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3/21/03
MidWeek Update
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• Abomadable Snowbikers:
A few feet of snow fell on Colorado in the last few days. It's been a mess, and needless to say there weren't any big rides (although a few were riding in). Here are some picts sent in by members as the cabin fever took over:
Here Ames manages to dig out his BMW....now if he can just dig out the street he'll
be set!
HearseBoy aka Jeff goes for a ride with Frosty. Nice work!
And speaking of bikes in the snow....
Loki builds a nice wholesome snowman
Bandit12, Slash6 and Dr. Jason built something quite different alltogether...
Schotzy and Casey attempt to find their home
Got some pictures yerself? Send em in!
• And In This Corner:
Weighing in at 6&1/2 pounds and 21 inches tall is Lucius Angeles Luedtke:
There is a new edition to the Luedtke household, and he's a snappy dresser just
like his Dad. They've just returned home from the hospital and are recouperating
from 13 hours of labor. Apparently Lucius has a 14 inch head......CrazyRob has informed
us that anyone bringing salad tongs anywhere near Mommy will be clubbed to death.
Huge congrats to the proud new parents, way to go! Gotta get to work on those "my
Daddy is a terrorist" baby t-shirts.
• Stolen Ride:
HearseBoy aka Jeff was recently the victim of some assclown bike theives. it was stolen on 3/11from PT's in Denver and even though the cops are working hard on the case of donuts....er... I mean working hard on the case, be sure to let us know if you have any information that could lead to the return of the bike or castration of the theives with a rusty toothbrush.
The bike is a shiny new Honda 954RR, mostly Black with silver tank and front.
Other stuff:
"Front 242" sticker on front
Black tank bra
Flush signals, and small rear signals
Micron Black into Silver exhaust can
Micron stickers on front fairings
UTMC sticker on front fender
If you have any info please email HearseBoy
ASAP.
• NM Politician Fucks Right Off:
Well it only took a matter of days for NM senator allen "I'm a big floppy
dildo" hurt, to back down on his bullshit proposed bill that would make it manditory
for bikers who died without a helmet to be organ donors. Huge thanks to the AMA for
alerting us on this and to all who sent angry emails. BTW mr. hurt, all of us here
at the UTMC sincerely hope your hemmeroids flare up so bad your ass explodes.
1/31/03
Weekend Update
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• Politician Wants to Suck Our Orgrans:
And no, it's not in that nice way we all like. It seems senator allen "I'm a big floppy dildo" hurt of New Mexico thinks that all bikers who get knocked brain dead should donate their organs. Not only that, he's attempting to foot up a bill (senate bill 239) to make it manditory! Just who in the living fuck elected this retarded ass puppet into office?? If this thing goes through, anyone on a bike in NM is going to be a target for tank drivers in need of kidney transplants. FUCK! Personally, I refuse to sign my donor card simply for the principle that I'm not interested in rewarding the system for encouraging bad drivers. This is just fucking stupid! How about if we make a law saying all drunk drivers will donate their organs, wether they are dead or not? Now I'd vote for that. Here's a link to the full story on the AMA page:
http://www.ama-cycle.org/legisltn/releases/2003/g03002.asp
In response the UTMC is putting forth a bill that will force all politicians to
donate their organs. Of course there is the small problem that politicians do not
appear to have hearts, spines, guts, balls or brains.
• Biker Noyz:
Wow, it's bad enough that hollywood is stuffing us with yet another dumbass biker movie, but it seems to make up for crappy ticket sales they're selling off the bikes too. OK, I just made up that part about the bad ticket sales, but I doubt I'm too far off on this.
http://www.bikerboyz.com/forsale.html
• For Those Who Really Hate Cars:
I think I added this in the news a year or so ago, but the fella has a website up now. It's actually a Triumph Speed Triple with a coffin hauling sidecar rig. So you can get in one last ride before ya go down for the big dirtnap. It's kinda cool, cause who really want's to hang out in the back of a cage....even if yer dead!
http://www.motorcyclefunerals.com/
• Great Buggery:
Got this link from Brothah Devon, worth the wait on the load time. NOT SAFE FOR THE OFFICE!
http://people.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew/funny/dutch_commercial.mov
I may as well throw this in too:
http://www.sixsixfive.com/229.html
SOmehow I think Slash 666 will find a new intrest in video
games
• Screwy Email:
If you've emailed me and not gotten a response please accept my apologies. I've
had some computer wackyness and got really far behind on my email.
• UTMC Shirts Still Available:
We've got long sleeve t-shirts and xtra warm hoodies:
Since yer probably wondering where the hell you can get em, here's a link on over to the The Dr.'s Evil Cart
Get your's now before a bunch o' CIA spooks bust in the door and confiscate the
lot of em for being "terrorist contraband".
