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ISSUE #163

May 2010

YOU DON’T SAY? 8 LETTER FROM THE EDITORS 32 From The heart 36 Dew Drop Inn 42 OL’ CHARLIE 3 FINGER 66 BUBBA R.D.F.F. 74 Tracy & Gary SWFL 90 Tom & patty clausen

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FEATURES 22 keelhauler 24 wayne’s world 30 cfl map 40 the pen of big al 44 craigslist 48-49 april recaps 52 bill church q&a 53 ft speaks to riders 54-57 v8 Choppers 62 Thunder Cartoon 64 the wall 82-83 abate 91 Randy Giberson

v8 Choppers Exclusive Interview

10 questions With Bill Church from Quaker Steak and Lube

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Oldsmar Freedom Fest May 28th-May 30th Downtown Oldsmar

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Did everybody have a good time at Leesburg? Damn, that festival just keeps getting bigger and bigger! It’s fantastic the way the entire city works together and celebrates the fact that thousands and thousands of motorcyclists will visit the area, spend millions of dollars, fill the hotel rooms, eat at local restaurants and have a great time without causing any real problems! Yes, Leesburg does it right and it has evolved into one of the top motorcycle events in the Southeastern United States. Congratulations to Joe Shipes and the rest of the Leesburg crew for a spectacular event!

Memorial Day Weekend (May 28-30) are the dates of Freedom Fest that takes place in Oldsmar. While Freedom Fest is no Leesburg, it is a great 3-day party that features live music on two stages, hundreds of vendors, live wrestling show, two bike shows, a car show, a wing eating contest and more. It takes place on State Street in downtown Oldsmar and is an event you won’t want to miss!

May is a super-busy month in the motorcycle community with Brothers Powder Coating Motorfest starting things off on May 1-2 .... that is followed by a benefit for Phil Serletic who is fighting cancer. Phil is part of our Full Throttle family and I hope you all can attend. It takes place at Grass Flats on May 8 .... The Suncoast Brotherhood’s Annual Chili Cookoff and the Cruise For Kids Run both take place on May 16 ....

Oldsmar Freedom Fest concludes a busy month May 28-30.

I would also like to invite everybody to Tony Cianci’s 30th Birthday Party Bash that will take place on Friday evening, May 7th at The Zone in Tarpon Springs. You only turn 30 once and this should be one fun-filled night! I want to wish Tony a happy birthday along with Sister Throttle who celebrates on May 1st, my daughter-in-law Christine who turns another year older on May 6th and my buddy George who celebrates on May 29th. You all don’t want to forget Mother’s Day on May 9th!

Wow ... May is one exciting month! Mix these events in with great weather that is perfect for riding, Tampa Bay Ray baseball games, concerts and other outside activities and you see why May is one of the best times of the year here in Florida. Have a wonderful month and I hope to see you at one (or more) of our events!

Well, it’s finally here! May 2010….That means I am now 30 years old! It’s ok, I hear 30 is the new 21 so it looks like it is time to party! Speaking of parties if you want to come out and celebrate my 30th birthday we will be at the Zone Lounge in Tarpon Springs all night long on Friday May 7th.

There are soooo many great events happening this month! Let’s hope the weather treats us right and it rains on Monday and Tuesdays and is nice on Wednesday’s and the weekends! To starts with there is Brothers Motorfest May 1st and 2nd, then May 8th is the benefit for Phil Serletic, next on May 16th there are a couple of events like the rescheduled Cruise For Kids and the rescheduled Suncoast Brotherhood Chili Cook Off, after that on May 22nd is the Bud Run and Bubba’s Bikes For Badges….AND OF COURSE – May 28-30 is OLDSMAR FREEDOM FEST!!!! WOW….That a lot of events for 1 month! You will probably be able to find us at all if not most of these! Mark your calendars now and try to go to as many as possible

What do you think about our new calendar fold out in this issue? Special thanks to St. Pete Powersports and Donny for getting this together! You will be able to get your calendar signed and pictures with Brie on May 19th at Quaker Steak! Look for the huge Indian Truck, she will be there waiting for you to stop by and say hi!

As you can see Full Throttle keeps raising the bar when it comes to advertising with new and inventive ideas. If you own a company, a business, a shop or whatever and you want the motorcycle community to know who you are; Full Throttle is your magazine of choice! We are the #1 monthly motorcycle magazine and it shows! Who else has distribution in 7-Eleven’s or a fold out calendar or hosts a state wide “sore ass” poker run….NOONE! Advertising opportunities start as low as $100 per month! Pick up the phone, shoot us an e-mail or just stop by the Lube every Wednesday night and come talk to us! We will help you find the best way to advertise your product or services to the motorcycle community!

The heat is here, and everyone in Florida knows what that means, LOVEBUGS! Those damn pesky bugs get all over everything and love to swarm during those great riding days. So please be careful and make sure you have a dew rag, helmet or some other way to protect yourself! Also, make sure you have plenty of water so you stay hydrated and always have some sunscreen in your saddle bag. These are very important items to have especially if you are going on a ride that has any distance! Be safe or be sorry, that’s what I say! Remember, don’t drink and ride and I’ll see you soon!

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TAMPA BAY AREA CRUISIN’ CALENDAR MAY 1 - PLANT CITY BIKE FEST - Plant City Bike Fest. 5:009:00pm in historic downtown Plant City, 102 N Palmer St. 1st Saturday of every month. The historic Plant City Train Depot will be filled with spectators enjoying food, live entertainment, 50/50 and biker games. The roar of motorcycles will fill the air as the district turns into a two-wheeler’s paradise for the Bike Fest, emceed by Radical Randy. Admission is free, 5-7pm bike show registration, along with the rumblings of thousands of motorcycles, attendees will get to enjoy live bands, vendors and shopping in the downtown district, info The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, 813-754-3707 Website: http://plantcity. org.

MAY 2 - WEBSTER MONTHLY SWAP MEET, CAR & BIKE SHOW Located at Webster Westside Flea Market, 516 NW 3rd Street (CR 478 & NW 3rd St.), Webster, FL 33597. Gates open 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM the 1st Sunday of every month rain or shine. General admission $4.00, children under 14 FREE. Show & Corral (for sale by owner) registration $7.50. Club/Organization Participation Award (10 or more vehicles registered). Trophies & Cash Prizes! Vendors welcome: outside 15’ x 30’ spaces $15; covered 10’ x 10’ spaces $10. ATM always on site. Info 800-832-3477, reservations 352-628-4656. Contact Jackie Smith. Email: websterswaps@aol.com or www.cyclemeet.com and www.websterautoswap.net.

MAY 8 - POKER RUN FOR PHIL - Starting at the Ozona Pig - Ends at Grass Flats with prizes, 50/50, raffles, vendors, food, bands and a ride in bike show. Phil is currently going through Chemo and radiation for phase 4 cancer. Phil has always been there for the biker community and has been part of the Full Throttle Team for a long time. Now we need to be there for him. For more info call 813-814-1424 or Dew 727-418-1015.

MAY 15 - GET AELYN A LITTLE BROTHER POKER RUN - Starts at Gulf Coast Harley-Davidson in NPR with stops at Wing House, Dunedin Brewery, The Tilted Kilt and ends at Quaker Steak. $20 per hand or 2 for $30. Best hands $150 and $75 and $25 for worst hand. Drawing will be at 5pm.

MAY 15 - AMERICAN LEGION POKER RUN - To benefit the All Children's Hospital. Registration at 10am at the Winghouse 7790 US 19 N Pinellas Park. $15 first hand and $5 extra hands.

First bike out at 11:30 am and last bike in by 4pm.

MAY 15 - POKER RUN FOR EVERY DAY HERO CAPTAIN JOE BILLEK - 10-11:59am Registration at Lebowski's, 1254 Channelside Drive, ph 813-221-3833. Captain Joe Billek of Tampa Fire Rescue has dedicated his life to the service of others now needs our help. Joe and his family are waging an overwhelming battle against his cancer. Local Police, Fire and Military are spearheading a POKER RUN. This may not be the longest most glamorous or chic run you ever do but YOU WILL BE IN GREAT COMPANY and there is no better cause. Joe is truly an "Everyday Hero". Come out and join in the fun and contribution, info Troy Basham, 813-352-7041, chiefcrazywolf@hotmail.com.

MAY 15 - DIVA HOPE CHARITIES - At the Rotary Pavilion at the Concourse in Hudson, SR 52 just west of the parkway. Presented

by Lucas, Green & Magazine. Give-a-ways, vendors and food.

Gates open at 5:30pm $15 in advance $20 at the gate. 3 Great Bands: Van Halen Tribute Band, Tumbling Dice (Rolling Stones Tribute) and Destroyer - The Ultimate Kiss Tribute Band. Bike Show brought to you by Preachers and Brothers Powder coating with a $10 entry fee. Info visit www.divahopecharities.com

TAMPA BAY AREA CRUISIN’ CALENDAR MAY 16 - CRUISE FOR KIDS - TAMPA - Cruise for Kids. 10am Registration at Tampa Harley-Davidson, 6920 N Dale Mabry Hwy, ph 813-478-2945. $10 Per poker hand, Free Breakfast, (buy as many hands as you’d like) and draw your first card.

Then bring your registration form to each additional stop (‘Poker Map’) to get stamped. Join us for our motorcycle poker run to raise money for local children's charities. Ride through the Tampa Bay area, making four "poker stops" at Bahama Breeze, Fletcher's H-D, and Jim's H-D, 1:30pm last bike in at Quaker Steak & Lube Restaurant in Clearwater for free BBQ lunch, live music by Jester and The Greg Billings Band 2-5pm, prizes, giveaways, Radical Randy bike show. Trophy for Bike Club with most attendance, cash grab booth, Harley-Davidson giveaways, 5pm 1st place awards drawing for a chance prize drawing on a $10K VISA gift card and 2nd prize 4 night stay at Moose Creek Crossing Cabin rentals in Pigeon Forge, TN. For event or vendor info call 727-572-WING. Website: www.CreditUnionCruiseForKids.com.

MAY 16 - CHILI COOK-OFF - Suncoast Brotherhood 20th Annual Chili cook-Off Extravaganza. At the American Legion Post 275, 360 Wilson St. Dunedin. Bring your No Minimum, No Entree Fee Chili by 11:00AM, and Official Judging will be at 12:30PM. Power available for Crock Pots, BBQ Grill will be lit.

Coleman Stoves also available, or bring your own, if possible.

9 Categories 1st, 2nd and 3rd, Hot, Medium and Mild, Plaques awarded, and a Special $100.00 Prize for Peoples choice.

Tasting starts immediately after Official Judging. Bring your taste buds. Listen and Dance to the Heritage Band playing your favorite tunes. Purchase your Tickets for the Beautifully designed Wheel Barrel of Cheer. Slow Race, Bite the Weenie, Raffles, 50/50, Vendors. Always to benefit Pinellas County Foster and Adoptive Parents Assoc, info Suzanne 727-7364664, sjk3111@aol.com.

MAY 22 - BUBBAS BIKES FOR BADGES - The Bubba the Love Sponge Show presents the 2nd annual Bubba's Bikes for Badges Saturday May 22 at 10am at Jim's Harley-Davidson.

There will be a charity ride, silent auction, poker crawl with $2,500 prize, 50/50 drawing, bike show & bikini bike wash.

You can register online for $30 or $40 day of event at 8:30am.

For more info www.bubbasbikesforbadges.com MAY 22 - SUNCOAST BROTHERHOOD SOUTHERN BROKE BUMS POKER RUN - Bring your jell seat or pillow for comfort (approximately 200 mile ride) T-Shirts available for sale for the 1st 50 riders. Riding for the Pinellas County Foster Kids Only $5 a hand and 3 hands for $10. Best hand=$100, 2nd=$75, 3rd=$50, Pot Luck=$25. Up to 2 extra cards at last stop $1.00 each. 1st STOP—9AM-11AM Peggy’s Corral 4511 US Hwy 41N, Palmetto, FL 941-729-5442 *Free Food starting at 9AM* *$1.50 Blood Mary’s* 2ND STOP—11AM-1PM Charlottes Webb Too (Previously named "The Bull Dogs Roadhouse") 4313 NW Hwy 70 Arcadia, FL 863-993-9989 3RD STOP—1PM3PM Charlotte’s Webb Pub 3315 St Rd 64W Wauchula FL 863-735-8887 4TH STOP—3PM-5PM Woody’s River Roo 5717 18th St E, Ellenton, FL 941-722-2391 END STOP—5PM-7PM Whiskey Depot 8256 Ulmerton Rd Largo, FL 727-531-5401 *Check out Bob’s FREE FOOD* LAST BIKE in by 7PM, Winners and 50/50 Announced at 8PM. Phone numbers provided for the Challenged To benefit: Pinellas County FOSTER PARENTS Assoc.For info. call Chris 727-479-8685 Suncoast Brotherhood (VP)www.suncoastbrotherhood.org

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TAMPA BAY AREA CRUISIN’ CALENDAR MAY 22 - BUD RUN 8 - 8-10am Registration at Pepin Distributing Company, 4121 N. 50th Street, ph 813-367-0040. $20 Includes t-shirt, breakfast for 1st 250 registered riders, trophy for largest club or organization, 2pm last bike in at Green Iguana on Anderson Rd. Emceed by Radical Randy & Wendy Bob, auction, raffles, 50/50, benefits Adrian Mininno & her family in their fight against Medullablastoma. info: www.RudRun.org MAY 23 - HOG ON A HUNT & ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER - 9:00am Registration starts at Jim's H-D of St. Petersburg, 2805 54th Ave N, ph 727-527-9672. It's a Photo Scavenger Hunt. Solve the clues and to take a picture of the answer. Bring your digital cameras or camera phones because only photos will be accepted. No internet surfing. Registration and the clues available at Jim’s H-D at 9:00 am. Riders are $10 to register.

Rider and passenger is $15. All bikes out by 9:30am and must be back by 12:30pm. Judging will be between 12:30 & 1:30pm.

First place prize-$75, Second-$50 and Third Place $25.00. There will be a 50/50 drawing, info debfritz09@gmail.com. Web Site: www.JimsHD.com.

MAY 23 - 1ST EVER DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM FUN RUN - 1st Ever Disaster Animal Response Team (D.A.R.T.) Fun Run. 9:30am Registration starts at Quaker Steak and Lube, 10400 49th St. North. Map Link $15 per hand, $20 for 2 hands, 11am first bike out, stops at Humane Society of Tampa Bay, Equestrian Club Country Horse Rescue, Big Cat Rescue, Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, SPCA Tampa Bay. 3pm Last bike in you'll be rockin' with Jake & The HouseWreckerz 2-4pm, info 727-572-9464. Website: www.pinellaslube.com MAY 28 - 30 - OLDSMAR FREEDOM FEST - Memorial Day Weekend in Downtown Oldsmar, State Street. Carnival, car show, food, beer, ride in bike show, stunt show, military tribute, bands wrestling, vendors and much more. There is Main Street Cruise and Parking. Bands include DIVE BAR STALKERS, GREG BILLINGS, DIAMOND GRAY, STORMBRINGER and many more!!!! 2 stages, lots of great food and entertainment and a very Family Friendly event! Call today for vendors spots, sponsorships or more info 813-814-1424 or visit http://www.floridafullthrottle.com/oldsmarfreedomfest.htm JUNE 6 - 4TH ANNUAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS POKER RUN - Quaker Steak & Lube, Cleawater, FLBikers n Boobs 4th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Poker Run. 9:30-10:30am Registration at Quaker Steak and Lube, 10400 49th St. N, ph 727-572-9464. Poker hand $10 or 3/$20. Best hand wins $500, second $200, 3rd wins $100. Big Prizes, 50/50, Raffle, Playboy Model Mia McKinley, Chapter Challenge, Best Breast Cancer Themed Bike Trophy, T-shirt contest, Band, Vendors, Vendor Stroll & more! All donations are tax deductible. BRA Corp. PO Box 3442, Seminole, FL 33774. Vendors & sponsors welcome, Don't miss this one, info Evi info@BikersRaisingAwareness.org, ph 727-698-0078. Website: www.BikersRaisingAwareness.org.

JUNE 13 - THE BIGGEST FREE EVENT EVER AT LA HANGOUT Free bike show, vendor space, food, beer, bands all brought to you by Reverand Jim and Preachers Cycles Promotions. MC'D

By Radical Randy from 11am till whenever the party ends! LA HANGOUT 16411 N. Florida Ave. Lutz FL. For more info or to set up as a vendor call Rev. Jim at 727-504-3138

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MONDAY: Beef O’ Brady’s 27315 W. Highway 54 Wesley Chapel, FL 813-994-1511 Big Mike's Pizzeria & Back Porch 999 Missouri Ave N. Largo, FL 727-586-5170 Wild Willy's 13355 S. Belcher Rd. Largo, Fl 33773 727-533-2203 TUESDAY: O'Briens Irish Pub Brandon 701 W. Lumsden Rd Brandon, FL 33511 813-661-9688 Pastino’s Restaurant 1750 Clw-Largo Road Largo, FL 727-559-0506 The Dirty Shame Pub 1929 7th Ave. Ybor City, Tampa 813-247-1166 WEDNESDAY: Biff Burger 3939 49th Street N. St.Pete, FL 727-527-5297 CJ's SALOON 9411 Highway 301 South Riverview, FL 33578 813-374-0373 Quaker Steak & Lube 10400 49th Street N. Pinellas Park, FL 727-572-WING Raccoon’s Bar 3240 Lithia Pinecrest Valrico, FL 813-689-5079 Wild Indian 1158 7th St. NW Largo, FL 727-588-7660

THURSDAY: Kahuna’s Bar & Grill 10515 Gandy Blvd.

St.Petersburg, FL 727-576-7800 LA Hangout 16411 N. Florida Avenue Lutz, FL 813-964-5631 Oldsmar Cop Shop 3780 Tampa Road Oldsmar, Florida 813-855-1052 FRIDAY: Grass Flats 12924 49th St. Clearwater, FL Hog Pen Saloon 8001 East Broadway Tampa, FL 813-621-6482 SATURDAY: Biff Burger 3939 49th Street N. St.Petersburg, FL 727-527-5297 SUNDAY: JM&D South Beach Tiki Bar & Grill 14705 Gulf Blvd.

Maderia Beach 727-398-7907 Real Life Church Veterans AMC Theater 813-784-9974 Salvation Saloon The Pour House 33286 US Hwy 19 Palm Harbor, Florida

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BMW / Triumph Motorcycles Ride (1st Saturday of every month) Complimentary breakast and hot coffee before ride 8509 Gunn Highway Odessa, FL 813-926-9937 European Hair Designers (Open House 1st Saturday of the Month) 2412 Jim Redman Pkwy Plant CIty, FL 813-754-4141 Hog Pen Saloon (2nd Saturday of Each Month) 8001 East Broadway Ave Tampa, FL 813-621-6482 Jim's Harley-Davidson (2nd Friday of Every Month) 2805 54th Ave N, 727-526-JIMS Lakeside Community Church (Bike Night Every 2nd Sunday at 6pm) 475 East Lake Rd. N. Tarpon Springs 727-942-0229

Plant City Bike Fest (1st Saturday of every month) Plant City, FL 813-754-3707 Porpoise Pub Bike Night (1st Friday of every month) 8701 Seminole Blvd.

Seminole, FL 727-393-7616 Softail’s Bar Bike Night (2nd Sunday of every month) 6032 Seminole Blvd.

Seminole, FL 727-395-9192 Southside Choppers, Inc. Old School Swap Meet 1st Sat. of Every Month 2222 1st Avenue South St. Pete, Florida 33712 (727)328-1830 southsidechoppersinc.com Webster Webster Westside Westside BikeFlea and Market Car Show (First Sunday of(First EverySunday Month) of Every Month) 1-800-832-3477 1-800-832-3477 352-628-4656 352-628-4656

Lakeland H-D Bike Night in the Daylight 2nd Sat. of The Month 12 noon till 5pm Lawless Custom (1st Sat Of Month) SWAP MEET at Big Shots 3934 49th St. St. Petersburg, FL 727-329-9672

If you have a Monthly Event that happens on a specific day each month and it is not listed here, please call us, fax us or e-mail your event to us.

PJ'S Lounge (Last Sat. Of Month) 8603 N. Dale Mabry Tampa, FL 813-933-5414

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Full Throttle 16 TAMPA BAY AREA - Includes: Hillsborough, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Plant City & Zephryhills SALES & SERVICE AREA 52 Fort King Rd. Zephyrhills, FL 33542 813-782-0980 Barney’s Motorcycle Sales 10411 Gandy Blvd.

