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 CONTENTS
Calendar Of Events............................................4
Proud To Be An American..............................8
Hot Shots..............................................................16
KISS.....................................................................19
Clubs & Organizations..................................33
The Joker’s Wild..............................................36
Biker Friendly Directory..............................40
NCOM News Bytes..........................................43
On Eagle’s Wings.............................................47
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The holidays are upon us once again – time for breaking out
those winter jackets & gloves, decorating our homes, scents of
goodies baking in the oven, arranging travel for long awaited
visits with friends & family, Christmas shopping, enjoying cozy
evenings in front of a warm crackling fire and the list goes on.
This is normally such a wonderful time of the year when everyone
seems to be full of smiles & laughter. For many people, this holiday
season will not be all smiles & there will be very little laughter
because of the impact that the economy has had on them. So
many people & their families, including many of our biking friends,
are struggling & being hit hard in this crunch too. Amazingly, they
continue to open their wallets & their hearts to help others, even
though they themselves could use a little help also. Take a look
around you & see if there’s anything you can do to give a little of
yourself to someone who may need it. Even though we all love to
get gifts, the gift of giving, in itself, is one of the most rewarding &
uplifting feelings there are.
October was a special “Thank You” month to all of our bikers
for everything they do to help other people. This month, our
focus broadens to our family, friends & our life in general. Most
of us gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving as a way to say
thanks for everyone & everything in our lives. It’s a good thing to
do everyday of the year. I still haven’t quite figured out something
about this delectable day that comes on the last Thursday of
November each year… A typical Thanksgiving day consists of
enjoying feasts fit for any king or queen, watching football games &
holiday parades. The eating usually continues well after the main
meal is over with scrumptious pies & desserts & more helpings
of leftover ham, turkey etc.. Do you ever wonder why we do this
to ourselves, gorging on food upon more food?? It’s crazy but it
happens like this every year. It’s almost like we take this one day
out of the year (usually not eating any breakfast or lunch the day of
the feast) & when dinner comes out it’s like we’re going for a world’s
record to see just how much our bellies will hold – it’s nuts but
millions of people do this every Thanksgiving. After giving thanks
for my life, family & friends, I suppose I should start throwing in an
extra thanks that I remembered to grab some Pepto Bismol when I
was at the grocery store for this mega meal….I usually can’t even
move afterwards & am so ready for a good nap!
We hope that you all enjoy a beautiful month & wish you
safe travels to & from wherever you may be heading for your
celebrations.
From all of our family here at Thunder Roads to all of our friends
out there on the road &
their families – we wish
you all the best for a very
Happy Thanksgiving.
May Peace, Love &
Happiness be in all your
days....see ya next month!
Kelly
p.s. don’t forget the Pepto!
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IMPORTANT NOTICE – The Fall & Winter
months are a great time to hold events!!!
Many people think that just because the
calendar says November, December &
January & February, they can’t hold a
run, event or even a “Biker Night” for
your charities. There isn’t much going on
throughout these months & you might be
pleasantly surprised how many riders are
looking for something to do during the cooler
months of the year. LIST YOUR EVENTS FOR
2009! You can now list your event directly on our
website www.thunderroads-virginia.com . Our
deadlines are the 15th of each month to have it
appear in print for the following month’s issue.
It’s never too early to send them in so as soon as
you have all of your info…send it on!
NOVEMBER 2008
Nov 1st Mid-Atlantic Toy Run – Ft Washington,
MD 6th Annual Toy Run for Disadvantaged
children and families for St Ann's Infant & Maternity Your Motorcycles * Drive Your Cars &Trucks.
Home. Minimum Donation: $20 and unwrapped
toy or gift certificate of equal value or bicycle,
helmet, educational games, backpacks, area
rugs, booster seats, pull-ups, diapers (sizes
4,5,6), baby wipes, baby shampoo, lotion/oil,
Aveeno products, deodorant, playstation, paint &
art supplies, toothpaste, toothbrushes, DVD for
toddlers, personal CD's folders and school supplies. Donations Please), (Our hospitalized Veterans
Please no used clothing or stuffed animals. Free
food, 50/50 raffle, Chubbzy the Clown for the kids.
Bring your family. 37 mile parade to deliver items
to the kids. Sponsored by Harley Davidson of
Washington & Bikers With Heart Foundation. 301- Drive, Hampton, VA 23667). Raffle Prizes and
248-1200 or 301-893-2900. ddealerent@aol.com. 50/50 drawing Please contact Karen at 410-
www.fireupthundrout.com
Nov 2nd Daylight Savings Time Ends – Fall
Back! Don’t forget to set your clocks back 1 hour. HonorandRemember.org is a 501(c)(3) non profit
Nov 2nd Hampton Roads Ladies of Harley/
US Marine Corps Reserve 10th Annual Toys
for Tots Ride-Newport News, Va Come join
us for our 10th annual Toys for Tots ride. This
is a police escorted ride lead by Santa himself,
with approximately 600 motorcycles of all
types joining in to bring some happiness to
needy children each Christmas. Registration
begins at 11am with the first 500 registrants
receiving a free ride pin. Registration fee is a
new unwrapped toy. We will depart from the
Big Kmart on Old Orianna Road at 1pm and
the ride will end at Hampton Roads Harley
Davidson. The store will be open with specials,
food vendors and live music. For information
log on to HRHD.com, email lcooke5@cox.net,
dcox@hrhd.com or call Hampton Roads Harley
Davidson at 757-872-7223.
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Nov 2nd Relay For Life Poker Run - Virginia Nov 11th Veterans Day
Beach, VA Sponsored by Friends Walking For
Nov 14th Holiday Laps – Danville, VA Holiday
Friends Virginia Beach, VA. Registration at
Laps, VIRginia International Raceway’s popular
Knuckleheads Roadhouse 401 N Witchduck
charity fund-raising event, arrives on Friday,
Road 9-11:30 AM. Rider $10/Passenger $5/Extra
November 14, a couple of weeks early for 2008.
Hand $5. Ride ends back at Knuckleheads with
As always, fans and guests are allowed to drive
a Live Band and Jewelry Show from Noon to 3
the historic 3.27-mile road course for a donation
and Live Auction and 50/50 drawing at 3 PM.
of $25 in new toys, non-perishable foods or cash.
All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society
This year’s Holiday Laps kicks off the annual
Relay For Life. For more info contact Bob or
charity drive in support of the Salvation Army by
Sharon at 486-7572 or email sunfire139@cox.
WBTM-AM and WAKG-FM. 2007’s event took
net
in a total of $12,075, including on-air auctions
for various items. For their $25 donation, or the
Nov 4th ELECTION DAY 2008
equivalent in non-perishable food items or new
For those rolling out to cast your vote, don’t
toys, drivers of any safe road car, truck, van OR
forget your voter registration cards & picture ID.
MOTORCYLE (must have full safety gear) can
drive VIR and at least partially experience the
Nov 8th Honor and Remember “Veterans
thrill of driving on the same track where some
Ride” – Chesapeake, VA To the VA Hospital in
of the world’s best race drivers and motorcycle
Hampton, VA. Everyone Welcome To Participate
riders compete all year long. Donors in each
In Ride To Support Disabled Veterans. Ride
of the past six years have helped others while
experiencing a thrill to last a lifetime. VIR’s
Please mark your calendars & join us for a
Oak Tree Tavern, the restaurant in the 1840s
fun & worthwhile ride to benefit our Disabled
Plantation Club House, will be open to the public
Veterans at the Veterans Hospital In Hampton
that evening, as it is every week, Thursday
Virginia. Registration 8:30 to 10:30AM (Coffee
through Sunday. The Club House features fun
& Doughnuts). At American Legion Post 280 in
dining in the full-service restaurant and the Irish-
Chesapeake, (Intersection of Kempsville Rd &
style Connie’s Pub. Reservations are accepted
Battlefield Blvd). Registration Fee: FREE (Bring
but not required by calling 434.822.7700, ext.
330. The auctions by WAKG and WBTM include
need books, magazines, small personalized
prizes consisting of race weekend tickets and
toiletries, puzzles, etc.). Donation Ceremony
nights in the Lodge at VIR, with proceeds from
& Raffle Drawing at 12:30PM. At The Veterans
the sales benefiting the charities. For more info
Hospital in Hampton Virginia (100 Emancipation
visit www.virclub.com.
Nov 15th Golden Corral’s First Annual DAV
8552 or Don at 285-6672 for more info. Poker Run – Chesapeake, VA (ALL VEHICLES
Email: events@honorandremember.org. WELCOME) Registration begins at 9:00 AM.
First vehicle out at 10:00 AM. Event over at 3:00
organization www..HonorandRemember.org. PM. Awards at 5:00 PM. $25 per vehicle. $10
extra with passenger. Includes buffet ticket, Tee
Please sign the petition and fly the flag! Club/
Shirt & raffle ticket. Free water & snacks at each
Group Participation Trophy. Event Sponsor -
stop. Prizes for Poker hands based on number
FRA American Legion Post 280/Event Host
of vehicles. 400 or more vehicles: $1,000;
300–399 vehicles $500; 200–299 vehicles
Nov 9th
$250; 0-199 vehicles $150. RAFFLES * GREAT
17th Annual Vets Run – Newport News, VA
GIVEAWAYS * 50/50. PLENTY OF MUSIC,
Sponsored by ABATE of VA. Police Escort Ride
FOOD & FUN GOING ON ALL DAY! RIDE
from the YMCA 7827 Warwick Blvd , Newport
STARTS AND ENDS AT: GOLDEN CORRAL,
News, VA. to Hampton Veterans Hospital.
101 VOLVO PARKWAY, CHESAPEAKE, VA.
Registration is in the parking lot of YMCA from
FOR FURTHER INFO PLEASE CALL THE
10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Ride leaves at 1:00
RESTAURANT AT (757)549-2819.
p.m. sharp. $10.00 donation all proceeds benefit
hospital patients directly. Food, music and bike Nov 15th Ride for the Vets Dice Run – Virginia
show at ride end. Contact Gene Spare, (757) Beach, VA Benefiting the Hampton Veteran's
903-6541, 1st-Capitol-abate.org, jespare@ Hospital. Vets helping Vets. Registration from
verizon.net 0900 – 1200 (9am – 12 noon). At Clutch 1485
General Booth Blvd, Virginia Beach, Va. 23454.
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Last Roller at 3:00pm. Event contact: pilgrim@
usmvmcvabch.org or Strap, (757)277-2692,
strap@usmvmcvabch.org
Nov 23rd Pat Rogers Speedway Harley-
Davidson 6th Annual Toy Run – Concord, NC
Sponsored by Pat Rogers Speedway Harley-
Davidson. Proceeds presented to Cooperative
Christian Ministries benefiting The Empty
Stocking Fund. Rain or Shine. Door Prizes, Free
Food, Raffles, Entertainment, Auction. Staging
Kannapolis Intimidators Stadium 10:00 am.
(I-85 N. Exit 63, Left on Lane St., 0.4 miles on
Right). Leave Stadium 1:00 PM - Police escort
thru Cabarrus County to Pat Rogers Speedway
Harley-Davidson Dealership. Must bring new,
unwrapped toy to participate and be eligible
for door prizes. 707-979-RIDE (7433) www.
speedwayharley-davidson.com
Nov 27th Thanksgiving – Happy Turkey Day!
DECEMBER 2008
Dec 7 Southern Riders M/C of Va.& NC.
th
Annual Christmas Run – Virginia Beach, VA To
benefit St.Mary's Home for Disabled Children.
Sunday Dec.7th.Starting @ Oceana Cycles
on Jack Rabbit Rd. in Va.Beach and ending
@ Crazy Wing Cantina off Greenbrier Pkwy,
Chesapeake. Cost is one new toy or $10. Sign-in
is @ 10:00am Depart @ 11:00am.For more info
call 757-237-1441.
Dec 14th
2nd Annual Poquoson Toys For Tots
Motorcycle Parade – Poquoson, VA The start 3rd 11am-6pm; Jan 4th 10am-5pm. Admission:
location will be at the Poquoson Police Dept.
located at 774 Poquoson Avenue, Poquoson,
VA. Registration will begin at 10:30AM with the
police-escorted motorcycle parade leaving at
1:00PM. Registration fee is one new unwrapped
toy! Santa Claus will be the Official Parade
Master and will be accompanied by a Marine
Corp Honor Guard that will lead us to the
Marine Corp Reserve Drop-off Center located
on Aluminum Avenue in Hampton, VA. We will
also sponsor a "SPECIAL" Toy Collection and
Donation for little one-year Maggie Smith, who
needs a liver transplant to survive. So bring an 2009 models from all the major manufacturers,
extra new unwrapped toy for little Maggie and
make a small donation to help cover the cost of
her liver transplant. For additional information, com, for all the details! 800-331-5706 GET
please contact Dale Simmons at (757) 880-3806 YOUR DISCOUNT TICKETS ONLINE!
or Mark Boesen at (757) 570-2209.
Dec 25th Christmas – Merry Christmas to all &
to all a good ride!
Dec 31st - NEW YEAR’S EVE – Countdown to
2009! We want to see all of you out on the road
in 2009 so have a good time & drink responsibly.
If you’re planning on really throwin’ down, be
sure you’ve got a designated driver. Friends
don’t let friends drink & ride (or drive)…take their
keys & tell them you love ‘em! Have fun & stay
safe!
JANUARY 2009
Jan 1st – HAPPY NEW YEAR! We wish you all
the best in 2009 – it’s going to be a great year!
Jan 3rd – 4th
Mid-Atlantic Motorcycle Spectacular –
Chantilly, VA Cycle Promotions USA once again
comes to Dulles Expo Center with a great family
friendly event, featuring a Motorcycle Show from
custom manufacturers, great paint schemes
and proud owners of their "ride." We are excited
to announce another great year of incredible
bike show builders including 'Super Builders'
Brad Ruel, Craig Whitford, Knievel Custom
Choppers, and East Side Custom Choppers, just
to name a few! We encourage you to come out
and see some of the industry's leading vendors
with an excellent selection of motorcycle attire,
motorcycle theme jewelry and motorcycle parts
and accessories. While attending, you are
invited to enjoy great entertainment such as,
live music There's the People's Choice Tattoo
Contest, and vendor supported fashion shows
with professional models and, after last years
fun and successful launch, our very own Ms.
CyclePro USA Contest! We look forward to
seeing you and your family at our show! This
is definitely a show that can't be missed!! Jan
Adult Ticket: $15.00. Dulles Expo Center, 4368
Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA 20153,
703-378-0910. Visit www.cycleprousa.com for
more details.
Jan 9th – 11th
28th Annual Cycle World International
Motorcycle Show – Washington, D.C.
Presented by Toyota Washington D.C.,
Washington Convention Center 801 Mount
Vernon Place Washington, D.C. 20001. Be
among the first to experience the latest in
motorcycling and powersports. Hundreds of new
the latest in gear and accessories, plus
entertainment, amazing features, family fun and
more! Visit our website, www.motorcycleshows.
– COUPON CODE: THUNDER
FEBRUARY 2009
Feb 6th – 8th
Timonium Motorcycle Show – Timonium,
MD Presented by American Recreational
Promotions. Every foreign and domestic motorcycle
manufacturer available in USA on display...huge
custom and antique bike show...100's of exhibits
covering everything in motorcycling. Attendees
will be able to meet several nationally known bike
builders featured on Discovery Channel's "Biker
Build-Off" and Speed Channel's "Two Wheel
Tuesday" Series, like Michele Smith all three days.
Maryland State Fairgrounds - 2200 York Road,
Timonium, MD., 21093, Timonium, Maryland - Opens
10am each day, Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
February 6-8, 2009. Admission for Adults: $15.00,
children 10-15 years $5.00 and under 10 are free
with paying adult. Go to www.cycleshow.net to print
out $5.00 off admission discount coupons, good on
adult admission only. For more info call, 410-561-
7323, www.cycleshow.net or info@aldadvertising.
com.
Feb 14th – 15th
4th Annual Northeast Motorcycle Expo
– Fredericksburg, VA Fredericksburg Expo Center,
2371 Carl D Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA.
Saturday 10AM to 8PM and Sunday 10AM to 5PM.
All brand Motorcycle show featuring the “Best of
Northeast” Custom Bike Show; entertainment for
kids; vendors and motorcycle dealers showcasing
the latest models, biker accessories and fashions,
custom bike builders and much more. Admission
tickets are $15.00 per person, children 6 to 12 years
old $7.00 per child and children 5 years old and
under free. Directions: Exit # 130B off Route 95. For
further information contact 877-BikeXpo (877-245-
3976) or www.kevmarv.com. A Kev-Marv Production.
MARCH 2009
Mar 21st – 22nd Bikes & Ink 2009 – Richmond,
VA Cycle Promotions USA comes to The Show
Place with a great family friendly event, featuring a
Motorcycle Show from custom manufacturers, great
paint schemes and proud owners of their "ride."
We are excited to announce another great year
of incredible bike show builders including 'Super
Builders' Brad Ruel, Craig Whitford, Knievel Custom
Choppers, and East Side Custom Choppers, just to
name a few! We encourage you to come out and
see some of the industry's leading vendors with an
excellent selection of motorcycle attire, motorcycle
theme jewelry and motorcycle parts and accessories.
While attending, you are invited to enjoy great
entertainment such as, music There's the People's
Choice Tattoo Contest, and vendor supported fashion
shows with professional models and, after last
years fun and successful launch, our very own Ms.
CyclePro USA Contest! We look forward to seeing
you and your family at our show! This is definitely a
show that can't be missed! March 21st 11am-6pm;
March 22nd 10am-5pm. Admission: Adult Ticket:
$15.00. The Show Place, 3000 Mechanicsville Pike,
Richmond, VA 23223, 804-255-8877 Visit www.
cycleprousa.com for more details.
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Educate Yourself Before
Taking Your Bike to a Shop
Ever wonder what you should look for when selecting a
shop to work on your bike? Is it reputable? Is the staff com-
petent? Do they back their work? Other considerations
have to do with your rights as well as the rights and respon-
sibilities of the shop under Virginia law. This article will at-
tempt to assist you with many of these issues so that when
you are looking for a shop you will be prepared. First we
will focus on what to look for when selecting a shop, then
we will discuss some of the legal rights and duties custom-
ers and shops have under Virginia law.
There are all types of indicators as to the quality and
efficiency of the facility you’re looking into; in the next few
paragraphs let’s hit some high points.
First and foremost is the shop’s reputation. The riding
community is a fairly small, tight knit group, and if the word
on the street is negative, then most likely your experience
will be also. Ask around; people you know that ride similar
bikes to you can be the best resource you have.
What’s your first impression? When you walk into the
shop do you get a warm fuzzy feeling, or does the hair on
the back of your neck stand up? If you get a bad feeling
when you walk in pay attention. Once you’ve contracted for
work, you are married to them for the duration of the repairs
and warranty period. Ignoring a bad first impression can
cause excessive heartache and perhaps a bike-less riding
season. No one wants to spend a summer that way.
Turnover is another possible issue. There are two types
of turnover: employees and service work. If every time you
go in and there are new faces throughout the place, there
is something going on. I want the person working on my
bike to be in a good mood, not fed up with the boss, looking
for another job, and generally in a position where they don’t
care about the quality of the work, or don’t have to worry
about the job coming back because they’re not going to be
there to deal with it. The other turnover exhibits itself in the
shop. Are the same bikes in the shop for repair constantly?
If they don’t belong to the owners or employees they should
leave at some point. If the talent in the shop isn’t up to
snuff then the technicians will find themselves stumped by
certain jobs and those bikes will take root there.
The above are a few things to look for. Others are clean-
liness, organization, and attitude. All factors that will give
you some insight as to what you can expect. This is not a
foolproof system however. Therefore, it is also important to
know what your legal rights are as well. That means what
you are entitled to upfront and after the work is complete.
Generally, the laws governing your rights as a customer
at any automobile repair facility (a bike shop falls under that
designation) are set forth in Virginia’s Automobile Repair
Facilities Act, the pertinent parts of which are found in sec-
tions 59.1-207.1 through 59.1-207.6 of the Code of Virginia.
First, you are entitled, upon request, to a written estimate
prior to the commencement of any repair work on your bike
so long as that repair work will cost you more than $25.00.
The shop must provide you with the estimated cost of labor,
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the estimated cost of parts, a description of the work as
described or authorized by you, and an estimated comple-
tion time. However, a shop has no obligation under the
law to provide such an estimate before 10:00 a.m. or after
4:00 p.m. No repair work charge may exceed the written
estimate by more than 10% unless the additional work has
been authorized by you. Keep in mind that the shop may
charge you a reasonable fee for the estimate so long as the
fee is disclosed to you at the time you request an estimate.
The disclosure must be either in writing, or by a sign “con-
spicuously posted” at the entrance of the shop. It is always
best to ask upfront just to be safe. As with any situation, be
reasonable. Delays occur sometimes through no fault of
the shop. In fact, Virginia law states that a shop is not liable
for a breach of the written estimated completion time if the
delay is caused by an Act of God, an unexpected shortage
of labor or parts, or other causes beyond the control of the
shop. The bottom line is, be reasonable with the shop if
they are being reasonable with you.
You also have the right to retain possession of pre-placed
parts. Virginia law states that the shop shall, at the time the
repair work I authorized, return to you any parts which are
removed from your bike. The exception is when the part
is to be returned to the manufacturer or distributor under a
warranty agreement, trade-in agreement, or core charge
agreement for a reconditioned part. If you wish to retain
parts subject to a trade-in agreement or core charge agree-
ment then the shop may charge you a fee in the amount
they would have received. This can be avoided however
by exercising your right to inspect any parts removed from
your bike. Even if you refuse to take custody of the parts,
you have the right to inspect any parts removed from your
bike and replaced in the process of repair.
Virginia law also requires a shop to provide you a writ-
ten invoice of all work performed on your bike. The invoice
must clearly indicate the work performed and the charges
for parts and labor separately. It must also identify those
parts provided under warranty and those not under warran-
ty. It must also identify those parts, if any, which are used,
rebuilt or reconditioned. The exception to this law is that
if the shop has advertised a certain job on a single price
basis, such as an oil change for $15.00, they do not have to
provide such an invoice. Otherwise, they must provide one.
While the above is not a complete list of your rights, it hits
the important matters to you as a consumer. If you go to a
shop and find that it does not abide by the above practices,
it is not a place you want to leave your bike. As usual, if
you have any questions or comments concerning anything
in this article, please feel free to contact us.
Matt Danielson
Jim Cannon
Tom McGrath’s Motorcycle Law Group
1-800-321-8968
matt@tommcgrathlaw.com
jim@tommcgrathlaw.com
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Petersburg, VA Sept 20th & 21st 2008

