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Dragon Tales
May is a month that most of us wait for with growing anticipation. It about 4.3 million. And we have come a long way, baby. Working
is one of the first months, usually, that produces some of the best early at a motorcycle dealership back in 2009, I can say from personal
season rides. Not too hot, and hopefully, not too cold and definitely experience that a good percentage of bikes were being sold to women,
NO MORE SNOW! That’s if we are lucky. It seems too long ago since most of whom had completed some type of motorcycle safety training
the warm winds were at our backs. And with that in mind, we must course. Whether you ride a cruiser, a sport bike or a trike, love your
remember that we have also been out of the saddle for far too long. In fists in the wind, or enjoy riding in back, more and more women are
this month’s issue we talk about tuning up our skills after a long stretch hitting the pavement. And this fact is apparent all over the world. No
of sitting and waiting for riding season to start back up. Even if you longer can you look at a motorcycle on the road and think you are
are a bit heartier and have ridden at some point during this past winter, seeing a hard-core male biker. She may surprise you. Women have
everyone can benefit from some parking lot time. It was actually fun to changed the public view of our gender in a million ways since the
go out and play on my ride in a controlled situation, instead of having 1800s, politically, professionally and personally. This evolution of the
to perform these maneuvers at highway speeds for a change. empowerment of women has opened the roads to whole new freedom.
The month of May is also host to a variety of holidays, such as May gives us all so many reasons to be thankful and thoughtful.
Mother’s Day, Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day to name a Thankful to our mothers for the lives we have the chance to live.
few. But May also celebrates a major advancement in the women’s Thankful for the soldiers of our armed forces who give us the freedom
movement on two wheels, and that is the International Female Ride to live those lives as we do. And remaining thoughtful of the memories
Day. The first Friday in May is a day dedicated solely to celebrating of those who fought for the freedoms that many take for granted. Yes,
the women riders. And this upcoming May 6th marks the fifth year May is a good month indeed.
of women riders getting on their motorcycles to JUST RIDE. This
synchronized action is the only global campaign for women riders. And
our numbers are growing. Ride safe and keep the shiny side up!
In 2005 approximately 10% of all new bike sales were attributed

to women. Back then, estimates of female riders in America were
2 Thunder Roads® West Virginia MAY 2011

Thunder Roads® West Virginia Dragon Tales.............................................................. 2
P.O. Box 606 / Charles Town, WV 25414 From The Editor.......................................................... 4
www.thunderroadswv.com
Letters........................................................................ 5
Owner / Editors Hidden Highways – U.S. Highway 33......................... 8
Gary Westphalen, Editor-in-Chief
gary@thunderroadswv.com / 304-616-0102 Road Ready Gear – Alpinestars............................... 12
Donna K. Westphalen, CFO TRWV Launches TV Show....................................... 14
donna@thunderroadswv.com / 304-261-1609
Remembering Slime................................................. 14
Layout & Design
Big Dog Dead........................................................... 14
Meredith Hancock / Hancock Graphics
TRWV Designer Brings Home the Hardware........... 14
COPY EDITOR
Thomas M. Korzeniowski Riding in the Middle East.......................................... 16
Birds (and HOGs) of a Feather................................ 18
office ADMINISTRATION
Melinda Hendrix Horses With Hearts.................................................. 19
Bike of the Month: Dive! Dive Dive!.......................... 20
Contributors
Michael Korzeniowski, Dave Luksa, Jim Jammer Marcum, Rider’s Rest.............................................................. 22
Barbara MacLennan, Earl Nuzum, Keeping the Scenery Clean...................................... 24
Joey Drifter Shumate, Moe Vetter, Susan Vetter
Center Calendar....................................................... 26
Fly Rod Chronicles................................................... 28
Advertising Sales / Distribution
Spring Skill Check.................................................... 32
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
Donna K. Westphalen - 304-261-1609 / donna@thunderroadswv.com The Jokers Wild........................................................ 37
Thunder Pub & Grub................................................ 38
EASTERN PANHANDLE
Dave Luksa - 304-268-1315 / dave.luksa@thunderroadswv.com TNT........................................................................... 39
Seats & Saddles....................................................... 41
NORTHWEST WV
Earl Nuzum – 304-816-2863 / earl@thunderroadswv.com Upcoming Events..................................................... 45
Mountain State Ink................................................... 46
PARKERSBURG
Debbie Postalwait - 304-266-7873 / debbie.postalwait@thunderroadswv.com Biker Friendly Directory............................................ 48
The High Road......................................................... 51
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS
Moe Vetter - 304-668-9563 / moe@thunderroadswv.com
ON THE COVER
SOUTHERN WV Joey Drifter Shumate, the guy on the far left, comes by his
Randa Dalton Faulkner
304-575-2201 / randa@thunderroadswv.com road name quite honestly. As a consultant to the U.S. military,
Drifter spends most of his time in places you don’t even want
SOUTHEAST WV to hear about. But he’s back home near Beckley right now,
Jeff Davis – 304-673-7321 / jeff@thunderroadswv.com
enjoying a little R&R. He took the time to write a couple of
great stories for this month’s issue. First, on page 16, we
Copyright 2011. Published by Thunder Roads West Virginia, LLC under license from Thunder
Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this magazines content may be reproduced without ride with him as he explores the Mid-East on a motorcycle.
the written permission of the Publisher. The publisher assumes no responsibility and is not Then, he tells the story of how this flag, given to him by the
to be held liable for errors beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error, slander of any
group or individual, failure to produce any issue as scheduled due to reasons beyond our Hico, WV HOG Chapter, has gone flying on missions over
control, any and all suits for libel, plagiarism, copyright infringement, and unauthorized use
of a person’s name or photograph. Opinions and claims made by advertisers and authors Afghanistan aboard that deadly Wart Hawg that’s lookin’
are their own, and do not necessarily represent the policy of Thunder Roads West Virginia,
Thunder Roads Magazine, or Thunder Publishing. The Publisher does not promote the abuse right at you.
of alcohol or other drugs.
www.thunderroadswv.com MAY 2011 Thunder Roads® West Virginia 3

It has been a fascinating month for
Thunder Roads West Virginia. We have
been traveling the state as we not only
prepare the stories for this issue, but also
promote the very existence of the magazine
to people who may not have met up with
us yet. Along the way, we spent time with
old friends, and many new ones who are
destined to be old friends, too.
It wasn’t long after our April issue hit the
stands statewide, that I heard from Joey
Drifter Shumate, from near Beckley, about his motorcycle riding
while working with our military forces in the Middle East. I knew we
had a fitting story to pay tribute to the men and women in uniform
who are serving our nation in far too many trouble spots.
About the same time, I got an email from Al Shawver, of Falling
Waters, saying the bike that he had been working on for more than
a year was finally finished. His extraordinary machine pays tribute to
Al’s service in the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet, the strength
of which was instrumental in ending the Cold War.
With May hosting both Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day,
I couldn’t think of a better pair of stories. Thunder Roads West
Virginia presents them as our way to say “Thank You” to every
American who has served in our Armed Forces. Riding West Virginia
by motorcycle is exactly what freedom is about, but we are only able
to do it because of their sacrifices.
We also had a fantastic time hanging out with Curtis Fleming,
whose job has a coolness factor very close to our own. This
Bridgeport native goes fishing all over the world, and puts his
exploits on television. When he’s not fishing, he’s tooling around on
his custom painted Harley-Davidson Street Glide. He brought taping
of an episode of his show to West Virginia, and invited Thunder
Roads West Virginia and our December, 2010 Calendar Model,
Amanda Jackson, to join him. She caught the fish, he got a great
show, and we get to share the story with you.
You may have noticed in last month’s issue that our recipe page has
been renamed. We have been running a recipe page that is shared by
many of our sister editions in other states. But, just like the roads, we
happen to think the food is better here in West Virginia. So, the kitchen
has been reopened as the Thunder Pub & Grub, and Susan Vetter of
Moorefield is our new Proprietor. Susan has long been involved in the
publication of cookbooks with recipes and ingredients unique to West
Virginia. Also a skilled mixologist, she will be including a spirited libation
with each month’s recipes. Susan is always looking for submissions,
so send your favorite dishes to her at recipes@thunderroadswv.com,
and she’ll credit you when they get used.
There’s a lot more in these pages, but I’m out of space. Enjoy the
magazine, and thank our advertisers for supporting Thunder Roads
West Virginia.
It’s not the Destination…It’s the Journey.
Gary

Truck Safety
Gary,
I just wanted to comment about the article in the
April Issue of Thunder Roads West Virginia about
the Share the Road demonstration at the Gold
Wing Road Riders Association District Rally in
Summersville, last June.
I have been a personal friend of Mr. Clarence
Jenkins, one of the ATA America’s Road Team Captains who, along
with Jim Gallagher, put on this demonstration. It is a real learning
tool and I’m sure that over the many such demonstrations that the
Road Team does around the country they’ve saved some lives from
the information given.
You did an excellent job of bringing this story to your readers!
Our District Rally will be held this year June 16-18 again in
Summersville. We’ll have the Share the Road team here again
this year and would like to invite all your readers to come by and
experience this first hand.
Again, thanks very much for the article. Super Job!!!!
Ed Rollins
GWRRA Chapter B
Ed,
Thank you for the comments about the story Size Determines Right-
of-Way in our April issue. As you know, this was just one of many
safety-related demonstrations and classes offered at the GWRRA
Rally. The exhibitions at this rally gave me a terrific opportunity to
illustrate the dangers that we bikers face every day, and how to
handle them. The GWRRA Rally is unlike any other motorcycle
event in the state, and I thoroughly enjoyed the friendship and
hospitality I encountered last summer. I’ll see you in June!
Gary
Stretching the Truth

Gary,
I work at Alfred Construction on U.S. Route 50,
which owns the giraffe that was pictured in the
current issue of your magazine. Could you tell me
where I could pick up a copy of the magazine? By
the way, “Stretch” is made of fiberglass, not concrete.
Judy Limpert
Judy,
There are a good number of distribution points close to you. Look in
the Biker Friendly listings near the back of the magazine, or on our
website. Each one of those advertisers has free copies of Thunder
Roads West Virginia for you. You can also subscribe for home
delivery. The subscription form is printed in each issue, and is on
page 47 this month. You can also view the entire magazine on our
website. Log on to www.thunderroadswv.com, and click the link in
the Home Page story about our current issue.
As for misidentifying Stretch’s composition in our Hidden Highway
story about Route 50, please offer my apologies to the big guy. I
wouldn’t want a cool landmark like him upset with me.
Gary

