Born To Ride Southeast #64 June 2018

Contents

June Issue 64

Features

On Father’s Day, Honoring Their Courage 4 Minnow ‘58 H-D FL-Josh Kurpius 13 BTR Great American Biker Bash 20 Test Ride 2018 Honda Gold Wing 36

Columns

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Woman’s World-Myra McElhaney 28 Rob Brooks-Road Dirt 34 Craven Moorehead-Send You a Message 46 Christian Motorcycle Association 48

Departments Contents Page 2 Ride Safe, Ride Smart-Total Stopping Distance 7 Born To Ride Events-www.BornToRide.com 42 BTR Kids-Happy Father’s Day 48

Reports

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Cherokee Stories That Burn into your Memory 8 Generation to Generation 11 Movie Review-Electra Glide in Blue 40 Is Your Fuel Tank Rusty? 45 Rusty Wallace Reads It! 45 Testimonial: Attorney Chuck Watwood 47

On The Cover Born To Ride-Great American Biker Bash Copperhead Lodge, Blairsville, GA July 13, 14 & 15, Fri, Sat & Sun

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HONORING THEIR COURAGE AND

June is here and let’s not forget Dad. Father’s Day is a day honoring fathers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world. It compliments Mother’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to all the father’s reading this ad and Happy Father’s Day to all the mother’s reading this if you are a sole parent, mom and a dad of the family. Grandfathers, step-dads, uncles, brothers and sisters, you all deserve to be noted for what you do to be a figure in a child’s life. If dads not there someone who steps in as a fatherly figure. As the originator we have only one father but it’s up to life to keep it all together, life, family, growing up in a household that’s strong and loving.

Happy Father’s Day to my dad!

A Marine and Ex Police Officer for 28 years. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me in my life. I admire you for who you are and how you always provided for the family. I love the way you love your grandchildren and I’m proud they love you back! To anyone reading this, call your dad and tell him Happy Father’s Day. And if you’re not speaking, now is the time to start speaking to your father again.

In Loving Memory Albert Galletti April 10-1928 October 9-2016

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My Uncle “Gee” was my dad’s father figure in his life for many years because his father worked many hours. He came from Italy and worked with marble but then later became ill and couldn’t do much with my dad. That’s when Uncle “Gee” stepped in and helped my dad in life as a father figure. So in this month of June, as a special Father’s Day tribute, we would like to honor my Uncle “Gee” Fidel Galletti who was a real WWII war hero pilot who flew B-17s. Most of all, he was my dad’s hero. This story is courtesy of The 390th Memorial Museum and my cousin, Marie Galletti Mitchell.

Ron Galletti As Marie Galletti Mitchell and I corresponded regarding her story in the Sq. J, I found myself reflecting on how I enjoy talking with and writing to our descendants. They are special people … people who realize the importance of what our 390th did during WWII. Allow me to quote from one of Marie’s letters: “What a group of good-looking, virile young men in Dad’s crew! Dad is first on the left in the front row. Laverne Dillow was killed in action. What a waste of life it was for him to have died so young!

When Dillow went missing, his mother wrote to my mother to ask for news of her son. My mother has kept that letter in her wartime scrapbook ever since. Now that I’ve gotten older (age 61), I realize how many years and how many of life’s chapters young men like Dillow have missed.

So true…and today we honor those living and we memorialize those who have passed on to their reward.

Heroes all ... and we hope that this story adds yet another chapter to their lives … let it be so!

THE WARSAW AIRDROP OF 1944

On September 1, 1939, Nazi tanks rolled into Poland and started World War II. By September 18, 1944, the Polish resistance, which had bravely fought Hitler’s military might for five long years, was trapped in Warsaw with food, ammunition and other supplies running dangerously low.

The Poles called upon the Allies to provide supplies by airdrop. The Allies agreed, and airmen of the 390th, along with the 95th and 100th, were called upon to replenish the patriots of Warsaw with the supplies they desperately needed.

There was a catch, however. Warsaw is situated west of the Vistula River from Russia, and the Soviets had an unstated plan: Joseph Stalin wanted to weaken Poland in order that Russia could add this formerly sovereign nation to its empire once WWII was over. So while Stalin orally agreed to the Polish Airdrop, he kept delaying it by refusing to allow Allied planes to land on Soviet soil. (At that time, B-17s could not carry enough fuel to fly from England to Poland round trip.) Meanwhile, the Poles were getting weaker, and thousands died fighting Nazi soldiers on the streets of Warsaw. Finally, in September

1944, Stalin relented, giving the Allies permission to land about one hundred B-17s at some makeshift airfields in Russia.

On September 18, 1944, my father, First Lieutenant Fidel Galletti, along with his crew of eight men, climbed into their Flying Fortress to complete their 23rd mission of WWII. These airmen would fly for 10 hours that day to provide the Poles with the supplies they desperately needed.

My father’s log for that day reads, “We were to drop supplies to the Polish partisans holding parts of the city.

Load was 10 containers and 2,800 gallons topped off.

