They can be good actors and looking terrible when riding on the silver screen. Or bad actors hired because they have good riding skills. Very rarely actors are good at both acting and riding.
Steve McQueen. He was a natural, both as actor and motorcycle rider, even acting better near a motorcycle than front of other actors. No, he didn’t jump the barbed wired fence in the movie “The Great Escape”, but I guess it has more to do with his movie insurance contract. Continue reading ‘Best & Worst Bikers On The Silver Screen’
Discretely, Harley-Davidson just confirmed that US bikers can now pre-order one of the 750 limited production XR-120. And if you do it now, it can be ready sitting under your Christmas tree in orange & black like on this picture. You can place your order during the next 3 weeks and no later than December 15. I dig this bike and I think the MSRP (from $10,799 to $11,179) is quite reasonable. A new series in black, and black & silver will be available later with delivery around March 2009. Bet with you that the 1st 750 in orange & black are going to be sought-after collectibles.So, if you have the pocket change, rush to your Harley dealer. The bike is even not yet online in the US Harley-Davidson website
We all know that motorcycles are dangerous. But for your sex life too? A study carried out by doctors in Japan has revealed men that ride motorcycles are at risk of impotence and urinary problems because the vibrations of the engine damage nerves in their penises. The survey of more than 230 motorcyclists who rode their bikes for about 3 hours every weekend found almost 70% had problems gaining an erection or emptying their bladders. The reasons: 1-motorcycle seat undue pressure on the perineum, that unknown area between the anus and the scrotum. The pressure can restrict blood flow. 2- vibrations from the engine caused a decrease in two growth hormones in the bladder and prostate related to bladder relaxation. I didn’t know that such a number of bikers had trouble getting one up. I would be interested what the same survey would find out about the incidence of vibrations on female riders.
How many times I got this one? Looking for a frame for my Ironhead…
Here the answer from Nash Motorcycles. It features a 35 degree rake, 2″ stretch down tube, and 3″ stretch backbone. Accepts up to 140 series rear tire, and fits 1957-1981 Ironhead Sportster engines. MSRP is $1,085.00.
Now available from Wire Plus is the “Diamond Cut” single Power Port. This small compact power port is constructed from billet aluminum then chromed. Now you can power your cigarette lighter, cell phone, heated vest, air compressor or any electrical device up to 15 amps. Get rid of dangling wires and connect a battery charger through the port when you’re not riding. You can actually maintain and charge your battery through this port. This Diamond Power Port can be installed in minutes by connecting just two wires to your battery and attaching the unit directly on either the horn bolt or to any other location with one bolt mounting. Wire Plus! MSRP: $99.99. Wire Plus.
CEO –Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO– Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET — A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. BEAR MARKET — A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no sex. VALUE INVESTING — The art of buying low and selling lower. P/E RATIO — The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing. BROKER — What my broker has made me. STANDARD & POOR — Your life in a nutshell. Continue reading ‘2008 Financial Terms Revised.’
Gateway Harley-Davidson in St. Louis is giving five shares of Harley stock (ticker: HOG) to everyone who buys a new 2009 model. The shares have been trading in the mid- to upper-teens lately. The 52-week high was $50.04 a share. Owners Rene Creed and Chris Creed said sales are up 17 percent through October, to $13.5 million, in part because of high gas prices. Gateway Harley-Davidson.
Recently launched apparel brand Pink Partz, puts its shine and sparkle on. Added to the line-up is the Shiny Pink Partz shirt highlighting the Pink Partz logo in sparkle and shine sewn directly on to soft fitted thermal shirt. Pink Partz™ offers a variety of distinctive clothing and accessories for soulful motor sport enthusiasts from motorcycles, ATV’s, dirt bikes, snowmobiles to hot rods Pink Partz also recently announced its partnership with female AMA racer Nicole Cheza to show the brand is serious about providing riders apparel. Pink Partz.
