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(757) 871-8839 - Faye

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WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS & CONTRIBUTORS
Kelly Werrell, Beth Albert, Ed & Faye Hudnall, Cindy Mease, Garth Hines, Matt Allan, Mic Cerillo-Banks,
Randy Kidder, Reverend Rock, Rick “Preacher” Saunders, Ricky Derby, Tim Wilmoth, Dave Sutton, Stacie Bennett, Cathy “Bzgal” Clare,
Jen Martin, Chris “Tigger” Rockhill, Jeffrey Ponko, Curtis Matthews, “Little Debbie” Burnett, Melissa Ashcraft.
Special Thanks to: Warren Ells - our wonderfully talented layout guy who designs our pages & puts all the pieces together for us each month, Rod
The Magnificent - for his killer ad designs & Troy Uhl, our webmaster, who keeps our site rockin on the web. Also many thanks to all of our readers,
advertisers & those of you out there that spread the word or pass a magazine to a friend who’s never heard of us before - You ALL are what keeps the
Thunder rolling through the Mid-Atlantic!

THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE 2

 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
CALENDAR OF EVENTS...............................................4
Hey, how’s everyone doing out there? We’re all so glad to
see Summer arrive which really gets things heating up out there.
Not just all of the events that are going on every weekend but
the hot temps can put a serious toll on your body while you’re
riding. Try to keep a bottle of water handy or make frequent PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN.................................6
stops to get some & wear lighter colored clothing, which will
help reflect the sun’s rays from baking you. Heat exhaustion on
the bike is very real & it’s a serious threat to those venturing out
into the scorching summer sun. Those of you who are seasoned
riders are fully aware of all that but there’s a lot of very new HOT SHOTS...................................................................16
riders taking to the streets that didn’t pick those tips up in their
motorcycle safety classes. Ok – just wanted to mention that
cause we’re always trying to look out for you & pass along ideas
to keep you safe so you can enjoy your rides.
The month will surely be flying by with everything that’s
TITTS (TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREETS)..............................34
happening. Many of our advertisers have got it going on with
some very cool things happening such as on June 1st & 2nd -
Rockahock Campgrounds’ 3rd Annual Chickahominy Bike
Classic, June 2nd Thunder Roads HD Anniversary Party & THE JOKER’S WILD....................................................38
also on the 2nd is the Blessing of the Bikes Poker Run, June
8th is the Friday night Cruise In at Gangster Choppers, June
8th & 9th is the 12th Annual South Central Bike Fair, June 9th
is Outlander’s Boot Scootin’ Boogie Biker Party, June 9th
& 10th is Shenandoah’s HD Rallyin’ the Valley 3, The Old BIKER FRIENDLY DIRECTORY................................42
Dudes M/C Annual Susan G. Komen Poker Run, Jun 21st
- 23rd The Virginia State HOG Rally, June 21st - 23rd is the 3rd
Annual Rockahock’s James King Bluegrass Festival, June
22nd - 23rd ABATE of Virginia Annual State Rally, June 23rd
Thunder Road HD Demo Day and June 24th is the 2nd Annual
THUNDER ON THE ROAD.........................................48
Anniversary Party, Bike Show & Benefit for the Vets House.
Our wonderful advertisers are what keeps us rolling each month
so if you can make it out to support their events, they’d love to
see you. Check out the calendar for all the details on these & the ON EAGLES WINGS...................................................50
other things happening throughout the month. The Virginia State
HOG Rally up in Williamsburg will be packing the area with
thousands of bikers from all over the state. If you’re a HOG
member, you won’t want to miss this one because they’ve got a
full schedule filled with lots of fun, events & scenic rides. Come CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS.....................................53
out & be a part HOGs N History!
We love hearing from our friends so be sure to keep in touch &
keep sending us those pictures for the Hot Shots – they’re great!
We’re always here for you so let us know if there’s anything we
can do to help out. We hope you all have a fantastic month out
there on the roads & events. Happy Father’s Day on the 17th to NATIONAL FOUNDERS
all of you daddies. Toni McCoy Shearon & Brian Shearon
We wish you all safe travels on the roads, much happiness in
your lives & lots of love in your hearts. Until next month
1421 Chapmansboro Road
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Happy Trails… Office: 615-792-0040 Fax: 615-792-7580
e-mail: thunderroads@charter.net

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JUNE
Jun 1st & 2nd
3rd Annual Chickahominy Bike Classic - Rockahock Campgrounds, VA
Friday, June 1st - RV Site Registration 12 PM. Gates Open to Audience Area
@ 5 PM. Entertainment from 5:30 PM til 12 AM. Gates Close / All Clear @ 1
AM. Sat. June 2nd - Gates Open to Audience Area @ 11 AM. Entertainment
from 12 PM til 112AM Featured Artists are Marna & Macy, T. Graham Brown,
Daryle Singletary, The Georgia Satellites. Visit www.rockahock.com for a
full schedule of local & national talent appearing at our 2007 Chickahominy
Bike Classic !!!! Tickets are available in advance, on-line or at the gate. Buy
early and SAVE !!! Ticket Pricing: Friday Only: $ 12.00. Saturday Only: $
25.00. Weekend Pass : $ 30.00. Weekend Pass : In Advance $ 25.00
(Must be Purchased before May 1st, 2007). Reservations, Vendor & Sponsor
registration call (804) 966-8362.
Jun 1st & 2nd
PVFD Blaze of Thunder Poker Run - Pearisburg, VA
Two days Friday 6/1/07, 5pm reg. for the Bike Show. 6pm benefit meal, also
there will be a Biker flea market & vendor area Friday evening. Then there
is going be an auction for everyone to join in. After the auction the Trophies
will be awarded for the Bike Show. Saturday reg. at 10am vendors, flea
market opens at this time. Bikes leave at 12pm, during the run at each stop
there will be a drawing for a Sliver Dollar. On arrival back at the station there
will be a free meal. Also a burnout contest, slow ride contest and finally the
trophies and best and worst poker hands. Along with the Sliver dollars will be
awarded. Contact Billy Bowles (vendors) Richard Stump 540-626-7213 or
540-921-4950. Email pearisburgfire@charter.net
Jun 1st - 3rd
Thunder On The Rock Motorcycle Rally - Monteagle Mountain, TN
The newest, biggest, baddest Motorcycle Rally. Everyone 18+ is welcome.
Be apart of history by being apart of the first ever THOR Rally! Jam with
Kentucky Headhunters & .38 Special plus a ton of other live entertainment.
We will have lots of events, contests and games including the fun frozen
T-shirt contest! There will be bike shows, vendors, the Thundereets, beer,
showers on site and free camping. In addition to our headline acts we
will have other bands and entertainment lined up as our 1st annual event
draws closer. One of the best parts is getting here, the scenic roads and
the attractions surrounding us. Less than 45 minutes away, you will find 3
different lakes, Jack Daniels, Rock City, The Natural Bridge, just to name a
few. Mark your calendar and come on out and play with us!!!!! Tickets are
only $30 in advance, $40 at the gate. For more info & the latest updates on
the rally visit www.thunderontherockonline.com
Jun 2nd
Blessing of the Bikes & Poker Run - Virginia Beach, VA
To benefit the Sarah Bonwell HudginsFoundation for mentally handicapped
adults. Rgistration & Blessing at Iron Core Custom Motorcycles, 977
Chimney Hill Shopping Center, Va Beach. Registration $10, Fender Bunnies
ride free. Begins at 9 a.m. Blessing of the bikes between 9 a.m.- 10 a.m.
Poker Run - 1st bike out 9:45 a.m. Last bike out - 10:30 a.m. 2nd, 3rd & 4th
stops announced at registration. End stop at Jax Place, Bike Parking out
back, 5277 Princess Anne Road, Kempsville Plaza Shopping Center, Va
Beach. End stop events: Free buffet fm 1 - 3pm, Door Prizes, 50/50, Best
Hand, Worst Hand. All bikes welcome! Rain or shine. Special Thanks to
Church of Ascension, Thunder Roads Magazine, Appreciated Painters, Roof
Doctor, The Michael Beck Insurance Co & Iron Core Custom Motorcycles.
For more info contact “Roadblock” (757) 753-3509.
June 2nd
Thunder Roads Harley Davidson Anniversary Party - Danville, VA
4960 Riverside Drive, Danville, Va 24541 Phone 434-822-2453. Rain date
June 16,2007
June 2nd Hospice Outback Bike Show - Prince Frederick, MD
Saturday, June 2, 2007 from 2 p.m. to whenever. $20 entry fee includes Las
Vegas Casino Night, live music by Crossfire and Vendors. $10 Bike Show
entry fee, sign up from 2-4 p.m. All proceeds to benefit Hospice. Location:
Prince Frederick Elks Lodge, Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD
20678
Jun 2nd Taneytown V.F.C. Benefit Ride - Taneytown, MD Ride Departs at
10AM T-shirt included for the first 50 registered,others may purchase When
returning from the ride there will be games, beer garden and food available.
Sponsored by Golden Duece/Tonys Cafe/Blettner Power Sports. Contact
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Dan Myers 410-756-4428
Jun 2 & 3 Suffolk Executive Airport’s (fly-In)1st Annual Wings and
nd rd
Wheels Weekend - Suffolk, VA To be held the first weekend in June (2nd &
3rd) 2007. We plan to have Aircraft, Vintage Autos and Motorcycle displays
and are looking for anyone interested in “showing off” their “machines.” We
will have displays of anything with wings and wheels. The cars will be from
street rods to classics, all kinds of motorcycles and planes from the usual to
the unusual. One of the planes we will have is a 1936 Beech Staggerwing,
which we will be selling rides on. There will be a Tuskegee Airman to talk to
people concerning his experiences and he is selling a book he wrote for kids.
He is a very interesting gentleman. On June 3rd, we will do Young Eagles
from noon till 4:00PM. This event is sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft
Assoc. (EAA). This is for young people ages 8 to 17. These young people will
learn about planes and get to fly in a small plane, free, and then receive a
certificate. Their name will then go into a logbook at the EAA headquarters.
Saturday’s event will be from 10 AM - 4 PM. Sunday the show starts at
Noon and lasts until??? We say 4, but last year there were folks still milling
around at 6 p.m. There will be various vendors and food is available. While
you’re there, visit the Throttle back Cafe (which is located inside the airport
terminal).
Jun 2nd & 3rd
Crystal Coast Swap Meet & Bike Show - Maysville, NC
Gates open Sat. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Live Band. Ride-In Bike Show (Saturday
only). Ice cold beverages, food, vendors of all types, camping, door
prizes, tattoos on site, bikini bike wash, bike games, free parking, cash
prizes. Admission each day $15 or $20 for both days (free admission for
children under 12). Event info and vendor forms available on website www.
carteretcravencba.org Or call Don (252) 463-3566, Dottie (252) 240-4031,
Terry & Rebecca (252) 447-0774
Jun 3rd First Annual Ride For Fire - Lynchburg, VA Brookville-Timberlake
Vol. Fire Dept., Sunday June 3, 2007, Register at The Marine Corp League,
2337 Lakeside Dr, Lynchburg, Va 24501, Entry Fee $10.00, First Bike Out
10am, Last Bike out at noon. Breakfast served 9-11am $6.00 all you can eat.
For more information call Mary Jane Abbott, 434-239-2384 or 434-846-8706,
Free Food at end of run. All trucks and cars are welcome in the run.
June 3rd
Richmond Ride4Kids - Richmond, VA Registration is at Brook Hollow
Shopping Center - Hwy.250/Broad Street, Short Pump Glen Allen, VA 23060
Exit 178 (off I-64) & opens at 8:00 a.m, closes at 9:45 and the escorted ride
leaves sharply at 10:00. All types/makes of Motorcycles welcome. This ride
benefits the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. www.rideforkids.org
June 3rd
3rd Annual Poker Bike Run - Manassas, VA To benefit the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society. We are starting at Manassas Honda, 9105 Mathis
Ave, in Manassas. Registration starts at 8AM with last bike out at 10AM.
Refreshments will be served at registration. Ending bike run at Nokesville
Park and Hamburgers and Hot dogs will be served along with the fixings.
Cost is $15 per Rider, $10 per passenger and $5 for an extra hand. There
will also be door prizes. All funds raised will go directly to the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society. If you need more information or questions, please
contact, Sharon Farr at (703) 753-3736 farreast4@msn.com) or Terry Devine
at (703) 402-1936 (bbyhue@hotmail.com)
Jun 3rd
Hot Prospects Harley-Davidson of Ocean City Poster Giveaway
Delmarva Shorebirds in Salisbury , Md. . Hottest young Oriole prospects on
Harleys, free to the first 1,000 visitors.
Jun 6th
“Bike Night in the Burg” Bike Show - Fredericksburg, VA
6:30-8:30 @ Big Daddy Leather 1900 Princess Anne Street Fredericksburg,
VA 22401. Food Music, Door Prizes, 50/50 Raffle and more!! For more info
call 540-899-0048 or email events@bigdaddyleather.com
Jun 8th
Friday Night Cruise In - Richmond, VA
Gangster Choppers, 216 east Belt Boulevard, Richmond VA 23224 (804)
230-0123. 2nd Friday of every month.
Jun 8th & 9th
12th Annual South Central Bike Fair - Chase City, VA 25-Class Bike Show
($250 Best of Show), Rodeo, $500 Poker Run, Tattoo Contest, Nightly Wet T-
shirt Contest, Camping, Live Music, Vendors, Food, & More. Friday- Hotrod/
Bike Cruz-In** Live Music ** Vendors** Camping. Saturday- Live Music **
Bike Show** Poker Run** Rodeo **Vendors. **T-shirt & Tattoo Contests **
Burnout Pit**Drawings & Giveaways**.www.southcentralbikefair.com. Contact
Dana after 8pm 434.372.5554
Jun 8th - 10th
2nd Annual Iron Titans Motorcycle Rally - Tazewell, VA Proceeds go to
the Shriners Hospitals for children. Gates open Friday 8th at 4:00 pm. Gate
fee $10.00. Saturday 9th gates open at 8:00 am, gate fee $10.00. Activities
include ATV Rodeo, Motorcycle Rodeo, Bike Show, Car Show, Parade, Kids
Bicycle Rodeo, Survivor Star “BIG TOM” Buchanan, Ms. Iron Titans Beauty
Pageant, Poker Run, Chili Cook-Off, “Bug-Run”, Live Music by the Benny
Wilson Band, Gospel Singing, Mechanical Bull, Tent & RV Camping, Vendors
and much, much more. Cash payouts, trophies, raffles & prizes. http://www.
irontitans.com/Sunday ending the Rally with a Poker Run, gates open at
9:00 am, gate fee is free, those participating in the Poker Run there will be
an entry fee. We have camping available with tents $10.00/night or $15.00/
weekend, also camper sites with water and electric $25.00/night or $40.00/
weekend. The location of the Rally will be in Tazewell, Virginia at the Tazewell
County Fairgrounds -- located off Route 19/460 between Abingdon, Va. and
Bluefield, Va. exit 1 (Fairground exit). For more information you can go to
www.irontitans.com or contact Bill Stump at 276-988-6438 or e-mail at .
Jun 8th - 10th
13th Annual National Heaven’s Saints Motorcycle Ministry Friends &
Family Rally - Murphy, NC
Peace Valley Campground, Murphy, NC. www.peacevalleycampground.com
Jun 9th
Outlanders’ Boot Scootin’ Boogie Biker Party - Luray, VA
Will Robert’s Wild West Roundup. Will Roberts - Trick Roper, Gunspinner &
Emcee. Joey Dillon - Gunspinner & Stunt Performer. Loop Rawlins - Whip
Artist & Trick Roper. Kitty Kitty Bang Bang Can-Can Saloon Girl Dancers.
Gun fights, Stunt shows, Line dancing, mechanical bulls, rodeo roper & steer
roping. Live music with the Rhythm Pigs & Rain. Bike Show - $500 Grand
Prize. Food & drinks available. No cover charge. Vendors welcome - call
(540)743-2040, fax (540) 743-1230. www.outlanders.ws, email - outlnd@
shentel.net. Rain date June 10th. 4768 US Hwy 211 W., Luray, VA
Jun 9th Bike Rally for the Special Olympics Virginia Summer Games
- Richmond, VA The Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department
along with Chesterfield County Police Department and Chesterfield County
Sheriff’s Office will be co-sponsoring a biker rally that will benefit the Special
Olympics Virginia Summer Games. This event will take place on Saturday,
June 9th with registration starting at 8 a.m. and departing to the University
of Richmond campus at 11 a.m. . . . The registration fee of $15 per person,
a rally pin and free lunch and wonderful musical entertainment after the ride
too. All proceeds from this event will go directly benefit the Special Olympics
Virginia Summer Games! For more information on this event, please call
Mark Pinney at 804-748-1992 or Major David Hutton at 804-751-4419.
Jun 9th Salty Dawgs Motorcycle Riding Club 1st Annual Poker Run
- Virginia Beach, VA Benefiting the Fisher House (www.fisherhouse.org);
Supporting America’s military in their time of need they provide “a home away
from home” that enables family members to be close to a loved one at the
most stressful time - during hospitalization for an illness, disease or injury.
Registration at Boneshakers Saloon off of General Booth starting at 9am, last
bike out 11am ride ends at the 392 VFW, 2408 Bowland Pkwy, Va. Beach
(located behind Blue Horseshoe Tattoo, London Bridge Blvd). Featuring door
prizes, 50/50 drawing and food. For information call (Pres) Pat at 757-548-
8462 or Brian at 757-473-9385. We are still looking for sponsors. Come join
us and support our troops and their families.
June 9th
Ride To The Colors - Bowie, MD Motorcycle run for Living History and The
Fisher House Join us on Saturday June 9, 2007 at the American Legion
Post #238 (6265 Brandywine Road Hughesville, Maryland, 20687) for an
escorted motorcycle ride through the Maryland countryside following the Star
Spangled Banner Trail to Fort McHenry, and ending at the Dundalk American
Legion Post #38. This event will benefit the Baltimore United Volunteers and
the Fisher House projects and is in commemoration to the Battle of Baltimore
and the Birth of our National Anthem. Registration: 9-11:00 a.m. Donation:
$25.00 (cash) per person RAIN or SHINE. Sponsored by the Baltimore
United Volunteers.

