Born To Ride Florida Biker Magazine #190, March 2020

Contents

March Issue 190

Ad Index

Features The Art of James Silk Chopporama/Gibtown Bike Fest Appalachian Backroads Tiny Trailer Nation Twilight Zone Mega Bash Moto Model: Velvet Queen Twilight Zone Rockabillaque Florida

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Columns

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James “Nefarious” Gladstone 17 Big Bone 1%er-”So Here’s The Deal!” 28 Craven Moorehead-Random Thoughts 69 Spyke & Mike-Resolutions 70 Christian Motorcycle Association 71

Departments Contents 2 Ride Safe, Ride Smart-Cars Passing 7 Born To Ride Events-BornToRide.com 64 Born To Ride Kids 71

Reports

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Shadow Warriors Horse Power, Speed, Performance Movie Review-Psychomania Leather Lid Inserts Fuel Take Rusty-Craig Can Fix It!

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On The Cover

Born To Ride 25 Year Mega Bash Sunday March, 29 at The Twilight Zone Model: Velvet Queen Motorcycle: Freak Show Fab

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AAA 6 Affordable Motorsports 61 Allstate - Jeff Ard 57 All World Lift Truck 58 American Legion Poker Run 56 Angel City 42 Appalachian Backroads 32 Bahia Shrine Charity Ride 29 Biker Business for Sale 61 Bikers Care Pinwheel Run 67 BTR 25th Anniversary 36 BTR Heat Up 66 BTR Radio 40 BTR Youtube 30 BTR TV-Great 38 64 Charlotte’s Webb 49 Choice Med Group 48 Cycle-Rama 50 Dirty Harry’s 34 Dukes Brewhouse 15 Estrella TV 12 Expedia Cruise Ship Centers 5 Full Moon Saloon 34 Gotta Havit Insurance 62 HawgFest-The New Ride 51 H-D Daytona 18 H-D Orlando 13 H-D Crystal IBC H-D Rossiter’s 8 H-D Seminole 14 JT’s Roadhouse 40 Lakeland Antique Mall 68 Leasure Automotive 61 Leesburg Bike Fest 27 Marker 48 Brewing 4 Progressive Insurance 3 Prudential 57 Old Town Bike Night 63 Rivers Edge Bar & Grill 35 Rubenstein Law IFC, 7, BC Shadow Warriors Riders 24 Southern Fried Moto Show 20 Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q 60 Tiny Trailer Nation 39 The Bank & Blues 34 Thunder Beach 52 Tropical Tattoo 31 Tropic Trailer 62 Twilight Zone 46 Twisted Tea 26

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PASSING OTHER VEHICLES

Search: Traveling again along a two-lane state highway, you approach a slow-moving vehicle and make a decision to pass. Passing on a motorcycle is not substantially different than passing in a car, though (as is always the case on a motorcycle) taking steps to ensure your own visibility is more important when you are riding. Take every possible step to be sure the driver you are overtaking is aware of you.

Evaluate: Make sure there is a good opportunity to pass. Check for oncoming traffic, and gauge whether or not there is sufficient clear roadway available to complete the passing maneuver safely.

Execute: Once you have determined that it is safe to pass: move to the left portion of the lane, at a safe following distance. This will increase your line of sight, and also make you more visible. Signal and perform a final traffic check, remembering to glance in your mirrors and also make a head check to look for traffic approaching from behind. Move into the left lane and accelerate. Select a lane position that maintains a sufficient space cushion between you and the car you are passing, but that also leaves you the space to avoid hazards that may appear in the oncoming lane. Signal to return to your lane, and check your mirrors and perform a head check to make sure you won’t cut off the car you just passed before returning to your lane. Resume SEEing. For more information go to www.msf-usa.org

Hello, Born To Ride readers, My name is James Silk. I’m a self-taught artist and drew a lot of choppers when I was very young. Motorcycles have always fascinated me, but I’ve never owned a Harley or a large bike. My father retired from the NYPD. He rode a 1947 Indian Motorcycle with the sidecar for many years while working on the force. I get inspiration from the older bikes, riders and beautiful women. Hopefully, that shows in some of these pieces I drew here. My work has been published in Pethouse magazine other publications and now Born To Ride which I’m really excited about! I’m hoping I will get more inspiration from you guys and keep contributing to this great magazine. I hope you enjoy my art and maybe I’ll see you at a few rallies. Cheers!

