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As a parent, biker and a avid football fan, I love the month of August.

The kids are heading back to school and pre-season football has started so that means football season is right around the corner! That also means STURGIS! This year we were able to be part of a great give-a-way sponsored by Attorney Fran M. Haasch where they gave a trip for two away to Sturgis S.D. and the Black Hills Rally.

Congrats to Ramon & Janice Rodriquez who were the big winners. At press times the bikes are on the truck thanks to FreightCenter and headed to Rapid City where we will pick them up! You will see a huge recap in the September Issue with all the great pictures we will be taking and be sure to watch our live webshow www.FullThrottleVision.com on Thursday nights from 7pm - 8pm where we will have a full hour long show recapping the trip! Thanks Fran Haasch and Rhett for all you do for the motorcycle community!

August 31st Quail Hollow will be hosting their big Labor Day Weekend Biker Bash and Pool Party! Quail Hollow is an golf course that is very biker friendly! They have a large pool area where they have a built in stage and a great place to throw a party. We will have free beer till it runs out starting at 12noon, a bike show, bikini contest, live music and much more! Be sure to bring your bathing suits also and jump in the pool for a nice relaxing day!

Full Throttle will be hosting our annual 5 Bridge Poker Run on August 16th. We normally do it in May but we backed it up as we did our Tuck-a-Buck Poker Run this year and August didn't have a lot of events going on. We will be starting at Hogan's Beach on The Courtney Campbell Causeway and ending at Woody's River Roo in Ellenton.

Stops will include Quaker Steak and Lube, Kahuna's and one more stop in Tampa. We will be traveling over the 5 major bridges that connect Tampa Bay which are: Courtney Campbell, Howard Franklin, Gandy, Bayside and of course the Skyway! This is a great run and we will also be donating some money back to a charity, we will decide that on the ride with all the participants. Hands will be $10 or 3 for $25. For info call our offices at 727-935-4875 and talk to Shelly.

On the cover this month is High Octane Saloon. On August 22nd - 24th they will be celebrating their 4th Anniversary. There will be 5 huge live concerts, Sexy Yuengling girls, biker games, prizes, magazine shoot and much more! Be sure to check out all they have going on in their ad this month!

I would like to wish my son, Tyler Jenkins, a very special happy birthday! Love ya buddy. Happy birthday's also go our to my mother-in-law Momta (Monta) and My sister-in-law Paula, Happy Birthday! Congratulations to Philbilly and Jenny (PB&J hehe) on tying the knot in June, love you guys. They are great friends of ours and Philbilly is the head of security at Quaker Steak and Lube. We hope to see you at all the biker events happening in the month of August and don't forget that Hogan's Beach bike night is EVERY THUHRSDAY NIGHT! It is really turning into a good bike night and the Jive Productions crew does a good job hosting it! Be safe and ride smart, don't drink and ride and I'll see you soon!

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Sunday, AUGUST 3RD - WEBSTER - Webster Monthly Swap Meet - Bike & Car Show Best of the Best. 8am-3pm at The Webster West Side Flea Market, 516 NW 3rd. Street, ph 352-793-9877. This show is held the 1st Sunday of every month year round. General admission is $5.00, children under 14 are free with a paying adult. Gates open 8am3pm Swap Meet and Show. Trophies and Cash Prizes. Vendors, food, parts, clothing, leather and much much more. ATM always on site. Call Becky for details and information, 352-793-9877. www. cyclemeet.com.

AUGUST 3RD - Sunshine for Sam Sr. Benefit Poker Run - 9-11am Sign up at American Legion Post 275, 360 Wilson St, Dunedin, FL 34698, ph 727-733-8153. "Heaping Breakfast" for only $5. Poker hands: 1 for $5, 3 for $10. Wear any color Cancer Ribbon and receive a Free extra hand.

Stops at: Screwie Louie's Porpoise Pub, 3rd Rick's Reef, Cafe Charlie, 3:30pm last bike in at Fraternal Order of Eagles #4147, 6987 54th Ave. N St. Pete, FL 33709. 4pm Winners announced, buy in at ANY stop. Music by Sammy Davis Jr., 50/50, Raffles, Basket of Cheer, info Suzanne 727-736-4664. www.

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THURS. AUGUST 7TH - WINGHOUSE OF NEW PORT RICHEY BIKE NIGHT - The first Thursday of every month. Live music, biker games, vendors, free raffle and door prizes and much more!!! IT WILL ALSO BE DRESS TO IMPRESS NIGHT!! 6515 U.S. 19, Port Richey, FL 34652 (727) 816-9464 AUGUST 8TH - 9TH - 1st Annual Ocala BikeFest to Benefit Arc Marion, Inc. 6pm at Ocala Harley-Davidson, 5331 North Hwy 441, Ocala, FL 34475, ph 352-732-2488. Poker run, bike games, swap meet, vendors, BBQ cook off, live bands etc. Guest appearance by the “Gator Boys” with special guest Manny “shark man” Puig.

