Got to hurry! The Burke Real Ride is coming up this weekend, Sunday May 20th. You can purchase your Real Ride tickets here. Portions of the proceeds will benefit to Boggy Creek Camp that serves enrich the lives of children who have chronic or life threatening illnesses. So like most every motorcycle ride or run, you get to have a great time among friends and help those out in need.

You can read my post  Coverage of the Burke Real Ride about last year’s ride to see more about how the event went and meet some of the WTKS Real Radio 104.1 personalities like Daniel, Black Bean, Drunky the Bear and Dirty Jim. Yea, I know the Drunky the Bear link goes to his my space profile. Drunky is one of my my space friends, so I had to give him a plug.

This year The Monsters will be performing at Destination Daytona were the ride will end, but lunch will be served and the party begins. If you missed The Monsters in concert during Leesburg Bikefest, here is your chance to see them again. Don’t miss out this time.

Real Riders will get entry into the ride, lunch and a Real Ride T Shirt.

Shannon, Cindi and I should get shirts for all the promotion that I do …. hint hint. We will be there at the 12:00 start off form Ker’s Wing House in Altamonte and taking pictures along the ride and during the party at Bruce Rossmeyer’s. See you there!

Check out WTKS 104.1 Real Radio for The Monsters and The Shannon Burke Show and not to forget SBK

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                 ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycles get a burst of adrenalin with the launch of the new XL 1200N Nightster. With a wicked combination of exceptional performance, unique design and a low seat height, the Nightster has a gritty, urban feel offering a sharp ride for the street.

The new Sportster model was announced today at the Harley-Davidson Winter Dealer Meeting in Orlando, Fla. Blending a low seat height and mid-mount controls with the powerful torque of the rubber-mounted Evolution V-Twin engine, the XL 1200N Nightster adds another exciting option to the Sportster family.

“The XL 1200N Nightster is a blacked-out street bike that continues a half century of Sportster tradition of innovative, fun and versatile motorcycles,” said Bill Davidson, Harley-Davidson Director of Motorcycle Product Development. “With loads of truly select features and components, the Nightster takes all the enhancements made to the Sportster family in recent years to an entirely different level.”

The distinctive look and feel of the XL 1200N Nightster centers on a low seat height of 25.3 inches that makes it comparable to the XL Sportster 883 Low, an inch lower than the XL Sportster 1200 Low and among the lowest riding of all Harley-Davidson models. Besides enjoying the lower seat height, the Nightster rider goes solo with a one-piece, Sportster classic seat.

The mood gets drastically darker on this new Sportster, as the Nightster features a host of black components. Black wheel rims and hubs contrast with chrome spokes, while the front forks and clamp, headlight cover, handlebar, levers, turn signals and air cleaner insert are all finished in black.

The rear belt guard and front fender clamps are also black, but are opened up with a bullet hole pattern. The rear fender is cut back to show more of the rear tire. The back of the Nightster rides without a separate tail light, as that feature is integrated with the rear turn signals.

Taking the latest Sportster design for a ride into the past, the Nightster features a side-mounted license plate holder and front fork gaiters. While the side-mount license plate is a street design cue, the fork gaiters are a retro component that can help protect the fork seals from dirt and debris.

The Nightster rides smoothly with a 1200cc Evolution engine, which features a new Medium Gray finish with polished and black treatments. The transmission and airbox cover also sport the new finish. The Evolution engine provides a responsive throttle and high performance, while the integrated transmission has quietly meshing helical cut gears and lightweight dog rings that reduce shift effort.

Like all 2007 Sportsters, the Nightster has Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI), reduced clutch lever effort, redesigned gauges, high performance carbon fiber belts and improved front brake lever effort.

As part of the original Harley-Davidson hot rod motorcycle family, the Nightster has a design refined from the racetrack to the street that is primed for customized creativity.