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“ I GET INSPIRATION FROM THE OLDER BIKES, RIDERS AND BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.” -JAMES SILK

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Nefarious James “Now Leave” Welcome to Daytona Bike Week. Now Leave! Not a very Southern way of being hospitable is it? Well, to some it may be the greeting they receive when they arrive in Volusia County to attend the annual Bike week event. I’m referring to the percentage of the participants who ride to this event displaying their patch logo or “colors” signifying their membership in a motorcycle related club or organization.

Unless you’ve been under a rock or just don’t participate in Bike Week in Daytona, you can’t help but notice the “No Colors Allowed” on the entrances to various businesses during the event. It is my understanding that this more or less started in or around 1987 after an incident on the beach occurred. Then the signs started to show up on some local businesses and have increased annually at the encouragement of local law enforcement.

A certain high-ranking law enforcement officer has in not so many words stated, “Part of ensuring safety is the cooperation of bar owners to not allow colors in their businesses. Most motorcycle gang violence is known to happen over colors.” This was a statement he made to the Daytona Beach News Journal on March 14, 2018. That’s funny. I see more fights during Bike Week occur with citizens (Non Patch Holders) than I ever had with any club around. I believe the last thing any club wants is a public incident that will bring any un-necessary heat on them. I’ve heard from confidential sources that have participated at the event in the past that non compliance to post the signs could be non issuance of permits for the event. That means not making any revenue at the biggest money making time in the area. Seems like a bit of coercion there to me.

To take it a step further, it would appear that some law enforcements’ stance is that if you wear colors, you are perceived as a definite threat to the general public and should not be allowed entrance into said businesses for fear that what you wear will insight violence and mayhem. It is some law enforcements’ opinion that wearing a club’s

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”

colors makes you a “domestic terrorist.”

How in the world can that even be possible you ask? Well let’s take a peek at that. It’s a little thing called the Patriot Act. Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. No. 107-52) expanded the definition of terrorism to cover “domestic,” as opposed to international, terrorism. A person engages in domestic terrorism if they do an act “dangerous to human life” that is a violation of the criminal laws of a state or the United States, if the act appears to be intended to: (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping. Additionally, the acts have to occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States and if they do not, may be regarded as international

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terrorism. This was passed by vote using your fears in hopes of false promises of protection. You gave away some of your rights with this one.

So how does this affect me Joe Rider?

Well here it is in a nut shell. The clubs mentioned in this article are “EVERY CLUB WITH A PATCH.” That includes Military Clubs, Veterans Clubs, Religious Clubs, Riders Clubs, and Civil Rights Clubs; any club that puts a patch on its back. You get to be included in this. It’s not just a 1% er issue. It’s up to Law enforcement to rule on how they want to pursue the end result. To harass or detain someone or exclude them from entrance into a venue because of what you are wearing is called profiling people.

It’s Illegal under the 1st Amendment.

I know when I served my country; it was to preserve my and every other American’s Constitutional Rights. Profiling riders for what we choose to display on our backs or wear on our clothing or scooters is a blatant violation of our constitution.

Edmund Burke stated. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

What are you going to do about it when it happens to you?

James “Nefarious” Gladstone

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GIBTOWN BIKE FEST

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I love hearing how folks became part of the Born To Ride Family.

Today, you’re going to read about a long-time BTR family member, Chance Showell, and the magnificent work his MC is doing for veterans.

When did you meet Ron and Debbie?

“I think it was 1995. I was doing Tech Tip of the Week, sponsored by the local Tampa Harley-Davidson dealer. I had experience doing TV and radio, so it came naturally for me. In fact, Ron always called me, “One Take Chance” because I always got everything done in one take. Of course, over the years, with various events they hosted and rides that I put on, we always networked together in the motorcycle community.”

For the past three years, Chance has been a part of Shadow Warrior Riders MC. “We are an incorporated, non-for-profit motorcycle club which is currently Nationwide. The reason for starting the club is because of what I do for a living; working for the federal government after the attacks from September 11, 2001. Then in 2012 when the attack in Benghazi occurred, that triggered another event for our club to work with. Club Brothers, Boon, Tig, and Tanto were all contractors working in Benghazi the night of the attacks.

They repelled the waves of attacks for 13 hours – which is where the movie, “13 Hours Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” came about. The film follows six members of the Annex Security Team

who fought to defend the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya after waves of attacks by militants on September 11, 2012.”

Established as a non-profit, LLC Motorcycle Club, The Shadow Warrior Riders MC is for Contractors, Military, Veterans, Public Servants, and Gold Star Families.