By Tim Wilmoth bikes are now up to 195 cu. inches with over 1200 HP and
similar numbers in torque, these things are just unbeliev-
The thunder really rolled into cen- able. The pilots were airing ‘em out for all they were worth
tral Va. when the “AHDRA” (All on Saturday, trying to qualify for the 16 bike field, main
Harley Drag Racing Association event on Sunday. The last team to make the grade was
) showed up for their annual “Jim well under 7 seconds at 6.88. The best pass of the week-
McClure Nationals” at the Virginia end was on Saturday when Joey Sternotti laid down a
Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie smokin’ 6.29, 226 mph pass. Just .06 off the ET record of
county at the Virginia Motorsports 6.23 and 4 miles per hour off the mph record of 230.
Park. The event was named to AHDRA races are the most exciting motorcycle events
honor Williamsburg’s own Jim McClure, a drag racing leg- I’ve ever been too. Is it the aroma of spent nitro in the air?...
end and pioneer in the sport. Jim was a real competitor and the smell of burning rubber?... or the side by side burnouts
always on the leading edge of the research and develop- as the racers heat the massive slicks that launch these
ment that’s required to stay one step ahead of your compe- missiles. It’s probably a combination of it all that triggers the
tition (yes it is rocket science!). That drive to be the fastest, adrenaline rush you get while you’re there. I love it and at
enabled him to carry the #1 Top Fuel Champion Plate 19 less than $.25 per fuel bike pass (yes, I’ve done the math),
times and earned him the nickname of “Da Judge”. its one of the best “bangs for your buck” going. There’s al-
Jim would have really been proud of the field of racers ways $5 discount coupons available at your local shops and
that had assembled. Spread over 3 “fuel” classes, 42 bikes HOG member discounts when there’s a race in your neigh-
showed up, 20 of which were “top fuel” monsters, and one borhood. On top of that, patriots that they are, the AHDRA
of those was the Hampton Roads H-D sponsored Top admits active duty and reserve military absolutely free.
Fueler ridden by Robert “Ziggy” Stewart, nephew of Jim Mc- So next time you’re on the computer, surf on over to
Clure. Thirteen other classes, pro-gas through ET were well http://www.ahdra.com/ , find out when they are going to be
represented also. running near you, then head on out to get a fistful of excite-
My favorite has always been the fuelers. Some of these ment for yourself.