Friday events at Ocala Harley. Saturday morning at Ocala Indian, then all day at ARC Marion campus including a chance drawing for one Harley and one Indian Saturday evening. If you would like to be a sponsor for the two day event, a vendor (no fee first year!), or get a ticket for one of the motorcycles please call (352)387-2210, event info 352-387-2210, tstrawder@mcarc.com. www.OcalaBikeFest.com.

AUGUST 9TH - Suncoast Brotherhood Poker Run - 5-7pm Sign up at Aging Still Bar 10

& Grill, 11561 Walsingham Rd, Largo, FL 33778, ph 727-581-5466. Poker Hands Still $5.00 or 3 for $10.00, to get a "FREE" Extra Hand (you must buy one to get 2nd hand free). August Special: Hot as Hades - wear a devil or flames & get a free extra hand (must purchase a hand to receive a free one). Cash Prizes: Best/2nd/3rd/Pot Luck =$100/$75/$50/$25. 50/50 at Last Stop Up to 2 Extra Cards per hand at last stop $1.00 each. Stops at: Barefoot Billy's, No Name Saloon, Sunset Grill, 10:30pm last bike in at Porpoise Pub in Seminole, info Jeff 727-439-1722. www.SuncoastBrotherhood.org.

AUGUST 16TH - REDNECK OLYMPICS - Starting at 4pm at Quaker Steak and Lube 10400 49th Street N. Clearwater. Lots of Redneck events and a great time. Prizes are $300 1st place, $100 2nd Place and $50 for 3rd place. For info call 727-5729464.

AUGUST 16TH - HOPE 4TB HOMELESS VETS FUNDRAISER - Come out and join us at Brandon Harley-Davidson Dealership from 11am till 3pm.

Livemusic by Full Throttle Driven, Fun, food and festivities. For more info visit hope4tbhomelessvets.com AUGUST 23RD - FULL THROTTLE'S 5 BRIDGE POKER RUN - Starting at Hogan's Beach on The Courtney Campbell Causeway and ending at Woddy's River Roo in Ellington. Register from 11am till 1pm - last bike in by 5pm with awards at 5:30pm. 1 hand for $10 or three hands for $25. For more info call 727-935-4875 AUGUST 24TH - Ride Against Traffick with Erik Estrada - 8:15AM Registration at Quaker Steak and Lube, 10400 49th St N, ph 727572-9464. This is a motorcycle ride for help in combating Human Trafficking. 100% of the proceeds goes to a safe house for victims in the Tampa Bay area. Please pre-register at www.staarministry.com

by August 4, 2014 for a t-shirt. A t-shirt will not be available for those that register after August 4th or the day of the event 15% of the lunch proceeds go to STAAR, family friend events, vendors, band, face painters, etc., info Trish - 727-544-4447. Website: www.staaministryu.com.

SEPT. 18TH - 21ST - PHIL PETERSONS 42ND ANNUAL KEY WEST POKER RUN - Registration at either Peterson's H-D of Miami, 19400 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, ph 305-651-4811 OR Peterson's H-D

South, 19825 S Dixie Hwy, Cutler Bay, ph 305-2354023. Pick up your registration packet or sign-up early online. Parking on Duval Street available with purchase of a commemorative $5 wrist band.

Thursday Duval Crawl, Saturday Big Bike Riders Bike Show 9am-3pm at Dirty Harry's / Ricks. All bikes welcome, benefits Diabetes Research Institute. Sunday Breakfast Brunch Survivors Party in Key West. Key West vending info contact Janie Rodriguez 305-304-4106, jvrod828@gmail.com.

General questions contact Peterson's H-D South 305-235-4023, hdsouth@bellsouth.net. www.

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MONDAY: Beef O’ Brady’s 27315 W. Highway 54 Wesley Chapel, FL 813-994-1511 Port Bar 6670 Gulf Blvd. St. Pete Beach 850-313-0302 WEDNESDAY: 1ST DOWN SPORTS BAR 5748 Main Street New Port Richey 727-232-2956 Biff Burger 3939 49th Street N. St.Pete, FL 727-527-5297

Quaker Steak & Lube 10400 49th Street N. Pinellas Park, FL 727-572-WING Raccoon’s Bar 3240 Lithia Pinecrest Valrico, FL 813-689-5079 The Rack - Brandon 1025 W. Brandon Blvd.

Brandon, Fl 33511 813-571-7220 THURSDAY: FULL THROTTLEVISION LIVE on your computer FullThrottleVision.com 7pm-8pm HIGH OCTANE SALOON 1590 S. Suncoast Blvd. Homosassa, FL 34448 352-794-6037 or 352-613-4957 Hennessy's Bar & Spirits 127 forest Lakes Road Oldsmar, FL 813-854-2255 SATURDAY: Biff Burger 3939 49th Street N. St.Petersburg, FL 727-527-5297 SUNDAY: Peggy's Corral 4511 US Hwy 41 N Palmetto, FL 34221 941-447-9609 Porpoise Pub Bike Day 8701 Seminole Blvd.

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Beef O' Bradys 7833 Gall Blvd Zephyrhills, Fl. Every 2nd & 4th Wed of the month Big Papa's Pit 2802 E. Bearss Ave. Tampa, fl.