Jun 9th
Sandy Bottom Bike Fest 2007 - Hollywood, MD
Our Annual Sandy Bottom Bike Fest! Get the party
started...RIGHT! Come on down for food, beverages, give-aways, games, a
wide range of vendors, listen to the sounds of DJ Johnny, Superswank, and
THE DOWN-DIRTY GRIT bluesy best rock of Jubal Kane!! Check out all the
bikes as you mill around at Dew Drop Inn and Toot’s Bar too. Contact Jeff
Gray or Nicole Keightley (301) 373-7760 www.jaagscycles.com
Jun 9th & 10th Rallyin’ the Valley 3 - Staunton, VA Event held at
Shenandoah Harley-Davidson/Buell. Live music, vendors, and entertainment
for the entire family. All events are free except for concert act at 8pm
Saturday evening. Please visit www.shenandoahhd.com for more information
on this exciting event! See you there! Contact Courtney @ 540-213-7433 or
visit www.shenandoahhd.com - Also see our ad in this issue.
Jun 9th – 17th
LACONIA Motorcycle Week – Laconia, NH
Visit www.laconiamcweek.com
Jun 10th
Boyce Performance Cycles Poker Run & Swap Meet - Suffolk, VA
Benefitting the Sherri Parker Memorial Fund & The Driver Volunteer Fire
Department. Registration from 9:30 - 12 at 2 locations: Knuckleheads Road
House, VA Beach or Driver Volunteer Fire Department, Suffolk, VA. $15
Rider, $10 passenger. Swap Meet: 12pm - 6pm in Driver. Admission $5
per person. Vendor Fee $30 per 10x10 space. Rain date June 17th, same
places, same times. For info contact Holly Hoffler (757) 538-3944 or Eddie
Boyce (757) 538-2848. Free Pig Pickin’, 50/50, Music
Jun 14th
FLAG DAY – Fly ‘em proudly!
Jun 15th – 17th
VNV M/C USA Road Dog Run - Sanford, NC
23rd Anniversary Celebration of Viet Nam Vets M/C of North Carolina
and 5th Anniversary of Second Brigade M/C. Donation at the gate
includes admission, camping (Electrical Hookups $10/Night extra) & live
entertainment. POW/MIA ceremony at noon on Saturday. Bike Games, 50/50
Raffle, Contests & more fun than ought to be legal. All of this excitement
nestled along the banks of a gently rolling creek and surrounded by working
components of an antique mill. Come out enjoy Father’s Day weekend with
America’s favorite Vets, The Viet Nam Vets M/C USA of North Carolina.
Sponsored by Viet Nam Vets M/C USA - North Carolina, Contact: Doc Ski,
Email:docskivnv@aol.com Phone: (919) 662-6229, Fax: 919-933-7934,
Website: www.vnvmcnc.org
Jun 16th Lil’ Diva Poker Run & Pig Roast - Hagerstown, MD
Poker Run and Pig Roast to Benefit Girls Inc. Registration at 12 noon. Ride
starts at 1 pm. Approx. 95 mile ride ending at Williamsport Red Men Lodge.
Pig Roast and DJ until 9pm. Cost is $25 Rider Fee, Includes Pig Roast and
one Poker Hand. $40 for Rider/Passenger and poker hand for both. Total
Cash Purse $500. Contact Laurel Good at 301-733-5430 for more info. or
email r.towns@myactv.net for a registration form. Sponsored by Girls Inc.
Jun 16th
Harley-Davidson of Ocean City Summer Concert Series, sponsored by
BIG Classic Rock, WMDT and the Worcester County Times. Free concert
features Cross Cut Saw from 6 to 8 p.m. Visit www.hdoceancity.com for more
information
Jun 16th
The Old Dudes M/C Annual Susan G. Komen Poker Run - Yorktown, VA
Come join us for a great day of riding raffles, auctions, food, and end of
ride party at the famous Hoss’s Deli in Newport News, VA. The ride starts
with registration from 9am - 11am at Hampton Roads Harley-Davidson in
Yorktown. We ride out under police escort to Hoss’s Deli, then to Hooters
in historic Williamsburg, then to the Beachcomber in Yorktown and end at
Hoss’s. Hoss’s has biker parking out back, huge covered patio & we’ll have
a band etc. There are plenty of hotels in the area near Hoss’s including an
Omni & several others. Come enjoy the weekend!
Jun 16th
15th Annual Big Damn Bike Show- Orange, VA
8am-5pm;Bike show, live music, vendors, food, entertainment. Check www.
waughhd.com for complete event details. Waugh Ent. Harley-Davidson, 385
Waugh Blvd, Orange, VA, 1-800-88-WAUGH.
Jun 17th
Father’s Day – No honey-do lists today Big daddies...let’s ride!!
Jun 17th
Blue Knights MD IX Third Annual Purple Heart Ride – Sykesville, MD
Contact 410-804-5721 (Steve Martin), Email roadkingnmd@yahoo.com, for
more info http://www.bkmdix.org. Blue Knights MD IX has rescheduled its third
annual Purple Heart Ride after the original April date was rained/flooded out.
Jun 18th
Harley-Davidson of Ocean City ’s Fairweather Ride 10 a.m. If the weather
is nice, blow off a Monday at work and go for our 4 to 5 hour ride. It’s the third
Monday of the month April through Oct. All bikes are welcome. Visit www.
hdoceancity.com.
Jun 20th – 23rd
Honda Hoot – Knoxville, TN
The Honda Hoot was created in 1994 as a rally for motorcycle riders of all
brands and to allow manufacturers to show their products in the best light
possible. From the beginning, emphasis was placed on rides, activities and
events for the attendees. Most rides include a lunch. Evening activities are
now also a Hoot tradition. While sponsored by Honda, others manufacturers
attend and offer motorcycle demonstration rides. Attendance has grown from
1,800 the first year to over 17,000 in 2006. The 2007 Honda Hoot marks the
seventh year in Knoxville, Tennessee Visit www.hondahoot.com for more info
Jun 21st – 23rd
VA State HOG Rally – Williamsburg, VA
Visit www.vastatehogrally.com
Jun 21st - 23rd 3rd Annual Rockahock’s “James King” Bluegrass Festival
- Rockahock Campgrounds, VA Guaranteed to be on of the Strongest,
most enjoyable Bluegrass Festivals in Virginia in 2007. Featuring, James
King, Alecia Nugent, Bradley Walker, Lou Reid & Carolina , The Bluegrass
Brothers, Cherryholmes, The Larry Sparks Show, The Code Blue Bluegrass
Band, Wayne T. Holt Band, The Slack Family Band, Eddie Gill & the
Grassmasters, Jackass Flats, Danny Paisley & Southern Grass, The Moron
Brothers, Bubby Yards Brick, Lonesome Will Mullens & the Virginia Playboys,
Lorraine Jordon & Carolina Road , Country Fried Grass And our Very Special
Guest, Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press !!!! Visit www.Rockahock.
com for more info or call (804) 966-8362.
Jun 22nd - 24th
ABATE of Virginia Annual State Rally - Stanardsville, VA At Heavenly
Acres Campground, Stanardsville, VA. www.heavenlyacres.net. Registration
starts at 6:30pm on 6/22/07. $25 includes tent camping, biker games,
live music. Tent camping is included in price. Water/Electric Hook-ups
are available for a fee. Clean restrooms with hot showers, Game Room,
Swimming Pool, Camp Store, Ice and Firewood. In addition to the rally we
will host the Jim Orange Memorial Poker Run on Saturday 6/23/07. The run
with start and finish at the camp ground. Start time 10:00am – last bike out
11:00am. $10/poker hand. Food and beverage will be available at end of run
for purchase courtesy of the Miss Behavin’ Bikhers. For info on both events
contact Jeanne, trike4me@earthlink.net or visit www.abateofva.com.
June 23rd
Thunder Road Harley-Davidson Demo Day – Danville, VA
11:00am to 3:00 pm. Come by and take a joy ride with us. Sample the new
96” twin cam engine with new 6 speed gearbox. Motorcycle endorsement,
long pants, boots, gloves and a D.O.T helmet required to ride. Call 434-822-
2453 for details.
June 23rd
Poker Run hosted by the Red Knights of Virginia Chapter 7 - Stafford, VA
9:30 a.m. This is a 75 miles run through the country side of Stafford county
with 4 stops finishing at the Stafford Volunteer Fire Dept with Best and worst
hand pay outs, Food, adult and kid refreshments D.J. and bike games. Go to
www.redknightsofva7.com for all the information or Mango 540 379-9072
Jun 23rd Culpeper Chapter of ABATE of VA Poker Run - Stanardsville, VA
In memory of our friend and fallen brother Jim Orange. This event coincides
with the ABATE State Rally and is open to the public. The run starts and ends
at the Heavenly Acres Campground in Stanardsville, VA. Start time 10:00AM
- Last bike out 11:00AM. $10/poker hand. Proceeds go to the Culpeper Food
Closet. Food available after the run courtesy of Miss Behavin’ Bikhers. For
detailed info contact Jeanne trike4me@earthlink.net (540) 937-2290
June 23rd
23rd: 3rd Annual EPC ABATE Bike Show - Martinsburg, WV
www.epcabate.org
Jun 24th 2nd Annual Summer Splash Poker Run Eastern Shore HOG
- Ocean City, MD www.easternshorehog.com Contact: Jerry Lawson,
Chairman, ESC Summer Splash Poker Run e-mail: Lawson4500@aol.com
Jun 24th 2nd Annual Anniversary Party, Bike Show & Benefit for The
VetsHouse-Virginia Beach VA Event Location: Fastlane Biker Gear 166
S. Rosemont Rd. Virginia Beach Va. 12 to 5pm. Bike Show Registration 12
to 3pm. $15 Entry Fee. Trophies for 1st & 2nd place. Grand Prize for best
in show. Music by the BlueLords. Bar-B-Q & Beverages (Cold Ones!) Door
Prizes, Give aways, 50/50, Dyno on site! Dyno run your bike! Proceeds to
benefit The VetsHouse Inc. For more information or sponsorship call 340-
4446.
Jun 29th - Jul 1st Shenandoah Valley Trike-in - Harrisonburg, VA
We will be have Trikes coming from many other state as well as local
riders. Trike & bike show, Trike and Bike games, people games, Vendors,
Raffle prizes, Door prizes, As well as FOOD and Fun for everyone. Open
to public, Free admition, Rockingham County Fair Grounds in Harrisonburg
Va. Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Trikers. Contact Robert Croy
(540)833-6087 or visit www.vabtw.org
JULY
Jul 1st Chix Custom Cycles “Bustin’ Out” & Anniversary Party - Virginia
Beach, VA Being held at Knuckleheads Roadhouse, 401 North Witchduck
Road, Va Beach. Ride, Live Music & Bike Show. Special prizes for those
who wear their original Chix Bustin’ Out T-shirt! Door prizes from Custom
Chrome, V-Twin, Drag Specialties & Wimmer Intake Products. For more
info call Chix @ (757) 363-BIKE (2453). Sponsored by Knuckleheads &
Thunder Roads
Jul 4th
Independence Day – Happy 231st Birthday USA!
Jul 5th – 7th
Delaware/Maryland State HOG Rally – Dover, DE
Visit www.mddestatehogrally.com
Jul 7th
Cruz in Harrisonburg - Harrisonburg, VA Moose Lodge. 4550 Early Rd,
Harrisonburg Va. 10:00 A.m. 5:00 P.m. No fee no prizes 50/50 drawing,
rafflefood avable come socialize and meet old friends and make new one.
Cars motorcycles and trucks all invited. All proceeds from this to go to Area
4 Special Olympics.
Jul 7th
Harley- David son of Ocean City Summer Concert Series
sponsored by BIG Classic Rock and WMDT. Free concert features
Crossroads Band from 6 to 8 p.m. Visit www.hdoceancity.com for more
information.
Jul 8th
Second Annual Motorcycle Ride for Special Olympics - Harrisonburg,
VA Area 4 Harrisonburg Moose Lodge. Registration 8:00A.M. 9:45 A.M.
Ride Leaves AT 10:00 A.M. Riding to area Moose Lodges at Timberville,
Strasburg, Front Royal and Luray moose lodges. Returning to Harrisonburg
Moose Lodge for door prizes 50/50 drawing cook out and raffle $15.00
single $20.00 double up. All proceeds from both days go to Area 4 Special
Olympics. Ride open too all licensed and insured riders. No drugs, no
alcohol, no attitudes please Welcome to wear your colors and show your
support for Special Olympics. More info, please call and leave a message
540-433-2118. We will return your call ASAP. Sponsored by Area Moose
Lodges and ride committee Special Olympics Area 4.
Jul 8th
Poker Run & Benefit For Special Olympics - Chesapeake, VA
$4 Breakfast at A.J.’s. $10 registration fee. $5 Addl Rider. 1st bike out 9:30
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By Kent
It’s a time where patriotism has come to the forefront of
our consciousness and many of us are displaying our
flags in support of our country. There are a few things
to know when you proudly set out our national colors.
The table below contains a condensed version of the US
Code, Title 36, 171-177 The Flag of the United States of
America. See the link at the bottom of the page for com-
plete flag protocol.
When to fly your flag
Sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs
in the open. The flag may be displayed 24 hours a day
if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness. The
flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is Place the union at the head and over the left shoulder.
inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.
Your flag outdoors
On a vehicle.
Attach to your antenna or to the right fender. DO not lay
your flag over your vehicle.
From a window sill, balcony, or the front of a building.
The union (stars) of the flag should be placed at the peak. The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but
Over a side walk from a rope.
The flag should be hoisted out, union first, from the building. The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bed-
Hanging over the middle of a street.
Suspend vertically with the union to the north in an east
and west street or to the east in a north and south street. The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a
Hanging with other flags.
If on the same flag pole, hang the US flag above other
flags. If on separate, but equal height poles, hang the
US flag on its own right and hoist and lower it first. If on
separate, but unequal height poles, hang the US flag in
the center and on the highest pole.
In a window.
The flag should be displayed with the union or blue field
to the left of the observer in the street.
Against a wall.
When displayed either horizontally or vertically against
a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the
flag’s own right.
Across a corridor or lobby in a building with only
one main entrance.
The flag should be suspended vertically with the union of
the flag to the observer’s left upon entering.
Across a corridor or lobby in a building with more than
one main entrance.
The flag should be suspended vertically near the center
of the corridor or lobby with the union to the north, when
entrances are to the east and west or to the east when
entrances are to the north and south. If there are entranc-
es in more than two directions, the union should be to the
east.
Covering a casket
The flag should not be lowered into the grave or allowed
to touch the ground.
Respect for flag
The flag should not be dipped to any person or thing.
The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as
the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
always aloft and free.
ding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn
back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free.
fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a digni-
fied way, preferably by burning.
Pledge of allegiance to the flag
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of
America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Na-
tion under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
For complete information, see
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/uscmain.html