I like lawyers only when they are tinkering with motorcycles. So, James Hugh, a lawyer by profession, deserves this post for creating a very cool motorized bicycle paying homage to the racing motorcycles of beginning of the last century. I don’t tell you more because there is a full interesting story about it by going to Wired.
You are looking at a combination camera and multi-tools called “Le Coultre Compass” invented in 1936 by Noel Pemberton Billing (1881-1948), an English aviator, inventor and British Lord.
The phantom camera was used by spies and although I am not one I dream of owning such an art piece. But its rarity made a buyer pay 120,000 British pounds in 2001 just for the pleasure to look at it and play with its complex Swiss army style multi-knives system.
Art at its best will always find a place in my Blog.
The owner of Hell Bent Custom Motorcycles, Ray Shott, shut his doors last week. He said he was forced out not by the tough economic times, but by a City Hall that said this business doesn’t conform to the city’s general plan. Shott said he got a business license in June and two months later city planners came back and said he needed to apply for an additional permit. When Shott refused, the city told him he had to close shop. The motorcycle shop builds and sells custom motorcycles. Some of them sell for $100,000 which could have meant huge tax revenues for the city of San Juan Bautista. But the city manager said money doesn’t talk as loud as the law. Both the city and the shop owner have obtained lawyers.
This custom taillight & license plate holder is CNC- machined in a curved shape to fit the styling of most rear fenders. Made from 6061-T6 billet aluminum, the ‘Hot-Shot’ is chrome-plated and features a black steel backing plate and is available with or without a curved red LED crescent style tail light which also has white LED’s to illuminate the license plate. Assembly includes mounting hardware & rubber mount with a suggested retail price of $52.99 for the license plate holder with chrome frame but no light and $157.99 for the license plate holder with chrome frame and LED taillight. To find a dealer nearest you please visit Custom Chrome or call 800-729-3332.
“Arguably, establishing a base line would take one back to an era when motorcycles became a consumer commodity. Anything earlier should be relegated to “motorcycle pioneering,” a time when the machines were more powered bicycles than motorcycle. Total loss oil systems, gas lamps, and peddle-power assist were the hallmarks of a curiosity rather than a transportation staple. However, with reliability came marketability and with marketability the motorcycle developed into a consumer commodity. And so an industry began to grow up around the “early adopters,” the consumers who were rugged enough to apply motorcycles to their daily lives. Continue reading ‘Getting Back to Biker Basics. The Roots Of The American Biker.’
During a pretrial conference hearing Tuesday in Viera, Florida Circuit Judge Meryl Allawas designated the trial as a “priority” for her Dec. 1-12 trial docket, with the understanding that it may have to be canceled if defense attorney Greg Eisenmenger or the state’s witnesses cannot move existing schedule conflicts. Police said Lane’s blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when he crossed a double yellow line to pass several cars near Melbourne Beach, striking Morelock’s motor scooter head-on. Continue reading ‘Billy Lane Trial Tentatively Set For December.’
Tires are thrown away everyday. Tire rubber is a super-material withstanding acid poured on it, preventing UV light to weaken it, that can receive temperatures of 230 Fahrenheit or 110 c . Although not being obsessively “green”, I think this Tread company does a good job at giving a new purpose to these waste tires. In addition the laptop bags & cases they design from it look pretty good to me. A solid and “feel good” choice. Tread.
Can I know about a new TV show before it’s even sold to a network? Rich Christensen (and brother Kent), producer of the show Pinks and Brian Bossone President from Armdrop Racing are right now thraveling the country to find tracks near you for full days of family fun drag racing. The competition is about winning four rounds against your competitor. Fellow builder Mike Beland from A1 Cycles is both the technical advisor and the builder of a custom Bobber for each winner of those drag races. This first video was just edited and is being used right now to sell the show to the Speed Channel. Enjoy. Armdrop Live.