Every 1st & 3rd Tues of the month WINGHOUSE NEW PORT RICHEY First Thursday Of Every Month 6515 U.S. 19, Port Richey, FL 34652 (727) 816-9464 rum river bar and grill Second Monday of Each Month 7811 Bayview St, Port Richey, FL 34668 (727) 849-2121 Gunn Highway Flea Market 4th SUN. Every month 2317 Gunn Highway Odessa Fl. 33556 813-920-3181 Plant City Bike Fest (1st Saturday of the month) Plant City, FL 813-754-3707 Webster Westside Bike Show & Swap Meet (First Sunday of every month) 1-800-832-3477 - 352-628-4656 If You have a bike event that takes place once a month please send us your info and we will list it here for FREE. Contact Tony at Full Throttle Magazine or e-mail TonyC@floridafullthrottle.com 13

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We were very excited to join the 2nd Annual Heart Strings for Hero’s Patriot Ride on July 27th.

It was a five stop WingHouse Poker Run and it was a blast!

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by International recording artists and family members of Purple heart Honorees of the United States Armed Forces. They provide the healing gift of music to our Military, Firefighter and Public Service Heroes who have been injured in the line of duty. If you would like more information about this foundation, please go to heartstringsforheroes.com God Bless them all….

The Divas attended the 14th Annual Bay Pines Veterans Hospital Car show. The Downshifters of Brooklyn hosted the show and were able to raise over $18,000. These funds are used to provide outings and activities for the Veterans residing at Bay Pines as well as other residential programs. The monies raised are to take vets to ball games, theme parks and other special outings. To find out more about this very special group, go to www.downshiftersofbrooklyn.com.

Some of our Divas have been traveling this summer.

Several Diva’s visited the Mountains of Carolina

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and a couple even visited with our Diva Rachel. Diva Terana headed to Vancouver with the Roar Motorcycles group and but will return in the fall.

Safe travels to all my sisters!

When the Divas weren't traveling out of state, we were taking part in events and just having a great time. We were at the St. Petersburg Pride Parade again this year, and that’s always fun!

We also held our All Chapter Annual Charity Cash Raffle, and also handed out 5 year certificates to some of our Divas including our fearless leader, Robin Williams!

One last note: Our Diva sister Diane lost her wonderful husband and our Drum Circle King, Dave. He fought the great fight and although he is missed, he will be forever in our hearts. God Bless you Diane and family and God bless you Dave.

If you are interested in learning more about our organization, we meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Quaker Steak Lube in Clearwater (5:30-7 social meet & greet). You can also find us every 3rd Wednesday at the best Bike Night ever at QS&L. Please check out our website www.divaangels.org and find a chapter near you or visit us on Facebook!

Ride safe and rubber side down.

Sheree(Sassy) Marketing/ Media Director Diva Angels Tampa Bay Chapter

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Welcome to the Summer Addition of the Back Yard. Summer is in full swing and here in Florida and bike nights are everywhere. Just about every night of the week somewhere here in the Bay area you can find a bike night. During July we had some big bike nights. At Quaker Steak and Lube every Wednesday is bike night and we gave away that huge trip to the Black Hills Bike rally in Sturgis SD sponsored by Attorney Fran M. Haasch. Over in Tampa on Thursday nights is Hogan's Beach Bar bike night. It got off and running and is really getting busy!

Throw in Bike nights at Sneakers Lounge in St. Petersburg, the monthly bike night at American Legion Post 138 in South Tampa,

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Sunday bike day and Sneaky's Smokehouse and Porpoise Pub and bikers, we live in a great area where bar owners put on some great events. So bikers, get out there and support bike nights in your area. Don't forget in August we have our annual 5 Bridges Run on August 16th so check out Full Throttle for all the details. October will be a huge month with Thunder Beach Fall Rally in Panama City, FL. Cottee River Bike Fest in New Port Richey, FL and Biketoberfest in Daytona. Damn it's great to be a biker enthusiast in Florida. Ride safe bikers. Look twice save a life.

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Hi all... as usual I am just taking some time to share a little of my life with you all. Anne and I took a little trip in July. We took a week off of work to have some fun and to party around Louisiana and especially in New Orleans. We took our time getting there, leaving late Thursday afternoon and stopped in Tallahassee for the night. From there we stopped in Alabama for lunch where I got to have my first 'Fire Grilled' oysters - if you have a chance to try them they were awesome.