THE ONLY FLAG THAT DOESN’T FLY Between the fields where the flag is planted, there are 9+ miles of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The
flowers are grown by seed companies. It’s a beautiful place, close to Vandenberg AFB. Check out the dimensions of the flag. The Floral Flag is 740 feet long
and 390 feet wide and maintains the proper Flag dimensions, as described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag is 6.65 acres and is the first Floral Flag to be
planted with 5 pointed Stars, comprised of White Larkspur. Each Star is 24 feet in diameter; each Stripe is 30 feet wide. This Flag is estimated to contain more
than 400,000 Larkspur plants, with 4-5 flower stems each, for a total of more than 2 million flowers. Ocean Ave. in Lompoc, CA! . Aerial photo courtesy of Bill
Morson Soldiers’ Prayer
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 (National Coalition of Motorcyclists)
May 10-13, 2007
Charlotte, NC
written by: toni mccoy shearon,
as storied by: brian shearon
Received a call from Bill Bish, who we’ve
known from doing many rallies together over
the years.
Bill handles the major P.R. “stuff” for NCOM
and is MC at most main events. He’s a good
guy.
Bill informed us that we, THUNDER ROADS
MAGAZINE®, were the winners of the 2007
Silver Spoke Media Contribution Award. Hell,
we didn’t even know we were amongst the
nominees. But, it’s always good to be a winner
of just about anything except a Butt-Ugly
Contest, so when asked if we could attend the
Convention to accept our award, we marked it
on the road schedule.
I was anxious to use a new navigational
system just purchased and Bill had said the
Convention was being held at the Hilton in
Charlotte, NC, so went online, grabbed an
address and programmed it in. Come the day
of departure this, that and the other cropped
up (as usual) and it going to be Mother’s Day
upcoming weekend, Toni decided to stay-put
and maintain harmony at the “Thunderosa”,
so me and my dad, Super B., trailered up the
bikes and departed.
Danged if that little navi system didn’t take
us straight to the door…of the wrong Hilton. I
called the office and got the actual address off
the flyer Bill had sent, and again, the navi got
it right. (these nifty little gadgets are only as
good as the human input). We arrived at the
correct Hilton and it was so cool to walk into
the lobby and see bu-ku bikers mingling about
and all of them leafing thru a Thunder Roads.
We had contacted all of our states……all 20
of them, and requested they send mags in
advance because this IS a major, national,
annual Convention.
This Hilton locale is so strategically and
beautifully laid out. It is surrounded by a
circular canal, like a castle, and then this
shopping mecca is on the other side of the
canal. A virtual shopper’s paradise (Toni would
be sad she missed this shop-opp.); every big
name store you could possibly think of was
here.
Very impressive. I unloaded my bike and took
off to explore, forgetting that I had drained
the gas out of it back at my home garage
while working on the tank and YES…….I ran
out of gas and had to flag a brother down to
take a chance and learn”. Super B. said, “well,
they sure proved a lot of people wrong.” I then
took the stage to accept this stunning plaque
and suddenly felt so humble. I stood proud
and told everyone in that room, which were
1,200 or so heads, how “we may have been
assist (lucky for me the place was nothing but the Founders of Thunder Roads Magazine
bikers). I called Toni and she started laughing and had the initial vision, but we were truly
as I’ve been known to run out of gas before blessed to have had State Editor Owners who
on such illustrious runs as Natchez Trace and shared in our vision and wanted nothing less
various toy runs across TN. She reminded me for Thunder Roads than to make it “the Real
of my nickname: “Outa-Gas”. biker”, informative and biker-user-friendly
Back at the Hilton and time to work the lobby: magazine that it is today, with all the flavor of
the state that it’s published within.” I thanked
Met up with Pastor Ron Baptiste, who runs
all the Board of Directors for nominating the
our local biker church and free clinic back
Thunder Roads Magazine® and also whomever
in Tennessee. Got to meet Attorney Richard
was the electing force behind us winning and
M. Lester, the Founder of NCOM, along with
that this Award would hang proudly in our
other key peeps of AIM, Abate and NCOM.
office from this day forward.
The hotel was also filled with various high-
ranking members of various motorcycle clubs Tommy Thompson was awarded a Silver
throughout the United States so of course, the Spoke for Government involvement, Mitch
“no pictures” rule was asked, expected and Promer/AIM Attorney for Legal with Special
enforced. Recognition going to Barbara Alvar, Abate of
NM, Carmaletta Lara, Abate of OK and Patti
There are numerous meetings scheduled
Nasrallah, Abate of FL. Ron Roloff, one of the
throughout this Convention to which any of
Abate founders, received the Silver Spoke
the invitees may attend and the agenda was
Lifetime Achievement Award.
extremely current and interesting; Freedom
Of The Road And The Use Of The Courts, In closing, I’d just like to say that this was
Confederation of Clubs General Patch a privilege to attend this Conference and if
Holders Meeting, Black Clubs & Minority you are not familiar or aware of the NCOM for
Outreach, Women In Motorcycling. I don’t your region, please go to the website and get
want to trivialize a single minute of this vital involved because this organization is there
Conference, so please, go to: for all of us bikers and it represents our views
and our beliefs of freedom of choice and family
www.aimncom.com for a complete and
unity thru the love of motorcycling. Thank
comprehensive narrative of exactly what
you ALL for your hospitality and hopefully, a
selected topics were up for discussion.
Thunder Roads State Editor Owner will be in
I’m going to fast forward thru all the days the running for next year’s award convention
of meetings and networking to bring you up being held in Houston,Texas. J
to Saturday night, May 12th, which was the
scheduled Silver Spoke Awards Banquet. The
massive convention hall we had been utilizing
for meetings had been transformed into a
stunning presentation of black/white draped
tables, a room-length podium presentation
table at the front of the room and various
plants and flowers I hadn’t noticed in the days
past of meetings. Again…….very impressive
and first-class coordinated. Super B. and I
were instructed to sit at the podium table so
we went all the way to the very end about that
time, Tommy Thompson, Former Governor
of WI sat down next to me and this guy is
immediately a likeable cuss, plus funny to
boot. Bill Bish, as M.C., stepped up to the
mike and began regaling about “how in 8
short years Thunder Roads Magazine, being
founded by Toni and (myself) had grown into
(20) separate editions across this great United
States and how Brian had called Super B. back
in 1999 to say that he and Toni were “coming
home” to start a biker publication and Super
B. had said, “what the hell do you know about
putting out a magazine?” and Brian replied,
“well, not a damn thing, but we’re willing to
THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE 7
 Vertigo Tattoo’s OBX Bike Rally 2007
April 27th – 29th
We didn’t make it there for the Friday events, but Saturday turned out to be a wonderful day for a ride. At 6 am the
fog rolled in across the Outer Banks and you couldn’t even see across the parking lot. Then as quick as it appeared,
it was gone. The sun shone bright, the winds were mild and off we went. We took the “old” bridge in Manteo, what
a wonderful ride! This year’s rally proved to be one of the biggest yet. The HOG Rally was in town and the number
of bikes was mind boggling. Vertigo always puts on a great fund raiser for the Mann Harbor Fire Dept. and this year
was no exception. They had a great selection of vendors – J & J Leather, Island Off-Road, Clockman’s Custom
Motorcycle Tribal and Alcoholics Clothing, just to name a few. Of course no party is complete without a couple Bike
Builders…Gangster Choppers of Richmond, King’s of Cloverdale, VA. and FREE BEER!
One of the most unusual participant in the Sunday bike show was Quenton Guenther, of Kitty Hawk, NC and his
Whizzer Motorbikes. Manns Harbor Fire Dept. had great food and it is always a pleasure to donate to such a worthy
cause. Thanks Fire fighters for all you do.

Always enjoy your ride,

Bo Albert

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1)A term some people use to describe a high-performance
motorcycle
a)café racer
b)sportie
c)crotch rocket
d)hot rod

2)A style of bike popularized in London in the 50’s

a)streetfighter
b)bobber
c)chop-bob
d)café racer

3)Extremely small bikes that look like a miniature sportsbike

a)wee mini bike
b)china bikes
c)pocket racers
d)lil cruiser bikes

4) This motorcycle, based on the Heritage Softail, was

released by Harley- Davidson in 1990
a)Fat boy
b)Low rider
c)Dyna Glide Sturgis
d)Daytona Dyna Glide

5) What component was the basis for the Hondamatic

Motorcycle
a)2 cycle engine
b)automatic torque converter
c)no-shift transmission
d)wet clutch

6) An example of a naked bike is

a)Ducati Monster
b)Yamaha Road Star Midnight
c)Honda Gold Wing
d)Harley Road Glide

7) What is a Balaclava?
a)protective cover for a motorcycle
b)a balancing mechanism to remove engine vibration
c)A head and neck cover with eye slits for winter usage
under a helmet
d)Hydration device for a rider

8) Name the order of introduction of the knucklehead

among the following HD engines
a)Flathead, Panhead, Knucklehead
b)Panhead, Flathead, Knucklehead
c)Flathead, Knucklehead, Panhead
d)Shovelhead, Flathead, Knucklehead

9) In a boxer engine how are the cylinders arranged

a)vertical four
b)horizonally
c)V-twin
d)Vertical twin

10) The 2 second rule has to do with what?

a)turning
b)spacing
c)stopping
d)starting

THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE 9

 TECH TIPS

WTAR 850 AM in Norfolk, VA, has a new show dedi-

cated to the passion of motorcycling. It’s called Mo-
torcycle Mania and airs from 10am to 12pm every
Sunday. On April 22, 2007, Motorcycle Mania was
visited by some friends... from left to right Milwaukee
Iron’s Randy Simpson, Motorcycle Mania’s host Mike
and producer Reese, Exile Cycles’/ TVs “Build or Bust”
star Russell Mitchell, the Dean of custom motorcycle
Running problems due to fuel: fabricators Dave Perewitz, Motorcycle Mania’s Co
Now that we have brought our babys out of the garage and
have cleaned them up, checked tire pressure, oil levels, hosts Mark and Phil. We’ll tell you a little more about
and battery condition, we’re ready to ride. You start her up the show next month.
and she is slow to fire. You check the gas and it’s a little low
but there is plenty in her that she should fire. You do this a
couple of times and she lights up (you let out in relief) but
she is running a little rough. You suit up and get on for that
beautiful day ride, run the gas down because it has been in
there all winter and put a fresh tank in but she still isn’t quite
right. A little puzzled, you stop by your local shop and ask
what is going on. The shop takes her in, does a couple of
diagnostics and lets you know that your carburetor needs
to be rebuilt and for you import riders this also includes carb
syncing. “What caused this?” you ask. Did you make sure
that your fuel tank was full in the beginning of winter and did
you add fuel additive ( purchased at your local shop)? No,
but you started it every once in a while, (which is great for
circulating your oil through the system, but I’ll save that for
another tip). The government and EPA has made it almost
impossible to find fuel that does not contain ETHANOL.
Well, I’ve seen and had to fix too many bikes that have this
running problem .When your baby sits for a long time, the
ethanol likes to eat fuel lines, seals and gunks up your carbs
and petcock and any jet or passage. Carb cleaning will run
you anywhere from $70 -$230 which doesn’t include the
price of a rebuild kit, if needed due to the seals being worn
out (usually this is with the older bikes), but you need to
get it done. Import riders, make sure that when you take it
in for the cleaning, that you get the carb’ synced as well. If
you don’t, the bike will run but it’ll be rough still. This is an
unfortunate thing to have to deal with but unless you find a
gas station that does not use Ethanol you’re going to run into
this issue. It’s a shame that they make you buy a gas that
causes harm to your vehicle and they don’t allow for you to
be compensated for it. So, don’t buy Ethanol gas if possible
because your bike will run better and last longer.

Jason Kincaid
Owner of Absolut Cycle Worx
Richmond, Virginia
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EARLY’S CYCLE CENTER OPEN HOUSE
Harrisonburg, VA May 4th & 5th, 2007
The fine folks at Early’s Cycle Center, Harrisonburg, Va.,
rolled out all the bikes, ATV’s, 3 brands of scooters and
invited folks over for food, fun and demo rides - a perfect
combination. There was a youth ride area lined with bales
of straw for the younguns to ride while the parents en-
joyed pizza, BBQ, or some hot dogs. Star Riders from
Winchester and Mountain Valley Riders had tents set
up and info on their respective clubs. Yamaha had a
representative on hand for detailed product info along
with several other after market part suppliers displaying
their accessories. A number of folks took advantage of
the discounts offered during the open house with Penny
Halterman on her R6 to Lisa Keagy and Susan Micheal
on V Stars and 76 yr old Paul Kingston’s Road Star and
several others getting new homes that weekend.
Sheldon Early has been in the motorcycle business in
Harrisonburg since 1961 with purchasing a BSA and
Cushman dealership then added Triumph, Norton and
Moto Guzzi to the sales floor. In 1968, impressed by a
new import and to diversify his sales offering, he added
the Yamaha line of then 2 stroke bikes. Besides his
successful sales, there is a devoted long term staff with
3 employees being with the dealership over 33 years
and 5 more for over 15 years. Mr. Early’s true interest in
motorcycling was 1/4 mile drag racing a 1950 BSA from
1960 to 1963 which he still owns and is on display at the
dealership. The 1950 BSA A7 was tuned to run alcohol or
a 90% Nitro mix with 10 1/2 to 1 forged pistons and Joe
Hunt magneto. Mr. Early ran 1/4 mile speeds at 112mph
and low 12’s E.T. The bike weighs 275 lbs.
Be sure to visit Sheldon, Sam, Tim and Woody at Early’s,
located at 1921 South High Street, Harrisonburg, VA,
(540) 433-2585 or on their website www.earlyscycle.com
and check out the selection of new or used bikes and
scooters, and get some 2 wheeled history with the 1950
BSA.

