Florida Full Throttle Magazine October 2020

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at Destination Daytona Harley-Davidson. We are hoping it will be moved back for Bike Week to the Boardwalk. If you need more info, please check out the Facebook event page or there is an ad in

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Full Throttle is doing all we can to keep events happening and fun stuff to do. We have made two new events we hope you will get involved with. Our first event is on Halloween Day, October 31st. We will be hosting a October is finally here, and we are Chili Cookoff at our offices in Tarpon Springs on Halloween entering some great riding weather!

Day. We have prizes for hottest Chili, Mild Chili, Most Pair that with the Bars and restaurants Unique and Best Overall and we added a best cornbread opening back up and the world getting contest as well. We will also be doing an adult Halloween closer back to normal and we should contest and a bikini bike wash! What else are you going start seeing new bike nights and bigger to do on Halloween during the day?!?! Second is a Golf events happening again. We here at Full Throttle are Tournament that is benefiting St. Joseph’s Children’s moving forward in many ways. We are working with Mica Hospital on December 5th. We are working with my dad, Neal and TBACs (Tampa Bay Area Cruisers) and have made Paul Cianci and Good Morning Clearwater 106.1fm to host FULL THROTTLE ADVENTURES. These will be all inclusive the first annual Full Throttle Christmas Golf Classic. The golf trips that include fun things to do with a great ride to tournament will be at Lansbrook Golf Club. We are looking them, mostly in the state of Florida. We have plans for for sponsors and raffle prizes and baskets. We have a lot of Hot Air Balloon Rides, Paintballing, go Cart Racing, diving fun golf games like longest marshmallow drive and closest with sharks, sky diving, zip lining, horse back ridding and to the pin. We are also looking for female caddy’s who so much more!!! Our first Adventure is this month, we are would like to help raise money for charity. We will have a going town to the Keys and going snorkeling along with caddy auction before the golf tournament where a portion a BBQ and great ride. At press time we already have about of the proceeds will go to the Hospital. This is a first for Full 20 people going on the trip. Be on the lookout for new Throttle, so we hope you all come out and have a great day adventures popping up and you can also go on the FULL THROTTLE ADVENTURES group page on Facebook and join golfing and raising money for the children.

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Biketoberfest will be a little different this year are always updating it with info on upcoming events and also as Daytona City is not allowing permits in the city much more. You can also become a subscriber/supporter but Ormond Bach and Holly Hill and the surrounding for only $4.99 a month and be entered in our weekly givecities are allowing them. Most of the events will be out at a-way on our live web show every friday at 12noon called Destination Daytona and around the Iron Horse Saloon FULL THROTTLEVISION. It can be seen live on our facebook Area. We are excited to have the Ironhorse Saloon on the page every Friday.

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I would like to wish everyone a happy Halloween. me there a few times eating steak tips and mushrooms! If you don’t know about this, you need to! It is located under I would like to welcome three new Full Throttle staff mambers to the family as well, Tina, Wendy and Dave. You the school bus, trust me, you will not be disappointed! can see their pictures below on this page and their info The Boardwalk Bike Show, usually the biggest bike show if you would like to get a hold of them and discuss any in Daytona for both Bike Week and Biketoberfest, has also advertising needs you may have. Be safe, be smart, don’t been moved just for Biketoberfest this year. With Daytona drink and ride and I will see you soon! not allowing permits we can not have the show on the boardwalk. So, we moved the show out to the Pavilion

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Well for the slow month September has been anything but around here ! We have so many great things in the works at Full Throttle and we would like to thank the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, Tradewinds Resort St Petersburg and Zoo Tampa. What do these things have in common and to do with Bikes? Stay tuned to our FB page in October !

I received so many calls about my inability to ride my bike from last month's column, thank you for the advice and encouragement. I decided it is time to get a trike and stop the cycle of battery charges and rust some of you are familiar with when a bike sits.I think I've kept it until I knew I could replace it too, which is like never in 2020 haha. I don't like change very much,but I have learned to adapt this year and embrace it .It's a little harder since every last date has changed and I’m dyslexic so that has been a real challenge but I'm making it. Maybe a week early and an hour late sometimes :) I want to Thank Mica Neal with TBAC’s for organizing and executing the “Back the Blue” poker run which earned over 17K for an officer who has a very sick baby needing heart surgery. Mica and TBAC’s have so many events that give back and some very cool ones like snorkeling in the keys and camping at the springs this month to name a few. I am also excited about WCFR new bike night at breeze 19 Port Richey Oct 1st and our newest Full Throttle member Dave Ashby is hosting this ! See Dave for all your advertising and bike nights up that way !