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Proud To Be An American
THE VIRGINIA WAR MEMORIAL ing for Jon while he is in meetings with legislators trying to
    secure more funding from them for the Memorial. Candy
    As a veteran nothing Shelton is the Educational Specialist. Candy helps with the
touches my heart quite research and development of the educational films that
like a tribute to our are shown ay the Memorial. Harry Warner is the Executive
fallen heroes. We do Director for the Educational Foundation and he does the
not honor our military documentary series “Virginians at War”. In a small corner of
the way we once did. the adjacent building is Jesse Smith. Jesse is the Artifacts
My own experience Collection Manager and he handles all the memories of war
of coming home to an collection. I offered to let them have my old “boony hat” but I
ungrateful nation left have not had a response yet.
scars that took years     The VWM is bulging at the seems and is currently working
to heal. However, on an expansion project to honor Virginians killed in Desert
just north of the Lee Storm, Iraq, and Afghanistan. This new addition will be called
Bridge in Richmond the Paul and Phyllis Galanti Education Center. Paul was
stands The Virginia a Naval aviator shot down over North Vietnam and was a
War Memorial (VWM); prisoner for over six years. His wife Phyllis held vigil at home
the Commonwealths and led an effort to insure that American POW’s were not
tribute to her men and forgotten. This new addition is needed to meet the increasing
women who gave all demand of the ever growing number of visitors.
in defense of their     Jon and his staff need our help. They need volunteers to
country. serve as guides to walk visitors around the grounds and ex-
    The VWM was plain the history of the VWM. There is also the ongoing need
authorized in 1950 by the General Assembly and was com- for funds. Whether you are a civilian who has never served,
pleted in 1955. It was originally designed to honor World War a veteran or even on active duty, you’re invited to give in
ll veterans and then Korean War veterans. In 1981, an addi- one form or another to help support The Virginia War Memo-
tion was added to honor those killed in Vietnam and in 1996, rial. In honor of those heroic individuals, whose names are
those killed in the Persian Gulf were added. There are a total forever etched in the walls & panels, we should all thank God
of 11,634 names etched on the walls and glass panels of the that someone died to keep us free. You can contact the VWM
Memorial. at www.vawarmemorial.org or call 804-786-2060.
    The Memorial is a beautiful, solemn place. Honor and  
dignity emanate from everywhere. You cannot help but be in Reverend Rocky Angone
awe of the simplistic beauty that encompasses the Virginia
War Memorial. The Memorial consists of The Hall of Honor
Auditorium, Visitors Center, and the Shrine of Memory. Walk-
ing through the shrine, you see the names of Virginia’s fallen
soldiers. Some are etched on the stone walls and some on
the glass panels. At the south end of the shrine is the statue,
Memory. Memory stands 23 feet tall and keeps vigil over her
fallen men and women. At the base of Memory, is the Torch
of Liberty, an eternal flame. Just past the south end is the
Flag Court where 7 flags fly representing the Army, Navy,
Marine, Coast Guard, Air Force, Merchant Marine, and the
VWM. Next to the Visitors Center is a bed of crimson rose
bushes named Veterans Honor Rose and each day a rose is
placed at the base of Memory. Also along the front retaining
wall is a bed of lilac long stem roses named the World War ll
Memorial Rose.
    In 2007 over 20,000 people from all over the world visited
the VWM  There is a gift shop, a collection of war memories
going back to World War ll, and a state of the art theater
for showing the film, “Virginians at War.”  The Virginia War
Memorial’s purpose is preserving memories, honoring veter-
ans, and instilling patriotism.
    No matter how well planned, an organization is no bet-
ter than the people who run it. The VWM is blessed with a
wonderful staff. My friend, Retired Lt. Col. Jon Hatfield is the
Executive Director. He was the very first employee in July,
1997 and oversees the operation of the memorial. Rachel
Snyder is the office manager and from what I can see, does
well beyond her assigned duties of the operation, cover-
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Proud To Be An American
HONOR AND REMEMBER The White Border surrounding the gold star recog-
By George Lutz
nizes the purity of sacrifice. There is no greater price
an American can pay than to give his or her life in
Cpl George A. Lutz II
service to our country.
12 Dec 1980 ~ 29 Dec 2005
US Army, 4th Psy Ops Group,
The Gold Star signifies the ultimate sacrifice of a
9th Bat, Ft Bragg
warrior in active service who will not return home.
Gold reflects the value of the life that was given.
On December 29, 2005 George Anthony
Lutz II (Tony) was killed by a sniper’s
The Folded Flag signifies the final tribute to
bullet while he was on patrol inside Fal-
an individual life that a family sacrificed and
lujah, Iraq. His family and friends endured the shock, emotion-
gave to the nation.
al agony and overwhelming loss that accompanied the news
of Tony’s death, just like the many families who have suffered
The Flame is an eternal reminder of the spirit that has
the same tragedy.
departed this life yet burns on in the memory of all who
In the months that followed Tony’s funeral, his father, George,
knew and loved the fallen hero.
visited other families who had lost loved ones in the Iraq war.
He began to sense that he had joined the ranks of a unique
fellowship. These families were only the latest additions to a
group that originated with the American Revolution, when the
first soldiers to shed their blood for our freedom gave their lives. Flag Etiquette
George found another commonality among the families of fallen
soldiers. After their grief had transitioned to numbness and The Honor and Remember flag is intended to be flown continu-
finally to acceptance, many families wanted to know two things: ously, along with and under Ole Glory, the flag of the United
their sacrifice was not in vain and the nation would never forget. States of America.
These concerns led George on a quest to discover if there was The Honor and Remember flag may also fly independently on a
a universally recognized symbol that acknowledges the Ameri- separate pole, respecting the protocol of other official flags.
can servicemen and servicewomen who never made it home. The Honor and Remember Flag is to be flown below the Stars
To his surprise, he found nothing. Did families generations and Stripes whenever on the same pole and always to be in a
before us feel any different, were parents from any past conflict subservient position. Never to diminish in meaning or stature the
US Flag. It is suggested that it flies close to half-mast.
crying for anything less than Remembrance. When three or more flags are to be flown on the same pole it
Many families of fallen soldiers have established memorials to will fly second only to the American flag.
their lost loved ones. Whether it is a monument, license plate, In the more than 200 years of our nation’s history there has
armband, ceremony, street name or website, each reminder never been an officially recognized symbol that reminds us
is intended as a tangible link to a loved one who was lost. As daily of the sacrifices made by members of our military and the
meaningful as these memorials are, they cannot represent the lives lost in service to our country. We propose the Honor and
collective honor due to each fallen soldier from a grateful nation. Remember Flag as a national emblem for that purpose.
Thus the Honor and Remember Flag was conceived. You’re invited to go to the website www.honorandremember.org
The Honor and Remember Flag should fly from every flagpole to sign the Petition to Establish a National Remembrance Flag.
in America as a daily reminder that the rights and freedoms
we enjoy have not been cheaply purchased. They have been
bought with the blood of brave Americans, whose families,
friends, fellow soldiers and shipmates will never forget them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Flag’s Symbolism

The Honor and Remember Flag’s

design is distinctive, yet simple.
Each detail on the flag symbol-
izes an important part of the overall
meaning of the flag’s message.

The Red Field represents the blood spilled

by brave men and women in America’s mili-
tary throughout our history, who gave their
lives so that our nation would remain free.

The Blue Star represents active service in

military conflict. This symbol originated with World
War I, but on this flag it signifies service in all wars
from the American Revolution to present day.
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In Memory of
a Special Friend - Carla Mitchel
I could not believe the message I was hearing on my cell phone.
I had to listen to it three times before it sank in...Carla Mitchell
died from an accident on her beautiful motorcycle. I called three
other people hoping for one of them to say “yes, Carla was in
an accident...but she is fine.” Unfortunately, those were not the
words I heard. My name is Tami Walker, with Diva Customs,
and it’s not hard for me to tell everyone how wonderful a person
Carla Mitchell was. I met Carla three years ago at one of my bike
shows. She showed up with a cool Trike and dominated her
class. But it was her bubbly personality and bright red cowboy
boots that stole the show. Three years later, Carla was riding the
hottest Trike in town, still wearing multi-colored cowboy boots
and she continued to charm anyone who met her. Some of my
fondest memories of Carla were at the BoneShakers’ Social Club
meetings on Tuesday nights. When someone stood up to speak
and could not be heard over the crowd, Carla would repeat
everything the person would say in a voice that carried across
the room. But, that was Carla, her outgoing personality, her zest
for life, her love for friends and family made her a person you
just wanted to meet and get to know. Our city, this community,
and myself will miss her smile, miss her stories of her beloved
horses, her laughter....well... simply put...we will miss her, Carla
Mitchell. I guess Heaven needed someone up there to make
them laugh and smile.

Editor’s note: We’ll all surely miss Carla for she was the shining light
of any room that she entered. I didn’t know her well but I had the
pleasure of enjoying her company on many occasions at bike shows
or just out & about. She loved her horses but she was certainly damn
proud of her beautiful trike – a true rider & a fine person that our
motorcycle community will surely miss. Thanks girl, for all the joy you
brought to us all. ~ Kelly ~

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 Nashville Boys Do Good
Larger Pictures At www.thunderroadstn.com/greggallman
By Rebel Ron of Columbia, TN

This article not only tells of two young Nashville-born musicians but their connection with the two
wheelers we so cherish. Most people have been led to believe that these two Southern music icons are from
Macon, Georgia but they were both born in Music City. Howard Duane Allman was born November 20,
1946 and his little brother Gregory Lenoir Allman came into this world in Nashville on December 8, 1947.
(Most of these photos have never been published so lets see the young Allmans with their Easter bunny
chocolates.)
November 11 is the day we honor veterans of all wars so
let’s honor the Allman’s dad, Sgt. Willis Allman, with his photo
in this publication. Little is known of the career Army man be-
cause he was robbed & murdered in 1949 near his base in Vir-
ginia. Their mother, Geraldine Allman, moved back to Music
City with the future music stars. The Allman brothers appar-
ently were being groomed to adopt the military life like their
dad. Both were enrolled at Castle Heights Military School and
can be seen in uniform with their “Granny Daniels” just before
Geraldine moved them to Daytona Beach at the end of 1957.
Even though the boys had lived much of their lives in Music City they did not take a liking to music until they were in Daytona.
However, while visiting relatives in Nashville in 1959 they scored tickets to a B.. B. King show and were amazed with his music. Some
say this was when the elder brother told the younger that they needed to get into this business. Back in
the Sunshine state in 1960 Greg kept hearing one of his neighbors playing country music on a guitar and
decided to get one. After playing around with his new guitar his brother was soon drawn to it and sur-
passed Greg’s playing efforts very quickly. (The photo of them on the beach is with their Grandmother,
Myrtle Allman, apparently when she visited them from Nashville. You can also see a cool photo of Duane
by the road sign his family lived on in Nashville. Check out them shoes! )
In 1961 the teenage Allmans were playing local gigs as “The Escorts.” In 1963 Duane dropped out
of high school to focus on his guitar work and Greg stuck high school out graduating in 1965 from Sea-
breeze High. Soon after the brothers hit the road as the “Allman Joys” and toured the southeast. In 1967
the brothers were beginning their climb to fame when they signed a contract in LA and changed their
name to “The Hourglass.” They recorded two LPs but the record label was not letting them be them-
selves and were trying to mold them into another nice, shiny, harmless pop
band. The brothers were not proud of this
period of their budding music career. Disil-
lusioned with the record label’s attempt to
push them into a pop music style they soon
broke up.
Before we go too far lets take a look at why neither of the boys had
been drafted since we were knee deep in Vietnam in 1965. Apparently
the recruiters passed on Duane earlier when he went in for his examina-
tion while wearing ladies underwear. ( I guess that was before the “Don’t
ask. Don’t tell” rule.) Gregg got out with an injury to his foot. Since they
boys had a tour coming up they needed to get Gregg off the draft list. So
they thought it would be a good idea to have some friends over for a foot
shooting party and Gregg was to be the star! Duane, being the concerned
bro that he was, even painted a bulls eye on Gregg’s foot before he shot
himself. I was told that Gregg attempted to get out of this potentially pain-
ful task until his big brother scolded him about embarrassing him in front
of all their friends. After all they had come there to see Gregg shoot his
foot. After a few more gulps of courage he did it! The foot injury got him
removed from the draft list and the tour proceeded along.
Gregg again played a big role in his big brother’s musical direction in 1968 while Duane was
sick in bed. Gregg stopped by his brother’s place with a bottle of cold pills for his fever and he
also brought the debut album by guitarist “Taj Mahal” as a get well gift. Several hours later
Gregg received a call from his talented brother urging him to come back over. When he ar-
rived Duane had removed the label from the bottle and dumped the pills out while playing up
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a storm with his new slide! This album had an old blues song Taj
had covered called “Statesboro Blues” that would soon be one of
the ABB’s biggest hits.
Duane returned to Daytona and soon formed another band when
he called his little brother to come out and join him in 1969. The
new band was called “The Allman Brothers band” and it consisted
of men who would make musical history. This band released its
first self titled album with Duane on slide guitar, Gregg on vocals
and organ, Dickey Betts would join the band on guitar and Berry
Oakley played bass. They also did something different by having
not one but two drummers, Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson and
Butch Trucks.
Their next album released in 1970 was “Idlewind South” which
contained a couple songs that will be played on classic rock radio
forever. “Revival” and the biker classic “Midnight Rider” had this
album climbing the charts. The band was very good at this point
but they were at their best in a live setting and soon released the
classic live LP “At Filmore East.” This vinyl record had one of my
all time favorite songs on it called “Whipping Post.” (Rolling Stone
mag calls this is one of the 500 best LPs ever!)
The two brothers were rising to the top of the music charts and
living large in Macon, Georgia. Sadly, the bands future was to take
a tragic turn for the worse on October 29, 1971. Duane was killed
riding his Sportster on the way home from the studio with his girl-
friend, Dixie, and Berry Oakley and his sister, Candace, following
him in a car. Duane was exceeding the speed limit on his chopper
when he came up behind a slower car. He shot around it and soon
met a large flatbed truck with a crane on the bed making a left turn
across both lanes of traffic. It was reported from his friends follow-
ing in the car that the truck driver paused for some reason block-
ing both lanes and Duane tried to go around the rear of the truck.
Unfortunately, a cable hanging from the crane jerked both bike and
rider up into the air and both soon crashed to the ground with the
Custom XL on top and then both skidded to the curb. The bike’s
motor was still roaring away until the truck driver came over and
shut the motor off. Duane was alive and had few visible injuries but
he soon began to have pains and was taken to the emergency room.
He suffered several internal injuries and was sent to the operating
table where he would die three hours after the afternoon crash. Not
only was Duane getting name recognition with the popular ABB
but he was a sought after studio musician as well. He played guitar
and slide on such artist’s records as Wilson Pickett, Aretha Frank-
lin, Boz Skaggs, and Eric Clapton, just to name a few.
(Let’s take a moment to set an “urban myth” straight concerning
Duane’s untimely death. The album they were about to release was
called “Eat A Peach” long before Duane crashed and it had nothing
to do with Allman crashing into a peach truck. The title of the LP
came from a comment Duane had made to a reporter about what he
was doing concerning the Vietnam war. Duane simply said, “I’m
gonna eat a peach for peace!”
Another myth from this fateful LP is connected with the tragic
bike death of ABB bassist, Berry Oakley. This rumor claims that
he had crashed his bike into a watermelon truck which you can see
on the back of the LP’s cover that does indeed, have a watermelon
truck on it. Oakley’s death on his 1969 Triumph came months after
the LP was released and he wrecked just three blocks from where
Duane had crashed just over a year earlier. On November 11, 1972
Oakley was speeding through Macon with one of Gregg’s pals,
Kim ?, while clowning around on their bikes on a curvy street. Ber-
ry was going too fast and high sided in a curve and slammed into
the middle of a bus going the opposite direction. Berry was thrown
from the bike and slid across the road. His crumpled Triumph spun
in the same direction and came to rest on top of him. Oakley got up
and walked away from the crash but he refused to go to the emer-
gency room and died later that day from a skull fracture.
After these tragic events the “Eat A Peach” record was a huge
success but the deaths and pressure from the music scene at that
time took a toll on the band. Greg would have his ups and downs
from drug woes to women, Cher, just to name one, all during the
70s. The band still toured to huge audiences and they still sold a
lot of records. I shall not touch on the rest of their career because
most everyone is familiar with other great songs the band put out
including one of my favs from a Greg solo LP, “I’m No Angel”,
which was the name of the LP too.
Gregg has survived all of the sorrows of life along with the dark
excesses brought on by stardom. Gregg has been clean and sober
for over 10 years now but was diagnosed with hepatitis earlier this
year. I am told that he has the illness under control and will be seen
on a stage near you to celebrate the ABB 40 year anniversary this
year. I consider Gregg one of the best artists in my life and can
relate many bike riding memories to his songs. If you really want
to check out Gregg at his best get the “Living For Simplicity” CD
that came out in 1997. He told me back then that it was the first
recording he ever made sober and it really shows in his voice and
music. The CD has many of the ABB standards but they are not
overproduced and Gregg’s unique bluesy voice is perfect.. ( I’ve
included a photo of Gregg on a 1961 Harley Hummer that is also
the cover art for this recording. )
They band received 11 Gold and 5 Platinum albums as well
as winning a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Perfor-
mance in 1996. Duane Allman would still get recognition as well
after being #2 one of Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Gui-
tarists of All Time.
Not only is the colorful band still touring but Gregg still rides his
Harley as well. Good luck man and I hope the stage light shines on
you for many more years. Just be careful riding your bike dude!
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 Indian Motorcycle Charlotte Celebrates Its Grand Opening
As The World’s First Indian Dealership
It was a beautiful sunny day in Lowell, North Carolina on
Saturday October 4. The air was punctuated by live rock n’
roll and the conversations of over 4,500 Indian motorcycle
enthusiasts from across America and around the world.
Indian fans from the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Texas, Arizona, California and other states
flocked to the new mecca of Indian Motorcycle, just south-
west of Charlotte.
Pervasive smells of grilling and barbeque led to fueling
stops for the crowd as the celebration continued. The
opening of the first Indian dealership in modern times
was the perfect historic event that had been planned and
marked a new beginning for Indian Motorcycle Company,
under new ownership since late 2004.
The day long celebration began with factory tours at
Indian Motorcycle headquarters in Kings Mountain, North
Carolina. Scheduled to begin at eleven, the line started
forming shortly after eight and thus the tour began early.
By four in the afternoon, over 3,000 had visited the fac-
tory, completely overwhelming Indian factory staff and tour
guides. State Troopers were called in to help direct traffic
off I-85, which had a mile backup at Exit 2.
A scheduled 12:30 pm “backroads” ride to Indian Motor-
cycle Charlotte became an escorted ride down I-85 to Exit
22, with motorcycles stretching over three miles. Festivities
at the dealership began earlier in the day with live music,
food and beverage sales to benefit the Gaston County
Shrine Club. It was a day of renewing connections with
friends from far and wide and all in attendance seemed very
impressed with the new Indian Chiefs.
Stephen Julius, Chairman of Indian Motorcycle Com-
pany, addressed the gathered crowd mid-afternoon calling
it “a historic day in the renaissance of Indian Motorcycle.
We want to extend a very special warm welcome to Indian
motorcycle owners, who have kept the faith for all these
years”. In addition, he recognized Harley-Davidson, calling
that company “a source of inspiration for us.” He also pub-
licly thanked Chris Bernauer, GM of Indian, and the team
of engineers and craftsmen responsible for development of
the new Indian.
Mark A. Moses, Owner and General Manager, said “We
at Indian Motorcycle Charlotte are very proud of our beauti-
ful new facility. We tried to design a fitting showcase for the
unique spirit and pride associated with the Indian Motorcy-
cle brand and believe we have succeeded. We are thrilled
to be the very first Indian dealership in America” he said,
“and we look forward to offering this legendary motorcycle
to those enthusiasts who share our passion for all things
Indian.”
The Charlotte dealership is a 11,300 square foot facility,
with over half of the space devoted to showroom, confer-
ence room, offices and the balance to a pristine 4-bay
service area, parts and accessories, and inventory storage.
The new 2009 Indian Chief is an ultra premium luxury
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cruiser produced in limited numbers. Indian Chiefs are
available in four basic levels of trim with a range of color
and accessory options. Prices will start at $30,999. No
more than 750 2009 Indians models will be built, with plans
to increase production in the second year. All Indian Chiefs
are assembled by highly skilled two-man teams, who also
personally sign each motorcycle’s build certificate.
While the instantly recognizable classic shape has been
retained, the 2009 Indian Chiefs are all new. There are
virtually no parts interchangeable with previous Indian
motorcycles. Indian Motorcycle was founded in 1901 in
Springfield, Massachusetts, and is recognized as America’s
First Motorcycle.
In addition, Indian Motorcycle Charlotte boasts an exten-
sive line of Indian brand apparel and merchandise, includ-
ing leather jackets, outerwear, sweaters, boots, shirts of
all descriptions. Merchandise includes coffee cups, leather
portfolios, coasters, pins, teddy bears and towels and a
wide range of collectibles including historic oil cans, sig-
nage, and even Indian brand gasoline pumps.
Indian Motorcycle Charlotte is located southwest of Char-
lotte, North Carolina in Lowell, just off I-85 at Exit 22, about
15 minutes from the Charlotte-Douglas airport. Showroom
hours will be 9-6 Tuesday through Friday and 9-5 on Satur-
day, closed on Sunday and Monday. Phone 704-879-4560
or visit online at IndianMotorcycleCharlotte.com.