Garth Hinz

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 cont. from 5
a.m., last bike out at 12 p.m. Begins at A.J. Gators, 4300 Portsmouth Blvd.
Ends at Jokers Bar & Grill, 2917 S. Military Hwy. Live music by Night Hawk.
Awards for the youngest & oldest rider. Free food at finish. Door prizes &
50/50. Cars welcome.
Jul 11th
“Bike Night in the Burg” Bike Show - Fredericksburg, VA 6:30-8:30 @ Big
Daddy Leather 1900 Princess Anne Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401. Food
Music, Door Prizes, 50/50 Raffle and more!! For more info call 540-899-0048
or email events@bigdaddyleather.com
Jul 12th - 14th
Freedom Fest Rally - Snowshoe, West VA The 7th Annual Freedom Fest
Touring Rally is turning high gear this year with two days of the best road
touring in the mid-Atlantic. Six great guided tours over two days plus pre-
mapped tours for seeing the sites on your own. Come and feel what Freedom
is like from the mountains to the valleys. Registration: $25 per person and
includes guided tours, vendor area, entertainment venues, t-shirt, pin, bike
show and souvenir mug. Contact Jason Scotchie 304-572-5879 or visit www.
snowshoefreedomfest.com
Jul 13th
Friday Night Cruise In - Richmond, VA
Gangster Choppers, 216 east Belt Boulevard, Richmond VA 23224 (804)
230-0123. 2nd Friday of every month.
Jul 14th
Rocker Originals/SuckerPunch Sally’s Welcome Party – Yorktown, VA
Rocker Originals is Virginia’s only dealer for SuckerPunch Sally’s Old School
Choppers! Come out & join us for the “Welcome Party”. Food, Music, Fun,
Door Prizes…Choppers, Bobbers & Hot Rods. Noon-5pm…“Welcome
Party” at Rocker Originals / 5pm-8pm…Join Rocker & SPS for a “Ride For A
Reason” / 8pm-?...After Party at The Cactus. Rocker Originals is located @
441 Grafton Drive in Yorktown, VA. Stop by or call us @ 757.898.RIDE.
Jul 16th
Harley-Davidson of Ocean City ’s Fairweather Ride 10 a.m. If the weather
is nice, blow off a Monday at work and go for our 4 to 5 hour ride. It’s the third
Monday of the month April through Oct. All bikes are welcome. Visit www.
hdoceancity.com
Jul 18th – 22nd
West Virginia State HOG Rally – Canaan Valley Resort, West VA
Jul 19th - 22nd
Little Sturgis Rally & Races - Sturgis, KY
15TH ANNIVERSARY Admission: $40 per person for the entire weekend.
(Must be 18 to attend) Over 100 vendors including tattoo artists, pin stripers,
LED liting, t’shirts, motorcycle dealers, motorcycle parts, jewelry, leather
and accessories and more. Food vendors with all varieties of food for your
dining enjoyment. Dirt Drag Races, Bike Show, Field Games, Pudding
Wrestling, Raffles, Poker Run, Live Bands. For more information, please
visit our website as we finalize plans for the Little Sturgis Rally and Races
for Charity’s 15th Anniversary. We know you’ll have a good time. (270) 333-
9316 or visit www.littlesturgisrally.net
Jul 20th – 22nd
Carlisle Summer Bike Fest - Carlisle PA
Thousands of motorcycles, acres of vendors, a motorcycling paradise with
82 cares of two-wheeled entertainment. Motocross competition, motorcycle
giveaways, beauty contest, seminars, stunt riders, dyno testing, burn-
outs, a swap meet, celebrity guests, custom bike builder roundtable, and
sponsor Midway. The Carlisle Summer Bike Fest: the bikes, the people, the
excitement. For information visit the web site: www.carlisleevents.com or call
us at (717) 243-7855. Sponsored by Carlisle Events.
Contact: Mike Blake, Email: mikeb@carlisleevents.com, Phone: (717) 243-
7855. Website: www.carlisleevents.com
Jul 21st Thunder on the Mountain II - Hillsville, VA Thunder on the
Mountain II located at Lake Ridge RV Resort, Hillsville, VA, with Vendors,
Food, Motorcycle Rodeo, Bike Show, Benefit Ride, Live Music by Back
Kountry, and camping discounts. For more information www.vabikersassoc.
org, or 276-728-2466 and 540-980-5687.
Jul 21st Miss Shenandoah Harley-Davidson - Staunton, VA Event held at
Shenandoah Harley-Davidson/Buell. Miss Shenandoah Harley-Davidson will
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be crowned and we will host “Still Standing” (battle of the bands competition).
All events are free and begin at approximately 11am. Please visit our
website for a full listing of events, times, etc! If you, or someone you know,
is interested in participating in this bikini contest please contact Courtney at
courtney@shenhd.com or 540-213-7433.
Jul 21st
Renegade Classics Annual Beach Party – Woodbridge, VA
Adults are invited to the Annual Beach Party: Bikini Contest 2:00, Wet T-shirt
Contest 3:30, Riding Contests 10:00->, Second Wind Band 1-5. Saturday
Hours – 9-7. For more info call (703) 499-9533 or www.nova.RCOSva.com
Jul 21st
Down Rider Run - Martinsburg, WV Proceeds from this ride go to the
Eastern Panhandle Down Rider Fund. www.epcabate.org
Jul 21
4th Annual Charity Run for the Kidney Disease Research - Norfolk, VA
Sponsored by the Flaming Knights M/C. Northside Park Pavilion #5. $5
per rider, $5 per passenger, $1 Raffle tickets. 09:00 a.m. – Registration for
the ride @ D&D Cycles and Triumph, 1038 W Little Creek Rd, Norfolk VA
23505. 12 pm - Charity ride begins @ D&D Cycles and ends at Northside
Park Pavilion #5 in Norfolk, VA. 1 pm - Cookout, Fun & Music @ Northside
Park Pavilion #5. Raffle of event prizes. Games, horseshoes, volleyball
etc.. Most represented Club Trophy. 8pm - Cookout Ends. No alcohol in the
park please!. Proceeds will be donated to Kidney Research! Any questions
contact Larry “Sailor” Gilbreath (757) 485-1878 or (757) 856-2029.
Jul 26th - 29th
MountainFest Motorcycle Rally - Morgantown, West VA Attractions
Include: Vintage Motorcycle Show Cash Poker Run Jack Daniels Experience
Adult Campground Vintage Grand Prix Race Parade of Bikes AND
MORE...visit website regularly for updates. Sponsored by Triple S HD.
www.wvmountainfest.com
Jul 27th - 28th
3rd Annual Music of America Festival - Rockahock Campgrounds, VA
Music inspired by America , Enjoyed around the World !Featuring, Big John
Trumble’s “East Coast Opry Show” with Nashville Opry talent, Harper, Ron
Moody & The Centaurs and our special guests, General Johnson & “The
Chairmen of the Board”. Visit www.Rockahock.com for more info or call
(804) 966-8362.
Jul 27th - 29th
DAV/Silver Rose Benefit Rally - Taneytown, MD Welcome all bikers and
non-bikers to the DAV/Silver Rose Benefit Ride/Rally. This 1st. annual 3
day event comes loaded with 5 live bands, Bike Venders, Food, Beer, Bike
Games, Contest with Cash prizes, Burn out Contest, Biker Babe Models
for your Bike Photos, Green Beret Paratroop team on Friday and Saturday,
Swap Meet, Custom Bike Builders and More. Colors are welcome. Attitudes
are not. $20.00 per person gets you all three days admission, with 100\%
of all proceeds going to Disabled American Veterans and The Order of the
Silver Rose Groups. www.battlefieldmotorcycleclub.com for more information.
Venders welcome to contact and join.
Jul 28th Bike Show for Danville Cancer Assoc - Danville, VA Thunder
Roads Harley Davidson, 4960 Riverside Drive, Danville, Va 24541 Phone
434-822-2453
Jul 28th Family Fun Day at Harley-Davidson of Ocean City benefiting
the Spuck & Lib Bennett Scholarship Fund. Games, contests, educational
displays and discounts in the store. VisitNK”http://www.hdoceancity.com/”
www.hdoceancity.com for more information.
Jul 29th
10th Annual Vet Run - Virginia Beach, VA
Registration 9a.m. - 11 a.m., leaving Bass Pro Shop parking lot at 11:30
a.m.. Reg fee $20 person/$15 Passenger. FREE T-Shirt with Pre-registration
which ends July 17th. (Go to www.thunderroads-virginia.com’s “Let’s Ride
Page” for Pre-registration form). Parade to Veteran’s Hospital, Hampton, VA.
Music, Food, Door Prizes, Trophies for largest club & largest organization. All
proceeds of the event benefit the VA Hospital, Hampton, VA. For more info
call (757) 425-6708 (Lodge) or (757) 515-0076 (Steve Polk)
AUGUST
Aug 1st “Bike Night in the Burg” Bike Show - Fredericksburg, VA
6:30-8:30 @ Big Daddy Leather 1900 Princess Anne Street Fredericksburg,
VA 22401. Food Music, Door Prizes, 50/50 Raffle and more!! For more info
call 540-899-0048 or emailevents@bigdaddyleather.com
Aug 3rd
Thunder Road Harley-Davidson Bike night at The Crossing @ The
Carrington Pavilion – Danville, VA Paradox will be performing in concert.
Come and ride with us or meet us there. Concert starts at 6:00 p.m. Ride
leaves Thunderroad HD at 6:00 p.m. Info. or tickets call 434-822-2453
Aug 4th
4th Annual “Ride To Remember”, Alzheimer’s Poker Run - Virginia
Beach, VA This event benefits the Southeastern Virginia Chapter of the
Alzheimer’s Association. Registration is at Cycle World, located at 4972
Virginia Beach Blvd Virginia Beach,VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. $10 per
bike and $5 additional passenger. Ride pins to First 150 riders and FREE
picnic lunch to all participants. Open to all motorcycle riders, clubs, and
chapters. Trophy for largest club/chapter and prizes for best hand, oldest/
youngest rider, and farthest traveled. 50/50 raffle. Visit www.ridetoremember.
info for more details.
Aug 4th
Bike Night and Collectibles Jersey Benefit Auction, Delmarva
Shorebirds Special rates, seats and parking for motorcyclists at game with
bike show and bike parade around the field before the game. Players will
wear special limited edition Harley- David son jersey’s that will be auctioned
following the game for the Spuck & Lib Bennett Scholarship Fund. Special
tickets sold in advance, auction open to everyone. For more information visit
www.hdoceancity.com
Aug 5th
2nd Annual “TNT” Thunder Poker Run - Virginia Beach, VA
Start & Finish at Knuckleheads Roadhouse, 400 N. Witchduck Rd. Virginia
Beach, VA Registration Start Time: 0800. Registration Fee: $10.00. Event
Start Time: 8 a.m. For more info contact: mike.aselin@cox.net . Join
Knuckleheads Roadhouse on August 5th for the 2nd Annual “TNT Thunder”
Poker Run, post Ride Party & Fundraiser from 8:00am till 7:00 pm featuring:
Bike Show with Trophies for top two placers in each category, 50/50 drawing,
live auction, Poker Run prizes for the best and worst hands, Giveaways at
each stop and Music! Hosted by Knuckleheads Roadhouse, Hooters, and
Fastlane Biker Gear. All Proceeds to Benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society.
Aug 6th – 12th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally – Sturgis, SD
Visit www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com
Aug 10th
Friday Night Cruise In - Richmond, VA
Gangster Choppers, 216 east Belt Boulevard, Richmond VA 23224 (804)
230-0123. 2nd Friday of every month.
Aug 11th
Harley-Davidson of Ocean City Summer Concert Series
sponsored by BIG Classic Rock, WMDT and the Worcester County Times.
Free concert features Lower Case Blues from 6 to 8 p.m. Visit www.
hdoceancity.com for more information.
Aug 12th
Renegade Classics Bike Night at the Ball Field – Woodbridge, VA
Renegade Classics, in conjunction with Potomac Nationals, presents
Bike Night at the Ball Field. Ride in Bike Show {Cruiser, Sport, Custom}
(registration 3:30 – 4:15), Bike Parade around the field @ 5:30. Exclusive
parking, group rate tickets on 1st baseline, fireworks following the 6:05 game.
For more info call (703) 499-9533 or www.nova.RCOSva.com
Aug 16th-18th 7th Annual America’s 9/11 Ride – From Somerset, PA
to Arlington, VA ‘POLICE ESCORTED’. Join with the foundation on the
7th annual ride to all three crash sites and Honor the Heroes and Victims
of September 11 2001. August 16th group rides from across America
to Somerset, PA. Friday August 17, the ride begins @ 7:30am depart
Somerset, PA heading to Pentagon in Arlington VA. Saturday August 18th,
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Center (NYC). Ride both days or just one. Don’t forget to buy your chance
on the 2007 Chopper, ‘The Day After’. Proceeds go to college scholarship
for First Responders Nation wide. For more Information please visit www.
americas911foundation.org or www.americas911ride.org or call 877-771-0118.
Aug 17th - 19th
3rd Annual “Hawgs, Hosses & Hinnies Festival - Rockahock
Campgrounds, VA Great Fun & Entertainment all Weekend. Featuring,
Molly Hatchett, Blackfoot, The Kentucky Headhunters & Much, Much More
!!! Visit www.Rockahock.com for more info or call (804) 966-8362.
Aug 19th VIRGINIA BIKE FEST - Petersburg, VA Thunder in Virginia at
the Virginia Motorsports Park, 8018 Boydton Plank Rd., Petersburg, VA.
Meet Bike Builder Kendall Johnson. Don’t miss the Samson/Ray Price
Team vs. Bill Furr in the Nitro Harley Match Race of the Year! Nitro Harleys,
All Harley Shoot-Out, Street Bike Shoot-Out, Test-n-Tune, Gigantic Bike
Show, Big Dog Bike Rodeo, Burnout Drags, Swap Meet, Vendor Midway,
Live Music, Stage Events, Blessing of the Bikes/Thunder Roads Cruise
Lane w/Suck Bang Blow Nitro Saloon. Gates open 9 a.m.. Adult Admission
$20. Details on Registration Times & Entry fees for Bike Show & Events
visit www.vmpdrag.com or www.virginiamotorsports.com. Vendor Spaces &
Sponsorships are still available - call Bryan or Ron at (804) 862-3174.
Aug 20th
Harley-Davidson of Ocean City ’s Fairweather Ride 10 a.m. If the
weather is nice, blow off a Monday at work and go for our 4 to 5 hour ride.
It’s the third Monday of the month April through Oct. All bikes are welcome.
Visit www.hdoceancity.com.
Aug 25th
Widows Sons Virginia Grand Chapter 2nd Annual Charity Run -
Yorktown, VA Start & End @ Hampton Roads Harley-Davidson in Yorktown,
VA. Rain or shone. Registration 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon (1st bike out 9 a.m.
Last bike out at noon) Pre-Register by Aug 12th & the first 200 receive a free
t-shirt. Send to: Widows Sons, P.O. Box 1036, Yorktown, VA 23692 (Make
checks payable to Widows Sons). Cost $15 includes meal & hand, $10
passenger (includes meal). Extra hands $5 each. Extra meals $10 each.
Continental breakfast. Vendors, Raffles, 50/50, Food, Music (TBA). Auction
to be held at the end of the day with special guest Auctioneer. For more info
contact LilMark @ (757) 812-5549. Email Va@WidowsSons.com . This is
to benefit the Boys & Girls Club, a portion of the proceeds to benefit WSVA VA 9pm - 2am, Elk Lodge # 38, 1231 Type Ave, Norfolk, VA 23502. $15
Widows and Orphans Fund.
Aug 25 th
Valley Toy Rally - Mt. Crawford, VA Ride to benefit UVA Children’s Hospital Dlegend (757) 535-3108, Kingfish (757) 270-1608, Jewel (757) 270-5718.
sponsored by Wal-Mart Distribution Center 7045 in Mt. Crawford VA. Starts
at Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Mt. Crawford VA. Ends Kluge Rehab.
Center Charlottesville VA. Ride begins at 10am. Registration begins at
7am. All bikes are welcome for this great charity event! Fee: $20/Rider,
$10/Passenger. Contact Todd Cribbs (540) 292-3918
Aug 26 th
Red Knights VA Chapter IV’s 5th Annual “Where’s the fire?” Ride
– Virginia Beach, VA This ride is to benefit the Sentara Norfolk General
Hospital’s Burn/Trauma Unit and the Virginia Beach Fallen Firefighter and
EMS Memorial. Starts from Murphy’s Irish Pub, 30th Street and Pacific
Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA. $12 rider and $8 passenger includes ride
pin, breakfast, poker ride, door prizes and awards. Ends at GF Keagan’s
Seafood and Steaks, 1550 Hilltop Road, Hilltop East Shopping Center,
Virginia Beach with lunch specials and happy hour prices. Raffles, awards,
50/50, etc. at 2:30pm. More info at http://www.bikerenews.com/Red_
Knights_4.html or call President David Joyner at 757 816-1194.
SEPTEMBER
Sept 1st - 2nd
Nat’l Fallen Biker Memorial Run - Cheltenham, MD 5th Annual Nat’l
Fallen Biker Memorial Run Saturday, September 1 - 2, 2007 American
Legion Youth Camp 9201 Surratts Rd Cheltenham, MD 11:00am - 12
Midnight Vendors, Food, custom bikes, music 50/50 raffle Info: 301-893-
2900 www.fireupthundrout.com Bikers With Heart Foundation
Sept 5th
“Bike Night in the Burg” Bike Show - Fredericksburg, VA 6:30-8:30 @
Big Daddy Leather 1900 Princess Anne Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
Food Music, Door Prizes, 50/50 Raffle and more!! For more info call 540-
899-0048 or email events@bigdaddyleather.com
Sept 7 - 9
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Thunder in the Smoky’s Rally - Maggie Valley, NC Come join us for the
5th annual Fall Thunder in the Smoky’s Rally and ride the Great Smoky
Mountains. We offer a free tour ride, variety of vendors, live music concerts,
People’s Choice Bike Show with a $500 prize, the funniest Bike Games you’ve
ever seen and so much more! Check out our website at www.HandlebarCorral.
com for pics and more info!
Sept 8th
2nd Annual “Bike Night in the Burg” BIKE OFF - Fredericksburg, VA
Time TBA @ Big Daddy Leather 1900 Princess Anne Street Fredericksburg,
VA 22401. Food Music, Door Prizes, 50/50 Raffle and more!! For more info
call 540-899-0048 or email events@bigdaddyleather.com
Sept 8th & 9th Roadblock’s 1st Annual Fall Bikers Bash - Virginia Beach, VA sponsored by BIG Classic Rock, WMDT and the Worcester County Times.
All proceeds to benefit (Breast Cancer). Registration starts at 9am @ Poppas Free concert features The Daryl Davis Band from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Visit
Pub 2105 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455 www.
poppas-pub.com . Come out and enjoy the fun. Poppas Pub Activities Include
- Poker Run - Bike Show - Burn Out Competition - Vendors - Live Music - Door
Prizes - 50/50 Raffles must be present to win - Auction - Food - Night Ride - A
ride on Sunday to Nags Head NC. and much more. We are hoping to Raise
over $20’000.00 for (Breast Cancer) ALL BIKES WELCOME .. Please Help Us
And Tell Every One You Know! Thank You!
Sept 13 - 15
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Delmarva Bike Week - Berlin, MD More than 120,000 people in one location dollars. There are also great prizes including a Harley Davidson motorcycle,
enjoying free concerts, free bike parking, corperate show rigs, famous bike
builders, hard-working bike builders, 170 MC related vendors, free thrill
shows, contests, games, rides and all 4 miles from Ocean City, Md. Major
supporters include Harley-Davidson of Ocean City, The Grand Hotel, Tri
Supply & Equipment, Coors Light, The Beachcomber and DelmarvaNow.com,
Micky Fins Restaurant and Bar, Teaser’s Dockside Bar & Grill and Harley-
Davidson of Seaford, Del. Contact Bruce Bennett(410)629-1560 or visit www.
DelmarvaBikeWeek.com
Sept 14th
Friday Night Cruise In - Richmond, VA
Gangster Choppers, 216 east Belt Boulevard, Richmond VA 23224 (804) 230-
0123. 2nd Friday of every month.
Sept 15th
Flaming Knights M/C Norfolk Chapter 5th Annual Trophy Party - Norfolk,
donation. BYOB, food available, 50/50 raffle, Trophies, Cash. Host Hotel
Best Western930 North Military Hwy, Norfolk. For more info contact Doc
Savage (757) 589-8795, Big J (757) 435-0687, Jay Deuce (202 ) 409-5776,
Sept 21st & 22nd
4th Annual “Fall Festival & Country Music Showdown” - Rockahock
Campgrounds, VA Featuring Nashvilles Chart Climbing Group, “ Emerson
Drive”, Country Music Legends, “Shenandoah”, Rockahock’s Favorite High
Energy “Kick Ass” Country Music sensation “The Poverty Neck Hillbillies” &
more !!!!!
Sept 23rd
EPC ABATE Family Picnic - Falling Waters, WV
www.epcabate.org
Sept 28th - 30th Third Tradition MC Fun Run Rendezvous - Seneca Rocks,
West VA Fun Run Rendezvous in Seneca Rocks, W VA. Starts: 9/28/2007
Ends: 9/30/2007 An end of season, multi-club event centered around the
campground at Yokum’s Vacationland, Seneca Rocks, WV Route 28, 1 mile
north of Rt.33. 800.772.8342 Clean and Sober Fellowship, No Drugs, Alcohol
or Bad Attitudes! Recovery Meetings, Music, Bonfire Meeting Saturday Night,
and SOG service Sunday morning. Yokum’s has a heated Pool and horseback
riding. Each club or individual is responsible for their own food and lodging.
Rooms, efficiencies, cabins, and camping More Info: Send email or snail mail
address to mommabearttmc@comcast.net. Bullet (TTMC): 804-305-7851
After 9PM JoJo (About 12): 410-451-0885
OCTOBER
Oct 3rd – 7th Myrtle Beach Fall Rally – Myrtle Beach, SC
www.myrtlebeachbikeweek.com
Oct 3rd - 6th
Cruise-In Harley- David son of Ocean City four days of classic and hot rod
car shows partnered with Cruise-In Ocean City Car Show. Food, live music,
trophy, cool cars. Early bird Oct. 3 from 3:30 to 6:30; Oct. 4-6, 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. Visit www.hdoceancity.com for more information
Oct 5th - 7th
Dreamcatcher Rally 2007 - Aberdeen, MD Custom Motorcycle Rally
( www.dreamcatcherrally.com ) Over 200 Vendors (3) National Bands:
Steppenwolfe 38 Special Foghat Best in Show Contest Helmet Contest
Grunge Contest Fashion Show Custom Motorcycle Raffle Childrens Games
and Things to Do Portion of proceeds to be donated to “The Boys and Girls
Club” Ripken Stadium -home of Hall of Fame Shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. Log
on website for additional information and forms. www.dreamcatcherrally.com
Oct 6th
Harley- David son of Ocean City Summer Concert Series
www.hdoceancity.com for more information
Oct 7th
Wings Wheels and Ducks - Stafford, VA
This event is one of the biggest in our area. Originally the Rappahanock
Duck Race, draws in motorcycle groups, riders, and show bikes to the
Stafford Airport on October 7, 2007. This all day celebration includes a bike
show, airplane fly-in, car show, and duck drawing worth up to a $1,000,000
and many other must-have prizes. I participated the last two years and found
the event the best in the area. Great sponsors like Waugh Harley Davidson
have already signed up and are giving away some great prizes to include a
brand new Harley. The event is a great way to give to a good charity and
have alot of fun. We have a spacious family atmopshere which welcomes
riders. For more information, or if you would like to participate please call
Carl at 540-654-5075
Oct 12th
Friday Night Cruise In - Richmond, VA
Gangster Choppers, 216 east Belt Boulevard, Richmond VA 23224 (804)
230-0123. 2nd Friday of every month.
Oct15th
Valley Thunder XV - Staunton, VA Shenandoah Harley-Davidson/Buell
is hosting Valley Thunder XV! Join us for bands, a bike show, and
entertainment for the entire family. We will also have our 2008 Harley-
Davidson and Buell bike premiere! Join us for the fun! Contact Courtney
(540) 213-7433 or visit www.shenandoahhd.com
Oct 18th - 21st Biketoberfest® - Daytona Beach FL Annual Motorcycle
Festival held in the beautiful Daytona Beach area. Ride with us before the
cold of winter sets in. Many, many great events countywide! Sponsored
by Daytona Beach Area CVB. Contact: Janet Kersey, (866) 296-8970,
Fax: (386) 255-5478. Email: jkersey@daytonabeachcvb.org. www.
Biketoberfest.org
Oct 26th - 28th
5th Annual Virginia Fall Classic - Newport News, VA
www.VaFallClassic.org
NOVEMBER
Nov 3rd
Mid-Atlantic Toy Run - Fort Washington, MD 5th Annual Mid-Atlantic Toy
Run Saturday, November3, 2007 Harley Davidson of Washington (301-248-
1200) 9401 Livingston Rd Ft. Wash, MD Registration: 10am - 12:30pm Ride
Departure: 1pm Minimum Donation: $15.00 or gift Certificate/Toy of equal
value Vendors, Food, bikes, cars, music, 50/50 raffle Info: 301-893-2900
www.fireupthundrout.com Sponsored by HD of Washington & Biker With
Heart Foundation
Nov 4th Daylights Savings Time Ends – Fall Back - Set your clocks
back 1 hour! Dang! Lose an hour of daylight riding time…
Nov 22nd
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
DECEMBER
Dec 25th
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
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5th Annual Outer Banks Bike Week™ tona!”
All the Harley® dealerships in the area were jam-packed.
Riders say YES! to Cruizin the Outer Banks! The brand new full service Kitty Hawk Harley-Davidson
had the Harley-Davidson Demo Fleet Truck with demo
Outer Banks, N.C… In its fifth year Outer Banks Bike bikes going out both Saturday and Sunday. The demo
Week™ kept all of its promises and even some it didn’t rides had to be curtailed for a few hours on Saturday
make, perfect weather and the largest group of riders the because of the extremely heavy motorcycle traffic, but
area has ever seen. Outer Banks Bike Week™ is spon- resumed in full force on Sunday, thanks to the help of our
sored by the three dealerships in the area, Kitty Hawk friends in local law enforcement.
Harley-Davidson, Nags Head Kitty Hawk Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson and Outer had a vendor row, which
Banks Harley-Davidson. included Indian Larry Legacy
The rumble of motorcycles Choppers with builder Paul
was constant up and down the Cox. Regional bands, Gato-
roads of these barrier islands, rHead and 54 Steps enter-
normally a quiet beach com- tained the crowd with Classic
munity. But it was evident from and Southern Rock favorites
the “Welcome Bikers” banners while the Bikini Contest held
everywhere from Granby in on Saturday, had 11 incred-
Currituck County to the towns ibly beautiful girls vying for
of Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills the title of Miss Outer Banks
and Nags Head in Dare County Bike Week. A very stunning
and across the bridges to the Heather Ambrose, the crowd
islands of Manteo, Manns Har- favorite, won the title.
bor , Hatteras and Ocracoke A Harley® Road King sport-
that the Outer Banks embraced ing a cool ghost flame paint
this rally with open arms. job, t-bars and lots of chrome
The hotels, retail shops and restaurants, were all im- won the top award at the Bike Show held at Nags Head
pressed with our “gentleman and lady bikers” and were Harley-Davidson which was hosted by the Outer Banks
appreciative of the number of riders that had come to the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club. Vendor rows were staged
Outer Banks for the first time. At the time of this article on the beach road next to Port O’ Call Restaurant and
the Outer Banks Tourism Bureau and the Outer Banks at Jeanette’s Pier and featured everything from life size
Chamber of Commerce were still collecting data on what eagle nests by Covered Bridge Creations to exquisite
they foresee as a very positive impact on the economy silver jewelry by Fine Global Arts.
for the week and how these new visitors will impact the The Official Party Host Restaurants, Kelly’s, Port O’
economy in the future. Call, Lucky 12 Tavern, Outer
The Outer Banks HOG Chap- Banks Brewing Station and
ter sponsored the NC State Dirty Dick’s all did a great job
HOG (Harley Owner’s Group) handling the many bikers who
Rally which was awarded to came out for the camaraderie
this area for the first time. The and fun. One rider dressed up
rally did much to bring in new as a pirate, was surrounded by
riders, not only from the state gorgeous women. He said “I
of North Carolina but from all don’t drink, but I do know how
over the country during Bike to have a good time!”
Week. The event was listed in Additional sponsors of Outer
HOG Tales, a Harley-David- Banks Bike Week™ were Elan
son Publication which goes Vacations, BB&T, Coke, Bud-
out to more than 700,000 weiser, Pirates Cove Marina,
Harley owners throughout the Barefoot Bernies, Slammin
country. Sammy’s, High Cotton, Geico,
There was some small confu- Vertigo Tattoo and so many
sion at the beginning of the others. Outer Banks Bike
rallies, as riders were trying Week™ couldn’t happen with-
to get information about events that were overlapping out their support. Thank you!
during the week. But in the end the bikers loved all the Rolling down the Beach Road on Sunday as the sun was
choices for riding and other Bike Week and HOG Rally going down, I noticed a few remaining riders chilling on
activities. Dessie, one of the greeters at Kitty Hawk the porch of Lucky 12 Tavern, so I stopped and joined
Harley-Davidson, said she met people from all over the them. I guess we all wanted to enjoy a few more hours in
country including Germany and Finland . One rider told the Outer Banks. But we will return!
her “Outer Banks Bike Week™ is even better than Day-
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 I’d like to share with you an email that was recently
received about one of staff members, Rocky Angone
- Reverend Rock. We’ve got an incredible staff here
at Thunder Roads & I feel extremely blessed to have
such a fine group of caring individuals who share the
same genuine love and concern for our motorcycle
communities as I do. I’m very proud to have you all
here. Major kudos to you Rocky!
Dear Kelly
I am writing to you about a good friend of mine, Rocky
Angone. In 2003 my wife and I bought our first Harley
Davidson. We bought a Sportster from a local person
and immediately began looking for a dealership that
we could call home. We live in Farmville, Va. which
is about half way between Richmond and Lynchburg.
We visited dealers in these areas as well as north and
south of our area. We heard of a fairly new dealership
in Colonial Heights and in late July of 2003 we met
Rocky Angone, who at that time was a salesman at
Colonial Harley. We knew from the first meeting that
we had found a home and more importantly a friend.
I knew Rocky was a friend whether we bought a bike
from him or not. In August we took delivery of a 2003
Wide Glide, sold by Rocky Angone.
When Rocky left Colonial, we landed at South Rich-
mond Harley with him. I told you this so I could tell you
that Rocky is a stand up guy and man of the Lord! You
are very lucky to have a man of his integrity on your
staff. My wife and I have really enjoyed his articles in
your magazine and being a former military man myself,
I appreciate his take on patriotic views and what he
stands for. In today’s society where being “politically
correct” seems more important than true morals, a man
such as Rocky is a breath of fresh air.
Please accept our thanks for printing a fine magazine
and know that we read and enjoy the articles very
much. Our hat is off to you and your staff but especially
to a true friend, Rocky Angone!!!
Thank You for your time.
Marvin Goin