Chance and the SWRMC work hard every year raising funds for two notfor-profit organizations. “We work once a year doing a fundraiser for two foundations; Tanto has a foundation called the “14th Hour” and Tig has a foundation called, “Beyond the Battlefield.” Both are licensed, verified and vetted, 501c-3 entities. They work with veterans and first responders.

Anyone that is a public servant or veteran in need of their services can apply for help. The MC itself is not a 501c-3. We are incorporated in each state. We don’t solicit funds from people. When a non-profit organization contacts us for help, that’s when we work to pull an event together. Over the past two years, we’ve raised over $140,000 for these two non-profits.”

March 28 is a big event they are having where they will be raising funds for K9 Line. “K9 Line Inc. provides service dogs and the training for these dogs free of charge. The minimum cost to train a dog is $7,000. To train a seeing-eye dog can be upwards of $20,000. K9 Line hires only veterans to train the dogs and teach the veteran or first responder.” This event will be held at the Windermere Recreation Area, 11465 Park Ave, Windermere, FL. This is a great opportunity for you

to come out, meet Chance and the SWRMC, seeing first-hand, all the good they do for their fellow veterans.

What Chance does is not a one-man thing. “With Brothers all over the country, they all support our events by getting sponsors and donations. One of my brothers in Texas is good friends with the VanZants (38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd) He is working on having them come to play at our events. They are huge patriots and great guys that support us and all we do.”

In my life, especially with Born To Ride and the biker communities I support, I am fortunate to have met some of the most amazing, humble, and respectful veterans. I’m very thankful to share with you that I have met another – Chance Showell. His respect for our military and veterans is impressive. His loyalty to our country is moving. His dedication to the Shadow Warrior Riders MC and their mission speaks for itself with the selfless determination and commitment they all show in taking care of their fellow veteran Brothers and Sisters.

Thank you, Chance, for sharing your event with the readers of Born To Ride magazine!

Who: Chance Showell What: Shadow Warrior Riders MC Web: ShadowWarriorMC.com Event: “Working Like Dogs” Warriors Helping Warriors Date: Saturday, March 28, 2020 Windermere Recreation Area 11465 Park Ave Windermere, FL 34786 Susan Hurst

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So it’s safe to assume that anyone reading this is probably just as biased as I am when it comes to this motorcycle stuff.

We like the look of the bikes. We like the loud noise that they make. Hell, some of us even like the smell of the Damned exhaust. There’s also a ton of different bikes that people ride. Did you ever wonder what started this whole International two wheeled obsession?

And the other thing is there are many different types of people that ride motorcycles. I mean some folks are the socalled Weekend Warriors that take the bike out of the garage every once in awhile.

Then you got those folks that go through withdrawals as if they were trying to kick heroin if they go too long without riding.

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“I am Big Bone 1%er. I am a Marine. I am a biker, an Outcast, a misfit, a father, brother and now I am a contributor to Born To Ride”

remind you of every episode of Sons of Anarchy that you may have ever seen.

Ever wonder about those folks? Well me neither but since I am basically a Walkin’ Talkin’ Biker Historian Encyclopedia, I’m going to tell you all about it. Now just so we are clear AN ENCYCLOPEDIA is a book that you can read that tells you all kinds of different stuff on lots of different subjects. A BOOK is this thing with paper

in it that people have words written that you can read, this came out before Google.

GOOGLE is something that kids used to cheat on test in school but let’s not get off the subject here...

So here’s the deal... About 5,000 years ago the coolest people at the time, mostly African Warriors; used to ride around on chariots pulled by horses. We’re talkin’ about a nice chassis, two wheels, great rims and some horsepower with some great Weaponry thrown in just to make sure you could get the job done. This Chariot stuff went on for about 4,000 more years until some of these Africans archers and nomadic Asian Warriors started mounting their steeds and riding horseback. This horseback riding trend spread throughout the world and became rather commonplace all the way to the early 1900s. By the time WWI got started the horses were freaking over it! The horses all went on strike and quit. So America was forced to invent the Harley-Davidson for its military. Our American Service men started digging the two wheel therapy and never looked back.

Following WWI we had Americans fighting in WWII, Korea, Vietnam and most recently the ongoing conflicts throughout the Middle East. The thing about war all of these wars is that it produces thousands of broken men that didn’t exactly fit in anymore. +++Broken, damaged, Misfits trying to find a home. So if you are a Marines, Soldier, Sailor or Airmen returning to the United States how do you find the camaraderie of your Brothers that you found during wartime? These Misfits somehow found each other and bonded over their Love for the motorcycles that they often used or saw in use during their time in the service. Forming the first motorcycle clubs was a rather natural progression for these men. Now we had a Home made up of like minded, motorcycle enthusiast and Brothers in Arms.