Hidden Highways
U.S. Highway
33
by Gary Westphalen mountain passes you’ll ever traverse. It clearly

belongs on every biker’s gotta-do list.
In an interesting quest, the American
Motorcyclist Association recently sought to The second and third place roads are also
have motorcyclists rate the 15 best roads in mandatory badges for any biker. I strongly
the entire United States. The AMA asked its recommend that you ride them some day. The
230-thousand members to vote for their favorite Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, with
roads. Well, the vote is in, and these concrete its soaring vistas and fascinating pitch-black
warriors have ranked the Beartooth Highway at tunnels carved through the mountaintops, is
the Montana-Wyoming border as the number simply breath-taking. The Tail of the Dragon
one best bike road. I’ve taken the Beartooth, and I certainly can’t wags its way into the third spot on the AMA list. U.S. Route 129,
argue that this twisted ribbon crosses one of the most amazing as it is officially known, zig-zags its way from North Carolina to

you’re looking to escape from traffic, you won’t find solace here.
The same goes for the Blue Ridge Parkway, with the added factor
of a relatively low speed limit that is enforced with authority. The Tail
of the Dragon is also a twisted, narrow mountain road that carries
more traffic than it was designed to handle. Because it is so popular
Seneca Rock is probably West Virginia’s most iconic with bikers, and because many of them aren’t up to the challenge
landmark, and makes a great starting point for a romp on
such a set of curves presents, motorcycle fatalities on the Tail have
Route 33 East.
resulted in a speed limit of just 30 miles per hour. Yawn.
Rumbling on down the AMA list, I came across the first entry
Tennessee, famously touting that it throws a biker through “318 that actually fits all of my criteria for making a list of Best Bike
curves in 11 miles.” Roads. In twelfth place, voters named U.S. Route 33 from
But all is not necessarily biker-friendly, as we like to say, on these Harrisonburg, Virginia, to Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. Now,
roads. The Beartooth is also a target for scads of cages and RV’s we’re talking bike road!
as they make their way to and from Yellowstone National Park. If continued on next page...

The sweeping curves of the river valley soon give way to the twisted climb up and over North Fork Mountain).
We’re going mountain passes. It

to ride it in the dives into valleys to
opposite direction, provide a glimpse
starting at Seneca of the rivers that
Rocks and heading are always carving
southeast to the ever-deeper
state line. Standing gashes in the
in the parking lot mountainsides.
at Harpers Old The road curves
Country Store, at to the right at Oak
the intersection of Flat, and makes
Highways 33, 28, another hard left in
and 55, Seneca Brandywine. This
Rock dominates is smile time. If you
the skyline. This ride a bike, you’re
massive blade of enjoying this road.
sandstone stabs Leaving
sharply more than Brandywine, you’ll
900 feet into the sky. notice the front
Geologists say it has end of your bike is
stood guard over a little higher than
the North Fork of the the back. You’re
South Branch river The view from the top of North Fork Mountain climbing, but it’s
valley, from which it is well worth dismounting for. modest, and nearly
protrudes, for well a straight shot.
over 400-million years. For a little while. Just after you pass a sign for a National Forest
Pulling onto Highway 33 East, the first eleven miles of this run Service shooting range, U.S. Highway 33 gets flat-out wild. A
to the border consist of big, swooping valley curves. For the most series of hairpins, large and small, rush you abruptly up the west
part, the road clings to the western edge of the valley, often rising side of Shenandoah Mountain. What I mean is, some of these
just high enough to provide a gorgeous view of numerous family turns will have you seeking gears with little numbers, and others
farms as it swoops around big curves. These are smile-inducing are huge arcs of wide-open mountain views, providing nearly
twisties, combining interesting changes of elevation as they bank
sharply around the rocky mountain bases.
At Judy Gap, Highway 33 forsakes its playful valley
meanderings and gets serious. Rising, and then falling, several
thousand feet for the next few miles, this pass over North Fork
Mountain provides plenty of outlet for that adrenaline surge that
accompanies the mounting elevations. At about 3,200 feet, just
before reaching the top of the mountain, there is a small pull-off
that provides a panoramic overview of Germany Valley. It is well
worth the stop. Plus, it’s a great place to hang out and watch other
bikes take a couple of the best curves on the mountain.
About 25 miles after leaving Seneca Rocks, Highway 33
deposits you and your bike on the east side of North Fork
Mountain, in Franklin. But the ride is by no means over. Highway
33 hangs a hard left at the light in Franklin, and quickly shoots
out of town. It crosses a number of lesser, but still impressive,

360° panoramas. All the while, you are road itself is in good to excellent
going up. Seriously up. U.S. Highway condition. There is some traffic on
33 climbs the summit of Shenandoah this highway, but it’s usually quite
Mountain at 3,451 feet, a rise of about light. What traffic there is, is more
1,900 feet since leaving Brandywine. than manageable because the
The top of the mountain is also the state highway sports numerous passing
line with Virginia. zones where appropriate, and
slow traffic lanes everywhere the
Since the AMA vote included
surging elevation demands them.
the stretch of road from here to
It is a well-built highway on some
Harrisonburg, Virginia, I will, too.
very challenging terrain. Oh, one
The first few miles heading down the
more thing. It does all of this at real
mountain are a lot of fun. The curves
highway speeds.
aren’t as technically demanding as on
the western slope, but they’ll still keep So, should U.S. Highway 33 be
you paying attention. But then the road rated higher than twelfth on that
gets straight as an arrow for a good AMA list? Let’s review: RV’s on
many miles. It’s still heading downhill the Beartooth, sometimes so thick
through beautiful forestland, but the it looks like a migration of land
road itself couldn’t be more boring. whales. Likewise, the Blue Ridge
Frankly, I would rather turn around at Parkway, with the addition of a
the top, and go back down into West cruelly modest speed limit. The Tail
Virginia. It feels happier on this side of of the Dragon has also been slowed
the line. But maybe that’s just me. down to city street pace. 318 curves
in 11 miles? Uh-huh. Highway 33
U.S. Highway 33 from Seneca Rocks
has a lot more curves than that, and
to the state line with Virginia is a biker’s
it gives us nearly 50 miles to ride
dream road. It has challenging twisties,
from Seneca Rocks to the state line.
gently arcing curves, fun straight-aways,
So, you tell me. Do you want to ride
phenomenal scenery, and just enough
The tight hairpins on the climb up Shenandoah twisties for eleven miles, or fifty?
civilization to keep you well supplied
Mountain are complimented by enormous, Yeah, me too.
with food, fuel, and shelter. The
curving panoramas.

By Michael Conrad Korzeniowski
GLOVES
BOOTS
The Alpinestars GP Plus Glove is full of innovative design
The Alpinestars S-MX 5 Boot is an entry-level choice for the
features, some of which I haven’t seen on road racing gloves
street or track sport bike rider. Priced affordably at $219.95 for
of higher price from other manufacturers, and which provide
the vented model, the S-MX 5 is constructed using injected plastic
extraordinary protection and comfort at a mid-range price.
internal reinforcement and external PU shields for the heel, toe,
Starting with the construction, it includes a Kangaroo leather
ankle, calf and shin. The reinforced shank and composite sole
chassis and palm. Kangaroo is lighter, more supple, and stronger
give good support, feel and grip. The uppers are micro-fiber and
when compared to other leathers. Kevlar mesh reinforcement is
flexible, with a quick drying liner and foam padding sandwiched in-
used to strengthen the top, palm, and wrist. A synthetic material
between. The toe-sliders are plastic and easily replaced. The boot
called Pittards Armor-Tan is used in areas of potential high
is CE certified and is also available in waterproof for $249.95. Both
abrasion or wear.
come in red, blue, black or white.
Armored with PU sliders on the backs of the fingers, knuckles,
Alpinestars recommends using their lighter-weight, sports
palm, and wrist cuff, striking forces are dissipated over a greater
performance socks to get the right fit. My shoe size is US 10.5, but
area to minimize impact trauma and abrasion. A finger bridge ties
my S-MX 5s are US 9.5, so I recommend actually trying the boots
the ring finger and pinkie together to prevent the little finger from
on for proper sizing.
getting twisted in unnatural positions in the event of a get-off.
Putting them on, I immediately appreciate the elastic zipper as
The full length design has many comfort features including non-
it clears the ankle zipping up. Large hook-and-loop equipped flaps
binding external seams, accordion pleated or anatomical (pre-bent)
close the boot with adjustability for calf size, ensuring a snug fit.
fingers for flexibility, knuckle sliders with built-in intake and exhaust
This adjustability allows wearing the boots with your pants tucked
air vents, and well perforated leather. All of these make the GP
in or over the boot, but they fit best with the leathers they are
Plus a great warm weather glove.
designed to accompany.
The Velcro closure system is easy to use and secure, with a
My vented S-MX 5s look great and offer the protection I need.
strap at the wrist that prevents the glove from pulling off. Another
They’re lightweight and comfortable, so much so that several times
strap at the wrist cuff, along with accordion pleated leather panels,
I have actually forgotten that I had them on. One minor caveat is
provides a secure fit. Usually the last item put on before heading
that the venting is most effective at high speeds, but they are way
off, strapping on the gloves gives a sense of completion and
more comfortable than non-vented boots on hot days. They also
protection - like a knight fully armored and ready for battle. The
clean easily with a moist cloth, and haven’t shown any appreciable
sense of security inspires confidence and allows one to focus on
wear in approximately 4-thousand miles of use.
riding technique.
While I have a choice of regular boots to wear, I prefer the S-MX
In a recent low-side, I found the GP Plus Glove protected my
5 when riding my GSX-R 1000. I feel I can concentrate more upon
right hand from abrasion, but my thumb was trapped between the
my technique rather than worry about grinding my foot into the
handlebar and the ground and suffered minimal impact trauma
pavement. Also, having a past injury to my left ankle, the sturdy
resulting in a sore thumb. The gloves still look great, and remain
construction offers tremendous support and protection, with no loss
fully functional, suffering only small scratches to the palm.
of range of motion in that joint. Since I definitely suggest all riders
Competitively priced at $189.95, these are serious sport bike
wear the best gear they can afford, I find the Alpinestars S-MX 5
riding gloves, suitable for the track or street and available in red,
is a great entry-level boot at a great price. I also think of them as
blue, black, silver and white.
being a great starting
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Thunder Roads West Virginia
launches TV Show
Remembering Slime
A 73-year-old
Moorefield biker has
fallen. Sloan Slime
Cleaver died in a
motorcycle crash
As of May 1st, on Highway 55 in
Thunder Roads Virginia, a few miles
West Virginia will be east of the West
bringing the pages Virginia state line.
of our magazine TRWV’s Gary and Donna Westphalen Slime was heading
alive on television. are guests on MaceTV’s Talk of the back towards
The next generation Town, which is also online right now. West Virginia on
of television, that April 15th when, for
is. Instead of turning on your TV to find us, you’ll fire up the web reasons unknown,
browser. Thunder Roads West Virginia will air on-demand, on his bike crossed the
your computer, whenever you want it. centerline, striking
Dan Mace, owner of MaceTV.net has assigned the appropriately two oncoming
numbered Channel 13 on his internet-based television station to vehicles.
be the video home of Thunder Roads West Virginia. Each month, Thunder Roads
we’ll present a new program, based on that month’s magazine. West Virginia’s
Tune in right now, and you’ll see Gary and Donna taking their bikes Moe Vetter is among
through the Spring Skill Checks that we outline in our story, starting a large group of Slime’s riding friends. Moe says, “He was a
on page 32. You’ll also jump aboard the TRWV Yamaha FJR1300,
serious Harley guy since the 50’s. He absolutely loved riding
and ride some of the twisty mountain passes that make up this
his Harley and he died doing what he loved. He was a great
month’s Hidden Highway.
guy and everyone who met him thought he was the best.”
This is just the beginning for Thunder Roads West Virginia
on internet television. In months to come, we’ll be expanding the Sloan Cleaver was a U.S Army Veteran, and is survived by
show to include many new features. Check us out on Channel 13 two daughters, two grandsons, three brothers, and a sister.
at MaceTV.net.
TRWV Designer Brings