We got to the time share in Abita Springs early in the evening on Friday and after checking in went to the small town of Abita Springs for another great meal and to explore a little. Over the next week we did a brewery tour - the tour was 5 minutes and the tasting was the balance of an hour!! AND it was free!! If you like beer or root beer try Abita Brewery - it was good stuff! We went into the city 4 different times and while there had good fun and great food...we spent an evening on Bourbon Street drinking Hand Grenades and Voodoo Juice. We tried maple bacon bars at the Blue Dot Bakery; we rode the cable cars, walked along the Mississippi River, had beignets at Cafe Du Monde and of course visited the unique cemeteries. We spent a few hours on a swamp tour where we saw gators up close and the tour guide hand fed them! I almost forgot you all know my favorite drink is 42

Captain Morgan - well after a tour of the Old New Orleans Distillery I have found a close second! They have a Cajun spiced rum that they mixed with a black tea and simple syrup - nice drink!! We had to buy a couple of bottles after that tour! If you get to New Orleans look it up - they pour that 'cocktail' before the tour and the earlier you are there the more you get to drink because they refill it for you and then there are 4 tastings after the tour. We took our time coming home too - leaving the time share Friday morning and only getting about an hour past Biloxi because we went on the search for sculptures along the Mississippi coast that were created from broken trees after Katrina. They are well worth seeing - but some are very difficult to find. If you are a fan of Food Network you may have seen 'The Shed' - of course we had to try it - it was only a few miles past Biloxi and on the way to our hotel for the night! Another great meal and quite a unique place to visit - it was raining and lets just say the roof was not weather tight! Saturday we only drove another 5 hours to stay in Madison and then Sunday had our last adventure by heading to Cedar Key - if you haven't been there yet, go for the ride - its only 2 hours from here! Till next month - live life to the fullest and party your a$$ off. Dew

Hello friends, I’d like to give a big shout out to my friend Rick Molnar of Palm Harbor that has a 2002 Harley Road King that he has not only kept in great condition but the fact that it just hit 250,000 original miles …Rick is the original owner and has ridden throughout 48 states of the 50 states in the United States of America. I wanted to congratulate him as he prepares to head out for his ninth ride out to Sturgis. He has ridded to Laughlin River Rally in Nevada 4 times, Street Vibrations Rally in Reno, Nevada, Up to Laconia and out to Texas to name a few…and just got back from riding up to the state of Illinois for his 50th High School reunion. Kudos Rick Molnar safe travels on your journey, and can’t wait to see you when you get home!!

Until Next time…

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Since I got rear ended at a red light I want to talk about red light cameras.

Had it not been for cameras I would not have been hit.

It could have been worse. I never have liked the cameras and most people I have talked to don't like them. Now that I am living in Brooksville we got rid of them one time and since we got new commissioners we got them back again. So now someone is mad as hell and went to the trouble to put it on the ballot to be voted on in the next election by the people not the commissioners.

They can say what they want, its revenue, not safety. In Tampa they recently voted the cameras out so the mayor went to the commission and they voted them back in. I understand Pinellas is getting rid of them. I do not know about the rest of the state. If the people don't like the red light cameras maybe they need to do something about their elected officials. I think we need to take a real hard look at our elected officials. Especially with the elections coming

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up. Everybody doesn't read Full Throttle but if the word got around that you would tell people that you know it's our elected officials and tell all our neighbors maybe some that don't want the cameras. It was a real shock about not getting a ticket. Hopefully by writing this article I am doing my part, hopefully you will do your part.

I talked to my friend Newby the other day.

He is back from his Alaska trip on his bike.

He said he got rained on and it was cold.

He always camps out in Wal-Mart parking lots it seems like and everybody is nice to him wherever he went. But in anchorage Alaska some woman came out screaming and hollering and told him to get the heck out of there. So he packed up his $15,000 motorcycle with all his Wal-Mart gear and left out of there looking at some people in an old beat up van camping next to him. Who knew what else they were doing. Maybe they don't like bikers in Alaska. He said is was mostly rainy and cold and I will get more information. He likes to go all over the country. He is a real biker.

See you soon Cindy...

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A biker went to a store the other day, and was in there for only about 5 minutes.

When he came out there was a cop writing a parking ticket. So the biker went up to him and said, “Come on, buddy, give a guy a break?” The cop ignored him and continued writing the ticket. So the biker called the cop a pencil-necked Nazi. The cop glared at him and started writing another ticket for having worn tires!

So then the biker called the cop a piece of steaming crap. The cop finished the second ticket and put it on the bikes windshield along with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket! This went on for about 20 minutes and the more the biker abused the cop, the more tickets he wrote. Of course, the biker didn’t care. His bike was parked around the corner. *************************** A Harley rider, a Honda rider and a Suzuki rider all worked together building a skyscraper. They were eating lunch together one day on the 30th floor structure. The Harley rider said, “Man, chicken again. If I have chicken in my bucket tomorrow, I’m jumping!” The Honda rider said, “Crap, bologna again. If I have bologna in my bucket tomorrow, I’ll jump, too!” The Suzuki rider said, “Well, I’ve got rice again and if I have rice tomorrow, I’ll jump, too!” The next day the Harley rider opened his bucket, had chicken, and jumped. The Honda rider had bologna and jumped. The Suzuki rider had rice, he jumped, too. The funerals were held together and the wives of the three were talking.