American Legion Performs

Dignified Flag Disposal
Colonial Heights, VA
On Thursday, June 14th at 6 p.m., The American Legion
Post 284 of Colonial Heights will perform its annual
dignified flag disposal. As part of the Legion mission
related to Americanism and community support,
members of the Post collect worn and unserviceable
United States flags throughout the year, and initiate the
disposal process with a special ceremony. The Post
284 Color Guard, commanded by John Ronkartz, will
present the Colors.
The public is invited to observe the approximately 20
minute long ceremony. The ceremony will be held in
the parking lot across from the Post Home, at 505
Springdale Road. In the event of inclement weather,
the ceremony will be postponed until a later date.
The Colonial Heights American Legion Post is a
veterans’ organization that is one of the largest of its
kind in the state of Virginia. The Legion is a community-
service organization which now numbers over 1200
members -- men and women – who support many
different programs throughout the tri-cities area.

CONTACT: Tim Farley, (804) 919-0276 (office) or (804)

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UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY “Speeding Into The Future”
was the theme for this year’s NCOM Convention, held in
Charlotte, North Carolina, over Mother’s Day weekend,
May 10-13, 2007 at the University Hilton. Another near-
record crowd attended the National Coalition of Motorcy-
clists’ 22nd Annual Convention, converging from virtually
every state and representing most Motorcyclists’ Rights
Organizations and Confederations of Clubs across the
country. Hosted by the Concerned Bikers Association/
ABATE of North Carolina and the Confederation of Clubs
of North Carolina, this annual conference draws promi-
nent leaders in the bikers’ rights movement to a different
location each year to discuss topics of concern to all rid-
ers. Meetings, seminars and group discussions focus on
safety issues, legal rights, legislative efforts and litigation
techniques to benefit our right to ride. This year’s agenda
was packed with informative and thought provoking
meetings such as the NCOM Board of Directors Meeting,
NCOM Legislative Task Force Meeting, A.I.M. Attorney
Conference, A.I.M. Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Christian
Unity Conference, Clean and Sober Roundtable, Women
In Motorcycling, SMRO President’s Meeting, Minority
Outreach, and the ever popular and always inspiring
Confederations of Clubs General Patch Holder Meeting.
Seminars and workshops included “Government Grants
– How To Write & Obtain”, “EPA Effects On Shops & Rid-
ers”, “Freedom of the Road & Use of the Courts”, “Loud
Pipes”, “Fourth Amendment – And Other Rights Under
The Constitution”, “National Transportation Safety Board”,
“5 Steps To Freedom”, and “NAFTA Superhighway”.
Keith Ball, former editor of Easyriders magazine and
founder of Bikernet.com, was entertaining and informative
with his historical perspective on the roots of the bikers
rights movement as the featured dinner speaker during
the Silver Spoke Awards Banquet on Saturday evening.
Silver Spoke Award recipients honored during the ban-
quet were: MEDIA: Brian & Toni Shearon of Thunder
Roads Magazine; GOVERNMENT: Tommy Thompson,
former Secretary of Health & Human Services/former
Governor of Wisconsin and Presidential hopeful; LEGAL:
Mitch Proner, A.I.M. Attorney for New York & Connecticut;
MERITORIOUS: Bill “Snap” Lines of the Patriot Guard
Riders; and SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Barbara Alvar
of ABATE of New Mexico; Carmaletta Lara of ABATE
of Oklahoma; and Patti Nasrallah of ABATE of Florida.
Receiving the Ron Roloff Lifetime Achievement Award
was Rick Nail, past President of CBA/ABATE of NC and
former member of the NCOM Board of Directors. The
National Coalition of Motorcyclists was happy to welcome
the following as new NCOM Member Groups: The Patriot
Guard Riders, ABATE of the Garden State (NJ), BikePAC
of Idaho, Freemasons Riding Club – National, Sovereign
Riders MC, American Cruisers MC Chapters #56, #150,
and #55, and the Southern California Biker Alliance. The
2007 Convention was dedicated to the memory of Karen
Bolin of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, KC Mallady
of ABATE of Florida, Marty Shultz of ABATE of Maryland
and “Tank” of His Laboring Few Motorcycle Ministry. Next
year’s NCOM Convention will be held May 8-11, 2008 in
Houston, Texas at the Sheraton North at the George Bush
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Intercontinental Airport. Call NCOM for further details at
(800) 525-5355 or visit www.On-A-Bike.com.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION LABELS MO-
TORCYCLE DEATHS “EPIDEMIC” The World Health
Organization (WHO) recently expressed alarm over the
growing number of accidents involving young people
on motorcycles in Asia, warning that the situation has
become a public health epidemic. The WHO noted that
young motorcyclists make up a significant percentage of
injuries and fatalities among road users in many Asian
countries, such as Cambodia and Malaysia. “Factors
such as speed, no helmets, risk-taking behavior and
drunk-driving contribute to the rising trend,” according
to the WHO regional office, which is based in Manila,
Philippines. It suggested “simple measures” that could
be taken to help make roads safer as the WHO marked
observance of the first United Nations Global Road Safety
Week, April 23-29. These measures include setting and
enforcing appropriate speed and blood alcohol limits, as
well as introducing and enforcing mandatory seat belt,
helmet and child restraint laws.
SAFETY CHIEF SAYS HELMETS & RIDER TRAIN-
ING SHOULD BE PROVIDED It’s time to make helmets
and training standard equipment for motorcyclists, U.S.
Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters said during
remarks to the Motorcycle Industry Council in Indianapolis
on February 19th. Peters called on motorcycle manufac-
turers to provide free or heavily discounted DOT-certi-
fied helmets or rider safety training with the purchase of
every new motorcycle sold in the United States. “Helmets
and proper training are just as important as brakes or
headlights when it comes to the well-being of motorcy-
clists,” Secretary Peters said. “We shouldn’t be letting any
customer take a bike out of the store without a helmet
as part of the package. Safety shouldn’t have to be an
option when purchasing a motorcycle.” Secretary Peters
also said the Department of Transportation was “attack-
ing” the challenge of motorcycle safety on several fronts.
Last September, the Department awarded over $6 million
in safety grants to states to support motorcycle safety. In
addition, the Federal Highway Administration has estab-
lished a Motorcycle Advisory Council to focus on making
roads safer for motorcyclists and will continue work begun
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on
a Motorcycle Crash Causation Study to identify why mo-
torcycle crashes occur and find ways to reduce the fatality
and injury rates.
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY STUDY BEING CONDUCTED
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation has launched a mile-
stone 3-year study to determine the effectiveness of peri-
odic involvement in a series of motorcycle rider education
and training courses. “The Longitudinal Study to Improve
Crash Avoidance Skills” will study the crash-avoidance
skills of motorcyclists who have taken a series of rider
training courses, beginning with the MSF Basic Rider-
Course, which is the learn-to-ride course, and graduates
will be offered, via random sampling, three additional
 News Bytes
training opportunities at periodic intervals throughout the cial News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), which warned that
study. “The MSF’s rider education and training system women who ride risk being arrested. “The sharia police,
used in this study is built upon the principle of safety train- otherwise known as Hisbah committee, have concluded
ing renewal,” said Dean Thompson, MSF director of com- arrangements to commence enforcement of some
munications. “We believe a rider’s decision-making and aspects of the state’s sharia law as passed by the state
crash-avoidance skills can benefit from being refreshed House of Assembly,” the NAN said. The law bans women
over time. It is important for riders to regularly refresh from riding commercial motorcycles, commonly known as
their knowledge, skills and risk management strategies. Okada in Nigeria, and also bars Muslim Okada operators
We’re strong advocates of lifelong learning.” Rider knowl- from carrying women on their motorcycles. Other aspects
edge, skills, attitudes and experiences will be evaluated of the sharia law that would be implemented include the
and measured over time. The University of North Carolina ban on alcohol consumption, hard drugs and prostitution,
Highway Safety Research Center will provide an inde- the commander said. Kano, one of 12 states in Nigeria’s
pendent evaluation of research that will for the first time predominantly Muslim north that adopted the strict Islamic
take a comprehensive, field-based look at the benefits of law in 2000, is the first to introduce segregated public
ongoing participation in a rider education and training sys- transport.
tem, and its subsequent effect on crash avoidance skills
and real-world outcomes. INDIA MAKES HELMETS COMPULSORY IN CITIES
Wearing helmets is now mandatory within the city limits of
MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS -- COMING TO A six city corporation areas in the state of Bangalore, India,
STREET NEAR YOU Several cities in Massachusetts though one large city was exempted from the rule in view
are working to keep motorcycle drivers safe on the roads of the high daytime temperatures there. Passengers, or
in their communities. Last year, the Massachusetts Motor- so-called pillion riders, are also exempted from the helmet
cycle Association (MMA) requested a grant from the Auto requirement. The Karnataka High Court issued a direc-
Insurer’s Bureau to help fund the erection of motorcycle tive to the Government in 2003 to make the wearing of
awareness signs, and Plymouth Rock Assurance Corpo- helmets mandatory for two-wheeler riders, and wearing
ration awarded a $15,000 grant to the MMA to purchase of helmets by two-wheeler riders is now mandatory under
and install 500 2-by-8-foot signs, which read “Check twice the Motor Vehicles Act of the Centre.
- Save a life, MOTORCYCLES ARE EVERYWHERE!!!!!”
Representatives of MMA are seeking permission to install NEWS OF THE WEIRD: WOMAN CRASHES WHILE
at least one sign per community. Over a hundred commu- TEACHING DOG TO DRIVE A woman in Hohhot, the
nities are participating. According to Wendell Davis, MMA capital of north China’s Inner Mongolia region, crashed
District II Coordinator, Massachusetts is on the cutting her car while giving her dog a driving lesson, the official
edge of motorcycle safety programs. “This sign will help Xinhua News Agency announced. The woman, identi-
not just motorcyclists, but pedestrians, bicyclists, etc., by fied only be her surname, Li, said her dog “was fond of
making people more aware overall,” he said. Davis added crouching on the steering wheel and often watched her
that Massachusetts is unique in promoting such an active drive,” according to Xinhua. “She thought she would let
awareness program and that “Massachusetts is one of the dog ‘have a try’ while she operated the accelera-
the few states where (motorcycle) registrations have gone tor and brake,” the report said. “They did not make it far
up and deaths have gone down.” before crashing into an oncoming car.”No injuries were
reported although both vehicles were slightly damaged.
SAUDIS BAN BIKES Earlier this year, Saudi Arabian of-
ficials increased security in the holy cities of Makkah and THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: A billion is a difficult number
Madinah for the annual Hajj by banning motorcycles. In to comprehend, but the following explanation may help
an article titled “Reckless Bikers Risk Losing Rides”, the put that figure in perspective:
Orlando Sentinel reported that Saudi officials impounded A billion seconds ago it was 1975, and the Vietnam War
350 motorbikes during heightened security operations, was grinding down.
telling Arabnews.com that the motorcycle ban was a A billion minutes ago was nearly 2,000 years, during the
response to problems related to hit-and-run accidents time of Christ.
as well as thefts where criminals used motorcycles to A billion hours ago was over 112 thousand years, and our
navigate crowds and escape quickly. Motorcycles have ancestors were still living in the Stone Age.
also been banned because riders in past years have A billion days ago it was 2.7 million BC, and hominids
used them as unsafe, unlicensed, one-passenger taxis. were learning to walk upright.
Transportation services are in high demand during the A billion years ago earth’s ecosystem became fully
Hajj, causing a problem with taxis and buses. Noise and formed, and the first multi-cellular organisms appeared.
pollution caused by motorcycles and scooters was also A billion dollars ago was only 3 hours and 53 minutes, at
cited as a concern. the rate Washington spends it.