Home the Hardware
As if we needed any
one else to tell us this.
Meredith Hancock, who
designs the look and
layout of Thunder Roads
Big Dog Dead

West Virginia, as well
as creates many of the
advertisements, is a highly
talented artist. That’s
With mounting debt and a severe drop-off in demand for not just our opinion. The
its product, Big Dog Motorcycles has been put to sleep by Virginia Press Association
foreclosure. The Wichita Eagle newspaper reports that Intrust recently awarded Merry
Bank shuttered the Kansas bike building operation in early seventeen awards during
April. Sheldon Coleman started Big Dog in his garage in 1994, their annual Advertising
after spending some time customizing Harley-Davidsons. At its Competition. Seventeen!
peak in 2005, Big Dog produced 5,000 bikes, and employed In a wide variety of advertising categories, Merry received
300 workers. But as the economy faltered, demand for Big Eight First Place, 4 Second Place, and 5 third place wins. The
Dog’s very expensive bikes dried up. competition is no push-over. It involves 122 daily and weekly
Owners of Big Dog Motorcycles are now without warranty newspapers from all across Virginia.
coverage, because the company has been dissolved. The reason Merry kicked butt and took names in a neighboring
However, Coleman has reportedly formed a new company by state is because she used to work for a newspaper in Loudoun
the name of BDM Performance Products to continue supplying County, Virginia. Thunder Roads West Virginia lured her away
parts and accessories for the roughly 25,000 Big Dog bikes on from them, and we have no doubt that her work on the magazine
the road. Exactly when the new company will be in operation will continue to win awards for this gifted visionary. And, yes, Merry
isn’t clear. is a rider. She, and her husband Jasen, live to ride.
Merry, the entire Thunder Roads West Virginia family salutes you!

Most of the roads in the UAE are flat and
straight, punctuated only by roaming
camels, and small villages. until the lone
Joey Drifter Shumate beginning his ride outside the mountain known as Jebel Hafeet rises
Grand Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. above the desert sands.
Riding in the Middle East

By Joey Drifter Shumate nights and early morning riding. Winter, on the other hand, is
To begin with I need to bore you with who I am and what I do. fantastic.
I am a West-By-God-Virginian, prior military, former sniper in the After riding alone, I became the Abu Dhabi chapter president of
82nd Air Borne, to be exact. For the past 25 years I have served as the Expats M/C, which was disbanded only to become affiliated
a civilian consultant for the United States military. As my road name with, and later a patched member of, the Black Eagles M/C, a
Drifter implies, I travel most of the time and live in places most highly prestigious club based out of Dubai. The Black Eagles is the
Americans only hear about in the news. Most of that news is not only M/C that understands the meaning of “brotherhood and family”
good news, either. in the Middle East.
During the past six years, I was fortunate to have lived and Now to the riding: Most of the United Arab Emirates is extremely
worked in the capitol city of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab flat. A run is typically made up of straight roads with little to no
Emirates. The UAE is the gem of the Middle East, or compared to diversity, aside from a camel sleeping in the road, or the occasional
the other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, a diamond! goat herd, until you ride to one of the few mountainous areas.
In all actuality the UAE is, if you have to be in the Middle East, Leaving Au Dhabi, the first mountainous region is a rock
the only place to be, for many reasons. The UAE is extremely formation with the name, Jebel Hafeet. It is near the border with
westernized, and you can enjoy the same things there that are Oman, on the edge of Al Ain. Its name (“the spring” in Arabic) is
considered normal in all other non-Islamic countries, including derived from its plentiful supply of fresh water, which makes its
alcoholic beverages. But the main reason to like the UAE is the way underground across most of the plain lying before the Omani
ability to ride. You can, as I have, cover the entire country - all mountains. The ride from Abu Dhabi, home of the Grand Zayed
seven Emirates - in one single 14 hour day of hard riding. And I Mosque is about 160 km (100 miles), most of which allows you to
mean hard riding. cruse at 120-140 km/h (75-87 mph) through the desert, with dunes
To put it in perspective, to ride a motorcycle in the Middle East and sparse vegetation lining the super highway that leads from the
you either have to have a death wish or be absolutely crazy. Either island of Abu Dhabi to the town of Al Ain.
one of those conditions helps. You will find yourself riding among Along this road you encounter sheep and camel farms, small
the world’s worst drivers, who propel themselves in 2.5 ton cages gardens of date palms, strip malls that border the access roads
(SUVs) with 90% tinted windows, at speeds exceeding 220 km/h, running parallel to the main highway, and Bedouin camps with
or 137 miles per hour. And they do this while talking on a cell phone colorful tents, typical to these desert nomads.
or even watching a DVD. A four lane road typically has five or six While cruising the highway it is not uncommon to encounter
lanes of traffic on it, and stop signs are merely a recommendation. farmers with camels in the back of pickup trucks which, by the
Searing heat, that goes beyond the “Hell” setting on any heater way, become extremely curious when the roar of a big twin rolls by.
during summer days, forces riders to concentrate on late evenings, Sand dunes begin to appear 40 to 45 km (about 25 miles) outside

The road to the top of Jebel Hafeet is a white-knuckler.
of Abu Dhabi, and slowly grow to heights of 150 – 250

meters (500 – 800 ft.) as you near Al Ain. The sands of
the UAE come in seven colors and nearing Al Ain it goes
from a soft tan to a rich yellowish brown.
This single mountain, Jebel Hafeet, is the goal of
every biker in the southern 80% of the UAE. Why?
Simple, it has everything a biker dreams about: twisty
curves, switch backs, sharp turns and scenery that is
breathtaking. The ride is short and very fast, totaling less
than ten miles of heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping
curves.
The ride to the top offers spectacular lookouts, but the
ride itself is the reason we all swarm to Jebel Hafeet. This
road demands every ounce of concentration a rider has.
Concrete barriers line the sides, which are covered in tire
marks, glass from headlights and paint from the cages
that could not make the tight curves. Side winds, with
Reaching the top of the rock provides great views, and a gusts exceeding 45 km/h (28 mph) blowing up from the
chance to rest for Drifter and his wife Heike. desert’s floor below the mountain, add to the treachery of
this mountain ride. It just adds yet another factor to the
nerve tickle of conquering the rock they call Jebel Hafeet.
Once the summit has been reached, there are several
areas to rest, look out across the desert of the UAE and
Oman, and relax. During several of the visits my wife
made to the UAE, we rode to Jebel Hafeet to enjoy the
mountain ride. It quickly became one of her favorite rides
and destinations.
Before the descent, a stop at the international Mercure
Hotel for coffee or lunch is typical for those who do not
trust the local cuisine, which is available at a fantastic
Iranian restaurant located at the foot of the mountain.
All in all, Jebel Hafeet is the Arab version of US 129,
famously known as the Tail of The Dragon. Be aware that
should you ever find yourself biking in the United Arab
Emirates, the Jebel Hafeet ride is not for beginners. It is a
knee dragger’s dream, and a cruiser’s nightmare.

Drifter, the author, stands in front of our military’s version of an SUV,
displaying the flag given to him by the Hico, West Virginia HOG Chapter.
Pusher maintains the A-10 that flew the

H-D flag over Afghanistan.
Drifter shakes hands with Shrek, the A-10

pilot who proudly flew the flag over the
bad guys in Afghanistan.
Birds (and HOGs)

of a Feather
Flock Together
By Joey Drifter Shumate
While working as a consultant for USFOR-A-S (United States
This is home for our forces at the
Forces Afghanistan – South), and stationed at Kandahar Air Field, Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan.
I was delighted to not only meet other bikers who share the same
love for freedom, the feeling of two fists in the wind and the knees The New River HOG Chapter in Hico, West Virginia, sent me
in the breeze, but they were for the largest part also Harley- a Harley-Davidson flag, which had been signed by Vets and
Davidson owners. supporters. I have not only photographed the flag alone or with
For those who have been deployed or worked overseas, other Harley owners, but it has also flown on an A-10 “Wart Hawg”
especially in an area that is considered a combat zone, it is easily aircraft. This special favor of being flown during combat missions
understandable that people seek contact with others who share aboard the A-10, came through my personal contact with one of
similar life styles. It helps to have something in common, a touch the U.S. Air Force maintainers with the road name Pusher, another
of the known, a feeling of belonging. That being said, wearing a dedicated Harley owner from Florida.
Harley-Davidson shirt or a HOG patch gets a lot of thumbs up and Pusher and I have made plans for a long hard ride, starting in
positive attention, as did my Harley-Davidson flag. Panama City, Florida, and heading south. We plan to hit as many
Kandahar Air Field, located in the Kandahar Province of Tiki Bars as possible, while pounding away as many Rum and
Afghanistan, is the second hottest area in Afghanistan. It is home Cokes as we can, on our way to the Keys. Of course, we’ll try to hit
to ISAF and NATO forces, comprised of no less than 20 nations as many, if not more, on the return run.
joining forces to combat the Taliban. During the last year I met The A-10 pilot with the call sign Shrek flew not only the Harley-
with men and women from almost every NATO or ISAF nation who Davidson flag for my brothers and sisters in the Hico chapter, but
share one thing: the love for riding. Those who stand out more than also the United States unit flag that had flown on the flag pole for
all the rest are Harley owners. six months. That flag was presented to me, and is now kept with
This bond between brothers and sisters draws us together. It honors in my West-by God-Virginia home. Shrek is one of the fly
links us with each other, creating an atmosphere where, even if boys that is in close, and almost personal, during combat missions.
only for a short time, we felt somewhat at home. We gathered I have seen A-10s with more than forty 7.62mm rounds fired
together to enjoy talking about our bikes, our rides, and for those through their wings and fuselage.
who formed longer lasting friendships, the future rides together The men and women who fly the A-10 are a special breed, and
across most of these great United States. have earned my respect for the mission they execute, the fight they
If the evening hours didn’t bring the excitement of a rocket deliver. Also, I offer a special “hats off” to the maintainers of those
attack, it would find us seeking the refuge of an isolated, less dusty aircraft whose job it is to ensure our pilots can not only deliver the
bunker to sit, have a drink, and burn a cigar while sharing our biker fight to the enemy, but also keep our pilots as safe as humanely
tales, biker humor, or riding plans for when this time in hell comes and technically possible, through well maintained and serviced
to an end. fighter jets.
Horses with
Despite chilly temps and a threat of rain,
about forty bikers rode the run.
Hearts By Dave Luksa
This was a great run for a great cause. Horses With Hearts is a
non-profit organization near Martinsburg, that provides therapeutic
horseback riding lessons for individuals with a variety of disabilities.
The weather on the day of the run, Saturday, April 9, was cold
and threatening rain. I was surprised to pull into Nan & Pop’s
Place to see about 40 bikes in the parking lot! We were greeted
outside by a couple of volunteers and one young man who was
one of the riders. Inside I met a special lady by the name of Kay
Barkwell. Kay is the director of Horses With Hearts. We talked
about the organization and the story of a young girl named Lindsey
Connelly, who had a cancerous tumor on her brain stem. After
surgery, this once-healthy and vital child was blind, and confined to
The Horses With Hearts a wheelchair. Kay said that Lindsey loved to ride horses, and Kay
program in action. vowed she would find a way for this to happen. That was the start
of Horses With Hearts. Although Lindsey passed away before they
could get her back in the saddle, she lives on through this great
organization. Take a few moments to look at their web site:
www.horseswithhearts.com.
Horses With Hearts says some $3 thousand was raised during
the event. I asked Kay - who also works as the Director of Children
and Family Ministry for a local church - about her view of the steel
Yes, our Bike of the
horse riders at the event. A great smile came across her face and
Month was there.
that said it all.
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The Dolphin Insignia on the rear
fender is actually the brake light.
BIK E O F T H E
M O N T H You won’t see
Dive! Dive! Dive!