The Harley widow said, “If I had only known I would not have packed chicken”. The Honda widow said the same about bologna. The Suzuki widow just shrugged her shoulders and said, “Don’t blame me, he packed his own lunch today!” ***************************

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A family is at the dinner table. The son asks the father, “Dad, how many kinds of boobs are there?” The father, surprised, answers, “Well, son, a woman goes through three phases. In her 20s, a woman’s breasts are like melons, round and firm. In her 30s and 40s, they are like pears, still nice, hanging a bit. After 50, they are like onions.” “Onions?” the son asks. “Yes. You see them and they make you cry.” This infuriated his wife and daughter. The daughter asks, “Mom, how many different kinds of willies are there?” The mother smiles and says, “Well, dear, a man goes through three phases also. In his 20s, his willy is like an oak tree, mighty and hard. In his 30s and 40s, it’s like a birch, flexible but reliable. After his 50s, it’s like a Christmas tree.” “A Christmas tree?” the daughter asks.

“Yes, dead from the root up and the balls are just for decoration.” **************************** A ten year-old boy was walking down the street when a big man on a black motorcycle, pulls up beside him and asks, “Hey kid, wanna ride?”

“No!”, said the boy, and he kept on walking only faster this time. The biker pulls up to him again and says, “Hey kid, you know you want to hop on and ride.”

“NO!” said the boy and proceeded down the street even faster not even looking a the biker.The biker pulls up to the boy again and says, “Ok kid, I’ll give you a BIG bag of candy if you hop on the back for a ride.”At this point the boy turns around to him and screams angrily, “Look Dad, your the one that chose to ride the Yamaha today instead of the Harley, so YOU can ride it home by yourself!

A biker in leather went to a bar and ordered a drink. As he sat sipping his whiskey, a young lady sat down next to him. She turned to the biker and asked, “Are you a real biker?” He replied, “Well, I’ve spent my whole life on Harleys. My momma was pregnant with me when she rode on the back of my Daddy’s Harley, then as a little boy I rode on the back with my Daddy until I finally got my own Harley. I’ve been riding a Harley ever since.

So yes, I am a real biker.”She said, “I’m a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about women; when I shower, watch TV, eat, whatever, everything seems to make me think of women.”

Then she got up and left. The biker was thinking about what just happened when a man sat down next to the biker and asked, “Are you a real biker?” He replied, “I always thought I was, but I just found out I’m a lesbian” *************************** A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says, “That’s the ugliest baby that I’ve ever seen. Ugh!” The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her, “The driver just insulted me!” The man says, “You go right up there and tell him off – go ahead, I’ll hold your monkey for you.” ************************* A teacher wanted to teach her students about self-esteem, so she asked anyone who thought they were stupid to stand up. One kid stood up and the teacher was surprised. She didn’t think anyone would stand up so she asked him, “Why did you stand up?” He answered, “I didn’t want to leave you standing up by yourself.”

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This month I had the pleasure of interviewing the owner of GULF COAST AUTO PAINTING, Joe Kuchera.

6015 Deacon Place Sarasota, FL 34238 941-321-3757 E-mail: joe@gcap.comcastbiz.net Website coming…

Opened business when? January 1, 2012 FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM JoeKuchera (for up-to-date photos and projects) Best way to reach you? Phone: 941-321-3757 Have you been in any other magazines? Not recently HERE; but in Chicago, I was in a couple of the PPG Regional Magazines, Car Craft, and most of the Car Classics.

What made you interested in motorcycles? I’ve been a rider since I was 12 and always been around motorcycles. I did a lot of custom bikes when I first started too. I just love painting cars and motorcycles are the sugar on top!

Have you done any work for “famous” people? I painted for Carroll Shelby (Automotive Designer and racing driver best known for his involvement with Mustang). My friend, Steve White, has a whole collection of Ferrari’s. I do all of his painting on the Ferrari’s and others.

What do you offer? High quality, high end paint work; restoration, body work (anything from daily drivers up to million dollar show Mustangs, Porsche, BMW, Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari), and Mechanical work (we don’t do interior). Anything motorcyclerelated paintwork we can do.

Who inspires you the most? My father. He worked hard every day and never cheated anybody out of anything. He was in business over 35 years! I learned a lot from him. That’s my motto…honest, fair, and I look at the long-term not at the short term.

Tell me about your family? I have two sons (Joe, Jr. 16 and Jimmy 13). They both love cars, fishing, and stuff like that. Joe, Jr. lives with me (and you can find him in the shop helping Joe). Jimmy lives with his ex in Chicago.

What makes you different from most shops? PERSONAL TOUCH! You aren’t just a number. When you come into my shop, it’s MR. or MRS. Smith. My ability to talk to people. My customers aren't just customers, they are my friends also. Knowing that when you walk into this shop, you’re walking into an honest and trustworthy shop. We’re not here to screw anybody…and Joe works with his customers too on payment plans. He even sends you pictures of the progress via e-mail or you’re welcome to just come and check it out for yourself. It’s that kind of place…when you come to GULF COAST AUTO PAINTING, it’s a hands-on kind of experience where you’re sure to be treated with respect and Joe’s smiling face because he just loves what he does! (He’s good at it too!).

What made you think of the name? When I drove around here looking for a place, I noticed that the name GULF COAST was used a lot because we live in a paradise! I wanted to connect to that region and be part of it.