Bombing altitude was to be 14,000 feet. We ran into weather about 50 miles west of target and did several 360s trying to get over it. Colonel Tuesdale [command pilot of the lead plane] gave up trying to get on top and decided to go under as the base of clouds was at 12,000 feet. We got to the IP [Initial Point] and started on the run when fighters hit us. We were flying 565 #2 in the high of the high and out of position as they hit us. They came out of the clouds, and the tail, waist and ball opened up on them. Nine of them attacked from six o’clock level, and Rogers [tailgunner] had the best shot at them. He got the fourth coming in. Two 20 mm shells hit in the cockpit alongside of Spencer [co-pilot], and the oxygen started burning.”

Behind the pilot and co-pilot were two oxygen tanks. Flak from the German ammunition pierced both tanks, setting the highly volatile gas into a blaze which quickly spread throughout the cabin. The co-pilot, William Spencer, found himself sitting next to a three-foot hole in the side of the plane, with oxygen burning all around him. His only option was to jump from his seat, through the hatch and into the nose. Before he leapt from the cockpit, he used the interphone to order the crew to bail out.

At the same time, my father pulled away from the formation so that his plane, if it went out of control, would not bring down any other B-17s. He then set up the autopilot and hit the alarm bell. Both my father and the co-pilot were unaware that the fire had eaten through the communication lines, rendering it impossible for the crew to hear the orders to bail out of the crippled aircraft.

Meanwhile, the interior of the airplane continued to burn, and the plane was filling with smoke. The airmen, while still able to breathe through oxygen masks, were unable to see through the dense smoke. The crew would have to act quickly if they were to save their lives and those of the Polish people they had flown so far to help.

Top Turret Gunner Eduard H. Daly, reacting quickly to a five-foot hole and a fire in the waist of the plane,

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Pilot-Fidel Galletti grabbed a fire extinguisher, put out the fire in the rear of the cockpit, then passed the fire extinguisher to my father. My father worked on putting out the fire up front, all the while knowing that if any flak were to nick the nearby primer fuel line, the plane would explode.

The primer, next to the punctured oxygen tanks, was constantly charged with gasoline. Whenever fighter planes and ground antiaircraft artillery hit a plane, shrapnel can boomerang around inside the aircraft and hit anything or anybody in it, including, of course, the primer line.

Fortunately, once the fires were extinguished, the worst was over. The primer was never nicked, and no one but the pilot sustained even minor wounds.

However, danger still threatened the aircraft and its crew.

The right tail elevator, necessary to stabilize the aircraft, had been almost torn off, and the cables to the tail section were nearly severed. One of the duties of a pilot is to keep his plane stable, but the damaged tail elevator pulled against my father, physically moving him back and forth as he tried to control the aircraft. In effect, the damaged tail was working against him for control of the plane.

In addition, my father was concerned that the torn tail cables, which had been shredded into wires, would get caught in the pulleys through which they threaded on their way from the control stick to the tail. Fortunately, this was not the case and finally, almost miraculously, after what must have seemed like hours of German attack, the Flying Fortress set down as scheduled on an improvised landing field in Mirograd, Russia.

In spite of fire and the damage to the plane, bombardier Harry Evje had been able to drop the supplies on target, thus fulfilling mission #23 of my father’s crew: to assist the Polish dissidents in resisting the Nazi army.

In August 2005, a CNN documentary, “Warsaw Rising,”

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filmed from Warsaw during the airdrop, shows the B-17s approaching the city. They looked so heroic as they flew in to the rescue! In the words of narrator David Ensor, “Suddenly, in the sky – a miracle!”

In the same documentary, Nina Januszowska Thiessen, a Polish underground courier, recalls of the airdrop: That was the most wonderful picture, when the American planes came. They were very, very high, so you didn’t see anything; you just heard the mmmm [sounds] of the heavy bombers. Then, all of a sudden, there was –like flowers. The parachutes were multi-colored, you know.

And those multicolored flowers brought hope that Warsaw would live another day.

Over 2,500 years ago, Herodutus, “The Father of Western History,” declared that the purpose of written history was to memorialize glorious deeds. The Polish Airdrop of 1944 is one of modern history’s glorious deeds.

America can be proud that the crew of B-17 #565, along with hundreds of other young American airmen, bravely risked their lives to take part in this gallant operation.

Galletti Crew #95 Pilot – Fidel Galletti Co-pilot – William Spencer Top Turret – Eduard H. Daly Radioman – John Dudar R. Waist Gunner – Franklin Mesmer L. Waist Gunner – Laverne Dillow Ball Gunner – Virgil Burton Tail Gunner – Arthur K. Rogers Bombardier – Harry Evje Navigator – John J. Vitou

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Total Stopping Distance

You change gears to match engine speed (rpm) to road speed.

Lower gears are used for lower speeds, and higher gears are used for higher speeds. Shifting to a higher gear: Shift up soon enough to avoid over-revving the engine (high rpm) but not so soon as to cause the engine to operate at too low an rpm (jerky or lugging motion). Use a three-step process to shift to a higher gear: 1. Roll off the throttle as you squeeze in the clutch lever, 2. Lift the shift lever firmly as far as it will go, then release it to allow it to rest.