Debbie on the
back of Al’s bike
very often. She
rides her own.
By Gary Westphalen
During the Cold War, when the Soviet Union and The United
States postured nose-to-nose in a decades-long nuclear stand-off,
the potential for global annihilation had school children practicing
diving for cover under their desks. The relatively pointless exercise books and websites. It wasn’t enough. “So, I got the idea; what if I
was never tested, in part because the U.S. maintained a potent built a bike?”
fleet of nuclear-powered submarines that did their diving for cover Brushing off the chidings and snickers of friends who thought
under the world’s oceans. Each of these Boomers, as they are he was crazy, Al’s next dive was into the world of bike building.
nicknamed, carried enough nuclear missile weaponry to start its He found a frame, swing arm, and chrome wheels from DNA
own war. The very existence of Boomers, like the USS George Specialties that fit his idea of the perfect bike. “The frame has 38°
C. Marshall, provided a stealthy nuclear deterrent that held itchy on the neck and the triple tree has 3° of rake, so the trail ends up
trigger fingers well away from the big red button. being right around 4.7 inches,” Al explains. His search for a power
It was during this era, that Al Shawver served eight years in the plant ended with the RevTech 125, and a matching six-speed
navy, several of them aboard the Marshall as she went on routine gearbox. “The 125 was the only one, at that time, that was built
nuclear deterrence patrols, sometimes diving so deep that the and assembled with U.S. parts, in the U.S.,” says Al of this monster
specifics remain classified to this day. As a Machinist Mate First motor. “Not that I necessarily needed a 125, but my thinking was:
Class (Submarine Service) on the USS George C. Marshall, Al put it on, it’s big enough. It will certainly give you a thrill when you
Shawver understood the innermost workings of a nuclear-powered, twist it. I will give it this, when you crank the throttle on this thing,
ballistic missile submarine. It’s only natural that, years later, hang on.”
when he bought a motorcycle, a man like Al would want to know Küryakyn mirrors with integrated turn signals, and a
everything about how a bike works. Dakota Digital speedometer hang on the bars. All of the wiring is
“I very quickly realized how little I knew about motorcycles,” Al run inside, providing an ultra-clean look to the control center. A
says, as we stand in the garage of his home in Falling Waters, Vance & Hines two-into-one exhaust provides a bass note growl
West Virginia. “You could fit it on the head of a pin.” Not satisfied to the exhaust. The seat is a custom work made by Longo Seats.
with this, Al dove into the process of educating himself, by reading It is designed specifically to fit Al and this bike. In keeping with the
everything about motorcycles that he could find. He devoured nautical theme of the bike, the inset is a piece of shark skin. The
stitching on the rear of the pad is Al’s naval rating designator of of a symbol unique to submariners. “When you qualify onboard
MM1(SS). submarines, you go through a very rigid qualification process,” Al
So far, so good. But what sets this bike apart from anything else explains. “Before you actually get qualified on the boat, you go up
on the road is a stunning paint job. “I wanted something that was before a three-member board. They can ask you any questions
clean, something that was unique in its own way, and represented about any system on the boat. If you satisfactorily go through
my history,” Al says. “I had never seen a bike that had this kind of that, then you go through an oral interview with the Commanding
theme to it.” When he saw work done by Cutting Edge Illusions in Officer. He gives the final yes or no. When you pass that, then you
Eugene, Oregon, he knew he had found his painter. Al sent them get what is called a set of Dolphins, and you wear it above your left
a picture of the USS George C. Marshall. They took it from there, breast pocket.” This insignia, adopted by the Navy in 1924, is still
painting the entire bike by hand, with an airbrush. in use today. It depicts a submarine rigged for diving, flanked by a
“I want it to be a deep blue, like the sea, and I want it to have a pair of dolphin fish (not the mammals) resting their heads on the
water texture all over it,” Al recalls telling the painter. “As we went upper edge of the sub’s bow planes.
along, they came up with some ideas I hadn’t thought about, like The Dolphins on Al’s bike blends effortlessly into the gorgeous
the waves.” The three dimensional appearance to their efforts detail airbrushed all over this bike…until he engages the brakes. It
certainly captures the flavor of the high seas. At first glance, it may is only then that you realize this insignia is actually his brake light.
appear the image of a submarine is the same on both sides of the The insignia is painted on a piece of Lexan®-like clear material that
bike. But closer inspection reveals that the submarine depicted is flush-mounted into the fender so smoothly that even running a
on the tank’s right side bears the hull number 654, and the sub finger across the edge gives no clue of the joint between the plastic
on the left side is 627. Since Al Shawver served aboard the USS covering and the surrounding metal fender. The brilliant light that
George C. Marshall, and its hull number was 654, the connection shines through is provided by a sealed LED unit set beneath the
to that image is clear. 627 was the hull number of the USS James plastic covering.
Madison. It turns out that Al’s older brother was also a submariner, “I’m not the kind of person that wants to show off,” says
and the Madison was his home beneath the waves. Each ship’s Al Shawver as he explains why we are more likely to see his
insignia is also painted on either side of the oil tank. The front gorgeous bike cruising the byways of West Virginia than sitting
fender bears a head-on look at a sub as it seems to be slipping silently in a bike show. He didn’t build it to collect trophies. “I did
below the waves. what I did because I wanted to learn…I could learn more about
There is one last detail to the finish of Al’s bike that bears how the pieces and parts of a bike fit together. That’s really what I
special note. At the tail end of the rear fender, there is a painting was looking to do. I built it to ride.”
Rider’s Rest
When Mark Wilson of Albright, West Virginia, decided to ride
the Hoka Hey Challenge last year the one thing he wasn’t looking
forward to was sleeping on the ground for several weeks straight.
The solution, he reckoned, was to design a hammock that he could
mount on his bike. So, this owner of Wiskybilt, a machine shop
where he also works on bikes, put his engineering mind to work on
the problem.
What he came up with was simply ingenious, and ingeniously
simple. A pipe that slipped into a mount he had built on the front
downtubes of the frame, formed a stand on the ride side of the
bike, essentially creating a stable tripod made up of the regular Mark demonstrates the original design. This picture was
kickstand on the left, the slip-on stand on the right, and the rear taken at Mountainfest on the day he returned home from the
wheel. From that same mounting bracket, another set of upward- Hoka Hey, and led to our citing his machine as Bike of the
angled tubes slipped together. Yet a third set slid over the back end Month for September, 2010.
of the right-side swingarm, also angled upward. From the ends of
these two poles, he hung a modified hammock.
Riding the Hoka Hey, Mark found that the rig worked beautifully.
He was able to pull over virtually anywhere, pop up his hammock,
and be comfortably sawing logs in no time. He even found that A collection
when he was riding in cold weather, he could stay warm in the of short
pipes that
hammock by running the engine for a few minutes. The heat would
lock together
rise up right around him. By the time he got back home from the makes up the
15,000 mile trip Mark was convinced that he had stumbled upon entire frame.
a product that would interest many bikers. Since last summer he
has been busy refining the concept, acquiring the patent, and
developing marketing plans.
The result is a system he is calling The Rider’s Rest. It packs
small enough to fit into a saddlebag, goes up in minutes, is