AFRICAN COUNTRY BANS WOMEN FROM BIKES QUOTABLE QUOTE: “There is no slavery but ignorance.
The Nigerian state of Kano has banned women from Liberty is the child of intelligence.”
riding commercial motorcycles, according to the offi- Robert G. Ingersoll, US Lawyer & Orator (1833 - 1899)

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 * What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?
The Wisdom Of Larry * Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
The Cable Guy * Inside every older person is a younger person, wonder
ing;” what the heck happened”
* A day without sunshine is like night. * Just remember -- if the world didn‛t suck, we would
* On the other hand, you have different Þngers. all fall off.
* Light travels faster than sound. That‛s why some
* 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
people appear bright until you hear them speak.
* 4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name. * Life isn‛t like a box of chocolates. It‛s more like a jar
* Remember, half the people you know are below of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your ass
average. tomorrow.
* He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
* Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
* The early bird may get the worm, but the second
mouse gets the cheese in the trap.
* Support bacteria. They‛re the only culture some people
have.
* A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
* Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
* If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple
of payments.
* How many of you believe in psychokinesis? Raise my hand.
* OK, so what‛s the speed of dark?
* When everything is coming your way, you‛re in the
wrong lane.
* Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays
off now.
* How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
* Eagles may soar, but weasels don‛t get sucked into jet
engines.

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DAMN SAM
Back in the l980’s a friend of our Sales Manager, Beth
Albert, gave her a l966, 305-CA77 Honda Dream. She
rode the bike a couple times, but one day while out on
the highway following behind her husband, she down-
shifted and the shift lever just fell off. There she was
30 miles from home, stuck in 2nd gear. Well, it took her
awhile to get back, but she made it. The bike was parked
in the garage and there it sat, covered with boxes and
dust and whatever else got thrown on top for the next
20 years. That was in Upstate New York and since she’d
moved to sunny Virginia the bike had to be dealt with
sooner or later. There was no place to store it so off it
went on a trailer to North Carolina to her son’s garage
to be stored up until now. Beth has decided that it’s time
to give “Damn Sam” (she named the bike that since he
broke down on her) a new lease on life!

Absolut Cycle Worx of Richmond has agreed to restore

“Damn Sam”. Now the question arises as to whether
this classic should be made original or just made pretty
and run-able. Beth has decided to make the little Honda
pretty, so lets see how it goes for the next few months as
Jason Kincaid does his magic……..

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 COME TO PAPA - PULLED PORK BARBEQUE
SAMMICHES
2 heaping Tbls. Ground Black Pepper
2 heaping Tbls. Minced Garlic (prechopped in produce
dept. in small glass jars)
10 whole cloves (place in paper towel and roll over with
rolling pin or heavy jar to smush up)
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 bone-in pork shoulder, (about 7 pounds)
Salt to Taste
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
In a small bowl combine garlic, and cloves and mix thor-
oughly. Drizzle in the oil until a paste is formed. Using a
rubber spatula, spread the garlic paste onto pork butt.
Place the pork butt on a work surface and season all over
generously with salt. Rub all over with the garlic paste.
Place in an oven-safe roasting bag and close with a twist
tie. Place in a large roasting pan, and cook until tender,
about 5 hours. Remove roast from the oven. Slip the oven-
roasting bag off the meat and discard. Transfer the cooking
liquid to a medium saucepan. Skim the fat from the cooking
liquid with a ladle. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and sim-
mer to thicken the juices slightly. Raise the oven to 400
degrees F. Return the pork, in the roasting pan, to the oven.
Continue roasting, basting frequently with the simmering
cooking liquid, until well-browned, about 30 minutes. If
there is any cooking liquid left, pour it over the pork.
VINEGAR SAUCE FOR SIDE DIPPING
White distilled vinegar, as needed
Remove pork from the oven and let it rest at room tem-
perature for 10 minutes. With the pork drippings you may
make a vinegar sauce using this formula: for every 1/2 cup
of drippings, whisk with 3 tablespoons vinegar and 1/4 tea-
spoon salt. Either carve the pork into thin slices, or, using 2
forks, pull into small pieces. Serve with the vinegar sauce
on the side, OR.....take your pulled pork, add 1 medium on-
ion (medium chop), your favorite Bar-B-Q sauce (Walmart
sells John Boy & Billy in 3 styles and it rocks!) and mix up
onions, sauce and pork until your desired consistency is
reached. To have it an “authentic” Tennessee barbeque
sammich’, you must make the following coleslaw and serve
the coleslaw on top of the pulled pork barbeque on a large
toasted bun with sliced pickles optional.
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“WHO DA’ MAN”? CREAMY COLESLAW
1 Pkg. Pre-Shredded Prepared Coleslaw Cabbage
2 Heaping Tbls. of Prechopped Pickle Bits
1 Cup of Real Mayonnaise
2 tsps. Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Medium Onion; med. chop
2 Heaping Tbls. of Sugar or Splenda
1 Cup of Whole Milk
Good Measure of Cracked Black Pepper
Salt to Taste
Toss it all in a bowl, add your mayo and milk and mix thu-
roughly. Taste when done to see if needs a touch extra of
this or that. Cover and refrigerate to chill. Serve over top of
your barbequed pork for a totally yummy melding of flavors.
WHO’S YOUR DADDY?
BLUEBERRY SOUR CREAM CAKE
1-1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1 Cup Sugar, divided
1 Stick of Real Butter
1-1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
1 Large Egg
2 tsp. Vanilla, divided
1 Qt. Fresh Blueberries, washed & destemmed
or can substitute frozen blueberries
2 Cups Quality Brand Sour Cream
2 Large Egg Yolks
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 9” baking pan. Combine
flour, 1/2 of the sugar, butter, baking powder, 1 egg, and
half vanilla in large bowl. Mix well. Turn into the greased
pan and sprinkle evenly with the blueberries. Combine sour
cream, egg yolks, remaining sugar and remaining vanilla
in medium bowl and blend well by hand. Pour evenly all
over blueberries. Bake for 1 hour or until edges are lightly
browned. Serve with premium brand slow-churned vanilla
ice-cream when it’s hot from the oven.
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE THE
MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO BEING MAJOR
ROLE MODELS TO OUR FUTURE BIKERS. TEACH
YOUR CHILDREN WELL. HELP THEM FIRST TO RE-
SPECT MOTORCYCLES AND THE LOVE WILL NATU-
RALLY FOLLOW.

Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund
To remember and honor the victims of the tragic events
of April 16, the university has established the Hokie Spirit
Memorial Fund to aid in the healing process.
The fund will be used to cover expenses including but
not limited to:
Assistance to victims and their families
Grief counseling
Memorials
Communication expenses
Comfort expenses
Funds in honor or memory of the victims
In addition to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, you may
also contribute to the Hokie Spirit Scholarship Fund to
support students university-wide, or to specific funds in the
name of each of the victims. See a list of funds that have
been established in victims’ names. Final criteria for these
funds will be dependent upon approval by each family.
In the wake of this tragedy, we are confident that Hokie
Spirit will only grow stronger and more resilient. We thank
you for your continued support.
If you would like to mail a check, make it out to “Virginia
Tech Foundation Inc.,” designate your gift for the “Hokie
Spirit Memorial Fund” on the memo line, and send it to:
Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund
University Development (0336)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
For more information, please call 1-800-533-1144
We will continue to invent the future through our blood and
tears and through all our sadness.... We will prevail....
~ Nikki Giovanni, University Distinguished Professor, poet, activist
Look at You
Hard-core lifer, scooter trash, weekend wanna-be,
crotch-rocketeer, dirt devil, drag-stripper, or cruiser
classy, you pick the label. A biker clarifies himself by
the sled he rides, company shared, or lifestyle pursued.
Examine the evidence two-wheeled enthusiast
provide. Look past the swagger, rawhide attire, skin-art
and language. Study the glint in the eye of the loyal-
ist to the “shiny side up, rubber side down” mentality.
Watch the head tilt and an ear perk when a straight-
piped “Harley” approaches. Observe, the “buck-up on
the tank” or an “ease-into the saddle”, when a biker
meshes with his ride. A smug smile completes his face.
Getting there is more important than arriving on a two-
wheeled, back road, off-road or highway journey.
Bikers will congregate as social cultures have
throughout history. The rites of passage and pecking-
order rules are observed. Dressed up or dressed down,
patched-in or lone wolfs, gas price conscience or iron-
butt award winners, bikers are prevalent. Bikers usually
exist under the radar. Their private thrill of two wheels
is unrelated to the work of a dentist, lawyer, bank clerk,
computer programmer, construction foreman, farmer, a
TV night-show host, governor, racecar driver or regular
man or woman world wide. Transcending their other life
by occupying the trails to somewhere, bikers are visible
and impossible to ignore.
Bobby Lee, Silent Skulls MC
The Softer Side of Leather
by Wayne Haskell
Some think bikers are mean,
Some dressed in leathers and others in jeans.
You don’t like our scooters and our loud noisy pipes,
You think we’re not loyal to the Stars and Strips
You don’t like our patches that are worn on our vests,
You think we’re so different from all the rest.
But the truth is, Mister, we’re kind of alike,
You drive a car and I ride a bike.
You have no tattoos painted on your arm,
But we fought side by side in Viet Nam.
So the next time your children are running around,
Enjoy their freedom, and the fun that they’ve found.
Remember us bikers and all that we do,
We feed our lost veterans, we’re red white and blue!
We bring toys for tots and toys for a smile
By riding our bikes for miles and miles.
You see, us bikers have never forgot,
Our homeless veterans and our homeless tots.
We are loyal to our clubs and true to our bro’s,
We will always wear black from our heads to our toes.
Society once said that long hair was for fags,
But you’ll never see a biker burning a flag.
Now the tattoos and leather you don’t understand,
Stands for free independence that us bikers demand.
Our long hair and patches and bikes with loud pipes.
Is a tribute to our freedom, the Stars and the Stripes.
So before you make up your mind on just what I might be,
Take a look in the mirror and what do you see?
The man that you see that is staring right back
Is not too much different from that biker in black!!
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Have you ever come across a cool shop, bar, restaurant or interesting place while riding, that you’d like more people to know about? Well,
each month we feature places such as these that have been found by our readers so that others can go check out these gems of the road for
themselves. If you’d like to turn us on to someplace neat that you’ve found… email us at thunderroadskelly@yahoo.com & we’ll be there!

THE LEATHER SHACK

By Randy Kidder

If you’re in the Winchester, VA area or looking for a place

to ride to, stop in to check out The Leather Shack owned
and operated by Rodney and Kim(that’s Kim and her
father in the picture). They carry both casual and rid-
ing motorcycle apparel for men and women. They have
30+ styles of jackets, saddlebags, helmets, sunglasses,
shirts, wallets, boots, and more. They even have a full
line of handbags to keep the ole lady busy. The Leather
Shack also offers cleaning and repair services to your
leather apparel. They offer layaway, gift certificates, and
if you want something they don’t stock on their shelves,
they may be able to special order it for you. You’ll see
familiar name brands like Milwaukee Leather, Interstate
Leather, Daytona Helmets, Dragonfly shirts, and more.
The Leather Shack is located in The Burke Center across
from Buffalo Wild Wings at 10 Weems Lane in Win-
chester, VA. You can contact them at 540-678-3900 or
sales@theleathershack.com. Check out their website at
www.theleathershack.com.

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MYRTLE BEACH BIKE WEEK
Spring 2007
I wasn’t really planning on covering the Myrtle Beach
Spring Rally this year because I usually spend the couple
of days that I get down there, doing nothing but riding &
taking a break from my crazy work schedule. But since
my camera usually goes everywhere that I do, I did break
it out a few times. If you’ve never been to one of the ral-
lies there, either during the Spring or in the Fall, it’s miles
& miles of endless activities all up & down the beautiful
coastline from North Myrtle Beach, down to Murrell’s Inlet
near South Myrtle. Vendors are everywhere, at the bike
shops, in the parking lots, shopping plazas & down at the
beach. There are bike shows, live music, famous bike
builders, bike rodeos, countless bar parties & just about
anything that any rider would want to do. The famous
Ocean Blvd that stretches up & down the beach for miles
is the craziest place. Unexpected riders find themselves
in an ongoing parade of bikes throughout the day & well
into the night. Guests from the hotels on both sides of
the street, sit for hours out on their balconies with their
refreshments & smokes, some grab lawn chairs to sit by
the street while others just pull up some grass to watch all
the bikes traveling up & down the boulevard. You can only
go 25mph so you can’t even rush through to get to where
you’re going. Of course there are always the “hambones”
that rev up their engines, guys that flex some muscle;
some of the girl passengers do a little flashing & whatever
crazy things that people conjure up to get attention. Then
you have those that like to dress up in their cool biker
duds or wild outfits & ride the strip to see how many hoots
& hollers they can get from the crowd. The first bike week
I’d ever attended down there, many years ago, I was
caught off guard about this so called ongoing parade of
bikes & I thought it was the wildest thing to experience,
but really very comical. You felt just like you were in a
real parade, with all of these hotel spectators checking
you out…it’s nuts!
Besides enjoying a lot of riding in the warm ocean
breezes along the palm tree lined streets of the city, we
hit a few major hot spots to check out some vendors &
ran into some friends from the world of bike building…Bil-
ly Lane, Paul Cox & Kendall Johnson with his crew. Yes,
it’s true…Billy did get all of those gorgeous dreadlocks cut
off into a short & sleek new “do”.
Well, the days passed quickly & I dreaded heading
home, as always, but I knew I had to get back to finish up
this issue. It was a very nice well needed break, riding &
relaxing with friends & refreshing my mind to prepare for
what looks to be a very busy summer in the Mid-Atlan-
tic for the magazine. Those nice little breaks also help
to keep things in check with that old saying… “Work to
Ride…Ride to Work”. We’ll be back down there for the
Fall Rally (Oct 3rd – 7th), where we’ll be joining up with
the corporate owners of Thunder Roads, Toni & Brian &
many other Thunder Roads state owners from our Na-
tional Network. Hope to see you there!