3. Ease out the clutch lever and roll on the throttle smoothly to match engine and road speed.

Shifting to a lower gear: Be sure the road speed is slow enough so you do not over-rev the engine or cause the rear wheel to skid as you release the clutch lever.

Use a three-step process to shift to a lower gear: 1. Roll off the throttle as you squeeze in the clutch lever, 2. Press down the shift lever firmly, then release it to allow it to reset, 3. Ease out the clutch lever as you roll on the throttle. If you roll on the throttle slightly as you ease out the clutch lever, you can help engine speed come up to road speed, making the downshift process smoother.Shifting to a lower gear and easing out the clutch lever has an effect similar to using the brakes. This is known as engine braking. To use engine braking, shift down one gear at a time and ease out the clutch lever through the friction zone between each downshift. Coordinate the use of the clutch lever and throttle to keep the process smooth. It is possible to shift down more than one gear at a time when the clutch lever is squeezed.When learning to shift gears, shift only when going straight. Shifting while leaned over can complicate the smooth process. Once you have learned to downshift well and gained some experience, you will have the choice to downshift more quickly by using a quick throttle blip (a quick rollon of the throttle) before easing out the clutch lever to control the amount of engine braking and match the engine speed to road speed more smoothly.

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GENERATION TO GENERATION In

a house which becomes a home, one hands down and another takes up the heritage of mind and heart, laughter and tears, musings and deeds.

Love, like a carefully loaded ship, crosses the gulf between the generations.

Therefore, we do not neglect the ceremonies of our passage: when we wed, when we die, and when we are blessed with a child; When we depart and when we return; When we plant and when we harvest.

Let us bring up our children. It is not the place of some official to hand to them their heritage.

If others impart to our children our knowledge and ideals, they will lose all of us that is wordless and full of wonder.

Let us build memories in our children, lest they drag out joyless lives, lest they allow treasures to be lost because they have not been given the keys.

We live, not by things, but by the meanings of things. It is needful to transmit the passwords from generation to generation.

They say apples don’t fall too far from the tree.

Alan Bernard of Santiago Chopper has followed in the footsteps of his forefathers; he is a fourth generation bike builder and rider. Thanks to Alan, Born To Ride is proud to present four generations of bike-building Bernard’s.

A poem by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Fernand Bernard - Great Grandfather 1904

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Roger Bernard - Grandfather 1932

Gaston Bernard - Father 1957

Alan Bernard, Santiago Choppers - Son 2008

Happy Father’s Day from Born To Ride to All the Fathers out there reading this.

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This 1958 Harley-Davidson FL will always be parked at the lodge for so many reasons.

The reliability and pure enjoyment of this bike is undeniable, followed by the amount of friends that have played a part in its coming together on the cheap.

The bike doesn’t test me or tempt me—it’s just a harmonious relationship between man and machine. There is nothing more that I can ask for!

So as the paint fades and the cases start to drip there will be no love lost but rather stories to tell and miles to go.

Thanks to my pals for being just that ... and thank you, Harley-Davidson Motor Company for engineering machines that have been changing lives for over a hundred years.

In the winter of 2008, I had torn my shovel down to the frame out of pure boredom and lack of funds for a new build. I set the motor and trans on the bench and blasted the frame, oil bag and gas tank for some cleaner lines and a change in color.

At the time, I had a ’74 Bronco sitting in my garage collecting dust until my friend Bill at Third Coast Hot Rods came by and offered to trade me a paint job and some loose ends for the Bronco. I agreed to the trade and we started laying fiberglass and bondo to the frame while trying to get the color right. I knew that I wanted the bike to keep a black look at night but to have a little something extra in the sun. After a few quarts of sour faces, we finally found the HOK ice blue. The second he laid it on, we knew it was

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the final color.

Once I got the frame and tins back to the garage and started assembly it never felt quite right. I would look at the paintwork and be super into it, but as soon as I set the old shovel workhorse in the frame I found it just lost its look.

Right about this time, my pal Johnny Ratchet had stumbled across a panhead that he wanted to pick up in Indiana. Ratchet headed out to look at the pan and called me up about an hour later.

“Hey Man, this bike comes with an extra motor and trans complete.” Without hesitation I told him to grab it and we would work out the details when he got back. Sure enough, he shows up with a truck full of pan parts along with his complete runner and a smile that you get from being on the right side of a hustle.

My friend Dan ‘Bacon’ Carr was taking a parts load to Ontario, Canada. I met him in a parking lot in Chicago to drop the motor and trans for a complete rebuild and some new history. A month or so later, I got the goods back and as soon as I dropped the fresh pan in the frame everything became right.

We all know that old saying, “A bike builds itself,” and this was no exception. Everything just started falling into place from that moment. When I finally rolled the bike out into the sun for the first time it reminded me of a fishing lure reflecting the sun in shallow water. I named the bike “The Minnow” and like any good fishing lure the bike has never let me down since.