St. Pete, FL 33702 727- 576-1148 Barney’s Of Brandon 9820 E. Adamo Dr. Tampa, FL 33619 813-628-9418 Bayou Motorcycle Repair 539 Grand Blvd. Trpn Sprgs 34689 727-934-4029 Big Boys Power Toys P.O. Box 7830 St. Pete, FL 33734 727-490-2655 Big Dog Motorcycles Tampa 9528 N. Florida Ave. Tampa, FL 33612 813-933-6571 Biker Burnout's 11203 49th St Unit D3 Clwtr, 33762 727-556-2696 Biker’s Den 5100 95th St N. #18 St. Pete, 33708 727-395-0080 BrandonOld Town Harley-Davidson 9841 Adamo Dr. Tampa, FL 33619 813-740-9898 Cahill’s 8920 N. Armenia Ave. Tampa, 33604 813-933-3528 County Cycles 3411 Cypress Terr N. Pinellas Pk,33781 727-522-4918 Creative Body Works 3888 Tampa Rd. Oldsmar, FL 34677 813-855-7066 Custom World 13100 N. Nebraska Ave. Tampa, 33612 813-971-3136 Cycle Masters 7601 N. Nebraska Ave. Tampa, 33604 813-231-3552 Cyclerama 7200 73rd St N. Pinellas Pk, 33781 727-546-0889 DAN'S AUTO SERVICE 2801 22nd Ave. N. St. Pete, 33713 727-821-4179 Dead Sleds 12006 US Hwy 41 S. Gibsonton, 33534 813-677-2031 Ellis Race Engineering 4655 73rd. Ave N. PinellasPk, 33781 727-546-5674 Euro Cycles of Tampa Bay 8509 Gunn Hwy Odessa, FL 33556 813-926-9937 Fletcher’s Harley-Davidson 17129 US Hwy 19 N. Clwtr, 33764 727-535-1844 Fletcher’s on the beach 487 Mandalay Ste. 107 Clwtr Beach, FL 727-446-1844 Greg’s Custom Cycle WORKS 1141 Court Street, Clwtr, 33756 727-461-4840 Harley-Davidson of Tampa 6920 N. Dale Mabry Hwy Tampa, 33614 813-886-7433 Hawes Custom Cycles 1418 East 98th Ave. Tampa, FL 33612 813-915-0180 Hawgspital 6955 US Hwy 19 N. Pinellas Pk, 33781 727-527-2221

House Cycle World 7822 N. Dale Mabry Ave. Tampa 33604 813-884-0883 Iron Horse Motorsports 13805 W. Hillsborough Tampa, 33635 813-854-5611 Jim’s Harley-Davidson 2805 54th Ave N. St. Pete, 33714 727-526-JIMS Jim’s On The Pass 194 John's Pass Boardwalk 727-363-1333 LAST CHANCE CYCLES 10341 E. Hwy 92 Tampa, FL 33610 813-664-6710 Lawless Customs 4240 49th St. N., St. Pete. 33709 727-329-9672 Manor Cycles 1665 S. Myrtle Ave. Clwtr, 33756 727-588-0786 Performance HONDA 28009 Wesley Chapel Blvd.

Wesley Chapel Fl 33543 813-973-1888 www.performancehonda.net Performance Specialists 12820 Daniels Dr Clwtr, 33762 727-572-5755 Performance Twin 2279 Tall Pines Dr Largo, FL 33771 727-539-8946 Power Sports 14996 US Hwy 19 N. Clwtr, 33764 717-536-4791 Profile Customs 27839 US Hwy. 19 N., Clearwater, FL 33761 727-726-3030 Savage Powersports 29747 US Hwy 19 N.Clwtr, 33761 727-771-1211 SOUTHSIDE CHOPPERS 2222 1st Ave. S. St. Petersburg, FL 727-328-1830 St. Pete Kawasaki 3450 34th St St. Pete , FL 33713 727-521-4626 Syd’s Cycle 6600 Haines Rd. St. Pete, FL 33702 727-522-3333 Tampa V-Twin 16336 N. Florida Ave. Lutz, FL 33549 813-962-3856 THE RIDE FACTORY 2101 N. 22nd St. Tampa,FL 33605 813-247-1166 Thunder Bay Cycles 124 W. Hillsborough Ave. Tpa, 33604 813-232-6661 TIM'S CUSTOM CYCLES 201 N. Pinellas Ave. Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 727-943-7210 Whiskey Enterprises 5201 66th Way St. Pete 33709 727-548-5451 XTREME POWERSPORTS 1019 U.S. 301 S. Tampa, FL 33619 813-626-6060

BIKERFRIENDLYBARS & RESTAURANTS Anclote Boat Club 1761 CR 71 Trpn Sprgs 34689 727-938-9566 BANANA BOAT 5858 Roosevelt Blvd. Clearwater, FL 727-531-9670

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Full Throttle Magazine We are coming into the weather that we have been waiting for, Good riding weather, some rain and the only complaint we will hear is it is to hot to ride. This spring has gone by fast and we still have a lot of things going on. There is the RUN TO THE WALL in Pennsacola, Fl. on Memorial Day Weekend and Rolling Thunder in Washington D.C.. If you have never attended either of these functions, it is well worth the trip.The Vietnam Vets and Legacy Vets in Pennsacola have a vey interesting Wall Experience. As some of you don't know, Florida has a permanent VIETNAM WALL near the beach. It is a smaller scale of the one in D.C. but it is large enough to have a Huey Helicopter sitting on top of the wall in the center. If you have never visited the Vietnam Wall when it travels or when you are near one you should take the time to visit and honor all of those who put their lives on the line for our FREEDOM.You also need to remember our service men and women that are protecting those same freedoms today. In your thoughts and prayers remember a VET. The Price of Freedom Isn't Free.

As this year is flying by, don't forget to mark your calanders for DECEMBER 12TH, 2010 for our next TOY RUN. Everything is the same as last year. Start at Derby Lane Dog Track on Gandy Blvd.and go across the Gandy Bridge to American Legion Post 138 in Tampa. It is a FUN TIME.

We wish to thank KAREN BROOKS and RIDER LINKS for their effort to raise money to send Chapter D, St. Petersburg to go to Rolling Thunder. Thank You again.

That is it until next month, REMEMBER TO RIDE SAFE NO MATTER WHAT YOU RIDE. KEELHAULER

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My wife and I got married in July of 2000. We tried right away to have a kid, but after a miscarriage, found out we would have to have science intervene for any possibility of having a child. My wife is the strongest woman I know…..she went through 2 surgeries, and endured more needles than I can count; but after 4 bouts with hormone therapies, 3 IUI procedures, and 3 failed IVF tries, we decided she had been through enough, and would move on to adoption. After spending a little over $100,000 on 7 years of infertility treatments, we had to come up with the $30,000 for adoption through loans and depleting nearly all the income from my company to ensure we could do it. We were placed with a prospective birth mother just 3 months after going active with the adoption agency. Unfortunately, she just scammed us for living expenses, and canceled the adoption 2 hours before her delivery was induced. We lost $11,600 paying her bills and on non-refundable lawyer fees. Saddened, but not giving up, we started over; and luckily, after only 6 months, we were paired with another birth mother. Our daughter Aelyn Makenna was born February 12th, 2008...3 months early, weighing only 2 ½ pounds. She was in a NICU unit for the next 2 months before we could pick her up. We visited her often as we could, but travel, and adoption fees had taken a toll on our finances, having taken a second mortgage on our home to pay for the adoption of Aelyn. All in all, we have paid out almost $150,000 to get where we are today, and have tapped out every financial resource we have. All available pennies and other fundraisers have taken place over the last 2 years…this is another idea with hopes of raising necessary funds. Thank you for any consideration! Rob & Kim Peirson

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“ Too young to drink but not too young for Capital Punishment “

Seventeen year old. Christopher Simmons murdered Shirley Cook in 1993, when he was 17 years old. After a robbery attempt, he bound and gagged the woman, and pushed her off a railroad trestle, causing her death. Prior to the robbery, he told his accomplice that they could get away with murder because they were juveniles. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death.” He argued that execution for a murder that he committed at the age of 17 would be cruel and unusual punishment, In the United States laws vary from state to state as to what age a juvenile convicted of a serious crime may be sentenced to death. In 1988 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to impose the death penalty on a person who had committed the offense when aged fifteen or younger. According to statistics, between 1990 and 1995, 36 persons who were under the age of 18 were sentenced to death, the majority of them being from the state of Texas (Hood 89). “In the last 30 years, 22 people have been executed for murders they committed as juveniles. All were 17 when they killed except one, who was 16. Sentencing rates also have fallen, from 18 juveniles condemned in 1994 to two so far this year.” (Victor Streib, a law professor at Ohio Northern University) Moreover, even where such executions are legal, most states simply aren’t executing the juvenile killers on their Death Rows. Alabama has not done it since 1961, Florida since 1954 and Mississippi since 1950. “Texas is continuing the practice most regularly,” Streib said.

“Of the 22 juvenile killers executed in the past three decades, 13 were put to death in Texas.” During the last several years, Florida has emerged as the toughest state on juvenile crime, a perception that is now backed up with hard statistics from the Office of Juvenile

Justice and Delinquency Prevention. In 1995, Florida transferred 7,000 juveniles to the adult court system, 2,200 more juveniles than transferred to the adult court system nationwide (Klug 100).

Juvenile arrests for violent crimes will more than double by the year 2010 if recent national trends continue; the number of youths arrested for murder is expected to increase by 145 percent by the year 2010.

Much of the criticism surrounding sentencing juveniles to death row centers on the hypocrisy involved. For instance, juveniles under the age of 18 cannot vote, buy cigarettes, or join the armed services. Additionally, children under the age of eighteen cannot buy alcohol. According to the U.S. government, juveniles below this minimum age do not have the reasoning skills and the judgment necessary to make sound and responsible choices. This reasoning is conspicuously absent when governments decide at what age juveniles should be held accountable for the judgments they make when committing a serious crime (McCormick 15).

Studies suggest juveniles cannot control impulses and are more susceptible to peer pressure than adults. “We’re not trying to remove responsibility from adolescents,” said Dr. Richard Ratner, past president of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry and a psychiatry professor at George Washington University. “We’re just trying to say that because adolescent brains are not fully mature, we ought to withhold the ultimate punishment of death for their crimes.” During the adolescent years, juveniles undergo cognitive and socieo-emotional processes. Between the ages of 12 to 18 adolescents begin to solve problems by way of deductive reasoning (Santrock 334). However, during the teen years cognitive development and reasoning skills are still developing, just as the adolescent is. For this reason, adolescents do not have the same fully developed reasoning abilities as adults. They are biologically incapable of reaching the same decisions an adult would in any given circumstance because their reasoning skills are still in the developmental stages (McCormick 15). In addition juveniles are

especially vulnerable to peer pressure. Since junior high and high schools are plagued with gang activity, the pressure to join in illegal activity is often more than many adolescents can withstand.” When a society starts killing its children, something is wrong, something is deadly wrong.” Joseph Green Brown, death row survivor, 1998.

If we are to truly become the humanitarian society we claim to be, we must reevaluate the standards to which we condemn our youth, and then take proactive steps towards building a new system that takes into account their diminished decision and reasoning capacity. Individuals, who are too young to vote, buy alcohol or cigarettes, or serve in defense of the country, are surely too young to be sentenced to death.

I do not agree to apply criminal law, whose main purpose is to punish juvenile offenders. If young murders are applied to criminal law and are cast in jail, they are punished and are insulated from society for a long time. It would be hard for them to be reintegrated into society. It is a shame to spoil the life what he/she did when he/ she was young. I believe education would be able to change young people. I believe they should be given a chance to make a recovery.

Should my son ever be convicted and condemned to death, my viewpoint as a father is; I would rather visit my son in jail than visit my son’s grave.

Works Cited Hood, R. The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective. Oxford, U.K.: Clarendon Press, 1996.

Klug, Elizabeth A. “Geographical Disparities among Trying and Sentencing Juveniles.” Communications Today 63.7 (2001): 100.

McCormick, Patrick T. “Fit To Be Tried?” America 186.4 (2002): 15.

Santrock, John W. Psychology. Chicago: Brown & Benchmark Publishers, 1997.

Dr. Wayne F. Landry AKA: MoFo

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The past few months, the Pasco chapter has been busy participating or planning in the following activities: The Pasco ladies are still out and about, serving beer at the Chasco festival to benefit the Sertoma Speech and Hearing foundation. We are planning our 3rd Annual Fundraiser Poker Run which will benefit the Women's Abuse Centers and SPCA. To get more information and details about this upcoming event, look for our flyer about this event on the Full Throttle website as well as http://www.divaangels.org/ cms/index.php/calendar/details/14-pasco-chapter3rd-annual-fundraiser-poker-run.html.

A few of us Pasco ladies also volunteered at the 5th Women’s Motorcycle Riders Conference at Gator Harley in Leesburg. A few of us met with some national members and hung out in a booth to help spread the word about our organization to other women riders that attended. As usual, we made the best of a great day of

weather and had fun while we were there.

We have been planning some fun rides where guests are welcome join us. If you are in the Pasco area and interested in joining a fun group of ladies to ride with, you can check out our meetings, which are held at Venom’s Custom Choppers Bar & Grill every 3rd Friday of the Month. You can visit our chapter website at www.divaangelspasco.com or visit our Fan Page on Facebook. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about our group.

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PaRT 2 : THE COnFEDERaCy....THE UnIOn anD THE BaTTLE OF BaLLaST POInT

It’s interesting how life gets busy sometimes, so busy with work, bike shows and visitors that you fi nd yourself mentally unprepared to write, a bit of that infamous “writers block” so many Hollywood movies are based on.But whenever it comes to clearing my mind of the mundane and clutter a ride on one of my vintage motorcycles usually works. Well it was a dark and stormy Sunday that I awoke to.And I thought to myself what better way to put myself in a Civil War mindset than to retrace some of their paths, wet, cold and hungry as they probabaly were.A proper mindset to fi nish my 2 part story part motorbike adventure,part history lesson and part personal refl ections.

I chose “Dutch” my BMW sidecar bike, put on my oldest leather jacket and worst pair of boots and left the $300.00 rain gear behind, it’s 1863 now in my mind. I set off for my fi rst stop at Ballast Point Pier.So off I rode and arrived in a light grey drizzle at the starting point of my tale and my ride back into Cival War history. The basis of the story of the Battle of Ballast Point is this. Captain James McKay was a successful Tampa business man, local hero and future mayor who became aligned with the Confederacy to run blockade ships, fast and of shallow draft ,to Cuba trading cotton for pistols, rifl es, ammunition and coff ee then slipping back by the union held Egmont Key and their warships bent on stopping him. When Captain McKay made his sixth successful blockade run on the notorious sidewheel steamer Scottish Chief, and after the union learned of his purchase of the 100 foot Kate Dale they made a plan to destroy both ships before they left their docks in the Hillsborough River (near Lowry Park Zoo now). As I sat there on my old sidecar bike at Ballast Point I could almost see the Unions cunning plan unfolding. They had decided to stage a diversion using the USS Tahoma and the USS Adela, both very well armed steam warships that had recently captured 7 confederate blockade runners in and around Tampa Bay. On the morning of Oct.17th. 1863 they moved up to Fort Brooke (now the Tampa Convention Center) and began diversionary shelling. As the real landing force would march overland to fi nd and destroy McKay’s ships. After an intense all day shelling by both ships, a large Southern force was seen to be moving into the area to oppose the fake landing. Both ships retreated to deeper waters south of what is now Mac Dill AFB. At 11 pm, 100 men landed on the beach and divided into 2 divisions. After a 14 mile march through thick palmettos and pine trees, and avoiding enemy houses and roads they arrived at the Hillsbough River at 4am. By now my motorbike and I had started on the same march. I was wet, cold and had low visibility as they would have.

Was I motoring over the same ground these Union soldiers had travelled over 147 years ago? The only true Civil war battle to take place in our area? I stopped the BMW and looked at Fort Brooke, I could see the Union troops moving toward the Confederate ships up river. At daybreak, the Adela and the Tahoma, now near the Fort again opened fi re at the same time the raiding party set fi re to the Scottish Chief and the Kate Dale and the 167 bales of cotton that were to be traded to Cuba to further the South’s cause. As I sat there on my Bavarian time machine in the downpour I could see Captain John Mckay’s face, knowing his blockade running days were over and maybe the Confederacys.

But Dutch and I needed to get moving, chasing history. back to Ballast Point which was the designated pick up point for the 100

men of the raiding party, but we all know that the 2 burning ships up river had alerted the enemy. We would now make haste and use a direct route to the safety of the gunships. But unknown to me and the fl eeing Yankees that I felt were with me and Dutch, 40 confederate calvary soldiers were headed south to intercept us. Oh did I mention, Company A, 2nd. Florida infantry battalion was on our trail too?

At 10:00 am we arrived at the beach (the current intersection of Gandy and Bayshore) the Tahoma and Adela are sending all men and boats to us. Just then the Confederates open fi re. They also have a Tampa made cannon fi ring deadly buckshot. The Adela’s cannon fi res cover to suppress the enemy tree line shooting.

By 2:00 pm all boats had returned with the wounded and prisoners. As I sat there on my old motorbike I felt a sense of sadness from my civil war re-enactment and of all wars that our troops have fought. I know that I feel with my vintage bikes that I have a deeper love of all history or more of a mindset to chase it. 6 confederates were killed near where I sat, 7 captured and many wounded.

The Union paid a price also 3 sailors killed, 10 wounded and 5 prisoners. Of course both sides congratulated each other on a victory. But 6 months later the Union would control Tampa and the Civil War.

My plan was to ride my old bike home but I decided to motor on to a bike event in Apollo Beach. Riding up US 41 through the palmettos and pines cold and very wet. I had the feeling that I wanted to thank our military personnel , of all the wars for enduring what they do and the sacrifi ces they make in deserts, jungles, the sea and to some on a faraway beach in Tampa, Florida. I arrived at my town / bike event and had a grand time for I felt my ride had a bit more meaning than some that were there. But Dutch and I had to battle on, through the rain and wind and on to the skyway.It only took a few miles before I was thinking about that hot coff ee and warm food I had, of talking with great friends and of that pretty little pig tailed girl I met.I also thought of returning home to hot water and a soft bed it had been a long day on the motorbike.I wondered how many of those men on that beach in Ballast point on Oct. 18th.1863 had the same thoughts.

As General William Tecumseh Sherman said...........War is Hell.

Mr.451 Dedicated to John De Moss Company D, Fifty First Ohio Volunteer Infantry

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I stopped into Time Line Tattoo, a new shop that recently opened up. It wasn’t what I had expected. The place looked like something out of the 1920’s and had a REAL old school feel to it. I figured it would be a good time to sit and talk with the guys.

I wanted to find out a little more about the shop and artists (as anyone looking for a tattoo should) and spoke with Dan (owner/artist), and his crew Brian (piercer), Andrew (artist), and Sean (artist). Here’s a brief overview of what went on.

Dew: So what’s with the old style looking shop?

Dan: We wanted to keep with the old ways, tattooing, operation, appearance,…everything. Everyone here has had over a decade of experience in the industry and we felt that tattoos have been becoming more and more of a gimmick. Everywhere you turn you see another cookie cutter tattoo shop that’s only interested in what’s trendy or turning into some kind of franchise. That’s not what tattoos are and that sure as hell isn’t what the industry is about.

Dew: What make you guys different from the next guy?

Dan: We all have a very high respect for tattooing as an art and feel it was necessary to open a shop like this. We all dedicate ourselves towards doing high quality work for people who are serious about what they are putting on themselves for the rest of their life. Time Line operates on the basis that everyone who walks through the doors looking for a tattoo or piercing, should be treated with respect and what they want done to be taken seriously. Tattoos are an expression of who you are and what you have accomplished in life. I am trying to keep it that way.

Dew: Do you plan to do anything else with the shop?

Dan: We are going to be hosting a lot of fund raising events in the near future. Car shows, poker runs, food and beer events with music, art shows….. We have a lot planned. We are also going to set up an employment board at the shop. How it work is if anyone comes in who owns or manages a company and is looking for work, we put your contact info up with the position available.

Anybody who comes in and needs a job or anyone in their family needs a job….we set it up to get your foot in the door and hopefully a job. We just want to help out however we can because it’s the people around us that keep us in business. Why shouldn’t we return the favor?

I’m happy I did stop in and talk to the guys. They knew what they were talking about and are very serious about what they do. The tattoos I saw were really nice, clean and solid and the shop was spotless. I would definitely recommend going to check them out.

Time Line Tattoo 4901 W. Linebaugh Ave. suite 3 Tampa Fl 33624 813-264-1600

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The Bare Buns Bikers held a rally last month in Land O Lakes. Myself and Dew from Full Throttle were in attendance. Wow did we enjoy it. The hospitality was great as always. There will be another event to be held in Florida at Cypress Cove in Kissimmee, FL as well as other events throughout the USA. Check www.barebunsbikers.com. Keep up the good work BG and all the others that make these events great and also donate money to the veteran’s home in Land O' Lakes.

Everyone knows I like swap meets there is a new one. 1st Annual Southern National meet at Denton Farm Park Denton NC May 14-16 for information call 417-838-4777 the Antique Motorcycle Club always has good meets! I will tell you a story

about a biker that had a broken zipper on his mc jacket it was a cold night so he put it on backwards to keep his chest warm in the wind a car pulled out in front of him and he went down a lady stopped to help and when the EMS crew got there he wasn’t moving they asked the lady what she knew and she said he was talking but she turned his head around right and he quit talking and hasn’t moved since. So if your zipper is broken fix it don’t wear your jacket backwards! Here's another story about a biker with a long black coat on he walked up to three old, kind of feeble, ladies sitting on a bench in front of a old folks home and opened up the coat and was nude. Two of the ladies had a stroke, but the third one was to far away and couldn't reach.

See you soon Sunny Lane XXX

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RIDE FOR BRA! Breast Cancer Benefit

SUNDAY, JUNE 6

10400 49th St. N., Clearwater, FL Register 9:30-10:30 am

$30 Preregistration now online www.bikersraisingawareness.org

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500 $200 $100

Code Blues Band

Chapter Challenge

Playboy Model Mia McKinley

Trophy for: Best breast cancer themed bike

Radical Randy

Drawings 50/50 & much more!

Most creative t-shirt contest.

To be a vendor or sponsor call 727.698.0078.

All bikes and cars are welcome!

Event Details on www.bikersraisingawareness.org

Proceeds benefit BRA Bikers Raising Awareness Non Profit Breast Cancer Corp.

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The current economic climate has deeply affected every retail industry in the country, and powersports is no exception. Powersports dealers across the country have seen a decrease in sales compared to the same time last year, and many dealers are still looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. The coming months will prove to be “make it or break it” for many dealers hoping that the warming months will bring customers back to the showrooms with money to spend on parts, accessories, and new units.

The success for most dealers will hinge on the effectiveness of their online marketing efforts to drive more customers into the showroom. Dealership websites, and online portals such as Cycle Trader have been instrumental in delivering a showroom to consumers homes allowing them to view units, ask questions, and compare pricing before ever setting foot in the dealership. However, a new player is emerging in the search for new customers. Craigslist. Craigslist boasts over 10 million unique visitors each month and is currently ranked as the 7th most visited website in the United States, but best of all Craigslist is free.