I am Big Bone 1%er. I am a Marine. a Biker, a 1%er, a Outcast, a misfit, a Father, a Brother and now I am a contributor to Born to Ride TV /Magazine / Radio that has found a place to fit in. Mine is just one of the many stories of how this particular Biker came to be. So I’ll be sharing my two cents worth every now and again.

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Tiny Trailer Nation Inventive Craftmenship & Affordable Custom Conversions

During a weekend camping outing, the thought of sleeping on the ground in a tent was just not appealing anymore.

Randy Clouse looked for an inexpensive alternative to travel trailers. One day, he came home with a brand-new enclosed utility trailer with the idea of tricking it out as a camper, but during the building stage, he decided that he also wanted to travel/camp with his Harley-Davidson.

The result was not only a camper but a toy hauler. After much encouragement and being tired of the slow seasons at work, he decided to venture out on his own building these Tiny Trailers.

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“Tiny Trailers let you live in comfort on the spot; eliminating hotel costs while taking your bike with you anywhere”

One year later, Tiny Trailer Nation now exists, and sales have boomed to over two dozen custom builds. Randy not only caters to motorcycle enthusiasts but

also to recreational campers and musicians; of which Randy is one himself. He transforms any enclosed utility trailer into a customized home on wheels including electric/water hookup, microwave, refrigerator, sink, paint, flooring along with many other options including rooftop A/C, awnings, oil-resistant flooring, bike tie-downs, outdoor showers, charging stations, televisions, and convertible beds just to name a few. Builds can include one or two bike capacity. The average price for a Tiny Trailer is approximately $6k depending on the building design; which is considerably less than any full-

“Randy is the Hardest Working Man in Selling Your Dreams of Travel and Adventure”

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size camper or toy hauler. Completion of a Tiny Trailer can even be accomplished in as little as one week!

This year alone, Tiny Trailers have traveled to Sturgis, Daytona Biketoberfest, Myrtle Beach, and frequently to Scooter Haven Country Club. One even ended up used in the Panhandle during Hurricane Michael cleanup/renovations. All of Randy’s Tiny Trailers can be pulled by a normal vehicle with at least the recommended 6-cylinder engine.

As a musician, Randy has played the drums for many bands in the Tampa Bay area over the past 20 years. In his early career, he played for national recording artists such as Leon Russell, Rick Derringer, and Derek St. Holmes. As a small business owner, Randy also believes in giving back to the community, caring for disabled veterans for the past 14 years by building wheelchair ramps, providing household maintenance, and running needed errands.

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Tiny Trailers let you live in comfort on the spot; eliminating hotel costs while taking your bike with you anywhere. Randy and Tiny Trailer Nation can be seen at various Bike Festivals, Harley-Davidson Dealership Grand Openings, and some local Bike Nights or at 12847 66th Street N, Largo FL. You can also look them up at www.facebook.com/tinytrailernation.

Let Randy build you the Tiny Trailer of your dreams!

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the Devil to have eternal life. His soul is assumed to be part of the deal, as there is a tot in a basket screaming as Mum signs the deal. All this weirdness is further accelerated by a frog. I dunno? It’s just strange. We’ll get to the Frog—plus stones thing later.

On one particular day, Tom and his gang decide to ride through town and wreak havoc on the locals. They ride through a mall square like setting, tipping over shopping carts, baby carriages, and other things until the Bobbies arrive. A chase ensues and most of the members escape the long arm of the law. Tom hell-bent on killing himself rides his motorcycle through a guardrail and into the river. In a strange ritual, Tom is buried sitting upright on his motorcycle near the stones. His gang makes wreaths of flowers and other artifacts, which are buried with him as a guy plays the guitar and sings. Mum’s weird butler buries a frog necklace with him and all the other stuff. Later, a motorist breaks down near the stones, and has the horror of seeing Tom ride his motorcycle out of the grave. He of course is struck by the speeding Triumph and assumed dead. Tom then proceeds to call home from a local public house, and speaks to the butler and his Mum. Later he kills several people from the pub, and escapes into the night. The next day he arrives at the stones where the gang is trying to figure out who stole Tom’s body, and motorcycle. Thinking Tom is the thief, the gang begins questioning him and one of the members sneaks up to stab him in the back. This is where they realize that Tom had really come back from the dead.

Seeing how cool it is to be immortal, the rest of the gang sets out to be just like Tom and each one kills him or herself in increasingly more bizarre ways. All succeed but Tom’s girlfriend, who after a failed attempt, really wants to live a normal life.