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BUILD TECH SHEET General Owner: Brian Harlow Bike’s Name: Minnow Shop: Cabin Workshop Fabrication: Brian Harlow Year /Make/Model: 1958 FL Assembly: Brian Harlow Build Time: Winter Engine Manufacturer: Harley-Davidson Year: 1958 Model: FL Displacement: 74 cu.in.

Carburetor: S&S E Air Cleaner: NOISE Finish/Paint Painter: Bill “Numnutz” Kriwko Type: HOK Color: Ice Blue Frame Manufacturer: H-D Wishbone Front Wheel/size: 21” Hub: Jr’s Cycle Products spool Rear Wheel: 18” Brakes: H-D mechanical Hand Controls: Motor mount mid controls with heel shifter Oil tank: Dented chrome horseshoe Seat: No name vinyl P-Pad: No name leather Sissy Bar: Needs chrome

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Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of North Georgia, Copperhead Lodge is a high country resort offering Lodging, Casual Fine Dining, a Full Service Bar, Entertainment, and Special Events. From the drive in, to the moment you step into the Grand Lobby with its massive stone fireplace, you will feel welcome. The guest rooms at the Lodge feature original art work, satellite TV, comfortable beds with luxury linens, and spacious bathrooms. For more privacy & mountain amenities like hot tubs & fireplaces, fully furnished log cabins are centrally located on the forty acre resort.

The restaurant proudly offers American “Comfort Food with Attitude”. We pride ourselves on casual people enjoying fine food. From Fried Pickles and hand-pattied Burgers, fresh made pasta dishes to Stuffed Pork Chop, the chef inspired specialty seasonal menu is sure to please. When you are seeking an inviting place to gather, dine, and relax, Copperhead Lodge offers a quality menu and top-notch service with inside or seasonal outdoor dining. No matter the season, Copperhead Lodge is the perfect venue for BTR 20 | BORNTORIDE.COM

memorable special events. Whether it is for family gatherings, class reunions, or important lifestyle events, Copperhead Lodge offers a complete package for your special occasion. Special event information, Copperhead Lodge hosts many special events throughout the year. When summer arrives, live music takes center stage with new music and bands every Friday and Saturday on the wrap-around covered porch, weather permitting April through November.

No matter the season, there is always a reason to visit Copperhead Lodge. Located in the heart of the mountains between Blairsville and Blue Ridge, GA, the lodge is within a short drive of Atlanta, Nashville, and Charlotte. Once you’’ve been here, you will want to return again, every season. Every season, a new reason to visit...Copperhead Lodge Real estate opportunities abound in this mountain playground.

Cabins at Copperhead is a savvy investment, even in today’s market. Speaking of Savvy, let’s talk to Michelle Evans-Owner/Mastermind of The Copperhead Lodge about the Great American Biker Bash & much more.

Don’t Miss Born To Ride’s Great American Biker Bash at The Copperhead Lodge

Why is Copperhead Lodge the perfect vacation on two-wheels?

Rider amenities like no other destination topped off with some of the best riding roads in the country.

How can someone own a part of Copperhead Lodge?

Cabins are available for purchase. Deeded real property, no land leases. Prices start in the low $120s.

You have some great roads to ride there tell us a little about these roads?

I have a hard time deciding where to start!

Our roads are nicely paved, low on traffic, scenic and offer everything to riders of all skill levels.

You even specialize in taking people on rides yourself. Tell us about your waterfall ride where you take bikers personally on a tour of waterfalls?

It’s a loop of about 130-miles starting and ending at Copperhead Lodge. We ride all back scenic roads and see several worldrenowned waterfalls throughout the day.

From Bridal Veil where you can get a cool picture of you on your bike behind the

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waterfall - to Whitewater Falls - the largest east of the Rockies. This is an easy day trip out of Copperhead Lodge.

The BTR Great American Biker Bash is coming to Copperhead Lodge July 13, 14, and 15. What can we look forward to from you and your staff?

An awesome PARTY!! Southern hospitality, and a weekend to remember forever.

BIG Entertainment with the ultimate Kid Rock Tribute Band Cowboy. This is Big! He is the hottest tribute show in America being booked at biker rallies everywhere from coast to coast and the biggest Harley dealers across the country! He will play at 3 PM on Saturday.

Why not Saturday night?

We wanted to give our “day riders” (those within 50-100 miles of us) the opportunity to enjoy the festivities on Saturday and the Cowboy show, but still be able to ride home by dark.

Will there be camping how does this work?

Camping for this event is very limited. It is on a first-come, first-serve basis, and reservations are required. Simply call the Lodge at 706-835-7433 and speak with one of our agents to reserve your spot.

Can we rent cabins? What if we want to buy a cabin while we are there?

Yes, we still have a few cabins and rooms left - but we will be SOLD OUT very SOON! If you are interested in purchasing a cabin, please speak with Michelle or Heather to

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arrange for a tour during the weekend. We will have an OPEN HOUSE on Saturday to allow tours and questions for those interested in owning the Copperhead lifestyle.

