Hawk Teams with Paul Jr. Designs to Introduce "Bio Key for Bikes"

BOCA RATON, FL--(Marketwire - January 11, 2011) - HAWK SYSTEMS, INC. (PINKSHEETS: HWSY) www.hawksystemsinc.com, said today it has completed development of BioKey for Bikes® -- a unique fingerprint security product for motorcycles -- and said the legendary Paul Teutul Jr. of Paul Jr. Designs through Hawk's exclusive distribution partner FIST Enterprises has agreed to build the first custom designed chopper featuring the new product.
BioKey for Bikes® is designed to replace the key used to unlock the electrical panel of a motorcycle. It also ignites the electrical panel to allow the end user to push the start button and start the bike. Without his or her fingerprint, there is no electricity running to the bike's components thus no start capabilities.
Hawk Founder and Director David Coriaty said, "Attracting Paul Jr. Designs to launch our product represents a tremendous opportunity to reach out to millions of Americans that own motorcycles and custom choppers, with a unique, fun and affordable security product that gets the job done."
Hawk Systems is a designer and developer of biometric products and systems which recently introduced "AUTO PASS 2.0" for automobiles and has developed BioKey for Bikes® in cooperation with its exclusive distributor FIST Enterprises. FIST President Joseph A. Infante said he was "thrilled" to be working with Paul Teutul Jr. and Paul Jr. Designs and expects the new product will generate tremendous interest and substantial sales beginning Q2 2011.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Stockholders, potential investors and other readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are predictions based only on current information and expectations that are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause future events or results to differ materially from those set forth or implied by the forward-looking statements. Certain of those risks and uncertainties are discussed in the company's 10Q and 10K filings with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to, market acceptance of Hawk's planned products and their level of sales, access to the capital necessary to finance and grow the business, a highly competitive environment in the biometric security field that includes numerous large and well established companies much larger than ours, and our ability successfully to deploy our technologies and products to meet the technical demands and market requirements of our customers. Please understand that Hawk Systems does not undertake any obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Background info on Vinnie - Thanks Wikipedia!

Vincent "Vinnie" DiMartino (born October 9, 1972) is an American motorcycle builder, best known for his work from 2002 to 2007 at Orange County Choppers (OCC), the subject of the American TV show American Chopper. In August 2007 DiMartino left Orange County Choppers and founded V-Force Customs, a custom motorcycle shop in Rock Tavern, NY. Several months later Cody Connelly, a friend and co-worker of DiMartino at Orange County Choppers also left to join him at V-force Customs. In 2010, DiMartino returned to the show; however instead of rejoining his former employer, OCC, he joined Paul Jr. Designs.
DiMartino, known as "Vinnie," was born to John and Margaret DiMartino.

History

DiMartino was born in 1972 in New York's Hudson Valley. At the age of nine DiMartino started hanging around his father's auto repair shop and soon became a "gearhead". At the age of 14 he began working for a small engine repair shop. A few years later he was rebuilding cars and motorcycles and pretty much anything else he could get his hands on. In 2002 DiMartino started working for Orange County Choppers which was owned by high school friend Paul Teutul Jr.'s father. Although a pilot episode was shot just before he was hired, it was only a month after starting his new job that DiMartino learned The Discovery Channel was turning his workplace into a reality television show called American Chopper.

 Career

DiMartino spent five years working for Orange County Choppers before leaving in August 2007.

Departure from OCC

There has been a lot of discussion on the internet about the factors that led to Vincent leaving OCC. From the VForceCustoms website "FAQ"^[1] Vinnie responds to the question stating:

"I had gone as far as I could there. I really didn’t have any chance for advancement, and I had always wanted to have my own shop, so the natural progression was to leave and start my own place. Nothing against them, but it was time to move on."

The American Chopper episode in which DiMartino leaves dedicated a little over four minutes to his departure. After he gave his notice, Paul Teutul Sr. was shown saying "everyone's replaceable" which he claims was only a fragment of what he actually said. OCC has said that they have no control over the editing of the show and what parts of the dialog are edited out.

 V-Force Customs
Soon after leaving OCC, DiMartino started V-Force Customs located in Rock Tavern, NY, V-Force Customs is located in a brand new building designed for building bikes. V-force Customs first build was "V-Force 1", unveiled in Daytona Beach, Florida.^[2] Soon after the success of "V-force 1", V-force built a custom chopper for the Tampa Bay Storm Arena League Football team.^[3] Vinnie and Cody Connelly announced the build from mid-field at a Storm game at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Storm chopper was unveiled at The Storms' final game of the season on June 21, 2008. The bike is touring the southeast United States with all proceeds going to the Pinellas County Humane Society and The Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa. Also in June, V-Force Customs had its ribbon cutting and grand opening in Rock Tavern, New York.

New Series

DiMartino appeared in the series Throttle Junkies TV on Resort and Residence TV, AMG TV, Untamed Sports TV, Altitude Sports and Entertainment, Bright House Sports Network, Cox Sports, CW West Palm, Time Warner Cable Sports (Buffalo/Syracuse), and LoneStar Cable Network. The series premiered on February 14, 2010.^[4] In a radio interview in June 2010, Dimartino stated that he was going to work with Paul Teutul, Jr. again at Paul Jr. Designs which will air as American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior while still running V-Force. He appeared in the first episode of the revamped series which aired in the U.S. on The Discovery Channel on Aug. 12, 2010.

Vinne and Paul Jr building the best bikes around!

Every time I watch a new episode I am blown away at the creativity and style that Vinnie and Paul Jr can accomplish.  Just 2 guys and a shop....Granted they have alot of help and some money behind them. But what ever those guys come up with is amazing!

Comment below on which bike you think is the best!