by Mike Zapiecki, Team Z Marketing, 419-345-1010 or

teamz@bex.net

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them to thunderroadskelly@yahoo.com . Pictures must be high resolution (300
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 Tips To Manage A Bad Situation
By Kevin G. Charleville for contusions (bruising) on the scalp area, and also,
look at the mechanism of injury, i.e. what did they hit?
My name is Kevin G. Charleville and I have been a How fast were they going? How significant is the dam-
Firefighter/Paramedic for 27 years. I am also certified age their helmet?
in Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support and Advanced Ok, so what do we do? Call for help for starters,
Cardiac Life Support. I hold many technical rescue along with head injuries, there could very well be
certificates as well. I also am the proud owner of a spinal injuries. The head is a very vascular region
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle and love to ride when I of the body; wounds such as lacerations, abrasions,
can. Just as you are, I am concerned about safety on and punctures can display copious amounts of blood,
the road. However, let’s take it a step further and talk make sure you control this bleeding. Keep the person
about some first aid issues in case the unthinkable lying still with their body in a straight line. Keep them
happens. This month, I present to you an article on warm by covering them with a blanket, jacket, shirt,
head injuries, and each month, we will discuss differ- etc. As always, in any accident situation, look for other
ent types of injuries and health issues. injuries as well, especially life threatening injuries.
The statistics are overwhelming concerning motor- Report your findings to the emergency workers when
cycle crash fatalities due to head injuries; they are the they arrive. If the patient happens to be a loved one or
leading cause of death, wearing a helmet while rid- a dear friend, try not to panic, especially if you start to
ing a motorcycle will decrease the chance of a head see signs of a head injury. Panic can lead us to make
injury by 30 percent. It does not take much blunt force irrational decisions and poor choices. Remember, we
trauma to receive a significant life altering head injury. are there to make a bad situation better. So, stay calm,
I had an emergency call once, involving a young child stay alert, and stay alive.
who was riding their bicycle in their driveway, lost their
balance, fell off, and hit their head on the pavement.
This victim passed 3 hours later at a local hospital due
the head injury they suffered from the fall. Would a
helmet have saved their life?
A normal human head weighs approximately 16
pounds, about the weight of a bowling ball. On the
inside, there is approximately 1500cc’s of space. Your
brain takes up 1500cc’s, so, needless to say, there is
no room left for any thing else, including expansion
due to the collection of excess fluid. When your head
hits something significantly to cause bruising on or in
your brain, (remember that bruising is a collection of
blood and fluid), there is no way to relieve the pres-
sure, except for surgery. If not treated soon enough,
it can lead to altered mental status, coma, and even
death. Let’s look at some signs of head injuries so
we may be able to identify this problem. Again, look
for altered states of mental capacity. This could be
anything from the person not acting like they normally
do, becoming sleepy, incoherent, erratic behavior,
etc. Clear or blood tinged clear fluid coming from their
nose and ears, shivering, (always keep patient warm),
coma, and a late sign would be unequal pupils. Look
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THUNDER ROADS GIVES THANKS gently stretch it down to meet up with dough underneath
PIMENTO MAC & CHEESE your onion. Press gently to mold the two dough squares
1 Box (lb.) Large Elbow Pasta together. Now, take a fork and use the tines to go all around
Salt water to taste the pouch you have created and seal the pouch up tight.
1 Tbl. Extra Virgin Olive Oil Next, take egg wash (1 egg yolk & a dash of water whisked
2 Tbl. Premium Margarine together) and brush all over your onion pocket. Repeat
1 Small Onion, small chop process for remaining (3) onions. Place on very lightly spray-
2 Cloves Garlic, small chop greased cooking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for about
1 tsp. Paprika, plus extra for garnish 40 minutes until puffy & golden brown. Serve as a delicious
Ground black pepper to taste side dish with your fanciest dinner or simplest supper. These
2 tablespoons flour are the bomb, baby!
2 cups milk
A couple dashes of hot sauce THUNDER ROADS PUMPKIN CUPCAKES
2 1-Cup Bags of Shredded Sharp Cheese w/ BUTTER-CREAM-CHEESE FROSTING
2 Jars of pimentos (3 ounces each), drained 2/3 Cup Crisco Shortening
1/2 cup Parsley flakes for garnish 2 Whole Eggs
Place a large pot of water over high heat and bring it up to 3/4 Cup Maple Syrup
a boil to cook the pasta. Once at a boil, add some salt and 1/2 Whole Milk
the pasta and cook to desired doneness. Heat a large pot 1-1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
over medium heat with the oil and margarine. Add the onion, Dash Salt
garlic, paprika, salt and ground black pepper and cook until 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
softened, about 5 minutes. Add the flour and cook about a 1/2 tsp. Ground Ginger
minute. Whisk in the milk and hot sauce, and bring up to a 1/2 tsp. Ground Allspice
bubble. Turn off the heat and stir in 1 bag of the cheese in 1 Cup of Canned Pumpkin
a figure-eight motion until it’s all melted. When the pasta is 1 Can (8 ozs.) Crushed Pineapple, drained
done, drain it well and add it to the pot with the cheese sauce.1 Pkg.(8 ozs.) Philly Cream Cheese, softened
Toss to combine. Fold in the drained pimentos, then pour ev- 1/2 Cup Real Butter, softened
erything into a baking dish and top with the remaining cheese. 1-1/2 Cups Confectioner’s Sugar
Bake in 400 degree oven until the cheese is brown and bub- In large bowl beat Crisco until light & fluffy. Add eggs, one at
bling. Top with paprika and parsley for garnish. a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in syrup & milk.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, ginger &
THUNDER PILGRIM ONION POCKETS allspice, add to shortening mix and beat just until moistened.
2 Pkgs. of pre-made large dough squares cut into 4 equal Stir in pumpkin & pineapple. Fill paper-lined muffin cups
sections ( in section where pre-made pizza dough is located two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 mins. Cool for 15
at your grocer’s) or get the kind in a can and roll out. mins. before removing paper liners and plating for frosting.
4 Medium-Large Yellow Sweet Onions Beat Cream cheese & butter in a small mixing bowl until
1 Pkg. of Shredded Monterrey-Jack Cheese fluffy. Add confectioner’s sugar, beat until smooth. Spoon
1 Stick of Real Butter or Premium Margarine all your frosting mix into a plastic bag, snip off one corner of
Parsley Flakes & Nutmeg to Sprinkle bag with scissors and use your plastic bag as a professional
Place an onion on one square of cut dough, slit an “X” into the baker’s bag and squeeze big old dollops of frosting all over
top of your onion but only cut down 1/4” into onion. Spread your cupcakes to frost. Looks absolutely beautiful and for
onion open a bit. Sprinkle down into your “X” some parsley “day of gratitude and giving thanks” table spread.
flakes and just a nidge of Nutmeg and a small pat of butter or
1/2 tsp. of margarine. Sprinkle your shredded cheese thor- FROM OUR THUNDER ROADS FAMILY TO YOURS
oughly over the top of the onion. Now, take another square GOD BLESS & JUST BE GRATEFUL.
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 TECH TIPS
Aaron Johnson
Full time 4th grade school teacher (seriously),
9 years in the power sports industry having been a
technician and service manager for Suzuki, Kawasaki,
Polaris, Bombardier and Harley-Davidson. I am the as-
sistant parts mgr. for Turners Honda in Elizabeth City
and three years as an MSF instructor. I also build cus-
tom motorcycles and do show winning restorations.
Here we are again my friends…it’s Fall and the air is
cooling down, the leaves are starting to turn, the tourists
are gone and MY riding season has officially started. I
love riding in the fall weather, much like many of you out
there…I’ll ride all summer, but I HATE being too hot on a
bike. Yes, I know…it’s never “too hot to ride”, but we all
have our limits. On the flip side of this, let’s talk about how
to prepare for some cool weather riding and how to make
sure you and your bike make the best of the ride.
Let’s start with you. Proper riding gear is essential when
riding in the fall and winter. We can get away with just
about anything in the summer, but if you want to ride into
the winter that t-shirt and jeans ain’t gonna cut it. Here’s
a little nugget of cool weather riding knowledge for you….
on a 65 degree day at about 55-60 mph you will feel a
wind chill of approximately 30 degrees Fahrenheit…this
means that a 180 pound man will be hypothermic within 30
minutes of riding. Loss of blood flow to the extremities, loss
of feeling in your hands and feet…headache…(any of this
sounding familiar?). When your extremities go from being
cold to being painful, or when your teeth start chattering
(seriously) PULL OVER…the next step of the hypothermic
process involves you taking a nap that you hadn’t planned
on and at highway speeds….that is not good. So what do
we do…?????
LAYERS, LAYERS, LAYERS….lots of light layers of clothing
under your well insulated riding jacket… (you do have one
don’t you? If not and you want more information on which
ones are worth buying, e-mail me!), will keep you nice
and warm on those cool rides. The same goes for your
legs…we pay all the attentions to our upper body, but we
neglect our legs and feet. Good pair of jeans and some
over pants is your best option…chaps run a distant second,
and a great pair of long-johns will probably serve you better
than they will. Well, warm socks, good boots…you’re done
right? Wait…I didn’t mention gloves…I could fill an entire
column writing about gloves. All I will say is this…”Gore-
Tex”, “windproof” and “gauntlet” are the three key words
when shopping for winter gloves. In saying all of this…I
will pass one of my readers on the road who is dressed
perfectly for winter riding…wearing a non-DOT pudding
bowl with a “Helmet Laws Suck” sticker on it….I can only do
so much folks….!
Now….your bike:
First thing you do (and I don’t care how longs it’s been since
you last rode your motorcycle), is you CHECK YOUR TIRE
PRESSURE!!!!!!! Let me give ya’ a little science lesson (I’m
a science teacher, I’m allowed!) Gas Laws 101: Gasses
will act accordingly to the ambient temperature around
them (i.e. Air temp) whereas the higher the temperature,
the higher the expansion rate of the gas and the lower
the temperature, the more the gas contracts. This means
that when you rode your bike last weekend and it was 80
degrees and you had 34 lbs of pressure in your tire and it
is now 60 degrees out side….guess what, you don’t have
34 lbs of air in that tire anymore…maybe more like 28 or
less…big difference, especially if you are riding two-up.
This will change some as the tire heats up from the road,
but you NEED to check it regularly, especially this time
of year when it is 85 degrees one day and 60 the next….
other that that…your bike is pretty much an all temperature
machine…just your basic care and maintenance will keep
you going all winter long.
Ride safe everyone…
Knees in the breeze…
Aaron
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 Christmas