Tell us about Grandaddy Mimms Moonshine, can riders check the distillery out? Is it close by?

Yes, Grandaddy Mimms is just a short ride (15 miles) on the backroads from us. We will be coordinating a tour and information will be coming soon!

How important is it to get people to take the ride to Copperhead Lodge for this event? Not just locals, we want bikers to ride in from all over the Southeast. What can you tell them why they should not miss this first-time annual event?

Military appreciation, biker events & vendors, and COWBOY! As a motorcycle rider geared event - all attendees on two wheels will receive free parking and free tickets to the show. Visit our website for more information www.copperhead.com This event is a salute to America, how important is that to you and the biker community, anything special planned?

We love our great country and appreciate

our Military and First Responders. There is a Veterans Memorial located here on the property and many events are planned to recognize all patriots of our biker community.

Looks like you have brought some great people together to be a part of this event, Michelle. You are offering the biker community a really great event, are you still looking for sponsors, vendors or if anyone wants to get involved what should they do; how can they contact you?

This is our first year and we are very excited to have the partners who’ve already come together to make this an awesome biker community event. Yes, we are still looking for sponsors and vendors. I can be reached anytime at michelle@copperheadloge.com, or on my cell at 850-428-1610 BTR 22 | BORNTORIDE.COM

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Born To Ride magazine, which now covers the SE part of the US, will be sponsoring its first motorcycle rally, the Great American Biker Bash in the Georgia Mountains. Copperhead Lodge in Blairsville will be the host of this weekend event starting Friday, July 13 through Sunday, July 15. The Georgia Riders will host a ride, leaving from Frazier’s Harley-Davidson in Buford.

Stewart Finchar guarantees that it will include some of thebest back roads in the Mountains. There will be a blessing of the bikes Sunday Morning with the CMA, BTR TV taping and magazine shoot. World Renown Chuck Watwood from LawBike.com will be there, Ken Anderson from Pro-Rider Atlanta will also be featured.

This motorcycle rally is complete with a 12-class custom and ride-in bike show with $100 Best of Show; $50 Best Bagger and $50 Best Paint, so come out and show your bike. Also, on Saturday at 2 PM, there will be a Military and 1st Responders Appreciation Day Ceremony prior to the playing of the main band “Cowboy” the Ultimate “Kid Rock” Tribute Band. All Military and 1st Responders motorcycle associations are encouraged to attend this rally, so we can thank those who put their lives on the line for us, but more importantly honor those who paid the ultimate price to keep us safe and free. Copperhead Lodge has cabin and camping areas available so call for Reservations, Vendor or Sponsor info: (706) 845-7433. If your group plans on attending, please contact our Military and 1st Responder motorcycle association coordinator at pberthothy@aol.com

Tri-County Shrine club is looking forward to attending and supporting this event. BTR is always there for the Shriners and helps, us to support our Shriners Children’s Hospitals! We will be there raising money for the Shriners Children’s Hospitals by selling our H-D 2018 Road King raffle tickets, pre-registering riders for our September 15 ride to the Greenville, SC Shriners Children’s Hospital, as well as collecting donations for the Shriners Children’s Hospitals. Thank you again, BTR and the Galletti Family for what we have accomplished together for our Shriners Children’s Hospitals. Ralph Scharle

We invite Riders from all over the SouthEast to come to Copperhead Lodge July 13, 14 & 15

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Women’s World Riding the Tail of The Dragon

Sam Nabb of Wilmington, Delaware works in bookkeeping and accounting for a FlameTech® store that her brother manages.

That’s where she met Wayne who installs fireplaces. It wasn’t long before they started dating and eventually married.

One weekend while on vacation in Virginia, Sam and Wayne rented scooters to ride around the town. They had a blast!

Sam (short for Sandee) had never ridden a scooter or motorcycle before, and Wayne hadn’t ridden since he was a kid.

Back at home, they decided to look at scooters since they’d had so much fun. They came home from the store with matching Yamaha Virago

250s. From January through May they practiced riding around the neighborhood. In May they took the MFS class which was both eye-opening and fun.

After putting 4,000 miles on the 250s they traded up for Harley Sportsters. A few months later she had an accident and totaled the bike, but she walked away with only bruises. Within a few months, they both got H-D Street Glide Specials. Since she’s only 5’ 2” she had hers lowered to better fit her size.

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see a woman riding and are encouraging.

Sam and Wayne love to ride and have taken several motorcycle vacations. The first was to Pennsylvania for a weekend where they saw many covered bridges. On another, they rode 10 hours to Niagara Falls. They love to ride the long, twisty backroads.

When they married in Colorado in 2017, they rented a trike and toured around together. While riding on the back allowed her to enjoy the scenery and take pictures, Sam didn’t like being a passenger.

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Leaning right, then immediately leaning left.

