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Here are five things that we should all know and/or do, but at a bare minimum, keep these five tips for riders on the top of the list before you head out.

Be visible. Motorists often have trouble seeing motorcycles, so wear bright clothing and a light-colored helmet if you choose to wear one. Always have your headlight on, day and night, and avoid riding in blind spots of cars and trucks.

If possible, flash your brake light when slowing down and before stopping.

Pretend you are invisible. If you assume others on the road can’t see you, and any car that can hit you will hit you, you will tend to ride in a hyper-aware mindset and learn to notice every detail in your surroundings. Take extra responsibility for your safety and ride defensively.

Gear up every ride. Wear proper riding gear from head to toe. Full-face helmets are preferred over half or threequarter helmets if you choose to wear them and jackets,

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Emma is sporting some DirtyBikerDesign.com attire on “Dirty Diana”. This 2001 Softail was built

by Mean Machine Cycle parts in Elkhart.

Sierra Koder captured the cover and calendar shots exactly the way Brad Flanagan wanted them to help tout their new retail location get the word out about their grand opening and bike nights this year. The Grand Opening will be on the first Bike Night May 13th at Dirty Biker Design 122 S John Wayne Dr. in Winterset. They will follow up with bike nights on the 2nd Friday of the month for May - September, but the 3rd Friday in August so all you Dirty Bikers can make it to Sturgis! More info on the bike nights, their attire, accessories, and events can be found on www.DirtyBikerDesign.com.

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pants, gloves, and boots that are made for riding will generally be made of abrasionresistant material, include protective armor, and provide additional comfort.

Use good street strategies.

Constantly search the road for changing conditions and use the SearchEvaluate-Execute strategy (SEE) to assess and respond to hazards before you have to react to an emergency.

Before you ride, check over your bike. Make a habit of doing a pre-ride check, which includes looking over your tires and wheels, checking fluids, cables, your bike’s chassis, lights and electronics, and the stands. Use the T-CLOCS inspection checklist to help you. Check out your ride, gear up for the ride, and make a point to be seen. Ride safe and come home at the end of the day.

Th past couple years there have been many challenges to the riding community, lots of challenges. Not only did the china virus take its toll on Iowa businesses and events, but it also took a toll on our ability to get out and about and keep our lists of women riders and Military riders current. Sadly, as we ran out of pictures and information on both of those regular monthly features in the magazine, we had to change out those pages with other things. It was not a choice, but out of lack of content. One of our many goals for the 2022 riding season is the get our information and photos built back up so that we can start running these pages again in the magazine. So, if you see one of us out and about, please hit us up to get your photo and information if you are a Girl of Thunder, or if you are a Military Rider. With your help we can get these pages active again and continue on with these very popular pages. If you don’t see us, you can always reach out to me at vernon@thunderroadsiowa.com with information and photos and we can take it from there.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Get out and about and get this riding season off and running. Get out to some bike nights, some runs, and just enjoy the freedom of the road while we can! Thanks to all of our sponsors for keeping this thing going month after month. We could not do it without the support of our valued customers. Please darken their doors, and let them know you saw them in Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa!

Hope to see you out on the road!

Vernon Quote of the month: “When I’m riding my motorcycle, I’m glad to be alive. When I stop riding my motorcycle, I’m glad to be alive.”- Neil Peart

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“One man’s junk is another man’s treasure”, the saying goes. I just love this time of year. The excitement of new things to come, everything starting to grow, the preparation for first bike trips, and of course all the scoot and gun swap meets. I hope as you read this, you have all been blessed with a wheel barrow full of bike parts and that new pistol or rifle you needed. Sometimes though as I tell my wife, “Let’s just look around”, to which she typically responds “What are you looking for?” and I have to explain (again), that “I might not know what I need until I see it”. That’s usually good for a sigh of frustration or resignation and a few eye rolls on her part. She seems to have this bizarre idea that I’m in danger of crossing over from “connoisseur collector” to “crazy old hoarder guy”. But really, she has been pretty tolerant with my many pursuits while allowing me to drag her along on adventures, all in all, for the most part, with minimal whining, in an as-long-as-I- have- snacks kind of way. Many years ago I came to the conclusion she was worth looking at closer at when she let me take her to the Winter Hare Scrambles on our second date. A foot of snow and bundled in an old pair of my camo coveralls she trudged through the woods and across frozen creeks all afternoon.

Well, it looked frozen; someone may have gotten a bit wet.

Oh, that’s also when I figured out the snack thing too. Our first date was actually a funeral. I know I know, many of you are saying what a lucky girl she is and what a romantic I am. I think what closed the deal was when I found out she really did enjoy the outdoors, really didn’t like to shop AND was allergic to jewelry. After 40 years of putting up with me, spending her anniversaries at chapter visits, shows and COC meetings, allowing me to cover every square inch of wall space in dead animals,(she calls the taxidermist our interior decorator), I’m thinking she’s probably a keeper.

business, cheapening and counterfeiting, controlling and enslaving. It’s crazy to think that we are currently having discussions on what is a woman, Justice vs. social equity justice, the role of education, but don’t tell the parents. How to create crises to destroy the currency and institute a digital monetary system.