12/26/02
MidWeek Update
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• New UTMC Shirts Available:
Huge thanx to Pantani and Dr. J for getting a mighty big run of UTMC shirts printed up! The new design is curtosey of Pantani's artistic hand, and it turned out great on the shirts. Since it's fuggin cold out (unless yer a lucky bastard in California or New Zealand or somethin), we've got long sleeve t-shirts and xtra warm hoodies:
Since yer probably wondering where the hell you can get em, here's a link on over to the The Dr.'s Evil Cart
Get your's now before a bunch o' CIA spooks bust in the door and confiscate the
lot of em for being "terrorist contraband".
• UTMC in Da Press:
MetroBeat is a a free news, arts and entertainment weekly covering the Upstate of South Carolina, with a circulation of over 50,000 copies hitting the stands every Tuesday. Why does this intrest us? Well, the current cover story is entitled "The Cult of The Motorcycle", covering the recent upsurge in motorcycle intrest among the American public along with the how motorbikes have gone from transportation to a sociological icon. Not to mention of course, that the UTMC is spoken of in the article a couple times along with some of the conversation I had with the writer, James Shannon. You can find the story here:
http://www.metrobeat.net/gbase/Expedite/index
Huge thanks to Mr. Shannon for a great article that not only shows positive reality
of the motorcycling commuinty, but also sends the message that not all terrorist
groups are evil;-)
• Broken Boards:
I'm getting emails that the message board isn't allowing new folx to sign up, along with the random havoc of user profiles poofing into thick air. Not to worry, our ServerMaster, Mr. Outta Miracle Whip is on the case and will hopefully have it all fixed in no time. My apologies for the inconvinience.
NOOOZ FLASH!
Mr. Outta Miracle Whip has repaired the offending directory
in the message board, so now new users can register and the user profiles will be
reliable. Huge thanx to OMW!!!
• It Figures:
Well, it appears that the Rockford, Tennesee cop that was charged with the murder of a motorcyclist has gotten off free as a bird. We all saw this coming, talk about fucked. You can read about it here:
http://www.americanmotor.com/news.cfm?newsid=2124
Thanx to Brothah Jensen for the werd up on this one.
• Grimm Subject:
I recieved this from Brothah Mike -one of our members in Germany- in response to the current thread on te message board: The Eternal Nazi - opinion please
"After reading the articel written by Mr. Grimm I´d
like to say a few words about it.
Beeing half german and living in Munich since 20 years gives me a certain insight
to our (German) society.
I simply doubt that the theater story happend as written by Mr. Grimm. Actually
I think its a good example of pure hate crime!
The truth according nazi ideology in germany is:
Yes it exists, but its a minority like in all the other countries in the world.
There is a certain ammount of acceptance for actions against foreigners and
yews(minorities) in the mind of people as there is in every country. As a Club
member I am aware that there is a certain amount of members of the MC community who
prefer rightwing politics. As in every other country. We are trying to show
these people that ther is a better way to treat problems, for example with the help
of http://www.biker-gegen-rechts.de. And the most important thing these people are a minority in the MC
community.
My personal thoughts about all this is:
There is no personal guilt for me or my brothers , because we weren´t even
born when the 3rd Reich existed. But there is a personal duty for all of us to do
out best that a regime like the 3rd reich never ever happens again.
Why do I belive that Mr. Grimms story is untrue?
I haven´t seen The Pianist but i´ve been to the movies watching comparable
films. Something like the story of the laughing people nerver ever happend when i
watche da movie like e.g. "Schindlers Liste". His writing about the inner
"feelings" of germans about foreigners is pure bullshit. A lot of germans
interact with foreigners on a daily basis. The are doing business, communicating
with foreign MCs due to their club membership and so on. All of these relations are
based on a common idea of driving things forward not backward to the stoneage. Especially
most of the club relations are based on Loyality, respect and the laws of brotherhood.
So there is no place for nazi ideolgy in these relations.
Germany is part of a global comunity and most of the gemans apply to these ideas. So
there is no place for nazi ideolgy in these relations.
Why does Mr Grimm then tell a story like this.
Actually I havn´t the slightest clue. Maybe he is one of these low personallty
but big mouth people who won´t find friends very easy. Maybe he is one of the
people who like to tell others how to do things right and how the world works. If
so he´ll find it verry hard to live in bavaria without people turning
there back on him.
Regardless what the real reason is but im sure with his kind of attitude towards
people he will find it hard to live in any part of our world.