Once the framework is assembled, the hammock is strung
across the uprights.
incredibly stable, and downright comfortable to sleep in. Mark has

added another right-side stand at the rear of the bike, to provide a
bit more stability. The actual hammocks are being made for him by
a company that makes backpacking hammocks. It comes complete
with a bug screen that zips all around the hammock itself, and even
a rain fly to drape over the whole rig when the sky is threatening.
Still not satisfied, Mark is redesigning some little elements and
looking ahead to units that offer even more comfortable hammocks.
Wilson is currently designing the mounting brackets for the
Thunder Roads West Virginia Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail
Classic. We plan to put the system to a long-term torture test this
summer at the hands of Editor Gary Westphalen. As you can see in
the pictures of the current design mounted on Mark’s bike, Gary’s
already working hard on the story.
Gary is looking forward to a long, long, very long, test

of the Rider’s Rest.
Keeping the Scenery Clean
Covered from end to end by the
ancient Appalachian Mountains,
West Virginia remains, to me, one
of the most beautiful, one of the
most unique of all places, and I
have seen lot of places throughout
the world in my time.
– the late Senator Robert C. Byrd Trash-filled ditches are a sure way to ruin a scenic ride
By Barbara MacLennan
Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority
Wild, wonderful West Virginia is world-renowned for its tourism

activities. Motorcycling, skiing, caving, zip lines, camping, white
water rafting, fishing, hiking, hunting, music, and its heritage and
cultural festivals are some of the best in the country. Over the
past few years, a billion dollar eco-tourism industry centered on
the character and environment of West Virginia has become a
major source of economic development. Motorcyclists fall into this
category because they don’t simply head to a destination point in
the state; the wide open roads and West Virginia’s environment are
the destination.
According to the West Virginia Division of Tourism website,
motorcycle touring and motorcycle festivals are popular activities Roadsides don’t make good ashtrays
because of the miles of winding country roads and scenery
crossing the state. In the book National Geographic Guide to
Scenic Highways & Byways, West Virginia was selected as a best
Fall Foliage Destination. But as the trees become bare, any dump
very conscious about taking care of it. She says that most people
sites and litter along the roads are revealed. This is especially true
she’s spoken with will tell her how they are careful not to litter,
for bikers, because many motorcyclists travel by West Virginia
bring only what they need, pick up other people’s litter, and even
scenic routes, rather than highways.
report illegal dumpsites that are in areas where enforcement would
George Conley, Monongalia County Solid Waste Yard Supervisor, not easily find them. She states, “Outdoor people are very serious
recalls riding back in the day when the roads weren’t as clean as about wanting to keep their environment safe and clean for their
they are now. He remembers that there was a lot of litter along the continued enjoyment.”
side of the highway back then. Gary Westphalen, editor/owner of
This was evident at last summer’s MountainFest, when the
Thunder Roads West Virginia, says, “Nothing irritates me more
Monongalia County Litter Control Office, Monongalia County Solid
than riding down a beautiful West Virginia byway and having the
Waste Authority, and Smoker Friendly distributed two-thousand free
experience destroyed by heaps of trash along the roadway.”
pocket ashtrays, in only one-and-a-half hours. Anthony “Jambie”
Ann Weimann, an avid motorcyclist and co-owner of Smack, Giambrone, Monongalia County Litter Control Officer, reports that
Jack, and Wack Enterprises doesn’t think that motorcyclists are the they were very well received. “People were eager to participate,”
source of most litter, because they normally travel very light, but she Jambie says. “Even non-smokers pointed out their smoking friends
does think they are impacted by it. “My daughter asks me, ‘Mom, and got some for them. The litter crew cleaned up the roads near
why do people throw trash on the road?’” She says that they have Mylan Park before the event and it didn’t seem like there was much
done a few family clean-ups and mostly what they find are fast food roadside litter afterwards. The motorcyclists are very responsible;
bags. She adds, “Motorcycle people are the best people to deal they are aware of what they do. People have this image of bikers
with. They are the happiest people on earth, and they want to keep throwing beer cans off their bikes, but that’s not true. They’ll
the earth beautiful so that they can continue to enjoy riding.” see things other people don’t, and call us or the West Virginia
Laura J. Stiller, Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority Department of Environmental Protection to report problems.”
Recycling Coordinator, has found from talking to people at outdoor Melissa Kennedy, Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority
show events that the people who enjoy the outdoors tend to be Marketing Agent, agrees that the pocket ashtrays do the job. “People
Pollution Prevention and Open Dumps
loved them. Most of them (PPOD) Mapper (www.dep.wv.gov/dlr/
said, ‘Now I don’t have to reap/ppod) to check if an open dump site
put it in my pocket.’ Once has been cleaned up.
you snuff out a cigarette Any West Virginia motorcyclists
it stinks worse than when interested in receiving a free KippiPak
it’s lit. A lot of bikers put disposable personal ashtray for cigarette
it back in their pocket or butts can contact the Monongalia County
back in their pack. They are SWA, at 304-292-3801 or moncoswa@
really conscious about their frontier.com.
surroundings. You always have
some people who will always litter
but most are really good.”
Chaplain Matthew Riegel,
Lutheran Campus Ministry at WVU,
believes that while the argument
for motorcycles as vehicles of environmental
stewardship are not as straightforward as we bikers might
like to claim, he has found that, “In the end, all I can say for
myself as a biker is: 90% of my riding is required business
travel, and there is a lot of it. I also ride a comparatively quiet
bike. I can also tell you that the most significant environmental
impact of riding a bike has been its salutary influence upon the
environment located between my ears.”
According to Ben Smith, Marion County Litter Control Officer,
West Virginians can contact their local litter control officer
through the county commission or the West Virginia Department
of Environmental Protection Pollution Prevention and Open Pocket ashtrays are available free by
Dumps (PPOD) program at 304-926-0448 to report dumpsites, or contacting the Monongalia County Solid
volunteer to do a dump clean-up. Bikers can also check out the Waste Authority, at 304-292-3801

Curtis Fleming goes
fishing for a living, and
rides his Street Glide for,
well, relaxation.
Fly Rod Chronicles By Gary Westphalen

“I think, maybe I’m the bravest guy in the world,” is how Curtis
Fleming reflects on the events that have made up his life to this
point. This native son of Bridgeport, West Virginia, comes from
a family of brave Americans. His father was a Marine who later
supported his family by working in the coal mines. But Curtis’
bravado came in a different form. He spent years working with
troubled youth, and then became President and CEO of a West
Virginia gas and oil company. It was only after 15 years of working
in those arenas that he got “brave”.
“I went home one day and told my wife, ‘I’m quitting a perfectly
good job, and I’m going to fish for the rest of my life.’ That’s kind of
brave, right?,” Curtis says with a trademark grin spreading across
his boyish face. For five years now, Curtis has been traveling the
world over, catching fish in some of the most amazing places on the
planet. The trick is that he does it all in front of television cameras,
hosting a fishing show called Fly Rod Chronicles. His award-winning
show airs on the Sportsman Channel, a cable and satellite network,
and he is just beginning to syndicate reruns of the series.
“One of the places we went to was Togiak, Alaska,” Curtis says
as he recounts his wilder trips for Thunder Roads West Virginia.
The Togiak National Wildlife Refuge is an immense wilderness area
in the southwestern region of that state, whose rivers empty into
the Bering Sea. “We were dropped on a glacier by a floatplane.
The guide said, ‘We’ll pick you up in eight days, 58 miles
downriver.’ So, everything that we owned for eight days was on a
raft. You had your own personal, little tiny raft that you lived on, and
a tent.”
On the April weekend when I catch up with him, life for Curtis is
Jeremy Salyer brought a whole lot cushier than that glacier float trip. He has brought his
the essence of Curtis show back to the Home State, taping an episode on the springtime-
Fleming and his show
swollen North Fork of the Potomac River. Staying in the gorgeous
to the bike with life-like
artistry in every stroke of Harman’s North Fork Cottages in Cabins, West Virginia, Curtis
his airbrush. and his crew are literally just steps away from some of the best
trout fishing around. Being this close to home means he has also
brought along one of his other passions. Sitting just outside his

cabin is a beautiful 2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide.
“It hits me on the flight back,” Curtis says about the thoughts that
run through his mind as he is returning from a fishing trip at some
exotic locale. “I want to see my wife, my kids, and go for a ride on
my bike.” Riding motorcycles is a fairly new adventure for Curtis
Fleming, but it has already become an integral part of his lifestyle.
“I’ve gotten more of my creativity for upcoming shows in that saddle
right there.”
So why, you might wonder, does a guy with a dream job like full-
time fisherman end up deciding that he needs a hobby like riding a
bike? Actually, he didn’t. It wasn’t his idea at all. Putting Curtis on an
FLXH was the brainchild of Barbara Grove, who owns the Grove’s
Harley-Davidson shop in Winchester, Virginia. When she saw Fly Rod
Chronicles, she contacted Curtis.
“I had never met Barbara. She’s been really strong in the community, and I’ve
always heard she’s a very savvy business person,” Curtis recalls. “When we
found out that she was considering doing a bike, and putting it together for Fly
Rod Chronicles – I’ve got to be honest with you – I was intimidated.”
Then, Ms. Grove made this sweet deal, even sweeter. As part of a
sponsorship package that would put the bike in the Opening Video of his
television show, she would have the bike custom painted with images related to
Fly Rod Chronicles.
The project was put in the capable hands of Jeremy Salyer of Grizzly Custom
Graphics, in Slanesville, West Virginia.
“She said she would like me to be part of the project with her and Curtis,”
Jeremy says of his call from Barbara Grove. “They pretty much gave me
free rein, and let me do what I wanted to do with the bike.”
“Jeremy asked me for some artwork and photos, and got familiar with the
show. Got familiar with what we do,” Curtis says. “But all of this on the tank was
all Jeremy.”
The tank sides bear the likenesses of fish swimming underwater that are
incredibly three-dimensional. For a moment you expect them to swim on by.
As a certified diver, I have spent many hours underwater, watching fish in their
natural habitats. Jeremy captures the nuances of how a fish looks underwater,
and how the sunlight plays through the surface waves, breaking into streaming
highlights and shadows.
A striking likeness of
“I’m a real, real big fan of the black and grey work,” Jeremy says when talking
Curtis’ Signature Fly Rod
about why he chose his color scheme. The smoky texture he gives the water adorns the front fender.
surfaces works well against the black bike. “They just let me go wild with it,
and this is what I came up with. I tried to make it look as realistic as possible,
continued on next page...
Curtis and Amanda go
even with the open to our center calendar page. There he saw
fishing in front of the
camera. She lands four reflections in a photograph of Amanda Jackson, happily stuffing
beautiful Rainbow Trout the water, and presents into the sidecar of Santa Clause’s Indian.
within minutes. the lighting. I Their paths had crossed before.
tried to really “My history would go back to me as a little girl,”
give the says Amanda, as we talk about her love of fishing.
depth and the A native of the Summersville area, Amanda now
appearance makes her home in Hedgesville. “I grew up with a
that you family that loves the outdoors. I can remember my
really are dad taking me fishing when I was little, and it just
underwater.” stayed with me. Every time I go back home my
Part of dad and I head to a fishing spot.”
Jeremy’s “Curtis and I had been talking briefly about
research was hunting and fishing,” Amanda says of her first
to get acquainted with the show. He watched encounter with Curtis Fleming. “I was the Center
some DVD’s of the show, to get a feel for Curtis’ Calendar Model for Thunder Roads West
down-home, folksy style. He saw that Curtis Virginia in December. After he saw it, he asked
doesn’t just go fishing. He brings the flavor of his me to do a shoot with his bike, which is where
locations into play, by introducing his viewers to Thunder Roads West Virginia came in. So after
the people who breathe life into the landscape. some conversations, he asked me to co-host a
He’s also not afraid to let his viewers see him show with him and it went from there.”
throw a cast into a tree, or fall into the water. Even Where it “went” was to this good-time day at
an expert makes a mistake now and then. Todd Harman’s Cottages. Amanda and Curtis
But could this fly fisherman, this television fly taped a segment of Fly Rod Chronicles, during
fisherman, new to motorcycles, find a place in which she caught four beautiful Rainbow Trout.
the motorcycle community? At first, Curtis - not She tells me she is now hooked, and is in search
knowing what to expect - was worried. “They of her own fly rod. Curtis interviewed Donna
invited me to the poker runs and the Harley and me about Thunder Roads West Virginia
rides. And I was like, ‘Man, they’re not going to for his show. I get to tell the story about how
accept me. They’re going to see, like, I’m this a fly fisherman from Bridgeport, a model from
pretty-boy fly fisherman.’ And it was totally the Summersville by way of Hedgesville, a painter
opposite,” Curtis says, again with that smile. “It’s from Slanesville, and a magazine editor who lives
a brotherhood that they bring you in to. It doesn’t on the seat of his bike somewhere in the state,
matter what you look like. As long as you’re were brought together for a fun day on the river.
respecting them.” And, if you still haven’t figured out all of the things
Along with Curtis Fleming’s new-found love that connect fishing with biking in this tale, Curtis
for motorcycling, came his interest in all things Fleming has one last thought that might help.
motorcycle. To feed his curiosity, Curtis starting “The other correlation between a Harley and
picking up Thunder Roads West Virginia. In fly fishing is: when you’re fly fishing, it’s all about
December of last year, he flipped the magazine the bugs.”

