Outlaws’ Clubhouses Raided

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Jul 112012
 

 

What is being hailed as the “largest federal bust of alleged g*** activity in Indianapolis’ history,” just went down at the Outlaws Motorcycle Club’s clubhouses in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Gary.

Evidently SWAT members cleared the way this morning for FBI and local authorities to come in and search the clubhouses and surrounding blocks.  Evidence was boxed up and motorcycles removed from the premises’, but with the court documents remaining sealed, we are unsure as to exactly what the feds are looking for.  However, we do know that there were 43 arrests warrants issued and ranges in charges from Racketeering to Mail Fraud.  We also know that more than 300 federal and local law enforcement agents were involved in the bust.

More info as it becomes available… there will be a new conference at 2pm local time.

 

Love, Respect, and It’s a CLUB  *NOT* A G***,

ArtBiker

 

Photos by Michelle Pemberton/The Star

 

Motorcycle Culture Curator Wanted!

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Jun 052012
 

Kevin Bean’re… the name is synonymous with motorcycle travel and modern biker culture.  Although he is more often seen in his Top Hat and some swanky duds like a purple tux, he is a staple at motorcycle events across the country.  And yes, he rides to every single freakin’ one of them… all the time… in all weather… his raked out purple bagger has been put through the ringer and I would venture to guess is you added up all the bass flake in his paint job it would still number less than the amount of biker events this guy has attended.

 

David Uhl… the name is synonymous with biker culture as well… across time and space.  He is best known for his incredible paintings of Harley Davidsons and scenes from rallies and other cultural events where biker’s are present.  He has depicted everything from board-track racers to bikes hoisted onto elephants to be taken on hunts through Africa.

 

Bean’re has been mentioned more than once in this blog and Uhl has his work regularly showcased… now is the opportunity to take part in curatorial history!  David is apparently painting an image of Bean’re!  And Kevin has asked that you pipe in!  So help make this all-important selection.  Visit the link below and peruse the images.  They will be on Bean’re’s site (you may wish to friend him while you are there), then simply write in your vote for the greatest image!  I would also love to hear it right from your mouth, so post here too!

 

My vote is… well… you will have to visit the link to find out what my vote is going to be.

 

Love, Respect, and Everything Bean’re,

 

ArtBiker

 

Visit the painting ideas HERE! 

Hells Angels and Mongols Clash in Sturgis 2011

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Aug 152011
 

Well, for those of you who were there, ya probably already know all about it… for those that couldn’t make this year’s Sturgis Rally, you still probably know about it… Seems like the Hells Angels and the Mongols got into it a little bit last Wednesday night just off Main Street, in front of the Angel’s Clubhouse (Pee-Wee’s Shop).  One member from each club went to the hospital with stab wounds, and both have been released.

Two Hells Angels are in custody and face assault charges after a biker fight in downtown Sturgis.  Mark Allen Duclos, 48, is charged with aggravated assault, and George James Caruso, 57, is charged with simple assault.

This will certainly go down as one of the better known clashes between clubs in the states… There are of course the instances in Laughlin, the shooting in Custer State Park, and the recent activity in Arizona.  You can read about most of these things in my blog if you wanna keep up.

We also have a few links to a video someone shot from One Eyed Jack’s Saloon.  The first part is the most interesting (and easy to watch)… then the sun goes down and it becomes hard to see.

 

L&R,

 

ArtBiker

 

 

 

GObama – and the ATV’s that couldn’t be sold…

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Aug 152011
 

Regardless of how you feel about our president, our government, the political system… etc… After a two year battle the unintentional ban on the sale of youth ATVs and off-highway motorcycles caused by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was ended when President Obama signed H.R. 2715 into law on Friday, August 12, 2011. The new law had been passed by both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives earlier in the week. It puts an end to the ban on the sale of youth ATVs and dirtbikes.

You maybe have been following this “mistake” in my blog, but the skinny is that the sale of youth dirtbikes and ATVs was banned due to perceived safety issues within the lead content provisions in the CPSIA. Since the lead on the vehicles was found to be in the battery there was an extremely low chance of any pro-longed toxic exposure to the young riders. The Motorcycle Industry Council was one of the leading proponents that worked on getting the lead content provisions of the CPSIA amended thus ending the ban.

Source: Motorcycle Industry Council

 

Chalk up a win for us… even if it was just a correction of something the gov. messed up the first time around.

 

L&R,

 

ArtBiker

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