According to TailOfTheDragon.com this road, which begins at Deals Gap on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line, is 318 curves in an 11-mile stretch of highway US 129. It’s one of the most popular places in the country for sports cars and motorcycles.

Every curve is different on this unique section of highway. The tight turns and steep ‘S” curves make it a totally thrilling ride. The Dragon has been featured in several movies including “The Fugitive” and “Two-Lane Blacktop.”

“It was amazing!” Sam said. She couldn’t wait until she got home to let her brother know that she’d ridden the Tail of The Dragon!

this year they took a trip to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and enjoyed riding the curvy mountain roads. Sam’s brothers both ride and one of them told her and Wayne about the Tail of the Dragon in the Smokey Mountains.

The GPS said they were about twenty minutes away from the Tail of the Dragon when she saw a sign. “CAUTION MOTORCYCLES: High Crash Area next 11 miles.” She knew this was it. With hearts pumping and adrenaline racing, they started on The Dragon.

“Oh, my Goodness!” Sam thought. “My God, what am I doing?” she asked herself as she maneuvered the dips and angles.

“He can’t stop saying how happy he is!” she said. Happy that she and Wayne got to experience that exhilarating ride. (Maybe secretly just happy they both survived it!)

Sam has two adult children. Her son rides a Sportster. Her daughter hasn’t shown any interest in riding but seems very proud of her Mom riding.

Sam and Wayne plan to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary by going back to Colorado. This time rather than flying and renting bikes; they’ll ride across the country on their own motorcycles. In the meantime, they’ll enjoy riding any chance they get!

Myra McElhaney

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That New Bike Fever

So recently, I did a thing – I purchased a brand-new motorcycle. I’ve never bought myself any new vehicle before, much less a bike. Needless to say, I “pulled the trigger” after much handwringing and arguing with myself.

After selling my Triumph Sprint 955ST, the venerable “Born To Ride Bike,” I debated whether or not to buy something to replace it. I still have my old trusty Yamaha Royal Star, can’t part with her – too many miles and memories. Yet I’ve enjoyed riding a smaller, more performance-based bike these past six years, everywhere from track days to mountain roads. I’m also beginning to see the “handwriting on the wall” so to speak – I’m getting older, my knees are wearing out, and it seems the bikes keep getting heavier. ...

I’ve had the opportunity to ride many motorcycles over the years – ones I’ve fixed up and sold, ridden for evaluation articles, or “demoed” at events. I’ve found something to love in each I threw a leg over, the Suzuki SV 650 is a recent particular fave (see “Ride Naked,” Feb. 2017, BTR SE).

Yet honestly, nothing has come close to how the Triumph Bonneville Street Cup felt to me, after riding one for four days last year (“Cafe’ Cool,” May 2017, BTR SE). I grew up around my dad’s old Bonnevilles and TR6s, and have always loved that classic British marquee.

I made my decision. I’d buy a new Triumph Bonneville.

Triumph North America had been running a month-long “0 down, 0% financing for 48 months” promo on their 2016-2017 Bonneville models, helping dealerships move old stock. That, coupled with my friends at Hourglass Cycles offering me their last 2017 silver/black Street Cup for an unbeatable price, even my beloved said, “It’s a great deal! If you want it, buy it!” God, I love that woman. ...

When buying a new motorcycle, several personal factors should always be considered: your experience and riding style, your size and build, your stylistic tastes, and

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of course, your wallet.

I guess I’m a bit of a “hooligan cruiser,” if there is such a critter, enjoying open roads and scenery, but reveling in speed, acceleration, and cornering as well. I’m about 5’8”, 155 lbs (wet weight), and have always been enamored with “old school” motorbikes. So for me, the Triumph 900 Street Cup was the perfect fit – fun in twisties, as well as leisurely jaunts, has that Brit “cafe’ racer cool” factor as well as that connection to my father’s old rides, it fits my smaller stature and my bank account.

Checked all the boxes for me.

Also, when buying a new cycle, there are several factors in choosing a dealership: familiarity, proximity, and continuity.

Motorcycle sales reps are different from auto salespeople. Whereas those in auto sales are often held in suspicion (right or wrong) when it comes to honest dealings, motorcycle dealers are usually passionate riders themselves, who know buying a bike is often a luxury purchase, not a necessity – although I can’t imagine life without riding!

I believe in the importance of knowing your local dealers – attend special events they host, visit the showroom often, and get to know the men and women in sales, parts, and service. I honestly consider the folks at my dealership to be friends, and I enjoy spending time with them, talking and riding.

That’s how trust is built.

Living within a reasonable distance to your dealership is important as well. For service intervals, repairs, parts, etc., living close by is critical. Not only that, but the old adage, “service after the sale” becomes crucial for new bike owners. My guys are about a 30-minute ride for me, across the winding, hill country roads. Perfect. Whatever my needs are, they are not far away. A dealership that wants to score a sale, then not seek to maintain a relationship with you, isn’t worth the time, effort, or expense.

So, I’m officially a new bike owner. I’m glad I caught that “new bike fever,” and I don’t want a cure – except for taking another ride.