Medical mandates based on gain and false narratives called science and how to The other day I was thinking of the keeper idea while neatly tie all these things to ESG, (Environmental, Social, looking at all the old guys selling and buying parts. I was Governance) scores. God have mercy if you question witnessing the joy of the hunt, the hope and promise of anything as you might be fired or cancelled in some way a future restoration project and how it is seems to be so or another. The devil would have you cower in fear but contrary to the throw away or cancel culture of today. contrast that to God’s plan of freedom and joy. Jerimiah It doesn’t matter if it is a person or thing, a product or a 29:11-13 states “ For I know the plans I have for you, relationship, we are pushed along faster and faster in the declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, easy-come easy-go mindset. I remember as a kid attending plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on junior college I had a job working for a TV repair shop. I me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You wonder how many back problems were created by picking will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your up and delivering those RCA and Zenith consoles’ with heart. I will be found by you.” The Bible also tells us that turntables, tuners and monster speakers built in. They were everything exposed by the light becomes visible and that the size and weight of refrigerators only laid on their sides. Christ is the light of the world. Ephesians says to “Wake up, But they were also gorgeous pieces of furniture. How many sleeper, rise from the dead and Christ will shine on you. Be televisions or any electronics do you see repaired today? very careful then how you live not as unwise but as wise We just pitch them and get a replacement that has a life making the most of every opportunity because the days are expectancy of a gold fish. Issues built in. Things aren’t evil.” Sounds like a fit doesn’t it? The days are definitely how they used to be. Everyone has stories growing up of evil and looks as if we are headed for the much talked about that refrigerator or stove that wouldn’t quit. Shoot, we had Great Reset. How we respond now to God’s call and Jesus’ a 1957 International Harvester chest freezer we finally sacrifice will determine where we are headed and how it had to give away to a needy family just to get it out of the all looks. But in the end it comes down to what Philippians basement. It wouldn’t quit but it also took two grown men 2:10 says, “That at the name of Jesus every knee should just to carry the lid. bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Point being that we have been indoctrinated in the throw Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” away ideas. Divorce, abortion, FaceBook friends - get rid of them quick and easy. No fault, no guilt. As society Blessings and God’s grace to you, Mark races headlong towards a communism/socialism agenda there must be a redefining of words and terms to make the Mark and Karla Cornick are with the Christian deception and corruption more acceptable or palatable.

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Dealers Baxter Cycle 311 4th Street Marne, Iowa 51552 712-781-2351 www.baxtercycle.com Big Barn Harley-Davidson 81 NW 49th Place Des Moines, Iowa 50313 515-265-4444 www.bigbarnhd.net Carroll Cycle Center 1327 Plaza Dr Carroll, Iowa 712-792-1610 www.carrollcycle.com

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The Full Nelson 205 West 2nd Street Halbur, Iowa 51444 712-658-2425 The Full Nelson on Facebook The Garage 621 K45 Whiting, Iowa 51063 (712)420-5895 Facebook The Garage The Yankee Clipper 312 SW Maple St Ankeny, Ia 50023 515-964-9484 yankeeclipperbar.com VFW Post 9662 Bar and Grill 1309 NE 66th Ave Des Moines 515 - 289 - 9914 and Facebook Vic’s Main Tap 304 Broadway Audubon, Iowa 50025 712-563-2122 Opens M-F 2-Close, Sat 9-Close, Sun 12-Close Wilson’s Tap and Recreation 1008 Story Street Boone, Iowa 50036/ 515-433-1395

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Tires Sandbothe Firestone 1106 Main Street Griswold, Iowa 51535 712-778-2223 Sandbothe Firestone on Facebook

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U.S. News & World Report ranks stuff. They rank stuff, and then they rank some more stuff, and then I think they rank how well they rank stuff. I am not a big follower of that particular media company, but every once in a while, I see a blurb about Iowa and it sparks my attention. A few years back, Iowa was ranked by them as the #1 state in the country. Shit you not. It took me by surprise as well, but was also kind of proud to see something like that on my digital pages in front of me. I dug into this rating then a little bit and learned that the overall #1 rating had to do with a plethora of categories that Iowa scored an overall average high on n that culminated in becoming the king of the country. Such things considered that Iowa scored high on were healthcare, high school graduation rate, housing, affordability, ultrafast internet access, and opportunity. Now the ranking in these categories is ever changing, and since that former #1 ranking, Iowa has slid down the chart a bit in some areas and out of the #1 spot, but still is #1 nationally for opportunity. That category is defined by affordability, economic opportunity and equality. So Iowa is leading the nation in those aspects of life and society.

Iowa is also a leader in raising hogs, chickens, milk production as well as eggs. The largest cereal mills and popcorn processing plants are located in Iowa along with farm machinery and construction equipment. Iowa ranks high in production of beef and also soybeans. On top of food and equipment to produce food products, Iowa is very high on the list of manufacturing home appliances.

So, Iowans feed themselves, and the world, and also help everyone cook, clean, store, and make life easier with everything that comes from our amazing state.

Iowans are also leaders in exercising our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Iowa ranks 2nd out of our 50 states in the ratio of permits to population. Out of the 3.1 million people that call Iowa home, 420,000 have permits to carry weapons. So almost 1/6 of Iowans have jumped through the hoops to have a card in their possession with permission to carry weapons, and now pushing on a year of constitutional carry. With that change of the law last July 1st, there are likely many more Iowans that choose to protect themselves and exercise their God given right of self-defense.

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Iowans are also leaders on the motorcycle front. Per capita, Iowa ranks third in motorcycle ownership. For a state that makes for difficult or impossible riding for a good portion of the year, that fact has always amazed me. I dig that there is a way higher percentage of riders in Iowa, and our rides and rallies have been known and are attended by people all across the Midwest and beyond.

The freedom of the road calls many of this state, and the ability to make choices about where we ride, with whom we ride, and how we ride. Iowans love freedom, Iowans love being leaders, Iow Iowans are the key to maintaining our freedoms and leadership status in the country.

Another area of leadership in Iowa is the number of Motorcycle Rider Foundation members. Iowa is right up there in the top five overall across the country, but is a tad behind our neighbors to the east and to the northeast.

