Hey,
I went for a ride yesterday on the Sturgis Shovelhead. It’s making a noise in the rear head, so we may have to operate. What a great motorcycle, with the S&S 93-inch kit and a Mikuni carb. It’s fast, reliable, and well balanced.
Here’s a shot of Bob T. from the famous Chop N Grind racing team in 8 Palms, California, on the 1956 Shovel. We’re getting together at KIWI’s in Riverside to rebuild a set of Indian handlebars for Dr. Hamsters ’34 VL next weekend. I know nothing makes any sense. Same with the Sunday Post. Let’s hit it:
WHEN INSULTS HAD CLASS– “I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend… if you have one.” – George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
“Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second… if there is one.” – Winston Churchill, in response.
“I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.” – Stephen Bishop
–Ray Russell
FIRST CHANCE BOOK DUE TO ARRIVE NEXT WEEK– I?ve been rereading a couple of your older books, Prize Possession & Outlaw Justice, while I wait for your new one to come out. At the beginning of Outlaw Justice there is mention of another book, Cross Country. I am having trouble finding that one, did it ever come out?
–Brent Roth
Archbold, OH
BrentRoth@sauder.com
The first Chance book will roll into the headquarters next week. Cross Country never made it, but I have Sam ?Chopper? Orwell and a book about our Bonneville effort in 2007. Let me know.–Bandit
BIKERNET UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WORD OF THE DAY SPONSORED BY DANNI ASHE– salient SAY-lee-unt; SAYL-yunt, adjective:
1. Shooting out or up; projecting.
2. Forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
3. Leaping; springing; jumping.
noun:
1. An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.
2. A projecting angle or part.
He was killed during an attack on German positions dug into Ploegsteert Wood on the Ypres salient.
— Russell Jenkins and Stephen Farrell, “Search begins for family of Flanders fusilier”, Times (London), January 10, 2000
He gave science an exciting, positive image when many Americans were skeptical of it, worried that its most salient effect was to disenchant the universe and undercut religion.
— David A. Hollinger, “Star Power”, New York Times, November 28, 1999
The strength of the hypothesis is that it simultaneously explains all these salient features, none of which had satisfactory independent explanations.
— Paul F. Hoffman and Daniel P. Schrag, “Snowball Earth”, Scientific American, January 2000
Salient derives from the present participle of Latin salire, to leap. Other words deriving from salire are sally, to leap forth or rush out suddenly; and perhaps salmon, the “leaping” fish.
BIKERNET BLOND ARCHIVES, THE SPEEDING TICKET– A police officer stops a blond for speeding and asks her very nicely if he could see her license.
She replied in a huff, ‘I wish you guys would get your act together. Just yesterday you take away my license and then today you expect me to show it to you!’
AT THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE
A gorgeous young redhead goes into the doctor’s office and said that her body hurt wherever she touched it.
‘Impossible!’ says the doctor.. ‘Show me..’
The redhead took her finger, pushed on her left shoulder and screamed, then she pushed her elbow and screamed even more. She pushed her knee and screamed; likewise she pushed her ankle and screamed. Everywhere she touched made her scream.
The doctor said, ‘You’re not really a redhead, are you?
‘Well, no’ she said, ‘I’m actually a blond.’
‘I thought so,’ the doctor said, ‘Your finger is broken.’
–from Jim Waggaman
SUNDAY TECH QUESTION– I was wondering how much you will do a VL frame to Panhead motor modifications for.
–Denis
We don’t run a Bikernet Service department. We have enough trouble keeping our bikes on the road. Besides, Bandit says it’s our job to promote the guys who build bikes for a living. The man for your job is Irish Rich, of Shamrock Fabrication. He’s a master of VL frame mods.–
Wrench
THE BANDIT ANSWER DISCOVERED– I found this on the internet at answers.com Thought it was funny
bandit n. A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint. An outlaw; a gangster. One who cheats or exploits others.
Hope the rain has stopped there, it hasn’t here. lol Actually got to ride last Saturday. Had a blast! First time I took the bike out since 01/26/10
–Camy
SWEDISH OFFICE INVESTIGATES BIKERNET– Found your page on the Internet yesterday. Like It a lot.
–Mikael From Sweden
1st Officer
SCRC chapter #076
E-mail: 1st.officer@glocalnet.net
Homepage: http://www.scrc076.tk
FIRST RIDE OF THE SEASON– It took all week to wipe the smile off my face after last Saturday’s ride. Supposed to be overcast and cool (60 degrees) tomorrow with a 10-20 mph wind but I don’t care. Gotta get rid of the cob webs.
–Camy
UNKNOWN BOB GEORGE REPORT– Heard a rumor that Bob passed….?????
Bob George designed and built the original Easyriders Streamliner. It held the motorcycle world’s land speed record for 16 years.
Bob taught Bandit how to rebuild engines back in the early ’70s.