Every bike story has a beginning, but to really know how biking gets into your blood you need to start at the very first bike. Matt Flynn’s first bike was a 1959 Schwinn bicycle with a Briggs and Stratton 3hp motor where he mounted the engine on a piece of 2’x4’, using metal brackets and a washing machine pulley bolted to the spokes of the rear wheel. The drive was a direct chain to the engine pulley and his Keds were the brakes. The thrill of that first ride was all it took to hook him for life. Continue reading ‘A Moment In life Can change Everything. Except Motorcycle Passion.’
Dakota Digital has made their first ever product designed specifically for American Ironhorse Motorcycles. All kits include a triple chrome plated CNC machined mounting bracket and a harness that plugs directly into the stock wiring on the motorcycle. All mounts allow you to mount either on top of, or bellow the bars. Kits are available for both the MCV-7000 series speed/tach combination gauges as well as the MCL-5000 series speedometers. For more information visit Dakota Digital or call 1-800-852-3228 to order a catalog.
AMA’s mission is to protect and promote the interests of motorcyclists while serving the needs of its members. For a modest $39 (the price of a one-year membership), your gift provides it’s recipient with a plethora of AMA membership discounts, plenty of sanctioned racing and riding events and helps underwrite this organizations political agenda to protect our rider rights at the national, state and local level. Continue reading ‘Get AMA Membership.’
To all bikers in Florida. The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse will be making its final stop for 2008 at the 21st Annual SFPC Christmas Toys in the Sun Run, touted to be the worlds longest motorcycle parade. The ride will be held Sunday, December 14, 2008, with all proceeds going to benefit the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. Continue reading ‘Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Last Pit Stop’
Every custom builder “see” how a factory motorcycle can be improved aesthetically and/or technologically. Arlen & Cory Ness just gave a style makeover to the Polaris Victory Vision, the “revolutionary” touring motorcycle powered by a fuel-injected, air-and-oil cooled, SOHC eight-valve 1731cc ‘Freedom’ V-twin engine producing 92 horsepower. The launch of this Signature Vision happens at the time Victory Motorcycles is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The Ness Vision gets a series of cosmetic improvements like custom billet wheels and a leather seat, an adjustable electric windshield, a fancy radio/stereo and a custom paintjob. Victory Motorcycles
Solo bags are making a big come back. Why? Not only because of the retro trend but because real bikers ride a lot and want to make their pit stops as enjoyable as possible. But a lot of junk bags on the market are not holding their promise of keeping their shape and enduring the weather. Continue reading ‘Leather Solo Bags For Whatever You ride’
I read again that 1 out of 10 people in America have a job directly or indirectly linked to the automotive industry, the most devastated sector with finance and real estate. And of course it includes a lot of my readers and myself. Every day I am in contact with people feeling and expressing the effects of the worst recession since the big 30’s depression: discouragement, anxiety and also bitterness. Continue reading ‘The Worst Economic Environment In Our Lifetimes. Time For Friendship.’
It happened during Las Vegas Bikefest October 2-5, 2008. Artistry in Iron, the peer-judged, invitation-only custom bike building competition, featured some of the most innovative custom bike building BikeFest has seen yet. With 20 builders gathering from all corners of the U.S. and Canada, the competition was steeper than it has ever been. Continue reading ‘Roger Goldammer Wins Las Vegas Artistry In Iron Competition.’
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has included the S&S Emissions Certification Lab on its list of testing facilities that are capable of performing the motorcycle exhaust and evaporative emission testing for evaluation of aftermarket devices. This allows S&S to complete the testing necessary for receiving Executive Orders on aftermarket engine and exhaust parts for California vehicles—this would include on highway use motorcycles and other off-road powersports machines and performance assemblies. Now S&S can test all performance products for use in California. The new S&S lab can also test new motorcycles for California emissions. S&S Cycle.
They can be good actors and looking terrible when riding on the silver screen. Or bad actors hired because they have good riding skills. Very rarely actors are good at both acting and riding.
The Bernice Mac Naughton High School Bike Klub 
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