Wisconsin and Illinois are only a few memberships behind Iowa, but considering their respective populations are almost twice and quadruple Iowa’s, it is pretty impressive that we are that high. As an assistant state MRF representative, I would love to be number one state in the nation in the number of MRF members. I am imploring those that are not members to check out the benefits of MRF membership either by looking on mrf.org or even giving me a call or email at vernon@thunderroadsiowa. com. For the month of May, the month of Motorcycle Awareness, we may even do something cool for a membership drive to try to encourage more people to sign up to become freedom fights with the MRF. Keep an eye on the Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa Facebook page for more information during the month of May. Together we can get the numbers we need to be a real coordinated political voice not just locally, but at the national level for motorcycle rights and also fight for things of interest to the riding community of Iowa.

Vernon Schwarte Editor/Owner Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa Owner Thunder Guns and Thunder Guns West Iowa Motorcycle Dealers Association (IMDA) Board Member Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Assistant State Representative Vernon@thunderroadsiowa.com 712-249-5630

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not so USELESS RAMBLINGS

Digital Currency....

If you’re a product of the 70’s you might remember the Saturday morning cartoon character Yosemite Sam, the “rootinist, tootinist, shootinist hombre west of the Pecos.”

One of the episodes that sticks in my mind is when Sam was a prospector and was planning to go mine for gold. I remember him sauntering around with a pickaxe slung over his shoulder while proclaiming, “There’s gold in them thar hills!”

the next purchase can be blocked from happening. If they decide firearms are just too dangerous, your digital currency will no longer work. You might not be able purchase a Snickers bar if the government overlords decide that sugary snacks are no longer good for you. Or how about the next tank of fuel in your ¾ ton dually, king cab diesel to pull your 38’ toy hauler and all your gear to Sturgis? Canceling fuel purchases to “incentivize” you to buy an electric vehicle could be what comes down the pipeline rather than diesel.

What if you do something the government like? What if you post something doesn’t lik negative about the president online?

What if you joined in on a protest like trucker’s convoy in Canada? How the tru many ttruck drivers had their bank accounts frozen, their CDL’s restricted, account their insurance canceled with and the the pu push of a button? If you piss off the wr wrong people, you’re broke… instantly. instant

Gold. For hundreds of years, it used to o be the coin of the realm. Most of our transactions tions were done with gold. Then we all transitioned to pieces paper and semiuseless metal discs that were backed by y gold because they were so much easierr to carry than the heavier gold.

In today’s reality, “There’s no more gold old in them thar bills!” With government spending money like drunken sailors, the printers can’t keep up. The U.S. Mint int continues to churn out more bills, the banks keep adding 1’s and 0’s in their computer mainframes, and everyone still till has money to spend. But now that money ney is worth less. Your dollar no longer buys what it used to; we’ve all seen it at the checkouts. outs.

In recent history we’ve been slowly phasing hasing out the paper and metal and opting for a much easier forms of payment like magnetic strips, microchips, and cash apps Such as Apple Pay. Research shows that in 2020 only 16% of financial transactions were completed using cash. We are slowly slipping into a completely cashless society. Some feel that it’s so much safer and easier. Some feel that it’s much more hygienic; we all know where those dollar bills have been! But is a cashless society all that its proponents make it out to be?

There’s no denying that transitioning to cashless transactions could help improve several areas of society, from crime to convenience. For one, digital payments provide heightened security. Cashless would eliminate the risks of carrying cash and the cash drawers of convenience stores would no longer be a temptation to the would-be armed robber. However, digital currency provides the opportunity for hacking and data breaches. It also leaves your entire wealth in the hands of government regulation.

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Negative Negativ interest rates and bank fees are other major concerns. If you decided that you di didn’t like the fees your bank was charging, yo you could simply pull cash from your various accounts.

In a digital currency a society, you have hav nothing tangible to remove from the banks; iit’s all just 1’s and 0’s, nothing you can actually hold. ho Many accounts offer an interest rate. The banks pay you a tiny bit of money annually to keep your money in their institutions while they use it to lend out to other people. I made about $0.19 last year on my savings account! Woo Hoo! But what happens if the interest rates slip into the negative? Central banks hold money for commercial banks.

If the interest rate is cut below zero, it means that they, the central banks, can charge the commercial banks interest on that money. The commercial banks, meanwhile, can cut the interest rate that they charge their customers by the same amount and make their money back. The bank then REMOVES money from your account. If you could withdraw cash, you’d just empty your accounts, right? With digital currency that option is off the table and all you can do it watch the money disappear from your account.

Digital currency may sound like a good idea, but at the end of the day it is nothing more than another way to track and control the populace.

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Emma is sporting some DirtyBikerDesign.com attire on “Dirty Diana”. This 2001 Softail was built by Mean Machine Cycle parts in Elkhart. Sierra Koder captured the cover and calendar shots exactly the way Brad Flanagan wanted them to help tout their new retail location get the word out about their grand opening and bike nights this year. The Grand Opening will be on the first Bike Night May 13th at Dirty Biker Design 122 S John Wayne Dr. in Winterset. They will follow up with bike nights on the 2nd Friday of the month for May - September, but the 3rd Friday in August so all you Dirty Bikers can make it to Sturgis! More info on the bike nights, their attire, accessories, and events can be found on www.DirtyBikerDesign.com.