Who are the other employees? Telly Violetto (Custom Car Builder from Wisconsin). He worked for the Ring Brothers. He built cars that won in Street Rod of the year. He built track Trans-Am, hot-rod Camaros (autocross racing). He custom built trucks also. Telly has been in the business for over 20 years.

John Durik (a great employee) who does all of the daily paint and body work with 25+ years of experience. Combined they have over 75 years’ worth of experience. His son, Joe Jr. helps out too!

Tell me about your background in building? When I was a young kid, my dad had a Mechanical shop where I learned to build engines. I built and then painted my first car (Mustang). I made it into a hot-rod while I was in High School. I received first place trophies at Car Shows and the Drag Strip at the same time. I was into doing paint and body work and engine building at that time, so it was only natural that I continued my education. In college, I learned to weld and paint professionally. I then went through 12 years of PPG training to get all of my certifications. Joe opened up shop with his dad learning how to build cars for friends. He had his own shop in Illinois, but then came to

Florida (somewhere he enjoys being!).

What are your future plans? I’d like to grow and be more specific with nice, high quality stuff. I’d like to grow into a well-known name within the West Coast of Florida where you can get high quality work and custom builds.

Do you sell after-market products? We can install Vintage A/C, brakes and tires.

We can get any parts to install on cars (whatever the customer wants…)

Can you do warranty work? YES, ABSOLUTELY! We are certified through all the car manufacturers.

You really have a different kind of business here. Explain how it’s different? We try to focus on interesting cars. We try to focus on people who are passionate about their own cars so we can share in the excitement about the project in hand! It’s a very interactive shop with the customers.

Describe yourself in 3 words? Loyal, Honest, Trustworthy Three things you love? I love my Business, cars, pleasing people, and I love the sun!

I love living in Florida!

Three things you dislike? Seeing people’s bad work when they have a good reputation. Many shops claim to do quality work, and then my customers come in here to have it fixed again...

Why the automobile / motorcycle industry? It’s in my blood!

What is your greatest achievement? Moving to Florida, starting the business and having it grow so successfully, putting everything into it and I’m very thankful for that!

What is the future of the motorcycle industry? Right now they are in a trend of big, heavy custom baggers. I think they will trend to be more of a light-weight, more user-friendly gas friendly electric or hybrid motorcycles (but custom…I don’t think the customization is going anywhere!).

What was your first bike? Suzuki TS-100 (orange) (1975) What is your overall favorite bike? (Joe had a hard time answering this…) Ducati Monster (SR-1000). I love that bike because I ride it to work every day…it’s fast, comfortable, fun! There are about 400 bikes that are my favorite!

I like old Indian’s, Harley’s…) I have an old GSXR Suzuki 1100 all original Vintage, I love dirt bikes, and I love the old Vincent Black Shadow (that’s the ultimate bike of its time)…

What is the most common mistake most new painters make? Not doing the prep work correctly. Spraying the paint and clear is only 1/10th of the whole project. It’s the pre-prep work (70%) and the post prep work (Buffing and polishing) of painting that takes most of the time (20%).

What are you currently building? ’66 Mustang for my son and myself. Wide body full build race-track car. Street legal race track car. My son will race it at Sebring just for fun!

If you were starting over right now, what would you do differently? Moving to Florida about 10 years earlier!

Anything else you’d like to say? This has been an incredible ride! Every day is an adventure! I meet new people, make new friends. I sleep well every night knowing that we do a good job. That’s the fun part of this business…that we do high quality work and have fun working! **** In other news around my area, I visited these amazing PEOPLE and shops: 18 ON THE ROCKS BEACH BAR & GRILLE, Indian Rocks Beach (727-596-5633) AND BULLSEYE PISTOL RANGE, Palmetto (941-729-7906) Doug Thompson, Owner) AMERICAN LEGION POST #103 (978-660-7730), Stan the Man ERICK’S PERFORMANCE SHOP 941-769-1971 NELSON’S LEATHERS (941-286-8088) Donald Nelson MICHAEL ORTIZ, Paint Brush Artist WICKEDARTWERX (941-462-8837) ROY’S TRAILER COUNTRY 941-575-2214 (Shawn Dixon, VP 941-623-6964) PORT CHARLOTTE MOOSE RIDERS LODGE #2121 (Patty Blackledge, Treasurer 740-404-5568) SUNNY DAYS ICE CREAM (941-255-1889) SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL, Bill Akins 941-276-8633 (www.vietnamwallofsouthwestflorida.org) THE REAL DEAL (Lee Mowry) www.CPTLEEBOCA@aol. com TIDEWELL of Port Charlotte (941-894-5702) Suzanne Barksdale www.tidewell.org TWISTED CUSTOMS (941-920-2500) Jason Doty, Owner UNDERGROUNDautostyling.com Jack Polubinski, Owner (941-706-4000 Ryan (941-921-5680) VINNIE’S CYCLE SHOP (941-412-6329) Til next issue, Nancy p., Full Throttle rep. Ride Safe and RIDE WHENEVER YOU CAN! Manatee / Sarasota / N. Charlotte Counties

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CHARLOTTE AREA: The blood drive that was held at BLACK WIDOW HARLEY-DAVIDSON (July 12) was so successful that the dealership is making a monthly event out of it.