New Years Day

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FRESH OIL
WOW, FRESH OIL … when I first came up on
this sign I must say I was a little concerned. I
was heading down the 17 S from Sedona on my
motorcycle doing about 70.
I must tell you that my girlfriend (Donna) and I
was freaking out. I never heard of Fresh Oil on
the road before. OK, I am from the east coast,
maybe that’s why. Why would ADOT put Fresh
Oil on the road? Are they trying to kill me? So I
contacted ADOT to find out. Here is the answer
to my question from Bill Williams, Public Informa-
tion Officer ADOT Prescott District. 
“ADOT believes this is a safe process for
lengthening the life of the roadway surface to
save taxpayers’ dollars.  The “oil” that is applied
does lower the frictional quality of the surface immediately after it is applied.  Once it breaks or sets,
there is very little difference in the surface friction.  Since traffic is not allowed on it until it breaks,
motor vehicles need not take precautions with regard to friction.  The striping is usually covered and
until it is repainted it may be faint and hard to see so a slight decrease in speed may be appropriate
depending on conditions.”
So there you go. According to Bill it’s safe for Motorcycles and cages but I am still going to slow
down. LuckStone

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L OPERATION WE CARE
The Eastern Shore Chapter Harley Owners Group and
Harley-Davidson of Ocean City are preparing for Operation
We Care - Christmas 2008. This project, which began last
year, has sent over 200 care packages to the troops in Iraq
and Afghanistan. Many of these troops are from the Del-
marva area.
The group is seeking donations to fill the boxes and finan-
cial donations to help cover the cost of postage. Copies of
the list of needed items are available at Harley-Davidson of
Thunder
Jams
Ocean City or at www.easternshorehog.com
http://www.easternshorehog.com. Donations can be
dropped off at HDOC seven days a week during business
hours.
The boxes will be packed on Sunday, November 9 at the
Powellville Fire Hall and shipped out shortly thereafter so
they can reach their destination by Christmas.
The group is also constantly adding to their mailing list.
Easy Rider
If you know of anyone that is currently deployed overseas
or if you need your donations picked up please contact Jeff
Merritt at 410-713-8940 or jemerritt314@yahoo.com for
more information.

Kyle Adamson of Mt Airy, MD., owner of this OCC chopper

with friends Frankie, and movie star Peter Fonda (Captain
American) on his ranch in Livingston,MT. Photo sent by his
brother, Scott Adamson.

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Ride For Pink

On behalf of the Ride for Pink 2008 event coordinators,

we would like to say thank you to the volunteers, the spon-
sors, Chevy’s Restaurant, Knuckleheads and the unbeliev-
able number of participants for this spectacular turn out and
event.
On the heels of recession, we were afraid that the riders
and auction would pale in comparison to last year….we
were happily wrong. Ride for Pink 08 had over 600 motor-
cycles leave Chevy’s Restaurant towards Knuckleheads the
morning of October 5, 2008. With beautiful weather and
a sea of pink….pink ribbons, bandanas and clothing, the
mass exodus of 600+ motorcycles was awesome to say the
least.
Last year the numbers topped 450+, so with over 600 rid-
ers this year we were off to a record start to the day. Every-
one was able to grab an excellent breakfast at Chevy’s who
spent the night at the restaurant to prepare a scrumptious
buffet! The auction was a huge success and as always,
everyone loved Butter!
Last year we were able to raise just over $32,000. This
year we raised in excess of $42,000! Only with the help of
friends who support our efforts in fund raising for research
to fight this life threatening disease! We want to say thank
you to so many of you who donated your time, your items,
your money and all with a smile! We look forward to next
year.
Fighting for prevention and a cure in our lifetime…The
Breast Cancer Research Foundation!

Ride For Pink

Phyllis, Julie, Boomer and Michael -

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Congrats to Rob Borders who won
the Harley Davidson Sportster.
Nicole will certainly enjoy it

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ABATE of Virginia welcomes all riders to join in the fight to protect your
rights. No matter what you ride, we want YOU! For more information contact
Sharon Keaton at 540-937-3924 or CulpeperSharon@Gmail.com. Stay on
top of the latest ABATE news and events by visiting www.ABATEofVA.com.
ABATE Coalfield Riders Chapter ( Grundy , VA ) meets 7PM every 2nd
Saturday at Caleb & Melissa’s garage, Deel Fork, Grundy , VA 24614-9600
. Everyone Welcome. For more information contact Steve Stacy at 276-935-
2484 or SStacy@eqt.com
ABATE Culpeper Chapter ( Culpeper , VA ) meets 7PM every 2nd Thurs-
day at Hazel River Pub, 105 E Davis St, Culpeper , VA 22701. Everyone
Welcome. For more information contact Tim Dalman at 540-219-6366 or
TimDalman@comcast.net
ABATE 1st Capitol Chapter ( Williamsburg , VA ) meets 9AM every 1st
Sunday at Beachcomber’s Restaurant, 8811 George Washington Memorial
Hwy, Yorktown , VA 23692. Everyone Welcome. For more information
contact Gene Spare at 757-903-6541 or JESpare@verizon.net
ABATE Iron Horse Calvary Chapter ( Lynchburg , VA ) meets 7PM
every 1st Tuesday at Mary Jane’s Café, 826 Kemper St, Lynchburg , VA
24502-3250. Everyone Welcome. For more information contact Tronco at
434-993-3197 or EvoTronco1@wmconnect.com
ABATE Lonesome Pine Chapter (Wise, VA) meets 6:30PM every 1st Tues-
day at Mosby’s Restaurant, 205 Ridgeview Rd, Wise , VA 24293. Everyone
Welcome. For more information contact Shag Mead at 276-565-4541 or
ShageDawg@hotmail.com
ABATE Mason-Dixon Chapter ( Fairfax , VA ) meets 8PM every 2nd and
4th Tuesday at John’s Place, 11104 Lee Hwy, Fairfax , VA 22030-5005.
Everyone Welcome. For more information contact Bob Seoane at 703-206-
0571 or NightTommy2@yahoo.com
ABATE Olde Dominion Chapter ( Falls Church , VA ) meets 8PM every 1st
Monday at JVs Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church , VA 22042-
2145. Everyone Welcome. For more information contact Tank Fortner at
703-309-7197 or KeviRF80@aol.com
ABATE River City Chapter ( Richmond , VA ) ‘No meetings, just action!’ For
more information contact Steve Skeens at 804-389-8293 or HawgSke@msn.com
ABATE Virginia Cruisers Chapter ( Hampton , VA ) meets 1PM every 1st
Sunday at Mugzy’s Grill, 1312 E. Pembroke Ave, Hampton, VA. Everyone
welcome. For more information contact Pete Bulgart at 757-870-1517 or
John at abateregion3@yahoo.com.
American Cruisers Motorcycle Club Chapter 54 - Chesapeake, VA
President Jack Wright (757) 465-8578, Ruddfan4life@cox.net www.
americancruisers.us
American Cruisers Motorcycle Club Chapter 57 - Va. Beach,Va.
President Brian Brooner, E-Mail brooner1@cox.net
Bayside Hog – Meets 7pm on 3rd Friday at Bayside Harley-Davidson
Outer Banks HOG – Meets 2pm, 1st Saturday at Outer Banks Harley-
Davidson
Bikers For Christ / New River Valley Chapter (Elder) Eddie Wright.
Based out of the River of Life Church 5311 Black Hollow Rd. Dublin, Va.
24084. Website www.bikersforchristNRV.com
Bikers with Heart Foundation, Inc. 501 ©3 Non-Profit Organization, Na-
tional Fallen Biker Memorial Weekend, P.O. Box 291 Bryantown, MD 20617,
Office: (301) 893-2900 Email: founder@mlkm5project.com
Website: www.mlkm5project.com. Motto: We Ride Because We Care
Blue Knights Virginia Chapter III
Richmond, VA (804) 379-0578
Blue Knights Law Enforcement MC/VA Chapter V – Hampton Roads
Meets 4th Wed every month 7 pm, 110 Kempsville Rd, Chesapeake, VA
Club President – Susan Taylor (757) 531-1224
blueknightsva5@yahoogroups.com
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze4sw29/bkva5.htm
Blue Knights Law Enforcement MC/VA VII
www.bkvavii.org Pres. George A. Cipra
Blue Knights Law Enforcement MC/VA Chapter X
Yorktown, VA www.blueknightsvax.com
Blue Knights Law Enforcement MC/VA XIII Danville, Vir-
ginia meets on 13th of every monthClub President - Keith Johnson
www.blueknightsvaxiii.com
Blue Ridge Christian Riders CMA Chapter 264 Meets 3rd Monday of each
month at 6:30pm Roanoke Valley Harley-Davidson dealership. Contact:
Steve Lemay (540) 721-1969, Graffan Reynolds (540) 588-6191, Dave Miller
(540) 362-3962
Bone Shaker’s Social Club ( BSSC) We meet the first Tuesday of each
month at Boneshaker’s Saloon, 1297 General Booth Blvd, Virginia Beach,
VA 23451. All meetings are open to the public and all are welcome. P.O.Box
3077, Virginia Beach, Va 23457 (757) 961-8382
Buell Owners in the DC area Meets 1st Sat, 10 am at H-D
Castaways Riding Club - Tidewater, VA
Meets 3rd Weds of the month. Wherever your mind wonders…ride after it!
www.castatwaysrc.com or email tailgunjoe@cox.net
Celtic Riders East Coast Motorcycle Club Troy L. Graham, President
www.celticriderseastcoast.com
Club Directory
Central Virginia Chapter of the Victory Motorcycle Club
Bill Robinson, Chapter President Email: wrr1home@comcast.net
Cell: (804)339-3784 Home: (804) 737-7910
Central VA Trail Riders Meets 7 pm on 1st & 3rd Tues.
At a Richmond Rest. Info: (804) 272-8038
Christian Motorcyclist Association Northern Virginia Chapter 348
www.nvcrcma.com NVCR meets 3rd Sat each month @ Old Country Buffet in
Manassas @ 9:00 am, President – Rick Saunders, nvcrmail@msn.com
CMA/Beacons of Tidewater (Hampton Roads area) Meets 2nd Monday
of each month, except Dec. @ Piccadilly Restaurant, 530 N. Military Hwy,
Norfolk, VA (across from the Dump). President, Lenny Stowell, lenand2girls@
cox.net or (757) 420-4411.
Concours Owners Group COG – Northeast Area www,concours.org/ne
Mid-Atlantic Region Luray, VA #1887 Patrick Sprague (540) 743-4874
Email: psprague@shentel.net
Cruiser Club USA Chapter 30 - Farmville, Va 23901
Meets 3rd Sunday @ 2PM-next door to the Post Office, Rice, VA 23966
Jimmy Adams, Club President, 434-315-8929
JAdams3637@aol.com, CCUSA30.com
Down By Law 757 MC Club www.downbylaw-mc.com President – “Quiet
Storm” Email: quietstormzx9@aol.com
EZRR Club, Inc. Richmond, VA
Info: (804) 932-4784/www.riders-inc.com
Fire and Iron Station 161 Firefighters MC located in Northern Virginia
Fire and Iron Station 161 is a group of Firefighters and other members associ-
ated with the fire service, who loves to ride and have a good time. Our club
prides itself in its effort to support various charitable organizations and support
other clubs while remaining a neutral motorcycle club. Each member of Fire
and Iron FFMC shares a passion for the brotherhood of the fire service, the
motorcycling community and the call of the open road.For more information,
contact President George Smith at FireandIron161@aol.com
Flaming Knights MC - Norfolk Chapter www.FKMCNORFOLKVA.com
Flaming Knights Norfolk P.O. BOX 7022 Norfolk, VA 23509
GWRRA chapter K of Roanoke Meets 3rd Thursday, Holiday Inn Airport
Web address: http://www.communities.msn.com/GWRRAVAK
Chapter Directors: Jerry & Linda Hall (540) 387-0897
Hampton Roads Southern Cruisers Riding Club Chapter #26
Website http//bikers.crusading.org/ “Cruiser” Mosher 1st Officer HRSC
Curzer1500@yahoo.com
Heaven Bound Bikers Meets 2nd Sat. each month 9am riders in South Hill
(434) 372-3785 a great ride after each meeting
Heaven’s Saints Motorcycle Ministry 4181 Worsham Rd. Powhatan, Va
23139 (804) 598-9026; rodneyrides@juno.com www.heavenssaints.com
Honda Riders Club (HRC), Appalachian M/C
Meetings & open rides on 4th Sundays, 11 am at Loudoun Motorsports in
Leesburg, VA Info: (703) 777-1652
Honda Riders Club (HRC) Manassas Honda Rider’s Club Meets 1st Tues
7:30 pm Stonewall Jackson VFD 7814 Garner Road, Manassas, VA Info:
(703)361-2233
Iron Horse Ministries Meets the last Friday of every month at 7:00pm; room
235 in the LCA building at Thomas Road Baptist Church on Candlers Moun-
tain Rd. in Lynchburg VA. We also have a Biker Bible Study every Sunday
morning at 9:30 in the same room. For more information contact Pastor
Steve at email@ironhorseministries.org or call him at (530)305-4095.
LadyRiders, Inc. Motorcycle Club - Northern Virginia Area
Meets 2nd Monday of the month, schedules rides 4th wked of month
See www.ladyriderinc.com or write luv2ride@ladyriderinc.com
Queen Beez Motorcycle & Social Association www.queenbeezmsa.com
P O Box 35396 Richmond, VA 23235 info@queenbeezmsa.com
Red Knights Motorcycle Club, Chapter 4, Virginia Beach Meets on the first
Tuesday of the month. For information and location of the next meeting, call
David J. (President) @ 757-816-1194, or Gordon W. @ 757-439-0167
Richmond Riders www.richmondriders.com 2nd Sunday every month
meets for Bikes in the Bottom 9:30am Poe’s Pub on Main St. Contact Jason
webmaster@richmondriders.com
Rolling Thunder® Inc. - Chapter 4 VA Meets 3rd Sunday every month at
2PM in the Moose Lodge #715, located at 2307 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg
VA. Public welcome. Website www.rollingthunderch4va.com
Rolling Thunder,® Inc. - VA Chapter 5 Meetings are held every 2nd Sunday
of the month @ American Legion, Post 2, 820 Winfield Road, Petersburg, VA
23803. Mailing address: P. O. Box 6614
Richmond, Va. 23230. Mike Walton, President (804) 514-9123
Shenandoah Valley HOG Monthly meeting @ Verona, Va. Moose alternates
2nd Sunday next month 2nd Tuesday. hog hotline (540) 946-9992, www.
shenandoahhog.com
Sisters of Chrome Women Motorcycle Club/Maryland Women Content to
grabbing the handlebars and steering our own motorcycles.
www.sistersofchromemc.com . Contact Sugar Bear
sistersofchrome@aol.com or (410) 477-5557.
SONS OF THUNDER MOTORCYCLE MINISTRIES 1509 Chesapeake Ave,
Chesapeake, VA 23324 www.sonofthundermm.com peglegjoe@verizon.
netWe meet every first Saturday of each month at thunder alley Call for direc-
tions 757-543-1857 or 757-619-4073. Also we have JC’S Fellowship Church
where bikers are welcome. Come as you are – meeting place: Thunder Alley.
Times: Sunday 9 am & 6 pm; Wed. 7 pm; Thurs.(Recovery Program) 7 pm.
All our runs go to JC’S Recovery House – All people that we help through this
house are by application and acceptance based on they’re desire for help.
Southern Cruisers Riding Club - Hill City Chapter of Lynchburg, Va. Meets
the second Wednesday of every month @ Vinny’s Italian Restaurant @
7:00pm. Please contact the following if interested. Phil Stanley-First Officer
@ jacker7@verizon.net. Paul King, Second Officer @ pking@crhudgins.com.
Please visit our web site www.hillcitycruisers.com
Southern Cruisers Riding Club - Mineral Chapter 442 Close to Lake Anna.
We are Located Between Charlottesville and Richmond VA. Contact Diane at
clippydi@yahoo.com. We have Many Miles great county roads.
Southern Cruisers - Nelson County, VA Chapter #172 1st Tuesday every
month@ The Lovingston Cafe, 7:00 pm. For more info contact Rhonda
Ponton, 1st Officer, (434) 531-5820 or Pete Avellone at (434) 531-7916
Southern Maryland Bikers For Christ P.O Box 1107, Leonardtown, MD.
20650. Gordon Bacon, 240-577-0605, SOMDBFC.ORG Check our web site
for meeting times and location.
Southern Virginia American Legion Riders
We are open to all bikes & all Veterans’ & family members of Veterans. P O
Box 57 Colonial Heights, VA 23834, (804) 526-4167, email: herbiewms@
netscape.com
Star Touring & Riding Chapter 188 5461 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia
Beach, VA 23462 http://vbstar.mav.net email:ccnkcstarriders@aol.com,
contact Lisa Laufer @ (757) 646-6738 or (757)646-6734 Llaufer1@cox.net
Star Touring & Riding Chapter 205 - If live in the Hampton, Newport News
Virginia area and looking a fun group to ride with we invite you to look us up,
we are Chapter 205 of STAR Touring and Riding Association.  Our chapter
moto, “200 miles is not to far for lunch! “.  We have two scheduled monthly ride
each month and hold a business meeting the first Wednesday of each month.  Our
chapter is active with other local groups and support many events through out the
year.  Like to know more about us, check our web site at www.star205.org
Star Touring & Riding Chapter 208 - Richmond, Va
Meets the 3rd Thursday each month, check the website for more info.
http://richmondstar208.com/ Contact: Annette Philips, mdpafp@comcast.net
Star Touring and riding chapter 260 Winchester VA, meets 2nd Saturday,
9am at Golden Corral in Winchester,VA on 522. 4th Sunday rides also. Email:
starchapter260@yahoo.com for info
Star Touring & Riding Chapter 440 - North Richmond VA.
Unlike some groups we encourage riders of all makes and model’s to ride with
us. We enjoy the diversity! We are family-oriented and meet and ride monthly.
New riders are welcome - we will coach you on safe group riding techniques
and never compel you to ride beyond your comfort level. We’re a back-roads
group, avoiding the interstate “slab” when we can. Ladies represent about
half of our riders. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday, 7:00 PM at
Topeka’s, 1776 N. Parham Road, Richmond. Topeka’s is about 1/2 mile south
of I-64. If you can’t make it to meetings come out and ride with us anyway.
It’s not about the meetings. For more information on meetings or rides please
contact our chapter president, Mark Johnson, at president@star440.org or go
the www.star440.org
TAMA – Tidewater Albemarle Motorcycle Association. ALL clubs or any
organization that hosts rides/events are welcome to attend. Come out & meet
some good people from all around the area. We’re all working together so
that each one our rides/events can be scheduled not to conflict with others &
then we can all have a successful turnout. Our meetings are held @ 7PM on
the 3rd Thursday of every month (except December) at the Golden Corral, on
the corner of Volvo Pkwy & Battlefield Blvd in Chesapeake, VA
Virginia Bikers Association Inc. P. O. Box 1591, Hillsville, VA 24343, www.
vabikersassoc.org, email: director@vabikersassoc.org
Virginia Freedom Riders P O Box 1387, Suffolk, VA 23439-1387 www.vfr.
race.com President: Bernie Adams Email: Bernie@vfr-race.com Member-
ship Officer: Sandy Cartwright email: sandy@vfr-race.com
V MAX Owners Association Eric Ellerman- Regional Director, 8009 Robin-
crest Ct., Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 (919) 567-1991 home, (919) 244-4660
cell, 150*132514*24 Nextel Direct Connect Jimmy Rey - Chapter Leader
Virginia/District of Columbia, 5901 Atteentee Rd Springfield, VA. 22150-3906,
Day: 703-560-0600 x 15, Cell: 703-618-2333 Tony Waterman - Charlotte,
NC Chapter Leader, 6144 Roseway Ct., Harrisburg , NC. 28075-6509, Eve:
704-454-5753
Williamsburg Riders MC Club
We meet at the Capitol Pancake and Waffle House at 800 Capitol Landing
Road, Williamsburg, VA on the 2nd Sunday of each month (except May which
is on the 2nd Sat. due to Mother’s day) at 9am for breakfast & leave by 10
am (unless earlier time is set by ride leader). We are usually headed off for
a ride of about 75 – 300 miles depending upon the weather and who shows
up to ride. The club is open to all makes of motorcycles and all abilities are
welcome. Contact John Heckman www.williamsburgriders.org
Wings Over History Gold Wing Road Riders Assoc.
Appalachian Region N. Virginia District Georgia & Ken Sladak, Directors,
9612 Alfaree Rd., Richmond, VA 23237
Women on Wheels www.womenonwheels.org NOW FORMING VA CHAP-
TER Call (800) 322-1969 or email: Ironheadbiker@yahoo.com
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It’s Time For
Thanksgiving!