Rob Brooks Born To Ride Magazine, Real Editorial Content, Real Value for you the Reader.

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Movie Review

Biker “Exploitation” is a term coined by producers, actors, and ultimately YOU the viewer. Not all biker films are actually geared at the (exploitation) or in other words, the “bad” angle of the biker lifestyle. Some of these actually “miss the target” and simply feature the motorcycle as secondary component to the plot. However, in literally every film involving bikers or the biker ‘lifestyle’, one thing you, as a viewer can count on is the presence of the Police. Electra Glide in Blue has the unique twist of actually using story of a motorcycle cop as the baseline.

In this film, Blake plays a motor officer named John Wintergreen.

His character is not really into being a ‘traffic cop’ as he has aspired to become a homicide detective. In my opinion, if you had to be a cop, what better job than cruising around on your departmentally funded Harley? But hey, this review isn’t about me, it’s about the film!! Back to the chase, and no code-4!

John Wintergreen patrols the rural Arizona highways with his partner “Zipper.” Wintergreen is laid-back but upright about enforcing the law, while Zipper is predominately lazy. Zipper likes busting Hippies (remember them?) even going so far as to plant evidence on a young ‘hippie’ during a search of his van. Wintergreen again proves to be the polar opposite of his partner Zipper, as he continuously states how much he hates riding his motorcycle, and Zipper’s only real dream is to own his own motorcycle. Zip spends a lot of time reading comic books, and eating junk food while John takes his job seriously. One of the things about Wintergreen that is out of place in this film is (in one scene) he is firing his pistol at an “Easy Rider” poster in the police firing range. … It gets worse! Crazy Willie, an BTR 40 | BORNTORIDE.COM

older local – perhaps homeless- person comes in contact with John and Zip near an old shack in the desert. They almost playfully chase Willie on their bikes and finally capture him. He tells John about his friend Frank who had committed suicide in the shack. John goes to the shack and discovers the body and believes the case is not a suicide, but a murder. The coroner later arrives and disagrees with John who was feverishly taking notes. After a shouting match with the coroner, in walks Detective Harve Poole, who admires Wintergreen’s savvy, and arranges for Wintergreen to be transferred to homicide as his ‘driver’ to help with the case. Harve and John return to the shack and find a large statue of Jesus, which is full of “Reds” and as the investigation continues, John and Harve interrogate a group of hippies, looking for a drug dealer named Bob Zemko. The theme of good cop – bad cop comes into play as Harve roughs some of the hippies up after John had nicely questioned them. John’s initial joy at being promoted is short-lived, as his relationship with Harve deteriorates after he finds out that John has been sleeping with ‘Jolene” (Harve’s girlfriend) and the waitress at the local bar. But when Jolene mocks Harve’s sexual prowess (implying that Harve is impotent) and brags that Wintergreen can “go three times in one morning” things just go downhill for our hero and he is demoted back to traffic.

After a wild motorcycle and car chase the pair capture and question Zemko. More good cop - bad cop scenes cause Wintergreen to eventually realize that Crazy Willie committed the murder; the victim was an old friend of his who had taken to selling the drugs and hanging around with a younger crowd. Jealous, Willie had murdered his friend and arranged it so it appeared to be a suicide. As usual there is some stolen money, and the search for this money is when Wintergreen discovers another terrible fact: Zipper’s dream was to own his own motorcycle, and had stolen the dead man’s drug money (initially blamed on Zemko) to pay for it. At Zippers trailer in the desert, the movie’s theme is uncovered when zipper shows John the “Electra Glide in Blue” sitting in the yard. Later, Zipper is drunk and begins firing his gun at Wintergreen, missing him but striking a random passer-by. Wintergreen then shoots Zipper in self-defense, and Zipper dies in his arms. Back in the desert on patrol, Wintergreen spots the same van that was featured earlier in the film, and he pulls it over. He recognizes one of the hippies as the very same one that Zip had planted the drugs on in the beginning of the film, and decides to let them go. They take off down the highway, but Wintergreen realizes that he still has the hippie’s Driver license in his hand. As he tries once again to pull the van over to return the license, the passenger opens the rear window and fires a shotgun killing Wintergreen. It’s a very sad ending to a really weird flick! For me, this is where the whole deal goes bad.

The movie is loaded with plagiarism of the iconic film “Easy Rider.”

Yeah, I believe that “Electra Glide in Blue” truly is a ‘cult-classic’ sort of piece, but the constant blasts from Easy Rider kinda turned me off.

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Craven Moorehead MAY I SEND YOU A MESSAGE?

With all the recent activity in my life, it becomes unusually difficult for me to enjoy just hanging out or being my usual rotten self. I have been constantly reminded of my degenerate lifestyle and lack of reasonable income, plus the fact that no matter what I do, some kind of crap comes up that prevents my happiness and success. Well, not really. I mean, it could be worse - much worse.

Here’s an example: I had to go to the office today to do some business and when I left there, RT60 was in total Eastbound chaos.