ENGLEWOOD AREA: TRAVIS TAYLOR’S THE BUSTED KNUCKLE SHOP (941-460-8466) is having a BIKE NIGHT at the ENGLEWOOD EVENT CENTER (941-270-3324) monthly starting July 24; AUGUST 21, SEPT. 18 starting at 7pm - ?.

RIDES AND EVENTS: AUG. 2 = SPIDER’S ROAD KILL (941-883-8000) 11:30-1pm FREE burgers & hotdogs for BLACK WIDOW HARLEY-DAVIDSON’S customers (weather permitting) AUG. 2 = Sgt. Michael Wilson kickstands up @ 10 am GATORZ 941-347-7518 AUG. 2 = LEATHER OR NOT – 10-2pm SPECIAL SALES, FREE GIVE-a-WAYS every hour (941-875-9380) AUG. 3 = BIKER BASH TILLY’S TAP 941-505-0798 1-5pm (FIRST SUNDAY MONTHLY) AUG. 7 = LEATHERNECKS MC 6pm-? 10990 Innovation Ave., Unit 128 North Port AUG. 8 = 5 STAR ABATE Peace River Campgrounds 2998 NW Hwy. 70, Arcadia Food, Vendors, Music 863-494-969). Aug. 8-10 Wayne 239-989-3349 AUG. 9 = 5 STAR ABATE @ 10am – Midnight AUG. 9 = LEATHER OR NOT – 102pm SPECIAL SALES, FREE GIVE-aWAYS every hour (941-875-9380) AUG. 9 = OPEN ROAD VINTAGE BIKE DAY! 10-5pm (863-494-0140) Arcadia, FL AUG. 9 = LEATHERNECKS MC 6pm-? 10990 Innovation Ave., Unit 128 North Port AUG. 9 = SPIDER’S ROAD KILL (941-883-8000) 11:30-1pm

FREE burgers & hotdogs for BLACK WIDOW HARLEY-DAVIDSON’S customers (weather permitting) AUG. 9 = OPEN CRUISE IN 10:30-2pm Info 941-575-2002 @ BLACK-WIDOW HARLEY-DAVIDSON AUG. 11 = BLACK WIDOW HARLEY-DAVIDSON CLOSED AUG. 13 = SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL 5-9pm COUNTRY CLASSIC DANCE @ MOOSE LODGE #2121 Port Charlotte (941-2768633) or (941-629-1140) AUG. 14 = LEATHERNECKS MC 6pm-? 10990 Innovation Ave., Unit 128 North Port AUG. 14 = APPLEBEE’S BIKE NIGHT – 6pm - ? (941-355-1400) AUG. 14 = “ROLLING BIKE NIGHT” (941-999-0481) AUG. 16 = SPIDER’S ROAD KILL (941-883-8000) 11:30-1pm FREE burgers & hotdogs for BLACK WIDOW HARLEY-DAVIDSON’S customers (weather permitting) AUG. 16 = LEATHERNECKS MC 6pm-? 10990 Innovation Ave., Unit 128 North Port AUG. 16 = LEATHER OR NOT – 10-2pm SPECIAL SALES, FREE GIVE-a-WAYS every hour (941-875-9380) AUG. 16 = THE BIKE SHOP BIKINI BIKE WASH, FOOD & FREE BEER! (1990 – 1st, West Bradenton 941-744-0400) AUG. 17 = BIKES & BLUES AT TILLY’S TAP (3 SUNDAY EVERY MONTH) 2-5pm (941-505-0798) AUG. 21 = LEATHERNECKS MC 6pm-?

10990 Innovation Ave., Unit 128 North Port AUG. 21 = TRAVIS TAYLOR’S BUSTED KNUCKLE OF ENGLEWOOD BIKE NIGHT

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at ENGLEWOOD EVENT CENTER 7pm - ? (941-460-8466 or 941-2703324) AUG. 23 = SPIDER’S ROAD KILL (941-883-8000) 11:30-1pm FREE burgers & hotdogs for BLACK WIDOW HARLEY-DAVIDSON’S customers (weather permitting) AUG. 23 = 5th Annual Poker Run Tilly’s Tap 941-505-0798 AUG. 23 = LEATHERNECKS MC 6pm-? 10990 Innovation Ave., Unit 128 North Port AUG. 23 = OPERATION OUTDOOR FREEDOM POKER RUN 9:30AM KSU @10:30 @ THE OPEN ROAD (863-494-0140) Arcadia, FL AUG. 23 = LEATHER OR NOT – 10-2pm SPECIAL SALES, FREE GIVE-a-WAYS every hour (941-875-9380) AUG. 23 = OPEN ROAD VINTAGE BIKE DAY! 10-5pm (863-494-0140) Arcadia, FL AUG. 23 = 2nd ANNUAL RIDE FOR BULLY AWARENESS CAPE CORAL KSU 9am (www.thebullyride.com) Also Aug. 24.