Auto dealers started using craigslist a few years ago and began posting their lower priced cars just to get them off the lot without having to pay to list them on sites such as AutoTrader or Cars.com. At the time this article was written, Google reported over 1 million cars and trucks posted by auto dealers. With that kind of volume, it’s no surprise that some dealers are reporting craigslist as their number one source of leads.

Craigslist allows users to type out a basic description, upload a maximum of 4 pictures, and post an ad from 7 to 30 days depending on the city for free. The process takes a few minutes per unit, and can be a bit tedious on their site, but you really can’t beat the cost.

But will it work for powersports?

St. Pete Powersports is a dealership right here in Florida who carries multiple lines of motorcycles, ATVs, and watercraft and are for all practical intents and purposes an

accurate representation of a powersports dealer. At the beginning of March they got a call from a company called LotVantage who provides a craigslist inventory management system for dealers.

Donny, the general manager, gave the project a green light and they were posting bikes the next day. Their entire inventory was up on craigslist within a few days, and the phone started ringing. “We’re pretty good about asking where someone saw the bike when they call” said Donny. “I was surprised, but we had people calling about the craigslist bikes on the same day we posted them” he continued.

The real surprise came at month end when Donny was looking over the numbers and comparing how craigslist and LotVantage stacked up. St. Powersports had received over 300 calls from the inventory posted on craigslist, and broke his previous sales record by a whopping 14 bikes.

The Verdict.

Donny claims that he didn’t change anything from February to March other than using LotVantage for craigslist, and acknowledges that he can’t attribute every one of those 14 sales to craigslist, but he is going to keep using both craigslist and Lot Vantage in April. “I’d be a fool if I didn’t stick with something that had a positive impact on the bottom line” said Donny.

Now, not every dealer should expect the results that St. Pete Powersports saw, but craigslist’s popularity can’t be ignored.

In fact, according to Alexa.com, craigslist is the 3rd most visited site by people after they leave cycletrader.com. The bottom line is that whether you try craigslist on your own, or with a specialized software like LotVantage the way St. Pete Powersports did, you owe it to your bottom line to try it for 30 days for yourself.

Craigslist – http://www.craigslist.org Lot Vantage – http://www.lotvantage.com Alexa – http://www.Alexa.com St. Powersports – http://www.StPetePowersports.com

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“Flying Shelby”

By Night Train

It was Sunday April 11th 2010 when Alex from www.solarephoto.com and I were coming back from a scheduled assignment and decided we had not seen enough engines and wheels so we stopped at the “Sunshine Drag Strip” www.sunshinedragstrip.com in Clearwater FL just for fun. To our pleasant surprise we heard the roaring engines of motocross racing so we proceeded and introduced ourselves to the most welcoming people; “Florida Vintage Motocross Association” www.flvmx. com . These folks rolled out the red carpet and allowed us full access anywhere we wanted so we went ahead and picked a spot right in the middle of the track while bikes and dirt were flying all over the place. Man what a blast that was. Giving thumbs up to each other Alex and I knew we struck a good little story potential and we offer you the one I chose to call “Flying Shelby”.

Daughter of Gifford Quast (#63 bike in picture), Shelby is 15 years of age and has been riding for 8 years now. Both daughter and father practice every single week.

Dad has been at it for 35 years. I spotted them both on the track just battling it out making each other eat dirt off their wheels. From what I could see, dad was chewing more dirt from Shelby than her from him! This girl was having a good time and you could tell. I saw her jump with the speed and agility of a gazelle and with the attitude of a predator focusing on a prey.

Went to their pit after Shelby’s win over her dad and chatted a little. Shelby says she is taking it seriously but has not put much thought into going pro. With mud on his face from Shelby still, Dad on the other hand was quick to point out Shelby was just a few notch short of going to next step. Keep having fun Shelby!

As for me and my girls it will be horse power yes of course but add to that; fire power, blade handling and some kick testosterones in the nuts skills!

Really glad we stopped by there. What a good time.

Photos by Alex at www.solarephoto.com Copyright©

Festivals of Speed 2010

By Night Train

If you have an insatiable hunger for anything and everything refined that has horse power and whatever bag comes with it, “Festivals of Speed” www.festivalsofspeed.com is most undoubtedly the place to go. If you have a business of products and/or services you feel is worthy of the exclusive discriminating demographic this organization caters to, then it would be shortsighted not to investigate the opportunities it offers and participate. A good friend of mine who builds eccentric vehicles for $50K a piece sold two of them within 24hrs at that very event and I can tell you he will be there again. Even our friends from “Euro Cycles of Tampa Bay” www. bmwrides.com were there.

Founder Joe Sabatini and I struck a conversation during the event.

The organization’s charity of choice for St Petersburg, FL is “Big Brother Big Sister”. The event offers access to high-end luxury vehicles from jets, to yachts, cars and bikes all in one package. This past April 2010 the event took the entire North Straub Park in St Petersburg, FL and there were things to see for all. Batman’s original car, hot rods, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche, Lotus, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Jaguar, BMW, Campagna T-Rex, Ducati and Bimota bikes, F1s and the list goes on. From what I am told, when Festivals of Speed is on, it has the highest ratings in the nation with Speed Vision.

Next event is October 23rd to 25th 2010 in Orlando at the lavish Ritz Carlton Hotel and then at the exclusive Viceroy Hotel in Miami, November 14th and 15th 2010.

Can we lowly “Full Throttle Magazine” get another couple of presspasses with free sandwiches and beer(s) for each event please?

Photos by Alex of www.solarephoto.com Copyrights©

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HARD ROCK BIKER BASH

The weather was beautiful and the bikes started pouring in like water at the annual Hard Rock Casino Biker Bash. Radical Randy MC’D this great event and also hosted the bike show and poker walk with great prizes for each. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. This event is held in the back parking lot and around the world famous Hard Rock Pool. Vendors were set up all over, the bars were packed and I even saw a few bikers inside trying to win some green for their next bike purchase! Thanks to Nikki and Randy for everything and having Full Throttle involved with this event for the first time ever. We are definitely looking forward to this again next year!

Tony C

PENNIES FOR EVAN RUN On a March 28th a great bike organization (Florida West Coast Riders) and a great local business (Troy and Biff Burgers) and 80 or so of us, braved the rain and occasional lightning bolt to do something for a wonderful little boy and his great family.Although the rain kept it small,the hearts were big as $2600 was raised (Biff Burgers own Troy M. was lead bidder on many items, thanks Troy!) I met Evan Booth, his parents, his brother and talked with his grandfather who told me Evan had a massive stroke at age 2, but what would tear most families apart brought this one closer together and it showed. The Florida West Coast Riders put a great auction togather,a great bike show and despite the weather a first class event. For more information please log on to evans-story.tripod.com It was an amazing day for all involved. Mr 451

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1 - What's the most important part of the sandwich and why? Meat, condiments, bread?

Definitely the Meat, rare roast beef with horseradish sauce 2 – Tell us (3) three words you would use to describe yourself?

Modest, Loyal and Efficient 3 - If you could be any animal, what kind would you be?

Labrador Retriever – Love to work hard, Eat & Eat & Eat, and I Love to lay around.

4 – What celebrity do people say you look like? Any funny stories?

Tom Hanks – I have signed several autographs in his name since I didn’t want to break his adoring fan’s heart who thought she had met the real deal. Tom Hanks actually started acting in my home town, Lakewood Ohio in the Shakespeare Festival when I lived there.

5 – What are your pet peeves? What really annoys you at times?

When people are not truthful.

6 – What is the best motorcycle event you have ever attended and why?

Our 6th Anniversary Bike Night with Deb & the Dynamics performing on stage at the Lube. So much Fun. She’s coming back for the 7th Anniversary in October!

7 - If I came to your home and looked in your refrigerator, what would I find?

Arizona Ranch Quaker Steak & Lube wing sauce…its good on everything!

8 - What did you want to be when you were 12 years old and why?

Wanted to someday own and operate a business. I wasn’t very sane at that age…

9 - If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. with whom would it be? Sam Walton founder of Walmart.

He was my hero. He shared his office with others even after becoming a billionaire. He could have driven any car and he chose to drive an old pick up truck. He vigorously worked on lowering his prices by purchasing high volume and become the biggest retailer in the world. He treated his employees well and listened to their input. He didn’t need fancy houses and mega yachts or fine wine to make him happy.

10 - If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be and what would you do with them? I would like to have the power to go back to the future.

Look out Biff!

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Photos By Timothy "F-Stop" Boone

The Nam Knights of America Motorcycle Club is a group of men who were looking for the brotherhood, like they shared in Viet Nam. The Club was founded in 1989, in New Jersey by Jack Quigley, a now retired Undersheriff. Today the NKMC has grown into an organization that spans the east coast from New Hampshire to Florida and two chapters in Canada of 43 chapters, with hundreds of members made up of veteran's of all eras as well as law enforcement personnel plus a few special and dedicated "patriots." These men loved riding their Harley's and they are all driven by the same ideals that started it all: Brotherhood and service to our communities. Andy 'Pappy" Huber is the President of our local Nam Knights Motorcycle Club Westside Chapter in Valrico, Florida. Their Chapter works hard to keep the needs of our Veterans & Police Officers in the forefront of our community. "Pappy" leads a great bunch of men and says it is truly an HONOR!!! Their mission is to honor the memory of American Vets & Police Officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty, to assist them in their time of need and to promote community awareness through sponsorship, participation in various community and fund-raising events. On April 10, the NK Westside Chapter hosted their 4th Annual Pig Roast at the Pole Barn, in Riverview to benefit the Haley House. The Haley House provides living arrangements for families to spend needed time with recovering current duty injured and veterans. The NKMC continues to grow and thrive due to the extraordinary dedication of its members, their families and our benevolent supporters. "Pappy" wanted to express his sincere thanks to everyone for making the 4th Annual Pig Roast a great success! They were blessed with perfect weather, great food, cold beer, great vendors, numerous family members, friends, supporters, and Brothers from all over the country.

The NKMC would like to shout out a special thanks to WQYK, Randy and Dave for giving them the opportunity to get the word out as well as attending and a special thanks to their Lady Knights, for all their love and support! Entertainment was great with performances of 4 live bands, the Country Dance World Champion Chilli Chicks and Coyote Ugly ladies of Ybor. They appreciate each and every ones support for this great cause, and looking forward to seeing all of you at the 5th Annual Pig Roast April 2011! It was my pleasure to have met Steve Mona - "Slider" the Secretary of the NKMC Parent Chapter in NJ, who was in town to show his support to his Brothers for the event! Thanks NKMC & Keep up the great work of giving back to our community! Knights Forever, Forever Knights...For more information please visit their website at www.namknightswestside.com

David killed Goliath but he certainly did not kill Goliath’s ride.

At least that is what I thought when I was walking the streets of New Port Richey in Florida last year during the annual Cotee River Bike Fest ( www.coteeriverbikefest.com ). As I was walking, I saw this massive, imposing, unrepentant and mean looking machine bearing the name of “V8 Choppers” of www.v8choppers.com. It got my attention right away and as I discovered its features I decided to pursue the man responsible behind this visionary and awesome build: Stan Hughes.

Everyone should know by now if they are familiar with my column that I have been focusing on offering our readers insights on the private lives of celebrity builders. Stan Hughes and his class act spouse (Shelley) are far from being, behaving, thinking, speaking or pretending to be celebrities in their own minds or with anyone they interact with. They don’t make them more down to earth and genuine than these two. Speak with any of their clients and you will receive the most amazing feedback about how Stan takes care of his clients. To prove it, here was his response to my request to feature him and V8 Choppers: “I am both flattered and impressed that you have an interest. Flattered because I’m just a farm boy from Oklahoma, impressed because you will be stepping outside the holy grail of motorcycling when you talk about V8 powered bikes.”

Stepping outside of any holy grail is always a motivating temptation to me especially when it is about challenging folks to get out of the box. It was shortly before Daytona bike week 2010 that Stan and I got in touch and agreed not only to meet but to break the ice by going on a test ride together. When I told my Editor, Tony, that I was scheduled to test ride a V8 Chopper and that he was welcome to come along, I did not have to do a whole lot of arm twisting. Stan, Tony, myself and two of Stan’s clients, each with a 520+ hp V8 Chopper left for a joy ride I will never forget in my life. Going north on I-95, we were like a mad freight train plowing through caged four wheelers. Once we got to Main Street, I boldly decided to veer towards the far and distant oncoming traffic, stopped the bike, encouraged my cohorts to line up beside me. I wanted to see the shock value and reaction of people in the street when the five of us equaling 2600 hp would rev our bikes loud and fast for a moment. It was so brutally loud and powerful that I think you could see the front windows of the nearby stores rattling a little. For a split few seconds people knew there was a spontaneous show being put on and as they looked at our steel horses their amazement was obvious. After this split moment of self generated feeble fame, we worked our way back to our point of origin and I could not

take the smile off my face. If I could only have one of those in my garage!

These two wheeled war machines are hard tails but don’t be fooled, after riding one I can testify that it is surprisingly comfortable. These bikes are obviously extremely powerful. They are not for the faint of heart. They are for the experienced, confident male or female rider. The bike is built in a way which makes its 980 pounds surprisingly easy to maneuver and handle even for a shorter and not as physically strong rider. The bike is stable and steady whether you are at low or high speed. I am 6 foot tall and 200 pounds. To me, comfort comes first and then performance is close behind. The ergonomics of the bike were perfect for my build. It handles curves better than the majority of choppers I test rode. I could easily cross the country with this machine. In fact, Lord willing one day I will with my wife by my side. If you want to make a statement with a bike at a reasonable price, I would strongly encourage you to look at V8 Choppers.

Both Stan and Shelley were born in Miami, Oklahoma in the 1960s. Stan has three older sisters. Mom was a stay-at-home mom. Dad (his role model) had a dairy farm and was working part-time in construction. He will be 80 years old in May 2010 (happy birthday dad!). Stan and Shelley got married on June 11, 1983. At the time, Stan was the milkman delivering milk at Shelley’s house. “There was nothing I did not like about her and still to this day” said Stan. I guess that would explain why he proposed on their second date. If you met Shelley, you would understand why Stan was and is still so fond of her. Today they have two beautiful grown-up children and both ride.

Stan wants to be remembered as the one of the good guys.

One who goes the extra mile. He started by working for another motorcycle manufacturer. He also had a very successful insurance business and sold it all to apply his business skills in his own motorcycle manufacturing business. Stan is doing quite well at it. The Daytona bike week 2010 was his best Daytona bike week in terms of sales in about 5 to 6 years. There will be a new touring trike for two passengers available in the market soon from V8 choppers. In Florida, you can look up Steve’s Cycles Inc. www.stevescyclesinc.com for more details and for some impressive footage.

One of the funniest riding experiences Shelley recalls was when Stan had just delivered a bike to a new client. They both proceeded to go for a little ride together. Stopped at a traffic light unaware his new valued client was very close behind him, Stan

proceeded by twisting the throttle full fledge and displaying a lengthy stationery and loud burnout for his client to see. Problem is, the client was so close behind him that pieces of rubber had flown directly onto his bike as well as his face. That burnout made a clear and defined vertical stripe as if both, client and bike were split in two. The client’s goggles were covered with black rubber.

He stared at Stan smiling and said “you will be washing my bike”.

Stan was glad to wash the bike.

Stan’s most important value in life is “faith, because without faith you cannot please God”. Stan believes that authentic genuine faith is more often “seen” rather than “heard” and so he respectfully declined the opportunity to expand on the topic. When it comes to good or evil in art, Stan believes that art has the power to directly or indirectly influence the human mind for good or evil. Stan thinks that art is an extension of ourselves and what we think or feel. In

Stan believes his marriage taught him patience, love and respect.

As for Shelley, she feels marriage taught her to be more sacrificial and sharing. What is your definition of marriage? “Marriage is for a man and a woman” they respectfully responded. How much has fatherhood taught you Stan? “How much I did not know”. How much has motherhood taught you Shelley? “A bond you will never find elsewhere”. Mandatory military service? “Not for it unless necessary to maintain our freedom”. Death penalty? “It is of use and a huge deterrent”. Assisted suicide? “Not our place to say one’s life is over”.

Suicide? “Stupid and selfish”. Is abortion a life for a choice? “I don’t believe in it unless it is to spare the life of a mother”. The purpose of a man’s existence? “To understand he [man] is here for everyone else except himself”.

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Comment on the following: “Society at large can’t make up its mind about man. Having spent the last 30 years redefining masculinity into something more sensitive, safe, manageable and, well, feminine, it now berates man for not being man.” by John Elderidge - Wild at Heart, Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul.

Stan: “Men should be men. Boys can’t even protect their mothers name and reputation in school yards anymore but then they are expected to fight in Iraq.”

Stan’s mind, “good” is not boastful and it considers others while “evil” takes, is not considerate and is self-centered. Is there life after death? “Definitely. If this is all we had now than I would be more fearful”.

To sum it all up, Stan is a good ol’ grass roots kind of guy. Uncomplicated. Stan knows where he stands and where he is going. If David being a little boy, shepherding in the country and killed Goliath, then he probably took Goliath’s ride with him and tamed it! Remember how the story goes? David became King against all odds.

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I think Stan comes from the same kind of bloodline; faithful and fearless, he beat the odds. He has built a successful business with sheer determination. Like David, he mastered skills that brought him to a level only a few will be privileged to reach one day and I am not only speaking of motorcycle building here.

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V8 Choppers SPECS: This war machine can come with your choice of 270 hp Chevrolet, a 360 hp or a 500+ hp Dart engine. The frame is a V8 Choppers design. Headers - Block Huggers 4 into 1, outer pipe 4 into 2. The intake - polished, chrome or powder coated. Fuel delivery - carburetor or fuel injection averaging 18 to 22 mpg. Distributor - electronic Mallory Billet. Heads - 275 hp cast iron, all other aluminum. Transmission - V8 Chopper automatic / trike power glide. Brakes - dual front rotors and rear single rotor. Front tire - 21 inches and rear comes as a 250/18 or 300/18. MSRP for a standard bike: $35,900 (options such as grips, pegs, backrest, back racks, chrome bell housing, paint, seats, wheels, lights, valve covers, breathers, etc. are all extra).

Night Train “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words;” Jesus Christ (John 14:23-24) To reach Night Train: floridanighttrain@verizon.net or Facebook “Night Train Florida Full Throttle” This will be Night Train’s last full feature monthly column at least for a while - thank you all for your awesome support in the last 1.5 year - it has been a privilege and an honor to write for you and about all those who have given me an opportunity to learn and write about them - Night Train still intends to write but will be getting in a “reflective season” – God bless you all richly – Thank you.

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MAY 1-2 - BROTHERS MOTORFEST - Brothers powder Coating Motorfest 2010. Starts on 5/1/2010 and ends on 5/2/2010. At Brothers Powder Coating, 7721 Rutillio Court, ph 727-846-0717. Bike and Car Shows, Bikini Contest, Vendors, Food, Live Bands, MC'D by Radical Randy. Free Beer while it lasts, info (727) 846-0717. Website: www.BrothersPowderCoating. com.

MAY 1 - CITRUS COUNTY BIKE FEST - 9th Annual Citrus County Bikefest.

Starts on 5/1/2010 and ends on 5/2/2010. At Harley-Davidson of Crystal River, 1785 S. Suncoast Blvd, ph 352-563-9900. Free concerts include: 10am-1pm Evil Monkey, 1:30-4:30pm Local Traffic, 5-8pm Big Engine (headliners). Beer buckets 4 for $10 or $3 each, Benefits many area charities, info 352-563-9900, events@hdcrystalriver.com. Web Site: www. citruscountybikefest.com.

MAY 7 - OCALA SHRINE CLUB MOTOR CORPS COMPETITION - Ocala Shrine Club Shrine Club Motor Corps Competition. 7am-4pm (approx) at Ocala Regional Sportsplex, 3500 SW 67th Ave (off SW 38th St - out by the Ocala Airport). Held in conjunction with Ocala Shrine Club's Florida Shrine Association (FSA) Convention held May 5-8. An enjoyable family event with bands, Legion of Honor, clowns. There will be a parade at 10am on Sat. May 8th starting N Magnolia (N. of Magnolia Bakery).

MAY 8 – LAND O LAKES - POKER RUN & RALLY SPONSORED BY CHROME HORSE HARLEY RENTALS – Registration starts at 10:30am, last bike out at 11:30pm. Leaving from Land O Lakes Moose Lodge, 7623 Hwy 41 in LOL. Route & detailed maps will be provided for a scenic ride through Pasco County. Ride includes stops at Dade City Moose Lodge, Sail Inn, and Neon Cowboy. Last card and activities at Land O Lakes Moose Lodge, need not be a member to participate and all riders welcome. Last bike in at 3:30pm. $10 per hand or 3 hands for $20. 1st = $100, 2nd = $50, 3rd = $25, worst = $25. Upon returning there will be Live Music, Vendors, BBQ, Cold Beer, Prize Raffles, and a 50/50. ALL proceeds go spinal cord injured children.

Vendors are encouraged to call for spaces (free). For detailed information please call 813.293.1066 or e-mail tangerine3@verizon.net. Flyer http:// www.chromehorserentals.com/assets/pdf/pokerrun05-2010.pdf MAY 9 - BIKER SUNDAY - Ghost Rider Saloon Biker Sunday. 2-6pm at Ghost Rider Saloon, 9360 S US Hwy 441, Ocala, FL 34480, ph 352-817-4033.

Free food, live music by Rolling Stones tribute band plus opening band, Vendors Welcome, big bands every 2nd Sunday of the month, info 352817-4033.