I have enjoyed before. Why so delicious? These pint-sized versions of chicken cordon blue are crispy, cheesy goodness that everyone needs to try. These little gems are chicken breast meat, wrapped around ham and Swiss cheese, lightly breaded and fried golden brown and crispy. In all honesty, at this point in our visit to Betha’s, our waitress could have gone out back for a nap, and my meal could have gotten lost in delivery and I would still return to Betha’s for more Blue Balls. But neither of those things happened, and before we knew it Crysta returned to refill drinks and deliver a second order of Blue Balls that accidently made it to the fryer. We were not disappointed in the least by this mistake.

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Shortly after the second go-round with Blue Balls, our meals arrived. Brad ordered a patty melt and fries. His sandwich was a juicy burger patty topped with sauteed 1322 N 16th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 onions and two pieces of melted Swiss cheese piled between berthas@berthasrcb.com 2 pieces of perfectly grilled rye bread. The large portion of (712) 256-2476 French fries on the side were crispy and delicious. I ordered the smoked beef and cheese melt, which consisted of layers Open Daily 2pm-2 am of thinly sliced pit-smoked beef piled high with your choice Bertha’s hung out their shingle in 2010 with one simple goal of cheese on a lightly toasted bun. I chose pepper jack in case you were wondering. For a side I chose tots, which in mind: “providing an enjoyable bar and grill experience to the Council Bluffs area.” Over the last 12 years, Bertha’s were extra crispy and perfectly seasoned potato puffs.

Vernon got himself a Philly cheesesteak with golden French has become a local favorite neighborhood bar known for fries. The Philly was a top-notch rendition of the classic stellar sandwiches as well as delicious wings and pizza. sandwich piled high with thin sliced, marinated sirloin The bar carries a wide selection of beers including craft, imported and domestic as well as signature cocktails like the steak, smothered in sauteed green peppers, onions, and mushrooms…all topped off with gooey melted Rum Runner and a perfectly spicy Swiss cheese.

Bloody Mary.

All of us enjoyed our visit to Bertha’s, and we will definitely be going back. They feature

Now, I had been hounding Vernon to make the trip down to Council Bluffs just to stop at Betha’s for quite some time….and finally on a busy Saturday, the stars aligned, and we met our friend Brad on north 16th Street for some grub.

Vernon and I ordered a Bloody Mary, while Brad was responsible and requested his ol’ faithful sodie pop. Our waitress, Crysta quickly brought our drinks, and Vernon chose to order the appetizer for all of us. There was honestly no way that one could expect him to quietly place the appetizer order… In a booming voice, excited to announce his choice, Vernon requested…

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amazing pizzas and wings on the daily menu that we need to try out, as well as some specials that sound appetizing as well, including Thursday night tacos that look incredible! When you swing

by Betha’s, be sure to tell them Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa sent you, and make sure you ask for your Blue Balls with honor!

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William Shatner is going to sponsor a new line of women’s and retrieve the grape using ing o only nlyy yo nl your ur jeans made to hide adult diapers underneath. tongue.” He continued,”” They’re going to be called Shatner Pants.

Then next, ma’am, you must take the The travelin’ Texan picked up a sweet young thang in a bar doughnuts and from and after several rounds, ordered the biggest steaks they across the room, toss had. Later, they retired to his room, naturally the largest them at your husband in the hotel. As they undressed, he said, “I’m from Fort until you make a ringer Worth, Texas, and we have the biggest of everything.” The around his love pole. girl only nodded and smiled. As they began to make love, Then like a lioness, you u he exclaimed, “Golleeeee, lil’ Lady! What part of Texas y’all must crawl to him and nd from?” consume the doughnut.” t.””

The couple went home and nd d I finally got hired at the local adult store. First day on the their sex life became mo more re job I got a raise! and more wonderful. Th They ey ttold old ol d their friends, Mr. & Mrs. s. Green G ee Gr een n A young man was lost wandering in a forest, when he that they should see tthe he ggood ood oo d came upon a small house. He knocked on the door and doctor. The doctor greeted eete ee teed th the he was greeted by an ancient Chinese man with a long, gray Greens and said he would not uld n o ot beard. “I’m lost,” said the man. ” Can you put me up for take the case unless he the night?” “Certainly,” the Chinese man said, “but on one felt that he could help condition. If you so much as lay a finger on my daughter, them; so, he conducted I will inflict upon you the three worst Chinese tortures the physical exams and known to man.” “OK,” said the man, thinking that the the same battery of tests. s.. Th Theeen n daughter must be pretty old as well, and entered the house. he told the Greens the bad d news. new ews. s.