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to add a special dressing to your
Thanksgiving turkey (& we’re not
talking about stuffing), just cut out
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Happy
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 A woman was in a coma. She had been in it for months.
Nurses were in her room giving her a bed bath. One
of them was washing her private area and noticed that
there was a slight response on the monitor whenever she
touched her there. They tried it again and sure enough,
there was definite movement. They went to her husband,
PanHead, a true biker and explained what happened, tell-
ing him, ‘As crazy as this sounds, maybe a little ‘oral sex’
will do the trick & bring her out of the coma.’ PanHead was
skeptical, but they assured him that they would close the
curtains for privacy. PanHead finally agreed and went into
his wife’s room. After a few minutes the woman’s monitor
flat-lined, no pulse, no heart rate. The nurses run back into
the room. ‘What happened!?’ they cried. PanHead replied,
‘I’m not sure….maybe she choked.’
The teacher was reading the story of the Three
Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story
where first pig was trying to gather the building materials
for his home. She read . ‘and so the pig went up to the man
with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said: ‘Pardon me sir,
but may I have some of that straw to build my house?’ The
teacher paused then asked the class: ‘And
what do you think the man said?’ Lil’ Johnny raised his
hand and said very matter-of-factly ...’I think the man would
have said - Well, f*%# me!! A talking pig!’ The teacher
was snickering so bad she had to leave the room.
A man was laying in bed with his new girlfriend. After
having great sex, she spent the next hour just scratching
his nuts—something she seemed to love to do. As he was
enjoying it, he turned and asked her, ‘Why do you love do-
ing that?’ ‘Because,’ she replied, ‘Sometimes, I honestly do
miss mine.’
Woman has Man in it;
Mrs. has Mr. in it;
Female has Male in it;
She has HE in it;
Madam has Adam in it;
MEN tal illness
MEN strual cramps
MEN tal breakdown
MEN opause
GUY necologist
AND ...
When we have REAL trouble, it’s a HIS terectomy.
Ever notice how all of women’s problems start with MEN?
If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife
is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first?
The dog, of course. He’ll shut up once you let him in.
THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE 36
This happened about a month ago just outside of
Memphis , a small town on the banks of the Mississippi
River , and while it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale,
it’s indeed real. A New Yorker was walking along the side
of the road hitchhiking on a dark night in the middle of a
thunderstorm. Time passed slowly and no cars went by It
was raining so hard he could barley see his hand in front
of his face. Suddenly he saw a car approaching, moving
slowly and appearing ghostlike in the rain. It slowly and
silently crept toward him and stopped. Wanting a ride
very badly, the guy jumped into the car and closed the
door; only then did he realize that there was nobody be-
hind the wheel, and no sound of the engine to be heard
over the rain. Again the car crept slowly forward and guy
was terrified, too scared to think of jumping out and run-
ning. The guy saw that the car was approaching a sharp
curve and, still too scared to jump out, he started to pray
and beg for his life. He was certain the ghost car would
go off the road and into the river, and he would surely
drown! But just before the curve, a shadowy figure ap-
peared at the driver’s window and a hand reached in and
turned the steering wheel, guiding the car safely around
the bend. Then, just as silently, the hand disappeared
through the window and the hitchhiker was alone again.
Paralyzed with fear, the guy watched the hand reappear
every time they reached a curve. Finally the guy, fright-
ened nearly to death, had all he could take and jumped
out of the car and ran through the storm to the nearby
town. Wet and in shock, he went into a lighted tavern and
with voice quavering, ordered two shots of whiskey, and
then, shaken, he told everybody about his supernatural
experience. A silence came over those listening and
everybody got goose bumps. They realized the guy was
sober and was telling the truth. And the sounds of the
storm continued outside. About half an hour later, two
guys walked into the bar and one says to the other, ‘Look
Jay-Bo, there’s that idiot that rode in our car while we was
pushin’ it in the rain.
Little Bubba was sitting on the curb with a quart jar of
turpentine and shaking it up and watching all the bubbles.
A little while later a Priest came along and asked the Little
Bubba what he had. Little Bubba replied, ‘This is the most
powerful liquid in the world, it’s called turpentine.’ The
Priest said, ‘No, the most powerful liquid in the world is
Holy Water. If you take some of this Holy Water and rub it
on a pregnant woman’s belly, she’ll pass a healthy baby.’
Little Bubba quickly responded, ‘Oh yeah. Well, you take
some of this here turpentine and rub it on a cat’s ass, and
he’ll pass a Harley Davidson.’
 BACK In The Day

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Freedom Relief Ride VII

Shenandoah Harley-Davidson-Staunton, VA
It is a rare and beautiful thing to be able to help oth-
ers. Oftentimes they are small acts of kindness that
go unrecognized. Yet other times they are something
that enriches many more on a grand level. I cannot
begin to express my respect, and gratitude to every-
one that helped make Freedom Relief Ride VII a suc-
cess. To all the volunteers who took time out of their
busy schedule to make Sunday possible THANK
YOU!!!! You are what enabled that day to be so enjoy-
able for so many veterans. To all the businesses that
donated, and to the wonderful officers that gave their
time, THANK YOU.
Without the work of so many, this event would have
never happened. And I for one am so thankful that it
did.