MAY 15 - FREEDOM MEMORIAL RIDE - 3rd Annual Police Escorted Freedom-Memorial Ride (bring one personal care item for a soldier) Registration at 9:00am at Stormy Hill HD or on line www.gatorharley.com ( Breakfast SPONSORED BY MCDONALDS )(ride leaves at 9:30) to Bushnell Cemetery for a ceremony then to Gator HD (arrives approximately 12:30pm)event BENEFITS Disabled American Veterans Live music by Unchained Chaos, food, beverages, event pin and t shirt sales Stormy Hill Harley-Davidson 2480 S hwy 27 Clermont,Fl 34711www.stormyhillharley. com 352.243.7111 and Gator Harley-Davidson 1745 Hwy 441 Leesburg, Fl,34748 www.gatorharley.com 352.787.8050 MAY 15 - CONCERT FOR HOPE - DIVA HOPE CHARITIES - 5:45pm gates open at The Rotary Pavillion at Concourse, 15325 Alric Pottberg Road, (SR 52 just West of the Suncoast Parkway). Tickets:: $15 in adv./ $20 at gate, Concert for Hope, ALL proceeds to Diva Hope Charities! Rocking it out .1984, Van Halen Tribute band and Destroyer- The Ultimate KISS. Full bike access. Emceed by Radical Randy! Bike show sponsored by Brothers Powder Coating and Reverend Jim Food and merchandise vendors on site, info 727-226-0758. Web Site: www.divahopecharities.com.

MAY 22 - MAY DAZE PARTY - ABATE of Florida, Inc Forest Chapter May Daze Party. 2-6pm at Ghost Rider Saloon, 9360 S US Hwy 441, Ocala, FL 34480, ph 352-817-4033. Benefit for Your State Motorcycle Rights Organization celebrating Motorcycle Safety & Awareness Month. Guest Speaker Charlie McGraw. Hog Roast $10.00, Bike Games $1.00, Live Music - Rolling Stones tribute band, 50/50, Prize Drawings, Vendors Welcome, big bands every 2nd Sunday of the month, info Dennis Meeks 352-625-7667.

MAY 29 - CLASSIC CAR AND CUSTOM BIKE CRUISE IN - May 29th, Classic Car and custom Bike Cruise In 10:00am till 3:00pm BIG cash prizes and peoples choice award Butch and Jen from Cruisin with the Classics, vendors, food and free beer (drink responsibly) Gator Harley-Davidson 1745 Hwy 441 Leesburg, Fl,34748 www.gatorharley.com 352.787.8050

MONDAY: Smokin Jos Cigar Bar 9764 Little Road, NPR 727-868-4000

Cotee River Lounge 7803 Grand Blvd..

Port Richey, FL 727-264-8919

The Port Hole Pub 5430 Treadway Drive 727-854-3591 Port Richey

Coney Island (Every Other Thurs) 1112 East Jefferson St. Brooksville FL 352-796-9141

TUESDAY: Venom Bar & Grille 7430 U.S. 19 N. 727-842-8371 New Port Richey

Neon Cowboy SR 52 At Bellamy Blvd.

Pasco 352-588-0032

WEDNESDAY: Chickie's Pub 6408 Rowan Road New Port Richey, FL 727-842-1661 Gator Harley-Davidson 1745 US Hwy 441, Leesburg, FL 352-787-8050 Hardee’s Restaurant Spring Hill, FL 352-596-9068 THURSDAY:

Pit Stop Bar and Grill (Every other Thurs.)

14446 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Brooksville, FL 34601 352-796-7570 FRIDAY: Mustang Sally's Tavern 4403 Buena Vista Dr. Holiday, FL 34691 727-942-6411 SATURDAY: Skinny's Bar SR 54 - Just W. of I-75 in Pinebrook Plaza Wesley Chapel, FL 813-994-9500

Cotee River Cafe (2nd & 4th Wed of the Month) 12830 Shady Hills Road Spring Hill 813-996-5375 Chickie's Pub (2nd & 4th Saturday of the Month) 6408 Rowan Road New Port Richey 727-842-1661 Hooters Restaurant (1st Tues. of every month) Spring Hill, FL352-666-9225 Neon Cowboy (1st Sun after Webster) 1.5 Miles W. of I-75 SR 54 at Bellany Blvd.

Pasco 352-588-0032 Webster Bike & Car Show (First Sunday of every month) SR 478 - Webster, FL 800-832-3477

Full Throttle 61 NATURE COAST FLORIDA - Includes: New Port Richey, Port Richey, Brooksville, Crystal River, Inverness, Dade City, Clermont, Leesburg & Ocala SALES & SERVICE Highway thunder customS 15050 NE US Hwy 301 Waldo action honda 352-468-1942 15628 US Hwy19 Hudson HONDA OF CRYSTAL RIVER 727-868-6308 1917 US Hwy. 19 Crystal River ADVENTURE CYCLE CENTER 14430 Cortez Blvd. Brooksville, FL 34428 352-795-4832 HONDA OF LEESBURG 352-796-6116 2408 W. Main St. Leesburg cahill’s Motorsports LLC Hwy. 301 N. Zephyrhills 813- 787-7252 IRON HORSE 788-1779 365 W. Gulf To Lake Hwy Lecanto citrus cycle center 352-746-7883 2277 Hwy 41 N. Inverness JOHN ROBERTS MOTOR SPORTS 352-726-6676 29305 CR 561 Tavares 742-9199 coNLEY KOOL RIDEZ 7109 Elizabeth Ave Hudson 14617 US 19 N. Hudson, FL 34667 727-862-2444 727-861-1000 Crystal Motorsports Lucky U Cycles 986 Skyway Blvd. Homosassa 9807 N. Hwy 301 352-795-8697 Wildwood, FL 34785 crystal river h-d 1785 S.E. Hwy 19. Crystal River 352-330-0047 24329 S. R. 46, 866-563-9900 Sorrento, FL 32776 CUSTOM CYCLE 352-383-0784 3610 W. Hwy 326 Ocala, FL motorcycle enthusiasts 34475 5138 Commercial Way Spring Hill 352-867-8600 352-596-8028 CYCLE ALLEY 7143 US Hwy. 19 New Port Richey NAT. CST. POWER SPORTS 7763 W. Gulf To Lake Hwy. Crystal 727-815-8060 River 352-795-7996 DNA CYCLES 8546 Leo Kidd Ave. Port Richey OCALA MOTORSPORTS 3920 N. Hwy 441 Ocala 34475 727-859-5193 352-732-8531 Dream Cycles 8026 Leo Kidd Ave. Port Richey pERFORMANCE HONDA I-75 & S.R. 54 Wesley Chapel 727-645-6931 813-973-1888 GATOR Harley-Davidson 1745 US Hwy 441 Leesburg FL POWERHOUSE CYCLES 7992 W. Gulf To Lake Hwy. Crystal 34748 River 352-563-0005 352-787-8050 RED LINE RAY'S CYCLE WORKS G’s Performance 16635 US Hwy. 301 Dade City, 4131 Louis Ave. # 11 Holiday FL 33523 727-939-0880 352-521-0430 GIBSON KUSTOMS, INC. 4885 N. Hwy. 441 Ocala 34475 SCOOTER SHAK FL, INC. 2212 Citrus Blvd. Leesburg, FL 352-620-8044 34748 315-9875 gulf coast h-d SHINE BROS CUSTOM CYCLES 5817 SR. 54 New Port Richey 15125 Classique Ln. Tavares 727-842-4547 GULF COAST POWDER COATING, 32778 352-343-8681 STORMY HILL H-D INC. 2480 Hwy 27, Clermont, FL 15424 Aviation Loop Dr. 352-243-7111 Brooksville, FL 34604 1-888SUN STATE FUN SPORTS 499-6901 17512 Hwy. 441 Mount Dora Gulf Coast Yamaha 32757 8822 US 19 Port Richey 352-735-2900 727-842-6624 HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF OCALA suncoast Bike and Trike 16547 US Hwy 19 #101 5331 N. U.S. Hwy 441 Ocala Hudson, 34667 (South of Little 34475 Road) 352-732-2488 tri-county cycle center H & B CYCLES 3964 NW Gainesville Rd. Ocala 1147 Ponce DeLeon Brooksville 352-796-2684 352-351-5122 hi-tech custom cycles 4601 Panorama Ave. Holiday TRIKES BY TONY 3238 S. Florida Ave. Inverness 727-942-9353 (866) 344-8637

TOPLINE MOTOR SPORTS 100 E. 4th Ave. Mt. Dora 32757 14737 US 19, Hudson, FL 34667 735-1711 Fat Cats Billiards 727-863-6909 2721 West Old Hwy 441 VENOM CUSTOM CHOPPERS 4321 US 19 N. New Port Richey, FL Mount Dora, FL 32757 735-2202 fat charlie's 727-816-8700 6229 Ridge Rd. Port Richey WILLY T's 6641 Industrial Ave., Port Richey, 727-843-8783 GOODFELLAZ SPORTS CLUB FL 727-849-8401 6205 Ridge Road YAMAHA OF LEESBURG 1503 E. Main St. Leesburg 34788 Port Richey, FL 34668 727-8445100 326-5999 GOVERNOR'S LOUNGE 10357 SR 52 Hudson, FL 34669 BARS 727-379-5566 & RESTAURANTS HAPPY DAYz LOUNGE 12401 US Hwy 301 Dade City BACK 40 LOUNGE 15949 E. Hwy 40 Silver Springs 352-521-5003 HAYLOFT PUB 34209 bayport inn 8954 SR 52 Hudson, FL 4835 Cortez Blvd., Bayport 34607 727-862-3738 352-596-1088 Hideaway Bar and Grill BB Magee’s 11720 US Hwy 19 Port Richey 12400 Ramfis Rd. Spring Hill 727-861-3521 727-861-1769 horse & crown pub Beef O’ Brady’s 27315 Hwy 54 W. Wesley Chapel 5230 Commercial Way Spring Hill 352-596-4778 813-994-1511 LITTLE CORONA'S CIGAR LOUNGE Beef O’ Brady’s Main St and Grand Blvd. NPR 13706 Little Road, Hudson 727-494-7659 727-869-2500 LITTLE JOE'S HIDEAWAY Big John’s 11912 Lane Park Rd. Tavares , FL 11912 Lane Park Rd. Tavares 32778 352-343-3355 32778 352-343-3585 Mike’s Friendly Pub BLUE NOTE 4658 Commercial Way, Spring Hill 5465 S. Oakridge Dr. Berkley Manor - 352-596-8679 Homosassa 352-628-6896 MOUSETRAP SALOON bourbon st. nite club 48 US Hwy. 19 N. Inglis 34449 4331 US Hwy 19 NPR 352-447-1920 727-843-0685 MUSTANG SALLY'S bUFFALO WILD WINGS 10936 St, Rd. 54 New Port Richey 4403 Buena Vista Ln. Holiday 727-942-6411 727-372-2323 NEON COWBOY C & D COLISEUM LOUNGE 2490 SE 58th Ave. Ocala 34471 SR 52 Pasco 352-588-0032 OUR TOWN TAVERN 624-3700 7061 Hwy. 21N. Keystone CHICKIE'S PUB 6408 Rowan Rd. NPR 727-842- Hgts.32656 352-473-6892 pat’s Place 1661 S.R. 54 W. Zephyrhills CONEY ISLAND 1112 East Jefferson St. Brooksville, 813-783-3147 pRIME TIME BAR & GRIL L FL 352-796-9141 11408 US 19 Port Richey 34668 crossroads 25 W. Dr. M.L.K. Blvd. Brooksville 727-869-9707 port hole pub 352-796-4200 5430 Treadway Dr. Port Richey CROSSROADS INN 727-845-3591 16475 S. Hwy 301 & CR 42 ramble inn Summerfield, FL 34491 18139 U.S. Hwy. 19 Brooksville 352-347-8226 352-597-0052 COTEE RIVER SALOON RAVEN'S NEST 7803 Grand Blvd. Port Richey 14400 E Hwy 40 Silver Springs 727-8159528 352-625-0300 CYPRESS GRILLE & TIKI BAR r & b hawg pound pub 14328 Black Lake Rd. (Old 54) 38704 E. Tucker Rd. Zephyrhills Odessa813-920-3456 813-788-4192 Duffy’s 16620 SR 40 Dunnellon, FL 34481 REBAR 10123 Broad St. Brooksville, FL 352-489-7020 352-799-6031 Eduardo’s

RED HOUSE SALOON 5386 Darlene St. Spring Hill 1350 West North Blvd., Leesburg 352-597-7662 34748 323-9222 MISC roos’ restaurant & pub 20182 Cortez Blvd. Brooksville 491 Mini STORAGE 352-799-6207 1755 N Lecanto Hwy Rumbling Pride Lecanto, FL 34461 352-746-1419 5238 Quiet Creek Ln. Lakeland 19245 S.R. 52 Land O’ Lakes 863-607-9888 34637 813-995-0800 scuttlebutts pub A + TRAILERS 5430 Threadway Dr. 19245 S.R. 52 Land O’ Lakes Port Richey,FL 727-845-3591 34637 813-995-0800 seaside inn lounge AIR SLINGER, INC. 5330 Treadway Dr. Port Richey 7253 Belvedere Terrace 727-848-4628 New Port Richey 34655 SHAMROCK LOUNGE ACE DIGITAL GRAPHICS 1120 W. North Blvd. Leesburg 11780 Linden Dr., Spring Hill 34748 352-787-4309 352-200-7087 SHEA'S HI-WAY INN bogarts smoke shop 2201 W. Old Hwy 441 12139 S. Williams St. “B” Mount Dora , FL 32757 383-7851 352-465-4334 SHONEY'S INN & SUITES cameo leather 1308 North St. Leesburg 34748 12139 S. Williams St. D Dunnel727-787-1210 or 888-787-1210 leon (352)465-1754 Shorty’s Sports Pub CAR, TRUCK & SUV 2109 Mariner Blvd. Spring Hill 5028 US Hwy. 19 N. NPR 352-683-9091 727-847-1616 DEUces Are Wild SKINNY'S BAR SR 54 Wesley Chapel 813-994- 304 W. Broadway St. Ocala 352-867-1643 9500 Sleepy Hollow Dungeon Master 1033 E. Gobbler Dr. Floral City 15407 US Hwy. 301 N. Dade City 352-726-3242 352-521-5910 silver moon Tavern HARDTAILZ Biker Outlet 3025 N. Hwy. 41 Dunnellon 5311 South Suncoast Blvd.

34432 352-489-0062 352-503-6817 SINBADS OF LAKE COUNTY henkel’s r.v.

1050 W. Burleigh Blvd. Tavares 8640 U.S. 19 Port Richey 32778 352-343-6669 727-847-9800 Someplace Else HOUSE OF FUN 3645 Universal Plaza Holiday 2530 US Hwy. 19 Holiday 727-843-9005 727-945-9808 SOUTH BEACH BAR US 19 727- Liberty RV 7500 NW 42nd Ave. Ocala 34482 862-2938 352-690-7666 SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ mary b. archie realtor 6606 Gall Blvd. Zephyrhills, FL 5130 Tammy Lane, Holiday 34690 STORMIES SALOON 727-514-8650 5748 Main St. NPR 264-8842 nature coast sports 813-782-4272 sunset lounge 5138 US Hwy 19 N. Spring Hill 5429 Spring Hill Blvd. 352-686- 352-795-4832 Pixie Lynn Art 6565 T-BONE'S SPORTS GRILLE 20 N.E. 1st Ave. High Springs 2060 S. Bay St. Eustis 32726 386-454-5690 preferred pawn 352-589-0277 THE CHAR HOUSE 8201 US Hwy 19 NPR 727-849114 S. 5th St. Leesburg 5586 The Frosty Mug Prime Towing 411 N Donnelly St. Mont Dora 5111 S. R. 54 N. P. R. 727-84132757 9164 wallys’ upholstery 352-383-1696 5241 Craft St. New Port Richey THE PIT STOP BAR AND GRILL 14445 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Brooks- 727-848-7383 ville, FL 34601, 352-796-7570 TATTOO & PIERCING Up The Creek Pub 4400 Grand Blvd, Elfers EMBELISHING TATTOO & PIERCING 727-264-8903 8516 SR 52 Hudson, FL 34667 upper deck sports cafe 727-861-5380

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The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to fight, I’d choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb. The two most important rules in a gunfight are always cheat and always win! Don’t forget, incoming fire has the right of way. Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun but he’s going to have to beat me to death with it, because it’s going to be empty. If you’re not shooting, you should be loading, if your not loading you should be moving, if you’re not moving, do something, it may be wrong but do something. Shoot what’s available, as long as it’s available, until something else becomes available.

If you carry a gun, people will call

you paranoid. That’s ridiculous, if I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid about? You have the rest of your life to solve your problems, how long you live depends on how well you do it. You cannot save the planet; you may be able to save yourself and your family. The only purpose of fighting is to win….there is no victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. Don’t pick a fight with an old man, if he’s too old to fight, he’ll just kill you. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck. I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.

I received this on my e-mail and was asked, if I believe in the 2nd Amendment to please forward. I JUST DID! Goodnight Rambo wherever you are.

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New Technology can S*** This month I was at the AIDS-HIV Awareness run on Saturday as it started at Recycled Cycle and ended at Cotee River Lounge. Then the Leathernecks party on a rainy Sunday. I had some great pictures of both events. All the ones of the HIV awareness and half of the Leathernecks were on one memory chip. The one chip that was in my camera that all at once came up, THIS MEMORY CHIP NEEDS TO BE REFORMATED. When you reformat the chip. You lose everything on the memory chip. So now with the dead line here, I don’t have time to find someone that can retrieve the pictures. I’ll try to do another write up when I have the pictures to go with it. For now, I do have pictures of the First Annual Chili Cook Off at the Cotee River Lounge in Port Richey. Nice turn out for the first one. I had some of the mild ones. The white chili with chicken won. It got my vote. 1st place – Chonk. 2nd place – Dianne. 3rd place – Dave. Thanks to all the cooks and the Cotee River Staff. I had a great time at the Port Hole Pub, both the Grand Open and the Bike Nights. You need to make it to the Monday night Bike Night. Funny Fun in more ways than one. I know I’m forgetting something, but it’s late and the boss is looking for my work. Here are the pictures I do have.

Ride Safe and look out for the bad drivers.

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MAY 2 - WEBSTER MONTHLY SWAP MEET, CAR & BIKE SHOW - Located at Webster Westside Flea Market, 516 NW 3rd Street (CR 478 & NW 3rd St.), Webster, FL 33597. Gates open 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM the 1st Sunday of every month rain or shine.

General admission $4.00, children under 14 FREE. Show & Corral (for sale by owner) registration $7.50. Club/Organization Participation Award (10 or more vehicles registered). Trophies & Cash Prizes! Vendors welcome: outside 15’ x 30’ spaces $15; covered 10’ x 10’ spaces $10. ATM always on site. Info 800-832-3477, reservations 352-628-4656. Contact Jackie Smith. Email: websterswaps@aol.com or www.cyclemeet.com and www.websterautoswap.net.

MAY 5 - WOMEN'S GARAGE PARTY - Wednesday, May 5th: Women’s Garage Party: 6pm – 7pm Social Hour and 7pm Garage Party. Rossiter’s Harley Davidson. 5 different stations for different riding and riding-related issues. Women only.

Riders and non-riders welcome. Food, prizes and riding course registration. Free class Giveaway!!!

MAY 7 - INTERNATIONAL FEMALE RIDER DAY Friday, May 7th: The 4th Annual International Female Ride Day. 2nd Annual All-Women’s Dinner Ride: KSU( kick stands up) 6:30pm from Centennial Park (41 & 10th Street). Led by the She Shore Riders Chapter of Women in the Wind. All women who ride any make or model are welcome.

Last year there were 38 women. Let’s grow this event!!! Ride will start at Centennial Park, head south on 41, over the Ringling Causeway Bridge, through St. Armand’s Circle, through Longboat Key, and end at the Beach House Restaurant, Bradenton Beach, where there will be tables set up outside for dinner and sunset.

MAY 8 - ANNUAL WOMEN IN RIDING PARTY Saturday, May 8th: 2ndAnnual Women in Riding Party: 11am – 4pm at Rossiter’s Harley Davidson.

Any woman riding her own will get a free hot dog and 20% off any 1 item in the store. Non-Riders are also welcome!!! Vendors, demonstrations, free gifts, door prizes, riding course registration and free class giveaway!!! Women in the Wind, Ladies of Harley, Diva Angels, Chrome Divas & Motor Maids will be present.

MAY 16 - RUN A MUCK EVENT - ABATE Peace River Chapter Annual Run-A-Muck Event! 12 noon6pm at Snook Haven, 5000 E. Venice Ave (I-75,

exit #191), ph 941-485-7221. MAP $3 Admission, Everyone is invited to the ABATE Peace River Chapter's Annual Event - Run-A-Muck! Bike Games, Live Music, Food, Vendors (including Lady Biker Gifts www.ladybikergifts.com), ABATE Membership and Safety Information, and so much more! Run-A Muck is a true biker event that you don't want to miss! Lots of fun for everyone, info Greg, 941-4680617. www.peaceriver.abateflorida.com.

MAY 22 - AMVET RIDERS CAR AND BIKE SHOW - 10am-12 Noon Registration at AMVET Post 60, 2846 S.W. Hwy 17, ph 863-494-6996. 12pm Open to the public, Camp Hope is a retreat for returning mid east war vets. Entry fee for cars is $20, $10 for bikes. Free admission to the public, vendors $20. Pulled pork dinners, $7.00 per plate, also hamburgers and hot dogs. good food, good band, good drinks, full bar, and lots of fun at good prices. All proceeds will go to Camp Hope, this is a tranquil retreat for returning mid east war vets, info 863-494-6996 or 863-244-3615.