–Wrench
BIKERNET READER DREAM COMES TRUE– Good day. I hope that all is well in the land of sun. I just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know that a long time dream of mine has finally come true.
I can remember back to being about 10 and drawing bikes based on ones in “Custom Chopper” which was pretty big back then. Once I was old enough, I went through a series of metric bikes starting with a 360 Honda and working up from there. By that time I was reading “Easyriders” and riding a 750 Virago with a lot of polishing and custom paint. A dry decade or so followed as life twisted and turned. I bought another Honda in 2005 and rode it into the ground.
This year I turn 50. The gods finally smiled this spring and last Thursday a freight truck pulled into my yard with a 2000 Wide Glide in a crate. Needless to say I have over 100 miles on it now and am really liking it. I usually put on about 25,000 kms a year so it will definately see a lot of use. From March to early December, my bike is my primary vehicle.
The first 50 have been a hoot. I work hard at a job I like and am good at. I play guitar in a band and now have my dream bike to ride. I am active in a riding club and enjoy the great bike scene we have up here.
I have been an avid reader of Bikernet since 1995. Thank you very much for all the hard work you put into this and the way that your site makes you feel at home. I hope you have a great riding season and that life is good for you.
— Eric “Rocker” Young
MOTORCYCLE PHOTO OF THE DAY FROM INDIA– Had to click this and had to park my Enfield Bullet right in front of the signboard. Did I tell you my Red Indian name is “Riding Crane”. My photo blog for year 2010 is at http://365xphotos.blogspot.com/
–Ujjwal Dey
Listen to all the Texas Hardtails Scooter Show.
RICK FAIRLESS RADIO SHOW HAS A FAN– Hey Rick, My name Is Gary Macias aka Little Bobby, I am your Number #1 Cali listener , West Sacramento. Congratulations on your 41st show.
To set the record straight, I introduced the Old Coot to your show, He is my best friend ,but what a sorry sap, he is a poser. He is not from, Sacramento, he is from Elk Grove, and he rides a canary yellow Yamaha 400.
I asked him to come over Saturday to help me pack the bearings on my travel trailer, his response was; “Bev would have a fit if I left the house alone for 2 hours” , he has been married seven months. He said that when he got married and recently retired, Her house became his jail, and he said he is not allowed to go anywhere anymore.
By the time he tunnels out to help with the bearings, we will long back from our trip. There is nothing worse than an Old Coot that is also an Old Sap. He is way worse than Joe T.
Keep the good shows coming, its good entertainment aside from The Old Coot’s New Life .
–Gary
Top Adult Jokes–
Fourth Place:
A man bumps into a woman in a hotel lobby and as he does, his elbow goes into her breast. They are both quite startled. The man turns to her and says, ‘Ma’am, if your heart is as soft as your breast, I know you’ll forgive me.’ She replies, ‘If your penis is as hard as your elbow, I’m in room 221.’
Third Place :
One night, as a couple lays down for bed, the husband starts rubbing his wife’s arm. The wife turns over and says ‘I’m sorry honey, I’ve got a gynecologist appointment tomorrow and I want to stay fresh.’ The husband, rejected, turns over. A few minutes later, he rolls back over and taps his wife again. ‘Do you have a dentist appointment tomorrow too?’
Runner Up:
Bill worked in a pickle factory. He had been employed there for a number of years when he came home one day to confess to his wife that he had a terrible compulsion. He had an urge to stick his penis into the pickle slicer. His wife suggested that he should see a sex therapist to talk about it, but Bill said he would be too embarrassed. He vowed to overcome the compulsion on his own. One day a few weeks later, Bill came home and his wife could see at once that something was seriously wrong. ‘What’s wrong, Bill?’ she asked. ‘Do you remember that I told you how I had this tremendous urge to put my penis into the pickle slicer?’ ‘Oh, Bill, you didn’t’ she exclaimed. ‘Yes, I did.’ he replied. ‘My God, Bill, what happened?’ ‘I got fired.’ ‘No, Bill. I mean, what happened with the pickle slicer?’ ‘Oh…she got fired too.’
Winner:
A couple had been married for 50 years. They were sitting at the breakfast table one morning when the wife says, ‘Just think, fifty years ago we were sitting here at this breakfast table together.’ ‘I know,’ the old man said. ‘We were probably sitting here naked as a jaybird fifty years ago.’ ‘Well,’ Granny snickered. ‘Let’s relive some old times.’ Where upon, the two stripped to the buff and sat down at the table. ‘You know, honey,’ the little old lady breathlessly replied, ‘My nipples are as hot for you today as they were fifty years ago.’ ‘I wouldn’t be surprised,’ replied Gramps. ‘One’s in your coffee and the other is in your oatmeal
–Bernie Shattuck
AMERICAN IRON ACE ARTICLE– That’s “Red ” Wolverton, the Henderson “engineer” That Henderson took with him when he started ACE. Nov 21, 1923, 129.61.mph The prior world speed record was 108 ! –Tom
Watch for more rare Ace shots when we publish the Ace of Aces in the historic department of the Cantina in a couple of months.–Wilburn Roach
GET INVOLVED At NRA’s Upcoming Annual Meetings In Charlotte, NC! — With the 2010 elections rapidly approaching there will be no better time than during NRA’s Annual Meeting to ensure we are prepared to register pro-gun voters, mobilize them for action, and turn them out to vote on ELECTION DAY!