Bob Ladd & The Staff of Shenandoah

Harley-Davidson

THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE 39

BIKER FRIENDLY DIRECTORY
It’s important for you to know who Virginia Grove’s Winchester Southside Harley-Davidson/Buell, Inc.
your friends are out there when you Harley-Davidson/Buell, Inc. 385 North Witchduck Rd
hit the road! Welcome to our Biker
Friendly Directory. The following is a AccuTRAK 140 Independence Drive Virginia Beach, VA
list of establishments throughout the World’s Finest Stabilizers (Route 50 East) (757) 499-8964
Mid-Atlantic that want you to know that www.BAGGERSPEED.COM Winchester, VA 22602
they’re here for YOU. Whether it’s a (540) 662-4468 South Richmond Harley-Davidson Shop
bike dealer, service shop, restaurant, (540) 420-1850
bar or any other type of business that 10011 Hull Street
welcomes our biking community through Bad Mo’s Custom Cycles Hampton Roads Richmond, VA
their doors, you can count on our family Custom Building/Rebuilding Harley-Davidson/Buell (804) 745-3445
of friends to always welcome you in. ALL
Fabricating & Painting 6450 George Washington Memorial
of our regular advertisers can be found,
in bold, throughout this listing. All of our Virginia Beach, VA Highway Thunder Road Harley-Davidson
friends listed are “Biker Friendly” & most (757) 237-2340 or (757) 685-9697 Yorktown, VA 4960 Riverside Drive
of them ride too, so they know exactly (757) 872-7223 Danville, VA 24541-5630
what you want & need. The staff here
Bayside Harley-Davidson (434) 822-BIKE (2453)
at Thunder Roads greatly appreciates Harley-Davidson of Lynchburg www.davishd.com
of all of our advertiser’s continuous 2211 Frederick Blvd 20452 Timberlake Road
support each month - they are the sole Portsmouth, VA 23704
financial supporters of this magazine. Lynchburg, VA Tidewater Motorcycles Inc.
WE WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT THEM! I-264 Exit 5 434-237-2381 4324 Godwin Blvd
So please give them the support that 757 397-5550 Suffolk, VA
they truly deserve for being with us & Fax 757 397-5513 Harley-Davidson of Wytheville (757) 255-4200
drop by to see them for a visit. Let them
know that you saw them here in Thunder
www.harleybay.com 430 Lithia Road
Roads. If you know of a business that Wytheville, VA Waugh Enterprises
would like to join our Thunder Roads Black Wolf Harley-Davidson 276-228-9000 385 Waugh Boulevard
family of Biker Friendly Places, please 18100 Black Wolf Lane
give us a call (757) 831-2264 or email
Orange, VA
thunderroadskelly@yahoo.com. Abington, VA 24211 HOPAR’S (540) 672-5550
“Where There’s Bikes….There’s Going (276) 628-5822 21771 Timberlake Road
To Be Thunder - THUNDER ROADS” Lynchburg, VA 24502 Whitt’s Harley-Davidson/Buell Sales, Inc.
Boyce Performance Cycles (434) 455-2143 9321 Center Street
DEALERS & SERVICES 3525 Martin Johnson Rd. & Manassas, VA
Chesapeake, VA. 23323 5411 Williamson Road (703) 369-7077
Maryland Phone (757) 477-6168 Roanoke, VA 24012 www.whittshd.com
(540) 362-0140
All American Harley-Davidson Burcham Cycles, Inc. West Virginia
8126 Leonardtown Rd. 2000 Waterside Road Iron Core
Hughesville, MD 20637 Prince George, VA 23875 977 Chimney Hill Shopping Center Cole Harley-Davidson
(888) 833-2REV (804) 526-2300 Virginia Beach, VA 23452-3048 1804 Bland St.
www.allamericanh-d.com www.burchamscycles.com (757) 631-8393 Bluefield, WV 24701
(304) 324-8116
Harley Davidson of Washington Chix Custom Cycles Jim McClure's
9407 Livingston Rd. 3745 Shore Drive Master Performance Cycles Mike’s Harley-Davidson
Ft. Washington, MD Virginia Beach, VA 3707 Rochambeau Dr. Route 1 Box 401H
(888) HDFEVER Williamsburg Va. 23188 Preece Bottom Road
(757) 363-2453 757 566-0544 Fax 566-8218
www.hdwash.com Delbarton, WV 25670
www.chixcustomcycles.com mrspokehead@aol.com (304) 475-0123
Harley-Davidson/Buell
of Ocean City Coleman Power Sports Outlanders
10716 Ocean Gateway 435 S. Washington St. 4768 US Highway 211 West LEGAL SERVICES
Berlin, MD Falls Church, VA Luray, VA 22835
(410) 629-1599 (800) 888-3619 (540) 743-2040
www.wherethepoweris.com www.outlanders.ws Maryland
Harley-Davidson/Buell email: outlnd@shentel.net Stahl & Block, LLC
Shop of Williamsport Coleman Power Sports 66 Painters Mill Rd. Suite 202
10210 Governor Lane Blvd 14105 Telegraph Rd. Patriot Harley-Davidson Owings Mills, MD 21117
Suite 2004 Woodbridge, VA 9739 Lee Highway (800) 875-6554
Williamsport, MD 21795 (703) 497-1500 Fairfax, VA www.stahlandblock.com
(301) 223-1800 or (301) 416-3900 www.wherethepoweris.com (703) 352-5400
Virginia
Haus of Trikes Departure Bike Works Revolutionary Harley-Davidson
36350 South Dupont Highway 5216 Hull St 6401 Richmond Rd Epstein, Sandler & Flora P.C.
Selbyville, DE 19975 Richmond, VA 23224 Lightfoot, VA 23090 413 W. York Street
(800) 499-2283 or (804) 231-0244 (757) 565-5122 Norfolk, VA 23610
(302) 436-7400 www.departure.com 1-800-9-THE-LAW
www.hausoftrikes.com Richmond Harley-Davidson
Early’s Cycle Center, Inc. 10441 Washington Highway The Law Office of Tom McGrath
North Carolina Virginia’s Leading Yamaha Dealer Glen Allen, VA 1-800-321-8968
1921 South High Street (804) 550-9280 www.motorcyclevirginia.com
Kitty Hawk Harley-Davidson Harrisonburg, VA 22801
8739 Highway 158 www.earlyscycle.com Roanoke Valley Harley-Davidson/Buell
Harbinger, NC 27941 1925 Peters Creek Road BIKER ACCESSORIES,
(252) 491-2091 Roanoke, VA 24017 APPAREL, LEATHERS & GIFTS
www.kittyhawkhd.com East Coast Harley/Buell (540) 562-5424
17975 Main Street
Nag’s Head Harley-Davidson Dumfries, VA Rob’s Used Harley Parts Virginia
4104 S. Dare Trail (703) 221-3757 2617 Fox Mill Rd.
Milepost 13 Reston, VA 20191 BikerCrap.com
(Highway 159 Bypass) Full House Cycles (703) 476-6607 Wild & Sexy Riding & Rally Apparel
Nags Head, NC 27959 100 Full House Drive www.robsusedharleyparts.com
(252) 255-5922 Winchester, VA Diva Customs
www.nagsheadhd.com 540-667-0088 Shenandoah Harley-Davidson/Buell 501 17th St.
213 Rolling Thunder Lane Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Outer Banks Harley-Davidson Gary’s Automotive Again Staunton, VA (757) 428-DIVA
1223 U.S. Highway 17 South 23220 Airport Street (540) 213-7433 www.divacustoms.com
Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Petersburg, VA 23803 www.shenhd.com
(252) 338-8866 (804) 733-8644
www.outerbankshd.com

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BIKER FRIENDLY DIRECTORY
Fast Lane Biker Gear & Accessories
166 S. Rosemont Rd. Ste. G
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 340-4446
Harley-Haven
1920Atlantic Ave
Virginia Beach, VA
(757) 425-2458
Leather Motorcycle Jackets and Apparel
www.leathermotorcyclejacketsandapparel.com
Renegade Classics
14575 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Woodbridge, VA 22191
703-499-9533
www.nova.rcosva.com
Tire World
2087 S. Amherst Hwy Ste 100
Amherst, VA 24521-3353
(434) 946-1110
INSURANCE
Clark Insurance Agency
4709 Mason Rest Ct.
Richmond, VA
(804) 271-1961
BARS & RESTAURANTS
North Carolina
Barry’s Walnut Island Restaurant, Lodge,
Sports Center & Marina
169 Walnut Island Blvd
Grandy, NC 27939
(252) 453-4153
www.outerbanksbikerally.com
Virginia
Baker Street
1920 Centerville Turnpike #101
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
(757) 479-4480
Boneshakers Saloon
1297 General Booth Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 961-8382
www.boneshakerssaloon.com
Damon & Company Sports Bar & Grill
7104 George Washington Mem. Hwy, Rt
17 North
Gloucester, VA (804) 693-7218
www.damonsbar.com
Dirty Dick’s Crab House
Rudee Inlet
Virginia Beach, VA
(757) 491-DICK
Hogs Gon Wild BBQ, Inc
Restaurant, Bar and Catering
3184 King William Ave.
West Point, Va 23181
(804) 843-9212
Hoss’s Deli
806 Old Oyster Point
Newport News, VA
(757) 596-9104
Marilyn’s Hot Rod Café
4207 Wards Rd
Lynchburg, VA
(434) 832-1555
Knuckleheads Roadhouse
401 North Witchduck Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 644-6200
www.knuckleheadsvb.com
Mary Jayne’s Lazy Horse
Bar & Grill
565 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, Va 23322
(757) 549-0367
Randzz Restaurant & Pub
6001 Holland Rd.
Suffolk, VA 23437
(757) 657-9331 Barry’s Walnut Island Restaurant,
EVERY NIGHT IS BIKE NIGHT!
Sharky's Bar & Billiards
4032A Cox Road Suite A
Glen Allen VA 23060
Phone 273-1888
Fax 273-1828
www.sharkysinnsbrook.net
Sportsman Restaurant
3306 Williamsburg Rd.
Richmond, VA 23231
(804) 236-1911
The Village Grill
4337 Old Hundred Rd
Chester, Va 23831
804-768-5900
West Virginia
Fat Boys Pork Palace
Specializing in hand Pulled
Carolina Style BBQ
Foot of the mountain Rt 33
Brandywine WV
(304) 249-7025 www.
Pendletoncounty.net 13509 Boydton Plank Road (Route 1)
MOTORCYCLE RACING &
EVENTS
Maryland International Raceway
www.mirdrag.com
Virginia Motorsports Park
8018 Boydton Plank Rd.
Petersburg, VA 23803 www.fisherproductionsonline.com
(804) 862-3174
www.vmpdrag.com
MOTORCYCLE RENTALS
Virginia
Eagle Rider Winchester
140 Independence Dr
Winchester, VA 22602
(540) 662-9292
www.EagleRiderWinchester.com
Harley-Davidson/Buell of
Ocean City
10716 Ocean Gateway
Berlin, MD
(410) 629-1599
Kitty Hawk Harley-Davidson
8739 Caratoke Highway
Harbinger, NC 27941
252 491-2091
www.kittyhawkhd.com
Shenandoah
Harley-Davidson/Buell
213 Rolling Thunder Lane
Staunton, VA 24401
(540) 213-8026
www.shenandoahhd.com
FUN PLACES TO STAY
North Carolina
Lodge,
Sports Center & Marina
169 Walnut Island Blvd
Grandy, NC 27939
(252) 453-4153
www.outerbanksbikerally.com
Comfort Inn Oceanfront South
8031 Old Oregon Inlet Road
Nags Head, NC
(800) 334-3302
Virginia
Rockahock Campgrounds
1428 Outpost Rd
Lanexa, VA 23089
(804) 966-2759
www.rockahock.com
PERSONAL SERVICES
Kuttin Station
for all your hair needs!!
Dinwiddie, VA 23841
Biker Specials!
(804) 469-9003
PHOTOGRAPHY
Fisher Productions
Motorcycle & Auto portraits
Leading the way in Sport
Photography
(804) 720-1049
SPORT FISHING
CHARTER BOAT “AMETHYST”
Indian River Inlet,
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Tuna * Dolphin * Shark * King
Mackerel *Sea Bass
* Croaker * Flounder
Since 1984 1-800-999-8119
www.atbeach.com/amethyst
Email: amethystcharters@aol.com
TATTOO STUDIOS
City Limits Tattoo & Piercing, Ltd.
119D Boulevard
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
(804) 504-0600
www.citylimitstattoo.com
TRAILER SALES
Open Road Outfitters
45763 Elmwood Court
Sterling, VA 20166
1(800) 541-6736
info@openroadoutfitters.com
www.openroadoutfitters.com
Thunder
Jams
MOTORPSYCHIC
www.myspace.com/
motorpsychicband
Contact Jimmy Williams
jwguitarist@gmail.com
www.myspace.com/
jimmykwilliams
********************************
THE WHITE OAK BAND
Specializing in Southern,
Classic & Modern Rock
The White Oak band is available
for Rally's, Private And Corporate
functions as well as a variety of
Rockin entertainment venues. For
Booking Info Call (540) 899-3620
or (540) 220-4825
www.myspace.com/whiteoakband
*********************************
RHYTHM PIGS
A Southern Rock & Blues Band
Contact:
Tim Fodrey 757-749-5741 Cell
757-961-9020 Office
timmy@rhythmpigs.com
www.rhythmpigs.com
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Hi Y`all,
Well this is my latest scoot. It took about 4 months to finish and it turned out
perfect . It’s got a zero up, zero out frame and a 32 degree neck . The motor is a
113 inch El Bruto with a 6spd transmission and a 3 inch open belt primary. The
front end is a chrome, zero stretch, springer with a one of a kind brake caliper.
The pipes are “Ghetto Blasters” with WBC exhaust flaps, and they are not quiet
by any means. The wheels are both 60 twisted spoke with a 21 in the front and
a 16 in the rear. The frame and oil tank and handle bars were all powder coated
by Powder Performance of Richmond. The paint was done by a friend of mine
in Cave Creek Arizona and the metal flake flames look great. I made the handle
bars and the seat and brackets as well as the gas tank mounts and all the rest
of it. This has been a really fun bike and man is it fast with loads of power . I’ve
already sold it & now I’m starting on a new one. Thanks to all my Brothers who
helped out and to Taylor Mangan for the cool pics.