AUG. 24 = CMA PEACE RIVER ABATE ANNUAL SCHOOL SUPPLY RUN 12pm Port Charlotte info Bill Neal (941-743-8338) AUG. 26 = CMA 8th ANNUAL BIKE BLESSING KSU 8am info Mike (davis3330@ aol.com) AUG. 27 = MOOSERIDERS MEETING, PORT CHARLOTTE #2121 (740-4045568) every 4th Wednesday AUG. 28 = LEATHERNECKS MC 6pm-?

10990 Innovation Ave., Unit 128 North Port AUG. 28 = “ROLLING BIKE NIGHT” (941999-0481) AUG. 30= SPIDER’S ROAD KILL (941883-8000) 11:30-1pm FREE burgers & hotdogs for BLACK WIDOW HARLEY-DAVIDSON’S customers (weather permitting) AUG. 30 = LEATHERNECKS MC 6pm-?

10990 Innovation Ave., Unit 128 North Port AUG. 30 = LEATHER OR NOT – 10-2pm SPECIAL SALES, FREE GIVE-a-WAYS every hour (941-875-9380) SEPT 13 = HEATSTROKE HOT ROD HOEDOWN “11” by P-MAN’S CLASSIC CYCLE PAINT 721 – 7TH Ave., W,, Bradenton (941-744-1157) SEPT 18 = TRAVIS TAYLOR’S BUSTED KNUCKLE OF ENGLEWOOD BIKE NIGHT at ENGLEWOOD EVENT CENTER 7pm - ?(941-460-8466 or 941-2703324) SEPT. 19 = FMBA FALL RALLY (3 DAY EVENT 19 – 21) 941-629-1140 Janie Boldt, Dist. 24 Rep or Patty Blackledge, Treasurer (740-404-5568) SEPT. 21 = 4th ANNUAL HAP PONELEIT MEMORIAL POKER RUN benefiting KIDS GET ARTHRITIS TOO! Sign up at Hap’s Cycle Sales 9:30 – 11:30. First bike out @ 10 am; Ending at Hooters. Last bike in @ 2pm For more info, contact Bob (941-809-7433 NOV. 8 = SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL SALUTE TO VETERANS 12-6pm@ PORT CHARLOTTE MOOSE #2121 (941-276-8633 or 941- 629-1140) Til Next Issue, Nancy P., Full Throttle rep RIDE SAFE AND RIDE WHENEVER YOU CAN! Manatee/ Sarasota/ Northern Charlotte Counties

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For 14 years American Thunder on the SPEED Channel ruled the airways as the highest rated motorcycle magazine show ever then suddenly it was gone.

In an effort to keep the show alive in 2009 Discovery’s HD Theater picked up the options and brought the show back as Two Wheel Thunder. Despite high ratings and a loyal fan base that show too disappeared after one season.

The question to this day for millions of fans is simply “why”? The answer may shock many. The networks no longer felt there was a viable audience for motorcycle television and an audience that ranged from 35 - 55 year olds just wasn’t big enough to hold ratings. This rational only proves one thing: suits behind desks don’t ride and have no idea about the camaraderie and lifestyle that the American motorcycle sub culture is built around.

During the years that American Thunder and Two Wheel Thunder dominated the motorcycle television space Michele Smith hosted for over 10 years becoming an iconic figure in the biker world and I joined her for six of those years not only as a Co-host but also as the Executive producer. When the shows ended both Michele and I were shocked but figured that times were changing and the popularity of our shows were fading into the sunset, after so many years of success isn’t a bad way to go out. So we graciously moved on to explore different opportunities, I had a beautiful son and spent most of my time raising him enjoying every second and Michele continued here modeling and acting career on both the East coast and West coast. However in the back of both our minds we still felt a connection to the fan base that the networks were so quick to dismiss, we both still ride and both enjoy

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the same passion as millions do on the open road.

There was always an undercurrent of support from our fan base because as we know, unlike executives who push pencils, the biker community is nothing less than a band of brothers and sisters who will always be loyal and there for each other.

Both Michele and I were, honestly, moved by the loyalty from viewers who asked mainly the same question again and again: “When are you guys getting back on TV”. This support prompted Michele and I to reunite for the first time in 3 years at the Myrtle Beach Bike Fest this May to see first hand what kind of reception we would receive and true to form the biker community was honest and genuine about wanting another show.

Wanting something and getting something are to very different things and many times simply never mesh. How could we do another show when networks were so blind?

Knowing a few things about the TV industry and a bit about the Internet, I posed this question: “Would you watch a show with Michele and I if it were on the Internet only. Meaning on our own YouTube channel and or available to download on iTunes for free. You don’t need cable, a DVR and the shows would be available world wide all the time any time”. Your response was a 100% yes! So here we go folks if you really want us bringing you all of the great rallies, rides, products and bikes in the world of American motorcycles with a lot less editing you have the power to bring us back. Go to https://www. kickstarter.com/projects/888865745/v-twin-thunder

As always, thank you for your support! Hope to see everyone on the road again soon.

Jay Barbieri

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IN DEEP SHIP?

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