In the end Tom gives her the ultimatum to join him in the ‘living dead.’ While she is deciding what to do with the gun he has handed her, his lovely Mum performs a ritual which turns her into a frog, and the rest of the ‘dead gang’ into stones while she shoots Tom. Sound confusing? Yeah, it does to me too! I guess the moral of the story is: Don’t feel too froggy, cause you might get stoned.

This month Born To Ride reviews the 1971 film “Psychomania.” If you like old British horror films, then this one’s for you.

Maybe I should have said horrible old British films. Either way, Psychomania has a lot to like or dislike, depending on your level of intoxication.

The film centers around the life of “Tom” who is the leader of a ‘motorcycle gang’ called the Living Dead. Tom and his ‘gang’ ride authentic period Triumph motorcycles,

and meet in a field with several large vertical stones which somewhat resemble Stonehenge.

When they gather there, they often discuss what they will do in the particular day, but there is always talk of committing suicide, so they can live forever. Where could they get such an unsavory idea?

From Tom’s occultist Mum of course! In a dream like sequence, Tom has the pleasure of seeing his lovely Mum sign a deal with

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www.B Events Wednesday, March 4 Lakeland, FL Duke’s Brewhouse Bike Night (1st Wed) 6pm-9pm. 863-6479161 Friday, March 6 Daytona Beach, FL (3/6-3/15) Bike Week at Dirty Harry’s. Live music (check web for lineup), contests, and more.

DaytonaBeachMainStreet.com Lakeland, FL Boondocks Bar Bike Night (1st and 3rd Fri). Free food, drink specials & more. 863-858-3355 Ormond Beach, FL (3/6-3/15) Bike Week at Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona H-D Rhett Rotten’s Wall of Death, Vintage Motorcycle Stunt Show & more (call for full schedule). 386-671-7100 Saturday, March 7 Homosassa, FL H-D Crystal HOG Chapter Ride KSU 11aam. Ride to Cedar River Seafood. Crystalharley.com Orlando, FL Orlando H-D Huge Bike Week Kickoff Party. OrlandoHarley.com Plant City, FL Leathernecks MC Annual Party 2 PM AMVETS Post 44. Great food, live music, raffles, vendors and more. 813-756-6944 Tampa, FL (3/7-3/8) Gasparilla Music Festival at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park.

Gasparillamusic.com Sunday, March 8 Tampa Bay - Born To Ride TV every Sunday 11pm on Great 38 Tampa Bay, also on Youtube.com/ BornToRideMotorcycleMedia Tampa Bay - Born To Ride LifeStyle TV every Sunday 9:30am on Estrella TV. 813-785-3895 Ormond Beach, FL Born To Ride Media and Rubinstein Law Presents The Southern Fried Moto Show 11am-5pm 64 | BORNTORIDE.COM BTR 76

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There someevents great to events coming up, so get out andbemeet with friends!

BornToRide.com/events s, Rides & Destinations in our showroom and spin the Bruce Rossmeyer’s Destination Daytona H-D- Vintage Bikes prize wheel. Crystalharley.com 1999 & earlier. Music by Michael Austin inside. 386-671-7100 Tampa, FL Born To Ride Saloon (3rd Tue) Live with Dave Flash Plant City, FL Twilight Zone Morgan 7pm-8pm JT’s Road Biker Sunday (every Sun) 12pm. House. 813-525-5560 Live music, free hot dogs, drink specials, and more. 813-737Friday, March 20 3112 Inglis, FL (3/20-3/23) Screwie Louie’s 2nd Annual Pirate Fest.

Tuesday, March 10 727-565-8743 Tampa, FL Born To Ride Radio Live with Dave “Flash” Morgan Saturday, March 21 & Special Guests During JT’s Gibsonton, FL Benefit for Road House Tuesday Bike Momma E and Bobcat 1pmNights 7pm-8pm. Call in live 6pm River’s Edge. Emcee Parti and be a part of the show 813- Pati, auction, raffle and more.

525-5560 Riversedgebarandgrill.com Wednesday, March 11 Orlando, FL (3/11-3/15) Orlando HD Bike Week. Live music, pig roast, food trucks, stunt shows, bikini bike wash, bike shows, biker games, vendor showcase, cash bar and more.

OrlandoHarley.com Spring Hill, FL Manatees at the Marker Bike Night 6pm8pm (Marker 48 Brewing).

New bikes, Giveaways, Service Demos, JUMPSTART. CrystalHarley.com Thursday, March 12 Kissimmee, FL Old Town Bike Night 5pm-11pm (every Thu).