Your attendance at this year’s NRA-ILA Grassroots Workshop in Charlotte is a critical step toward ensuring the future of our gun rights. This Workshop has been a staple of NRA’s Annual Meetings, and is one of the most popular events of the week, attended by hundreds of freedom-loving NRA members.
At this FREE Workshop, we will discuss how you can take on an even more active role in your community in our mutual efforts to elect pro-gun candidates in this year’s mid-term congressional elections. We will provide you with the materials and strategies you will need to educate and empower your fellow gun owners as well. The Workshop will feature several guest speakers, including NRA officers and NRA-ILA staff.
What’s “Collapsing” Here? AR-15 Ownership or VPC?
The BATFE recently released U.S. firearm manufacturer production data showing that during 2008, AR-15s accounted for eight percent of all firearms and 22 percent of all rifles made in the U.S. and not exported. The number of AR-15s in 2008 — over 337,000 — is staggering, but may have been topped in 2009. And, at the current rate of production, the total number of AR-15s in the U.S. will exceed 2.5 million some time this year, and that doesn’t even count production before 1986, the figures for which are not available.
Outrage Of The Week: This week’s “Outrage” comes to us from New Jersey, where firearms dealer, pistol instructor, and proud NRA member Matt Carmel’s application to sponsor a youth baseball team was summarily rejected by the local baseball league.
NO BONES ABOUT IT, FROM ABATE OF NEVADA– I?ve got a little story to tell and I think you?ll be interested in the end result.
Once upon a time, a motorcycle club, decided to have a little get together at one of the local Harley dealers in the valley. The club that sponsored the party was not in good standings with the local Henderson P.D., so the local coppers decided to stop every biker attending the party and give them the choice of either turning around and not supporting the event or getting a ticket, if they decided to continue.
A lot of people decided to continue on and were promptly stopped under the guise of unsafe headgear, and once stopped they were written tickets for everything from helmets to high bars. Some of the ticketed riders went ahead and paid them or plead them down to parking tickets and just paid the fine as fighting the system didn?t seem like a good idea.
Fifty-six of the riders, however, decided that they were sick of this form of harassment and decided to stand up for what they believed in and got in touch with an attorney. This attorney had no experience with motorcycle law, as his specialty was in mortgages, but he was willing to take a stab at it. This attorney, although strong on constitutional rights, had no idea of what he was getting himself into, so he connected with Dave Stilwell and got a crash course in motorcycle rights. To make a long story short, between the two of them, all fifty-six tickets were dismissed prior to the court date.
These people stood up to the Henderson Police Department and scored a victory that will set precedence for all cases to come.
WHEN INJUSTICE BECOMES LAW RESISTANCE BECOMES DUTY
–BONES
P.S. I forgot the part about they lived happily ever after and didn?t have to pay the $190.00 fine.
http://www.abatesnv.com/News-No_Bones_About_It.html
THE MYSTERIES OF BIKERNET–Just pondering next week gets me pumped. We are building a new seat pan for the Assalt Weapan, this afternoon. Saddleman will handle the fine upholstery. I need to finish the tech on the new Aeromach adjustable risers. I also need to check the wiring on the Assalt Weapan and prepare the bike for Dyno pulls at Bennett’s Performance toward the end of this scrambling month.
I can feel the climate warming as we moved the clocks ahead today. I’m working on another chapter of World Run, the second Chance Hogan book. As you read above the printer promised to have a dozen books delivered on my Bday on Tuesday. I generally hide out on Birthdays. I’m not one for parties. What the hell, I’m getting older.
I’m also working with MotorBooks on another book project, of the non-fiction variety. I’ll bring you a report next week. Let us know what you think of the new Bikernet Blog. We sold our Road King and the proceeds are going into the Bikernet Custom Hearse by Mike Cole. Hang on for a report next week. New wheels and a lowering kit were installed over the weekend, and Kevin Baas is working on the Bikernet Logos for the side. Mike has a master Pinstriper lined up, and all the chrome is out being powdered satin black. This puppy will be bad. Next I need a MC trailer for three bikes, destined for Bonneville.
A Bikernet reader recommended quality over quantity, so we are working or completing and removing projects from the list. Is that possible? I just ordered a case of 5-Ball racing Habanero sauce jars. Don’t tell Sin Wu, she’ll get pissed off. See ya next week.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