Before dinner, the daughter came down the stairs. She was ” I cannot help you, so I wi not will l n ll ot young, beautiful, had a fantastic figure and looked like take your money. I believe eve your you ourr Tera Patrick!!! She was obviously attracted to the young sex life is as good as it will be, ll ever b man since she couldn’t keep her eyes off him during the I cannot help.” The Greens pleaded meal. Remembering the old man’s warning, he ignored with him, and said,” You helped our friends the Browns, her and went up to bed alone. But during the night, he now please, please help us. “Ok, go to the store and buy could bear it no longer, and sneaked into her room for a some apples and a box of Cheerios…” night of passion. He was careful to keep everything quiet so the old man wouldn’t hear. Near dawn he crept back to Why do women always have sex with the lights off ? Because his room, exhausted, but happy. He woke to feel a pressure they never like to see a man having a good time. on his chest. Opening his eyes, he saw a large rock on his chest with a note on it that read, “Chinese Torture 1: Large How many Emo kids does it take to screw in a lightbulb? rock on chest.” “Well, that’s pretty crappy,” he thought. “If None, they all sit in the dark and cry. that’s the best the old man can do then I don’t have much to worry about.” He picked the boulder up, walked over to the A PROSPEROUS businessman propositioned a beautiful window and threw the boulder out. As he did so he noticed girl and she agreed to spend the night with him for $500. another note on it that read: “Chinese Torture 2: Rock tied When he was ready to leave in the morning, he told her to left testicle.” In a panic he glanced down and saw the that he didn’t have any money with him but he would rope that was already getting close to the end. Figuring that have his secretary write a check for it and make it out as a few broken bones was better than castration, he jumped “RENT FOR APARTMENT” On the way to the office, he out of the window after the boulder. As he plummeted decided that the whole thing wasn’t worth the price he had downward, he saw a large sign on the ground that read, agreed to pay. So, he advised his secretary to send the check “Chinese Torture 3: Right testicle tied to bedpost. for $250 and include the following note: Dear Madam: Enclosed is my check in the amount of $250 for rent of Why did the Avon lady walk funny? Her lipstick. your apartment. I am not sending the amount we have agreed upon, because when I rented the apartment, I was Why don’t rednecks try reverse cowgirl? Because you never under the impression: 1. it had never been occupied. 2. it turn your back on family. had heat. 3. it was small. Last night, I found that it had been occupied, there wasn’t any heat and it was entirely too A doctor had the reputation of helping couples increase large. Upon the receipt of the note, the girl immediately the joy in their sex life, but always promised not to take a returned the check with the following note: Dear Sir, I am case if he felt he could not help them. The Browns came to returning your check for $250. I cannot understand how see the doctor, and he gave them thorough physical exams, you could expect such a beautiful apartment to remain psychological exams, and various tests and then concluded,” unoccupied. As for the heat, there was plenty of it, if you Yes, I am happy to say that I believe I can help you. On know how to turn it on. As for the size, it isn’t my fault if your way home from my office stop at the grocery store and you didn’t have sufficient furniture to fill it in. buy some grapes and some doughnuts. Go home, take off your clothes, and you, sir, roll the grapes across the floor What do you call an anorexic with a yeast infection? A until you make a bull’s eye in your wife’s love canal. Then quarter pounder with cheese. on hands and knees you must crawl to her like a leopard 30 - TRMI MAY 2022

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What did the cannibal do after he dumped his girlfriend? turned back and stared at her so keenly. The woman asked Wiped his ass. the taxi driver, “Why are you staring at me that way, haven’t you ever seen a naked woman?” The taxi driver replied, Annoyed by the professor of anatomy “Yes, I’m just wondering where you have my money.” who liked to tell “naughty” stories during class, a group of female A Captain in the foreign legion was transferred to a desert students decided that the next time outpost. On his orientation tour he noticed a very old, seedy he started to tell one, they would all looking camel tied out back of the enlisted men’s barracks. rise and leave the room in protest. The He asked the Sergeant leading the tour, “What’s the camel professor, however, got wind of their for?”. The Sergeant replied “Well sir it’s a long way from scheme just before class the following day, anywhere, and the men have natural sexual urges, so when so he bided his time. Then, halfway through they do, uh, we have the camel.” The captain said “Well if the lecture, he began. “They say there is quite a it’s good for moral, then I guess it’s all right with me.” After shortage of prostitutes in France.” The girls looked at one he had been at the fort for about 6 months the captain could another, arose and started for the door. “Young ladies,” not stand it anymore so he told his Sergeant, “BRING IN said the professor with a broad smile, “the next THE CAMEL!!!” The sarge shrugged his shoulders and plane doesn’t leave till tomorrow afternoon.” led the camel into the captain’s quarters. The captain got a foot stool and proceeded to have vigorous sex with the There was a deaf mute who said so many dirty camel. As he stepped, satisfied, down from the stool, and words that his mother had to wash his hands was buttoning his pants he asked the Sergeant, “Is that how with soap. the enlisted men do it?” The Sergeant replied, “Well sir, no. They usually just use it to ride into town.”

My wife and I went to the auction in Paris Kentucky the other week and one of the first A company once tried to make Chuck Norris toilet paper, exhibits we stopped at was the breeding bulls. but they soon realized it wouldn’t work because Chuck We went up to the first pen and there was a sign Norris won’t take shit from anyone. attached and said, ‘This bull mated 50 times last year’. My wife playfully nudged me in the ribs, There was once a lady making a stew for dinner when she smiled and said, “He mated 50 times last year, that’s found she had no onions, so with no time to waste she raced almost once a week.” We walked to the second pen which to the shops, burst in asking for onions. The shopkeeper had a sign attached and said, ‘This bull mated 150 times last replied, “sorry lady we are fresh out of onions.” The lady year’. My wife gave me a healthy jab and said, “Wow! That’s said, “but I really need onions” and gave all the reasons more than twice a week. You could learn a lot from him.” why in one big sentence. The shopkeeper said, “look lady, We walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that I`ll put it to you another way” and continued to ask her- “if said, in capital letters, ‘THIS BULL MATED 365 TIMES you take the o from tomato what do you have?” The lady LAST YEAR’. My wife was so excited that her elbow nearly said, “tomat.” “Yes.” said the man, “and if you take the o broke my ribs, she said, “That’s once a day. You could really from potato what do you have?” The lady said, “potat.” learn something from this one.” I looked at her and said, “Yes,” said the man behind the counter. “Now, if you take “Go over and ask him if every time was with the same old the fuck out of onions what do you have?” “But there’s no cow.” fuck in onions”, said the lady. “Yes,” said the man, “That’s what I have been trying to tell you!”

What’s the difference between a joke and two dicks? You can’t take a joke.

Two men are sitting in a bar, one says, “After 10 years of marriage, sex is down to three times a year.” The other This beautiful woman one day walks into a doctor’s office replies, “Same here pal, as a matter of fact if my wife didn’t and the doctor is bowled over by how stunningly awesome sleep with her mouth open, I’d have none at all.” she is. All his professionalism goes right out the window...