Live music & more. 407-3964888 Tuesday, March 17 Gibsonton, FL River’s Edge Bar & Grill St. Patrick’s Day 70s & 80s Rewind Dance Party.

Riversedgebarandgrill.com Homosassa, FL H-D Crystal St. Patrick’s Day. Find a pot of gold

Homosassa, FL H-D Crystal Customer Appreciation Day 11am-2pm. Free burgers & hot dogs (while they last).

Crystalharley.com Sunday, March 22 Tampa Bay - Born To Ride TV every Sunday 11pm on Great 38 Tampa Bay, also on Youtube.com/ BornToRideMotorcycleMedia Tampa Bay - Born To Ride LifeStyle TV every Sunday 9:30am on Estrella TV. 813785-3895 Homosassa, FL H-D Crystal Battle of the Air Band & Air Guitar Contest 12pm-2pm.

Crystalharley.com Tuesday, March 24 Tampa, FL Born To Ride Radio Live with Dave “Flash” Morgan & Special Guests JT’s Road House Tuesday Bike Nights 7pm-8pm.

Call in live and be a part of the show 813-525-5560

Wednesday, March 25 Homosassa, FL H-D Crystal National Manatee Appreciation Day 10am-4pm. Come adopt a manatee for $25 & get a free Crystal Harley T-shirt.

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Rods, Classic Cars, Custom and Ride-in Bike Show, Born To Ride TV taping & magazine shoot.

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Sunday, March 29 Tampa Bay - Born To Ride TV every Sunday 11pm on Great 38 Tampa Bay, also on Youtube. com/BornToRideMotorcycleMedia

Wednesday April 15 Unadilla, GA (4/15-4/19) Angel City Spring Motorcycle Rally.

The Angle City Rally is held at the famous Angel City venue ... the first town built with biker’s in mind. It incorporates an “Old West” theme and has an atmosphere all its own. Check our website for more info on the Angel City 2020 Rally entertainment lineup and event schedules as they become available!

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Saturday, April 11, 2020 Inverness FL 3rd Annual Bikers C.A.R.E. Pinwheel Run 9am Saturday, March 28 Citrus County Sheriff’s Office.

Homosassa, FL H-D Crystal Escorted Ride by Citrus County Vietnam War Vet Ceremony Sheriff’s Department. KSU 11:30am Ride KSU 9:30am. Coach-lead $15 rider - $10 passenger. ride to Bushnell & back (Meet “Children can’t stop abuse - but & Greet Tim Chambers “The together, we can!” Ride Ending Saluting Marine Rolling Thunder”). Party 12–4pm at Crystal H-D. Crystalharley.com 813-909-3803

Tampa Bay - Born To Ride LifeStyle TV every Sunday 9:30am on Estrella TV. 813-7853895 Homosassa, FL Crystal H-D Women’s Day Scavenger Hunt & Book Signing 10am-3:30pm.

Plant City, FL Twilight Zone Mega Bash #2 12pm. Live music Preacher Stone and more. 813737-3112

Saturday, April 18 Gibsonton, FL Born To Ride 25th Anniversary 12pm River’s Edge.

Live music, food & drink specials, Wednesday, April 1 bike show, BTR TV taping and Lakeland, FL Duke’s Brewhouse magazine shoot, and more.

Bike Night (1st Wed) 6pm-9pm.

Bring in your bike and receive 15% Riversedgebarandgrill.com off your meal. 863-647-9161 Friday, April 24 Leesburg, FL (4/24-26) Leesburg Sunday, April 5 Bikefest “The World’s Largest Wauchula, FL Charlotte’s Webb 3-Day Motorcycle & Music Event” 13th Anniversary Party. Live Downtown Leesburg. Three music, bike show, games, Headliners, 50+ concerts, 100’s vendors & more. 863-735-8887 of vendors, 8 venues, 6 Hotbody contests, Bike shows & Webster, FL Webster Flea events, Wall of Death, Ride Like Market Cycle and Auto Swap a Pro, bike games and more.

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Craven Moorehead More Random Thoughts for March

Floating along on a cloud of uncertainty, a writer passes high in the sky observing all that is going on beneath him. Or perhaps, I should not refer to myself as a writer but simply an observer. Either way, it is up to that person to decide what is reality and what is fantasy.

Sometimes it is difficult to correctly identify between the two because things that aren’t real often come cloaked in an endless pile of substantiating facts and evidence that most people could not refute.