The Nightster is available in Vivid Black, as well as four two-tone paint schemes with a unique Harley-Davidson fuel tank graphic. The fuel cap, headlamp trim ring and oil dipstick cover are coated in a new Silver Satin finish. The Nightster is offered only in North American markets.

The XL 1200N Nightster features:        

Rubber-mounted 1200cc XL Evolution engine

Medium Gray powder-coated engine with polished and black treatments

Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI)

High-compression, high-flow cylinder heads

High-performance cams

Smooth, quiet transmission

Light clutch lever effort

25.3-inch solo seat height

Low front and rear suspension

Black front forks with gaiters

Bullet hole rear belt guard and front fender clamps

Black, low rise handlebar with brake and clutch levers,turn signals

and air cleaner insert

Side-mounted license plate holder (dealer-installed rear mount option)

Brake and tail lights integrated with rear turn signals

Black mid-mount foot controls

Black-rimmed, Laced Steel wheels

Chrome staggered shorty slash cut dual exhaust

Silver Satin finish fuel cap, headlamp trim ring and oil dipstick cover

Optional Smart Security System   

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) is the parent company for the group of companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Buell Motorcycle Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services. Harley-Davidson Motor Company produces heavyweight street, custom and touring motorcycles and offers a complete line of motorcycle parts, accessories, apparel and general merchandise. Buell Motorcycle Company produces sport motorcycles in addition to motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel. Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance programs to Harley-Davidson/Buell dealers and customers.

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         Source: Harley-Davidson Motor Company

CONTACT: Paul James, Harley-Davidson, Inc., +1-414-343-8735, or
paul.james@harley-davidson.com

Web site: http://www.harley-davidson.com/

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While Daytona Beach has said it wants to downscale the city’s events, nearby cities and Harley dealers are reaching for the biker traffic. Orlando Harley has started holding a bike fest to the west of Daytona and Bruce Rossmeyer has opened a Harley Davidson megaplex north of Daytona in Ormond Beach.  Deland is located between Orlando and Daytona Beach with easy access to Destination Daytona in Ormond.

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(Orlando, Florida) December 8, 2006 US Marshals actor Wesley Snipes turns himself in to the feds.

The indictment handed down October 17, 2006 names Wesley Snipes and 2 other men for tax fraud charges. Snipes has been in Namibia shooting the movie Gallowwalker, but was arrested upon returning home to Florida today.

Wesley Trent Snipes (“Snipes”), formerly of Windermere, Florida, Eddie Ray Kahn (“Kahn”), of Sorrento, Florida, and Douglas P. Rosile (“Rosile”), of Venice, Florida, with conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and presenting a fraudulent claim for payment to the IRS.

Snipes is also charged with six counts of failing to file income tax returns. Each of the conspiracy and false claim charges carry a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment. Snipes also faces up to one year imprisonment on each charge of failing to file income tax returns.

The indictment alleges that Snipes, Kahn, and Rosile attempted, through dishonest means, to make it appear as if Snipes had no liability for federal income taxes, when, in fact, Snipes had such tax liabilities. As part of the scheme, the defendants allegedly prepared and filed two amended federal income tax returns for Snipes, fraudulently claiming refunds of 1996 and 1997 income taxes previously paid, totaling almost $12 million. The indictment also alleges that Snipes did not file his 1999 through 2004 federal income tax returns, even though the law required him to do so.

Wesley Snipes appeared in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Gary Jones and plead not guilty today and remains free on a 1 million dollar bond. Snipes has appeared in all 3 Blade Runner movies, White men can’t jump, Miami Vice and too other movies to name.

Snipes’ attorneys disputed reports that the actor was trying to elude authorities on the charges, which were handed up in October, by staying in Namibia. They said he had offered to turn himself in to authorities there if the U.S. government wanted, but that prosecutors and defense attorneys negotiated his return to Florida to appear in court today.

Source:

 Indictment CASE NO. 5:06-cr-22(S1)-Oc-10GRJ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OCALA DIVISION

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/12/08/State/Wesley_Snipes_arreste.shtml

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000648/

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