Sorry for my poor english
Greetings Mike
If you´d like to cotact me feel free to mail me at mike@ride-free.de
• You Know Ya Want One:
This in from Brothah Andy:
I'm in negotiations to get a special UTMC logo template
available soon.
Weekend Update
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• JAVASPEED!!!!!!!!:
Brothas Socko, RevD and Woody have done it! Thassright, the coolest scooter shop on the East Coast ***JAVASPEED***, will be slappin open the doors on Satruday, September 14th! Here's the press release from Agent Socko himself:
JavaSpeed Scooters is pleased to announce that
our Grand Opening will be
September 14th. We would like to invite everyone to come by and celebrate
this long awaited event. We are currently open for sales of new Bajaj
scooters as well as a selection of used Vespa's. Please call or stop by for
more information or just for some of our espresso.
thanks!
Chris (aka Special Agent Johnny Socko of the 893)
1284 North Main St.
Providence RI. 02904
This is truly great news, I only wish all of us could make it out there for the
big day! Huge congrats to RevD, Socko, Woody, Toto and Lady on this!
• UTMC Patches:
In case you haven't heard, there will soon be UTMC shoulder patches available.
I'll keep all up to date on when, where and how these will be available.
• Mad Muddy's Reunion:
The rumors are true folx, Sheila is throwing a Muddy's reunion party at Cafe Netherworld on Friday, September 13th. From 11am to 2am, featuring the old Muddy's menu (the one from 1991), and scores of old bastards ya haven't seen in years. Hope to see everyone there! For those of you who never went to Muddy's, or have never heard of it, here's an article I wrote a few years ago....
• Scooter Madness:
Thassright folx, the upcoming issue of Blackletter will feature hordes of scooter
madness. Everything on two small wheels and and two stroke motors. If you have an
article, photos, or anything else you'd like to submit, send it on in. I know the
page has been dragging for a bit, but it'll be worth the wait.
• Ride to Work Day:
Yeah, I know ya'll thought I was just slacking, but I was hoping to trick folx
into thinking every Wednesday was Ride To Work Day! It's all part of the conspiracy
eh.
7/16/02
MidWeek Update
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• Ride to Work Day:
As many of you surely know already, Wednesday the 17th is annual Ride To Work Day! I know, every day aughtta be ride to work day, but the official Ride To Work Day, brought to us by the wonderful folx at RideToWork.org is about more than just riding one day. Here's the skinny:
"For Immediate Release
Date: July 10, 2001
Subject: 10th Annual Motorcycle Ride to Work Day
The 10th annual nationwide "Ride to Work Day" will take place on Wednesday,
July 18th. Several million motorcyclists are expected to commute on their bikes to
help demonstrate:
A) That motorcyclists are from all occupations and all walks of life.
B) That motorcyclists can reduce traffic congestion in large cities.
C) That motorcycles are for transportation as well as recreation.
D) That motorcycling is a social good.
This year's event has been endorsed by many rider organizations including the American
Motorcyclist Association, the Motorcycle Rider's Federation, Harley Davidson owner
clubs, BMW owner clubs, Honda owner clubs, etc...and also has been recognized and
supported by special interest publications like Cycle World, Motorcycle Consumer
News, and others.
"Today there are over two hundred and twenty million cars and light trucks crowding
our roads. If more motorcycles become a regular part of the transportation mix, it
will make urban parking easier and traffic will flow better. Only a small percentage
of the six million registered bikes are currently being used for utility and commuting
purposes. Motorcycles are efficient, clean, save energy and reduce infrastructure
wear. Riders usually arrive at their destinations more invigorated and refreshed
than is possible with other modes of travel. In advanced countries like Japan, Germany,
and England, motorcycling for transportation is widely appreciated as a social good.
Motorcycles may seem excessively risky but actually they are statistically similar
to all automobiles...on an injury per mile basis...when behavioral and sociological
risk factors are accounted for. Being fully seen by other road users, as riders are,
is non-threatening and helps reduce road rage incidents. Riding is good for everyone."
says Andy Goldfine, organizer of Ride to Work Day.
On the annual Ride to Work Day, transportation riders seek:
- Increased employer recognition and support
- Affirmative action private and municipal parking policies
- Affirmative action related tax policies
- Health care coverage parity
- Police enforcement and judicial parity
- Road and infrastructure reforms
For more information contact:
Jean Vincent
Andy Goldfine
Web: www.ridetowork.org
Phone: 218 722 9806
Fax: 218 720 3610
E mail: agoldfine_rtw@ridetowork.org
and jvincent_rtw@ridetowork.org
Postal: Box 1072 Proctor, MN 55810-1072"
If you haven't joined Ride To Work, please do! The more of us that get active,
the better!