Every situation requires careful examination, not just on the surface but all the way down to the core. As humans, we only see what we want to see anyway. So it often becomes a situation where we learn later that something is not authentic. This is not a fault just a fact. I am not addressing the specific issues; I am simply trying to suggest that people look deeply into situations and try to determine on their own whether the content or item is truly legitimate. Using care when checking reality is paramount to preventing dissatisfaction in the future. No, this isn’t all about fake news and some of the other drama that we hear about every day. This is just about checking out the real facts.

Last month was really a hoot! We had Valentine’s Day, the return of NASCAR and the Olympic games to deal with and enjoy, plus the US won a bunch of medals so it’s a good thing. Everything considered, there are a lot of great things coming up on the horizon, including Bike Week in Daytona and locally, the strawberry festival in Plant City. Usually, this month is the beginning of the serious riding season, but the weather has been so warm a lot of folks are

already out on the road enjoying the ride. As I said last month, there is no better place for a biker to live than right here. Seriously, a year-long riding season and no snow rocks!

However, this year it seems that in Florida spring as we know it was totally skipped and we went directly from winter into summer. Believe me, I am not complaining! Just enjoying the ride like all the rest of you.

When you live here and venture out of your trailer park, or wherever you live, you will always experience new and exciting things. Once, I left here on a beautiful sunny Sunday and got on the bike for a ride. With no particular destination in mind, I just started out heading east from where I live and began enjoying the ride. Somehow, I ended up on RT60 in the middle of nowhere, and after a few hours I drank all of my bottled water and was getting a little dehydrated—not unusual when the temps are in the 80s or 90s. In a town without a name and a tavern (I can’t remember the name), I decided to stop and have a beer or whatever just to cool off for a few minutes. Maybe this would be as far as I go for the day or maybe not. I saw this place over on the left and there were several motorcycles parked. I felt like this would be a good place to go hang out because it was apparent that bikers were welcome there. Well, it turned out pretty good since there were other road-dogs who actually knew who me in the establishment, and one or two even offered to buy me a cold brew. This is the kind of camaraderie that you will find when you venture out every now and then to places unknown and destinations undecided. Our world as bikers may be a small one but all our hearts are very massive.

As it turned out, I drank a couple of beers, met a few new awesome friends, and had a great time enjoying the air-conditioning and the hospitality. I realized that every day may not be as good as this one, and when all was said and done I ventured back home to savor the memory of the ride and the new people I encountered. Sadly, the next time I went out that way for whatever reason, I discovered that the place was closed, and it was another 30 miles to the next watering hole. I went there without the expectation of anything in particular but the point still remains. As bikers, we all seem to have an unspoken bond that people who don’t ride motorcycles rarely understand. It’s okay though. It seems only the best of the best are in our circle. I know that Bike Week is coming up, and I expect to see a lot of old friends there and possibly make some new ones once again. This is what our lifestyle is about.

R.I.P. Craven Moorehead, Your Words Will Live On Forever

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Hey there my BTR friends! It’s March Madness and that means the end of winter in Florida, spring breakers taking the place of snowbirds, the Strawberry Festival, and Bike Week in Daytona. Unfortunately, Mike and I won’t be attending this year. He’s still in rehab ‘cause his body is taking it’s good o’le sweet time to heal. Mike says it sucks getting old but, I don’t know what he’s talking about. I just turned 28 a couple of weeks ago and to everyone’s shock and awe, I popped a few eggs out of my butt during my birthday week! Yes, that’s what us hens do. No, it’s not my first rodeo. And, when we don’t see a cock, o’ excuse me, I mean a rooster, those eggs just lay there...

I push them around in the bottom of my nest, hoping they will amount to something other than scrambled, sunny side up, or over easy... Mike did try a few years ago to find a mate for me but, it was destiny not meant to be. I kissed a girl and I liked it…

To tell you the truth, I’ve never really found love in another male bird, but I found it in Mike’s foot… Yup, that’s my new ‘boyfriend’.

It doesn’t squawk back, it’s always there for me when he’s around, and occasionally takes me out for a ride or to dinner! So, I go with the flow.

That flow took us a few weeks ago on Tuesday night to JT’s Roadhouse. It was there during Born To Rides’ radio live podcast with Dave “Flash” Morgan and Craig the painter that they debuted the airbrushed artwork on the tank and fenders. It was BTR 70 | BORNTORIDE.COM

“Mike did try a few years ago to find a mate for me but, it was destiny not meant to be. I kissed a girl and I liked it… To tell you the truth, I’ve never really found love in another male bird”

sweet but the whole project is still months away from being done. Since the scoot is in rehab like Mike, I can’t truly ride in the wind except when friends come by and take me for a two-wheeled ride. He just Bubers (new slang for Mike; Bird-uber) me around in the truck as I stick my head out the window and get some cheesy imitated wind therapy.