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Set the cones 20 or 30
feet apart and weave
through from one end
to the other. As you get
better at the exercise,
reduce the spacing
between cones. In the
photo sequence, note
that the rider’s focus is
not on the immediate
obstacle, but rather
on the exit point of the
exercise.
N
o matter how nicely you put your
bike away last fall, when you
break it out this spring you see
those little touches of tarnish
around the edges. You know that bolt
underneath the swingarm? The one with
the rust that wasn’t there last November?
Those little spots of tarnish on the engine
casing? That aluminum rim that you could
see yourself in now looks more like a
funhouse mirror. Oh, yeah. It’s going to take
some time to get that bike ready for the
road.
When all the tuning, washing, and polishing is
finished, your machine is ready to hit the road. But
the most important feature of the bike might still be
a bit rusty. Your riding skills haven’t been practiced
for a while, and they suffer from the same corrosive
effects of disuse as your bike does. So, before you
hit the open highways, take a little time to polish
your technique in the saddle. A little parking lot
practice will build more confidence as a rider, and
keep you safer. Plus, it’s a lot of fun.
So, grab one of your riding partners, along with
a dozen or so of orange cones, tennis balls cut
in half, or even water bottles salvaged from the
recycling bin, and find an empty corner of a parking
lot. We’ve got some skills to polish.

The Weave
The lines in most parking lots are about ten feet apart, and they provide a great
guide for setting up some obstacle courses. Let’s start with a simple serpentine
exercise. Put at least a half-dozen markers in a straight row, placing one on every
third parking lot line. That’s about thirty feet apart, and should provide a very easy
course for even a novice rider. Weave your way through the cones, passing them
alternately on the left and right. Work on developing a smooth pace of about 15
miles per hour, with a minimum of steering input.
One key to succeeding at this is to keep your head up, and your focus as far
down the line of cones as possible. If you’re staring at the cone directly in front of
you, you’re probably going to hit it. Once you’re satisfied with the results, close
the gaps between cones. Make it twenty feet, or even fifteen. Aim for the same
smooth pace and steering.
The Turn
Once you’ve mastered the weave, it’s time to move on to the turning exercise. Failing
to execute a proper turn probably accounts for more motorcycle accidents than any
other maneuver, particularly for new riders. A common cause in these cases is usually
a failure on the rider’s part to look through the turn. Just as in the previous exercise, it’s
important to look, not at where you are, but where you want to go.
Set up your cones to outline a tight turn. Approach the turn at a speed of about 15
miles-per-hour. Slow down as you approach the turn. Reining in the speed before you
enter the turn is critical. If you attempt to brake or roll off the throttle when you are
already turning, basic physics will make your bike want to go straight. An advanced
cornering technique is to “drag” the rear brake lightly through the turn, but it’s a practice
best left on the race track. The real world has obstacles like gravel or rain grooves in
many turns, and even an accomplished rider can get in trouble using this technique.
Focus your vision on the exit point of the corner. You’re going to steer your bike in the
direction you are looking. If you focus on that ditch or guard rail straight ahead of you,
you’ll end up there. By looking through the corner, you’ll be surprised at how smoothly
you can execute even the sharpest of turns.
As your bike reaches the mid-point, or apex, of the turn, gently roll onto the throttle Set the cones to simulate the inner and outer
as you move your gaze even further down your intended path. Just as in the previous edges of a 90° turn. The arrows indicate a
exercise, the goal is to complete the move with smooth and precise control of speed right turn exercise. To practice left turns,
and direction. Be sure to practice both left and right turns. Most people find they turn simply reverse your direction of travel
better in one direction over the other. Roads don’t accommodate for this natural trait, so through the cones. In the photo sequence,
it’s important to master both turns. In fact, the direction that gives you trouble is the one note that the rider’s attention is focused on
you need to practice most. the exit point of the turn.
continued on next page...