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Also See our new calendar for all the events with WCFR and others too. I came up with the calendar listings as a way to get coverage for events in one spot, and aside from being on the calendar page we give your event coverage in our friday shows and online on our FB page we post the calendar and share it weekly on other pages ., All for $30.00 email me for your listings laurifullthrottle@ gmail.com 941-448-5624 Event listings are free with any other ad as well. Let us use the power of our page numbers for you !

We are turning the page at Full Throttle and embracing the changes we need to to succeed post pandemic.

Tony and I have been working non stop on projects we can’t wait to share so stay tuned it's only getting better ! And I've been training to judge Bikes so if you have a bike night, let Full Throttle come do a bike show for you and fill your place.

We have some availability for November and December let's talk.

I hope to see you all out enjoying fall, wave if you see me filming I'm always on the go !

And remember, don’t drink and ride or we can't be friends :) , Laurie Jo

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Well, the Fall season is here and that means cooler weather to get out and ride.

October kicks off riding season in Florida and the big event is Daytona Biketoberfest. Full Throttle will be there with our Boardwalk ride in bike show, but this year it will be held at the pavilion at Destination Daytona in Ormond Beach.

Come bike week we have full plans of return to the boardwalk.

Also, October 3rd is the return of Plant City Bikefest at the 24

train Depot in Plant City.

I get to emcee this great event with SMAKK Band.

New hours of the event are 4:30pm to 8:30pm. Plenty of bike parking, venders and the shops in town stay open late.

There will be a 10-class ride in bike show, and much more.

Great news that here in Florida bars can reopen a 100% so if you want to add a bike night let us know. Florida is ready to get riding again. Well that about it from the back yard.

Ride safe and remember Always Keep Your Stick on The Ice... MONGO

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October Events Weekly Every Friday 8pm to 12am Alfred’s Food Truck 3907 W Broad St, Tampa Every Wednesday 7 to 10 pm Quaker Steak and Lube 49th St N , Clearwater Every Tuesday 7 to 11 pm Bay Area Riders @ Tampa Joe’s 9613 Anderson Rd, Tampa Thursday Oct 1st WCFR bike night The breeze19 7pm 6818 US-19, New Port Richey Saturday Oct 3rd Plant City Bike Fest Downtown Plant City 4-830pm Saturday Oct 3rd Bert's Barracuda HD Atlanta run 10525 49th St North, Clearwater Friday Oct 9-11th TBAC’s ride to the Keys and snorkeling! See TBAC’s FB page to reserve.

Friday Oct 9th-11th Bert's Barracuda HD Big Boy Toyz Expr 9am-5pm 10525 49th St N Saturday Oct 10th 1pm Sunflower peddling pub crawl VFW post 10093 Safety Harbour Thursday Oct 15th 6pm-12am Mr Joes off the Beach 5141 Seminole Blvd, Seminole Thursday Oct 15-18th Jam on productions motorcycle swap meet Biketoberfest 9am-6pm 1471 Tomoka Farms Road, Daytona Beach Thursday Oct 16th Full Throttle Boardwalk and Bike Show (8am-4pm) Bruce Rossmeyer's Harley Davidson 1637 North US 1 Ormond Beach 10am-4pm 34

Saturday Oct 17th TBACs ride to Biketoberfest 6am-10pm 1710 W Brandon Blvd,Brandon Saturday Oct 17th and 18th 12pm-2am Boots Bike Bash 7430 US 19, New Port Richey Saturday Oct 24th Krazy Karaoke Kontest hosted by TBAC’s “pete's place” 4145 Henderson Blvd,Tampa Saturday October 24th 12pm -TBAC’s Born free Pub and Grill Grand opening with free bike wash from the tattooed sweethearts 110 E Waters Ave, Tampa Tuesday Oct 27th 6pm-10pm Kickin Wings Bike night 8702 St Rd 52 , New Port Richey Thursday Oct 29th 6-10PM Salty Shamrock 6186 US 41, Apollo Beach Oct 30th-Nov1st TBAC’s Halloween camping, Ginny Springs see TBAC’s FB page

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Affinities (plural noun): a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something; a similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship, especially a resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages; relationship, especially by marriage as opposed to blood ties; the degree to which a substance tends to combine with another.