~ Kelly ~

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 The Joker’s Wild
Hell Hath No Fury...
She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates
and suitcases. On the second day, she had the movers come and
collect her things. On the third day, she sat down for the last time
at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft
background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar,
and a bottle of Chardonnay. When she had finished, she went into
each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp shells,
dipped in caviar, into the hollow part of all the curtain rods. She then
cleaned up the kitchen and left. When the husband returned with his
new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days. Then slowly, the
house began to smell. They tried everything; cleaning and mopping
and airing the place out. Vents were checked for dead rodents, and
carpets were steam cleaned. Air fresheners were hung everywhere.
Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which
they had to move out for a few days, and in the end they even paid
to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked. People
stopped coming over to visit... Repairmen refused to work in the
house... The maid quit...Finally, they could not take the stench any
longer and decided to move. A month later, even though they had
cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky
house. Word got out, and eventually, even the local realtors refused
to return their calls. Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money
from the bank to purchase a new place. The ex-wife called the man,
and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting
house. She listened politely, and said that she missed her old home
terribly, and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in
exchange for getting the house back. Knowing his ex-wife had no
idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about
1/10th of what the house had been worth...But only if she were to
sign the papers that very day. She agreed, and within the hour, his
lawyers delivered the paperwork. A week later, the man and his new
girlfriend stood smirking as they watched the moving company pack
everything to take to their new home, including the curtain rods.
Bubba walks into his local welfare office, marches straight up to
the counter and says, “Hi... You know, I just HATE drawing welfare
checks. I’d really rather have a job, but there’s been so many people
who have held me back in my life, I just can’t get ahead. Work is
the truest pleasure of life.” The social worker behind the counter
says, “Your timing is excellent. We just got a job opening from a
very wealthy old man who wants a chauffeur and bodyguard for his
beautiful nymphomaniac daughter. You’ll have to drive around in his
Mercedes, but he’ll supply all of your clothes. Because of
the long hours, meals will be provided. You’ll be expected to escort
her on her overseas holiday trips. You will have to satisfy her sexual
urges. You’ll be provided a two-bedroom apartment above the ga-
rage. The starting salary is $80,000 a year.” Bubba, wide eyed and
excited, says, “You are totally b.s.’n me!” The social worker says,
“Yeah, well, ... you started it.”
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The Joker’s Wild
Dear Abby,
I’ve never written to you before, but I really need your advice on
what could be a crucial decision. I’ve suspected for some time now
that my wife has been cheating on me. The usual signs... phone
rings but if I answer, the caller hangs up. My wife has been going
out with the girls a lot recently although when I ask their names she
always says, “Just some friends from work, you don’t know them.”
I always stay awake to look out for her taxi coming home, but she al-
ways walks down the drive. Although I can hear a car driving off, as
if she has gotten out of the car round the corner. Why? Maybe she
wasn’t in a taxi? I once picked her cell phone up just to see what
time it was and she went berserk and screamed that I should never
touch her phone again and why was I checking up on her. Anyway, I
have never approached the subject with my wife. I think deep down
I just didn’t want to know the truth, but last night she went out again
and I decided to really check on her. I decided I was going to park
my Harley Davidson motorcycle next to the garage and then hide
behind it so I could get a good view of the whole street when she
came home. It was at that moment, crouching behind my Harley,
that I noticed that the valve covers on my engine seemed to be
leaking a little oil. Is this something I can fix myself or should I take it
back to the dealer? Thanks, Worried in Texas.
“Late again,” the third-grade teacher said to little Sammy. “It
ain’t my fault,” Miss Crabtree. “You can blame this on my Daddy.
The reason I’m three hours late is Daddy sleeps naked!” Now Miss
Crabtree had taught grammar school for thirty-some-odd years.
So she asked little Sammy what he meant by that, despite her
mounting fears. Full of grins and mischief, and in the fun of his
youth, little Sammy and trouble were old friends, but he always told
the truth.“You see, Miss Crabtree, at the ranch we got this here
lowdown coyote. The last Few nights he done et six hens and killed
Ma’s best milk goat. And last night, when Daddy heard a noise
out in the chicken pen, he grabbed his gun and said to Ma, “That
coyote’s back again, I’m a gonna git him!’” “Stay back, he yelled to
all us kids!” He was naked as a jaybird, no boots, no pants, no shirt!
To the hen house he crawled, just like an Injun on the snoop. Then
he stuck that double barrel through the window of the coop. As he
stared into the darkness, with coyotes on his mind, our old hound
dog Zeke had done woke up and come a sneakin’ up behind Daddy.
Then we all looked on plumb helpless old Zeke stuck that cold nose
in Daddy’s crack!“ Miss Crabtree, we been cleanin’ chickens since
three o’clock this mornin’!”
Here’s something for all you medical know-it-alls.
Did you know that in the human body there is a nerve that con-
nects the eyeball to the anus? It is called the “anal optic nerve”. It’s
responsible for giving people a “shitty outlook” on life. If you don’t
believe it, pull a hair from your ass, and see if it doesn’t bring a tear
to your eye.
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 It’s important for you to know who your Outer Banks Harley-Davidson East Coast Harley/Buell ProStreet Cycles
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Whether it’s a bike dealer, service shop, Full House Cycles
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that welcomes our biking community through Winchester, VA 6401 Richmond Rd
their doors, you can count on our family of Absolut Cycle Worx 540-667-0088 Lightfoot, VA 23090
friends to always welcome you in. ALL of
the advertisers in this issue can be found, in 5016 Old Midlothian Tnpk (757) 565-5122
bold, throughout this listing – they are here Richmond, VA 23224 Gator Hole Powersports
for you, making a special showing to give (804) 497-7000 342 Mecklenburg Drive Richmond Harley-Davidson
you the finest in everything that they have to Email: absolutcycleworx@yahoo.com Chase City, VA 23924 10441 Washington Highway
offer. Most of them ride too, so they know (434) 372-1771 Glen Allen, VA
exactly what you want & need. The staff here Al’s Towing & Nicky’s Custom (804) 550-9280
at Thunder Roads is greatly appreciative of
our advertiser’s continuous support each 5570 Raby Rd Grove’s Winchester Harley-Davidson/Buell, Inc.
month - they are the sole financial supporters Norfolk, VA 23541 140 Independence Drive (Route 50 East) Riders, Inc
of this magazine – WE WOULD NOT EXIST (407) 455-6667 Winchester, VA 22602 928 Cycle Lane
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know that you saw them here in Thunder
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like to join our Thunder Roads family of Biker Rustburg, VA 24588 Yorktown, VA Roanoke Valley Harley-Davidson/Buell
Friendly Places, please give us a call (757) (434) 821-5303 (757) 872-7223 1925 Peters Creek Road
831-2264 or email thunderroadskelly@ www.americanlegendcustomcycles.com Roanoke, VA 24017
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Publication in the Mid-Atlantic giving you our Bayside Harley-Davidson 20452 Timberlake Road
best. “Where There’s Bikes….There’s Going
3403 High Street Lynchburg, VA Rob’s Used Harley Parts
To Be Thunder….THUNDER ROADS”
Portsmouth, VA 434-237-2381 2617 Fox Mill Rd.
(757) 397-5550 Reston, VA 20191
DEALER SERVICES
www.baysidehd.com Harley-Davidson of Wytheville (703) 476-6607
430 Lithia Road www.robsusedharleyparts.com
Maryland
Black Wolf Harley-Davidson Wytheville, VA
18100 Black Wolf Lane 276-228-9000 Rocker Originals
All American Harley-Davidson
Abington, VA 24211 441 Grafton Drive
8126 Leonardtown Rd.
(276) 628-5822 Iron Core Yorktown, VA 23692
Hughesville, MD 20637
977 Chimney Hill Shopping Center (757) 898-RIDE
(888) 833-2REV
Burcham Cycles, Inc. Virginia Beach, VA www.rockeroriginals.com
www.allamericanh-d.com
333 B Industrial Drive (757) 631-8393
Petersburg, VA 23803 Rocket Rogers Old 97 Choppers
Harley Davidson of Washington
(804) 526-2300 Iron Sports Custom Cycles 2830 Riverside Drive
9407 Livingston Rd.
www.burchamscycles.com 3520 Williamson Road Danville, VA 24540
Ft. Washington, MD
Roanoke, VA 434-792-3132
(888) HDFEVER
Catlin Kustom Cycles (540) 366-0042 www.rocketrogersmotorcycles.com
www.hdwash.com
1909 Boulevard
Colonial Heights, VA Jim McClure’s Shenandoah Harley-Davidson/Buell
Harley-Davidson/Buell of Ocean City
804526-2208 Master Performance Cycles 213 Rolling Thunder Lane
10716 Ocean Gateway
www.ckccustoms.com 3707 Rochambeau Dr. Staunton, VA
Berlin, MD
Williamsburg Va. 23188 (540) 213-7433
(410) 629-1599
Chix Custom Cycles 757 566-0544 Fax 566-8218 www.shenhd.com
3745 Shore Drive mrspokehead@aol.com
Harley-Davidson/Buell Shop of Williamsport
Virginia Beach, VA Southside Harley-Davidson/Buell, Inc.
10210 Governor Lane Blvd - Suite 2004
(757) 363-2453 King’s Restoration 385 North Witchduck Rd
Williamsport, MD 21795
www.chixcustomcycles.com 36 Cloverdale Pl. Virginia Beach, VA
(301) 223-1800 or (301) 416-3900
Cloverdale, VA (757) 499-8964
Classic Twins (540) 966-3911
Harley-Davidson of Maryland Inc
19363 Brandy Road South Richmond Harley-Davidson Shop
7010 Troy Hill Drive
Brandy Station, VA Mark Long Cycles 10011 Hull Street
Elkridge, MD 21075
(540) 829-0313 www.marklongcycles.com Richmond, VA
(410) 796-1044
68 Cool Springs Rd (804) 745-3445
www.harleydavidsonofmaryland.com
Coleman Power Sports Fredericksburg, VA
435 S. Washington St. (540) 899-6700 Thunder Road Harley-Davidson
Haus of Trikes
Falls Church, VA & 4960 Riverside Drive
12636 Sunset Ave. Unit F5
(800) 888-3619 22890 Quicksilver Dr Danville, VA 24541-5630
Ocean City, MD
www.wherethepoweris.com Dulles, VA (434) 822-BIKE (2453)
(410) 213-2421
(703) 661-8600 www.davishd.com
www.hausoftrikes.com
Coleman Power Sports
14105 Telegraph Rd. Nicky’s Custom Auto & Cycle Tidewater Motorcycles Inc.
North Carolina
Woodbridge, VA 5570 Raby Rd. 4324 Godwin Blvd
(703) 497-1500 Norfolk, VA 23502 Suffolk, VA
Curly’s Harley-Davidson/Buell
www.wherethepoweris.com (757) 461-7097, (757) 455-6667 (757) 255-4200
3825 Reidsville Road
Nicky’s cell: (757) 407-2696
Winston-Salem, NC
Colonial Harley-Davidson/Buell www.alstowing.com Tom’s Custom Cycles
336-722-3106
1701 Temple Parkway 7203A George Washington Memorial Hwy Rt17
Prince George, VA Outkasst Cycles Yorktown, VA
Davis Harley-Davidson
(804) 861-4700 3907 Bellson Park Dr (757) 898-7702
2215 Hanford Rd.
Midlothian, VA 23112
Burlington, NC 27215
Cycle Creations (804) 744-7848 Velocity Motorcycles – Eagle Riders
(336) 227-1261
4230 Lankford Hwy “SCREW STOCK” SALES & RENTALS
www.davishd.com
New Church, VA 23415 1202 North Boulevard
(757) 854-4144 Outlanders Richmond, VA 23230
Kitty Hawk Harley-Davidson
4768 US Highway 211 West www.Velocityvintage.com
8739 Highway 158
Departure Bike Works Luray, VA 22835 (804) 353-3456
Harbinger, NC 27941
5216 Hull St (540) 743-2040
(252) 491-2091
Richmond, VA www.outlanders.ws Waugh Enterprises
www.kittyhawkhd.com
(804) 231-0244 email: outlnd@shentel.net 385 Waugh Boulevard
www.departure.com Orange, VA
Nag’s Head Harley-Davidson
Patriot Harley-Davidson (540) 672-5550
4104 S. Dare Trail
Devil Dawg Custom Cycles 9739 Lee Highway
Milepost 13 (Highway 159 Bypass)
14512 Lee Road Units C, D & E Fairfax, VA Whitt’s Harley-Davidson/Buell Sales, Inc.
Nags Head, NC 27959
Chantilly, VA 20151 (703) 352-5400 9321 Center Street
(252) 255-5922
(703) 378-4115 or (888) 550-9810 Manassas, VA
www.nagsheadhd.com
www.devildawgcustomcycles.com (703) 369-7077
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 West Virginia
Busted Knuckles Custom Cycles
9478 Winchester Ave
BunkerHill, WV 25413
(304) 229-9360
www.bustedknucklescycles.com
Cole Harley-Davidson
1804 Bland St.
Bluefield, WV 24701
(304) 324-8116
Mike’s Harley-Davidson
Highway 119 Preece Bottom Rd
Delbartown, WV 25670
(304) 426-4241
PAINT & GRAPHICS
Virginia
Dye Art Custom Airbrush & Graphics
200 Commerce Circle, Suite L
Yorktown, VA 23693
(757) 596-1867
www.dyeart.com
Hollywood Signs (vehicle graphics, decals)
23202 Airport St.
Petersburg, VA 23833
(804) 733-8956
LEGAL SERVICES
Epstein, Sandler & Flora P.C.
413 W. York Street
Norfolk, VA 23610
1-800-9-THE-LAW
The Law Office of Tom McGrath
1-800-321-8968
www.motorcyclevirginia.com
BIKER ACCESSORIES, APPAREL,
LEATHERS & GIFTS
Virginia
Diva Customs
501 17th St.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 428-DIVA
www.divacustoms.com
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
Mr. D’s Leather & Novelties
9902A Warwick Blvd
Newport News, VA
(757) 599-4070
Reeps Riders
3601B E. Ocean View Ave
Norfolk, VA 23518
(757) 362-3971
www.reepsriders.com
Renegade Classics
14575 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Woodbridge, VA 22191
703-499-9533
www.nova.rcosva.com
Route 17 – The Rider’s Highway
3403 High Street (Hwy 17)
Portsmouth, VA 23707
(757) 967-8268
route17va@aol.com
The Shade Tree
www.myshadetree.net
757-435-2457
The Leather Shack
10 Weems Lane
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 678-3900
www.theleathershack.com
Trends
6405 Williamson Road
Roanoke, VA
(540) 362-9790
West Virginia
C & A Bike Accessories
1615 Winchester Ave. Unit B
Martinsburg, WV 25401
(304) 263-8229
www.cabikeaccessories.com
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
Dirty Dick’s Crab House
On the Bypass, Hwy 158
Kill Devil Hills, NC
(252) 449-CRAB
Krazy’s Saloon
Rt 1 South
Rockingham, NC 28379
(757) 327-1837
(910) 610-3839
Mako Mike’s Restaurant
MP 7 – US 158 Bypass
Kill Devil Hills, NC
252-480-1919
Virginia
Boneshakers Saloon
1297 General Booth Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 961-8382
www.boneshakerssaloon.com
Club Car Café
18497 Dunne Ave
Parksley, VA 23421
(757) 665-7822
The Cactus Steakhouse & Saloon
6401 George Washington Memorial Hwy Rt 17
Yorktown, VA
(757) 898-8500
Damon & Company Sports Bar & Grill
7104 George Washington Memorial 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
HOOTERs of Chesterfield
1211 Huguenot Rd
Midlothian, VA
(804) 378-9464
HOOTERs of Chester
2401 West Hundred Road
Chester, VA
(804) 425-9464
HOOTERS of Fredericksburg
10400 Spotsylvania Ave
Fredericksburg, VA
(540) 898-8044
HOOTERS of Richmond
7912 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA
(804) 270-9464
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
EVERY NIGHT IS BIKE NIGHT!
Talons Sports and Spirits
11800 Hull St. Road
Midlothian, VA 23112
(804) 744-9541
Suits to Sleeveless
EVERYONE’s Welcome Here!
MOTORCYCLE RENTALS
Virginia
Bayside Harley-Davidson
2211 Frederick Blvd I-264 Exit 5
Portsmouth, VA 23704
757 397-5550
www.baysidehd.com
Eagle Rider Motorcycle Rental
14159 Mariah Court
Chantilly, VA
703-802-9860
1-866-268-6782
www.eagleriderdc.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
Barry’s Walnut Island Restaurant, 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
PHOTOGRAPHY
Fisher Productions
www.fisherproductionsonline.com
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
Two Feathers Tattoos
“Art With A Pulse”
(757) 575-5977
BANDS
Southern Attitude Band
Country * Southern Rock * Classic Rock
For Bookings Call Ben Duncan (757) 713-2088
The Rhythm Pigs
Contact: Timmy Fodrey
(757) 286-6001
www.rhythmpigs.com
10 Foot 6
Contact: Sonny Bowen
(757) 236-5345 or (804) 642-2707
Email: sonnybowen@10foot6.com
TOWING
Al’s Towing of Virginia – 24 Hour Service
5570 Raby Rd.
Norfolk, VA 23502
(757) 461-7097, (757) 455-6667
Al’s cell (757) 407-2735
www.alstowing.com
REAL ESTATE
Bob Chapman – The Biker’s Realtor
926-A J. Clyde Morris Blvd
Newport News, VA 23601
(757) 897-9790
bob@movingwithbob.com
www.movingwithbob.com
Stacie “BikerChik” Bennett
“Stacie B”, ABR, Realtor
Keller Williams Realty
Cell: (757) 641-7949
stacieb@kw.com
stacieb.yourkwagent.com/home
PGR, BSSC, HRRA, NAR, VAR
TRAILER SALES
Segeleon Racing LLC
(757) 651-7451
Email: lsegeleon@pssfed.com
Trailer World
1982 George Washington Memorial Highway
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
www.vatrailerworld.com
Virginia Trailer Sales, Inc.
486 Maury River Rd.
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 464-1006 phone
(540) 464-3244 fax
tyler486@earthlink.net
vatrailersales.com
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THAT’S A SPORTSTER???
Typically when someone mentions the name “Sportster”, a certain image usually comes to mind of a
traditional, smaller, more compact Harley-Davidson motorcycle that is usually recommended to new riders
or to most women to get as their 1st real bike. After releasing the article & info in our May 2007 issue about
the makeover done on my ’95 Sportster by Bad Mo’s Custom Cycles, I’d received numerous calls & emails
asking to see more pictures of the completed bike. I’ve been really surprised as to how many people have
approached me while I was out & about, asking what kind of bike I rode, not even having a clue that she
was a Sporty. Also in last month’s issue, you got to meet the 3 extreme talents of Bad Mo’s Custom Cycles,
Eric, Tony & Bryon. Even though they can customize any make or model of bike, their specialty is definitely
Sportsters. Over the next few months, we’ll show you their personal rides that they have customized “their
way” & give you a small taste of just how versatile this model of HD can be when put in the right creative
& talented hands. So many people nowadays are looking for something unique, a bike that looks like no
one else’s, something special that sets them apart from the crowd & reflects their personalities. Give em
something to talk about…Customizing is definitely the way to go!

Below are some different angle shots of my bike:

BAD MO’S RIDES:

Tony - 2000 Sportster Eric - 1988 Sportster Bryon - 2002 Sportster

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Fair Winds and Following Seas
For those of you who have ever served
in the U.S. Navy, “Fair Winds & Following
Seas”, is an all too familiar phrase when
honoring & saying goodbye to fellow
sailors/shipmates as they transfer out to
a new duty station. One of our contribut-
ing staff members, Curtis Matthews, who
is on active duty in the Navy, transferred
last month to attend a school in Florida
for 2 months then is off to San Diego,
CA. for permanent duty. Curt has been
rolling with us over the past 2 years,
taking pictures at different bike shows &
events & supporting the magazine in any
way he could. Before Curt left, he invited
a few “fellow shipmates” & close family
members to attend his reenlistment
ceremony that was held over at Dirty
Dick’s Crab House in Virginia Beach.
Dale was wonderful enough to open his
restaurant early that day, exclusively for
Curt’s ceremony which took place out
on their deck overlooking the marina – it
was picture perfect. Afterwards inside,
their wonderful staff served up a deli-
cious BBQ style lunch for everyone. It
was a memorable afternoon for all who
were there.
Curt – from all the staff here at Thunder
Roads….we wish you the best in your
new adventures out on the west coast,
be safe out on the road wherever you go
& thanks for everything you’ve done with
us for the motorcycle community. We
salute you!
From myself, a very special send off to
you, Curt. I guess the best part about
you leaving is that I get to come out &
visit…never been to the west coast. You
haven’t been gone long yet, but it seems
like forever – I guess all moms have to
go through it as their kids grow up &
some move away. I love & miss you &
am so damn proud of you. See you
soon….
All my Love ~ Mom ~

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 Helping A
Biker In Need
Prior to the final weekend of filming for the Biker Build-Off
between James Compton of Compton Custom Design
and Andrew Williams of Departure Bike Works, the trip
down to No Problem Raceway, didn’t necessarily end up
with no problems.
Matt Ward, a member of the Departure team had the
unfortunate battle with a belt on his Harley and needless
to say, Matt lost that particular fight. If anyone has ever
experienced this, much like any other breakdown that
leaves you stranded, it becomes a very lonely world for
that moment. But loneliness was not what Matt was going
to endure because almost immediatley, two police officers
from Gautier, MS stopped to check out Matt’s situation.
Officer Konrad and Officer Wilkie were very helpful with
Matt’s dilemna and helped him get his scoot over to Metal
Creations where Randy and his crew jumped on Matt’s
bike and got him fixed up with a new belt and a quick
once-over to make sure Matt’s ride would be trouble free
for the final trek to Belle Rose, LA.
“These guys are what the biker lifestyle is all about”,
commented Matt. “Officers Konrad and Wilkie were very
professional in their assistance and never did they look
at me as if I were biker trash. I could see the gleam in Of-
ficer Konrad’s eyes as he got out of the patrol car, he truly
loves Harleys. Both these helpful officers and Randy and
his staff at Metal Creations went the extra mile to help
without having to ask. They are good people and I am
proud to say that I know them”.
Matt was able to make the final stretch to No Problem
Raceway where Departure put up a great race against
James, but could not take the trophy. The team headed
back home to Richmond VA and later enjoyed watching
the broadcast of the build-off on March 29th at Buffalo
Wild Wings which included 60” big screen, and all the
beer and hot wings they could stand. The guys would
have loved to have Officers Konrad and Wilkie along with
Randy and his team at Metal Creations there with them,
but hopefully, they got to watch the show and feel very
good about their generosity’s results right there on TLC.
A unique feeling to hold on to forever knowing you helped
someone out of a bind. And Matt & Phyllis are forever
grateful to a special group of people who helped them see
their trip through. From Matt and the crew at Departure
Bike Works, “Thanks guys for lending a helping hand”.