A pair of cones
outlines the entrance
and exit points to the
exercise. Halfway
between, another pair
of cones simulate the
obstacle. The riders
focus remains on the
exit point throughout
the run.
The Swerve
The next exercise hones a skill that riders use almost every time they leave the
garage. There is no experience quite like running right over a dead thing that has
been sunning itself in a sweltering summer heat wave. Not only is the result of a
close encounter with a dead thing objectionable to the senses and the cleanliness
of your bike, but it can be flat-out dangerous. Learning to safely swerve around an
obstacle is critical.
Set up a pair of markers a few feet apart to signify the entrance to your obstacle
site, and a similar pair at the exit about forty feet away. Halfway in between these
points, place the obstacle you are trying to avoid. For practice purposes, let’s forgo
the use of an actual dead thing, and simply use a couple of cones set side-by-side
to give the obstacle some width.
As in the previous exercises, keep a steady speed of 15-20 mph and controlled
steering inputs. Do not brake or slow down at all. Just as in the cornering exercise,
if you brake, your bike will go straight over the obstacle. Focus your attention
on the exit point. As you ride through the entrance cones, press forward on the
handlebar in the direction you have chosen to take around the obstacle. If, for
example, you want to go left, apply forward pressure on the left side of the bar. As
you clear the obstacle, press on the opposite handlebar to bring your bike back to a
straight trajectory, and ride on through the exit markers. As you begin to master this
technique, extend the width of your obstacle to increase the difficulty of clearing it.
These exercises, and many more, are published in a downloadable booklet
produced by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Use your web browser to search
for the MSF website and click on the Library/Safety Tips button at the top of the
home page. The booklet is entitled “You and your motorcycle: Riding Tips” and is
one of several available on the site. Since trikes and scooters have slightly different
handling characteristics than standard bikes, there are specialized booklets
available for them.
One final suggestion: consider enrolling in a rider training course. MSF, among
others, offers several kinds of classes. In addition to the basic training course,
there is a special course for experienced riders. No matter how long you have been
riding a bike, or how many miles you have logged, these courses are going to open
your eyes to some bad habits and good techniques that you should know about.
Everyone learns things from a day on the course that just might save a life.
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The Cowboy and The Bikers Agnes’s 80-year old husband, Joe, is now trying to hide, holding his
forehead with the palm of his hand and shaking his head from side to side,
A cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. “Have you ever
while his wife replies, “Well, I just asked my husband how we could help,
done anything of particular merit?” St. Peter asked.
and he said, ‘Screw him.’”
“Well, I can think of one thing,” the cowboy offered. “On a trip to the
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Black Hills out in South Dakota, I came upon a gang of bikers who were
threatening a young woman. I directed them to leave her alone, but they Baptizing A Drunk
wouldn’t listen. So, I approached the largest and most tattooed biker, A man is stumbling through the woods totally drunk when he comes upon
smacked him in the face, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring, and a preacher baptizing people in the river. The drunk walks into the water
threw it on the ground. I yelled, “Now, back off or I’ll kick the crap out of all and bumps into the preacher. The preacher turns around and is almost
of you!” overcome by the smell of booze. He asks the drunk, “Are you ready to find
St. Peter was impressed. “When did this happen?” Jesus?’
“A couple of minutes ago.” “Yes I am.” replies the drunk. So the preacher grabs him and dunks him in
___________________________________________________ the river. He pulls the drunk up and asks, “Brother have you found Jesus?”
The drunk replies, “No, I haven’t.” The preacher, shocked at the answer,
The Lord and the Biker
dunks him into the water again, but for a bit longer this time. He pulls the
A biker was riding along a California beach when suddenly the sky clouded man out of the water and asks again, “Have you found Jesus, my Brother?”
above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, “Because you have
The drunk again answers, “No, I have not found Jesus.” By this time the
tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish.”
preacher is at his wits end so he dunks the drunk in the water again, but
The biker pulled over and said, “Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can ride over this time he holds him down for about 30 seconds.
anytime I want.”
When the drunk begins kicking his arms and legs, the preacher pulls him
The Lord said, “Your request is materialistic. Think of the enormous up. The preacher asks the drunk again, “For the love of God, now have you
challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports that would be found Jesus?”
required to reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would
The drunk wipes his eyes, catches his breath, and says to the preacher, “Are
take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources. I can do it, but it is
you sure this is where he fell in?”
hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time
and think of something that would honor and glorify me.”
The biker thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, “Lord, I wish that
I could understand my wife. I want to know how she feels inside, what
she’s thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she cries, what
she means when she says nothing’s wrong, and how I can make a woman
truly happy.”
The Lord replied, “You want two lanes or four on that bridge?”
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Double Meanings
At Sunday church the local Preacher explains that he must move on to
a larger congregation that will pay him more. There is a hush within the
congregation. No one wants him to leave, because he is so popular.
Fred Smith, who owns several motorcycle and auto dealerships, stands
up and proclaims, “If the Vicar stays, I will provide him with a new Harley-
Davidson every year, and his wife with a Honda mini-van to transport their
children!” The congregation sighs in appreciation and applauds.
Sam Brown, a successful investor, stands and says, “If the Vicar will stay Got a Favorite Joke?
on here, I’ll personally double his salary and establish a foundation to
guarantee private secondary school education of his children!” More sighs Thunder Roads West Virginia wants to share it! We are
and loud applause ensue. always looking for submissions of all kinds for the magazine,
and that includes your jokes. We let our hair down a little bit
Agnes Jones, age 78, stands and announces with a smile, “If the Vicar on this page, so moderately adult humor is welcome. However,
stays, I will give him sex.” There is total silence. bad language and blatantly nasty stuff might get shared around
The Preacher, blushing, asks her, “Mrs. Jones, you’re a wonderful and holy the office, but isn’t going to make it into print. Send your funny
lady, whatever possessed you to say that?” business to jokerswild@thunderroadswv.com.
I hope that everyone enjoyed last
month’s Ramp recipes. As I write
this, Moe and I just had a bowl of
Ramp Chili and it was good. Not only
is it a treat to your sense of taste, it is
also a treat to your sense of smell.
The house just smells great when ramps are cooking.
When thinking about the column for May, I was trying to
decide what might be good. My husband and I enjoy having
a party every spring. It is a nice time to get together with friends and
enjoy the nice weather after the long cold winter. I thought that some CRAB DIP
quick and easy recipes for appetizers would be good. I hope that 16 oz. cream cheese 8 oz. sour cream
you find something that you enjoy. 4 tbsp mayonnaise 16 oz. crab meat
Juice of ½ lemon garlic powder (to taste)
Onion powder (to taste) 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
BLUE CHEESE BITES Mix all ingredients, except 1 cup of the cheddar cheese, together
1 roll Pillsbury bread sticks (plain) and pour into a baking dish sprayed with Pam. Top with the second
4 oz. blue cheese cup of cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until it
½ stick margarine is bubbly and the cheese it starting to get golden brown. Serve with
Melt the margarine and the blue cheese together. Prepare jelly roll crackers or garlic toast rounds.
pan by lining it with foil and spray the foil with Pam. Roll the bread _____________________________________________________________
stick dough out and cut into bite size pieces. Place the pieces on
the pan . Place them close together. Pour the melted margarine
and blue cheese mixture over the dough. Bake at 400 degrees for GARLIC TOAST ROUNDS
18 to 20 minutes. They should be golden brown. 1 or 2 baguettes 3 or 4 garlic cloves finely minced
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Mince the garlic and mix with olive oil in a small pan. Over a low
LAYERED MEXICAN DIP heat let the garlic sweat in the oil and then let it cool. Slice the
1 – 15 oz. can refried beans 4 plum tomatoes diced bread into ¼ inch slices. Brush one side of each round with the oil
3 avocados 1 bunch green onion sliced and place on a baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 –
Juice of half a lemon 3 or 4 jalapenos chopped 15 minutes until they the rounds are crisp.
or sliced black olives
1 pt. sour cream 1 package taco seasoning mix
1 – 8 oz package shredded cheddar cheese Tortilla chips
With spring here, it is time to find wild mint growing. With that wild
Mash the avocados and mix with the lemon juice. Mix the taco
mint, you can make a wonderful refreshing drink – a Mojito. If you
seasoning in the sour cream. In a 9 x 13 layer the ingredients in
don’t have a place where you can find wild mint, it is easy to grow.
the following order: refried beans, avocados, sour cream, shredded
In fact it will take over your garden or yard. I prefer spearmint for
cheese, diced tomatoes, green onion and jalapenos or olives.
the Mojitos, but peppermint works well also. Hope you enjoy.
Serve with the tortilla chips to dip.
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HUMMUS MOJITO
1 – 15 oz. can garbanzo beans ½ cup Tahini (sesame seed paste) 1/3 cup sugar ½ cup fresh mint (roughly chopped)
Juice of one lemon Garlic cloves (2 to 4 depending on size) ½ cup fresh lime juice 1 cup white rum
Few drops of soy sauce Crushed ice Club soda
Drain the bean (reserve the fluid) and put them in a food processor.
Add the rest of the ingredients and process. Add the reserved In a small pitcher muddle together the sugar, mint and lime juice.
liquid a little at a time until the mixture becomes a smooth paste Add the rum and then strain into 4 to 6 10-oz. glasses. Add the
and the consistency is spreadable. This is great spread on pita crushed ice and finish by filling the glass with club soda. Garnish
bread or as a dip for vegetables. with fresh mint sprigs and lime slices. For those of you who are
______________________________________________________________ wondering how you muddle, it means to crush the ingredients into
a mash with a muddling tool which is like a small bat. You can find
CHIPPED BEEF BALL a muddling tool at a kitchen store, but if you don’t want to spend
1 large jar dried beef 1 small onion finely chopped the money or don’t live close to a good kitchen store, you can use
2 – 8 oz. packages cream cheese 2 – 4 tbsp horseradish the handle end of a wooden spoon.
(depending on your taste) ______________________________________________________________
Allow the cream cheese to come to room temperature. Grind the
dried beef in a food processor until fairly fine. Add ¾ of the beef, I hope that you enjoy this month’s culinary offerings. I really would
the chopped onion and horseradish to the cream cheese and enjoy hearing from everyone about how you like the recipes and
thoroughly mix. Pour the remaining chopped beef onto a piece of what you would like to see in the future. If you have any ideas of
plastic wrap. Form the cheese mixture into a ball and roll in the what you would like to see in this column or any recipes that you
beef and wrap in the plastic wrap. Refrigerate. Serve with crackers. would like to submit, please email me at recipes@thinderroadswv.
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May 7 – Martinsburg, WV 592-1600
Relay for Life Poker Run to Moorefield, WV
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The Billylee’s 2nd Annual Mountain Run 8th Annual Juvenile Diabetes Benefit Run
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May 14 – Wheeling, WV call 740-373-0682, or www.sandpharleydavidson.com
The Autism Poker Run
This poker run will be located at Travel Centers of America - Interstate 70, Exit 11, June 11 – Farmington, WV
Wheeling, WV. Admission for this event will be $10.00 per person and includes a Dana Hibbs Memorial Ride
all you can eat breakfast, keg beer, and meatball sandwiches. Registration will be Charity ride to honor the memory of Dana Hibbs who was killed in a
from 10am to noon. This is bound to be a fun event with many new and exciting motorcycle crash. Proceeds go the Kyle Petty’s Victory Junction Gang camp
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Martinsburg, WV 25401 Charles Town, WV 25414
(304) 267-5888 or (304) 728-6889 (304) 724-1975 Road Hogs Saloon
tweatherholtz@verizon.net www.longshotsbilliards.com 415 Clayton Street
Rivesville, WV 26588
Lost River Grill, Motel and B&B
BARS & RESTAURANTS 8079 SR 259 Lost River, WV The Rock Sports Bar
Bee Hive Tavern (304) 897-6482
463 Morgantown Avenue Located on Rt. 11 North of Martinsburg
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Accommodations 2573 Williamsport Pike
Fairmont, WV 26554 Biker Friendly Full Service Bar
(304) 282-8196 Martinsburg, WV
www.lostrivergrill.com (304) 263-5558
One block from Thinkin Ink Tattoo
Lost River Brewing Rock Forge Inn/Haught Diggity Dogz
Chicken Lizards 155 West Main Street Serving WV’s #1 Rated Chili Dog
7306 Husky Highway Wardensville, WV 26851 Off I-68 at Sabraton Exit #4
Mannington, WV 26582 (304) 874-4455 Turn left .2 mile – Red Roof on right
(304) 986-1158 www.lostriverbrewing.com Rt. 7 East (304) 291-DOGZ (3649)
2 mi. North of Mannington on Rt. 250
The Millstone Barbeque Restaurant Royal Restaurant
Cindy’s Bar & Grill Rt. 50 West Burlington, WV 88 N. Main St., Keyser, WV
Route 3 (End of Speedway) Great Pork-Ribs-Steak & Shrimp Good Home Cookin’
Fairmont, WV 26554 and Cold Beer Check us out on Facebook
(304) 363-0058 (304) 289-3693 (304) 788-9825
Pool Tournaments Weekly
Mom’s Place Santana’s Pub
Colt’s Restaurant and Pizza Park Inc. Full menu served 24 hours a day 2430 Smithtown Rd (Rt. 73, near Goshen Rd)
425 S. Main St. The end of Hoult Road by the Phillips Plant Morgantown WV (304) 241-5762
Moorefield, WV 26836 Fairmont, WV Full Kitchen Now Open!
(304) 538-2523 (304) 368-9223 Outside Facilities – Awesome Food!
Desperado’s Bar & Grill Sissie’s Bellview Bar

35 Potomac Street Mountaineer All Star Cafe 1009 Pennsylvania Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554
Ridgeley, WV 26753 U.S. Rt. 220 South / 2 mi. from Keyser Tues. 8pm Pool Tournament
Food – Games – Cold Beer A Family Restaurant with a Sports Atmosphere Thurs. 8pm Women’s Pool Tournament
(304) 738-0010 (304) 788-6433 Cold Beer - Good Food
Four Corners Club Nan & Pops Place Star Mercantile, LLC
72 Pedal Car Drive 3485 Winchester Avenue 80 W. Main Street
Inwood, WV 25428 Martinsburg, WV 25405 Wardensville, WV 26851
(304) 229-3443 (304) 267-2007 (304) 874-FOOD (3663)
www.the4cornersclub.com www.nanandpopsplace.com star.wardensville@gmail.com
Harper’s Old Country Store & The Office Pub Steve’s Broken Spoke Bar & Grill
Front Porch Restaurant 17 Virginia Avenue, Petersburg 14977 SR 55
View Seneca Rocks from the Deck Open 11:00am to 1:00am or Later Needmore, WV 26801
Casual Dining - Store built in 1902 Tuesday – Saturday (304) 897-7706
(304) 567-2555 (304) 257-1877 www.oldroute55.com