Mike breaks in, “yes the paint scheme is definitely different but still looking just like you for the upcoming Fat Bird 3. But what about the rest of me? What am I chopped liver? Don’t you see anything else besides my foot? Just ‘cuz you’re not on my shoulder riding doesn’t mean I’m still not here for you. I think you need to stop taking advantage of my foot and appreciate your so-called imperfect wind time. Keep it up, on my next trip to the grocery store

I’m going to get a dozen small eggs, put them in the little nest that you’ve made, and watch you roll them around freaking out like a mother hen! Better yet, I’ll throw in a mini axe and make a YouTube video of you trying to hatchet them…”

I cackle, ‘damn Mike, I wish you’d take it easy on me and my peeps. I know they’re not going to hatch and little toes will not stick out of the shell that look like yours but, at least let me feel like a proud mom! My biological clock is ticking at high speed and I’m just trying to get the job done. You know we’ve been around since prehistoric times.

What do you think the real Fred and Wilma were eating back in the day?’

Mike slaps his forehead and says, “Oh Spyke, you’re such a comede-hen.

Right now it seems like you’ve got a bad case of restless egg syndrome. You know something, it’s a good thing I taught you how to type, because no one would be able to read your chicken scratch.”

I squawk loudly, ‘Awwww Mike, I’m sorry to see you scrambling for a decent bird joke. You cannot seem to whip one up, I guess you’re just fried!’

Mike squints at me and says, “well maybe I am but, at least I don’t have asphalt between my toes from crossing the road chasing those free range birds. If you ever did mate up with one and get married, I bet you two couldn’t do the ‘people dance’ at your wedding! Also, I don’t have a butt that’s known as an egg-zit. Right now you’ve got me so hard boiled I wish you were an evil bird so you could lay me some deviled eggs, i’m hungry!” I crow, ‘Wow Mike, now we really can see your dark side and it doesn’t look like my back or thighs! You need to stop hen-pecking me and start googling stuff like: why do you have no friends, why is your poop green, why are the oceans salty, and what would a chair look like if your knees bent the other way!’

Mike scratches his chicken butt and says, “How do you know my poop is green?

Anyways, I think we both need to get off these damned electrical gizmos and get some breeze medicine. You jump on the window sill of the truck and I’ll stuff my legs under the dash. I’m going to get your head in the wind, my hands out the sunroof, and the four wheels of the Nissan rolling down the road.”

SPYKE

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Christian Motorcyclists Association lean on Jesus’ power and strength to guide the ride!

The Bible has the answer to every challenge you and I may face, if we simply remember to activate God’s blessing through prayer. The Bible teaches us, in Philippians 4:13, that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13.” I was looking in every direction and for every protection, but missed the most important one, taking my concerns to Jesus.

The Bible teaches that I will be strengthened by Jesus.

It also tells me that with His power leading me, I can do everything in His Will. This doesn’t mean I can do anything I may want, but it does imply that if what I am trying to do is within His Will, it will be possible. When I look back at my ride that day, I should have had confidence in the outcome because I was taking the bike God gave me to be able to go on missions of ministry that He has appointed to me; that’s in His Will! I should have called on Jesus to give me that wonderful strength and power to accomplish the task He had before me. That’s where the power of God comes alive in our lives and our ministries!

One thing that is so important is your focus. Keep your focus on Jesus and He will meet your needs! If you put your focus on Jesus, His power and direction takes over and keeps the ride safe.

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Recently, I decided to get back on my bike, after a long time of not being in the saddle. I don’t really know how it came to pass that the bike got ignored, and began gathering dust. I think it was a combination of medical challenges, a brutally hot summer, and focusing on other things. When I did get back on the bike, my riding skills and confidence were in the toilet. I was acutely aware of the 900 pounds of machine that I was holding up, and it took a little time of acclimation to get used to it again.

In order to have a more successful ride, I read some riding tips, watched some riding videos, and made sure I was well hydrated. I also went for the initial ride without my wife, as I did not want to take any chances of her getting hurt if there was a problem. I did everything I could think of to make for a safe time renewing my riding skills. I even tried very hard to keep my eyes focused on where I wanted the bike to go, not to the curb that had my attention. My mind was so focused that I missed the one major key to successful riding; I forgot to take a moment to ask for divine protection and strength on the road. I had checked into everything I could do, but forgot to