• Wo Sind Ihre Papiere?:
Well, the idiot in the White House has put forth a new and disturbing plan for Fatherland Security...er, I mean Homeland Security. Chancellor bush...er, I mean president bush, can I really refer to him as the president? Well, baby bush has put forth a new plan that aims to make one out of every twenty-four U.S. citizens a "spy" for the feds. The Terrorism Information and Prevention System, or TIPS, means the U.S. will have a higher percentage of citizen informants than the former East Germany through the infamous Stasi secret police. The program would use a minimum of 4% of American citizens to report "suspicious activity". Possible recruits for this program will involve U.S. citizens who, in the daily course of their work are in a position to notice potentially unusual or suspicious activity. It's the usual story, " if you aren't doing anything wrong you have nothing to worry about". Bollox.
Well, for those of us living here in the states, keeping a closer eye on those around us isn't such a bad idea, but making a special "agency" of sorts is pretty disturbing. We can't be sure there will be more abuse than "security" to come out of it, but the potential is there. Throughout history, monstrous dictators, horrible political systems and stomach turning atrocities have never happened overnight. I don't want to think that is where we are headed, as a matter of fact I don't think that's where we are headed, but we need to spend as much time watching our government for problems as we do our fellow citizens.
I'm sure I sound a bit biased here, but this whole deal stinks in my opinion. It sounds like the "war on terrorism" is becoming a monster unto itself, with a greater potential for harm to the people of the U.S. than the threat it is attempting to asses. BTW, since the NSA already has more information than people to analyze the information, just who are they going to get to investigate all the information from these "informants"?
I think I'll go out and buy every copy of Catcher In The Rye that I can find and
see if the Men In Black land the helicopters on my lawn.
• Motorcycho:
Got an elbow from Motordaddy Norman lettin us know that he's got the next issue
of Motorcycho (the coolest bike rag
on Earth...possibly Mars too) is in da works! Mucho Groovy! For info on what Motorcycho
is all 'bout, why you NEED it and how to get it in yer mailbox, get to http://ratbike.org/motorcycho/
• Yer Monkey's Dead:
On your worst day on this planet, ya sure as hell don't wanna be in a cage. That's why The Rev Paul Sinclair converted his 955cc Triumph Speed Triple to carry a coffin up to 6ft 8in long. No shite, a hearse made for those who want their "last ride" to be special. Don't believe me eh? Well take a gander at the link below:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002301928,00.html
I think this is a great idea, gives ya a chance to eat a few more bugs before
they start eating you eh? Mucho thanks to Motordaddy Norman of Motorcycho
for sending this one in.
Remember folx, don't let em take you alive, be at peace with your inner giraffe
7/12/02
Weekend Update
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• The Board Is Back:
After a brief hianus the message board has returned. I had to do some cleanup
as there were about a billion posts clogging up the server space. Ya know what they
say, give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters and sooner
or later you'll end up with the internet. Of course, the monkey that is your webmaster
would likely serve humanity better being shot into space that messing with computer
code, but the rocket isn't done yet.
• No Old Scoots In Futureland:
Here's a pretty interesting article on the AMA page concerning the future of cutrrent motorcycles ever achieving an antique status. Looks like all this new fangled plastic and microchips aren't so great in the long run:
http://www.amadirectlink.com/museum/features/FutureAntiques.asp
• NMMRO Straights the Law :
This in from Dave Christy of Abate:
"Hey all,
for a "refresher" -- the NMMRO has lobbied for, and gotten passed in the
Albuquerque city council, the change in the ABQ noise ordinance which now should
simply state that "No person shall operate a motorcycle which exceeds 99 Db,
measured in accordance with SAE stationary test method 1287 or similar department
approved method" (or language VERY similar to that). The amended ordinance also
means that motorcyclists traveling through Albuquerque should not be stopped for
inspection (engravature/labeling) of their O.E. (or otherwise) exhaust systems or
EPA noise limitations labeling on the bike. The 99 Db standard should affect only
the most raucous of exhausts/pipes.
Congratulations are in order for the NMMRO -- specifically for their relentless hard
work in effecting the change and hopefully preventing unwanted "probable cause"
stops and "checks" of motorcyclists in that city.
Dave"
If you were following this mess, the previous wording of the law stated that a "group"
of motorcycles could be measured as one for noise ordinances. That means there was
a possibility of 30 Honda Elite riders getting busted for "loud pipes".
It was pretty screwy, they group riders together to get the charge, then ticket each
rider seperatley. A big thanks to NMMRO for getting this nasty bit of legislative
noise cleaned up.
...in other news, it's 3am, so I'm not gonna use spellcheck.
December through June news here
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Dusty fuggin January February and March news here
November and December ancient news found here
Musty old October news found here