He tells her to take off her pants, she does, and he starts After working together for a while, Frank and Jane’s office rubbing her thighs. “Do you know what I am doing?” asks romance blossomed and they really developed the hots for the doctor. “Yes, checking for abnormalities.” she replies. each other. One day, they seize the opportunity to sneak He tells her to take off her shirt and bra, she takes them off. into a supply closet to consummate their lust. Frank finds The doctor begins rubbing her breasts and asks, “Do you Jane very tight and difficult to enter, but finally succeeds. know what I am doing now?”, she replies, “Yes, checking When they are finished, Frank says to her, “If I had known for cancer.” Finally, he tells her to take off her panties, lays you were a virgin, I would have taken more time!” To which her on the table, gets on top of her and starts having sex Jane replies, “If I’d known you had more time, I would have with her. He says to her, “Do you know what I am doing taken off my pantyhose!” now?” She replies, “Yes, getting herpes – that’s why I am here!”

What has a hundred balls and screws old women? Bingo!

A man says to his wife, “Get ready you, me & the dog are I saw a sign in a public toilet the other day. It said ‘Please going fishing.” Wife says, “I don’t want to go.” Man gives leave this toilet in the condition that you would have liked her 3 choices, fishing, blow job, or take it up the ass. His to have found it in.’ So, I left it with a porn mag and a line wife picks the blow job. After she is at it a while she says, “It of coke ... tastes like shit.” The man says, “I know, the dog didn’t want to go fishing either.”

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So many great things happen in May that cause me to just love the month so very much. In the past I have been quick to point out it’s generally a rather expensive month because Mother’s Day, multiple birthdays included but not limited to the likes of my middle child and my wife, but many times it’s when we take off for a boating vacation, boat gas isn’t cheap, Here we go kids! May is upon us! The lushness that is the not on a 65 gallon tank, but screw it, the price you pay to month when everything blooms, the milk month because play, I may grumble a bit about the cash outlay the month the grass is so lush you can milk a cow three times a day, brings, but between the love I have for my babies and the the Full Flower Moon, The Full Milk Moon (I like that one baby momma, boating, bikes, and all…it’s worth it. because, tithes). Named after the Greek Goddess Maia, the goddess of hope, spring and fertility, so be aware of things Add a small caveat this year and next year as well, is the if you don’t want your future riding to be limited if you additional expense of a high school graduation. Pretty have no place to strap down a car seat. proud of the middle child, off to bigger and better things and she seems to think There are so many things that I just love that graduating from about May! Sure, I have danced with high school isn’t that my bride to the falling snow on May 1st, big of deal in the grand but we did it in the driveway next to my scheme of life, after bike, two days later I was riding said all, graduating is the bike, so life was wonderful. We have bare minimum you are started weekend riding get aways in May expected to achieve and with great weather and the promise of deliver in the course of miles and miles of roads ahead only to life. Doesn’t lessen my be met with a cold ass drizzle near Harpride in what she has lan, Iowa that wasn’t forecast by anyone, done, but she’s done a causing us to detour that trip and detour great many things and in a damn hurry, waking up with a slight this is just one step. hangover in a crappy hotel, filled with Yes, many in the family a sore stomach from laughing all night are convinced I am an while a heavy rain beat down on the asshole for thinking that bikes, lonely in a parking lot, wonderway but they also will ing how long we would be sitting tight admit that I am correct. until the weather cleared. Of course, the Sure, I am still an assdownpour also wasn’t in the forecast, so hole, but I am a correct much for leaving the rain gear at home to asshole. save space, because who wants to carry something you might need along! It was I love all this stuff! Are the best weekend replant with stories still you kidding me! I guess told today, bars we can’t believe are leI shouldn’t get too hyped gally permitted to serve the public, a houp like I normally do tel with “iffy” bedding and really shitty with May, it does after coffee, you know the complete package all usually happen to and again, it’s a May weekend adventure mesh with the increase in riding for me personally, see the I’d never forget and do it all again in a heartbeat. Maybe story before about the weekend get-away, I mean in genthis time without the drizzle and the entire leaving the rain eral I get to ride more in May and I think most of us get to. gear at home oversight thing. Good news is that hotel was With the warmer mornings it’s much easier to jump on and later shut down by the health department, so there is that. use the bike to transport to the day’s requirements, various bike nights start popping up all over the state and shame-

It just feels different you know.

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less plug time, the boss of bosses keeps the most accurate, on-going calendar with all the bike nights, cool runs, swamp meets, biker gatherings and more so if you say “I can’t find a bike thing to do, well, that’s on you because he does all the hard work for us. See, all these love words and I use the best of them to be a corp, suck up to the dude that runs this award-winning publication. Maybe I have a review coming up, maybe I am due for raise, maybe I’d like him to actually buy me a pork tenderloin he is always talking about. I dunno, you decide, either way, keep an eye out for all the cool shit you find in these pages, okay?

I shouldn’t get too hyped up about May riding, I have been lucky as hell to get in thousands of miles already this year, our mild winter for most, well, at least Western Iowa has afforded me the chance to sneak out a great deal. Even to work a few times and for one of my locations its over 60 miles round trip, and depending on the roads I take (rarely the most direct way) they have some fun views, curves and paths I love. It doesn’t hurt that I love going to work and being a part of the creative process, riding just makes the day that more enjoyable.

got a family member that is currently serving, I get where you’re coming from, the stress of having a loved one serving is sometimes over looked by those that cannot appreciate what goes on. No, just having a month to appreciate our military is nowhere near enough, but we will take what we can get.

