Hey,

I was jammed in traffic, and it dawned on me. If more folks rode motorcycles, they would have more fun commuting and get home way faster.

What if the transportation gurus looked at extreme traffic and said can we take traffic off the roads? Can kids walk to school, if they went to community schools? Could they ride bikes? Could we sweep out front so we could eliminate street sweepers? The Port of Los Angeles is trying to eliminate trucks with more rails. What else could be taken off the streets?



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BIKERNET HITS THE BIG TIME WITH DUNKIN’ DONUTS— Are we lucky or what?




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The Lid: Wounded Warrior Project Scandal Was Fake, But Vindication Was Not Broadcast-- Originally published by The Lid


The story below was sent to me by my colleague Brian Kolfage, who along with being a great American, husband, and father, is himself is a wounded warrior. Brian was one of the people who did the investigation for this story.

Many of you may remember that the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) was involved in a huge scandal two years ago when led by the NY Times, the charity was accused of spending less than half of raised money on the wounded warriors themselves.

Since then the accusations have been proven false, but as scandals tend do go, when they are proven to be bogus, the correction never gets as much publicity from the MSM as the scandal, The WWP has a four star rating from Charity Navigator (its highest rating) and has been audited by the Better Business Bureau.

Sadly the despite the truth, despite the fact that our wounded heroes are still being helped by the WWP donations are way down.

Please read the post below, and pass it along, so people get the good news…and also if you can afford it, give the WWP some money, so it can continue to help the Vets who need help:

--by Jeff Dunetz

http://lidblog.com/wounded-warrior-project-scandal-was-fake/

--By Jeff Rainforth




1. of or resembling a fox.
2. cunning or crafty.

QUOTES
[Roald] Dahl’s vulpine hero is a beast of operatic dimensions—in his battle to save his family from such pernicious adversaries as Farmer Bunce he loses his enviable tail—and Scarfe has made him even more dashing.
ORIGIN
Vulpine comes from Latin vulpinus, an adjective derived from vulpes “fox.” The Latin noun also has the sense “cunning, crafty person.” Vulpes is related to Greek al?pex and alopós “fox” and less clearly to other Indo-European languages (taboo forms for wolf and fox are common in ancient Indo-European languages). Vulpine entered English in the 17th century.





ALERT, To All Who Live In West Virginia Contact Your Legislators and Ask Them To Vote for SB 549-- Freedom of Choice
SB549

A Freedom Fighters Opinion

As I sit here reflecting after 20 years involved with motorcycle legislative organizations, fighting for our rights, I am amazed at WV Legislative Session with 2 Helmet Bills tossed around the House and Senate. SB 549 blindsided us.

Thanks to Senators Maynard and Cline for sponsoring this bill. This biker and many others are all asking the same question. To those who are working with the lawmakers, do you want help with this bill or do we stand down?

ABATE of WV, State Motorcycle Rights Organization went legally defunct in 2008 with business license revoked for failure to file. Those still in charge did charity poker runs using the ABATE of WV banner for the next 2 years.

I have a big problem with charity puke poker runs that do not support States Motorcycle Rights Organizations. We work very hard, are very passionate about what we do for ALL bikers, even those who don't care. To give that money away, without supporting those who work with the lawmakers, take the time to travel without so much as a dime to help support us, what are you thinking?

Motorcycle rights are more than the helmet bill. If you don’t understand that, then delete this.

One man made a difference with HB 2135. He walked that bill all the way to the Senate. Went to Charleston on his own money, cultivated relationships with the lawmakers and has learned the hard facts of passing legislation on such a controversial bill. Kudo's to Jeff Stewart for giving us information and the power for a Call to Action across the US for support on a Tourism agenda. It helped and thanks to so many of you.

However, we need a clean bill. We have bowed to the lawmakers demands the past 2 decades for insurance mandates, driver certification, mandated safety programs teaching riders' skills, and passed stricter Right Of Way/Careless Driving laws, which are the largest cause of injury and fatalities to the motorcyclist.

We have supplied facts and statistics proving that helmets do not save lives, Safety and Education Awareness does. I repeat, HELMETS SO NOT SAVE LIVES. We have the facts and the statistics that motorcycle injuries and deaths decreased in Freedom of Choice states. So why should we sell our constitutional freedoms short?

For those of you who want to wear a helmet, that is your choice. For myself and many others, we want the Right To Decide Freedom of Choice. The majority of us are licensed, registered, insured, trained, certified, experienced and responsible riders.

I will be surprised, but happy if this bill passes. We can amend if necessary. If not, it is time to take a look at fighting this battle on the judicial level.

Yours in Liberty,
Celeste



WV SB549 | 2017 | Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill 549

WV State Legislature page for SB549
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2017 - 25% progression
Action: 2017-03-29 - On 3rd reading
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]


Summary
The purpose of this bill is to allow individuals at least twenty-one to operate a motorcycle without a helmet under specified conditions.


Sponsors
Sen. Mark Maynard [R]
Sen. Sue Cline [R]



--from Rogue
Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005
www.bikerrogue.com
Supreme Editor
Bikernet Baggers



Helmets also don’t prevent accidents, but they can cause them. And government officials’ first duty is not to save lives but save our Freedoms. They often miss the point.--Bandit




S&S PERFORMANCE PART OF THE WEEK-- Gear Drive Easy Start® Camshaft Set With Inner Gears for 1999-'06 Big Twins except '06 HD® Dyna® for S&S® Gear Oil Pump.