M Y L A T E S T S C O O T
See ya around,
Morgan Wulfgar
WelshBoyCycles
(804)304-8505

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 News Bytes
AIM ATTORNEY FIRST TO SUE MYRTLE BEACH OVER
ANTI-BIKER LAWS Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (AIM) At-
torney Tom McGrath filed the first lawsuit against the city
of Myrtle Beach , S.C. challenging the constitutionality of
two of over a dozen new anti-biker ordinances passed to
shut down motorcycle rallies. The suit filed September 29
in Horry County ‘s 15th Judicial Circuit on behalf of two
Myrtle Beach residents and motorcyclists, William and Carol
O’Day, challenges the city’s new helmet law and noise
ordinances. The suit questions whether it’s within the city’s
“home rule” authority to supersede state law in both cases.
Both municipal ordinances, according to the lawsuit, are
unconstitutional and in violation of South Carolina state law.
‘’It’s pretty simple,’’ said Tom McGrath, whose Motorcycle
Law Group based out of Richmond, Virginia, filed the suit.
“It’s really a question of whether it’s constitutional. Does
state law prevail?’’ “Home Rule doesn’t allow a city to pass
laws that are inconsistent with state law in areas where the
state has already acted,” he explained. “And South Carolina
already has a helmet law for riders 21 and younger, and
they already have a muffler statute in state law.” McGrath
is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and is
licensed in the State of South Carolina as well as Virginia
and Tennessee . As an avid motorcyclist and motorcycle
rights activist, Tom founded the Virginia Coalition of Mo-
torcyclists and provides legal counsel to ABATE of Virginia
. “We go fight for the rights of people,” he added, “that’s
what we do…that’s the kind of firm we are.” Two additional
lawsuits, both filed in federal court on behalf of local busi-
nesses, have since been filed against Myrtle Beach in
response to the city council’s unanimous approval of 15
new laws aimed to crack down on a 70-year tradition of mo-
torcycle rallies in the city, which include restricting vendor
permits, imposing liability on promoters, limited bike park-
ing, more restrictive loitering and public drinking laws, and
other regulations designed to dissuade rally-goers. Among
other arguments, the federal lawsuits claim the ordinances
are vague, interfere with people’s First Amendment rights,
do irreparable harm to businesses and interferes with inter-
state commerce. Law enforcement began enforcing some
of the new laws at roadblocks set up recently during the
Fall “Pilgrimage” Bike Rally, prompting many bikers to skirt
the city in protest and spent their time and money at other
nearby rally locations, such as Myrtle Beach Harley-David-
son, where a sign warned riders that city limits were 200
feet ahead. Meanwhile, Myrtle Beach is lobbying other local
municipalities and the county to enact similar ordinances.
“ABATE of South Carolina abhors these types of totalitarian
enactments that remove liberties and freedoms of individu-
als and eventually, will start eroding individual rights granted
to us under our Constitution,” said the state motorcycle
rights organization in a press release. “ABATE of South
Carolina challenges the council on the grounds that the
municipal power is exceeding the entity’s corporate powers,
acting as if it is above state law.” The Carolina Harley-Da-
vidson Dealers Association Spring Rally has been a fixture
in Myrtle Beach for 68 years, and is the oldest, continuous
running motorcycle rally in the country, but the city council
decided to get rid of all bike rallies following complaints
THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE 44
from residents, primarily during the Atlantic Beach BikeFest
attended mostly by black urban sportbike riders, after efforts
to police the event led to several discrimination lawsuits
filed by the NAACP, which were eventually settled out of
court.
DOT PROPOSES NEW FEDERAL SAFETY RULES TO
BAR NOVELTY HELMETS The best-selling motorcycle-
helmet decals at a popular biker website include fake bullet
holes, skull and crossbones, the American flag -- and $1
stickers that say “DOT”. The latter has created a problem
for U.S. highway safety regulators, because fake Depart-
ment of Transportation stickers can be used to counterfeit
safety certification of cheap novelty motorcycle helmets,
which they claim are one cause of rising accident fatalities.
“We’re proposing new safety rules to make it harder for ven-
dors to sell unsafe novelty helmets or for riders to get away
with wearing them,” said Transportation Secretary Mary
Peters, herself a Harley rider. “We are proposing to do that
by requiring manufacturers to place a larger, tamper-proof
DOT label on the back of certified helmets that have been
through a wider range of safety tests.” The current federal
standard, implemented in 1974, requires a DOT emblem
on the rear of the helmet, indicating it passed certification
tests. Manufacturer and model data are located on a label
inside the helmet. The new proposal calls for a DOT-
symbol decal to be applied to the helmet beneath its clear
coating, with the manufacturer’s name and helmet model
added above the symbol and the word “certified” below it.
The new rule also would refine the tests manufacturers do
to certify their helmets to meet DOT standards for impact,
penetration and retention. Novelty helmets, which have thin
protective liners, failed all the federal performance tests,
said Stephen Kratzke, associate administrator for rule mak-
ing at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
but when police spot a helmet that doesn’t look like the real
thing, riders can claim they thought the DOT sticker meant
it was certified. Sellers of the labels say it stands for “Doing
Our Thing”. “It makes it really hard to enforce helmet laws,”
said Kratzke. The goal of the new rule is “to make sure in
helmet-law states it is easier for police to enforce the law.”
NHTSA estimates that 15% of the motorcycle riders in the
20 mandatory helmet law states wear “beanie” helmets
that don’t meet the current FMVSS218 federal standard.
“It’s a political statement against the helmet laws,” said
Eric Anderson, chairman of an industry helmet task force.
“It’s fashionable to be anti-helmet.” Regulators estimate it
would cost manufacturers, who turn out 5.2 million certified
helmets annually, only about 2 cents each or $100,000 to
comply with the new rule. Motorcycle groups said the time
and money would be better spent, and more lives saved,
through rider education and motorist awareness programs.
Public comments will be taken until Dec. 1.
ABATE OF NEW YORK TO PICKET SAFETY CONFERENCE
ABATE of New York announced their intention to picket the
NY Highway Safety Conference, October 21st, in Syra-
cuse, where the New York State Police are presenting their
Motorcycle Safety Roadblock Scenario to more than 350
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professionals from local, state, federal and private agencies
“involved in the effort to reduce deaths and injuries related
to traffic crashes.” ABATE of New York has obtained an
all-day public assembly permit to conduct an informational
picket/protest outside of the Conference Center to express
their dissatisfaction with motorcycle-only roadblocks, as well
as draw public attention to the irony of New York State’s
misdirection of designated motorcycle safety funds to those
very same enforcement tactics being promoted at the
conference. With support from ABATE of NY and in coop-
eration with the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM),
A.I.M. Attorney (Aid to Injured Motorcyclists) Mitchell Proner
recently put the NY State Police and DMV on notice that
a class action suit will be filed in protest of the discrimi-
natory road checks being conducted on state highways
during events that draw thousands of motorcyclists. “Since
motorcycles operated in New York are already required to
pass annual safety inspections, the current NYSP initia-
tive serves only to harass, intimidate and inconvenience
motorcyclists, and is an abuse of discretionary power as
specifically acknowledged by the New York State Court of
Appeals,” said ABATE in a statement.
WYOMING BIKERS FEND OFF NOISE ORDINANCE
A proposed noise ordinance is on the “back burner” after
scores of motorcyclists flooded the Casper City Council
chambers. The council voted unanimously and to a rau-
cous applause to table the proposed change to a noise
ordinance, which means it will not be discussed again un-
less a council member brings it back. The proposed change
read: “No person shall operate any motor vehicle in the city
in such a manner that the public’s attention is drawn to the
noise created by the motor vehicle.” One biker after another
spoke before the council to testify about how “loud pipes
save lives.” Loud exhaust keeps drivers aware of bikers
and prevent accidents, said Jim Siri, a member of Wyoming
Central A.B.A.T.E., a motorcycle advocacy group. “Many
things distract drivers, and if they aren’t paying attention
they won’t always see motorcyclists, but they may still hear
them,” he told the Jackson Hole Star-Tribune. Abuse of a
motorcycle on city streets is unacceptable, but motorcyclists
also don’t want to be unfairly targeted, said Russ Reddick,
vice-president of Wyoming State A.B.A.T.E. and co-director
of the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) in region
three. He told the newspaper that he wants to educate rid-
ers on how to ride respectfully and also educate drivers on
how to be more aware of motorcyclists. Motorcyclists and
the council plan to work together to help solve “irrespon-
sible riding” through residential neighborhoods, both groups
agreed.
ABATE OF CALIFORNIA JOINS NCOM The National
Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) proudly welcomes
ABATE of California as the newest NCOM Member Group,
joining in unity with over 2,000 rider groups, clubs and
associations, including motorcycle rights organizations
from 38 states and over 50 Confederations of Clubs from
35 states. NCOM is a nationwide umbrella organization
that provides legislative assistance, information network
and legal resources, and also reaches out to the Christian
Motorcycling community, women riders, sport bikers, clean
& sober groups and minority motorcyclists -- helping to form
coalitions and foster cooperation between all segments
of motorcycle riders. Following is an open letter received
October 1, 2008 from Tim Tennimon, Executive Director of
ABATE Of California, Inc., with a request to forward it on:
ABATE of California Inc., is resolute in our commitment to
move forward and stand strong in the motorcycle rights
movement. With mounting pressure from state and federal
agencies we are facing motorcycle smog laws, low noise
ordinances, a motorcycle safety summit that is working
in conjunction with the CHP and NHTSA to impose more
restrictions on riding your motorcycle, helmet laws and cit-
ies that want to limit gatherings by motorcyclists. In order to
strengthen our position we are committed to working with
all MRO’s including NCOM, MRF, AMA, MMA and any state
motorcycle rights organizations that strengthens our lobby
on legislative issues and on motorcycle safety. Our united
front with these other MROs make us better prepared to
attack issues on a broader scope by having access to legal
assistance, promoting the sharing of information among
the SMROs and different groups, supporting and increas-
ing political and legal effectiveness through free assistance
with legislative strategy, safety projects, public awareness,
information updates and assistance in both the legislative
and judicial arenas. We are proud of our alliance with these
organizations and look forward to the success that this col-
lective effort is sure to bring.
WEIRD NEWS: NBA PLAYER SUSPENDED OVER MO-
PED ACCIDENT The Golden State Warriors suspended
22-year old guard Monta Ellis for 30 games without pay for
violating his contract after he seriously injured his ankle in a
Moped accident and then compounded his mistake by lying
about spraining his ankle playing pickup ball. The high-scor-
ing high-paid guard probably never imagined that trouble
would cost him about $3 million - there’s no doubt Ellis
violated Paragraph 12 of the NBA’s uniform player Contract,
which prohibits a player from engaging “in any activity that a
Reasonable person would recognize as involving or expos-
ing the Participant to a substantial risk of bodily injury,” in-
cluding “driving Or riding a motorcycle or Moped.” Ellis, who
agreed to a six-year deal worth $66 million in July, under-
went surgery to repair a torn ligament and is unlikely to be
healthy enough to return before mid-December anyway, but
the suspension means the guard won’t be paid during his
absence. He was the second-leading scorer for the NBA’s
highest-scoring team last season, averaging 20.2 points,
5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists.
QUOTABLE QUOTE: “People often say that, in a democ-
racy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of
course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of
those who make themselves heard and who vote - a very
different thing.”
Walter H. Judd (1898-1994) politician, 1981 recipient of
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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 POINTMAN PERSPECTIVE defense of their country, so he designed a beautiful flag that
GRACIOUS PEOPLE IN WONDERFUL CAUSES would symblize the sacrifices made by our military.
   
    Over this past year I have been telling you about
my involvement with Wreaths Across America. On the
second Saturday of each December veterans groups,
Scouts, Civil Air Patrol, Patriot Guard Riders, and a host
of others gather at state and national cemeteries across
the country and lay Christmas wreaths at the grave site
of the fallen soldiers. As a veteran I have been moved
to tears to see young children laying wreaths as their
parents explain that a real person is buried under the
head stone and this person gave his / her life for their
country. I watched a World War ll vet place a wreath as a
tears slowly rolled down his face.
    Wreaths Across America has been one of the defining
moments in my life and I am so grateful that I have been
able to be a small part of these very blessed events. The
ceremonies are going on all over the country and I would
ask that you support your local WAA event. Here in the
Richmond area is the Seven Pines National Cemetery,
Amelia National Cemetery, City point National Cemetery,
Cold Harbor National Cemetery, and of course Richmond
National which my friend Sam Tinsley and I oversee.  We
Look forward to seeing all who participated last year and
if you would like to help, please contact me and I will put
you in touch with a site near you.
    As wonderful as I think WAA is I need to tell you about
some friends of mine. God has blessed me with two of
the most giving people I have ever met. My first friend
is Debbie Elam. Debbie is head of an organization
called The Virginia Memorial Quilt Project and it is
headquartered in Powhatan. VMQP consists of a number
of lady volunteers that meet in local libraries and other
places to join together and make quilts. What is so
special about a bunch of women making quilts? These
are very special patriotic quilts. They are given to the
families of the soldiers killed in the fight against terrorism
in Iraq, Afghanistan, and every other hell hole they are
called to defend our freedom.
    The VMQP receives no funding. The ladies peovide
most everything they need themselves. If you want to
know more about VMQP, or would like to help in some
way contact Debbie at  debelam1@aol.com. These great
ladies need our help.
    My other friend is George Lutz. George is a proud
father of a young man killed in Iraq December, 2005.
George, ll was 25 years old with his whole life ahead of
him when he was hit by a sniper's bullet. My friend was
devastated by the loss of his son as any parent would
be. George wanted to do something to commemorate his
son and all the other men and women who have died in
    There is a bill in Congress now to make this flag an official
national flag to be flown at all United Staes installations.
I could not reproduce it here but you can go to George's
website and learn the whole story. George is looking for
support and would appreciate anyone interested to contact
him. Please go to  "honorandremember.org." All the contact
info is there. Tell Debbie and George That Rocky sent you.
 
    May the road rise up to meet you
    May the wind always be at your back
    May the rain fall gently on your field
    May the sun shine gently upon your face
    Until we meet again may God hold you
    in the hollow of His hand
Reverend Rock
Rev R. J. ( Rocky ) Angone, Jr
Contact Reverend Rock at  rjangone@yahoo.com
                  
Rev R.J.(Rocky)Angone,Jr
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Rocky is an ordained minister, a Vietnam vet, and an outpost leader for Point-
man International Ministries. He serves as a counselor and a staff member at
Dominion Counseling and Training Center at the East Gate of Richmond. Rocky is
a graduate of the Elijah House School of Prayer Ministry and is a board member
of the Richmond Area Coalition of Men’s Ministries. He and his wife Donna live in
Chester,Virginia and together have five children and twelve grand children. Rocky
is the Business Manager for South Richmond Harley-Davidson and rides a 2002
Heritage Softail Classic.He and Donna belong to Cornerstone Assembly of God
Church and is a member of the Christian Motorcyclist’s Association, the South
Richmond HOG’s, and the Patriot Guard Riders. He is also associated with the
Richmond International House of Prayer, “ At Ease Ministries” of Fort Lee and can
be seen weekly on Comcast TV on “ Beauty From Ashes” with Bertha Hinson.
A veteran’s advocate, Rocky invites your participation in this article. Share your
experiences, thoughts, and your heart with us here “ On Eagles Wings” where
Jesus is Lord.
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