National Motorcycle Awareness Month is of course the core to what I believe and again, it should be year-round that people are aware of bikers! I wish we could get a more consistent, around the year training for drivers to keep an eye out and be aware but alas, a man can always dream. I am aware of bikers, I am aware of motorcycles and I am aware of the fact when I don’t get to ride, it effects my mental health, I don’t need to be made of aware of how my mental health is tied into my saddle time. As a person that suffers from a few issues mentally, I have come to be aware of when life is closing in on me. The dark cloud of depression starts creeping into my dense gray matter, hit’s time to deal with my own self and get my ass outside, sometimes on a boat, sometimes in a field and many times, kick stands up, clutches out and get some pavement behind me to clear the cobwebs and most times I come back home as a better person with memories made and clarity and focus to keep the demons at bay.

May is also a few of those National Month Celebrations that are directly in my wheelhouse of life and two of them completely tie in together, not just for me, but for all of us that ride, even those of us that may no longer ride but still Which brings me to the final month-long celebration, enjoy the freedom of life that riding or the mindset of rid- again, one that I tend to gravitate towards all calendar year ing brings forth. long, not just the glorious month of May, National BBQ Month. Chances are, when the mind starts to cloud, my Here are just a couple and you can choose which ones therapy as I mentioned, is swinging a leg over my bike, you’d like to celebrate clearing my head and riding to a place to get some BBQ. I have laid down 100s of miles just to get some killer BBQ National Motorcycle Month, National BBQ Month, NaI have heard about in some out of the way joint. Make that tional Mental Health Awareness Month. National Military plan if you need an excuse. Ride to food. Hell, the pages Month. are filled inside Thunder Roads Iowa of great places for grub, if its’s also BBQ, this is your month to strap on the Okay, actually let’s stop there because the list goes on and feed bag.

I really don’t care about Asparagus or celebrating that, National Dental Care Awareness or Global Employee Health. I am celebrating May with my bike, clearing my mind and finding some BBQ somewhere, and if I run into a serviceIs there a group of like-minded people, bikers, that apman or woman and get a chance to thank them with a beer, preciate the Military more? Maybe, but I don’t really think even better. so. So many current and former military people love the open road and the freedom that it brings. We all love and support and are more than grateful for the freedoms our Todd “Crash” Davis nation’s military affords us. If you’re in the service now, or have served. I just want to say thank you. If you’ve

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Sunday Just 1 More Jamaica (Starting in May) The Tama Pump (Sunday) This list is what we have found and what has been submitted. Before heading to any event, please check weather and make sure the event is not cancelled. Not responsible for misprints and typos. If you have any other events to list, please email vernon@thunderroadsiowa.com

Tuesday Spirit Riders Supper Ride Spencer (May 17, Jun 7,21)

Wednesday Bea’s Place Baxter Cruise Night Britt (3rd Wed Jul-Sep) Pete & Shorty’s Clarksville Dinner Rides Zylstra Harley-Davidson Ames Supper Rides HD of Carroll (5-25, 6-22, 7-20,8-31,9-7)

Thursday Edwards Bikes on the Hundred Block Council Bluffs (3rd Thursday) Roar Into Harlan (3rd Thursdays) Stumpy’s Bar & Grill Duncombe Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery Walford (3rd Thursday) Metro HD Cedar Rapids (2nd Thursday May-Sep) East of Omaha Bike Night Griswold (1st Thurs May-Aug) VFW Post 9662 Des Moines (Every Thursday Apr-Oct) Des Moines Vintage Bike Night (1st Thursday May-Sep) Screamin’ Eagle Waterloo (Select Thursdays) Harley-Davidson of Carroll (5-19, 6-16, 7-7, 8-18, 9-1)

Friday Dirty Biker Design Winterset (2nd Fri May, Jun, Jul, Sep, 3rd Fri Aug) R Place Pub & Pizza Kelley (2nd Friday May-Sep) Friday Night Bikes Prairie City Bike Night (3rd Friday May-Jul, 4th Fri Aug) Bondurant Bike Night at the Rails (4th Friday Apr-Sep) American Legion Post 232 Polk City (2nd Fri May-Sep) Thunder Nites Newton (2nd Friday Jun-Aug) Off Point Pub Davenport (Every Friday starting June) Mean Machine Grub Run Elkhart (1st Friday, NO August Event)