You know that sweet bond when you are with someone dear to you? When nothing else matters? When you get lost in each other? When you abandon yourself in each other?

When you are game for anything and everything because there is absolute mutual trust and respect … and chemistry of course! Let’s not forget about the power of chemistry. LOL Be it at 5mph or 100mph+ the state of mind you enter as a couple on a bike is so sweetly powerful I believe those who started the expression “Riding bitch” were simply aware and profoundly jealous of what they knew they could not have.

When my girlfriend rides on the back of my bike going 80mph+, it’s pure magic.

When I ride as a couple, I truly feel I am in a different dimension. A gateway for our souls to meet, touch and dance.

Every ride as a couple is an infusion of peace to both hearts. Heck, when I divorced, I remember looking for opportunities to take passengers I barely knew just so I could experience that sensation again. If you are with someone who does not share your passion for riding, they will never understand, and you will most probably end up splitting. Oh, how many broken men have I met who “had to sell their ride” or whatnot because their other half no longer approved!!! I could read their pain on their faces. It is as if violence was done to the fabric of their being. A true biker will understand that. If however you are one of the lucky ones like me and you are with someone who loves or at least cares about riding, count your blessings my friend and make sure you nurture that.

When she utters the words “let’s go ride”, I know we are in

a good place and beautiful moments are coming. When she holds you and signals her tender sentiments by a simple caress or a kiss on your neck.

When she lets you grab her butt at a traffic light with an audience to shock behind. Simply put I adore those moments on two wheels with her and I pray God for a long life doing just that.

I logged about 300 hours of combined counseling when I divorced. There was tons of homework and reading to do. No one forced me. It was my choice. I wanted to get to the bottom of my issues so I could have and offer a better future to a willing heart. I don’t care what some of you may think. It was worth it. One of the most important things I learned about was “affinities”. Yep, my counselor boldly declared “opposites attract yes because they initially feel then can complete each other. Truth is, when monotony of life happens, after a while they realize they don’t have much at all in common. That is usually a painful realization giving birth to the end of the relationship”. “Affinities” between two individuals is essentially common interests and passions they both have and share. It brings unity and binds hearts.

If you talk with anyone who rides that has ridden as a couple on the same bike or on separate bikes, their faces lights-up when they talk about it. Usually words are hard to come up to describe it. The experience is like “cerebral tango”; a freaking hot, classy, elegant, bold, sexy, fearless and powerful dance between two souls. Reminds me of the movie “Scent of a Woman” with Al Pacino where he plays Lt Colonel Frank Slade, a blind and highly decorated military vet.

As Lt Colonel Frank Slade said, “If you make a mistake and get all tangled up, you just tango on.”

Ride on folks and happy tango!

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May 2020, 26% of motorcycle riders are women? Like

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committed to helping women break free from the passenger seat and to helping them overcome their fears of riding a motorcycle. This new position will give me the opportunity to reach out to even more people in our biker community. Not only women but to men as Greetings Biker Family! Welcome to Wendy’s World! My well. We can all empower each other. name is Wendy LaForce. I’m thrilled to join the Florida We can help each Full Throttle Family by taking on the position of Adverother remember tising Sales Representative. What an opportunity for the reasons why me to connect local businesses with our biker comwe began riding in munity! I’m looking forward to helping YOU advertise the first place. your business with a variety of multi-media and print

Look out opportunities that we have to offer. for my custom Fat I am, first and foremost, a full-time local musiboy Lo Cruella De cian here in the Tampa Bay area. I am the Sun Coast Vil and me at BikDistrict Coordinator for Stilettos on Steel National etoberfest! We’ll Female Riders Group. I am also the Florida State Ambe out and about bassador for Women of Worth National Moto Group. I looking for you! have an AMAZING group of sponsors! Thank you The Feeling the wind in Fran Haasch Law Group, Revelation 1 Concepts, Black your face is so much better when you’re holding onto Diamond Tattoo Studio and Sixshooter Garage. I could the handlebars. not do what I do without you!

I’m here to spread good will and bring positive Ride Smart, Ride Safe, Ride Sober. vibes to all riders in our biker community, especially women riders. The number of women riders is growing Wendy LaForce wendylaforce@gmail.com 727-509-4736 faster now than ever before. Did you know that as of

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