MAY 22 - 2ND ANNUAL FREEDOM ISN'T FREE POKER RUN - 9-11am Registration at Muscle Car City, 3811 Tamiami Trail (US 41). $10/rider, $5/ passenger, 2pm Last bike back in at Muscle Car City. Prizes for 1st & 2nd Best Hand, bike games, activities, cash bar/food, discounted admission to Muscle Car City Museum, Benefits the Military Heritage Museum in Fishermen's Village, Punta Gorda, info Kim Lovejoy 941-575-9002 or klovejoy@freedomisntfree.org.

MAY 22 - SOUTHERN BROKE BUMS POKER RUN - Suncoast Brotherhood Southern Broke Bums Poker Run. 9-11am Registration at Peggy's Corral, 4511 US Hwy 41N, ph 941-729-5442. Only $5 a hand and 3 hands for $10. Free Food starting at 9am, $1.50 Bloody Mary’s. Bring your jell seat or pillow for comfort (approximately 200 mile ride).

T-Shirts available for sale for the 1st 50 riders, Best/2nd/3rd/Pot Luck = $100/$75//$50/$25. Up to 2 extra cards at last stop $1.00 each. Stops at: Charlottes Webb Pubb Too (Previously named "The Bull Dogs Roadhouse") in Arcadia, Charlotte’s Webb Pubb in Wauchula, Woody’s River Roo in Ellenton, 7pm last bike in at Whiskey Depot 8256 Ulmerton Rd Largo, ph 727-531-5401.

Check out Bob’s Free Food, 8pm winners and 50/50 Announced, Riding for the Pinellas County Foster Kids, info Chris 727-479-8685 Suncoast Brotherhood (VP). Website: www.suncoastbrotherhood.org.

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2705 1ST STREET941-745-5810 BRADENTON, FL 34208

BADD DOGG CYCLE WERKS

863-990-1303

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Port Charlotte 941-662-7144

Lion Cycles & Tattoo Emporium

411 7th St. W. Palmetto, FL 941-729-2800

913 SE 13th Place Cape Coral, FL 239-574-7888 3470 Hwy 17 South Arcadia, FL 863-900-9848

BLACK WIDOW HARLEY-DAVIDSON/ MAIN STREET PUB 313 12TH STREET941-748-7795 BUELL BRADENTON, FL 2224 El Jobean Rd. Mark davern custom paint, Port Charlotte, FL 33848 mural and graphics 941-883-8000 2270 Tamiami Trail Bobco Precision 1145 Inverness St. Port Charlotte, FL 33952 941-255-8665

Port Charlotte, FL 33952 941-764-7225

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BOB'S MOTORCYCLE PARTS/ SErvIcE 5183 Trott Cir. North Port

226 Warfield Ave. Venice, FL 941-485-4295

CHARLOTTE cO. CUSTOM CYCLES, INC.

158 Buckeye Ave. NW Pt. Charlotte, FL 33952 941-628-2447 941-628-2447

CHARLOTTE COUNTY CHOPPERS

941-426-5910

PANTHER CYCLE

52 18 DUNCAN RD 941-575-4474 PUNTA GORDA, FL 33950

PRECISION CYCLE

1105 Washington Blvd .

Sarasota , FL 34236 941-955-1355

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BEAVER'S SPORTS PUB & GRILL

4299 S. Access Rd. Englewood 941-475-1448

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Manatee River HARLEY-DAVIDSON

2360 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 941-743-4140

411 Hwy. 301 Blvd. East Bradenton, FL 34208 941-747-4343 DMR TRIKES 3601 Hwy 41 N suite A, 941-723-9817 PALMETTO, FL 34221

Brandenton, FL 34208 941-745-2429

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Sarasota, FL 941-556-2700

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CHROME CREATIONS

2012 Whitfield Park Dr. Unit B Sarasota , FL 34243 941- 756-8674

CLASSIC CYCLES Suzuki Sarasota

23415 Janice Ave. Charlotte Harbor, FL 33980 941-766-8550

1242 Market Circle Unit 4 Port Charlotte, FL 33953 941-661-8076

4583 Clark Rd. Sarasota , FL 34233 941-925-0376

CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE SEATS

Walt Richards North Port, FL

CYCLE GEAR

4062 N. Washington Blvd.

Sarasota, FL 34234

ROGER'S CYCLE SHOP

330 Cattleman Rd. Sarasota, 34232 941-951-6103

DAYTON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS 624 67th Cir E.

DOUGLAS POWERSPORTS

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6251- N. Washington Blvd.

Sarasota, FL 34243

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411 7th St. W. Palmetto, FL 941-729-2800

SIMPLY CHOPPED SMITTY’S CYCLE

3923 34th Ave. E. Bradenton , FL 34208 941-716-1201

SPANKY'S AUTOBODY & PAINT SPECIALIST

GRANNY'S MOTORSPORTS

1242 Market Circle Unit 9 Port Charlotte, FL 33953 941-875-8241

Greco's

191 S. McCall Rd. Englewood 941-809-2161

1732 Steadly Punta Gorda, FL 941-639-2155

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Sarasota , FL 34243 941-351-4330 4332 Palama Sola Blvd.

Bradenton, FL 941-761-3055

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208 - G S. Tamiami Trail 941-488-9886

HARBORVIEW CHOPPERS

23415 Janice Ave. Unit 28 Charlotte Harbor, FL 33980 941-764-1244

HAP'S CYCLE SALES

2530 17th St. Sarasota, FL 34234 941-365-3443

HIDE-A-WAY

5771 Beneva Road, Sarasota FL 941-925-7383

Ironworks

535 8th Street W. Bradenton, FL 941-708-3114

SUN COAST CHOPPERS

BOOMERS SPORTS GRILL/BAR

THUNDER ROAD CYCLE

1019 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 33953 941-627-0012

TILLY'S TAP

3149 Duncan Rd. Hwy 17 Punta Gorda FL 33982 941-505-0798

Triple Bike & Boat Detailing

Port Charlotte,FL 941-740-0801

WES DAVERN CUSTOM

HERBS LIMESTONE COUNTRY CLUB Hide-a-way Bar

5771 Beneva Rd. Sarasota, FL 941-925-7383

HIGH SIDE CAFE

1105 Washington Blvd. N. Sarasota , FL 34236 941-366-2678

HOOSIER BAR

748 S Tamiami Trail Osprey, FL www.thehoosierbar.com 941-966-1251

BRADENTON HOOTERS

4908 14th St W 941-758-1175 BRADENTON, FL 34207

SARASOTA HOOTERS

600 Gulf Gate Dr 941-923-4666 SARASOTA, FL 34231

1950 Beach Rd. Englewood 941-475-8671

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4109 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 941-613-0002 4300 Kings Hwy. Unit 412 Pt. Charlotte 941-629-2114 CRAZY TEDS 5897 WHITFIELD AVE 941-358-9861 SARASOTA, FL; 34243

DOUBLE J RESTAURANT

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OLD PACKINGHOUSE CAFE

967 S. Packinghouse Rd. Sarasota, FL 34232 941-371-9358

PEGGY'S CORRAL

4511 Hwy 41 N. Palmetto, FL 34221 941-729-5442 Q SPORTS BAR & GIRL 4030 TAMIAMI TRAIL 941-764-6969 PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33980

ROUTE 17 SPORTS LOUNGE

3149 Duncan Rd. Punta Gorda 941-5051717 SCALLIWAGS WHITFIELD DR SARASOTA, FL 34243

SLIP NOT LOUNGE

1601 Tamiami Trail Punta Gorda 941-639-7677

SNOOK HAVEN

10719 RODEO DR941-907-0400 LWR, FL 34202

4533 Soloman Rd. Ona, FL 863-494-6077

4104 EL JOBEAN RD941-629-3766 PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33953

299 Indiana Ave. S. Englewood, FL 941-474-5265

SOLOMAN'S CASTLE SPANKY'S LOUNGE

DETLEF'S RENTALS INC.

FALLENANGELZ CLOTHING FLASHBACK TAT-2

Next to Coyote's Bar Port Charlotte, FL 941-255-9002

FLORIDA DIRECT INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.

2191 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 941-629-9199

TOWER GARDEN LAGOON & CHICKEE Garrod Drywall Inc. 4271 James St. BAR

4043 Duncan Rd.,Punta Gorda, FL 941-639-8222

Wally's Pour House

1730 Tamiami Trl. S Venice, FL 941-493-0677 WHITE ELEPHANT PUB 1855 GULF BLVD 941-475-8601 MANASOTA KEY, FL 34223

Port Charolotte, FL 33980 941-743-7166

GULF COAST DRILLING & PUMP

2135 S. Tamiami Trail Venice, FL 34293 941-497-6098

HYDROPONIC DEPOT

WILL'S HONKY TONK

2395- S. Tamiami Trail Poart Charlotte, FL 33952 941-255-3999

Will’s Honky Tonk Englewood

2395 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte 941-235-IRON

4095 Tamiami Trail Pt. Charlotte 941-624-2245

5000 E. Venice Ave. Venice, FL (941)485-7221

EJS FROSTED MUG

Tamiami Trail North Port, FL 941-426-1155 TILLY'S TAP 3149 DUNCAN RD 941-505-0798 PUNTA GORDA, FL

Lemley’s Restaurant & BAr

1020 El Jobean Rd. Port Charlotte, FL 941-258-3444

1341 Hwy. 17S. Wauchula, FL 863-781-4349

ED'S TAVERN

THE OLDE WORLD RESTAURANT

232 S.McCall Rd. Englewood, 34223 941-474-8131

CAFE 778

CALICO JACK'S

THE B'TOWNE COFFE CO

Joe Cracker

9700 SW Riverview Circle 941-627-3474

138 N. Indiana Ave. Englewood, FL 34223 941-475-0819

Texas Dell’s Beer and Butts

5748 Swift Rd. Sarasota , FL 34221 941-923-7392

US 41 @ SR 776, Port Charlotte 941-625-0200

BULLDOG ROADHOUSE

4313 NW Hwy 70 Arcadia, FL 863-993-9989

Tarzan's

HOOTERS

Town Center Auto Mall Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 941-255-5999 Mulligans 5526 15TH STREET E 941-755-5696 BRADENTON, FL 34203

12500 Tamiami Trail North Port, FL 941-423-2739 BUBBA'S 2 5435 15th Street E 941-756-3237 Bradenton, FL

coyotes

THUNDER ACTION CYCLE

www.fallenangelzclothing.com

BREWSKI'S PUB

T.J. Pt. Charlotte, FL 941-875-0152

18260 Paulson Dr. Pt. Charlotte, FL 941-766-0663

440 12th (Old Main St.) W. Bradenton, FL 34205 941-745-3100

2135 SW. Hwy. 17 Arcadia, Fl 34266 863-558-0713

863-735-8887

9071 S. Tamiami Trail. 941-429-9917

5766 S. Tamiami Trail Sarasota , FL 34231 941-929-0551

THE BRAEMAR

4994 Trott Circle North Port, FL 941-423-1511

TARZANS

Harpoon Harry’s

501 N. Beneva Sarasota 941-365-9996

3816 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 941-625-5000

2615 Mall Dr. Sarasota, FL 941-925-4500

CHarlotte's Webb Suncoast V-Twin & Motorcycle (Formerly Peggy's East) 3315 SR 64 W. Wauchula, FL repair TARPON COAST CHOPPERS

9071 S Tamiami Trl Venice Fl 941.429.9917

5121 SCR 663 Limestone 941-468-4829

ROSSITER'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON

REKO'S BRITISH RESTOR. & REPRS

GATORZ BAR & GRILL

FROSTED MUG

BAY POINTE GRILL

264 N. Indiana Ave. Englewood, FL 34223 941-460-0500

CIGARS ON WHEELS

3073 Conway Blvd.

Port Charlotte 941-235-5562 COMMUNITY LIFE CENTER 19048 Edgewater Dr. Port Charlotte, FL 941-629-0999

941-629-3766

BANDITO'S

5665 McCall Rd. Pt. Charlotte 941-697-4221

SPORT CITY RESTAURANT/BAR

4560 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 941-627-6264

Fisherman’s Village Punta Gorda, 33950 941-637-1177

641 CORTEZ RD W 941-755-0222 BRADENTON, FL 34207

•1951 S Mcall Rd. Englewood, FL 941-473-8776 •4145 Tamiami Trl. S. Venice, FL 941-408-1800 •1105 Taylor Rd. Punta Gorda, FL 941-505-2333 •1852 Tamiami Trl. Port Charlotte, FL 941-766-9886 •1037 N. Sumter Blvd. 941-426-3570 •1703 E. Oak St. Arcadia, FL 863-494-9333

18350 Paulson Pt. Charlotte 941-766-RIDE

FAT KATZ PUB

125 S. Indiana Ave., Englewood, FL 941-473-7383

WILLIE'S BAR

THE DISTILLERY

108 44TH AVE W 941-739-7845 BRADENTON, FL 34203

IRON SPADE TATTOO

Mission Unity recovery housing

3512 Depew Circle Port Charlotte, FL 941-624-3748

JACKIE'S AUTO BODY

THE WINNER'S CIRCLE

19888 Veteran's Blvd.

Port Charlotte, FL 33954 941-255-5967

ZIGGY'S LOUNGE

913 SE 13th Place Cape Coral, FL 239-574-7888

1724 N. Honore Ave. Sarasota, 941-342-9955 1825 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL34287 941-255-1080

MISC

ADVENTUROUS ART TATTOOS

2806-B Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte 941-625-5566

All Wigged Out

1901 S. Tamiami Trail #G Venice, FL 941-468-2243

AP&P Handyman Service Inc.

2382 Ivanhoe St. 941-623-713

JR'S AUTO CLINIC

LION CYCLE & TATTOO EMPORIUM

3470 Hwy. 17 South Arcadia, FL 34266 863-990-9848

MARK DAVERN CUSTOM PAINT

2270 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 941-764-7225

NORTHPORT AUTO BODY

5183 Trott Circle North Port 941-426-5910

RENEE'S BOUQUETS

Port Charlotte, FL 941-769-3705

525 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 33953 941-764-1278

16385 San Carlos Blvd. #2 Fortmyers, Fl 239-218-3014

3854 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 941-623-3966

Sun Flea Market, Port Charlotte 941-766-1904 BODY EFFECTS TATTOO 4530 14th St. W. Bradenton 941-756-2666 5131 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941-355-1777

525 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte 941-624-3009

2828 S. McCall Rd. Englewood, FL 941-474-1364

Venice, FL 941-492-9440

1225 Tamiami Trail, Unit A-10 941-624-4529

2300 Tamiami Trail #12 Port Charlotte, FL33952 941-754-6666

barry's lawns & more beseenatnight.com B & D BIKER WEAR

SKIN MECHANIX INK TRINITY TATTOO

total comfort cooling & heating

Port Charlotte, FL 941-492-6222

Ultra Nails Tanning & Utopia

CAPTAIN'S CUSTOM TATTOO STUDIO 1901 Tamiami Trail #F Carrero law group

WEST COAST DIGITAL, INC.

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Where to begin, we had such a busy month. Spent some quality time with both of our parents on a trip to St. Augustine. We did a lot of the touristy stuff like the ghost tour, walked through the shops, had some really good ice cream, which wasn’t on my diet but definitely worth every bit. We had such a good time that we all booked a cruise together for the week of Thanksgiving. (Can’t wait).

We went on the Relay for Life poker run down in Port Charlotte. It started and ended at the Looney Bin. They had lots of great auction and raffle items.

We didn’t win anything but had a great time, after we met up with some old friends and had a crazy time dancing on the bar at Crazy Teds, swinging on the stripper pole at Hoosiers bar and dancing in the cage at Wills Honkytonk SRQ. Glad we finally got to hangout and ride with them, oh and happy birthday Jerome.

We unfortunately didn’t make it to Will’s HonkytonkEnglewood, for their 6th anniversary party. Hope it was a good turn out and that fun was had by all.

Bradenton area had a big Breast Cancer run for Cheryl Rankin Dwinnell. There was a fantastic turn out for the event.

Greg Billings along with several other bands rocked the house.

We would like to wish Cheryl all the best; you can beat this monster girl!

Kayaking with the boys was how we spent the next Saturday afternoon. I have to say I thought it was going to be easier than it was. Maybe the whitecaps we were rowing into had something to do with our soar arms and chest the next day. I think we have decided to stick with motorized toys. That night we went out to the Desoto Drag strip with friends, but the rain came and the drag bikes didn’t get to run. We were a bit disappointed, maybe next time.

We just got back from Leesburg 2 hours ago; it was the 1st time we had made it up there. We stayed with our friends John and Theresa in their camper/toy

hauler at a nice campground. We met a lot of people at the all night pool, speaking of, Mark and Kelly if you are reading this, give us a call so we can get together and ride sometime.

It was too hot for a campfire so no smores : ( Saturday we were out in the country ( about 30 miles from Leesburg) on a nice ride when the Glide blew a tire. We were so lucky it happened at a stop sign and not while we were going down the highway. It put a little kink in the day but a BIG thanks to the really nice staff in the service department at Gator Harley for quickly getting us back on the road.

Check out the cruising calendar for upcoming events and rides and we hope to see you out there!

Don’t forget if you have upcoming events email us the info and we will get them in the cruising calendar, or if you would like to advertising your business give us a call 941-5048297 or email us at ridefullthrottle@live.com Until next month be safe and have fun!

Tracey and Gary

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An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fi tted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%.

The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, ‘Your hearing is perfect.... Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again.’

The gentleman replied, ‘Oh, I haven’t told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I’ve changed my will three times!’

It got crowded in heaven so, for one day and one day only, it was decided to only accept people who had really bad day on the day they died.

St. Peter was standing at the pearly gates and said to the fi rst man, “Tell me about

Over breakfast one morning, a the day you died.” The man said, “Oh, it was woman said to her husband, “I bet you don’t awful. I was sure my wife was having an aff air, know what day this is.” so I came home early to catch her with him. I

“Of course I do,” he indignantly searched all over the apartment but couldn’t answered, going out the door to the offi ce. fi nd him anywhere. So I went out onto the bal At 10 AM, the doorbell rang and cony, we live on the 25th fl oor, and found this when the woman opened the door, she man hanging over the edge by his fi ngertips. I was handed a box containing a dozen long went inside, got a hammer, and started hitting stemmed red roses. At 1 PM, a foil wrapped, his hands. He fell, but landed in some bushes. two pound box of her favorite chocolates So, I got the refrigerator and pushed it over the arrived . Later, a boutique delivered a debalcony and it crushed him. The strain of the act signer dress. gave me a heart attack, of which I died from.”

The woman couldn’t wait for her

St. Peter couldn’t deny that this was husband to come home. a pretty bad day, and since it was a crime of *****************************************

“First the fl owers, then the choco- passion, he let the man in. He then asked the

A gorgeous young redhead goes lates and then the dress!” she exclaimed. next man in line about the day he died. “Well, into the doctor’s offi ce and said that her

“I’ve never had a more wonderful sir, it was awful,” said the second man. “I was doing aerobics on the balcony of my 26th fl oor body hurt wherever she touched it.

Groundhog Day in my life!” apartment when I twisted my ankle and slipped

‘Impossible!’ says the doctor..

‘Show me.’ The redhead took her fi nger, ******************************************** over the edge. I managed to grab the balcony of the apartment below, but some maniac came pushed on her left shoulder and screamed,

A 90-year-old man said then she pushed her elbow to his doctor, “I’ve never felt bet- out and started pounding on my fi ngers with a hammer. Luckily I landed in some bushes. But, and screamed even more. ter. I have an 18-year old bride then the guy dropped a refrigerator on me!”

She pushed her knee and who is pregnant with my child.

St. Peter chuckled, let him into heaven screamed; likewise she What do you think about that?” and decided he could really start to enjoy this pushed her ankle and

The doctor considered job. “Tell me about the day you died?” he said screamed. Everywhere she his question for a minute and to the third man in line. “OK, picture this; I’m touched made her scream. then said, “I have an elderly

The doctor said, friend who is a hunter and never naked, hiding inside a refrigerator....”

‘You’re not really a redhead, misses a season. One day when ******************************************** are you? he was going out in a bit of a

‘Well, no’ she said, hurry, he accidentally picked up Why did the blonde climb over a glass wall?

‘I’m actually a blonde.’ his umbrella instead of his gun.

To see what was on the other side

‘I thought so,’ the When he got to the Creek, he saw doctor said, ‘Your fi nger is broken.’ a rabbit sitting beside the stream. He raised ******************************************** his umbrella and went, ‘bang, bang’ and the Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wed***************************************** rabbit fell dead. What do you think of that?” ding anniversary. His wife was really pissed.

THINGS TO PONDER IN LIFE

The 90-year-old said, “I’d say some- She told him “Tomorrow morning, I body else killed that rabbit.” expect to fi nd a gift in the 1) If space is a vacuum, who cleans the bags?

The doctor replied, “My point driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds 2) If love is blind, why is lingerie so exactly.”

AND IT BETTER BE THERE !!” popular? ****************************************** The next morning he got up early and 3) How do the “Do Not Walk On The Grass” left for work. When his wife woke signs get there?

A french fry up, she looked out the window and sure 4) Is the alphabet that way because of that silly walks into the bar and enough there was a box song? says to the bartender gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway.

5) Can they garnish a parsley farmer’s wages?

“Hey , could I get a beer Confused, the wife put on her robe 6) Why is called a boxing/wrestling ring when it’s please” and ran out to the driveway, brought square?

The bartender the box back in the house.

7) If a word in the dictionary was misspelled, how looks at him shaking his She opened it and found a brand new bath would we know? room scale. head and say “No, we Bob has been missing since Friday.

8) Is it really Phillip’s screwdriver? don’t serve food here”

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MAY 1 - MASH BASH - 24th Annual Mash Bash.

Fri. 5pm, Sun.1am at Naples / Marco Island KOA Campground, 1700 Barefoot Williams Road, 239774-5455. Gate opens 5pm Fri $10.00, Sat opens 10am $15.00 or $20.00 for entire weekend. For camping contact the KOA. Live music all weekend, games, food, beverage, bike show, vendors. a weekend of fun swimming pool available. No guns No attitudes Come on down and have a real Old South biker weekend, info: Marie 239-564-4953.