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Includes 570GPE gear pump Easy Start camshaft set with inner gears for 1999-2006 Harley-Davidson® big twin models (except Dyna®). For use with S&S oil pumps only.


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Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Savatgy Regains Points Lead in Detroit--
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Joey Savatgy and Adam Cianciarulo were main players in one of the wildest races this season, with Savatgy earning his third-straight runner-up finish while Cianciarulo was third.

In addition to grabbing his fourth podium of the season, Savatgy regained the point’s lead and sits nine points ahead of second. Cianciarulo moved to fourth in the standings and is 11 points back of his teammate.



Coming into the evening, Savatgy clocked in the second-fastest lap time in qualifying on the slick and tricky track. He rode through the pack in his heat race to finish second. In the main event, Savatgy got a great start and was in the hunt for the lead, taking over the top spot on Lap 3. He ended up going down but got going again in third, staying with the front pack. Savatgy traded positions with second and third a few times before finishing less than a second behind the winner. Savatgy ended the night claiming the coveted red plate and a nice cushion between him and second place, nine points back.

“The points lead is good, but frustrated for sure because that win was within my grasp,” said Savatgy. “In the main, I put myself in position and had a little gap in the lead and made a mistake. Once I got back into my groove, I caught back up and almost won. So my speed there is encouraging and we’re really happy to leave with the points lead.”




Like Savatgy, Cianciarulo was able to charge the track in practice and come away with third in qualifying. He won his second heat race of the season in impressive fashion. The good gate pick helped him shoot out to the main event holeshot, leading the first few laps before briefly going down. He remounted in fourth and started his race back to the front. Even with a time gap, Cianciarulo charged and passed for the podium spot with two laps to go.

“I feel good with the result after not getting much riding in this week with my knee injury last week,” said Cianciarulo. “I put myself in a good position tonight and coming out of here we are optimistic as we closed the points gap. Couldn’t be more excited to have a shot at the championship and it’s looking like this thing will go down to Vegas.”

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250SX Class Main Event Results
Jordon Smith (KTM)
Joey Savatgy (Kawasaki)
Adam Cianciarulo (Kawasaki)
Dylan Ferrandis (Yamaha)
Kyle Cunningham (Suzuki)
Mitchell Harrison (Yamaha)
Christian Craig (Honda)
Gannon Audette (Kawasaki)
Anthony Rodriguez (Yamaha)
Luke Renzland (Yamaha)
250SX Class Points, After 6 of 9 Rounds
Joey Savatgy (Kawasaki), 124
Jordon Smith (KTM), 115
Zach Osborne (Husqvarna), 114
Adam Cianciarulo (Kawasaki), 113
Dylan Ferrandis (Yamaha), 86
Christian Craig (Honda), 65
Luke Renzland (Yamaha), 61
Alex Martin (KTM), 60
Anthony Rodriguez (Yamaha), 58
Mitchell Harrison (Yamaha), 52
Hear From The Racers
Joey Savatgy
Adam Cianciarulo



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PETERSEN MUSEUM NEWS-- Motorcycle Breakfast Club Cruise-In

Bring your favorite bike and join us Sunday, April 9th for our annual motorcycle cruise-in. Enjoy strolling through rows of Harley-Davidsons, Indians and vintage bikes, along with classic, custom and exotic cars. Complimentary parking, bagels and coffee is provided to all that attend!

*Vintage, custom, & exotic cars also welcome.

Members will have Early Access to the museum from 9am–10am by showing their membership cards. Not a member? Join today!

April 9 , 10am–12pm, 3rd Floor Parking Structure

Re-imagining a Harley-Davidson Trike

With all do respect, you failed to mention the trike conversion business that has been very successfully converting thousands of new and used motorcycles to trikes for the past 25 years through dealers across the country. These are not custom made trikes out of your garage.

In fact, companies like Roadsmith trikes (which I admittedly am associated with) have been offering independent rear suspension and many other features and options for riders that want a smoother riding, better handling trike with more options than the Triglide or Freewheeler has offered.

I understand the popularity and ease of purchase of the factory trikes, but those that do their research find that a company specializing in motorcycle trikes and only motorcycle trikes always does it better.

You should have given your readers a better overview of the industry not just a promo for a certain model.

If you'd like a comprehensive overview of the industry I'd be happy to talk with you. Our company has been building trikes for 45 years now.


--Doug Lindholm
doug@roadsmithtrikes.com
White Bear Lake, MN



We are working with Doug on a couple of features covering their vast trike programs and history.--Wrench






LAS VEGAS BIKE FEST NEWS-- Las Vegas BikeFest October 5-8, 2017. The rally is back on Fremont East in the heart of downtown Las Vegas.

The feel of old Vegas surrounds the rally grounds where the passion for riding and enthusiasm for the motorcycle industry thrives. Featuring Uncle Kracker as this year’s Headline Entertainment.

Three Motorcycle Giveaways, $5,000 in Shopping Spree Giveaways, Bike Shows, the prestigious Artistry in Iron, Master Builders Championship, Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame, Contests and of course shop for your favorite motorcycle accessories, parts and swag all in one convenient location.

Go to www.LasVegasBikeFest.com to register NOW.

-- Candice Cooley
Phone Number: 702-216-5845
Email Address: info@lasvegasbikefest.com