The Sweet Shoppe Smack, Jack and Wack Upholstery Romney Cycle Center
125 W. Washington-Lewisburg, WV Custom Motorcycle Seat Specialists 51 Industrial Park
(304) 645-3214 Open Mon-Fri at 3:30pm Seat Softening and Gel Pad Inserts Romney, WV 26757
Open Saturday and Sunday at 5:00pm “Set Your Crack On Smack, Jack and Wack!” (866) 766-1495 (304) 822-3933
Bike Night Specials Sunday Night Morgantown, WV (304) 328-5707 www.romneycycles.com
Ruff Road Cycle L.L.C.
Uncle Joe’s Wood Pile Toxic Paint Authorized Drag Specialty Dealer
Rt. 1, Box 400 Custom Air Brush, Fabrication, Tires & Service – Fast Turn Around
Ridgeley, WV 26753 Design & Collision Repair 2050 Burke Rd. Masontown, WV 26542
(304) 726-8505 Morgantown, WV 26505 - Star City (304) 980-2005
Danny (480) 650-4743,
Weston Moose Lodge 1376 RJ (304) 826-6688 Tod (304) 376-4333 Sal’s Garage
1376 Rider Group Office (304) 777-2134, Shop (304) 599-4195 160 Cerullo Road
17 South Main Street Shinnston, WV 26431
Weston, WV (304) 517-1332 Wiskybilt Auto & Motorcycle Repair
Stop in for a good time anytime! It’s all about the ride. (304) 592-3227 (304) 844-7585
Custom crafted parts made in WV Shenandoah Harley-Davidson
Your Tavern (304) 379-1214
304-329-2078 Rte. 7 Kingwood, WV 213 Rolling Thunder Lane
www.wiskybilt.com Staunton, VA 24401
Friday night Wing night
Big Screen TVs (540) 213-7433
Where friends meet year ‘round.
DEALERS & SERVICE www.shenhd.com
Busted Knuckles Custom Cycles
406 West Race Street Smitty’s Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha
BIKER ACCESSORIES, APPAREL, Martinsburg, WV 25401 Rt. 33 E. Corridor H
LEATHERS & GIFTS (304) 260-0070 Buckhannon, WV 26201
Cool Ridge www.bustedknucklescycles.com (304) 472-4824
329 High St. Morgantown, WV 26505 www.supersmittys.com
(304) 296-5757 Country Chrome
Cycles – Trikes – ATVs Synful Cycle
Mon - Sat 11 to 7 / Sun 12 to 5 Service * Repair * Customizing
“Take It Easy” Parts – Accessories – Repair
16435 Parkersburg Rd. Elizabeth, WV 26143 54 GM Access Road, Suite G
(304) 273-4986 www.countrychrome.com Martinsburg, WV 25403
Hawgs-N-Dawgs (304) 262-2400 Check us out on Facebook
Biker Apparel – Leather – H-D Boots JT Cycle & Hoodlum Motorcycle Garage
Patches & More The Twisted Spoke
Aftermarket & Custom Parts & Accessories Custom Builds, Motorcycle & ATV Repair
112 Davis Avenue - Glen Lyn, VA 24093 486 Ragland Road, Beckley, WV 25801
(540) 726-3080 97 Milford Street Clarksburg, WV 26301
(304) 255-2468 (304) 326-HOGG (4644)
www.jtcycleparts.com www.thetwistedspoke.com
HIAWATHA’S
Boots – Hats – Jewelry – Gifts – Aigner Leather Leeson’s Import Motors Inc.
Moccasins – Beaded Jackets – WV Shirts 320 W Main St.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Jct. Rt. 250 S. & 33 E. Elkins, WV 26241 Edward Jones
Bridgeport, WV 26330 Yvonne Williams, Financial Advisor
(304) 636-4836 (304) 842-5469 (800) 760-4840
“JUST LOOK FOR THE INDIAN PRINCESS” 210 N. Main Street
www.leesonsmotors.com Moorefield, WV (304) 538-2811
Yvonne.Williams@edwardjones.com
M&J Motor Company
CUSTOM APPAREL Lehman Trike Conversions HEALTH & BEAUTY
My Club Clothing and Accessories 1000 S. Queen Street A Therapeutic Touch of Fairmont
Embossed, Silk Screened and Martinsburg, WV 25401 210 East Park Avenue
Embroidered Custom Logos (304) 262-6200 www.mjtrikes.com Fairmont, WV 26554
Kerry Henson (301) 733-9508 (717) 448-0975 (304) 366-8711
www.myclubclothing.com Mercer County Choppers EVERYBODY NEEDS A MASSAGE
4156 Coal Heritage Road
Bluewell, WV 24701 Meredith Hancock
CUSTOM ART (304) 589-6222 Independent Beauty Consultant
Art by Weeze www.mercercountychoppers.com www.marykay.com/mhancock78
Custom art on bikes, leathers, helmets, (703) 965-1848
auto, canvas & murals Morgantown Powersports GET YOUR COLOR FIX!
Martinsburg, WV (304) 264-4604 526 Mileground Road
www.artbyweeze.com Morgantown, WV 26505 INSURANCE
http://profile.to/weezemace/ 304-296-9055 Mathias & Associates Insurance
www.morgantownpowersports.com Farm – Home – Auto – Life - Health
CUSTOM DESIGN & FABRICATION R.G. Honda-Yamaha & Polaris
Motorcycle – Boat – RV Insurance
Brown’s Custom Coating & and Retirement Planning
Fabrication 1619 Buckhannon Pike (800) 628-3064 mathiasins@hardynet.com
Powder Coating & Fabrication Nutter Fort, WV 26301
Rte. 1 Box 603 Mt. Clair, WV 26408 (304) 624-5420 (800) 734-3694
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INSURANCE (continued) Knobley Farm – BACA - Bikers Against Child Abuse
Nationwide Insurance Intersection Rt. 50 & Rt. 220 (Inwood, WV)
Best Ice Cream on the East Coast A non-profit organization that exists with the intent
Cynthia A. Hinkle Agency Liberty Gas, Diner, Under Armour to create a safer environment for abused children.
125 S. Main Street Moorefield, WV 26836 Sporting Goods: Bows, Boots, Ammo, etc. Hot Line (304) 839-7809
(304) 530-6225 devered2@nationwide.com (304) 788-6304 www.knobleyfarmsportshop.com bacaworld.org Email: bacaofwv@yahoo.com
Call Cindy for a quote today!
TATTOO STUDIOS Calvary Riders Motorcycle Ministry
Rider Insurance Pattys Art Spot Fishers of Men of Morgan County
Est. 1971 Tattoo & Piercing Studio For more information email Larry at
For a hassle free ride …Ride with Rider 3399 University Ave. CRMMFishersofMen@live.com
For a quick quote call (800) 595-6393 Star City, WV (next to Crocketts)
www.rider.com (304)-598-0190 CBWV – Concerned Bikers of
www.PattysArtSpot.com West Virginia (Fairmont, WV)
LODGING & CAMPING For more information call
Snowshoe Mountain Resort VEHICLE SERVICES Earl at (304) 366-6473 or (304) 816-2863
10 Snowshoe Drive Bob’s Tire Service Inc. Email: Earl@thunderroadswv.com
Snowshoe, WV 26209 812 East Moler Avenue
(877) 441-4386 Martinsburg, WV 25401 C.E.’s Helping Hands (Old Fields, WV)
www.snowshoemtn.com (304) 267-2797 a non-profit organization enlisting the help of
www.bobstireservice.net other good hearted people wanting to contribute
River Bridge Retreat to the cause of helping others in need. The
Your Personal Get-Away Hot Rods Roll Back and Towing organization holds monthly meetings and several
Moorefield, WV Specializing in Motorcycle Towing fundraising rides every year. Donations are
(304) 886-5100 274 Bedington Road always appreciated. For more information visit our
www.RiverBridgeRetreat.com Martinsburg, WV 25401 website at www.cehelpinghands.com.
(304) 267-5586 Visa & MC Accepted
MOTORCYCLE PARTS Freedom Riders Motorcycle Assn.
CycleMart - Rainbow Tire (St. Marys, WV)
Your Motorcycle Parts Store 10422 Veterans Memorial Highway Meets last Sunday of each month – 9:30 am at
All Makes All Models Masontown, WV 26542 the Golden Corral Restaurant in Parkersburg.
202 Elkins Street 304-854-3999 Breakfast from 8:30 am – 9:30am
Fairmont, WV 26554 “Come See Us For Your Vehicle Freedom Riders Advisors: Hollie and Connie
(304) 366-8119 Rim And Tire Needs.” McCoy (304) 684-3886
sassie_1@frontiernet.net
Walneck’s Motorcycle
Swap Meets & Shows HOME SERVICES GWRRA WV-A (Martinsburg, WV)
Happening in KY & OH B & B Appliance Repair (Gold Wing Road Riders Assoc.)
7923 Janes Ave., Woodridge, IL. 60517 Most Brands Serviced - 25 Years Experience ‘Mountaineer Wings’
(630) 985-2097 (443) 605-6367 – Bill / Frederick County MD Meets the 1st Sunday of the month - 8am at
www.walneckswap.com (443) 605-6368 – Brian / Jefferson County WV Hoss’s Steak House, Martinsburg, WV
Chapter Directors: JJ & Becky Jones
PHOTOGRAPHY Clubs & Organizations JJ: (301) 667-4040 johnjonesjgj@aol.com
Vetter Photo Becky: (301) 667-0121 Rpepgirl@aol.com
1675 Cold Spring Road American Legion Riders WV-014
Moorefield, WV 26836 (Martinsburg, WV) Highways and Hedges
(304) 530-6855 The ALR is a program of the American Legion. Motorcycle Ministry
www.vetterphoto.com Veterans still serving...and riding. Meetings (Guests
(South Charleston, WV)
Welcome) are the 3rd Tuesday of each month at
6:00pm at Post #14, 125 W. Race St. Martinsburg, For more information email Jim “Jammer”
SELF DEFENSE Marcum at: harley4me2@verizon.net
WV. Post (304)-267-6100 Chapter Director (703)-
Dragon Cloud Dojo
728-7849
Mount Mission Community Center Website: wvpost14riders.net Email: STAR Touring and Riding Assoc.
Rte. 9 and Mission Road MartinsburgLegionRiders@gmail,com Chapter 485 (Martinsburg, WV)
Harpers Ferry, WV (304) 261-1609 Meets the second Saturday of the month – 8:00
Martial arts for any age American Legion Riders Post #21 am at Sheila’s Restaurant, Martinsburg, WV
(Winchester, VA) Chapter President: Rick Shimp (703) 969-8745
SPORTING GOODS Meeting on the second Wednesday of every month at grizzlybr4@yahoo.com
Doug’s Sport Shop 7:00pm at the American Legion 1730 Berryville Pike
www.startouring485.webs.com
New and Used Guns, Sporting Apparel, in Winchester, VA.
Aigner Products and Reloading Supplies Harry Stine (540) 667-4388 home (540) 247-9725 cell
220 North Main Street; 743B Hawse Plaza
Moorefield, WV 26836 (304) 538-6496

By Jim “Jammer” Marcum
Food for the Soul
I went to my pastor one day and told him that I wasn’t as close to the Lord as I use to be. I was expecting
a long counseling session but he simply said, “Are you praying like you use to?” My answer was, “No.” He
followed with, “Are you reading the bible as much as you use to?” Again, my answer was, “No.” He spoke three
words that have stuck with me down through the years. He said, “There’s your problem!”
Look at the bible as a big bowl of soup. If you eat a small portion you will soon be hungry again. If you
eat until you’re full you will get nourishment and strength. As for myself, if I don’t study God’s Word daily, I
eventually find myself on a spiritual diet. Some people add a little salt to their soup to make it taste better, but
the bible says for no man to either add or take away from God’s Word. We must read the whole bible, not just
the verses that make us feel good or suit our individual tastes. Sadly enough, some people never even get the
soup bowl out of the cupboard!
Are you hungry and weak? Are you actually to the point of starvation? The more you read the
bible, the more you become fulfilled. The more of it you take in, the more His blessings pour out.
The more you seek, the more you will find. St. Matthew 7:7-8. The guide to victorious living is
contained with its pages. You shouldn’t wait for someone to force feed you. You must
initiate your own soul searching, otherwise, our “flesh” will keep us from it. The scripture
reads, “The Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” St. Matthew 26:41. The time to
begin is now!
- Jammer Jim “Jammer” Marcum resides in Charleston and has been involved in motorcycle ministry for
nearly 15 years and serves as Clergy within Highways and Hedges Motorcycle Ministry.


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