Web Site: www.gatoralley.net.

MAY 2 - WEBSTER MONTHLY SWAP MEET, CAR & BIKE SHOW - Located at Webster Westside Flea Market, 516 NW 3rd Street (CR 478 & NW 3rd St.), Webster, FL 33597. Gates open 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM the 1st Sunday of every month rain or shine.

General admission $4.00, children under 14 FREE. Show & Corral (for sale by owner) registration $7.50. Club/Organization Participation Award (10 or more vehicles registered). Trophies & Cash Prizes! Vendors welcome: outside 15’ x 30’ spaces $15; covered 10’ x 10’ spaces $10. ATM always on site.

Info 800-832-3477, reservations 352-628-4656.

Contact Jackie Smith. Email: websterswaps@aol. com or www.cyclemeet.com and www.websterautoswap.net.

MAY 16 - MOTORCYCLE ROUND UP - Motorcycle Round Up and Swap Meet. 1-5pm at Rodeo Grill and Bar, 870 W. Hickpoochee Ave (Hwy 80), ph 863-675-7006. MAP 3rd Sunday of the month.

Something for Everyone! Contests for Trophies - NO Entry Fee: balloon toss, loudest pipes, tallest ape hangers, best looking ladies bike, rattiest bike, largest ride in group, best paint, slow race.

Free Raffles. Vendors, Tattoo Artist, and Live Music.

1-5pm Rain or Shine! Bike Stuff Swap Meet: Buy, Sell & Trade. Reserve your spot today call Katie 239-246-3045 MAY 22 - 2ND ANNUAL FREEDOM ISN'T FREE POKER RUN - 2nd Annual Freedom Isn't Free Poker Run. 9-11am Registration at Muscle Car City, 3811 Tamiami Trail (US 41). $10/rider, $5/passenger, 2pm Last bike back in at Muscle Car City. Prizes for 1st & 2nd Best Hand, bike games, activities, cash bar/food, discounted admission to Muscle Car City Museum, Benefits the Military Heritage Museum in Fishermen's Village, Punta Gorda, info Kim Lovejoy 941-575-9002 or klovejoy@freedomisntfree.org.

Carlie Lynne's 2nd Saturday 9119 US 27 South, Seabring 863-381-7685 Everglades Motorcycle 3rd Saturday of Month 3888 Mannix Drive Suite 316 (off of I-75 at Exit 101) JJ Muggs Stadium Grill Abacoa Town Center Jupiter, FL 561-630-9669 Pier 2 Resort Bikers Pool Party (2nd Sun) 2200 US Hwy 441 SE Okeechobee, FL 863-763-8003 Pompano Harley-Davidson 1st Friday of the Month 2900 Center Court Circle Sunrise, FL (954)-545-3200

TUESDAY: Break Time Lounge 4630 Gulf Stream Drive Naples, FL 239-353-9300 Harbourside Grill and Tiki Bar 3442 Marinatown Lane N. Ft. Myers, FL 33903 Hurricane Grill and Wings 6345 Naples Blvd.

Naples, FL 239-513-9900 Porky's Last Stand 2560 39th st. Golden Gate FL Sundown's Sports Grill 3580 Evans Rd. 239-939-9936 WEDNESDAY: Brazilian Bike Night Boteco Bar 916 NE 79th Street Miami, FL 33138 Island Jacks 5425 W. Atlantic Blvd.

Margate, FL 954-984-4422 Island Jacks 4449 Okeechobee Blvd.

West Palm Beach, FL 561-687-2122 Iron Eagle Bar 9441 Hwy 78 W. Okeechobee 863-467-1360 Pembroke Pines Hooters 7990 Pines Blvd 954-962-6330 Sunrise Harley-Davidson 201 Int'l Pkwy Sunrise, FL 954-414-4135 Tiki Bar Cafe 4131 Bonita Beach Road.

239-947-0000 Victory Lane Cafe 4150 Hancock Bridge Pky. N. Ft.Myers 239-849-9065 THURSDAY: Amos Sports Grill & Petersons H-D South 7800 SW 104th Street & US1 Miami, FL 305-274-1228 Daisy Duke's Saloon 10060 Pines Blvd Pembroke Pines, FL 33024 (954) 430-9930

Sunrise Harley-Davidson 2nd + 4th Fri - Bike Night 4th Sun. Ladies Garage Party 201 Int'l Pkwy Sunrise FL 954-414-4135 Treasure Coast H-D 3rd Sat. of every month Customer Appreciation Day 4967 S.E. Federal Hwy. 772-287-3871 FL2-G Yellow Jackets Gold WIng Riders 1st Sat of the Month Buddy Freddy's Iron Rhino Saloon 1st and 3rd Friday: 19800 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, FL 239-393-3974 Harley Davidson Naples & Ft. Myers on Nov. 13th (Friday) One Buck Bike Night & Concert - 3645 Gateway Lane 239-594-5504/this month it is at the Naples Store

Good Times Sports Bar 700 Leeland Heightrs Blvd. W. Leigh Acres, FL 33936 239-369-7000 Kingshead Pub 500 East Dania Beach 954-927-1564 Legends Sports Bar 395 Spanish River Blvd.

Boca Raton, 866-367-1788 North Fort Tavern 13101 N. Cleveland Ave. N. Ft. Myers, Fl 33931 239-652-0900 Roland Martins Tiki Bar 920 Del Monte Ave. 863-983-3151 Skully's Tavern 9809 Sunset Drive S. Miami, FL 305-271-7404 Zookie's Sports Pub & Grill 774 Preserve Lane, Naples, FL 239-566-7513 FRIDAY: Outlaws Charlotte County 914 LaVilla Rd Punta Gorda, FL 239-229-4139 Sunrise Harley-Davidson 201 Int'l Pkwy Sunrise FL 33325 954-414-4135 SATURDAY: Boar's Nest Salon 381 Prospect Rd. Oakland Park 954-938-5971 Mickey's Bar 350 SW 12 Ave. Pompano Beach 954-941-1611 SUNDAY: Flossies Bar and Grill 3985 Ravens Wood Road Dania Beach, FL 954-792-6519 J&S Fish Camp Every Sunday 1pm till ???

Food, live music and vendors

Full Throttle 79 SOUTH FLORIDA - Extends across the state to Ft. Pierce and includes: Ft. Myers, Naples, LaBelle, Okeechobee, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami & Key West SALES & SERVICE

Everglades M/C Service

QUEST LOUNGE

ISLAND JACK'S

ACTION SPORTS

1100 Commerical Blvd Naples 34104 239649-4362

Oakland Park, FL 33309 351-0277

5425 W. Atlantic Blvd. Margate, FL 954-984-4422

AFAB

941 Country Club Blvd.

Cape Coral, FL 33990 239-458-1113

3769 Ravenswood Rd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 954-584-9089

4449 Okeechobee Blvd.

West Palm Bch., FL 561-687-2122

ALL COUNTY CYCLE

PO Box #908 Dania Beach 954-922-8783

2600 N.W. 2nd Ave. Boca Raton 561-338-5755

12648 Overseas Hwy. Marathon , FL 305-743-4191

American Cycles & AcsRs

2211 N. Dixie Hwy. West Palm Beach 561651-7010

3671 N. Dixie Hwy. Pmpno Bch 33064 954785-4820

16641 San Carlos Blvd. Ft. Myers. FL 239-267-4132

614 US 27 S. Lake Placid, FL 863-699-2453

125 Commerce Ave. Lake Placid, FL 33852 863-699-9222

3040 Estero Blvd. Ft Myers Beach, FL 239-463-6139

540 W Sunrise Blvd. Ft. Ladrdl 33311 954-52-5446 234 S. Dixie Hwy. Pomp. Bch 33060 954-782-9840 214 N Dixie Hwy. Lakeworth 33460 954-781-8687 1056 Pine Isle Rd. Cape Coral, 33909 239-574-1800

AMERICAN CYCLE ENGINEERING

Freedom Power Sports

FRONTIER PRODUCTS, INC. GATOR CUSTOM CYCLES GHC Motorsports

Harley-Davidson Ft. Myers

839 NE 43rd Crt. Pomp. Bch 33064 954-943-6225

2160 Colonial Blvd Fort Myers, 239-275-4647

2621 NE 9th Ave. #6 Cape Coral, FL 33909 239-573-7576

Big R Custom Motorcycles

2955 45th Street West Palm Beach, Fl 33407 561-659-4131

BIKER’S DISCOUNT

7254 SW 40th St. Miami, FL 305-261-5002

BIG JIM'S CYCLES

434 NE 3rd. Ave. Cape Corral, FL 239-458-4584

4349 W. Sunrise Blvd, Plantation, FL 33313 954-327-7177

Harley-Davidson PALM BCH

RAVENSWOOD TIRE R.E.D. RACING

RIVA YAMAHA HONDA ROCKER BOX CYCLES

SCORPION DETAILING 12170 Cactus Dr Ft Myers 33908 239-890-0834 South Beach motorcycles Rental

ISLAND JACK'S

AMERICAN ROAD COLLECTION

Jimmy’s Pink Cadillac Cafe

1616 N Florida Mago Rd. Ste 1A W. Palm Beach, FL 56168 561-689-1991

junkanoo on the beach KINGSHEAD PUB

500 E. Dania Bch. Blvd. Dania Bch, FL 954-9271564

Nemos Sports Cafe

Southwest Cycle

SPOKES AND POWER, INC.

13101 North Cleveland Ave. Fort Myers FL 239-652-0900

Sun Sports Cycles

3618 Lantana Rd. Lantana, FL 33462 561-947-0115

Haus of Trikes & Bikes

1020 N.E. Pine Island Rd. Cape Coral 941573-8800

NoRTH FORT TAVERN

BOCA CYCLE

BOURGET'S BIKE WORKS

6200 Arc Way #2 Ft. Myers, 33912 239-278-0484

BLAIS CYCLE INC

17240 S. Tamiami Trail Ft. Myers, FL 941-432-9611

4967 SE Federal Hwy 1& Brook St Stuart, FL 34997 1-800-264-0201

2200 US Hwy 441 SE Okeechobee, Fl 34974 863-763-8003

4536 S.E. 16th Place Cape Coral,F L 239-540-7912

4519 SE Commerce Ave. Stuart, FL Toll Free: 888-868-4783

Oakland Park, FL 33309

612 S. Federal Hwy. Stuart, FL 34994 772-286-8158

3388 Fowler St Ft. Myers FL 239-415-2453

1622 NE 205th Terr. Miami Bch, 33179 305654-8114

Bruce Rossmeyer's FT. Lauderdale H-D

Hurricane Cycles J&F MOTORWORKS

MAD Motorcycles

2871 N Federal Hwy. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33303

Cape Motorsports

MAMAJOE’S CYCLES & Stuff

17671 San Carlos Blvd. Ft. Myers Bch. FL 239-489-1333 3441 Colonial Blvd.

Ft. Myers 239-277-7777

Treasure Coast Harley-Davidson

TREASURE COAST TOY STORE Two Wheeled Dreams

Verdow M/C Repair

Nothin' Fancy

Pier 2 Resorts

QUEST LOUNGE

6663-C Boca Pines Boca Raton 561-852-9395 www.HOGSWIPE.com

RED HOT & BLUE

P.O. Box 3026 Delray Beach

SLACKERS BAR & GRILL

2513 N. Dixie Hwy. Lake Worth

SALTWATER COWBOYS

4800 Golden Gate Pkwy.

Naples, FL 34116 941-455-7900

16355 San Carlos Blvd. Suite C Ft. Myers 239-910-0108

102670 Overseas Hwy. Key Lrgo 33037 305451-3606

10491 Corkscrew Commons Dr. Estero, FL 33932 239-221-4653

9137 S. Tamiami Trail Ft. Myers, FL 33908 239-267-0500

CHROME INNOVATION

4299 SW 75th Ave. Miami, FL 305-262-2289

CHICAGO BOB’S

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

4046 NE 6th Ave. Oakland Park, FL 954-651-1110

palladen

5202 NW 15th St. Margate 33063 954-972-4478

106 Pondella Rd. Ft. Myers, FL 239-656-0073

4006 Progress Ave. Naples, FL 239-434-8699

900 28th St. West Palm Bch, 33407 561-863-5760

CUNNINGHAM PERFORMANCE CUSTOM BIKES

1201 E. Sunrise Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale. 33304 954-779-3669

CUSTOM BIKES FT. LAUDERDALE

1201 East Sunrise Blvd.

Ft Lauderdale, FL 33304 954-779-1193

CUSTOM CYCLE

PALM BEACH PLATING, INC.

PETERSON’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON /BUELL

19400 NW 2nd Ave. Miami , FL 33169 1-800-545-2561 www.petersonsharley.com

PETERSON’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON /BUELL SOUTH

7885 Overseas Hwy. Marathon, FL 33050 305-289-1719

19825 S. Dixie Hwy. Miami , FL 33157 1-877-MIAMIHD

1911 SR 7 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33317 954-587-4392

MM 29.9 Big Pine Key Big Pine

CYCLE LAB

CYCLE WORKS

4212 Fowler St. Ft. Myers, FL 239-936-9500

DELRAY CYCLE

152 N.E. 6th Ave. Delray Bch, 33483 561-272-2812

PIRATE CYCLE

BARS & RESTAURANTS

surf club

Hole In The Wall

Knives, Swords & Weapons 561-963-1102

J.C. western Supply

1200 Congress Ave. Flea Market Mall West Palm Beach

Jamie's Bail Bonds

3120 W. Hall Bch. Blvd. Pembroke Park ,FL

JEFFREY M. VOLUCK, P.A.

East Broward Blvd. Ft Lauderdale, 954-467-8989

Leslie Kay's INSURANCE

2419 Quantum Blvd.

Boynton Beach, 33426 FL 561-367-1788 • 1-866-367-1788

Lisa Davis Realtor

9 Del Prado Blvd. Cape Coral 239-770-0383

Marty Franks Pack & Ship

1400 Alabama Ave. 1 W Plm Bch, 561-659-1477

CAGNEY'S BAR & GRILL

312 S. Congress W. Palm Bch 33409 561-471-9530

Motorcycle transport 239-877-6988

DRAGON’S BREATH Tavern

MM 82.5 Oceanside, Islamorda, FL 305-664-2623

239-495-5749

58835 Overseas Hwy. Grass Key 33001 305-743-8282

525 Pine Island Rd Unit U N. Ft. Myers, FL 33908 239-656-2919

5983 S. University Dr. Davie, FL 954-680-9578

FLOSSIE'S BAR & GRILL

HARBORSIDE WATERFRONT RESTAURANT AND TIKI BAR

DREAM MACHINES

2624 NW Boca Raton Blvd. FL Boca Raton, FL 561-394-0205

Dynasty Cycles Inc.

242 S. Old Dixie Hwy Pompano Bch, FL 954942-9644

9441 HWY 78 West Okeechobee, Fl 863-467-1360

11316 Wiles Rd. Coral Springs, 33076 954796-9692

squiggys

HOGSWIPE

1204 Estero Blvd. Ft. Myers Beach 239-463-9256

PREMIER POWDER COATING

POMPANO PAT’S MOTORCYCLES

SOFTAILS BAR

FUN RENTALS

BOAR'S NEST

381- Prospect Rd. Oakland Park, FL 954-938-5971

3442 Marinatown Lane N. Fort Myers, FL 33903 239-997-7110

570 S. Dixie Hwy. Lantana, 33462 561-586-7777

1708 Cape Coral Pkwy.

Cape Coral , Fl 33914 239-541-0676

BEER BARN

4223 Davie Rd. Davie, FL 954-584-4644

3985 Ravenswood Rd. Dania, FL 33312 954-792-6519

PRECISION TRANSMISSION

1687 Inlet Drive N. Ft. Myers 941-995-7001

Singers Coffee Bar

1661 Estero Blvd. Ft. Myers Beach 239-463-6262

POWER SPORTS OF DELRAY

507 E. Coast Dr. Ste 1 Lantana 561-586-0082

shucker’s & company

6030 Seminole Blvd Seminole 737-375-9792

151 S. Cypress Rd. Pompano Bch, FL 33060 954-545-3337

1900 N. Federal Hwy. Delray Beach, FL 33432

San Carlos Country Club

AMOS SPORTS GRILL, AKA, FUDDRUCKERS

7800 SW 104th St. & US1 Miami, FL 305-274-1228

EVERGLADES REALTY, INC.

1901 Estero Blvd. Ft. Myers Beach 239-463-8844

2531 Katherine St. Ft. Myers, FL 239-332-1477

VICTORY LANE MOTORCYCLES

Custom Coatings

1100 NE 5th Terrace Ft. Lauderdale 954-467-2468

PEMBROKE PINES HOOTERS

7990 Pines Blvd. Pembroke Pines 954-962-6330

3580 Overseas Hwy. Marathon, FL 33050 305-289-9600

M.D. CUSTOM CYCLE

bruce l. scheiner

498 US Hwy. 27, P.O. Box 412 Moore Haven, FL 33471 863-946-3902

946 NE Pine Island Rd Cape Coral, FL 33909 239-573-2453

CHOPPER'S SPIRIT, INC.

bowland All Star

4020 Evans Ave. Ft. Myers 941-939-2900

MICKEY'S BAR

9800 S.W. 168th St Miami 33157 305-233-1204

2608 S. Federal Hwy. Ft. Lauderdale 954-467-9909

4180 Jog Rd. Greenacers , FL 33467 561-433-4474

350 SW 12 Ave. Pompano, FL 33069 954-941-1611

1031 5th Street, Miami Beach Fl 33139 305-532-4235

Horney’s Custom Cycles

BODY BUSINESS, Inc

2818 N. Tamiami Trail N. Ft. Myers, 239995-2138

BOBBY B'S "BOSS" HRLY'S

181 Nw 20th Ave. Boca Raton, FL 561-391-6737

Beads by Sundown

221 Martin Ave. Greenacres, FL 561-965-2664

2818 N. Tamiami Trail , FL Ft. Myers, FL 33903 239-995-2138

HEAVEN CYCLE, INC.

HIGHWAY CYCLE

MISC

ISLAND TIKI BAR

4601 Fowler St Ft. Myers, FL 239-415-3271

4100 N. Powerline Pomp. Bch 33073 954-974-5654

WInners Circle

6901 Okeechobee Blvd.

W. Palm Bch 561-684-0005

Iron Eagle Bar

T's LOUNGE

THE WHISTLE STOP PUB & GRILL THE WRECK GALLERY GRILL victory Cafe

4120 Handcock Bridge Pkwy.

N. Ft. Myers, FL 33903S 239-995-0304

WETZ pub

8354- W. Oakland Pk. Blvd. Sunrise, FL 954-749-1829

wings n’ ribs

Motorcycle Res Q

Naples Motorcycle Riding School North Fort Myers Florist Inc.

Paula & Daves Signs

11133 Del Prado S. Cape Coral, 33990 239-458-5517

VICTORIAS CLOSET and ESSENTIALS 3224 Fowler St. Ft. Myers 239-731-8424

3758 Cleveland Ave. Ft. Myers, Fl 239093-1300

If Your Business Is Not Listed Here Fax Your Information To 813-814-1256. Be Sure To Include Business Name, Full Address including zip code and phone number. Or Call Full Throttle At 813-814-1424

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at least they have money President and wife Michelle Obama reported income of $5.5-million on their 2009 income tax return. That didn’t include the $1.4-million awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize he won as that money was transferred directly to charity. Most of the earnings came from book royalties. Wow ... that’s not a bad year’s work!

A Standing “O” vechkin Part Two of my predictions revolves around the sporting world ... The Orlando Magic will play the LA Lakers in the NBA Finals with Dwight Howard leading the Magic to the NBA crown. The East Finals between the Cleveland Cavs and Magic will be hard fought, but Superman will outfight King James. In the West, Kobe Bryant (despite a broken finger, sore knee and bum ankle) will lead the Lakers to the finals , but I also like San Antonio.... On the ice look for The Washington Capitals to defeat the San Jose Sharks and take the Stanley Cup to our nation’s capital. Alex Ovechkin is simply amazing!

Cirque du ..... “Who?” First it was The Beatles, then it was Elvis .... now Michael Jackson’s music will be used by the acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil. The group will put on a live touring show starting next year followed by a permanent production in Las Vegas in 2012. Cirque and Jackson’s estate will split revenues 50%-50%.

It’s baby makin’ time Things are going great at the Lowry Park Zoo as there were three new babies born last month. Two were baby Grevy Zebras - the first of their kind to be born at the Tampa Zoo. A Southern White Rhinoceros was also born and was also the first of that species to be born at Lowry Park. At press times, the babies did not have names but they are adorable!

it’s up in the air for now Talks are underway between United Airlines and Continental Airlines that could lead to a merger that would create the world’s biggest airline. United had been talking to US Airways but those talks stalled.

What a Heartbreaker Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were scheduled to play at the St.Pete Times Forum on May 9 but the concert was postponed until September 16. The group moved ten of their shows due to delays in the release of their new studio album, Mojo, which is now set for June 5th. No word if Joe Cocker will still be the opening act. If you purchased tickets they can either be used on September 16 or returned for a refund at point of purchase.

and the winner is...

It’s time for me to give my television reality show predictions! Yes, “Paulie the Psychic” predicts the following winners .... Crystal Bowersox will win American Idol.