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Poker Run for Michelle Chance LHHD Pacific Junction Bike Blessing Route 65 Harley-Davidson Indianola B.A.C.A. Pancake Breakfast Metro HD Cedar Rapids Spring Open House and Blessing of the Bikes HD of Carroll Annual Sgt James C Kearney III Memorial Motorcycle Run Emerson Apr 29-30 Vintage Torque Fest Dubuque Apr 30 Blessing of the Bikes Big Barn HD Des Moines Apr 30 Plattsmouth Baseball Poker Run LHHD Pacific Junction Apr 30 Steffens Cycle and Detailing 1st Year Anniversary Open House Atlantic May 1 4th Annual Blessing of the Bikes Muscatine May 1 38th Annual Spring Swap Meet Monticello May 7 11th Annual Sleeping Angels Fun Run Boone May 7 16th Annual Chrome Divas Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids May 7 CMA Blessing of the Bikes Crapo Park Burlington May 7 Newton American Legion Post 111 Blessing of the Bikes Newton May 7 Megan Jean’s Journey Benefit Ride, Dinner, Auction Des Moines May 7 Mother’s Day Celebration Big Barn HD Des Moines May 7 Run 4 Son Ride Storm Lake/Pocahontas May 7 Bike Blessing Storm Lake Honda May 13 Dirty Biker Design Bike Night & Grand Opening Winterset May 14 PGI Riders Blessing of the Bikes Metro HD Cedar Rapids May 15 Northwest Christian Church Bike Blessing Council Bluffs May 21 Iron Workers MC Spring Run/Party Omaha, NE May 21 Harley Joe’s Invitational Bike Show & Swap Meet Omaha May 21 Bulleit Memorial Ride Anamosa May 21 Iron and Ink Loess Hills HD May 21 2022 Motorcycle Awareness Ride & Canned Food Drive Cedar Rapids May 21 Spring Hog Roast Zylstra HD Ames May 22 “Thank You For Your Service Rides” IA Veterans Home Marshalltown May 26-30 Redneck Revival Rally (Over 21) Conesville May 27 Thunder on the Missouri Patriot’s Bike Blessing So Sioux City, NE May 28 Shriner’s Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids May 28 Memorial Day Party Loess Hills HD Pacific Junction May 29 Thunder on the Missouri 8 – The Ride SGT Bluff Jun 3 Southeast Iron Butt Tour Benefitting Operation Homefront Metro HD Cedar Rapids Jun 4 Ride for Darcy Metro HD Cedar Rapids Jun 4 Veterans Benefit Ride Shellsburg ALR Post 166 Jun 4 Accident Scene Management Presentation by Slider Gilmore Newton Jun 5 72nd Annual Motorcycle Hill Climb Anamosa Jun 11 Harley-Davidson of Carroll Rock –N- Ride Carroll Jun 11 Roar Into Harlan Fun Run Gooznann’s Westside Bar Harlan Jun 11 CVMA Patriots Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids Jun 11 Patti’s Riders 4 Thrivers Poker Run Council Bluffs Jun 11 Motorcycle Show Spencer Jun 11 6th Annual Thank You is NOT Enough Ride & Benefit Mount Pleasant Jun 15-18 Romper Room Fun Run Earlville Jun 18 Iowa Paralyzed Veterans of America & Stead Family Children’s Hospital Poker Run Donnellson Jun 18 Two Wheel Trauma by Slider Gilmore Nevada Jun 25 Chains Interrupted Freedom Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids Jun 25 H.O.W. Chopper Show Fundraiser Party Fort Madison Jun 25 Benefit for Ken “MT” Cash Colona, IL Jun 25 Vintage Motorcycle Auction & Swap Meet National Motorcycle Museum Ana-mosa Jun 25 Solid Ones MC Saraks Memorial Ride Des Moines

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Puppy Jake’s Ride for the Dogs Poker Run Kellogg Iowa Hog Drags and Nostalgia Reunion Humboldt Freedom Rally Algona 9th Annual Combat Veterans Chapter 39-3 APR Benefit Ride/Cruise Elkport 15th Annual Freeman Ride Avoca PGI Riders Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids American Legion Riders Post 111 7th Annual Ride Newton Solid Ones MC Annual Carwash for Two’s for Tots Des Moines British Biker Cooperative 41st Rally & Show Blue River, WI Hospice Ride Burlington 9th Annual Ride 4 Time Annual Poker Run Baxter The Road Not Taken Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids Cruzin’ for a Cure – Cystic Fibrosis Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids City of Templeton “Ryed” Tours and Fun Run Templeton CMA Heartland Rally by the Christian Motorcyclists Association Humboldt No Baffles No Brakes Rally at the Alley Muscatine Solidarity Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids Black Hills Motorcycle Rally Little Timmy’s Ride for Babies Metro HD Cedar Rapids Hell On Wheels #6 Chopper Show Donnellson 8th Annual LT Ride for Babies Cedar Rapids 4th Annual Cancer Sucks Car, Truck, and Bike Show Council Bluffs Roof 4 Vets Benefit Ride Dubuque 18th Annual BTW Trike In Kellogg Kyles Mile 8 Metro HD Cedar Rapids Carfest/Truckfest/Bikefest Dedicated to Epilepsy Awareness Ankeny Quad Picnic Blakesburg 7th annual Chrome For Kids Raffle & Ride Cedar Rapids Redneck Revival Rally (Over 21) Conesville Midway Tavern’s 24th Annual Solider Valley Poker Run & Street Dance Soldier 2nd Annual Hot Rods, Hot Bikes w/Dave Kindig LHHD Pacific Junction Metro Motor Madness Bike GIVEAWAY Night Metro HD Cedar Rapids Teufelhund Veterans Group 10th Anniversary Support Ride HQ Anamosa Motorcycle Hill Climb Anamosa Mount Pleasant Bike Night Ruchti Golf Tournament by HD of Carroll Chuck Geertz Remembrance Run Muscatine Chrome Divas of CR BOCA (breast/ovarian cancer awareness) Cedar Rapids World Famous Butterfield’s M-C Parts Hot Dog Daze Omaha, NE 620 Golf Tournament Metro HD Cedar Rapids 10th Annual CMH Motorcycle Cruise for a Cause Marengo MRF Meeting of the Minds Des Moines 22 Veterans Suicide Awareness Association 7th Year Poker Run Council Bluffs Toys For Tots Run Mediapolis Rumble to Recovery Metro HD Cedar Rapids “Thank You For Your Service Rides” IA Veterans Home Marshalltown Chrome Divas Mac & Cheese Cook-Off Metro HD Cedar Rapids Iron Workers MC 21Fall Run Omaha, NE Toy Run HD of Carroll Ladies Night HD of Carroll Guys Night HD of Carroll Iron Workers MC Toy Drive Kick Off Party Omaha, NE Couples Night HD of Carroll

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