Nappy
With pictures provided by Matt Ward

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Have You Ever Had One Of Those God, He will get you through them in ways that will surprise
you.
Days When Nothing Went Right? Take it from someone who has tried getting through prob-
lems both on my own and then with God. I can assure you
Ten years ago, in June of 1997, my life was undergoing a
that when relied on myself, things never worked out as well
lot of changes. I had recently gotten married. So things were
as they did when I relied on Jesus Christ.
going great for me. Then I was brought back down to earth
So as you prepare your bike for the riding season. Make
by the sudden death of my father.
sure to prepare your heart, body and soul at the same time.
So in June of 1997 I wasn’t really looking forward to
Trust in Jesus and you will find the road more pleasurable
Father’s Day. So that Friday I hopped on the Harley and
and the road hazards less frightening.
headed out of town for a weekend ride to clear my head. An
hour into my trip I blacked out due to undiagnosed diabetes
Always and All Ways in Christ
and ended up crossing the center line and hitting a car head
< )))>< Rick ‘Preacher’ Saunders
on.
What started out as a fun ride to get away for the week-
end ended up with me lying in a hospital emergency room
with a broken hip, plenty of road rash, and worse: The
knowledge that my bike was totaled!
So I spent the remainder of that beautiful summer with-
out a bike, recovering from my injuries, and trying to learn
how to make life changes to control my newly diagnosed
diabetes.
And during that time I began to get discouraged. Not be-
ing able to ride; being delegated to following bikes in a cage,
and being limited by crutches, etc. was getting to me.
Part of the problem was that I wasn’t trusting in God. I
was resentful over the losses in my life but was failing to see
what God had provided me. I was still alive and would fully
recover. I had a new bike on the way. And I had a wonderful
wife to take care of me.
We all have problems. And they can cause discourage-
ment and make life difficult for us. Sometimes there just
doesn’t seem to be any end to the difficulties that we face.
As we move into summer and all of the bike activities
hit full swing, along with all of our other responsibilities,
anything that goes wrong can suddenly become a major
hindrance to us if we aren’t careful. PREACHER RICK
It doesn’t take a major problem to become discouraged.
Preacher Rick was born in WV, but was raised in North-
It’s usually the result of several little things that take their toll
ern VA. He began riding at 15, but took 16 years off and
on us. began riding again in 1993. He now rides a 1998 Harley-
But if we remain focused on God throughout whatever Davidson Road King Classic. He’s been married to his
situation arises, He will take care of us. He will get us lovely wife, Teresa since 1996. Rick has served as presi-
through the difficulties that we are facing. dent of the Northern VA Christian Riders, Chapter 348 of
So as you go out onto the highways and byways this the Christian Motorcyclists Association since 2003. And
summer and you start running into problems that are trying is a Licensed Professional Pastoral Counselor, serving
to throw you off course, try turning those problems over to as Lay-Counselor at First Baptist Church of Woodbridge,
God and ask Him to walk you through your troubles. They VA. He works full-time as a Computer Operations Super-
may not go away, but you will find that if you truly trust in visor for Inova Health System.
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ABATE of Virginia welcomes all riders to join in the fight to protect our rights.
“No matter what you ride, we want YOU! Info: Mike (703) 321-0714 Leg hotline
800-3-ABATE-4
ABATE of VA/Blue Ridge
Meets at 7 pm on 2nd Thursdays at Pano’s Rest. in Harrisonburg. Info: (434)
248-6211
ABATE of VA/Battlefield Chapt.
Meets 3rd Wed. @7:30 pm at Guisseppe’s Italian Rest. Contact Red (434)
535-0608
ABATE Blackwater Chapter of VA
Meets 2nd Tues at 7:30 pm, Jordans Rest. 1200 Armory Dr., Franklin, VA
ABATE of Virginia/Ironhorse Cavalry - Lynchburg & surrounding counties.
Coordinator Ricky “Rebel” Banks (434) 239-4170. Meetings are held on the 1st
Tuesday of each month at Marilyn’s Hot Rod Café at 7pm
ABATE of VA/Olde Dominion Chapter
Meets at JV’s Restaurant at 6666 Route 50, Falls Church, Virginia. First Monday
of each month at 7:30pm. Info odchapter@yahoo.com
ABATE OF VA/Star City
Meets 7 pm, 2nd Wed @ Starters, Colorado Street in Salem VA.
Info:(540) 985-6808.www.starcityabate.freeservers.com starcityabate@hotmail.
com
ABATE of VA/Tidewater
Meets 3rd Tues 7pm at House of Eggs in Norfolk. Info: (757) 560-6892
hersheyc@wolrdnet.att.net
ABATE/FIRST CAPITOL CHAPTER
Meets 1st Sunday @ 10 am at Williamsburg Moose Lodge #757 5429 Richmond
Road
ABATE of River City
Meets 3rd Sunday - Starting Sunday, Oct. 15 we will meet at 5pm at Talon’s
(formerly known as Beefeater’s). Talon’s is located at 11800 Hull Street Road
(Rt.360) (804-744-9541). It’s about a mile east of Rt.288 (third light). Contact
Steve at hawgske@msn.com or (804) 743-2038
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
Army of The Lord, Virginia (Virginia Beach) Christian Riding Group
Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. 7:30 pm
Overseer: Rich “Sluggo” Segarra 757-450-4190
sluggo@armyofthelordva.org www.armyofthelordva.org
Bayside Hog – Meets 7pm on 3rd Friday at Bayside Harley-Davidson
Outer Banks HOG – Meets 2pm, 1st Saturday at Outer Banks Harley-Davidson
Bikers with Heart Foundation, Inc.
501 ©3 Non-Profit Organization, National Fallen Biker Memorial Weekend,
P.O. Box 291 Bryantown, MD 20617, Office: (301) 893-2900 Email:
bikerswithheart@yahoo.com Website: www.fireupthundrout.com/
bikerswithheart Motto: We Ride Because We Care
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 VIII
Meets on 1st Wed at the Charlottesville FOP Lodge
Info: Willie Barnett (804) 589-1824
Blue Knights Law Enforcement MC/VA Chapter X
Yorktown, VA www.blueknightsvax.com
Blue Knights Virginia Chapter III
Richmond, VA (804) 379-0578
Blue Knights Law Enforcement MC/VA XIII Danville, Virginia
meets on 13th of every month Club 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
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
Club Directory
Central Virginia Chapter of the Victory Motorcycle Club Sisters of Chrome Women Motorcycle Club/Maryland
Bill Robinson, Chapter President Women Content to grabbing the handlebars and steering our own motorcycles.
Email: wrr1home@comcast.net www.sistersofchromemc.com . Contact Sugar Bear – sistersofchrome@aol.com
Cell: (804)339-3784 Home: (804) 737-7910 or (410) 477-5557.
Central VA Trail Riders SONS OF THUNDER MOTORCYCLE MINISTRIES
Meets 7 pm on 1st & 3rd Tues.
1509 Chesapeake Ave, Chesapeake, VA 23324 www.sonofthundermm.com
At a Richmond Rest. Info: (804) 272-8038
peglegjoe@verizon.netWe meet every first Saturday of each month at thunder
Christian Motorcyclist Association Northern Virginia Chapter 348 alley Call for directions 757-543-1857 or 757-619-4073. Also we have JC’S
www.nvcrcma.com NVCR meets 3rd Sat each month @ Old Country Buffet in Fellowship Church where bikers are welcome. Come as you are – meeting place:
Manassas Thunder Alley. Times: Sunday 9 am & 6 pm; Wed. 7 pm; Thurs.(Recovery
@ 9:00 am, President – Rick Saunders, nvcrmail@msn.com 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
CMA/Blue Ridge Christian Riders (Roanoke area) for help.
Meets 3rd Mon. at RVHD 1925 Peters Creek Rd, Roanoke, VA
Info: (540) 588-6191 The Southern Cruisers Riding Club - Hill City Chapter of Lynchburg, Va. meets
the second Wednesday of every month @ Vinny’s Italian Restaurant @ 7:00pm.
Concours Owners Group Please contact the following if interested. Phil Stanley-First Officer @ jacker7@
COG – Northeast Area www,concours.org/ne verizon.net. Rhonda Moyers, Second Officer: rmoyers@verizon.net. Please visit
Mid-Atlantic Region Luray, VA #1887 our web site www.hillcitycruisers.com
Patrick Sprague (540) 743-4874
Email: psprague@shentel.net
Southern Virginia American Legion Riders
We are open to all bikes & all Veterans’ & family members of Veterans. P O Box
Down By Law 757 MC Club
57 Colonial Heights, VA 23834, (804) 526-4167, email: herbiewms@netscape.com
www.downbylaw-mc.com President – “Quiet Storm”
Email: quietstormzx9@aol.com
Star Touring & Riding Chapter 188
EZRR Club, Inc. Richmond, VA 5461 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 http://vbstar.mav.net email:
Info: (804) 932-4784/www.riders-inc.com ccnkcstarriders@aol.com, contact Lisa Laufer @ (757) 646-6738 or (757)646-6734
Llaufer1@cox.net
GWRRA chapter K of Roanoke
Meets 3rd Thursday, Holiday Inn Airport
Star Touring & Riding Chapter 208 - Richmond, Va
Web address: http://www.communities.msn.com/GWRRAVAK
Meets the 3rd Thursday each month, check the website for more info.
Chapter Directors: Jerry & Linda Hall (540) 387-0897
http://startouring.org/chapter208/ Contact: Bob Gagne (804)458-4759 or
rjgagne1106@adelphia.net
GWWRA Chapter D of Richmond VA
2236 Cedar Crest Rd. Richmond, VA 23235
STAR touring and riding chapter 260 Winchester VA, meets 2nd Saturday,
GWTA THE LOONEY TOON RIDERS 9am at Golden Corral in Winchester,VA on 522. 4th Sunday rides also. Email:
Meets at 460 Western Sizzlin, 2nd Sat each month at 2 pm starchapter260@yahoo.com for info
For more info call (540) 265-2986
TAMA – TIDEWATER ALBEMARLE MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION. ALL clubs
Hampton Roads Southern Cruisers Riding Club Chapter #26 or any organization that hosts rides/events are welcome to attend. Come out &
Website http//bikers.crusading.org/ meet some good people from all around the area. We’re all working together so
“Cruiser” Mosher 1st Officer HRSC that each one our rides/events can be scheduled not to conflict with others & then
Curzer1500@yahoo.com 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
Heaven Bound Bikers
Volvo Pkwy & Battlefield Blvd in Chesapeake, VA
Meets 2nd Sat. each month 9am riders in South Hill (434) 372-3785 a great ride
after each meeting
Virginia Bikers Association Inc.
Heaven’s Saints Motorcycle Ministry P. O. Box 1591, Hillsville, VA 24343, www.vabikersassoc.org, email: director@
4181 Worsham Rd. Powhatan, Va 23139 (804) 598-9026; rodneyrides@juno.com vabikersassoc.org
www.heavenssaints.com
Virginia Freedom Riders
Honda Riders Club (HRC), Appalachian M/C P O Box 1387, Suffolk, VA 23439-1387 www.vfr.race.com President: Bernie
Meetings & open rides on 4th Sundays, 11 am at Loudoun Motorsports in Adams Email: Bernie@vfr-race.com Membership Officer: Sandy Cartwright
Leesburg, VA Info: (703) 777-1652 email: sandy@vfr-race.com
Honda Riders Club (HRC) V MAX Owners Association
Manassas Honda Rider’s Club Meets 1st Tues 7:30 pm Stonewall Jackson VFD Eric Ellerman- Regional Director, 8009 Robincrest Ct., Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
7814 Garner Road, Manassas, VA Info: (703)361-2233
(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
Indian Riders Group
VA Beach Indian Riders Info: (757)449-6017 www.vabirg.com Springfield, VA. 22150-3906, Day: 703-560-0600 x 15, Cell: 703-618-2333
Tony Waterman - Charlotte, NC Chapter Leader, 6144 Roseway Ct., Harrisburg ,
LadyRiders, Inc. Motorcycle Club - Northern Virginia Area NC. 28075-6509, Eve: 704-454-5753
Meets 2nd Monday of the month, schedules rides 4th wked of month
See www.ladyriderinc.com or write luv2ride@ladyriderinc.com Williamsburg Riders MC Club
We meet at the Capitol Pancake and Waffle House at 800 Capitol Landing Road,
Queen Beez Motorcycle & Social Association Williamsburg, VA on the 2nd Sunday of each month (except May which is on the
www.queenbeezmsa.com P O Box 35396 2nd Sat. due to Mother’s day) at 9am for breakfast & leave by 10 am (unless earlier
Richmond, VA 23235 info@queenbeezmsa.com 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
Richmond Riders to all makes of motorcycles and all abilities are welcome. Contact John Heckman
www.richmondriders.com 2nd Sunday every month meets for Bikes in the Bottom
www.williamsburgriders.org
9:30am Poe’s Pub on Main St. Contact Jason webmaster@richmondriders.com
Wings Over History
Rolling Thunder, Inc. – VA Chapter 4
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month at Billie Joe’s 2004 Ward Road Gold Wing Road Riders Assoc.
Appalachian Region N. Virginia District Georgia & Ken Sladak, Directors, 9612
Website: www.rollingthunder1.com. New members please email Kirk @
RTVA4@msn.com or Chris @ sp1r1wolf@msn.com Alfaree Rd., Richmond, VA 23237
Women on Wheels
Rolling Thunder,® Inc. - VA Chapter 5
Meetings are held every 2nd Sunday of the month @ American Legion, Post 2, www.womenonwheels.org NOW FORMING VA CHAPTER Call (800) 322-1969
820 Winfield Road, Petersburg, VA 23803Mike Walton, President (804) 640-1333 or email: Ironheadbiker@yahoo.com
Shenandoah Valley HOG
Monthly meeting @ Verona, Va. Moose alternates 2nd Sunday next month 2nd
Tuesday. hog hotline (540) 946-9992, www.shenandoahhog.com
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by Dave Sutton

Lynchburg, Va.- On April 14, chilly temperatures and damp weather could
not stop over 100 Lynchburg area Bikers from paying tribute to a fallen
Brother and friend. Some of you may recall my recent reporting on the death
of Lee Garrett, owner of Marilyn’s Hot Rod Café. Well he was remembered
in style recently as those who miss him gathered to celebrate his life and
start a trust fund for his teenage son.
Several bikes did make the weather shortened version of the run and
many more arrived in their cages. The event, planned to be an annual hap-
pening, is scheduled for rain or shine due to venue and band considerations.
The Marine Corps League, Blue’s Sports Tavern, Logan’s Roadhouse and
the 1727 Moose Lodge and Family Center made everyone welcome. The
Moose Riders handled logistics at the Lodge, while Iron Horse Cavalry/
ABATE chipped in on registration and cooking. Other motorcycle organi-
zations that contributed to the event’s success included the Pagans and
Tribe MCs, Iron Horse Ministries, Christian Motorcycle Association and 2nd
Brigade Vietnam Vets.
As participants ate, drank and reminisced about Lee, they were treated
to music by bands like Hateful Bones, Squeeze Box and HyperFlesh. I was
given the honor to write a eulogy for Lee and lead a moment of silence in
his memory. Then the run prizes were handed out and door prize drawings
began. Corporate sponsors reflected the wide respect that Lee commanded
in our community. The diverse companies included; Billy Powell’s Ink Works
and Mom’s Tattoo, along with Confederate, Hopar’s, Bedrock Thunder,
American Legend Custom and Lynchburg Harley-Davidson cycle shops.
Other sponsors were Berkley’s Grill, Lynchburg Pawn Shop, Boston Bobby
Gleason, Steve’s Signworx, Guill’s Chimney Cleaning, Nice Guy Produc-
tions and the crew of the newly reopened Marilyn’s.
C.W. Toms and Billy Powell (Ink Works) are to be commended for the well
organized event. They, and others, put in a massive amount of work putting
this event together. But even they couldn’t control the weather. Even with a
lower than hoped for turnout, event activities and pre-run shirt and sticker
sales netted $5,100.00 for the trust fund. Next year’s run is already being
planned.

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