The dreadlocked, guitar playing, hippy-like girl is fantastic and will go on to have a great music career .... Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger will dance her way to America’s heart and take home the famed disco-ball trophy on Dancing With the Stars. Olympian Evan Lysacek is good but Nicole can dance and is super good looking .... Amanda is my personal favorite in Survivor (yes, I am a male pig but she is still beautiful even after 30+ days in the jungle with no food or makeup). I want to root for Colby (the old guy) but I just can’t. Russell may be the best contestant ever to play the game, Parvati has too many enemies and Rupert is just, well Rupert. I am predicting Amanda will win the money and then come to Tampa Bay and take me to dinner. (Oh well, I can hope and pray) ... Last (but not least) I like Australian Chef Curtis Stone to win Celebrity Apprentice. I like the way Brett Michaels plays the game, I think Maria Kanellis is ultra-beautiful, I think Sharon Osborne is a tough competitor and Cyndi Lauper just drives me crazy! Look for Chef Curtis to fly under-the-radar and squeak out the win .... For the rest of you “You’re All Fired” !!!!

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April 17th, my first morning at the15th Annual Freedom Rights Rally begins. Waking up to the sounds of bikes being ridden through the Monticello KOA campground, familiar “hey, great seeing you, how ya been?” greetings, and the smell of eggs and bacon mixed with campfires is always a fond waking of the senses. Of course, bikers walking by our campsite with quizzical expressions looking over and seeing me typing away on my laptop is kind of humorous, but they’ll understand better as they read this in the magazine.

Chatting with Scribe on the 7 hour drive up and later hanging out with friends that I only see every two months, combined with the common goals ABATE of Florida, Inc. members have had me thinking about how effective a well organized Motorcyclist Rights Organization (MRO) can be when it comes to exerting influence on our elected officials.

Take our own state for example. In Florida, our Legislators are now in session for two months. Knowing this, ABATE of Florida, Inc. organizes our annual Freedom Rights Rally around this time each year. Most of you know about the hundreds of motorcyclists that ride to the state Capitol building for our rally on the rotunda. Afterwards, we go into the Capitol and meet with our elected officials.

In years past, ABATE of Florida’s State President has led our ride from the Monticello KOA to the Florida State Capitol building and continued by leading the ceremonies before we head inside. What’s going to make this year different is while we’re outside tolling the bell honoring those that have passed before us and letting the public know why we’re at the Capitol, our “Stiffer Penalties” Bill SB1918 will be being heard in its first Senate Committee Hearing. ABATE of Florida’s President & State Legislative Trustee will be testifying for passage of our Bill at the exact same time we are rallying for motorcyclists’ rights just outside the same building.

If ABATE of Florida’s members were not committed to our causes, if our 32 chapters were not pushing for our issues on the local level, and if the State Board of Directors were not working so well with each other towards a common goal, many of our victories would not be possible. These are signs of a wellorganized Motorcyclist Rights Organization. Getting the law changed so motorcyclists have the choice to wear a helmet, have a choice how high their handlebars are, and have the option to get the “Bikers Care” motorcycle tag; at the same time helping fund many charities; are all signs of the influence ABATE of Florida members have. The fact that Doc Reichenbach, our State President, is on a first name basis with almost every elected official in Tallahassee is a sign of how ABATE of Florida’s members affect the outcome of elections.

When you’re asked what “influence” is, direct the person to the accomplishments of ABATE of Florida and other MROs across the United States of America. Well organized MROs are not only a Brotherhood and Sisterhood, we’re the protectors of motorcyclists’ rights.

Dave “Lockdown” Rich State PR/Communications Trustee, ABATE of Florida, Inc. PO Box 990584, Naples, FL 34116 (386) 490-4821 Fax: (386) 490-4482 statepr@abateflorida.com www.abateflorida.com

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APRIL 29 - MAY 2 - THUNDER BEACH SPRING RALLY, PANAMA CITY - Thunder Beach 12th Annual Spring Rally. The most Biker Friendly FREE Rally in the U.S.A! A 4-Day Motorcycle Rally on the “World’s Most Beautiful Beaches” Panama City Beach, Florida Thunder Beach is the First Weekend in May and the First Weekend in October, info 850-249-7627, e-mail info@thunderbeachproductions.com. Website: www.thunderbeachproductions.com.

MAY 2 - WEBSTER MONTHLY SWAP MEET, CAR & BIKE SHOW - Located at Webster Westside Flea Market, 516 NW 3rd Street (CR 478 & NW 3rd St.), Webster, FL 33597. Gates open 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM the 1st Sunday of every month rain or shine. General admission $4.00, children under 14 FREE. Show & Corral (for sale by owner) registration $7.50. Club/Organization Participation Award (10 or more vehicles registered).

Trophies & Cash Prizes! Vendors welcome: outside 15’ x 30’ spaces $15; covered 10’ x 10’ spaces $10. ATM always on site. Info 800-832-3477, reservations 352-6284656. Contact Jackie Smith. Email: websterswaps@aol. com or www.cyclemeet.com and www.websterautoswap.net.

MAY 15 - 11TH ANNUAL RIDING INTO HISTORY - The 11th Annual Riding Into History motorcycle rally in Florida is one of America’s premier motorcycle events.

This celebration of motorcycles and their riders will return to the World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida on Saturday, May 10, 2010 with famed author and motorcycle traveler Clement Salvadori as the Grand Marshal. http://www.ridingintohistory.org www. bmwnef.org EMAILsaddlesore904@comcast.net or info@ridingintohistory.org CONTACT Larry Meeker PHONE 904-677-9670 MAY 22 - AUSTIN LUCAS POKER RIDE - Austin Lucas Benefit Ride Poker Run. First Coast Honda 2000 N Ponce De Leon Blvd St Augustine, Florida Registration at 9am until 10am Kickstands up at 10:30am $10 Person, $5 Poker Hand Proceeds benefit the family of Austin. For all your Motorcycle Event information check out the Motorcycle Monster. For more information about this event WEBSITE www.abateflorida.com CONTACT Cowboy PHONE 904-814-8916 JUNE 12 - Southern M.C. North Chapter’s First Annual.

Saturday, June 12th from 1pm-5pm, Admission: $3 single - $5 couple, $5 per meal; pork, chicken, sides included Live Entertainment: “Class X” Party @ CJ’s Santa Fe Saloon, 11290 N. US Highway 129, Branford, Fla. 32008, Phone# 386-935-6484 For info.; Call Grumpy 786-302-7340 or TNT 863-612-6481, “No Gun’s, Drug’s or Attitudes Allowed”

Love 2 Ride Bikers Consignment Store 3rd SUNDAY each month Bike/Hot Rod Cruise In 3275-3 US Hwy 17 No. Green Cove Springs, Fl, (904) 284-4321

Alachua Sports Pub Alachua, FL 386-462-5322 4th Friday of the month American Legion Riders Chapter 16 Bike Night (2nd Friday 5-7) 4701 NW 6th St. Gainesville Beef O’ Brady’s 3rd Thurs. of Month Back Beach Road Panama City Beach, FL Calendars Pizzeria & Sports Bar Last Saturday of the Month US 90 & College Macclenny, FL 904-259-5040

Panama Joe's Bike Night (Last Wed.) 5109 NW 39th Ave. Gainesville, 352-377-7665 Putnam County Swap Meet (3rd Sunday) 117 Yelvington Rd. East Palatka, Fl 32131 floridaswapmeet.com 386-868-3727 352-505-8287 Santa Fe Bar US 441 High Springs, FL 386-454-9461 3rd Fri

Fleetwood Diner / Allstar Tattoo High Springs, FL 386-454-5775 3rd Tues. 6p-9p

MONDAY: Beef O Brady's 6500 SW Archer Rd. Gainesville, FL Hooters Restuarant 504 West Geoffrey Street St.Augustine, FL 904-819-9919 The Steel Pony 5312 Jammes Avenue Jacksonville, FL 904-777-5630 Wings Of Fire 397 E. James Lee Blvd.

Crestview, FL TUESDAY: Dick's Wings 474313 St. Rd. 200 904-491-3469 HJ’s Miss B Haven 12905 N. Main Street Jacksonville, FL 904-757-3595 Hooters Restaurant 180 Cracker Barrell Dr. Crestview, FL 32563 850-423-1333

Spindrifter Lounge Bike Night (3rd Saturday) US 441 & I-75 Alachua, FL 386-462-9081

Hooters Restaurant 1137 Beacon Point Drive Jacksonville, FL 904-723-5224 Rivers Edge Sports Bar 915 S. 14th St. Fernandia Beach, FL 904-491-3849 WEDNESDAY: Buffalo’s Cafe 6055 Youngeman Circle Orange Park 904-778-1101 Moe's Southwest Grill 2941 W. Hwy 90 Lake City FL 386-754-9373 Roadhouse Grill 741 West 23rd Street Panama City, FL 850-522-1446 THURSDAY:

Arnold’s 3912 US Highway 1 North St.Augustine 904-824-8738 Hooters Restuarant 15015 Emerald Coast Destin, FL 850-654-1007 Timbuktu 1740 N. Highway 301 Starke, FL 904-966-2229 FRIDAY: Hooters Restaurant 12709 Front Beach Road Panama City, FL 850-230-9464 SATURDAY: Bay Breeze Lounge 1889 Garcon Point Rd. Milton, 850-623-5859 Cross Creek Steakhouse 12123 Lem Turner Rd, Jacksonville, Fl 32218 (904)765-7420

Full Throttle 85 NORTH FLORIDA Extends from Cedar Key across the state to Palm Coast and includes: Pensacola, Tallahassee, Lake City, Gainesville, St. Augustine and Jacksonville 904-992-1340 352-347-5130 904-819-9919 904-966-2229 SALES & SERVICE JERRY’S CYCLES Alachua Sports Pub WALTON CAFE hooter's OF TALLAHASSEE Adamec HARLEY-DAVIDSON/BUELL At Regency, 10399 Atlantic Blvd.

904-641-3735 Adamec HARLEY-DAVIDSON/BUELL Of Orange Park 1520 Wells Road Orange Park, FL 904-215-1931 Adamec HARLEY-DAVIDSON/BUELL Of JACKSONVILLE 8909 Baymeadows Rd. 904-493-1931 Alachua County Choppers 12801 NW Hwy 441 Alachua 386-418-0111 AMERICAN CYCLE SERVICE 2815-B Bolton Rd. Orange Park, FL 904-272-4121 AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CYCLES OF nORTH fLORIDA Baya Ave. SE James Ave. Lake City, FL 32025 386-752-2371 Atlantic Motosports 1400 Mayport Rd, Atlantic Beach BDB CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES 93 John Sims Pkwy, Niceville, FL 850-897-1769 Big Bike 3842 Sunbeam Rd. 32257 262-2453 Blazin Steel Choppers 4549-14 St. Augustine Rd . 32207 904-260-0963 CAPITAL CITY hARLEY-DAVIDSON 1745 Capital Circle NW Tallahassee, FL 850-205-4294 Chopper city 120 College Dr. #A, Orange Park, 888-721-1969 Columbia Co. Cycle 961 SW Sisters Welcome Rd. Lake City, FL 32025 386-758-9811 COASTAL POWERSPORTS 12 Eglin Pkwy. Fort Walton Beach, FL 850-226-7960 Cycle Accessories WEST 6336 Blanding Blvd. 32244 904-778-0941 cycle & SKI CONCEPTS 4230 CR 218 Middleburg, FL 32068 904-291-6388 CYCLE WORLD 8500 N. Pensacola Blvd. Pensacola, FL 850-478-1775 D & C Motorcycle 1033 Blanding Blvd. #303 Orange Park, 904-272-0747 Dick’s Wing 789 Blanding Blvd. Orange Park 904-272-6010 DISTINCTIVE CYCLES 18291 Hwy. 331 S. Freeport, FL 850-835-5400 DOC’s SOUTHERN CYCLES 3975- Hwt. 90 Pace, FL 32571 850-994-8727 EAGLE CUSTOMS 96 Old Milligan Road Crestview, FL 32536 850-682-7987 Evil Twin Choppers 5860 Old Timuquana Rd. 32210 904-908-0086 First City Honda 210 State Rd 16 St. Augustine, FL 904-829-6416 furst automotive & cycle 109 W. Duval St. Live Oak, FL 32064 386-364-8310 GAINESVILLE H-D 4125 NW 97th Blvd. Gainesville 352-331-6363 Hawg Rider 861 Hwy.90 West Glen St. Mary 904-259-8600 HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF PENSACOLA 6385 Pensacola Blvd. Pensacola, FL 32505 850-494-1224 HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF ST. aUGUSTINE 2575 SR 16, St. Augustine, FL 32862 904-829-8782 HERITAGE CYCLE HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF FT. WALTON BEACH 788 N. Beal Pkwy. Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547 850-862-4706 HERNDON BROTHERS 266 Hwy. 90 W. Baldwin, FL 32234 904-266-3341 THE HILLBILLY CHOP SHOP 3496 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 850-932-1717 Honda of Jacksonville 8209 Atlantic Blvd. 32211 721-2453 HONDA-YAMAHA OF fT. wALTON bEACH 726 No. Beal Pkwy. Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547 850-862-4622 JACKSONVILLE POWERSPORTS 10290 Atlantic 32225 641-5320 JAX CUSTOM CYCLES 14603 Beach Blvd. (Palm Cove Marina)

114 Racetrack Rd., Ft. Walton Beach 32547 850-862-8383 Keystone Kruisers P.O. Box 1532 Keystone Hgts. FL 32656 352-745-1345 Knuckle Draggers 14908 US Hwy. 301 South 32091 904-964-9634 lake side choppers 1876 State Rd. 20 Hawthorne, FL 352-481-0050 Lee’s Cycle Center Middleburg, FL 32068 291-1577 MIKE'S MOTORCYCLE REPAIR 37635 SR 19 Umatilla 32784 352-589-0347 MOTORCITY CYCLES 501 S. 8th St. Fernandina Bch. FL 32034 904-261-9085 No LIMIT CycleS 5105 Phillips Hwy. Jacksonville, FL 904-737-5151 NORTHSIDE CYCLES 20 Oceanway Ave., Jax, FL 32218 904-751-1520 Open Road Leathers 10271 Beach Blvd Jacksonville 32246 904-646-1101 ORANGE CUSTOM CYCLES Hawthorne, FL 32640 352-468-3979 polaris of gainEsville 9420 N.W. 13th St. Gainesville 32653 352-373-5983 Purcell’s Motorcycle 6407 Blanding Blvd. 32244 778-4246 RC’S CUSTOM TRANSPORT Eustis 352-357-3102 REDLINE MOTORCYCLES 179 W. Airport Blvd. Pensacola, FL 850-478-3090 REGENCY H-D 10399 Atlantic Blvd. 32225 641-3735 River City Cycles 2264 Atlantic Blvd. 32207 346-4277 Ron Turner Cycles 1031 Beach Blvd. 32250 641-0066 RPM MOTORCYCLES 518 SE 2nd St. Gainesville 32601 352-377-6974 SEVEN BRIDGES CYCLES, INC. 8841 Atlantic Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32211 904-721-6650 Speed Specialities 1404 East Port Rd. 32218 751-4082 STAN’S MOTO GUZZI / BMW 3009 NE 20TH Way Gainesville 32609 352-378-2811 stock mild to wild 2012 Blanding Blvd. 32210 389-1177 stoKES VICTORY-POLARUS CYCLES 4101 Mobile Hwy. Pensacola, FL 32506 877-457-8201 SUNRISE WHOLESALE 6763-N. Palafox St. Pensacola, FL32503 850-857-1550 Suzuki/SEADOO Orange CO. 1510 Wells Rd. Orange Park, FL 32073 269-2121 THE CYCLE SHOP 4003 W. Pensacola St. Tallahassee, FL 850-576-6329 THE PHOENIX MTRCL SHOP 4101 N.W. 6th St. Gainesville 32609 352-795-4832 traditional cycles 13301-B Rachel Blvd. Alachua 32615 386-462-2538 V-Twin Cycle and Leathery 6802 W.E. Hwy 301 Orange Heights 352-339-3275 V-TWIN STATION 350 Eldridge Ave. #10 Orange Park, FL 32073 904-269-9633 WOMEN RIDE TOO! 1939 Park Meadows Dr. #1 Fort Myers, FL 239-694-RIDE (7433)

BIKER FRIENDLY BARS & RESTAURANTS AMVETS POST 178 4776 US Hwy. 90 W. DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 850-892-4594 AMERICAN LEGION POST #75 898 E. James Lee Blvd. Crestview, FL32536 850-689-3195 ANCHOR INN 10135 SE Sunset Harbor Rd. Summerfield, FL 34491 352-288-8665 ANNIE'S FULL MOON SALOON 13214 SE Hwy 301 Belleview

14003 NW 150th Ave. Alachua 386-462-5322 Arnold's 3912 US1 North, St. Augustine, FL 904-824-8738 BAY BREEZE LOUNGE 1889 Garcon Point Rd. Milton FL 850-623-5859 BAYOU PUB 582 W. John C. Sims Pkwy. Niceville, FL 32578 850-729-2116 BEEF O’ BRADY’S 857 SW Main Blvd. #110, Lake City 386-754-6860 BEEF O’ BRADY’S 1310 US Hwy 331 So., De Funiack Springs, FL 850-951-9877 BEEF O’ BRADY’S 2509 So. Ferdon Blvd. Crestview, FL 32536 850-682-9588 BLUE HIGHWAY A PIZZERIA 204 NE Hwy. 441 Micanopy 32667 352-466-0062 Boot leg BAr B que 15801 LC Hilton Drive STE 105, Panama City Beach, FL 850-865-3279 box seats westside 4329 Blanding Blvd., Jax FL 904-908-7328 Brass Anchor Pub & GRILL 2292 Mayport Rd #35 Jax, FL 32233 904-247-5329 BROKEN SPOKE 1529 N. University Blvd. 32211 744-1898 BROOKLYN BOYS 4196 West US Hwy 90 Lake City, Fl 386-758-3171 BT’s LOUNGE 5260 Gulf Breeze Parkway Midway FL 850-934-9544 Buffalo’s Cafe 6055 Youngerman Cir. 32244 778-1101 BUFFALO WILD WINGS 99 Eglin Pkwy. (Uptown Station 3A) Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548 850-301-9464 CECIL’s PUB 5863 Arlington Rd. 32211 744-5132 CHEYENNE SALOON 337 Hwy 17 S. East Palatka 386-328-9216 Chuck wagon Tavern 3737 Old Kings Rd. North 32254 356-0032 COCODRIE’S 8649 Gulf Blvd. Navarre Beach, FL 32566 850-939-8777 COOTER JACKS 601 Plum St (Hwy 41 N) Jennings, FL 32053 CRACKERS LOUNGE & PACKAGE 1282 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, FL 32065 904-879-9464 CRoss Creek SteakHouse 12123 Lem Turner Rd, Jacksonville, Fl 32218 (904)765-7420 DAVE JONES LOCKER 6820 N. Palafox, Pensacola, FL 850-474-0566 emeralds lounge 2441 NW 43rd St. Suite 26B Gainesville, FL 32606 352-373-1141 EUPHORIA TAVERN 13312 Front Beach Rd. Panama City Bch. FL 850-233-9505 FAMOUS DAVE’S 1926 Capital Circle NE, Tallahassee, FL 850-222-RIBS floyd’s diner 615 N.W. Santa Fe Blvd. High Spring 32643 386-454-5775 Free Bird Cafe 200 N. 1st St. 32250 246-2473 FROG’S PUB W. US Hwy. 90 Lake City, FL 386-752-9915 HANGAR 7 E. US Hwy. 90 Lake City, FL 32025 386-755-9922 HELEN BACK 114 Amberjack Dr. Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548 850-796-1451 HI LEVEL BAR & LIQUORS 3821 Reid St. Palatka, 386-328-7131 HJ’S MIS B HAVEN 12905 Main St. Jax, FL 32218 904-757-3595 HOG’S BREATH SALOON 541 E. Hwy. 98 Destin, FL 32541 HOOTERS OF CRESTVIEW 3698 S. Ferdon Blvd. Crestview, FL 32536 850-423-1333 HOOTERS OF DESTIN 15015 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin, FL 850-654-1007 hooter's St augustine 504 West Geoffery St.St. Augustine, FL

2000 N. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 850-385-2004 HWY. 17 TAVERN 850532 US Hwy 17 SS., Yulee FL 32097 904-225-9211 jack's bar-b-que 691 A1A Beach Blvd.St. Augustine, FL 904-460-8100 JOHN t’S Hwy. 90 East, DeFuniak Springs, FL 850-892-0768 Kats-Hide-Away Bar 11137 Normandy Blvd.

786-9479 Kickers Lounge 5406 CR. 218 Middleburg LONG BRANCH 946 S. Marion St. Lake City, FL 32024 386-758-2226 Mango’s Beach Bar 602 N. First St. 32250 904-353-6891 MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 2941 W. Hwy. 90, Lake City, FL 32055 MUNEGIN'S PAGE 4005 NW 13th St. Gainesville, 352-335-0300 OASIS LOUNGE 15917 State Hwy. 20 Villa Taso, FL 850-897-3264 OH SUZANNAH’S 686-Hwy. 90 West, D e Funiak Springs, FL 850-8922-4933 PaNAMA JOE'S 5109 NW 39th Ave. Gainesville 352-377-7665 Paradise Alley 831 N. 1st St. Jacksonville Beach 246-2837 Pastime Bar 301 Lenox Ave. Jax 32205 904-781-9862 Red Lion Tavern & Cafe 2104 Talleyrand Ave. 32206 904-353-6891 RED DOG SALOON 12542 S. Hwy. 301 Starke, FL 32091 904-964-7798 RENI’S REDNECK YACHT CLUB 850019 US Hwy. 17 N. Yulee, FL 32097 904-225-0272 RENI’S ROOSTER 12661 Phillips Hwy. Bayard, FL 32256 904-880-1111 RIVER’S EDGE SPORTS BAR 915 S. 14th St. Fernandina Bch. FL 904-491-3849 RUMORS TAVERN 4444 SW 20th Ave. Gainesville FL 352-335-5972 SAM’S PLACE Hwy. 79 No., Bonifay, FL 850-547-3338 Santa fe Bar US 441 in High Springs 386-454-9461 SHELIA'S BAR 4071 NW 110th Dr. Jasper, FL 32052 SMITH LAKE BAR & PACKAGE 5030 CR 214, Keystone Hgts. FL 32656 352-473-4534 SONY & JO'S PUB 115 S. Central Ave. Jasper, FL 32052 spindrifter 16130 NW US Hwy. 441 Alachua, FL 32615 386-462-9081 sPORTS PAGE WINGS & GRILLE 450061 SR 200 (A1A) Callahan, FL 32011 904-879-9464 steel pony 5312 Jammes Road, Jax 32210 904-777-5630 SUGAR TREE CAFE 127 East Call St. Starke, FL 904-964-3003 THE HONKY TONK 2254- Hwy. 83 N., De Funiak Springs, FL 850-892-4660 the howling wolf 1701 State Rd 100 Melrose, FL 32666 352-473-0773 The Junction 120 NE Sixth Ave. Williston 32696 352-528-0518 THE OUTPOST 4576 County Hwy. 3280, Freeport, FL 850-835-2779 THE PALACE SALOON 117 Centre St. Frenandina Bch. 32034 The rehab saloon 3297 Hwy 17 N Green Cove Springs, FL 904-531-9319 The Runaway 16212 E. Hwy. 98 Panama City, FL 850-874-0059 THUNDERBIRD 2175 N. Hwy 470 Lake Penasoffkee 352-793-5793 Timbuktu Lounge 17420 N. Hwy 30 Starke

854 Baldwin Ave. DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435 850-892-7360 West End Liquor 5350 NW 50th Ave. Chiefland FL 32626 352-472-4229 Whitey’s Fish Camp 2032 CR. 220 Orange Park 32003 904-269-4198 white elephant 7900 St. Rd. 100 Keystone Hgts.

