged by Honey-dos and Peter worked all night on banners, only to find out his t-shirt printer hadn’t completed his end of the bargain-no shirts.
Hell, we worked on this shirt design with Indian Larry and me in mind. I never liked, “Fuck The World,” and Larry came up with the politically correct version, “Forever Two Wheels.” It seemed to fit Peter’s shirt design to a T.
We ended up on a mad dash across town to pick up our new banner and leave Peter behind. Watch for an entire line of Peter’s shirts to be sold in our Black Market in the near future.
Here’s the clincher for the day. The lovely Nyla hauled out the big gun Nikon camera to Santiago Canyon and chase all the hot chicks down for shots. I remember running into Dean Shawler of Biker Mag. He mentioned his new Nikon and I commented on how cool digital cameras are. As it turned out our camera didn’t have a memory card in it, and the damn thing didn’t even blink or spit back, “Hey dummy, you didn’t capture those giant knockers.” Live and learn. We’ll have coverage of the Girls of the Bad Ride, and all the action from several photogs in the very near future.
In the meantime, hang on for two Bonneville bike reports starting tomorrow. The week will be packed with action, features and tech articles.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