There was some sort of serious accident involving a motorcycle which spread small pieces of debris and parts all the way across the 3 eastbound lanes. If I had arrived an hour later, I wouldn’t have been able to make the turnaround to the BTR office. Evidently, this was fairly serious and every type of police and emergency vehicle were present on the scene. Every month I remind all of you, my dedicated readers, to look out for and respect the motorcycle riders that are out there using our nation’s highways. I suspect that most of you actually have and ride a motorcycle, but this message goes out to the general public: Watch out for and respect motorcyclists and remember to share the road! Correctly. … And we all said please and Amen. (No, I’m not really a preacher) Originally, I was going to write the majority of this story about Lynne’s hair. You see, Eddie and Lynne are Co-Hosts on Born To Ride radio on Tuesday night. We have a lot of fun doing it and it provides a ton of valuable information to those of us who ride. But Lynne’s hair is so large it allegedly has its own zip code and area BTR 46 | BORNTORIDE.COM

code. On Born To Ride radio it simply has its own cameras and it’s a topic of discussion on most of the shows but not the most important of topics. I love doing Talk-Radio, and I know that Lynne and Eddie do also, but we are trying to do something good for our local community and worldwide.

I can’t seem to avoid the “Talk-Radio” circuit because I have a really cool radio on the bagger, and infrequently the radio in my old pickup still works. I used to listen to the CD player on the bagger or try to find the ‘one out of many’ stations that didn’t play the same worn out seven songs between commercials. Good radio is hard to find nowadays – especially when you want to rock out or enjoy some progressive country music that doesn’t make ya want to cry in your beer. Anyhow, following talk-radio has brought me to the same plateau that watching television does. Maybe I shouldn’t say plateau, I should say cliff. Yeah you know, the one you wanna jump off when you’ve had enough BS in your life from the regulated media.

And this revelation that I was given by listening to regular radio be it talk, music, or a combination of both brought me back to my abnormal reality.

So with all the aforementioned conflicting and sometimes useless information that I am supplying you, I decided to get back in the Internet broadcasting business, largely due to the fact that I had extra room in my new location and moreover my personal desire to try to make things better for the general public and bikers, whether that constituent is listening or not. Honestly, I hate to just talk about radio in general and I am continually trying to change it with the help of Born To Ride.

The truth of the matter is that wherever you go, you will still be exposed to the same ‘media’ slant that all the regulated outlets cram down your throat. Unless you live in a small town where you can actually call into a radio station and get your request played, you are pretty much stuck with what you get. … I am trying to change that.

For what it’s worth, I believe that in the very near future the Internet is where all you regular people will get all your entertainment. It’s alarming to observe the huge number of people who get all their content from their phones ... be it TV, radio, or movies the Internet has taken the forefront in the delivery of your content. For better or worse, just live with it. You are stuck with it. ….

Don’t forget to tune in to Born To Ride radio every Tuesday night between 8 PM and 11 PM. I thank you and so does Lynne’s hair. …

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Christian Motorcyclists Association day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” I often think about that verse when I have the opportunity to go experience the world on my bike. While it is true that one can see through the windows of a cage, it just isn’t the same, and you simply can’t become as much a part of the experience!

Based on the above verse, we have much to be grateful for when we climb onto our wheels and head down the road.

As you feel the wind, as you breathe in the various scents, as you celebrate the beauty of the world around you, remember that what you are experiencing is not by accident. This is truly the day that the Lord has made, that’s why it is so incredible and beautiful. The verse encourages us to rejoice in it all, and what better time and place than while up on two?

One other thought concerning this is not only did He make everything beautiful in the physical realm; He makes life beautiful for us internally as well. If we will take a moment to appreciate the physical magnificence, I believe that God can use that rejoicing heart to touch each of us emotionally. He has the power to impact us in a life-changing and positive way when we trust Him, follow Him and seek His love.

The next time you are in awe of the physical beauty surrounding you, take a moment and ask God to speak to your heart. He will tell you that He loves you and that your happy life is in His hands!

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One great benefit of riding is being able to be so close to nature. As you cruise down the highway the first thing you will likely notice is the breeze blowing across your face. This is especially wonderful on a cool day when a brisk breeze invigorates your whole being! The smell of the road awakens your senses to your surroundings and you become aware of the smell of the fresh cut grass, the blossoming flowers in the trees and shrubbery, and the smell of salt when riding along a beach road. You will notice your eyes coming alive at the beautiful sunrise or sunset, and the incredible artistry of the multi-colored leaves, the patterns on the freshly tilled earth, and the waves crashing upon themselves along the seashore.

Your eyes get an overload as you ride the mountain roads, exploring where the road disappears around a blind curve, and experience the joy of seeing out across a valley to the adjoining mountain range.

Let’s not forget the curves you encounter, and how you become as one with your mighty machine! As you face the many curves, trusting your ride, and yourself, as you both lean into the curves and accelerate out of the low spots. Man, that’s living!! In the Bible, in Psalm 118:24, it reads, “This is the BTR 48 | BORNTORIDE.COM