352-473-2194 WINGS OF FIRE 397- E. James Lee Blvd. Crestview, FL 32539 850-689-3473 world famous round bar 414 NE 39th Ave. Gainesville 32609 352-376-6644

MISC

ABICCA CONTRACTING, INC. 5668 State Hwy 20 E. Freeport, FL 32439 850-685-3868 AMERICAN LEGION POST 75 898 James Lee Blvd., Crestview, FL 850-689-3195 big city tattoo 1975 Wells Rd- 6854 Arlington Expwy.

904-276-9619 BUDDY’S BAIT & TACKLE 1771 Hwy. 83 N. DeFuniak Springs, 850-951-2433 Clippers Baber Shop 44972 Hwy. 301 Callahan, FL 904-876-0169 Dream Catcher Tattoo 1807 N. Main St. 32206 904-924-0730 ENCARDES CUSTOM HOMES 48 White Rd. DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 850-951-2433 ENCARDES TRUCKING & SERVICES, INC. 74 Popcorn Ave. DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 850-892-6989 Fast Boys Wings 12220 Atlantic Blvd . 32225 904-221-9464 FIRST NATIONAL BANK & TRUST 298 Hwy. 90 E. DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 850-951-9900 HAIRBENDERS Westgate Plaza, SR 16 #114 St. Augustine, FL 32084 KINGS HWY. TOWING & RECOVERY 102 Auburn Road Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547 850-863-1263 Law Office / Dale Workman 309 NE 1st Ave. Gainesville, FL 32601 352-333-7676 Live Wire Tattoo 815-1 Beach Blvd. 32250 246-3919 love 2 ride 32753 Hwy 17 N Green Cove Springs, FL 904-284-4321 METAL & VINYL PRODUCTS 14 Duval St. Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547 850-864-3322 Nations Financial inc 10769 Beach Blvd #12, Jacksonville 904-482-1029 Open Road Leathers 10271 Beach Blvd. 32246 646-1101 OVER THE EDGE TATTOO & GRAPHICS 1504 US Hwy. 90 West, De Funiack Springs, FL 850-892-6677 Peter Laczko Insurance 1500 Corporate Center Way Wellington, FL 33414 561-333-5050 RENEGADE CLASSICS 4100 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. Gulf Breeze, FL 850-932-9216 SMITTY’S 4017 Bronko Rd. Middleburg, FL 282-5288 sound depot & perf.

405 NW 13th St. Gainesville, FL 32601 352-374-7700 The leather lady 11565-226 N. Main St. 32218 757-4151 THE TWISTED SISTER 108 NE Choloka Blvd.

Micanopy 352-466-4040 TJ’s Painting 734 Luna St. Jacksonville, FL 32205 904-382-6871 UNIVERSITY PAWN & JEWELRY 320 SW 16 Ave. Gainesville 32601 VANGUARD BANK 2150 S. Ferdon Blvd. Crestview, FL 32539 850-682-2287 WRIGHT-CLENE CARPET CLEANING 212 Emma Lane DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 850-892-1304

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I can’t believe March is over and April is waning as well.

Warm weather is here and the bikers are out in abundance.

While you’re out there cruising around, check out Angel’s Diner in Palatka.

Now I’m not a food connoisseur in any way shape or form, but I know a good burger when I taste it. If you’re like me and are tired of those flat, frozen, hockey puck burgers, Angel’s Diner is right up there on my list of places to stop.

They have real, hand-pattied burgers starting with a ¼ pound and going up to the manly burger of a whopping 1 pound (That’s ONE POUND)! Now that’s something you can sink your teeth into!

Burgers aren’t the only thing on the menu. Are you hungry for breakfast?

They have that. Do you want something different? They have frog legs, clams and several other choices if breakfast or burgers are not what your taste buds want. Angel’s also has shakes to compliment any burger or sandwich you might choose. Oh, and don’t forget to try their onion rings.

They are almost a meal in themselves!

Angel’s is in the top ten of oldest and firsts in Florida, and if you’re looking for something to fill you up, Angel’s is the place and don’t forget to tell them, “Uncle Buck from Florida’s Full Throttle Magazine,” sent you!

Angel's Diner 209 Reid Street Palatka, FL 32177 386-325-3927 Always remember, ride safe!

See you next month with more burger choices.

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MAY 7-8 - SMOKIN BIKES BLUES AND BBQ - Smokin Bikes Blues & BBQ. Fri 7pm-10pm, Sat 10am-10pm at St Cloud Lakefront, 1102 Lakeshore Blvd, ph 407-498-0008. Free event, Professional BBQ competition, Bike Rally / Show, Airboat Rides, Live Entertainment, Beer/Wine, Bike Accessories and Food Vendors, Cornhole Competition, info Olivia, 407-498-0008, office@stcloudmainstreet.org. Web Site: www.stcloudmainstreet.org.

MAY 8-9 - SUPER FLEA BIKEFEST - 8am-6pm at Super Flea & Farmers Market, 4835 West Eau Gallie Boulevard Melbourne FL 32934, ph 321-242-9124. MAP Free Admission (1st 1000 bikes each day gets goodie bag). Saturday Poker run 1st bike out by 8:00 last in by 4:00. Live music, games, 50/50, Live Bands, 5 class bike show (with trophies) on Sunday. Motorcycle stunt show and MC Drill Teams. Beer, Food, Prizes, and Much much more. Local Hotel Discounts Available, Benefits Mustard Seed Kids, info (321) 242-9124. Web Site: www.superfleamarket. com.

MAY 8 - 3RD ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FAIR - 3rd Annual Motorcycle Safety Fair. 10am-1pm at Lake County Sheriff's Office, 15855 State Rd 50, ph 352-483-9048.

Hosted by the Lake County Florida's Community Traffic Safety Team. Free event, free giveaways and refreshments. See safety exhibits and receive motorcycle safety education and public awareness, on site Blood Mobile and much more. Family event. Booths available for safety educators motorcycle and other, info Cheryl Sutherland, 352-483-9048, csutherland@lakecountyfl.gov.

MAY 16 - OCFM CHARITY RUN TO BENEFIT VETERANS OCFM 4th Annual "Ride United" Charity Run to Benefit Veterans. 8:30-10:00am Registration at East Lake Fish Camp, 3705 Big Bass Rd. MAP $10 ea Rider or passenger, run begins at 10:00 a.m. Last Bike out at 10:30 a.m.

Stops include: Lone Cabbage Fish Camp, The Hitching Post and Gators Riverside Grille. Run ends at Jonny Rotton's Bar Out Back with last bike in by 2:30pm. $10 ea extra poker hand, $2.00 ea extra playing card prizes: Best Poker Hand, Door Prize, 50/50 Raffle and Prize Raffle Vendor opportunities available, info Laura Shemanski, lshemanski@gmail.com, 407-836-7476. Web Site: www. ocfmuwpokerrun.com.

JUNE 10-13 - KISSIMMEE BIKE FEST - At Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort, 6375 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, ph 407-390-5800. MAP $45 For 3 day pass or $25 per day. Cut off date for event reservations is June 3rd. This event will have a Cajun flair, bands, Saturday Orlando Harley Drill Team will make two performances, The "Purrfect Angelz" will perform Friday & Saturday. This is a Neutral zone event and is open to every freedom loving biker and as the old saying goes "more the merrier".

Come meet old friends and make new ones !! A Cajun knows no stranger. www.kissimmeebikefest.com.

Cruisin' Destination Daytona 3rd Sat. of Each Month I-95 and US Highway 1 Daytona, FL 386-671-7103 Destination Daytona Block Party!

Bike Night 1st Satuday I-95 and US Highway 1 386-671-7103 Orlando Harley Harley's and Hot Rods 2nd Friday 3770 37th St. 407-423-0346 Pompano Harley-Davidson 2900 Center Court Cir. Pompano Beach, FL 954-545-3200 Putnam County Swap Meet (3rd Sunday) 117 Yelvington Rd. East Palatka, Fl 32131 floridaswapmeet.com 386-868-3727 352-505-8287

WEDNESDAY: Dale’s Ales 2400 N. Volusia Ave. Orange City, FL 386-775-2377 FRIDAY: Trader Jacks 4425 N. Hwy 17 Deland, FL 32720 386-985-3456

Sunrise Harley-Davidson 2nd and 4th Friday Bike Nights 201 Int'l Parkway Sunrise, FL 33325 954-414-4135 Sunrise Harley-Davidson Ladies Garage Party 201 Int'l Parkway Sunrise, FL 33325 954-414-4135 Trader Jacks 1st Tues. - Family Night 4425 N. Hwy 17 Deland, FL 32720 386-985-3456 Trader Jacks 1st Wed - Truck Night 4425 N. Hwy 17 Deland, FL 32720 386-985-3456

SATURDAY: Pirates Pub 25031 CR 42 Paisly, FL 352-669-3872

Full Throttle 89 EAST COAST AREA - Includes: Flagler Beach, Daytona, Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Orlando, Sanford & Vero Beach SALES & SERVICE alley cat cycle supply

140 Riverside Dr. Holly Hill 257-5999

Americal steel horse cycles

534 E. Intl Speedway Blvd. Deland, FL 32724 386-738-5959 0r 866-364-3904

american v-twin

5135 International Dr. Ste. 11 Orlando 1-407-903-0058 • 1-888-AM-V-TWIN

BIKERS BAY

1429 S. Woodland Blvd.

DeLand, FL 32720 386-873-4910

bikes only body shop

3609 Old Winter Garden Rd. Ste. A1, Orlando 298-1556

black-gold daytona cycle

HARLEY-DAVIDSON of seminole

620 Hickman Circle Sanford 407-831-7888

Hedonist custom cycle

617 Canal Street, New Smyrna Beach FL 32168 386-427-0556

jZ rIDER

605 Hickman Cur. Sanford , FL 407-322-6722

Kissimmee motorsports

2485 Hwy 17-92 Sanford 321-0422

6440 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL

beer: 30 grille & pub

5812 S. Ridgewood Port Orange 761-5147

MASTERLINK CYCLE

millers custom parts moine cycle warehse.

1301 Atlanta Ave. Orlando, FL

new smyrna harley-davidson ORANGE CUSTOM CYCLES orlando h-d & buell

3709 N. Hwy. 17 DeLand, FL 32720 386-985-4850

9334 E. Colonial Drive Orlando 273-3579

806 N. Beach Street Daytona Beach 257-1300

1365 Bennett Drive Suite 101 Longwood 407-834-5007

1533 Ridgewood Ave. Holly Hill 615-1449

cycle & ski concepts

4230 CR 218, Unit 4 Middleburg, FL 904-291-6388

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PETE G’S CHOPPER DESIGN SERVICES PITBULL MOTORCYCLE CO.

4340 N. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando. FL 32804 1-407-290-9212

PRO STREET CUSTOM CHOPPERS, INC.

cycle sports center

7850 N. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32810 1-407-291-3331 QUICK DRAW 728B Ballough Rd. Daytona Beach 386-253-0900

CYCLE WORLD OF DAYTONA

2105 French Ave. Hwy. 1792 Sanford 330-2056

daytona fun machines

1903 S. Ridgewood Ave S. Daytona 767-8133

cycle riders

3450 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando 841-8641 4001 John Young Parkway, Orlando 32804 299-9191 2385 S. Ridgewood Ave. S. Daytona 386-761-2411 450 Ridgewood Ave. Holly Hill 238-0888

Scooters

scooters cycle

1113 N US 1 Ormond Beach 386-676-3832

dale's ales of orange city

Space Coast Harley-Davidson

745 Ridgewood Ave., Holly Hill 255-5596

dirty harry’s

701-705 Main St. 252-9877

dj’s deck

79 E. Dunlawton Ave. Port Orange 760-2277

Earl’s Hidaway

white eagle lounge

5533 US 1 Old Dixie Hwy. Krona 437-2341

WINGS-PIZZA-N-THINGS SPORTS & gRILL

2563 N. Atlantic Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32118 386-898-0626

MISC

Pineda Inn porky’s Scores

6590 Old Winter Garden Rd. Orlando, FL

Sebastian Beach Inn

7035 S. Highway A-1-A Melbourn Beach 32951

smiley’s tap

A.M. METAL FINISHING, INC.

7594 Chancellor Drive, Orlando, FL 32809 407-843-0182 Fax: 407-849-1724

advance paging

233 East State Rd. 434 Longwood 831-6339

affordable screen

811 Willma St. Longwood

332-8106

All Steel Buildings

2593 Clank St. Suite 105 Apopka 295-2728

barney’s leather

438-N. Beach St. Daytona Beach 252-7770

buckle & hide

514 Main Street Orlando 253-9375

candance reed hair design

1425 S. R. 434 Ste.113 Longwood 767-0313

c & d Leather Orlando

Flea World #7, #9 Hwy 17-92

CENTURY 21

460 SR 436 Suite 104 Castleberry 407-331-7600

chopper design serv.

1365 Benette Dr. #101Longwood 834-5007

Cross Roads Leather

7565 Starky Seminole 33777

THE helmet shop

546 Ballough Rd. Daytona Bch., FL 32114

hot leathers factory

801 Main Street; Daytona Beach 238-1048

280 North SR 415 Osteen 321-2399

frank's place

SWAMP house GRILL

903-3681

146 N. Clark Rd. Ocee, FL 34761

froggers grill & bar

4459 N. Pinehills Road. Pine Hills 293-3199

froggys’ saloon

800 Main Street 259-0330

Gator’s Riverside Grille

4255 Peninsula Point Sanford 688-9700

george’s

gillys’ pub 44

grizzly bar & grill

400 Savage C., Longwood 339-1263

Handle Bar and Grill

3925 Clarcona-Ocoee Rd., Orlando, FL

hardcore custom cycles

110 Fairview Ave. Daytona Beach 386-253-1703

407) 253-2227

whiskey river north

3730 S.R. 46 Sanford 328-9096

21918 Hwy. 40 Astor Park, FL 32102 1-352-759-3991

2800 Melonville Sanford 321-5015

25629 Edgewater Dr, Orlando

wolfy’s

520 N. Palmetto Sanford 322-2150

foxhead lounge

exotic custom CHOPPERS

STROKERZ

PALM TREE HARBOR

704 S Lakeshore Bld. Howy In The Hills

1405 Indian River Drive Sebastian 32958 fireside 1161 N US 1 Ormond Beach bar 677-9609 1481 N US 1 Ormond Beach 676-2552 STEEL AROUND FOREST TAVERN

600 N Hwy 17-02 Longwood, 339-4949

3834 Commerce Loop, Orlando 32808 407-293-2228

6060 S. U.S. 1 Grant 32951

Hwy 309 Georgetown 467-3956

1440 Executive Circle N.E. Palm Bay 32905

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Ozzie Crab House

diamond backs

1889 S. R. 44 New Smyrna Beach 428-6523

Deland Motorsports

orlando brewing

U.S. 1 Rockledge 32940

Space Coast bourget

3345 North Courtenay Pkwy. Merritt Island FL 321-454-4020

428-4858

2400 N Volusia Ave. Orange City, FL 32763 386-775-2377

5507 Edgewater Drive, Orlando 291-6562

3380 No. US1 Bunnell, FL 386-206-4832

2610 S. Woodlawn Blvd.

Deland FL, 32720 386-740-2453

cathouse saloon

sinister cyclesports

daytona harley-davidson

290 N. Beach St. Daytona Beach 253-2453

MIKE'S CORNER

Captain Hairam’s

3770 37th St. Orlando 423-0346

crank & Chrome

cactus bob’s

150 U.S. 1 Sebastian 32958

MOTOR SPORTS OF ORLANDO

386-774-7713

custom works

310 Main Street 386-258-9506

3191 Highway A-1-a Indialantic 32903 MAIN STREET STATION 316 Main Street Daytona Beach FL 386-253-0024

8155 S. Hwy 17-92 Fern Park 831-8888

7230 NE Hwy 301 Orange Heights.

352-468-3979

custom iron

boot hill saloon

Lou’s Blues

3705 State Rd 44

cruise amer. motorcyce CURLY JIMS

1602 W. Airport Blvd. Sanford 323-1499

willy’s place

330 Madison Ave., Daytona Beach 248-8409

last resort bar

1566 S. French Ave. Sanford 330-1275

1899 S. R. 44 New Smyrna Beach 409-3034

2915 Orange Blossom Trail Kissimmee 931-1409

Archie’s

1040 Nursery Road. Winter Springs 695-6002

Clermont H-d

2480 S. Hwy 27 Clermont 352-243-7111

BIKER FRIENDLY BARS & RESTAURANTS

jerry’s italian restAURANT & pizza

mad creations custom cycles

1863 S. Ridgewood Ave. S. Daytona 761-0858

390 N. Beach St. Daytona Beach 258-3777

1068 N. US 1 Ormond Beach 677-1550

tri-city cycles

horse saloon

Junkyard saloon

Mobile Motorcycle Repair

carl’s speed shop

308 S. 2nd St. F lagler 439-3967

Ichabob’s

bar out back

7551 S Hwy 17-92 Fern Park

6073-1 Roosevelt Blvd. Jacksonville FL 32244 904-779-1133

BUY & RIDE MOTOR VEHICLES, INC.

2320 N. Highway A-1-A Indialantic 32903 iron

the trike shop

401 South Ocean Drive Ft. Pierce 34949

101 W. Cypress St. Kissimmee 870-5571

118 E. Fairview Ave. Daytona Beach 257-2269

Autos, Trucks & Motorcycles 6831 N. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32810 1-407-294-6864

410 N. Beach Street Daytona Beach 257-0609

Lorenzo SELECT MOTOR INC.

legends cycles

348 Mason Ave, Holly Hill 253-1738

Boar's Nest Cycle Shop

hooter’s of merritt island

125 N. Sykes Creek Blvd. Merritt 32953

300 St. Laurant St. Longwood 767-5534 JOLLY GATOR FISH CAMP 4650 Highway 46, Geneva 407-349-5554

2881 N. Jouh Young Pkwy Kissimmee , FL

541 Ballough Rd. Daytona Beach 258-8020

bmw motorcycle of daytona

Treasure Coast Harley-Davidson

4967 S.E. Federal Highway Stuart 34997

hog heaven

holly & dolly

512E Semoran Blvd. Casselberry

hooter’s Of melbourne

877 S. Babcock Melbourne 32901

488 W. Highbanks Rd. DeBary, FL 32713 386-668-8891

ted’s diner

855 S. Nova Rd. Ormond Beach 673-1898 THE HIDEAWAY BAR 516 Virginia Dr. Orlando, FL 407-898-5892

the oyster pub

555 Seabreeze Blvd. Daytona Beach 255-6348

the shark house

2929 N. Ocean Shore Blvd. Flagler 439-1000

trader jack's roadside

4425 N. US Hwy. 17 DeLand, FL 32725 386-985-3456

tucan willies

829-Eyrie Dr. Oviedo 366-6225

willie's "legendary" shark bar

i zod bike trailer rental magic bailbonds

1610 Tropic Mark Dr. Sanford 322-0000

main street leather

822 Main Street Daytona Beach 238-5564

PALATKA ARMY NAVY SURPLUS INC.

901 N. Hwy. 19 Palatka 386-328-8127

RJ’S LEATHER WORKS

1876 State Road 20 Hawthorne 352-481-3367

tobacco exotic

749 Intl. Speedway. Blvd. Daytona Beach 255-3782

whog

126 W. Intl Speedway Blvd. Daytona Beach 239-9506

willies tropical tattoo inc.

825 S. Yonge St. US-I Ormond Beach 672-1888

winter park pawn

2238 W. Fairbanks Ave. Winter Park 644-8747

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I would like to thank everyone for a great turn out at bike week. Thanks for coming to Johnny Rotton's Bar Out Back and picking up your copy of Full Throttle Magazine. I appreciated all of you who went out of your way to say hello, a good time was had by all.

In case you didn't know, there are other hot spots and locations where you can pick up your free copy of Full Throttle Magazine. They are: The Alley in Sanford, Shovelhead Lounge in Longwood, Foxhead Lounge in Osteen, The Hitching Post in Chuluota, 7-11 at 419 and Lockwoodin Oviedo ,7-11 at Tuscawilla & Aloma Oviedo, Jim's World of Wheels in Oviedo. & harry's cigars and suds in Oviedo, More locations to come.

Hope to see you around, ride safe.

or call

Randy

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